a deadly and powerful storm creating travel chaos from coast to coast in the air and on the roads. thousands of delays and cancellations. we'll tell you what's ahead for your morning commute with thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, the house ramps up the impeachment inquiry, as president trump prepares to face his nato counterparts in london. tens of millions will spend a good part of today shopping online instead of working. dates you need loughlin's daughd youtube sensation olivia jade is back with her first message since her parents were i

implicated in the college scandal. the underwater sea life in danger, and what is being done to help stop the problem "early today" starts now good to be with you on this monday morning i'mkor kor cori coffin in the midwest, freezing rain and record-breaking snowfall caused drivers to slide off roadways overnight, as the storm pushes northeast, a 30-car pileup was reported in ontario, canada, where there were whiteout conditions air travel wasn't much better. thousands of passengers have been stranded at airports. more than 400 flights have already been cancelled for today. there are reports of more than 3,00n this impact to that early winter blast, we go to nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: a major storm system striking much of the nation, wrapping up a holiday

weekend with a wintry mess in south dakota, a plane crashed shortly after take off, killing nine, including two children the area was under a winter storm warning at the ime dangerous conditions also in north dakota, as heavy snow made for treacherous driving. out west, parts of northern california got feet of fresh powder on the slopes. >> only in tahoe you go from the lake to full on winter >> reporter: in the middle of the country, blizzard conditions and high waves lake superior shut down part of plus, bad weather in michigan, where heavy, wet snow cut off power to tens of thousands meantime, as the storm pushes east, it is slow going for millions making the journey home after the holiday. a plane landing in buffalo slid off the runway >> the weather and the icing is an issue for the airfield.

it's one of the bigger challenges they have because it is hard to keep up with. >> reporter: later that afternoon, blanketed, snowy conditions slowed down drivers in the state. >> it was farther west and a few accidents there. >> reporter: metlife stadium got so much snow during the packers/giants game, shovels marked every five yards. the first day of december moving in strong. unloading a dangerous mix of snow, ice, and wind. here in new york, the governor already announced plans to put national guard personnel on standby. he has already activated the emergency operation center throughout the northeast, crews will be working around the clock to make sure these roads stay clear. cori >> we hope everyone stays safe thank you. now to a pivotal week ahead in the impeachment inquiry as the house judiciary committee holds its first hearings on wednesday, a panel of legals president trump committed

impeachable offenses house judiciary chairman jerry nadler invited the white house to participate last night he got an emphatic no white house counsel wrote, in part, an invitation to an academic discussion with law professors does not begin to provide the president with any semblance of a fair process we do not intend to participate in your wednesday hearing. tracie potts has the latest from d.c. important to note, there is a crack in the door. the white house only mentioned wednesday's proceedings. >> reporter: right there are going to be more hearings, we expect, and they won't all be academic discussions with law professors, as the white house described maybe they will opt in to future hearings atreblicans and the whit because th lawyers there and the president have argued that the whole process is unfair as president trump heads to the nato summit in europe today, a white house lawyer wrote the judiciary committee, quote, we

do not intend to participate in your wednesday hearing calling it an unfair and irretrievably broken process >> this is a complete american waste of time right here >> we're giving the president every opportunity to participate. >> reporter: tomorrow, the intelligence committee is expected to hand over its findings from last month's hearing on whether the president was wrong to withhold aid from ukraine while asking for political favor. republicans want the man who led those hearings to testify. they argue intelligence chair adam schiff is bias. >> the best witness, the most effective, the most valuable witness that we have is the president of the united states himself. >> repr: wedsday's di feature four constitutional experts, trying to tie the testimony to the law to make the case for impeachment. lawmakers are expected to consider charges of bribery, abuse of power, and obstruction

of justice for directing white house staff to defy subpoenas. tracie potts, nbc news, washington ten people are recovering this morning after a mass shooting in new orleans. it happened near the famous french quarter on canal street two of the victims are in critical condition a witness reported seeing people arguing just before the shots rang out in a crowded street police are offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest today, the supreme court will begin hearing arguments for its biggest gun control case in over ten years at the new york city gun restriction that could have implications across the country. justices will be weighing a challenge to a regulation that prevents firearm owners from taking their weapons into and out of the city. gun rights groups argue it violates the second amendment. the decision will come in the thick of the 2020 campaign hopefully your cyber monday is going well so far today, millions of americans are expected to take part in the

biggest online shopping day of the year which means delivery services will be hustling to ship those packages out if you want your gifts to be delivered with the maximum amount of holiday cheer and speed, there are important deadlines to be met on your end, as well. here is nbc's chris clackum. >> reporter: the delivery services all promise to do the best they can around the holidays >> the explosive growth of ecommerce in general has really shifted shopping patterns. it is our peak season. it's peak shopping season and, therefore, it is peak shipping season. >> we're making sure we have appropriatons >> reporter: it is still dependant upon how early you packages and holiday cards. ship here are the deadlines to keep in mind over the next three weeks. for standard shipping, the deadlines are december 13th for ups, the 14th for the postal service, the 16th for fedex. for priority shipping, both fedex and ups want your boxes or

packages by december 19th and 20th the 20th and 21st for the postal service. for the fastest of all deliveries, the overnight shipping, all three want your shipment in hand by no later than december 23rd of course, there's a way to avoid shipping deadlines >> the earlier you mail your packages is always better. >> reporter: they also suggest professional packaging >> they can take care of that, lpd s to ensure the package arrives in good condition. >> reporter: this way, the holidays get delivered in good condition, too >> i'll beckum, nbc news >> once your packages are delivered, how do you keep porch pirates from plundering your deals? madison pd has tips. >> tip one, consider having packages delivered to your work or pick them up at a local

store. >> they have our attention they also recommend signing up for text alerts to keep track of orders they remind shoppers someone can be a package theft victim. while pirates get his car. >> such a great video. nbc meteorologist janessa webb joining us there. we saw the snow there and earlier, as well, impacting travel it'll be messy out there. >> right this is a powerful storm, and it starts to rev up by the noon hour, 2:00, then it will expand throughout your evening. right now, satellite composite banding. we have a change in our forecast we potentially could have a band set up from new york city to philadelphia that's about a 200-mile difference we're waiting on our models to come to 6 inches across

highs in the mid 50s also, seattle dealing with some rain throughout your afternoon so some uncertainty, but this is definitely a hefty system that's going to cause major delays. >> as we've seen before thanksgiving, after and even now. janessa, thank you. it is officially christmas at the white house first lady melania trump revealed the white house decorations. the theme is spirit of america the first lady sweeting out this video showing multiple rooms in the white house filled with christmas trees decorated are bulbs, lightlights, ribbons, ornaments, including one with be best >> we saw red last year. white this year. >> every year, a theme there. just ahead, lori loughlin's daughter returns to youtube for the first time since the college admissions scandal. a seismic shift in the playoff picture with just weeks left in the gurelar season

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an nfl playoff shakeup patriots drop to the number two spot in the afc after falling to the texans deseaeshaun watson out duelled brady. a late rally for new england wasn't enough. texans win it, 28-22 ravens soar to number one in the afc with a hard-fought win against the 49ers. early fumble by jimmy g. may have cost the 49ers the game lamar jackson capitalized on the turnover ravens win it on the 49 yard win. 20-17. now to miami for the trick play of the year. the dolphins made a splash on fourth and goal. snapping it to the punter, finding jason sanders in the end zone with a shovel pass. that's the first timcker caught a touchdown pass since 1977

it paid off. dolphins beat the eagles, 37-31. james white topped the list of fantasy scorers this week. parker was second. followed by robert woods deshaun watson and alshon jeffr jeffrey. now, college football. alabama zois out of the top five lsu, ohio state, clemson top the poll. breaking her silence lori loughlin's daughter oth her first message since her parents were implicated in the college admissions scandal lo riffe i can't jade, the daughter of lori loughlin, was on youtube with a new message for her more than a million followers. here is asarah harman. >> reporter: good morning. olivia jade speaking out, breaking her silence after an eight-month hiatus from youtube, talking to her almost 2 million followers about the college

admissions cheating scandal. olivia jade made her return to youtube. >> i'm terrified to make this video and to come back >> reporter: the daughter of "full house" actress lori loughlin and fashion designer gho breaking her silence to say she can't talk about it. >> there's no point in me just talking for ten minutes at the camera about how i wish i could say something when i really can't. >> reporter: the 19-year-old went from social media darling to poster child for entitled rich kids. >> i do want the experience of, like, game days, partying. i don't really care about school >> reporter: after her famous parents, who live in this sprawling mansion in l.a., were charged with spending $500,000 in bribes to get olivia and her sister into usc. >> it is like the coolest thing, getting dms from girls, i'm applying to college. what did you do? >> reporter: olivia, a popular blogger with nearly 2 million youtube subscribers. >> this shade is my absolute

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nbc's gadi schwartz went under the sea with a group trying to make a difference before it's too late >> reporter: you'd never notice from along the coastlines of california, but below the picturesque waters, an ecological emergency is unfolding. >> we're going to show you underwater >> reporter: for this hidden crisis, you have to go deep. with a small scuba army of volunteers all the way to the sea floor, where purple sea urchins are invading and destroying what were once vast kelp forests these act like lawn mowers >> exactly like lawn mowers. >> they're feeding lines that sweep across an area >> reporter: sea urchins, one piece of a catastrophic trifecta, devastating california's sea life. warming waters froate chan change, there has been a sea urchin takeover. these are known as the redwoods

of the ocean, and this is one of the last patches left. which is why volunteers like joshua russo are spending weekends trying to remove as many sea urchins as they can bag. >> we lost over 90% of the kelp beds in california. >> reporter: the kelp forest are the foundation for countless food chains from sea fish, crabs, all replaced by a barren beof urchinswhat experts are se destroyed underwater is on par with any natural disaster we see on land. what's changed >> we have a crisis in the making the ocean is dying because we have a billion sea urchins >> reporter: there are restrictions for how much urchins can be removed, and by hand. >> if that's all the law allows us to do, we'll do the best we can. it's futile. >> reporter: for now, volunteers are plucking them out one by one. purple drops in a bucket for a

problem growing every day. gadi schwartz, nbc news, mendocino county, california naming a baby can be tough especially if it is a baby pigmy hippopotamus visitors of the thailand zoo with choosing between two names, braised pork and pork feet announced. thanks for watching. i'm cori coffin. >> i'm frances rivera. we leave you with the 2019 version of march of the penguins chinese research crews capture this in antarctica have a great monday. have a gat week,re e