a desperate search south of the border the new reward offered after four americans were kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico fox news under fire. why tucker carlson's exclusive footage from the january 6 riot is sparking new backlash this morning. california versus walgreen's governor gavin newsom sets his sights on the pharmacy giant in the battle over abortion rights. a turbulent merger a new legal challenge. a sweeping legacy from sweet

home alabama to free bird. we will look back at the life of a legendary guitarist, gary rossington tuesday's just getting started "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news. sources telling nbc that the biden administration might resume a policy of detaining migrant families crossing into the u.s. president obama used the policy starting in 2014 and it continued under president trump. president biden ended the policy shortly after he took office but with the title 42 covid restrictions set to end in may, the administration is looking for ways to stem what will likely be a surge in crossings two sources stress no decision has been made. this morning the fbi is offering a $50,000 reward for

information leading to the return of four american citizens kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico. for more on this, we go to washington drew, good morning what do we know so far about what led up to this kid mapping? >> well, good morning, phillip this happened in the mexican city of matamoros just across the border from the american city of brownsville, texas now violence there between warring cartel factions has the region under a level four travel advisory, which urges americans not to go there. family members say the four americans are from south carolina u.s. officials say they entered mexico in a white mini van last friday shortly after, the car was hit with gunfire from unidentified shooters video shows gunmen forcing the group into a white pickup truck. the u.s. ambassador to mexico ken salazar says a mexican citizen was killed during the incident law enforcement officials say the kidnapping appears to be a

case of mistaken identity and that the four americans are not suspected of any criminal activity the law enforcement official also said a woman in the group was seeking a cosmetic medical procedure. the white house is promising to bring the attackers to justice and offering support for the family >> we are closely following the assault and kidnapping of four u.s. citizens in matamoros, mexico these sorts of attacks are unacceptable i don't want to share too much about the information on how we're moving forward or even the individuals. we just want to be really mindful on that. but clearly we're on top of this >> reporter: now the fbi is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of the americans as well as the arrest of the kidnappers obviously, this is a very scary situation, something that's developing, continues to develop, so we will keep you updated on it, but now back to you. >> we're hoping they come home very soon and safe thank you, drew. new this morning fox news host tucker carlson

aired the first clip of the unseen january 6 footage given to him by speaker mccarthy he said the insurrection was mostly peaceful chaos, adding that the people who forced themselves into the capitol weren't, quote, insurrectionists they were sightseers we do want to clarify that nbc news does not know how the 44,000 hours of footage was edited or what was taken out nearly 140 officers were assaulted on that day and nearly a thousand people have been charged in the riot. u.s. capitol police have not commented on the video a capitol hill source familiar with the matter tells nbc news that the police thought there was an agreement with the committee on house administration and not fox news, and that they'd be able to review the clips the network was planning to air. but they were only showed one clip to review yesterday afternoon. nbc news has reached out to the committee on house administration for comment tucker carlson is planning to air more clips today the ntsb is investigating

another norfolk southern train derailment ohio. the company says it is making safety adjustments, investing in more censors that detect overheated wheel bearings, a suspected cause of the east palestine disaster also all norfolk southern trains longer than 10,000 feet will use distributed power. that means trains will not be powered by the locomotive alone but from several locations across the length of the train allowing for safer, more krokr controlled breaking. the nba is investigating ja morant there was video showing he took a gun to a bar the police chief says he didn't receive any calls or complaints that night morant was suspended by the grizzlies for the video. taylor jenkins said there is no

timeline for mo rarant's return. walmart will close its last two locations in portland, oregon bit oregon by the end of the month, causing nearly 600 layoffs doug mcmillan said the retailer was facing historic shoplifting levels walmart has also shut down locations in florida, illinois, arkansas and wisconsin turning now to the extreme weather emergency in california. mountain communities west of los angeles still stranded the need for food, medicine and other supplies growing more dire our miguel almaguer is there >> reporter: as blizzard-like conditions blanket california cities already buried under feet of snow. >> we have neighbors who are panicking. they're without, you know, food, power, heat, medications >> reporter: for nearly two weeks now, trapped residents near lake arrowhead, just two

hours outside of los angeles have been pleading for help. middle schoolteacher steve gaskell is a literal lifeline. his jeep loaded with meals and insulin for marissa's uncle, who's stranded at home >> thank you it's overwhelm, because my husband can't even come home he's stuck at the bottom of the hill >> reporter: as mounds of snow are trapping the most vulnerable who can't dig or plow their way out. >> it's, it's tough. it really is sorry. >> reporter: the national guard and firefighters have been called in to help. but it's volunteers, some of walking miles through waist-deep snow, making the difference. >> i think the first responders were overwhelmed with the sheer volume of calls that they're getting. >> reporter: with major roads being plowed, hand crews are slowly starting to reach senior citizens like sydney white

>> i can't see myself getting out ofthem >> reporter: but with more than nine feet of snowfall, the weight of these storms was far too great for the only grocery store in the community of crestline. the parking lot now a free food distribution site for residents like the moncriefs, who were lucky to get past roadblocks >> people want to go to their homes. let them home. >> reporter: the sense of desperation spelled out across this community, as help finally arrives for some, but not all. >> and our thanks to miguel for that report. >> all that in the golden state, gearing up for more rain and snow angie lassman joining us now with winter alerts to tell us about. >> we do have winter alerts that have started and have already been prompted here for folks on the west coast we're going to likely see more of these added we have a couple more systems we're tracking the first one through the day today. you'll notice some of this rain work onshore spinning just off washington's coast

eventually, though, that will start to spread some of the snow into parts of the rockies. as we get to the end of the week thursday and beyond, we have this more intense storm that eventually gains strength and brings heavy amounts of snow and rain in california and stretching into parts of washington when we're talking about the tes cleveland ends up at 39 and indianapolis at 50 degrees today. a busy couple days for folks out west, but we also have some snowshowers happening across parts of the northeast we'll talk about those coming up, guys >> we'll hear from you then, thank you, angie halle bailey excited with a live

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add new statement saying the company plans to dispense the medication in any jurisdiction where it is legally permissible to do so the pharmacy chain is still waiting for certification from the fda. a lawsuit has been filed in texas overnight challenging the state's near total ban on abortion here's yamiche alcindor. >> reporter: when amanda and josh found they were expecting a baby girl they were overjoyed. the name they picked for her, willow >> it was magical. the first 7 weeks were very easy, very smooth sailing. >> reporter: but just before week 18, something felt wrong. amanda's body was preparing for labor too early. the news from her doctor was devastating. >> she said pretty quickly, you know, all in one breath, you're going to lose the baby she's not going to survive i thought what they would do was

go in and intervene immediately. but she told me they couldn't because the baby's heart was still beating and i wasn't sick. >> reporter: laws in texas ban doctors from performing abortion except when a medical emergency endangers a person's life or major bodily function. those who violate the law could face up to life in prison. take me into what it was like to wait >> i just existed. this so in sorrow and fear. i was really, really scared. >> this just isn't something you do with any other medical issue, am i sick enough to get treatment. it was infuriating >> reporter: three days after the diagnosis, amanda's health deteriorated doctors performed an abortion, but serious infection led to sepsis and amanda spent three days in the icu. >> because of the law i very nearly died. nothing about this is pro life >> reporter: now amanda is part of a group of seven plaintiffs

represented by the center for reproductive rights who plan to file a lawsuit against the state of texas >> until there is a legal fight nothing's going to change. and something has to change. >> reporter: but john siegel, president of texas right to life who helped craft the texas heartbeat act says the law is clear as written and doctors like amanda's are misinterpreting it >> if they are saying they have to delay and wait, that is medical malpractice, but if it is uncertain that this child may survive or may not, texas is saying we don't jump to conclusions. >> reporter: doctors are saying the slaw nolaw is not clear andt have to wait for a woman to get sicker and cecher before i can perform an abortion i know she needs. >> that's wrong conclusion >> the issue is not that the doctors are being too cautious the reality is, without

clarification of this texas law, without a change in the circumstances happening today, it is going to come that women are going to die >> reporter: siegel disagrees. >> slaw n the >> the law is not putting lives in danger. >> reporter: does it give you pause that women's lives have been put at risk >> yes, our mission is to save lives. the fact that some women's lives have been jeopardized is something we take very seriously. >> reporter: amanda and josh are still grieving their loss. >> it get pleass me every time. >> reporter: they hope something changes. >> i want nothing more than to have kids, but i am terrified to be pregnant again. >> reporter: yamiche alcindor, nbc news, austin, texas. still coto come, steve

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must be falling off at this rate let's get to jetblue jetblue does expect a department of justice lawsuit over the spirit deal. this is a $3.8 billion acquisition. they're expected to go up against the four big carriers and create a new competitor. they said there's a high likelihood we'll get a complaint from the doj we still think the deal will close in 2024. others say it will create less competition. now back to the elon musk tweet. it's been another outage on monday thousands of users could not use the site properly. they couldn't access links, photos or other key aspects of the site elon musk has been tweeting, saying a small change, i looked up api, application programming change the code is extremely brittle for no good reason it will ultimately need a complete rewrite others are saying if you lay off some staff and key staff at that, you are going to have

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new chapter. wellness, well done. in today's top stories, an unruly passenger arrested for allegedly trying to open a plane's emergency exit door and attacking an attendant it happened on a united airlines flight from los angeles to boston 33-year-old francisco torres tried to open an exit door between first class and coach. when flight attendants confronted him, he allegedly tried to stab one of them in the neck with a broken spoon fellow passengers tackled and subdued him until the plane landed he's being held on federal charges. notre dame cathedral in

paris will reopen at the end of 2024 reconstruction is proceeding at a fast enough clip to allow for the return of worshippers and tourists by then the medieval cathedral was badly damaged in a fire in april of 2019 the world watched as the iconic spire collapsed. but it is on its way to being rebuilt, restoring an iconic mainstay of the paris skyline. finally, he was the last-surviving founding member of a classic rock band harry smith on gary rossington ♪ sweet home alabama ♪ >> reporter: gary rossington was one of the original members of leona leonard skynyrd and co-wrote "sweethome alabama." ♪ what's your name, little

girl ♪ >> reporter: "what's your name" was one of their biggest hits. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for many, skin erd was the sound of the '70s. at the peak of their popularity, the band's chartered plane crashed, killing ronnie van zant and steve gaines ♪ ♪ >> reporter: rossington was terribly hurt but rye covered arecovered and kept on. the band posted, gar sigh now with his skynyrd brothers in heaven playing it pretty like he always does. gary rossington was 71 harry smith, nbc news. >> it's never really a rock band like a live music session unless somebody yells out "free bird.

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