breaking overnight, arkansas executes its first inmate in more than a decade after a week of legal maneuvers. american forces on high alert as north korea warns the united states of a supermighty preempl ifr strike that they claim would reduce our military to ashes. one person killed ahead of an election. days before a pivotal election. this single tip that ended a 39-year-old manhunt for a 50-year-old teacher and an 8-year-old girl. bill o'reilly's reported $25 million payout. but that's not all. can you guess the number one reason for sleeplessness?

"early today" starts right now. a lot to get to today. breaking news out of arkansas. the state carriied out its firs execution since 2005. inmate ladell lee was executed. he was convicted for the murder of his neighbor, debra reese. his execution came after the supreme court voted 5-4 against appeals that would have spared his life. the state originally said eight executions over an 11-day period, that would have be the most by a state in such a short period of time. three executions where canceled because of court decisions and legal rulings. the reason for the rushd timeline? the state says the execution tss need to be carried out before its supply of a lethal injection drug expires on april 30th. the u.s. military on high

alert for a possible nuclear test by north korea. president trumped arded this in a late news conference thursday. >> we're in very good shape. we're building our military rapidly. a lot of things have happened over the last short period of time. we're doing a lot of work. we're in very good position. we're going to see what happens. >> we're going to see what happens. nbc's kelly cobiella is in seoul this morning. >> reporter: u.s. officials are telling nbc news that a special sniffer plane along with drones and u-2 spy planes have been deployed in this weejon. a wc 135 is especially designed to detect science of a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere. the air force claiming it's a routine mission planned well in advan advance.

two u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc that north korea is in position to conduct a nuclear test with little or no warning. last week, satellite images suggested that they were prime pd and ready for a sixth nuclear test. crews playing volleyball at the site in satellite photos from sunday. all preparations could be in place and they could be waiting on orders frommon yang. next tuesday, the 8 a 5th anniversary of the people's army. some test could coin side with that date the. here in south korea, they're on a heightened state of alert. >> certainly a tense time there. right now, investigators in paris are combing the city and nearby suburbs for clues less than 4 hours after an attacker opened fire on the

champselysees. according to the country's interior minister, the the gunman was in car when he pulled to a police van, open fire on officers, then ran along the pavement firing at others. y isis was quick to take responsibility. the sound of gunfire could be heard as tourists scrambled for cover. in a nearby metro. it has become an all too frequent sight in that country. since 2005 alone, more than 230 people have been killed by terrorist plots there. the attack coming just days before citizens head to the polls to decide on their country's next lead person an important vote that could alter not just the trajectory of the nation but the entire eu. joining me from paris is christopher dickie.

we have seen attacks like this before. what makes this so different and so dire for that country? >> timing is everything in in case. we know that the so-called islamic state has been plotting to disrupt the elections if it possibly can because it basic will i wants to sew chaos. we had earlier in the week, a trichlt plot broken up in marseilles. they had kalasnikovs. the next day, after we learned of that, we have this attack on the champs elysees. the location and the timing were important. we're coming right up on the french elections on sunday. the french presidential elections. >> chris, lets talk about that. what impact could this attack

have on those e legss? are there candidates that could benefit from the situation there? >> reporter: yeah, the candidate most likely to benefit from this is the very far right-wing anti-immigrant, anti-islam candidate, marine le pen. she's been running for years. saying stop the immigrants from coming in. they're the plague that aflipgts france. we have to make frens jast for french people. she doesn't say it explicitly, but what many of her supporters say, she wants to make france just for white french people. she could benefit enormously. she was back and forth in the number one position. would this help her win the second round and become the president of france? it is very well might. >> and le pen also being part of a political legacy in france.

christopher dickey, thank you. the missing tennessee teen ager who disappeared more than a month ago has been found. her teacher and alleged kidnapper is set to be arraigned today. they were found at a remote cabin in cecilville, california. 39 days after they vanished. a tip led authorities to his car and then to the cabin deep in the woods. they disappeared on march 13th. they were spotted two days later at an oklahoma city walmart with dyed hair. after 1500 tips, they were found 2500 miles away. thomas' father relooefd to know his daughter finally coming home. >> weaver goi're going to have e out what state of mind she's in, of course. get her some help. it may be a long road. but at least we've got her back now. it was a scary ride for one

california driver when his car became wedged underneath a truck. it was all captured on cell phone video. the truck driver did not appear to notice the car and drove for four miles. the driver trying to get free and get the truck driver's attention. other drivers on the road were able to flag the car down. lucky, the stuck driver not inju injured. severe weather ahead for over 12 million americans. bonnie is tracking the storms. >> we're look at dangerous day ahead for oklahoma, texas, parts of arkansas. 12 million people at risk for damaging wind, large hail potentially, a few huge tornadoes. you could see storms if dallas and little rock. keep in mind we're looking at rain accumulating. flash flooding, at least five inches of rain through the weekend. this is further north.

that's a look good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. i'm tracking showers and downpours, too. they haven't made it to philadelphia, wilmington, and trenton, but a few showers in berks county and the lehigh valley, and heavier downpours farther north and west. temperatures in the 50s now. grab your rain gear. not only this morning showers, but a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. here's a look at what we're working on for "nbc10 news today" -- >> a sleeping man gets a frightening wake-up call when a bullet flies into his home and hits his bed post. we'll tell you about the neighborhood shoot-out that leaves one person in the hospital and two others in police custody. and in an nbc10 exclusive, video shows a 5-year-old girl after she is left at the wrong bus stop. we'll explain how a good samaritan came to the rescue. plus, we now know who will headline this summer's fourth of july concert on the parkway. we'll tell you who will take the stage at the wawa welcome america event. a stretch of i-95 is closed. we'll get you around it in first alert traffic.

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year of his salary. the deal spelled out for if he did something that did harm to the network. the women who accused ailes and o'reilly, paid $33 million. in seattle, three police officers were shot. they exchanged gunfire with suspects. one was found dead by responding officers. officials have not determined the cause of death. a 17-year-old female was captured right after the incident. a third suspect was arrested hours later. one of the wounded officers is in serious but stable condition. diet soda lovers, you have to listen up to this next story. that no-calorie drink could raise your risk of dementia and stroke. sorry to deliver that bad news. people that drink as little as

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neighbor shoot-out. bullets start flying on the streets of philadelphia, and one hits a man's bedpost. coach arrested. a man in charge of a youth soccer team is accused of getting one of his players pregnant. and wawa welcome america. this morning, an announcement about this year's headliner about the fourth of july concert on the parkway. congratulations, you made it to friday. we're here. good morning, this is "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. i think bill is tracking rain. let's get to meteorologist bill henley with the first alert neighborhood forecast, the most accurate forecast in town. bill? now we're seeing a thunderstorm, too. it just popped up in central pennsylvania. most of this is just rain, and it's on the way into our area. already seeing raindrops in

reading and the lehigh valley. you see it's moving through lancaster now. you'll need the rain gear today. starting off back in the 50s like yesterday with clouds overhead. you see them in the lehigh valley. 54 degrees now. rain at 7:00. at 10:00, mostly cloudy and 55. we'll have a real range of temperatures today. for the suburbs, 70 this afternoon. 73 in philadelphia, and warmer in delaware. look at the lehigh valley, warming to the 60s this afternoon. new jersey, 74. at the shore, 73 degrees with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. i'll break it down hour by hour to show you when you're most likely to see rain and a possibility of thunderstorms when i'm back in ten minutes. first, let's see how the roads are looking on a friday morning. jessica boyington with an update. well, we have looked better in the morning time. bristol, a live shot of what we're watching on the northbound side of 95. there was an accident that occurred just a few hours ago

with extensive injuries. now an accident investigation is underway, as well. again, there is the northbound side where they're diverting all traffic off around route 413 in bristol. so traffic not getting by. here's a different view from one of the cameras here. again, you see the traffic that's moving in the single-file lane. that's the traffic moving off of the exit ramp. traffic is not getting by. we're going to see pretty big delays. and actually some of the delays look like they've thinned a little bit. maybe with the traffic funneling through, it may have lightened up a bit. i'm going to keep my eye on that. first let's tell you how to get around it. heading this general direction, we see some of the slowdown beforehand. you can get off around woodhaven, 95 northbound. that is still open. take route 1 up -- route 1 the entire way. it's early enough that we're not seeing big delays in volume. back to you. >> thank you. new from overnight, a neighborhood shoot-out in philadelphia. when the bullets started flying, one shot right through a home and into