Introduces you to the athletes who are set to shine today, tuesday, february 4, 2014. From nbc news this is a special edition of today, countdown to the olympic winter games with matt lauer live from olympic park in sochi, russia, and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today. Its a Tuesday Morning. Im Savannah Guthrie alongside matt roker and Natalie Morales. Matt is holding down the fort in sochi, russia. Dare i say it looks balmy. Reporter it is decidedly warmer and it looks like a huge cloud bank is about to hit the sun, but for the moment were very happy here, day two in the olympic park in sochi russia. As you mentioned Vladimir Putin arrived today and ill have more about that. I have u. S. Athlete and members of the skating seem and the u. S. Speed skating team blowing off some team. Ive gotten tweets and emails about people asking about that beige people in the bedroom with the red roof. They call that, the nickname for it is putin world here and ill tell you the story behind it. Back to you in new york. Does it have rides . It looks like the magic kingdom. Doesnt it . Reporter yes, it does. 21 questions. Keep going. We look forward to that, ten years that changed the world. A rare and exclusive interview with facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as his social network marks a milestone today. Well get his thoughts on how far facebook has come, where its headed and his next big project. Think about what we were doing on the computer ten years ago. Very different, for sure. Our lives have changed. Lets get to todays top story. Once again, its another new winter storm. Schools are closed today across the midwest and al, over to you, my friend. Yeah. We are talking about 115 Million People affected by this storm when all will be said and done and its taking aim on the east coast. Before it gets there, look at this. Look at these watches, warnings and advisories all of the way from the northwest to new england. Were expecting more of that later today. The snow area expands, oklahoma, kansas, on into illinois, by early tomorrow morning it moves into new york and look at this setup right here. We have the cold air from the north and warmer by wednesday afternoon and were looking for an icy mix. Heres what were expecting and this, my friend, could be really crippling for our friends in west virginia. An inch or more of ice. That is dangerous and then snowfall amounts by wednesday afternoon here in the northeast and new england we expect to see anywhere from three to six inches of snow, but a very wide swath of about 9 to 12 inches of snow and look at this, just to the west of boston into eastern pennsylvania, a foot to a foot and a half and this isnt even the worse. We are looking at a winter storm coming on sunday and well show you that coming up. That right now still looks like it could set up to be a classic noreaster. Lets go to rigo park, queen, where theyre digging out from eight to ten inches of snow and thats where we find ron mott. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. As you pointed out there, the start of what could be a rough and wild week of weather is under way. This has folks around here and around the country saying enough already with winter. From kentucky to pennsylvania, car wrecks to cars towed, relentless reminders of winter are starting to take their toll on americans, bracing for an onslaught of snow and ice. I wish it could stop snowing long enough so i could get to the airport and get to somewhere warm and sunny. Reporter snow blowers were working overtime monday. And flights were crippled by the thousands as the mad dash by stranded air passengers picks up speed in the northeast today. If you topped the spend more money you could get home. About 400 or 500. Reporter instead, david thomas stayed the night after his flight home to dallas was canceled. Hes booked on a flight this morning. This blast of winter followed a mild super bowl sunday catching thomas whose nephew earl thomas place for the winning Seattle Seahawks and other visitors to new york off guard. Its crazy. Ive never seen anything like this ever. Not enjoyable at all. Reporter if youve got flight arrange thements for today, be prepared for disruptions. That number is expected to dliem as we go through the day. Ron mott in queen, rough winter so far. We have new developments on the tragic death of Philip Seymour hoffman. Autopsy results are expected today. Here is one of the last portraits taken, taken at the sundance film festival. His death is highlighting a growing problem in the country, heroin addiction. As a makeshift memorial grew, a tearful Cate Blanchett and just justin throw, and 23 empty bags of heroin, syringes, four bags of what appeared to be cocaine and six bottles of Prescription Drugs including one used for treating drug addiction. Hoffman was open about his past struggles. In 2006 he told 60 minutes about going to rehab after college. I was 22 and i was panicked for my life. I really was. He remained soesh until last year when he reportedly relapsed, but while his is a highprofile death, heroin addiction is a dark secret for many in vermont the governor devoted his state to a fullblown heroin crisis. It more than doubled in the past five years and four out of five people who try heroin for the first time are Prescription Drug users. Its a chooper form of the high. Youre talkinging about getting a pill on the street for 60 to 80 of a pharmaceutical drug versus a 10 bag of heroin. Known for being an every man actor, Philip Seymour hoffman may have had what is an alarmingly common addiction. Kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. So sad and all of the warning signs that were there ahead of time. It is devastating. I hope it it does draw attention to this problem because it is widespread. You are following a remarkable story to a plane crash. The pilot of a small plane being called a hero this morning for possibly saving of lives of dozens of people on the ground as the plane went down and it crashed north of nashville, tennessee. Approximately 300 people were inside the y at the time and none of the people onboard the plane survived. Witnesses reported seeing the plane bank hard to the right just seconds before it then crashed into the ground, possibly avoid further tragedy. All eyes are on wall street this morning just one day after the biggest point drop in more than seven months. Cnbcs kayla tasche. Stocks rising slightly after dropping on fears that the u. S. Economic recovery could be losing steam. The concern, Construction Activity and car sales at gm and ford. Growth in jobs could be weakening like we saw in december. It comes as the Federal Reserve pumping money into the economy is pulling back from the still list. Experts say its not time to take cash out of the u. S. Just yet, if there is one upside, Mortgage Rates are dipping. Kayla at the new york stock exchange, thanks. Chris christie told listeners monday night he had no knowledge of a plan to snarl traffic near the busy George Washington bridge. A new allegation from David Wildstein says evidence exists that christie was in the loop. I had nothing to do with t s this. No knowledge, no authorization, no planning nothing to do with this before this decision was made to close these lanes by the port authority. Meanwhile, over the weekend, governor Christies Office released a statement that said David Wildstein will do and say anything to save David Wildstein. The food and Drug Administration is launching a 150 Million Campaign aimed at teen smokers. It is using ads that depict yellowed teeth and wrinkled skin to highlight the cost of cigarette smoke. The campaign will include tv and magazine ads as well as social media. The fda aims to reduce the number of cigarette smokers by at least 300,000 within three years. Proof this morning that parallel parking isnt as hard as it looks. This comes from russia. Check this out. The car in question comes from the far left, four lanes over and almost hits, not one, not two, three cars there and it does a 180 and lands perfectly against the curb. We highly recommend you dont try this method on the streets of your hometown. I didnt know willie geist rented a car. The best parallel parker in the world. Is he in russia . Hes in sochi. Mr. Roker. Well played, mr. Geist, well played. Well get to your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Stay active. Get outdoors. Eat healthy. And choose colgate total®. It does more than protect, it actually helps improve mouth health. [ male announcer ] it fights germs for 12 hours, in 24 hours starts to fortify enamel, and in 4 weeks helps improve gum health. You can do it with colgate total®. [ male announcer ] do more than protect. Improve mouth health with colgate total®. And use the whole line for even better results. 7 11 on a Tuesday Morning. Im meteorologist christina loren. Good morning to you. Want to make sure to have the jacket ready to go as temperatures are going to be cool today. Only wrapping up into the upper 50s along the peninsula and the south bay 57 there. 58 in the east bay. San francisco today 55 degrees. Cool, cloudy and breezy today. Tomorrow we have more changes on the way and weve got major rainfall headed our way thursday into friday and saturday. And thats your latest weather. Al, thank you. Lets head back over to sochi and matt. Reporter all right, savannah, thanks very much. The Olympic Games start in only two games now and this morning russian president Vladimir Putin arrived. If you think hes here on vacation, think again, he is here to oversee the final preparations. Keir simmons, is here. Vladimir putin will meet with olympic officials and tomorrow hell welcome the russian team and team usa who have been make their own assessment of sochi. Take off for olympic athletes who arrived in soech, test the slopes. The vibe is crazy and its a beautiful place. The womens hockey team arrived, keen to get their skates on. Were so happy to get on the ice and compete and show the world what we have. Just four hours later they were in the olympic arena. And so far the snow has been getting a seal of approval. The runup to these games has been riddled with bad pr. One major concern has been will there be enough snow . I can tell you thats one thing the russians dont have to worry about. But some athletes have been questioning the condition of the courses. The course was just built so theyre working out the kinks and everything. It may be more than just kinks. Norwegian snow boarder suffered a broken collarbone. While on the slopes, the International Olympic committee has made some accommodation and is not fully ready. For seven years sochi has been preparing for this even educating their children about the olympics. They say they are ready. It is very great, and we are very happy that the Olympic Games will be in sochi. Which country will win more gold medals . Usa or russia . Russia. A little nervous to be interviewed, but people here are really excited and it was great to be up on the slopes today. You look good on the powder and conditions look very good. You might think with this weather that it might be slushy or melt, but it was none of that. It was terrific. What do you think the answer would be if you asked Vladimir Putin which country would win more medals. Keir, good to see you. Its a pleasure. Back now to savannah. We take a turn to a very personal battle playing out in public. Woody allens adopted daughter dylan farrow, is renewing allegations that he molested her. Well talk to his attorney in just a moment, but first heres National Correspondent kate snow. The raw emotion in dylan farrows open letter are stirring up strong feelings for those who support the legendary director and those who who is up, calling it courageous, powerful and generous. The allegations date back 20 years, but this weekend dylan farrow publicly described thea, buice she says she repeatedlien cu endured as a child. Woody allen took me by the hand and led me to the second floor the house. He sexually assaulted me. Will woody allen has denied allegations and has never been charged with a crime. On the view, Barbara Walters defended her longtime friend who is up for a best screen actor. Shes doing it now because hes up for an award and so the question is does your personal life interfere with your award . A oncebeloved artist now being judged in the court of Public Opinion even as his films continue to receive accolades. For today, kate snow, nbc news, new york. Speaking out for the First Time Since the publication of dylan farrows letter is elkin abrahamowits. Good morning to you. I know you talked to your client and its durious what his reaction is to the allegations and the public way theyre being aired his reaction is one of overwhelming sadness because of what happened to dylan. She was a pawn in a huge fight between him and mia farrow years ago and the idea that she was molested was implanted in her by her mother and that memory is never going to go away. So the fact that she says this now that it happened 20 years ago is totally understandable. A lot of people read this article and probably thought to themselves shes an adult now. Why would she lie . Why would she mack up allegations . In my mind, shes not lying. I think she truly believes that this happened. When you implant a story in a fragile 7yearolds mind it stays there forever. It never goes away. Youre accusing mia farrow of coaching the little girl at the time. The custody judge who presided over the custody case said there wasnt credible evidence of coaching. The custody judge is not the most important factor here. The charges were brought to the connecticut state police. The state police got yale new haven, the sex abuse clinic of yale new haven, a nationally recognized group to determine the charges and they determined after a sixmonth inquiry not only that it didnt happen, but that dylan was coached by her mother and thats important because everybody now talks about the presumption of innocence. He is innocent. They determined that the molestation never took place. Part of the complexity of this case is on the one hand you do have the yale study. You have a prosecutor looking into the case declining to bring charges although he said he personally believed he had evidence to arrest mr. Allen, but you have the separate custody case where a judge looked at these very same facts and said mr. Allens was grossly inappropriate and denied visitation. I would say that the judge was wrong and the judge favored mia farrow for a variety of reasons. I think a lot of the confusion about the case relates to how the relationship with suni evolved. Suni was not allens daughter and it was mia farrow and Andre Previns daughter. Too many people believed that suni was his daughter and he was having a relationship with his adopted daughter. That was not true. It never was trou and a lot of the confusion that has risen around the case and particularly in the custody case arises from that fact. If woody allen looks at an article like this and looks at two decades later and all of this coming up again, what Legal Recourse does he have . Is there somebody he can sue for defamation, for example . Woody allen is not interested in suing anybody for defamation. He was determined not to have molested his daughter 20 years ago. The case is over. There is no case. The fact that its being brought up now is suspect. The timing is suspect. Theirings happened. They havent had any relationship in the last 20 years and all of a sudden were seeing the allegations surface again and one has to wonder why. Real quickly, do you have an opinion as to why theyre coming up 20 years later . I think it is a continuation of mia farrows desire to hurt woody allen and woody allen is now riding fairly high. He got the Golden Globes award for Lifetime Achievement for which he totally deserved and i believe it revived the anger she had for him. Thanks for bringing your perspective. We appreciate it. Thank you. Its a big turn for facebook. Tamron is in the orange room for carson. Over to you. These days, many of us are reminded of our friends birthdays through facebook and today its the network celebrating the big ten. Well hear from Mark Zuckerberg exclusively coming up, but first, how his creation changed the world. Ten years ago, like, status update and friend requests were ideas bouncing around a harvard dorm room. In 200419yearold Mark Zuckerberg and his roommate started the facebook, an online version of a college directory. You sign on and make a profile of yourself. Everybody was using it. The facebook opened up to everyone in 2006 and today there are well over a billion users. Along the way, facebook dropped the the and set the bar for social media. Mark zishgbook, after a an ipo and a president ial town hall. My name is barack obama and i got mark to wear a jacket and tie. Theres no question facebook and zuckerberg have secured a place in the 21st century guy, more than 200 billion connections sharing 400 billion photos, 7. 8 trillion messages sent and liking more than 6 billion times a day in more than 70 languages, but its not all thumbs up for the social network. In october, cfo David Everson admitted that younger users are spending less time on the site. So we know the thumbs up on facebook, what they were doing ten years ago. What were we doing . This was matt who didnt have a beard and a little more hair. Savannah, beautiful as usual. Mr. Roker, you look scomboofl this is mine from ten years ago. I was in vegas, thats what ill tell you. The big sto