speaking out. singer r. kelly talks about the sex abuse charges involving three underage girls, saying now he's fighting for his life. north korea appears to be restarting a key ballistic missile site after failed talks with the u.s. north korea could launch a three-stage entintercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the united states. and a freak 115-mile-per-hour wind gust caused a massive cruise ship to list, sending passengers flying. a general motors plant will turn out its last car as the factory closes. and a high speed chase in

the wrong direction. "early today" starts right now. good wednesday morning. we begin with an explosive new interview. singer r. kelly denying allegations of sexual abuse with underage girls. in his first interview since being indicted on ten counts of felony aggravated sexual abuse, heat down with cbs' gayle king, insisting the claims are just rumors and are not true. >> women have come forward a said, r. kelly had sex with me when i was under the agef 18. r. kelly was abusive to me, emotionally and physically an verbally. >> okay. >> r. kelly took me to a black room where unspeakable things happetd. this is w they're saying about you. >> not true. >> these aren't oldmo . >> not true, what they're old or new rumors.. not tr >> and correct me if i'm long. >> kelly denied everolding girls at his home against their will. he's pleaded not guilty to the g

ch. new signs of fallout mitlowing the north korea s collapse. nbc news obtained satellite images showing renewedctity at a rocket site. experts wlooe s believe kim jon rebuilding the facility for future missile launches. it comes just days after talks fellpart. >> reporter: experts say thel salite image shows kim jong-un is already rebuilding a key missile site dormant since ssst august. used to launch es banned by the u.n. only 48 hours after the d president walay from the summit because kim would not dismantle key weapons. >> to start up this activity 48 hours after the failed summit is aa clear sign that they'ry and that they want to send a message to president trump. >> reporter: the president said -- g chairman kim said last night, regardless he's nng to do testing of rockets and nuclear,

not going to do testing. so i trust his word.ake him at i hope that's true. >> reporter: expertsay the image does not show a missile being moved to the launch pad but shows a testing stand, a crane, and activity on the railway, not random maintenance. north korea could launch a missile from the site capable of hittinghe united states. >> that was andrea mitching reporting >> that news from north korea is a major blow for the trump administration, wch hoped to score a diplomatic win with kim jong-un. and its an ominous sign for future denuclearization talks.c kristen welker has the latest from the white house. good morning. >> reporter: francis,oo morning. white house press secretary sarah sanders telling nbc news, we don't comment on intelligence amid the reports that north korea may sll be developing

its nuclear program. the president, of course, facing which is challenges north korea after the second summit with kim jong-un ended abruptly. john bolton saying there would be more talks. this all comes as theho white e is dealing with yet another hurdle, that new investigation by democratsho requested documents from 81 people and groups close to the idesident. prt trump called it presidential harassment, saying democrats are "desperately in search of a crime" and signaling he may not turn over the documents. >> kristen, thank you. president trump's family business is facing new scrutiny this morning. new york state regulators have issued a subpoena to the trump z orgion's long-time insurance broker. a first step into investigating the firm's insurance practices. >> questio intensified after the president's former lawyer michael cohenti ted last week that president trump inflated the values of hists aso an insurance company. it's the latest probe in a potentialrimeommitted before president trump took office.

nbc's tracy pots joined u with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there's a new poll giving us some sense of what americans are makg of all of this in that new poll, 2/3, nearly 2/3 o americans say they believe president trump committed crime before taking office. 64% believe that he broke the law before 2016, only 24% consider him innocent. also in that same poll, on michael cohes testimony, president trump's former lawyer, halfco say they believn more than president trump. we'll hear more from cohen today. he's back on capitol hill testifying. but this time, unlike last ek, he will be behind closed doors. although the chair of thatco ittee says once it's over, and reviewed, they will release thean ript. and finally, don't expect a rematch in 2020 betweenes ent trump and former

secretary of state hillary clinton. she's said inn interview that she has no plans to join the presidential race. >> i'm not running, but i'm going to keep working and speaking and standing up for whatbe eve. i want to be sure that people understand, i'm going to keep eaking out. i'm not going anywhere. what's at stake in our country, the kinds of things that are happening right no are deeply ling to me. >> so as you can imagine, the prtident just could help poking some fun at that. he tetw ah,shauk ucks, does that mean i won't be running against her agai she will be sorely missed. and clinton responds, why are u so obsessed with me? some back and forth, but you o won't see i the campaign trail, at least not directly as candidates next year. clinton says she's out. >> tracy, thank you.

> california is still on edge after the state's top law enforcement offi al announced there could be no criminal charges filed against the sacramento police of involved in last year's shooting of an unarmed black man, stephon clark. steve patterson joins with us details. >> reporter: the city of sacramento is back on edge yet again following the announcement from the attorney general that he would not file charges against the officers who shot stephon clark. he explained why in detail during that conference yesterday. listen to this. after protests erupted, notg gette news they hoped to hear. >> riminal charges. >> reporter: the attorney general announcing the results of an independent revi in the shooting death of the 22-year-old last year. >> gun, gun. >> reporter: officers were responding to reports of vandalism when they encountered clark.

the officers fired 20 times saying they believed he was armed. instead he was holding a phone. both the d.a. and the attorney general's review concluded the officers feared for their lives. the officers began firing upon seeing mr. clark advancin and stopped firing almost immediately after mr. clark fell to the ground. clark supporters sparked unrest in sacramento with more than 80 people arrested. more protests are expectedwn downighting what they say is a lack of justice for stephon aark. hile, the family filed a $20 million federal lagsuit nst the city. they plan to have a series of peaceful remembrances for the one-year anniversary of clark's death later this month. phillip? >> steve, thank you. now to v wildideo of a dangerous high speed c in philadelphia where police s a suspected drunk driver l them down a busy interstate in the wrong direction.

miguealmaguer has more. >> reporter: philadelphia police wer tailing the suspected drunkh driver wh plowed into an oncoming motorist. >> did i just see that for real? >> the collision could have been much worse. the driver was test driving a new car. >> i think it's just surreal more than anything else. >> reporter: the wild pursuit began at the philadelphia international airport. police say after an officer honked at anthony seen here orter an arrest last year, the 41-year-old flo it and started theigh speed ase. >> it's crazy. >> reporter: he's charged with dui and drug possession. he'll soon face a judge after he nearly took lives. miguel maguer, nbc news. three men found guilty for pay for play semes in a college basketball recruiting scandal will spend time in prison. a judge handed down the sentence

on tuesday. the former adidas executive, and two others were convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in october after allegedly conspearico conspiring families to top recruits would go to adidas sponsored schools. another d to layer up in most parts. let's check in with meteorologist michelle grossman. >> perfect advice. very cold temperatureonce again. we have freeze warnings from texas to parts of north carolina. it's going to be another cold day today. temperatures from 15 to5 bel normal for this time of year. this is what we're dealing with right jnow,t 6 degrees in minneapolis. we do the windchill in many spots. eels like 4 below on your body minneapolis.

16 in cincinnati. not getting muc better. and by the time we get to friy, temperatures rebound just a bit. better eachlittle day. frigid highs throughout the rest of today. here's a closer look at your day ahead. all right. that cool air stretches down to the south. temperatures in the 50s in many spots in texas, louisiana,ab a. it's the northern plains that will see the blunt of this c weather. temperatures around 11 degrees in parts of the northern plains. factor in the winds, it's colder than that. winter is still withs. 14 days until spring. >> and daylightavings time. that's going to help. itoday's quick hits, general motors is ending production at a plant in ohio today. say cheese. israel's first lunar landing

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good morning, it's 3:58. >> here is what we're working for you this morning. a principalnder fire for using the n word in front of students. next at 4, we're hearing from outrage parents and thel princiho is calling it a black history month lesson. chuck? good morning, everybody. when you went to bed it may not be all that

she referred to the n word, but she didn't say the n word. she said the word full t. right now on news 4 today, parents outraged over aci prl's language in front of their children.

why she says using a racial slua part of a black history month lesson. plus, new details about amazon's arrival in arlington. when where you can start expecting to feel the impact of this tech giant in our backyard. and stopping sexual assault one restaurant at a time. the simple phrase you can use to signal workers that you need help. >> announcer: news 4 today st>ts now. irst this morning, waking up to more cold weather it's 4:00 a.m. and just 25 degrees outside. your wednesday will not be gettin much warmer than it is right>now. temperatures yesterday were just the l ginning. itbe even colder today, and that y mea need even more layers in order to stay warm. good morning, everybody, it is 4:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. melissa may has the wednesday commute but first t's check our forecast with chuck bell. oh my goodness, chuck, what happenm? >> the botell out of the temperatures that's for su