welcome to monday and dangerously cold temperatures in many parts of the nation. this following snow, sleet, and ice buildup in many region but relief is on the way. the white house goes on the offensive to sell the president's new immigration proposal. as the government shutdown enters day 31. on this dr. martin luther king jr. national holiday, a look at the significance and message in a game of great divide. a look at those who go out of their way to ensure america's bravest men and women are all laid to rest with a dignified farewell. and a double helping of overtime nfl playoff games determine the nfc versus the afc

good monday morning, i'mmen expected to get as much as 2 feet of fresh powder. >> along with snow and freezing rain, cities are seeing life-threatening drops in temperatures. going outdoors for long periods of time today could be extremely dangerous. for more details let's go now to nbc's dan scheneman. >> reporter: deep snow and a deep freeze. large areas of the country hit with a blast of winter weather. travel is treacherous. in tate highway patrol warned drivers to slow down. authorities have been called to help hundreds of stranded drivers. tractor-trailers were ordered to stay off the roads in some parts of pennsylvania. that ban has been partiallyro c midwest to the northeast are working round the clock. >> rain. we're going to be out here till probably monday morning. >> reporter: in addition to

roads, lots of driveways need to be cleared. snow blowers and snow shovels getting a workout. >> it's kind of heavy a little bit, but helps to break it up with your shovel, drive down into it and loosens it up, makes it nice and easy. >> reporter: another concern, power on theages. thousands of homes have lost electricity. in the northeast, wind and waves are pounding the coastline. and officials warn conditions may guess worse. >> but this could be a scary part right now as we think about the freezing, thinking about the wind, and making sure we do going. to keep warm during today's by city, chiefs fans are determined warmers, foot warmers, so i think we're all set. >> reporter: fans fired up despite the bitter cold. dan scheneman, nbc news. >> what a weekend it was. what a dance that was too, right? meteorologist michelle grossman joining us this morning. what can we expect today? >> we are expecting fridge jit,

fridge jid weather. 11 in new york city. we'll see that all throughout the day. potentially deadly and very dangerous cold air out there. windchill warnings where you see that hot pink. places like syracuse, binghamton, burlington seeing very frigid air in place. it's not just where we had the windchills warnings where we're seeing cold air, it's pretty much all across the midwest. detroit this morning 1 below zero, feeling colder with the wind in place. the daytime highs, 13 in detroit. 16 in pittsburgh. so you want to bundle up. wear lots of layers. the idea is light, loose layers today. >> good advice, thanks michelle. 31 days into the government shutdown and 800,000 federal workers are still waiting to find out when they're going to get their next paycheck. over the weekend president trump dangled a deal to protect dreamers in exchange for border wall money but democrats are calling the offer a nonstarter. afterwards the president slammed house speaker nancy pelosi on twitter calling her a radical democrat and saying that she's lost control of the party.

nbc's kelly o'donnell has the latest on the back and forth in d.c. >> reporter: vice president mike pence on a televised sales mission for the president's new shutdown offer. for reluctant democrats, he tried to make the border wall seem less ominous. >> it's not from sea to sea, it's 234 miles of additional steel barrier. >> reporter: for conservative critics who questioned giving three years tifd youngmm the pr sent mixed messages on twitter. at first saying, no, amnesty is not part of my offer. but left the door wide open. amnesty will be used much bigger deal, whether on immigration or something else. but many democrats areic presid candidate kirsten gillibrand. >> what it really shows is his lack of compassion and empathy for people that are suffering. i think it's a nonstarter. >> reporter: but virginia democrat senator mark warner called the president's updated offer a starting point.

>> listen, going into negotiations, i'm all for it. increasing border security, i'll all for it. >> reporter: shutdown politics with the president's biggest audience of the year on ice. wednesday speaker pelosi indefinitely postponed the january 29th address. >> let's talk about it when we can do it at a time when government is open. >> reporter: the president finally responded. nancy, i'm still thinking about the state of the union speech, there are so many options. he suggested she broke their deal. while a contract is a contract, i'll get back to you soon. when they all come back after today's mlk holiday, senate proposal.leader mitch mcconne sa they need several democrats to get on board, and that's a major challenge. separately, house democrats will pursue a series of their own bills to reopen the government, including more money for border security, but not for a border wall. and tomorrow night marks the next payroll deadline.

with no solution, 800,000 federal workers would miss another check. philip? >> all right, kelly o'donnell for us, thank you. today we're honoring the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. markets are closed, but parades will be held in cities across the country. it was just 56 years ago that dr. king delivered his "i have a dream" speech from the lincoln memorial. his eldest son was atgtond.c. r his father's legacy. >> dad said, the one institution that must keep the flame of hope burning and alive is the church. that was true in 1955 when he delivered it. that was true when 1965 when we got the votinght 1968 when fair housing legislation was passed. that is true this morning in 2019. >> and here in new york the national action network will be holding their mlk day celebration featuring reverend al sharpton.

tragedy in the line of duty. a three-year veteran police officer was shot and killed in mobile, alabama, sunday while working an investigation. the body of officer sean tooter was transported overnight in this ambulance driving through the streets escorted by fellow officers. this large procession marking a day of mourning for a fallen hero. >> he's made the ultimatesacrif life for others. people he did not even know. >> according to police, officer tooter was gunned down by a suspect with prior warrants. he was 30, and is the second mobile officer to be killed since february 2018. authorities say the suspect is in custody facing capital murder charges. the death toll from friday's massive fuel pipeline explosion in mexico has climbed to 85. dozens have been hospitalized following the horror. officials say the fireball consumed an area the size of a soccer field. officials believe the blaze started when an unidentified man rammed into the pipeline,

causing extensive damage. about 800 people had been out collecting leaked fuel at the site of an earlier puncture. super bowl liii is set. after a pair of overtime thrillers. in two weeks the los angeles rams will face off against, who else? >> second and goal. burkhead. burkhead to the end zone. hello, super bowl! new england is heading back again for the third straight year. >> number 12 does it again, leading the patriots to a huge win over the red-hot chiefs in kansas. just before the half, brady would chuck it deep down the field to philip dorsett for a 29-yard bomb to put the patriots up by 14 going into the break. coming out of halftime, patrick mahomes would heat up connecting with travis kelce to finally put k.c. on the board. in the fourth mahomes would find damien williams.

the chiefs would take their first lead of the game on this screen pass here, 21-17. trailing by three, the chiefs would get this 39-yard field goal to send it into overtime. sudden death now. rex burkhead up the middle, punches it in, and the pats win the afc. president trump took to twitter after the game congratulating new england on their win. now to the nfc championship in the big ease. the saints are leading 6-0 on a pair of early field goals when drew brees finds garrett griffin right here. that was the first touchdown of the night for the saints. later in the second quarter, todd gurley had hisge run of the game. that would bring the rams within three. l.a.'s quarterback jared goff refusing to let the saints march away with it. he gets this touchdown, and later a field goal to tie it in the fourth. then the play that has everyone talking this morning. >> quick snap. the pass is incomplete, no flag for tommy lee lewis.

officials talk to each other. crowd's going crazy as there's no flag right on the saints sideline. clearly contact before the ball got there. >> no flag. the no call heard round the world. new orleans would have likely ooimsed the game on that play. while it won't matter much to the saints, league sources say the nfl will admit the refs messed up this. the rams would get a 48-yarder to send the game into overtime here. the first possession of the overtime, drew brees would drop back to pass. and he would get some pressure here up the middle. his arm gets hit while he was trying to throw the ball. right into john johnson's hands. and that would lead to this. greg zuerlein, 57-yarder, and the rams win the nfc. that means l.a. will face off against new england in super bowl liii sunday, february 3rd, kickoff 6:30 eastern. if you look to the night sky last night you may have gotten a rare treat. people from around the world are sharing images of a super blood

wolf moon. this total lunar eclipse is considered super because the moon is at its closest point to the earth. as it slips completely within the earth's shadow, it reddens and january's full moon is sometimes called a wolf moon. the next chance to see a total lunar eclipse will be in 2021. >> for those of us that were lucky enough to get a chance. the skies cleared up enough to get a glimpse of that. >> the skies cleared here in the northeast allowing cold air to come in. we are frigid today. that's the big stoi. . frigid freeze throughout monday. layer up as you head out. we're talking about dangerous and deadly cold. look at the temperatures today. cleveland 16. chicago 18. 14 in minneapolis. springfield 35. just temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below whats typical i

south to see more mild air. temperatures in the 60s in parts of texas. good news that is it's a short-lived freeze. we're going to be warming up by wednesday, so we'll talk more about that later. >> i'm cold just looking at those temperatures. >> me too, yeah. >> thanks, michelle. "glass" owned this box office this martin luther king jr. weekend. the riveting m. night shamlian about a troubled serial killer brought in over $40 million in ticket sales. then "the upside" fade over $15 million. and "aquaman" rounded out the top three this weekend earning just over $10 million. it has now raked in a whopping $300 million domestically, still going strong, and i still haven't seen it. >> made all that money without your 20 bucks. want to pray with pope francis? there's an app for that. and a flier's frustration

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leading the news, pope francis is taking prayer into the 21st century. the pope officially endorsed the click to pray app ahead of world youth day. he showed off the app on a tablet during his sunday address in st. peter's square. the app will let catholics follow what the pope is praying for so they can in. it's not just the pope.y works e social media and lets you see other people's prayers as well. pretty tech savvy, that pope. >> yeah, it is. people seeing my prayers? what's up with that? dangers on united airlines international flight from newark to hong kong spent 20-plus hours on the tarmac over the weekend. according to the airline, the whole ordeal started on saturday at 3:00 p.m., and ended at noon on sunday. a medical emergency first caused the plane to be diverted in canada. then the airline says prior to departure, the plane experienced a mechanical issue. this here is passenger video of rescue workers on that plane. after that, customers waited for hours because the airport didn't

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just an unmarked grave. that's why people like michael honan make it their duty to attend their burials. >> this to me, he's a brother, a brother in arms, someone who was in the military. >> reporter: on this day, they're honoring vincent terantolla. >> he died in queens, new york 6 september 2018. but we don't have to know much more about him because he is a brother in arms. he honorably served his nation. >> reporter: they make sure he receives full military honors. he is in charge every month. >> we handle them as if they were members of our family. >> reporter: since 2009, he and his fellow veterans have arranged 72 of these funerals.

there are two ceremonies, one at the funeral home and one at the cemetery. john pop taoeft reads a poem. amongst soldiers. >> along comes those gentlemen who died with no family, they have nobody to represent them. and i took the that to heart. >> reporter: every veteran is honored with a signed presidential certificate. followed by the playing of taps and honoring of the flag. >> to everyone else, they're numbers. to me, they're men. they're men that served, that raised their right hand and took an oath to serve this country. and i'm not going to let them go down without a fight. >> reporter: a final salute by fellow comrades to one of their own. >> so moving that they have taken up the charge to bury those servicemen and women. >> so good they stepped up.

>> those burials were financed by veterans programs and national network of and anyone n jr. just 56 ago dr. dream speech. markets are closed, as are many schools. parades will be held in cities across the country. his eldest son honored his father's legacy by delivering a sermon in washington, d.c. thanks for watching "early day". i'm toph

wicked weather weekend, from the northeast to the midwest, snow, sleet, rain, and right now dangerously cold temperatures. officials warning people to stay inside if possible. we'll have the latest on what to expect. day 31 of the government shutdown and the president's latest immigration proposal falling on deaf ears for democrats. but is this the start of some tangible negotiations?

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