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beater >> leonard defended by simmons. is this the dagger >> oh! >> hello, monday "early today" starts right now >> good morning.m i'rlie hall. >> and i'm frances rivera. felicity huffmanack in the spotlight getting ready for another high-profile day in federal court. huffman is expected to plead guilty the actress admitted to paying large sumsf money to heldap her hter get into college. today we'll know what type of agreement a judge will hand down in exchange for her guilty plea. nbc's kathy park has the details. >> reporter: actress felicity huffman is expted back in court. she's agreed to plead guilty for her part in the college admissions scandal th se "desperate housewives"r admitted to paying $15,000 for a proctor to cnge her daughter's t answers on s.a.t.s, improving the girl's score in a statement she wrote, "i accept full responsility for my actions andhe will accept

consequence that's stem from those actions. legal expertsay her swift apology may work to her advantage. >> felicity huffman is like many in trouble for theirst time.are she's racing to court to plead guilty, cooperate with the government, get the lowest sentce possible, andust move on with her life >> reporter: she's among the dozens of prominent parentd s chargewith paying bickbu in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars, to get their kids into selective schools. while some parts have agreed to plead guilty, actress lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband are not ang them >> this is government prosecution 101. the longer she waits, the worse it may be for lori >> reporter: this fbi sting dubbed "operation varsity blues" is a storyline made for hollywood and is already being scripted for a small screen series and after felicity huffman's plea hearing she'll be sentenced at a later date. she could be looking at anywhere

between four to ten months in prison frances? marlie >> all right, kathy, thank you breaking news overnight. secretary of state mike pompeo skipping today's planned trip to moscow amid rising tensions with iran. according to a state department offiadal, he's ins heading to brussels to hold talks with eu officials last week european leaders said they want to save the iran nuclear deal after tehran threaten to begin stockpiling nuclear materials again. nbc's tracy pos has the latest from d.c good morning >> hthere, marlie. good morning goodni morng, everyone so the secretary of state mike pompeo in the region trying to figure out where the u.s. fits in here with the europeans wanting to salvage this deal and president trump ready, past ready to pull out, believing that it's not working. so while he is overseas dealing with that the word has come fr shington that more warships

are head to the middle east amid reports that iran is ready to attack u.s. forces and u.s. assets there iran denies that but confirmed over the weekend the u.s. is now sending anrr aircraft r and a number of other assets to that region to be ready for such an attack centcom, the u.s. central command in that region, apparently requested backup after three officials confirmed to nbcin that act iran may be looking to attack u.s. forces in that region. marlie >> tracie, thank you the stage is now set for a subpoena showdown between the white house and democrats in congress president trumusp is png back on at least 20 investigations into his administration and personalid finances. the prest vented his frustrations in an epic tweetstorm over the weekend, posting nearly 100 times total nbc's matt bradley has more. >> reporter: the white house is building another wall, this one,

against a siege of subpoenas and legal demands from mostly house democrats. "the democrats have nothing," the president tweeted, quoting republican consultant ed " rollins,ey just want to distract from this president." the "washington post" list at t leas separate investigations with the white houselocking nearly 80 demas for documents, testimonies, and other edence, including the president's tax returns, testimony from his son donald jr., and an unredacted version of robert mueller's report into russian election interference the president's resistance has some democratic leaders pondering drastic measures >> if the courts take too long, we use our own judicial process within the congress. look, i think if you fine someone $25,000 a day to their person until they comply it gets their attention. >> reporter: some democrats even calling for arrests. but for some republicans tga lel maneuvers look like pureli pocs >> so this is really i think degenerated to partisan

politics and the best thing we could do at th point is say let's get on with the country's business >> reporter: and the president believes democrats' full-court press will ultimately backfire >> thewant to do investigations instead of investments. they want to do what they're doing, which looks so foolish. and maybe i read it wrong, b i think it drives us right o victory in 2020. >> reporter: these cases could last months or years, maybeven past the president's term. but at least one could come to a head soon when the president's accounting firm will face a hearing this week. ances? >> matbradley, thank you the u.s. is bracing for retaliation from china this morning after a dramatic escalation in the trade war. on friday president trump hiked the tariff rate on $200 h llion wort chinese goods but beijing didn't flinch, warning the white house to expect stiff countermeasures and the president's chief economic adviser says americans could feel the pinch >> fair enough

in fact, both sides will pay both sides will pay in these things >> the president says china doesn't -- it pays thethariffs may suffer consequences but it's u.s. businesses and u.s. consumers who pay. correct? >> yes to some extent i don't disagree with that i think this is a risk we should and can take without damaging our ecomy in any appreciable way. >> futures are pointing to losst the open as wall street waits to see how china responds a major storm system has caused chaos across the south. louisiana and mississippi are among the latest areas to be hammered by severe weather and flash flooding officials urging people to stay away fro rescue crews coming to the aid of people trapped in their homes and cars as the storm moved east,nd stro wis and a torrenti downpour slammed into gulf shores, alaba alabama. the gulf of mexico, which is out 100 yards away in thissn video, visible for more on the impact of this extreme weather we go to nbc's tammy leitner. >> reporter: this latest storm

system pounding the south. >> look at that. from tornadoes town relenting rain the system already wreaking havoc across six states with more than f a foot orain from texas up to kansas and down toa. louisian bringing record-breaking rainfall to the stat e in themonth of may and dangers flooding louisiana declaring a state of emergency. dramatic rescues in a neighborhood in mississippi. 15eople trapped in their homes the torrential rain causing several dams and levees to swell and burst in the southern part of the state flash flooding may to be blame for this freight train derailment more than 20 cars toppled but n oninjured. as strong storms move through the areant, resides in new orleans awoke sunday to flooded streets and submerged cars after several city water pumps lost

power. >> the weather was really, really bad and i came out like 7:00 and it was all flooded. and you have to usute a boat o here >> reporter: the only way for some residents to get around, by kayak. this storm making the month of may on we of the west springs we've seen tammy leitner, nbc news. all right. let's bring in bill care winz a look at our travel forecast. >> good rning. the south deserves a break, and they're going to get it this week we're not going to watch severe weather or heavy rain. all the rivers are still flooding too now we're still left with is this mess inthhe northeast and e storm system over areas of the ohio valleys let's talk about your travel weather for today. if you're going to be at the airpw ts, especially in nerk city during the middle of the day into the afternoon and evening will be the worst. philadu.phia same for d.c. the morning boston it will be more toward this evening if you're driving on the roads, especially this afternoon and this evening, te worst drives will be 80 from cleveland to new york and i-95 from washington, d.c. to boston right through the heart of your morning rush hour. that's a leak at the biger

story of the day now here's a closer look at your daeaah these temperatures are more like early april or late march. we even saw some snow over the weekend atigher elevations of massachusetts. we're going to do that again tomorrowoo and areas of new hampshire and areas of mainei yeah, s mentioning the chances of snow. we actually have snow in the mountains tomorrow in new england. >> that's insane a lot of us can't get a break. i know i hope that turns around bill, thank you. >> thanks, bill. a man in florida was arrested for speeding while sitting on top of thsunroof of his car. florida highway patrol caught leonard olsen barreling down the when they pulled over, the 70-year-old told them that h gd rathero to jail than go back home to hiyiwife, sam she treated hilike a servant well, 4rer7bd got his wish he was charged and arrested for reckless driving still ahead, a world war ii vet gets her degree 70 yrsea later. and remembering a tv icon.

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actress is and shared the spotlight with a famous husband and daughters. weekend after a battle with cancer nbc's kate snow takes a look back >> reporter: peggy lipton made her biggest mark at the height of the '60s. the 21-year-old starring at undercover cop julie barnes in the tv hit "the mod squad. >> you >> oh, sure. seems only the natural choice. >> reporter: the series a landmark in television e of the first to feature an interracial cast it also cemented lipton's status as one of hollywood's first it girls. >> i just wanted to get out and be seen or be known. and yet along with that was don't look at me, i dot want to be seen >> reporter: "the mod squad" earned lipton a golden globest award for be actress in a television series. she would later step offscreen to raise a family with theer husband music pr quincy jones. the couple divorced aftearr 16 daughters, both actresses,o

kedata andda rashi jones lipton returned to the spotlight several mes. most notably in a role on the tv lt classic "twin peaks." co-star kyle mclaughlin twting "the the rr diner is dark today. we've lost a beautiful soul. her daughters released a atement about their mother saying "peggy was and will always be our beacon of light both in this world and beyond. she will always be a part of us." >> actress peggy lipton dead at the age of 72. just ahead, fr server to savior how a waiter saved a customer arly half a million dollars. and game of names. rofr t in ndnsraonti omherone next d bathroom trips you may haveabveractive bladder, or o ohhhh... enough already! we need to see a doctor. ask your doctor about myrbetriq (mirabegron).

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lot was married to two men at the same time. one in a convicted drug -- one gof them a convicted dru lord. and her day in court. felicity huffman goes before a judge answering for her role to get her kids into elite es colleg. it is 4:00 a.m. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on a monday. my goodness, it is cold and wet. especially a may morning. the weekend rain showers aren't done yet. >> looking outside, not a great way to start the workweek, but it's what we got. >> that's right. expect the roads to be wet, tooe that cau problems. melissa mollet is tracking the road conditions right now. >> let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist ch more on this morning's chilly rachblt no kidding. when we come back back to mid-march, everybody. temperatures driven to the 40s and 50s andit continues to rain across the