first and foremost, on behalf of the fbi personnel, and our partners, i would like to extend sincere and heartfelt condolences to gabby's family. >> a parent's worst night fair come true. police believe they have recovered the body of 22-year-old gabrielle petito and her boyfriend remains missing at this hour a military plane in distress above a texas neighborhood the crew ejects but the plane crashes into homes the pilots are hospitalized. >> covid booster confusion

the president's team offers clarity as new cases skyrocket mother nature dropping heavy rains and flooding bill karins on what you need to prepare for this week. >> did your favorite stars take home the emmy? "early today" starts right now >> good monday morning i'm philip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with the latest on a military plane crash that shocked a dallas-ft. worth neighborhood the two service members ejected before the plane damaged several homes. nbc's matt bradley has more. >> reporter: shortly before 11:00 a.m. -- >> a plane just crashed into those hospitals. >> reporter: a military plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in north texas. >> oh, man our whole entire street smells like gasoline and jet fuel

it was just black smoke everywhere >> reporter: sending a huge column of smoke into the air and damaging at least three homes. >> it could have been a lot worse if it had been a direct contact into a residence >> reporter: the navy training net slammed into backyards, the two pilots were able to eject before the crash >> people jumped out of the plane with parachutes. oh, my gosh. my hands are shaking >> reporter: landing in power lines and on the ground, both are being treated. one is in critical condition >> there is a parachute with people >> reporter: the pilots had been conducting a rue teach training mission, flying out of corpus christy international airport. authorities say they still don't know what caused the trainer jet to go down >> id imagine for a pilot, this is the day you dread, that you hope never comes we just want them and their families to know our thoughts and prayers are with them. >> reporter: thoughts and prayers for a tragedy that could have been far worse.

matt bradley, nbc news breaking overnight, the human remains believed to belong to gabrielle petito have been found. it's a case that's brought grief on a family and sparked a massive search for her she was last seen in august but reported missing september 11. authorities made the discovery in a national park in wyoming. her fiance returned to florida without her and refused to speak to authorities about her whereabouts. >> human remains were discovered consistent with the description of gabrielle petito. full identification has not been completed to confirm 100% that we found gabby, but her family has been notified of this discovery. the cause of death has not been determined at this time. >> the circumstances surrounding her disappearance is still unknown. but we do know she and her fiance, brian laundrie, had been

fighting during their cross country road trip. and in a new twist, he's also disappeared. his family says he left with a backpack last weekend and has not returned there is a massive effort under way to find him. he remains a person of interest. the u.s. has begun a massive operation at the u.s./mexico border nearly 15,000 migrants have been held under a bridge in del rio, texas. officials tried to block entry into texas after immigrants had been crossing into the country for nearly three weeks many of the haitians have been living in latin america for years and are now seeking asylum in the u.s. after job opportunities have dissipated in countries like brazil. flights of migrants have been sent back to their homeland of haiti with more expected in the coming days. others are bussed to processing centers. the coronavirus continues to infect americans at an alarming

rate there have been more than 42 million covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. this comes just seven days after the country reached 41 million cases. deaths have also at an all-time high according to "the new york times," the u.s. averaged 2,000 daily deaths over the last week, with texas and florida accounting for more than 30% of those deaths legendary comedian chris rock revealed he's tested positive for the virus. on sunday, the 56-year-old told his twitter followers, hey, guys, i just found out i have covid. trust me, you don't want this. get vaccinated this comes as more confusion grows after the fda rejected booster shots for everyone >> reporter: joe biden riding near his vacation home in delaware, as his health experts cycled through the sunday shoes. after an fda panel rejected a plan to offer third doses to

people 16 and over >> i don't think they made a mistake. >> reporter: the advisory group voting overwhelmingly friday to recommend the shots for those over the age of 65, or at severe risk of infection. >> this is the way it ought to be science playing out in a transparent way. >> reporter: just a month after joe biden announced an initial target date injecting confusion into the debate. >> the plan is for every adult to get a booster shot eight months after you got your second shot >> reporter: key fda and cdc committee also meet again this week to discuss approvals. but dr. fauci predicting boosters will become widespread eventually >> i believe that ultimately, the real proper regimen will turn out to be the original two shots, plus a boost. >> reporter: but health experts are concerned about the millions who still haven't rolled up their sleeves. >> our highest priority still is getting the unvaccinated vaccinated the highest priority is not

getting boosters >> reporter: ozas outbreaks continue nationwide. the new orleans saints playing without several coaches due to covid. and many included in the more than 670,000 white flags dotting the national mall in washington, d.c., to memorialize all who have lost their lives to covid-19 in the u.s. so far. the fda is still waiting on trial data for moderna and j&j to make recommendations on additional doses for americans who got those shots initially. which dr. fauci expects could come in the next few weeks frances? >> monica, thank you week two in the nfl. the chiefs and ravens lit up the scoreboard on "sunday night football." the chiefs, they've hadera mar jackson's number in the past that looked to continue with

this pick six. this is in the first minute of the game the ravens had to fight from behind all throughout the game this toss to hollywood brown brings them within four. kc extending it to 11. but lamar would continue to find the end zone this time on his feet. one more time in the fourth, he gives the ball to no one he does a flip right there into the end zone baltimore stuns the chiefs with their first september loss in five years, 36-35. and the tennessee titans found themselves down 15 at the half in seattle but derek henry's three touchdowns on the ground would help force overtime. henry ran for 182 yards on the day. that would set up ryan bullock for the game-winning field goal in overtime. tennessee comes all the way back a statement win over the seahawks in seattle, 33-30 tyler murray had some heroics in the desert on this

wild fourth down the vikings' krig joseph missed one wide and in tampa, tom brady hooked terrific. his threw five touchdowns, including two to gronk no comeback in atlanta, the bucs put up 20 unanswered in the fourth quarter and ran away wit. 48-25. they are 2-0 for the first time since 2018 week two was not kind to four franchise quarterbacks who went down with injuries. only the bears won after their quarterback was hurt flash flooding in alabama caused dangerous conditions as roadways became engulfed in water. according to officials, several motorists became stuck after trying to drive through the submerged streets. one man died after his suv was swept away, getting stuck in a drainage tunnel. according to police, a witness saw kelvin watford go under

water. he was not seen again. his body was found a quarter mile downstream. >> let's get to bill karins, in for janessa. good morning, bill >> good morning, great to see you guys yeah, that moisture is associated with what was nicholas, about ten days ago so that tropical moisture still a problem. we still have a chance for additional flash flooding. at the same time, we have near record highs today oklahoma and texas, and a very strong cold front coming through the northern plains. but the biggest concern is the flash flooding 13 million people under flash flood watches, all the way down to portions of florida and the rainfall totals today will shift towards savannah and charleston and our friends from indianapolis to nashville could get into areas of heavy rain and how about the temperatures in texas that's midsummer heat.-like aft.

but not the case in oklahoma, kansas, little rock, through texas. very, very hot coming up, we'll talk about the week ahead forecast and if we will get any relief from that heat >> they need that. >> especially in san antonio a volcano eruption is forcing evacuations on la palma. the ash and smoke billowing into the air. soldiers are helping evacuate hundreds of residents. authorities haven't reported any injuries, but several roads have collapsed. this is the first time the volcano has erupted in 50 years. more ahead, including matthew mcconaughey's surprising poll numbers in texas.

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>> i was going to have my husband shave my head at home. he said, go to george. >> reporter: 40-year-old sandra smith recently received news no one wants to hear. >> i was diagnosed with stain four breast cancer in early y june >> reporter: she made the decision to cut her hair off >> that's when i felt sick for the first time, because i have been doing really well with the treatments and just trying to stay positive >> reporter: her husband reached out to george and booked her an appointment. journal set up a camera and began recording without sandra knowing. but it's what he did halfway through that left her speechless >> when i started cutting her hair, i saw her become emotional. so i decide to support her >> reporter: in the midst of shaving her head -- >> what?

>> reporter: he turned the blade towards his sen, becoming bald himself. >> i said i want to support you and look the same. >> i thought i was going to cry. i was just trying to keep calm and as soon as he did that, it was just such a shock. but so touching. >> reporter: she says in a world where people fairly take a minute to talk to a stranger but this one deserves recognition. >> such a kind gesture, such a good person and just put me at ease >> reporter: because after all, it's not about what's on the outside, but the inside that matters. >> i'm so proud of her she's so strong. very strong. >> our thanks to sam reed for that report. trying to get us all emotional on a monday morning. >> that will certainly do it hopefully they got that friendship from here on out, too. now to a historic step towards space tourism came flashing down yesterday. the all-civilian spacex crew is back on solid ground after spending three days s orbiting e

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earlier today, human remains were discovered comensistent wi the description of gabrielle petito full identification has not been completed to confirm 100% that we found gabby, t her family has been notified. >> the remains found in teton national forest. an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, while fiance brian laundrie vanished >> our morganchesky is on the border where thousan