as hurricane florence targets the east coast, flooding in various parts of the country is already having a huge impact. we'll tell you what's ahead. to north korea, where a new kind of military celebration is taking place with one major mainstay missing from the picture. but a new report suggest there's more than meets the eye. as week one of the nfl is off to a big start, so, too, is th reaction from shoppers to nike's controversial colin kaepernick ad. reaction from around the globe continues to pour in over the untimely death of rapper mac miller. and legendary elton john kicks off a tour. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm marlie hall. >>lip mena. we begin with breaking news.

cbs has officially parted wayst after more sexual misconduct allegations surfaced in a report by "the new yorker." cbs said in a statement, the departure is effective immediately, adding moonves and cbs will donate $20 million to one or more organizations that support the me too movement and equality for women in the workplace. >> while the donation will be made immediately, it will ultimately be taken out of any severance payments that could be owed to moonves after an independent investigation. in all, 12 women have now made accusations against moonves, which he denies. in a late-night statement, moonves said in part, "untrue allegations from decades ago are now being made against me that are not consistent with who i am. i am deeply saddened to be leaving the company." we get more now froc'd gura. >> reporter: six more women tell "the new yorker" les moonves sexually harassed or assaulted them. the allegations range from oral

sex to forcible touching. moonves says the newest claims are appalling and untrue, alleging they are, in his words, "part of a concerted effort by others to destroy my name, my reputation, and my career." in recent weeks, outside lawyers have been examining the corporate culture at cbs, investigating allegations detailed in a previous "new yorker" story. moonves has been with cbs since 1995 and he's been one of the highest paid executives in the media business, making tens of millions of dollars every year. cnbc reported an exit package could be worth as much as $100 million. >> a lot of people point to these golden parachutes and say, really, is this, you know, justice? yes, these executives lose their utb, doormoney. and a l ot ofarrow's seriously, adding its board of directors is conducting a thorough investion new york. president trump is still trying to shake off a one-two punch of pointed criticism that's left a shadow hanging over the white house.

journalist bob woodward's explosive, new book and anonymous op ed in "the new york times" both painting an unflattering portrait of the president and his administration. the president's top aides are still trying to root out the writer behind that editorial this morning. nbc's tracie potts is joining us for a look at what's ahead. it could be, tracie, a very turbulent week yet again in washington. >> reporter: well, and it's going to start with bob woodward on the "today" show today, went into his book "fear." woodward says he built it on details, on specifics, corroborated between witnesses, people who were there, with hundreds of potes from his >> thato what's going on. >> reporter: bob woodward tells cbs he was meticulous and careful, interviewing more than 100 people for his book, "fear," detailing chaos inside the trump white house. >> people who work for him are

worried that he will sign things or give orders that threaten the national security or the financial security of the country or the world. >> reporter: now backing woodward's claims and those in an anonymous "the new york times" editorial, former white house aide omarosa manigault. >> whenever he did something that was just so insane and so crazy and unhinged, when he would flip positions from one hour to the next, we just hashtag it "tfa." >> reporter: 25th amendment, removing a president from office. the "times" editorial claims aides discussed it often. s omarosa ascredibility, ays continue to hunt for the anonymous "times" writer who claims to be part of a resistance working against the president from the inside. to take a lie detector test to not him, and he's even offered prove it. philip? >> a lot of "not its" going on.

tracie, thank you. later today, journalist bob woodward speaks out in a live interview ahead of the release of that blockbuster book. the east coast is preparing for the worst as hurricane florence gains strength and barrels toward the mainland. forecasters warn that the menacing storm twisting and churning over the atlantic could deliver a brutal hit when it makes landfall later this week. according to accuweather, florence is predicted to become a category 4 hurricane withstand winds of over 110 miles per hour. states of emergency have been declared in the carolinas and virginia, as the region braces for impact. as the southeast prepares, rain country. and in texas, flash flooding t move to higher ground. turned deadly, causingdrowngs n. a legendary igot win.

chrissy teigen taking this picture of john legend taking home a emmy for nbc's "jesus christ superstar live in concert." this makes legend the first black man to earn any emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony awards, and the youngest to ever do so. andrew lloyd webber and tim rice joined the elite group as composer and lyricist of the original 1970 musical. miss america 2.0 is here. votes were tallied and the judges spoke. >> the first runner-uoy, nia frk miss ice2019 winner, miss new nia amani franklin, scored big when she offered herself as an example of the importance of promoting a healthy body image. she wowed the audience by sharing her own personal story of equal opportunity and becoming an opera singer. for her talent, franklin dazzled with a song from "la boem."

congratulations to the new miss america. and congratulations to the new u.s. open champion. novak djokovic cruised past juan martin del potro to win the title. despite the action on the men's side, everyone's still talking about the drama unfolding in the ladies' final. serena williams was slapped with a $17,000 fine after a verbal exchange with the umpire. she was docked $10,000 for verbal abuse, $4,000 for being warned for coaching and $3,000 for breaking her racket. this comes after her loss to naomi osaka, who will be a spln "today." the pga tour was put on pause, thanks to mother nature dumping 3 inches of rain on the bmw championships. with the forecast being uncertain, officials are debating the possibility of a 54-hole tournament. per pga tour regulations, half of the field must play 18 holes by tonight for a tuesday finish. if weather brings play to another halt, then the 54 holes

will stand and justin rose will be declared the winner. coverage will begin at 10:00 a.m. eastern on the golf channel. demolition work on the old bay bridge in san francisco wrapped up with two massive explosions. crews implead ad the bridge's original east span marine foundations. the public. meteorologist michelle grossman is here talking the t southeastern coast of the u.s. so, we are track category 2 storm, winds at 105 miles per hour. that's a strong category 2 storm. it will be a category 3 storm later on, and it's in very warm waters. it will continue to strengthen as it hits the southeastern coast as a category 4 storm. so certainly som et at triple digits

once again, lots the biggest m closer to home with some weather that's in at least southwestern california. lots of hot air. >> thanks, michelle. >> sure. >> see you in a bit. whoever said dads couldn't do it all, a fan at the braves/diamondbacks game got a special souvenir. late in the game, freddie freeman hit a foul ball to the upper deck. a quick-thinking father managed to hold his sleeping baby in one arm and catch the ball with his left hand. this superdad walked away with his hands full. >> yeah, and a video forever. just ahead, north korea takes a softer tone, but could it just be a smoke screen? and flying back into the final frontier. we'll take you into spacex's launch. and your sister-in-law's... tennis partner's... chatty coworker's... youngest daughter's... entire judo class.

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advanced satellites yet, promising to provide constant broadband services to the pacific region. the falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellite successfully took off following a weather delay. spacex says the rocket booster stuck a landing on a drone ship in the middle of the atlantic ocean. leading the news, a dallas police officer who fatally shot apartment has been arrested as part of a manslaughter investigation. the texas rangers say dallas police officer amber guyger was arrested in kaufman county. she was released last night after posting $300,000 bond. dallas police say guyger returned home after her shift thursday night, but somehow, entered the wrong apartment, thinking it was hers. she then shot 26-year-old botham shem jean, mistaking him for an intruder, according to police. jean was taken to a hospital where he died. it's not clear what, if any, interaction the two may have had. after guyger's arrest, the attorneys for jean's family said

while the charge is a step in the right direction, there are still many unanswered questions. >> this family's going to go, lays their head down tonight not knowing everything that the d.a. know whys and their child was killed. so, it's still a very, very difficult time, but this provides just a bit of relief. >> the dallas county district attorney is expected to hold a guers conferenchis omorning. north korea marked its 70th anniversary with a parade free of missiles. but a new report suggests it could all be for show. three senior u.s. officials tell nbc news that intelligence shows the kim jong-un regime is still making nuclear weapons and is stepping up efforts to conceal its weapons program. the administration has reportedly launched a "maximum pressure" campaign in response. this comes amid more praise from president trump, this time for north korea's toned-down parade that featured flowers and

floats. nbc was there and we have a look at what this could all mean for diplomatic efforts. >> reporter: there were marching bands, stepping soldiers and arw about this parade was what it lacked, the the u.s., that have been shown off here before. these parades are a show of rezounding military strength. you can feel the ground shaking under your feet. but this one is also a read on where kim jong-un stands diplomatically and the sort of message he wants to get across to the u.s. as talks over his nuclear program have stalled. flaunting long-range missiles or any hint of its nuclear arsenal could have unnerved president trump, who tweeted a thank you to kim jong-un, saying "we will both prove everyone wrong." kim didn't speak but declared earlier this year that his nuclear weapons program was a success and pushed north koreans to now focus on the economy. "we're happy, excited and proud"

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we are only in the first week of the nfl season, and president trump is already renewing his beef with the league. the president took to twitter to blame the nfl's low ratings on players not respecting the flag. although protests weren't as widespread, two dolphins receivers were spotted taking a knee during the anthem. noticing that act of solidarity, colin kaepernick tweeted aplaye efforts. let's get to some highlights now. titans on the road against the dolphins. after storms caused the longest delay in nfl history, jakeem grant stretched his legs for 102 yards all the way to the house to give miami the lead. on the next possession, ryan tannehill up the middle to kenny stills for a 75-yard bomb. that would push their lead to double digits. late in the fourth. miami wins, 27-20. to arizona now, where mrs. cindy mccain was made the honorary captain for the cardinals match up against the redskins. it was too bad, this game was really never much of a contest. washington's running game was

too much for the younger arizona defense. adrian peterson, who is now 65 years old,opener, 24-6, their f 2012. finally, the rivalry in green bay. the packers celebrating their 100th the bears. that is not how they wanted to start the season, though, see 2 point, but you can never count out one of the greats. rodgers eventually came back and he rallied the team from behind to beat the bears with that touchdown pass to randall cobb. bears managed to lose this game, 24-23. heading to wall street now, which is expected to open higher after a choppy day on trading friday. plus, nike is proving that controversy can pay off. for more, we go to cnbc's kate rogers. good morning, kate. >> reporter: hi there, marlie, and philip. good morning to you. wall street looks to be opening the dow dropped 79 psthree-week

after the president said the u.s. is ready to levy tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of chinese goods. the nasdaq closed 20 points lower with tech stocks suffering their worst week since march, led by declines in apple, a.m. zornsion and alphabet. we'll get consumer expect a rise of $13.8 billion. nike's controversial bet on colin kaepernick appears to be paying off, according to early data from edison trends. the report found that nike's online sales surged 31% from sunday through tuesday of last week. the sales pouring in, despite criticism from president trump and some calls for a boycott of the athletic apparel-maker. nike's first ad featuring kaepernick aired last monday. back over to you. >> thanks, kate. >> nothing like a boycott to spike sales, huh? just ahead, honoring new york's bravest who lost their lives on 9/11. plus, good morning, yellow brick road. the rocket man kicks off his farewell tour, next. ♪

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the trump administration is ramping up pressure on the palestinians over setbacks in middle east peace talks. according to the "wall street journal," the administration is planning to close the palestine liberation organization's offices in d.c. national security adviser john bolton is expected to make the announcement today. the move reportedly in response to the palestinians' refusal to come to the negotiation table with israel on peace efforts. the "journal" also details a bolton plan to threaten sanctions against the international criminal court if it continues with an investigation into the u.s. and israel. the anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks

approaches. a tower is now in place honoring the passengers and crew who were killed when a hijacked plane crashed into a rural pennsylvania field. chime for tower of voices is each of the 40 people who died. hundreds of firefighters also paid tribute to the 343 new york city firefighters who also lost their lives that day. participants climbed the equivalent 110 stories at clipper magazine stadium that represents the number of stories in the twin towers. now to the latest on the overdose death of rapper malcolm mccormick, aka, mac miller, as new details trickle out. miller was found dead in his home in california friday from an apparent overdose at the age of 26, after a long struggle with substance abuse. but as authorities dig deeper into the investigation, the coroner's office has deferred the pittsburgh native's cause of death, pending further scrutiny. meanwhile, on social media and with outpourings of emotion and

moving tributes. > goes viral. while at stafford high in virginia, senior tristan mcallister surprised the school's custodian, angel, with a new pair of shoes. this gift came after the teen asked the father of four which shoes he should buy. feeling the financial strain, he said he couldn't afford his dream sneakers. but just as he wished, he got his own pair of jordan 8s. >> what a nice gesture. >> and jordan 8s, too. >> yeah. it's the beginning of the end for elton john fans. the musical legend kicked off his final world tour in allentown, pennsylvania, on saturday. ♪ pull me closer tiny dancer ♪ count the headlights on the highway ♪ >> the farewell yellow brick road tour will take the rocket man across five continents with more than 300 performances over the next three years. he is going out with a bang!

>> three years, though. all right, i'm kicking off my 50-year farewell tour right now. thanks for waking up with us. i'm philip mena. >> and i'm marlie hall. chanks for wat

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