it's wednesday, october 7th. coming up on "early today," a chilling dirty bomb and smuggling. south carolina officials warning of new evacuations. in the mideast, violent clashes rising. fire. an awesome site of the northern lights and much more. "early today" starts right now. good morning on this wednesday. thanks for joining usx

nuclear smuglers in eastern europe trying to sell radio including isis. four attempts have been interrupted in the past five years all in a soviet state. instead of drugs, they are seizing material like bomb grade uranium uranium. there are huge shortcomings. king pins have gotten away while other smugglers escape lengthy sentences. and declining relations between russia and the u.s. means less a cooperation between these two. and a buyer was trying to get information about a materials to

the latest flair up between israel and palestinian followed a week of a killings on both sides. palestinianens have violently protested and been met with force. a funeral for a palestinian boy shot and killed on monday p. and they threw rocks a at israel forces. and israel prime minister says he'll use a quote strong hand to quell future violence. it was another nervous night for parts of south carolina. there has been enough rain there in the past five days to end california's massive drought. people within a half mile of one dam in plr got a reverse 911 call late last night, urging them to seek higher ground.

we're learning the death toll has climbed to at least 17. governor said do not let the sunshine fool you. >> reporter: water levels still at record highs. officials say more than a half dozen dams are in danger of giving way. >> it does require the entire nation to come together to make sure we come back. >> reporter: too much water but not enough clean water to drink. contaminated city lines were drained. >> i looked all morning. >> reporter: the toll seen across the state. dozens of rescues, and 911 inundated with calls. that was terry sanders reporting.

a top u.s. general is calling it a mistake. after a hospital was bombed. three separate investigations are underway and the charity that ran the hospital is demanding more. >> reporter: it was an attack with serious legal and moral repercussions repercussions. the top american general in afghanistan admitted it was a mistake. >> we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility. sfwlrks >> reporter: the military is investigating, so is nato. but doctors without borders says that's not enough, wants an independent investigation, calling it a war crime and took the internet in protest. refusing to be included in that

the pentagon says afghan forces s s asked for the air strike but took responsibility. >> it was a u.s. decision made within the u.s. chain of command. >>, the general said u.s. special forces were talking to fire. but how the mistake was made, the u.s. military isn't saying. >> that was nbc's richard ingle reporting. and a desperate search continues for a cargo ship that disappeared in hurricane joaquin. and the ntsb vice chairman. >> our mission is to understand not just what happened but why it happened. and to issue recommendations and findings to prevent this from happening again. >> the agency's first goal is to

which could contain usual details o detail s of what went wrong. and the company who owns the vessel said they would never put their crew at jeopardy. since the start of his campaign, rubio has missed 59 senate votes and jeb bush is proposing to dock pay for legislatures who miss votes. >> the job is not walking on to the senate floor. the majority of the work is the constituent service. >> in all, senator rubio has been a no show for 42% of senate votes since announcing his candidacy. that's the same as rand paul but less than senator john mccain in 2007. and thanks to hillary clinton,

of her book, hard choices, along with a letter that read i understand that you and your fellow republican capped dts for president were questioning my record of accomplishedments at your last debate, so i thought you would enjoy reading my book. with 15 candidates in the race, you have enough for a book club. in an interview with bloomburg, diller said if donald trump doesn't fall, i'll move out of the country or join the resistance. bill clinton dismissed a rumor having to do with donald trump. >> there's a rumor out there, did you call donald trump and ask him to run for president of the united states? >> no. no. >> because that would be pretty smart, man? >> yeah, i get credit for doing a lot of things i didn't do. >> clinton went on to say he did

never encouraged him to run for president. and last night on "the tonight show," jimmy fallon got help from his predecessor, jay leno. >> a lot of people think when the republican field debegins to clear, it will be down tojeb bush and trump, kind of like the race between the tortoise and the bad hair. and a supercell that blew through the phoenix area yesterday. the storm produced strong winds and hail which created traffic headaches for motorists. bill karins is watching all this with our hump day forecast. phoenix doesn't get a lot of that. i'm sure they enjoyed it too. because they need wet weather in all areas of the southwest. now we're dealing with the next cut off low and it will be with us for about a week.

arizona and then loop back to california. and it will bring wet weather. not like what we saw in south carolina because it doesn't have the source of moisture to staelg from. this one has typical tropical connections to the pacific and mostly over land and mountains, so not as much of a concern. and not drawing the moisture source like the other one did. and west texas, new mexico, as far as the temperatures go, the middle of the country continues to be very hot this time of year. warm conditions in texas, some had areas will be in the 90s. and the only cooler air will be the in northern great looks. pretty soon you'll have your last 90 degree day. the warmth continues throughout much of this week.

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good morning, everybody, officially we have made it to wednesday. middle of the week. lots ahead to know "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: that's right. here are some of the stories we're with working on. jury selection begins in the philip chism trial. he's accused of killing colleen ritzer in 2013. >> christa: the coast guard has been searching through the night for a missing cargo ship. the owner of the ship says the captain had a plan that would have avoid the the hurricane but engine trouble left it in the path. >> jadiann: draftkings under investigation bit attorney general in new york state.

arose concerning employees using money. >> christa: some of the boston's biggest sports stars coming out for the first annual globy awards. you'll see who the big winner was at last night's "boston globe" ceremony. looks like a fun night as far as the weather. i would like to order another. it was so wonderful yesterday. >> jadiann: i totally agree. i went for a walk yesterday. i think we have that potential today too. >> jeremy: we do. we can do that. we are here to please. fantastic day ahead, almost a carbon copy in the sense it starts chilly then warms nicely through the afternoon. a few showers on the way for friday afternoon. dry today, tomorrow. and at this time holiday weekend, a-ok. 40's and 50s. roxbury 52. you get away from the urban heat of boston, wellesley 43, way land 43, lexington 44. all sorts of chilly air to be

had. redding 41, salisbury 43, lowell 46, worcester hills, 40s, boylston 46, brookfield 41, south of town, the bridgewater area in the middle 40s, taunton 41, along the south coast, upper 40s mayor marion. the cape and the islands, skies are clear so yarmouth dipping into the mid 40s. we have mostly sunny skies for the day. there are a few high, thin clouds at this time. they'll set us up for a beautiful sunrise. a cool front moves through tonight with no rain but cooler air for tomorrow afternoon. this afternoon near 70, tomorrow afternoon, low 60s. 7news begins now. >> christa: jury selection begins in a teacher murder trial. what we know about a teen's planned defense. >> jadiann: how isis fighters nearly got their hands on dangerous nuclear material.