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for new clues in the american airline crash that claimed 60 lives. a critical phase of the cease-fire negotiations as benjamin netanyahu arrives in d.c. for his first meeting with president trump. president trump's trade war heats up and sends a chill through wall street. canada and mexico promising tariffs of their own to match we have team coverage onu could everything from groceries to gas. to new cars. and long last, beyonce brings home top honors at the grammys while taylor swift gets shut out. the surprises from music's biggest night. and basketball bombshell. the mavs trading superstar luka doncic to the lakers. his message to dallas fans on this monday february 3rd. "early today" starts right now.

glad you're with me this morning. i'm frances rivera. today crews will begin lifting the ill-fated american airlines regional jet from the bottom of the potomac river, five days after it collided with an army helicopter killing all passengers. authorities now say 55 of the 67 victims have been identified. on sunday, ten charter buses transported the victims' family members to the crash site for a private memorial honoring loved ones. aaron gilchrist has the latest. >> reporter: a somber gathering on runway 33, dozens of loved ones of the 67 victims of the potomac potomac. >> i think we've done everything

we can for a successful lift starting tomorrow morning. our goal is to really lift as much as we can. given the fact that we are also accounting for the human remains component. >> reporter: this, as we learn new details about the plane's cockpit recording captured moments before verbal reaction. >> reporter: ntsb says they heard directions from the chopper to pass behind them and tried to pull up at the last second. >> sounds of impact were audible about one second later, followed by the end of the recording. >> reporter: investigators have flight data and voice records from the regional jet. they also have data from reagan national's control tower. one showing the collision at 325 feet, the other at 200. they still need to read the data from the helicopter recorder. >> between those three, whenever we have those data points finalized, we feel that we'll be very comfortable in saying exactly what altitude this occurred at. >> reporter: we're also hearing more about the soldiers killed

in this tragedy. 28-year-old staff sergeant ryan o'hara had served since 2014. he leaves behind a w wife and 1-year-old son. our priya sridhar spoke to his parents in georgia. >> it's so surreal to see them take that body bag out with the flag on it and officers saluting and knowing our little boy is there. >> reporter: and 28-year-old captain rebecca, she escorted ralph lauren as he received the medal of freedom award. >> she's constantly pushing herself to be better. to exceed the standard. >> our thanks to aaron for that report. now to philadelphia where investigators say they have found the black box of a medical jet that crashed into a neighborhood there shortlya lab washington, d.c. for evaluation. six people aboard the medical jet died including a child

patient, her mother and two pilots and two medical personnel. one person on the ground was also killed and 19 were injured, including andre howard's 10-year-old son. >> the way it landed, it was only because he laid on top of his sister. it landed on his right side. >> reporter: he was protecting his sister? >> yes, and he's my super hero. >> the mayor says five remain hospitalized and three are in critical condition. another frightening plane incident in houston. this time an engine catching fire on sunday after a reported engine issue the faa said. more than 100 passengers and five crew members were aboard the new york-bound flight. video showing a chaotic scene before everyone was evacuated. >> we had a big popping sound that was loud enough to startle me out of my sleep. and then the plane actually jolted to a stop. seeing the smoke off the wing was really scary, and then

seeing the intensity of everyone just trying to get off the plane orderly was a lot. >> no injuries have been reported, and the faa is investigating. president trump is beginning his third week back in office. risking a trade war, signing an order this weekend to enact 25% tariffs on mexico and canada, with 10% tarthe tariffs tomorrow. alice barr joins me. there is a lot of concern. >> reporter: this is expected to hit home. the tariffs hit the united states' three biggest trading partners. and experts say the drivers could see the price of gas rise by 15 cents to 25 cents per gallon because the united states imports nearly 4 million barrels of crude oil a day from canada,

an estimated $3,000 could be added to the cost of a new car, because 42% of auto parts are imported from mexico, and 13% from canada. the tariffs on china will impact technology imports. the prices of smartphones and game consoles could go up by more than $200 and as much as $350 for laptops. president trump acknowledged that there may be some financial pain. >> we may have short term a little pain. and people understand that. but long term, the united states has been ripped off by virtually every country in the world. we have deficits with almost every country, not every country, but almost. >> reporter: and the white house says that these tariffs are intended to pressure the three countries into stopping illegal immigration and the flow of drugs into the u.s. but it's unclear what specific actions the white house is looking for to lift the tariffs. saying we reject the white d b

house's slander against the mexican government of having alliances with criminal organizations. she also said mexico would respond with its own tariffs but did not give details on that plan. canada retaliated by announcing a 25% tariff against billions of dollars worth of imports from the u.s. and china says it will be filing a lawsuit with the world trade organization, vowing to implement counter measures as well. overnight, president trump told reporters he would speak to leaders of mexico and china this morning. frances? >> alice, thank you. the looming tariffs are already sending shockwaves down wall street. the news sent markets spiraling on monday. the dow expected to open nearly 700 points in the red. for details on what to expect, let's get to karen gilchrist.

>> good morning, karen. >> good morning, frances. it's a shock for markets as investors assess the economic fallout of these tariffs. u.s. futures are seeing sharply lower overnight with the nasdaq falling around 1.7%. the s&p around 1.3% and the dow down around 1.3%. this follows wider selloffs in foreign markets. japan and korean leading with some still closed for the lunar new year holiday. now oil prices have surged on the prospect of supply disruptions from two of the u.s.'s biggest suppliers, canada and mexico. meanwhile, the u.s. dollar has surged, pushing the canadian dollar and the mexican peso .

elon musk says he and president trump are shutting down the agency that handles u.s. foreign assistance. workers were fired or placed on leave from usaid. several democratic lawmakers say this undercuts american national security. musk called the agency criminal and did not say what legal authority the white house has to shut down an agency without congressional approval. today israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington where he is expected to meet with president trump's middle east envoy, steve witkoff. on the agenda, negotiations on the second phase of the gaza

cease-fire, which are set to netanyahu will meet with president trump tomorrow. for more on this, let's turn to matt bodner. in the first phase of the re stl cease-fire, how is it going? >> reporter: the cease-fire is holding for the moment but appears to be on shaky grounds. over the weekend, hamas released three more israeli hostages. this was followed by the release of 183 palestinian prisoners from israeli custody. at the same time, allegations of cease-fire violations were claimed. the idf says a vehicle was moving outside of authorized areas, making it a suspicious target. several incidents like this have taken place since the cease-fire went into effect on january 19th. we are currently in the first phase of a two-phase process. during the first phase, hamas is set to release 33 hostages. 18 have been released so far.

60 more will remain in captivity for now. phase two is meant to see the release of those remaining hostages as well as the full withdrawal of the idf from gaza. negotiations for that second phase of the deal are set to begin as soon as today, but there are a number of issues that can derail further efforts to end this war. one of those factors is benjamin netanyahu. he will meet with president trump in d.c. tomorrow. netanyahu says his message to trump will focus on the return of all hostages and the defeat of hamas. that point, the defeat of hamas, would appear to contradict the outline of the current cease-fire deal which calls for the withdrawal of israeli forces from gaza. netanyahu now is under pressure to double down from the israeli right on defeating hamas, while families of hostages are pushing for the current deal. it is a snowy start for miions across the northeast. nbc meteorologist denise isaac is here with those details. good morning, denise. >> good morning, frances.

well, the snow is now moving out of the northeast, but then eventually this afternoon and evening more snow will be on its way. right now that snow is falling from green bay into the northern michigan and then eventually from buffalo all the way into burlington, vermont. behind that front much colder air. as far as snfall amounts, additional snowfall accumulation, 1-5 inches possible. it's warm south with temperatures near record high in san antonio, 80 degrees. tulsa, 76. and ev 60s across the ohio river valley. 71 in wichita. 66 in colorado springs under

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player hoping to make his and his brother's dreams come true. >> reporter: it was the game-winning touchdown. >> hannigan on the move. >> reporter: caught in the very last second. >> jack besh has his mobile moment. >> reporter: sending the american team to victory in the annual college senior bowl. but, when you watch it again, watch what jack besh does immediately after getting into the end zone. he kneels, overcome with emotion. then he embrac his teammates and coaches. on his jersey, number 7, his brother's number, his big brother tiger, killed exactly one month ago during the terror attack on bourbon street. jack and his father opening up to nbc news in the days that followed. >> he'll be with us every moment until the end of time, when we sleep, when we eat, when we're working. future endeavors, whatever it may be. believes, who got him i the end zone. >> it's simple. my brother has some wings on me. he gave it to me and let that

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