good to be with you i'm frances rivera and welcome to the special edition of early today as we bring you the latest on hurricane ian. storm as we can from a category four to a one. it is still packing a powerful punch as it slowly turns north. more than 2 million power outages are being reported across the sunshine state plunging cities into darkness as the storm flooding threat rages on. and amid landfall in the fort myers area, storm surge completely submerging buildings. full extent of the damage will be measured in the coming days and weeks maybe beyond. but we were told overnight that they are getting a sense that the community has been decimated. >> the hurricane is cutting it devastating path through central florida at this hour. the national weather service warning of widespread catastrophic flooding. orlando really beginning to feel the storms power overnight. standing by throughout florida ready to give us live updates on the storms impact. >> turning now to tampa where hurricane ian was originally forecast to hit the city head on. the storms powerful winds drained massive

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. >>> let's get a check of other headlines with frances rivera in new york with the latest happy friday, frances. >> good morning, frank more leaders condemning the russian plan to annex. after holding staged referendums in russian occupied territory last week. president biden labeled the referendums a sham. >>> the development in the january 6th investigation. ginni thomas, wife of clarence thomas, met with the house committee yesterday for four hours. the committee chairman saying thomas stood by her false claims the election was stolen. she was focused on reports of fraud and irregularity and played no role after the election results. >>> miami dolphins tua tagovailoa was hospitalized after a scary hit. he was stretchered off the field in the second quarter after his head slammed off the turf. he was taken to a hospital for head and neck injuries an optimistic update from the dolphins who said he was expected to travel home with the team on to the action wide receivers found the way past the dolphins defense. joe burrow threw for two touchdowns as cincinnati wins 27-15. that's all we

. >>> let's get the latest from new york with frances rivera and the headlines. >> dom, good morning we know who will review the documents easeseized from mar-a-lago judge raymond deering will serve as the arbiter he will go through the trove of documents recovered from the florida home and determine if they are protected by executive privilege. the justice department has said it would appeal the ruling >>> the u.s. is providing ukraine with additional $600 million in military assistance the secretary of state blinken said it includes weapons and ammunition and other equipment from the stockpiles. >>> over to the sports world michael jordan's last dance from game one nba finals sold for $10.1 million at auction that makes it the most expensive piece of game worn memorabilia he scored 33 points owith the wn over the utah jazz >>> justin herbert put a pass in place as the chiefs battled back to reach 17-17 and then breaking the tie with watson taking the interception for the go ahead score. kansas city would hold off a late comeback with a win 27-24 for friday morning, you are set with

. >>> let's get a check on the top headlines outside of the markets and your money frances rivera isnew york. >> dom, good morning over the weekend, the ukraine coun counter offensive put russian forces on retreat. more territory in the northeast is liberated, ukraine says the russian defense minister is denying the retreat and redeploying forces to the east ukraine is accusing russia of attacking a power station in kharkiv. the missile strikes caused widespread blackouts across several regions. >>> turning to the extreme weather in the united states southern california slammed by tropical storm kay lake hughes had more than 20 cars trapped in the mudslide no reports of any injuries. >>> and in the nfl, tom brady and bucs under the lights of texas capping of off wild week one. t tampa with four field goals and mike evans made a falling catch in the end zone for the game's first touchdown. the only one bad news for the cowuldwuldwhers when dak press toco it is out with an injury to his hand >>> and giants getting within one in tennessee big blue went for two and saquon barkley punched

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. >>> let's get a check of the top headlines with frances rivera in new york with the latest there >>ng nbc news learned the dodj issued 40 subpoenas in the last week alone to trump and the capitol riot confirming to nbc news, he received a subpoena. his attorney called it the widest and obtuse subpoena he has seen and the justice department declined to comment. and the emmys back in full force to celebrate the best in tv. becoming the youngest two-time winning actress for the role "eu "euphoria. another actress stole the show ♪ i'm an endangered ♪ ♪ species ♪ ♪ but i sing ♪ ♪ a victim's song ♪ >> cheryl lee accepted the outstanding actress award. she encouraged others to quote never ever give up on you. and lee jeung jae won for "squi game." and lizzo took home the first emmy with the video. and all told, the "white lotus" and "ted lasso" won as well. >>> and russell wilson found jeudy to even things up. one last chance for denver with a 64-yard field goal attempt this hooks left. the seahawks spoil the return and win of 17-16 dom, back to you. >> frances rivera, thank you >>> as we

it's thursday, september 8 "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we again out west where the sweltering heat continues to blanket california, adding fuel to multiple fast-spreading fires. new evacuation orders were issued for the fairview fire that killed two this week. the inferno has more than doubled in size in under a day, scorching over 19,000 acres and is only 5% contained >> and the fourche fire in madeira county prompting evacuations, burning 400 akers anacres. michelle grossmann is here with us with how much longer the heat is going to stick around >> we're going to see it stick around today, also tomorrow. finally relief comes by saturday we'll look at the numbers. but we're looking at heat alerts for 41 million americans, as you said and most of california under an excessive heat warning. sacramento, los angeles, san diego. that's because we're going to see temperatures soaring once again into the triple digits that's going to prompt some fire danger dry, it's hot. we're looking at giusty winds a well the danger starts tomorrow as we go

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. >> we thank you for watching the special edition of early today, i'm frances rivera, and i'm philip meta. >> don't go away, our continuing breaking news coverage of hurricane indian continues right after this. s right after this >>> good morning. welcome to this special edition of early today. we bring you the latest on hurricane ian. storm has weakened from a category 4 to a 1. it is still packing a powerful punch as it slowly turns north. 2 1/2 million power outages report add cross the sunshine state. plunging cities into darkness as a flooding threat rages

champions, rams "early today" starts right now >>> good morning to you, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. the world is mourning the death of queen elizabeth she spent 70 years on the throne during times of great upheaval and british newspapers are showing love and grief throngs of mourners gathered at buckingham palace upon hearing the news some breaking into song with the royal anthem "god save the queen" our kelly cobiella has a look back at the longest-reigning monarch. >> reporter: dark hours and moments of celebration queen elizabeth 2ii was born in 1926, the waning days of the british empire when it still controlled more than 20% of the globe. just seven years after the end of world war ii, tragedy struck >> tragic news reached princess elizabeth. >> reporter: she learned her father, king george vi had died. her uncle abdicated to marry wallis simpson, an american socialite. this made elizabeth next in line for the throne the course was set for a young princess to one day become queen. >> i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to

. >> i'm frances rivera. >>> puerto rico is still dealing with the devastating aftermath of hurricane fiona president bidenannounced the government will cover the cost of the recovery efforts in full for the next month water has been restored to 70% of the island and about 38% has power. and bermuda is now on high alert as hurricane fiona is 130 mile-an-hour winds roared past the island as a category four. the powerful storm barrelling toward canada's atlantic coast nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking fiona and more good morning, michelle. >> good morning. we are still looking at a very strong storm west of bermuda, feeling the impact at this hour, high winds, and also rainfall, two to four inches of rain is possible, locally higher amounts. 130 mile-an-hour winds category four storm. that's a strong storm. we had a big wind field as well. as we go throughout time today, we will see derm ba's conditions improving and then the maritime conditions decreasing throughout the afternoon, into the evening hours. a category three storm later thon morning still a really strong stor

hot coffee "early today" starts right now ♪ >>> thank you for starting your week with us i'm frances rivera>> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with the face of the british monarchy. >> by the late sovereign of happy memory has become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. >> hip hip. >> hooray! >> king charles was officially proclaimed as britain's newest monarch. in just a few hours he will deliver remarks to the public. the longest good-bye as the queen begins her journey to her final resting place. joining us from london is lindsey reiser lindsey, good morning. what can we expect these next few days >> reporter: everything is planned to a tee, frances. everything is in place to prevent any hitches. we mentioned the queen's coffin traveling from balmoral castle to edinburgh yesterday long lines of people waiting to catch a glimpse. there will be a service and lying in state at the cathedral tonight. it will be carried by -- to west mincester hall at parliament, and the royal family will be following there for a somber procession her majesty's coffin will lie in state for memb

. >> good to be with you at this hour, i'm frances rivera.e east, midnight out west. thank you for joining us for a special edition of early today as we track the devastating path of hurricane ian. here's what we know at this hour. the strong wind of even already impacting daytona beach along the western coach, as it slowly moves towards orlando. the storm has been downgraded to a category 1, but it still packing a powerful punch. >> ian made landfall in south must florida, in the fort myers area, where the storm surge submerged buildings. it could take days, even weeks, to know the full impact. for the county manager tells nbc news overnight they are getting a sense the community has been decimated. >> and in port charlotte, which is north of fort myers, this hospital says they were hit from above and below. the storm surge flooded the lower level emergency room. and winds tore apart the fourth floor roof, which is where the icu is. doctors were a forced to evacuate the hospital sickest patients, some of them on ventilators. we have reporter

i'm frances rivera it is the beginning of a new era in england >> philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. >> hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray >> as charles was officially proclaimed britain's newest monarch. >> it comes as thousands lined the streets of scotland mourning the passing of queen elizabeth ii the new king remembered his mother in a heartfelt speech >> my mother's reign was unequalled in its duration, its dedication, and its devotion even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful light. >> charles has been spending much of his 73 years preparing for this very role and joining us now from london is lindsey reiser. lindsey, good morning. so what is on the schedule for these next few days? >> well, fellowship and frances, you both mentioned we are expecting to hear from the king again today. we've heard from him twice so far since he became king and people are very eager to hear what he has to say. they know they will look to him as their leader during these unsteady ti

. >> and i'm frances rivera.e begin with a changing face of the british monarchy proclamation ceremonies took place in the capital cities of scotland, wales, and northern ireland, officially declaring charles king thousands of mourners lined the streets as the queen's coffin arrived in edinburgh across the british front pages this morning, the longest goodbye as the queen begins the journey to her final resting place. joining us live from london is lindsey reiser and lindsey, good morning. there are a series of remembrance ceremonies taking place this week. tell us about them >> philip, frances, good morning to both of you certainly we have events going on every single day, beginning with again today we are going see the queen's coffin, her majesty's coffin taken to st. giles cathedral. we know the royal family there will hold vigil tonight. and then tomorrow we know her majesty's coffin will be flown to london, taken to buckingham palace and eventually be l be transferred by a gun carriage followed by the royal

. >> i'm frances rivera. hurricane fiona is now a cat 4 storm, whipping through turks and caicos moving north. and it is expected to brush by bermuda later this week. hard hit puerto rico is reeling with 80% of the island still in the dark and 55% without water fema is sending hundreds more personnel to puerto rico with many teams already on the ground and the governor is requesting president biden declare a major disaster to free up more funds for recovery efforts nbc's dan sheneman starts us off. >> reporter: hurricane fiona hitting turks and caicos with a force of a category 3 storm. forecasters warn up to 8 inches of rain could soak the islands fiona has already damaged parts of the caribbean the storm reached hurricane strength before slamming into puerto rico sunday two feet of rain fell on the u.s. territory and the storm's winds knocked out the power supply this man said it was too much. i didn't expect this a lot of people lost everything. one small town is cut off from the rest of the island major r

. >>> let's check on the headlines with frances rivera in new york with the latest. good morning >> hi, frank we start with the tenth day of deadly protests in iran after the outcry from the death of the 22-year-old. at least 41 people have died in the clashes so far protests across the provinces and worldwide. the woman was arrested by the morality police for the dress ro code she died three days after being taken into police custody. the video was released and she said she suffered a heart attack by a pre-existing conditions condition. her father denies that and claims she was beaten to death by police. >>> back here at home, florida is bracing for hurricane ian upgraded from the tropical storm moments ago. itis moving toward western cuba it is expected to gain strength as it works through the gulf of mexico the hurricane's path indicates that tampa could be put in the crosshairs with the city on high alert. lines for gas and groceries have been growing by the hour. >>> a big announcement in the sports world rihanna will headline the super bowl halftime show the an

. >>> nbc's frances rivera has the latest good morning, frances. >> good morning.e're following breaking news on the campus of northeast university in boston when police say a 45-year-old man suffered injuries to his hand when a package was loaded it was detonated when he opened it the boston police bomb squad said they located a second package on the campus and found it to be safe. university police have declared the campus secure. an fbi spokesperson confirmed itself boston division is helping in the investigation. >>> k firefighters are battling two infernos threatening the northeast of sacramento burning now more more than a week. the mosquito fire has forced thousands to flee their homes. more than 57,000 acres are torched with a quarter of the blaze contained. nearby they have reopened parts of i-80 after evacuations caused by the dutch flat fire which is now 30% contained. >>> over night three states held their primaries. the most closely watched the republican showdown for the senate seat. bolduc is leading in a contest against morse that's too close to cal

. >>> let's get a look at our headlines with frances rivera in new york with the latest >> courtney,d morning. we start with another scorcher for much of the country. 46 million americans under heat alerts as the heat wave continues to blanket the west. record-breaking temperatures 10 to 30 degrees above normal in areas of california. and it will continue to add strain to the power grid >>> one of the two suspects in the canada stabbing spree has been found dead and police are searching for his brother. police say his injuries were not self inflicted he has been charged with first-degree murder and breaking andn't nentering the mass stabbing left 10 debt and 18 injured. >>> and russia sanctions americans sawn penn and ben stiller. both outspoken critics of the war in ukraine penn has been working on a documentary about the invasion and stiller called volodymyr zelenskyy a hero >>> and a ban from rush hour, mark kelly and florida senator rick spot. president biden was sanctioned earlier this year. courtney, those are your headlines. back to you. >>> coming up, a tragic turn of events

good to be with you i'm frances rivera and welcome to the special edition of early today as we bringstill packing a powerful punch as it slowly turns north. more than 2 million power outages are being reported across the sunshine state plunging cities into darkness as the storm flooding threat rages on. and amid landfall in the fort myers area, storm surge

. >> good to be with you on this friday i'm frances rivera we know who will review the classified documents seized from mar-a-lago judge aileen cannon named a special master in the case last night and slamming the brakes on the justice department's investigation. judge raymond dearie will serve as the arbiter, tasked with going through the material recovered in the search of mr. trump's florida home he will determine if any of the documents are protected by attorney/client or executive privilege. he has until november 30th to complete his review. judge cannon also denied the doj's request to continue reviewing the classified documents as part of its criminal investigation >>> the justice department has said it will appeal the ruling >>> later today, president biden will meet with the family

. >> and i'm frances rivera. we start with fiona. its next target is turks and caicos at least two people died as a result of the conditions in puerto rico, and most of the island remains without power, and about 2/3 don't have running water. the territory is still working to recover from the devastation left behind by hurricane maria that monster storm killed nearly 2,000 people and destroyed the town's power grid. entire towns are under water after historic rain was dumped emergency crews rescued thousands of stranded residents. >>> video captured a roof being blown off a house on sunday. president biden spoke with puerto rico's governor vowing more support will arrive in the coming days. more than 300 personnel are already assisting with response and recovery the and president of the dominican republic saying damage there is considerable one telling reuters the massive storm destroyed everything fiona could become a category four as it moves towards bermuda. >>> a record number of my grants crossed the south erin board there have

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. all eyes are on florida this morning where ian will make landfall as a major hurricane within hours the storm's outer bands are already wreaking havoc this video here was taken in the florida keys, where storm surge warning was issued overnight official there warning of life-threatening conditions including catastrophic winds and flooding >> for that initial impact, that's going to be severe. the storm surge is going to be severe obviously the flooding for a slow-moving storm, very severe impacts in southwest florida but those impacts are going to continue going out all through the state. >> there have also been at least two radar-confirmed tornadoes in broward county this video shows serious damage done to planes at a small airport north of miami there had been reports of at least two people injured by tornadoes. >>> about 2.5 million people live in areas that have been ordered to evacuate ahead of this storm the governor warned overnight that the opportunity to get out of harm's way

. >> i'm frances rivera. florida is bracing for a hit for a possible hurricane this week, tropical storm ian making its way toward cuba. it's expected to gain strength quickly. tampa could be in the crosshairs, putting city on high alert. nbc's sam brock spoke with tampa's mayor. >> not only do you have an incredible amount of coastal exposure, the more you get into the bay, the narrower it gets, the more shallower it gets, if you're looking at a 15- to 20-foot storm surge, what would that mean? >> it would mean devastation throughout areas throughout our city. >> right now the focus for most floridians is on basic supplies. governor ron desantis has activated 2,500 guardsmen. let's get the update on ian's path from nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. good morning to you. >> right now we're looking at tropical storm ian with strong winds of 70 miles an hour. we do expect it to become a major hurricane tomorrow and then it will slow down in the gulf, blossom to a category 4 storm and weaken before it makes la

. >> i'm frances rivera. there are rescues taking place after hurricane ian. residents had to leave this flooded orlando nursing home by boat this is one of 45 nursing homes that had had to be evacuated according to the florida healthcare association and new coast gart video shows the devastated sanibel island, and residents there being airlifted to safety. it was that area that was hit hard and it is difficult to reach. the scale of ian's devastation is becoming more clear at least 12 deaths have been linked to the storm in the u.s. with three lives lost in cuba. and there are still 2.2 million power outages across florida nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the latest. good morning >> good morning. we're going to see the impacts today in the kcarolinas and rain extending to the northeast by tomorrow as well we're looking at the chance for life threatening storm surge, life threatening flash flooding and really gusty winds, winds up to 96 miles per hour in some spots. here is the latest on ian. category 1 storm, regained its strength yesterday, an

i'm frances rivera we appreciate you being with us on this labor day. >> i'm cori coffin and we begin with breaking news out of canada where ten people were killed during a deadly stabbing spree, and 15 others injured. the violent attacks happening within minutes across 13 locations with an indigenous community. >> the rcmp docc received a call reporting a stabbing on the james smith cree nation. in the following minutes, our docc received multiple calls reporting additional stabbings at different locations in the community. >> police are now on manhunt for these two suspects, 31-year-old damen sanderson and 30-year-old myles sanderson. they are considered armed and dangerous. authorities believe they're driving a black nissan rogue residents in the area have been urged to shelter in place. prime minister justin trudeau called the attacks horrific and heartbreaking, sending his condolences to the families of the victims. >>> in washington state, the coast guard says they'll continue searching throughout the night for nine missing people after a float plane crashed in mutiny bay, just

. >> and i'm frances rivera. thanks for joining us on this labor day monday morning we begin with dangerous weather disrupting parts of the nation over the holiday weekend in california, two wildfires forced thousands of evacuations. two people were killed in the state's mill fire that has grown to over 4,000 acre, decimating a 100-year-old community >>> but first, to georgia, where the northwest part of the state is facing flash flooding with areas under a water boil advisory our raf sanchez starts us off. >> reporter: torrential rains sparking flash floods across north georgia. roads washed out with 12 inches of rain falling in some areas in a matter of hours. this backyard transformed into a lake the governor declaring a state of emergency, and residents of the city of somerville told to boil water after drinking. >> it's going to be at least a day or two because we can assess the damage that has taken place at our water plant >> reporter: 11 million across the region under flood alerts through labor day, as f

. >> and i'm frances rivera. london mourns their monarch as she comes home one last time hundreds of people lined up along the route to buckingham palace for a final glimpse after the queen's coffin for the next few days, she will be lying in state. for more on what we can expect, let's bring in chapman bell. chapman, good morning. good morning what do we expect for today? >> good morning, frances as you pointed out, the queen's coffin arriving from last night on her final journey from scotland to england, where thousands laned the street in the rain to pay their respects and have one more glimpse of their monarch. she was accompanied by her daught princess anne, o said it was an honor ana privilege to accompany the queen on this final journey ba here. her coffin has been lying rest in buckingham palace where members of the royal houhold have been able to pay their last respects later today, that coffin will travel from buckingham palace to westminster hall behind me in a procession it wiltravel on a gun carriage