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kanye west is making multiple headlines, from plans to buy the social media platform parler to making comments about jewish people and more how can shoppers get around returning to the store a busy day ahead starts right now good to be with you righs rivera >> i'm phillip mena. an arctic blast will challenge record lows and the bitter cold will be felt far into the south. in the midwest, parts of michigan and wisconsin are already getting an early taste of winter as snow fell monday. michelle grossmann is tracking all this for us. >> we saw double digit snow in michigan and wisconsin we are waking up to so many

freeze alerts from the rockies to the stcentral and southern plains into portions of the northeast and mid atlantic 70 million impacted this morning and we're waking up to temperatures below freezing in some spots these cold temperatures all the way to the south memphis 40 degrees right now 38 in nashville and 39 in cincinnati the jet stream dipped so far to the south it opened the door to the canadian air to the west we're still warm looking at record warm temperatures in the 70s and 80s. as we go throughout this afternoon we're looking at temperatures well below normal, anywhere between 5 and 25 degrees below norm a nashville just 55 degrees this afternoon and then by wednesday morning, waking up to temperatures below freezing in many spots little rock just 31. back to you guys there is terror in ukraine as the russian military

unleashes swarms of kamikaze drones on residential areas in the capital of kyiv. the explosive-laden drones provided by iran are cheap, deadly and hard to shoot down. ukrainian officials are renewing their pleas for aerial defense assistance from the u.s. and nato our richard engel reports from ukraine. >> reporter: this is a new and, for ukraine, very unwelcome development. russia is increasingly relying on iranian-made drones, firing them in swarms, dozens at a time against ukrainian cities the drones them selves are fairly low tech. they don't carry much explosive power, but they are highly maneuverable they can travel great distances. they're very inexpensive and hard to shoot down some ukrainian soldiers have been firing their rifles up at them, but you need a lucky shot, really to bring one of these down last night where i'm standing coy hear one of these iranian drones buzzing overhead and it is a very unnerving experience

knowing that it could dive bomb on you at any moment and many ukrainians are feeling this experience and that is why they say they need more air defense systems and more sophisticated air defense systems. >> richard, thank you. we are in the final stretch to the midterm elections with only 21 days to go early voting is now under way in georgia, and voters there appear to be motivated to cast their ballots. georgia is one of the states where there is a senate seat on the line as we wait to see which party will get to control that chamber. we're joined by nbc's brie jackson. these high-stakes senate races are leading to some really heated debates >> reporter: attacks were flying last flignight in ohio. that's where tim ryan and j.d. vance attacked each other over the far right great replacement

theory about immigration this heated exchange hd exchangn vahappened >> you don't want to talk about the fact that you're with the extremists and that belief which is grounded going back decades, led to some crazy dude getting a gun and going to a grocery store. >> this is disgusting and i've never endorsed it. such an unbelievable accusations. >> you're running around with marjorie taylor green. >> tim ryan believes to believe in a border you support the great replacement theory you join nancy pelosi and chuck schumer calling your own people racist this is the game he plays. >> reporter: that debate kicked off after a new poll shows vance up only two points

overnight, mike lee and evan mcmullin had this exchange >> it is a betrayal of the american republic. you were there to stand up for our constitution but when the barbarians were at the gate, were you happy to let them in. >> there were people who behaved very badly on that day i was not one of them. i was one of the people trying to dismant thile this situation, trying to stop it from happen, because i believe in this document >> senator lee has been doing this thing with his pocket constitution for the last several years. senator lee, it is not a prop. it is not a prop >> reporter: tonight all eyes will be on florida where marco rubio and democrat val demings will go on one on one this is their one and only debate scheduled before election day. >> senator rubio has held that seat for nearly a dozen years now. all right, brie, thank you the suspected stockton, california serial killer is

expected in court later today. 43-year-old wesley brownlee is due to be arraigned on murder and weapons charges. and records reveal he was put behind bars twice before for drug convictions miguel almaguer has more >> reporter: after dark as investigators say their serial killer prowled the streets of stockton police made their move, arresting wesley brownlee, saying he was ready to kill for a seventh time >> he was out hunting. >> reporter: clad in black with a mask and armed with this handgun, police say brownlee was stalking the northern california streets during the time frame the city's serial killer often struck, 2:00 a.m arrested on this street, not far from where he lived, police had been tracking their 43-year-old suspect for some time, following hundreds of tips with some of the homicides within blocks and days of each other, police are now checking

to see if ballistics will match brownlee's gun to the murder of these six men. the killer's motive remains a mystery. how dangerous was this suspect >> very dangerous. vicious. a lot of our victims didn't even see it coming. >> reporter: natasha latour, the only survivor shot at least nine times, gave this chilling description of the gunman to a local news site. >> there were no words didn't say anything. didn't come any closer just started shooting. >> reporter: set to appear in court, brownlee doesn't yet have a lawyer the wave of fear that washed across this city is slowly fading, but for the families, heartbreak endures >> i'm just grateful they were able to save it from happening to another person. it's just been horrific. >> reporter: the pain and pursuit of justice miguel almaguer, nbc news, stockton, california actor ezra miller has

pleaded not guilty to federal burglary charges in vermont. the star is accused of stealing several bottles of alcohol from a house in stanford. he could face up to 26 years in prison the 30-year-old has been embroiled in controversy this year in april the actor pleaded no contest to an assault charge in hawaii and in august miller apologized for past behavior and began mental health treatment. mel gibson may take the stand in harvey weinstein's dl trial. he could testify on behalf of one of the six alleged victims, a masseuse the judge shot down the defense's request to ask gibson about past anti-semitic and racist statements. they are allowed to ask about any personal animosity between the two. the broncos and chargers battled to close out week six in

the nfl. austin eckler muscled his way in to put l.a. on the board the teams would trade field goals in the second half, then they would head to overtime. the key play here is this punt by denver. justin herbert put them within range with his arms and dustin hopkins finished them off with his foot l.a. takes down the broncos, 19-16. michelle back with more on this frigid weather. >> we're going to see record highs broken and record lowes being broken also looking at the chance for more snow in the u.p. of michigan this. is your snow forecast. again, the highest amount being the u.p. of michigan also looking at the chance for lolized floodicang

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social media app >> right now we're supposed to be living anike black people because he wears a red hat >> reporter: in a statement by parler's parent company the rapper quoted in a world where conservative opinions are considered controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves. do you think him owning the platform will grow the user base >> definitely. it already is. >> reporter: they wouldn't disclose their number of users or how much ye is buying the platform for he has been on a tirade, spewing anti-semitic statements that have gotten him suspended from twitter and instagram. growing increasingly controversial, debuting a white lives matter shirt and defending it on fox news >> they do obvious thing. >> reporter: getting condemnation from the black community from that and his false take on george floyd >> if you look, the guy's knee wasn't even on his neck like

that >> reporter: the medical examiner ruled floyd's death a homicide floyd's family attorney now considering suing west for his statements >> he's going to bring of course his energy and enthusiasm, his commitment to the mission of offering an uncancellable platform >> reporter: ben decker is the founder of a company that investigates disinformation and violent extremism. so you're saying calm yaw west's rhetoric could possibly fuel extremism on parler. >> the volume of these kinds of statements and the amount of hate that, you know, is packaged within them generally does lead to real-world harm >> reporter: what do you say to critics who say that rhetoric that is shared on parler can lead and has led to violence >> i don't see how mere rhetoric will lead to violence, given that parler has always had a policy against violent or inciting content the best way to address that is through more speech, not through

censorship >> reporter: parler was launched in 2017. it is one of the apps that bud during the trump campaign and presidency as an alternative to social media giants. a number of january 6 rioters were charmed ged after posting i activities on parler parliament technology told fox business of west's purchase. >> parler needs its brand to expand >> reporter: he is married to candace owens who has stood by west saying ye became the first black man in the world to own a social media company. however, the deal isn't finalized. >> our thanks for that report. still to come, the rent is too dang high. the time it takes to pay for a one bedroom.

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