-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the loss of a legend. the music business mourns and remembers whitney houston at last night's grammy awards. greek rage. rioters torch builds across athe athens, as greece's government supports budget cuts. and winter no-show. manmade snow. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look," on msnbc. and we begin this morning

with the show going on, with the music world still reeling after this weekend's tragic death of pop superstar whitney houston. last night at the grammy awards, the industry paid tribute to the singer. and not far away, the investigation into the cause of her death continues. gina kim joins us with the latest. she's in beverly hills for us. jinah, good morning. >> good morning. it could be two months before we learn what substances, if any, may have played a factor in whitney houston's death. her fellow artists made last-minute stage to the grammys show to reflected the deep sense of loss felt by so many around the world. >> i want to say to whitney in heaven, we love you, whitney houston. >> reporter: music's awards show turned into a memorial for

whitney houston. videos were shown throughout the night, as well as a tender rendition of her most famous ballad. >> the passion and how effortless she was with it. we celebrate that tonight. >> i don't think any of us have come to the full realization of what this means. >> reporter: earlier sunday, the los angeles county reporter told reporters an autopsy had been done. but it's far too early to tell what may have caused the singer's death. >> i know there were reports that she maybe drowned. did she overdose? we won't make a final determination until all the tests are in. >> he said it will likely take six to eight weeks before toxicology reports are back. criminal intent seems to be ruled out. whitney's daughter, bobby christina was rushed to the hospital monday morning.

her father, singer bobby brown, cut short his concert tour in the middle east and arrived to los angeles sunday night. it took the coroner's office three months to release the cause of death in michael jackson's case. it could be a while before we hear anything definitive on whitney houston. >> thanks so much. as for the actual grammy awards, it was a huge night for adele. we'll have that, as well as more on the tributes to whitney houston later on the show. first, on the campaign trail, mitt romney scored symbolic wins. and the straw poll. recording the straw poll win, rick santorum charges that romney's camp hasn't been playing well. good morning. >> hi, lynn. good morning. good morning, everyone.

let's start on the campaign trail with the straw poll. romney beat santorum 38-31. and in an interview to cnn, santorum seemed to imply that maybe romney rigged the straw poll. the straw poll and cpac that did the poll over the situation, paul had won those straw polls because he trucks in a lot of people and they vote and leave. making a reference of the win by romney. romney's spokesperson, says santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. moving forward to today, and what's going on in washington, in virginia, nearby, president obama will unveil his budget plan. it promises to cut 4 trillion from the budget over ten years with new spending in areas like education and transportation. but also new taxes. letting the bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy. and that 30% minimum tax on

millionaires. >> tracie, thanks. more than 100 protesters fought with greek. scores of officers and demonstrators were injured. and 45 riotsers were arrested. >> reporter: the pressure cooker of greece's capital boiled over saturday night. even before a crucial vote got under way, protesters were lashing out about the likely outcome. a starbucks torched from the inside-out. the windows of an athens building, belching flames. athens has been volatile for month. but these clashes took on new ferocity. battles ignited across the capital. officers responded with teargas. the chaos could not be ignored by lawmakers inside parliament.

greek prime minister lucas papademos denounced the violence. a difficult session. >> we face a very, very tough but a very, very crucial decision. the greek parliament will send a message of responsibility. a message of sense of duty to the people of greece and to the people of europe. >> reporter: in the midnight hour, the parliament approved a bailout deal by a wide margin. under the plan, greece will receive $170 billion in rescue loans by the european union and international rescue fund. it's a life raft from agencies. but greek citizens will feel the blow. 150,000 public sector jobs will be lost. there will be cuts to the minimum wage by a fifth. and a reduction in pensions. some wonder if it's too high of a price to pay.

here's your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. a virginia woman was nearly killed when a powerful wind brought down a tree on her home there. she was sleeping, it pinned her to the bed. firefighters worked over an hour to free the woman who suffered nonlife threatening injuries. building inspectors deemed her house uninhabitable. winter continued on a bizarre course. this time in atlanta. it caused one fountain to become encased in ice. spectators braved the cold to get a glimpse of the rare sight. that's not normal for atlanta. and00 100 people gathered outside of city hall in san jose. a pillow fight broke out. organizers spread the word on facebook and twitter. this is the first year of the event, which was inspired by a similar battle held across the

bay in san francisco. and now, for a look at your national weather. wow. look who decided to join us once again. we've been working. i hope you're well rested. >> my little girl was up at like 5:00 a.m. she's like, let's watch "first look." all right. i guess so. >> she was like this. >> oh, that lynn. i like her so much. >> she was suckered into baby sitting. how is it out there? >> it's interesting. winter moved in a big way this weekend. we have snow all through the middle of the country. we have a couple storms to deal with. none of these are blockbuster, huge events. we're going to have a slippery commute in many areas in the nation. the east coast, it was a cold day yesterday. the coldest in the winter in many areas of new england and the mid-atlantic. florida is cold this morning. but it's not snowing. it should be sunny during the day today. all of the troublesome areas in the middle of the nation. snow in many spots. as far south as texas and

louisiana today. missouri's going to get snow. st. louis, kansas city. a lot of the areas will see school delays out there. it's not huge. only one to three inches is expected. it's widespread. dallas, for you, most of the snow stays outside of the city limits to the north, on interstate 30 especially here. we're going to get into memphis and possibly nashville, too. in st. louis, it will snow as we go throughout your day. chicago, later on tonight. as far as the snow forecast, not a huge snow event. one to three inches for chicago tonight. st. louis, during the day today. kansas city, this morning with joplin and springfield. dallas to oklahomaty, you're about done with whatever you have on the ground is all you're going to get. other areas of concerned, that freeze warning is down into tampa and orlando. much of the nation is still chilly. but the big warm-up is under way. this is it. that was the peak of the cold

yesterday. now, from here on out, we're going to warm up significantly, as we head throughout this week. all of the messy weather. airport delays possible in the middle of the country. not bad, after yesterday's cold day in philly and new york. we're going to get up to 40 degrees. and boston at sunny and 35, is not too bad. coming up, the valentine's day forecast. and what we can expect the rest of this week can do. coming up, greece votes for cuts. and what men are buying for valentine's day. your business headlines are straight ahead. everything goes right for lefty. another game-winner for kobe. and motown history on grammy night. so uh this is my friend frank and his, uh, retirement plan.

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send a peacekeeping team to syria. al zawahiri called on followers to oppose president bashar assad. the cruise ship off the coast of italy, the president of italy and other officials attended sunday's service for victims of the accident. and in venezuela, a 39-year-old state governor has ron a primary to run against hugo chavez in an election set for october 7th. in chile, residents were seeing red. they were smashing and throwing tomatoes at each other, at a food fight that's intended to support the local crop. and in buffalo, new york, saving the winter celebration, caused for desperate measures. warm winter weather forced organizers at this year's

winterfest, to bring in snowmaking conditions with 15 tons of snow. the dow opens at 12,801, after falling 89 points on nas. the s&p 500 fell 9 points. overseas trading this morning. in hong kong, the hang seng was up 103. investors may react to the greek debt. the austerity bill was a requirement for the second bailout from the euro zone nations to get the money to avoid default. japan's economy shrank by 0.6%, which was larger than expected. samsung is being sued by apple, which fronts a federal court to block sales of the galaxy smartphone because of alleged patent violations. gasoline is up 12 cents to

an average of $3.51. federal prosecutors have presented evidence to a grand jury against cosmetics company avon products, looking for charges that company executive is broke foreign laws. rupert murdoch says he will not close down "the sun," after five employees were arrested after allegedly bribing officials. and for valentine's day, a survey says most men who buy flowers give them to their wife or significant others. only one-third of them buy them for their mothers. you still have a day. you have no excuse. and valentine's day spending on chocolate and gifts are going to reach $150 per person.

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michaelson's win this weekend, was sweet. >> that's because mickelson came out in attack mode, making difficult putt after difficult putt. for an eagle on 6, drains it. that moves him to 14 under par and a two-shot lead. tiger struggled all day. five bogeys. but a lone bright spot on 12. he would finish tied for 15th. as for mickelson, he had an answer for tiger on 12. a 35-footer to save par. no doubt about it, everything going right for lefty. mickelson takes pebble beach for his 40th pga win. the lakers wrapping up their trip with a win in toronto. that's kobe time. the black mamba striking from the baseline, gives l.a. the lead with four seconds left. lakers hold on to win. to boston, the bulls could have used derrick rose against

the celtics. between the legs to chris wilcox. he had 15 helpers. and rondo could score, slashing through the defense for 2 of his 32. celtics tame the bulls, 95-91. don't adjust your tv sets. those are your throwback jerseys for memphis. and they're pretty grizzly. when you look good, you feel good. that's why the grizzlies lost to the jazz. the red wings are rich with history. but detroit beat the flyers to tie an nhl record with 20-straight wins at home. the mark was set in 1930 by boston. and matched in '76 by philly. red wings win 4-3. they can break the record tomorrow nights against dallas. that's your first look at sports. now, for another look at the weather. here's bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> and you had the nerve to

complain about how cold it was yesterday. >> you're not supposed to tell people these things. >> it was cold for one day. >> i forgot the code. >> i complain about nothing. >> it was cold. it was one day of it. it was windy, too. that's what made it unbearable to be outside, especially in new england. the mid-atlantic wasn't that good. this morning, we're not bad. the temperatures are in the 20s. the wind has died down. you need the winter coat and the glos for the kids today. it's not horrible. we warm up to the 30s and 40s. it's breezy all day. maybe snowshowers upstate new york. chicago, you will hold off until tonight. only expecting an inch or two. but the kids will like it. one to two inches in missouri and arkansas. the snow is exiting areas in texas.

valentine's day, many areas above freezing. we will have rain to deal with. the mid-atlantic, d.c., could see light rain. the carolinas, all the way through the southeast. middle of the nation is dry. and look at dallas. here's the warmth at 63. a lot of areas will warm up significantly. look at washington, d.c. chances of showers on valentine's day. look at the middle of the week. mid-50s. a lot of the flowers are blooming. if they survived the cold, they should be fine. by the end of the week, by chicago standards, these will be the highs for the week. now, we're in the middle of february. maybe winter just won't show up. >> out of the clear. >> almost in the clear again. >> thanks, bill. coming up, paying tribute to whitney houston and the grammy's big winners. plus, why she says she will stop singing sad songs. ♪[music plays]

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welcome back. it's time for a little entertainment news. there's no doubt the music industry was darkened by the death of whitney houston. but the show did go on. saying we had a death in our family, host l.l. cool j. led a prayer for houston. jennifer hudson sang houston's trademark song "i will always love you." the foo fighters won five grammys for rock. the late amy winehouse won with

tony bennett. last year's it girl taylor swift was the big country winner. but this year and this night belongs to 23-year-old english soul singer, adele, who matched beyonce with most grammy wins by a woman at six, with album and song of the year. her success of ballads about breakups and heartache, adele says she is done with those songs. she wants to focus on cheery, lovie-dovey songs. she has a new man in her life. that may contribute to the songs -- >> it's over. >> now, you know, she will be wedding songs. >> can i call her and advise her not to do this. >> hold on. let me get the contacts list. and it's with a long list of mick jagger and other pop stars. it will be interesting to see if people buy into it.

>> don't do it. >> did you watch the grammys last night? >> i was watching the beginning of it. the tone was interesting because of whitney. >> this is "first look." stay tuned. "way too early" is next. ♪ and i will always love you ♪ ♪ i will always love you ♪ jennifer hudson last night singing whitney houston, about 24 hours after she was found dead in a beverly hills hotel room. the music world gathered at the grammys to remember whitney houston. how did the wildly talented singer die? we'll have new details. athens is on fire this morning, as greeks