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trophy. buckle up for a new week. "early today" starts right now. . bre news overnight. anetndonesian j carrying 189 passengers, including at least two infants nd achild, has crashed. d there is no official word yet on the fatalities. the lion airow flight went shortly after taking off from an airport in jakarta, according to officials. the pilots lost contract with air traffic control before plunging rapid into the sea. nbc's sarah harmon is following this story from london. what more do we know at this point? >> reporter: good morning to you, frances. this was supposed to be a sho flight, just 1:10 long. instead, the boeing737 took off from jakarta and 13 minutes later crashed into thesea. as you said, there were 189 people on luboard, ing one child and two babies. so far we don't know anything about survivors, but obviously theamilies are holding out hope.

the flight was operated by a budget carrier, lion air. and they've said the plane was w. it had onl been in use since august and they don't know why it crashed. li p air'sident did say this plane had experienced a echnical problem on a previous flight, but he said it had been fully remedied. about 't go into detai the kind of problem. the weather at the time was clear and the pilot had more than 6,000 flying hours. indonesian officials are now using ships and helicopters in the search, and they're sen dng iners to locate the plane's black box. this is the second major air disaster in less than five years for indonesian. remember back in december of 2014, that airasia crash that killed 162 people.si indos airlines do have a poor safety record, so bad that over the years several of their airlines have beenanned from flying in both the u.s. and europe. but today for the country, and especially for the families, it's looking like a very tragic day indeed.

>> sarah, thank you. the pittsburgh jewish community continues to grieve this morning after 11 pple were killed in a mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue during saturday services. authorities releasing their names on sunday, ranging in age from 54 to 97. mourners are holding vigils not just in pittsburgh but the country. the tree of life's rabbi saying he's received messages of support from all over t world. >> jewish, ristian, muslim. all with the same message. ewe are h for you. my cup overflows with love. that's how you defeat hate. >>ti autho say the suspect, robert bowers, entered the synagogue and opened hefire. ow faces multiple feral charges. nbc's dan scheneman has more. ♪ >> reporter: pittsburgh is grieving.

>> i turn my eyehe to heavens. will my help come? my help comes from god, maker of heav a earth. ♪ >> reporter: pittsburgh is determined. >> this bigotry will not us.feat love will conquer all. >> reporter: pittsburgh's faith leaders join city leaders to remember the lives lost in what may be the deadliest attack on the american jewish community. >> we're a resilient people. we will work together as one. we will defeat hate with love. we will be a city of compassion, welcoming to all people not matter w your religion or where your family came from on this earth or yourtatus. >> reporter: it was during a saturday morning worship service when police say robert bowers, armed with four guns, methodically shotbe victi re police fired on him as he left the building. 11 people ages 54 to 97 killed. six others, including four law enforcement officers, injured.

according to court documents, bowers told police, they're committing genocide to my people, ian just w to kill jews. throughout the day mourners brought flowers, candles, and prayers to the synagogue. >> we're all pittsburghers. we're all here to support you. nityeporter: a com determined to grow stronger through sorrow. dan scheneman, nbc news. >> the suspect, 46-year-old robert bowers, is expected in court later today. 's facin a total of 29 federal counts related to the mass shooting. les turn to nbc's david grow live in pittsburgh. let's talk about those charges, david. >> reporter: of those i want to draw your attention to 22 of them. 11 have to do with using agu ha to commit murder. those obviously key as the federal government makes its case here. thether 11 i want to draw your attention to are using obstruction of exercise of religious beliefs rulting in ath. that is how the federal government is pinning this as a hate crime. the suspect, robert bowers, is

going to appear before a magistrate judge here thisgh pittsbater today, 1:30 p.m. eastern time. al of this was outlined i very wrenching press conference yesterday. we heard from the u.s. attorney who outlin his case. take a listen to what he had to say about the role of law enforcement in the aftermath of this. >> i want to commend the courageous police officers and s.w.a.t. teams who responded to the scene. they are truly heroes who without hesitation, without concern for their own safety, ran towardfi g to protect innocent victims. by confronting andin neutral bowers, they prevented additional loss of life. >> reporter: frances and marley, their work continues in the synagogue behind me. this has been described as a lengthy crimefo scene, law ement officials saying their work is going to continue for the better part of a week as they try to piece together what happened here saturday morning. >> the com obviously devastated. what are you hearing? >> reporr: they have come

together in the aftermath of this devastation, which isghhe word. there have been vigils on saturday, vigils on sunday. a lot of people t makingir way up to the site of this attack, leaving flowers t close that synagogue, talking about the importance, the specialness of this weneighborhood. focus on the role of the jewish community, but people emphasize the wide diversity of squihill. everyone eager to tell me why they decided to move here, why they decidedo raise their kids here, have families here. that's the schools, that's the sense of .community. rogers, fred rogers of "mr. rogers's neighborhood" is a few blocks away from where i stand. it is a neighborhood well aware of what it stands for, and that is a true senseco of unity. >> it makes it tougher when you hear that, especially for the families who have to buryheir love ones. what are you hearing from them? >> reporter: this is wrenchinm we heard f the medical examiner from allegheny county in that news conference yesterday outlining the work he's doing, saying he's doing it with respect for several law, autopsiesfinish those

as quickly as he can, and resp well.religious law as it's jewish custom, bodies have to be buried shortly after death. he's bearing that in mind as well, frances. >> david grow reporting from pittsburgh, thank you. as we've been reporting, the shock ofsaturday's tragedy is being felt across the country. in new york city, the empire state building went dark except for an orange halo rolling around for gun violence awareness. in pittsburgh, 11 families now prepared to say their final farewells to their loved ones. nbc's matt bradley has more on the lives lost. >> reporter: marley, this extremely close community is aching for good news. doctors in this hospital behind me hope that those four remaining patients are going to be able to go home soon. for the family and friends of those 11 people who have died, hope hasne t to grief. when there's a death in the jewish community, familieshe remember dead by sitting shiva. >> it's going to be hard without him. reporter: it's a tradition

steven holly has endured twice in the past nt first for his father, now for his uncle, daniel stein, murdered at the tee of l synagogue. >> funny, loving, caring, family man. reporter: this time he's grieving with a community left shattered by one of the de liest attacks on jews in u.s. history. >> being with family andfr nds, i think that's the most important. >> reporter: among the 11 dead, aed couple and two brothers, david and cecil rosenthal, pillars of this synagogue despite intellectual disabilities. >> he was somebody who was a part of the community. cecil would always tell me they let him carry the tora >> reporter: david defelice, a senior at duquesne university, met cecil in a program called best buddies. >> i went to services. cecil had his tallis on.ar heed the torah around the room. basically you'd carry the torah around and everybody would go and kiss it,nd that was his

job. he was a big, strong guy. he was able to support the weig r of it. orter: a weight the survivors of this community say they'll keep nrrying. >> i going anywhere else. pittsburgh is home. >> reporter: n matter what. this community is continuing to pray for those four victims who remain inhat hospital behind me. but they're also getting ready for funerals, likely in t coming days. >> the grief there palpable. matt, thank you. among the six injured in saturday's mass shooting were four police officers after they ri ced their lives toonfront the gunman. pittsburgh's darkest day may also be remembered as the day of remarkab i bravery for first responders. nbc's lester holt has more. >> reporter: with gun and medical bag, emergency physician keith murray accompanied s.w.a.t. members as they rushed toward the synagogue to save lives. >> we started clearing rooms, mediately found victims, assessed them toee if there was anything we could do. >> reporter: as medral director pittsburgh's s.w.a.t., dr.

murray found himself in the thick of it with shots still ringing out. he went to work. >> initially on-scene we treated one civilian who was shot in the arm. >> reporter: we're diagonal frot across street from the synagogue. we can see broken-out glas piles of glass in the street. there was gunfire coming from inside the synagogue to responding police officers. law enforcement officials here remain shaken by what they witnessed inside the synagogue. >> several of the individuals were athe top of thestairs. it was a horrific crime scene. probably one of the worst i've seenff >> reporter:ials now turning their focus to the lives saved. >>e hen the first five pol officers arrived, they tried to confront the subject. >> reporter: the city's em medical director responded after hearing the shots from his nearby home. >> i realized quickly thatt was automatic gunfire. i immediately knew i had to spring into action. >> reporter: pittsburgh mourning a tragedy while knowing it could have been souch worse.

>> they're all heroes for what they did. the first responders who stopped that. who knows what would iave happen he got out into the streets. >> thanks to lester holt for that report. today the florida man accused of sending explosive devices to prominent democrats is set to appear in court for the first time. authorities say cesar sayoc faces up to as many as 50 years in prison if convicted of all charges related tenng bombs to former president obama, cnn, and other high-profile political and mediafi gures. sayoc is beingin prosecute new york but an initial hearing is set for monday afternoon in nlorida. taking a t to a history-making season that's reached its sweet end for the boston red sox. >> from the top, on down here comes the 1-2 pitch. red sox win the world series! 5-1 the final tonight! >> boston defeats los angeles in game five to win their fourth s worldies title in 15 years. t's get to the highlights.

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pittsburgh synagogue. 11 people were killed. today the suspected gunman will appear inourt while a memorial for those that died continues to david is in pittsburgh and talking to those impacted directly by this tragedy. >> we will get to that. we want to begin with a check on your commute and forecast. let's begin with cck bell. good morning. >> good morning. good morning, everybody. hope y a're having good monday morning so far. off to an early start for you. 4:00 a.m. sharp. most of the rain is over with. i couldn' rule out a drop or two particularly for our friends in the valy and most of us won't worry about rai drops today. temperatures cool. 46 in leesburg. 50 in washington. 50 in fredericksburg. and here comes the