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wall street. there's a new doll in town, barbie paving the way for inclusive representation making a difference in male life expectancy with a little therapy. it's wednesday, april 26th "early today" starts right now >> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm philip mena. after months of teases and speculation, president biden officially announced his campaign for re-election on tuesday. while all signs so far point to a 2020 rematch with former president trump, the republican field of candidates continues to grow less than a year out from the first primaries. for more on this we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington on top of his low approval rating, lay out some of the challenges that lie ahead for the president. >> reporter: as you said, president biden officially announced his re-election bid on tuesday, exactly four years after he launched his 2020 campaign like in 2019, the announcement

came paired with a video in which the president touted his accomplishments and laid out what he hopes to accomplish by running again. take a listen. >> when i ran for president four years ago, i said we're in a battle for the soul of america and we still are the question we're facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. more rights or fewer i know what i want the answer to be, and i think you do, too. this is not a time to be complacent that's why i'm running for re-election. >> the president wasted no time bringing his message to the people after kicking off his campaign while speaking to the north americas building trades in washington tuesday afternoon, biden was met with chants of, "four more years" from the crowd. despite rumblings over a democratic primary challenge due

to concerns over his age, only two lower-profile contenders have emerged so far. self-help author marianne williamson, a fellow candidate biden faced in 2020. and environmental lawyer robert f. kennedy jr. one fall why are face that biden will not have to worry about is senator bernie sanders, who threw his weight behind biden's re-election bid shortly after his announcement meanwhile, polls suggest former president trump continues to lead the pack in the republican primary even after his arrest and arraignment earlier this month. other declared gop candidates include former u.n. ambassador nikki haley, radio host larry elder, and entrepreneur vivak ramiswami, and former arkansas governor asa hutchinson announced his canned data and plans to formally kick off his campaign later today the gop field will likely keep growing as high-profile republicans, including former vice president mike pence and

florida governor ron desantis, are expected to make their final decisions on running in the next upcoming months. back to you. >> all right, just like that the race to 2024 has begun, brie, thank you. house speaker kevin mccarthy is refusing to make changes to his debt ceiling package as he intends to corral support did from fellow republicans. despite meeting with members since tuesday afternoon, kevin mccarthy does not appear to have enough votes it would raise the u.s. debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for a number of spending cuts. members of the gop caucus have taken issue with various provisions in the proposal, including the rolling-back of tax incentives and the bill's overall effect on spending mccarthy maintains congress will pass the measure in full sometime this week washington has become the tenth state to ban assault weapons. despite not outlawing all semiautomatic rifles and letting those who already have ar-15s keep them, the ban is already

being challenged in court by two pro-gun groups democratic governor jay inslee signed two other bills into law. one requires safety training and a 10-day waiting period before any gun sale in the state. another law puts responsibility on gunmakers and vendors to sell and market responsibly, paving the way for gun companies to be sued. less than halfway through a 72-hour cease-fire in sudan, the truce between the warring factions appears to be unraveling that is sparking renewed concern for the around 16,000 u.s. citizens still in the country. at least two americans have been killed in the recent violence with the latest death of a sudanese american doctor now confirmed by the state department let's go live to london and chapman bell chapman, good morning. what's the latest on the state of the cease-fire? >> reporter: good morning, frances. details remain murky, but like other cease-fires announced before this latest one, it seems to be teetering somewhere

between fragile and failed within hours of it being announced, both sides accusing the other of breaking the terms of the truce and this as thousands of sudanese citizens as well as thousands of foreign nationals, including those 16,000 americans, are rushing to get out of the country by air, land, and sea. all made more difficult if fighting continues now, one of these americans that nbc has been following since this conflict broke ouout, trar writiter lakshmimi parfer sarat described the situation as mayhem, with power cuts, no access to running water, no access to cash she hitchhiked out of the city amidst this mayhem, more alarming news. the world health organization saying that the city is now at a high risk of biological hazard this as a lab in the city that houses pathogens such as measles

and cholera has been seized by one of these two sides the pairmilitary group, the rapid support forces, or the armed forces of sudan. that coupled with the power cuts making this situation very scary as this humanitarian crisis and conflict continues to unfold and people are trying to get out of the country. neither side seeming to be ready to negotiate to bring these hostilities to an end. frances, a real difficult situation continuing in this country. >> even more dire to get the people out, and those essentials like medicine and food and supplies in. chapman, thank you to an update on the deadly 2021 bombing at the kabul airport. three u.s. officials tell nbc news that the taliban has killed the isis mastermind behind the attack the bombing killed 13 u.s. service members and more than 150 afghans during the u.s.

withdrawal from afghanistan. officials did not provide the name of the isis terrorist who was killed they did say the u.s. military was not involved with the operation. medical strides are being made to prevent the deadliest form of breast cancer. a clinic in cleveland is providing some promising results. nbc chicago's lauren petty has more on the groundbreaking research >> reporter: jenny davis is the first woman to take a potential vaccine aimed at preventing triple negative breast cancer. preliminary data looks promising. >> it showed that i had some type of immune response. so i consider it a success for all of us. >> reporter: davis has beat breast cancer once she's being treated at cleveland clinic where phase one of this clinical trial is under way. >> i didn't hesitate, because the trtriple negative, i can't take tamoxifen, there's nothing that puts your mind at ease that it won't recur. >> reporter: the vaccine targets a specific protein created after a woman gives birth. >> there's a lactation protein

called alpha-lactaobumin once a womanan stops lactating, the protein disappeaears. >> r reporter: it was discovered that protein reappeared in women with triple negative breast cancer, so the vaccine - >> enabling the immune system to target that protein, then when those cancer cells arise, that the immune system would destroy those cells. jenny and 14 other women have received the vaccine so far. data released last week showed all had an immune response to varying degrees. >> we don't know how strong an immune response is n necessary prevent cancer. >> no matter what, the vaccine now has taught our body to identify those cells, and you know, destroy them before they become a tumor. >> reporter: the mom of three, jenny was eligible because she's beyond her breast feeding years. >> we would immunize women after the age of 40 or at whatever age they've decided to no longer have children. >> reporter: next year, phase two of the clinical trial could

include chicago. >> we anticipate there will bebe several sites at most of the major cities, and chicago is certainly on the list. >> can you imagine if there's no more triple negative breast cancer yeah it would just be amazing >> our thanks to lauren petty from our chicago affiliate for that report. turning to the weather, angie lassman is here with the forecast morning, angie. >> morning, guys we've got strong storms, we've got flooding concerns. it's thanks to the system working its way east across parts of the south today it will mainly be focused oklahoma, texas, for stronger storms that we'll see develop. in the coming days, that shifts farther to the east, includes places like louisiana, mississippi, alabama, stretching into florida by the time we get into friday, wrapping up or workweek, rain will work in the mid-atlantic states and looking at soggy conditions the severe threat includes 22 million people, places like the dallas metro area included

waco as well we could see a couple of strong tornados with this, et 2 or higher damaging hail, 2 inches or larger and the potential for larging winds too. the area for the best chance for those stronger tornados, it does include the dallas metro area as well as waco and extending to places like breckenridge that will beomething to swaters afternoon and a high of 76 degrees. 90 degrees and full sunshine for phoenix. a mix of some cool temperatures and warm temperatures depending on which side of the country you're looking at. we'll break it down for you coming up. >> see you in a bit, thanks. we're back in 60 seconds with a new barbie that's making children feel seen. a live update on the latest banking woes that could result

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which aims to create a more diverse collection of dolls. around 6,000 children are born with down syndrome each year. let's turn to the latest turmoil for the banking industry shares of first republic fell nearly 50%, hitting a record low after the bank reported a massive drop in deposits what's next for first republic >> reporter: that is the big question, isn't it, frances? we have on one side regulators, on the other side financiers and wall street trying to figure out a sa solution and sustainable plan for first republic bank the situation is really tenuous. down more than -- around 50%, yesterday that share price which is down around 93% just on the year as a whole. monday reveals that its customers have withdrawn around $100 billion amidst the turmoil that kind of happened as well last month a lot of worries and concerns

happening there. it is saying it is pursuing strategic options. we don't know exactly what those are but it's very difficult to get a buyer at this point in time it could go so far as to sell the entire bank or just parts of the bank, which could also happen you also have another solution, being that the large u.s. banks that helped out or funded first republic bank last month with around $30 billion could come in to rescue the bank, or you could have the fdic that would have come in here, the federal deposit insurance corporation, could perhaps take control of the institution. of course, the u.s. government is on high alert here having seen sbb, silicon valley bank, collapse not so long ago, too. a lot of worries still at play here a lot could certainly happen time is certainly running out for first republic bank. >> and the ripples we're seeing after the entire banking crisis still, thank you coming up here on "early

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right now at 4:30, terrifying moments caught on camera. a woman robbed and shot in oakland. what police are saying about the gun violence in their city. >> will it be bears or crocodiles? the debate at an east bay school over whether to