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unloading what sounds like eight shots into the perpetrator now police want to talk to that man. and the miracle of birth and a once in a lifetime experience for a group of whale watchers who were in the exact right place at the exact right moment. "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we begin in california where tens of thousands are without power as another atmospheric river batters the state. forecasters are warning about cyclones over the next few days. 28 million are under wind alerts meteorologist michelle grossmann is tracking it all for us. good to see you, michelle the good morning >> good morning, guys, great to see you. it seems like a conveyor belt of storms one, two, three storms will

movon move ontho onshore this week. the atmospheric river will continue into this week as well. heavy snow, up to five feet in some spots, even up to six feet in the highest elevations of the the first storm today will be the strongest. eight to ten inches of rain will cause landslides then the second one hits late tuesday, a chance for another day of wet weather with heavy snow and heavy rain. there's the third storm, that will move in wednesday and thursday that will be the weakest but still bringing wet weather to the west we'll talk more about the heavy rain and the snow and gusty winds in just a few minutes. >> all right, michelle we'll see you in just a bit, thank you. immigration takes center stage as president biden gears up for a trilateral meeting in mexico city. it comes after a visit to the border the president got an up close

look at the immigration problem. >> reporter: he certainly did. mr. biden got a first-hand look at the humanitarian crisis el paso has been dealing with and met with one of his biggest critics, texas governor greg abbott abbott hand-delivered a letter asking the president to quote, do his job here's what he had to say about the visit. >> this visit is about two years too late and $20 billion short what have needs to be done all he's doing is rearrange the chairs on the deck of the titanic. >> reporter: these trips come just days after the biden administration unveil ed a new plan that offered a legal

pathway for 30,000 a month it also turns away some from venezuela, cuba and nicaragua. the meeting comes at a critical time, as violence plagues mexico's northern state of sinaloa. the unrest in response to the capture of el chapo's son, the intense operation led to the deaths of 29 people. a mexican judge has halted the extradition of the alleged cartel leader. also on the agenda, how to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. of the last year, according to the cdc, there were over 71,000 fentanyl-related deaths in the u.s. alone phillip? >> no shortage of huge problems for the president to address there, brie, thank you in a reminder of january 6, more than 400 people have been arrested in brazil's capital

after rioters supporting the former defeated president bolsonaro stormed and vandalized congress, the supreme court and presidential palace the current president lula da silva has slammed the protesters but bolsonaro shot back he only supports peaceful protests in massachusetts, a mother of three, ana walshe has been missing since january 1st and now her husband has been arrested they say brian walshe has been misleading investigator the searching for ana. >> reporter: the mystery deepens in the desperate search for 39-year-old ana walshe, a mother of three who vanished on new year's day her husband brian taken into custody, police charging him with misleading the investigation. state and local police returning to walshe's home in

massachusetts where they say she was last seen on sunday, reportedly preparing to take a ride share to boston logan airport. >> we're just trying to locate ana and get her home safe le >> reporter: authorities say an emergency at one of the properties she manages prompted the last-minute trip to washington, d.c. police say they've been unable to confirm walshe even had a flight booked for january 1st or that a ride share actually picked her up u. >> sometimes the drivers go offline, they don't go through the actual ride service. >> reporter: walshe was reported missing simultaneously by her husband and employer, three days after she was last seen. federal reports show brian walshe pled guilty to selling two fake andy warhol paintings another twist came when a fire broke out at walshe's former residence on friday.

the cause, an accident, investigators say. >> this is completely unlike her. >> reporter: walshe's disappearance sending shockwaves among friends. >> this is honestly just really mind boggling and gut-wrenching. and there's no words the. >> reporter: police are asking anyone with information to come forward. walshe's husband is set to be arraigned monday morning when more details may be released priscilla thompson, nbc news buffalo bills' player damar hamlin is on the road to recovery as the nfl paid tribute to him >> reporter: for the first time since his near-death collapse we're seeing damar hamlin. he tweeted out game time with love right before kickoff. his teammates got the message. their first playback, a kickoff

return, 96 yards for a touchdown. >> and this place is absolutely going wild >> oh, you said this is storybook. this is almost fate. i just can't believe this. josh allen the same thing. >> it was spiritual. it really was. it's been three years and three months since the last kickoff return. so pretty cool >> reporter: that electrifying, emotional moment, the kcrescend to tributes. >> i wrote "get well soon, we love you." >> reporter: in the cheap seats and right on the field an uncommon scene, practically full before the national anthem. the team also honoring the medical and training staff credited with helping save ham

lh hamlin's life. players united coast-to-coast regardless of team in support of hamlin >> it all got defined by three simple word as couple days ago, "did we win" once he woke up and was going to be okay. it was like watching a "rocky" movie. >> reporter: buffalo righting a movie of its own another kickoff back for a touchdown. the nfl says that's the 11th time this has happened in league history. the bills would eventually beat the new england patriots >> do you think you did everything you could for him today? >> i hope so as a community, i feel like we needed this win. >> reporter: before the game, damar hamlin writing god using knee a me in a different way today.

the testim team and the country telling him he is loved, too aaron rodgers had his team up in the final frame, but jamal williams touchdown for detroit and a gutsy fourth down conversion were enough to send the packers packing. the lions play spoiler huge upset win, 20-16. green bay's loss is seattle's gain the seahawks get the final wildcard spot in the nfc the bucs will host the cowboys as tom brady finishes with a losing record for the first time in his career. the bengals pounced to an early 17-0 lead over the ravens. cinci's defense picked up anthony brown twice. while joe burrow was cold as ice on his touchdown strike to jamar chase. the bengals dancing to a 27-16 win. those two teams will meet up again in cincinnati next week for the wildcard round and after the win on saturday,

the jaguars will host the chargers the. now to two teams battling for draft position instead of playoff position the texans scored late in the fourth quarter, and lovie smith decided to go for two. houston's went drops their draft position down to number two overall. it's the chicago bear whose are on the clock for april's draft, picking at number one for the first time since 1947. >> the texans went out of their way not to have that top pick. let's get back to michelle for more on the extreme weather. >> hi there, guys. we're going to continue to watch this stream of storms. heavy rain today, the big weather headline a foot of rain in some spots that's going to cause flooding, mudslides, landslides and even major river flooding

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>> reporter: but concern quickly turned to something that took everyone's blreath away a massive whale had just given birth. >> this is a first for all of us we've never actually seen this happen >> reporter: they described the life-change moment can you give me a play by play >> so the whole boat gasped. and right after that, a baby gray whale pops its head up out of the water next to mom we then witnessed mom get under the baby and bring it to the surface. it was just the sweetest thing to experience. >> reporter: stacy, what did it feel like when you realized, oh, my gosh. we're watching a baby be born? >> it's one of those things you always dream about seeing. and as soon as i realized what was happening i was just

screaming. i'm sure in thevideo you hear me screaming oh, my god, and the baby's on her face >> it's coming up. >> oh, wow >> reporter: the mom swimming right up to one of the boats >> even though i wasn't there, when i watch the video, i actually was moved to tears. and the reason is because of the fact that that mother is trusting us with her baby. >> oh, he's so cute. >> reporter: a day for new beginnings >> look at this. holy cow >> reporter: and memories for a lifetime >> there's like nothing more pure than, you know, a mama giving birth to her baby and seeing her bond with it. i just feel so lucky and definitely will never forget it. >> and our thanks to kate snow for that report. that is the coolest thing to be able to see, for us, can you imagine people on the boat, too? >> i was glued to it i can't believe the shot that they had just so perfectly executed and perfectly timed.

>> proud mama moment for everyone and now sharing it with you. great to be able to share that with everybody thank you so much for starting your week with "early today. i'm frances rivera >> what a story to start i

right now at 4:30, the bay area blasted by a new round of windy weather and stormy conditions. monitoring the damage from the latest storm. this is just the start of what will be a week with lots more rain. we're staying on top of it for you with an updated time line this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> a very good morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. we begin with the continuing threat of flooding in many parts of the bay area.