tried to get somehow to get away with mur scoop as well. i wanted to know catalina is holding a in the mainof the show. but look at that stare. >> when shonda shuts it down, she shuts it down. >> we'll have to wait until february 11 to see what's up with that, baby. we do not have to wait for this. gwen stephani just got the best present ever. let's bring in our senior news editor joining usrom new york. jen? >> it might be a little cold here on the east coast, but down in oklahoma this weekend, the romance between blake and gwen was definitely heating up. because nothing says next level that when a rocker chick goes y and gets what everyone dreams of, a horse. >> this handsome quarter horse decked out in a western saddlee neck band was

an engagement gift from blake to gwen. their reps are saying, whoa, slow down. ake gave gwen the gift. so in other words don't go galloping down the aisle just yet. couple did in oklahoma and gwen got off her horse long enou to pose with e big question this weekend is rhonda -- the rumors that her rule mate travis brown proposed wearing a knockout diamond yeah on that finger.ked to her rep and he says the pair is not engaged. >> thank you for coming out, even though there's two feet of snow on the ground. this was broadway, this was povie theaters, he even closed onight we're literally the object -- only show in town.y nowhere else to go this weekend, rhonda did hit up the after party. everyb in the u.s. this weekend and for our blizzard update, we're going

co-host. >> this storm was a beast, no two ways about it. shut down broadway, broadway broadway, you know it's a big story. s trying to get around, unless they fire up the jet, they're going have a hard time. >> she missed out on her west coast tribute to sitcom director jamesburroughs. cast of some of mes' a biggest hit like friends and the big bang theory. >> stay home, two words, hot chocolate. >> steven tyler and his daughter mia up popped up on a cnn report. but the good stuff was definitely on his insta >> he was only snow angel.nca trump dropped down right in the middle of park avenue. >> they're having some fun in all that snow. for all the scoop, here in hollywood today, perfect weather as david duchovny got his star on the walk of fame. and you better believe david has a lot to celebrate after last

reboot". to kn exactly where the cross streets where so i could come back sometime when it's so a look at it. >> there were hundreds on hands for david's big moment on hollywood boulevard. 13 million viewers tuned in last night. >> i'ml. when there actually is one that shows up, it's gratitude to the. >> there were some angry x file fans on the east coast. the nfc championship ran l which means that the x files ran 35 minutes late. messing up a lot of dvrs. >> football is not an exact science. i t it's nice that youball as a lead in. i think we had a lot of new fans made. tonight it's going to start on time.

bottom of tonight's quickie wedding. ow we're showing you the real sparks on the set.p, ladies. >> you don't for drinks, boys pay for drinks.o inside the perfect anti-valentine's day movie. how to be single. who needs a date when you've got friends like these? >> and grief stricken celine her husband, why she skipped her own brother's funeral.

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it is, that should add a little fuel to the romance rumors. you remember they looked e party.

mccarthy event. >> valentine's day is coming and that will be the bigd we will be watching. >> meanwhile, you know what? a lot of single women are reclaiming valentine's day, that's right, they're turning it into the ultimate girl's night out. and warner brothers is thinking dy how to be single. >> robin, my character is kind of like the girl. >> no drama. >> no drama. >> step a cupid rebelnd dakota johnson is giving us a crash course on loving the single life. >> this is alice and she's been 100 years and a has the need to make out with a random stranger. #she's always depended and to make her feel good. >> i love working with dakota, i energies. >> have you been watching

>> it's so good. >> allison leslie rounded out this valentine's day weekend perfect for a single girl's night out. >> again, let me teach you how to be single. for flying solo, number one, obey the texting rule. >> when someone texts you, yors to respond. alcoholic. >> step number two, let the boy buy. >> go and get us some >> where's the bar? >> that was a trick question. what do you mean no? you don't pay for drinks, boys pay for drinks. >> and tip number three,ly it up. >> the thing about being single is, you should cherish it. hat was as close as we're going to get to a romantic movie

february 12 are dead pool. >> coming up, exclusive paula deen on her dramatic weight loss. pounds, i know what makes me fat and that's too much lifting to my mouth.ind the bachelor's wedding day. >> we caught ben and bec the pda th don't want you to see.uches and grabs. >> look out, everybody, that's

celine's grief continues. the singer and her children have been so overcome by the two deaths in her family, they did rother's funeral today. daniel age 59 died of cancer of the throat, tongue and brain on days after celine lost renee.

r at his wake outside of montreal,oking tired and stoic. her hair down, in a gray dress and black coat. she was without her three sons. outside, the singer reportedly began to sing to daniel who was also a musician. before she left, she thanked the fans. was at her husband renee's funeral at the basilica, and i can tell you that celine was not the one getting strength from was giving it to them. but i am happy that at some point she realized that she has to take care of herself. >> i've been saving this day for you. becca, will you marry me? >> what?o sneaky, when they gave us this exclusive scene for tonight's show, they cliffhange it looked like beaned n and becca are getting married. our "e.t" cameras were there when they shot that scene and we saw it all.

>> i mean it. >> i'm actually ordained.e the ability to marry some people. so today, i have invited to join me at the little white wedding chapel.e this as a little lesson in how to sexy up what would otherwise be ca i'm not even go ing to get to first base kind of date.e some i dos, becca's smart and gets in as much fun as possible. >> can becca's fingers ge run down ben's arm and and notice the grab. a reassuring tap shoulder, fix the shirt. this one ended in a hug.ven gotten to the kisses.nk love is in the air.

during this experience. >> i think ben is the right guy for me. here a second time around if i didn't feel that way. >> we give becca props for her moves, especially when she's up against fellow contestant jojo gets a wind blown chopper ride. and the other girls watching of course get caddy.ally unaware. >> these women are incredibly kind to each other, they're understanding, they communicate well. >> are you >> ben's the kind of guy girls fight for. >> i'm so jealous. nd my future wife in group. so far things are going very well. >> it might not go so well if you get married at the little

alexander tied the kn ot did frank sinatra and mia farrow tied the that didn't work out so well. >> there's been a lot of concern over the president's health, you may have heard some reports that he is brain cancer free. the 91-year-old set the record straight, this weekend only with our special correspondent brooke anderson. >> haven't detected any cancer, but sometimes the cancer spots including in my brain were just onemillimeter, which is a tiny i'm still taking treatments regularly aontinue that until the doctors tell me i don't have to anymore. >> the diagnosis last august was oma in his liver and his brain. >> how did her support help you through this? >> her support has helped me for the last 69 years, since we have

se when i was ill, and we thought i might die any time and she w there for me, and she grieved excited with me when i found out that my metabolism responded well to the treatment. the only journalist invited inside the community center in plains, georgia for a fundraiser, it was called changing paula into president. that paula? savannah, paula dean. >> i am s thrilled to be here >> i've known paula for a long time. >> i guess we have been friends now for maybe about 14 years. >> paula is on the second leg of her press tour for her 15th cookbook.e fat. you have probably noticed a little less paula when she was dancing with the stars. >> how much weight have you lost?

>> wow. just by chag changing your diet? >> moderation is the keyword in my life, i can't stand the word diet. instead of a stick of butter, i'll just use a half a stick. because every little bit countou feel health wise and otherwise? >> i'm great. my type 2 diabetes, my last .4, which is great. which is great. god is good. >> paula and the president shareinting and proceeds from this art a auction benefit local charities. >> one of president carter's paintings sold for $250,000. >> we'll be back with our "e.t"

back to the show, everyone. in tonight's "e.t" birthdays, which grammy winner was accepted by clamma university at 16 old but turned it down pursue her music career? >> we're going to take you behind the scenes of "the

willing developing news tonight. buried by a historyking blizzard. dozens killed. cities and towns slammed. neighborhoods still stranded, and a travel ni13,000 flights cancelled. the ripple effect all across the country. one week to go until the vote in iowa. a frantic sprint for nd sanders, cruz and trump. but is another new york billionaire about to shake up the race? a massive manhunt ee dangerous inmates who masterminded a daring escape from a maximum security jail. rappelling from th to freedom. and a new warning tonight about the gender gap between men and women who it comes to having a heart atowing the signs and the differences between the sexes that

"nightly news" beginsright now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc news" with lester holt. good evening. there will be no quick bounce backs from the blizzard of 2016.s punch was too much. snow measured in feet from washington to new york, paralyzing entire cities, cutting off neighborhoods, some left flooded and g thousands of flights, assuring its impact would be felt nationwide. storm-re have now reached at least 40. the financial impact at $850 million. so many people and so many things affected, recovery, albeit uneven, is under way, and we have full coverage starting with nbc's miguel almaguer in washington, d.c.el, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. this may be the largest snow dumping center on the entire ast. much of the snow from the washington, d.c.

this old football stadium. the operation here is the trucks have been coming in and out of this area for hours hauling snow all the way around this parking lot, and the up, that's far from done. it packed a punch and crippled the region.night millions are still buried under snow and ice. >> the roads have completely impassable. this is absolutely terrible. >> reporter: plows have been abandoned, and many roads untouched. >> i've done the part i usually have to do.t they are supposed to do isn't done. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., the government shut down again. schools and businesses are cl for first responders a state of emergency. >> trying to pull some of this out. >> reporter: some stuck in the snow. hill, virginia, an atv will only take you so far. we reached this community by foot. the only way in and out, huh? no plows on these

>> we're still trapped, you know. ter: neighbors have shoveled their way to each other, but they have no way out. for courtney krause the road was her life line. 3-year-old son bradyen has heart disease. >> if he needs serious help it's a matter of minutes, maybe even seconds, and here we don't have that. can't get to us. >> reporter: the historic snowfall was expected, but for some cities the big amount a huge surprise. in maryland, pennsylvania and new york. with all the snow came plenty of problems. roofs are down on sinesses, barns and homes. today in queens, the roads are a mess, but classes went on.uses slipping and sliding as much frustration here as there is snow. >> my daughter has to go to she has after school. we can't even get through. >> reporter: tonight across the east this is the big dig, but asures plummet they are worried

big freeze. miguel almaguer, nbc ws, washington. >> reporter: this is jacob rascon along the jersey shore. a direct hit along the southern coast. perations today is really focusing on anybody that's calling in for property checks so we'll get a lot of calls for gas leaks oral fires and things like that. >> reporter: it was the worst flooding the town of west wilewood has ever seen. of homes surrounded. dozens had to be rescued. the massive winter storm causing high tides. west wildwood suddenly a virtual island. the water is mostly gone, but so is the sea wall that protected the town. now a mangled town officials call the damage here catastrophic and with another storm on the way they have to rebuild fast. >> for us this is han sandy. we had -- we had we think six to eight inches higher this storm than we did in

morning governor chris christie responded to critics who question why he was back on the campaign trail in new >> there is no residual damage. there is no residual flooding damage. all the flooding receded yesterday morning. isn't a minor situation for us. >> reporter: barbara williams woke up to this. >> just a mess. i don't know who is going to clean it all up. we can't. >> reporter: debris everywhere you look. boats hundreds of feet from their docks. and with the possibility of another storm a scramble to prepare yet again. the mayor estimates that the overall damage here to be in the millions of dollars. whether it's home repairs, removing debris like there or rebuilding the critical sea wall which will happen as soon as the town can find the money to do it. lester? >> all right, jacob. thanks. and then there is the travel night wear from this massive blizzard still not over. today alone 1,600 flights in the u.s. were cancelled.

the huge backlog of departures and arrivals scrubbed over the weekend. our tom costello has more on the huge struggle at airports to get back on schedule. >> reporter: at the major east coast hub airports from laguardia to philly to washington, day three of the big digout. at reagan national airport, enough snow to fill a football field dumped into a massive new snow melter. while the runways were clearing, the parking lots take a lot longer. and without parking spots, passengers and employees can't get inside. >> so these guys are pushing and hauling snow from sunup to sundown. >> going home. >> reporter: after days of empty gates, finally today the runways and ramps were reopening. american alone brought in 41 planes by noon to jump start operations. mariana spent last night on the floor here. >> i was lucky that i was like sleeping on the heater so i wasn't cold. >> reporter:

staggering 13,000 flights cancelled