>> rebound. donald trump wants to shake up the cia. hail mary, president obama makes a last ditch effort to save his signature law as republicans and democrats have on the hill. >> the killer defend ds himself in court, with his own life on the line. a close call, new details on queen elizabeth was almost shot in her own palace. caught on camera, close encounter with a rabid bobcat and one with an oncoming car in a restaurant. a popular product meant to give you these is now giving you an app. >> i'm francis riviera.

president-elect trump blunt public challenges against the community, attacks against the agencies and even going so far as to mock and dismiss their assessments, a new wall street journal report says trump will revamp the office of national intelligence, that's the central office established after 9/11 task with over seeing the intel agencies, it's a move insiders feared after questioning the capabilities. it comes after he took to twitter to praise julian assange, and he said this at the wikileaks founder, he said a 14-year-old could have hacked podesta. why was dnc so careless, also urkss did not give him the info. house speaker paul ryan hours earlier. >> look, i'm not going to get into, the last thing i'm going

to do is start commenting on every little tweet or facebook post. >> let me ask you what your opinion is of julianne a zhang. >> i really have none other than i think the guy is a sycophant for russia, he leaks, steals data and compromises national security. >> responding to the report, a top transition official concedes there is quote, a lot of discussion on revamping in the intel office, but call the article, quote over sold. he is scheduled to be briefed on friday at the headquarters, later this morning one of his colleagues senator john mccain will hold the first of what will be many hearings regarding the alleged interference in the u.s. elections. on capitol hill democrats and republicans engage in a showdown of all show downs. republicans let mike pence map the plan to dismantle the signature domestic achievement,

affordable care act. they met in an effort to hold their ground. what does it mean for the 20 million americans who gained coverage through the act? hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: a rare simultaneous showdown, a few minutes and a few hunt feet separating obama and mike mention. >> make america sick again. is that what the republicans want to do? >> we've got to fix this by replacing with something better. >> for the gop killing the laws politically popular, but policy wise, a puzzle. >> you are going to get health care at a much lower price. >> while donald trump's taking aim at the law overall, tweeting it will fall of its own weight. he still wants to keep coverage for people with preexisting conditions and let those under 26 stay on their parents' coverage. the catch, those popular pieces are paid for by the unpopular

mandates requiring everyone to get insurance. >> you can't keep the good parts of the aca and remove the rest of the law and still have it wo wo work. >> reporter: what will the replacement plan look like? >> within six months we should be able to put pen to paper and have a replacement plan. certainly we're not doing that on did i one. >> al take 51 votes to tear down the law. to build it back up, 60 votes. meaning they would need democrats to help. >> you break something that is difficult to begin it, you will own it in a big wear. >> are you prepared to own the fallout potentially. >> the most important thing for the president-elect and the leaders here in congress is we keep our word to the american people. >> now, to the drama playing out in the south carolina courtroom. no apologies from dylann roof, the white supremacist unanimously found guilty of measured erring nine

churchgoers, representing himself, he said he had not shed a tear for the victims as a jury decides whether to sentence him to life or death. gabe gut ter rescue has details. >> reporter: jurors had already seen the videos of him planning his massacre and found him guilty, during sentencing the mass murderer spoke to them for the first time. i'm not going to lie to you, he said, there is nothing wrong with me psychologically. he offered to apology for killing the churchgoers, instead prosecutors read allowed portions of a journal he kept after his arrest. i am not sorry, he wrote. i have not shed a tear for the innocent people i killed. the prosecution's first witness, the widow of the reverend. the courtroom tense as the prosecutors played her 9/11 call as she huddled in a locked office after hearing the

gunshots her six year old daughter whispered, daddy is dead. no, her mother responded through tears, she knew her husband of 16 years was gone. after the emotional testimony roof chose not to examine her. mental health experts say it's exceedingly rare to represent themselves in death penalty cases. >> just because he's been found competent to stand trial doesn't mean he hasn't been found to have a serious mental illness. he does fit the profile of somebody with schizophrenia who doesn't understand he is ill. >> during her testimony the prosecutor asked the widow why she thinks roof spared her. she said to continue his legacy. >> the makers of my pillow may have some sleepless nights ahead of them. the better business bureau down graded the rating from a-plus to f. it revoked its accredit did itation. the decision was the in know

commercial that blanketed the airways, you have seen it advertising the $90 by one get one sale. the so called sale never ended. >> this was an example of a retailer trying to have consumers perceive a great bargain that actually wasn't there. >> my pillow ceo was disappointed and said my pillow offered the sale because they wanted to quote give as many people as possible to have a great night's sleep. >> states are getting pummeled by snow if freezing rain. they closed down interstate 80 in the mountains leaving drivers stranded and the road leaving to tahoe was closed. a business roof collapsed but fortunately no one hurt. in denver people handing out blankets and clothes to those camping outside. >> in duluth, minnesota, steam

is rising off lake superior. let's go to the meteorologist, see if there is any relief. >> not for the mountains of california, some reporting 4 feet of snow and pieces of that breaking off, snowing around denner and it's moved through kansas city and louisville and spread through illinois and indiana. winter weather advisories along i-70. again, this is not a lot of snow heading through areas in the midwest and tennessee valley, oklahoma city, little rock, nashville. we'll watch that over the next 48 hours and the southeast this weekend. that's the big look at the weather story of the day. here is a closer look at your day. cold enough for the snow to stick on the ground.

only 20 around louisville, 20 around indianapolis. that will replamain in place an roads remain snow packed. there is winter storm watches out for areas of alabama, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, also, i will talk about the threat in the southeast coming up. >> thank you. check out the images from china, the froeds even wonder land, part of the ice and snow fez it i val helping the chinese celebrate the new year. more than a million tourists come to admire the castles constructed out of ice, it looks like out of the movie "frozen." it took 500 builders to complete. >> giz months and gad yets, lots from the consumer electronic show in las vegas. the queen, how she was almost shot in her own palace. you are watching "early today."

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incident that happened at the palace several years ago. late one night a guard was on patrol when he saw say figure in the darkness. to his surprise, it was queen elizabeth the second. the guard blurted out, bloody hell i nearly shot you. she said it with a british accent, she kept her cool and gave notice of her late night walked in the future. >> the consumer electric show in las vegas, this year home technology is dominating the event. in leaning in in. fun stuff. this here at cef your home is getting smartering from your garbage can to door locks, as they try to make your life easier, safer, maybe even save you money. it's the 50th year of the show

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legal battle. today monsignor william lynn will go before his judge. his lawyers will go against the clergy sex abuse case against him. the 20-day winning streak comes after an upset to butler. and snow on the way. this is coming across the country and heading for us. we'll have the timing and any totals for your neighborhood. >> announcer: nbc10 news starts now. >> thursday now, good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm katy zachry. it's just 4:30. let's get to meteorologist bill henley with the "first alert" forecast. good morning, bill, a lot to talk about. >> yeah, things are changing.

getting closer to snow which happens tonight. completely clear which is part of why it's so much colder. 28 degrees in philadelphia and delaware. wind blowing out of the west at 13 miles an hour so a cold start and a cold morning. 29 degrees at 6:00. we'll start with sunshine, but it's not going to last long. clouds moving in. and the temperatures will climb into the 30s but not by much. into the middle 30s this afternoon for philadelphia. 34 degrees increasing clouds in the suburbs and lehigh valley, just above freezing this afternoon. what you won't see during the day is any snow. but that changes tonight. in fact, the system that i am watching shows the snow moving into the ohio valley. that's going into our area tonight. i think a closer look of when you can expect the first flakes to fall when i come back in ten minutes. first, tracy davidson or katy zachry standing by --

>> it's me. >> wawa -- >> it is jessica. thanks, steve. we're starting on the vine street expressway this morning, right around our cameras at broad street. watching this construction here. no major problems or delays. we're dealing with, of course, that closure in between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. this will be around 5:00, another half hour or so. the p.a. turnpike looks okay. construction eastbound between the boulevard drive times okay west and east. that's overnight construction that will be cleared. no problems mass transit, for septa, amtrak, pretty much running on schedule. 4:30, 31 degrees outside. new this morning, police are looking for a gunman who shot and killed a man in this 20s in philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighborhood. happened just before 1:30 at west oak dale and north myrtle street. they're looking for a car that drove away from the scene and they're cin