wicked weather weekend from driving rains causing flooding to high winds leaving a path of destruction. >> terrifying moments for 89 passengers and crew when the aircraft front landing gear failed, forcing the plane to land nose down subpoena fire storm. the white house is facing an escalading barrage of demands for documents and subpoenas as the president vows to block over 20 probes. sheriff versus sheriff two lawmen facing differing opinions when taking guns away from certain people. remember hollywood trailblazer, peggy lipton, one of the original "it" girls will look back at her incredible family and career.

"early today" starts now good morning >> i'm marlie hall >> i'm frances rivera. mike pomt ever -- just minutes ago, secretary pompeo arrived in brussels to hold talks with eu officials. last week europe, leaders said they want to save the iran nuclear deal after trayvon martin began -- teheran began stockpiling nuclear weapons. >> reporter: good morning. he's there to try to talk to the europeans about saving the deal while the escalading tensions e developing now we're getting word that iran may be planning an attack on the u.s. and the u.s. is moving military assets into that region in case we have to fight back. this morning another warship and a missile defense system are on their way to the middle east

that's an in addition to destroyers, a missile cruiser, and aircraft carrier on the way. u.s. central command asked for back up after reports that iran is gearing up to attack our forces in the region iran denies that. >> if the iranians make the mistake of launching an attack at the persian gulf on an american warship or if they carry out an operation against american troops in iraq or somethinhat, the administration probably won't have any alternative but to retaliation. >> retaliation on trade with china. no talks are scheduled after the u.s. imposed stiff tariffs in the middle of negotiations president trump tweets "we are right where we want to be with china. they broke the deal with us and tried to renegotiate." >> things seem to be taking too long and we can't accept any backtracking >> reporter: china's top negotiator calls it a small set

back but insists the u.s. lift the tariffs before the talks can resume the trump administration is planning more. china said the disagreement is over how much of our goods they'll buy to even out the trade deficit. we're hearing that president trump and president xi jinping next month and they'll likely talk about the trade situation, if it's not resolved by then. >> thank you the state is set for a subpoena showdown between the white house and democrats in congress president trump is pushing back on at least 20 investigations into the administration and personal finances. the president vented his frustrations over the weekend posting nearly a hundred times total. matt bradley has more. >> reporter: the white house is

building another wall. this one against a siege of subpoenas and legal demand mostly house democrats the democrats have nothing, the president tweeted, quoting republican consultant ed rollins. they want to distract from the president. the "washington post" listing at least 20 separate investigations with the white house blocking nearly 80 demands for documents, testimonies, and other evidence. including the president's tax returns, testimony from his son donald jr., an unredacted version of robert mueller's report into russian intersection interference it has some democrat leaders pondering gestures. >> we use our own judicial process within the congres finen $25,000 a day to their but for some republicans, the legal maneuvers look like pure politics. >> so this is really, ted into politics the best thing we can do is say let's get on with the country's

business >> reporter: they believe the full court press will ultimately backfire. >> they want to do investigations instead of investments. they want to do what they're doing, which looks so foolish, and maybe i read it wrong, but i think it drives us right on to victory in 2020. >> reporter: these cases cost last months or years or past the president's trerm, at least one could come to a head soon. the president's accounting firm will face a hearing this week. felicity huffman is back in the spotlight getting ready for another high profile day in federal court. she's expected to plead guilty she admitted to paying large sums of money to help her daughter get into college. today we'll know what type of a agreement the judge will hand down in exchange for her guilty plea cathy clark has the details. >> reporter: felicity huffman is expected back in court she's agreed to plead guilty for her part in the college admissions scandal

the desperate housewives star admitted to paying $15,000 for a proctor to change her daughter's answers on the s.a.t.s, improving the girl's score a statementcept full responsibr my actions, and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions. legal experts say her swift apology may work to her advantage. >> felicity huffman is like many white collared defendants. she's races to court to plead guilty, get the lowest sentence possible and move on >> reporter: she's among the dozens of prominent parents charged with paying big bucks, in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their kids into selective schools. while some parents have agreed to pay guilty, lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband are not among she waits, th dubbed organization varsity blues is a storyline made for

hollywood and is already being scripted for a small screen series >> reporter: and after felicity huffman's plea hearing, she'll be sentenced at a later date she could be looking at anywhere from 4 to 10 months in prison. >> thank you a pilot is being hailed a hero for safel2 passengers aftee front landing gear failed. the flight landed on the nose in a terrifying emergency landing in myanmar here is ron allen with the moments. >> reporter: the frightening moments when a plane carrying 82 passen the frontar f to get evee off.irne flights took off for an 1:20 minute flight the airline said an emergency warning system went off when the front landing gear wouldn't go down the pilot tried a back up procedure that failed.

he circles the tower twice so air traffic controllers can see what the nose landing gear was down dumped fuel to reduce the weight, and put the plane down landing with no front wheels another landing incident in myanmar when a bangladesh plane skidded and overran the airstrip in a rainstorm disaster averted the pilot being hailed as a hero for a terrifying emergency landing that landed everyone aboard safe. ron allen. communities across the south have been hammered by severe weather. the month of may has brought record-breaking rainfall to louisiana causing wide spread flooding officials in new orleans said the rain outpaced the city's drainage system and a pump lost power. the delivery talks crossed a bring -- bridge where the river

is high. they only made the crossing after the department of transportation deemed it safe to do so. and we turn to bill kairns now. >> the west has been completely opposite now we'll do a huge pattern flip over the next week or so where the west will get cooler and a let more wet the areas of the east wile south. above average tfrs by wednesday we notice the pattern change with unusually cool and light rain moving in to areas of northern california and oregon and also in areas of eugene all the way back toward portland by the time we get to the end of the week, we continue to watch that pattern throughout many wests of the inner mountain i hope ys and 70s.

and a beautiful day from sacramento through the central valley of california they need that break from the severe weather and all the rainfall we have many rivers in flood we. >> thank you very much, bill as millions celebrated mother's day across the globe, meghan markle separated her first with a new photo of baby archie's feet. in the uk, mother's day is in march. and then you have kris jenner leaving kendall out since she's not a mom. kendall has a lot of press and photographs on her own i think she can manage being out of this one. >> she'll be okay. why justin timberlake is going from suit and tie to cap and gown the growing battle between two colorado sheriffs. next yap yap yap

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remember one of hollywood's "it" girls peggy lipton lost her battle with cancer. the mod squad star had a long career and shared the spotlight with a famous husband and daughter kate snow takes a biggt the 21-year-old starring as undercover cop in "the mod squad. >> you >> sure. seems only the natural choice. >> reporter: the series, a landmark in television, one of the first to feature an interracial cast it cemented her status as one of hollywood's "it" girls >> i wanted to get out and be yet, along with that was like, don't look at me, i don't want to be seen >> reporter: "the mod squad" gave her a golden globe.

later, she stepped off screen to raise a family with music producer, quincy jones they divorced after 16 years of marriage, having two daughters lipton returned to the spotlight several times, most notably in a role on the tv cult classic, "twin peaks. the double r diner is dark today. sad to hear she is gone. we have lost a beautiful soul. her daughters released a statement saying peggy was and will always be our beacon of light in this world and beyond she will always be a part of us. >> actress peggy lipton, dead at the age of 72. college seniors aren't the only ones being honored this season so are musicians missy elliott, composer alex and pop star justin timberlake received honorary doctors

degrees from university of boston they gave a speech and following the ceremony, posted it on social media jt posted this holding his degree alex posted a picture of graduation robes and missy showed a picture of her dancing. i understand something about graduation makes you want to dance. >> let her work it she is doing it right there. >> yes >> time for her to get her freak on on like this bird who is loose androoming the streets this morning the emu escaped from the owner's home officers were able to locate the owner and safely escorted the pet bird home. you cannot get that emu in the police cruiser the whole head t they duck their heads. can't do that with an emu. >> thanks for watching "early today. i'm marlie hall. >> i'm frances rivera. your news continues.

felicity huffman expected to plead guilty in court today in the u.s. college admissions scandal. the pressure is building surrounding iran as secretary of state pompeo cancels a trip to russia to meet with allies did the president's top economic adviser just contradict him over chinese tariffs he says will be paid for by consumers and businesses remembering peggy lipton, the it girl from the "mod squad" days former wife of quincy jones. mother and of rashida jones. we'll look back at her life. plus meet the world war ii veteran with the fierce determination to r 1949 an