throw it as far as his arm can take it, 12 short. and the kansas city chiefs have won super bowl lvii! >> a little mahomes magic lifts the chiefs to victory in a super bowl nail-biter against the eagles we'll have all the highlights from the instant classic shining bright like a diamond, rihanna brings down the house at halftime and breaks a little news of her own the announcement that has the internet buzzing another day, another downed unidentified object. the u.s. military taking action for the fourth time in less than two weeks.

this time shooting down a high altitude object over a great lake off the court and off to court? the hazing allegations that led new mexico state university to suspend its men's basketball team for the rest of the season. a faithful restoration the multimillion-dollar campaign to preserve the nation's historic black churches. we're kicking off the workweek "early today" starts right now >> good monday morning to you. i'm cori coffin. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera the kansas city chiefs are your super bowl lvii champions, toppling the philadelphia eagles 38-35. history was made at state farm stadium where philadelphia's jalen hurts and kansas city's patrick mahomes became the first two black quarterbacks to face mark fuhrman the big game. multiple super bowl records were set, including the longest punt return by the chief's kadarius to

toney. and the eagles' jalen hurts became the first player in nfl history to run for more than two touchdowns and throw for another. he also broke a super bowl record for most rushing yards by a qb, beating titans quarterback steve mcnair's 2000 record well, the victory was not a cakewalk for the chiefs, with the eagles leading off until the last leg of the game, keeping fans on the edge of their seats. >> first and goal. hurts over the end zone with his first signal he is in touchdown, eagles. >> but the chiefs made their comeback in the fourth quarter >> blitz coming. mahomes. man wide open. touchdown, chiefs. it's skyy moore. >> a field goal sealed the deal with just seconds to end the game >> for the lead.

got it >> and despite playing with an injured ankle, mahomes threw for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns not surprisingly, he took home the game mvp title for the second time in his career and became just the 13th quarterback to win multiple super bowls. >> yeah, i told you all this week, there is nothing that will keep me off that football field. i just want to shout out to my teammate, man. we challenged each other it took everybody to win this football game. shout out to my teammates, we're super bowl champs! let's go >> while both teams played a phenomenal game, it was partly decide on a somewhat controversial holding call against the eagles with less than two minutes remaining, which drew a slew of online backlash >> now for the fourth time in nine days, the united states has shut down a high-flying object the latest was taken down over lake huron between canada and

michigan unlike the balloon shot down february 4, the pentagon is declining to describe the last three objects as balloons. here is monica alba. >> reporter: tonight the u.s. military shooting down another high altitude, unidentified object this time over lake huron. the pentagon saying in a statement, the object flew in proximity to sensitive dod sites and assessed it was a safety flight hazard and a threat due to its potential surveillance capabilities the faa issuing a temporary flight restriction over nearby lake michigan earlier sunday afternoon, citing department of defense activities, coming just hours after air space was restricted over montana saturday night for the same reason. initially assessed as radar anomaly. >> i think i got dark last night so they couldn't fully check it out. >> reporter: as new details emerge about the flying object shot down by the u.s. over northern canada saturday, an f-22 taking out a small cylindrical object first spotted in american air space friday a carefully coordinated mission between the two countries.

>> this was the first time that a norad operation has downed an aerial object. the object was flying at an altitude of approximately 40,000 feet it had unlawfully entered canadian air space and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight >> we're always going to detect and we're always going to defend our air space. >> reporter: saturday's military operation came just a day after the president authorized the u.s. to take aim at another unidentified object off the coast of alaska where those tasked with recovering debris are battling severe wind chill and limited daylight as the bipartisan call for transparency from the white house and pentagon grows louder. >> in the absence of information people's anxiety leads them into potentially destructive areas so i do hope that very soon the administration has a lot more information for all of us on what is going on >> i would prefer them to be

trigger happy than permissive. this shows some of the problems and gaps we have we need to fill those as soon as possible we certainly now ascertain there is a threat. >> and our thanks to monica for that report. in the middle east, hope is running out to find earthquake survivors as the death toll in both turkey and syria rises to nearly 35,000. anger is growing against building contractors turkish officials announcing that 134 people have been detained over suspected poor construction work that may have cost many lives. and we're also getting a new look at those terrifying moments when those quakes hit last monday security cameras across the affected areas show collapsing high-rises sending a wall of dust and debris into surrounding streets as both cars and pedestrians flee and in syria, the white helmets rescue group is begging for more aid as international -- as frustration with the international response grows the u.n. emergency relief

coordinator acknowledged that the world has failed the people of syria, saying, quote, they rightly feel abandoned the newest russian offensive in ukraine is making slow gains at tremendous cost of life ukrainian officials are claiming that russia is losing more than 800 men every day, and british intelligence says russia is hampered by a lack of trained personnel, resources and coordination across the front. russian mercenaries belonging to the notorious wagner group say they have captured a village near bakhmut, moving closer to the ukrainian soldiers holed up in the besieged city ukraine is not revealing their own casualty figures, but the army is thought to be suffering severe losses as the first anniversary of the invasion approaches fast. wnba star brittney griner had a busy weekend of public appearances. some of her first big outside since being freed from a russian jail in september. on saturday she attended the

phoenix open golf tournament last night she and her wife cheered on the eagles at the super bowl she does intend to play for the phoenix mercury again this year. we're learning more about why the entire men's basketball program at new mexico state university is now suspended. a newly released police report outlines the disturbing allegations against some members of the team. morgan chesky has the story. the men's basketball team suspended at new mexico state. police just releasing a redacted report detailing allegations of false imprisonment, harassment, and criminal sexual contact made against three members of the program. the player alleging the hazing says the incidents were ongoing and that they were usually done in front of the whole team and no one intervened. the school's chancellor sharing he will suspend operations for the remainder of the season, adding this action is clearly needed especially after receiving additional facts and reviewing investigation reports. the school placing all men's basketball coaches on paid

administrative leave until the investigation is over. while no one with the program has spoken publicly, nbc news affiliate ktsm caught the team in the airport saturday. where a coach avoided questions. >> coach, can you talk to us >> i can't >> reporter: the controversy comes months after a deadly shooting involving a new mexico state basketball player. in november aggies forward mike peake shot and killed a student from another school. authorities say it was in self-defense and both men suffered gunshot wounds during the altercation. no charges have been filed against peake. on campus the new claims sinking in >> it is a team sport. if you're conversing against players on your own team and hazing your own teammates you can't work together as a team. >> reporter: documents show the member of the team who alerted police wishes to remain anonymous and does not want to pursue criminal charges at this time morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas. now to shocking video of a

fire aboard a new york-bound delta flight take a look at this here sparks and flames shooting out from the area underneath the wing happened just a few minutes after the plane took off friday from edinburgh, scotland the plane turned around and made an emergency landing in glasgow. delta says it is a mechanical issue and it is under investigation. hey, it is a rough monday for eagles fans, especially our very own meteorologist michelle grossman huge eagles fan. i don't know if you have been sleeping at all or want to put it behind you. the weather looks like it's getting a one-two punch as well. >> yeah, it's not a good morning. our hearts are broken in philadelphia i got 25 minutes of sleep. that's okay. i'll sleep later we are looking at a one-two punch in terms of the weather. today in west, the first one today, the second tomorrow this is eventually going head to the east, and we're going see impacts all across the country today we're look at heavy snow also some rain, wind, really gusty winds. gusting up to 60 miles per hour

in portions of the southwest as we move towards tomorrow, snow and rain stretching into the meth, and that second storm comes deck into portions of the rockies. we're going to see more snow there and then looking at the eventual impact for severe weathes and warm too in the southern plains 75 in corpus christi all right, guys. better days ahead. hopefully we're looking at our weekly forecast in just a bit. >> talking figuratively and literally as well. i know after that. okay, michelle hang in there. thank you. residents of a massachusetts neighborhood were in for a big surprise on the roads last week as mallory the emu escaped from her home in east bridgewater, leading police on a bit of a chase afterward. in security camera and cell

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abortion pills happened outside a texas county courthouse. abortion rights advocates gathered while abortion opponents held a counter protest nearby both protests in amarillo come in response to a lawsuit challenging the fda's approval of certain abortion medications. a massive fire is raging for the third straight day at an industrial site in wayne county, north carolina more than a dozen fire departments responded to the scene when the fire broke out early saturday morning the site is a salvage yard that stores railroad ties it's creating large plumes of black smoke nearby nearby roads and businesses have had to close because of the fire trains were also rerouted and several residents have had to flee their homes and gas pipeline serving las vegas is now back up and running after a leak caused it to shut down thursday. this led to long lines at local filling stations as residents feared a gasoline shortage they're monitoring the pipeline for any new leaks.

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crowd with a major announcement. her rep confirmed to nbc news she is pregnant with her second child after cradling her baby bump during the set. ahead of sunday's game, rihanna shared with apple music. she decided to take the gig to inspire her first child, a son she welcomed in may with partner aesop rocky. she worked, worked her way through 12 hits including we found love, umbrella, and diamonds and after the 13-minute performance, ri-ri took her babble it's always a announcement to saying i'm having a baby but for the super bowl world to see. >> with millions watching, as you're suspended what seemingly was hundreds of feet in the air. >> right it has everything, social media saying is that the baby bump she cradled? now we know. it definitely is the case. >> oh, gosh. when you first saw that fierce look in her eye when she started. ooh! if you haven't seen it, definitely go back and watch it. and this year's super bowl

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now to the effort to preserve history, held within black churches these houses of worship have contributed so much to the country in the battle for civil rights, and so much more blayne alexander has the story ♪ >> reporter: in every corner of a&e's zion church, the joyful noise is resounding. but this soulful sanctuary in montgomery, alabama is more than a house of worship it's a living, breathing

monument to history. >> it's the oldest african american church in the city of montgomery >> about god. >> reporter: pastor kathy mcfannin has been at the helm for two decades, just a fraction of old ship's stunning 171 year history. founded by slaves in 1852. a century later, old ship held meetings to help plan the montgomery bus boycott and through the years, it's hosted a who's who of historical figures. >> frederick douglass, president mckinley, booker t. washington, and dr. martin luther king >> all of them spoke here? >> all of them spoke here. >> reporter: now old ship is getting new restoration, thanks to a grant from the african american cultural heritage action fund, part of the national trust for historic preservation in all, $4 million to 35 historic black churches around the country. why is it so important to focus on black churches? >> black churches are among the oldest institutions in the united states. these places have been at the

forefront of meaningful and critical democratic reform in american society you can't tell the story of america without talking about the story of black churches. >> reporter: on the list, 16th street baptist church in birmingham where four little girls were killed by a klansman's bomb in 1963. and reedy chapel in galveston, texas. >> it's associated to emancipation and juneteenth. >> reporter: for old ship, the money means restoring its bell towers, damaged by rainwater and outside, a face-lift welcome news for joseph trimble. his family history here dates back to slavery. what does it mean to you to know that this church is going to be preserved for future generations? >> oh my god, it means so much it means that our history as a people, african american people and as a christian faith will continue >> reporter: here it's music to their ears

blayne alexander, nbc news, montgomery, alabama. >> we're going keep holding on >> way to do it. we thank you so much for starting your week with "early today. i'm frances

blitz coming mahomes, man wide open touchdown chiefs it's skyy moore. >> hail to the chiefs. a little magic from patrick mahomes lifts kansas city to a soaring victory over the eagles. the jubilation, the dramatic ending, and a controversial call that has everyone talking this morning. the u.s. takes aim at a fourth unidentified object in the skies over north america the latest one brought down over the great lakes. questions swirling about the nature and purposes of these objects. why officials say they aren'