good morning. breaking ove breaking overnight, roaring to life. california's crisi grows. a new wildfire breaks out overnight near los angeles. entire neighborhoods being evacuated. the death toll across the state rising. at least 50 people killed and. o much lo >> all your memories are gone. your backyard is gone. >> straight ahead, whatfi fireters face today. here comes winter. a set of powerful storms t seto deliver snow, ice, and freezing rain to tens of millions. a hal a foot inspected in the midwest today. aor nasty naster from florida

to maine. al's forecast ahead. first lady melania trump making a public call for the firing of a top national security advisor. this morning what's behind the white house drama and wd that other top officials could be on their way out. reexamining the clinton affair. monica lewinsky more candid than ever before on the years long w relationshh the president that changed her life forever. >> i don't think my heart had ever beat asfast. >> why she is suddenly ready to say everything. one on one, former first lady michelle obama and jenna bush hager and the unexpected bond between their families. and putting on airs. the royal family aleysmiles as thelease rare family photos in celebration of prince cha charles's 70th birthday. from nbc news ts is "today"ith savannah guthriean

hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, eerybody. welco "today." nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. >> when you thought it couldn't get worse, yet another wildfire out west. >> that's our top story. the devastation in california. this is outside of lang. doz h dozeave died. thousands of homes have been destroyed. 250,000 acres burned overall. to put that in performance, that's more than five times larger than washington, d.c. nabs national correondent miguel almaguer is there. miguel, good morning to you. >> repter: savannah, good morning. this is what so many people in northern and southern california are waking up to. home after home, neighborhood after neighborhood completelyd. destro but despite what you see here, foos r firefighters are slowly making progrs. this morning tens of thousands of homes remain under threat and

the death toll is rising. with new fires erupting in the hills outside los an les, fear is spreading as quickly as the massive plumes of smoke. >> mandatoryns evacuatio unterway. >> rep new mandatory evacuations ordered for an entire subdivision, only minut to get out. >> see, it's right there. it's getting closer. >> reporter: with fire fanned by powerful santa a winds this is how quickly it can spread. this video shot by a woman fleeing the woolsey fire >> please, god, get me out of . here >> reporter: the l.a. sheriff's department reposting it. a warning to follow evacuation orders immediately. the hills above malibu are still burning. the blaze covering 150 square mi s, bigger than the city denver. but crews areaking progress, allowing ridents in some areas to return. this is what michelle owings is

coming home to. >> it's to me like an apocalypse. >> reporte s across thete somes, 9,000 structu mostly homes, have been lost. the smoke plume fm california reaching all the way across the country to new england, andear the flames new questions are being raised about toxic smoke. the woolsey fire burning the area by the santa suzanna site of a nuclear meltdown 60 years ago. state officials say the fumesos likely no health risk, but residents are demanding independent health and safety tests. the devastation heaviest in the mountains outside sacramento. the town of paradise obliterated pfire. c 50 are dead. many more are unaccounted for. but families still cling to hope. >> i went to 11 differen f shelters loo him. >> reporter: amanda lvin's father was missing for four

days. feared dead until now. >> i love you, too, dad. >> reporter: one family's incredible reunion amid so much loss. >> miguel, when we look at this devastation, a lot of people are wondering what sparked the fires, what caused them. do you have any morenformation about that? >> reporter: savannah, today that's the question so many meowners who have lost so much have here. the official cause remains ieknown. two power comp one in the northern end of the state and one in southfon caia, say they had equipment problems during the time of the fires. the official cause remains unknown. >> they will be looking into that. light now it thank you.nd >> first ress have been working day and night battling fires in those grueling conditions and often they are putting the needs of their own families aside. steve paterson has been talking >> some of those selfless

heroes. eporter: this is the front lines of that devastating campfire. there are more than 9,000 firefighters workings the state battling those wildfires, but that number does not account for police officers and medical personnel and volunteers all working tirelessly to save lives.is desolate view high above paradise capturing the devastation left in the wake of unrelenting flames. across california an estimated6 firefighters have lost their own homesnd other first responders have been impacted, too. california highway patrol officer joe lynch jumped in when the fire started raging. surrounded by flarjs he got others to safetyatnly to find his home in ruins. >> you realize all your memories are gone. your backyard is gone. you can't play baseball requewi

your son. you have a dollhouse that you made for your kids in the back, a glorified shed, you know. flattened it. it really hits homes. >> reporter: firefighters in southern california are still at it working around the clock. >> all of our firefighters are taxed, but they are well trained, well outfitted and they under the mission out here. each one of them is up for the mission. >> reporter: being pushed to the limits. >> are we getting enough rest? no. there is not much time to rest. >> reporter: in paradise it was all hands on deck to fight thee fl. after an ambulance full of ra patients wereed in a cul-de-sac. fire chief davidpu hopthem to work. >> i told them we were going to ride the ride the fire out here and we need to protect this home. this was our ft. knox, basically. >> the only way to get out was to fight. >> reporter: brave men and women

doing all they can tohe help community and each other. >> we work together. si would really like t paradise rise out of >>this. eporter: and first responders tell me the mission has nothanged. scour what's left of the community for the missing and ead.tify the hoda. >> you highlighted some incredible people e.th thank you. strong storms, rain, ice, and snow targeting tens of millions across the midwest, ut and northeast. al is here to tell us what to expect. here we go. >> this is a mess. from louisiana all the way int th ohio river valley, upstate new york winter storm watches, advisories and warnings. flood watches into the southeast coast. we are watching this. an upper-level low and low pressure system developing.nd snowce from memphis to louisville, heavy rain across the southeast. tomorrow morning washi hton, d.c. ye got a mix of ice, snow, and rain. philadelphia snow changing over to rain.

tomorrow evening new york city in the northeast heavy rain, but we arear going to maybe with some snow. an icy mix to the interior. friday mhening heavy snow in interior into the northeast, rain and flooding along the coast. here's what we are looking at as far as these impacts. look at this. four of six inches of know in the mississippi river valley. icing is going to be a big, big prabhe for shenandoah valley. anywhere from a half downed tr guidelines and heavy rain. major delays through the southeast from one to four inches of rain. this snow is unusual for this time of the year. rare november snow. washington, d.c., last time they had an inch or more was 29 years ago. philadelphia it was 2008, ten years ago when they had an inch more. here in new york city six years ago the rink is about

three-tenths of an inch. over the next 72 hours, guys, a mess in the northeast. if you think it's just affecting here, it's going to b make problems for airport delays going all the way to the west coast. you. to >> thank you. now to washington. in an almost urecedented move from first lady melania trump, sheng is publicly calor the firing of a top national security aide. she may not be the only white hous insider whose job could be on the line. hallie jackson has the details. good morning. >> good morning. boy, talk about high drama inld the bg behind me. melania trump's office throwing down the gauntlet, basically, questioning the job of that national security official after r reporting on tensions building up. it's one of theto lines suggesting a staff shake-up could be on the way withhi of staff john kelly caught in the crosshairs, too. melania trump's office publicly

blasting a national security offici after tensions fwubld up over the first lady's trip to africa last month. it is the position of the office that mira ricardel no longer derves the honor of serving in this white house. she infuriated the first lady's office during the plans for the first overseas trip. this statement coming after a white house event hosted by the president and attended by ricardel. one white house official noting she is one of the highest ranking wen in the trump administration and has never met the first lady. while it's melania trump's public statement making headlines, new details on major nsions behind the scenes, too, between mrs. trump and chief of staff john kelly. he and the first lady have tangled over staffing issues and trafrl requests according to seven people familiar with then figh to the point the president has had to get involved, del message to kelly. deal with it.e white house official telling

nbc there have been ithtances whereast wing staff were not treated as equals to the male dominated decision makers office. kelly's the first lady's spokesperson called the relationship with kelly's staff very positive. >> we always need to watch your back. >> her husband last week hinting at changes to come. >> people leave. they come in. they are it's an exhausting job. they start off. they are young pe tle. they are for two years and they are old by the time they leave. >> so w d not know what's going to happen with john kelly. if he were to w leave, would replace him? >> reporter: among the front runners is nikaiers, according to three sources familiar with the discussion. chief of staff but for vice president mike pence. there are no personnel announcements coming out from the white house.

keep in mind ayers, his current boss, mike pence, is overseas. last night a senior official said they are not going to comment on what they called palace intrigue. plenty to c de in theays to come >> all righ craig, what you got this morning? >> good morning to you. it is daywo at the closely watched trial of suspected drug kingpin el chapo. it was dramatic openingay. nbc's stephanie gosk in brooklyn with the latest.h, st good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, craig. it definitely was. mthis trial thisning is set to take up where it left off with the defense team. opening statements were supposed to wrap up on day one, but instead they had to suddenly place two juror one of them telling the judge she was suffering from anxiety. media surrounding el chapo's wife on day o. the former beauty queen pushing her w t into courthouse

where she got an affectionate wave from her husband joaquin guzman, the alleged billionaire you drug runner and ruthless killer wring a suit in court for the first type. this morning t trial has started, but slowly. two jurors had to be replaceddd ly. one complaining of jnxiety. theudge has sealed the names of the jurors, concerned for the violent sinaloa cardel and his $14 billion fortune could put them at risk. prosecutors say the kingpin controlled his own private army and had a personal arsenal that teincluded a diamond-encrd handgun and gold plated ak-47. el chapo ordered hit minute or sicar ios as hearved out a vast narcotics empire smuggling drugs.

el chapo pleaded not guilty. his defense team arguing there is an ugly side to this story, alleging american law enforcement officials can be corrupt. thesses slated to come forward for the pollution will bes, killer thieves, drug dealers. >> just an opening. the trial just started. >> after the trial ended for the day, el chapo's attorney had little to add. >> i can't comment opt the case. i am trying to follow the rules. >> reporter: guzman's wife stopped for a moment for a selfie as well as a photo with a fan. security here in brooklyn has been incredibly tight. just to get to the courtroom you have to go through two security screenings. meanwhile, law enforcement has been tight-lippedhe about el chapo is being held. one possibility is that they have moved him right here to the courthouse monday to friday, keeping him off the nee york city s and limiting the risk.

guys, back to you. >> stephanie fogosk, thanks. a frantic search underway for a north carolina teacher who vanished during a hike in a remote area of mexico. his family is desperate for answers and now is speaking out. >> reporter:rn this g a des spr prit search for patrick braxton andrew. ese photos the last known pictures he took a little over two weeks ago. the north carolina teacher last seen in a small mexican village in the copper canyon that's popular with hikers. >> he was last seen leaving his hotel. >> reporter: he had plans to meet his brother kerry inty mexo but patrick never showed he. >> that'sn i started to panic. i know patrick and he sti his plans. >> reporter: most of his belongings left>>n his hotel. e had his phone with him, maybe some small money. >> reporter: the worried parenta d to mexico. >> we needo find him. >> reporter: dozens of agents

lookg for him by ground and drone. relatives creating a facebook page forps confidential >> we believe someone knows something. i think there is a lot of fear in the town. so peoee h been very hesitant to come forward. >> he is an expienced traveler. it's not unusual for him t travel by himself. >> reporter: his instagram page of his international adventures. patrickraxton andrew's family hoping he somehow hears their message. >> we are not going to give up. om are going to find you and bring you we love you very much. >> reporter: for "today," gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> e sad. e switching gears, turning to mr. roker. >> guys, we take a look at what's going on around the country. cord lows this morning throughout texas. st. louis, this is the first time they have issued a winter storm advisory since february

2016. unfortunately, gustyinds continue in southern california. a cold front bringing rain into the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine. seasonable conditions through the northern phains. that's ws going on. up will get to your local forecast coming n the next 30 seconds. the pacific northwest. good morning. i'm storm team4 mukeorologist ell. cold and dry today. temperatures in the mid-to-upper 30s. n you wid the warm coat for sure. the commute, northeast dmut in or out of work or school effected by the weather.

tomorrow is a different story. winter storm watchesor posted tomorrow along the i-81 corridor. a chance for rain and snow and sleet and messiness tomorrow. storm team4 weather alert. ge the latest on the nbc washington app. >> lots of cold air coming in.l we will det that coming up. >> thank you. coming up, monica lewinsky going there. what she is now saying that has the country taking a new look at the clinton and rare. from thenew photos royal family m toark prince charles 70th birthday. first, this is "today" on nbc. in the straight ahead,

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angeles. officials in san bernardino county ordering mandatory evacuations for entire subdivision. the hills of malibu are still burning. the woolsey fire is now big thaern the cy of denver. crews are allowing residents in some areas to return. in northern california people are still waiting for word on missing loved ones. the campfire has kille at least 48 people and destroyed some 7,700 homes. president trump's legal team is nearing the completion of written answers to questions posed by special counsel robert mueller. a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news the answers may be submitted by the end of the week. they pertain oy to matters relating to russian interference in the 2016 election and not obstruction of justice. president trump has repeatedly denied any collusion with russia. a rare pink diamond sold at auction on tuesday for a

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relations. with that wom >> reporter: and led to bill clinton's impeachment. >> i looked into the open doorway and bil happened to be standing there and he motioned me in. i don't think my heart had ever beat as fast. unbeknownst to me i was on the precipe of the rabbit hole. >> reporter: it would become a national scand. >> it's n that it didn't register that he was the president. obviously, it did. i think in one wayen the m we were actually in the back office for the first time the truths that i think it meant more to me that someone who other peoe desired,esired me. >> reporter: she was only 22 when her world began to unravel. es two men stepped fward and flashed their badgt me. >> reporter: betrayed by someone she thought was her friend, linda tripp, the fbi interrogated lewinsky for hour >> there was a point somewhere in the sort of first several

hours where i would be hysterically crying and then just shut down. and in the shut down period i remember looking out the window and thinking that the only way to fix this was to kill myself. was to jump out the window. and i just, i felt terrible. i was scared. i was mortified and afraid of what this was going to do to my family. you know, i was in t ve with bille type. time. i felt really responsible. >> i kept hoping he wouldn't dare cross the line into perjury, period. >> reporter: a&e spoke with ken starr who led the clinton investigation. and paula jones, whose allegations of sexual harassment clinton denies.

>> bill clinton harassed me and told me to keep between ourselves. >> reporter: 20 years have passed, but this morning it's back in the stlight as more fascinating than ever. bill inton's office hado comment. the clintons did not participate in this project. the executive producer tells me they also found rarely seen footage of lewinsky and her family visiting the president inside the oval office, footage of her there wearing that infamous blue dress, and also lewinsky greeting clinton along rope lines, things we haven't seen before that they have kind of unearthed. >> thank you smuch. turning to megan twohey, an investigative reporter for "the new york times." she exposed the harvey weinstein scandal. she has been following the lewinsky story. a lot t talk about. the #metoo era sort of started with that report. in light of #metoo, in light of the way the culture has shifted, the monica lewinsky story

suddenly takes on a whole new light, although many, many people thought for what it was back the whichs an outrageous abuse of power. >> right. i would say monica lewinsky was the most high-profile case of bi clinton's extramarital activity. it's important to remember that there were multiple a egations of sexual misconduct against clinton at that time ranging from sexual harassment to rape.n d it was all those women who were a part of those allegatio that i think suffered at the time. they were calledar they were ridiculed. their reputations were smeared. and i think that this docuseries is justs part of toader reckoning we are having over how those women were treated. >> monica lewinsky talked about how she lost her dignity and reputation, almt lost her life. she talked about h h mother made her take a shower with the door open because a she waid

she would do something. i don't think people realize the toll it took >> that's one of the most profound details i think, tha anecdote about the mom being worried she would harm herself. those fbi agents were preing her to wear a wire and work to implicate the president. it's imptant to recognize that she has talked about thet impac of #metoo movement. for years monica lewinsky is this very vocal, outspoken advocate for victims of bullying. for many years she framed herself notly necessas a victim of bill clinton, but the ridicule that she faced afterwards. >> but she was always so careful. that's what's sonteresting. she was so careful until i think last year saying, oh, it was consensual and always to kind of own her portion o responsibility. it seems like she, herself, is now looking at thisn affair a new light, a new context. >> that's exactly right. it goes back to february when

she penned a piece about this. e said watching all t women come forward to tellheir stories about suffering violations atds the h of powerful men made her change her own relationship with what hade happith clinton all those many years ago, and that now she would categorically say it was an abuse of power on his part. full stop. >> it's very interestingook. first of all, she never really talks about the affair itself until now, and then to see, in light of how our culture has changed, how it's being reexamined. ank you. thank you. we are going to head over to al for a check of the weather. >> we have a lot of cold air going to be affecting a big portion of the eastern half of th u.s. we are talking about temperatures that are anywhere from 10 to 25 degrees below leerage. new s 46, chicago 34. boston 17 degrees colder at 35. and nil york city tomorrow only be about 39 degrees. mobile 51.

houston 57 degrees. should be into the lower to mid-70s. you l tk through weekend, 40s throughout philadelphia, low 50s in illoui, atlanta with temperatures in the low 50s on friday. and 've got that cold air it's going to be hanging around for a while. that's what's going on aroun theountry. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. we have a storm team4 weather alert for your tomorrow. not for y today. thursday winter storm watches are posted along and to the rest of the blueridge. the highest impacts being a chance for sleet, freezing rain, and snow to accumulate on grassy areas, but potentially on roadways along i-81. around the d.c. metro area a possibility of some slipperiness tomorrow. right now we are in the mid-30s. 40s for today. 100% chance of a wintry mix tomorrow. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you so much. coming up, former first lady michelle obama opens up about her insecurities and her dreams for her daughters in a personal

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push to improve charles' image. this stunntug new p released for his 70th birthday a part of tha imagemakeover, if you like. there he is with his sons and their wives and h grandchildren and with camila at the center of the picture. you can't imagine that photograph beinger takenps even ten years ago. as you look at it, think of all the drama that group has been through. prince charles arriving for his bree-birthday bash a london stage, cheered on by british celebrities. at ange when most people are retired, prince arles is still waiting to take up hob as king. hisot mr, queen elizabeth, still carries out official duties at the grand old age of 92. but she is slowing down and charles is t up more and more of her responsibilities. the festivities started half a year ago.

harry and meghan delaying their honeymoon to attend a party. chars stepping in just days earlier to walk meghan down the aisle in her father's absence. the prince clearly dighted with his growing family, seen her in photos released in honor three birthday with all of his grandchildren. prince george balanced on his knee. customer mixed with innovation as his birthday is commemorated. traditionalists wille able to ador their christmas cards with six new stamps of prince charles and his sons while theew generation can do a deepin dive to prince charles's home and history. a just launched site on google arts and culture. here is the queen, then princess elizabeth,fwigling w toddler charles. but his life has not always been happy. his divorce from princess diana

and her tragic death. his affair and marriage to long time love to camila at times made himeeply unpopular. he has been in line to the throne sintce age n 4. he has been waiting to become king. he has been passionate about causes such as the dangers of climate change for decades well before the environment was a widely discussed. top >> the main message is about the need to act, to avoid potentiallyti devas consequences later on. >> reporter: his sons, william and harry, oft speak fondly of their father. >> heasone an amazing job. and without telling us what we should be doing or what direction we should go in, he has just let us learn. >> reporter: the future king starting his 70th year with a banghis morning with traditional gun salutes and more celebrations to come. and we still don't know whether camila wil queen. we know for sure that charles

wouldery much want that. and whilee has improved his image, guys, he is still that eccentric prince. he talks in an interview just published about his love of a game bird called grouse, which is mostly eaten or often eaten by british arist owe kratz. he very much like red squirrel and enjoys seeing them run around his reuse. >> squ? >> he would totally blend in here. >> thank you. coming up here on this side of the pond, former former first lady michelle obama and jenna pu bush hager on the challenges of growing up in the white house. first, these messages. ♪ come here! oh my... (appla♪ ♪ (vocalizing) (dad, over phone) just like that?

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highway a crash blocking the left side. woodbridge eastbound prince william parkway 95 blocked e. a crash th >> thank you. we will take a break now. we will check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

news4 today on nbc4 is brought toou byext day blinds. mostly cloudy, cold, and dry today with temperatures movingo he mid-30s to morning to the low and mid-40s this afternwn. for tomor wintry weather likely first thing in the morning. mostly sleet snow, becoming a mix of sleet, snow, and freezing rain late morning, changing to all rain tomorrow afternoon. get an inch or two of rain. we stay dry for the weekend. >> thank you. another local news updatin n 25 mes. back to "the today show."

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, new fires, new fears. >> mdatory evacuations underway. >> overnight new bla erupt in the hills outside of while the death toll rises and the most destructive and deadliest wildfires i californiahistory. plus, special bond. michelle obama sits down for candid conversation about life in the white house with someone who knows it ll. >> we taught them how to go down the banister, you're welcome. >> well, a they did that welcome. >> that's exactly what a mom wants them to learn. and 'tis the season. holidays are here at 30 rock as

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southern california as crews were making progress against the wide receivers and wildfires in state history. nbc national correspondent atmiguel almaguer has thet this morning. miguel, good morning to you. >> reporr: savannah, good morning. some sad new numbers overnight. the death toll has now ris to 50 in both northern and southern california and the numbers f destruction, homes like this, more than 7,000 properties have been destroyed across the state. that number is expecte to grow. meantime, i want to show you some images that were took yesterday near malibu. incredible fire activity broke out overnight, and it was certainly a scary situation for firefighters. there are more than 9,000 refighters on the fro lines battling these flames all across the state. this fire broke out and launcheu new eion orders. meantime, in northern california in the town of paradise they are looking for more bodies there. up to 200 people may be missing. there is some good news at both ends ofhe state.

we know firefighters are making steady progress. in communities like this one though many are going to return home to scenesike this playing out all across the state. there is nothing left for so many communities where fires have ripped through. it is going to be a sad seen as ma new evacuees are allowed to retume. a major staff shake-up could be in the works at the white house and first lady melania trump is apparently involved. nbc's chief whitendouse correst hallie jackson brings us up to date on this one. hey, hallie, gooinmo >> reporter: good morning. the first lady is basically throwing down thele gau here, publicly flexing her muscles as her office release as statement rebuking a top national security official. it started with tensions that bubbled up during the lady's trip to africa last month. not long after the first lady's spokesperson said, quote, it is the positioof the office of the first lady that mira ricardel, that national security

official, no longer deserves the honor of servi in this white house. and while it's the first lady's public statement that is making headlines, there are new details on major tensions behind the scenes, too, between mrs. trump and chief of stf john kelly. he and the first lady have tangled over staffing issues ans travel reque according to seven people familiar with the fighting. to the point the president has actually had to get involved, delivering we are told this message to kelly. deal with it. all of it raising questions about kelly's future in the west wing and how long that may last. >> hallie, thanks. in new york the trial of suspected drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman is off to a slow start bogged down by jury problems. stephanie gosk is at the courthouse in brooklyn. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, craig. this trial, opening statements were supposed to wrap up on day one. instead that unexpected delay. two jurors had to be replaced, one telling the judgehe was suffering from anxiety.

el chapo was in thst courtroom day dressed in a suit for the first time. his wife seated about ten feet away from him in a show ofsu ort. now, el chapo has pleaded not guilty to 17 pountcounts in thi case. prosecutors told the jury that he had essentially carved out a narcotics e ire, running his own private army and having his own personal arsenal that included a diamond-encrued handgun and a cold-plated ak-47. but the defense team said there is another side to this story. an uglier side. iaey allege that american law enforcement off can be corrupted and they said this long line of witnesses that are expected to come forward and estify are made up of drug dealers, killers, and. thieves craig, back to you. >> all right. stephanie angosk, . airline pilots unions are sharing urgent information about oepotentially dangerous change to some new bg aircraft. they say boeing did not warn

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>> this morning on that former first lady michelle obama. >> she kicked off a tour celebrating the release of her

new memoir called becoming last night in chicago. you had a nice candid sit down convo with her? >> the naegs was introduced to mrs. obama more than ten years ago. there is stillmuch we don't know about the former first lady. she shares her own story in her owwords. >> i knew wie come to a place where i would need to unravel of n'is. i d want somebody who didn't know me to do that. oe's my voice. it's important f me to shape my voice and put it out there in a way that matters to teme. >> rep in her new memoir "becoming," forme first lady michelle obama opens up about her journey from the south side of chicago to washington, d.c. she writes candidly about finding her voice, finding love, and finding her way as the country's first african-american first lady. >> the role is complicated in some ways. there is no guide book. >> i think the beauty of the job is that it's undefined.

you have the flexibility to choose the things that you care about, that give you passion ane th. i learned to sort of live in that world of defininghe undefined. >> reporter: but nothing is defined as what she calls her most important role. mom to0-year-old malia and 17-year-old sasha obama, who we first met as little girls a decade ago. t we taughm how to go down the banister. you're welcome. >> well, and they did that often. >> reporter: i know.co you're welme. that's exactly what a mom wants them to learn. you had think back to tt day, before you stepped into the halls of that majestic house, how have y'all changed? >> it's odd for the world to see you transition from a child to a wnung women. so they've g up and had their stumbles and they have had their triumphs. will remember that time fondly as well. you guys took that time and flew in and gave them the kids tour

of the white house. you made themeel excited about the strange and scary thing that was about to happen to them. >> rorter: over two terms, mrs. obama did her best to guide her daughters through the challenges tha come with being the first lady and living tife spotlight. one of the hardest parts f my mom was hearing her girls criticized publicly. it crushed her. yeah. reporter: how was that for you? >> you want your kids to grow up normal. you want them to have the wonderful experiences privately and you want them to be able to fail and stumblee privately l any other kids. and when they are not allowed to do that, it's unfair y and feel guilty about it. they didn't choose this life. >> reporter: i wrote you a letter after the election. >> y >> reporter: just to thank you for your work, because i know it's not easy. i am going to cry. >> i know, i am, too. >> reporter: sorry. bu i also wanted to get advice about how to talk to my girls

about the way that people, the language that's being used now. what did you say to you girls? >> there are values that we understand and cut across party and race and identity and religion, you know. values of kindness and appreciation. we owe it to our kids to keep them on the right track, even when there are grown-ups around badly.having >> reporter: the country's increasingly divided political environment, there is a relationship that s out. i got a text from my dad this morning that said send michelle love. i thought it's so interesting how people are so interested in y'all's friendship. that hug was the hug that went around the world. why do you thi people are so hungry for that? >> i think the political discourse, the w it's shown in the media, is all the nasty parts of it. we are all americans. about our family and kids and we are trying to get ahead. we have different ideas aboutes what's the way to get there.

i think in america's heart, that's where we want to be. i think that our relationship reminds us that we can get there. >> reporter: her aspiration for something greater has inspired many over the years, but some may be surprised to learn the former first lady has often needed inspiration herself. one of the things that surprised me in the booknd was mentioned, i tried to count, five or six times, was this eling of you thinking i am not good enough. >> it's a lifetime journey for us as women bause it'sso, it's mprinted on us. we go in the world, women are struggling with their own identity and their sense of purpose and their vals and i am no exception. >> reporter: but you are not saying, you know -- h i think i have grown up. i think ie grown out of it a little bno. but you k what? there is still a sort of, let me get this right, you kno i can'tess up. >> reporter: now out of the white house and with two daughters set ton strike out their own, mrs. obama says she is ready for her next stage of

becoming. >> the question that i ask my husband, okay, let's make sure we are making time to enjoy the life that we have been working for. and we are goingo be empty-nesters. >> reporter: i know. >> look out. empty house. >> reporter: things are going to go wild? >> who knows? i can feel in both of my girls that they were rordy the ext step, and i am excited for them to go to their next part of the journey. i told them, no matter where you go i'l drop in whenever i need to see you. i'll find you. i can auditlasses at that university. just what they want. >> reporter: to see their mother. >> texting lol. >> reporter: exactly. >> guess who's in town? >> can you imagine if mrs. obama showed up to your freshman english class? >> especially if she brought the

hubby. >> that was great. >> so candid and revealing. >> there was so muchore that we talked about. this could have been a, i mean, a ten-minute documentary. i said what's best part of life now? and all she said was freedom. wow. >> and i think she is really enjoying this fe, this second life. and i said, because it's true, i watched my parents go through a strange transition into being a former, and when you have the world wait on you every day and al of a sudden y just a civilian, i mean, that's wh my dad fou painting. he is like, what else do i do? but i think it wasun such a day to be with somebody who has different political opinions than my family. but it doesn't matter. it's aboutecency and respect and friendship. >> wow. that was awesome. >> i loved her response about why it is that we long for that relationship. >> that hug. doesn't everybody wanto be in that hug?

i want to be cuddled up. >> anyway, youan watch the full conversation with mrs. obama at today.com. >> thank you. we will headver to al for a check of the weather. >> more of that conversation t coming up onhird hour today, as well. >> good plug. >> yeah. that's me, mr. subtle. let's take a look at what's going on in southern california. again we've got elevated to critical fire risk at least through today with strong winds and really low humidit look at these winds from the los angeles mountains to the san diego mountains, 35 to 60-mile-per-hour wind gots. closer home we have got flash flood watches in the southeast. we have g winter storm watches and warnings throughout much of the midwest. we've got light snow early tonight into tomorrow for the i-95 corridor. lake-effecsnow 4 to 9 inches of snow possible. dangerous icing through the shenandoah valley. downed trees, power outages through tomorrow night, and rain. we're talking about flooding

rain, major airport delays anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain through thehioutheast. so is going to be big impacts thanks to this no weaster. thatt's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. ood morning. i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. t part mostly cloudy and cold today. a winter storm watch for the shenandoah valley tomorrow. an opportunity for a couple of slhy inches of a sleet/snow/freezing rain combination befe everything anges to all rain later tomorrow. highest impacts with tomorrow's weather event will bnd north west of the d.c. metro area. for today just cloudy, cold, and dry. temperatures in the 40s today, stuck in the 30s tomorrow, and then the rain ends early friday and leaves us for the weekend. >> your latest weather. guys. dylan dreyein for carson today. lots to get to in "popstart." the firstre one, people buzzing about this online. "toy story 4." monday a teaser trailer was released for the fourth instal

th t . of the film. nowadayshen a trailer comes out people share their reactions on social media because,hy not? so in true genius form, pikesxa released a reaction familiar. it stars keegan-michael key and jordan peele. ta a look. >> duck. >> what? ther toyare making a story movie. >> i thought those movies were donek dog. they made three movies. >> this is number four. oh! come on! i love the toy story. >> to infinity and your mom! >> what? that's not right. >> you, sure? >> that's not right. >> pretty sure that's it. >> no. to infinity and a blonde! >>nhat are you e saying? >> that's how it goes. >> to a immunity respond! >> to indecency -- >> guys, you got it all wrong.

it's to infinity and beyond! >> so excited. they play two carnival toys named ducky and bunny. the film mithits theaters june 2019. "game of thrones." fans have been agonizing when they would return. they wrapped filming 20 mo hs yesterday hbo announced fans won't have to wait much longer. season 8 will premier sometime in april 2019. the annouement came with this teaser video. a mash up of some of e most brutal scenes over the series run. we will have to waito see to ovide hope to those affected by the wildfires in california. in honor o she delivered boxes of pizza, coffee and gift cards to a red cross evacuation shelter,

spending more than an hour talking to andhe comforting people there. gaga had to evacuate her own homen malibu due to the woolsey fire. and finally, hoda. a youtuseries. >> uh-oh! >> your show is called quoted by with hoda. she sits down with some of our favorite stars to discuss words >> one of my favorite things to do. your quote is pick the weeds but keep >> you've got to pull people in that will make you a better person and clear out the negative. >> i love the advice. incredible. the actsl act? >> i hard. i am super loyal to a fault. i learned the hard way with like a few people i worked with. our great humans, just not great for me at that time, you know? >> that's a great quote. >> a great quote, indeed. >>t's really cool. i had meghan trainor, i sat down with her. also one of o favorites, maria

shriver. >> she is ane quote mac >> she could be on every single day. >> exactly. it's fun to hear whaus because what motivates somebody. when people stop by, weit with them. >> howsoou a dowemeitt., fun to turn the tables and see, you know, it's very revealing. >> yes. it tells you a l about people. sometimes we pefeel lick we kno somebody and you a them and then it's like, wait. >> we want to hear about your favorite quotes. >> you can. to see hoda's full interview with kelly clarkson head to today.com. dilley click here. sometimes your nerveset the st of you. that happened to a boyfriend in nebraska who decided to propo to his girlfriend in the middle of her vol yball game. oh, no. >> look what happened. >> here we go. >> oh! >> what happened? >> oh, no.

>> i don't kw if that was the right time. he doesn't let it derail their mission. pulls the ring out of his pocket, gets down on one knee and continues with his proposal. looks like t he was too nervou realize she wasn't going to stop running because she was looking at t ball in their and didn't see him standing there until it's tooate. there a happy ending. she said yes. >> that's good since he cost her that point. >> exactly. traight ahead, guys, a big star bringing a dramatic prison escape thatte capti the nation to television. plus, getting you into the diliday spirit with the ra city rockettes.

this is a news4 today news break. >> good morning everybody. 8:26 on this wednesday, november 14th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's start with a check on your here with that. >> good morning. theaf beltway looking typical, sloens southbound 270. not quite as bad as a little while ago.nt at westbound 50 before mlk jr. highway a crash on the right side of the road. inbound suitland parkway before branch avenue broken down vehicle. we will have a look at our forecast when we come back. stay with us

good morning everybody. temperatures now are still only in theid-to-upper0s. highs today low-to-mid 40s. a lot of clouds today as butoah lley and a d mix of wintry weather likely for at least the first half of the day tomorrow. the latest forecast is on onr

nbc washinpp and website. we will have the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. "the today show" continues in a moment.

♪ ♪in >> tha may be next week, but this morning we are getting right into christmas. we have got the rockettes and they get extra props for being out here. >> yeah. they are here for a special perfmance a little bit later. it will be the television debut of the brand any final to the christmas spectacular. plus, we are about to unveil the magnificent star.

we probabl hav more lighting from the star over there. it's going to be on top of the rockefeller center christmas tree. we will unveil it in a moment. >> if you are looking forif ideas already, fear not. we have you covered. we will check out some of the items in this year's neiman marcus christmas book as wl as some dream items like really, really expensive, but also some affordable options under a hundred bucks. we have a great crowd. i'm looking for a crowd moment. hi, guys! i'm looking for talia, corey, d alyssa. what? this is you guys?gh hi you guys. how are you? great to meet you. now, we know that you three are here. you are brother and sisters, right? >> she is my fiance. >> okay. you are all togher. but somebody is watching right now. who is that? >> my mom, millie. >> and is millienus an overnight e? >> she works like 14 hours. she wakes up every day to see

"today." yeah, she is always -- >> she waits for us. >> well, do you have your phonl could we cal millie real fast. i feel like millie needs a call. do y think she does? >> yeah. >> let's go to facetime. >> do you think she'll answer? >> she'll answer. >> hang on. haj o hang on. we got it. y'all are goi to helpelcome millie to the plaza. you got it? >> i hope she answers. >> millie, can you hear us?il hi,e! oh! i'm with your kiddos. oh, millie is crying. oh! >> so are the kiddos. on three say hi millie. one, two, three. >> hi, millie! >> we love you, honey. >> you just made my wife's life. she literally watches you every

day without fail. without fail. >> we love you. thank you so much. >> weove you right back. you have great kids here. thanks for hanging with us. all right. love al thank you. >> that was great. >> amazing. that's crowd hall of fame right there. >> that's great. >> love millie. >> doesn't get any better than that. >> that's adorable. >> a o making thetrip, coming up ahead, the dramatic prison break and manhunt in new york. it played out like a hollywood script. now it ishe getting hollywood treatment from ben stiller and an all-star cast. they are here to tel us about their thrilling new series. and ahead, dylan, jenna and yours truly will see you on the third hour of "today." >> what? >> thanks. >> it's not easy. we are going to have more of jenna's fascinating conversation with former first lady michella obama and our series when i fwroe up. >> first, a check on ather from al. >> today's weather is brought to

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tomorrow which ends early friday and cool and dry int thanksgiving. >> thank you. as we mentioned, it is a big day for our rockefeller center christmas tree. >> that's right t this is goi be placed on top of that 72-foot-tall norway spruce later today. hereo tell us about it designer of the jewel, good morning to you both. you are a world famous architect. sir, you didn't disappoint this time. >> thank you. thank you. what an amazing thing to work on a star for rockefeller center for a tree. it's better than any build ugh could ever build. >> you must be happy. do i have this right? this weighs00 feet, 9'4" in diameter, and has 70 spikes. >> and three million crystals in there. 120 l.e.d.splus 200 lights in the core ofat it. whs special is that daniel,

the freedom towerreated the star which symbolizes hope,h, fand peace for us. >> i was born in a homeless polanr in i was an immigrant to the bronx. it was my favorite place when i came to new york. . >> we thank y this is beautiful. >> i want to know how it gets from here to u there? >> and are you carrying it? >> what is betr than having the star which is about unity of people and brings beauty to the world? s. >> important thing. >> daniel and nadia, thank you soor much. don'tt the tree lighting live right here on nbc two weeks from today. >> all right. >> the son of jorle comes out of there at the end of christmas. up next, ben stiller and that all-star cast teang up to tell the story of a real-life prison escape that rifted the nation. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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welcome back. in june of stephe2015 in upstat david sweat and richard matt pulled off a brazen escape from the correctional facility. the investigation reveals a prison employee helped them. now ben stier is bringing the story to television. he is the director of the showtime series escape at dannemora. take a look. >> bro, it's that hook up, if it's like you say it is, then i'm in. >> so you want to be a part of my dream? >> yes.

>> i want the dream. >> joining us now, ben, patricia, ben easternio, paul, good morning. this is such a dark, dark series. i almost felat colding that prison which you actually got access to? >> yes. the governor, governor cuomo, elped us have access to the prison, which is really important because that environment up there at northern new york state is close to the canadian border. they call it little sigh gea yeah. >> it's very bleak. >> yeah. >> you get the feel. ben, you're not an actor in this, you arehe director of this and people think, oh, is it a dark comedy? no, it's just dark and it's a thriller? >> yeah, it's a fascinating story, the fact that these two inmates seduced this civilian worker at the prison and got her to help them cut their way out

of their cells. it was fascinating me. i think there is some humor, but it's kind of like a realistic tone. >> it is absolutel i am already into the series. patricia, i had to check the credits. you are so totally transformed into joyce tilley mitchell. what was that like? how did you get into her? >> well, i wked with a dialect coach, lee dylan, and hadhese dent appliances made by art kamoto who gavee kind of an underbite and these giant contac lenses. i gained a bunch of weight. transformation. you had never met with the real tilley i mitchell. sh in jail right now, right? >> i didn't feel the need to. from the research, i knew she was sort ofus litig she said through her lawyers during the escape when the guys were on the run,p hey, s using my picture to the press. stop using may name inn conjunctith these men. i have nothing to do with that.

>> did you come away thinking she was sort o like a little lam who had been led t the slaughter by prison convicts? or was she sure of herself? >> human beings are complicated love, ti, desiepec -dself loneliness, are all complicatin parts oit. we can all fall victim. benecio you play richard matt. paul, youlay david sweat. you were absolutely terrifying. there is like this menacing thing goingn, don't you think? >> yes. >> yes. i know. >> and that's a compliment. but i also think that these guys, you both gave them som humanity. what was it like to get into this story? >> well, for me i think the hard thing is, you know, playing,

being in the moment and making it look easy, that you are really in theat moment. always like a struggle of the actor, trying to be in front of the camera. i think the writers and benet loud -- benet loud for a great atmosphere to get creative andf different angles of maybe things about the human condition that are a little bit darker, like manipulation and how to manipulate, you know, find different ways to manipulate. sometimes with a smile. sometimes with gging, or whatever it is. to mehat was like the interesting thing about exploring the character. just finding subtl ways of showing his, my character'sni lating of especially of ricia aracter that p plays. >> paul, you got to meet the

character you play, david sweat, who is in prison. how did that inform what you did? what did you make of him? >> well, i think it has a little bit to do with what you said about their sse of humanity here. when you hear somebody killed somebody or somebody's in prison, it paints a loud sort of one dimensional portrait. it was shocking to me when w went and talked to david that he was a person,ig? i mean, he is still a human being behind bars in a cage. to see that he had a sense of in lligence, that he maybe could have been an engineer or nmething if he hadn't grp in the system and fallen into trouble at a young age. just making contact with a real person was actually kind of hard and scary and confusing. it was really intense. >> it's a story with a lot of ayers, which i'm sure is what appealed to you, ben, about it. thank bu forng here.

"escape at dannemora" appears sunday on showtime. you can't binge-watch it, right? >> you to binge in spurts. >> the radio city rockettes are just ahead. first, this is "today" on nbc.

it's that te of year. the christmas spectacular starring the world famous radio city rockettes. officially kked off. we are so happy to have them perform christmas lights. a brand new feinime on tv. ladies, take it away. ♪

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every year since 1959 neiman marcus put together a list of extravagt list ideas. the book is filled about everything from a $15,000 edible gingerbread house to a rose gol plane. also some affordable options. mimi sterling, is the vice president of corporate communications and public relations at neiman marcus. hi, mimi. >> hi,hoda. >> we are starting off big ticket. thiss solar powered yacht.

>> the largest in the world at 74 feet. it's a cool $7.1 million. totally s faring. you can travel 24/7 around the world i any of the world's oceans. one thing we like to remind everybody, a portion of these fantasy gifts goes to the hea of neiman marcus foundation. >> i see theaptain. buzz he come with it? >> no. >> you never know. >> hi, craig. how are you? >> so many of the giftshis year, it seems like they are about experiences, not just tangible items. >> absolutely. as we know, people have more things in the lives. we love to bring experiences that are one of a kind t our customers. this is an amazing experience asfor four to theegas strip. it's two nights, three days at the waldorf-astoria. have you ever wanted to go undercover? >> i have, >> me, too.. this is s.e.a.l. team

operatives, retired operatives. they train you how to parachute out of a airplane, stunt drive super cars. you go on a covert mission down the las vegas strip. it's only a cool $315,000. >> oh? 315k? e with cret agents c it? >> no. >> miss guthrie. well, come over here, mimi. anotr experience gift. tennis, anyone? tell me about this one. >> i know that you are a big tennis fan. >> yes. >> so this is a trip to the 410is majors. you go to newyork, london, melbourne, and paris. you will be a fwes stephens in the box with her family. it's a week at each of the tenn mors. players only hotels. four different trips. it's amazing at $555,000. >> wow, that's a bargain. does roger federer come with it? >> i know you a a big fan.

>> and then now we have got some more -- thank you very much. budget in air quotes items. these are cool gifts. they are not half a million o.dollars. >> >> what do we have here? >> we like to remind everybody that we have something for everybody in the christmas book. to theange from $15 $7 million. i would like to start with this beaded kit. >> here? >> i don't know where it is. the beaded kit of acola is hand-rolled beads that are 100%n women. and one set of 5beads -- sorry, $50 goes backo send ten kids to school. it's amazing. >> wow. >> and that's brought to us by akola. it's actually right here. it was hiding from us. so just ade rem that all of the money from that one goes back to ugandan women. this is another fun one.on

an emoji cell charger. it's $25. we are thinking about what's next in technology, this is a blast from the past wit the brick cell phone charger. a game boy, i don't know about you all, but i was a huge game boy kid. this i for thehiskey lover in your life. it's $50. it comes withwo glasses, different coasters, soapstone ice cubes and a little notebook for your cocktail note e >>rything else we will have online at today.com/shop. we are back after your local news. thank you. this is a news4 today news break. >> 8:56 on this wednesday, 14, 2018. good morning to wet w to check in with melissa molett in your first 4 traffic. >> a couple of problems. you can see the beltway slow i the norma spots. 95 northbound approaching the beltway also has a little bit of slowdown. westbound 50 before mlk highway a crash blocking the right side. that's still hanging around.

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nothing to worry about today. cold a dry. winter storm watch posted for areas west of the blue ridge for tomorrow. highest impact with tomorrow's winter weather potential will be for the shendoah valley and parts of northern maryland. right now just partly to mostly cloudy and cold. we are in the mid-to-upper 30s now. lghs today willta ty sowhein 40s. 100% chance of what will be heavy tomorrow. we could have sleet, snow, or ice especially tomorrow morning.

live, from studi , this is "today." [ applause ] >> hey, everybody. good mornin jenna, maria. and then, the whole rymeghan/h thing happened. i'm all-in now. all-in. and so, this is why i'm so excite prince charl celebrating his 70th birthday. it's a pretty good party. look at thatct e. how great is that? >> it's a real picture. >> we're going to get to tt in a little bit. okay. i'm the oldest up here.