trade secrets. families are waiting with baited breath for the prisoner swap is set to become a reality. we'll have a live report laying out all the details. countdown to a shutdown. congress plans to keep the government open. we're live from washington on the latest spending agreement

one party just proposed. care concerns. families desperate to enroll their kids in daycare are about to face a new challenge as the pandemic boost to those centers across the country begins to fade pigging out. find out what nyu scientists have learned from an unusual experiment that combined animal organs with a human body and sunrise salutation see how a south carolina yoga instructor is making her classes much more inclusive, brightening the days of her students it is monday, september 18th "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad you could be with us i'm frances rivera this could be the start of a life-changing week for five americans who have been waiting for years to return to u.s. soil a high-stakes prisoner swap with iran could take place as soon as today. it's part of a controversial deal that involves returning five iranians who have been detained in america, and unfreezing $6 billion in iranian

money. nb >> what do we know about how and when this swap is expected to happen >> reporter: jessica and frances, good morning to you we don't have exact timing on this, but this could happen as early as today when it does, it will be highly choreographed, every step carefully planned. two diplomats telling nbc news the iranians will confirm that $6 billion that iranian money to benfrozen has been transferred from south carolina through switzerlan south core that will initiate the prisoner swap, those five americans will be released from iran, flown to roughly two hours from iran to qatar, and then presumably onto the united states at some point. the five americans, we have three of their names, the other two yet unnamed.

we understand that those three were released from iranian prisons last month and placed under house arrest the other two were already under house arrest the iranian president ebrahim raisi telling lester holt that all of them are in good health in, good condition once they are released, the five iranians held in the u.s. will be released. we understand at least one of them may stay in the united states that, according to iranian authorities. this of course is highly controversial, some republican critics saying that the u.s. is essentially paying ransom money to the iranians. we do know that both president raisi and president biden will be at the u.n. general assembly this week as this prisoner swap set to take place potentially as early as today

>> we will certainly be keeping our eyes on that ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is also expected to visit the united nations this week. zelenskyy warned in a new "60 minutes" interview that if ukraine falls to russia, it could lead to another world war. >> translator: the whole world has to decide whether we want to stop putin or whether we want to start the beginning of a world war. russian society has lost the respect of the world they elected him and re-elected him and raised a second hitler >> a senior leadership aide tells nbc news that zelenskyy is also set to visit with u.s. senators at the capitol this week and the person familiar with the plan says the ukrainian leader will also visit president biden at the white house on thursday this morning, law enforcement officers in pennsylvania are searching for nine juveniles who escaped from a detention center there local law enforcement tells nbc

news the group escaped around 8:00 last night after a riot at an academy this is unfolding right now just northwest of philadelphia in berkes county. it is worth telling you that berks county borders chester county where danelo cavalcante evaded police officers for almost two weeks after escaping prison two people have been arrested after a child died at a daycare in new york city "the new york times" reports the owner of the daycare and her tenant are facing multiple charges including murder after a 1-year-old boy died of suspected exposure to fentanyl three other children from the center were hospitalized including a 2-year-old boy in critical condition the daycare was run out of a home in the bronx where officials say they found a tool that is commonly used to package large quantities of drugs. the investigation is ongoing congress now has less than two weeks to keep the government funded and try to prevent a shutdown and the burden is resting on the top republican in the house,

kevin mccarthy, as he tries to keep his caucus together during some strong disagreements on spending for more on this, we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington brie, good morning, what are the funding negotiations looking like as we start the week? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. well, this looming spending battle will take center stage when congress returns to capitol hill on tuesday. on sunday, house republicans introduced their own bill that would fund the government until the end of october multiple gop sources tell nbc news that it came out of negotiations between the hard line and moderate factions of the party. this legislation, which cuts domestic spending by 8%, also includes most components of a hard-line republican immigration bill, the secure the border act of 2023. house speaker kevin mccarthy has already faced challenges trying to get his party to come together on the spending agreement with far-right members refusing to budge on their demands and even threatening his

position as speaker. here's what he had to say about the possibility of a shutdown on sunday >> a shutdown would only give strength to the democrats it >> would give the power to biden it >> wouldn't pay our troops it. >> wouldn't pay our border agents more people would becoming t across >> while he can only afford a few defections, mccarthy has yet to secure the full support of the party on this stop-gap bill. multiple gop house members voiced their displeasure with the bill sunday evening, while texas republican tony gonzalez said it's now crystal clear that a government shutdown is coming. now, even if the bill is passed, it faces an all but certain road block in the democrat-controlled senate with immigration provisions and reduced spending are a no-go. back to you, jessica >> and all while that clock is ticking. brie, thank you. ken paxton was reinstated as texas attorney general after he was acquitted on 16 impeachment articles by the state senate on

saturday all but two republican senators voted to clear him of corruption and bribery charges following a trial that lasted just under two weeks. after the verdict was handed down, lieutenant governor dan patrick criticized the texas house for rushing paxton's impeachment, and called for reforms to the process an attorney for paxton said the a.g. is excited to get ready and back to work military officials are searching for a fighter jet that went missing mid-flight. a pilot actually ejected himself from that aircraft over south carolina authorities say he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. they are still investigating why he had to parachute out of the plane. the search, meanwhile, for the missing fighter jet is focused on two leaks near north charleston official there's are asking the public for help finding it you'll want to keep an eye out for wet roads if you're on the east coast this morning. the most recent rounds of storms is moving out as we kick off your work week

our meteorologist is tracking all of that. >> did you guys have a good last final weekend of summer? we welcome in fall this week we started off the weekend with all the rain with what was associated with hurricane lee, especially cape cod into maine and then the rain returned in areas of the mid-atlantic yesterday. now it is streaming up through into the northeast kind of the least thing we need in maine where we're still recovering from what happened over the weekend with the hurricane. now, the area of heaviest rain has been moving from areas of delaware and southern new jersey this will move up into new york city for the beginning of the rush hour. so we will see slow conditions on i-95, philadelphia through new york and southern new england. as we go throughout the afternoon and evening, that's where we'll see some of the heavier rain around boston and heading up into maine. it's been ridiculous how much it's been raining in areas of the northeast this summer. so it's been storm after storm so the forecast middle of the country is warm tonight, watch out, some strong storms in oklahoma

middle of the week nothing too crazy going on as storms for the west new storm is going to develop up the southeast coast. if anyone has weekend plans along the mid-atlantic or the ing like and feeling like summer from phoenix all the way through dallas plenty of sun and dry weather. i think a lot of us, especially in the south, we're done with summer they probably like some nice cooler type weather. knocked the humidity out there >> all right, bill, thank you. well, fans won't be missing diddy any longer, especially in manhattan. >> diddy's finally had the key to infinity! [ cheers and applause >> that's sean diddy combs accepting the key to new york city during his ceremony in

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>> i think that yoga is very special, very meaningful thing >> reporter: this is the yoga class taught by jane heart at thrive upstate, the nonprofit serves peoples with disabilities in greenville county >> i modify yoga for every ability. >> reporter: with gentle hands, jane helps her adult students move into yoga poses >> it gives them freedom in their mind, gives them freedom in their spirit. it gives them freedom in their body >> reporter: believing in them, helping them believe in themselves >> i love yoga it helps me with stress, anxiety, depression. >> reporter: some of the students are in wheelchairs. jane helps them move >> we want everybody to be out there doing things that other people get to do, because why not? we can you might do it differently, but you can do it. >> reporter: she sees her students flourish. >> it makes me feel a natural

high >> reporter: jane teaches classes at several of thrive's upstate day centers. her business, modified ability yoga, was created after bringing her 25-year-old daughter grayson here jane says grayson is severely handicapped. >> it is so important for individuals like my daughter to be in the community for people to see her why? because she is just like you, she's just like me, she's human. >> reporter: here, yoga helps. >> it will also benefit your day. you'll have more of a positive day. >> yoga, to me, is something that i tried and i thought, wow, i totally need this, i totally, totally need this. >> our thanks to gabrielle for sharing that story the beehive is swarming to a fellow fan's side after he missed beyonce's concert after

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