new developments overnight in a tragic school bus accident new developments after a school bus accident. another starbucks price hike to alert you to, and here come the holidays. "early today" starts right now. >> good tuesday morning. developing overnight, new details related to the deadly school bus crash in chattanooga, tennessee. at least five people have been killed. 23 others transported to area

hospitals for their injuries. the bus driver, 24-year-old johntoni walker, has been arrested, charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. 35 students from kindergarten through fifth grade were on board when it crashed. emergency crews responded around 3:30 to found the bus on its side and wrapped around a tree. the police chief calls it a single-driver incident. speed is being investigated as a possible cause. >> this is a nightmare for this community, for this police department, for our partners and fire and ems. i assure you the public safety professionals in chattanooga are prepared and trained to make sure this is investigated thoroughly, and we're making sure we have all the resources, the family, the schools, and the communities need to respond to this tragedy and trauma. >> the accident comes just days

before shift. the school will be open with counselors available for students and staff. this morning, a suspect is in jail following a two-day manhunt for the ambush-style killing of a san antonio police officer. the suspect, 31-year-old otis mccain, was captured by a s.w.a.t. unit monday. he was driving with a woman and a baby when arrested. mccain was charged with the capital murder of detective benjamin marconi. he was caught on surveillance camera outside of a san antonio police headquarters walking inside at 7:45 for less than a minute. four hours later, lieutenant marconi was shot twice in the head. >> officer down in front of headquarters. i need ems right now. in front of headquarters. >> mccain allegedly pulled up behind the detective while he was making a routine stop, walking up to the detective and shooting him in what has been described as an assassination. >> i think that the uniform was the target. and anyone who -- the first person who happened along was

the person that he targeted. >> detective marconi's family has asked that in lieu of flowers donations be made to a list of charitable organizations including one that supports the children of fallen police officers and firefighters. candikanye west remains in hospital after abruptly canceling a national tour. sources familiar with the case tell nbc news the rap mogul was admitted after l.a. police responded to a medical welfare call monday, and no criminal activity was involved. the decision to hospitalize west was for his own health and safety. this after a week of bizarre oingss including rants against longtime friends beyonce and jay-z and comment on election of president-elect trump. his mother says he's exhausted from his tour. a brooklyn man has been allegedly caught through social media talking about wanting to conduct a nice-style attack in times square on behalf of isis.

the man was charged, a permanent legal resident from yemen, with terrorism. he traveled to yemen and turkey in 2015, allegedly in an attempt to join isis, but he returned several months later after he was unable to join the terrorist organization. his lawyer said he had a legitimate reason for visiting yemen where he had family. in july he told an undercover fbi operative he followed the events in nice, france, and said a garbage truck could be used to crush people in times square. there was no indication that he was actually planning such an attack. 86 people were killed in nice on july 14th during bastille day celebration when was a gunman used a truck to plow through the crowds. this morning we have a better idea of what president-elect trump is planning to do in his first 100 days in office. after an off-the-record meeting with media executives and on-air personalities including lester holt and chuck todd, mr. trump spelled out his priorities in a campaign-style video whiched oddly enough did -- which oddly enough did not include building

a wall with mexico our repeal obamacare. still, more questions about potential conflicts of interest arised. hallie jackson with more. >> reporter: a new video from the president-elect. >> our transition team is working very smoothly -- >> reporter: donald trump listing off his ten-point plan -- >> on immigration, i will direct the department of labor to investigate all abuse of visa programs that undercut the american worker. >> reporter: a tape produced by his own team. the press, not invited. his aides forced to fight off new questions about how the president-elect can juggle his business dealings and the business of the country. >> by the time he takes office as president of the united states, everything, every law will be complied with, every i and t will be continue. >> reporter: the focus -- his new d.c. hotel and the recent reception complete with trump wine meant to woo foreign diplomats. >> they spent a lot of time talking about the property and how they hope that, you know, this would be a property that the diplomats would use. >> reporter: the sales pitch --

raising concerns overseas customers might stay there to win brownie points with the next president. meanwhile, the foreign bank that financed trump's acquisition of that property and these others is under investigation by the justice department. a department trump will oversee come january. trump's name not just on hotels here at home but around the world. 15 properties internationally with a lucrative deal in turkey and business ties in saudi arabia, even as he assailed the clinton foundation for its link to the foreign government. >> why don't you give back the money that you've taken from certain countries? >> reporter: some of trump's biggest business deals coming from india. pictures now surfacing of some indian business partners visiting last week despite the president-elect in the thick of transition talks at trump tower. >> the conflicts that are going to follow from his ownership of the trump organization while serving as president are pervasive, obvious, foreseeable. >> our thanks to hallie jackson there. new video surfacing from an

alt-right conference held in washington, d.c. one of the speakers praised donald trump with language used similar to that used in nazi, germany. >> for us as europeans it is only normal again when we are great again. hail trump. hail our people. hail victory. >> that speaker, richard spencer, telling nbc news that he intended his words to be ironic and exuberant, insisting the alt-right is not a neo-nazi movement. trump's spokesperson said president-elect trump has denounced racism of any kind and was elected because he will be a leader for every american. sax 5th avenue is getting into the holiday spirit revealing its window display in new york city. the theme is land of 1,000 delights. new yorkers gathered to watch the unveiling as holiday music rang out on 5th avenue. spinning cakes and colorful

candy decorated the displays. it featured ballet dancers and fireworks, ending the night with nothing other than a bang. people with stroll along the sidewalk and see the stunning displays and designs until january 6th. beautiful display across the street from 30 rockefeller. ahead, a live report from japan on the powerful earthquake that rocked the northern part of the country. and generated a tsunami warning in the process. parts of the northeast still digging out from a massive first snowstorm of the season. some areas in upstate new york getting over two feet of snow. today another major weather alert, tornadoes as nbc meteorologist bill karins follows it for us. where is the danger, bill? in east texas. the new storm system in the middle of the country. it's going to be later this afternoon that we'll watch the storms. it's not going to be widespread, but there's a potential for a tornado in waco, austin, and tyler, texas. the other story, the back side of of it is the cold air. snow in higher elevations of the rockies. denver, a little snow for you, not a lot.

later tonight into tomorrow, we'll get snow up into minnesota and wisconsin. for today's travel trouble, it's in the middle of the country with either snow, rain, or even the possibility of severe storms. that's a look at the big weather story. here's a closer look at the day ahead. in east texas, the concern. again, we don't expect widespread tornadoes but one or two possible along with gusty winds and hail with the stronger storms. the northern side of this will be a wintry mess. a little snow and ice mixed in. of course, tomorrow is the biggest travel day of the year. that forecast for you coming up. >> yeah, millions will be affected by that. bill karins, thank you very much for following that. ahead, a word of warning for drivers before you hit the road. plus, the families of aleppo running out of time as the situation in sawyyria reaches a breaking point. es a breaking point. that's next. breaking point. that's next.

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with severe injuries. a local doctor said many hurt their face and suffered minor fractures to their arms and legs. the cause still being investigated by authorities. developing now, a powerful earthquake off the coast of japan overnight. a tsunami scare sending residents fleeing for higher ground. an eerie reminder of the 2011 quake in the same location, killing nearly 19,000 people. only 14 people are injured from the 7.4-magnitude quake. no reports of any death or missing people. nbc's janice mckey-fryar is live in fukushima in japan. good to have you with us. why was the outcome less tragic than what we saw a couple of years ago? >> reporter: officials believe it was actually an aftershock of the 2011 quake. they say they happen often, perhaps monthly. though this was obviously the

strongest since the quake that was the most powerful ever recorded. a tsunami warning was issued and thousands told to evacuate. there were waves of 3.5 feet that hit parts of the island. tonight the warnings and advisories have been downgraded. it's business as usual. the concern was what might happen at the fukushima nuclear plant. you'll remember in 2011 the dai-ichi plant suffered a serious, severe meltdown. today another plant was the concern, the number three reactor knocked off line by the earthquake. it came on 90 minutes later. officials say there were only slight increases in temperature and within the safety limits. tonight officials warning people to be safe and ready as there could be more aftershocks to come. >> thank you very much for joining us. there is urgent new concern about the situation in syria

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in today's "quick hits," michael phelps is making his retirement official. he pulled out of the u.s. drug testing program, effectively ending his career. but if the 31-year-old swimmer decides to compete in the 2020 games, all heel has to do is add his name back in. the consumer product safety commission holds its annual thanksgiving demonstration today showing the dangers of turkey fryers and oven fryers. according to the cpsc, there's an average of 1,300 kitchen fires on thanksgiving each year. and zoo atlanta is reaching to the public in an online poll

for help to decide on names for these adorable 11-week-old adorable panda twins. they'll be named on their 100th day which falls december 12th. ideas are welcome. stocks trading at a record high, the dow aport orcharding the 19,000 mark. a price hike at starbucks. some people won't be too happy. we have details for you. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's not even thanksgiving, and the market are questioning when santa claus has already paid his annual visit alongside with donald trump doling out infrastructure spending packages and corporate tax cuts. yesterday we saw the four major indices, the dow, nasdaq, all at record highs. if you care more about the te s technicals than the tinsel, markets hit overboard levels last week. big moves could come on the key political appointees by trump. in typical distraction he's

distracting us suggesting that the chief brexiteer should be ambassador to the united states. and prices good up at starbucks, another 10 to 30% increase for cold berchlverages and pastries. hot drinks not going up. >> good news for the winter period. i'm sure before summer that hike might make a difference. thank you very much for that. ahead, jimmy fallon's thanksgiving drama. plus, how presidential politics are falling up some thanksgiving plans. we'll tell you about that. drama are fouling up some thanksgiving plans. you are watching "early today." stay with us. zplmpblths

i read that 15 mli i read that 15 million americans will eat at a restaurant this year. when your family starts arguing about politics on thanksgiving, the first thing you think is we should be doing this in public. [ laughter ] with. >> with thanksgiving days away, the election will no doubt be a top talker at the dinner table. that's if you make it to the table, believe it or not. >> yeah. >> many donald trump and hillary clinton supporters are taking to twitter to say that they got vote depending on how they vote in the election, actually got uninvited from thanksgiving dinner. entire families now trying to come up with alternative dinner plans, believe it or not. yet another sign of the post-election blues or some may say -- >> friends -- you can't uninvite family, they're family. >> that's the point of the holidays, people. this tweet sums it up, "one, arrive at table. two, say who did everybody vote

for? three, spend day eating in another room unnoticed. #survivalguide." i know some friends, personal, close families have been divided over the election. it will be interesting to hear the stories. >> i think it would be fun -- a 50/50 fame. half they have the make america great again hat and half with the hillary t-shirt. if you manage to keep your place at the thanksgiving day table, avoid the three ps, politics, politicians, and poll numbers. from a poll 55% said they do not plan to discuss politics with family and friends this thanksgiving. and 38% said they thought of having political conversations during thanksgiving dinner is way too stressful. the other thing that's stressful is football. a lot of people get stressed out about their team. college football. >> to distract from the other serious stuff. top stories next. the serious stuff. >> you are watching "early today." stay with us. zplmpblths

breaking now on nbc 10 news today, early morning flames. fire burns a house and garage in the frankfurt section forcing people out of their homes. school system bus tragedy. five children dead after their bus flipped over and hit a tree. this morning the driver's charged with causing the wreck. snowed in. it is winter already in parts of pennsylvania. more than a foot of snow has buried small towns. how about that snow? almost 4:30. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vie sikahema. let's get to bill henley with the first alert neighborhood forecast and look at conditions where you live. it is cool here. >> we're not getting snow in philadelphia, the suburbs, new jersey, lehigh valley, or

delaware. we are getting the cold. the wind is still with us this morning. winds out of the northwest at 21 miles per hour. 40 in philadelphia. look at the 30s, 38 degrees in the suburbs, lehigh valley. also 38. clouds over new jersey and delaware. the clouds will be thinning as the day goes on. the wind won't be as strong as yesterday. we'll still have to deal with it today. 47 degrees this afternoon for philadelphia. sunshine will break through the clouds. more and more sunshine for the suburbs and new jersey. up to 47 degrees for interior new jersey. and at the shore, you'll see sunshine and gusty winds, 48 degrees this afternoon. the lehigh valley and delaware, into the 40s. somewhat warmer weather to come. the temperatures will climb, the winds will be peaking. i'll show when you to expect that when i come back with the detailed forecast, hour by hour, in a few minutes. first, jessica with the first alert traffic. >> reporter: thanks. we're seeing delays now approaching the exit ramp for broad street, where most of the traffic is being diverted off.

actually, a little rare right now to see some of this delay. again, it's closed eastbound and westbound in between broad and the schuylkill expressway. traffic being diverted on the westbound side. at a standstill and creating a delay behind that headed westbound with the police activity blocking the road. also the schuylkill expressway looks great, though. this morning, seeing great drive times, 13 minutes, eastbound from the blue to the vine, average speeds into the 60s. the white horse park around 295, no problems or delays on the pike or 295 moving northbound toward trenton or southbound toward the philadelphia area. more updates in ten m. now to breaking news from philadelphia's frankfurt section. check out the flames as fire burned early this morning along mulberry street. started in the garage and then quickly got out of control. >> pamly osborne is live on scene. walk us through