hayward shows a cluster of crashes but all off to the shoulder and of course the bay bridge backup. >> play it safe out there. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join at 11:00. thanks for starting your morning with us. good morning. polar plunge. ten tens of millions set to face what could be the coldest weather in 20 years. high temperatures well below zero. windchills more than 50 below. the deep freeze now blanketing the midwest and moving east. al's got the bone-chilling forecast. open for business. federal workers back in full force today after the longest government shutdown ever comes to an end, but the white house signaling it could all happen again. >> he's willing to do whatever it takes to secure the border. >> just ahead, the jaw-dropping cost of the shutdown to the american taxpayer, and are we headed right back there in three weeks?

willing to cooperate? >> i would certainly testify honestly. >> longtime trump adviser roger stone does not rule out working with robert mueller's team days after his indictment but goes hard after the fbi for the predawn raid on his home. >> i'm not el chapo. it really wreaks. all that, plus road rage caught on camera. the two men involved in that harrowing high-speed encounter on a massachusetts highway. >> get off my car! >> set to face a judge today. superhero surprise. >> "black panther"! yes. >> "black panther" takes home the top prize at the s.a.g. awards. so, can they repeat the magic on oscar night? and super send-off. >> we're still here! we're still here! >> tom brady firing up patriot nation before flying to atlanta for the super bowl. the rams arrive overnight, too, as we kick off our countdown to

the big game, including your first look at a star-studded commercial that will have you talking today, monday, january 28th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a monday morning, and it's bundle up. that's the word across the country. >> yeah, it's headed this way, east. >> here's a shot of chicago right now. it's cold, it's snowy, it's 21 degrees, but remember, it's the windy city, so some of the windchills are going to be terrible there. it's a dangerous deep freeze. some of the coldest temperatures and windchills that we've seen in two decades. so, it's our top story and we start with al with the latest on the forecast. al, where's this headed? >> hey, guys. it's heading east and we're all going to be feeling it. it's the dreaded polar vortex. it is back. it's usually just sitting up around the north pole, but sometimes it weakens, and that

allows lobes of little pressure to break off. that frigid air stays trapped, but unfortunately, it has now broken loose and now made its way down into the midwest. here's what we're looking at. windchill alerts right now 20 to 60 below for at least 20 million people stretching from the dakotas all the way into pennsylvania. right now windchills of minus 20 in international falls, 12 in chicago, 9 columbus, 10 in syracuse, but now it starts to get bad. tomorrow morning. these are air temperatures. minus 14 in minneapolis, a windchill of 33 below. 18 below in chicago, 4 below in st. louis. cleveland, it will feel like 6. records possibly being broken in these areas. but here's where we really look for it. wednesday, these are windchills and air temperatures. this is the air temperature. 27 below in minneapolis, a windchill of 15 below. it will feel like 48 below in chicago, 30 below in detroit. these are the cold, hard facts

of this. it's the coldest in minneapolis since 1996. des moines since '94. same in chicago. and of course, look at this prolonged life-threatening cold. 78 hours consecutive below zero, 83 hours in green bay, 61 consecutive hours below zero in chicago. so, frostbite danger. minus 21 windchill wednesday morning. it only takes 30 minutes for you to have frostbite. in chicago, minus 48. ten minutes frostbite sets in. in minneapolis, at 51 below, it's five minutes. that's how dangerous this is. right now let's go to chicago. we'll find ron right now, ron mott the most is in chicago. not only is it bone-chilling cold, but ron, you've got snow as well. how are people faring there? >> reporter: hey there, al. good morning to you. you know, when we talk about these storms, we talk about the calm before the storm. well, this is sort of the warm before this storm of cold air moves in, as you have just reported, in the next 48 hours

here where we're expecting to get windchills as low as 50 below. right now if you take a look at michigan avenue, our camera there, the city is a little bit behind the curve here because they've got hundreds of snow plows out right now. michigan avenue, a busy thoroughfare here in the center of downtown chicago, is largely unplowed. i just took it getting here to this live shot this morning. what we're expecting is this cold air to move in here, al, as you mentioned, tomorrow. and then it's going to stay under zero degrees on wednesday, all day long, expecting a low as low as 21 below. fortunately, we won't flirt with the all-time recorded low here in chicago, which is 27 below, set back in 1985. but for a lot of millennials, this will be probably the coldest day or two days of their young lives. and so, people are bracing for this weather. now, we're expecting a slew of school closings in the next 48 hours, and the thing that the city wants to do is to get all of this snow removed off the roads and the sidewalks, because just getting around is going to be difficult. with all the wind that's

expected here over the next two days, a lot of this snow, the moisture that's in it's going to dry out and we're going to be dealing with blocks of ice, so that's going to be very dangerous. also, it goes without saying, but there's a lot of concern about the homeless here. there are warming centers all over the city that are open, and folks going around trying to get people inside to that warm heat while we deal with this cold snap this week. al? >> all right, ron, thank you so much. as you see, it's snowing there. we're going to talk about the clipper that is causing misery throughout the midwest as it makes its way to the east a little later. hoda? >> all right, al. thank you so much. also this morning, back to work for hundreds of thousands of federal workers after an end to the shutdown, but the white house is already threatening there could be another one very soon, all of this coming amid the backdrop of the 2020 presidential race and potential new challengers in the field. we have two reports. we'll start with nbc correspondent kristen welker. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. those 800,000 furloughed federal workers will go back to work today and should be getting

their back pay within days. and the clock is already ticking, because congress only has three weeks to come up with a new deal, or else the government will shutter once again. the president vowing he'll build his wall with or without congress. this morning the government is opened for business, for now. president trump feeling the heat after conceding to house speaker nancy pelosi in a shutdown showdown over his border wall, and with just three weeks to make a deal, the president is striking a skeptical note, telling the "wall street journal" overnight he personally thinks it's, quote, less than 50-50 that a bipartisan negotiating team can hash it out, mr. trump vowing he will still build his wall, even if he has to go around congress and declare a national emergency. another option, shutting down the government a second time, a point his acting chief of staff echoed on sunday. >> he's willing to do whatever it takes to secure the border. >> reporter: it comes amid new

figures about the cost of the 35-day shutdown, nearly $6 billion, according to the s&p, millions more than what the president was asking for for the wall. the historic standoff hurting the president politically. according to a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, 50% of respondents blame mr. trump for the stalemate. house speaker nancy pelosi, praised by democrats for her strength, now emboldened after telling savannah earlier this month -- >> well, i don't know if he knows how to deal with women in power and women with strength, but we'll see. >> reporter: it's all energizing democrats as the race for 2020 heats up. california senator kamala harris officially declaring her presidential run sunday. >> when democratic values are under attack around the globe, when we have foreign powers infecting the white house like malware -- [ audience reacts ] >> reporter: as two billionaires tease possible presidential

aspirations of their own. former starbucks ceo howard schultz on "60 minutes," calling this a fragile time. >> not only the fact that this president is not qualified to be the president, but the fact that both parties are consistently not doing what's necessary on behalf of the american people. >> reporter: and former new york city mayor michael bloomberg also taking a swipe at the president. >> the government shutdown is a complete failure of executive leadership, and it's one of the worst cases of incompetent management i have ever seen. >> reporter: and the president is slamming schultz in a tweet, writing today, "schultz doesn't have the guts to run for president. watched him on "60 minutes" last night, and i agree with him that he is not the smartest person." meanwhile, cnn is reporting this morning that according to three sources, former democratic nominee and secretary of state hillary clinton is telling people that she's not totally closing the door to the idea of

a 2020 run, but a source close to clinton tells nbc news seems like supportive chatter from people and not much more than that. adding to that, unlike other potential candidates, clinton hasn't been building up a campaign apparatus. for her part, clinton was asked back in october if she would ever run again. her response, no. hoda, savannah? >> all right, kristen welker at the white house. thanks. now the other big story in washington, the latest on that indictment of the president's longtime adviser, roger stone, as stone prepares to appear in court today. he is not ruling out the possibility of cooperating with robert mueller's investigation, but he's also given a series of defiant television interviews all weekend long. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson on the story. hey, hallie, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. roger stone lives in florida. you can see that live look at his house down there. but the action shifts here to washington tomorrow, when roger stone will be arraigned. he plans to plead not guilty, but based on some new comments

he's making, he also sounds ready to play ball with robert mueller's team. defiant since the day of his arrest, roger stone's now taking a tone that's more conciliatory, not ruling out cooperating with the special counsel, if asked. >> you know, that's a question i would have to determine after my attorneys have some discussion. if there's wrongdoing by other people in the campaign that i know about, which i know of none, but if there is, i would certainly testify honestly. >> reporter: stone was arrested friday on seven counts, including lying to congress. the indictment says he talked with senior trump campaign officials in 2016 about wikileaks and its release of potentially damaging information stolen by russia about the clinton campaign. stone plans to plead not guilty and has repeatedly insisted he'd never testify against president trump. >> i will not testify against the president. because i would have to bear false witness against him. >> reporter: stone also blasted the fbi's predawn arrest at his florida home, captured on camera

early friday by cnn. >> -- expensive show of force to try to depict me as public enemy number one, the o.g., an attempt to poison the jury pool. these are gustapo tactics. >> lawmakers unimpressed liy adam schiff. >> i think he'll need a better defense. >> reporter: it puts him back in the spotlight he's hardly shied away from, conducting multiple interviews, selling swag on his wiebe state and spoofed by steve mart jirnsion just a normal and straightforward guy! >> reporter: the president for his part attempting to minimize a relationship that dates back decades, tweeting "stone didn't even work for me anywhere near the election," but they still kept in touch, as stone acknowledges, saying he's ready to tell robert mueller about those conversations. >> it's true we spoke on the phone, but the conversations are political in nature, they're benign, and there is certainly no conspiracy with russia.

>> well, big question here, hallie, is roger stone angling for a pardon? are people at the white house talking about that? >> reporter: so, stone says he's not, right? he repeatedly and very definitively has said he's not had any conversations with president trump about a possible pardon, and his argument is he's innocent anyway, so this question of a pardon is irrelevant. not everybody is quite so convinced. former federal prosecutor and former new jersey governor chris christie believes stone is in very grave legal danger, and he says that while president trump could legally pardon stone, it would not be politically viable for the president to do so. savannah? >> hallie jackson, thank you so much. we turn to craig with another big story. savannah, hoda, good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning to you as well. at least three people have been killed, more than another 170 hurt after a tornado slammed into cuba overnight. the tornado overturned vehicles, uprooted trees and left parts of havana in the dark. emergency teams are now working to restore power there. meanwhile, south florida was also hit by severe weather. fire officials there say a

tornado touched down about 13 miles northwest of miami, but the national weather service has not confirmed it just yet. the winds were so intense, they toppled a truck and several trees, as you can see here. officials say no injuries have been reported there in south florida. we have a lot more to get to this morning, including some big surprises at the screen actors guild awards last night. natalie morales is up early after being out late in l.a. hey, natalie, good morning. >> hey, guys. it was a huge night for "black panther." the superhero blockbuster walking away with the top movie prize, while emily blunt beat out front-runners rachel weisz and amy adams in a top acting category, but it seems like a few other stars are looking strong when the oscars roll around. >> "black panther"! >> reporter: the night's biggest winner, box office blockbuster "black panther," taking the t prize, winning for best cast in a motion picture, becoming the first superhero movie in history to claim an award for best ensemble. chadrick bozeman accepting the

award on behalf of the predominantly black cast, delivering a powerful speech about what the film means for minority actors in hollywood. >> we know what it's like to be told to say there's not a screen for you to be featured on, a stage for you to be featured on. we knew not that we would be around during awards season or that it would make $1 billion, but we knew that we had something special that we wanted to give the world. >> and the actor goes to rami malek. >> reporter: fresh off his best actor win at the golden globes earliier this month, rami malek winning for freddy mercury in "bohemian rhapsody." >> i analytlook at those actors nominated with. i just never in my wildest dreams thought i could be in a category with these men. it's an honor. i'm taken aback by it. >> glenn close. >> reporter: a visibly stunned glenn close was back on stage after her golden globe win,

picking up s.a.g.'s best female actor in a leading role for "the wife." >> i am so proud to receive this award from my fellow actors. >> reporter: for actors in a motion picture supporting role, the statue went to mahershala ali for "green book." and a surprise win for emily blunt for "a quiet place," the horror film directed by husband john krasinski. >> you are a stunning filmmaker. i'm so lucky to be with you and to have done this film with you. >> reporter: on the tv side, it was a marvelous night for "the marvelous mrs. maisel," winning best ensemble in a comedy series with tony she lube picking up best outstanding actor for the show and rachel brosnahan with the outstanding female actor award. after seven s.a.g. nominations, jason bateman won outstanding actor in a drama series for "ozark." >> thank you. this is reassuring.

>> reporter: sandra oh picked up best outstanding female in drama series. and "this is us" for outstanding drama series. >> thank you so much for embracing a show that is about life and its unpredictable loss and its sweet, sweet victories and inclusivity. >> reporter: 83-year-old alan alda received the s.a.g. lifetime achievement award. >> it might never have been more urgent to see the world through another person's eyes. when a culture is divided so sharply. actors can help, at least a little, just by doing what we do. >> now, one of the other big surprises of the night, "a star is born" completely shut out. both lady gaga and bradley cooper went home empty-handed, guys. >> how is that possible? wow, all right, natalie. >> maybe it peaked too soon. >> yeah, all right. >> or maybe it will have a comeback at the oscars. we don't know. thank you. >> you had a lot of winners last night. >> yes.

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federal workers return to work today. and they )re getting paid for it - which hasn )t happened in weeks. one example here at home - u- s-g-s workers are back monitoring earthquakes. good morning, it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia. usgs workers back to work. tsa workers will also get paid for their work, after president trump kind a short term spending bill on friday. the deal does not include any money for the border wall. let's get a look at the forecast today. looking good, kari? >> it does look good. we'll see more clouds moving in for the early hours. there will be some more sunshine for the rest of the day and palo alto cloudy skies. temperatures in the low 50s.

we'll warm up today, head into the low 60s by the afternoon. some of the inland valleys reach up to the upper 60s and we'll see even warmer temperatures tomorrow but that's before some rain moves in, by wednesday, we'll see some showers and off and on rain for the weekend, with highs in the lower 60s. let's get an update on the commute from mike. >> the freeways 101 through palo alto fine. we god word from the pd, alma street is closed between page mill road and colorado due to a crash so avoid that until at least 8:00 a.m. we'll track that in the newsroom. the rest of the peninsula moves well, slowing through san mateo. 280/680 split northbound 101 we also have slowing on the east shore three way. the fast track slows you down in richmond, bay bridge metering lights are on. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. i'll be back with another local

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alysa liu. >> eight triples. two axles, two lutz es. >> russia, japan, you paying attention? america's got one too. >> they're watching it. >> you are looking at a phenom, the face of figure skating, a little 13-year-old girl named alysa liu. she made history in more ways than one at this weekend's championships. we're going to talk about her remarkable story just ahead, and then tomorrow we're going to interview her. >> she's going to be here. >> that's a name we're going to be hearing a lot of. >> she's amazing. let's get a check of the headlines this morning. the final week of january is going to be a dangerously cold one for tens of millions of us

across much of the u.s. the deep freeze that now is blanketing the midwest is moving east, high temps in cities like minneapolis and chicago will be below zero on tuesday and wednesday. some windchills are going to be more than 50 below zero. a lot of areas are facing what could be the coldest weather in two decades. al is going to have the latest on the forecast in just a few. as hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers head back to work, president trump is once again threatening to shut it down in less than three weeks if congress doesn't reach a deal to fund the border wall. the president telling "the wall street journal" he thinks it's quote, less than 50/50 that a deal will be worked out. the afc beat the nfc 26-7 in a lopsided pro bowl on sunday in orlando, but it's what happened during a trophy ceremony that's getting the most buzz. >> let me present you guys with this trophy here. there you go.

>> whoa. >> commentator jason witten goes to hand the trophy to jamal adams and patrick mahomes, and the top of the trophy becomes separated from the base there. >> they can each get a piece. >> yeah. >> you can see the players trying to put it back together. eventually they connect the parts. it's the thought that counts. now to the craziest video ro you're going to see all day, a shocking case of road rage. this happened in massachusetts, and stephanie gosk is here with the story behind it. good morning. >> good morning. this is nuts and so dangerous. police say this was the result of a minor accident on the massachusetts turnpike, but things escalated quickly turning into a high speed drama. it's remarkable that no one was killed, and this morning both men will be arraigned on criminal charges. >> get off my car! >> on the busy mass pike, a highway altercation. >> get off my car! >> escalating into one wild

ride, an apparent kcase of road rage leaving a man holding on for dear life in the middle of rush hour. >> just survival mode. >> reporter: authorities say the incident started friday when 37-year-old mark fitzgerald and 65-year-old richard kamrowski got into a minor collision on interstate 90 in massachusetts. according to police, kamrowski attempted to exchange paperwork with fitzgerald who remained in his suv, but tempers flared. >> he took my water bottle out of my car, he smashed my window. >> reporter: officers say fitzgerald drove at kamrowski, jumped on the hood, then fitzgerald stepped on the gas, at times reaching speeds up to 70 miles an hour. stunned motorists tried to keep their eyes on the road as fitzgerald sped by with kamrowski clinging to the car. >> he kept going fast, slow, fast slow, to try to get me to

slide off. i wasn't getting off the car. >> reporter: three miles later a group of drivers teamed up to stop the suv, one of them pulled out a gun ordering fitzgerald out of the car. as state troopers rushed to the scene. this morning fitzgerald faces multiple criminal charges including assault with a dangerous weapon. kamrowski is charged with disorderly conduct. although an extreme example, road rage is something the vast majority of drivers experience. one 2016 study found nearly 80% of drivers expressed significant anger or aggression behind the wheel. >> get off my car! >> reporter: but it rarely turns into this. this morning both men prepare to face a judge, after a wild ride that could have had deadly consequences. >> we reached out to both men involved, the driver had no

comment. attempts to reach richard kamrowski were unsuccessful. >> who's the guy that pulled out the gun? >> just a guy in his car. he was fully licensed to have that gun. but still to stop your car, stop this guy, then to pull out a gun, the whole scene is unimaginable. >> that's a wild story on so many levels. >> thanks, steph. mr. roker, a check of the forecast, sir? >> take a look, not only do we have bone chilling cold, but we've got whiteout conditions in minnesota. this is parts of minneapolis, and we're looking at this clipper that's going to be coming across the krcountry causing problems. detroit's getting involved, down to indianapolis. we've got about 52 million people under winter weather advisories, winter storm watches including atlanta and winter storm warnings as well as this system makes its way to the east. we've got snow this morning from green bay, chicago, rain in indianapolis, but as the return flow of air brings in cold air, that's going to change to snow. look at this, early tuesday morning around 9:00 a.m., we've

got snow and freezing precip around atlanta. that's going to cause problems for air travel and the roads, and then tuesday evening into wednesday morning, that system moves out, heavy snow for the upper parts of new england. we're looking at anywhere one to three inches of snow down through the south. as we make our way up to the north, you've got fairly decent amounts of snow. new york you're not involved. we do look for anywhere from 9 to 12 inches of snow from the tug hill >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we start out with some mild temperatures around the bay area. a little bit more cloud cover than we had yesterday, but it's still going to be a really nice day with the sun peeking out as we go into the afternoon. san francisco reaches 63 degrees. napa 64 for the high. we'll also be up to 64 in concord and 67 in san jose. over the next few days, we continue on with dry weather but the rain returns as early as wednesday. more off and on showers continuing through the weekend.

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the club allowed the hiring of undocumented workers to save money, and he believes even the president must have known. >> i cannot be sure about that, but like he got to know. >> you think the president must have known. >> he must have known. >> reporter: the westchester club is not on the government's list of companies that use the e-verify system which allows them to check if the workers are in the u.s. illegally. we spoke with six former club workers on camera and others who didn't want their faces shown. on january 18th, they say most of the them were called in and fired. gabrielle went first. >> they asked me again, are you legal working here? i told them no, so they -- after that they say, like, so the company they cannot keep you with them. >> eight years at the club? >> margarita cruz recorded her meeting. last month i spoke with two

women who came forward about working at another trump property without documents in bedminst bedminster, new jersey. an attorney representing 20 former employees at both locations is demanding an investigation. >> i wouldn't be surprised if the florida club, the california club has undocumented immigrants, and that is why we need a complete and thorough federal investigation. >> reporter: in a statement, the trump organization's eric trump told nbc news they have very strict hiring practices, saying in part if any employee submitted false documentation in an attempt to circumvent the law, they will be terminated immediately. we take this issue very seriously. this is one of the reasons my father is fighting so hard for immigration reform. the system is broken. gabrielle and maria agree something is broken, but they don't think they're to blame. >> because we are good people. we are not criminals. we are just hard workers. >> the white house is not commenting on the former employees' comments but this may

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the bay but nothing major as far as any freeway closures. san mateo of course shows slower drive both directions approaching 92. 92 and 84 the arrows show you san mateo and dumbarton bridges westbound commute moves smoothly, just a little slower. northbound route through san jose sorted themselves out, that's a good flow of traffic now, but we have 880 south as you head down toward first street, you may have more slowing. i see actually right now there's a crash just been reported in the area. back to you, laura >> thank you very much, mike. roots international academy could be the first of more than two dozen schools closing in oakland due to budget issues. the school district says there are too many classrooms and not enough students. a special meet something set to take place later tonight to someday its future. oakland police make on arrest in a disturbing hit-and-run. 14-year-old carlos prieto was riding his bike when he was hit and dragged for more than four blocks. leah connor was behind the wheel, police say. she's facing several charges.

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it's 8:00 on "today". coming up deep freeze. record low temps threatening much of the country this week as the east coast prepares for another possible snowstorm. so how bad will it be? al has the latest forecast and what you need to know. plus breaking the ice. half loop. this is crazy. meet this 13-year-old, the figure skating sensation smashing records and becoming the youngest u.s. champion ever. >> i'm really happy i won. all that hard work really paid off. >> her remarkable rise to the top giving team usa fans early

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northern latitudes but weakens and drops down to the south. wind chill alerts stretching from montana all the way into pennsylvania, 20 to 60 degrees below. right now temperatures, wind chill is not so bad. 4 below in syracuse. 12 in pittsburgh. 11 column bus. chicago 17. international falls minus 23. here's when it starts getting dangerous. tomorrow morning a wind chill of 33 below in minneapolis with an air temperature of 14 below. chicago 2 above, wind chill of 18 below. cleveland will be a wind chill of 6. and the dangerous cold really gets rolling on wednesday morning. minneapolis' air temperature minus 27 with a wind chill of 51. chicago air temperature of minus 23, minus 48 is the wind chill. we could see some records possible in chicago wednesday morning. ft. wayne, detroit, peoria, des moines. we have this clipper coming across that will cause problems from the south all the way into

the northeast. 52 million people under winter weather advisories as far south as louisiana and here's what we're looking at. anywhere one to two inches of snow. atlanta may see snow. as you move into the northeast and new england anywhere from six to 12 inches of snow from pennsylvania all the way to new england. all right, al, thank you very much. the long and costly government shutdown is over, but the truce is only temporary. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with a look at what happens next. >> reporter: good morning to you. this morning the government is open for business for now. but the clock is already ticking. a bipartisan group of lawmakers only has three weeks to come up with another deal or tells government will shutter once again. for his part president trump is striking a skeptical note telling the "wall street journal" overnight he personally thinks it's less than 50-50 that a deal will be reached. mr. trump vowing he'll still build his border wall even if he

has to declare a national emergency or shut down the government a second time. meanwhile this is all energizing democrats ahead of 2020. california senator kamala harris officially declaring her presidential run on sunday and two billionaires are dangling the possibility. howard shults and michael bloomberg. back to you. >> thank you. >> this morning the search for a young man accused of killing his parents and three members of another family is over. it started in louisiana and ended with his capture more than 1,000 miles away. gabe gutierrez has been following this one. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: greg, good morning. deputies in richmond county, virginia captured the suspected killer on sunday. now authorities here say there were no red flags and they are trying to determine the motive behind the murders. this morning a man accused of killing five people in two separate shootings is behind bars but it's little relief for

a family that lost a father and two of his children. >> i have a big hole in my heart. >> reporter: authorities say 21-year-old dakota theriot shot summer on saturday and murdered her father and her brother. the sheriff says dakota had been staying in the home and may have been dating summer earnest. her family strongly denies they were dating. >> she just recently met him. note a love thing. something was desperately wrong with this boy. >> reporter: two younger children were in the home escaped unharmed. authorities said dakota drove to his own parents home and shot his mother and father. the sheriff says his father survived long enough to tell deputies who did it. >> we were able to get a dying declaration from him. only enough to let us know it

was his son. >> reporter: more than 1,000 miles away his grandmother feared her grandson could be on his way. she checked into a hotel. while police were at the home, dakota drove up pointing a gun out the car woud. deputies arrested him. the manhunt may be over but for this heartbroken family in louisiana. >> all of us want to know why. >> reporter: the grief is just beginning. >> my heart pains. nobody knows what i'm feeling right now. >> reporter: dakota is being held without bail in virginia. not clear when he'll be brought back to louisiana to face multiple charges including five counts of first degree murder. terrible story. gabe gutierrez. thank you. if you stock up on those forever stamps before the big price hike you're happy about that because the cost of a

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on this morning's today's talker, the 13-year-old american taking the world of figure skating by storm. she's amazing, nbc morgan radford joins us with that story. >> alysa liu has just become the youngest ever american figure skating champion. she's reaching new heights, m e making history, and doing it all in style. now she's being called the future of american figure skating. >> reporter: 13-year-old alysa liu gliding her way into history friday night. >> triple lutz, loop, triple sow. this is crazy. >> reporter: becoming the youngest u.s. figure skating champion ever. >> she just became a teenager, and she possesses the technical skill and the drive of a seasoned veteran. >> reporter: a 4'7" fee nonstanding head and shoulders beyond the competition, captivating the audience with her stunning display of power and precision.

liu setting a new standard rk, nailing two triple axle s during her flawless free skate. >> 2022, the olympics in beijing, remember this night. >> can you describe what this is like to be the youngest ladies' national champion ever? >> i don't really know yet. i'm just really happy i won. all that hard work really paid off. >> reporter: with the winter games just three years away, the talented teen already generating excitement amongst fans who now see her as team usa's chance to medal in women's figure skating for the first time since 2006. >> she's really going to push the next generation of u.s. skaters. >> reporter: nbc commentator tara la pin ski congratulated liu on her victory, unseating la pin ski as the youngest u.s.

champion for her 1997 win at age 14. liu a california native began training in oakland with her coach at just 5 years old. by age 11, she landed her first triple axle in competition, an accomplishment only achieved by three other u.s. women, tonya harding, kimmy meisner and marin nasgu. >> outside the rink her hobbies are a whole lot less intense. she says she likes hanging out with friends, biking, and playing video games with her four siblings. >> casual triple triple. >> reporter: and liu has a number one fan in her dad who cheered from the stands as his daughter was overcome with emotion. winning a national title along with hearts all around the world. >> it sunk in right after i did it, and then it kind of went away. i'm just waiting for it to sink back in again. >> the big question, what is next? alysa is actually too young to

skate in international competition this season. and get this, she's even too young to skate in those junior competitions internationally, but she's been very clear she would like to compete in the olympics, maybe 2020. >> and she'll just make it. >> 2022, right? >> she just nailed the triple axle, made it look effort less. >> here's some other good news. she's going to be here tomorrow in studio 1a. and before the next winter olympics comes, the summer olympics, tokyo 2020, and nbc will be your exclusive home for all that action. >> we have our own skating rink for her. >> that's right. >> thanks, morgan. a lot to get to today. first up sarah jessica parker and jeff bridges. earlier we debuted their super bowl ad for stella artois where they reprised their role as carrie bradshaw and the dude.

>> we both sort of shared at the same moment that i think we felt like we were kind of creating an alternate universe. >> both pleasantly confused and, you know, to jam with sj, you know, that was -- that creates a certain excitement and fun and, you know, play. >> yeah. >> was he in character? >> that's jeff bridges. >> it was a really funny ad. we'll have another ad for you tomorrow. up next, nbc's the voice, they're gearing up for their 15th season. >> love the host. >> and it promises to be legendary. >> john legend, grammy, oscar, tony, it's a lot. >> i'm not worried. >> oh, my god, i love these. >> come on. >> you guys sound pretty cool. >> thanks. >> mind if i jump in? >> go for it.

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♪ in the shallow, in the sh shal shal low ♪ we're far from the shallow now ♪ >> he directed the film, too, right? >> oh, yeah. >> what can't bradley cooper do. triple threat there, acting, singing and directs. the two can wanted to perform that song at the academy awards this year. daly click i got to get to. this is young tristan. he was having a blast. he was at the trampoline park when his dad decided to give him a little boost to help him out. take a look. >> three, two, one. >> oh, my! >> look at that. don't worry, he's totally fine. it's one of those bouncy parks.

it's a trampoline. dad goes down. tries to be gentle, and just flings poor little tristan. >> did we bleep out tristan or the dad or tristan's mom? >> that was a great one. >> carson, thank you. >> mr. roker a check of the weather. wow. we're basically today looking at things drying out down in florida. gorgeous day in northern new england. we've got this clipper coming across. it's bringing snow that will stretch down into the south through tomorrow and wednesday, and behind it it opens the back door to awfully cold weather. some of this air the coldest in over 20 years. along the west coast, not too bad, although some fog that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a spare the air alert in effect especially for the north bay where air quality will be unhealthy. as we go into the rest of the forecast, a mix of sun and clouds. our high temperature today for the inland valleys head into the upper 60s.

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their age. >> a reference to the rapidly spreading spinning outlet so popular with millennials. >> what are you doing differently? >> yeah. i think the biggest thing we're doing differently is bringing care directly to the patient. millennial women shop for services very different than when i was going through treatment. >> reporter: business is booming. as more and more women embrace technology like egg freezing. in 2009 just 500 women froze their eggs. by 2016, it was up to almost 9,000. kind body offers egg freezing along with ivf, routine define coe logical car, nutrition, and is looking to expand in 2019. and kind body isn't the only company rethinking fertility experiences this cny fertility center in syracuse, new york, offers spa-like settings and yoga for fertility patients. accessibility to this generation is fertile ground. the startup modern fertility makes a hormone test you can

take at home. >> you can learn about your fertility without en gven getti out of your pajamas. you do a simple finger pick. >> the company's 30 something founders realized a need when their own friends started asking questions about fertility. >> millennial women are waiting longer than any other generation in the history of the u.s. to start their family, and the reality is our biology hasn't changed and so modern fertility was founded to give women more information. we're able to offer the service as a starting point to help women understand what's going on in their own bodies, to use this to work with their doctors to make the decisions that are right for them. >> through conversation and education, women can make these decisions on their own clock. >> so of course as the modern fertility founders tell people, the only absolute predictor of being able to have a baby is actually having a baby. no guarantees, but education certainly the first step. >> that's the first thing i thought is like at least these

young women will know some things i think a lot of us didn't know. you guessed. you said, well, my mom had a child when she was 36, i guess i can wait, but it kind of gets you going on that conversation. >> you can't assume that just because technology is there and you have that information, it's going to work. >> does it also lead to more young women being anxious perhaps about it? >> and that's one of the reasons they actually offer mental health counseling as well as part of this holistic approach because it does lead to anxiety, and people need to know how to handle that information that they're given. >> and half the problem also stems with the guys. >> exactly, and they don't have that van yet out there. >> thank you. just ahead, the best super bowl deals, new tvs from color to clip-ons, how you can pull off this year's top trends and hair trends right after this. i

federal workers return good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. federal workers return to work today and they're getting paid for it, which hasn't happened in weeks. one example here at home, usgs workers are back, monitoring earthquakes. another spot, san jose international airport, this is where tsa workers will also get paid for the work they're doing today. this comes after president trump signed a short-term spending bill on friday. the deal does not include any money for the border wall. right now, let's look at your morning commute. mike inouye. >> the bay bridge, i saw up the incline, a little slowing through about 15 minutes. it cleared up. nothing reported. but it is moving nicely now. camera shakes a little bit. some breezes going on.

stay on the forecast throughout the morning. northbound 880 slows a bit through oakland, right about now, we expect that. the volume builds for the mim anyti nimitz and for 580. everybody compressed on the bay bridge. san mateo and dumbarton bridges holding steady. san mateo, the worse of the slowdown. traditional for 101. south 880 slow. earlier crash cleared. >> we'll have another local news update coming in 30 minutes. we're always on at nbcbayarea.com.

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happy birthday, wow. >> that's a beautiful handlebar mustache. >> that's the irish in me. >> where are you from? >> i'm from philadelphia area. >> thanks for coming by the show. 65 years. just ahead here this morning, the super bowl of course on sunday. now one of the best times of the year to score a deal on a new tv. our friends from consumer reports are going to walk us through some of their favorite picks coming up. plus, you want a new hair style? we have got the stylist to the stars. his name is chris appleton, he takes care of jennifer lopez, kim kardashian. lots more. he's going to teach us some new hair trends. coming up on the third hour of "today," some really impressive young women. we took a trip up to harlem to visit a sister hood of figure skaters who are learning to succeed on and off the ice. just yesterday they performed at the u.s. figure skating championships. they did a demonstration and really wowed the crowd. >> pretty cool. before all of that, mr. roker another check of the forecast.

>> let's look at the week ahead. sunny and dry out west. we've got heavy snow through the great lakes as a clipper moves across, showers down to the south. sunshine along the eastern seaboard. as we get into the mid part of the week, heavy snow in northern new england, record and dangerous cold from the great lakes down into the south. sunny and dry through the southwest with some showers moving into the central california area, and then friday out west, it's a mess from the pacific northwest into southern california. rain in southern texas and another clipper comes across that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we will see a lot of clouds moving though throughout the morning, but some clearing into the afternoon. as our temperatures for the inland valleys warm up to 67 degrees. slightly warmer tomorrow. but then by wednesday, that's when the rain comes back. we'll be up to 66 degrees. a break from the showers on thursday. and off and on rain in the forecast from friday throughout the weekend.

san francisco, some low 60s today and cooling down as the rain moves in. got some nice folks here from hawaii. what's wrong with you people? why would you come here now? we're glad you're here. you brought us some leis, very nice. back to you carson. >> looking good, al. thanks so much. coming up, we're going to give you the scoop on some really big tv deals so you can watch the super bowl or anything else in style. first this is "today" on nbc.

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super bowl liii coming up on sunday. the lead up to the big game is apparently one of the best times to find discounts on a big tv. >> consumer reports tested hundreds of tvs for you. here with some highlights we

have digital lifestyle editor elliott wiler. you've got good deals for us. if people are going to go out and get a big tv before the big game what should they look for? >> we test for picture quality. look for something like viewer angles. people watching from the sides, you want to make sure they can see it. also look for something called motion blur. >> what is that? >> if there's a lot of action on the field, some of the tvs if their processor not fast enough you can see just the slightest little bit of blur. better tvs will have better motion blur features. >> you guys tested four. let's look at the four. >> these are four good ones. >> these are all recommended sets. these will work well. this is 43 inches. it looks kind of small, but if you don't have enough space or want to upgrade this is a really good samsung $330. >> that's a steal. >> that's unbelievable. >> that's crazy for a 43 inch, it looks small to us now. >> it looks small. a couple of hacks that we want to talk about, too. don't set your tv on sports mode

if it comes from a default setting that way. we find that it actually can blow out the color. just choose a natural or cinema mode, which is kind of nice. consumer reports offers a free tv settings optimizer. go on our website, put your specific make and model in there, we'll give you the settings our experts use. >> that's a handy tool. >> you also recommend a sound bar with this. >> watching sports it's not just the picture. it's the sound as well. this is a visio sound bar, $400. we'll give you a sense of how that sounds. i mean that really takes it. >> to the next level. >> to the next level, right? keep in mind when they broadcast sporting events -- you like that? >> i love it. >> it isn't really just about the picture. yes, you'll get the high definition, the 4 kk. >> for 700 bucks you have a brand new tv and a rocking sound system for music and theater. >> what's next? >> this is a tcl. this is a brand that's been around for a while, but people

may not recognize, it's not a samsung, not an lg. this tv has excellent picture quality, good sound. it also comes with a roku smart tv feature, which is nice. if you have a streaming device and you want to use all of those roku features you can do that. superior black levels here. it comes with something called hdr, high dynamic range. it makes blacks deeper and colors pop. this tv duoes very well with that. >> what size is that? >> 55 inch. >> $630. >> it's crazy to me how much cheaper tvs have gotten. >> black friday is the cheapest time to buy a tv but the weeks leading up to the super bowl second best time, prices at least 22% lower. >> how do you know if you need a sound bar or not? don't you always need one? >> when flat screen tvs first came out, they were so small and so thin the speakers weren't that great. they've actually gotten better. our top rated tvs typically come with excellent sound. it's really just a personal

preference. >> this is a genius concept. >> you like this? >> genius concept. you have this tv craig or one like it? >> one like it. >> this is the samsung qled, nice price break at 2,000. it also comes with ambient mode. note the back of the wall, look at that. >> wow, it sort of blends in. >> it blends in almost like a piece of art when the tv isn't on. that's a very cool feature called ambient mode. great tv, $1,500. it does as well or better than tvs. >> my apple tv does something like that, too. >> does it? >> it always sucks when the tv you brought goes down in price by like 50%. >> this is at the top of consumer reports ratings, lg. >> this is literally paper thin. >> paper thin. >> and look at the viewing angle here. you can see clearly at any angle, which is what really stands out. >> what is this, four grand?

how much is this? >> when consumer reports bought it, $3,300. a thousand dollars price break, $2,300 now. >> that's a good deal. >> for top of the line technology. just incredibly stunning pictures, and excellent sound as well. also comes with google assistant built in. if you don't have the google assistant speaker you can talk into the remote, have full functionality so your whole smart home can work off your it f. >> and you can put this on the wall, right? >> all my kids, even in my kids' rooms we have them on the swivel. that's a really nice feature. >> the articulating arm. >> so you can level or move it any way you want. >> what's next for tvs? what's the next level? >> at ces this year there was some talk of 8k. these are all 4k. keep in mind there's not a lot of content yet even in 4k. you'll like the picture. this is a great upgrade, you'll see the colors, the darkness. >> cameras have to start shooting with 8k to see the

content? >> some streaming services offer 4k. we're quite a ways. >> we don't want anyone seeing us in 8k. >> too much definition as is. thanks very much. this is some great stuff here. if you'd like to check out more. from big tvs to big bangs, we're going to teach you how to pull off the top hair trends of 2019. but first this is "today" on nbc.

we're back with today's style, if you've been thinking about changing up your look this year, we've got a great bunch of choices here. we're going to show you the 2019's top hair trends with help from our friend celebrity hair stylist chris appleton. and if you're wondering how good is chris appleton, his clients include kim kardashian, jennifer lopez among many others. >> thank you. what an introduction. >> how about that? >> i love it. >> a lot of people have the same

look. i've had the same hair forever. >> 2019 is exciting, guys. we're going to start by showing you some of the biggest looks for 2019. big hair is back. >> how big? >> this big. >> bigger than ever. embracing your natural texture. if you don't have naturally curly hair it can be quite difficult. i wanted to show you guys a really easy way you can basically curl the hair and create this big textured hair. >> what is that thing? >> super easy. you basically hold it in the hair. >> what is that you're holding? >> it's a magic machine that curls your hair. you don't have to curl it with a curling iron. let the machine do the work. you take it out, and there you have it. that's how we curled it. >> i think what's unique is this little thing. >> this you stand there and hold it. >> okay. do it. >> oh, really? >> try it. i want to see if it works. >> let's see. three beeps, one, two, third, one more.

>> you know what? >> well you know why? i have all kinds of product in here. you need a pound -- >> you can see big hair is back, bigger than ever. okay? all right. next look. >> is this like gray or platinum in? >> platinums before were always kind of very yellow, i think now bigger than ever 2019 is about super futuristic bob. the style, that blunt, crisp bob. but also this really kind of like icy platinum blond. now, it's not an easy look to pull off. not everyone can pull off icy blond just because it's strong on the features, but my hair is obviously naturally dark and i think the contrast is sometimes, i don't know, i think it looks great. i like the contrast between the dark eyebrows. i think everyone should play with blond at least once. you can play with extensions and pieces. if you're going to go blond, it's definitely an ash blond this season. >> you've got some product up there. i love that product you've got right there. >> i'm obsessed with this.

>> dream coat. this literally transforms -- this is super glossy, texture. i guess i've kind of become known for that, really glossy hair. this is what i use when i prep the hair. i put it on the hair, and blow dry it. it transforms into this mirror like radiance. >> when you're doing a jennifer lopez or kim kardashian, do they say what should i do tonight. >> i'm always what should we do tonight. or we can blow it out. why don't we do a look. that's your job, let's do it. >> hairpieces are in big time. >> but also what's big is luxury hair. now, i just kind of prepped the hair with velcro rollers. velcro rollers are a great way of giving you volume and giving you that luxe finish. this is about luxurious hair, not overly done hair. it's just like gorgeous, sexy hair. not everyone has that. i want to show you exactly how i would create that look. we've got a hairpiece here. >> that's major.

>> super glossy and easy. i'm going to show you how easy it is. use the comb. you're just going to slide it in here, and then we literally just clip it down. a lot of people are kind of nervous about these pieces but honestly it can be as simple as just clipping it in. >> and then. >> and then the beauty awaits. >> look at this. >> a couple of pins. >> just to kind of hide a little piece. >> look at that. >> it can be simple. real hair, you can get them in synthetic as well, but just easy to do, quick way of transforming hair for like a red carpet. >> it feels amazing. >> she looks amazing, really beautiful. >> this is one of my favorite looks. sexy hair is back. you can see this piece py kind undone look. 2019 is about bangs. everybody wants to play with the bangs. less of this long severe look and more of this texture. >> clip on bangs. not many people want to keep a bang.

every woman i kind of work with, they're like let's do bangs and a week later they're growing it out. this is a great quick way. this is a hairpiece. you can get them from most hair shops. you can clip them in. >> that looks awesome. >> it's moving it around so it looks more natural. >> love that. >> that looks great, chris. awesome. and it's kind of sexy. >> you can make it longer, shorter, edgier. it's easy and quick to do. before i go, i don't think you can leave without this. last time -- i've got my hands on you finally. you made my life. >> i've never had a ponytail in my life. >> look at that, how amazing. >> chris, we love you. thanks. >> just ahead, it is confession time. how did carson and i do with j.lo's no carb, no sugar. >> you must be starving. >> i am starving. >> first this is "today" on nbc. >> this is for you. >> t

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welcome back, if you were watching last week, you know that jennifer lopez recruited this one, recruited hoda kotb for a ten-day no sugar, no carb challenge. >> carson decided to join in as well. j.lo called us on friday to give some encouragement and advice. >> anything that has sugar and carbs in it you cannot have. you just can't have it, and you realize how much stuff has sugar in it. >> the facial expressions are the best. >> everyone looks puzzled. >> so after the first few days how are they holding up? well, we had hoda and carson step into our challenge confessional to find out. here's what hoda -- here's what you had to say. >> all right, jennifer lopez. going into your confession cam. okay. i am confessing that this whole thing is awesome. i have recruited my mom, my sister, my boyfriend joel. all right, so i did have a couple of cheats. i had alcohol, which is like no

duh, and i poured some coffee mate in some coffee, but other than that it's amazing. >> so i just want to reiterate -- >> that's so inspiring. >> gosh, coffee mate, how could you? >> just so you know people are into this thing. >> are they? >> i don't know. >> we like to be part of something. >> how do you feel? >> by the way, can i say one thing. last night, usually i go to bed at 8:30 and i was talking to joel at 9:00 p.m. and he goes what are you doing. you have so much energy. i cannot believe we're having a conversation at 9:00. >> in the makeup room, you were bouncing -- >> how? you haven't had sugar. >> carson, do you feel good? >> i had a little bit of a different experience than hoda. take a look. >> forgive me, j.lo for i have sinned. >> the challenge for me accepted on friday never really happened.

by the time i got home, i got a text from my sister who doesn't cook that often, and she invited my family over to her family's house. she made individual chicken pot pies. what am i supposed to do? not eat that. am i supposed to show up with my own bag of broccoli, oh, i can't have any carbs. it's friday night. saturday we went to my favorite restaurant where they're known for their really crispy french fries, and i didn't order them, but somebody did. they were on the table. i can't not have one, so sorry. i don't know if i can do it. i really don't think i can to be honest with you. maybe just deep, deep, deep down inside i don't want to. >> wait a minute. >> i don't know. i don't have it. it's hard, like i don't -- i just -- it doesn't make any sense to me when i'm home with my wife and my kids, i want to celebrate life. i don't want to indulge. did you see that pie? >> you sent a picture of it. >> individual little -- >> they looked delicious. >> what am i supposed to do? not eat that? what am i supposed to tell my

cent sister, j.lo doesn't want me to eat this. >> you're really all in, aren't you? >> joe made this breakfast, i don't know -- it's like look at that. >> turkey bacon. >> eggs. >> i don't like turkey bacon. i'd rather have -- >> i mean, come on. he's in too. we're all in. >> what happens after day ten? then you go back to eating crap? what's the point of this? >> i do have to say the energy level thing is crazy. >> you are high energy. >> try it for one day. just today. >> but i don't want to. >> that's the point. that's the point. >> it turns out -- >> why did you even agree to go in? >> i don't know. i should have. i thought it would be easier. i don't eat a ton of carbs anyway, and the sugar, you know, there's just a lot of sugar in everything it turns out. so when you start making these micro decisions in the day. you're like this sucks. my life sucks now. >> wow. >> how do you feel? how do you really feel? >> that's how i feel. >> keeping it real. >> if you want more on the j.lo challenge, and joy bauer is

giving us some meals we can eat and all that stuff, go to today.com/allday. get on board with us. have fun. it's just until the end of the week. >> if you're not quite there check out our #cookingseres. it features da da eats. she's got a great recipe for no bake pecan bars. all that and more at today.com/allday. coming up next on the third hour, a successful working momi right now we )re following good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. that breaking news we're following in concord. police tell us the student was found stabbed at 8:00 this morning. new video from sky ranger. officers say the student enrolled there at the school was found in the parking lot. this is near the tennis court.

the situation still unfolding. it's unclear if the student was stabbed on campus or somewhere else. the student is at the hospital. we have not been able to learn his condition. we're also learning to find out about a possible suspect. we're working to follow breaking news in san jose. one person dead following a hit and run. happened just before 8:00 this mo morning, camden avenue. police say a man was hit by a red pickup truck. that truck left the scene. four other cars hit that man as well. so far no arrests have been made. you're asked to avoid that area as officers investigate. this is the sixth fatal accident in san jose this year. happening now, san francisco, a man is dead following an avalanche in southwest montana. 35-year-old benjamin mcshane was found after backpacking friday afternoon.

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