i never even heard of some of these people. i don't know who they are. by the way, it's all third-hand knowledge. >> the president broke the law >> for the first time during the impeachment inquiry of president trump, the public will hear directly from witnesses. of course, there is controversy over which witnesses will be allowed at these televised events an arctic blast is on the way. frigid temperatures usually associated with late january will sweep across much of the nation in fact, more than 40 states affecting some 200 million americans. janessa is here with your forecast. today could be a bigger

shopping day than black friday or cyber monday. half a billion shoppers or more taking part in a singles day a consumer alert for you this morning why giving out your cell phone number could put you and your private information at risk. and on this veterans day, the inspiring story of two marines on a mission their friendship reaching a new height "early today" starts right now good morning i'm cori coffin. >> i'm phillip mena. more than 200 million americans need to bundle up if they're going outside today. an arctic blast is moving east and causing temperatures to plunge to lows that are 20 to 30 degrees colder than what we'd normally see this time of year over the next few days, we could see cold temperatures break nearly 200 records that have been set for decades many areas in the midwest and great lakes have already seen their first snowfall this could be a preview of what's to come for dozens of states nbc meteorologist janessa webb is here following all of that for us this morning. good morning, janessa.

>> good morning. we're seeing the core of this cold really settle in the upper midwest with winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings in place. that's going to last for the upper midwest for at least the next 24 hours. let's talk about the temperatures when you factor in the winds associated with it, we're at sub zero range for rapid city. now, this will continue to linger tuesday afternoon for the midwest, even the northeast. that is just a quick taste for new york city. by wednesday, all of the northeast really going to be feeling it with sub zero temperatures for the higher elevati elevation. another component is the snow. i'll talk about that coming up. >> thanks a lot. >> kind of like how many layers we have to wear. >> right let's talk about the west coast, different there hot, dry conditions peark. those flames affecting w ining f the state's revenue sources, hollywood. a brush fire that's 80% contained has a lot of attention

because of where it is burning nbc's steve patterson is there. >> reporter: a high-profile fire fight in the hollywood hills >> 50 feet, if not more, of flames >> reporter: crews leading an all out attack from the air to stamp out clusters of flames and plumes of heavy smoke threatening l.a.'s life blood, its movie studios. the fire too close for show business comfort sparking near the hollywood sign, cull kutt g i cutting a inting off access to trails, right by warner brothers studios. the lot across the street, they had toe and cancel tours for the weekend. a scary sight. >> concerned because i live in the neighborhood, with the embers and smoke. >> reporter: at least one hollywood hero wasn't exactly worried. scott eastwood sharing video of the flames, saying this about

his famous dad, clint. security told us to evacuate the studio but my 89-year-old father said, no, we're good there's work to be done. that sentiment shared by firefighters who quickly managed to maintain and stop the fire's forward progress, saving the day in hollywood steve patterson, nbc news, the hollywood hills. the impeachment inquiry will come to life on television screens this week with the first round of public testimony set to begin wednesday. acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine william taylor and assistant secretary of state george kent will go first. they've delivered explosive testimony already behind closed doors. president trump is in new york city this morning to speak at the veterans day he's the first president to do so he's being urged to keep po latest from d.c. >> reporter: three people are set to testify in public hearings this week

william taylor and deputy assistant secretary of state george kent on wednesday former ukraine ambassador appears on friday, marie yovanovich >> i've never heard of some of these people i don't know who they are. >> reporter: republicans want to hear from eight more, including the unidentified whistle-blower and who ever helped him write the complaint that prompted the hearings. >> we should be protecting the identity of thwhistle-blower. >> reporter: also on the wislisd his business partner president trump pushed for an investigation of the ukrainian company that hunter biden worked for. >> you can't call hunter biden and you can't call the whistle-blower that's sort of a sham. that's not even really a trial >> i don't see relevancy with the bidens there's no evidence. >> reporter: democrats rejected these requests, accusing republicans for using the hearings for sham investigations into the bidens and debunked conspiracies tracie potts, washington.

we want to warn you, this video is disturbing.gunshots ] in a statement, hong kong police officers said one of their officers was surrounded and thought that the protesters would takel hoital tells nbc ne that 64 people were sent to the hospital during this round of protests now to a mystery involving two young men, a porsche, and deadly crash investigators in new jersey are piecing together what happened sunday morning when a driver lost control and smashed through the second story of a nearby building molly hunter has the story from the scene. >> reporter: the vehicle, a bright red 2010 porsche boxster, stuck upside down in this office in toms river, new jersey. >> i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> reporter: the driver, diel f after the driver lost control,

striking an embankment and becoming airborne. that porsche was traveling on the other side of the road, flew over this median, hit the ground here, traveling at an incredibly high speed you see the skid marks, over the curb, into that ditch, and crash, shocking this coastal community. >> the last seconds had to have been the scariest situation anyone could have had. >> two young people lost their lives. it is devastating. >> reporter: it's not saiddemarg molly hunter new jersey it was a star-studded night at the e people's choice awards. >> first and foremost, thank god because i definitely don't have to be here being that i am, it makes me appreciate life even more. it makes me appreciate -- >> you hear him talking about it, comedian kevin hart made his

first public appearance since his near fatal car crash, accepting the award for movie star of 2019 there were stars across all j agagen gen genres end game won jennifer aniston received the people's icon award. gwen stefani receiving the fashion award. pink named the people's champion heartbreaker for the dallas cowboys, capping off week te da trailing by 14, the cowboys ancuus one-handed catch. michaelto get it going. gallop to cut the lead in half the cowboys took the lead sticking the two feet in there still t c vikings win it, 28-24. thereigning mvp was back after injury patrick mahomes was not enough to push the chiefs past the

titans, despite this jaw-dropping pass. titans quarterback, ryan tannehill, is playing pretty well he fought back for the upset, 35-32. green bay, it was not the ice bowl but a chilling reception nonetheless for the panthers carolina couldn't hold back aaron jones, who scored all three touchdowns for the packers. the panthers did have a chance to tiey mccaffrey, but he couldn't get it into the end zone the packers win the game, ck lar jackson made his best case yet for mvp of the league against the bengals. he had a perfect passer rating he threw for 223 yards, 3 touchdowns, and only 2 incompletions. baltimore bes cincinnati, 49-13. and in college football, lsu is in the driver's seat after they beat up on alabama. the crimson tide slid to fourth with ohio state and clemson sandwiched in between. minnesota jumped into the top

ten for the first time in 57 years after upsetting penn state. all right. just watching some of the footage there and just the massive difference between what we saw when it comes to, you know, playing on the west coast versus playing in the middle of the country right now, janessa. >> exactly if you're on the west coast, you're enjoying all the sunshine and beach weather. across the rest of theountry c e those microclimates happening, a little cooler across the shore the bay in the mid '50s. remember, it is not about how you start the week, it is about the finish i'll show you that coming up >> wise words. >> good tease. >> i feel inspired by that

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blew up beneath jonathan. >> i took a few steps, and everything went white. it was like instant, like, knockout >> reporter: john rushed to stop the bleeding, saving his ld her for the top-notch -- >> it was the whole platoon. awesome platoon of war fighters. >> reporter: jonathan lost both his legs after leaving the military, they stayed close. >> i had to reinvent my whole life. >> reporter: they passed by a mountain near jonathan's home. >> i was like, that's my favorite peak, and i always wanted to get to the top he got it in his finally, he was like, i'm taking you up the mountain. >> reporter: john carried his friend on his back for 14 miles. >> i wanted to get him somewhere awesome, and we had to do it by foot. >> reporter: they set their sights on mount whitney in california, the tallest peak in the contiguous u.s

the hike so challenging, they couldn't do it a i lolone friends and fellow vets stepped up. >> when you leave the military and experience what we experienced -- >> you miss the brotherhood, the camaraderie. you're in a tight community, and then you're taken out of that. >> reporter: the summit is 14,000 feet up, o start 3:00 a.m. friday. with each move, they counted on each other's trust sharing the pain and the weight. there were times of doubt, dehydration, altitude sickness, exhaustion 16 hours later, they made it >> yeah. 7:00 p.m., just summited >> reporter: jonathan, grateful for his teammates. >> happy to everybody that i've had, all of you in my life i can ask you to come and do this, and so to see you put out and push yourselves. probably do something you didn't

know you could do. love you guys. >> reporter: an ep together. >> what i learned from hanging out with john is to never complain, to never give up, just >> it means the world to me. he never quits either. we're always, like, we'll always be in it together. knowing you've got that. you've got a boy that will always be by your

what a week ahead. more than 40 states are facing temperatures usually felt in january. frigid cold ready to shatter the record books snow and ice too bundle up. we've got the latest >> escalating situation in hong kong as a riot police officer opens fire, shooting a protester. big week ahead in impeachment inquiry as the house prepares the public hearings for

us to watch for television screens john lennon and the beatles took strawberry fields to a whole new level and now the iconic gardens are getting a whole vemb 11th we honor our veterans around the globe and thank em