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the presidential primary season all but set to end this week president biden and donald trump are already barreling toward the general election. we're in d.c. with the dueling rallies this weekend that could set the stage for november. from relentless rain to hurricane force winds the severe storm battering the yeast now blamed for at least one death. our michelle grossman is tracking the threat as we start the workweek. and more palace intrigue, why some say the first photo of kate middleton since her absence may have been manipulated. paying it forward to tomorrow, how more americans are thinking smaller when it comes to buy now, pay later plans. it's monday, march 11th. "early today" starts right now. good morning, glad you're starting your week off with us, i'm frances rivera. "oppenheimer" did everything but bomb on hollywood's biggest night. the critical darling dominated the oscars taking home seven of the top awards including best

picture. but there were plenty of surprises for movie fans at the 96th academy awards. jennifer bjorklund joins us live from the dolby theater. i'm sure the celebrations are still going. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, you know, they really are and the cleanup is going on at the dolby theater behind me. "barbie" raked in at the box office but it was "oppenheimer" that was pure gold at the osc oscars. >> and i see "oppenheimer." >> reporter: a three-hour summer blockbuster about the making of the atomic bomb dominated the academy awards winning seven, including best picture. >> i could deny it but i've been dreaming about this moment for too long. >> producer emma thomas saw her husband christopher nolan win best director for the first time. including robert downey jr. who won best supporting actor.

>> i'd like to thank my terrible childhood and the academy. >> reporter: as well as cillian murphy who earned best actor for "oppenheimer's" title role. >> we made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb and for better or for worse we are all living in openen chaimer's world, i would like to dedicate this to the peace makers. >> reporter: the poor things star was flustered as she took home an oscar for best actress. >> my voice is gone. whatever. >> reporter: and day vine joy randolph was overwhelmed in winning best supporting actress for "the holdovers." >> for so long i always wanted to be different and now i realize i just need to be myself. >> reporter: and what was i made for gave billie eilish and brother phineas their second oscar for best original song. it was "barbie's" only win of

the night. and it was in a ceremony that started earlier than usual, 4:00 p.m. here in hollywood and on the time change day, so a feels like time of 3:00 in the afternoon, i say it just left a little more time for all those after parties, frances. >> i'm sure they are going on even now. jennifer, thank you. now to the race for the white house. president biden is taking his state of the union message on the road. the president -- the biden campaign says they brought in $10 million in contributions in the 24 hours after the state of the union. that boost of money now being put to work as the president ramps up his campaign schedule. nbc's brie jackson joins us from d.c. brie, there are another round of primaries tomorrow. what's important about those contests? >> reporter: good morning, frances. so this week we could see president biden and former president trump officially lock up their nominations but both candidates are focused on the general election. one big state to watch tuesday

is georgia. it is a critical battleground state. president biden won georgia in 2020 by just over 12,000 votes. he and donald trump held dueling rallies over the weekend in the peach state where they attacked each other over their immigration policies. >> i will seal the border. i'm going to do it. and i will stop this invasion. i'm going to do it. i will stop the killing. i will stop the bloodshed. i will end the agony of our people. the plunder of our cities. the sacking of our towns, the violation of our citizens and the conquest of our country. they're conquering our country. >> instead of celebrating the contribution of immigrants to our country, our economy and our communities, donald trump calls them vermin, poisoning the blood of america. no one should ever doubt where my heart s unlike donald trump on my first day in office as president i introduced a

comprehensive plan to fix our immigration system. >> reporter: this week president biden is also expected to travel to new hampshire, wisconsin and michigan. in michigan the president will try to win over the 100,000 people who voted uncommitted in the democratic primary. those votes were largely in protest of the u.s. response to the israel-hamas war. frances. >> brie, thank you. new this morning an investigation is under way after a deadly plane crash in virginia. authorities say all five people aboard a small private plane were killed including a child. police say the plane was not scheduled to land at a small airport, they believe the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing, hit trees and crashed into the hillside. the ntsb is looking into the crash. there are new details about the helicopter crash that killed three people in texas friday. the national guard identified the two army national guard soldiers who were killed as casey francosci and john gracia

and also chris luna. a fourth person survived, identified as an army national guard soldier. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. the muslim holy month of ramadan has begun with no sign of peace in the middle east. after a ceasefire in the gaza strip remained allusive despite a ramp up of diplomacy heading into the holiday. both sides are blaming each other for the impasse. let's go live to claudio lavanga for the impasse. claudio, good morning. first tell us how has ramadan proceeded so far? >> reporter: good morning, frances. well, the fear here is that starting ramadan while the war in gaza is still ongoing it will only contribute to fuel the anger, the frustration among muslims in israel, the palestinian territories and the wider region and that means it would only take a spark to ignite violent confrontation there. ramadan also started with

president biden and benjamin netanyahu taking shots at each other in two separate interviews. just take a listen. >> he has a right to defend israel, a right to continue to pursue hamas, but he must, he must, he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken. he's hurting in my view, he's hurting israel more than helping israel by making the rest of the world -- it's contrary to what israel stands for and i don't think it's a big mistake. >> well, i don't know exactly what the president meant but if he meant by that that i'm pursuing private policies against the wish of the majority of israelis and that this is hurting the interest of israel then he's wrong on both counts. number one, these are not my private policies only, they are policies supported by the overwhelming majority of israelis. >> reporter: as you heard there this was probably more arguably the most public diplomatic spat

between the president of the united states and the prime minister of israel since the start of the war on october 7th. >> claudio, thank you. now to residents along the eastern seaboard who are drying out this morning after a massive storm barrelled up the coast bringing heavy rain, snow and tornadoes. icy conditions in new hampshire left one skier dead and two others injured. two hours away homes were submerged along the state's coast. there was a similar scene in south carolina where high water stranded drivers. the national weather service blaming tornadoes for damage to homes in alabama and georgia let's bring in nbc meteorologist michelle grossman for the latest on this system. good morning, michelle. >> good morning, frances. the good news is we're not going to see scenes like this this morning but we are looking at gusty winds, winds gusting up to 40, 60 miles per hour that could create power outages. it's chilly, too, and the wind is making it feel tolder than that. also could see airport delays. dealing with that area of low pressure moving off to the east but bringing gusty winds throughout this monday, even by

this afternoon, evening hours we will see the winds gusting higher. 62 million people under wind alerts, wind advisories in the blue, purple a high wind warning including roanoke just north of asheville. here are the winds expected throughout the afternoon and evening hours, near 50 miles per hour in albany, new york city, atlantic city, boston, could see winds gusting higher than that, closer to 60 miles per hour in some spots. also dealing with wintry weather, that cold air is setting the stage for some snow. you could see that on radar where you see the blue that is the snow falling. we're going to add to some of the amounts we got over the weekend, mainly in the interior parts of the northeast into new england. because of that we have nearly 3 million in the northeast and new england under winter alerts, we have winter weather advisories in white, winter storm warnings in the pink, that klis

for this time of year, some spots below normal. lots of sun in miami and raleigh. that's your monday forecast. >> a move meant to ease concerns about the royal family raising new questions about princess kate. major news agencies pulled a photo released by kensington palace over concerns that it may be manipulated. the photo which we are not airing claimed to show her with her children but the ap says there is an inconsistency in the alignment of princess charlotte's left hand and it was said to be the first official photo of princess kate since the palace says she had abdominal surgery. the palace said it was taken earlier this week by her husband prince william. "early today" is back in a minute with a big boom for buy now, pay later plans. and the next frontier for quarterback aaron wilson after getting bucked by the broncos.

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happening. >> i so feel for him. >> i know. two of the nights winners used platforms to call for peace across the globe. while accepting the award for best documentary feature the director of 20 days in mariupol lamented that the fail m needed to be made in the first place. it depicts the aftermath of the russian invasion of ukraine added he wished he could exchange it for russia never attacking the country. a also. several of the ceremonies attendees were wearing red pins in support of a group calling for a ceasefire in the middle east. >> makes sense. something as powerful as the oscars where there's so many cameras and attention to it to make their voices heard for something so, so important in the world. godzilla is ringing in his 70th with his first taste of oscar gold. the 37th film in the legendary

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carolina's camilla cord zero pushed an lsu player to the ground. she was one of six players to be ejected following the skirmish. south carolina continued their undefeated run with a 79-72 win j breaking overnight, russell wilson is a pittsburgh steeler. less than a week after the denver broncos announced they were releasing him the quarterback confirmed on social media that he would be taking his talents to the steel city, post ago clip of the team's iconic renegade video. wilson who is being paid by the broncos is expected to sign a one year contract with the team for the league minimum of $1.21 million. he will likely compete with kenny pickett for the starting job come september. and she is one of the most famous names in college sports and there's no stopping caitlin clark. she made history again leading the iowa hawkeyes to a three-peat victory in the big ten women's basketball tournament. jesse kirsch has more on the

historic run. >> the three-peat is complete. >> reporter: caitlin clark's blockbuster run is still feeling strong. the iowa hawkeyes superstar and teammates winning the big ten championship, their third straight. >> i'm proud of our group, resilient. >> reporter: the favored hawk eyes trailed nebraska for much of the game. clark held to just four points in the first half before division i college basketball all time leading scorer starting heating up. >> we're tied up at 77. >> reporter: iowa forcing overtime and clinching the big win. >> you really have no choice but to figure it out at halftime and really respond and that's what we did. >> reporter: including clark starting to hit from beyond the arc. >> clark looking for t steps it back, it's a three on the way. >> reporter: threes a lot this year, no one in d 1 has ever done it more than here h. sneer no one in the history of the sport has hit more threes in a

season than clark has this year. >> reporter: in friday's tournament quarter final after missing several attempts clark made her 163rd three-pointer of the season. breaking a record previously set by nba superstar steph curry. >> steph is amazing, somebody i grew up idolizing, cool moment. >> reporter: now young players are idolizing clark who hopes to win a national title before moving on to the wnba, but wherever march madness takes number 22, clark has already changed the game. jesse kirsch, nbc news. so impressive. thanks for watching "early today." i'm frances rivera. have a great monday and hope you got a great art to your weekst

hollywood's biggest night filled with kenergy. ryan gosling brings down the house with his performance as "oppenheimer" proves