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security is there a path forward? former president trump in court and on the campaign trail in the same day. why the judge threatened to throw him out, with mr. trump responding, i would love it. as he heads north to new hampshire, new polling numbers point to another landslide win arctic air gripping the country as the new storm system marches east meteorologist angie lassman is tracking your next potential snow day safety concerns raised bit nation's librarians. more than a thousand incidents noted at one portland location now librarians are joining the call for action. a woman and her dog rescued from a frozen pond after falling through the ice. they thought they were walking on solid ground. hear from the first responders who pulled them to safety. it's thursday, january 18. "early today" starts right now good morning glad to be with you. i'm frances rivera there are new developments in

the battle over the texas border texas is refusing to comply with a sooes and desist letter from the federal government the dhs ordered them to stop blocking the government's access to about two and a half-miles of the border the texas attorney general rejected the request saying the facts and law side with texas. meanwhile, biden met with congressional leaders and they stressed that border security should be the top priority >> i told the president what i've been saying for many months, and that is that we must have change at the border. substantive policy change. we understand there'sconcern about the safety, sovereignty of ukraine, but the american people have those same concerns about our own domestic sovereignty and our safety and security. >> republican leaders in the senate are optimistic that they are close to a bipartisan deal on tougher border laws think warn house republicans not to play politics in that they

may not be able to get a better deal in the future the senators saying that's true even if donald trump wins another term his road to the white house led to another stop in a courtroom here's garrett haake >> reporter: the campaign sprint to the new hampshire primary taking a detour through a new york city courtroom. donald trump there for a second defamation lawsuit by writer e. jean carroll who testified the judge threatening to kick out the republican frontrunner for talking too loudly to his attorney trump saying "i would love it. the judge replying, i know you would, because you just can't control yourself in this circumstance on social media, trump attacking the judge, saying he's obviously not impartial. >> we just got a poll in showing me leading by a lot. i think we'll to there maybe similar to what we did in iowa >> reporter: it comes after the

rally in iowa, looking for another landslide win and going after nikki haley. the new poll shows haley in a distant second, trailing trump by 16 points >> she's not tough enough to deal with these people >> your time is tuesday. >> reporter: the granite statewidely seen as make or break for haley. >> well, i think trump doesn't believe in my version of democracy. and i'm just looking for an alternative, plus, younger we need younger. we need women. >> reporter: haley campaigning >> i voted for president trump twice. but rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him. you know i'm right chaos follows him. >> i'm the only one that's not running a basement campaign. >> reporter: while ron desantis calling out both trump and haley for refusing to debate before the primary here >> donald trump won't debate he's not willing to defend his

record and nikki haley won't debate, because she's not willing to defend her record. what does that say >> reporter: but that's not swaying trump supporter bob swan what put trump over the top after you looked at everybody else >> ah, the previous administration and -- >> reporter: just the fact that he has an actual record? >> he's forceful and ready to fight against the establishment. >> reporter: the former president will be off the campaign trail on thursday to attend his mother-in-law's funeral in florida he is planning a number of large rallies this weekend, hoping to score another big win on tuesday night. a decision about candidate donald trump's eligibility in maine has officially been put on hold the secretary of state there ruled that the former president was not qualified to run for office again because of his role in the january 6 attack on the capitol. state courts have put that decision on hold until the supreme court weighs in.

the secretary of state had always said she would wait for the courts to rule before taking trump's name off of any ballot >> re the u.s. has again bombed yemen cent com says. it was called a preemptive strike american navy ships launched tomahawk missiles. the houthis control about a third of yemen, which they are using as a base to launch attacks on ships passing through the red sea, as a protest against israel's war on gaza last night's strikes came just hours after an american-owned ship was struck by a houthi drone. the ship was damaged, but nobody was hurt in dramatic twin press releases, the british royal family released health news for both king charles and princess kate here's megan fitzgerald. >> reporter: the princess of wales is recovering in a london hospital behind me here after a

planned abdominal surgery that she had. now, according to kensington palace, it was success fell and non-cancerous, but she's going to remain in the hospital for at least the next two weeks before she will be discharged and will be able to continue her recovery at home. but medical advice, according to the palace is that she does not work she doesn't do any public appearances until after easter so it is significant we talking about several months for her recovery here. we've not seen the princess of wales since christmas. then of course we also buckinghg charles will undergo treatment for an enlarged prostate he will postpone all of his public events until after that procedure next week. the king has come out publicly with this information, because

he wants to inspire men across the world that should they feel symptoms or think something is wrong, industriesing the urgency of making sure to get it checked. reporting here in london, megan f fitzgerald, nbc news knew to t no now to the golden state warriors grappling with the death of their assistant coach he died wednesday after being rushed to the hospital and the game has been postponed. steve kerr released a statement, calling the death as a blow. the winter weather continues to wreak havoc across the united states there have been at least 31 weather-related deaths out west, an ice storm froze portland, oregon over, creating slippery conditions for pedestrians and drivers alike. in illinois, residents near

multiple rivers are under a flood watches after ice jams spent the water levels rising. the levels can rise several feet in minutes. >> usually the ice jams in february, when it gradually thaws, but this was such a cold, a freeze, it happened all at once >> more snow is marching east this morning, heading across the midwest to the northeast meteorologist angie lassman is tracking the next set of storms for us okay, we just got over this one, we're ready for another one. >> here we go again. we do have some of that lake-effect snow still happening across the great lakes region. heads up for places east of the lakes. we're going to see additional snowfall there our next system is going to drop a little snow across portions of the rockies and the winter alerts to prove all this 39 million people under winter alerts this morning. the next storm system is going to bring snow to parts of the

plains, spreading into the midwest. the south will start to see some kind of wintry mix a little bit of rain, a little bit. ice that they'll have to contend with as we get through the afternoon and evening hours. then the mid atlantic and northeast on tap for light to moderate snow. new york, washington, d.c., again, the lake-effect snow will ramp up and we're dealing with slick travel we have the potential for a half a foot or foot out west and 1 to 3 inches is the more widespread amount, bus and dealing with snow. mid-30s for philadelphia high 30s with mostly cloudy skies in washington, d.c and that's a look at your

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and overdoses. >> i wasn't surprised. it is something that the library has been facing for several years now. especially after pandemic. >> reporter: manuel is a library assistant and union steward. in the last few years some of his colleagues have been attacked and left traumatized. >> someone stalking a female co-worker. and i waited for her outside all right audit finding only one in four workers who interacted with the public feeling safe at work one location reporting more than a thousand incidents in 2022 alone. according to the audit theres with a situation where someone managed to go unnoticed by security at closing time and that person spent the night in the library with several large knives it's not a situation portland faces alone. in oakland, california, there are similar concerns after an audit there. workers feeling more unself than ev e safe

than ever. >> you have people feeling that they're not being kcommunicatedw i think that's what leads to that lack of trust >> reporter: they want a way for workers to take time off after dealing with a traumatic situation. >> when those things happen, we want to be supportive. >> reporter: the auditor recre recommending several changes the county chair person telling nbc news in a statement they plan to implement the recommendations while working to actively address challenging conditions >> i can see a lot of mental health issues. a lot of homeless issues, you know, people expecting to stay at the library longer than hours of operation i can see drug use >> reporter: it is expected to reach an all-time high for 2023,

wlie while the governor has issued a homelessness emergency >> the library is, you know, the living room of our communities, right? one of the last places that people can go that are free and that are welcoming to them >> reporter: valerie castro, nbc news still to come, he's a cowboy whether fans like it or not. dallas is sticking with their man at the top despite a heartbreaking playoff loss coming up right after this off l. coming up right after this. this is not just 30-minute test results for flu and covid-19. ♪♪ i'm so glad you're here. me too. this is knowing for sure. so you know what's next. walgreens. want luxury hair repair that doesn't cost $50? pantene's pro-vitamin formula repairs hair.

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on a pond. they had wandered onto the ice by mistake after snowfall covered the area while the woman made it out, rescuers had to help the pup from freezing waters firefighters are urging parents and pet owners to mark the safe areas of water to prevent the deadly mistake a young boy's birthday wish and special gift from santa has turned into an a wish come true. andrew mcclung with our bristol affiliate tells us about this slam dunk moment >> reporter: to 8-year-old nicolas bostic, basketball is a big part of his life >> all we hear is about how he wants to go to unc and then the nba. >> reporter: he just wants to be like mike. >> that's what made the bulls come into play and then he started watching the bulls. and then he fell in love with demarre darozen. >> reporter: he got a big

surprise from santa to see the bulls play the hornets and, at his 8th birthday party just a few days before the game he made a wish >> i asked for me to see damar derozan. >> reporter: they got a special opportunity to see warmups, which his mom helped make a sign for that said please sign my birthday shirt >> he said, will you put something on the other side for me and i said, well, sure and he said, i want, hey, derozan, i want your job >> reporter: the sign caught the attention of derozan >> he a huge smile on his face and pointed at him and i said, quick, turn it around before he loses attention. >> reporter: derozan waved nicolas and his mom down >> it was emotional. to see his dreams come true like that >> i told him that he was my favorite player, and he said thank you.

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