frigid start to february record cold grips the nation icing over roads and plunging thousands into darkness. and now millions more are bracing for a winter blast president biden joins the growing chorus calling for congress to act on police reform after the death of tyre nichols. and nearly a decade after a hit podcast put him in the spotlight, the man at the center is speaking out. and does china have an eye in the sky over america? the suspected chinese spy balloon spotted hovering above

the northern u.s the military even floating the idea to shoot it down. our nbc news exclusive reporting. the bey hive is buzzing over beyonce's new tour this morning. will it be a renaissance for ticket ticketmaster or another massive fiasco let's get their is party started >> as the south begins to defrost after the ice storm, hundreds of thousands are still without power, with texas hit the hardest as it moves into the northeast many morgan chesky starts us off. >> reporter: after a wild week of spinouts, slides and slips, the paralyzing ice is starting to thaw. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: but the south isn't out of woods just yet. >> i spun around six or seven times. if it wasn't for that curb i'd be completely off the bridge >> reporter: the freezing rain and thunder sleet dissipating

but havoc in its wake. four days of icy roads have claimed at least eight lives across arkansas and texas. and this close call in oklahoma. police dash cam capturing a big rig swerving across lanes on i-40, while in ft. worth, a jackknifed truck crushing this police suv sending two officers to a hospital. at home people struggled to keep their footing. >> definitely scary. i can tell you that of it's very slippery out here. >> reporter: more than 400,000 customers are still without power across the south with texas hardeste hit guad venegas is in eastern arkansas >> although the ice is beginning to melt and temperature rising, we still have large areas covered by it. as you can see, it's still quite thick and takes just a small amount to cause an accident. >> reporter: the skies are clearing but not in time more the more than 700 flights canceled nationwide, 500 alone

in and out of dallas-ft. worth a chilly prediction from the most famous meteorologist, six more weeks of this may be to come >> wow, hope you're on the other side of that we'll see who's there. angie lassman is tracking this arctic blast for us. >> we have canadian air working in making a difference for how people are waking up this morning in places across the midwest and great lakes. 14 for detroit but feeling like minus 20 these temperatures are accompanied by strong winds over the coming days, so those kwind chills are going to be brutal. boston, 20 degrees below for what it feels like and make a note that some of these temperatures that you see as highs for the day are going to be felt in the morning hours. here's how it place out for

places across the northeast as we go through today by the time we get through the overnight hours it will be 16 degrees in places like new york. president biden met with the congressiona congressional black caucus amidst continuing call force police reform after the death of tyre nichols >> you're doing it with your service. >> reporter: president biden at the national prayer breakfast, calling for unity and justice. >> my message to you and the nation is we go forward. we go forward together >> reporter: his words come after an emotional funeral for tyre nichols, a memphis father who died after being beaten by police and amid the pain, there was a promise. >> his legacy will be one of equal justice. it will be the blueprint going forward. >> reporter: activists pledging the tragedy to fuel their push for change. at the white house, step one

mens members of the congressional black caucus meet with president biden. they are pushing executive action to change criminal justice laws and calling for a revival of the george floyd justice in policing act, which stalled in the senate. >> we need to have a a rer a re, genuine, authentic conversation. >> reporter: but tim scott is making clear ambitious legislative changes have little chance of passing, calling them a non-starter. scott and republicans say they are willing to restart talks over a more conservative police reform plan that increases training and provides more resources to departments nbc news, washington

new morning, a federal appeals court struck down a law that would prevent them from having a gun if they were charged with domestic violence attorney general merrick garland responded by saying the law is constitutional and that the justice department will seek further review of the ruling while the court struck down this federal law, some states like california have their own similar laws that are still in effect turning to the murder case made famous by the podcast serial, adnan syed speaking out for the first time since he was freed from prison as his slain ex-girlfriend's family asks the court to reinstate his conviction here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: out of prison but back in court, attorneys are pushing back on a plea to reinstate his 23-year-old murder

conviction at maryland's appellate court. the family of his ex-girlfriend who was found dead in a park argued they were never properly notified about a september hearing that suddenly led to syed's release after years of doubt over his conviction. syed spoke for the first time since his october release of in my family, we've suffered so much, you know, just over the past 20, almost 24 years it's just really hard fours, hard for my dad, hard for my mom. it's hard for my younger brother. >> reporter: syed's freedom came after prosecutors argued he was wrongfully convicted vacating his murder, kidnapping and robbery he charges, prosecutors also cited dna evidence that helped clear his name h syed became the focus of a documentary and the podcast "serial. but lee's family says they were left out of process. >> their mind is open. to the possibility that this was

wrong, wrongful conviction and that mr. syed didn't do it we don't have enough information from what was presented in proceedings leading up to him being dismissed to know whether that was right or wrong. >> we definitely understand that the family is suffering so much and they continue to suffer. and we suffer too. >> reporter: after spending more than half his life in prison, adnan syed is again fighting for his freedom. miguel almaguer, nbc news. police in bell gardens, california are looking for a woman who stole a puppy and beat down the owner watch here, she nails the dog owner with a right hook and snatches the month-old multi-poo. police in hollywood have arrest ad arrested a man with a stockpile

of weapons i in his apartment. they seized over a thousand rounds of ammo and vests and weapons. nbc news meteorologist angie lassman is tracking bitter cold this weekend >> the south is going to be much better than they have over the past couple days but yes, it's winter in places like the northeast. feeling like minus 24 in green bay of the layers are going to be a must if you live in any of these places, midwest to northeast, over the next few days you see the record lows tomorrow, potentially they will be likely in many place, new york at minus 7 for what it feels like, boston at minus 30 this doesn't last long if are you look for warmer

degrees with a little bit of sunshine across most of the northeast. the good news, guys is that again, we're going to be back to the 40s and 50s in some places, but yeah, we've got to prepare for saturday, especially in the northeast. >> got the heads up now. if that forecast has you dreaming of warm, sandy beaches, the next list may truly be a lifesaver. a travel site called travel lens ranked america's deadliest beaches. new smyrna beach in florida had the highest danger score the rankings based on shark attacks and other things myrtle myrtle beach was at number five.

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leading the news, the u.s. is preparing to give more assistance to ukraine. two u.s. officials tell reuters that the biden administration is reportedly readying a new $2.2 billion military aid package for the country. the package expected to provide the war-stricken country with longer-range roberts ckets for first time this comes as kyiv is warning that russia is preparing for a large military offensive ah'd o headoffensive. a high-altitude balloon was spo spotted over billings, montana and had flown over canada.

what more can you tell us about this balloon >> reporter: pentagon officials say that this balloon is traveling much higher, at a higher altitude than commercial air traffic. so it doesn't provide a military or physical threat to people on the ground, but f-22 fighter jets were sent up to track it president biden was briefed and advised not to shoot it down because the debris could pose a risk to people on the goupd. the question of course is what is a chinese spy balloon doing over the u.s. and what could it possibly be seeing that isn't picked up by china's network of low-orbit satellites montana is home to one of three air force bases that maintain intercontinental ballistic missiles as well, there's report of a second possible balloon that's been detected over canada. officials with norad and canadian defense officials say

they in frequent contact with american officials to figure out what is going on beijing, meanwhile, is not saying much. a spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs says that china is still gathering and verifying information about this suspected balloon, adding china is a country that quote, acts in accordance with international law and has no intention of, to violate any kucountry's sovereignty or airspace. but this does add tension to an already-strained relationship between the u.s. and china, with secretary of state blinken en route to beijing for rare face-to-face meetings with chinese officials and probably chinese president xi jinping this is the first visit by a u.s. secretary of state to china in six years there will be more to discuss. >> more tension when if comes to the relationship with china. a battle at the box office will a new thriller take number one? and fans are getting in

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