it is friday, september 9th. a special edition of "early today" is straight ahead this morning the sun is rising on the british monarchy with no queen elizabeth for the first time in 70 years mourners coming to a new reality without their beloved queen. >> king charles is preparing to address the world for the first time and we have breaking news here at home where two georgia

deputies were shot and killed while serving a warrant in suburban atlanta four people are dead after a 19-year-old went on a rampage while live streaming some of his attacks on social media. and the nfl season is up and running with the buffalo bulls taking on the super bowl-defending champions, rams "early today" starts right now good morning to you, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. the world is mourning the death of queen elizabeth she spent 70 years on the throne during times of great upheaval and british newspapers are showing love and grief throngs of mourners gathered at buckingham palace upon hearing the news some breaking into song with the

royal anthem "god save the queen" our kelly cobiella has a look back at the longest-reigning monarch. >> reporter: dark hours and moments of celebration queen elizabeth 2ii was born in 1926, the waning days of the british empire when it still controlled more than 20% of the globe. just seven years after the end of world war ii, tragedy struck >> tragic news reached princess elizabeth. >> reporter: she learned her father, king george vi had died. her uncle abdicated to marry wallis simpson, an american socialite. this made elizabeth next in line

for the throne the course was set for a young princess to one day become queen. >> i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. >> reporter: once called elizabeth the change list. a defining reign for the nation. the era of decolonization gaine speed. the sun was finally setting on the british empire, and rising on a new world but one not without its hurdles for the country and its leader the troubles brought bloodshed to northern ireland and england for decades. queen elizabeth became the first british monarch to visit the republic of ireland in 100 year.

>> madam president, speaking here in dublin castle, it is impossible to ignore the weight of history >> reporter: for the queen, the hope of a new century offered a chance to reflect on the last and evolve with her nation >> i believe that there is an air of confidence in this country of ours just now and that britain will enter the next millennium, glad, confident and a truly united kingdom >> reporter: it opened with great celebrations hundreds of thousands turning out for queen elizabeth's golden jubilee, honoring 50 year on the throne but there were devastating blows, too the london 77 terror attacks in 2005 killed 56 people and queen elizabeth's obligation to remain neutral in all political matters was tested to its limits during the united kingdom's split with the european union

her most outright statement, a call for civility. >> even with the most deeply-held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding. >> reporter: those recommendations were surely needed again, a but it was during the pandemic which struck the united kingdom like few other nations, that many britons returned to the solidarity last seen during the blitz, there, as always, was queen elizabeth. >> we should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again >> reporter: the queen, adapting once again

guiding gu guiding britons. for a nation where history is alive everywhere, with the queen with one eye on tradition and the other on the future. the bonds of her united kingdom at times stretched to their breaking point, but queen elizabeth remained ever steady at its helm, kelly cobiella, nbc news, london queen elizabeth also impacted generations of americans. her reign spanned 14 president sis go presidentsys going back to president truman how was president biden reacting >> reporter: president biden and the first lady visited the british embassy overnight. while there, they brought flowers and signed a condolence

book before his speech, he said this about the queen. >>l > >> i had the opportunity to meet her before she passed and she's an incredibly gracious woman >> reporter: in a statement shstatement, he said she defined an era. former president trump also shared his condolences, writing that he and melania will never forget her majesty's generous friendship, and sense of humor bill clinton called her a sense of serenity and strength, while barack obama said she defied the odds and expectations placed on women of her generation. george w. bush said our world benefitted from her steady resolve. and jimmy carter said she has

been an inspiration. tributes are building across the country. the empire state building was lit in honor of the queen. people of all ages have been visiting to leave flowers. president biden ordered that flags be lowered in a sign of respect for the queen. >> americans enchanted with british royalty, especially queen elizabeth and her family brie, thank you. the queen connected with the masses in her own way, brking a towering figure in pop culture our molly hunter has more. >> reporter: the queen's image was recognizable around the world. a pop cu global icon, immediately recognizable anywhere and everywhere in the world and because she's been around for such a long time. >> reporter: at a glance, queen elizabeth was known for her

handbags, pearl, eye-catching bright colors. some say her outfits reflected her belief that she had to be seen to be believed. artists took inspiration from her likeness and while shows and movies about the royals took off >> i don't often get into a fight, but when i do, i want to win. >> reporter: the queen wasn't necessarily a royal fan. >> we know some watched the dramatizations there have never been any suggestions that the queen herself watched it you know if you're born into the royal family, hundreds of thousands of pages of script and drama will be written about you, whether you like it or not >> reporter: she did embrace her pop culture status from time to time >> good evening, mr. bond. >> reporter: appearing alongside daniel craig's james bond during the opening ceremony at the 2020 olympics and for those who knew her best, she had a very different side

than the reserved leader we all saw. >> i always wonder whether anyone captured her sense of humor. >> she accedes the throne when she's just 25, not only proves herself to be one of britain's most stalwart public servants that's ever lived. >> reporter: england's longest serving monarch. adored at home and admired by fans around the world. molly hunter, nbc news, london now to breaking news overnight. two georgia deputies were killed while trying to serve a warrant in a suburb near atlanta two suspects are in custody after a standoff lasted hours while they remain barricaded in a press conference, the cobb county sheriff's department says they were ambushed while walking back to their cars when no one answered the door. they've been with the department for more than five year.

let's turn to your weather with michelle grossmann. how are we looking this morning? >> we're looking at dangerous temperatures still in the southwest, but it's the final day before we see relief tomorrow and then we have a whole set of problems. excessive heat warnings in the pink temperatures once again in the triple digits. 105 in bakersfield here's the other set of problems moisture from tropical storm kay and a chance for gusty winds we do have a flash flooding risk the most likeliest spot would be the pink in palm springs but extends to the rockies, the four corners. we could see three to six inches possible midwest, great lakes.

temperatures in the 70s and 80s. all right, guys, your weekend forecast coming nun a bit. the defending champion sky were up late in the fourth until the sun eclipsed them in a big way. connecticut ended the game in a 18-30 run, stunning the sky in chicago. the sun win it 72-63 and punch their ticket to the wnba finals. now it's the aces and the sun for the wnba championship. both teams looking for their first title in franchise history. the five-game series will tip off on sunday in las vegas the nfl paying a tribute to the british monarch plus a look at last night's highlights and police nab the suspect behind the deadly shooting spree in memphis

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the nfl paid tribute to queen elizabeth as they kicked off the season before they took the field, the league held a moment of silence for the queen. on to the game, gabe davis caught the season's first touchdown to put the wibills on the board. the rams would tie it up at halftime, but the spotlight in the second half all belonged to josh allen >> third and goal. allen. pumps, runs, breaks the play touchdown buffalo! >> allen threw for three touchdowns and ran one in as the bills spoiled rams' party in l.a. with a dominant 31-10 win >> a packed football schedule kicks off tomorrow in austin pittsburgh has another tough test in week two when tennessee

comes to town. kentucky and florida meet up in the swamp for the annual ryivaly game let's turn now to memphis where a suspected gunman is now in custody police say 19-year-old ezekiel kelly killed four people and injured three others during an hours-long rampage and now authorities are trying to make sense of why this happened our chris pollone has more >> this is no way for us to live and it is not acceptable >> reporter: the mayor of memphis summing up the feeling of so many minutes after police captured a suspected gunman who terrorized the city over the span of hours. they say he is ezekiel kelly and that his rampage started in the early morning hours and picked up in the afternoon, spanning eight crime scenes

investigators believe he live streamed some of his attacks online >> ezekiel kelly was on facebook live when he opened fire inside the store. >> reporter: as police race to identify and track down the shooter, they locked down the city public transportation suspended. a minor league baseball game called off kelly recently finished serving 11 months of a three-year sentence for aggravated assault >> if mr. kelly served his full three-year sentence, he would still be in prison today, and four of our fellow citizens would still be alive >> reporter: police eventually captured kelly in mississippi after a high-speed chase >> this has been a painful week in our city. but i have hope for memphis. >> reporter: the city still reeling from the recent abduction and killing of teacher

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bells chiming at cathedrals around the country flags flying at half-staff and there will be a 96 gun salute for every year of the monarch's life at 1:00 local time today in london that's 8:00 in the morning eastern time in addition to all of that, over the next coming days, we will see the queen's coffin moved to edinborough at some point and then potentially down to london at some point, where she will lie in state, allowing the public to pay their respects to her before she is laid to rest next to her husband, the late prince philip at st. georges king charles will make his way to london at some point today. he will make an address to the nation later this evening as

king his first address as king. the interesting, he actually became king the moment his mother died yesterday, and his grandchildren archie and little bet, the children of harry and meghan automatically became prince and princess because they are the grandchildren of monarch and prince charles has talked about slimming down the monarchy he could still do that he could remove those titles he would actually have to take action to take them away those children are official, officially princes and princesses today frances. >> kelly cobiella for us from scotland kelly, thank you and as far as the actual coronation, that remains to be seen it could be a few months away, as we know queen elizabeth ascended the throne but the coronation was over a year after that happened. >> and all the talk of the title

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