temperatures as cold as 2 degrees in billings 267892 in seattle and in the 80s in south texas. guys? thank you. early start continues right now. good monday morning, this is ea early start. i m laura jarrett. i m paula reid in for christine romans. so great to have you. time for our top stories to keep an eye on today. another 700 flights in the u.s. already canceled today driven by staff calling out sick and snow in the pacific northwest. about 3,000 u.s. flights canceled over the holiday weekend. meantime new york city s new workplace vaccine mandate for the private sector goes into effect today. impacting about 184,000 businesses. jury watch in manhattan. dlib ber ragtss will continue in the sex trafficking case of ghislaine maxwell.