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using nitrogen gas, an untested method after botching the inmate's last lethal injection and an international court expected to rule in a case of genocide against israel. stunning and graph ic accusations against the wwe founder. the details of that lawsuit and the company's response the south struggles through floodwaters as another round of storms moves in, dropping more rain across the region our meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking where it's headed next. the latest scam to leverage artificial intelligence. imposter scans that steal the face and voice of celebrities. what you need to watch out for it's friday, january 26, "early today" starts right now. good morning, grad lad you're w

us we begin with breaking news out of alabama kenneth eugene smith has become the first prisoner in the united states to ever be executed using nitrogen gas he was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m the nitrogen had been flowing for 15 minutes there was some involuntary movement during the executio but nothing was out of the ordinary this was the state's second attempt to execute smith after a failed lethal injection. smith was convicted for the brutal 1988 murder of elizabeth sen et senet. what would you say to your mom if she could hear you right now? >> i love you, and i hope we finally get you justice. >> reporter: alabama's governor chee chose not to grant clemency to

smith. opening statements have begun if the trial of jennifer crumbly. >> we've seen opening testimony in the trial of jennifer crumbley, the mother of the shooter from the oxford high school shooting in 2021. we've heard from two people who worked at the school one person who was shot. another person who says she saw the shooter go by her and was with an injured student. we've also been hearing from law enforcement. before testimony and before the opening statements began, the judge giving jurors instructions and stressing that the prosecution has to prove that the defendant was acting in a, quote, grossly negligent manner. the judge going on to say that it's not enough for the enoughs

acti defendant's actions to have made it possible for the death of four students but the jurors must find beyond a reasonable doubt that the deaths were the natural result of the defendant's actions. we have heard from the defense team that the defendant, j jennifer crumbly expected to testify. something else we have picked up on the defense is underscore ago apparent lack of extensive knowledge on the part of jennifer crumbley about firearms, making it appear by the defense's arguments that the gun activities were more between father and son than mother and son and also asking a gun shop employee if the mother had ever gone to that store, and the employee saying that she did not recall the mother being in that

store. this is something to keep in mind, because both ethan crumbley's mother and father are facing charges in the aftermath of that school shooting, but they're having separate trials the mother's trial is going on first. back to you. >> jesse, thank you. just hours from now, the international court of justice in the hague will issue its first ruling in the genocide case against israel. in a highry-dily divisive move,t africa has brought israel to the court making an ongoing case of genocide against the pli palestinians in gaza what's at stake with this ruling tod today? >> reporter: today in a few hours from now, the international court of justice is expected to rule on whether to grant some or all preliminary measures south africa is asking

for to protect the lives of palestinians in gaza one is that they cease all military operations and that all displaced palestinians are allowed to return home safely and granted access to humanitarian and basic needs now israel in its defense is saying that, is accusing south africa is giving a profoundly distorted view of the hostilities, saying that it's acting in self-defense, it is doing all it can to minimize civilian deaths, and it is blaming the high death toll during military operations on the fact that hamas is hiding among the civilian population. as you mention, in a few hours from now at 7:00 a.m. eastern time, the icj will rule on those preliminary measures, and this is a final judgment. there is no space for an appeal, but it has no way to enforce it. so if it rules in favor of south africa and against israel t will

beisrael, it will be up to israel to comply e william burns is expected to meet the director of the israeli mossad to further negotiate and ensure the release of hostages donald trump's campaign was sidelined again for another day in court he briefly testified in the defamation case brought against him by e. jean carroll he spent less than five less tn the w minutes on the witness stand >> reporter: republican frontrunner donald trump back in a courtroom. testifying for only a few minutes. his testimony limited by the judge. last may, trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming journalist e. jean carroll. now a jury is weighing how much

to award carroll in damages if any. carroll is seeking $10 million trump was asked if he stood by his deposition where he said carroll was lying. he answered 100% yes saying i consider it a false accusation and that he quote, wanted to defend myself, my family and, fwrangsly the presidency the last two statements struck by the judge meanwhile, trump the focus of new tensions on capitol hill with mitch mcconnell accusing the former president of trying to derail a spending deal for israel and ukraine and policies to deal with the border crisis >> are you concerned though that trump's opposition is basically killing this >> reporter: trump's allies slamming the proposal saying it allows 5,000 migrants per day to be released in the u.s how would you respond to critic whose are saying this is just being pushed off to make it a

campaign issue tfor trump? >> is it being pushed off? i don't know ed austriayou'd have to talk to minority leader. >> reporter: while others believe trump should be backing a deal e. >> i don't know what to tell president trump yet about the final product. from my point of view, we need relief today >> reporter: pressure is building on nikki haley. now trump is warning haley donors that if they keep giving to her they will be permanently barred from the maga camp, a threat her campaign welcomed, selling tee shirts that say "barred permanently. >> bring it, donald, show me what you got >> our thanks to ryan for that report millions are under flood alerts this morning from the south to the northeast parts of louisiana and texas seeing more than a month's worth of rain in three days. north of new orleans, homes and businesses flooded, and several trapped cars were left

abandoned. some even used kayaks to get around after the flash floods left neighborhoods under water in mississippi, authorities say there has been one weather-related death after a driver lost control of a vehicle and ran into a tree. and more rain is on the way. let's bring in michelle grossman for the latest on that >> good morning, frances, happy friday we're looking at more rain today. a slow commute for many with soggy roads. also dense fog outside first we'll look at the flood alerts because 16 million people are impacted by flood alerts of your see the green is a flood watch. than will last throughout this friday also lots of fog in the area 62 million people impacted by fog, dense fog, and that's going slow us down on the roadway as well a tough commute for the eastern half of the nation radar showing us heavy rain falling throughout the great lakes. more rain into the south as we go throughout the afternoon hours, evening hours and you could see a wintry mix in northern new england. this is what it looks like today, lingering rain and wintry

mix in the northeast then the next surge of rain developing over the southern plains tomorrow. we're going to see rain throughout portions of the midsouth, really saturated from all the rain we've had the past few days, ancould see severed states, we are warm in portions of florida looking for gusty storms along the gulf coast that's your friday forecast. >> we'll see new just a little bit, michelle. "early today" is back in a minute with the explosive allegations against the founder of wwe how lebron james is making nba history yet again. is makin nba history yet again. ♪ when better money habits® content first started coming out,

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professional wrestling wwe founder vince mcmahon is charged with sex trafficking of a form emper employee. the claim is that mcmahon does not control tko. some of what you're about to hear is graphic. >> reporter: one of the biggest names in professional wrestling facing stunning new accusations, including sex trafficking over several years. a former employee accusing wwe founder and former ceo vince mcmahon of physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault and trafficking at wwe in the lawsuit, janel grant, who worked there up until march 2022 says mcmann tested her, quote, i'm the only one who ons you and controls who i want to expletive

you. grant's claim include sexual acts involving deafcation, restraint and aggressive use of sex toys and that mcmahon forced her to have sex with him and other men at the wwe head quarters in return for job security the new lawsuit seerks to annul a non-disclosure agreement from 2022 settled between grant and mcmahon where she would receive $3 million grant says she stopped receiving payments after an initial $1 million payout >> if as alleged mcmahon stopped making those payments she might have a breach of contract claim. but that's not what she's really alleging in the complaint. she's alleging violations of federal human trafficking law. >> reporter: in a statement, vince mcmahon's spokesperson says the lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene, madeup instances that never occurred. last year, mcmahon, who has not been criminally charged spoke to cnbc in broad terms about his

overall legacy >> let me just say i've made mistakes, obviously, both personally and professionally through my 50 year career. i've owned up to every single one of them and then moved on. >> reporter: the explosive lawsuit and graphic allegations come at a critical time. just this week, mcmahon was at the new york stock exchange sbr celebrating the newest member, dwayne the rock johnson, and the netflix streaming rights but now all eyes on the wwe who the plaintiff's attorney says the will hold accountable. still to come, four nfl teams are fighting for two tickets to the big game in vegas. the lions tries to make history while the chiefs look to cement this budding dynasty a preview of the championship weekend after this championship weekend after this. cold water, on those stains?

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costing americans a ton of money and can also have some pretty big consequences here's vicky nguyen. >> reporter: with just a few seconds of audio, new artificial intelligence sancoftware can cl a person's voice >> as an actor, i pro tend for a living >> as an actor, he pretend for a living >> reporter: and a scammer can make it say anything the federal trade commission issuing a recent warning that voice cloning technology is making family emergency scams more convincing. just last month, several oregon school districts warned parents about a spate of fake kidnapping calls. a recent global survey showed one in four people saying they've experienced an a.i. voice cloning scam or knew someone who had. >> i got a phone call from an unknown number so i pick up the phone and say hello, and my daughter says mom, and is crying and sobbing.

>> reporter: she was convinced her 15-year-old daughter brianna had been kid mapped. napped. she said the scammer threatened to harm her daughter unless he sent her a million dollars how much did it sound like your daughter >> it sounded, i never doubted it was her i had a full conversation with her. the way she cries, the way she sobs the way she would respond to me. >> reporter: jennifer was able to keck with connect with her ho confirmed her daughter was safe. >> when it was kidnapping or an accident, they were in jail. >> we're going to have a completely new group of scammers >> reporter: waseem khalid is coe founder of black bird a.i. i saw some of these voice cloning programs are as cheap as

$5 a month you can take someone's voice off a social media video, take it and make it do whatever you want it to do is that happening? >> that's basically the revolution in a.i. over the last six months generative a.i. is going to be the catalyst to drive misinformation and disinformation further and faster than we've experienced before >> reporter: if you get a call about a family member, first have them authenticate by knowing something only they would know with a.i., what you see and hear is not always what you g >> set

right now at 5:00, police looking for clues after a deadly shooting in a north bay shopping center. new details overnight on the investigation. >>