breaking news. police say ten people are injured after a drive-by shooting in florida. we have the latest details in the frightening attack funeral preparations are under way in memphis as an outpouring of grief continues for tyre nichols, plus three emts have been fired in the wake of the brutal beating by police. former president trump is back on the campaign trail but is also facing multiple legal battles, from a hush money case to a fight over an audio book. there are some surprises

that may leave you grounded. we are remembering two icons, actress cindy williams who starred in one of the most popular tv shows of the '70s and '80s, and hockey legend bobby hull known as the golden jet we get a front row seat in the way the air force is training fighter pilots. thanks for joining us on this last day of january. "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news in florida, where ten people were injured in a dive-by shooting in lakeland four suspects in a dark blue nissan sedan opened fire through all four windows, shooting people on both sides of the street it was likely a targeted attack. all the victims are men between 20 and 35 years old. two of the injured are in critical condition one shot in the stomach and the

other in the face. there is no kurt current danger the public and it is under investigation. memorials are growing in tennessee as the shocking video of tyre nichols being beaten by police continues to zisend shockwaves across the nation priscilla thompson is following the latest, and a warning that the video may be disturbing. >> reporter: robert long and ja michael sandrich an investigation found thiey violated numerous protocols and policies the investigation into the beating death continues. hemphill was relieved of duty alongside the now-fired five

officers shortly after the traffic stop according to the department they say information about the disciplinary action was not immediately released because the investigation is still ongoing hemphill can be seen on his body cam helping pin nichols down until he fled on foot. he nichols died three days later an attorney for hemphill says his client was never present at the second scene and is cooperating with the investigation. >> we think he should be terminated like the other five black officers that were terminated >> reporter: attorneys for the family calling it disappointing saying it begs the question why the white officer involved in the brutal attack was shielded and protected from the public eye and from sufficient discipline and accountability. the memphis police department announced it would permanently deactivate the scorpion unit

that the five now-charged ex-officers belonged to. >> it can sometimes breed a culture of overaggressiveness. >> reporter: officials declined to say whether hemphill was a member of the unit created over a year ago to address violent crime. all of this has led to calls for police reform. causing lawmakers to consider restarting negotiations. legislation would face an uphill battle in the republican-controlled house where some leaders are already expressing doubt >> i don't know that any law, any training, any reform is going to change, you know, that this man was handcuffed and they continued to beat him. >> reporter: lawmakers still dive identified on the path

forward. police in oregon are sounding the alarm about a man who allegedly tortured and kidnapped a woman. he may be using dating apps to find more women. >> reporter: police are on an all-out manhunt for an organize suspect accused of torturing a woman he held capture. benjamin obadiah foster is believed to be armed and dangerous. they released these images they say show him on the run. they believe the 36-year-old may now be online looking for new victims. >> the suspect, benjamin foster had been accessing social media sites for the dating applications and we fear that he may be targeting women in the area, either to lure them into helping his escape or into possibly being an additional victim

>> reporter: he's been on the run since last week after police found a woman unconscious and bound at a home in grant's pass, oregon she was taken to the hospital in critical condition on thursday night, police raided foster's home, but he managed to escape allegedly aided by a 68-year-old woman who was arrested for hindering prosecution, according to police. >> ben foster is from the southern oregon area, so he has a lot of friends, a lot of contacts within this area. so he, it's possible that he could be getting assistance and remaining around the area. >> reporter: foster is now accused of attempted murder, kidnapping and assault he previously been convicted in nevada for keeping his ex-girlfriend captive for two weeks back in 2019 investigators say she was found with broken ribs and other injuries, having been bound with zip ties and duct tape, but she managed to escape. >> we know that recently he attempted to murder a woman in a

savage way where he tortured the person, very serious crime and he's done it in the past it would be logical to believe that he's going to do it again >> our thanks to steven for that report former president trump is facing a slough of legal issues as he ramps up his 2024 presidential campaign. these cases span a number of matters, from mr. trump's role in the 2020 election to a suit against an acclaimed journalist. brie jackson joins us with more. so what's at stake here? >> reporter: good morning, phillip. they'r there appears to be significant movement in several cases, most notably prosecutors on monday convened a grand jury in the trump hush money probe this involves trump's role in allegedly paying $130,000 to adult film star stormy tandanie

in 2016 in order to cover up an alleged affair if you recall, michael cohen pled gilluilty in 2018 to makin the payments to daniels. >> donald will ultimately be held accountable for this stormy daniel payment the checks are the checks. we know a lot. there's recordings the first three months payment was made by donald trump and i gave those to the house oversight committee who posted them and so on and so he's not in the same position where he can deny or lie the way that he will in some of the other matters >> reporter: and mr. trump took to truth social on monday denying the alleged affair and attacking manhattan district attorney alvin bragg there also might be movement into the two-yearlong case about his attempt to overturn the 2020

election in georgia. they said that decisions were imminent mr. trump similarly responded on truth social to this case, suggesting that willis focus instead on crime in atlanta. in addition, the former president is also dishing out his own lawsuits on monday, mr. trump sued journalist bob woodward and his publisher, simon and shuster for $50 million. mr. trump claims in the suit that he never agreed that the audio interviews kukconducted between him and woodward could be sold. woodward released the book "the tr trump tapes" last year the double murder trial of alec murdaugh is in its second week jurors got a dramatic show and tell of the weapons found at the property

the actual murder weapons have not been recovered, and murdaugh's attorneys argued this was prejudicial. >> weapon after weapon, back into the jury room during jury deliberations we think is unfairly prejudicial >> this agent gathered.12-gauge weapons for a reason because they were used to murder paul murdaugh >> murdaugh is accused of killing his wife and youngest son. the south is freezing over, as a storm sweeps across the region, leaving 36 million under winter alerts. the system is set to bring more rounds of sleet and freezing rain more than a thousand flights were canceled due to the ice storm on monday. so far today, more than 1500 are already grounded power outages could span from texas to tennessee, as ice accumulates and causes hazardous travel conditions and arctic air is sweeping across the plains to the south and east this week, bringing with it dangerous sub-zero temperatures in some areas.

>> a lot of you will need to know more about this let's turn to meteorologist angie lassman with the latest on that >> we've got a couple rounds of this that we'll have to deal with, we already saw some in texas. but this morning, 36 million are included in these alerts what you snee in the bright purple is the ice storm warning that includes little rock and memphis. it could be hazardous for people on the roads and out and about in the next couple days. you can see the rain working through in the warmer aspect of the storm. as we move closer to the south, there's the mix of the rain, slight, snow and freezing rain here's ice accumulation that we're expecting over the next two days through tomorrow you can see the higher amounts are focussed through texas but do extend about a tenth 27.

places in texas in the 30s and dallas will deal with rain, freezing rain and snow for parts. the bitter cold is something that gets people's attention this morning it's a morning to layer up we're back in 60 seconds as we remember hockey legend and hall-of-famer bobby hull plus, there was no laverne without shirley. hollywood mourns the loss of cindy williams to make my house smell amazing. after i make the bed... after i catch my dog on the couch... so i can wear my jacket or jeans one more time, before i wash them again. it even makes shoes smell fresh! it doesn't cover up odors with scent... but actually helps eliminate them. over 1,000 uses. febreze fabric refresher.

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"the conversation", from 1974. but she was best known for playing shirley opposite laverne on "laverne & shirley. the 1970s sitcom about two blue collar roommates working at a milwaukee brewery. >> what do you suggest i do flap my arms real hard and run toward the window >> reporter: it ran from 1976 to 1983 at the time, among the most popular shows on tv. her children zach and emily wrote in a statement, the passing of our kind, hilarious mother cindy williams has brought us insurmountable sadness that can never truly be expressed, adding thank you for loving our mom, she loved you too. dana griffin, nbc news, los angeles. still to come, don't just wing it. if you're planning on taking a summer vacation, why you may want to book that ticket early

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right now at 4:30, a chilly start. here's a live look across the bay area as cold temperatures and frost blanket the bay area. the reason meteorologist kari hall says this is only the beginning of the week. >> plus -- >> hope to keep moving, get to a place where we won't see this kind of behavior anymore. >> more fallout following the deadly police beating of tyre nichols. the memphis employee now relieved of their duties in the wake of his death. also, the action expected today from the nichols family. >> and -- >> make sure that ada