firefighters try to get a handle on that out-of-control fire that started after midnight. and bonsall area north of san diego. at least 80 acres have now burned. so far, there are no reports of structures damage. firefighters are dealing with wind gusts exceeding 20mph. and i know you've been following that forecast and the weather down there. how are things looking getting better? indeed. well, that red flag warning will be in place for about 2 p.m, but the fire weather watch has extended through the evening hours and even into the later portion of wednesday, thursday and friday. there's still occasional wind gusts down through southernn califora, so not quite in the clear just yet. your 7-day forecast locally though sunny and cold to start warm for the afternoon today. show just moments away, but join us for our live streaming newscast at donald trump waking up in the white house. >> and already flexing his presidential powers. it's january 21st.

this is "today." return to power. >> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. >> president trump takes the oath of office and immediately goes on offense, signing a flurry of executive orders, including sweeping pardons for all january 6th defendants. fulfilling a campaign promise to free them. >> so this is january 6th, and these are the hostages. full pardon. >> and launching major policy reversals on immigration, national security and the economy. >> you are witnessing the dawn of the golden n age of arica. >> so what's next? as the president begins his first full day back in office. we're live at the white house, and the first member of his cabinet to be confirmed. secretary of state marco rubio will join us live. winter's worst. a dangerous arctic blast gripping much of the country.

more than 200 million people facing temperatures 20 to 35 degrees below average. some cities struggling to get above zero today. while the gulf coast prepares for a historic storm of snow and ice. a rare blizzard warning issued in texas and louisiana. al has everything we need to know. courtroom clash. prince hair harry's battle against rupert murdoch going to trial today. just ahead, the inside look at the potential fall-out for the royal family and the media tie can. and why it could cost the prince millions of dollars even if he wins. all that, plus back on top. >> and has space, takes off, touchdown! >> the ohio state buckeyes hold off notre dame to win the college football national championship, the school's first in more than a decade. > the lonst, toughest post-season climb in the history of the sport.

>> and the team's star quarterback will join us live to celebrate, today, tuesday, january 21st, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin, from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> and a good tuesday morning. thanks so much for waking up with us. joining us on the "today" show. i was up late again? >> again? >> this is a marathon. not a sprint. you stay up watching football and getting up early, this cannot last. >> i will have to re-condition myself. but i had to see whether the ohio state buckeyes could finally vanquish the opponents. notre dame there. the quarterback will join us as well. >> looking forward to that. will howard will be our guest. meanwhile, take a look outside right now. here is the scene if you happen to be there baton rouge, louisiana. it's a rare one, too. it is snowing. this is part of a historic

winter storm happening along the gulf coast. >> adding to the weather that is affecting 200 million people coast to coast. it is expected to last for days. temperatures dipping 35 degrees below average in some areas. parts of the upper midwest and plains experiencing windchills in the negative 50s. al will have that full forecast in a bit. but we will begin this morning with the inauguration of donald trump. ceremonies extending well into the night last night. the new president celebrating with his supporters, sharing dances with the first lady at three inaugural balls. talk about staying up late. >> they came after president trump quickly got to work implementing his agenda hours signing executive orders, after being sworn in, including 1,500 pardons for those connected to the january 6th attack on the capitol. we have a live interview with marco rubio. but we start with nbc's peter alexander. he's at the white house. peter, good morning?

>> reporter: craig, good morning. we are off. president trump wasting no time signing stacks of executive orders. that will test his ability to use presidential power. some of them already facing legal challenges at this hour with one of the fist strokes of his pen, the president followiwg through on perhaps his most controversial campaign promise, pardoning almost everyone convicted of a crime related to the january 6th capitol attack. after a marathon day celebrating his return to the oval office, president trump behind the desk signing dozens of executive actions, starting with perhaps the most controversial. >> so this is january 6th. these are the hostages. approximately 1,500, full pardon. what they have done to these people is outrageous. >> reporter: pardoning nearly all january 6th defendants, effectively ending the largest investigation in federal history. on january 6th nearly 140 officers were injured and

capitol property destroyed. the president had teased his plans to pardon at least some of the defendants, including earlier at the inaugural parade after greeting relatives of israeli-americans taken hostage by hamas. >> i will be signing on the j6 hostages pardons. >> reporter: but it had not been clear the action would include those convicted of violent offenses, including assaulting police, which some republicans had argued against. >> if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned. >> reporter: trump also commuting the sentences of individuals associated with far right groups, the oath keepers and oud boys, including its leader enrique tarrio who had been serving 22 years in federal prison for seditious conspiracy. supporters for those pardons celebrating overnight. [ applause ] >> reporter: president trump also responding to the day's other pardon announcements. in the last hours of his presidency, joe biden preemptively pardoning the

members of the committee that investigated january 6th, including former congresswoman liz cheney, along with dr. anthony fauci and general mark milley. none has been convicted of any crime. pardon later pardoning members of his own family. >> i was a little bit surprised that he did it because it makes him look guilty. >> reporter: trump also sieping a barrage of executive orders, including declaring a national emergency at the u.s./mexico border and attempting to end birthright citizenship in some circumstances, a right that's guaranteed by the constitution. the inauguration day started with unity between trump and biden. before trump took his oath inside the capitol due to frigid temperatures. >> i donald john trump do solemnly swear. >> reporter: in his inaugural address, trump delivering this searing critique of his predecessor without mentioning him by name. >> i will completely reverse a

horrible betrayal. from this moment on, america's from this moment on, america's edecline is over. >> reporter: the traditional parade also moved inside. the president celebrating in front of a massive crowd of maga faithful in downtown d.c. >> you're witnessing the dawn of the golden age of america. >> reporter: and for those january 6th pardons, nancy pelosi immediately called them "shameful," writing the president's actions are an out -- outrageous insult to our justice system. and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma that day. and re-enforcing president trump's disdain for the informations into the january 6th rioters, a leading conservative activist who spread conspiracy theories about january 6th and advocated for the rioters were just named the interim head prosecutor here in washington, d.c., overseeing all

of the january 6th cases. craig? >> peter alexander starting us off from the white house there. peter, thank you. now to that first offici member of president trump's cabinet. as peter mentioned, the senate voted unanimously to vote marco rubio as secretary of state, making him the first latino to become this country's top diplomat. secretary rubio joins us now. mr. secretary, good morning to you, fishs of all, sir. >> thank you, good morning. >> as you know, president trump, as you just heard there as well, pardoned nearly all 1600 of the january 6th defendants. i recall that you said shortly after the attack on the capitol where you were that day that it was one of the saddest days in american history. then you went on to say this, mr. secretary. >> my entire life with and alongside people who came to america fleeing countries plagued by political violence and by chaos. today america looks like the countries that they came here to

get away from. vladimir putin loved everything that happened today because what happened is better than anything he could have come up with to make us look like we're falling apart. >> mr. secretary, what message does this pardoning nearly all of them send to the rest of the world? >> well, we're going to focus on what makes america stronger and more prosperous. and safer. i'm not going to engage in political domestic states. i can't at the role state department. my job is to focus on the president's foreign policy. it will be a foreign policy that's as straightforward as any in modern times. that is the priority of the department of state of the united states will be the united states, and that's what we're going to focus on. today we will have a meeting with the quad, with foreign ministers from australia and india and japan to reaffirm the importance of working with allies across the world on the things that are important to america and americans. that's what i'm focused on moving forward.

i hope you guys all understand my days at at least in the time of engaging in domestic policy will be put aside as i focus on the affairs the united states has around the world and engagements we have to have to make our country a safer, stronger, more prosperous place. >> i want to talk about foreign policy in a moment really quickly. who is to say that a crowd of folks that were displeased with something that happened at the capitol in the future, who is to say they don't just do it again. >> i understand. but i'm not -- i think it is unfortunate. our first engagement i agree to come on i'll be working on foreign policy issues a you want to revisit domestic politics. it's not to happen. if you have questions about engaging in the world, i'll be happy to talk to you about those. >> let's talk foreign policy. let's start th koirks as you know president trump said the war in ukraine would end on day one. yesterday the oval office he pointed out that he still had a

half day left to make that happen. you indicated yesterday after your confirmation that it was also a priority. is there an imminent end to the war in ukraine? >> i think the president made very clear the war needs to end. the policy of the united states to promote peace around the world. i think that's a great thing that should be lauded that the president wants peace. it's a complex conflict that's going on. there's no doubt about it. it's one that russia started, ukraine is suffering terribly from it. but it will be the official policy of the united states that the war has to end and we'll do everything possible to bring that about. and to help in a way that's stable and sustainable. we don't want to see it followed by another war in two three, four years. as the president said when he was campaigning, he wants the dying to stop. he wants the destruction to stop. i think that's in everyone's interest. will that be easy? will it be complicated? of course. every side has to give

something. >> hypothetically if there so no consequence for return sha invading ukraine, taking land and holding on to that land as some sort of ceasefire, what message does that send to other bad actors? >> it's important to note, russia already faced consequences. it faces crippling sanctions from all over the world, inflation continues to rise and is ravaging their economy. they've lost tense and tens of thousands s of lives they have not achieved their initial objective taking all of ukraine all the way to kyiv. there's already been consequences and horrifying consequences for ukraine that was victimized by this obviously. but in the end the reality is what we're facing is a stalemate. protracted conflict stalemate in which massive damage is being

done to ukraine and so i think president trump should be lauded for saying he wants to be a promoter of peace. again, as i said, it's complicated. most sides have maximalist goals. difficult for either side to achieve. so these negotiations are complicated. the only way that conflicts like these end with hard, vibrant diplomacy the u.s. seeks to engage in the hopes to bringing an end to this conflict that's sustainable in a way that assures the security of ukraine and our partners in the region but stops the killing and dying and destruction that we have been seeing for quite a while now. >> really quickly, we only have a few moments. i want to talk to you about tiktok for a moment because you have been quite outspoken about the threat that china poses to this country. for that reason, in part you supported the ban on tiktok as you know. president trump now wants to create some sort of arrangement where the u.s., u.s.-owned company owns maybe 50%. if tiktok is still partially controlled by a chinese company,

how is that not still a national security threat? >> well, the law allows the president this period of time. look, the way the law was structured is that it takes effect on the eve of an inauguration of a new president in the midst of a transition. so what the president has done and i think it's prurudent is say, let's put a pause on this. the law gives him the opportunity to go out and see who is out there, who wants to buy, what's available, what can be done. i think it's frankly reasonable to expect that a new administration on their first day in office would need some time to look at an issue like this, weigh all the security concerns but at the same time figure out what arrangement can be made to allow a company to function in a way that doesn't pose a threat to the united states and that's what the president has done. so he's executed on what the law allows him to do and that gives him time to look at it and see how that plays out and that's a decision the president will make. and the law allows him that time to do it. >> secretary of state marco rubio. mr. secretary, thank you. >> thank you. we want to turn now to

kristen welker, moderator of "meet the press." kristen, good morning. how interesting to see marco rubio, now the secretary of state, answering a question about these par dons by saying i can't. it's foreign policy. this is domestic politics. however, when he talked about january 6th in the sound bite that was just played, he put it in foreign policy terms, saying the world is watching. so, this move to pardon the entirety of the january 6th defendants when even jd vance had suggested, no, those violent criminals they won't get out. they're all out. they're all getting a pardon. what are the ramifications? and how are members of the administration, particularly those that were there that day, were victims, how are they supposed to handle this? >> savannah, i think you really touched on the seminole point here because what we saw in that exchange between the new secretary of state and craig was the fact that he is on the record condemning what happened on january 6th and now put in a very complicated position and

situation in the wake of president trump pardoning nearly all of the january 6th defendants, despite the fact that vice president jd vance said those who committed violent crimes wouldn't be eligible to be pardoned. what's also notable, in addition to putting the president's own allies and administration officials, many of whom are also on the record condemning what happened on january 6th in a tough spot, is this is really one of his least popular issues, savannah. nearly two thirds of americans disagree with pardoning the january 6th defendants. well, we have to see if there's a backlash. but again, politically very unpopular. >> let's talk about politically unpopular because president biden on his way out the door literally while the inauguration ceremony was going on announces he's pardoning members of his own family. first of all, he pardoned hunter biden, something he plicitly said he would not do. he did it. then he did his own family members.

this is another one of these situations where these pardons are extremely controversial, no matter who does them. >> incredibly controversial, savannah. this move did get bipartisan criticism, by the way, republicans including president trump calling it disgraceful saying it is a sign that his family members are guilty. former president biden said he did it to protect because president trump talked so much about retribution on the campaign trail. here is what i think is notable. democratic senator chris murphy saying, quote, it's probably time for us to take a look at the way the pardon system is being used. watch that space, savannah. will there be a robust discussion moving forward about who can and cannot be eligible for a pardon in the wake of yesterday's pardon palooza. really fascinating. >> yeah, it was. it was a pardon palooza. kristen, thank you very much. another major story this morning, brutal winter weather and dangerous arctic chill sweeping across much of the country.

and that cold is coming with a winter storm threat in the south, a treacherous mix of snow and ice set to stretch from texas all the way to the carolinas. there are even rare blizzard warnings in effect in some places. al is watching all of it. we'll get his forecast in just a moment. nbc's priscilla thompson, though, joins us from a cold and snowy houston, texas. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. hard to believe that we are in houston right now. you have these massive snow flakes that are coming down. it is 27 degrees here right now. and take a look at this snow. we are not talking about a dusting. this is a blanket of snow. and just to put it into perspective. if houston gets more than three inches of snow today, this would be the biggest snowstorm that the city has seen since 1895. and houston is not alone. across the gulf coast, tens of millions are waking up to a rare sight, snow. throughout the region, schools and businesses are closed.

in houston, all major airports shut down. some airlines also stopping service in new orleans, where snow is expected for the first time in more than 15 years. >> we're not a snow city. so we don't have plows or salt spreaders. >> reporter: the state borrowing those resources from arkansas, as officials urge residents to heed warnings. >> get prepared to be in your house, in your residence, in your warming place for the next 48 hours. this is a serious arctic blast. it's dangerous. it's life-threatening. >> reporter: another concern, potential power outages. lek strik electric company says they have staged trucks and thousands of workers on the ground in houston to respond. >> we are scaled and ready to go for this storm. >> reporter: parts of rockies, northern plains and upper midwest are also stuck in a deep freeze. temps ranging from negative 30 to negative 55 degrees. michigan state police responding

to multiple crashes, including this one involving more than a dozen vehicles as the south gears up for a once in a generation snow day. >> i feel like a little kid. i can't wait. i can't wait for the snow. >> reporter: as you can see, there are already some folks out enjoying the snow. there's a little snowman. lots of folks out. that's what officials want you to do. be out on foot. but officials warning, do not get out on the road. some of these other cities do not have snowplows. they will have to wait out for the snow to melt before folks can get back on the road. it could take a while. >> all right. we'll let you participate in that pre-dawn snow fight. wjsz she'll be doing snow angels in three, two, one. al what you got? >> i got to tell you, guys, this is kind of crazy. 44 million people affected from texas to florida, myrtle beach. this is the first ever blizzard warning issued by lake charles, louisiana weather service. the snow already making its way into the area. when all is said and done,

houston 3 to 5 inches, new orleans 4 to 7 inches. lake charles 4 to 6 inches. these could be the biggest snowfalls they have had in over 60 years, even up to an inch as up an inch in new burn, north carolina. icy conditions from panama city, brunswick. we're talking dangerous conditions wednesday morning for your commute. and the temperatures, look at these highs. only 11 in cleveland, 34 in houston. overnight lows tomorrow, 1 in chicago, 16 in atlanta, 19 in raleigh. the good news is temperatures will gradually start rising as we get toward the weekend. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. did you know whales and barnacles have a parasitic relationship? oh, i know about parasitic relationships—

let's go barnacle. off you go. unlimited 2% cash back, the wells fargo active cash credit card. temperatures below freezing in some spots, including danville. right now, at 29 degrees, it is a very cold start to our momorning, a as we inch into the afternoon forecast, we will get some sunshine. and here's what you can expect in your hour by hour forecast. for walnut creek. it's about 33egrees right now. we'll get into the 50s by 11 a.m, climbing eventually into the 60s for some spots, including and that's your weather. guys? >> thanks, buddy. coming up next, the titans of tech front and center at the inauguration. elon musk, jeff bezos, mark zuckerberg. so we will take a closer look at their growing influence of president trump and what that could mean for the next four years.

prince harry's ongoing legal battle with the british tabloids expected to come to a head in court today. keir simmons has that for us. we'll check in on that. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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is 726. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at our top stories. san jose police later today plan to update an exchange of gunfire last night with a still unknown number of suspects. no one is believed to have been hit by the gunfire. it happened about 1030 at night at melbourne boulevard and mclaughlin avenue. we know plainclothes officers were involved, allegedly returning fire after they were shot at. police are warning there may be lingering street closures in the area. a news conference is planned for ts afternoon. vallejo school leaders are weighing the possibility of school closures, and they're holding a town hall tonight to get public feedback. like other large school districts. vallejo faces a major budget deficit and declining enrollment. right now, mare island academy and loma vista middle school are on the short list of possible closures. a meeting begins at 6 p.m. at vallejo's bethel high school. vianey arana is in for kari this morning. cold start to our day.

it certainly. and i mean, we've got some below freezing temperatures in some areas in the bay area. look at danville. 29 degrees right now. 31 in santa rosa. 31 in pleasanton. so with that frost advisory definitely took effect at 1 a.m. and it will remain in place at about 9 a.m, but you'll notice for the afternoon. here's a closer look at what you can expect. we do have a temperature trend. by around 12:00 we're going to climb into the 60s. clear sunny skies. laura. all right. thank you so much. well, don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. we are giving you quite the bang. a sneak peek at lunar new year celebrations planned for saturday night sharks game at sap. join us on roku, amazon fire or other streaming platforms,

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the world's richest man, elon musk, now a top trump adviser, sitting with mark zuckerberg, jeff bezos and . elizabeth warren writing, they have even better seats than trump's own cabinet picks. that says it all. it comes after then president biden in his farewell address delivered a warning about what he calls a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a few, very rich people. >> an oligarchy is taking shape in america of extreme wealth, power and influence. that threatens our entire democracy. >> sparking reaction from elon musk to colonize mars. >> to plant the stars and stripes on the planet mars. >> reporter: mung tapped to lead the new so-called department of government efficiency, thanking the president's supporters at a rally following the swearing in. >> this one really matters. and i just want to say, thank

you for making it happen. >> reporter: then repeatedly raising his arm in a gesture critics quickly compared to a nazi salute. >> my heart goes out to you. >> reporter: but the anti-defamation league posting online, it seems like musk made an awkward gesture calling for all sides to give one another a bit of grace. musk not responding to nbc's request for comment. since the election, many top tech ceos have tried to establish closer ties with the president, who has often lashed out for big tech for unfair treatment, google, amazon and meta donating a million dollars to the trump inaugural fund with zuckerberg announcing plans to scrap meta's independent fact-checking program. also in attendance, tiktok's ceo with the president delaying a u.s. ban on the app owned by a chinese-based company. >> i wonder how you see and reflect on the potentials for conflict of interest with musk

and these other titans of tech. >> there will be conflicts of interest and i do think we had a whole lot of guardrails and regulations on that probably some of them in ways that were just clogged up government too much. you're now going to see it go the other way. >> hallie, these ceos have a lot of stake with the federal government. some are facing litigation. others are facing contracts. that's the conflict of interest that people talk about. >> yeah, that's the piece at stake when it comes to federal regulations, including, for example, on airks, when it comes to tax policy like tax cuts that could affect these businesses. as you mentioned the government contracts, too, like the ones musk's businesses have. musk's new department of government efficiency and those are compliant with legal guidelines related to conflicts of interest. savannah? >> hallie, thank you very much. still ahead, a brand new look at the benefits of risks of wildly popular weight loss drugs like ozempic if you're on one or

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morning on "inzept today." a new chapter in prince harry's legal battle against british tabloids. >> for years he accused them of illegally intruding in his life. today the high-stakes trial against rupert murdoch's papers is getting under way. >> keir simmons joins us with the very latest. good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you guys. prince harry has pursued this, he says, against the wishes of his own family, on behalf of his late mother princess diana and others, determined to have his day in court. >> reporter: this morning, prince harry embarking on a new courtroom battle against the british tabloids, suing news group newspapers owned by billionaire publisher rupert murdoch, including the sun newspaper, legal documents provided by prince harry's team, claiming the use of phone hacking voice mail interception, and unlawful information gathering techniques was habitual and widespread, further claiming there was a deliberate coffer-up or concealment of this wrong doing. the documents also providing insight into harry's motivation.

explaining that he told prince william via text that after speaking to granny, this is the best course of action to get a public apology and get some justice. prince harry is expected to testify in person in february. no stranger to the british court, in recent years, the prince launched numerous invasion of privacy lawsuits against british newspapers. but this complaint may be uncomfortable for will lewis, now chief executive at "the washington post" that led the response to the 2011 scandal that shuttered one of their most papular tabloids and worked for murdoch. they are not expected to testify. they deny any wrongdoing. the newspaper group has vowed to fully defend itself saying this allegation is wrong and unsustainable and denies any unlawful activity took place at "the sun." in december, harry reaffirming his determination. >> i have seen stories written about myself that aren't exactly based on reality.

i have seen stories written about members of my family, friends. i will be damned if those journalists are going to ruin journalism for everybody else because we depend on it so much. >> reporter: prince harry compares his targets by the british press to his mother, princess diana, often on front pages, pursued by the paparazzi. the prince previously said much of the tension with his family is caused by his legal fight with the british tabloid press, yet he remains determined. >> the motivation for harry is incredibly personal. he feels he's been wronged for many years. he wants someone to take responsibility for that. >> guys, the risk for harry are high. actor hugh grant settled a similar case because he said he could have been forced to pay millions of dollars in legal fees. guys? >> it's expensive gamble there. keir, thank you very much. across much of the country the story is the cold. but out west continues to be the concern over those wild fires. >> absolutely. 13 million people from ventura,

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office this morning after a busy inauguration day. >> from this moment on, america's dip line is over. >> including a series of executive orders led by sweeping pardons for nearly all 1,600 january 6th defendants. the details coming up. then, arctic blast. winter alerts this morning, historic snow sweeping the gulf coast. >> we're not a snow city, so we don't have plows or salt spreaders. >> as much of the country faces bitter cold temperatures. al has got your full forecast. and buckeyes victory. >> dive for the end zone and ohio state makes it two for two and takes the lead. >> the ohio state defeats notre dame in a matchup for the ages to win their first national title in more than a decade. >> the longest, toughest, post-season climb in the history

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we always love it when we get a crowd out on the plaza. but when we get a crowd when it's 9 degrees. >> i know. and the sign came is strong. freezing my az off. as a fellow arizonian, we know exactly what you mean. we'll get out there in just a bit. >> yes, we do. >> let's get to your news at 8:00. we will start with the inauguration. president trump signing a flurry of executive orders hours after being sworn in, including sweeping pardons for nearly all the january 6th defendants. nbc's peter alexander is at the white house with the very latest. peter, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. president trump waste nod time signing stacks of executive orders and policy announces that will test his ability to expand presidential power, some of them already facing legal challenges, even as we speak. among his first actions, perhaps the most controversial, pardoning nearly all of the january 6th rioters. as you noted, that is nearly 1,600 people in all, effectively ending the largest investigation in federal law enforcement history. it had not be clear whether

trump would pardon those convicted of violent offenses, including assaulting police, even his own vice president recently said anyone who committed violence on that day should not be pardon. he did as much. former house speaker nancy pelosi calling the move, quote, an outrageous insult to our justice system. the president criticized now former president biden preemptively pardoned the members of the committee that investigated january 6th. that includes liz cheney as well as members of the biden family. none of them have been charged with any crime. among the other executive orders he signed declaration of emergency at the u.s./mexico border and attempt to end a birthright citizenship in some cases a right that's guaranteed by the constitution. craig? >> peter alexander at the white house. peter, thank you. at least one american detained in afghanistan has been released in an apparent prisoner exchange with the taliban. the family of ryan corbett, an american arrested in 2022 in afghanistan has confirmed his release. in a statement, the family

thanked both former president biden and president trump. taliban officials say a second american has also been freed, but his identity has not yet been released. the trump administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment. more than 200 million americans are waking up today to brutal cold temperatures from the rockies all the way to the northeast. but the worst of it may be down south where a blizzard warning is now in effect for parts of texas and louisiana. states of emergency are also being declared in arkansas, mississippi. schools and businesses are closed throughout the region. in fact, in houston, all of the major airports have been shut down, so, we'll check back in with al to find out how long all this is going to last. >> the next 24 to 48 hours, guys, houston snowing right now. currently lake charles, the national weather service, the first time they issued a blizzard warning. 44 million people from texas, jacksonville, up to myrtle beach up to winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories. the snow getting itself going,

as you can see. here are the impacts. between now and 11:00 a.m., houston 2 to 5 inches of snow falling. then we move to new orleans. from now to about 2, they're looking at snow and sleet. from 2:00 to 7:00, more snow. 4 to 7 inches of snow. this could be the most snow they have seen in over 60 years. then as we get into parts of florida, rain turning into freezing rain and an ice total that will cause major problems. and then, as we mentioned, 203 million people from the rockies to the east coast and southeast under winter weather warnings for cold air. look at these windchills. zero in cincinnati, minus 9 wichita. houston it feels like 15 degrees. then for today, those temperatures 20 to 35 degrees below average from atlanta, st. louis, houston. the good news is temperatures will gradually start warming up. but overnight tonight, we will be looking at record lows from texas on into ohio. then we start to see that gradual warmup. guys? >> thanks, bud. >> 29 degrees never looked so

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we are back at 8:12 with we are back at 8:12 with that exciting end to the college football season that had craig and carson up all night. >> i stayed up a little too late but you had two storied universities facing off in the national championship last night. the ohio state, notre dame. hadn't won since 1988 a national championship. after all was said and done, the buckeyes reigned supreme again. >> and we're going to talk to their star quarterback will hue ward in a little bit. but first, kaylee hartung up early with all the highlights. >> hey, guys. good morning. not only was last night's game a showdown between the most successful and recognizable programs, it was an explanation point to finish off the first 12-team playoff in college history. in the end, the team that suffered a heartbreaking loss a couple weeks ago to their biggest rival, came together to win it all. >> the longest, toughest post-season climb in the history of the sport. >> reporter: in a matchup between two of college football's most storied

programs, ohio state holding off a late notre dame rally, pulling off and winning their first national championship in a decade and ninth in school history. >> when things get hard in life, you keep swinging as hard as you can and fight. it's our culture. >> reporter: overnight in columbus, buckeye nation ecstatic. >> best night of my life so far. >> reporter: travis scott, lebron james and joe montana enjoying the game. >> all that sacrifice to run out in a national championship game right here. >> reporter: the underdog, quarterback riley leonard leading a nearly ten-minute opening drive. the irish draw first blood. >> but the buckeyes refused to back down,. jeremiah smith tieing the game. >> and the buckeyes score to answer the irish.

>> reporter: minutes later, ohio state seizing control. >> dives into the end zone! and ohio state makes it two for two and takes the lead. >> reporter: notre dame head coach marcus freeman who starred as a linebacker for ohio state in college trying to will his team to a comeback. >> touchdown, notre dame! >> reporter: be buckeyes quarterback and offensive mvp will howard had other ideas. running and throwing his squad to a 34-23 victory. >> i can't believe god gave me the chance to be a buckeye. there is nothing like it. >> reporter: ohio state's triumph coming two months after their stunning loss to arch rival michigan. but with the new 12-team format, the buckeyes making the most of their second chance at glory. >> everyone thought we were down and out. we knew we weren't. we knew what we were still capable of. >> reporter: and will howard is actually a graduate student who spent the first four years of his college career at kansas state. and when eanouned his decision

to join the buckeyes, he emphasized his goal was to win a national championship. saying at the time i knew i'd be kicking myself if i passed up this opportunity. safe to say, guys, he made the most of it, right? >> and he's getting a masters? that's incredible. kailee, thank you. let's ask him about it. the buckeyes qb and mvp joins us now from atlanta. will, good morning. >> way to go. >> congratulations. >> okay. just how do you feel? >> good morning, guys. >> what's this moment like? >> oh, it's unbelievable. you know, i can't really put it into words right now. still pretty surreal. i don't think it is really going to set in honestly until we get back to columbus and get to be around the fans and some of our close friends and really just get to enjoy this one, but it is truly, truly surreal right now. >> i mean, you started the game last night en fuego. 13 straight completions. the buckeyes score in the first five possessions. did you realize early on that this was going to be your night? >> yeah. you know, when you get started

like that and you have a hot start, you know, you can kind of feel, you know, the rhythm you get into. i felt like i was kind of feeling it a little bit and, you know, obviously my guys were making great plays for me down the field and, you know, the defense was getting the ball back to us, doing an unbelievable job, man. i thought our game plan going into it was just really, really good. you know, i was just so fired up that we got the opportunity to go out there and execute. >> hey, will. a huge moment in the game. it's carson daly, by the way. i know you are exhausted. i want to hear about all the parties last night. you should thank your mom because i know she watches the "today" show. she probably made you do this interview m. >> hi, maureen. >> walk us through that 37-yard bomb you hit to jeremiah. here comes the irish getting some momentum there in the second half. >> yeah. you know, we knew that they weren't going to give up that easy. they're an unbelievable team.

i got all the respect in the world for coach freeman and riley and all those guys over there. here and really put our stamp they do an unbelievable job. we knew they wouldn't stop fighting until the end. so we knew we had to come out here and really put our stamp on this one and leave in doubt, you know. and obviously, i appreciate you guys shouting out my mom. she's a big fan of the "today" show. what's up, mom? i know you're watching right now. >> you should be proud, mrs. howard. >> to that point, your parents, i read that they saw something in you when you were 2 years old. they realized you had this athletic ability that was fairly uncommon for a little boy. they were in the stands last night. we saw them cheering you on. what's it been like having their support along on this journey for you? >> oh, it's unbelievable. you know, those guys, you know, my family, my parents and my three siblings, ryan, tori and grace, they mean the world to me.

and we're so close. you know, we have been so close, really, our whole lives. and my parents have drilled that into us that, you know, we're really all we have and all we need, man. and, you know, i just love them so much. i'm just so thankful that we got to share that moment last night because that was unbelievable. >> that's beautiful. >> well said. will, before we let you go, in other news, you were on a golf cart. something happened. is this after the game? look at this. oh, boy! the poor thing. maybe she was nervous. >> that was -- that was pretty funny. you know, i started crying laughing. i was dying. but up in front, coach day was -- he was pretty serious. i didn't know if he actually got hurt or what happened. but me and cody were sitting back there dying laughing. it was hilarious. >> that poor girl. >> 18 holes of that. >> glad you made it here.

>> yes, yes. >> congratulations, buddy. >> thank you guys so much. i appreciate it. god bless. >> thank you. >> straight out of central casting, too. straight out of central casting. >> adorable. all right. let's go over to al. >> number one with college moms. we love that. that's a good thing. all right. we're looking down to the south. we have snow from houston to new orleans right now. this will be a big deal today. look at these temperatures. below zero to teens. around the great lakes, teens and 20s as you get through the rockies and chilly to the south. with temperatures in the 30s. freezing cold. we're looking at historic snow along the gulf. unfortunately for our friends in southern california, the high fire risk continues. sunshine up into the pacic if

door, don't forget to check us out on sirius radio channel 108. but right now, best time of the morning "popstart." >> we will get to "popstart" right now. we'll get to "severance." >> love "severance". >> i have to get to that one now? you're into it now? all right. >> you watched the whole first season last week. >> wow. all right. well, the cast recently sat down with andy cohen to talk about the new season. and even through the show, it's on apple tv plus. cast mate, christopher walken revealed the shocking way that he catches up on business.

>> chris, after you appeared in the show, did you watch all the episodes? >> not all of them. >> no. >> i can't. i don't have the equipment. >> you don't have the equipment? okay. >> they're good enough to send me dvd. >> oh, they do. okay. >> do you not have -- do you have apple tv+ subscription? >> i don't have anything. >> right, you don't. >> yes. >> he has a 16 millimeter projector. >> dvds? >> too many passwords. >> wouldn't you just like a dvd right now with simplicity, not like what is my password. >> we have vhs. why would we even need dvd? go back to simple. >> a dvd is easier than a vhs. yesterday, the chart-topper joined a special club of celebrities who participated in

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ageing and menopause. it's packed with information, heartfelt, funny, adorable like naomi. after that, dr. jordan metze l1 getting to the bottom of some common misconceptions when it comes to exercise, how important is stretching? is it bad idea to work out in the cold. >> yes! >> his answers may surprise you, carson. >> you like to chitchat more while it's 20 degrees? ad lib for another -- >> hats and stuff like that. >> getting a little angry. >> it's cold out here. >> keep reading. hey, after we work up an appetite, talking about exercise, our buddy elena is in the kitchen make a delicious meal and warm you up. her spin on chicken shwarma. >> she'll be back in the third hour with a great barbecue chicken pizza. looking ahead to the third hour, vicky nguyen will show us all the tech upgrades around the house that can save us a little money and make life easier. >> on jenna and friends, the

one, the only scarlett johansson. >> oh, scar jo. >> is my co-host today. in fact, she'll be here all week with me. which we're so excited about. we'll chat with the multi-talented nicole sher zinger about her broadway show. it's incredible. "death becomes her" are treating us to a live performance. >> i like your broach. >> i appreciate it. >> she has done the weather on this show. she's directed. she's one of our favorite guests. this is the natural evolution to co-host an hour. >> from the weather to co-host. we'll have a blast. >> short jump. >> let's keep chatting. carson is blowing smoke. >> we have to get you a hat. >> i'm good. it's all good. hi, everybody. let's show you what we got as far as your weather is concerned. look ahead for the week. again, we have the weekend. still cold in the northeast. sunny but chilly down south. milder in the plains. as we move into saturday, winter chill continues. warmer sunshine through texas. look for a little cold and snow in the rockies and then

sunday/sunday, snow showers in the northeast. some wet weather developing down through the lower mississippi river valley. finally, some much-needed rain and. and we're also sunny and chilly here in the bay area. we woke up with those frost advisories. and here are the temperatures right now. look at fairfield 31 degrees south san jose still working to climb into the 40s at 38 degrees. very cold as well in through parts of oakland. 37 notice danville that 30 degree mark. now as we inch into the afternoon forecast, we can expect to warm up just a bit and we're going to be seeing a climb into the upper 50s, low 60s. b friends from carnival cruise lines here. why are you here? sorry, celebrity cruises. whoops. celebrity cruises. i will say that again. celebrity cruises. why are you here? you should be on the cruise ship. >> we have some exciting announcements today that we're happy to share with you guys.

>> do tell. a little later. okay. savannah? >> i thought he was going to give us the announcement right there. >> any snhint? >> it's about our new ship. >> wow. does it float? >> it's a ship. it's good. >> for the record, you're stretching this out. al, thank you. coming up, we're going to sit down with hollywood megastar naomi watts sharing an important message for all women in her new book, "dare i say it:everything i wish i had known about menopause." we'll catch up with naomi. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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speak openly about menopause. she even created a beauty company for men of a certain age. she's now written a book. called "dare i say it:everything i wish i had known about meno menopause." naomi, good morning. >> hi! thanks for having me. >> this is like your girlfriend's book. you wish you had known all this stuff. it's funny and light, but it is really important information. >> i wanted to get many things across. i wanted to get the important information, so i spoke to all these expert doctors for that, and they shared their advice. i wanted to have my story infused with humor and despair and pain as well as other women as well, friends, friends of friends and have it be, like you said, a cozy chat with your girlfriend on the couch. how do we make it more bearable, even enjoyable. >> okay. even enjoyable. now you will have to convince me of that one. but, you know, in a way menopause is having a moment. forever it wasn't discussed at

all. certainly our mother's generation, they called it "the change" and that was about it. you experienced it young and you ta about it in the book. >> yeah. i was 36 when my doctor told me right at the precipice when i was trying to start a family that i was on the brink of menopause. it was going to come very early for me. that just put panic in me. i didn't know what to do. i felt very lonely, ashamed like everything was over. and that's another reason i wanted to write the book, because i want people to understand that it is not the end. there is still much life ahead of us and plenty to do. so yeah. >> it must have taken a lot of courage, though, not only to take it on in your personal life but then to say, you know what, actually, i'm going to say it. i'm going to speak it. i'm going to be connected with this. >> it took a long time. i think the exhaustion of carrying that secret, that shame, eventually just became too burdensome.

i wanted to just name it and say, you know -- and when you do the research and you discover half the population will be going through this. it's a third of our lives. i'm not alone. and my suffering must reflect others as well. so why not share it and lean into it? >> absolutely. by the way, i'm 53 years old. all my girlfriends and i, we talk about it all the time. i don't think that was always the case. >> for me, when i tried to share it with my girlfriends, i was met with nervous laughter telling me that they either weren't there, i was the only one or the conversation was just not open. so i retreated more. >> well, the book is courageous also. you go there. you talk about hot flashes. you have a funny story about being in the middle seat and having the hot flashes come over you. >> yeah. and i had already gone up to the bathroom a couple of times. and, yeah, i was not popular. so i just sat there and grinned and bear it. i mean, there is so many stories

like that, of women, you know, who think they're losing their mind because they have had no one to talk to. so now that the conversation is open, i feel like the next generations are going to have far more ease going into it, as long as they educate, communicate and hydrate. >> and hydrate. it's all about being hydrated. >> it is. >> that's why i created stripe beauty because we need that. >> you know, the last time you were here you said something that made me laugh i can't remember what it is. from head to toe others might say. you tell a really funny, ultimately touching story about billy, your partner, and the first time you got together and you are dealing with menopause and you had a hormone replacement patch on you. and you were embarrassed about that. >> yes, i was, and had to sneak off to the bathroom and find a way to -- if anyone knows, the

patches, they have quite a strong adhesive and it wasn't the easiest thing to do. so i was missing from the room for a bit too long. >> at that key moment, it is like about to be -- yeah. >> things are supposed to be happening. so, yeah, i talk about that in the book. >> you really do open up in that way. and let's end on this note because you say, could it also be positive? you talk about menoboss. taking charge and owning this portion of our lives, when we're moving into and evolving, not just ageing. >> i look around me at all these women in their 50s and beyond and they're doing wonderful things. a lot of great things have happened for me. i got married, for instance. and, yeah, i created a company. i have written a book. you know, there is -- it's never too late is what i want to say in the book as well. it is not the end, and it's never too late. >>hank you so much for being here with us. appreciate it.

>> thank you for having me. >> you make me laugh. next time i will be ready for that one. all right, craig. over to you. >> thank you, savannah. just ahead, does running actually hurt your knees? does it ruin your knees? do you need to stretch every time before you exercise? we will separate fact from fiction when it comes to commo fitness myths.n

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with why these myths are, in fact, so common. >> yeah. it is the way we get information. in the old days, you may talk to somebody or read it in the magazine or a book. then along came the internet and dr. google is right about 30% of the time. now we're in the era where social media influencers, just because they look a certain way or have a certain number of followers, they give health and fitness information. people think, they must know. because they're an influencer. in fact their rate of success is much lower. >> what do you know the internet responsible for misinformation and disinformation. >> let's start with some of these myths. first of all, being thin is better than being active. what say you? >> i say big false here. so the issue here is that people think just because you are thin, you are healthy. in fact, the opposite is true. a combination of multiple studies was just published looking at health outcomes in people who are thin vers people who are active and mild to moderately overweight. if you are active and a little overweight, you are much healthier across your life span than if you're thin. i want you to think about being

active, not being super thin. and people have the best compliance when they do something they like. >> find an exercise program you like. >> makes a big difference. >> let's tackle another myth here. running, running will destroroy your knees? true or false. >> a big false here. i love running and a lot of my patients run. people think you are going to destroy your knees if you run. no evidence that's true. a number of big studies looking at the incidents of arthritis in hips and knees. runners versus nonrunners. runners have a third of the arthritis. if you have ongoing aches and pains, definitely get them checked out with your doctor. >> okay. i thought as you got older running was bad for your knees. moving on. stretching. no, no, no. exercising in the cold, this is important on a day like this. true or false? >> big false here. the key is preparing your body to get out and exercise in the cold, getting your lungs warm. especially if you're asthmatic. get ready to go out. but there is no negative health risk at all if you do it

properly. >> just got to bundle up. >> bundle up and warm up inside. >> this next one now, stretching. i thought that stretching before you exercise was good. actually reduced your injury risk. >> not true at all. stretching has a great pr campaign. the key thing is strength training reduces your injury risk. so stretching when you're done is great, but strength training is more important. we want people to do a dynamic warmup, jumping jacks, walking lunges before they get out and move. >> okay. all right. last but not least, arthritis. if you have arthritis, you shouldn't exercise. >> i see this all the time. arthritic hips or knees, they think i should sit on the couch. the opposite is true. the stronger your muscles are, around your hips and knees, the better your arthritic joints will feel. >> so don't use the arthritis as an excuse not to work out. >> it should be a reason to work out. >> all right. thank you so much. always appreciate you, sir.

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we want this to be full of flavor. we want to build that flavor. the way to do is to marinate our chicken. i have this lovely blend. >> go through the spice wheel. >> here is the wheel, smoked paprika, surprising cinnamon. kor yan der and cumin. salt. freshly ground black pepper and chile flake. we always want it to be freshly ground. pepper is pre-ground, all that flavor is dissipating into the atmosphere. we really want to freshly crack those pepper corns. have it be nice and fragrant. and then of course, grated garlic, which is one of my favorite ingredients. >> this is the flavor wheel of love. it's going in oilive oil. i love to marinate in a zip tie bag. add lemon juice to tenderize. >> i have not.

i will try this. >> yes, savannah. >> i have made chicken shwarma. remember i had that cooking show for ten seconds. thank you, elena. >> who did you make it with? >> one of her cooks did a line-up dinner with us. >> she's the best. >> you want to go outside. we can do that. >> i'm doing boneless, skinless chicken thighs here. >> chicken thighs. >> they have so much flavor. they have a lot of nice fat built into them, which, of course, equals even more flavor. so we -- if you aren't a chicken thigh person, you can totally do chicken breasts, tofu if you're vegetarian. >> let's switch. >> thank you so much. >> how long do you let that marinate. >> overnight if you can. in the fridge. >> take it out of the fridge about 45 minutes to an hour before you putut it intohe oven just so it can get to room temperature and everything can cook really evenly and we can also get some good browning on the outside. >> chef, when you do this and

it's olive oil, ultimately when you put it on flame, aren't you worried this is going to catch on fire because of the olive oil. >> that's a great question. what we'll do is we make sure we remove the chicken from the marinade. if it's totally drenched, pat it dry a little lightly. >> what are you making here? >> i'm a sauce queen. we have to have a little bit of sauce with whatever we're eating. this is a really easy yogurt sauce. your favorite full fat greek yogurt. that's my favorite. dairy free yogurt if you want. more freshly squeezed lemon juice. we have some garlic. >> i love it. >> and garlic powder, which gives you even more of that umame robust flavor. adding in some crumbled feta. >> love it. >> more cheese. always more cheese. >> that was my new year's resolution this year. >> more cheese? >> full fat. >> full fat. >> what is our saying, clear eyes, full fat. >> can't lose. >> can't lose. >> can't lose the weight. >> hungry eyes --

>> full fat. >> can't lose. >> can't lose weight. >> this is another thing you can make in advance. i find the longer it sits the more those flavors develop and just tastes really balanced and super delicious. >> and if you're dairy free, do hummus instead. >> so you're going to do a sheet here. >> yeah. this is sheet tray. sheet pan shwarma. take them out. give them a nice pat dry. put it on a parchment lined baking sheet. pop this in for 15 minutes. then flip halfway through and finish up in the oven. then what we got here is this beautiful, gorgeous -- >> you're looking for the oven. >> and then i like to slice this really thin because traditionally -- >> how long? >> 35 to 40 minutes. >> siri, set a time r for 35 minutes. >> are you talking to your wife or -- >> yeah, exactly. >> set that one up for him. that's good. i like that. >> i got to go alexa.

>> we are slicing this really thing because traditionally it is kookd on a spit and it means to turn. i like to cut this ultra, ultra thin to get a really nice bite. and then we're just going to build our wrap. >> that's good. >> we have our beautiful yogurt sauce. we're going to build -- this is nice and crispy. we're going to build it with our yogurt sauce. add in all of the chicken that we have hanging out er here. we have, look how great the food styling team is. they had chicken ready. >> if you didn't want the carb, put this in shredded lettuce. >> whatever you want. we could fill it with tomato, i love a pickled jalapeno, hot sauce as well. the world is our oyster. take a bite. have a beer. we even have some rose. enjoy, everyone. >> this is delicious. >> thank you so much. >> love it, everybody. she's back in the third hour. that's you. you're the she. >> that's me. >> better take out recipe. shop all these ingredients scan the qr code.

we should mention today earns a commission from purchases. we're back after a quick check of your local news and weather. cheers. >> well done, elena. good morning. it is 856. i'm marcus washington. alameda county leaders are taking the next steps in replacing their recalled district attorney. supervisors expected to meet this afternoon to interview the seven finalists named as permanent replacement for pamela price. voters in november recalled price over criticism she was too lenient on crime. since then, chief assistant district attorney royl roberts has been running the prosecutor's office. this week, supervisors whittled that list of finalists, down from 15. it's still includes three internal candidates. happening now. that supervisors meeting is set to happen this afternoon. our bob redell is looking into who may have some inside track. and our midday newscast. we' dave's been very excited about saving big

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