good morning. winter's not over yet. 39 million people from the mid-atlantic to new england, bracing for a late-season storm. today, snow coming down, making for a messy commute. and there could be a storm behind it. al isracking it all. no comment. james comey visits lawmakers on capitol hill, to brief them on the wiretapping investigation. >> are there any wiretaps in trump tower? >> this, as the department of justice refuses to say whether or not president trump himself is the subject of an investigation, over possible contacts between his associates and members of the russian government. we're live at the white house. freeway fight. a

san francisco, caught on camera, as over a dozen men on dirt bikes and atvs, swarm a car, beating the driver in the middle of rush hour. why these incidents are on the rise nationwide and so hard to crack down on. and swept off her feet. a 4-year-old ohio girl gets the surprise of a lifetime when a gust of wind s tries to get inside her house. she's safely on the ground today. friday, march 10th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. we have craig melvin in here for matt. can we see that video again? the only thing missing is like toto, kansas and dorothy. that wind is incredible. >> she's the strongest l

>> i know. >> there's some softball team out there that should put her on their radar right now. >> that's incredible. wind is the story there. snow is the story for us. >> here's the scene outside of rockland county about 30 minutes outside of the city. it's starting to come down here just after 7:00. >> that's the topper. just when we thought we were headed for spring with some of the techtemps, millions of amers missing through a missy commute, with rain and snow and ice. let's start with nbc's morgan radford. she's a few blocks north of us in central park. good morning. >> good morning. you can see the snow just started falling here in new york, as 39 million americans are waking up this morning under a winter weather advisory. that's as they expect to see heavy rain and snow pounding nine states across the country. from the ohio river valley to the mid-atlantic region and right here in the northeast. some of the areas expecting to see eight inches of

but the truth is, we've seen some delays of that messy morning commute for travelers at airports around the country. the bulk of the delays, happening right here in new york. we expect to see up to three or four inches of snow. for those of us that are from new york or living in new york, this has been a bit of a winter weather whiplash. temperatures were as highs a 61 degrees just yesterday. and this is now the second time this year we've seen snow immediately coming after a day where temperatures were as high as the 60s. in central park, people were going for long runs yesterday. they were playing in the fwragr. today, it's a different story. we expect to see below-freezing temperatures this weekend, even after the snow passes in many of the nine states. but this snow is expected to last until the evening. savannah? >> morgan radford, thank you so much. >> al roker is here. how bad will this get? >> we expect the accumulation. because it's been so warm, most of the

the roads will be wet. if you take your time, you will be okay. it's a wide swath of snow from columbus, ohio, to new england. we have snow closures throughout the new york, boston, philadelphia metro plex. 39 million people, from ohio to new england, under some winter weather threat. the system moves pretty quickly. behind it, gusting winds, falling temperatures. look for the snowfall amounts. generally, one to three inches. could be heavier snow on the eastern end of new england. and then, we've got through sunday, another storm system that comes across, cuts a swath of snow through the appalachians. str stretching all the way into parts of the northeast and the mid-atlantic states. and then, we'll look coming up on the next half hour -- >> tuesday. >> tuesday could be a more significant storm system, even the european model, started to

look at this as nothing. now, is being the more aggressive of the two. >> i'm not emotionally prepared for that forecast. >> get ready. >> thank you very much. politics now. the trump administration fighting on all fronts this morning as more states are challenging its revised travel ban order. and in the meantime, the unsubstantiated charges about trump tower, trump himself being bugged by president obama, are still unresolved. our political team has it all covered, beginning with nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. a lot going on in washington today. at the white house, the focus is still on health care. the president's meeting with lawmaker later, one insider telling us, he relishes reaching out to sell his legislative agenda. one week after his wiretapping claim against president obama, no proof from president trump. his fbi director, not commenting, either. our cameras capturing fbi director james comey at the capitol. not answering this

nbc's kasie hunt. >> were there any wiretaps at trump tower? >> reporter: nothing from comey, who is there to give abupdate on the subject of trump tower. and nothing from president trump, either. offering no truth of his explosive accusation his new york skyscraper was wiretapped. president obama's team has denied it. a senior intelligence source telling nbc, it's not true. now, president trump's facing a new challenge, a legal one, related to his latest controversial travel ban, barring immigrants from six mostly muslim nations. the state of washington, broadening its lawsuit against the administration, to block the revised immigration executive order, with several other states planning to join. the white house, arguing it's confident in how the new executive order is crafted. >> there's no doubt that the revised travel ban will be harder for states to challenge.

lawyered and it removes some of the vulnerables in the original ban. >> reporter: the policy push, all about health care. the president tweeting, a new republican bill to repeal and replace obamacare is coming along great. quote, we are talking to many groups. and it will end in a beautiful picture. that tweet, coming around the time this picture was plastered all over tv. house speaker paul ryan's power point pitch. aimed at convincing resistant republicans to get on the bill. >> this is the chance and the best chance we're going to get. >> reporter: in the senate, the bill can only afford two gop deflection. and a half-dozen republicans are leaning no. >> we've got lots of time to get this right. i'd rather get it right than get it fast. >> reporter: as president trump deployed his team to sell skeptics on the plan, one of his top officials is raising eyebrows. epa administrator, scott pruitt, for this answer on whether carbon

claimer behind climbed change. >> i would not agree it is a primary contributor to the global warming we see. we need to continue the renewed analysis. >> reporter: that contradicts accepted science on climate change, including from inside pruitt's own agency. with new backlash from bernie sanders, slamming those comments as pathetic. >> not only is it satd, it is a real threat to the well-being of this country and the world. >> reporter: the office of government ethics is rebuking the white house. remember when kellyanne conway plugged ivanka trump's line on tv. they are upset that the white house didn't discipline her. saying not taking disciplinary action risks undermining the ethics program. no comment from conway. savannah? craig? >> hallie jackson, thank you.

assange, is speaking out, outlining u.s. cyber intelligence gathering methods. questions are swirling about who is behind the leak and whether russia had anything to do with it. andrea mitchell has the latest on that. >> reporter: good morning, craig. a lot of questions this morning. julian assange, a hero to some, a villain to others. now, the wikileaks founder is trying to portray himself as defender of your privacy aand defender of top technology companies, against the exotic hacking tools of the cia. julian assange, claiming to have exposed the top cyber secrets. >> the central intelligence agency lost control of its entire cyber weapons arsenal. >> reporter: taunting the cia by bragging he will help tech companies update their software after this breach. and promising there's more to come. >> once the material is

removing critical components, we will publish additional details about what has been occurring. >> reporter: assange, claiming the hack came from a former contractor. one of dozens of outside firms that helped design and run the agency's cyber division. a former cia director says the culprit left a digital trail. >> i would worry a great deal about the fact that ultimately, they're going to be found out. >> reporter: could assange be trying to throw the fbi and cia off the scent of another player, russia? u.s. intelligence says russia teamed up with wikileaks to damage hillary clinton's 2016 campaign. promoting donald trump on t.r. television. the charge, hacking democratic e-mails and getting them to wikileaks at a critical point of the campaign. >> i lov

this wikileaks is like a treasure trove. >> reporter: russia denies this hack of the cia. but it's a big winner from the security breach. >> this dump affects our intelligence community. and that is an advantage to russia. let's be crystal clear about that. >> this is purposely timed. coming at a moment in which we seem to be getting closer and closer to understanding the true nature of the connections between the trump campaign and the russian government. >> reporter: also raising eyebrows, thursday's visit of trump pal, british politician, nigel faraj, to the london embassy, where julian assange has been holed up for nearly five years. the same day assange was mrasting the cia. no explanation of that incident from faraj or the white house. the brexit leader dining out with the president at his trump international hotel in washington. the white house is

companies to talk to the lawyers before using the computer codes that assange is offering because it amounts to accepting classified stolen material. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. we have breaking news this morning out of south korea. two people died today during protests over a court's decision to remove president park from office. thousands of supporters clammed on to buses that were being used as a perimeter. earlier, a south korean court upheld park's impeachment for corruption and peddling. now, to the chaos inside a train station in germany thursday. police say seven people were injured by a man wielding an axes a dusseldorf's main rail station. the attacker got away but was capture affidavit he jumped from an overpass. he is a 36-year-old man from the former yugoslavia,

germany. the suspect acted alone and aparentally has mental problems. a criminal investigation into the nude photo scandal is widening to include all branches of the military. and there's new reports that the explicit photos of female service members may have been posted on social media accounts well beyond the original facebook page. gabe gutierrez is following the story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the naval criminal investigative service is looking into the allegations that have shocked veterans across the country. the widening investigation, including all branches of the military and potentially many more victims than we first thought. this morning, the scandal shaking the marine corps is growing. it started with nude photos of more than two dozen female service members, surfacing in a private facebook group, called marines united, with nearly 30,000 members. now, according to a report from business inside

photos extend beyond the marine corps and one facebook group. the site is notorious for posting nude pictures of celebrities, like jennifer lawrence. >> there's female service members that will being exploited on the website. they have the photos taken from their instagram feed without their consent. having them reposted with others asking for nude photos. >> reporter: another private facebook group, marines united 2.0, also sprung up with more than 3,000 members. the marine corps's commandant calling it demeaning and degrading. >> it's an embarrassment to our corps. >> reporter: a spokesperson says we expect the marines united will come forward. things may seem to get worse before they get

dealing with is significant in the sense that there's lasting reach. and just 30,000 people seeing images or videos that they didn't consent to have released out into the world are there. >> reporter: two of the alleged victims have come forward, including erica butner. >> i'm disheartened and disgusted with this scandal. victim-blaming and the excuse that some are giving that boys will be boys needs to stop. >> reporter: a top marine commander will brief members of the house armed services committee on the skand. next week. craig and savannah? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you very much. now, to strong allegations made by thousands of retired football players, saying that nfl teams administered powerful prescription drugs to keep them on the field. a group representing more than 1,800 former players has filed a lawsuit in federal

that suit says that teams violated laws of prescription drugs. team and league officials were made aware of abuses and were slow to respond or failed to comply. some video to show you now. the harrowing hours during a credit union robbery. it happened in jacksonville, florida. the surveillance video shows it how it unfolded. you see the hostage pulling a bucket. and you see the suspect holding three hostages at gun point by the front or. and at one point, you see some of the hostages escaping through the door. the ordeal ends after about two hours, a s.w.a.t. team storms the building. thankfully, nobody was injured here and the suspect faces kidnapping and armed robbery charges. a trial starts later this month. al roker looks at the national forecast. and more of that little girl. >> an amazing piece of video. ta

this is madison gardner. >> she holds on to the door. >> her mom, brittany, says she was pinned between the door and the garage.

. good morning. still watching some light rain and pockets of light snow moving into parts of northern maryland, raindrops moving into the d.c. metro area quickly. band of moderate rain and quick burst of snow, northern montgomery county and loudoun county coming towards the capital pebeltway. it will be way colder and a lot windier by the time you come home later on today. temperatures will be falling back down into the mid-30s by the time the sun depose down. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thank you. coming up, caught on camera. a terrifying gang on wheels attacks a driver on a san francisco freeway. why these attacks are on the ro rise. but the police are struggling to stop them. amal clooney on the stage at the united nations. how she's

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♪ 7:26 is your time on this friday, march 10th, 2017. good morning to you. it's getting cold out there. >> it is. in the in us this morning we'll have more on the weather in a second. in less than an hour redskins fans are planning a march on ashburn, hundreds of people said they would head to redskins park this morning, they are angry because three big named players left the team on the first day of free agency yesterday. general manager scott mccclugha was also fired. >> be on the lookout for rain and snow. no rain in northwest washington yet but it's raining on just abal

this bright band of rain and snow near leesburg is moving towards the capital beltway. grab the umbrella and the winter coat. it's as warm now as it's going to be all day, mid to upper 40s now. temperatures will fall back into the 30s later on this afternoon, windchills in the 20s this evening and windchills down near 10 by the time you wake up on saturday morning. >> thank you, chuck. we'll take a quick break and check on the roads after this break. stay with us.

happy friday. va-28 after 66 broken down vehicle in the right lane. southeast/southwest freeway eastbound at maine avenue a crash shutting lanes down, all lanes are open so that's good. northbound 4 at upper pindell road crash in the left lane and just hearing about a new problem here northbound 295

eastern avenue, crash blocking the left lane. aaron? >> thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. >> for now back to the "today" show after this short break. have a great day.

♪ it is 7:30. it's a friday morning, march 10th, 2017. and it's almost spring. but not really. feels like winter on the plaza today. we've seen some snowflakes. we have a snowstorm on the way. and maybe a big one, al says. maybe a nor'easter on tuesday. >> we'll go outside in a bit. a look at what's making headlines this morning. 39 million americans are under winter weather advisories making for a messy commute. the new system, bringing rain and snow to the northeast. and savannah just mentioned, the nor'easter could be taking shape over the next few days. president trump is throwing his full weight behind the new health care bill, fighting hard to get approval, despite division in the republican party

details. controversy surrounding a string of sex abuse cases is recommending that the u.s. gymnastics president resign. he has had the support of the board. but the usoc does not have the official ability to oust him. and now, to the road rage incident that turned into a freeway fight. it happened on a busy northern california freeway. more than a dozen men on dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles, atvs, surrounded a car in san francisco. and then, proceeded to beat the driver. miguel has more on this. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. this was caught by another driver on his cell phone. it happened on the busy 101 freeway in san francisco during rush hour. now, police have the video. what they don't have, are suspects. >> i have 23103

>> reporter: the pack of unruly dirt bikers, including some on all-terrain vehicles popping wheelies, were going down a busy freeway, when they swarmed this white car. >> there's 20 vaf involved. >> reporter: the driver appears to be boxed in by another car. and quickly, up to 15 men, described as a gang on wheels, also surround the vehicle. in video obtained by "the san francisco chronicle," the driver gets out. he's punched and kicked. a melee on the busy 101, during the evening commute. >> they smashed his side windows and kicked in his panels. >> reporter: fearing for his safety, the man who recorded the video does not want to be identified. he helped the driver who was pummeled. >> his leg was broken. his face was bloodied. he had road rash on his arms. >> reporter: the

highway patrol says wednesday's buttal beaddown is not an isolated zinlt. roving biker groups have caused trouble before. break laws on bridges, and freeways and city streets. one of the most notorious incidents of road rage happened in new york city. in 2013, a family with children inside this suv, was attacked by a mob after an altercation on the road. the driver here said he thought he was going the die. back in san francisco, the highway patrol says this driver could have also lost his life. police don't have any suspects yet. none of the dirt bikes appeared to have license plates. an when they come across groups like this, the highway patrol says if they're not responding the a crime, they often won't chase these groups, as they can be elusive and dangerous to purs pursue. savannah? >> thank you very much.

president trump. he's being taken to court by owners of a bar in washington, d.c. in a battle over his trump hotel, just blocks from the white house. nbc's peter alexander is there with more. >> reporter: good morning to you. there's only one place on pennsylvania avenue that actually has donald trump's name on it. it's here, trump international hotel, as you know. just blocks from the white house. one competitor is claiming benefits from an unfair and illegal advantage. it's become washington's newest landmark, the trump international hotel, owned by president trump. already a magnet for some of the country's and the world's biggest power brokers. several members of the trump administration reside here, including steve gary cohen and linda mcmahon. >> with the notable exception of 1600 pennsylvania avenue,

is the most coveted piece of real estate. >> reporter: but here in d.c., they say that competitor is taking business away from their wine bar, cork. >> president trump can be the president of the united states or choose to be a business owner in washington, d.c. he can't do both. >> reporter: cork's owners, who are active in liberal causes, are suing the president, accusing him of unfair competition. saying the hotel's restaurant is luring away customers. lobbyist and diplomats want to curry favor with the president by spending money at his hotel. a lawyer for the trump organization, is dismissing the suit as a publicity stunt, completely lacking in legal merit. still, the hotel doesn't lack for free publicity. it has trump written all over it. last fall's ribbon cutting. a plug from the presidential podium. >> i encourage you to go there if you haven't been by. >> reporter: the president's first official night out. dining at the steak house. >> we turned a property that was neglected for decades and was losing sums of

federal government, into a major revenue producer and job creator. >> reporter: the old post office building is owned by the federal government and leased by mr. trump's company, making the president his own landlord. the new suit says mr. trump is violating the terms of his lease. saying no government official shall be admitted to any share or part of this lease. mr. trump's lawyers say his sons run the family business. eric trump at the hotel thursday, promoting a golf event. the hotel's legal problems aren't likely to end anytime soon. three watchdog groups asked the u.s. attorney in new york to ask whether they are violating the ban on foreign gifts. an argument, trump says is without merit. the hotel has marketed itself to embassies as a top destination. >> it's clear that's a pay to play type of arrangement. you pay money to the hotel, to the trump organization, you will get access to the trump

>> reporter: mr. trump pledged to donate profits from gor s fo governments to the u.s. controversy. his hot spot attracting business and controversy. cork's owners aren't suing for money. they want trump to do one of three things. he can close the hotel and restaurant for as long as he's in office. he can sell the place, they say, or resign as president. matt and craig? >> peter alexander. >> who is matt in this scenario? >> he meant savannah. >> happens all the time, pete. that's funny. he's like, what? >> he was laughing. look at the guffaw. >> reporter: what happened? i didn't even hear that. >> you called her matt. so, she called you peter. >> matt and craig? good. thank you, willard. >> sou

is what what happens in washington? everybody doubles down. >> that's what we do down here. >> you take the whole weekend off. >> we're going to miss -- >> you have a nice weekend. good visit. >> man. >> is this friday? >> you're going to enjoy spending so much more time with the kids, peter. going to be fantastic. we're looking at a

>> i think everybody's more excited about that tuesday snow especially on social media than they are about this little bit we're getting out there. some rain mixing in to the south but also some snow as temperatures cool. so we will see some periods of snow, as we continue through the morning. so again just be cautious when you are headed out and about because we will start to see a little bit of snow here in the region and that will come down pretty quickly but no accumulation and again, north and west maybe on the grassy surfaces. >> this weekend you want to keep track of that weather, check out our friends on the weather channel and weather.com. coming up on trending, the mother of all salads. how a certain kind of salad is said to

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7:43. amal clooney is making headlines this morning. not for her baby bump or for her fashion choice, but the strong message she's sending at the united nations. >> nbc news national correspondent, kate snow, is here with that story this friday morning. >> reporter: good morning. amal clooney has been in the headlines a lot lately. she is expecting twins with her husband, george clooney. but long before she was a clooney, she was an international human rights attorney. and this mom-to-be is taking on isis. >> no one claims to respect or protect isis. and yet, somehow, we are no closer to justice today than when i addressed you last year. >> reporter: amal clooney, demanding answers at the united nations. her passionate crusade against the islamic state laid bare. >> why is it nothing has been done. >> reporter: clooney is an international human rights lawyer, who gained world recognition when she married hollywood megastar, george

brought us together, i couldn't be more proud to be your husband. >> reporter: the couple expecting twins together, with the babies due this june. earlier this week, amal clooney told the bbc, her marriage does help her cause, fighting for oppressed groups. >> if there's more people that understand who is happening about isis. and if there can be some action that results that can help the clients, it's a good thing to give that case the extra publicity that it may get. >> reporter: that extra publicity, following clooney all the way to the u.n., where she met with u.s. ambassador, nikki haley. >> isis is a bureaucracy of evil. >> reporter: and clooney wants them held responsible. she represents a young woman who was sold as a sex slave to an isis commander. >> i do not understand why you let isis get away with it. >> reporter: she is yazidi, a religious minority from n

iraq. isis has killed 5,000 yazidis in two years. >> they want legal judgments to be published to their genocide cannot later be denied. >> reporter: last year, in her first network interview, clooney spoke to nbc's sin in a cynthia and says she understands the risk of her cases. >> this is something i dis 'cause with my husband before i take on a case like this. we are aware of the risks. >> he bletszs this? >> he met nadia. and he was moved for the same reasons. this is my work. i've spent my career working on international justice. and this is a clear case of genocide and genocide that's gone completely unaddressed. >> reporter: but amal clooney is dedicating her life's work to change that. >> if we do not change course, history will judge us. and there will be no excuse for our failure to act. >> reporter: clearly, she is

but she is making some adjustments. in an interview with a french magazine, george clooney indicated she won't be traveling to iraq or areas where she's, in his words, not welcome. but she continues to gather evidence for this case. our producer who spent time with her, watched her spend hours and hours gathering information, doing interviews for this case. she is dedicated to this. >> she is dedicated and substantive and just a fascinating person. >> she is. >> thank you, kate. coming up next, carson over in the orange room with a story of a college basketball team that did not dress to impress. but they had a ver walgreens believes the right look is whatever makes you feel beautiful. wear that shade. wear that shade. throw shade. nice. no makeup monday or definitely makeup... it's monday. go natural. go big. go bold. ladies, don't let anybody tell you what makes you beautiful. at walgreens, we've got the beauty products to help you be you. walgreens.

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wild winds caused that plane to skid off the runway and crash into a fence. thankfully, everybody evacuated safely. everybody was okay. the team had to scramble to make alternative plans. they got there. one item that didn't make it were the uniforms. need those in a basketball tournament. those remained back on the plane in michigan, pending an accident investigation. the team took the court, hours upon touching down. they're in their practice jerseys, as you can see. that's the team's color, maize, on the top, and blue on the bottom. they are missing their names on the back of the jerseys. but the mismatched look didn't hold them back. michigan beat illinois, 75-55. get to some tweets. kelly writing, it doesn't matter what you wear. it's all about playing with heart and passion. some fans got superstitious like justice. michigan shouldn't stop wearing practice jerseys until they lose. that makes a lot of sense. >> i like it. >> it's against ncaa rules to

and bottom. >> really? >> the penalty is only a technical foul. they want to keep this vibe going, they can give up the technical foul. >> that would be like having your lucky underwear or socks or something. >> the game is at noon today against purdue. we'll keep an eye on that one. >> thank you, carson. coming up, a gorilla at a florida zoo gets a lucky break. we'll show you how after a check of your local news and weathe and the wolf huffed and puffed... like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of

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right now northbound 28 at braddock road broken down vehicle with police in the right lane and new crash in the left lane, northbound d.c. 295 before eastern avenue has a crash in the left lane, all that green showing rain falling across the area. eun? >> thank you. another news update for you in 25 minutes.

♪ it's 8:00 on today. coming up, winter wallop. snow on the east coast this morning. 39 million people could be affected. flight delays and a messy commute. we're tracking it all. plus, zuckerbaby. mark zuckerberg and wife are expecting another daughter. we have the latest on his facebook post. and gorilla goes under. experts at the swraxville zoo are using cutting-edge technology to help a gorilla that's having trouble fitting in. we're in the exam room, march 10th, 2017. ♪

>> good morning, davis university. >> it's my 21st birthday. and i want to meet al roker. >> today is my birthday. and hi, grandma and ted. >> happy birthday, delano. ♪ >> we came all the way from minnesota. >> to take a selfie. >> this is our "today" show bucket list. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> look at everybody. hello. welcome back to "today." it's friday, march 10th. 2017. and it's -- what do we call it? snow? it's like spit. it's a spitting -- >> good call. >> nice hat. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> that looks nice. >> craig has a nice hat. here. >> i will hold one. >> i got it. >> this is nice. >> we're starting to get our

>> finally. >> when is it going to stop? >> it will be out in the next few hours. it's a quick mover. coming up, the latest technology that's usually reserved for humans, being used on one very lucky gorilla who is in need of extra help down in florida. and katie lee is here with one of her favorite weeknight dinners. >> look at the size of that pork chop. >> she will use five ingredients on that chop. >> the pork chop counts for two. >> come to momma. here's the news at 8:00. >> reporter: we begin this morning with the late-season storm, creating a messy morning commute. i'm morgan radford in central park. you can see the snow is already falling, as 39 million americans wake up this morning, under a winter weather advisory. the snow and rain pounding nine states across the country. and that's sweeping all the way from the ohio river valley up here to the northeast. we've already seen delays

consultations at the area airports. the bulk of the delays here in new york. we expect to see three and four inches of snow, lasting until about noon today. and this frankly a bit of a winter weather whiplash for those of us who live in new york. we saw temperatures, highs of 61 degrees just yesterday. this is now the second time this year alone we've seen snow immediately following a day where we've seen temperatures as high as the 60s. today, a completely different story. experts say it's important to make sure that since this snow is falling, especially during your friday morning commute, you have extra food and water in your vehicle. and also, that you write down the name of a tow truck company, in case you happen to lose power or your cell phone battery. and be prepared for low visibility and budget a little bit of extra time as you head to work this morning. once the snow stops, we're expected to see below-freezing temperes

late as this evening. craig? >> morgan radford. health care is on the agenda today. the head of the fbi has been briefing key members of congress on one of the president's more explosive claims. nbc's white house correspondent, hallie jackson, joins us. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. nearly a week after the unproven accusations about president obama. no proof from president trump or no comment from his fbi director, with wikileaks and wiretapping in the headlines. this morning, footage only on nbc, showing james comey at the capitol. a congressional source telling nbc news, he was there to update lawmakers on the subject of trump tower, five days after president trump, without proof, accused president obama of having him wiretapped. president obama's team and a senior intelligence source,

comey not answering any questions, including about wikileaks. >> how serious was the wikileaks dump? >> reporter: it comes on the heels of more explosive allegations from wikileaks founder, julian assange. reiterating his claim the cia has lost control of its sicyber weapons program. >> this is a historic act of devastating incompetence. >> reporter: the cia is not confirming the authenticity of the 9,000 documents dumped by the hacker group. material, hinting at the cia's ability to use cell phones and smart tvs to spy on people overseas. >> there's grave concern that the president has release about national security and classified information that threatens and undermines our nation's security. >> reporter: the white house with new travel ban. >> we're not going to be bullied by threats of actions by the federal government.

attorney general announcing the state will expand a lawsuit against the president's latest executive order on immigration. >> for challengers of the ban, the argument is not enough is different. that basically, it's the same policy with a little more polish and a few fewer controversies. but the same central thrust. and that, they say, is still a muslim ban. >> reporter: more controversy for the trump administration. after the head of the environmental production agency, scott pruitt, seemed to reject established science behind climate change, when asked if carbon dioxide is the dee driver. >> measuring the climate. and there's a measuring difference between the degree of impact. i would not agree that it's a primary contributor to the global warming we see. >> reporter: pruitt argued, it needs more review. but senator bernie sanders is slamming the same as, a real threat. >> it is pathetic that is the

position of the administrator of the environmental production agency. the debate is over. >> reporter: a different top administration official is also in the news this morning. we're talking about secretary of state rex tillerson. the former exxon mobil head has now announced he will recuse himself from any decisionmaking involving the keystone xl pipeline. >> hallie jackson at the white house this morning. thank you. for the first time, we are hearing from family members of one of the two indiana teens that were murdered last month. libby german and her friend, abbe williams, disappeared on february 13, when they went hiking in the town of delphi. the bodies were found about a mile from where they were last seen. police had released a photo of the suspect, that was taken on libby's cell phone. now, her grandfather is making a plea for help to find the person responsible for the girls' kets. >> the 11,000 tips is great. i need one. one good one. that's what i'm after. >> if the person who did t

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thursday, got a little more attention than the others. >> mark zuckerberg made a public announcement able a very personal development. it's another girl, for mark zuckerberg and his wife, dr. priscilla chan. the facebook ceo made the announcement they're expecting their second child on facebook, with a tribute to his marriage and family. when priscilla and i first found out she was pregnant again, our first hope was that the child would be healthy, he wrote. my next hope is that it would be a girl. i cannot think of a greater gift than having a sister. and i'm so happy max and our new child will have each other. 32-year-old chan, a pediatrician, and zuckerberg, were married at their tail a pa home. max celebrated their first birthday in november. >> max is wonderful. mark and i are just over the top proud of everything she does. she could be eating or spitting or sleeping or

we're like, isn't that special? >> reporter: in september, chan opened up to savannah about the challenging they faced, becoming parents, including suffering three miscarriages. >> sharing our experience with pregnancy was incredibly important because we realized how challenging and difficult that was. and there really dark moments when you think you're alone. >> reporter: zuckerberg and chan grew up with sisters by their side. we're all better because of the strong women in our lives, zuckerberg wrote. we can't wait to welcome our little one and do our best to raise another strong woman. last month, zuckerberg released a manifesto on his plan to change the world. pledging to use facebook to unite, not divide, communities. since becoming parents in 2015, both he and chan have vowed to work even harder to improve the world their daughters will grow up in. >> being a parent real ly -- yo love that

and like more than you thought was possible. and you have so many hopes and dreams for that child. >> a couple people at this table can relate to new babies, in addition to another one at home. >> and multiple girls, too. >> i know. that's exciting. >> that was a fascinating piece. one of the things that was most striking, savannah guthrie, the outfit in that piece, it looked familiar. oh. >> i'm still wearing my maternity clothes. yes. >> your jacket seems different. >> it's the same outfit. okay. >> i'm such a journalist, i shot that at 4:00 a.m. this morning. i turned it around. >> the light gave it away. >> she had it lit, too. >> priscilla is the best. we're thrilled for her. let's get a check of the weather. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by edward jones, where

i think you're going to be hearing a lot about that monday night/tuesday snow chance from right here at storm team 4 not just for today but as we get into the weekend and especially sunday, monday time frame. stay tuned to that. meanwhile right now we got mostly light rain moving into the metro area. northern montgomery county to the pennsylvania line, falling

at least the grouped getting whitened by snow. no reports of any of that sticking on the roads. nonetheless windy and much colder weather coming your way. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. it is time for "trending," everybody. when you're eight or nine months pregnant, there isn't anything you wouldn't do to try to move things along. spicy food. long walks. >> light exercise. >> a lot of different things. >> hot showers. >> one of them. a cafe in california offers another solution. it's called the maternity salad. the dish has past due moms flocking to the restaurant because the salad supposedly induces labor. for the past 28 years, they have gotten between 5 and 20 pregnant customers a day, looking for the salad. they even proudly and count the salad babies of the month. does it work? there's only one person who can tell us, carson. she's maried

siri daly is on the phone. what is it about the salad. you have three kids. >> i think i drank the dressing from the bottle when i was pregnant with our middle child. i think it was our due date. and i did it live on carson's radio show. >> that's right. >> and i did start contracting a couple of hours later. >> did edda's name get on the board? >> we should inquire about that. >> what's in the dressing? >> can you re-create it. i have no idea what it is. it is castor oil or petosin. >> it's a light vinaigrette with petosin. >> a lot of women are hoping you will put that on the seriously delicious blog. >> i'll try. >> you'll have to get pregnant again to test it. >> okay. that's a lot to handle. >> i have to go. >> there's more in "pop

>> we've talked about healthy, nutritious salad. "health" magazine, revealing the ten most addictive food. pizza. >> check. >> chocolate. >> check. >> cookies. >> check, check. >> poe dta >> check, check. >> poe dtto chips. >> check. >> why are they so addictive? they have the right combination of refine ed carbs, sugar and added fat. that triggers your brain. on the list, cake. my personal favorite, french fries. cheeseburgers, breakfast cereal, or fried chicken. fried potato pie. >> and put a little sugar on them, too, so they caramelize. >> maybe that's why they're so delicious. we're going to do sports now. we have done the weather. >> have you said that? >> weather done. news done. sports. and the most unbelievab

go to the highlights. can we get the cheesy sports music? that's it. george mason star point gouuard. otis livingston. he lost a contact lens. from the sidelines, do you see him, team manager, bryson johnson, swooping in, picks up the lens from across the court. >> and she has bausch & lomb, too. >> and she's going to replace the contact. do we have a slow-mo. >> he saw it from across the court. >> that's crazy. >> that's amazing. >> it is amazing. i've lost a contract. contact. >> he saw it from the sideline. >> wow. >> maybe he wears colored lenses. >> we have a contract lens here. we want to test the theory. going to test it. >> flick it over there. hey, there it is. there it is. >> oh. >> there it is. >> okay.

>> savannah, do you see it? >> no way. not at all. >> i honestly don't. that's amazing. >> that's crazy. >> i still don't see it, either. >> that guy has x-ray vision. >> i see the beginning of "pop start." >> yep. we're going to start as you look for that contract lenect l will start with richard simmons. there's a lot of concern for the fitness icon. the l.a. police doing what a lot of people suggest somebody do. go to his house for a welfare check. we went out and talked to him and he is fine. nobody is holding him hostage. he's doing exactly what he wants to do. if he wants to go out in public or see anybody, he will do that. did you find it, craig? >> savannah has better eyes than she thought she had. >> you found it. "love actually" as fans away the reboot, one of the film's producers is giving us anoer

when andrew lincoln's character professed his love. the cue cards are back. and we're seeing kyeira knightly on the scenes with the crew. and colin firth. didn't know he signed on to the sequel. he has. and he was spotted on-set. that's your "pop start" today. >> this is my favorite story line. get to florida. experts are using cutting edge technology to help save a gorilla to help that gorilla have a happier future. >> her name is kambuka. and the other gorillas didn't seem to like her. they couldn't figure out why. kerry sanders is at the jacksonville zoo and gardens with what might be the answer. this is interesting, kerry. >> reporter: very interesting. she wasn't interacting with the other animal here's, the other gorillas. well, bobby fingle shows us. they call her name. kambuka. >> reporter: see how she doesn't

deaf. it's a big day for kambuka. the 20-year-old lowland gorilla at the jacksonville zoo. >> a critical time getting her from the van to the treatment table. >> reporter: she is tranquilized and on a gurney. all 286 pounds of the mighty gorilla, quieted for three hours. >> she got a ton of ketamine. >> reporter: experts test her hearing. >> it is promising to get the test done. >> reporter: a team of vets, united with experts from children's hospital. it's not often you have a gorilla on an exam table like this. >> this would be a first. >> reporter: the merging of human experts with veterinarians, logical because critically endangered lowland gorillas are much like humans. kambuka's ear canal is just like ours. >> the same test done on humans. it's run on

>> reporter: as with kids who show hearing loss, teams here streamed pulses to kabuka's ears. bursts of sounds that would register on the brain waves if she heard them. >> if she could hear it, we would expect to see a spike in the brain wave. we don't see that. we just see norm al brain wave activity. >> reporter: repeated tests at various frequencies, kambuka is deaf. >> we don't know how long she's had it. it's hard to know. >> we do cochlear implants on humans. not sure if that applies to our great apes. >> reporter: for a powerful animal, kambuka looks peaceful. just like with humans, the most dangerous part about this, the

drugs wore off, kambuka had a little cough, maybe a headache. but now, a mystery solved. and new hope, if not for kambuka, for others like her. >> this is the first information on hearing of gorilla that's ever been done. gathering this data, comparing future data will be a step forward in the conservation of these animals. >> reporter: and so, now, we know, as we look at kambuka this morning. she's not awkward. she's not stuck up. she just doesn't hear, guys. she does know, though, some sign language. if you do this, she recognizes that means hold her foot up. she knows sign language. but whether they can communicate remains the history. >> give her a hug or something, kerry. or not, maybe. >> that was fascinating, kerry sanders. >> it was. thank you. >> now they know. >> exactly. exactly. coming up, it's feel-good friday. couldn't come soon enough. we'll show you a new trend that

we think your life will be happier because of. first, on a lovely friday morning, your local news and weather. good morning, 8:26 now on this friday march 10th. i'm aaron gilchrest. let's check in with meteorologist chuck bell. what are you seeing? >> a shocking change in the weather is rolling into the area right now, bright branding of rain/snow line here moving into northern parts of fairfax county, basically coming through great falls and potomac, leesburg now, headed down onto the north side of the capital beltway and behind it colder air moving in. mid-40s in the city, mid-30s in the shen nan dough with a valley. temperatures fall steadily during the afternoon. windchills in the 20s by the time you get to quali6:00 or 7: this evening.

when we come back.

happy friday. i'm melissa mollet with your first 4 traffic. the beltway not terrible but with the green the moisture falling across the area this

live look at the 270 split, that's not exactly working for us too well. it is moving though westbound veirs mill road before connecticut avenue crash with the far right lane getting by.

[ cheers and applause ] good morning. it's 8:30 on a friday morning. hello. it's the 10th of march, 2017. and now, we're starting to get it. starting to get the snow. a little weather like this will separate the true fans from the fair-weather fans. and we have a great group on our plaza. aren't they cute? they're hanging in. >> strong. >> you happy?

we have craig here for matt today. it's been fun. >> wrapping up the vacation. coming up this half hour, the huga craze. it's about slowing down, staying cozy and savoring life's simple pleasures. >> another way to simplify, how about a five. ingredient meal. katie lee is here with her pork chop recipe. >> show us that pork shop. >> you can ride that thing. >> we love that pork chop footage. also, exciting news. the first-ever today travels essential score. if you're heading to kentucky, going to the derby, look for our store in the louisville international airport in kentucky. our "today" store is open to all travelers. we're going to help you start your trip off right. >> we have our own airport store. we're huge. >> that's right. >> this is amazing. >> free doritos, baby.

al, let's get a check of the weather. >> "today's" weather is brought sunny skies from texas southwest into the rockies. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, lauryn ricketts, and temperatures are falling. we're starting to see slushy snow really gather on the grassy areas up through northern montgomery county into frederick county. snow behind it eventually some

brief period of snow as temperatures drop. we'll continue to see precipitation chances snow or rain until about noon. temperatures falling into the shen nan dough with a valley mid-30s and low 40s in the d.c. area. you know what they're going to do this weekend when they get -- when they need their weather. they're going to check out our friendst >> when th el and on weather.com. guys, back to you. okay, al. thank you. this morning, we are kicking off a new series, "feel good friday." we're looking for stories that will infuse your weekend with a little extra joy. >> there's a trendy way to do that. and you can do it without buying anything new. we sent mina dursen to check it out. >> reporter: one of the biggest buzzwords of 2017 is something most of us can't produnes. it's hygge, a danish word,

it's the latest trend to sweep the u.s., since the magical tips for tidying up. hygge might be the secret to happiness. a new blood alcohook claims tha denmark is the happiest country in the world. how do we get more hygge in our lives? i asked how it works. >> we celebrate the simple moments we have as human beings. >> reporter: it starts with cozy basics, like candles, warm sweaters and comforting food. and it means slowing down to enjoy conversations with friends and the little things that make you smile. the author says hygge is about embracing the small, simple pressu pleasures that make life great. the key is not taking anything too seriously. not being perfect is huge. >> yes. >> reporter: tha

because nobody is perfect. give yourself a break. don't expect perfection. and enjoy in the fact this might be as good as it gets. >> marin mina is with us right . tell us how to get our hygge here. >> it's easy. just mostly things you probably already love and enjoy. first step is, wear something hygge. i wore my ugliest sweater for you guys. >> thank you. >> comfy pants. >> things that make you laugh or make you happy. this sweater makes me laugh. >> nature is a key, as well. >> yes. >> what if you can't get outside? >> if it's a terrible day outside, start an office garden. have a little touch of greenery around. >> sounds like an extended version of what we do when we have comfort food. >> exactly. and making time to do those things and enjoy them.

>> board games are big in hygga. >> it ooh's about sharing momen with friends and family. you will always remember the time we played that board game and had fun. >> you do this on a weekend, once a month. you live like this. >> danish people do this every day. a couple minutes every day to make sure they're having a hygge moment. >> i mean, if it's about eating bad food and wearing my fat pants, i've been hyggeing for years. >> drink beer and order domino's for sweat pants. >> i like to say the word, hygge. >> we need some music. >> a playlist. you pick songs that make you happy. >> i love it. mina, thank you so much. we want to hear from you. if there's a person or story you want to nominate for feel-good friday, someone doing something good for someb s

us and maybe we'll do a segment on it. natalie is breaking down the body fat danger zone. >> after the pork chop segment. >> way to kill the hygge buzz. >> that's so not hygge. but something for everybody on this show. this is "today" on nbc.

this portion of "today" is brought to you by novartis. >> back, now. 8:39. we have facts about fat. not all fat is created equal. and the areas you carry extra pounds can reveal a lot about your health. and here to break down the double spots are and what you can do about it, nbc news medical distributor, natalie t azar. if you have belly fat, what's the risk? >> the belly fat is made upf

you have the under the skin fat. the deeper viz visceral fat that's your risk for diabetes, high cholesterol. it's so close to your internal organize organs. a lot of people do crunches and abs. that will not get rid of the visceral fat. the way you node to get rid of it, hard-core cardiovascular exercise, which is code for weight loss. >> work out hard, run, something like that. >> exactly. >> for fat-burning. >> the next one -- >> the back fat. >> okay. >> know it well. >> is there a risk to it? if i said, where is your core, where do you point to? >> a lot of people think it's just the abdomen. but it's also your entire back. you got your trapezius. a weak back or a fat back can

result in back pain and poor posture and stress on your spine. perhaps the fat back is an indicator of an overlying met battic state that can result in weight gain. for your back, you want to go to strength training. you can go to cardiovascular. but you want to concentrate the muscles of the back. >> upper and lower back. the spine muscles that stabilize. and you want to build up those. for the thyroid, you might have a low thyroid, constipation, fatigue, cold intolerance, you go see your doctor, health care professional, you get diagnosed. and we advocate exercise for people with low thyroid. it's good for muscular health and mood. >> we're moving on to ankles. or cankles. >> our cankles a serious

the short answer is, if it's just fat around the ankle, no. but what if that fat is actually fluid. could that be something indicative of liymph ateam ma. it could be a weakened heart muscle or kidney problems or liver problems. you're going to get the right diagnosis. some people have it because their legs are dependant. and we call that insufficiency. you can't get the fluid back up to the heart. if you have fluid on the basis of just that, where it's dependent and gravity is pulling it down, lower your salt intake and increase your protein. you keep your legs elevated. if it's coming from the heart and other organs, you have to address those. >> and drink water, too. >> to flush out. the last one, what do you think? >> the thig

problems with having fat in your thighs? >> medical problem or cosmetic? >> that's a good question. no problem, technically, with having -- >> really? >> with having fat in the tush or in the lelggs. that's subcutaneous fat. if you want to tone it, go ahead. that's not a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. >> if you want to tone it, this might be turning into an interventi intervention. >> natalie azar, thank you. we're going to keep our booties. coming up next, katie will help us. five-ingredient pork chops this morning. first this, is "today" on nbc.

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five main ingredients or fewer. katie lee from the food network. this is one of your go-do dishes, right? >> i love this. we are making hoisen grilled pork chop. >> that's the thickest pork chop i've ever seen. >> that's the porter house of pork chops. it's $8 to $9 a pound. you can have something that looks great for not as much money as a beefsteak would cost. we're going to use some ginger, soy sauce, hoison sauce. and leave them around until room temperature. you want your grill nice and hot and indirect heat, as well. you want to put on pepper for me?

heat and move it to the lower heat. because they're so thick, they will take some time to cook and you don't want them to dry out. >> one thing i find is it's easy to overcook them. >> it is easy to overlocook the. get a meat thermometer. that's your best friend when cooking meat. it's less about how much time and more about the temperature. a pork chop needs to be 145 degrees to be safe. i usually take it off the grill about 135 and 140 and it will rest and come up. make a glaze. >> you can do this outside, as well. >> if you're going to do it inside, heat up your oven to about 400 degrees. after their seared, you're going to put them in the oven. >> okay. >> we have hoyson sauce here. there's soybeans, chilies, salt, sweet. having an ingredient is going the give you a lot of bang for your buc

sauce -- >> you can use barbecue sauce and put in some of the ginger and garlic. i'm going to sneak and add a sixth ingredient. >> we won't tell. >> that's sesame oil. >> why the es sesame oil? >> i'd adds a lot of extra flavor and it tastes great. after you have seared your pork chop, you want to baste it with this. >> and you baste while you're cooking? >> yes. towards the end. there is sugar and it will burn if you put it on too early. it smells so good. and i flip it a few times after it's been basted and it gets caramelized. >> a lot of flavor. >> thanks for the beer, kately lee. >> it's a chinese beer. >> what's the verdict? >> it's good. it has a nice flavor. i like the sere on the outside. >> that's right.

>> we want the bone down here. >> i take the bone off and put it under the broiler. and i have that. that's my prize. yes. >> besides the pork chop, we have delicious sides, too. >> we're going to have rice with it. i'm making a simple steamed rice. one of the keys to getting sometime e steamed rice is to rinse it off first. 2/1 ratio. put that into the boiling water. i put a little butter in it. >> butter makes everything better. >> makes everything better. one stir. turn it down to low. cover it. about 12 minutes. then, you turn the heat off, let it sit for five minutes. and then, fluff it with a fork. and you got perfect steamed rice. >> in addition to the rice, we have snap peas here, as well. >> snap peas are coming in season. springtime. you trim the ends off. these don't have much of a string in them.

your life knife, you can pull it. i saute those or steam them. they come out great. they're so sweet. and then, we have our pork chop that's been resting. look how perfect this is. >> why is it important to rest it? >> the juices redistribute when you let the meat rest and you get a juicier chop. if you cut into it, they're all going to run it. and look how good that looks. >> that's a good-looking pork chop. >> yes. you want to get a bite? >> i want to get a bite. >> get right in there. and if yu have juices left on the board when it's been roasting or resting, just brush it on the pork chop. >> that's perfectly cooked, versus mine, which are always just a little -- >> pork doesn't need to be cooked to well done. >> that's fantastic. the hoyson sauce. katie lee, thank you. to check out recipes, go to today.com/food. we're going to scarf. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> send down the bone.

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♪ this morning on "today's take," kicking off the weekend with ryan eggold. and the best day of the week, freebie friday. the only way to win is if you tune in. and tilist to the stars showing you how to get that celebrity look, right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey. freebie friday morning, march 10th, 2017. somebody loves you, by "betty who" who did this song on our show a year ago. joining us one of our faves from "the blacklist:

ryan ek goggold. >> are you sick of me yet? >> you were with us last night. >> the show last night, pretty cool. i will tell you, i love this show. it's a cross between "mission impossible" and "the blacklist." and really very cool. >> a little "ocean's 11." a little famke jensen. and a little spice. >> and a little sense of humor this than "the blacklist." >> it surprised me there was a little humor. i was surprised about that. >> in these days and times you can tweet while we're watching. i feel like we're with you while we're watching. >> don't you feel like some of the mystery is gone? remember the old days? >> absolutely. i thought about that. at the same time, it feels like we can reach out and touch you. >> it's nice to hear from people. >> in other words, you wish you didn't have to talk to us? >> that's not the case. >> i want to go

put some flowers in my hair and dance around. >> i was just on your set, a few days ago. and, man, you look like you had taken -- >> is this the bloody one. >> we have to do this. and i'm covered in blood. i come to your place of business, you always look sharp. and you come to mine and i look like this. >> that was stinging because it drips into your eye? >> it's sticky. not fun. it's a glamorous lifestyle. >> you know what's fascinating. i went out to your set, in manhattan. you shoot in queens. >> right. >> there's so much activity going on. >> so much shooting in new york these days. >> they've run out of space in brooklyn. they've moved into queens. about 15 minutes from where i grew up. >> that's amazing, yeah. >> do people know where you are? is it one of the nondescript places? >> it is. there's just warehouses. an

design. >> that's cool. >> and the show aired last night. it airs thursdays at 10:00 p.m. on nbc. and again, right now, you're on a hihiatus. >> yeah. i think there will be some going back to the "blacklist" at some point. >> your a busy man. >> my pleasure. i haven't slept for three days. >> it will be good. we are getting ready. we're excited about flying over the pond, taking our show to scotland on monday and tuesday. heading to the spectacular dunce castle an hour outside of edinburgh. >> is that why we're edinburgh. because there's the little -- >> edinburgh. >> i can't act like i can do that. look howaj

i'm excited. >> can you take me with you? >> come on. we're leaving tonight. >> are we going to get out? >> it will be okay. >> i'm annoyed with myself. i haven't packed. i have to do laundry. >> i packed. >> and you're leaving tonight? >> i have to wash my jeans. laundry. >> you don't have another pair of jeans? >> those are my good pair. >> are you bringing a kilt? >> i'm getting one there. >> you are? >> will you show your knees? >> hopefully that's all i show. yes. >> we'll see how much scotch you drink. >> a couple glasses of scotch whiskey. >> home away is hosting a competition, for one person and 20 of their friends to spend five nights at the castle. we're going to check it out and make sure the accommodations are up to snuff. >> in honor of you guys going, i put together a little care package, to send you on your way. goodies that may help the

peek. >> did you buy the ribbon. >> yes. i designed this myself. we have here, some sean connery. >> talking about sean connery. >> this is key. >> hey, trebek. >> just talking about that. >> we have some scotch here. >> now, we're talking. >> we should just drink that now. >> never had scotch. >> you never had scotch? >> it smells so intense. >> pour this in there. >> i'll put this in with my hot water. >> most importantly, bagpipes. >> little bagpipes. >> where did you find those, ryan? >> at the bagpipe store. how does that work? >> it's not working. not working. we're going to take some lessons. >> easy. >> put this away. we are on television. >> i've been keeping an eye on the weather. >> maybe i should put that in there, too. >> maybe i i've

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a toddler who had to hand flowers to the queen. guess what? had a royal meltdown in front of the queen and prince philip. he has at a ceremony for the troops. this is the queen. behave. >> don't make me do this. >> this is one of those things if you are a parent and even this mom said, he was ready. of course, minutes before the queen walks up. >> is that the mom? or a national guard handling? >> she is also a mom. and dad. she is trying to. and part of the angst that you have as a parent, you feel judged for how you react. you have to stay to stay xocool. >> look at the prince backing off. >> he never does this. speaking of meltdowns. we have a question for you. can you dry on demand? >> oh, gosh. >> have you had to do

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welcome back to "today's take." our guest co-host, mr. ryan eggold of "the blacklist: redemption." this wendnesday, it was windy. tract tractor-trailers blew over. check out madison gardner, in a suburb of cleveland. mom's getting out. let her go to the door. she grabs the door and, wham. >> she hung on the whole time. >> she holds on. >> madison's mom says she wasn't injured at all. is she holding a phone? >> she does not let

one hand. oh, man. >> you're right. >> that's like a stunt double. >> one hand. >> that's impressive. >> never take a phone from a toddler. i'll tell you that. >> that is not millennials. what do we call that generation >> i don't know. >> they can hang on to doors. >> and they're so used to just holding the phone with one hand, they develop that strength. >> they've grown so strong. >> look at that. i love that she laughed about it afterwards. my kids would be, can i do that again? >> if that's a ride at disneyland soon. >> the windy door. >> like the teacups, updated. you go to somebody's house. what's the first thing you notice when you go in? >> when you walk into a home, do you judge? even subconsciously? apparently people do. i will answer it for you. according to the survey, these are the most common things.

first thing people notice, the artwork on your walls. and books. whether you have any. >> agreed. >> you think? >> i don't know. that's not the first thing i look for. >> art on the walls? >> if they have the dogs playing cards, i'm in. >> you can judge a lot about a person from the art on their walls. a lot of people don't have book shelves. if they do, they're in the rooms. that was a centerpiece, right? >> i love books. >> the books that i've read. i don't know why i did like that. >> and opera. >> it makes me smart. >> yes. >> we need glasses. >> i have glasses and a beard. >> i never read them there, either. >> sheinelle's real voice. >> you walk in -- >> it smells. >> if you smell a cat. >> if you walk in to somebody's home that doesn't smell good, you want to walk out. >> when you walko

home and they got a cat walking on the kitchen counters, i'm out. especially if i'm there for dinner. >> no. stay on -- >> can they offer you some finger foods. >> keep the cat on the floor. >> this one, i think is true. messiness and clutter. >> let's not judge. >> i'm not judging. >> some people work 14 hours a day every day. no time to clean up. >> is the house a little -- >> the place is a little messy. i'm not going to say who. a friend of mine. >> i believe it. and color on the walls. people judge that. >> a red wall -- >> that's people's taste. whatever they want. >> i have a cheetah print wall. >> oh. >> to spice it up. >> very nice. >> and a velvet elvis. >> exactly. come on in. yeah. let's check out your weather.

that's what's going around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> very interesting indeed for the monday night tuesday time frame. looks pretty good we might be able to get accumulating snow. five days out in march after the

putting out a snow map yet. we have snow on the map, rain and snow mixing together, almost all snow across parts of northern maryland. the rain/snow line coming down the 270 corridor. it will be cold for the weekend and windy, too, windchills down near 10 by tomorrow morning. >> now, that's classy artwork right there. that's it, baby. >> exactly what you're talking about. >> yes. >> all we need are the kids with the big eyes. >> that's true. up next, our freebie friday give away. fans standing in the slush waiting for a chance to win. you ♪ [one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do] ♪ nobody likes a dog with bad breath. that's why there's oravet dental hygiene chews. oravet's dual action approach cleans teeth and gets to the underlying cause of bad breath by blocking bacteria to help prevent plaque and tartar.

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good morning, it's 9:26 on this friday, march 10th. i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news an infant is in critical condition and one person is dead after a crash on the parkway. the road was closed six hours in forestville and reopened before 3:00 this morning. redskins fans are planning a march on ashburn after learning three big named player, leaving the team. hundreds are set to take part in that event this morning >> it is a weather alert day today. an update on the forecast is right after this. everything you need should be within reach. in an affordable dream kitchen that works as hard as you do.

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good morning. storm team 4' dhar showing the rain drops pushing through the d.c., metro area changing into snowflakes over maryland and northwestern virginia. the rain and snow will taper off later on this afternoon. bursts of both possible through the afternoon hours. eventually we'll clear the skies out tonight, breezy and very cold for the weekend, and another chance for some snow coming up late monday and into tuesday morning. we'll keep you posted.

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welcome back to "today's take." our celebrity co-host, mr. ryan eggold. and it's time to take you behind the celebrity trends with a woman who has dressed some of the biggest stars. erin walsh, the go-to stylist, for a-list clients. including kerry washington. and "sex and the city" star, sarah jessica parker. and maggie gyllenhaal. >> erin is here with celebrity-inspired looks. how are you doing? >> good morning. how are you? >> our first model, is lovely sheinelle jones. >> got a little show here. wow. >> she loves kerry washington. >> i do. i do. >> for you to

>> what we were doing with sheinelle here is, for me, white is kind of this moment on the red carpet that's a reset moment. from red carpet to reality, you see so many little black dresses, right? this is a better way to be scene in the room the and you remember those moments more. there's a reason why brides wear white. >> we need to see a little spin move. >> look at that. >> she has the ruffles going on. >> you dressed kerry for the s.a.g. awards? >> she did. she wore off-the-shoulder white, as well. budget-friendly options for the stylekeeper. >> can't bet it. the shoes are forever 21. >> can i sit down now? i feel more comfortable. >> you acted with tony gold wwy. >> my scene. >> that was a moment. >> stop, you're getting my hopes

up. just stop. >> i can't stop. i won't. >> i'm not a toy you can play with. >> thank you. this was fun. >> can we do a "blacklist" scene? >> that would be fantastic. >> that's next. >> let's bring out our remaining models. first, emily. talk about texture and shimmer. >> i think on this spring runways, number one, emmy is a colleague of mine. thank you for doing this, emily. on the spring runways, you saw a lot of embroideries. this is a dress by zara. tre friendly for your wallet. but it's sequins and it's dressy. but it's also a t-shirt. comfortable and not going to be a problem. if you get the texture from head-to-toe-

i would like the sparkle more. >> and when do you splurge? this is perfect. i'm going to spend money on this or that? >> i think something that you think is going to last you a long time. trends come and go. we're talking about trends today. >> should it be a classic piece? >> i think my grandmother told me to invest in accessories, like a nice handbag or shoes. those shoes are a good piece. or a hat or a wig. >> or a wig. >> what are you saying? >> why is she looking at me? we're going to talk about ruffles. the skirt is l.a. and xacompany. >> i work with them. they're lovely. and the prices are so fantastic. and the options take them from day tonight easily. i love this skirt. it's a wrap ruffle skirt. like in the top that you're

i would not pair the wonderfrufd the jacket and those shoes. >> i think in mixing stripes all over the place, that's a spring trend. easy to do in your wardrobe. >> what hemline is that considered? >> that's asymmetrical. wrap skirts, you have an asymmetrical open. >> this side of the leg is okay for all of us. >> one thing i want to say, is we're talking about trends today. but to me, style is how you present yourself to the world. it's not what you're wearing but why you're wearing it. how you want people to see you. erin, thank you so

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whisk those together. >> i'm whisking. >> faster. faster. that's it. >> clockwise. >> i'm whisking away. >> now, what you're going to do is cut up this bread boat, which we've had our food team do that. >> precut. >> precut, as it were. >> that's good. you take the center out. just like that. now, on a foil baking sheet. and pour that in there. >> this will get a little messy. >> it will be fine. >> perfect. excellent. that's perfect. >> i like it runny. >> it's a breakfast boat. man overboard. we add this together. and you can come up with

>> like a baked potato thing. >> you put this in the oven at 350, for 15 minutes or so. and you have this lovely bread boat. >> delicious. now, we're going to come up and make a few french toast sticks. >> your whisking skills, sir? >> i'm pretty good at it. >> start whisking. >> whisking away. >> while you're whisking. i'm going to reach other here. sheinelle, help me whisk. we did the bagpipes thing. >> it's like the movie "ghost." >> i always wanted to be just right here with you, al. >> a little butter goes in. some vanilla. and some cinnamon. now, once that's all whisked, you're going to take some bred, nice, thick

one, two. once you're done -- >> it could be better whisked. we're close. >> you are going to take some tongs. put them in. and you put them on a buttered -- >> that was b-minus, at least. >> you're going to put that in the oven. 350 for about 15 minutes. halfway through, you flip them over. and you have cute bread stick fingers. >> don't give any to sheinelle. she gave me a "c." >> this is yummy. >> try the efforts of your labor. >> here we go. >> this is fantastic. "today" food and tas can i are bringing a new line of coffee. we'll suggest the perfect blend for your taste buds. for details on the coffee and the recipes, go to today.com. >> fantastic. >> you want t l

cook. >> one bite for sheinelle. >> thanks, ryan. let's sunday, sunday, record lows throughout the great lakes, on into the mid-atlantic states and the northeast. more snow developing itself across the plains, wet weather through the southeast the beginning of low pressure that may cause a nor'easter by the beginning of next week and look for plenty of sunshine from the southwest four corners into southern california and much of the rockies. that's what's going on around the country, here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we continue to see temperatures fall, still getting a little bit of rain, we've also had a little bit of grople when rain freezes on the snowflakes you hear it hitting like with hail or sleet. back off to the north and west we're starting to see that snow

gathering on the grassy surfaces. we're talking about some slushy snow on the grassy surfaces mainly the roads just wet. we'll continue with the threat through noon and the windchills single digits and teens tonight. >> and that is your latest weather. her song, "call on me" a global smash hit. it is still climbing the charts. you're going to hear it live when starley hits the toothpaste that helpstax, prevent bleeding gums. if you spit blood when you brush or floss you may have gum problems and could be on the journey to much worse. help stop the journey of gum disease. try new parodontax toothpaste. it's clinically proven to remove plaque, the main cause of bleeding gums. for healthy gums, and strong teeth. leave bleeding gums behind. new parodontax toothpaste.

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> what better way to get you in the mood for the weekend than with a song from global singing sensation, starley. >> her single "call on me" has 300 million streams. and earned her aspot on the billboard hot 100 chart. >> she will sing it for us in a minute. congratulations to you. >> thank you. >> i love the back story. i think someone at home can be inspired. you wrote this song when you were on the verge of giving up your career. >> i was a song writer. and it wasn't working out. i had to move back to my parents' house. i wrote this song just feeling at my lowest point. >> look at that. >> how has your life changed since this song has hit it so big? >> really dramatically. i don't have a life anymore. that's first. but i'm really enjoying it, just seeing other people reto

that's a cool thing to know when i was feeling a certain way, other people can relate to that. >> awesome. we're going to take your mic so you can perform. >> starley "call on me." ♪ ♪ ♪ when you're low and your knees can't rise ♪ ♪ you feel helpless and you're looking to the sky ♪ ♪ some people would say to accept defeat or not ♪ ♪ if this is fate we'll find a way to cheat ♪ ♪ 'cause oh, oh, oh we say a little prayer ♪ ♪ but oh, oh, oh

♪ you know you can call on me when you need somebody ♪ ♪ you know you can call on me ♪ when you can't stop the tears from falling down ♪ ♪ hey, yeah you can call on me ♪ ♪ call on me, darling ♪ you can call on me you can't stop the tears from falling down ♪ ♪ hey ♪ down ♪ when you're weary and your road is dark ♪ ♪ and i'll guide you with the beating of my

♪ and if the calvary and the help don't come ♪ ♪ we'll find a way to dodge a smoking gun ♪ ♪ 'cause oh, oh, oh we'll say a little prayer ♪ ♪ and oh, oh, oh if the answer isn't fair ♪ ♪ then call on me you can call on me ♪ ♪ when you need somebody you can call on me when you can't stop the tears from falling down ♪ hey ♪ ♪ down ♪ you can call on me call on me, darling ♪ ♪ you know you can call on me ♪ you can't stop the tears from falling down ♪ ♪ hey ♪ down

down, hey ♪ ♪ when you need someone just call on me ♪ ♪ you need somebody to cling to when you call on me ♪ ♪ somebody to dry your tears when you need someone ♪ ♪ just call on me call on me ♪ [ cheers and applause ] "call on me." that was amazing. woo hoo. >> how great was that? >> that was great. >> thanks to our -- can you show us that move? >> that's right. >> yeah. >> i'm so glad you didn't give up your career, girl. that's fantastic. >> we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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save up to 20% at the ikea kitchen event. 9:57 is your time on this friday, march 10th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. a weekend of protests kicks off in washington, the first is a native nations rise march begins at the army corps of engineers office and ends at the white house. protesters oppose the president's construction of the dakota access pipeline say it's a violation of their treaty law. now the forecast with lauryn ricketts, what is happening out

>> the snow continues to fall especially from areas moving into d.c. up through hagarstown and winchester. rain pushing to southern maryland but eventually temperatures will drop as well and everybody will end with a period of snow. this is the region where we've seen a little bit of slush gather on the grassy surfaces. roads are just wet. temperatures have fallen to 38 degrees. couple hours ago in the upper 40s. temperature also fall and move back into the lower 40s this afternoon. winds are going to be the main story this afternoon, windchill single digits and teens tonight. >> thank you, lauryn. coming up, we'll see you at 11:00.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1 arks in rockefeller plaza. >> oh, yeah. friday friday. march 10th, 2017. i'm jenna bush hager in for kathie lee and hoda if it's possible to be in for two people and i'm here with singing sensation, andy grammer. can we pump this music up, please? i love this music. he has five hit