the kansas city chiefs get to hoist the vince lombardi trophy once again.

the nail-biter game ending in overtime. from usher and taylor to patrick mahomes and brock purdy, we have your super bowl lviii highlights. former president trump under fire this weekend, suggesting he'd encourage russia to attack allies if they haven't paid must have to support nato. our team in d.c. joins us live to break down the presidential candidates' comments. attacked, vandalized and lit on fire. see the moment a crowd surrounded this self-driving car in the streets of san francisco. could we see a new addition to the happiest place on earth? disney ready to invest $60 billion in attractions around the world. what the company's ceo said about rumors of a new theme park. a history-making oscar nomination for a role honoring an unsung civil rights hero. coleman domingo breaking barriers with his performance in "rustin." why this actor says it came at a fateful point in his life. it's monday, february 12th.

"early today" starts right now. hi there. good morning. i'm frances rivera. are you ready for it? the chiefs are back-to-back super bowl champions, pulling off the comeback to beat the 49ers in overtime. it was all san francisco in the first half after a scoreless first quarter. 49ers got on the board in vegas with a little trickery. >> second and 10. jauan jennings, great play. this ball is in the air for a long time. able to pull it down, and he is going in for the touchdown! jauan jennings with the touchdown pass. >> the defending champions had to settle for field goals for most of the first three quarters. the 16-yard touchdown pass from mahomes to receiver valdes gave kc their first lead of the night. the fourth quarter ended in just the second super bowl in history

to head into overtime. the niners had to settle for three points from kicker jake moody, giving mahomes and the chiefs just enough time to do what they do best. >> first and goal. holmes, it's there! hardman, jackpot, kansas city! >> the chiefs won it 25-22. mahomes took home mvp honors and declared it the start of a dynasty. and kc is the first team to run it back since the patriots two decades ago. after all the celebrating, they'll have a chance to pull off what no team in history has done before, win three super bowls in a row. and there is so much more super bowl excitement. we'll have it for you, coming up. for now, breaking news. defense secretary lloyd austin is back in the hospital with what the pentagon calls a, quote, emergent bladder issue. austin was admitted to walter reed medical center sunday after a series of tests and

evaluations according to a statement from his doctors. he is now receiving supportive care and close monitoring. the pentagon says he has transferred his duties to his deputy, kathleen hicks. it's not clear rightright now how long austin has to stay at walter reed. the secretary was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. his doctors say the bladder problem is not expected to interfere with austin's, quote, excellent prognosis. donald trump is under fire for his comments about foreign policy on the campaign trail. while speaking at a rally in south carolina. the former president threatened to upend the nato alliance if he is elected back into office, potentially giving russia a green light to attack u.s. allies. nbc's alice barr joins us now from d.c. alice, good morning. these comments quickly drew a lot of backlash. >> they certainly did, frances, and good morning to you. mr. trump's comments go against a key article in the nato agreement, that an attack on one country within the alliance

would be considered an attack on all. president trump has often been critical of nato, questioning how much other countries have been contributing. this weekend he went even further and suggested he would encourage russia to do whatever it wants to our allies who do not pay. >> one of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, well, sir, if we don't pay and we're attacked by russia, will you protect us? i said you didn't pay, you're delinquent? he said yes. let's say that happened. no, i would not protect you. in fact, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. >> and the nato's secretary general warned that a suggestion like this puts american and european soldiers at risk. the white house condemned the comments as appalling and unhinged. the trump campaign defended the remarks saying "when you don't pay your defense spending, you can't be surprised that you get

more war." mr. trump's primary rival nikki haley, the sole republican rival remaining on the campaign trail called mr. trump's threats against nato irresponsible. she also hit back at the former president after he questioned why her husband has not been by her side on the campaign trail. haley saying, quote, michael is deployed and serving our country, something you know nothing about. and she added someone who is disrespectful of military families has no business being commander in chief. attacks between the two republican rivals are ramping up ahead of the south carolina primary. frances? >> alice, thank you. ahead of an anticipated ground offensive, israel has conducted preliminary air strikes in the southern gaza city of rafah. palestinian authorities report dozens killed. hamas is threatening to withdraw from hostage negotiations if israel pushes into the city with ground forces. the israeli army says their forces rescued two hostages seized on october 7th.

for the latest, let's go straight to claudio lavanga. good morning. let's start with the hostages. what do we know about them? well, in israel, a spokesperson for the israeli defense forces said the israeli soldiers stormed a heavily guarded building in rafah and managed to rescue the two hostages and fly them out of gaza. well, now they were named as 70-year-old louis har and 60-year-old fernando simon marman. the idf also said during the operation, they carried out heavy air strikes against targets in and around rafah to allow the rescuers and the hostages to reach a airstrip specifically set up to allow them to fly out of gaza. but there was immediate concern about the impact that these air strikes could have on the million of palestinians who have refugees finding shelter in and around rafah. they're crowding over close to

the border with an nbc news crew on the ground also confirmed they witnessed several people being taken to the hospital in rafah either dead or injured. there is also concern about the air strikes they had on the hostage negotiations, according to al aqsa, television which is run by hamas quoting a senior official saying any ground offensive in rafah would blow up any hostage negotiations just today after a u.s. administration senior official said that a major progress would have been expected earlier this week on that hostage deal. back to you, frances. >> we'll be watching closely for that. claudio, thank you. here in the united states, gunfire erupted at one of the biggest megachurchs in the country. a child is in critical condition after police say a woman started firing a rifle in between services at joel osteen's houston church. nbc's jesse kirsch has the latest.

>> reporter: in houston tonight, a peaceful day of prayer -- >> active shooter the central area lakewood church. >> reporter: turning violent around 2:00 p.m. local time. houston police say a female shooter entered lakewood church, the worshipping home of televangelist pastor joel osteen, a megachurch that can hold 16,000 people. >> she was armed with the long rifle and a trench coat with the badge pack, accompanied by a small child approximately 4 to 5 years old. once she entered, at some point, she began to fire. >> all of the sudden we heard in the backstage, somewhere around the back out there, few shots fired. >> reporter: this man saying he was waiting for a spanish service to begin when gunshots rang out. >> officer engaged, striking the female. >> reporter: police say the shooter died at the scene, adding the young child with her was hit and is in critical condition. investigators say a man was shot in the leg but is not believed to have been involved.

>> once she went down, officers reported back to us that she threatened that she had a bomb. so we searched her vehicle, our bomb squad, and also the backpack. no explosives were found, but she was also spraying some type of substance on the ground. >> reporter: police blocking off the area with many evacuating. >> and i thought that i maybe will die. after that, i just send a message to my husband say that i love him and to my dad the same. >> reporter: authorities say the incident was isolated. pastor osteen speaking out late today. >> we're going to continue to move forward. and there are forces of evil, but the forces that are for us, the forces of god are stronger than that. >> a community of worship shaken. jesse kirsch, nbc news. a gender reveal gone horribly wrong, a couple has learned their punishment.

in 2020 expecting parents set off a smoke bomb that became what is known as the el dorado fire. the inferno killed one fortune and injured five others. it destroyed homes and the husband was sentenced to a year in jail, and both face at least a year of probation and community service. they've also been ordered to pay restitution of over $1.7 million. a new storm could bring fresh snow to new england this week. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman has her eye on a system as it moves through the southeast today. good morning. >> good morning, frances. we could see 6 to 12 inches of snow in new england. snow also in parts of the northeast. we are watching heavy rain this morning. some strong thunderstorms. we have a tornado watch. that's where you see the pink area. also severe thunderstorm warnings. you can see the strong storms moving, even seeing a little purple there. that could indicate we're seeing some hail. otherwise seeing really heavy rain that is going to lead to the chance for flash flooding that will be the story throughout this monday. we have the southeast targeted

for some strong storms as we go throughout the day. lots of alerts this morning once again. 30 million under winter alerts throughout portions of the plains into the ohio valley, the northeast, also new england. flood alerts for 18 million. we could see some flash flooding as we go throughout the day today. this is what it looks like. an area of low pressure moving from the lower mississippi valley, bringing the rain the southeast. it's going combine with an area of low pressure off the coast. that's going to bring a nor'easter to portions of the northeast, also new england. be really gusty tomorrow morning in terms of the wind, and also looking at that snow. we'll see the sns the midwest, it's quiet. looking at temperatures in the 30s and 40s. that's your monday forecast. >> okay. we'll see you in just a little bit, michelle. thank you. self-driving cars once again wreaking havoc in streets in san

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a lot of what i needed to do this film. >> in terms of life experience? >> life experience, leadership skills, i know i stored up a lot that i needed. >> reporter: rustin was a critical force on the march on washington where around 250,000 people gathered. the organizer seen here behind dr. martin luther king. rustin studied the nonviolent principles of gandhi and later becoming one of king's closest advisers. >> it really shows that these were the people with ideas, and they had different ways of doing it. it took a queer black quaker from west chester, pennsylvania to organize the march on washington. >> we are going to put together the largest peaceful protest in the history of this nation. >> reporter: many believe rustin's work was nearly written out of history because he was openly gay. >> on the day that i was born black, i was also born a homosexual. >> it would be easy to just talk

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