"early today" starts right now. good morning, we start with breaking news, legendary singer david bowie dead at the age of 69. he had been battling cancer the last year-and-a-half. his album was released on his birthday this past saturday. bowie was a primary innovative of shea mon of rock 'n' roll. >> he was an artist as much as he was a musician with such creations, he released a young album with the number one hit "fame." he added, very sorry and sad to

for a while, love to all. british prime minister david cameron tweeted, i group listening to and watching to pop genius david bowie. he was a master of re-invention. he keeps getting it right. david bowie is dead at the age of 69. switching gears now, it was a golden night at the beverly hilton. right here on nbc, everyone turned up for the golden globes. on the red carpet, jennifer lopez sparkled with diamonds. inside, ricky gervais kept everyone on their toes and a bleep filled chat with mel gibson. >> "the revenant." >> that epic was a revelation at the golden globe. three major wins, including best practice ma, best director and best actor for leonardo dicaprio

>> this film was about survival, adaptation. >> for the first time, it went to bree hop kens and a double min for "the marks" best musical and comedy and best actor matt damon. jennifer lawrence spoke to her directer after winning best actress for their c/llaboration "joy." >> i want to work on the next project. . i really do. >> it could be the alter ego who had stopped for cookies in "empire." >> cookies for everyone tonight. >> john hamm for his final season and first year computer hacker series "mr. robot" caught best drama and "mo skart in the jungle. "and ra chel plume was surprised, too. >> oh my god.

crazy ex-girlfriend. the heims included a standing ovation for sylvester stal loan for best supporting actor in "creed." >> i'm going to thank my imaginary friend rocky balboa for being the best friend i ever had. mexico has bego under the process of extraditing drug lord el chapo to the u.s. more on the lead up to his capture, it's all starting to sound like a bizarre hollywood script. >> reporter: the mexican law enforcement officials say memecan authorities want to speak asaso sean penn and a mexican soap opera star about their secret tp to meet drug lord el chapo guzman. it is believed to be his first article in decades, published by

guzman admitted that drugs destroy but says unfortunately, where he grew up, there was no other way to survive. asked if he was prone to violence, his mom says, all he does is defend himself. guzman only agreed to take the questions and after a previous seven-hour face-to-face meeting days before a failed october raid. according to penn, this picture authenticates that meeting. in the rest of the interview conducted by blackberry messenger, he was supplying methamphetamine and cocaine and marijuana than anybody else in the world. on friday, the attorney general send guzman a sire to meet about a movie and interaction with movies and actors eventually led to his arrest. another mexexan officicl says investigators were able learn details fm his whereabouts from intercepted phone calls. >> i think the mexican

many people closely associated with el chapo as they can. >> reporter: a trusted source tells nbc news, authorities were aware that pennas there to meet with him in october. a planned arrest delayed to assure the two would not be harm. it wasn't until friday morning the mexican navy chaptured el chapo following a bloody shoot out, this is the drainage tunnel where he tried to make a last ditch effort to escape. we reached out to both and neither commented. on social media, many want them to face charges for not alerting authorities with their meeting with one of the most wanted criminals in the world.

three weeks from today. it is tight. the republicans are if a statistical dead heat while their counterparts are running neck an neck themselves. with so much on the line, what can we expeb from this week's republican debate? >> good morning. expect a lot of fireworks, actually, candidates trying to sew they can be the ones to become president they're trying to shine above the rest with three weeks to go. as you saw, the new poll shows democratic and front runners are in a dead heat. pressure grows in the presidential race for the white house. hillary clinton picked up a key endorsement, from former congress woman gabrielle gifford an her astronaut husband. they say clinton is the only candidate who can stand up to the gun lobby. >> it's the only industry in our country where we have given that kind of cart blanche to do whatever you want to do with no fear of legal consequences. >> r. >> reporter: senator bernie

gun manufacturers. >> when gun manufacturers, for example, are selling guns into an area and know thathose guns are going into the hands of criminals, st. louisly, those gun manufacturers should be held accountable. >> reporter: a new nbc news-"wall street journal" maris poll shows iowa closer than ever with three weeks to go. within the margin of error, clinton slightly leads sanders, the same with republicans, senator cruz has a lead over trufr trump. trump took aim at cruz's eligibility to be president. >> from ted's standpoint and the party's problem, he has to solve this problem. the democrats will sue him if he's the nominee. >> cruz believes the matter is settled. senator ted cruz was born to an american mother, he says that makes him constitutionalally eligible to be president. >> thanks so much for that. there are new allegations that the man behind the

a philadelphia police officer, jesse hartnet is a part of a larger group with radical beliefs. this according to an anonymous tipster who said the shooter is not the most radical of the grouou the alleged shooter said he pledged allegiance. they say the gun used, officer rtnet is eected to make a ll recovery. meanwhile, one of the officers working security detail was attacked on duty at the hospital by a man with aat the present timed to grab the officer's handgun. the man later said he wanted the gun to rob a stomplt police say the attack we hope you have a great monday. i shooting of officer hartnet in anyway. one woman's alleged nine month multi-million crime spree has come to an en. the fbi arrested this woman seen here in a mug shot from 2012, wanted in connection with at least six jewelry riefts in the southeast.

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how about that, be ill? >> yes, if you like cold, if you like winter, maybe even a little snow. i will be winning for you. we s s the cold yesterday if you watched that football game in minnesota. it was bitterly col. that has made it across the great lakes. definitely heavy snow bands and that favorite snow about erie and buffalo. the possibility of 2 feet of snow here. the best snowmobiles, they're smiling this mornini. if you have to t tvel anywhere interstate 90, that will be a difficult ride. by sides the snow, the cold pretty much encompasses everywhere to the east. we will see another snowstorm tuesday night into wednesday morning up in maine. winter storm watches. wind chill 14 in atlanta. the worse is the right near chicago this morning. it is negative 15. that arctic air is going t to cocoinue to get to the south, moving all through new england.

five to 15 below average. it's a warm winter. it's still a little shock to the system. thankfully, most people are recovering this morning. in chicago, in the 40s, by the end of the week. that's a look at national. here's a closer look at your week ahead. the real heart o othe c cd is duluth and green bay. you will need improvements to go through the afternoon of a high of 23. it's a cold day in the ohio valley, highs in the 20s. it's cold but it's mid-january right now. >> it is time for that. bill keirens, thank you so much. do you know you have a threat for the monitoring? plus, affluenza teen's mom is in court toda she's up next. you are watching "early today."tion fill you with optimism? do you love your wireless keyboard more than certain family members? is your success due to a filing system only you understand?

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the so-called affluenza stein facing hindering ap pre hence of a felon, helping her son go to mexico after missing a meeting with his probation officers. she told her husband he would never see their son again. . an authorization for the use of military force, the tie the president has behind his back is not something i would want to do to a new president who has to clean up this mess. >> president obama proposed to expand isis beyond u.s. borders. the walk post is reporting there is a new way police are surveiling sprkts by calculating their threat score. similar to how bank run reports, police are running data, to calculate a suspect's threat level from least to most dangerous.

just ahead, the nfl season started with 32 took place and this morning just three remain. sorry, vikings fan, no, it wasn't a nightmare. it actually happened. the moment a certain victory turns to crippling defeat.

>> first in minnesota, minus 6 degrees. check out bud grant the former head coach headed out in the coin toss in what is believed to the third coldest nfl game on record. vehicleings football, providing all the scoring for minnesota, hitting the third field goal of the day, a 47-yarder. putting minnesota up 9-0. seahawks battle bag with this short pass. then with the season on the line.

and the kick is no good! seattle heads to carolina next week to take on the panthers. the redskins gave them an opening. kurt cousins gets a touchdown and an 11-point lead. with this pick to james stark who runs right and cuts left, the packers took the lead for good. final score 35-18, green bay will face off against arizona on saturday. just ahead, we'll give you a glimpse at the hottest new cars at the detroit auto show. plus the most buzz worthy moments at last night's golden

. . now to some entertainment news. at the box office, "star wars" "the force awakens" pulse in more and the best saturday or sunday ever there. the "revenant" took 2nd place with $38 million for its force weekend and "daddy's home" earned 15 million and 3rd place. one of the most buzz worthy moments happened when lady gaga won and ran into leonardo dicaprio, whose reaction has been blazing around the internet. ehave longer you and miss

misidentified as gina rodriguez. >> i, i'm ehave longoria, not eva men dead. >> i'm america ferrara, not gina rodriguez. >> neither of us are rosario dawson. >> well said, selma. >> thank you, char ro. >> and during her acceptance speech for best actress, taraji dehanson channelled her empire character, cookie. pleaseserap, wait a minute, i waited 20 minutes, you going to wait. you going toive me a little more time. >> it's a fun night. you get the tv people and movie people all mixed together. you don't get that anywhere else, it's all one big family. they all know each other. >> it's consuming, too. >> maybe that's why they rambled on a bit long.

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>> as you get ready for your morning drive, we have a glimpse of what that may look and sound like. nbc's jay gray is live at the detroit auto show, which opposite in a couple hours. this is the car show to watch, right? in there no, it absolutely is there. good morning to you f. it's got four wheels, chances are you can find it here from the muscle cars to minivans to consents, to exacts. this year, connected cars.

morning with a display of horse power and this year high-tech. >> all the technology in the car is really the biggest buzz in our industry right now. >> reporter: from autonomous driving to electric and connected cars. >> think of everything you know and love about your smartphone and it integrates all that technology and that efficiency into the vehicle right in front of your eyes. and deers. >> changing lanes. >> a trip in a talking car may not be that far. cameras and software tested right now, that allow a vehicle to communicate with a driver, other cars on the road, stop lights to get real time traffic information and smartphones and pedestrians along the route. >> the opportunity to get that had advanced information before the car is there, before anybody is put in danger, it would be an incredible improvement in safety. >> reporter: while there is plenty of tech talk, there is a need for speed. which is why blf will unveil the force one.

corvette drive train with six speed automatic transmission and thus are creating an american super sedan to rival the best of europe, but made in the detroit area. >> reporter: an area, an roll. now, speaking of getting ready to rom, teams cleaning up, polishing up, getting ready for the doors to open here, should be an amazing two weeks in detroit. here in detroit, dara. >> nice, i hope you get to test drive some of those cars. >> so do i. >> thank you, jay. leading the news on nbc news.com. we will switchgears here, a k-9 cop dice after a grocery store was struck three times and the bullets missed vital organs and bridgestone/firestone e bones, police announced the death on

be his body draped in an american flag. i'm dara braun. thank you for watching "early today."

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