Chief of staff john kelly, over his defense of rob porter, accused of Domestic Violence. We call could haall could ha better in this situation. Porters former wife joins us in studio 1a. And the snowstorm racing across the country, cancels more than 1,000 flights. One step closer to an arrest. The move by the lapd against Harvey Weinstein that could lead to capitol hill charges. And winning. Well have people seeing double today, friday, february 9th, 2018. From nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on a friday morning. Opening ceremony tonight. It is all happening. We have an interesting interview coming up in our next half hour. A woman who was hmarried to rob porter. He is the white house aide who resigned this week, amid allegations of dmomestic abuse. His second wife is here. And we will speak to jennifer willoughby. The government shut down and reopened all while you were sleeping. Casey hikasie hunt is on capito this morning. Good morning. Reporter leaders thought they had a deal. But they failed to account for senator rand paul. And the senate rules required that all 100 senators agree to vote before that midnight deadline. Rand paul took a stand and that vote didnt happen until after 2 00 a. M. , effectively shutting down the government for a few, brief hours. This morning, back in business. The yaes, are 240. The motion is upon the table. Reporter just after 2 00 a. M. , the house of representatives voting to pass a twoyear spending bill, sending it to President Trumps desk. It comes after a brief shutdown, the second in two weeks, all because of rand paul, using a Senate Procedure from passing. Paul, protesting the vote because of the large price tag of the spending deal, 400 billion over the next two years. Washington is broken. Were spending moneyikout of co. Reporter paul criticizing its own party for failing to adhere to 2011 budget caps. I ran for office because i was critical of president obamas trilliondollar deficits. Now, we have republicans, hand in hand with democrats offering us trilliondollar deficits. Reporter theres praise for the increased funding for the military. But firing back at paul, accusing the senator of misusing the senates time for no real reason, other than to draw attention to himself. Hes holding us up. He has every right to do so. I want to let our soldiers know and their families were going to wait him out. Reporter the senate appro approving the bill before 2 00 in the morning. The motion to conquer in the house amendment to the Senate Amendment with an amendment is agreed to. Reporter after that dramatic evening, this bill is on the way to the president s desk. It sets up the next big fight over immigration. This bill did not deal with those socalled dreamers, the kids who receive daca protect n protection. Thats what nancy pelosi was debating on the floor. The senate will take up that contentious issue on monday. Kasie hunt, thank you. On this busy friday morning, the eyes of the world are on south korea where the Winter Olympics are officially under way. Youre looking at pyeongchang Olympic Stadium where the Opening Ceremony just began. Were going to get to lester holt in a second. Craig melvin is outside the stadium. Hey, craig. Hoda, good to see you. I dont want to give away too much. But i just left Olympic Stadium behind me. And i can tell you that folks who tune in for the Opening Ceremony tonight is in for a dazzling nod to koreas history and culture, as well. More than 2,800 athletes from 90 countries makes this the largest Winter Olympics in history. Against the backdrop of the pageantry and the competition this morning, there is also controversy. Usa. Usa. Reporter excited team usa fans pouring into Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony. This is a onceinalifetime opportunity. The spirit of sport. Overnight, a plane carrying the north korean delegation, arriving in south korea. Among those onboard, kim jonguns younger sister. And this morning, theres already an olympic controversy. At issue, the selection of the Opening Ceremonys u. S. Flag bearer. After a tie vote and a coin toss, erin hamlin beat shani davis. Davis, the first africanamerican to win individual gold at the americans kr criticizing the decision. Team usa dishonibly flipped a point to decide the flag bearer. I can wait until 2022. Also this morning, a mea culpa from the sex abuse scandal rocking usa gymnastics. Usaoc has commissioned an investigation, to understand who knew what about nassars abuse, when. Reporter 265 women and girls have accused disgraced doctor larry nassar of abuse. He is going to spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting ten girls. In figure skating, nathan chen taking a rare tumble on the ice. The 18yearold making his first olympic appearance, saying the mistake let the team down. I think it was a little bit in my head. Just let that get the best of me in the program. Reporter he did manage to pull off the firstever quadruple flip at the olympics. And is still considered a favorite to win the mens individual gold. The u. S. Is currently second in Team Figure Skating after a nearflawless routine by National Pair champions alexa and chris kinne kinnear. Shaun white is no stranger to the halfpipe. But he told natalie he hopes these games turn out better than sochi. The redemption thing, im tomorrow. Ive done so much in the sport already. And im happy and content with what ive done. And this is the bonus and icing on the cake of it all. Also this morning, dozens of russian athletes lost their appeal to compete in pyeongchang. 47 russian athletes and coaches wont be allowed to compete. Theyve been banned for doping. Other russian athletes will be allowed to compete. The excitement is palpable. Its in the air. The 23rd winter Olympic Games are under way. Even the stadium behind him looks excited. Mike pence is uleading the u. S. Delegation. And hes using this opportunity to sit down with north korea. Lester holt joins us now. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The Vice President here to cheer on team usa and also to deliver a strong message of condemnation against north korea. We talked about a number of issues including a new round of tougher sanctions that the u. S. Will formerly unveil. The Vice President is downplaying any daylight between the south korea delegation and south koreas president moon that seems more into engaging. Were going to preserve all of our military options to make sure that happens. Reporter did that come up in your discussion with president moon . Did he say, please dont . Please dont launch a military strike . President trump and our allies in the region have agreed to delay our military exercises until after the olympics. President moon has appreciated that. Were going to make it crystal clear, our military, and the Japanese Selfdefense forces, our allies here, all our allies are prepared. To defend our nations and to take what action is necessary to defend our homeland. Reporter Vice President pence bringing as his guest to the Opening Ceremony, fred warmbier, the father of otto warmbier, who died in north korean custody. Opening up the ceremony, just behind him, the sister of kim jongun, part of the north korean delegation here tonight. Well send it back to new york. You can see lesters interview with the Vice President tonight on nbc nightly news. Then, stick around and watch the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics. 8 00 eastern, 5 00 pacific, right here on nbc. Here, a taste of Winter Weather and snow falling. A storm is moving east and creating travel problems. Al will have the forecast in a moment. First, ron mott is in snowy chicago. Hey, ron. Reporter hoda, good morning to you. If it was raining, it would be pouring. Its snowing. It is piling up good here. This starts about 6 00 last night. Were expecting up to 10 to 12 inches of snow. If we get that much, it will shut the city down, at least for most of the day. Most of the schools in the area are closed, as the this system, as you mentioned, makes its way from montana to maine. 2,000 miles of snow and ice. As you throw in fog, travel will be treacherous. Travel conditions will be difficult, if not impossible, at times. Weve seen flight cancellations. Many expecting that number to grow and carry out over the weekend. For folks in the chicagoland area, last january and february, this city did not get a measurable drop of snow. So, we cant really complain. Were going to get back to you. That brings us to al. What are we looking atsome. As ron intimated, were looking at a lot of snow. Stretching from the plains, cleveland, detroit, and into western new york. Were getting strong bands setting um west set ing up west of chicago. Theres going to be three rounds of snow. The first one is going to be the worst. Between chicago and detroit, probably about a foot or more. Chicago 5 to 9 tonight. Detroit, 6 to 9. Airport delays going to be big problems as far as the roads are concerned. Round two, saturday, lighter snow. But so much snow on the ground, it will be hard for them to keep up with it. And then, round three on sunday, with another 1 to 2 inches from chicago to detroit. Light to moderate snow. Air travel will be a problem. Detroit and chicago both big hubs. If you connect to any of those, you may not see them until monday. Guys . Al, thanks a lot. We have a lot more to get to, including the rollercoaster ride on wall street. It has been a wild week with massive swings, including thursdays plunge is saw the dow close down more than 1,000 points. Here to put things in perspective, as savannah calls it steph speak, stephanie ruhle, how are you . Hey. You look at the drops and you start freaking out. But the headlines say were in a correction. What does that mean . A correction means were coming off a 10 fix from a 52week high. We just got ahead of ourselves. Think about it in december, hatchables, right . Theyre trading in the secondary market. People are hoarding them in their garages, you have to pay more for them. Come january, we still like hatchables, theyre a great toy. But the market is getting back to normal. Youre still really good. Youre 20 above where you were when President Trump was elected. You have to think about interest rates. Weve been in extraordinary low interest rates, why . The fed pushed them lower in a recession because they wanted to spur investment. We got that investment, the economy is doing well, rates might go higher. Mortgages, it used to take 10 , 15 , that was normal. When weve been in the 0 , 1 , 2 , that is a different world. Were getting back to a normal world. I think of wall street like junior high. One person does something, everybody wants to do it. Is there a danger that it becomes more of a correction and people start getting spooked and you get a selloff . Yes. There is that danger, which means for the average investor like you and me, stop looking at the market every day. Stop looking at your 401 k . Repress it. You bought stocks or you got an investment manager because you believed in it longterm. Its that fear of missing out. When you have the president every day saying, look at that market. Look at your 401 k , people say, i got to get in. Dont look at it as a game. Look at itlongterm. Stay the course. All right. Thank you, stephanie. In the meantime, theres new developments in the Harvey Weinstein scandal to tell you about. Three new cases have been handed over to the los angeles district attorney. Nbcs blake mccoy has the latest. Reporter with the latest cases, Harvey Weinsteins fate is now in prosecutors hands. This is the next step towards possibly charging weinstein for his alleged crimes, ranging from Sexual Battery to rape. This morning, disgraced hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in legal limbo. Will he Face Criminal Charges for alleged sexual abuse . Nbc news confirming Los Angeles Police have referred three cases to the district attorney. Two other cases were submitted by Beverly Hills police last month. The d. A. , jackie lacy. She set up a task force to help with her review. There are challenges. Its unclear how many of the cases are within the statute of limitations, and whether they can be backed up by physical evidence. Weinstein has denied all allegations of unconsensual sex. According to the hollywood reporter, in a new interview with oprah winfrey, she says that weinstein threatened to break her kneecaps during the filming of frida. It was just my only drama. But when we come together, its about becoming part of something that moves powerfully and can make the big change happen. Reporter original weinstein accuser, rose mcgowan, called herself the architect of his downfall in an interview with stevphen colbert, and saying, people have been trying to make her feel like she was crazy. Its called gaslighting. Reporter now, word that mcgowans former manager, jill messic, has committed suicide. Her family said seeing her name in headlines again and again was devastating for her. She became Collateral Damage in a horrific story. In addition to the l. A. Cases, criminal cases are taking place in new york and london. Theres no timeline when or if charges will come. Mr. Roker is back with a check of the forecast. A quick look at whats going on around the country. You can see delightfully warm in the southwest. Not just warm, but delightfully warm. Warm. Bitter cold in the plains. To have strength in life warm. Bitter cold in the plains. 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Al, thank you so much. Much. Coming up, rob porters former wife, speaking out in a live interview with us, about her allegations of abuse against the former white house aide. Also ahead, how is south korea wowing the world during the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics . Were going to try to pry some hints out of the cohost for the week, katie couric. First, this is today on nbc. Just ahead, fixerupper star joanna talks about her pregnancy life goes on, yes, life goes on. Ive always wanted to share a special moment with my mom. I think surprising her with a night ski trip would just be the biggest gift i could give her. Lets make that happen. Shes gonna be so excited. Take me where i want to be. Let me dream, oh, let me dream. And at kay, he designs for the hollywoods bstar in your life. This ring was inspired by an art deco design that goes back 100 years. At kay. The numberone Jewelry Store for. Yes. Every kiss begins with kay. phone maddie. 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Here comes the man, here comes the man, here comes the man here comes the man, here comes the man here comes the man good friday morning. Im rosemary conners. Its just a few minutes before 7 30. Meteorologist bill henley is tracking a frigid morning ahead. A very cold start thats for sure. A live view from cape may. And you can see the clouds are moving in, but theres no wet weather for us for today. The one exception might be the Lehigh Valley. You might see a few flurries as these snow showers pass to the north. Cold teens for pottstown and reading. 19 right now in millville and 25 in philadelphia. Well get close to near 40 degrees this afternoon. Pamela osborn is watching the morning rush keeping an eye on 95. Pam . And rosemary, were seeing a significant slow down on those lanes right at the betsey ross. And lets take a look at those drive times in the area. So average speed southbound is 30 mile per hour right now. The taconypalmyra bridge is close northbound and southbound at route 73. First the parade, and now the cleanup. Crews were out in full force last night to get the roads to re