if you've got to be at work today, watch the nbc10 app. >> lots of people here. tune in. can't wait to see you. good morning. turmoil. new fallout this morning after a top aide to resigns trogations of domes abuse. president's chiefff saying he's shocked the he them for months? we're live at the white house. breaking overnight, vice president mike pence arrives at the olympics in south korea amid escalating tensions with north korea. the rogue nation holding a controversial military parade as the vice president delivers this stern w kim jong-un. >> we are ready for any eventuality. all options are on the table. containing the crisis. as flu deaths rise and across the country facing tough decisions on how to handle the epidemic. what every family needs to know. those stories, plus asleep at the wheel. shocking new numbers on the growing dangers of drowsy

drlly fanatics. millions of eagles fans set to flood the streets super bowl victory parade for the ages. and let the games begin. the winter olympics get under way overnight as the for team is >> to actually be that person is insane. >> from the opening ceremony to the athletes to watch, we've got it all covered for you, today, thursday, february 8, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie andkotb.live from studio n plaidsza. thank you for joining us this thursday morning. the olympics. >> today's the day. >> today is the day. >> you know when you have a date circle calendar for years, this is it. february 8, the olympics start. >> we'll be heading there later. >> we will. we'll catch up on all of it in a bit. let's start with the big headline out of washington this morninof the president's closest aides. >> staff secretary rob porter stepping down amid abuse allegations fro ex-wives. this morning the white house is

trying to contain the fallout after initially defending his character. we have complete coverage starting with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hoda and savannah good morning to you. he is one of the president's most trusted advisers and this morning rob porter is vehemently denying the accusations by two ex-wives that he was physically and verbally abusive. today the white house is reeling from yet another staffer leaving the administration. now the question is who knew what and when? this morning another shake-up at the white house. staff secretary rob porter resigning wednesday, after his two ex-wives first told "the daily mail" that he physically and verbally abused them. >> i knew that it wasn't healthy. >> reporter: jennifer willoughby shortly after she married porter in 2009 detailing the first physical incident to "the washington post." >> he came and grabbed me by the shoulders here and pulled me out

of the shower in a rage. >> reporter: willoughby describing porter as someone with two different personalities. >> professionally he is intelligent and he is measured and he is certainly someone that i would trust in that professional position and in his personal life he is also abusive and angry. >> reporter: nbc news protective order willoughby filed in 2010 alleging for over 30utes after multiple says he punched the glass i called the police would breakin she said. "the daily mail" pub of porter's fir colbie holderness who says porter gave her this black eye she confirms the account of her allegations to nbc news alleging he choked and emotionally abused porter denies the claims of both exes saying in a statement in part these outrageous allegations are simply false. i took the photos given to the media nearly 15 years ago and the reality behind them is nowhere close to what is being described. i have been truthful claims but i will not further

engage publi a camp comeat of the communicatio hope this questions about when white house officials first gations from past. w ief o tions o onths ormer white onlearance, the white house defen wednesday. >> the president and chief of staff have had full confidence and trund statement, chief of staff john kelly signalled thathe transition may be fasrom ant iipiced porwith s could be out as early as today. the vice president, who's in south korea for the olympics declined to answer specifi questions about this matter and the white house this morning isn't answering the central question when did the president firstthe abuse allegations? hoda andsavannah. >> kristen welker at the white ho big story in shington the race to avoid the next government shutdown. there is a new deal in place, but with tonight's approaching, there are some key sticking points and they could stand in the way. let's go to nbc's peter alexander with that story. hi peter, good morning. >> reporter: good mornino goat deadline. leaders in the senate agreeing not only to kee lights on for now, but to t try n the near the senate expected to voteion right theit?ning c mding d

government shutdown for the many months. but on capitol hill a bipartisan budget breakthrough could end the crises through 2019. >> this signific forward. >> we have reached audget that neither side loves, but both sides can be proud of. that's compromise. thgoverning. >> reporter: the senate deal would ad billions of dollars in military andstic spending next two years, ending sknown as the sequester.r relief for devastated by last year's hurricanes and wildfires and extends the children's health insurance program for another four ye pres after didn't get his way on immigration not a touting the agreement tweeting republicansus support our this bill.hoat n delivering her message in a marathon speech the longest in mor no i ba >> reporter: pelosi insisting she won't extending undocumented immigrants known as with a >> r uncertainty abovervives upt too. >> i just think it's a bad deal records one republican blapoing the disgu reckless fiscal insa. outside t another governng questioned the president's prop military parade with the pentagon now making preliminary plans. >> the presid respect,

his fondness for the military i think is reflected in him asking foroptions. >> reporter: critics, quick to pounce. >> we're north korea, we're not russia china. and ieporter: seizing on hundreds millihanged by antluding one with an ap refer president we're nothing. critic idence that the russians meddled in the6 election. he was speaking at a he didn't mention president trump by name butn against trying to improve relati s it allri peter alexander rit ts door thank you. wmorn overnight tan inpyeongchang,ice . te in goo y, hapith north korea north korea's olympic team raising its flag in pyeon several busloads of south presence at the games.ent pence arrived here in frigid south korea, the rhetoric between the u.s. and north korea is heating up. >> they may tyranize their citizens even more and threaten violence across the region in the wider world. >> reporter: kim jong-un's

regime showing off its military might, the timing no cidenc senior officialul that vice president pence could meet with while at the o nonsense. saying we do not abuse sports festivals like the winter olympics for political purposes. the u.n. secretary gener visiting the oly today telling us -- >> i think we should be clear not to politicize the games. >> reporter: also overnight an escalating back and forth be vice president and openly gay u.sater adam the vice president tweetin th i want know we are for you. fterion withccused him of embraci that rort rippon esident's plane,ccount mislea just outsgeori u.s. f h thatokg y0edal i tellingra t'serol theothat's lreat expectime we' wha l sin'som to do. she'll meet with the presidentth korea for saturday. al. that president pence's office asked the south koreananizerse that he would to cross paths with the north d the rorus cases here now up to 12 you. packed your we'll have a l olympics and int happening in our next half hour. also on a busy thursday launched killinsad fighters. a ction official says the strikes were carried out i

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you don't get all your babies sick. >> this nurse getting more than 9 million views after her flu rant went viral. >> it's very important that people realize that that is the germ that can spread the flu virus that can end up putting people in the hospital or even taking their life. >> reporter: in denver a 10-year-old was so sick from the flu she was on life support for nearly a week. >> they told me your daughter is as close to death -- as sick as she can possibly be without ight now. >> reporter: her mom now saying she has turned a corner and is off life support. >> if we're learning anything this year that this flu is nothike ever seen. >> reporter: classrooms are a major breeding ground for these flu germs and that's why a lot of teachers are 're asking stu hand sanitizer. they're also asking students to wash their hands every single time they come into the won't prevent the spread of the flu every single time but it's a precaution classrooms aretaking. back to you guys. advice thanks so much. w extremely festive inladelphia this

morning, eaglesans are g already to celebrate the team's first-ever super bowl title with a massive parade. sheinelle jones is there, back in her old stomping grounds and she's doing a dance already. sheinelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning! you can feel the energy here in the city of philadelphia. let me tell you, there are already easily thousands and thousands of people here this morning. let me put this into context. the parade doesn't even start until 11:00eastern. they won't even get to this area where i am in front of the iconic philadelphia museum of art, the parade won't even get here until about 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. all of the people you see around me a lot of them have been out here since midnight. which means they will be outside tailgating for 13 hours before they even see any of the eagles players. but for them it's worth it. if you think about it this city has never seen a super bowl championship. they have been waiting their entire lives to see this. so frankly whether you're 3 or never see this which means you'll wait outside

in the cold and it is freezing this morning, for hours just to celebrate with the rest of the city. now, let me give you a little bit of the xs and os. this will be a five-mile parade route. they start at lincoln financial field. we call it the linc here in philadelphia. then they have 16 buses that will wind their way through the streets of philadelphia for five miles. every person i know will be outside just trying to get a glimpse of their faces. then it will ending right here in front of the iconic philadelphia museum of art. let's just say, okay have you seen the movie "rocky"? this is an iconic area of philadelphia where he runs up the steps and cheers. that's why they are here. they want to watch the players run up to the top of th going to go nuts. again, there are already thousands of people here. there's music playing, they're chanting about who let the dogs out, the e-a-g-l-e-s chant. it's insane. >> that looks like a blast, doesn't it? >> i can't wait for the rocky

music. >> sheinelle already drank a dozen eggs. it's unbelievable. she beat up a side of beef. wow, she's already into it. >> she's been in a workout montage all morning long. sheinelle, have funny, thank you. >> it's going to be great. we'll see you in a bit. >> we will hon. what are we looking at in the weather department? >> we're looking at some snow.look this is albany new york. man, what a e good news is this was a quick mover. they got 4 to 6 inches of snow but there's another area of snow coming in. before we get to that right now it's 28 degrees in philadelphia. windchill of 17. by the start of the parade it will be sunny, cold temp of 30 but a windchill of 20. now, we've got winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings and watches for 28 million people stretching from the plains all way to western new york. the jetstream is going to be pulling this system pretty quickly. look for heavy snow accumulating today, tomorrow and on into saturday stretching from the plains all the way into the

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good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. heading to the para undlclouds, they'll be clearing. the temperature heads up to 33 this afternoon. a cold breeze will make it feel like 20s. just shy of the freezing point in spite of sunshine. and the wind will be blowing in new jersey, 33 inland, 35 at the shore. but plenty of sunshine all day long. peaking in the low 30s in the delaware. turns warmer tomorrow. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather, guys. >> coming up he's just used most power sports car into space, so what's next for elon musk after that historic launch. and team usa set to shine at the winter olympics. we'll introduce you to the names and faces you'll get to know very well in the coming weeks, including this face right here mike tirico will join us from pyeongchang. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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7:26 on this thursake a live look at the ben franklin parkway. this just part of the parade route for the caravan that will carry the super bowl champion eagles. and fans have been pouring into the city for hours, lining the ets and filling eakins oval where the parade of champions will end. good morning, everyone i'm ted greenberg. make sure you're bundled up if you're heading to the parade. meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. >> looking at clouds overhead but cold winds are blowing. that will push the clouds out of here. you'll really need to bundle up if you're heading out, expecting to spend hours outside. 17 is the feels-like temperature in philadelphia. tell feel like the teens the beginning of the parade. temperatures peaking in the low 30s. with the wind, it will feel like low 20s. jessica boyington has the first alert traffic. jessica? watching the roads this morning, watching the schuylkill expressway, cameras at spring garden street. eastbound here which is moving

toward center city not bad. the eastbound and westbound ramp to 30th street station is closed. the vine street expressway westbound ramp is closed heading to the ben franklin parkway. remember the road closures are starting to be in effect from the sports complex up to the art museum. they'll be there until about 6:00 p.m. the cross streets, all of the area as well closed. remember, watch for no-park signs along the route, as well. back to you. nbc10 has complete coverage of the parade of champions. it will be starting at 8:25 this morning. if you're going to the parade set your dvr so you can re-watch it when you get home. have a great thursday.

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welcome back thursday morning. they're playing our song hoda. it's the 8th of february 2018 7:30 a.m. here in new york but it's 9:30 at night in pyeongchang, south korea. and that is home sweet home for the next couple of weeks for us. we're almost to the opening this is olympic park and this is where we are going to be holding down the fort for a couple of weeks. >> so we're going to be live from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in

pyeongchang. all right. >> we're going to become evening >> just ahead, we'll introduce you to team usa and chat with mike tirico. he's the host of nbc's primetime coverage. but first let's get a check of the headlin turmoil inside the oval office. white house shake-up. rob porter one of president trump's closest aides, stepping down amid abuse allegations from two ex-wives. >> he came and grabbed me by the shoulders here and pulled me out of the shower in a rage. >> the move coming after the white hoally defended him. >> the president and chief of staff have had full confidence and trust in his abilities and his performance. russia hacking scandal. >> the scanning and probing of voter registration databases was coming from the russian government. >> a u.s. official telling nbc news russians successfully targeted voter registration systems of several u.s. states prior to the 2016 presidential election. >> we saw targeting of 21 states and an exceptionally small

number of that 21 were actually successfully penetrated. drowsy driving danger. a new study shows that tirednsible for roughly one out of previously estimated. close call. dash cam video captures the moment aas dep dragg from a traffstop. not hurt. and mama mia. star high school football player commits to attend the university of florida, but somebody was not too happy with the decision. >> who got up and left? >> my mom. >> today, thursday february 8, 2018. >> grabbed her purse and walked off. >> apparently did not care for that decision. >> but good news she did return and she did embrace her son. that is not the ending. >> everyone clapped. oh my goodness. okay wow. also in the headlines this morning, still talking about that remarkable launch the

spacex's falcon heavy. the world's most powerful rocket. it sent a cherry red sports car and its mannequin driver into space so how could spacex and elon musk follow that up? tom costello has more on that. tom, good morning. >> there's a little p.t. barnum in elon musk. he knows h a good shows tesla in the middle of it. the bottom line is that this is all about money. getting those nasa and pentagon contracts to carry satellites and cargo into space and then proving that private companies can do it better and cheaper than nasa. but make no mistake, we're now in the midst of a new space race. this morning one last final image of elon musk's star man cruising to an orbit around its own personal tesla. earth so surreal in the rear-view mirror some suggest it can't be t looks so ridiculous and impossible. you can tell it's real because

it looks so fake hone >> repter: and while boldly knows where no roadster has gone on earth, back here on earth they have their sights set on the next big thing, literally. bfr, the b stands for the r for rocket and you can in the blank. the falcon heavy even bigger and head to the moon maybe some day mars. even hard-core nasa astronauts are startin remember it seems like many years ago now when elon proposed flying a spacecraft into space and landing the first-stage booster on land or a ship and i thought, you know this is kind of crazy. and then he did it. >> spacex has been flying cargo missions to the space station for years. its reusable rockets able to do it far more cheaply. but musk isn't the only billionaire in the new commercial space launch race. amazon amazon.com founder jeff bezos has blue origin. both aim to have satellites and

perhaps even astronauts while richard branson's virgin galactic promises a space-like 0 g experience for tourists. >> nasa would like to have an outpost on the moon. you can imagine supply runs being made by the commercial companies with a much lower cost than nasa. >> the last space race ended with apollo missions to the moon in 1973. is this today's generation's apollo moment? >> i wouldn't say it's quite the apollo but it is the -- it is the prelude. >> after spending half a billion dollars on falcon heavy, musk says the first test for bfr could come this year. >> we want a new space race. races are exciting. >> let the space race begin anew. by the way, did you catch that he spent $500 million of money to develop falcon heavy. it's good to be rich. meanwhile, he could someday use this technology to zip people around the earth at much faster

speeds. l.a. to london 30 minutes. london to hong kong 34 minutes. you could end up waiting for your bags longer than the actual trip itself. back to you. >> how long to pyeongchang? asking for a friend. >> thanks tom. >> tom, thank you. over to mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> all right. well it's been snowy but some places a little below average. for example, both boston and new york just about near average for their snowfall. you get to erie pennsylvania and syracuse look at this erie doubling its average so far at 152 inches of snow. and then we look at washington, d.c. below average. chicago also below average as well. and temperatures are going to be above average throughout a good portion of the country, building warmth here in the east. by saturday new york city is at 51 raleigh 63 65 in atlanta on saturday jacksonville will be 79. however, you get into green bay, it's going to be in the teens. single digits in pierre. 33 in garden city. but out west you are where it's

really warm with temperatures getting up to 82 on thursday in los angeles, 51 in cedar city and el paso sees 75 for the weekend. th's what's going on aatro good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. heading to the parade, bundle up. clouds, they'll be clearing. the temperature heads up to 33 this afternoon. a cold breeze will make it feel like 20s. just shy of the freezing point for the suburbs this afternoon in spite of sunshine. and the wind will be blowing in new jersey, 33 inland, 35 at the shore. but plenty of sunshine all day long. peaking in the low 30s in the lehigh valley. just 34 this afternoon in delaware. turns warmer tomorrow. have a great day. >> and that is your latest weather. hoda. >> all right, al thanks. there's a lot more to come this morning, including what could be a major discovery. a long lost ship filled with priceless treasure. this morning, a first look at what they found. and then what has taylor swift calling out her pal, ed

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we're back 7:42. look at pyeongchang, south korea. that's live and it's the home of the 2018 olympic winter -- the

winter olympics. i'm just mesmerized by that beautiful rainbow stadium. >> we did mention that the first events are already under way. the world prepares for what's sure to be a stunning and spectacular opening ceremony tomorrow night. so which athletes from team usa are set to shine in the coming weeks? willie geist is right there in pyeongchang with all that. hey, willie. >> good morning. >> reporter: hey guys good to see you. it's warming up here right now. we're ready for you. we're getting the games ready and we're off to a hot start. matt and becca hamilton out of madison, wisconsin, have already won their curling match. it's the first time mixed doubles curling has ever been competed in the olympics. they beat the olympic athletes from russia early this morning, so off to a good start. they're not household names necessarily, not yet anyway, but this is a team filled with some of the biggest names in the history of olympic sports. they're fast. >> lindsey vonn in a class of her own. >> they're strong. >> mikaela shiffrin wins gold for the u.s.! >> they're fearless.

>> whoa nellie shaun white. >> and graceful. >> chen's road to pyeongchang has begun. >> team usa has landed in south korea looking to take care of business. the business of winning gold medals. at 242 athletes strong team usa is not only the largest delegation the u.s. has ever sent to a winter olympics it's the largest for any nation ever. made up of 139 first-timers along with 39 returning olympic medalists. it's also the most diverse team of athletes ever assembled to represent the united states. >> crushing the field and she is going! >> reporter: leading the way for team usa -- >> lindsey vonn into -- >> reporter: the most decorated american alpine skier in lindsey vonn. mikaela shiffrin is poised to break records, aiming for an

unprecedented five golds on the slopes of pyeongchang. two-time gold medal winning snowboarder shaun white is looking to redeem himself in the halfpipe along with 17-year-old first-time olympian, chloe kim, whose set to leave her mark on the sport. nathan chen is the overwhelming favorite to win gold in figure skating with his signature and unrivaled 5 quad program. while the three members of the u.s. ladies team made up of karen chen braiddie tennell look down to bring down their competitors. this is team usa. i'm add another name to that list jamie anderson. she's a gold medal champion from sochi in slopestyle snowboarding. chloe kim, 17 years old there in snowboarding. she would have qualified for sochi but she was only 13 years old. she was good enough to be there, but you can't compete in the olympics until you're 15. >> hoda loves chloe kim.

>> i'm in love with her. all right, willie thanks so much. >> reporter: we'll see you soon. >> also there's the one and only mike tirico the host of nbc's primetime coverage. hey, mike good morning. >> good morning, ladies how are you doing? >> good. >> good. so let's go let's start with lindsey vonn. it was devastating not to have her in sochi. she's got to be coming back and looking for redemption. she wants to get out there and get some more hardware. >> she does savannah. and coming into this olympic games, she is as hot as any downhill skier in terms of results. won her two races this past weekend, has won her last three downhills. there's emotion involved too. her grandpa passed away just a few months ago. he fought the korean war, so she is so excited to come back to korea and perhaps honor him and his memory by winning a gold medal. >> wow. >> a lot of people mike are talking about mikaela shiffrin some calling her a young lindsey vonn. she hit gold in sochi.

what do you expect from her? >> she has dominated slalom skiing. she has everything that it takes, as willie mentioned in his piece, to win multiple medals so shiffrin comes in as the skier with a target. everyone in the world knows she's the one to beat, especially in the slalom. >> and shaun white, we all love shaun white and she definitely has the ghost of sochi. he's the first to say it. >> winning gold in '06, winning gold in 2010 and then in 2014 not finishing on the podium not winning gold silver or bronze. spent about 45 minutes talking to shaun today. he is in such a good place because he's really motivated a lot of the athletes he's competing against to get into this sport. but he's got another chance from a better place in his mind to win gold and win perhaps a third gold. he's going to be dynamite i think, in the halfpipe event. >> and speaking of olympic rookies, you've covered every big event but this is your first time in the big chair at the olympics. how are you feeling as we get ready for it? >> i cannot wait. i'm so excited.

the only thing i need from you two, if you can bring your alarm clocks, you guys are going to work nights. we are working the day shift which is primetime in the u.s. so bring your alarm clock when you pack. >> and the espresso too. >> yes, thank you very much. >> all right, thank you. >> thanks mike. >> we'll see him tonight actually for live coverage of the winter olympics. it starts today. then the biggie tomorrow night, opening ceremony 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific. we should mention lester is going to be reporting from the olympics. that starts tonight on "nbc nightly news." still ahead, what is it like to win gold? peggy fleming, she looks back at her big olympic moment 50 years later. but first, these messages. this is google home mini. it's got the google assistant in it, so it's super helpful. watch this: hey google good morning. gh: good morning, claire. it's 52 degrees with a chance of rain so you might want an umbrella. oh, that's thoughtful. it'll also read you the news look up traffic, and tell you. gh: your first meeting is at 9am. and you know how sometimes you're in bed and you can't get out of it until you hear that one song that: gh: ok, playing your get out of bed playlist.

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7:56 on this thursday morning. we take a look at the linc in south philadelphia. in just a few hours, the eagles will kick off their parade of champions, passing what could be millions of adoring fans. good morning, everyone, i'm ted greenberg. dress warmly if you're heading to the big parade. first alert meteorologist bill henley has the chilly neighborhood forecast. a cold one. still seeing some clouds overhead. good news is they'll break for sunshine. the bad news is we're getting a cold start, and with winds blowing, it's going to stay cold during the day. afternoon temperatures will be in the 30s for philadelphia. if you're heading to the parade, just enough wind to make it feel like 22 degrees at the beginning of the parade at 11:00. by the time it's over, 34 degrees. will feel like 26. >> thank you. the traffic coming into the city now because of the parade first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has her eye on that. >> yeah, watching the schuylkill expressway, we always see volume

on the schuylkill. montgomery county drive eastbound, extra volume moving toward center city now. a 39-minute drive time eastbound from the blue route to the vine. speeds into the 20s, too. all those people heading to center city maybe some starting in south philadelphia. remember at lincoln financial field, the parade will start. they'll make their way starting at 10:45 at pattison to broad. all the cross streets are closed, as well heading to city hall and the art museum area. back to you. >> thank you. nbc10 has complete coverage of the parade of champions starting in just about 30 minutes from now. if you're going to the parade set your dvr so you can re-watch it when you get home. and if you're working, live stream on the free nbc10 app. i'm ted greenberg. more of the "today" show coming up.

it's 8:00. coming up on "today," white house shake-up. one of president trump's closest aides resigns amid domestic abuse allegations. the white house now facing fallout over their initial response. we're there live. plus treasure hunt. >> we're on the verge of a massive discovery. >> we're taking you to an undisclosed location off the florida coast where treasure hunters may have found thergest sunken fortune in decades. the famed cousteau family gives us a first look. and let the games begin. team usa has arrived in south korea, as the winter games officially get under way. and we look back at an icon on and off the ice. >> did you realize you were changing your sport? >> no not at all. i just kept doing things. it's pretty cool. >> as peggy fleming marks the 50th anniversary of her

incredible gold medal win. today, thursday, february 8, 2018. hello to our family and friends in dunkerton, iowa. >> population 800. >> she's turning double digits. >> i'm turning 10 today. >> all i want today is a selfie with al roker. >> all the way from alabama, we don't care that it's cold. >> because we're going to meet savannah and hoda! >> we're jessica and mark from miami, florida. >> honeymooning with savannah and hoda. >> we're ready for the winter olympics. >> go team usa! >> we're getting ready too for the olympics. are you getting pumped up? >> i am getting so excited. >> we are. we want to welcome you back. thanks for joining us on this thursday morning. >> we want to get right to your news at 8:00. lots to get to. the domestic abuse scandal that forced a top white house aide to resign is raising some tough questions this morning about the president's inner circle and who knew what.

kristen welker joins us with all the developments. >> reporter: hi savannah good morning to you. this morning rob porter is vehemently denying allegations by two ex-wives that he was physically and verbally abusive. jennifer willoughby says the abuse began shortly after she married porter in 2009. the dailymail.com publio of porter's first wife colbie holderness who said porter gave her this black eye after their 2003 ed their accounts to nbc news with holderness claiming that porter choked and verbally abused her. this morning there are growing questions about when white house officials first learned of the allegations. according to one former white house official chief of staff john kelly was made aware of some of the allegations of domestic abuse months earlier. kelly defended porter tuesday, calling him a man of true integrity, but overnight saying in a statement in part there's no place for domestic violence in our society. one white house official says porter could be out as early as today. meantime senator leaders reached

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even city courts are shut down in philadelphia today because there's only one thing to do today. it's the city's first-ever super bowl victory parade and sheinelle is in the middle of it. these are your old stomping grounds, sheinelle, and she is still dancing. good morning again. >> reporter: i'm still dancing. frankly, it's just to stay warm this morning. so do you remember earlier i told you there were a lot of people who will be out here about 13 hoursade it start will wind its way five miles and then get here about 1:00 in the morning. so what do you do when people are waiting outside for ten hours with nothing to do? you play the game. all over again. so they it. eagles are coming out. look at this on the game. so people are going like i can't even describe it to you, savannah and hoda it's a party. we still have like six seven hours left. you've got to maintain this level of energy for the next six hours. i don't think it's going to be a problem. >> i think it's going to be a layup. >> reporter: i've got body warmers, i'm good. >> have fun. >> should we do the morning boost? >> i thought sheinelle was the

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we're back8:11. one of thef sunken0 years. ship traveling through the florida straits back in 1622 when it went down in ars is r: well if found the spanish galleon here we're talking about unimaginable th. and the team really excited to share their discoveries with us today because a lot of silver and gold and emeralds because they have done it before with the sister ship. that ship went down in 1622 and was discovered in 1985 by the late mel fisher. off the florida coast in an undisclosed location treasure hunters may be on the verge of one of the most exciting deep-water discoveries in decades. a spanish galleon full of gold silver and emeralds. >> there may be $150 million, something like that.

>> reporter: only $150 million. >> yeah. it's worth going after. >> reporter: kim fisher is going after the spanish merchant ship that went down in a hurricane in 1622. his dad was the legendary mel fisher. back in 1985 not far from her, he discovered the richest find ever. that galleon was laiden with treasure worth more than a half billion dollars. to the untrained eye this side scan sonar image may look like a school of fish but it's an apparently old, very old ship. joining the hunt philippe cousteau and his wife ashland. his grandfather, the world renowned oceanographer, jacques cousteau. they are documenting this hunt for their travel channel show. this day we dove to the margarita, part of the same fleet that sank in that hurricane, but they're thinking about a richer prize the

consolacion. >> how excited are you to think this is it? >> we're on the verge of adiscovery. this could be one of the most significant treasure wreck discoveries in history. >> if this is the ship that they think it is this is going to change history books. >> we're getting >> reporter: if it is the consolacion it's too deep for a scuba dive. they'll have to search then salvage with a remotely operated vehicle. >> when will we know that you know that they have actually found the treasure? >> hopefully soon. >> you will be our first call. >> reporter: well this gold bar, which was taken off the atocia worth a cool $150,000. yesterday while we were out diving wd any gold or treasure but we did find at least this which is a pottery shard, which they believe when they logged it it may have been part of an olive jug.

guys. >> wow. >> reporter: we need to confirm way down in the deep they found it again. >> how cool. >> that was cool. i love the underwater interview, kerry. >> i like that gold necklace. that would really brighten up this outfit. >> it's 28 feet long. that's how long it it is. >> thank you, kerry. >> did you by any chance kerry, find a pineapple that lives under the sea? just wondering. never mind. >> thank you, kerry. well here we go let's check it out and show you what we have today. we're watching this system a fast mover. it's going to come barreling through and it's going to bring a decent amount of snow in here as it gets caught up in the jetstream. heavy snow through the dakotas on through chicago and detroit. as we move into saturday snowfall amounts anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of snow in the plains. as we get into the midwest friday night, thursday night into tomorrow night we're looking at a lot of snow from

chicago to detroit and heavy snow also into c . . . good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. heading to the parade bundle up. clouds will be cerature heads up to 33 degrees. a cold breeze will make it feel like it is in the 20s. just shy of the freezing point for the suburbs this afternoon in spite of sunshine. the wind will be blowing, 33 degrees inland. 35 at the shore. plenty of sunshine all day long. peak ng the peaking in the low 30s. have a great day sclm don't forget if you're heading us out check ittous on sirius xm channel 108. time for trending. as we know team usa is in pyeongchang. a long trip. jet lag could be an effect. an article in "the wall street journal" says ski jumpers in

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personal encounter. the whale coming so close to the it. then hey, hey, hey, he sprayed them right there. even though the whale watchers were soaked definitely made for an unforgettable experience. yeah. >> back off. >> that's right. blow it out your blow hole. there you go. there it is. that's your dailyclick. >> he's putting a little lotion on, his skin looks a little eries where are they now olympians. 50 years ago the u.s. won just one gold medal. and you know who it belongs to? peggy fleming. >> i didn't realize that part of it. 19 she became aigure skating icon a household name and really put the sport on the map here anne thompson caught up with peggy. she's in pyeongchang for us this morning. hi anne good morning. looking forward to this. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. you know peggy fleming propelled figure skating into the winter games marquee sport, leaving such a mark that a half century later, we're still asking who will be the next

peggy fleming. fo magic color on tv for the very first time. suddenly a nation in the midst of change best of itself reflected in an elegant and ethereal 19-year-old peggy fleming. >> what do you remember about that night? >> i remember being terrified. >> really? >> yeah. >> it didn't show. >> i know. and i look at the footage and i see myself stepping out on the ice. and i go gosh i don't look nervous at all. but inside i was like -- i was performance?d that's kind of sad for me that it wasn't my skate of a lifetime.orter: but it was the skate of our lifetime. ameh peggy's ar s television deepening the bond. >> we'll have top meeting like this. >> ibaby-sat before and this was my first job. i s full i big time. ter: girls wanted to her, boys wanted dat wouldt serts toculture, loops and

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time. average speed there into the 20s. look at montgomery drive off ramp. it is going to get worse there. eastbound traffic is the problem right now. we are going to send it over to vai and rosemary. >> the best way to get around hit the pavement start walking a little bit. if you are up high above all >> matt delucia is looking out city hall. >> reporter:s right, vai and rosemary. i call it the eagle eye up here. it is pretty impressive. you can see right now we are by broad and spruce streets at this point. you can see both sides of broad are filled with people this parade to begin. it doesn't start for another 2 1/2 hours. these folks have been outdy to go. it is a little chilly out there. the folks with their jackets and coats and some they aresbegins to

make its way up broad street past city hall. we'll show you city hall as we start making our way up broad street. this is the way that the parade is going to move. it is going to move in this direction here. up broad and it is going to make a left turn as it hits city hall. we have also seen a lot of these buses with people making their way to the parade destinations here. the parade is going to loop around in that direction there. we see all sorts of folks lined up here since 4:00 5:00 6:00 this morning. some of the folks closer to the art museum have been waiting there since last night. right here, you can see there is a large group of buses that is making its way up the logan circle area now heading towards the oval. we have seen people really ready to have a good time. this is something that people have been waiting decades for.

they have brought their families. we have been hearing from people who are flying from around the to this parade. now, you see all these folks out on the roadways right now. a lot of schools cancelled classes for the day. a lot of work places have canceled for the day to allow people to come in and enjoy this. you are really seeing the amount of people that have come here. we still have a couple more hours to go before the parade begins. one thing that's important to remember here septa normally has about a quarter of a million, a little more than a quieter of a million riders per day. the expectation here is that we may see 1 million, perhaps 2 million people here. that are coming into the city. the broad street line the market/frankfort line are ervice. a lot of these folks we have lines and make them into the city. we just saw a large group of

people walking over the bridge. they are coming from walking all the way over to the art museum.at is a ges at least. one thing that we noticed up here in 10. down at the crowd, all jumbotrons area. there.ing the super bowl for this crowd. we have seen aot the super bowl sy can the glory and the when eagles won their first super bowl. that just really primes this audience for what is to come later on when the team makes its way up broad street for the long-awaited trip here and that celebration that everyone here has been waiting a long time for. matttd let's go closer to the ground and give you a live view and bha itwhat it is. we have a bank of cameras positioned all over the city. this is a live look. the school buses just came

through here 15 or 20 minutes ago. they are at the parkway. there are tons of people here. the masses have come o dray for in minneapolis.r: it ise tefinitely it feels just like i did in minnesota the same time last week. you mentioned those buses arriving here on the parkway. we are at 22nd and the parkway. you see about two dozen buses making their way down the parkway and up toward the art museum steps. we are about a quarter mile away down the parkway. you can see the art steps. this be the r the up, see this is where also the championship flags are heree parkwayeading up to the art started arriving here this morning at around 3:00 or 4:00. you can hear them cheering behind me and around me.

matt delucia mentioned they are replaying the game on the jumbotron. everybody is reliving the dream and watching the moment of the eagles take down the patriots and ultimately winning super bowl lii. i will take you over here and show you more of these accommodation of family members and fans who were escorted from where you guys are in south philly and here now to the art museum. we still have quite a few more hours to go before the players will reach this point these folks have a pretty good position. they are lined up along the fence. this is the best position you can get in terms of your proximity to players. another thing i want to point out, security. philadelphia police all up and

down the parkway, making sure that everyone is having a good time. but at the same time steering clear and getting out of the way because there is a lot of traffic going up here. meanwh up here to cnty. o who got here. tara you areromcounty. >> reporter: what time did you >> r is.m. freez teens. why wast important for yehisim thisar this to support our feel. we have to show we ap they worked bringing home the first super bowl to philadelphia. out h >> reporter: let's go back in time t sunday. eagles taking on the eagles. >> my grandmother passed away and we were thinking about her. >> reporter: this is your grandmother's sweatshirt. >> last may 1st. eagles fan. >> reporter: what does it mean for you to have that on? >> very special. she would have wanted uthis parade representing her and this city and cheering on the eagles. >> reporter: you look around the parkway and see s already. what's that like? >> it is amazing.

everyone is coming together. we have been coming together for a bhoelwhole season. the past couple of weeks has been great. >> reporter: thank you, guys so much. that's just one off stories you w hereories like that young grandmotrt in memory of her grandmother who wasbig eagles fa stories, so much excitement. this is a moment 57 years in theseason some people thought it might not ever happen specially when carson wentz went down. a lot of people thought the eagles were done for. certainly, they stepped up in a big way and led the team to the l. here we are celebrating the big win with the parade and yes, the best is yet to come. i can only imagine with the energy what the level of excitement will be once the floats start to go by with the players there and they see guys like wentz and foles and jenkins, all the heroes of the game. it will be an unbelievable moment. people are still arriving here at the parkway.

by the time that happens it is going to be an unbelievable scene here. we'll be here all morning long providing you with the sights and sounds. >> she was probably waiting her entire life, her grandmother, for a championship. if you were 15 years old in 1960 and you saw the eagles beat the packers to win that championship, you would be 72 now, right? >> right. >> if you were 20 then, you would have been 77. a lot of people here have lived their entire lives and never seen anything like this. who knows how soon it will happen again. doug pederson says plan on seeing it year after year. >> dozens of eagles fans for you, a eagles player and other athletes, you were playing the ground work brick by brick

to get us to this point. >> rosemary i think today of many of my former teammates, reggie andre waters helped build oundation for this organization and has becomeeam and organization and franchise that the city so proud. we have waited so long. generations of us former playersnd gone and never seen we got close but happened. it is not just us former players. the entire city we feel like we have a hand in it. if you watch television and bought jerseys and season tickets. >> came dhere got up at 4:00 this morning. >> we all have in what organization has done and what's happened to them in the last year. nothing short of miraculous. >> as a native philadelphian i have never seen anything like this. this may be one of the most attended sports parades in the country's history. >> the estimates could be from 2 million to 3 million.

i don't know if we can account for everybody that's gotten in their car in ohio and indiana and have roots here in philadelphia. we have heard tons of people doing just that. >> philly international, we were live and saw fans from miami, out west and one fan from israel who works abroad and thought, you know what i'm going home for the victory parade. people have canceled business meetings. i don't see any reason why you would have a business meeting, certainly not in philadelphia, perhaps in the suburbs. there is no reason to have any kind of meeting in philathis morning. it is jam-packed hard to get into the city for obviousons. people here are in a celebratory mood. they are standing around waiting and want to see their heroes pull up in the float. they will be waving at them and showing them their love. >> if you are going to be out and about today or maybe you are stuck in the office somewhere, stuck in a cubicle, don't forget, we are bringing you all the coverage live streaming on the nbc 10 app, the free nbc 10 app.

we are going to be on throughout the day. we are going to be bringing you the parade itself, and the ceremony later on this afternoon at the art museum.

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>> i i've been out here for three hours. go, eagles. if you missed re railouloths for so you can you can gurself to themarket/frankfort line b are operated bicep ta operated by septa they are running for free. you just have to get to the line and after the parade or after the speeching and ceremony speech as and ceremony think, you are going to have to ride regional rail and independence day pass. they sold out yesterday. you have to have one of these to get on the septa train home or you need to have a septa weekly or monthly pass. if not, good luck to you. reporting live in lansdale, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >> good advice. a sunny lansdale, montgomery county. we are getting a few flurries out here. >> it is cold out here.

it is february 8th. what do you expect? >> we we are really thrilled it is sunny. let's check in with bill henley. it is cold but that's what you expect. at least we have clear skies. >> once that sunshine comes your way, it will make a big difference. it is already falling on the art museum this morning. look at the crowds growing. bha a what a day ahead. it will be sunny. the few flurries in south philadelphia, they will clear out. you will have to bundle up. it is 27 degrees in philadelphia. the windy city at 15 miles an hour. it feels like 15 degrees right now. it is really not going to get much warmer during the day. there is the link right there. this is the satellite and radar. shows the clouds have been thinning out. most of the clouds are right at the shore. you see thin clouds off to might see a flurry. it is going to be briforecast hour by it goes towards the art museum. at 10:00, 28 degrees.

the windchill, a little bit of improvement. as and early , atll still b by 1:00 this ternoon, 31 degrees. we will see bright sunshine. there will still be a bit of a breeze blowing 22 degrees will be the windchill. by 3:00 when things are down the temperature will peak in the lower 30s. the wind will still be an issue at 23 degrees. as people are leaving, that will take some time. the temperatures will be coming down and that starts at 4:00 today. it is going to stay cold right on through the day. cold tonight. there is warmer weather in our future. it starts tomorrow 41 degrees. look at the weekend. we will see temperatures into the 50s. if you are looking for sunshine today is your day. clouds increase on friday and wet weather will be here for saturday and sunday. enjoy the heading out there and be sure to layer up. the more green, the better on a day like this, don't you think? >> i defin ely think so.green, becaun front of a green guys. we are starting out in center

city and south pdea. why i g som the volume that is not located around the parade route is because of these ramp closures. they are starting to pop up for what we ha previously plannfor. 95, south and north has just closed right here. we have had the schuylkill ay near the same area around broad street. they are closed as well. the east and wylkill that's we are see delays on to the majors as well. addit a lot of people frying peopo one at one time. more traffic trying to head in this direction. they are being diverted off on the westbound side. in is moving towards 24th street and the schuylkill expressway. you might need to know so basics. the road closures will be in place until about 6:00 from the sports complex heading up to the art museum all of the cross streets from pattison/broad and to eakins oval as well. there will be so many people around there and no parking until 6:00 p.m. tonight.

they are not going to be ticketing people for meter or time limit parking in the spots without the no parking signs available. that's at least a good thing if you need more information there. we have it on our website. we'll be back with more updates over and over again for the rest of the morning. back over to you. >> that might be a first in the city of philadelphia, the no ticketing, no towing situation if you. >> narrator: this is 17th and the parkway. you can see the parkway clear you have throngs of people spanning the crowds packed all the way up to those barriers to make sure they can get a close view of the eagles coming down the parkway. >> let's come back out here live. we are on broad street just north about a block of pattison. were goingack bringt i am going toe the best fans. they are right here.cq >> you guys are awesome. >> it is cold out here. you guy a right now. get several it

is not always timed perfectly. they have been out here. they are a bun of today.h moms and to peo families. >> we havet heryeahf. with ourent t p walk back maybe five hoursafr s it takes. >> obviously, we have been hearing from people on social media, e-mailing us. wait a minute. if i have a family member who a little help getting around may for them? what options are available. parade organizers have certainly made accommodations to make slur everybody can get in on the festivities. they have over a dozen jumbotrons an ampicified sou translator andns ovaoff locations pennsylvania avenue and spring garden tunnel and at the intersection of 20th and spring

garden street. we don't want to leavenybody e that since about 4:00, 5:00 this morning. the paradeers made slur there sure there were plenty of port-a-potties. about 850 of them. it sound like a lot. >> it sound like a lot but compared to when the pope was here a year and a half ago, the pope had3,000 for when the pope was here. they are situated all throughout the area. i got in line and took a dozen people in line about an hour ago. >> if you are going to be out in this weather it is freezing. you heard bill henley say temperatures are going to feel like the teens through much of the day. we have been checking in with

our friends over at the einstein medical network to get some tips about what to do. you have to layer up. we know that for sure. what we've been doing is sticking hand warmers inside of our gloves periodically every few hours to make sure we are staying warm. wool socks and gloves. you could get a little sun on your face. put the sunblock on. why not? >> when the sun comes out, that will make >> i thi of a wind burn. you may be dealing with more of than a sunburn. >> let's give you a live look right now at our camera south let you what is happening here. the players arrived just before 8:00 this morning wit families. doug pederson's dear mother.

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