one week ago today, the fbi searched the home of donald trump for classified and top-secret documents now law enforcement and security are facing a growing number of threats. new detas after a man plows his car into a family at a fund-raiser for loved ones. people surrounding the front at the embattled nuclear reactor. >> to the frantic scenes at a

fireworkswarehouse killing one and sending bystanders fleeing. liz cheney, is she about to lose her congressional seat as a result. and jose diaz-balart looks at how one family is finding joy in a mysterious message from the past "early today" starts right now. good morning on your monday. i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with the latest fallout from the search of donald trump's mar-a-lago home. a new warning has spiked nbc's susan mcginnis joins us from dc. what do we know? >> we have three law enforcement agencies telling us about this five-page document, the fbi warning the threats are coming mostly online and it's seen

personal information of potential targets including home addresses and identities of family members last week a man fired a nail gun and tried to break the into the cincinnati field office's secret service is looking at its security different field offices are also taking action. former president trump speak out on his social media site accusing the fbi and the department of justice of political motives. now, also over the weekend senate intelligence committee has requested access to all classified documents that were seized a spokesman for the committee -- for the chairman of the committee manner warner says they want an assessment of the risk to national security.

senate collins wants to see the affidavit, giving the detail for the justification of the search. it's a document usually not released unless charges are filed. overnight john bolton had an interview with nbc news. he talked about donald trump's claim he declassified all the material he said it would have to be documented he knew of no such order some of he's saying that claim by president trump is almost certainly a lie. >> it sounds like all parties want thetruth to be revealed, whatever that truth may be thank you, susan. now to the war in ukraine where russia's onslaught has continued for almost six months and the latest concerns of a potential nuclear disaster are growing as europe's largest plant is under siege according to ukraine's national power company, several companies and a power company have been damaged putting one reactor

offline. morgan chesky was there. morgan, good morning what's the situation there >> reporter: good morning. certainly a lot of apprehension in the city of zap re. 30 miles to the north of this power plant which right now is in a precarious state due to the fact that officials say russian military has not only occupied the plant itself, but they are storing military weapons and gear inside critical facilities of the plant. meanwhile we know thousands of employees are working in an environment that former workers have described as oppressive and intimidating we spoke to one former engineer who fled right as the occupation began. her name is alona. and she designed how fearful she was about why she had to go. take a listen.

>> alona, if you didn't escape and russia found you were pro-ukrainian, what happens? >> you personally know more than 50 people being held in a basement >> reporter: u.n. officials are calling for a demilitarized zone around the plant, but as of right now, russia does not appear to be moving any of their equipment or soldiers away cori >> this has the potential to be a worldwide catastrophe if not handled delicately thank you for your reporting there. breaking this morning, three people were injured in a shooting outside a six flags amusement park outside of chicago. 30 visitors hid. police say shots were fired from

a white sedan in the parking lot before the driver sped off two victims, both teenagers, whir taken to the hospital for evaluation while a third victim refused treatment. a search is underway. breaking this morning, actress anne heche has died. she passed nine days after crashing into a home in los angeles. she suffered a critical brain injury and had been in a coma. heche first graced the screen on "another world." by 1990 she became one of the leading actresses. her relationship with ellen degeneres in the spotlight after hold called her out for being gay. anne heche was 53 years old. a car plowed into a crowd

that had gathered for a fund raise irafter ten people were killed in a house fire and now two more lives have been lochlt nbc's george solis is there. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: this tight-knit community in pennsylvania is reeling once again police say a man ploughed his car into a crowd, killing a woman and injured 17 others. the suspect then drove a mile away before he repeatedly beat and killed his mother with a hammer police arrested and charged 24-year-old adrian reyes with two counts of murder. >> this is a complete tragedy in a community where there's already been tragedy. >> reporter: social media shows there was a benefit for a house

fire that killed ten people. a man lost eight people in his family including his son and daughter he responded to the second incident before learning his own relatives were injured at the crash incite how do you begin to make sense of these tragedies one after another? >> i can't make sense of it. >> reporter: more funerals for the victims of the house fire. a long procession of firefighters driving by the scene of the car crash brianna remembering firefighter dale baicher as a hero. >> he was a really good friend, always there for people and me. >> reporter: small town america under the weight of unimaginable loss we know at least five people remain critical here at the hospital some good news, though, others that were evaluated at other hospitals are now home a motive for these tragedies remain unclear back to you. >> thank you.

a shooting in jerusalem has injured eight people, including five americans israeli police havelabeled it terrorist attack a gunman opened fire on a parked bus. a suspect of east jerusalem later turned himself in. one of his relatives had also been arrested. among them injured, a pregnant woman was shot in the stomach. the baby was delivered cesarean section and is in serious condition. the shooting comes a week after a group in gaza entered into a cease-fire following days of missile strikes and rocket fire that had killed dozens of palestinians. authorities are searching for survivors after an explosion as a fireworks warehouse in armenia. the blast rocked the country's capital, killing three people and injured more than 90 others two. large explosions brought down

the building housing the fireworks and sent plumes of smoke through the streets. still unclear what set off the fireworks. researchers warn of a new threat to california's environment. a study from ucla found that global warming is increasing chances of what scientists are calling a mega flood which could cost up to $1 trillion in damages. citing data from past flooding in the state, these mega floods would start as a month-long storm bringing multiple feet of rain it could displace millions and submerge parts of major cities. on that note, let's talk about the weather and nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. good morning, michelle how are we looking as we start this new week. >> good morning to you we're looking at a flooding threat once again this week. we're looking at heavy rain in portions of the southwest, also portions of southern texas we have tropical moilt moving in

there, in the plains, and parts of the mid-atlantic. lots of areas today. we're looking at a storm system bringing heavy rain throughout the country. we're looking at 3, 4, 5 inches of rain in some spot where you see the darker colors that is correct's where we're going to see the heavier rain. we're also concerned with the threat for severe weather later on this afternoon especially in portions of the caronas wherli temperatures comfortable in the 70s and 80s. hot once again temperatures into the triple digits in dallas all right. in just a bit, we're going to look at that week ahead. that includes more flooding and more heat. back to you guys. "early today" is back in just a minute with liz cheney's last stand

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get more with nature's bounty. in congress, she's the most defiant voice in the party and she's in a fight for her life, trying to hold onto her seat in the wyoming prooi r primary this week ali vitali has more. >> the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious. >> reporter: congresswoman liz cheney making her pitch to voters, straight to camera, taking on president trump. >> we're stronger, dedicated, and more determined than those trying to destroy our party. >> liz cheney. [ booing ] >> she has gone crazy.

>> reporter: cheney's father, former vice president dick cheney, only deepening the contrast between his republican party and the party now. >> liz and i are so proud to stand up for the truth. >> i've always voted democratic, but this time i voted for liz because i believe in her. >> reporter: bucking her party and its leader trump to uphold the basic premise of democracy, a peaceful transfer of presidential power that may be her political undoing. >> she's not representing us she's representing her own doing. >> reporter: here they decide on tuesday with household political names on the ballot here today former governor and vice presidential candidate sarah palin returning to the spotlight, and lisa murkowski, no strafrpger to bucking the party line facing a tough challenge in her re-election

battle, trump slamming her. >> lisa murkowski, the worst i rate her number one bad, and we have a couple of bad ones. >> reporter: voters head to the polls on tuesday but we don't expect to see results for a couple of weeks due to the number of ballots and the new ballot system. still to come, the impact of inflation. bakeries say ingredients are costing them sioerus dough. and how a message in a bottle from decades ago is inspiring new hope for a family. for not answering their phone while driving, they feel like a pretty big deal. ♪♪ steve... steve. did you get the ice? even if they forgot the ice. uh... huh. save up to 30% on auto insurance with usaa safepilot. get a quote today. ♪♪

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those rising costs trickling down to costing some serious dough. our jake ward takes a look. >> reporter: this is a bakery in the bay area it's a treasure of this region it provides loaves like these all over sfraensan francisco ane environs literally everything that goes into making this bread is more expensive. we spoke to the owner of this place, tom frenier, this is how he described how unprecedented it is to own a business right now. >> the prices have gone up tremendously in everything we do it's not single digits it's double, sometimes triple digits again, i've been doing this for 34 years i've never seen anything like this. >> the thing is everything, literally everything that goes into this bread is more expensive. we're talking right now about

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1989, and i go wait a minute >> reporter: the paper, fragile, faded, and torn, and in a child's writing, just a few small clues about who might have sent it. determined to find the writer, brad and hiss team posted this on social media. we believe this was done by an oxford, mississippi, student by the last name of taul in 1989. please spreadthe word. >> he got a call from the parents who sent that message from 300 miles away all those years ago. >> for days they put together these little scraps of paper what would you say to them >> thank you for surprising us. >> what was that moment like >> it was pretty surreal. >> very cool we're getting a message from heaven. >> reporter: the note, a priceless reminder of their

beloved son brian who died in an accident 15 years ago. >> what does it mean to you? >> it's areassurance to me there is a god and he sees fit to bring us comfort even in the face of really bad things. >> thank you so much. >> so this summer, melanie, eric, around their son chris traveleds to mississippi to meet brad's crew, strangers, who spent six hours getting to know each other and these are the emotional moments when the dahls got to see brian's message. >> love never goes away. >> a simple treasure that's built a bond these new friends will treasure forever. >> there's been a lot of love, little acts of love and kindness and goodness that have come out of this, and it reminds us that brian's love for us has not gone away and hopefully we're learning to love each other. in the midst of that, another thing that never goes away is

hope. >> our thanks to jose for that report. >> losing your kid is the worst possible thing that can happen, you know, so when you get something that has to do with them that gives you that smile, that's a wonderful thing. >> even a little scrap of paper to hold onto amazing story. thanks for starting your thanks for starting your workweek with us 7 day old tuna casserole! how'd you know that?! even my nose is strong! you need hefty ultra strong! it has arm & hammer continuous odor control! hefty! hefty! hefty! oh, and uhhh... toby needs a bath! stay one step ahead of stinky.

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