`` `` it's thursday, january 21st, ``coming up on "early today," an ``historic noreaster bringing as ``much as two feet of snow and ``others will see a chance of rare ``january tornados. `` stocks plunge even deeper as ``oil drops to prices not seen ``since 2003. `` hillary clinton is facing ``the prosspect that bernie ``sanders might beat her. `` and releasing emails related

`` fireworks for all the wrong ``reasons. `` and snow boarders facing ``possible criminal charges. ``"early today" starts right now. `` good morning. ``the biggest storm in a century. ``that's what some cities face ``this weekend is a monster winter ``storm makes its way into the ``eastern part of the country. ``as much as two feet of snow in ``some areas. ``president obama's motorcade got ``backed up as eslick roads ``delayed the commander and ``chief's return to the white ``house. ``and as winter attempts to catch ``up on what has been a pretty ``mild season so far. ``nbc meteorologist bill karins is ``tracking the storm. ``>> overnight, minor changes but ``significant too. ``storms trending further south ``and a little colder.

``and the forecast is now looking ``worse for areas of tennessee, ``kentucky and our friends in ``north carolina. ``so, this is our european ``snowfall still pinpointing that ``two feet snow back up to ``washington d.c. but notice now, ``you're talk about a six inch ``snow possible into northern ``mississippi. ``that's a big deal in the south ``and a crippling storm where they ``don't have the equipment to deal ``with it. ``and our american model ``pinpointing the same area from ``roanoke to washington d.c. ``and still a possibility now all ``of a sudden of one to two feet ``in the mountains of north ``carolina. ``so, winter watches from memphis ``all the way up to areas in ``philadelphia. ``and washington d.c. and ``baltimore included in blizzard ``watch. ``and now new york city is under a ``blizzard watch, only expecting a ``possibility of six to ten inches ``at most.

``bull's eye, to d.c. ``predicting possibly the second ``greatest snowfall in washington ``d.c.'s recorded history. ``>> we're getting a real winter ``thanks. `` they say money cannot buy ``happiness and it can't buy ``support either. ``they show that republican are ``frontrunners donald trump and ``ted cruz have spent more than $8 ``million in tv ads combined. ``this compared to 91 million ``spent in support of marco rubio ``and jeb bush. ``and chris christie and john ``kasich, that number jumps to 14 ``times that of outsiders, trump ``and cruz. ``speaking of senator cruz, he ``doesn't have a fan in former ``presidential nominee, bob dole. ``he said he questions cruz's

``and said it would suffer quote ``cat clizmic and wholesale ``losses. ``the former kansas senator was ``kinder to donald trump who he ``says has the right personality, ``although he remains a jeb bush ``supporter. ``carry sanders has more from the ``campaign trail. ``>> reporter: ``>> there is an assault on ``christianity and an assault on ``guns and everything. ``>> reporter: donald trump. ``>> and we're going to stop the ``assault. ``>> reporter: and sarah palin. ``>> thank you so much, oklahoma. ``>> reporter: the former vice ``presidential candidate saying ``trump will give the u.s. ``military what they now lack. ``>> let them do their job and go ``kick isis -- ``>> reporter: that military theme ``turned personal for palin. ``>> i guess the elephant is in ``the room.

``>> reporter: the enthusiastic ``crowd fell silent as she ``explained her oldest son, track, ``a veteran was charge would ``domestic violence. ``>> but they come back a bit ``different, hardened. ``the question though, it comes ``from our own president where ``they have to look at him and ``wonder, do you know what we go ``through? ``>> reporter: with the stop here ``at oral roberts university and ``liberty university. ``>> we're going to protect cris ``christianity ``christianity. ``>> reporter: his focus is now on ``the evangelical support. ``while palin may anoint trump ``with some evangelicals, she's ``not universally loved by trump ``supporters. ``>> i never liked her. ``i don't like her. ``>> so, does the indorsement help ``or hurt trump in your view? ``>> the people i've talked to, i ``think it hurts. ``>> reporter: nbc news, tulsa. ``>> reporter: in new hampshire, ``feeling the burn.

``ramping up their attacks, now ``painting bernie sanders as an ``unelectable socialist. ``>> i think it would be ``impossible for a self-declared ``socialist to win in a state lie ``missouri. ``>> reporter: but bill clinton ``steering clear of the "s" word ``saying he's unelectable and ``can't win. ``>> the real issue is who can win ``the it election, who's prepared ``to do the job, who can make real ``change. ``>> reporter: could the socialist ``line of attack backfire? ``>> a lot of those voters are ``going to be capable of looking ``past that label. ``>> reporter: the republican ``national committee tweeting ``during last weekend's democratic ``debate, i feel the bern. ``>> they're trying to prop up ``bernie sanders. ``>> reporter: the clinton ``campaign getting jittery with ``polls showing her lead slipping. ``a dead heap in iowa.

``the campaign down playing any ``nervousness to andrea mitchell. ``>> we have a candidate leading ``throughout the country. ``she is leading in all the super ``tuesday states by significant ``margins. ``>> thanks. `` we continue to learn more ``about the flint, michigan water ``crisis, including new details ``about decision making. ``as promised in his state of the ``state address, governor rick sny ``snyder's office released emails. ``in them a september email from a ``top aid says responsibility lies ``with the county and city but ``that the state should be ``involved to avoid the narrative ``that they're ducking the ``responsibility. ``and snyder asked for status ``reports and said he acted when ``he knew and was legally ``permitted to do so. ``he has apologized to the people ``of flint and promises to fix the ``mess. `` at the detroit auto show, ``president obama talked about the

``crisis in personal terms. ``>> if i was a parent up there, i ``would be beside myself that my ``kids' health could be at risk. ``>> a federal emergency ``declaration allows them to ``deliver water, filters and ``testing kits to supplement local ``efforts. ``they unanimously approved $28 ``million which now goes to vote ``in the state senate. `` and another big sell off on ``wall street. ``the dow closing down 249 points ``as oil prices continue to tank. ``good news for drivers, but bad ``news for a major sector of u.s. ``economy where businesses are ``hurting. ``here with the latest. ``>> reporter: the markets ``continue their slide, plunging ``more than 500 points on a ``volatile day of trading. ``the dow and nasdaq both touching

``what's behind the drop? ``for one china's economy is ``slowing and no one is quite sure ``by exactly how much and driving ``the sell off, concerns over the ``price of oil. ``a sign of economic growth around ``the world. ``the price has plummeted down ``nearly 80% in the past two ``years. ``closing below $27 a barrel. ``the impact on the u.s. economy ``is mixed. ``the price of a gallon of gas, ``the nation wide average is half ``the price of a gallon of milk. ``americans are also saving on ``heating oil and airline fares. ``but on the flip side, more than ``250,000 people lost energy ``related jobs last year. ``and for many, there's less money ``in the bank. ``since last november, the average ``american has lost about $9500 in ``his or her 401 k. ``>> thanks. `` experts say the market

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``snow. ``that's sad. `` in ontario, canada, the car ``was pulled over with only a ``small hole over the driver's ``wind shield. ``he was charge would driving with ``no clear view and faces a $110 ``fine. ``i think we should let him off ``this time. `` in north texas yesterday, a ``fire truck crashed into a dairy ``queen. ``a local company was returning to the ``vehicle to the fire station when ``the crash happened. ``the reason for the crash is ``still unclear. ``another crash was caught on ``camera in australia. ``a woman narrowly escaped being ``seriously injured. ``it plowed through a service ``station. ``wow. ``the crash caused a major gas ``leak that lasted several hours ``and three occupants of the car ``were treated for injuries. ``a fourth man fled the scene and ``the cause of this crash is not

``quite known but very worrisome. `` according to u.s. ``astronomers, the solar system ``appears to have a new 9th ``planet. ``change all the textbooks, school ``kids. ``evidence was found of a body ``with up to 10 times the sound of ``earth and the findings were ``published in the astronomical ``journal. `` a set of people are reme twins were ``born in australia. ``they were resting when their ``father reached out to hold ``hands. ``they are on the path to good ``health and they love each other ``so much. `` the u.s. department of ``homeland security set to ``announce new visa requirements ``that would apply to european ``travellers that are dual ``nationals of iraq, sudan and ``syria. ``they say they're designed to ``make it harder for europeans who

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