right now the fbi and cia are racing to find out who is behind one of the biggest u.s. intelligence breaches in history and how badly we have been compromised. >> but it gives a road map to america's enemies as to not only how to defend against these capabilities, but also how to use them. >> and the technical vulnerabilities reveal that put millions of american households at risk. on capitol hill, lawmakers have been working through the night on a troubled republican health care bill that some of the gop are labeling d.o.a. red flag warnings spread a deadly wild fires move into seven states putting millions of americans at greater risk. plus one cruise ship got a little too close for comfort to one man's backyard.

"early today" starts right now. good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. today wikileaks claims they have only released 1% of what they've got inside the cia. investigators are now in full on crisis mode scrambling to figure oults how classified hacking tools were stolen. it may be one of the worse u.s. intelligence breaches in modern history with the publication of thousand of documents wikileaks claim were stolen from the agency. nbc news now learning from a senior u.s. official the documents contain authentic information. and now there is a race to find out who is behind it all with some worrying it could be one of their own. >> if i were inside the agency today i would be looking at what was disclosed, who had access to that information, what would be their motivations and abilities to reveal it, and whether or not a foreign country like russia was involved. >> sources say russia is suspect because of its ties to wikileaks and the hacked e-mails during the 2016 campaign.

so, could russia have hacked the cia or could there be a mole, a spy inside the agency working for vladimir putin? other possibilities a leak from british intel partners or the u.s. consulate in frankfurt which is headquarters for the cia hacking operation. and now there is fear terrorists could have a play book for how to hack into smartphones and other electronic devices. so, here's the question. just how vulnerable are our devices? nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: security pros say the cia alleged hacking blueprints should serve as a reality check for all americans. >> the only secure device would be one that's turned off, stepped on, melted down, buried and then maybe it's secure. >> i've got him, he's right here on the street. >> reporter: cyber security pro has already demonstrated how easily he could hack into my phone, watch me through the camera lens and listen through the microphone. all of these devices that we're putting around us now

potentially could be compromised. >> reporter: the top tip always upgrade to the latest operating system. it will have up to date security patches. if you're really worried, tape over the camera, turnoff the location services, and the cloud back up. among the cia's tactics revealed on wikileaks, hacking onto samsung tvs even when they were off, then listening to ambient household conversations. samsung says it is urgently looking into the matter. vulnerability is no secret. it's the wi-fi, the solution is simple. turnoff the wi-fi, or pull the power. while it's illegal for the cia to spy on u.s. soil, security experts say hackers and spies are constantly buying, stealing, and trading techniques and software. the chilling reality, a cyber under world is always trying to break in. >> nbc's tom costello reporting there. now to capitol hill where lawmakers have been working through the night ton their first pass at republicans obama's repeal and replace plan, there has been a growing revolt

in the gop over the bill. and republicans aren't getting much help today. leading organizations like the american medical association, american hospitalization, and aar p all coming out strongly against the plan. still gop leaders and the president himself are standing behind it. the white house could send in reinforcements on the trail to defend the proposal that could change health care for millions of americans. nbc's edward lawrence is standing by for us in washington and edward, what more can you tell us about where this plan could be headed? >> reporter: well, frances, this plan is headed toer an uphill battling. house speaker paul ryan said republicans will have the votes to pass it in both the house and senate. the most conservative of the republican party blasted the american health care act. >> they understand this is just obamacare with a different label. >> reporter: the far right believes the plan doesn't go far enough to end medicaid entitlements and gives away too much with tax credits to offset premiums. >> i think the president was very clear when he said this

bill is open for negotiation. that's exactly right, and the bill is written is not going to pass the senate. >> reporter: still president donald trump reached out to senator ted cruz and other republicans openly criticizing the plan. the president is sending vice-president mike pence on a selling tour this weekend and talking directly to americans through local stations around the nation. >> it takes us back in the right direction of an american health carrie economy built on consumer choice. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan says he has the votes to pass the plan and will have it on the president's desk by easter. >> this is an all hands on deck because you know what we recall ran on repeal and repliesing obamacare. >> reporter: democrats also oppose the plan. >> this is a bad joke. >> reporter: but so far have left the more conservative members of the republican party make the most noise. house speaker paul ryan says the congressional budget off score on how much this health care plan will cost will come at the end -- beginning of next week. frances? >> nbc's edward lawrence for us. edward, thank you. now to the white house where the trump administration try as they

might can't seem to shake questions on the president's wiretapping allegations. press secretary sean spicer fielded some tough ones during his briefing as reporters requested any proof to substantiate the president's claim. it forced spicer to issue a clarification when it came to any potential investigation into the trump team. >> is the president the target of a counter intelligence investigation? >> i think that's what we need to find out. i just want to be really clear on one point, which is there is no reason that we should -- that we have to think that the president is the target of any investigation whatsoever. >> it should be noted spicer's clarification came after he took a break and was handed a piece of paper from staff. meanwhile democratic and gop senators sheldon whitehouse and lindsey graham are asking the department of justice to turnover any copies of warrant applications or court orders related to those alleged wiretaps. graeme told case i hunt he will subpoena the docs if necessary.

>> president trump claims that president obama administration targeted his campaign trump tower in the tweet. i have no knowledge of that, but he's challenged the congress to help him, so, let's help. there's no reason for them not to give it to us. all we're asking for was a warrant issue. if they don't give it to us, yeah, i'll subpoena it. >> that is the top republicans and democrats of the house and senate intel committees went firsthand to cia headquarters in langley to see raw classified intelligence related to russia's interference in the election. and today we have word president trump has chosen former utah governor and republican presidential candidate jon huntsman to serve as the u.s. ambassador to russia. huntsman previously served as ambassador to china during obama's first term. several cities are now under states of emergency as deadly wild fires rage in the center of the country. fueled by hot weather, strong winds and low humidity, the wild fires have already swallowed dozens of structures and millions of acres. so far they have killed at least

six and they are expected to grow. 22 million people are under a threat with a red flag warnings across seven states. authorities said the fires in oklahoma and kansas were the largest in the histories of both states. the worst may be yet to come. the national weather service predicts the severe fire conditions should continue or could continue across the region all the way through sunday. two people had a scary moment at sea when their yacht started to capsize. the australian maritime safety authority rescued the pair about 240 miles off the coast of sydney. they ran into trouble when their boat's rudder broke and they found themselves stuck in high winds and large swells. authorities were able to find the stranded yacht and bring the two to safety. neither suffered any injuries. all right. get ready for an arctic cold mass to bring winter roaring right back. nbc meteorologist bill karins explains, billy guess it was too bad, but yesterday here in new york city it was what, like 60 plus? >> we weren't alone. it's still warm out there today,

frances. that is not going to stop the cold air from canada coming down in the days ahead. already watching some snow streaking from montana to south dakota and areas of southern minnesota and this tonight will make its way into areas of pennsylvania. winter weather advisories just north of pittsburgh through new york city storm watch to cape cod, about 22 million people already in the advisory. and the snow fall again, not a huge ordeal. about 1 to 3 inches. the timing for friday will be slippery around allen town and areas in the sush suburbs good morning. meteorologist erika martin. conditions will start off dry. notice we'll see clouds develop west to east. a weak system that will bring us snow showers overnight into tomorrow and through early friday morning. erik ka, thank you. here's a look at what we're working on for "nbc 10 news today." >> we are following breaking news out of salem county after a

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we have mostly clear skies to start out the day. temperatures are going to top the day above average. current temperature, 53 degrees. the winds will start to shift out of the north west and north by this weekend, so we do have a very cold weekend on tap. neighborhoods in and around philadelphia, 54 degrees. in the 50s and i would like to get to the weather headlines. for today, temperatures will be above normal in the 60s. by tonight, we will see some clouds moving in from west to east. rain and mix to lehigh valley by 11:00 p.m. deep that in mind. tomorrow morning, looks like you will see wintry mix, light snow especially likely for that morning commute. i want to give you a heads-up because you will need that extra time. and by tomorrow morning, we're tracking a cold blast. we'll have the hour-by-hour forecast. we'll time out that introduction

of the wintry mix for lehigh valley into the delaware valley by early tomorrow morning. >> thanks. starting off in bellmawr, new jersey, we have a lot of construction. 76 ramp to northbound 295. that's this little stretch right in here before we get to 295. that northbound ramp is closed. 295 northbound ramp to black horse pike, 168, that's closed as well. that's this introduction in here. if you want access to the black horse pike this morning. and also the freeway headed northbound. 42 freeway northbound ramp to 295 is also closed for construction. and this will be there until about 5:00 this morning or so. here's the schuylkill expressway. looks good right now. girard avenue no problems or delays. construction signs on the shoulder though it's not bothering anybody right now. eastbound, 13 minutes from the blue route to the vine street expressway and speeds into the 60s, rosemary. >>