coming up on "early today" a sunset dead line is quickly approaching but will isis hand over a jordanian pilot in exchange for a female suicide bomber. twenty twitter threats against passengers in the past few days. this has them scrambling jets and agents. keep drones away from super bowls, just days before the big game. plus check out incredible images mother nature wrought on an new england town. january 29th "early today" starts now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. jordanian government approaching a deadline set by isis. they are once again threatening to kill a jordanian pilot if a

female bomber isn't freed hours from now. isis post add new message purported purportedly using audio recording of japanese surviving hodgkin jie goto. >> i'm kenji goto. this is a message i've been told to send to you. >> he goes on to say if jordan doesn't meet isis demand the pilot will be killed. according to jordanian tv a minister was ready to meet a 24-hour deadline by tuesday and release the female suicide bomber in exchange for release of the pilot. japan's prime minister said they are analyzing the recording but they believe it is authentic. he told parliament they are asking jordanian government for help so both hostages are released. no word yet on the jordanian government on this new deadline. there is a new problem threatening airline flight schedules across the country and it has fbi on alert. sense saturday at least 20

different u.s. passenger planes target by bomb threats on twitter. tweets claiming to be from isis may be pranks but federal officials have no choice but to take them seriously. nbc's tracie potts is live from washington. tracie this is causing all kinds of trouble for airlines passengers and the fbi. >> sure. well, we already had bad weather this week. now over the last several days these bomb threats as well coming in through twitter. it has made a very difficult week for the airlines. not only spend tens of thousands of dollars trying to deal with this but it's been a huge inconvenience for passengers. they can't afford not to take everyone seriously. they have to ground the planes get everyone off, go through the bags. no bomb found by the fbi is investigating. twitter is cooperating. they have suspended the accounts

that are involved in this. meantime the fbi is saying it looks like it could be pranks or it could be copy cats not necessarily isis. some of those tweets were very specific like we are isis. we are here as in here on the plane. or we have planted explosives. in one case we know fighter jets ended up accompanying those planes as they were grounded. it may not be real in terms of isis but it's a federal fine punished by five years behind bars and a quarter million dollar fine. >> something to take seriously. tracie potts for us. we appreciate it. just days after a small drone crashed on the white house lawn purportedly by accident this morning there's a massive concern for the super bowl in phoenix. homeland there to review operations. an x-ray machine designed to scan trucks for explosives and contraband in minutes. also on the watch list drones.

fbi is telling people to leave them at home for the big day. >> going to the big day, have fun, cheer on your team. keep it a no drone zone. don't spoil the game. leave your drone at home. >> in phoenix this morning, we're three days away. i can imagine security is all right tight. >> yes, very tight. super bowl central already drawing big crowds and a huge security presence. excited fans. with divided loyalty sies. >> in the bag. >> brady. brady, gronk. >> all together in downtown phoenix a million people expected at super bowl central with a free concert and climbing the 30-foot tall rockwall known as the grand canyon experience. >> it comes easy after a while.

>> reporter: keeping the crowd safe at fan attractions and on game day is no small task. federal, state, local authorities have joined forces and reacting the see something, say something campaign. authorities say they have received no specific credible threats on the super bowl but on the lookout for anything including lone wolf-style attacks. >> keenly aware while majority of people view super bowl as the culmination of the football season others see this as a high-profile targetoon world stage. >> reporter: a bit of a dress rehearsal before the big game, it put crews behind getting ready for super bowl play. in years' past they have been held in different locations. >> been a lot of sleepless nights. yeah we're looking forward to it. >> reporter: the logo painted on, fields rolled out for prep work and rolled back in and a stadium and security force ready for sunday.

all glendale and phoenix police will be working every day this super bowl week. frances, that is more than 3,000 officers on the street. thank you. >> in phoenix arizona, thank you very much. there is only one place to catch super bowl xlix all day sunday right here on nbc. patriots, seahawks. make sure you don't miss it. it started as an argument between former lovers at a bar called trammps and ended like this. before the chase two ex-lovers led to shots fired and people injured. police responded. they said they got another call driver the victims cars on the way to the hospital. a third passenger dar reduce johns, who goes by miss d pulled a gun out of his hello kitty purse and fired. he didn't hit anything. police captured the shooter after a chase that ended in a crash. miss d was also arrested.

island of nantucket devastated by this storm. 70-mile-per-hour winds left thousands without power with some fleeing to shelters to avoid flooding. restricted to utility vehicles only some as far as canada. the island remains in a state of emergency. here is a picture from massachusetts near boston. it shows massive waves crashing on the coast right before high tide. nbc meteorologist bill karins here with tuesday -- thursday forecast. we don't want to do that. that's when the storm was starting to end. >> really amazing picture. crashing waves beautiful enough but waves with spray coated in ice. that's different. you don't see that very often. pretty rare. let's talk about the super bowl forecast rain headed in. a close call how long it sticks around. we're looking at plenty of clouds not too much hitting the ground yet. that will change tomorrow. let me show you how this will

play out. as far as the timing of the rain goes the white just shows you the clouds. as we go throughout the evening, that's when some rain comes into the picture, maybe after everyone home from work and school definitely rain to phoenix and tucson heavier rain cold in new mexico for areas of snow. by the time we get into friday another band of rain is possible right over the city. so we're going to have some of our festivities there getting soaked. they do a lot of stuff outdoors for the super bowl before the game is actually played. by saturday it starts to move out a little bit. but saturday night it's over and looks like the big game should be dry. not fun for make its way into california where the mountains continue to lose snowpack. a very important snow survey is going to be done in the

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breaking often malaysian investigators have officially declared disappearance of flight mh 370 an accident. they concluded during the march 2013 flight the plane exhausted its fuel supply while flying over southern indian ocean. officials said the search for the plane, which they believe is on the sea floor, is still a priority. the declaration paves the way for families to file compensation claims. other stories making news confirmation hearings continue on capitol hill for attorney general nominee.

dominating the first day during a tense moment limpbl pressed by senator jeff sessions about the president's new measures granting work permits for 4 million people. her response undocumented immigrants have the same rights as u.s. citizens to work in this country. citizenship is a privilege not a right. a hearing whether to create a police oversight board turned into a shouting match at city hall. they ordered officials to get the meeting under control and that's when the scuffle broke out. elected officials create a civilian panel in the wake of the shooting death by michael brown by a police officer. the police association feels it would disregard an officer's right to due process. finally justice over 50 years in the making for nine black men arrested in 1961 at a lunch counter sit-in. the south carolina judge threw out quicks against the men known

as friendship nine. here is how one of them reacted to the ruling. >> i just hold my head up. it hasn't been down. a little bit harder. i think god is going to let us live a little longer because of it enjoy some of the quote, unquote, freedom. an outbreak in eight different states. many cases clearly linked to disney land in california. visitors who caught the virus came home and in some cases spread it to others in their communities. this four-month-old is among 200 people that may have been exposed at a phoenix children's hospital. >> it's infuriating to know that all she did was go to a doctor's appointment she has to go to and she was exposed. >> measles one of the most contagious infectious diseases. urging people to get vaccinated.

time to get down to business with cnbc's lana good morning to you. >> social media giants the wall street forecast continued growth in ad sales. facebook generates two-thirds from mobile ads and says 80% of users posting status updates from smart phones and tablets. meet the new burger boss. mcdonald's replacing ceo strugs else with long sale slump. mcdonald's under fire adding too many items to menu slowing down service, other restaurants like chipotle and five guys. spotify, playstation, will be available this spring will sony will shut down existed music service that costs $10 a month. frances, back to you. >> thank you very much. a big upset in hoops. sports is next. care of intimate odor. vagisil odor block wash

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this morning on "today," nbc's dillen drier reports from the blizzard battered island of nantucket. >> reporter: so it wasn't easy but we got object one of the first ferries back here to nantucket. we shared the ride with a resident who escaped the storm and a lot of utility vehicles and fuel trucks food trucks to restock some of the shelves here. we'll have all the very latest on how the island is picking up

the pieces after the blizzard of 2015. it's all coming up on the "today" show. >> all right dylan, thank you very much. to the sports with australian open. top seeded serena williams heading to the final. second seed maria sharapova. final is saturday. kyrie irving had the hot hand last night, the trail blazers. irving scored a career best 55 points including franchise record three-pointers. the cavs win their eighth straight game 99-94. in college hoops an acc showdown ends in an upset, fourth ranked duke fell to notre dame 77-73. real madrid scar cristiano ronaldo received a two-match ban for this incident. he kicked one opponent and hit another player in the face with his forearm.

he will be able to return february 7th versus atletico madrid. the city took an unprecedented step taking statue out of storage to give fans a chance to remember former cubs player that passed away last friday of a heart attack. he was 83. michigan students took the harbaugh breakfast challenge based off the breakfast of jim harbaugh. what do they do replace milk with gatorade. they are saying yuck here. but check out these reactions. >> i kind of like it actually. >> that's actually not bad. >> yeah. >> i'd go as far as to say this is delicious. i think it's delicious. >> that's far. >> it's actually not that bad. oh, wait.

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time now for some entertainment news. taylor swift's new venture, trademarking. the star filed trademarks for some of her famous lines, such

as "this sick beat" and "nice to meet you. where you been?" . after six seasons of "parenthood" they are saying good night. tune in for the emotional finale on nbc. promoting his film mordechai, johnny depp had a rather unusual explanation as to why. >> but that's not the reason i wasn't here. i was attacked yesterday morning by a very rare -- rarely seen or experienced animal called the chupakabra. >> have you heard of chupacobra. for those that haven't heard of it legendary creech reportedly first seen in puerto rico. this is what a chupacabra looks like. the verdict is still out whether it's real along with yetis, bigfoot, stuff like that.

for you, bill karins when a weather man's map goes haywire. here is the lesson on how to keep cool. 1,270 1,270. i'm not authorized to evacuate but the temperature seems high. again, i'm not your bad but i'd get out while you can. i think steel boils at this point. so probably nothing left up there. >> classic. i love it. if you adopt want to bet on the super bowl betonly.com placed odds of katy perry having a wardrobe malfunction at 20-1 but the odds of whipped cream appearance 2-1. tune in to find out what's going to happen. >> don't do that. >> i'm frances rivera this is "early today," we hope it's your first stop of the day here on nbc. i want my yoga pants to smell like i sweat money. i want to smell the way champagne tastes. i love champagne. infuse your laundry with...

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leading the news from nbc news, e-cig stigma california declares vaping a health risk. urging to avoid using e-cigarettes. they say they emit toxic aerosole emitting 10 cancer causing chemicals. study of retirees linked youth football to brain problems. researchers tested 42 retired nfl players, those who played tackle football before 12 performed worse on test measuring word recall and flexibility and those that began playing after. some other stories we're following, too, the president is getting a new ride. the pentagon says it will use

boeing jets to replace the current fleet. 737 a carries a list -- a price tag here of $368 million. president bush 41 took delivery of the current "air force one" back in 1990. the american credited with in venting the laser has died. the nobel prize winning physicist charles towns there would likely be no cds, supermarket scansers lasik surgery. he was 99 years old. a polar bear wandering the streets of london. just roaming around. no one seems to care. this is actually a bear that's operated by two men. >> the head and face looks real. >> the whole thing disenfranchisement it really looks life like. the animal was unleashed as part of a promotional stunt there. like most of us you're probably looking forward to super bowl ads. one in particular is sure to send a powerful message against domestic violence. >> for delivery.

>> man, you've reached 911. this is an emergency line. >> half pepperoni, half mushroom. >> you know you called 911. >> ma'am, is everything okay over there. do you have an emergency or not? >> yes. >> you're unable -- >> a chilling psa. part of the "no more" campaign against domestic violence a 30 second version will air during super bowl. nfl donated air time to run the ad and paid for cost. it's the first ever commercial during super bowl to address domestic violence. aaron hernandez heads to court. opening statements expected in first degree murder trial. he's charged with killing oudin lloyd, a semipro football player in 2013. happy birthday to heather graham 45 oprah winfrey 61 i'm

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people like rushing out their windows and jumping down the ladder and they're on every window, not even on the side of the fire. >> a frantic night for people in san francisco trying to escape smoke and flames from a four-alarm fire. some jumped to safety. others had to be helped by firefighters and we know this morning one person died in that fire. >> that's tragic. let's show you what the scene looks like in san francisco. crews are still there making sure all the flames are out. >> good thursday morning. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and i'ms go, go. we'll have much more including a live report on the deadly fire in about one minute. first let's get a