Oprah herself refusing to comment. Those stories. Plus, h m under fire and apologizing over the shocking ad for a childrens sweat shirt. How did the company let it happen . Where did it go . The unknown fate of the rocket Just Launched by elan musk. Did his company lose a secret multimillion dollar government satellite . Stunning comeback. Touchdown, alabama wins alabama rallies late defeating georgia in overtime to win the national title. A new reason for alabama nation to cheer, today, tuesday, january 9th, 2018. This is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Thank you so much for joining us on this Tuesday Morning. I think i see bleeryeyed crew members here. I know. The game actually ended on Tuesday Morning. It went past midnight into overtime. If you are going to have a National Championship game, this is the way to have it. That is exactly the way to have it. Alabama woke up very happy this morning. Still to breaking news overnight. Tied to the north korean crisis and the Winter Olympics. During rare talks with south korea, the rogue nation agreed to send a delegation of athletes, officials, even cheerleaders to next months games. Nbcs chief global correspondent bill kneely is in seoul with the very latest on this development. Hey, bill, good morning. Good morning, hoda. Highly unusual talks and a breakthrough that goes beyond sport. North korea will take part in the Winter Olympics that start in exactly a month. The two sides have agreed to reopen yet another crossborder hotline. These talks they were more about figure skating than nuclear weapons. Walking across the worlds most militaryized border and then history with a handshake. A meeting unthinkable just a month ago as ministers from north and south korea. They met just yards from where a north korean soldier was shot, sprinting to freedom across the border in november. The North Koreans who come from the most secretive country on earth, tried to wrongfoot from the start suggesting these talks should be livestreamed on tv so the whole world could watch. The delegation leader of the free and open south said no. Reporter but he also said the north should stop provocative acts and get rid of nuclear weapons. They announced they will send a team to next months olympics in south korea. The games will be the norths first in in eight years. The two sides have also reestablished a second hotline. This one for the military. There are fears kim jong uns ultimate aim is to drive a wedge in Americas Alliance with south korea. Tensions raised again last week as he and President Trump each boasted of their nuclear buttons. The president says the talks are a good thing, but they are high risk. We continue to have a 10 chance of this all falling apart and ending up with a significant war on the korean peninsula. A war many hope these talks can help prevent. Well, a spokeswoman for the u. S. State Department Says the u. S. Remains cleareyed about north koreas track record on negotiations. Time will tell. Todays meeting symbolic. The breakthroughs real. As north korean officials have made clear to me over two years, they will not negotiate away their nuclear weapons. Bill kneely in seoul. Thank you. There is a lot more to get to. President trump attended last nights National Championship game where he was greeted with cheers and some boos. This as we learn more about the president s possible interview in the russia investigation. Nbc National CorrespondentPeter Alexander is on top of all those headlines. Peter, good morning. Savannah, good morning to you. That russia cloud giving way to a thick fog this morning. I promise thats the white house here behind me. New details about possible timing if President Trump were to be interviewed by special Council Robert mueller and his team. Nbc news has learned it could happen within weeks even as the president s lawyers push to limit its scope and this morning the white house is rincht President Trump in atlanta monday night catching the College Football championship. At the twilights last gleaming reporter even taking the field for the National Anthem. Ut about the president still tackling questions about the russia investigation. Sflo legal experts say its unlikely investigators would agree to anything other than an in person sitdown. Earlier in tennessee the president promoting the new tax law to farmers and other supporters who helped get them to the white house. Oh, are you happy you voted for me . You are so lucky that i gave you that privilege. It comes amid growing debate over the president s mental fitness. Fire and fury author michael wolff, again, pushing back on the president and top aides who called his book fake. Day after day after day incident after incident he doesnt tell the truth because he doesnt know what the truth is. The white house is also dismissing a report from axios and said the president shortened his private schedule. Instead, spending his time watching tv, making calls, and tweeting. A white house spokesman broadcasting criticism of his work ethic as ludicrous. Meanwhile, could there be a battle of the billionaire former tv stars . Asked about a possible run by Oprah Winfrey in 2020, a person in the know tells nbc news its not happening. She has no intention of running. Still, even ivanka trump praised oprahs Golden Globes speech as empowering and inspiring. A white house Spokesman Says the president is absolutely running again and embracing oprah as a possible opponent. We welcome the challenge, whether it be Oprah Winfrey or anybody else. Bipartisan elude thd president. Will it be possible this year . The big sticking points remain the fight over protecting hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants, socalled dreamers, and money for the president s border wall. Savannah. All right, peter. Thank you. The Trump Administration announced monday plans to end special protections for about 200,000 salvadorian immigrants raising the possibility that they will be forced to return to a violent homeland. Homeland security gave salvadorians with protected status until 2019 to leave the United States or face deportation. Elsal have a door becomes the fourth country since President Trump took office to lose protection under the program which provides humanitarian relief for people whose countries are hit with natural disasters or other strife. Heavy rain caused mud and other debris to cascade down hillsides, stripped of vegetation. Thats been making it hard for fire trucks and other rescue vehicles to reach the scene of that gas line break. Chilling new body camera footage is being released in the fatal new years eve shooting of a colorado sheriffs deputy. Nbc National Correspondent miguel has more on all of that. Miguel, good morning. Hoda, good morning. Sheriffs deputies were responding to a ru routine call when they realized their suspect was unstable. Thats when the gunfire suddenly began. Much was caught on tape. First, a warning. The newly released edited body camera footage is difficult to watch. Zroo were here because we want to make sure youre okay. What began as a routine domestic disturbance call quickly turned into an ambush. A relentless volley of gunfire. Five officers down. All fighting to stay alive. One in the chest. The carnage and chaos was just beginning. The suspect continues to unload. Youre okay. Youre okay. I dont see blood. Oh, i see blood. Get out of here. Reporter the colorado gunman would fire more than 100 shots new years day. Two neighbors would be wounded in the firefight. Before the gunman was killed by officers, he posted his own video obtained by nbc affiliate kusa calling 911 himself claiming he had been threatened by a roommate. I do have some weapons. I own firearms. I have had some scotch. First thing, i went to the bottle. I have been on my periscope just doing my thing, you know . Reporter the sheriff says he released this video to show the terror his officers faced. Im very proud of the officers, men and women, that were on that call that night. They did exactly what they were trained to do. They provided aid. They provided service. They provided care and compassion. Unfortunately, it turned violent. Reporter four of the five wounded officers would somehow survive the bloodshed. Deputy zach perish leaves hinbed a young family. A wife and two little girls. This morning he is hailed as a hero, remembered by the community he served and the officers who stood by his side. The sheriff says zach perishs family gave him permission to release that body camera footage. It clearly shows the danger that the officers and neighbors faced. It was a routine call, the kind officers all across the country get every day. Savannah and hoda. All right, miguel. Thank you for that. Now to a shocking story. The clothing retailer h m is apologizing this morning after one of its online ads sparked outrage and accusations of racism. It has cost the popular chain at least one celebrity partner. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has the story for us this morning. Gabe, good morning to you. Savannah, good morning. The backlash was fierce and swift. Celebrities from snoop dogg to lebron james slamming h m for what critics are calling a tonedeaf ad. The company now says that it is pulling its controversial hoody from stores worldwide. Reporter this morning swedish based retailer h m is in major damage control after sparking widespread anger over the online ad. It depicts a black child wearing a hoody with the words coolest monkey in the jungle. Social media erupted in outrage. Many calling it blatant racism. Snoop dogg posted a version of the ad with a kroub on the boys head writing the way i see it. Lebron james posted a similar picture writing h m, you got us all wrong and we aint going for it. H m says we understand that many people are upset about the image. We, who work as h m, can only agree. We are deeply sorry that the picture was taken and we also regret the actual print. H m said the sweat shirt is no longer being sold globally. Nbc news found the hoody was being sold overnight on the companys spanish site. R b superstar the weekend who has collaborated with ha many the past now cutting ties tweeting that he was shocked and embarrassed by this photo. Im deeply offended, and will not be working with h m anymore. Other retailers have stumbled with controversial ads before. Decades ago Abercrombie Fitch was criticized for selling a shirt with a slogan two wongs can make it white. Urban outfitters sold a red sweat shirt with the world kent state and a blood spatter and zara had a yellow star on a sweat shirt that said some worn by concentration camp inmates. The question many people are asking is how an online ad like that makes it through the editing process at such a big retailer. Well, h m says it is obvious that its routines have not been followed properly and that its investigate i investigating to prevent that mistake from happening again. Hard to believe that one, gabe. Thank you very much. Now back to that thrilling finish to the College FootballNational Championship. We showed you that at the top of the show. Willie is here. Willie, this was a good one. What a game. You stayed up for it . I stayed up for every second. Thats why you see some carryon baggage under my eyes this morning. After first half dominated by the georgia bulldogs, alabama pulled off an epic comeback winning in overtime on the left arm of a freshman backup quarterback who was called on to help save the day for the crimson tide. Fires in the end zone. Touchdown alabama rirjts a thrilling finish leaving one of College Footballs most successful coaches at a loss for words. Was that a good game or what . The university of alabama grabbing its fifth title in nine years under saban and doing it in a nailbiter with President Trump taking it all in from a private box. On the field swarming defenses from both teams stole the show early. He went up and just took it away from the receiver. Straight forward call, but it goes backwards as the dogs swarm. But the bulldogs found the end zone late in the first half, giving georgia a 130 lead into the locker room. In the second half alabama making a dramatic quarterback change. Coach nick saban handing the ball to freshman who injected new life into the tide. Touchdown. But georgia was quick to answer. Fellow freshman jake from unleashing a pinpoint pass to extend the bulldogs lead. In the Fourth Quarter alabama turning the tide with a big comeback. The freshman quarterback showing poise under pressure, tying the game 2020 with under 4 00 remaining. After alabama missed a field goal to win it in regulation, the freshman quarterback stepped up again. This time in overtime after taking a big sack on first down. With a 41yard pass, the very next play that will be etched into crimson tide lore. It was a team effort. It wasnt me. It was all of them. Im glad we got to do this. It was another freshman, devote smith catching that laser of a gamewinning touchdown pass for alabama. For coach nick saban, his sixth National Championship. That ties him with for the most ever with another lenl endary alabama coach, pallbearer ryan. Your heart is disd he will have to live with that for the rest of his life. Bailed out by a freshman who really never played a meaningful snap in college until the second half last night. I have chills. Talk about stepping up when you need to. Its amazing. That was awesome. I have been saying his name in the mirror all morning long for you. Well done. In new york they played that all the time. I have a georgia dog at home who is pretty upset. What can you do . But on the up side our friends in california are getting the rain they need. Unfortunately, its all coming at the same time. So were watching this heavy rain make its way. San francisco has had almost 3. 5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Almost three inches in monterey. Half inch in los angeles. San diego, 1. 2 inches. In fact, weve got flood warnings right now up around Santa Barbara until 9 30 this morning. Rainfall rates of half an inch to an inch per hour and strong winds as well. 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