senator john mccain laid to rest at his beloved u.s. naval academy in annapolis. we've got details and reaction to some of the more poignant comments made during his many memorial services. a direct message from the father of mollie tibbetts to those using his daughter's death for political gain. we'll get a preview of brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearings and controversial blocked documents. this amazing, towering thing. paul mccartney goes in depth about the time and circumstances when he says he saw god. and a billion and counting. camilla cabello just crossed the line no other woman in history

has achieved. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm phillip mena. breaking news this morning out of california, where at least ten people have been shot at an apartment complex in san bernardino. three of the victims are extremely in critical condition. so far no fatalities have been reported. >> according to officials, a group of people were playing dice in a common area of the complex when the shooting began. police say no weapons were recovered at the scene and detectives do not have a motive or suspect. congress gets back to work tomorrow with a packed agenda ahead of the midterm elections. this week will kick off with confirmation hearings for president trump's pick to succeed justice anthony kennedy. the white house already sparking controversy over the weekend by withholding thousands of pages of records on brett kavah, for contentious battle. tracie potts joining us now from

capitol hill with more on that and the week ahead. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. so, the psi this to be a quick confirmation process. he's hoping kavanaughl the tim supreme court gets under way in just four weeks. lawmakers have questions for supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. >> this is a guy that says, one, a president should be able to declare a statute constitutional all by himself. >> reporter: will he throw out roe v. wade and obamacare? >> they are not popular with the american people. >> reporter: will he stand up to the trump administration, which has shielded 100,000 pages of his record from the bush white house? >> his skepticism on the power and authority of federal agencies is something that we need on the court. >> reporter: trade negotiations continue this week. reesident trump is congress has to approve that deal. >> unfortunately right now, the

scale is weighted against him, because he's done more to hurt workers than to help workers. >> reporter: federal workers are bracing for a possible government shutdown at the end of the month if congress can't come up with a budget by the 29th of september. and those same federal workers bracing for smaller paychecks after the holidays, although the president now says he will rethink that pay freeze. back to you. >> all right, tracie potts for us this morning, thank you. a final farewell to a maverick, the late senator john mccain laid to rest in a private ceremony at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. it followed ak the american hero, including a moving memorial at the national mccain's bipartisan, bringing together former presidents from bosid in d.c. remembered the six-term senator. with more on how the nation >> reporter: final honors for an american original.

the late senator john mccain an. the u.s. naval academy in annapolis, maryland. an aerial salute by navy fighters in missing man formation. private ceremony capping a five-day national mourning. a week of emotional tributes to a man who rose above bitter partisanship. >> we gather here to mourn the passing of american greatness, the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham, a mccain family friend, defending meghan's remarks widely seen as a pointed rebuke of the president and his hostility towards her father. >> if you say something bad about her dad, you'll know it. >> reporter: at the naval academyceryongse his best friend from the class of '58, the hawks on

the sycamore and take my leave in the cemetery back where it began. >> reporter: larson reserved four plots before he died for himself and mccain and for their wives. john mccain, remembered as a fierce but forgiving political fighter and unyielding advocate for american values. >> we have nothing to fear from each other. we are arguing over the means to better secure our freedom and support the general welfare, but it should remain an argument among friends who share an unshaken belief that in our great cause and in the goodness of each other, we are americans first, americans last, and americans always.hite house is flying at full staff again now that senator mccain b and we're learning just when it counted for ivanka trump and jared kushner's presence at

saturday's memorial service. lindsey graham facilitated the invitation with cindy mccain's blessing. chaos after gunfire interrupted the next to last day of the 2018 horse racing season at the california track. police say a man fired his gun near the racetrack and in the area where rapper ice cube was getting ready to take the stage for the performance. the sold out sw was part of the del mar summer concert series. sheriff deputies returned fire, hitting the officials, that suspect was then taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. there are no reports of others being hit. the motivation is still unknown. the racetrack's verified twitter account said the situation was contained and the concert would be moving forward. unity amid grief. ron tibbetts, father of mollie tibbetts, who wasll undocumente

immigrant is pleading with politicians not to exploit his daughter's death for their own agenda. nbc's matt bradley has details. >> reporter: in iowa, a father in anguish pleads for empathy, writing in saturday's "des moines register," asking not to appropriate mollie's soul and advancing views she believed were profoundly racist. the act grievously extends the crime that stole mollie from her family." her body was found in a cornfield august 21st, about a month after she disappeared. a mexican living in america illegally was charged with her murder. of the litica debate. tibbetts' column was published one day after donald trump jr. wrote her murder never would have we policed the

southern border. and one day after police charged rivera with her mu case at a west virginia rally. >> you saw what happened to that incredible, beautiful young woman. should have never happened. illegally in our country. >> reporter: the white house also tweeting an emotional video of relatives of people killed by illegal immigrants. in his column, tibbetts saying his family stands by iowa's hispanic community, even offering them a heartfelt apology. in this town, mollie's death is a private loss. >> this isn't about him and it's not about all the other issues that are getting attached to it. this is about mollie and the community and the people around here. >> reporter: not a way to score political points. matt bradley, nbc news. this morning we've got new and revealing details from intimate interview with sir paul mccartney.

mccartney sat down with an interview and recounted some of his most personal experiences, including those of his departed wife linda and also his vivid description of seeing god. quite a strange trip, but our tour guide for the trip is chapman bell joining us live from london. good morning, chapman. >> good morning, phillip. john lennon may have said the beatles were more popular than jesus, but it's in an interview part of the "sunday times" that paul mccartney remembers being humbled years ago by seeing god. this comes as an admission when he once took a ha loose thdrug. he said it wasn't just the drug, someone else with him saw the huge towering object. he goes further saying this moment didn't turn his life around, but it was a clue, also joking he could already see the headline.

he also talked spirituality and grieving, particularly after the loss of his wife linda, saying he saw a white squirrel out in the country and saw it as a sign. mccartney has been recording a new album here in london. this summer he had a small performance there, even walking across that famous crosswalk once again. phillip, look at that, almost 50 years since the beatles broke up and they are still making headlines. >> that's right. anyone who's heard yellow submarine had an inkling that was going on. thank you. we have stunning video of a massive funnel cloud that swept through michigan. no injuries were reported, but some damage was seen in its wake. part of the area was under a tornado watch. the national weather service wander of another round of severe weather, including floods. >> terrifying to see that. michelle, anything like that we can expect today? >>n midwest, yeah, might

see a couple storms like that. not quite that severe, but a chance for some strong storms, heavy rain in the central and southern plains. out west looking good. sunny and warm, nice day to get to the southwest, temperatures above 100 degrees in some spots. of course, it's the southwest. we're going to be hot there. all right, yeah, storms for a lot of us in the u.s., but the west looking pretty good today. >> thanks, michelle. thousands of riders from across the worlde in celebratio harley-davidson's 115th anniversary. participants included custom bike builders, charitable

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>> while one worshipper stormed out, another turned her back. >> i'm celebrating mass, but i don't agree with what is being said. >> reporter: it was a startling public reaction to the cardinal, who was talking to the congregation about the scandal. >> we confess as a church there's been a terrible evil present. >> reporter: while wuerl has not been accused of abuse, he was named in a grand jury report saying while wuerl was archbishop of pittsburgh, he allowed child abusing clergy to be removed or reinstated. critics say the abuse in similar errors in judgment have led to a crisis in the catholic church. dan schenamen, nbc news. just ahead, roger federer pulls off a miracle at the u.s. open. plus, how a group of young tennis players and their buddies are serving up smiles.

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arena made it feel like a giant cigar. a makeup date is being planned. singer cabello's hit song "havana" is officially the first song by a female artist to generate more than 1 billion streams on spotify. although it was released last august, the song just broke the 1 billion mark over the weekend, meaning it little over a history. spotify also announced drake's hit song "god's plan" hit the 1 billion streams mark over the weekend. >> i feel we heard both songs a billion times. >> exactly. in ft. worth, texas, a football team is celebrating for the first time in a very long time. fans and teammates from diamond hill jarvis high school celebrating their first win in eight years. the eagles snapped the 77-game losing streak by topping dallas

conrad 40-12 friday night. the losing streak is the second longest ever in texas history. there was a school in texas that didn't win in the entire decade of the '90s, but they congrats. the fight for the texas senate is hitting the highway. president trump is planning a trip to the lone star state next month to support hisafter the a political a a gofundme for a billboard in texas that would display old tweets from the president blasting the senator. it surpassed its goal. senator cruz slokis locked in a tight race. a reunion between a nurse and tiny patient. here's wong, shocked to learn a new resident working alongside her was that baby all grown up, now returning to be a child neurologist. the doctor quite a bit larger now than the baby that left the

hospital after 40 days in the nicu. a festival in el salvador should come with a warning. the annual fireball festival, where participants pelt each other with rolled-up rags drenched in gasoline, commemorating a 1922 volcanic eruption that forced all the residents to flee the town. looks a little dangerous. i'm marlie hall. >> i'm

this morning a look back at the extraordinary events surrounding an american hero. the soaring tributes to senat john mccain as mourners pay their final respects. breaking overnight. multiple teens shot at a party. new details this morning. to new revelations from sir paul mccartney including when the former beetle said he actually saw god. check this out. no, it's not a demonstration with molotov cocktails, it's a celebration where participants

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