we are off to the races in new hampshire. nikki haley notching a clean

sweep in the small down of dixville notch, after all six voters cast their ballots at midnight can she keep up the momentum against frontrunner donald trump? we're live with the fight for the republican nomination. the new push for a truce in gaza as the war rages on we're live with israel's proposal to hamas in an attempt to free the remaining israeli hostages could a simple blood test detect alzheimer's years in advance? the bulls are charging down wall street. what's fueling the record run for stocks, after the dow blasted past 38,000 for the first time ever. putting the 70 in 76ers. joel embiid shatters a record wilt chamberlain set over five decades ago. it's tuesday, january 23rd "early today" starts right now hi there glad you're with us. i'm frances rivera voting has already begun in new hampshire for the first in the

nation primary, after the surprising dropout of ron desantis, nikki haley is going one on one in the fight for the republican nomination. haley will need a strong showing today to keep her presidential hopes alive. brie jackson joins us from new hampshire. it is still very early, but thanks to a special tradition there we heralready have our fit batch of results to report >> reporter: that's right. the tiny town of dixville notch has already finished their voting though is a tradition that goes back to the '60s this small remote town near the canadian border votes at the strike of midnight this year they had four republicans and two independents, and all six voted for nikki haley. they spoke with ali vitali and explained why it's important for her to keep going even if she comes in second today. >> our goal is to be stronger

than we were in iowa and keep going to my sweet state of south carolina so the focus is you just keep going, and you keep building let's keep in mind, we don't do coronations in this country. of pea got to do more than just one and a half% a half% in one d spercent in one say the. >> reporter: and donald trump held a rally with many of his former republican rivals in this final push before the primary, trump has turn the up the heat on haley >> the people behind nikki haley are pro amnesty, pro deep state and pro biden. if you want a losing candidate who puts america last vote for nikki haley. >> reporter: and there is a new controversy in the democratic party. some voters say they have got and robocall that apparently uses a.i. to impersonate the voice of president biden

the call urges democrats not to vote in today's primary. the new hampshire attorney general's investigating this as an unlawful attempt at voter suppression. there has also been a write-in campaign growing for president biden. his name does not appear on the ballot today, because democrats moved to make south carolina their first-sanctioned primary state. >> we'll see what the day has in store. brie, thank you. the biden administration is trying to put it abortion rights front and center as a campaign issue. vice president kamala harris visited background state wisconsin on the anniversary of roe v. wade to kick off the nationwide reproductive freedoms tour the white house unveiled new steps to ensure access to contraception and emergency abortions at hospitals president biden is set to join harris for a campaign ralln raln

virgin virginia today an israeli official confirms that they are willing to accept a halt for two months in fighting to secure the release of the remaining hostages. let's get the latest from chapman bell how realistic is this proposal >> reporter: good morning, frances. we'll see. while it's a big step forward or i should say towards a cease-fire by israel, it does not propose a permanent stop to the war that began on october 7, when hamas invaded israel. but this proposal for a two-month pause in fighting would be in exchange for all the remaining hostages held by hamas in gaza. somewhere in the region of 130 people however, an israeli official recognizing that some of those have died. but they would want the bodies of those who have deceased in captivity to be returned by hamas. this proposal first reported by axios would see the release of

hostages in faphases in exchange for an as-yet specified number of palestinian prisoners held by israel it was proposed by israel through mediators in qatar and egypt. however, hamas has been demanding a permanent stop to the fighting as well as the withdrawal of israeli forces in gaza and in exchange of a large number of palestinian prisoners held by israel so while it shows their willingness on israel's part to make a deal, it may not go far enough as far as hamas is concerned. they've yet to reply to this proposal, but there's been growing calls worldwide for israel to bring an end to this war as this humanitarian crisis in gaza has unfolded, as well as pressure at home to bring these hostages home. so we'll see how it all plays out, but it may just being the beginning, frances >> watching who will budge and how far it will go, chapman,

thank you. negotiations around immigration on capitol hill are progressing with democrats and republicans moving on to the funding phase of talks oklahoma senator james lankford told nbc news that the emerging deal had be by far the most conservative bill in decades the biden administration secured a win when the court ruled that border patrol agents can cut or remove razor wire put up by the state to deter migrants. the justices decided 5-4 in the just administration's favor. fannie >> reporter: she is one of the nation's most recognizable prosecutors.

fulton county d.a. willis is facing a separate court battle of her own, that she benefitted from a romantic relationship with nathan wade, a high-profile member of the team prosecuting trump. willis is fighting a subpoena to testify in wade's divorce proceeding a judge ordered those records unsealed it all stems from a bombshell court filing from trump co-defendant michael roman, questioning the process by which wade was hired and that funds were used to fund vacations for wade and willis. records show wade purchased airline tickets to travel with willis >> these are corrupt people. >> reporter: willis has not responded to the allegations but appeared to defend wade while speaking at a recent martin luther king day celebration. >> i appointed three special

counsel, which is my right to do they only attack one >> reporter: meanwhile, willis called the subpoena an attempt to harass her. >> it wouldn't matter who she is and what position she holds. if she's having an affair with my client's husband, and he's spending my client's money on that relationship, i'm going to find out about it. >> reporter: and a judge has given willis until february 2nd to respond to those allegations in a written court filing. her office tells us she plans to do so. back to you. >> thank you the faa is urging airlines to inspect the door plug on another boeing model to ensure it's properly secured. this is for the 737-900 er which is different from the max 9, it has the same type of door plug that blew out more than two weeks ago forcing an alaskan airlines flight to make an emergency landing. it has no reports of any door plug problems.

meanwhile, all max 9s are still grounded the state of emergency declared in san diego after three eninches of rain fell in many hours the deluge left many wading through waist-deep water as it engulfed homes and invaded homes. meanwhile, freezing rain is plaguing the midwest and south in missouri, a fire truck spinning out, just missing a collision with a home. at least 86 people have died due to dangerous weather over the last week. let's bring in meteorologist bill karins who's tracking what's next. >> is tha >> that san diego rainfall was wild they don't get a lot of rain, and almost 3 inches is a ton for them most ever in january now we're watching this wet weather system through the ohio valley i say wet, because there's not a lot of snow with it. some areas will cold enough

where we do have freezing rain problems, and a lot of heavy rain earlier today winter weather advisories are up they've been extended all the way to new york state and new england. this is not a high-impact event but just enough ice out there to make things slick at times especially today in michigan and later today and tonight into areas, now interior sections of the northeast. not enough for power outages, but we'll have concerns for sidewalks that will be icy heavy rain will develop with thunderstorms. flood watches up in texas and mississippi and alabama. no reason for anyone not to show surfaces should be just fine

that's a look at your forecast, frances. >> okay, bill, thank you we are just a few hours away from the 96th academy award nominations. and some names we are expecting to hear include emma stone and barbie and oppenheimer looking to bring that box office showdown to the awards stage the oscars are set to air on march 10th "early today" is back in a minute with a change in how we screen for alzheimer's disease . so her doctor prescribed austedo xr— a once-daily td treatment for adults. ♪ as you go with austedo ♪ austedo xr significantly reduced kate's td movements. some people saw a response as early as 2 weeks. with austedo xr, kate can stay on her mental health meds—

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>> joel embiid can't stop sinking buckets and breaking records. the reigning nba mvp accounted for 70 of the 76ers 133 points in their win over the spurs, besting the record of wilt chamberlain. embiid now becomes the ninth player in nba history to drop 70 point but still has a ways to go if he wants to top chamberlain's other record of an 100-point game stanford's basketball coach has earned a coveted spot in the record books stephanie gosk looks at her historic run >> reporter: a record 46 years in the making. >> an incredible milestone >> reporter: stanford basketball coach tara vanderveer has won more games than any other coach in ncaa history. after a commanding win against oregon state in front the home

crowd, her players had hugs and tee shirts ready >> i just want to thank everyone for coming out today it is so exciting to have you all here >> reporter: 1,203 wins. one more than mike krzyzewski. the legendary duke coach had this message >> tara, congratulations what an amazing achievement. and what's even more amazing is the manner in which you achieved so many victories. wow. >> reporter: vanderveer has shaped women's basketball for decades, winning three national titles send sending 30 players on to the wnba >> congratulations on this amazing milestone. and thank you so much for your leadership >> this is huge for women's basketball i think she's the greatest to ever do it >> reporter: after the game, the 70-year-old vanderveer spoke with nbc news. >> i've really enjoyed coaching

avenue si every single player that i've ever coached >> reporter: the coach who admits to not really likes the limelight still focussed on the team >> we want to keep doing what we're doing. >> reporter: and the wins will keep coming. stephanie gosk, nbc news coming up on the "today" show, the seasonal battle is back should parents let their kids wear shorts in the winter? and here's sheinelle jones with a preview of what else is ahead. >> this morning on the third hour of "today", a first look at a groundbreaking new broadway show and cozy winter meals in "today" food hiat's all t

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