breaking overnight, graceland grieving once again. elvis presley's only daughter, lisa marie has died at just 54 years old. a tale of two investigations the current president and his predecessor, now at the center of their own classified documents probe. mr. biden's attorney general appointing a special counsel to investigate his handling of records after another batch from his vp days was discovered at his delaware home. winter's wrath tornados ripped through the south killing at least six people and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

michelle is tracking the severe weather. the truth is out there and the pentagon is getting to the bottom of it the new report explaining almost 350 new ufo sightings. are you having a dry january but don't want the booze to go to waste thanks to martha stewart, you're in luck. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> grad youlad you're with us, frances rivera the only daughter of elvis presley was rushed to the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest her mother, priscilla presley says the family is shocked by the tragic death she was just 9 years old when her father died. >> she made headlines for her high-profile marriages, most famously to michael jackson.

>> i'm very happy to be here, and just think, nobody thought this would last. [cheers and applause >> tributes to lisa marie poured in overnight octavia spencer calling her a bright star. nbc's dana griffin has more. >> reporter: born into american musical royalty, lisa marie presley, the only daughter of the king of rock 'n roll has died presley grew up in graceland but stayed out of the spotlight for decades, finally stepping behind the mic for the first time to release her debut album at age 35 ♪ ♪ >> reporter: briefly married to michael jackson and later nicolas cage the 54-year-old singer, songwriter and mother of four, including actresess s riley kek was lalast seeeen duringng the

golden globes. she was there with her mother to see austin butler win for his performance in "elvis" >> it was maind-blowing. i really didn't know what to do with myself after i saw it >> reporter: butler recognized the presleys during his acceptance speech. >> and the presley family. thank you, guys. thank you for opening your hearts, your memory, your home to me. lisa marie, priscilla, i love you forever. >> reporter: presley went into cardiac arrest two days later. paramedics reportedly able to regain a pulse her life at times burdened by fame her struggles public, including her battle with drug addiction >> i hit bottom, like below bottom i really don't mind, you know, like i've had the struggles that i've had >> reporter: in presley's now-final tweet she linked an essay she wrote about grief

about her son who died in 2020 by suicide she said it's a real choice to keep going but i keep going for my girls. first famous for merely being her father's daughter, she found her voice and left a legacy all her own. >> dana griffin, nbc news. the department of justice has appointed a special counsel to investigate president biden's handling of classified documents. this comes after aides found a second batch of documents at his home in delaware kristin welker is following the latest >> reporter: with growing questions over whether president biden mishandled classified information, including the revelation of a third discovery of classified material, attorney general ma merrick garland making a bombshell announcement naming robert hur, a former federal prosecutors and u.s. attorney to see if laws were

broken garland saying classified document from the obama administration were found by biden attorneys in two locations. mr. biden's private office he used after he left the vice presidency and president biden's home in delaware the president saying classified material was in his personal library at home and his garage, allocation seen briefly this this campaign video. >> classified, classified materials next to your corvette? what were you thinking >> as i said earlier this week and by the way, my corvette's in a locked garage, okay? so it's not like they're sitting out in the street. >> a locked garage >> yes, as well as my corvette but as i said earlier this week, people know i take classified documents and classified materials seriously. >> reporter: the attorney general has been under intense pressure from republicans to appoint a special counsel after he named one to investigate former president trump's handling of 100 classified documents seized during an fbi search of mar-a-lago

back then mr. biden blasted mr. trump for having classified material at his home >> how that could possibly happen, how one, anyone could be that irresponsible >> reporter: but just two months later and a week before the midterm election, garland says the first batch of classified documents, which sources tell nbc news were less than a dozen, were found by biden's attorneys at his washington think tank >> that office was not authorized for storage of classified documents >> reporter: garland saying the doj was notified after the documents were handed over on november 14th, ga garland appointed a u.s. attorney to investigate the matter but they discovered more documents, this time inside the president's delaware garage. and biden's attorney saying they made a third discovery another classified document at his delaware home. but the white house did not tell the public about any of this until just this week, and only in response to media reports

republicans calling it a coverup. >> why do they not even tell america that that transpired >> reporter: the white house say it's confident the specounsel investigation will show they were inadvertently misplaced and late thursday, it was walked back, it was not his personal bl library but a room adjacent to the garage and all this ramping up when the president's possibly announcing a run for reelection new details have been released about bizarre activity in the sky the new report from the pentagon says the defense department has received 366 new reports of ufos since march of 2021. bringing the total number of documented cases to over 500 let's turn to nbc's brie jackson

now from d.c that's really a big jump in ufo sightings. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, frances the increase is likely due to there being less stigma around saying you've seen something strange in the sky most of the sightings come from members of navy and air force who often spot these as potential flight hazards the defense department assessed 26 were drones, 163 balloons, six could be birds or plastic baggs, but that leaves 171 that have not been explained. these cases, quote, appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities and require further analysis now in 2021, the pentagon formed a task force to investigate ufo sightings and declassified three videos that appear to show unexplained aerial phenomena in the videos, service members could be heard commenting on how fast the objects were moving officials have found no evidence

of extraterrestrial life or links to foreign adversaries but the agencies have vowed to keep looking for answers frances? >> okay. and keeping close tabs today, brie, looking at the calendar in friday the 13th. we'll see if the number goes up. thank you. breaking overnight, the southeast is reeling after destructive tornados ripped through the region six people were killed in alabama, after dozens of tornados barrelled through the state, leaving a massive path of destruction in their wake. according to the national weather service, there were at least 45 tornado reports the majority in alabama. homes and buildings were reduced to rubble from those powerful storms, and tens of thousands remain in the dark after power lines were knocked out nbc's anne thompson has more >> reporter: the skies across the southeast were vie reolet ad deadly at least six people reported

killed in one county in alabama. significant damage in selma, alabama, according to the mayor. fires erupted in neighborhoods debris blocked streets at least 25 tornados reported across the southeast mostly in alabama. the governor there declaring a state of emergency in six counties residents picked through the destruction. >> plenty of stuff i've got probably needs to be put in trash anyway, but hey, i'm grateful >> reporter: first responders aid those injured by the storms. a metal sheet slammed into a building scaring workers elsewhere, utility workers already on the scene for repairs. the severe storms spawned anguish in monroe county, mississippi. >> we came over here to see what we could salvage or whatever >> r reporter: w while the j jus still ouout on the role of clime change in tornado, scientists say they know it can make storms

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