a december-like chill is in the air on this october 19th almost half the country is in the path of snow, freezing rain or frigid temperatures michelle grossmann is tracking it all for us. with high energy costs in mind, president biden is set to release 15 million barrels of oil from the strategic reserve what will happen to an athlete from iran who competed

without her headscarf, which is mandated in her home country a country that does business across the united states pleads guilty to paying isis. and a warrior who's fighting to give women the recognition they deserve on wikipedia. "early today" starts right now >> i'm phillip mena. >> i'm fanrances rivera. 93 million americans are getting a taste of winter. the snow is taking residents by surprise >> i've never seen anything like this, this is super early. >> it just ain't right. not halloween yet, and it already feels like christmas, man. >> those cold temperatures are going to continue today let's get the latest from michelle

grossmann. >> its to does feel like christ. so many of us impacted by a frost advisory, a freeze watch, a freeze warning 99 million americans from the central plains, new england, the carolinas and the southeast. these are some of the temperatures we are waking up to this morning in the 20s in kansas city. right around the freezing mark in atlanta, 35 in pittsburgh so many temperatures in the 30s, it feels colder than that in spots. we're not go bing to see temperatures go very far from there. 59 in nashville, cool weather all the way to florida, jacksonville, 66 degrees, and that jet stream is so far to the south, allowing that cool canadian air in. we will start to moderatt comin.

>> i like that word, moderate. now to at has haunted california for 25 years. a jury convicted paul flores of the murder of kristin smart. he is a former classmate of smarts smart's and was long suspected but not charged until last year. his father, who was accused of helping move her body was found not guilty her remains were never located the crippling attacks on ukraine are coming to light. 30% of the power stations have been destroyed, causing widespread blackouts new air airstrikes left hundreds of thousands without power or water, raising new concerns as cold weather sets in former president trump is set to be deposed in new york city today it's part of a lawsuit by a

writer who accused him of raping her in the mid '90s. he denies the claim and accuses her of lying to sell books he has denied every claim. last week a manhattan judge rejected mr. trump's request to delay the deposition the suit was brought in 2019 the january of committee is ready to send a subpoena to former president trump sources tell nbc news that it had will likely happen today the committee has cast mr. trump at the center of the plot to overturn the 2020 election liz cheney talked about it last night. >> we'll be issuing the subpoena shortly both for his testimony under oath as well as for

documents, and we'll take whatever next steps we have to take, you know, assuming that he will fulfill his legal obligation and honor the subpoena, but if that doesn't happen, then we'll, we'll take the steps we immediatneed to tar that >> cheney called the work she did on the committee the most important work she's done professionally there are 20 days left in the countdown to the midterm elections, and there was a fiery debate in florida overnight. senator marco rubio is hoping to secure a third term, but he is facing a strong challenge from democratic congresswoman val demings. when asked about abortion, rubio said he is 100% pro hlife but dd not clarify whether he would support a national ban demings said those decisions should be left to families and their doctors. one of the most heated debates

was about gun rights >> not the crazy one they just passed, but a real red flag law that would allow the police department to go before a judge. >> this is about taking dangerous guns out of the hands of dangerous people, and the overwhelming majority of people in our nation want us to do just that how long will you watch people being gunned down in first grade, fourth grade, high school, college, church, synagogue, grocery store, movie th theater, a mall and nightclub and do nothing >> senator rubio was also asked if he would accept the election results. he said he would because nflorid has great election laws. president biden focussed on abortion rights at a campaign event tuesday, but newe polling

shows most voters are more concerned about inflation and the economy. >> reporter: president biden trying to amplify the political divisive issue of abortion rights, urging voters to keep democrats in control of congress >> here's the promise i make to you and the american people. the first bill that i will send to the congress will be to codify roe versus wade >> reporter: but some democrats fear the potency of that message may be waning. the new poll shows 44% of likely voters cite the economy or inflation as the number one problem facing the country, while just 5% list abortion as their top issue, and now republicans have a four-point lead when voters are asked which party's candidate they'd support. in ohio, one of several crucial races that will determine control of the senate, j.d. vance hammered tim ryan over

skyrocketing prices. >> that rise in energy price, they see at the pump and utility bill bills m bills. >> reporter: while ryan slammed vance for embracing former president trump. >> you were calling trump "america's hitler" then you kissed his ass. >> that's not true in it is true. and then you kissed his ass and he endorsed you and you said he's the greatest president of all time >> reporter: there are critical governors races, too a rematch in georgia between brian kemp and democrat stacey abrams their one and only showdown. >> we live in a state of fear,sr the last four years has beat his chest but delivered very little for most georgians >> reporter: kemp touting his early moves to reopen the state during the pandemic and going after abrams >> ms. abrams is going to lie

about my record because she doesn't want to talk about her own. >> reporter: and president biden's expected to pivot to the economy on wednesday, looking to lower gas prices the president, we're told, is going to announce that his administration will move forward with the release of as many as 15 million additional barrels of oil from the strategic reserve, a controversial move that comes after saudi arabia snubbed his recent request to boost oil production back to you. >> peter, thank you. heathere is growing concern about what will happen to a celebrated iranian athlete who competed without a headscarf here's andrea mitchell >> reporter: another iranian woman in the spotlight, a 33-year-old elite rock climber, the first elite athlete on an iranian team known to have competed without the pmandatory hijab. her long hair flowing uncovered,

prompted concerns for her safety hours later, a post on her instagram account read, i encountered a problem with my cover during the finals, adding she was returning to iran with her team as planned. the circumstances under which it was posted remain unclear. human rights act vesivists are concerned about her fate in iran >> we're very concerned she's going to end up in solitary confinement and be tortured for making that confession, and we need the international community to stand up for that >> reporter: u.s. leaders are voicing support. >> we can make sure everyone is paying attention to it this is organic. it's initiated by the women, and we should all take great pride in that, and these women in iran

are just so remarkable >> reporter: the resistance in the face of the regime's crackdown undiminished rain, snow and sleet are in store for millionstoday. michelle grossmann is back with us >> hey, there, guys. we have cold temperatures in place, cold enough to cause snow we saw eight to ten inches of snow in some spots not a whole lot today, but still one to three inches in the u.p. of michigan. where you see the white here, we have a winter advisory we are also looking at chilly rain in spots, all due to this area of low pressure spinning in that snow and also that chilly rain where you see thee 60s wite

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barrels. the reserve holds 700 million barrels and will now have about 400 million barrels remaining, that's the lowest in 40 years. according to tripleaaa, the nat average is 3.87 for a gallon of f fuel as ken delainian reports, a deal with the devil backfired. >> reporter: one of the world's largest corporations admitting it funneled millions of dollars to isis. >> corporate crime that has reach add new low and a very dark place >> reporter: french cement company, it operates in 43 u.s. states and pled guilty to financing terrorists so it could keep a cement plant running as isis and other groups fought for

control. pay payments made at the same time they were beheading u.s. whose strategies they sent isis and the nusra front more than $10 million and tried to cover it up >> they made a deal with the devil. foreign terrorists who minimumed to pledged to and in fact did harm americans. >> reporter: eight executives were charged with financing terrorism. the company now owned by a swiss firm says it deeply regretted what happened, adding that the executives involved no longer work there and none of the conduct involved u.s. employees. in a disturbing twist, court documents show they were doing business with isis and al qaeda at the same time its concrete was being used to build one world trade center where the

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