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this thursday "early today" starts right now >>> good morning great to have you with us, i'm jessica layton >> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera ofrivera the top gop presidential contenders took the stage. it comes as party's frontrunner will be booked in fulton county, georgia. what did we see at wednesday night's debate >> reporter: yeah, good morning, jessica. good morning jessica and frances. this is where former president trump is expected to turn himself in, later on today but last night, eight republican candidates took the stage there in milwaukee to make their case for taking on president biden in 2024 early on, the contenders attacked the biden economic agenda, while mike pence and nikki haley sparred on the issue of the federal abortion ban. upstart candidate and entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy made waves with many of his remarks, including forcefully claiming that the climate change agenda is a hoax, and that he would stop the u.s. aid to ukraine if he were elected his outspoken comments led him to be be a frequenta freq tgge rivals >> that's something a u.s. president can do

. >> i'm j justca leighton jessica layton in just hours, former president trump will be heading to the capitol facing charges for the third time this year for more on this, we go to drew petramoix in washington. we know trump's already been arraigned in new york and miami. what does it look like in d.c. today? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and vanita the former president begins in new jersey, making his way from bedminster to washington ahead of his scheduled 4:00 p.m. hearing, following an indictment the hearing will be overseen by a u.s. magistrate judge, trump's ventua eventual trial has been assigned to judge tanya chutkan who has been presiding over a number of trials related to january 6. he is pushing for the trial to be held somewhere other than the nation's capital he said it would be would be ir himpossible to get a fair trial in d.c. and suggested moving it to virginia. he has attributed it to election interference >> as we talk about the election what has been recthe reaction f trump's gop rivals >> reporter: trump remains the frontrunner in the presidential race on th

baear-bary bre "early today" starts right now >>> good morning good to have you with us, i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with a familiar but ominous threat for the state of florida. tropical storm idalia is expected to intensify quickly before hitting florida as a possible category 3 hurricane. several have been urged to evacuate priscilla thompson kicks off our coverage >> reporter: florida's gulf coast taking no chances when it comes to tropical storm idalia >> i come in for the bags that i need and they loaded it in my car. >> reporter: it could become the strongest hurricane to hit florida's big bend since 1950. how bad do you think's going to be >> it looks like it's going to be a bad one >> reporter: mandatory evacuations and school closures along the coast already issued from we >> we want everybody to make the best decisions they can for themselves and their families. >> what we always like to say is run from the water, hide from the wind >> reporter: residents and business owners in the fort myers area concerned and still rebuilding after hurricane ian hit nearly

i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton.n'l >>> right now at 5:00, booked and released. for the first time ever, a former u.s. president has a booking photo. we break down what happens next following donald trump's

i'm jessica layton we begin this morning in florida where hurricane idalia is barrelling toward that state's western coast. it is expected to make landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane south of the mallsmall town of perry. a cat 4 means sustained winds of 130 miles per hour or greater with the potential for catastrophic damage, uprooting trees and yewutility poles. entire areas could be uninhabitable for weeks or months because of that wind. the entire coastline is under a tornado watch. forecasters are warning of a record-br record-breaking storm surge from 10 to 15 feet high states of emergency are effect for florida, georgia and south carolina michelle grossmann will have the very latest on idalia's track. >>> in the meantime, the biden white house has spent this week preparing for idalia's impact, coordinating with the local governments and getting emergency services ready across the south. for more on this we go to brie jackson in washington. what is the federal government doing for florida at the moment? >> reporter: good morning, jessica, the white house is w

i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. that should be a fun hour.orrow here tomorrow >>> team trump on the defensive this morning

i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. prep for the debate stage, donald trump will be elsewhere. we're laying out the landscape at 2024 election season kicks off. >>> in pakistan, a daring rescue caught on camera seven students and their teacher trapped nearly a thousand feet in the air see on

. >> and i'm jessica layton. we begin with a tragedy in the u.s. military. three u.s. marines have been killed in a helicopter crash in australia. the cause of this crash still under investigation, but the helicopter the marines were on has been involved in other fatal accidents before. for the very latest on this, we go live to our raf sanchez. good morning. what do we know what led to this crash? >> jessica, good morning. with don't know very much at this stage. the investigation is still under way. not clear if this was some kind of technical malfunction, pilot error or something else. we do know these u.s. marines were taking part in a training exercise alongside australian force, and that there were 23 people on board the aircraft when it went down. now three were killed in the crash, and their bodies remain at the crash site. another five marines are in serious condition in hospital in northern australia. the remaining are still in the hospital still being treated for more minor injury, or they have been released. they were on board what's called an osprey. this

i'm jessica layton, the many kherson show starts right now. >> tonight on the mehdi hassan show. a disgusting ideology of hate. that is how the jacksonville sheriff describe the beliefs of the man who killed three black people in florida yesterday. it is a far-right ideology that mainstream conservatives are far too quiet about. isn't it time for them to speak up? then, donald trump's long history of racism now coming to the big dose of irony, as a group of strong black women lead the way to a possible conviction. one of the many legal cases against him. plus, a big announcement from the biden administration coming this week, and how it might lower the cost of your prescriptions. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening and welcome to the show. i am mehdi has on. there was a swastika emblazoned on the gun, and my talking about not see germany in 1933? sadly, no, i wish. we are talking about the united states of america in 2023. just before three pm on saturday, a white man armed with an ar-15 style rifle killed three black people out of dollar general store in jacksonville, florida. at a press conf

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"early today" starts right now >> and good morning, and thanks for joining us i'm jessica layton >> good to be with you i'm frances rivera former president trump and his allies are already on the defensive after the sweeping indictment in georgia. trump on truth social tuesday called for his crowded schedule of trials to be pushed until after the 2024 election, allege be allegeing interference, meanwhile, mark meadows filed tuesday, attempting to move his own charges to federal court a move to federal court could result in a more favorable jury pool for defendants. nbc's garrett haake has more on the reaction from the political world. >> reporter: the historic fourth indictment of donald trump shaking up the 2024 campaign the republican frontrunner slamming the charges as another witch-hunt by a democratic d.a. and vowing to release what he calls a conclusive report on monday proving his disproven claims of election fraud in georgia. frumt trump allies blasting the growing number of charges he's facing [ this >> this should be decided at the ballot box >> we see the legal system being we

it's tuesday, and "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm jessica layton >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera florida is on edge this morning with all eyes on tropical storm idalia it is expect expected to expecty into a category 3 hurricane. >> reporter: how bad do you think the storm is going to be >> it looks like he's going to be a big one even some of the old locals are pretty concerned at this point >> we've been extremely lucky here in tampa and have been bypassed by bad ones and i'm just afraid our luck is going to run out >> overnight, idalia lashed the western part of cuba and has moved into the gulf of mexico where it's expected to intensify quickly. let's get an update from angie lassman. >> today is going to be the day that folks want to finish those preparations ahead of the system moving closer and eventually strengthening before landfall as we get into wednesday morning. tropical storm idalia, a strong tropical storm with winds at 70 miles per hour impacting western cuba you can see the rain bands starting to work a chill closer little close to the state

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning, and thanks for being with us, i'm jessica layton and we begin this morning in florida where hurricane idalia is barrelling toward the state's western coast. it is expected to make landfall as an extremely dangerous cat category 4 hurricane just south of the town of perry a cat 4 brings the possibility of poles and trees uprooted. entire areas could be rendered uninhabitable for several weeks. as our tom llamas reports, these florida communities are bracing for something they have never experienced before >> reporter: this destructive hurricane powering ashore. fueled by the warm waters of the gulf of mexico the eye of the storm trained directly on florida's western coast. >> i don't have a really great feeling about it i'm hopeful, but i just think we're about due. >> reporter: with hurricane idalia's torrential rains and forecasted gusts of up to 125 miles per hour bearing down, last-minute preps are at a fever pitch. florida's governor mobilizing 40,000 linemen to try to keep the lights on. >> that's ultimate goal, rapid restoration o

i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with the latest extreme weather threat to hit united states the system known as harold made landfall in texas a tropical storm before weakening to a depression but overnight, it's continued to bring the risk of heavy rain that storm hit as southern california continues to dig out of the sludge left behind by tropic tropical hstorm hilary >> i went out to the river out there and had a white towel and the helicopter came over i started going like that, and i guess they came back and told them there was somebody to rescue >> stephanie and her dogs with finally found after being stranded for more than 48 hours. near palm springs, firefighters used bulldozers to rescue the elderly who couldn't make it to safety the mud is as deep as five feet in some places >>> the first of the 19 defendantscharged in the jaf squlafrgets /* georgia elections k case surrendered they had mug shots released on tuesday night. two other defendants were confirmed to have been booked early this morning t

i'm jessica layton >> and i'm frances rivera. for the fourth time this year, a former u.s. president was arrested and booked on criminal charges. donald j. trump on thursday surrendered to authorities in atlanta and became the first u.s. president to have his mug shot taken this, as the last remaining defendants in the georgia elections case join trump and turn themselves in for more on this, we go to drew petramoix in washington. what happened during trump's fourth arrest? >> reporter: good morning, frances and jessica. just after 7:30 p.m., trump arrived at the fulton county jail in georgia. he was placed under arrest and booked and processed at the jail in a change from the previous three arrests, trump also had his mug shot taken the former president is already using the image in social media and fund raising after posting bond he was released and went back to the airport where he spoke with reporters claiming he had a right to challenge the result of the 2020 election. then he returned to his private club in new jersey he was there by midnight in her indictment, fani w

"early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. a sweeping 41-count criminal indictment, what a fulton county grand jury brought against former president trump and 18 of his allies monday night, all in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. these charges came following a major, two-year investigation by fulton county district attorney fani willis which involved the testimony of 75 witnesses. it is the fourth indictment brought against the former president this year and saddles him with 13 new counts >> we go to chris pollone in washington good morning, take us through the charges and the defendants in this lengthy indictment >> reporter: we originally thought that voting on these indictments could take place by that fulton county grand jury today, but instead, d.a. fani willis held a marathon session yesterday that lasted late into the night and culminated in this 98-page indictment among those charged, 19 people, former president donald trump, along with his personal attorney, rudy giuliani and his forme

"early today" starts right now good tuesday morning i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. new york, washington, florida, and now georgia. two weeks after a federal grand jury charged former president donald trump with attempting to defraud the united states he faces fresh allegations connected to the 2020 election in the peach state on monday night, a fulton county grand jury brought a 41-count indictment against trump and more than dozen of his allies all in connection with alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. now these charges came following a major two-year investigation by fulton county district attorney fani willis >> to break this down we go to nbc's chris pollone in washington take us through the charges and defendants in this lengthy indictment >> reporter: we originally thought that that fulton county grand jury would vote on these indictments today. but instead, d.a. fani willis held a marathon session that went late into the night, culminating in that 98-page indictment among the 19 people charged, former president donald trump along with hi

" starts right now >>> good morning, and thanks for waking up with us, i'm vinita nair >> i'm jessica layton. in just hours, former president trump will make his way from new jersey to the nation's capitol he'll be arraigned on federal charges for the third time this year, on charges into the attempt to overturn the 2020 election he hasquestioned why prosecutors did not bring these charges after the events of january 6, more than two and a half years ago, attributing it all to election interference the white house has said the justice department carries out criminal investigations independently. this will likely add another case to the republican frontrunner's ballooning legal docket and is set to collide head on with his hopes of taking back the white house >> with over a full day removed from the indictment, trump's republican rivals are towing a similar line, with some criticizing the frontrunner and others coming to his defense kristin welker has more. >> reporter: former president trump firing back. accusing federal prosecutors of targeting him again, because he's strong republican fron

. >> i'm jessica layton. the case of lori vallow daybell has come to an end the 50-year-old was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her two children and conspiracy to murder her husband's first wife the tragic story of doomsday prophecies and child murder had a strong element of the extremely bizarre right this will the last day of court with daybell claiming contact with the spirit world and showing no remorse. miguel almaguer starts us off this morning >> i do not fear death, but i look forward to it >> reporter: reading from notes moments before a judge ordered her to spend the rest of her life behind bars, lori vallow daybell, the idaho mother convicted of killing her two children and conspiring to kill her husband's former wife broke her silence and remained defiant. >> no one was murdered in this case accidental deaths happen suicides happen. fatal side effects from medications happen i know for a fact that my children are happy and busy in the spirit world >> reporter: with vallow daybell cla

. >>> good morning, and thanks for joining us, i'm jessica layton. >> and i'm vinita nair. >>> local on maui had a scare when a brush fire erupted. this latest fire burned 10 acres and forced limited evacuations before firefighters put it out. the fire silence did sound in the area. lahaina authorities came under intense criticism. >>> florida is bracing for a potential hit from a hurricane. idalia is expected to gain strength before making landfall within the next 48 hours. ron desantis has issued a state of emergency, he is mobilizing more than 1,000 national guard members to help support any impacted areas. coming up on "early today" michelle grossman will have an update on the storm's path. >>> we are learning more about the horrific attack in jacksonville, florida, where a gunman opened fire at a dollar general store killing three black victims. police say before the rampage at the store the shooter stopped at a historically black university, they believe this video shows him getting ready with a bulletproof vest. the university says he refused to identify himself, so he was ask

today" starts right now good morning, and thanks for waking up with us, i'm vinita nair >> i'm jessica layton. the latest co-defendant in the classified documents case that has entangled former president trump and his allies left a florida courtroom on monday without a definitive ply, as new details are being revealed on how he's paying for his legal fees f we go to drew petramoix in washington what else happened in court on monday in. monday >> reporter: jack smith named a new co-defendant mar-a-lago property manager carlos de olivera was hit with four charges and accused of attempting to delete surveillance footage at mar-a-lago after it was requested by the government. de olivera appeared in court on monday since he could not secure a local lawyer, he was unable to enter a plea even as the classified documents case expands its scope, the legal trouble is not slowing down for former president trump, all eyes remain on jack smith as he's expected to bring new charges against trump in the other part of his investigation, trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election earlier monday, tr

i'm jessica layton >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera we begin with the unthinkable loss coming to light in hawaii search teams still have a lot of ground to cover in the ruins of this community in maui the death toll from the wildfires has reached at least 111. but hundreds more are still unaccounted for. and a push for answers and accountability is growing. nine state senators are demanding an independent investigator get to the bottom of what happened video shows power lines appearing to snap and spark flames the local power company now under intense scrutiny >> reporter: search teams in lahaina continue their heartbreaking work already more than 100 bodies found, and they're still looking for the lost what was once a paradise is now a mass grave >> the tears just constantly coming for the families who have lost a lot. >> reporter: the flames destroyed ty burnett's scuba business is it your elief, too, that th power lines started this fire? >> absolutely. the amount of power lines up in that area are horrendous >> reporter: while the cause of the blaze is still being investig

"early today" starts right now good morning, and thanks for getting up with us i'm jessica layton >> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera the future of abortion rights in ohio is all but certain to be on the ballot this fall but a state election on tuesday dealt a major blow to those looking to limit reproductive freedoms we go to brie jackson in washington what was the purpose of this late-summer election, and how does it affect any future action on abortion? >> reporter: good morning frances. on tuesday voters in ohio took the first step in deciding the future of reproductive rights in this state by going to the polls. on the ballot was issue one. it would raise the majority to a 60% threshold. november's election is expected to feature a proposed amendment on enshrining reproductive rights in the buckeye state. in the lead up to tuesday's vote, critics accused issue one of being designed to make it more difficult to pass that measure this fall. and condemned the state's leadership for planning the vote for august, which is typically a low turnout month. in the end, issue one wa

. >> happy wednesday i'm jessica layton it was another historic legal development this morning a former president accused of defrauding the united states and subverting the electoral process. a grand jury in washington indicted former president donald trump in connection with jack smith's investigation into trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the indictment charges trump with four counts, including conspiracies to obstruct the counting of electoral votes and to disenfranchise voters it also mentions six co-conspirators. a scheme in which seven states became targets of efforts by trump and his team to alter the results of that election >> for more we go to drew petramoix in washington. there is a lot in this indictment give us the bullet points from all of this. >> reporter: good morning, jessica and vanita the indictment is the third brought against former president trump this year. and it's made up of four counts, conspiracy to defraud the u.s., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and a conspiracy against rights. these charges stem from trump and his allies' allege

. >> i'm jessica layton. former president trump accused of defrauding the united states and subverting the electoral process. on tuesday, a grand jury in washington indicted former president trump in connection with jack smith's investigation into trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. it charges him with four counts, including conspiracies to obstruct the counting of electoral votes and to disenfranchise voter and involves six co-conspirators who are alleged to have aided trump and his plan to stay in office nbc's laura jarret has the full story. >> reporter: former president donald trump facing a blistering new indictment from special counsel jack smith, this time for his actions leading up to the capitol riot on january 6, including prosecutors say, trying to steal the election from the winner, president biden. the indictment alleging mr. trump was determined to remain in power and spread lies about winning the 2020 election, saying these claims were false and the defendant knew they were false. th

8 "early today" starts right now >>> hi there, i'm frs rive >> gmornin good tve y with us i'm jessica layton we begin this morning as the south and east coast are reeling from severe storms that killed at least two people. a 28-year-old died after being struck by lightning in alabama and a 15-year-old was let by a tree in south carolina close to a million people lost power and hundreds of thousands are still in the dark this morning after severe thunderstorms hit from georgia to new york. many states dealt with wind damage, hail, heavy rainfall and flooding nbc's vaughn hilliard begins our coverage >> reporter: the summer of severe weather from coast-to-coast is raging on. wild weather closing in, forecast to bring the strongest storms in a decade to the nation's capital including damaging winds, tornados, heavy rain and hail. forcing government buildings around washington, d.c. to shut down, sending all federal employees home ground stops at airports across the eastern seaboard, from atlanta to d.c. to new york, as the faa reroutes flights to avoid the storms with more than 6,000 delays and

i'm jessica layton >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera.weather plagued the south and east coast leaving at least two people dead. a 22-year-old was let by lightning in alabama so far there have been no reports of tornados along the east coast but close to a million people lost power and hundreds of thousands are still in the dark after severe thunderstorms hit from georgia to new york many states sustained wind damage, hail, heavy rainfall and flooding more than 8,000 flights were delayed and over 1700 were canceled >>> the philadelphia phillies postponed their home game as the city saw 70 mile per hour wind gusts. and aive drooer captured the moment a power line fell onto the streets there. 33 adult and 14 kids and one dog were trapped inside their cars until all these lines were de-energized luckily, no one was hurt nbc meteorologist angie lassman tracking yet another system that could bring more dangerous weather across the u.s >>> former president trump's legal team firing back at the justice department's request for a protective order

. >> i'm jessica layton. we want to begin in hawaii where the heartbreak is growing bit hour at least 93 lives have been claim claimed by the wildfire. and the number is likely to climb higher police say most of the victims were found in streets and cars, and they've only just begun searching the more than 2,000 structures a stru structures destroyed on the island >> reporter: these are the smoldering ruins of lahaina. a desolate and dangerous landscape now only home to heartbreak in our cars are burned up, the animals are dead, everybody's dead there's dead people in the water. >> reporter: the grim row at on the reality opt ground this is the epicenter where authorities continue their search for bodies. a death toll that rises daily. >> thank god we're all alive and accounted for. it's like we're the only things we have now. because everything that we had in the past is gone. >> reporter: charlie watched the flames devour his hometown of 55 years. >> it looks like a war zone. it's bad cell phones are ringin

. >> good morning, and thanks for being with us today, i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with the growing heartbreak in hawaii at least 55 lives have been lost in the wildfires that have decimated maui and officials warn that the number will continue to climb as they scramble to help people who have lost nearly everything. our mig uel almaguer starts us off. >> reporter: the fast-move be inferno obliterated everything in its path. this tropical paradise becoming a death trap for dozens who couldn't outrun the flames >> let's go! >> reporter: after this terrifying, heart-pounding scene to evacuate. >> no communication whatsoever >> reporter: susan mateara's son matthew is still among the missing. >> just know your family and friends are reaching out to everybody. your face is out there we will find you and just know that we love you >> reporter: matthew lived here in lahaina, the historic town in ruins where nearly 300 structures were swallowed by flames and engulfed in smoke >> it's all gone, man. >> reporter: the fire devoured homes in minutes neighbors say it j

i'm jessica layton, the many kherson show starts right now. >> tonight on the mehdi hassan show. the beliefs of the man who killed three black people in florida yesterday. it is a far-right ideology that mainstream conservatives are far too quiet about. isn't it time for them to speak up? then, donald trump's long history of racism now coming to the big dose of irony, as a group of strong black women lead the way to a possible conviction. one of the many legal cases

. >> and i'm jessica layton. we begin this morning with a tropical storm watch in the gulf coast. florida is bracing for a potential hit from a hurricane. tropical storm adahlia is expected to gain strength before making landfall within about 40 hours. governor ron desantis has issued a state of emergency. he is mobilizing over a thousand national guard members to help support any impacted areas. let's get an update now on that storm's path. michelle grossman has been tracking it for us. good morning. >> good morning to you both. now is the time to prepare because we could see the landfall as early as wednesday morning. let's take a look at the latest. winds at 60 miles per hour. that makes ate pretty strong tropical storm. we do expect the cat 2, cat 3 level as we head towards wednesday when it makes that landfall. it's stationary right now. it's going to start to move to the north and east into the gulf of mexico. really warm waters there. bath-like waters. that's going strengthen the storms as we head later today into tuesday and eventually into wednesday. tropical alerts along

. >> i'm jessica layton with the hours top stories.cials say sunday the death toll for the lahaina fire has risen to 93 victims. governor josh weiner has won that number will likely go up, while uncertain recovery operations. i whine electric says power has been restored for 60% of their customers. the cost of the damage estimated close to six billion dollars. and now, back to dateline. and now, back to dateline. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> in the early days of their marriage, charles and diana looked every inch of the picture perfect royal couple. >> what was going on behind closed doors was a whole lot different in the diana we were seeing. >> it was, and the world and the media just didn't know. >> didn't know that behind palace gates, diana was often miserable. >> she had terrible mood swings, terrible rages, terrible tantrums, terrible jealousies. >> while charles was often distant. >> and what she found at home was not the loving home life that she wanted. she wanted a husband to take her in his arms and embrace her and tell her how marvelous she'd

a plan to save hundreds of baby sea turtles "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm jessica layton >> >> glad you could be with us early. we want to begin in hawaii where the scale of the loss is hard to understand the painstaking search through the ruins is still in the early stages miguel almaguer was given rare access to the burn area. >> reporter: in the midst of so much ruin, this is where the search for closure begins. fema slowly scouring the burn zone, a debris field that's also hallowed ground. >> respectful, you know, because these, these are somebody's family >> reporter: having searched only a fraction of the fire's footprint. there's just endless amount of debris to go through >> it's incredible >> reporter: nbc news was given rare access to where cadaver dogs and recovery teams are working to collect the remains of the victims from every direction and angle, you can see the true scope of the damage this is what authorities are sifting through every day. the fire came through here at 80 miles per hour they need to search every building and home before they can say thei

. >> i'm jessica layton. we begin with what is now the deadliest wildfire in modern american history the death toll in maui has climbed to 93, and they've only just begun to search into the 2,000 homes and buildings that have been destroyed. our tom llamas is on the island and speaking with survivors. >> [ bleep ], [ bleep ]! >> reporter: this is what it looked and felt like escaping the lahaina wildfire >> we have to leave! >> reporter: this new video showing the sheer panic, as a family stuck in a line of cars had minutes to escape before the flames engulfed the road out >> this is a disaster. >> reporter: this drive throughy made it out alive. >> it got to our homes within seconds. >> reporter: with the fast-moving fire closing in on his home, ochoa heroically grabbed both his kids and his friend's children. their parents were at work and scrambled everyone out >> did you hear any alarm? >> no sign, nothing that we had to evacuate. not even police rolling by, telling us to evacuate or anything >> reporter:

wednesday, august 9 "early today" starts right now >> good morning, and thanks for joining us, i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. more severe wh weweather threatg across the country powerful winds over 70 345milese hour continue to hammer the east coast. kathy park kicks off our coverage >> reporter: a confirmed tornado touching down in massachusetts leveling trees and damaging homes. other parts of new england under water, with flash floods stranding drivers and swallowing parked cars. the same storm system slamming stateses up and down the east coast monday night >> i see the wind coming through, the darkness. >> reporter: andrew king t took cover in his basement, as tornado warnings were issued >> i hear the tree bomb impact, like simultaneous, crashing around the house >> reporter: in the d.c. suburbs, an outbreak of heavy downpours, hail and hurricane-force winds. >> furniture went whoosh, and the power went womp! >> reporter: power lines knocked down as explosive storms plowed through at the height of rush hour 33 people trapped inside their cars for hours, including more than a doze

. >> and i'm jessica layton. this morning we want to begin with what is the deadliest wildfire in u.s. history officials confirming that at least 93 people have been killed on the island of maui and they are warning that the number will likely climb more than 2,000 homes and other buildings have been destroyed and police say so far they've really just been searching the cars in the streets as of sudden they had only searched about 3% of those structures. >> just so you know, 3%, that's what's been searched with the dogs, 3% when we pick up the remains and they fall apart, and so when you have 200 people running through the scene yesterday, i don't know how much more you want me to describe it >> a new class action lawsuit alleges the destruction could have been avoided if the utility company had deenergized power lines ahead of the weather they say they don't comment on pending litigation, adding in part the high winds protocols were followed. fbi teams are on the scene helping to investigate the cause of the fir

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. >>> let's get a check on the headlines with nbc's jessica layton in new york. >> frank, good morning. we are learning more about the attack in jacksonville, florida where a gunman opened fire at the dollar general store killing three black victims. before the rampage, the shooter stopped at the historic black university. the university says he refused to identify himself, so he was told to leave. the sheriff said the gunman took his own life. the justice department is investigating it as a hate crime. >>> florida is bracing for a hurricane this week. interesting to idalia is expected to make landfall within 48 hours. ron desantis is mobilizing over 1,000 national guard members to help support impacted areas. >>> and simone biles made history winning her record setting eighth national title. at just 26, biles is the oldest woman to win a national title since usa gymnastics has been organizing this event for 60 years. frank, back to you. >> wonderful to see her out there. i don't want to call it a comeback story. it is great to see her back out. >> she went and took care of herself and

. >> i'm jessica layton with your top stories.l has risen to 93 victims. when electric says power has been restored for 60% of their customers since the fires began on tuesday. five adults and a teacher are dead after a house explosion in pennsylvania. the cause of expulsion is under investigation by county officials who say more information is not expected for quite some time. now, back to dateline. back to dateline. >> welcome back to dateline. i'm craig melvin. four people had been gunned down just miles apart and private investigator rick anglin was convinced dwight jones was the killer. rex insight into dwight's mental state had developed over time, in the aftermath of that terrifying i-20 dunes managed to escape her husband's rage. here again is josh mankiewicz with "unraveled". >> doctor connie jones spend 22 years married to a mentally ill and abusive husband. she was about to learn her personal ordeal might have led to a crisis for a whole city. >> i'll take you out to this pool and drown you. >> back in 2009, after that

. >> i'm jessica layton with today's top stories.he people of jacksonville following saturday's racially charged fatal shooting at $1 general store. the three black victims right in a fight saturday along with 21-year-old shooter who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. this comes as two people were killed in a shooting in louisville, kentucky, early sunday. at least ten were injured in boston and chicago over the weekend. now, that to dateline. that to dateline. >> on the main street of tiny agency, iowa, bad news traveled fast. a pregnant woman was dead and a gunman was on the loose. just as quickly, fear took to roost. >> the 23-year-old reserve sheriff's deputy was shot and killed at her home in the town of agency. she was five months pregnant. >> lisa's murder was the first in the farmtown in 15 years. deputy don phillips, seen here unspooling crime scene tape, had a personal stake in cracking the case. lisa's dad is one of his best friends. >> todd and i began the same year at the sheriff's office together. i watched lisa gr

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first, jessica layton is here with other big headlines. >> amen, we will stick on jacksonville right. now the stories we're watching this, our the justice department will investigate the florida shooting and a dollar general star as a hate crime. the county sheriff's office has now publicly identified the victims, all three victims were black. as you say, more on this coming up. russian officials confirmed the death of wagner mercenary group chief live ghani prigozhin after receiving dna analysis of the bodies from wednesday's plane crash. his death comes about two months after a failed coup attempt in russia. and three u.s. marines were killed when their aircraft crashed on an island of australia's northern coast. it happened during a routine multi nation training exercise. that's according to u.s. marine officials. five other marines were taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition. a total of 23 u.s. marines were on board. i just got late, and more ayman with ayman mohyeldin after this break. break. can't afford essential school supplies. subaru and our retailers are there to h

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