this morning, five americans are on their way home after being unjustly held for years in iran what they're most excited to do after returning to american soil >> as the white house celebrates that homecoming, president biden gets ready to speak at the u.n. general assembly this morning. we'll share the notable leaders

on the president's schedule this week in a live report from washington the federal reserve's highly-anticipated policy meeting gets under way this morning after americans brace for the holiday season will the fed raise interest rates? >> yellowstone gets ready to wrap up. why the show is getting a second chance in the spotlight. no secret, people love fantasy football but how much more can the platform grow in and what should you do if your team is falling behind it's tuesday, september 19 "early today" starts now hi there i'm frances rivera >> good morning. i'm jessica layton the leaders of the world are gathered in new york city this week for the u.n. general assembly and, as the dust settles from a major foreign policy deal that has gotten praise and condemn make, preside

condemnnation, president biden is set to deliver remarks. what are we expecting him to say? >> reporter: so president biden is set to address the u.n. general assembly at 10:00 a.m. this morning and on friday, marble security advisor jake sullivan gave an idea of what the president's remarks will include >> in that speech, he will lay out for the world the steps that he and his administration have taken to advance the vision of american leadership that is built on the premise of working with others to solve the world's most pressing problems >> and over the next two days, president biden will hold meetings with u.n. officials and world leaders, including israeli prime minister netanyahu and president lula of brazil ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is also attending the general assembly for the first time since the war in ukraine began if february of 2022. but he is not expected to meet with president biden until the two of them are back here in

washington on thursday biden's address on the world stage immediately follows the completion of a major foreign policy maneuver that closely watched prisoner swap between the u.s. and iran. it involves iran getting access to $6 billion in oil revenues that were frozen under u.s. sanctions, which led to some republicans accusing the white house of paying a ransom to a country that sponsors terrorism. the u.s. is not paying iran for these prisoners, nor will iran have access to these funds directly president biden will take the stage at the u.n. just a few short hours after the freed americans are scheduled to arrive back on american soil also, iranian president ebrahim raisi is expected to speak later in the day >> brie, thank you >> let's get an update on the return of those freed americans. they flew overnight from qatar to the united states

chapman bell is follow the journey for us good morning this had cewill certainly be an incredibly emotional homecoming today. >> reporter: that's right, jessica, that plane arriving qatar. and u.s. officials were there on the ground to greet them in doha according to the families, one of the families of the prisoners released, all five families spoke with president biden and jake sullivan. according to one senior diplomat in qatar, all five of those passengers are on a plane heading to the u.s. to the washington, d.c. area. they took off after meeting with official there and they're all believed to be in good health and in good spirits as well. one of those released, americans saying in a statement that he's been dreaming of this day for eight years and cannot wait to

get to an apple store to see what garagdgets exist now sinceh time of being unlawfully incarcerated in iran on the other side of this exchange, five iranians were released from prison in the u.s. for non-violent crime and are on their way back to tehran two of those have arrived, reportedly one wishes to go to another country and two potentially are staying in the u.s. where they are residency of but this all involves that $6 billion in revenues released by the u.s. that the white house says can only be used for humanitarian purposes. however, iran disagrees. their president saying in an interview with lester holt they will use it on whatever they please but these five americans home and happy very soon. >> he's going to be shocked at that apple store, thank you. now to a nbc news exclusive. u.s. government officials say the number of migrants illegally

crossing the u.s. border in mexico are increasing. the latest data shows an average of just over 4300 illegal crossing for the month of july, two officials tell nbc that 7500 migrants were apprehended just this last sunday the biden administration has touted the decrease since implementing new policies in may. a spokesperson says they remain vigilant and expect to see fluctuations in the number of migrants coming across the border >> reporter: police in los angeles are investigating the death of two women they were found days apart in their downtown apartment but they don't believe the cases are related. police say the death is being investigated as a homicide she's the sister of a pop star named jordan pauline police are waiting for a medical examiner's report in the other case and say there is no link

right now between the two. a major development in a story we brought you yesterday a manhunt in los angeles ended in an hours-long standoff and arrest police have the man who shot and killed an of's deputy at a stoplight right outside the sheriff's department one question remains why did he pull the trigger? dana griffin brings us the latest >> reporter: the manhunt for a suspected cop killer is over >> come out with your hands up >> reporter: s.w.a.t. teams arresting the man in an early-morning raid, following an hours-long standoff. >> for right now, we believe we have the murderer of our deputy in custody >> reporter: authorities saying they recovered multle p firearms and obtained the suspect at a home he shared with his parents in palmdale, less than 30 miles from the sheriff's office where

de deputy clinkunbroomer was killed video captured the moment the suspect stopped next to the officer and takes off. the suspect's family says he had been placed on multiple 72-hour psychiatric holds. >> he was mentally ill he heard voices. we tried to help him >> reporter: the family would not confirm how he obtained the firearm as investigators work to determine a motive for the murder is there anything about him or that you've discovered as to why this happened? >> that's the million dollar question everyone wants to know request would somebody do something this horrible >> reporter: deputy clinkunbroomer engaged to be married just days ago leaves behind a grieving family and community trying to comprehend this tragedy thousands of uaw members have been striking since friday and more could be joining the picket line this week. uaw president shawn fain says

more workers will join the strike if serious progress not made at the negotiating table by noon friday. 13,000 workers are currently striking at plants in missouri, ohio and michigan. canadian auto workers could start striking this week negotiations were extended to wednesday until after what they called a substantive offer from ford minutes before the deadline we are looking at weather from the east coast to the central plains angie is tracking the wet weather. good morning >> we've got a couple soggy spots. some really warm temperatures, summer like across parts of the northern plains and midwest where we're into the mid, even upper 80s in some spots. severe storms in the center of the country. great conditions out west. in places like california. the southeast, nite ce conditio.

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recent week. >> in my personal vehicle, usually over a hundred bucks a week >> i think gas prices keep going up and inflation is going up and we're paying for it. >> reporter: higher prices for crude oil are fueling the increase, now topping $98 a barrel there's a tighter supply after production cuts by opec plus countries, and aaa warns prices could continue to rise in the weeks ahead. >> two major refineries that the northeast depends on, one in pennsylvania, one in new brunswick, both are going down for extended maintenance until mid november and it's pretty uncommon for those two big ones to go down at the same time, especially for as long as they're going down >> reporter: drivers are encouraged to shop around for prices until fuel suppliers switch their blends which should be by early december >> winter blend is cheaper to produce than the summer blend. we should start to see prices ease a little bit. >> our thanks to lynda baquero

for that report. the federal reserve is meeting again this week. has inflation cooled off to keep them from raising interest rates yet again? arabile, good morning. >> yeah, good morning, guys. the fed is actually anticipated to keep interest rates currently where they are at these levels, 5.25% being that barrier and anticipation really with regards to that is because they're getting to a wait and see approach you have seen a slightly weakened stance or loosening, shall we say, of the labor market and inflation has begun to fall off, but it still almost double what the fed would like it to be the problem of course energy coy prices have been headed higher the impact on inflation will be interesting to note. that's why there is a 70% chance

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touchdowns are celebrated for your team, and especially your fantasy team >> fantasy owners weren't too happy with me. >> reporter: is he a tight end for the eagles, and he knows his quiet start to the season is hurting fantasy football owners, because he is one, too >> i didn't win. probably because of myself >> reporter: inside studio two at nbc sports in stanford, this puts a smile on the face of matthew berry. the face of fantasy football >> i talk about fake football on tv, a like it's a pretty good gig and i play fantasy football. i legitimately can tell you, my wife are say what are you doing? i'm setting up my lineup it's work, honey >> reporter: it's work that feels like fantasy, but a dream job. >> when i was dreaming of jobs, who thought this was possible? >> reporter: surely mottnot this one-time hollywood screenwriter.

fantasy football is now a $20 billion industry experts see that tripling by 2030 >> people are like why is it so popular? because it's fun it's easy to play. >> reporter: on fantasy football happy hour berry sorts through stats. >> i'm in 16 leagues, you know, because it's a job, you understand >> reporter: understanding is what we're here for. i have just one fantasy football team, and it's not good. but. >> if you're 2-0, it doesn't mean you're going to continue to crush. if you're 0- 2, it doesn't mean your team is terrible. >> reporter: by week five i'll need help. >> if i do need a wide receiver, i know bill over here has wide receiver depth >> reporter: anyone get the feeling this bill over here might be one of matthew berry's 16 teams

>> hang in there >> our thanks to john chandler for that report. i can see why it's so popular, but i know zero about it how to do it >> i know the drafts take hours. this morning on "today." people ain vermont are vermont n stem the flood of visitors it is out of control >>t is i bp

story. i'm tom law hlamas in new york. more news on the way more news oy this morning homecoming celebrations begin five americans are returning home hione year since a woman's deat