live on the ground in kentucky where responders are hoping for more survivors as we co continue to learn of the victims and their loved ones >> covid are affecting many citizens >> what we are learning of usa

gymnastic, $380 million sex abuse settlement of hundreds of survivors in the larry nassar case >> the busy tuesday ahead "early today" starts right now. good morning, i am francis rivera >> i am phillip meta we begin with the after math of the deadly tornados tore across six states killing dozens. our jay gray is live in mayfield, kentucky, good morning. >> reporter: phillip and frances, good morning. what you are seeing is a under carriage of a transport van. this massive vehicle flip ped by the wind from the storm. part of the field of debris here that we are seeing not across the area but the entire strike

zone >> reporter: crew repairing what they can an effort continues around the clock across six states. in some area, heavy equipment pulling out huge chunks of debris the process is slower. more deliberate. teams working by hand. >> target searches and dealing this particular structure. >> reporter: searching for potential survivors and more victims inside this candle victory where four employees tell nbc news that supervisor warned they would be fired if they left. the allegation is absolutely untrue we are also learning more of the heroes that emerged during the chaos. >> i said is everything okay she said no, everything is destroyed. >> reporter: six siblings trapped as their home fell on

top of them. the 13-year-old rushed into help he did, carrying his three-year-old and six months old brother through the debris and leading them to a shelter. >> i am going ing get them >> the determination so many survivors will need during the long and difficult recovery. >> reporter: that recovery can't begin until the search for possible survivors and more victims through areas like this one is over. guys >> unbelievable images there like you said a long road ahead. jay, thank you osha is investigating an amazon warehouse that collapsed in illinois when a tornado smash into the building that killed at least six people morgan chesky is there with the details. >> reporter: for the koch

family, the pain is too much to bear the 29-year-old inside the candle care house. he was helping his mom minutes before the storm struck. >> it does not surprise me not at all >> reporter: that's who he was cope one of six workers killed, ranging in age of 26 to 62 the ef-3 tornado nearly cut the warehouse in half. 40 feet concrete wall collapsed and causing the roof to cave in. all 46 workers were instructed to move to a safer area as soon as the sirens went off >> getting people to move into

the shelter area >> reporter: amazon adds, it welcomes a new investigation for osha the agency had staff on-site saturday inspecting safety code compliance >> reporter: jeff bezos faced criticism over the weekend for posting about his blue origins space flight since crew are digging up bodies. with christmas celebration coming next week, covid cases are trending in the wrong direction. more than 50 million cases confirmed since the pandemic there is encouraging news of th effectiveness of booster shot. here is nbc's sam brock. >> reporter: scientists backing up with pfizer with their own

research demonstrating that boosters can make a massive difference when it comes to protecting you with omicron. two shots does lead you vulnerable overtime. the third shot provides significant protection 40 states seeing double digit increases the last couple of weeks. new york is one of them. businesses that do not require proof of vaccination, they are required to mandate masmasks. that's going on as well as hospitalizations are increasing. an important point about that which is vaccines are working right now. total hospitalizations right now verses a year ago they have been roughly cut in half. sam brock, nbc news. the committee investigating the january 6th insurrection vote voted to hold mark meadows in

contempt meadows did hand over thousands of documents the house panels said they want to ask him questions about the information. members read allowed some text messages meadows received. >> yesterday was a terrible day. we tried everything we could in our objection to the 6th, i am sorry nothing works. an elect lawmaker tells the white house chief of staff, i am sorry, nothing worked. that's chilling. >> quote "mark, the president needs to tell people in the capitol to go home, this is hurt all of us, he's destroying his legacy" laura ingraham wrote

please get him on tv, destroying everything you have accomplished ryan killmee texted it can he make a statement? shawn handy urged. >> meadows spoke with sean hannity and pushed back against the contempt recommendation. >> when you look at the criminal component of this, the intent, there is never been an intent on my part, i tried to share non privilege information but truly the executive privilege donald trump claims is his way and not my way it's not congress' way that's why we file a lawsuit to get the courts weigh in. >> the recommendation will go to the full house to a vote which could be held as soon as today

it will be up to the department of justice to decide whether to charge meadows with criminal contempt steve bannon has been charged with two counts of contempt of congress and pleaded not guilty an attentive trial date has been set for july consumer alert for coca-cola who voluntarily recalled cartons of minute maid products. fruit punch drinks may have pieces of metals in them cartons that had 2022 expiration dates were sold in the east coast. ethan crumbly's hearing was supposed to be december 20th, prosecutors pushed back the date saying they need more time to sift through the massive amount of evidence g 24 charges including one count of terrorism

causing death. severe weather is hitting the west coast as we speak janessa webb is tracking this for us >> good morning, it's been snowing for 24 hours now for northern california. another day of that. for california the flooding rain from fresno, bakers field to l.a. and san diego flash flood watches theyhave been put in place for early this morning. we are talking about one to two inches in that area. not use to that kind of moisture additional amounts of 12 to 18 inches throughout the day las vegas to flagstaff, you wil

durham area, highs today in the low 60s. we have a lot of record highs about to be broken we'll talk about that forecast, coming up. we'll check in with you in a bit. thank you. kim kardashian has another milestone under her belt the reality star announced after three tries and two years of studying, she passed the california's baby bar exam, sometimes known as the first examination. the 41 years old explained how proud she was and thanked those who help her along the way she encouraged fans keep striving her goal, don't ever give up and even if you are holding by a thread, you can do it the incredible impact that a

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tremfya® today. in tonight's top stories of two days left before the country defaults on its own. senate democrats passing a bill that'll raise the limit ahead of the deadline yesterday manchin spoke with president biden, the white house called the conversation cons constructive senator schumer is pushing the build back better bill plan before christmas the first service members to be discharged over the

requirements which went into effect on november 2nd according to an air force spokesperson, the vaccines were one factor and misconduct may have been involved as well statistics from the department of the air force showed that 97% of active duty air force and space force members have been vaccinated since december 7th. in a new approach of decreasing gatherings, the country is placing a ban on serving alcohols at bars and restaurants. the country is facing record high covid-19 infections and hospitalizations gyms and swimming pools have been ordered to close. restrictions are set in place for schools all in an effort to curve the country's omicron's outbreak it was as power house between the rams and cardinals los angeles would find the end zone first odell beckham jr. catching a

thank you very much down for the third straight game. the rams pushed the door wide open in the 3rd. matthew stafford chugging it down the field la defense kept the acardinals t bay. the rams taking it home. brittney spears spook to instagram in a deleted post to share her thoughts who's been naughty or nice. she could not say the same for diane sawyer the 2003 interview calling out inappropriate questioning of her dating life and spending habits when she was quote, "just a baby when she was 22 years old," she had harsh words, kiss my blank to diane sawyer. maybe that's why she deleted it.

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i right now at 4:30, adding up. we are checking rain totals as the atmospheric river makes its way out of the bay area this morning. also, snow in sierra. the rush to the slopes is on. but first, not so fast. a warning from caltrans about that commute. plus, a mask mandate is back for all californians. what this change means for you and when it takes affect. this is "today in the bay." let's hear it