breaking overnight. mounting questions over the second apparent assassination attempt of donald trump in a matter of months. the former president is safe and speaking out for the first time overnight about the incident at his florida golf course and the secret service response. the fbi revealing new details about the suspect now in custody. authorities saying ryan routh has an ar-style rifle and along with two back packs and a go pro. what we know about his background. the key court hearing that could decide the fate of the popular app in the u.s. history on tv's biggest night. "shogun" takes the crown for the most emmy awards ever on the drama side, while "the bear" cooked the comedy competition. we have a full recap of all the big moments. and the texans saddle up to take down the bears. highlights from the duel of two

of the nfl's rising stars. it's monday, september 167th. "early today" starts now. good morning. glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. we begin with that breaking news out of florida. the fbi is investigating what it calls an assassination attempt against former president trump. a suspect is in custody after being spotted by secret service while the former president was playing a round of golf. here is nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: the fbi investigating what they say appears to be an apparent assassination attempt of former president donald trump. >> shortly before 2:00 p.m. sunday at trump international golf club at west palm beach. the u.s. secret service personnel opened fire on a gunman located near the property line. >> reporter: as a precaution, agents rushed the former president to safety. he was between the 5th and 6th hole when this incident took place. >> what they do is they have an

agent that jumps one hole ahead of time to where the president was at. and he was able to spot this rifle barrel sticking out of the fist and immediately engaged that individual, at which time the individual took off. >> reporter: officials say two backpacks and a rifle were found in the bushes. >> and there is also a go pro on the fence where he was intent on filming what was going on. we were able to locate a witness that came to us and said hey, i saw the guy running out of the bushes. he jumped into a black nissan, and i took a picture of the vehicle and the tag. >> reporter: the license plate tracked by law enforcement on i-95. the sheriff's office in make martin county say they stopped this black nissan and took a suspect into custody. >> there was a lone driver in the vehicle that driver is in custody and in the hands of the federal bureau of investigation. >> reporter: this happening just two months after an assassination attempt. the former president shot and wounded at a rally in butler

county, pennsylvania. fbi officials had not released a motive. lindsey graham posting on x writing he is one of the strongest people i've ever known. he is in good spirits and he is more resolved than ever to save our country. >> and our thanks to kathy for that report. according to three senior law enforcement sources, the suspect taken into custody is 58-year-old ryan wesley routh. court records show he has a long criminal and civil court history, including a conviction of possessing a machine gun when he was 36. in recent years, ruth has been vocal in his support for ukraine. brie jackson joins us now. good morning, brie. what do we know about how the former president is doing after this second serious threat to his life? >> good morning, frances. so soon after the incident, a campaign email was sent out assuring supporters that the former president was safe. but late last night we heard more and thanked everyone for

their concern, writing, quote, it was certainly an interesting day. mr. trump also thanked the secret service and the sheriff's office, saying that law enforcement did anout outstanding job keeping him safe. vice president harris says she is thankful former president harris is say saying we must all do our part to make sure this incident does not lead to more violence. president biden says he has been briefed on this investigation. he also condemns police violence and says he has directed his team to ensure the secret service has every resource necessary to ensure the former president's safety. two sources say the acting secret service director is heading to florida today in response to this incident. the secret service has been making changes ever since the assassination attempt nine weeks ago in butler pennsylvania. additional agents have been assigned to the former president's detail, and the service has called on military assets to support their operations at certain events. mr. trump does not have any

in-person events scheduled for today, only online events tonight on x, which is formal early known as twitter. it is possible he could decide to speak publicly to address what happened. >> it's just a matter of time. brie, thank you. a college in springfield, ohio crossed its campus a day after a shooting threat specifically targeted haitian people. the fbi says it is investigating. it follows similar threats after baseless claims about migrants and animal cruelty recently amplified by donald trump and his running mate j.d. vance. on thursday and friday, bomb threats forced the evacuation and closure of public schools and municipal buildings. the local haitian support meeting saturday to talk to residents. it was originally intended to be in person. but after more threats, that meeting took place virtually as precautioned. a crucial court hearing for tiktok this morning. the social media's's challenged

to disband. earlier they passed a law banning the app unless its parent company divests. lawmakers are concerned over how it handles wet daybell. they argue the law is unconstitutional and violates users' free speech. the judge is not expected to make a decision for a couple of months leading the situation unsolved in the lead-up. israel admitted they might have killed some of their own hostages by mistake. the military said there was a high probability that three captives found dead in a tunnel in december had been killed by an id f air strike a month earlier. two of the hostages were members of the military. more than 100 people are still held in gaza with dozens feared dead. at least eight people have been killed in catastrophic flooding across central europe. days of heavy rain have

devastated parts of the czech republic, poland, romania and austria. the death spell is expected to rise. four people are still missing czech police say. for the latest, let's go to claudio. good morning, claudio. is there any relief in sight? >> good morning, frances. well, at least the rain has eased in romania, where now it was within of the most affected by the flood. now people are cleaning up. they're trying to assess the damage. authorities have tried to restore power through a thousand of homes, but more rain and strong winds is forecast for other countries across all across europe. for instance, the czech republic, you may were heard a town affected, called it the flood of the century, and the prime minister say warning that the worst is not over yet. there is a high flood alert issues for hundreds of places all across the czech republic with tens of thousands of people evacuated.

260,000 people at least were still without power. and they even blocked traffic on major highways. across the border into austria, it's been declared a state of emergency because of the risk that authorities say that sometimes may occur. in poland, same situation. the prime minister donald tusk has decided the celebration is dramatic, especially in a town where the water reece so much that people had to be evacuated from the roofs of their homes with the helicopters. as you can see, some countries like romania trying to get back on their feed, frances, while other counties are still in deep water. frances? >> and hopefully the weather will cooperate. claudio, thank you. back here at home the carolinas are bracing for a serious storm. let's turn to meteorologist violeta yaz who is tracking that threat. >> good morning. we've been tracking this for a couple of days now.

this potential tropical cyclone number 8 sitting just offshore of the carolinas about 115 miles to the east-southeast of charleston. winds still at 45 miles per hour. it is expected to intensify a bit as we head into today before moving onshore. but regardless of that back, we do have tropical storm warnings in place because conditions are likely to reach those tropical storm levels in terms of the rain and in terms of the surge as well regardless. so those warnings in place from charleston up through morehead city. we'll see that move onshore later today or through this evening. and weaken up across the carolinas aged spreading the rain northward. right around myrtle beach around 60 miles per hour. a little less the further inland. this will also cause some srm tosu 90s.

and in texas about 9 degrees in san angelo with bright and sunny skies. and that's a look at your regional weather, frances. back to you. >> thank you, violeta. the four-person crew and nasa's polaris dawn are back on ground. the capsule landed off the coast of florida yesterday, capping off their five-day mission. they went farther than any astronaut has travelled in over 50 years. two members of the crew conducted the first ever spacewalk by nonprotester astronauts. they tested new space suits designed by space ex-that will one be used in other future manned mission. several teams shine bright as the houston texans take on the chicago bears inunday the chicago bears inunday s what's up, you seem kinda sluggish today. things aren't really movin'. you could use some metamucil. metamucil's psyllium fiber helps keep your digestive system moving

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we're back with the adorable baby animal taking over the internet. a two-month-old pygmy hippo from thailand capturing the hearts and minds of millions through her daily tiktok videos. fans across the world following every nap, bath and anxious scream. the social media icon even moving into fashion and makeup. here is ellison barber. >> reporter: at just two months old, this little baby hippo is already an internet giant. her fan following and resharing every moment from these panicked expressions to her new front teeth. "time" magazine calling her an icon and a legend. proclaiming she is the moment. meet moo deng, a baby pygmy hippo. her name which translates to bouncy pig, or pork patty, was chosen by popular vote at the

zoo. since her rise for fame, attendance at the zoo has doubled on weekends. authorities telling the guardian they had to install cctv cameras to guard her enclosure. after incident likes this, a guest disturbing a sleeping moo deng prompted backlash. pygmy hippos are native to west africa, and they're about half the size of a river hippo. it's estimated that fewer than 2,500 pygmy hippos remain in the wild. but despite moo deng's newfound fame, from pants to fan art, even a makeup tutorial from sephora, this baby hippo is sticking to what she does best, a healthy week of sleeping, screaming, and zooming around. >> living her best hippo life. thanks to ellison for that story. prince harry turned 40 years old sunday, and the royal family issued a rare message to celebrate. the family's social accounts writing wishing the duke of

sussex a very happy 40st birthday today. the account for prince william and kate middleton posting a similar message. t it comes as harry and his family remains strained. its first time the palace or prince william acknowledged harry's birthday since he broke from the monarchy in 2021. before we go, here is chanel jones with a look at what's ahead. >> queer eye star is here to tell us about his nbc talk show. plus, it's a throwback style with '90s fashion that is still on trend. and in start today, how to train like a football pro. that's all this morning on the third hour of "today." >> thank you so much for being with us early this monday morning. appreciate it. i'm frances rivera. have a great one and see you back here early tomorrow. hope you join us all week.