. good morning. let it snow. the first major winter storm of the season belting the east coast today. 73 million people in its path. even more unusual? the south getting pounded. nearly a foot of snow in alabama, north carolina north carolina even more than that. the slippery conditions causing chaos on the roads. and it's only getting started. dylan has her eye on it all. wildfires turn deadly. a new devastating turn of events in southern california. one woman was skillkilled after got into a car accident trying to get away from the flames. nearly 10,000 firefighters working trying to get six wildfires under control.

presidential push. >> get out and vote for roy moore. with just three days to go to the election in alabama, president trump rallies voters to get behind senate candidate roy moore as one of the women who accuse moore of sexual misconduct speak out. >> i guess we as women don't matter because we're not part of the old boys club. all that plus dozens hurt after a charter bus flips over on a san francisco highway. a warning from doctors about an already dangerous flu season that could get worse. and suri cruise making her public debut helping mom introduce taylor swift at this year's jingle ball much to the delight of fans. today, saturday december 9th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dylan

dreyer live from studio 1 a. >> welcome to "today." thanks for joining us. i'm craig melvin. >> we are getting ready. >> snow's coming. >> sure is. >> winter is a few weeks ago but snow doesn't care. >> no. southern texas 7 inches of snow. it's wild. >> that snow of course our top story. already some impressive totals as the storm makes its way north. corpus christi texas, dylan was just talking about texas, 7 inches has already fallen on the ground. >> alabama has gotten 10 inches so far. highlands north carolina has more than a foot. 15 inches. and that could number rise. >> now that storm is moving up the east coast. the northeast preparing for anything between a dusting to a half foot of snow depending on where you are. dylan tracking all of it. going to get pretty bad in some places.

>> it is. and it's the first snow of the season. this is the first major snowstorm of the season. as you pointed out, it is going to be a big one. a 2,000 mile stretch blanketing areas where people aren't used to seeing much, if any, of the white stuff. people living in the south waking up to an unusual sight. snow. the winter storm began way south. this traffic jam was in mexico. texas was next to get hit. >> you hit that patch of ice and man, you're in a wreck. >> a 15-car pileup in san antonio. a record 5 inches of snow in college station. >> we have snow in houston. >> football star j.j. watt couldn't get enough of the unusual conditions. >> this is awesome. >> 180,000 customers initially lost power as record amounts of

snow fell in mississippi and louisiana. schools and businesses closed early in atlanta. delta canceled 625 flights at its hartsfield jackson hub. little early for us here in georgia, but, you know, we'll get through it. >> this morning the northeast bracing for the season's first snowstorm. but there's more than one way to look at the weather. >> i love the snow. especially around christmas. >> and it is still snowing in atlanta right now. areas back through texas, louisiana, alabama, mississippi, the snow is just about done there. we are going to see this develop into an eastern system and because of that we do have winter storm warnings up and down the east coast. 71 million people will still be impacted and also keep in mind even though the snow won't a accumulate on the roads because it's been so mild lately, we are still going to see dangerous conditions on the overpasses. they freeze on both sides. we are going to have to deal with this storm all day long. we are looking at as much as 2

to 4 inches in a wide stretch with isolated amounts closer to 6 inches especially along that rain/snow line. that would be right along the coast. eastern long island could see close to 6 inches of snow. it's like we haven't had any kind of taste of winter and all of a sudden we're feeling it 2,000 miles across the country. >> when you start talking about a few inches in carolina, that's enough to cripple major cities. now to a major story out west. those relentless wildfires showing no signs of letting up anytime soon. thousands of firefighters are working around the clock. some not taking a break since the wildfires began. some losing their own homes in the process. firefighters trying to take advantage of calm winds before they pick up once again today. and this morning the fires have turned deadly. kristen is in hard hit ventura. good morning. >> good morning, sheinelle.

take a look. hundreds of structures burned in this fire. one woman now confirmed killed. she was trying to flee. was in a car accident and was overcome by the fire. these fires in total have now burned over 260 square miles. here at the thomas fire the biggest one it is 10% contained thanks to light winds but i can already feel the winds picking up. firefighters know their window with help from mother nature is closing fast. overnight some progress on the ground. >> it's not as dire as it looked a few nights ago. however, there is a tremendous volume of fire out there. >> reporter: the life and death struggle far from over knowing the brutal santa ana winds will be back later today. almost 9,000 firefighters now battling on the front line. many have been working six days straight. evacuees still wondering what

they'll go home to. ? >> no sleep. worry. devastati devastating. our community is gone. >> people have been forced to leave their homes, some rescuing everything to make sure their animals made it out. >> seeing the horses in bad shape and seeing ranches with no animal system an erie feeling. >> jan carver relieved to see her house okay but feeling bad because her neighbors weren't so lucky. in the face of tragedy the gratitude is overwhelming. food, water and a wealth of thanks for firefighters working so hard. >> what we really appreciate is a grateful community who appreciates all the hard work that the men and women of the fire department up and down the state are putting in. a great meal is highly appreciated. >> reporter: every little blessing has extra meaning here.

eric allison lost his home but was able to save a priceless treasure. >> i pulled out a picture of my grandma, my beautiful, noble, wonderful grandma and took a picture of it and sent to my mom. i think she cried she was so happy i saved it. >> reporter: at least some small blessings. this fire now is moving through a national forest so a less populated area, but the winds expected to gust upwards of 50 miles an hour today. that could mean it could move it back into some areas where more homes and more people are threatened. >> kristen, thank you. to politics now and president trump giving his strongest endorsement yet for roy moore. the president speaking at a rally in pence cole la, florida, 20 miles from the alabama border and and packed with more supporters. gabe gutierrez is in montgomery alabama with more. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. president trump may have held that rally just over the state line in florida, but there was

92 doubt he was trying to reach alabama voters. for him the stakes could not be higher. a critical senate seat with the republican majority hanging in the balance. >> how many people here are from the great state of alabama? >> this morning with the alabama senate race entering its final weekend, roy moore's campaign is riding a presidential wave. >> get out and vote for roy moore. >> reporter: president trump with his strongest backing yet of the controversial candidate. moore is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with teen girls which he strongly denies. >> we need somebody in that senate seat who will vote for our make america great again agenda. >> reporter: after the white house had previously said the president would not campaign for moore in alabama, it announced this rally in pensacola. the moore campaign tells nbc it

actively encouraged its supporters to attend. >> i believe he's a good christian man and he's still denying everything that he's been accused of. >> beverly young nelson who first came forward publicly three weeks ago slammed president trump for endorsing moore. >> i guess we as women don't matter because we are not part of the old boys club. >> she alleges moore assaulted her when she was 16 and had signed her yearbook, but moore's campaign insists it's a forgery since nelson now admits she wrote her own notes beneath the signature. >> she added that to remind herself of who roy moore was and where and when mr. mor signed her yearbook. >> reporter: moore is also drawing fire for what he said at a campaign stop earlier this year. he was asked what does the president's slogan make america great again mean? >> when families were united -- >> moore went on to say many of

the founding fathers problems had been corrected. >> you take a load out of a paragraph and say he's for slavery. that is ridiculous. >> reporter: moore's opponent democrat doug jones has a lot riding on african-american voters and whether they turnout for the polls on tuesday. civils rights icon john lewis is expected to campaign for jones tomorrow. >> gabe for us there in montgomery. thank you. robert kosta is an nbc political analyst and moderator of the "washington week." robert, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i know you just returned from the area. polls show that moore is ahead, but with such an unusual race, a lot of people believe that the polls can't be trusted. from your experience there, where does the race stand right now? >> based on my conversations with many voters, you get the sense that this race is very tight because you have suburban republicans who are skittish

about the candidacy of roy moore. there are still some burdens. some voters on the conservative side say they can't come over the line. >> from twitter to rallies, president trump clearly all in on roy moore. how much do you think that is going to help him on tuesday? the president's support and how is trump's support playing outside alabama? >> it's an important factor. voters who i spoke with over the past four days say they may not love roy moore, but they believe in president trump's agenda. and to have that kind of full throated support from the president just a few miles from the state over in pensacola, that refs up the trump base just as doug jones is trying to rev up the democratic base this weekend. >> there's another piece. we talked about the fact that the early calls from top republicans for roy moore to dropout have quieted recently. in fact the republican national

committee is once again supporting moore. how do you think a roy moore win would affect the republican party? >> the republican party is now in washington a party of insiders but it's really controlled by outsiders like president trump. you saw in his speech in pensacola last night he was putting himself forward as someone who would rock washington, d.c. and he cast roy moore as an ally. so if roy moore comes to washington, he will be with president trump standing there perhaps against the republican establishment at times, but it is those outsiders in the gop who now have power. >> robert, thank you. president trump will be in mississippi later today. he'll be attending the opening of a new civil rights museum, but his visit is fraught with controversy before he even gets there. nbc kristen welker is in jackson mississippi. good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. tensions are simmering here in jackson with president trump set to touch down in just a few hours for the opening of this

civil rights museum behind me. some hearsay they are honored to welcome the president while others say they're outraged. they say president trump hasn't healed the racial divide in america. in fact, he's made it worse. on the cusp of the civil rights museum opening here in jackson, president trump reaching out to the black community overnight at a rally in pensacola. >> i love these guys. look at these guys. blacks for trump. i love you. >> reporter: but looming large, civil discord with president trump and civil rights icon congressman john lewis at odds again. lewis canceling his keynote address at the opening of the museum along with mississippi representative benny thompson saying in a joint statement president trump's attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this museum. the naacp saying the president has created a racially hostile climate in this nation. the white house firing back. >> this president is reaching

out and going to the museum to celebrate it. >> reporter: as a candidate mr. trump struggled to win over voters of color while campaigning here in jackson, a predominantly african-american city. and as president, mr. trump has drawn s-- what some say is polie brutality. >> get him off the field now. he's fired. >> reporter: and he deep ended frustrations over the summer seeming to equate white supremacist with protestors. >> i think there's blame on both sides. >> still mississippians are divided. some thrilled by the presidential visit while others worry it could turn a celebration into confrontation. amid the controversy over this museum, another story that's sure to draw some headlines.

former fox news anchor jewsaid t president trump unexpected tried to kit her on the lips while the two were on an elevator back in 2005, 2006. she then quickly followed up saying she didn't see that incident as sexual assault while, quote, i was neither threatened or offended in elevator. end of story. we did reach out to the white house. no response yet. >> kristen there in mississippi. thank you. new details are coming out about the reason behind the resignation of trent franks. an aid saying he pressed her to act as a surrogate mother and at one offered a $5 million reward. he planned to resign in february but on friday he stepped down. the couples had twins through a surrogate eight years ago. dozens of people were hurt,

four of them seriously after a charter bus overturned on a fran highway. officials say the bus hit the center median wall and ricochetted crashing on the side of the interstate. the cause of that crash is not known just yet. according to authorities the driver was not impaired. 29 people were on board. more violence in the middle east. protestors took to the streets throwing rocks at israeli troops who used tear gas to stop them. angered by president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of isreal. pope francis is calling for a change in christianity's best known prayer. in a tv interview the pope said that the line in the lord's prayer asking god to, quote, lead us not into temptation is a poor translation. he says it implies that it is god who actively pushes people into temptation rather than satan. while the pop's remarks are not a decree to change the prayer, it has once again sparked a

debate on how far a pope can go on shaking up longstanding tradition. let's check in with dylan now. >> we are going to see the snow up and down the east coast. in areas where the snow has stopped back through texas, louisiana, mississippi, we are going to see very, very cold temperatures. in fact, we have freeze warnings with morning lows dropping down into the 20s and 30s. this is a hard freeze that will wipe out the rest of the growing season. that cold extending all the way down. we're also looking at the fire danger out west. wins will be on the gusty side. it is sunny and somewhat warm down across weste texas withrn good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. snow starting to spread in the area. the first alert for the first snow is for the entire area. during the day today through this afternoon and through this evening. and until late tonight at midnight the snow will finally be moving out of the area. we will see slowly accumulating

snow during the day. the steady snow takes over the entire area later this morning, stays through this afternoon. the potential for 2 to 6 inches of snow, especially on colder grassy surfaces. and that's that's your late forecast. >> thank you, dylan. still to come, those mysterious bitcoins. some people are maybingking a fortune. could a crash come this weekend? >> a rough landing for a sky diving santa. first this is "today" on nbc.

we are back now on a saturday morning with the download. our look back at the week that was. the raging wildfires dominated the headlines, but there were other headlines as well including senator al franken announcing his resignation and president trump's controversial decision to name jerusalem as isreal's

capital. a controversial announcement from president trump this week. >> jerusalem is isreal's capital. >> seven decades of u.s. policy changed in an instant. . >> an unpress deptcedented move breaking with u.s. policy since isreal was created. >> the move sparking clashes throughout the region. for the palestinians, this is their way of showing they don't accept the israeli claim to jerusalem. >> and concern over the president's health after he slurred his words towards the end of his speech. the white house insisting the president only had a dry loot. >> serving in the united states senate has been the great honor of my life. nevertheless, in the coming weeks, i will be resigning as a member of the united states senate. >> senator al frarnken with a defiant goodbye speak after

accusations of sexual misconduct against him. >> i am aware there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office. >> two other members of congress resigning this week under clouds of suspicion themselves. "time magazine" unveiled their choice for person of the year here on "today." >> the silence breakers, the voices that launched a movement. >> i could never have envisioned something that would change the world. i was trying to change my community. >> the magazine honoring those speaking out against sexual harassment and prompting a nationwide outcry with two simple words. >> liangelo ball, the ucla basketball player freed from custody in china after being caught shoplifting spoke out on

"today". >> i didn't realize until i got back to my hotel that was stupid. >> chinese authorities dropping the charges after president trump intervened. ball dropping out of ucla after the team suspended him. some of the week's most memorable moments caught on camera. a new jersey security guard confronting three shoplifters suffered a concussion after being dragged by their car after a dramatic getaway. a sky diving santa missed the mark while he was attempting this entrance on the beach. he broke his leg, but it could have been a lot worse. and down but not out. "fixer upper" star stole the show after a college basketball game after one of the players landed on top of him trying to save a loose ball. finally, failure to launch. when a braids maid and a grooms man try to create the "dirty dancing" scene, it didn't exactly go as plan. >> then she hits her new

husband. >> i get you they landed it in rehearsal. >> i think he grabbed too far down the leg. so the center balance was off. >> what's this? then she blames him. >> i think they should have tried again. >> it was too low. >> she was top heavy. she almost flipped all the way over. >> what a great way to start a marriage. still ahead, a major warning from health officials as flu season hits harder than ever. >> and we'll tell you how you can help thousands of victims in the awful wildfires out in california. >> and katie holmes surprises fans by bringing daughter suri

good morning. i'm dray clark. your time now 7:26 on this saturday morning. we have issued a first alert for snow in the region happening throughout tonight, midnight. taking a live look at what's happening in cape may, actually this is -- yeah, cape may, new jersey, some snow there. that's actually -- what's that, bill? the pocono mountains, i thought that was the case there camelback making snow there definitely a place to be on a day like today. you can see snow on the ground in this new video from middle township. nbc10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg tells us the snow is now falling again in that area. let's get your most accurate forecast from nbc10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. >> they don't have to make snow in cape may because mother nature is handling that for them. and it is going to be in philadelphia.

the clouds are in place and the snow is making some progress. snow overnight in ocean city. you can see it on the boardwalk and some colder surfaces. warm air is just offshore and some has started to move inland so we're seeing a mix of rain moving into southern delaware and into cape may. now, this could limit the snowfall totals during the morning hours, but snow is expected to move back in and across the rest of the area too. we're seeing some light snow in central delaware and south jersey. and a few snowflakes in northern -- wilmington, northern delaware, as well as new castle county. as the morning progresses into the lunchtime hour snow spreads across the entire area and continues right on through this afternoon. dray ncht all right, thank you, bill. philadelphia's cold blue is now in effect. that's the designation when we get snow in sub freezing temperatures. the city's homeless outreach teams will be patrolling streets urging homeless people to make their way to shelters. i'm dray clark, we'll be back in another 25 minutes or so. now back to the "today" show.

we're back on saturday morning, december 9, 2017. >> start this half hour with a check of the headlines including the snow that's blanketing tens of millions from the south to the northeast. >> winter white out. the first big storm of the season dropping heavy snow on the south. close to a foot in some places. 71 million people in its path from alabama to maine. >> it's here, it's coming. nothing you do about it. >> california tragedy. the first death attributed to those massive wildfires. a woman killed as she was trying to get away. firefighters making some

progress, but there's still a lot of work to do. >> it's not as dire as it looked a few nights ago. however, there's a tremendous volume of fire out there. >> 9,000 firefighter battling at least six blazes this morning. >> all in. >> get out and vote for roy moore. >> president trump in a campaign style rally in pensacola florida to elect roy moore to the u.s. senate despite all the women accusing him of sexual misconduct when he was in his 30s. >> defeat in court. a big loss for brendan who was featured in "making a murderer" a federal appeals court ruling his confession to helping with the murder should not be thrown out. serving a life sentence for the crime. >> and heroes welcome. missouri officer tom wagstaff welcomed home after recovering from a gunshot wound to the head in march. emotions running high, today,

saturday december 9th, 2017. >> heroes welcome for a hero there. there are new questions this morning over whether police missed warning signs for the man who shot and killed two high school students in new mexico. this as a hero teacher speaks out. more from nbc tammy leitner. >> reporter: this morning we are hearing about aks cts of herois during that shooting in new mexico. >> i heard a pop, pop, pop. >> substitute teacher says she used a sofa to barricade her students into a supply room. >> i heard him come into the room and he was standing right next to our door. and then i was afraid he would come in. >> reporter: police say the shooter, a 21-year-old came sino his former high school disguised as a student. they later found a note. if things go according to plan today would be when i die.

work sucks, school sucks, life sucks. he planned every detail including the exact time he wanted to die. he eventually took his own life, but not before killing francisco fernandez, a junior on the football team and cheer leading captain casey marquez. both appeared to be targeted randomly. >> paco was in my class that morning. he signed out to go to the restroom and didn't make it back. >> reporter: we now know the fbi had contact with when he asked which gun works for a mass shooting. police questioned them. >> they found out he had no weapons. he belonged to no suspect organization. he had no apparent plans to commit any type of shooting. >> reporter: but he did. almost 21 months later and now a community is left wondering what more could have been done?

tammy leitner, nbc news, aztec, new mexico. dylan is back with another check of the forecast. we're looking at the fires out west. hopefully these firefighters get some help. >> it would be nice to get rain and less wind but unfortunately that's not the case. a couple clouds off the coast but nothing indicating we're going to see a whole lot of rain or increase in humidity. we do still have the critical risk of fire danger. 20 million are at risk right now and we are going to see tomorrow very little change. so we're not looking at much less or much fewer people impacted tomorrow as well. let's take a look at the wind gusts. today we're going to see the wins gusting up to around 20 to 30 miles per hour. they will increase overnight. we could see isolated wind gusts. that helps to fan the flames combined with dry conditions. we are not seeing any

good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley hb. snow is starting to spread in the area. the first alert for the first snow is for the entire area. during the day today through this afternoon and through this evening. and until late tonight at midnight the snow will finally be moving out of the area. we will see slowly accumulating snow during the day. the steady snow takes over the entire area later this morning, stays through this afternoon. the potential for 2 to 6 inches of snow especially on colder grassy surfaces. and that's your latest forecast. have you heard about bitcoin mania these days? it's an online currency that has seen a rise in price, especially this week. but prices took quite the dive on friday and it could get even worse this weekend. once the professional traders get involved. morgan ratford is here to explain. good morning to you. >> good morning. we are talking about future. starting on sunday, you'll be able to trade bitcoin on the market. some say it's a way to get rich

quick. others say it's all a bad gamble. will we see a cyber currency crash or will sunday be the time for investors to cash in big? >> begins with rare bitcoin news. >> after seeing wild rises this week. online currency bitcoin took a big dive friday. leaving many to speculate that the bubble could burst this weekend. why? starting sunday you'll be able to buy, sell, and now bet against the cyber currency. investment experts say that could lead to a big plunge. >> this market has become unrealistic. >> bitcoins are like a digital debit card. money that's simply worth what others will pay for it. at the start of the year, a single bitcoin was worth about $1,000. since then it's shot up about 15 times in value. but with wild price swings every day, it's buyer beware. >> i want a realistic market that's no longer make believe. this thing became make believe in the last two weeks.

>> the volatility isn't enough to discourage people who began investing in bitcoin at the age of 12 and became a millionaire by 18. >> i am 19 years old. i have 401 bit coins and i have, you know, $3 million in bitcoin. >> like eric, many bitcoin believers are tech savvy who believe the cyber currency is a good investment. but traditional investments like j.p. morgan have called it a fraud. and those who made it big say don't give up just yet. >> you see a lot the hateers ou there that want to make money betting against it. even if people get against it, i still think bitcoin will be successful. >> when it first came out it traded at next to nothing. we're talking about pennies. this morning it's trading at almost $15,000. maybe it's time for all the

haters out there as the 19-year-old million air paire te some of their criticism. >> i barely understand it. i keep asking what is a back buy? >> i've got buddies who have made money off of it. i'm old fashioned f. i don. if i don't understand the investment, it's hard to get my head around it. >> thank you, morgan. >> still ahead, is chance the rapper gunning for dylan dreyer's job. >> up next a major flu warning from doctors. flu season is here and it's already bad. how can you keep your

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fully kick in. two weeks to fully kick in. guess what happens two weeks from now? the holiday season starts. you're around other people. nasal flu vaccine is not being recommended. >> why is that? >> it just hasn't proved effective. down in the single digits. >> beyond the vaccine, what are some of the strategies we should employ? >> somebody in the house is going to get sick. it happens every year. what you want to do, if somebody gets sick, isolate them to a room and pick what i call the house hero and that's somebody that goes in. that's the person that goes in, designated to get them food, get them fluids, get them to the bathroom. that way other people don't come in contact. >> it sounds like you're saying quarantine our children and find a survivor. >> that's one way to look at it. that way it doesn't spread throughout the house. when you're out and about, you're touching objects all day. don't touch your face because that's how you get the virus into your body, through your

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a look how you can help out in the wake of the wildfires out west. >> dylan in the orange room with more on that. >> when mother nature is at her worst, a lot of times you see human nature at its best and that's definitely the case here and on social media. on twitter people in neighboring communities have been offering up spare rooms, even their vehicles and their times. this person writing how do i get food to the firefighters, offer myself or my car to help people

evacuate. others offering to take in people's animals. so many people who live far away are also asking how they can help. here are a few options. first there's the united way of ventura county which has been hard hit by the wildfires. 100% of donations will support people who impacted. you can text or go to their website. you can also help out the los angeles fire department by donating on their website which is supportlafd.org/donate. go fund me has created a hub that will directly help victims and their families. that's a lot of information we just threw at you. we've put it all up on our website if you'd like to help out. >> lots of useful information. anytime tragedy strikes, i'm always struck by the number of people who don't live in the area but feel compelled to help out. >> absolutely. you look for the helpers. still to come, why the person topping this year's

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good morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 8:00 on this saturday. we have issued a first alert for snow that will be spreading across our region through today and into the evening. let's take a live look right now at i-95 in wilmington. you can see traffic moving along just fine. dry here right now, snow is expected a little bit later on this morning. snow is already on the ground down the shore this is in rio grande, middle township, where you can see snow is already piling up on the lawns and trees. meteorologist krystal klei is keeping track of the timing of the snow for the other parts of our region that have yet to see it. >> yeah, rosemary, we're looking at first alert radar and satellite as we speak you can see snow is trying to start

filtering up from the southwest. i do think maybe a few flake haves made their way through parts of kent county, even southern new castle county. and you see the snow is starting in light form falling over south jersey. we're seeing a rain/snow mix in the southern most parts of delaware. look at the green/pink you see near long neck, that's being reported as mixed precip. everywhere else snow being reported. still dry over philadelphia. and areas that are farther north although it's showing up on radar, i don't think it's making it to the ground yet. i haven't seen any ground observations yet but tweet me if you are seeing snow in the suburbs or the lehigh valley. temperatures out there are right around freezing where we are getting snow reports. you see it's a little warmer north but those numbers will be falling through today. now to a live look at philadelphia international airport. the snow operation ready to go prepared to clear the runways if necessary. we're going to continue to follow this and we'll be right back here at 8:30. i'm rosemary connors. now back to the "today" show.

good morning. let it snow. a major snowstorm blanketing the east coast this morning with 71 million people in its path. a record setting snowfall hitting the south with more than a foot already in north carolina. as residents along the east coast prepare for what the storm will send their way. when will it end and how much will fall? dylan is tracking it all. presidential push. >> get out and vote for roy moore. >> with just three days to go until the special senate in alabama, president trump rallies voters to get behind senate candidate roy moore who has been accused of preying on teens decades ago. the rally in florida just miles from alabama florida as the president gives his strongest

backing yet of the controversial candidate. and suri a debut. katie holmes brings her daughter on a public stage to introduce taylor swift. much to the delight of fans today, saturday december 9th, 2017. >> hello from the barbecue capital of the world. >> how many times have you been to "the today show?" >> 12 times and it's always my first stop. >> what are you celebrating? >> it's our sweet 16. >> it's our 18th. >> these guys rode a bus all night long. why? >> to be on "the today show". i always enjoy those. good morning. welcome back on this saturday

morning. >> we're going to get outside in just a bit. before the snow comes? >> yes. >> it will objection look very pretty with the tree in the background. a. >> a lot of people want it. the snow is our top story. already some big totals as the storm makes its way north. in corpus christi 7 inches have fallen. >> anniston alabama, 10 inches. highlands north carolina has more than a foot. 15 inch there is in highlands. that number could rise this morning. >> now the storm is moving up the east coast. dylan is tracking it all. >> it's a fast moving system. it's going to affect us all day today. that storm stretched 2,000 miles. blanketing areas where people aren't used to seeing much if any snow at all. >> people living in the south waking up to an unusual sight. snow. the winter storm began way south. this traffic jam was in mexico. texas was next to get hit. >> all of a sudden you hit that patch of ice and then man, you're in a wreck.

>> a 15 car pileup in san antonio. a record 5 ifnches of snow in college station. >> we have snow. in houston. >> football star j.j. watt couldn't get enough of the unusual conditions. >> this is awesome. >> 180,000 customers initially lost power as record aims of snow fell in mississippi and louisiana. schools and businesses closed early. delta canceled 625 flights at his hartsfield jackson hub. >> little early for us here in georgia, but we'll get through it. >> this morning the northeast bra bracing for the season's first snowstorm. there's more than one way to look at the weather. >> i love the snow especially around christmas. >> well, it is still snowing in atlanta right now and we are going to see the snow spread through the mid atlantic and up

into new england over the course of the day today as well. we do have winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings in effect up and down the east coast. 71 million people are impacted by this system. we are going to see the snow move into the mid atlantic region by late morning, early afternoon. the heaviest of the snow moves in overnight and early tomorrow morning. here's the timing as we go through the day today. norfolk virginia down into philadelphia, new york city up into rhode island and boston, that snow will continue to fall and be heavy at times and accumulate, especially on the grassy surfaces, although the roads will be very slick, especially when you factor in about 2 to 4 inches from virginia up into bangor maine. if you get stuck in some heavier bands we could see 5 to 6 inches of snow. i feel like we haven't had time to prepare to drive, so it's better to stay indoors and let

it all play out. another major story developing is out west. the major wildfires burn out of control. six fires in all keeping firefighters working around the clock. this morning officials say one woman has died. she was trying to get away from the flames. nbc kristen is in hard hit ventura with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning you to, craig. this is the scene across so much of southern california right now. in all, all of these six fires, 264 square miles have burned. almost 700 structures have been destroyed. many of them homes like this. now, as you mentioned, one woman confirmed dead. a 70-year-old. she was trying to evacuate. was in a car accident and then was overcome by the fire. some of those evacuations have been lifted now today as the fire burns into the national forest. people getting to come home to see what, if anything, is left of their homes. almost 25,000 structures are

still considered threatened today by firefighters as they watch the weather very closely. yesterday they were helped by some light winds. they were able to get 10% containment here at the thomas fire, the largest fire. the winds starting to pick up a little bit here this morning. the santa anas will be back in effect. expected to gust up over 50 miles an hour today. so this is far from over. firefighters say this could burn for weeks, guys. >> winds precisely what firefighters don't want. thank you. to politics now. president trump has given his strongest endorsement yet for embattled republican senate candidate roy moore. today he's headed to mississippi for an appearance that's drawing some controversy. nbc kristen welker is in jackson mississippi with moore on all of that. good morning. >> hi, sheinelle. good morning to you. there is a charged backdrop with president trump set to touch

down in a few hours here in jackson for the opening of this civil rights museum behind me. a number of people hearsay they're absolutely honored to host the president but others say they are outraged including civil rights icon congressman john lewis who has canceled his keynote address today. he's not going to attend. neither is mississippi congressman benny thompson both releasing a joint statement that reads president trump's attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this museum. the white house firing back calling the decision to boycott unfortunate. meanwhile overnight as you say president trump held that rally in pensacola. it is just across the border from alabama. there's no doubt pruesident trup using the event to drum up support for roy moore offering his most full throated endorsement yet. take a listen. >> get out and vote for roy

moore. we need somebody in that senate seat who will vote for hour make america great again agenda. >> reporter: roy is accused of sexual misconduct including with teenage girls. those are accusations he has firmly denied. president trump up and tweeting today about the event last night saying in his tweet great evening last night in pensacola florida. arena was packed to the rafters. the crowd was loud, loving and really smart. they definitely get what's going on. thank you, pensacola. all of it will be at the forefront as president trump heads here to jackson a little later on today. >> kristen, thank you. new details are coming out this morning about the reason behind the abrupt resignation of arizona republican congressman trent franks. a former aid says the congressman repeatedly pressed her to act as a surrogate mother and at one point even offered a

$5 million reward. franks initially planned to resign in january but on friday he stepped down saying his wife was hospitalized and needed his help. the couple had twins through a surrogate eight years ago. dozens of people were injured, four seriously after a charter bus overturned on a fran highway overnight. the bus hit the median wall and ricochetted crashing on the side of the interstate. officials are trying to figure out the cause of the crash but do say the driver was not impaired. 29 people were on the bus. >> dylan has made her way out to the plaza with a look at the rest of the country's forecast. >> good morning, guys. we were about to take a selfie because it's your birt dahday. where are you from? >> from north carolina. >> we've got a snowflake here. can you see that? it's the most perfect snowflake. well, it's snowing down in north carolina too. in fact, the cold stretches all the way down to the gulf coast.

we have freeze warnings in effect. morning lows in the 20s and 30s. this is it for the growing season with that hard freeze expected. some of those freeze watches extending all the way down into north central florida. it is going to be on the cold side. out west we're still looking at the chance of fire danger. it's also very sunny through the middle of the country. the western two thirds of the country actually will not really see much in the way of clouds. we're looking at finally above average temperatures through the plains tomorrow. clear and very crisp down through the southeast. the storm will exit new england by late morning on sunday with some residual flurries and also good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. snow is starting to spread into the area. the first alert for the first snow is for the entire area. during the day today through this afternoon and through this evening and until late tonight, at midnight the snow will finally be moving out of the area. we will see slowly accumulating

snow during the day. the steady snow takes over the entire area later this morning, stays through this afternoon. the potential for 2 to 6 inches of snow especially on colder grassy surfaces. and that's your latest forecast. sheinelle and craig. >> check kroyour phone. how many un read e-mails do you have? when your e-mail overload may say about you. >> is there anything chance the rapper can't do? we're going to check out his weather forecasting skills in pop start. it's all after these messages. some oats,

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inbox -- one user posted i have more open e-mails than money in my bank account. so ladies, who among us do you think has the most unread e-mails? >> i know you guys would assume it's me. >> yes. that was my guess. >> i'm going to say you. >> me? >> you. >> actually, in order of best to worst, dylan dreyer, no surprise here, she's the best of us. 206. >> 2,000? >> it's you. don't you have an assistant? i don't. >> i didn't realize that i was that high. >> you looked at me with such shame. >> i got mine down. it's funny because i just cleared my e-mail out when i found out we were doing this. >> but sometimes you get e-mails from people that you never read. >> 2,000? >> i don't read them thinking i'll go back to them and then they just pileup. my thing is, brian makes fun of me all the time. not only does he not have unread

e-mails. he only has about four e-mails in his inbox. he reads them, answers them. >> doesn't he save them? >> that's whey think. >> i've got to be honest, i've got to do better. >> and you're the worst. >> i was being judgy. >> and just so you know, if craig hasn't responded to you, don't feel bad. >> how about some pop start? >> let's start with katie holmes. he just became the coolest mom ever. and simultaneously shocked concert goers at jingle ball here in new york city last night. the private mother brought her 11-year-old adorable daughter suri cruise up on stage to introduce the last act of the night. >> please welcome katie holmes and suri cruise. >> she's one of our favorite performers. who is it tonight? >> taylor swift. >> a big night for the mother/daughter duo as suri has essentially been kept out of the spotlight. if the smile afterwards is any

indication, not only is she a swifty, but looks like her mom scored some major bonus points as well. >> next up, forbes has released the list of the highest paid musicians of the year. the top spot might surprise you. before we get to that one, here are some runners up. number five, cold play. number four is the weekend with 92 million. drake has the third spot with $94 million. number two goes to beyonce with $105 million. number one, hip hop's shaun diddy combs. $130 million. the reason why it's staggering and surprising, he didn't release any new music this year. >> or the year before that. >> but he did launch his bad boy reunion tour and sold a portion of his clothing line. so i think that had a lot to do with it. >> and last but not least, chance the rapper. the 24-year-old can rap, act.

he's won grammy awards. hosted "snl" and raised money for chicago public schools. what about weather forecasting? i might be a little worried. thanks to a stop at morning news in chicago, we now know the answer. >> apparently peru is in here too. also just in case i have to -- i've got an invisibility cloak. now you see him, now you don't. i'll have to check out this at the hogwarts library. >> there is nothing more fun than playing with a green screen. we don't have one here anymore. >> why don't we? >> we've got these fancy monitors. >> thank you, dylan. we're back in a moment.

we are back on a saturday morning. chill in the air. the snow has started to fall here in new york city. this is nice. >> we're in a snow globe. >> this is nice. >> a snow globe together during the holidays, we hold our annual toy drive. today is no different. today's donation is part of an initiative to enrich the lives of children through music and movement. >> susan is music together worldwide ceo. good morning. it's nice to have you here. >> thank you so much. >> how much is music together worldwide donating this year? >> we are bringing the gift of music and we are donating almost half a million dollars worth of songs. it's really our mission to make the world more musical. we're so grateful to the toy drive for allowing us to bring more music to families, especially with young children. >> why is music so important for children? >> there's almost nothing a parent can do with a child that

lights up more of the child's brain man music activity. newborns up through senior citizens in residential facilities, we connect people through music. there's nothing better than a parent can do with a child really in our minds than connect through the joy of music. >> i love it. >> susan, thank you so much. good luck with your drive. >> thank you. >> if you want to participate in the toy drive, stop by our plaza or go online at amazon.com/sunday. >> that will do it for us on this saturday morning. tomorrow on send today, willie sits down with one of the biggest names in music ed sheeran. >> you ladies want to stick around here on the plaza, maybe make some snow men? >> i'll let the snow pileup a little bit first. >> if you have snow where you are, enjoy that. enjoy your day and have a enjoy your day and have a fantastic week

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good morning. i'm rosemary connors. >> and i'm dray clark. just ahead on "nbc10 news today," if you don't see snow out of your window at the moment, you will still see it. winter weather is hitting neighborhoods across the area and we have reporters fanned out checking on the conditions where you live. >> a first alert in effect, it's a big storm and it's moving into

the area. the snow has arrived in some neighborhoods, but everybody's going to see accumulating snowfall today. your hour by hour forecast coming up. plus, america's game. it's army/navy weekend and it should be a snowy scene at lincoln financial field. we're live at the linc with the fans. >> plus, deadly traffic stop, a delaware state trooper is okay after gunfire in dover. and we are learning more about the teenage suspects involved straight ahead. how it all unfolded, those stories and more straight ahead. >> we're helping you get ready for the snow coming up on "nbc10 news today" in just two minutes.

good morning. i'm dray clark. >> and i'm rosemary connors. it's just before 8:30 on this saturday. thanks for being with us. we are tracking snow all across our area. you see it right there on first alert radar. how much you get depends on where you live. >> yeah, we have issued a first

alert because of the conditions across pennsylvania, delaware and new jersey including the jersey shore. this is a live look at conditions in ocean city right now. >> take a look at this video from the garden state parkway in middle township, cape may county. you can see there's snow on the trees and grass. looks like a winter wonderland, but the parkway just looks wet thanks to the crews treating the roads. >> and in delaware this is what it looks like in wilmington right now. not so bad. snow started falling in parts of the state yesterday and people there will get another dose later on today. >> now let's take a live look at philadelphia. the steady snow in the city and the suburbs still a few hours away. don't worry, it's coming. first alert meteorologist bill henley is tracking what's happening right now. bill. >> rosemary, the first alert is in effect for our first snow of the season. some have already seen some snow, but it's the entire area that's going to be impacted by this storm. it's happening now and will continue through this afternoon until midnight tonight.