lawmakers narrowly avert a government shutdown, but the fight is just getting started. why the short-term funding bill could have long-term

implications for embattled speaker kevin mccarthy a historic appointment california's governor taps laphonza butler to hold the senate seat held by the late trailblazer dianne feinstein what the overnight announcement means for democrats. a desperate search for a little girl feared to be kidnapped in upstate new york. the massive effort under way right now to bring her home safe she is on the bleachers for a swift victory. the chiefs take on the jets in sunday night football. but it was this certain pop star off the field that still has everyone talking life goals how a soccer team set up a heartwarming reunion between a young girl and the nurse who helped her save her life it's monday, october 2nd "early today" starts right now hi, good morning i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica layton. the federal government remains open this morning thanks to that 11th hour deal passed by congress on saturday but the short-term funding extension only pushes the spending fight until next month, while the fallout from the deal

threatens to take down a republican leader. nbc's julie circusirkan has mor. >> reporter: house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing a new challenge. >> i do intend to file a motion to vacate this week. >> reporter: florida congressman matt gaetz threatening to trigger a vote to remove mccarthy, that move after congress reached a last-minute deal. >> the deal is passed. >> reporter: just before the midnight deadline. president biden signing a deal to keep government open for the next 45 days without money for ukraine, the southern border, or a plan to fund the federal government or to the next year >> the brinksmanship has to end, and there shouldn't be another crisis. >> reporter: speaker mccarthy's last-ditch effort passing both chambers with more support from democrats than members of his own party. mccarthy's job now on the line >> i'll survive. if he is upset because he tried

to push us in a shutdown and i made sure government didn't shut down, then let's have that fight. >> democrats want to own kevin mccarthy by a big them out i can't stop him he'll be their speaker, not mine. >> reporter: gaetz has got across the aisle >> absolutely. >> reporter: most republicans coming to the speaker's defense. >> we just put a two of party solution on the floor. it passed. it saved our country from a shutdown are we going to reward that kind of behavior for the future or punish it? >> what do you make of congressman gaietz? >> i think he is a thorn in the side of america. i don't view him as somebody serious about governing. >> reporter: meanwhile calling for jamal bouman to face punishment, accusing him of pulling a fire alarm on capitol hill to delay the funding vote bowman denying it was intentional. if both chambers don't get on the same page, we could be facing another shutdown threat just before thanksgiving as for mccarthy, the question is

do democrats save him again? that answer lies within their party leadership back to you. >> julie, thank you. breaking overnight, laphonza butler will be the next senator from the state of california governor gavin newsom announced late sunday that he will be pointing butler to fill the seat vacated last week by the death of dianne feinstein. butler is part of emily's list, the third black woman to ever serve in the u.s. senate newsom had previously promised to appoint a black woman to fill any senate vacancies he also said he would not appoint any of the three candidates already running to replace feinstein in the 2024 election, adding that he did not want the get involved in the primary race an upstate new york family is pleading for help this morning in bringing their little girl home. a amber alert has been issued for 9-year-old charlotte sena. charlotte was last seening her bike in moreau state park in

saratoga county saturday night police believe she was abducted and is in imminent danger. the governor is also helping to sound the alarm. >> she just wanted to go around one more time by herself, be a big girl, do it by herself literally 15 minutes later, she hadn't come back yet and that's really when the nightmare begins >> state police say charlotte's bike was found, but she is still missing. anyone who may have any information can call new york state police or dial 911 a night of celebration turned into tragedy and chaos in spain. at least 13 people were killed when a fire swept through three nightclub, and there are fears that the death toll could still rise our raf sanchez has the latest >> reporter: fire crews battling their way through the remains of this popular spanish nightclub half finished drinks still on the table as firefighters take on the flames.

the enormous blaze ripping through the roof, gutting neighboring buildings and filling the street with terrified onlookers. at least 13 people, most of them young were killed in the fire, according to the mayor an emergency crew searching the wreckage for those still missing. "we don't know anything. we're waiting for news to see whether some of our family members have come out alive," he says the tragedy unfolding in the city of murcia in southeastern spain. the fire broke out around 6:00 a.m. at the teattro nightclub where spanish media says several birthday parties were taking place. the alarms went off and all the lights went out and people were screaming fire coy get out, but five family members and two friends are missing. the cause of the blaze still unclear. the city has declared three days of mourning, lowering flags to half-staff, and spain's prime minister saying "my love and solidarity with the victims and

families of the tragic fire. another night of celebration turning into a day of tragedy. raf sanchez, nbc news. 27 years later, a man has finally been arrested in the killing of tupac shakur. 60-year-old duane davis, a self-described gang member has been indicted by a grand jury for that 1996 drive-by shooting. davis has publicly said he was in the car that opened fire on shakur police do not accuse him of pulling the trigger, but rather accuse him of orchestrating the whole plan they believe all of the other men who were in the car that night are dead tupac was only 25 years when he was murdered that night in las vegas. the d.a. in this case says the hip-hop legend's family welcomed news of the indictment as hollywood writers return to work and some shows get back on the air, the screen actors guild is set to resume talks with studio executives today nbc's liz kreutz has details >> great to be back.

i missed you too >> reporter: as hollywood writers return to work and some shows get back on the air -- >> it's been a long time let's not ever be apart this long forever. >> reporter: the spotlight now turning to actors. >> so optimistic i feel like it's time. >> reporter: sag-aftra, the actors union says they are set to resume talks on monday with executives from the major studios. part of an alliance, including nbcuniversal, the parent company of nbc news. >> it does seem to be that there is some momentum, which we haven't had in so long >> reporter: actors who have been on strike since mid-july have many of the same sticking points as writers, who reached a deal with the studios last week. their contract could partially serve as a framework for actors who are demanding higher wages, better streaming protections and protections around artificial intelligence we've seen a deal with the writers. the stakes for the actors higher >> in many ways the stakes for the actors in these contract

negotiations this coming week are much higher. the actors union are 160,000 strong so when you look at what their economic impact is say in l.a. county, it's massive >> reporter: the dual strikes have had a major economic ripple effect here in l.a small businesses across the city from restaurants to dry-cleaners saying they're getting less business with less people at work but hope is on the horizon >> there is so many incredible people, i cannot share to stage with. >> reporter: back on tv monday talk shows and late night comedy shows like nbc's "the tonight show. >> wait, monday like this monday monday, monday oh, man, i got to shave. >> reporter: still, it could be months before many scripted series get back into production. those shows can't go on without actors liz kreutz, nbc news, los angeles. it is october, even though it might not really feel like it across much of the country nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking a warm start to the new month hi, michelle >> hey, there guys

great to see you happy monday many feeling like summer as we look towards the middle of the country and into the midwest, the northeast into the southeast. lots of temperatures well above normal this time of the year, even 22 degrees above what is typical. minneapolis near 90 degrees. that's 22 degrees above average. kansas city 90 degrees warm in portions of the tennessee valley, the mississippi valley, memphis 91 degrees. notice off to the west, a big temperature divide we're looking at temperatures well below normal for this time of year. salt lake city 55 degrees today. that's 17 degrees below average. still warm again tomorrow, feeling very summer-like for many of us on tuesday even into wednesday. we're looking at temperatures into the 80s and 90s once again. birmingham 86 degrees. 91 in houston. another cool day back to the west with temperatures in the 50s and also the 60s that temperature divide is going to prompt some storms here. we're looking at heavy rain along this cold front. the threat for heavy rain up to 2 inches in some spots that could come pretty quickly and looking in portions of west texas and al new mexicsoo.latin.

96 degrees today in houston. 94 in shreveport and that's your monday forecast. back to you guys. >> okay, thank you so much, michelle coming up, more cities are turning to circles to solve traffic problems "early today" is back in 60 sendwi tcos thhe rise in round-abouts around the u.s. t. metamucil gummies make it easy to get the fiber you need. promoting your digestive health for a better you. metamucil gummies. the easy way to get your daily fiber. hey guys, check it out: it's mrs. stevens. 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.

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>> i love a roundabout >> no matter what you call them, in oxford, mississippi, you can't miss them. >> you're never too far way from the next. >> you're never too far from the next roundabout. >> reporter: and that's just the way she likes it mayor robin tannehill took us driving in circles in what she calls the roundabout capital of the south. i hear you have a nickname >> i do have a nickname. roundabout robin >> reporter: in europe, roundabouts are everywhere here in the u.s. they're not that common, but they are on the rise this college town in mississippi has built 21 new traffic circles in six years this is one of 34 roundabouts in the area but the city of oxford is not the only city going all in on roundabouts. bend, oregon has almost 50 lincoln, nebraska has more than 75 and carmel, indiana has around 140. studies show roundabouts drive down serious injury and fatal

crash rates by 90% drivers are forced to slow down, and there are fewer conflict points for vehicles, saving lives and maybe saving time. marvin king has a front row seat how much of a difference has it made in your daily life? >> oh, right here, this would have taken forever, because it would have been a slow stop. bye, franny. have a great day. >> reporter: dropping off his kids at school, the oxford father lives what studies also show those circles are cutting his commute. >> throughout the course of a week i'm probably saving 30 or 40 minutes. >> reporter: but with growth comes growing pains. a new roundabout near orlando, florida opened a second lane last summer and saw 131 crashes since. officials there say as more drivers have gotten used to it, the numbers have gone down and even in the so-called roundabout capital of the south -- >> usually i yell at them in my car, thinking that they can hear me. >> reporter: not everyone is along for the ride

>> i do not like them one bit. i hate them. >> reporter: like them or not, they're here to stay with more on the way >> i have gotten calls from other mayors saying hey, we're thinking about a roundabout. >> reporter: and this mayor hopes her corner of the south -- >> a roundabout is a great solution in oxford, mississippi. >> reporter: can be a road map to the future. marissa parra, nbc news, oxford, mississippi. still to come here on "early today," the jets tried to play anti-hero with travis kelce and the chiefs in to. wn and the wnba finals are set. we'll break down how the new york liberty got there just one aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted pain relief. aleve. who do you take it for? and for fast topical pain relief, try alevex. hey guys, check it out: it's mrs. stevens. 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,

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attendance, the chiefs had a whole lot of blank space on the scoreboard after taking an early lead the jets came back to tie it up, only for kansas city to hold them off and win 23-20 earlier in the day, josh allen and the bills ran all over the undefeated dolphins. allen connected with stefon diggs for three scores as buffalo stampedes to the 48-20 win. and in philly, the commanders tied the game on the last second touchdown, but they couldn't command anything in overtime eagles get the ball back and walk off with the win, 34-31 back to the jets and the chiefs and taylor swift sorry. she had quite a crowd of friends with her last night. and my favorite right now are the memes that the swifties are saying, taylor put travis kelce on the map >> she did that's what happens when you bring in sophia turner and blake lively the eagles and 49ers the only undefeated teams. over to the wnba play-offs, the liberty needed one more win

to punch their ticket to the finals the sun made it a competitive game down the stretch, and breanna stewart's 27-point performance put the gym out of reach. for the first time in 21 years, the liberty are headed back to the wnba finals. they win, 87-84. so it's tuesday the liberty heading to las vegas to rekindle their rivalry with aces. game one of the wnba finals is next sunday. so you talk about the wnba and liberty the orange 'nam teams. >> never got it. it's going to be a great series. swinging over to the final day of the mlb regular season. this time last week the astros were fighting for their play-off lives. but after a win over arizona, houston won the a.l. west for the sixth time in seven years. they earn the second bye in the american league. the wild card round tees off tomorrow with the rays and the rangers in tampa bay and it was an emotional day in detroit where tigers legend miguel cabrera played the final game of his 21-season career in his last play, cabrera fielded a

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>> reporter: dakota sutherland is a proud fan of the atlanta united soccer team but the 13-year-old has had a difficult few years, struggling through treatments for a brain tumor. so now that she is feeling a little better, the team invited her to be a vip at their match last weekend, and they hatched a plan to make the day more special than she could have imagined >> hi, how are you oh, it's good to see you >> i miss you! >> look at this. >> way to match, guys, without even knowing >> the emotional moment. dakota reunited with edwin giler after two years. >> how you >> he is the nurse's assistant who dakota and her mom molly described as their rock during grueling cancer treatments. >> such an incredible moment, and a moment from the outside somebody from the outside

watching it felt like it lasted forever. >> i couldn't let her go we kept hucking each other and stop and come back in for another hug. oh, my gosh, we're here. let me hug you again. >> what was was that moment like for you to see him >> amazing >> what was it about edwin that helped you in those moments, in those tough moments? >> he didn't make the needles hurt >> that day, a dream come true for dakota, spending wit the guy she calls her best friend. but to mom molly, edwin is not just a friend. he's part of the family. what does that mean for you as a mom to know that your child has that bond with somebody who is taking care of her in that moment in a way that not many people could >> it gives me ease. like knowing that they care so much for her and to help her and to make her not be scared anymore whenever she is there. it's like a good feeling >> i was just doing my job

it really means a lot. it really does but, yeah. i love you guys. always will. always will be you guys will always be in my heart, always, always, always. >> our thanks to hallie for sharing that story in the most horrible just tough challenging awful position for any family to be in. that is the bright spot to come out. one of many i'm sure. >> one of many of the health care heros that helped the family through the terrible time >> for that, as always, we thank him. we thank you that are in that industry as well thanks for sharing the first week of october with "early today. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica layton. have a great monday. we'll see you backere tuesday morn hin

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