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27th, 2013. From nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaz. Za. Welcome to today. Im erica hill. Im lester hold. Well have more on the dangerous weather in just a moment just one week into president obamas second term, we should let the 2016 talk begin. There ace question of whether the number two men on the 2012 tickets, jo e biden and paul ryan, could be facing off for president in four years. David gregory will weigh in. I thought we would get a few weeks rest. No rest for the weary. Continuous campaign another reversal of fortune for Casey Anthony to tell you about. Two years ago her murder trial riveted the country ending in a dramatic acquittal. A new twist for the 20yearold involving her finances the countdown to super bowl sunday, we have a sneak peek at some of the commercials. Is it a smart way to build up anticipation or sometimes too much too soon . Well get into that the controversy over the subway foot long sandwiches that werent a foot long. Some people even filed lawsuits. Has the company made good as it promised. Well hit the streets and take an unscientific look. Hoda kotb is here out with a bestselling book. She even reads it herself. About people overcoming adversity. She is reading while we are doing the news. Hey. Looking forward to chatting with hoda coming up. First, lets get the latest on the Winter Weather. Stephanie abrams is tracking the storm, filling in for dylan. Good to see you. Good morning to you. Good morning to you at home. What i want to do first is take us back to the weekend to show you all the problems we had in the south with our last storm. Look at the snow that fell in the western portions of of West Virginia and on into north carolina. There were cars coated in snow and a lot of accidents here. Thats just due to the snow. The reason i wanted to show you this video is because right now, were dealing with ice. Ice is a lot harder to drive in than snow. Right now, central into southern iowa, the road, many of them completely covered or partially covered in ice. Look at that. More ice is starting to fill in. Our temperatures are in the 20s. The accumulation, i want you to focus on the turquoise. Thats a quarter of an inch or more. Thats where we could see power outages. Otherwise, erica, where you see the big pink area, im kind of scared we are going to see a lot of accidents on the road today. Stephanie, thanks. Well get the national trast in just a moment. First, the mornings other top stories in jenna wolfe good morning. We will begin with breaking news out of southern brazil. Police say at least 180 people have been killed in a nightclub fire early today in santa maria. A Security Guard says more than 1,000 people were in the club. At least 200 were injured. Firefighters are still looking for victims. Emergency officials expect the death toll to go higher. The cause of the fire, still unknown three people are alive thanks to a dramatic rescue. A water rescue in queensland australia. A rescuer with a camara taera ad to his camera. They put the young child in a waterproof bag and it was airlifted to the safety of the helicopter. The women also rescued. Back in this country, deputies have saved nearly 50 hikers in the mountains near tucson, arizona. Sudden heavy rains flooded bear county cutting off dozens of hikeers president obama says gun control advocates need to listen more and respect americas tradition of hunting. People rallied in support of his gun control measures. He is calling for bans on assault weapons and highcapacity ammunition magazines Casey Anthony says she is worth only 1100 and she is filing for bankrupt s cy. She was acquitted in 2011. She now owes her lawyers half a Million Dollars plus several hundred more to Law Enforcement and the u. S. Police in pursuit. One of the suspects reaches down, unhooks the trailer. The chase hits speeds of up to 100 miles an hour before ending in Oklahoma City where two men and a woman were arrested. Police have not said what led to the chase. Big, strapping strong athletes facing off with a little very cute animal. Guess who wins . The furry creature was a bat. That little bat somehow flew on to the court at last nights basketball game between marquette and providence. The little guy tortured the sixfooters. A few brave souls tried to battle the bat. All in all, it was bat, one, athletes, didnt. That is all the important news. Now, back to you. I could have handled the bat. The scenario was you to snake as they are to bats. Bats dont freak me out like these guys. He says that now. Lets get the bat in here and see how that goes. Actually, lets not. Lets just talk about it. Stephanie abrams is back. She has the rest of the national forecast. Lets have a look at whats happening across the country. We are seeing the system right in the middle of the u. S. Stretching anywhere from the plains down into texas. It is going to be headed eastbound tomorrow. Enjoy that sunshine. You are going to get whats happening in the mid yeah. That system will be here monday for us. Bringing us risk of some slippery roads around the area. But today its a quiet day. Well be reaching the lower 30s by 11 00. Middle 30s into the afternoon and chilly today but not as cold as what weve seen this last week. Then as we talk about. The sneaky ice thats coming at us, its your monday morning commute. But look at that. A midweek warmup into the 60s. Now back to stephanie in new it has only been a week since president obama was sworn in for his second term. Already, there is chatter about the race for president in 2016. Peter alexander is at the white house with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. I am guessing your fingers and toes are still thawing out from last weeks inauguration day. Already, the chatter has turned to 2016. Among democrats, it has been conventional wisdom that if Hillary Clinton decides to run, it is her race. There are now new indications that Vice President , joe biden, may be considering a president ial bid of his own. I Barack Hussein obama do solemnly swear. Reporter it was Barack Obamas day but at times, it sure looked like joe bidens moment, waving, jogging, smiling. Were those the first steps of the 2016 run. At least one report says he is intoxicated by the idea. This slip only fueled more chatter. I am proud to be president of the United States but i am prouder to be it could be a rematch of sorts. The number twos vying for number one. I feel really very great. Biden enjoying bipartisan praise for helping washington dodge the fiscal cliff versus paul ryan. On saturday, mitt romneys old running mate warned republicans to pick their battles during the president s second term insisting mr. Obama would try to divide the party. We cant get rattled. We wont play the villain in his moreality plays. We have to stay united. We have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. We have better ideas. On the democratic side, if Hillary Clinton decides to run, she would be the early favorite. With the president lavishing her with praise on this weeks 60 minutes. I want the country to appreciate what an extraordinary role she has played during the course of my administration and a lot of the successes we have had internationally have been because of her hard work. Governors andrew cuomo and marylands Martin Omalley are betting their ambitious efforts on gun control could propel president ial bids. The republican field is up in the air. American cannot afford four more years with this. After parting ways with fox news, a source close to sarah palin says she will be expanding her voice in the National Discussion and hasnt shut any doors. New jersey governor, Chris Christie has friending facebook founder, mark zuckerberg. Only 1386 days left to go. Not that anybody is keeping track. David gregory is moderator of meet the press. Good morning, erica. We just heard paul ryan. Who is on your show today. Saying republicans need to avoid being stamped as vil ans. We heard louisiana governor, bobby jindal, saying republicans have to stop being the stupid party. Do you envision the message being different in 2016 for the represent ta republicans. What paul ryan is alluding to is a deeply held view among Republican Leaders that the president is not done with reelection. That he wants to achieve political conquest over the Republican Party. Thats been said publicly and privately. I think he is also talking about the need for republicans to make some gains incrementally and constructively and not allow the democrats and the president to paint them into a corner. Even over the budget fights, you have seen republicans fair so poorly politically. Thats the hole they have to climb out of. What i think is prominent in terms of 2016, still, two visions of what government ought to do and the performance of the economy that will dictate where these debates go. As Peter Alexander just mentioned, Hillary Clinton is the early favorite. That rare interview she and president obama sat down forgave us a peak into their relationship and how things have seemingly changed in the last few years between them. Is that a surprise looking at where we started in 2008 . On the face of it, it is a surprise. They have evolved, people close to secretary clinton have talked about this kind of interesting relationship that has developed. It has certainly been very constructive. They are happy to make a public show of it. Those of us that cover the ins and outs of this will look at it in the the 2016 contest, wondering if Vice President isnt so happy that the big interview he does to begin his second term is not with him but the outgoing secretary of state. Those questions will be raised. I think the point thats interesting to me. If you look at the coalition of voters that president obama put together for his second term, they seem to be voting blocs that could naturally flow to Hillary Clinton as the nominee, particularly as a historic nominee if she is able to become the first woman president. It is important to point out as much as we fixate on 2016, these decisions still are some ways off. There really is the business of governing right now thats taking the primary role. Which a lot of people would like to see happen too. Thats a good point to make. Thanks, david. Well be checking back with you in a bit. Now, here is lester. To the current controversy over size and sandwiches. S subway customers are filing lawsuits saying the foot long sandwiches arent a foot long. Are people getting their upon anys worth . Diana alvear hit the streets of los angeles to find out . Reporter it is what subways is famous for and what customers expect. When a sub lover from down under posted this picture to facebook of an 11inch sandwich. You mean slihrinkage. Reporter soon, hundreds of people were posting pictures of their sub par subs. It is a big deal for subway because they went out and said we have a foot long. They didnt say say jumbo or a very long. Thats a tcontract with your customers. Subway says, they regret these instances. We have redoubled our efforts to insure consistency and length. Reporter the question is, is subway really giving you 12 inches with every foot long. We decided to find out in a far from scientific experience. We set up a sandwich measuring station and began advertising. Well measure your subway sandwich. Size matters. Reporter there is no scientific way of measuring it when it is in your stomach. Reporter finally, we scored. First up, mikey with a foot long foot long. I think it is on point. Do you think you got your moneys would worth . Reporter next up, tiffany. It looks close. When we bought our own foot long, subway saved the best for last. I think thats more than 12 inches. Yes, this is. This might be 13 inches. Reporter thats right, more than a foot of sandwich satisfaction. Proving at least here in los angeles, truth in advertising really does exist. For today, diane alvear, nbc news, los angeles. Up next here on today, releasing super bowl ads before the big game. Is it a smart move or Risky Business . Going to take a look right after this. My name is marjorie reyes, and im a chief warrant officer. I love the fact that quicken loans provides va loans. Quicken loans understood the details and guided me through every step of the process. 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Reporter whether their jerseys are red and gold or purple and white, the commercials airing are a winning store for all football fans. This year, more than 100 million eyes will make gametime a touchdown for advertisers. The going rate, close to 4 million for 30 seconds of air time. Advertisers bring their best game to the super bowl and everyone stands in anticipation for judging and critiquing the best ad. I watch the super bowl just for the ads. The commercials are like 50 of why i watch it. Reporter while it is not the first time those holy grails of timeouts and tail gates are once again being unveiled early, online and even in movie theaters. Who is going to take your week tend . I dont know. Trigger, the dog, big foot. To share the advertising prior to the super bowl i believe is a big mistake. Perhaps if they are teasing them by giving just a piece of the ad, you will get chatter and buzz prior to super bowl that will cause more people to tune in. It depends on what the strategy is and it depends on how much of the ad is shared. Reporter begging the question, are those sneak peeks a super move or a super bust . They are fun. About half of all men and women watch the super bowl for the commercials as much as they do for the game. This year, companies are expected to shell out more than dot, dot, dot, wait for it. 275 million just to get some air time on super bowl sunday. Its amazing on our dvr centered world where people skip commercials, this is where they dont. Or you can rewind if you want to see a commercial again. It is fun. The game is going to be good too. This will be a good game, mr. Niners. I dont want to say that on national tv. You didnt say it. You are fine. Jenna, thanks. Still ahead, hoda kotb with the story of those that survived and thrived whether they learned to read properly. First, these messages. Cash rewards credit card. Hed earn 1 cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2 back on groceries. 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On the orange line between East Falls Church an west falls church, crews test the silver line. Also single tracking between stadium armory and shelly. Well get a meteorologist kim martucci is here which a check on your sunday forecast. Chris, its a pretty nice day. Temperatures will be warming up. Above the freezing mark and into the middle and upper 30s in a lot of locations. 37 d. C. , around 35 in the frederick. Well put on the brakes probably at 33 degrees in martinsburg, West Virginia. As we extend the forecast for you, we have to talk about a Winter Weather advisory for freezing rain. Thats going to be targeting us on monday morning. So that drive to work will be dicey if not icy. But then look at the 60s here on tuesday and wednesday, chris. Back to you. Thank you, kim. Well have a full hour of news at 9 00 a. M. We are back on a sunday morning, january 27th, 2013. Our thanks to all the people that came to share part of their morning with us outside of the plaza. Im lester holt alongside erica hill and jenna wolfe and Stephanie Abrams working with us this morning. Nice to have you here this morning as well and all of you at home. Still to come. We are going to talk about a threemonthold girl that has been called a miracle baby. She was born with an extremely rare condition, her heart outside her body. It is usually fatal. She is spending her first morning at home. We will tell you what doctors say about her prognosis Twins Sisters that never knew they were twins, had no idea the other one existed until they recently found one another after nearly 70 years apart. They are not identical twins. They dont look like identical twins. Whats really incredible is all of the likes they share and how similar they are in other ways. We have their story as well. This morning, stephanie and i were sitting in the hair and makeup room and heard laughter about 30 seconds before this woman walked in. We all know hoda is coming when we here that laugh. She is here with inspirational stories of overcoming adversity. You are reading two books at the same time . There you go. Whats underneath the jackie collins. Can we ask . She is going to share that and oh so much more coming in in a little bit. After a huge hiatus, prince and justin, they are coming back. Are their songs worth it . We have it covered how about a final check of the weather . It is going to be well get a taste of ha icy weather here as we think about our monday morning commute. We have about a 40 chance of seeing some of this wintry weather. It will be freezing rain and a little bit of sleet. Theres a Winter Weather advisory in effect from 3 00 later tonight until 10 00 tomorrow morning. It includes loudoun and frederick counties. So your morning rush hour monday morning could be affected. Now back to new york city with stephanie. We have some friends visiting us from miami. Is this completely arctic for you . Absolutely. We could be at the beach, though. We have another birthday. A row of birthdays. Turning 50. Happy birthday. You are not scared to shout it out and tell everybody . A little. But you did it. Lester, back in to you stephanie, thanks. She is being called a miracle baby, a threemonthold born with her heart outside her chest. As katy tur reports, she is proving that survivors come in all sizes. Hey, look at mommy. To say Audrina Cardenas is lucky would be to discount her tremendous strength. The three and a halfmonthold is fitted with a shield and about to go home for the first time. It is a very, very big step. It has been a blessing to be able to say we are finally going home. Reporter the baby girl was born with onethird of her heart outside of her body, a rare congenital defect. Only 8 babies out of every 1 million are born with the defect. 90 are stillborn or die within days. She was diagnosed at 16 weeks in the womb. You can see her holding her own heart in this mri. She was born fullterm on october 16th and immediately rushed into surgery. As a mother, you look at her just like you look at in he other child. Thats your baby. In a mothers eyes, sometimes you dont see her any other way. She smiled after the successful surgery. Now, you can see her tiny heartbeating just below her skin. She doesnt have a sternum. She doesnt have anything over her heart besides the skin and the little muscle. Reporter without a sternum, the pink shield is deseenigned protect her chest and her tiny heart as it gets stronger. Doctors may end up taking a piece of the childs rib and putting it in the location of the breast bone so that it, in turn, will turn into the new breast bone. Reporter doctors have been watching over her since the day she was born. On friday, they had a rare chance to give this mother and daughter a happy goodbye. Thank you. Take care. Goodbye. Well see you soon. We wish her all the best. Amazing how far medical science has come. It really is. Turning now to a reunion that was decades in the making. Twin sisters that spent nearly 70 years knowing the other existed. As Kerry Sanders reports, their bond is undeniable. Reporter this is a story about finding something you didnt know you loss the. All my life, i had this feeling that something was missing. I didnt know it was somebody. That somebody was sandy ei kechlt nchl. Sandy and etta stevens had once spent time together, nine months, twin sisters separated at birth. My twin sister. It is so funny to say it. Yeah. It is still very strange to say it. This was our moms house. Born in chicago to an unwed mother whose own mother, an italian immigrant, forced her to give up her twins. Etta and sandy were adopted by two different families. We were raised in jewish families. We had the same kind of growing up. She loved her adopted parents, as i did. I could have met my twin and maybe we didnt get along but we do. We do. We do. Fraternal twins, which is why they dont lookalike. Delightful to hold in heaven. I think we love to sing. They like the same makeup, even the same color. Etta innocently wondered about her familys medical history just as illinois opened longsealed birth records. Thats when this birth certificate surfaced and right there, a huge surprise. When sandy eventually saw it, she was confused. I looked at it. I didnt quite understand it. Twin. How could i be a twin and not know it . This cant be. They grew up only miles apart in chicago. Sandys family owned a music store. We walked to their store. She sometimes worked in the store. So it was a wonderful place to be. Maybe we saw each other. Maybe we did. As happens with twins, etta and sandy agree on just about anything, including they dont want anybody to know their age. We do know who was older. She was born first. She is four minutes older than me. Its okay. Im proud of it. Separated at birth. Love you. I love you too. Now making up for lost time. For today, Kerry Sanders, nbc news, miami. 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You dont want a real relationship with him because just like spring break, it will be very regrettable. Nickname him cancun. I like that one. Well move on. In music news, two artists who we havent heard from in a while coming out with a little bit of new newsic. We will start off with j. T. , justin timberlake. Is this the first song since 2006 . He has only released two albums prior to this. Chuck and i feel differently. I love this song. I have been waiting for justin timberlake. He is grown and sexy. I love it. My review on the song is it is okay. It is suit and tie. He is singing about clothes. Because he is grown and sexy. He has a fashion line. Thats what i dont like, a big, giant commercial. As long as i have my suit and floor on the tie, i am going to leave it on the floor tonight. We heard from prince as we were coming into the segment. This is not exactly the prince were used to. Screwdriver is the song. Screwdriver, here is the deal. You heard it when we came in from break. Im your driver. Your my screw. Prince, we know you are a freaky little man. You do not have to convince us anymore. You wear wear pants without any buttocks. We know you are a freak. Its okay. This is from his new group. It has a little bit of rock n roll. You know prince loves a girl group, vanity 6, sheila e. Prince can do no wrong. Put out whatever you want. Well listen to it. Lets talk about beyonce. She is getting ready for the super bowl performace away . She is going to bring it at super bowl. The black eyed peas performed live. They were slammed. Donna had a track. She was slacked. There is no win here. Can you do an arena without having at least a backtrack . It is very difficult to do. Because of the acoustics. You are dancing. You have to have something. Cant you do both . Look, its over for beyonce. The hottest pop star on the planet is done forever. The megaboy band summer tour has been announced. You have new kids on the block, boys to men, 98 degrees and you have all your tickets lined up, chuck, im sure. Im getting ready to screen right now. Im many practicing my screams. I cant wait. Do that again. Very nice. Thats way up there, dude. I interviewed all of them in one room. It took me back to high school. My girlfriends came along. We were all in the back room. It was a big deal. They have been doing this for the last couple summers. This hasnt sort of run its course. No, it hasnt. New kids on the block did it with back street boys. This time around, they are bringing the other two bands, boys to men, 98 degrees. It never gets old. It takes you back to your prime. Worst name for a tour. A bunch of boy bands and they called it the package tour. Im sure no one thought about that. I get it. The total package. Alicia corals, chuck knight, always great to have you here. Thanks so much. Look who is here bright and early on a sunday morning. 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When life gets tough, it would be nice to know how it turns out. A little glimpse into the future for inspiration. While we may not have mastered the crystal ball or the inspiration. Our own hoda kotb has tit down and found the inspiration on a few that went on to live, happy, healthy lives. Ten years later, people that faced adversity and transformed their lives. What a fun show on the weekend. You knew we had one, right. I figured it out. Im excited to be here with you guys. I set out to find people that had some gamechanging moments from illnesses to job loss to individuals faced with unimaginable tragedies i tracked them down a decade after their experiences to see how they survived and, in most cases, thrived. During tough times, have you ever wished you could fast forward through your life and just maybe that view of the future would give you hope. Well, many people deal with sorrow and loss but also dream of a greater tomorrow like amy barnes. Month are than a decade ago at almost 500 pounds, this mother of two battled low selfesteem and felt trapped in a an abusive relationship. How would she break away and finally lose the weight . Or ron clifford, who on september 11th, escorted a burned woman to safety after the towers were hit. Only later to discover that his own sister and niece were passengers on united flight 175 which hit the World Trade Center on that tragic day. How would he find peace to move on with his life . And lindsey beck, at 22, she fought two bouts with a rare cancer only to learn that the lifesaving chemo treating her would leave her infertile. How would she conquer cancer while holding on to the hope of having children in the future . Ten years later, the endings to the stories may not only surprise you but inspire you. Do you ever wonder yourself during a difficult time, where will i be in ten years . Hopefully, these amazing individuals will give you a glimpse at what is possible. Hoda, first of all, congratulations on the book. I am intrigued as to what inspired you to tell these stories . Im a Breast Cancer survivor. You guys know. That was five years ago. I thought, five years is a good amount of time for a lesson to come out. Then, i got to thinking about ten years and how much longer it takes something, sometimes life to marinate. We have all been on the front end of something scary, a bad diagnosis, your boss calls you in and says, i have bad news for you. You dont know how you are going to make it ten minutes, let alone ten years. Why not fast forward ten years and see what happens to these people. Each one should have written their own book. Every one of them is outstanding. They are a ten and they will lift you up. Their stories are so unbelievable. That woman, amy, you mentioned, a really, really rough start for her. Part of it too is how they find their courage to make that move. She was 500 pounds and in an abusive relationship. At one point, her young son walked in and saw her on the bathroom floor with blood on her face and said, mom any, i want you to be beautiful again. By the way, her exterior, how she transformed her body is shocking but its nothing compared to how she transformed her selfesteem. If you are in an abusive relationship, you may think, if she can do that, i can do this. I think every one of these stories makes you feel like you can do something. One of the neat things you do is find a lifechanging moment in each story. Do we all have one . Is there something that you can point to and say, thats when i started to change . Sometimes it is on your lowest moment. Sometimes you have to be on your knees seriously before the game completely changes. Thats what happened to most of these people. They were at a point where they all had to find a path out. Despair comes from feeling like there is no road. People show you, it may be a difficult path, with hairpin turns and laden about land mines and potholes but at least there is a road out and each one of these people has with un. Tell me the story of roxanne cornby. She had a couple of kids, fired three times from a waitressing job. A guy on the side of the road with a pickle jar of honey. She says, no one is buying it in the pickle jar. She starts packaging it for him and gets a cut. Thats the guy right there. The lumbar jack guy. She ends up making candles. We need a name for our company. She goes to where the beehives ar and it says burts bees. She sells the company for 350 million. She saw that guy who you guys would have walked by and gotten purell. It changed her life. Look at her now. You never know when your turn is going to come. She could not have imagined ten years ago where she is today. Great stuff. Congratulations. Duff fun . I love this show. It probably says a lot about you as you start delving into everyone elses stories. You learn a lot about yourself. You start wondering about your problems. They seem so small after you read and learn about these stories. You feel much better after you read it. If i had a glass of wine, i would toast you right now. We are still on that dumb thing. How many days do you have left . I think we have ten. When we are done, it is going to be new years eve on our show. We are going crazy. Cant wait. Hoda, thanks. Nice to see you. You too. Well be right back. , so i used my Citi Thankyou card to pick up some accessories. A new belt. Some nylons. And what girl wouldnt need new shoes . And with all the points ive been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. Things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your Citi Thankyou points to travel whenever you want. Visit citi. Com thankyoucards to apply. 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Jekyll and mr. Hyde. At 8 25, his alterego takes over, ian price. He has been managing it by knocking the alterego out with drugs. The drug wears off in our pilot episode. You are the pharmacologist. I have been the one who is making the drug. I am sort of the only one at the hospital who knows there is this other guy that comes out and wrecks shop when he is on it. It is a real wild ride every episode. Is it the kind of thing for your character, do you want to find another drug that works again or is it better in some ways if you dont . For me, it is just managing the chaos, because i know there is good doctor by day and total nutso at night. Being the only one that knows whose going on, i get into all kinds of skracrazy scrapes. When you first read the script, was it hard to wrap your head around what the plot was about . When i first read the script, i said, there is nothing on tv like this and i want to be a part of it. Thats why i said yes. You are a broadway rveteran. We are doing a one night concert and raising money for washington heights, first time theatergoers. It is the original cast and we are singing it in washington heights. You can tell you are comfortable on the stage. He has this big personality. I can feel you on the stage right now. As long as i have got my suit and tie. Great to have you here. Do no harm premiers this thursday at 10 00, 9 00 central. Lets check in with David Gregory who has a big exclusive this morning coming up on meet the press. Tell us about it. Good morning. The republican parties 2012 Vice President ial nominee, paul ryan will weigh in on the future of the Republican Party as well. Its all coming up this morning. Thats going to do it for us this sunday morning. Tomorrow on today, an exclusive interview with siscis houston, Whitney Houstons mother. Ill see you back here tonight. Until then, have a great day, everyone so long. Break news. A massive nightclub fire in brazil kills more than 200 people and leaves many others hurt. What weve learned about this tragic situation within the last hour. Lawmakers get ready to take up a debate on gun control as massive crowds take a stand on the issue here in the nations capitol. Sunny and cold now. Within hours, were going to get freezing rain and it could spell trouble for your monday morning commute. Good morning everyone. Welcome to news 4 today. Im angie goff. Im chris gordon in today for richard jordan. Its sunday, january 27th, 2013. From the sounds of it,e