of donald trump's transition with his topics facing serious scrutiny on capitol hill. two police officers have died and this morning a man hunt is on for the suspected cop killer. >> we're going to bring this dirt bag to justice and he's going to jail. a school bus driver is being haled as a hero this morning for saving all 29 kids aboard this ill-fated bus. rematch revenge. the alabama crimson tide and the tigers with the most exciting final five minutes in sports. "early today" starts right now. good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. the first of his nominees

prepare to be grilled. that as senate democrats went into the wee hours of the morning holding a marathon series against republican's efforts to repeal the affordable care act. with trump cabinet confirmation hearings set to start, both sides are bracing for a fight. first up, trump's pick to head homeland security general john kelly and his choice for attorney general, senator jeff sessions. it's sessions who's taking the brunt of the controversy as his civil rights record comes under fire with groups like naacp and aclu denouncing his nomination. democrat cory booker is set to come out against jeff sessions. trump says his nominees, particularly sessions, should slide through. >> i think every nomination will be -- they're all at the highest level. jack was even saying, i mean, they are the absolute highest level. i think they're going to do very well.

>> do you have any concern about jeff sessions? >> no, i think he's going to do great. high quality man. >> this morning the washington post says sessions failed to disclose his oil issues. republicans now with the hearing for devos for education secretary. that hearing has been rescheduled for next week. nbc news has learned that four cabinet picks in all have failed to finish required ethics reviews according to a senate aide in that office. with the office of government ethics calling the fast pace of these hearings unprecedented, trump is moving full speed ahead now naming his influential son-in-law real estate mogul jared kushner as his aide. his press conference is set to take place for tomorrow. >> except for twitter, this will

be donald trump's first attempt to rebut president obama's speech. they're going to hear the departing remarks of the 44th president. hundreds upon hundreds embraced the temperatures to score tickets. it marks a homecoming for president obama who will remain in d.c. after he steps down from office. here's what aides tell nbc's chris janseng. the president has been working hard on this. he looks to shine a light on his accomplishments over the last eight years. >> the running press to my career has been that when ordinary people get involved, come together in collective effort, things change for the better. that's the imperative of citizenship. the idea that with hard work, people who love their country can change it. that will be the focus of my farewell to you this tuesday. >> nbc will have full coverage of the president's remarks tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern,

6:00 p.m. pacific. right now a massive manhunt is underway for a murder suspect. two police officers were killed while searching for markeith loyd who was accused of fatally shooting a pregnant mother. authorities have announced a $60,000 reward. here's nbc's jacob rascon with the details. >> reporter: orlando law enforcement reeling saying an emotional good-bye to two of their own including master sargeant debra clayton shot outside a walmart. >> we're going to bring this dirt bag to justice and he's going to jail. >> reporter: it started in this parking lot around 7:15 a.m. clayton confronted murder suspect markeith loyd yelling at him to stop when he opened fire hitting the officer. >> he pulled a gun and started shooting. that's when the officer started backing up and returning fire. >> reporter: backup arrived in 28 seconds.

loyd shot at a cruiser, car jacking a bystander before disappearing. >> the man we're looking for is dangerous. >> reporter: during the search another tragedy. norman lewis involved in the manhunt on his motorcycle was killed in a traffic accident. >> everybody knows this guy and he's a loving, wonderful human being. >> reporter: investigators had already been searching for loyd for nearly a month. the only suspect in the murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. clayton, a wife and mother was also a 17 year veteran of the orlando police department. one of the first officers to respond to the pulse nightclub shooting last summer. >> jacob rascon. the suspected ft. lauderdale shooter esteban santiago was taken into custody yesterday. he was told he could receive the death penalty. two months before the shooting santiago walked into an fbi office in anchorage, alaska,

with a loaded handgun magazine. he appeared agitated and he was taken to a mental health facility with his gun taken away. four days later he was freed and the police gave his gun back. they believe that was the gun that he used at the airport on friday. in light of the chain of events experts have called for the fbi to increase scrutiny for people like santiago who appear threatening. they argue the bureau does not have the resources or legal mandate. call it rematch revenge. clemson defies the odds. alabama crimson tide rolling into tampa for the game of the year against the underdog clemson tigers. we pick up the action in the fourth quarter, less than 5 minutes to go. clemson's wayne dalman takes it up the middle. then with just over 2:00 to go, this happens.

>> took a peek down field and now just barrels downfield. still running. clear and scores! >> but clemson had one more chance, six seconds on the clock and folks, here's the play of the game. check this out. >> touchdown! >> the clemson tigers avenge last year's defeat to knock off number one alabama in dramatic fashion, 35-31 as they capture their first national championship since 1981. congrats to clemson. what a gram really from both sides. pretty impressive. >> i think they are still celebrating right now. the brutal and extreme weather slamming the west. some 60 million people are under threat from california where 30 rivers have surged above flood stages. nevada where disaster has been declared and evacuations have been ordered to washington state where firefighters worked hard to help this family. in colorado, a rare shelter in place warning was issued due to

dangerous winds. in oregon, ice with no thaw in site. there's no telling when it will let up. california will receive the worst storm not seen in over a decade. mud and rock slides and dangerous floods continue to ravage many parts of the state. let's check in now with nbc meteorologist bill karins. are we talking about any relief? >> not today. heavy rain and heavy snow. this is the third storm in the series of storms. this will be the final one. already this morning the rain shield covers northern california. the blue is the heavy snow in the mountains. they're going to continue to get pummeled with the heavy rain today. it will taper off in the days ahead. we're tracking snow and icy weather. winter weather advisories will stem from pennsylvania, new york state, michigan. indianapolis, not a lot of snow with this at least initially. a little brief shot but only for a slick early morning commute. then we'll deal with this storm over the next couple of days with heavy snow in wisconsin and northern michigan. that's a look at the big weather story of the day.

here's a look at your day ahead. for today there is still some cold air left up there in north dakota. 9 in bismarck but a lot of the midwest has warmed up significantly. now that big warmup is heading up the east coast. today we're going to go above freezing in all areas of southern new england. that's going to be the story of the days ahead. we're going to have a big warmup coming for a lot of areas of the east. >> that may be some good news for folks here. just ahead, is the president-elect about to give his son the biggest birthday present of his life? >> plus, we all know we're getting closer to self-driving cars, but what about flying cars? no, not kidding here. look at that. we'll bring you those details in just a minute. per roll more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent,

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>> the behavior is unacceptable. >> the strait of hormuz is a passage. >> the military says it has successfully test fired the submarine launched nuclear capable missile. it's a move that's likely to heighten long-running tensions with india. the nuclear arm neighbors have fought several wars since gaining independence from brittain seven decades ago. with both armies taking on new chiefs in recent weeks, they've been testing missiles. this morning a tennessee bus driver is being haled a hero after the quick thinking saved 29 students. the driver heard a loud pop, realized there was a fire in the wheel well when it ended up in this. fire totally engulfing that bus. within minutes it was consumed in flames. >> the children are all off of the bus at this time. it started in the wheel well and now the engine is on fire.

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that's right. the president-elect has met with alibaba executive chairman jack ma over the plan to create some 1 million jobs in america. now the chinese e commerce giant said it will be aimed largely at small businesses in the northwest. they want to help the businesses sell their products on the online products. they can range from agricultural goods, garments and even wine according to jack ma. the entrepreneur who donald trump praised one of the best in the world also spoke about improving u.s. and chinese relations. elsewhere today, investors will be keeping an eye on yahoo! because of the merge that yahoo! intends to rename itself to altaba. altaba will simply be the holding company that includes key stakes in alibaba and yahoo!. it's also emerged that yahoo! ceo marissa mayer will be stepping down from the board once the sale to verizon goes

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this cold, stays with us through the day yesterday. we were below freezing all day. that changes today. we were going to see a warmup into the upper 30s and 40 degrees for new jersey and delaware. lehigh valley we'll see mostly cloudy skies and the clouds will take over for philadelphia and the suburbs. the clouds will not hold back the warmup during the day today. go through each forecast hour by hour to show you when we will make it above freezing when i come back in ten minutes. first jessica boyington has traffic. right here, that construction actually has moved out of the way. just within the last couple of

seconds. some of the ramp still closed at the vine and schuylkill expressway. right now everything looks okay, at least right here. i would suggest an alternate local vine might be getting out of the way. little bit ahead of schedule. you're going to get off there off of the oxford valley road ramp. allow dwrous get . eastbound into center city, 12 minutes. speeds in the 60s. 4:30. following breaking news. after a team of armed mavged men roughed up a teenage girl and shot another man during robberies. happened in frankford neighborhood. looking for three people. katy zachry is outside. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: investigators tell