because this is who we are. ♪ ♪ ♪ celebration turns to tragedy in kansas city shots ring out at the end of the chiefs super bowl victory parade at least one person is dead and nearly two dozen more injured. we'll bring you the latest from the scene. the house intelligence chair is sounding the alarm about an

unnamed but serious national security threat. sources tell nbc news, it has to do with russia new developments in the trials of donald trump the special counsel asked the supreme court not to delay the federal elections case, as a judge is set to decide whether to remove the prosecutor from the case in georgia. some good news for pregnant moms when it comes to the covid vaccine and protection for infants. how one indiana fourth grade class is spreading the love. it's thursday, february 15 "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera we begin with the deadly shooting in kansas city. a day of celebration turning violent in seconds as shots rang out during a parade to honor the kansas city chiefs after this super bowl win. one person is dead 22 others shot some of them still in critical condition. the victim now known to be lisa lopez galvan, a deejay for a

local kansas city radio station. they have three people in custody, but a motive remains unclear. jesse kirsch has more on what unfolded yesterday afternoon >> reporter: what was meant to and day of celebration for kansas city. >> shots fired on the west side. >> reporter: instead became a dave fear and panic. >> we just heard a bunch of pop, pop and people started running >> reporter: this video show the moment shots rang out. >> the girl next to me where my daughter was standing with her husband was shot in the mouth. our children witnessed it. she was on the ground. bleeding from her mouth, all over her shoulder. >> reporter: police say at least one person was killed. and at least 22 shot, after a shooting at a parade, celebrating the chiefs' second straight super bowl win. >> immediately, officers responded to the area, took two people into custody and also immediately rendered life-sustaining aid to those victims. >> reporter: just moments earlier, it was an all-out party.

officials had prepared for about a million people to pack downtown >> kansas city, let me hear you one time >> reporter: it was all winding down when suddenly the atmosphere changed >> we might have a situation here we're trying to keep an eye on >> reporter: our kansas city station was broadcasting live. >> we're seeing everybody jump barriers >> reporter: as the shots rang out, confusion in the crowd, as some fans began to flee. >> they said active shooter, so we dropped down to the ground. my daughter tried to climb on top of me to protect me. and i tried to just hold her so nothing would happen to her. >> reporter: police rushed in, searching for the shooter. the police chief says the response was immediate, with more than 800 officers already on scene for the parade. >> i'm angry at what happened today. the people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment.

>> reporter: the injured carried out on stretchers. a sniper stood ready on a nearby rooftop. three law enforcement officials briefed on the case tell nbc news the shooting is believed to be criminal in nature and not terrorism. before the parade, i asked the mayor about plans to keep the event safe >> our police department's prepared for whatever comes our way. >> reporter: the mayor says all chiefs players, coaches and staff are accounted for and safe the chiefs writing in a statement, we are truly saddened by this senseless act of violence and three days after winning the super bowl, patrick mahomes posting "praying for kansas city". >> and our thanks to jesse for that report. a standoff that injured four officers in washington, d.c., coming to an end after more than 12 hours police saying it started yesterday morning when officer tried to serve an arrest warrant on a man wanted for cruelty tao to animals. julius james was barricaded

inside his home for more than 12 hours before officers were able to take him into custody >> three of our officers were shot today, serving an arrest warrant on someone who was cruel to animals the same type of response that we provide for our officers, we have that same care for animals as well, but i don't want it to be lost on anyone today, that the reason we are here today is because three of our officer have been shot >> all of those officers are in stable condition and are expected to recover. there new developments this morning in the trials of donald trump. special counsel jack smith is asking the supreme court not to delay the former president's criminal trial related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election mr. trump has asked the court for more time, as he appeals a lower court's decision that denied him the ability to claim presidential immunity. smith has asked that arguments begin in this case next month. meanwhile, there is a hearing today in the georgia

interference case. a judge is considering whether fani willis should be disqualified because of her personal relationship with the special prosecutor the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee sounding alarm bells about a statement about a serious national security threat and calling on president biden to declassify the information it comes as the republican house speaker keeps pushing back against the senate-passed $95 billion national security package. alice barr has the latest from washington >> reporter: concern and confusion on capitol hill after house intelligence committee chairman mike turner raised the alarm over a serious national security threat, without saying what it is four sources with knowledge of the matter telling nbc news, it relates to a russian military capability turner calling on president biden to declassify the information. white house national security advisor jake sullivan offered reassurance, but no details. >> i am confident that president

biden in the decisions that he is taking is going to ensure the security of the american people. >> reporter: sullivan set to brief top congressional leaders, including house speaker mike johnson. >> steady hands are at the wheel, we're working on it, and there's no need for alarm. >> reporter: at the same time, johnson is digging in against a package to send aid to u.s. allies, including backing ukraine in its fight against russia >> the republican-led house will not be jammed or forced into voting on a foreign aid bill that was opposed by most republican senators and does nothing to secure our own border >> reporter: top democrats and the white house are ramping up pressure on the speak tore bring the bill to the floor, believing there are enough strvotes to pa it >> things that start overseas can ramp up and come here. >> reporter: and making the case that it's in the interest of the u.s. national security to stand with our allies, oens against russian aggress.

in washington, alice barr, nbc news turning to the middle east where tensions continue to escalate israel's military says it launched airstrikes on hezbollah targets in lebanon after a rocket attack killed an israeli soldier this week. according to lebanon state media, israeli airstrikes killed ten people, and hezbollah is reporting an additional death. for more, let's bring in nbc's chapman bell what else do we know about these attacks? >> reporter: good morning, frances. yeah, following this rocket attack in israel, israel's defense forces say its fighter jets struck a series of hezbollah targets in lebanon on wednesday, targeting military compounds, operational control rooms and infrastructure used by hezbollah, including some facilities used by a special forces group of hezbollah. an idf spokesman saying its military jets began an extensive wave of attacks in leb knies

territory. leb kni lebanese state news saying included in that death toll were children, in addition to that lebanese fighter the group saying there will undoubtedly be a response and this response will be at the required and appropriate level israel's chief of the general staff telling municipalities in northern israel, thanks to you, the idf can act decisively to change the situation in the north. we have reached great achievement striking hezbollah in lebanon this is not the time to stop there is still a long way to go, and we will do it together these regular exchanges of fire on the lebanese/israel border only adding to fears that this war with hamas could grow into a wider regional conflict, as talks of at least pausing the fighting with hamas in gaza continue to appear to stall, frances. >> chapman bell for us, thank you.

cisco is set to lay off 5%, or 4,000 jobs. in the first months of 2024, more than 5,000 in the tech sector have lost their jobs. more snow is heading for the east coast this weekend. meteorologist angie lassman is tracking that storm as it moves in the weekend not too disrupted? >> we've got a couple of these fast-moving systems that are going to bring light accumulations to a couple spots over the next three days here's the alerts that we see up right now. 17 million people are included in those across parts of the great lakes and midwest. and you can see why. we've got the snow, a little bit of a wintry mix and even rain working through places like davenport this morning that's going to leave us with a messy commute for that region. even by later this afternoon it had quickly race across the great lakes into the northeast,

and we could see light accumulations from basically detroit to new york city as we look ahead to friday, though, hour neour next system s rain to the ohio valley. it will be slick in places like memphis, nashville, as we get through our workweek by the time saturday rolls around, all of that starts to work out, and we could see maybe an inch or so in that time frame. that's the widespread amounts. of course there's a couple spots where we could see higher amounts. out west meanwhile, we've got dploer couple storm system00s wy of sunshine in atlanta and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you

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literally in the midst of thousands of community members who were peacefully celebrating. >> reporter: police say they believed drugs may have played a role in recent years, holiday celebrations have also become targets, like in 202 2022 the j 4th parade in illinois a man opened fire from a rooftop. seven people were killed and 48 injured. >> i think the problem becomes we've got to get, you know, strong leadership that cares >> reporter: in 2021, the theme for the annual christmas parade in waukesha, wisconsin was comfort and joy. but a man with a long history of mental illness slammed his car into the crowd six people were killed, and over 6 60 injured, some critically. large outdoor gatherings are complicated events to secure, made more difficult by the

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