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to work on same-sex weddings and we kick off your tuesday. "early today" starts right now glad you're with us. i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. we begin with breaking news out of oklahoma. at least three people are dead after a small mplane crashed an caught fire overnight. the oklahoma city fire department said when they arrived on scene, the plane and surrounding grass were on fire they extinguished the flames and used drones with infrared technology to check surrounding areas to ensure there weren't more victims now to georgia, election day the sequel more than 1.8 million people voted early in a runoff election that will decide whether herschel walker or rafael warnock will serve in the senate brie jackson joins us from d.c what final pitches are we seeing from the candidates?

>> reporter: good morning, frances. this race is razore is razor tit a tight herschel walker is going after warnock calling him a rubber stamp for president biden. warnock called walker unfit to serve. >> we know that he is unprepared we know he's unqualified and, it gives me no pleasure to say this, but as a preacher, i'm in the business of truth telling, he's unfit. >> if you don't vote, you're going to get more of chuck schumer and also president biden. if you vote for sherschel walke, you're going to get somebody who will give ah you a voice in washington >> reporter: president biden did

not appear in the state but said the race is critical if warnock wins, this would give democrats the majority in the senate but without warnock, democrats would still hold control of the chamber but would need to rely on vice president harris to break any 50/50 ties in the senate >> we'll know soon enough. thank you. we are pouring one out tonight for the boston bar manager where everyone knew your name kirstie alley passed away after a short battle with cancer alley made millions of americans laugh on the sitcom "c"cheers" co-star r ted d danson r remembg this scene >> rebeccaca, , will you, , youy meme > oh, donon, of c course i w! what that wasas a m mistake, ask k me

agagain. >> will you marry me >> no! >> in a tributute, he wrote,e, kirstie wawas s truly brilliantn it her ability to play a woman on the verge of a nervous break down was both moving and hysterically funny in 1989, her on-screen romance with john travolta was palpable. that show would go on to have two sequels. she admitted that if she hadn't been married she would have run off with travolta. he said kirstie was one of the most special relationships he has ever had >> she went on to star in "veronica's closet", where she runs a mail-order lingerie company. that show debuted in 1997 and was the number three show in prime time off screen, alley was very public about her bat wtle with fluctuating weight

she became a jenny craig spokesperson in 2007 she gained the weight back years later, she stepped onto the dance floor and eventually lost 100 pounds. but while she was making husband laugh or cry, her passing is being felt around the globe. tributes pouring in from hollywood. tim allen called her a sweet soul, and kristen chenoweth tweeting "r.i.p., kirstie, i loved you so." 35,000 customers remain in the dark after two power sub stations were attacked in moore county, north carolina investigators say they are looking into all leads in a statement, the fbi's charlotte office said it's investigating the willful damage to power facilities there in moore county here's dan scheneman with more

>> reporter: moore county, north carolina, nearly powerless authorities say gunfire damaged two electric sub stations. >> i can say this. this individual that did this, it was targeted. it wasn't random >> reporter: the state of emergency is in place. entire communities spent the night with below freezing temperatures without heat. traffic lights and streetlights are dark the damage at the sub stations is described as extensive. it could take days to restore. >> had a pretty sophisticated repair with some fairly large equipment. and so we do want citizens of the town to be prepared, that this will be a multi-day restoration for most customers extending, potentially, as long as thursday. >> reporter: the red cross has set up a shelter for those in need, while those without power try to make the best of it >> our gas logs worked just fine so we'll probably be camping out in the living room >> reporter: authorities say they're still looking for whoever is responsible and a

motive >> i never thought in my 40 years in law enforcement we would be seeing things and dealing with folks that are dealing with things that we're dealing with but unfortunately, we're going to have to deal with this. >> reporter: thousands of people now forced to cope with a cold and dark few days. dan scheneman, nbc news. the supreme court weighing a pivotal case that pits free speech against lgbtq rights. >> reporter: this colorado web designer reached the highest court in the land. lori smith argues she should not be compelled by the state to design wedding websites for same-sex couples >> colorado is trying to force me to promote ideas inconsistent with my faith and the core of who i am >> reporter: under public accommodation laws, businesses open to all cannot deny services, based on a customer's race, gender or sexual orientation. >> you can't define your service, so you exclude an entire category of people.

>> reporter: liberal justice kagan said gay couples want to buy the same services as straight couples >> and the question is, can website designer say sorry, that's not my kind of marriage >> reporter: smith contends her work is her personal artistic expression protected by the first amendment. >> you're not inviting them to the wedding. lilly and mary are how does it become your message? >> reporter: but justice thomas noted that creative businesses are different. >> this is not a hotel this is not a restaurant this is not a riverboat or a train. i'm interested in the intersection of public accommodations law and speech. >> reporter: while lori smith's views are rooted in her christian faith, her case is about whether her choice to exclude gay weddings is free speech, not religious freedom.

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