with the politics of the president's gold star phone calls getting headlines, the pentagon is investigating how the low risk mission was blindsided and resulted in four american deaths. police need your help in solving a brazen broad daylight carjacking involving an 11-month-old. >> celebrities launch an onslaught message to congress and the national rifle association. >> a popular truck recall involving over a million pickups. "early today" starts right now. great being with you on a thursday morning. this morning, controversy over what is often a private and solemn moment is now engulfing the white house as a war of words erupts over what the president did or did not say to a gold star family when he made a condolence call to the widow of a fallen soldier, one of four

u.s. service members killed in action in niger over two weeks ago. >> congresswoman freds rica wilson was with the family during the call and here's what she said happened. >> he said, well, i guess you knew he -- something to the effect that he knew what he was getting into when he signed up, but i guess it hurts anyway. you know, just matter of factly that this is what happens. anyone who is signing up for military duty is signing up to die. she was in tears, and she said, he didn't even remember his name. >> the president shot back immediately, refuting her claim. >> mr. president, what did you say to sergeant johnson's widow on the phone yesterday? >> didn't say what that congresswoman said. didn't say it at all. she knows it, and she now is not saying it. i had a very nice conversation with the woman, with the wife, who is -- sounded like a lovely

woman. did not say what the congresswoman said, and most people aren't too surprised to hear that. let her make her statement again and you'll find out. >> it's a fast moving story that continues to develop this morning. we go to nbc's edward lawrence. >> reporter: good morning, frances. what's being lost here is we're talking about a widow who has two kids with one more on the way, a grieving widow. now, the congresswoman is actually doubled down on this, sending out a tweet saying that her account is exactly what happened with the president being insensitive. in fact, in the tweet, the widow added the widow's name, myesha johnson calling out the president for saying the woman or the wife when defending the call. further, the mother of the fallen soldier says the president did disrespect her son. now, the pentagon is sending a team to niger to figure out exactly how these americans walked into an ambush during a low-risk mission here. still more fallout. another family coming forward whose son died in afghanistan

last june saying during the condolence call, the president offered $25,000, and the family never received the money. now, the white house is saying that the president recently sent a check for that. not everyone agrees that money should be the answer for the president. and in fact leon panetta saying this would be a terrible precedent set for a president to offer money going forward for families -- or these gold star fami families. many folks are now questioning whether the president can actually be a consoler in chief. frances, phillip? >> edward, thank you. the manhunt is over following a deadly workplace shooting in maryland. authorities arrested 37-year-old radee prince. he's accused of killing three co-workers and critically wounding two others at the business where he worked. he then drove to a used car dealership in wilmington, delaware, and allegedly shot and

critically wounded another man he knew. nbc's dan scheneman has more on this multi-state manhunt that led to the suspect's arrest. >> reporter: radee prince wanted in connection to shootings in maryland and delaware is in police custody. >> as a collective effort, the apprehension and a very sad day to a close. >> reporter: at about 5:30, authorities recovered the suspect's vehicle. just over an hour later, police were tipped he was walking through a neighborhood. >> at 7:05 p.m., the suspect was taken into police custody after a brief foot chase from three agents from the atf. and during the foot chase, a suspect did discard a 380 firearm, which has also been recovered. he was taken into custody with no incident. >> reporter: police say prince's shooting spree started earlier in the day at a maryland business park where prince was scheduled to work. when police arrived, five

employees were shot. three were dead. almost two hours later in wilmington, delaware, police say prince shot another victim. investigators say the victim was known to prince. in the hours that followed, police watched for prince along the i-59 corridor from new jersey to washington until finally capturing him in newark, delaware. dan scheneman, nbc news. just two days ago, the leader of the free world tweeted, quote, so much fake news being put in dying magazines and newspapers. denying an anecdote in the new yorker about a controversial joke he made to vice president mike pence. and it's a routine remark for mr. trump who often rails against negative reporting while embracing positive news. it seems as if nearly half of the country actually agrees with the president. some 46% of those polled telling politico morning consult they believe news organizations fabricate news stories about the president and his administration. among republicans, that number jumps to 76%. in texas, a manhunt is under way for suspects caught on

dramatic surveillance video. it shows a group of men carjacking a woman and her 11-month-old niece at gunpoint in broad daylight in huts ton this week. police believe the suspects are also linked to a shooting nearby that killed one man and injured another. one suspect was captured, but the other three are still at large. we have an update on nba player gordon hayward and his grisly injury. remember, it's really tough to watch. we're warning you here. five minutes in his debut as a celtic, the forward made that awkward landing. his legs buckling underneath him while his teammates watched in horror. hayward was carried away on a stretcher so he could be treated for a dislocated ankle and fractured tibia. he underwent surgery. his agent says hayward is unlikely to return this season but they expect him to make a full recovery. hayward had been in a hospital bed, and he messaged the boston faithful before his team's home opener last night. >> i just wanted to say thank

you to everyone who has had me in their thoughts and prayers. i'm going to be all right. it hurt me i can't be there for the home opener, but i'll be supporting you guys from here and wishing you the best of luck. >> so are all of us. a mom not only gave birth to her sixth child but also an internet sensation. 4-year-old bryce had a minor melt down while his mom was in the hospital to deliver her sixth child. bryce could not bear the thought of anything happening to his mom and let her know it. >> we need you because we need a mama. >> i know. >> if they -- >> you got your daddy and your brother. >> i don't need no brother. i don't need no brother and no dad. i need you. >> so good. commenters were loving this appreciate mother/son moment and the video has gotten millions of views. bryce's mom is excited for the newfound internet fame and shared a picture from his 4th

birthday. >> this kid is going to have a lot of fans, i'm sure. ellen, steve harvey. name it. so this great weather that's been covering so much, it has to come to an end sooner or later. we still have a couple more days. the high pressure has been protecting us. southerly winds, a huge storm in canada brought all the warm air. here comes a cold front. for today, portland, seattle, the rainy weather. has we go through friday intot rockies we bring the cooler weather. by the time we get to start, that cold front moves through the northern plains and also into the midwest. we've still got a couple days left for the eastern half of the count, but time is short for our warm summer-like air in p@@@@

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r and b singer ann dra day joined little big town for a rendition of rise up. the cms chose to forgo the formal awards and devote the night to hope and healing following the devastating hurricanes, california w50i8d fires and the deadly mass shooting in las vegas. ford says it's recalling over a million f-150s from 2015 to 2017. and also 2017 super duty vehicles because of a potential problem with the doors, making them either unable to open or close or appear closed when they're not actually latched. the company says dealers will install the fix. video captured the dramatic moment that a plane crash landed into a busy florida road on wednesday afternoon, the small twin engine plane seen at the top right corner in this surveillance video from a grocery store, seems to come out of nowhere, descending at an

angle before crashing onto a st. peter burg neighborhood. the plane hit at least two vehicles but fortunately avoided a school nearby. four people including two onboard the plane were taken to the hospital but are expected to live. another was treated at the scene. a second grade boy slept for 11 days straight and doctors are calling it a medical mystery. two weeks ago 7-year-old wyatt shaw was the life of the party at a wedding but fell into a dangerous sleep shortly after. amy thompson, his mother, says he just couldn't stay awake. wyatt was rushed to norton churn's hospital in louisville, kentucky, where they put him under observation, after ten days, doctors tried a new seizure meddation, and he woke up the next day. however, doctors still can't explain what happened. he'll spend three weeks at a rehab institute once he's discharged but hopefully he's okay and they can figure out exactly what happened and what caused that. >> so frightening for the family. 11 days. just ahead, the brave security guard that was first on the scene at the las vegas

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what's better, new york or l.a.? >> definitely new york. >> how come? >> because we don't have the kardashians. >> people from new york get pretty drunk? >> yes. >> why is that? >> to, um, to make their feelings go away about bad things. >> can you do an impression of someone from l.a.? >> i'm going to go hiking today. yes, sir. >> can you do an impression of someone from l.a.? >> oh, my god, stacie, i just got my butt, lift. oh, my god, tracy. i just got my ass extension. oh, my god. i just can't believe it. >> wow. >> i think they are pretty much right on. >> he nailed it. >> kids don't lie. >> the difference between new york and l.a. pretty stark. remember this guy? you may see more of him this halloween. that's because snapchat's viral dancing hot dog is available at amazon for 80 bucks, though. the costume's description says it fits best on people under

6'4". with a head and the hand slits the costume is both comfortable. it's functional, they say, and if it's a cold halloween day, you don't have to worry about being cold out there because you're nice and bundled up with your buns. >> it looks like the kool-aid man's cousin. look at that. >> it does. it has the same face. how about somebody go as the hot dog guy, somebody else go as the kool-aid, and you got a little pair. >> nothing more 2017 than that. we just saw a selfie shot of a hot dog. the piano man is going to be a dad for the third time if you can believe it. he's 68 years olds. billy joel. he confirmed to the belfast telegraph that his wife, alexis joel, is pregnant with their second child and is due next month. the couple has a 2-year-old daughter together, della rose. joel also has a 31-year-old daughter, alexa ray with ex-wife christie brinkley. >> you know he loves new york,

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schwar schwartz. >> the nights are a little warmer and 53 degrees right now and had been in the 40s for a couple of days and that is certainly going to change. clear skies to start off the day and a bit of a southwest wind that will help push temperatures into the 70s and some 40s in many of the suburbs. but warm up pretty quickly as we go through the morning and into the afternoon. nothing but sunshine today. temperatures getting into the upper 60s by 1:00. as you see here and into the low 70s by the afternoon. we've got more of this on the way and i'll tell you just how long that is going to last coming up. jess? >> thanks, less. we're watching 76. the schuylkill expressway right around 30th street. westbound side we're watching this construction that we have been watching for a while. the past week they did have all these lanes closed down. at least we're seeing good news

here where we have a lane moving through the area. this typically clears in the next hour around 5:00. you can see traffic moving slowly by there. watch for the crash on black rock road right around rock creek road. little hard to say. police activity around the area and 13 minutes on the southbound side moving to the vine tree expressway. fugitive captured. police and federal agents arrested the man wanted in a deadly workplace shooting. that suspect radee prince is expected to be arraigned this morning. following a workplace shooting in maryland and then another shooting at a used car dealer shch in delaware. police say in all he shot six people killing three of them. co-workers gathered with heavy hearts at a vigil last night at advance