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breaking overnight, a deadly shooting at a safeway in oregon has left three people dead, including the shooter. details ahead. breaking overnight, nfl running back brian robinson with the washington commanders has en shot in an attempted carjacking, details ahead. after a weekend of multiple lightning strikes, we're hours away from nasa's most ambitious rocket launch in decades battered and bruised after friday's thousand-point drop for
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the dow, stocks are starting to pick up right where they left off with futures deep in the red. and serena williams is set for center court at greatest of all time enters her final u.s. open "early today" starts right now good monday morning, i'm dara brown >> i'm phillip mena. we begin with breaking news. another deadly shooting inside a soup market. two people were killed inside of a safeway in bend, oregon. authorities found the suspect deceased inside the store when they arrived >> officers responded. when they arrived they entered the safeway immediately. they found the apparent shooter dead inside safeway, where they found an ar-15-style rifle in close proximity to the shooter >> they were following up on
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other shooters in the area but had not found any other evidence commanders' rookie brian robinson is in stage condition this morning after he was shot in washington, d.c the former university of alabama standout was the victim of a possible armed robbery or carjacking and was shot twice in the lower body police are looking for two people in connection with the shooting and in a statement, the commanders said his injuries are not life-threatening and team officials were with him at the hospital and commanders' coach said he was in good spirits and says he'll be back soon doing what he does best. we are gearing up for a histor historic lunar liftoff today nasa will launch the orion. if it all goes as planned, astronauts could be on board in
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2024 and a moon landing in 2025 or 2026. on friday, a series of lightning strikes hit towers near the launch pad five times, none of them caused any damage we'll turn to michelle who's tracking that forecast for us. are all systems go systems are . hi there, guysy showers even just two hours ago but things are looking good now warm conditions, temperatures in the mid-70s but winds are light at 3 miles per hour. they can't launch over 35 miles per hour as we go throughout time, this is what they look at in terms of weather criteria lightning, clouds, precipitation, wind, and even solar activity we'll continue to improve for the winding. at window
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>> i think it's a collective excitement we're all aboard >> we're ready for liftoff there are increasing fears of a nuclear catastrophe at ukraine's zaporizhzhia power plant after days of shelling in the area a team from the international atomic energy agency is set to inspect the site later this month. jack letterman reports >> reporter: for three straight days, there's been shelling at or near europe's largest nuclear power plant and authorities are preparing for the worst. officials in zaporizhzhia dusting out evacuation plans and doling out iodine tablets for residents if radiation leaks >> what we know from past nuclear accidents, such as chernobyl and fukushima is that preparedness really alleviates those adverse consequences >> reporter: the head of zaporizhzhia's regional government says if disaster
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strikes, ukrainians would be whisked to central ukraine the risk is for people about 30 miles from the leak. inspectors are to be sent in the next few days to assess the conditions meantime, russian-backed separatist authorities in donetsk saying they're ready to return the remains of an american killed fighting alongside ukraine. the death coming as the war hardens into a stalemate six months in, while the cost for ukraine's allies grow. the head of ukraine's national security council saying we are very worry ied that some countre will exchange democracy for money. democracy is freedom it can't be measured in money. let's turn now to the new
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details of the fbi search of mar-a-lago the redacted copy revealed what was inside the 15 boxes. >> there were 184 classified documents, more were found in the search earlier this month. let's bring in brie jackson for us good morning so the next step is trying to figure out the potential risk to national security. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, phillip. the director of national intelligence has confirm thad hconfirmed that they will be assessing the risk to national security when it comes to the classififications listed in the affidavit, the doj says the
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unauthorized disclosure of top secret documents could cause exceptionally grave danger to national security. adam kinzinger spoke out about the mishandling of classified documents. >> i mean the hypocrisy of folks in my party that spent years chanting "lock her up" about hillary clinton because of some deleted e-mails or quote unquote wiping a server are now out there defending a man who very clearly did not take the national security of the united states to heart, and it will be up to doj whether or not that reaches the level of indictment. but this is disgusting in my mind >> reporter: meanwhile, former president trump has continued to slam the investigation as pure politics but che could soon get one request granted. a judge mr. trump appointed has indicated she will appoint an independent master in the case
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the judge is scheduled to hear arguments over that request on thursday >> brie jackson with the very latest from washington for us. now to pakistan where floods have killed over 1,000 the top climate official calls it a serious climate catastrophe. the monsoon season started earlier than usual, sparking weeks of flash floods along the river which spans the length of the entire country dramatic video supplied by the pakistani military shows a man clinging to the rocks before being lifted to safety by a helicopter the mayor of jackson, mississippi has told residents to get out as the state prepares for more flooding. the pearl river is expected to crest at nearly 36 feet pricilla thompson reports. >> reporter: dump trucks full of
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sand going block to block in jackson, mississippi >> at least try to be prepared >> reporter: bracing tor more floodwaters. the mayor issuing an urgent warning to residents >> get out now get out as soon as possible. >> reporter: the pearl river is expected to crest at 35.5 feet near downtown jackson. as many as 150 homes in the path of destruction homes like barbara green's it flooded with two feet of water when the river last crested in 2020. >> lost pretty much everythingly before just don't want to keep going through the same cycle >> reporter: this flooding adding to water still on the ground in mississippi as the governor declared a state of emergency, warning time is running out. >> the actions that you take now can help you protect your own life and help you protect the lives of your family members >> reporter: the threat of
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fast-moving floods being felt across the country raging waters tearing through big bug creek in arizona saturday and water rushing in at the minnesota state fair millions of americans across the upper midwest are at risk for severe weather and more may soon be on the way. the national hurricane center is tracking four different storms developing over the atlantic this week. >> i'm praying for the best. hoping for >> reporter: priscilla thompson, nbc news >> let's go to meteorologist michelle grossmann with a look at your monday >> we will be watching the pearl river very closely not only today but we could see it cresting over the next 24-48 hours. also watching for severe weather in portions of the midwest and great lakes. it stretches all the way to the southern plains. 15 million people at risk. we could see damaging wind, winds over 60 miles per hour,
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even the chance of a tornado or two. the likeliest spot would include chicago where you sigh the or see the orange there we could see training storms leading to heavy rain ans well with scattered storms charleston, 82, 88 in jacksonville all right, busy in the u.s., busy in the tropics as well, getting busy, at least we'll talk more about that coming up. up next, taylor swift makes history at the vmas, plus her stunning announcement to fans. and serena's lasstd. e tennis legend gears up to take the court for what could be the last time. n platinum ez-squeeze. it's an upside-down bottle with no cap.
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i thought it might be a fun moment to tell you -- [cheers and applause that, that my brand-new album comes out october 21st >> well, taylor swift made fans' wildest dreams come true at the mtv video music awards after acce accepting a moon man for video of the year. >> and nicki minaj served as co-host and received a ward and performed. >> and in a very rare appearance, a month after his defamation trial against ex-wife amber heard, johnny depp made a cameo as the moon man, said he needed the work. tennis great serena williams
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begins what is likely her final tennis tournament today. and fans from around the world are spending big money for tickets at the u.s. open, knowing that any match could be her last mani emily ikeda has more >> reporter: serena williams is gearing up to say good-bye after decades of dominating center court with her power >> what a serve. >> reporter: strength and grit the tennis legend wing the australian open in 2017 when she was two months pregnant. now she hopes to grow that family telling "vogue" she's hanging up her racket. i've never liked the word retirement the evolution expected to begin after the u.s. open. >> this might be our last time seeing serena play a real match. >> reporter: fans flocking from around the world >> she got me to play tennis >> reporter: serena's last stand
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playing out in the very place she won the u.s. open at just 17 years old. does this feel like a ful full-circle moment >> absolutely. >> reporter: she is helping her prepare. >> i am the first person to say never say never when it comes to serena williams. >> reporter: her farewell tour to include a sister special, teaming up together for the first time in years to play doubles. >> this whole journey is going to be emotional. i've been plague it my whole entire life. >> reporter: straight out of compton, the pair fell in love with the sport at an early age going pro in their early teens and changing the course of a game dominated by white players. >> the number one player was somebody who looked like me. >> reporter: the tennis icon has claimed 23 grand slam championship, the most of any
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they're they're checking a hydrogen leak. >> spectators are trying to get a good view of the eastern sky and want to catch a glimpse of the future of american space exploration as artemis takes flight the rocket is a monster, 322 feet tall and i15% more powerfu. for nasa, putting its astronauts back on the moon's surface is goal one >> we will have landers go to the moon, rovers on the moon and eventually a base camp on the moon >> reporter: today's first step, a 42-day uncrewed spaceflight sending the capsule around the moon it will gather data on what they will experience on future flights. >> they are purgeshing the vehi to its limits.
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>> reporter: if successful, humans could be on a lunar flight in two years. >> it's a future where nasa will land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon >> reporter: these astronauts hope to be chosen. >> i want to walk on the surface of the moon. >> reporter: the key emotion is pride, pride in their country and pride in the nation's ability to accomplish big things >> it's a country that is strong because people come together here and do amazing things and it's a country that can reach for the stars, land on the moon and aspire to go to mars. >> reporter: the next era of space exploration now here with artemis one. no astronauts on board, but instead, three mannequins to simulate male and female bodies and a stuffed animal, snoopy, is
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our goal this time around with the artemis program are really to establish a consistent human presence on the moon. >> right now at 4:30, counting down to an historic space launch. we have a live look coming up at the kennedy space center. artemis 1 rocket is still scheduled to lift off this morning into space. right now the question is when. ahead a closer look at getting back to the moon. and bay area parents the cost to raise a child is climbing. we're crunching the numbers to help families make it in
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