not just got caught in gunfire in the wrong place at the wrong time, this is a whole new level of cartel violence >> a massacre in mexico. nine members of an american family gunned down by a drug cartel including mothers and their children the growing calls this morning to crack down on violence in the country. kentucky goes blue despite a last-minute push from president trump. what the upset for the state's republican governor could mean for 2020 and a major twist in the impeachment inquiry. back on capitol hill backlash at buffalo wild wings. the fallout after employees asked a black family to move tables just to please a loyal customer and just what the doctor

ordered. cvs launches its first ever prescription delivery by drone running a 15k saving lives and getting engaged. it's all in a day's work for this chicago police sergeant "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. we begin with a deadly attack on an american family in northern mexico at least five survivors are being treated in arizona after nine of their family members were killed. the mexican government says it is still investigating whether the highway ambush was a case of mistaken identity or this was a direct attack. here's nbc's miguel almaguer >> nita and four of my grandchildren are burnt and shot up >> reporter: it was a bloodbath south of the border. at least nine americans including six children slaughtered in the mexican state of sonora. >> on the road out of la mora. >> reporter: the family traveling in three vehicles was ambushed by gunmen believed to be local cartel. but it's unclear if the attack

was targeted or a case of mistaken identity. five were injured, several airlifted to arizona witnesses describe a terrifying scene, a child shot in the back, babies trapped in a burning car. among the dead, 30-year-old juanita miller and her four children including 8-month-old twins. 13-year-old devon langford survived the attack, then walked 14 miles to get help >> it was awful seeing the babe bays' little skulls just sitting there on the floor of the car burnt and broken >> reporter: the victims are all american citizens living in northern mexico, descendants of mormon settlers that moved to the area decades ago >> this is a whole new level of cartel violence. >> reporter: the brutal attack comes in a year marked by deadly violence in the region just weekend ago cartel gunmen stormed the city of -- killing eight, injuring 20 more. the siege forcing the government

to release the son of infamous drug lord el chapo guzman who had been captured. president trump tweeting "this is the time for mexico with the help of the united states to wage war on the drug cartels." president trump later spoke with the mexican president. both condemned the attack. the u.s. offering assistance to ensu ensure the perpetrators face justice. mexican authorities looked for the gunmen who slaughtered three american mothers and their six children officials at the tucson hospital are being incredibly guard bd the condition of the survivors they will not release any details. >> just horrific miguel, thank you. a serious cold snap is expected to move think the east coast starting today some areas could even see the first snow of the season nbc meteorologist janessa webb here tracking some potentially dangerous conditions good morning >> we've been following where this cold air is coming, from directly from anchorage, alaska. it's a dip in the jet and you

can see temperatures, the coldest air of the season. today daytime highs for rapid city 13 degrees. and this is actually just the beginning. going into next week we have even cooler air and our next clipper system this is the long-awaited snow forecast if you're a snow fan, you need to be in northern new england and interior areas that's where you're going to see the bulk of this snow. new york city it looks like more rain for us. so no snow angels. >> wow but they certainly are getting some get those scrapers out janes janessa, thank you another top diplomat in the state department is expected to testify today in the impeachment inquiry. after a stunning reversal from another key witness. the u.s. ambassador to the eu gordon sondland is now remembering the story differently. he amended his original testimony to acknowledge a quid pro quo with ukraine over military aid president trump's allies appear unmoved by the sudden change from sondland. >> if it were today i don't

think there's any question it would not lead to a removal. i would be surprised if it didn't end the way the two previous ones did with the president not being removed from office >> meanwhile, the house is moving full speed ahead with the inquiry calling on the acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney to testify. nbc's alice barr has more. >> reporter: a key figure in the impeachment inquiry is reversing himself in explosive new testimony. gordon sondland, the u.s. ambassador to the european union, now saying there was a quid pro quo in ukraine, testifying he told a ukrainian official that u.s. military aid would likely be held up until the country publicly announced corruption investigation that would help president trump politically. sondland changed his testimony after multiple career diplomat witnesses contradicted his last statement. >> all of the witnesses agree that the president engineered a

shakedown of the ukrainian government >> reporter: ambassador sondland also testified he thought efforts by the president's personal lawyer rudy giuliani to get ukraine to investigate joe biden's son were improper. sondland was a major trump donor before being appointed eu ambassador and previously testified that president trump told him, "i want no quid pro quo, i want zelensky, ukraine's president, to do the right thing. the president's allies are dismissing all the witness testimony, insisting he did nothing wrong in his july call with zelensky that's at the heart of the investigation >> my father put the transcript out. read it. everything else is opinion >> reporter: house democrats point to evidence those call notes are incomplete and more testimony released from kurt volker shows the u.s. special envoy to ukraine describing that call as extremely unfortunate. and now house investigators want to hear from acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney, calling him to testify friday. mulvaney recently came under

fire for admitting to a quid pro quo before walking those comments back. alice barr, nbc news, washington a blue wave washing over the 2019 elections with democrats pulling off major upsets in kentucky and virginia. nbc news has declared andy beshear the apparent winner in the kentucky governor's race narrowly defeating republican incumbent governor matt bevin. the candidates were separated by less than 10,000 votes bevin has declined to concede. candidates can request a recount but they're going to have to foot the bill themselves president trump had stumped for bevin the night before the election >> if you lose they're going to say trump suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the world. this was the greatest. you can't let that happen to me! >> president trump shrugging off the bevin loss on twitter saying the republicans won five other races in the state virginia democrats took control of the state legislature for the first time in more than two decades, continuing their winning streak under president

trump. once republican friendly suburbs turned out in big numbers for blue candidates. it wasn't all bad news for the gop last night the party won handily in the mississippi gubernatorial race republican today reeves, top democrat jim hood 53 to 46%. a school resource officer behind bars this morning after he was arrested on a child abuse charge 38-year-old deputy ward miller was taken into custody after he was caught on camera body slamming a teenage girl to the ground by her throat the incident happened in september at a school that specializes in children with special needs. miller had been assigned to the school for the last three years. the sheriff has called the incident embarrassing. >> the way the deputy responds for whatever occurred, whatever type of verbal dialogue was going on, it makes no sense and it wasn't necessary. >> miller has been suspended without pay. authorities in north carolina are searching for a 13-year-old who escaped from juvenile court authorities say jericho w. made

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wins ohio state took the top spot followed by lsu, alabama and penn state bay shake-up is sure to come this weekend because lsu and alabama are going to play each other. >> we want to hear more about this cold especially since it involves some snow in certain parts. janessa webb good morning >> good morning. timing is very key with this system and it's going to be moving fairly quickly. if you're across the ohio valley, mississippi valley it will direct you throughout your early morning commute going into tomorrow late afternoon we'll start to see the bulk of this moisture for interior northeast, but new york city we're going to be on the warmer side. that includes washington and boo little rock three inches of accumulation

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welcome to wednesday morning. already november 6. taking a live look outside. you can see the golden gate bridge this morning. yesterday it was kind of socked in with a lot of fog. we'll take a look at your forecast. >> i see one car. >> that is why you are the traffic anchor. good morning, thanks so much for joining us. >> and i know we saw a lot of fog yesterday. today are we going to see the same thing? >> yes, let's show you a shot in fremont. you can barely see there. so we're having to deal with it in a few spots. our temperatures will start out cool with upper 40s and then sunshine laterod