i'm tom llamas stay right there, more news on the way. ews on the way. as vladimir putin and kim jong un meet, missiles leave north korea's borders. what they discussed as the signal rang out across the globe. five prisoners are one step

closer to coming home. the exclusive interview with iran's president as he outlines plans for the $6 billion the country could get in exchange. apple unveiling plans to ditch anythlightninlightning co a close call in texas caught on camera. a woman trying to take a video of a storm almost gets struck by lightning. hear her account of the terrifying moment. it's wednesday, september 13th "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm jessica layton >> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera breaking overnight, north korean leader kim jong un has met with vladimir putin in russia the two greeted each other at the spaceport in russia's far east they are expected to discuss a

weapons and technology deal. it came after south korea and japan reported that the north fired two possible ballistic missiles into the sea of japan no damage or injuries have been reported the prisoner swap between the u.s. and iran is moving forward. the deal months in the making involves the exchange of five american citizens imprisoned in iran for the five iranian nationals detained in the u.s., as well as giving iran access to $6 billion in oil revenues blocked by u.s. sanctions. in an exclusive interview, nbc's lester holt spoke with the president of iran through a government-provided translator, to talk about the deal and how the country will use this money. >> translator: this money belongs to the islamic republic of iran, and naturally, we will decide, islamic republic of iran will decide to spend it wherever we need it >> despite that president's comments, the agreement says

iran is only allowed to use the unlocked funds for humanitarian purposes meanwhile, republicans are blasting the deal, calling it a ransom paid to iran, saying it emboldens regimes that fund terrorism. u.s. officials note that iran will not have access to the money directly, they will be moved to accounts in qatar and transactions will be monitored m by the treasury. unprecedented flooding wiped out a city in libya. its long-running political conflict increased the region's vulnerability to extreme weather, creating an unthinkable situation. our josh letterman has more on the efforts to recover >> reporter: along libya's mediterraneanen coast, utter devastation, in a war-wracked region unprepared to respond severe flooding leaving in its wake an unthinkable loss of life and with some 10,000 people missing fears the death toll

will grow far higher in eastern libya, bodies strewn on the streets bit dozens, covered by blankets. cars piled on top of each other. residents and aid workers navigating knee-deep muddy water and neighborhoods that no longer exist. a quarter of the town was wiped out. >> thousands of people have lost their lives. thousands of people have lost their homes, and thousands of families are stranded or lost. >> reporter: in the hardest-hit area, the health system has collapsed. ambulance officials say what functioning hospitals remain are now sorting grounds for the bodies arriving by the hundreds. the culprit, mediterranean stor daniel which burst two dams on a river that runs right through the city of some 90,000 people the waves of water swept buildings and people right into the mediterranean sea. a disaster of proportions that would be impossible for any country to deal with in the best of times

but these are not the best of times in libya an oil-rich north african country that's been torn apart for more than a decade, since muammar gaddafi was killed in the years since, two rival governments each backed by their own militias have fought for control of territory, leaving infrastructure crumbling, ripe conditions for humanitarian disaster >> the challenges are ranging between access to basic health facilities or health services, shelter and shelter management, food and non-food items. first aid. >> reporter: libya's internationally-backed government doesn't control the city but is sending in help and imploring the rest of the world to do the same >> and our thanks to josh letterman for that report. more than eight months after the nation was shocked by this brutal video, the former police

officers accused of biting tyre nicholls to death face federal charges all five have charged with civil rights violations including use of excessive force and witness tampering. they were already facing state court charges all have entered not-guilty pleas. >> he was beaten, pepper sprayed and died in the hospital three days later if found guilty on the federal charges all five could face life in prison. lawyers for the families say they hope this newest indictment give theirs clclients hope as ty grieve speaker mccarthy announced the opening of an impeachment inquiry into president biden he's directing three house committees to lead the probe of alleged abuses of power, obstruction and corruption by biden. this follows investigations into president biden's knowledge of his family's alleged foreign business dealings.

the president's son hunter has been a major focus of the investigations so far, house republicans have provided no direct evidence to prove the claims mccarthy's announcement, though, comes shortly after he told breitbart that he would not open an inquiry without a full house vote the republican leader had criticized democrats for not holding a vote in 2019 during the impeachment inquiry into then president trump the cdc has signed off on a new covid vaccine recommending anyone six months and older should receive the updated hot moderna and pfizer have enhanced their formulas to target new variants and it comes after a surge in late-summer covid cases. the shots are expected to be available within the next 48 hours. well, you probably felt it this summer was the hottest in recorded history it's part of a climate trend coupled with stronger storms set to cost the country billions of

dollars. our nbc climate reporter shows how extreme heat will continue costing us more until we take bigger action. >> reporter: bart complains, this is the hottest summer of my life homer, this is the coolest summer for the rest of your life and sadly, that could be true. with july the hottest month ever recorded, and this summer, earth's hottest. in the u.s., heat targeted the pacific northwest and gulf coast which has florida, mississippi and louisiana suffering through their hottest year so far. >> and the way in which it's distributing around the country, i think, is not so much a surprise but an unfortunate manifestation of what we have been expecting as a result of climate change impacts >> reporter: heat makes our power bills higher, our food cost more. pushes outdoor workers to the brink and kills way more americans than any type of

weather. so politically, why does addressing extreme heat feel so cold >> one of the challenging things about heat is that often it doesn't give us this huge camera-ready fodder. it's not like a hurricane that blows through. there's this famous scene in the "g "gladiator" movie where russell crowe throws down his sword and says "are you not entertained. there are many times doing this work i've felt like is this enough is this enough i totally understand your asking the question >> reporter: and extreme heat is being driven by carbon emissions, burning oil and gas climate central found on any given day this summer more than 1.5 billion people sweated through climate amplified heat, and policy experts say the costs are soaring. >> when we dot autopsy of this summer it's going to look like a mass casualty event, and it's going to be shocking to people even like me who work in this

field. but we're going to be shocked at the economic impact of these things once you calculate the cost on a hospital system, agriculture, it's not a lonely event. it has far-reaching tentacles into other aspects of society. >> reporter: ashley hopes congress starts putting more money toward the problem like creating a national hurricane center but for heat. locally solutions look different in every community, but your local government can move a lot faster to address extreme heat if you want to get involved, that's a great place to start. i'm climate reporter chase cain. >> we're no longer feeling that summer heat, but more storms are on the way for the northeast angie lassman is tracking when those storms are set to arrive >> it's been a couple of soggy days and we have saturated grounds, and because of that flood watches are up we see a couple

of flash flood watches 42 million impacted fwhi with mimpacteds by this with more on the way here's areas that i want to you watch for. new york, philadelphia, hartford, boston, all included in that slight risk for flash flooding through the day today that will extend into the evening hours tonight. as we add on maybe another inch or two of rain in some of these spots. and it could and lot of rain in just one little period of time maybe an inch or two per hour. so it will be some impressive rainfall meanwhile, hurricane lee is currently a category 3 system working to the north as of right now, continuing to potentially impact folks in bermuda as we get into thursday, we see the high surf and rip current threat and the potential for it tr oma.

68 for chicago a cool 66 for growneen bay and plenty of sunshine in minneapolis today. that's a look at your forecast, back over to you the iphone 15 could be the end of apple's lightning cord. >> we are looking at the major shakeup from apple's hardware event when "early today" returns. event when "early today" returns. start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. "look at this skin, baby. she is glowing. she is 1 of 1." with new olay hyaluronic body wash 95% of women had visibly-better skin. "my skin is so much more moisturized." see the difference with olay. hey guys, check it out: it's mrs. stevens. they say she can make things appear out of thin air.

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but the biggest change, charging ports. >> so we're bringing usb-c to iphone 15. >> reporter: apple switching out the unique lightning cable for the usb-c used by, welt wl, pre much everybody else. >> i have one cable and it charges everything in my suitcase how is that not the world we live in? >> reporter: it's in part because the eu has made usb-c mandatory. >> being forced by the eu to do it, and they have said pretty loudly that they don't like being forced to do things, but i think ultimately we would have gotten here sometime in the next couple years >> reporter: meanwhile, apple is forging ties with companies in vietnam and india as political tensions with china increase as for the lightning cables. >> the old lightning adapters are going to be around for a long time. there's going to be a need for those for many, many years to

many could >> reporter: don't throw them away capper a copper and silver in the cables are reusable >> recycle copper uses 85% less energy than creating new copper. so it's a win-win for everybody. >> our thanks to jacob ward for that report. all right, here, georgia, governor brian kim p has declared a state of emergency over inflation rates the republican governor blamed the increases on prices on bidenomics and run away spending he said a gas tax suspension had save over 30 cents per gallon. it is the second time he has suspended fuel taxes in georgia. still to come, the new jets quarterback skylidelined for the season what they are saying about aaron rodgers and his achilles injury.

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back from this. >> for me, it's my heart going out to that quarterback, a tough recovery on an achilles. throwing it over to baseball where adam wainwright has been in a late slump. it all changed in baltimore. wainwright struck out three and only allowed two earned runs the cardinals beat the orioles, earning wainwright his 199th career win he has a couple weeks to get to 200. he's in his 18th season. if he wants 200 he needs to do it quickly go tu >> turn that around. on the eve of the wnba playoffs, briaeanna stewart was named ap player of the year. she at she's the first back-to-back winner you talk about a player who's never been on a losing team.

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she's pretty conscious about her surroundings while recording lightning, but friday night was a little different >> you don't always realize that you just nominated yourself for a darwin award until after the fact >> reporter: while standing outside her front door getting video of the dark skies, suddenly she felt an energy running through her body >> i got tingly feeling and the harris hairs on your body standing on end onfeand you feel impending . i don't floknow if it was like y body trying to leave >> reporter: she wasn't sure what hit, but the force blew out speakers of the headphones she was wearing. >> i was thinking my headphones broke, not that i just dinever e these head phone

>> i looked at my husband, bring me a spoon and jar of nutella and don't talk to me for half an hour >> reporter: she got proof on her phone of the power of the storm. >> i had actually just done confession with my priest an hour and a half prior to that. and i'm sitting there, and i'm like, is this god telling me i didn't confess everything? >> reporter: and while she has a sense of humor about her possible brush with death, she says this was a learning experience that could have been her last >> you do have to learn a healthy respect for, you know, very beautiful, but also re dangerous things that god created >> reporter: zoe still has a love for lightning but will probably be watching from the sidelines. >> i'm good. i'm good for the rest of my life i will enjoy it from a distance or watching it from youtube. >> our thanks for that report. i love her perspective, even

love her sense of humor even more >> and i love nut tell ha right al along with here. something stunk at a game, it was a skunk there was a delay of play when the animal ran circles around everyone trying to catch it. it's the second time the skunk has gotten on that field this season after the two-minute chase in the bottom of the sixth, the skunk was moved and nobody was hurt or sprayed. >> yeah, needs to be the mascot for that team. than for watchinks

if the people who are talking right now stop, we will allow you to stay. >> right now at 5:00, tempers flare at a school board meeting and deputies called in, with the battle lines drawn over the flying of a pride flag. we're live with details on the late-night decision. serious allegations against a popul