Approach to politics and the press. And something that hasnt happened since 1945. Early today starts right now. Good morning, right now, a dramatic escalation of tensions between the u. S. And russia and moscow once again stepping up its tactics in syria, the question is against whom . Andrea mitchell reports. Reporter Vladimir Putin firing missiles into syria from the first time from his war ship and firing goals. Seven of them. Winning a hockey game to celebrate his 63rd birthday. And now escalating dramatically to prop up syrian president assad. We believe russia has the wrong strategy. They continue to hit targets we believe this is a fundamental mistake. Putins sarcastic retort, he says if the u. S. Knows the situation better, let them share targets with us and we will work with them. In fact, its a dangerous game of chicken by the two superpowers. A russian jet had at least one Close Encounter with a manned u. S. Aircraft over syria. And russian jets came within miles of several u. S. Predator drones. Working with assads forces to retake terrain that the assad regime has lost to the rebls. Reporter they also violated turkeys airspace. If Turkish Forces were hit, as nato ally, they would be obligated to come to their aid. President ial politic, rupert mur murdoch, had a tweet that compared carcn to president obama. Ben and candy carson, terrific. What about a real black president that can properly address the racial divide. Hes been publicly supportive of ben carson but this got so much attention, even norman lear weighed in. Really, rupert, now youre just being silly. Hillary clinton is making news. What i know about it as of today i am not in favor of what i have learned about it. The massive trade deal is one of the most divisive issues. And once called the Gold Standard of International Trade deals. And after she left office in , her server was the subject of hack attempts. And clintons team is unveiling a a new plan to crack down on High Frequency trading as well as closing a hedge fund loophole. And kasich is facing his own criticism for a joke he made on monday. The student at the university in richmond, virginia, raised her hand to ask a question and this is how she responded. I dont have any tickets for taylor swift or anything or go ahead. Well, it turns out that student isnt too happy with kasichs comment. She wrote this is in colleges its titled, no john kasich, i dont want taylor swift tickets. I didnt go to a Town Hall Forum for taylor swift tickets. I went because its my civic duty. And the bombing of a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders that left 22 dead. Reporter after struggling to explain how and why the u. S. Bombed afghanistan, the president made a call. This morning, from the oval office, president obama spoke to Doctors Without BordersInternational President to apologize and express his condolences for the msf staff and patients who were killed and over the weekend. This doesnt change anything. We appreciate the expression of condolences but it doesnt change the fact that we have 22 dead patients and staff killed as a result of this attack ed attacked. Reporter the injured describe the bombing, the yelling like dooms day. When we make a mistake, were honest about it, we own up to it. Reporter but for days, they kept changing their story, first saying u. S. Troops were under fire, then saying they werent and then saying afghan troops made the call. What started as a response to 9 11 now has the u. S. Accused of a war crime, a war to last at least another year, may be much longer. And despite the apology, Doctors Without Borders is still demanding the attack be investigated as a possible war crime. A deadly crash caught on camera. They say mattresses went loose causing a truck to lose control. It went over the guardrail, instantly bursting into flames and killing the driver. Thick black smoke could be seen for miles. Right now, South Carolina beach communities are preparing for a second hit of flooding. This time from water flowing out from the inland. Crews are dropping sand bags. Some as big as 2,000 pounds to help fortify dams across the state. 62 are still being monitored. The death toll is up to 19. The most recent hap whnd a pick ve into a washed out gap. House republicans will meet to choose their candidate for the next speaker of the house. Congressman webster is getting support from more conservative members. Tracie potts is live in washington. What can we expect today . Reporter were not sure. It looks like, when it comes to getting that vote at the end of the month, kevin mccartny hy may be in trouble. Hes arer er r the number two under john boehner. And utahs jason jumped into this race later, announce ing he would be running for speaker. Hes been an out spoken conservative voice within the party and then theres daniel known but now has the backing of the ultraconservative freedom caucus. They announced they will be voting together as a block, at least in this republican vote in favor of webster, not necessarily in the final vote. Today is just the republican caucus. Theres doubts that mccarthy can gelt the votes needed to become speaker, which could be embarrassing, because theres a republican majority in the house right now. Thank you so much for that. An elected official in alabama has been released from jail after assaulting a reporter. It happened after he questioned about whether he eare zioned in light of several voter fraud. Would you be willing to let me tell you something. Is this commissioner was later arrested on assault charges. They say hes out on 500 bond. Nbc meteorologist, bill karins has your thursday forecast for you. The only threatening weather is in west texas and along the new mexico border. Upper level low bringing mois dmr ture into the same areas. And areas just to the east around san angelo. Have to watch out for flooded roads in some of those wash areas. Another one to three inches is possible as we go through the day. Not too bad in new mexico today. So, thats the only really threatening weather. The other story is you knew that cooler weather from canada would push to the south. Enjoy the warmth today, chicago, st. Louis, and kansas city. You go from 80s, back into the 60s. The warm air will be isolated on friday and on aide saturday, youll cool off. Now a closer look at your day ahead. You can almost see where the cold front is. Notice temperatures in the 60s in the dakotas. Still very warm, dallas to shreveport and well deal with possible flash flooding threat from el paso to del rio. 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