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private candidate, not as president in the lead up to january 6. as smith tries to keep his case alive after the supreme court's ruling on presidential immunity. israel continues to bombard lebanon, as the world awaits its response to iran's attack earlier this week. we're live with the latest tensions. a new report lays out the cause of lastie year's deadly fe on maui. election day is just over a month away. and with rising threats against poll workers, we look at the new measures to keep the vote and workers safe. and we're looking at what's driving the rising popularity of daytime parties. it's thursday, october 3rd. "early today" starts right now. good morning. glad to be with you. i'm frances rivera. today we begin with the new details in former president

trump's election interference case. jack smith makes his case for why donald trump should be charged tried for his actions leading up to january 6. the new filing claiming that he acted like a candidate rather than president of the united states when he tried to overturn the election. >> reporter: special counsel jack smith fighting to keep the january 6 case against donald trump alive. in a new filing with new evidence, smith tailoring his criminal case to survive the supreme court's ruling that presidents can't be prosecuted for carrying out official acts, writing that although trump was president during the charged conspiracies, his scheme was a fundamentally private one. smith also laying out new details about trump's conduct and conversations in the days and hours before his supporters stormed the capitol on january 6, 2021.

after trump gabegan claiming fraud. the special counsel saying pence gradually and gently tried to convince the defendant to saccet the lawful results of the election, where he encouraged trump to not look at the election as a loss but an intermission. trump a smith recounts aides telling trump that pence was in danger, as trump sat in a white house dining room watching the capitol riot on tv, smith wrote. an aide told him pence had been rushed to a secure location. smith says trump looked at the aide and said only "so what"? a trump campaign spokesperson

called it a falsehood and another attempt by the harris campaign to interfere with the election, adding that the case should be dismissed. >> our thanks to ken for that report. israel is continuing to bombard lebanon. at least six were killed in an airstrike in the capitol city beirut, according to reuters, who cited lebanese health authorities. it is the most central area of beirut to be hit so far within walking distance of the prime minister's headquarters and many foreign embassies. for the latest, let's bring in claudio lavanga. what's the latest on the fighting? >> reporter: good morning, frances. just to give you an idea of how deep into beirut israel has tried on wednesday, as you mentioned, it is very central and the no only close to the prime minister's headquarters and foreign embassies, it's also close to martyrs square where many people who were displaced from their homes in the south of

lebanon were trying to find shelter for a number of nights, trying to get awhay from the bombing, but it is not the only neighborhood that was struck by israel on wednesday. they also fired three missiles into another neighborhood which is where the leader of hezbollah, hassan nasrallah was killed last friday. and in the end, the lebanese health authority says at least six people were killed and another seven wounded in those combined attacks. now, in the meantime, israel continues to pound villages and areas in the south of lebanon. and it has warned residents who flee, who evacuated their homes from there, not to return home until further notice, because they said that those rates will continue. israel continues to call these strikes targeted and precise. but the lebanese authorities say apart from the six people who died, the day before another four to six people were killed in raids in eastern and southern lebanon. in the meantime, the ground

incursion by israeli forces continue in the south of lebanon. on wednesday there were reports of the first ground close combat between israeli forces and hezbollah fighters, and hezbollah said that it repelled the israeli forces from a border town. and israel confirmed that eight israeli soldiers were killed there on wednesday, frances. >> claudio lavanga, thank you. closing arguments continue today in the tyre nichols case in tennessee. on wednesday, the prosecution told the jury that officers beat nichols to punish him for running away from a traffic stop. the 29-year-old died in january last year from blows to the head. three officers are on federal trial, charged with using excess ever force, failure to intervene and witness tampering. the two other officers involved took plea deals. federal prosecutors say they may bring new charges against new york city mayor eric adams. he was in court yesterday after last week's indictment for

allegedly accepting bribes and illegal campaign contributions from turkish nationals. the new charges could come from several related investigations, and additional defendants will likely be charged. adams has pleaded not guilty and resisted calls to resign. the death toll continues to climb in the aftermath of hurricane helene. there have now been at least is 190 lives lost. hundreds remain missing. crews work to restore power lines. on wednesday, president biden toured damage in north carolina and amended the disaster declaration there and florida, georgia, and tennessee, allowing the federal government to pay is 00% 100% of the cost for many of the actions. >> these are very difficult times, and, in a moment of

crisis, i think that really does bring out the best of who we are. >> reporter: president biden also touring the damage and pledging federal support. >> it's incredibly consequential. >> reporter: while parts of the southeastern united states is in crisis mode, the biden-harris administration is also working to address escalating tensions overseas. >> obviously, iran has is way off. >> reporter: israel vows to respond to iran's missile attack. >> i think at this point, the israelis don't want a peaceful solution. they want to punish the iranians and punish them very severely. >> reporter: developments in the middle east were front and center during the first and only vice presidential debate. >> donald trump actually delivered stability in the world, and he did it by establishing effective deterrence. people were afraid of stepping out of line. >> a nearly 80-year-old donald

trump talking about crowd sizes is not what we need in this moment. >> i'm not really sure yet. i normally lean towards the republican ticket. yeah, i could be persuaded. >> reporter: the u.s. response to natural disasters at home and challenges abroad could be deciding factors in november. in washington, brie jackson, nbc news. more than a year after hawaii's deadliest wildfire ever, investigators say the official cause was accidental. maui fire officials say broken power lines that became reenergized sparked the fire on the morning of august 8, 2023. the inferno killed more than 100 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. the state says no criminal charges are expected. but the utility company that operates the power lines has agreed to pay a large portion of a $4 billion settlement. it could be a rainy day along the gulf coast. angie lassman is backtracking the trouble for us. >> mostly all quiet across the

country. we'll have a couple showers that will really start to ramp up as the week goes on across the gulf coast. for now things look pretty good. we've got warm temperatures we're tracking out toward the middle of the county and the southwest. upper 80s in kansas city, not feeling like fall in dallas or chicago with mid-70s on tap today. here's what we're watching as we get to the end of the week and into the weekend. we've got an area, a broad area of low pressure that potentially could develop here, something in the gulf of mexico. but either way, this is something that brings plenty of rain to folks across the gulf coast, louisiana stretching into florida. this will be something we watch as we get into the weekend. big picture look at the weekend, the warmth continues across the rockies. we'll see plenty of sunshine for basically everybody else. it will be another nice day across the east. and warm temperatures last through saturday and sunday. if you're looking for cooler highs, the northern plains is

where you ca recast today for ta orlando. charleston has mid-80s with mostly sunny skies. and that's a look at you are why forecast, frances, back to you. >> okay, thank you, angie. coming up, pink floyd sells its catalog for some serious money. and we're back with serious security precautions in place for election workers. ns in plac for election workers. alice loves the scent of gain so much, she wished there was a way to make it last longer. say hello to your fairy godmother alice, and long-lasting gain scent beads. part of the irresistible

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elections office. set to reopen with some startling new features. this is already the bulletproof glass. >> yes. >> reporter: and more is going to go in right here. >> absolutely. the whole front of this will have the same glass. >> reporter: bulletproof glass at the front desk. ballistic doors reenforced with steel. and in the new mailroom? >> this right here is where the panic button will be. >> reporter: a panic button, one of several in the building and a separate exhaust system in case of white powder scares. did you ever think you'd have to put in something like that in a place like this? >> not at all. >> reporter: he has worked in the industry for more than a decade. and now? >> a lot of rhetoric we hear require us to have a different security posture. where r. >> reporter: with everything that you laid out, is there any concern that it's overkill? >> no, we don't feel that at all. the safety of officials and the preservation of democracy and making sure there's no

interference should come with a limitless preparation in response. >> reporter: it's not just north carolina. more than 90% of local election officials reported stepping up safety measures since 2020, from armed security in washington state to active shooter training in arizona, to reenforced barriers outside facilities in pennsylvania. >> it's unfortunate that we're spending so many resources, time, emotions, thought on this, but we have to do it. there's no way around it in this election. >> reporter: it comes after years of attacks on the democratic process, stemming from former president trump's election fraud lies, and now nearly 40% of election workers say they're facing abuse and harassment. the fbi recently said it's investigating threatening mail sent to officials in multiple states after last year's interception of letters containing suspicious powders, include o including one that tested positive for fentanyl. some say they're not deterred

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