bruno mars. >> big night at the grammys, missioned with a healthy dose of politics. we have all the highlights. >> president trump is gearing up for his first state of the union address. we have a preview of the five key points he'll focus on. >> doctors are warning of a virus that looks like the flu, acts like the flu but is not influenza. >> meet the woman a serial stow away caught again at the airport. >> a surprise moment at the grammys that brought the house down. "early today" starts right now. great being with you on a monday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. it was a night of powerful performances and political statements at the 60th annual

grammy awards in new york city with the big winner being bruno mars. surprising some when he took home six awards for album, record and song of the year. along with best r & b performance, r & b song, and r & b album. kendrick lamarr had five including best performance and song. singer alicia car was one of the few winners of the night snagging best new artist. >> in the end it was monthly ticks that stole the spotlight beginning with performers and nominees sporting white roses in support of time's up if on the red carpet before the show. continuing with powerful performances from kendrick lamarr's open. and it didn't stop there. singer camila ka bell a, a cuban immigrant who spoke about dreamers. >> tonight in this room full of music's dreamers, we remember that this country was built by dreamers, for dreamers, chasing the american dream.

>> before introducing u2 who performed an ode to immigrants on the hudson river with the statue of liberty as a backdrop, nbc's mark barber has more. >> the grammy goes to 24 karat magic, bruno mars. >> reporter: music's biggest night turned into a golden one for bruno mars, six clus including a sweep of the big through, album and record of the year for 24 karat magic and song of the year for that's what i like. kendrick lamarr included dances symbolically, gunned down one by one. he won five grammys in the night including rap album. >> it is special because of rap muse you can. this is what got me on the stage, support my family and all that. >> reporter: also earning three grammys chris staple ton, including country album of the

year, while alicia cara won best artist. it was not all awards. white roses on the red carpet, support for the me too, and time's up movement which carried into the show. >> we come in peace, but we mean business. [cheering and applauding] >> reporter: and extended into an emotional performance. ♪ ♪ 66 >> reporter: joined on stage by a chorus of women for her empowerment anthem, praying. but politics also brought laughs. artists reading from the best seller fire and fury, included a cameo from hillary clinton. the night's biggest statement, though, bruno mars domination of grammy's return to new york. mark barber, nbc news. >> we're now one day away from president trump delivering his first state of the union. he is set to take the podium on capitol hill and address the nation in one of the most watched political events of the

year. white house officials tell us the theme of this year's speech is building a safe, strong and proud america. the president gave british broadcaster pee broadcaster pierce morgan a preview of his remarks. >> we're doing incredibly on economic basis financial. stock market just hit another new high. we've had 84 since the election, 84 new market highs. what happened is we passed a tax bill, not easy to get. many people have tried to do it. they weren't able to do it. and this is the biggest one we've ever passed, bigger than the reagan bill and it's had a bigger impact that anybody even thought. >> well, the president is sure to tout economic gains made over 0 the last year as he did in tweets this weekend. it is his sparring match with democrats over immigration and the prospect of his testimony in special counsel robert mueller's russia probe that is sure to take center stage. nbc's jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: the white house sunday disputing a bombshell

new york times report that president trump ordered the firing of special counsel robert mueller one month after mueller began his russia election investigation. >> we have tnds to comply fully. robert mueller is still special counsel. i'm not familiar in any conversation i've had with the president ever intimating he wanted to fire robert mueller. >> reporter: but members of congress are not convinced and believe any attempt at obstruction of justice has to be investigated. >> i believe this is something mueller should look at. we're not going to say it's fake news and move on. >> reporter: lawmakers are considering passing legislation to protect mueller. >> it certainly wouldn't hurt to put that extra safeguard in place given the latest stories. >> reporter: the russia investigation still hanging over the president as he prepares for his first state of the union address. aides say the often combative president will focus on compromise and immigration, a path to citizenship for young people brought to the u.s. as children and now here illegally. a tough sell to his own party. >> those here illegally, we should not be granting a path to citizenship. that is wrong and it's

inconsistent with the promises we made to the working men and women of this country. >> reporter: part of that immigration deal will include the president's plan to spend $25 billion on a wall along the mexican border. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >> fallout over the misconduct allegations against las vegas icon steve wynn continued this morning. the billionaire resigned as finance chairman of the republican national committee over the weekend. it follows the "wall street journal's" report that wynn had a history of sexual hiss conduct, even settling for $1.5 million. he calls it preposterous. the president chose wynn while en route to davos. he has donated to both democrats and republicans over the years, predominantly funding gop lawmakers' campaign coffers. now a handful of those republicans are announcing they are giving back those donations.

congresswoman karen handel and house speaker paul ryan are sending wynn apartmen's donatio chartsz. no word from others who received donations from wynn. >> a small town pennsylvania, four people were gunned down at a car wash. police say the gunman timothy smith killed the victims all in their 20s in two separate car shootings. a 5th person survived with minor injuries. police say he also suffered a gun wound to the head, possibly self-inflicted. authorities try to piece together a motive. nbc's dan scheneman has more. >> reporter: the shootings happened at a small car wash in mel croft, pennsylvania. about 55 miles south east of pittsburgh. >> this is pretty quiet place. usually. >> reporter: police say 28-year-old timothy smith, armed with a semiautomatic rifle and two other guns, was waiting for the first two victims when they arrived just before 3:00 a.m. >> 27-year-old william scott porter field and his companion,

25-year-old chelsea lou kevin kline, arrived in a silver dodge stratus and exited the vehicle for unknown reasons and proceeded to the side of the car wash where they were shot and killed. >> reporter: three more people arrived in a pickup truck. two were killed. >> the driver, 23-year-old courtney sue snyder, and the left front passenger, 21-year-old seth william kline were shot and killed in the vehicle as it was in the stopped position. >> reporter: police say a woman hid inside the pickup and survived. timothy smith suffered a gunshot wound to the head. police say it could be self-inflicted. he is hospitalized and is not expected to survive. while police have not revealed a motive, nbc affiliate wpxi quote family members say the shooting is the result of a domestic dispute. dan scheneman, nbc news. >> a 66-year-old woman nicknamed

a serial stow away has been arrested again after being spotted at chicago's international o'hare this weekend. marilyn hartman was nicknamed the serial stow away nor her years long stow away on airplanes. she was taken into custody after police responded to a call. a woman was refusing to leave the airport. hartman was charged with misdemeanor tropical storm edouard paszing on state land and violating the condition of her bail bond according to authorities. she was arrested after stoeg away in a flight to london where she was arrested and returned to chicago. hartman spent a year in jail after repeated attempts to sneak onto airplanes at chicago's airport. >> good morning, bill. >> good morning. soaking rain this weekend over the southeast. finally going to be exiting during the day today. still plaguing us in the mid-atlantic. just a little bit of snow in the north edge is going to clip areas of southern new england. let's time it out for you. 7:00 a.m. this morning rain from tampa to miami, west palm beach.

by 5:00 p.m. it's gone. the only rain is norfolk. little snow effect area of southern new england mostly boston down to the cape and another little area of snow coming out of the great lakes. 6:00 p.m. tuesday we're completely done with it. middle of the country looks fine, but winter is returning in a big way. minneapolis a high of only 16. it's going to be a cold super . if we do get some of that light snow tonight it will be areas from boston south wards. well, speaking of minneapolis, they're going to new heights for super bowl lii. at 800 feet in length, 100 feet high, this zip line is one of the first major attractions for super bowl week in minnesota. riders have a chance to glide across the mississippi riever while taking in a gorgeous view

of the city. they expect to see over 10,000 people. unfortunately tickets are sold out which shocks me because it is freezing and you're moving fast in the wind. the whole concept does not make any sense. >> you're pumped up by the super bowl excitement. something fun. bill, thanks. still ahead, fitness trackers giving up troops movements of our soldiers. watch me. ♪ i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. now? watch me. ♪ think i'd give up showing these guys how it's done? please. real people with active psoriatic arthritis are changing the way they fight it... they're moving forward with cosentyx®. it's a different kind of targeted biologic. it's proven to help people find less joint pain and clearer skin. don't use if you are allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections

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what a sight. this massive pirate invasion in tampa this weekend as the city played host to the annual pirate festival. over 750 swash bucklers arrived via pirate ship with dozens of other boats. once on shore they took to the streets with 103 parade boats, three marching bands and more than 50 crews. it seems like a lot of water on land, just one big pirate party. >> looks fun. look at that. whole fleet. >> amazing. >> now to a young woman who is breaking barriers and shaping the future of the auto industry. katie beck introduces us to one rising star. >> reporter: at ford's design center a new prototype is in the

works. it isn't being drafted at this desk. she's sitting behind it. >> i'm passionate about what i'm doing and basically living my dream life. >> reporter: 24-year-old victoria shine breaks the mold of what most would picture an auto engineer to look like. pictures from her childhood show an early drive to work with cars. >> my neighbors would take me on test drives around the neighborhood block in their cars. >> reporter: before she could read, she was studying auto magazines. in less than two years at ford, she's credited with 40 patents, like this bluetooth button to reduce distracted driving. >> and it can control things without you having to touch your phone. >> reporter: the most surprising fact about victoria, she doesn't have a driver's license, which allows her to study cars from the outside, finding inspiration on her way to work. >> i go try and develop it. >> reporter: designing cars with the help of young creatives like her, a new focus for ford. you think when the

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>> if trump was not having his 6:30 dinner with steve bannon, then more to his liking he was in bed by that time with a cheese burger. why am i even reading this [ bleep ]? i can't believe this. i can't believe that he really -- this is how he lives his life? >> stand by, take one. >> he had a long-time fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's, nobody knew he was coming and the food was safely made. >> we've got it. that's the one. >> you think so? the grammy's in the bag? >> in the bag. >> listen to the roars in the crowd. that was hillary clinton spoofing the "fire and fury" book in a spoof with the crowd giving james cordon called the biggest applause of the night. >> i'm sure trump going to run with that. still hillary still obsessed >> plus cardi b., this is how he lives his life? >> this is "early today."

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this month marks 50 years since the american navy ship the uss pueblo was seized by network. the sailors were taken prisoner by the regime of kim jong-un's grandfather. the same family that rules to this day. the anniversary comes at a time when tensions between the u.s. and north korea remain high. nbc's keir simmons went inside north korea to file this report. >> reporter: inside north korea, an american navy intelligence ship captured 50 years ago, still on display here. a window into the past that still haunts retired marine sergeant bob. >> all of a sudden something hits and, holy cow. >> reporter: on january 23rd, 1968, he was taken prisoner while on the uss pueblo, 14

miles from north korean land. he remembers the ship surrounded and taking fire. >> it happened so fast you don't know what's going on. it blew me off my feet. >> reporter: one crew member was killed in the attack. 82 others taken as prisoners. >> u.s. negotiators met for the third time today with north korean communists. >> reporter: 11 months of torture followed. >> they kicked me a lot and caused a lot of problems. >> reporter: the uss pueblo is now part of a north korean war museum. inside the ship, artifacts, frozen in time. a hallway, scarred by shrapnel. >> in this room you see the pictures of officers and their confessions. >> reporter: and propaganda, the american crew fought back in their own ways, some extending their middle fingers in photos like this one. freedom came in december 1968, the men walked one by one across the bridge of no return into south korea. >> when you're just a little bit from the other side, you get

this one -- this one's for real and you're getting out. >> reporter: the capture of the uss pueblo brought america and north korea close to another full-scale conflict. if history repeats itself, perhaps there are some lessons here for today. the ship is now a cold war trophy, and for the people here, it's seen as a symbol of strength against the u.s. >> trump, if he really provoked the korean war against our country, then we're going to achieve our final victory. >> it depends on the american president? >> yes. >> reporter: 50 years after the uss pueblo was captured on high seas, an undercurrent of old hostilities remain. and today's tense standoff between north korea and the u.s. leaves many wondering whether war can be avoided once again. keir simmons, nbc news, pyongyang, north korea. >> so many stories from that. >> that's right. >> we thank you for being with

us. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. be sure to follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram at nbcearly today." "

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