is this the end of debates? over a second debate? we're live with why donald trump says he won't go toe to toe with

kamala harris again after tuesday's showdown. and the u.s. sets its sights on the iran hack that targeted the trump campaign. fran steicine fallout. the danger is still not over. our angie lassman is tracking the remnants of the storm. breaking overnight. new headwinds for boeing. why thousands of workers are officially on strike this morning, despite a deal that would have netted them a big bump in pay. is time running out for tiktok? the government has threatened to block the app if it doesn't find a new owner. we'll look at how a ban with actually work. and while stealing the declaration of independence when you can buy the constitution. the national treasure expected to score seven figures at auction. it's september 13th. "early today" starts right now. good morning, happy friday.

i'm frances rivera. we begin with a final sprint in the race for the white house. the harris campaign said it took in $47 million in the 24 hours after the showdown with donald trump tuesday. nbc news cannot confirm those numbers, but we do know vice president harris is calling for another debate. the former president trump is saying no. brie jackson joins us now. why is mr. trump rejecting a possible rematch? >> reporter: good morning, frances. former president trump did hold his first post-debate rally in arizona, where he announced that he wants to end all taxes on overtime pay, and he also confirmed that he will not debate harris again. mr. trump says he won the debate and also says that because early voting has begun, it's too late. vice president harris, she held two large rallies in north carolina, where she pushed for another showdown. but mr. trump says it's time to move on. >> i think we really want to focus on running the country.

frankly, she should go out and run the country properly instead of worrying about a debate. but we have, we had two debates. i think they were very good debates. pretty much everything was discussed. and you want to get on with your business. >> i believe we owe it to have another debate. right? we owe it to the voters. because here's the thing. in this election, what's at stake could not be more important. >> give him, give him a little break. that one left a mark. that one left a mark. so he's with it. so, look, who he was, was on full display the other night. his true colors were out there. not just his makeup. >> reporter: and donald trump has arrived in los angeles, where he has a fundraiser and a press conference at one of his golf courses later this morning. while vice president kamala harris will continue her swing state tour by returning to the critical battleground state,

pennsylvania. >> brie jackson, thank you. new fallout and fears about violence after donald trump pushed a baseless conspiracy theory about haitian immigrants at tuesday's debate. several building in springfield, ohio were forced to evacuate over a bomb threat. that includes city hall and an elementary school. officials say they are working with the fbi to investigate. it's not clear who made the threat or whether it was connected to trump's unsubstantiated claims. some residents have been so concerned with attention that they've kept their children home interest school. white house press secretary karin karine je karine jean-pierre called it a bizarre attack. "the associated press" cited two people familiar with the matter, and they say it's not clear when charges will be announced or who will be charged

in iran. the doj has warned against trying to influence the election. russia has lodged a counter offensive in the kursk border region hoping to dislodge ukraine from the areas they captured more than a month ago. ten towns and villages have her been retaken by russian forces. for the latest, let's go to claudio lavanga, who's following the story. what's the reaction from the ukrainian side? >> reporter: good morning, frances. the president of ukraine, zelenskyy, has acknowledged that russia has now launched a counter offensive in the kursk region. but despite that, he says everything is going according to the ukrainian plan. weigh don't know how long troops can hold their positions inside

russia, because it's unclear whether this is the beginning of another major counter offensive by the russians or they're just probing the ground ahead of a bigger operation in the future. what could really change that as well as the course of the rest of the war is whether nato and western allies will finally allow ukraine will use western long-range missiles and weapons to hit targets inside russia as president zelenskyy has been demanding. now this is probably going to be a topic of discussion when president biden meets the new prime minister of britain, keir starmer at the white house today. and now britain has already made clear that they want ukraine to use british long-range missiles inside russia, while biden has been, so far, very wary of the possibility of nato allies doing that, even though it seems like that he may be changing his mind and may clear the way, soon, for that. while, in the meantime, the minister of defense in russia

warns that if u.s. long-range missiles are be used inside russia, they may retaliate by using nuclear weapons. frances? >> that would be a very pivotal and highly-consequential development. boeing workers are on strike after more than 90% of members voted to reject a contract. other improves to health care and retirement benefits in the seattle area and oregon were included. they say it was too small. the work stoppage now halts production of the company's aircraft, including the best-selling 737 max. boeing says it is ready to get back to the table to reach a new agreement. now to the shakeup for the new york city police department. the police commissioner has resigned. edward caban's phone was seized

as part of a federal investigation last week. the feds are looking into the department's nightclub enforcement. nbc news obtained an e-mail caban sent to members of the nypd where he said he didn't want to be a distraction. lawyers say he expects to cooperate fully with the investigation. towns across louisiana are picking up the pieces after hurricane francine. the storm slammed the coast as a category 2 hurricane. and at this hour, there are still over 130,000 outages across the state. kathy park spoke with one man who survived after a tree crashed through his house, barely missing him. >> reporter: so you were just inches away from getting hit by the beam. >> you see the board that broke like that? we moved it, but it was laying on top of the couch right here. but if it had been over a little bit further, it would have came down, and it would have got me. >> there have been no storm-related deaths reported so far. but the remnants of fran sane continue to pose flood risks in

the southeast. turning now to the growing wildfire emergency in southern california. fair crewi fire crews continue to battle three major fires. >> reporter: high fire danger across the west. >> we hope the winds don't shift, and, you know, we're still worried. >> reporter: 5 million people under red flag warnings, as low humidity and gusty winds threaten to spread existing fires. >> there's still a potential for more people to be disrupted and heaven forbid sh forbid, anybod killed. >> reporter: governor newsom extending the emergency declaration after touring the fire zone. after those fires exploded overnight tuesday, harrowing tales of survival. as the bridge fire chewed through wrightwood, california >> the whole south side of

mountain high was fully engulfed. and had tried multiple times to call 911. couldn't get through to them. >> reporter: so chris duran says he drove to the fire department. >> i showed them pictures of where it was and everything. and they immediately said, okay, we're going to etget right on i. >> reporter: a weekend music festival now canceled. officials hit justin halstonburg with nine charges, accusing him of starting the lane fire. line fire. if convicted, the d.a. says he could go away for life. let's turn to nbc meteorologist angie lassman, who is tracking what's left of francine. see if any of those fires can get some help from the weather. >> good morning, frances. we finally made it to friday. improvements out west. rain still in the forecast, not just today but for tomorrow, too. we've got post-tropical francine

still leaving us with the potential for heavy rain. 7 million people under flood alerts across georgia, alabama, parts of tennessee, mississippi and florida. so we'll be watching through the day for additional rain to fall across that region as this system circulates around in that area. heads up for folks there. the rivers, creeks, streams will be running high, specifically watching northern alabama, where we could see birmingham dealing with flash flooding today. what about all this sunshine on the map for your saturday across the great lakes, midwest and west. it will be quiet. we do have warmer than normal temperatures for the middle of the country. the september warmth continues for the northern plains for tomorrow. and the sunshine h lots of

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hurricane francine rocks the louisiana coast. around 130,000 people remain without power this morning