second amendment and people's lawful right to bear arms. >> and donald trump and ted cruz fight for headlines. the latest on the armed antigovernment protesters standing their ground on federal land. and a solemn morning in paris. the incredible scene of a race against the clock rescue at sea. and be careful where you stand. wow. "early today" starts right now. good morning everyoneem i'm sheba russell. we begin with breaking news out of georgia. a standoff at the motel. a man holding a women and 11 children hostage. happening in dekalb county to

the motel has been evacuated. the woman made a call and told police had a knife and was threatening her and the children. the children are between the ages of 3 and 17. we'll bring you the latest as it comes in. 3 months and 17. president obama, in just a few hours will outline the first in a series of executive actions aimed at reducing gun violence in the country. including limiting the gun show loophole. the white house may notes everything president obama is doing is constitutionally sound. although critition says he's overstepping his power. >> reporter: in just a few hours we'll hear from the president himself.

he wants to start focusing on the so called loophole and add more people at the fbi to deal with that. >> gun violence in this country -- >> after getting the okay from his attorney general and fbi director that it's constitutional, later this morning president obama plans to announce new measures he's taking on his own to tighten gun laws. >> it is not going prevent every mass shooting or keep every gun out of the hands of criminals. it will potentially save lives in this country. >> the president and executive order will partially close the gun show loophole requiring more people who guy weapons at gun shows to get background checks. republican candidates accuse president obama of gutting the second amendment. >> president obama's executive actions limiting gun rights are

citizen, not the criminals or the terrorists who target them. >> we don't beat the bad guys by taking away the guns. we beat them by using our guns. >> whether the president will be doing in the next week is an executive order. the next president on the very first day could wipe it away. >> the political stakes are high. the president is doing several public event this is week to gain support. >> now what the president wants to do, some will have to be approved by congress. he wants 200 atf agent, $2.5 billion for mental health. so while he's dealing with this gun show issue on its own and that would be challenged, some of these other things he's going to have to go through lawmakers here on capitol hill. >> tracy thank you so much. now toet the campaign trail and one month from this morning

the iowa caucuses. candidates hard at work banqueting states. 15 stops so far in iowa, 12 in new hampshire hn in all more than a hundred events this week. ted cruz is surging ahead of trump in iowa. hillary clinton over bernie sanders and a total flip though in new hampshire. those two are jockeying for position. trump took a swipe quote not a lot of evangelicals come out of cuba. and exclusive access inside the cruz campaign. >> politicians behave a certain way when they are panicking and they engage in attacks they engage in perm attacks. that is human nature i'm not going to get drawn into that. i'm going to keep the focus on

>> meanwhile, bill clinton is now officially part of the 2016 company. for how he's handling trump's attacks? he's a andrea mitchell and katy tur. >> reporter: bill clinton at a popular restaurant in manchester living up to a famous snl parody. >> can hillary win this time? >> sure. but it is going to be hard. >> reporter: back in his element, despite trump's attack attacks. >> i said how the hell can she do that when she's got one of the great women puzers of all time at her house. >> how do you feel about the kind of campaign trump is

>> how i feel is only relevant [inaudible]. >> hillary clinton in iowa also refusing to engage trump? >> i've adopted a new year's resolution. i'm gonna let him live in his alternative reality and not going to respond. hillary calls bill her secret weapon. >> this whole thing is the biggest fair tael i've ever teen. . in new hampshire, raising $33 million in the last three months. only 4 million less than clinton's 37 million. all as both clintons try to stick to their game plan, ignoring donald trump. >> i'm katy tur on the campaign trail with donald trump, where he continued to swing at hillary

>> i don't care about monocue lewinsky other than i think hillary was an enabler. >> following up on line he is honed over the weekend. first to a massive ro crowd in bucksy. >> her husband was paid a fortune -- >> then on on sunday. >> i'm the only one willing to talk about his problems. >> reporter: and now the billionaire is starting to put his money where his mouth is, spending 2 million in iowa and new hampshire on his first tv ad. it is a 30 second summary of trump's campaign hits. but if that doesn't look like the mexico/u.s. border? you are right. ploit politico respond, no but this is what our country is going to look like if we don't build a

trump looking for a boost, especially in iowa where polls have him losing to ted cruz. >> if i come in second by two points oh this is a terrible defeat they will say. no it's not terrible. >> he's someone who has said he's going to win. and if he doesn't win he fails and then he becomes the most dreaded word in the trump lexicon is loser. >> armed militants continue their occupation of a national wildlife refuge headquarters near burns, oregon. the standoff continues even at the people they support have turned themselves into the authorities. ammon and the group are sons of driven en cliven bundy.

protest sporting the hammonds. the judge extended their sentences. the lawyer told police that ammon bundy or anyone in his group speak for his family. meanwhile schools up to 30 miles a away are closed for the week due to safety concerns. >> announcer: and watch here. and watch here in turkey. large chunk of snow fell on crowds. two people were injured. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. amazing video. >> i think we've seen ice fall off, little pieces here and there but never an avalanche. that's crazy. all right. the weather. jet stream has changed. late december was further north.

early january in the middle of winter we're resembling stronger el nino pattern. jet streams further south and the storms have moved further south. one-two punch the next few days. we have many advisories out there. flash flood watches up. 14 million people in southern california. and then of course we also have the problem we're going to deal with here with the winter storms. we have winter storm warnings in the sierra and advisories in new mexico and arizona here. depending on your elevation you will get many elements. periods of heavy rain, could cause flooding. you will see feet of snow in the sierra. and we love saying that. it's been a while since we've said that. we don't get totals like this all that often.

here is you are a closer look at your day ahead. temperatures mild in the bigger cities. snow levels are pretty high, really the passes that will have the real travel trouble. and we're going to see even some of that rain spread into arizona during the day today. worst weather in the country, the award goes to california. worse but good. so depends how you look at it. >> thank you. it is called the mysterious fara day and it is one of the coolest cars we've ever scene. you are watching "earltoday."money on your medicare part d prescriptions, walgreens says, carpe med diem. seize the day to get more out of life and medicare part d. just switch to walgreens for savings that'll be the highlight of your day. now preview the cost of your copay before you fill.

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woman's bio metrics, heart rate and steps. it could be in stores this spring for about $150. ride sharing service lyft to create a fleet of driverless cars. gm is investing 500 million in lyft. and burger king is raising the stakes in the fast food wars. they will sell a five item meal for just 4 bucks. it comes as mcdonald's launches its mcpick two letting items pick two items for two dollars. >> just ahead, college hoops. the heavyweight match up of the country's top two teams goes to triple overtime. and who is that? one of the world's greatest

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>> it was a battle between one and two, kansas taking on oklahoma. and the competition was fierce it. took three overtimes to decide the outcome. okay oklahoma misfires and runs o out of time. 109-106. and the spurs routed milwaukee and improved to 30-6. draymond green had a incredibly night becoming the 15th player in nba history to string together three straight triple doubles. golden state took the hornets 111-101. and possibly one of the cutest things we've seen in a long time. check out a young steph curry with his dad back in the '90s. >> what are you going to be when

>> a basketball player. >> that's going to take a lot of hard work and practice. >> you got to study hard too. >> i know. >> we got to get you do right kind of ball. >> all right. >> who would thunk. maybe steph will follow suit with his daughter riley who if you remember stole the show back in the spring. that is a look at sports sheba, back to you. . just aheaddo you love your wireless keyboard more than certain family members? is your success due to a filing system only you understand? does printing from your tablet to your wireless printer give you a jolt of confidence? if so, you may be gearcentric. someone who knows that the right office gear helps you do great things. and there's one place that has it all.

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and robert duvall turns 85.3 (alex)>> today state leaders are set to sign the truckee river operating agreement... we'll have a preview of today's event coming up... 3 (samantha)>> plus... what the sierra snowpack reveals.. about our water supply in the coming year. 3 (bill)>> and... late night developments from washington, d-c... when it comes to gun control... we look at some of the executive actions.. planned by the white house. these stories and more.. coming up on this tuesday, january 5, 2016 3 ((male voice: you're watching