i'm frances rivera. the country has a new reign g super bowl champion. >> and time runs out. >> this is the end of the game. >> and for the philadelphia eagles, the long drought is over. finally. >> fly, eagles, fly. that's what was heard roaring through the stadium and in philly streets shortly after that massive win. thousands going out to celebrate and despite fans collapsing an awning things were tame as they mark the first super bowl win in franchise history. in a fourth quarter stunner that had millions across the country glued to their seats. >> wow. we're world champions! >> for eagles' fans everywhere, this is for them. this is for them. >> not only do we have the best fans in the world, we now have the best team in the world. we go to wendy in minneapolis. good morning. >> yep. francis, good morning to you. all i can say is wow. what a game. it was a full four quarters back and forth and finally the eagles took control and now they're taking home their first vince lombardi trophy. outside u.s.

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. classes resumed today at marjory stoneman douglas high school two weeks after 17 people were killed when a gunman opened fire inside the parkland, florida school. stoneman douglas only holding a half day of classes today, with many expecting emotions to run high. >> some of my friends are having a harder time than others. i'm doing okay right now. the shock kind of wore off from it all, and i've started to accept it. >> now new details are emerging in the shooting investigation. kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: nbc news has learned shooting suspect nikolas cruz may have had plans to unleash even more carnage inside his former high school. law enforcement sources say at the time cruz dropped his ar-15 he still had five fully loaded magazines, more than 150 unspent rounds. one of the magazines marked with a swastika. inside the school, the windows were shattered from the inside. investigators believe cruz tried to shoot out the windows at students running for their lives. but the hu

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. president trump is set to meet with the republican senators and house members today with gun control likely to be front and center. this ar after the president raised eyebrows with a meeting at the nation's governors saying if he were on the scene at the parkland school shooting he would have charged in, even unarmed. >> you know, i really believe you don't know until you test it, but i think i really believe i'd run in there even if i didn't have a weapon and i think most of the people in this room would have done that, too. >> the president also pledged to take action on background checks and bump stock devices. even taking on the nra if he needs to. so, this newest round of meetings prompt congress to act? nbc's tracee pots has more from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's a good question. the president is promising to take action on some of those issues. congress is at odds, and republicans are at odds even with the governors on background checks. t

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm philip mena. we begin this morning with the scandal rocking washington. after one of those closest to the president, white house staff secretary rob porter, resigned a day after british news outlet thedailymail.com, reported on allegations from two ex-wives claiming porter physically and verbally abused them. the white house says porter's decision to resign was a personal one and that he would stay on temporarily to "ensure a smooth transition." but new reporting from the "new york times" overnight flies in the face of that statement, claiming porter's last day is today. the development not confirmed by nbc news comes as we hear from porter's second ex-wife, jennifer willoughby, for the first time. and here's what she told the "washington post" about her interview with the fbi regarding porter's alleged abuse. >> i told them all of the details of my marriage, including verbal and emotional abuse, and including the incident when he pulled me out of the shower. they were also made aware of the prote

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm philip mena. we begin this morning with an interview with the president's representative at the winter olympics. first daughter ivanka trump. his daughter also an official white house senior adviser was dispatched for the closing ceremony. to restore relations with north korea and other delegations. after mike pence was unable to meet with the rogue reneem jegi officials. north korea indicated it is open to talks with the u.s. everyone after the country reacted with a heat the response following the latest round of sanctions. ivanka trump speaks on that sdp the gun debate. in this interview with nbc. >> reporter: america's ba ambassador at the games. >> it's been amazing experience to be able to interact with so many athletes and to get to see so many of the games and see the men's curling take home gold for the first time. curling before? >> i had not. i got an education. it was awesome. >> reporter: her visit here in south korea not exclusively ceremonial. delivering a message of unity to a cruc

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena.he markets are in for a rough start this morning after a record breaking plunge on monday. the dow jones closing below the 25,000 mark after losing nearly 1200 points, the largest single day drop in history. the massive decline continues the slump that began last week amid worries of higher interest rates. >> despite the massive loss the president says the president's focus on the country's long term economic health. tracie potts joins us now with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president says this is a blip on the radar of a strong economy. speaking in ohio last night, he talked about jobs and manufacturing. >> we've already created nearly 2.6 million jobs since the election, including more than 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing. we love manufacturing. we're bringing back those four magnificent words, made in the usa. [ applause ] >> reporter: the white house says the president is taking the long view on this. sarah huckabee sanders, the white house spokeswoman, say

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. developing news out of washington. we could be hours away from the release of the house intel's classified memo about the russia investigation with a senior white house official tell telling us the president does not object to the publication of the report that would fly in the face of warnings from top law enforcement officials like christopher wray who obviously journeyed to the white house to compel the administration not to make the document public. with the "washington post" now reporting the director of national intelligence dan coats also urged the trump administration against releasing the memo. >> on the eve of the memo's release, top democrats in both the house and senate set their aim on house intel committee chairman devin nunes demanding his resignation claiming nunes is working to sow conspiracy theories on behalf of the white house. still while congressional republicans and the president seem to be on the same page when it comes to publishing the memo, there are those inside the white house who obviously

i'm frances rivera. the country has a new reigning super bowl champion. >> and time runs out! >> this is the end of the game. >> and for the philadelphia eagles, the long drought is over. finally. >> fly, eagles fly. that was heard roaring through the stadium and through philly streets shortly after the massive win. thousands going on to celebrate the eagles's first super bowl win in franchise history. dee throning the new england patriots 41-33 in a fourth quarter stunner that had millions across the country glued to their seats. >> wow, the world champions! [cheering and applauding] >> for eagles fans everywhere, this is for them. this is for them. >> not only do we have the best fans in the world. we now have the best team in the world. >> eagles quarterback nick foles had the game of his life. knocking off tom brady with an impressive 373 passing yards, three touchdowns and a super bowl mvp trophy to boot. to say it was an improbable run for foles is an understatement. the second string quarterback took the lead for eagles midway through the season only to become the first

. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin this morning with developing news on that critical russia investigation by spoeshl counsel robert mueller. "the new york times" now reports mueller is zeroing in on that infamous 2016 trump tower meeting with a russian lawyer and the president's role in putting together a news release in response to news reports of that meeting. the president and his advisers originally claim the sit-down involving trump campaign associates and his son was about russian adoption policy rather than its real purpose, to obtain political dirt about hillary clinton. donald trump jr. wrote in an e-mail shortly before the meeting took place, "if it's what you say, i love it." that as we learn mueller plans to speak to the former spokesman for mr. trump's legal team, mark corallo. >> it's a significant development considering news from the "times" that could bring long-time trump aide and white house communications director hope hicks into mueller's crosshairs. the "times" citing three people famili