good morning. coming up on "early today," breaking news, a judge blocks president obama's order on immigration. 5 million people facing deportation are now in limbo. an incredible scene in west virginia where an oil train derailed and exploded causing an environmental nightmare. and absolute mess an ice storm from oklahoma to carolinas heads northeast even shutting down the federal government. plus cyclist lance armstrong is ordered to pay $10 million, a dicey situation in piggly wiggly and mardi gras. "early today" starts right now.

good morning. i'm milissa rehberger. we begin with breaking news this morning. late last night a federal judge infection temporarily blocked president obama's executive order on deportation. the fate of 5 million undocumented immigrants is once again in limbo. the new ruling comes two days before u.s. citizenship and immigration services was supposed to start accepting applications for the deferred action program. with the injunction texas and 25 other states can sue the federal government to permanently stop the executive orders. in a statement texas governor greg abbott praised the decision saying that it quote, rightly stops the president's overreach in its tracks. white house calling it lawful and common sense. they say the department of justice has previously indicated will appeal that decision. in west virginia safety officials are investigating the cause of a fiery train

derailment. the freight train was carrying crude oil. it derailed and exploded about 30 miles southeast of charleston at least one train car plunged into a nearby river causing worry over contamination. csx released a statement late last night saying personnel and agencies are continuing their assessment to determine the number of cars derailed and resulting oil loss. nbc's tracie pots in washington for us. what's the latest? >> reporter: the latest investigators on the scene in west virginia. federal investigators trying to figure out if the weather, the severe weather that we're having frigid temperatures and snow had anything to do with that crash. it looks like a winter wonderland on fire. a 300 foot fireball over west virginia thick black smoke blanketing two small towns. 1,000 people were evacuated.

they are in hotels and shelters this morning. >> when i went outside, one of the bigger explosions happened. by that time i got in the car to get ready to get out of there. >> reporter: the csx train was carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil. it slammed into a house. several exploded. >> we were standing by the river bank and saw the train explode and our cars explode. >> concerns about contamination, oil leaking out. power went out. officials shut down two water plants as a precaution. as for the fires, officials are letting them burn out. amazingly only one person was treated for smoke inhalation. no one else was injured. part of the concern here these older cars carrying crude across our country. washington has been concerned about that. in fact right now there's a proposal at the white house from the transportation department. they want to add about an eighth

of an inch of steel to those older cars to make them thicker and safer. >> tracie potts, thank you. in the fight against isis revenge attacks are ramping up. there are new reports another 35 egyptians have been killed in areas of libya that are controlled by isis and other islamic extremists. this comes one day after egypt launched an airstrike in libya. that was in retaliation for those gruesome isis murders of 21 egyptian christians. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: 21 egyptians paraded along the waterfront before before beheaded in india even as the terror group threatened to kill more egyptians in libya. more than 1,000 migrants unable to find jobs at home. egypt scrambled f 16s to retaliate striking isis targets,

the first time they have taken action against the terror group. back home at the impoverished area they grieved calling them monitors. in italy last western power evacuated its citizens and pope francis mourned the latest victims. he said their only words were jesus help me. they were killed simply for the fact they were christians. in libya, civil war is taking root. >> only one message comes from them. convert to our ways do things our ways or we're going to kill you. >> nbc's andrea mitchell reporting. an arbitration panel ordering disgraced cyclist lance armstrong to pay $10 million. it is the result of a fraud dispute with dallas-based company fca promotions. here is why. fca gave armstrong $12 million in bonuses during his string of seven tour de france titles but

they say armstrong engaged in an unparalleled pageant of international perjury, fraud, and conspiracy for lying about using performance enhancing drugs. they now want some of that money back. apparently it looks like they may get it. a first in the "american sniper" murder trial. the video confession from accused killer eddie ray routh played in court. here is nbc's jacob race con. >> reporter: for several minutes eddie routh doesn't move. the jury hears the hour long recording the media ordered not to broadcast audio. the questions begins doesn't answer directly rambling about flying pigs and people feeding on his soul. then he confesses he shot chris kyle first. i knew if i didn't take out his soul he was coming for mine next. he admits stealing the truck and trying to escape.

at least three times the investigator asks routh if he understood if what he did was wrong and he said yes, yes sir. and he said he'd like to see his parents parents one last time and hug his mom and then he's said, i'm just sorry for what i've done and we can work this out. and quote, i guess i need to be doing more thanking in this town than hurting people. >> that was nbc's jacob racescon. carolinas will see freezing rain. the big bull's eye on places like virginia and washington, d.c. they may see up to nine inches of snow. snow emergency in effect that means no school. federal offices are also closed. late last night "air force one" landed in a very snowy maryland. the president back from a trip

to palm springs, california. in snow hit virginia there is this. a very close call for nbc news crew, an suv sliding out of control. it slammed into a vehicle and stopped within inches of crew's live truck. down south they are digging out in kentucky. more than eight inches of snow fell on monday. 23,000 tons of salt were used on snowy roads. in arkansas an icy mess made travel there treacherous. now to meteorologist domenica davis. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the west is quiet. that's good news. rocky weather east of the rockies. for the west it's been quiet. this dry weather is going to continue along with some warmer weather. temperatures running a few degrees above normal which is great. here is a look at yesterday's highs. we had 79 in arizona.

it was 70 in l.a. here is a look at temperatures today, even warmer in l.a. 74 degrees. it's 69 in las vegas, 52 in albuquerque, still looking at snow showers out through the rockies. so much cooler out there. casper 31 with snow showers.nd down to denver with temperatures in the mid-30s. and that's a look at your monday forecast. >> tuesday. thank you so much. this morning the music world has lost a great singer and songwriter. ♪ it's my party i'll cry if i want to cry if i want to you would cry too if it happened to you ♪

>> lesley gore topped the charts in 1963 at only 16 years old with "it's my party." gore died monday at a new york city hospital. she had reportedly been battling lung cancer. gore was more than a one-hit wonder, by the way. she also sang "you don't own me" and "sunshine, lollipops and rainbows." she was 60-year-old. a new poll reveals who americans believe is our greatest enemy. next check out mayville, wisconsin, 92-year-old driver turned parking lot of piggly wiggly into what looked like a demolition derby. almost a dozen cars were damaged there. luckily nobody was injured. police say the man will not face any charges but the dmv will probably review his driving record. we'll be right back. when sharing mcnuggets with friends, distribute using alphabetical order. anthony first, then brenda. any friend named william who now claims to prefer billy is an obvious attempt to move up and should be rebuffed. made with all white meat

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today is fat tuesday as mardi gras comes to a head tonight. nbc's jay gray joins me now from the heart of all of it bourbon street. it's a rainy day, though.

do you think that will dampen things? >> good morning, milissa. early indications, people are hear to have a good time and they will do that rain or show. it's a tradition here at mardi gras and looks like it will continue. we've seen rain over the last day or so. a lot cooler temperatures windchill in the 20s, temperatures in the 30s. take a look down bourbon street. you can see crews are out and starting to get things ready for the final day of mardi gras bringing in replacement refreshments, if you will for some of the establishments here. there are still people out believe it or not early in the morning as the sun is coming up here either wrapping up last night's parties or getting an early start on the last day of the carnival season. parades will roll a bit early this morning. tens of thousands, milissa, pouring here into the french quarter to wrap things up on what is traditionally the

biggest party of the mardi gras season. back to you. >> you look like you're ready for it with that bling. nbc's jay gray. thank you so much. other stories we're following, the driver of the red van led police in multi-city chase on freeways but ended right here. the driver ran a red light and collided with the jeep. the van came to a stop seconds later when it crashed into a tree. the driver was taken to the hospital for injuries. a drastic shift in how americans view its enemies. a new gallup poll show 18% of americans think russia is u.s.'s biggest enemy. that's up from 2% two years ago and now beats out north korea. new congress doing a good job up 16% from december when the old congress was on its way out. time to get down to business. u.s. labor secretary tom perez in san francisco where he will mediate a massive labor dispute threatening to cost the u.s.

economy an estimated $2 billion a day. the showdown between dock workers and shippers from southern california to seattle has already upended supply chains. according to a new survey by carnegie mellon university of 1,000 drivers, 70% want a self-driving car to automatically adjust to weather conditions. 60% want the car to park itself. and baby boomers want to read and relax without having to do anything at all. the massive cold and snow has one new york town temporarily giving up on trying to attract visitors. the visit ithica website shifts to a promo for florida keys. that's it we surrender, keys you win. dog lovers stick around. just ahead we'll show you the top toy dog and her famous owner coming up. you won't believe how one marathon runner made it over the finish line. it is determination like you

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uh-oh, america's most famous 27 foot hot dog on wheels is out of commission. the iconic oscar mayer wienermobile had a fender-bender on a pennsylvania road sunday when it crashed into a pole. but not to worry, oscar mayer

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the 28-year-old singer says her boyfriend of four years, chicago fire actor taylor kenny popped the question on valentine's day. gaga instagram's this photo of a rather large heart-shaped diamond ring saying he gave me his heart on valentine's day and i said yes. congratulations to them both. the death toll keeps rising on game of thrones. hbo may kill off characters who actually survive in the book. he says everybody better be on their toes. the fifth season april 12th. now, a spoiler alert -- >> the winner of the "celebrity apprentice" is --

lisa gibbons. ♪ ♪ >> that's right leeza was hired last night beating out geraldo rivera. $250 will go to her charity. the donald also announced the show is coming back for another season. finally star-studded snl anniversary show was one for the rates book. shot right here at 30 rock it was nbc's top rated prime time entertainment special aside from post super bowl shows in more than 10 years. the show averaged an impressive 23.1 million viewers. i'm milissa rehberger, this is "early today." we hope it is just your first stop of the day on nbc.

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leading the news "new york times," u.s. embedded spyware overseas claims a russian cyber security firm said the country target by u.s. intelligence agencies include iran asia pakistan and afghanistan. the report says spyware is embedded so deeply beyond the reach of anti-virus products and security control. in the dallas morning news woman to lead texas a&m corps cadets for the first time in history. she will assume command of 2400 cadets in the spring. she is expected to lead the largest a&m corps in 45 years. from nbcnews.com, mars one picks 100 to compete for one-way

red planet trip. the project plans to use a reality show to narrow down the competition to 24 people. winners would be expected to start up a permanent colony on mars. adventurous. other stories we're following today. thousands of people gathered for a candlelight vigil in copenhagen last night to honor the victims of saturday's shooting spree. two men under arrest this morning. they are suspected of aiding the gunman in a pair of deadly terror shootings. meanwhile we've also learned president obama called danish prime minister to offer condolences after that attack. from the "washington post," republicans are playing hot potato with homeland security funding. an impasse over the budget may cause department of homeland security to shut down at the end of the month. according to the post the republican-controlled house passed a bill it fully knew had no chance of passing the senate or being signed into law. you've heard of a cat stuck in a tree but this is just a

little bit different. firefighters in california had to rescue smoky, an 80-pound dog from the side of a cliff. oh no. how did he get there, you might wonder? of course he went after a squirrel at the park and it looks like the squirrel won. he ended up right here. it took a while for the two firemen to convince the outsmarted pooch to come down. as you can see, he eventually obliged. smoky, look at the trouble you get yourself into. they say curiosity killed the cat. a look ahead ashton carter will be sworn in as the next u.s. defense secretary. 60-year-old carter was confirmed by the senate thursday. he'll be sworn in by vice president joe biden in a private ceremony. later today he'll differ remarks to staff in a civilian ceremony. happy birthday to paris hilton 34 michael jordan 52 and jim brown 79.

i'm milissa rehberger. thanks for watching "early today."

massive explosions caught on camera for a train carrying crude oil derails in west virginia. now people in the area have no water. rvelgt plus plus president obama blocked the white house responding to a federal judge this morning who blocked the president's executive order on immigration. and help headed to the bay area. who the president is sending to help solve the port dispute threatening our economy. and a live look outside right now. the golden gate bridge on your tuesday, february the 17th. you're watching "today in the bay." and a very good morning to you. it's 4:30 i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. lot to get