can a late night phone call between president trump and nor south korea's leader stem the north's nuclear threat? and warning sirens not sounding and 30 injured in tulsa. chicago will be the first city to sue the donald trump justice department over sanctuary city warnings. and taylor swift heads to court over a groping charge. "early today" starts right now. s is >> good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> thanks for being with us. the international community is responding to the growing nuclear threat from north

impose tough new sanctions and president trump spoke with south korea's president discussing the grave danger posed by north korea. janice, what more can you tell us about the situation in north korea? >> reporter: trump spoke with the president of south korea, both agreeing there needs to be maximum pressure on north korea. this is the message that secretary of state rex tillerson has been carrying at the asean forum in the philippines, the fact that in order for talks to start, the tests have to stop. mr. tillerson called the vote on saturday at the u.n. a good outcome. here's more of what he had to say. >> we hope, again, that this ultimately will result in north korea coming to the conclusion to choose a different pathway, and when the conditions are right, that we can sit and have a dialogue around the

north korea so that they feel secure and prosper economically. >> reporter: all eyes, of course, have been on china. the u.s. expecting china to use its influence with north korea in order to have pyongyang stop its weapons testing. china's foreign minister meeting directly with north korea's foreign minister. there is about $1 billion in trade at stake, and china is saying the north must be punished for those missile tests last month. back to you. >> china, a linchpin in this situation. janice, thank you so much. president trump wakes up in his new jersey club this morning, in the middle of what aides are calling a 17-day working vacation, as the white house gets a long planned renovation. while far fro

administration isn't removed -- a bombshell report hit news stands. joining us for it all, nbc's tracy pots. good morning. >> reporter: let's start with that "new york times" report that says there are a lot of republicans concerned about who should be on the ballot for president in 2020. and one name that keeps popping up, mike pence, the vice president. take a look. "the new york times" quoting an aide saying that they want to be prepared to run in case there is an opening in 2020. and it goes on to say that mr. pence is laying the ground work for that. his response, he says that his entire team will focus on advancing the president's agenda. he calls it laughable and absurd. speaking of the president, and the president's agenda, one thing not on it, that russia

the special counsel on the russia case has asked the white house for documents related to former national security adviser mike flynn. how is the president feeling about this latest revelation and also the investigation in general? here's kellyanne conway talking about whether or not the president wants to fire robert mueller. >> the president has not even discussed that. the president is not discussing firing bob mueller. >> will he commit to not fire him? >> he's cooperating -- he's not discussed firing bob mueller. >> that's not what i'm asking. >> well, hold on, i'm not the president's lawyer here, but i will tell you, he's not discussing that. >> reporter: of course, we now know there are multiple grand juries involved in that investigation. >> tracy, thanks. tulsa, oklahoma is still cleaning up this morning following a massive damage from a rare late-summer

it's the first august twister in tulsa since the late '50s. the winds ripped roofs off homes and businesses. officials say the tornado struck so suddenly, there was no time for warnings. >> it just happen today quickly. it was just all of a sudden it's there. we didn't have any ramp-up time. >> no reports of deathed relating to the storm. about 3500 people remain without power. authorities are asking residents to stay away from the hard hit downtown area. the fbi and u.s. marshals have joined local authorities in the man hunt for an escaped prisoner from ohio on the run since friday. the paulding county sheriff's office says 32-year-old brandon poul overpowered a deputy and took the deputy's gun.

allegations, is considered armed and dangerous. the u.s. marshals are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to his capture. chicago is set to make a trail blazing decision later today, going head to head with the president, suing the administration, after president trump and his justice department threatened so called sanctuary cities. it's a move that could have far-reaching implications. for now, we go to ron allen. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. on one side of this is the trump administration determined to crack down on illegal immigrants. but cities like chicago that want to build relationships to help fight crime. chicago plans to sue the federal government, because the justice department said it will no longer provide funding to cities that do not cooperate to arrest and deport people in the cry

>> we intend to use all the lawful authority we have to make sure that our state and local officials who are so important to law enforcement are in sync with the federal government. >> reporter: the feds want access to local prisons to question people in custody about their citizenship status. chicago, where gun violence plagues some neighborhoods, wants more help from the federal government, not less. mayor rahm emanuel call the threat to block funds blake mail. >> chicago will not let our police officers become political pawns in a debate. chicago will not let our residents have their fundamental rights isolated and violated. >> reporter: the mayor said the city will be welcoming to immigrants. but president trump's promise to crack down on illegal immigration is one reason why he's in

it's likely there will be a lot of fights about this across the nation. >> very consequential outcome for many cities. thank you very much. in florida, a massive sinkhole that started in july continues to grow. now swal loeg tlowing two more . workers continue to try to stabilize the area that's more than 300 feet now. and in new orleans, drone video of flooded streets after a pounding rain averaged about two inches of water per hour, up to ten inches fell in some areas. today, more rain could make that situation worse. good morning. >> good morning, guys. after a beautiful weekend here in the northeast, things are going downhill for today. so get the umbrellas out, get the good umbrellas out. we have heavy rain and wind moving in. even if that was not enough, we have severe weather for over 5 million of you here today. it's going to be a stormy afternoon. so keep alo

that's a look at the weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at the day ahead. we have heavy rain, showers and storms, awful start to your workweek here in the northeast, with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. in the south, scattered showers and heavy thunderstorms for many of you. coffee machine also be humming in the northeast. a cloudy monday and heavy rain. just be careful out there. >> thank you. check out this amazing scene from japan. massive lanterns were paraded through city streets as part of a festival. these floats are up to 75 feet tall that feature mythical gods and fabled creatures. it draws nearly 3 million visitors. >> so cool, the lights so bright. just ahead, the passing of a major league baseball favorite. and taylor swift

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program in order to potentially receive benefits based on head trauma experienced during their career on the field. more than 14,000 have already registered out of a potential 20,000. a northwestern professor accused in the stabbing death of a hairstylist in chicago is expected in a california court today after a cross country manhunt for him and the university of oxford employee ended with their surrender. later this morning on "today," rolling stones legend ronnie wood opens up about his battle with lung cancer. that's this morning on "today." while the vice president and his administration aides fight off rumors of a 2020 shadow campaign, the president will be behind the scenes at work, just not at the white house. for more, kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: it is vacation time here in new jersey, where the president is spending his longest period of time away from the white house since he took office. he's done lots of weekends at his own

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now on news4, the search is on for a gunman who opened fire on a metra train. what they are doing to calm fears. we came through all kinds

now on news4 today, the search is on for the gunman who opened fire on a metra train. what the agency is doing this

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