hear what led to the violence and how city officials are responding >>> wayne brady opens up about his sexuality. he announces he's pansexual. we've got the tiktok post celebrating his coming out >>> a dallas doctor brings the power of music to her own cancer treatment. see the viral social media post bringing her final western to millions it's tuesday, august 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

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apprehended, cops say he claimed tha van janset beeng all this to impress none other than actor wayne brady. and it appears it might have worked. earlier today, van jansen ne and brady were spotted enjoying a leisurely stroll together a in, malibu. and all this comes after brady came out this week as pansexualn . a fascinating development, to say the least. we'll keep you updated on this t story as we learn more. >> nowedn th back to gutfeldis. all right. i'm happy for jett and wayne. they have a great future together. douglas, go first with your local story. >> is it from jolly old england? it. olly is.e no >> it is. and it's because nothing happens. it doesn't involve happen a chimney sweep. >> oh, no, no, no. even it's even less exciting. okay. this involves a very important story that happened. tell me, seasidethis i resort cd blackpool. >> there's a zoo there, and ita has a pelican. and the pelican has just flown off. and itthat's out. a this has come as a complete surprise to the zoo staff. the pelican has flown off because of seagulls. hmm. can up apparently there are hus and hundred

. >> host wayne brady is sharing a personal secret with the world.nterview with people magazine, brady has revealed he identifies as a pansexual all he says his coming out journey stemmed from the self-discovery he found through his mental health advocacy work inspired by the death of actor robin williams back in 2014. he was previously married to singer diana lasso and actress mandy takata, with whom he shares a 20 year old daughter. people who identify as pansexual don't usually take gender into account, whereas a bisexual person may have a preference toward a particular gender. >> and we hear that his ex-wife and his daughter are supporting and very accepting of them. >> nice to see him living his truth. >> coming up, the mix. you're watching world news now. >> it's so hard to sleep when it's hot. impossible to work and even uncomfortable to relax. you need a fan. but they're bulky, awkward and never put the breeze exactly where you want it. introducing my foldaway fan from bell and howell, the compact cordless fan that unfolds into your own perso

actor and comedian wayne brady has come out as pansexua