idalia sweeps through the southeast. the danger not over just yet, after it slammed into florida as a powerful category 3 hurricane, packing a historic storm surge >> i didn't know what i was going to do, until these guys showed up. i was going to actually stay and swim in my house grateful, so grateful. >> our team is on the ground with a first-hand look at the destruction. while meteorologist michelle grossmann is monitoring the

lingering threats from that storm. putting north korea on notice we are live with the white house' new warning not so high-risk? governmeng on marijuana why burger king is facing a whopper of a lawsuit it's the last day of august and "early today" starts right now -- good we begin with tropical storm idalia the storm will finally move offshore today, but not before flooding parts of the carolinas. over 300,000 power outages are reported across the southeast. the east coast also under a threat of tornados this gust of wind was strong enough to flip a car in south

carolina >> idalia first made landfall in keaton beach, florida, with 125 mile-per-hour winds and a storm surge of up to nine feet >> all of our commercial buildings downtown are under water. a huge percentage of our homes have been inundated with water >> the small town of perry was in the eye of this category 3 hurricane. and now it looks like it was hit by a fast-moving train at long cleanup begins jay gray was in florida as the dangerous stormhit >> we saw heavy rain, strong winds, but this storm, once it got over land accelerated and moved through pretty quickly, allowing teams to get out. allowing repairs to start happening. along the coastline, that's where eyeidalia made its most serious mark it ravaged areas where it made landfall a wall of water in places ten feet high or more. there was that wind, 125 miles

per hour saustained this was a well-organized, intense storm, and we know that because over land, pushing into georgia it was still a category 1 hurricane. flooding, downed trees and a mess in georgia, as it continued to push through. and the carolinas now taking the beating. we've seen tornado watches and warnings they are getting some severe rain we've seen water lapping up and over some of the sea walls there. this storm is going to continue to move. and what forecasters are saying is, it's sea, michelle?

>> by this afternoon we're going to say good-bye to idalia. still dealing with heavy rain and gusty winds that can cause power outages. dangerous surf and the chance for a few tornados we're still looking at winds at 50 miles per hour. that's a pretty strong tropica storm. we're seeing it move fast at 21 miles per hour we're looking at heavy rain this morning. brighter colors showing where the heavier rain is falling. here is the pink area. that is a tornado watch. we still have a chance for a quick spinup before it's completely out of here later on this afternoon also looking at the chance for flash flooding we to have the chance of flash flooding where you see the green. 6 million people impacted. and where you see the red here, that is meaning flooding is happening right now or imminent. the track, we're going to say good-bye to idalia as we go throughout the afternoon hours and it kind of skirts to the east, and we're going to see it

impacting bermuda into early next week. we'll talk about the impacts in the carolinas in just a few minutes. >> thank you meanwhile, president biden has spoke with the governors of all the states in idalia's path, promising to provide any help that they cask for. >> i let each governor know if there's anything, anything the states need right now, i'm ready to emotimobilize that support f what they need >> red cross is ready to provide shelter for at least 20,000 people, and fema pre-staged well over a million meals and liters of water breaking this morning, at least 63 people have been killed in a building fire in johannesburg, south africa. emergency officials confirming the fatalities after responding to the inferno at a five-storey building dozens more have been treated at the scene or taken to the hospital search and rescue efforts are still under way right now. the cause of the fire is under

investigation. students gathered overnight at the university of north carolina chapel hill to pay tribute to the professor woho ws killed earlier this week that rocked the campus. hundreds came together for a candlelight vigil. the professor is known as a leader in his field, kind and a dedicated father the suspect in his death is facing first degree musrder charges. the kremlin is seeking artillery ammunition from the kim jong un regime as north korea confirms reports that they fired two rounds of short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea of japan wednesday let's bring in ali arouzi. russia and north korea seem to be forging an increasingly close partnership, why >> reporter: good morning,

frances. one. reasons is that these two are pariahs, and they are forging an alliance borne out of a common enemy, that's the west in particular the united states. also traditionally, russia has supported north korea. both militarily and diplomatically and now that they're struggling to make headway in ukraine they're calling in favors, much like they did with iran that allegedly provided them with drones and like iran, the north koreans are denying providing the russians with ammunitions and munition but the evidence portray as very different picture. russian defense minister sergei shoigu had traveled to north korea last month to secure deals for artillery and a significant amount of wide-ranging munitions. putin and skimkim have exchanged

communication to work together russians pounded ukraine yesterday, and yesterday the north koreans also launched two short-range ballistic missilesna the sea in response to the u.s. drills in the area they didn't cause any damage or fatality, but south koreans say it was a grave provocation by the north. frances? >> hit fat this time for at that we go to nbc's brie jackson in washingt washington we're talking about mitch mcconnell. what happened? >> reporter: wednesday's event with mitch mcconnell took an unexpected turn after the

81-year-old was asked about his future reelection plans. >> what are your thoughts on running for reelection in twhix? >> may thoughts about what >> running for reelection in 2026 >> did you hear the question, senator? running for reelection 2026 >> yes >> all right, i'm sorry, y'all, we're going to need a minute >> after mcconnell came to he took two more questions which his aides had to repeat to him before departing a spokesperson for mcconnell says he paused feeling light-headed and thathad to had away last month he suffered a similar occurrence at a news conference. he went silent for 19 seconds before being led away by fellow

republicans. he was also sidelined from the senate floor for over a month in march after tripping and falling at an event leading to a concussion president biden was also asked about about his former senate colleague and said he had only heard about the incident right before the appearance and that we try to get in touch with mcconnell later in the afternoon. >> all right, brie, thank you. federal restrictions on marijuana may be about to go up in smoke the department of health and human services is formally recommending that the dea ease government restrictions on cannabis it remains illegal at the federal level. marijuana is classified as a schedule one drug alongside substances including heroin and lsd. the recommendation by hhs would move it to a schedule three classification under the controlled substances act. the dea said it would initiate its review of the request. let's bring in michelle

grossmann with another look at idalia's lingering dangers . >> we are looking at dangerous storm surge, rough seas. heavy, heavy rain falling, the chance for tornados and gusty winds. we're still seeing a tropical storm impacting parts of the carolinas. anywhere from four to eight inches on top of what they've already gotten, that could lead to flash flooding. also destructive winds remember the ground is so really wet. that could bring down power lines and trees leading to more power outages. anywhere from 30, 40, 50 miles per hour and the chance for dangerous storm surge, up to two to four feet in some spots, and that storms. we're looking at showers and

storms in orlando and tampa. all right, guys. idalia remains the big story of the day. we're still looking at warm temperatures in the middle of the country. we'll talk more about that coming up. did you manage to catch a glimpse of the moon last night if you did, you're very lucky. wednesday night's moon was a rare super blue man. and moon, and we won't see another until 2037 while it won't be a different color it's exceptionally bright in the sky >> thus the saying, once in a blue moon. >> right, exactly. we're back with a whopper of a lawsuit for burger king. and a push to revamp overtime laws that could mean more money in your paycheck. me more money in your paycheck. dr. garcia? crest reality checkup. that grimy film on your teeth? it's actually the buildup of plaque bacteria which can cause cavities in months.

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idalia on the move this morning after flipping cars and flooding homes the powerful storm slides off the carolina coast we're tracking the latest and the damage left in its wake. actively advancing that's how u.s. officials are describing ongoing arms negotiations between russia and north korea. our team explains what it could mean for global safety one of the largest school district