plane goes down, crashing into homes in california. late details just ahead. new information on just what president donald trump will focus on during his first a address before congress, but fixing obamacare may not be as easy as he thought. >> now, i have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject. nobody knew that health care could be so complicated. >> a nationwide manhunt is underway for a mississippi man wanted for murder and assault. a rare thunder snow lightning bolt captured at the seattle space needle. and bill gates channels snl's david pump kinz in an ask me anything extravaganza. "early today" starts right now. good tuesday morning. i'm frances rivera.

breaking overnight, at least 3 people are dead did and two others in critical condition after a small plane crashed into homes in river side, california. authorities say the plane went down a half mile away from a local airport and its fuel tank was still full when it crashed. five people were on board the plane. officials say two adult women survived the crash and were rushed to hospitals. one of the victims told fire fighters they were returning home after a cheer leading conference in anaheim. and here is surveillance footage from a home nearby. you can see the plane coming in from above and then exploding on impact. an absolutely horrifying cite. river side is 60 miles east of los angeles. the plane was flying to san jose. fire fighters are now working to control the fires caused by the crash. they say two homes were completely destroyed and adjacent ones damaged. officials say no residents were at home at the time but they are still searching for any other possible victims. the ntsb is investigating the crash this morning.

tonight donald trump will deliver his first address before a joint session of congress. he is looking to reinvigorate his attempt to repeal and replace the affordable care act after saying this at the white house. >> now, i have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject. nobody knew that health care could be so complicated. >> and & in a new interview the president says tonight's address will be about showing americans he's keeping his promises. >> all i can do is speak from the heart and say what i want to do. we have a really terrific, i believe, health care plan coming out. i'll be talking about the military. i'll be talking about the border. and remember this, on the border and throughout our country, we're getting the bad ones out, the bad people, gang members, drug lords, in some cases murderers. >> however, the senate's lead democrats say obamacare isn't going anywhere. >> the discord in their party

will grow as republicans turn to washington after this last week of angry town halls. i believe the odds are very high we will keep the aca. it will not be repealed. >> the one thing that's certain to be front and center tonight, the president's spending plan. the white house released the financial blueprint adding $54 billion to beef up the pentagon. intel agencies and homeland security, slashing the same amount agencies like the epa and state department. and this morning over 120 retired generals and admirals are criticizing the white house's budget proposal in a new letter for what they say are significant cuts to development and diplomacy abroad. tonight's presidential address comes as mr. trump's cabinet gets another member in its ranks with billionaire investor wilbur ross confirmed by the u.s. senate along party lines. it also comes as the administration faces new questions on its possible ties to russia. former president george w. bush telling the today show, questions still need to be answered.

>> i think we all need answers. whether or not the special prosecutor is the right way to go or not, you're talking to the wrong guy. i'm not sure the right avenue to take. i am sure, though, that that question needs to be answered. >> and with lawmakers now calling for a special prosecutor into the matter, here was white house press secretary sean spicer's response. >> to get a special procuter, to look into this? >> and i guess my question would be a special prosecutor for what? i think that russia's involvement and activity has been investigated up and down. >> and tonight several special guests will be alongside first lady melania trump as the president addresses the nation. the white house has invited maureen mccarthy scli a, the wife of late supreme court justice antonin scalia as well as three people killed by undocumented immigrants over the last several years. democrats are responding by inviting those who they say are being impacted by the president's policies. dreamers and muslim americans.

newly elected dnc chair tom perez will also be on hand. white house counsel kellyanne conway is receiving a wide share of attention this morning after this picture from within the oval office went viral. the image shows her kneeling on a sofa while president trump met with leaders of historical black universities. and it drew widespread criticism on social media, one person tweeting in this photo exists every comment on race and on respectability to be had on earth. another posting, remember when republicans used to flip out over obama oval office decorum? and megan mccain, is this seriously how kellyanne conway sits in the oval office? she removed that tweet. president obama put his feet up on the resolute desk. no comment yet from ms. conway yet regarding that photo. there is a disturbing photo.

he is charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. prosecutors alleged that the navy veteran shot at two indian men killing at a bar in kansas. they say he also shot at someone trying to intervene. witnesses reportedly said he yelled, "get out of my country" before he began shooting. police arrested him at another bar after the bartender called 911. >> he shot and killed two iranian people. >> federal authorities have not yet said whether they consider this a hate crime. his attorney declined to comment. now to a nationwide manhunt that is underway for a mississippi man accused of assault and murder. authorities are looking for 28-year-old alex deaton whose last known location is tulsa, oklahoma. he is a suspect in the alleged murder of his girlfriend and the shooting of a jogger. he is also a person of interest

in the shooting death of an elderly woman inside a church. police say he is armed with several hand guns and considered very dangerous. they are offering a $27,500 award for information leading to his arrest. a surprise announcement from elon musk and spacex. they plan to launch a mission around the moon by two paying customers who will undergo extensive training. nbc's kerry sanders has details. >> reporter: spacex, private rocket company going where no man or woman has gone before, into deep space with two paying passengers next year. spacex owner billionaire elon musk announcing he's already taken two substantial deposits for a week-long mission to the moon and back. spacex's dragan capsule will circle the moon like apollo crew 47 years ago. but these passengers who will be trained and called astronauts will not land as neil armstrong

did. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind. >> reporter: the names of spacex's two astronaut passengers, their genders and how much they are paying remains a secret. but a hint from elon musk, they're not from hollywood. kerry sanders, nbc news space center. >> that's what i want to know, how much. all right. youtube just got hit with a whopper milestone in a blog post. the video giant says users around the world are watching an incredible 1 billion hours of youtube content every single day. according to youtube, it would take an individual 100,000 years to log that many hours on the site. youtube credited users for helping achieve the milestone saying, "it represents the enjoyment of the fantastically diverse videos that creative people make every single day." including those people who stand behind some kind of just backdrop with their hands demoing those toys which my kids watch hour and hour again.

well, in seattle, washington a lightning strike in a snowstorm that moved into the area. the 55-year-old observation tower has 25 lightning rods on its roof to help withstand strikes officials say happens several times a year. it is one of the first times ever that lightning has struck a tower during a snowstorm there. some 36 million americans under weather risk today. meteorologist bill karins is watching. good morning. >> unfortunately ending february with a severe weather threat. just plain rain, a rumble in the ohio valley. this afternoon, evening the threat begins. 36 million people, arkansas, illinois, indiana, a good sex f section of tennessee. into central portions of illinois. as far as the timing of these storm is going to go, it looks like it is going to be late this afternoon. we'll go through much of the morning no problems whatsoever. 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.,

we start with little cells popping up. if we get any tornados, likely to be with individual isolated super cell thunderstorms ahead of this cold front. later tonight through the overnight hours we'll watch this line with numerous wind damage reports on it. tornado threat will end after púñúñúñpop÷wpwp÷ppppxx in

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trfederal young in favor of kids in philadelphia who sued over a policy. good tuesday morning. nbc news today. i'm tracey davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. usher out february. get right to bill henley with the most accurate forecast in town. good morning. march will come in like a lion tomorrow with the potential of strong storms. not today. today nice warmup.

record temperatures this afternoon. philadelphia already starting off warmer this morning. andorra. just sigh of 50 degrees in center city. philadelphia international 45. northeast philadelphia. park wood, bustleton and tarsdale. lehigh valley, 39 degrees.  suburbs 36. that's 14 degrees above yesterday's temperature at this time. warmup, we'll see it. clouds break for sunshine. especially this afternoon. 66 in philadelphia. 64 in the suburbs. look at the 60s for delaware. lehigh valley and new jersey even at the shore. warming up a bit. up to 56 degrees this afternoon. definitely warmer than yesterday. break these down hour by hour when i'm back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington has first alert traffic. starting off this morning moving through center city. vine street expressway open to traffic. 24th street on the camera. no big problems or delays

reported. you don't have to worry about alternate either. no problems moving through center city. here's the vine. checking this out through delaware as well. 11 minute drive time. northbound 495 to 295. also watching route 73 maple shade new jersey around route 38. no major problems reported here. see the roads look dry. easy commute right now. just a couple of cars headed out the door. delaware river bridge still closed for structural repairs until about april or so. connecting new jersey turnpike and pa turnpike. 4:30. today in philadelphia dozens of volunteers expected to help clean up the jewish cemetery vandalized over the weekend. the damage at mount caramel cemetery making national headlines after becoming a string of anti-semitic crimes. >> tell us about the volunteer effort at the cemetery. >> reporter: what volunte