. >>> another winter wol lop of rain and snow is headed for the midwest and plains.illions are under alert after a week of frigid temperatures brought deadly ice, high know and wind across the country. nbc news has confirmed 69 weather-related deaths since january 12th. officials warn this number will likely increase as the week goes on. >>> a new video of a man's dramatic rescue after he was buried by an avalanche in utah. nbc news's dana griffin spoke with a friend who saved his life. >> reporter: we're getting a look at shocking moments after an avalanche buried a man in utah last week. you can hear the screams after the wall of snow barrelled down utah's american fork canyon. underneath it all, 60-year-old bob tilletson who was riding his snowmobile. >> moum? >> one i know of. i'm not sure. >> reporter: in minutes, a group of snowmobilers, raced to the rescue, used beacons to pinpoint bob's location. >> get it so he can breathe. >> reporter: you can see them using fingers and shovels to clear snow from bob's helmet. >> hang on. don't you dare give up. >> reporter

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weather sweeping across the country a bomb cyclone, blizzard, and whiteout conditions slamming the midwest. travel chaos more than 8,000 flights canceled or delayed. danger on the roads. 18 inches of snow or more expected. we're tracking it. >>> president biden breaking his silence about defense secretary lloyd austin what he said about austin keeping his cancer battle and hospitalization secret >>> a first under the biden administration, the justice department deciding to pursue the death penalty for the gunman who killed ten black people in a racist rampage at a buffalo supermarket. >>> the final countdown. three days till iowa the weather disrupting candidates' events will this be the coldest caucus ever? >>> and how one photo taken by a customer made these dogs the hottest in town. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and welcome. a widening conflict in the middle east may be a reality tonight. the u.s. upping the ante against iranian-backed houthi rebels for the first time launching air strikes inside houthi-controlled parts of yemen american and

ice and snow a major problem in the midwest and the east. the coast guard rescued several people trapped on an ice floe on like erie, first responders rappelling down to pull them to safety. and these were the treacherous conditions just outside st. louis. ice making roadways incredibly slick. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: even emergency vehicles, including this fire truck, unable to find traction. now, all of california has seen significant rainfall over the last few days, but san diego, which is about 100 miles south of here, really bore the brunt of this storm. there are so many emergency calls, drivers are being warned to stay off the roads. norah. >> elise preston, thank you. >>> for a look at where these storms are headed next, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. our weather problems, they certainly persist from coast to coast. here in california, the flood risk is definitely there from now through tomorrow morning. really focused there in southern

this major winter storm the strongest yet to take aim at the midwest this season.a hit by a blizzard. the storm covering the entire state of iowa, creating whiteout conditions and bone chilling cold. in the west, treacherous driving conditions in utah. this truck unable to find traction in the california mountains. snow falling as far south as flagstaff, arizona. and ths rare site near las vegas. there is concern tonight the bitter temperatures will impact the texas power grid, which collapsed during a cold snap three years ago. the state's governor issuing this morning. >> there be ultracold temperatures, and we need to make sure that everybody in the state of texas is aware of what's coming. >> reporter: the deep freeze now poised to hit the northeast, with some areas still dealing with major flooding. this is the passaic river, passaic river, inundating several towns beard some residents had to be evacuated. homes and streets underwater. >> you can't see obstacles and there is a current or two it is so it dangerous. >> you don't know if there is doubt electrical

roads across the midwest also a mess. here visibility in kansas practically down to zero.wisconsin, meanwhile, slammed with more than ten inches of snow and counting. >> two snowstorms back-to-back feels like a little much. >> i have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: the storm now roaring east. new york's governor even urging bills fans to avoid sunday's playoff game against pittsburgh. >> we're anticipating at least 18 inches of snow. it's just better if you stay home and tune in on television. it'll be safer for all of us. >> reporter: a plea for safety amid america's third severe winter system this week. >> and maggie joining us live from o'hare. maggie, how is the travel looking ahead into the weekend? >> reporter: yeah, so, lester, long story short, this whole mess could take a few days to work itself out. and in the meantime, with this storm still on the move, the faa is on alert saying they're working with airlines to monitor the storm's impact on flights through the weekend. lester. >> all right, maggie, thank you. >>> the snow and bitter cold and

this major winter storm the strongest yet to take aim at the midwest this season.a hit by a blizzard. the storm covering the entire state of iowa, creating whiteout conditions and bone-chilling cold. in the west, treacherous driving conditions in utah. this truck unable to find traction in the california mountains. snow falling as far south as flagstaff, arizona. and this rare site near las vegas. there is concern the bitter temperatures will impact the texas power grid, which collapsed during a cold snap three years ago. the state's governor issuing this morning. >> there will be ultracold temperatures, and we need to make sure that everybody in the state of texas is aware of what's coming. >> reporter: the deep freeze now poised to hit the northeast, with some areas still dealing with major flooding. this is the passaic river, inundating several towns. some residents had to be evacuated. homes and streets underwater. >> you can't see obstacles and there is a current to it, so it is dangerous. >> you don't know if there is doubt electrical wires. you don't know if

meanwhile, blizzards blinding the midwest, dumping several inches overnight. whiteout conditions making roads treacherous. >> i'm ready for it when it comes, but it's kind of nerve-racking. >> reporter: tonight, 178 million people across the south and northeast remain under wind alerts. 75 million in the southeast and on the east coast under flood watches. in hard-hit iowa, with less than a week until the caucuses, snow forcing nikki haley and vivek ramaswamy to cancel campaign events downtown des moines a ghost town >> i can imagine that it's going to disrupt a lot of other people who are traveling and trying to get here. >> reporter: a sudden whiteout marking just one layer of this triple winter threat maggie vespa, nbc news, des moines, iowa >> all right for more on all this, let's turn to al roker. al, what are the areas of greatest concern as we go into the night >> lester, it's flooding and severe weather. 75 million people from new england all the way down into the carolinas, under flood watches and warnings you can see, we have heavy rain along the coa

a lot of heavy rain across the midwest and the northeast through the day tomorrow.ot of snow as well across the midwest, places like kansas city, chicago get blasted. then snow across new england. oh, and everyone gets very intense winds. winds could be gusting to 50 miles an hour in many locations. there's a footprint of the snow here from the quad cities into chicago and milwaukee. snow across northern new england. heavy rain along the i-95 corridor. that could eventually, norah, lead to more flooding, eventually melting some of the snow tht we just picked up over the weekend. >> mike, thank you. >>> back here in washington, we're learning new details about defense secretary lloyd austin's mysterious hospitalization at walter reed national military medical center, which went unannounced for days. well, he's now out of the icu. the pentagon just said they don't have a release date yet for him, and there are big questions tonight now that we know the white house and even his deputy secretary of defense were kept in the dark about this medical emergency. cbs's david

tonight, millions from the snowy midwest to the tornado-scarred southeast are still in the throes of yesterday's severe and deadly weather outbreak many communities in the northeast today battling the aftermath of floods after several inches of rain driven by powerful winds and leaving many without power. along the gulf coast, recovery will take longer after 24 reported tornadoes at least five deaths are being blamed on the storm, but there will be little time to prepare for the next one. a system pounding the west tonight, but expected to bring cross-country misery by week's end. the next storm expected to leave frigid temperatures in its wake, and tonight heavy snow falling in the cascades and sierra nevada mountains where an avalanche has killed at least one person at a popular ski resort in california. al roker will lay out the track in a moment, but first the latest from emilie ikeda. >> reporter: tonight, another winter wallop charging into the west where an avalanche at a lake tahoe ski resort killed one person and injured another according to authorities. the avalanche carved

blizzard conditions in the midwest. semis crashing and rolling over on the highway. hundreds of thousands without power, and now the flooding fears as it pushes into the northeast. al roker is here to time it out for us. >>> also tonight, the cause of defense secretary lloyd austin's secret hospitalization finally revealed. his battle with prostate cancer. and new questions after the white house said it wasn't told about his diagnosis until today. >>> former president trump in a federal appeals court arguing he is immune from prosecution for his attempts to cling to power after the 2020 election. what the judges appeared to signal. >>> our one-on-one with secretary of state antony blinken in israel. is there still hope for another hostage deal? what he told us. >>> a shocking moment on live tv. armed men taking over the studio in ecuador. the growing questions about the panel that blew off that boeing 737 max 9. were the bolts meant to secure it installed? >>> and from flying cars to a.i. bartenders. the future is here at the world's biggest tech show. ♪♪ >> announce

think about it, i represent a district in the midwest, iowa is in the midwest. all said they— farmers in my district all said they hated tariffs but they trusted that trump was doing the right— trusted that trump was doing the right thing. in the end, we renegotiated and it was better for american agriculture. we had — for american agriculture. we had a — for american agriculture. we had a china trade deal, bilateral trade deal, that was better— bilateral trade deal, that was better for the american farmer after— better for the american farmer after the — better for the american farmer after the proper administration negotiated. sits after the proper administration negotiated-— negotiated. as you see joe biden distinguish - negotiated. as you see joe biden distinguish himself l negotiated. as you see joe - biden distinguish himself from trump, china is not one of those. the biden administration kept a lot in place. what is interesting is you see both parties seem tough on china, but this rift around how tough on russia to be, as if you could decouple the two. as

and also very cold throughout the midwest.low normal, parts of montana, where we were married, -40°. this is the "washington post". so i just want to know of mr. kerry, whatever happened to global warming. every time you get a little heat wave or every time you get a bad rain rainstorm everyone runs with the crazy stories of global warming, global warming, climate change, we'll get to e.v.s in a minute, no one wants an e.v. but how about global freezing. not just iowa but the midwest of the country and maybe more. >> sandra: montana, baby, whoa. >> larry: it evens out. you cannot apply long-term cycles of warming to what amounts to bad weather for a week or two. this is what kerry and these others in the administration -- the whole thing is -- it is a hoax. global warming is a hoax. the idea that it's some kind of emergency is a complete and utter hoax. and -- it's a hoax also. >> sandra: real world economic consequences and policies and that is the thing. the president is touting his bidenomics economic policies on the ground

and then across the midwest, ice is in the forecast.t will have been for some of us overnight tonight including chicago warming up tomorrow, but the snow going further north, as temperatures warm, everyone sees plain old rain instead of the ice. >> norah: mike bettis, thank you. now to some breaking news from the middle east, u.s. military jets from the aircraft carrier uss eisenhower attacked houthi targets in yemen today, this is now the eighth u.s. strike against the iranian backed militia attacking cargo ships and oil tankers in the red sea. cbs's charlie d'agata has more tonight from the region. >> reporter: the joint u.s./u.k. strike hit eight houthi targets today and attacked smaller in scope compared to allies launching jets from the same eisenhower aircraft carrier and cyprus 11 days ago. striking more than 60. and that's ongoing u.s.-led fight against houthi militants, u.s. military officials say the search for two missing navy seals has ended, declaring them deceased. 37-year-old christopher j chambers for maryland and 27-yea

and then across the midwest, ice is in the forecast.t will have been for some of us overnight tonight including chicago warming up tomorrow, but the snow going further north, as temperatures warm, everyone sees plain old rain instead of the ice. >> norah: mike bettes, thank you. now to some breaking news from the middle east, u.s. military jets from the aircraft carrier uss eisenhower attacked houthi targets in yemen today. this is now the eighth u.s. strike against the iranian backed militia attacking cargo ships and oil tankers in the red sea. cbs's charlie d'agata has more tonight from the region. >> reporter: the joint u.s./u.k. strike hit eight houthi targets today and attacked smaller in scope compared to when allies launched jets from the same eisenhower aircraft carrier and cyprus 11 days ago. striking more than 60. and that's ongoing u.s.-led fight against houthi militants, u.s. military officials say the search for two missing navy seals has ended, declaring them deceased. 37-year-old christopher j chambers for maryland and 27

tonight, millions from the snowy midwest to the tornado-scarred southeast are still in the throes of yesterday's severe and deadly weather outbreak. many communities in the northeast today battling the aftermath of floods after several inches of rain driven by powerful winds and leaving many without power. along the gulf coast, recovery will take longer after 24 reported tornadoes. at least five deaths are being blamed on the storm, but there will be little time to prepare for the next one. a system pounding the west tonight, but expected to bring cross-country misery by week's end. the next storm expected to leave frigid temperatures in its wake, and tonight heavy snow falling in the cascades and sierra nevada mountains where an avalanche has killed at least one person at a popular ski resort in california. al roker will lay out the track in a moment, but first the latest from emilie ikeda. >> reporter: tonight another winter wallop charging into the west where an avalanche at a lake tahoe ski resort killed one person and injured another according to authorities. the avalanche carve

and we want to buy 21 points and the rest was history, we went up and down the east coast through the midwest, we went through and it was a beautiful thing to see, even if you look at 2020 we did better in 2020 than 2016. i think right now we have the highest level of enthusiasm that anybody has ever seen, ever before. the reason, the reason they are so bad, they are destroying our country, we have the worst president in the history of our country and he is destroying, he is destroying our country, i just told a very early and interviewer who might be right there, lawrence, come here for a second. get over here. he gave me a killer interview. [cheering] i just said the happiest person with biden's jimmy carter, jimmy carter and his administration was brilliant by comparison, before we begin i would like to take time to congratulate ron desantis and of course a really terrific person, we got to know his wife casey for running a great campaign for president. he ran a really great campaign. it's not easy they think it's easy doing the stuff, it is not easy. as you know he left the campaign trail

plus a massive winter storm unleashes heavy snow and freezing temperatures across the plains and midwestm max gordon in grand rapids, michigan. all the latest coming up and we have another storm on the way as well. >> rain for us. snow in the sierra. better look at what we can expect for the weekend coming up this election is a choice between results or just rhetoric. californians deserve a senator who is going to deliver for them every day and not just talk a good game. adam schiff. he held a dangerous president accountable. he also helped lower drug cost, bring good jobs back home, and build affordable housing. now he's running for the senat. our economy, our democracy, our planet. this is why we fight. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message. park, millbrae and west oakland stations. rates dropped $2 at the bay fair, hayward, richmond, and warm springs south fremont stations at the coliseum station, the daily rate went down almost $3 from $7, and $0.10 to $4.70. the biden administration will start canceling student loans for more borrowers as soon as next week. >> it's part of a n

it's a big change from last winter, when the midwest saw warmer weather and less snowfall.n an annual assessment of global temperatures, nasa climate researchers say it's likely that we'll still see above average temperatures as the year continues. even with climate change, we'll still have winter winters in general are getting warmer with climate change, every year isn't necessarily the hottest, it's just that we're seeing this trend overall. forecasters. expect this weekend's cold temperatures to move into the northeast by next week. in grand rapids, michigan, max gordon, fox weather. >> anna barry weather not an extreme chill for us, but more clouds and some rain. making a comeback in your saturday forecast. and we'll have the update coming up. all right. >> let's go to ktvu. alex savidge now with a look at some of the stories we're working on for west coast rap at seven right here on ktvu. greg thank you. >> coming up tonight at seven bitter cold temperatures prompting a state of emergency tonight in parts of oregon on west coast rap. we'll show you how people across th

severe storms in the midwest already. and then from florida to the carolinas all the way up the east coast, thousands of flights cancelled or delayed. chicago's o'hare airport ordering a groundstop for a time. the windchills coming 20 to 65 degrees below zero. alex perez live in chicago. rob marciano timing this out tonight and tomorrow. >>> also tonight, the new video just in. the u.s.-led air strikes against iranian-backed militants. the houthi rebels in yemen. the u.s. now firing more than 80 tomahawk cruise missiles, dozens of targets hit. and what the white house is saying tonight about concerns over a wider war. mary bruce with late reporting. >>> new images not seen before from inside the cabin of that alaska airlines flight just moments after the door plug tore off at 16,000 feet, leaving that huge hole in the cabin. the haunting images of what it was like in the rows near that hole in the plane. >>> just three days to go until the iowa caucuses, and this is what they're dealing with. tonight, ron desantis still c

. >> more bitter cold extends from the midwest to the deep south this morning, and the midwest and northeast could see more snow by this weekend. we'll check your forecast in a few minutes. >> now to the race for the white house. former president trump is launching new attacks against former south carolina governor nikki haley. just six days before the new hampshire primary. here's abc's lionel moise this morning. >> debate canceled thursday's gop primary debate in new hampshire scrapped after nikki haley pulled out, saying she'd only attend if former president trump was also on stage. >> that's who i'm running against. there is nobody else i need to debate. i have had five strong debates and have done plenty of them, he can't hide forever. >> trump fresh off his landslide win in iowa, now focusing his attacks on haley, who's been surging in the polls in new hampshire. trump last night hitting haley on taxes and social security. >> she's not tough enough. nikki haley supported a brutal 23% national sales tax, which is a disaster, by the way. why she did it. and that's why some people will ca

severe storms in the midwest already. then from florida to the carolinas all the way up the east coast. thousands of flights canceled or delayed. chicago's o'hare airport ordering a ground stop for a time. the windchills coming 20 to 65 degrees below zero. alex perez live in chicago. rob marciano timing this out tonight and tomorrow. >>> also tonight, the new video just in. the u.s.-led air strikes against iranian-backed militants. the houthi rebels in yemen. the u.s. firing more than 80 tomahawk cruise missiles, dozens of targets hit. what the white house is saying tonight about concerns over a wider war. mary bruce with late reporting. >>> new images not seen before from inside the cabin of that alaska airlines flight just moments before the door plug tore off at 16,000 feet, leaving that huge hole in the cabin. the haunting images of what it was like in the holes near that row in the plane. >>> three days to go until the iowa caucuses and this is what they're dealing with. tonight, ron desantis still campaigning. nikki

blizzard conditions in the midwest. the storm system leaving more than 400,000 in the dark nationwide. >> it's rough. it's slippery. >> reporter: blinding snow stranding drivers in iowa. the whipping winds reducing visibility to near zero at times making travel nearly impossible. up and down the northeast many states seeing major flooding from that same storm system. in new hampshire, authorities are rescuing residents from their homes. the high tide breaking records, submerging streets and cars, covering them with thick sea foam. in maine water surging into the streets. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: washing away this local landmark, surrounding homes in duxbury. >> things are floating. >> reporter: this restaurant flooded. water forced inside by the rising tides despite boarded up windows and doors. in new jersey their flooding emergency made even worse by that system. for the second time in three weeks the river overflowing. rescue crews evacuating this flooded hotel stranded by rising waters from the hudson river. and

wind chill in the rocky mountains of the great plains of the midwest dropped to -34° celsius.rning i was on the road, the battery was fully charged, but the heater is working, the heated seats and steering wheel too, and i also warm up the interior before getting into the car, this uses up a lot of battery. after temperatures dropped to double digits below zero, those charging ports stopped working, leaving many tesla owners stuck in long lines here since sunday. everything is just frozen, now i have to call a tow truck to take the car to a service center. tesla is the only option available right now. the south is also experiencing unusual cold weather conditions, icy roads, causing havoc in alabama. this truck is sliding down the highway in houston. since midnight, there have been more than 100 accidents due to slippery roads. you know, texans are usually used to the heat in the summer. this is very unusual for us. i mean what it feels like to have temperatures of 19° below zero in dalys and 21° below zero in fort. yes, you have already seen how everything is closing, the num

. >> ainsley: cold front sweeping through the midwest with record snowfall at des moines internationalport. >> steve: that's right. that slowed down ron desantis yesterday getting to our location. meanwhile, snowplow drivers are working overtime in milwaukee, wisconsin as the great lakes region gets socked. right now, in madison, wisconsin, fox weather correspondent max gorden is standing by where it looks like they have cleared the streets behind you, max. >> yeah. the plows are out in morning. it is frigid and people are digging out after a winter wall will you please hammered the region yesterday and the day before here in madison wisconsin a snow emergency declared after the same storm system dumped nearly a foot of snow across the great plains that includes in des moines, iowa. these are pictures from des moines. the state received records amounts of snow as presidential candidates make last push before the iowa caucuses. the winter weather caused trouble for air traffic. hundreds of flights canceled or delayed across hubs in the midwest and great plains due to rain, wind and snow

light snow throughout the up upper midwest. we're looking at snow into the intermountain west and look at all the snow stretching from tupper great lakes down to the south central states could see some snow and rain also in portions of the south centl states rabu san angelo 64 in houston, and 55 in shreveport that's your monday forecast. >> okay. thank you so much, michelle. >>> coming up, the packers pillage the vikings in the last sunday night game of the year. >>> but first, we're back in 60 seconds with a look at some of our favorite stories from 2023 . start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. i'm adding downy unstopables to my wash. now i'll be smelling fresh all day long. [sniff] still fresh. ♪♪ get 6x longer-lasting freshness, plus odor protection. try for under $5! you know that feeling of having to re-wash dishes that didn't get clean? i don't. cascade platinum plus has me doing dishes...differently. scrub, soak? nope. i just scrape, load... and i'm done. platinum plu

light snow throughout the up upper midwest. we're looking at snow into the intermountain west and look at all the snow stretching from tupper great lakes down to the south central states could see some snow and rain also in portions of the south ceral states san angelo 64 in houston, and 55 in shreveport that's your monday forecast. >> okay. thank you so much, michelle. >>> coming up, the packers pillage the vikings in the last sunday night game of the year. >>> but first, we're back in 60 seconds with a look at some of our favorite stories from 2023 . start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. i'm adding downy unstopables to my wash. now i'll be smelling fresh all day long. [sniff] still fresh. ♪♪ get 6x longer-lasting freshness, plus odor protection. try for under $5! you know that feeling of having to re-wash dishes that didn't get clean? i don't. cascade platinum plus has me doing dishes...differently. scrub, soak? nope. i just scrape, load... and i'm done. platinum plus is

tonight, another storm system on the move after days of heavy rain and flooding evacuations in the midwest as melting ice triggers flash floods. >>> the deadly shooting at a chicago school two students gunned down as they walked out. what we're learning. >>> the controversial execution in alabama for the first time ever, an inmate put to death with nitrogen gas. eyewitnesses describe him shaking for minutes. what his victim's family is saying. >>> the u.n.'s top court ordering israel to prevent genocide in gaza but not calling for a cease-fire. >>> and the stunning allegations, did some u.n. workers in gaza take part in the hamas terror attack? >>> the first boeing 737 max 9 plane to return to the sky after that door plug blew off in midair what to do if you don't want to fly on one. >>> taylor swift fans outraged the fake explicit a.i. generated images of her that spread online i asked the ceo of microsoft, can this be stopped? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin with the breaking news here in new york where just a sh

troubling discovery on some of the same plane as inspections get under way around the world >>> the midwest braces for a winter blast from heavy snow to the threat of overnight tornados we're tracking the wicked weather wreaking havoc this morning. >>> big blue on cloud nine, after the wolverines clawed through the huskies for the first championship title in nearly 30 years. >>> teadearly beloved, we could soon be gathered on broadway for "purple rain". "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera we begin with the latest in the trials of donald trump the former president is expected to be back in a courtroom today. this time in washington, d.c., to attend a hearing in a federal election interference case brought by special counsel jack smith. brie jackson joins us now from d.c. hi, brie, good morning what's happening in this case today? >> reporter: today's hearing is all about former president trump's claim that he is protected by presidential immunity mr. trump is arguing that former presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for any official acts that were tak

freezing rain is plaguing the midwest and south. at least 86 people have died due to dangerous weather over the last week. and minnesota residents have been experiencing a strange phenomenon likely righted to the frigid temps our affiliate in minneapolis has the story. >> reporter: on the shores of l the lake, a surprising wakeup call >> the whole house shook shook >> reporter: there opportunity ap dont appear to be any damage. a cause has not been confirmed, but a possibility is frost quakes >> you have frozen ground, because there's some water in the soil that freezes, and the whole ground is frozen and all of a sudden a crack forms really rapidly it releases energy that sometimes you can hear it's the boom. sometimes it causes shaking. >> reporter: he says frost quakes need a combination of favorable moisture levels in the soil and rapidly-changing tim ps >> still, any time there are big changes in temperature, the frozen ground is trying to expand or contract, depending on whether or not it's heating or cooling. when it does tha

the next storm system is going to bring snow to parts of the plains, spreading into the midwest. the south will start to see some kind of wintry mix a little bit of rain, a little bit. ice that they'll have to contend with as we get through the afternoon and evening hours. then the mid atlantic and northeast on tap for light to moderate snow. new york, washington, d.c., again, the lake-effect snow will ramp up and we're dealing with slick travel we have the potential for a half a foot or foot out west and 1 to 3 inches is the more widespread amount, bus and dealing with snow. mid-30s for philadelphia high 30s with mostly cloudy skies in washington, d.c and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you >> we'll see you in a little bit. "early today" is back in a minute with a dang prus new chapter for the nation's libraries. r the nation's libraries. could be a sign that your digestive system isn't at its best. but a little metamucil everyday can help. metamucil's psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down and also helps lower cholesterol and slow

. >>> still ahead here, the midwest bracing for blizzard-like conditions, part of the winter storm setwallop the u.s. >>> plus donald trump's monologue outside the courtroom after his civil fraud trial in new york wraps up. >>> welcome back. new attacks on the waters of the middle east with the iranian navy seizing a greek owned oil tanker. armed men reportedly wearing masks boarded the vessel known as the st. nick has and ordered it to sail to an iranian port. let's bring in max foster. max, good morning. always good to see you. so this seizure comes on the heels of the secretary of state blinken's trip to the region. he was trying to cool tensions. what do you think this means in the context of that? >> i think it has been interpreted -- a lot of people in the region are quite confused by it. a whole week shuttling through the region trying to talk about not allowing the gaza war to inflame the region and widen the war. snd an as soon as get to the end of the week, u.s. and ucuk fighter taking out the houthi targets. that will inflame tensions in the region. so that is how it is bein

blizzard conditions in the midwest. >> i'm from the midwest.ave not experienced snow like this in a long time. >> strong winds swallowing roadways from the deep south through the east coast. >> due to the flash flooding, within hours, two hours we had to close 30 streets to keep people out of harm's way. >> reporter: and a dozen tornados tearing through neighborhoods in florida. >> the back of the house was ripping off and i almost couldn't get the door shut it was trying to suck the door open. >> reporter: families dealing with what the storms left behind thousands without power with forecasters warning more severe weather is on the way. jay gray, nbc news. >>> back at home, king tides coupled with rain caused flooding in mill valley. look at this video taken at the holiday inn the park lot flooded. one man tells us he helped move a car for a woman so she would not have to get wet. >> that is nice. i came in for the parking lot to our studio about a 17-second walk and i got drenched. >> you didn't bring your umbrella? >> i didn't listen to the

>>> >>> winter weather buries the midwest while severe storms batter the eastern seaboard. a dozen destructive tornados leaving half a million americans in the dark. angie lassman is tracking the hardest-hit spots. >>> from the courtroom and back again. >>> a major change at meta how the social media giant is making facebook and instagram more teen friendly >>> and let's hope what happens in vegas this week doesn't stay in vegas the gadgets of tomorrow are here today at the biggest tech expo in the world we'll take you inside >>> get ready for baby yoda's big screen tour deforce. it's wednesday, january 10th "early today" starts right now >>> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera we begin this morning as wicked weather is wreaking havoc across the united states, leaving at least four dead, bringing dangerous wind, heavy rain and snow, thunderstorms and tornados more than half a million are still without power along the eastern seaboard maggie vespa starts us off >> reporter: across the u.s., our once-mild winter taking a sudden, violent turn >> holy crap >> reporter: a sp

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then on the colder side the blue is snow falling throughout portions of the midwest into the northern plains, the upper midwest and the west coast we're really wet, too, a series of storms moving on shore, we will see that again today. heavy rain leading to the chance of localized flash flooding, some ice falling and also heavy mountain snow. 50 million people impacted by winter alerts. the pink and purple, we are looking at ice storm warnings, that's going to be a big problem today and tomorrow. this is a setup, an area of low pressure pulling that gulf moisture in, heavy rain where you see darker colors, the pinks and purples where we see that freezing rain. we are going to see snow into the northern parts of this storm system. locally up to 10 inche falling along the gulf coast and also parts of texas. 66 in houston. and that's your monday forecast. >> okay. we will see you in a bit. thank you. >>> coming up, the pride of detroit, the lions roar to his first conference championship in over 30 years. who else made the cut? >>> first, steve cedric is here with a hacking headache for

. >>> this morning, yet another winter wallop is bringing rain and snow to the midwest and plains.illions are under alerts, this comes after a week of frigid temperatures brought deadly ice, heavy snow and high winds across the country. there have been over 60 weather-related deaths since january 12th and officials warn this number will likely increase as the week goes on. >>> warmer weather is on the way, after weeks of snow we're looking at rain moving toward the middle of the country. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is here tracking it all. we're going to trade in the layers for the umbrellas and rain gear, right? >> that's right. we're going to see the pattern change, warmer air coming in, not exactly today, but wednesday we're going to notice a big difference in the eastern half of the nation. temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees above normal. we're really active. you can see in the west some snow, some ice, some rain. that's also happening in the middle of the country. really really busy this morning. in the southern plains, parts of texas, you see some thunderstorms thi

that storm is now heading east to the already hard hit plains and midwest. before striking the northeast, hitting communities inundated with water from storms earlier this week, new video shows the scene tuesday night, firefighters near philadelphia helping a man trapped in a tree with water rushing all around him in norwich, connecticut, residents evacuated amid fears a dam on the yantic river could bust open . >> hopefully this dam will not go so that's our biggest fear right now. >> rivers are raging from maryland to maine. wow all that rain on top of the weekend. >> snow has rivers like the passaic here in new jersey running high and rising. >> those communities unlikely to see a break in precipitation. heavy rain and snow are predicted for many of those northeast areas beginning friday evening. but through it all, residents are showing their resilience in wayne township, new jersey, roads are overflowing with water unsafe to drive on, so julie lynch and her husband john bought a boat just to get to and from their house. >> it's crazy, but it's we got to

i including in places like the midwest unions with medicare essential to driving legislation. and so it's not simply a question of how good was johnson? a key question. but why then did skills work? and why was he able to use them so effectively? and for me, those are two big parts of that 1960s moment. so we we've got this, we've got the movement, we've got the majorities we've got the personality, we've got the style, got the knowledge and the skill. but nikki, all of that we know doesn't necessarily mean that your opposition drops away. and yet. i want you to help us understand, was going on in the gop at that time. i mean, what the level of pushback and why didn't. why weren't they more successful? why didn't they push even harder to prevent johnson at that moment? we're going to come back later and talk about the later years. but at that moment, to try and prevent from doing things that they thought were anathema to american democracy. well, part of the issue was that there were a number of republicans were on johnson's side. he had relied on republicans for, his margin o

. >> this is a regional bank with a strong presence in the midwest and southeast.s three main businesses, commercial bank and consumer and small business banking as well as wealth and asset management. earnings are slightly makes a we have eps higher than expected. we have net interest income and net interest margin coming and slightly below expectations. this comes as many regional banks are facing similar issues. they have muted loan growth as well as higher funding costs. overall, provisions for credit losses were much lower than expectations. looking at deposit growth, it was almost at 170 billion dollars. this is a 5% year-over-year increase in its compared to a 3% decline across the industry. it has to do with the strong expansion across regions and the midwest and southeast. year-over-year, the stock is flat. maybe it's not that bad considering a huge drop in 2023 but the stock has followed other regional banks. issues are still the same but i want to point out the bank has reduced his exposure to commercial real estate on the main question for analysts -- i