. >> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera as the clock struck midnight, thousands of writers guild members packed away their picket signs. the deal includes an annual raise in pay minimums, as well as residual bonuses based on streaming viewer-. one of the final sticking points w was over the use of artifial intelligence it cannot be used to underriwri a member >> president biden was in michigan proudly siding with uaw members, nearly two weeks into their strike against the big three auto makers. gabe gutierrez has the details >> reporter: in a historic visit, a u.s. president on the picket line throwing full-throated support behind the united auto workers. >> gave up a lot and the companies were in trouble. now they're doing incredibly well, and guess what you should be doing incredibly well, too. >> reporter: president biden at a general motors plant outside detroit wearing a uaw plant, standing shoulder to shoulder with shawn fain. >> it's about the auto workers who are part of the fabric of the working class of this country. >> reporter: the

i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances >>> republican presidential candidates take the stage in californias from clashing >>> an american soldier heading home months after crossing the north korean border and being detained how his family is reacting >>> before you geh

i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton.s. soil. five americans land within the last hour, after being held captive in iran for years. the latest reaction from washington to the controversial white house prisoner exchange. >>> elon musk says he's considering a new plan for

i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera.day see you back here early wednesday morning. y morning. "tt stay right there more news on the way more news oy >>> writers strike a deal with studios, as they wait for the ink to dry actors are left on the picket line how soon your favorite shows could be back on the air o. wi >>> with days to make a deal, the impact of a government

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica layton. so glad you could be here on this monday.will see you again on tuesday morning. uesday morning. >>> parts of morocco leveled in a massive earthquake thousands are dead and more are left injured we're on the ground where the victims' families are stil

. >> and i'm jessica layton. house republicans spent the weekend negotiating plans to fund the federal government and try to prevent a shutdown at the end of this week but as time runs out for the house to act, internal divisions within the party that controls congress will make any deal easier said than done. >> for more on this we go to nbc's drew petrimouix in washington >> reporter: good morning, frances and jessica. congress has until saturday to pass a funding bill and prevent a government shutdown. several government services will be disrupted if congress fails to act by the september 30th deadline, most notably 4 million government employees would go without pay and some federal offices would have to close or face shortened hours after going home last week without coming to a compromised deal, house republicans worked through the weekend to hash out a path forward on this issue. despite these efforts it appears little progress was made hard line members of the party continue to dig in their heels on spend

i'm jessica layton. >> i'm frances rivera. we're just hours away from commemorating the 22nd anniversary of one of the darkest days in u.s. history the attacks of september 11th, 2001 ahead of this solemn remembrance, nbc new york's marc santia spoke to the heroic members of the nypd's emergency service unit as they reflect on what they experienced on that terrible day for new york and america. >> it definitely just seems like yesterday, though. >> reporter: stepping into the past, each footstep etched into memory, it has been 22 years but in many ways, time has stood still. >> when we were on the pile after that first night, he we had fire under our feet, and you could hear the f-16s flying overhead so it was a little surreal to be in new york city and hear fighter jets flying above. >> reporter: detectives raymond and robert sajak are part of the nypd's renounced emergency service unit, dealing with some of the biggest jobs the city has ever seen. they were assigned to truck 7 on 9/11. >> we're not used to responding to plan

i'm frances rivera >> and i'm jessica layton. thanks for joining us today.d writers find peace in the final act of a bitter strike. new details on the late-hour deal and what it means for the industry now at a standstill. >>> and northbound 87 in the south bay back open ahead of your morning commute. all the work not quite done, they're saying. we're live

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i'm frances rivera >> and i'm jessica layton. for starting monday was we'll see you on tuesday morning. >>> morocco leveled in a massive earth cake, thousands are dead, more left injured. images from the ground where the victims' families are sifting their lives and loved ones from the bb

jessica layton, live in new york it's always great to see you. >>> straight ahead on "worldwide exchangesummer of workers discontent making its way across the pomd, possibly throwing a wrench in apple's iphone 15 launch we'll have much more coming after the break. stay with us ♪ is it possible to fall in love with your home... ...before you even step inside? ♪ discover the magnolia home james hardie collection. available now in siding colors, styles and textures. curated by joanna gaines. >>> all right. it's right around 5:30 a.m. in washington, dc, and there's still a lot ahead on "worldwide exchange." >>> it's decision day for the fed. it's all about the road ahead and whether the central bank will keep up its hawkish tone. >>> countdown and shutdown the government faces another hurdle the potential investor implications that's coming up >>> some relief for ford as it comes to a deal with labor workers, just not here in the u.s. it's wednesday, september 20th, 2023, and you're watching "worldwide exchange" right here on cnbc. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." i'm frank holland

we have nbc's jessica layton in new york with the very latest.> frank, good morning to you. the one-time leader of one of the major extremist groups involved in the events of january 6th was sentenced on tuesday. enrique tarrio got 22 years in federal prison. it's the longest punishment in the ongoing prosecution of those who tried to overturn the 2020 election. he was convicted back in may. >>> a panel of judges have thrown out alabama's congressional map. the court found which the map, which was just redrawn by republican, failed to follow a supreme court order to create a second majority black district in that state. this ruling now ordered a court appointed special master to submit three new raps for the 2024 election. alabama's attorney general's office says it plans to appeal. >>> meet kipake. this giraffe was finally given a name. it apparently means unique in swahili. i thought it should be name spot. but i i guess kipake is a goo name. >> i like spot, i like the name they gave them. jessica layton, i like you. >>> still on deck on "world

i'm jessica layton's with our's top stories.his international trip with a visit to vietnam. he will spend the day meeting with the leaders of the indo-pacific country were much of the focus will be on the influence of china in that region. after that, the president will commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with service members in alaska. meanwhile, vice president harris will attend a memorial ceremony at ground zero. i'm jessica layton in new york, now back to dateline. back to dateline i'm andrea canning. welcome back to dateline, i'm andrea canning. who killed karlyn ramirez? police had cleared karlyn's ex-boyfriend and records show that her ex husband maliek kearney was hundreds of miles away when she was shot. it was time to broaden the search for answers. soon, investigators would make a remarkable discovery varied in a trail of electronic clues. once again, here is the alibi. it had been months since karlyn ramirez had been found murdered at home with her infant daughter in her arms. with all of the league'

a time we're w we're walking into wednesday it's september 6 >> good early morning to you i'm jessica layton >> glad to be with you i'm frances rivera >> the one time leader of one of the mt groups to try to overturn the 2020 election has been sentenced. >> reporter: a central figure in the attack on the u.s. capitol has been handed the stiffest prison sentence so far a judge ruled that enrique tarrio will spend 22 years behind bars. he directed others and celebrated kwaf wards, saying in a text message, make no mistake, we did this. prosecutors had sought 33 years for tarrio but judge timothy kelly decided that was too long. kelly also sentenced four other proud boys last week to lengthy prison terms but far less than prosecutor also asked for. some of them seen here at the capitol. >> american citizens are storming the capitol, taking it back right now there's millions of people out here this is [ bleep ] crazy. >> this is such history. >> reporter: tarrio and three other proud boys were convicted in may of seditious conspiracy prosecutors said their goal was to keep president trump in off

swamp this wednesday, september 27, "early today" starts right now >>> and good morning, i'm jessica layton >> gr >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera wga leadership officially struck a deal it includes residual bonuses based on streamingiewership. one of the final scking points was over the u of artificial inlligence under the deal, ai-generated material can't be used to undermine a writer's credit or rights among other points. the agreement now goes to the guild's members for official ratification >>> with only days to keep the government funded, tuesday saw both houses of congress taking action to try to break the impasse. for more on this we go to drew petramoix in washington. good morning we know if congress doesn't act by midnight sunday the government does shut down. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, good morning, jessica, both the senate and house are trying to break the government funding logjam, but both chambers plans faice likel opposition the nsenate introduced a bill bt it will likely be a non-starter in the house because it includes provisions that face staunch disf

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> grad lad you're with us, i'm frances rivera we start with a crisis at the border illegal crossings are once again reaching record numbers, as the biden administration announce as new policy that allows nearly half a million migrants to temporarily stay and work in the u.s. morgan chesky is in texas with more >> reporter: in eagle pass, texas, officials say they're overwhelmed. the town now under a state of emergency in response to a massive migrant surge. in just 24 hours, 2500 migrants crossed illegally. the mayor issuing the call for more help and resources. >> we need to do something to control the situation. this is not normal it is not normal for thousands of people to simply be walking in, in a line, without consequence. >> reporter: nationwide, the border crisis is growing on wednesday, a border patrol official tells nbc news nearly 9,000 migrants crossed illegally, approaching the record high of nearly 10,000 set in may president biden setting 800 more troops to help border prolatrol with logistics and processing

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning, and happy friday i'm jessica layton >> glad you could be with us. >> the congress has hours to prevent a shutdown but republicans fired the opening salvos of an impeachment inquiry, one that democrats are claiming hold no weight. >> reporter: the potential government shutdown once measured in days now down to hours. and despite the time crunch, lawmakers are moving slow. >> congress has only one option, one option to avoid a shutdown bipartisanship >> reporter: the senate advancing their version after short-term spending bill, one the house speaker has said won't pass on his side of the capitol. >> at the end of the day, do we get this done? the answer is yes. >> reporter: staff sergeant hayes has a daughter and is scheduled to deploy this week. not sure if he'll be paid. >> it's something that i've never thought about it, because i've been in the military this long for stability >> reporter: and while many are planning for the worst, house republicans kicked off their first impeachment inquiry hearing, democrats posting a shutdown clock

i'm jessica layton >> grad to be with you ending the week, i'm frances rivera breaking news, there are new warnings for the east coast as hurricane lee comes closer it quickly intensified into a category 5 hurricane it is unclear if it will make landfall, but the hurricane center is warning of dangerous as well as and life-threatening rip currents for puerto rico and the east caoast of the united states starting friday >>> a former trump official was convicted on two counts of contempt of congress peter navarro refused to comply with a subpoena from the january 6 committee last year. now each count carry as minimum of 30 days to a year in prison, as well as fine. navarro's sentencing has been scheduled for january 12th the gop is looking to rebrand its messaging on abortion, following a string of high-profile election losses multiple republican senators told nbc news that they were presented with poll results at a meeting this week, suggesting the term "pro-life" no longer resonates with voters, following the dobbs decision six states have held votes on reproductive rights since the do

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad to be with you, i'm frances rivera this year's labor day travel rush was complicated by serious accidents on the highway, including a tragic crash in georgia. our kathy park has the details >> reporter: serious traffic accidents adding to logjams on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year in connecticut, a tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of gasoline rolled over and went up in flames sunday night, shutting down the interstate for hours. while in the suburbs of atlanta tragedy when three cars wrecked on i-85. police say one vehicle went over a wall and dropped from roughly 50 feet. >> five people were found deceased at the scene and three additional were transported to area hospitals in stable condition. >> reporter: these scenes playing out with millions on the move, in the air and on the roads. >> it can be stressful at times. >> reporter: bumper to bumper traffic slowing down the post holiday rush home. from the beaches in maryland to the great smokey mountains in tennessee. the kausers from detroit say th

coming up this friday, september 8, "early today" starts right now i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. president biden on the way to india. the president will take the stage aiming to make the case for his economic vision across the globe in the wake of a couple of notable absences >> for more on this we go to brie jackson in washington what's on the president's agenda in. >> reporter: president biden will arrive? e india at approximately 7:00 p.m. local time and expected to meet with indian prime minister modi before a number of meetings with leaders on saturday. reporters were told on air force one that the president hopes to engage with other leaders on a number of pressing issues at the summit, including climate and food security. biden will also focus on the role of the world bank in order to fight poverty one major absence will be xi jinping who will be sending the country's premier instead. biden and xi have not spoken since last year's g-20, but the white house made clear xi's absence will not change the u.s.' goals at the summit. also on the agenda is the economic impact of t

"early today" startsq■ right now >> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad you're with us, i'm franceside manhunt has come to a cloechlts pennsylvanians are breathe ago ing a sigh of rf after the capture of danelo cavalcante he was finallyt■ tracked down in the southeastern part of the state. nbc's george solisu■■■has the details on the conclusion of this harrowing search.ñ■ >> reporter: a 5a■tense, 14-day manhunt is finally over. ■■tbr■ñ■.m., our suspect was5a■ captured. >> reporter: after an exhaustive search,w3■escapede1 killer dane cavalcante is back inu police custody. >> our nightmare is finally over >> reporter:Ñ■ an aircraft with■ a<%■at e1imaging, but then5■■■b■ weather. >> he did note1 realize he was surrounded until that occurred that did not stop him from trying to escape hew■ began to crawl through thi underbrush, taking his rifle with him as he went.f■ >> reporter: authorities say as he tried to escape it was a k-9 who took him down. the k-9 identified as yoda >> he continued to resist but was forcibly taken into custody. >> reporter: no shots wereñ■ fired. word quickl á

i i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. the storm that was idalia is moving off the coast at least three deaths have been linked to the storm. president biden will visit florida tomorrow to tour that damage our tom llamas is there. >> reporter: this new video obtained by nbc news, showing idalia's historic and devastating storm surge. watch and listen as the storm pushes into steinhatchee, florida, nearly reaching rooftops the water rising from one to eight feet in just over an hour, captain jody griffith saw it all, trying to protect his marina neighborhoods initially cut off, the scale of the devastation is just beginning to come into focus. some like linda wicker's family who's own roy's restaurant for decades will have to rebuild from scratch is it a total loss >> pretty much, preet much the building's not, but the contents, pretty much everything's gone. >> reporter: idalia made landfall with a ferocity not seen in this area in nor more t century. daring high-water rescues up and down the coast and more than half a mil

i'm jessica layton >> glad you could be with us, i'm frances rivera president biden's son has been indictedcharges. he will face charges in delaware federalcourt on three counts while joe biden is not mentioned in any of the charges, it's shaping up to be a major political headache for the president vying for reelection ryan nobles starts us off this morning. >> reporter: hunter biden under criminal indictment and facing the possibility of prison time special counsel david weiss not commenting after handing down three federal felony gun charges against hunter biden for allegedly lying about his drug addiction when he purchase add firearm. two of those carrying maximum time in prison weiss had negotiated an agreement for the president's son to avoid any prison time by going through a pre-trial diversion program on the gun charge and pleading guilty to tax charges. the republicans had slammed it as a sweetheart deal and blasted merrick garland for choosing weiss as special counsel to investigate biden. the top republican told us the gun charges are not enough >> if i ranked them one through 1

wednesday, september 20, "early today" starts right now >> good wednesday morning to you, i'm jessica layton. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with moments of pure joy at a virginia army base where five americans were finally reunited with their families after spending as long as eight years detained in iranian custody. now president biden is sending new warnings to iran our peter alexander has the latest [ applause ] >> reporter: the emotional homecoming five americans back on u.s. soil, touching down outside washington after a nearly 24-hour journey that brought them back from iran where the u.s. says they had been wrongry detained for years. >> five and a half years >> reporter: on the tarmac, tears of joy and relief. >> we've been apart for eight years, and finally we're together just completely unbelievable >> reporter: president biden hours later addressing the united nations, making mo mention of the freed americans but delivering this stern message to iran. >> iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon >> reporter: their return, after a controversial prisoner swap where the u.s. also un

i'm jessica layton the leaders of the world are gathered in new york city this week for the u.n. general assembly and, as the dust settles from a major foreign policy deal that has gotten praise and condemn make, preside condemnnation, president biden is set to deliver remarks. what are we expecting him to say? >> reporter: so president biden is set to address the u.n. general assembly at 10:00 a.m. this morning and on friday, marble security advisor jake sullivan gave an idea of what the president's remarks will include >> in that speech, he will lay out for the world the steps that he and his administration have taken to advance the vision of american leadership that is built on the premise of working with others to solve the world's most pressing problems >> and over the next two days, president biden will hold meetings with u.n. officials and world leaders, including israeli prime minister netanyahu and president lula of brazil ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is also attending the general assembly for the first time since the war in ukraine began if february of 2022.

it's thursday, september 7 "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad to be with you, i'm frances rivera we are keeping a close eye on the latest threat brewing in the tropics. tropical storm lee has strengthened to a category 1 hurricane on its way to likely becoming a category 4. modelshave the storm curving north and not hitting the east coast of the united states, but it is too early to know for sure >>> as covid cases continue to rise, new vaccine boosters could be available as soon as next week four people who are familiar with the plan say the fda could give their approval as soon as tomorrow the shots would beavailable once the cdc signs off on them both moderna and pfizer say their vaccine appears effective against the new variant that has emerged in several states. >>> now to the latest twist in the legal challenges faced bit pres by the president's son. the special counsel is psyching eeking an indictment. >> reporter: he said in a court filing that he plans to seek a grand jury indictment of the president's son by the end of this month at th

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i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. the mass exodus from burning man is finally under way the sea of cars have begun leaving out of the main gate of the festival after heavy rains stranded thousands in the nevada desert for days. and there is still a honglong w to get out >> got trapped in the mud and everything got shut down getting out was a nightmare. all eight lanes have to merge into one it's really slow >> overnight festival organizers estimated the wait to get out was still about eight hours. they suggested people stay for last night's ceremony. and one of the festival's main events had been delayed until just a few hours ago a 40-foot wooden effigy known as the man finally went up in flames >>>with one debate already done, republican presidential hopefuls spent the weekend in early states for more on all of this we go to brie jackson in washington tell us more about the late frets latest >> reporter: the wide field of gop candidates closed out their summers mingling with voters in the early primary states severa

good morning to you, i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. as the president of ukraine watched in the audience, president biden pleaded with the rest of the world to support the war-torn country >> we go to brie jackson in washington let's talk about the case the president made at the u.n. >> reporter: good morning, frances, jessica president biden took the stage at the u.n. general assembly on tuesday morning. his address touched on human rights, climate change and the importance of protecting democracies with a focus on the war in ukraine in his remarks, mr. biden implored the world leaders assembled in new york not to give up on ukraine, warning of the consequences a russian victory could have >> if we abandon the core principles of the united states to appease an aggressor, can any member state in this body feel confident that they are protected? if we allow ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure? i'd respectfully suggest the answer's no! >> reporter: and watching from the audience was ukrainian president zelens

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad you could be with us, i'm frances rivera seven candidates clashed at the second republican debate while the moderators attempted to cover a lot of ground, it frequently devolved into shouting between the contenders on stage most notably this exchange between vivek ramaswamy and nikki haley posted on tiktok >> i have a radical idea for the republican party we need to win elections, and part of how we win elections is reaching the next generation of young americans where they are >> this is infuriating, because tiktok is one of the most dangerous social media apps that we can have. and every time i hear you, i feel a little bit dumber for what you say, because i can't believe -- >> meanwhile, republican frontrunner former president trump skipped the debate, opting to speak at a manufacturing plant in michigan. his absence did not go unnoticed by his challengers he was called out by ron desantis and chris christie. desantis said trump was missing in action, while christie said he had to be voted off the island ov

it's tuesday, september 12 "early today" starts right now >> good early morning to you, i'm jessica layton >> grad lad you're with us, i'm frances rivera more than 2800 people are confirmed dead after the 6.8 magnitude tremor in morocco. the window for finding survivors in the rubble is fast closing. there are still miracles happening. >> reporter: high in the atlas mountain mountain glimmers of hope. this man clutching his two daughters. his other two children were killed these were the horrifying moments when this massive 6.8 magnitude quake struck friday night. sending customers pouring out of a restaurant, buildings crashing down >>> this man imagmanaging to ese just before the roof caved in. here in the middle of the performance, the wedding band rushes out retravel to one of the hardest-hit areas. you can smell the death here between 90 and 100 people were killed in this village alone, and they're no longer looking for survivors. she says this is her bedroom right here four members of her family were killed in the earthquake she says everybody was taken up. right now they're looking

i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. we now know exactly how a fugitive killer managed to break out of a pennsylvania prison >>> newly-released video show the danelo cavalcante climbing out of the chester county prison a week ago an urgent manhunt is still under way as the dangerous inmate is briefed t believed to be headed south. >> reporter: this is the moment danelo cavalcante began his escape early thursday morning. officials officials releasing the video and describing how he crab walked up the wall before pushing his way through razor wire >> while he escaped undetected n though the observation tower was staffed at the time. >> the tower officer did not observe nor report the escape. the escape was discovered as part of the inmate counts that occur when inmates come in from the exercise yard. >> reporter: the tower officer is now on administrative leave the acting warden says he made his escape at 8:51 a.m. but wasn't determined to be missing for nearly a full hour in the prison was locked down and special count co

i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. by the end week we could see another major hurricane form in the atlantic right now tropical storm lee is in the atlantic but quickly gaining strengthas it heads to the caribbean. >> let's get right to angie lassman. >> we are nearing the peak of hurricane season, which would specifically be september 10 tis the zine season to see actiy it is looking to be a major hurricane and rapidly intensify over the short term. 50 miles per hour winds sitting off to the east of the lt of th a letter antilles notice its approximate interto parts of the islands it's going to stay to the north of those islands as of right now, but we can see limited impacts down the line. it look like we'll see the system closer to the north we'll keep a close eye on it >>> the one-time leader of one of the major extremist groups involved in the events of january 6 received his sentence tuesday. it's the longest punishment of the ongoing prosecution of those who attempted to overturn the 2020 election. a process tha

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning, and happy friday i'm jessica layton >> thank fs for ending your week with us. i'm frances rivera president biden announced a new package for aid as the president of the war-attornetorn country d the white house. >> mr. president, how important is this visit? >> very important. >> reporter: very important, zelenskyy told me, as he and his wife were greeted at the white house by president biden and first lady a red carpet welcome for a discussion about the harsh reality of war >> no nation can be truly secure in the world if we don't stand up and defend the freedom of ukraine. >> reporter: despite polls showing american support for additional aid to ukraine waning, president biden is urging congress to approve another 24 b$24 bld $24 billionn assistance >> mr. zelenskyy said if we don't get the aid, we will lose the war. that's a quote from him. >> reporter: still, republican opposition to more aid has been growing, with 29 republicans zipped a sending a letter to the white house arguing against new funding. others demanding answers abou

it's tuesday, september 26 "early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> hi there, i'm frances rivera. your favorite show and movies are one step closer to returning to air the tentative deal could put wga member o members back in writing rooms. but sag-aftra continues to strike with no deal in sight miguel almaguer reports from los angeles. >> reporter: in its last chapter, the writers strike is getting its hollywood ending after nearly five months on the picket line, a tentative deal between the writers guild and the alliance that represents major studios means a big step towards resuming stalled production but the deal is still private, as the wga tells members, though we are eager to share the details of what has been achieved but, we cannot do that until the last i is dotted >> it's expected that it will happen very quickly. but i am hearing from people who have seen what the deal is and heard what the deal is, they are very happy >> reporter: finally flipping the script on a nearly 150-day walkout. it's believed writers will earn higher residuals from s

it is tuesday, september 12, and "early today" starts right now >>> hi and good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad to be with you, i'm frances rivera hurricane lee might directly impact parts of the northeast, including boston but even regions that won't see the storm could feel its force the east coast is likely to see rain, coastal flooding and dangerous rip currents the storm is also boasting a large wind field, bringing powerful gusts down the east coast. lee's expected to swing north on wednesday. in just a few minutes, angie lassman will take a closer look at what to expect. >>> to morocco now qr thwhere t death toll after friday's earthquake is still rising the window for finding survivors is close we want to bring in nbc news foreign correspondent chapman bell, who has been following this story for us. good morning what is the latest on the rescue and recovery in morocco? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. that race is on still for rescue teams. of course they never want to give up hope finding people trapped in this rubble but while the city of marrakech was damaged and people ar

her students it is monday, september 18th "early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad you could be with us i'm frances rivera this could be the start of a life-changing week for five americans who have been waiting for years to return to u.s. soil a high-stakes prisoner swap with iran could take place as soon as today. it's part of a controversial deal that involves returning five iranians who have been detained in america, and unfreezing $6 billion in iranian money. nb >> what do we know about how and when this swap is expected to happen >> reporter: jessica and frances, good morning to you we don't have exact timing on this, but this could happen as early as today when it does, it will be highly choreographed, every step carefully planned. two diplomats telling nbc news the iranians will confirm that $6 billion that iranian money to benfrozen has been transferred from south carolina through switzerlan south core that will initiate the prisoner swap, those five americans will be released from iran, flown to roughly two hours from iran to qatar, and then presum

pumpkin worthy of dollywood "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. amidst a fight over government funding that could lead to a government shoutdown, the ukrainian president will head to washington to try to make the case to our nation's leaders to continue the fight against russia >> how did the federal funding fight tie into the war in ukraine? >> reporter: good morning jessica, frances as part of his trip to the u.s. which already included speaking at this week's general assembly, he is headed to washington, d.c. today ahead of his meeting with president biden at the white house later this afternoon, sl zelenskyy will meet with lloyd austin and members of the senate at the u.s. capitol. both parties will confront the issue of continued u.s. support for ukraine as the war with russia enters its 19th month the biden administration is urging congress to approve rther military aid for ukraine. however, in the race to pass spending bills and prevent a government shutdown by the end of september, additional support for ukraine has been absent from the b

"early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. president biden wrapped up his time at the u.n. general assembly wednesday meeting with the leaders of israel and brazil, but even after returning to washington, he faces critical foreign policy decisions as the president of ukraine heads to the nation's capitol today calling for continued support. alice barr has more. >> reporter: president biden tackling global challenges on multiple fronts at the united nations general assembly in new york sitting down with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, reaffirming the historic alliance, despite concerns over a proposal to curb the israeli supreme court's powers that critics say threatens democracy. >> democrating vc valc valu that the center >> reporter: also meeting with the leader of brazil, just as ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, made an urgent plea to save democracy in his nation. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> translator: ukrainian soldiers now are doing at the expense of their blood what the u.n. security co

"early today" starts right now welcome to the new month i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. we begin in the southeast where the scale of idalia's destruction is now coming into focus. new video obtained by nbc news shows the historic storm surge when the system pushed into florida's big bend the water rising up to eight feet and just over an hour high enough to nearly reach the rooftops now in some of those areas, homes are destroyed. president biden says he will visit florida tomorrow to tour all that damage. for more on the federal disaster response, here's alice barr. >> reporter: along florida's gulf coast, survivors of hurricane idalia are starting to pick up the pieces of their lives. the same heart-wrenching task still under way inl under aui. president biden promising full federal support. >> i'm going to make clear that our nation has your back >> reporter: but the head of fema on the ground with ron desantis has warned the agency's disaster relief fund is running dangerously low, down to $3.4 billion >> while immediate needs funding will continue to respond to disa

"early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad to be with you, i'm frances rivera north korean leader kim jong un has met with vladimir putin in russia the two greeted each other in a city in russia's far east. they are widely expected to discuss a possible win weapons and technology deal. it comes after japan and south korea reported that the north fired two possible ballistic missiles into the sea of japan no damage or injuries have been re reported >>> after sunday's flooding in libya, the full scope of the catastrophe is coming clear. as many as 10,000 are feared dead entire neighborhoods were swept away after two dams failed aid groups are now calling for urgent assistance to libya for the very latest, we want to bring in our chapman bell who's following this story for us. we wonder why the response to this disaster has been so chaotic. >> reporter: well, jessica, that's really down to this sheer volume of catastrophic flooding in the area, following these -- >> all right, we are having a couple of problems there, but we will try to get chapman back tha

it's wednesday, september 13th "early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm jessica layton >> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera breaking overnight, north korean leader kim jong un has met with vladimir putin in russia the two greeted each other at the spaceport in russia's far east they are expected to discuss a weapons and technology deal. it came after south korea and japan reported that the north fired two possible ballistic missiles into the sea of japan no damage or injuries have been reported >>> the prisoner swap between the u.s. and iran is moving forward. the deal months in the making involves the exchange of five american citizens imprisoned in iran for the five iranian nationals detained in the u.s., as well as giving iran access to $6 billion in oil revenues blocked by u.s. sanctions. in an exclusive interview, nbc's lester holt spoke with the president of iran through a government-provided translator, to talk about the deal and how the country will use this money. >> translator: this money belongs to the islamic republic of iran, and naturally, we will decid

i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. a hurricane is barrelling up the east coast and though it's not expected to make landfall in the united states, we will still feel its impact after a potential tornado, hurricane lee will bring more severe weather to the northeast. angie lassman joins us in a few minutes with a closer look at the storm's path >> this sunday kristin welker makes her debut as host of "meet the press" and on her first broadcast she sits down with former president donald trump we should also note that an interview was also sought with current president joe biden. in this exclusive interview with trump, kristin asked him directly what he would do if he took executive office with criminal charges still hanging over him >>mr. president, if you were reelected, would you pardon yourself >> i could have pardoned myself. you know what? i was give and option to pardon myself. i could have pardoned myself when i left. people said, would you like to pardon yourself? i had a couple of attorneys that said you can do

i'm jessica layton. >> and i'm frances rivera. tens of thousands of people are still trapped in the desert in inform this morning. torrential rains led to a total lockdown of the burning man festival authorities say one person died at the height of the storm the cause of death is under investigation. the only vehicles allowed in or out have been emergency services one festival goer described the scene like this. >> getting around, like just walking to your tent in the mud is impossible. everybody is putting garbage bags over their shoes or boots or going barefoot because you sink down into the mud it's a quagmire. >> burning man's ceo tells nbc news the situation is not as dire as it's being portrayed and there is no cause for panic. festival organizers say the conditions are improving and they expect to start an orderly exit process this morning. >>> meanwhile, florida has only just begun the recovery process after its own extreme weather. thousands are still waiting for power to be restored days after hurricane idalia hit the gu

i'm jessica layton >> glad you could be with us i'm frances rivera it was my decision that's what the republican frontrunner is now saying about his decision to challenge the 2020 election results. in a new wide-ranging interview with "meet the press" moderator kristen welker, former president donald trump weighed in on everything from his party's stance on abortion to his numerous legal battles, and those fights could be complicated by his refusal to back down from his stance on the election nbc's monica alba has more >> reporter: former president trump facing new scrutiny for comments made on "meet the press" with nbc's kristen welker, that he made up his own mind to spread the false claim that the 2020 election was rigged, an assertion legal experts say could undercut any defense strategy that would lay the blame on his lawyers >> you called some of your outside lawyers, you said they had crazy theories why were you listening to them were you listening to them because they were telling you what you wanted to hear? >> you know who i listen to myself i saw what happened. i watched th

i'm jessica layton 146 days after picketing began, the writers guild of america has announced a tentativel with hollywood studios on a new contract the agreement, if agreed to by members, would bring an end to the historic writers strike that began in may in a statement, the negotiating committee called the deal exceptional and praised the solidarity of the striking members for making it a reality. in the fight for a new contract, writers demanded higher composition and resid yuls as well as stronger protections against the use of ai. they'll remain on strike until sag-aftra reaches its own deal with the studios >>> house republicans spent the weekend negotiating over plans to fund the federal government and prevent a shutdown at the end of this week but as time runs out for the house to act, internal divisions within the party that controls congress will make any deal easier said than done. for more on this, we go to nbc's drew petrimoulx in washington. drew, what went on in washington this weekend >> germany, frances. as you said, congress has until saturday to pass the funding bill and

"early today" starts right now >>> good early morning to you, i'm jessica layton. >> glad you could be with us, i'm frances rivera tens of thousands of rain soaked festivalgoers are hoping to make their exodus out of the desert today. roughly 70,000 people were thought to be stranded by the torrential rain that brought all traffic in and out of burning man to a standstill this weekend. police are also investigated a death at the festival. our liz has the latest. >> reporter: chaos, tens of thousands remain stranded after torrential rains led to a total lockdown of the festival in the desert, dust turning to mud. >> the entire place is absolutely soaked. >> reporter: authorities say one person died at the height of the storm, the cause of death under investigation. >> i think i could be trapped here for a couple more days. >> reporter: suzanne ford is among those burners still stuck. what's it been like? >> it's so muddy, getting around like just walking to your tent in the mud is impossible everybody is putting garbage bags over their shoes or boots or going barefoot because the mud --