countdown, can we still celebrate? >> happy new year, marcus. happy new year, kari. >> we'll be back at 7:25 for a local update. ♪ good morning and happy new year. massive crowds in all corners of the world celebrating 2018's arrival. parties, fireworks and spectacular displays, bringing with them a new start, new hopes and new dreams for a great year ahead. today, monday, january 1st, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody! welcome to "today" on a special monday morning, new year's day, 2018. happy new year, everybody! >> yay! >> when you're writing your checks, remember to change it, 2018 starts right now. >> that's right. >> you write checks? >> a couple.

>> you owe me five bucks. we should note we're spending today with our families, actually, so we've taped this show so we can also start the new year with all of you. >> yes. >> yeah, we do have a packed morning ahead, including a guide to the year ahead in politics, your money and your health. >> and then the movies, the music and tv shows we're all looking forward to in 2018. but let us begin with a check of the morning's top stories. nbc's peter alexander is in washington this morning with them. hi, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. sadly, we begin today with a deadly plane crash in costa rica. ten americans were on board a small private plane that went down shortly after takeoff. nbc's tammy lightner has the latest. >> reporter: aviation officials will be back at the crash site to determine what happened. all of this comes as the first victims are being identified. burning debris from the wreckage was discovered soon after the single engine plane went down in

an area near costa rica's pacific coast, popular with international tourists. on board, two local crew members and ten americans. local officials say all of them died in the crash. among the victims, a family of five from scarsdale, new york. bruce and irene steinberg and their sons, matthew, william and zachary. authorities say the plane belonging to nature air took off from punta eastly to airport shortly after noon on sunday, heading to san jose, the capital city, when something went terribly wrong. according to witnesses, the plane suddenly flipped in the air, before slamming into a mountain near the airport. in september, a plane from the same company also crashed into a river in costa rica. two people died. one of them was an american. peter? >> all right, tammy, thank you very much for that. to colorado now, where a sheriff's deputy was killed and several others were injured during a shootout while responding to a domestic

disturbance call. nbc's steve patterson is in littleton, colorado. steve, good morning. >> reporter: peter, the sheriff here is calling this an ambush, saying his deputies were responding to that disturbance call, and walked instead into a hail of gunfire. deputies in colorado unexpectedly coming under fire. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least once. >> reporter: sunday morning, sheriff deputies responding to a disturbance call in an apartment complex in suburban denver. within minutes, the suspect opening fire. police say the gunman, 37-year-old matthew reel, a former soldier and lawyer, used a long gun to fire more than 100 rounds. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. >> reporter: reel was killed by responding officers, but not before shooting seven and killing 29-year-old deputy zachary parish. among the wounded authorities,

deputy jeff pelley. >> this is a tragic day we'll be feeling for a long time. >> reporter: the community coming together to honor the officer lost in the line of duty. harris leaves behind a wife and two small daughters. investigators are trying to piece together a motive here, saying the shooter was growing more and more unhinged, posting angry rants against police online. peter? >> steve patterson in colorado today. steve, thank you. a quick check now on the weather. most of the country still in a deep freeze. you can look out the window in most places and see for yourselves. record lows expected in the northeast. it should be just a little bit warmer tomorrow and wednesday. lake-effect snow will bring another 2 to 4 inches for parts of the great lakes and upstate new york. expect more rain showers for florida for much of the day today and tomorrow. should be decent weather for some of those football games expected in florida over the course of this day. we will get your loca ♪

♪ volunteer at neighborhoodofgood.com. state farm. happy new year, i'm meteorologist, kari hall. it's a cold start this morning as you head out. most temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s. we will have a beautiful day with some hazy sunshine. the temperatures reaching the low to mid-60s today. 54 degrees in san jose. 61 degrees in oakland. san francisco, 60 degrees. a little warmer tomorrow before some rain moves in, off and on showers between wednesday and friday and drying out this weekend.

that's a look at today's top stories. savannah, let's send it back to you in new york. at the start of the year, we like to pull out our crystal ball and look ahead to the big topics we'll be talking about in the months ahead. and obviously, politics is right at the top of the list. who better to talk about the issues that are going to dominate the conversation than chuck todd and nicolle wallace. guys, good morning. happy new year. >> happy new year. >> so let's talk about the president, the white house, the agenda. this is a year in office now almost, that the president has had. everybody says the office changes you. has it changed him, or has he changed the office? >> oh, he's changed the office. he is in this war to see who is going to change who. i think he is among -- he might be the first president huh ever that has changed the office more than the office has changed him, at least in my lifetime. >> and listen, to be blunt, he needed to grow into the presidency, not shrink the presidency. but i think by monitoring his twitter feed alone, he has used it for his smallness and his pettiness in a way that even his

own staff wishes he wouldn't. >> what are the agenda items? obviously, there were some big legislative tickets, some were successful, some weren't in 2017. >> i think 2018 is about survival. i mean, i think the agenda item is about survival. if you're a republican incumbent in congress, what does it take to just give me something to campaign on? it may be trying to fix the holes that will be inevitable in the tax bill. but it really is more about political survival. this is an election year, right? now that we're in the even number, everybody in washington is thinking about their own political survival. so you're not going to get a lot done. it's more going to be trying to -- i think he's going to try to do infrastructure. he's going to try to do some things. but this is about political survival. >> speaking of political survival, the russia investigation looming large over everything. where do you think mueller goes from here? i know the president's lawyers have apparently told him that perhaps it would actually be a quick wrap-up. but doesn't really seem that way. >> so the three things that donald trump can't control are the mueller investigation and where it heads, the me too

movement that's now knocking at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, and the political destiny of people who aren't trump but run on trumpism. his best hope is to focus on the things he can control, which is to grow some affinity for governing, because bob mueller has shown so far he is undeterred by the attacks from the right wing media, and he is focused like a laser on his charge, which is investigating potential collusion with russia. >> well, there's a legal issue. that's mueller's brief. that's what he's got to do. he's investigating, going to determine whether or not any charges are warranted and what there are. obviously, he's had some indictments. then there's the political ramifications of the mueller legal investigation. does russia matter to voters? are they tuning it out? >> look, they're tuning out the incremental. but they tune in for the big moments. the mike flynn indictment and the flip, we just noticed it -- that was a moment everybody paid attention to. >> pleaded guilty, cooperating with prosecutors. >> okay. so it's sort of -- they pay attention in chunks. i think the most -- the biggest

unknown that i'm curious about, like a year from now, what i'm going to be wondering is, did the russia probe morph into a referendum on impeachment? did it start that conversation? and did it sort of become -- i think it's possible, the idea of impeaching the president or not impeaching the president becomes one of the two or three most important issues of the campaign in 2018. and so that's how to me russia morphs into this question. >> and, of course, that all rises and falls on how republicans in congress view their own political fortunes, whether they stick with donald trump or decide it's too politically perilous for them any more. where do you think it's going to play out? i mean, we've got the 2018 mid terms upon us. >> listen, republicans have been terrified of the trump base, with good reason. the trump base loves donald trump on substance and on style. but that love doesn't transfer to republicans. so i think republicans should make the calculation that world leaders have made. the uk. some of the arab leaders have

said, we will work with donald trump, when our interests are aligned. but when they're not, we'll distance ourselves. so far, very few republicans have taken that approach. but i think to survive 2018, they might need to consider it. >> it would be quite something if the balance of power were to shift and the democrats were to regain the house or the senate. is it in the realm of possibility? >> oh, it's very much in the realm. i think 2017, we saw -- the wave was a consistent build, it wasn't just something that happened. oh, alabama happened or virginia happened. it was a consistent build. and you saw the president's outrage firing up democrats. it almost cost him house races in april and almost cost him in june. and then the fall comes and it's accumulating. and democrats are more fired up. so the 2017 success means better candidates in 2018, more money for democrat. i think now it's an upset if republicans don't lose control. >> chuck and nicole, we'll have a lot to talk about around this table. happy new year. >> happy new year. >> and hoda, over to you. >> savannah, thank you. now to your bottom line.

the economic picture in 2018. jim cramer, the host of cnbc's "mad money," is here. jim, happy new year. >> happy new year to you! >> all right. it's been a very, very good year with the dow up 20%, the s&p up 18%. i mean, would you call this in jim cramer words, a good year, great year, all-time year? >> one of the best? >> one of the best. >> a lot of people did well, because it was broad-based. it wasn't just a group of small stocks like just facebook and amazon. a lot of stocks went up. and if you had your retirement money in the market, wow, you're going to have a better, longer, better time. >> so what we are watching it go like this. is it going to keep going like this or level off? >> how about we go a little bit more like this? >> okay. >> we still go up but don't have that fantastic arc. >> corporations make money, yay, yay. but what about will this trickle down, do you think, to people who work in these corporations who are making more dough? >> i think in selected industries. but i do believe a lot of the excess capital is still going to return to shareholders.

we all hope that what happens is that people start opening factories. but i do think that incrementally we'll get some hiring, and that's a positive. >> all right. so the unemployment rate is at 4%. i mean, and that seems like a low number to me. is that as low as it can go? >> we can go a little bit lower, and they'll continue to be hiring. but at a certain point, we are at full employment. it's a good time when it comes to looking for a job. >> okay. i like that you talk about good things. you seem like that's what you're about. what are you excited about for the next year? >> okay. i think that this is a year where america is actually going to regain its kind of psyche about how we're good again. we make things better. we make things cheaper. we're going to stop thinking that we're second-rate versus other countries. and that's because we have great natural resources. we've got low interest rates. and we've got ceos who are actually doing a good job. we should stop putting hate on them. >> so you think people are going

to realize that coming up in 2018. >> it's finally ten years after the darn great recession. it took that long for grandparents, parents, whatever, the millennials, great, great grandparents. you know what i mean. >> i don't want to bring you down, but what are you pessimistic about, concerned about in 2018? >> i fear that the federal reserve, the keeper of low interest rates, will hear everything i just said and say, we've got to take rates up higher. there are people who are way too excited. and that shouldn't be the case. let's -- why don't we just have a good time where we let people get hired? >> all right. finally, you end on one big, bold prediction for 2018. what do you have for me, jim? >> okay. we are going to be in a space race to go to mars, to put a man on mars. and we're going to -- yes! and we're going to find out by the end of this fabulous year that boeing is going to beat elon musk. that's my prediction. >> boeing is going to beat elon musk? >> yes, you can beat elon musk at one thing. >> we're going to cue that sound bite if it happens. savannah, over to you. we are also keeping our eyes

on several hot spots across the globe on this new years day. and for that we turn to nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. good morning. no shortage of crises for you to cover and for all of us to watch in 2018. but north korea has to be at the top of the list. >> absolutely. the top of the list. and what we're seeing now is for the first time, rex tillerson, the secretary of state, who has been kind of an endangered species in washington, but seeming to drill down and say, we want to meet with them, we will meet with them to talk about the weather. there are no preconditions. they don't have to get rid of their nuclear programs. and saying that the president is on board with this. this, after the president had back in october completely undercut his diplomacy by saying, don't waste your time, rex, in a tweet. >> like both kim jong-un and president trump were walking up to the rhetorical brink. do you think that changes this year? >> i think that general mattis, the secretary of defense, really wants to pull it back from the brink. so the question now is, will the

north koreans stop firing off missiles? if they do stop firing off missiles, there is a chance for real diplomacy. there is back-channel diplomacy. that's what we've learned. whether it is fruitful depends both on this unpredictable north korean dictator and unpredictable american president. >> yeah. >> is he going to lose his temper again and call him "rocket man" and give a speech like he gave to the united nations or talk about fire and fury or is he going to let diplomacy work? >> we'll find out about that. and, of course, the olympics in south korea, very close by. >> exactly. >> let's talk about russia. you know, we've already talked about the russian investigation with chuck and nicole a few minutes ago. let's talk about russia and what putin is doing on the world stage, and whether putin feels emboldened. >> totally emboldened. this is the first american president, democratic or republican, in generations ever that in my memory, because of the cold war and everything that came after the cold war, who has been praising the russian leader. never criticizing him. and that raises a lot of suspicions, as you've already

discussed. so now he feels so emboldened, he doesn't feel pressure on ukraine. he doesn't feel pressure on syria. to the contrary, he now thinks he's ruling the roost. he's running middle east policy, he's running syrian policy, and there's no effective pushback from the united states. >> we'll see what happens this year with that. and you mentioned the middle east. big change at the end of the year when president trump said that the u.s. would recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. and, i mean, that is already having ramifications. how do you see it playing out? >> well, i don't think -- i don't see it playing out well. because, first of all, it means delaying for months, if not even longer any kind of middle east initiative. it would have been different if they had put on the table their middle east proposal and said, and here's the big, you know, prize. jerusalem, netanyahu, make some concessions. they basically gave away the biggest prize by the author supposedly of "art of the deal"

without anything in return. it has isolated the united states. we had before the end of the year the entire united nations security council, 14-1, lined up against nikki haley and the brits and the french and everyone else saying, this is isolating the united states. it is a terrible posture to take. you are rejecting u.n. resolutions. and the u.s. has nothing to say in response. >> we live in momentous times around the globe. andrea, glad you are with us this year, as always. have a peaceful new year. >> and a happy new year. >> happy new year to you. hoda, over to you. >> savannah, thanks. now to your health, from pain to fitness, there are all kinds of new breakthroughs on the horizon for 2018. so why don't we turn to our nbc medical correspondent, dr. john torres for more. hello. >> how are you doing? >> 2018 is hopeful. there are a lot of changes that are ahead. and one of the big categories that's been capturing a lot of headlines, especially this year, is how people are managing their pain. and that -- you think things are

going to be different? >> you can see a huge change because of the opioid epidemic. one of the things you'll notice is opioids last is the new mantra. when you go to the emergency room -- in the past, we knee-jerk react and had said let me give you percocet or vicodin. now that's the last thing we'll do. we'll try everything else first. >> so are doctors all on board with that? or is it something that's going to take time to work its way into the system? >> doctors are on board with it. patients, not yet. and so it's going to take time, because they're going to be asking for it. on top of that, you might notice also that you get a pain contract, whether you go to the emergency room or you go to your doctor. and you're going to sign a contract that's going to say essentially, i understand if i get opioids, percocet or vicodin, i'm only going to take what i get, only get it from you as my doctor. i'm not going to ask for refills unless i need them and might undergo urine drug screening. >> so you've got to be an honest broker. >> exactly. >> so another thing we're looking forward to is a new kind of modern health membership.

so you're not talking about just going to the gym. >> exactly. no, you're not talking about that. so instead of going to a health clinic, you're going to be a health member. and this means you're going to have something to do with your own health care itself. so these new offices -- ford is a big one on the west coast. what you do is, when you go in there, there is a lot of technology that gives you all of the results on the spot. and the doctor can plan with you what you do going forward. plus, you can take wearables home, can detect your blood pressure, glucose levels, get that information back to the doctor real-time, and they can go ahead and adjust what they need to. >> you think it's about time for that. often one doc doesn't know what the other is doing. >> takes two weeks to get your lab tests back. >> give us cutting-edge things we'll see in 2018. >> cryotherapy is going to be a big one. basically a nitrogen mist. subzero temperatures. it brings your body temperature down a little bit. it helps with your blood flow. >> it does? >> it helps with your blood flow, helps regenerate your muscles after you exercise, inflammation, joint pain. >> for the flu? >> not for the flu. >> but for the flu, you've got

something. >> for the flu, as well. universal flu vaccine is going to be tested next year and a micro needle patch, a band-aid you put on that doesn't hurt as much. that's the big thing people fear with the flu vaccine. and there might actually be a triquarter coming out, as well. a new competition called the qualcomm. they came out with this device that hopefully can detect things without touching you. >> 2018 looks hopeful. >> fantastic, it's going to be fun. >> thank you, hon. and speaking of your health, the new year means promises to get in shape. coming up, we'll tell you where to find the best workout deals. and it may not even be at a gym. and then after the workout, you've earned some couch time. what you can look forward to on tv shows, movies and music and so much more. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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welcome back to "today." it is 7:30 now on a monday morning. new week, new year. january 1st, 2018. good morning, everybody! >> good morning. >> good morning. >> happy new year! >> yeah. to you and to all of you out there. happy new year. >> coming up, whether you like dinosaurs or superheroes, justin t timberlake or row sase ann, we k down what you want to watch and listen to in 2018. >> and we're talking resolutions. this morning we fess up about the good, the bad and so many we never caught. getting in shape is a top resolution. before you race to the gym, there are some things you should know about big changes in the workout world. traditional memberships and

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so what are the movies, music and tv shows that will have us talking this year? >> good morning, happy new year. >> happy new year! >> let's divin. we want to know what movies we'll need to see in 2018. so you'll break it down for us. >> really good ones. >> okay, good. "jurassic world" is the first. >> right, the sequel. brings back chris pratt and dinosaurs. i don't think i need to say anything else. this time he's saving the dinosaurs from the world. >> "incredibles 2" is coming out. >> that's right. it's been a really long time since the first came out, 14 years. >> oh, wow. >> but in the movie, in the sequel, it's going to pick up right with literally the second that the first one ended. >> okay. "oceans 8." i'm no mathematician, but that's before "oceans 11." is this a prequel? >> it's not. just a totally different spin on it, with an all-female cast. led by sandra bullock, kate

bla. >> we have this crazy, wide world. but if anybody can deliver, it's going to be steven spielberg. >> absolutely. >> and "avengers infinity war". >> there is been quite a few "avengers" movies. this brings together every marvel superhero. ironman, spiderman, thor, even root. something for everyone. >> mr. al roker. >> can we go over to the music world? take us to liam payne, one direction. >> he's stepping out on his own. what he's going to be doing will not be quite what you expect. it's more club jams. we've heard a few tracks and it his a hip-hop, r & b flavor. >> i'm tired about justin timberlake. he's got a new record, right? >> he does.

he's being very quiet about it. we do know he's performing at the super bowl halftime show. so we strongly suspect he'll use it as a chance to introduce his new music. >> u2 is doing a world tour. >> they're performing from their new album, "experiencing innocence." and that's one of the big shows for the next year. u2 and taylor swift are doing big arena tours. >> i'm glad you brought up taylor swift. that's going to be huge. they alreadiy added more dates. >> totally. she always gives a great live show. i think she'll be really good. >> thanks. so if we're going to veg out in front of the tv, nbc has a big one that's coming out and it's called "rise." tell us about that one. >> so this show is about the making of a high school musical. but it's kind of not what you expect at all. you don't have to be a theater geek to love this one. it's by jason cade ems. i saw the first episode and

absolutely melted. >> okay, good. how about "west world." season two? >> the sci-fi breakout of 2016. a puzzle show everybody was trying to figure out. fans have been waiting a while for the second season, finally coming out this year. they won't tell us a lot but we did have a reporter on the set. so we can tell you there are some really interesting things in the works. >> "rose ann" is back, hello. what's old is new. >> wouldn't be a new year without a reboot. and she's going to be back. the whole gang is going to be there. john goodman, both beckys, lori metcalf. >> "hand maid's tale," i watched season one. i know a lot of people wonder what's going to happen in season two. >> the first season ended where the novel ended. so we're really interested to see what they do with the stories and characters in season two. >> when i saw this, i thought -- people are going to watch it. the assassination of versace. that's one of those --

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orange room, talking about what else, new year's resolutions. >> right? more than 40% of people make a new year's resolution. and that includes all of us. but the question is, do we keep them? >> i love a good new year's resolution. all right? it gives you something to look forward to. >> i think they set you up to fail. they're no fun. all year, you should try to make yourself a little better. >> i know myself and i know i won't keep them. so i don't make them so i don't have to be sad and mad at myself for not keeping them. >> they never last past the first couple days of january. >> i like the idea of having a goal, even if it only lasts from january 1st to january 5th. >> the worst job i've ever done keeping a resolution. have you seen pictures of me from my 20s, 30s and 40s when i was the size of a small planet, small moon? >> i'm going to get organized, okay? i've said it since the '70s. >> i make the same new year's resolution in a way every day, don't eat sugar all day. >> my stuff is a mess.

no one can get into my office. >> i was so proud of my resolution this year. it was to pick up the phone and call my family instead of just texting. i still just texted. >> a resolution i would like to make is to write in my journal every day. >> stop biting my nails. >> i've been trying to say be a little more analog and a little less digital. >> that is my resolution like my backup resolution every single year. and i can't do it. >> this year, i'm going to get organized, and i'm going to lose five pounds. >> my mom hates my hands, and i'm trying to improve myself, mom. i swear. >> i believe in change. i believe that we can all, like, be better. and i think it's -- i think it's hopeful to make a resolution. >> there's all this promise. and we have a whole year in front of us. >> i would say, set your sights really low. set your sights really low, and if you achieve that, then you're like, you feel good! hey! all right!

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happy new year, i'm meteorologist, kari hall. we start with a hazy sunshine this morning. we will, unfortunately, have another day with unhealthy air quality for the bay and the coast. inland east bay as well and the santa clara valley. expect it to be moderate for other areas. we start with temperatures in the upper 30s an low 40s. the high temperatures reaching 61 in oakland and 64 in san jose and 62 today in palo alto. we are getting ready for rain that will be moving in midweek. we will see a change in the pattern bringing in showers late wednesday into thursday and another round of rain on friday. that will dry out for the weekend. our temperatures for the next several days will stay in the 60s. rain moving in in san francisco on wednesday. also on thursday and friday. it's not bad at all. it will be cooler with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

we continue to monitor our rain chances and what to expect for how much over the next couple days. kris? >> any amount will help. thank you, kari. the 129th rose parade happens in pasadena. you can watch it here. we are excited because a group of bay area high schoolers will perform in the annual tradition. our profile of the homestead marching band including a look at practice is on our website. on our twitter feed, you can see flames at a tire shop in san jose. officials tell us crews will be there until at least noon. a new year means new laws. recreational marijuana is now legal in california but not every dispensary will sell. to help you navigate the changes, we have a section on our website called "in the weeds." online we have a list of all the new laws going into effect in california including changes to minimum wage and a law dealing

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♪ live, from pasadena, california, nbc presents the 129th rose parade presented by honda. here are your hosts hoda kotb and al roker. >> well, hello, everybody. we hope you're having a lovely monday so far. can we justay happy new year? welcome to the 129th annual tournament of roses parade presented by honda. al, it's always so great to be back hosting with you. am i right on this? this is your 21st rose parade? so congratulations. you're legal. you can drink now. >> that's right. in fact, we already got started. it's a blast being here with you in pasadena. we've got a feeling today's parade is going to be very special. we've got some special guests