breaking news from south korean. where the president is facing an

impeachment push for declaring martial law. we're live with the backlash as the country faces its biggest political crisis in decades. also breaking overnight, another cabinet shakeup. the new report that president-elect trump is considering a new pick for defense secretary as pete hegseth faces growing scrutiny. the record amount of spending could mean a record amount of thieves targeting your packages. it was a pinnacle for parents to shuttle hordes of kids to soccer practice, but the mini van could be reaching the end of the road. what's driving its decline. and the 21st century renaissance. queen bey rules billboard's list of best pop stars. why beyonce came out on top and who else made the cut. it's wednesday, december 4th.

"early today" starts right now. glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. breaking overnight, more political chaos is sending shockwaves through south korean. after president yoon declared martial law only to walk it back hours later amid protests and opposition from parliament. and six opposition parties submitting articles of impeachment for yoon. good morning, claudio. >> reporter: good morning, frces, that's right. it all started late on tuesday evening when the president of south korean appeared on national television and declared martial law in order, he said, to protect the country from the communist forces of north korea. now this was the first time south declared martial law since the 1980s, and since then,

the country plunged into turmoil. thousands of protesters turned up in front of the national assembly and in other places in the capital of seoul to call for an end to martial law and to call for the resignation of the president. now, top aides of the president also tendered their resignation, including the president's chief of staff and the majority of the members of the national assembly gathered quickly to approve a resolution to call for the president to lift that order. soon after that, the president, in the middle of the night, appeared once again on national television to say he was lifting that order, but he was too late. the opposition has accused the president of trying to overthrow the free democracy and has called once again for his resignation and also submitted a motion, an impeachment motion which may be voted in parliament as early as friday, frances. >> south korean on the world stage now with this upheaval.

okay, claudio, thank you. there are more headaches now for president-elect trump as he tries to fill top government jobs. his pick to head the dea has withdrawn from consideration just three days after being named. chad chronister is the sheriff of hillsboro county, florida. he said over the past several days as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, i've concluded that i must respectfully withdraw from consideration. for the latest, let's turn to brie jackson in d.c. hi, brie, good morning. do we know why chronister dropped out? >> reporter: in his tweet chronister said there was still work to be done in his current job. but after he was tapped to lead the dea, old controversies reemerged. as sheriff. chronister strictly enforced covid regulations, even arresting a tampa-area pastor for flouting lockdown orders in 2020. a spokesperson for the sheriff's office did not respond to questions on whether that criticism played a role in his decision.

a spokesperson for mr. trump's transition team did not respond to request for comment either. now meanwhile, trump's pick for defense secretary is in peril in the senate. sources tell nbc news that as many as six republican senators are not currently comfortable supporting pete hegseth' nomination, following allegations of drunkenness and mistreating women. he's denied wrongdoing. no republican has publicly come out against hegseth, but some trump allies are voicing their concerns. >> i think there are questions that some members have and we're going to be looking for an answer. >> reporter: are you among the members who have questions? >> i'm looking to be supportive. >> the articles i've read? yeah, some of them are concerning. i don't know if it's true or not, but he'll go through the process. he'll be asked about it. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: and, as hegseth's nomination is looking increasingly troubled, mr. trump is considering replacing him with florida governor ron

desantis, that's according to "the wall street journal" citing people familiar with the discussions. desantis was on an earlier list of potential defense secretaries. that other names being floated are former pentagon official eldridge colby and iowa senator joni ernst. nbc news has not independently confirmed the reporting and is seeking comment from desantis. >> so many fast-moving parts to consider. brie, thank you. ashley benefield, th ex- ex-ballerina convicted of killing her husband was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years of probation. she shot her husband after an argument turned physical. we are learning new details about the stow away who was able to g through airport security in new york and board a flight to paris without a ticket.

stephanie gosk has the update. >> reporter: new details about the woman who allegedly snuck on board a delta flight to paris from new york's jfk airport over the holiday. a passenger shot this video that he says shows her being questioned when the flight landed. >> she ended up pulling out this pass and gave it to the flight attendant, and it was just not a boarding pass. >> reporter: french border police say she did not have valid travel documents and was detained. a source familiar with the matter says saturday night she was put on a return flight to jfk. gary was on that flight. he says she appeared to be russian and middle age. >> she was escorted off the plane. >> reporter: the woman managed to elude tsa and gate agents.

she first used a lane reserved for flight crews and then skirted the standard i.d. check. but she went through a body scanner and voluntarily removed two bottles of water that officers discovered in her bags. eventually sneaking onto the pair flight where she was ultimately discovered. the tsa says she was not carrying any prohibitive items and did not pose a security threat. jerry failen is a a former tsa director. how surprised are you that she was able to end up on that plane without being stopped? >> yeah, i'm very shocked we didn't catch her even boarding on the aircraft itself. and how that happened, it's beyo my comprehension, frankly. >> and our thanks to stephanie for that report. a new arctic stormarctic sto

hit. a train slamming into a truck on video. and now a clipper storm is set to bring heavy snow today as millions already feel temps 10 to 20 degrees below average. let's bring in nbc meteorologist michelle grossman tracking it all for us. just when they thought it was done and in the clear, it's not. >> i know. hi there, frances. yeah, we could see an additional two feet of snow in some spots downwind of the great lakes. waking up this morning to 13 million americans under winter alerts from the northern plains, midwest, ohio valley into the interior parts of the northeast and new england. we are looking at this clipper system moving across. it's going to bring really arctic air and gusty winds. light to moderate snow today. that's going to create tricky

travel travel. some areas could see two feet of snow in addition to what they already have. it is cold, too. we've been cold for days. we're keeping this cold air in place. and the clipper system is reinforcing the cold air and bringing gusty winds. temperatures in the teens today in internatitional falls. 36 todayn cleveland. i s. 19 degrees in fargo. 23 in duluth and 39 in des moines. that's your wednesday forecast. >> okay, thanks so much, michelle.

capitol hill kicked off the christmas season with its annual tree lighting. >> three, two, one. there you go. hey! >> house speaker mike johnson was joined by fourth grader rose burke from alaska. just like this year's tree, burke got the honor of flipping the switch after winning an essay contest. the tree came from alaska's tonga national forest. each year different national forest is selected to provide a tree for the capitol's west lawn. and we are hours away from lighting up our own christmas tree in rockefeller center. kelly clarkson will host with special performances from the backstreet boys, dan + shay and the radio city rockettes and more. it all starts tonight at 8:00 p.m. "early today" is back in 60 seconds with why walmart is tuning into the tv business. and record cyber monday sales mean record targets for porch pirates. how to protect your packages. te. how to protect your packages.

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americans got more deals than ever. but walmart is tuning into an acquisition worth tuning in for. steve sedgwick has details. >> vizio, what do they do? founded in 2002, leading vendor of value-priced hdtvs, what walmart thinks it will do is bring to market new and differentiated ways for advertisers to meaningfully connect with shoppers. they brought us together on a day of record spending for americans. i'm proud of america for spending a record $13.3 billion on cyber monday. but that's not all. there's something called cyber week. i hadn't even heard of cyber week. that's from thanksgiving through

to monday. that was $41.1 billion. also a record level, up 8.2%. the discounts, frances, they were everywhere, 30% on electronics, apparel, 23%. computers, 21.5%. strong demand for personal care, appliances, jewelry and apparel. >> i know. it's tough to keep track of all the packages coming in, thanks, steve. and with all those online records being broken, we could see a rise in porch pirates. there's a growing number of thieves swiping gifts from porches. >> reporter: porch pirates stealing your deliveries right at your front door. last year, 120.5 million packages swiped, estimates the security firm safe wise. professor ben stickle studies

this growing crime. >> the volume of things has just skyrocketed. with that comes more theft. >> reporter: retailers will often replace an item, but they don't have to. at what point is the consumer responsible for that package? >> who's responsible for package theft really changes a lot. in most states, once a package is delivered by a carrier on your property, it's considered yours. >> reporter: this holiday season, a scramble to stay ahead. amazon prime members can have their packages delivered into their garage or lock are. ups using a.i. to reroute to a store. 25% of people who had a stolen received no refund. now new types of insurance will cover stolen packages, like porch pals. for $120 a year it covers up to

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her 2011 blackberry pearl town and country named baby is her treasure. >> i think it's a seriously overlooked part of americana. >> reporter: they took us for a spin. when you see another town and country driver, do you guys sort of know, recognize as real? >> i'll give them a nod. i'll give them a wave. >> reporter: she says the comfort, convenience and space is unparalleled. these numbers are going down. but that's not the vibe you're getting on facebook. >> not on facebook and the car shows. because we are showing up to the car shows. it never used to be like that. >> reporter: on facebook, mini van life has more than 8,000 members. chrysler town and country owners 11,000. and van culture community almost 50,000. even millennial dads like 37-year-old jesse perry are digging what mini vans are bringing to the table. he says it's a much more reasonable price tag than many suvs. >> mini vans are low to the

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