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drone strike. what we know ahead. border deal, president biden is in canada to meet with prime minister trudeau. details on the deal they're expected to announce that would affect asylum seekers. tiktok showdown, the ceo of tiktok testifies on capitol hill telling lawmakers the app is safe for american users, as it faces an uncertain future in the u.s. autism on the rise. a new study says the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is growing in american children. what researchers are saying about the new findings. and flying into action. when a plane's pilot fallsill, an off-duty pilot on board steps in to save the day. "early today" starts right now. >> and a very good morning. i'm jessica leighton. >> i'm phillip mena. breaking news this morning, president biden ordering airstrikes in eastern syria after an american contractor was

killed in a drone attack. it happened on a coalition base. the pentagon says five u.s. service members were also injured in the attack along with another contractor. the intelligence community believes the drone was of iranian origin. defense secretary lloyd austin confirming the u.s. retaliated with airstrikes on iranian-linked targets in the area. austin adding no group will strike our troops with impunity. our thoughts are with the family of the wounded and killed. president biden is in canada making his first official visit to america's northern neighbor since taking office. this afternoon, biden will hold a joint press conference alongside canadian prime minister trudeau where they are expected to announce a deal concern immigration. >> reporter: good morning. as you said, president biden arrived in canada thursday for

his first official trip to that country as president. now typically, that is the first international trip for a new u.s. president, but biden's visit was delayed due to the pandemic. president biden is only staying in canada until later tonight but is packing a lot into this day, including an address to the canadian parliament and gala dinner hosted by prime minister trudeau. the two leaders are also set to have a bilateral meeting and joint press conference later today where they're expected to announce a new deal concerning immigration at the u.s.-canadian border. two officials confirm that the agreement will allow the two countries to turn back asylum seekers who cross the border without authorization. canada will commit to taking in an additional 15,000 migrants from the western hemisphere on a humanitarian basis over the next year. it comes as illegal migrant crossings at the northern border have risen to historically high

levels, one sector saw 2,000 apprehended from october to february. the same section saw just 200 the previous year. the united states has begun flying migrants caught at the u.s.-canada border to border cities in texas. a spokesperson for cbd says the migrants will receive final processing at southwest border facility and that these transfers are intended to decompress facilities and better utilize resources and personnel. back to you. >> all right, chris, thank you. on capitol hill, lawmakers took a lot of swipes at tiktok. the wildly-popular app's ceo faced criticism as he testified about the company's security policies. our brie jackson was there. >> headquarters in los angeles. >> reporter: tiktok's ceo on the hot seat, facing bipartisan pressure. >> your platform should be

banned. >> big tech has transformed the information super highway into a super spreader of harmful content. >> reporter: the popular app hails 150 million u.s. users. lawmakers raised concerns about the chinese government's influence on and access to their data. chu says safety measures are already in place. >> american data stored on american soil by an american company overseen by american personnel. >> reporter: lawmakers say those efforts are not enough. >> you damn well know that you cannot protect the data and security of this committee or the 150 million users of your app, because it is an extension of the ccp. >> reporter: committee members repeatedly challenged chu on safety and surveillance tactics. >> it is our commitment to this committee and all users that we will keep this free from any manipulation from any

government. >> if you can't take that as 100% certain i take that as a no. >> reporter: senator mark warner tells me privacy concerns extend beyond tiktok. >> we need to be ready not only for tiktok, but when we see foreign-based technology from countries like china and russia, we've got to have tools in the tool kit. >> reporter: content creators say banning the app puts in livelihoods at risk. >> tiktok has been essential in helping me build my business over the past few years. >> our app is a place where people can be creative and curious. >> reporter: user safety is a top priority. but they're divided on how to do that. in washington, brie jackson, nbc news. the new york grand jury that will decide whether to indict former president trump over an alleged hush money payment will not be returning to work until monday. as expected, the group met thursday, but it was about a different case. this as a war of words continues to brew between mr. trump and a potential primary contender.

nbc's kristin welker has more. >> reporter: still no word from the new york grand jury considering a possible indictment of former president trump over the accounting of a hush money payment. what mr. trump has blasted as partisan prosecution, saying the democrat being d.a. has no case, while also turning up the heat on his likely pending political battle against florida's republican governor ron desantis,. he is widely thought to be the top competition for the nomination. taming his own shots at the former president, slamming him on covid. >> i would have fired somebody like fauci. >> reporter: and his leadership style. >> the way we run the government, i think, no daily drama. >> reporter: and in florida, desantis doubling down on the

parental rights act which critics call the don't sayay ga law which forbids classroom discussion on gender and sexual orientation. extending it to grades 4-12 unless it's expressly required by state or reproductive classes. saying there is no for it. >> it's wrong. >> reporter: a top lgbtq advocacy group called the move a larger disturbing trend to censor conversations. new body cam video has been released in the police shooting of an unarmed man in virginia last month. timothy johnson, who is black, was accused of stealing a pair

of sunglasses. an attorney for his family is now calling this a quote, execution. yamiche alcindor has the details. and we want to warn you the video is disturbing. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: newly-released body camera footage by police in fairfax county, virginia show the moments officer shot and killed an unarmed man outside of a mall. the body camera worn by the sargent shows the moment he and a plain clothes officer began chasing timothy johnson who is black out of a nordstrom's in february. police say johnson had triggered anti-theft alarms and was suspected of stealing a pair of sunglasses. >> he set off sensors, right? >> reporter: the body camera does not show what officers saw before the chase. but police releasing this surveillance video showing johnson near the sunglasses section of the store before exiting. the officers then chasing johnson into a parking garage,

down at that stairwell and into a wooded area. >> crossing over. crossing over, guys. >> reporter: the officers heard orgd johnson down to the ground before three gunshots ring out. >> get on the ground! get on the ground! stop reaching! stop reaching! >> reporter: police say the 37-year-old was struck in the chest. after he was shot, pleading with overs. he later died at the hospital. >> more often than not, the police body camera footage speaks for itself. this time it does not. >> reporter: at a press conference, police revealing two pairs of sunglasses were found at the scene but no firearms or weapons of any kind. >> the only thing they knew was that he was black and male and had allegedly triggered an alarm from a store for some

sunglasses. >> reporter: his family's lawyer calling the shooting alex accusation. >> he had nothing that appeared as a gun near where he was. this was an execution. by fairfax county police officers. >> reporter: the sergeant who is believed to have fired the fatal shot has been terminated. the other officer remains on the force but is on restricted duty. the department along with the fairfax county common wilt wealth's off the launching an investigation into the officers' actions. >> the officers' action do not meet the expectations of our police department, they do not comport with our general orders, our policies and our procedures. >> reporter: johnson's family and their lawyer now calling for the officers to be arrested. >> no parent, no parent should not have to view the killing of their child and then be asked to give remarks. however, here we are.

and here i stand. >> our thanks to yamiche for that report. school will be back in session today in los angeles. school workers ended their three-day strike with a massive rally, but they will go back to work today without announcing any deal with the district. contract negotiations are ongoing, as the union continues fighting for 30% raises for its members. a stormy weekend ahead for a large part of the country. let's bring in nbc meteorologist michelle grossmann tracking that weather for us. >> we're off to a stormy start as well. we're looking at storms in portions of the southern plarngs really heavy rains from texas to pennsylvania, also looking at unsettled weather in the west. you can see some blue there. that is higher elevation snow to mountain snow today. it's going to be cool there as well. we have a lot of weather stories today. the biggest being the one for severe weather later this evening. we're seeing thunderstorms in texas but that risk is only

enhanced as we go throughout this evening. a tornado, could see long-tracking tornados or a tornado outbreak. you want that tornado plan in place. as we go throughout tomorrow we will see cooler rain move in, and snow and ice for portions of the great lakes. as we go throughout this evening, in the red and orange the chance for thunderstorms, severe weather as we head throughout this evening. and that's going to extend into the mid mississippi valley. all right, guys, we'll talk more about the storms expected and the weekend forecast in just a bit. >> all right, michelle, thank you. when we're back in a minute with an exclusive look into nato protection amid russia's war in ukraine. and later, gwyneth paltroow eexpectedd to giveve her testst in a a ski craash lawssuit file

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