good morning. building the wall. president trump set to sign an executive order to fund his signature campaign promise today. >> we will build the wall. >> this amid reports he'll also temporarily ban immigration from several muslim countries. the white house forging ahead after doubling down on those false claims of widespread voter fraud. supreme contenders. president trump narrowing his choices for supreme court nominee. >> we have outstanding candidates. >> this morning, the names at the top of his short list with an announcement expected in the coming days. secret battle. sports caster erin andre

reveals her brave fight against cervical cancer. why she kept it secret for months and why she credits her high profi and moment of impact. a passenger train slams into a fedex truck, slicing the tractor trailer in half. miraculously no major injuries. the surprising reason behind why it happened. today, wednesday, january 25th, 2017. good morning, everyone, welcome to today on a wednesday morning. natalie is here again why savannah stays on maternity leave. we hope to have her back in the near future. >> i love that. that video was crazy. unbelievable. thank goodness that nobody got hurt. you see that truck completely severed in half. crazy. >> we're going h

coming up in a little while. let's get to our top story. president trump is set for what he's calling a big day on national security. it will include the promise to build a wall on the mexican border. our team has complete coverage. peter alexander will start things off for us. >> president trump is putting the power of his office behind another major project. new this morning, a senior administration official tells nbc news the president will sign an executive order to prioritize the removal of criminal aliens and construct a new barrier along the southern wall with mexico. >> prime minister may will be coming over -- >> reporter: this morning president trump is taking the first step to fulfill his signature campaign promise. >> i will build a great, great wall on our southern border. >> reporter: expected to sign an executive order directing the

start the construction of a border wall. a senior administration official telling nbc news mexico will ultimately pay for the wall. mr. trump offering a preview. tweeting big day planned on national security. we will build the wall. also breaking overnight the reports of the president's broader immigration plan that includes a four month halt on refugee is. there was growing bipartisan t outrage over his claim of widespread voter fraud. >> this is going to undermine his ability to govern the country. >> sean spicer backing up his boss. >> he's believed this for a long

house speaker paul ryan say there's nothing to substantiate his claim. >> i've seen no evidence to that effect. >> if proven it would be a massive crime. sean spicer said the white house had no current plans for an investigation. the national association of secretaries of state reaffirming its confidence in the systemic integrity of the election process. saying it's not aware of any evidence supporting president trump's claims but open to learning more about the administration's concerns. at stake the administration's credibility after a series of claims. inflating the inaugural crowd side and mr. trump comparing the intelligence community to nazi germany. claiming the media was to blame. >> they made it sound like i had a feud with the intelligence community. >> all of

overshadow mr. trump's agenda, including his latest executive orders resurrecting the keystone and dakota pipeline. both of which president obama opposed. >> we'll build our own pipeline, we'll build our own pipes. that's what it has to do with. like we used to in the old days. >> reporter: president trump teeing up one of his most important decisions promising to announce his supreme court nominee next week. >> we have outstanding candidates and we'll pick a truly great supreme court justice. >> reporter: insiders say the leading contenders are federal appeals court judges appointed by george w. bush. democrats are gearing up for a fight. republican leaders insist they'll do whatever it takes to win confirmation for whoever that supreme court nominee is. late tuesday, seemingly out of nowhere mr. trump took to

the horrible carnage going on in his words, referring to that city's homicide rate, quote i'll send in the feds. it turns out the president was likely watching fox news that ran a segment on that topic minutes earlier. >> all right. thanks. how is the latest news about the border wall playing along the bordered? >> this is a small piece of the 700 miles of secure border fencing we have in the united states. the rest of the u.s. mexico border is relatively unprotected. it doesn't have a fence, it has border parole. mr. trump has said he wants a border wall. he wants to mexico to pay for it. this part of the fence costs $6.8 million to make residents around here will tell you they have seen people cb

it was a constant refrain we heard during his campaigns. pop chanting build the wall, build the wall. people in this region, people that live along the border that we have spoken to say they don't think a border wall will be particularly effective unneless it's patrolled. this fence is straight into mexico. people can climb over this in about 20 seconds. but it remains to be seen how much an actual border wall will cost. estimates are $8 billion to $10 billion right now. donald trump saying he wants mexico to pay for it. mexico saying they are not going to help with these costs. back to you. >> thank you. ari melber is here with today's fact check after the trump administration doubled down on that debunked claim that 3 million to 5 million people illegally voted in the last

>> that's right. monday president trump telling congressional leaders he lost the popular vote because of the allegedly illegal votes. sean spicer said a 2008 study by the pugh research center supported the claim that a high percentage of people were non-citizens. we can tell you this morning, both those claims are false. according to the findings of authorities. there was no major voter fraud in this election. that's typical. it's rare for people to take the personal risk of breaking the law to vote when they're not authorized. republican and democratic officials oversee voting in all 50 states. they responded to the latest claims reiterating there's no evidence that supports the voter fraud claims made by president trump. what about the one specific study mr. spicer mentioned? it's not entirely clear which he was referring to. what spicer was said a study out of pew in 2008. there was a pew

accuracy of government voting records, not voter fraud from 2012. finding 24 million records were inaccurate because voters died or had been inactive. the paper records are not evidence of fraud. when aides wrongly claimed back in november the study showed there was fraud. there author stressed his report had no findings about fraud. he spoke out again tuesday saying there's zero evidence of fraud in the latest election. in the past team trump has cited a 2008 survey that found 14% of non-citizens telling pollsters they voted in 2008 and 2010. that survey did not prove in person voter fraud either. in any event it was in 2010, not about this 2016 election. bottom line trump and his aides have reason to know all of this evidence and reason to know they are currently mischaracterizing it. that makes the repetition of these falsehoods stated with the authority of the u.s. government all the

>> the scope of the allegations would seem to warrant an investigation. the white house won't rule that out but says there isn't one right now. >> that's the most concerning part. move aside from the fact check and say, here you have the government representative saying there were three to five million crimes occurred and at the same time they're not going to investigate or prosecute them. that's an inconsistency that's very hard to square. >> thank you very much. good to have you here. >> as we said president trump is promising to nominate a new supreme court justice next week. nbc's steve kornacki has a closer look at three names in the running. let's talk first about what is going to need to happen in order to push through his nominee and what kind of fight can president trump expect from democrats? >> the fight over the fight. you have the rule in the senate traditionally the filibuster if the opposition party doesn't like the president's pick they can force you to get 60 votes. there's been chipping away on that by the democrats. now here's a hint that

mount a filibuster, maybe they'll go all the way, change the rules again, destroy the filibuster, bottom line if they want to do that they can. >> let's talk about the names we'll be hearing a lot about. >> we've got three here that nbc is kind of focused in on. we think trump may be down to these three. william pryor. he was the attorney general of alabama. if you look at the pros and cons here. there we go. here we go. first of all this is what the right has been waiting for. the left a seat vacant for the entire campaign. this guy very out spoken on social issues. on a scale of one to ten, this fight would be an 11. there's all sorts of ammunition here for democrats to go after. this would rile up democrats to say the least. neil gorsuch. a little bit of his background. what are the pros and cons trump might be li

he shares the philosophy but not the temperment. a third possibility thomas hardman, a federal judge. you can look at his background in turns of what he might be looking for. he drove a taxi in college, did not go to the ivy league. a different route than we usually see. they might be interested in that story. there's the idea of a stealth factor. a little bit less of a paper trail here. that makes conservatives nervous. they want to know one of their own is on the court for the long time. >> nicely done, thank you very much. president trump is tweeting about the voter fraud issue saying i will be asking for a major investigation into voter fraud

to vote in two states. action from the president even as we were talking about it just a couple minutes ago. a quick note, greta van s t susteren is interviewing paul ryan. tuesday we show you video of dayton collapsing. the governor announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo either radiation or surgery. doctors say the collapse was not related to the cancer. dayton says he plans to finish the final two years of his term. he turns 70 tomorrow. forget the flu this year, the bug to avoid is the noro virus. outbreaks across the event are bringing misery to millions of families and forcing some schools to close. tom costello has more on that story for us. >> good morning, nice

you. welcome back. not a very good morning though for a lot of folks nationwide who are sick in bed this morning. infectious disease experts say the noro virus is the hardiest bugs known. it spreads fast in places where people share close quarters. hospitals, cruise ships and schools. the systems are enough to send you to bed for days. vomiting diarrhea, stomach pain. sometimes fever and body aches. this morning the noro virus is spreading misery across the country. some moms dealing with multiple kids sick at the same time. >> my middle child had it saturday. sunday my older one had it and tuesday after school my youngest one got it for the second time. >> in one chicago high school, more than a thousand students and 50 teachers caught the virus in just a few days. classes canceled. out breaks in rhode island causing several schools to close to disinfect class rooms.

often called stomach flu it's not related to the influenza virus but it is highly contagious. >> if you're near someone who is vomiting, the person vomiting creates an aerosuolaerosol. you'll get sick 24-48 hours later. >> experts say the virus can live on surfaces like bedding and countertops making it tougher to fight. the best defenses are the most basic. frequent hand washing with soap and water. hand sanitizers are not enough. disinfect with a bleach based cleaner and watch linens and towels. if you feel sick stay home. noro virus can be deadly the main risk is dehydration, most people recover after a few miserable days. the cdc says the increase in noro virus cases is typical for winter. on average there are 19 to

there's not enough data to know whether this season is especially bad. if you or someone in your family has caught it you know how unpleasant it can be. >> it's the worst thing you've ever had. it's so contagious. >> stay where you are. >> it was long time ago. but it's the worst. >> reporter: -- police in utah have reas dash cam video showing the moment a train slammed into a fedex truck. the train just missed the truck's cab. fortunately there were no serious injuries. the crossing arms were not down at the time the lights were not flashing. so there are indications that snow and ice may have caused the system to fail. the accident under investigation. you notice the arms come down immediately after that truck gets hit. >> that's crazy. wow. all right. al is here with our first check

mr. roker good morning. >> good morning, we're talking more snow. let's show you right now the snow in south dakota. this is near nebraska, the nebraska minnesota, border and, boy, it is coming down. tractor trailers, all kinds of passenger cars getting stuck. people just having a real mess. you can look at the swath of snow stretching from south dakota into wisconsin. this is going to be making its way to the east later on today and on into tomorrow. we do look for snow moving into the great lakes today. gusty winds along this path. once this continues to pull out. it's going to start to cause major snow problems for the great lakes. especially lake effect snow because there's about 6% of the lake covered by ice. there's plenty of moisture available through the great lakes tonight from cadillac ifor to six inches of snow. thery

may get two feet of snow or more through sunday. that is going to be a real mess. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning, everybody it is going to be a nice day outside today. afternoon highs will be near 60. so mild for sure. we're in the 30s and 40s. a little light jacket here early this morning.

expected. a little cooler tomorrow, turning a little blustery around here with west northwesterly winds. highs into the 50's tomorrow. other than than a quick chance for shower tomorrow, dry for the next ten days. erin andrews reveals her private battle with cervical cancer. why she kept it quiet and what all women need to know. >> an exclusive the mother of george hughly speaks out for the first time and shares the first photos of his life behind bars. but first, this is today on nbc. s of life behind bars. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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baltimore and camden. there is no camden service this morning. southbound route 4, pennsylvania avenue at 301 we have an overturned dump truck. southbound lanes are blocked. southbound george washington parkway, the accident is gone. >> wow, back in to you. >> busy, thank you, we're going to take a break and we'll check your forecast next. stay with us.

chilly start to the day, but the skies are clear. temperatures are coldest down across parts of central virginia. warrantenton 30. quantico 35. around the city and points north temperatures are in the low to mid40s. it's going to be a mild day to be outside. pure sunshine start to finish. afternoon highs up into the upper 50s and low 60s. blustery and turning cooler tomorrow. maybe a little raindrop or two early tomorrow. most of your thursday will be dry.

weekend in january. >> thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. >> we'll keep you up to date with the news out of college park. stay with us.

7:30 on a wednesday morning. 25th of january, 2017. almost 40 degrees out there. we'll be outside and meet these nice people in just a little while. meanwhile, inside studio 1 a. >> here's a look at what's making headlines today. this morning, president trump says he'll be asking for a major investigation into voter fraud in the presidential election. this after his administration doubled down on a wildly debunked claim that millions voted illegally. in a tweet the president says depending on the results of that investigation we will strengthen procedures.

executive orders, including one that will begin the process of funding a wall along the southern border with mexico. that was one of his signature promises during the campaign. he also says he plans to announce his supreme court nominee next thursday. and the president also in the news for this late night tweet, vowing to send the feds to chicago if the city doesn't fix its long-standing problem with violence. citing 228 shooting this month alone. chicago's police superintendent responded saying his department would welcome any help. popular sports caster erin andrews is revealing the secret battle she waged against cervical cancer during the nfl regular season. hoda is here with more on that story. good morning. >> good morning. after enduring the cancer diagnosis and a painfully public trial, erin andrews is opening up about one of the toughest years of her life. erin andrews was reportedly shocked after doctors revealed she had cervical cancer follng

the reporter and host of dancing with the stars shared details of her cancer battle, published in this week's sports illustrated. >> doctors made it clear this is something that you need today address and address it soon. >> days after her first surgery andrews was back on the sideline reporting. should i have been standing for a full game five days after surgery? probably not but sports was my escape. her diagnosis came months after winning a judgment against a stalker and a national hotel who secretly filmed her naked in a room and posted it online. >> there's a pain you cannot see. every day she lives with this. there's a paranoia, a fear, a distrust, there's a part of her privacy that was violated. >>

everyone kept telling her how strong she was. she said her cancer diagnosis made her start to believe them. hey, i have cancer, but dammit i am strong and i can do this, andrews said. she never missed a game during her cancer treatment and didn't tell her colleagues until after her second surgery in november. >> got great news after the second procedures and the doctors made it clear they would not need to be radiation or chemotherapy. cancer is unpredictable. she'll have to go for regular check ups. she and her doctors are cautiously optimistic. >> andrews has won again with the same strength and tenacity she's shown through her career. doctors said her margins were clear. and more good news, erin got engaged in december. and he was with her when she was going in for surgery and she was saying i'm going to the next game. she said you played through injuries and that's what i'm going to do. shsa

looking at her with sad eyes. >> good for her. >> one strong woman. glad to hear she's okay. coming up we'll take a closer look at what all women need to know about cervical cancer. al you got another check of the weather? >> finally things drying out in california. all the rain they've been having. you look at this past weekend alone. look at how much rain san francisco got. three inches of rain. that's 66% of what they get for the whole month of january. look at los angeles, five and a half inches. that's 176% of their january average. and san diego even almost two inches of rain, almost 100% of their january average. well we're going to be looking at more cooler air coming in across much of the country. take a look here in the east, washington, d.c., on today, 58 degrees by friday it's 45. orlando, 80 by friday. 68 atlanta today. 70. it will be down to 49 by friday. as the weekend rolls in, the

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7:39. we're back with our ongoing story where are they now. this morning a case that made world wide headlines, the 2010 killing of a 2010 lacrosse player. >> this morning, the killer'smotor kr's mother is speaking out for the first time. >> it was shocking crime. weeks from graduation uva lacrosse player yeerdly love found face down in her apartment. dead at the hands of her drunken former boyfriend. sentenced to 23 years in prison, no chance for patrol. his mother, marta who made a brief statement after trial is this morning, breaking her silence. >> why are you speaking out now? >> janet, i would never have spoke initially out of ec

secondly, because i wanted -- i believed our criminal justice system works. and the criminal justice system gets it right. but it doesn't always get it right. >> she says her son should have been convicted of the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. hughly admitted to grabbing her by the neck but didn't choke her. she said the injuries came from her falling off the bed. >> he had absolutely no intent to hurt her. she was his best friend. >> show points out to what prosecutors said after the trial. >> there is nothing that suggests to me he enter would the specific intent of taking her life. >> does it permeate? >> every day. it's right here. all the time. it's -- it doesn't leave you.

i can imagine for sharon love it's even more so. >> these photos she provided to today are the first of hughly since he was imprisoned four years ago. what is his living situation like? >> he has a roommate and they're in a pod of about 40 or 50 gentlemen. he plays cards. he studies. he has a job. so he wipes the tables down in the common area. >> george, she says is finishing his college degree through a university of ohio correctional program. family members take turns visiting. love's family has filed a $30 million trial against hughly. >> there is no disadvantage to anyone for the truth coming out and for people to understand what happened. this is our opportuni

interviewed for the story. when asked if hughly meant to kill her daughter. sharon love told nbc 29. >> i know he did kill her. i know he did. i can't imagine anybody that could even do anything harmful to her. so i don't know what was in his head. >> the case shed like on domestic abuse on college campuses where alcohol use and emotions can run high. after the death, her mother started a foundation in her honor. george hooughly will be 40 whene is released. she knows there will be nothing like this for the love family. >> people look at this how can i feel compassion for his mother or her son. because there is a life that is gone.

and that family is in a kind of hell you will never know. i know that there is nothing compares to what they're suffering. i only have sorrow and pain for them. i can't -- i don't have words to describe the loss of her life. and i'm so sad and sorry that she's gone. >> a mother's heart break for two lost futures. for today, nbc news. washington. and in a statement we want to share with you from the love family. they say they are committed to remaining positive. dedicating their lives to preventing tragedies like this from happening to others. and we do have more information on their non-profit, the one love foundation. it's on our website, today.com. all right. coming up, we're going to head over to the orange room.

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all right. we're back now, 7:49 with living proof it's not if you fall down it's if you get up. >> an inspiration, good morning. everyone. americans skier robbie kelly was nearing the end of the slalom course when he took a tumble. he rolled down the hill, he was thankfully to stop himself and get up before the finish line. instead of giving up right there, kelly jumped up and started making his way back up the hill. crowd rose to

cheering kelly on for what was nearly, guys a 40 seconds climb. an internal after what he'd been through. this was his second run down the course. he was in 25th place after his first. after an exhausting uphill hike. he reached the point in the course where he left off and completed the race. he was the only american finisher in that event ending up in 27th. after his inspirational run, kelly said i'm tired, very tired. but it was worth it. my parents told me to never give up. so i wanted to cross that finish line. kelly's brother shared this on instagram which has been viewed thousands of times. he wrote i loved this kid and now thousands of austrians do too. he's the greatest show on is snow. there you have it, kids. getting up this morning, maybe you didn't do well on your math test. maybe you're feeling down. here's your inspirational. never give up. and that applies to us old people, too. >> isn't

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7:56 is your time now on this wednesday. good morning to you i'm eun yang. we're still following the breaking news out of college park right now. a pedestrian was struck and killed by a csx freight train. this happened by the college mark marc station. less than about an hour ago. marc has suspended all service on the camden line because of this crash. now we want to get to jack taylor with more breaking news. what's going on, jack? >> it sounds like out bound route 4 is the trouble spot. down near 301. we had a dump truck that overturned and all travel lanes will be closed for some time. chopper 4 had been over the accident. it was closing the out bound lanes. all tranffic divert to southboud 301. the inbound lanes are open but you have a lot of rubber

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it's 8:00 on today. coming up, building the wall. >> i will build a great, great wall. >> president trump set to make good on his most famous campaign promise. while reportedly banning immigration from several muslim countries. we're live in washington with the latest. plus, secret struggle. sports broadcaster erin andrews. opens up about her private battle with cervical cancer. returning to sthe sidelines day after surgery. what every woman should know about protection and prevention. the nominees aren't. the academy awards official website mistakenly list tom hank and amy adams as best actor and

what's behind this oscar oopps? today, wednesday, january 25th, 2017. best moment woman in the world turns 60 today. >> hello to mom back in virginia, i love you. >> we rock! ♪ >> crossing "the today show" off my bucket list. >> charleston south carolina. >> today is my best friend's birthday. >> we're back. 8:00 now on a wednesday morning. january 25th, 2017. and, you know, i always listen to the weatherman. i decided it was no coat day. >> it's not so bad. it's not that windy. >> it's not that bad. >> lucky i h

though. >> exactly. >> you forgot to put on your coat. >> i have warmer in my pocket i'm a burrito. >> i was upstairs talking to darius rucker. >> the co-host. he's terrific. >> yeah. >> coming up a dog's purpose star dennis quaid is here, paying a visit to studio 1-a. the year's hottest trends when it comes to sprucing up your home. these are fought going to cost you an arm and a leg. here's your news at 8:00. >> we begin this morning with the latest on politics. i'm hallie jackson in washington. just today already president trump is tweeting a promise to ask for what he calls a major investigation into voter fraud. after he falsely claimed millions of people voted illegally this election. he's set to visit the department of homeland security later on today with a senior administration source telling me he's

action on immigration and border wall and enforcing the deportation of criminal aliens. as he starts day three of his first full week on the job. president trump expected today to make good on immigration campaign promises. >> we will build the wall. >> president trump is expected to sign an executive order directing the shifting of federal funds to start the process of building a border wall. a senior official saying mexico will ultimately pay for the wall. breaking overnight, the president's immigration plan that includes at least four month halt on refugee admissions. day two, overshadowed by a false claim. pushed by the president, that millions of people voted

costing him the popular vote. >> it's a belief he's maintained for a while. a concern he has about voter fraud. and that's based on information -- >> press secretary sean spicer citing polls. m another topic, the president's supreme court pick. >> we have outstanding candidates and we will pick a truly great supreme court justice. >> the top contenders? neil gorsuch a conservative favorite who has been compared to anttonnen scalia. less likely, but still in the mix, williams pryor who once called the roe v wade the worst abomination in the history of constitutional law. more action at the start of an administration that's seen plenty. the president's latest moves revive two controversial

pipeline projects. keystone xl and dakota access. >> we'll build our own pipeline. we'll build our own pipes. that's what it has to do with. like we used to, in the old days. >> protests popping up already. opponents worried about the impact on the environment. as supporters point to the tens of thousands of construction jobs created. only a fraction of those would be permanent. tomorrow, the president will visit the republican retreat happening in philadelphia. friday, he's set to meet with british leader theresa may here in washington. as for next week, we're just learning this morning from the president himself he will announce his supreme court picks on thursday. matt? >> thank you very much. we have breaking news this morning from the philadelphia area where in glen side two suburban front yards have been swallowed by a giant sinkhole. parts of the sidewalk and street collapsed a. pickup truck left

the pavement caved in just before dawn. no injuries have been reported. an investigation into what caused that is now getting underway. the virginia zoo in norfolk is asking its neighbors to be on the lookout for a possible fugitive. sunny, a popular red panda hasn't been seen in her inclosure since monday. and zoo officials warn that she could be unpredictable if she actually has escaped. they're hoping she's still somewhere on zoo grounds. police are providing a thermal camera to help with the search for sunny. >> cute. >> i hope they find her. coming up next what all women need to know about cervical cancer after erin revealed her battle with the disease. how do you react to an oscar nomination? we'll show you meryl streep's response. the new advances aimed at getting you where you want to go faster and ooezier than ever.

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we're back now. eight minutes after the hour. as we mentioned earlier, erin andrews has gone public with her fight against cervical cancer. fortunately in her case it was caught early. after two surgeries she's cancer free. for some who skip recommended screenings, the disease can be deadly. here with three things every woman should know is dr. evelyn manaya good morning. we doenn't know erin andrews' specific case, but she seems to be okay. routine screening seems to be the key. >> the american college of obstetrics and gynecology thhas changed the protocol. our best screening is our pap smear. women over the age of 30 need an hpv

all precancer cells are caused by the human papilloma virus. the majority of cervical cancer is caused by the human papilloma virus. >> there is the vaccine that boy and girls when they're teenaged it's recommended they get the vaccine. is that always the best protection? >> for the time being yes. the american academy of pediatrics does recommend for boys and girls to get it starting at the age of 11. you have until the age of 26 to get vaccinate. >> highly effective, dok thaalad >> the earlier you do it and not exposure to hpv, the better it work. >> what are some of the other ways people can protect against cervical cancer. >> condoms, decreasing the amount of cervical expoeshiorsu have.

amounts of partners you have. condoms are the best way. >> what are the systems of cervical cancer? >> not the precancerous lesions. you can get bleeding after sex. irregular menstruation. even sometimes a foul odor from the vagina can give you a clue as to whether you have cervical cancer or not. >> another important point is age. a lot of people think this is an illness that comes earlier than your 50s. but it actually is not necessarily the case, right? >> especially in a recent study. after the age of 65. you know the american college of obstetrics and giynecology did not recommend screenings. even after the age of 65. especially if you've never been exposed to it and you have a change in your partner, i think you should be screened

let's head over to al for a check of the weather. all right. you can see nice and dry for california. we are watching fairly good storm system making its way out of the plains into the great lakes. that system will be bringing a lot of snow. not just to the upper plains but we're going to be looking at major lake effect snow fall especially in parts of western new york may see two feet of more through sunday. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. and a very good wednesday morning to you. we got a mostly clear sky. temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. 47. 43 in dulc. a little colder across central virginia. 31 in warrenton. it's going to be a great day to be outside. sunshine all day long. a nice afternoon. temperatures up in the upper 50s and low 60s. about 60 downtown today. 57 in

64 down in fredricksburg and the next couple dayati is will be cooler than today. thank you. mr. roker. got holda here and tamron and natalie. i want to know what you think about this. should the guy always pay on a first date? okay. reason we're asking. a website spoke with a matchmaker and he says yes. that the guy should pay, giving these reasons. it helps avoid the fake going for the wallet but having the man pay is usually seen as protocol. and it's one less thing for you to worry about on a first date. two, keeping with the tradition, can also help set rules going forward. allows tman to act like a gentleman and it answers the awkward question are we on a date. it sets the tone of the relationship. >> i think we would agree on a first date we would pay. i think it's

you would think. >> if the guy didn't pay on the first date. i would be completely turned off. >> really? i walked in on the first date this has been great, why don't we split the check? >> yeah, no. >> that's what not to do. >> i do the re -- >> knowing he's going to say i'll pay. >> if he doesn't. >> she says i'm out of here. >> al roker's calling me. >> there is the awkward situation there at the table. if it eliminates the awkwardness. >> i think we should pay. we did a little bit of this. how many showers day? >> two. >> two. >> one. >> two? >> you get up in the morning and before you go to bed. >> a shower before you go to bed? >> absolutely. >> you want to get -- after all the grime and stuff? >> i took a shower in the morning. >> you've been out -- >> i work out before. >> are you in a bubble? >> hold

>> you've been working -- >> where you work -- >> you go to bed -- >> seriously i get it. she washes the sheets once every three or four weeks anyway. that's fine. a study published in time magazine claims showering every day could be bad for your body. >> see. >> that's because the soap can damage your microbiome. those are the microbes that live on or in our bodies. if that microbiome is damaged it could lead to an acne breakout. there is no consensus on the right amount of showers per week. in my life it would be close to 21. >> 21? >> i take almost three showers a day. when i wake up, after the gym and before i go to bed. >> that explains the acne flare ups. oh, my gosh. >> pardon me. my microbiome. >> earlier in the

give up. his perseverance paid off. here's a video now that shows maybe sometimes it is best to just stay down. a college basketball player lost her shoe during the game. take a look what happened. >> oh. >> oh. >> there's more. one more time. there we go. oh. >> i don't know. but she is laughing at it she's not sad about it. as she falls over and over. her name is lexi. she is taking it in stride. she tweeted out that was a situation where i should have stayed down instead of getting back up. >> she is going to end up being something big in her life. >> yeah. pop start? >> two of the biggest names in music are joining forces for one amazing tour. rod stewart is hitting the road and taking along a special guest, wait

lopper. she is making 18 stops around the country. it kicks off july 6th in hollywood, florida. other stops include, ohio, illinois and texas. get ready to get gone. both rud aod and cyndi will be with kathie lee and hoda. that's amazing. >> next up, abc is apologizes to top hanks and amy adams. during the announcement of the nominations, abc.com incorrectly listed tom hanks and amy adams as nominees. adams was listed in the best actress category for her role in arrival. hanks was listed as best actor nominee for his starring role in sully. abc is apologizing saying it corrected the error. one person who can celebrate their oscar nomination, none other than meryl ee

academy award nomination this time for her role in florence foster jenkins. just how did ms. streep respond to the honor? with a g i f. seriously, they've been sending it out as an official statement. for those of you wondering, it's from a paul mccartney music video. there you have it. ryan gosling's new wax figure is turning heads for all the wrong reasons. check it out. this is the latest addition to the berlin location. there is a resemblance to hollywood's hottest leading man. fans say it's a tad bit off. it makes them creeped out. people are citing the goatee with major programs. gt splaming the choiinclothing. especially when you compare it to the display in london. >> he had like,

>> he's wax. >> he's made of wax. they frown on putting real skin on. >> zoom in. they're really really shiny. >> hey girl or whatever that was. >> no hands they're in his pockets. >> i would get in trouble if i made fun of that. thank you. >> al's wax figure is perfect. >> look who's here. >> hey. >> kier is taking a look at commuting. >> the most stress, the most delay happens right at the last mile of that commute. if you're about to leave the house and begin the nightmare journey to work, otherwise known as your daily commute. stop and listen for a moment. while president trump met with car manufacturers this week, carmakers themselves are dreaming of changing almost everything. know the feeling? like here in san francisco. many of us endure it every

of the auto industry, it can be slow going. for millions, the love affair with the car is becoming more like an abusive relationship. 86% of americans commute to work. and spend 42 hours a year in traffic jams. a waste of time and money. traffic delays cost the average commuter $960 a year. it's the last mile that causes more stress and pollution. that's why dshe uses her phone o get to work. >> these are the numbers i can call. >> that bus is full and another one is nine minutes away. >> calling a shuttle in san francisco that works like uber. it's called chariot. how much would it cost you to do this in a car? >> $25 or $35 a day. >> a day? >> to park downtown. >> this ride costs $2.50. it's flexible. and you can customize your journey with like m

for instance. this is like the high school bus for grown ups. really. it's not a perfect solution. the shuthole doesn't always stop at your destination. before we reached her office, they got caught in the rain. it's got many excited. >> we can crowd source a new route between a station and some other part of town. >> ford has invested in this startup and wants to go world wide to help make the last mile less stressful. here in detroit where it began making the model t more than 100 years ago. >> this is about changing how the world moves again. >> ford agreed to show us another idea. it's a prototype, but in the future you could travel the last mile to work on this electric scooter, unfolded from your trunk. am i really going to get out of my car which i love which has my music which is climate controlled and get on one of these, though? >> you get out in the fresh air and you have your car for the things you need like taking your ki t

>> and now for my phone, attached to the scooter here will actually tell me where my car is parked. this commuter is in dearborn. is the love affair over? >> no. >> he says huge changes will be needed to cars, roads and attitudes. >> the highways are jam packed. can't fit anymore cars millenials now the research shows they don't put as much cultural capital on owning a vehicle. >> it's the golden age for new ideas. here we go into the future. indeed. in the uk, inventors are testing a driverless vehicle. no hands. that can called on your smartphonand drives on the sidewalk to help with the last mile. there's a woman with a baby and it's stopping. i'm going to park my car, get in one of these, take the last mile to the office. maybe it will have my radio

station from my car preprogrammed in the vehicle here. the designers say it will not hurt pedestrians. even reckless ones. now, the ultimate test. around the world, the race is on for solutions. in china a bus that drives over traffic. who knows, if elan musk has his way we may soon be traveling in a pod like this. car manufacturers say your car will be a mobile office driving you to work while you work. even finding parking for you. all that saves time. you can take another shower. >> i was kind of worried about you stepping out in front of the car. >> i was worried about it, too. it's a heavy vehicle. >> that got a little close. >> well, you know. >> good to have you here in the states. tamron has moved back over to the orange room. so 50 shades darker from hour sister company, universal

for those of you who can't wait until then you're in luck. it's part of today's 50 shades darker contest. you can have a chance to win a trip to la to the movie screening with the stars of the film. you and your guest will have a chance to meet with a stylist and a glam team ahead of the mask ma maskraid with a photo. you can be on your way to la next week. i cannot wait to see the pictures you send to us. the star talks about movies, dennis quaid is here, but first your local news. first, your local news.

good morning, 8:26 now on the wednesday, january 25th. i'm aaron gilchrist. developing right now we're getting word that seven protesters are climbing a crane near the white house. police say 15th street is closed now between l and m street. let's get a check on the rest of the morning commute with jack taylor. it's been a tough one this morning. we've got the camden line shut down between baltimore and d.c. a pedestrian was hit. you want to use the penn line. 4, no picnic traffic is diverted. go south on 401 and make a u turn and come back on 301 north. the activity you were talking about northwest is closing 15th.

and l street between 16th and 15th. again with protesters, back to you. >> thaurnk you. a check on the rasafr

good morning, everybody. 30s and 40s as you head out the

60s later this afternoon. and a cloudier and breezy tomorrow and cold just like it should be in january this coming weekend.

good morning. >> we're back now 8:30 on this wednesday morning. out on the plaza, wea've got charlie out here. nice people gathered. some of them have been here since the wee hours of the morning. >> coming up, the great dennis quaid is here. we're going to chat about his new movie a dog's purpose. and many other interests when he's not acting. >> we're talking home decor trends with an expert. here's a hint, modern looks are out but pops of color in. >> okay. >> first, you're looking for some deserving viewers. >> i sure am. we're talking about a thoughtful person, the kind of person that puts everybody first and they should be aie

i'm thinking we have so many artists who come on the show. why not help a few viewers to find out who their favorite person is. remember, this has to be a secret. don't tell anyone you're nominating them and maybe we'll surprise them at a concert. go to today.com/musicfan. >> going to be fun. >> we're going to dress up like the parking ticket person again? >> that's not going to happen. >> that was fun. >> that was great. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> we have our international corner over here. where are you from? >> florence, italy. >> i love the hat and scarf. we have our french corner here. there you go. and what's your name? >> mark. >> mark. thanks for bringing a little italy and a little france to us. >> could be. >> appreciative. we like that. let's show you what's going on. that was -- we're looking at a

along the east coast. sunny and dry. finally for our friends in california. we need that. some snow through the upper midwest. and in lake effect snow tomorrow. a little wet along the eastern seaboard and the western two thirds of the country looking good. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it will be nice and mild today. we're in the 30s and 40s as you step outside early this morning. pure sunshine, start to finish today. afternoon highs will be in the upper 50s to around 60. 56 at 2:00 this afternoon. the high will be between 3:00 today. cool and drive for your evening plans. tomorrow we'll have a mostly cloudy sky. first thing tomorrow with a little chance for a sprinkle and drier weather tomorrow afternoon. colder and dry weather goes into your weekend. >> continuing our international corner here. we've got folks

international city of rochester, which state? >> new york. >> new york. you had to look to him? these are adorable children. thanks so much. guys back to you. oh, rochester? >> thanks, now to a new movie getting a lot of attention, a dog's purpose. >> in the film a dog named bailey is rooting for his owner ethan, played by dennis quaid to find love. ethan tries to reconnect with his first crush. take a look. >> i owe you an apology for what happened to us. back then. >> don't worry, it was a long, long time ago. >> no. i pushed you away and i was really mad. at the world. and i just want you to know that not tad not a day goes by i don't kick myself for doing that. >> there's that sweaty smell. >> good morning, good to see you. >> good to see you. can we get to th

the nuts and bolts of the movie. there are some accusation the tape was released by tmz claiming a dog in the making of this movie was abused. i know amblin entertainment says they're conducting an in depth review of this. they say no dogs were harmed. give me you take on this. >> absolutely no dogs were harmed in this. this was -- there was a piece of video that was shot during the making of this by some unknown person at the time. he also spliced, edited and manipulated that to make it look as if a dog was being abused. the dog had been in that water happily and even afterwards, too. and the dog was fine. >> we sent a producer to look at the full footage. were there any moments where you think mistakes were made? >> not that i can see. and what is not shown is divers underneath the water for the dog. every precaution was taken. plat forms directly underneath

the water the dog is standing on, not dangling in the water. and the dog was great. so -- >> the universal video they showed -- i know there is rehearsal video that shows the dog over and over again doing the move. it was just that they had moved the point of entry for the dog in the water maybe that's where he got scared? >> shehe's straining on the lea because he wants to get on the water. if he's such a dog lover concerned about dog rights he held on to it for 15 months until he could get his best price. >> the movie is about the love -- >> unconditional love between humans and dogs. it's such a fantastic story. i just had to do it. in fact, my agent, just started to tell me the story. and i started to well up. i said you have to stop. send me

i think i'm going to do it. it's such a beautiful, beautiful story. and i say it's like, old yeller without the tragic ending. >> there is tear-jerker moments. >> it turns around and makes you laugh so much because it's like those moments like you see on youtube with your dogs that they do that -- just make you howl. and it reminds you for me, it reminded me of like my first pet gertrude. the classic boy dog experience. welled up again. and it's such a beautiful story of how souls connect over time. >> i love the idea of that. you're a big dog lover as you said. you even wanted to be a veterinarian. >> that was the first thing i wanted to be, actually. then i wanted to become an actor so i started working with other animals. >> you're a dog lover. >> yes. >> let's talk about the degree to which we're dog

dogs sleep in the bed? >> yes. >> yes. >> you turned your nose up. >> sometimes reluctantly. because they're dirty and been in the mud or whatever. they're still in the bed. >> the big debate we have around here, dog licks you in the face, is that okay? >> that's okay. >> you're a real dog lover. >> so am i. >> i am, too. >> have your kids seen the movie yet? what do you think? >> they saw it the other day, they absolutely loved it. it's -- kids nine to 90 is going to love this film. >> i have to say that i'm sorry we live a country apart. because i was reading about you -- >> we're golfers. >> you need a play date. >> we need a facilitator. >> get on your bike ride to me and we'll go riding in new york city. >> it's my mom's 90th birthday. happy mom we're going to give her a bash

>> we want to tell people and say a dog's purpose from hur sister company universal opens on friday. >> meditation skeptic craig melvin is trying his hand at mildf mindfulness. wise light? >> thank you very much.

>> we're back with more of our start today live to 100 series. monday we checked in with hoda and a life coach who is trying to get her to be more mindful. >> this morning it's about craig melvin. >> good to see you. i was a bit skeptical before this. i've tried meditation before this. never really stuck. but my coach is a fellow named andy, the co-creator of head space. he makes it easy and accessible for everyone. even me. from breaking news to working out, to spending te

family. life can get pretty busy. and sometimes a little overwhelming. you got your work cut out. >> that excites me. >> does it? andy is a former monk and a co-creator of head space. a meditation app helping more than 11 million people find peace of mind anytime. anywhere. including me. full disclosure i've tried a number of times to meditate. focusing can be very hard for me. >> meditation is not about changing your life necessarily or changing the way you live. it's more about how can you live the life that you're living with a greater sense of calm and perspective. over the 30 days i'd love you to get to a point where you feel less stressed more rested. more present, less distracted. >> if we accomplish one of those, i would -- >> we'll take it. >> absolutely. absolutely. the first part of andy's plan is meditation. using just t

find my inner zen. >> breathe in through the nose. our job over time is not to stop thoughts from arising, it's to get comfortable with thoughts arising. and not getting caught up in them. >> the second part is mindfulness. small things i can do every day to feel more at ease like journaling, listening to music and doing something kind for a stranger. even in one of new york city's busiest subway stations. >> temptation is to think that we need to go and find a quiet place. if you know how to bring your mind kind of into your body and be more present, you can do it right here. >> never mind. >> never mind all these people and all the distractions and the adverts and everything else. >> andy showed me how to be more mindful while walking. and even drinking coffee. >> if you can take 60 seconds to just focus on the physical

senses. the smell of it. the taste of it. the temperature of the cup. they sound like really small things. but we spend so little time aware of those things. and the more time we're aware of them, the more present we are. >> good coffee. my favorite? how to be more mindful with my phone. by turning off notifications. >> you know how often you need to check your phone. the problem is, every time we get a notification, it does something to us. it gives us a rush of dope meme. it trains the brain to want more distraction. i was looking at it more often. if i moved social media to the next page, it's crazy, it's a page away. there

likely to go and check things. >> that's genius. i never thought about that. >> clean up your home screen. >> that makes sense, as i'm talking to you my phone and vibrating. >> at the end of the 30 days you will have found three or four keys to mindfulness you can take away with you and use in your every day life. >> so i learned really great tips. my two biggest priorities have been making time every morning for a few minutes of silence. doesn't have to be a lot of time and limiting how much i use my phone, especially at home. the fitness tips have been great. the nutritional tips have been great. but this, this is not hyperbole. this has been transformative, life changing for me. >> that ten minutes sitting there -- what do you do when thoughts are kicking around? explain that part. >> at first it it is very difficult to stop your mind from wandering. this morning when i did it,

find your mind wantdering and just pull your mind back. it's helped me focus, concentrate. be more present during conversations. i listen to music now. i'm actually listening to the lyr lyrics. >> it's ec i get to be a part of all of your segments for the month. i would say at this stage, he's winning. >> what are you talking about? >> i would. he's made the most changes. he's a different person. >> by the way, you've lost a lot of weight. i don't want to know how much. >> incredible. >> thank you. i may have to get the tee shirt. >> we'll get you one. >> if you're curious about meditation text craig's coach andy or join him later today for a facebook live head to today.com to find out how. if you're curious about meditation -- by the way. >> you should be more present, matt. >> be here, matt. >> too busy on your phone to avoid family time? we're going to have device free

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we're back now with help if you feel addicted to your cell phone. >> good morning, there's a thing this morning. family first. that's what some parents say they've learned from these simple acts of putting away their phones, tablets and computers during meal time. technology is taking over. and not just with tweens and teens. >> 56% of american parents are concerned that their kids are addicted to devices today. but ironically, the average parent in this country spends nine hours a day with media and technology themselves. >> 3/4 of american teenagers have or have access to

smartphones. and half of them report being addicted. an epidemic some experts say is breaking down communication and raising a generation so fully vested in technology they're unable to imagine a world without it. raise your hand if you agree with that statement? this is a teacher for 6th and 7th graders. she requires students and their families to participate in technology free dinners. >> how was school? >> i learned the monkey bars. >> that's great. music is so important. >> parents and the children should be sitting at the dinner table, having conversations. >> research shows th family dinners make kids hapjure and healthier leading to better academy performance, fewer behavior problems and a lower risk of substance abuse. >> the device free dinner helped me a lot because we got to know our family more.

the experience was great. i got to talk with my family. i got to hear the funny things that happened in our days. >> 11-year-old ellis says his older brother and parents have made device free dinners a recurring theme and has a greater appreciation for their time together. >> it's really a message to all of us. to parents and to kids, to put the device down and focus on your family. >> a lesson that a little separation can go a long way. >> the american academy of pediatrics is on board with limiting screen time. they advise that children ages 2-5 should be restricted to an hour of high quality programming. children over the age of six should have consistent limits on time spent using media. i was saying, full disclosure we have work to do in my house. we tried it last night it was eerily quiet at first. at the end of dinner, we played pokemon monopoly. i cannot tell you the last time we played a board night. it opened

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amy, good morning. >> hi, natalie. >> 2016 was all about the modern look. you're saying that's out now and you're going more for just a little more overall theme of bringing everything in? >> well modern and minimal will be great looks. for 2017 we're warming it up with a lot of color, what you see here. texture, rich fabrics, velvet. it's a little more romantic and softer and prettier i would say. >> bringing the outdoors in. the go-to color you say is green. >> green is the pantone color of the year. it signals optimism and new beginnings. it's a color people might be frightened of but shouldn't be. >> it's not the seven70s green. >> we love a richer emerald cover. it looks great on the walls and can open up your room. test out the color on an interior spot if you're going to paint the walls and see how it works. >> little pops

not necessarily going full out with a green couch. pillows, rugs. when it comes to decorating that's the first place to start. >> a statement rug is a good start. start with the rug and then work the furniture and the rest of it around the rug. make sure the rug is large enough for the room so the legs of the furniture aren't hanging off the back. >> we talked about bringing out doors in. what are some ways you can do that inexpensively. >> house plants. they live. unlike a cut flower you maybe have for a week. >> they do not live. iate do not have a green thumb. >> this is a jade plant. there's a fig plant free over there h. they last. >> these are plants -- >> they're great and it's a natural organic look. >> i like the side table here. >> very organic, the bamboo. it's a warmer richer organic look. >> let's move over to the walls and how we're decorating our walls. you say the wallpaper is coming

the floral decal wallpaper. >> this is peel and stick. inexpensive. $40 a roll. do it yourself. cut it. and it gives a look of marble but a fraction of the cost. >> i love these frames. >> these are floating picture frames. they're wonderful looking. we have family photos, trip photos. do your color photos, do black and white photos. put your kids' art in here. you can hang a lot idr kit minimum and have a few. it's a giway to organize your personal archives. >> it's a statement wall, too. a gallery, right? >> it's a gallery. exactly. you can build the collection. >> let's move over to our kids' room here. these look great. i like the idea here. you have stripes, you've got stars, color. >> right. >> a little bit of everything. >> forget the rules that you can't mix things. you can mix and it's more fun and f f

on the floor around the edge of the bed. >> come on over here and see. okay. >> peal ael and stick. the kids can do it themselves. they can grow up with it. >> multifunction furniture. >> you have the book shelf, the desk and it's accessorized with baskets and color. >> thank you. >> darius rucker is joining us after your local news. 8:56 is your time now on this wednesday january 25th, 2017, good morning to you i'm eun yang. right now we want to get a check on the morning commute with jay taylor, how's it looking out there? >> oh, my gosh. what a morning. we've got issues downtown northwest 15th street. we have a demonstration going on. 15th is now closed at this point from m and k street. l is closed between 15th

16th. out bound route four is closed. overturned truck. an update on the camden lines. three trains are moving right now. they're going to get those three trains running about a half hour delay. >> thank you. we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next. ayitus

good morning, everybody. it's sunny and cool outside this morning. 49 now washington. only 36 in lorton and 35 in fredricksburg. everyone's in store for a nice warmup today. afternoon highs will be in the upper 50s to around 60. cooler and windier tomorrow. >> all right, chuck thank you. get the latest new and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. we'll see you in 25 minutes

this morning on today's take, darius rucker being his celebrity take. actor josh lucas and the diet and exercise secrets that could get you the body you always wanted. coming up right now. this is today's take live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today. it is wednesday, january 25th. 2017. we are thrilled to have as a our guest co-host mr. darius rucker. grammy winner and all around --

i love that. >> did you know what that meant -- >> a signal -- it's a nice way of saying you're cool. >> you are, you've gotten velvet on. did you put this together your wife? >> i did. >> you've got the jeans -- can you stand up so people can see. >> model. twirl. >> thank you. >> wow. do you lay out your things and say, honey, what do you think? >> absolutely. absolutely. yeah. if i look stupid right now she'd be texting me going why don't you fix that. >> why did you wear that? obviously, you don't wear this in the studio. >> no. >> you're back in the studio. >> back in the studio. got really excited. >> he -- you kind of look alike. >> you and al roker could be related. >> i always said that. >> what's the commercial where you do the swab thing. >>

>> you're a good looking man. >> stop it some more. >> i'm so lucky, i'm like in the middle of two very handsome, like, bearded men. >> wow. >> facial hair. >> like an oreo cookie with a chocolate cream in between. >> that's scandalous. back to work. >> when does the album come out. coming out in the spring, a new singlesu singlengwell. i love being in the studio, i love making records. every time i do them i'm excited. that's the best record i've ever made. it's going to be exciting. >> this new one, if i told you -- >> yeah, great song. >> we're litening stening to it now. ♪ >> you're blushing. >> i love this song. >> terrific. you know, i've listened to this sound. when you were starting out did you think you'd make the turn to country? >> i thought i would. i thought it would be something i do with my buddie

studio someday. i wanted to do it, getting the record deal, my manager got me the deal with capital records and it's been explosive. >> i feel like it's natural for you, even before in your other incarnation. i just felt like you could hear that. maybe the texan in with me. >> i had a great moment, the president said i never got the hooty thing but i thought you -- >> that hooty thing never settled. that's the exact way i put it. >> hooty thing. >> in honor of your song, we have this game, if i told you. so apparently, you're going to quiz us. we have the cowboy hat? is that from my dressing room? oh. i have one -- >> it's from jerry's dressing room. >> you're going to quiz us and these are things about you. >> or may not be about me. you have to guess. if i told you i once played root beer paung with anna kindric would you believe

>> there you go. >> i don't think i was here that day. >> let's see. oh. >> that was a good day. >> who won? >> she won. she beat me. big time. >> is the winner the person who drinks the most. >> no. well, when we play. >> make up your own rules. >> i never played. if i told you that hooty and the blowfish's first album was the best selling of all time? >> yes. >> will there every be a hootie and the blowfish reunion? >> we're talking about it. it's in the conversation, no time soon. >> i love that -- >> the character actors don't want you to bring up the character. >> every year. charity shows that we used to play that we didn't want to start playing.

of my own wagon wheel would you believe me? >> i don't believe that. >> absolutely not. >> i was hoping -- >> my tunes. >> my go to song was? walking in memphis. >> mark cohen. >> absolutely. >> great song. >> good song. >> one more. if i told you i once went for four days without sleep would you believe me? >> yes. >> in the studio, working hard. >> no, with children. >> there you go. actually, no college buddies. we bet each other we couldn't go four days without sleep. >> what was the prize? >> i really don't know. just being man, i'm a man. >> yeah! >> i'll show you, i'll go sleep deprived. >> the dumbest four days of my life. >> but that may be why you're here. >> that might be a record broken now. >> you're a big wrestling -- >> huge. >> do you say wrestling?

what i'm doing. my bro texted me and said you're on smackdown. the first time in 25 years i heard from my brother. >> because you dissed the guy from atlanta. >> we dissed him. now we're in a wwe smack down war. john cena's been our co-host. you know, john. he told us he was in this wrestling match against this guy in atlanta. >> a.j. stiles. >> that's his name. i did not know that. he has a lot of fans. yesterday he called out me and the roker. here it is. and john cena, i don't feel like he defended us. take a look. >> i have heard enough. monday morning, i turn on the television and i see john cena on "the today show." and what do i hear and

>> this guy from atlanta is taking on you. >> the guy -- yes. >> this fellow. >> yes. >> a person. this man we don't know. >> this sunday in the alamo dome, 50,000 people will be and it's awesome. >> are you confident you're going to win? >> yes, i am. >> guy from atlanta you're in trouble. >> you're in trouble guy from atlanta. >> guy from atlanta. whoever you are. >> whoever you are. >> guy from atlanta? i'm just a guy from atlanta? whoever you are? you seem to forgot who i am. i am the phenomenal aj stiles! >> somebody got some confidence issues. >> see, you were an accomplice. wasn't he? >> yeah. >> i thought cena would -- >> looking for his comb i can get at him. >> that

got. his hair is like farrah fauc faucfaucewcett. i thought he was going to gr chairndike pop him for talking s tal smack. >> he brought hot rollers. >> reading people magazine. >> a.j. we're sending you hot rollers, for serious. >> coming up, the tumble that's got everybody talking. robby kelly in a test of fortitude and shows what he's done. wait till you see what happens after this when we come back. >> champion. ♪ i get knocked down . was it to show my daughter that she can be anything that she wants to be? if i don't believe in myself who will? it does start on the inside. your best starts inside.

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business with you selling coffee. we talked about this earlier. this is one of the things you can see over and over because it's so inspiring. the american skier robby kelly was nearing the end of his slalom course. >> not the shalom. >> peace be with you. he fell and started making his way back up -- look at him. he reached the point of the course where he left off and completed the race. he ended up in 27th place. after his inspirational run, he said i'm tired but it was worth it. my parents told me never give up. i wanted to cross that finish line. >> you know, how exhausting that had to be? >> i can't imagine. >> it's inspirational. the fact he was the only american that finished. i was so proud to see that. >> that's a good one to share with the kids. >> another one we like to share, you never know what

for example, a cab driver in for a big surprise. arguing a certain nfl quarterback was the best of all time. take a look. >> the number one was elway, why was he number one in your mind? >> he's a great quarterback. >> would you know him if you saw him. >> elway i would have elway. >> if you ran into him would you know who it was? >> yeah. >> turn around. >> how you doing, man. >> come on, man. you serious? come on, man. john elle way. >> how you doing, sir? >> i got to take a picture, man. >> this is so fantastic. this guy is just -- a driving named sam snow, a pittsburgh steelers fan. >> clearly who happened to admire john elway. elway gets in the cab and so -- >> he's like turning back. >> he gets a picture with the legendary quarterback. >> i love that he's draped in steelers gear.

ready to take him off. >> he's got the pose down and everything. >> hip hop there. >> oh, that's great. >> the fan reacting to you. how does that feel? >> i've had that happen somebody was talking a nd of mine. yeah, i love darius rucker, he's so good. would you know him? yeah, i know him. he's right here. no, you're not darius rucker. >> here's my i.d. >> okay. let me see your driver's license. >> you should belt out a song. >> it's a distinctive thing, thank goodness. >> grammies and all. >> you have the forecast? >> i'm not going to sing it either. >> come on. you only want to be with us. >> you don't want to hear this. you wouldn't want to be with me. let's go to the maps and you'll see out in la, man, it has been wet. san francisco for example, this weekend they got three inches of rain,

january. al los angeles, five and a half inches put them at 167%. san diego with two inches of rain. they are at 100% of the january average. the drought isn't over yet, but it's on its way. we're looking at snow making its way through the plains that's going to get across to the great lakes and bringing about four to six inches of snow. the big snow is going to be around the eastern great lakes where this weekend, we're talking about some places that could pick up two feet of snow in western new york and the tug hill plateau to the east of watertown, new york. that's what's going on around the country. here's what happening in your neck of the woods. >> here at home in the washington area temperatures are well above average. mid to upper 40s around town right now. even warming up across central virginia. about the only place that was below freezing early this morning. afternoon temperatures will climb into the upper 50s. downtown high around 60. clouds move back in overnight tonight and in for tomorrow. cloudy to maybe a q

shower early tomorrow. most of your thursday will be rain free but it will be windy and cooler with highs tomorrow back in the 50s. and that is your latest -- we actually have -- >> you have your karaoke song. >> that's my tune. ♪ walking with me ten feet off the field ♪ ♪ walking in memphis ♪ but do i really feel the way i feel ♪ >> i love that. >> wow. >> wonderful. >> if i could just do that. instead of -- we have to break away. >> do we? >> we do. we have another great singer, grammy winner and actress. that's right, ladies and gentlemen, kelly roland's here. she has a dish on finding love by the 10th date. >> the tenth? it takes ten? >> you should talk. ough w2s, pay stubs and bank statements to refinance your home. or you could push that button.

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she knows what she's wants and she's very self-assured. >> does it sound familiar to you? >> absolutely. she doesn't tolerate anything. she just wants to come, be very honest and you know, she wants good things for herself. >> sounds like you. >> a no non-sense type of chick. >> the tenth date thing. you're married, clearly the tenth date worked out for you. >> it worked out on three. by my third date i was like, oh, god is this my husband? it kind of scared me a little bit. i was like, oh, my god. it was awesome. it was awesome. >> this isn't your first acting gig. you were on empire. that was awesome. are you enjoying this more than music? or you just doing it. >> it's a moment in time. i think that if time approaches itself and i'm ready for it and feel like i have the spa

it i do it. in the meantime, yes. >> you're a natural. you're natural at it. >> you've got your 2-year-old boy titan. >> wow. >> that was so fast. >> it happened so fast. he's so much fun. and when i tell you he's just -- so much fun to dress and my husband, he's so proud of him. you know what i mean? >> your husband is also your manager. >> yes. >> which, does sometime that bleed over? >> of course. >> you get to a fight. >> of course. >> give us an example. >> like, if we don't agree on a song i should record. well, i don't think those vocals are ready. he said they sound amazing. you're overthinking it. you know how we are as artists. you tick things apart because you feel like you want it to be perfect. he gets in between my creative process. i'm like, i got this. i got it too. >> so we're both just looking for my best interest.

>> absolutely. >> have you struggled being a mom of a two-year-old, actress and musician. >> i'm still learning in all fairness. i was talking to your wife about this at the white house, saying how being a mom is definitely a challenge. you know, and doing all your work is a challenge as well. but i'm learning as i go. and he's awesome and i'm so grateful for him. great, great help around me, you know, from my assistants to my nannies and everyone around me. i'm grateful for them i couldn't do it by myself. my husband is father of the years to come. he's so great. >> we adore you. the lifetime original movie premieres this saturday. coming up the coolest magic tricks you'll ever see with a rubics cube after your local news. then give you an unrealistic timeline. i'll nod in agreement so my wife thinks i understand what you're saying. i look forward to questioning your every move. okay, well i'll leave your house in shambles

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go outside and enjoy this midwinter break from the cold. temperatures are in the upper 40s. almost 50 now. easily make it into the upper 50s. i do think downtown locations today will be up close to 60. that's 16 degrees warmer than average. a little bit cooler tomorrow. the real issue with tomorrow

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it is winter wow me week on today. this morning a magician who specializes in rubic's cube tricks. >> he made it to the semifinals of last year's america's got talent. welcome. the rubics cube why did you choose it. >> i loved it as a kid and i loved magic. >> how you going to wow us? >> a couple different things we're going to start. we have this blindfold that's for you. don't put it on yet. it's a different type of show. >> don't you say a word, al roker. >> do not say a word. >> i want you to give it a couple quick turns. i'll do a warm up one to see if you catch up. see how smart you guys are. i think you're going to get this one. darius's mixed up

the bag. >> is there another one. >> there's another one in the bag. that's not the trick. >> did you wow me? >> what if i told you i found a different solution to the rubic's cube. watch close. right there. see the different solution to solve it is to match the rubic's cube you just mixed up. >> no. >> take a look. you should notice we'll have one side that will be a completely perfect match. >> better than that that's going to be side number two. side three. four, five. that is all six sides. >> that's crazy. >> were you in the room alone a lot as a kid? >> not anymore, though. pretty cool. in order to match your rubic's we did about 5 mo35 moves.

can you please hold the blindfold over your eyes. how many are you holding up? >> five. >> in reverse, one handed or two handed. >> one handed. >> when i say three, everyone say go for me. one two three. >> go. >> my fault. one handed. >> is this -- what are you -- huh? okay. wow. >> no way. >> what's going on. >> all the yellows should be forward, correct? >> no. >> do we have a cross or a line? >> a line. >> vertical. >> okay, thank you guys. all the yellow should be facing forward. >> no. >> except for three. let me finish. >> back off

>> wow. okay. oh, no way. no way. >> it's like grooved or something? >> it's a normal cube. >> that's crazy. >> wow. there's nothing on it that makes you know? >> it's lots and lots of practice. >> i always feel very unintellint when i try this. >> one more. this is the hardest one. this has never been seen before ever. we will try this out. we have the rubic's cube here. have you ever solved it? >> never. >> turn the rubic's cube, take the cube and turn it behind your back. as many times as slow as fast as you want. really important to step back here. you can feel that behind your back? grab it for me. turn as much as youp want. check it out. is there any way in a m

years would that cube by solved? >> no. >> keep on turning it slowly even a little faster. i want you to stop -- >> i like seeing you like this. >> i'm going to reach behind your back and i'm going to lift it up slowly. >> oh, my god. >> look at that. >> are you kidding me? >> no. >> how did you do that? >> holy cow. >> amazing. >> you are, al. >> wow. that's unbelievable. thats is so good. >> if you want to see more tricks head to our today's take facebook page for a special facebook live watch him blow your mind. while you're there. after your mind's blown or maybe before. like us. okay? >> yeah, like us. we like that. coming up next, the secrets to getting a better body. besides a transplant. why you need to pay attention to the color of your food. should you be eating every day? we have the answers. >> i can't believe you dith

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out later this month. good morning. >> good morning. >> we're starting out first, your first tip is upgrade our carbs. >> so instead of having traditional already healthy carbs like whole wheat pasta we want to switch to a bean based pasta or crackers. for every ten grams of carbohydrate i tell my patients to have five grams of fiber. it makes you fuller longer and gives you more of a flat belly. we like that. >> yes, we absolutely doik that. the other has to do with color coding. >> this is resistance starch. this is like, a diet wonder food. resistance starch resists digestion in the small intestine goes straight to the colon where it ferments. there it is producing short chain fatty acids. all of that means we burn more fats when we have resistant starch. >> what's a resistant starch. >> it's going to be something like bananas or rice, bean based flours, lentils. you're not going to be using

you're going to be using them for energy. you have to have it. >> i recently fallen in love with lentils. >> they're delicious. awesome food. especially if you want to keep a great body. >> now the color coding. >> it's here. so as a nationwide we're getting an f in terms of how much produce we have. so i tell me patients have at least four colors every single day. this forces them to then -- not for umyo fromr cereal. this forces them to get more produce. we have six or seven colors. that's going to help us in preventing disease, better body. >> this is my weakness. >> sugar. >> i could drink that bowl and be happy. >> the first four ingredients in a food try not to have sugar. that will transform your pantry and it will keep your healthier and lose pounds. >> the sugar i've been putting on my grapefruit is a bad idea. >> bad idea. sugar is in everything. >> thank you, great advice, let's go to darius. for some

tone the problem areas. even if you can't get to the gym, our celebrity trainer is going to show us what we can do. >> seated jumping jacks. put your hands like tis the. come out and just kick it in. what i want you to focus is in squeezing your stomach muscles. >> got you, i love that. >> 60 seconds. >> you can feel it too. >> go faster, pick it up, go faster. that's it. now we'll move on to the next exercise. your dibs to your leg raises. come to the edge of the chair, dip down and kick up. and down again. now you're working your low abs. working the triseps. >> i'm feeling it. >> imagine doing this. you're going to start to feel the back of the arlz. >> absolutely. >> what's going on? >> what's going on? >> come on. baby. >> i'm feeling it already. all right. >> next one

knee problems, you don't need to get all the way up. press up through the heels, sit back dow that's it. >> i like that, too. >> what you're doing is putting the pressure through the heels. squeeze the quads. if you come up squeeze the inner t thigh as well. do that for 60 seconds. the idea, on chair workouts, no matter what's happening in your body, no excuse. >> thank you. let'senver to al. >> thanks so much. darius. so some easy lifestyle changes can help you stay on track for the long term. we have the fitness director of women's health. if you have to make a decision between sleeping and dragging yourself to the gym, which do you do? >> eternal question. you never want to skimp on sleep. i'm calling it now. 2017 is going to be all about sleep. the biggest buzz word because it increases your appetite

and slows the rate of your muscle recovery which will slow your metabolism and the amount of fat you can burn. >> get six to eight, no excuse. >> maybe lower your intens intet d. e'ing about ten minute rule. >> a lot of times. you feel tired and you think maybe i should take the day off. commit to ten minutes. get your yoga mat out. more often not the fatigue is the idea of getting started. once you get started you're energiz energize ir mes yon' feel good, you're done for the day. >> it helps to set the bare minimum. the biggest problem that diets fail is people go all or nothing. keep consistency is the greatest way to keep off weight loss. five push ups a day, walking for 20 minutes. simple things that are easy to check off. a great way to keep on track is having a visual

the count me healthy bracelets. each time you check it off slide a bead over or use journals to write them down. >> great advice. thanks so much. all right. if you've got the good weather to go outside and worth out, that's also good. let's see what your weather's like for today. we've got wet stuff making its way through the ohio river. snow around the western great lakes. sunny and dry in california. mild day up and down the eastern seaboard. a little damp across the east coast. the western two thirds of the country wi be nice and dry. good morning, everybody. i'm i'm storm team 4 meteorologi ccbe. sunny and cool outside now. it's going to be a mild afternoon. all sunshine, all the time today. afternoon highs of near 60. clouds thicken up this evening. couldn't rule out a quick rain shower or two early tomorrow. most of your thursday will not be impacted by rain. friday, partly sun a

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television programs. including his role in the film a beautiful mind. starring opposite russell crowe. probably remember him from the 2006 sports drama glory road. >> he plays a son whose father is on a road trip to oregon where he wants to end his life. >> don't you think it sends the wrong message? >> the point is not to get to oregon. we won't supposed to get past utah. >> i'm happy to captain the trip from here on out. they aren't my parents after all. rent a call and head back and see kate manning. >> and josh lucas is with us. good to see you again. >> very happy to be here. >> obviously, this is not topic that would normally make you laugh. this is a comedy drama, though. so explain the hybrid here. >> i think life is a comedy drama. >> it is.

>> and bring the comedy out -- that's the part, we're trying to take a very light and humorous stab at an incredibly serious subject matter which is the end of life which we all face. and this movie does it in a really gentle and honest way. and also provokes some thoughts and questions that people are going to have about how we treat each other towards the end of our lives, how we want to be treated. >> doing this movie, has it made you face some of those questions, think about those things? >> i think we all think about that, particularly when we have children, we start to think about that more than ever. but, you know, my mother is getting older and my father is getting older. the reality of life. it's such an interesting question, too, the way we treat our animals and the way we want to be treated ourselves as we get older. it's a complex question. when you sign a will you start to thk

>> absolutely. one of the things that interests me is your back story how you travelled around the south, living like three different places with your parents who were anti-nuclear activists. you lived close, two minutes from my house in south carolina. like, how that shaped who you are as an actor and a person. >> oh, without a doubt, the sort of life that i had, which was very nomadic traveling around all over the south, particularly as a kid. we would go to the different place and my parents were organizers of these large protests that would happen. and being a young kid and seeing that passion and seeing the -- part of it i think a lot of people felt that in the last couple of days with the women's march, the passion that's going on politically. my parents had that when i was born. they were out there putting themselves forward. and as a kid, i saw that and was around this oftentimes sort of extraordinary sense of where the country's going, where it could go. where my parents wanted it to go. where they feared it

it instilled me an idea of if you can have that as a career and have a career where you move around and experience many different people. and many different ideas, i think that's the career you can have. >> you do such great job of balcg e tin le we should take with obviously, being the hollywood star. one of the things that i did not know, fun trivia fact, are you ready for it? you won a teen choice award for best movie kiss for sweet home alabama. choice movie lip lock. when you were traveling with your brilliant parents all around and all the work you do as a citizen, did you ever think this would perhaps be the number one trivia fact about you? >> i think it's the only award i've ever won as an actor. >> are you serious? >> that's something amazing about my career. >> i can't wait to see the trophy on your mantle. >> i didn't know about it until a couple years later when somebody said, hey

surf board? i was like, what you talking about? your surf board from the people's choice award. i have no idea what you're talking about. i found out later this trivia that people knew -- >> you have a choice movie lip lock, do you feel pressure? do you feel pressure to repeat it? you've got to win another one. >> i'm trying to repeat that award. >> we'll talk about that a little later. >> after show. >> all right. you can catch that movie on february 3rd. this is today on nbc. ay" on ay" on creamy swirls of pure indulgence. silky sifts of total transcendence. tempting accents of sheer pleasure.

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can we thank darius rucker for being so amazing? >> thank you. >> coming back tomorrow? >> be back tomorrow. >> is that -- >> wait, rod sptuart is coming up. >> yea! >>

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him call 911. let's check your forecast with chuck bell. >> temperatures are above our seasonal averages which are 44. we're in the 50s around washington. afternoon highs today upper 50s to around 60 degrees. a perfect day to get outside. not even too much of a wind to worry about. tomorrow the northwest winds are back, that will mean cooler temperatures for sure. might bring out a quick shower first thing in the morning. cold and dry weather will be in place this weekend. coming up on news 4 midday we'll have the latest on the search for the shooting hills in oxford hills. see yout :0

from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well, everybody, it's a good day because it's wines day wednesday. >> who else -- >> we got cyndi loppauper, they got big news. >> is that al roker over there washing his hands? >> happy new year. >> more importantly -- >> wait a minute, look who's here. >> rod