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>>. stay right there, more news on the way. d withou sean "diddy" combs held without bond. his lawyers expected back in court today to appeal the bail decision. donald trump back on the trail this morning for the first time since the second apparent attempt on his life. his golf partner talks to nbc news about the secret servic. new fears of a wider mideast war. at loeast nine people killed an thousands injured when pagers belonging to hezbollah members exploded across lebanon. hezbollah accusing israel of a coordinated attack. we have a live report with what we know. a breakthrough in breast cancer treatment. the fda expanding approval of a drug for met static cancer. one woman shares how it saved her life. and a family gives a vietnam veteran the gravestone they always thought he deserved after

a 50-year effort. it's wednesday, september 18. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. sean "diddy" combs remains behind bars this morning. the music mogul facing a slough of charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering. he will be back inside a courtroom for an appeal hearing after he was denied bail. the indictment against combs has been unsealed. and some of the details you're about to hear are graphic. chloe melas has this report. >> reporter: sean diddy combs behind bars. a federal judge denying the music mogul bail following his arrest and indictment as the prosecutor alleges he is dangerous and poses an ongoing threat to the safety of the community. in comporturt, combs pleading n guilty to several counts. >> sean combs led and

participated in criminal activity, including sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and the obstruction of justice. >> reporter: in an indictment federal prosecutors say since 2008, combs abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, present his reputation and conceal his conduct. >> as i a ledged, when combs didn't get his way, he was violent. and he subjected victims to physical, emotional and verbal abuse. >> reporter: combs' arrest at a new york city hotel monday night comes six months after federal authorities raided the grammy winner's home in los angeles and miami, revealing what they say they found. firearms, including three defaced ar-15s in his bedroom closet and videos of sexual performances with multiple victims known as freak-offs. >> they often lasted days at a

time, involved multiple sex workers and narcotics which he distributed to victims to keep them obedient and compliant. >> mr. combs is a fighter. he's going to fight this to the end. >> reporter: today's federal case including a string of civil suits as well as a settlement with singer cassie, seen in this 2016 surveillance video being physically attacked by combs. cassie later filing a civil suit accusing him of raping and physically abusing her. the terms of their 2023 settlement were not disclosed. an attorney saying he is not a perfect person, we don't want the federal government in our bedroom. federal prosecutors are leaving the door open for even more arrests, saying combs did not

act alone. >> i'm not taking anything offer toff the table. former president trump spoke at a town hall in michigan. the trump campaign has been placing blame on the rhetoric used by democrats. nbc's garrett haake has more from michigan. >> reporter: former president donald trump thanking officers who caught the suspect. and describing the alarming moments. >> all of a sudden we heard shots being fired in the air. and i guess probably four or five. secret service nknew immediatel it was bullets, and they grabbed me. >> reporter: an agent had fired on the armed suspect who was able to hide in the bushes undetected by secret service for nearly 12 hours. trump recalling a phone call from president biden. vice president harris said she also called him. >> i checked on him to see if he was okay. and i told him what i said publicly, there's no place for political violence.

>> it was not fireworks. it was pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: steve witkoff was golfing with trump. how quickly did the secret service act? >> two seconds, maybe three. the entire team converged on top of him, except for the snipers. he is is the priority. and he is the protectee, and they had him off in 20 seconds. >> reporter: this is the second attempt on trump's life in nine weeks. trump blames democratic rhetoric against him, and so does his running mate. >> no one has tried to kill kamala harris in the last couple of months, and two people now have tried to kill donald trump in the last couple months. i'd say that's pretty strong evidence that the left needs to tone down the rhetoric and needs to cut this crap out. >> reporter: the trump campaign pointing to comments like these as stoking fear. >> donald trump is an existential threat to our democracy. and our most fundamental freedoms. >> reporter: while democrats argue trump's rhetoric sparked the january 6 attack and that

he's used heated language against them. >> if we don't win on november 5th, i think our country is going to cease to exist. >> and our thanks to garrett for that report. the fbi is investigating several suspicious packages and letters sent to election officials in at least eight states. with the ap reporting as many as 15. some of the packages contained white powder. a senior law enforcement official says none of the material was found to be hazard hazardous. the scare did cause disruptions in ballot counting. turning to lebanon, where pagers belonging to hezbollah members exploded across the country on tuesday. and a warning. some of the images here may be disturbing. at least nine people were killed, including several children. nearly 3,000 others were injured, with 200 in critical

condition. the iran-backed militant group calling it a coordinated attack by israel. israel has not confirmed if it was behind what appears to be an unprecedented attack. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that's right. well, both hezbollah and the lebanese foreign ministry are blaming israel without providing evidence. and israel so far has neither confirmed nor denied that it was behind the attack, and it has not responded to a request for comment. but, apart from who did it, the other question that remains unanswered is how is it possible that all those pagers exploded at the same time? especially considering that hezbollah said that they decided to switch from cell phones, which they believed were too easy to track and monitor by israel to pagers, and they handed out tons of them to their militias and institutions inside lebanon. now the former cia director, john brennan, he said that he

believes that, because they all exploded at once, there must have been some sort of explosives in each one of them. and they must have been intercepted and then switched for the ones for hezbollah. he also added, and i quote, that all suspicion has to rest on is israel. and israel could have carried it out to show that it is capable of carrying out attacks inside lebanon. at least nine people were killed, including the son of a hezbollah member, a parliament member was injured, including the iranian ambassador to lebanon who said on x that his injuries are superficial and that he's in good condition. after the attack, hezbollah unsurprisingly, has said that it will retaliate. >> claudio. thank you. back here at home. families are demanding accountability for the six construction workers killed in the baltimore bridge collapse last march. family members of three of the

deceased workers are suing the owner of the cargo ship that struck the bridge, alleging negligence. the wife of miguel luna through an interpreter. >> translator: real justice means no son has to graduate without their father, and no grandchild has no know their grandfather through a distant picture. >> a spokesperson for the cargo ship owner said the company will not offer comment on the accusations. police in ohio tracked down a missing child who decided to go on a solo target run. according to the bedford police department, the 8-year-old was seen on a ring camera, getting into her mom's car around 7:00 a.m. sunday morning. officers found her about 11 miles away at a target. according to a police report, she hit a mailbox on the way to the store. the police department joked about this online, writing,

quote, we let her finish her f frappuccino. we're not mean. f frappuccino at 8? a daring robbery caught on camera. video shows two suspects cas krakr suspects crashing through the ceiling. a customer walked in at one point during the robbery. police are still searching for the suspects. a soggy day across the mid atlantic and the northeast. but it will be warmer than usual for parts of the plains to the east coast. angie lassman is tracking it all. >> we have a couple trouble spots across the country. a few thunderstorms for the plains. we'll watch for those through the day today. and we've also got this area of low pressure that's going to develop offshore and leave us with soggy conditions across the mid atlantic, trestretching int the northeast. through the day today, as we get into tomorrow, the showers are

going to linger, mostly as the system sits offshore, but we'll still be dealing with onshore winds. the onshore winds will be important. this likely will cause coastal flooding. alerts up for 7 million people. at high tide you might see areas closer to the coast dealing with flooding. something to watch over the next couple days. speaking of watching over the next couple days, we have an area of low pressure that could develop. as we get closer to the weekend it will be slow to develop and something to watch as we get well into next week. the temperatures, will, they're still warm across the great lakes. in the of 90 degrees in shreveport today. mid-90s for dallas and san antonio. showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for jacksonville and orlando. and that's a look at your

forecast, frances, back to you. >> thank you, angie. coming up, the fda is extending approval of a drug for early breast cancer patients. early breast cancer patients. an that grimy film on your teeth?d dr. g? ♪♪ it's actually the buildup of plaque bacteria which can cause cavities. most toothpastes quit working in minutes. but crest pro-health's antibacterial fluoride protects all day. so it stops cavities before they start... crest. we all need fiber for our digestive health, but less than 10% of us get enough each day. finally getting a grave.

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reduction. the fda is expanding the approval for a drug for metastatic cancer. and how the drug is helping this woman. >> reporter: at 36 years old, nikki odum began the fight of her life. >> it wasn't a lump. it wasn't a bump. i just thought, okay, something is off. >> reporter: it was ultimately diagnosed as breast cancer, setting off a grueling treatment plan of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. what motivated you to keep going and fighting? >> my kids. my life, my husband. i wanted to be here. >> reporter: doctors told her about a clinical trial for a drug approved seven years ago but now being tested to prevent recurrence in early breast cancer cases like hers. >> it was a no-brainer. >> reporter: it received approval for the early breast cancer, defined as disease that

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in kansas, a purple heart veteran buried over 50 years ago in an unmarked grave finally gets the headstone his family always wanted. derrick lytle from our wichita affiliate has the story. >> reporter: half a century, buried in an unmarked grave at calvary cemetery, he lacked an identifying marker. >> he went the past 54 years without any recognition. he shouldn't have had to go that long. >> reporter: gutierrez was killed in action in 1970 while serving in the army in vietnam. christopher's cousin, theresa guerrero tried for several years to get him a headstone but was told only immediate family could request one. after our story aired in may, a rep from the v.a. administration got the word and the ball rolling. seeing the stone moved her to tears. >> i didn't think that they would come. it means a lot.

>> reporter: theresa's mother clara says christopher died a hero. the family received a letter from a fellow soldier who said christopher took a bullet for him. >> christopher saved his life. gave, he gave his life up for him. >> reporter: she says her family's now at peace with a place where they can finally pay respects and honor what christopher did for others. >> the story is done. you know, he's where he should be, to be recognized by the people, and they'll see his stone. >> and our thanks to derrick lytle for that story. the woman who changed tennis will soon be making history in the halls of congress. billie jean king will be the first women's athlete to be awarded the congressional gold medal. it comes after the house of representatives announced tuesday thate honor to the thet

bipartisan legislation to give the honor to thetennis legend. if you plan on running the 2026 boston marathon, you need extra pep in your step. the qualifying run time is going to be five minutes faster. men will be required to run in under 2 hours and 55 minutes. qualifying times will remain the same for those over the age of 80. before we go, let's check in with sheinelle jones with a look at what's coming up on "today". >> eric roberts is live in studio, and crafty game day ideas for parents to make fall sports a little easier. and a colorful pasta dis