. >>> and she won more professional golf tournaments than tiger woods and jack nicklaus this morning we'll remember kathy whitworth. >>> and who was naughty and nice in the nfl in week 16 as the play-offs starting to take shape. let's get started. "early today" begins right now good morning hope you had a good holiday. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm brie jackson. we hope that you and your families had an enjoyable christmas and hanukkah, as today begins kwanzaa for many. mother nature has been anything but kind over the past few days and we begin with the brutal winter weather hammering large parts of the country at least 46 people have died across 12 states since the storm began. not just from exposure, but also from traffic accidents blamed on the icy road conditions. the area around buffalo and upstate new york was hit especially hard this weekend with at least 16 deaths reported so far in erie county. the governor of new york state has deployed 400 national guard members to help what she calls the most devastating storm to ever hit the region. >> this is a war with mother nature, a

. >>> she had more wins than tiger woods and jack nicklaus, and now the golf world is remembering kathymillion dollars in her career her accomplishments landed her in the world golf hall of fame in 1982. in a statement the commissioner of the l pga says that whitworth was one of the most incredible women in golf calling her champion in the truest sense of the word she was 83 years old. >>> the kyiv community decided to meet and sing in the ulkds ground station as air raid alarms were going off. for phillip mena, i'm brie jackson. have a great day we'll see you tomorrow we'll see you tomorrow ♪ ♪♪ my name isis austin jaj. as a mususician livg withth diabetes, fingerersticks canane a real c challeng. ththat's why i i e the freestyle librbre 2 system. with a p painle, one-e-second scan, i know m my glucose e nums withthout fingererstic. with a p painle, one-e-second scan, now, i'm'm managingy diabetes b bett, with a p painle, one-e-second scan, and i'i've lowered my a1c1c from 8.2 t to 6. and i'i've lowered my a1c1c tatake the mysystery t of m managing yoyour diabes and lower r your a1. no

a lot of fun enjoyed it >>> she had more wins than tiger woods and jack nicklaus, and now the golf worldnningest golfer in the victory, racking up 88 victories. she was the first woman in golf to earn a million dollars in her career, and her accomplishments landed her in the world golf hall of fame in 1982 in a statement, the commissioner of the lpga said that whitworth was one of the most incredible women in golf, calling her a champion in the truest sense of the word kathy whitworth was 83 years old. thanks for tuning in to "early today. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm brie jackson. we leave you with the surfing santas hitting the wav >>> it's monday, december 26th the dangerous holiday storm plunged temperatures into a deep freeze in dozens of states feet of snow was dumped in many areas, and the number of fatalities continues to rise >>> a major warning for parents of small children and what could be lurking around that christmas tree in the post holiday cleanup. >>> and we'll take you to florida, where our kerry sanders takes a look at how hard-hit towns are managing to rebuild muches

only jack nicklaus that i can remember did that the same in regards to majors when he was in so muchfor millions of young ukrainians, many of whom are still living as refugees ten months after russia invaded their country. among them is teenager nika, who now lives in the uk and is coming to terms with the fact that she won't be able to return home anytime soon. sarah rainsford has been following herjourney. nobody here understands what i experienced. i hope they never will understand what i experienced. when russia invaded her country, nika played piano to drown out the sound of the explosions. i was hearing bangs, bombs. it was quite loud. yeah, unfortunately, kharkiv is one of the most attacked cities in ukraine. we first met as her family were fleeing kharkiv. nika was leaving her city and friends behind to become a refugee. she is now at a school in england and we went to see how she is doing. i needed time to understand that now i am in a safe place, i don't hear alarms every hour and i don't need to think about what if in the next second a bomb is going to be near me. the bomb