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. more news is on the way. re news. an american detained, russia accusing a u.s. ballerina and dual citizen of treason, backing ukraine's war effort tragic end to a missing girl

in texas, person of interest a murder suspect, how he helped lead police to the girl's remains. i'm not going anywhere, that's a defiant nikki haley, polls show her trailing donald trump 2-1. honoring a legacy, the first black woman journalist allowed to cover a u.s. presidency from the briefing room. ain't no hold 'em, beyonce with a new business venture. it's february 21st, "early today" starts now. russian authorities detaining a u.s. citizen, kseniya karelina is being detained the u.s. is working to get

consular access but russia doesn't recognize dual citizenship. claudio, why is she accused of treason here >> reporter: russian authorities say they raised funds for ukraine following russia's invasion of ukraine. now the fsb, the russia federal security service has issued this video of her handcuffed and taken away, behind bars. she's shown being detained and in custody they issued a statement, they said i quote, she was involved in providing financial assistance to a foreign state and activities against the security of our country. russia of course that she was collecting money for medicine, equipment, weapons and ammunition for ukraine and continued saying in the united states she took part in

demonstrations in support of ukraine. if she's found guilty of treason, could look at sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison. the spokesperson for the state department, matthew miller, said the fact she's a u.s. citizen doesn't make a difference, russia doesn't recognize dual citizenship, always puts the russian one first. for this reason miller warned any american citizen, including dual citizens living in russia to leave immediately >> thank you, claudio. a tragic update on the case of a missing 11-year-old texas girl officials saying they found the body of 11-year-old audrey cunningham who never made it to school thursday. >> my heart aches with this news, i express my deepest sympathies and condolences for

everyone who knew, cared for and loved audrey >> in custody, don stephen mcdugal. a family friend who took audrey to the bus stop. he's expected to face capital murder charges. kansas city, two men in custody, charged with murder in the shooting that broke out at the chiefs super bowl celebration last week. authorities say the men opened fire during a dispute. one bystander was killed, many others injured, many children. race to the white house is moving away. a few days from the south carolina primary and former governor nikki haley refusing to give up even if she doesn't win in her home state. >> reporter: nikki haley is digging in for a long campaign to come, with her pivotal home state primary just four days

away. >> south carolina will vote saturday on sunday i'll still be running for president. i'm not going anywhere >> reporter: the former south carolina governor and trump administration u.n. ambassador vowing to stay in the race, facing daunting polls that show her getting walloped by frontrunner donald trump nearly 2-1. she argues donald trump is the only republican that biden can defeat >> trump and brooind two old men only getting older >> reporter: growing emotional speaking about her husband, deployed in africa, and a target of trump mockery. >> i wish michael was here and our children and i could see him tonight, but we can't. >> reporter: the trump campaign releasing a new ad attacking haley over her tax policies as

governor. >> let's increase the gas tax the next three years. >> reporter: even as trump supporters argued she has no path to the nomination and should be ignored. haley political math problems only get worse after south carolina votes saturday. 19 states will hold their nominating contests in the next two weeks and no public polls show haley leading trump in any of them. the supreme court decided not to intervene in the case of a supposedly race neutral high school in virginia thomas jefferson high school says the policies encourage diversity, not looking at national test scores and led to decline in asian students. two justices disented

conservatives alito and thomas. downtown los angeles has received more than 85% of its average annual rainfall. liz kreutz zb zblush. >> reporter: massive boulders, drivers needing dramatic rescues. los angeles has seen as much rain as typically all year, more than seattle, new orleans and memphis. deluge and storm after storm hitting california, taking a toll on the infrastructure, and some of the already eroding coastlines this area of rancho palos verdes in moving now by feet. >> started with a crack, and sinking, gotten worse and worse.

>> reporter: water mains continue to break. the city is asking for help. >> i feel sorry for this part of our neighborhood. >> reporter: the historic wayfarers chapel closing, 175 weddings canceled. >> our structures are heaving, foundations are cracking everything on the property is being affected by the ground that is moving >> reporter: from fallen trees to thousands of potholes to the multimillion dollar cliff side home teetering on the edge, california still feeling the brunt of mother nature's force relentless winter weather. liz kreutz, nbc news, los angeles. to our meteorologist, angie, 85% is good in a way but coming with pain. >> it's the tale of two extremes remember when california was in

extreme drought? now it's a different story it's been a busy winter and still some rain today, scattered, most for the later parts focused in the northern and northwestern portions of the country. this is going to be most of the activity across parts of the rockies, snow. we'll see the system work farther east but not completely getting rid of the rain yet, minor areas could still see flooding it is warm across the midsection of the country, st. louis heading to the 70s minneapolis at 48, chicago is 25 degrees above normal will feel like spring into thursday detroit hits 50. memphis in upper 50s much more like spring than winter temperatures. we're still dealing with winter across this region we do see a bit of cooling here into places like st. louis for

friday and saturday, but 70s by sunday similar in chicago, low 40s, enths from kansas city to st. louis. denver in upper 50s, sioux falls mid-50s, mostly cloudy skies that's the forecast. back to you. >> the east is hoping for the 70s. angie lasman, thank you. "early today" will be back with new honor for a trailblazing journalist, and fab four of films, a day in the life of each member of the beatles. of each member of the beatles. d.

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it is black history month and we're shining a light on unsung figures in black history, including journalists like alice dunnegan and ethel payne, the first black female journalists permitted to cover the white house. then they received an honor decades in the making. >> reporter: 75 years after breaking glass ceilings on capital hill. >> i'm honored to speak to you from our brand new press lectern. >> reporter: they're getting their recognition. why honor them in the briefing room >> we haven't had a new lectern since 2007. >> reporter: alice dunnegan the first black woman in galleries and first to receive a congressional pass >> among the bare handful of

women accredited white house correspondents. >> reporter: as america grappled with separate but equal treatment in the classrooms and streets, she questioned the white house. her granddaughter remembers it well did you talk with your grandmother about her work as a black journalist >> you could sit at her feet and listen all day long. a great storyteller, had a story for everything she was mistreated. >> reporter: she wasn't alone. ethel payne remembered as the first lady of the black press, known for intrepid reporting in the '50s and '60s, covering the racist treatment of african americans in the korean war, pressing president eisenhower on civil rights and desegregation, he apparently hesitated to call on her the remainder of his presidency

honor bestowed by the first black and openly gay press secretary. >> i stand on the shoulders of many before me. >> reporter: they paved the way to glen eiffel, rachel scott, our own kristen welker >> journalists, particularly women of color, have faced push back in the briefing room. is that racism, sexism >> that one, it's true, it is true when you're a first, you experience something a little bit more tougher many people don't believe that you belong there that's happened with many other firsts across our history. they've had to fight a little bit harder, be a little bit better than everybody else in the room. >> what do you think she would make there are so many things honoring here today? >> i don't know she would have envisioned it, but being it's

come to pass, she'd be speechless in a way. but she would give herself that pat on the back, say you made it, girl >> reporter: today they made it all the way to the white house briefing room. >> thank you for that reporting. still to come, oscar winning director and music legends come together for a ground breaking film project four upcoming films based on the beatles. after this after this. sometimes your work shirt needs to be for more

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