the west coast washout, nearly all of california facing flood alerts this morning as another atmospheric river dumps heavy rain on the state, and it's not letting up any time soon our meteorologist angie lassman is tracking that storm. breaking his silence, chiefs star travis kelce opens up for the first time about the tragic shooting at the kansas city super bowl parade. after a years-long odyssey could julian assange be extradited to the united states. maybe we should be asking what's in their wallet the staggering sum capital one willing to pay to acquire discover. and celebrating the harlem renaissance. al roker taking us inside the new exhibit exploring an explosive era of creativity in the black history. good morning i'm richard lui. we're going to start in the

west, where unrelenting rainstorms continue to wreak havoc in california, bringing more flooding to the already-saturated state. the deluge leading to dangerous driving conditions, spinouts and overturned cars. at least four mudslides were reported near los angeles. >> water can kill. be very cognizant of rushing water, especially in vehicles. >> in ventura county, portions of highway 101 also flooded, causing traffic to back up on the major interstate as crews worked to pump water off of the roadway. up north a state park is closed to the public after palm trees came crashing down let's bring in meteorologist angie lassman for more >> we are not done with the rain

in california just yet we have more rain on the way this morning and the flood alerts to prove this isn't going anywhere over the next day or so the potential for flash flooding once again today, mudslides, landslides all on the table. hourly rainfall rates in some spots reach up to an inch. l.a. to temecula we could see greater chances of flooash flooding rounds of heavy rain today with once again the risk of flooding c concerns heavy snowfall coming to parts of the great basin and the rockies. between now and wednesday the potential for an inch to 3 inches of rain across portions of southern california that is the area of greatest

concern for flooding through the next day or so >> thank you, angie. police in colorado springs have shared an update on the deadly shooting at a college campus there 25-year-old nicholas jordan was arrested he's a student at the university of colorado, colorado springs. a young man and young woman were found dead in a dorm room there friday police say the suspect was known to the victims and this was not a random attack. we're learning new details about the suspect in a triple shooting in burnsville, minnesota. it was 38-year-old shannon cortez gooden who shot and killed two police officers and a paramedic responding to a domestic violence call early sunday morning the suspect also died in that incident it turns out the suspect was barred from owning guns after a conviction back in 2008. he tried to have his gun rights restored in 2020, but that

petition was denied. large amounts of guns and ammunition were inside the home. seven children were in the home at the time, all safely evacuated. now, a debate over foreign policy in russia is highlighting stark differences between the two frontrunners in the selection. alice barr joins us from washington, d.c. good morning one obvious contrast, the response to the recent death of alexei navalny. >> that's right, richard president biden saying the u.s. is now weighing new consequences after russian president vladimir putin's top opposition leader died inside a russian prison president biden says he is weighing new sanctions against russia in addition to the ones already in place russian officials say alexei navalny collapsed and died in prison after going for a walk. his wife is accusing putin of having him poisoned and refusing to hand over his body to cover it up. former president trump made his first comments about navalny's

death, writing on social media that it made him more aware of what is happening in our country and suggesting he is facing a similar kind of political persecution. nikki haley slammed mr. trump for not condemning putin as the south carolina primary approaches, haley has been sharpening her attacks against trump, saying he gets weak in the knees when it comes to russia the biden campaign also targeting trump's comments launching a in digital ad in battleground states like michigan and wisconsin where residents have ties to nato countries. russia claimed its first major n military advance in a year the white house is leaning toward giving ukraine powerful new long-range ballistic missiles, but that is against

the backdrop of this funding fight on capitol hill that right now is holding up any more military aid for ukraine now to an nbc news exclusive. the investigation into a fatal u.s. military helicopter crash in november is looking now at a possible mishap involving metal chips in the chopper's propeller rotor gearbox. in the last two years alone, there have beenfour osprey helicopter crashes, killing 20 service members so far. wikileak> wikis foundes foun assange has been in custody for nearly five years after his political asylum in london was revoked and he was removed by force by police. let's go to chapman bell what are the stakes for assange

at this hearing today? >> reporter: good morning, richard. this could be his last court battle against extradition to the united states. two days of hearings are scheduled at the high court here in london where the court can decide to grant him a full appeal or deny the request, in which case paving the way for him to be put on an airplane to face 18 charges of a wikileaks document back in 2010. prosecutors say these documents relating to wars in afghanistan and iraq put lives at risk and amount to espionage and also conspireing to hack a commuter with u.s. army analyst chelsea manning. assange's supporters say he acted as a journalist and he's protected under the first amendment and he also won't get a fair trial in the u.s.

his court saga really began in 2012 when he sought asylum inside the ecuadoran embassy here in london this investigation was dropped and in 2019 he was arrested and imprisoned since in 2019, these charges were unsealed against him and he's been fighting extradition ever since. if this appeal falls through, he could be put on a plane back to the united states in days. he could appeal to the european court of human rights, but that could take longer than his extradition. travis and jason kelce have broken their silence on the deadly super bowl parade shooting in kansas city. the brothers put out a message to fans offering condolences to the community. >> we just want to say our hearts go out to all of the

victims, their families, chiefs kingdom and really all of kansas city that was really there on a day to try to celebrate the community. it's unfortunate and deeply tragic, the events that occurred. >> travis then remained fans of the emergency response fund that has been set up since for the victims, families, first responders and violence prevention. officials in texas say they've identified a person of interest, 42-year-old don steven maacdougall. audrey cunningham was supposed to catch the bus to school in her home down of livingston on thursday but never made it investigators have combed the area since but no sign of her still. the faa is investigating a bomb threat yesterday afternoon.

no one was hurt, but you can see police and security dogs searching the plane and luggage. if you're planning a solar eclipse watch party, how about that at 10,000 feet? delta is planning a special light from austin to detroit during the celestial event tickets are scarce rand are currently going for more than $1,000. as the west braces for rain, the southeast is bundling up this morning how about that flight, angie >> i'm interested. sounds like a good time to watch it from there. >> through the small little window >> we are tracking some of these chillier temperatures across portions of the southeast, folks in georgia and florida waking up

to these advisories in effect with temperatures right around the freezing line. we have tallahassee dropping below freezing right now a big difference if we look to the middle of the company. wichita heads to 70 degrees today, chicago in the upper 50s, omaha into the upper 50s, denver even hitting the mid 60s tomorrow lubbock is going to feel like summer, 85 degrees in february we have tulsa headin indianapolis hits 50 degrees this afternoon new york city heads to the upper 30s. that's a look at your forecast >> thank you.

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a groundbreaking look at the art and culture boom in one historic new york city neighborhood here's al roker. a few miles from its namesake neighborhood, new york city's first showcase in 40 years of the black artistic expression that flourished between the 1920s and 1940s. >> it was written out of history. i think our goal now is to write it back into history. >> reporter: the curator of the metropolitan museum of art's newest exhibition, the harlem renaissance. 12 galleries of photographs, paintings and sculptures portraying scenes of history and everyday life. an exploration of how the great migration and exodus of african-americans from the segregated south to cities in the north like new york and chicago led to an explosion of creativity in art, literature

and music. >> you had a fully developed black community involved in all aspects of social life in a way that would not have been possible in a situation where due to legal segregation there couldn't even be public gatherings beyond a certain point. >> reporter: the 160 artworks here, many culled from the collections of hbcus like archibald motley's lady in blue. >> just a sense of economic, cultural and social self-determination, self-expression. that is what the harlem renaissance was about. >> reporter: one highlight, alan douglas's mural. >> we see workers in the field some are jubilant and celebrating. we see the union troops

retreating >> reporter: this is one of almost a dozen pieces on loan from harlem. >> these artworks are black people recreating themselves. >> reporter: art that tells a story, a statement of newfound freedom. >> this is a legacy i hope generations of today will be inspired by. >> reporter: al roker, nbc news, new york. coming up on the "today" show al will have much more on that exhibit ahead on the third hour of "today." thanks for watching "early today" i'm richard lui. go out and have a great tuesday and week ahead and week ahead. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women.

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