possible government shutdown, how lawmakers are working on a deal. border patrol agents make a desperate move to save the lives of agents crossing the rio grande, why officials in the border cities say they are at a breaking point. tech tries to offer a new fit for the fashion industry

one company says bringing fashion into a sustainable future could be as easy as printing a document. she loves the players and they love the game, why taylor swift stole the sunday night football spotlight fall is in the air, apple farmers say people looking to ring in the season could make or break the orchard's future it's monday, september 25th. "early today" starts right now. glad you are with us this morning, i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica layton. house republicans spent the weekend negotiating plans to fund the federal government and try to prevent a shutdown at the end of this week but as time runs out for the house to act, internal divisions within the party that controls congress will make any deal easier said than done. >> for more on this we go to nbc's drew petrimouix in washington >> reporter: good morning, frances and jessica. congress has until saturday to pass a funding bill and prevent a government shutdown. several government services will

be disrupted if congress fails to act by the september 30th deadline, most notably 4 million government employees would go without pay and some federal offices would have to close or face shortened hours after going home last week without coming to a compromised deal, house republicans worked through the weekend to hash out a path forward on this issue. despite these efforts it appears little progress was made hard line members of the party continue to dig in their heels on spending cuts and calling for balancing the nation's budget. on sunday speaker of the house kevin mccarthy spoke to nbc about those in his party blocking appropriations bills and the eventual outcome this have government funding battle >> it's almost that they want to walk you into a shutdown then blame you for the shutdown it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. i think we should show we can govern i think we're able to work through this, tu end of the day get there. >> reporter: amid the republican driven impasse some house members have raised the

possibility of a bipartisan deal to prevent the shutdown. the problem solvers caucus introduced a framework that would fund the government through mid-january. josh gottheimer said on cnn sunday that they are focused on keeping the lights on but some republicans have threatened speaker mccarthy with removal from the speakership if he were to reach across the aisle to come to a deal. >> so much can happen. drew, thank you. mean while, president biden and former president donald trump remain locked in a dead heat ahead of a potential rematch in 2024. the latest nbc news poll has the two tied at 46% among registered voters mr. biden's disapproval rating stands at 56%, that is the highest of his presidency, while 62% of voters have major or moderate concerns over the numerous criminal trials that trump is facing. despite these worries, trump remains the overwhelming front runner in the republican primary with 59% of republican primary

voters naming him as their first choice candidate the humanitarian crisis at our southern border nears a breaking point that's how el paso mayor described his city situation this weekend border patrol agents taking drastic measures to save the lives of children crossing the rio grande. guad venegas reports from the border >> reporter: dramatic moments at the border showing the desperation and determination from people trying to get into the u.s. border patrol agents making a life-saving decision cutting the razor wire fence to rescue this group of migrants carrying young children, pulling them out of the dangerous barrier. the group got stuck after crossing the rio grande in eagle pass, texas, where thousands have arrived others finding ways to avoid the razor wire. >> so they climbed on to these containers from the riser and now border patrol is helping them get off >> reporter: they say they want

to contribute something to the united states and help their families back home 400 miles away the mayor of el paso sounding the alarm. >> the city of el paso only has so many resources and we have come to what we look at a breaking point right now. >> reporter: a new shelter opening its doors to help as the migrants continue arriving south of the border. in san diego the local rapid response network stretched to capacity saying in a statement we cannot provide respite shelter and services to all the people seeking asylum that dhs is releasing amid the crisis dhs secretary mayorkas visiting the border over the weekend. >> most recently congress has yet to act on our request for $4 billion in funding and resources. >> reporter: with cities like eagle pats bracing for a wave that continues to make its way through mexico and headed to the border >> our thanks to guad for that

report turning now to armenia where nearly 3,000 armenian refugees have arrived after fleeing the mass exodus comes days after azerbaijan took over the enclave during a military offensive. we break down the very latest. >> reporter: good morning. well, there is about 120,000 ethnic armenian leaving even though after they seized that territory azerbaijan promised they want to give them equal rights as citizens the prime minister of armenia during a televised address on sunday say they now face ethnic cleansing and many are fleeing their homes in fears of reprisal and persecution. on a statement they published this morning on its website the armenian government said, as you mentioned, that the number of people who have now fled their homes and found refuge in

armenia have now gone up to 2,900, almost now 3,000. they said that many of them or about half of them already were to go and stay, meaning they would probably stay with family and friends, but more than 1,000 head to resort to government funding houses for now the government of armenia says they will welcome every ethnic armenian who wants to flee because of the situation but also fear there will be an exodus unless they are offered real leaving conditions and mechanisms to prevent ethnic cleansing. armenian leaders warn those who remain for now, they may face a humanitarian crisis as many are left without shelter and may run out of food soon. >> so uncertain and so scary thank you. turning now to hillsborough county, florida, where six people including three children

are dead after a train crashed into a car crossing railroad tracks a group in an suv were on their way to a quinceanera when they were stuck. >> the word devastating doesn't begin to describe the events and tragedy that unfolded behind me. >> the victims range in age from 9 to 52. one passenger remains in critical condition. tropical storm ophelia drenched the eastern seaboard this weekend ophelia has since weakened, but thousands are still without power after winds and rain brought down those power lines nbc's antonia hilton is tracking the impact >> reporter: tropical storm ophelia lashing the eastern seaboard, flooding streets and parking lots, before weakening to a post tropical cyclone thousands of homes and businesses still in the dark across north carolina, virginia, maryland and new jersey. after winds of up to 70 miles an hour damaged power lines

an investigation under way in pennsylvania after a home exploded when a tree fell, potentially causing a gas leak. >> emergency management planned for this and they were able to evacuate a home that cares for elderly and people with special needs. >> reporter: the storm dumping almost 9 inches of rain in parts of north carolina and more than 5 in parts of virginia nearly 9 million people under coastal flood alerts. >> it's been very rough and this wind here is killing me. i mean, i think it's a 20 mile an hour wind. >> reporter: jeff mason a long island park director says the growing threat of storms has changed the nature of his job. >> about 60% of the job is prepping and thinking about the new challenges that are ahead of us. >> reporter: ophelia will camp out in the south for the next 24 hours, but it's remnants will be felt into the monday morning commute with winds up to 35 miles per hour and the risk of flash floods >> what a mess our thanks to antonia for that report. >> that storm bringing a so long

gee start to the week here on the east coast meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking where that rain is headed good morning. >> good morning. still so soggy today we will start to see slow improvement starting this afternoon, but still dealing with the rain this morning where you see the darker colors, the reds, oranges, yellows is where the heaviest rain is falling we do have bands of heavy rain but it's a wide rain shield. we saw that all weekend with ophelia, it was top-heavy with a lot of rain falling in the north. throughout the day possible flooding, especially in flood prone areas, low lying areas looking at generally a quarter inch to half inch. a miserable start to the workweek also really wet on the pacific northwest, lookinge remnants of. we are looking at 68 degrees in

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did you guys remember career day last year? lane hartzel came as a hershey's taste tester. well i told hershey about that. seeing the way that hershey's has made the dream come true... has just really been exciting. thank you, lane! reports show the fashion industry wastes nearly $500 billion of product every year and now one company is using 3-d printers to try to change that the goal is for consumers to design their own wardrobe, email it to a local weren'ter and ultimately create a more sustainable industry gadi schwartz reports. >> reporter: they call it fast fashion for a reason, it's an industry that's never moved at such a rapid fire pace styles changing at the speed of a tiktok trend, the demand of one-day delivery the promise of a free return, it's consumerism at its apex and a far cry from

the days of owning one perfectly tailored suit worn down to the threads. >> if you go to a dress maker, seam stress or taylor, they would create something specific for you and you would keep it. >> reporter: now the endless options on what to wear might be cheap sometimes, fast fashion has come at a cost with a global supply chain crisscrossing to markets around the world the fashion industry is the third biggest polluter on earth, responsible for 10% of all global carbon emissions. here mountains of garments and unused fabrics thrown away to landfills and forgotten about. >> when you come across images showing mountains and mountains of clothing being buried or land filled in other countries, what do you see in that >> i see first world countries offshoring their guilt to third world countries. >> reporter: and he should know, garrett was a rising star in the fashion world, he even appeared on nbc's reality show "fashion

star" and traveled the world with his collections. >> do you think we're going to win? >> for sure. >> reporter: and then he came across this snag in the business model that was impossible to ignore. >> i watched a documentary called "the true cost. we are environmentalists at heart and i'm doing the exact opposite. >> reporter: each year about a half a trillion dollars is lost in unused clothing ending up in landfills. >> i thought it's not sustainable. >> reporter: he started to redesign fashion for the 21st century, one that's not so much about sewing as it is writing computer code. today they are weaving future tech into the industry. >> i want to be able to 3-d print clothing, products, textiles with zero waste using sustainable fibers i want to do it locally. >> reporter: with digital scans his team developed software that they say will allow anyone to design their own clothing, email

it to a clothing manufacturer. >> there are no sizes. >> it will be your size as it should be. and that's what the future looks like and that future is not as far away. >> this is the ranch wear of the future right here. you can't feel this because it's tv, but the stretch and the feel, like this is what -- this is what i always imagined like the jetson's were wearing. >> you're talking about printing clothing for the individual? >> the individual at mass. >> reporter: how realistic could this be for the average consumer >> probably in ten years' time we should have a printer in our home to be able to do this. >> for everybody or just the people who have millions of dollars. >> for everybody i think this will be as cheap or affordable as a 3-d printe >> make your own clothing. >> own clothing, own shoes, recovering your own furniture. >> reporter: a software solution to mass pollution sketching a

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all. his farm stand at mountain fresh orchard is open the end of august through the end of november. >> that's our make it or break it. >> reporter: he says in 36 years he hasn't seen business like this. >> i don't know what it was about covid, but it really opened up our business substantially because i think people couldn't do anything else so they came to the farm. >> reporter: agri tourism brings in $90 million to henderson county's economy every year. knots wonder area farmers have long cashed their crops in on fall traditions. >> the restaurant, gas stations, walmart even. >> reporter: by themselves apples account for 30 to $35 million of henderson county's income some of this year's crop was damaged by late freezes leading to later harvestest. >> we had 17 days after march 1st from march 1st to about the middle of april that were below 32 degrees and that's not the kind of weather we need during the time when they're blooming

and setting fruit. >> reporter: he said the weather hasn't take an bite out of business as more people move to the region business is steady around the clock. >> if i get a chance to talk to them i try to always find out where they're from and a lot of them they're living here locally but they are from all over the united states. with he even have some from all around the world. >> reporter: the county's nearly 30 farm stands and orchards growing area tourism, economy and even population keeping apple alley busy through november. >> we are about wore out by th then >> i was hoping to jump into the orchards this weekend but the weather was so bad in the northeast. >> i'm hoping for next weekend or early october one of my favorite fall activities. we have much more in store this morning on the "today" show here is sheinelle jones with a look at what's ahead >> this morning on the third hour of "today" have you ever heard of shoulder season we will tell you why it could mean big travel deals. then a fun dance workout in

start "today" and mother/daughter fashion trends in our style file. that's all this morning on the third hour of "today." >> it is fall when summer ends and fall begins and that shoulder season, people like to travel during that time. >> i can't wait to see it. we thank you so much for being with us for "early today." i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica layton. have a great monday. we will see you on tuesday morning.

we're days away from a possible government shutdown, and it won't just impact washington what it could mean for everything from social security checks to airplane safety. as support for u.s. aid to ukraine