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the homes of a popular rapper raided. federal authorities searching the mansions of sean "diddy" combs. he's the subject of an investigation related to a trafficking and sexual assault in new york. what we know about the accusations. a victory and a setback for donald trump his massive civil fraud bond cut by more than half. but his bid to delay his criminal hush money trial is denied what all this means for the former president a shakeup at boeing. boeing. the beleeaguered company ceo stepping down. shohei otani breaking his silence, speaking for the first time about gambling allegations tied to his now-former interpreter. what he's saying about his one-time confidante. and we're now less than two weeks out from a celestial spectacle. how towns across the u.s. are preparing for the coming solar ellipse. it's tuesday, march 26

"early today" starts right now thanks so much for being with us i'm frances rivera music mogul sean "diddy" combs is under skrutcrutiny this morng after raids on his homes sources close to the investigation tell nbc news that the raids are part of a sex trafficking warrant being executed by homeland security in new york >> the speed at which it appears these raids were conducted suggests that agents were concerned that they need to secure evidence quickly and prevent anyone from destroying evidence before they got there >> a source familiar also tells nbc news that multiple witnesses have been interviewed by prosecutors. combs' current whereabouts are unknown, but multiple sources say diddy was in the miami area when the searches began.

the three-time grammy winner has recently been swept up in several sicivil lawsuits in whi he's accused of sexual assault the supreme court will hear arguments today that could impact access to abortion medication last year, a federal judge in texas ruled to suspend the fda's approval of a pill that has been used in many medical abortions for more than two decades. abortion pills have been banned in 14 states, but some activist have been mailing them to women in those areas >> reporter: in this basement in yum state new york, one group is giving abortion access to thousands in states where it's illegal. we're not showing faces because they fear repercussions. where's a lot of this medication going? >> the medication is going to all the states that the pharmacy will not send to so i would say the majority are going to texas, louisiana, alabama, florida, georgia. >> reporter: new york is one of

six states operating under new shield laws when it comes to telehealth which protect providers doing this from prosecution for now. how many prescriptions are you mailing out today? >> today we're doing 112 >> reporter: the doctor prescribes pills from new york city what is the scale of this operation? >> so, before we had the shield law, we were mailing pills to the blue states. after we passed our shield law, the first month we sent about 4,000 pills into restricted states, and now we're up to around 10,000 pills a month. >> reporter: anti-abortion rights groups taking notice. >> the fact remains that just because you are sitting in california does not mean that are you not violating the laws of florida, texas and 30 other states so i think i have a false sense of security about this >> reporter: but that access in question the supreme court will hear oral arguments in a case that could prohibit prescription of abortion pills via telehealth

and prevent access from mailing them >> we hope the supreme court will agree with the lower courts that the fda broke federal law and its own rules when it brought the drugs to market. >> what we're talking about is ways to work around whatever scenario comes up, so we can continue to get these medications to patients. >> reporter: dasha burns, nbc news, new york new this morning, florida has restrictions for social media. governor ron desantis signed a bill that bans children younger than 14 from join any social media sites. and users that are 14 or 15 will need parental consent. companies could be fined up to $50,000 for each violation the law is expected to be challenged over claims that it violates free speech rights. with this bill, florida joins eight states in requiring age verification for pornographic

websites a victory for donald trump in his civil fraud judgment. an appeals court reducing his $464 million bond by more than half and giving him ten more days to come up with the money but, it comes as he lost a bid to further delay his hush money trial. here's alice barr. >> reporter: a victory and a setback for donald trump in his new york legal fights. a judge ruling jury selection can begin april 15th in the hush money case against the former president. rejecting his legal team's request for another delay and setting him on track for his first criminal trial, just as the 2024 campaign is ramping up. >> what they do is do election interference, which is court cases, and let's try and tie him up, and let's take as much of his money as possible. >> reporter: legal analysts say the case is about election interference but that former president trump is not the victim, rather he's accused of

falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to cover up an alleged affair with a porn star before the 2016 election >> it's about an effort to pull the wool over the eyes of voters, to ensure that they didn't have access to important information about a candidate. >> reporter: mr. trump denies the allegations. >> i would have no problem testifying i didn't do anything wrong >> reporter: separately, an appeals court reduced the bond former president trump has to pay in his new york civil fraud case from more than $450 million down to $175 million and instead of paying up, risking having his assets seized, he has an extra ten days to many couldcome up with the my the former president says he will post it >> it will be cash or security or bonds >> reporter: the trump legal team working to appeal a judge's ruling from february that found mr. trump liable for lying about his wealth to get better deals from lenders

in washington, alice barr, nbc news after more than five months of war in gaza, the united nations security council passed a resolution demanding an immediate two-week cease-fire and hostage release. in what's seen as a sharp rebuke of israeli leadership, the u.s. did not use its veto this time around but instead abstained, allowing the resolution to pass. let's go live to chapman bell. hi, chapman, good morning. what's in this resolution? >> reporter: good morning, frances. yes, this resolution calls for an immediate cease-fire for the remaining duration of the muslim ho holy month of ramadan, so about two weeks, and it calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. this resolution brought forward by mozambique also calls for the flow of more humanitarian aid and the lifting of all barriers to humanitarian assistance in gaza and unlike the u.s. resolution last week that linked the

release of hostages to a cease-fire that was vetoed by russia and china, this resolution does not directly link the two as a condition. the u.s. then, therefore abstaining from the vote but allowing it to go forward by this, netanyahu clearly unhappy with the u.s. abstaining in this vote and canceling a trip by a top-level delegation requested by biden last week to come to washington d.c., accusing the u.s. of abandoning their position at the u.n. security council. israel's defense minister in d.c. meeting with the u.s. secretary of state, blinken. and did discuss alternatives, but it's unclear if this is going to continue forward if israel is going to actually go with the cease-fire requests >> chapman bell for us, thank you. more turbulence for top

executives at boeing this morning. ceo dave calhoun announced that he will leave by year's end after cascading concerns over quality control and safety the head of commercial aircraft is also out. and boeing's board chair will not seek reelection. the shakeup comes two months after that door plug blowout on an alaska airlines flight. now a focus of criminal and faa investigations police in florida have arrested a reckless atv driver after he led them on a cross-county chase authorities attempted to stop the driver but he took off, jumping onto i-95, weaving in between cars and at one point even driving the wrong direction on the highway he finally stopped and police put him in handcuffs before taking him away in a patrol vehicle. severe weather at risk in the south. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking that system. she joins us now

what does it mean for the east coast later this week? >> a couple days of unsettled weather. that's what it means we've still got this storm system bringing rain and thunderstorms across parts of the south this morning notice that snow across parts of the midwest. and this is what we'll deal with over the next couple days as the storm system works to the east today part of the east coast get in on the shower action. we'll see additional snow across places like minnesota, and a good amount of it at that. we'll continue to see the rain draped across parts of the east as we get into tomorrow and even thursday this is why we're concerned for some of that flooding across this region with one to three inches of rain expected from places like florida up into maine through the knicks couple days meanwhile, we've got a couple areas at risk for strong to severe storms. we've got it down to the gulf coast, too, where we could see strong wind gusts and hail as well additionally, those coasta

for atlanta, rain on tap for mobile to montgomery plenty of sunshine for dallas and shreveport and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you coming up, will the buyer ever let go? how much the iconic "titanic" movie brought at auction and shohei otani breaks his silence. ohei otani breaks his silence. [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch? does he need to go to puppy school? get his little puppy diploma? how much have i been spending on this little guy? when your questions about life turn into questions about money... there's erica. the virtual financial assistant to help you spend, save, and plan smarter.

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stealing money from my account and told lies. very shocked that someone i trusted has done this. >> reporter: speaking through a new translator, otani addressing reports $4.5 million was allegedly wired from his account to a book maker in southern california where sports betting is illegal >> i never bet on baseball or any other sports or never asked somebody to do it on my behalf >> reporter: those remarks come nearly a week after the dodgers fired mizuhara who allegedly told conflicting stories about what otani knew and when the mlb is now investigating >> they're going to look at the paper trail with respect to communication between mr. otani and his interpreter to see exactly what it is he understood he was authorizing when these substantial transfers of funds were being made. >> reporter: according to the

"l.a. times," otani's name surfaced in a federal investigation into bookie matthew boyer. his attorney says boyer had no interactions with otani, only mizuhara and no bets were placed on baseball >> at some point, mr. boyer had understood that a wire transfer had come through from otani, and the subject said "loan". but he never asked any questions about it >> reporter: the irs investigating boyer and mizuhara here at dodger stadium, otani did not take any questions from reporters but repeatedly insisted that he did not pay off his interpreter's debts. back to you. >> liz, thank you. still to come. how much would you spend to find out if jack and rose could both out if jack and rose could both fiy gives you signs. so if you're frustrated with occasional bloating... ♪♪

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not everyone's life. but our life [ applause ] wait, is this [ bleep ] play about us >> despite rumors of its demise, the show will go on for "euphoria. while they remain committed to the teen drama, filming has been temporarily put on hold. they expect the show to return in 2025. in the meantime, stable of rising stars here including zendaya, jacob elordi, will be free to pursue other projects, which i'm sure they're excited about, because all of these actors are so hot right now. we'll have to wait a minute. it's been two years. >> it was a similar kind of break between season one and season two we'll look forward to hopefully excitement in season three now to an oscar-nominated scar finding her way to

"jurassic world. scarlett johansson is in talks for the release next july. the film is expected to focus on a new set of characters, the co-writer of the original "jurassic park" is on board to write the script the project will be honed by the director of last year's "the creator" there are endless jurassic movies, apparently to be made. and scarlett johansson always great in whatever she does jack dawson may have gotten on the titanic for free, but now there's a price on the slab of wood that actually ended his voyage of the door from the climax of the beloved 1997 blockbuster was just sold by heritage auctions. the piece of wood stold for $718,750 it outsold other famous props also on the auction block. like indiana jones' bullwhip

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it has had some renovations somewhat recently in the '80s, but, tom, i'm struck as you were and other witnesses were that one cargo ship granted it hitted a pile on, a major support grease and food residue for an irresistible clean and shine. rewash? not in my house. upgrade to cascade platinum plus. dare to dish differently. we're back now with what you need to know "early today. according to u.s. officials, milk from cows in texas and kansas has tested positive for bird flu the risk to people is low. the carnival "freedom" is back in port canaveral, florida after the funnel caught fire

crews quickly contained the blaze, but the flenext two voyas were canceled. they say it was hit by a li lightning strike cocoais now more expensive than copper. and millions of indians celebrated the hindi festival of colors it marks the spring season and signifies a time of rebirth and rejuvenation "early today" will be right back after this break after this break. [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch? does he need to go to puppy school? get his little puppy diploma? how much have i been spending on this little guy? when your questions about life turn into questions about money... there's erica. the virtual financial assistant to help you spend, save, and plan smarter.

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holding a press conference later today amid growing excitement and safety concerns. the celestial event will be visible in 15 states nbc's morgan chesky has more on the hype >> reporter: with just two weeks to go, this morning eclipse fever is heating up. >> this is going to be the most insane solar eclipse >> reporter: come april 8, the path of totality will span a massive 115 miles wide running across 15 states, from texas all the way up to maine. and there's already a mad scramble to prepare for the cosmic spectacle of a lifetime giant festivals and watch parties are planned at parks, museums and businesses all over the country. especially in places like kerrville, texas, which could potentially swell by nearly 10 times its population >> we have everything from tee shirts, souvenir tee shirts. we have stadium cups >> if you only get one thing for the eclipse. make it a moon buy apie and gla.

>> reporter: some schools in the path have already can seceled classes for april 8. some employers are giving worker as bit of a break so they can gaze up at the sky the grocery chain, wegmans has announced that some stores will be closed from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m., writing, the opportunity to experience a total solar eclipse comes once in a lifetime, and we don't want our employees to miss out. and when it comes to those eclipse glasses, do some research before you buy. >> i do not recommend that you go on amazon and type in eclipse glasses, because there are counterfeits if you have some from reputable supplier, they are good >> reporter: if you plan on

flying, you'll have company. rest assured, there are still a few deals left >> the best deals are going to be in jackson, missouri. airfare into nashville is the lowest among all the destination cities hotel prices will be under a hundred dollars if you book them now. >> and cue bonnie tyler's "total eclipse of the heart". floridians may not see the eclipse but they spotted the rocket launch. this is the ninth falcon 9 mission. about eight minutes later, the booste breaking right now at

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