this morning donald trump travels from saudi arabia to israel where angry officials reportedly had to be reprimanded by prime minister netanyahu. >> jury selection begins in the bill cosby sexual assault trial. heavy winds in a rains took out power lines that took the life of 14-year-old boy. a sea lion snachstches a sm girl into the water. is this the next winning ticket for the next president of the united states. "early today" starts now. i'm frances rivera. president trump will arrive in israel after departing saudi arabia earlier this morning.

>> he'll arrive in tel aviv. he'll mark the second leg of his first foreign trip. the president's journey to israel comes after he spoke before a gathering of more than 50 muslim leaders. he urged the islamic community to drive out extremists. it was a more moderate and pragmatic trump than we've been accustomed to. >> you have a candidate that won't say radical islamic terrorism. >> radical islamic terrorism. >> and unite the civilized world against radical islamic terrorism. >> but nowhere in mr. trump's remarks were those key words. also not mentioned the president's controversial travel ban. instead it was a more conciliatory commander-in-chief as he called for teradication o terrorism. >> a better future if you drive out the extremists.

drive them out. drive them out of your places of worship. drive them out of your communities. drive them out of your holy land. and drive them out of this earth. we will seek gradual reforms not sudden intervention. we must seek partners, not perfection. america seeks peace not war. mr. trump's first trip to saudi arabia was full of the pomp and circumstance befitting a u.s. president and came with tangible successes for the administration particularly a massive $110 billion arms package. it includes tanks, helicopter, ships and intel gathering aircraft, a missile defense radar system and cyber security tools. the deal is part of a $350 billion package over the next ten years. nbc's jay gray joins us live from jerusalem.

what is the president hoping to accomplish? >> reporter: this trip will be a mixture between diplomacy and a bit of sightseeing. the president will just be over the wall behind me in jerusalem's old city during his stay. let's talk a little bit through the timeline of what will happen. the president arriving just within the hour or so here in israel. he'll land in tel aviv and there will be a welcome ceremony there. he'll take this short chopper to jerusalem where he'll have a meeting with the israeli president. he'll visit the old city as we talked about including a tour of the holy church sepulchre. and then pay his respects at the western wall. he'll have a meeting in a joint statement with the prime minister of israeli, benjamin netanyahu. tuz he'll make a brief trip to the west bank and spend a few minutes talking with palestinian

president over there, abbas. that brings up the question that he's talked about repeatedly during his presidency, the ultimate deal, peace between the palestinians and israelis. this is mostly a ceremonial trip. day just getting started. a full day. jay, thank you. joining in on the country's traditions has been a well honored pastime of presidents from reagan to clinton, bush and obama each commander-in-chief has found themselves joining in on the cultural friend. president trump may have taken the cake when he jumped in on a ceremonial sword dance in saudi arabia. watch as he's surrounded by ceremonial dancers. the secretary of state and treasury linking arms and also joining in. too good. north korea launched another missile just a week after its last test fire. experts say this marks another

step forward for the country's missile program even though this was just a medium-range ballistic missile. south korean officials say it flu a few hundred miles before falling into the water. we go live to beijing this morning. what's the latest on this new missile test? >> reporter: good morning. the missile flew about 300 miles before landing in the sea of japan. u.s. pacific command confirming they believe it is a medium-range ballistic missile. north korea today hailed the test as perfect. the state's news agency said kim jong-un had presided over the launch and then later approved of the missile system for deployment and mask production. this is keeping in line with the very stepped up pace for north korea's program. it's launching more frequently and from a variety of locations. analysts suggest they are developing their technology but

also trying to train units in how to use it. experts say in last weekend's test north korea is making significant advances in its missile program, perhaps surpassing pyongyang's expectations, leaving many to believe talks at this point may not even be an option. we have new reaction from the trump administration this morning that's following news this weekend that former fbi dire director james comey has agreed to testify before the senate intelligence committee. the president had allegedly referred to comey as a nut job when meeting with russians officials. here's what national security adviser h.r. mcmaster had to say. >> the firing had been in the news but i didn't know in advance the president would raise it. he raised it in the context of explaining that he feels he's been unable to find areas of

cooperation with russia even as he confronts them in key areas. it's very difficult to take a few lines, to take a paragraph out of what appear to be notes of that meeting and to be able to see the full context of the conversation. >> comey is set to testify after memorial day. an exact date has not been set. jury selection is starting in pennsylvania for bill cosby's sexual assault trial. he's charged on charges that he drugged and molested a woman in his home in 2004. he claimed the sexual encounter was consensual. cosby has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct. his trial is scheduled to begin on june 5th and expected to last about two to three weeks. the 12 selected jurors and six alternates will be sequestered. the drafr in the deadly car rampage in times square is

speaking out. telling the "new york post" he was trying to get help before last week's tragedy. 26-year-old richard rojas said he looked out to get a local activity ran counselor but had to wait for several weeks. he went for a drive but doesn't remember mowing down 26 people killing one of them. he said i want to apologize to all the victims' families and my mom. rojas is facing multiple charges including second-degree murder and 20 counts of attempted murder. turning to dangerous and deadly weather. in texas a powerful wind there and pouring rain caused havoc. one 14-year-old boy was electro c electrocutted. it's that same storm system along the gulf coast. seeing a lot of rainfall in southern portions of coastal

louisiana. this is where the flash flood risk will be. possibility of three to five inches in isolated spots over the next two days. watching wet weather for you in the mid-atlantic to the carolinas. hit or miss showers and thunderstorms all day lo good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a dreary start to our monday. this is a live view looking across the delaware from the adventure aquarium. light rain is falling from philadelphia. steadier rain and downpours moving in through new jersey and central delaware now. heading into cumberland county toward vineland this hour. get used to it. get your rain gear ready. we have more rain on the way, and a chance of thunderstorms, too. got the neighborhood forecast ahead at 4:30. thank you, bill. here's a look at what we're working on for "nbc10 news today" -- >> picking the jury. today the process begins in pittsburgh to find the men and women who will hear evidence and decide comedian bill cosby's legal guilt or innocence in his

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icon on trial. today jury selection begins in the sex assault case of comedian bill cosby. two days, bucks county elementary schools are deciding on whether consolidation is in their future. and on to israel. president trump begins the second leg of his overseas trip. welcome to monday. good morning. this is "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. got a little rain this morning as i was walking my dog. let's get to meteorologist bill henley with the first alert neighborhood forecast. bill? get used to it. tell your dog there's more on the way, too. we've got a rainy day ahead for your monday. it's steadiest in new jersey. the conditions to start, rain coming through delaware into

bridgeton this morning where we're seeing some more heavier downpours, nothing terribly heavy. but it is coming down a bit heavier in the vineland area and philadelphia. just some light showers for now. this is what's moving our way. so grab your umbrella. get your rain jacket ready. it is going to be a rainy one today. finally tapering off later this afternoon. we're starting off with temperatures in the 50s in the lehigh valley, the suburbs, 55 in delaware. south jersey, rain, 54. 56 at philadelphia international. really not too cool for any one of the neighborhoods. warmer in fox chase at 58 degrees. i'll break it down hour by hour, show when the steadiest rain will reach your neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. thanks. yeah, we're starting off this morning, the vine street expressway moving through center city. cameras just around 24th street is where we're watching here. you see both directions look good. but roads are wet. be careful getting on and off the ramps, of course, and watch for slippery spots. this is the kind of morning we

typically see random accidents early off for the start in the morning. watching the 42 freeway, as well. five minutes for the drive northbound to the walt whitman bridge. moving to philadelphia should be okay. checking with 295, hamilton township near sloan. no problems there. we'll end with mass transit. everything running on or close to schedule. >> thanks. today jury selection begins in the bill cosby sex assault case. lawyers could interview hundreds of potential jurors in pittsburgh for the celebrity trial. >> nbc10's katy zachry is live in the digital operations center with a preview. >> reporter: nbc10 spoke to a superior court judge about each step of this high-profile trial. he says from a judge's standpoint, the single-most important thing one can do is help select the jury. that process begins a few hours from now. each day of jury selection we're expecting hundreds of potential jurors to walk into the