four law enforcement officers killed in charlotte, while serving a warrant at a home. among those killed, a deputy u.s. marshal. the message from president biden this morning. columbia university now suspending students who refuse to vacate a protest camp.

on other campuses, faculty and students walking out in support of the protests. so far, more than a thousand arrests. that as peace talks continue in the middle east. pressure growing on hamas to accept a cease-fire agreement from israel. our team is live with why diplomats say this could be the last chance for a deal also overseas, americans fighting prison time in turks and caicos. the battle to bring them home and the warring fning from the . we hear from the oerwners o one furry feline. "early today" starts recight no. good morning, i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news this morning. four law enforcement officers have been shot and killed in charlotte, north carolina. it is a stunning loss for the

community. one of the dead is a deputy u.s. marshal. the other three, local officers. they were serving a warrant at a home when a suspect opened fire. a total of eight officer were struck by bullets. a suspected shooter also dead. president biden put out a statement late last night, calling the fallen cops heroes, while also calling for gun control. michelle bowden from our charlotte affiliate has the story. >> reporter: in charlotte, this video streamed on facebook live capturing the terrifying moments when gunfire erupted. officials confirm eight officers were struck. >> stood we lost some heroes that were out simply trying to keep our community safe. >> i asked somebody on the street what happened. and he said they're shooting. somebody's shooting. >> reporter: according to police, a local task force comprised with officers from multiple agencies was serving a warrant on galloway drive when they were engaged by active

gunfire from a suspect. at least one suspect was found deceased in the house and police are questioning two other occupants of the home. >> ne k >> they knew what they were going into and still held this own in an attempt to apprehend the suspect. >> reporter: the mayor saying she is a deeply saddened. local schools went into lockdown and many surrounding streets were closed leading to traffic problems in the city. this is the fifth marshal to be killed since 2011. more universities are cracking down on campus protesters overnight. demonstrations against the israel-hamas war continue to grow across the country. in new york city, columbia university is now suspending students who defied orders to vacate their protest camp. our liz kreutz has the latest. >> reporter: at university of texas austin, police one by one detaining pro-palestinian

protesters. law enforcement tying up this demonstrator by their hands, dragging them out of their encampment while screaming. the university says protesters ignored repeated directives from administration, and the majority of the protesters are believed to be unaffiliated with the school. so far, more than a thousand people have been arrested since the demonstrations across college campuses against the war in gaza began. at ucla, hundreds of students and faculty walking out of class in support of the protests. these students here, there were hundreds of them. they were not able to get into the encampment. they are attempting to storm one of the buildings here on campus. >> reporter: at columbia university, students telling administrators they will not agree to divest from israel. >> we demand divestment. we will not be moved unless by force! >> reporter: erin mclaughlin is

there. >> that 2:00 p.m. deadline has arrived. over that way is the encampment. everyone there is wearing neon vests, those are the faculty members. they say they are here to protect the students. >> reporter: as graduation nears, many universities making similar pleas to students as they continue to grapple over the debate between free speech and hate speech. at usc, the university hwill tae action if they don't leave voluntarily. meanwhile at ucla, school officials allowing it to grow. >> we're continuing to keep the pressure up until the demands are met. >> reporter: doug waxman is a professor of israel studies. he supports their right to protest but not their demands. >> i think it's likely not to happen or be effective. diplomatic pressure is

increasing on hamas to accept the cease-fire with israel. antony blinken described the current offer in stark terms. >> hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of israel. and, in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a cease-fire is hamas. >> and a senior arab diplomat at the talks says this could be the last chance tofor a deal. let's go to claudio lavanga who is following developments for us. what is in that offer that blinken describes as generous? >> reporter: according to an israeli official and arab diplomat who are familiar with the talks and spoke to nbc news, as part of the deal, hamas is expected to release 33 hauostag, all women, children, elderly, and some require urgent medical attention in return for the release of palestinian

prisoners. in addition there were talks of 40, but hamas said some of those who meet that criteria died while in captivity. but the crucial, the most important part appears to be the cease-fire. because israel will agree to a six-week truce, which is a major concession on the part of israel, based on a u.s. proposal. but the problem here is that hamas has always demanded a permanent cease-fire. so that could be a turning point of the deal. the final decision relies, according to all sources, on yahya sinwar, who is believed to be hiding in the underground network of tunnels under gaza. >> we'll see how far this goes. claudio, thank you. donald trump will be back in court today as his hush money trial resumes. testimony is likely to continue with gary farrow, an executive for first republic bank. he took the stand saying he

helped michael cohen set up a bank account for the shell company used to pay stormy daniels. daniels alleges she had an affair with mr. trump. trump is accused of falsifiying records to cover up that payment. turning to the onslaught of severe weather in the plains and beyond, including 130 tornados that left at least five people dead and a path of sheer destruction. jesse kirsch has more from hard-hit oklahoma. >> reporter: trail of heartbreak runs through the american heartland. >> the whole town is just in shambles. and it's hard. >> reporter: officials say at least five people are dead. after a violent tornado outbreak across multiple states. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: sulphur, oklahoma, especially hard hit. the small city's downtown decimated. a woman killed. sulphur's fire chief calls her

an a hometown girl. >> i just happen to know her. she's a blessing to everybody, and we're going to miss her. >> reporter: kerry lee was in another neighborhood when he says he heard the sound of a train. >> we jumped in the car and here come. boom, boom, boom. >> it ripped the roof off. >> reporter: shea patrick says her cousin was trapped with her 2-year-old son in this home down the block. eventually, they got to safety. >> my whole life is gone, and it happened just like that. >> reporter: roughly 60 miles away, officials say a 4 month old baby died. authorities report four deaths total in oklahoma, another in iowa, as dozens of twisters hit this weekend, from nebraska to texas. >> when i drove up, i lost, i mean, my stomach went down. and now i know how other people feel. and i feel bad for them too. >> reporter: in all, more than

130 tornados were reported from thursday to sunday. the images chilling. now, homes and businesses are in shambles, as several communities find a new path forward. >> this was our dream. >> we're hoping to recover. we'll see. >> our thanks to jesse for that. and we are not done with severe weather just yet. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking more trouble this morning. hi, angie, good morning. >> >> unfortunately, you're correct. some of that is expected to hit the same hard-hit areas you heard jesse talking about there. we've got their system that's going to work a little farther to the east. it does spark up some activity late into the day across the center and northern plains. you can see from basically nebraska to minnesota is where we'll see the strongest of those storms. then by tomorrow, more of that same kind of pattern where we see those strong storms developing late into the afternoon hours. here's the bull's eye for today. notice parts of the center of

the country, an increased risk for hail, damaging winds and of course a couple tornados likely, as we look at the greatest impact, it looks to be tennis ball-sized hail. sioux city and kansas city. wednesday, a good chunk of the country, the same region stays in the picture for the stronger storms. something to watch over the next couple days. meanwhile, temperatures in the 70s an upper 80s for jacksonville. a little sunshine expected for new orleans with a high of 85. and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you. >> we'll chat in a bit. thank you, angie. coming up, a first look at the new lion king prequel.

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admit they're cracking down on gun violence. it carries a 12-year mandatory sentence, it includes a texas teacher and a man who was traveling with his wife. >> i never recall putting that ammunition in that bag. but somehow it ended up in there. >> the thought of our kids not having either one of us for potentially 12 years was very scary and heart-wrenching. >> reporter: valerie watson has since been released. and the couple says they carried the bag on the plane but tsa missed the ammunition. they are working on the algorithm to detective such ite. the other suspects appear to have checked their bagsing like brian, whose trial starts friday. >> my fate is likely the fate of others as well. >> reporter: while that remains up in the air, the u.s. government continues to warn

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relied on every single one. >> she loves to play in boxes. >> reporter: but nearly three weeks ago, galena found herself in a rather hairy situation, when she decided to take refuge here. the very box her parents, utah couple matt and carrie clark, were using to return a few items to amazon. they taped the box shut and took it back, all before realizing galena was nowhere to be found. >> she just mysteriously disappeared. we put tons of flyers up. we contacted friend ths and fam to help us search. >> reporter: turns out, galena's great adventure took her much farther than home. she made the more than 600-mile journey from salt lake city to riverside, california, wihere se spent six days in an amazon packaging facilities unbekno unbeknownst, no food and no

water. brandy hunter, a self-proclaimed cat lady. she tracked down the clarks due to her microchip and streeted her to a little thc and a trip to the vet where she was reunited with a very relieved pair of cat parents. call it the purr-fect ending for a very curious cat. blayne alexander, nbc news. >> a great amazon delivery, too. have you ever seen a hairy robot? eng engineering company boston dynamics has created sparkles, a robot dog with blue, sparkly fur. it was revealed for international dance day. one of the winners of this month's $1.3 billion jackpot has been revealed. he's an immigrant from laos, who

has had cancer for eight years. the 48, or 46-year-old of portland, oregon said he and his wife are taking the lump-sum payment of $422 million after taxes. and they're also splitting the prize with a friend who chipped in to buy a batch of lottery tickets with them. he will now be able to provide for his family and find himself a doctor. thanks so much for waking up with "early today." i'm frances rivera. have a great tuesday. see you back here early wednesday morning. wednesday morning.

laying out on some college campuses, including a building stormed by palestinian supporters. we are live in washington with the latest on the police response here and cease fire talks in the middle east. awaiting the recount results as soon as today, the