local news update. >> join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 on this tuesday. thirteen siblings in california allegedly held captive in their own home. some of them shackled and starved. a 17-year-old girl who escaped leading police to the disturbing scene. >> it's actually heartbreaking. it's uelievable what you see. >> this morning, the parents in custody. an investigation launched. treacherous travel. more than 100 million people facing a new round of hazardous snow and ice from texas all the way to maine. nearly 1,000 flights already canceled or delayed. al has all you need to know. in the hot seat. former white house chief strategist steve bannon heading to capitol hill today to testify

in the russia investigation. other key members of the president's inner circle expected to testify as early as this week, but will president trump himself ever agree to talk with investigators? those stories plus the agency behind that false missile alert scare in hawaii now receiving death threats. simone biles, u.s.a. gymnastics biggest star becomes the newest accuser against the team's former doctor as he faces sentencing today. and the ban just announced by cvs that could change the face of beauty. today tuesday, january 16th, 2018. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. >> nice to have you with us. let's get right to our top story, and it is a disturbing one.

>> it is. thirteen children rescued from a southern california home where some had been chained to beds and starved. their parents now charged with torture. nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer has the very latest on that investigation. hey, miguel. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. neighbors in this all-american suburb say they rarely saw the children. the victims range in age from 2 to 29 years old. when one of them made it outside the home, they used a cell phone, called police and authorities moved in. the grim discovery was made inside this home where police say 13 siblings were held captive by their parents, some shackled to beds with chains and padlocks said to be dirty and starving in dungeon-like conditions. >> crazy. you never know who your neighbors are. >> reporter: david and louise terpin are charged with torture and child endangerment. arrested after their 17-year-old daughter escaped from the home and called 911. >> who knew that this was going on?

i mean, if we had known, we would have turned this in a lot sooner. >> reporter: when the sheriff's department entered the home they described foul smelling surroundings and what they thought were a dozen children inside. investigators now say seven of the victims are the terpins adult children ranging in age from 18 to 29 first thought to be young kids because they were so malnourished. >> it's actually heartbreaking for the staff and just it's unbelievable what you see. >> reporter: on facebook the terpins look like a typical family. photos at theme parks. the couple filed for bankruptcy in 2011 while david terpin worked as an engineer earning $140,000 a year. he also received state approval to run a private school from his home where six children were enrolled this year. the couple often renewed their wedding vows with their children by their side.

>> today we get to celebrate by renewing the wedding vows. >> reporter: ripley officiated several times. >> nothing was unusual. there were a lot of them. they were very well behaved, quiet. they smiled a lot. >> reporter: this morning neighbors in this middle class neighborhood say they're in shock at the nightmare unfolding right next door. the suspects are in jail. their bail is set at $9 million apiece. as for the 13 children, they are being held in child and adult protective services. neighbors say when they saw the kids they were pale and extremely thin. hoda, back to you. >> thank you, miguel, for that. >> thank you. we are also following the weather this morning. there's a new round of dangerous winter storms, and it faces more than 100 million people from the deep south to new england. we turn to al who's got our first look at this forecast. >> yeah, this one goes a long way and is going to affect a lot of people.

let's show you. ahead of the front, look at this, 62 in brownsville. amarillo is 6. 43 in new orleans. as we move along this system you can see ahead of the front temperatures near freezing. behind it it is much colder. so we have 103 million people impacted from texas all the way on up into new england with winter storm warnings down through south texas all the way up into new england including albany and boston which will be looking at winter storm warnings as well. as this front pushes into the afternoon hours we look for snow to start to develop in the northeast all the way down into the mid-atlantic states. it moves off shore later in the day today and then continues on into tomorrow but light snow stretching from texas heavier as you get up to the northeast. we're looking at up to 9 inches of snow from massachusetts to vermont and, guys, not only this, we have brutally cold temperatures to talk about in just a little bit. it is going to be a system that whenever that snow or freezing rain or sleet hits it's going to ice over and cause major

problems for travel. >> the ice is sauls so scary. >> thank you, al. there's a lot more to get to this morning including major new developments in the russia investigation. steve bannon is testifying on capitol hill today, and we've learned that other current and former members of the president's inner circle will also be questioned this week. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house with all of this. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. republicans leading the house intelligence committee are trying to wrap up the russia investigation as some democrats insist they are saving some of the president's closest associates for last, it comes as the war over president trump's words is threatening to derail hopes for an immigration deal and making the challenge of avoiding a government shutdown in now just three days that much greater. steve bannon arriving on capitol hill this morning. the president's former chief strategist today testifying before house investigators as part of the russia probe. his first appearance since the

firestorm ignited by his critical comments in the book "fire and fury." and this morning a source says white house communications director hope hicks is expected to be questioned as early as this week as well as cory li lewandows lewandowski. and after spending the week end at his private mar-a-lago estate, president trump back in frigid washington but still facing heat after accusations he made disparaging comments about haiti and african nations while praising prospective immigrants from norway. the president taking a swipe at senator dick durbin. dickey durbin, he tweeted, totally misrepresented what was being said at the daca meeting. adding deals can't be made when there is no trust. >> durbin is standing by every word he said. >> what the president said at that meeting was so awful and so impactful on so many people that when he denied saying it, i felt duty bound to clarify what actually happened. >> reporter: overnight the senate's top democrat defending his colleague.

>> donald trump has lied so many times it's hard to believe him on anything, let alone this, but, second, i've known dick durbin for 35 years. he's one of the most honorable people i've met. i have never known him to lie. i totally believe dick durbin and i think most americans do, too. >> reporter: lindsey graham is denying to confirm the president's words but appearing to push back on those who insist mr. trump didn't use the vulgar term. >> it's pretty embarrassing when you have to take your children out of the room to report the news. >> reporter: graham urging the president to refocus and protect d.r.e.a.m.ers. now they're in legal limbo. >> it's going to take you, mr. president, working with republicans and democrats to get this done. it's not going to be done on twitter. >> reporter: the episode again sparking questions about the president's views on race. even as mr. trump posted this video to honor martin luther king. >> it is the dream of a world where people are judged by who

they are, not how they look or where they come from. >> reporter: president trump breaking with past presidents who performed community service on mlk day instead spending the holiday at his private golf club in florida. there could be fireworks on the hill today when homeland security secretary kiersten neilson testifies before the senate judiciary committee. on that panel, dick durbin and lindsey graham, all three of them were in that room for the contentious immigration meeting last week. what to watch for. will durbin confront neilson to confirm the president's comments? she said she doesn't remember that vulgar word being used. here at the white house president trump's doctor will brief reporters about his health after his first presidential physical last week. >> a lot to get to over there. thank you so much. and a key meeting is happening today on the north korean nuclear threat. the u.s. and canada hosting officials from around the world in vancouver to discuss next steps. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is there. good mornings.

>> reporter: good morning, savannah. today's meeting will focus on finding a diplomatic solution to the north korean crisis. defense secretary mattis was here. he briefed the gathering monday night on military preparations in case diplomacy fails. two b-52 bombers landed in guam to drive home his point. a high stakes attempt to find a resolution. the u.s. and canada hosting 20 countries, not inviting china and russia. russia blasting the meeting before it even starts. vladimir putin's top diplomat calling it destructive. this as nerves are already on hair trigger following the false missile alert in hawaii, raising the specter of a false response. warns the man who used to be in charge of america's nuclear

arsenal. >> i hate to say it, but i think the possibility of a nuclear weapon being used today is higher than it has been since the cuban missile crisis. >> reporter: concerns echoed by pope francis showing reporters pictures of the nagasaki bombing telling them i think we are at the very limit. i am really afraid of this. one accident is enough to pre p precipitate things. the administration's aim cracking down on smuggling to north korea, even by boarding ships at sea. that could provoke pyongyang or south korea. south korea is trying to ease tensions through cultural diplomacy negotiating on olympic exchanges, a joint women's hockey team. even a north korean rock group hand picked by kim jong-un himself performing at the olympics in south korea. a sharp contrast to president trump's taunts of the north korean leader whom he's called little rocketman tweeting a new year's greeting saying, i, too, have a nuclear button, but it is

a much bigger and more powerful one than his and my button works. north korea's state media responding overnight to president trump's talk that his button is bigger than kim jong-un's nuclear button. the north korea propaganda machine calling the president's tweet a spasm of a lunatic. >> andrea mitchell in vancouver for us. thank you. also on a busy tuesday morning, it has happened again. overnight japan's national broadcaster mistakenly warped of a north korean missile launch before issuing an on air apology. this comes days after the wave of panic in hawaii. the governor now vowing it will never happen again. here is nbc's jacob soporoff. >> reporter: this morning employees of the agency responsible for 38 minutes of chaos in hawaii are waking up after receiving death threats from angry residents. hours before the false alarm sounded with a warning of an in bound missile -- >> if you are outdoors, seek

immediate shelter in a meeting. >> reporter: -- we had exclusive access to the bunker where it was sent from. >> let me take you to where the show starts. >> what do you mean? >> this is where the call comes in to notify us of a ballistic missile launch. >> nice to meet you. >> you guys have the most important job in the united states of america, i guess. >> reporter: state warning officers in this room are tasked with sounding the alarm. david hafner of hawaii emergency management showed us how the system is supposed to work. >> they'll receive a call from pacific command that comes in and they'll make a system to activate the statewide siren system. >> reporter: where's the phone? >> yes. this is an encrypted secure phone to send the command. >> reporter: the call from the u.s. military specific command never came. instead, it was sent out in an error, a mistake that turned to mayhem. glen martinez bought this shipping container to use as a bunker. >> if it hits, then it's too late to do anything so everybody

just came with their food and water and we just started stacking it in the back. >> reporter: the state has s accepted the blame suspending the person who pushed the button. now this man is demanding answers. >> the real problem is that you had a system that allowed one human error to throw 1.5 million people into a tail spin, and then it was not correctible immediately. >> for today coming up. >> shifting gears, now to something you're going to be seeing at cvs that's different. the largest drugstore chain looking to promote more truth in advertising. chanelle jones is here. this is interesting. >> good morning to you. so images from the worlds of fashion, beauty and advertising are often touched up, but now cvs says it's ready to end that

practice and move the body image conversation in a more positive direction. this morning the nation's largest drugstore change is doing an about face. >> skip is smooth, refined, perfect. >> reporter: cvs now pledging not to alter its own beauty product imagery. it's using original photos and creating a more realistic standard of beauty. >> we thought it was an important moment to listen to our customers and do something which really could be a force for change and positive good in their health care. >> reporter: starting in april cvs will go from this to this. in store displays will have a cvs beauty mark that indicates whether a photo has been touched up to enhance a person's shape, size, proportion, skin, eye color or enhance or alter lines, wrinkles or other individual characteristics. >> the problem is that when there's so many idealized images of women all over instagram, ads, magazines, beauty aisles,

then girls start to feel a sense of depression, anxiety, reduction in self-esteem, body image problems and sometimes even eating disorders. >> reporter: this is just the company's latest move in its quest to become a health brand. in 2014 cvs became the first national pharmacy chain to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products and last year announced it would remove certain chemicals from about 600 beauty and personal care products by the end of 2019. cvs now saying it wants to promote real beauty in real life. >> it's a big win because it removes some of the pressure that girls feel, teen girls especially, to look exactly like the picture in the magazine or on instagram. >> reporter: along with cvs's commitment to not alter its own beauty product imagery, by 2020 they're going to require companies that sell products in their 10,000 stores to do the same. guys. >> be a real shift. thank you, chanelle. >> al is back.

you've got more to give us as the guy who keeps giving? >> until i can't give anymore. all right. let's show you what we have as far as the rest of the country. we are looking at some wet weather moving into the pacific northwest. arctic cold coming into the plains and central part of the u.s. want to look at that coming up in the next half hour. plenty of sunshine from the southeast down into florida. we'll get to your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. we're almond breeze. and we only use california-grown blue diamond almonds in our almondmilk. cared for by our family of almond growers. ♪ maybe that's why so many people feel so good about inviting almond breeze into their homes. blue diamond almond breeze. the best almonds make the best almondmilk. official almondmilk of the u.s. ski & snowboard team. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've been tracking some spotty showers across parts of the bay

area early this morning, but now things are clearing out. we are seeing a little sunshine across the south bay, a live look outside in downtown san jose with a mild start and our temperatures today reaching into the mid 60s, oakland today 60 degrees there. 59 degrees in san francisco and 61 napa. over the next several days we will have some more rain moving in starting again on thursday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. coming up, simone biles, the golden girl of the 2016 olympics, becomes the latest gymnast to claim she was abused by the team's doctor. why she's been reluctant to share her story but is speaking out now. and a hospital sued for leaving a scalpel inside a patient. you won't believe how long it was in there. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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the east. it has cleared and we are in the clear for the rest of the day, but left behind a lot of humidity and some patchy dense fog across parts of the paris as we take a live look outside in san francisco and our high temperature there up to 59 degrees today, 60 in oakland. expect times of sunshine in san jose and a high of 64 degrees and 63 degrees today in livermore. now, over the next several days we will have some more rain moving in, our next storm system gets here on thursday. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. we are looking at a pleasant drive despite the fog in the north bay, things are moving well and the north bay a little building, but the bigger build in the tri-valley southbound 680 a crash remains in the middle lane with some debris. big slowing and buildup off the dublin interchange past sunol boulevard. westbound 80 upper east shore freeway moves nicely into richmond and a jam up at the bay

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good morning, everybody. it's 7:30. it's tuesday morning, the 16th of january, 2018. >> we're going to get to a check of the headlines, starting with the shocking and disturbing alleged abuse in california. >> disturbing discovery. >> you never know who your neighbors are. >> 13 siblings rescued from a southern california home. some had been chained to beds and starved. their parents now charged with tortu torture. neighbors left in shock. >> we would have turned this in a lot sooner. in the hot seat. steve bannon, white house communications director, hope hicks, and former campaign manager corey lewandowski, all

headed to capitol hill to testify before the house committee investigating russia meddling. president trump's resort cited for violations and problems in the club's two main kitchens. dangerous mistake. an army veteran sues a veterans affairs hospital for leaving a scalpel in his stomach during surgery. >> this gross negligence should never happen to anyone, not to mention a veteran. and close encounter. a tennessee couple finds a baby bear trapped inside their car, bravely helping the cub escape. today, tuesday, january 16th, 2018. can you imagine? >> no. >> and run. >> here it comes.

>> incredible. also, we're following the story of simone biles. she's one of the most decorated gymnasts in olympic history. she is speaking out saying she, too, suffered abuse at the hands of the team's former doctor. stephanie gosk is here this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. simone biles golden performance was one of the highlights from rio. but now, the gymnastics superstar is opening up about a low point in her life, adding her name to the athletes that have accused larry nassar of sexual abuse. today is his sentencing in a michigan courtroom. some of those women will confront him face-to-face. this morning, dozens of larry nassar's victims will have their voices heard in court. sentencing for the long-time xwim na gymnastics doctor, following his guilty plea to abusing hundreds of girls.

more than 100 accusers are expected to give victims statements this week. >> it's the first time that the girls have been brought to face their abuser. >> reporter: on monday, simone biles accused nassar of abuse. biles writing, there's many reasons why i've been reluctant to share my story. i know now it is not my fault. she describes his behavior as unacceptable and disgusting. adding, we need to know why this was able to take place for so long and to so many of us. we need to make sure something like this never happens again. in a statement monday, usa g gymnastics said they are heartbroken, sorry and angry that any of the athletes had been harmed by nassar. adding, their support is unwavering for simone and all athletes who come forward.

in november, biles' teammate, aly raisman, opened up to hoda. >> it is so disturbing to me what he did to me and so many other people. this is bigger than just me. >> reporter: raisman, 1 of 125 women invited to speak at the sentencing, will have her letter read aloud in court. the disgraced doctor will face other victims face-to-face, like rachel, who was the first woman to accuse him of abuse. >> it's healing. >> reporter: a once-trusted doctor facing his victims and hearing their stories. >> it's g ee's disgusting on so levels. he was there to heal our bodieb. >> he is expected to face up to 40 years for his crimes. but he is facing 60 years

following his guilty plea in december to holding multiple counts of child pornography. >> i can't believe the number of victims. >> many will face him and have their say. >> you hope that will be therapeutic. let's turn to mr. roker and get a check of the weather. >> we were talking about the cold coming. and to give you an idea, deep freeze in the heart of texas, tomorrow, it will be 33 in dallas. it will drop down to 12 degrees. if that happens, it will be the coldest in 22 years. the last time they had a 12-degree low was in february 4th of 1996. you can see we got 60 million folks at rask for windchill warnings and advisories. 25 to 45 degrees below zero. indianapolis will feel like 1. 23 in hattiesburg.

5 in pierre. by tomorrow morning, the bottom of the coldest air. 10 in new orleans, minus 5 in chicago. as we get towards the latter part of the week, temperatures moderate. 44 in chicago. all that at the same time the bay area will have warmer than normal temperatures. we're going to be up to 64 degrees today in san jose and 61 in concord and napa, 59 degrees in san francisco after an early morning rain, we will keep the mostly cloudy skies. heading into thursday our next storm arrives with some scattered showers starting during the morning, continues into friday, and we will see some rounds of rain again on sunday. we will be tracking all of it. >> get that weather anytime you need it. check out our pals at the weather channel on cable. just ahead, serena williams

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>> jeff rossen is here to show you what happens in a real emergency. a lot of people wondering about this, jeff. >> a lot of us with phones, we've gotten the alerts. you've heard it blaring out of your phone. how many people are questioning that system right now? think about it. because of that false alarm in hawaii and now a new false alarm overnight in japan we've been reporting about warning people of a missile attack there. if i get an alert now, is it real? who makes the final decision to send it? can that mistake happen again? this morning we're getting rare access inside to show you. the alert sent an entire state into panic. >> a missile may impact on land or sea in minutes. >> and on phones this daunting message, seek immediate shelter. this is not a drill. hawaiians and tourists running for cover. >> in my head i thought, oh, my god, this is it. something bad is about to happen and i'm about to die. >> reporter: these people

huddled in a closet but that was a false alarm. >> i accept responsibility. this is my team. we made a mistake. >> reporter: every state has an emergency alert system warning you about imminent attacks, shelter in place alerts, amber alerts, severe weather. it's been used more than 33,000 times across the country, but after this weekend's mistake, the chairman of the fcc saying false alerts undermine public confidence and reduce their effectiveness during real emergencies. now officials are trying to reassure americans, but how well does the system work? to show you, we've come here to new york city's emergency management headquarters. this is their secure watch command center, and obviously a lot of potential threats here in new york. this is where they send out those texts that go to your cell phone and this is ben can krackaur from the agency. >> we're open 24/7. always monitoring the city for

potential threats and emergencies. when one occurs, our public warning specialist today is evan barker. he'll be in touch with the incident command, collect information and send it to the field for approval before sending a message out. >> when that draft comes in, you're talking to a real person in the field, authorized person so you know it's real? >> that's correct. >> let's come over to evan? >> i'm going to select my category, safety. response type. this particular message is shelter, but i can also do evacuate and prepare. i go down to my headline, test due to an explosion people near rockefeller center should shelter in place. >> reporter: officials map out the location. the alert gets sent to the local cell towers, that way no matter who you are, a local or just visiting, your phone will get the alert. but before you hit send there's another step still? >> there is. we want to make sure we get the message right. before it goes through this is

our on duty supervisor. he'll come over and double check the message. >> reporter: he walks over here. there's always a supervisor here? >> 24 hours a day, 7 days a week always a supervisor. >> reporter: in hawaii there was one person at the controls. state officials say from now on they'll have two, but it's still not required nationwide. the fcc now confirming to nbc news, it's looking into that, too. do you believe every jurisdiction should have two people at the controls? >> absolutely. it's such a powerful system, you want to make sure it's right. >> reporter: what do you say to the people watching this saying this was a pretty dangerous mistake that happened. i don't know if i believe the next one that comes out? >> messages really can save your life. we should not let one unfortunate mistake detract from the confidence the public has in this important tool. >> the fcc says it is focused on what happened and how to prevent it from happening again, but even beyond that, new york city officials tell us they're working with the fcc making even more improvements to the system,

like raising the limit of characters in an emergency alert to give you more detail. right now there are just 90 characters. also attaching photos to the alert like the suspect they're looking for or the get away car. they're working on it. >> i mean, it's one of those things. they get it right so often. >> right. >> but this was such a huge mistake. >> yeah. >> i can't imagine how people felt. >> it does make sense there should be redundancy. the supervisor thing seems to be common sense. >> doesn't seem like one person could set off that reaction. let us head over to carson. what's coming up in the orange room? >> sad news out of the music world. we've got the new tributes overnight after the loss to delores oriordan. first these quick messages.

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turning to her music. nice to see several of the ko n cranberries albums have surged in sales. i'll show you the itunes charts. and we've been going on social media. this is one of her bandmates. we are devastated by the passing of our friend, dolores. the world has lost a true artist today. this one from duran duran, writing, we're crushed to find out about the news of the passing of dolores o'riordan. she was married to duran duran's tour manager. they cut a tour short because of ree o'riordan's health issues. we'll have more as the day goes on. our thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this difficult time. >> all right, carson. >> what a distinct voice. from tennis champion to

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♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, serena's mission. serena williams sparks a national conversation about maternal health following complications with her own delivery. this morning how the tennis champ is hoping to make a difference for all women. plus, nailing that interview. >> what are your biggest strengths? how would you classify your strengths? >> i'm a very determined person. >> our series of first impressions takes a look at winning over people at work. >> the first impression effect can be massive. it can explain up to 25% of interview scores. from your shirt to your handshake, the little things that make a big difference. and two of a kind. >> what happened to my pet name for you?

>> kevin never really caught on. >> jane fonda and lily tomlin are live in studio 1a to talk age in hollywood, the me, too, movement and the new season of "grace and frankie." >> i don't need to sit here and take this. >> seems like you do. >> today tuesday, january 16th, 2018. ♪ ♪ >> we made it to the plaza all the way from houston! >> mother/daughter trip to the "today" show. >> we're celebrating our 13th birthday on the "today" show. we're officially teenagers. whoo! ♪ ♪ >> we're ready to meet savannah guthrie. >> minnesota loves hoda! >> does hoda love minnesota? >> hoda loves minnesota. >> even though the vikings broke the saints hearts? >> oh, they did. >> yes, we still love you, minnesota. >> i can't believe they're out.

we're going to give them a big hello. >> we are. thank you for being with us on this tuesday morning. >> we have a lot to get to this half hour starting with your news at 8. a california mother and father are locked up on $9 million bail apiece accused of holding their 13 children captive in a dungeon-like condition. nbc's miguel almaguer joins us. hey, miguel. >> reporter: good morning. the story all unfolded when a 17-year-old victim came out of this phone behind me and was able to use a cell phone to call police. when authorities arrived here at the home, they said 13 children were held against their will by a family chain and bound to beds with padlocks. authorities say their parents, david and louise terpin are the suspects. they ever' been charged with child neglect as well as torture charges. their bail is set at $9 million. they're currently in county jail. authorities say they do have a lawyer though their lawyer has not made a comment.

authorities say it's unclear exactly how long the kids were held here in the family home. neighbors say they were rarely seen. when they did see them though all of the children appeared to be emaciated. they were very thin, very pale. naks say they were rarely outside and they often never made eye contact. authorities are still investigating this case. criminal charges will follow. a very sad story from here. hoda, back to you. >> horrifying story. thanks so much, miguel. we'll move to politics now and the president back in washington after spending the weekend at his florida resort. republican senator lindsey graham is urging him to refocus on making a spending and immigration deal with democrats, but on monday the president was still feuding with democratic senator dick durbin who accused him of using vulgar language during a meeting on immigration. the president tweeted, quote, dickey durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the daca meeting and added deals can't get made when there's no trust. durbin is standing by his account.

overnight the senate's top democrat chuck schumer defended him saying, quote, donald trump has lied so many times, it's hard to believe him on anything, let alone this. an update about a story we told you about on monday. the dramatic moment a car went airborne, wound up on the second floor of a southern california dental office. you can see the car hit the median at a high rate of speed and slammed into that building. the driver was arrested on driving under the influence of narcotics. he and the passenger were treated for surprisingly only minor yirs there. it is morning boost time, my dear. >> i think you're going to like this one. amanda bowman gray calls her son a miracle. he is 25 months old, has down's syndrome. lydia was baby-sitting bo while her mom was in the shower. her mom came out of the shower. you know what she heard? listen to this duet. take a listen

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we're back, now, with an important conver we're back now with an important conversation that revelation from tennis star serena williams. >> really got people talking. morgan radford is here. >> hi there, ladies. good morning. from all appearances she's one of the healthiest women in the world winning last year's australian open while eight weeks pregnant. she's speaking out about the harrowing post delivery scare that almost killed her sparking a discussion that she hopes will lead to change. tennis superstar serena williams opening up about the childbirth scare that she says made her stronger but nearly took her life. >> how you doing? >> reporter: in a facebook post gone viral the new mom writes, i

didn't expect that sharing our family's story of olympia's birth and all of the complications after giving birth would start such an outpouring of discussion, a discussion of life or death, especially black women, serena adds, who have faced similar complications and women whose problems go unaddressed. the facebook post was a follow-up to a "vogue" article where serena described a potentially fatal event following her c-section. williams said she felt short of breath and because of her history with blood clots feared she was having a pulmonary embolism. williams said it took some convincing to get the ct scan she asked for but ultimately her suspicion was confirmed. the fact that someone like williams faced such an ordeal struck a nerve. >> everyone has so much respect for her as an athlete. she has access to care and everything, and yet she still suffered one of these events during her delivery hospitalization. really puts a face to this issue and an incredibly important one.

>> reporter: american women are more likely to die from childbirth than anywhere else in the developed world. 50,000 suffer complications during pregnancy every year and 700 die. and even worse fate for black women whose mortality rates are three to four times higher. some researchers add that poverty and discrimination could play a role in the gap along with higher rates of chronic illness and obesity and the quality of medical care many african-american women have in their communities. while highlighting the staggering statistics, williams wrote, let me be clear, every mother, regardless of race or background, deserves to have a healthy pregnancy and childbirth. >> serena is a wonderful example of advocating for ourselves. you need to advocate for yourself, and that goes for everyone. >> all right. so doctors say it's important for women to seek medical care before and during pregnancy and like serena, listen to your body. if you really have to advocate for yourself, especially if something just doesn't feel right. that's certainly a lot of

important information really for every woman. >> sometimes you trust the doctor to know more than you feel like you know about yourself. >> yeah. you don't want to push it. she did. thank goodness she did. >> she knew. she was right. >> thank you, morgan. let's move over to al and get another check of the weather. >> guys, thanks so much. we're looking right now at some freezing precipitation down into texas and louisiana. we've got colder air wedging in under that warm, moist air riding up over it. where you have the warmer air, you have rain. where you have the colder air you have freezing rain an then sleet as you get the deeper cold air and snow where it's the deepest. when it's icy conditions, freezing rain, you have ice on the roads. sleet. it's bouncing up and down and then you've got the snow which just sticks. here's what we're looking at when it comes to as far as the accumulations. starting down through louisiana, we're taking an inch or two. in the northeast we're looking at nine inches of snow for parts of massachusetts and vermont, maybe two to three inches of snow in and around new york city, down into philadelphia and

lighter amounts for washington, d.c. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. we had a round of scattered showers that moves through the bay area eler this morning but now that has moved on. we do still have the patchy densing to, especially in the north bay, as well as the trivalley. we'll have to monitor that. mostly cloudy skies in the south bay. as we go into this afternoon, only some peeks of sunshine. temperatures in the mid-60s in the south bay. low 60s in the east bay. 63 in livermore. san francisco, expect a high of 59. and more dry weather tomorrow nd that is your latest n. weather. guys? >> al, thank you. guys? >> al, thank you. time for what's trending. >> hey! looks nice. >> you are special. there's a conversation that is lighting up twitter this morning, and here it is. what movies traumatized us as children? i think back when you were a child.

you saw that movie your parents told us not to. here are some of the responses. linda tweeted, psycho. elizabeth said "chitt "chitty chitty bang bang. the child catcher. >> was that supposed to be sc y scary? >> i don't think so. >> "the wizard of oz." >> kids, let's go around the table. >> mine is an old classic, and i love the beach so much and when "jaws" came out. when we look at it now it looks stupid. >> no, then. >> it was freaky. >> it's still scary. >> but we were terrified. >> yeah, "jaws" got me. let's go around. >> savannah and i share one. >> we do? >> "alien." when that thing popped out of john -- >> ahhh! >> oh, no! >> hey!

>> i can't believe we showed it. >> enjoy your cheerios. that reminds me, i think i'm going to have spaghetti-os for dinner. >> i can't believe we showed that! >> i guess the live birth week on "today," marine life for next week. >> when that happened, i left the theater. >> scary. >> i got up and walked out. in space nobody can hear you scream? everybody heard me in the theater and i left. >> mine was "poltergheist." but when robby was sleeping and the clown was in the chair. the clown was in the chair and all of a sudden it's not. where's the clown now? low and behold, there is the clown coming after little robby. this movie in general -- >> i wonder if we're terrifying kids at home right now? >> i cannot have a clown. >> mine was pg-13. >> mine wasn't a children's movie when i was a kid. i was in my 20s.

do you remember "sixth sense"? >> oh, yeah. >> the scene at the end. i see dead people. there's a scene earlier in the movie when he's in the tent. do you remember the tent scene? >> i don't remember. >> we showed the alien scene, we can show the tent scene. here it comes. >> no, no, no, no, no. >> what's going to happen? >> nothing good. >> oh, are we going to show it? wait for it. wait for it. it's coming up. >> this really was scary. >> every truly scary movie has a creepy kid in it. >> under be a bed usually. >> oh, we didn't show it. >> it's enough trauma for kids this morning. we've done our job. >> it must be bad because we showed that alien thing. >> carson? >> "the ring". >> well, we've got some royal news here. if you have royal wedding fever, you're -- well, you're in luck. live ti lifetime has a story, "harry and megan."

it covers the romance followed and all the way up to the royal engagement. there's no set premiere date for the made for tv movie but a lot of people are guessing it will be before harry and megan's actual wedding which is -- >> may 19th! >> good job, guys. princess charlotte, more royal news on pop star. she may be only 2 years old, but she sure knows how to take the lead. queen elizabeth was at an event when she revealed that it's princess charlotte who actually looks after her big brother prince george. this echos what the duchess of cambridge has said before, that in their family charlotte is the one in charge. now to "the greatest showman." top of the chart. the film starring hugh jackman held the tops for "this is me." this is the first time a sound track has held a top five for two weeks in more than a year. and pink, our friend pink can't get enough of it either.

she tweeted recently, wills and i have the greatest showman on repeat. i can't stop singing these stars. finally, jennifer garner generated a lot of buzz when she showed off her kitchen skills in an adorable facebook video titled pretend cooking show. well, guess what, jennifer, she's at it again. she's back with episode two. this time she's making english muffins. here's more. >> she's making them? >> cut english muffins out on a thin little layer of corn meal so they can toast up. hopefully yours will look like this one or even this one. this one has some issues. >> how do you get the overhead shot? >> that's impressive. >> usually the dog's running around. >> those look -- >> those cooked so good. >> she should come on our show and do it for real. >> yes. >> if she wanted to. >> i think she could.

>> who makes english muffins from scratch. that's amazing. >> we like english muffins. >> and we liken never garner. >> do they have english muffins -- >> let's get to the daily click. it can be really hard to say good-bye to the holidays especially for aaron graham's two dogs. she asked her husband a simple task, take out that christmas tree. the goal was to toss it over the fence. she noticed her husband had been gone for an awfully long time. it looks like the dogs were latched onto the tree. they were not willing to -- so this epic battle of tug of war -- >> no. >> he fell down with the tree there. eventually they're able to break it up and he can finish the job. >> clearly his wife -- >> oh! >> over the fence. >> good of her to help. >> that was good. >> take that tree out. >> that's a good one. coming up, it's day two of our special series, first impressions today all about the science behind our interactions.

>> this morning, how to win people over in the workplace and how to ace any job interview. chanelle is the perfect person for that. >> good morning, team. so it's fair to say most of us have been anxious going into a job interview or meeting an important colleague or come tact for the first time, but experts say there are a few proven methods to make a great first impression and some big ones to avoid. ♪ >> from the shirt to the shake to the smile or the stance, you'd better believe they matter. >> how important is a first impression? >> it's really critical. >> ann demari coaches professionals on mastering those first moments. >> if you do one positive thing, people think you have a cluster of other positive qualities. it's called the halo effect. >> research backs it up. >> the first impression can be massive. it can explain up to 25% of interview scores.

>> >> georgia professor brian schweider conducted a study on job interviews. the casual chitchat matters. >> the more similar you can get them to believe you are like them they'll find you fit for the job. >> engagement is vital. >> nodding your head or smiling along, are you maintaining eye contact. even the pitch of your voice. >> paul wolfe knows firsthand. he's an hr executive who's interviewed thousands of job seekers. >> someone who walks in, they wow you. they're definitely going to get the job. what factor do they have in common? >> i think they practice and they know what they're going for. make sure you understand about the company, what their culture is, their dress code and that you dress appropriately. >> but what is appropriate and how much does it matter what you wear? to find out we set up a fun, nonscientific mock interview experiment. we had paul and two other indeed recruiters interview aaron and kevin separately as if they were

actually applying for an entry-level job at a financial company. they asked all the same questions and got the same responses. the recruiters had never met erin or kevin, they only knew we set up the interview and wanted their first impressions. first, we had our mock candidates interview with paul in professional attire. >> what are your biggest strengths? >> i'm a very determined person. >> gosh, my weaknesses first and foremost i'd say is rumination. >> then they dressed down to meet with joel. >> i'm passionate. >> sometimes i try and take on way too much. >> and then we really mixed it up. >> what would you say some of your strengths in the workplace are? >> one would be my positive attitu attitude. >> in terms of weaknesses, i tend to ruminate. >> without revealing our twist, we then asked recruiters for objective feedback with the dress to impress wear, a double thumbs up. >> these were financial services interviews so they boldt dressed professionally. for the casual attire, mixed review for erin.

>> she was dressed casually but not too outlandish kind of a thing. >> and kevin, not so much. >> as if going for an interview that's not what you want to wear. >> for their unconventional look? double trouble. >> when ernl walked into the room, what was your first impression? >> cute outfit but not something i would recommend to wear for a job interview. >> what about for kevin? >> he didn't really look like he was dressing to impress. >> all things considered, if you have two candidates and they have the same competency, would their appearance tilt the scale either way? >> for sure. >> experts say this is how you nail a first impression. research the company and find common alzheimer's with the interviewer. when you shake, use a little vigor and don't forget to look up. >> it's great to meet you. i'm paul. >> maintain suitable eye content. nod when listening. >> what are some of the weaknesses. >> keep a confident, upright posture. don't complain ever, even if it's just about bad weather. stay positive.

smile, engage the interviewer. >> thank you for having me. >> sure, happy to do it. >> vary your pitch to convey enthusiasm. sing your own praises and the interviewer's, too. >> networking, doing business, dating, make a decision about whether or not you want to move forward with a relationship or not. i think all of these apply to a lot of different scenarios in life. >> there's another piece to this. you may also want to -- or i say you should want to manage your digital first impression. cultivate your social media profiles and be care fall what you post. most recruiters are looking you up, too. these are things you may think are no brainers. when you first walk in, that little chitchat, it doesn't start once you go into the room, it starts as soon as they make eye contact with you. >> being yourself, too. people can tell if you're trying to be somebody. >> yeah, it doesn't seem right. >> speaking of the social media thing, tomorrow i've got a first impressions story and we've got the dr. ruth of the swipe right generation. >> the dating world?

>> oh, yeah. >> dating first impressions? >> people forming impressions in ten seconds or less by looking at -- >> boom. >> that's how everyone's dating. >> that's tomorrow. >> glad i'm married. >> yes. >> straight ahead, it is almost time for jill martin's newest deal of the day. >> katie lee's go-to recipes for simple pasta ditcheshes. first your local news. i )m ...

new developments - good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. new developments in the wake of a chain reaction crash in the east bay that seriously injured a chp officer. we learned overnight that the woman accused of causing that crash has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. that officer was injured last night as he took an accident report along the side of the road on highway 4 at concord. authorities say a pittsburgh woman slammed into a parked suv and flipped over and landed partially on top of the officer. the crash caused another coalition. the injuries of the officer are not life threatening. right now, trafficwise, we are tracking an accident in san francisco. >> that's right, getting off of the bay bridge, the skyway jams up, getting off and towards san francisco. there's a crash at chavez.

which now leaves only one lane blocked. it's actually not bad coming off of the skyway, it's just the tail end. it continues south in towards brisbane. south 101, another crash right around sierra point parkway. that's probably the worst of it. the south bay does show the northbound slowing, pretty typical. recovery now over here at south 680. that crash did clear from the lanes. it's over on the shoulder. it's slow coming off of the san mateo bridge. actually on to the san mateo bridge from westbound 92 right here on the hayward side. back to you. >> thanks, mike. i'll have another update in half an hour.

welcome back to "today." it's 8:30, tuesday morning, the 16th of january, 2018. we're going to get some weather from al. >> just in a minute. >> i need to hug these two girls from minnesota. they're sorry about the saints. but good luck. all right. >> now, we're coming over here for our "crowd moment." we have all spectrums of the united states. you are from -- >> hawaii.

>> hawaii. and you are from -- >> alaska. >> did you guys become friends online? >> we did. right here in line. >> we were the first in line. and instant friends. ohana. >> you see what happens on the plaza? and just a little tidbit, it's warmer in hawaii and alaska than it is on the plaza right now. >> look at you doing weather. >> look at me. >> you were just talking about the lower 48. >> thanks for coming to see us. >> we're glad you lived. coming up, two of our favorites grace and frankie, otherwise known as lily tomlin and jane fonda. we love having those two. >> we do. >> they're the best. just ahead, we're going to break down the clean beauty trend that's all the rage. natural, pure, botanical. we're not talking about me. what you need to know about what those phrases mean. and katie lee is cooking

pasta two ways. one comforting, one healthy. both delicious. the best friend of princess diana is here, to talk to us about the royals and the big year coming up. and chronic pain, how this -- you know what this is? >> if you stop doing that, it will stop hurting. >> it could change everything. this could get rid of back pain, shoulder pain. it's called tapping. it is sweeping the nation. and there's a little story about the president and a porn star. >> i thought you were saying, it's all in your head. or here, your pressure points. we're going to walk you through it and you'll be a happier person. i'm just going to hire a woodpecker and start going to town. let's show you what's going on? arctic cold in the central plains. clipper-like snow coming across in the northeast. rain in the pacific northwest, and then, as we looked a tomorrow, we have record lows in the central part of the country.

look for snow along the mid-atlantic into the northeast. milder weather out west with that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of -- owe sweego! in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. a mostly cloudy day. some peeks of sunshine. temperatures in the low to mid-60s. up to 64 in san jose and 59 in san francisco. and our next chance of rain moves into the bay area by thursday morning, with some showers moving from north to south. also some much colder temperatures moving in, with some snow in the sierra. cloudy showers linger into friday. saturday will be dry. sunday, getting ready for more rain in the bay area. >> get that weather anytime you need it. check in with our pals on the weather channel on cable. now, our "deal of the day." jill martin is digging up bargains on everything you need to achieve your resolution

goals. what have you got this morning? >> it's time for "the deal of the day." bruno matly watches. it ta italian leather strap. these are beautiful. a great gift. comes in a box. retail $365. the deal, $89.99. that's 75% off. for all of the colors go on to today.com. that's the "deal of the day." >> all right, jill. thanks so much. now, to a pair of living legends. the dynamic duo of jane fonda and lily tomlin. >> they're back for a fourth season of their series "grace and frankie." take a look. >> i'm back with the groceries. >> who is that?

>> cherry. >> who is hon? >> i'm hon. >> what happened to my pet name for you? >> kevin never really caught on. >> there she is. the famous frankie. i feel like i know you already. can i give you a hug? or is that weird? >> let's not. >> yes, we do. >> it's a good thing i'm not allergic to rhinestones. >> good morning. >> good to see you. >> jane said it was okay. you had something removed. >> i had a little cancer. >> i was saying to hoda, it's a good thing this season focuses on female friendships. we were talking about your business venture. we had to bleep the whole segment. >> we're still doing it. >> on the side? >> no. it ee's in the center. in between. >> we persist. >> glad the business is going well. >> what's fun about the show is, it is about female friendships,

the highs and the lows. you talk about jealousies and things. do you find in real life, as we get older, that female friendships get better. they're easy to manage and maintain. >> and more important. it's the center of my life. i don't know what i would do without her. in real-life, off-camera. >> i'm going to be leaving soon. >> i know how important it is. we did a whole thing about female friendship. and ms. fonda did read more than i did. >> the t.e.d. talk we did. >> we're a dog and pony show. we went to michigan to work at restaurant opportunity centers united. >> didn't you do a video, as well? >> we did. >> yes. >> there was a lot of servers face harassment.

>> we did. >> and you're drawing attention to it. >> and governor cuomo has announced he's going to bring one fair wage to new york state. if he can do that, that's going to be a huge win for restaurant workers and for the times up movement. the states that have one fair wage, sexual assault and abuse is cut in half. >> we know you as activists. you decided this is an issue you care a lot about. i was thinking, if you go back to "9 to 5," you've been at it a long time. how does it feel to be in this moment, where it feels like we're at a cusp of a real change. >> tipping point. this is a move menovement, not moment. it's historic. and we're proud of it. >> do you feel the sea change? >> i'm so enwrapped in your speech, i can't offer anything.

>> you guys are real friends on and off camera, right? >> sometimes. >> how long have you known each other? >> oh, my god. a long time. >> what did you say? i missed that. >> never mind. >> we don't need to hear that. >> it slipped. >> oh, boy. >> just kidding. >> now, we're getting into it. >> who are you? megyn kelly? >> oh, that's right. i forgot she was the one. >> yeah. >> i thought it -- >> oh, wow. >> wow. >> anyway. >> let's give it up to cuomo. that's a big deal. >> let's give it up for you. >> you wrote something. it was a great blog post. >> about turning 80. >> we're going to leave it. you say you can't run, you can't ski. here's what's good about being

80. people are solicitous, asking if i want to sit. they open bottles. i don't get groped or harassed. i can fall back on i'm old to justify my mistakes. my strong muscles that are always been there, have become a remarkable anomaly to people who hug me. >> my son hugged me the other day and went, mom, all right. and he called -- he's like, feel her back. feel her back. >> do you want to feel my back? >> yes. we do. >> of course we do. >> my gosh. it's like a rock. let's feel lily's back. >> your back feels good, too. >> you feel the tension? >> i can feel it. >> can we ask a question. >> what are you doing today? >> today? >> not today. but now. >> every day, i have a cute trainer that comes over. i lift weights. >> are you into exercise, lily?

jane drags you. >> she doesn't drag me. >> we have a little gym on the set. we have a little gym that i set up with my trainer. >> lily, do you go? >> i go there. >> there's barely room for both of us. her elbows are always coming up and cracking me in the jaw. >> jane, do you have a favorite exercise right now? like, a lunge. >> squats. >> squats? >> i just -- i said on another show yesterday, that i do squats. she never entered her mind. >> you gave her the idea? >> i just watch my material. >> having a good, hard butt is good at any age. >> i was trying to get my one word of squat in. i couldn't do that. >> we love you guys. >> are we done? >> we are? >> we just started. >> i know. that's how we feel. >> we spent all this money putting our names up here.

and you just flip us off. >> i don't want it to end, either. >> thank you so much. >> "grace and frankie" hits netflix on friday. >> that was the longest segment of the show. >> is there going to be a season five? >> i hope so. i need money. i need the cash flow. up next, is it time to ditch your old makeup? that's why we have to breakaway. >> we have this. she's been working on this all morning. >> clean beauty with bobby thomas. this is "today" on nbc.

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and, we are back with "today style." a new year, a fresh start and there's lots to focus on when it comes to clean eating. what about clean beauty? it's the latest movement that has people talking. here to break it down is our "today style" editor, bobby

thomas. so many products. you go into the store and you go, what do we need to know? >> first and foremost, we node to know that the fda does not approve products before they get on shelves. that doesn't necessarily mean they're harmful. but that puts a lot of responsibility on you the consumer to know what you're using. you have to be mindful of that. it's important to beware of things like -- >> there's buzzwords. >> know right off the bat that the words natural, pure, botanical, eco, they're not regulated. >> anybody can say that? >> they're wonderful. but they're not officially regulated. when you see green bottles, coconuts, not regulated. when you see free of, benefits include, that's great. make sure you know what else is in there? >> read the ingredients, break it down.

>> if the words are too long. >> yes. >> another thing we talk about all the time, you see these symbols. something like the usda organic is a great certification and seal. 95% of stuff in there is certified organic. all the rest of the symbols are helpful. on today.com, we have a great chart. in general, certifications and symbols give you more information. >> before you can have a symbol on, it has to be legit. >> know the organization that's using it. before we get into clean beauty, this symbol "e" right here, in europe, they regulate about 1,300 ingredients. here in the u.s., less than 30. so, that's a good one. >> ouch. >> let's -- take ingredients. >> clean is the new natural. is clean another buzzword? i want everyone to know that

this is a movement. clean embraces manmade and synthetic products because not everything manmade is healthy. bad. but not everything natural, like lead, you want in your products. the focus is on safety, not source. nontoxic products. >> we have about a minute to take us through this stuff. >> i want to point out retailers like credo beauty. they haveingredients they avoid. and they're a retailer doing the homework for you. >> credo bueauty. >> they carry everything, from makeup, and they polish and skin care. >> i love when people do the work for you. >> and folaine. it's about performance. gorgeous makeup that works. it's got color payoff and great skin care they're working really

hard to prove the effectiveness. some people say it's great if it's safe but does it work? retailers deserve a lot of credit for leading the movement. there's also even an of. think dirty is an app that celebrities use. you can scan over 60,000 products for harmful ingredie ingredients. cvs and target will be getting rid of a lot of toxins. >> for more on clean beauty, head to facebook.com/todaybeauty. quick dinner to the rescue. it's pasta two ways with katie lee. first, this is "today"n nbc. there's only one place where you can get...

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together in minutes, or you have something you can wow your family, grab your pasta pot and katie lee. and the tasting folks are downstairs. >> i hope they like it. >> there they are. >> we're digging in. >> don't tell us yet. the first one seems really simple. >> the first one is so simple. this is so easy, so inexpensive. it's a lemon pasta. i have spaghetti, lemons, cheese. >> when do you salt your watt center. >> i salt it after it starts to boil. really salt that water. that's going to flavor your pasta. it becomes part of our sauce. >> okay. >> save about a cup of that pasta water after it's done cooking. >> okay. >> for the lemons, i do the zest of four lemons and the juice of two. and melted half a stick of butter here.

going to add to it. >> you get fresh lemon juice. >> fresh lemon juice. >> just zesting. >> that's all that goes in. and the pasta water. you see how quickly this comes together. you bring it to a boil. >> yep. >> i news a little half and half. you can leave this out if you want. >> if you wanted to keep it lighter, could you do 1% mill s milk? >> you can leave it out. i like the half and half because it's creamy. and add to it, the pasta. >> did you leave it al dente or no? >> i cook it less than a minute less than the package says. start to toss it together. add to it. i got spaghetti going everywhere. add your parmesan cheese, some salt and pepper. >> i'm supposed to stir that, right? >> see how fast that came

together. dinner is done. >> what do you think? gang down downstairs? >> it's lemony. >> i'm wearing it right now. >> he's wearing ode delemon zest. let's talk about the spaghetti squash. >> i love this for a weeknight. i am making twice baked spa g d spaghetti squash. my trick for spaghetti squash -- >> i'm afraid to cut it. give me your secret. >> put it in the oven for one hour and 15 minutes. it comes out soft. then, you take out the seeds. you can do this in a slow cooker. >> what do you do then? >> stab it a few times and put it in the slow cooker all day. that step is done.

>> it's ready to rock. >> you make your sauce. i put one clove of garlic in here to flavor it a little. add to it, cream cheese. you want to stir this? >> yeah. >> and mozzarella cheese. >> this so good. >> parmesan cheese. >> i can't wait to see what our tasters think. >> and greek yoege eguryogurt. give it a little salt and pepper. >> ooh. a little accident over there. little excited about my stirring. >> cooked chicken. the spaghetti squash goes in and the broccoli. you can use this with anything. you can use chili and cheddar cheese, jarred marinara. you toss this together and put it back into your spaghetti squash bowl. >> love the yogurt taste. >> and very cheesy. >> the chicken is a nice touch.

>> it looks so good. >> we would appreciate the wine pairing next time. recipes at today.com/food. this is "today" on nbc. yum.

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up to cover the medical expenses. talking to teachers and students. a live report in our midday newsca newscast. go to our twitter feed to read more. people are getting ready for a meeting tonight in the south bay, that may change the future of san jose police department. overnight, oversight currently, there is one independent auditor who can give limited recommendations to police. critics would prefer there be an oversight committee with more authority to create change. a new milestone for wall street this morning. the dow surges past 26,000 for the first time after it crossed 25,000 mark just last week. quarterly earnings are helping spark the recent surge. i'm marcus washington. more news in an hour. for 4-thousand dollars that she

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. good morning. and welcome. i'm megyn kelly. we begin this morning with president trump. now, accused of having two consensual affairs while married to the first lady, melania, before she was first lady. his lawyer, allegedly paying to cover one up. we have exclusive and detailed information about the relationship between mr. trump and a woman known as stormy daniels, an adult film star. we will bring that to you in a moment. first, the backstory. did he? or didn't he? president trump denying reports that in 2006 he cheated on wife, melania.