. big news out of washington that will have a ripple effect on the entire u.s. political tear as a president fires the secretary of navy over the treatment of an embattled navy s.e.a.l. michael bloomberg enters the presidential race, blanketing the air waves with a million dollar campaign. but can a man worth $50 billion get any votes? a major consumer alert on over 75,000 pounds of prepackaged salads and a multistate recall. twr storms will cause thanksgivingupsets in week

12 of the nfl. with we have your highlights as "early today" starts right now. >> good monday morning i'h controversy at it's fallout from a dispute of the navy how the case of edward gallagher was handled. he's the navy s.e.a.l. accused and then acquitted of war crimes president trump tweeted he was not happy with the way the navy handled the trial and announced richard spencer's services have been terminated, thanking him for the service. the president also said the ambassador to norway ken braithwaite will be nominated for the position kelly o'donnell has more >> reporter: a major shakeup at the pentagon the navy secretary is out, asked to resign by defense secretary mark esper over his handling. e gallagher. richard spencer was already under pressure when he disputed reports about the controversy saturday >> i did not threate to talk aboud ede gallagher is e

of them. >> reporter: the pentagon chief caller actions deeply troubling. the navy secretary privately proposed to the white house that if officials did not interfere with the navy review, spencer would make certain gallagher could retire with his s.e.a.l. membership and the coveted trident pin. esper said, unfortunately, as a result, i have determined secretary spencer no longer has my confidence to continue in his position i wish richard well. the case of the navy s.e.a.l. convicted of posing with a dead militant but cleared of more serious war crimes had already ignited controversy. >> i just want to retire peacefully with all the honors that i've earned, get back to my family. >> reporter: president trump's twitter bravado was not seen as an order but caused tension when he wrote this thursday the navy will not be takin eddie gallagher's trident pin.

gallagher's case attracted conservative support and the president used his power to restore gallagher's rank and pay. the fired navy secretary delivered a blow to the president in his resignation letter writing in part that he no longer shares the same understanding with the commander in chief who appointed him on the issues of order and discipline and could not in good conscience follow an order he thinks violated the sacred oath he took, a stinging rebuke also defense secretary mark esper has decided given al eddie gallagher will be permitted to retire as a navy s.e.a.l., keeping his trident pin. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. democrats are not done building their case to impeachment president trump. as of now, there are no more hearings on the schedule in the impeachment inquiry, but that could change the man in charge of the proceedings says we could hear from more witnesses. meanwhile, a new report out from "the washington post" seems todt

unanswered the post reports a confidential pre a house review of the hold on military aid for ukraine turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts to generate an after the fact justification for the decision and a debate whether the delay was legal. nbc news has not seen those documents. nbc news's tracie potts joining us with the very latest from d.c. this time of year this week, usually the most dramatic thing going on at the white house are the turkey pardons. >> reporter: right, but not this week because we're in the middle of this impeachment inquiry where we thought the hearings would be over. there were no more scheduled witnesses but now the to or. also other democrats saying they're still waiting on subpoenaed den evidence from the white house. and the state department, timing democrats say is critical here >> we have another election in which the president is forcing more foreign interference.

at the same time there are still other witnesses, other documents we would like to obtain, but we're not willing to go the months and months to open the courts which the administration would more than love us to do. >> i think the defense will go on offense if there's a senate trial and we'll be able to call witnesses, we'll be able to challenge their witnesses, produce other evidence those witnesses may include the whistle-blower >> reporter: and now there are new allegations thatnune the toe committee running those hearings met with a former top prosecutor of ukraine about investigating the bidens nunes was asked about that, told fox he couldn't answer any questions about it right now, number one, because he believes a crime was committed in revealing these allegations and also that he may sue the media so, no full answers yet to these allegations which, by the way, came from the attorney representing a man who's been

indicted and is an associate of the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani. phillip? >> the plot continues to thicken. thank you. bernie sanders may have suffered a heartattack in october but you wouldn't know it from this video. the 2020 candidate was caught on camera kicking up his heels at a new hampshire campaign event when he cut the rug to everything from the temptations to abba, who are coincidentally featured at his wedding. sanders retweetee of his life maybe he wants the "dirting dancyi dancying" leap because no one will put bernie in the corner. former new york city mayor and billionaire michael bloomberg officially announced his bid vowing to put his considerable fortune behind his effort ali vitali has more. >> reporter: the latest

contender -- >> mike bloomberg for president. jobs creator, leader, problem solver. >> reporter: the former new york city mayor officially entering an already crowded 2020 field, ending weeks of speculation about if he would run. bloomberg's central pitch, beating president trump, saying in a statement that if trump wins re-election we may never recover from the damage. bloomberg launched a massive media blitz. $35 million worth of ads tndngsf affordable housing units. >> reporter: after previously declining calls to run for president, bloomberg changed his mind, citing concerns about the current democratic field his bid is not without challenges, including his controversial stop and frisk policy. >> there's no question stop and terrific has saved countless lives. >> reporter: the mayor has defended the unconstitutional policy that many thought amounted to racial profiling

but last week he apologized. others like bernie sanders have been quick to criticize bloomberg, whose worth $50 billion, of trying to buy an election and voters in primary states have miss mixed reaction. >> i think it's great he's using what he has and not taking anything from anybody else. >> we need to be thinning the field and not really widen it. >> we'll have to wait and see how bloomberg impacts the race. health officials are warning people of a nationwide e. coli outbreak ahead of this week's thanksgiving holiday more than 75,000 pounds of prepared salads sold at walmart, target, aldi across 22 states have been recalled after testing positive for e. coli the products were sold from swedes borrow, new jersey, and includes more than 35 affected products with use by dates of october 29th and november 1st. the cdc says at least 17 people have gotten sick

just three days after the big reveal, that didn't go entirely as planned, tesla's cyber truck has hit 200,000 orders elon musk updated throughout the weekend to order the cyber truck that start at almost $40,000, customers had to put down 100 bucks refundable deposit, $100 million that translates for tesla in just 72 hours last week musk took to the stage to showcase the vehicle and its, quote, bullet proof windows cracked twice during the reveal didn't seem to slow people down. lvmh is reportedly reached a deal to buy tiffany and co at more than $16 billion. the boards of the two firms have been discussing the deal since last month and hope to announce a new merger today. several big storms are on the way as we begin one of the busiest travel weeks of the

year the northeast has been hit with the wintry weather heavy snow falling from ohio to pennsylvania creating dangerous road conditions and causing backups at major airports. this is just the beginning there are more storms on the way expected to be even worse. >> so that means there's a whole lot to watch out for there bill karins is keeping track of it all. >> i can't imagine how the airports will accommodate all the passengers if you chose today, congratulations. as we go into tuesday, the storm heads out to the middle of the country. heavy snow from denver, minneapolis, significant delays. a monster storm comes to the west coast which could do a lot of wind damage gy into wednesda the travel impacts we watch the storm through the northern great lakes east coast will have on and off showers and rain with the volume and the winds, just any delays will actually cause some problems. and how about this as we go through wednesday and thursday that huge storm on tuesday in the west moves all the way

through the inner mountain west. a nightme storm system forarthie improving in areas of the northeast today and the southeast still looks pretty good i didn't even get to it. this is the snowfall map yeah, good luck on the roads and at the airports. >> it's going to be a mess out there. feel for everybody thank you, bill. the tsa has released their 2019 thanksgiving travel guidelines you might be surprised what you're allowed to put on your carry-on bag whole cooked turkeys can fly in the cabin with you on your holiday trip so can stuffing and other solid food items like pies and casseroles liquids like gravy and cranberry sauces have to be in checked luggage and carving knife should

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after being hospitalized for two nights, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is home and doing well. the 86-year-old was released from a baltimore hospital for a possible infection after being admitted for a fever and chills. the spokesperson said after being treated with antibiotics and fluids, her symptoms subsided. the pilot of a single engine plane is lucky to be alive after the plane he was flying hit some power lines south of minneapolis. officials said they found the aircraft tangled and dangling upside down. crews cut electricity to the wires. rescued the uninjured pilot and brought the aircraft down. the faa is investigating cause of the crash. the super bowl contender capped off week 12 with a statement win in the nfl check out the 49ers, absolutely the trouble started early for green bay. aaron rodgers fumbling on the

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is wiped clean, thanks to some faith-based organizations. >> reporter: for single mother kyra, sundays are filled with family and church fellowship but this sunday she's meeting a new church family, a family that's changed her life kyra has suffered from diabetes since she was 10 the cost of multiple medications coupled with kidney disease and no health insurance left her drowning in debt >> half the time i was not able to work. i was too sick. >> stressed by her sickness and the constant hounding from bill collectors, kyra filed for bankruptcy until divine intervention. >> when i got the letter in the mail, i just -- first i thought it was a joke. >> reporter: that letter from r.i.p. medical debt said her debt was canceled and abolished courtesy of a nearby church, vineyard church. r.i.p. forgives medical debt based on donations it finds the neediest individuals and buys their

bundled debt at a discount 100 donations have been faith-based relieving $227 million worth of medical debt. this past weekend the church and pastor white were looking for a way to donate their offering back to the community. >> we raised over $18,000 in order for us to purchase $2.9 million in past due medical debt. >> reporter: recipients are anonymous but kyra wanted to make herself known. >> you guys stepped in and i want to say thank you. i don't want to cry, but -- i can pay my car note, my car insurance, my bills, my rent, i can take care of my son. >> we care about those who are being oppressed. medical debt is oppression. >> reporter: the future looks bright for kyra. last year she received a new kidney and pancreas. she no longer has diabetes

she credits her son and her family for inspiring her to keep going. >> amen. >> i never thought that i would even meet the pastor or the church this is a big miracle. because not a lot of people expect something like this to happen especially to me >> a lot of thanks for sharing that story as we know medical debt can be so crippling nothing you can do i can think of can change someone's life for the better more than that. >> doing goode's work and helping them keep healthy while they're at it. >> you said it >> thanks for watching "early today" on this monday. i'm philliu.

thanks so much for joining us. 'november 25th and we're bracing for rain headed our way this week. could impact your thanksgiving plans. and thanks for joining us again this morning. auto i'll i'm marcus washingto.

>> and i'm laura garcia. >> i love being back and i love the talk of rain. >> it's so good to see that especially today since we're going to have a cold start and gusty winds and then we'll see our rain chances going up by late tomorrow. look at what you're going to feel this morning, as you get ready to head out the door, with some upper 30s in the north bay and in the tri-valley. mostly some 40s for parts of the east bay. we will have a high fire