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>> one resident tells me he thinks he may have seen this unidentified suspect walking in the neighborhood before. he doesn't know his name or where he lives. meanwhile investigators are back out here this morning processing this bullet-laden scene. bullet holes from errant shots are evidence of early morning violence that woke some residents from sleep. this man doesn't want his face shown. >> sounds like it was right out of a movie. >> it was right out of a movie. i couldn't believe it was happening. when we looked at, i couldn't believe it. it wasirw scary. >> the cell phone video shows the chaos, several cops chased and returned fire on a suspect around 12:45 this morning. as many as 30 rounds with one of the bullets striking this suv parked feet from her bedroom window. >> my first instinct was to grab my daughter, her bed was near the window. i grabbed her and pulled her to the ground. >> the officer suffered a head wound when grazed by a bullet. he was treated at the million center and sent home to his wife and newborn. >> he's very fortunate to be alive today. >> as a matter of fact the police commissioner said had that bullet been a quarter inch to the right, we'd be planning a funeral now. you see another example of bullet holes in the area. police say they still don't know why the suspect was shooting in the first place, which prompted the police response. we're live this morning, jesse gary, nbc news. renee. >> thank you, jesse. you can count on nbc 10 to keep you updated on the shooting and get updates any time by going to our website, nbc10.com. this morning's shooting was not the only activity for police. an officer opened fire in north philadelphia after someone released several dogs on police on north 6th street. this happened around 2:30 in the morning as police investigate add burglary in the area. no one here was hurt but we are told there are several arrests. it's become a common sound in ferguson, missouri, police breaking up another protest. officers again firing tear gas at the crowd. they violate add new police ban on assembling in one place. this is going into the ninth night of unrest in ferguson. demonstrators hit the streets more than a week after michael brown, an unarmed teen was shot and killed by police. during last night's violence, two people shot, 31 others arrested. nbc's jay gray reports from ferguson. >> reporter: the streets in ferguson exploded with violence again overnight. smoke and tear gas filling the air as police and protester clashed. the cig was at its worst around midnight. >> there are numerous reports of shots fired. we had two fires. one at a business and one at an unoccupied business. our officers came under heavy gunfire. our officer confiscated two guns during a car stop near the media staging area. these aren't acts of protesters but acts of violent criminals. >> rocks and bottles were among several things apparently thrown at officers along front lines. 31 people were arrested during chaos, including a group inside this pickup where police found what appears to be a possible molotov cocktail. the violence continued despite another change in strategy by police that included national guard troops to secure the command center, which allowed for more officers on the ground and for the first time on rooftops. despite another showdown, police are confident they can restore order at ferguson. >> i'm going to tell you, if we are going to solve this, we're going to have to do it together, and i am not going to let the criminals that have come out here from across this country or live in this community define this neighborhood. >> the neighborhood that continues to be on edge. jay gray, nbc news, ferguson, missouri. well, with night after night of violence in ferguson, the parents of michael brown say they believe justice will bring peace. this morning they and on the "today" show alongside their attorney. this interview came one day after a private autopsy ordered by the family showed the unarmed teen was shot six times, including twice in the head. his parents say they want to know more, like why excessive force was used. matt lauer asked the parents if nightly violence in the city is a distraction from the real issue. >> it is a distraction but we won't let it distract us to the point where we lose focus. we have to remain focused and we have to remain strong and the violence needs to stop. when justice prevails, maybe they will regain their trust in the locals. but right now it's really out of control. >> attorney general eric holder says a third and final autopsy was performed yesterday. that was done for the justice department tomorrow. he will travel to ferguson to discuss independent federal investigation into michael brown's death. stay with nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the unrest in ue in on nbc10.com. philadelphia boy is in critical condition this morning after he was hit by a pickup truck. police say the nine-year-old was riding his bike around 6:30 last night when he was hit at frank fort and elkhart street in richmond. that person did stop and started to take the little boy to the hospital but flagged down an officer who took the boy the rest of the way. witnesses say the driver was on the phone at the time. no charges have been filed. new this morning, police in mount laurel are searching for this man they say dressed up in a wawa uniform to steal from a store. surveillance photos show the man entering the store on route 73 tuesday. authorities say a second suspect stood by the door as a lookout. the two men left with several cartons of cig rece worth $380. cigarettes worth $380. another sunny and comfortable day throughout our area. taking a live look at a beautiful picture of philadelphia. see the philadelphia museum of art there. looks like a good day to be out and about in the city. nbc chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz with the forecast for us. glenn. >> just another amazing day in this amazing summer we've had. we have sunshine all across the area right now. a lot of blue in the sky. this is the poconos, for example, you don't see the sky this blue this time of the year very often around here. the atmosphere nice and clean. a few clouds down to the south towards some of the shore areas. the sun continues to advance across the region. there are a few clouds in central pennsylvania. no rain. this is the area we're going to be watching. that's across the great lakes and will take a while to get here. 79 in philadelphia, 68 in mount pocono. mid to upper received, 80 in georgetown is the warmest spot, temperatures 75 degrees. as we go through the rest of the day, a lot of sunshine here. temperatures in the mid-80s but humidity still pretty low for august. a little higher than it was yesterday but still pretty low for august. no threat of rain today. that is going to change. we'll talk more about the timing of the showers and how they could affect little league world series with the seven-day in a few minutes. more than a dozen dogs rescued from an alleged puppy mill earlier this month, now being cared for by animal alliance of new jersey. last week the 16 poodle and poodle mix dogs were transferred to the organization's clinic in lambertville where they will be treated for fleas, ear mites and other problems. animal control took the dogs from picture perfect pets in toms river after receiving a tip about conditions there. the health department shut down the business and the owner is now facing charges of animal cruelty. now to the casino crisis. a two-day job fair starts today in atlantic city with thousands of people now scrambling for work. maryland live! casino will be at sheridan live casino from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 tomorrow and then again 8:00 a.m. to 1:00. casinos set to close leaving ,000 people out of work. a hearing today could affect thousands of drug cases in delaware. it stems from an evidence tampering scandal at the delaware medical examiner's office. the public defender's office will argue any evidence that went through the state's drug testing lab should be tossed out. prosecutors say there have been more than 50 instances of tampering between 2010 and february of this year. violation notices sent to the owners of the land where illegally dumped piles of dirt damaged the sebs of the 495 bridge. state environmental regulators sent letters to dupont and alma llc. many fines are up to $2,000 a day for the violation. dupont says it never gave approval to stockpile dirt. it caused support columns to shift and thus prompted the bridge to close in june. the southbound lanes have reopened. the northbound sideed to open by labor day. another cease-fire broken. we are following new developments this morning in the crisis in the middle east. >> eric. wait. it's still going. look, go up to the lights. amy, quick. >> nothing like a little earthquake to shake up a morning news team. find out where the earth was moving this morning. i wouldn't want to be in a studio when an earthquake is coming. got all these lights hanging down here. enjoy the nice weather while it lasts. i'm tracking showers and storms. what to expect and when just ahead. we are following breaking news concerning the crisis in the middle east. israeli military says it carried out a series of airstrikes across the gaza strip in response to renewed rocket fire. taking a live look at the gaza skyline as the crisis in the middle east takes a new turn. airstrikes came minutes after palestinian militants fired three rockets into israel breaking a temporary cease-fire and endangering negotiations in egypt ending a month long cease-fire between israel and hamas. there was no immediate word on casualties from the strikes. we will continue to stay on top of this breaking news and bring you any updates as soon as they come into nbc 10. >> earthquake! wait. it's still going. go up to the lights, amy, quick. >> also breaking out of oklahoma, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit early this morning in oklahoma city. these morning show anchors because the off-guard as you can imagine by shaking. cameraman zoomed in closer in the studio, still moving there. fortunately no one was hurt. a us airways flight made an emergency landing after passengers reported smelling a strange order. plane taken off from charlotte, north carolina on the way to grpz last night. airline officials say the plane was about an hour into the flight when passengers detected that odor. the pilot decided to return to the airport. four people on a plane taken to the local hospital for treatment. remaining passengers removed and put on another plane. truckdriver rescued after tractor-trailer crashed into a guardrail and caught fire on the new jersey turnpike. the accident happened in ridgefield park where the turnpike connects with i-80. emergency workers saved the driver when they had fallen into the creek along the highway. police are now investigating what caused that crash. this morning we are following more breaking news. water rescues are under way right now because of flash flooding. wow, look at this. this is in the phoenix area. can you see all the rushing water there. flash flood warnings in effect right now in phoenix, arizona. we'll stay on top of this story for you. >> announcer: now nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. of course that area is pretty much desert. it doesn't take very much rain to produce flash flooding out there. around here, we're going to get some rain but not expecting flooding this week. the comfort continues. amazingly comfortable for summer. showers are going to be returning before the week is over. still no 90s. we've only had two heat waves this season. barely three days. we haven't even come close to a 100 degree day. that's very unusual. a lot of sunshine out there. the park with great conditions for baseball. 79 degrees. feels like 81. humidity up a little bit from this time yesterday. the temperature not very different than this time yesterday. we're going to be pretty close to average. again today 83 degrees for the official high yesterday. the current temperature showing mid-70s to near 80 degrees. 79 at dover and northeast philly along with officially philadelphia international. obviously going to be getting into the 80s, but nobody getting anywhere near 90 today. it's still dry. another day of dry weather. but as we expand you can see showers to our south. there were some yesterday, too, and they didn't come up this way and these aren't either. what we're going to have to watch out for is the great lakes. an upper air disturbance gradually moving in our direction. it will be affecting us as we go through the week. not today, not tonight, and even into tomorrow we're expecting a good bit of sunshine especially early in the day. look at that. 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. the clouds increase in the afternoon. look what we have here. wednesday 6:00. williamsport. big baseball game going on there. at least there are going to be some showers in the area for that little league world series game. then on thursday the shower threat increases across the rest of the region including our area. we do have a chance of some showers during the game as the temperature drops into the upper 60s. i don't think it's going to be widespread or lasting for hours that would cancel the game but maybe some shower dodging there tomorrow night. mostly sunny and warm today, though. mid-80s. that's about as warm as it will get. the seven-day forecast similar temperature tomorrow. perhaps a few more clouds in the afternoon. the showers and storms on thursday. that's when it's most likely. then as we go into the end of the week and the weekend, it gets even cooler as highs struggle to get even to 80. philadelphia's taney dragons are the hottest team in town. they go for their third straight win at the little league world series tomorrow night. if you haven't gotten your taney dragons gear yet, you'll have a tough time finding it now. the team's website and a number of stores in our area are sold out. triple play sports received a new shipment at 6:00 this morning. the team's website expects to be restocked by this afternoon. now, you can show your taney dragons spirit. you can print out placards to put on your window. they say, i'm on the dragon wagon and philly pride taney dragons. print them out. you don't want to be without these. count on nbc 10 to follow our taney dragons to a world series title. look for live coverage from williamsport this afternoon on nbc 10 and throughout the week. they say mother knows best, right? how the nfl is teaming up with moms of student athletes to teach them how to look out for sports injuries in their kids. this morning we're celebrating the success of hiring out heroes. laurmed partnership since 2012, 3,000 veterans and counting have managed to find jobs. the leered of comcast vet net affinity group. here with a project manager for comcast. so good to have you both here. steve, let's start off talking about why this program hiring our heroes is so important. >> it's just the right thing to do. as veterans, comcasters, we're an operational company. we need to take care of veterans. we do that bringing into our workforce so they can help us delight every day. technicians and call center. our founder is a navy veteran, ceo was a navy s.e.a.l. from s.e.a.l. team six. it's what we do. it's been a strategic initiative for us. >> i know you both are vets. i want to talk to you, dave, about how the skills men and women acquire in the military, how they are transferable into the private sector. >> they are transferable. vets coming out now are most highly trained, highly educated we've had in the history of united states military. in my case i was a master pilot at joint base and here i am working project management. you wouldn't think of a pilot being project manager. a lot of skills are transferable because we lead teams, work under less than idealpzuhp &hc& conditions, make decisions. all those things are obviously transferable to the corporate and civilian world. >> what types of jobs are you being able to place vets in? what are placements. >> front lines. people answering phones every day taking care of customers. we have jobs like me and middle management and dave managing teams and driving broad scale initiatives across cable and nbc. we have jobs again, executive level jobs where we have people out of the military and excelled as executives within the cable land and television. >> if a vet is at home right now watching this and looking for employment, what would you say to them in how can they sort of get on the bandwagon here? >> we want veterans at our company. it's real easy. go to comcast-jobs.com/military. that's your first place to start. we're serious about this. we're committed. yeah, we've hired 3,000 veterans since 2012. this is what we do and we're going to continue doing it. >> dave and steve, we appreciate you coming in and talking about this. it is a very important initiative. of course, as you said, there are certainly job fairs that have been taking place throughout the year. several taking place this fall. for more information, go to our website, nbc10.com. of course comcast owns nbc universal and is the parent company of nbc 10. again, steve and dave, thanks so much for taking time and thanks for what you're doing. >> thank you. >> well, coming up we kin to follow new developments in the unrest in ferguson, missouri, today. the comments this morning from philadelphia's police commissioner and why he was called on once the violence involving the death of michael brown broke out. pain for the pope. word this morning about a tragedy involving family members of pope francis. we're right back. checking out our top stories right now, philadelphia police detectives are working to identify the suspect who was shot and killed after opening fire on police. officer stephen korpalski, a 14 year veteran from the force was shot in the head. he was released this morning. police searching for this guy they say dressed up in a wawa uniform and stole $380 worth of cigarettes. surveillance pictures show the man in the store along with a second suspect who police say was on the lookout. there they are, the pride of philly, taney dragons going for third straight win at the little league world series. that's when they take on a team from las vegas. show your pride for our hometown team by printing out free taney dragon placards. get them going to the website, nbc10.com to print them out. >> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> well, look at this. picture perfect conditions in the poconos and throughout much of our area this morning. taking a live look at the water park. good place to be on a day like this. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz here with the forecast for us. glenn. >> renee, an amazing looking sky. you wouldn't believe it's august. we generally have all sorts of hazy conditions. humidity is real high. we're very often in the 90s. nothing like that. we're dry across the entire area and we're going to stay that way during the day today. a few clouds from the west. that will take a while to get here. mid-70s, 79 in philadelphia officially, 80 in georgetown. delaware is the warm spot with the ocean temperature in the mid-70s. the feels like temperature, again, often way up in the 90s or triple digits in the mid-70s. north and west are the warm spots. 81 degrees in dover and philadelphia the way it feels. the temperature will be feeling pretty much like the actual air temperature. the humidity is not going to make it feel any hotter. the rain will be coming back and we'll give you the timing on that in the seven-day in a few minutes. we are following more breaking news this morning. water rescues right now under way because of flash flooding. this is in the phoenix, arizona area. you can see so much rushing water there. a lot of open space out there. again, we've seen some cars and trucks on their side stranded. a lot of water there because of flash flood warnings in effect right now. we will stay on top of this story and bring you more information as it comes into nbc 10. tense fighting happening right now on the streets of eastern ukraine. authorities say government forces have retaken control of parts of the rebel held city of luhansk. they are now trying to take control of donetsk. during fighting one soldier killed and four others injured. according to u.n. 300,000 people have already fled this area and that number is expected to go up. the ukrainian government shopped a convoy at the border claiming to be caring humanitarian aid. leaders say the convoy will be used as a pretext for russian intervention. in one russian border town, hundreds of ukrainians are living in tents after fleeing from the fighting there. today kurdish and iraqi forces defended offensives against isis militants backed by iraqi airstrikes. battled militants on the outskirts of tikrit. kurdish forces pushing to gain control of two villages near erbil. bill nealy reports. >> newly liberated, the biggest dam in iraq. this the first really significant victory over the islamist militants of isis here in iraq. it was won by usair power and by kurdish fighters on the ground. the ground there is littered with the destroyed vehicles of isis. they are on the run. kurdish fighters celebrating a rare victory over islamist militants. they displayed ieds and booby traps isis planted near the dam they lost. it was the victory won from the barrels of kurdish guns and rockets but it was one, too, from the air. u.s. warplanes attacked isis vehicles in positions near the mosul dam more than 30 times in recent days. >> with our support, iraqi and kurd f majtep forward by recapturing the largest dam in iraq near the city of mosul. if that dam was reached, it could have proven catastrophic. >> their firepower has tipped the balance of this battle, inflicting a significant defeat on isis. this the first time that the seemingly unstoppable advance of isis has not only been halted but been reversed. far from the fighting, yazidi refugees, deeply grateful u.s. and kurdish troops are forcing isis back, they have lost everything. but one small comfort, their enemies have lost ground and perhaps a crucial battle. the dam is now out of their control. the big question now is was this a one off victory over isis or has this victory turned the tide in the campaign against them. back to you. right now crews in china are trying to rescue 27 workers trapped after a mine explosion. this happened at a privately owned coal mine. twelve other workers rescued immediately after the explosion. they say they are having trouble reaching the miners because part of the tunnel collapsed. the cause being investigated. the vatican says the wife of the pope's nephew and his two great nephews died when their car collided with a truck in cordoba province. one of the boys was two years old, the other just eight months, a baby. hess nephew survived the crash but was injured. the vatican said the pope was deeply pained when he heard about the accident. mandatory evacuation orders were given to 13,000 homes and businesses because of spreading wildfires in central california. the fire in madeira county has doubled in size from 500 to 1200 acres. it's burning just a few miles from the entrance to yosemite national park. four hotels near the entrance of the park were evacuated. officials are also scared of explosions in that area because the wildfire is burning close to a propane business with 30,000 gallon tanks at that facility. legendary announcer don pardo has died. pardo was the booming voice of nbc's "saturday night live" for 38 years. >> it's "saturday night live"! >> what an iconic voice. every week since 1975, he announced, it's "saturday night live," before introducing the cast members. he had guest host and musical acts unlike any rival. now, you need to know pardo began working as an announcer for nbc in 194 $4.he called baseball games. he was a game show announcer back in the '50s. pardo planned to retire in 2004 but was offered a lifetime contract with nbc. don pardo was 96. it has been 10 days now since 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed by a police officer in ferguson, missouri. protests have been escalating since then as people there have demanded justice. another night of chaos on the streets of ferguson. what started at peaceful protests turned into confrontation with smoke and gunfire filling the air. by morning, more than 30 arrested. >> i sat there and listened over the radio and heard screams of officers under gunfire. i went back to our squad vehicle and saw the gentleman laying in the back who had been shot. >> ten days after michael brown was shot and killed by police officer darren wilson, the victim's mother said there's one way to end the violence. >> justice. justice will bring peace, i believe. >> that justice, she says, the arrest of the officer who killed her son. a demand echoed in the streets. >> why hasn't he been processed like anybody else. >> like anybody else. >> like anybody else. that's all we asking, man. >> police say the majority of protesters are peaceful. that a small group of agitators are in citing violence, they have traveled in from out of state. >> today my hope is the peaceful protesters will stay home -- protest during the daytime and stay home at night and let us take those ruining our community. take them and deal with them in the way that's called for. >> police law enforcement rerestaurant as a community vows to be heard. ferguson, missouri. today we talked to philadelphia police commissioner about the ongoing demonstrations inferring. ramsey said he was asked by authorities to participate in a conference call where he gave advice on crowd control. called it a wakeup call for all leaders. >> we like to think that relationships have improved with many of our more challenged communities. obviously there's a lot of issues there. we need to get to it and resolve them. it needs to happen not during the time of crisis but before a crisis occurs. stay with nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the unrest inferring. we're posting updates as they come in on nbc10.com. there's a football safety clinic geared towards the mothers of young football players. it's teaching them how to spot concussions and other sports related injuries. nbc's monica robbins reports. >> crystal is usually the mom on the sidelines or in the stands but not today. she and 150 other moms are learning the fundamentals and safety info to make their kids better players. >> my son how to tackle properly and hydrating during the game and after the game. >> athletes who are even 1% dehydrated are not as accurate with sports performance. once your child is complaining of thirst, they are 3% dehydrated. >> concussion awareness, another topic of concern for this mom. >> i'm learning what things to watch out for and some of the questions asked about concussions and what to do for them, those are so important to me because they are questions i've had. >> if in doubt, sit them out. if your athlete has had an injury, then the most important from may. >> usa football partnered with nfl teams to provide these camps to moms. >> giving moms the opportunity to gain knowledge about a sport they don't necessarily have the opportunity to play kind of takes a little bit of the fear out of it. >> coach chuck kyle put the moms through the same type of workout they may see their kids perform. >> a mom can go to football practice and look and see what their kids are doing and feel confident, that's a good drill and my son is doing the right technique and it's a safe technique. >> that was nbc's monica robbins reporting. up next, the healing power of a horse. >> horses are extremely spiritual. they can tell us things about ourselves that we're not as in tune with. >> i love horses. how beautiful animals like this one are helping people coping with addiction and depression move forward. britta recalling 240,000 children's water filter bottles because of a possible laceration hazard. the company said the lid of the bottle could break into pieces with sharp points. the recall announced after 45 lids cracked. the bottles included, including where they are sold, go to our website, nbc10.com. there is a treatment center out in california where animals are helping people with mental illness or with addictions. nbc's michelle valle. >> they are extremely spiritual. they can tell us things about ourselves we're not in tune with. >> reporter: part of the program for people battling addiction and depression. >> as humans we can put on a mask, act like everything is okay outside but a horse works with that nonverbal communication. >> like the client who was cutting herself. >> so intuitive, would take and pull the clothing where she was hurting her receives. >> can't hide secrets. >> can't hide secrets. >> those horses came with needs, levi was abused and neglected. >> there was a time you couldn't put a halter on levi. >> levi didn't trust people, now he can't stop shooting. >> more kisses. thau thank you, levi. >> he's come a long way, like the clients. >> absolutely. >> it was hard to be opened minded. >> when his dad died he coped with drugs and alcohol. >> instead of going to a bar, you do to a barn. >> exactly. >> some are volunteering at barns when they leave. parker helps others going through the program. those in cite full walks, guarded were loving and accepting. >> people are going to love me for who i am instead of me trying to be someone i'm not for someone to love me. so that could be it. i don't know. maybe, maybe not. >> whatever it is, it's kept his sober. >> one of the things we say here is we let the spirit of the horse lift us up. it can be very profound. >> that was nbc's michelle valles report damage. well, students throughout our area are getting set to take on a new school year, of course. a lot of parents may not know this. health experts say one of the most important back to school purchases you can make is the right backpack. a physician at the laser spine institute in wayne. doctor, good to have you in. from what i understand, you're seeing a number of kids coming in with back problems related to backpacks. i told you my daughter had an issue several years ago. >> it's a bigger problem than one would think according to the consumer patient product committee, there's about 5,000 emergency visits per year just based on heavy backpacks alone. according to live science, which is a journal, there's actually been a ten fold increase on children admitted to the hospital for chronic back pain as a result of having a backpack. >> given my experience, i can believe those numbers. what should parents be looking for? what should we know about these backpacks? >> i think, first of all, style is one thing. safety is another. i think the first thing you have to look for in a backpack is the sides of the backpack. a backpack should not be hanging -- should be according to the midsoutherner college of orthopedic surgeons two inches above the waste and rest on those back muscles. >> four inches below, that backpack is way too big. that should be addressed. because what happens is with that backpack being so heavy, the tendency of our bodies and children's bodies to lean forward to compensate. >> i know. i tried to get my daughter to take one with wheels. she wouldn't do it. we brought in steve and victoria to show us what a backpack should look like and where it should rest on the back. that's where the problem is. if you and victoria can get close so we can see. >> a couple of issues to look at. not only the size of the backpack, you want to look at the width of the straps. the wider the width, the way it's going to be distributed in the neck and upper back muscles. thinner strips can cause nerve damage and vessel damage because the weight is not managed correctly. as well, those straps should be thick in nature to prevent that from happening. they should also have a waist or chest strap. distributed to the helps and torso. >> i see victoria has it positioned correctly. we're going to have to let that be the last word. maybe you could come back later and show us a little more. this is so important in these last few weeks before we get ready for getting our kids to school. >> my pleasure to be here. >> thanks for being here and talking to us. thanks a lot. you're wearing your backpacks well. good luck with the school year. we want to go now to breaking news. some pictures we want to show you here. this is a fire it looks like on a bus in center city, philadelphia. these are pictures coming into us from the ground here. it looks to be this double -- if we could get information here on where this is, this is a bus. this is on chestnut street in center city. this is the cross street here. hard to tell, looks like maybe in the 30s on chestnut street. again, the back of this bus seems to be partially engulfed in flames. actually, i'm wrong on the location. this is pins landing. this is way down maybe on delaware avenue and chestnut street, that viaduct, perhaps, over the i-95. the good news here is the route 33 bus, the picture you're looking at of the route 33 bus, all the passengers have been evacuated. you see the bus in a stationary position. i imagine once the bus caught on fire, they were able to get all the passengers off safely. it's in a stationary position here. in the pens landing area in philadelphia. the rear part of that bus engulfed in flames. just the back, the very back, is one of those accordion buses you see traveling our city streets. it's pretty -- you look at the black smoke there, i see some fire personnel at the rear there. but you see they are just letting this fire burn out. here comes the white. when you see white smoke, you know water is being put on those flames there and extinguishing that. isn't that something, just in the few seconds we've been talking to you, you've seen those billows of smoke go from black and gray to white. it looks like they have just about extinguished that flame in the back of the bus. our vince, who stays on top of social media for us, i understand you have some information to give us on that fire on the septa bus in pins landing. what can you tell us? >> renee, we're getting the latest information from septa. this is happening right now. this fire is happening on chestnut street, the upper level of chestnut street. anyone familiar with the landing there, they know chestnut and market are elevated over top there. the bus fire happening, like you said, on one of those accordion buses, route 33 bus line which runs in that area. all the passenger have been evacuated. the fire is in the back. we do know those buses have their engines in the back of the bus there. they have exhaust pipes and engine back there. you can see right now from our skycam here that firefighters just arrived on the scene a few moments ago and that white smoke like you were talking about has started to rise from that scene. unfortunately we have some tents blocking that landing. that white smoke is coming up. the fire department is telling us that it's on front in chestnut, right on pins landing. this is route 33 bus. one of our sky cams caught the fire as it was burning. you can see doors open and no one nearby. fire crews came over and you can see finally get the fire under control. a large scene there as they continue to fight that fire there on pens landing. all right. so this is what's happening right now. a few moments ago we found out septa bus parked on pens landing, the overpass in that area on fire. we brought a skycam around and able to see flames billowing up from the back of the bus. that was happening in the area where the engine is on the back of the bus there. fire crews arrived shortly after and were able to extinguish that fire. you can see them doing it now watching live on nbc 10 news at 11:00. septa is telling us this is the route 33 bus which travels through the area. penn's landing on the overpass there, the buses will park when they take breaks and pick up passengers and start the route again. septa telling us no passengers hurt. firefighters opening up to the doors of the bus, of the accordion bus. double deckers are two put together with a big pole in the middle that allows them to expand and hold more passengers. we saw the front door was open, no passengers hurt. fire crews arrived on the scene a few moments ago. they rolled up and started getting in the water and started pouring it on that fire. return from red flames and black smoke went into white smoke off the back of that septa bus right there. again, this is happening on penn's landing in center city, philadelphia. >> vince, thanks so much. >> so this is happening moments ago. renee, that's the layest we're getting right now. renee. >> vince, thank you so much for bringing us up to date on that situation there. the good news people off the septa bus on penn's landing or the back of that accordion bus caught on fire. telling us everyone off the bus. it's been evacuated. more on that story coming up at 4:00. we want to update you on our top story, though, this 11:00 a.m. we just received a picture of the philadelphia police officer injured in the line of duty early this morning. officer stephen korpalski we've been telling you about, a 14 year veteran of the force, he was released from the hospital this morning after he was grazed in the head. he's now recovering at home. the suspect died after the shoot-out with police. his name yet to be released. nbc rosemary conners working the story this afternoon. we'll have stories in our 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. again, the suspect killed. that was picture of officer korpalski. we'll have the latest. first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz wants to give us a brief check on the afternoon forecast. >> yeah. just another beautiful day out there. we'll be seeing temperatures in the mid-80s, fairly low humidity. no rain. it looks like the significant rain would be coming on thursday. we'll get showers and thunderstorms then. and nothing close to 90 degrees all the way through the next seven days. so the comfort of august continues. it's just going to be -- >> hard to believe. >> it really is unusual to be this comfortable this long. >> hard to believe it's in august. all right. you'll have a full forecast starting at 4:00 today. thank you for watching nbc 10 news at 11:00 a.m. i'm renee chenault-fattah with glenn "hurricane" schwartz for nbc 10 news at 10:00. we'll see you back at 4:00. until then, enjoy your day. >> aiden: did you just follow me in here? >> hope: why are you running away? you are running away, 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ChinaDelawareUnited-statesErbilLiwa-irbilIraqNew-schoolCaliforniaWilliamsportPennsylvaniaLuhanskLuhans-ka-oblast- don't put your umbrella, way just yet. 69 in pottstown, philadelphia in philadelphia and 70s in wilmington and close to the mid to high 70s right along the shore. here's your day planner by noon. 77 degrees by 4:00 p.m. and 80 degrees and we're still keeling with a chance of showers by most of today and a chance of thunderstorms. 74 degrees by 8:00 p.m. as you're headed out for dinner. our average is 85 degrees and this is the other big story. 80 degree, but take a look at what happened on saturday. we drop down to 77 degrees and it is going to be a cool, fall like weekend and i'll take you over the details and coming up in my first alert, seven-day forecast. >> now to an update on breaking news. the city of camden will have to decide whether to demolish two buildings that were destroyed by fire. nbc 10 was first on the scene and we were there when part of one building at south fourth and spruce collapsed and fell on firefighters below. they scrambled to get out of the way. one firefighter was hit by bricks on his shoulder. they talked to witnesses who said they didn't hear anything when the fire started at around 4:00 a.m. >> i was sleeping and usually i checked smoke and my mom woke me up. and i came outside and there was a big fire on the corner of the house. >> officials tell us both buildings were abandoned and sometimes homeless people sleep in them, as well. still no word on what caused the fire. a man was shot and killed in the frankfurt section of philadelphia and the gunman waited for police. this happened after 10:00 on the 4500 block of dale avenue. the shooter turned himself in and is speaking to investigators. delaware police have arrested a teen after the shooting of a liquor store clerk during a robbery in wilmington. the 66-year-old clerk was taken to christianna hospital and is being treated there. 16-year-old obedaya james is being held on $160,000 bail. another clerk who was beaten outside the store was treated for injuries and then released from the hospital. new this morning, philadelphia police trying to find a man who robbed a pizza hut in the city's taconey section. the robber was armed with a handgun and demanded money from the cashier on wednesday night. the robber got away with more than $160 on in cash. the cashier wasn't hurt. the search is also on for two armed men who held up a diner. the men entered the red robin diner at around 2:00 in the morning and demanded money. they took an unknown amount of cash and then ran away. no one inside the diner was injured. if you have any information about either robbery, you are asked to call philadelphia police. and a supervisor for the del aware county of community services is accused of sexually assaulting a worker. john hale was charged with sexual assault among other charges. prosecutors say he kissed and groped one woman. they say he also made lewd comments to two others. the d.a. said he used his position to take sexual advantage of the women. hale is being held on $100,000 bail. this is a big story, breaking news from philadelphia mayor michael nutter. just about ten minutes ago the mayor announced a tentative contract deal being reached with the city's blue collar labor union district council 33. this has been a long-running dispute. the union has been worked under an expired contract since 2009. the new contract offers a $2800 signing bonus and pay increase of 3.5%. >> taking a live picture of city hall where mayor nutter signed that agreement. this is the city of philadelphia and district council 33. >> city employees have the contracts that they deserve and so it's time to get back to work, moving philadelphia forward to set the next level of economic success and set this city on the right place on the global stage. >> when the mayor got word he actually was in atlanta, but rushed back to the city to make this happen. this has been a long-running labor dispute with d.c. 33 and the city. the term of the proposed contract would run through june 30, 2016. well, petco riders are seeing changes today. it's part of a two-year $1 million project to replace track on the ben franklin bridge. where patco is closing the tracks on the northbound side. monique braxton is live at the station in the hattenfield, monique. >> riders we talked to say more trains is good news, but less time between those trains is great news. we've been listening to some of the patco riders during the morning rush hour as they shared past experiences and optimism. >> what's the longest you've had to wait for a train? >> half an hour and that's running late in the morning. >> that's just one complaint patco hopes will cease. starting today the transit company tells us a new track schedule will have trains running in both directions across the ben franklin bridge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. during peak hours there will be less time between trains on the track east on 8th and market in pill fill. >> i had to leave my work around 10:05 in order to get a train by 5:00, otherwise i would have to wait a half hour for another train which is always crowded. >> patco's two-are year, $100 million rehabilitation project over the bridge. we spoke to riders during the off-peak hours. one told us she's looking forward to trains rung more frequently or fewer minutes waiting on the platform when called in to work unexpectedly. >> it will help us to go to work easier especially with working at the hospital. when you go to work on-call, you'll be rushing to work or going home and you need to worry about, like, am i going to be home on time or am i going to be at work on time. so it's great news. >> patco also tells us the new schedules in this phase of the track work should be completed or end by october 21st. go to nbc 10.com for more on the schedules. live for now in hattenfield, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. new this morning pennsylvania state police are asking for your help in finding this missing man. 46-year-old frank levin was last seen wednesday morning. police say he needs special care and he stays with a care provider in middletown township delaware county. if you've seen this man or if you know anything about his whereabouts call state police. playable. right field. pierce jones, game over! >> and with that play, the magical ride in williamsport came to an end. they lost by just one run last night. they were down by four runs at one point, but fought back. they had the tying run at third with two outs in the final at-bat and couldn't come up with it. >> so the dragons' season is now over, but the kids can definitely keep their heads high. they are an amazing group. nbc 10's matt delucia had some of the thoughts that monet davis shared after the game. >> the dragons had an impressive run this season especially if you consider the fact that in just a couple of weeks this team captured the world's attention. >> they've had a wonderful run. >> none of us expected to be here. >> the dragons came and conquered some of the teams in little league. >> just being here -- >> that's -- that's, like, everything, just to make it here and to play is unbelievable. >> and they played in the international spotlight. star pitcher monet davis did not pitch last night, but on wednesday more than 5 million people tuned in to watch her throw. >> she did a great job. i don't -- i don't even know what to say to her. she changed my life from three weeks ago. i'm speechless right now even that we made it this far. >> the dragons made fellow little leaguers in our area believe just a little more. >> a team from philly that came owl of the way this far. >> and until the last play this team from philly held their heads high. >> to not cry or to not be mad because we made it this far so there's no reason to cry. >> i just think they get immersed in the game, you know? in their world it's baseball. >> thank you, fans in philly. >> next up for monet she wants to play basketball for uconn and then the wnba. in williamsport, i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. still ahead this morning, parents in mourning. >> i did not realize how brutal they were, and i actually hoped we could engage in negotiations with them. >> new comments this morning from the the mom and dad of murdered journalist james foley about an email sent to them a week before their son's death as well as a phone call they received from pope francis. yikes! close call from mother nature. what a woman was doing outside in the middle of a thunderstorm as she came dangerously close to being struck by lightning. >> and i'm tracking the return of shower as we head into the rest of your friday and into your friday afternoon, plus cooler temperatures over the weekend. what's in store? i'll have the details in my first alert seven-day forecast. the pentagon says isis is beyond anything we've seen in their tactics present a major threat to the u.s. this comes from the pentagon after the the execution of an american photojournalist whose parents talked about the terrorist this morning. brian moore has an update from washington. >> reporter: as the world reels from the execution of american photojournalist james foley his parents are speaking out this morning about a phone call from pope francis. >> huge comfort. huge comfort because pope francis, like jesus, loves like jim. he understood jim's heart. >> reporter: they're talking about the last email they received from isis terrorists threatening to execute foley. >> i actually hoped we could engage in negotiations with them. >> reporter: u.s. officials say the execution reveals just how brutal isis is. >> they are an imminent threat to every interest we have whether it's in iraq or anywhere else. >> reporter: with u.s. air support iraqis are gaining background, but america's top general insists it will take more than bombs to crush isis. >> this is an organization that has an apocalyptic end of days strategic vision which will eventually have to be defeated. >> reporter: isis is threatening to execute a second american journalist, miami-based writer steven sotloff and call in for attacks on other american targets. it's a fight the obama white house doesn't want, but can't ignore. president obama promises no combat boots on the ground. the state department is now requesting 300 additional american military person. el to protect u.s. facilities in iraq. brian moore, nbc news, washington. dozens of aid trucks from russia are now in eastern ukraine. the trucks finally cross into the rebel-held region after a week-long delay and the trucks are loaded with water, generators and sleeping bags intended for civilians. the half-full trucks will be used to transport weapons to the rebels. he called the move, quote, a direct invasion. conditions are improving on roads and the transit system in chicago after flooding there overnight. several inches of rain were reported last night into the morning. roads and underpasses were flooded, causing delays during the morning commute. train service that had been suspended has since resumed, but the area is not in the clear just yet. showers and storms are on the radar for later today and into the weekend in chicago. an idaho woman had a close call with lightning this week and her daughter caught it on tape. wow! they went outside because they wanted to film the store. well, they certainly got film. the daughter says the lightning bolt hit just one foot away from her mom. they say they both lost their hearing for about a minute after it it it happened. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> try to stay inside during thunderstorm, but we're still going to see a chance of thunderstorms in our area as we head into the rest of tonight and also throughout today we are going to see showers. cooler weekend on tap for us and employ temperatures staying in the 70s on saturday and we are going to enter into a warming and dry stretch. look outside right now and you can see how overcast it is. humidity is at 79% and wind speed out of the east at 8 miles per hour and across the rest of the region, 75 degrees in the atlantic city airport and again, mostly cloudy skies for us and it's kind of a dreary day on this friday winding down your workweek. a radar shot shows we're not seeing any rain right now, but we will see unsettled weather as we head into the rest of today. we do have a front all of the way south of our area, all of the way stretching back toward chicago so we could see weather disturbances along that front and we'll also see cooler air coming in off the water as we head into the rest of today wrapping around an area of high pressure. the next 24 hours show we'll see a chance of showers throughout the day by 2:00 p.m. and that's when you'll see light rain moving into parts of allentown, the poconos and even part of wilmington and again as we head into the evening hours it will be confined toward allentown and redding. we could see any of these isolated thunderstorms triggering as we head into the rest of this evening. by tomorrow and 11:00 a.m. on your saturday we could see another chance of lingering showers throughout your morning hours and then we'll start to see clearing as we head into the early afternoon, but by 3:00 p.m. some of the showers are closer to allentown and the poconos and redding and then by tomorrow night maybe you want to be fine and we should see clouds clearing up at 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. by monday, cooler temperatures will remain and that's a cool combination throughout the summer and it it will be nice and enjoyable conditions and as far as the mountains go, rainy and cool today. 68, heading into saturday and a few lingering showers and cloudy skies and as we head into sunday, plenty of sunshine and temperatures at 79 degrees for the shore today. isolated showers possible, 74 degrees, tomorrow, lingering showers and drying out, 76 and sunday is the best day out of the entire weekend especially down the shore at 76 degrees. you really can't go wrong on saturday. you just have to wait until the clouds and lingering rainfall clears up. as far as today is concerned, we'll see temperatures ranging between 78 and 81 degrees. cloudy skies for us and humid conditions. the seven-day forecast shows as we head into saturday, 77 degrees, drying out and take a look at sunday, 79. nice. the dry stretch lasts all next week and temperatures pushed back into the mid to high 80s. is breakfast roll leet most important meal of the day? the new study that finds your cereal and morning eggs may not be all they're cracked up to be. >> later, you think times are tough? just ask the tooth fairy. how even she is feeling the economic pinch and what she's leaving under her children's pillows these days. this is nbc 10 news. it's long been said breakfast is important because it it boosts metabolism and helps with weight loss, but two new studies say that's not entirely true. researchers found breakfast eaters found they had no change in their metabolism and didn't lose more weight than those people who skipped the first meal of the day, but there were some benefits. they were more active during the day and steadier blood sugar levels. so just might not want to skip your eggs or waffles, not just yet. >> a gnaw studies suggests the hours parents work could influence their children's weight. researchers found when parents were home before and after school, kids were more likely to eat breakfast and had healthier dinners. they found flexible work schedules and telecommuting allowed parents to be home during meal time. kids ate more fruit and got more exercise when dads were at home. neurosurgeons in cleveland, ohio are working on a simulator that allowed doctors to practice realistic run help throughs near complex brain surgeries, monica robbins explains how this will benefit surgeons and their patients. >> this is not a video game. this is ground breaking technology. they worked with neurosurgeons to apply flight simulator technology to surgery, creating a sophisticated medical advancement. >> i can see that the aneurism is closed off and the blood vessels remain intact. >> reporter: it's called surgical rehearsal platform. the technology transforms a patient's medical image like this one into a lifelike and three-dimensional model so tissues move, blood vessels break just as they would in the human body. >> if the surgeon does something the system reacts to what he does and he sees the reaction with his own eyes and he can re-react according to what's happening in the scene. >> this is the first time you're really able to take the the very thing that you're going to do tomorrow, rehearse it today and be better able to deal with it than when you do it in a live patient. >> reporter: the goal is simple, saving lives and having better paint outcomes. >> we want to allow$tç the surg to be able to predict and improve the outcome before they enter the o.r. that was nbc's monica robbins reporting. it's a gloomy start to our weekend. taking a live look outside at the ben franklin bridge. brittney will let us know if the wet weather will put a damper on your weekend plans just ahead. meantime, it's the opposite problem out in california. how the ongoing drought there could affect how much you'll pay for your favorite bottle of wine. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com now your nbc 10 first alert weather. well, the friday, so we're not going to complain too much about those clouds out there. they do seem to be hanging around and of course, when you see clouds like this you know that rain being not be too far away, so we could expect to see a few showers throughout the day, but let me stop doing the weather here. there's someone who is a professional who does that. first, let's take a look, though, at the sky line of center city, philadelphia. the rain was coming down hard early this morning. this is dash cam video from just a short time ago in montgomeriville and you can see the wipers up high and it was pouring outside. not the best beach day either and here's the camera in cape may. now here is the professional i was talking about. meteorologist brittney shipp. >> i guess all of the people at the beach don't mind it's overcast. great skies over the city sky line today as we head into the rest of your friday, temperatures show a mild afternoon for us on tap and we are going to warm into the 80s and it will phil feel sticky and humid and 7 currently in melville, and at the atlantic city airport and we're at 7 in dover. a closer look at our radar and we're seeing clouds of philadelphia stretching into allentown and parts of the poconos. clear conditions near the shore and near atlantic city and then as we head into the next few hours here. we do expect to see another round of showers and expect light rainfall as we head into the afternoon and evening hours and we could see a few isolated thunderstorms especially closer to redding and allentown and out of the poconos and that's not out of the question to see another round similar to what we saw yesterday and heavy downpours and that's a possibility for us. we'll stick with an easterly wind with wind speeds out of the east, 5 to 10 miles per hour and it's still going to be a comfortable evening in terms of the temperature since we are below average and our high today will only warm to 80 degrees. so 76 degrees with a chance of showers by 7:00 p.m. and as you're heading home closer to 11:00 p.m. and closer to the low 70s and expect more of that as we head into the weekend. i'll let you know what to expect coming up in my firsta, letter, seven-day forecast. check out our other top stories right now, within the past hour, michael nutter announces the city after years reaching a tentative contract deal with the blue collar union district 23. the union had been working under an expired contract in 2009 and the deal offers a $2800 signing bonus and a pay increase of 3.5%. investigators looking into the cause of a fire in camden. it started around 4:00 this morning. parts of one building collapsed and hit one firefighter. he is said to be okay and both buildings were abandoned and philadelphia police, a man robbed a pizza hut in the city's taconey section. he demanded money from the restaurant. the robber got away with more than $160 in cash. the cashier was not hurt. patco riders will see changes today thanks to a new construction schedule. patco is closing tracks on the northbound side of the ben franklin bridge, but the trains will run both ways on a single track 24 hours a day. it's all part of a two-year, $103 million project. the run of the world series is over. the team lost by one run last night to a team from chicago. nbc 10's matt delucia is in williamsport and star pitcher monet davis is not giving away the spotlight any time soon. >> reporter: monet's time as pitcher in the little league world series has come to an end, but next week she begins her talk show circuit. >> i have to get my answers straight. >> reporter: by now, monet davis is used to having tv cameras focused on her pitching. now she's preparing to perform on a different level. >> i think it's going to be fun. i kind of like traveling, so -- one that i know of is -- what's his name? steve harvey. >> steve harvey first, but i don't know any other ones. >> before that the dragons are getting ready for a warm welcome back to philadelphia after going further than any philly little league team in city history. >> i think it's awesome that a team from philly came all of the way this far. >> fun coming down here to watch them play. mon monet's getting all of the attention that she deserves. >> as for the parents, they say watching from the seats this whole time was nothing short of stressful. >> when you're on the sidelines there's nothing you can do. you can't sprint, you can't release your physical energy. >> the outcome would have been different or whatever, but the boys really played hard and that's all that matters and they've had a wonderful run. >> indeed, they have. this team, this group will never play together on this field and in this atmosphere again. their parents and new fans say every minute was worth it. in williamsport, i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. they have brought such joy to our city. >> moving on to other news now, this morning a spokesperson from israel defense forces say a rocket from gaza hit a synagogue and left two people with minor injuries. meanwhile, gaza militants killed 18 alleged spies for israel. they said it was in response to israel's air strike that killed three top hamas military commanders, smoke can be seen over gaza city. an israeli air strike cause sed veer damage to shops and storage facilities. meanwhile, israeli tanks are still positioned on the border with gaza as this conflict continues. the bodies and ashes of 20 malaysians killed when that airliner was shot down over ukraine have finally been returned to their home country. the victims' remains were carried aboard a specially charted malaysian airlines jet. the coffins were draped in the malaysian flag and were carried by soldiers that took them to private funerals. all 298 people onboard that plane died when it was shot down. police in the u.k. released dashboard video of the moment officers allowed a car going the wrong way to crash into their vehicle. a officer in the car is heard saying he's going to hit us as the driver who suffers from dementia crashed into the cruiser. the driver wasn't hurt. the officers decided to let him crash into them in order to prevent serious injury to anyone else. talk about making a sacrifice. police are investigating a shooting near the campus of virginia state university and we just checked the school's website and it says an 18-year-old was taken to the hospital with a gun shot wound to the leg around 3:00 this morning. he was not a virginia state student. the university asks students to stay in their residence halls. activity returned to normal on the campus around 7:00 in the morning. there were no arrests. an ice bucket challenge accident left two firefighters in kentucky seriously injured. nbc's kerry sanders has a report from the hospital where they are being treated. >> the ice bucket challenge worked. 80 students, all members of the marching band at campbellsville university huddled together as the local fire department doused them from the fire truck. >> as they started to leave and firefighters were breaking down, investigators say the metal ladder on the fire truck was too close to the high voltage power lines. more than 69,000 volts, enough to power 4,000 homes and businesses arched from the line to the firefighters. >> the most seriously injured 41-year-old tony greater, a 16-year veteran and part-time firefighter alex quinn. >> when we heard the explosion and we looked up and we ysaw a big flash and they were down on the bucket. >> what was supposed to be a moment of laughter on the campus of this college, a humbling reminder of how life can change in the blink of an eye. the ice bucket challenges have taken over social media. former presidents. >> ow! >> stars, even those of us here on "today" are participating. >> in the process since the end of july, almost $42 million has been raised for the fight against al is also known as lou gehrig's disease. now that disease with no cure has claimed victims in a cruel twist. the the very people raising money to help injured in a freak accident. >> nbc's kerry sanders reporting. the als association issued a statement saying their hearts go out to the injured firefighters and their families. the cincinnati archdiocese says catholics can take part in the ice bucket challenge, but they shouldn't donate money to the als association. that's because the archdiocese in cincinnati says the als group backs a study that uses embryonic stem cells. the archdiocese schools plan to ask people to donate their minute money to an organization that only uses adult stem cells in the research. they will look at the congressional gold medal that will be given to the flight 93 national memorial in shanksville. it will be shownur/11 observance near the site where united airlines flight 93 crashed. three medals were made to honor the americans killed in the terrorist attacks. they will be displayed in the memorial in new york, shanksville and the pentagon. california's drought is having a serious impact on the state's wine and grape industry and that could cost you more the next time you buy a bottle of wine. this farm says it lot of 80% of its grapes due to a lack of rain and water allocation. at least 2 million pounds of grapes are just rotting on the ground. that could mean millions of dollars in losses for the farm which would be passed along to wine drinkers. workers who get paid by how many boxes of grapes they gather will see less money. >> on the heels of a study that found 40% of american workers don't use all their vacation time, the travel industry is offering bargains that might be hard to resist. chris clackum tells us about them. >> even though airfares are about 6% higher than last labor day, demand for flights next weekend is already reportedly up 20%. and may increase more based on what orbitz found about last-minute travelers. >> on average, people are waiting five to seven days longer to book this year for labor day weekend than they did last summer. >> reporter: waiting longer and likely paying more, but the better news for the fortunate few who still have unused vacation time is what happens after labor day. >> certainly, the farther you get into fall and the wonderful tropical destinations the deals just get beater and better. >> orbitz senior editor janeane tornatore, they are aware summer travel season is over and they're offering bargains. >> especially places heading into their off season like here in cancun and some of the other caribbean destinations that are still in the heart of hurricane season. >> speaking of weather, the hotter the destination, the better the bargain and aaa says keep in mind a road trip is often the easiest and most affordable of last-minute summer vacations. chris clackum, nbc 10 news. imagine a day of shopping and leaving your wallet at home. well, not to panic. how the way we pay could be changing dramatically in the future. and i'm tracking another round of showers and even the possibility of thunderstorms as we end your workweek plus cooler temperatures in store for us heading into the weekend. i'll let you know what to expect in my first alert seven-day forecast. while shopping in the future, you may not have to wait in line or carry a wallet. cnbc's courtney reagan takes a look at some of the payment possibilitiesed hadded our way over the next few decades. 25 years from now, waiting in a long line to pay will only be a story you tell your grandchildren because they'll never have to do it. price tags with rfid technology will be common place, enabling retailers to constantly track inventory and allow consumers to simply put their items in a bag, walk past sensors that pick up the radio frequencies coming from the bag and your digital wallet on your smartphone makes the payment before you've gotten to your car. while consumers are already sporting smart bracelets that monitor athletic activity, wearables from bracelets to earrings to shirt buttons will be widely acceptable payment vehicles in the not too distant future. >> i should be able to literally by tapping my watch, purchase something and have it delivered to my house or walk out the door with it. what's to say the object you put in your pierced ear can't be intelligent itself and be something that helps you and supports you. from wearables to implantables. biometric payment methods like retina scans and facial recognition are already in experimental faces and mastercard has taken it a step further andec moring and implanting a chip into our bodies that has an antenna and a unique identification number. a swipe of a finger will be a personal identifier and payment mechanism all in one. today we might call it creepy, but in 2039 we might call it convenience. courtney reagan, cnbc business news. >> got to love technology. the tooth fairy appears to be on a bit of a budget this year. a new survey from visa shows the tooth fairy is leaving 8% this year than last year. that's arverage of $3.40 and ths may be a good time to cover kids' ears. according to survey, dads tend to be more generous than moms leaving about $1.30 more. i believe that. >> the tyler arboredum. it is taking flight and it's a fun and educational experience for the whole family. the director of public programs. good to see you here. you were here earlier this summer talking to on us about fairies and now it's butterflies. talk to me about what can can expect to see at the butterfly festival. >> it is really our time that we can explain to visitors the real connections between plants and butterflies especially through their life cycle. it's our sponsor for the event and we will have a table full of native plants that visitors can learn about, host plants for the caterpillars as well as nectar plants for the adult butterflies and we'll have crafts for families and the event runs from 10:00 a.m. to c2:00 p.m. and we'll be doing monarch tagging so people can learn about the monarch migration and get an up-close view of what the tags will look like for the monarchs and learn more about the process. >> the butterfly house is always there. this is just the festival and the one-day event. the butterfly house has been an exhibit at tyler for about ten years now and it runs during the summer months and highlights the native butterflies and the native host plants and nectar plants. >> what is it about butterflies that just seems to be magical? >> i think just the way that they flutter in the air and the patterns that they have on their wings. it's something that's really special and i think evokes that summertime feel and people just have a great connection and hopefully they'll come out to the festival. >> it real willy does sort of represent summer and as we wind down the summer, talk to me about what you can can expect to see in the fall at tyler. >> the arboretum. >> at tyler we'll start to see transitions of our flowers moving into some of the goldenrods and then into the fall color which hopefully will be sunning this fall. twrou have a lot of programs and as well as the pumpkin day event which is the biggest of the festivals and that will take place in october for two days. >> amy of tyler arboretum, thank you so much. we always love talking to you. the festival taking place tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at tyler arboretum. nbc 10 a proud partner with tyler arboretum. amy, thank you. have a good weekend. >> you, too. >> brittney? >> your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> thanks, rene, we will see a stormy end to your workweek. we saw storms roll through most of the area this morning and we'll see isolated thunderstormses as we head into the afternoon and evening. showers are possible on and off throughout the day, as well. a cooler weekend on tap and temperatures range between the high 70s on saturday and sunday and we'll track a warm up and a dry stretch. once we dry out we'll stay dry for a while. a look at citizens bank park. great skies for us and overcast and we'll still see a chance of showers even though there is a phillies game tonight. 7:05 and humidity is at 76% and light wind speeds out of the east at 5 miles per hour and 72 degrees right now in redding and 70 degrees in allentown and 72 in trenton a bit warmer at 75 and mid-70s in stone harbor and 79 in dover and dover warming up slightly and it will still be a warm and humid day as we head outside and keep your umbrella handy because we will see the chance of showers and thunderstorms as we head into the rest of today. a live look at citizens bank park and our radar is quiet right now and we have unsettled weather that's off to the west of us and we have a front that's draped to the south of us stretching into parts of since natty and to the south of chicago. as we head into the next 24 hours or so, we'll still maintain a chance of showers. our future cast shows by 3:00 p.m., a few scattered showers mainly through allentown stretching into the i-95 corridor and parts of cumberland county and as we push into the evening hours, the possibility of thunderstorms will be pretty much close to allentown and redding and just outside of the poconos and early morning closer to 11:00 a.m. we're still dealing with scattered showers throughout our area. as we push into the rest of your saturday we will see clearing and we will see lingering showers as late as 3:00 p.m. and if you're heading out for dinner, you probable are going to see a nice saturday night and a beautiful sunday, the entire day, plenty of sunshine coupled with the cooler temperatures below average temperatures will make for a really nice end to the workweek. for today the temperatures will range between 78 and 89 degrees, cloudy, humid with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms heading into the afternoon and evening. your seven-day forecast shows 80 degrees and more showers for us today and by saturday we drop into the 77 degrees, drying out eventually on your saturday and then on sunday, sunny and nice, 79 as our high heading into next week. beautiful weather for baseball, temperatures warm into the mid to high 80s. >> looks like sunday is the winner there. thanks, brittney. take a look at the top stories trending right now in the lunch break section on your nbc 10 app. we're right back. the philadelphia eagleless' offense looked sharp against the steelers. they took a 17-0 lead. lashaun mccoy touchdown, the birds would wind up winning the game 31-21. don't you love that? mccoy left the game with a thumb injury. x-rays came back negative. next up, eagles play the pre-season game. coming up on nbc 10 news starting at 4:00, school food fight. a new rule went into effect this summer forcing schools to ban candy bars, pizza and other junk food from lunch menus and school vending machines. why are students and parents fighting this change? the financial impact for already cash-strapped schoolses. that's coming up this afternoon on nbc 10 news at 4:00. all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00 and school is about to start in most local communities and keeping kids in the classroom and off the street issa i a cont>3by'g battle. the change aimed at stopping truants. plus where is the money? nbc 10 told you about the big bag of cash thatdisappeared from revel casino. what police are now saying about the nearly $20,000 midwestry. . last look at the weather, brittney. >> we'll see a chance of showers into the rest of today and lingering showers on your saturday. temperatures range between 78 and 81 degrees. it is going to be cloudy and humid, but once we dry out on saturday, take a look at these temperatures and only 77 on saturday and 79 on sunday and in toward next week we warm up and we go above average and temperatures back to the mid-80s and even the high 80s and that's a beautiful weekend as we get the showers on saturday morning. of course, i know it's too far ahead and going into next weekend for labor day if we can keep that stretch going that would be a great way to end a really mild, wonderful summer. >> absolutely. i hope i didn't just jifrnth nx. >> i'm renee chenault-fatah. and have a great day, have a great weekend and we'll see you back today starting at 4:00 p.m. >> ej: that was quite a hatchet job you did on your mother... and me. >> will: you have no right to just bust in here. >> ej: i'm sorry--would you just like to take your shots and run? >> will: my daughter is asleep in the other room. >> ej: oh, go away. leave your daughter out of it, william. >> will: i told you i have nothing to say to you. >> ej: yeah? well, you might want to listen to what i have to say. >> will: every word that i wrote was true. >> ej: what about every word you said? hmm? to your grandmother? to me? you led me to believe that you wanted to help your mother and me to reconcile. all you wanted was information that you could put into an article for the whole world to see. >> will: you knew i was a writer. >> ej: yeah, not a journalist, though, william, not a journalist, and certainly not on the job. you see, an ethical journalist, they let you know when you're being interviewed. you know when you are on the
Delaware-countyPennsylvaniaUnited-statesDelawareCaliforniaWilliamsportRussiaWashingtonDistrict-of-columbiaUkraineGaza-cityIsrael-general- you can see them arriving by helicopter to shore there. a total of 16 recovered now of the 162 on board that doomed flight. i'm molette green at the live desk. back to you. >> thank yo molette. it is time to check our forecast. cold start. 37 degrees. a little cold my taste. >> yeah. it's not too bad. for january. >> you're right. you're right. >> it's going to get even colder in the next up of weeks. >> i guess eun's new year's resolution was to not continue to complain about the cold. >> never. that's never going to happen, tom. >> here we are again. the 2nd day of january not as cold. but it is cold starting off in the mid-30s montgomery. near 30 in ior' 30 in fauquier and loudoun county. a few clouds coming through. low 30s around the bay. and there is nationals park. that's a live view there. we'll see cold here through 8:00. a few high clouds. by noon time, partly cloudy. ought to be in the mid-40s. by midafternoon, they brieflye upper 40s by 2:00 3:00. by 5:00 p.m. back to the mid-40s. the next 24 hours, a chilly night. but a lot of clouds around. staying above freezing through the evening. a little light rain moving in. we'll have in the low 30s. a look at neighborhood highs around theio f this friday next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. here's melissa. cambridge street southbound at warrenton road. that's beenng on the past couple of weeks. in maryland, 95, bw parkway, looking good. we do have a problem in jermantown rc station. pedestrian struck. we'll keep you updated and let you know if otherains will be affected. and 66 west of ox road that is moving alg nicely. i'm back in 10 minutes. 4:33. a virginia man is missing in mexico. he lives in leesburg virginia. it has been two days since anyone has seen him. his friends a family are looking for him. jackie benson spoke with his wife. this ph posted on the site was september at 2:30 p.m. r 30th. about three hours into what was supposed toe a short hike up the mountain, hari can be pointing tohe sig of a four-day yoga retreat. his wife emily smith, who also attended th retreat, spoke to news 4 by phone. >> shorts, tennis shoes, t-shirt. he had bottle of water with, a cell phone. a a very small handful of trail mix. >> smitsa terrain is is daunting. >> they sent three search teams up. we charterer lipte the federal police came. he has friends all over the world. we put this out on facebook and twitter. support from all over the world is pouring in. >> emily smith says her husband is an experienced hiker but is worried he may be injured. they don't always have a helicopter available with in tpa red radar. remembering a father and son who were gunned down in the middle of the street. 49-year-old preston cornelius and preston cornielleelius jr. police are still searching for suspects in these murders. a man shot this video of smoke pourin out of a restaurant in northwest washington. he realized people working and eating inde had no idea it was on fire. the man ran into the restaurant to let everyone know. >> so i ran over. i said the roof of the spwlg on fire. you need t get out of here. >> officialli srt in the kitchen. you can be part of a new planning proce if y live in arlington. it comes aft frustrations from local residents. the arlington county board will will ask for community input for where where it should be built. they will a how to retain parks and en space. it is an effort to restore the arlington way of seeking consensus. >> 4:36. the patriarch of one of the most famous political families has died. president obamed him a champion of progressive values. he almost ran for president twice but stayed out to deal with new yorstate's financial crisis. it comes on the same day his son andrew was sworn in for a second term. mario cuomo was 82 years old. many are calling one of the greatest wi classs ever. in fact some say yesterday's game should be called an instant classic. it came complete with an early lead from the caps, comeback by chicago. then inhe f seconds of the game a crowd of 43,000 watched the game-wig . many say it something they will remember for a long time. >> one of the most memorable things tonightbe obvioly that goal. but the interaction before the game. us standing side by side on the reflective pd highly the anthem is going on. i would say that set the whole tone for the mood for the day. we were fortuna enou to get the win. >> beautif there at nationals park. fans wen' deterred by the weather eier many bundled up and stayed in the stadium 30 to 40 minutes after the end of the game taking in the whole experience. very cool, right? >> awesome. >> 12 seconds left when they scored the goal. awesome. putting a a family meal on the table this year won't be the same as 2014. which experts say will cost you more. a new year's day shoot-out and the worst part the discovery made inside one of the suspect vehicles. . yoet a litbit of relief from the cold day temperatureto well maybe you're off today and you're looking for one last holiday feast. ihop pancakes are back. you can start with five buttermilk pancakes or eggs, hash browns and pancakes. when you're done, you can have more until you just can't take it anymore. you are in for sticker shock the next time you go into the grocery ste. prices for beef, pork, and eggs are going up. beef prices will be up another 5% this year, on top of the 12% it rose in 2014. the surge is a result of the drought on the west coast. it could still be another year before your wallet feels any relief. >> you can balance it off with those free pancakes. >> that's a l though. a all that butter and syrup. >> delicious. >> uh-huh. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. nice look out there. it will be a little chilly >> weather and traffic on the 1s for you. tom? >> we have the big moon getting low in the western sky. we have clouds coming through. skycast for the day will have morning clouds by 8:00 a.m. mostly sunny. by noon timestbiof sunshe. thickening into the evening hours. more clou moving on through. that's ahe of low pressure that's goibein tomorrow. temperatures 8:00 this morning. most of the region above freezing, in e low to mid-30s. by noon time mid-40s. should be inher s metro, ve a a big change for the weekend next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. what's going on on the roads, melissa. >> okg qui good. inner and outer loop, no problems. everytngollo quite nicely. dale bouva northbound, southbound all moving along nice and smooth. not a lot of construction at this point ts mng. prince george's county, into and out of town, looking good as well. 95, maryland, bw parkway rolling alo nicely. 270 on the montrose nothing headed thr way. >> if you look around the office chances are you'll find a sick co-worker. we have some ar here. it's not just the flu that's going around what wksnd what doesn't, when to fight symptoms of sickness. >>the victory welcome b at 4:46. the flu epidemic continues to grow. chances are you're noticing a lot of co-workers coughing and sneezing are oth symptoms. dozens of viruses are floating around. many of you are probably looking for relief. monica robbins went searching for answers >> health professionals tell you to wash your hands frequently. and don't touchouey, se or mouth. but if you do get sick, what can you do and what really works? well, that depends on you and what you have. the best treatment for cold and flu is rest. sleep allows your body to fight the infection, so get lots of it acetaminophen can help with body aches. lemon can loosen moussous. cold systems last 5 to 10 days. what works for mot w for someonel choose over-the-counter medicines t treat the symptoms that boer you most. the horrible nasal congestion. for hacking cough, look for dm. >> an expectorant for sore throats, try antihistamines. >> it causes a sore through. anti allergy plus lozenges. >> the virus is now widespread in 36 states. and 15 children nationwide have died from the illness since september, ilu fifth grader in ashburn virginia. the cdc warns the outbreaks will likely cont for several weeks. because of that some hospitals are starting to limit visitors in an attempt to control infections. 4:48 now. in virginia, a husband is in jail accused of killing his wife inside a a friend's house. john sherwood stabbed his wife over and over again at a home in woodbridge. erica sherwood went to the friend's hou after she got into an argument with her husband. nth area were sleeping b woke up to the sound of someone screaming yesterday morning. the husband led police on a briefcase re he crashed his car and started running toward i-95. the police caught him. the couple's child is in protective custody. d.c. police investigating why a man was stabbed in southeast washington. paramedics loaded the victim into an ambulance last night. this was alabama avenue on 18th street southeast. the man was stabbed several times. despe t brutal murder of a cab driver this week prince george's cnt finished 2014 with the efft murder rate since the -8 they saw 54 homicides last year that's down two. the highest was 2005 when 160 people were killed. a bizarre new year's day shoot-out in west virginia. this happen in lewisburg south of charleston. the officers were conducting a traffic st o i-64. the suv they stopped had been reported stolen. during that stop, another truck pulled over d someone inside allegedly b shooting at the officers. officers ren said fire and managed to arrest the suspect. police also found two bodies under a mattress in the second car. they say the victims are from north carolina. 11 minutes until 5:00. the family of a murdered police officer prep for his funeral protesters plan to take to the streets new york city. the members of the ferguson national rese network say they will protest outside headquarter of news corp. news corp. owns fox news channel and the new rk post. the group is protesting what they call racist lies. the funeral for officer liu will be held this weekend. and he his partner were killed two weeks a because of anti-police sentiments by a lone gunman. stopping shoppers in their tracks at the westfield wheaton mall. they lied on the for in silent protest. they ca it die in. they walk the halls of the mall with their hands up. they are for the 2014 deaths of black men at the hands of police officers. malmagencooperative, roping off an area. several football players are in trouble for the way they celebrated the ro bowl win with over florida state. >> this video recorded oregon players chanting no means no. it was meant to mock florida state quarterback jameis winston. in 2012 a woman accused winston of raining her. the athletes will be discipline. it is not a great start to the new year as harsh weather continues. a dese area in a arizona received near fe inches of snow there. the kids are having fun. the chill in washington state caused a surge in people heading to the store for winter supplies. it was the chilly air that hit the headlines this week with temperature approaching freezing. and more cold air is expected to continue in much of southwest california today. the first note is always the fun one. >> right. >> 's the ones that come after. we're approaching march. then people wi really start grumbling. >> it was in the 30s around los angeles yestemorning. just amazing. >> they are probably wondering what the heck is going on. >> here it is cold too. dress accordingly. you'll need a scarf, hat coat, yes even your sun glass later this mornin quite b ohi clouds on the increase into the afternoon. right now temperatures are near freezing shenandoah valley and the mountains. and east of the blue ridge east of braddock mountain. generally inhe low to mid 30s. it dipped into the 20s from lorton, dul won. prince george's county, southern maryland, th neck, eastern shore is near freezing. on the waters mid to upper 30s. i love this photograph. this is the bay bridge taken a at sandy point state park yesterday. look at the kites flying in the gorgeous sky. a photo posted on my twitter page by jen johnson. you can post your photos on twitter, faoks good gram. that's how you c connect with me. when you're out and about this weekend, kp i the on storm team 4 weather app on your phone and tablet. as we look at our sky for the afternoon, increasing clouds. partly sunny and chilly. it will be in the upper 40s by midafternoon yestery mid-40s much of the region. as we get into saturday, here's timing on so rain moving in. this is saturday morning. areas in pink there might be a few areas of or wet snow off to our west. showers move through saturday, saturday afternoon, saturday evening. then by saturday night, may taper a off a bit for a time during the evening hours. maybe just a few sprinkles, a little bit drizzle. and then more rain begins to move in late evening saturday and sunday awell. saturday's high mid-40s. sunday, mid-60s with the sun back monday. highs in the 40s monday, tuesday. mid-30s on thursday. melissa is here with our traffic. goodorng >d morning. app arundel 198 at the roundabout. no word on injuries. we just spoke with police. we still have this situation. pedestrian struck at the jermantownc station. things are down there right now. 66 and 95 in virginia rolling along nicely. beltway at branch avenue, no issues at al taking a look at that picture. and inner and outer loop moving along. 270 into and out of town, 55 miles per hr. back in 1 minutes with a live look at 66. >> melissa, see you then. thank you. it is now 4:54. coming up at 5:30 teens and spirituality. how cld feel about you as a parent. why some parents say it is 4:57 now. there are more eyes than ever watching your kids at school. local schools have installed hundreds of new security cameras in recent months. there are now 30000 across d.c. montgomery loudoun, howard, frederick and anne arundel. but some parents question whether all those cameras are the best tools. >> i don't in it is really going to prevent things. we like to have people watching the cameras or being on the ground. >> part of the reason there are so many cameras is that government agencies gave school districts a l of grant money to buy them after recent school shootings. . oui in montgomery county, you may be affected by the trash haul strike. residents in county are being asked to push trash and recyclables b 7:00 a.m. today. despite the strike, some roads are still being serviced. since there no collections earlier th week the holiday slide is in effect. it slides ba one day. if you're look to go buy an xbox 1, buy it today. microsoft plan toss end the $50 price cut tomorrow. on saturday, the console will return to its regular price of $399. so in addition best buy, amazon and targetre throwing in a $50 gift pardon with the purchase of an xbox bundle. your last chance to visit the national children's museum at national harbor. they plan to move pack to the district a two years in maryland. they want to increase its program space and accessibility to metro. some exhibi will be relocated to d.c. public libraries museum finds a new space. >> entertaining and educational. >> and also spend time there. gets rid of somef e re dom, right >>igh tires them out. stay with us. news 4 continues right now at 5:00 a.m. ns toar. . it's freezing in some areas right now. take a look. we are getting relief today. we're tracking milder temperatures a timing out when to grab that umbrella for the weekend. >> we are live as d.c. enters a new chapter today. when the leadehip is handed over to mayor-elect muriel bowser. good in you. happy new year. i'm eun yang. >> i'm richard jordan on this friday, january 2nd. it is 38 degrees. 5:00 on the dot. a chilly start on this friday morning. . let's check in with tom kierein to find out what kind of day we're going to have and ahead to the weekend. good morning tom. >> good mor. part cudy sky. dry roads for the morning commute. for thos heading off to work, low 30s for the morning commute with sunshine. during the afternoon a lot of clouds. still dry roads. temperatures in the upper 40s by midafternoon a sky over washington. weather heaes this friday. a cold morning. a milder afternoon. but the weekend still looking wet. our temperast now in the 20s and low 30s across most of the region. upper 30s around washington and the chesapey. as we get into the afte
New-yorkUnited-statesNorth-carolinaFloridaLoudoun-countyVirginiaSandy-point-state-parkMarylandCaliforniaShenandoahOregonPrince-george despite flashing red lights and stop sign. one police official called a number of tickets issued a wake-up call. news 4 richard jordan is live from the roads. tell us about this. >> reporter: hi, brasharbara. more school bus tickets handed out than any other part of the area. more than 1,000 tickets issued and the offenders could soon have to pay more. state lawmakers are considering increasing the penalties. these bright yellow school buses are hard to miss but new numbers show hundreds are missing the point of the red stot sign that comes out when children are getting on and off the bus. bill jacobs walks his daughters to school and says he sees it all the time. >> you know when the lights are on you shouldn't drive by. simple as that. >> reporter: more than 1,500 citations issued in the region by the bus stop arm cameras. montgomery has the highest number of cameras and highest number of tickets. 1,024 adding up to $129,000 in fines. in prince george's county only ten drivers caught passing illegally but few buses are equipped with cameras there. washington county buses, busted 170 drivers over one year from the school bus cameras and frederick county 18 citations issued in the first two years of the program. parents are onboard with the camera fines. >> they should take the picture who pass the bus without stopping. >> reporter: aaa says few drivers challenge the tickets in court. maryland legislators may help change passing a bill bumps up fines to $500 each in an effort to crack down on the alarming number oaf fenders. >> you see a school bus, the lights don't pass them. that's it. >> reporter: maryland is not alone in the initiative. several northern virginia communities are also adding cameras to their school buses. reporting live in rockville, richard jordan news 4. >> thank you, richard. taking a look outside now. the temperatures are rising. storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your first forecast for this mild monday. it is nice out there today. isn't it? >> certainly is barbara. nice dplangchange from our cold pattern locked into the last couple of months. now the sunshine starting to get back out through the morning clouds we had and the warm-up is well underway. the view from our national harbor camera. most of the ice is out of this part of the potomac. out towards the tidal basing still frozen solid. a chance for rain and the next one a rainmaker for us. rain across parts of texas, the carolinas and georgia now that will follow the jet stream in our direction and bring us our next chance for rain arriving tomorrow. so only one more dry day before we get into an unsettled pattern. 50 degrees at the airport. 50 towards manassas. waiting outside for the bus ride home this afternoon, partly cloudy, 57 degrees between 3:00 and 4:00. 59 the high between 4:00 and 5:00 this afternoon and staying mild and pleasant through the early evening hours. back down into the 40s by later this evening. when i see you in a few, barbara, we'll talk about the next changes coming our way. milder air here. rain not snow tomorrow and worried about the weekend. tell you why soon. >> okay chuck. thank you. see you in here shortly. a missing teen found just in the last hour. police in prince george's county tell us the 13-year-old axel moralityeris morales found and in good health. we'll tell you how it all unfold. new information about the moemtsds moments leading up to a crash that killed a police officer. officer rabain was taking her girlfriend her apartment after 3:00 in the morning saturday. rabain turned on his lights to pull someone over for speeding. smug went wrong. he lost control and smashed into a backyard fence on green belt road. minutes before the crash a traffic camera catches rabain's cruiser passing through an intersection. police want to speak with the driver of the van also caughtat video. >> we'd like to speak that people in the minivan, because they appear to be close proximity to the vehicle at the time of the accident and we'd like to speak with them and see what they know. >> the police chief says weather could have played a role but it's unclear what caused rabain to lose control. meanwhile he leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter. fill oh officers set up a gofundme site for donations. if you'd like to help a link is on our nbc washington app. and we're working to learn the identity of a woman who was murdered in d.c. around 8:00 yesterday morning. police got a call about an unconscious woman lying in the street. this happened on sherman avenue near lamont street in columbia heights. police say she'd been stabbed several times. and we now know the name of a man killed in a different part of columbia heights. police say saturday night someone shot and killed dionte betheyia. one person killed in a roof collapsed at coal mine in west virginia. it happened near morgantown. at least the two other miners hurt. state and federal mine officials will work with the owner of that mine to determine the cause of that a a fraternity at the university of oklahoma is closed and all of its members suspended after the group reportedly made a racist video. the video posted online shows members of sigma alpha epsilon singing a racist chant. shortly after the video appeared onlike someone vandalized the fraternity house. the group's national headquarters release add statement saying it was embarrassed by the unacceptable and racist behavior. news 4 eun yang following breaking news at the live desk. what's happening? >> this justice in. the fbi just increased the reward to $5 million for information leading to the safe return of one of the longest-held americans in history. ate years ago today robert levenson retired fbi special agent disappeared from a resort i'dened in iran. the fib has been working find levenson since he disappeared. anyone with information should contact the fbi. more on this story on nbcwashington.com. from the live desk i'm eun yang. barbara? >> thank you, eun. today montgomery county police taking steps towards equipping officers with body cameras. the police chief meets with montgomery county members this afternoon. the cost of the cameraing and your privacy are the major concerns here. you could see office wearing cameras sometime this year. well from the live desk we have been monitoring a firefighters' association forum going on right knew. what d.c. mayor muriel boughs her to say about the d.c. firefighters. plus a team is expected to inspect the d.c. streetcar project. why the system could be seriously scaled back. stay with us. i'm eun yang at live desk. any minute vice president joeed by been speak to firefighters at a bipartisan forum with possible presidential candidates. the international association of firefighters is hosting this two-day event in northwest washington washin. d.c.'s own fire department facing criticism for poor service and staffing shortages. the chief stepped down in july. gregory dean is expected to take over in may. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says the d.c. fire department is ready for a fresh >> we know that the national union was with us and we know that you're going to make sure we have the information and resources we need as well to work with our chief to work with our command staff and to work with our f >> the forum continues tomorrow with speeches from florida senator marco rubio and former virginia senator jim webb. jeb bush pre-recorded his speech. more throughout the day on news 4. i'm eun yang at the live desk. >> thank you. right now street sweepers on the roads in falls church south of broad street today and tomorrow. later on the north side. want to double check where you're parking so you're not in the way. in d.c., you have one more week before you have to worry about parking in the sweeper's way. street sweeping was supposed to start last week but dpw says it's waiting for the snow to melt first. you'll have to follow the red and wine signs march 16th or face towing or a $45 fine. a station on the penn line is closed today. how long will you have to make changes to your commute? right now we're keeping an eye on former secretary of state hillary clinton. she's expected to speak on women's rights but many people want to know about her e-mail controversy. we're looking at that too. stay with us. yeah and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. filtered sunshine coming through. as result, another nice mild day for the meltdown of the snow. how long can we iran says it's willing to give international nuclear inspectors access to a site where purported experiments on high explosives may have taken place. this offer comes as team from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog committee arrived in tehran. the site in question is near iran's border with iraq. meanwhile, iraq troops and shiite militia are marching to retake towns captured by isis. this offensive is near fallujah. isis took control of the city last january. isis currently holds about one-third of iraq and one-third of syria as well. right now the fbi is investigating the hacking of several u.s. websites by someone claiming to be affiliated with isis. this is the home page of a bank in montana. it looked like this over the weekend. the bank is just one of the handfuls of businesses across the u.s. that was hacked. at this point, security analysts say they haven't found an official link to the terror group, and that it's likely to be a hoax. new this morning, u.s. ambassador mark lippert could be released from a south korean hospital as early as tomorrow. lippert was injured last week when man attacked him with a knife in seoul, he needed 80 stitches. this morning doctors removed 40 of those stitches and will remove the rest tomorrow. the suspect is in custody. he told police the attack was a protest against the annual u.s. and south korean military exercises. and right now you're looking at a live picture of an event featuring former secretary of state hillary clinton along with her daughter chelsea and melinda gates. they'll speak on a report on the status of women in the two decades since that high-profile u.n. conference back in 1995. it was at that conference in beijing clinton famously said "women's rights are human rights." clintons remarks today come as the firestorm continues to rage over her use of private e-mails while in office. critics are saying even louder that she needs to speak up. democrat senator, one of them a senator, says clinton needs to step up and explain her reasoning. and nbc's tracie potts is on capitol hill with a look at the fallout. >> reporter: at this hour the big question barbara, whether hillary clinton is going to address this publicly for the first time beyond the tweet urging the state department to make her e-mails public. she hasn't said anything hasn't issued a statement, and now even her supporters are saying she needs to get out there and start explaining things. why she use add personal e-mail address, only a personal e-mail address, and not her state.gov. why she stored everything on a server at home and why after two years of secretary of state after asked that she turned over those e-mails and whether she thinks this will have any impact. everyone else seems to have an opinion. dianne feinstein said she needs to come out, it may hurt her chances if she decides to run for president next year. chuck schumer, another big democrat saying he thinks it's a bump in the road and president obama is glad she tweeted about it but still lots of questions about whether and when she's going to speak. barbara? >> thank you very much, tracie tracie. joining us a political writer for nbc news. good morning. >> good morning. >> so what do you think? is she going to talk about it? we know she'll speak today, but that hardly will come up ap this conference. will it? >> the clinton strategy so far to try to ride this out. i think that those close to her believe this is something theyn get past. clearly she doesn't have democratic opponents willing to come out and say within her own party, to come out and say she needs to speak up because this is going to be a long-term problem for her, although you're hearing from democrats including dianne feinstein, a highly respected democratic senator from california saying she needs to come forward. but the bottom line is that beyond that tweet, i think she still needs to speak up in person on camera. republicans are going to keep talking about this for the next year. >> so do people think she will come out and make a speech about this or maybe incorporate it in something else like her speech today? >> right. i'm not sure she'll come out and give an entire address about this but an additional statement, whether at an event or press conference to answer questions. one problem clinton sometimes has with the electorate sometimes people think clinton is not transparent and this is feeding into that very much. >> and possibly damaging possibilities for 2016? >> no. damping her reputation in the long run and could be hurtful in a general election but with democrats she's still got very high approval ratings. polling, while this controversy was going on have not shown her to be hurt within her own party very much. >> speaking of polls, nbc has a new poll looking at republican potential candidates. tell us about that. >> right. we can't reveal everything about it, because they'll be details at 6:30 tonight. here's something we released over the weekend we thought was particularly interesting. when you ask republican primary voters who they could support versus who they couldn't jeb bush has a narrow advantage with those who said they could support him. 49% said they could support jeb bush whereas 42% of republicans say they can't imagine supporting him. chris christie only one-third of republican primary voters say i can imagine myself supporting him for president. majority 57%, say they can't and donald trump, always see in headlines, three quarters of republicans can't imagine voting for him for president. >> interesting. can't wait to see the rest of the poll. >> tune in at 6:30 tonight. >> thanks. and for more from the rest of the nbc news political team check out first read on nbcnews.com. a team to inspect the d.c. streetcar project due in the district today. they're going to deliver a report sometime next month. d.c.'s transportation director says the project could be seriously scaled back after hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and numerous delays. you'll hit big problems on mark for the next few days. at least through wednesday we're hearing. the bowie state station is closed and service at the odenton station seriously delayed. a wheel on an amtrak train lost contact with the tracks friday causing big damage to the tracks in that area. no one was hurt. i'm sure we'll hear more about that. our time right now is 11:21. the list is out. we check out the safest most affordable used cars for your teen drivers. then what you can do to help your kids ease their test-taking anxiety. you're watching "news4 midday." be prepared to pay even more for gas this month. aaa says prices are heading even higher. the national average is $2.46 for a gallon of regular. that's up 29 cents in just a month. in d.c., a gallon cost about $2.55 on average. in maryland you are paying around $2.49. for gallon of regular. in virginia a gallon is averaging about $2.30. experts do say, however prices won't rise above $3 a gallon this year. well some of you are already sharing this story on our facebook page. consumer reports released a new list of the safest most affordable cars for your teenager to drive. if you're in the market remember these brands. chevy, vole wagon, kia, mazda and ford. there are ten cars on the list. all under $10,000. consumer reports picked them based on safe speeds and stopping distances and how they handled in an emergency. we put the full list on our nbcwashington.com page. check it out. it's normal for you, for your son or daughter to be nervous before taking a big test but some students develop severe anxiety they can affect performance. nbc's monica robbins has strategies to help your kids cope with testing. >> reporter: chronic worries and perfectionists tend to struggle with test anxiety more. >> because of the marketing of the tests. more publicized i think the uncertainty of the new testing standards and their implications for what they mean for graduation. >> reporter: test anxiety symptoms include butterflies, stomach ache tension headache feeling shake our sweaty and fear of passing out or throwing up. how do you know if your child is struggling? >> your kid seems especially irritable or not sleeping maybe not eating maybe over eating. procrastination. any change in behavior that's typical from what you normally see. >> reporter: teach your child relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, visualization and positive thinking. reduce stress at home having no extra plans test week. encourage good study habits so they're prepared and mistakes will happen. teach your child to accept and learn from them. make sure they're getting enough sleep, exercise and brain-boosting food. on exam day consider protein-rich foods such as eggs nuts yogurt or whole grain cereal with low-fat milk. fresh fruit helps with energy and mental alertness. avoid foods made's white flour and sugar such as cookies, cakes and muffins and drink enough water before and during the exam. dehydration can affect concentration. >> that was monica robbins reporting. if it's going to be a long test it might be a good idea to pack a snack like trail mix or protein bar along with a bottle of water. from the news 4 live desk we are monitoring a conference for president obama, he's expected to announce new efforts for high-tech training. we'll bring that to you live. plus what you need to know to prevent a gas explosion at your home. some tips to keep your house standing and your family alive. taking a look outside on this mild monday. the bitter cold gone. at least we hope it's gone. meteorologist chuck bell will tete let us know if we'll see more of that stuff and maybe rain too. we'll talk to the boston bombing trial is going on right now today. survivors of the attack on the boston marathon are testifying. another two dozen survivors are in court to watch what's being said. three died and hundreds hurt from that bomb that went off at the marathon's finish line two years ago. dzhokhar tsarnaev lair says he did it but that his older brother who recruited him is actually to blame. after facing all of those feet of snow new england states now face billions of dollars in losses. analysts from ihs global insight say every lost workday took millions of dollars out of the regional economy. fewer people shopping for big items, or dirning out, led to plummeting sales and wages. estimates for the overall economic impact range froms 15ds billion to $50 billion with a b dollars. and chuck bell joins us with how long this mild weather will last. we were just talking how long he sat in the 4x4. was it friday? yeah. >> thursday. >> yes. >> tons of fun, but, man, oh man, 11 hours in the back of a 4x4 is a long time to sit there. but it was fun nonetheless and now all of the snow that we've had over the past couple of weeks is on the rapid meltdown across the area. we haven't been below freezing since saturday morning now in washington. and our spring thaw is in full swing around here and that's the way we like it. so it's been a while since we've had any real extended period of time without reagan national getting back down below freezing. the last time at reagan national we went a week or more without a freeze at the end of december. 21st to 29th of december. that nine-day stretch. no more than two or three day ace bov freezing since then. important to continue thinking spring. our hash pag today. think spring. i wrote it on the side of our storm team 4x4 and a fochlt correct misspelling from earlier today. send great pictures of your snowman or change of seasons, @chuckbell on twitter or social media. 50 degrees under a mostly cloudy sky in washington but that's not holding down the warm-up too much. we'll see hourly temperatures up into the low to mid-50s here over the next couple hours, and upper 50s to near 60 degrees for highs today. that is really going to feel nice. if you have a chance to get outside this afternoon, enjoy it. right now though temperatures still in the upper 40s to around 50. pretty much all over the area. hometown forecast beautiful front royal, virginia. today mild and 57. cloudy tonight with temperatures staying above freezing and for tomorrow rain spou showers likely. temperatures in the 50s. rain in the forecast a good chance to remind you to have our storm team 4 weather app ready to go. lots of rain around oklahoma and texas. this one won't bother us. raindrops in texas are coming our way. they'll start to arrive here pre-dawn sprinkles possible tomorrow morning. here's future weather through receipt mander of the day today. nothing to worry about. clouds thinning out. more and more sunshine temperatures near 60. overnight clouds starting to come back in. could have a couple sprinkles in the early, early morning hours tomorrow but i think on the whole most of the steadier rain holz off until during the afternoon tomorrow. so here we go. rain showers, all you'll need is the umbrella. no super soakers out there. no torrential downpours. into the day tuesday, rain chances arriving during the morning but steadier rain getting into the afternoon eechkd. so the ride in to work and school tomorrow may be dry. the ride home most certainly wet. rain showers continue. here we are now wednesday, 7:00 a.m. rain showers continuing into early wednesday at the very least. here's your seven-day forecast now. mild today and dry. showers moving in and lasting much of the second half of the day tomorrow. should have the rain out of here before lunchtime on wednesday. leaving wednesday afternoon and thursday as more dry weather, but then unsettled, chilly and rainy friday on into the weekend. barbara, i'm worried about the weekend. no sun. >> oh all right. well we got nice weather out there today. >> okay. we're going to eun yang following break nugz at the live desk. what's happening? >> barbara, breaking news out of calvert county one person hurt in a house fire there. chopper 4 over the scene. you can see the smoke coming out of that house and the top of that roof looks completely destroyed. firefighters tell us this fire broke out just before 11:00 in the 7600 block lake shore drive in owings maryland. firefighters arrived to heavy fire and smoke. still on the scene working there and apparently extensive damage to the house right now. of course there's investigations continuing as to what caused this fire. more on news 4 and nbcwashington.com. i'm eun yang at live desk. back to you. >> thank you, eun. more protests expectsed in madison, wisconsin today after an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a white officer. family and friends held a vigil for 19-year-old tony robinson last night. robinson was shot and killed saturday morning. the officer who shot robinson says he tried to attack him. the wisconsin department of justice is taking over the investigation. parents in madison are turning this shooting and the protests into a teachable moment. over the weekend, moms and dads gathered to educate their children about the black lives matter campaign. parents said it's never too early to teach your kids rabs. about race. >> i think in particular it's important for white parents to talk explicitly about race with their kids. oftentimes we tend to shy away from that. that's a deficit for our children because we live in a very racially diverse word. >> feelings matter and every life matters. president obama is about to announce a major new program to boost the economy. eun yang is following that from the live desk. >> this program involves focusing on high-tech jobs to drive up employment and wages. any minute now the president is expected to introduce the initiative called tech hire the national league of cities. more than 300 employers and local governments nationwide have committed to train and hire high-tech workers. the white house is putting more people in those jobs it will increase wages. one part of the economic recovery lagging behind. the white house there says that there are half a million jobs in software computers and programming today. more on that the president says later tonight and on nbcwashington.com. eun yang at live desk. back ta you that. >> sounds like a nightmare becoming all too familiar. house explosions caused by natural gas leaks. jeff rossen joins us with more on what to do if you smell gas in your house. >> 911. where's your emergency? >> reporter: terrifying moments caught on camera. >> please hurry. oh my god it blew up my house. >> reporter: families running from their homes as flames shoot in the air. >> smelled something and oh my gosh the house -- lots of flames. >> reporter: natural gas blowing houses to bits. >> the ambulance and people running around then a big flame coming from the house. >> reporter: just two weeks ago police dashcam rolling at this home in new jersey explodes after a gas leak. injuring 15. official rees leased the tapes to show you how dangerous it can be. >> it's terrifying. you see it all time on the news and stuff. now when it's down the street from you >> reporter: and the happening from philadelphia where this explosion killed a teenager -- to indianapolis where this entire street was leveled. see what do you do if you hear that hiss or smell gas inside your home? a. few things can you do. >> reporter: james olin is captain of the santa monica fire department. >> straightaway what's first? >> if it's safe walk over to the stove and make sure all burners are off. >> reporter: common mistake? leave it on. >> bumps it leave it on. free-glowing gas. >> reporter: stove off, still smell gas. >> dark out, don't turn on the lights. >> that could lead into a spark causing an explosion. have a flashlight handy. >> reporter: that won't cause an explosion. >> this won't. >> next step ventilate the house opening all doors and windows. >> reporter: do that immediately to get gases out. >> ventilate the house. >> open the door leave, keep it open. >> yes. >> another great tip, know where your gas meter is on your home. >> reporter: when there's not an emergency, like now come outside of your house and check to see where this is. >> know where it's at and how to operate it. this valve, up and down on. perpendicular means gas is off. >> can i shut it off if i smell gas? >> absolutely. you have a wrench. put it on quarter turn it until it's off. finally, make sure you evacuate your home. >> reporter: how far away do you need to be to be safe? >> a safe distance. across the street somewhere where you feel is safe. once you get there, dial 911 from there. >> reporter: simple tips to keep your family safe, and your mope standing. home standing. [ explosion ] >> jeff rossen reporting. and here is another thing that you should know from this report. if you suddenly notice your grass or the shrubs have changed color suddenly if they look brown or rusty, that can also be a sign of a gas leak outside your house. if you see any of these things call 911, and then call the gas company. maryland representative donna edwards is expected to announce that she will take a bid for that senate seat. according to "the washington post," edwards hopes to fill the seat vacated by barbara mikulski. a sign maryland voters are in for a heated battle. the "post" included several other possibilities including a former television news anchor interested in mikulski's seat. parents may sue stafford county schools over its redistricting plan. the school board drew up a plan to solve overcrowding at three middle schools. according to the free lance star parents say it makes low-income families travel further while wealthier families get to stay closer to home. road to recovery. we meet a young man from prince george's county seriously hurt after a drunk driver hit him. what he says about that experience right now a team flying a solar powered plane making a trip around the world. how that plane is able to fly, day and night. a young man in prince george's county is on the road to recovery right flou and says he hopes he can walk again. kaelin hayes maimed by a drunk driver a little more than a month ago. the driver drove off. hayes was left without a leg, his arm to be surgically reattached. at a service at his church in fort washington he tells us how he feels about what happened. >> he kept going. you know, but it's all -- things happen. you know? i'm not -- i can't get mad at him. i've got to get used to my life. >> hayes doesn't have insurance and his home isn't wheelchair accessible however he said the crash has brought him and his family closer together. well tonight you can learn more about a major utility project along virginia's route 1. vdot is hosting a pardon our dust meeting at 6:00 this evening. crews are making changes to utilities ahead of a huge interchange project that begins in 2016. that project includes a new bridge raised medians and better pa dress treen access to the wood bridge vra amtrak station. tonight's meeting at the volunteer fire department station two. well a lot of people will be pushing for the purple line in annapolis today. meeting with maryland lawmakers tonight. the advocates are worried new governor larry hogan will cut funding to the light rail project. it would connect prince george's and montgomery counties between new carrollton and bethesda. am expectpple expected to make a big announcement today. >> would you want the boys to ever play football? is that a conversation you've had -- >> no. you say, no? >> no. i don't know if i have a lot of control over that though. i think it's difficult when the father of your boys plays football to say that you can't do that. >> maybe you recognize her. reality star kristin cavallari, caulking to meredith there. you can see the rest a a plane is flying around the world without fuel. the swiss solar powered plane successfully took off from abu dhabi today. hoping to fly around the world and return to the middle east in june. three stops planned in the u.s. during the journey. the plane can fly day and night, and uses more than 17,000 solar cells in the wings and four lithium polymer batteries as well. home shoppers ashes new report confirms you need a lot to bay home in d.c. hsh.com krunchd numbers for 27 metro areas to afford a medium priced home in d.c. you need to earn around $77,000 a year. in baltimore, you need a salary of about $53,000. of the 27 cities that looked at pittsburgh the most affordable. a sal riff $50,000 can buy you a home. in san francisco, the most expensive place to buy a home. annual salary of around $142,000 a year. you might have guessed that. to bay home in san francisco. and apple is holding its next event just a few hours from now, and it's expected to say a lot about the new apple watch. we have "washington post" technology brian fung with here on -- are you there, brian? going to give a preview of what we can expect today at that event. good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> tell us what you're expecting to see. in addition to the watch. >> well, so you know the watch is clearly the primary focus of the event here. it's something that apple has be teasing for a long time. there was an event in september where e formally introduced the watch, and you know i they this is apple's probably biggest play in years ever since the iphone came out, and certainly since the ipad. and it will be a big question as to whether or not consumers will take to this new device. i think there are a lot of questions about its potential applications. you know both what software will be available for the smartwatch but also you know how people will wind up using them in the field. >> and, brian, of course the big question for a lot of people because some just like to own anything that's new and just out. how much is it going to cost? >> so the basic version costs abouts 3ds 50. $350. but it's a big question whether or not, what prices apple will charge for its higher-end smart smartwatches. there are two additional tiers above that. and you know, estimates i've seen for the gold-plate the apple watch ranged from $1,000 up to as much as $10,000 and it will be an interesting, really interesting to see which one, which price apple decides to go with and tell us a lot about what market apple has in mind. >> a lot of dick tracy look-alikes walking around i guess, after it comes out. thank you, brian. good to see you. >> thank you. >> great to have you with us. this month we're celtebrateing women'y month. i'll introduce to you my mom coming up. >> at this point, doesn't care. ah mom. >> madonna opens up about her family and her new album. then storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will have your final forecast. you're watching "news4 midday." more than 1,500 tickets issued in two years to drivers that whiz by stopped school buss. aaa did the math. montgomery county highest number of cars whizzing by. more than 1,000 tickets issued a adding up to nearly $129,000 in fines. president obama just announce add new plan to give the economy a boost. the tyke hire program designed to prepare for people for high-end tech jobs. the white house says there are half a million jobs in software computers and programming today. we're celebrating women's history month here at nbc 4. we women anchors here spotlighted our mothers. on my mother's 80th birthday my broersz and i thought it was about time we showered our mother with the kind of attention she always gave us. for our birthdays each year she let us choose what kind of cake we wanted. i always chose a lemon meringue pie and my mother and ip often spent time cooking in the kitchen together. i remember the things she taught me through things like just . >> the crust, she said was the foundation. it didn't have to be beautiful, although hers always was. next came the wonderful inside. the best quality ingredients were important. slow tedious stirring was a must and exact timing for adding each additional ingredient, had you to be patient. then of course came the topping. the heavenly meringue. it had to be made like mountain tops ready to climb, like the snow-covered ozarks in winter in her native arkansas. her life began in plummerville. a boarding school meet curtis wood and they would later marry. over the many decades that followed they had one two, three -- that was me -- then four five and six children in all. she always managed to make holidays and especially birthdays memorable events for her children. and always for her husband. sadly, she lost him in 1987. i still think of her every time i take the time to make one of her lemon meringue pies. i think about the importance of a good foundation and reaching for the mountain tops. for the sunshine. but look at this. i did it just the way you said. i made all of the mountain tops. sadly today her memory is failing. but i can tell by her smile that at 96 she may not say it but she knows i learned the lessons she taught me. ♪ when skies are gray ♪ you'll never know dear how much i love you ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪ >> well in spite of all of her work of taking care of six kids and a household, she finished college, got a matters degree and then taught and never overlooked the things important to her family. time for a final check on forecast. one more economic of the final forecast indeed. rain coming our way tomorrow wednesday and over the weekend, no freezes in sight. this morning, a special "today" show exclusive madonna sat down with carson daly. her daughter lola a freshman ap the university of michigan now. when it comes to her kids she's just like every other mother out there. >> do you go visit. >> of course. >> go to games? >> no. i'm not allowed at games. >> all right. >> no. you think my daughter wants me at game? >> i don't know. wondered what it was like being a mom visiting your freshman daughter at school? >> a mom. very worried, getting enough sleep. eating right. set up a humid fightifyierhumidifier didn't have enough towels, kwmpltq-tips. >> madonna's new album hits store >> ben: it's over. the da's dropping the charges! >> abigail: oh, my god! ben! oh, my god, that's fantastic! >> ben: i feel like i just won the lottery. >> abigail: this is amazing. >> ben: oh, my god. ah! >> abigail: good news. the charges were officially dropped. >> chad: that's fantastic. hey, congratulations, ben. >> rafe: jordan! hey. what brings you by? >> jordan: you. >> rafe: me. >> jordan: uh, there's something i need to tell you. >> rafe: okay. shoot. >> jordan: uh--well--um-- i got this job offer.
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people have been dealing with out west from utah on into show you what people have been dealing with out west from utah on into parts of parts of nevada. anywhere from 6 to 12 anywhere from 6 to 12" of snow. trel has been hazardous, at best. hazardous at best, and and it's just going to get to t worse. we've added to that a lot of o that a strong wind activity.f strong w let's look at the radar. right now it doesn't look that impressive.le it doesn't get through the w itt mountains there. impressive because it doesn' but if you get underneath this,, but if you get underneath this we are we are seeing snowfall rates of about six inches or so coming up about 6 inches or so coming up in the next, i would say, six hours. look hours. ave look at what we've got. we've gottice storm ice storm warnings. we've g we've got winter storm warnings and watches and snow advisories from oregon all the way to minnesota and parts of an to mi parts of wisconsin. here is the storm, getting 's ti itself together, making its ways to the north and bringing -- dragging behind it very cold air, gusty winds and a lot of n behind it very cold air, gusty winds and a snow. snowfall amounts, here is what snowfall amounts, here's what we we look for in the next 48 to 2o 24 hours. hours. heaviest snow stretching from t stretching from the dakotas all on up into all the way on up into northern minnesota, from six to nine inches to up to a o9 foot of snow from rapid city all up to a foot the way to grand forks. rapid city all and as that system moves to the. and as that system moves t east, cold air is going to moves in to the eastern part of the u.s. as well. in to the eastern part of the matt?u.s. as >> al, get down here, we'll check your local forecast in a . get down here. couple of minutes. we meanwhile, vice president i. biden is holding more talks today as he wraps up his task n he wraps up his task force t force to curb gun violence.o vi his mee but it was his meeting with the national rifle association on that's getti thursday that's getting a lot o. thantion this morning. we'll talk to that group's pref president in just a couple of minutes. first first, nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. correspondent, good morning to you. we >> reporter: matt, good morning to you.latest. vice president biden will meet >> reporter: matt, with representatives from the e. video game industry a little bi with later on today. r a source close to the talk says the vice president believes today. there is strong support for stiffer gun legislation but a sg meeting here at the white housea thursday with the nation's most white house on thursday powerful gun lobby underscored y underscored the deep divisions the deep divisions that remain. that remain. as as vice president biden prepares to unveil his gun to unveil his gun safety recommendations next week, today he wraps u he wraps up a series of p serief meetings, which thursday which thursday included a clash included a clash with the national rifle association at association at the whi the white house. te house. >> it was two sides stating their positions and then their positions and t leaving. >> reporter: white house heheor officials would not comment on the meetin officials would not comment on f biden's gun s the meeting, which was a part o but the president of the nra biden's gun safety task force. the president of the nra is ace speaking out, accusing the obama administration of attacking the second amendment. second >> they made it very clear thate the president's position on pr firearms and on the so firearms and the so-called assault weapons ban and the like had been the same position that he's t he has taken for many years and that they're going to stick with ng to that. stick with >> reporter: sharp words came after the vice president earlier in the day previewed his presi earlier in the day previewed his upcoming report. upcoming repo >> there's an emerging set of tg recommendations. set of i'm going to focus on the ones that relate that relate primarily to gun ownership, what type of weapons ownership, the type of can be owned.ns that can be owned, and one is there is a a there is a surprising -- so far, a surprio surprising recurrence of surprf suggestions that we have suggese universal background checks. >> reporter: meanwhile the ckgr. president is coming under the president is scrutiny this week after naming scrutiny this week after naming jack jack lew as treasury secretary, the fourth white male mr. obama. the fourth white male mr. obama has chosen in the last month to has chosen in the last month tot fill top openings in his cabinei and administration.onve seized critics have seized on this photo that shows the president photo that shows the president surrounded by all male advisors, although t surrounded by all male advisers top aid although the white house says top aidehidden behind the men. in addition, one of the president's two female deputy chiefs of valerie jarrett is hidden behind the men. e.p.a. administrator lisa week. epa jackson is quitting and so is is quitting and so is labor labor secretary hilda solis.s.d perhaps the most high profile woman in the president's perhaps the most high-profile woman in the president's cabinet, secretary of state e ha hillary clinton is also on her way out. >> the white house is probably going to be careful with the ls next announcement to have some next announcement to women, maybe some minorities to women, maybe some minorities be a part of it, to be part of it, to offset this f perception, this perception, this kind of self-inflicted error. >> now white house officials ar error. >> reporter: now white house pushing back against that offici criticism, noting that there are many women in subcabinet level that there are many positions. women in subcabinet level positions. as for the vice as for the vice president, he has said he will issue his recommendations to the president next tuesday. matt? recommendation >> kristen welker at the white s house this morning. to the as always, thank you. dent next tuesday. matt. >> kri david keene is the president thank you. of the national rifle association and joins us now live. mr. keene, thank you for your mr. keen, thank you for appreciate it. time. i appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> is this a classic case of the >> my pleasure. . meeting the immovable is this a classic case of the to the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object when it comes to the nra and the is the administration over this? is there simply no area for re compromise? if not where does it leave the american people? >> well, i think, matt, that american people? what we've got are >> i think, matt, what we've gos are very different views about d what needs to be done to preven the kind of tragedy that took n place in newtown. we focused on school security. we're very concerned about the mental health system in this ss country. country. we think those who have we think those who have been adjudicated to be potentially vi violently mentally ill should be included on the included on the databases that y fi are checked when they try to buy firearms.re the vice president and his folks are focusing are focusing primarily on on firearms firearms ownership and what we e consider second amendment rightd to the american people.mehe amea we don't think that --n so why >> why shouldn't the american people ask both sides to sides to compromise? yes, you want increased sec compromise? schools, you want te you want increased security in h schools, you want the d gaming y proliferation of violence in thu gaming industry and media to w, come down, you want to deal with say yes to the mentally ill. if the pres if we say yes to that or the president says yes to that, why doesn't he have a right to say e to you give a little on things th like background checks?in check? >> you know, if you're -- if you' >> you know, if you're looking , at the problem, which is to prevent this sort of thing, wha you want to do is do those things that will actually make o those things that w difference.il actually we have a profound disagreement. we have a profound with this administration, first of all, on what would make a w of al difference.l,hat would we don't think that a ban on m. we don't think that so-called assault weapons, whic hasn't worked in the past, is h hasn't worked in the past, is going to work this going to work this time. think we think many of those proposale are basically feel-good are bas proposals and what we really ic proposals need to do is get to the question of why this is happening and what can be done question of why this is happening and what can be about it.about it. so i don't think i don't think there's any lack of concern about dealing with the problem. a about dealing with the pr i think there's a very differen there's a very view as to what the problem is to what the problem is and how to solve it. a solve >> the president says he wants s no single piece of legislation, he wants a broad approach.ants . are yo are you willing to go out on a t limb and predict there -- do yo have the support in congress tot block any federal ban on assaul weapons in the weapons in the coming year? >> i do not think that there isk going to be a ban on so-called on so-called s passed by the as congress. sa passed by >> how close do you think congress. >> how close do congress can get on that? people talk about the power of ? i mean, people talk about the the nra.e nra. they look at it almost, you monumentaat it almost in monumental terms. do you think in the wake of l o these shootings that power has been eroded at all, mr. keene? these shootings that power has been eroded at all, mr. keene? >> i don't know that the nra is that powerful. nra is that powerful. i do think that those americanst who believe strongly in the who believe second amendment and their righ second amendment to own privately and use theirt firearms for legitimate purposed is a huge number of people who e really care about these issues. we try to provide leadership tou those folks. we try to provide leadership to those folks. we we try to represent them before the congress and elsewhere, but it's not the power of the the congress and elsewhere. but it's not the power of the a. what i nra, matt. what it is is the strength of belief among millions of americans in their right under the constitut belief among many americans in own firearms. >> this is a their right under the s going constitution to have the right to own firearms. >> this will be a debate that will continue to grow intense io perhaps years. the next coming months and i e years. apart of it and i thank i know you'll be a part of it. >> any time. i thank you for your time. pleasu very much..re. thank you very much. >> savannah? >> matt, thank you. savannah? the food and drug administratio. th is ordering the makers of ambie is and other sleep medications to s lower the dosage of the drugs n to lower the dos for women, this after new agr w. studies show those drugs do not the studies show the leave your system as quickly as system as quickly first thought for women. thought for nbc's tom costello is here in n. nbc's to los angeles with more on this story. good morning to you. >> good morning.mo savannah. women seem to be more women seem to be more affected.. americans will americans will take about 60 m million sleeping pills this ye. year, 13 million more than six years ago. more than six years ago. the the fda says they do such a good job, some people are job, some people are too drowsy. to drive the next morning. those ambien commercials promise >> reporter: those a good sleep. commercials promise >> it's the only sleep aid with two layers to help treat both two layers to help treat types of sleep problems. >> reporter: but for some it may problems. be too good.>> after getting reports of e be too good. after getting r hundreds of driving-related incidents and accidents hundred involving sleeping aids like ambien, the fda has ordered the involving sleeping aids like ambien, the fda has ordered t makers of ambien and other hef makers that contain medication that contain the drug zolpidem to cut it in half from zol pa -- zolpidem to cut the dose in half for women from 10 to 5 milligrams and cut the extended release se formulas. the problem, the drug can remain in the blood stream longer than the blood lo previously thought, especially especially in in women, making many people too drowsy to concentrate or drive people too the next morning. concentrate or drive the bobby kennedy's daughter, kerry, bobby said she took ambien by mistake and then sideswiped a truck. >> i remember getting on the tt highway and then i have no aa >> i remem memory. be on the highway and then i >> reporter: dr. daniel eisenberg. memory. >> reporter: dr. daniel eisenberg the chief of cardiology at st. f joseph medical center in los angeles. and women seem to have this n l problem more so than men?? this more so than men? it appears that women have the the drug in their drug in their bodies longer because they're smaller and because they're smaller and thee is slowem the breakdown of the drug therefore is slower in small small bodied people.people. >> it' >> it's just as bad as drinkingd and driving. drinking and driving. >> reporter: some of the best sleep research sleep research is done at the sleep sleep disorder center in ter in cleveland where cleveland, where wkyc reporter monica robbins took monica robins took ambien and n then over several hou then over several hours tried ra driving in a simulator. >> one hour after taking the r.n ambien, i'm clearly disoriented. >> reporter: after three hours, >> reporte she crashed. >> i don't remember seeing a c. >> i speed limit. this is a very serious crash. you went into the concrete spee. this is a very serious crash. you barrier. >> reporter: the label warns i ba users not to take ambien unless users not to take ambien unless they can sleep a full night.ulld in a statement the maker and in a statement, the maker o ambien tells nbc news ambien, sanofi, tells nbc news, medicines should not be used if these medicines should not be o get the used if individuals are unable s to get the recommended seven to eight hours to sleep. but experts say for some people seven to eight hours may not be ours may not be enough. >> everyone enough. metabolizes these drugs differently, but everyone metabolizes these drug researcher differently but researchers s found 10 to 15% of women still of zolpidem in their blood eight hours after taking have a level of zolpidem in their blood many hours after men do. >> makes sense.3% o tom costello from our l.a. bureau this morning, thank you f so much. our la we want to head back to new york where natalie morales is at the we want to head back to new york where natalie moralis is back at the news news desk with a check of the natalie, good morning to you. >> good morning's other top stories. good morning to you. mo. good morning, everyone. with m >> good morning, everyone.or reporting cases of the with more than 40 states icans reporting cases of the flu americans are in the midst of e virus the long and tough season of th virus that could last another . nbc's chief two to four months. editor dr. nancy nbc's chief medical editor dr. the laidest. nancy snyderman is here with the latest. >> good morning, natalie. right now good morning, nancy. counting >> good morning, natalie. right noww uni we're counting over 2,000 people in the united states who have died from influenza-related tea complications. the concern is we may not even be to the the concern is we may not be to the 50 yard line in what is s . this a being called an epidemic.ft this afternoon the centers for l disease controls will release ee numbers to go up new numbers and everyone expects the numbers to go up.ow is if you're sic the take home, if you're sick k please don't go to work.o havend for those who haven't had vaccinations, although there are spot shortages around the country, still enough vaccine e for people to get it. go out and have the e tages, th enough vaccine. go out immunizations on board. and please, please, please, lots the of hand washing. that's the best way to protect hand washing. that's the best way to yourself. tect >> absolutely. yourself. >> absolutely. dr. nancy snyderman, thanks so much. aheriff in a sheriff in california says the suspect's in thursday's shooting claims he was school shooting claims he was bully pd.d accused gunman allegedly was targeting two students at the 16-year-old accused gun unh allegedly was targeting two an. students at taft union high but shot and wounded only one teen. to surrender a teacher persuaded the suspect to surrender. d. the alleged gunman is in the alleged gunman is in custody. ec the suspect in last year's movie movie theater massacre in massa colorado faces arraignment toda colorado after being ordered late thursday to stand trial.er late thursday the defense attorneys for james. holmes say they are not ready te not ready to enter a plea. enter a plea. holmes is holmes is accused of killing 122 people after allegedly opening y fire during the opening night o fire during the opening night of a batman movie back in a batman movie back in july. and today, the faa is faa ordering a ordering a comprehensive review of the 787 dreamliner, boeing's most most technologically advanced plane. this after a plane, this after a series of s mishaps including a cracked ing window and cockpit window and oil leak on separate f two separate flights in japan li just this morning.ust this morning. a tearful good-bye thursday for the first for the first family of south carolina. carolina. it was hugs and it was hugs and kisses all around as michael around as michael hailey, haley, husband of governor nikki haleyy was deployed to afghanistan thursday.ursday..afghanistan. he will undergo a month of nth training in indiana w training in indiana with his it army national guard unit army national guard unit before deploying. oying. oying. those those trapped killer whalese captured the world's in canada's hudson bay may be as free this morning after an g afi apparent shift in the ice and n winds there.e there. there's been no there's been no sibts of them this morning.orning. sg. the whales have been bobbing frantically for air in just one the whales have been bobbing ob. there are concerns, frantically for air in one hole in the ice. there has been concern, however, that the whales could get trapped again. where is samuel l. jackson where is samuel l. jackson jackson when you need him? when you need him?d him? quantuf a quan tan airline flight had le its own snake on a plane drama after d dafter nearly 10 nearly 10-foot python was n was spotted by spotted by passengers lapping o fl the wing mid air, apparently ap. crawled up through the landing gh the bay, found its way through a lg crevice on the wing. wing.und is the plane landed safely.the pla the wing. the plane all the passengers were okay. unfortunately, the same can't be all the passengers were okay. unfortunately the same can't said for the snake. snake.eid 7:15 right now. f let's turn it back over to mattr 7:15 right now. let's turn it back and al. d al. o matt and al. >> there was that little guy on the wing too. >> ripping the wing apart. >> exactly. >> we thought it wa the wing too.ng too. william shatner. >> that is freaky video. can you imagine? >> ew. >> william shatner and john lithgow. >> exactly. that is freaky video. can you imagine? >> crazy. d xanecan you imagine? >> crazy. a nata >> good thing it was on the n t outside of the plane and not nd inside. side. that's right. let's show you what we've got for you. >> mr. roker back with a local forecast. >> let's show you what we've got for you. looking at a little fog out there. temperatures are going to be awfully warm today here in the acyoittemperatures are going to eastern half of the country.y.am eastern half of the country.cou. it dip it dips down, way down, anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees below sbee from 10 to 20 degrees below normal out west. in the east we've got beautiful weather.ather. we've got b in fact, look at these temperatures, talking 80s and a temperatures. we'r 70s throughout the gulf coast u thro but teens and single digits, ig teen below zero temperatures up through the plains and the loro through the plains and the rockies.ckies. we're going to get to we're going to get to your loca first, but first this message. age. ag good friday morning to you. time is 7:17. it's so cold out there. we're getting into the coldest point of the day. ten minutes away from official sunrise. a cold start means frost is likely. it will become more widespread as we head throughout the next hour or so and highs today are going to remain cool. 51 inland. 53 bayside. even colder over the course of the weekend. hope you have a great friday. >> all right, al. thanks. as we mentioned we are here in los angeles getting ready for sunday's 70th annual golden globe awards. nbc's miguel almaguer is already in place in beverly hills. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. as you know, the globes are the unofficial kickoff to awards season, a night where tv and movie stars mix together, hoping for that statue. >> i like our chances now. >> with the president taking on a pilot for best actor in a drama and a mother of three challenging a cia agent for best actress -- >> there are two narratives about the location of osama bin laden. >> reporter: this year's golden globe awards are a tight race. in film, "lincoln" leads with seven nominations, including best drama. but "django unchained" and thriller "argo" are close behind with five nods apiece leaving no clear favorite. >> there's five or six movies that are even. >> reporter: "les miserables" with ann hathaway a good bet for best supporting actress. "silver linings playbook" star bradley cooper and jennifer lawrence could outshine the epic musical. both actors are also nominated for video awards and received oscar nods on thursday. two others looking towards a best actress tat taout at the oscar, the youngest and the oldest nominees ever. 9-year-old quvenzhane wallis for "beasts of the southern wild" and 85-year-old emmanuelle riva. for "amore." back at the globes, the biggest contest of the night could be for best director. >> i think one big surprise would be if ben affleck is able to win best director over steven spielberg, an lee, kathryn bigelow. >> reporter: affleck and biglo were snubbed for nominations in the same category. "breaking bad" is up against pbs' "downton abbey." for best drama. also nominated tina fey and amy poehler. the pair expected to add a bit of a kick to this year's show, as co-hosts. >> we've been practicing and the winner for best actor in a drama is -- >> daniel day-lewis for "avatar." >> looks like a fun night with the hosts expected to set a different tone than last year. the beverly hilton will be serving 7,000 glasses of champagne, that will help too. savannah, back to you. >> all right. miguel almaguer, thank you so much. are you ready? heading this way today, right? >> we are. however, mr. roker is warning us of some chilly weather, not that we're whining. but uncalifornia-like temperatures. >> we should whine. it's going to be a little bit rainy, right? >> actually, i think the rain is going to hold off. i don't think that will be a problem. chilly. breezy. updos are in order. >> go ahead. >> and hope they have space heaters on the red carpet. we will need them. >> i know. we can't wait to see your gown. we understand it's designed by the north face? >> yes. exactly. it's -- yes, the red carpet puffy look. very in this year. >> we look forward to it. >> a reminder we are hosting nbc's preshow special live from the red carpet on sunday night, it starts at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific time. we'll be live in los angeles with a complete wrap-up monday on "today." coming up, we'll have much more on the golden globes. >> and the expectant royals, unveiling of duchess of cambridge's royal portrait. what do you think of it? we'll show it to you in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc. 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because he wasn't from here. he only lived in the area for about a week. >> his first birthday being free. first christmas being with the family. first time being with the family. >> reporter: how long has he been staying with you? >> about a week. i don't know how i'm going to tell my dad. his only son. >> police have no motive or suspect information. before you head out the door grab the scarf. gloves. whatever it takes to stay warm. meteorologist christina loren, how cold is it? >> we are below that freezing mark in some cities. 30 in livermore. 29 in gilroy. 37 degrees right now in san jose. cold enough out there for some frost and it's likely going to become more widespread through the next half hour and then that sun will start to warm us up. as we head throughout the evening hours maybe a few isolated showers. between 3:00 and 7:00 a slight chance mostly down in the south bay. you can see future cast picking that up. maybe even mix of rain and snow on top of mt. hamilton later 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quvenzhane wallis earned a nomination for her role in "the beasts of the southern wild." she is the youngest to be up for that award. we're going to meet her, coming up. and the royal family unveiled the first official portrait of the duchess of cambridge. we'll have you have your say, too. we'll have a complete wrap-up of the golden globes. we'll also have a rare interview with sonia sotomayor. she is the first hispanic to be on the justice. today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is with us. hey, jeff, good morning. >> can you imagine turning olt faucet in your kitchen, in your bathroom, and the water suddenly ignites, in some cases creating a fireball right in your house. believe it or not, it can happen thanks to a chemical in some drinking water. one family outside cleveland is living this nightmare right now. >> it's a startling sight. yes, that tap water catching fire. jason and debbie klein couldn't believe their eyes, fearing for their young children. >> oh, i was so scared. it just was a huge explosion. the entire sink up to the ceiling. >> it started just weeks ago when they noticed their water was fizzing. then when debbie lit a candle near the sink, the water lit up. >> i put my kids in the bathtub every night of this explodable water. >> it turns out there is highly flammable methane gas in their well water. methane is invisible and naturally occurring in the ground. it can seep into wells. that seepage, even worse, if the ground is disturbed. anything from earthquakes to drilling. and near the klein's house, it just so happens the natural gas company was drilling. before they started, the company paid to test the family's water. methane levels were 9, just within safe limits. but months into the drilling, tests showed the methane levels had skyrocketed, reaching 22, more than twice the acceptable level. >> this family in ohio is not alone. there has been methane found in drinking water across the country. >> in fact, there is even a film about the issue, the anti-drilling documentary, "gas lamp." critics of drilling say laws need to be tougher to protect homeowners. >> oil and gas companies have been granted special exemptions from some of our most important environmental laws, and we need really tough enforcement, which we don't have now. >> for the klein family in ohio, the cause of their flaming water is still unclear. the gas company told nbc news they support the state investigation. and there are many natural variables that can cause the levels of methane to change. but in the meantime, the kleins say buying a methane filtering system would cost $8,000, money they don't have. forced to drink bottled water instead. and they're still bathing using the tap. >> we don't know the consequences of sitting in gas water. we just don't have a choice. >> overnight a gas industry group told nbc news when current laws are followed, drilling is safe. officials in ohio say they are taking this case very seriously and investigate all claims, and now washington is paying attention, too. congress has asked the epa to study the potential effects of drilling on drinking water. by the way, this fire water, the methane getting into the water supply, matt, this only affects people who use well water. if you use the city tap, which i assume you do, and i use the city tap as well, it does not affect us, but it affects millions of americans in this country. >> all right, jeff, appreciate it. let's get a look at the weather. >> we have a lot of folks here braving the cold. show it proudly. let's see what we've got as far as "your weather today." looking ahead to the weekend. record highs in the ohio river valley. snow stretching from minnesota all the way back into the rockies. we've got sunny, warm conditions through the southeast. on sunday looking at showers in the upper ohio river valley moving into the east later. record highs in the southeastern and midatlantic coast. it's going to be cold in the pacific northwest. and in southern california, for the red carpet and the golden globes, partly clould i, cool, temperatures in the mid 7:35 now. happy friday. i'm meteorologist christina loren. it's a cold start to the day taking a live look at a beautiful sunrise over foster city overlooking the bay. nice and clear to start. it's very cold. temperatures will remain cold throughout the day. only ramping up to the low 50s inland. 51 degrees today. 52 degrees at the coast. you'll need your jacket all weekend long with temperatures staying cold. we do have another frosty start to get through on monday but then we'll start to warm up tuesday through thursday. back to the 60s next week. >> and that's your latest weather. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? of course, we all know binge drinking is bad for your health, but how about your looks? a new app shows how alcohol can ravage your face over time, and they're betting it will help some people stop. janet has more on this story. janet, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this could hit us more than the medical facts about alcohol consumption. how your face might look years from now based on how much you drink now. it's a little too early for the wine crowd here at bongo's bar and grill in houston, but regulars here and everywhere might not like what they see in the mirror. it's the way many women kick back at the end of the day, with a glass or two of wine. but what if you knew now how alcohol would take on your appearance later? well, there's an app for that. it's called drinking mirror. users upload a photo of their face and plug in their alcohol consumption. >> how many glasses do you drink per week? >> what comes back is not always a pretty picture. >> that's horrible. >> reporter: the photo generated shows the potential long-term effects of drinking. there's weight gain, deeper wrinkles and red cheeks. 27-year-old maggie didn't like how she might look in a decade. the campaign by the scottish government want to encourage women to watch how much they're drinking, and it comes from the cdc which indicates nearly 14 million u.s. women, or one out of eight, are binge drinking three times a month, consuming an average of six alcoholic beverages at a time. >> binge drinking leads to problems with your body and your brain and really self-harming behaviors that can lead to addictive behavior. >> while lamb says the drinking mirror can be a valuable tool, these women enjoying a beverage in ft. lauderdale weren't sold on it. >> i just don't take it seriously. how can it take into effect your genes, other things you do in life, how much you work out, how much you don't work out. >> it doesn't express the medical effects of alcohol use, such as diabetes, liver and heart disease. it's purely a play on vanity. >> the picture is horrible, but there's no way this would actually happen to me. >> reporter: and it can be a harsh reflection of what might be. so the drinking mirror is an app. it's available on both android and apple platforms. you can upload your photo and see what might be there for you in the future, but it's not all scientific, savannah, there might be some entertainment involved in this as well. >> and perhaps some terror as well. thanks so much. still ahead, we've got a closer look at the youngest, best actress nominee ever. it's nine-year-old quvenzhane wallis. remember that time. and is justin timberlake about to make his music return? has a lot of people talking. but first, these messages. sage people talking. first these messages. so i had a fiber analysis done and sure enough, we're family. but you're not even shredded. you're...crunchy?! that happens sometimes. and you help keep people full with whole grain fiber? just like you guys. 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>> all right. michelle kosinski in italy for us. michelle, thank you very much. up next, what the duchess of cambridge is saying about her first official portrait after this morning's unveiling. that's right after this. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if, while on enbrel, you experience persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. 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>> no. >> you gonna leave me alone? >> quvenzhane was just 5 when she auditioned for her role in "beasts of the southern wild." about a girl whose home in the louisiana bayou is threatened by floodwaters from a melting ice cap. >> what she has achieved as you know believable. she had no acting experience before. she's such a natural in front of the camera. you watch this movie and she has such a presence and such a wisdom beyond her years that it's something really to behold. >> from rating an acceptance speech off her iphone at critics choice awards to red carpet appearances, the louisiana native who loves sweets and seafood seems to be handling her newfound fame in stride. >> you look gorgeous. tell me who you're wearing. >> mom? >> val flores. >> when she stopped by "today," she was asked about the accolades. >> people are saying you could win an oscar. you know what the oscars are, right? >> the golden man. >> the golden man could go home with you. what do you think? >> it's exciting and that people think i might get it, it's very exciting and touching to me. >> exciting it is. she's very cute. we'll see her sunday perhaps. >> very cool event. by the way, savannah, a huge event in london this morning, unveiling of the first official portrait of the duchess of cambridge. she was there to check this portrait out. it was done by artist paul elmsley. 65-year-old from gl aasgow. her reaction was simply amazing. i think it looks like a picture. >> two sittings. >> interesting expression. almost a mona lisa-esque expression. >> it is, like she's concealing something. i wonder what that could have been at the time. >> a lot of people looking for a baby bump this morning. they didn't get a good glimpse of one. paul emsley, the artist, also the same artist who did my portrait with the old spice guy. >> come on. no? 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>> good morning, matt, aisle, everyone. a major storm is starting to dump as much as a foot of snow from utah to the great lakes. it's already making road travel there treacherous and will intensify with strong winds and very cold temperatures. meantime a severe storm unleashed a tornado thursday in plaquemines, louisiana, one of three in the state. and it left people wading through floodwaters. an indiana.kidnapped 19 years ago has been found in minnesota living under a different name. police say richard wayne landers was abducted by his paternal grandparents in 1994 during a custody dispute. cold case detectives tracked him down using his social security number. officials have not said if the grandparents will be charged. new developments in the mysterious murder of a chicago man who won a $1 million lottery jackpot. nbc's kevin tibbles reports. >> urooj khan was feeling lucky after he won a million dollars in the illinois lottery last june. >> i donated to churches and everything. >> reporter: not even a month after posing with the giant check, khan, who was 46 years old, died. at the time the medical examiner ruled he died of natural causes. >> very healthy. very hardworking person. >> reporter: but relatives raised suspicions and authorities discovered he was poisoned with cyanide. >> he went from work straight home. ate his last dinner. >> reporter: no suspects have been named. khan's siblings are in a legal battle with his widow over his lottery winnings. in probate court documents, khan's brother says he wants to ensure that khan's daughter, from a prior marriage, receives her proper share. nbc news talked to khan's widow at his dry cleaning business. she would not go on camera but says she still can't believe someone would want to harm him. he was such a nice person, no one would dare do that. authorities now want to exhume khan's body. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. now for a look at what's trending, a quick roundup of what has you talking on-line. who wants to host a game show? meredith vieira is trending on yahoo! after announcing she's leaving "who wants to be a millionaire," to pursue other venues including here on nbc. a search is under way for a host to take over this fall. >> beyonce teemed up with his partners for a destiny's child comeback releasing a track called "nuclear." the song will anchor a collection of previously released hits. justin timberlake's website is featuring a new venture walking into a recording studio. >> i've only done two albums in ten years. that's the way i look at it. what does the next decade mean for me? >> the video followed by a clock counting down to the highly anticipated release. >> it is now 8:05. let's go back outside to al. we do love justin. >> i know. >> looking forward to it. >> he's going to bring the music back. >> we need that. >> a cute family here. what's your name? >> lacey. >> where are you from? >> louisiana. >> very nice. some other cutis here. there's a sleeping one. where are you from? >> youngstown, ohio. >> good to see you. everybody is tiring out. all right. # let's see what we've got for you. our pick city of the day, the cuse, syracuse, new york. action 3 news, afternoon rain and cold, temperatures in the low 40s. you see this whole mess making its way to the east coast. heavier showers and thunderstorms through michigan, on into illinois and indiana. we are looking at a lot of wet weather that will move into the northeast later today. snow back behind this system through the plains. another six to 12 inches of snow in the mountains. snow showers making their way through the interior pacific northwest. windy and chilly down through southern california. th >> that's your latest weather. now let's go over to that guy. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. coming up, a preview of the red carpet fashions. it's going to be cold on sunday night, but will skin still be in? 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"argo," "django unchained" "zero dark thirty" and the winner is? >> i'm going to go with "lincoln." this i might get wrong. let's be serious here. "argo and "zero dashrk thirty" e getting a lot of love. daniel day lewis is not daniel day lewis. he's lincoln. he might get a play for that. >> you're qualifying your first choice? >> i'm going to keep it real. i would like to see "lincoln" win. i think it's a big moving film, but -- >> let's move on. the golden globe for best picture musical or comedy. by the way, people still find it weird that they have comedies competing with musicals. but let's go through them. "les mis" "moon rise kingdom" "the best exotic merry gold hotel" "silver linings playbook." >> which i'm sure people are going salmon what and who? but i personally believe "silver linings playbook" was a great film but "les mis," if they can get away with that hype and convince the hollywood foreign press which i think they will, "les miss" despite what some of us thought about the film, might win this. >> does that mean that you think anne hathaway will walk away with best supporting actress? while it was an important role it was a short role. >> it was a very short role. you were probably shocked by that. she's going up against sally field and helen hunt, which a lot of people may not have seen "sessions." when anne hathaway sang "i dreamed a dream," that nailed it for her. >> that nails it there. >> anyone who lose weight in hollywood wins. >> she lost 20 pounds. >> stiff competition for best director now. ben affleck for "argo," kathryn bigelow for "zero dark thirty" up against heavy hitters ang lee and steven spielberg. and tarantino. what is going to happen here? >> this is shocking since we found out yesterday that neither affleck, big lo or tarantino were nominated for the oscar for the same category. we saw affleck walking away for the critics award. i think he wins for "argo." expect a funny speech, because i think he feel s dissed by the academy. and he beats spielberg, which is big. >> best actress in a musical or comedy, legends here, judi dench, maggie smith, meryl streep, and jennifer lawrence for "silver linings playbook" and i think you like her in that? >> i love her in this movie. she's young, smart, the new hollywood without all the drama. and stuff off the screen. love her in this film. >> emily blount, the fifth actress in that category. best television drama, homeland, won last year, "downton abby's" season premier, 8 billion people watched. breaking bad, board walk empire, downton abbey, homeland or the newsroom. >> homeland had a shaky season two. personally did not care for it myself. i'm actually going to go with "breaking bad" on this one. this is a tough category. all five of these are obviously strong shows. i'm going to give it to "breaking bad." a loyal following. "homeland" doesn't do two in a row. >> those are very strong picks. should we have you on monday morning and either praise you or humiliate you? >> i know. yeah, throw things at me. >> all right. michele, thanks very much. again we'll be there live on the red carpet as savannah, al, natalie and i host nbc's preshow special, sunday 7:00 eastern time, 4:00 pacific time. up next a rare tour inside one of the most exclusive and mysterious clubs in los angeles. the magic castle, after this. ♪ this is amazing, how did you find us? i thought we might be related, so i had a fiber analysis done and sure enough, we're family. but you're not even shredded. you're...crunchy?! that happens sometimes. and you help keep people full with whole grain fiber? just like you guys. [ female announcer ] they're different, but the same. new frosted mini-wheats crunch. a tasty square packed with a crunch... [ crunch! ] ...of whole grain fiber that helps keep you full. it's a big breakfast... 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>> reporter: i do, matt. my own personal experience is that the baby boomers who came along after the war, it was not part of their memory, but then all the books that have been written about that time and they realize what their parents went through, first the depression and then the war and how much we owe them. and how much was at stake. and so young people are coming here and learning the magnitude of this war. 50 million people perished in world war ii as fought on six of the seven continence. john keegan says it's the largest event in the history of man kind. so large we're coming to grips with how important it was. >> we urge all of our viewers to get out and visit that important museum. tom, for your work in making it an even better place, we congratulate you. thanks for joining us this morning. >> reporter: all right. one more thing, matt. the pair a troopers that landed on d-day had a cricket so they could identify each other. i'm going to send you one so if we get lost in the dark, we can find each other. >> you can always find me, pal. thanks very much. we appreciate it. here's savannah out in los angeles. matt, thank you so much. there are a lot of exclusive clubs in los angeles but none is like the legendary magic castle. it is celebrating its 50th anniversary. we were allowed inside. kristen dahlgren is there this morning. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. i've got to tell you it's a little bit spooky being here in the houdini sayance room. it's all about living it up and having a great time. ♪ i'll be your anything >> reporter: the magic castle may be the world's most unique nightclub. >> no birds come out of my sleeve, i guarantee you that. >> reporter: nestled at the base of the hollywood hills, this old victorian mansion has become a mecca of magic celebrating 50 years of ooohhhs and aaahhhs. >> this is the pin make itle of being a magician. >> reporter: kneel patrick harrison escorted me on a tour that requires a secret password just to get in. >> open sesame. whoa. every night the club's three show rooms, restaurants, and bars host members and guests. a who's who of magic including david copper field, david blain and siegfried and roy. >> this is right here, the whole atmosphere. people love the mystery. >> reporter: the castle was started in 1963 by ma beginning shan milt larsson and his brother bill. >> we thought it would be fun. it's out of hand. >> reporter: out of hand because many believe the magic castle is haunted. >> this is our invisible piano playing ghost. >> reporter: magically herman knows every tune requested. >> reporter: let's try "do you believe in magic." ♪ ♪ ♪ do you believe in magic >> reporter: for true believers, there's the houdini seyance room. >> an actual seyance medium sits here. you try to get the houdini here ♪ >> reporter: every night on stage the age old art of fooling an audience lives on at the magic castle. >> i like to watch people watch magic. i like to watch people be mesmerized. ♪ . ♪ >> reporter: the magic castle has more than 5,000 members, both magicians and fans of magic. savannah, you need to know one to get in so getting a ticket may be the biggest trick of all. >> you had a pretty good seat. kristen dahlgren, thank you very much. hey, guys, i know you're headed this way in a couple of moments. i should mention the golden globes has mentioned a menu. >> breaking news. breaking news. >> i'm sorry, i have sources. >> go ahead. >> first course, grilled artichoke on frisee served with fennell tomato lemon mouse. kabocha pumpkin smoked dried tomato tart. >> we have the good friday morning to you. 8:26 now, i'm laura garcia canyon. one of the men who participated in the brutal rape of a teenager in 2009 will be sentenced. ari morales faces up to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty in november. morales is one of a group of men accused of raping the 16-year-old, last october manuel ortega was sentenced to 32 years for prison for the vicious act. four other defendants await trial. we want to check the morning commute. >> a couple of bad slowdowns, 101 north at 60 still slow, originating here 280 at seventh, the off-ramp now open with a crash had that closed. 87 to 280 recovering but folks taking 101 through the area as an alternate backing up 880 north to the area because that connector is jammed as well. those should clear over the next half hour. meanwhile we're looking at south 880 the off-ramp at alvarado is closed because of a car crash rolled over a few times on the surface street just off of the off-ramp so the freeway is affected by the closure and activity but still slow anyway south through fremont and 80. 680 clear out of sunol. 8:27. i will have another local news update in half an hour. see you then. 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>> jill martin is here with a little fashion accessory. >> to match with your dress. >> what? >> we have a little surprise. >> will you hold that? >> of course i will. >> an exclusive one of a kind? >> exclusive design. >> make it bigger. >> it will work. it will work. hang on. it will work. we secretly measured you. >> this is a challenge i've been having every day. >> it sounds like the surprise was actually gone over a little earlier. >> it goes perfectly with your dress so you can sparkle in style. >> straight for the michael jackson look. >> i'll practice my dance moves. >> jill, thank you. appreciate it. >> and as we continue from a dancing dad to a car-driven by a ghost, that's right. great choices for you on "today's" top clicks. >> if weight loss is your resolution for the new year, we'll talk to a group of teenagers who lost more than 700 pounds. >> rising stars in u.s. women's figure skating, and she has a name fit for the olympics, 17-year-old gracie gold with a surprise performance out on our rink in a few minutes. >> her parents knew what they were doing. lots to get to. meanwhile, mr. roker has a check of the weather. >> i do, indeed. let's take a look toward the weekend. record highs in the upper ohio river valley, nice and warm through florida. snow showers in the great lakes. heavy rain in the lower mississippi river valley. they do need that rain. for sunday, sunday, more heavy rain in the mid mississippi river valley and ohio river valley. sunny and cool well we've just hit 8:33, good friday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. grab your coat and shades, abundant sunshine. this is san jose, a beautiful clear start but it is cold. san jose at 37 degrees and it's even colder up in the north bay, 33 in santa rosa. we're going to stay chilly all day long only maxing out in the low 50s, by tomorrow the upper 40s and finally a little bit of a warmup as we head into next week. hope you have a fantastic weekend. all right. time for "today's" top clicks, where you get to vote for your favorite viral videos of the week. click number one this week, our new champ -- drum roll, please, dance like nobody's watch iing. remember this one? dancing around the busy baggage claim at l.a.x. this was not the first time she was inspired to break out the dance moves. she's done this in places all over. >> nobody is looking. >> no reaction whatsoever. >> it's just another day in l.a. >> interestingly enough, savannah, we had video of you doing the same thing yesterday. >> oh, stop t i wish i were that limber, willie. i wish. >> got the moves. >> she's got some stiff competition this week. click number two, a sexy and i know it parody that shows you can keep your sense of humor even when you have five kids. ♪ look at that daddy girl look at that daddy girl look at that daddy i work out ♪ ♪ i got diapers in my hands and i ain't afraid to show it show it show it i'm a daddy and i know it ♪ >> this is my personal favorite. >> i love that one. >> i'm partial to that one. >> i saw this one last week and thought this is spectacular. >> that's a good one. >> fully loaded diapers. >> fully loaded. >> diapers, fully loaded, the sequel. >> exactly. >> click number three, the wedding crashers. bride and groom, along with 11 others, took to the skies for a dream wedding but shortly after the i dos, an unexpected twist. >> brace. hold on. >> yeah! oh, yeah. >> not the way they drew that one up. >> that just hurts watching that. >> they're all okay. >> we can show you this in smiles because no one was seriously injured. click number four, how would you react if this happened to you? >> hello. what the heck? he's totally gone. oh, my god. >> am i trippin some? >> where did they go? >> just throw it in here. i'm a ghost. >> i'm a ghost, he says. >> that's my favorite. savannah, you vote for that one? >> it is so good. i think it's 3 1/2 minutes if you watch the whole thing. all these reactions are priceless. >> it's a magician who hid himself in the carseat. and still drove the car but it looked empty. we know what savannah likes. we know what al likes. what do you think? >> i like the daddy. >> the video? >> the video, yeah. >> so which one will be "today's" top click? dance like nobody's watching, i'm daddy and i know it, wedding crashers or the invisible drive-thru prank? we'll reveal the winner next friday. we're back in a moment. [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. yoplait, it is so good! we're back at 8:39. this morning on new year new you, we're looking at inspiring weight loss stories. a group of students who, through their school lost more than 750 pounds. kerry sanders has their story. good morning, kerry. >> reporter: good morning, willie. in classrooms like this across america, kids learn reading, writing, arithmetic. but rarely do they learn, eat this, not that. but one school district decided that could change. >> the heaviest i've been, i heard somebody say you can't sit there. you're too big for that seat. that was hurtful. i went home that night and cried. >> my heaviest was 830 pounds. if you're big, uh-uh usually get teased. oh, you're a fatty. it really brings you down. >> i was 275. i wouldn't want to look in the mirror. i hid it from my mom because, you know, i wanted her to be happy. and i wanted to be happy. but it was hard to make friends. >> 257. i would be like 500, 700 pounds or something like that. >> reporter: last september, chelsea, jason, sarah and cameron, along with eight other students from independence, missouri, left their family and headed to mindstream academy, a boarding program in bluffton, south carolina, on a mission to lose weight. the trip paid for by their own school district. >> we as a school district can take advantage of an opportunity for students and their families to change the course of their life, that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: mindstream academy and parents helped foot the bill. and for the next three months, they exercised, were counseled and learned about healthy eating. in december, they returned to missouri after losing a combined 756 pounds. an emotional homecoming. >> he has changed so much. he is so skinny. >> reporter: not only did they lose weight, but they gained confidence. >> the before picture and you see the girls, the hair was all up in ponytails, baggy clothes. and after picture, it was, look at me now. i got makeup on, hair down, hand on the hip, pride. >> that pride shared by all. >> i lost 100 pounds. my self esteem was just through the roof. >> i'm very proud of you, jason. i think it's an amazing thing. >> i lost 55 pounds. i'm smiling a lot more. i think i just have more optimism. >> extremely proud. i mean, she's always made me proud, but i'm just even prouder. >> no one recognizes me. i grew four inches and i lost 65 pounds. >> i think as parents of these children from mind stream, that we just feel really blessed. >> when i got down to about 250 pound pounds i said, wow! she still tells me every day she's happy i'm home. >> one of the things i told her, i said, i have always told you that you're beautiful. i hope you see it now. >> i do. >> the independence, missouri, district, is going to be sending sarah, jason, cameron and chelsea back to the landmark academy next week to continue their weight loss program and increasingly across america schools are beginning to recognize if they teach kids what to eat at a young age, it likely will stick with them the rest of their lives. willie? >> great story out of independence, missouri. kerry sanders, thanks so much. golden globes inspired "today's" take three, including what we can expect from co-hosts tina fey and amy poehler. should be fun. first this is "today" on nbc. oh! progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your story for a chance to win a progress-oh! makeover in hollywood. go to facebook.com/progresso to enter. back now at 8:45 with a woman living with aids who became the face of the disease by challenging people to erase the stigma associated with it. jenna bush hager is here with the story. good morning. >> good morning. mary fisher took america by storm in 1992, faced a fearful nation with a message of compassion. >> i want your attention, not your applause. i would never have asked to be hiv positive. >> mary fisher's historic speech at the 1992 republican national convention is known as one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century. it's called "a whisper of aids" yet her words were anything but quiet. her speech resonated with a nation still learning about the death sentence called aids. >> i am one with the lonely gay man sheltering a flickering candle from the cold wind of his family's rejection. >> reporter: a mother of two and daughter of a wealthy republican politician, working in the ford white house in 1974, this was not the typical face of aids. but when mary fisher was asked to break her silence, she stood up strongly. what was your main message? what did you want to get across? >> i didn't want my children to feel the shame. so speaking out, for me, was a lot about them. i knew there was tremendous stigma against the gay community. and my message was if it can happen to me, it can happen to you. and we need to be compassionate. >> reporter: after learning she contracted the virus from her ex-husband, who later died from the disease, she found a new mission in life. mary wrote books and gave speeches. at the same time she prepared for death. and for her young children's future when she would be gone. >> i was organizing how it would be for them. who would be taking care of them. how would they be living. because i don't think anyone can love their children as much as a mother can. i wanted them to know how i felt. each night i rehearsed for the day when i must give you over. that is why, as i reach for the day's last kiss and hug, you always hear me say the same four words. sleep with the angels. >> reporter: but with the help of great medical advances, it turns out that memboir was not her last book. >> i can't help but think about the title, "the messenger." in some ways, is that what you see yourself as, as a messenger? >> i think, yes, in some respects, that we can all be messengers, that we all have the opportunity to make a difference in other people's lives. and when i first gave my speech in '92, i said that i didn't want my children to think of me as a victim, but i wanted them to think of me as a messenger. >> a message that her sons, 20 years later, have never forgotten. >> she taught me that integrity is everything, that you need to stand up for what you believe in and that no voice is too small, i think, is the biggest thing. >> reporter: yet just as she was learning to live, she faced another unexpected blow last year. breast cancer. >> being diagnosed with cancer is so different than being diagnosed with hiv. people come out of the woodwork. they want to tell you their story. they want to help you. they want to give you advice. when i was diagnosed with hiv, it is so the opposite. >> reporter: so this is your happy place? >> this is my studio, place that i love. >> reporter: her cancer is now in remission and her life in sedona, arizona, is filled with art, advocacy and helping people live with hiv in africa. and a very special dance she never dreamed she would live to experience. >> it was the most amazing moment, i think, of my life, to watch my son get married and to be alive to see this. i was just -- yeah. i was overwhelmed with joy. >> fisher really defied all odds and now is one of the millions of americans living with aids. but she did say that 20 years after her famous speech, sadly, the stigma still exists and it's what she works for every day. >> absolutely. >> to make sure that people can live without that stigma. >> she has a powerful voice and so many people are listening. it's a great piece, jenna. thank you. her new book is called "messenger." we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. these sweet honey clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh, forgot jack's cereal. 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a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. back now with more of "today" on this friday, january 11th, 2013. we've got a pretty nice crowd outside on the plaza, kicking off their day with us here. i'm willie geist alongside tamron hall. matt, al and natalie on their way to join savannah in los angeles. michelle beedle, jason kennedy is joivening us this morning. savannah has been reporting from out there all morning. >> it's getting exciting around here. you're starting to feel the energy build. in a couple of moments we'll see how all of our picks compared to your picks at home when we're talking about the big races. will "lincoln" get the expected big haul or will "silver linings playbook" pull it off? >> just what they wear to the awards show will influence fashion. we all love fashion. offspring influence baby names to the offbeat fashion. celebrity baby names, blu ivy i think is a hit. that's still in style. the big question, what should the royals name their baby? >> frank. >> frank? >> very good ring to it. >> you have to say it like michelle. frank. could you see kate middleton, frank. >> kathy, bill and frank. >> perfect. like it. little later on, the name is the easy part. as they get older, there are other big decisions to be made, such as when they start dating. we'll have a panel of moms chew over some of the tough questions. on "today's" take three, savannah is in los angeles and the great michelle beedle is back and the great jason kennedy. >> awkward. >> interestingly enough, michelle will do a skating performance for us. >> i am. >> right after this. >> i really am. i have some glitter. >> which i should be really fun. categories of the golden globes, give you our picks and see who you chose. best motion picture drama and best motion picture comedy or musical. best motion picture drama. let's take a look. savannah says "zero dark thirty." jason, you and i agree "argo." >> thank you. >> and the ladies, tamron and michelle, say "lincoln." viewers with the ladies on this one. 56% say it's "lincoln." savannah guthrie, defend your choice. >> i'm not really making predictions. that's why we have the experts, michelle and jason here. i just picked my favorites. there are so many good movies this year. if you have three or four hours to sit in the theater and watch them. they're long but i thought "zero dark thirty" was very good. a very stark look at the ten-year hunt for osama bin laden. i know there's been a lot of controversy setting all of that aside, it's just a very riveting film, i thought. >> jason, we were surprised when ben affleck wasn't nominated for "argo." >> but it won best picture at the critic's choice award and literally gave an acceptance speech and said i want to thank the academy. he was so on point with it. i was surprised. everybody, like you said, was also surprised. i think it got a shot, though. the picture has a shot. obviously he won't win because he wasn't nominated for best director but we'll see. >> what did you think about "lincoln"? >> i didn't see it. >> i like what we're doing now. >> you asked for predictions. i only went by the incredible buzz and everyone that i respect seems to like it. i apologize. >> did you just throw things at a dart board last night? >> i did. i'm going to go out on a limb and be completely honest not because i have children, because i don't. and not because i'm busy, because i'm not. i just have not seen any of these movies. >> none of them? >> i'm going to hook you up from some screeners. >> thank you. my opinions are soly based on -- i do read a lot and all of the reviews. >> we're so glad you're with us here for the segment. go have some brunch over there. >> bye. >> did you see lincoln at least? >> i actually did not see "lincoln." >> an entertainment guru. >> exactly. i would have picked "django" because it's one of my favorite films of the year. i just don't see that happening. what daniel day lewis did in transforming himself and how beautiful the film is, just to look at, it's got a pretty good shot. >> academy loves movies like that. >> big fancy. >> and the whole package. >> the hollywood dream. >> and it was an election year. >> wow! let's move on and hope that some of the panel has seen some of these next movies. best motion picture comedy or musical. savannah, jason and michelle all say "les mis" maybe the favorite. tamron, you and i like "silver linings playbook." >> i like the movie because i like the cast. again, i haven't seen the movie. but the reviews are incredible. >> yes, savannah? >> why are you hiding your talent for french by calling it "les mis"? >> no, i don't like to. >> please. >> on monday you talked about girard depardieu. >> are you talking about "les miserables." >> there it is. >> 60% of the viewers think it will be "les miserables." >> in full disclosure, i did not like this movie at all. >> either she didn't see it or didn't like it? >> no, it was three hours long. it's all singing instead of speaking. a person that gives out awards is in love with this kind of movie and i get that. >> you have to have an incredible cast. anne hathaway, hugh jackman, russell crowe, they nailed it. i think the viewers agree. >> russell crowe did -- he was in that movie. not all great singing. >> adam lambert. >> i don't think you're going to get that exclusive interview with russell you have been looking for. >> he will be thrilled to see you. >> best actress in a tv drama. here are our picks. savannah says it's a tie between claire danes and dockery. i love connie britton. she has been good her whole care career. i think she gets it. tamron and jason like claire danes. >> we actually watch homeland. now you're talking. i know michelle is disappointed with this season. >> i didn't love season two. the finale got me back interested. i'm going dark horse, juliana margoulise. >> you know who agrees? our viewers. >> really? nice. >> should we do one more of these? let's do actor in a comedy or musical. if we call those up, savannah, jason, we all say alec baldwin. >> got to go alec. >> it's the last season. >> i know but lewis c.k. is ridiculous in a good way. the best. >> and michelle is going off the board a little bit. >> i went historically, parsons kicks hiney when it comes to these award shows. >> he does. >> sheldon is a great character from "binge bang theory." i don't think they're going to care that it's alec's last season. i don't think they'll be romantic. >> hollywood loves baldwin, though. >> the oldest, youngest nominee but with the golden globes, they -- >> viewers attend to agree with you, by the way. >> let's talk about the hosts that you're going to see out there, tina fey, amy poehler. the moment it was announced everybody said, yes, of course. finally. they first started hosting "weekend update" together more than eight years ago in october 2004. ben affleck and nelly were the musical guests. tina fey was co-anchor to jimmy fallon. is it okay if i play the clip mom jeans? >> mom jeans fit mom just the way she likes it. she'll love the nine-inch zipper and casual front pleats. cut generously to fit a mom's butt. she'll want to wear them to everything, from soccer game to night on the town. >> i have to say, half the excitement, or more than half the excitement, about the golden globes are the two women hosting the show. >> i think we can all boldly predict and agree they'll be fabulous. i have to go. i have two days of intense beautification. >> oh, my gosh. wow! >> i took a page from willie. he gets the facial, exfoliation, spray tan. >> do i look like a get a spray tan? >> the spray tan has faded. >> i don't even know you any more, willie. >> i'm flying back tonight. save some bronzer for me. >> i will. >> see you monday. >> see you soon. >> jason, michelle, good to see you. stay tuned for your skating performance. >> will do. with more than 40 states reporting cases of the flu, in a severe flu season that could last as many as four months. visits are up 120% to emergency rooms with health officials declaring a flu epidemic. it's not too late to get a shot. cdc says there is a spot shortage of vaccine in some places. keep that in mind. and the suspect in last year's movie theater massacre in aurora, colorado, has been ordered to stand trial. defense attorneys for james holmes say they are not ready to enter a plea. holmes is accused of killing 12 people after allegedly opening fire during the opening night of a batman movie back in july. vice president joe biden meets today with members of the video game industry after talks thursday with gun rights groups and the entertainment industry. in the wake of the newtown school shooting, biden, leading a task force on gun violence and will present recommendations to the president on tuesday. after thursday's meeting the nra accused the obama administration of attacking the second amendment. too bad samuel l. jackson wasn't on board. snake on the plane drama. a real snake. a ten-foot python was spotted by passengers flapping on the wing mid air. it apparently crawled up through the landing bay and found its way into a crevice in the wing. the plane landed safely, all the passengers okay. the snake has not been seen since. >> ahh. >> ahh? kate, the duchess of cambridge is as pretty as a picture. now there's a picture as pretty as kate. first official portrait of the duchess was unveiled today in london, painted by scottish artist paul emsley after just two sittings. the expected mom, who isn't showing yet, asked to be portrayed naturally as opposed to a royal. some people believe naturally means she looks ten years older. potty training has entered the 21st century with the ipotty for ipad. take a look. brightly colored trainer was a hit at the consumer electronics show in las vegas, sells for about 20 bucks, features a holder designed to grip an ipad that you need to supply yourself and, yes, it also has convenient splash guard for the little boys out there. >> what does it do, though? how does that potty train? watch the ipad when you're -- >> when boys say i'm not ready yet and they're being entertained. >> splash guard is key. they think of everything. >> okay. i've got one more story. >> there's more? >> thanks, jason. >> i'll be here. i'll be here for the next interview. still working on potty training, apparently. >> can i finish the newscast? i'm a legitimate news woman. you can't trust anyone these days, including these guys. this girl gets confused as to what she's supposed to do in a trust fall. take a look. >> trust fall. ready, set, go. >> no! >> not quite the way it's supposed to work. no one got hurt. you can officially laugh. one more time. look. i'm ready, i'm ready. >> look at her sister's reaction. >> it is now 12 minutes past the hour. and you're up-to-date. ready? >> yeah. >> tamron, thanks. al had to leave a little early to get out to the golden globes. we've gone to the bull pen weekend "today's" dillon drier has the weather. >> you won a trip to new york city? >> yes. >> are you having fun? >> yes. >> what do you like best so far? >> everything, the lights. >> shopping, the food. the people, too. that's wonderful. we are actually going to see some really nice weather in the northeast. it's the place to be as we head into the weekend. out west, we are talking about a major snow storm from billings, montana, right down into salt lake city. we have winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories, freezing rain advisories across eastern minnesota, which is actually where this storm is headed. we are looking at perhaps up to a foot of snow across the northern plains and into minnesota as well. >> 9:14 on a friday morning it's still very cold out there, but we were able to go ahead and let that frost advisory expire right on time. this is a live look, crystal clear condition over the city by the bay, 44 in san jose, 39 degrees in sunnyveil and 34 still? santa cruz. we're only headed toward the low 50s for today, by tomorrow even cooler but we have a warmup on the way as we head through next week. hope you have a fantastic weekend. >> and that is your latest forecast. now back to you guys inside. >> best and worst celebrity baby names. 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good morning to you. 9:26, i'm laura garcia-cannon. south bay family says investigators are not doing enough to find who killed their son two weeks ago. 24-year-old jackson madsen's body was found three days before christmas. police say it appears to be a hit and run but who hit him and what really happened is still a mystery. madsen's friends say he may have gotten into a fight at the spot, it's a bar in downtown campbell, which is the last place madsen was seen. there's a 911 call it came from his own cell phone a short time before his death. >> to know that he had a 911 call and it was from his cell phone, him huffing and puffing like he's running from something, that's the only thing that i can think of and it won't get out of my mind. >> the chp says it has specially trained investigators working on the case. officers are calling it a top priority. 9:27 right now, we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this. welcome back. it is going to be on the chilly side but no longer have a freeze warning in place as temperatures have slowly but surely creeped above that freezing mark. we're now at 39 degrees and 35 in santa cruz, nonetheless it's still cold and nowe're going to bring in a few showers in the forecast, between about 2:00 and 6:00, not expecting much but enough to get you wet if you're outdoors without that umbrella so bring it with you today. 51 in livermore, about 49 degrees in sunnyvale. saturday to sunday, upper 40s and then if you do want the warmer weather, it will arrive, just have to wait until wednesday and thursday, the 60s return to the bay area. let's check on that drive, hey, mike. >> good morning. first let's take care of i got this update off of chp in l.a., they're running traffic breaks, i-5 is in the process of reopening. we had the snow, very cold going south and that's what caused the closure overnight. fremont smoothly, southbound a heavier flow because of the earlier accident that cleared north of there. clear headed down 2 past tesla, new crash at the thornton off-ramp not causing a problem. it is slow headed to the south bay. the bay bridge toll plaza very light traffic, laura back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. yes, we're keeping our eye in san jose this morning, the dreamliner just landed. rooting for this hemingway guy to survive the war. >> it's 4:00 in the morning, pat. >> and he does. he does. he survives the war after getting blown up. he survives it -- >> that is bradley cooper and a great scene from "silver linings playbook," one of the best actor nominees among the movies vying for best picture at the 70th annual golden globe awards on sunday. matt, savannah, al, natalie will be there for all the festivities, before, during and after. i'm willie geist along with tamron hall. coming up, tough call for parents. what if your son comes to you and says i want to quit little league or your daughter wants to go on a date. >> are they in the same ballpark, the 12-year-old wanting to date and the boy who wants to stop playing sports? >> they're both difficult. the 12-year-old dating is a league of its own. forget little league. it moves on to the big leagues at that point. >> major question. also ahead, taking the chill off those cold winter nights with a recipe. ooh, shepherd's pie. >> favorite. >> it is delicious. chef charlie palmer. speaking of recipes, we're looking for the best finger-licking homemade chicken wing recipe in the nation for our first-ever chicken wing cook-off. >> yes. >> submit your favorite on the website today.com by next wednesday. we'll select a few finalists to come on and share their recipes. i like extra spicy. >> me, too. >> spicy. >> i'm middle of the road. >> really? >> yeah. i can do barbecue on any wings. >> bleu cheese, ranch? >> i like them wet. i don't like dry wings. >> i agree with that. you have to commit totally to making a mess of yourself. >> it's not a date food. >> no. >> not a date food. let's get a check quick of the weather from dylan. hey, dylan. >> good morning. we are actually looking at pretty nice weather moving into the eastern half of the country for the weekend. we are looking at perhaps record high temperatures through the ohio river valley on saturday. the flip side of that is the heavy rain that's going to fall through tennessee and arkansas and also back into texas. that rain doesn't really go anywhere fast. it stretches from the eastern great lakes down into texas, but we could see some record highs down through the carolinas. it does look really nice all up and down the eastern seaboard with 9:32 on a very cold friday morning, good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. you've made it to friday. it will be chilly but we're not expecting all that much rainfall, maybe a little bit as we head through sunday morning. highs today in the 50s, 51 degrees in livermore, you'll need your coat all day long, 51 in san jose and you might need to pull out your umbrella through the evening hours with light showers on the way mostly towards the coastline. hope you have a fantastic weekend. >> and that is your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks a lot. up next, when is it okay to cry in front of your kids? 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i love what people came up with. when is it okay to allow your teenager to date? my stomach just turned. >> my sympttomach turns, too. i have a 13-year-old. >> do you know your child's age? >> i'm allowed to get names wrong, dates wrong. she has personally asked me. >> how did she ask you? >> literally asked me, when can i date? i think we're pushing kids -- of course, the question is what is dating, but i think we're pushing especially our girls too quickly out of girlhood. i know her. she's a middle schooler. she's not ready to date. >> you flat out said no? >> i've seen -- >> you have to be careful. >> you know she's not ready. in our family we have just a number. and the number is 16. and the reason we -- we want them to date in high school, if they're going to do that, just so they can explore the emotional things that happen when you date. >> is that your professional number or as a doctor or as a mom? >> each parent has to make their own decision. >> you ultimately have to decide what dating is. >> versus holding hands or -- >> no, no, dating at 14 is not the same at 19. at 14, they can't drive. they're sort of hostage to the place where you are. your home. which means you can also supervise and should. >> okay. >> i have a number in my household. >> what? >> 30. i feel i'm safe who have other women around who have been through it. >> what are you really worried about with the dating? it's not the location, whether they're driving. it's whether it might turn into -- >> you want to prepare them for what can come up in dating. at 13, even if you give them -- you think you're giving them the skills, can they really execute those skills? i think 16, you can talk a little more frankly and they can handle a difficult situation. >> you have to lay out some parameters. is your 13-year-old daughter going to be comfortable with a 17-year-old boy? >> you just opened up a whole other -- >> that's the point. you have to label things out ahead of time. >> would you allow your kid to quit a sport or activity? >> this is interesting. i had the pleasure of interviewing michelle obama last summer. she was talking about this and it really stayed with me. she said malia wanted to quit tennis, but she was just getting good at it so she didn't want to let her quit until she was good enough at this about made that decision. now she loves it, trying out for the high school team. my girls are still young, but i think you have to watch your kids but there are times when you might want to keep pushing them a little bit so they can make that decision later on. >> i want to transition because this is in the news. expose your child to violent video games. when is it okay? >> a lot of research has been done in pediatrics. it actually leads to aggressive behaviors and aggressive thoughts and we don't want our children walking around with a lot of aggression inside them. the video game industry has a ratings system and parents should pay attention to that. the video games look very realistic. children may not realize that what they're playing isn't really real. there's that weird thing when you're very young. we recommend to the american academy of pediatrics you follow the video game manufacturer's rating system and don't. >> my response is heck no. demands of these violent games that are desensitizing, as you say, would go down. >> i'm with you 100%. violent video games and my nephews who are older. they put a game that is inappropriate on their wish list. >> you need to monitor what's going on online. games that you go and actually buy -- >> that's right. >> -- if you saw the news recently, those games are not selling as well. what's happening now is that people are moving to online platforms. that's changing everything. you have to be aware. >> plenty more to discuss in "is it okay" questions after this. the pull-ups team told the krumme family, a! we were filming a potty training video. oh! what was that? 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i said i'm sad i'm not with you but i'm so excited for you. >> i think it depends. if it's a big marital spat, that's scary for a kid. you can draw them into conversations that they're not ready for. i remember walking into a bathroom and my expensive night cream was being smeared all over. i burst into tears and she said why are you crying? i just said, mom my's tired. >> and you just wasted $300 of that cream. >> i'm with parents in very heavy moments. it is very frightening when parents cry at the moment you deliver very serious news because then the child goes, whoa, this must be really, really bad. parents, what usually happens in my practice, parents take a private moment and they cry without the child there. and we can remove the child, separate them. because then the children get very frightened when that happens. >> last up on our list, ladies, when is it okay to share intimate details of your relationship? ie, marriage with your child. >> do you want the right answer or -- the right answer is never. intimate details? i don't think you mean that kind of intimate, but problems you're having. >> is it ever appropriate to talk about? >> no. >> no. >> i don't think so. >> i'm an adult child and sometimes my mom has overshared. and i don't want to -- you know, we want to be our parents' child not their marriage counselor. >> right. >> maybe the kids don't want to hear it. >> i can't imagine but there's part of me that wondered if i'm sharing a little bit more, is that going to encourage my girls to share more of their intimate life? >> no, they're just going to be grossed out. >> i agree. >> i don't think so. >> no. >> no one wants to hear from their mom. i still think dad's hot. >> no. >> not appropriate. >> my own son gets freaked out when we go out and i'll get a cat call every now and then and he's like, oh, that's so gross. >> embarrassing. >> excellent topic. i love all of you guys. thank you so much. hearty midwinter meal the family will love. those are details i can listen to. first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 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>> about an hour and a half to cook down. cover it, throw it in the oven. it's simple once you've grouned your beef. >> smells very good. >> you have your braised beef, all your vegetables are cooked down. you kind of tear that apart. nice, tender beef like that. >> falls off. now you're okay with using frozen corn and peas? >> there's not a lot of great stuff out there this time of year, root vegetables, stuff like this. but for a little color and ode to springtime, peas and corn. we have broken up our meat and have it in a pan like this. a roast that's leftover, chicken. it could be any kind of meat. >> that's sort of half the deal? >> right. then you take your mashed potatoes, yukon gold, incorporated butter and egg yolks in there. we're going to take that, spoon it over top, right on top of our meat picks tur. and then it goes right into an oven. i always tell people, this is something that you could really put together, cool it down. put it in the fridge and on sunday night, whenever you're going to eat it, pop it in the oven 45 minutes, brown it all up on top. >> tell me about the egg yolks in the mashed potatoes. >> egg yolks just to make it a little bit richer. cream is added to it, too. again, you don't need that. you don't have to do that. it's just making it nice and rich. parmesan cheese on top. >> that's beautiful. >> mmm. >> what we have, of course -- >> how long are we putting this in? >> 45 minutes in an oven, 350. >> what we have here is shepherd's pie. >> tamron, get in there. >> weapon of choice. >> get in there. >> i will. you don't have to ask me twice. >> we go with a really nice rich, spicy red wine. we have this eberle from california. >> you eat, i'll drink. how about that? >> i love that deal. >> hearty dish. >> very simple to put together. anybody can do it. >> so good for the winter. >> warms you up from the inside out. >> i like this year round. i know you say winter. >> you can eat it year round, absolutely. >> charlie, thanks so much. >> cheers. >> we'll take a look back at the week we had. >> flu shot. let's get it done. it hurt but i'm very strong. >> you go, betty white. nice to see you. welcome back. how are you doing? >> just great. >> hair and makeup room, my friends. >> i thought we were giving up alcohol. >> whoo! >> good job. >> bring the action. >> eli is all over everybody. >> natalie, could you get your dog away from my dog, please? >> half ski mask effect. put it on. >> here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. oh! >> the cast of "girls" will join us right after this. >> jeff bridges is here. the dude is in the house. you never know who is going to come by our window. it is laura dern. do you want to come inside for a little bit? >> meagan, welcome to the nbc family. >> thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> quick hello. ♪ those summer nights wella wella ♪ >> that's what's going on around the country. i can't take this anymore. >> i know. good friday morning to you. 9:56 now. if you use a clipper car your personal privacy may soon be better protected. they are exploring the options of how long it holds onto your personal data for three years. the mtc can store personal information up to seven years. samtranschanging the schedule aisling times to improve service, no routes will be changed, all the changes take effect sunday. visit samtrans.com for information to help you out. let's check the forecast now. >> it's going to be such a cold finish to the day, frigid start making way to highs only in the low 50s, even a couple upper 40s expected in santa rosa, 49 degrees up there. 51 in fremont and 50 degrees in gilroy. don't forget, 49ers playoff tomorrow, taking on the green bay packers, candlestick park, chilly for the boys. 50 degrees at 5:00 p.m. not expecting a whole lot of wintd out there. saturday and sunday temperatures fall more so. look at the drive with mike inouye. >> a relatively smooth half hour around the bay area. palo alto, light easy drive past university and willow, northbound away from us. southbound 101 slow through san mateo approaching hillsdale and clearing up into belmont, that's a typical friday pattern there. northbound 101 from san jose up into mountain view a little slow there as well as 85, from cou r cupertino and sunnyvale. the lowdown through fremont cleared up. emeryville the commute direction and non-commute looking the same. it will get slower into the city folks going there for lunch. >> another news update in half an hour. see you then. here you go little man. 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[ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well, it is try day. we're deted to have you. maybe we should call it dry day. >> we're sick of it. >> january 11th. >> how many days left? >> 26 apparently. we have a mock-tail. this is -- >> an honest abe. >> in honor of all the no, ma'am nags that "lincoln" got, it's called honest abe. what is that? >> cranberry. >> i hate it. >> you do? >> i hate it -- >> because there's nothing in it you like. this is a very sad day. >> why? >> because -- >> okay. yeah, this is not good. >> listen to what happened. they asked us -- the folks at "good housekeeping" said why don't you come into our studio labs where we test everything, skin and what not, and we're going to do this segment called seven years younger. >> "good housekeeping" institute. >> they put us in hyperbaric chambers. they took close-up pictures of our face to check for wrinkles. don't say anything. >> i prefer you with the hair. >> pores, et cetera. they took photos of us, and then they got inside and looked at our problem with dark spots and wrinkles and pores and everything. >> some of us had those problems. >> don't reveal, because it was the most impressing day. >> for someone. >> i wish that i didn't even go. we're going to do an entire segment describing not, again, with the photo, but describing what happened and how we can correct such problems. i can't believe. i got to tell you. they compare us to people in our own age group. >> that's where it really got ugly. >> with our own skin types. >> i am so in a funk after that. >> i actually think you ended up doing quite well. much of the sun you've been in your entire life -- >> that's not my problem. don't reveal my problem, but that's not it. don't. don't. >> you know who else has problems? we love our phil. he writes the social cues section in the "new york times". somebody wrote in and said did you make plans with a girlfriend? this is probably what has happened to a lot of people. >> it's one of those deals with kathie lee and i are friends, and then my other friend is bobby, so i enjoy and i say, you guys, hi. >> we love each other. >> then two days later i hear from somebody, oh, i heard bobby and kathie lee were having lunch. that's unusual because i introduced them. they call it friend jumping where you exclude the introducer and then the other two are bonding, they're going on vacations, they're sharing your secrets. >> i have been dumped for another friend. >> it's called. some people do it because they have a connect. some people do it for like a social reason. they like social climbing. i introduce you -- you introduce me to someone very fancy, and then i become friends with your fancy friend. >> it has never bothered me, but a friend who has been introduced -- it bothers another friend. >> i could see where it would hurt your feelings a little. >> don't own the people, people. let everybody live their life and be happy for -- that they like someone more than they like you. >> this is a problem, you guys, that's been going on through the ages. >> what does phil say? >> this is what lucy -- you got to watch. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> lucy, i think you're jealous. >> jealous? ha! >> you're acting jealous. >> not in the least. look, if a person brings their two best friends together so that they can become friends and those two friends become friends and then they choose to ignore the friend who brought them together in the first place, then those friends are no longer friends of mine. >> see? >> hmm. yeah. >> i get a little irked i think, maybe. you don't? >> i really don't. >> a little. >> it's hard to remember when i did. isn't it nice those two people that -- >> what if at the don't call you? >> then you find out they weren't your friends to begin with, hoda woman. it's really quite simple. you crack me up. phillip says we don't own -- that's where i heard it. we don't own our friends, so they can't be stolen from us. your friends haven't done anything wrong. people we bring together are free to seek each other without us. feelings are hurt. >> it's rejection. >> if you do say something, you might want to preface it with i know this is unreasonable. she doesn't think so. perhaps they'll include you or be more sensitive about broadcasting their nights on the town. would you feel bad? you have already said yes. >> i would feel bad. i don't like that. can we talk about the scale because it's january? >> yeah. >> here's the thing, nobody likes standing on the scale. >> i don't get on one. >> i hate it. >> only once a year at the doctor's office. >> i know. >> all i want to do was beat what i was last year. >> so i did -- i confess to you that i went to cbs where they sell cake and food and all that stuff. >> but no longer give flu shots. that's another story. >> i got a chocolate fudge cake with icing. >> nothing better. it was amazing. >> shaved it -- just a little bite. i'm going to have a little bit more, and before i knew it, i had polished off -- it was disgusting. i went to the gym, which has the kind of scale with the bar, you know, the one that you can't fool. you can't jiggle it. >> if you are eating fudge, you can't fudge it. >> i was standing -- because i knew i felt tarnl, so i said let me stay on the scale because you wonder if i stood on the scale while eating the cake, would i be gaining weight? i don't like these kind of scales, and i don't like the kind we have here. >> the kind you like -- you like the kooit kind -- >> with the needle that you can move a little. you know -- you look at it just right. >> move it to a different part of the floor. you lose five pounds like that. >> you put the weight on your right foot and lean right, watch where the needle goes. would you stand on that scale? >> not on your life. >> what if no one could see it but you? >> no, because i couldn't see it myself. i'm too far away from it. that's the point. >> i would get -- you know what i did? one time i felt really good and my jeans felt really good, and i am getting on that scale. i got on the scale. i was three pounds up, and then i got depressed again. i felt -- >> let your jeans tell you the truth. they don't like. those things are not always -- >> well, all right. >> here's the other thing, this is what you haven't told about the rest of the story. the next -- you ate the next half of the cake. >> the polished the whole thing off. foo whatever. >> i shouldn't have to tell the story about cvs because maybe not every cvs has run out of a flu shot. i was coming home after a very long day, and i was coming in the house ready to relax, and frank is rushing out the front door. i said what are you going to? i just saw on the news that the elderly should get a flu shot. he says i realize, hell, that's me. so he ran out. i said, well, go down to cvs. it says flu shots here on both the exit and the back. i get back there, out of flu shots. out of flu shots? i said here's an idea, take down your sign. an hour and a half we're all over southern connecticut looking for a flu -- thank you, rite aid in stanford. thank you very much. >> he got the shot? >> by that time i wish he would -- >> all right. let's work up a few calories. let's do a little zumba. >> better get to bobbi. >> what are we doing? >> we are -- >> introduce yourself. what is your name? >> hi. i'm shahita. i'm here to do a little zumba workout with you. so we'll start in the front, okay? >> zumba. this is so popular. >> we'll tap our feet like this. >> go for it. >> we're going this way. >> spanx are showing. spanx are showing. >> go the other way. >> kick. >> i know. i know. i can't do -- [ siren ] >> now what? let's try something else. okay. let's stand up. we're going to do a little push-up. let's take it back. this way. there we go. >> oh, you got it. now, be a little sassy. >> all right. >> have fun with it. all right? >> what else you got? >> all right. let's walk behind the chair. >> let's move on. we've mastered that. >> let's do some gluts. >> i have to look at you because i don't know what's going on. >> take your inside leg, and then just lift. right. >> work the gluts. >> you got it? >> all right. okay. >> you can just do this -- >> we'll take it back to the pushup. all right. so this -- >> got another 20 seconds. what do you got? >> back to that one. >> all right, girl. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> bobbi. what do you got? >> you got to have -- >> i can't wait. >> three things -- three things to help you. first, this is going to help you type faster. hoda, i have a feeling you're the ipad girl. >> oh, because your fingers always slip on the -- now i might use that. >> well, this is great. touch fire is a clear keyboard. you can feel it, and it will flip away. >> i love it. i love it. kathie will use that. >> i can do that because i can actually see it. >> that's great. >> they're squishy. >> she's -- okay. >> helping you to find things faster is stick and find. this is brand new. their a proto type. you stick a sensor on your keys, the remote, and then your iphone will help you find it in the house. it has a -- >> what if you lose your iphone. >> it helps you find everything else. >> i like it. >> last but not least, this is going to help your partner sleep better, actually. this is called the lark, and what i love, it's a wrist band you wear to bed, and guess what? >> what? >> it's an alarm that wakes only you up and not the person sleeping with you. >> i will pay you whatever you ask for that to give to frank. >> these are amazing finds on our website. >> it vibrates just --? >> it just wakes you up. >> lark is amazing. they have a whole system to help you sleep better. that is my favorite. >> bobbie, you look great, by the way. >> how cute and gorgeous are you. >> love you. >> it's time for kathie lee's friday funny. i can't wait. [ laughter ] >> okay. all right. please. thoeld hold it down. save it for after because it's good. while enjoying an early morning breakfast in a northern arizona cafe, four elderly ranchers were discussing everything from cattle, horses, and the weather to how things used to be in the old days. they were all just talking about -- eventually the conversation moved on to their spouses. one gentleman turned to the gentleman on his right and asked, roy, aren't you and your bride still celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary soon? yep, we sure are, roy replied. what are you going to do anything special to celebrate? the old gentleman congered this for a moment and replied, four our 25th anniversary i took bee down to tucson. maybe for our 50th, i'll go down there and get her. 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[ screaming ] >> is it wind? >> hey, he is here with us today. that isn't the only thing that goes bump and grind in the middle of the night. bump and grind. >> what you doing in your bed, little girl? you know what i'm saying. >> what are you doing? >> bump and grinding. got the girl right there. it's girl talk. >> you got some bump and grinding going with a couple of furry things. >> oh, yeah. >> please do not reveal. >> it's the threesome i don't want to talk about. >> by the way. you got to admit -- you got some moves. that was like a 40 minute take. no cut. >> come on now. >> that's how i do it. you know that black don't crack, girl. we do it. we make it happen. >> let me ask you, what makes this movie any different from the scary movies -- >> what he just talked about. >> besides that, what makes this different than the scary movie franchise, it's way different, and because, you know, we left the scary movie franchise after one and two. not left. we got kicked off. we got ousted. it got taken from us. >> that's all right. >> somebody stole it. >> they just took it. what happened? we're done. you know, god bless that franchise. they moved on and got a whole new cast and got charlie sheen and heather locklear. it's more like a celebrity rehab. i got a haunted house. i went and started my own thing. "a haunted house." it's different than scary movie because it's not a parody. it's more of a horror comedy with romantic and scary moments. it's basically paranormal activity if it happened to a black couple. >> and a little porn. >> just a slice. you like a little naughty. come on. you going to see it twice, ain't you? rewind. rewind. motion of him doing that. okay. it's just that real -- that real point of view of how we would deal with a ghost. normally you go to the movies, and the idea came up and i was watching paranormal activity, and i thought, boy, they do real stupid things in these movies. just move. i feel like the -- >> don't go in there. >> don't go in there. exactly. you know when it's the white woman going stupid movie, you got to go out there, you got to go, please. it's that real point of view. you know, this is how we would deal with it. >> no one screams quite like you in the film, but we want to show a clip of you setting it free. >> the windos are closed! [ screaming ] >> hell no. i'm out. >> what? [ screaming ] >> is that you? >> you saw malcolm. >> our sound department just fainted. >> i go to the projects and it's all -- [ screaming ] >> that was my dad every time. i was at left arm for school. time for school. >> you learned all this on the job basically. >> the woman who plays your fiance. >> atkins. she's a really talented actress. >> very good. >> really good. she's really, like -- we have a good chemistry. >> yeah. >> very believable. >> she was gangster because she just had a baby, like -- she was just down. she had the baby, like, three weeks before we were filming. >> yeah. >> she was still, like, lactating and, yeah -- she was game. there was breast milk all over the floor. >> get your little furry animals to lick it up. >> well, this movie is such fun. we wish you great luck with it. >> oh, my gosh. my son is going to go crazy over it. from the film school, he is going to love it anyway. >> he went to film school? >> that's really none of your business. >> also, i'm going to be performing at the bogada hotel in atlantic city with my brother on february 9th, so we'll be over today, and february 9th come check us out in the bogada in atlantic city. >> you have to -- >> in a theater near you opening today. 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[ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] welcome back. now the time is 10:28. you made it to friday. it's chilly out there, still in the mid-30s. grab your coat although it is crystal clear in san jose, just a beautiful start to the day, highs in the low 50s as we head throughout this afternoon. let's take one more look at your drive. mike, how are we doing? >> great except for one key spot the lower deck of the bay bridge getting from san francisco into oakland, things were held up for a little while, there was an injury accident on the lower deck, a sig alert the last few minutes. is will be slow over here, a look from the emeryville camera, traffic is flowing both decks smoothly. to the south an alternate is the san mateo bridge but you don't really need it. highway 92 over the water the san mateo bridge is just fine and a lot clearer view than we've seen over the last few day this is week because of fog, not an issue this morning. things moving nicely and see how your commute is for the south bay. >> thank you, mike. more of the top stories coming up in 30 minutes. laura garcia-cannon and i hope to see you at 11:00. >> it's dry day friday, and there's more bad news. how do i turn back the clock is the question everybody wants answered. >> we twoent place that could could give us answers, the good housekeeping lab where chemists put the top anti-aging products to the test. >> but before we could go home with hope in a jar, we had to do a skin assessment to find out how we compare to our peers in terms of our lines and wrinkles and spots. >> i'm a little nervous. here we are at the good housekeeping headquarters. >> i see the seal of approval. >> oh, my gosh. since 1909, the year that frank was born. >> hi. >> how are you? >> great to have you here. this is where we test everything from mascara to microwaves to bed sheets. >> to see if the claims are true. >> to see what products are really working and get the good housekeeping seal. >> we have machines here, but first -- >> how do we look right now? >> you look beautiful. that's important because you're about to meet the ph.d. who runs this lab. >> the good doctor. >> specifically we're going to show you the visia machine. it's a very cool tool. >> i'm kind of a little nervous. i don't want to know. >> because you know you are in love with the sun. >> i slather on suntan lotion and lay out. >> what this machine does, it's pretty scare where i. it counts your wrinkles. it counts your age spots. it also shows you the damages in your skin that haven't actually become a wrinkle or age spot yet. >> it is soon to be. >> it can be sobering, but it doesn't work if you have your makeup on. >> can i leave on my eye makeup. >> there's a lot piled on. we're going to take you to our climatology chamber. we want to make sure before we measure your skin is that it is a muteral temperature and a neutral humidity level. >> is b.l.t. a word? just kidding. ♪ >> it's the longest 15 minutes of my life. >> there's a peacefulness about it, sitting in a small climately controlled room that has not a germ in it, except for the ones we brought in. >> who wants to go first? >> i'm the oldest, i should go first. >> all right. >> age before beauty. >> and -- >> wow. >> we're going to see two shots. right face. >> we're doing shots, hoda. >> yes, yes! ♪ shots, shots, shots, shots >> i hate that. look at that. that's a hideous picture. >> it didn't work. >> i got to say, you look pretty good. >> yeah, you do. >> all right, hoda. >> i don't want to sit down until i have to. >> we're going to start with the left position. close your eyes. [ laughing ] >> that's rude. i don't want to hear the word woof coming out of your mouth. oh, oh, oh. >> that's what i said. >> no one is interested in that. >> that's scary. >> is it over? >> are we pregnant? >> wrinkles, you have -- >> wow. >> i guess the bad news is there's some visible spots, and it could be due to sun. >> she doesn't stay in the sun. >> i did, though, before i was 20, and that's when the damage is done. the baby oil. >> yeah. we didn't know about it in my generation. back in the 1800s, nobody wore sunscreen. >> wrinkles, you were better than 87%. >> i'll start with the bad news for you. >> why? i want to feel good first. >> in terms of wrenkles, are you better than 56% of women in your age group. >> that's darn good. >> i'm better than half. >> that's the good news? >> yes. >> oh! >> the bad news is the pore area and the texture. >> what else is there other than pores and texture? >> pores, it's -- >> i saw a couple of craters. >> so 93% of people my age have better pores. >> thank you for that. make sure foundation is good. >> i don't remember saying that about the craters. >> i remember. okay. >> rosemary ellis is here with us. she's editor in chief of "good housekeeping magazine" and the editors behind the new book, which is amazing. seven years younger. people were fighting over mine to get it. i was lovely enough to give mine away because obviously i didn't need it, but hoda is holding on to hers for dear life. >> thank you so much. >> i have a question. my results were not great. is there a way to correct -- for other women like me who have a pore problem and a texture problem, apparently, is there something you can do? >> of course, there is, and that's what's great about this book which has become an instant "new york times" best seller. >> you and al roker. >> we tested 400 products that were making skin care claims. >> right. >> on more than 800 women for 18 months. we found the 12 products that really work. we named them in this book. >> you made some enemies in the process. >> yeah, we did. you know, we tell the truth at good housekeeping. >> good for you. >> four minimizers. this was the winner in the pore minimizers. this is for you, hoda. you it will instantly reduce the appearance of your pos. it really works. >> true. okay. you put this on every day? >> yes. >> i'm going to start. >> for you, my dear -- this is a glycolic peel. spots is what you want to address. this is an exfoliator. you can use once or twice a week. it's an exfoliator. it takes the top layer of your skin off and it gets rid of the spots. youment to be careful with sunscreen because it makes your skin more sensitive to sun. you brush it on. then you wait for five minutes and take it off with these pads, and you are done. >> oh, that's easy. >> i'll let you know on monday. >> have you to splurge here. this is what tested best for daily moisturizers. it's from elizabeth arden. it feels really good. it has spf 30 in it. >> that feels good. >> sun does more damage to your skin than anything. >> tell someone who is in the room. >> i have a pore problem. >> it's like sunscreen built into moisturizer. it's free. it lasts for four months if you use it on your face and your neck. >> and decollette. >> 60 cents a day. >> some people would rather have that than a pair of shoes. >> i would. this, on on the other hand, is the best nighttime moisturizer, and it's only $20 from olay. works really great. >> they've been around a long time. >> we have to go. you have a quick one? >> nutrition. >> what do you want to know? >> seven years younger tells you -- >> what is this? >> this is the top frozen meal. we tested 300. amy's light and lean and it has only 260 calories in it. >> really? >> no transfats. >> what about the snacks here? >> get snacks that -- you get two snacks a day on seven years younger. this is roasted almonds with dried cranberries. only 135 calories. >> if you are craving something more decadent, angel food cake. layer it with strawberries and top whipped topping. >> that's been around forever. this afternoon to take you to a press brief big the president and afghan president hamid karzai and it is how many troops will remain in afghanistan next year when the president has said that the war will be officially over. the u.s. troop withdrawal will occur and that is why we wanted to bring you the event live. right now there are 66,000 forces in afghanistan and so many questions about what the country will look like after the united states leaves since the war began more than 2,000 american service members have lost their lives and another 18,000 have been wounded. karzai's often been critical of the united states, but he wants forces to remain. he was at the pentagon yesterday meeting with leon panetta and met with with secretary clinton last night. u.s. officials are talking about a zero option after next year with no forces remaining behind in afghanistan. that is an area of concern for president karzai, because he would like a more robust force to help with the training of afghan forces there. kristen welker is at the white house at the east room awaiting the two leaders. kristen, what have we learned about ha they have been discussing? >> well, david, good afternoon. the white house officials just released a statement saying that president obama and president karzai agree that the afghan security forces have exceeded x expectations now leading about 80% of the operations in afghanistan, and that is is significant, because this white house may be lean iing toward a more scaled back troop presence after 2014. for the first time, officials here saying that the president may be open to zero troop presence which critics say that could leave afghanistan vulnerable to destabilization. here is the president and president karzai. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. it is my pleasure to welcome president karzai back to the white house as well as his delegation. we last saw each other in the nato summit in my hometown of chicago a city that reflects the friendship between our peoples, including many afghan americans as well as the karzai family. so mr. president, welcome. we meet at a critical moment. the 33,000 additional forces they ordered to>ok afghanistan e served with honor, they've completed their mission, and as promised returned home this past fall. the transition is well under way, and soon nearly 90% of afghans will live in areas where afghan forces are in the lead for their own security. this year will mark another milestone. afghan forces will take the lead for security across the entire country, and by the end of next year, 2014, the transition will be complete. afghans will have full responsibility for their security, and this war will come to a responsible end. this progress is only possible, because the incredible sacrifices of the troops and the diplomats, the forces of our many coalition partners and the afghan people who've endured extraordinary hardship. in this war, more than 2 th,000 america's sons and daughters have given their lives. these are patriots that we honor today, tomorrow and forever. as we announced today, the next month i will present our nation's highest military declaration, the medal of honor to staff sergeant clinton romishae for his service. today, president karzai and i have reviewed the strategy. with with the devastating blows we have struck against al qaeda the core objective, the goal is within reach that al qaeda can never again launch attacks against our country. at the same time, we pushed the taliban out of their strongholds. today, most major cities and afghans are more security and insurgents have continued to lose territory. meanwhile, afghan forces continue to grow stronger. as planned, some 352,000 afghan soldiers and police are now in training or are on duty. most missions are already being led by afghan forces. and of all the men and women in uniform in afghanistan, the vast majority are afghans who are fighting and dying for their country everyday. we still face significant challenges, but because of this progress, our transition is on track. at the nato summit last year wing a e greed with the coalition forces that afghan forces will take the lead for security in mid-2013. president karzai and the team have been here for several days, and we have shared a vision of how to move ahead and consulted with our coalition partners, and we will continue to do so, and today, with we agreed as afghan forces take the lead, and as president karzai announces the final phase of the transition, coalition forces will move to a support role this spring. our troops will continue to fight alongside afghans when needed, but let me say it as plainly as i can. starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be a historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty, and something that president karzai cares deeply about as do the afghan people. this sets thei] stage for the further reduction of coalition forces. we have reduced thexñ troops to roughly 66,000 troops and our pledge is to continue to bring the troops home at a steady pace, and in the coming months i will an thouns the next phase of the drawdown and a responsible drawdown to protect the gains that our troops have made. president karzai and i have also discussed the nature of the security cooperation after 2014. our teams continue to work towards a security agreement, and as they do, they will be guided for our respect for afghan sovereignty and by the two long-term tasks which will be very specific and very narrow. first, training and assisting afghan forces and second, targeting the counter terrorism missions, targeted counter terrorism missions against al qaeda and the affiliates. our discussions will focus on how best to achieve these tasks after 2014, and it is our hope to reach an agreement this year. ultimately, security gains must be matched by political progress, so we recommitted the nations to a reconciliation process between the afghan government and the taliban. president karzai updated me on t the afghan government's road map to peace, and we agreed today that the process should be advanced by the opening of a office to continue talks. and continued support across the region including pakistan. we welcome recent steps this ta regard and look for more tangible step, because a stable and security afghanistan is not only in the interest of the afghan people and the united states, but of the entire region. and finally, we reaffirmed the strategic partnership that we signed last year in kabul, an enduring partnership between two sovereign nations, this includes deepening tying of commerce, and education and development and opportunities for all afghans, men and women, boys and girls. this sends a clear message to afghans and to the region as afghans stand up, they will not stand alone. the united states and the world stands with them. now, let me close by saying that this continues to be a very difficult mission. our forces continue to serve and make tremendous sacrifices everyday. the afghan people make significas everyday. afghan forces still need to grow stronger. we remain vigilant against insider attacks. we will have enduring abilities for the people and against the safe havens, and this continues to be our ilk. make no mistake the path is clear, and we are working towards it everyday. everyday afghans are stepping up for their own security, and as they do, our troops will come home, and next year this war will cocome to a responsible end. president karzai, i thank you for the commitment to the goals we share, a strong and sovereign afghanistan where afghans find security, peace, pros pperity a dignity and in pure suit of the future, afghanistan will have a long term partner in the the united states of america. mr. president. >> thank you. thank you very much, mr. president, for the very gracious and warm welcome to me and the afghan delegation on this visit to washington and for bearing was, as i mentioned during our talks with all of the crowds that we have there. the president and i discussed today in great detail all of the relevant issues between the two countries. i was happy to see that we have made progress on some of the important issues for afghanistan concerning afghan sovereignty. we agreed on the complete return of detention centers and detainees for afghan sovereignty, and this is going to be implemented soon after my return to afghanistan. we also discussed all aspects of transition to afghan governance and security. i'm very happy to hear from the president as we also discussed it earlier that in spring this year, the afghan forces will be fully responsible for providing security and protection to the afghan people, and that the international forces, the american forces will be no longer present in the afghan villages, and that the task will be that of the afghan forces to provide for the afghan people in security and protection. that we also agreed on the steps that we should be taking in the peace process which is of highest priority to afghanistan. we agreed on allowing a taliban office in qatar where the taliban will engage in direct talks with the representatives of the afghan high council for peace, where we will be seeking the help of relevant regional countries, including pakistan. where we will be trying our best, together with the united states and our other allies to return peace and stability to afghanistan as soon as possible and employing all of the means that we have within our power to do that. so the afghan people can live in security and peace and work for their prosperity and educate their children. the president and i also discussed the economic transition of afghanistan and all that sbe tail s entails ford once the bulk of the international forces withdraw from afghanistan, we hope that the dividends of that transition economically to afghanistan will be beneficial to the afghan people, and will not have adverse effects on the afghan economy and the prosperity that we have gained in the past many years. we also discussed the issue of election in afghanistan, and the importants and the s and ths se of the election of the afghan people and conducting a free and fair election in afghanistan where our friends this the international community in particular the united states will be assisting in conducting those elections. of course where afghanistan will have the right environment for conducting elections without interference, and without undue concern in that regard for the afghan people. we also discussed in a bit of a detail and in the environment that we have all aspects of the bilateral agreement that we have between afghanistan and the united states, and i informed the president that the afghan people already in the effort that we called for the strategic partnership agreement between afghanistan and the united states view it as a good relationship and a valued one. so by that context the bilateral agreement is one that the afghan people approve and we will conduct it in detail where both the interests of the united states and the interests of afghan will be kept in mind. we had a number of other issues also to talk about. during our conversations and perhaps many times in the conversation beginning with the conversation, of course, i thanked the president for the help that the united states has given to the afghan people for all that we have gained in the past ten years, and that those gains will be kept by any standard while we are working for peace and stability in afghanistan, including respect for the afghan constitution. i also thanked the president and endorsed with him the sacrifices of american men and women in uniform and those of other count countries. accordingly, i also informed president obama of the sacrifices of the afghan people, and of the immense sacrifices of the afghan people in the last ten years both for the servicemen and of the afghan peop people. i am going back to afghanistan this evening to bring to the afghan people the news of afghanistan standing shoulder-to-shoulder with america as a sovereign, independent country, but in cooperation and in partnership. thank you, mr. president, for the hospitality. >> thank you, mr. president. okay. we have got two questions each from u.s. and afghan press, and we will start with scott wilson of the washington post. >> mr. president, president karzai. mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an afghan security role in the spring mean that you will be winding down u.s. troops faster than you expected this year? and specifically as possible, how many troops do you expect to leave in afghanistan beyond 2014 for the two missions that you outlined, and would you consider leaving any troops in afghanistan beyond that date without an immunity agreement for their actions? and president karzai, you have spoken often about the threat that the u.n.'s presence poses to your nation's sovereignty, but i am wanting to know if you will be working on behalf of an immunity agreement to preserve some torss in afghanistan after the 2014 date, and how many u.s. troops you would accept after that time. thank you. >> okay. scott, our first task has been to meet the transition plan that we have set first in lisbon and then in chicago. because of the progress that has been made by our troops, because the progress that has been made in respect to afghan forces, and their capacity to meet the need, and we are able to meet those goals and accelerate them somewhat. let me repeat. what will happen this spring is that afghans will be in the lead throughout the country, and that doesn't mean that coalition forces including the u.s. forces are no longer fighting. they will still be fight iing alongside afghan troops. it does mean though that the afghans will have taken the lead and our presence, and the nature of the work will be different. we will be main ly an assisting and advising role, and obviously, we will have troops there and that means that our men and women will still be in harm's way, that there will still be the need for force protection, you know, the environment is still going to be very dangerous, but what we have seen is that the afghan soldiers are stepping up at great risk to themselves. that allows us then to make this transition during the spring. what that translates into precisely in terms of how this drawdown of u.s. troop proceeds is something that isn't yet fully determined. i'm going to be over the coming weeks getting recommendations from general allen and other commanders on the ground. they will be designing and shaping a responsible plan to make sure that we are not losing the gains that have already been made, and to make afghan units when they are in theatre, and to make sure that the folks are protected even as we are drawing down, so i can't give you a precise number at this point. i will make a separate announcement once i have recommendations from the generals and our commanders in terms of what that drawdown might look like. with respect to post 2014, we've got two goals. and our main conversation today was establishing a meeting of the minds in terms of what those goals would be with a full-on presence of the troops, and that is to train and advise the afghan forces to provide their own security, and number two, to make sure that we can continue to go a commanders on the ground in terms of what that would look like. whatever you're in the mood for, sizzler's endless salad bar has over 50 delicious choices. soups, salads, appetizers, and more starting at $8.99 for lunch. sizzler. where fresh is fun. is making sure that the afghan sovereignty is respected. and if we have a fall on force past 2014, it has to be at the in ini have tigs of the afghan government, and they have to feel comfortable with it. i will say, and i have said to president karzai, the that we have arrangements like this with countries all over the world, and nowhere do we have any kind tro troops. that's how i as commander in chief can make sure that our folks are protected in carrying out very difficult missions, and so i think that president karzai understands that. doi. want i do not want to get ahead of ourselves in terms of the negotiations left on the bilateral security agreement, but frompe without assurances that our men and women who are operating there, are in some way subject to the jurisdiction of another country. >> well, sir, the bilateral security agreement is in mind, for the interests of both countries. we understand that the issue of immunity is of very specific importance for the united states. as was for us, the issue of sovereignty and detentions and the continued presence of international forces in afghan villages and the very conduct of the war itself. with those issues resolved, as we did today, part of it, the rest was done earlier. i can go to the afghan people, and argue for immunity for u.s. troops in afghanistan in a way that afghan sovereignty will not be compromised. in a way that afghan law will not be
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