good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. the soccer world in mourning after a long time journalist passed away suddenly. >> fans expressing don't especiallies. world cup tragedy. the prmier sports journalists grant wahl collapses and dies. a critic of the qatar government said he had been sick for the past two weeks. this morning, as sports super stars, fans and colleagues mourn

his death, questions about exactly what happened. next steps. wnba star brittney griner waking up for the first time in ten months on u.s. soil after being released from russia as part of the prisoner exchange. what she plans to do now she is home and what this means for others being held in foreign countries. breaking point. new concerns as officials see a rapid rise in flu cases filling hospitals. >> how filled is the icu? >> 100%. >> you are at capacity? >> we are at capacity. >> with no rehe lelief in sight the winter surge is still to come. falling fast. gas prices falling again overnight down 50 cents from a month ago. will they keep plunging as millions of americans get set to hit the roads for the holidays? all that plus coast-to-coast

snow. millions of people from california to the northeast preparing for a huge storm that will move across the country bringing high winds and hail this weekend. some seeing snow in inches, others preparing for five feet. today, saturday, december 10th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. as we start our weekend, if you are heading outside, you will need your warmest coat. as we said, your snow boots. >> californians could use this precipitation. this morning, we have other major headlines which should be a day of celebration, instead marred by sadness at the university of idaho hosting winter graduation ceremonies four weeks after four students

were killed. their murders still a mystery. we will have the latest on the investigation. we do begin this morning with the sudden death of long time sports reporter grant wahl. wahl had been in qatar for the last several weeks covering the world cup where late friday he collapsed and tragically died. >> wahl was a journalist who was briefly detained before a match for a rainbow shirt in support of gay rights and focused on the qatar government ahead of the games. >> we are learning about the circumstances about the sudden passing.zgerald is in doha this morning. >> reporter: guys, incredibly somber day in doha and across the u.s. soccer world. grant wahl is the most

recognizable names. he covered eight world cups. now his colleagues and fans who enjoyed his writing are mourning his death. this morning, the sports world waking up to a devastating blow. 49-year-old sports writer grant wahl collapses in the press box covering the netherlands match last night. cpr was administered, but he did not make it. qatar government saying he received emergency treatment on-site as he was continued by ambulance to the general hospital. the day before his death, wahl, a long time soccer writer for "sports illustrated" said he had been feeling ill. >> i took time off. my body told me after the u.s. went out, dude, you are not sleeping enough and it rebelled on me. i had a case of bronchitis this

week. i had been to the clinic twice. >> reporter: the colleagues are stunned. >> he was incredibly hard working and very, very confident. he was a really, really good writer. a very hard-nosed reporter. he went after stories with a confidence i did not have. he believed in every word he wrote. >> reporter: wahl wasn't afraid to push boundaries. final report was the rebuke of the qatar world cup organizers. he made international headlines an last month when he tweeted he was briefly detained by qatar security for wearing a rainbow shirt to a match for supporting gay rights. >> this is an issue that he thought was important to him. it was a personal issue. he believed in it. >> reporter: this morning, athletes far and wide from lebron james -- >> may he rest in paradise. >> reporter: to rapinoe.

his wife, dr. celine gounder saying she was in complete shock. now the u.s. state department is working with qatari officials. meanwhile the world cup continues. brazil last night losing. knocked out of the tournament by croatia. croatian fans happy. and argentina narrowly pulling off a win over the netherlands. the game came down to penalty kicks and morocco taking on portugal and france taking on england. guys. >> so many questions swirling around grant wahl's death. >> a premier reporter. wnba star brittney griner spending the first weekend in

ten months in the united states after being released at part of the prisoner exchange. griner is being reviewed by officials this morning. we have priscilla thompson outside brooke medical center. priscilla, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. brittney griner spent her first 24 hours as a free woman here. this is an army hospital that is known for treating people who may need to be debriefed or require sensitive medical care after experiencing a traumatic incident like this. this morning, as griner is being welcomed back home, russian president vladimir putin has signalled more prisoner swaps are possible. this morning, brittney griner is waking up on american soil for the first time in almost a year. touching down in texas early friday. >> she was in very good spirits

when she got off the plane and appeared to be in good health. >> reporter: the two-time olympic gold medalist was taken to brooke army medical center where she reunited with her wife, cherelle. no word on injuries or when she could be released. >> those decisions are up to them and their families. >> reporter: new video released by russian state media appears to show griner working in one of the notoriously harsh penal colonies where she spent months. until thursday on the tarmac, griner was exchanged for russian arms dealer viktor bout. bout served 11 years of the 25--year sentence in the u.s. for conspireing to kill americans. top republicans now slamming the president for not bringing

fellow american captive paul whelan home. >> he left a marine behind. it made putin stronger and americans vulnerable. >> reporter: the biden administration said they made an assessment before signing off on bout's release. whelan's family is happy that griner is home, but the decision to bring paul home is difficult. >> to get one american released or get none. we will keep working for paul. >> priscilla, the first priority is making sure that brittney griner is well. what is next for her? is there any conversation if she will return to the wnba? >> reporter: peter, we reached out to brittney griner's representatives on that question. we have not yet heard back. griner is an eight-time all-star with the phoenix mercury. she was playing at the top of her career with amazing stats before detained in russia where she hasn't had the ability to

train the past ten months. what we know is that the wnba players association has said they are hopeful she will return to the court. right now, her health is the top concern and making sure that she gets as much time as possible with her family as she works to recover not only physically, but mental mentally. peter and kristen. >> the welcome to the court would be enormous. priscilla thompson, thank you. the other big headline we are following in washington. the shakeup in the senate after arizona senator krysten sinema announced she is leaving the democratic party to become an independent. nbc news correspondent

the aisle. in an evenly split upper chamber the first-term senator leveraged independence forging deals with

republicans to approve his start. voting with democrats 93% of the time but blocking attempts to change senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation and abortion protections with 50 votes in senate. something voters back home remembered. >> actually very glad she's leaving the democratic party. >> i didn't vote for her, but i -- i do like that, you noi, she has a backbone. >> reporter: on capitol hill, sinema's news a shock, not a surprise. >> shown she has an independent streak how she operates. >> i don't think it's going to greatly change the way the senate is working right now. >> reporter: the white house saying their relationship with sinema won't change. >> we have every reason to expect that we will continue to work with her successfully. >> reporter: and critics say sinema's decision is purely political, and an appeal to arizona's independent vote, which is rising. meanwhile, some democrats vowing to challenge herre-election bi in two years it's a move that could divide

less leaning voters in a state that could decide our nation's next president kristen, peter. a real gamble if she runs for re-election in 2024. thank you so much. great reporting. the election denying republicans lost her november race to become arizona's governor is now challenging her election results in court. kari lake filed a 70-page lawsuit friday claiming she received more votes than the winner, the current secretary of state. hobbes' campaign manager called this a sham, lake an ally of former president trump and prominent denier of the 2020 election results. meanwhile, as we approach the holidays hospitals around the country remain overwhelmed as the number of flu cases skyrocket to levels not seen in years. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more from a hospital in new haven, connecticut. the hospital in new haven, connecticut. >> reporter: after being slammed with rsv, icus are being hit

with the next phase of the tripledemic. this doctor at yale. >> how filled is this hospital? >> 100%. >> at capacity? >> at capacity. >> reporter: the cdc estimates this flu season in the u.s., there have been 13 million illnesses. 120,000 hospitalizations and 7,300 deaths. the flu positivity rate is 25%. last year at this time, it was less than 3%. >> what would you tell someone that looks at this happening and say we have respiratory illness every winter. >> this year is different. the volume of cases is greater. >> reporter: across the country, public health officials are intensifying for the winter surge with flu, covid and rsv. new york city has a health advisory recommending, but not mandating indoor masking this winter. l.a. is asking for the same as covid hospitalizations in

california have soared 150% over the past month. in reno, nevada, valerie is grateful her 2 month old daughter is back home from the icu. >> that was the thought she might die across my head. it is really scary. >> reporter: back in connecticut, jennifer has been a registered nurse for 20 years and never seen this many respiratory illness colliding at once. >> it is a tricky situation. >> reporter: the cdc says the flu hospitalization rate remains at the highest level in more than a decade. peter and kristen. >> thank you, gabe. the former minneapolis police officer who kneeled on george floyd's neck while others watched is going to prison.

floyd died in may of 2020 after officer derek chauvin kneeled on his neck and floyd shouted he could not breathe. video sparked worldwide protests over injustice and police brutality. time for the first check of the forecast. for that, we check in with somara theodore. somara, we have snow in the northeast? >> i will say the numbers aren't super impressive, but we will get a coating. as we head to williamsport and boston to manchester, we could see 1 to 2 inches. it is not until the catskills where we could see higher totals. anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of the. we have the storms in the south

that brings showers to the southeast today. the storm in areas of vermont is tomorrow evening. if you have sunday evening plans, keep that in mind. this snowfall is coast to coast. check this out. they will get the brunt of the totals here. areas like the sierra nevada into lake tahoe, we could see 18 inches possible. 2 to 5 feet locally. this is going to be a big snowmaker. the storm moving through sunday for oregon and california and out toward nevada. we are quiet across the country in the plains with lots of sunshine today. we have the snowshowers in the great lakes today. the snowshowers make their way to the northeast for sunday. we are tracking storms in areas like texas. if you do have plans for saturday, what are we doing today? are we running errands? keep in mind you will run into rain. nonetheless, temperatures are mild in the southeast in the 70s

and 60s. stick around. we will go more in depth with and i'm meteorologist vianey arana. you heard her mention the storm in california, and here's a live look right now at our mobile doppler radar storm ranger where you can see rain coming down on top of san bruno mountain. a stormy saturday, we're already detecting lightning on the map with our doppler radar. we could see a couple of areas of rain pushing through, san mateo, stanford, hayward, expect to see that wind advisory in effect for today. wind gusts upwards and that's the weather in your neighborhood. kristen and peter. >> somara, thank you. still to come, tomorrow marks four weeks since the murders of four college students in idaho. are police any closer to tracking down the killer?

we are reviewing the harry and megan documentary. what does the royal family think about it? we're back after this.

we are back now on saturday morning with our "weekly download." >> we welcome joe fryer. >> good to see you. among the headlines, a big win in georgia for the democrats. democratic senator warnock won re-election in georgia's closely watched runoff. >> after a hard fought campaign, you got me for six more years. >> in the nation's final contest of the midterms, the incumbent

defeating herschel walker. the trump organization could be fined up to $1.6 million. former president trump was not charged in the civil case. the expressed disappointment with the verdict. electrical crews in new york worked to restore power for tens of thousands of residents after officials say someone targeted the grid there. >> it is more than emotional. you never know to be prepared for this. >> the investigation just as labor intensiveintensive, but we information of who is responsible for bringing down two power stations with gunfire had to know how the system works. >> all of this is raising questions of the security of the power grid. emmy winning actress kirstie alley passed away at the age of 71 years old after a brief bout

with cancer. she was known for her role on the hit sitcom "cheers." >> i'm show you how a gracious winner behaves. read them and weep. >> fans remembered her as a comedy icon, her children say she is remembered as a loving mother. and in hawaii, a spectacular sight. the volcano erupting flowing 50 feet an hour. officials now say the lava does not pose an imminent threat to the nearby highway. and in los angeles, a coyote knocked down and swung this girl. the father tossed a water bottle to scare it away. and this small dog was sent through the x-ray machine at the

madison, wisconsin airport. the dog is doing fine. what do you do when your flight gets canceled? strangers piled into the minivan and made their way from florida to tennessee. they became tiktok stars in the process. a team effort and new friendships made. my prediction is it is a yearly predict and made for tv movie. >> good for them. they kept smiling. >> started at universal studios and ended at dollywood. still to come on "today." the good deal of the dog who managed to swim across the hudson river. and we have a look inside the smithsonian exhibit looking at the greatest pop culture

adventures of the last century. that is ahead, but first these messages.

good morning, thanks for joining us on this saturday, december 10th. i'm kira klapper. rain could last well into this afternoon. there were warning signs out in parts of marin prone to flooding. this was in marin city. it's supposed to pour 2 to 3 inches of rain in the county throughout the weekend. people are also contending with wind gusts that could reach 55 miles per hour in some places. the national weather service issued a wind advisory for the entire bay area saying it could knock down power lines. the storms have people reassessing their plans today. >> i do have to go out near

mount tam, which will concern me. it's going to be a brutal drive maybe. >> if there is a break in the rain and the wind, officials are asking you to secure anything loose on your property and make sure leaves are raked so that rain can make its way to a drain. if you haven't already, make sure to download our free nbc bay area app. it will give you exclusive access to our mobile doppler radar. we will send you alerts minutes before the rain arrives in your neighborhood. and meteorologist vianey arana has a look at the all important forecast. >> the rain has already been coming down in the north bay. we do have our storm ranger mobile doppler radar on top of san bruno mountain. doppler radar and satellite showcasing some lightning strikes just to the north. a lot of that off water. if you take a look at the zoom right now into san francisco, we've got some rain coming down through san mateo, about to move into hayward as well, where you see these glows of yellow and

orange pockets where we could see heavy downpours at times. this is expected to continue all through the afternoon. in addition to the rain, we're also concerned about the wind. there is a gale warning in effect along with a wind advisory in place already. it kicked in at midnight. we've already seen the gusty conditions through the mountain areas, in through the north bay as well. 35 to 50 miles per hour. this is expected to be in effect for all bay area counties. so if you notice all of the areas highlighted in this orange and yellow color and normally we see these wind advisories in the mountain tops and around the coast. but this is expected to be in place at least through 3:00 p.m. tonight. this could bring the potential for tree damage and power outages so be prepared. coming up at the 7:00 a.m. hour, we'll talk about how much rain and the timing of it all. kira. also coming up this morning on "today in the bay," the soccer world stunned. coming up, a well-known american journalist dies while covering the world cup in qatar.

what we are learning about his mysterious and tuning death. we'll have that, plus all your top stories and vianey's full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hop

i'm martin short. >> i'm steve martin. >> we are hosting snl with guest brandie carlisle. >> and steve has an egot. >> he got em all. >> this is going to be a fun one. we are back on saturday morning, december 10th, 2022. two of america's favorites. we can't wait for snl with steve martin and martin short hosting together. >> i had to do a double take.

it is clear fans cannot wait. the line stretching around 30 rock up 6th avenue for fans hoping to get a ticket to see tonight's show. would you sleep out to get a ticket? >> no, but i applaud them for doing it. i will watch on television. >> that is worth it. a commitment like that. we want to begin with the headlines this half hour. emergency crews preparing to work to contain the biggest oil spill in the history of the existing keystone pipeline. nearly 600,000 gallons of oil gushed out of the pipeline in rural kansas. the canadian company that operates keystone is still investigating the cause of the brief. the pipeline runs from canada to oklahoma. usually carrying more than 26 million gallons of oil each day. good news for drivers this morning with millions set to hit the road for christmas in a couple weeks. aaa says the average cost of the

gallon of gas in the u.s. is $3.30. that is down 50 cents from just a month ago. that's the lowest level in more than a year. gas prices were averaging over $5 a gallon at the peak in june. recognition for hard working delivery drivers this holiday season. amazon kicked off a promotion this week allowing customers to use alexa device to tip the drivers who deliver their packages. the $5 tips were paid for by amazon. people obviously loved this idea because the program hit its $1 million max on the very first day. well deserved. amazon says the five drivers who received the most thank yous get a $10,000 bonus and another $10,000 to donate to charity. what a great idea. a somber graduation service held at the university of idaho today as that campus remembers the four students killed nearly four weeks ago while they were sleeping. nbc's dana griffin has the

latest on the investigation and if police are any closer to tracking down the killer. >> reporter: what is supposed to be a proud celebration for hundreds of university of idaho graduates will be a time to reflect on the quadruple murder that consumed the college town. >> people are not doing as much and keeping their doors locked. >> reporter: the ceremony today will start with a moment of silence to honor four friends. kaylee, madison and ethan and xana. >> i think there is peace of mind to trust what the cops are saying and saying there isn't a threat. >> reporter: tuesday will mark the one month anniversary of the crime that has yet to be solved. the fbi is helping to collect tips and there is a new lead. investigators leased stock images of the 2011 to 2013 white

hyundai elantra spotted near the scene the morning of the murders. >> we are wanting to talk to the individuals who were in that vehicle. they may have valuable information for us. >> reporter: the tree lighting ceremony and parade was festive and painful. many are on edge because no suspect has been named or anyone arrested. >> it is so big and dramatic to have this happen in this town of this size. >> reporter: investigators are asking for patience. >> as we look through the tips, we are getting closer and closer to getting this puzzle put together. >> reporter: true closure may not come until a killer is caught. dana griffin, nbc news. >> all right. let's take a turn to get another check of the forecast.

somara theodore is back with that. >> we are starting in areas like california and up into washington. winter alerts. 10 million people impacted here. winter storm warnings in lake tahoe. here is a look at the storm system. this is today through 8:00 p.m. heavy rain and mountain snow will continue. intense wind gusts associated with this as well. 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts are possible. as we push forward to sunday, snow dries further inland. we could see coastal flooding with this as well. the snow will expand into the rockies leaving the sierra nevada. let's talk totals. quickly, we are looking at anywhere from 2 t and you can certainly see that sierra snow coming down on our doppler satellite radar. if i zoom this in closer, we've got our storm ranger scanning the skies right now, fremont a

couple of cells, expect to see wintry conditions throughout the evening, including a wind advisory already in effect until 3:00 p.m. gusts 35 to 50 miles per hour for the coast and mountains, but really all bay and that's the weather in your neighbhborhood. peteter, kristeten, joe. >> somara, thank you. just ahead, the latest on the shockwaves after the release of the first three episodes of the the first three episodes of the "h"harry & memeghan" docuse

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be with. >> the docuseries is sparking conversation. we want to bring in royal correspondent daisy mcandrew. good morning. as they make clear, so many people have told our story, we want to tell our story for other selves. they talk about meghan being talked about over the color of her skin. is this resonating with the people in the uk? >> we obviously have different markets we are being spoken to in the documentary. the royal family is the hardest to try to work out what they're thinking. so far, they said absolutely nothing. that's not a big surprise. we know that the royal family have always gone by the motto of never explain, never complain.

that's what they are sticking to at the moment. i think one of the reasons for that is there wasn't anything really seismic in the first three episodes. i think in a way they are trying to keep their powder try waiting to see what will be in the next three installments which are coming out this thursday. we can expect not to hear anything until then. of course, if there are big dramatic accusations, particularly about racism, within the royal family, we might see both william and charles coming out and feeling they have to put their side of the story forward. you mentioned the public and also i'll mention the press because the press were the butt of the accusations and the real vitriol from harry and meghan. as you see in the clip from the papers here, really fighting fire with fire and trying to say we weren't that bad. we didn't treat you that badly before you left.

as far as the british public are concerned, i think they are very divided. >> daisy, this comes against the back drop of the royal rift we have been tracking so long. how will this impact the chances harry will be able to restore the relationship with his family and the king, his father, and prince william, his brother? >> i think he is desperately sad and upset and he wants harry and meghan to be close members of the family. i think the rift with william and harry is worse. i think the pain is deeper. i think that will take longer to mend. you picked up that clip. the one where harry seemed to be suggesting that members of his family, the men in his family, didn't marry for love. they married somebody who would be suitable. that has to be very hurtful to kate because you can only

imagine that he's talking about her and implying william and kate's relationship is not a marriage of love, but a marriage of convenience in some ways. i think that will have made the rift worse between brothers. we know the real true love of charles wasn't his mother, but is with camilla, who he is with now. i think harry would admit that camilla and charles marriage is a marriage of love. >> daisy, will we see more bombshells in the last three episodes? >> certainly be sleepless nights and fingernails chewed. 8:00 uk time. midnight your time when it drops. we know that the lawyers and the royal family will be poring over every element to see if they

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costa counties are in the median tier. santa clara county stands alone in the highest tier. turning to san francisco police now, they are on the lookout for a driver involved in a hit and run involving a pedestrian. it happened just before 8:00 last night at the 1900 block of evans avenue in the bay view. when police arrived, they found that the man who had been hit was injured. he was taken to the hospital for treatment. it's unclear how serious his injuries are. police are telling us the crash involved a commercial type vehicle. let's check in with meteorologist vianey arana for the microclimate weather alert we're under. >> and we are expected to see stormy conditions really all day long, so if you have any sort of plans for today, be prepared for not only rain but also wind. storm ranger right now on top of san bruno mountain, our mobile doppler radar is scanning the skies. let's take a look at doppler radar, a wide picture of this. we've got lightning strikes up to our north, but also a lot of sierra snow, a winter storm warning is currently in effect.

you can see we've got some showers coming down through san mateo, san francisco, that rain moved into the north bay overnight, and we've also got some pockets in through livermore, danville, expect to see periods of heavy downpours. through about 3:00 p.m., we're also monitoring those winds. there is a gale warning in effect for the water, and the coastal bay. the entire area highlighted in the yellow, gusts possibly of 50 miles per hour could bring the possibility of some power impacts. so please be prepared. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll talk about the timing of this rain. >> all right, vianey, we'll see you then. if you haven't already, make sure to download our free nbc bay area app. it will give you exclusive access to our mobile doppler radar. we'll also send you alerts minutes before the rain arrives in your neighborhood. and coming up this morning on "today in the bay," the soccer world is stunned. coming up, a well-known american journalist dies while covering the world cup in qatar.

we'll tell you what we're learning about his sudden and mysterious death. we'll have that and top stories good morning. tragic death. sports journalist grant wahl, a fierce critic of the qatar government collapses and dies overnight while covering the world cup match. happy to be home. wnba star brittney griner spending her first weekend in the u.s. after being released as part of the prisoner release in russia. what is next for the basketball superstar? the smithsonian opens up a

new exhibit dedicated to pop culture that defined generations and changed our lives. >> i love this. "mr. rogers neighborhood." the cardigan and shoes. >> this speaks to me. oprah's golden microphone. >> this is prince. it is important to me because i'm from minnesota. ♪ purple rain ♪♪ >> this morning, a unique sneak peek. >> we are from texas. >> celebrating the holidays with the "today" show. happy holidays. we're the family from new york. we want to wish our friends and family a happy holiday season and everyone on the "today" show. >> happy holidays. good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. love to see our fans getting ready for the holiday.

>> happy holidays, y'all, as they say in texas. >> they're fired up. we have a full plate. we get to today's news. the tragedy from the world cup with the sports journalist grant wahl passing away suddenly covering the quarterfinal match. wahl had been in qatar for several weeks. he was briefly detained last month for wearing a rainbow shirt in support of gay rights. he has been critical of the qatari government. meagan fitzgerald is in qatar with more. >> reporter: peter, good morning. it is a somber day in doha and across the u.s. soccer world. grant wahl, one of the most recognizable names, he covered eight world cups. we were planning on interviewing him today about the tournament. now colleagues and fans are mourning his death. this morning, the sports world

waking up to a devastating blow. 49-year-old sports writer grant wahl collapsing in the press box covering the argentina and netherlands match. cpr administered for several minutes, but wahl did not make it. the qatari government saying he received emergency medical treatment on-site and continued as he was transferred to the hospital via ambulance. the day before his death, wahl said on his podcast, he had been feeling ill the last two weeks. >> i took time off myself. my body, i think, told me after the u.s. went out, dude, you are not sleeping enough. it rebelled on me. i had a case of bronchitis this week. i had been to the clinic twice now. >> reporter: his colleagues stunned. >> he was incredibly hard working. he was very, very confident. he was a really, really good

writer. a very hard-nosed reporter. he went after stories with a confidence i did not have. he believed in every word he wrote. >> reporter: wahl wasn't afraid to push boundaries. the final report is a rebuke of the qatar world cup organizers for the migrant workers treatment. he made headlines last month when he tweeted he was briefly detained for wearing a rainbow shirt to a match supporting gay rights. >> this was an issue he thought was really important for him. it was an important issue. he believed in it. >> reporter: this morning, athletes far and wide from lebron james -- >> may he rest in paradise. >> reporter: and u.s. soccer expressing a statement saying it was hard broken. his wife, dr. celine gounder, saying she was in complete shock. the u.s. state department is working with qatari officials.

the world cup continues. brazil knocked out of the tournament missing the final penalty kick to croatia. croatia is moving on to the semifinals. you have argentina narrowly winning against the netherlands. a game that came down to penalty kicks. later on today, you have cinderella story of morocco and portugal. guys. >> thank you so much. grant wahl's loss is devastating. and wnba star brittney griner is spending her first name in the u.s. after ten months being held in russia. she was taken to the army hospital physical and mental checks. no word when she will leave the hospital. griner was released from russian

custody thursday. this morning, there is a new twist in the case that led to the hit podcast "serial" on friday. asking for a new hearing for the man convicted and served more than 20 years in prison for the death of his ex-girlfriend. now they are looking into two other suspects. lee's brother wants to challenge the evidence that led to the release. well, it is time for the weekend morning boost. joe? >> this is a good one for soon-to-be grandparents. the daughter and son-in-law struggled with infertility for eight years. they slowly unwrapped it. >> it is small, but not as small as you think.

>> you guys are pregnant? are you kidding me? >> you can see the future grandparents overjoyed. brought to tears by that adorable little onesie. >> i love how they paused and processed it. >> no more joy than the arrival of the new baby. let's get a check of the forecast with somara. >> we have eyes on snow in the northeast. good morning if you are watching from new york and into new england. you could be waking up to 1 to 2 inches of snow. new york city primarily will see rain. as you head to upstate to the catskill, we could see 2 to 4 inches of snow. that is through sunday. i want to put this on the radar. we are tracking a storm headed into monday at 8:00 p.m.

heavy snow? in the rockies. this will bring storms in texas to oklahoma through monday. as time pushes on, this will move to the east and at 8:00 p.m., they could look at blizzard conditions and gusty winds in the southeast. so much so that we are under a slight risk and enhanced as we head through the next couple days for severe weather. 11 million people are going to be at risk from baton rouge to southern mississippi and mobile, alabama. several tornadoes possible here. we will watch this very closely. for the rest of the country, today, things look quiet for much of the i-95 corridor and to the so i'm meteorologist vianey arana. we are under a microclimate weather alert. you can see that storm started moving in late last night into

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believed in miracles. take a walk down sesame street or sing born in the usa. that is what the exhibit at the smithsonian is aiming to do. >> it is showcasing thousands of moments that shaped the country in different ways. peter, kristen and i got one of the first looks inside with three of the people who helped bring it all together. >> all right. entertainment nation. here we come. >> this place is like 15 museums in one. >> memories for everyone. everyone will connect to something here. >> we weave together music, sports, tv, theater and film to show how we always have been in conversation with entertainment around it and how it spurred on democracy. >> i love this. "mr. rogers neighborhood." the cardigan and shoes as well.

♪ won't you be my neighbor ♪♪ >> i'm teaching them to margot. >> what is striking to me you have kermit the frog i. you have the modern memorabilia items. captain america. you see things and realize that is part of american history. >> i want people to see themselves reflected and you have the memories of captain america. people from the 1940s have memories of captain america. people who haven't seen it yet know it is emblematic. >> this museum has a lot of stuff. how do you pick what goes in here? >> there could have been many versions of the exhibit. it comes down to what types of materials tell the story and what we are telling. >> how are the objects crowd pleasers? >> the first 100 years did not take popular culture seriously.

the museum embraced the stories. this is not simply a reflection of society. it is society. ♪ those were the days ♪♪ >> this well worn chair may not look familiar on its own until you put archie bunker and memories come floating back. >> let me tell you something. you are a meathead. >> i used to watch "all in the family" with my parents. this is when hollywood started to deal with the issue of race relations in the country in the 1970s. >> they addressed it. >> it was really hollywood's way of putting a mirror up. this is who we are. >> m.a.s.h. got us talking about war. joe lewis talking about freedom. what are the key themes that this exhibit addresses? >> you said several of them already. we are interested in thinking about the big stories that all of us think about in our lives

and looking at how entertainment has engaged in powerful ways with the ideas. >> the musical rent came out in 1996. i had not come out yet. i did not come out until a year later. i could connect with that. i could see myself in some of that musical. it was very powerful for me. ♪ love ♪ ♪ love ♪♪ >> this speaks to me. oprah's golden microphone. speaking to little boys and girls and especially little black girls in awe of her ability to be confident and who she is. >> you get a car. you get a car. >> how important was it to celebrate black history? women's history? latinos history? >> telling stories of all of america's communities and making sure that people see themselves

on the floor is critical. >> you think about the intersection of sports and protests. >> this is muhammad ali's robe on him when he walked in. the aura when he walked in. it is just a robe with muhammad's name on the back of it. it was him who gave it life. >> i'm struck by how many of the people in the museum at the time were considered controversial and now we look at them as trail blazers. >> we are interested less of telling the story of entertainment than why entertain ment matters. >> this is prince. it has important meaning to me. i'm from minnesota. ♪ purple rain ♪♪ >> yeah. >> prince would be proud. ♪♪ >> so if you are a child of the '80s, this is your exhibit. yo mtv raps from 1985.

>> listen to music on the iphone. then you have to carry around a big piece of electronics. >> on your shoulder. >> this is emotional. >> nostalgia brings all kinds of emotions and another way to ask big questions. how has the idea of america changed over time? who is part of america when we talk about it that way? i think one thing you see across the exhibit is the expansive way we see ourselves as americans. >> here we are standing in front of "rocky's" robe. as a philadelphia girl, this speaks to me. >> this is a moment of challenge in the united states in the mid 1970s, there was an economic downturn and southern concern of the aftermath of the vietnam possible.

"rocky" really spoke to that moment. >> take a look at it. the guitar that jimi hendricks played that way. >> is there a piece that puts the puzzle together? we have what is your anthem. that showcases over 60 songs from different communities in the history of the united states in the last century kind of rallied around in order to embrace a sense of community and belonging and fight for particular causes good for them ♪ i was born this way ♪♪ >> when your guests walk in here, what do you hope they say the moment they walk in? >> oh, my goodness. >> wow. >> wow. i want them to go wow. this is us. >> first of all, we want to apologize for the dancing segment in that piece. >> and singing.

>> this is a must-do for families. museums here are all free. smithsonian is remarkable. kermit the frog. >> you really had an emotional experience because it was a trip down memory lane and you had these incredibly strong memories throughout your life ssociated with the objects. >> it is surrounded by screens and sounds. it is an immersive experience. it is an immersive experience. >>

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have been pounding marin county all night and it could last well into this afternoon. there were warning signs out in parts of marin prone to flooding. this one in marin city. it's supposed to pour 2 to 3 inches of rain in the county throughout the weekend. people there are also contending with wind gusts that could reach up to 55 miles per hour. the national weather service issued a wind advisory for the bay area saying it could knock down power lines. the storms have people reassessing their plans for today. >> i do have to go out near mount tam, which will concern me. it's going to be a brutal drive maybe. >> if there is a break in the rain and wind, officials are asking you to secure anything loose on your property, and make sure leaves are raked so that rain can make its way to a drain. if you haven't already, make sure to download our free nbc bay area app. it will give you exclusive access to our mobile doppler radar. we'll also send you alerts minutes before the rain arrives in your neighborhood. and meteorologist vianey arana has a quick check of our

microclimate weather alert. we've got a very active radar. you can see here if i zoom this in, we've got lightning strikes to our north, but also our mobile doppler radar is capturing that rain, originally was a little offshore but now we're seeing it move through parts of hayward. fremont about to make its way into livermore and it made its arrival late last night into the north bay, but it's going to become widespread throughout the entire day. seeing some pockets through san jose and also the santa cruz mountains, highway 17 expect for that to be extremely dangerous for today. we talked about the winds as well, there is a wind advisory in place until 3:00 p.m. because of those gusty conditions, not just for the coast and mountains, which is where we typically see it, but for the entire bay area. all bay area counties are included in this along with a gale warning for the coast and inner bay. that could lead to the potential for tree damage and downed power lines, so be prepared for that. coming up during the 7:00 a.m. hour, we're going to guide you through how much rain we're seeing and also the sierra snow

impact and where we stand with the sierra snow pack, and that water rain update along with your seven-day forecast, that way you'll know how long this rain is expected to linger and a cold air blast that's going to impact those overnight lows as well which could bring frosty conditions. coming up this morning also at 7:00 on "today in the bay," the soccer world stunned, coming up a well-known american journalist died while covering the world cup in qatar. we'll tell you what we're learning about his sudden and mysterious death. we'll have that, plus vianey's full forecast and all your top stories coming up at 7:00. but first nbc

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