and there it is. the dynasty continues! >> yeah, sixth time the charm. tom brady and the patriots make hortoning the rams to win the lowest-scoring super bowl ever. the highs and lows from the big game. controversy in the commonwealth. virginia's governor under fire over a racist photo from a college yearbook. his response to the growing calls for his resignation. the real-world threat of online crimes. how hackers put an entire pennsylvania town you get a shot, you get a shot. the queen of daytime tv gives fans a night they'll never forget. "early today" starts right nowa

>> i'm richard lulu wee. the patriots' dynasty lives on thanks to a defensive showcase against the rams in super bowl liii. quarterback tom brady cemented his legacy as the greatest of all-time, becoming the first nfl player in history to ever win six championships. but the night did not start so well for him. >> brady's pass -- it's intercepted! it's picked off on his first throw by littleton. >> yeah, that was his first pass, picked off. but jared goff and the l.a. offense failed to capitalize on that big turnover, which quickly turned into the theme of the game. both teams' defense played lights-out. pats finally got on the board in the second to take a 3-0 lead going into the half. the rams tied it up with a 53-yarder in the third. for the first time ever, a super bowl went into the fourth quarter with zero touchdowns. running it for the touchdown --

sony michel! >> but then the pats found the end zone with a 69-yard drive by brady and company capped off with that touchdown from michel. new england's defense continued to smother the rams. just over a minute on the clock, another three-pointer. that seals the deal. pats win their sixth super bowl in franchise history 13-3. pats' wide receiver julian edelman took mvp as the hottest offensive player in the lowest-scoring super bowl of all-time. >> trying to go out and try to win ball games and help the team. it's pretty surreal. and tough times don't last, tough people do. >> edelman summed it up best saying, it was not pretty but he'll take an ugly win over a pretty loss any day. virginia's governor faces a growing chorus calling for his resignation this morning. democrat ralph northam admits he wore blackface and that his medical school yearbook page

features a racist picture. the photo shows one personlackf dressed up as a member of the ku klux klan. but the governor in the with thn the rejected calls to resign? >> exactly, but then we got word overnight, marlie, that he had an urgent staff meeting, particularly with staffmembers of color, to talk about this situation after his shifting explanations. remember initially he apologized, and then he came out over the weekend and said it wasn't him in the photo even though it does appear on his page. he gave explanations about how these photos sometimes can get mixed up in yearbooks. he did, however, discount the picture, but admitted that he has used blackface before. phot

despicable. that same year, i did participate in ahich i darkened my face as part of a michael jackson costume. i look back now and regret that i did not understand the harmful legacy of an action like that. >> reporter: there are democrats and republicans, in fact, a lot of democrats calling on northam to step down, to resign. as you hear, he has said so far that he will not. the congressional black caucus says he's lost his authority to lead. marlie? >> all right, tracie, thank you. it's not just fireworks in politics making headlines this morning. while defense stole the show at the super bowl, president trump had no problem going on offense in his pregame speech. he slammed democrats and threatened to shut down the government again if he does not get funding for the border wall. nbc's jennifer johnson has more from a speech that could hint at what becse we're doing a great

job. >> reporter: president trump in a new super bowl sunday cbs interview again threatening to shut down the government if he doesn't get funding for his border wall. >> we're going to have to see what happens on february 15th. >> you're not taking it off the table? >> i don't take anything off the table. i don't like to take things off the table. it's that alternative. it's national emergency. >> reporter: the president says the country is being invaded by criminals and repeated his threat to declare a national emergency if he doesn't get his funding. democrats firing back. >> fbi stats will show that the national murder rate is 5.3 murders per 100,000. the border cities are lower than that. in fact, washington, d.c. is about three or four times more dangerous than laredo, my hometown. >> reporter: ahead of tuesday's state of the union address, the president blasted house speaker don't want to give proper border people like nancy pelosi, who security for political reasons, she's doing a terrible disservice to our country. she can keepgames,

but we will win. >> reporter: lawmakers not optimistic a deal can be reached. >> as long as the speaker and the president are way at odds, the chances of us reaching agreement are slim. >> reporter: president trump plans to use his state of the union to push his agenda and jump start his re-election bid. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. power has been restored to a brooklyn jail after inmates spent several days in below-freezing temperatures. dozens of people gathered outside the metropolitan detention center protesting the conditions of more than 1,600 inmates after the jail lost power nearly a week ago. here with details is jose diaz-balart. >> brooklyn federal jail crying out for help. their desperation caused by what some say are convicted of crimes. samantha colon says she hasn't been able to see her boyfriend. >> he's wearing every piece of

clothing that he has. he has towels around his head. huddled in his bed for days. he doesn't want to get out because he can't take the cold. >> reporter: protests getting heated in the streets. and on social media. new york governor andrew cuomo is calling on the justice department to investigate. the federal bureau of prisons said in a statement, the prison experienced a partial power outage due to a fire in the gear switch room, adding, the inmates have hot water for showers and hot water in the sinks in the cell. david patton, the chief federal defender for new york, says he plans to file a lawsuit on behalf the inmates. >> they're not getting adequate heat, and the conditions overall are not safe. >> our thanks to jose for that report. now to breaking news out of southern california. five people are dead after a horrific small plane crashed into a residod in flames. the cessna had just taken off from a nearby airport when it slammed into homes.

po arriving units, they found a well-involved residence, two-story family dwelling with fire showing from all sides. >> witnesses report feeling the ground shake like a bomb went off. dozens of emergency workers were n front of to the scene. the residence. all incoming units are going to need to stage out of this trap. >> it is still too early to pinpoint the cause of the crash. this morning ntsb is investigating if weather played a role in this devastating crash. the pilot, who was the only person on board, and four others inside that home, were killed. pro-mixed martial arts fighter back behind bars this morning after police in texas say the man wanted for two murder charges escaped their custody and took them on a nine-hour manhunt. authorities say they captured joseph marx, who fights under the name spider-man, sunday afternoon after he escaped a prisoner transport van that stopped at mcdonald's.

police say they used k-9s and surveillance video to find him hiding in a trash can. the van was being operated by a private company, texas prisoner transport services. so far no comment from the company. ice can pose a big danger. in canada a chunk of ice came plummeting down the side of a high lies condo, smash through the roof of a mail truck. it just missed the driver. officials say had the driver nod step o about more falling ice. bill karins with a look at our forecast for the week. >> yeah, the big melt after last week's big freeze. unbelievably warm conditions right on the heels of that record-breaking arctic shock. we have mild air from texas through the ohio valley. some of these areas weren week. chicago today 50 degrees. st. louis 68. cleveland 60 degrees. new york city around 55. as we go to the northern plains, that's where the cold air really is. we're still about negative 1 for a high in bismarck. so there is some arctic air out

there. it's mostly in the northern plains. for today the western flood threat continues but the big news is that february thaw and the possibility of a few record highs. 81 in dallas. that's a look at the big going shore, especially areas of the outer banks. the rest of the week is going to feature back to reality. but enjoy the warmth while it lasts. >> i thought you were color blind, everything was upside down compared to what we've seen this week. in "quick hits," new video massive dam collapse in brazil. the death toll now stands at 121 with hundreds more missing. no one has been found alive since the day after that collapse. china, security footage captured an 8-year-old sparking an explosion at a manhole after he dropped two lit fireworks

into the sewer. police say they fixed the manhole and spoke to the boy's parents about his mischief. the only new release on hollywood's worst super bowl weekend in decades but "glass" headed to number one. rate, hilt. we're gonna match that rate and give you an extra 25% off. what would travel sites do if you found a better price? that's not my problem, it's your problem. get outta here! whoa, i really felt that performance. it's just acting, i'm really good at it. book at hilton.com and get the hilton price match guarantee. if you find a lower rate, we match it and give you 25% off that stay. ♪ if♪ darling, tell me me, loveall the ways ♪ay ♪ ♪ tell me all the ways ♪ all the ways at the store, or to your door. target run and done. istry eucerin advanced repairing ecream.

for 48hour dry skin relief... goes beyond ceramides with moisturizing factors naturally found in skin... eucerin advanced repair cream for healthier looking skin. we'd love some help with laundry. here's how you do it. spray and scrub anything with a stain. soak your nasty jersey. it stinks! wash the reall remember -hard work builds character! new tide pods with upgraded 4-in-1 technology unleash a foolproof clean in one step. but you didn't fold it.in t. should have sent a text. #1 stain and odor fighter, #1 trusted. it's got to be tide. so we improved everything. we used 50% fewer ingredients added one handed pumps and beat the top safety standards the new johnson's® choose gentle

attention, dog owners. we have an urgent consumer alert. hill's pet nutrition is voluntarily recalling several cans of dog food over potentially high levels of vitamin "d." this is affecting different similar ryes of canine stews including chicken and barley, and bratsed beef. if you boughtll's canned dog food lately, return it to the store and call the company at the number on your screen. a sta cyber criminals when they attacked computers in one medium-size ci targets went beyond financial information. nbc's stephanie gosk reports on what happened and why it's always best to think before you

click. >> reporter: it was an honor february day in allentown, pennsylvania. little did they know they were being invaded. >> the colleague came down the hall and just said that, hey, my account's locked. i went to sign in and found out that my account was locked. >> reporter: all across town, city employees were getting kicked off the computer network. it was no glitch. hackers broke into allentown. >> we had to consider shutting this whole city off. >> reporter: the first concern was public safety. traffic lights are on the network. so are security cameras, police files, ande trojan. >> banking trojans started off as software that was designed to steal your financial information. >> reporter: but they've evolved to do much more, sherry davidoff, who runs a cybersecurity firm in montana. >> they're all your all computer and will steal all your files. >> reporter: they say trojans have become the biggest cyber threat and showed me how they work. >> would you like our

victim? >> reporter: hackers trick people into clicking on e-mail attachments. >> i'm going to click on this "opt out" form that seems totally legit. >> as soon as you opened that word document it started running a program that would automatically steal your files. >> while i'm ordering pizza for $7.99, all my files are headed out and i have no idea? >> exactly. >> reporter: they gained access to my pretend bank account by capturing keystrokes when i logged in. now they had a foothold to the entire network. >> as soon as they have access to your e-mail, they grab your contacts, they start mailing your contacts. so that's part of how it spreads. >> reporter: in allentown, the hackers stopped short of doing real harm to public safety. but the attack paralyzed the city for two weeks. it cost $1 million to rebuild the network and serves as a warning, think before you click. the hackers are coming. stephanie gosk, nbc news allentown, pennsylvania. just ahead, a boatload of

fun, oprah passes out shots on an unforgettable cruise trip. and surprise, the biggest trailers from the big game coming up next. this is kind of awesome? how long are we here? for one year, sparks will fly. this is not awesome. i just want to make an omlete! oh, are you kidding me!? the drama will be real, but it won't save you any money on car insurance. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. why haven't you called geico? so we improved everything. we used 50% fewer ingredients added one handed pumps and beat the top safety standards the new johnson's® choose gentle

♪ if♪ darling, tell me me, loveall the ways ♪ay ♪ ♪ tell me all the ways ♪ all the ways at the store, or to your door. target run and done. think only specialty stores have what's new? olay has the hottest debut. new olay clay stick masks, hydrating facial mist, and brightening eye cream.

some people move on. but not us. >> last night's super bowl gave us a first look at many new movies including "avengers: end game," the fourth installment of the marvel studios avenger seese rear out april 26th.

captain marvel made an appearance with a never before seen second trailer for the film starring brie larson on march 8th. finally a new teaser for "toy d trapped at a carnival prize stand. the4th. i can't wait to see how buzz makes it out of that predicament. >> i'm going with "toy story." >> i think i will as well. >> it's always a winner. villa italian kitchen is a pizza chain with a sense of humor. they mimicked a viral moment from 2017's failed fyre festival. the disastrous festival made incredible promises they failed to keep including five-star meal that is turned out to be slices of bread and cheese as shown in this viral twitter post during the festival. so the pizza place has debuted a $25 festival pizza modeled after the disappointing meal. the chain calls it a new luxury pizza experience complete with two pieces of processed cheese, in true fyre fashion.

>> $25, though? i mean, you couldn't pay me $25 to eat that. >> people were paying thousands of dollars for that cheesnd pieces of bread, which is right there. all righty. well, oprah's further day may have passed but it looks like the queen of daytime tv is still celebrating. ♪ this was on board her all girls getaway cruise when she and gayle king posted the cruise to the bahamas. on the agenda, soul conversations and shots with oprah. >> and her giving away lots of stuff. i'm surprised they don't have a no picture no video, no selfie rule on a party like that. >> right, yeah, whatever happens on the cruise, stays on the cruise. >> here are the shots, take the shots. just ahead for you, maybe some shots. could you do one? one woman's effort to protect the planet by living just about

waste-free. everyday more and more dogs are declaring their freedom from grains and now they're free to run, play and be their best and for these dogs there's no better food then blue freedom made without the grains that contain gluten free your dog with blue freedom (thunderclap) if your day doesn't unfold as predicted. unfold this. new neutrogena® makeup remover single. and remove 99% of makeup. 100% rain or shine. neutrogena®.

are so thick... so fluffy... so delicious... (whisper) karen, karen you've got to try this ...they're just too good not to share l'eggo your eggo (danny)'s voice) of course you don'te because you didn't!? your job isn't doing hard work... ...it's ma st your expenses to save over $4,600 at tax time. quickbooks. backing you. prestige creams not living up to the hype? one jar shatters the competition. olay regenerist hydrates skin better than creams costing over $100, $200, and even $400. fact check this ad in good housekeeping. olay. are confusing quilted northern are confusing quilted northernf. for a bouncy castle. they're both durable, flexible and nice to have at parties. but quilted northern is not a bouncy castle. it's just really nice toilet paper.

new johnson's cottontouch™ a wholwash and lotionre for newborns is born made with real cotton and enhances your gentle touch a new soft a new touch a new gentle new johnson's cottontouch™ (baby cooing) choose gentle i am not for just treating my symptoms... (ah-choo) i am for shortening colds when i'm sick. with zicam. zicam is completely different. unlike most other cold min provento shorten colds. i am a zifan for zicam. oral or nasal. welcome hatill be wearing ss in the middle of february in the big i-95 cities the next couple of days. i think this is appropriate. where is winter? these are the snowfall totals since december 1. we had that thanksgiving surprise. since then new york city 1 inch of snow. boston 2 inches of snow. normally boston should have 2 feet of snow.

from december 1st to now. d.c. has had more snow than philadelphia, new york city, and boston combined with 1 foot of snow since december 1, they're above average, everybody else is well below average. there's no snow in sight for i-95 and the northeast. >> i won't be breaking out the shorts until june at least. >> 60 tomorrow. you'll be tempted. when we return, how one woman lives her life with no woman lives her life with no waste.wa ♪ and he said ♪ ♪ girl, you take care of me ♪ ♪ you are my thera♪y ♪ the better half of me ♪ say it again ♪ ♪ if you love me, love me, love me ♪ like you say ♪ ♪ darling tell me all the ways ♪ tell me all the ways ♪ now, we're bringing you all the ways to get what you need. target run and done. are so thick... so fluffy... so delicious... (whisper) karen, karen you've got to try this

...they're just too good not to share l'eggo your eggo are confusing quilted northern for robes. they're both cushiony, comforting, and add elegance to your home. but quilted northe is not a robe. it's just really nice toilet paper. in celebration of black history month throughout the month of february, nbc blk has a special series, "she thrives," black women making history today

which highlights the accomplishments, prowess of black women. millie brown, a baltimore woman who founded the nonprofit group a mother's cry which offers help and comfort to mothers who have lost children to shootings and other types of violence. to learn more go to nbcnews.com/shethrives. a story about reducing waste. some taking it to an extreme in an effort to protect our planet. as nbc's joe friar reports, recycling is just part of that plan. >> reporter: spend the day with katherine kellogg and you'll see a shopping spree free of waste. she brings her own cloth bags for produce, buys in bulk, no packaging, even carries her own metal to go containers. >> i didn't view it as taking things out of my life but more adding new things to my life. >> reporter: kellogg blogs about the zero-waste movement. her efforts started four years ago. the goal, send nothing to the landfill.

>> there are small chimpl changes that most of us can make that can have a massive impact. >> reporter: in 1960, even american generated 2.7 pounds of garbage. now it's about 4.5 pounds per day, much of it polluting our land and oceans. kellogg makes some of her own stuff. in the kitchen, almond milk. in the bathroom, homemade deodorant and toothpaste. >> people hear you're making your own toothpaste, i don't have time for that. >> it's a balance. so if you don't have time, is focuses on tion that fits in three rs. reduce what you need, as much as you can, as a last resort, recycle. not everything you put in the blue bin gets recycled. >> zero waste is recycling less, not recycling more. >> reporter: the movement is not new but has gained momentum through social media and images like this. two years' worth of trash from a challenge kellogg completed. >> it wound up fitting into a

16-ounce mason jar. >> reporter: she admits her methods might be too extreme for some. >> it's not about being perfect, it's not about having no recycling, it's not about have nothing trash. it's about being conscious what was you're consuming and trying to do better. >> reporter: you may not hit zero, but any drop in your trash is no waste, it's a plus for the planet. joe friar, nbc news, berkeley, california. >> veried a mishlg. if you ever make your own toothpaste, make enough for me too. >> i don't knowte, put it that way. >> thanks for waking up with us. i'm marlie hall. and we )re in a microclimate

weather alert. ad lib live radar. rain coming down all across the bay area. welcome to mop morning monday morning, a wet one across the bay area. rain is coming down across the bay area, this is our radar. some places a little harder than others. a little harder to get out of

bed this morning as well, hearing the pitter patter of the rain, it was tempting to stay in, but we're here. good morning. hope you had a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the rain this morning. >> it is soggy and dealing with wet spots on the roads and the heavy waves of rain coming down for much of the