this morning, swift action being taken in the wake of a second boeing 737 max 8 aircraft going down. investigators piece together what went wrong. u.s. military continue to back aggressive attacks and air strikes on the last isis strong hold. gas prices are on the rise up six cents a gallon. the sign of things to come? we'll check in with our cnbc partners for answers. a woman seriously injured tries to snap a selfie with a jaguar at an arizona zoo. . and "snl"'s take on r.

kelly. and captain marvel. buckle up, "early today" starts right now. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm marlie hall. families across 35 countries are looking for answers after the crash of an ethiopia airlines plain. a crash in ethiopia after a brand-new boeing max 8 plane went down. this is the second time in six months. it led app order for boeing to ground these planes. janua janis, good morning. >>reporter: good morning. this is the second crash in six months of this new boeing 737 max 8 aircraft, one of its best-selling planes. but aviation officials in various parts of the world, including here, are ordering the 737 max to be grounded and

inspected until further notice. now, the u.s. transportation safety board, as well as a team from boeing, is part of the investigation in ethiopia. their priority is to find the flight data recorders. and their focus is going to be on an automated system that was to -- designed to prevent the aircraft from stalling. this was a new feature of the 737 max. but it was one that was apparently posing some problems for pilots. china's aviation authorities are not waiting for any answers. they ordered that all planes in chinese fleets be grounded. that has now taken effect. it is not inis significant. 350 or so of the 737 max planes in operation around the world, 96 of them, a third, are in

china. ethiopian airlines ordered the others to be grounded. flight 302 having trouble right after takeoff, of course crashing six minutes after takeoff s. 157 on board from 35 different countries. marlie? >> janis, thank you. president trump is launching another salvo making a request for wall funding. he will submit a 2020 budget proposal to congress this morning, setting the stage for another shutdown showdown. according to white house officials, the president's proposal will seek nearly $9 billion for the wall. tracy potts joins us this morning. >> reporter: the president set to ask for more money for this border wall in a budget that is

already upside down spending more than we're taking in. that's more -- 77% more than it was last year, according to the treasury department. the proposal is not expected to fix that any time soon. a senior administration official confirms this morning president trump will ask congress for $8.6 billion to build a border wall with mexico. >> we have a crisis down there. i think the president has made that case very effectively. >>reporter: it doubles what he has already set aside. it is six times with what congress was willing to approve to end the fight that shut down the government. >> building a 30-foot-high concrete structure from sea to shining sea is the worst way headline 6 >> reporter: the president expected to act to make tax cuts permanent.

in a joint statement, democrats already say no. they've rejected it. they've give the same response if he asks again. this week, the senate is expected to reject the national emergency that allows him to use military funds for the wall but the president will veto that and send it back to congress where we don't see they have enough votes to override it. he will likely push to make cuts permanent. that is what is driving the deficit. >> translator: federal government has enough money. i would reverse the trump tax cuts, the bush tax cuts. >> reporter: the national emergency allows him to use military funds to build the wall. trays where pots, nbc news, washington. communities across the south are cleaning up after another round of tornados. 14 reported twisters hit five states causing widespread damage and injuries. a tornado ripped through arkansas on saturday over six miles. according to the national weather service, it expanded to around 150 yards wide and

reached peak winds of 105 miles per hour. for more, let's go to steve patterson in the storm zone. >> reporter: in exception of the things southerners needed to see, this is the last. one week after the largest tornado in years blasted the south, saturday, twisters rage again. ten reported from texas to tennessee, mississippi to louisiana. four were spotted causing wide-spread damage. >> i've been here off and on for 70-81 years. i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: in arkansas, three touched down. one destroying this home, injuring those inside. >> i don't even know what i'm looking at here. everything is gone. >> yes. here is the beams. wrought iron beams. more or less collapsed on to

everything. >> reporter: across town, gary going through what ask important after the soybean farm storage shop was destroyed. >> it won't take long to do it. we'll be right back where we were. >> reporter: now clean up. families sifting through anything that could be salvageable. the damage here widespread, but they are thankful it wasn't far worse. perspective from the heartland. >> won't even know what happened in a few months from now. >> reporter: after so much loss. steve patterson, northbound news, scott, arkansas. this morning the university of southern california is being thrown into the spotlight after a u.s. student identified as the son as an oakland city council woman was murdered near the campus in los angeles. those who knew 21-year-old victor mcelhaney are mourning his loss, expressing frustration at the horrific tragedy. he was shot after he walked into a robbery in progress at a

nearby liquor store. he suffered wounds to his chest. police say there are four suspects who fled the scene in a vehicle. mcelhaney was studying at usc school of music. his mother, who also lost a grandson to gun violence in 2015, is heartbroken. jussie smollett is facing charges for allegedly staging a hate crime in chicago. he was indict odd 16 felony counts for lying to police. he told police saying two men attacked him shouting, this is maga cup, poured a chemical on him, and placed a noose around his neck. his arraignment if scheduled for thursday. if convicted, he could face up to four years for each count. "game of thrones" teams up with the red cross for the biggest blood drive. the hbo hit series went all out with a lavish set at the south by southwest festival in austin.

it included dozens of actors and a full choir singing the show's theme song. the drive collected thousands of donations. the days of summer cruises for adults only will set sale june 28th from miami. while board, carnival victory guests can enjoy world class spa, 24-hour dining and one of the ship's six bars. and performance by cardi b, dj khaled and post malone. all right. bill karins with the weather. >> we need to jump on that celebrity cruise and have a good time. a big storm coming through southern california. it doesn't center a lot of precipitation.

it will impact many people's commutes. definitely throughout the colorado rockies. maybe even blizzard companies out in the plains. a little more snow will happen in areas of the northern portions of the cascades. then the problem is we're going to have a lot of rain with this and possibly severe weather too. don't be surprised to hear about flash floodingries in the stos . a few spots in the northwest remaining in the 50s. coming up, we'll look at your week ahead forecast, which will track the storm across the country. >> all right. thanks so much. now to the story of a son who helped drum up business for his dad. a man named billy shared these photos on twitter. he said his dad was sad because no one was coming to his new

doughnut shop in missouri city, texas, near houston. these photos were retweeted 200,000 times in 24 hours. billy thanked everyone for their support saying his dad was completely sold out of doughnuts. a lot of sympathy sales, but they will take it. >> fingers crossed. meet the lottery winner who won 30 times in a single day risking life and limb for the perfect selfie. how one woman paid the price from a wild jaguar. every day. that's what 24/7 means, sugar. kind of like how you get 24/7 access to licensed agents with geico. hmm? yeah, you just go online, or give them a call anytime. you don't say. yep. now what will it take to get 24/7 access to that lemon meringue pie? pie! pie's coming! that's what it takes, baby. geico®. great service from licensed agents, 24/7.

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total of $150,000. brown said she is considering using her winnings for a bigger home. wednesday night's jackpot has reached $448 million. it is the large ball jackpot so far and is the 11th on record. leading the news, a frightening jaguar attack in arizona. a woman viciously clawed while trying to take a selfie assurings guests the animal will not be put down. a warning that some viewers may find images in this report disturbing. >> reporter: on the ground and in shock. video captures the moment after a jaguar attack at a phoenix zoo. the wild cat feet away behind the barrier firefighters say the

woman ignored while attempting to take a selfie. >> oh, my god. i cannot believe that just happened. >> we do not hold the jaguar responsible for what happened. it has been concluded that the injuries were caused due to human error. >> the woman is now the second person the cat has attacked after breaking rules. from 2011 to 2017, 259 people died while attempting to take selfies. a couple fell to their death at yosemite national park sharing their trip on instagram. in 2017, a close call for teens in new york's central park. an icy pond gave way mid-selfie. in arizona, the woman's injuries aren't life threatening. she even returned to apologize. >> you do cross over the barrier, you are jeopardizing your own safety and the other guests. a reminder of a fine line between selfie and safety. >> this morning, they are stressing, they do not hold the

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in today's top stories, president trump is launching another salvo in the border battle making a request for wall funding. he will submit it to congress this morning setting the stage for another shutdown showdown. according to white house officials, it will seek nearly $9 billion for the wall while slashing trillions in spending for domestic programs. >> u.s.-backed forces continue to take on the last area held by isis extremists in syria. a spokesperson for the syrian democratic forces said renewed intense fighting took place after the deadline for isis to is surrender expired. thousands of civilians had already left the village before heavy rounds of coalition

bombing began. military forces anticipate the battle will last several days and require nearly 3,000 soldiers. >> an english soccer player became the victim of assault when he was attacked by a fan. it happened about nine minutes into sunday's game between aston villa and birmingham city. watch this birmingham fan who rammed him on the pitch, sucker punched him in the side of the ahead. the fan was quickly taken down by security and arrested. well, that player was not injured. he went on to score the game-winning goal. you're so focused on this game. then all of a sudden you have this crazy fan who gets over there. that was jack greilish. he went on to score a goal. captain marvel dominated this weekend. scoring the biggest world opening of all time for a

female-fronted film. raking in $455 million globally and $153 million in north america. "captain marvel" herself, brie larson, surprised moviegoers popcorn and meeting fans. this weekend, snl skewered r. kelly. >> how stupid would it be for me r. kelly with all the crazy illegal things i've done in the past, on tape and gotten away with, to do it again. how stupid do you think i am. is this the camera? >> no. that's a plant. >> guys, think for a minute. use your brains. why would i do these things for 30 years? i gave you all shot in the closet, feel your booty. age ain't nothing but a number. and so many other clues.

>> we knew that spoof was coming. >> serious allegations but you knew snl would do it. you knew it. >> thanks for watching "early today." i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm frances

is there a connection between the latest downed boeing 737 max 8 jet in ethiopia that took 157 lives and another that went down in october? >> the whole issue of the wall, border security is of paramount importance. we have a crisis down there. i think the president has made that case very effectively. >> today the white house will begin a full core press to secure $8.6 billion in new funding to build 722 miles of new wall. >> but are we focusing on the right border? our kerry sanders says think again, and look north. >> a selfie with the jaguar. how one person took the risk and paid a ser p