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degeneres is calling it quits. we'll tell you why as we kick off your thursday. "early today" starts rate now. good morning, i'm phillip mena imi'm frances rivera operations resumed last night but it could take days to return to normal. the cyber attack rippled through the east draining gas tanks. an estimated 70% of gas stations in the atlanta metro area are out of fuel showing just how crucial the 5500 mile pipeline is to the nation's infrastructure president biden is expected to speak about the hack he signed an executive order to strengthen the federal government's cyber security defenses in the wake of the at attack >> reporter: frances, we could still see these long lines like

we're seei the product delivery supply chain will take several days to get back to normal the colonial pipeline is back online but fuel is still fueling the frenzy outages in major cities make finding gas a guessing game and in some cases leading to violence >> one of the employees had to go out and break up fights we had customers hitting the pe% are out of fuel. in raleigh and charlotte, north carolina, 70%. in metro atlanta, 65%. the gas shortage is affecting all types of drivers including commercial truck drivers the operators of these big rigs tell me they need to get their gas now because if they don't, their deliveries are going to be delayed. >> how bad is it >> it's bad. >> reporter: north carolina, virginia, georgia, and florida declaring states of emergency.

pleading with drivers to be sensible >> if you need gas, get it you don't need to be hoarding it that's going to make it worse. >> the average price for a gallon is $3, the highest in seven years. >> i see people with 50 gallon drums filling up do you really need all of that this is how we make our living >> government officials and oil and gas experts say the problem right now is not a lack of fuel, it's getting the fuel to the gas stations. >> sending the truckers would be a great way to do things there is a big kink in the hose. >> ken kaznowski transports gas. >> reporter: you can't keep up with the demand. >> exactly we're stuck between a rock and a hard space. >> so with the pipeline up and r issues with the supply chain, government officials and oil and gas experts are stressing to everyone who lives in the southeast to not panic buy

anymore. if you don't need gas, make sure you wait until you fill up. >> tom, thank you. the pipeline attack only underscores the need to protect the nation's most vulnerable infrastructure let's go to nbc's chris pollone in washington, d.c this week's attacks are sure to play a role. >> reporter: that's part of the big debate what exactly is infrastructure and what needs to go in an infrastructure bill. president biden aiming for a $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill which includes money for things you would normally think of, roads, bridges, airports, and includes helping take care of the elderly and disabled people they're pushing for a bill 1/4 of the size focusing on traditional infrastructure after meeting with leaders, the president signaling he might take the deal and pass the other items without republican support. >> i want to make it clear, i

want to get a bipartisan deal on as much as we can get a bipartisan deal on so i want to know, what can we agree on and let's see if we can get an agreement, kick start this, and then fight over what's left and see if i can get it done without republicans if need be >> almost all of the discussion was about infrastructure i think i'm safe in saying interests certainly a bipartisan desire to get an outcome >> reporter: negotiations continued with six republican senators heading to the white house to continue to talk with the president. phillip. >> chris pollone for us in d.c. this morning chris, thanks. the ongoing battle in the middle ease between israel and hamas continues and the death toll is growing by the day the violence has left 70 people dead and hundreds injured. hamas has fired more than 1,000

rockets from the gaza strip into israel and in return israel has launched airstrikes. the u.s. is urging restrain. matt bradley. >> reporter: this calm on both sides is going to become a real issue as the biden administration tries to navigate what has imperilled so many previous presidents. remember, there was a similar conflagration back in 2014 and that's when more than 2,000 people, mostly palestinians were killed, in a similar tit-for-tat rocket fire. so what we're going to be seeing here is this is moving directly to the white house that's why a lot of people are clamoring for the biden administration to come down on one side or the other and that is what so far is something the biden administration has been so reluck 257b9 to do they've urged calm on both sides but have yet to wade in to any

of the elements. the supreme court decision that's coming up in the next couple of weeks and the violence that's been broken out inside israeli/palestinian communities within israel proper that's why we're seeing riots. something people are comparing to pogras in europe. benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister, came out and urged israelis of all color and creed to stop fighting each other in the streets, to relax and it's unclear whether that's going to work or not. it looks as though many people are waiting for joe biden to weigh in >> so many levels of complexity. matt, thank you. more than 151 million adults in the u.s. have gotten at least one dose of a covid vaccine. now with the cdc's approval, the push begins to start vaccinating younger americans. here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> what a trooper. >> reporter: 12-year-old jackson

malarker with his mother by his side among the first to becdc g emergency use authorization for kids 12 to 15 years old. >> i'm really excited. i've been looking forward to it. >> reporter: states nationwide will be begin vaccinating the 17 million kids who are newly eligible it's believed half of parents plan to get their children vaccinated but many aren't convinced. >> i got the vaccine my dad passed away from covid >> reporter: the cdc and aap provide pediatricians with safety information urging parents to talk to their trusted care providers. >> we can talk them through what the side effects are, what we know, what we don't know and it's okay to be hesitant it's okay to have those questions. >> reporter: though thei more

than 1.5 million cases in children ages 12 to 17 more than 13,000 hospitalized. >> we just wanted to get it as soon as possible >> reporter: with doctors promising parents the vaccine is safe and highly effective, studies involving children 6 months to 11 years old are underway by the end of the year nearly all-americans will have the vaccine if they decide to take it >> our thanks to miguel almaguer for that report. in minneapolis the judge in derek chauvin case argued there were ago gla vating factors. he treated chauvin with particular cruelty after 19 seasons ellen degeneres says her daytime talk show will end next year. she says she wants a new challenge. last year ellen's show was rocked by allegations of a toxic workplace but she said that didn't factor into her decision.

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the hall of fame. chris miller testified in a house hearing over the capitol riots. miller defended his response and his timing about sending in the national guard our pete williams has the details. >> reporter: a defiant former acting defense secretary said he approved sending national guard troops about two hours after becoming aware that rioters were storming the capitol though it would take another two hours for them to get there. chris miller defended that pace saying he was aware of the backlash over the role guard troops played in pushing protesters away from the white house in june and in killing four civilians in demonstrations at kent state university in 1970 he wanted to make sure the guard was fully prepared at this time. >> this isn't a video game where you can move forces with a thick of a thumb or a movie that glosses over logistical challenges in the time to coordinate other entities involved. >> that didn't satisfy some democrats. >> will you at the very least

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ahh. in today's top stories, the three white men charged in the death of aman arbery made their first appearance travis mcmichael and gregory mcmichael and william roddy bryant pleaded not guilty to hate crimes. on the second day of the trial they requested a judge allowing arbery's criminal record and mental health records into evidence they argue arbery's previous run-ins with the law show a pattern. the three are accused of chasing and shooting him at close range. their trial begins in october. authorities in maine are investigating how a 2-year-old

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