good morning. breaking news, tornado outbreak. it leaves 13 in the south, 4 people killed in alabama. high winds, hail and flooding rains, causing significant damage, from texas to florida. and al says the threat is not over yet. customs chaos. a nationwide outage leads to massive delays and long lines at airports coast-to-coast. frustratedas just to be screened. >> it was a mess in there. i don't know. it took forever. >> this morning what caused the system-wide shut down. new era. the 115th congress being sworn in today. for the first time in nine years, both houses and the white house to be contrd

republicans. why critics are saying their first item of business goes against president-elect's pledge to drain the swamp. we'll talk live with kellyanne con way, an advisor to trump. a dresser falls on a 2-year-old trapping him underhour. his twin comes to the rescue using his might to free him. giving a whole new meaning to the term brotherly love today. tuesday, january 3rd, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. and if you missed our program yesterday, you missed us welcoming back katie couric to the anchor desk for the first time in ten years. as our good friend eleven burr ham said it happened yesterday and nobody g

>> that's true. i survived. it's early. i forgot how early it is doing the show. i went to bed at 7:30 last night. how pathetic. >> welcome to our pathetic lives. >> right. good for your social life. >> in the meantime, can we run the video again? it's something we talked about on the show and other programs a lot. the hazards of these oddly-weighted dressers falling over on children. here we see it happen in front of our eyes. that's unbelievable the fact that little boy was able to lift that boy. you hear about people having herculean strength in the middle of a panic situation. to see him do that and the little boy is okay. >> yeah. we'll tell you more coming up. good to have you back while savannah continues on maternity. severe weather is sweeping across the south spawning deadly tornados. mike seidel is in re

alabama. >> reporter: 12 tornados striking the deep south yesterday. this took out the huge oak tree. you can see where the mobile home was just crushed and split in two. there were seven residents in the mobile home. four were found dead this morning in the bathroom. this morning tragedy in the town of rehobeth, alabama. officials say four people were killed when a reported tornado struck. sending a tree and power lines crashing through their mobile home. seven people were huddled inside seeking shelter at the time. damage in the area is extensive. that same series of storms leaving a trail of destruction from texas to florida. in louisiana, strong winds. >> it's like a hurricanenado. >> reporter: buildings blown apart. this semi truck overturned. in mississippi, a tornado reducing this structure to rubble. flash floods stranding motorists. the driver of this car

water. in houston, a close call for the family that lives in this home. struck by lightning. >> you can tell it was bad very quickly. >> reporter: everyone made it out safely. >> we have a lot of power lines down. we got trees down. >> reporter: in alabama, the city of jackson hit hard. >> you okay? you all right, buddy? >> reporter: from lions to lee murs at the zoo they were cleaning up. >> we can account for all of our animals. a lot of them are under a lot of stress. >> reporter: that's how folks feel this morning in the deep south. waking up and assessing damage following yesterday. it's fairly rare to see tornados in january anywhere in the u.s., especially here in houston county. they've had three reported tornados since 1950. these are the first fatalities from twisters in over 60 years. >> mike seidel, thank you very much. al roker is back in new york with more on those storms. nice

strong storms are firing up pushing through northern california and the mid atlantic states. that moisture is pushing up to the north. we won't be looking at weather that is quite as severe as we saw yesterday, there are going to be big airport delays for this first workday back into the new year as the rain moves northeast. we'll have snow showers finishing things up. we look for about anywhere from an inch to inch and a half of rain from columbus to boston. the other big problem is going to be a lot of fog, airport delays along the i-95 corridor. so people have to pack their patience traveling on the roads and in the air today. >> you talk about airport delays. a story had nothing to do with weather, for a change. to the major chaos at airports nationwide. after a customs computer out age. thousands of travelers were stranded for hours. nbc's kerry sanders is at the airport in miami with the latest. good morning to you, kerry. >> reporter: good morning. the comput

we've seen a few passengers trickling out on a flight that arrived from brazil. about 8,000 passengers at miami and many thousands more across the country faced quite a delay because of downed computers. imagine you're a passenger and it's your travel day from hell. you're in a foreign country and you have to get on a plane and get to the airport two hours early and get on the plane eight, nine, ten hour flight from rome. then you land after getting off that cramped plane and wait in line for up to four hours with nowhere to sit except maybe your luggage. all the while waiting for the customs computers to come back online. overnight a holiday headache for passengers during one of the busiest travel days of the year. a four-hour computer outage at the u.s. customs and border protection system left thousands of travelers stuck in long lines. causing chaos at airports across the country. here in miami, passengers on more than 30 international

waited to get their passports processed. >> i got off the plane and had no information whatsoever. i was trying to get through customs. it was a sea. hundreds of people there. >> reporter: another passenger posting to social media "i see the light! two hours later in customs line. all systems have been down." in atlanta travelers were not amused either. comparing the long lines to theme parks. >> it's still going. this has to be at least 5,000 people right now. this is worse than a disney land. >> reporter: in boston, the broken customs machines breaking the spirits of weary travelers. >> it was a mess in there. i'm ready to go home. >> reporter: in los angeles, one traveler trying to take the out age in stride. >> it's part of traveling, i guess, these days. you never know what you're going to get. >> reporter: u.s. customs and border protection released a statement saying the computers were not hacked. instead calling it a temporary out age with its

systems. global entry, which is a lot like tsa was pre was no benefit to passengers. those who thought they might be able to get around the problem were waiting in line. the question this morning is why customs didn't have a redoesn't dant system to back up. that's part of the ongoing investigation. >> kerry sanders, thank you. we have breaking news now on that tragic nightclub attack in turkey. police carrying out new raids overnight as they search for a suspect. nbc's chief correspondent richard engel is in istanbul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, katie. turkish police have arrested 14 people in those raids in operations carried o istanbul and in the city of konya. they have the attacker's fingerprints. the alleged terrorist who gunned down

year's eve fills this selfie video days before the attack. the video is being broadcast around the clock on local television today in hopes that someone will find him. after killing 39 people in the club, most of them tourists from the middle east, he ditched his coat and dropped his guns. police confirmed that's him seen on cc tv. just after the attack near the club getting out of a cab. turkish media report the cab bee threw him out because without his jacket he didn't center any money on him. he walks away and isn't seen again. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. turkey launched a military attack in response striking the government, the government announced, around a hundred isis targets inside syria on sunday. as police raided homes last night, the most wanted man in turkey remains at large.

was a small peace demonstration with turks saying they've had enough of terrorists. matt, katie, back to you. >> richard engel, thank you. let us turn to politics. lawmakers are back on capitol hill this morning returning from the holidays with a packed agenda ahead of president-elect trump's inauguration in just 17 days. we're going to talk to one of his top advisors, kelley anne conway in a couple of minutes. let us begin with hallie jackson on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. republicans are raring to get going on capitol hill in control of both chambers and soon the white house. their to-do list feeling like a mile long, but even before this new congress gets into full swing, the gop is making a move, getting slammed by democrats as a backtrack on donald trump's promise to drain the swamp. congress counting down and already courting controversy. house republicans in a surprise move bucking

gut an independent ethics office created eight years ago. >> put under the ethics committee which i call the fox in charge of the chicken coop committee. >> reporter: the new move slammed by democrats set to be voted on today as the 115th congress gets sworn in with plenty on their plates. number one for republicans? repeal president obama's health care law. >> obamacare repeal resolution will be the first item up. >> reporter: a congressional priority after a campaign pledge repeated by the president-elect on new year's eve. >> get rid of obamacare. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: democrats will fight it. arguing millions of people could lose coverage. president obama set to make a rare appearance on the hill tomorrow to try to preserve his signature domestic policy. but it's almost assured that the gop will get itsay. now controlling both chambers of congress and the white house. the question then becomeswh

while still keeping the most popular parts of the law like protections for people with preexisting conditions, the second big item on the congressional agenda a possibly contentious fight for the president-elect's top cabinet picks. expected to be among the most controversial rex tillerson for secretary of state. the exxonmobil ceo will likely face questions about his business ties to russia. >> very alarming and should have been eliminated him, frankly. >> reporter: hearings have been set for senator jeff sessions. hoping to become attorney general. he'll probably be asked to address accusations of racism that derails his 1986 bid to become a federal judge. accusations sessions has denied. if senate republicans stay unified, trump will get the cabinet he wants. the third big priority for congress? rolling back regulations. the house will vote this week on a bill that would let them target regulations

under president obama. and there's plenty more donald trump could undo on his own. like actions on immigration and climate change. as soon as he takes office, in less than three weeks, his transition winding down with congress ramping up. on the topic of that transition. the president-elect's team this morning naming their pick to be u.s. trade at the present time robert lightizer. one of the final few spots that donald trump needed to fill. he, by the way, is certainly not staying silent through this. he went on twitter to again tweet about nuclear weapons. writing you can see it on the screen here. north korea stated it's in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the u.s. it won't happen. the president-elect not saying how. matt? >> halle, thank you very much. let us bring in kellyanne conway. she will serve as his white house counsellor. yesterday republicans in the

office that was set up to oversee and police corruption and scandal in congress. they script its independence and put it under the control of congress, the very group they're supposed to police. donald trump ran a campaign saying i'm going to drain the swamp in washington. doesn't it do the opposite? how does he feel about it? >> it does not, want. i don't want your viewers to be left with the impression there's no mechanism to investigate what i would call constituent complaints. there's a new office. and the new office will cut down on the overzealousness. >> is that office completely independent of congress? >> the office could be. >> it's not now. >> they're going to vote on it today. it was a particular committee voting by secret ballot, but the full congress will have an opportunity to speak out on it and vote today. >> has donald trump weighed in? >> he's not at the moment. i'm sure when he feels the urge to weigh in on something he does. let me make clear, if a

they can still lodge that complaint. they can't do it anonymously. and many of these people, members and their staffers who have been under investigation have complained about their due process rights being violated and comprised. they need protections, as well. >> let's talk about obamacare. because number one, up for the new congress is to repeal obamacare. is the republican congress, kellyanne, willing to take ownership of the issue? have they come up with something to replace obamacare? >> yes, and yes, katie. one of the big priorities for president-elect trump and his republican congress would be to make it easier for americans to purchase health care across state lines. the way you would buy auto insurance, for example. currently you can't do that. we also were talking about a more patient-centric free market system. you have patient savings account. you can control your health care spending for you and your family. this impacts women who are the chief health care officers of

affordable care act that donald trump praised. allowing kids to stay on their parents health care plan until they're 26. is he committed to maintaining those parts of the law? how will he do it without the individual mandate to pay for them? >> he's committed to retaining those that his advisors said are working. he'll be talking to his hhs does knee tom price about it. it's an issue where the president-elect has issued a great deal of counsel. i was in palm beach last week it was in public he met with the top health care experts in the country. the heads of the mayo clinic and bring ham and young. he's getting -- >> is he still committed? >> he is committed to repealing and replacing obamacare so it's more fair. we hear about this issue more than anything else, this and veteran's care. they say i thought

to get better coverage but i've been cut my hours were cut down to 25 to not get the coverage from employers now i have two jobs and no coverage. people thought they had coverage now they feel like their premiums have increased and quality is less. >> when is he going to have a press conference? he promised one in december to talk about conflict of interest with his business. last one was 159 days ago. he urged russian hackers to look for hillary clinton's e-mails. when will he hold a press conference and when will he divulge he says he knows what others don't know? >> he'll have a briefing by our top intelligence officials early this week here in new york. at which time he'll perhaps learn more about what they say. we're tired of the insinuations and people leaking to the press rather than dealing with what may or may not have happened. >> will he tell the intelligence officials what he

>> i think every president and president-elect ought to know things that others don't. >> if michael flynn is picked to be national security advisor. he has close ties with vladimir putin. this shows him at a dinner with vladimir putin. is that where he's getting the information? >> he's getting information from a number of sources. he receives daily briefings but in addition to that he receives intelligence briefings from many sources. i would push back on the idea that someone sitting at a dinner with someone else is close ties in and a coziness nancy pelosi -- rex tillerson has done business in 50 countries or so. and somebody who understands how to negotiate and say no to some of the leaders when necessary. >> kellyanne conway, thank you. happy new year. >> happy new year.

he has more of the forecast. >> all right. guys, thank you so much. we're looking at the basically dense fog stretching from chicago all the way down into parts of new orleans. heavy rainmaking the way into northern and central california. we're going to be talking about the bitter cold that is on the way, as well. we're going to get your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. good

light rain in the methro area bt heavier rain will arrive here in a couple of hours moving from the southwest heading northeast. right now we're hovering in the low 40s. get up to near 50 by mid afternoon. by then the rain should be tampering off and ending. a little sun back. low to mid 50s. turning colder on thursday. thursday night into friday morning might get a little light snow and very cold for the weekend. >> good to have you back. just ahead. a close are look at president-elect trump's relationship with russian president vladimir putin. what will it mean for the two nations moving forward? which workouts burn the most calories? do you need the gym to get in shape? our rossen reports team is ready to help you with your new year's resolution. first, this is "today" on nbc. joon ever but first this, is "to nbc.

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he remains in the hospital in critical condition. it is still not clear whether the teens knew each other before the attack. to melissa who is backing this back to work traffic. >> the 202 has a crash clearing to the right. the green, aside from parts of the roadway, that's rain falling across the roadways. missouri avenue between georgia and kansas have a section blocked because of a crash. southbound gw parkway at 123 crash off the road. northbound near memorial bridge crash reported. >> thank you. we'll take a break now. we'll check your forecast. stay with us.

right now we have the rain falling. it's going to be with us off and on with afternoon highs around 50 degrees tampering off by late afternoon. sunshine back on wednesday. highs in the mid 5

increasing clouds. a little light snow thursday night into friday morning. just on grassy areas to be followed by a cold weekend.

i'm katie couric here with my driver matt lauer. >> do i look like a chauffeur today? this is my serious look. >> did you read about the ritz carlton -- >> i did $150,000. you get a private jet to washington, d.c. >> so $150,000. >> i was going to say. >> raise your right hand, katie, and i say -- fill in name here. >> i -- do solemnly swear. >> katie couric solemnly swear i'll faithfully execute the office of the president and do the best of my ability to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states of america. >> congratulations. >> you can be the first man. thank you very much. >> that was a little scary,

>> terrifying, actually. >> that's some of the footage from katie and i covering presidential inaugurations throughout the years. including our first one 20 years ago this month. you said a second ago as we were watching do you remember that? it's like watching two different people. >> we actually don't remember. >> no. >> that's good. we did day after day after day but a lot of great moments we got to cover. and the next inauguration should be probably one of the most fascinating of our lifetime. >> january 20th, 17 days from today and the entire team will be down there. we encourage you to watch for that. meanwhile, we have a lot to get to. that's right. a check of the headlines. overnight powerful storms cut a path of destruction through the south. a suspected tornado killed at least four people in alabama while significant damage from flash floods and high winds are being reported from texas to florida. more rain is expected today. >> police are stepping up the search for that gan

tragic nightclub shooting in istanbul. officers from the special operations unit carried out a raid on a home this morning. police now confirmed this surveillance video shows the gunman getting out of a cab just after that new year's attack. >> and take a look at this dramatic crash and rescue on camera. an suv was stalled on an l.a. freeway early new year's day with no lights on when another car slammed into it from behind. the suv burst into flames. witnesses raced into action to pull the driver to safety. he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but is expected to survive. let us go back to president-elect trump. his upcoming inauguration, and what the u.s.'s relationship with russia might look like under his administration. nbc's kristin welker is standing outside trump tower down the block. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there's renewed focus on president-elect trump

president vladimir putin this morning with russia emerging as topic number one in his transition. trump's focus on putin and his country was nothing new. >> i also know things that other people don't know. >> reporter: as early as today president-elect trump could clarify those cryptic comments and say what he knows about russia's interference with the u.s. presidental election. something trump questioned. >> you'll find out on tuesday or wednesday. >> reporter: the accusations of russian hacking cast a cloud over the november election clearly getting under mr. trump's skin. putting u.s. and russian relations under a new spotlight. >> hacking is a hard thing to prove. >> reporter: but trump and vladimir putin have long been on each other's radar. in 2013, trump held a miss universe pageant in moscow and wondered publicly in a tweet will putin become my new best friend? details about their actual relationship have been murky.

in 2013 msnbc asked trump if he had a relationship with putin. >> i do have a relationship. >> reporter: it was a different story this past july. >> i never met putin. >> reporter: mr. trump had high praise for his soon-to-be russian counter part last week tweeting i knew he was smart but putin announced he wouldn't retaliate against new u.s. sanctions. what is fuelling mr. trump's preoccupation with russia? trump said he can find common ground in areas like fighting isis. >> it's a total lack of respect for president obama. he doesn't like him. number two, he doesn't respect him. >> reporter: he hasn't been shy about praising putin's leaderip. >> the man has strong control over a country. he's been a leader far more than our president has been a leader. >> reporter: could there be something more like trump's business ties with russia? >> we can find trump connected to some money in russia. we've never had a

deep and complicated business -- >> reporter: trump's cabinet picks, most notably his secretary of state, who w he does massive deals in russia. for the company. i have a tremendous respect for him. >> reporter: but in a game of foreign policy chess, president-elect donald trump may have the next move. but there are other players in this game, including members of congress. on thursday senate armed services chairman john mccain is said to hold hearings on the russian hacking. back to you. >> kristen welker, thank you. john mccain donald trump on this issue are -- >> we won't see much because of the -- >> i was going to

parts of wisconsin all the way down to texas. the heaviest spot little rock. we've got 0 miles visibility, 3 miles visibility in st. louis. chicago a quarter of a mile. they have to stretch out the arrivals and takeoffs at that point. 3/4 of a mile in cincinnati and detroit. here are the possible delays today at the airport. d.c., new york city, and boston, especially afternoon for our friends watching in boston, our new nbc boston station. check it out on channel 10. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> big area of steady rain now across west virginia, virginia, into maryland and the district. some of the heavier downpours these areas in yellow in central virginia will be getting closer to the metro area in another hour or so. we'll see the heavier rain move through and tamper off and end this afternoon. higho

50s. turns colder on thursday. friday in the morning and late on thursday night we might get just a little bit of light snow. just a few snow showers with very little accumulation to be followed by a frigid weekend. >> make sure you check out the weather any time you need it with our friends on the weather channel on cable. >> thank you very much. >> love your outfit, al. the touchy new tribute to carrie fisher overnight from her kids and co-star. first a rossen report weight loss challenge. >> good morning. i'm jeff rossen. let's lose weight! it's our resolution together. do you need to sign up for a spin class or join a gym to do it? or can you jog the weight off for free? we're counting calories and revealing the results next.

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>> reporter: perfect. we'll get rid of the fudge for you, katie. it goes here and here. doesn't it. not on you but most of us. the regular people it goes here and here. how do you lose the weight fast? you need to spend money and join a gym like this? who are these people to come out early in the morning. can you jog outside of your house for free? this morning trying out three popular workouts. we're counting calories. >> personal training, jogging, spinning, but which workout really burns the most calories? i don't want to do it. we're recruiting help. alicia, a reporter for our brand new nbc station in boston. >> how did you -- >> she's also a mother of two including a new baby. it's the new year. what are the goals? six months after having a baby i would like to lose the last 15 pounds. >> reporter: i think you look great. to help you do it,

out a doctor from boston sports medicine. you have the cool equipment. >> it's a heart rate monitor we can put on you and track your heart rate and do a calorie count, calorie burn right away both during your workout and at the end. >> we'll get the know the real calories in real time. >> reporter: the doctor hooks her up. she'll do each exercise for 45 minutes. >> ready to go. >> reporter: she starts with an early-morning jog. >> it's brisk. >> reporter: i've wondered is it better to jog or do you have to run to lose weight or walk? >> jogging is going to be a great way for a slow fat burn. it you're trying to get a big calorie burn, you want to add in a little interval training to get your heart rate up high. >> reporter: run for five minutes and jog a little. >> exactly. >> reporter: at the end of 45 minutes -- >> done with the run! >> reporter: the results are in. >> it looks like you went to 394 calories. >> that's quite a bit for 45

free. >> yeah. that's true. >> reporter: so how much will she burn at spin? known to be intense. we sign her up for a class at boston sports club. >> how you doing? >> i'm feeling my heart rate going. >> reporter: you can talk. that's good. >> i can talk at this point. i'm having fun. >> reporter: what are you noticing? >> her heart rate is up to about 170 which is high. to get your max heart rate is 220 minus your age. for her that's about 184. >> she's almost there. she's working hard. >> she's working hard. >> reporter: after 45 minutes -- >> it was a tough workout. >> reporter: time for the calorie count. want the numbers? >> you burned 424 calories. >> that's a lot of calories. >> reporter: spin is in the lead by a hair. will personal training be the biggest calorie burn of all? the trainer pushes alicia for 45 m

throw. two more. >> i'm dripping with sweat. >> reporter: she's trying not to pass out. >> i'm going to feel it tomorrow. >> reporter: i'm looking at her face and she looks like she's working hard. >> you're absolutely right. you can turn it into a great cardio workout by diminishing the time you spend resting in between each one. >> three, two, one, done. >> thank you. that was tough. >> reporter: but was it worth it? you burned 448 calories. >> wow. i believe it. this is the hardest workout by far. >> reporter: score for the personal trainer! in the end all three workouts come close. jogging 394 calories, spinning 424 calories, and personal training 448 calories. >> reporter: great job! >> thanks. >> reporter: keep doing it. [ laughter ] that's the answer right t

we didn't make her do them all in one day. results may vary. great news here is the workouts top to bottom came within 54 calories of each other. you don't really need to spend the money. you can jog. doctors say do anything and it'll help. does anybody have any fudge for katie? [ laughter ] fudge. no takers. >> thanks, jeff. >> you're a spinner. >> i try to spin and do yoga. spinning makes you tight but it burns a lot of calories. >> having a chance to have variety. >> i agree. >> or you get in a rut and stop doing it. jeff rossen, thank you very much. coming up a common warning brought to life. carson has a story of 2-year-old twins and one saved the other's life after a dresser fell on top of him. s, i've lost over 40 pounds. i can honestly tell you, i struggle no more. i've eaten everything i love.

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7:56 is your time now on this tuesday, january 3rd 2017. we want to get to melissa and the first 4 traffic for a look at the roads. two problems on the beltway. outer loop connecticut crash in the right lane. so that is a bit of an improvement. inbound 395 here as you're approaching the 14th street bridge slow. new crash on the bridge this morning. and missouri avenue in northwest between georgia and kansas. that has reopened. >> thank you. we're going to take a quick break now and check your forecast next. stay with us.

good morning. we have the rain moving through the metro area. it's coming down a little bit heavier here the area in yellow. it's creeping closer that's prince william and falkner and the southern maryland, as well. it will be moving into the metro area throughout the day and the afternoon highs near 50s. sun back tomorrow. colder thursday. light snow thursday night into friday morning, maybe. just on grassy areas. cold for the weekend. >> thanks. another local news update for you in 25 minutes. for now back to the "today" show after this short break.

♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up severe storm outbreak. at least four killed after a string of tornados slams the south. strong winds, hail, and flash floods now taking aim on the east coast. we're on the scene of the devastation. new year and new year. advice on how to feel your best. and out to sea. >> oh, my gosh! >> the dramatic moment a car falls off a ferry and drifts into the ocean. how it all

today, tuesday, january 3rd, 2017. we're excited to have katie back on the plaza. ♪ >> we're all the way from texas and we love the "today" show! >> all the way from canada! we're back now 88::00 on th tuesday morning, the 3rd day of january, 2017. not the nicest day in new york city, but we have some hearty people gathered. >> we brought our own sunshine. >> yes.

hoda kotb, we have matt, katie, and al here. savannah continues on maternity leave. >> hi, savannah. we hope to see you soon. meanwhile, a lot to get to in the half hour. now a check of the headlines. it's time for your news at 8:00. we begin with the customs chaos. i'm kerry sanders at miami international airport where more than 8,000 passengers here were delayed getting through customs by up to 4 hours because of a computer problem. and the problems are not isolated just in miami. they were system wide. meaning that other international ports of entry, atlanta, jfk, boston, lax, passengers arriving finding themselves in extremely long lines. the u.s. customs and border protection says that the problem with the computers was not a case of hacking but they have yet to identify what the problem was. what that means is passenger who arrive got off planes after being stu

to 9, 10, 11 even longer hours to get off and find themselves in lines with luggage with nowhere to sit with their forms in their hands while the customs agents tried to manually process some. waiting for the computer system to come back online. the problem has yet to be determined, but we know that passengers now once again are clearing through customs smoothly. and those who went through the hassle, well, that included people with what is called global entry. that's sort of like tsa pre. folks who think they can maybe cut the line and get through quickly. in this particular case, because the whole system was down, it didn't give anybody an advantage. a miserable day on one of the busiest travel days internationally in the country. matt. >> kerry thanks. luckily it's sorted out now. let us turn now to a big clean up in parts of the southern united states. on monday there were at least 13 reports of tornados in mississippi, georgia, and alabama where four people were ki

mobile home. seven people were inside that home in alabama at the time seeking shelter. thousands of homes were left without power. today there is a threat of severe storms in eastern north carolina. we'll have al's forecast coming up. the weather is impacting a massive search for a young colorado boy who has not been seen since saturday night. nbc's gadi schwartz has more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, katie. police tell us the family of 6-year-old david puckett is cooperating and they have searched the home several times. they don't suspect foul play. they issued an amber alert because of the freezing temperatures. for three days they searched with blood hounds and choppers. temperatures dropping down to 12 degrees. >> we'll continue to search for david as long as it takes. >> reporter: so far no sign of david. he was seen before

his home in aurora, colorado. he may have been wearing green camouflage pants, black t-shirt, and black and tan coat. his mother is inconsolable. >> i'm worried something might have happened to him. if you can, please help me find him. >> reporter: family members who were at home with david when he went missing and police say he has wandered away in the past. once from school later found safe. but this time hundreds are out searching neighborhoods. >> a missing child there's nothing worse. having a child out there, especially this young, lost 27 degrees last night. i don't think dressed properly for it. >> reporter: investigators have issued an amber alert and have called 27,000 homes asking for any leads. so far no evidence of a kidnapping. >> it's a nightmare. i just can't imagine. it's indescribable to even imagine or to be able to say what the mother must be going through.

cracks in the piece. police stopping cars. 50 fbi agents on the case. for the third night, of blow-freezing temperatures, a mother is without her son. >> please just come home. please bring my baby home. >> reporter: investigators are speaking with known sex offenders in the area. they're offering the public a $10,000 reward for information on david's disappearance. police are also asking for cell phone or surveillance video from that area to help trace where he went. matt. >> gadi, thank you very much. how did your new year start? pretty good? >> yeah. pretty well. >> how do you think it started for these people in australia? they were headed to an island in eastern australia on a ferry when their car rolled right off the back of the ferry. >> i hate when that happens. >> i know. it floated for awhile and then it sank. people could only watch and do nothing. nobody was hurt but everything those people had was in

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and i do obnoxious things like [ rude noises ] >> apple may have a solution. it would introduce the aptly named theater mode. it would disable all sounds and vibrations, block calls and messages, and most of all, it would reduce the screen brightness significantly. >> it will light up. >> that's the thing. if it's down the row and you see the light you're drawn away from what is happening. >> the person has to put it in that mode. >> you put it in before you go -- exactly. >> a few days ago -- yeah. somebody forced to wait for me was on their phone the whole time. it was so annoying. i was like, hey! will you cut it out. it was really annoying. >> want to see a movie with katie couric? >> i'm

anyway. speaking of distracting electronics, a law professor at pace university is doing something that i personally am all for, shockingly. darren rosenblum is telling students to leave laptops at the door. many are surfing facebook or shopping instead of paying attention. he said it's bringing better interaction with students. some taking notes by hand in other classes. >> i'm reading the book "revenge of analog" studies have shown when you take notes you retain more information. >> i agree. >> i agree. >> and i don't know when i took ellie to uva i went to a lecture. all the kids were on the computesers shopping at j crew. it annoyed me. >> what were they buying? >> i don't know. i think they were buying tank tops. i don't know. >> might they have beenu

how about that segue. >> maybe. >> chokers. i'm talking about the piece of jewelry now. >> not like katie does at the movies. >> i don't love them. >> yeah. >> i'm with hoda. you don't love them. you have to have an audrey hepburn neck to pull them off. carson will tell you they were the rage in the '90s. they're making a comeback. the "wall street journal" weighing in on the pros and cons. the right choker can make you wall taller. the cons making your neck look shorter and being uncomfortable. fashion experts argue the choker is something that can be worn at any age. >> i keep thinking isn't it the rocky horror picture show? no neck! [ laughter ] anyway. mr. rockeker, you made headline for your coverage on

a float with surfing dogs came by. you gave us this reaction. >> look at the weiner dog! oh, that's fantastic! yes! yes! yes! >> exciting, al. >> it was during the rose parade during that moment when it turned the corner. >> that parade looked as fun as yummy cookie. [ laughter ] >> it's an inside joke. when we were doing our script reading, it made no sense about a yummy cookie about one of the floats. they're made out of flowers. carson is back. >> carrie fisher co-star opening up about the actress's death. he talks about his relationship with fisher. the ups and

important to have her in his life. ham l writing she was so committed to joy and fun and embracing life. she was a handful. she was high maintenance but my life would have been so much draper and less interesting for she hasn't been the friend she was. fisher's daughter breaking her silence since the deaths of her mother and grandmother. switching gears. basketball legend kareem abdul jabbar is speaking out. the bachelor, in time for the season premier. he wrote an op-ed how the show is killing romance in america. he said the contestants twist themselves into characters to get further along in the show and there's an insidious darkness. he said the show lacks racial diversity and only promotes barbie doll beauty. >> i can't believe kareem watches the bachelor. >> yeah. he had a lot to say about it.

s is -- phelps is looking to break a record on celebrating his wedding. phelps and his wife through another wedding on new year's eve. this instagram photo shows the happy couple in arizona. a 1920s theme that celebrated their marriage and the year ahead. >> a nice couple. >> you should have as many weddings as possible. >> why not. >> carson, thank you. we have colder air coming in. especially to our friends starting off in the pacific northwest and the plains. the cold blast comes in and brings temperatures way below normal. 36 below normal for a high today in great falls. casper the same. in denver, as well. look at wednesday. the windchills in omaha 10 below. green bay 10 below. it'll feel like

international falls. cheyenne 1. as we make our way to thursday it continues. chicago will feel like 5 below on thursday. 23 in nashville. 2 in kansas city. in the meantime warmer air in the east. look at the temperatures today. we're expecting 9 degrees above in 46. new orleans 12 degrees above normal. and 70 degrees but then later this week the bottom drops out. new york city tomorrow you start 52. by friday you're 36. and atlanta 52 wednesday. 41 on friday. and you're 59 in new orleans with a 10-degree drop by friday. a temperature of 49 degrees. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. temperatures in the low 40s and steady light rain. some of our heaviest rains starting right about now to noontime as the one wave of moderate to heavy rain crosses virginia into the district and maryland from the southwest to the northeast. it'll tamper off

afternoon. sun back tomorrow. thursday and friday colder. late thursday night maybe a little light snow into early friday morning. mainly on grassy areas. colder this weekend. highs in the low 30s. >> take us wherever you go. sirius xm channel 108. millions of us are looking for new ways to get healthy and look better. dr. travis is out with a new book that might help. "lose your belly diet." change your gut change your life. hi, travis. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> i said yesterday to dr. oz that i have -- i'm getting a little excess weight in my belly as i age. you're just what the doctor ordered. thank you very much. this is a new area of medical research about good bacteria, inplay make. >> it's so new. i didn't know about it when i went

interestingly gut bacteria. a lot of people will hear more and more about it. our gut bacteria can weigh up to 66 pounds in our gut. 100 trillion cells. they don't just hang out. interestingly lean people have 70% more gut bacteria and more diverse gut bacteria. i wrote the book to highlight ways to eat to change the make up of our gut bacteria. everything from flamgs. >> you're talking about good bacteria, right? people think of bacteria and think gross. >> to some extent we doctors are at fault. we taught everyone bacteria bad. unfortunately, that's not the case. most bacteria are really good for us. it's important that we nurture them. i'm flipping the script on this. in the past, it was kill bacteria, kill bacteria. that may be part of the reason we're in the trouble we are with obesity being at the highest rate we've ever known. so

eat in a way to increase your gut bacteria, but help you lose weight. >> what is the interaction between gut bacteria and inflammation. i think it's behind so diseases. >> right. >> bacteria makes your immune system almost overreact and cause inflammation that causes disease? >> if you're not exposed to the good gut bacteria. your immune system can be like a teen. we don't fully understand how it all works yet. that's what is interesting. every single day a new article comes out about this. i spent all summer reading about it. one thing we know is these bacteria, if we nurture them, they seem to tamp down inflammation and the complex physiological cascade i won't bore people with. what matters to lay people, starting with the next meal, we can start changing the make up of our microb

healthier rate and reducing the risk of inflammation. >> you have five gut guidelines. it's not probiotics. eating food that will increase the good bacteria in your belly. >> absolutely. i talk about five good gut guidelines. eat pro biotics every day. i'm not talking about supplements and i do talk about that in the book. fermented sour congratulate, kimchi. they add good gut bacteria in there. it adds to the mix. >> something called prebiotics. >> a lot of people don't think about it. these are foods that feed the bacteria. high-fiber foods. simple switch in the book i talk about raspberries have 8 grams of fiber per cup as opposed to strawberries which have 3 grams. up your intake to the high

grains. >> pick a mix of proteins. why are proteins important? >> in america, we tend to think of protein as only coming from meat. i talk in the book about interestingly plant proteins. nuts and seeds. if you add those, throw them in the salads, throw them into more meals. those proteins also have great fiber and other nutrients. >> okay. you also say great grains are important. >> don't give up on grains. a lot of people -- look, there are so many grains people don't know about. try new ones. barley and bulgur. it's not just whole wheat. the great thing about grains they're loaded with fiber. great food for our gut. >> and embrace friendly fats. it's interesting the philosophy has changed about fats, hasn't it? it keeps you more fuller. >> another thing as doctors about two or three decades ago we scared people off. we told people don't eat fat.

healthy fats can be good for your health. by adding the foods together you can create wonderful tasty meals. in the book i have a lot of great recipes that combine the nutrients. >> quickly, tell us what you should focus on. you mentioned raspberries instead of strawberries. a lot of whole grains. >> have fun with grains and your salad. go with the nice, deep greenings. the one thing i'll say is try as much best you can to stay away from the croutons. go with nuts and seeds. >> all right. great. good to see you. a tall drink of water, travis. the book is "lose your belly diet: change your gut change your life." first, your local news.

good morning. it's 8:26 on this tuesday, january 3rd, 2017. let's check with the morning commute. melissa is in. >> good morning, aaron. outbound parkway has a crash reported there. all the green here that is rain fall ago cross the area. it means it's making for a pretty messy morning commute. outer loop after md-202 a crash. and a couple of problems on the parkway. >> we'll have a check on the weather when we come back. stay with us.

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a light snow late thursday night and friday and much colder weekend, aaron. >> tom, thank you. you can get the latest news and weather any time. open the nbc washington app.

♪ we're back, now. 8:30 on t we're back on 8:30 on tuesday morning. the third day of january, 2017. a little gloomy. >> yeah. >> we've got a great crowd. we have katie here to help brighten things up. it's not really raining anymore. >> it depends on who you are. katie, do you have weather sensitive hair? >> i do have weather-sensitive hair. >> me too! >> hoda and i don't want to

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and welcome back everyone. hilaria baldwin is one busy lady. a business owner, yoga instructor, and mother of three. now you can add author to the list with her new book called "the living clearly method." nice to see you. you are incredibly busy. you have a new baby. a 3-month-old. >> yes. >> that means you have a 3-year-old, an 18-month old, and 3-month old. >> they're so cute. they're worth it. >> you wanted to write a book to help busy people like yourself and people who stressed out. i think it's easy to be stressed in our current culture with tethered to our devices and running around 24/7. >> most of us are stressed

i think my book is mostly about stripping that away and getting -- we're in it together. >> what does living clearly mean? >> it means being present. living in a clear space means not -- >> let me fix this. your microphone. >> not putting one foot -- not just putting one foot in front of the other and feeling your whole life is passing you by and you're on the treadmill. it's about stopping, being in the moment, opening your eyes and making choices that serve you. >> i enjoy reading a lot a things. you've taken the tenants of yoga and put them in the daily life. you talk about perspective and breathing and being grounded and grounding is something you actually do in yoga, right. keeping close to the earth and your feet planted firmly on the ground. >> yeah. they're all principles we do in yoga. balance, lettin

we talk about on the mat and bring out into our real life. >> the other thing is balance. i think so many people have a hard time with these days. you had a hard time, as well. >> yes. balance is really tough. even now with three kids and working and, you know, everything i want to do with my husband. it's all a lot. >> i thought it was interesting we can walk over to the mats. i thought it was interesting you said letting go. one of the things you do is through social media. you don't let the turkeys get you down. >> you don't. let it out. not just me. every single person finds the negative comment on instagram or twitter. it's about letting it pass away. bullying is last year. >> you also have a chapter about a woman who is in her 50s are who kind of changed her lifestyle. someone about to turn the big 6-0. i was interested in

she did differently. also, show me poses that can help with the process. >> i think we're lucky to get older. >> right. that's true. >> not everybody is lucky to get older. so embrace it. love it. life is good. should we do down dog? >> sure. >> i don't know if you know, katie is good at doing yoga. >> i'm not. hilaria is. >> last time you were doing head stands and stuff. release your heels into the floor. press away with your hands and relax your head from side to side. >> yoga is good for increased flexibility as you get older to elongate your muscles. >> exactly. >> bring it up into a plank pose. >> sometimes i think it's -- >> up dog. very good. and just because you mentioned it, come on, sister. let's do it.

impressed. i have to do it on tripod things. >> that's great. the only bad things about doing head stands is gravity makes my chin fall into my forehead. there you go. it's good for you, too. see what i mean, you guys? >> you look good! everybody tell katie how good she looks. >> you don't have to tell me. oh, stop. anyway, i've learned a lot from your book. i think it has some great advice about living clearly. and i really appreciate your coming by. >> thank you for having me. it's one of the weirdest interviews i've ever done. >> know how hard it is to talk upside down. >> how about reading. up next a live performance from one of broadway's top stars. first, this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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citi. >> we're back now 8:47 and "dear evan hansen" is getting a lot of buzz. so the star ben plat. >> he plays the anxious teen trying to fit in. >> hi, ben. >> welcome. this is such a great show. i enjoyed it. you're amazing, by the way. >> thank you. >> tell us a little bit about evan hansen and the challenges he faces. >> sure. it's about the musical about a lonely kid. a senior in high school and he has trouble connecting with people. which is amplified by the hyperconnectivity of social media and everybody feeling they can judge one another. the whole show is about how he gets caught up in the huge lie that allows him to connect with people in a way he never has before. it's predicated on a terrible lie and the audience's decision whether it's earned b w

this connection he's making with other people are gaining. >> can i mention, your arm is fine. >> yes. it's part of the show. no broken bones, knock on wood. >> the character has been a part of your life for awhile. you've been living with this character. it must be nice to read things like this in the "new york times." the marvelous young actor is giving a performance that is not likely to be bettered on broadway this season. i don't have a question. i just wanted to read that. >> that's very nice of you to read it on television. thank you. >> you know what is great about the show, though, it deals with the pressures of not onlied aly sense but social media and how people can get so wrapped up in it. they forget to live their lives. >> certainly. >> and, you know, you mentioned he's struggling and kind of an outsider. this song is illustrative of that. >> yeah. it's a song about sort of feeling like you can't get on the inside of everything and watching your life from the outside and never feeling a part of something. >> i love the

going sing it for us. >> i am, indeed. >> all right, ben. ♪ ♪ i've learned to slam on the brake ♪ ♪ before i even turn the key before i make the mistake ♪ ♪ before i lead with the worst of me ♪ ♪ give them no reason to stare ♪ no slipping up if you slip away ♪ ♪ so, i got nothing to share no, i got nothing to say ♪ ♪ step out step out of the sun ♪ ♪ if you keep getting burned step out ♪ ♪ step out of the sun because you learned ♪ ♪ because you learned ♪ on the outside always looking in ♪ ♪ will i e

always been ♪ ♪ because i'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass ♪ ♪ i'm waving through a window i try to speak but nobody can hear ♪ ♪ so, i wait around for an answer to appear ♪ ♪ while i'm watch, watch, watching people pass ♪ ♪ i'm waving through a window ♪ can anybody see ♪ is anybody waving back at me ♪ we start with stars in our eyes we start believing that we belong ♪ ♪ but every sun doesn't rise and no one tells you ♪ ♪ where you went wrong step out ♪ ♪ step out of the sun if you keep getting burned ♪ ♪ step out step out of the sun ♪ ♪

because you learned ♪ ♪ on the outside always looking in ♪ ♪ will i ever be more than i've always been ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass ♪ ♪ waving through a window i tried to speak ♪ ♪ but nobody can hear so, i wait around ♪ ♪ for an answer to appear ♪ while i'm watch, watch, watching people pass ♪ ♪ waving through a window can anybody see ♪ ♪ is anybody waving ♪ when you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around ♪ ♪ do you ever really crash or even make a sound ♪ ♪ when you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around ♪ ♪ do you ever really crash or even make a sound ♪ ♪ when you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around ♪ ♪ do you ever really crash or even make a sound ♪ ♪ when you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around ♪ ♪ do you ever really crash or even make a sound

did i even make a sound ♪ ♪ it's like i never made a sound will i ever make a sound ♪ ♪ on the outside always looking in ♪ ♪ will i ever be more than i've always been ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass ♪ ♪ waving thaw window ♪ i'm trying to speak when anybody can hear ♪ ♪ so i wait around for an answer to appear ♪ ♪ i'm watch, watch, watching people pass ♪ ♪ waving thaw window can anybody see ♪ ♪ is anybody waving back at me ♪ is anybody waving waving, waving ♪ ♪ whoa [ cheers and applause ]

>> ben platt, thank you. once again the show is "dear evan hansen." can katie sign your cast? first, this is "today" on nbc. l. first, this is "today" on

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one for every finger. >> hoda? >> that was amazing. that was amazing! >> congratulations. >> and he's basically on stage the entire show, i mean, he's just amazing. >> katie is back tomorrow and we're back after these messages. your local news and weather. ben, thank you so much. r. ben, thank you so much. 8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, january 3rd, 2017. good morning to you. we want to check on your morning commute with melissa and your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. northbound gw parkway before the beltway a crash there causing some delays. inner loop delays as you're crossing the american legion bridge. rest of the beltway looking

the green means rain falling across the area. southbound bw at 410 crash with one spun out. >> we'll take a quick break now and check your forecast when we come back.

good morning. heavier rain about to come into the metro area from the south and west. it advancing across northern virginia to the southern eastern suburbs. it'll be coming through the next couple of hours. then tamper off and end by later today. highs near 50s today after the rain tampers off. tomorrow sun back in the afternoon in the mid 50s. colder weather moves in thursday and friday. might get snow thursday night into friday morning. cold for the weekend. >> thank you, tom. be sure to get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc 10 app.

♪ this morning on "today's fast forward your fashion. and a 10-minute workout. plus, everything you need to help your home survive the winter. coming up right now. take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. january 3rd, 2017. i'm al. we got sheinelle, and a very special co-host this morning. gretchen karlsson. >> al and sheinelle, happy new year! >> happy new year, too. >> it's great to be here. i'm sorry i

rose bowl parade. >> i was flying back from vacation. >> it's terrific having you. >> thanks. we had a great time. i was at the rose bowl parade with hoda kotb. >> yes. >> and i just want to say my son nick picked out -- the first time he picked out a tie for me. >> aw! >> it was perfect. you looked great. i didn't know -- >> you head news. >> i made news. there were surfing dogs. >> you were telling us earlier. >> it's the most amazing float. the longest float they've had in the parade. 80,000 gallons of water and wave machines. making waves for surfing dogs. >> it's the coolest thing. >> how great is that? >> it makes me so happy. you can't hear it here but your sound of glee. i can't really explain the sound. it makes me so happy.

>> exactly. >> i was in hawaii for christmas and new year's and i never saw any surfing dogs. i ton of surfers. >> but how many smell like wet dogs? a great smell to start the new year off. >> speaking of starting the new year off right. i spent the week in chicago with my husband's family. god bless grant parents. can i tell you. for the first time in 365 days i stayed in the bed and didn't get out until 1:00. the captured the moment. i had the tablet and caught up on netflix. and i was like -- my clothes from the day before. >> whoa! whoa! >> it was great! >> when i grew up, they didn't let me eat cheetos and coke before noon. >> all bets are off. they were chomping on chocolate rice crispy treats. it was fine. i was in the room with the door closed. >> i remember when my parents tooy

thinking who are you people? where were you when i was growing up? >> then they return the children and you have to rediscipline them. >> the good thing is, i'll hurry it up. new year's eve i was ready. i was in chicago. i hosted a live show called chi town rising. they broadcast it in chicago and throughout the midwest. that's a sports caster in the midwest. it was packed. thousands and thousands of people. it was awesome. >> i love it. they shut down whacker drive. the blues brothers. >> my main goal was to stay up until midnight. >> did you make it? >> since i have children i've never made it to midnight. i actually didn't make it by a half hour. i heard the happy new year and the count down and the fireworks in my head. >> technically, though, you were in hawaii. >> i was. >> so technically the east coast -- you made it. >> right. at dinner i sawe

>> that counts. >> how was it? was it beautiful? >> it was so great. i think we have some photos. we went zip lining. >> how would is your daughter? >> 13 and my son is 11. they convinced me to do the zip line. >> look at the rainbow! >> it happened almost day in hawaii. i thought about welcome to new beginnings. that's my son taking off the high dive. good cannon ball! >> cheers to that. >> i got to spend it with hoda and my wife deborah and our good friends. we go to the ivy every year. >> nice. >> we're hanging out. and hoda and her beau and the roker children. lila, my middle girl is 18. high school senior and she decided, you know, i'm staying back and we're going to have a big

and she -- all of her friends and the whole nine yards. >> like a house party? >> they were going to go down to see the ball drop. it was going to be fantastic. one by one her friends started dropping off. she ended up staying home with my other daughter courtney and one of her dear friends and they watched the ball drop in their p.j.s at home. >> that's fun. >> you're with family. that's all that matters. >> she wrapped it up by getting strep throat. sweetie, feel better. >> feel better! >> we're thrilled to have you here. >> thank you, al. we dug into the archives. >> uh-oh. >> to find out little-known facts about you. i tried playing violin with my daughter doing the twinkle -- it was horrible. you're a violin prodigy. >> i was as a child. >> i'm about 8 or 9 there with my dear teacher. growing up in minnesota i started with mary west and it became a serious thing. it actually was going to

i liked too many other things in life. it would have been tunnel vision. >> do you still have it? >> i still have it. i don't play anymore. i need to break it out for my kids. it should be one of my new year's resolutions. it's someone no one can take away from you. it feels great. >> there's something so beautiful about a violin. >> as long as it's in tune. >> yes. >> and you know what you're doing. >> even you out of tune is -- >> i feel sorry for my siblings having to listen to me practice at 6:00 a.m. every morning. >> you, also, of course won miss america in 1989. >> yes. >> look at you play! >> let's listen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> wow! >> we don't have show that. >> look at that hair. all right. >> how about that hair? >> the hair. >> half that hair was not my own, for the record. >> really? >> i had a piece on ther

>> i remember the moment. it was a huge relief. i worked really hard. and the violin got me to miss america. half your points are based on talent. i grew up a chubby kid in a small town in minnesota. being miss america was never on my radar screen. ever. it was a goal because of my music call talent. >> the capital of halloween? >> the halloween capital of the world. >> how is it the halloween capital? >> apparently in the '40s and '50s kids used to cause trouble on the eve of halloween. my town was the first to put together a family program so families can come together and the kids would stay out of trouble. they were toilet papering homes and bad things like that. >> never heard of it. >> it was deemed halloween capital of the world by congress. there's an emblem outside the city hall and we have a huge parade. it was fun to grow up. i remember a game show once -- >> oh, look at you! >> i'm in the

>> a game show gave a trip to minnesota for a winning couple, and my siblings and i thought, wow, do they know where they're going? >> wow. >> yeah. it's a great little town but -- >> a great place to grow up. >> it was. >> we know 2016 was a challenge for you. >> it was. >> we understand legally. you can't talk about it. >> the sexual harassment lawsuit with fox. what are you looking forward to in 2017? >> a lot of things. new beginnings. >> yes. >> cheers to that. >> thank you. i'm a huge believer in being optimistic and starting over and getting a fresh start. one of the things i want to do is give back. and so i'm setting up a fund to empower women and young girls. i'm going to be contributing to that and it's really important for all of us, women and men, to build confidence and stand up for what we believe in. and in some cases, to fight back. so people can learn more about that next week when i launch it on my website. >> aal

magazine. >> i'm going to be a marquee columnist for time magazine which reaches 377 million people online. i'm going to be writing articles monthly january 16th about empowering women. >> i'll tell you what, the fact you saw a rainbow as the new year started. i think things are looking up. >> thank you. >> we've been talking about new year's resolutions, and i don't know if i make resolutions or intentions or whatever you want to call them. jenna was teasing me yesterday. i said last wednesday be clean in 2017! >> right. >> and i promised to goodness i made it up. and america took it from me. >> tough. >> it's all over instagram. >> be clean? what do you mean? >> be clean in 2017. >> take a shower. >> i didn't do it for two days and it was fantastic! be clean -- i didn't move. i didn't sweat. 2017. so clean eating. that's a big challenge for me. because i like bread. it's a problem. i love bread. clean in mind, body, spirit, and gh

>> she didn't say that. >> wait a minute. >> this is my version of clean. don't judge my clean! #don't judge my clean. >> i thought you were saying clean. >> clean i'll ease up on the fries. i passed up khacookie the other day. >> the best thing about her cleanness. it's going to be her rules. >> thank you, gretchen. >> your rules in 2017. >> and mind, body, and spirit. don't judge me. if i want to drink, don't judge me. >> you should add to it, not caring what people think about it. >> yeah. >> i'm not speaking to you, al. just in general. >> what about you, perfect? >> lord knows. i'm trying to get back to -- i'm reading the book "the revenge of analog." getting away from the digital stuff. my resolution is to write in a journal every day. physically write in a journal. i went back to using my analog watch. >> did you have a fancy? >> i had an apple watch, when i

love. terrific. >> i'm a big believer in that. i teach my kids it's important to write handwritten thank you notes. >> absolutely. >> it's amazing. people love still receiving the old-fashioned notes. let's keep it alive, al! >> here is to the pen and paper! coming up next they're going to need a bigger boat. wait until you see how the new year started in australia. you'll love that after these messages. in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. with abreva. (baby♪ aughs)

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take." gretchen karlsson is with us. >> i don't know if you seen the video. we're off to a better start than these folks. the car is on a ferry in australia. >> oh! can you imagine if that's your car? >> thankfully nobody was in the car at the time. most of their gear and their cell phones were. >> hope they had good insurance. >> i would see the picture and i'm being honest. the first thing i would think my pictures! my phone! i never back things up. >> you should do that, sheinelle. >> i didn't mean to steer it off topic. they have their lives. >> look how long the car stays up. >> look how beautiful the water is. >> it's on the way to the great coral reef. movies. a big push by rogue one. the domestic box office for 2016 setting an all-time

$11.37 billion this year. >> for all the movies. >> sometimes people have thought movies won't be as popular with the digital options. i only go to the movie theater because i want to eat the popcorn. >> yeah. >> the ancillary thing is i see the movie. >> make good movies and people go. especially movies you need to see in a theater. how many films are there in 2017 turning 20 years old? >> apparently a lot. >> a bunch of them. >> wel feel old at this point. and you can play along at home. a simple screen grab to see if we can name the movie. we haven't seen them yet. "titanic." >> can you tell that from that? "king of the world." >> you're about to win the game, al. >> oh, gosh. >> come on, sheinelle! >> a movie that is 20 years old now. >> is that matt damon? >> look at the right. they said look at the right. "good will

>> oh. al! >> all right. >> all right. >> "my best friend's wedding." >> i know that one. and i love julia roberts. there you go. oh, oh! "austin powers." >> that's 20 years? >> oh my goodness. >> the dance and all that. here we go. >> oh, oh, "men in black." >> wow. i need to speak to the producers. how do you know these? can i speak to the producers, please? they said we would know all these! >> one of us did. >> yeah. >> here is my excuse. >> 1997 it was the year i got married. i was just think abouting that. >> you were just in love. >> 20 years. >> yes. exactly. >> you got married the same year matt lauer joined -- >> 1997. >> yeah. >> it was a great year. >> a spectacular year. >> how about you? >> 1997 i was -- i've been doing the show -- >>

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home. e anna victoria. happy new year. >> these are things people can do at home. sometimes you hear it but they don't mean it. we're starting with a grocery bag. >> a full-body work with things you have at home. we'll start with grocery bags. they have sweet potatoes in them but you can put anything in them about 5 pounds. bring them up. adds you unload your groceries get bicep curls in. it makes me realize i went to the grocery store yesterday. when you take things out of the trunk and bring them in the house, you can do it on the way into the house. this we can do. check. now you have daytotone leaned a for the summer. and we'll grab the melon.

we'll do shoulder press and tristr tuck your elbows in. >> i'm not very flexible. i need to work on that. >> and back down to your chest. straight up and back. >> not bad. >> yeah. >> and you can do it with a bigger-sized melon. >> you can eat as you go. kidding. don't do that. >> okay. now you'll do ten of these. >> okay. >> you'll do 15 of the bicep curls. now we'll do squats with these. 1-gallon jugs. feet about shoulder width apart and squat down. the important thing is squat back like you're sitting in a chair. don't let your knees pass your toes. sit back and keep your chest up. >> you look perfect. >> okay. all right. >> okay. all right. you'll do 15 of these, as well. >> tell the kids they can't have any orange juice or milk because mom has to work out. >> you can do it with orange juice, milk, any 1-gallon jug. this is my house. the backpacks.

they're lined up by t every morning. >> grab your kids backpacks. should be about 5 pounds with the books inside. >> oh, girl! it's heavier than the grocery bag. >> yeah. these are good. the squats and lungs you're going to work the legs and glutes. okay. you want to be sure same with the squats the front knee doesn't pass the toe. squat down. >> goodness, gracious! >> yeah. >> the kids who have all the books, don't they? >> yeah. >> it makes me realize we don't have any excuses, do we? >> absolutely not. you can pick up anything from your house. what is great you can be at any fitness level. you don't have to have any experience in the gym. you want to switch sides. >> al, can i tell you something? first of all, we're winded using cantaloupes and gallons of water and backpacks. >> wow. that is very impressive. >> thank you. >> you're doing great! >> happy new year, guys. al, hurry up. i'm out of breath. >> okay.

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it means your garag after the power goes out. >> that's good. >> it mounts on the ceiling and it'll work when the power goes out. power out ages means we have darkness. we have short days. we have three lightening options. this is the simplest. it's one that plugs into your outlet. it's always charging. as soon as the power goes out, it comes on. it'll illuminate a room or hallway. you can turn into a flashlight. it's $16. >> it's a great idea. you don't have the flashlights necessarily in the bedroom. >> right. it's a heavier duty powerful one. this works off rechargeable batteries. also, they work good on the milwaukee m12 battery system. 800 lumens. you can turn it into a flood or spot. it does a low, high, and a strobe. >> in case you need rescued.

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set schedule. not tha it's a good one to have. >> now moving on to not being slippery when you walk outside. talking salts. >> we're talking about traction in a couple of ways. the first is a tread tape. the car comes in the garage, the snow melts, the concrete floor is slippery. this is tread tape. you can put a couple of strips down where the passenger doors open or the driver's door. you can put it on a couple of steps on the back porch or steps. >> it's a great idea. sometimes you come out and it's black ice. you have no idea. >> absolutely. this is a little more heavy duty. it's good for the garage. it's inexpensive. about $15 for 50-foot roll. the sand and the salt thing. we're talking about this. here what is salt is good for. melting the snow and ice. there are different types of salt. rock salt, calcium chloride. the problem with salt you want to use a glove when you apply them and your plants don't like them. go to sand. sand is for traction only.

it's not going to melt ain not the maison sand. in a pitch you can use kitty liter to throw it down. >> in fact, people say keep a bag of it in your car for traction. >> true. hopefully the cat knows what you're up to when you spread it on the back porch. >> it's a good time to test your smoke detectors. the reason why we like this one, this is one of the ones that made the top 100 list in the magazine. it's a smoke detector and co detector. the only one that will also give you weather alerts. it's tied to the national weather service. you can say i want alerts if there's a tornado or a winter storm watch. it will alert in the house and on your phone. you can see the alerts and which room of the house is smoking. >> great idea. >> technology changed everything for us, al. >> right. >> kevin, thank you so much. all new episodes of "this old house" premier this thursday, january 5th. coming up next the free apps

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you can do it in a hotel room. you don't need wi-fi. challenge. 7 minutes a day for seven months. >> i did that story 10 minute work out. and about three weeks, six weeks, i saw -- >> you can. i have a 5-year-old and we were doing it together. that's about his attention span. i can get a work out in and be with my son. >> we all have kids, and we need to get that inner peace. >> yeah. >> and meditation is big now. there's one called calm. >> exactly. calm, this is a great app. let's do some deep breathing, shall we. okay. >> all right. >> i'm going to -- >> all right. breathe in. hold. breathe out. see. look how easy that is to m meditate. the other great thing they have sleep stories. i tell my son bedtime stories every night. who tells us? look at this one. this is my favorite. ferr

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spend a lot of money to keep >> it's great news. and guess what else is new? old. sold new again. >> there you go. >> here to show us updates is today contributor liliana vasquez. >> good morning and happy new year! >> so you totally nailed it. everything that is old is new again. i think spring is more about restyling the pieces you have as opposed to shopping for new styles. it's great for our budget and our closet. you can start with something as this. everyone has an old school bandanna. don't wear it around your neck. you can loop it and tie it around your ankle or around your wrist. >> it's so cute. >> something wrong with your ankle? you okay? i'll style it on you and you'll wear it all spring long. >> let's start with jeans. it can be a trouble spot for people. the skinny thing or the loose ones. >> yeah. when it comes to denim it's

reinvigorating. the button down. white shirts have a major moment. how you can style it differently. everyone has a white button down. for spring they're getting retailored. >> it's okay to have the -- >> on the sleeve or the bow? >> the bow. >> yeah. it's all about volume when it comes to spring fashion. a decorative element. it's a simple white button down but one shoulder. it's available at shop bop. we paired it with a simple skirt. green, classic. and the slip on is lace up loafers. super cute and she looks beautiful. it's remixing classics. >> let's bring up the next one. we were talking about this off camera. she can pick out anything. you put it on the model and it looks amazing. >> this is one of my favorite. orange is the new black. okay. wow. how do you update orange? pair it with pink. >> really? >> orange and pi are having such a major moment when it

comes to fashion. >> i would never put together >> would you find it in your closet? >> not at all. >> that's what it's about. inspiring people to try something new. this is the color combination you'll see everywhere. we saw it all over the runways and your closet. this dress is from cmu collective. a turtle neck from j crew. simple but chic. >> i love it. i've always liked bright colors. i love it. >> next. we're talking crop tops. people hate crop tops. most women think they can't wear them. >> yeah. >> how do you pull off a crop top? you layer it. put something underneath it so you get a little bit more coverage and comfort. >> sandra. sandra, i love it. this is from ashley stewart. a button down from ann taylor and boyfriend jeans. this is very '90s which is having a major moment.

i think it's about being comfortable. any one any size can rock a crop top. >> you like it? >> i like it. i don't think i would wear that in the middle of winter even going into spring. >> put on a long sleeve shirt and you're good to go. >> we have two more. >> come on out. >> style for the guys! we're calling it layered neutrals. lightening up spring for the men. grays, baby pink, and oatmeal. he's smoking in the look. >> one last model. >> i like that. >> chantel is showing one of the favorite trends. a skirt layered under a dress. it's two separate pieces. this adorable dress too short to wear without leggings or tights and add long skirt. >> the top is a dress? >> she's my hero.

>> can you come over to my closet? >> i'm available for you any time. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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