i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. tw.us on itter, >>> just a few hours after stormy daniels' "60 minutes" interview airs, the fallout fast. salacious personal details and a possible connection leading to the mueller investigation. >>> and shakeup at the white house. the new week that could begin with more firings and personnel changes. >>> after the harvesting of personal information from 50 million users, facebook fights back hard to regain your trust. >> there is now a new king of superhero movies as "black panther" dethroned all others. >>> and can sister jean help this year's cinderella kids bring home a national title? "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. >>> we begin this morning with a story keeping the country at the edge of its seat. the s

i'm phillip mena. >> good to be with you on a monday. i'm frances rivera. the awartsds season came to a close last night at the 9 o'th annual academy awards if los angeles. two-time host jimmy kimmel was quick to shine light on the importance of the women's empowerment movement currently sweeping hollywood. it didn't stop there. three of harvey weinstein's most outspoken accusers, ashley judd, salma hayek, and annabella sciorra presented a video mantiage on equality and representation. actress frances mcdormand won the oscar for best actress with w. a rousing acceptance speech. >> if i may be so honored, to have all the female nominees in all the categories stand with me in the room tonight. meryl, if you do it, everyone else will. >> other windsor of the night included mexican director guillermo del toro. he took home the oscar for best director and best picture. and jordan peele made history as the first black screenwriter to win best original screenplay for "get out." >> i thought no one would ever make this movie. but i kept coming back to it because i

i'm phillip mena. >> breaking news out of washington this morning. after midnight the senate passed a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that will keep the government funded through september. narrowly avoiding a partial shutdown. the next stop is president trump's desk where he is expected to sign it. >> protests have erupted in sacramento, california, over a deadly police shooting. demonstrators formed a human chain across the doors of golden center one, presenting fans from entering the arena for the basketball game. after a delay, the kings and atlanta hawks eventually played the game in front of a largely empty arena. these protests come just days after clark was killed in his own grandmother's backyard by police. who were there looking for an intruder and appeared to mistake clark's cell phone for a gun. nbc's correspondent tells us more. we should warn you some may find this video disturbing. >> just broke the window running to the south. >> reporter: officers in a chopper investigating reports of a man vandalizing cars saying they have a visua

. >> i'm phillip mena. >> two-time host jimmy kimmel quick to shine a light on the important movement sweeping hollywood and didn't stop there. harvey weinstein's accusers, sal together presented a video montage before frances mcdormand won best actress with a rousing acceptance speech. >> if i may be so honored to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight. >> other winners included guillermo del toro who took home the oscar for best director and picture and jordan peele made history for the screenwriter for "get out". >> i thought no one would make this movie but i kept coming back to it because i knew if someone let me make the movie people would hear and see it. >> jennifer borkland joins us from hollywood with more. good morning. >> well, frances, hollywood has had its serious moments this year, let's face it. there's been a lot of activism, changing times, change isn't always easy, but last night it was all about the fun and the ruckus night out at the movies with the movie stars and a celebration of all those changes that are starting to r

i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera.s video of a dutch speed skater here reaching speeds of nearly 58 miles per hour on her skates yesterday. the >>> good morning. it is thursday morning. let's look out at the bay bridge this morning. it is a beautiful start to the day. a little cool. it is going to be very warm, though. the south bay is already getting there. thank you for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia who is still recovering from laryngitis. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> it's going to be really warm and yesterday it was quite cozy for the afternoon, and it's going to be even higher today as we reach into the low 80s. here is a live look outside in san jose. we start out with the mid-50s. let's go to campbell. we'll be in the 50s throughout 9:00 and reaching quickly into the upper 70sy

i'm phillip mena. >> good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. breaking overnight, developments in the russia probe. a grand jury subpoena issued by special counsel robert mueller. he's asking a witness for communications related to some of the trump campaign's key figures, including the president himself. nbc's tracee potts is in washington. >> reporter: we confirm details first reported by ax yot. and hail the recipient of this subpoena remains anonymous, we do know that robert mueller and his team are looking for more information about these people. take a look. some names and faces that you'll recognize including the president himself, hope hicks, who just stepped down as his communications director. paul manafort, his former campaign chair, and his aide rick gates, both who have been charged in this investigation. and others whose names you may recognize. the recipient of the subpoena is being asked to provide a lot of information here. text messages, e-mails, other documents that may relate to the russia investigation that may relate to the

. >> and i'm phillip mena. a major winter storm is sweeping across the nation, packing a punch with heavy snow and ferocious winds. travel advisories have been posted in a large swath of the midwest, including minnesota, where whiteout conditions are making travel nearly impossible, leading to dozens of crashes and road closures. now that system is making its way to the east coast, a region far from ready to suffer another blow where residents are still cleaning up after friday's devastating nor'easter that killed at least nine people. the second wintry blast comes as utility crews are racing to restore power for hundreds of thousands still in the dark. >> here is nbc's dan scheinman. >> reporter: mother nature has shown the east coast little merciry. in massachusetts a seawall protecting the town of duxbury was breached. crews are hustling to protect homes. >> you lose the seawall, you start losing ground and losing houses. >> reporter: further nor, ethel williams worked to save what she could from her mother'

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i'm phillip mena. >> good wednesday morning to you. i'm frances rivera. winter is showing tho signs of mercy. just five days after a deadly nor'easter another monster storm is roaring into the east coast. threatening tens of millions of americans with heavy snow and strong binds. coastal areas could also see aen more flooding like massachusetts where towering waves pounded the shorelines during the last storm. breaching protective walls and battering homes. hundreds are now in danger of being washed away. over 100,000 customers are still in the dark, many without heat. utility crews are racing the clock to get the power back on. but the second blast of severe weather only means more bad news. >> it's a nightmare. truly a nightmare. it's unreal. two days is fine, three days, but we've been without power since friday. >> it's freezing in there. and i've been sleeping on the floor in my living room in front of the fireplace for the past how many days? >> damages from the first storm still litter many areas. in ryebrook, new york strong winds snapped this lar

. >> and i'm phillip mena. extreme wintry weather is threatening tens of millions of americans on both coasts. the west is bracing for the strongest storm of the year. in lake tahoe a rare blizzard warning which could see up to five feet of snow by the weekend. and in the east, residents are gearing up for an intensifying nor'easter that could pound the region with ferocious winds, severe flooding and heavy snow and rain. authorities warning residents to evacuate as the storm could be the worst to hit since last january's bomb cyclone. dan scheinman has the latest. >> reporter: along the eastern seaboard, authorities and residents are bracing for a nor'easter. >> it's going to be pounding with the winds. >> reporter: in massachusetts, authorities in some coastal areas are urging residents to evacuate. >> evacuate and go to friends, family, somewhere away from the danger of the tides. >> reporter: in boston, workers were busy filling sandbags and deploying them in flood-prone areas. in milford, connecticut, stor

i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. after an intense manhunt overnight, authorities say the suspect who fatally shot a kentucky police officer is dead. the suspect, 34-year-old james de coursy, was shot and killed by police in clarksville, tennessee hours after he pretended to be a police officer and pulled over a 38-year-old hopkinsville officer, philip mitchell who was in his personal vehicle. he shot the officer and fled the scene first by foot, and then in a stolen pickup truck. officer meecham was transported to a hospital where he died from his injuries. he was with the county sheriff department 12 years before joining the hopkins ville police force just ten months ago. the sheriff's department asked for prayers tweeting, our community has been rocked by the unspeakable. the 38-year-old officer leaves behind a wife and two young children. >> a california judge has ruled that coffee must come with a warning label. this after a finding that a cancer diagnosis may be ri yong ho lated to the morning cup. the coffee in

. >> and i'm phillip mena. for the second time in less than a week the east coast is under siege from another ferocious nor'easter. this time bringing heavy wet snow well over a foot in some areas from boston to philadelphia he. at its peek the nor'easter could unload snow at a rate of up to three inches an hour. it's also giving way to a rare sighting. thundersnow. you heard it there. numerous instances of this booming thunder captured in several areas. >> reporter: zbl the storm is crippling travel as well. more than 2,000 flights are canceled, nearly 1,000 more delayed. officials are urging drivers to stay off the roads due to the dangerous whiteout condition that's are stranding hundreds of vehicles. even this plow vehicle, one in new york city, got stuck in the snow not once but twice. hundreds of thousands are now entering a sixth day without power and caught on camera, a transformer explodes into flames in dover, new jersey putting an entire neighborhood in the dark. in coastal areas like massachusetts s

i'm phillip mena. >> good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. winter is officially over, but much of the country is getting a rude spring awakening. another nor'easter is roaring into the east coast. the fourth to slam the region in less than three weeks, bringing heavy snow, freezing rain and powerful winds. some areas could be buried under more than a foot of snow. >> the storm is threatening to tear up homes and bring down trees and power lines. nearly 3,000 customers in the northeast are already without power, and that number is expected to skyrocket. more than 3,000 flights are canceled and some 2,000 more delayed. many new york and philadelphia schools will be closed today. nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking this storm for us. good morning. >> we're waiting for the nor'easter to form and waiting to see how heavy and how hard it will snow in the i-95 corridor. today already overachieving snow in areas of indiana and ohio and northern kentucky. winter storm warnings for cincinnati. in all 74 million people experiencing the lift blast

i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. march certainly coming in like a lion for parts of the country. another powerful winter blast is taking aim at the northeast with strong winds, coastal flooding and heavy rain snow all in the mix. it is raising fears of potential property damages, power outages, and travel disruptions. the nor'easter has already prompted several weather warnings and watches across the region. nbc meteorologist bill karins has more on what's ahead. a lot to watch, bill. >> yeah, good morning. a lot of impacts. let's get into them. the first one is going to be the rainfall. put this in the minor to moderate category. one to three inches of raining in new england. very wet february and now we're going to add on top of that in the next two days. the winds, airports, a lot of flights will be cancelled with gusts like this, to 60 in atlanta and new york. boston 45 to 50. cape cod could gust up to 60 miles an hour. this is going to be mostly friday afternoon is the strongest winds. and then the coastal flood

. >> and i'm phillip mena. overnight the trump administration announced a move that could impact the balance of power for years to come. the 2020 census will ask about citizenship for the first time in decades. commerce secretary wilbur ross announcing the decision following a request by the justice department. the question of citizenship hasn't appeared on the census since 1950, with ross arguing it's needed to better enforce the voting rights act and for accuracy. census data is used for redistricting. electoral vote allotment as well as distribution of federal funds. but opponents, including many democrats say the question would deter noncitizen families from responding, given the trump administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants. they say it would lead to an undercount that would hurt resources to many communities and change district maps, likely in the gop's favor for years. >> there is also legal pushback. california attorney general xavier becerra says he plans to sue the trump administration o

in for phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. we have breaking news from nepal at this hour. a passenger jet reportedly carrying at least 67 passengers and four crew members crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in ckathmandu airport this morning. nbc news will keep you up to date on the breaking story throughout the morning. >>> also breaking overnight, the trump administration is taking its first step at arming teachers with the white house releasing president trump's policy proposal for school safety. among them, allowing schools first to now volunteer for firearms training. the white house says president trump wants to make sure schools are, quote, safe and secure just like our airport, stadiums and government buildings. for more let's go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. good morning, tracie? >> hi. overnight we learned more details of the broad outline of what the president wants to do and wants congress to do and states to do and it involves the justice department training the volunteer teachers to hold firearms in schools, in the classroom and encouraging

. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin this morning with a story keeping the country at the edge of its seat. the porn star versus the president. adult film actress and director stormy daniels speaking out on national television, sitting down with 60 minutes and discussing her ongoing battle against the president of the united states. alleging she had an intimate relationship with donald trump back in 2006. >> so, i excused myself and i went to the rest room. you know, i was in there for a little bit and came out, he was sitting, you know, on the edge of the bed when i walked out, perched. >> and when you saw that, what went through your mind? >> i realized exactly what i had gotten myself into and i was like, oh. here we go. >> and you had sex with him? >> yes. >> in the interview daniels continues to demand she be released out of her $130,000 nondisclosure agreement facilitated by trump's lawyer michael cohen just a week 1/2 before the 2016 election. daniels now saying she was not only intimidated to remain sile

made me hungry >>> let's check in on what's happening outside the world of business phillip mena hasest. >>> president trump met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house on monday months after his controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and move the u.s. embassy there netanyahu once again prized president trump for his decision president trump also said he may travel to jerusalem in may for the opening of a temporary embassy. >>> the nfl is getting a brand new and higher salary cap. the league is increasing the cap by 10 million bucks to 177$177.2 million for 2018 this is the fifth straight year the cap has gone up by at least 10 million. >>> after midnight, a spacex falcon 9 rocket blasted off from florida it successfully delivered into orbit a spanish communication satellite nearly the size of a bus. it's the largest spacex ever launched and it was a big milestone. this marked the 50th launch of the falcon 9 rocket. >>> still to come, a rundown of the top headlines and we're diving in on the case for president trump's tariffs,

let's check on what's happening outside of the world of business phillip mena has the latest. >>> good a police sergeant along with 18 other people are being treated after coming to the aid of a former russian spy in a nerve agent attack in britain. authorities say the officer who assisted the 66-year-old on his daughter after they were poisoned remains ohospitalized but appear to be making progress. >>> paul manafort pleaded not guilty to tax and bank fraud charges filed by robert mueller. this comes after he pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges in a separate indictment the new charges are related to manafort's activities in the ukraine. >>> the future has arrived, now you can buy what is being billed as the world's first commercially available flying car. the liberty has expandable chopper blades that allow it to soar up to 11,000 feet the sticker price, more than $6,000 back to you. >>> still ahead on "worldwide exchange," fire up the time machine. it's the ninth anniversary of a major market bottom, and we will take you back to see how far we've come from t

phillip mena has the latest on that >>> attorney general jeff sessions is expected to announce a lawsuithat seeks to undo california laws that provide sanctuary for undocumented immigrants the trump administration claims the laws hinder authority and is unconstitutional governor jerry brown tweeted jeff sessions has come to california to further divide and polarize america sad. >>> a 20-year-old oregon man is suing walmart and dick's sporting goods for refusing to sell him guns claiming age diskrim anything thacriminatio discrimination they it's the first lawsuit to challenge the new policies. >>> and the fish and wildlife service is reversing course on big game trophies saying it will consider allowing imports on a case by case basis the agency lifted an obama era ban back in november, but after widespread outcry president trump reinstated it even though he once called the practice a horror show. >>> still ahead on "worldwide exchange," we'll discuss the gary cohn fallout. his abrupt departurefrom the white house sending a shockwave from the white house to wall street. >>> and don't mis

phillip mena is in new york. >> hey, brian, good morning.t 64 people are confirmed dead after a fire swept through the top floor of a shopping mall in siberia according to russia's news agency. many of the victims were children russian officials say 16 people are still missing. a criminal investigation has been launched. >>> shifting gears, the ncaa's tournament final four is set on sunday top-ranked villanova wildcats took down the texas tech red raiders. and the kansas jayhawks outlasted the duke blue devils 84-81 in overtime for the first final four appearance since 2012 on saturday, kansas will face off with villanova, and loyola chicago squares off against michigan >>> and "black panther" banked another $16 million at the box office this weekend. it is now the top-grossing superhero film of all time in the u.s. earning over $630 million domestically brian, back to you >> have you seen it, philip? >> you have seen the "black panther" >> sorry, i missed that. it is a movie that i've going to see next >> two more tickets they can add to th