florida on edge. hundreds of millions of gallons of toxic waste water at risk of breaking through and flooding sunshine state neighborhoods hundreds of families ordered to evacuate can it be contained in time? catol police exodus on the heels of friday's deadly encounter. word now that many officers could be planning an exit strategy from the already depleted force, still wounded from the january 6 incursion the trial of derek chauvin enters its second week of testimony with a key witness taking the stand for the

prosecution. the minneapolis police chief we've got the big winners and record setting events from the 2021 screen actors guild awards >> two seconds mcdonald trapped, heaves, can't hit. that it is stanford survives again. >> a nail-biter to the final buzzer the women of stanford are your national champions we've got all the highlights and a preview of tonight's men's final. a busy monday ahead. "early today" starts right now >> good monday morning i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm lindsey reiser. we're going again with the breaking news out of florida where catastrophic flood cog happen at any moment a waste water reservoir is on the brink of collapse after part of a retaining wall shifted. now at least 300 families have been forced to evacuate as crews rush to try to avoid a disaster. here is nbc's sam brock. >> reporter: the breach in this

florida waste water reservoir is getting bigger as manatee county remains under a local state of emergency. >> what we're looking at now is trying to prevent and respond to if need be a real catastrophic flood situation. >> reporter: a leaky man made pond started with 480 million gallons of saltwater mixed with nitrogen and ammonia now under 300 million, but threatening to burst. the florida national guard air dropping more pumps in, preparing to double the water flowing out as concern from evacuees escalates candace cays and her friends and family forced to flee after much deliberation. >> as much as i don't want to leave my home because of worries of anything happening, i'm terrified of my 7-year-old having to go through something catastrophic. >> reporter: people from more than 300 home instructed to leave the area a community crushed by the circumstances. omar's business is right on the edge of the evacuation zone. >> our health can't come back if we get sick from something that could have been prevented.

>> reporter: the county administrator acknowledging the infrastructure problems could have been dealt with decades ago, but state environmental officials say there is no threat of radioactive water >> the southern pond as we mentioned is mainly seawater >> for those people who are worried and hear radioactive elements in water which is what being reported right now, you're saying that's not a concern? >> correct. >> reporter: as for hundreds of millions of gallons being flushed into the gulf, scientists say that will impact the ecosystem. >> algae blooms, what they do is block off oxygen so fish and other things that are dependent on oxygen in their waters suddenly start to sufficient case -- suffocate. >> reporter: over my shoulder, there is a natural gas facility in there that is connected to a 745-mile-long network that if it were to get flooded would likely impact millions of people getting power. the people that runs it, gulfstream natural gas did not respond to our request for comment. sam brock, nbc news. lindsey, back to you >> sam, thanks week two of the derek

chauvin trial kicks off today, and the jury will hear from several witness, including minneapolis chief of police medaria arradondo. he will be testifying against his own former officer >> last week we heard heart-wrenching testimony from those who witnessed george floyd's final moments, sharing their brief and their guilt on the stand. this week prosecutors are expected to focus on chauvin's training our meagan fitzgerald is following the latest for us. meagan, good morning >> lindsey, good morning prosecutors are expected to call witnesses all throughout the week but the biggest headline is the chief of the minneapolis police department who is expected to testify today. >> mr. floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers they could have ended their restraint. >> reporter: in a rare move, the traditional blue wall of silence broken as two minneapolis police officers testified against their own. >> totally understand necessary. >> reporter: now their chief, medaria arradondo, prepares to take the witness stand pour the

prosecution. >> we're seeing them blow through that thin blue line one after another. >> what do we expect the chief the say when he testifies? >> we anticipate that chief of police will come in and say this was contrary to our use of force policies, and it was totally unnecessary and excessive. >> reporter: in court, the defense disagreed. >> you as an officer are allowed to use whatever force is reasonable and necessary, correct? >> yes >> reporter: the prosecution also expected to call dr. andrew baker, hennepin county's medical examiner his autopsy report says floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest, in other words, his heart stopped because it wasn't getting enoughs to george floyd neck either externally or internally. you can bet, meagan, the defense will jump on that. >> reporter: the defense rying to convince the jury that drugs

led to floyd's death and not the knee on his neck for more than nine minutes chief arradondo came under heavy criticism after george floyd's death. it was less than 24 hours that he fired all four officers involved the minneapolis police union said he didn't give those officers due process so all eyes will be on the chief when he takes the witness stand. lindsey? >> meagan, thank you one a once secret unit inside the guantanamo bay detention center has been shut down camp 7 housed prisoners who had previously been held at a secret cia facility, often referred to as black sites where they subjected toogation techniques the military says the prisoners were safely moved into the largely empty camp 5 officials have previously said about 14 men were in camp 7. right foul there are reportedly a total of 70 prisoners at guantanamo the head of the capitol police union is sounding the alarm this morning, urging

congress to step up security after friday's attack on the capitol. in a statement, the union chairman said the department is severely understaffed, down more than 200 officers right now. here is kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: recovery and relief fellow officers from the u.s. capitol police cheered for their survival officer ken shaver injured in friday's attack is on the mend while today renewed urgency for improved capitol security after the car assault that killed officer billy evans and left the suspect, noah green, dead. in the wake of the insurrection, retireo security the capitol but make sure that it has 100% public access. >> reporter: the capitol police union is urging congress to hire more, saying its workforce is currently short by 233 officers.

we are struggling to meet existing mission requirements. fencing is at the center of the security debate. some temporary cement barriers added this weekend while other fencing with razor wire was recently removed many lawmakers oppose making fences permanent. >> i don't think it does the job. in fact, the fencing was right there when the car drove through. >> reporter: the task force led by general honore is recommending that congress find the money the hire more than 850 additional officers, in part, they would reduce the strain of forced overtime that is putting a burden on officers now, and would allow for developing intelligence capabilities the department doesn't have now. lindsey? >> all right, kelly, thank you we could see some progress made this week on a renewed iran nuclear deal the u.s. is set to begin indirect talks with iran in

vienna tomorrow. but the state department says they don't expect to make any immediate breakthroughs. nbc's ali arouzi joins us now from iran. ali, good morning. what are the expectations for talks this week? >> good morning for them well, the aim of tomorrow's meeting in vienna is to try and get both the u.s. and iran back into compliance through reciprocal steps for them to try to figure out a synchronized mechanism that will be acceptable to both sides and crucially the meeting could offer an indication as to whether tehran and washington are ready for a first standive move but phillip, it's going to be complicated. for a start, tehran has rejected any direct contact with the united states in vienna. iranian officials are adamant that the u.s. will not attend any meetings where they are present. also, iran is still maintaining the position that it will only come back into compliance once all sanctions are removed. nonetheless, phillip, this is a step forward

it may not have them in the same room, but they are in the same city talking, albeit inndirectly and that may be enough to get the ball running for the u.s. to offer sanctions relief in response for iran rolling back its nuclear breaches so tomorrow's meeting could provide the first indication as to whether there will be a breakthrough or a breakdown. >> all right got to start somewhere ali arouzi for us, thanks for the update, ali. a new champion crowned in women's college basketball stanford set the tone early against arizona, going off a 10-0 run early in the game bu it closed the gap with an offensive explosion to close the third. stanford beat arizona twice during the regular season by double-digits, but this came down seconds left. mcdonald, two seconds. mcdonald, trapped.

heaves that is it stanford survives again. >> the pac-12 women's player of the year just could not get it to go. stanford survives and wins the title, 54-53 what a game. the cardinal claim their first championship since 1992. and on the men's side, after an all-timer, look at that buzzer beater that is jalen suggs, just killing ucla fans. the zags are now one game away from a perfect season. all they have to do is beat the baylor bears tonight the national championship on the line. >> you glad to see it go down to final second. >> it is a great game. good morning, janessa. >> hey, good morning, you two. good morning, everyone hopefully you enjoyed the weekend. we have high pressure that's surrounding most of the u.s.,

and that's causing a ton of sunshine also warmer temperatures we are getting prepared for our next storm system that's going to make its way into the upper midwest this afternoon into your evening. and that will spark up some severe weather but this morning really not seeing too much activity just a little bit of snow pour e in the mid- to upper 80s in some spots. even for the northeast, philadelphia 66. new york, 62 the 90s, even near 100 degrees for the southwest. we'll take a lock at that coming up >> all right, janessa, thanks. it's been called the holy grail of tom brady rookie cards. a 2000 championship rookie card signed by tom brady sold at auction friday night they started the bid at $55,000.

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events around this infrastructure plan. over the weekend on "meet the press," it was transportation secretary pete buttigieg who was trying to explain and sell this plan saying number one, now is the time, and the time to go big with infrastructure to create jobs he says the administration is open to hearing ideas about how to pay for it with republicans pushing back on the 28% corporate tax rate they say that will actually hurt jobs when you tax the small businesses and other businesses that will have to pay higher taxes. but republicans argue that there is a deal to be had here if the administration is willing to scale it back and just focus on roads, bridges, things that are traditionally seen as infrastructure lindses going on in florida. tracie, thank you. still to come, deciphering the crypto craze why so many investors are cashing in obioin tcn.

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♪ we begin a new week after our second straight easter and passover in a pandemic cases in the u.s. and europe are on the rise, but so is a number of vaccines being distributed, too. this morning, we'll take stock at where we'ret is moment. capitol concerns, officers after attack on friday and january 6th raise major personnel and morale alarms. should the force face a shortage of officers. tax filers