of msnbc, a tsunami warning in japan after earthquakes erupted off the west coast. the 7.6 quake causing mass blackouts and crippling communications. first responders are racing against the clock to locate the injured. plus, the israel-hamas war expected to go on for many more months as the first major drawdown of troops since the war began. what the next phase of the war will look like. former president trump s legal battles in the new year, what his appeal could look like after he was removed from colorado and maine, and the the latest on the slew of high stakes trials set to begin this year. happy new year to you. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m frances rivera reporting from new york city. we start with breaking news out of western japan where a powerful earthquake hit overnight disrupting kplun communications. as tsunami warnings rang up and down japan s western coast. now, japanese officials are warning the aftershocks could continue for up to a week. we want to brin
Power now. The winds are extremely high. And water is rising. Just clinging to i dont know what that is. Theyre flying around the streets. A cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. Theyre coming through. We had some of the strongest winds here so far. Good to be with you this morning. Im francis rivera. And im philip mena. It is 4 30 in the east. Thank you for joining us for this Special Edition of early today. The strong winds of ian already impacting Daytona Beach along the western coast as it slowly moves towards orlando. The storm has been downgraded to a category one. It is still packing a powerful punch. There are nearly 2 1 2 million power outage as cross the state. Ian made land fall in Southwest Florida in the ft. Myers area where the storm surge submerged buildings. It could take days or weeks to know the full impact. The County Manager tells nbc news overnight they are getting a sense that the community has been decimated. And in port charlotte, n
power now. the winds are extremely high. and water is rising. just clinging to i don t know what that is. they re flying around the streets. a cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. they re coming through. we had some of the strongest winds here so far. good to be with you this morning. i m francis rivera. and i m philip mena. it is 4:30 in the east. thank you for joining us for this special edition of early today. the strong winds of ian already impacting daytona beach along the western coast as it slowly moves towards orlando. the storm has been downgraded to a category one. it is still packing a powerful punch. there are nearly 2 1/2 million power outage as cross the state. ian made land fall in southwest florida in the ft. myers area where the storm surge submerged buildings. it could take days or weeks to know the full impact. the county manager tells nbc news overnight they are getting a sense that the community has been decima
new tax plan from candidate mike bloomberg turning heads this morning. and the wait is over the lombardi trophy returns to kansas city after a 50-year drought. it s monday, february 3, 2020. worldwide exchange begins right now. at last my love good morning, i m dominic chu in for brian sullivan. my 49ers congratulations to the kansas city chiefs and coach andy reid and super bowl most valuable player, mvp patrick mahomes taking the lombardi trophy back to kansas city, missouri, for the first time in 50 years mahomes leading the chiefs with three touchdown drives in the final minutes of the game to overcome a double digit point deficit. it was 20-10 in the fourth quarter and the niners lost. my beloved niners. congratulations to all of chiefs nation we really, really hope you enjoy this hope it won t be a long break before the next one happens for you as well. we ll start this morning with breaking news as stock futures look to bounce back from friday s rout. the
Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im phillip mena. Im francis rivera. An outage created a travel might mare ahead of the holiday rush. Electricity went out around 1 00 p. M. After a fire damaged. Over the course of 11 hours to the cheers of weary passengers. More than 1,300 flights were cancelled or delayed with more backups expected to ripple into today. Reporter a massive power outage at the worlds business jest airport. Were all finding out whats to do next. Arriving planes were held at the point of departure. Some arriving passengers were stuck on the tar mac while others said finding flight information was a struggle. We havent got an email or a text. The system is down. This is a mess. The power outage came at the start of a busy travel season. U. S. Air carriers are expected to fly 15 million passengers between now and january 15th. Santa claus came around. A lighter mood for passengers who can do little but wait. Now to the massive fire consuming southern california.