the winter. tetanus shots all around. bites mayor really hard on the ear. which, i checked the rule book means that winter is now over on principal. tetanus shots all around. good tuesday morning, everybody. right now on first look a winter storm brings heavy snow and dangerous driving conditions to the northeast. backlash as new jersey governor chris christie weighs in over vac evens. a people commute over the estate of robin williams. plus a man's daily 21-mile commute on foot. and jimmy fallon kicks off his week in l.a. with a new brian williams rap. good morning and thanks for joining us everybody. it is the winter that just will not quit. right now, a new threat to tell you about. subzero temperatures turning everything to ice and a massive storm turning deadly. reports of at least 12 dead.

at airports, more misery as more than 6,000 flights are scrapped. here is curt gregory. people in the northeast need no convincing that winter isn't over. monday in boston, another 12 inches of white stuff on the ground and another six inches expected. that's more than three feet of snow in a week. >> as you can see, ton of snow here. >> plows working to keep up. in new york ice shut down power to five subway trains forcing hundreds of commuters out into the slush to wait for buses. >> i hate the cold. >> it didn't phase others. >> it's a normal day here. all these wimps have to stay home because, oh it's slushy outside. >> in the midwest, the cleanup continued after record single

day snowfall total necessary chicago, south bend and detroit. 19 inches was chicago's fifth heaviest on record. oh the headaches and backaches. >> i've shoveled about five times. >> causing havoc on the roadways. in new england, residents continue to battle the brutal elements finding creative ways to get around. while the symphony of snow removal has yet another encore it doesn't look like the winter weary will get any relief anytime soon. curt gregory, nbc news. and thanks to the winter storms, the super bowl champion new england patriots will have to delay their home coming celebration. they return home to a blizzard. as a result the boston mayor marty walsh says they'll postpone the celebration until wednesday. meanwhile, the seahawks return to a windy seattle after the 28-24 loss in what some are calling the worst play called in nfl history. head coach pete carroll said the

choice to throw the ball on second and one instead of running it is part of the process and that he stands by his decision. quarterback russell wilson took to twitter ensuring fans that he will be back. at 26 years old, i won't allow one play or one moment to define my career. i will keep evolving. #motivation. the cdc is now reporting 115 cases of measles in the united states. the argument over mandatory vaccines and perceived risks is back in the presidential conversation. some people don't like what they're hearing. nbc's howie jackson reports. >> an overseas trip is making headlines here at home after governor chris christie's controversial comments on whether parents should vaccinate. >> parents need to have some measure of choices, as well, so that's the balance that the government has to decide. >> christie's decision weighing

personal freedom versus public health raised eyebrows considering during the ebola scare he had a mandatory of a nurse pep clarified his support for the measles shot as his public health conversation turns political. >> i've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines. >> but the vast majority of doctors say the shots are safe and so does president obama. >> there is every reason to get vaccinated. there aren't reasons to not. >> in new york an infected college student may have exposed hundreds of commuters at penn state. and a santa monica day care says children will be quarentined because of exposure to measles. >> here on day four of your quarantine, how has it been?

>> i am tired of quarantine. >> her toddler, jaden, had his first shot, but health officials want him isolated for now. >> every child that can be vaccinated needs to be vaccinated to protect the kids that can't such as jaden. >> most states let parent opt out of vaccinations because of religious beliefs. >> some people because of a mistrust of authority, a mistrust of the government some people just don't want to hear the correct information. they've made up their mind and they're very subborn about it. >> it's why doctors are fighting this outbreak on a new front, the court of public opinion to keep the public healthy. hali jackson, nbc news phoenix. and more potential 2016 candidates are weighing in as well. late last night, hillary clinton tweeted the science is clear, the earth is round, the sky is blue and vaccines work. let's protect all of kids. grandmothers know best. potential republican candidate dr. ben carson told

the hill that he strongly believes in individual and parental rights, but also said quote, certainly commune contact sdiebls have been largely eradicated by immunization policies in this country and we should not allow those diseases to return by foregoing safe immunization programs for philosophical, religious or other reasons when we have the means to eradicate them. a feud is brewing between family members of late actor robin williams. his wife susan is battling the children from me major and in december, she filed papers claiming items were taken from their california home and that a trust entitled the kids to items only from williams' napa home. at stake, the author winner's jewelry, awards. but the children disagree. they say neither they nor their representatives have taken anything from the house.

music mogul marian suge knight is set to be arraigned today. but right now, he's being held without bail and could face life in prison if convicted. he has been charged with murder attempted murder and two counts of hit and run after he allegedly ran over two men with his pickup truck last week killing one and injuring another. his lawyer called it a tragic accident. monday night $2.2 million bail was revoked. the l.a. county sheriff's department tells the "l.a. times" his bail was pulled because he's a possible flight risk and a three strike candidate. they also say he has possible witness intimidation issues and a criminal past and because he has prior convictions, the murder charges would count as knight's third strike sending him to prison for life. good morning, landon. >> good good morning to you. energy stocks led the way on the back of another rise in oil prices. crude is above $50 auto barrel

today. look for data this morning on factory orders and earnings from u.p.s. a big retail merger is in the works. stachelles and office depot are discussing a deal. regulators rejected previous deals. automakers report january sales later today. they're expected to rise about 14% from a year ago, despite the fact that january is the slowest month of the year because of bad weather and a holiday spending hangover. analysts expect ford to report the strongest sales. in sports the longest winning streak, it's over. the hawks end the 19-game winning streak. the hawk's previous loss was on december 26th against the bucks. mavs point guard rondo will miss at least three games after suffering facial fractures during saturday's game against the magic. it's not known yet if it's going

to require surgery. richard sherman is going to require tommy john surgery. sherman sustained the injury in his nfc championship game two weeks ago. browns quarterback johnny manziel has entered treatment. what kind? spokesman says he needs to improve on being a better family member and teammate. ray farmer says we respect johnny's initiative in this decision and will fully support his progress. andrew hawkins tweeted saying much love and support to my brother johnny. proud of him, big step. football is secondary. go bless. manziel is expected to be in the program for a few weeks. by now, you've probably seen the commercial like a girl by always. it's spreading a message and trying to change the phrase to do something like a girl.

he added, a, like a girl? the franklins hear your message and this is how we feel about it. way to go. president obama honored the 2014 nhl champions at the white house on monday. president obama was presented with a jersey and an engraved hockey stick. and we all know a bet is a bet, right? jordy benson lost a bet on super bowl that cost him his beard. he made tyler promise to shave his head if the pat's lost and paid the price by the hair on his chinny chin chin. coming up the daughter of a musical icon fights for her life. and an nfl hall of famer arrested and charged with soliciting prostitution. plus the photo of an act of kindness that is going viral. and there goes our latest storm up into the canadian maritime. we are locked into this pattern. we have two more storms for new

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welcome back on this chilly tuesday morning in the eastern half of the country. this snowstorm, another overachiever in some cases. we ended up in boston with 16 inches of snow. when we add that on top of the 30 inches from last time we have our period of record for the most snow ever in a seven days, going back to the recorded history. so a very historic week for snow in the boston area. of course we already talked about chicago. yesterday, albany new york picked up about a foot of snow. providence, 18 inches. these windchills this morning will really grab your attention. the second you head out the door still the lowest i've found is glenn falls at negative 22. we're at 6 as far south as philadelphia. it's not fun in boston either. negative 14 windchills. i know there's a lot of know to be shoveled. was next? two more storms in the next week. the first one, this is a weak

clipper system. maybe one or two inches from chicago to detroit. the storm does develop once it gets up to the gulf. on thursday you could get enough snow to have to shovel or plow. then the next storm looks like a much bigger storm. it comes down on sunday through the plains and sunday night into monday, a third storm on a monday in the last three weeks throughout areas of pittsburgh syracuse, new york city, philadelphia, too. again, the possibility of two more snowstormses in new england over the next seven days. >> your forecast is just as depressing as some of those super bowl commercials. some stories making news this morning. bobbi kristina is fighting for her life. that is according to a statement from the 21-year-old's family members. they join her father singer bobby brown, at her hospital bedside in atlanta. she was taken there on saturday

after she was found unresponsive in her bathtub. nfl hall of famer warren sapp has been arrested and charged with edd edd with soliciting prostitution and assault. the women tell police an argument over money became physical. sapp denied assaulting them. the nfl network has terminated his contract. donations are pouring in for a detroit man who walks 21 miles to and from work every day. that is about a seven-hour hike round trip. and he has perfect attendance at his job. so far beam across the country have donated $130,000 to buy the 56-year-old a car and pay for his auto insurance. here is another heart warming story for you. this picture was posted by the greenville wisconsin, fire department. they got a call that a man was

having a heart attack while shoveling his driveway. so they took him to the hospital and then came back to finish what he started. love these stories. measles affects the 2016 campaign trail. we'll tell you how 245 is working. republicans want to go worldwide with pit bull and big news on hillary rodham clinton. politics are next. ♪ ♪ i love my meta health bars. because when nutritious tastes this delicious i don't miss the other stuff. meta health bars help promote heart health. experience the meta effect with our multi-health wellness line. ♪ ♪ at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like mute buttons equal danger.

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more women than ever in congress but with less power than before. after the november elections, for the frt time women hold more than 100 seats in congress. although the numbers are up the number of females in leadership positions is going down. for instance the times says there used to be a record nine women leading committees under the democrat-led senate. there are now only two female chair women. as for a former female senator from msnbc.com, hillary clinton eyes new york city campaign headquarters. sources tell msnbc the new home base could be in brooklyn or queens, both gentrifying locations that could give the campaign a youthful field. the support from rapper pit bull is on. one gop strategist says he's used the florida connection to pitch jeb bush to him. he's also a businessman and has smartphone a commitment to education. to the washington post now,

he's got a downton abbey-inspired office. he has an office with some of the finer things a chandelier and is pheasant feathers but he refused to address it with the writer. right on top, former congressman john dingell tweeted my congressional office always had more of an unintentional antiques road show kind of decor to it really. bourbon is on its way to washington, d.c. in the name of comp miegz. they came together combining the product to encourage politicians to break the political dead lock. and then there's this. >> he says that -- whoa. >> that he -- didn't see his shadow. >> ouch, that's going to sting. it was a couchy groundhog day. i can watch that over and over. to be fair to the groundhog, though, they were forcing him to

predict the weather in the middle of the midwest winter. as "the washington post" put it the groundhog revolution started today. good thing we don't have a groundhog around here because you'll be in big trouble. good morning. >> i think the groundhog needs some of that kentucky bourbon. that might help don't you think? >> he might come down be a little nicer. let's talk about this because it's really move over economy, step back isis 2016 candidates seem to be more interested in the measles. are you surprised? >> let me say unequivocally, i am against the measles, okay? which means i'm for vaccines right? >> no one wants the measles, ellis ellis. >> but the reality is that there are people out there -- and i hope you're not one of them -- who thinks these vaccinations are going to hurt your if kids or give them autism. all the medical science says that is wrong. frankly, i think it's shameful

for some politicians to be pandering to that kind of ignorance. >> do you think it's going to help them by saying -- well i understand parents should have a say so on what happened to their kids, but you call that paernding in this instance? >> you know parental choice is good, but we don't want it for everything. i don't want parental choice for starvation or beating. and when it comes to public health, you're not just talking about the health and safety of your child, you're talking about every other kid in the class and every other person at disney lam land. this is is serious business. these terrible childhood diseases that we had eradicated are coming back. politics has to do something about that. >> in the meantime, what do you make of hillary clinton looking to brooklyn or queens as the possible site of her headquarters? >> going to the burrows. it used to be that brooklyn and

queens was archie bunker and ralph kramden, old-time working class. but giving the yuppie invasion in those places -- first of all, the apartment and kondo places are so high most americans couldn't afford them. the fact that hillary is there reaching out to these new techky kids than it is ralph, you know? >> all right. we'll see how it plays out. just ahead, it is epic. brian williams takes on snoop dogg in his latest rap video. and when alan gets all powered up, ya know what happens? i think the numbers speak for themselves. i'm sold! he's a selling machine! put it there. and there, and there, and there. la quinta inns and suites is ready for you, so you'll be ready for business. the ready for you alert, only at laquinta.com! la quinta! [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request

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beach is the spot where i serve my cane ♪ >> anybody that has ever done any editing on a computer brb you can appreciate how difficult and tedious that is. >> great stuff. i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look" on msnbc. way too early with thomas roberts starts right now. we've had a long history in this country of saying, you've got to get vaccinated for the common good. this is not just a matter of the kids' health it's a matter of anyone's health. poe lit sizing vaccines. candidates try to take their place on this issue. and uber is growing at a rapid speed, but could the company find itself a target of one of america's tech giants? and a who's who of snl alums are counting down the day to the 40th anniversary show and we have the all-star line upset to

take part. this is "way too early." good morning. it's tuesday, february 3rd. and this is "way too early." now, your vision this morning is not blurry. i'm will cane in for thomas roberts who is making hi ways back from phoenix. snow on the east coast is complicating travel. i've sat over there at that table on "morning joe" a few times. i look forward to spending the morning with you all. we begin this morning on the road to 2016. and an unexpected issue is emerging as a heated point of debate. vaccinations. while traveling in london new jersey republican governor chris christie created worldwide hels when casey hunt asked him about the measles outbreak in the u.s.