today we could hear opening statements in the alec murdaugh double murder trial in what many are calling one of the most intriguing cases in decades. a severe weather threat continues along the gulf coast after a series of damaging tornados touched down. plus heavy snow is headed for tens of millions in multiple states we are learning more about the victims of the latest deadly shootings in california as america surpass 40 mass shootings already this year. mikaela shiffrin who just

topped lindsey vonn and is fast approaching number one for men or women plus the netflix crackdown on password sharing. what you need to know if you happen to be one of the many people who share a account. early today starts right now >> we begin in walterboro, south carolina where jury selection is expected to wrap up in the case of alec murdaugh today's court session will choose the final 12 juror whose will hear opening statements the prosecution plans to call more than 200 witnesses as they try to make their case of the murdaugh stands accused of murdering his wife and adult son in june of 2021. he's currently not splatlated to testify in his own defense although his other son, buster, will classified documents have been found in the home of the

former vice president mike pence. a small number were inadvertently boxed and taken to his home after he left office. that's according to his legal team in a letter he sent to the national archives. mr. pence has previously denied taking classified information with him the recent firestorm over president biden's handling of classified material led him to ask for an independent search afterall, which turned up a total of four boxes on january 16 mr. pence through his lawyer maintained that he did not know that the documents were his home gun violence is tearing families and communities apart, at least 73 people have been killed in these horrific acts of violence in 2023

clf california was the site of two tragedies just 48 hours apart. a memorial was held for those in half moon bay. officials are calling it an act of workplace violence. >> according to the san mateo county sheriff, five were men and two were women zhou is due in court today and the city of monterey park held a vacandlelight vigil for those killed on sunday investigators searched huu can tran's home for clues and found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a rifle and materials for homemade firearms suppressers. tran was said to be an angry loner who appeared to have a grudge against the world the gunman's motives were likely personal vice president harris is

expected to visit monterey park today to meet with families of the victims. the countdown to the end may have started for tiktok. in a statement on tuesday, missouri senator josh hawley said he's going to introduce legislation to ban the wildly-popular app tiktok in the u.s. he has been a critic of big tech and china during his time in office brie jackson joins us now from d.c. with more on this brie, good morning this is not josh hawley's first rodeo when it comes to this particular issue, is it? >> reporter: that's right. it's not as far back as 2020 the republican senator was introducing bills that would ban the use of the chinese-owned tiktok on government devices citing security concerns but he took the next step. he tweeted tiktok is china's back door into americans' lives. it threatens our children's privacy as well as their mental

health last month congress banned it on all government devices now i will introduce legislation to paban it nationwide. this is coming in the midst of a nationwide crackdown on the use of tiktok on government-issued devices and phones over half of the states in the country have already banned the use of the app on state phoneses as have several universities christopher wray has come out in recent months voicing his concerns over the app. here's what he said before congress in november >> it includes the possibility that the chinese government --

>> reporter: we'll see if senator hawley can move the needle on this issue >> brie, thank you ticketmaster is in the hot seat on capitol hill facing accusations from congress. lawmakers grilled a top executive over taylor swift's ticket debacle savannah sellers has more. >> reporter: it's not every day tiktokers are tuning into senate hearings >> i had the senate congressional hearing playing through my headphones. >> reporter: it's not every day senators are quoting taylor swift. >> i think it's a nightmare dressed like a daydream. >> we know all too well. >> may i suggest respectfully that ticketmaster ought to look in the mirror and say "i'm the problem, it's me". >> reporter: two months after the chaotic presale of swift's

tour tickets caused bad blood, the ceo of live nation was on the hot seat. >> we apologize to the fans. we apologize to ms. swift. we need to do better >> reporter: the company primarily pink ning its difficut on cyber attacks and bots. but lawmakers pushed back. >> our critical infrastructure in this country, whether it is utilities, electric, water, power, they get bot attacks every single day by the thousands! by the thousands and they have figured it out but you guys haven't this is unbelievable >> reporter: they also challenged the company's combination of concert promotion, venue and ticket sales calling it a monopoly. >> the fact of the matter that

live nation, ticketmaster is the 800-pound gorilla. >> if you care about the consumer, cap the price. >> reporter: a witness even wrote his frustration into a song ♪ live nation is monopoly ♪ ♪ >> you end hup having no choice but to interact with them. >> reporter: they could crackdown on the venue contracts and lowering fees. senators stay could be helpful to have the witnesses in the hearing under oath to the investigation into ticketmaster. >> savannah, thank you let's turn now to the softwarsevere weather pummeling the south. millions in louisiana are bracing for the possibility of tornados there are over 100,000 power outages across the southeast at

this hour. this is a system that already produced at least ten preliminary tornados, including four that triggered an emergency in the houston area where there were multiple reports of injuries the local police chief of pass d dena texas said the damage there is catastrophic. >> let's get over to angie lassman who is tracking the path of the storm >> we are not done with that system just yet. we mr.will see it impact us over the next day or so it's not just the severe storms, we have heavy snow that we're expecting through the day today and into tomorrow. here's where it currently stands you see the strong storms stretching into parts of the panhandle. snow from ohio to western pennsylvania into missouri and kansas that snow impactful for folks in the great lakes today. but we still watching for the

potent potent potential severe storms. how about the snowfall anywhere from 6 to 9 inches in detroit. along the i-95 corridor for places like philadelphia and new york and if you've been keeping track, we've been watching for the latest snowfall date for new york city. could be today we won't quite make it to the top spot, guys as far as the latest it's ever been, but we swo won't have a lot of accumulating snow either. >> it feels like the latest it's ever been. kind of odd. coming up in 60 seconds, mikaela shiffrin becomes the most successful woman in skiing

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b binge watching favorites >> reporter: whether you're binge watching "wednesday" or catching up on "the crown", it will soon cost you more. netflix revealing that the crackdown is imminent. the new practice to begin rolling out by the end of march will be similar to recent test runs in latin-american countries where viewers outside of the primary household had to create a sub account. netflix hasn't said what the price tag will be in the u.s >> there will be current members that are unhappy with this move. we'll see folks come on as new subscribers, creating their accounts >> reporter: news of a password sharing crackdown broke last

sp spring it's a stark turn around from a few years ago when the streaming giant seemingly encouraged users to share their account >> remember when they said love is sharing a password back min 2017 >> they held off as long as they could. >> reporter: amid cooling demand and an increasingly competitive industry, more streamers have raised prices in recent months netflix is the first to break the barrier on password sharing, experts say it likely won't be the last >> i think everyone will take a page out of netflix' book. a lot of americans are tightening their buielts >> reporter: if you are looking for ways to save, check in ad

plans. >> thanks to emily for that report at least we're off the hook when someone says oh, can i share that i just want to watch one series. >> i can't believe they got away with i

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