now. the white house is vowing to fight a ruling by a federal judge in texas that temporarily blocks president obama's executive actions on immigration. the first of the actions was set to go into effect tomorrow aimed as protecting nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. but in a ruling late last night, u.s. district judge andrew haiyan ruled in favor, and 22 other states challenging the administration. governor abbott praised the decision, saying it stops the president's overreach in its tracks. the obama administration quickly promised to appeal. josh earnest released a statement saying the president's policies are consistent with the laws passed by congress and decisions of the supreme court. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins us with the latest. pete, let's dig deeper into the judge's decision here and what he said. >> the government defended this program saying it is a matter of

in essence prosecutorial discretion. there's no way the government can deport send out, or find all of the 5 million or so people here illegally, so it is going to concentrate on the worst of the worst, will in essence let others stay. the judge says that goes beyond discretion. that is ab did i indication of the law, that's directly against congress' wishes. it would be one thing to simply turn your back on people here illegally, but the government goes much further he says and actually gives them benefits like social security numbers and work permits and that he says the government can't do. the judge also says that he is doing this granting this order now, blocking enforcement of the law, and it is well to remember he hasn't yet ruled on whether that law is constitutional or legal. all he is saying is that there's likelihood that the challengers will prevail, he is putting a halt to enforcement of the executive order. he says if he didn't.

he would invite basically people to come out of the shadows here illegally, and then if later the law or executive order is found to be illegal, then those folks, the government would have all of the information about them and they could face deportation. >> we have a statement from the political director for the texas organizing project, pete i am sure you're familiar with it. it says the ruling is a temporary set back does not change the fact that the president's executive order is a victory for immigrant families. we will continue getting immigrants ready to apply for administrative relief through workshops and media outreach so it is clear as you pointed out, this is on-going, but at least some of the process will continue. >> that's right. what happens now is the government will go to the fifth circuit court of appeals and ask them to reverse what happened here, to let them enforce the law, while the court battle goes on. probably response from texas and then the appeals court would rule. and that could come late today, possibly tomorrow.

>> pete williams thank you very much with the latest there. also developing now, egypt launched new air strikes over targets in libya in the newest battle. it is the second day of egyptian air strikes after isis beheaded 21 coptic christians from egypt on a beach in libya. the isis executioner threatened we will conquer rome by allah's permission. expressing deep sadness, pope francis said their only words were jesus help me. they were killed simply for the fact they were christians also overnight, egyptian president called for a coalition to rid libya of isis. new poll shows growing support for american boots on the ground in the battle against isis. 47% now support that idea compared to 43% who supported the idea in november. the number of those opposed has also dropped by five points. nbc news foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin joins us live in

studio. let's talk about libya first, ayman. so much focus on syria, iraq now the headline is libya for the last two days. >> absolutely. libya is completely descended into state of civil war, no central government two competing governments and factions fighting for several months. in that vacuum isis has now emerged as a major player along with other extremist factions. the egyptian government as a result of killing of 21 christians wants the international community backed by united nations security council to take international action for intervention in libya. they want the international community to put together a coalition to deal with libya politically, militarily the same way they're seeing that coalition fight in syria. they're calling on the international community to not have a double standard when it comes to what's happening in syria and iraq and do the same in libya. >> the natural question is did the world keep its eye off libya and now we see the consequences of that? >> yeah. for the past several months the international community tried to

bring the two factions together to create a central government hasn't worked to people on the ground's ability so to speak. one of the countries that's concerned, italy. 200 miles away off the coast of libya. there are constant migrants trying to make it to there. italy is very much concerned. there are italian officials that have come out and said they're prepared to put boots on the ground, part of international peace keeping and peace enforcing effort. the question is will there be a u.n. resolution to push that in the direction. that's going to depend. the egyptian foreign minister is meeting with u.s. officials to see if u.s. support is on board with that. >> look at the extraordinary comments from the pope as well factor into this i believe you referred to those as 21 killed as martyrs. >> yes. very sad story out of libya and egypt is reeling as a result of this. today there was a period of mourning, obviously part of seven days of national mourning. families have been speaking on egyptian state media and

elsewhere. it is a very traumatic experience for the country. >> overnight air strikes, targeted strikes, do we know more regarding another wave of air strikes and what they're targeting specifically? >> the egyptian government and air force said they're targeting training sites, weapons depots places they believe isis militants may be hiding out. it is going to be the test is about longevity, whether or not egypt can sustain these types of military operations. one of the government spokespeople from the government that's closely aligned with egypt inside libya says about 50 militants have been killed it is difficult to verify without accurate reporting on the ground. >> ayman mohyeldin, thank you very much. this morning, we are learning more about the suspected gunman behind the attacks at a cafe and synagogue in copenhagen. omar abdel hamid el hussein created a facebook page that carried pledge of allegiance to isis prior to attacks.

that as thousands of danes gathered in copenhagen and around the country last night to honor the two people killed and five others injured. nbc's kelly cobiella joins us from the scene of the first attack, the cafe that was hosting a free speech event. there was a new scare a few hours ago. what can you tell us? >> reporter: there was, tamron. this area was cordoned off, evacuated because of a suspicious package. turned out it was a simple envelope, nothing to worry about at all, but it shows nervousness in the city and across the country since the attacks. this on a day we are learning more about the suspected gunman a 22-year-old, born in denmark to palestinian parents. his friends say he was a normal guy with a big heart, very loyal to his friends, but there was another side to him as well a member of a criminal gang. he was reportedly serving a 15 month sentence for stabbing someone in the leg on a commuter

train, and it was sometime during that prison stay when officials believe he may have been radicalized. a reporter who covered a court hearing described him as a hardened criminal said there was nothing religious about him. quite the opposite according to the reporter. but then in september of 2014 the prison officials noticed significant change significant enough to notify the intelligence services. they acknowledge that they did get this warning from prison officials, but had no indications whatsoever that he was planning any sort of attack. tamron? >> kelly, do we know any more about the two suspects that were arrested, obviously authorities still believe the individual was a lone wolf but the others may have assisted in some way getting the weapons? do we know more about their situation? >> reporter: all we know at this point according to local media reports, they have been remanned, held in custody for an

additional ten days. they're still being held. according to one defense attorney, they're accused of helping the suspect hide from police and also hide a weapon. beyond that whether or not they're cooperating with prosecutors, what sort of broader role they may or may not have had, we don't know at this point. investigators are keeping details private while the investigation continues. >> thank you very much. kelly cobiella. cameras were rolling when an suv went out of control. inches from a news camera. treacherous road conditions one of the many problems 60 million americans could be facing today. we have a live report on the latest forecast. and hundreds of families are evacuated from their homes as massive fire balls erupt from a train derailment. an explosion in west virginia. a live report on the wreckage and those that are still displaced now. and there are new efforts today to resolve the labor

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welcome back. the extreme weather is effecting now some 30 million americans this morning as more snow hits the northeast while across the south a mix of snow sleet and ice is creating dangerous conditions. snow still falling in boston this morning, adding to the total of eight feet that battered the city in the last months. while in the nation's capital, the snow forced the federal government to shut down the

same storm system has forced six governors from mississippi to virginia to declare states of emergency. and more than 300,000 customers in georgia, tennessee, arkansas and the carolinas all left without power this morning, on top of snow ice, making travel nearly impossible. look at this video. the crew got dangerously close to an suv as it spun out of control. dominica davis is tracking this storm. where is the problem area now? >> the problem area now is from long island through boston, that's where we are seeing what's left of the snow, it is not a lot of snow, which is good news. we have an inch toll before this wraps up. we are pretty much on the back edge of this and we will be drying out. cold temperatures stay behind it, and the roads are a mess all morning. anything that's fallen has a chance to freeze real fast.

that's going to continue to be a problem. look at these temperatures that we are dealing with. this is canada. this is our next arctic air that's going to come into play. it is minus 24 actual air temperature. this will reinforce cold air once again later in the week. so we are looking at temperatures that reach the midwest by thursday four degrees. that's where they bottom out wednesday as well. temperatures in the single digits and that's not even -- those are daytime highs, not even talking morning temperatures which will be below zero. so this is something two-thirds of the country will deal with for the rest of the week. it will stay dry but still very cold and the beat goes on tamron. >> it does indeed. we don't like the song it is playing. north carolina is one of the states under an ice storm warning now. weather channel jen carfagno is there.

>> reporter: good morning to you. i will tell you what this story is what an ice cover we are under. it started when freezing rain began, and rain changed to freezing rain as cold air came in and settled in. we had it all night long. people woke up to a sheet of ice in charlotte area roads ice covered, even the interstates. now, we have good news to report. first of all, i have been squinting, the sun is out. that's fantastic, helping to do some melting. also, temperatures are warming up. what you notice is that i can finally splash. all morning long i have been out here. i have been slipping. it is still slippery here. i have been slipping on ice. ice that was very thick. this is the same ice that's on people's driveways, front steps road leading to homes, and roads leading to interstates as well. what's happening is that we are finally getting melting. we can see what kind of ice we are dealing with. it is significant. .2 maybe a quarter inch worth

of ice. it was not enough to bring significant power outages to the charlotte area but in north carolina we had nearly 40,000 without power, that number coming down in the last hour or so they're making some progress, and making progress on the roads as well the weather is helping. tamron, what i am worried about tonight is the fact we will get all of this ice melting and it is going to refreeze overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, we will have a black ice problem, not just here in charlotte, it is in north carolina, south carolina into georgia, tennessee. it is an issue across the southeast, everyone that had freezing rain. and then you go fast forward to cold air you were talking about, that comes in on wednesday and for anyone that doesn't get power back by this point, we are talking about frigid air coming in. temperatures dropping to two degrees by thursday morning in charlotte. so there's a lot of reasons to get back on track across this area weather wise. we need a break. >> absolutely. just in nashville alone, i read

that you guys weather channel reporting this would be the latest sub zero day in the season since they started taking records in 1871. >> reporter: it is a significant cold air mass. it is coming literally has its origins in siberia, and it is tracking through canada across the northern part of the u.s. will track all the way into the deep south. it really is significant. places like this that are iced over you hope you can clear that before the cold air comes in and locks in any ice. >> jen, thank you very much for the update from charlotte. greatly appreciate it. up next the prosecution is set to rest their case in the "american sniper" murder trial today. this after jurors hear a chilling confession from the man who killed chris kyle and chad littlefield. plus lance armstrong is fighting a $10 million penalty tied to his lying under oath. it is one of the stories we are

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lisa, this confession, you said yesterday, it is not a matter of if he did it it is whether or not he will be institutionalized or sent to prison. >> it was 90 minutes, often excruciating. once again here you are with evidence that gives both sides something to work with. on the prosecution side obviously the apology and his realization during the confession that he has done something wrong. powerful evidence that he should be prosecuted as a criminal act. on the other side rambling about communism, pigs people out to get him. doesn't sound like things a sane man would say in a room like that. >> dallas morning news had videotape confession brings sharp exchange. saying it was a clash between the defense attorney, tim moore, and district attorney over the interrogation. he suggests the nonsensical answers show he suffered from psychosis. he don't texas ranger danny

briley that what he did was wrong. he was asked the question several times, do you know what you have done asking do you know the victims, he said basically he recognized kyle he didn't know the name or remember the name of the other individual, but then he drove off to his sister's home and to your point, two story lines of ramblings and an individual that presents as someone that knows right and wrong. >> if you were a juror in the courtroom, chances are you are thinking i need help deciphering what this means in terms of the verdict i am expected to reach. that's where the experts come in as the defense opens its case, you're going to hear from doctors that treated routh at the va hospital family members i expect will talk about his psychosis, what they saw as his psychosis. that's meant to give the jurors a road map through additional testimony about what to make of conflicting stories. >> we have seen these trials both sides bring in experts, you're there i imagine as a juror listening, and you don't

know who to believe if they're all experts presented with high credibility, whether the prosecution or defense. >> and each will be cross-examined. in the end, it is defense's job to prove routh was insane at the time of the acts. they have the burden in this case it is a burden to dissuade the jurors to bring it home as a criminal case. >> what do you believe we can expect from the defense as they try to prove that he at least did not know right from wrong and suffered some psychosis, are they going to dig more into ptsd? >> i think we will hear about ptsd, schizophrenia, other diagnoses, medical issues pharmaceutical things. as much evidence as they can muster throughout routh's life to show his difficulties led to that difficult day. >> we will see extensive medical history on this man and what he was treated for, what he was not treated for. >> it is in routh's interest to

disclose that. it is up to the prosecution to say sure but remember that confession he knew what he was doing. >> all right, lisa thank you very much. i need to ask you quickly a follow-up. just earlier we got information that the defense asked for a mistrial to be declared based on misinformation after prosecutors said there was a problem with evidence this morning. what's going on there? >> there were vials that were found in routh's home but turned out they were brought by law enforcement. the defense leapt on the possibility of a mistrial as they should. judge said disregard it jurors it was a mistake. >> thank you very much. thanks for picking up that development in the case. coming up the white house is preparing for a three day summit on counseltering extremism. we will go live to that. and look at this picture on the screen this woman was trapped in her car as it sunk in a harbor.

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welcome back. in the next hour the white house is convening a three day summit focused on the threat posed by violent extremism at home and abroad. joe biden kicks it off, lead ago round table discussion with representatives from boston mississippi. the white house says they can set an example how u.s. cities counter terrorism. president obama will also participate in the summit including meetings with representatives from more than 60 countries thursday. joining me senior white house correspondent kris jansing, obviously, kris, looking at models they believe work ideas that cannot only be effective in the u.s. but abroad. we also understand they're looking at social media and the role it could be playing here. >> obviously that's a very big recruitment tool. now a part of the state

department is focusing on social media. there's been some concern that those efforts to counter what isis and other groups used effectively have not been strong enough. that's one part of it. you mention what the focus of today is looking at what the white house called best practices, in particular looking at the three cities. here is the problem, they haven't been up and running that long. so minneapolis may well be the farthest along, talked a lot in the past because they have a large somali population they know they've had some folks who are radicalized and who have gone to be trained, so they're looking at ways what they call from the bottom up. they want to get to young people who have the potential to be radicalized before that happens. just one reason why that's so hard when you talk to community leaders, they tell you there's concern it is just a way for the u.s. government to infiltrate to collect information on groups

and that there's a lot of skepticism about these kinds of programs. these are really in the early stages. while they certainly are talking about best practices and minneapolis in particular feels that a few of their programs that were started before the justice department got heavily involved have shown some benefits long term prospects are very much in doubt or certainly going to be difficult as they try to make this spread across the country. tamron? >> as we mentioned thursday the president will meet with representatives from 60 countries, but as you well know the critics have really been focused on the language coming from the white house criticizing them for focusing on extremism in general instead of specifically saying islamic extremism. it will be interesting to see what the president says thursday. i have this headline from the post to point out, says islamic extremism off limits at the white house, goes on to say

determination not to mention islam or muslims continues as they continue a murderous spree, beheading christians in libya. going back to thursday how the president might watch his use of words and language and whether or not this is all coming from the state department. >> yeah he has been asked about that as recently as last week and really didn't change the phraseology. as you know the white house pushed back heavily about that and in terms of the three day conference, which by the way was cancelled and put off and finally was scheduled just last month, one of the things they were concerned about is exactly this that they say they don't want to focus on one group, don't want it to be as if they're only looking at the muslim population but yesterday when they were asked on a call of senior white house officials about what other extremist groups they're looking at they only named one. so as you point out, this is a

key question for the president who will be speaking twice in the course of this conference tomorrow and thursday. >> thank you very much, kris jansing, live from snowy washington, d.c. thanks kris. to today's gut check. earlier showed a poll that shows growing support for sending u.s. troops to battle isis. 57% support the idea of u.s. boots on the ground that's up from november. meanwhile, percentage of those opposed to boots on the ground has gone down. what does your gut tell you. do you support deploying ground troops in the fight against isis. go to our facebook page let us know. here is what was said about yesterday's gut check, about guidelines that restrict how small commercial drones are used. under new rules, drones are only permitted to fly in daylight hours, would have to fly under

500 feet at 100 miles per hour or less, and pilots have to maintain constant visual contact with the drone and be required to hold faa flight certificate. we asked if you feel your safety and privacy are protected with new rules on drones. 21% said yes, 79% said no. up next 20 people on a float were killed in a tragic carnival accident in haiti. it is one of the stories we are following around the "newsnation." plus the latest out of west virginia where thousands are being told not to drink the water, following an explosion as a train derailed. we will have a live report from there for you. incredible video coming out. and today's born in the usa, how a former stay at home mom and her blow dryer ended up making 40 million. we will meet her, get some tips how we can do the same. coming up on born in the usa.

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developing now, a train carrying crude oil that derailed in west virginia yesterday is still burning this morning. the derailment prompted vaccination for hundreds of people in a mile wide area one of the cars plunged into the river, and thousands of people along the river are urged not to drink water. officials say the weather is making cleanup difficult. tom costello joins us now. tom, the images are incredible out there. the people are greatly effected by this. >> stunning. state department of health came in with the water department, checked the water twice. they say so far drinking water is proving so far to be clean, but the tests are on-going. this is in fayette county west virginia, only one person suffered minor inhalation. thousands of people are thought to be without water. >> can you get a picture of that? >> reporter: it was a massive

explosion that rocked the west virginia countryside monday afternoon. a single train car, carrying oil, slid off the tracks into the nearby river. soon, fire consumed the train, a nearby house and the oil slick on the water. >> we saw the train explode, and shot up a mushroom cloud about the size like now, like that. >> we did hear from west virginia state police a few minutes ago, as of now there are no fatalities. >> reporter: breaking news quickly dominated the headlines, the 109 car train carrying oil from north dakota to virginia, it went off the tracks near mount carbon west virginia. >> some were carrying crude oil, spilled into the river. >> reporter: with oil in the river, water treatment facilities downstream quickly shut off intake valves warned residents not to drink water. meanwhile, roughly 200 people

evacuated from the fire zone many taken to a nearby high school. >> right now we are still able to operate our kitchen. we were able to store water before the intakes were off. we have enough that we can prepare and clean with. however, after this here that will cause concern on the water situation. >> reporter: the fire itself intense, feeding off oil, giving off tremendous heat in the middle of a west virginia snowstorm. the challenge now, stopping the leak and assessing how much oil leaked into the river. state and federal environmental teams are on scene or will be soon near mount carbon. csx railroad is working with government investigators and trying to determine what caused it to derail. one possible scenario is heavy snow played a role. but again, too early to tell as well. >> thank you very much tom. 20 people are killed after a tragic accident at a carnival celebration in haiti.

tops our look around the "newsnation." witnesses say someone used a pole or stick to move a power line to pass underneath. that caused people on the float to be electrocuted. the others killed in a panic that broke out moments after in a crowd of thousands. 40 more people were injured. labor secretary tom perez attending negotiations in the contract dispute between port operators and unions. they were partially shut down, disrupting shipments of good from around the world. goods are stacked up offshore waiting to get cargo loaded and unloaded. lance armstrong says he will fight an order to pay $10 million in damages to sports insurance company, sca promotions, paid him about $12 million in bonuses over the years as he won seven tour de france titles. the company sued to get the money back after he admitted using performance enhancing drugs, announced that an

arbitration panel ruled in its favor. an incredible rescue in new seal and. look at this video or pictures. a woman trapped in her sinking car when she overshot a parking lot, drove into the harbor. the doors would not open with the car filling with water, she huddled near the back window to wait for police or someone to save her. two police officers jumped in you see the picture, smashed the window with a rock got her out moments before the car was completely submerged. time for our born in the usa. a popular series highlighting american success stories. i am sick today, please forgive me. back in 2005 hairstylist worked with new york popular celebrity stylists to start a family to keep her creative juices

flowing, she offered in home blow outs to friends, soon built up a huge clientele. she asked her brother for a loan to open her own place. she opened up dry bar in los angeles in 2010. the idea simple. you go in get a wash, blow dry style, 40 bucks. there are now 40 locations. last year they took in more than $40 million. she joins us with her brother michael. co-founder, executive chairman. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having us. >> ali, i think i said 40 million, 40 locations, 40 bucks. i am going to play the lottery. 40 will be the lucky number for us. there you are, an at home mom. decided to give up your career care for your children but wanted to stay creative. and this is how dry bar was born. did you have any idea that demand was so -- that's such a high demand nationally for this.

>> no, i just knew that there was enough women, i felt there was enough women like me who love the way they felt and looked, but more importantly the way they felt after a great blowout. i felt if we could go everywhere with this i felt there would be a big demand for blowouts because it really delivers happiness and confidence that you can't get anywhere else. >> i'm sorry, go ahead. >> i talked to my brother, talked him into helping me out. i don't think we would have dreamed it would turn into what it has. >> you talk about this need it was also a need in your life you were an at home mom. >> yes. >> i would imagine when you were doing in home blow dries, it added flexibility, you could take clients when you wanted to. you were your own boss. >> it was great. at the time it was perfect because i spent five years at home, i love my kids but i needed to get out, do something for myself it was a great stepping stone to what ultimately became dry bar, which i had no idea at the time but yeah.

it was perfect. i was able to make my own schedule. and also it was when i discovered there was a need for this and nothing like dry bar existed. we had to build it. >> you definitely did. let me bring in michael. obviously a blow dry to women, certainly we know what that means to us how that can come in in a pinch. when your sister pitched the idea were you sold on giving her the loan? >> not at all. i thought she was crazy, as a bald guy, i didn't understand that. >> i wanted to say that but i didn't. >> i spent my career in technology, worked for yahoo ten years. when she came to me i was the biggest skeptic of the business but saw her mobile business taking off, lent her the money for the first store. we dramatically underestimated the demand. after that first store, which

was five years ago yesterday, i realized my sister was on to something big. i dropped everything else focused on it full time. >> that's awesome. back to her pitch to you, to your point, you were skeptical, you're giving money. thankfully she didn't get tangled in a bank she was able to go to you. what was one thing she said did she show you numbers? one thing she did that convinced you. >> well it was a little bit of a leap of faith. i did see the fact that she had this huge demand she had more clients than she had time. i got that. this was supposed to be one shop in l.a. for her. i remember in early days doing the numbers, figuring out to do 20 or 30 clients for her to make a living. how that turned out to be that would be the worst day ever see hundreds of clients every day. it was a leap of faith for me until we opened our first store and i could see for myself the transformation, not only in the way it made women look but the a way it made them feel i

realized we were selling the happiness and confidence and women were walking out of dry bar with a pep in their step, and giggling. this is something that would translate. i didn't think it would work outside los angeles. >> had to prove the concept over and over again. >> there's one near my home it is never empty. it has been successful. i think you've given a lot of working moms or moms who decide to find a creative way to balance family and their careers, a great idea. congratulations to both of you, ali and michael. michael, yes, you're not just the co-owner you're a client what they say on the hair commercial, i am not just the president, i am the client. anyway, i love the idea. cudos to you. congratulations. give our best to your family. my whole team is shaking their heads at me. you don't know that commercial? whatever. i am all about dry bar. up next where does president obama rank among

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house. vice president bid administered the oath of office. he succeeds chuck hagel and the fourth to serve under president obama. carter previously served as secretary of defense. here's some things we thought you should know this morning. "washington post" is out with its new ranking of u.s. presidents abraham lincoln takes the top spot followed by george washington and franklin roosevelt, bill clinton number 8 and george h.w. bush 17 and barack obama at 18. george w. bush ranks 35 and the 162 political science scholar surveyed, they actually considered john f. kennedy as the most overrated president. george w. bush was the most polarizing, followed by president obama. those are the things we thought you should know. "saturday night live's" big 40th anniversary special will go down

in history, more than ways you think. breaking records in fact for nbc an estimated 23.1 million people tuned in for the three and a half hour special. for the network it's now the most watched prime time entertainment special, excluding the super bowl and according to "entertainment weekly" holds the record for the most tweeted about episode of any series. fan favorite and my favorite cheri oteri i channelled her in spartan cheer leader on halloween with willie geist. we don't have video, we'll show you another time. >> i saw it and i felt i was looking into a mirror. >> you did? >> god i look good. >> i'm a little tan because i've been out in the sun. >> and my legs are longer. >> that's your actual uniform, you know that? >> no it isn't. >> yeah it is they went to the archives and both the costume i have on and one willie is

wearing, that's the exact costume that you wore at snl. >> oh, my gosh. >> i had spanx squeezed in because i had muffin top over mine. congratulations on all of success. what was it like? >> i was there, almost wasn't able to make it and it was so great that i got -- i was able to get there like a few days before -- no actually the day before. but originally i wasn't going to be able to make it. i was glad i got there. >> a lot of people were asking where's cheri oteri, he wanted to see you in the spartan costume and it was because you rsvp late. >> i wasn't able to make it and i wanted to so bad and able to do it. but it was kind of last minute. >> what was the highlight of the night for you? >> there was so many highlights.

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