i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. go, check out this underwater pumpkin carving competition in the florida keys. the news continues on nbc. >>> we will want to hear from that person. >> people who are in the very core of all of these events are saying this can't happen >> a second whistle-blower with firsthand knowledge of the president's controversial phone call with ukraine's president. what's next in the impeachment inquiry? >>> four people are murdered in cold blood at a kansas city, kansas bar as two gunmen remain at large police have their manhunt and it continues. >>> the supreme court is back in session today, facing hot button issues on immigration, gay rights and religious freedom >>> then to the bizarre story of weeding pig the size of polar bears.

. >> and i'm frances rivera. police in kansas are still searching for two suspected killers this morning after a shooting at a bar left four people dead and five others wounded. officers were on the scene twice, first for reports of a fight, and again two hours later for a mass shooting. police released these surveillance images of two suspects remain on the run overnight family and friends of the four victims gathered near the bar for an emotional cashenlians st after last call at deck la kc early sunday morning when the shootinm >> reporter: in all, nine people r ffered gunshot ws. hispanic males one of them is late 50s. one is mid-30s, and two are in their mid-20s inside the bar deceased outside the bar, we had five other victims that all sustained gunshot wounds >> reporter: just a couple of hours earlier, a bartender says he refused to serve these one of the gunman because he was screaming gang names both gunmen are at large. >> worried that we have two people out there that have done this definitely, but th

. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news. nearly 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in california this doorbell video shows a family frantically leaving their santa clarita neighborhood l.a. county officials say at least 26 homes were destroyed as the tick fire burned more acres in southern california in the north, hurricane force wind gusts fanned the flames of the kincade fire in wine country. this video was taken by a firefighter who said this is the most aggressive fire he ever worked, and the winds reached 95 miles per hour there jennifer is in napa, california. is there any hope of getting this under control soon? >> reporter: yeah, frances, unfortunately, they are not even expected to put a containment line around this fire until november the 7th as you mentioned, yes, it is an evacuation of historic proportions. 200,000 people chased out of their homes because of fire and many sleeping in emergency shelters like the one behind me. in northern california, fire is racing across the landscape. >> i can report t

thanks for waking up with us on this tuesday i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera.he third hour of today to discuss breast cancer aweness. yourar >>> welcome to tuesday morning. also the first day of october, and you can feel it as you walk out the door. a live look outside overlooking the city by the bay, you can see clear skies out there, makes for a chilly morning. >> it does. >> good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is going to have a look at the commute in a bit but first let's talk about the weather, kari. >> you need a jacket headed out the door. it's a chilly start to the day, as we take a live look in san jose, skies are all clear, as we go into the morning, we have upper 40s that will stay with us through about 8:00 and then it will start to warm up as we head through the day,

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i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. a pivotal figure in the ukraine scandal will face congress today as part of the impeachment inquiry into president trump ambassador to the european union gordon sunlandt l position befo house committees meanwhile, president trump is railing against democrats after the emergence of a second whistle-blower nbc's tracie potts is in d.c. with the latest. and, tracie, on top of all of this, the house has also issued another round of subpoenas >> reporter: right, phillip. they want more evidence from th, from the secretary of defense about whether or not there was an attempt to withhold aid from ukraine in exchange for investigating joe biden. now, sunland, who you just saw, is set to talk to lawmakers today. they want answers about a series of text messages, including exchanges between sunland and another diplomat who was skeptical of this idea of withholding aid. in fact, in those text messages, you can see where sunland is defending the president saying that there was no quid pro quo of

i'm milissa rehberger. >> and i'm frances rivera. thanks so much for watching "early today."day" show olympic gold medalist ryan olympic gold medalist ryan lochte wilsit down with crail g i see you found the snacks. mmm, delicious! i need this recipe. everyone thinks i made them, but it's actually d-con. what was that? judy? d-con. mice love it to death. >>> good morning to you on this wednesday. live pictures across the bay area as we brace for more high winds, dry conditions for wildfires. we've issued a microclimate weather alert and all morning we'll have live team coverage for you. thanks so much for starting your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to the morning commute in a moment with mike. let's check in with kari and talk about these concerns. >> we'll see high fire danger starting at noon today. a red flag warning for elevations above 1,000 feet, includes the north bay, east bay as well as the santa cruz mountains and so that will go throughout today as well as tomorrow with hot and dry

. >> and i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news from texas where a powerful storm has been wreaking havoc. the national weather service confirming that a tornado touched down in northern dallas, and we're getting multiple reports of major damage. fire officials say seven people narrowly escaped a building that fell, and there were many downed power lines. more than 140,000 homes and businesses lost electricity across the state police officers are going door to door to check on e officialsy they have gotten multiple calls about people who have been hurt by broken glass. we're joined bc y meteorologist janessa webb. >> the worst we have seen in a while, and they continue to make their way throughout dallas and central texas. this is the back edge that we're seeing, still a tornado watch put in place for central and eastern texas for the next few hours. also tornado warnings that are making theirays straight-line w, gusts up to at least 60 miles an hour we're going continue to have that slight next4 hours,

. >>> plus have you heard of the beard that's illegal in 15 states >>> i'm frances rivera >> peace in the middle east for now. es for vice president mike pence strike as deal with turkish president erdogan for what's being called a ceasefire >> turkish it will pause to allow for withdrawal for 120 hours. >> and erin, that's only like five days. can this really be called a cea ceasefire? >> reporter: good morning. we're about a mile away flim boarder and we've been hearing fire not exactly the sounds you'd expect to hear during a successful ceasefire a ceasefire which was brokered yesterday between the united states and turkey that include a five-day cessation of activities dropping economic sanctions. withdrawing from the so-called turkish safe zone. key players were missing, namethry syrians, the russians and the kurds. and kurdish commanderes saying they will honor the ceasefire for the area you see behind me other areas will have to be discussed. president erdogan says i'm heapful this will provide stability in the region. >> right there on the turkey/syria boarder >>> we all know

. >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera, msnbc world headquarters in new york. it is 6:00 in the east. 3:00 out west. here's what's happening. in just a few hours a new skark will take the stage in the impeachment drama, why president trump and secretary of state mike pompeo might not like what he has to say. >> significant victory for democrat, a federal judge makes an impeachment decision, but is it the final word? >> accidental dial. what to make of a phone call from rudy giuliani to an nbc reporter. >> plus, we add up the testimony this week in the impeachment inquiry, and what it all means for the white house. >> happening in just a few hours, a crucial witness in the impeachment inquiry is set to testify. philip weaker is a stop state department officialer overseeing policy in eurasia and europe, and he is expected to corroborate key testimony from other officials this. as a portrait is emerging of a quid pro quo that evolved over time with the president progressively upping the ante when his demands were not met. just last night, a double legal victory fo

"early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera >> as u.s. forces were in pursuit in syria under the cover of darkness on saturday night. the reclusive extremist was responsible for killing thousands of worldwide president trump recounted the raid and al-baghdadi's final moments. >> reporter: abu bakr al-baghdadi once called himself the ruler of islamic empire. his final hide-out is now just a hole in the ground witnesses tell us at 11:00 p.m. local time, u.s. special operations forces swooped down on his safe house on the outskirts of a small syrian town 100 elite u.s. troops in eight helicopter flying in for over an hour intelligence supported by the cia, president trump watching on secure communications. >> we had him under surveillance for a couple of weeks. we knew a little bit about where he was going, where he was heading. we knew something about the compound we knew it had tunnels >> reporter: this is what our camera found when we visited the tound of barisha, a crater that was al-baghdadi's compound >> a large crew of brilliant fight

. >> and i'm frances rivera. the impeachment inquiry is gathering steam this morning with a second whistle-blower coming forward with information about president trump's phone call with ukraine's leader the difference this person claims to have firsthand knowledge, which could punch a hole in a key defense for mr. trump. the white house responding in part it doesn't change the facts that the president had done nothing wrong. meanwhile, president trump is targeting top democrats on twitter, claiming that house speaker nancy pelosi and intelligence committee chairman adam schiff are guilty of treason and calling for them to be impeached we should point out the constitution does not allow for a member of congress to be impeached. nbc's tracie potts has the latest from d.c. tracy, good morning. >> hi there, frances good morning, everyone of focusing on the impeachment inquiry, the phone calls, ukraine, whether there was pressure which the ukrainian president has ed be focusing onn which is the president's intent in t

early today" starts right now >> good friday morning i'm phillip mena >> good to be with you i'm frances rivera >>> breaking news out of northern syria, tens of thousands of people are fleeing a growing war zone turkey has escalated its invasion into syria. turkish military have been shelling pounds and villages in air-strikes and ground attacks the scenes at local hospitals just devastating and civilians get caught in the cross fire the death toll continues to spike. so far over 100 kurdish fighters have been killed and nine civilians. joining us from iraq is bill neely. bill, the humanitarian crisis is exploding there in the region. >> reporter: yeah, francis, the latest figures from the u.n. are that 70,000 people have now fled remember, they said 60,000 had fled in the first day alone. we're now on day three there is heavy fighting so i think you can expect that to continue as you say, distressing scenes in hospitals i saw one image of a girl who had lost her leg, her 12-year-old brother had been killed so civilians are certainly suffering. the latest figures from the turkish defense minist

i'm phillip mena >> good to be with you i'm frances rivera we begin with breaking news from california where fast-spreading wildfires are forcing people to flee from their homes. >> currently family screaming and dozens and dozens of families being told to evacuate. because the fire has crested the hill here. >> 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate there in southern california. where the tick fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres more than 500 firefighters have been battling the inferno overnight. officials say about 10,000 structures have been affected. all of the public schools in the san fernando valley area are closed today, in part, because of the air quality danger caused by the billowing smoke >> along with that tick fire in the south, fire crews are alsot fire in wine country this fire in sonoma county has been burning since early yesterday morning. it spread to 60,000 acres and is only 5% contained. for more on both of these dangerous situations, here's nbc's jennifer >> reporter: so many battles underway in california's war against fire to the south, infernos in rural los

the forecast "early today" starts right now >> good morning to you i'm corey coffin >> and i'm frances rivera. great to have you with us early this morning unless you didn't go to bed celebrating because there is breaking news from the sports world overnight. for the first time in franchise history, the washington nationals are world champs the nats capped off their unlikely cinderella story with a world series title in a seven-game slug fest defined by home field disadvantage. for the first time ever in any major sport, the series ended without either team winning on their own turf let's get to the highlights. astros jumped out with an early lead a blast to the left field. houston held the lead to the top of the 7th when the nationals went on a tear anthony rendon hit a solo homer and kendricks sent one all the way to right in a 2-1 strike washington kept them going all the way into the 9th while houston's bats stayed quiet. the road warriors win it 6-2 the fans going crazy back at home at nationals park pitcher stephen strasburg took honors for the series with a 2-0 record now time to que e

let's check the other top headlines outside the world of money and business frances rivera with those. >> good morning. we start with president trump who is sparking backlash with his abrupt decision to withdraw from syria saying the withdraw would only benef benefit russia, iran a report as part of the impeachment of trump appearing for a joint deposition he is facing scrutiny for text messages received last week. the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine called the idea of withholding help crazy he responded, there are no quid pro quos of any kind before he suggested they stop texting about it >> a woman came home to find that in her ceiling. a wheel lodged in the ceiling. they live blocked away from an airport. it appears to be a dolly wheel from a helicopter. better helicopter than a wheel of a plane >> my first thought is has anybody checked on the pilot of the plane but glad it is a helicopter that's weird >> when we come back, democrats looking to hammer out details for the new nafta. they are traveling to mexico to get it done. how the trump administration is using trade deals to prote

. >> i'm frances rivera with headlines. heavy fighting in syria.urkey has escalated its invasion on the border with air strikes and ground attacks scenes at local hospitals just devastating. the death toll continues to spike. over 100 kurdish fighters have been killed and nine civilians >> in southern california, the lapd has issued a response evacuations have been ordered and the city has opened emergency centers. in northern california, pg&e has restored services to more than half of the customers affected >>> in japan, a typhoon is expected to make land fall >> as we head to break, check out shares of roku, a wild week for the stock. rbc is back with an outperform rating a new price target, $155 rbc says compelling valuations, strong fundamentals and favorable position stock up in extended tdirang 6.25%. "worldwide exchange" is back right after this it's the number one brand uniquely formulated for silky hair, glowing skin and healthy nails. nature's bounty, because you're better off healthy. >>> we have breaking news right now. oil prices spiki

i'm frances rivera crisis in the middle east. turkey wasted no time pounding kurdish fighters that helped u.s. forces. the bombing began after president trump ordered troops to step aside. they say it was to neutralize terror threats a spokesperson says turkey is targeting civilian areas for the first time joe biden issuing a call for president trump's impeachment saying the president is, quote, shooting holes in our constitution. we cannot let him get away with it president trump firing back saying his failing campaign has left him with no other choice. more after the break and healthy nails. nature's bounty, because you're better off healthy. as a principal i can tell you this. when one student gets left behind, we all get left behind. this is a problem that affects each and every one of us. together with ibm, we created a whole new kind of school called p-tech. within six years, students can graduate with a high school diploma, a college degree, and a pathway to a competitive job. you know what's going up today? my poster. tod

frances rivera joins us from new york >> we start with south korean officials who confirm north korea has launched two unidentified projectiles towards the sea of japan california is under an extreme red flag warning as wildfires rage across the state. the fiercest burning in the los angeles area called the easy fire and forced about 30,000 people to ee vovacuate their ho. >>> in hours, the full house will vote on a resolution that will map out how open hearings will work in the investigation of president trump the resolution is expected to clear with a ground swell of support, they want to call witnesses and form the whistleblower to question their motives. a big day ahead. those are your headlines >> thank you >> straight ahead, bumps in the road to a trade deal as chile cancel that all-important summit what happens now why are next guest says the ithowhe use has facebook painted in a corner. we are back after this when you use location technology, you can see where things happen, before they happen. with esri location technology, you can see what others can't. ♪ >> another fed meet

. >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera, msnbc world headquarters in new york.he east. 3:00 out west. here's what's happening. in just a few hours a new skark will take the stage in the impeachment drama, why president trump and secretary of state mike pompeo might not like what he has to say. >> significant victory for democrat, a federal judge makes an impeachment decision, but is it the final word? >> accidental dial. what to make of a phone call from rudy giuliani to an nbc reporter. >> plus, we add up the testimony this week in the impeachment inquiry, and what it all means for the white

i'm frances rivera, now it's time for "up" with david gura. ♪ >>> this is "up," i'm david gura and on morning lawmakers are preparing for a rare day of testimony on the weekend. a deposition from another career diplomate who raised concerns about the administration's ukraine policy, that is scheduled to start in just a few hours and it's happening as another would be witness sues to find out if he is obligated to testify. the white house has said he should not be obligated to testify and a federal judge says the impeachment inquiry is legitimate and she allows the release of grand jury testimony that underpins the mueller report. mean while, the gop struggles to respond, rudy giuliani butt dials one of my

i'm frances rivera, now it's time for "up" with david gura. ♪ >>> this is "up," i'm david gura and onhis saturday morning lawmakers are preparing for a rare day of testimony on the weekend. a deposition from another career diplomate who raised concerns about the administration's ukraine policy, that is scheduled to start in just a few hours and it's happening as another would be witness sues to find out if he is obligated to testify. the white house has said he should not be obligated to testify and a federal judge says the impeachment inquiry is legitimate and she allows the release of grand jury testimony that underpins the mueller report. mean while, the gop struggles to respond, rudy giuliani butt dials one of my colleagues here at nbc news not once but twice. and as many of the democrats running for president are in south carolina today, the iowa caucuses are now just 100 days away. new polling this morning, insight into how the campaign's calculus is changing 100 days out. someone who called himself an outsider in president trump's inner circle will join us, david shulkin the fo