lingering lee. the atlantic hurricane might not make landfall on our shores, but it could still leave an impact with powerful winds and rain

we have the latest with a full weather report coming up washed away in an instant. the death toll continues to climb in libya this morning at burst of two dams leads to catastrophic flash flooding in the eastern part of the country. blood money. a pharmacy chain is reimbursing customers for its role in the theranos case, one of the biggest tech fiascos of the century. we'll tell you if you're eligible for a refund from walgreen's older americans are more fearful than ever that funding for social security could dry up in their lifetime. we go live with cnbc in london to explain how the american institution could evolve in the coming years and plucked from the wilderness how a chance encounter during a kayaking outing led to this special moment between man and animal it is tuesday, september 12, and "early today" starts right now hi and good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad to be with you, i'm frances rivera

hurricane lee might directly impact parts of the northeast, including boston but even regions that won't see the storm could feel its force the east coast is likely to see rain, coastal flooding and dangerous rip currents the storm is also boasting a large wind field, bringing powerful gusts down the east coast. lee's expected to swing north on wednesday. in just a few minutes, angie lassman will take a closer look at what to expect. to morocco now qr thwhere t death toll after friday's earthquake is still rising the window for finding survivors is close we want to bring in nbc news foreign correspondent chapman bell, who has been following this story for us. good morning what is the latest on the rescue and recovery in morocco? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. that race is on still for rescue teams. of course they never want to

give up hope finding people trapped in this rubble but while the city of marrakech was damaged and people are still sleeping out on the streets there, much of the damage was in the high atlas mountains in isolated villages that were already difficult to reach, now more difficult to reach, steep, windy roads blocked by boulders and debris as many of these villages crumble as they're made from simple building products like mud so rescue efforts are really hampered it's also very difficult to get heavy moving equipment to these remote areas so many of the villagers and rescue teams have resorted to using their bare hands to try to dig through the rubble to look for people now rescue efforts are still under way in groups from countries like spain, britain, uae and qatar are in the country. the u.s. of course has offered to help, and there are aid groups like doctors without

borders who are assisting with the survivors. now many people lost everything, so it's very crucial to see what they can do to help the people who survivored this quake as these search and rescue efforts will eventually turn into recovery efforts but the 25 or hundred people who are injured now needing medical assistance as these rescue efforts still continue >> such a desperate situation over there still, thank you. and if you want to support the recovery and rebuilding efforts, we do enyurge you -- >> reporter: thanks guys, have a wonderful day. >> doctors without borders and the moroccan food bank are taking donations >> repo the american scientist trapped in a cave in turkey has been rescued our molly hunter reports on the ordeal and the ultimate triumph

on the international team that brought him out alive. [ applause ] >> reporter: the extraordinary moment rescuers had been working towards as american scientist mark dickey is hoisted to the surface. >> it is amazing to be above ground again >> reporter: in the last video of dickey underground inside turkey's deep cave, he's wrapped tightly to a stretcher, cocooned so he doesn't slip as rescuers bring him through the final feet of the mammoth 3,400 foot journey to the top in the last few hours the stretcher rocking and heaving, but making steady progress on the pulley system. the 40-year-oldnew jersey native, an experienced caver suffered from severe gastrointestinal bleeding about ten days ago the news reached the surface saturday september 2nd, and the first medical team to reach him said he was in serious, li life-threatening condition

remarkably, they completed a brood transfusion. >> as you can ear, i'm up and talking but i'm not hield on the inside i need a lot of help to get out of here. >> reporter: when he stabilized, the complicated mission began on saturday with the nearly 200-strong-team delivering him to safety. this is an incredibly remote area he was assessed on site. he was helicopter airlifted to a nearby hospital in turkey. the kremlin announced monday that vladimir putin has invited kim jong un to russia. kim was confirmed to have left his home country aboard his private heavily-fortified train late sunday for what will be his second known visit to russia these two powerful leaders are expected to continue discussions over russia's war in ukraine and the potential sale of arms between the two nations. those negotiations began during a meeting over the summer. analysts say north korea has a huge supply of weapons that

could be used to replenish a depleted russian military. on monday, the u.s. urged north korea to not provide weapons to russia, citing public commitment that the north has previously given. the latest waves of gun violence are prompting one democratic governor to take action in her state. but her proposals have faced immediate backlash from both sides of the aisle, accusing her of violating the constitution. for more on this we go to brie jackson in washington. lay out for us what these proposals out of new mexico entail >> reporter: good morning, frances. last friday, new mexico's governor announced a 30-day ban on open and concealed carry of firearms in the county which included albuquerque, the state's largest city the governor said the ban, which will b be ie if ifon f in forceu

violence and drug crimes since announcing the ban, she has received criticism from both parties, saying it's a violation of second amendment rights here's what the democratic sheriff had to say >> while i understand the urgency, the temporary ban challenges the foundations of our constitution but most importantly, it is unconstitutional my oath was to protect the constitution, and that is what i will do. >> reporter: lou han grisham says she does not need a lecture on constitutionality meanwhile, some are calling for her removal over the actions in a response to a post from x

owner elon musk, state representatives said they will move to impeach grisham for these bans grisham maintains that she has jurisdiction over the state's carry laws in libya, thousands of people are feared dead after a powerful storm caused flooding that swept away whole neighborhoods. hardest hate hardest hit is an eastern city where two dams burst causing deadly flooding. a spokesman for the military says between 5,000 and 6,000 people are missing this morning. there was a call for urgent humanitarian assistance. a climber is lucky to be alive after surviving a fall from one of the most dangerous mountains. the unidentified man was climbing in new zealand when he slipped and fell nearly 2,000 feet the accident happened in the same area where two mountain

climbers fell to their deaths in 2021 luckily, he halanded on snow and only sustained minor injuries. mgm says a security issue may have wide impact across their companies across the country. it affected some of their casinos and resorts and law enforcement has been made aware. an mgm spokesperson says casino gaming was back up and running after the company shut down some of their servers to protect their data mgm is investigating, and the full impact on reservation systems and casinos is unclear nbc meteorologist angie lassman has her eye on a system as it moves east >> even as far south as texas we're seeing rain this morning pack that umbrella you're going to want it as you head out this morning. we have a couple of showers across the southwest there's that cold front you

mentioned. it's going to slowly move its way to the east, leaving us a little unsettled the severe threat today is fairly low we're more so looking at the heavy rain on already-saturated grounds. we're keeping a close eye on hurricane lee, right now cat category 3, expected to intensify a little bit here. it does have winds of 115 miles per hour we could see it get a little stronger as it begins to expand and weaken as it gets farther to the north. folks really from new york to points south of that not looking any direct impact except for rip current risks, erosion and high surf we still have the potential for impacts in new england that's where we'll watch for gusty winds to be possible a well as warmer through jackson

95 through the afternoon high, 90 degrees in new orleans with partly cloudy skies. and that's a look at your forecast, ladies, back over to you. >> thank you, angie. americans planning for retirement could be in for a shock. >> social security funds are drying up. how soon they could run out, next how soon they could run out, next they say she can make things appear out of thin air. hey! you guys want to come in? my mom made dinner. make your table legendary, with country crock. ♪oh♪ ♪then you take me by the hand♪ ♪i feel better again♪ ♪oh i feel better now♪ lysol is supporting schools by providing materials to teach healthy habits. keeping kids together, here. [boy] chicken nugget man. where they can share who they truly are.

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affiliate tells us more about that encounter >> reporter: travis ward has been kayaking for about a year now. >> been doing a lot of golfing, got expensive, so i found a new hobby. >> reporter: he loves being able to glide along the water and see the beautiful desert scenery and last week when he got out of his truck and set his kayak by the water he had a real connection with nature >> at that point i had noticed two donkeys coming toward me >> reporter: when this one started approaching him. he's always seen donkeys out at the lake but not this close. it's when he realized something was wrong. >> he got closer and i saw there were thorns in his nose and his ear as well. >> reporter: spines likely from the thousands of saguaros that surround lake pleasant >> i could tell he was in pain >> reporter: he believed this animal was asking for help >> i realized he was in trouble. i was like, ah, maybe he wants me to take them out. >> reporter: he slowly moved

toward the donkey and started plucking each one out one by one. >> he was being very still, very calm and he let me get all of them out. >> reporter: after pulling out about 40 thorns. >> good boy. >> reporter: he says the donkey thanked him in his own way >> he does the donkey noise for about a minute and takes off >> reporter: a moment he says he will never forget. taking in the moment of helping a creature in need before getting out on the water. >> it's always nice to help, whether it's a person or an animal >> our thanks to chase golytely for this i'm so glad he one hand free to actually film it so we could see. >> and i do love that he thanke him in his own way after taking a stroll around an island, a man found a treasure nine pendants, three rings and ten gold pearls bushried in the

soil they were briefed to have been buried around 500 a.d. and are set to put be put on display how come i never findanything cool like that >> we see these guys on the beach and they end up with bottle caps. there is more ahead on the "today" show with a look at the life from the nfl jason ckelce. >> really let people into our lives and our heads and everything that happens through the course of a nfl season >> when you started filming,

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