the winter storm on our way on the "nbc 10 news" app. it's a free download from the app store. have a great day. be careful driving. . good morning. day one. the long awaited trial of the boston bombing suspect begins today. will the wife of the other suspect be called to testify? dot controversy. hillary clinton facing a congressional inquiry as to why she used a personal e-mail account as secretary of state. clinton avoiding the issue completely after offering hints about her future plans. >> don't you some day want to see a woman president of the united states of america? >> a new storm system set to send more snow sleet, and rain from texas to massachusetts.

will it be this historic winter's last? federal officials possibly reopening the investigation into the notorious plane crash that killed legendary singers buddy holy and richie vallens. why it's being considered 56 years later this march 4th 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning everyone and welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. all winter we have been talking about the city of boston because they have been dealing with horrible weather. >> boston has been waiting for this day. opening statements in the trial of boston marathon bombing suspect.

peter alexr is at the courthouse. good morning to you. >> savannah good morning. this was the worst act of domestic terrorism since 9/11. the long-awaited trial will begin at the federal courthouse behind us. it's just two miles away from where the bombing took place. survivors have been told to e for graphic evidence including video and photos. prosecutors plan to play a surveillance video that shows him placing a backpack bomb in a crowd and walking away and shows the explosion and devastating aftermath. he was found in a back yard and his brother had died earlier in a shootout. inside the boat he scrawled criticism of the american military including i can't stand to see such evil go unpunished. what if anything did the wife

know now remarried with a baby and new husband. her lawyer said she cooperated with investigators. while she steered clear of the spotlight, she might be called as a witness. he was 19 at the time and was dominated by his holder brother, a father figure he was afraid of. >> it will be the defense's task to humanize this young man. to show the jury that he really is not a predator. he is not an evil person. >> this bombing victim has no feeling on her right side. the bomb shrapnel struck her ankle and right leg. she will number court for some of the trial. >> i feel like i need to be there. i know it will be difficult and there will be a lot of things that will be painful. >> if convicted, he could face the death penalty here. the judge said this trial could

last until june. matt and savannah back to you. >> turning to other news, the investigation into hil clinton's sole use of an e-mail account during her tenure of secretary of state is widening. kristen welker is at the white house. >> clinton's political problems are growing. 5i7 congressional committee wants to explore her use of e-mails while she was secretary of state. clinton is not speaking about the scandal. at a woman's event, she tried to turn the page. despite the controversy swirling around her, hillary clinton rallied her base getting the most applause when she hinted at future plans. >> it's fair to say, don't you some day want to see a woman president of the united states of america? >> that message echoed with the democratic communications firm

misspelled her first name and showed her on her blackberry amid a scandal. she made no mention of the new revelation first reported that she exclusively used her personal e-mail as secretary of state. republicans seized on the news. >> you do not need a law degree to have an understanding of how troubling this is. >> aides said she followed the law, e-mailing other employees on their official accounts with every expectation they would be retained. requirements to use government accounts came after clinton left office noting that colin powell used a personal account and condoleeza rice rarely used e-mail at all. >> you mentioned technology. i have to wonder how many people have your personal e-mail address? do you use your blackberry a lot? do you like technology? are you good at it?

>> i'm okay for someone of my generation. i have a lot of security restraints of what i can and can't do but i try to stay in touch as much as possible and electronically is by far the easiest way. you a blackberry addict? >> i'm an afficionado. i'm not sure about the addict part. >> they submitted over 50,000 pages of e-mails after they asked secretaries for official document last month the state department turned over about 300 to lawmakers investigating the attack on the consulate. then revelations they were from her personal account. >> for feeds into the narrative that she had something to hide or that she has a default that we should be secretive and not transparent. >> the associated press is that she used a private service

registered to new york. experts call it an unusual move that may have given tighter control over access to her archive. no reaction from clinton officials. when asked about it they took clinton at her word and ultimately it's you up to the state department and clinton to assess the situation. matt and savannah back to you. >> the weather now in round two of what millions hope will be a last brush with the record winter on the way. this is threatening to spread snow and ice from northern texts too new england and could push boston over the top setting the record for the snowiest winter ever. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we haven't had a major snowstorm since valentine's day, but take a look at the mountain behind me. this is a 40 foot high pile of dirty snow. obviously no one here wants any more snow but after the 1.6

inches of snow that fell we are two inches shy of breaking the all time record for snowiest winter ever. the snow we saw was part of a bigger system that made a mess of the midwest. blowing snow reduced visibility on the roads. i-94 had to be shut down because of several crashes and further south, roads were dangerous as well. one man was killed and icy roads were to blame. unfortunately we are not out of the woods yet. we have more winter weather today and tomorrow. we will be so close to breaking the record here in boston. you will see more snow in new york. >> it looks like the cutoff is just south of you. to come this far and not break the record, just for the t-shirt alone. it's all about the t-shirt. >> fireworks, something. >> no! let's see what we have going on.

this is a wide reaching system. 1600 miles stretching from texas all the way into just south of dylan. we have winter stormwatches and warnings and advisories from colorado into new england. winter storm warnings a problem and rain and thunderstorms changing to snow and sleet. as we move into the afternoon, memphis, tennessee. two to four inches of snow and ice up to a quarter of an inch. overnight into tomorrow morning. textington kentucky. six to ten inches. d.c. philadelphia about four to eight inches after changeing for snow to ice. new york city from two to five inches by this afternoon. tomorrow afternoon this time and then we look for the snowfall amounts unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you feel about boston we are

talking about less than an inch if anything. it stays to the south. generally about three to six inches through the ohio river valley and some areas up to a foot. but then after some very cold air on friday next week is fabulous. >> really? >> yea, good nowews! >> after six months after the shooting of michael brown, the justice department is going public with its probe into the ferguson missouri police force and the findings could cause more anger. here's ron allen. >> an investigation following the violence that rocked ferguson uncovered a pattern of racial bias. when police used force, 88% of the time they were african-american and 93% of the time they were arrested. that was before the fatal

encounter. a 2008 e-mail by a law enforcement official said president obama would not serve an entire time. what black man holds a steady job for four years. they said local police repeatedly stopped and fined black driver for minor violations like bust the tail lights to raise money for the city? >> they are targeting people who are not listening. >> this investigation said nothing about the death of michael brown or whether former police officer darren wilson will face civil rights charges. that investigation continues. federal officials said it's unlikely wilson will be charged with a crime. leaders are confronted with thousands of pages of allegations and said they will only sbhond it all becomes public likely later today. nbc news ferguson. >> and now it's an overnight

arrest in a series of shootings. >> the fbi said the suspect wanted in a string of shootings including one year nsa headquarters is now in custody. richard jordan from washington has the very latest. good morning. >> hi natalie. good morning. the fbi will determine if one person was behind all five of the shootings and that suspect in custody now. the most recent shooting at the nsa building. no one was hurt but there was damage to the building and hours before that on an open highway about ten miles away two men came under fire and someone shooting at them from a wooded area n inside a landscaping truck. one grazed by a bullet and the other had cuts from broken glass. all the shootings happening in popular areas outside a movie theater and a wal-mart store and the first shooting just across the street from a very populated shopping mall. it was from that parking lot

just across the street from the mall that the fbi was able to obtain surveillance video. all of this bringing back memories of the d.c. sniper case. shooting people at random and ten people were killed. the fbi in the middle of a similar investigation working to find out the motive of the new shootings and if they are random as they appear to be. natalie? >> richard jordan thank you. u.s. supreme court takes up a legal challenge that could doom the affordable care act better known as obamacare. pete good morning. >> good morning. supreme court cases are sometimes about abstract ideas, but this one is practical and will determine whether millions of lose health insurance. for seven million low income americans, obamacare and the

federal subsidy is a life saver, cutting the cost of health insurance an average of 72%. the question is who is entitled to that subsidy. opponents say it's for insurance on a market place or exchange run by a state and not on the federal exchange healthcare.gov that operates in state don't set up their. only caen states have their own exchanges and everyone else there is only the federal exchange. jennifer from memphis battling cystic fibrosis remembers the phone call that chose her for a transplant. they said we have a pair of lungs for you and i started crying. >> without obamacare, she could not afford her anti-rejection drugs. >> i would end up like i was before and i would die. >> the insurance industry warns if the challenges succeed, they

would have rising costs for a maller number of participants causing the system to collapse. >> frightening moment when is a plane with 238 people on board slid off the runway in nepal. the plane was trying to land in dense fog, but after it touched down and skidded off the runway and ended up with the nose on the ground person his to use the emergency slights to evacuate. everyone else for the most part was okay. a walk showdown. an argument over snow halving turn shoveling in ohio. it turns out he was halving the no so that school kids could walk on the sidewalk. meyers took exception and said to leave the sidewalk alone. he grabbed him by the throat. that's not all.

he came back out with the shovel and started to dump the snow where he had cleared it off. police are now investigating. wow. >> this is a new thing. it's usually a feel good story. >> this started long before that snow. >> manage was simmering. >> manage was going on there. >> this is why winter has to stop. >> it will. believe me. let's hoe you what's going on across the country. we have beautiful weather along the west coast. 55 in seattle and sunny. 70 in los angeles. that's where we need to head. nice weather in florida with i need to look for a used car. but i just keep putting it off. it's daunting. what if i make the wrong choice? it's like, if i buy a t-shirt and then change my mind i can return it. but a car? you don't reeeaaa eeeeeaaaaaly know until you've driven it a few days. i just want to be sure.

♪ ♪ as long as people drive cars carmax will be the best way to buy them. temperatures will range between 42 and 45 degrees. rain on and off throughout the day, but milder conditions. the first alert forecast goes into effect today lasting through thursday. that is true for the snow moving in overnight tonight. we'll start to see the rain change over to snow to mess up your thursday morning commute. our temperatures will stay down in the mid-20s on thursday and friday. but we dry out and warm up for the weekend. that's your latest weather. savannah. >> former cia director david petraeus is agreeing to pleading guilty for the handling of

political materials that ended his career. nick good morning. >> this is a stunning almost unbelievable fall from grace. david petraeus considered a national hero and possible presidential candidate pleading guilty to a criminal federal charge that grew out of assorted extra marital affairs. once considered a national hero he faces federal charges. the former general who led u.s. forces in iraq and afghanistan and rose to director of the cia, he is prepared to plead guilt towy to a charge. they don't stop there. while head of the cia, they claim he shared documents with paula broad well who was having an affair with petraeus while she was writings it i

hadography. he slitd her eight black books like afghan war plan and identities of covert operators. they hit headline when is a tampa socialite called the fbi. kelly complained she was receiving threatening e-mails telling her to stay away from general petraeus. they traced the e-mails to broad well who discovered the affair and mishandling of secrets. the revelations forced him to resign as director but he still has his supporters and a large part of his legacy intact. >> his judgment in terms of a national security threat and how to deal with it being successful on the battlefield has not been tarnished. >> president obama approved of the petraeus plea deal. >> the president believes it was responsible to take responsibility. >> now in the hands of the federal courts. >> it being looks like petraeus

will avoid jail time. the charge is a misdemeanor. prosecutors are recommending two years of probation and a $40,000 fine but it will clearly take petraeus sometime to rebuild his reputation. >> at the pentagon thanks. >> carson is about to take us into the orange room. the ads that most people seem to dislike. >> you stick around or wait for the skit? >> skip. >> geico caters directly to the online audience. those who are anxious to skip past the ad. take a look. >> don't thank me. thank the savings. >> you can't skip this ad because it's already over. geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >> for the ad to come up you are waiting for the button and the ad is not over.

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then, blend through lengths. our most advanced system outside the salon. it's more than colour. it's a work of art. good morning i'm vai sikahema. we are up to 225 schools. most of them delayed by a few hours, a few closed, but that's all because of the conditions out there. we'll go to meteorologist brittney shipp with more. good morning. heading throughout the day, we'll continue to see rainy conditions. milder than yesterday with temperatures pushing into the 40s. and it's also foggy when you head out the door. so be careful traveling out there. even as you head home look at the rainfall here. on and off for us as we get a close look at all the moisture that is going to continue moving into our region. it is going to switch over to snow as we head into tonight. so we do have a first alert going into effect tonight lasting until thursday. we expect the rain to switch

over to snow after 11:00 p.m. and stick around into your thursday as we are tracking anywhere between 4 to 7 inches of snow in philadelphia. thank you, brittney. of course count on nbc 10's app to keep you updated on the changing forecast as the storm moves through the area. the all new revamped app is a free download in the app store. and now for a check on traffic with jillian mele delays at 76 jill? this is what 76 is looking like westbound at city avenue barely moving your drive from the blue route to the vine. 29 minutes. 25 minutes between the two points eastbound. keep in mind you can expect to see slippery surfaces on the area bridges. slow down and take your time. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. of course you can get the latest news and weather on the nbc 10 app. i'm vai sikahema. now back to the "today" show. see you in about a half hour.

>> 7:30 on this wednesday morning, the 4th of march, 2015. that's a little slice of frozen heaven for pilots in new hampshire. there is an interesting story behind that shot. we will explain, coming up. >> a good thing to do on a cold day. there things making headlines. a second part of a massive weather system will bring a mix of snow sleet, and rain from texas to new england and into tomorrow. >> nearly two years after the boston marathon bombings the boston bomber faces the

possibility of the death penalty. the defense plans to portray him as reluctant in the attacks. >> the shooting death of michael brown and the angry protest that followed. they found a pattern of racial bias within the police force. according to the probe, african-americans were disproportionately targeted for use of force and prison sentences. >> remember the story of the couple that was being investigated for letting young kids walk home alone? they have now been found responsible for unsubstantiated neglect. will it change the way they parent? we will hear from them coming up. >> we will begin with a plane crash that became known as the day the music died. it claimed the lives of four people including buddy holly. investigators may launch a new review of the accident. here's miguel. >> the 1959 crash shocked and

saddened the nation. the small single engine plane carrying buddy holly, richie vallens and pilot roger peterson went down minutes after take off. investigators at the time blamed pilot weather and inclement weather as factors in the crash. >> the singers idolized by their fans became legends immortalized hollywood on the big screen. now according to the globe gazette, a new england man has gotten the ntsb to agree to consider reopening the investigation into the crash. the paper says coop contents there issues with weight balance, and aircraft climb and

decent among other factors the n nntsb should investigate. they are reviewing the partition for reconsideration for this accident investigation. with the decision on even opening the case still pending, the february 3rd 1959 crash will be remembered as the day three stars took to the sky and never came home. >> bye-bye miss american pie ♪ >> the day don maclane said -- >> the music died ♪ >> nbc news, los angeles. >> all these years later. interesting to see what they find out. >> we have an update on the case that attracted the attention of parents nationwide. a maryland couple investigated for allowing their two children to walk home alone from the park. they have been found responsible for unsubstantiated neglect.

erica, good morning to you. >> the couple has learned their file with child services will be kept open for five years, raising questions about what could happen if their children are reported again for walking alone. the family said they have no plans to change course. >> for this 10-year-old and his 6-year-old sister, there is nothing unusual about walking home without mom and dad. >> they think it's funny that sending kids to the park can be an issue. >> yet it's become an issue leading to accusat of neglect for her and her husband who regularly allow their kids to walk to the park and library, about a mile away on their. they defended the decision in january on "today" after the accusations were made public and their story went viral. >> we are doing what our parents did which was perfectly normal a generation ago.

they hoped the case would be dropped, but after the responsible they were found responsible for unsubstantiated child neglect. >> unstub standiated is the middle ground. they are not making a finding and not dismissing the case. >> social media lit up much of them supporting them. i don't have or want kids but even i think this is horrifying. the debate of free-range parenting. >> this idea of hovering and being overly involved in your kids's is becoming the norm. so what we are doing if you don't have the resources at this level, you are a bad parent. that's not true. >> whether anything should be the norm is almost as murky as the state's decision as their parenting. >> there dangers for children out walking aalone.

who gets to decide parents or the government? >> their case will remain open for five years, but they have no plan to change the way they are raising their children. >> my husband and i are firm. we are allowing our kids simple freedoms fr. >> we did reach out and they cannot comment on a specific case. the family hired an attorney and told us they have planned to appeal. >> it's interesting. unsubstantiated seems like this limbo. >> that's what the family said. she said look unsubstantiated is there wasn't enough at for you to say there was neglect and not enough to say there wasn't. if there wasn't enough shouldn't they be cleared? >> thank you very much. mr. roker is talking about a big temperature change. >> it's all about the front and also all about the bass. that's a different deal. we will head into the front

today. it will get to 73 in atlanta and mobile 76. daytona beach 85. how great would that be? this front pushes through tonight into tomorrow. look at thursday. 53 in atlanta and 84 in daytona. we move ahead to friday and the cooler temperatures spread all the way to daytona. 68 and 45 in charlotte. memphis at 33 degrees. then get into next week. that good morning, i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. temperatures are ranging between 42 and 45 degrees. the first alert goes into effect tonight lasting all thursday due to the snow that is going to move in overnight tonight as we start to see that rain changing over to snow. that's going to mess up your thursday morning commute. our temperatures will stay down in the mid-20s on thursday and friday. but we dry out and warm up for the weekend.

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>> a lot of people in new england are sick of the snow. in alton bay, new hampshire with their story. good morning. >> good morning. i'm on the lake a frozen lake. it turns out this is the only faa sanctioned ice runway in the nation. he is one pilot who has been here to test their skills and come in and take off and land on this the only ice runway in the lower 48. it's 71 square miles and it's as big as brooklyn. it's one tiny remote patch on this frozen spot that landed a pin on america's map. ice runway. >> the ice is great right now and the conditions couldn't be better.

we have 28 to 30 inches of ice. >> no surprise it's only twice with the pilots that say take off help clear adrenaline but landings are the real challenge. they have no brakes. >> they are impacting and sometimes it's windy and very, very challenging to control the aircraft. >> i only come over here when the conditions are favorable. # it's just 300 feet to take on. >> in summer this huge lake is

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it is just before 8:00 i'm vai sikahema. in the last few minutes we have heard that flights coming into the airport have averaging more than an hour delay because of the weather. let's go to brittney shipp with more. we continue to track rain that is moving in and will continue throughout the entire day. keep the umbrellas handy heading to work school and lunch. plus we have a first alert going into effect tonight. it's going to last probably until thursday. we expect the rain we see now to changeover to snow to affect the thursday morning commute. we are expecting a significant amount of snowfall for philadelphia anywhere between four to seven inches. even the possibility of higher amounts than that. but light rain in allentown, reading, norristown stretching into philadelphia millville, atlantic city seeing light

rainfall. there's the system to continue to move in for the rest of the region. by noon 39 degrees. by 3:00 p.m. 40 degrees with rain. vai? thank you, brittney. count on nbc 10's app to update you on the travel troubles as the storm moves through. and let's go to jillian mele with a problem in chester county. we have pockets of volume on the east 30 bypass. it is not too bad, but pockets of heavy volume. 76 filled with big problems for drivers on the schuylkill expressway. 40 minutes westbound from the vine to the blue route. 39 minutes eastbound. a montgomery county family made it out of their burning home safely this morning. fire officials believe it started in the garage in this home in moreland township. the fire marshall is investigating the cause. more news coming up next half hour. you can always get the latest

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>> it's 8:00 on "today." why a female executive is apologizing to working moms everywhere after she became a mother herself. >> then, can you imagine gaining mon 100 pounds in a year and not knowing why. >> nobody knows what's wrong? >> nobody knows what's wrong. they rule out everything. >> a man couldn't control his weight gain and how they solved his medical mystery. >> dog days indeed. why man's best friend may not remember what happened 24 hours ago. today, wednesday, march 4th 2015.

>> thanks for the graduation trip to new york. >> march 4th 2015. >> hi mom and dad in nebraska. we are on the "today" show. >> we are back now at 8:00 on a wednesday morning. the 4th day of march. 2015. we had snow overnight and it turned to sleet and freezing rain now. pretty much just rain right now. >> then back to snow. >> something for everybody. >> about four to six inches. >> you know what we need about now? a special spring edition of steals and deals. by golly, we have it. there is jill. she will help us get fresh.

>>. >> we have good days coming up. keep an eye out for this symbol from the new series dig. when you spot it let us know. you might enter and hopefully win the trip to one of the seven wonders of the world. let's go inside for a check of the headlines. >> the boston bombing trial faces 30 charges and the bombings near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260. survivors have been told to prepare for graphic testimony. they plan to show a video that they say shows him placing a backpack in the crowd and walks away. if convicted he could face the death penalty. >> hillary clinton used a person

e-mail account when she was secretary of state. theyte benghazi calling the revelations troubling. hillary clinton made no mention of the issue, instead asked a gathering of women, don't you some day want to see a woman president? >> a train accident on ox nard california the train's engineer died. he was among dozens hurt when the train hit an abandoned truck on the tracks. the truck driver was arrest and released without charges being filed. the accident remains under investigation. federal agents launched a major crack down on a practice known as birth tourism. 100 federal agents stormed an apartment complex in irvine. that's when pregnant women traveling here from china give birth on u.s. soil so their babies will become american citizens. as many as 20 locations were raided in california on tuesday. prince william is heading back

to britain after his trip to china. today his attention was on another big issue. wildlife. more now from ian williams. >> prince william was introduced to a 13-year-old elephant rescued from a trip. she was nursed by china's only elephant conservation center where she gorged on carrots from the hands of the second in line to the british throne. the message is that chinaa is starting to get serious about conservation but they have a long way to go. there only an estimated 250 elephants left in the wild in china here in the southwest. the authorities claim the number is rising but chinese need for i've vee decimating the populations and in one section of this park there was a show four times a day where elephants

dance and perform tricks. william has taken part in a campaign against the ivory trade, but welcomes new chinese restrictions. he also had what he called the heart felt message for the hosts. >> no tradition or fashion is worth the extinction of an entire species. >> it's 8:05 and let's get another check of the weather from al. >> thanks so much. we have friends here taking pictures. where are you from? >> minneapolis. >> what's in the bag? >> it's a bagel. i'm bringing them back to my daughter. she dying laughing because i'm on a business trip and she doesn't expect me here. >> somebody is getting the business. there you go. what's the business? >> real estate. >> and bagels. there you go. what kind did you get? >> she wanted the cinnamon

raisin. >> cinnamon raisin. do you want one? >> sure. i can't help it. it's a cinnamon raisin bagel. i can't help it. we will split one. >> do you h good morning, i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. temperatures range between 42 and 45 degrees. rain on and off tloud the day but milder conditions. our first alert goes into effect tonight lasting all thursday and that is due to the snow moving in. overnight we'll see rain changing over to snow and that's going to mess up your thursday morning commute. our temperatures will stay down in the mid-20s on thursday and friday but we dry out and warm up for the weekend. >> it's still warm. >> good bagels. >> nice.

excellent. >> who will do this? >> none of your business. >> yesterday we showed the crazy picture we had yesterday of the flying weasel. the internet picture with a wild imagination. we will show you what we are talking about in trending. >> what changed this woman's mind? she is the president of a company and acknowledges she had a bias against working moms and has now written an apology to him. that's my bagel. >> we have jill martin here with a fresh edition of steals and deals. >> designer sweat pants. >> for very small people apparently.

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anything that happened the day before. and they also don't plan ahead. for example, for tomorrow. researchers saying so-called episodic memory is unique to humans. >> i don't like that. zahra remembers the steak i gave her yesterday. >> you train a dog and they remember that training. >> every day my bus pulled up at the bus stop that dog would be waiting for me at the bus stop. so it had to remember the came on the bus a day before. >> maybe like groundhog's day. >> how would he know to go at that time? saxon? >> did wrangler not pick out that bow tie last night? >> he does love his tow tie. >> he is not planning for tomorrow either. >> i like the way he thinks. >> exactly. >> when you shake someone's hand "today," you may be doing more than you realize. part of the reason we shake

hands is actually to get a sniff of the people we just met. that's what the science said. it's not clear what we learn. we also tend to touch our own faces more after we have shaken hands, perhaps to smell them. >> you are getting them on your hands right away. >> al is walking in. >> smelling your hands. >> i think you shake hands to bring them close. >> and then you get a whiff. >> it's more eye contact. you shake hands to look them in the eyes. >> i do it to check for weapons. >> a hungry weasel trying to attack a woodpecker mid-air. you might engine the internet ignored this and couldn't resist having fun. there is a shirtless vladimir

putin, john travolta then and now. buzz light year and miley ditching her wrecking ball for something new. >> i love it. i spotted a couple more. let's see if we can put them up. a roller coaster. >> something else a remarkable apology to working mothers. you may have seen this. from a female executive who said she is sorry for the way she treated working mothers in the pa. but first, her story. >> kathleen issued her apology 11 years in the making. i'm sorry to all the mothers i

used to work with writes the approximate the of power to fly, placing women in flexible jobs. she used to hold high powered positions at the "huffington post" and "washington post." she writes i secretly roll rolled my eyes at a mother who couldn't make it to last minute meetings and didn't disagree when we said we should hurry up and fire her before she got pregnant. >> i scheduled last minute meetings at 4:30 all of the time and didn't dawn on me that parents might neat to pick up their kids at daycare. she is not the only one guilty. for mothers in the workplace, it's death by a thousand cuts and sometimes other women are holding the knives. then she gave birth to her daughter charlotte. i wish i had known as a young childless managers that mothers are the people you need on your team. if you want something done ask a busy person to do it.

that's why i like working with managers now. she hopes her story is a cautionary tale for younger women in the workforce who count hours logged in the office and not actual work. it's time to break that cycle. she adds it starts with just recognizing that we are all in different positions at different times in our lives. embrace your future and support it at work. she is with us now. good morning. good to see you. >> thank you. you surprised at the reaction is got or was it the one you thought was coming? >> the reaction has been amazing. we are getting so many sign ups to power to fly. i thought there would be more negativity but so many women, tens of thousands that want this kind of message shared. >> we're read a lot of the essay on screen. it's blunt and honest. is this something that was specific to you that you are harboring the feelings against

working moms or is it widespread some. >> i wanted to write it because as a working mother and now that i cofounded a company that places women in jobs i can do remotely, when i talked to other women who were in my position five six, seven years ago, i can sense they are a lot like i used to be and i wanted to send a message that way. we place a lot of women in tech positions where the number ever going down. i really wanted to make it clear that it's time to break the cycle. >> you mentioned your company and there several paragraphs in the essay devoted to the company. a lot of people's reaction is this is an apology, but it's really an advertisement for the company. this is a shrewd way to get a lot of attention, but it's about advertising your start up. it's not a genuine apology is what people are saying.

>> the start up was cofounded because my partner and i wanted to solve a problem. it was a very, very personal problem that we felt there is not a third way for women out there. i wanted to talk about why we came to this idea and why the company was founded. the best companies are a reflection of the voids that people are trying to fill. of course i wanted to advertise the company. >> this was a genuine change of heard. >> devoting my entire to giving women a third way of working. >> tell me about the process. when you were home and just had your little girl what was it like to go through that and realize i'm a working mom and now i'm understanding those challenges from a different perspective. >> i think i felt like i had been wiped off the face of the earth for lack of a way of saying it. i just felt like i had two bad

choices. to go back to work all the time and not see my little girl or start pulling out of the workforce that i had seen many women do. the choices were stark and we wanted to start essentially as i said a third way. with power to fly. >> you apologize to the working moms that you feel you didn't give credit to as a young manager. what is your message now to other women who don't have kids who maybe are making the same judgments? >> my message is value the mothers around you based on the work they do not the hours they spend in the office. women are not going to be able to essentially compete that way. they will based on the value of their work. >> you have a lot of people talking. glood have you here. we will send it over to matt. >> what it means to be a man. the mask you live in focuses on

the traditional definition of masculinity and impact on society. take a look. >> stop crying. stop with the tears. >> don't cry. >> stop with the emotion. >> don't with a [ bleep ]. >> be cool. >> don't let the women run your life. >> get laid. >> be a man. >> grow some [ bleep ]. >> the film's writer producer and director. steven mason and luis who are both featured in the film are joining us. we should note the special anchor is the executive producer. nice to see you here. this film started a conversation where they screen it and you want that. you want a national conversation on the stereotypes that we drive into our young boys. what's the impact? >> essentially we are limiting our boys. the film explores the definition of masculinity and how we are failing our boys and men and

society at large. boys are more likely to be prescribed prescription meds dropout of school commit suicide and commit a violent crime. our boys are suffer pging and we have to do something. >> for has to have an impact on the relationships these boys have when they are men with women. >> exactly. i'm also an expect tirecutive producer that exposes assault on college camps. we are in crisis. >> we try to empower young ladies. you grew up and correct me if i'm wrong. you said you be strong and man up and don't show emotions. what impact did it have? >> there was no emotions from my father's perspective. no crying or being sad. the only emotion was an emotion of toughness and being strong.

>> everything else was weak? >> everything else was weak. >> your son just turned 12. you raised him as a single dad. you turned that 180 degrees, didn't you? >> absolutely. it was most low because of him. one day he told me he was sensitive. i didn't know what to do. i said okay let's figure this out together. from that from the things i learned from him helped me become better. >> you have become more sensitive because you allowed your son to show his sensitive side. >> made you a better man? >> 100%. >> you grew up without a dad? >> i met him in my teen years. >> you patterned yourself by the boys in the neighborhood. what did they teach you? >> i was around a lot of bad influences and there were often drugs and gangs and they called me names and tried to jump me in. that's not the life i wanted. i didn't top the go down that

path. i was afraid. >> you found a support group. >> yes. >> by itself takes a lot of emotional awareness. what did you learn? >> back in my school we had a program called legacy. they take in kids of all ages boy or girl and turn them to a complete different person. they give you the support you want and the help they need. >> jennifer, you tell boys to express emotions and the world will be a better place. it's more complicated than that. >> so much more complicated. it's about reconnecting our boys and men to their whole human selves. we can prevent so many societal problems. solutions to depression and isolation and suicide. this film really is a call for hope. showing the world that there is a better way. >> basically you are saying we are cheating our boys. >> we are.

we are limiting our boys and limning our girls and women. it's time that we all stand up and take notice. champion and challenge for a better future. >> fascinating stuff. i encourage people to arrange a screening in their communities. thank you very much. if you want to see the mask you live in head to today.com. >> i'm here with jill for a string edition of steals and doles. jill is wearing two of the deals. i spotted one of them. the earrings.

good morning i'm chris cato. it's a first alert weather day. school delays are at the bottom of your screen. low clouds are delaying some flights at philadelphia international airport. let's get your first alert forecast with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> that's right, foggy conditions. you can see on our camera here. we're also seeing rainy conditions the rest of your wednesday. even as you head out to lunch or head home from work you're still going to be dealing with on and off rainfall. our actual temperatures 36 in philadelphia, 41 in atlantic city, 35 in trenton, we're at 36 in mt. pocono. a closer look at our radar shows we're seeing light rain moving through parts of allentown, also philadelphia, right along the shore. we have a lot more moisture to

go. as our temperatures start to drop below freezing we'll see the rain switching over to snow and that's going to lead to a snowy commute. our first alert goes into effect tonight and lasts until thursday. stick with nbc 10 for your changing forecast. first alert traffic reporter jillian mele is checking in in a moment. you can always get the latest updates on the forecast through the nbc 10 news app. now jillian is going to tell us about some delays on 422, ride jillian? >> i'm so excited about the delays out there. yes, still have some volume. this is 422. eastbound side is crawling along at trooper, 76 heavy in the normal spots, 95 slow moving into centering city. drive times on the northeast extension looking pretty good between quakertown and mid-county. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show. have a great wednesday.

. >> we will take it from here. we know that song. >> he has a great voice. >> here does. we will hear a whole song from

rixton coming up. >> they are going on tour with ed sheer an. they are happening and they will play for us in a while. >> all right. we are looking so forward to spring. we have a special edition and wait until you hear the bargains that jill has lined up. bedsheets, i guess. >> and a young dad who started to gain weight and couldn't stop. what finally solved his medical mystery that saw him pack on 120 pounds in a year. >> in this half hour your last chance to get a chance to win a trip to one of the seven wonders of the world. we have our sister network usa. look for this symbol from the new series dig. >> a shout out to ohio university back there. >> cool. >> from the marching band.

let's get a check of the weather. >> down to the south and icing conditions from texas into southern indiana. we will look for lots of sunshine and colder air into the plains. for tomorrow that system pushes south. we have ice from parts of louisiana into the id atlantic. back into the appalachians and western 2 time/3 looking good morning, i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. temperatures range between 42 and 45 degrees. rain on and off throughout the day but milder conditions. our first alert goes into effect tonight lasting all thursday and that is due to the snow moving in. overnight we'll see rain changing over to snow and that's going to mess up your thursday morning commute. our temperatures will stay down in the mid-20s on thursday and friday, but we dry out and warm up for the weekend.

>> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al thank you. here we are. >> here we are. steals and deals. jill mart sin here a "today" contributor,and the maven of steals and deals. here we are laying around. >> what are we selling? sheets some. >> we are all in a rut because of the weather. this is so random but we all need a sprucing up in every room. we are starting with the bedroom. >> great. >> nine space sheet sets and did you have a sets. it's a choice of two. the retail is $216. they call it hombre. one of the bestsellers. you get one fit and one flat and two pillow cases. this is or. you get the did you have a set with two pillow shams.

the retail 216 and the deal is 54. that's 75% off. >> sheets are expensive. >> they are. >> this is not the first time we have done steels and deals in bet. >> this was about a year ago. >> very memorable. there more spring deals to be had over here. >> i was telling matt there was such thing as designer sweats. you want to look like you are not trying but you are trying. >> yes. >> these are them. it's a great brand. it's a set so you get the t-shirt and the sweat pants. >> capri length. >> it's four different sets. go on to see the variation. the retail $172 and the deal is $52, that's 60% off. >> for the set.

she is lifting her shirt because they had cute pockets in the back. >> i want to say i'm wearing one of the t-shirts right now. it's a cool look if you want to pair it with a blazer. >> a dorky girl. objects with purpose candles. the retail is $75. you can gift one and keep one. double duty. the candle is coconut and butter wax after you light it. >> how does it work? >> you open it. >> it looks smooshy. >> it's like a wax and you put it all over your body. >> that's interesting. >> the deal is $23, 69% off. >> they smell really, really good. different flavors? >> yeah. >> cz. the retail is 75. they are cubic zirconia.

available in 12 colors one for each month. nobody can tell when you are not wearing. i'm wearing them. no one can tell. i lose everything. if you want diamonds and cannot afford it. if you have friends who think they are not real lose the friend. the retail is $75, the deal is $22, 71% off. >> and all the birth stones are represented i see here. >> each of the months. >> now perfectly pure beauty sets. the retail is $111. this comes in a set and includes moroccan oil shampoo and pure moroccan oil. witch hazel toner and shea butter. the retail is 111 and the deal is 25. 77% off. this is something for each part of your home to help you get that without spending a lot of money. >> $25 for all this stuff. >> you get everything. >> this was a good steals and

deals. the sheet and did you have a set from nine space. who could forget. >> memorable. >> candles from objects with purpose and earrings from cz and the perfectly pure beauty set. if you want any more information about the steals and deals, go to the steals and deals page at today.com. it's not open. i picked the one that is not open. the medical mystery that caused one man to gain more than 120 pounds in a single year. medical mystery that has now been solved. but first, this is "today" on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> we are starting a special series called medical mystery. >> rare and unusual illnesses and kate snow is here with our

first case. >> nice to see you. let's face it you get older and your metabolism changes and you gain a few pounds. how about gaining over 100 pounds in a year this your 30s? that happened to donnell. his doctors didn't know what was happening until one exam that changed everything. >> donnell was raised on staden island by a hardworking single mom. he was into sports. >> i loved the gym. i played basketball baseball i was never a skippy kid, but i was never overweight. >> three years ago things started to change. >> my body was changing. >> your weight gain was not all over. >> no. it was my stomach and under my arms and the back of my neck and my face and bottom of my back. >> what about your legs?

>> they stayed the same for a long time. >> doctors told him he had high blood pressure and had to lose weight. though he tried, he kept gaining. >> i was working out and lifting weights and nothing was happ my body. not losing weight. >> in the past year how much weight have you gained? >> 120 pounds. 150 pounds. >> in one year? >> in one year. >> how much did you weigh at the heaviest? >> like 366. at 18 i was probably 180. >> you doubled your weight. >> i got a whole person. i was very fatigued. if i chew i'm out of breath. from chewing. >> and then worse, three months ago he woke up seeing double. >> i went to the hospital and they admitted me and started taking tests. >> nobody knows what's wrong. >> nobody knows.

they are ruling out everything. >> a interest an intern in an exam saw a clue. dark stretch marks all over his body. >> he said this is not normal stretch marx. something is up. >> for doctors, it was the tell tale sign they needed. he had cushing's disease. his weight gain was being caused by a tiny tumor at the base of his brain. >> the pituitary grand has a small growth that releases a single hormone that causes the body to live with high levels of steroids st the skin is very thin and you get acne and grow hair and start sweating and you gain a lot of fat. >> these doctors at new york's lennox hill hospital discovered donnell had steroid levels ten times normal. >> if it had gone on, maybe we

couldn't reverse the changes. >> the disease could have been fatal. two weeks ago they removed the tumor on his pituitary gland. >> you had the surgery in mid-february? how did it go? >> wonderful. i feel stronger every day. >> strong enough to spend family time with his girlfriend and their two young kids. >> i can play basketball. just run around. that's my main focus. >> you haven't been able to play basketball? >> i can play basketball in years. >> wonderful, wonderful. >> things are coming. things are good. >> doctors say donnell will play basketball with his son probably about three months ago and within the year he should shed all the weight he gained.

doctors stress that both times when people gain weight it's not because of this. he wanted to tell his story because there other people out there who are having this massive weight gain and wondering what it is. it could be cushing's. >> the doctor was smart enough to say wait a minute this is not normal. >> she will be back with another medical mystery tomorrow. for more on the simple omts of cushing's syndrome. head to our website. >> music to liven up your morning. rixton is here to liven up your

is. >> it's called lead the roads. and later today they will do something special for their fans. good morning and nice to have you. whose idea was this hotel thon? >> that was something we wanted to do. we like staying awake for 12 hours straight. >> it's a game of truth or dare. >> you know what we have no idea. we are there for 12 hours and people will be surprised. it will be a lot of fun. >> you can watch the season of house of cards. >> absolutely. there we go. >> talk to me about the song you will do now? >> it's a song we did with ed sheer an.

is he here? they were heading out on the road. >> you had two pretty good sources. the title of the album let the road. what does it mean? >> it's a song we wrote and that's where we live. it's about not knowing where we are going, but following the road back home. we named our album after it. >> it's a good road. >> pretty wild yeah. >> ladies and gentlemen, rixton. ♪ i can see it coming around the circle my friend ♪ ♪ said they had -- ♪

>> it was my fault because i couldn't swung what you said ♪ ♪ it was easy to find another for your bet ♪ ♪ how does it feel to leave me this way and know that you have been lost in a day ♪ ♪ everyone knows not what to say ♪ ♪ i have been wondering now ♪ ♪ i have been staring at the hotel ceiling ♪ ♪ taking everything i found this evening ♪ ♪ so i never let you go don't you leave me only ♪ ♪ start to see this ♪

♪ everyone i know cannot believe this ♪ ♪ i'm trying to hold on to this feeling ♪ ♪ so i never let you go ♪ ♪ don't you leave me now ♪ ♪ when my eyes open and morning closing. >> just action around. only time tells me more than i know. i should have let you go. i have been staring at the hotel ceiling. everything i found this evening.

i'm trying to hold on to this sweetest feeling ♪ ♪ so i will never let you go ♪ ♪ don't you leave me. start to see this ♪ ♪ everyone i know cannot believe this ♪ ♪ i'm trying to hold on to this feeling ♪ ♪ so i will never let you go ♪ ♪ don't you leave me now ♪ ♪ can't you sigh it coming down from circles, my friend ♪ ♪ >> thank you very much. >> rixton thank you very much. the guys will have plenty of time to stare at the hotel ceiling tonight. we will be back in a moment.

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. >> everybody is into the wrangler emoji. >> he likes it. >> time to say hello to mr. willard scott. celebrating birthdays today. hey, willard.

>> i love new york. everybody. daisy gask in 101 years old. her favorite hobby is d.c. ethyl goldman is from florida and she is 105. bless her sweetheart as he loves to play video games. william and bessey have been married for 77 years. they are from heathsville, virginia. happy anniversary. isn't that something? this is arthur carmel. arthur is from miami florida. he is 100 years old today. he loves to go to social events and dances. come see us in florida, will you? the oranges, oh, my.

beautiful oranges. >> that's nice. >> thank you, willard. >> what do you have coming up? >> archer and christian slater has the current role and back in it. >> keen dreams come true. >> i like him, but he is kind of a little devil, that adam carolea. >> i look forward to that. >> i will be here. >> we are hupgry for that. >> check

good morning, i'm chris cato it's 8:56. it is a first alert weather day. right now some arriving flights at philadelphia international are seeing delays of more than an hour and that's due to the low clouds we have in the area now. first alert meteorologist brittney shipp has a look at what's happening now and what's ahead for tonight. >> that's right, foggy conditions, also rainy conditions as we head into the

rest of your wednesday. it will start off as rain and we'll continue to see rain throughout the day, into the afternoon and even the evening. then we'll see the rain switch over to snow. here's where the rain is right now, moving into allentown, reading, norristown philadelphia lancaster, stretching down into parts of cape may county seeing a little bit of light rainfall. we have a lot more moisture on its way. as we head into the rest of today, we'll continue to see rainfall. 37 degrees in philadelphia 35 in pottstown, 36 in mt. pocono 42 in atlantic city. a quick look at your forecast again, today rain on and off. after 11:00 p.m. is when the transition will start from rain to snow. thursday morning is going to be a snowy commute. we are tracking a significant amount of snowfall for philadelphia and really our entire area. chris. >> you can monitor the path of this winter storm by downloading the nkzbc 10 app. about an hour from now workers will gather at city hall

calling for an increase in the city's minimum wage. those workers will ask city council members to pass a resolution that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the city. the current state wage is $7.25 an hour. the workers will testify about the impact that wage has on their families. we'll have another update in about 25 minutes. remember, you can always get the latest news and weather through the nbc 10 app. now back to the "today" show. have a great morning.

. caught on tape, wait until you see what happened when this buffalo came charging. we will hit the road with adam carolla. all that and me, coming up now. >> this is "today's" take with al roker, nat low morales, willie geist and tamron hall from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today," march 4th 2015. kind of a drizzly day here. tamron, let's get to the lead

story. what happened to your phone? >> is this the? i didn't want to talk about it. i didn't want to be ridiculed. i was taking a bath and i had the phone on the ledge and i forgot it was on vibrate and the phone fell in the tub. i saw it go under and i dropped it again. it was wet. i lept out of the tub and ran to the kitchen and thank goodness i live alone. small children would be traumatized. i threw it in rice and it worked for about two hours. >> it was soaking wet. >> if that's your fantasy. that's why i didn't want to talk

about it. >> did the rice work? >> i made calls and i put it rice for safe measure overnight. then it went dead. >> it's gone. it's dead? >> i have a personal and a work. people tweet and said the galaxy phone is water proof. did you know that? >> the commercial, the latest one, you can dip it into a glass of water. >> we should test that out. >> it didn't work in your case. >> i don't have a galaxy. >> i have another phone that is very popular with a fruit. i don't want to bad mouth. with a clementine. they might come after you. >> people come after you. >> we are hoping for the day that they make the water proof phones. >> the technology is out there, why not do it.

that and the crack-free screens. these things you drop them and they immediately crack. >> i love when you see the kids out on the plaza and they have the cracked phone and the parent refused to replace it. >> keep it in a case. >> this winter, if you are in the eastern half of the country, everyone had it with winter. nerves are frayed. i think there is a great example. cleveland, ohio. a woman needed help clearing her sidewalk. everything is going well until his shovel got too close to another neighbor's driveway. he is snow blowing. you can see he is blowing snow back at the guy who got too close to his driveway. >> good sa maremaritan on the right. >> folks get nuts. police are now investigating and

they put on their website there, let's keep things calm. do you think that if people retaliated against you from shoveling if you would go after them? they came to blows. one grabbed the other around the throat. >> the snow he had shovelled he put back on. that's horrible. >> sounds like a cranky old man. >> i think there is something going on beforehand. >> bad blood there. >> there is a local affiliate who did a report about it. the guy demonstrates for the reporter what he did he grabs him and shakes him. they got visit over this. i think you are right. >> i also think people now are just about at the end of their rope as far as cabin fever. >> we are all in it together other than california. we saw the hailstorm and you see

people when you are running and going it's cold. whatever happened to shoveling snow and helping your neighbor? there a couple of sides to your story. you saw this on facebook. a 34-year-old executive new mother has written an online column saying sorry to all the mothers that she worked with in the past. she writes i secret low rolled my eyes at a mother who couldn't make it to last minute drinks and didn't disagree with another said we should hurry up and fire her before she got pregnant. she went on to write i scheduled last minute meetings at 4:30 all of the time and it didn't dawn on me that parents might need to pick up their kids at daycare.

they argued that it needs change. he understands now as a mother. some people questioning whether this is a thin low vailed apology to market her company, power to fly that allows women to work from home and signed up millions of subscribers. did you need to become a mom to encourage empathy. if it encourages other women succeed whether moms or not moms that's a positive message. >> i can't look into her heart and see why you did it, but when you are in your 20s, you think i'm driving and this is part of my career. she was gone for four months. why does she get to loaf? >> i don't agree with that. i obviously am the only person here without kids but i listen to your stories and hear al say i have to go to this school

effect and natalie talks about the kids. my mom worked her butt off. she was a single mom and i saw her hustling and my aunts and other women around me. when i saw the stories, thank goodness she is apologizing and takes them out to dinner, but i was worried it would fall into the callus woman who doesn't have kids. you guys are two of the most sensitive men i know, but you are not a unicorn. men work with us all the time who understand natalie's situation. >> in the dynamic of the workplace some women who see the mother sometimes getting to leave work early to pick up their kids and sometimes there is resentment. i have seen that firsthand. >> i can say single people, send her. you don't have kids. >> if we understand the shoes we wear what a sad thing.

we should have empathy no matter what. >> if it encourages people to say hey, maybe i should think about -- i don't know where i will be ten years from now. i may be that mom with two children. it's a positive thing for having that discussion. dads too. a lot of people pointed out that this doesn't make mention of the dads. you guys are doing the same job we are doing. >> i also think we should try wearing each other's shoes. >> i will not take my shoe off. kathie lee give me this thing called baby foot. >> i ordered it. it's the best thing ever. >> your feet moult like a snake. it's amazeingamazing. >> i won't let you take a shot. my feet are so scaly, i went to try on shoes i thought they were going to throw me out of the store. it's unbelievable.

kathie lee said skip came off the size of this phone. >> it's called baby feet. >> you keep it on too long are you just bones? >> you keep it on for one hour and for ten days you moult. >> let's bathe in it. you walk away. >> wow. >> you are like a steak. you leave your shell right there. >> go back in time and become a baby again. >> like benjamin button. >> would you use it? this is what happened when a herd of buffalo comes towards a group of tourists at yellowstone national park. one of the most beautiful places on the planet. >> definitely going to stop.

>> oh! >> damage to the car about $3000. that moment is priceless. the driver said there was noplace to get off the road. the question islisten i would try to get out of there, but the driver was frozen in place. what would you do? >> you don't expect it and they keep coming. you pull up short and it makes good video. >> maybe start backing up slowly. >> wow! willie thinks the buffalo will hit the breaks. >> strong animal. >> he said it. i'm coming to you. >> today's take. what would you do if that was your car and you are inside? >> get out of there. just get out. >> here's this long front stretching in texas all the way into new england that will bring rain and snow and colder.

watches and warnings and advisories from colorado all the way to new england. this system is going to cause big problems. winter storm warnings one to three inches of snow. memphis with two to four inches and a quarter of an inch of ice later this eengvening. to ten inches of snow as rain changes to sleet. tomorrow morning a mess from washington to philly. winter storm warnings, wouldn't be surprised to see massive school closings and or delays. i have to have a feeling they are coming. four to eight inches of snow. new york city two to five inches and colder tonight and two to five inches of snow tomorrow. look at this, boston only two inches away from breaking the record. they are not going to get to it. doesn't look like they will break it tonight into tomorrow.

good morning, i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. temperatures range today between 42 and 45 degrees. rain on and off throughout the day but milder conditions. our first alert goes into effect tonight lasting all thursday and that is due to the snow moving in. overnight we'll see rain changing over to snow and that's going to mess up your thursday morning commute. our temperatures will stay down in the mid-20s on thursday and friday, but we dry out and warm up for the weekend. . >> that's your latest weather. >> we have services to water proof your phone. it voids the warranty. >> they do work. >> thanks a lot. >> natalie and tamron me he was hollywood's bad boy heartthrob. now christian slater is starring as himself. or is he?

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from adam reed. # >> he said would you ever like to do something and he created this slater character. >> the secret identity. it being looks like you. it's great. are you a cia? >>. >> yes. so far. >> i was looking at far as the audience goes. >> in real life. i had to draw me in a turtleneck. the other turtleneck when i was giving her a run for her money.

>> like you were saying it pushed the envelope type of show. it's funny, it's witty and crazy and it turns this whole spy world on its head a little bit. archer is a great character. always wity and charming and he's a beautifully animated character. you love this guy. >> i can see the character. >> the cat's out of the bag. that's my man crush. >> we took a turn we were not expecting. >> why not. i haven't had my coffee yet. >> you have a cartoon crush, al? >> i would go with lana.

>> sure, sure. >> the ladies are cute. of course. they are adorable. but archer is nice. a fun, wild, seems like he would be a good time. >> i'm going to change this. you have a new show coming out on usa. >> i do. we are talking about an animated character. >> mr. robot. that was thrilling. and that's where the base of the operations take place. tony island. the sicollapse there. >> it's all about computer hacking. very topical and relevant and all that stuff that was going on with sony. this show is right in wlin that subject matter.

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good morning i'm chris cato. 9:26. rain now and we're tracking a winter storm. the snow expected to begin overnight. let's get your first alert forecast with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> that's right. we're right in the middle of the system so rain is moving in. as we head into tonight our temperatures drop below freezing. we'll see the rainfall switching over to snow. there's a live look outside right now. foggy conditions for us. from 11:00 p.m. tonight all the way until 7:00 p.m. thursday we do have a winter storm warning. it's a first alert that will go into effect tonight and that's for rain that will change over and affect your thursday morning commute. significant snow is what we're tracking for our area. virtually the entire area is either under a winter storm warning or winter storm watch. a closer look right now at where the rain is and it's situated

from allentown stretching down to philadelphia. we'll see on and off rainfall throughout the day. look at all this moisture heading our way. as we approach the rest of your day, temperatures will head into the 40s and then we wait for the snow overnight. of course we sure to follow the nbc 10 first alert meteorologists on twitter. as this storm moves through, they'll be tweeting any changes in the forecast so you'll always have the most up-to-date information. four members of a philadelphia family drowned while on vacation in the dominican republic. the family got caught in strong currents. they are identified as cush and kajul patel. the other two members are jay and ken patel. a montgomery county family escaped from their burning home this morning. investigators believe the fire started in the garage. they haven't determined exactly yet how the fire started, though. i'm chris cato. we'll be back with another update in 25 minutes.

you can always get the ratest news and weather through the nbc app. have a great morning.

welcome back on this wednesday morning. i'm willie with al, natalie and tamron. we will talk to him in just a second, but an interesting question posed by buzz feed this morning. why do you check your voice mail. buzz feed take aim at people who leave voice mails. i say a american. why do you leave voice mail. i want nothing to do with voice mail. >> when you see a number that comes up, you don't want to see who called you? >> you call them back. >> i have a voice mail machine at home. you hit play. >> really? >> this is this thing called the

voice mail machine we had back in our day. >> for used to have cassettes. >> mine is digital but still? >> do you use it? >> every once in a while, but there is like 50 messages. >> christina said missed call is the new voice mail. if you call me, call me back. hear what you want to say. >> sometimes you necessary a meeting and you can't get to it. >> i leave them a voice mail and if i get a voice mail, i listen to it. it doesn't get me that worked up. >> or texting. >> open letter to all theity lotis leaving voice mail. >> #message, #notification. >> after i first got my first voice mail machine in the 80s, i

remember my grand mom, i would hear grandma, grandma, grandma. she had no idea what to do. you scream your name. it was great. that was one of my all time favorite messages. she would scream her name. grandma, grandma, grandma. >> one of my all time favorites. i miss her so much. anyway. this is the same woman that no matter what kind of refrigerator she had it was a fridge dare. it doesn't matter. it was the fridge dare. same thing? it's the fridge dare. it didn't matter. i don't know if that was the first refrigerator or what. anyway, for today we have a rainy mess in the east down to texas. icing behind it as the front

moves through and changes over to snow. out west is spectacular and look at florida. 82 in miami. take me away. sunny skies and 85. sunshine through the great lakes and northern new england and cold. look for icing conditions from the mid-atlantic to the gulf coast and the western 2/3 of the good morning, i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. temperatures today range between 42 and 45 degrees. rain on and off throughout the day but milder conditions. our first alert goes into effect tonight lasting all thursday and that is due to the snow moving in. overnight we'll see rain changing over to snow and that's going to mess up your thursday morning commute. our temperatures will stay down in the mid-20s on thursday and friday, but we dry out and warm up for the weekend.

>> that's your latest weather. >> adam carolla has done it all. the man show and new york bestseller list and a crazy popular podcast adam carolla show. >> he is ready to conquer movies as writer, star and director about a struggying comedian desperate to get off the comedy club circuit. >> i'm offering you a good job bruce. take the job. >> it's warm up? >> i would rather kill myself. >> who wants jelly bellies? i can see you brut your own jelly belly. >> adam carolla good to see you. >> great to be seen. i'm a director. i want to be taken serious.

>> is that the official outfit? >> it's a c plus, maybe d. >> indoor shades. definitely on the road. >> these are prescription. >> is this movie autobiographical? >> yeah, thanks, al for asking me that. it has bits of me in my relationships and things that happened in my life in it. it's not the documentary on me. >> if you follow the script, the bro show is over. your partner is a successful late night comedian. jimmy kimmel. you had all of this success and the phone stopped ringing and you didn't know where it was headed. >> see how we set you up for that?

>> okay. >> the point in my career and i was let go. we had no jobs in and 09 and the economy gone in the toilet. the only way you can support your twins is to hit the road and i said book me in every club around the country. i don't want to fly first class because it's less money that i will be bring home to the twins. you decided to bite the bullet and that's this story. >> besides crowd funding, that's amazing. >> you jumped into the podcast thing and this thing is wild successful. >> why do you think it's so successful? i do the thing right and i

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>> hump day. clearly the mid-week with a little pop and a lot of jessica simpson. take a look at the photos right there. posted on our website. the fashion mogul and mama of two. the 34-year-old looking gorgeous in a new ad campaign for the jessica simpson collection. beautiful picks. she lost her baby weight as a spokesperson for weight watchers and he reached her goal weight. she is showing it off in the daisy dukes. >> i was with you. >> is there any question that justin timberlake is one of the best hubbies in hollywood.

he tweeted a message to jessica biel. you make me smile until it hurts. i love you like crazy your husband. they are expecting their first baby. ironically on his birthday. what do you think? >> the bar is set high for guys everywhere. >> do you want to show your love on instagram? i love that he did it. the husband. >> not many people can bend it like beckham and he may not be able to selfie like him. he took a selfy and he posted the risky pick on his facebook page. this is how high the statue was.

and they have flights of stairs to the top and talk about a mission impossible. talk about that. there is a paparazzi picture in the car. >> polar plunge next year. >> a few years ago i went to the top of the george washington bridge. walking up along the cable. >> did you take a selfie? >> gosh yes. the best part about change changing a light bulb. it's twice as big as willie's head, but it comes in that cardboard box. just like a three-way ball. it's just in it. yellow ge bulb. it's great. >> i want to take a selfie. you have to find that.

quickly in madonna's caper she took that tumble and said the cape was tied too tight around her neck. the designer is telling the associated press madonna is difficult. she wasn't able to open it with her hands. that's all. like she doesn't have nimble hands? that's rude. we will have to see. if the singer has a response when she stops by the ellen degeneres show. although the show is not confirmed, this to us. but a paperly we hear every day madonna's website said she will appear on the show for a week. a week of madonna. said. >> al and natalie go head to

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>> nat and i are about to find out in response to awkward situations. >> et kid expert is here to point us in the right direction. good morning. >> you ready? >> play the game. >> sometimes, always never. >> you just bought a new car and several friends asked you how much you pate. are you obligated to tell you. >> the answer is good, never. unless it's your banker or accountant or your spouse, you don't have to say. you can say i got a great deal and if you would like my associate i would be happy to pass it on. >> you found out an acquaintance unfriended you. should you call them and ask

them why they dumped you? >> i stay with never. >> good. so far, so good. >> if they wanted you to know, they would call you or they would not have just deleted you. sometimes we clean our contact list. they are not a close friend or family member. >> 'they care. >> let it go. >> stick with the good friends. >> the coworkers are big on cell braying birthdays and your birthday came around and no one said anything. not a card, not a cake. should you say something? >> there was ta time, al. >> i would go with sometimes. >> i think there ways you can maybe tell another and say how about we get drinks for my birthday. >> they might not have known. your name might have gotten off the birthday list.

>> that's my own party. >> you sit in the carpool line every afternoon and watch all the mothers get out and visit. you would like to spend the time catching up on work or reading a magazine. is it aspect social to skip the mommy or daddy bant onnor? >> is st antisocial? >> sometimes. sometimes yes. you have to take one for the team and the team is your kids. every once in a while. once a month pop out and say hi how are you doing? see what your kid's friends are doing. it doesn't mean anything bad. just an update. you want to be friendly. makes sense. the person in front of you in the grocery express line has more than 15 items. should you call them out? >> never. >> nothing good comes from a grocery confrontation. >> you have done it too.

>> i have been that person with 17 items. >> we do it accidentally and it looks like you. >> one last one. >> you have good friends raising unruly kids. they invite you over for dinner all the time and keep making excuses. should you tell them you don't like their kids? >> never. >> sometimes. >> sometimes. >> if you have a good relationship with them. >> a close relationship, you might say -- >> you don't have to tell i don't like your kids. >> say i don't like you. >> let's go to a restaurant with peace and quiet, adults only. >> thank you. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning, i'm chris cato, 9:56. it's a first alert weather day with rain today turning to snow overnight. let's get your first alert forecast with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> that's right. we're going to see changing weather conditions in the overnight hours so snow is on its way. we'll see all this rain switching over in the overnight hours so here's a look at the winter storm warning that's going to go into effect at 11:00 p.m. tonight and last all the way until thursday 7:00 p.m.

here's the rainfall right now. it's going to be on and off throughout today, moving through parts of allentown right now, philadelphia into dover. we have more moisture heading our way, but as our temperatures drop below freezing that's when we'll start to see the changeover. our visibility is also down down to two and a half miles in philadelphia down to one mile in reading, one mile and three-quarters in allentown and two miles in pottstown so it's a foggy, rainy day. you want to be careful as you head out this morning. 38 in philadelphia, we're at 38 in mt. holly. we'll warm into the 40s today. between 42 and 45 degrees. stick with nbc 10 for your changing weather conditions. chris. happening right now, a minimum wage hearing scheduled to begin in just a few minutes at city hall is now on hold because a fire alarm wepgt went off at city hall. our crew at the scene was just evacuated from the building along with everyone else so right now our desk is making some calls to find out exactly why that alarm went off to see if there was an emergency there. when the hearing does begin the workers will ask city council members to pass a resolution

increasing minimum wage to $15 over the current state wage which is $7.25 an hour. workers will testify about the impact of that wage on their families. we'll be back in 25 minutes.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello everybody. it's pulse day. wine day wednesday march 4th. perfect show today. ralph is here. >> ralph's here. >> yes. he's starring in celebrity autobiography which he's going to tell us about. >> it's funny. >> he's going to put us to the test. >> you know what's funny about him, you pointed this out downstairs, look at him. >> it's unbelievable. >> look at him. >> i say do you weigh the same you did when you were karate kid. he's going to deny it, no look

at this, and grabs like nothing on his stomach. kids give him a hard time. >> he's sitting right down there grinning. we know exactly what he's talking about. looks great. >> yeah. >> if you woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, don't let it happen again. because we've got little things that can make you happy every single day. >> all righty. >> getting on my nerves. >> and if a beach getaway sounds good right now, and who doesn't that sound good to? trip advisor has the top beaches in the country. where you can stay for under $200 a night. >> look at the ray of sunshine we have in the studio, mary, in her pink top. >> beautiful. >> mary's visiting us, and she looks beautiful. so mary, i want to thank you. your husband's not in the picture. ben didn't want to get in. >> he's behind the scenes. >> thank you for coming to visit us, okay. >> thank you for having me. >> you got it. it is time for hoda's words

of wisdom. >> all right. here we go. ready? the beauty of life does not depend on how happy you are but how happy others can be because of you. >> how about that? >> and then that will make you happy as a result. >> and then your friend is happier too. >> everybody wins. i like that. okay. i didn't see the voice last night, but i love to watch the next day. >> adam and blake had a little tussle over one young artist last night. her name is brenda yaiger and she took a risk of singing the house of that built me that had miranda's song. let's take a look. ♪ i just had to come back one last time ♪ ♪ man i know you don't know me from adam ♪ >> oh, she said my name. ♪ these hand prints on the front steps are mine ♪ ♪ ain't nothing but a memory

from the house that built me ♪ [ cheering ] >> shaking so violently that i have to come just like -- >> hi adam. >> oh my god. >> can i be her right now? >> that takes a lot of nerve to come out here and perform that song. >> i actually have that song tattooed on my foot with all my sisters because i grew up in a log cabin. >> there's more to it than just one song sung by one coach of the voice. >> you guys can go to the prom together after you and i win the show. >> thank you. that's all for now. >> who do you think she chose? >> how could she not choose adam? but it's blake's wife's song. >> they were slow dancing.

let's see. >> power is in your hands. who's going to be your coach? >> oh my god. >> break my heart. >> i pick team blake. >> yeah, she doesn't want miranda mad at her either. >> no indeedy doo. and finally jeremy gainer who is in the army and lead singer of the west pointe band the only four chair turn of the night. >> i love this let's see. ♪ >> all four. >> yeah.

>> what a gorgeous voice he's got. >> my favorite part is not the singing and it's not the coach that choosing him -- >> it's watching the families freak out when someone hits the chair. it's the whole thing. it makes it everything. >> genius television. it really, really is. >> i think he chose christina. i don't know why i said it, but that's what i think. >> you take your pick. >> okay. so i pick christina. [ cheering ] >> that, okay, that was a total shot in the dark. i cannot believe -- >> bullseye. >> i can't believe that. he sounds like her. he sings all that up and down. >> uh-huh. vocal gymnastics. >> something like that. >> now adam has met his number one fan which we just heard about, ten-year-old boy named christopher who has down's syndrome. he's done school projects about maroon 5 and memorized all of their songs and music videos. so what happened?

>> the special ed teacher decided to make a meeting happen. so they went to the radio station, hot 95 in maryland. saw this video they arranged him for meet maroon 5 backstage. everything was going great. christopher gets there and i guess backstage can be overwhelming for this young boy. he kind of got a little you know, a little freaked out. he laid on the floor, and watch, look at the image of adam and his band, and what they did when they met him. he was laying on the floor so the entire band -- >> that's so sweet. >> laid down with him. >> and the radio station tweeted out that picture. >> and all were crying. >> great story. >> that humanizes the sexiest man alive. >> married to the victoria's secret. >> people come up brash on the show you see a human moment like that when a child touches you. >> it's really something. we should point out that that was tweeted out by hot 95.5. all right. >> by the way, congratulations to my hoda.

she won a gracie award. she's not exactly sure, in fact she -- >> i don't think i did win it. >> it goes to women in communications, it's a big award here in new york. outstanding host that's you host. >> i don't think it was that. i really don't think it was that. there's no proof of it, nobody's seen the award. >> including in the shine a light project truly great video which hit two million views on youtube. you can stimdonate, go to crowdrise.com/hoda. >> and it goes to pediatric cancer research. still don't think that's true. >> "today" show won four. >> don't believe that either. >> make it happen. >> don't think happened. okay. this is a cool story. on nightly a few months ago, there was a story about an 89-year-old and a four-year-old who became unlikely friends. they were neighbors. >> okay. >> they were together and one day, the little boy and his family moved away because they were, they had a growing family and needed more space.

well, they moved away, and it was heart breaking because those two hung out together. >> they were best, best friends. >> well guess what? the pair reunited. they've actually been seeing each other off and on, but the little boy came from earling's 90th birthday party. look at the reunion. >> wow. >> we used to call these dog tags in the army. friends forever. you come back again. >> i will eventually. >> up top. thank you. >> thank you jerry. >> emma's parents bring him to visit earling often. which is, as lovely as that is. the lord will take his friend. and that hopefully he's going to be prepared for that. that's going to be a delaware stating thing for him --

devastating thing for him. >> why are you laughing at that, people? >> this is just depressing. >> man is not -- >> i know. >> god love him. many many years on this earth. we are starting something new on this fine wednesday. >> it's a good thing. >> okay. >> so, often sometimes people ask what we're wearing and where can you get it and all this stuff. we're doing something called looks for less. >> wait. >> lovely lilliana looks for less. >> thank you. >> what happened, what did you pick? >> i had the opportunity to dress both of you. and what i think are two of the seasons hottest trends in the segment we're calling luxe for less. you don't have to spend a lot. so hoda is wearing a beautiful mini length dress. are you going to stand up? it's gorgeous on her. how beautiful is that? >> perfect. >> we can't tell you how much it is. >> not yet. >> we do, we want people to get

them. guess how much the dress it? picked it out, boom, guess go to the facebook page. >> facebook page. >> and later we're going to let people know where they can find our goodies. >> then kathie, you're wearing a beautiful choker. i love how you styled it with the statement earrings. it's about the architectural pieces, and you're not going to believe the price on this. go to the facebook page, guess the price or how little, maybe. >> okay. >> okay. >> and i'll come back later in the show and tell you where you can get them. are you wearing something as well? >> i am. all of my pieces are under $100. so that's a little hint. >> everything i'm wearing is under $100. >> are you kidding? >> even though your spanx. >> you're too little. >> lilliana what's it called again? >> luxe for less. >> we got it. >> all right. bye guys.

all right. now i love that geico commercial where the guy says i'm sorry, i'm a loner, and a loner has to be alone. and then he drives off and boom. just falls. and she goes jessie? they've come up with some new things. >> okay. you know when you're online and it you're watching a commercial and says you can skip the ad in five seconds because who wants to live through that? geico wanted to figure out how to keep you engaged. this is what they did. they put up the commercial called family. and it's just the branding. so you see the geico words now look what happens. >> it's already over. geico, 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >> oh oh. >> look. >> this is like the family's really there it's not like a cutout, they're blinking you can look, blink.

okay. >> they're going to have a bigger mess to clean up later let me tell you. >> look how he goes for the spaghetti. so good. look out for the salad bowl. you know he wants to laugh. oh my gosh. see you could watch it. >> look want a the kid. he's just sitting there, come on. >> is there more? is there more food? >> he doesn't want the salad, obvi. not interested. >> nothing green. >> well, there's more. >> isn't that so smart, because you're looking at geico -- >> what's that got to do with insurance? >> nothing but you remember geico. >> i like jessie and becky. >> jessie. from betts si roos to hillary clinton, great women past and present. play who knew with us. one thing we do know, hoda, we're about to have fun with ralph mavp

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if it really is a fountain of youth somewhere then ralph macchio knows where it is because he never seems to age. >> the tv film and stage stars appeared in great films like the outsiders and my cousin vinny. for many, he'll be known as daniel la rousseau as the karate kid. >> now bringing his star power to the stage and celebrity autobiography. where actors read other star's tell-all. take a look. >> long journey night rider has made me famous. baywatch had made me rich. but broadway had always been my dream and when i stepped out on to the sidewalk that night, i could see my name in lights, david, what'sle hoff. >> you are so cute. >> don't write the book if you can't take the heat. >> you know, the fun thing about

this show is, it's not mean-spirited. it really isn't. it's really, i mean it's a bit of, you know tragedy plus time is hilarious. so it's how you look at, at that side of it all. you know, and i think, you know you just read -- it's in their own words. erin and the -- >> they wrote it. >> yes. the ghost writer wrote, and then it's also, they do match-ups side by side, different people talking about the same event from two different perspectives. and you know, it's just like a simple thing like say tiger woods for that matter when he wrote his autobiography back before whatever scandal. the grip on the putter had a whole different meaning. >> oh. >> it's just that creates the funny. did david ever see that? >> i'm not the only one, i'm not exclusivele to hasselhoff, the castro at a times, they'll do --

cast rotates they'll do anything. >> i had to do barbara streisand once, which was tough. i just worked on butta. >> been doing this for quite a while too. it is so many people that have done it. i came in about, i guess i just finished doing ugly betty and michael and ray chech dratch was on guest starring on ugly betty. and they invited me to do this. it's so much fun. >> who else would you love to read you haven't done yet? >> oh god. >> regis. >> regis. i'm out of control. it's so tough, so many people, and that's the thing, it's not really about doing impersonation, it's about just you know sometimes the most straight flat way of doing it. >> reading a book is not a hard thing to do. >> exactly. >> is it true that you are now an empty nester? >> yes. yes. it's crazy.

>> it's hard to believe that you have children, right. much less grown. >> yeah. >> they're 22-year-old and a 19-year-old. my daughter's living in the city now. and my son is up at boston college, but he's here on spring break, although it's freezing but it's spring break. >> are they in the business? >> my daughter is. >> what is she doing? >> she did the film with kristen wiig and matt dylan, she got a little part. >> and you encourage that? >> do as i say not as i do didn't work. she's doing great. and my mom is a math science kid maternal side of the gene pool. >> are you saying, hey, do more like this or try that? >> oh sure. talk to the hand. no, she does. my relationship i'm very proud of. >> that's awesome. >> what have you got there? >> you're going to read to us. >> we brought some celebrity autobiographies. >> i already know. >> i know the blue.

>> oh, listen, the segment producer completely set this up. >> yes, exactly. >> you have the guess. first, can you guess the famous daughter who wrote this autobiography. sure, i put a lot of myself into her, but that doesn't make her real, that doesn't make her me. this is my very own book, my first chance to tell my own story in my own words, but to tell my story, i have to talk about hannah -- >> hoda. >> at first i was like who is that? >> five, four -- >> hoda. >> hoda. how i survived everything. >> okay, boom. >> miley cyrus. >> there you go. okay. >> different hannah. >> thank god. >> blue on your book. >> didn't sound familiar. but who knows. we have time for one more. >> up next, actress comedian. here we go. she says doing skit comedy while pregnant is like wearing a sombrero sombrero you can pretend to be a serious person, but that giant hat is the in your way.

i have spent on time being pregnant, sometimes it was real -- >> tina fey. >> good guess close, i would say -- >> amy poehler. >> bingo. >> yes please. >> yes, please. >> ralph. wait, i don't think we have time. >> you know what we do have time. you're going to be joining me on sooer yus radio later. >> okay. >> thanks, ralph, all the best. the color red has to do with your mood. >> tips if you want to wake up happy every single day. and you know what would make us happy right now? sunny vacations. >> best beaches to visit voted on by you af over 200,000 people are hospitalized every year with flu complications. so to kill the germs that may make your family sick, we recommend using lysol disinfectant spray every day. lysol is approved to kill 80 germs, including hard to kill viruses that can live on surfaces for over 4 weeks. it works on hard and soft surfaces to help stop the spread of bacteria. so help keep your family healthy with

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work tomorrow. overnight we'll see the snow as a rain changing over to snow. here is a live look outside now. we're dealing with fog. foggy conditions and rainy conditions on this wednesday. we take a closer look at the first alert, which goes into effect at night at 11:00 p.m. and will last until 7:00 p.m. on thursday. reason why is the rain moving to snow overnight. it will be a snowy morning rush. and this could potentially be the biggest snowstorm of the season. closer look at our radar, shows the rain moving into our suburbs north and west and into the poconos. not seeing much rainfall in south jersey along the shore. we'll see on and off rain throughout the day. as all the moisture moves in and temperatures start to drop it switches over to snow. 36 degrees in the poconos now. 37 in allentown. 38 in philadelphia. today's range between 42 and 45 degrees. a live picture from city hall in philadelphia where workers are now going back inside the building. workers and citizens.

they were evacuated about 30 minutes ago after a fire alarm went off there. this happened just before the start of a city council hearing on minimum wage. here is some new video into the newsroom here after those workers were evacuated as they waited outside for the all clear to be given. mayor michael nutter on his way out of the building. we still don't know why the alarm went off. fire cruise went through the building and now they're letting everyone back inside. i'm chris cato. a full hour of news in 30 minutes with vai sikahema. you can always get the latest on the nbc 10 app. have a great morning.

♪ we are back now with more "today" on this wine day wednesday. ready to play who knew. and that rosie the riveter is our way of reminding you it is women's history month. we to want honor some of the world's most accomplished women with fun facts. kathie lee is across the street ready to hand out 100 bucks to anybody who got the questions right. those who don't, get one of her remarkable, and hot cds. [ cheering ] . >> here o to help me out moore magazine leslie jane seymour. you're trending it up. >> we try. >> all right. let's go across the street to kath. >> the tease apparently. which performer had the fastest selling album in itunes history,

katy perry, beyonce, or madonna? go back to hoda or talk to this lovely couple? any time now. all right. do you know? >> i would say beyonce. >> okay. then you would be right. >> the answer -- >> leslie beyonce. >> yes. she took an incredibly huge risk last year when she dropped that album out on itunes by herself. no middle man, did incredibly well. and beyonce, as it was called, was the fastest selling album ever on itunes, it is incredible. almost a million copies in three weeks. >> that is sick. >> michigan. >> okay, beautiful there. the coo of facebook, sheryl sandberg and the ceo of yahoo, marissa mayor, both launched their tech careers at google apple, or microsoft? >> apple? >> no. >> oh.

>> yay. >> the correct answer is google. >> google. yeah seems like all roads lead to google today, right? >> so anyway, both of them, marissa started as the first female engineer. she was employee number 20. >> was she really? >> guess how that paid off. exactly. >> sheryl was in 2001. and she was in charge of global online sales and operations until she was moved over by mark zurkberg over to facebook. >> wow. >> not a bad place to start i would say. >> what were we doing when we could have been at google? >> hello. over to you. >> from gainesville. who said there is no such thing as failure. failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. it was melinda gates, anna wintour, or oprah winfrey? >> oprah? >> it was, it was oprah. >> it is oprah winfrey. >> absolutely. and the 2013 harvard commencement address, she said

that launching her own, her own own network was the hardest thing she ever did. >> yeah and probably learned a lot from it. >> well, what's nice to see, even the big girls fail sometimes. >> it's right. stay with it and you get there. >> over to you. >> this is young gentleman is from richard, he calls me ma'am, it was nice. how many american women have been in space. 14, 32 or 45. >> i'll go with 14. >> but he's darn cute and he's going to love this album. >> you know i was surprised by the answer. the correct answer, 45. >> 45 women have been in space. american women. and it's 59 women in total overall. and what i really love is 2013 nasa actually had it's first class of even men even women who were in the space program. >> that's interesting. >> 2013. so maybe the rest of us can do it from now on. >> time for one more. >> lovely lady from quebec.

who was the first woman to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. aretha franklin etta james, or janice johnson? >> no cheating. >> janice johnson. >> she wanted the cd. this is good. this is good. got what she came from. the correct answer, aretha franklin, queen of soul. >> she became the first woman inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. >> all right. >> queen of soul's career began, when she did a gospel album at 14 years of age. what was i doing at 14? >> i know. >> i appreciate that. lilliana coming up is going to reveal the cost of my dress and the cost of kathie lee's necklace. and everything will be coming up roses if you tylenol these tips for waking up happ

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beach, drink in your hand, oh and the sun in your face. >> well dream no more. tripadvisor.com is out with the list of award winning beaches based on traveler reviews and ratings. here with your favorite destinations for under $200 a night. the deseret fish. >> cheers. >> if we're not on a beach, that's where we want to be right now. >> use our imaginations. >> florida first? >> yes, the number one rated beach by traveler's choice is siesta beach. it has crystal sand, beautiful waters, and it's one of the safest beaches in the country because it's got life guards year round. >> wow. >> perfect for families. the hotel to go to is a captiva. it's under $180 on average. full kitchen. it's a beautiful hotel. garden area. save lots of money but the thing/e to go to is the state

park. to want see alligators, the turtles and wildlife and do all kinds of fun activities. >> that's beautiful. all right. let's move on to st. pete. >> st. pete beach. this is something where you are never going to have a bad weather day. 361 days of beautiful sunshine when you're there. >> what? >> and the hotel to go there is called the blind past resort. it is newly renovated. new work. and it's also got kitchens, which is great for families to stay there. and it's walking distance from to hundreds of different shops and restaurants -- >> what is that blue thing? >> the high tide slide. this is so much fun. this is three stories high and 200 feet long. >> what? >> get the kids on that slide. you can go 20 times, all day long. >> where is this? water slide? >> it is, it's a water slide right on the beach. >> let's go out west. >> newport beach, this is orange county. and this is the largest

recreational beach. you can go swimming scuba diving fishing, sunset cruises at night. there's lots to do. the place to stay is the hi yacht region si. this is more a resort than a hotel. but for less than $200 a night. >> wow. >> somehow that possible? >> it's got three pools, it's got a dozen tennis courts, gulf courses and it has all kind of things for the family to do. then you can walk around at night at balboa island. >> which is beautiful. >> shopping, you have to have while you're there, frozen banana dessert with chocolate covered in chocolate and peanuts. it's wonderful. >> let's go to crystal cove state park in laguna. >> this is three miles of gorgeous beach that you can scuba dye or swim. but this is perfect for the out doorsy types. they have 2400 acres -- >> trails. >> horseback riding, biking, you can go anything outdoor. you can go to the laguna shores at the hotel. and this one also under $200. >> okay. >> and this has millions,

million dollar views. >> and in hawaii. >> yeah. this is kailua beach. this is famous for wind surfing, body surfing, just sitting on the beach and feeling the breeze. >> you don't need to do a thing. >> snorkeling paddle boats out to the island, and where you should stay is aqua beach. >> okay. >> and this is a walking distance from the starbucks from the food market, anything. >> east coasters quickly ocean stwhi it warms up, maryland. >> not quite yet. >> perfect for year round because they have a famous board walk. with lots of different, amauzment parks. >> we're hoping. >> it's perfect to go when you're swimming, and when you want to go swimming and going there in the summer time. the place to stay is a victorian old hotel. absolutely gorgeous. >> thank you. >> and they need folks to come by. >> they do. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. how much do you think this choker and hoda's dress really

cost? >> lilliana is back and she's going to tell you thousand get these luxe looks for less. >> wow. >> with lovely lilliana. after this.

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it is time for lilliana's luxe looks for less. earlier we revealed that lilliana put me into this dress and kath into that beautiful choker. and we asked you no to guess how much you thought they cost and post it. here are some of your guesses. dana ryan says the dress is 49.99 necklace is 29.99. >> sarah says my dress is 39.99 and the choker is 7.99. >> lou yan says hoda's dress is pink and red. that wasn't the question. >> lilliana, we got a lot of feedback. >> we have almost 1,000 guesses, which just shows that people really love a great deal. so i want to talk about your dress and talk about the trend. this is a mini length. people say what's a mini. mini hits right below the knee

to above the kafl. >> it's so flattering. >> so many celebrities have worn this, kerry washington in something similar, gorgeous on the red carpet. and gwyneth paltrow you're 5'9", also putting it on somebody petite, you have to find it right. big reveal for the dress. >> how much? >> the dress is 39.95. >> unbelievable. it's such quality fabric. >> from h and m. it has the texture. >> who makes it? >> h and m. >> oh. okay. $39.95, wow. $30 dress. >> $40 dress, that's amazing. >> kathie's choker. this is also a huge statement right now in jewelry. it's about the lines, really simple necklaces. >> okay. >> i love this and a lot of celebrities have been spotted in this. amy poe lor wore a choker and rihanna, ultimate trend setter. >> okay. >> rihanna's is probably millions of dollars. but on kathie, the big reveal

been. >> couldn't mine be too? >> $7.95. >> close. >> that one guess we had -- >> from where? >> also from h and m. >> wow. >> we have a few seconds. >> great chokers here, these are from lulu's, bloomingdales under $50 and these are under $50. you can totally get the trends for less. and post these on facebook. >> we'll see you every wednesday. >> for all the details and where to get the items, log on. >> tomorrow you're heard of duck cakes, kathy mitchell is bringing us easy dump dinners. and lewis and jill a

this is nbc 10 news first alert weather. >> and right now at 11:00, we're tracking wet weather moving through our area. right now it is rain. but after midnight it will turn to snow and it could be the biggest snowstorm so far of the season. right now things are just soggy out there. nbc 10 cameras at 34 and spruce and university city where there are puddles along the sidewalks there. those puddles will soon be replaced by snow however. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. by this time tomorrow much of our region will see significant snow on the ground. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz here with the forecast. glenn? >> we have a rainy day today, temperatures are milder but we have a first alert for tonight, es