overnight eagles fans partied and celebrated into the wee hours of the morning as the city of brotherly love prepares to take on the reigning super bowl patriots in less than two weeks. no deal the government shuts down into thursday, with a vote scheduled at high noon. big night for hollywood. moments everyone is talking about from the screen actors guild awards. second day for marches of women all around the globe focusing their agendas on voting. meet the former nfl linebacker now tackling a new mission and he's having a big impact. "early today" starts right now. great being with you on a monday morning. i'm frances rivera.

no deal, 850,000 workers including members of the military will not be receiving paychecks and they may be furloughed as the unprecedented government shutdown goes into day three. but that could change all this morning as the senate vote is slated for noon that could determine whether the closure will end in a short-term funding bill returning government employees for work at least for now. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell made the announcement on the senate floor overnight. >> it would be my intention to proceed to legislation that would address daca, border security, and related issues. the shutdown should stop today. let's stop victimizing the american people and get back to work on their behalf. >> but even as mcconnell announced that move, senate minority leader chuck schumer made sure to point out that as of right now there is still no agreement. >> i am happy to continue my

discussion with the majority leader about reopening the government. we've had several conversations, talks will continue, but we have yet to reach an agreement on a path forward that would be acceptable for both sides. >> so, this morning the question, will the president be on board after demanding republicans change senate rules and cut democrats from the negotiating table altogether? at least one republican is saying it doesn't matter. >> we're saying regardless of where the president is, we're going to move ahead. regardless of what the white house is going to say, we're going to be the senate. we're going to move ahead. and then we'll deal with the house and the white house. >> the official white house schedule this morning has no public events on president trump's calendar for the third day in a row. with no clear indication if and when he would get involved in brokering a deal. for more let's go to nbc's garrett haake on capitol hill. garrett, good morning. >> reporter: frances, good morning. we're staring at the outlines of a deal to potentially reopen the government by noon today.

last night mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader, said in exchange for votes from democrats, reopen the government and fund it through february 8, he would make a commitment to bring immigration issues and other issues that have been caught up in this debate to the floor to be discussed and debated within that timetable by february 8 if there weren't some other agreement made separately. the question that will have to be answered today will have to be answered by democrats. is that good enough from the majority leader? do they believe mitch mcconnell? do they trust him? and are they convinced that the president won't blow this deal up? democrats are scheduled to meet at 10:00. there's also scheduled to be a meeting of bipartisan group of senators who have been working to come up with exactly this sort of solution to reopen the government. crunch time will be at noon. that's when this vote is scheduled. it could happen, it could pass, it could fail, which would dump us back into the shutdown. or it's possible if this deal is still being negotiated, it could continue to be pushed down the

line. but as we start the day today, day three in the shutdown, but for the first time we're seeing the possibility of a deal to reopen the government. frances? >> we will see at noon. garrett, thank you. lawmakers will get together in a few hours to try to find a way to get the government back up and running. the question, though, what could possibly end the stalemate? and with no clear indication of what that may be, many immediately turn to casting blame blanketing the sunday shows. our colleagues at msnbc's kcdc wreak out the weekend blame game. >> a government shutdown. >> shutdown showdown. >> chaos in the capital. >> the shutdown coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the trump presidency. >> we believe there is a trump shutdown. >> call this the schumer shutdown. >> the amnesty shutdown. >> we're trying to solve the problem the senate created. a >> this is solely the democrats' responsibility. >> the blame game is ridiculous. >> it's being run by idiots. >> this is idiotic.

>> this is ridiculous. >> it is unbelievable. >> the government should not be shut down. >> the government should be open. >> cannot open the government without senate democrat support. >> we're never really going to build a 2000 mile concrete wall. >> i think the wall was a great idea in the 15th century. >> i think the walled is a monumental waste of taxpayers money. >> the coauthor of the art of the deal made calls from the oval office. >> he's been on the phone and trying to find a resolution to it. >> he has been actively engaged. >> he's committed to getting this done. >> we do think we're making progress. >> we feel like we are making progress. >> i think we're actually making progress. >> the president has not called, quote, everybody in a room. >> chuck schumer used jello, that's another way of saying jello. >> a lot of senators know a lot about jello. >> the problem is you get to be dumb, not dumber. >> the latest poll from the abc news and wash where foeft shows 48% of americans blaming the controlling party, the president

and republicans for the shutdown. 28% faulting democrats for the closure. and the shutdown is also reverberating around the world with vice-president mike pence arriving in israel after paying a surprise visit to u.s. troops on the syrian border. he took the usual step of blaming the democrats with members of the armed services directly behind him. andrea mitchell has that including a sit down with mr. pence. >> reporter: the vice-president offering troops an unusually partisan message near the syrian border. >> a minority in the senate has decided to play politics with military pay. you deserve better. >> reporter: he said the white house won't negotiate on immigration until the democrats reopen the government. aren't the republicans in control of the senate? they have the majority. >> as you know, andrea, legislation requires too often 60 votes. and so in a very real sense, the democrat minority is in the drivers seat here. >> reporter: the service members here can't help worrying about

what happens' happening back home. >> how do the troops feel about the shutdown and what they see going on in washington? >> everybody wonders if they're going to work the next day, going to be able to pay their bills. >> reporter: the vice-president was lectured by king abdullah angry about president trump's decision to move the embassy in israel to jerusalem. >> again, for us, jerusalem is key to muslims and christians as it is to jews. it is key to peace in the region. >> reporter: in fact, palestinians demonstrated against pence in bethlehem where he had hoped to visit but was told he would not be welcome. how can you have a peace process when the two sides are so far apart and the palestinian are not even meeting with you on this trip? >> we understand that our allies and friends in the region might have a difference of opinion on that. we agreed to disagree. >> reporter: sunday night pence arrived in jerusalem with that new u.s. embassy may open next year, two years earlier than the secretary of state had said. also in this region, the u.s. faces yet another crisis. turkey striking u.s.-backed

kurdish fighters in syria. the vice-president telling me turkey should de-escalate immediately. andrea mitchell, nbc news, jerusalem. >> now to award season that continues in hollywood, screen actors guild awards in los angeles. for the first time the show had a host. kristen bell of nbc's the good place. they vote on the year's top performances in television and film. nbc's mark barger tells us more of some of the night's big winners. >> three billboards outside missouri. >> reporter: a dark comedic drama earned top honors at the saga wards sunday night. outstanding performance by the cast and best actress for frances mcdoor man. she salute the the film's director martin mcdonagh. >> he wrote, meticulously crafted a tsunami and then he allowed his troop of actors to surf it into the shore. >> reporter: the film also brought supporting actor honors

for sam rock well, while gary old man won best actor for playing winston church hill in darkest hour. >> i am so deeply, deeply honored. >> alison janney. >> reporter: best supporting actress for i, tonya. in the television categories nicole kidman won best actris in a limited series for "big little lies," her first sag win after ten nominations. >> to receive this at this stage in my life is extraordinary. >> reporter: the cast of veep won best comedy ensemble. julia louise-dreyfus was not on hand. sterling k. brown won for drama. and saluted his this is us cast mates. the entire cast came on stage celebrating a win as best drama ensemble.

mark barter, nbc news. >> this week president trump became the first commander in chief to address the march for life demonstrations in washington, d.c. speaking to organizers via satellite as he made remarks from the white house rose garden just feet away, that march and those remarks coming just one day before hundreds of thousands took to the streets where women's rights marches across the country marking the one year anniversary of last year's protest. producer kendall bright man went to both the march for life in women's march in d.c. and asked demonstrators one simple question. >> one word to describe donald trump? >> i have no words for him. >> certainly interesting. >> interesting. donald trump is repulse i have. >> i would say explosive. >> donald trump is unfit. >> conflicts me. >> a mess. >> an answer to prayer. he is wonderful. >> i am proud to say he is president of our country. >> donald trump is the president. >> my president. >> he's our president. >> donald trump is not my president.

>> donald trump should not be president the. >> donald trump is great. >> misguided. >> amazing! >> iguodala nornlt. >> so ignorant. plain and simple. >> the best president we've ever had. >> a horrible president. >> donald trump is uninformed. >> uneducated. >> donald trump is an effective president. nothing good. >> they are not holding back. let's turn now to nbc meteorologist bill karins. what are we talking about, bill? >> it appears our first tornados of 2018, tornado watches last night, we had one suspected in missouri and looks like we have a good chance that one happened in decal be, texas. here's some of the pictures, some hoemtz destroyed, also a couple chicken coops. you can see some of the pictures from dekalb, texas. on radar looked like the rotation of a tornado. one through the south and east side of town. no reports of any injuries, no reports of any fa faults, but that happened four hours ago. we still have a tornado watch that continues until 4:00 a.m. central standard time.

the line of storms just crossed little rock and now it is right through the heart of louisiana. as of now, no active tornado warnings. we also have the line of storms going through missouri. we have a few severe thunderstorm warnings. up towards omaha and back towards nebraska an all out snowstorm on the backside of this. we have blizzard warnings through much of nebraska, minneapolis and northern wisconsin we have winter storm warnings. and the heaviest snows will be from minneapolis south wards to mason city and right back just north of omaha. someone could get about 6 to 12 inches of snow by the endf o to d.c. today, but cooler, rainy and foggy in areas of southern new england. well, one lakers fan is waking up $100,000 richer this morning. this was during yesterday's

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to prevent anyone from climbing them. it is eagles first time back to the big game since 2005 where they lost to, yep, you guessed it, the new england patriots. but first they made short work of minnesota. the vikings scored first, going up 7-0 a few minutes into the game. eagles said no, not on our turf. few minutes later quarterback patrick robinson intercepted a throw by case keenum running it back for the pick 6. the eagles never turned back. they put up a total of 38 unanswered points, decimating the vikings 38-7 to become nfc champions. earlier in the day, though, it was the pats and tom brady's injured thumb against the jacksonville jaguars despite an early pats field goal. jacksonville blake portals fended off the new england defense giving his team a 14-10 lead at the end of the half. not before this scary moment for new england, though. star tight end gronkowski gets leveled by jacksonville safety in a helmet to helmet hit.

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a recent cold snap left some students in baltimore wearing their coats in class after a broken heating systems were not repaired because of budget problems. some schools were closed for days but one teacher took matters into his own hands. nbc's morgan radford has the story. >> everybody should still be busy working. >> reporter: standing 6'4" aaron is tackling a new mission. >> there is nowhere else i would rather be in a part of the change than in the homes raising them. >> reporter: he has been teaching in baltimore where many classrooms like his have been dark and cold. >> what's it been like for you guys today? >> cold. >> reporter: he posted a video of his shivering students on social media. it went viral, drawing national

attention. but mayben couldn't wait for the city to address the problem. he went door to door asking for hand warmers and blankets. >> wait until you go outside. >> reporter: he helped launch a gofundme page that raised $82,000. even major companies like amazon donated coats. finally, the kids got back their heat and their smiles. what message does it send to these kids that it took all of that effort just to get heat turned on in their classroom? >> it tells them that they don't matter. why are the kids in this community, you know what i mean, not prioritized as heavily as the kids just a few blocks away. >> when you say just a few blocks away, you're talking about more affluent whiter schools? >> exactly. >> reporter: now he wants to even the playing field. so, how important is school for you? >> real important. >> reporter: you really want to do well in school? >> yes. >> reporter: pro providing a place of hope, even in the darkest of hours. morgan radford, nbc news, baltimore, maryland.

>> what a difference he is making. playstation has teamed up with nike basketball and nba star paul george to create a tech-infused sneaker inspired by the play console design. it features a limited logo and on the tongue, a mid sole and classic playstation colored eye lets. the sneakers will be available february 10 for $110. i'm sure we'll see lines for that sneaker wrapping around blocks. now, over the weekend a couple of prehistoric creatures came out of extinction. people dressed in inflatable costumes dressed up in downtown portland. they orgds the gallery on facebook. just curious to see how many people they can dress up all at once. as you can see, dozens showed up. some coming from as far away as connecticut. so, this is one time, and i guarantee you, there will be even more people coming back.

i'm frances rivera. phillip will be back tomorrow. keep it right here. more news is straight ahead.

congratulations to donald trump who managed to keep our government open for almost one whole year. [ laughter ] >> no deal. the federal government will start the day closed. millions of federal workers including our military working without pay. will a new vote today resolve the issue? >> what this president is doing is so wrong with the environment, women's rights, and dividing our country. >> we're not stopping. and november 6th, 2018, i think they're really going to get a good dose of we're not stopping. a second day, millions more women march on sunday in the u.s. and around the globe. meet the isis commander who