it's wednesday, january 13th, and coming up on "early today," breaking news overnight. moments ago, ten u.s. sailors who had been detained by iranian authorities have been released. details straight ahead. nation and optimistic heading into his final year. >> that's what makes me so hopeful about our future. i believe in change because i believe in you, the american

here as confident as i've ever been that the state of our union is strong. the nfl votes to move the st. louis rams back to los angeles. but that's not all. el chapo is ferreted to a maximum security prison so he can't be tracked. and today's the big day. the world's largest jackpot ever, powerball is just hours away. "early today" starts right now. and good morning everybody. i'm shannon mulaire. we begin with that breaking news. iran has freed the ten american sailors that were detained after two u.s. navy boats were detained by iran's revolutionary guard. two small vessels similar to these were headed to bahrain when one reportedly had mechanical issues and the other attempted aid. they then drifted off course off farsi island in the persian

live details from tehran, iran. >> reporter: shannon, we just received reports from the iranian revolutionary guard public relations office saying the ten sailors and their vessel has been released. the report said they illegally entered iranian waters. after a thorough investigation, authorities here found they had not entered suspiciously, they weren't here for espionage purposes or other harmful reasons, as they put it. they acknowledged that their navigation system on their vessel had broken down and they had accidently ly ally strayed into waters that belonged to iranian territory. we wondered why it took so long to be released. any issue to deal with the united states is very sensitive and has to go through layers of bureaucracy before it can get signed off on. it has been signed off on now. the revolutionary guard says the american vessel was taken into international waters and now

base. the whole situation could have been a lot worse but it has ended peacefully and diplomatically. the administration very keen to sort this issue out as a nuclear deal is being implemented and they didn't want anything to jeopardize that. back to you, shannon. >> ali, thank you. we, the people, have a lot to consider this morning, following president obama's final state of the union address. slightly older, noticeably grayer than his address in 2009, the focus was on major issues facing our future. and in a less obvious way, the 2016 election. >> let me start with the economy and a basic fact. the united states of america, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world. last year vice president biden

shot, america can cure cancer. tonight i'm not saying a new national effort to get it done. and because he's gone to the mat for all of us, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. for the love ed d ones we've all lost, for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. i told you earlier all the talk of america's economic decline is political hot air. well, so is the rhetoric about the enemies getting stronger and america getting weaker. the world will look to us to help solve these problems and our answer needs to be more than tough talk, more calls to carpet bomb civilians. that may work as a tv sound bite but it doesn't pass muster on the world stage. i will keep working to shut down the prison at guantanamo.

it is unnecessary. and it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies. when politicians insult muslims, whether abroad or our fellow citizen s citizens, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid is called names, that doesn't make us safer. that's not telling it like it is. it's just wrong. it's one of the few regrets of my presidency. that the ranker and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. i believe we have to reduce the influence of money in our politics. so that a handful of families can't bank roll our election. i believe in change because i believe in you. the american people. and that's why i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong.

god bless you. god bless the united states of america. >> shortly after south carolina governor nikki haley, delivered the republican response. >> as he enters his final year in office, many americans are still feeling the squeeze of an economy too weak to raise income levels. we're feeling a crushing national debt, a health care plan that has made insurance less affordable and doctors less available and chaotic unrest in many of our cities. even worse, we're facing the most dangerous terrorist threat our nation has seen since september 11th, and this president appears unwilling or unable to deal with it. >> looking ahead, the republican presidential candidates will have their say at the next gop debate tomorrow night.

powerball drawing has released a staggering $1.5 billion. sales are expected to accelerate as the drawing gets closer. even though the odds are 1 in 292.2 million as you might have heard by now, how can you not play with a prize of that size? for now, here is nbc's jay gray. >> this is historical. this is something you can't wrap your brain around. >> reporter: but lines do wrap around gas stations right now. >> this crazy. >> we highway phone call someone was going to be bringing up three charter buses full of people to buy lottery tickets from us. >> reporter: and plans with what to do with the winnings.

>> reporter: are as plentiful as the number of people scrambling to get a ticket. >> i have seven kid soes college, number one. >> i could buy my whole family houses. >> it's one of those things where you could buy an nfl team. the fantasies, what you could do with it. >> reporter: fantasies fueled by whatever it might take to win. >> hopefully, you know, once i get my numbers. >> click my heels together three time. >> i've been having dreams about stuff like this. really. >> reporter: dreams, shared by millions, hoping they have the six numbers that will make them all come true. >> that was nbc's jay gray reporting. joaquin el chapo guzman is being held in isolation and not

and being moved randomly and without warning. this is the same prison he escaped from last july through a mile long underground tunnel. more than a dozen police officers are on guard at the exit of that tunnel and mexican officials say there are plans to cover it up. although, right now it remains open. meanwhile mexico has started the process to extradite him to united states to face trial. although that could take up to a year. he faces charges in el paso, manchester, new hampshire and new york and miami. and the shirt that he's wearing with sean penn is now completely sold out, and the company's website completely crashed from the demand. nfl owners have voted to allow the st. louis rams to relocate back to los angeles and it gives the chargers the option to locate to los angeles. absence from the second largest city. commissioner roger goodell called it bittersweet. >> the excitement that we feel

rams to los angeles is balanced with a disappointment that we weren't able to get it done for our fans in st. louis, san diego and oakland. >> it is a difficult process. as roger said, it is bittersweet. we understand the motions involved of our fans. and it's not easy to do these things. >> the rams' home will be on the site of the old hollywood racetrack in inglewood. it will be the league's largest and projected to open in 2019. until then, the rams will play at l.a. memorial coliseum. and a blast of snow, ice and wind created whiteout conditions that created a 40-vehicle pile-up on interstate 74 that spanned three miles. six people hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries. and check this out.

superior in temperatures below 0 degrees fahrenheit. steam fog happens when the water is warmer than the air. meteorologist bill containers is here to tell us more about the weather. >> we get a blast of cold air, get a little warm and then another blast of cold air. numerous snow bands coming in. the heaviest off lake ontario in and out of the city of syracuse this is their first snow day of the year. i mean, that's impressive. normally they get their first one in november. 8" of snow up till now. they'll get 12" from this event alone. their snow deficit is the biggest they'll ever have at 46". heavy snow in maine will exit during the day. lake-effect snow bands, one right now near cleveland will shift northwards to snow towns south of buffalo could pick up a foot that. snow band now in northern syracuse will shift to the north

watertown and syracuse, oswego, new york. also the possibility of a foot. our friends off lake michigan, numerous bands from traverse city. and windchill temperatures who is complaining more this morning? green bay at negative 20. you've been that way the last couple of days. d.c., 8 is cold by your standards. you get the picture. i saw the temperature in indianapolis, coldest since march of last year. your temperature right now is at 2 degrees. here is your forecast for today. the one saving grace, the good news is that it's a short-lived cold blast. already today, temperatures soaring into the 50s at denver, billings to 45. that warm air will slowly displace the cold air in the great lakes. that's your national weather. here is a closer look at your day ahead. lake-effect snow will be with us. heavy snow in maine will move out throughout the morning. cold day all day long throughout the delmarva and chesapeake. southeast, cold morning.

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