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across the majority of states this morning. brutal cold sets in with temperatures dipping into the negative. the south bracing for a historic snowstorm. meteorologist michelle grossman tracking it all for us. the dangerous chill forcing donald j. trump's second inauguration indoors this morning. we're live in d.c. with the preparations under way in the capitol rotunda and a dive inside his day-one agenda. heartwarming moments 15 months in the making. israeli hostages reunited with their families as part of the gaza cease-fire. we're live with the moving images and what comes next for the deal. a political lifeline for tiktok. the company thanking president-elect trump after the app went dark for several hours this weekend. we'll go to cnbc with how tiktok can get around the national ban. and a pair of instant classics sends the bills and eagles soaring into the division championship. we have the highlights as we kick off this busy monday,

martin luther king jr. day and inauguration day. "early today" starts right now. good morning, thanks for being up early with me, especially if you don't have to. we begin with bitter cold settling across the united states. about 197 million people are under cold weather alerts that will last days. some areas could experience wind chills as low as 55 degrees below zero. the national weather service saying this will be the coldest air of the winter season thus far. and, in many cases, the coldest in several years. it comes after the mid atlantic and northeast were hit with snow sunday, with accumulations of up to 12 inches. this week's deep freeze making the situation even worse. nearly 1500 flights were canceled sunday, while 5700 flights within, into or out of the u.s. experienced delays. attention now turning to the south ahead of a winter storm. weather alerts are in place from

texas to florida. houston's bush intercontinental airport warning passengers it will close tonight at midnight due to incoming snow. let's turn to michelle grossman who is tracking the latest. so much to watch starting this week. >> we're watching the cold, the snow and the return to fire danger in the south. we are looking at most of the country looking at bitterly cold temperatures from the northern plains to the southern plains, all the way across the east. really, it's the west seeing warmer conditions. 197 million people impacted by the bitterly cold air. we're looking at temperatures in the single digits in some spots, below zero in bismarck at minus 15. feeling like 25 in shreveport. it's cold in the northeast. new york city 20 degrees feeling like 11. we're not going far from there. we're looking at the arctic blast staying put today. almost tomorrow, a warming trend. boston today, 25.

it's going to feel like 12 degrees as we go throughout this monday. we'll talk more about the cold, the snow and the fire danger in a few minutes. within just a few hours, donald j. trump will be sworn in for his second term as president. today's ceremony will look different from the first. dangerously cold and windy weather has pushed the ceremony indoors for the first time in 40 years, taking place instead inside the capitol rotunda. alice barr joins me from d.c. the president-elect has already givea preview of what we can expect in his inaugural address. >> reporter: good morning, frances. yeah. president-elect trump is going to be swearing in, having that ceremony inside the u.s. capitol. that last-minute decision setting off all kinds of changes to security, and of cour, for the hundreds of thousands of supporters who came to town to watch history unfold. ♪ ♪ today the nation's 45th

president becomes the 47th. in an inauguration day as unusual as president-elect trump's path back to the white house. >> my administration will take immediate and decisive action to confront every single problem america faces. >> reporter: only the second american president to win non-consecutive terms, he'll be sworn in, inside the u.s. capitol over concerns frigid cold temperatures would be dangerous for the hundreds of thousands of people who were expected on the national mall. 20,000 will now watch on big screens in downtown d.c.'s capital one arena. >> we won! >> reporter: where the president-elect rallied supporters on sunday and plans to rejoin them after he's sworn in. >> the curtain closes on four long years of american decline. we're going to stop the invasion of our borders. we're going to reclaim our wealth. and we are going to make america

great again! ♪ ♪ >> reporter: he also made a solemn visit to arlington national cemetery, after a phone interview with nbc news, outlining his day-one plans on everything from saving tiktok to mass deportations of migrants, saying, quote, we're going to start with the criminal element. and planning pardons for january 6 defendants. a stark reminder of how his last term in office ended. a second impeachment, four criminal cases with one trial ending in conviction, two attempted assassinations and a resounding election victory later. president-elect trump and the nation now preparing for his historic return to power. president-elect trump is expected to sign more than 50 executive actions on everything from mass deportations of migrants to reversing many of the biden administration's signature policies.

and he has said that unity, strength and fairness will be themes of his address today. frances? >> history being made today, alice, thank you. you can catch our full coverage of the second inauguration of donald j. trump right here this morning at 10:00 eastern. after more than 15 months of a grueling war, a cease-fire is now in effect in the gaza strip. the first day saw an exchange of captives. three israeli hostages for 90 palestinians. hostage advocates in israel say there is still a long way to go. >> we want all of them to come back. we want all of them to be here. and just, like, it's our mission. >> hundreds of aid trucks are now being let into gaza to alleviate civilian hunger and suffering brought on by the attacks. for the latest, let's go to claudio lavanga. what do we know about those being released? >> reporter: good morning,

frances. wewell, e first released three hostages were returned to their families, they are three young women, a 31-year-old, a 28-year-old. they were both taken, kidnapped from a kibbutz near gaza on october 7th. and then a 24-year-old who was taken from the music festival on the same day. they were all handed over by hamas to the red cross in gaza late on sunday morning. they were then flown to a hospital in tel aviv where they were deemed to be, all of them, in stable conditions. as you mentioned, as part of the cease-fire agreement, israel pledged to release 30 palestinian prisoners for each hostage released, 50 if the hostage is a soldier. as a consequence on sunday, israel released 90 palestinians, all women and children. at the same time, the first 600 trucks laden with humanitarian aid were allowed to enter gaza. they will bring much-needed and awaited relief for palestinians

who had to endure 15 months of relentless israeli airstrikes. if it all goes according to plan, and if the cease-fire holds, more hostages and palestinian prisoners will be released on saturday and so forth every week for six weeks, when phase two of the cease-fire agreement comes into effect with all of the remaining hostages who are still alive will be released, and israel will begin the full withdrawal from gaza, frances. >> hopefully those releases come smoothly and peacefully, claudio, thank you. president biden spent his final full day in office visiting an african-american history museum. this day, inauguration day is on the same day as martin luthe king jr. day. he thanked his supporters in south carolina. president biden also delivered final acts of clemency, pardoning marcus garvey. garvey influenced malcolm x and

other civil rights leaders. it was a clash of mvp frontrunners in the divisional round. allen matched the two turnovers forced by buffalo's defense with two touchdowns of his own. baltimore bounced back after jackson found isaiah likely in the end zone in the final minute and a half, giving the ravens the chance to force overtime with a two-point conversion. >> the roll, roll, flip it, got it! oh, the ball was dropped! >> the ravens' season ended while the bills punched their ticket to the afc championship where they will renew their epic playoff rivalry with the kansas city chiefs. emilie ikeda has more on another team that will be playing for a trip to the super bowl next weekend. >> there goes barkley! into the clear! through the snow! all the way home! he's hit another home run

against the rams! >> reporter: it's the philadelphia eagles flying on to next week's nfc championship, toppling the los angeles rams before an electric home crowd. >> i mean, the elements is great, but the atmosphere was even better. our fans are amazing. that was a close one, but that's playoff football. and at the end of the day we got the job done. >> jalen hurts, touchdown philadelphia! >> reporter: a blast of winter couldn't stop superstar running back saquon barkley. >> touchdown philadelphia! it's another home run from barkley. >> reporter: or eagles fans. >> it's sleeting. it's hailing. it's snowing. and you're still here. >> yes, we are devoted fans. we would be here under any weather. >> and elliott knocks it through. >> reporter: the team now just one step away from a trip to new orleans for super bowl lix. >> they're going all the way. go birds! >> reporter: back in los angeles, the playoff action serving as a welcome distraction

for the city ravaged by wildfires. much of this woman's neighborhood is gone. >> we stand together when we need it most. the rams are behind us. we're behind them. >> reporter: about 30 rams coaches and players had to evacuate their homes last week. >> you've seen the lafd on everything with the rams from pregame warmups all the way through. >> reporter: both teams donating money to wildfire relief efforts as the snowy standoff captivated fans coast-to-coast. is this team d destined for the super bowl? >> we got it. >> and our thanks to emily for that report. let's turn to michelle grossman who has more on the winter alerts to start off the week. hi again, michelle. >> we're looking at snow as we go throughout the day, and really through wednesday. we're looking at the chance for snow and also ice. 59 million americans under winter alerts. we'll see the snow lingering.

this will be out of here by wednesday. also concerned about the fire risk in southern california. once again, 13 million at risk with isolated wind gusts up to miles per hour along with really dry conditions. . that's going to set the stage for snow later on today into the gulf coast and the southeast. 37 in montgomery. that's your monday forecast. >> hopefully people have the day off for school and work. coming up, don't be a goldfish. we have the first details on a possible season urfo of ted lasso. and the dramatic shutdown for tiktok a what's next for the social media jug are knot.

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costco could be staring down a strike at the end of the month. but first, tiktok is back online this morning after temporarily going dark. this is what users saw starting late saturday. a message giving a shout out to president-elect trump who vowed to delay the ban. charlotte reed is here with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, frances. well, yes, tiktok resuming service to its 170 million users in the u.s. that's after president-elect donald trump previously, who previously backed the ban of the platform said on sunday that he would sign an executive order after his inauguration on monday to suspend the ban so they could make a deal to protect our national security. tiktok thanked president trump, adding that the decision is a strong stand for the first amendment.

the law about tiktok was brought up on national security concerns with support of both democrats and republicans in congress. it required tiktok's owner bytedance to divest the company in the u.s. for a non-chinese entity. it was upheld unanimously by the supreme court on friday and was set to take effect sunday. despite this announcement by donald trump, it's unclear what the future of tiktok might be. legal experts are still deciding what it could mean in the future. costco teamsters voted to go on strike. it is the result of the company's continued failure to bargain effectively. it will start on january 31 when the current contract expire. costco did not comment immediately on the strike.

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leaving the field. our jesse kirsch spent the day with super bowl champ turned pod caster, shannon sharpe. >> reporter: whether he's in atlanta or pretty much anywhere else around the country, former nfl star shannon sharpe says this -- >> oh, my god. >> reporter: is no surprise. is there any city this doesn't happen? >> no. >> he's got it! touchdown! shannon sharpe in the end zone. >> reporter: that's because the hall-of-famer's fan base is exploding, more than two decades after his three super bowl wins. >> hello. welcome to another episode of club shea shea. >> reporter: his club shay-shay

podcast, be with guests. >> this is your final year in wwe. >> 2025. >> reporter: and riffs. >> they offered you five, could you go to ten? why didn't you take 30? >> reporter: going way beyond the gridiron. >> if you're sitting in that chair, i think you got a great story to tell. >> reporter: sharpe taking us behind the scenes at chomps, a steakhouse in atlanta. are people seeing a different shannon sharpe now or more of the same guy. >> they are seeing more of the guy. now you're seeing the full arsenal of shannon sharpe. i look at myself as, say, the male version of barbara walters or oprah winfrey. >> love that intro. >> reporter: one of several athletes turning to a podcast playbook. >> welcome back to new heights. >> reporter: from the kelce

brothers to micah parsons, pro athletes cashing in on personality, finding new fame and fortune off the field. we wanted to channel that same atmosphere with sharpe answering questions. i'm just missing one thing, good to go now? >> yes. >> it works. it definitely works. >> reporter: sharpe remembering this advice from his grandfather. >> doing something over and over doesn't mean you're working hard. that's a habit. he says, you make sure you put the time in to do it right, because you're not going to want to do it over. >> reporter: an idea echoing from the end zone to the air waves and beyond. jesse kirsch, nbc news, atlanta. >> larger than life in so many ways. thanks so much for starting your week with "early tod." i'm frances riayra

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