brace yourselves for a siberian express that's barreling down from the north pole, bringing bone-chilling temperatures and difficult conditions. we will look back at the truly extraordinary life of astronaut, marine, senator, and american hero john glenn. >> breaking overnight, south rea's president impeached and millions take to the street in united fury. >> kirk douglas prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday. >> the seven things that will get you banned for life from uber. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning. i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. happy friday for you. millions of americans are going to have a tough time kicking back this weekend because millions are in the path of this

treacherous weather system that will blanket much of the country. >> already one vehicle pilep has had deadly results. three people killed, dozens injured along michigan's interstate 96. the chain reaction crash happened in near white-out conditions. dangerous travel. a polar vortex. much more. all of that part of the system making its way here. here's kristen dahlgren with the details. >> another multi-vehicle accident near erie, pennsylvania, shut down parts of interstate 90 and sent several people to the hospital. in upstate new york, a funnel cloud along with blowing snow and slippery roads. >> we had to drive really slow. >> even the professionals had trouble. some areas could see more than two feet of lake effect snow. out west, places like silem and portland, oregon, under a blanket of snow and ice. schools and city offices closed and flights canceled. an arctic blast hitting hard across much of the country.

walla walla washington, just 16 degrees. bolder dropped to 3, and casper, wyoming, a bone chilling 30 below. and it's far from over. the polar vortex could plunge temperatures even lower next week. >> that was kristen dahlgren reporting. our meteorologist bill karins is going to join us in a moment with the breaking details on the forecast. this morning, the nation mourns a true american hero. the terms legend and trailblazer may be thrown around a lot these days, but there are a few who have lived up to such praise. john glenn was one of those people. the astronaut, businessman, senator, and family man died at the age of 95 thursday. john glenn was many things, but above all else, he was a patriot. tom costello has more on his life. >> three, two, one. >> john glenn was more than an american hero.

for more than half his life, he was a 20th century icon, perhaps best known for what happened on february 20th, 1962. the first american to orbit the earth and put america back in the space race with the soviet union. >> i feel fine. oh, the view is tremendous. >> the late t.j. o'malley was at the nasa controls that day. >> until he died, he kept the button he pushed to send glenn into orbit. >> hit that engine start button. i said may the good lord ride all the way. >> john glenn returned to a hero's welcome. and invitations to address congress. >> as our knowledge of our universe in which we live

increases, may god grant us the wisdom to use it wisely. >> he was born in cambridge, went to a local college, and married his child hood sweetheart, anne. in 1957, a coast to coast supersonic record, los angeles to new york in less than three and a half hours. >> these are the men -- >> and then the early days of the astronaut corps, later immortalized in the movie "the right stuff." after a career in business, he was elected to the senate in ohio in 1974. >> john glenn needs you. >> and made an unsuccessful run for the presidency in 1984. then in 1998, nasa came calling again. at the age of 77, john glenn got his wish to return to space aboard the shuttle "discovery." >> booster ignition and liftoff of discovery. >> a lifetime of achievement and national service honored with

both the congressional gold medal and the presidential medal of freedom, the country's highest civilian wards. john glenn, pilot, astronaut, politician, husband, and father, and an american original. tom costell oh, nbc news, washington. >> well, we have new details about the two georgia officers who were fatally shot on wednesday. officers jodi smith and nick smarr were both friends. both were engaged to be married. smarr's sister was smith's fiancee. it started with a domestic disturbance. here's the actual call to 911. take a listen. >> somebody punched holes in my walls. they're shooting. >> oh, no. he shot the police. he shot one of them. >> the officer was shot? >> yes, and i don't know. >> both officers had been fatally shot by minguell lembrick and a manhunt began

after that. >> a georgia community in mourning. shortly after america's georgia police officer nick smarr's flag draped coffin arrived at the funeral home, word that a second officer had died. jodi smith, who had clung to life for a day, died in the intensive care unit. the two, best friends. >> jodi was there for nick. he heard him dispatched to that call, he knew he was nearby and he responded. >> the two cops were childhood buddies, went to the police academy together, both killed by minguell lembrick. following an intense frb manhunt, a dramatic conclusion, 26 hours after he shot both officers and went on the run, it ended with a self-inflicted gunshot. the cop killer desperate and holed up in the back room of a house only three miles from the initial shooting, committed suicide. he had a lengthy record 32 pages long. >> a convicted felon in

possession of a firearm and he wreaked havoc on the community. >> investigators say both smarr and smith each got off one shot, even after they were blindsided by the gunman while responded to a domestic dispute call. the police chief said the incident was captured on a body cam. >> it tells us they both did what they were supposed to do. >> even more heartbreaking knowing their background. >> want to turn to politics where donald trump will remain at the helm of a show that made him a household name. >> brian, you're fired. >> this morning, and yet another first, the president-elect will continue on as an executive producer of his hit show "the celebrity apprentice." that news comes from mgm, which produces the show that airs here on nbc. when asked if trump would continue to receive any of the show's royalties, hope hix says detailed would be laid out later.

last night, trump was in iowa as part of his thank youatory, firing up the crowd, bringing out the state's governor before sounding tough on the country. >> you have the massive theft of intellectual property, putting unfair taxes on our companies, not helping with the menace of north korea, like they should. and the at-will and massive devaluation of the currency and product dumping. other than that, they have been wonderful, right? >> earlier, somber moments for trump, meeting with the families of the victims of the ohio state university knife attack that took place last week. he said lone wolf attacks like the one that left 11 injured must be stopped. that as hie continues to fill ot his cabinet, making a controversial pick to lead the department of labor. >> on high in trump tower, the president-elect is filling out his cabinet. today with an eye on jobs, jobs, jobs. fast food billionaire andrew

puzder is his pick for labor secretary, and another troubling confirmation. he says raising the federal minimum wage means cutting jobs. >> when you raise the cost of hiring low-skilled and young workers, you're really pricing them out of their jobs. >> puzder is also open to automation, telling business insider last spring, machines unlike people, never take a vacation. they never show up late and never file suits. some democrats called it a roar on labor. >> president-elect is heading in the direction of the bosses, not of the workers. >> today, trump travels to grand rapids, michigan, continuing his thank you tour. he'll be in baltimore on saturday for the army/navy football game. >> back to what's going to be a painful weekend when it comes to the weather. here's bill karins on the looming siberian express. >> how about last night in the seattle area? picked up 1 to 2 inches.

there's snow on the ground. some was warmed up and might get drizzle now, but still snow out there, so be careful on the drive in the downtown seattle area. if you're in portland, too, some freezing rain and ice in some areas. as far as snowfall, the mountains are still getting nailed all through theinter mountain west that's. a monterey to san franc but there is some snow this morning around tahoe. i'll give you an example, show you what the cold blast is going to mean for next week. it will be impressive. >> as long as you show us, i don't want to feel it just yet. >> just ahead, the seven things that will get you banned from uber for life. we'll bring you that list. plus, south korea's prdz has

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