you cannot take a shutdown off the table, you cannot take 5.7 off the table -- >> from the battle over funding a wall to a fight over the number of detenti beds immigration officials have access to, is a second government shutdown all but certain? as the wheels turn toward possible impeachmen proceedings in virginia, could a new poll give the govern smer breathing room? the democratic field for president continues to expand as the candidates clamor for early attention. while proposing ever-larger taxes on the wealthy. michelle obama a surprise guest during the biggest night in music as the grammy awards ove us plentyf memorable oments and some controver too. one of the greatest american athletes of all-time says

good-b with a farewell run that brought her yet another medal. "early toda starts right now. >> welcome to the week. i'm philip mena. rivera. rances with less than a week left to strike a deal, a threat of another shutdown is h the country this morning. president trump will likely drumlinehe border battle in a rally for a wall. he'll face some sious opposition. democratic rising star and potential 2020 challenger beto o'rourke will lead a protest march in the same city. nbc's tcie potts joins us with the latest from d.c. it looks like budget negotiations hit a wall in congress this weekend? >> they it's because democrats and republicans cannot agree on a couple of things. first of all, how much space do you set aside in u.s. prisons formmigrants who have a criminal record? and also, how aggressively will i.c.e., immigration and customs enforcement agents, go after immigrants already in this country who do not have a criminal record? with all of that hanging in the

balance, there seems to be no deal so far on money for a border wall, which means the president could still declare a national emergency to pay for or we could see th government shut down on friday. here's what we're hearing from the white house. >> you cannot take a shutdown off the table, you cannot take 5.7 off the table. but if you end up someplace in the middle, yeah, then what you'll probably see is the president say, yeah, okay,ll th go find the money someplace else. >> er7 rng to the $5.7 billion the president wants to build the wall. you mentioned the president going to el paso. also at torr we just learned this morning that newsomnia governor gav is pulling their national guard troops from the border, 360 of them. and just because it's so interesting to watch this, we t also wan tell you about other washington news. another democrat is signing o run against president trump in 2020, amy klobuchar, the

democratic senator from minnesota announced in freezing sunday that she will join the race. it was 16 degrees and snowing out there. still got a crowd. so now she joins a crowded field of democrats signing on to try to defeat president trump. >> it may get even more crowded in days and weeks to come, tracie, thank you. to virnia where the capitol is still engulfed in controversy. governor ralph north tells "the washington post" he will not be resigning despite demubds from rcans and democrats to do just that. all this as the lieutenant governor ing barely han on to his job after facing a second sexual assault allegation. nbc's geonett has the latest on this unfolding drama. >> reporter: virginiemratic governor ralph northam in his first tv interview since becoming engulfed in a blackface scandal says he won't step down. >> i'm notoing anywhere. i've learned from this, i have a lot more to learn. >> reporter: new pl pushing

an agenda of racial equity.yo >> ilook at virginia's history, we're now at the 400-year anniversary. just 90 miles from here, in 19, the first indentured servants from africa landed on our shores in old point comfort, what we call now ft. monroe. >> also known as slavery. >> yes. i think i'm in a position where i can take virginia to the next level. >> reporter: as politicians pile on --ig >> he should r >> reporter: a new sign of support. a "washington post" poll finding a majority of african-american virginians want northam to stay on the job. >> it happened years ago. ralph n ttham has been with edack community since then. i think he's cha >> i think they need to get off him, let him do his job. >> reporter: the governor still reserving judgment on his number two. lieutenant governor justin fairfax. who stands accused of sexual assault by two women, dr. vanessa tyson, and meredith watson. fairfax seen leaving his

northern virginia home, flatly denies both allegations. in a new statement writing, i call on all appropriate and impartiainvestigatory authorities, including the fbi, to investigateully and thoroughly the allegations against me by ms. watson and dr. tyson.as that all three of us be respected during this process." now meredith watson and vanessa tyson say they're prepared to testify if impeachment proceedings against justin fa fax move forward. both women say they stand ready to publicly refute his claims he thatncounters were completely consensl. philip? >> all right, geoff, thank you. a lawyer for the publisher iof "the national enquire speaking out in the tabloid's defense. in a heated public battle with m on founder jeff bezos, the richest man in the world. we go to nbc's morgan chesky. >> reporter: a scandal ripped rlom the pages of a tabloid, involving the wos richest man and nude selfies. the attorney for "the enquir

enquirer's ceo david pecker cut t to the chase on "this week." >> it absolutely is not extortion and not blackmail. >> reporter: in january the tabloid published text mes ges between bezos and his alleged mistress lauren sanchez. in a blog post bos said he launched an investigation into the leak and implied his ownership of "wa and critical coverage of saudi arabia and president trump might have motivatedo publisher ami move against him. bezos shared e-mails h are by the company and have not been independently verified by nbc news. in them ami threatens to releasp 10reviously heunpubl racy photos of bezos and sanch unless he stopped the investigation, an act bezos calls extortion. the attorney labeled it adjourn istic negotiation. >> i think both bezos and ami had interests in resolving their differences. t >> reporter: iems bezos might have seen this defense coming. in his post, bezos said, no real journalists ever propose anhing like what's happening here. federal prosecutors now looking into claims from both sides. morgan csky, nbc news.

the biggest standing ovaon grammy ear's 61st awards wasn't for a musician but a former first lady after michelle obama made a surprise cameo at music's billest night. she graced t stage alongside alicia keys, ladgaga, jada pinkett smith. the crowdheered her on before she could share her speech. speaking ofmu c's impact, singer dolly parton got a star-studded tribute. ♪ here you come aga oh looking better than a body has a right to ♪ ♪ jolene jolene jolene jolene ♪ i'm begging of you please dot take my man ♪ >> the country music queen was this year's person of the year in honor of her charity work. she's the first country artist to be saluted in the tribute's

29-year history. >> meanwhile took a dig at the awards show in his acceptance speech. >> if there's people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain, in the snow, spending their hard-earned mon to buy tickets to come to your shows, you don't need this right here, i promise you, you already won. >> his speech got cut off. but he won best rap song for "god's plan." it was a big night for cardi b. she made history, becoming the first woman toin a grammy for best rap artist. cardi brought hubby offset on stage. it wouldn't be an awards show without some controversy. many calling the motown tribute a letdown. ♪ pleaselease mr. postman oh yeah ♪ >> j. lo was picked to lead the tribute, which to many felte l an odd choice. she performed a medley of songs singing withon smokey robi alicia keys, and ne-yo. let's tur overseas.

there's a lot happening with the royal family. prince william and kate middleton were celebrating with celebrities at the baft thats. and there are new developments about prince involved in a car accident last month. for the latest on the royals we go to lucy kavanaugh in london. >> reporter: a lot of royal news from this weekend. prince philip, the 97ear-old duke of edinburgh, voluntarily surrendering his driver's license in the aftermath of the horrific car crash he was in. meghan markle and her continuing saga with dad thomas, mark speaking out to the press yet again, sharing an intimate five-page handwritten letter meghan sent to him after wedding. he got in trouble for staging photos to the paparazzi, in speaking to the press. this emotional letter meghan wrote she never heard from her father, he wouldn't be coming, nor did she receive messages about the heart attack he d.

daddy, it is with a heavy heart that i write this, not understanding why you have pachosen to take this , turning a blind eye to the pain that you are causing. she went on to plead if you love me as you tell the press you do, please stop, please allow us to live our lives in peace, please stop lying, please stop creating so much pain, please stop exploiting my relationship with my husband. those pleasal apparentlyng on deaf ears as thomas mark hell apparently gave that letter to "the daily mail" in the headlines thismo ing, not something an expecting mom probably wants to be dealing with at this stage. >> that's got to be really, really tough, emotional. lucy kavanaugh for us, thank you. time to say good morning to bill karins. >> there's a lot of winter o weathe there, a lot of difficult travel. it's going to be a very difficult weeha for people travel in airplanes across the country. here's how we're looki just the snowfall with our storm system. that will be more tonight and then tomorrow. the midwest we're talking from des moines to madison, green bay to marquette. anywhere around 3 to 6 inches.

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good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'mheun yang. in t news today, a wintr mix of slow and sleet across the region. we'll let you know about today's school and work >> another tricky weather forecast. most of the slipperiness is on s the northe of our viewing area. there's a chance for more winter weathe torrow. aom

>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> a mix of snow and sleet fell across the region. give yourself extra time as you wake up and head out the door this morning. fast abroachaching 4:00 a.m.

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm ueun yang. it's monday, februaryh. 11t >> the federal government is on t two-hour delay. arlington, fairfax,naoudon and as park city will open two hours la. falls urch, alexandria, falker and page county schools. d. and prince george's county schools are on a two-hour delay. >>nd grant county schools in west virginia will open three hours late. we'll update you onhe latest closures all morning long. you can see the information scrolling am the bot of your screen. >> justin finch is driving around, checkin on road conditions. first 4 traffic's melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the roads and highways. >> we begin with chuck bell and what we're dealing with now, what wt can expn the day ahead. >> good morning, everybody. monday off to a very tricky