this morning, president biden is looking for tens of billions of dollars to aid the victims who were ravaged by hurricane ida. many left with nothing today the blockbuster trial of theranos elizabeth holmes begins the one-time billionaire is facing up to 20 years in prison we'll take you inside the guantanamo courtroom where 9/11 mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed is being tried again, 15 years after his capture cnbc's steve sedgwick will join us to explain what caused

bitcoin to tumble nearly 10% big news from comedian john mulaney and actress olivia munn. "early today" starts right now glad you can be with us. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. >> president biden has wrapped up an emotional tour of storm-ravaged communities. the white house is now requesting an additional $24 billion from congress to help fund the response to ida and other natural disasters. nbc's sam brock has more >> reporter: the crises are coming from all angles in new orleans where lines of cars stretch miles for chicken, the need for gas is still gaping and a fresh round of rain slamming an already water-logged region but there's also a crisis of care >> the generator went out so it's one big hot box >> reporter: officials revoked the licenses of seven nursing

homes after nearly 850 patients were evacuated to this warehouse, leading to at least seven deaths >> let's be clear. there is no emergency preparedness plan that allows for residents to be kept in such an unsafe, unsanitary and unhealthy condition. >> reporter: in new orleans, an additional 600 senior citizens were rescued from nine assisted living complexes >> we identified emergent threats to life and health what did you see inside these facilities that gave you deep cause for concern? >> no power, not even emergency generator. no lights, no elevators. >> reporter: the archdiocese of new orleans said that management repeatedly requested assistance and resources from civil authorities, assistance that it claims came toa ready and 3-1-1e been in contact with them since

the beginning. so i'm interested to see what officials they are saying they reached out to who didn't respond. >> you can't find the trail of a request? >> we don't have any evidence of that >> reporter: officials now pledging new laws to protect the most vulnerable. sam brock, nbc news, new orleans. now to the latest in the coronavirus pandemic and a dire situation unfolding in idaho ten hospitals and healthcare systems there are being forced to ration their treatment because there are more patients than they can handle meanwhile, there is some relief coming to one of the hardest-hit communities. $700 million in grants was announced to help farm and food workers with covid-related costs. president biden is prepared to meet with his covid response team we are joined now by our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts. tracie, good morning what else do we know about this?

>> reporter: good morning. well, we know that the president gets a briefing today and that tomorrow he plans to roll out this plan, phillip it's a six-point plan including some public/private partnerships to try to get more people vaccinated right now about 75% of american adults are meantime, health officials are very concerned about what's happening out there. 100,000 people hospitalized with some areas, as you just heard running short on icu beds. also there is increased concern about a surge in cases after the labor day holiday. dr. anthony fauci concerned specifically about those packed football stadiums we saw, in many cases people were not wearing masks. >> i think it's really unfortunate. i mean, people would like to say we're done with covid, but covid is not done with us. i would hope that most of the people in that stadium were vaccinated and even if they were, the close congregate setting, they should've been wearing masks

>> and kids in school more of them going back after labor day and more concerned about districts that are not requiring students to wear masks because their states are not allowing that according to the american academy of pediatrics more than 250,000 children tested positive in the last week that's up 25% from the week before relatively, a small number of cases but those cases are growing. >> still the fear of many parents saying their kids are back to school now a grim new reality setting in for afghanistan this morning after claiming total country of the taliban announced a new hard-line government its top security official a wanted terrorist richard engel is in the region with details >> reporter: the taliban announced finally its new government, and not surprisingly, it is extremely hard-lined led by a religious cleric with day-to-day affairs managed by two deputies, one of whom signed

the peace deal with the united states under the trump administration the interior minister responsibl afghanistan is a u.s. designated terrorist. and this is the government that will have to oversee a dire humanitarian crisis with the u.n. saying that half of children under 5 years old are at risk of severe malnutrition >> our thanks to richard for that update. 20 years after the september 11th attacks, the man accused of plotting it is back in court khalid sheikh mohammed appeared for a pretrial hearing in guantanamo bay >> reporter: the confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks was escorted by guards into a military courtroom wearing a turban and a full beard died orange his first appearance of more than 500 days. khalid sheikh mohammed could be seen smiling and bantering with one of his four co-defendants. the death penalty is in its

ninth hearing with a new judge. the judge called the halt after just two hours over a procedural issue. the defendants were taken back to their cells as the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, justice in this case remains elusive a man on an american airlines flight was arrested for harassing passengers and a flight crew and then growling like a dog [ growling ] according to dennis bush, a witness who recorded the incident, the man began yelling at an asian woman who was standing because of a back issue telling her to sit down. bush described the account of the man then telling flight attendants that the passenger and her companion didn't belong there. bush said the man was repeatedly told to sit down by the crew and began yelling sexist and racist

comments the man was cited for alleged public intoxication and was taken to the hospital for unknown reasons. now to a trial that is history in the making. opening statements in the trial of former theranos founder and ceo elizabeth holmes begins today. holmes is accused of defrauding investors, doctors and patients, she claimed that her devices could run over 200 blood tests from the prick of a finger she was named one of the richest women in america by forbs in 2014 and even dubbed the next steve jobs but a "wall street journal" report revealed that her devices were not working patients were getting incorrect results. and now she is facing 20 years in prison. holmes has pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy charges. three top christian leaders issued an unprecedented joint statement on the climate crisis. the message from pope francis

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flight at 4:30, heading to court. all eyes are on silicon valley. opening statements are in the criminal fraud case for theranos founder elizabeth holmes will get under way in a matter of hours. we'll tell you what you need to know ahead of the trial and what will be examined around the world. could california have a new governor after next week? what we're learning about the ballots that have been turned in. violent shaking in mexico overnight. an earthquake causing aftershocks all morning long. as the sun begins to rise in mexico we get our first look at the damage. this is "today in the bay."