♪ your father-in-law steve ♪ the best part of wakin' up is folgers in your cup ♪ a wave of at least 20 tornadoes reported causing death and a path of destruction. as the same system is delivering heavy snow, sleet and icy conditions to tens of millions, we're tracking the storm >> breaking this morning, boeing is temporarily halting production on the 737-max. the fleet grounded after two fatal crashes. will they return to the skies? >> disturbing surveillance video, resource officer body slamming an 11-year-old student twice. the deputy now fired and the charges he could face. >> police in florida are seeking your help as they frantically search for a missing brother and

sister after they vanished from their own yard >> new orleans saints quarterback drew brees did something not even joe manning, joe montana and tom brady can claim to have accomplished >> do you feel the need for speed? we have the hottest trailers streaming right now, the new top gun maverick let's go above the tower "early today" starts right now >> good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. we're following a monster of a storm threatening millions of americans. police in indiana say a mother and son were killed in a snowy crash. their car lost control and spun into the path of a truck this brings the number of deaths linked to dangerous road conditions to 11 while freezing rain is headed for the east coast, the deep south is being battered by tornadoes. multiple twisters confirmed across the south have killed at least three people for more on this wild stretch of hazardous weather, here's nbc's ban scheneman.

>> reporter: twisters in the deep south, one touched down in central louisiana. the school in the path of the storm system reduced to rubble no one was hurt, but the damage is everywhere. mangled metal, roofs ripped off of buildings while in alabama, a suspected tornado claimed lives. >> we have two fatalities confirmed. >> two confirmed fatalities. >> and at least four or five injured. >> reporter: reports of another possible tornado touching down in mississippi trees uprooted, a neighborhood in ruins millions of other americans facing a blast of winter drivers struggle through the snow in missouri and much of the midwest. while the northeast is expected to get hit with a winter storm, a storm welcome by some. >> i don't like the heat i like the cold. >> reporter: and there is plenty of that cold in the forecast dan scheneman, nbc news. >> all right so he says plenty of cold left how much is plenty here's nbc's meteorologist janessa webb tracking the storm.

good morning, janessa. >> good morning. it continues to wreak havoc across the south with over 37 tornadoes in the last 24 hours the squall line continues to brew, but really starting to let up on the northern side of the system, you can see the pink, that's freezing rain, a little bit of gropple in pittsburgh and new york city, on top that of snow cleveland to buffalo. that's where you'll see the significant snowfall in the next 24 hours accumulation up to 6 to 8 inches new york city, pittsburgh, central pennsylvania, you're not seeing that much snow, but the ice accumulation is going to be a very detrimental and treacherous this morning as people are venturing out for their early morning commute. make sure you're taking it slow. >> wise words. thank you, janessa all right, another setback for boeing this morning. the aircraft maker has announced it is temporarily shutting down production of the troubled

737-max. the plane has been grounded worldwide since march after two crashes killed over 346 people company has since worked steadily on multiple software fixes for the plane as well as building new models while awaiting recertification by the faa. boeing safely returning the 737-max to service is our top priority the company says the production halt will not affect jobs as it isn't planning to layoff or furlough employees >> police in new york are searching for a third teen in connection with the death of tessa majors they are scouring the streets and searching stores along 125th street meanwhile the family is blasting controversial comments from a police union official. nbc' ron allen has more. >> reporter: at the memorial grows for barnard student tessa majors, they are igniting outrage. >> what i'm understanding, she was in the park to buy marijuana. >> reporter: majors' family

calling the comments deeply inappropriate and irresponsible public speculation investigators tell nbc news they have yet to determine whether a marijuana sale had any role in the murder the sergeant later apologized to majors' family >> my heart breaks for you >> reporter: intense emotion as new details emerge about what police call a robbery gone wrong. and the 13-year-old suspect facing murder, robbery and weapons charges. nbc news is not naming him because he's a juvenile. according to court documents, the boy told a detective he saw two of his friends stabbing majors as feathers flew out of her jacket and that she bit one attacker's finger the suspect's attorney says there's no allegation he touched the victim or took anything from her. near the crime scene, community activists have been demanding better lighting and more police in city parks. >> if the police or community patrol, what have you, had been in this park, tessa would not be dead >> reporter: law enforcement sources say the search is underway for another teenager wanted for questioning as that 13-year-old suspect

heads back to court, later today. frances? >> all right, ron, thank you >> a new jersey community continues to mourn the loss of a detective. 13-year veteran of the force joseph seals was shot and killed last week by two suspects who police believe targeted a kosher grocery store. family and friends gathered yesterday for an emotional wake for the father of five and a funeral is planned for this morning. police departments from across hudson county have their offer certificates patrolling jersey city they want to give all the officers from that district a chance to attend detective seals' funeral >> within the next 36 hours, president trump could well become the third commander in chief to be impeached in history. the house committee will finalize the resolution and tomorrow the full house will vote on two articles of impeachment. abuse of power and obstruction of congress. if the articles are approved, the president will face an impeachment trial in the senate early next year. nbc's tracie potts joins us from

d.c. with the latest tracie, what can we expect from today's hearing? >> reporter: it's not a hearing per se it's a meeting of the rules committee where they talk about what tomorrow is going to look like, how long the debate may last, which actually could bump this vote into thursday. but the plan for now is debate and a vote, a final vote on impeachment tomorrow now, of course, this is all based on those two articles of abuse of power and obstruction of congress related to how president trump was dealing with ukraine pushing them to investigate his rival joe biden, and trying to freeze their aid from the united states in the middle of all that the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani was a key figure in this relationship with ukraine. and giuliani now tells "the new york times" and fox that he was actually behind getting rid of the ambassador to ukraine. >> this hit piece -- and it's a

hit piece. >> of course >> also has you on the record admitting that you forced out marie yovanovitch. >> of course, i did. >> you said you needed her out of the way you're the personal attorney for the president. why do you need her out of the way? >> i didn't need her out of the way. i forced her out because she's corrupt. >> okay. so president trump wants his personal attorney rudy giuliani to testify in a senate trial assuming he will be impeached tomorrow, but republicans have yet to decide if they're going to have any witnesses. frances? >> all right, tracie potts, thank you. >> a middle school resource officer in north carolina is out of a job aftershocking surveillance video shows him body slamming a child to the ground it's just the late east coast incident involving a school officer's use of force on a student. nbc's morgan chesky has the story. >> reporter: it's the video capturing a stroll down a north carolina school hallway ending in an alleged assault. a school resource officer caught body slamming an 11-year-old boy to the ground, not once, but

twice. >> as a school system, as an administrator, as a district, we're disappointed as a community, we're embarrassed. >> reporter: the surveillance video not capturing audio, but giving the department enough evidence to fire the officer >> i've never seen anything like that in my life. >> reporter: the boy's grandfather said the body slam left the 10-year-old temporarily unconscious and firing him isn't enough >> i would ask, do you have children would you like me to grab your son and throw your son against the wall and head against concrete he could have killed my grandson >> reporter: the latest of assaults on students by staff. >> it's embarrassing >> reporter: video caught a deputy taking a girl down. the officer charged with child abuse. just as this boy's family is now fighting for >> we ask that he be charged with everything they can charge him with >> reporter: that officer in north carolina faces a

misdemeanor at minimum with potential jail time. and if that boy has lasting injuries, a more serious charge could come >> thanks to morgan chesky for that report. >> the saints making it look breesy on monday night football. new orleans quarterback drew brees broke two records while leading his team to a blow-out win against the colts. he went 29 of 30 on pass attempts he has 96.7 completion rate, the most efficient ever recorded in a single game. and he also found the end zone for the 540th time in his career surpassing peyton manning to set the record for the most-ever touchdown passes the colts didn't stand a chance. the saints won the game 34-7 >> you know tom brady is only a few behind drew brees, so they're going to be going back and forth until one of them decides to retire. >> it's going to be fun. >> sure is all right. let's bring back in janessa webb to take a look at this extreme weather so many of us are experiencing today >> right the severe weather side, things are starting to diminish across the south and southeast. so it's great news

it's the northern side of the system, the snow, the freezing rain new york city to washington, d.c. seeing this wintry mix until 4:00 this afternoon. so make sure you're taking things slow. we have winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings in place from the midwest to the northeast after this storm system moves out, pretty quiet weather pattern. we'll take a look at that coming up >> looking forward to that, janessa. thank you. >> in today's quick hits, a star studded premiere event for cats in new york city members of the cast including taylor swift, jennifer hudson stepped out on the red carpet. >> in hollywood, the stars

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african-american women are almost twice as likely to live in poverty as americans overall. but a new program in mississippi is providing a spring board to a better life for some nbc's blayne alexander has a look at how it works >> reporter: jackson, mississippi, 1200 miles and a world away from the records being set on wall street in a state where only 10% own stock, she knows here -- >> this used to be a thriving shopping complex >> reporter: strong markets don't mean much. when people talk about a booming economy but you see this, do you believe people are being left behind >> i definitely believe -- i

know people are being left behind >> reporter: nationwide nearly one in four black women live below the poverty line in mississippi it's one in three. >> most folks, particularly black women, are pigeon holed into these low-income poverty level jobs that do not create a pathway out. >> reporter: that's why she created spring board to opportunities. programs to help single black mothers. she's testing a new idea gaining national attention >> that's two in one >> reporter: giving out cash privately funded, no strings attached, to see how the women choose to spend it without government requirements. a concept called universal basic income she chose 20 mothers at random >> where am i calling you? >> i was picked? >> you were picked >> yea >> reporter: to receive a thousand dollars every month >> your name was chosen. >> reporter: for one year. what does this money mean to you? >> a little freedom. >> reporter: tia cunningham works at a senior living facility where she makes 10.31

an hour. what does your paycheck usually look like? >> between 5 and 6 >> reporter: 35 a5 and $600 >> yes, ma'am, every two weeks >> reporter: she's chose tone pay down debt. $3,000 so far. >> i was able to pay bills get my credit straight >> reporter: and visit her father in pennsylvania, something she couldn't afford for 20 years >> it was emotional. i wish i could spend more time with him >> reporter: what is the biggest difference between this program and a government subsidy >> you know, government subsidy comes with a lot of condition ands a lot of rules about how you have to use the resources. with this we are saying, it's your money we're getting more into the inner city >> reporter: a bold experiment that she will expand next year, giving women more than just money, but also the chance to take control of their lives blayne alexander, nbc news, jackson, mississippi >> independence, everything they get with that. >> a huge boost, a thousand

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