And what it could mean for the 2024 senate race. The case that strikes at the heart of Donald Trumps very image, the former president expected to be front and center at the civil fraud trial that threatens his business empire. A big break in one of the countrys most highprofile cold cases, the evidence that finally led to an arrest in the murder of rapper tupac shakur nearly 30 years later. Will it finally be a hollywood ending actors and studios get ready to restart talks just days after writers struck a deal of their own. And everybody start your engines, the women racing to give car culture a tune up it is monday, october 2nd. Early today starts right now good morning, im jessica layton. Hi there, im frances rivera. Breaking overnight garcher newsom announced that he will be appointing butler to fill the senate seat vacated last week by the death of dianne feinstein. Butler is the president of emilys list a group that works to elect female Democratic Candidates she will be the third black woman to serve in the senate as well as the first openly lgbtq person to represent the state in the chamber. Butler on friday called feinstein a titan of the senate and legendary figure for women on wednesday feinsteins body was returned to her hometown of san francisco. Mourners will be able to pay their respects on wednesday as feinstein lays in state at city hall before she is laid to rest in a private funeral on thursday. Former President Donald Trump is back in manhattan this morning. Overnight he confirmed he will be in court today to fight allegations that he lied about how much his businesses and properties are worth mr. Trump posted to social media that the case brought against him by new yorks attorney general is a sham and, again, called it election interference. Nbcs george solis is following the story. Reporter on the campaign trail and on the offensive. My Financial Statements are much lower than the actual net worth. This judge and your fake attorney general from new york she ought to be ashamed of herself. Reporter former President Donald Trump not directly addressing the start of his civil fraud trial. Sources telling nbc news mr. Trump is expected to be in the courtroom for the first two days a judge last week ruling that mr. Trump and his associates committed real estate fraud for years. The judge writing that thumps legal arguments defending his Financial Statements are, quote, a fantasy world, not the real world. Adding that over and undervaluing assets to his benefit, quote, can only be considered fraud the trial is expected to determine the future of the trump organization, including his real estate empire, as well as any fines for the alleged fraud. What are the implications of this civil fraud trial for mr. Trump . Well, if he loses and the reason why hes apparently coming here tomorrow is he doesnt want to lose, if he has to pay 250 million, if he and his sons can no longer conduct business in new york, thats a fatal blow. Reporter mr. Trump denied all wrongdoing and has called the judge deranged trump faces four criminal trials, two at the federal level, one in georgia and another in new york state. The witnesses include trumps children and former Business Associates including his former attorney michael cohen. This is the first time in his entire life that he is going to be held accountable and have to deal with the repercussions of his own personal actions reporter mr. Trump is on the witness list, but whether he will testify is unknown. This trial could take weeks if not months there is also no jury in this case, it will be up to the judge to make the final ruling mr. Trumps legal team has already indicated they plan to appeal back to you. George, thank you. This morning the federal government is still open thanks to that 11th hour deal passed by congress on saturday but the shortterm funding extension only pushes the spending fight until next month while the fallout from the deal is threatening to take down a republican leader. We go to nbcs drew petrimouix in washington. What are lawmakers saying after this last minute deal became a reality . Reporter good morning, jessica. With just hours to spare on saturday evening President Biden signed the short term spending bill passed by Congress Earlier that day while the final deal cut out priorities on both sides of the aisle including ukraine aid and Border Security it averted a shutdown and kieps the federal government open until november 17th President Biden acknowledged the issues posed by this time frame on sunday. Biden warned of the hard line republicans who nearly thwarted this deal, doing the same when the funding battle resumes next month. The president pressured Republican Leadership on its commitment to secure more funding for aid to ukraine that Republican Leadership is under a cloud of doubt House SpeakerKevin Mccarthy has come under fire from those hard line members of his Party Following the passage of this bill as part of the agreement mccarthy struck with his party for the speakers gavel in january, any republican can call for a vote to remove the speaker known as a motion to vacate. Here is what congressman chief mccarthy foe matt gaetz said on sunday. I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mccarthy this week i think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. Reporter in order to oust Mccarthy Gaetz would need at least five republican lawmakers to vote in favor of removal along with House Democrats in response to gaetzs potential actions mccarthy said this is nothing new for the florida congressman and predicted he would survive whatever challenges he faces. Drew, thank you large groups of migrant families are continuing to arrive at the u. S. mexico border seeking asylum the massive influx of migrant crossings mostly from venezuela marks an upward trend after plummeting in recent months. This comes amid increasing pressure for the Biden Administration to curb the flow ahead of the president ial election. 27 years later a man has been arrested in the killing of tupac shakur 60yearold duane davis has been indicted by a grand jury for that 1996 driveby shooting. Davis has publicly said he was in the car that opened fire on shakur police do not accuse him of pulling the trigger but they do accuse him of orchestrating the plan they believe all the other men who were in the car that night are dead now tupac was only 25 years old when he was murderedin las vegas. The da in this case says the hip hop legends family welcomed news of the indictment. A night of celebration turned into chaos and tragedy in spain. Authorities say at least 13 people were killed when a fire swept through three night clubs and there are fears that the death toll could still rise. Our raf sanchez has the latest. Reporter fire crews battling their way through the remains of this popular spanish nightclub, halffinished drinks still on the table as firefighters take on the flames. The enormous blaze ripping through the roof, gutting neighboring buildings and filling the street with terrified onlookers. At least 13 people, most of them young, were killed in the fire according to the mayor emergency crews searching the wreckage for those still missing. We dont know anything, were waiting for news to see whether some of our family members have come out alive, he says. The tragedy unfolding in southeastern spain the fire broke out at around 6 00 a. M. At the nightclub where spanish media says several birthday parties were taking place. The alarms went off and all the lights went out and people were screaming fire, this man says. I could get out, but five family members and two friends are missing. The cause of the blaze still unclear. The city has declared three days of mourning, lowering flags to halfstaff and spains Prime Minister saying my love and solidarity with the victims and families of the tragic fire. Another night of celebration turning into a day of tragedy. Raf sanchez, nbc news. Now to another tragedy this, one unfolding in northern mexico Authorities Say at least nine people are dead and 40 more are hurt after the roof of a church collapsed in the middle of sunday mass. A bishop there said the roof started to cave in while the parishioners were receiving communion. A spokesman for the Security Ministry told local media that 30 worshippers are unaccounted for. Rescue teams have been working through the night to try to find some survivors in that rubble. Its october, though it might not feel like it in much of the country nbc meteorologist Michelle Grossman is tracking the warm start to the month, just as we flip out our summer fall wardrobes it starts to warm up. We want the boots, with he want the sweaters, we want the pants. No, we will be summerlike over the next several days, shorts and shortsleeve shirts as we head towards the rest of the afternoon, tuesday and wednesday. Temperatures into the 80s and 90s, well above normal for this time of year, even 25 degrees above what is averaged for this time of year minneapolis 87 degrees today, 90 in cast city, upper 80s in oklahoma city. Were warm off to the east as well, the northeast looking at temperatures into the 80s, pittsburgh today 80 degrees, but notice back to the west, we have a cold front thats kind of draped from new mexico into north dakota so behind this front we are looking at cool weather even wet in some spots, Salt Lake City 17 degrees above average, 55 degrees and this pattern is going to the same place over the next several days because this cold front is going to be slow to move we are looking at tuesday cheyenne, 63 degrees, Salt Lake City 15 degrees below average, 57, still so warm in parts of the plains, northern and Central Plains and Central Plains, 90 little rock and also houston warm into parts of the midwest along this front we are looking at the chance for heavy rain, we could see 2 inches or more in some spots, also mountain snow and the risk for Severe Weather e southeast. Looking at 87 degrees today in new orleans. All right. Thats a look at your monday forecast all right michelle, thank you. Talks are expected to resume today between the screen actors fwild and hollywood studios. And later shes in her football era we have the details on the ifinayr ame that had tlo swt the stands a second time own . It could be a sign that your digestive system isnt at its best. Metamucil gummies make it easy to get the fiber you need. Promoting your Digestive Health for a better you. Metamucil gummies. The easy way to get your daily fiber. Hey guys, check it out its mrs. Stevens. They say she can make things appear out of thin air. Hey you guys want to come in . My mom made dinner. Make your table legendary, with country crock. Theos nose was cause for alarm, so dad brought puffs plus lotion to save it from harm. Puffs has 50 more lotion and brings soothing relief. Dont get burned by winter nose. A nose in need deserves puffs indeed. Americas 1 lotion tissue. One role of a lifetime. One sore throat. But she had enough. 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Reporter actors who have been on strike since midjuly have many of the same sticking points as writers who reached a deal with the studios last week. Their contract could partially serve as a framework for actors who are also demanding higher wages, better royalties for streaming shows and protections around the use of Artificial Intelligence weve seen a deal with the writers, are the stakes for the actors higher . In many ways the stakes for the actors are much higher the actors union are 160,000 strong when at look at what their Economic Impact s say, in l. A. County, its massive. Reporter the dual strikes have had a Major EconomicRipple Effect in l. A. Small businesses across the city from restaurants to dry cleaners saying theyre getting less business with less people at work but hope is on the horizon. There is so many incredible people i cannot wait to share the stage with. Reporter back on tv monday some daytime talk shows and late night comedy shows like nbcs the tonight show. 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Third and short, almost caught in the back field, instead into the open field and accelerating in for the touchdown were breaking down the biggest stories in sports starting with sunday night football in the meadow lands a lot of cheering from the vip box with taylor swift there as the chiefs took the early lead the jets came back to tie it up only for kansas city to hold them off and win 2320 earlier in the day josh allen and the bills ran all over the undefeated dolphins. Allen connected with stefon diggs for three stores as buffalo stampedes to win 4820 in that win. And in philly the commanders tied the game on a second last touchdown, but it couldnt command anything in overtime the eagles get the ball back and walk off with a win 3431. You got on this week of the nfl, the eagles, 49ers only undefeated back to the taylor thing. Oh, that. I think its officially like moving towards wag status. You see her in the vip stands with her whole girl crew, sophia turner, blake lively but also shes getting chummy with Patrick Mahomes wife. They were out before in the city. Shes also getting chummy with Travis Kelces mom for the second week in a row. Over to the wnba playoffs where the liberty needed one more win to punch their ticket to the finals. The sun made it a competitive game down the stretch but Breanna Stewarts 27point performance put the game out of reach. For the first time in 21 years the liberty headed back to the wnba finals. They win 8784 so its the two seeded liberty heading to las vegas to rekindle their rivalry with the one seeded aces. Game one of the wnba finals is next sunday. Aces trying to make it back to back championships, liberty trying to win for the first time ever. When it comes to the original wnba teams, storied teams there. Swinging over to the final day of the mlb regular season. This time last week the astros were fighting for their playoff lives but after a win over arizona houston won the al west for the sixth time in seven years. They earned the second bye in the american league. The wild card round tees off tomorrow with the rays and rangers in tampa bay it was an emotional day in detroit where tigers legend Miguel Cabrera played the final game of his 21season career he fielded a grounder and got the runner out at first base with all the stats that he has to be proud of in his career, were looking at hall of famer status. Amazing run. Coming up on early today president jimmy carter celebrates 99 years around the uny. On sda and paw patrol barked its way to the top of the box office where can we find a lowcost health plan . What about a plan that covers doctor