From the hip-hopal-time-bye

to the Rams'

The city of Los Angeles was the big winner of Super Bowl 56.

The question, is this what it means to be California Dreaming?

Plus, new developments in the Supreme Court nomination process

with sources telling NBC News that the shortlist has dwindled to three.

The question is, who are the finalists?

And warnings from the Biden administration grow louder

concerning a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The question is, what's happening behind

the scenes to find a last ditch diplomatic solution? It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that had never, ever forgotten about Dre.

I'm Jonathan Lemire on this Monday, February 14th. Happy Valentine's Day. Let's start with the news. The Los Angeles Rams are Super Bowl champions, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23 to 20 last night to earn the

franchise's first NFL title since the 1999 season and the first representing L.A. since

1951. We'll have all the highlights from the big game ahead in sports a little later on.

A strong diplomatic push was underway over the weekend as the U.S. escalates its warning that Russia

may invade Ukraine at any day. President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Zelensky by phone yesterday, reaffirming that the U.S.

and its allies would respond, quote, swiftly and decisively if there's an invasion.

According to the White House, the two leaders agreed on the importance of continuing to pursue

diplomacy and deterrence in response to Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's

borders. The call with Zelenskyy came a day after Biden again spoke with Russian President

Vladimir Putin, which did not result in any breakthrough. This, as the U.S. is concerned that Russia

will stage an incident in the coming days that would create a false

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