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under way right now. the speaker has been silenced hard right republicans stripping the gavel from kevin mccarthy. the first time in his tritt house has removed its leader the move plunging the chamber moo ch into chaos will donald trump testify? the former president could take uh th up the fight himself plus the gag order issued against him ready to turn on the jets again? when aaron rodgers thinks he could be back on the field and striking a chord meet the band bringing mexican muse music to a global stage. "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. we begin with breaking news. gunfire erupted at morgan state university as students began homecoming celebrations.

baltimore police say five people were shot. they are all expected to survive. students and families were leaving a coronation ceremony when the gunshots rang out no suspects have been arrested and authorities are still investigating if more than one shooter was involved here. the commissioner was asked how the police made the decision to lift the shelter in place order. >> our s.w.a.t. team had cleared the building where we thought the suspect may have ran but where we thought the shot came from. they cleared every single floor twice. and after that we realized the campus was most likely safe. and we opened it back up, because the shooter was nowhere around that we could find. >> morgan state's president says classes will be canceled today and the university will soon make a decision about the rest of homecoming week the fbi says it is helping with this ongoing investigation this morning, the u.s. house of representatives is without an elected leader on tuesday, congressman kevin

mccarthy was ousted from his role as speaker of the house, with eight members of his own party joining every house democrat in the voting for the motion it is an unprecedented move that leaves the future of leadership in that chamber in question. garrett haake has more on this uncharted territory for congress >> reporter: after a historic vote in the u.s. house, now former speaker kevin mccarth returning to an office that is no longer his. >> i can continue to fight, maybe in a different manner. i will not run for speaker again. >> re >> the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. >> reporter: acting on a motion by florida run matt gaetz, eight republicans joining with democrats to vacate the position of speaker following an impassioned nfloor debate >> it's disgusting >> it's selfish. bad for conservative policies

and bad for america. that's yes strongly support speaker kevin mccarly. >> there's nothing selfish about wanting a speaker who tells the truth. >> reporter: north carolina's patrick mchenry taking over as temporary speaker. gaetz declaring victory. >> it's to the benefit of this country that we have a better speaker of the house than kevin mccar thichlt kevin mccarthy couldn't keep his word >> matt gaetz wants to wreak havoc and chaos within the republican party and he's doing just that and unfortunately, the american people are pawns in his narcissistic game of charades. >> reporter: the seed was planted in january when the florida firebrand was last republican holdout to oppose making mccarthy speaker, eventually switching his vote to present on the 15th ballot after mccarthy worked with

democrats to temporarily delay a government shutdown gaetz vowed to remove him. >> look, i'm an optimist because i think there's no point in being anything else all right narrowly divide house left an opening. would they vote to save a leader >> nobody trusts kevin mccarthy. nobody trusts kevin mccarthy, and why should we? >> reporter: after a two-hour meeting, the democratic leader announcing that they'd stay out of the gop civil war but vote against mccarthy >> our thanks to garrett for that report. donald trump has been slapped with a partial gag order by the judge presiding over his ongoing fraud case the former president has posted a picture to social media, showing the judge's law clerk together with chuck schumer. he hinted that she knew the democratic senate majority leader personally and was therefore biassed.

schumer's office denied any relationship, saying she was just a constituent photographed with the senator >> the judge said personal attacks on members of my court staff are unacceptable and i won't tolerate it. if mr. trump does it again, the judge promised what he called swift and meaningful sanctions it was the former president's second day in the manhattan courthouse on the stand, his former accountant donald bender who said the trump organization had supplied him with incomplete records. >> they are accused of inflating their net worth and deny any wrongdoing their legal team argues that real estate valuations are subjective hunter biden was arraigned in delaware. the president's son pleaded not guilty to three felony firearms charges. he was indicted in federal court last month his initial plea deal on separate tax charges fell apart in july. this would have spared him jail

time as well as dropped the firearms case. at the hearing, biden's legal team said they will make a number of motions aimed at getting the charges thrown out, citing that botched plea deal. the penalties range from five to ten years, but it will be up to the judge whether he will ultimately serve any jail time in italy at least 21 people have been killed in a bus crash near venice. two of the dead are children 18 people are injured. while the precise cause of the accident is being investigated, authorities say the because fell from an overpass and burst into flames the mayor of venice described the scene as apocalyptic and getting some of the bodyies out of inferno was difficult two people are dead and several more are injured after a crash in northeast arkansas involving 15 vehicles. first responders say thick smoke

from a brush fire in a nearby field may have caused poor visibility the family of charlotte sena shared a message of relief the 9-year-old girl was rescued 48 hours after being abducted from a new york state park they wrote we are thrilled that she is home and understand that the outcome is not what every family gets. charlotte was found in a camper about 20 mile's way from where she was kidnapped. a fingerprint on a ransom note led to the suspect and to charlotte who was found inside a cupboard craig nelson ross was arrested on kidnapping. later today, fema will send a text message to every cell phone in the country to test out the emergency system no action is needed. a similar message will also be broadcast on radio and tv, between 2:20 and 2:50 p.m. eastern. the system is mostly to warn

about severe weather or other threats and to send amber alerts so halloween decorations are popping up yours are already out there. but it is still feeling like summer for some of us. michelle grossmann is tracking record fall heat >> it feels like the middle of summer temperatures into the upper 80s in so many spots. we're going to break records once again today we're going to see temperatures from 10 to 25 degrees above what's normal. near 90 in cincinnati, also nashville. buffalo, 89 degrees, 26 degrees above what is typical. 83 in new york city. we're going to be warm once again tomorrow out ahead of a cold front bringing the chance for severe storms, i'll show you that in just a minute. but 80s on the map buffalo, 81 degrees

finally feeling like fall by sunday but we are tracking the chance for severe weather that's that transition zone. and we should see pretty strong storms in the southern plains boundary is. we're looking at the chance of gusty storms in dallas 86 today, 89 in houston. that's your wednesday forecast we are back in 60 seconds with a less snon what can't be learned. we'll tell you about the texas students caught in the fight over politics. the fight over politics. ns. 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. you know that feeling of having to rewash dishes

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grapevine looks at how they're being affected here's a prevuf the series >> reporter: it's anisha menendez' senior year. but she spent less time getting excited about college. >> i think we all just feel exhausted. >> reporter: instead she's often worried about politics in her north texas school district of grapevine collieville. >> all i can see is people pitted against each other. >> reporter: over the course of the last two years, school board candidates backed by conservative christian activists in three local districks grapevine colleyville and keller have restrictions on race, sexuality. bathroom use and the removal of book >> teachers shouldn't be forced to use your freakin' maide-up fantasy pronouns >> reporter: but students at all

three districts told us they worry the church is creeping into the state, and their schools. how have you seen religion influence your schools >> it's frustrating, strange and hypocritical to see the "in god we trust" signs being put up everywhere while at the same time books are being removed from our library shelves. >> reporter: on the first day of the texas legislative session, a prayer was lid in the texas capitol. >> there's nothing more important than this right here, worshipping and praying in the middle of the capital. >> reporter: during the session he voted to restrict drag performances and hire religious chaplains of unlicensed mental health counselors in public schools. he agreed to speak to nbc news for grapevine. what we hear from lgbtq children right now is that this slate of bills has made them feel less safe in their communities.

how do you square that reality with your christian faith? >> i think christianity is always rooted in truth and our emotions are always going to tell us things what we have never done is encourage hatred toward that community. >> reporter: do you believe in the fundamental separation of church and state >> i believe in the constitution, what was written about it was written to keep the state out of the church, not to keep the church out of the state. >> reporter: that sentiment drove award-winning history teacher amanda guthrie away from public education for good. you made the decision to leave in the middle of the school year >> i did >> reporter: why not stick it out a few more months? >> it felt unsafe. >> reporter: the people that work in that district are hard-working, caring people. but even they have no control over what the school board does or says. leaders from all three districts declined to be interviewed grapevine colleyville told nbc news, we review all feedback and

continuously look at how we can better serve and support our employees. south lake's carroll school noted as required by texas law we have policies and processes that respect parental rights and keller saying we believe mutual respect and dignity build unity. >> in a time where the climate is so hostile, it's nice to be able to find solace in just friends you can talk to. >> reporter: they are proud that these battles have taught them how to find their voice. antonia hilton, nbc news, grapevine, texas and still to come, the embeen post season is up at bat, and the twins break a record, setting winless runs plus, despite his torn achilles, could aaron rodgers play again this season ron rodge play again this season your digestive system isn't at its best. but a little metamucil everyday can help. metamucil's psyllium fiber gels to trap

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[singing in a global language] >> reporter: meet the band bringing regional mexican music to a global stage. leaning into the country style of northern mexico, specifically with the rhythms made with acoustic instruments and accordions, a twist on a nostalgic sound. >> we're modern iegz the music our parents and grandparents listened to so the new generation can listen to t. >> reporter: the group exploding last year with a cover of this song then hit after hit sending them on a meteoric rise and leading to collaborations with other stars like bad bunny did you manifest these collaborations >> in a way, yes >> reporter: that manifestation translating into hate song ♪ ♪ this one rising to number one on the global spotify chart bad bunny is one genre of music. you guys are another

why do you think works so well together >> because nobody expected it. >> nobody expected it, and the lyrics our new lyrics from that point moving forward for the most part, it's, it's urban >> urban >> it's urban lyrics that we put into this style. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the texas natives who formed the group in 2019 playing at weddings and keynes na yeahs now at the top 25. >> it's surreal. because i minean, i personally don't say it, but people do say you are one of the foremost artists pushing that type of music worldwide. and we're like, bro, we're just some kids from texas >> reporter: they are celebrating mexican independence day, returning to their roots in the famed city plaza to a crowd of 200,000 fans. >> that was something so, like, out of this world.

crowds and crowds singing our songs. >> reporter: the group is part of the rising latin revolution in music past latin artists found success once they began singing in english. but with talent like bad bunny topping the charts, the newest generation finding their fans in spanish. >> music is universal. you don't have to understand it. you have to feel it. a hotlot more people are feelin it now that it has that reach, a lot more people are enjoying it. >> thanks for waking up with "early today." we'll see you tomorro>>w r

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