tropical depression claudette carves a deadly path of destruction across the southeast. we're tracking the storm as it heads east and continues to gain strength can congress bridge its differences to rebuild america we are live in. where the new trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure proposal faces a key test today. hope on the horizon. u. ss. crews begin testing the waters for the first time since the start of the pandemic. ♪ ♪

it's times like these you learn to live again. the foo fighters rocked a packed madison square garden and marked a milestone for new york "early today" starts right now. good monday morning, i'm phillip mena. >> i'm lindsey reiser. tropical storm claudette is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm this morning. it's left a path of destruction along the gulf coast the storm has been linked to at least 12 deaths in alabama heavy rain led to a tragedy on an alabama interstate. according to the butler county coroner, 10 people including 9 children were killed in a pileup the victims include a father and his 9-month-old daughter who was in an suv and eight girls in a small bus ages 4 to 17 they were from a ranch that provides a home for needy, neglected and abused school-aged children the high school that some of the kids attended held a day of

remembrance and a prayer service yesterday. let's find out where the severe weather is this morning nbc meteorologist janessa webb isd morning. >> hi.od morning, everyone this is a big-time severe weather threat still a tropical depression and still dumping a lot of rain. it is racing across north carolina just outside of raleigh, north carolina, moving at a speed out of the east northeast at 20 miles per hour but the severe weather and flash flooding still going to remain an issue for inland areas in north carolina yes, it does regain strength as it makes its way to coastal areas of north carolina. by early this morning i do think it turns back into a tropical storm. it will gain some steam off shore and this will cause some high surf and some storm concerns across the northeast before it starts to make its way into nova scotia as we go into tuesday. it's the flood threat behind it.

it's the series of fronts and severe weather that will cause flooding rain across the deep south into the northeast isolated areas could see three inches gusty winds and severe weather threat will continue we'll talk about that coming up. >> janessa, we'll see you soon thank you. the white house is ramping up to meet the vaccination goal. on friday the administration celebrated a milestone of 300 million covid-19 doses in the president's first 150 days in office but the u.s. appears unlikely to reach the president's vaccination goal of 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. as of today 65% of adults have gotten one shot and more than 143 million are fully vaccinated cases of the delta variant are rising in some parts of the country. rural parts of missouri and kansas are seeing an outbreak of the variant which originally emerged in india

it's accounted for 10% of the cases in the u.s meanwhile, brazil has hit a grim coronavirus milestone. on saturday the nation surpassed half a million covid-19 related deaths brazil is now the second country in the world behind the united states to do so. >> president biden returns to d.c. with infrastructure talks at a crossroads. he's expected to give his talks on a bipartisan proposal today some from his own party are saying it doesn't go far enough. nbc's tracie potts joins us. could this break the stalemate in the senate? >> reporter: hi, lindsey it's gaining some traction in areas where it needspihed by 119 democrats and 1 independent as a compromise on infrastructure it would cost about $1 trillion spread out over eight years. now that's a lot less ambitious than what the president initially proposed he wanted to include money to fight climate change and revamp

the nation's broadband network this is a bipartisan plan. it would focus on traditional infrastructure, rebuilding roads and bridges. republican backers say this is the best way to get to 60 votes but progressives are arguing for a much bigger package. >> there's a lot of interest in having a bipartisan roposal. this helps president biden keep that pledge of having an infrastructure package but also to keep his pledge of doing things across the aisle and getting something done. >> what is in the bipartisan bill in terms of spending is, from what i can see, mostly good it is roads and bridges and we need to do that. that is what we are proposing in our legislation but in much greater numbers. >> reporter: the senate's also taking up voting rights this week set for a test vote tomorrow on advancing the for the people act. right now it doesn't appear to have enough support to break a filibuster then there was a compromise offered by democrat joe manchin as a moderate, but that

compromise so far, lindsey, has failed to gain the support of republicans. >> i'm sensing a pattern tracie, thanks for catching us up to speed. texas is the latest battleground in the fight over voting restrictions. last night congressman beto o'rourke held a voting rights rally at the state capitol josh led derman is there. >> reporter: braving the heat to make their voices heard ahead of the key vote on tuesday on the federal for the people act here in texas voting rights activists say it's what republicans are trying to do across the country with 14 states just this year having passed bills that make it harder to vote, including by limiting early voting, voting by mail as well as drop boxes for ballots now that vote in the senate expected to fail even if all democrats vote for it because republicans say they're unified

in voting against it they say that their concern is election integrity and that these bills are not about trying to make it harder to vote but trying to make sure the vote is fair phillip? >> josh, thank you in florida a driver accidentally plowed his truck through a pride parade killing one man and injuring another this happened in wilton manner in ft. lauderdale. they're members of a ft. lauderdale gay men's chorus. the driver accelerated unexpectedly hitting two victims before driving through traffic and crashing into a fence. the 77-year-old suffers from a walking ailment and was actually chosen to drive the lead vehicle in the parade this year. officials say it was unintentional. no charges have been filed the body of a fourth tuber was found in a north carolina river after a group on a recreational float went over a dam. police identified 7-year-old isaiah crawford after a 911 call

alerted them to a body in the dan river. four rescued on thursday and three others found dead that same day rescuers continue to search for a 35-year-old who is still missing. several people were hurt in two separate hot air balloon incidents in colorado. according to officials, three people were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries after a balloon crash landed in chatfield state park outside of denver three others were kexamined at the scene. a second balloon had an issue. both had to make emergency landings due to strong winds. the brightest stars of the nba's future are taking center stage deep in the playoffs the sixers and hawks went back and forth in a decisive game seven. with ben simmons from philly only putting up five points. it was time for trey young to take over. he had a rough game and atlanta takes the series in philly, 103.96 they now play the milwaukee

bucks. devin booker led phoenix phoenix takes game one at home from the los angeles clippers 120-114. >> go suns >> i'm rooting for them, too. >> we're supposed to be unbiased. >> we both have a phoenix connection here. very deep. go for the suns. >> janessa webb, what say you? >> i'm sorry, say that again >> who are you rooting for >> the cowboys the dallas cowboys >> the dallas cowboys. >> suns/clippers. >> for basketball, it's always cleveland. that's what i'm watching right now, the ohio valley we are seeing some strong storms making their way through across toledo to the greater cleveland area the storms are headed your way and it's a big-time severe weather threat i know we're watching this tropical system, but the severe

weather concerns from the midwest to the northeast is a big time issue this morning into your afternoon 26 million people for the northeast under a slight risk of severe storms from charleston all the way up to sections of o central texas in the mid 90s. >> we'll take a look at your week ahead coming up. >> sounds good, janessa. sorry about the cavs jon rahm became the first spanish born golfer to win the u.s. open. he birdied the final two holes to cap a big win it's his first big championship. nasa is looking for a name

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free nor fair. many rivals were barred from standing they are hoping to revive the iran nuclear deal. jake sullivan, the national security adviser, said whoever is in charge in iran, diplomacy remains the best way to stop that country from getting a nuclear weapon israel has a new government. like the old government, it remains very concerned about the nuclear deal, about iran one day getting a nuclear weapon naftali bennett spoke at a cabinet meeting esterday take a listen to what he has to say? >> raisi's election is the last chance for the world powers to wake up before returning to the nuclear agreement and to understand who they are doing business with. these guys are murderers, mass murderers. >> reporter: one thing to remember here, raisi may be iran's president but he is not

the final power. that lies with ayatollah khamenei figuring out what raisi wants in terms of figuring out what iran will do next lindsey? >> raf, thank you so much. back in the u.s. many cities saw another deadly weekend of gun violence five people killed and 44 others injured in more than 20 shootings throughout the weekend. in philadelphia two people are dead and four others wounded after two separate shootings one of the victims was a 3-year-old shot in the leg but is expected to survive. the cruise industry just got a major win in florida when it comes to covid restrictions. on friday the judge blocked the cdc from enforcing virus rules for cruise ships in the state. caribbean launched the first trial cruise from miami to the bahamas. we have more. >> reporter: good morning,

lindsey. it's been 15 months. freedom of the seas is going to be hitting the seas. great news for royal caribbean and cruise lines across the country. it doesn't come without some controversy. a federal judge just this weekend ruled that the cdc's mandating of coronavirus restrictions on creuise lines te way it is happening. that's why they're going on simulated voyages where they're inviting 600 employees and guests it will look a little bit like you expect a cruise to look like there will be different things everything is on an iphone app you can do the safety drill to dinner reservations is on the app. it is risky if you're not fully vaccinated to get on a cruise especially with the variants in the area. >> gary, our thanks to you. still to come here on "early

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the company says it will be trimming 1% of the schedule through mid july. transgender veterans may soon be able to receive gender confirmation surgery through the department of affairs. the department's secretary dennis mcdonagh made the announcement over the weekend saying the move is part of an effort to overcome a dark

history of discrimination against lgbtq service members. he also said the decision was ba recommendation of clinicians adding, quote, we're making these changes not only because they are the right thing to do but because they can save lives. a toddler in florida ras hospitalized after swallowing 16 magnetic balls after extensive surgery the magnets were taken out he continues to have complications. conan's mother has an important message. >> hannah is the mom in five one of her older kids brought tiny magnetic balls home from school shortly after her youngest son started having stomach pain that eventually sent him to the er. >> from the time he got them from whoever he got them from, conan ended up swallowing 16 of them and we had no idea. >> we knew something went down into his digestive tract and each time he would find another

one and swallow it it would click together and it would perforate a hole through his stomach all the way down into his colon area. >> reporter: after an extensive surgery the magnets are out but conan is back in the hospital on a feeding tube as doctors run tests to figure out why he can't keep anything down his mom's message to the public, double, even triple check what your kids bring home. >> me and my husband never thought that we would have to pretty much pat our kids down when they come home from school. yeah, you check your kids' backpack and ask how their day is how often do you go through their pant pockets, shirt pockets, you know? it makes you feel bad. >> our thanks to meagan milodo it is tough to care for a child. >> i've heard of batteries. >> never heard of magnets.

>> thanks for watching "early today. i'm lindsey reiser. >> i'm phillip mena. al roker's rokerthon is comi ngup

. tracking claudette the power full storm swept across the southeast this weekend killing at least a dozen people now it's gaining steam as it heads towards the east coast. paving the way to an infrastructure deal worldwide with a biptisan proposal that could give president biden his best shot yet at fulfilling a key campaign promise. calling it quits over covid. why the pandemic is spurring an historic wave of resignations and what it could mean for the future of the workplace. adding summe