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that's already gone on for nearly six weeks the reaction from boeing's chief executive. the u.s. confirms north korea has sent 3,000 troops to russia, with thousands more coming by the end of the year. we're live with what this could mean for russia's war in ukraine. donald trump facing new blow back after two reports saying he admirably invoked adolph hitler, vice president harris jumping on the remarks, calling trump unfit for office. how the former president and his campaign are responding this morning. and with the 2024 race in the final stretch, we head to battleground pennsylvania where the battle over fracking is splitting energy workers over who to vote for. and ever wish you could take paid leave to take care of a sick pet? a new bill in new york city is trying to do just that. it's thursday, october 24th, "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. breaking overnight, the boeing

strike is extended. five weeks after first walking off the job, 32,000 boeing machinists rejected the company's proposed contract by a vote of nearly two-thirds. that proposal would have seen wage increase 35% over four years. the union wants a 40% increase. this setback comes as boeing reported a $6 billion quarterly loss, the biggest since 2020. ceo kelly ortburg said reaching a deal is a priority to get the company back on track. there are only a dozen days left until the presidential election. today vice president harris will hold a rally in atlanta, with barack obama and bruce springsteen. former president trump rallies in arizona. overnight, harris spoke at a cnn town hall, where she said she does think that donald trump is a fascist. she was responding to comments made to the "new york times" by retired four-star general john kelly. but, at an event last night, mr.

trump said harris is the real threat. >> a person that got no votes, no votes. therefore, she's a threat to democracy. >> for the latest on the campaign trail, here's nbc's garrett haake. >> reporter: vice president harris seizing on sharp new criticisms of former president trump from his own former chief of staff, john kelly, who now publicly says trump could be called a fascist. >> this is a window into who donald trump really is. from the people who know him best. >> reporter: harris using retired four-star marine general kelly's words to fortify her argument that trump is unfit to serve. >> donald trump is increasingly unhinged and unstable. and, in a second term, people like john kelly would not be there to be the guardrails. we know what donald trump wants. he wants unchecked power.

the question in 13 days will be what do the american people want. >> reporter: kelly making his new claims two weeks before election day. in an interview with the "new york times." >> certainly, the former president is in the far right area, certainly an authoritarian. admires people who are dictators. he has said that. so he certainly falls into the general definition of fascist. for sure. >> reporter: kelly also claiming trump made complementary statements about nazi leader adolf hitler. >> he commented more than once that hitler did good things, too. i tell him, first of all, you should never say that. nothing he did you could argue was good. >> it is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that donald trump would invoke adolf hitler.

>> reporter: the atlantic reports that two unnamed sources say they heard then-president trump say i need the kind of generals that hitler had, people who are totally loyal to him that follow orders. nbc news has not independently confirmed that reporting, and the trump campaign says trump never made those comments. kelly says he's speaking out now because trump recently suggested using the military against political opponents who he called the enemy within if there's election day chaos. kelly became a fierce trump critic after leaving the white house, and the trump campaign responded, quote, john kelly has totally beclowned himself with these debunked stories he is fabricating. trump posting that kelly is a quote degenerate who made up a story out of pure trump derangement syndrome hatred, adding he was tough and dumb. >> our thanks to peter alexander for that report. mr. trump is also facing bash lash over comments he reportedly made over a murdered army private.

the atlantic magazine reported that when mr. trump was president he complained about the cost of paying for vanessa guillen's funeral. but according to two sources who spoke to the atlantic, when the bill came, mr. trump was furious. making a racist, profane comment and telling his chief of staff mark meadows not to pay for it. nbc news has not confirmed the atlantic's reporting. meadows and the trump campaign denied these comments were ever made. guillen's sister came to the former president's defense, saying he showed nothing but respect to her family and that she has voted for trump. a suspect appeared in court wednesday charged with terrorism for allegedly shooting at a dnc office in tempe, arizona. jeffrey michael kelly shot up the office three separate times over the last two months, once with a bb gun and twice with a firearm. when he was arrested, kelly had

several guns in his car, including a machine gun. authorities say he was planning a mass casualty event. also in tempe, a 24-year-old man was arrested, suspected of making online threats against donald trump jr. who has been campaigning in arizona. the u.s. has confirmed north korea has sent troops to russia in what could mark a major escalation of russia's war in ukraine. while it's not entirely known what the troops are doing or why they are there, the involvement of north korean troops would solidify a growing alliance between kim jong un and vladimir putin. both signed a pact in june that included a pledge of mutual defense. the u.s. defense secretary calling it a serious issue. let's go to matt bodner live in london. good morning, matt. >> reporter: frances, good morning. secretary austin confirmed yesterday that they have their own information about the troops in russia as it may force

western allies to take this a little bit more seriously. north korean estimates show that 30,000 north korean troops are in russia and 10,000 total may have been promised to the kremlin to reenforce positions against ukraine. they say these forces were transported to russia on vessels from russia's pacific fleet. that is based in vladivostok on the eastern coast. these north korean troops have been issued russian uniforms and rifle rifles. that is according to a spy agency. they used a.i. facial recognition to identify one north korean serviceman in ukraine. he was seen next to a missile launcher. the soldier is known to the south korean intel service after he actually appeared in a photo last year on a tour of a weapons factory in north korea with kim jong un himself. already, the north koreans are supplying russia with various types of weapons, including wildly inaccurate ballistic missiles that they're using to terrorize civilians in their

homes every single night. it's unclear how russia may hope to use these troops. but ukrainian and western officials suggest a likely deployment would be to reenforce russian positions in the kursk region, territory seized by cra ukrainian forces in august. the north koreans it seems could be there to help with that. >> matt, thank you. the search has been suspended for a woman who fell from a taylor swift-themed cruise ship in the bahamas. on wednesday, the u.s. coast guard said the royal bahamas defense force was suspending search based on new evidence. the 66-year-old woman was reported to have gone overboard. royal caribbean's allure of the seas, tuesday night, 17 miles from nassau. cruise originally left from miami on monday and is not affiliated with taylor swift. turning to north carolina where the estimated cost from hurricane helene's devastation has soared to $53 billion. that's triple the $17 billion in

damage done by hurricane florence in 2018. governor roy cooper is requesting 3.9 billion from the state's general assembly to help with recovery. state lawmakers are set to return to raleigh today to debate additional disaster relief. a cold front is finally bringing fall temperatures. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is here with your forecast. hi, angie, good morning. >> a bit of chill in the air for some folks this morning as the cold front continues to work through. notice temperatures in places like pittsburgh, 52 degrees as we look to that area right now. mid-40s in chicago. 59 degrees for philadelphia, but look what happens by later today across parts of the middle of the country. that is where there is no cool down. we're running more than 20 degrees above normal in tulsa. 85 on tap for memphis and birmingham. 87 for jackson. as we get into the weekend, we'll see things kind of moderate out across the great lakes and northeast. mid-60s for friday in

philadelphia. low 70s for saturday and back to the 60s we go by the time sunday rolls around. we'll cesee detroit end up into the mid-50s. we have a front working across the upper midwest. showers and thunderstorms will be a potential. we'll have a the severe threat for iowa and missouri with the potential for large hail on tap. and some of that rain will work its way across the great lakes as we get into n antonio heads t 80s. low 90s for lubbock and tucson today. and that's a look at you ar forecast. shohei ohtani hit a home run at the auction block. his 50/50 ball soiledld for a whopping $4.4 million.

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>> fracking is shorthand for hydrofracture where we pump water and sand into the ground under pressure. once the rock is broke n we hav the fracture. >> reporter: which releases the oil and gas trapped inside, and it employs tens of thousands of people in pennsylvania. the company has 1800 of these oil wells, and this particular oil well will pump more than a hundredgallons of oil just today. to win the white house in november, vice president kamala harris or former president donald trump will likely have to win pennsylvania, meaning their stance on fracking could be a decisive one. >> if anybody here believes that she will let your energy industry continue, like fracking, you should immediately go to a psychiatrist. >> reporter: for john, trump feels like the obvious pick. >> when he was in office, we had a much better outlook for our business. >> reporter: harris has said she does not want to ban fracking. something she was explicit about in last month's debate.

>> i will not ban fracking. i have not banned fracking as vice president of the united states. >> reporter: but that was not her position in 2019, when she first ran for president. >> there's no question i'm in favor of banning fracking. >> reporter: it's this flip-flop that makes it hard for some pennsylvania voters to trust harris when it comes to fracking. but not robert bair. >> the biden-harris administration has taken notice of how important energy, specifically gas, is. >> reporter: the u.s. is the world's biggest oil and gas producer and has remained so under the biden-harris administration. despite the data that trust factor egged on by trump looms large. >> she doesn't line up with my views. she doesn't, she wants to get rid of the things that i do for a living. >> reporter: but democrats like frank gray say harris is the better option. >> and i think that's what she will enforce, that we do not want to pollute the air or the

waters. there are ways to do it safely and create a lot more jobs for the american people. >> reporter: and while voters in the fracking industry may not agree on who to vote for, the ones we spoke to say fracking is critical to pennsylvania. >> the energy policy of this nation has to include fossil fuels in the near term. there's no way around it. >> the question is, can we survive without fracking in our modern society? the answer's no. >> reporter: something both candidates are aware of in the final push to election day. emma barnett, nbc news, pennsylvania. still to come, employees return to office. and cardi b backs out of a performance in the atl. find out why. e t atl. find out why. moderate to severe ulcerative colitis symptoms can keep coming back. start to break away from uc with tremfya... with rapid relief at 4 weeks. tremfya blocks a key source of inflammation. at one year, many people experienced remission...

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people to use their paid sick time to take care of their pets. most companies only let employees take off for personal or family issues. supporters say the policy would make owning a pet much easier. from our new york city city station, gus rosendale explains. >> reporter: supporters say this move would amend a current law and help the city's mental health crisis. animal lovers abound at the madison square park dog park. >> she's a corgi. she's 2 years old. >> reporter: but conrad would never take time off if his dog was under the weather. >> because pets are not people. >> reporter: and you love your pet. >> of course, but i don't know if you can take your time off to take care of your pet. that's a little bit of a stretch. >> reporter: a just-introduced city council bill might give animal owners that option, letting them use their paid sick leave to take care of their pets. this would be just about for any. he owns two cats and says the

change does not specify which species covered, but only covers legal pets. >> we are facing a mental health crisis, and one of the best ways to address a mental health crisis is by making pet ownership easier. >> reporter: the bill, if passed, would amend the sick time act. the law guarantees companies with more than 100 employees time to take care of a sick family member. >> hmm. >> reporter: what do i think? >> i think that's fair. depends on how sick. yeah, people take time off for kids that are sick. >> reporter: some employers across the country have voluntary changed policies to allow people to take time for pet leave. asking a boss for a day off to g go to the vet is generally

unchartered frort. territory. overall, this move is pretty much without precedent. only a small town near san francisco has something similar. and, in that case, it's just for the care of a service animal. >> for so many pets, they're their kids, their families. coming up on "today", hoda and jenna are heading to austin for a texas take over. >> actor patrick dempsey is live in studio 1a, and a performance by matteo bocelli.

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