news, weather, and traffic on the nbc10 app. good morning. new fallout. the president of michigan state university resigns in the wake of the larry nassar sex abuse scandal. this just hours after the former usa gymnastics doctor and long-time school employee was sentenced up to 175 years behind bars. >> i've just signed your death warrant. >> in morning gold medal winner aly raisman reacts to the sentencing in an exclusive live interview. breaking overnight, president trump arrives in switzerland after telling reporters at the white house he's looking forward to being interviewed in the russia investigation. >> oh i would do it under oath yeah absolutely. >> so why is his lawyer now saying not so fast? heartbreaking loss. the parents of the 15-year-old

girl killed in that mass shooting at a kentucky high school speaking out to nbc news. >> she was just the best kid ever. >> as the young suspect prepares to face murder charges as an adult. those stories, plus paris underwater. historic flooding sends tourists scrambling. coffee and cancer the controversial push that's causing a stir. and miracle in vegas, a brave survivor of the las vegas massacre finally leaves the hospital nearly four months after being shot in the head. >> i'm happy. >> her family preparing a special homecoming for her. today, thursday january 25th 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. >> good morning, everybody. our top story is one that

everyone is talking about, the latest chapter in the u.s. gymnastics sex abuse scandal. >> a judge sentencing the team's former disgraced doctor larry nassar up to 175 years in prison and telling him she just signed his death warrant. we will talk with one of his most prominent victims, aly raisman. first, kate snow is joining us. hey, then called on the university's president to resign and then she did. overnight the president of michigan state university stepping down amid the sex abuse scandal rocking the school and the u.s. gymnastics organization. writing in part to the survivors, i can never say enough that i am so sorry that a trusted, renowned physician was really such an evil evil person who inflicted such harm under the guys of medical treatment. adding as tragedies are politicized, blame is inevitable. as president, it is only natural

that i am the focus of this anger. >> president simon -- >> in some victims addressing simon directly during the sentenceing this week. >> how could you? what's wrong with you? have you now decency, ma'am? >> the university denies accusations it ignored complaints about nassar for years while he was a doctor at the school. the ncaa is investigating. >> i've just signed your death warrant. >> a dramatic culmination wednesday of an emotional seven-day sentencing hearing. >> as much as it was my honor and privilege to hear the sister survivors, it is my honor and privilege to sentence you. because, sir, you do not deserve to walk outside of a prison ever again. >> judge rose marie aquilina 17 ten 1710 1710 -- sentencing the doctor to between 40 and 175 years in prison. the judge incredulous read from

a letter nassar had written to the court asking to be spared from having to listen to one gymnast after another. >> i was a good doctor. >> at 54 he is expected to die in prison his victims vindicated. >> i think 175 years is exactly what he deserves. >> olympic champion simone biles tweeting he will no longer have the power to steal our happiness or joy. >> the monster is behind bars but he had tons of people who let this happen. >> which is why usa gymnastics now says in a statement it supports an independent investigation that may shine light on how abuse of the proportion described so courageously by the survivors of larry nassar could have gone undetected for so long and embraces any necessary and appropriate changes. but that may not be enough for olympic champion aly raisman. who accused usa gymnastics of

complicity when she spoke out at nassar's sentencing last week. >> i have represented the united states of america in two olympics and have done so successfully. both usa gymnastics and the united states olympic committee have been very quick to capitalize and success. but did they reach out when i came forward? no. >> also late wednesday, a faculty athletic rep for michigan state reportedly also resigning after saying she lost the heart and desire to support the university's administration after speaking with president simon. hoda. >> all right, kate thank you so much. aly raisman is with us now exclusively. aly, good morning. >> good morning. >> you heard the sentencing up to 175 years. do you think in your heart that justice was served yesterday? >> no. i mean it's not something where you just instantly feel better. >> yeah. >> you know we need to hold these organizations accountable. usa gymnastics united states olympic committee, msu, they need an independent

investigation. this is bigger than larry nassar. we have to get to the bottom of how this disaster happened. if we don't figure out how it did -- we can't -- >> let's talk about you. you walked in that courtroom and i was thinking about you standing there. i've seen you on some of the biggest stages of the world with the eyes of the globe looking at you performing. on this day you stood in that courtroom. how does that experience compare to the pressure that you felt in the olympics? >> you know i was talking about this with my mom and i said in that moment i almost felt like i was going to compete because at the olympics you block out everything. in that moment i blocked out everything. i forgotching me i forgot the media was over there, i forgot that larry was right there, and i just -- i just spoke and i felt like i really had to be strong. i feel a responsibility. but after, i will be honest i was sick. i almost passed out. i had the worst headache for

hours. even since then i still don't feel good now. it's very -- it's hard to put into words, but it makes me literally sick all the stress and the trauma of everything. but for that moment i had to be strong. but i'm very very exhausted from it. >> was he -- what was he doing when you were speaking? >> he actually looked at me the whole entire time. every time i made eye contact with him and even when i stared at him, he looked me in the eye the whole entire time. it was -- it was crazy. i did not expect that at all. >> when was the last time you saw him before that moment in court? >> the last time i saw him was at training camp in 2015. i've seen him a lot on tv and online. every time you see him, it's just -- it's crazy. but i did look at photos of him online before i went in there to mentally prepare myself. i didn't know how i'd feel. but when i walked in there being with this army of survivors, and

even -- i didn't know most of these girls and these women, but i just felt an instant connection. we were hugging each other. we just -- we really are an army of survivors and this is just the beginning for us. >> your words were so powerful. you say he deserves a life of suffering spent replaying the words delivered by this powerful army of survivors. and what struck me about your words, aly, was that they weren't just said in that courtroom, those big women's marches, i was looking, there were signs they were quoting your words. one said i have both power and voice and i'm only just beginning to see them. we are a force. and i love the one that just said "what aly raisman said." we're all here we have our voices we're not going anywhere. you get emotional even thinking about that. >> i can't even put into words how much this means to me. i never, ever imagined this kind of support in my wildest dreams. i mean it just -- it is so incredible. i don't even have words. but i can't thank everyone enough for the support.

it only motivates me to do even more. >> speaking of words, dr. nassar had some words after that and he said these were his words, no words to describe the depth and breadth of how sorry i am. i am shaken to the core. and then in a written statement, he said to the judge, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. do you think he even gets what happened what he's done? >> no. i don't think he understands. i mean the fact he wrote a letter to the judge a few days prior saying it was unfair and he shouldn't have to listen to all of us speak, and that's why in my statement i did call him out and say how dare you say this is hard for you. imagine how all of us feel. i mean it's just -- he deserves to suffer. it's disgusting what happened. >> usa gymnastics has gotten rid of some people and announced some big internal investigation. have they done enough? >> so i recently found out according to my knowledge, larry nassar did not have a medical

license in texas, which is where we went to the ranch and trained. it's a national team training center and the olympic training center. >> he wasn't licensed there? >> no according to my knowledge. so what does that say about usa gymnastics united states olympic committee. whether they knew or didn't know that's a big problem. and we need to investigate how this happened. i mean how is that possible he doesn't have a medical license in texas? >> why do you think usa gymnastics didn't hear you, didn't hear the others? what was the motivation not to do anything do you think? >> i have no idea. i think for so long -- well actually i think i do have an idea. for so long they put medals reputation and money over the safety of athletes. even now you see the united states olympic committee, they just spoke out monday for the first time. they just released a statement for the first time. they have been quiet this whole time. >> so after you spoke in this courtroom and since then have you been been contacted by usa gymnastics? >> no i have not been contacted

by anyone. >> no one reached out to say hey, what else happened? >> nothing. they say they want an independent investigation right now but it's easy to say that when there's so much pressure judgewith this leave your pain here and go dog?ag >> i want to sure that never, ever happens again. you know i ended my statement that i hope everyone one day educated so that they will know how to see the warning signs of a predator so they'll never, ever have to see a predator. i'm very passionate about making sure abuse never happens. >> aly, you are strong and you are powerful. i love that you came to see us. >> thank you. >> let's go back over to savannah. >> thank you, hoda and aly. and now we go to the breaking news. the president touching down in the swiss alps this morning where he is attending a key economic summit but it's what he said about the russia investigation just before he left that has washington talking this morning. nbc's keir simmons is in davos, switzerland, for us this

morning. keir good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah good morning. even this far from home president trump cannot escape the russia inquiry, but this trump does send an international message. i was here a year ago when the chinese president used this platform to claim international leadership. now for the first time in almost two decades, a u.s. president has just arrived. president trump touching down in switzerland, here for an annual gathering of the world's wealthiest. for the president, it's a chance to put the focus back on the economy as robert mueller's russia probe intensifies back in washington. at the white house wednesday, mr. trump telling reporters he wants to cooperate with the p special counsel and will sit for an interview with mueller. >> oh i will do it under oath. >> reporter: in the past the president calling an interview unlikely but his lawyers telling him it could happen within the next two or three weeks. still, president trump adamant neither he nor his campaign did anything wrong. >> here's the story, just so you understand there's been no

collusion whatsoever. there's no obstruction whatsoever and i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: late wednesday white house special counsel ty cobb clarifying the president's comments telling nbc news mr. trump was speaking hurriedly before leaving for davos. saying he expressed a willingness to testify subject to terms. for now the president heading high into the swiss alps taking part in the luxurious mountaintop summit many recent american presidents have missed to avoid the optics back home of mingling with the global elite. >> the president will continue to promote fair economic competition and will make it clear that there cannot be free and open trade if countries are not held accountable to the rules. >> reporter: that america first pitch appearing to conflict with the message of bringing the world together. speeches by india's prime minister france's president and germany's chancellor have all

emphasized global trade. but after tax cuts and amid soaring markets, financial leaders will be listening intently when the president speaks friday. >> i've been told it's a pretty good speech that's been worked on you know a long time. >> reporter: others hoping this meeting will focus on social injustices celebrities like cate blanchett and elton john have flown in to advocate for refugees and against inequality. there are risks to this trip. president trump will come face-to-face with the global elites he's often criticized and world leaders he's appeared to insult but he will have a series of meetings including with the prime ministers of britain and of israel. hoda and savannah the president who prides himself on doing deals is in a place where deals are done. >> indeed. keir simmons in davos, switzerland, thank you. we have new information this morning in that deadly school shooting in kentucky. prosecutors plan to charge the 15-year-old suspect as an adult. we are also learning more about one of the victims who was

killed. her parents speaking out in an emotional interview with nbc's gabe gutierrez. hey, gabe good morning. >> reporter: hoda good morning. the 15-year-old juvenile suspect who has not been publicly identified yet is now charged with murder. in an emotional exclusive interview, the family members of that young girl who was killed are showing remarkable poise as they share their heartbreaking loss. this morning for the parents of bailey holt, the grief is overwhelming overwhelming. >> i'm just missing her every morning before school. i would kiss her her i loved her every morning before iwork. >> bailey andon cope both 15 years old, died tuesday when police say another student barged into kentucky's marshall county high school and opened fire. her parents say she loved music, art, and wanted to be a nurse. >> she loved everyone. she never had a harsh word to say about anything or anyone. >> i took her to school and gave

her a kiss and told her i loved her and she got out of the car. >> reporter: these four students were inside the school when the bloodshed began. >> when you're sitting in that classroom and you -- after hearing those gunshots what's going through your head at that point. >> the honest truth, the only thing going through my head was disappointment. why this would kid ruin his life and other people's life. >> ethan said bullets flew in his direction. >> i was worried about getting out alive. i just knew that i needed to run. if he didn't hit me he didn't hit me but i'm guessing it was just luck. the lord was on my side at that moment. >> reporter: it was the 11th campus shooting in the u.s. so far this year. >> have we as a nation become numb to these school shootings? >> i feel like we kind of have in a way. >> reporter: missy jenkins-smith would know she was shot and paralyzed during a school shooting in west paducah in 1997 two years before columbine. she's now a counselor at a

nearby school. >> the students that i work with are looking at school shootings as normal. to me that was not normal and it's scary how normal it is. >> reporter: for the parents of bailey holt normal seems very far off. >> she was just the best kid ever. just want to pray for all the other victims too. >> hug your kids. >> tell them you love them daily, because you just don't know if it's going to be the last time you get to do it. >> reporter: bailey holt was standing next to a close friend who was shot in the chest. he's now recovering in the hospital and is expected to survive. here in marshall county the elementary and middle schools will reopen today. this high school remains closed. hoda and savannah. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. we'll turn to al now and get a first check of our weather. what's going on? >> well it's been a wild kind of winter. really our winter of discontent because it has just been a tough one. you look at winter temperatures since december 1st the eastern

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vehicle near girard avenue. we are just going to take a quick update a disabled vehicle update, still out there 95 southbound at broad street. be aware that it may be causing a few delays there. back to the news the trial is set to begin for the man who alleged leaped fire on a philadelphia police officer. edward archer is accused of shooting and wounding officer jesse hartnett in january of 2016. today you can learn more about philadelphia's plans to encourage the future use of electric vehicles. the city will host an open house tonight at 6:00 at the municipal services building in center city. a task force has been studying ways to promote electric vehicles as part of a broader energy-saving strategy. that's all the news for now. we'll be back in 25 minutes.

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we're back 7:30. it's thursday morning, the 25th of january, 2018. good morning, everybody. >> good morning. we have a lot happening this morning. let's give you a check of the headlines starting with president trump and the russia probe. >> willing to talk. the president arrives in switzerland this morning after telling reporters he wants to sit down with special counsel robert mueller and answer questions in the russia investigation. >> oh i would do it under oath yeah. absolutely. >> deadly derailment. a commuter train crashes near milan, italy, overnight telling at least four and injuring dozens more as investigators search for answers to what went wrong. >> it's about to get very dangerous. >> dramatic ending. >> we're about to see a crash. oh my gosh. that's an awful crash. >> a high-speed police chase ends in disaster in arizona when the suspect slams head-on into another car. the driver now in custody, and luckily everyone survived.

team of rivals. north korea's female hockey team arrives in south korea to begin training together as one team in the winter olympics. and game of clones. a major breakthrough as chinese scientists clone monkeys for the first time ever inching one step closer to human cloning. today, thursday, january 25th, 2018. >> i don't know. >> clones. >> we'll just leave it at that. we move on now, making news this busy thursday morning a remarkable recovery for one of the victims of the las vegas massacre. a 30-year-old mother who doctors frankly thought would not survive is now leaving the hospital. here's nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: this was johanna catzadillas just hours before her life would change forever in an instant. one of about 500 injured in the deadly mass shooting in las

vegas that left 58 people dead. the 30-year-old wife and mother of two was shot in the head. the bullet hitting her brain. this is johanna today. >> her progress from the day i first met her is nothing short of miraculous. >> hi everyone. >> reporter: more than three months after she was put on life support, catzadillas is talking and smiling. >> on october 1 a part of me changed that night. even though i will not be the same johanna, i will come back stronger. >> reporter: even though some thought she would never recover, her family refused to give up hope. severe but we as a family, we left it in god's hands. and here she is. >> reporter: nearly three weeks after the shooting she was moved to the barrow neurological institute in phoenix so she could be closer to her staff there to save her the patient has to be incredibly hard working, and johannthat. the next step is about being

able to take back your life. >> reporter: country singer jason aldean who was performing on stage in vegas when the shooting broke out, visited her in the hospital. >> i just want to let you know that we are praying for you every day. if you get well and want to come out and see us we will hook it up vip style. >> reporter: after nearly four months of recovery today catzadillas is finally going home. >> i feel strong and positive. my kids and my family i will not quit on them and i will not quit on myself. >> we're going home. >> yes. >> what you got to say? >> i'm happy. >> reporter: for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> wow! >> i got chills. i mean that's just like the human will. >> yes. >> it's something to behold. >> we needed to see that. >> we did. by the way, if you want to know how to help johanna with her recovery we've got information on our website.

>> let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> we've got another coast-to-coast system that's going to be affecting right now the west coast but making its way east. already you can see rain and snow making its way into the pacific northwest, snow in the cascades as well. this system will push east as we move through, so today 12 to 24 inches of snow across the sierra snow gusty winds, low visibility across the northern rockies. tomorrow the storm will strengthen and we'll look for increasing winds across the plains and temperatures will start dropping 10 to 20 degrees. by saturday we've got rain showers along this coast from maine all the way to texas. above average temperatures in the east and southeast, but colder than average behind it. by the time we get to sunday the rain will end in the northeast, but the heaviest rain will be down through the southeast. that's what's going on at's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. it's a cold one. bundle up if you're heading out the door.uds will break for sunshine. we warm to 39 this afternoon in

philadelphia. 37 in the suburbs and new jersey. about 39 feeling like the low 30s thanks to the cold winds. they'll be blowing at the shore, as well. high of 38 degrees. middle 30s for the lehigh valley with skies becoming partly sunny, and up to 39 degrees with more and more sunshine this afternoon in delaware. that weather any time you need it. check out our pals at the weather channel on cable. now some jaw-dropping images out of paris. days of unrelenting rain have caused the river to break its banks wreaking havoc on the city of lights. lucy kavanof is there. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys good morning. paris is under orange alert. that is the second highest flood warning level in the country. and with more rains on the way, authorities fear this river could top 20 feet by saturday. this morning paris is preparing for a flood. boat traffic halted.

the city's bridges unpassable. in some parts the river sennes has already burst its banks. you can see the river is still rising. and houseboat residents like emil david worry just how high it will go. >> very dangerous. >> what is the worst case scenario for you? >> you have to stock lots of food in the houseboat, candles, a generator. we have to survive. >> reporter: the question on the minds of many here will this deluge turn into the feared flood of the century? a catastrophe that struck in 1910 when it surged by 28 feet making paris look dn streets in boats. the eiffel tower nearly flooded. in 2016 deadly torrential rains caused the senne to overflow again, the water threatening some of the world's greatest treasures. and to protect their priceless works of art, museums were forced to move their masterpieces to safer ground.

this limetime around not taking any the louvre already closing its lower levels. one of the most romantic rivers in the world, but the flooding leaving these american tourists out of luck. >> we're really disappointed because we can't go to versailles or do any of the river cruises. >> reporter: but some are taking it in stride. >> we'll just go with the flow and that's fine with us. >> at least you're going home with a great story. >> of course we are, and it's the city of complete romance so it's all good. >> reporter: some folks refusing to let the bad weather get in the way of the vacation of a lifetime. now, in case you're wondering, the mona lisa is fine but the louvre has closed its lower level as a precaution. the museum not taking any chances. guys. >> it can't. >> yeah. >> even if you have insurance, that's not good enough for the louvre. lucy thank you. >> they still have wine. >> exactly. coming up where the children in that california house of horrors may be headed next.

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judge has to decide if coffee should be added to a growing list of products that could potentially cause cancer. nbc's jo ling kent has the story. >> reporter: california consumers are used to seeing cancer warnings. and if coffee makers including starbucks, lose a pending court case your morning cup of joe could be getting one too. >> my initial thought would be hmm, what does this mean? what is this about? >> reporter: it's pauf proposition 65 a law requiring businesses to warn with chemicals that cause cancer birth defects or other reproductive harm. coffee is in the hot seat because of acrylimide. it can be found in other common foods such as french fries, potato chips and bread. in coffee it shows up at around 6 parts per billion, which experts say is significantly less than in baked goods. but since so many people drink

coffee every day, the plaintiffs argue it should be added to the danger list. cancer researchers emphasize that most studies show coffee actually lowers the risk of many cancers, the opposite of what these warnings would suggest. >> what we found in our study was that coffee was associated with a reduced risk of cancer of the colon and rectum. >> reporter: and some coffee lovers don't seem too concerned. >> electric cars can be causing cancer my cell phone can be causing cancer. i mean this day and age i'm wondering if palm trees can cause cancer. >> reporter: in a previous case the same plaintiffs won a settlement against potato chip makers. at least two defendants in the coffee case have already settled and posted warning signs by the coffee pot. the trade group representing coffee roasters released a statement that reads in part this lawsuit simply confuses consumers and has the potential to make a mockery of the prop 65 cancer warning at a time when the public needs clear and accurate information about health. >> prop 65 lists compounds simply to draw attention to

them but in fact there's no evidence that acrylimide causes cancer in humans. >> reporter: the case against coffee roasters and retailers has been brewing since 2010. the court ruling is expected sometime in the next few months. even if the judge rules against coffee people who love their dark roast aren't likely to let a new label stop them. >> if i saw that sign it would definitely not keep me from drinking coffee because i need my coffee in the morning. >> reporter: for "today" jo ling kent nbc news, los angeles. >> we'll watch that court case for sure. we'll head over to carson in the orange room. >> let me put my coffee down. speaking of health we have another controversy. should you keep your medical records on your phone? ♪ ♪

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we are back with something new from apple that's leading to a new privacy debate. carson is back. >> hello! >> hey, carson. >> love to get you guys' take on this. apple announced a significant update to their health app. they are testing a feature that allows you to view your medical records right on your iphone. it will look a little something like this. you'll be able to keep track of records from multiple providers all in one place arranged in a clear categorized timeline. this development is also sparking debate online. while some are looking forward to the added convenience, others are concerned about making such personal information so accessible. i like this easy for me to access and have everything with me at all times. on the other side john writing good to know that all hackers will have access to all that too. well done apple. thanks but no thanks. we asked you on twitter would you want your medical records available on your iphone. interesting split here pretty much right down the middle

52/48, with a slight edge saying yes. apple claims they will be encrypted and protected by the pass code. it will be available to iphone users this spring. guys what do you think? >> i like it. >> i think i like it. you know assuming you didn't get hacked. >> you can hack anything. what theleast it's convenient. >> i'm a little bit of a scare ed dy-cat. >> and you have another good one coming up. carson will revisit the glory days of hip-hop with one of the industry's biggest stars, fred would do anything for his daughter. get in, fred! even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain flings! and that smell puts the giddy in giddy up. that's because one gain flings pac has more freshness than a whole bottle of the other guy. gain. seriously good scent.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up trump overseas. the president arrives in switzerland for a global forum hours after telling reporters he wants to be interviewed for the russia probe. >> oh i would do it under oath

absolutely. >> so why is th already backtracking? we the latest. plus germs in the office. >> i'm giving you my latex gloves because you need these to work now. >> just how much bacteria is lurking on your desk with the flu rumping rampant this season. jeff rossen puts our keyboards and phones to the test, with some shocking results. >> oh my gosh and i cleaned it too. >> my own germs. and bad boy for life. on this throwback thursday carson spotlights diddy and one of his favorite eras in music, the rise of hip-hop in new york. >> it brought the whole state and the whole city together unified through hip-hop, because this was our industry. >> we take it back where it all started. today, thursday, january 25th, 2018. >> just married in the big easy and now honeymooning in the big apple. >> to all our friends and family at home and hoda who dat, baby.

>> i'm a proud purdue university alum on the plaza. go boilers. >> hi from huntsville, alabama. >> celebrating life in new york city. >> good morning to my mom in miami. >> and all my friends at boston college and those in liberty, kentucky. >> we're celebrating our 44th wedding anniversary on "today." >> we're ready to meet savannah and hoda. >> can't wait to meet them either. >> yeah. >> welcome back everybody. we appreciate you being with us on this thursday morning. we have a lot of news to get to. we're going to begin this half hour with your news at 8:00. former olympic gymnastics doctor larry nassar will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. the judge sentenced him wednesday up to 175 years for sexually abusing dozens of young athletes. >> i've just signed your death warrant. >> earlier on "today," we heard exclusively from three-time olympic gold medalist aly

raisman. she described how she felt after she bravely confronted nassar in court to describe his crimes. >> it's hard to put into words, iterally sick all the stressrauma of everything. but for that moment i had to be strong. but i'm very very exhausted from it. >> she also accused usa gymnastics of enabling nassar. that organization now says it supports an independent investigation into how that abuse could have happened and gone undetected for so long. the president has arrived in switzerland to push his america first agenda at the world economic forum. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson is traveling with the president. haley, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this alpine town is a particularly interesting place for this president to visit, not just because he's the first sitting u.s. president to come to the summit in nearly 20 years, but because, remember donald trump ran an a populist platform and davos her filled with global elites. so why is donald trump here?

well the person who often sees himself as a deal maker in chief is hoping to do exactly that. the president is meeting with world leaders and business leaders. he has a dinner later tonight with europe-based companies to talk more about investing back in the united states. then he has aone--one today with er theresa may. that could get interesting given the president, remember just called off his trip to london next month. he will also meet later with the rwandan president, and that is something to watch given what the president did or did not say about african countries, remember in that very controversial immigration meeting at the white house just about two weeks ago. and even though donald trump is here in switzerland, he cannot escape the russia talk from back home as the special counsel's russia inves interview with robert mueller. his lawyers say it could happen sometime in the next few weeks, but already there's a bit of a walk-back or maybe a clarification from the president's in-house lawyer. ty cobb telling nbc news that the president has expressed a he was speaking as cobb said, hury

yhurriebly before leaving for davos ng to have a busy few days there, hallie. they are making sure that the parents in that disturbing house of horrors case can that communicate with the 13 children they tortured for years. miguel almaguer has the latest. miguel good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the victims in this case are being slowly nursed back to health. we now knors. this as their parents, the suspects in this case were in court. >> domestic violence criminal protective orders. >> reporter: with david and louise turpin headed towards trial, a judge ruling the parents may not communicate with their 13 children. the alleged victims of beatings starvation strangulation, and years of confinement. we now know the seven adult victims will be placed in assisted living the six minors

wards of the state, are headed to foster care. officials say as of now, the children are set to be separated. >> they're incredibly relieved to be in a safe spot and to being taken care of. i think that they're going to be helpful in the trial, in the prosecution of this case. but we're going to let them come to this on their own time. >> reporter: after a 17-year-old victim escaped through a window the turpins were taken into custody as their frail, pale and thin children were rushed to local hospitals. these deplorable conditions were discovered inside their home in texas after they moved away. a former third grade classmate from the family's time in texas remembers one of the turpin children was often teased because her clothes would sometimes look as though they had been dragged through mud. i can't help but feel an overwhelming sense of guilt and shape. when the classmate your peers made fun of for smelling like poop quite literally had to sit

in her own waste because she was chained to her bed. >> althoughe like to believe that irapy that everything is going to be great, sometimes it's going to be something that they struggle with for the rest of their life. >> reporter: today investigators en which may have documented years of alleged that we'll find evidence of what occurred in that home and from the perspective of the victims, which is very important. david and louise e life in prison. there is so much evidence in this case say investigators, they are still sifting through what was found in that california home and what hoda? miguel almaer miguel thank you. draveillance video shows a good samaritan come to the rescue of a attemptedcarjacking. it all played out at a connecticut gas station and you can see the suspect tackle the woman, then steal her purse. seconds later the good samaritan comes out of the and kicks the suspect a couple of times, then eventually leads the victim back into t station. the suspect runs awayal another suv from someone pumping gas. that suspect was later caught and arrested. 8:08. time for a little inspiration.

>> i've got it for you. the stress of facing an operation c overwhelming especially for the youngest patients. that's why one hospital in france is driver's seat. staff members bought these little kid-size electric cars so the kids get to drive them down the hospital corridors on their way to the operating room. they say it's much much better than stretchers. it distracts the kids and even lets them use fewer drugs to relax the young patients before surgery, so a little thing to lighten the load on what can be a scary day. >> that's adorable. coming up we've got a lot more including something new that could end your tug of war over the sheets with your partner once and for all. then carson is throwing it back this thursday to the golden age of hip-hop with a little help from diddy. >> first, let's see what megyn has coming up. good morning, ladies. so a single dad in desperate akes his kids to disney. what happened next involves a man in indiana and a powerful sacrifice that gave life love and about a thousand tears of

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♪i'm singing in the rain,♪ ♪just singing in the rain♪ ♪what a glorious feeling i'm happy again,♪ ♪just singing singing in the rain.♪ we are back with our ongoing series "today" fights the -workers doing their part? today jeff rossen is here to help us from spreading germs to our co-workers. hello, jeff. >> because in the office you hear people sneezing and it's disgusting and people still come to work. that's why so many of you write to me asking about germs in your offices, wondering how germy yours are, these people over here. test offices, you told me so this morning i'm listening for good reason. according to a study, at least

26% of americans admit that they go to work sick. most of them men, by the way. so our handy germ meter is back. the germ meter is back. you guys favorite. no holds barred hees here at 30 rock. savannah and hoda even let me inside their dressing rooms, big mistake, and the results speak for themselves. the phone, the keyboard the bacteria. and when your co-worker sneezes, listen to this researchers at m.i.t. found the smaller drops from a sneeze could land up to 26 feet away. gross! so how gross is our office? that's right, we're testing ourselves here at nbc headquarters. okay. this is my office right here. welcome to my office. i get right to work swabbing my keyboard. we're testing for the general presence of germs and anything over 100 is a fail. oh god. 790. nearly eight times the acceptable level of bacteria.

and i use this every day. experts say wiping down your ipes will protect you, but does it really? after cleaning for a few seconds, i swab the keyboard again. there it is a huge difference the we're in the acceptable level now, just 53. anything under 100 is good. so i can type again. and it was that easy. just a few seconds of wiping. but what about our producers? what's really living on their desks? >> this is totally normal. >> we find a shocking amount of germs on some. so here we go. this is my producer casey. >> step away from the desk. >> okay. >> i'm getting right in here. >> i don't think i've ever cleaned this. >> she wasn't kidding. >> oh my gosh! >> guys 906. that is over nine times the acceptable level of bacteria. hold on i'm giving you my latex these tog work n have to air this right? >> but what about savannah and

hoda? >>hoda's dressing room is right here. look at this place. >> don't mess up my stuff, okay? >> that's the worry? >> wait my jeans are -- hey, a clothes. >> here go. . by the way, there are coffee stains on your keyboard. i don't know how this thing still works. the results are in. >> it's happening right now? wait a second let me see it first before you tell the world. please god. >> anything over 100 is god. you came in is crazy. but she won't be cheering for long. watch what happens when i test her phone. ove here. hoda. >> my own germs, hopefully. 306. that's nasty. okay. >> savannah's she compare. >> hi ready for you. >> ready or not, i start just want a score

hoda. >> anything over 100 is a fail. here we go. i thought it s23. >> no that's savannah. >> oh my gosh and i cleaned it too. >> that's more than double. way more than double the acceptable amount of bacteria. >> what was ll ho keyboard was clean. now on to savannah's phone. >> the gasps. 585. >> oh no! >> savannah that phone is -- what are you doing on that phone? >> breathing. >> sneezing i don't know. >> you know what can i just say something. >> no. >> a lot of people use this office. a lot of people. for example, the weekend crhem under the bus. >> sheinelle, maybe dylan. probably craig. >> so these are not your germs, these are their germs. >> could be anybody's germs. really could be anyone. >> gross. but here's the good news. we cleaned their offices with the disinfecting wipes. you're welcome. >> i want a rematch. >> my work here is done.

bye, everybody. bye, hoda. >> go away! >> i'm actually legitimately concerned for your health. >> i know. i don't think i cleaned it yet. >> i've got you literally a ton of wipes. hoda nee you're not completely clean. >> my keyboard was kind of new. >> and you already got coffee on it. >> 231 and you're clean. >> yours is probably 600. >> that's the thing. i actually did preclean and then he swabbed. >> oh my god, you cheated and you still lost. >> yes, yes, that happens. >> you need to use these wipes. a sneeze can go 26 feet. >> that's unbelievable. >> isn't that insane? by the way, bacteria can live on a surface for 24 hours, so use the wipes. >> i've worked here six years and i don't think i've cleaned that phone in six years. >> oh it's clear. >> mr. roker, take us to the weather. >> let's see what we have around the country for you. we're looking at some dangerous windchills in northern new england. heavy mountain snow out west especially as you get into the

cascades the sierra as well. warm and sunny in the mid-section of th countrye good morning. i'm meteorologist, bill henley. it's a cold one. bundle up. clouds to start with. clouds will break for sunshine and we warm to 39 this afternoon in philadelphia. 37 in the suburbs. new jersey 39 degrees. it will feel like the low 30s thanks to the cold winds. it will blowing at the shore as well. high of 38. middle 30s for the lehigh valley. skies becoming partly sunny. up to 39 with more and more sunshine this afternoon in delaware. have a great day! >> >> that's your latest weather. don't forget to check us out on sirius xm channel 108. let's do what is trending today. this is a very common relationship struggle leads to a lot of arguments, many sleepless nights. anybody here sleep next to or want to confess to being a blanket hogger? >> i might be the hogger.

>> you do you hog? >> i might be. >> i share pretty well. >> i kind of hog only because our room is so freezing. he likes it really cold. you know he gets -- like i get everything i want he gets the cold room so i feel like i need extra blankets. >> if this is a complaint in your relationship ikea has a solution to help couples sleep soundly. here it is it's a swedish sleep method. what do you think? it's called the bundle. it consists of not one but two separate divets. >> two sleeping bags. >> each chooses their desired insulation level. what do you think? do you like it? >> it's two beds sepbeds. that's the cure sleep in another room. >> that's hilarious. the picture looks like why don't you just go in separate rooms. >> get your own burrito. >> but the temperature is regulated for each one? >> yeah you need to get your own. it doesn't even look like they're on the same bed. >> you're all bundled up in there. >> that's the idea. i think that's the whole idea.

that's why the ladies like it. >> it's starting to seem like a better idea. >> you're all locked up. >> that's it. >> where's the zipper for this thing here? >> i can't get out! >> lots to get to in popstart. we'll start with meryl streep. the oscar-winning actress just landed another role. she'll be in season two of "big little lies." in a rare tv appearance streep will join the cast of the emmy-winning hbo drama series which includes reese witherspoon, nicole kidman and laura dern. she's going to play the mother and it's expected to air no earlier than 2019. justin timberlake at the super bowl halftime show. we have a sneak peek behind the scenes. pepsi giving us a first look at the making of the performance, taking us inside rehearsals. take a look. >> unity, that's all we're going to try to do. i don't worry about if things go wrong because perfection is the death of greatness. for 12 or 13 minutes we're going

to have a really good time. i think if everything spawns off of that i think it will be fine. >> probably going to be amazing. you can catch it when the eagles face off with the patriots next sunday right here on nbc. justin also has a single with chris stapleton out today. you might want to check that out. finally, this is a major warning here, spoiler alert. i'll give you a second. or just put it on mute we need the ratings. this week's episode had fans distraught. there were a lot of tears. we finally found out how jack will die and what sparked the fire. it was a beloved household appliance, that's what's to blame, the crockpot. emotional fans took their grief out on social media. lauren tweeting i get married in less than two months and suddenly i feel the need to remove the crockpot from the registry. another fan tweeted this me running to my kitchen to unplug my crosswalk pollett even though i haven't used it in weeks. so crockpot began responding to

fans on facebook reassuring them that their products are indeed tested and safe. in fact this is us creator dan fogelman saying to remind everyone that it was a 20-year-old crockpot. "this is us" will air sunday right after the super bowl. >> they had a batteryiless smoke detector. >> also it was a fictional show. the daly click. savannah is a huge roger federer fan. a centimeter south of stalking really. we noticed that you two had a bit of a twitter exchange just last night. you tweeted okay roger federer, it's on. can you handle this. did i mention my three summers at tennis camp? and then roger tweeted i noticed the ball went out but, yes, very

intimidating. savannah bill gates and i will be ready with our game faces. #match for africa. so if you're at home you may not know what this means. savannah has been invited to play in an exhibition tennis match benefitting the roger federer foundation and itts children's education in africa. >> yes! >> yes! >> check this out. >> this is huge. >> it is going to be roger federer and bill gates against savannah and american tennis star federer made a special video for you, savannah. have a look. there's the matchup. >> hi rog melbourne where i'm playing at the un australian osn and i the city where you were born. i just wanted to thank you for agreeing to play in my charity match in san jose on march 5th. very excited. just want to remind you we're not playing together we're playing against each other so i will be serving full blast so you maybe better get a helmet or something. all kidding aside, thanks for doing this and i can't wait. take care bye. >> that's your crush right there? >> call me!

>> he just threatened to crush you with 140-mile-an-hour serves. >> i love him. just crush my skull. jack sock and i will play roger and bill gates. i can't believe i just said that. one set. it's for africa it's for the federer foundation. i'm so excited. >> you went to the u.s. open and tweeted out a photo of federer who was 100 miles away and that was exciting. now you're going to play tennis against the man. >> when i watched the federer match at the u.s. open my heart was in my throat. >> are you practicing? >> yes, i'm practicing like it's the olympics. and not getting any better. but i have to say, carson i told you that i might do this and i was really too scared to do it. carson said if you don't do this i'm going to kill you. these guys were like we're coming we're cheering you. >> she kept saying i'm not good enough. >> we were talking in the makeup room. >> so it's in san jose. if you want to

good morning. i'm katy zachry. a few minutes before 9:00. we are following breaking traffic news. on the pennsylvania turnpike in bucks county things are not looking good if you are heading westbound between the exit for delaware valley 358, all the way to bensalem which is 351. there is a crash that has forced crews to shut down the pennsylvania turnpike. you can take routes 13 or 14 locally through bucks county. we well let you know when it does clear. staying with traffic, let's take a live look outside. this is 95 at street road. northbound, we are seeing a crash between street roads and route 13. let's get back to news and weather. we want to bring in meteorologist, bill henley. he has your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> we are seeing some sunshine. it is cold. the wind is blowing. it got colder in the last half

hour. now, 16 degrees is what it feels like in northeast philadelphia. pottstown, wilmington and teens for millville and dover feels like it is in the teens. sunshine is breaking through the clouds. that's the good news. the temperatures will be slowly warming up. 32 degrees at 11:00 and upper 30s by 2:00 this afternoon. bundle up if you are heading outdoors. septa's board will vote on a final route for the king of prussia high-speed rail line. it moves the track away from home as long the pennsylvania turnpike. we'll have another update in about 25 minutes. i'm katy zachry. the "today" show continues in just a minute. have a good one.

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morning, 25th of january, 2018. it's a chilly one out here on this plaza. not warm not warm at all. did you know christmas was one month ago? >> what? >> yeah. >> that's crazy. >> just a little fun fact for all of you. inside one of the hottest new names in country music here to perform their breakout hit. >> speaking of music on this throwback thursday there wasn't a lot -- i can't anything better than being here in new york in the '90s, especially with the hip-hop scene emerging. all of megyn kelly's favorites. we're going to explore it all with one of the masterminds behind it with our buddy, diddy. so stay tuned for that. guys it's time for our crowd moment. you know the temperature outsideright now is 23. so we wanted to give a little thank you to all the people who came out this morning. make sure you were warm and you were cozy. we're handing out some "today"

show beanies for everybody. >> you get a beanie and you get a beanie and you get a beanie. >> you should have been here yesterday, we were giving out cars. >> you guys all the way. happy birthday girl. everyone is getting theirs. come on. >> megyn, you've got to do your thing. >> guys. all right, kids back to you all. >> what do you have coming up? >> see dothat. so dr. nassar you that at the top four of his s to tell us about theirverdict, one woman who started it all, who the judge called the bravest person she had ever seen in her courtroom. >> she is. >> and then one man takes his kids down to disney singlead a kidney. what another this is their firstâ they're both here live. >> they just said it's a beautiful story.oking > check of the we15 but apparently it's 23. >> not quite. let's not t right now, let's think about the weekend where it will be nicer. friday mild highs along the eastern seaboard into the midwest. the next storm comes into the

pacific northwest with rain and snow sunshine through the southwest. then on saturday we're looking at warm weather in the east. heavy rain down through the osuhi wgut thesout n southeast. wet weather up and down the eastern seaboard along i-95. plenty of sunshine. a little colder though in the plains as more cold air comhe ntral california asce good morning. i'mteorologist,enley. bundle up if you are headed out the door. we will have start with and they will break for today. 37 in the suburbs. 39 will feel like the low 30s thanks to cold at the shore as well. a of 38 degrees at the middle 30srtly sunny. up to 39 degrees with more and afternoon in delaware. have a great day! >> that's yourweather. we we've got your birthday. what's your name? >> my name is connie. >> good to see you. and overve got a 60th birthday. what's your name? >> reggie. >> reggie all right. you guys get together and you'd be 120 on your smucker's jar. get that weather any time you need it.

check out the weather channel on cable. ladies. >> all right, al thanks so much. cbs got a lot of attention last week announcing it would no longer use photo shopped images in ads and labels for its beauty brands. >> aerie dropped photo shop four years ago and guess what it saw its sales climb. we are joined by two members of aerie's role model campaign rachel and iskar lawrence. they'll both paid spokes people. ladies good morning. >> good morning. >> this is such an interesting and cool layout. the pictures are beautiful. was ttrepidation? i mean it's all good and well to say, you know i want to be body positive. it's another thing to say okay i'm doing it don't photo shop. >> partly why i wanted to do this campaign was seeing the unbelievable beautiful images that were radiating inner light and inner love and besides that she's gorgeous on the outside

too. so i felt like okay i'm safe. but yeah first of all, i've never done a shoot in my underwear before so i was terrified. and ifortable a little bit. and i was scared that what if i didn't l images. and i honestly pulled her aside halfway through the shoot and said i don't know what to do i'm feeling insecure. i'm supposed to be being confident. and we had this amazing moment where she told me to love myself. >> the real message is women supporting women. her being able to come to me. we made frien having that connection and that's a message the young women out there to be there for your friends and tell them that they're beautiful no matter what. >> how did you get that confidence? were you born with it? i think finding it is something a lot of young girls struggle to find. >> definitely. i think it relates to so many people who feel like they're not good enough and it's perpetuated by perfected images in the media or messages that we're shown that we have to look a certain way, act a certain way. i myself struggled with eating

disorders for a long time, for six years. until i started practicing self care and realizing that my value and worth was not based in a size it was not based in what i look like that's how i started gaining my confidence. to mean to young people if it's not just one company that does it or that we mentioned they were not going to photo shop images anymore. what if we saw this real imagery across advertising. what kind of impact do you think that could have? >> oh my gosh i really hope that that happens. i hope this is a little seed that spreads exhausted from trying to keep up with my industry and trying -- i have carpets all weekend for the grammys and i'm intimidated and insecure. what i wish i could do is say on these posts, hey, this took three hours. i'm exhausted. i have filters on this. and i think this campaign is really special because it's allowing me to have this one day and then hopefully a lot more where i get to say this is who i really am. >> and this is all following in

the middle of this whole me too movement. i would imagine you guys are hearing from girls, young girls saying wow, give us just a little something of what the impact already is. >> it's so special. one of my favorite things is when we go on tour and i actually get to go to campuses and colleges. i'm so excited for you to come along to those. >> i didn't know that. >> women will come up and say this has changed my life. i've never been able to walk into a store and feel like i was repr feel like i could actually be the model in the picture, see some cellulite, see some rolls. it makes me feel like i'm good enough. that and that became a movement from a campaign and i think that's what we're talking about here that empowered female movement where you don't let your insecurities hold you back. >> i think every woman can relate to how much mental energy we spend about ourselves thinking should i look a different way, should i match this picture. imagine what we could all do if we spent that energy doing something productive.

>> loving ourselves better yes. >> you guys thank you so much. thank you so much. love you guys. >> nice to see you both. coming up next carson is going old school. he's going to explore his favorite era. i call it tdaly era. he's going with diddy looking back to the heyday of hip-hop. first, this is dszat

♪ >> i'm excited for this one. 8:40 we're back with our special series tag us thursday. we are shining a light on people projects and inspirationing we follow on media. >> today is #throwbackthursday and we posted some of your favorites. now carson is going to share his. >> i am, guys. for my throwback thursday pick i wanted to take a closer look at my favorite era have hip-hop, which happens to be here in new york city. i moved here in the mid-'90s, the late '90s and this city's soundtrack was being supplied by incredible artists. they were just getting their

start then. we're talking about notorious b.i.g. busta rhymes all happening right here in the five boroughs all making this town the mecca of music. ♪ it was all a dream ♪ ♪ i used to read word up magazine ♪ >> the notorious b.i.g. jay z, a tribe called quest, naz. ♪ the world is yours ♪ >> the mid-'90s are when hip-hop's biggest names got their start, unifying new york city's five boroughs with one art form. >> after we started bumping into each other, making records with each other, it was just the success that we were having as new york, it brought the whole state and the whole city together unified through hip-hop because this was our industry. so like in nebraska they have corn you know. in new york we have hip-hop. >> now sean combs is a mogul, his own clothing line alcohol labels tv network and spot as a

panelist on the fox music competition network. >> i want to tell you, you did your thing with that rendition of the song. >> thank you so much. >> back then he was puff daddy launching bad boy records, with the voice of breakout superstore the notorious b.i.g. >> take me back to when you first heard biggie. how did that come across your desk ofrr in your world. >> a writer from the source magazine had sent me a demme tape. when i heard biggie my life was what was it? was it a line was it a style, was it his flow was it his voice? >> it was the feeling. it was this feeling that his voice gave. it was the pain that he was going through. you could hear it you could feel it. it made you uncomfortable. it was so raw. and then he was so poetic. such a savant. >> what was his flow like once you were north dakota stewedin the studio? >> two takes at the most. no mistake, no technology no computers, nothing, raw. >> just analog go.

>> go. >> have you ever seen anything like it since? >> no. >> on that level? >> i've never seen anything like it. i've never seen anybody walk in and drop like hypnotize from top to bottom in ten minutes. ♪ it's all good ♪ >> the poetry and its influence are still on display throughout brooklyn. along with the childhood homes of artists like biggie and jay z, they're part of what make new york city streets and their landmarks an open-air music museum. >> we'd walk straight here to the circle all around these benches would be a lot of rappers. there would be a lot freestyling particularly. you couldn't come out here and kick it so we'd be out here freestyling for hours. >> brooklyn rapper and social activist is considered by many to be one of the best lyricists in the history of hip-hop.

♪ >> art grows in communities and in order for artists to experience and embrace their best self they have to be in a of artists. artists that are pushing them in different directions challenging the way they create art. there was no online community back then. this was our sound cloud. you had to get up and come to the park in order to participate>> we were really just making music from our we would just go in the studio be fearless. we wouldn'tlikes, streams, no distractions.ur craft.ust a great time to actually be involved with hip-hop because it was truly the beginning of this renaissance, revolution. ♪ >> yes that was the birth place rted mass media. yon it'severed pitch with the grammys this weekend. so r & b and hip-hop now dominating and you'll see it on full display this weekend. >> how artists creating. and they went on to be household names, especially with those early albums. reasonable doubt and jay z or where

cool carson. >> thank you. coming up it's hoda's turn. follow iday a big surprise for a girl who's using her the lives of kids everywhere. as well. use the oueopl i w media. >> just ah d,om rising country stars oday" on nbc.

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just released their debut album called hallelujah nights and already they have athsile me greathit? early on and saw it fans early on. you can eexpect it's been incredible. it's been a dream come true. >> we've been waiting patiently to hear it. will you play it for us? >> we can do that. ♪ never up to no good ♪ ♪ you were the perfect all-american girl ♪ ♪ wouldn't touch me even if could ♪ ♪ing out your window every night ♪ ♪ riding shotgun in'cause i was gonna be your forever ♪ ♪ and urn gonna be my wife ♪ ♪ we didn't know any better ♪ ♪ didn't have a clue about life ♪ ♪ but needed ♪ ♪ and we could meet in between ♪ ♪ we were gonna be the greatest

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