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but before he heads north, the former president made a pit stop in a new york courtroom. we'll have the latest as the gop field narrows once more. more aid for gaza. a new deal aims to get much-needed medical supplies into the war-torn region as tensions rise yoond those borders. the new security alert for americans planning a trip to colombia after several u.s. citizens were robbed, drugged and even killed. how the crimes have been linked to dating apps. and there's no doubt this festival is ready to rock. we break down the lineup and sir elton john joins the most exclusive club in all of showbiz. "early today" starts right now hi there, i'm frances rivera we begin with another campaign detour for donald trump. after a dominant win in iowa,

the republican frontrunner found himself back in new york to go to court this time for jury selection for a defamation damages trial nbc's brie jackson kicks off our coverage >> reporter: fresh off his historic landslide win in iowa, former president trump once again turning from the campaign trail to the courtroom >> this is the only person this ever happened before, but i go to a lot of courthouses. >> reporter: during jury selection in his civil damages trial, two potential jurors in new york indicated they believed trump is being treated unfairly by the court system. >> he is playing the victim card, but in the case we're watching today, that is starting today, a jury has determined that it's e. jean carroll who is the victim here. >> reporter: despite fighting multiple cases, including 91 felony charges, trump appears on path for a rematch with president biden in the general

election >> the moment trump was indicted, he started to consolidate the base >> reporter: next up, the new hampshire primary. florida governor ron desantis claiming to have momentum, despite finishing a distant second in the first in the nation caucus. >> amo former u.n. ambassador nikki haley placed third in iowa yet contends this is a two-person race she hopes appealing to independent and moderate voters helps her win next week. >> new hampshire has a way of turning conventional wisdom and turning what happened in iowa on its head >> reporter: the once-crowded race for the republican presidential nomination narrowing even more. asa hutchinson ended his look-shot campaign brie jackson, nbc news a tdeal brokered by france

will ensure that hostages in the gaza strip hadwill get the medications they need. let's go to chapman bell, who's following these and other developments for us. can you tell us more about this deal >> reporter: good morning, frances, yeah. another deal in this war once again, brokered by qatar. this time france part of the team mediating between hamas and israel to secure a deal to allow much-needed humanitarian aid into gaza as well as medication for civilians inside the gaza strip. but, in return, israeli hostages held by hamas inside gaza will also receive much-needed, urgent medication that medication expected to leave on two qatari armed force aircraft today from doha, landing in egypt where it will

then cross into gaza to be distributed by the international red cross. qatar adding in their statement that this is part of their framework to bring an end to the war in gaza, where there's been a worldwide concern about that growing, mounting death toll inside gaza, particularly that of civilians and also concerns that this war could become a broader regional conflict i miean we've seen continued str strikes inside the red sea by houthi militants backed by yemen. we've seen a maltese-flagged ship, the u.s. central command saying there were no injuries reported and the ship remained seaworthy. the u.s. taking more strikes on anti-ship missile launch sites inside yemen to try to stop these attacks in the red sea

a lot going on here once again, frances. the israel-hamas war has taken a particularly cruel toll on children. in israel, around 20 children were orphaned by the hamas october 7 attacks. in gaza, thousands of children have lost their parents. our richard engel has this story of a brother looking after his siblings after they lost everything >> reporter: for the 13 million children in gaza, life has become unbearable. mohammad is 13 years old and now has more responsibilities than ever he is taking care of his seven brothers and sisters they live in a tent in rapha israel ordered civilians to come here for their own safety. a pile of clothing and blankets is all mohammad's family has left

>> translator: i want this war to end and to go back to school and be with my friends, he says. >> reporter: instead, avenue morning, mohammad collects firewood and has learned to cook for his siblings with no money at all, neighbors sometimes give him handouts. but it's not nearly enough so he joins the scramble at the food line. children can wait for up to eight hours for a single pot of soup mohammad's youngest sister is still a newborn, but he can't get her to drink the formula shopkeeper gave him. he tries to sing like his mother did, but he doesn't know how to soothe a baby. also in rafah, a 13-year-old, also from gaza city. she's move six times to escape the fighting >> what we're living is horrible, and we're having to live like animals. we should live like human beings >> reporter: medically

vulnerable children have been pushed over the edge in october, we visited a home for disabled children in gaza city and saw this child, blind and with debilitating complex needs. he and the others have been displaced to rafah, now living in a garage. he's become very stiff, without the medicine he needs to relax his uncontrollable muscle contractions >> i don't want our future to look like this i want it to change. >> reporter: and now the u.n. says famine has arrived in gaza with what an official described as incredible speed. >> richard, thank you. police in ohio have released body camera video showing the moment they raided a home and terrified a young mother inside.

courtney price can be heard telling officers that her baby is inside and he's on a ventilator they then put her in handcuffs police did have a search warrant for the address, but according to price, the suspect it was issued for hadn't lived there for more than a year the child is being treated for inflammation of the lungs. >> we came here for a fresh start. and now, i'm just trying to tough it out and save for better care >> police say paramedics on the scene assessed the child and found no apparent injuries the mayor called the incident disturbing and the raid will be investigated now to the arctic blast. there have been at least seven confirmed weather-related deaths wind chills of minus 30 extended

into the mississippi valley and temps dropped well below average east of the rockies. more than 2400 flights were canceled and,000 thousands more delayed. and the snow drought has officially ended but more snow could be on the way. let's bring in angie lassman who is tracking it all >> we've got the chilly conditions we've got rain, snow and ice on tap over the next couple days. let's start with the cold air. 30 million under freeze alerts they extend from the gulf coast to texas and florida folks are waking up to cooler than normal conditions for sure. we're going to see this lasting a little longer than normal. we've still got wind chill alerts for more than 90 million people with this reinforcing cold air settling in over the next several days. highs across chicago, 19, 14

we're not getting into the normal swing of things any time soon and morning wind chills are brutal check out omaha. 29 below for saturday morning. these temperatures stay this way through the end of the week and we'll head into the weekend with sub-zero temperatures. floits out west 16 million people under alerts. the next system is going to work across the country snow, wind and ice causing problems across the northwest. y of sunshine. 30 degrees in roanoke and pittsburgh hits 21 degrees this afternoon. and that's a look at the forecast, frances. >> angie, thank you. we're back in a minute with a

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americans, possibly linked to the apps >> i'm out of words to describe. i don't know how i feel right now. >> reporter: the situation all too familiar for the family of an artist and activist from minnesota. he been traveling in colombia in december when he called his brother out of blue, asking for money. >> this time he said hey, you have a couple thousand in i was like, yeah no problem and when do you want it? he said i want it now. i'm in a bit of a situation here i go, okay, yeah, i can do that. >> reporter: jong's family telling our minneapolis affiliate, soon after he stopped responding to their messages, he was found dead jong was kidnapped during a date and killed when he could not make the ransom payment and that his body was found covered in stab wounds. >> i was confused. to be honest with you, i don't know why, you know, what the motive >> reporter: jong had visited colombia in the past, posting photos and videos to social media as recently as october

with an unidentified woman >> i'm with my girl. >> reporter: the embassy's alert indicated officials do not believe all eight of the deaths are linked and said they've seen an increase of incidents involving the use of online dating applications to lure victims, typically foreigners to robbery by force or using sedatives to drug and rob individuals. often the reports coming from major colombian cities like medellin, cartagena and bogota murders of foreign visitors went up by 29% in the latter part of 2023, compared to the previous year, according to the embassy, a of and most of the victims were americans, who are who are bcco to the tourism industry. in jong' jong'ss case, n case, n

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>> reporter: sir elton john has won five grammys, two oscars and a tony and now -- >> and the emmy goes to elton john live farewell from dodger stadium. ♪ going to be a long, long time ♪ >> reporter: the rocket man singer skyrocketing into coveted egot status after earning his very first emmy for his live concert special. >> this is a me /* for me. >> reporter: joining an exclusive club of artists, among them, audrey hepburn, andrew lloyd weber and viola davis. his husband woke him up to share the news over face time. >> he screamed out loud. >> reporter: john back home in the uk recovering from knee

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