and a powerful u.s. attorney out of a job, but not staying silent after being fired by president trump. why did the president reverse course on preet bharara s job? the white house speaker softening ahead of the congressional budget office score on the obamacare repeal plan. now senate republicans are venting in his direction. welcome back to early start. i m dave briggs. nice to see you. you have your snow shovels? the calm before the storm. i m christine romans. as much as the white house will advance on the health care and other issues, the spotlight returns to the unfounded wiretapping claims. intelligence committee asked the justice department to hand over evidence to back up the allegation. his allegation that president obama personally ordered his phones tapped during the campaign. a week after president trump tweeted out that claim, the white house offered no evidence
low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. tomorrow, i m gonna step out with my favorite girl. ask your doctor about entresto. and help make the gift of tomorrow possible. a strong rebuke of the president s assault on the judiciary from the president s supreme court nominee. we will tell you what judge neil gorsuch said. with jeff sessions said to be sworn in this morning, elizabeth warren no longer silent. and break out the snow shovels. the snowstorm making for an ugly commute. we are tracking the storm. welcome back to early start.
game in buffalo. it was snowing like crazy. the start of the second half was delayed after the ground crew tried to remove the snow, but the tractors had a tough time with the build up. they had to use snow shovels and leaf blowers. bell ran all over the place. the bills had no answer for bell who set a steelers single game record with over 236 rushing yards. my steelers have a big road win. 27-20 in buffalo. congrats to louisville sophomore quarterback lamar jackson. the youngest quarterback to win in 19 years. he is the first player from louisville to do it as well. jackson pretty much came out of nowhere to win the heisman. he was a 50 to 1 long shot before the season started. amazing. i love his blazer.
earthquake off the coast of japan. it triggered a three-foot tsunami at the fukushima plant. at this point, it caused no additional damage. thank goodness. the biggest wave 4.5 feet hit sendai to the north. tremors as far as tokyo. you see the lights in the bookstore swaying. tsunami warnings have since been lifted. residents are expected to feel aftershocks. and snow shovels are out in parts of the northeast here at home. more than a foot of snow fallen in some areas and more on the way. let s get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. boris and christine, good morning. snowshowers in place in the northeast. the cold air locked in place. albany, 30. syracuse, 30 degrees. light to moderate snowshowers as the lake-effect snow machine is offering in watertown and
boris and christine. thank you, dan. three people injured after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern japan. it triggered a 3-foot tsunami at the fukushima plant. it caused no additional damage. the biggest wave was about 4.5 feet and hit sendai to the north of the country. the tremors felt as far away as tokyo. you see the lights swaying in the bookstore. residents are expected to continue to feel aftershocks. here at home, snow shovels and snow boots and gloves out if the northeast. take a look at syracuse, new york. more areas will get snow. the most wonderful time of year. let s go to meteorologist pedram javaheri sgrch. boris and christine. snowshowers around. the cold air locked in place.