America strikes back after two u. S. Troops were killed in iraq. A very busy friday early today starts right now and what a week its been and we have made it to friday im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. We wake up to a country on hold. As the coronavirus continues its unrelenting spread from cascading cancellations to disruptions in our everyday lives. Americans now prepare for our new normal heres what we know at this hour the number of cases here in the United States have passed 1,600. Meanwhile, new york state has declared a state of emergency. Banning all large gatherings theyre also opening a public drivethrough testing facility at the epicenter of the outbreak in new rochelle. And just across the river in jersey city, the mayor has imposed a curfew on bars and clubs to 10 00 p. M. Its all in an attempt to contain the virus. Hes also asking bars to take attendance if they have over 25 people inside. After revealing their shocking coronavirus diagnosis, tom rainks hanks and hi
Per hour winds you might just take the early early today starts right now good morning im Frances Rivera and im phillip mena. We begin with the latest on the coronavirus emeround the world more than 96,000 people have been sickened and at least 3,300 have died, mostly in mainland china. Palestinian territories have declared a 30day state of emergency after four cases were suspected in bethlehem schools have been shut down, and all tourist and religious areas are closed outside of china, south korea had one of the largest outbreaks. Overnight 500 more cases were reported there that brings the total to more than 6,000 Royal Caribbean has announced that people who have recently traveled to south korea will be barred from boarding their cruise ships that restriction also applies to italy and iran officials in Washington State are reporting two more deaths from the virus which brings the total there to 13 and the National Total to 14 Vice President mike pence traveled to Washington State to
Kw early today starts now. Welcome to the week im men new mexiphillip mena. And im frances rivera. President trump prepares to meet with World Leaders at the United Nations General Assembly over the weekend, he admitted to speaking with the leader of ukraine about investigating former Vice President joe biden but denied delaying foreign aid to the country for political reasons. Nbc has the latest from d. C. Good morning. Reporter good morning, frances. The president has three very busy days in new york ahead of meetings with World Leaders. Washington starting the week abuzz as new details emerge about a july phone call between President Donald Trump and the president of ukraine. There was no quid pro quo. Reporter the president confirming former Vice President joe bieden and his son played into the conversation. Largely a fact we dont want our people like Vice President biden and his son creating to the corruption already in the ukraine. Reporter the phone call reportedly led to a whis
Southeast texas continues to face a dangerous flooding emergency. At least two people have been killed after former Tropical Storm imelda dropped multiple feet of rain in less than 24 hours. Authorities have reported hundreds of urgent water rescues. For a closer look at the conditions heres nbcs gabe gutierrez. Frances, this area got a whopping 43 inches of rain from this storm the most out of any area in Southeast Texas. Water rescues were under way here for hours much of Southeast Texas is underwater and urgent rescues are under way. These families stranded in chestdeep water, rushed to safety fromhe hstonn is historic. How does this compare to Hurricane Harvey the feel of it is just like harvey and the people were rescuing, saying they have more water now in their houses than they did during opical storm imelda first unleashed tornadoes near houston Late Wednesday befor downpours overnight. Wve heavy rain over the last several hours. Reporter 500,000 lightning strikes. 40 inches of
The suspect in yesterdays deadly shooting massacre remains on the loose. We will bring you the latest on the manhunt. The uaw Union Strikes a deal with ford. We have reaction from the workers themself whose still have to ratify the agreement. A little later, we will break down the latest in entertainment, including the latest gos on Justin Timberlake. And we take to the skies with light hawk, a volunteer organization dedicated to conservation efforts on the north american continent. Its friday, october 27. Early today starts right now. Good morning, im phillip mena. Thanks for ending the week with us, im frances rivera. Breaking last late last night, the u. S. Has conducted airstrikes in eastern syria, targeting what the pentagon describes as facilities used by irans revolutionary guard corps and affiliated groups. Lets go to chapman bell who is monitoring these developments for us. What are we learning this morning . Good morning, phillip and frances. Yeah, the u. S. Militarys strikin