ther likely be her departure. she's been a member of the three-judge panel since 2018 alongside luke bryan and lionel richie i love what she said about luke and lionel's reactions basically, they don't flow yet know yet. i wonder who's going to replace her. now to disney revealing that a brand-new attraction is almost there. the company announced that thiaw that's bayou adventure based off the 2009 princess and the frog movie will open this summer at walt disney world in florida the new orleans-themed ride keeps the classic log flume design of its predecessor splash mountain it comes after disney announced in 2020 that the long-standing ride would be revamped to a more inclusive concept. bellwether win a democrat wins a seat left disneyland in california will also receive its own version vacant by congressman george later this year. and just one of thmany changes santos what it could mean for november. historic and controversial the impact after house we're expected to see in disney

parks. there's word that in orlando republicans impeach alejandro there might be a fifth disney mayorkas a major setback for a city struggling with the migrant t crisis theme park >> ticket prices will surely a winter blast comes and goes, leaving behind a lot of cover those costs. >> less people going, maybe this snow and a big headache for will attract more. teachers in new york city. when we come back, grab your and mote a eet a teenager w king cake and beads. we'll see how new orleans celebrated mardi gras. helping others with discarded and a skyscraper is legos. "early today" starts right now spreading love we'll take a look at the he good to be with you. heartthrobing display. i'm frances rivera of the heartthrobing display. results are in from a special election in new york nbc news projects that democrat tom suozzi has won the seat that left empty after republican george santos was expelled meaning the gop majority in the house just got even smaller. brie jackson joins us from d.c this was an important win for the democrats. >> reporter: that's right. republicans will only be able it afford to lose two votes in the house once suozzi is sworn in, which could happen as soon as

thursday suozzi already held the seat for three terms before he stepped down to run for governor in 2022 he beat a relative newcomer, republican mazi pillip he says he's ready to get back to work. >> it's time to get to work on immigration. >> yeah. >> on israel >> yeah. >> on combating putin. >> reporter: the win is giving democrats hope of retaking the house in november. hughes minority leader hakeem jeffries celebrating, saying one down, four to go the republican congressional committee says this race was an uphill battle, and the party still has pathways to grow their majority suozzi will be up for election again in november when he will try to win the seat for a full term >> and brie, democrats really could have used that one extra vote last night. they might have been able to save the head of homeland security from impeachment. >> reporter: yeah, the

impeachment of alejandro mayorkas passed by a single vote house speaker mike johnson said he was happy to get the job done he has accused mayorkas of refusing to comply with immigration laws and fueling the crisis at the southern border. soon after the impeachment, president biden released a scathing statement, saying history will not look kindly on house republicans, accusing them of targeting an honorable public servant, in order to play petty political games. the democratic party controls the senate, where 67 votes woul be needed to convict mayorkas, so it is highly unlikely he will be removed from office president biden is urging the house to take up a foreign aid bill that would provide $95 million to israel and ukraine. >> the republicans and democrats in the senate came together to send a message of unity to the world. it's time for the house republicans to do the same

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include barbiecore and girl a tunnel under khan yunis, with dinner jenny cavenar will take over his family, taken on october 10th, just days after the hamas play by play duties for the oakland a's games. attack on israel she will become the first and while nbc news can't verify primary play by play announcer the location of the video, and in mlb history it gives no indication of and the paramount miami world center is going all out sinwar's current location or for valentine's day. status, a former israeli the 60-skyscraper displays the intelligence officer who spent more than 180 hours interrogating sinwar, says he world's largest valentine's day has no doubt it's him, based on greeting s largest valentine's d greeting. things like the way he walks and the shape of his ears, after it was shown to him by nbc news another former israeli intelligence officer was also shown the video and agrees with this assessment. now sinwar, of course, a big target for israel, described as the mastermind of the october 7th attacks by israel. and a bit of background, he spent more than 20 years in prison in israel for murder, and he was released along with some 1100 other prisoners for the idf soldier who in 2011, who was

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trying to make all the pieces homelessness fit together, on top of school, >> reporter: lizabeth vasquez work and everything else, charlie is laying a larger says she fled due to political foundation, and no, i don't just persecution six months ago and mean building legos. is nearing the end of her limit charlie is the head of his very in the shelters. own nonprofit, pass the bricks, taking discarded lego sets and [speaking in a global language rebuilding them to distribute to local charities. >> every brick has the opportunity to get kind of velasquez says she's navigating the asylum process but won't be another life and like every person who wants lego has access able to obtain a work permit until well after her eviction to that. >> reporter: he came up with the date, a crucial step in finding a place to live. idea after floitsing that so [speaking in a global language m s /* many of the beloved pieces end up in a landfill >> reporter: more than 13,000 for charlie. migrants are currently living in >> these are tall the bricks we haven't sorted through yet 27 shelters run by the city and >> reporter: that means the state according to a census collecting the donations, of new arrivals. most have arrived since june sanitizing the legos, designing 2023, part of the busing new sets and delivering them to campaign by texas republican children in need governor greg abbott who says he what started as a small way to sent more than 100,000 migrants give back to his community is

to sanctuary cities. being built out more than he it's costing texas taxpayers ever imagined. charlie now has volunteers in 38 $124 million, according to a cities around the world, collecting 1500 pounds of public information request bricks, and donating over 3500 sets did you think it would be so chicago's mayor has extended the limit on shelter stays, delaying big? >> i hoped, but i, you know, i enforcement due to cold weather, didn't know. send notices like this to it's been, i mean, awesome migrants in shelters, warning >> reporter: for charlie, it's the earliest notices to leave simple >> i definitely always feel that same joy when i build, if even will come in mid march the disruption in housing will one kid that kets gun of these cause further disruption with sets can feel that same thing, that's all i need. that's awesome >> reporter: one teen's repurposed passion, bridging the migrants' legal junourney gap, brick by brick. steve patterson, marin county, >> first of all it's sending people back into crisis. if someone doesn't have an california >> and now to a different address, they risk failing to builder. check out this incredible moment comply with requirements placed in france. on them by the government. scaffolding that shrouded the top of notre dame cathedral in >> reporter: another element adding to their stress paris, following that devastating fire in 2019 is [speaking in a global language being removed, marking a >> our thanks to mara for that milestone in its reconstruction. the new spire is adorned with a report a rapidly-moving winter golden rooster and cross and is storm left one person dead in

revealed for the first time. pennsylvania the snow causing a dangerous the cathedral is on track to commute for many reopen december 8. but some cities, including new coming up this morning on york city, got less snow than "today", here is al roker with a predicted. look at what's ahead he here's erin mclaughlin >> this morning on the third >> reporter: the state has emerged relatively unscathed hour of "today", we're all about from this storm. love, breaking down valentine's no major impacts reported. day by the numbers the storm, they say, was not as and the stars of the movie, one bad as expected. originally forecasted, new york love, live in studio, all that city, for example, was to receive 6 to 8 inches of snow. and more this morning on the third hour of "today". it only received about 3 to 4 >> angie was just telling me inches everything according to the about "one love", that i need to state emergency official went watch it pretty smoothly. there were some glitches here in new york city. in terms of that online remote learning the plan had been that kids in public schools here, more than a million of them across 1600 schools, would stay home and learn online, but when everyone logged on in the morning, the system wouldn't let them hundreds of thousands of kids were unable to learn remotely, at least for part of the morning. the situation, though, we understand from officials was rectified later in the day

nevertheless, the disappointment, also disappointing for local businesses i was speaking to a florist not far from here. she was saying that she was trying to be optimistic about it, but this kind of weather really puts a damper on her business erin mclaughlin, nbc news, new york city. >> and, as that system moves out there, is snow on the way for another part of the country? angie lassman has her eye on those storms good morning, angie. >> no worries across the northeast today. but we going to watch the next system in the rockies and the great lakes over the next day or so before moving into the northeast and parts of new england. we'll see light, accumulating snow over the next couple days this isn't really impressive by any means, it's a quick mover at that watch it thanks for watching "early (oven ding audio mnemonic) we'll then turn our attention to tyson boneless buffalo bites and hot wings have that tasty kick of flavor... ...so they're perfect for any get-together ...if there are any left when your guests arrive. tyson any'tizers® chicken. more kicks of flavor. more smiling snackers. more to love. tyson. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... more smiling snackers. we built a hospital that provides maternal care. the next system in line bringing as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. a first in nearly 150 years. house republicans voting to rain, snow across portions of impeach a sitting cabinet the tennessee valley here as we member, alejandro mayorkas, but get through the next couple days snowfall totals, mostly what will happen to their effort once it reaches the widespread amounts from an inch democrat-controlled senate in new york, voters have to two inches.

even a couple spots across the picked a replacement midwest and northeast where we could see four to six inches those are isolated, though as far as your valentine's day forecast is concerned, valentine nebraska ending up at 37 degrees. sweetheart city, wisconsin coming in at 40 degrees with partly cloudy skies. loveland, colorado romance, missouri, temperatures in the 60s that's a look at the weather across the country let's see what's happening in your neighborhood. 62 degrees in kansas city. we head to the low 50s in indianapolis sioux falls into the 30s, along with new york city topping out at just 35 degrees today boston ends up at 32 with partly-cloudy skies overhead and that's a look at you are why forecast, frances, back to you today marks six years since 17 lives were stolen at parkland

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