good morning. coming up on "early today" a wild high-speed pursuit, drivers terrorized. police pulling their weapons. and infamous convicted wife killer drew peterson charged in a murder for hire screen. and astronaut neal armstrong's secret space stash. it's tuesday, february 10th. "early today" starts right now. a very good morning to you. i'm richard lui. we start with a wild and dangerous ride. a carjacking on the streets of l.a. on the ground cell phones catching the action. reports of a stolen car

attempting to evade cops. the suspect crashed but then carjacked a woman's vehicle. >> he told me to get out. >> then he hit the freeway, but the move back fired for him. jammed with vehicles the suspect again ditched his car. cameras caught him not once but twice trying to carjack vehicles. police fired. his condition is unknown. gay marriage is legal for the second day in alabama. not everyone supports it. justice clarence toms and anthony scalia said the high court should have granted alabama's request to put that ruling on hold until the court rules on gay marriage nationwide in a few months. according to the press, justice thomas criticized his colleagues as quote, looking another way as another judge casts aside federal court laws.

thomas and his partner were the first male same sex couple chosen to share the ceremonial first kiss during home coming of uss san francisco. the warship spent seventh months in the pacific. the driver in the accident with bruce jenner did not have a driver's license according to the "l. a. times." sheriff officials said because of the tire marks on the road jenner tried to brake before hitting the lexus. all vehicles in the crash are being investigated. they are looking into cell phone records. explosive claim against wife killer drew peterson accused of trying to hire a heat man. the target? lead prosecutor behind 2012 conviction. he allegedly tried to hire someone between 2013 and december of last year. in 2012 peterson was convicted of killing of his first wife kat leap savio and sentenced to 38 years.

he's also a spectacular in the disappearance of his fourth wife stacy peterson. she vanished in 2007. the new charge against peterson carries a 30-year sentence. storms caused over 7,000 flight delays yesterday. in snow slammed chicago, there are 13 snow shovel deaths. outside of boston a man is fatally hit by a plow in a parking lot. nbc has more on boston's winter misery. >> it's a sight that's become all too familiar. boston battered again car after car, buried under mounds of snow. for those who are attempting to get around dangerous conditions. >> it's way more slick. way more slick. when you slide, you slide no matter what. there's no way to control it. >> these commuters forced to get off their train and walk in frigid temperatures when it broke down south of boston. unrelenting snow has fetaled the mettle of hardy new englanders. in the past several days multiple major snow events.

january 27th up wards 22 inches. another 16 inches less than a week later. then nearly 7.5 followed by a foot of snow in total. a record 60 plus inches and counting paralyzing parts of the region. with historic amounts of snow on the ground there's not enough space to put it all. melters which use flame blowers to melt the snow can't keep up. the city may be forced to dump snow in the harbor which is normally off limits. so much snow removed, 10,000 dumptrucks it would fill the home of nepgd super bowl champions patriots gillette stadium 90 times. winter doesn't end for six more weeks. >> bill karins that's a lot of snow my friend. >> they didn't have hardly anything in december. they had half an inch in december. this has all been since the new year. 23 inches was the latest storm. that ranks as their seventh to last snowfall in history.

this is on the heels of a blizzard that gave them their sixth highest ever. this is incredible numbers, a short period of time. this season already ranks as ninth all time. move up the list. two more chances of storms thursday night and friday another one sunday. they could threaten all-time snow records for the city of boston which go back into the 1800s. we're talking impressive stuff. as far as the rain goes it's still raining a little especially in the higher elevations. so far so good as far as rainfall. a lot of areas didn't get what they needed. we'd like to have more but looks like we'll shut off the hose for a little bit. a pretty good storm off the coast. this will not move on shore a lot. the rain and leftover showers. as far as portland and seattle go there's still a chance especially afternoon showers. hopefully they will get breaks in the clouds too. cloudy for a while. most of this rain is up there into the cascades. not a lot of it is making it inland. one thing interesting with the forecast very warm lately new mexico up to colorado.

60 degrees today in denver. this was jefferson, colorado yesterday. blue skies, in shorts. it was 70s over the weekend, 60s yesterday. it just goes to show you, not everyone is suffering from this horrible winter or wet winter if you like the too. i think you'll see breaks in sacramento, down to l.a. well, richard, it's been a fascinating period of winter weather. i mean a lot of people can't relate to that much snow that fast. >> drought situation in the west looks better? >> tiny bit. >> just because of the bad winter they have had. thanks very much bill karins. a treasure trove of space stuff hidden for years in neil armstrong's closet.

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to me that feels great. ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. welcome back. faa investigating a series of calls from aircraft and unmanned drones. l.a. atlanta, nbc's tom costello has details. >> reporter: it happened in some of the busiest airspace. southwest bowing 787 said they had a close call not near the ground but at 4,000 feet. >> one of those radio control helicopter things that went right over the top at 4,000. >> over the top of you at 4,000. roger that. >> yeah. one of those flying a drone. little bit y, red color. >> a day earlier in chicago, controllers warned pilots a drone had been spotted at 3500

feet. >> use caution. a drone was reported on the runway. i'm not picking up anything on radar. >> a few hours later a private plane report add drone at roughly 1300 feet. in atlanta sunday another drone flying very high at 8,500 feet. in each case the drones were well above faa limit of 400 feet. the concern, a collision with a plane could crack a cockpit window or seriously damage an engine. >> the thing that we have to avoid, any opportunity for aircraft to come into contact with one another. that is an extremely dangerous situation for everyone involved. >> it's illegal for anyone to fly a drone above 400 feet or within five miles of an airport. meantime faa hasn't decided which company will fly planes and where. tom costello nbc news washington. breaking overnight, us airways plane forced to make emergency landing when the plane's front landing gear

failed to deploy. flight in philadelphia with 52 passengers aboard. no one was injured. from "politico," congressman spending brings shock and awe. spent more than $90,000 for private charters. a watch group asking a congressional group to investigate spending. it wassen for decades until now. apollo's stashed, 40 years after the lunar landing, a bag of small parts in the closet utility light, wrench and camera that recorded the lunar landing's final approach. if you're looking for a valentine's day gift. ford did that. for $1.5 million, add 1 million diamonds and crystals to your favorite forward ride. do you drive it? measles outbreak going bringing totals to 121 in the u.s. that's not all here. this morning more confirmed

cases in illinois as well as a new one in georgia bringing total to 18 states and washington, d.c. nbc's tracie potts has more. >> reporter: richard, good morning. good morning, everyone. the cdc tells us they now have confirmed cases of measles here in washington, d.c. and 17 states. they are now tracking these cases from where many of them started, disney land all the way to the east coast. the cdc is now tracking 121 cases of measles across the u.s. most but not all of them are connected to disneyland. measles is now in the northeast, new jersey delaware and the nation's capital. >> measles is literally a plane ride away. >> that's a doctor from the cdc, she testifies today along with the pediatrician whose letter went viral. his kids were exposed at disney but cannot be vaccinated. a new pew research poll 80% of americans feel the vaccine is

safe. lawmakers are pushing the shot. >> no reason not to. >> reporter: even with measles spreading, there's opposition to the government requiring immunization. >> what it gets down to is a vaccine, just like anything else in medicine is a procedure. it's a personal decision. >> reporter: an outbreak at a chicago area daycare driving people there who were vaccinated long ago to be tested to see if they are still protected. >> just walk in get blood drawn and that's it. >> reporter: reassurance against a virus that's growing. actually since the cdc gave us their last update we've learned there are five more confirmed cases in illinois in that suburban chicago area. most of them all but one in that state connected to the daycare. richard. tracie potts, thank you so much. let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning, landon.

>> richard, good morning to you. my spidey sense is tingling. sony and marvel struck a deal to share spider-man who will appear in the next captain america movie next year being produced by marvel. will co-produce next spider-man film out in 2017 which will be a reboot for the franchise. things may get salty this valentine's day. any customer who orders a smothered smothered burrito on saturday and shares a kiss will get a second free. they have offered an entre in return for a little show of affection. nasa will try and try again today. launch space ex into space this evening. rocket carrying weather satellite to monitor solar winds. it was scrubbed because of the weather. looking forward to burrito's. joan river's condo for sale.

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this morning on "today," the deadly problem of wrong way drivers. how some states are making changes to help prevent horrific and fatal crashes. we now take you to sports. san antonio coach popovych joins the 1,000 club. the spurs rallied for 95-93 win

over pacers. that makes pop the ninth coach to reach 1,000 wins. the humble pop and coach sloan are the only in nba history to do that with one team. >> don't do too much celebrating. i've been here a long time and i've had good players. that's the formula. it's more a tribute to them obviously, than any coaches. >> warriors and sixers the best versus west. tied at 20 late in the first. the dunk of the night. off the backboard to himself. thank me very much. it's in. not enough though. warriors win 89-34. top ranked south carolina versus uconn. uconn blue past previously undefeated south carolina in that game 87-62. four americans compete in the alpine speed championships in vail yesterday.

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dodging showers, showers making their way through honolulu. the big island has a little shower activity too. not exactly the perfect day. temperatures down a little bit, too. low 80s from honolulu all the way through hilo. richard, even paradise can get a couple of raindrops every now and then. >> living up to being in the trop i guess. that's why everything is so green there. "breaking bad," the spinoff "better call saul" was a big ratings winner. scored 4.4 million in the key 18 to 49 demo. that beat previous record holder of "dead zone" in 2002. "50 shades of grey" setting records. presale tickets made it the fastest selling in fandango history. >> i am so wrong about this. i thought this would be a bust. this is a huge hit. >> by presale. definitely so far. they are already planning next two sequels. >> i know. >> movie and tv fans in cuba

they have got their netflix now. hold on a second. that's only true if you're one of those lucky yrksy 5% of cubans with internet access. you need a very big living. late joan river's manhattan apartment for sale. asking price, $28 million. >> i knew she was successful but $28 million. >> who knows how much appreciation over time. this penthouse, by the way, can hold over 125 partygoers. rivers herself described the home as what marie antoinette would have done if she had money. >> not exactly child friendly. >> but it is model perfect this thing is. i'm richard lui, this is "early today." we hope it's your first stop of the day right here on nbc. almay celebrates the true spirit of american beauty. which rises from the heart of our great country... dreams are born. hopes fly high...

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leading the news from nbcnews.com, suspect jesse matthew charged with murder of hannah graham. that from nbc affiliate wbir. the body of the 18-year-old university of virginia student was found in october more than a month after she went missing. 33-year-old jesse matthew was previously charged with abduction with intent to defile in the killing. he pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and two other felony charges in unrelated 2005 sex assault case. police and prosecutor plan to speak about the case at a news conference this morning. "huffington post," florida law would make it a crime for transgender people to use public bathrooms. the proposed bill by republican state representative would make it illegal for a person to enter

a public facility designated as single sex if the person was not born a biological member of that sex. it includes bathrooms, dressing rooms, fitting rooms, locker rooms and showers or wherever there is a reasonable expectation of privacy. other states have considered and dismissed similar measures. in thedale in the daley mail mass breakout from brazilian jail after female inmates in fantasy police costumes seduce prison wardens. that's a headline. prisoners escaped, they found three handcuffs and in their birthday suits the morning after the breakout. an 11-year-old in ohio is facing murder charges for the death of a two-year-old. police saying the baby's mother dropped the baby off with a friend, the mother of the 11-year-old. police say he took the baby

upstairs and beat the child to death. a california school administrator, andrea cardosa has pled guilty to sexually abusing two female students. she was charged after one of the students came forward in a youtube video. the victim claimed she was abused more than 100 times. senate minority leader harry reid will undergo his second eye surgery wednesday. he was hurt in an exercise accident on new year's day, left him with broken ribs and broken bone in his face. marking the tenth year of the event, former president clinton and daughter chelsea will be hosts. leaders will come together to work on pressing challenges. emma roberts 24 greg norman 60 shock, right, actor robert wagner is 85. he looks pretty good in that picture at least. i'm richard lui, thanks for watching "early today" along with bill karins. have a good one.

. good tuesday morning. it's 4:3. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check that forecast with christina. how are we looking right now? >> looking chilly out there. good morning, sam, laura, everybody at home. today kicks off the start of our warming friend. it's not quite as warm as we would like it to be but the sun will be out. 70s as of form. let's check your drive. here is mike inouye. >> let's go to the