amendment, he attacked the constitution, his oath of office presidents don't have any right do nachlt it's forbid son the public may survive the people are far more important than that. >> the house rests their case. today we'll hear from the ex-president's defense team. at least a half dozen people were killed in a horrific highway crash in texas involving more than 100 vehicles new information surrounding the devastating scene ahead. president biden ordered an

additional 200 million vaccine doses. meet the texas mom who took out a suspected peeping tom spying on her daughter. and kevin tibbles with the right thing to inspire you as we finish out the week. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. house democrats rested their case on the third day of the second impeachment trial of former president donald trump. the house managers spent some of their final day making of his most extreme supporters jamie raskin used the michigan capitol as an example. >> on april 17th, 2020, he tweeted, quote, liberate michigan not even two weeks later on april 30th, his supporters

marched on the michigan state capitol in lansing they storming the building trump's marching orders were followed by aggressive action on the ground the siege of the michigan state house was effectively a state-level dress rehearsal for the siege of the u.s. capitol that trump incited on january 6th. >> during those proceedings, nbc news spotted the former president at his florida golf course all of this unfolding as mr. trump's legal team prepare his defense for today. susan mcginnis has more. >> good morning, phillip the house managers prosecuting donald trump made a final attempt to convince senators the normal president deserves responsibility and deserves a conviction for inciting that

insurrection on january 6th, and they spent their final hours pressing the point they say they would not be there were it not for donald trump and encouraging violence was part of his entire presidency and not just the day of the insurrection and he has a history of never condemning violence after the fact they also said if he is ever re-elected, he could do it a again. >> what if president trump had been successful and had been able to overturn our processes who among us is willing to risk that outcome by letting trump's constitutional crimes go unanswered >> impeachment is not to punish but to prevent we're not here to punish donald trump. we're here to prevent the seeds of hatred that he planted from bearing any more fruit. >> and now the world is watching

us, whether our constitutional republican is going to respond the way it should, the way it's supposed to, whether the rule of law will prevail over mob rule. >> if we don't draw the line here, what's next? what makes you think the nightmare with donald trump and his lawmaking and violent mobs is over? if we let him get away with it and then it comes to your state capitol or it comes back here again, what are we going to say? >> we humbly, humbly ask you to convict president trump for the crime for which he is overwhelminglylty of, who's to say it won't happen again? >> now, after the prosecution rested, several republicans in congress were seen huddling with the defense team senators ted cruz, lindsey

graham, and mike lee were evidently talking saying they were only discussing legal strategy phillip? >> very latest on this historic weekend. president biden has been largely staying away from the impeachment trial. the white house says mr. biden found the new video of the attack deeply disturbing the president is also remaining steadfast to get americans vaccinated our kristen welker has those details. >> reporter: president biden weighing in on the trump impeachment trial for the first time when pressed by nbc news on the newly released i have owe of the capitol riot >> did you see the riot during the impeachment trial and what is your reaction, mr. president? >> i like other americans has watched the news i think the senate has a very important job to complete, and i think my guess is some minds may have been changed, but i don't know. >> reporter: but the president still would not say whether his

predecessor should be convicted. later the white house saying his comments were not meant to offer a projection but to explain his response. >> we found news clips harrowing and deeply disturbing and that's certainly how the president felt when he watched it. >> reporter: the president has been focused keeping his aim off the trial and on his agenda. he's now secured another 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, saying not everyone will be vaccinated by the end of summer. >> we're going to be in a position where it's not going to be by the end of the summer. >> reporter: and it's still unclear when anyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one given what president biden calls the logistical challenges of administering vaccines, frances. >> kristen, thank you. those 200 million additional vaccines comes as impatience is

growing. so far 200 americans have received at least one dose some locations are running out of doses our miguel almaguer takes a closer look. >> reporter: at the very time it's needed most, dodger stadium, one of the largest vaccination sites in the nation and four others across l.a. are now shutting down for two days because the city at the center of the covid crisis has no vaccines to give. >> i'm very concerned right now that our vaccine supply is uneven, it's unpredictable. >> reporter: california now leads the nation in covid deaths but is just one of the many states desperate to secure more doses. >> 10 million new yorkers are chasing 300,000 vaccines. >> reporter: several supersites across the country are knocking those eligible at capacity. >> there's not a vial in

anywhea aa any warehouse. >> reporter: dr. fauci tells savannah he wree mains optimistic. >> by the time we get to april, virtually anybody can start to get vaccinated. >> reporter: adding to frustration, some local pharmacies will begin vaccinations as early as today, but it's just a fraction of the doses that have been given out here frances. >> all right, miguel, thank you. now to texas where cars s collided on sheets offite. at least 100 vehicles were involved, six people killed, and dozense started just before sunrise, the morning commute spinning and sliding out of control. >> it's really icy out there skidded for about 100 feet or so and hit the wall. >> reporter: more than 130

vehicles piled up along 135 in ft. worth. >> the scene we saw today is one really unlike one any of us has ever seen and one we pray to god we never see again. >> reporter: the view from overhead overwhelming. broken glass and twisted metal stretching for nearly a mile. >> seeing all those cars over there. yeah, no some are pancakes. >> reporter: some with drivers pinned inside, crews spending the entire day pulling apart the wreckage covered in a thin sheet of ice forecasters and police warning the conditions will get even worse over the next several days. >> the weather is still very aggressive so keep your distance. slow down. also wear your seatbelt. >> buckling up for what's already been a very rough ride jay gray, nbc news. >> we see right there just how dangerous this weather is out there.

let's bring in nbc meteorologist janessa webb she's been tracking more weather on the way good morning >> good morning. good morning, everyone ice is very sneaky snow and rain, you can see it. thin ice can cause a very dangerous situation and we're going to see more of that as high pressure starts to build across memphis into texas. we're dealing with the wintry mix in west virginia temperatures are dropping, and that's going to allow for black ice to cover the roads in the area winter weather alerts, they're expanding from texas to virginia right now and they will continue to spread into areas of the northeast throughout the weekend as two storm systems will be impacting the area icy conditions, we're going to see freezing rain from philadelphia to new york city starting late saturday into sunday, and that sy's system nur one. it will cause minor flooding

into the south and even into the mid-atl mid-atlantic as it collides with colder air, that'shen freezing w32 degrees oklahoma, air temperature of 23. now we're down to the subzero range for the northern tier. so i just talked about storm system number one. a larger one comes in behind that we'll talk about that coming up. >> man back to back to back to back janessa, thank you we'll hear from you then. we honor the naacp, the largest civil rights organization in the country. it was created on this day in 1909 by a group of black and white activists in new york city the organization has played a pivotal role for fighting black

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not afraid. britain's duchess of sussex meghan markle is winning a victory after she won a privacy lawsuit over a tabloid that printed pictures of letters she wrote to her father. markle's legal request for privacy is not over just yet for more on this case, we turn now to nbc's matt bradley live in london. hey, matt, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning you mentioned the legal case is not over the legal troubles is not over this is really an enduring case, you can see from some of the headlines here here in britain, even if you don't care about the royal family or care aboutgossip pres know, this is really going to set the tone for how here, including politicians and other leaders. so this is an important case essentially the court ruled in favor of meghan markle saying

that the mail on sunday violated privacy rights and cope rules. the judge said this decision was so resolute, so final, that he actually said no other court would be able to overturn this, thole the mail on sunday and its partners are planning on appealing. this is an important case and it's going to decide more than meghan markle's relationship with the royal family, which is very much under scrutiny it's really going to determine moving forward how the press deals with the public. guys >> we'll hear much more than megle markle as matt was saying. still to come, a texas-sized tackle after a mom catches a peeping tom outside her daughter's window. plus a day at the museum that lets you stech inside a painting y alone right. find that right coach, the one that speaks to you

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he was 79 years old. in these gloomy days of winter, kevin tibbles has found just the thing to inspire us as we look to brighter days ahead. >> reporter: what if you could step inside a beautiful van gogh painting at a chicago van gogh exhibit you can do just that. >> follow me. >> reporter: this massive space has been turned into a socially distanced canvas from floor to ceiling. >> i think this is how the arts should be taken in. >> reporter: from a starry night to sunflowers. his strokes of blues and yellows help ease our own blues in these unsettling times >> what do you think, kaitlyn? >> i like this show. it's very peaceful. >> can you come in and forget the world outside for a little while. >> once you step into the room, we guarantee that you will forget. >> reporter: in this pandemic-laden dead of winter, we can all use an escape room

for the senses. >> it's just amazing love it. >> reporter: dive in and lose yourself kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> hopefully that spreads to other cities as well so we can all enjoy it. >> i miss going to museums i haven't been since this whole thing started burke that's beyond impressive. so immersive. i know the super bowl just ended and we're all craving football here's just a little bit more for you. check out this tackle. it's a mom in texas tackling a guy she says was spying on her teenage daughter through a window police arrested that guy, charged him with several different crimes the mom joked her next step should be trying out for nfl look we've seen it in slow mo perfect form, wrap up. >> hope she's okay the glass went right off with that tackle. twin porcupines were born at a zoo.

they're the first to be born in 25 years they are born with soft quills that begin to harden within a few days their soft spine allows for a smooth birth a cute factor to end the week. >> that's right. >> thanks for watching "early today" today i'

right now at 4:30, increasing patrols. as the bay area celebrates lunar new year, the plans in place to keep people safe in san francisco's chinatown on the surge of attacks on asian-americans. so many parents are asking, when can my kids safely return to school in the guidance expected today from the cdc and governor gavin newsom, all of this as teachers continue to push for vaccines amid a growing shortage. >> there's not a vial in any warehouse in the state of california, does not have any vaccine. >> the sites set to shut down across the state due