absolutely devastating. tornados and heavy storms in georgia leave at least 14 dead and dozens injured. threats from twisters may be over but we're tracking storms ahead today. lawyers plan a major lawsuit against the new trump administration as millions marched forights while doing some intelligence damage control. we've been introduced to a new term. it undermines the credibility of the entire white house press office -- >> no it doesn't. don't be so overly dramatic about it, chuck. you're saying it's a falsehood and they're giving sean spicer our press secretary gave alternative facts to that. super bowl li is set with the new england patriots taking on the atlanta

sunbathing to a whole new level. firefighters saved these little piggys from certain danger. "early today" starts right now. i think we're learning a new word this weekend. >> alternative facts if you haven't heard it already. parts of the country bracing for severe weather. already hammered, southern states. they're trying to pick up the pieces after getting battered by deadly tornados and severe storms. officials say the destruction left at least 14 people dead in georgia. emergency crews there are searching through the debris overnight looking out for survivors. >> it is unfathomable what happened out there. you literally have a trailer park that looks like it's been disintegrated. you literally have just smatterings of what used to be homes thrown into the woods. >> many of those killed were in mobile homes. one woman recounted her terrifying experience.

woke me up, said we got to get the boys inside the bathroom. got them in there, he went back out. our neighbor's granddaughter had gotten thrown from her trailer and into our yard. this is the most devastating thing i've ever been through. >> in mississippi, four people were killed on saturday by another tornado that left a path of destruction 25 miles wide with winds reaching speeds upward of 136 miles per hour. and this weekend's destructive weather that wasn't limit the just to the south, in fact, the west coast was drenched with rain in what could be the strongest storm that part of the country has seen in seven years. officials ordered evacuations in some areas, as mud flows and flooding created dangerous conditions for folks. in san bernardino, firefighters made a dramatic rescue. >> we have that to deal with and a lotf

more. meteorologist bill karins has more. >> we have to get rid of the severe weather effect, and the tail end of the severe weather is moving through south florida with very high winds here. so we're watching the miami area closely and also the keys. once that's gone then we're going to watch the storm moving up the coast. then it's going to become like a nor'easter type storm. very warm, not a lot of snow. tip of the mountains in new england. the winds will howl. gusts currently 40 miles per hour in atlantic city and the winds will increase. if we're going to get wind damage out of this storm, southern portions of long isl d island, 40 to 50-mile-per-hour gusts by 8:00 this evening, and the highest gusts in areas like nantuck nantucket. we're going to have problems with snow in new england come tomorrow. >> a lot to watch, thank you. we're now in the third full day of trump's presidency and after a combative start the president is vowing to rise up and represent all americans during his time in office.

>> this is thought about party. this is not about ideology. this is about country, our country. and it's about serving the american people. >> but he is certain to face obstacles along the way. later this morning a team of prominent scholars, supreme court litigates, and former white house ethics lawyers will launch the first challenge against his straction. they are filing a federal lawsuit gains the president saying he is in violation of the constitution by allowing his hotels and businesses to accept payments from foreign governments. that comes after a new white house petition garnered over 200,000 signatures demanding the president's taxes be released. here was kellyanne conway's response standing firm against making taxes public. >> he is not going to release the tax returns. we litigated this all through the election. people didn't care. they voted to for him. most americans are very focused on what their tax r

look like while president trump is in office, not what his lock like. >> a clear shift from then-candidate trump's pledge to release his taxes once an audit was complete. also dominating headlines, massive demonstrations challenging trump that has gotten the lion's share of attention with millions taking to the streets around the world, marching in defiance of the new president. here in the united states, hundreds of thousands descended on the washington, d.c., took over entire avenues in new york, shut down parts of los angeles. atlanta, park city, utah, little rock, and dozens of other cities. the president tweeted, watch protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election, why didn't these people vote? celebs hurt cause badly. he later struck a more conciliatory tone saying, peaceful tro tests are a hallmark of our democracy. but it was the trump administration's own response to media coverage of the inauguration that continues to make waves this morning after this image comparing the 2009

inauguration with that of friday's was posted online. president trump said this before the cia's wall of memorial at the agency's langry headquarters. >> honestly, looked like 1.5 million people. it went all the way back to the washington monument. i turn around and by mistake i get this network. it showed an empty field. and it said, we drew 250,000 people. that's not bad. but it's a lie. >> the president's response was viewed as inaccurate and "saturday night live" responded. not with alec baldwin but with a bare-chested vladimir putin chastising the president. >> i'm glad to see so many people showed up to your inauguration. oh, wait. that's the woman's march. here is inauguration. and today you went to the cia and said 1 million people came to see you in washington, d.c.?

you know, say you are friends with lebron james, not that you are lebron james. huh? >> dut the administration doubled down. in fact, press secretary sean spicer gave this statement while admonishing the press. >> we know that 420,000 people used the d.c. metro public transit yesterday, which actually compares to 317,000 that used it for president obama's last inaugural. that was the largest audience to ever witness april inauguration, period. both in person and around the globe. >> and sunday morning counselor kellyanne conway defended spicer's comments on "meet the press" as chuck todd pushed her several times to respond to the motivations behind spicer's statement. >> you're saying it's a falsehood and they're giving sean spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to that. but the point remains -- >> wait a minute, alternative facts? alternative facts for the five

the one thing he got right, four of the facts he utter wednesday not true. >> there may be more to come. spicer will hold a press review later today. the president had his share of work this weekend signing an executive order demanding federal agencies lessen their work in implementing obama care. he spoke by phone to prime minister benjamin netanyahu and issued details about a meeting with british prime minister theresa may, also with the leaders of canada and mexico to discuss nafta. his vice president administered the oath of office to the heads of defense and homeland security. also the office of government ethics has cheered his son-in-law, jared kushner, under nepotism laws, allowing him to work in the white house as senior adviser. airports across the country were filled with 18 retravelers after united airlines' computer outage grounded domestic flights over two hours.

i.t. issue, u.s. officials tell nbc news there were problems with low bandwidth. the airline did not respond to questions telling passengers it was not the result of a hack and plane in the air were unaffected. the ground stop was lifted just after 9:00 p.m. eastern time but the airline warned of more delays offering a travel waiver to affected passengers. no international flights were disturbed by the incident. the green bay packers were decimated by the atlanta falc falcons. matt ryan led the charge by throwing four touchdowns and running for another four in a 44-21 romp. this will be atlanta's second trip to the super bowl. and the new england patriots crushed the pittsburgh steelers 36-17. tom brady threw for 384 yards and three scores leading patriots to their ninth super bowl appearance in franchise history. this will be their seventh super bowl since 2001. right nowhe

three-point favorites over the falcons. super bowl li is february 5th in houston, texas. >> way to go, atlanta, hometown team. back to bill karins with a little bit of timing on today's bad weather. >> let's track the rain as it moves up the coast and high winds. 6:00 a.m., morning commute, raleigh toward charlotte to richmo richmond. by noon the heaviest rain richmond into washington, d.c. by evening philadelphia to new york city. entering into southern new england. that's when we start to get wintry mix up to the north. tonight it spreads to the north. early tomorrow morning it's mostly new england for our problem. especially northern new england. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. here's a closer look at your day ahead. for today the rain will be moving northward as i mentioned. those temperatures are still mild. a high elevation snow event, especiallied a dir ron daks. in the south, a couple of days to recover from the devastation this weekend. here

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at 4:26, president trump prepares for his first workweek at the white house and we're getting a look at what's on his to-do list. samsung comes forward with an explanation. what the company says is to blame. and united airlines resumes flights after a computer glitch. we're monitoring the situation to see if it could impact flights. first, a live look at storm 4 four radar. it could make for a messy monday morning commute. because of that, we are in storm team 4 weather alert mode. it is 4:26. about morning, everyone. >> we're working for you to get you to work and

melissa mollet will give us a look at the roads in just a minute. >> first, let's get to chuck bell and sheena parveen. chuck, good to see you back. >> good to be back. what an ugly way to come back to the nation's capital. it has not been a sliver of sunshine since i got back into town. that's what you should expect for the remainder of the day today, as well. >> breezy and wet outside this morning. be sure to grab the big umbrella. it will be very windy and very rainey later on this afternoon. pretty much what you see is what you get. windy and rainey, not a pretty start to the day at all. let's go over the to sheena with a check off storm team 4 radar. >> and welcome back, chuck. good morning. temperatures this morning, not bad. but it's the rain that we're really watching. we're mostly in about the mid to upper 40s. let's look at the radar. few very light showers around fredericksburg just to our

area is kind of dry. the roads are wet outside. keep that in mind. temperatures won't be creeping up too much today. as we go through the rest of this morning, we'll see more rain moving in. now we're looking just to the south. a lot of this had is going to continue up to the north. that will be causing you to have your umbrella all day today. there's the rain down to the south. we'll take a closer look at that coming.up. hi, sheena. the umbrella, windshield wipers, you'll need the works today. we have a crash with the left side being blocked right now. not seeing too much of a slowdown as you take a look at the beltway. hanes road north of lewis dale there and clarksburg, fire activity right now. all plains blocked is the report here this morning. 66 and 95 overall, no major problems. we'll take a live look on 270, coming up. 4:28. breaking news in fairfax county. >> this news breaking in the great

virginia. that's where police are investigating shots that were fired. they say at one of their cruisers. this is near yorktown pike and walker lane. it happened around midnight, they say. and the vehicle is believed to on be a '90s to early 2000 model, maybe a toyota, a mazda, they think. the passenger window, they mentioned, may be shattered, may be broken. we'll have an update, coming up. today begins the first full week of the new trump administration. the president will kick off a very busy schedule with the breakfast and listening session with business leaders the the. >> he is expected to sign executive orders and will host a reception with congressional leaders from both parties. a lot of eyes will be on sean spicer's briefing this arch. >> this ms coon the heels of his statement saturday where he accused the media of falsely reporting the number of people who attended the inauguration. he also claimed it was the biggest inauguration ever. >> this was had the

inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe. even the "new york times" -- >> spicer left the briefing room without taking any questions, but sunday on "meet the press" counselor to the president kellyanne conway was asked about his statement and she said spicer gave, quote, alternative facts when he discussed the crowds. >> don't be so overly cart mat ek about it, chuck. you're says it's a falsehood ask they're giving sean spicer, the press secretary, gave alternate facts to that. >> conway went on to echo spicer's claim that it was not possible to count the crowd. conway made news on abc's "this week." she said president trump will not release his tax returns. that reverses months of campaign promises to do so after an audit was mp