president trump prepares for an important first face to face meeting with britain's prime minister. it's confusion and hard feelings over mexico that's dominating headlines. >> this as one major u.s. city says okay to no more sanctuary status. some areas so saturated from rains that even this three story hotel was no match for mother nature. new study on whether better-looking nfl quarterbacks are more successful too. early "today" starts right now. good friday morning, everyone. >> winding down the week with a lot of firsts for the administration and this morning, president trump wakes up with a busy day ahead as his press secretary previews with this

tweet. meeting with theresa may at the white house. swearing in his secretary of defense at the pentagon, and signing of executive orders. but it's his first joint news conference and hosting a head of state that he's preparing for. as theresa may pays a visit. trump may have a call with an entirely different head of state. vladimir putin as early as this weekend. today's press conference with the british pm comes as mr. trump used his latest one on one interview to bash the news media for it's recent reporting. >> the media, much of the media, not all of it, is very dishonest. honestly, it's fake news. they make things up. they are so demeaning and they are so dishonest. and many cases, not smart. >> those sentiments were echoed by the chief strategist steve bannon when he called the media the opposition party saying they should embarrassed, humiliated,

and keep it's mouth shut. it comes as the president rehashed the inaugural crowd. >> i had the largest audience -- i did. i had the largest audience. if you add the television, all the sources. the largest audience in the history of an inaugurations. i did. >> today we learned president trump himself personally called the director of the national park service demanding proof of the inaugurations large crowds to contrast reporting from news outlets. and this morning, mr. trump wakes up in the white house after visiting philadelphia where he addressed the annual republican retreat. his appearance was met with direct opposition from hundreds of protesters lining the streets with signs, chanting against the president and republicans agenda. as new polling shows mr. trump with a post inauguration approval rating of just 36%. and while speaking to republicans, he told lawmakers to expect a busy year ahead while hitting obamacare. >> this congress is going to be the busiest congress we've had

in decades. maybe ever. our legislative work starts with repealing and replacing obamacare. >> trump's visit to philadelphia came as he cancelled the planned signing of an executive order that would launch a probe into voter fraud. gop members say there is no proof of. also cancelled the mexican's president to the white house fallout from the latest border wall action. cancellation he says was a mutual decision. >> the president of mexico and myself have agreed to cancel our planned meeting scheduled for next week. unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. we have no choice. >> and we've got details from the administration on just how they would pay for that border wall. with white house press secretary

saying a 20% tax on imports from mexico could cover it. >> using comprehensive tax reform as a means to tax imports from countries that we have a trade deficit from, like mexico. if you tax that 50%, $50 billion at 20% of imports. by doing it that way, we can do $10 billion a year and pay for the wall. >> it was met with the media pushback from washington republicans with senator john connoren questioning the plan and driving up corona, tequila, margarita is a bad idea. that was when the white house walked back with reince priebus saying the import tax would be part of a quote, buffet of options. well the president then told peter alexander quote, we're going to tax people coming in, look, we cannot lose our companies to mexico or any other place and then have them make the product and just send it across the borders free.

we're going to put a substantial tax on those countries. and while the president is faces head winds on the mexican border front. notched one win when it comes to the ban on sanctuary cities. the mayor is abandoning his sanctuary status in accordance with the president's new executive order demanding they comply with retention requests. miami-dade mayor dropped the policy, right decision, strong. however the mayor tells politico that the trump administration should be on the hook for paying what will soon be rising immigration jail costs. later today, tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists will be in washington, d.c. for the annual march for life event and for the first time in the 44 year history, the vice president of the united states will address the demonstrators with white house counselor kellyanne conway also joining the event. well that's on the heel that arkansas's latest move to ban a fairly common abortion procedure with the state's governor

signing a measure that prohibits a second trimester procedure known as dilation and evacuation. it is expected to be challenged in court. there is a new scientific break through in the field of organ transplants. for the first time, they produced pig em bee owes that carried human cells. it was far from perfect, but it still represents a major step towards being able to grow human livers and other organs using their own dna which would minimize the risk of the body's rejecting the transplanted organize rn. it was supported by private foundations because the federal government bans funding for this type of stem cell research. here is one reason why you should text 911 instead of calling it during emergencies. in north carolina, a woman called 911 after she was abducted and locked in the trunk of a car. the call was disconnected. luckily though, quick thinks dispatcher communicated with the victim. nbc's amanda lamb has the story. >> 911, addressing your

emergency. the 911 center got a call from a woman locked in the trunk. >> i'm inside of a car trunk. >> you're what? >> i'm inside of a car trunk. >> it was a female that was very upset. she was in the trunk of a car. >> reporter: the phone disconnected, they couldn't reach her. a communicator decided to text her from a cell phone. >> i just picked it up and popped in the number and it just started texting. >> reporter: she responded, what type of car? red mustang, i don't know which direction. is he taking you to fayetteville? he keeps hitting road strips, yes, that's where we live. he's stopping, i have to go. >> texting, it was the only way i know that probably would not got her in trouble. >> reporter: fayetteville police spotted the car, arrested the driver, nicholas matavee.

>> reporter: the man is being charged with false imprisonment but later released on a $10,000 bond. we have images from peru where heavy rain this week is causing widespread flooding. one camera captured the moment. a three story tourist hotel built on a swollen river's edge collapses into the rushing water below. unfortunately no injuries because everyone in the hotel had been evacuated before the collapse happened. now to a dramatic rescue in southern california san gabriel mountains east of los angeles. sudden avalanche swept three hikers 500 feet down montana baldy. amazingly they were not buried by the snow. two were injured and trapped. thankfully help did arrive and they were air lifted to safety, but scary, especially given the tragedy from the avalanche in italy. all right. well cold weather is back in the forecast. bill karens has all the details for us, bill. >> winter has returned coast to coast, we are looking at a quiet weekend. the only weather headline in the west is the winds. especially in the mountains where we have the high wind warnings and wind advisories for

areas like san diego up to los angeles. the other thing is the easing of the drought. the national drought, as early as december 1st. only a month and a half ago was 31%. notice the bright red in california. with all the wet conditions we've had and all the storms, 16% across the country. notice we got rid of the drought conditions completely in the state of california. so this winter, we've take an lot of steps to gettinghe titio fresno. planning on skiing, it looks fantastic. and we'll give you the complete weekend forecast coming up. the other thing, you've got to see these pictures. the nfl getting in on the drone wagon. the league is doing this, they're using drones to drop

footballs ahead the challenge that can be a challenge for the nfl best. the competition came down to the dolphins, jarvis landry against odell beckham jr. oh, what a catch. and in the end, beckham won the drone drop competition. new little twist. >> impressive. >> thank you. just ahead, six years ago nasa got a wake-up call and southern california are fed up with politics, they're trying to us is seed from the union and become a separate nation. we'll bring you the details. she ate some porridge, broke the baby bear's chair, and stole some jewelry, a flat-screen tv, and a laptop. luckily the geico insurance agency had helped the bears with homeowners insurance. they were able to replace all their items... ...including a new chair from crate and barrel. call geico and see how easy it is to switch and save on homeowners insurance.

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as nbc's andrea mitchell reports, both new leaders are tasked with preserving the special relationship between the u.s. and britain. >> britain's new prime minister theresa may, first official visit to the u.s. >> because of that great victory you have won, america can be stronger, greater, and more confident in the years ahead. [ applause ] >> reporter: may is here on a mission, hoping mr. trump can be an economic ally. after brexit and britain's divorce from europe, she needs a trade deal with the u.s. >> and i predicted brexit, remember, i predicted. everybody said, what does trump know? >> reporter: but there are differences to smooth over like the president's comments wednesday on torture and waterboarding. >> do i feel it works? absolutely i feel it works. >> we do not sanction torture, we do not get involved. >> reporter: and then there's the praise to vladimir putin sleed leading to this warning. >> with president putin, engage, u by beware.

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the two-hour special airs sunday at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on nbc. >> what are remarkable career. this year's super bowl will feature two quarterbacks who rank best in stats but also in another department. in looks. dr. sam summers asked non-football fans to judge photo of random men they didn't know were quarterbacks and rate them on a scale of one to ten based on their looks. here's how this finalists ranks. new england patriots quarterback tom brady, good-looking guy, he finished in second. while new coming atlanta falcons matt ryan finished 17th on the list. kansas city chiefs quarterback alex smith took home the top spot in the pro bowl of pretty. >> yeah, see if if you agree. tweet us. i'm curious. i have a lot of friends in new england who will be furious when they hear that tom brady is number two. i'm sure in their eyes number one. kellyanne conway is trending again today. this time for her interview with a hollywood reporter. conway had an alternative apology for her patriotic look

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welcome back. time now for your weekend forecast. little bit of low clouds and fog possible. around the regions like boise and salt lake city. overall, looks like a great day today. temperatures in the 60s, we warm it up with the santa anna winds. l.a. back up to 70 degrees. warm, and how cool it's been lately. 62 in phoenix. beautiful, look at seattle, up to 53 degrees. then wrap up the weekend guys with another pretty nice day. maybe a slight chance of shower in seattle. overall this weekend, big thumbs up across the nation. >> thanks bill. now a note of caution for all of you out there, doomsday is closer than you might actually think. the board of scientists who compile and maintain the clock have now moved the hands forward. predicting that the apocalypse now is 30 seconds closer than what it was before. we are now just two and a half

minutes of the closest it's been to the metaphor call midnight since the 1950s. scientists say it's by the worldwide embrace of nationalism and active disregard for science. so inching a little bit closer. >> i don't know what that means, but it's scary. responding to an overturned truck on the highway. new york state police were surprised to find this, puppies. over 100 on board on the truck which was delivering them to local pet stores. two were seriously injured and the cruelty to animals society was taking care of them and despite concerns over their treatment, planned on returning the puppies to their out of state owners. two are okay, hopefully they make a turn around. despite winning, it was a bad night for the thunder after this. the basketball team's forward cantor punched a chair on the side of the court and had to leave. the thunders coach later said that cantor broke his right

forearm possibly stopping him from playing for the next eight weeks. that's a serious blow. not just for the play we are, but the team, trying to make a playoff run, they're in the western conference playoff race. that's a big setback. >> especially when you're sitting out that entire time thinking about why you're there. big mac sauce is a big deal. how much would you pay for it bottle? well mcdonald's handed out 10,000 of them yesterday, for those who didn't get your hands on one, try searching online. >> there's still a chance. >> this is what you're going to find. >> one bottle selling for an outrage -- >> that's correct, folks. >> $100,000. would you pay that? no one else does so far. no bids just yet. $77 for the shipping. >> that too. did somebody buy it? they'll donate $10,000 of the money to charity. i say buy a whole bunch and just scrape off the sauce, throw it in the it upperway and you're good. have a great weekend. >> happy friday to you. be sure to follow us on

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