shortly. >>> i'm richard lui. this is "early today."ope it is your first stop of the day right here on nbc. [ male announcer ] even ragu users a. chose prego traditional over ragu traditional. prego?! but i buy ragu. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made. [ pop muzak plays ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. >>> leading the news in the huffington post, eric holder, the state attorney general, you don't have it defend gay marriage bans. he says when laws touch on court constitutional issues like equal protection, an attorney general should apply the highest level of scrutiny before reaching a decision on whether to defend it or not. >>> and astronomers document record-breaking lunar impact. video capturing the meteorite crashing into the moon last september, the impact energy was about the same as detonating 15 tons of tnt. >>> some stories you may have missed, the longest serving member of the house of representatives is resigning. 87-year-old democrat john dingell of michigan ha

i'm richard lui. more than 80 million americans are in the path of a one, two, three punch of a winter blast. part one for you, dump be several inches of heavy and wet snow on the east coast. just the first of what could be one of the worst weather weeks in memory. forecasters saying two more powerful storm systems are on the way. monday's blast snarled commutes for super bowl fans on their way home from the game. boy, did it erase all the memories of the 50 degree game at metlife stadium. more than 4300 flights were delayed nationwide and more canceled on monday. today, around 500 flights already canceled, mostly out of o'hare, a major connection point for flights to or from the west. so far this winter, chicago has seen nearly 53 inches. philadelphia, 37 plus. boston recording 33 1/2. more than 28 inches in new york and it is hitting washington as well. the polar vortex last month put a $5 billion chill on the economy and that's on an estimated 60 million households that were affected. they'll see t

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i'm richard lui. a new storm bringing snow and ice is moving in across 32 state across the country. 118 million americans are in the cross hairs, many of which are digging out from a storm earlier this week. more people are under watches and warnings for this storm than all of last winter. the storm buried parts of the midwest. it's heading northeast. philadelphia, new york and boston will be it by this. with trees there still covered in snow, today's storm could lead to widespread power outages. travel delays is piling up. this southwest jet landing in kansas city safely but ran into a snow bank taxing to the gate. no one on board was hurt. already this morning, nearly 2,000 flights cancel add cross the country, 1200 delayed that the moment. let's get to meteorologist bill karins. looks like this is going to be a tough one. we've got another one coming. >> 120 million under the warnings yesterday. we got it yesterday with six inches of snow. a lot of people lost power kansas city to maine. 77 million

. >>> i'm richard lui. after days of crisis ukraine is ready to move on. yoused president viktori yaian could he vich is on the run. >> richard engel reports. >> reporter: sunday mass at saint michael's cathedral was dedicated to the nearly 100 protesters who died to oust ukraine's president. the cathedral became a field hospital this week. when riot police opened fire on demonstrators. >> medics. >> and just as fast as the government was overturned for that massacre, a new government is now being formed in a series of rapid fire votes, parliament today made its speaker interim president and issued an arrest warrant for viktor yanukovych. it shows him fleeing with suitcases realizing, perhaps, it might be a one-way trip. by night fall independence square once filled with bon fires and mali to have cocktails are here. >> by memorial's soft light ukrainians sang their national anthem rose sarris hung on barricades. >> i have so much pain in my heart for everything that's going on here. >> reporter: peace is holding, but the protesters aren't convinced the rev

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. >>> let's go ahead and get the latest in sports from my good friend richard lui. i'm not going to ask you that one. we'll stick to sports. >> they are interesting characters, no doubt, veronica. >> that's true. >> >>> i have a new development. dolphins ritchie incognito's suspension lifted tuesday. he allegedly bullied his teammate. now incognito saying this in a tweet, i support jonathan martin 100% returning to football. incognito becoming a free agent in march. >>> soccer star david beckham is buying a new miami major league soccer team. he has a couple of bucks there. it will be the 22nd club starting in 2015 or later. beckham got to buy the team below the $25 million market rate. >>> college basketball unranked ohio state against ranked iowa. aaron kraft led with 17 points. puts a dent in iowa's big ten title hopes, 76-69. >>> snowboarder shaun white had a minor wrist injury in practice in sochi. the two-time olympic gold medalist, he remains happy about one thing. his hair. >> no, i love it. it's so much better. i used to kind of have to like put it back in

i'm richard lui. after days of deadly violence, ukraine is ready to move on to its new chapter. ousted president victor uniktor yanukovych is on the run. >> reporter: sunday's mass at st. kiev cathedral was dedicated to the nearly 100 protesters who died to ukraine's ousted president. the cath they had dral maim a fieldhouse when they opened fire on demonstrators. and just as fast as the government twist overturn for that massacre. a new government now being formed. in a series of rapid fire votes, parliament made its speaker interim president. security camera footage appear those the moment yanukovych fled two nights ago with suitcases realizing, perhaps, it might be a one-way trip. in eye the night, one filled with bon fires and molotov cocktails glowed with candles. >> they are heroes for me. >> reporter: by the memorial's soft light, ukrainians sang their national anthem. protesters built to stop police bullets. >> i have so much pain in my heart. >> reporter: peace is holding, but the protesters aren't convinced the revolution is over. by staying here at any price, these pr

. >>> now to the latest sports from richard lui. good morning. >> good morning. as the nfl gets ready for its first openly gay player, michael sam, an nfl man against slurs is in the works. that includes gay slurs and using -- use of the n word. the first offense would get 15 yards. the second offense, possible ejection. and while the n word is used by some african-american players included, they use it sometimes to praise a job well done. many in the community saying they want that word gone. the ban could come down next month. next, overtime stunner michigan at purdue. glen robinson iii whipped a buzzer beater with pops who played for purdue looking on. robinson and michigan win 77-76. another nail biter, university of north carolina and north carolina state. unc's marcus page goes key to key for the winning lay-up. there north carolina state loses that one 85-84. >>> lebron james will look a little different tonight. he's going to wear a face mass tok protect his broken nose. why, betty? he says well, of course, he wants to protect it. this mask he is using is

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui in for tamron hall. the news nation is following developing news for you this hour. first off a deadly winter storm has brought much of the south and northeast to a standstill leaving nearly 500,000 customers without power. the storm has dumped up to two feet of snow in some places, making streets virtually impassable. over 6,000 flights have been cancelled nationwide. the snow has turned to cold rain in many places in washington, d.c., where federal offices are closed today. some d.c. suburbs are reporting as much as 15 inches on the ground with more to come later tonight. in new york city, 1900 plows working throughout the morning just trying to keep up with the heavy snow. big flakes there. this winter storm has left much of augusta, georgia, in the dark as well, from louisiana to new jersey nearly half a million homes and businesses do not have power. most are in georgia and south carolina. 17 deaths have been blamed on the storm so far. most of those due to traffic accidents and icy roads throughout

now, let's get the latest in sports from richard lui. orning. >> olympics are over. 17 days. i got to say, i'm shedding a tear like the olympic bear did. the sochi winter olympics history, the russians winning the final medal count with 33. the u.s. second with 28. norway, canada and netherlands rounding out the top five there. what a year it has been. >>> in the nba, miami playing without lebron james who was out of action because he broke his nose on thursday. but evidently likes to twirl. the rest of the heat picked up the slack and beat chicago 93-97 there. >>> college ball, number 20 michigan against number 13 michigan state. the wolverines staged a come back in the second half and won 79-70. big blue number one in the big ten. >>> creighton in the big east face-off with unranked seton hall, trailing by a point as time is running out. that was ugly. seton hall missing a three-pointer. creighton hung on, 72-71. >>> southern methodist playing number 21 connecticut. and smu and coach larry brown pulling off a 64-55 upset win over youcon

check out one or the other, now richard lui is up next. what do you got? you're all over msnbc. >> you know it. >> thanks a lot, ari. >>> the agenda next hour, first ta target, then nieman marcus, now popular hotel chains, as well. who's at fault, banks or retailers? banks and retailers point the finger at each other on this. >>> new worries about the safety of water in virginia after a chemical spill. not everyone's convinced the water is safe to drink. >>> plus, he's running for congress and when we say that, we really mean he's running for congress. running in four states, georgia, minnesota, michigan, and hawaii. we'll talk to him about why he thinks this plan could work out for him. stick around. good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. how did edward jones get so big? let me just put this away. ♪ could you teach our kids that trick? [ male announcer ] by not acting that way. it's how edward

richard lui, msnbc, detroit. >> that is it for us this hour, and starting monday, catch "news nation"ext right here at 11:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. have a good one. >>> a live look at kiev right now, and we are following breaking news in ukraine. a break in the bloodshed after several days of violence and almost 80 people killed and 500 injured a. deal is in place in the hopes of restoring peace to the nation. i'm betty nguyen. and after a deal was brokered, it is reported that the accord was signed by the president and the opposition and force both sides to immediately stop using violence. within 48 hours a new law will restore the 2004 constitution and create a coalition government. the accord will have elections no earlier than december 14th. >>> take to a look at this. the deal came hours after a brawl broke out in ukraine's parliament when the speaker delayed a debate on the resolution to reduce yanukovych's powers. we want to bring in jim ma say da who is in nearby moscow, and the deal today, what is that? a gesture or path to real change? >> great question, betty. we

i'm richard lui. this storm is causing such a mess.k's governor cuomo and new york has shut down a major highway, interstate 84 between the pennsylvania and connecticut borders. plow drivers say people need to stay off the roads. >> in the main part of the storm, some people are smart enough to get home, but some go off the road into the snow bank, et cetera. we're not out of the woods yet. we have a lot of stuff coming. >> the governors of new york and new jersey have declared states of emergency. the other big problem, power outages from icing and right now pennsylvania is hardest hit with more than 650,000 customers affected. new jersey, about 90,000 there are without power. nbc's ron mott is live in westminster, massachusetts. ron, i see you've got a lot of the white fluffy stuff. >> vastly improved from this morning. most of the roads now have been plowed. you can see out the front window, there have been snow plows everywhere. they are trying to get salt down, as well. precipitation, very light. as you can see, very little rainfa

. >>> let's get some sports action from richard lui. >>> syracuse drops to number four, up by 12, minutes left against maryland. they give it all back. maryland was second, tries to tie but they miss. syracuse survives, 57-55, after this shot right there. knicks/mavs, know vitsky gets off a buzzer-beater. >>> major league baseball's new rule, runners can slide into home but cannot leave the base path themselves. >>> missouri's michael sam who came out at gay this month did not do very well on the field. his 40-yard dash could drop him down into lower rounds on the nfl draft. on the flip side, south carolina gentleman dave avian clowney did much butter. a high first-round draft pick for that guy. this one hurts. >>> game tied in french soccer league. the goalkeeper blocks a penalty shot, walks away confidently, backspin. the opponent wins. >> that stings, i'm sure just thinking about it. >>> a puzzling poliolike disease has stricken nearly a dozen children. >>> the fphantom photo op gone terribly wrong. that's next. [ julie ] the wrinkle cream graveyard. if it doesn't work fast... you're o

. >> hello, everyone, i'm richard lui. that was target's cfo moments ago apologizing to the nation in front of congress about one of the largest data breaches in u.s. history. here's a live look now at the senate judiciary committee. members are expected to grill target executive john mulligan how 44 million credit card numbers, plus personal information from 70 million more were stolen. the senate held a news conference why it is so critical that something is done here. >> there has to be trust. without it, there will be perils to retailing across the country and across the globe. the malware is sophisticated, and is more widely available than ever before. >> now one of the big questions coming from the hearings, who is more responsible for protecting your personal information? retailers say the banks, banks say retailers have to do more to tighten security in their systems. today's hearing is the second of three investigating holiday data breaches. neiman marcus saying hackers got ahold of a million credit cards last yea

now let's get the latest in sports from richard lui. >> good tuesday.acuse drops to number four in the rankings up by 12. minutes left against unranked maryland. but they give it all back. maryland trying to tie. they miss, syracuse survives 57-55. yeah, smith again not scared by the $50,000 fine he got for untying his opponent's shoe laces. this time him pulling down his opponent's head band. me, i didn't do it. >> what? >> let's talk about the game with seconds left. talk about slomo. he gets it. major league baseball's new rule could help avoid home plate collision injuries. catchers cannot block the plate without the ball. take the nfl combine, he came out as gay this month and didn't do well on the field. his 40 yard dash and bench press wrg bo ing were both disappointing. clowney did better. fastest for any defensive lineman helping the argument for a high first round draft pick there. >> french soccer, score tied and the goalkeeper blocking it straight up into the air. he starts to walk away. >> what? >> the back spin takes it into the goal. >> o

scandal, quote, could have something to do with the warning christie issued, speculated msnbc's richard luiifer, he made it clear that anyone asking a question should stay on task and off the scandal. and alex wagner suggested everyone took his comment as a threat. quote, bring that stuff up and you'll pay for it. these people are from new jersey, remember. >> a warning from the makers of house of cards to the state of maryland. give us a break or we're moving out of your state. the hit show filmed its first two seasons in maryland, creating thousands of jobs and providing about $250 million economic ording to the "washington post." the show has received millions in tax credits in return thanks to lawmakers raising the limit for such credits to $25 million last season. but right now, the ceiling for this year is set at $7.5 million with bills to raise it still in committee. quote, in the event sufficient incentives do not become available, we will have to break down our stage, sets, and offices and set up in another state. a production company executive wrote in letters to the governor and

. >>> i'm richard lui.re are the hour's top stories. 20 people are injured after a bus crash in pennsylvania. the injured taken to a local hospital. all but three have since been released. no fatalities. >>> missouri's all american defensive lineman michael sam revealed in several interviews he is gay. he came out to teammates in august. sam is eligible for the nfl draft in may and if drafted that would make him the first openly gay players in nfl history. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> on any given day, staff at the louisville metro department corrections jail know that at least one inmate will cause enough of a disturbance to warrant a response. today it's in the disciplinary segregation unit. >> somebody has threatened to flood the wall because he didn't get an additional tray at chow, even though he is not medically ordered to have one. >> show me your hands. >> he's threatening to throw urine on us. >> put your hands behind your back. >> office

. >>> i'm richard lui. here are top stories.hey were wrong when they said arsenic levels in the dan river were safe after a giant cole ash spill there. the state now says water samples from two days later say spills four times higher than the maximum level for prolonged contact. >>> gas prices have dropped another two cents in the past two weeks. the latest bloomberg survey saying regular is now 3.29 a gallon. 30 cents cheaper than this time last year. now back to "lock-up." >>> you're limping right now. >> i'm not limping. >> you're limping! >> hey, johnson! >> at the louisville department of corrections jail, many of the staff have been working together so long that they think of one another as family. and some of them actually are. >> just to let you know, the new sanitation sheets that they're doing -- >> yeah? >> i got one today where you're not to fill anything out -- >> lieutenant dejarnett and his younger brother, who's a sergeant, have been on staff together for nearly 14 years. >> and i'll make sure we get something be

. >>> i'm richard lui.udge denied bail for the man charged with fatally shooting another movie goer last month. the suspect has pleaded not guilty. >>> and more than 200,000 people are still without power in maryland and pennsylvania, two days after a wicked winter storm there. thousands of workers are trying to restore, but a utility spokesman saying some customers could remain without power over the weekend. now back to "lockup." >>> indiana's pendleton juvenile correctional facility is the end of the line in the juvenile system for kids who have committed serious offenses. >> stop! >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> i told you to stop, didn't i? >> [ bleep ]. >> don't fight. don't fight. don't fight. >> oh, oh. >> relax. relax. >> relax, we'll relax. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> extreme anger issues haunt most juvenile offenders who wind up at this maximum security facility. >> we are going to pick you up and you're going to get on your feet. you understand me? >> are you going to walk or are we going to carry yo

richard lui, msnbc, detroit. >>> coming up, justice may be blind but many people are still asking a lotabout the murder, the verdict in the michael dunn murder trial. next, we'll go inside the jury room. >>> and michael sam says he just wants to be seen as a football player. but how will his possible entrance into the nfl change the game? you're watching msnbc. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you outlive your money? uhhh. no, that can't happen. that's the thing, you don't know how long it has to last. everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive.. confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor can get the real answers you need. well, knowing gives you confidence. start building your confident retirement today. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this so

i'm richard lui and the state accident issuing a travel warning for citizens in ukraine and in lightthe toppling of the country's president, about 100 protesters were killed in the capital of kiev. authorities are calling for the extradition of el chapo from mexico. he was arrested in mexico after more than a decade of the violent sinaloa cartel. now, back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> most of the violent inmates that fill up our prisons across america have had a difficult childhood. they've either been born on the wrong side of the tracks or had abusive, uncaring families. but we found an inmate inside the penitentiary of new mexico who grew up with all of life's advantages. and yet still became a violent predator. >> i come from a nice family. a good family compared to a lot of the families i hear about in here. my dad's a retired naval officer. he retired from the navy and joined the national guard, retired from the national guard and then started going to the county for the job. he retired as the county jail administrator. my mom

. >>> i'm richard lui, a 20-ton boulder slid down a mountain and derailed a passenger train in the frenched, nine others injured. heavy rain has been fallen in northern california causing some flooding there. up to seven inches falling in some areas. >>> and in much of the country the dweep freeze continues. how cold is it? this satellite picture shows almost 80% of the great lakes are frozen over. that's the most ice coverage in close to one decade. now back to our msnbc special. >>> it's 6:45 p.m., october 4th, 1997, charlotte, north carolina. the loomis fargo & company. this armored car facility houses millions of dollars, and right now, just one employee, vault supervisor, david ghantt. >> david started working at the loomis fargo in 1994 and the job immediately put him into very close contact with massive amounts of money. he would be putting it into trucks, taking it out of trucks. he'd be delivering it to banks. there was no aspect of money handling that he was not part of. >> at the end of the work day, a company trainee leaves, while ghantt stays behind. his wife is expecting him

. ♪ ♪ rock and i'm richard lui. it's also high noon for chris christie in the garden state.sey. one hour to a town hall taking questions on constituents. we will bring you some of a notable moment so far. and update you into the investigation into those george washington bridge lane closures. >>> plus, here another live look, this time from ukraine where it's been a deadly day so far for them. 7:00 p.m. thursday night you're looking at there. police clashing there with citizens and of course, pretty cat implications for the united states and the rest of the world. >>> but we begin with chris christ christie, just one hour ago stepping on a stage in new jersey where he continues to answer questions. it's since the bridge scandal broke, twice canceled by winter weather. up until now, questions have stayed on task and off scandal. but, of course, that could have something to do with the warning christie issued at the outset of this. he called it his rule number four. >> i want to remind all of you of something. with the possible exception of some of the media who is here to cov

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. >>> i'm richard lui, and this is your msnbc update.m that has blanketed the east coast in snow and ice stretches from charlotte, north carolina to nova scotia, canada. snowfall totals of 11 inches are reported in the washington, d.c. area while parts of new jersey and long island have already received a foot of snow. more is possible tonight. at least 17 fatalities now blamed on that storm. nearly 500,000 people are also without power with the majority located in georgia and south carolina. a freight train carrying crude oil derailed about 45 minutes outside pittsburgh. one building was hit by a freight car, but there are no reports of injuries. so far no homes have been evacuated there. hazmat crews responded to that no official word on what caused the train to derail. >>> now president obama is expected to soon sign the bill to raise the debt court of appealing for the next 13 months that bill passed in the senate along party lines 55-43, avoiding a government default on its debt. >>> general motors is recalling nearly 780,000 older

. >>> i'm richard lui. after days ofsi

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