A flight to tokyo. The reason . An unauthorized person gets onboard. Reporting live from l. A. X. Those stories, plus the prince and the president. Prince harry interviews barack obama and tees him up with a goodnatured question about fiancee Meghan Markle. Suits . Good answer. Why apple may have missed the mark with the iphone x. And the megamillions jackpot soars to 300 million. And tonights powerball drawing is higher than that. Two hf lottery fever sweeps the nation today, december 27th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. Savannah and hoda have the morning off. Some perspective year. This time last year in new york city 60 degrees. We will be lucky if we break 30 today. It is freezing outside this morning. We still have a bunch of folks out on the plaza. They dont mind. No. That bonechilling cold is our top story. Its felt from the rockies to the northeast. If you like snow erie pennsylvania, is dealing with historic amounts of it. Well begin in snowy erie. Ron allen is there. Good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. It is incredible. Its relentless. The snow is coming down. We got a few more inches overnight. Its mindboggling the amount of snow. About five feet or so in most places around erie. Authorities are encouraging people to stay off of the roads so the plows can do their work. Misery in erie and across the great lakes region. Overnight, power restored in cleveland, after a fire at a substation left 40,000 people in the dark for hours in the frigid cold. As an arctic blast sweeps the country, from new england. To seattle. The most wonderful time of year is bringing along a big chill. In utah a sheriffs officer now a hereohero after saving an 8yearold boy who had fallen through the ice while chasing his dog. I started to use my hands and my fist to pound the ice. Once i saw his face, i pulled him out of the water and i called out to the paramedics letting them know im coming in ive got him. Reporter meanwhile, in erie pennsylvania recordbreaking snow shocked even the locals. Im used to snow. But not this much at once. This is inspain. Reporter matthew says he has been working all day to clear the snow. Ive been fighting it all day. Reporter 63 inches to fall by tuesday evening. More than 6,000 u. S. Flights delayed tuesday alone, stranding travelers like deirdre walsh. I wont be able to get home until friday night, thursday morning. Reporter her christmas dinner food from the vending machine. I want a salad. Reporter desperation at airports and on the roads. I wouldnt go out in this stuff. Reporter still, some people did, in near whiteout conditions. Others hopped on a sled or tried to dig out their cars. Its a little ridiculous. I keep pecking away at it. Reporter in chicago, temperatures plunged to minus 3 degrees tuesday, a bonechilling surprise despite the windy citys reputation. We were a little shocked by the coldness of chicago. Yeah. Its bad. Reporter so cold, you could see steam rise off Lake Michigan and the chicago river. But wherever you are in the u. S. Its bound to be an icy end to 2017. And its not entirely over here in erie. Forecasters are calling for a few more inches of accumulation. That could put the city at audio record. 100 inches of snow in the month of december, which is about the amount they average for the entire winter season since christmas eve. Guys back to you. Goodness. Ron, thank you. Dylan is in for al this morning. Were like its so cold. And dylan will say, it is december. Is this recordbreaking . Is this historic what were seeing . Not here. But back through nebraska up into michigan its recordbreaking cold. Its really cold to the skin. If you have exposed skin if youre not wearing gloves that wind sucks away your heat. It makes it that much colder. Lets look at where it is coldest this morning. Thats back through the Northern Plains and the upper midwest. 63 Million People are under windchill advisories. And twothirds of the country are below freezing this morning. Its all about the windchill. It feels like 19 below in chicago. Jamestown, north dakota feels like 20 below. Omaha feels likes 6 below. Thats the air temperature, too. Its cold out there. In the northeast, we have temperatures mostly in the teens, feeling like were in the Single Digits. As we go into tomorrow morning, it will feel like 4 below in indianapolis. 10 below in minneapolis. And on friday morning, the cold continues to push eastward. Watertown, will be 18 below friday morning. Boston 10 below. New york city it will feel like 5 degrees. Those cold winds across the great lakes, is why weve seen exceptional amounts of snow in erie. The winds will shift a bit and that will force that snow to shift. It will push farther to the south and west. Were looking for six to ten inches in the lakeeffect bands of snow on top of recordbreaking snow. Erie, pennsylvania, was my first market in tv. Ive never seen anything like that before. On this busy wednesday morning, President Trump is touting the new tax law. With a few days left before it goes into effect, theres a lot of confusion for millions of taxpayers. Nbcs chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson, has the latest. Hallie good morning. Reporter hey, sheinelle, good morning to you. The president himself seems to be feeling very optimistic about his new tax law. Hes been tweeting about that while hes down here in florida. But on this holiday week around the country, youve got a lot of folks making a mad dash to try to figure out what it means for them. This morning, its not holiday returns creating these lines. Were inundated with a lot of people. Reporter but tax returns. With the new republican tax law leaving some folks scrambling should i pay next years property taxes now . The new law limits property Tax Deduction for just 10,000 in 2018. But homeowners in hightax cities and states who prepay that bill could save money. Others night not. It depends on your situation. That means accountants are taking more than their fair shares of phone calls. Tax season started a month early. Reporter ask a professional what the changes mean for you. President trump is hoping they mean good things for the stock market. As he tweeted, a great year for companies and jobs as he talks taxes on his working holiday in south florida. Back in washington, his Treasury Department is working on Something Else putting pressure on north korea. Slapping new sanctions on the rogue regime going after two senior officials, described by the u. S. As leaders of pyongyangs Ballistic Missile program. It comes as north korea unleashes another round of tough talk, calling the United Nations sanctions against it an act of war. As a new south korean report says the north will push for diplomatic discussions with the u. S. In the new year. While the president s been quiet on twitter about kim jongun this holiday break, hes been anything but silent when it comes to the fbi, attacking the agencys deputy director. Now, the association that helps families in need says its seen 2,000 people donate 140,000 in recent weeks. A spokesman tells nbc, thats a significant uptick this month. A month when the agency has come under fire from are the president and lawmakers. You think thats appropriate for the president . Im concerned that the d. O. J. And fbi, if you want to call it deep state or what are off the rails. Reporter the acting cia director is disturbed by that talk. Its disgraceful. Its equally disgraceful that no republicans are saying stop it. Reporter from a policy perspective, theres plenty on the president s plate when he gets back to washington in the new year. Probably starting with infrastructure infrastructure. Expect this to be a big push. A top adviser to the white house, says the president will huddle with Top Republicans in d. C. In that first week in january to see what they want to tackle first. Hallie thank you. Now, to the bizarre ordeal for passengers on a flight from los angeles to tokyo. Four hours into the journey, the jet suddenly turned around and headed back to l. A. X. Gadi schwartz has that story for us. Gadi good morning. Reporter good morning, craig. Fortunately, there was no security threat. No safety threat involved. But it looked like the rogue mystery passenger made it from the checkin through the gate on to the wrong plane and almost across the ocean. This morning, frustrated fliers are looking for answers as to why a Nippon Airways flight made a uturn returning to l. A. X. After four hours because of an unauthorized person onboard. The bizarre situation causing confusion among passengers. Chrissy teigen here reporting live. Reporter including model Chrissy Teigen. As news of the diversion, tegan onboard the plane, headed on vacation with her husband, singer john legend live tweeted to her 9. 2 million followers about the incident as it unfolded. A flying first for me. Four hours into an 11hour flight. And were turning around because we have a passenger that isnt supposed to be on this plane. The passenger had managed to board the plane with a United Airlines ticket. They say the person had a united picket. Were on ana. And tegan added, the boarding pass scanner makes noses that go nowhere. Ana made no mention of a ticket from United Airlines, but explaining the incident this way during the flight the cabin crew became aware that one of the passengers boarded the incorrect flight and notified the pilot. The pilot in command decided to return to the originateingeing operate, where the passenger disembarked. Why did we all get punished for this one persons mistake . Why not land in tokyo and send the other person back. L. A. X. To l. A. X. Complete. Flight time 8 hours and 20 minutes. From a new flight Chrissy Teigen tweeted, please dont be the same menu. Ana had to determine how the passenger boarded the flight. But tegan is on the case. We should put her on the payroll here. Gadi thank you. Now, to a disturbing story out of ohio. Four teenagers charged with murder after a man was struck with a sandbag they allegedly threw from a highway overpass. Ron mott has that this morning. Reporter good morning. Police say they saw four boys leaving the overpass. And authority says this was no accident. Oh my god. Reporter in the dark of night, highway horror. Im on 75 south. I was driving my car and i went underneath the road. I dont know what happened. My friend i dont know what happened. Hes not moving. Reporter a driver frantic about the passenger after the windshield cracked. Something just hit my car. He is not moving. Reporter a sandbag flying in without warning from this i75 overpass in toledo ohio last week killing 22yearold father marquise byrd of suburban detroit. There were different objects thrown. Im not positive. I believe there was some rocks also that were thrown and the sandbag. Reporter this morning, four teens, 13yearolds old and 14 years old, are charged with byrds death. He died three days later. He had a smile on his face. He had a gentle spirit. And to be taken in a violent, horrific way, its contrary to how he lived. Reporter that same interstate further north in michigan was the site of another attack. A group of five teens allegedly caused the death of a 32yearold man in october, by throwing rocks from an overpass in flint. Theyve been charged with seconddegree murder and could face life in prison if convicted. Theyve pleaded not guilty. In both cases, most of the accused, too young to drive. But old enough to create deadly danger on the road. This most recent tragedy in toledo usually there is a high fence across the overpass. It had been removed for a construction project. Officials believe thats where they believe the four young men picked up that sandbag. Ron, thank you. Three major u. S. Cities are suing the department of defense saying the military failed to properly used the National Background check system for guns. New york city san francisco, and philadelphia filed that lawsuit on tuesday. The cities argue the d. O. D. Failed to report significantcigsignificant numbers of convictions of National Background checks for gun sales. That failure allowed disgraced former air force member devon kelly to shoot people in a texas church last month. The department is working with military leaders to refine their policies. Now, to rare worries about apple that are rattling wall street. 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Reporter the problem may go deeper than just the high price, with some pointing to apple fatigue. Some unimpressed with the screen size the loss of headphone jax and facial recognition technology. Just because apple is lowering projections doesnt mean that iphone x sales arent strong. Other sales were slowed during christmas. And apple is on pace to become the first trillion dollar company. As they admitted to slowing down iphones as they age, now facing a lawsuit, they said they were trying to improve Customer Experiences and protect the phones. Hoping to prevent shutdowns from cold conditions and the bat rays s ry over time. They slowed down phones for new models like the iphone x. Overall sales of appliances over the Holiday Season showed the strongest growth in ten years. Good news and bad news for anyone holding a megamillions lottery ticket. No one won the big prize last night. 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Right down to the jersey and delaware beaches sunshine on thursday and friday, chance of snow on saturday. Make it a great day, everybody. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Coming up prince harry goes oneonone with former president obama. What had them joking about the next royal wedding. And do you have working smoke detectors in your home . Are you sure . The dangerous discoveries jeff rossen made when he went doortodoor surprising families. First, this is today on nbc. Michael im thankful that im alive and have a second chance. James im thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. Darlene im thankful to be able to help people in crisis. Vanessa im thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. Christie new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. But if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction i want you to know we are here for you. This Holiday Season, choose help. 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I wouldnt be surprised if it was even longer than that. The accident itself is actually backing up traffic to route 33. So something to be aware of there if youre headed this way. You may want to try to get around that. In Philadelphia Police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run. Happened along city avenue in overbrook last night. Officers found the man in the street. An emblem from a lexus was next to him. Witnesses saw a red car speed from the scene. The victim died at the hospital. To delaware. Firefighters in wilmington spent the Early Morning hours battling a house fire and the bitter cold. No one was hurt. Its unclear if anyone lives in the house. Well have another update in 25 minutes. Join us every weekday morning from 4 00 a. We are back. Its 7 30 on this wednesday morning, the 27th of december 2017. With a shot of the worlds most famous Christmas Tree. If youre in the area and coming to see the Rockefeller Christmas tree you should bundle up. 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Capitol hill cobiella has more. Good morning. Reporter prince harry taking over the air waves here and grilling the former president about everything from his final day in office to believe it or not, boxers or briefs. Prince harry, back at work as guest editor for britains flagship morning radio show with a president ial interview. When you wake up now as barack obama, former president of the United States whats different about your mornings . I wake up later. And you know its wonderful to be able to control your day in a way that you just cant as president. Reporter the prince and the president spent time together at the Invictus Games in toronto in september. Can i take you back to january 2017. Youre in marine one, the president ial hospitalelicopter, flying over washington. You sat through the inauguration with your game face on, not giving much emotion, as we all saw. Whats going through your mind . The first thing that went through my mind is sitting across from michelle how thankful i was that she had been my partner through that whole process. Overall, there was a serenity there, more than i would have expected. Reporter the two talked about createing the next generation of leaders, the power of social media and as the prince put it the serious questions. Boxers or briefs . We dont answer those questions. Lebron james or Michael Jorden . Jordan. I love lebron. But im a chicago guy. Aretha franklin or tina turn center. Aretha is the best. Harry or william . William right now. Reporter and sliding in a sneaky question about the show starring his bridetobe. Suits or the good wife. Suits obviously. Good answer. Reporter Meghan Markle winning hearts in britain. Hello magazine calls it the markel sparkle, saying that she will boost the economy through tourism and memorabilia. Engagement mugs sold out in a day. More on order. In a Hello Magazine poll 60 say harry and meghan are the new power couple. This morning, the question for the prince is the former president on the guest list for the biggest wedding of 2018 . I dont have that. We havent put the invites all the guest lists together yet. Who knows whether youre going to be invited or not. Wouldnt want to ruin that surprise. Reporter and megans first royal christmas . Shes done an amazing job. Its the family shes never had. Reporter and prince harry said the family loved having meghan there. And theyre looking forward to 2018. Guys its going to be a very busy royal year next year. Kelly, any word on whether president obama is going to attend the wedding at kensington . Whether hes going to attend the wedding . Yeah. Thats the best answer ever. Kelly cobiella. Kelly, thank you. You have to wait to see. I would say yes. Dont you think so . I think he might be daly is here. Hes back in the orange room today. I got my ticket ready for the wedding. 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We are also dealing with the bitter cold this morning. Fisteve forycastpartaking in the cold this morning. This is a the Kimmel Center camera. Everybody bundled up as we have temperatures that are frigid. The feelslike in philadelphia 13 degrees. 8 in reading. 11 below in mt. Pocono. Serious stuff as you go through the day. Expect temperatures that will hit the mid 20s but feel like the teens ut theday. C c the roosevelt boulevard this morning. A car flipped over caught fire and came to rest against the wall. One person is hurt. Tonights Powerball Jackpot is up to 337 million. That makes the cash value about taxes, not bad. Since no one won last nights mega millions, it also swells to more than 300 million. Michael im thankful that im alive and have a second chance. James im thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. Darlene im thankful to be able to help peoplenkful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. Christie new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. But if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction i want you to know we are here for you. This Holiday Season, choose help. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up Winter Weather nightmare. Im used to snow. But not this much at once. This is insane. Residents in pennsylvania digging out from a recordbreaking snowfall as millions wake up to arctic blast. Bonechilling temperatures coasttocoast. How long will it lost . Plus hasslefree returns. Fit and its time to decide what you nk of that sweater from grandma. If youre one of the millions planning a return we have the tips you need to make it as as possible. And fido pampered. Wow. This is nicer than my bedroom. From blowouts to manicures, massages to steak dinners. Family pet the royal treatment. An inside look at the dog y esday, december 27th, 2017. Graduated into pharmacy school. Whats left . To be on today sh who a hi to . Bethesda, massachusetts. Big birthdays on the plaza. Im 65. It took ten years. But your plaza. W excited morning . Birthd you to get here . It too1,300 miles from warm florida to get here. Good morning. Me back t alongsid melvin. Savannah and hoda are off this the bigry continues lets get right to your news 8 00. Bi in me windchill advisories or warnings. Ron allen is in erie pennsylvania where h rdhatterg ron, good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. The temperature has soared up to down. We thought it stopped ea squalls christmas reaming careful what you wish for. On a more serious note authorities are urging people to stay roads so the plows can do their job. The good news, of course is that schools are the holiday. They called in the National Guard here. Helping Law Enforcement keep order. This is not over. The forecast is saying we ge few could pu of snow in the month of december which is what they usually get for the entire weve guys careful. Ron, thank you. Tracking the snow and the bitter cold talking ab good morning, craig. The reason we hav becold. Theut t5 freeze up lakeeffect snow is still a good possibility. We have 63 Million People under windchilldvisories this morning. Thats a lot of peo dealing with below chicago, it fee below right now. Feels like 5 new yorkcity 11. He4ayork 14 in d. C. Will feel like 11 degrees. Were going to see this cold air stick around through at least monday of next week. So starting off the new year with the cold. I mention that cold air crossing over the great lakes. The wind is starting to shift a bit, start toddit six l tthdyn. Orsul weapons prom of a north korea and fully k sanctions against as inest response to ballistics is capable ofing the u. S. Mainland. From los angeles to tokyo did a uturn four hours to the of the passengersn a. N. A. Flight attendants scovered an unauthorized person was n procedure. The pilot decided to return to l. A. X. Model Chrissy Teigen was among those she documented the eighthour flight to nowhere. A. N. A. Says its researching the situation to figure out how the passenger boarded the flight. We usually have hodas morning boost at this time of the morning. We couldnt resist sharing this one. A rookie baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks gave his parents a Christmas Gift that brought them to tears. He received a 5,000 bonus. 5 million. Thats million. He decided to pay off his pa them with the gift two days ago. I want our family i want our family home to be yours. Smith said to his parents, quote, thank you for everyor me. Our home is finally all yours. Merry christmas. Thats sweet. Thats what a lot of people dream to do to pay off their nts mortgage. I gave my mom a bracelet. Much more ahead, including what you can do to limit your stress returning holiday gifts. 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Reporter last year nearly twothirds of americans returned gifts, despite the headache. This year there could be even more. For most of us its a huge hassle. Returns can be a nightmare. Reporter making that dreaded trip to the hall to return unwanted gifts. I would rather go online. Reporter if you dont, you may spend hours waiting in line. It is busy. Reporter wrong style . It didnt fit and i didnt like it. Reporter or wrong size . My daughter really liked the shoes but they werent her size. Im trying to get a bigger size. Reporter its a massive crowd on the hunt for replacements or refunds. They wouldnt give me a refund. They only gave me store credit. Reporter every december half of americans get a gift they dont want. And the National Retail federation says 13 of all purchases are returned. They were too small for me. He didnt like some of them. Were here. Reporter overall, this season was a win for retailers, with unemployment down and Consumer Confidence up. Holiday sales hit their best pace since 2011. Up nearly 5 this season. Got a job spend. Reporter Online Shopping get a 24 bump. Even big box scores feeling a surge. You dont have the gift receipt or anything . Reporter more gifts mean more returns. Heres how to shrink your stress when taking things back. Always have your receipts. Understand the return policy before you buy. Watch the return clock. It starts the minute the item is bought. So know when your time runs out. Keep the original packaging and put everything back as best you can. And ask about return fees when you buy shipping and restocking fees can add up. Retail experts say when it comes to return ts,he sooner the better. The best time is this week when youost choice and most ntdiscs. Ou stores happy to re and trying maybe, another one on. Maybe i like it. Reporter retailers, hoping that happens, and that buyers return again. Retailers see returns as an opportunity to get you back into their store and potentially spend even more. That thinking works. This week between christmas and new years consumers are expected to spend an additional 69 billion. Thats 11 of this seasons total. Guys . Catie beck with some useful tips down in atlanta. Thanks. Now, for whats trending today. Lets look at whats trending on twitter. L. A. X. To l. A. X. And best part of 2017 for me. An article in the New York Times grabbed our attention. It brings up the debate whether cash should be phased out. The article sites how many restaurant chains are making the jump to c protects the store from theft. The cons are, if the card machines go down youre out of luck. And not everyone has access to a credit or debit card. Heres the question this morning do you still use cash or carry cash on you . Yeah. Yes. Really . This is like making planes go autopilot all of a sudden not having humans fly them. You have to have cash. Especially if youve worked in the Service Industry you have to tip people in cash. You have to have cash on you. We had to have an emergency 20 with us at all times. It would burn a hole in my single my wallet. That drives me crazy. My wife never has cash on her. I go to the coffee shop. And i walked in and gave her a 20. And she looked at it like it was foreign money. And she said we dont take that here. 20s . No. We dont take cash. And i becameperturbed. I and thats all i hepizza, chicken tenders and fries. I couldnt pay. It was their machine, not mine. Imold. Ifne cormetho essstandp probablyown thievery. Ph mad at me. Can iuc 62 say they carry cash on goo er. I thought you with the m it. I cant remember the last time i had cno fd twe write nt today. Opck itarooks rks. Sony pictures is looking to bring back the former series mad about you. The revival would involve paul reiser and helen hunt reprising their roles. And it would pick up in present paul ajamies daughter heads to college. The original series ran for vese paul reiser was here. Interested in a rerival. He said, for years, i said no. Now, with my kids out of the house, its like starting over. Maybe theres a story there. Well have to wait and see what happens. First, selena gomez, the season of giving right c thats w did for her cousin. Gomez went Wedding Dress shopping with her doescousin who is a bridetobe, sharing this videoned the video. When your maid of honor makes your dream dress a reality and surprisesus w with it yi go said y dress. They with champagne. They sent you a text message while you were a telliak g of revivals. Some promos for the reboot of roseanne have been released. Roseanne was ready to mock the finale of the series when goodmans character died of a heart attack. How is the basketball game . I think the bulls of would have been in control of you cant the dan. We get to hear that roseanne cackle at the word o de set for 2018. You like the reboots . Madroseanne. En commodities. Hyiphoy. Was, though. You can watch the video, youll know what i mean. Okay. Hey. She this perfume. Yeah. Thinks its perfume. Eventually realizing that was aiphone. I think thats the x right mighte. Have a hard time oerptding ingoperating the iphone. She thought it was perfume. The segment was great either way. Thats what moms do. Perfume, thank you. Dylan is standing by with another check. What are we looking at here . Yes. Were going to see some cold temperatures across most of the about twothirds of the country are dealing with temperatures below freezing. The cold temps extending down into texas and down along the gulf coast. 40s for highs today down near georgia and into mississippi and alabama, which is good because its raining down t dont want to deal with icy situations. Were looking at temperatures highs to stay in the teens, below zero for parts of the upper midwest. That arctic express continues across the morn plain sNorthern Plains and the regular plains. In the southeast, temperatures are below average. And the lakeeffect sw will winond a good wednesday to you. Continues today, tomorrow and right through the finish of the week in the ha snow up ay. Mperure lmid 20s tomorrow and chan6 ce on a now on satu make it a great day, everybody. Best of today istoday is brought t, the best or nothing. To more of our special series best of today, as we look back at the stories well 17. To hear about anyone getting a cancer diagnosis. When i got a call a me it sent me for quite every dayrence wner of a funeral home in spartanburg, south carolina. Its aas at thi ÷es theurestor. Our schedule and pray nownti r ivl been with stage cancer. Et y drng n n stuff. I t eny tber, caer aorspm. In g of the ime abdomen . Orter h d rise and may experts cant figure out why. They developed tes develop genetic markers in some cases. But lawrence had none of the markers. He was told to family that means we recommend that relatives of patients with colon canoscopy done ten years before the age of onset. To im ho37. 50. For higher risk groups its 45. No help to lawrence and our family including two chilchildren, ed a of death. How often do you think about every day. I but hisar daddy. T thatittle boy like where is my dad and just think, you know he doesnt know what were dealing with. Reporter their lifese ising to or thehere rultsnst latest nd o of goal ise reporter the doctor sure ri cutting it back until it juhtyou. G cancerit fthmuppome. Family and his faith s gods grace. Months y. Folks,dv their 3 aour breaking ne t is a na mmeenm go stendrer the bus or the mor lle ain,ed by opille. Ntou to knthv. Ch ut 20 degrees here on the plaza. Oh my goodness. It feels even socrowd. They have a lot of energy right now. I come out here at 6 30 in the morning to talk to the crowd. And everyone is still out here that i saw this morning. I give them a lot of credit. How about this . In honor of it being 20 degrees, were going to honor a woman who has been watching the linda . Hi linda. Youve been watching the show for 20 years . Every day, including weekends. We appreciate that as well dont we . Tell me you have your daughter here rachel . This is a giftare. You put some cocoa in and take a sip. Great to meet you. Thank you. Nice to meet you, too. Thank you for coming. I feel like shes been watching for 20 years, we should give them two mugs. Lets round up another mug. She should cohost tomorrow. Another mug. Another one is on its way. Good. That seems fair. Coming up how often do you treat ourself to a little patcher ingpatch er pampering . How about your dogs . The new trend that treats their pets. Also coming up getting ready for new years eve. We have easy ways to add some fancy touches you own. We can hook you up with snack ideas,s ure gfriends house. Youparty. L see how it how cold will it new years eve . In new york it will be zero cold. Colder. It will be cold one in the northeast. Surging into the northern the continues possible. Its a little icy across northern alabama to georgia, too, where tem closer to freezing. Tomorrow, very blust its cold right now. E cold tomorrow too. A little cloudy with 40s and 50s through texas. And heavy snow into thetherntongo into tot a good wednesday to you. Cold weather continues today, tomorrow and right through the finish of the week in the philadelphia. Your chance of snow coming up on saturday. Temperatures in the low to mid 20s tomorrow and friday, snow chance on saturday. Culates. Friday you may see a snow shower in the lehigh valley, better chance on saturday. Sunshine on thursday and friday, chance of snow on saturday. Make it a great day, everybody. And thats your latest latest forecast. Guys . Dylan, thank you. Dog owners often consider their pets part of the family. And a new trend has some families treating their Furry Friends more like people. Nbcs jo ling kent has that story. Reporter from lassie. To benji. Americans have long had a love affair with their dogs. But the secret life of some may you. Blueberry called the humanization of pets and its become a big business across america. This is where doggies come for ultimate spa treatment. Reporter this is nicer than my americans spent a record 66 billion on their pets o pampering, usually reserved forpeople. 33 of pet owners say they pamper their pets with pet furniture. 17 buy pet clothing. And 10 have a stroller for their little fur baby. The owner of the fast fastgrowing pet hotel and spa, which takes boarding and grooming to a new level. Well drive him in and put a picture on facebook and instagram. We give them a massage, a grooming netflix and chill session, and a steak for dinner. Reporter if you want to pamper your pooch at home, ikea has rolled out a line of furniture for you and your pets. How about a Food Delivery Service that drops freshly cooked meals for your pooch at your door. Some calling it the blue apron of dog food. Its allnatural, 100 human grade. All of the ingredients we get for ollie are safe for you to eat, too. Reporter all this pampering may have a human benefit, too. People with pets save 12 billion a year in health care costs. Everybody is looking to reward their pet more in human terms because everybodys finding that the benefits theyre feeling, the Better Health the more alert, more awake, to feel loving companionship. Reporter back at the pet hotel, theres no shortage of pet owners looking to offer their pets a human experience. This is her disneyland. She gets out of the car. She runs here. I brought her here for her the most fun place for her to be all day. Reporter what does she do . She got to play and got spoiled. Reporter at the end of the day, the dog owners agree, the cost of the pedicures and facials are a small price to pay for the puppy love. A blueberry facial huh . How do you feel about that carson . Dont get me started. Have you had a dog . I love dogs. I never give them blueberry facials. But good for them. I give my dog a little massage. I dont pay for it. I dont mind the massage part i guess. Theres a line somewhere. It might be blueberry massage. Coming up not sure what wear on new years eve . Fear not. The finishing touches you can add to any outfit for a night on the town. First this, is today on nbc. Back at 8 38 with todays style. Were getting you ready for new years eve. Instead of spending a lot on an outfit how about adding some simple touches to jazz up something you already own. Here with us is melissa. How are you . A lot of times when you buy a fancy dress and with instagram and social media, people dont want to wear it multiple times. And who wants to go shopping snow in now . And the best thing is to shop in your closet. We have jennifer shes wearing a gorgeous outfit. Its great for new years eve. But you can liven it up a little bit. I love the idea of taking an embellished collar. These are from zara. They tie in the back and you have pop it on anything that doesnt have a collar already. It will really work. It adds flare. How are these . Under 26. You get a new outfit for about 20 bucks. Im seeing these boots and the razzledazzle shoes everywhere. It started i feel withurent glitter boot that looked like this. And it trickled down. Its all about the statement shoe. It changes the look of your en outfit. Anything from glitter to sequins. Everything under 100 today. It changes the look of your outfit. If youre wearing a turtleneck or black jeans and throw on boots, youre good to go. I would keep it simple. If you dont want to buy a pair of shoes, take a pair of shoes that you have in your put these fun shoe clips. Are these back . These are back. I had them as a little girl. These are 12. 50 for the pair. You clip them on like an earring. So easy to do. It changes the look of your shoe. Cute. So fun. How much are these . 12. 50 a pair. Seeing a lot of faux fur. Faux fur was trending. Its all about the colors. These are great for new years eve. I love the idea of popping one on either over a fun, festive blazer or with a black turtleneck. And i feel like it looks like you planned some glam. Total glam. If this is a little too much for you, which it might be i love these. These are super fun. These are faux fur little wrist wristlets. You pop them on. If you have a long sleeve top, it looks like your shirt or whatever. A solid color with these on the ends . So fun. These are from amazon. Theyre under 20. Really . Super easy and fun to do. I love these. Unexpected. This is good. Good stuff. Good stuff. Next of course statement jewelry, this is a time to bust out the statement jewelry if you have any. I have a bunch. We all do. If you dont, theres unexpensive ways. You can pop these on for under 25. I love a statement earring. These are very heavy. I was going to ask you about that. These are segment earrings. These are coming off in the next minute. Make sure theyre not too heavy. Thats all i would say. A statement necklace another great choice. You have a pop of red lip. Red lips are a great way to change your makeup. And this i love this color. Joffra has amazing red colors too. It changes the whole look. And another great way to do it is with your hair accessories. Yifou havent worn air akhair accessories, now is a fun time to do it. Its about embellished hair accessories. I love the idea of stacking them. On joanne weve stacked a bunch of bobby pins. We stacked like six of them all together. A lot of celebs are doing this. Really beautiful. And another great thing, dresson nails. Okay. I remember the lee presson nails. With the sticky tape. Is it back . No. These are from static nails. Theyre really ontrend. You can see the shape of them. They have crystals on them which is beautiful. They stay on well. Do you do the whole hand . The whole hand. Her whole hand is temporary nails. You would never know. They come in cool colors and shapes and designs. You can get them from static nails or lulus. Com. People had nails flying all over the place. Thats bad. These are staying on pretty good. Really fun. Look at this one. This is fun, too. These are picked up at claires. These are stickers you put on your nails already. I have them on my nails here. Theres a little sticker embellishments. You get an aplus for today. These are beyond doable and under 100 bucks. I love that. Thank you. By the way, we have more ideas on our website. I say we like i had anything to do with it. Today. Com style. Up next we have snacks to serve to impress your guests. First, this is today on nbc. Welcome back this morning. On today food, how to create the snacks to please everybody at your new Years Eve Party. Kelsey nixon, good morning. Lets start with this lovely board right here. I see some meats, some fruits some freezes. Snack boards are all the rage. Its an update to the classic charcuterie board. Were going to compile meats and cheeses. I like to start with the center of the board. You can help me here. You start with the fruits and the veggies. You are going to add the meat not just a meat and cheese board. Were going to do the whole thing. And typically with the cheese board, people are concerned about the cheeses, to the extent it can feelng. A snack board is a little more casual. You can add a variety of cheeses. You can get some fruits in there. A lot of people apples with the cheese. You want people to come to the boards. You want them to graze. You want them to have do you use as a board . Can you grab whatever chopping boarn great question. A large cutting board, or a tray as were going to do the brewtoast, were going to have it loaded up. The more you load it up, the bett iether youre hosting or bringing something, you can walk in with a board like this and people will love it. Great. This is a bruschetta board or tray if you will. Im making myself useful the first time Sheinelle Jones hasel lookr at it now and savor it. The idea is for the person who doesnt love to cook, this is perfect. You have a sheet and arugula . This is arugula. We have ricotta and ise got some bruschetta here. I got pesto. And why dont you take the baked cuss crustini and put it right there. This is taking the board it. You can have a little olive oil. Li a little balsamic. And the idea its interactive. Someone says i wantpesto. This is beautiful. Look what is happening here. He bruschetta on top there. And look a that simple. It doesnt take that long. Ng nope. Doesnt take that longno at all. The ideapromotes people to come to p your table and be interactive. Really smart. What are you im making craig a crustini and this is bringing us together. The boards are uniting. Im cutting the cheesraig. E and salty board. You want to take things that are sweet and salty. Maybe you sayyou have to add the chocolatecovered potato tow it all together. I appreciate the women cyhimsy. Lets take the whole thing and put it there. Having a couple of bowls to segment some things. I love the sweet and kinds of snacks. You know its okay to pile things on a board and put is right up your alley. You dont have to think. Theres no wrong answer. And you fill in all of the spaces. It couldnt be more simple. Candy. And who doesnt love popcorn and chocolate . That was delicious. Chocolatecovered potato chips. Look at the ocspread. If that was the table lets look at all of thist eat dinner on new years eve. You canw just have this out. As a host this is setprepare. If youre going to a party the perfect thing to bring. If you dont have a tray you get a cookie bring one to a party and host gift a little cuttin about this guy . The little bruschetta board, as well. People if they have dietary restrictions. You can do a a mediterranean board. This is a popular gift. Cutting boards. We them. We should get rid of cutting boards. Now is a a good reason. Orr regift them by bringing them to another party. Dont do it nood. Perfect. Reallyt. Fun. Thank you so much. For more ideas and other festive recipes go to today. Com food. Were back in a moment. First, thisnt is today on nbc. Ke new yea r. Smuckers celebrates today is sponsored by smuckers. With a name like smuckers, it has to be good. Welcome back. With 2018 right around the corner our viewers are celebrating friends and families with new years birthday. Cindy shared this photo of her grandsons. They will be 1 on new years day. Julia us julias sister deborah, will be 66. She cared for her younger siblings growing up. Heres luke getting ready for the new year. He will be 5 on new years eve. His mom said he wanted to arrive in time to party. Keep sharing the awesome photos there of the new years birthday. Go to today. Com celebrates. Mr. Daly thank you. January 1st. The boards are the gift that keeps on giving. We could eat the whole board. So yummy. Right . Look at that spread. I could take a whole chunk of cheese with some wine. Megyn kelly today is ahead, after local news and weather. Thank you for joining us. Ank you for joining us. Nbc 10 breaking news. Good morning. A severe backup on interstate 295. Lets check on that situation with Pamela Osborne. The back upup is looking a little bit better but its hard to tell. The closure is between sloane avenue and route 1 on 295. This is backed up all the way to route 33 because of an accident. We know there is traffic getting by on the right hand shoulder. Police are funneling traffic in that one line to get around. So there are delays of up to 27 minutes. If youre on this an easy way to get off is follow the detour. But if you want to avoid it all together try route 206 or route 29. Bitter cold continues to be the big story. The flags are flapping in the wind here. We will see that wind continue today. Thats a key ingredient on why it feels so bad outside. Temperatures today heading into the mid to upper 20s but when you factor in the wind, it will feel like the teens. We have our first look at a vehicle of interest in a deadly hitandrun this morning in the overbrook neighborhood. Witnesses tell police they saw a red car take off from the scene. Investigators say they found a lexus emblem near the body of the victim. When you walk outside, definitely bundle up. Were back here later on today for nbc 10 news at 11 00. Michael im thankful that im alive and have a second chance. James im thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. Darlene im thankful to be able to help people in crisis. Vanessa im thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. Christie new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. But if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction i want you to know we are here for you. This Holiday Season, choose help. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. This morning on megyn kelly today, a survivors tale. Vegas shooting only to lose something dear to her heart. Why she is still counting her blessings this Holiday Season. On how to survive a winter storm. Andll quiz the entire room on 2017s best and brightest pop culture moments. Will i be stumped in almost kelly today, right now. Hello. Hello there. Whats happening . Hi. Welcome to the show everybody. Welcome. Its great to see you