the man accused of killing unitedhealthcare ceo fighting extradition to new york. and shouting at cameras as he arrived in court. his lawyer insist something luigi mangione will plead not guilty. parts of malibu up in

flames. a wind-fueled fire forcing thousands to evacuate. the blaze is not contained. the dark side of a.i. parents sue a popular chatbot service, saying it encourages kids to self-harm and commit violence. more than a year after suffering a mystery illness that left him hospitalized, jamie foxx now opening up about his medical emergency, what he revealed in a new netflix special. and lindsay von is back on the slopes. as she starts her comeback, could she have her eyes set on the olympics? "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. the suspect in the murder of a healthcare ceo, 26-year-old luigi mangione shouting at cameras as he arrived for his extradition hearing in pennsylvania yesterday. mangione was denied bail and is

now fighting extradition to new york. new york governor kathy hochul says she will sign a request for a governor's warrant to ensure mangione is tried and held accountable. for more, let's get to nbc's dan scheneman. >> reporter: luigi mangione, denied bail by a pennsylvania judge and fighting extradition, charges in new york with murder in connection with last week's shooting death of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson in manhattan. >> if you believe in america and that presumption of innocence you cannot rush to judgment. >> reporter: he was spotted in altoona, pennsylvania. a worker noticed he was wearing a mask, thought he looked suspicious and called police. the officers asked him to pull down the mask. he presented a fake i.d. when asked if he had been to new york recently, police say he started to shake. taken into custody without incident, initially arrested on a forgery charge, police then searched the backpack.

>> a firearm was located and a suppresser located. there were also other items of evidentiary value that were located that will assist in this investigation. >> reporter: that included a hand-written note that said these parasite also it coming. >> you see a lot of anti-corporatist sentiment. >> reporter: mangione was born and raised in maryland. >> this is one of the last people you would think would do something like this. >> reporter: he graduated from penn with a master's degree. his last-known address, hawaii. >> oh, my god, that's my neighbor. i asked him where he'd been, like for the last six months on the mainland for medical stuff. >> i think the whole thing is an absolute tragedy. you have a father, a friend, a family man who was killed. >> reporter: brian thompson was remembered and mourned monday near his home in minnesota. dan scheneman, nbc news.

the man accused of trying to assassinate donald trump in florida is expected in court today. ryan routh has asked a federal judge to delay his trial until december of next year. a trial date was set for february, but his defense team says they need more time to prepare. today there will be a hearing to discuss this. meanwhile, a house task force has released their final report on the assassination attempt. the panel found that the shooting in butler, pennsylvania was preventible. they made recommendations to the secret service. the franklin fire has burned through more than 3,000 acres and is currently 0% contained. the los angeles sheriff's department says around 20,000 people are under either evacuation orders or evacuation warnings. as the inferno shows no sign of

slowing down. lester holt has this report. >> reporter: growing with ferocious speed and fueled by extreme santa ana winds, a life-threatening wildfire is accelerating in the hills and d canyons of malibu. the so-called franklin fire, exploding to more than 2700 acres in a matter of hours. >> this entire place, everywhere you look, there's flames. >> reporter: surrounded, alec scrambled to protect his home. >> fire's up in the mountains over there behind us. fire's over there. that house is on fire. >> reporter: not a lot of ways in and out of this area. >> not a lot of ways in and out. >> reporter: with several homes burning, thousands of residents were forced to flee in the middle of the night. the winds and fire were extraordinarily fierce. overnight here they've gotten a bit of a break during the day, but, in canyons like this, this fire is essentially making its own wins, propelling the flames up hillsides, as you can see

there. wind gusts reached at least 50 miles per hour, sending embers ahead of the front lines. sparking new fires, flaring out of control and jumping across roads and canyons. >> i woke up, and she was yelling that we need to get out of here. and across the canyon, the flames were just crazy. >> reporter: at pepperdine university, tense moments for some 800 students sheltering in place, as the fire approached a campus library. the air attack critical to protect homes and lives. >> the smoke was so, so thick, and just like all, everything was just orange, orange, orange. and then the wind picked up. and the wind was just like flying embers everywhere. >> reporter: linda michelle had just minutes to escape. the fire destroying the guesthouse where she lived, but sparing the houses and other buildings on the property.

>> just finally relieved, you know, you are thinking for the worst, and you come back, and you're, like, oh, god, there's still something here. >> our thanks to lester for that report. turning now to syria after the toppling of the assad administration. many are searching for their disappeared loved ones. richard engel is in damascus. >> reporter: thousands of syrians came to this prison outside damascus to search for missing relatives. this is where the brutal regime of dictator bashar al assad sent those who dared oppose him to disappear. a man held handfuls of nooses he found, made of cheap nylon cord. some were freshly used and still bloody. what did we do to deserve this, he asked. amnesty international dubbed it

a human slaughterhouse. and now that assad is gone, syrians and the world can see the cruelty of his regime. they're describing this as a human press. a torture device that prisoners like this man is demonstrating here, would be put on this slab and then crushed in order to torture them. >> reporter: in another torture room, i was shown a photo of this woman's son, missing for more than ten years. he was sentenced for being a militant. my son was a nurse, she says. the squalid cells are now empty, broken open by the rebels monday when hundreds of policer ins were freed. but families believe or want to believe their relatives may still be hidden in here. they broke holes in the walls, searching for secret rooms and basements. they didn't find any instead, they found paperwork. all over here there are documents. it seems like this place was abandoned in a hurry. and, if you come in here, you

can see, with flashlights, everyone is just searching for any evidence that their loved ones may have been leer, may have been executed here. this woman says her son was taken here in 2013. i'm looking for evidence to give me hope he's still alive, she says. on their hands and knees, syrians today searched for signs of life. poring over logbooks and records. so many names. so many tragedies. syria's blackest site finally exposed. a syrian human rights group says that most of this country's 100,000 missing prisoners are likely dead. >> richard, thank you. an update today on a case of a kayaker who apparently faked his own death and travelled to europe. green lake, wisconsin police will hold a press conference this morning after online records show he is back in

wisconsin and in custody as of yesterday afternoon. he was originally reported missing in august but came forward months later, telling investigators he faked his drowning, took a bus to canada and took a flight to europe. they will seek restitution after spending $35,000 to $40,000 in his search. bengals quarterback joe burrow is the latest high-profile athlete to be the victim of a break-in after his home was burglarized earlier this week. officials said in a report, a woman who works for burrow told deputies she discovered a shattered bedroom window and that the room had been ransacked. burrow joins a growing list of pro athlete whose had reported break-ins, though authorities have not determined whether this one was related. now to a messy day along the east coast. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking the potential flood threat. good morning, angie. >> you got that right. flood threat indeed.

we've got heavy rain across this region. extensive snow melt also happening. this is something we see lasting through the day today. this means that the slow travel is something you deal with along the east coast through the day today. we'll see isolated flash flooding potential across new england as well. none on the backside of this system. it's the lake-effect snow that gets our attention. downwind of the lakes is where we see the potential for piling up. localized amounts up to four inches. more widespread, one to two. we need the rain across this region. so it's welcome, but difficult when it comes all at once. then we have another chance to see multiple feet of snow in some of these persistent bands of rain. this will leave us the potential of travel issues, not just because of rain and snow but strong winds. 28 million people are under wind

into the mid-50s with full sunshine for mobile. showers and thunderstorms for tampa and orlando. and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you. >> appreciate it, angie, thank you. coming up, jamie foxx opens up about the mystery illness that he says left him near death. and we're back with the dangers of a.i. with the dangers of a.i. in psoriasis commercials? the thousands of real people who go undiagnosed. people whose psoriasis can look very different depending on their skin tone. as the makers of tremfya®, we understand that everybody's moderate to severe plaque psoriasis doesn't look the same. so, we undertook a first-of-its-kind study of plaque psoriasis in every skin tone. like hers

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about tremfya today. ♪ mom's gonna love this! alright kids come on. it's time for bed! ( ♪♪ ) good morning, mr. snuggles. make breakfast special with the cocoa and hazelnutty goodness of nutella. ( ♪♪ ) nearly six years after she retired, olympic skiing legend lindsey vonn is back to doing what she does best. but could her comeback on the slopes mean another shot at olympic gold? anne thompson has the story. >> reporter: lindsey vonn is

going fast again. skiing competitively at the age of 40. leaving retirement behind, but not quite sure where she is going. >> i honestly never thought it was going to happen. i'm just as surprised as everyone else. >> lindsey vonn cocomingown! >> reporter: at her first major race back in colorado, vonn finished far from the podium in the downhill and super g but good enough to qualify for the world cup. >> welcome back! >> reporter: to the doubters, she says she's just getting started. >> i'm really enjoying this journey. you know, no one's ever done this with a knee replacement before, so i honestly don't know how far i can take it. but so far, it's been incredible. >> reporter: skiing, sheays, with that new knee and lack of pain from a career's worth of injury. >> i am having so much fun going fast again. >> reporter: with the olympics just 14 months away, this four-time olympian with three medals is tamping down the

inevitable speculation about the upcoming games in italy. >> i don't know where t's going to lead, but i'm happy to be doing what i love to do and without the pain. >> reporter: anne thompson, nbc news. >> can't wait so see what paths and slopes she'll take. many active duty personnel spend the holidays away from home, but in north carolina, the chow hall was transformed into a winter wonderland. >> i didn't go home last christmas. and seeing this helps you, reminds you that people do care for you. >> and mrs. claus had a special message to all the troops. >> it's because of you we get to sleep at night and knowing that we are safe and secure. and also just take care of your own brothers with and sisters in

the military. and thank you for your service. >> over 200 stockings full of gift cards, toiletries and prizes were handed out. come willing up on "today", tom costello has a sneak peek at the future of air travel, battery-powered planes, how far they can travel, and here's craig melvin. >> we're going to look ahead to thbig workplace trends coming next year. also christian slater stops by studio 1a, and we're going to make some short ribs in today's food. that's all this

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