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remembering twitch boss and the legacy he leaves behind. france aims to make history with back-to-back wins as they take on argentina in the world cup final. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. the monster winter storm is on the move again after dumping crippling amounts of snow. and tornados wiping out homes and businesses >> at least three people have died in louisiana and at least 30 people are injured. watches and warnings continued in the south and we start off in keithville, louisiana. >> reporter: a huge tornado churning across new orleans. th >> there you can see a very large tornado. there we've got the power flashes. get to your safe place right

now. >> reporter: the twister striking the lower ninth ward and st. bernard's parish part of a deadly outbreak. twisters tearing across roadways and ripping off roofs. in new iberia, police confirming two tornados touched down. authorities there helping people c trapped inside dd inside debe. >> debris. more than 7,000 homes losing power. others no longer standing. authorities say at least three people are dead, including an 8-year-old boy >> the entire trailer park gone. >> reporter: in keithville, families are now left picking up the pieces the governor telling nbc he's investigating whether mobile alerts went out to this rural neighborhood >> i know we're in a hur rur rul here do we know if these folks got

waji w warning here >> i'm trying to figure that out. >> reporter: meteorologists say warmer temperatures in recent years are partially to blame for the growing number of winter twisters and could be pushing the infamous tornado alley further east the storms part of the major system pushes iing its way acros cou the country. part of a system that's not slowing down >> and our thanks to morgan for that report. it's not slowing down. let's see where it's head. let's bring in angie lassman >> another day where we'll have to be dealing with the system. the one thing to know is the severe risk isn't quite as high. it's something you'll still have to monitor here, especially if you live in parts of the south

the massive storm continues to have multiple impacts. we'll see ice forming.e forming. let's focus on the tornado watch in effect for a large area we've seen it scoot just a little far torther to the east alabama no longer in this. but albany, georgia. tallahassee. this will likely shift a little further to the south as far as the severe threat is concerned if you live in the tampa by area or orlando, there's 11 million people affected. so you want to stay alert. hail, damaging wind, tornados all on the table for us. david depape will go to trial over the assault on paul pelosi a california judge has decided after weighing the evidence. depape stands accused of

assault assaulting nancy mospelosi's husband with a hammer after asking "where is nancy." >> reporter: new detail about the fight paul pelosi was attacked >> the purpose of the hearing is to establish which charms will be going forward to trial. >> reporter: all the charges will be going forward. this following a multi-media presentation from prosecutors, including audio of pelosi's 911 call, video from officer body cameras showing the moment police arrived even the alleged assault weapon itself waved in front of the judge. audio from paul pelosi's 911 call revealing the 82-year-old at times under duress, but appearing to try to deescalate the intruder saying i've got a problem but everything's good. then making it clear he's in

trushlg trouble, saying he's telling me to get the hell off the phone. audio from the footage reveals that within seconds of miss trpolice trying to assess the situation, they shouted sk"drop the hammer, followed by labored breathing. he said he other targets, mentioning governor newsom, actor tom hanks and hunter biden. >> our thanks to steve for that report speaker nancy pelosi was honored wednesday with her portrait unveiled at the capitol. she made history as the first female speaker of the house. former speaker boehner shared a tearful tribute. >> my girls told me, tell the speaker how much we admire her

>> boehner had a reputation for tearing up during his time as speaker. pelosi joked she would have been disappointed if he did not get emotional. a month after three football players were killed in a shooting at the university of virginia, one victim's parents are break their silence. kerry sanders brings us their powerful message >> reporter:d'sean perry was one of the players gunned down four weeks ago all had been on that bus as they just arrived back on campus. his mother speaking publicly for the first time with nbc news >> i'm broken. >> reporter: she had been on the phone just moments before the shooting >> his cell phone had gone dead. >> reporter: twitter then lit up active shooter at u inva what was that waiting period like >> dreadleful. >> reporter: and then campus

police rang their phone. >> everything just stopped for me just to hear her cry was just, this was another cry, it wasn't the same cry as losing a child. >> reporter: the alleged gunman a student and former uva football player. so far police have no motive your son was aware of violence >> yeah. >> reporter: he wrote with all the shootings on minorities, you have to have a sense of light inside of you. >>that's who he was. or that's who he is. everywhere he went, he wanted to leave a little bit of his life >> reporter: one semester shy of graduation, and now another family in our country in a fight they didha not want. >> i just had gotten off the phone with him i had just gotten off the phone with him >> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >> one of the biggest colleges in the west is officially h

heading east ucla will join the likes of ohio state, michigan and penn state in the big ten the athletic director said the big ten officeers the bruin bige opportunities. france struck quickly against morocco defense. hernandez giving the defending champs the edge in the fifth minute and an insurance goal in the second half booked a date with argentina france heads to its second straight world cup final they look to be the first back-to-back champion since brazil did it? 1968 and 1962. the world cup title on sunday. and morocco will be competing for third place against croatia on saturday. they've already secured the best finish for an african nation at

the world cup. angie is back with the latest on that winter storm whipping across the country. >> we continue to see winter weather from minnesota into places like virginia we have a mix of rain, snow, freezing rain, and there will be ice accumulations through the day today, making for a messy commute. millions are in these winter weather alerts you still see 15 million in parts of the plains and midwest imp impacted by the blizzard warning. we'll a likely see alerts go up today. we'll have to watch for a difficult commute this morning and even into the afternoon hours and into tomorrow. rain on the docket for us, but also i mentioned ice accumulations. that's what's really going to make it toug northeast, rain, fg

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of 40. our valerie castro has more on the stunned reaction from fans and loved ones >> reporter: the entertainment world and fans mourning the death of stephen "twitch" boss widely known forr his friendshi and collaboration with ellen degeneris as her deejay. it was his dancing that first caught ellen's attention alongside the rest of the world, rising to fame for his performances on season four of "so you think you can dance. >> i'm from montgomery, alabama. >> reporter: returning as an all-star and eventually becoming a judge in 2022. fans also watched him rise from deejay to executive producer on ellen. >> over a decade ago i met someone who changed my life and our show, and i'm talking about you, twitch. come here. >> i came here to dance one time

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