in just a few hours, president trump will depart for a meeting with northea but is the white house just now lowering expectations for the historic face-to-face? hollywood's biggest night. we've got the winners and most memorable moments from the academy awards. pain at the pump. as gas prices shoot up a dime for an average gallon of gasoline. not for the wicked weather from coast to coast that will surely impact travel plans. flying without wings at age 86. the woman whose latest leap of faith landed her a spot in the guinness book of world records. "early today" starts right now. >> good monday morning. >> i'm frances rivera. wild weather sweeping the

country. in the northeast extremely powerful wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour are expected to continue today. the niagara parks police are sharing this video. chunks of ice being blown over a retaining wall along lake erie in ontario. >> in mississippi, a tornado ripped through a commercial district doing significant damage to a church and to multiple businesses and homes. a 41-year-old woman was kill wednesday her house collapsed. a severe weather system is targeting the west coast bringing more snow and rain to areas that have already been buried. more than 40 inches of snow dropped in north bend, washington, over the last week. now more could be on the way for this region. bill karins ise l r us. what are we in for? >> what an epic february. some ski areas are saying there are going to be over 300 inches of snow in the month of february alone. six to eight feet between now and wednesday evening. you see the white clouds.

a ton of moisture in northern california. it will continue the next two to three days. very persistent. at the highest elevations, that means a significant amount of snow. the lower elevations where people live we will have to deal with flooding, even flash flooding. nine inches north of napa, north of sacramento. it charts up to 36 a whirlwind week for the white house. president trump will head to hanoi for a second historic summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. back at home his former attorney is set to testify before three congressional committees. nbc's susan mcginnis is in d.c. with a preview of what to expect. susan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, topping this super-busy week for washington, the president leaving early this afternoon for vietnam for

another high-stakes sitdown with north korea's leader. >> 59. >> reporter: president trump leaving today for hanoi for a summit with kim jong-un 2.0. >> we hope he makes a big step in the week ahead. >> nothing is clear. and i think as a result we could run the risk that kim is given concessions. >> reporter: intelligence officials have said they don't believe north korea will surrender its nuclear arsenal seen as key to its survival. the president's trip comes a day before his former attorney michael cohen begins testimony before several congressional committees. with lawmakers anxious for him to clear up many questions. >> why the false statements before a committee when he first

appeared? what other light can he shed now that he is cooperating on issues of obstruction of justice or collusion. we think he has a lot to offer. >> it is serious well beyond whatever cohen might have said in that you misdirect the investigation. that's why it is so important that those kinds of charges be taken very seriously. >> reporter: cohen's testimony wednesday will be public. the mueller russian report out in days. as for the second summit with kim jong-un, some lawmakers here on capitol hill complained they were never briefed on the first one. frances. >> susan mcginnis for us. thank you. r. kelly's musical legacy has come crumbling down with the singer spending an entire weekend behind bars. it looks like he could be there for one or two more days as confidants scramble to get the $100,000 needed to post bail. this after a chicago judge set his bond at $1 million.

kelly turned himself in to authorities on friday after he was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse against four victims. the allegations date back as far as 1998 and span more than a decade. the singer does have a court appearance scheduled for today where he'll have the opportunity to enter a plea. hollywood has made it through its biggest night of the year. billy porter made an entrance wearing a tuxedo brown hybrid created by designer christiano soriano. selma blair made her first red carpet appearance since revealing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis using a custom monogrammed cane. . >> and rachel weisz made a statement in a red two-piece down with a shiny latex top. here are big moments of the show which kicked off without a host. >> reporter: the awards ceremony went off without a hitch.

surprise winner from best actress is what everyone is talking about this morning. >> green book. >> reporter: a drama about a road trip through the segregated south of the 1960s, won best picture. >> such a privilege. >> this is like a dream. >> reporter: "green book" scored best original screen play and best actor. honors for best actor went to the queen front manfredy mercury. >> i may not have been the best choice but i guess it worked out. >> this is hilarious. >> she beat out the woman widely seen as the favorite, seven-time nominee glenn close. >> you haven idol so long and this is not how i wanted it to be. >> i'm an example of what it

looks like when support and love is poured into someone. >> emotion poured out for lady gaga. ♪ >> reporter: she performed her hit from a star is born with co-star bradley cooper. minutes later it won best original song. >> not a single person could have sang this song with me but you. thank you for believing in us. >> "blackkklansman" spike lee celebrated his first by jumping in the arms of samuel l. jackson. it will leave tinsel town buzzing. and did you see see the gigantic diamond lady gaga had around her neck? that is the tiffany yellow diamond, 128 carats. it is priceless. last worn by audrey hepburn back in 1961.

so a lot of history there and something to throw around at the water cooler when you're chatting about the awards ceremony last night. >> all right. jennifer, thank you so much outside of houston, an amazon plane cargo plane crashed killing all three crew members on board. tom costello has the latest as the investigation gets under way. >> reporter: frances, good morning. we're at the trinity river. and behind me in the marshland, investigators are focused on retrieving the black boxes from this 767 that went down saturday afternoon. it was on a cargo run from miami to houston, and it was flying for amazon. witnesses say the plane went down at about 12:39. they say that it appeared to be in distress in some way. a controller apparently lost contact with this plane at about 6,000 feet. no radio, no radar. so now the concern is, did weather in any way play a role in this? or was there something else going on on board the plane that might have brought it down?

we can tell you there is video of this crash taken from a nearby jail. the video, according to the ntsb, shows the plane going in at a very steep rate of decline, almost nose-first, we're told. they are now looking at whether they can in any way use that video to help determine what caused the accident. there was no distress call. so the focus now here at the trinity river is using divers and dredgers to try to find those black boxes, the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, to hopefully give them some sense as to why this plane crashed with three people on board, two of those people have now been recovered. frances, back to you. >> thank you, tom. venezuela remains on edge as protesters clashed with venezuelan troops at the border with brazil. several people were killed and hundreds wounded over the weekend. vice president mike pence is scheduled to meet with the opposition leader today as the u.s. refuses to rule out

military involvement. he left en route to colombia to meet with juan guaido. >> we have had crazy wind out east. >> yesterday really strong. as high as 100 miles per hour in the mountains of the appalachians. and great lakes, some measured up to hurricane strength. 77 miles per hour in wisconsin. the ripple effects will go on. winds gust 45 to 60 today. a little bit of damage to trees and power lines. i don't think we will get up to 60 to 75 miles per hour. that's when we start to and ore.

even report of snow in portland as the snow shield has moved northwards. take a look at the week ahead forecast coming up. >> all right. thank you. well, before you reach into the freezer for a frozen dinner, we have an important recall to tell you about. boston market is recalling more than 173,000 pounds of their boneless pork ribben trays because they may have pieces of glass or plastic in them. so far no reports of anyone being injured. but consumers with questions can call consumer affairs at the number listed on the screen. still to come, a new recruiting for the fbi? and we'll go inside the vatican next. you look amazing. and you look amazingly comfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... unlike detergent alone, do so clothes look newer, longer.

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four-day clergy sexual abuse summit, pope francis delivered some strong words toward clergy members who abuse. in a speech before 190 catholic bishops and religious superiors on sunday, he also promised to review the current guidelines used to prevent abuse and punish perpetrators. some side offers say his words weren't enough. here's nbc's anne thompson. >> calling predator priests tools of satan, pope francis ou abuse hi whosoever has committed such crimes. >> reporter: but his powerful cona survivors who want the concrete and effective measures promised by francis at the summit's opening. what was missing from the pope's speech? >> action. quick, swift action. >> reporter: mary dispenza says she was raped by a priest at age 7. the former nun from seattle and fellow survivors want the vatican to adopt zero tolerance. >> not one more child is safer

after four days. because talking doesn't do it. >> reporter: the vatican says the pope will issue a new law to protect children and create a o bishops with less experience deal with abuse claims. chicago cardinal suppage says that puts the onus on bishops. >> if people don't go home and realize that they are personally responsible for this and are going to be held accountable, change won't happen. >> reporter: juan carlos cruz says his struggle to survive >> i tried to m >> reporter: but he's encouraged by the vatican's focus. >> it might not be at the speed that we want. but if we look at this past year, it's been, like you say, pretty fast. so i don't want to lose hope. >> that was anne thompson reporting. still ahead, jon stewart's call to arms for a cause close to his heart. then the huge development in

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attend. this comes after the september 11th victims compensation fund cu the fund was created in 2011 with $7.3 billion and is set to. 19,000 claims that remain unpaid. wall street kicks off the week getting a bit of a breather on the u.s./china trade talks. what does it mean for your money? resident business guru steve sedgwick, good morning. >> good morning. really big week, the fed chair speaking in congress as well. the key at the start of the week is the fact that the president has said there's going to be a delay on extra tariffs on chinese goods which were going to happen march 1st because he thinks they're making good progress. looks like president xi of china will be coming to mar-a-lago in florida to have some signing ceremony at some stage if they

finalize a deal. interesting for u.s. consumers on gasoline at the moment as well. regular grade gasoline is up 10 cents in the last two weeks. the average in the u.s. is $2.44. there's a huge difference between the lowest price in baton rouge, louisiana, near all those refineries, and the highest price in the u.s., $3.38 in san francisco bay area. that's a $1.35 difference between the two places. and elsewhere, kraft heinz, which had a horrendous week on the market, big declines, could be selling their maxwell house coffee business. apparently they've tapped credit suisse to look at various options. the business could be worth $3 billion. back to you. >> wow, steve sedgwick as always, thank you very much for that. just ahead, bill is tracking that winter blast heading west. and the sky's the limit. no matter what your age. meet the 86-year-old still defying gravity. you're watching "early today." you've tried moisturizer after moisturizer...

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a high-flying 86-year-old inspiring the country with her latest leap of faith. nbc's steve patterson us to the octogenarian defying the odds. >> reporter: on a great saturday outside san diego, we learn something. people can fly. shorter, taller, bigger, smaller, younger -- and even a bit older. 86-year-old betty goathart is the world's oldest performing flying female trapeze artist, made official in the guinness world records book. >> it's awesome. you really do feel free. she decided to give it a go herself. >> i would have quit

i wanted to make sure we had a place for her to fly. >> reporter: and fly she does. four days a week. >> she's only 86. she has a long way to go. >> reporter: betty is no stranger to add venture. she spent her younger days soaring on states, traveling the usworld leaders, princesses, even kings. >> elvis came to see our show. he was nicest gentleman ever. >> reporter: she's lived her life with passion. >> this is my polo days. >> reporter: playing polo on a men's team, raising a family, and traveling with her husband, ski. after he passed away she knew she wasn't ready to close the book on excitement. it's all been up in the air. >> my secret is very simple. i do what i love to do. and i do it totally. >> reporter: a lifetime spent taking that next big leap. she argues what better way to live? >> it's been a beautiful life. and it's not finished yet.

nbc news, san diego. >> reporter: steve patterson, >> man, wow. >> she's done it all and she's still doing it all. >> she's still doing it, 86 years old, and she just started eight years ago. >> not to mention she looks fantastic too. that's how you do it. that's how you keep young, with that kind of spirit. >> definitely. thanks for watching "early today." i'm marlie hall. >> i'm frances rivera. your news continues here on nbc. this is charlie not coughing because he took delsym 12-hour. and this is charlie still not coughing

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controversy too. >> kicking off the week with some wicked weather around they blinding snow, and even flooding. bill karins is here with your travel forecast. president trump preps for a meeting witorth korea's