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. this morning, winter weather we'll be right back havoc on millions as the snap's first bomb cyclone may be developing in the northeast >> thanks, guys, thanks. >> >> marking one year since the failed attempt to overthrow democracy, former vice president dick cheney criticizes the gop's current leadership and could relief be on the
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way? what the biden administration is doing to get at-home tests delivered to americans across the country. can you ask how much the ceo of the first $3 trillion company earned in 2021 inside tim cook's big apple payday after making the ultimate sacrifice for his company, how people helped this world war ii vet rap's dream come true. "early today" starts now good morning, i'm cori coffin in for phil and frances we begin with a storm impacting millions of americans. in the west, shocking video showing a trooper barely dodging an out of control car. a clear example of slowing down in these dangerous conditions. in kentucky, multiple highways were brought to a standstill late into the night.
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30 cars were involved in a pile judgment and nine semi trucks jackknifed virtually at the same time near lexington. today marks the second snowfall in virginia in less on that a week more than 50,000 people are without power there. let's take a look from washington, d.c., where you can see the capitol there in the background, snow is still coming down pretty steady here is a live look at time's square now as well it's getting quite sticky and wet out there. the snow even sticking to the camera now for the latest conditions, let's head on over to janessa, who is tracking it all for us on this friday >> hi, cori, we are gth reports of three inches in queens and new york you will see the heaviest snow philadelphia to new york city. you can see on the radar, that
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is the heaviest band before this area of low pressure skirts into the boston area. let's talk about some totals that we are going to see across most sections of the northeast we'll see philadelphia, at least two-to-four inches, in new york city, three-to-five inches, even the hartford area, we're going to continue to watch accumulation up to five inches in some spots. boston will be the heaviest of the storm maker as we continue to watch winter storm warnings being put in place and even a blizzard warning now in effect for the main areas so this stretches from the carolinas to maine and this will be in effect throughout your afternoon. the problem, though, on top of the snowfall is you have cold temperatures, wind chill warnings in place. we'll take a look at that coming up. >> all right thank you. as the anniversary of the january 6th capitol riot passes,
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echos of the violence that day remain a. capitol police officer has filed a lawsuit against former president donald trump one year later for injuries she sustained when a mob of his supporters attacked the building nbc news reached out to mr. trump for comment. the lawsuit says the officer was covered in blood and chemical spray and endured a traumatic brain injury that cost her a year of her personal and professional life. and earlier this week, a missouri woman who participated in the january 6th attack was accused of cause ac crash driving intoxicated that left one person dead and another seriously injured. 22-year-old emily hernandez is facing five misdemeanor charges for her involvement in the capitolry 80, she was seen holding a sign from nancy pelosi's office. she plans to plead guilty on one charge monday. now, how the current administration marks the day
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outside the capitol, a somber scene, a sharp couldn't forecast to those indelible images from a year ago rioters reaching the building and the nation's democracyattacking officers, parading a noose in the crowd. scuffleing with police, all unfolding right where president biden and vice president harris were on this anniversary. >> i will defenda nation i will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. >> reporter: in his most forceful attack against his pred ed saysor, placing the blame at the feet of president trump without ever mentioning him by name >> for the first time in our history, a president has not just lost an election. he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the capitol. >> reporter: mr. bind arguing his predecessors failure to
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accept defeat led to the attack that day. >> he can't accept to accept the results of the election and the will of the american people. his bruised ego matters more him to than our democracy and constitution. >> reporter: slamming mr. trump's action >> we didn't see a former president that rallied the mob to attack, sitting in a private dining room off the oval office in the white house, watching it all on television and doing nothing for hours. >> reporter: and blasting those who have continued to push the so-called big lie that the election was stolen. >> he's not zwrau former president. he's a defeated former president. >> reporter: the vice president comparing january 6th to infamous attacks on the u.s. that killed thousands, including pearl harbor and 9/11. >> certain dates echo throughout history. december 7th, 1941%, september
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11th, 2001 and january 6th, 2021. >> after the speeches, former president trump dismissing the event as political theater saying it was just a distraction for the fact biden has completely and totally failed and that democrats want to own january 6th so they can stoke fears and divide america trump ally lindsay graham called for the rioters to be prosecuted but also slammed mr. biden's speech as an effort to resurrect a failed presidency. sharp divides are in place, few republicans participating. only congresswoman liz cheney and former vice president dick cheney there for a mem of silence. then a prayer vigil at dusk. solemner is ponies remember ac day that changed america kristen, thanks. relief for healthcare workers in kansas may be on the way as the state's medical system is being crushed by the
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latest covid surge laura kelly signed two orders to combat the pandemic. those orders provide a 15-day solution to alleviate staffing shortages at hospitals and nursing homes. this comes as the u.s. navy released 20 sailors who refused to get vaccinated. the white house is finalizing details with the u.s. postal service, meanwhile, to deliver 500 million test kits to households across the country. the "washington post" citing four of those sources. officials aim to begin shipping those kits by mid-january this as is stalemate between chicago public schools and the teacher's union led to a third day of school closures. nbc news' dan scheneman has more. >> reporter: for a second straight day chicago public school students were not in
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school the system and teachers at odds. >> people are scrambling to get coverage. >> reporter: chicago's mayor filed a labor complaint against the teacher's union. >> they have chosen to do this unilateral action, they are disrupting our system and harming children at a time when we need everybody to be unified. we need our kids in school for in-person learning. >> the primary concern of teachers, testing. >> i want my students to learn, my children to learn i also want to stay safe. >> reporter: students ages 12-to-15, there is safety news the cdc approving pfizer boosters >> we know from recent data three doses of vaccine offers the best protection. >> reporter: the approval comes as case numbers and hospitalizations continue to rise and rise. >> i mean we have gone from 30 patients in-house two weeks ago to 220 today
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i mean, just think about that rise we have now reached the highest number of patients in the hospital that we've reached at the peak of delta. we are just now going up it's brutal. >> and health officials continue to insist vaccination is the best way to push back against this rising tide, dan scheneman, nbc news we check back in with janessa on this busy winter friday a. lot going on. >> yes, i know the good news about this storm system is very exact and it's going to be out of here as we go into your early afternoon. it's going to drop snowfall one-to-two inches per hour so that's the problem. it's going to be speedy, but a lot of snow involved so if you are driving on roadways, please don't do it this morning because behind that is some lake enhancement and that will cause a problem colliding with cold temperatures black ice and freezing temperatures throughout the weekend will be e upper 20s in
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some spots we are back in the teens for the upper mid-west that's good news take a look at that weekend forecast coming up >> looking forward to it, thanks a new challenge is taking over the internet in honor of betty white. she was an animal advocate since the early '70s they are donating $35 to a rescue or cheshelter. the girl scouts offers a nationwide program that teaches them about betty the cost is $10 and you can earn this betty white patch well, could jeffrey epstein
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confidante ghislaine maxwell be headed to a retrial? and apple passing the $3 million mark this week can you guess what ceo tim cook earned in 2021 we'll tell you next. we'll tell you next. >> sore throat pain? ♪honey lemon♪ try vicks vapocool drops. in honey lemon chill. for fast-acting sore throat relief. wooo vapori sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops. ready to shine from the inside out? try nature's bounty hair, skin and nails gummies. the number one brand to support beautiful hair, glowing skin, and healthy nails. try jelly bean vitamins with two times the biotin. you try to stay ahead of the mess but scrubbing still takes time. try jelly bean vitamins now there's dawn powerwash dish spray.
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>> i don't want to call her a monster, a predator is the right word. >> reporter: david, known as juror number 50, says other jurors voiced doubt about some of the accusers. >> some people were like how could they keep going back why would their moms allow them to do that we can't judge them based on what they did or didn't do they're 14, they don't have the wherewithal all to know really what's right or wrong. >> reporter: david was specifically asked if he had ever been the victim of sexual abuse before he was picked to be on the jury, according to a publicly available copy of the questionnaire. he doesn't remember that and answered all honestly. he did not return anything to nbc news and a second juror said they were sexually abused as a child and discussed the experience during deliberationles prosecutors on wednesday called for the court to conduct an inq4ry into the statements say
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they quote merritt attention the judge said she wants to hear from the prosecution and defense but isn't committing to bringing the juror book to court. after the conviction on five counts, her accusers felt vindicated. >> i felt so grateful the jury believed us and september a strong message that perpetrators of sexual abuse and exploitation will be held accountable, no matter how much power and privilege they have. >> reporter: now the final question, will the victims that say they got justice, have to confront the stand and confront maxwell all over again tom winters, nbc news, new york. >> don't give up what you love. state farm has options to personalize your policies, so you get a rate that fits your budget. oh, that's great. (annoyed, to neighbor) cause subtitles would be nice! for surprisingly great rates that fit any budget...
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mpblgsz in today's news by the numbers, it's all live on the final jobs report of 2021. economists are expecting to see 222 jobs in september with the unemployment rate ticking down to 4.1%. a pretty good year for apple
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ceo, according to a new filing, tim cook received nearly 100 million. he had a stellar year with $365 billion in sales the irs is coming after small businesses, venmo, paypal will be required to report transactions over $600 this applies for payments for goods and services, users with business accounts will be required to fill out a 1099k from the unemployment outlook, a decent salary to the gamestop surge and triple threat facing wall street investors here with all the details is cnbc's karen tso good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you mentioned the jobs report in non-filing payrolls friday this is a huge move for the market with taper hikes and shrink annual, effectively talking about the asset purchase program that could wiped down into march
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controversial mid-game exit, antonio brown's tenure at tampa bay is officially over saying brown was cleared by team doctors ahead of sunday's game against the jets it comes after a tumult chuous week with each side telling their stories. >> reporter: nfl lightning rod antonio brown was an all out blitz briming all bridges with the tampa bay bucs after his infamous sunday meltdown, the question was, what triggered his walkoff? brown on social media, i suited up i gave ut my all for the team. i played until it was clear i could not use my ankle to safely perform my playing responsibilities the bucs deny knowledge of any injury. >> at no point in time during
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that game did he ever ask the trainer or doctor about his ankle. >> reporter: the team finally released the wide receiver a. fed-up coach bruce aryans, the only complaint he was making was he didn't get the ball enough. >> he refused to go in the game. that's when i looked back and saw him basically wave off the coach. i then 20 back and approached him about what was going on. i ain't playing, what's going on i ain't getting the ball that's when i said you're done, get the f out of here. that's the end of it. >> reporter: he named his biggest ally all-time great brady saying he charmed you off. he added it must be their plan all along. he since deleted these tweets. last sunday, brady defended brown. >> i think everyone should be very compassionate and
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empathetic toward some very difficult things that are happening. >> brady make it clear he's ready to move on. >> i think there is a lot of personal, obviously, feelings. i don't think we could discuss it, though >> thankfor s
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out sick. east bay parents and students anxiously awaiting to find out if teachers will return to school this morning. now the district is firing back. shutdown. contra costa schools being forced to temporarily close. we will show you when they head back to the classroom, after a covid outbreak. plus -- >> you get enough virus -- >> covid cases explode across the bay area and the nation. but which tests are most reliable? do

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