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president biden ready to respond to the deadly drone attack that killed three u.s. troops in jord an what we know about the decision to strike back a dramatic turn in the trial of a school shooter's mother the new video showing her reaction tsos deadly rampage. a judge jolting tesla's ceo. the new ruling to toss out a payday for elon musk arabile is here with the impact
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on the auto maker. tiktok fans may be singing "please don't stop the music." why some of the biggest songs are going silent, from rihanna to taylor swift to bad bunny an epic addition t to universal 125studios. it's wednesday, january 31st "early today" starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera the world is waiting to see how the united states h t an attack on u.s. soldiers let's go right to brie jackson n what candidate president say ab did the president say
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>> reporter: he just said that a decision has been made he did not say what the response would be or whether it would be a military one he did say he held iran responsible for providing the weapons used in carrying out the attack also he stressed that he does not think we need a wider war in the middle east and that that is not what he is looking for he spoke with the families of the soldiers killed in the attack the parents of breonna moffett spoke to nbc news about their devastating loss >> eventually, we will like to know what happened and how could this happen? if we knew what we know now, we would have just said i love you so much. i, you know, we would have held onto that phone call just a little bit longer. >> reporter: sunday's attack took place at a remote outpost in northeast jordan. the pentagon is examining if the explosive enemy drone was able to get past air defenses because
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a u.s. drone was also landing at the time the biden administration is blaming iran-backed militias iran has denied having any involvement, and the white house says president biden, he will be at dover air force base on friday when the bodies of the service members return home. fresh criticism off of their attacks on a hospital in gaza, israelis killed three palestinians in a targeted assassination raid the three were militants, they say, planning an imminent attack one of the men weexecuted whi sleeping in his hospital bid let's go live to chapman bell. and a warning some of the images are disturbing >> reporter: let's take a look at the images from inside the hospital showing this dramatic raid by undercover israeli defense forces, commandos,
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carrying out the raid. you can see some dressed in medical scrubs, others disguised as palestinians, others as women with headscarves carrying weapons. israel says the attack was on militants planning attacks both groups acknowledging members of their groups were killed one was killed in his hospital bed as he was sleeping the palestinian authority calling this raid a war crime. however, israel has maintained that hamas and other groups used hospitals as staging points and command centers for terrorist activity, and we've seen some of the fiercest fighting around some of these hospitals in gaza where israel says hamas used civilians as human shields now, as the fighting continues in gaza, a new deal is on the table, proposal for a pause in fighting for two months in exchange for the remaining
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hostages held by hamas in gaza to be released now hamas says they are studying this deal, but wewhether both ss can make oncessions, the diplomatic efforts continue to stop this war,frances. >> chapman, thank you. overnight a house committee voted to advance articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, setting the stage for a full house vote. house republicans are accusing the secretary of state of failing to comply with immigration laws the dhs and democrats have pushed back against this effort saying there's no evidence to support impeachment. the illinois election board has voted to keep former president trump on its primary ballot, rejecting an eligibility challenge over his role in the january 6 riots. the decision was bipartisan and unanimous. the president, biden, has
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commented saying he'd quote, be fine with having mr. trump on the ballot for the general election it come as week before the supreme court hears arguments on possibly disqualifying the former president from running. a brutal murder shocks pennsylvania the philadelphia enquirer was told that a man was decapitated and police have taken his son into custody police identify the victim as michael mohn police say they're aware of a youtube video which could be associated with the case investigators say there is currently no threat to the public a press conference is expected later this morning jurors in michigan heard the anguished police interview with jennifer crumbley who was in slok shock after her son murdered four people in a school shooting she and her husband stand accused of allowing it to happen
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through negligence >> reporter: recorded in a squad kwa car and played for a jury, a michigan mom coming to terms with her son's rampage >> [ bleep ] my son has ruined his life >> reporter: jennifer crumbley now facing involuntary manslaughter charges for the school shooting during which her son killed four students prosecutors playing this video from the hours after in ethan's two bedrooms, investigators found boarded up windows, a bb gun and targets riddled with bullet holes. in his parents' booredroom,edron empty gun box. prosecutors arguing crumb believe and her husband, who will be tried separately, ignored warning signs their son could be violent, the defense arguing there's no way she could have prevented the shooting.
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>> i don't get what happened >> reporter: oxford deeban of students testifying that investigators could have done more maggie vespa, nbc news, chicago. now to some of the biggest names in tech on capitol hill for a senate judiciary hearing about child safety issues on social media platforms the ceos of x, discord and meta are expected to testify. x plans to commit to a new safety measure the west coast is bracing for a wet wednesday as an atmospheric river rushes into the region meteorologist angie lassman is tracking the system that started all the way in hawaii, now bringing alerts up and down the coast.
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>> you're right. we've got that moisture coming from hawaii. the pineapple express is making a beeline for the coast of california specifically. but already waking up to wet weather this morning, 22 million people under flood watches and for good reason. plenty of moisture is on the way to folks in that region. you can see stretching from the pick nor pacific northwest to southern california this is not just a today issue this is tomorrow as well before we see it move into the east and impact folks across the rockies, but not before we get good drenching rain and the potential for strong winds as well as snow here's the deal with the winds 23 million people under alerts and these winds could gust 40, 50 miles per hour. you seu see for the t brt crescent city. we've got 70 on tap for dodge city chicago hits 50 degreeo
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houston. albuquerque hits 57 degrees. while phoenix heads to the upper 70s. and this's a look at your forecast, frances. >> "early today" is back in a moment with a ruling that could cost elon musk a $56 billion payday and the apple of your eye. the vision for the future. r eye. the vision for the future. gns. so if you're frustrated with occasional bloating... ♪♪ [stomach noises] gas... or abdominal discomfort... help stop the frustration and start taking align every day. align probiotic was specifically designed by gastroenterologists to help relieve your occasional digestive upsets. so you can enjoy life.
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interesting measure. five years ago imagine having to give back your pay from five years ago. so yeah, indeed, a delaware court has decided that elon musk needs to give back the $56 billion pay package from 2018. and the key reasoning for this is that plaintiffs came to the court saying then that elon musk attained that pay package by dictation and was the product of sham negotiations with directors who were not dependent however, elon musk's lawyers say it was fairly negotiated,. and by a shareholder vote that kwaents ew
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