rouge. good morning. chaos. the nortast brought to a standstill by a record setting snowstorm. >> students forced tei sleep in r classrooms. drivers trapped in their cars overnight. more than 10,000 flights canceled or delayedo coast coast. and the misery is notnhe over s and this rning's messy commute. breaking overnight from bad to much, much worse. the number of dead and missing in these california wildfires sky rockets. authorities say more than 600 people are unaccounted for. nearly 70 people killed. and the fires rage on with no end in sight. we are live with the very latest. >> assange indicted?ep

the justice dtment apparently prepared to charge wikileaks founder julian assange. a development that was supposed to be secret until arosecutor and a paperwork mistake spilled the beans. those stories, plus the hope heard around the world. >> the entire campaign was predicated on a lie. details on that plot by a couple and a homeless man to billk sympathetic mills out of half a million dolla putting an end to the teenc e-rette epidemic. and the swipe is right. why your social media medi fee feeds /* feeds may b full of those bck friday deals. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie an hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning.

welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on a friday morning. craig is in early because hoda is off in margaritaville. >> she picked a good time to travel. sat in traffic yesterday four and a half hours from new york to connecticut. usually it takes over an hour. a lot of folksat in traffic longer than thavlgts this is the scene inmoburlington, v this morning. you wouldn't want to be stuck in it. gridlock up and down the east coast from the first major snowstorm of the millions are facing a treacherous morning commute today on the heels of ae nightmast night. we have got you covered from the oads to the airports to al's forecast he said this one caught them by surprise. let's startit nbc's kristen dahlgren. good morning to you. >> it is brutal out here this morning. we are hearing horror stories. seven, eight, nine hours in the car lt night. some people never made it home. this morning school is starting early for some students in west orange, new jersey.

or, rather, it nev ended after they were forced to shelter in place. the school alerting parents that theirts are safe in schools with students and staff. they have eaten dinner and we will to possibly keep them overnight. that becoming a reality as dinner tned into breakfast. the school tweeting, 5:00 a.m. update. no one seemed ready for it. >> it's pretty bad. >> reporter: commuters and road crews caught off guard by the o severi the quick nor'easter. >> never would expect this in november. >> reporter: snow and freezing rain creating slick roads and slushy conditions across a good portion of the country. some drivers forced to abandon their cars. others taking hours crawling along slippery roads to get home safely during e evening rush. thousands stranded at new york authority's bus terminal.

near zero visibility causing more than 2,000 flight cancellation and over 8,000 delays for flights to and from east coast airports. laguardia oner one a one of the hardesthi a nightmare on the roads. this multi-vehicle accident brngging the gorge washiton bridge it a standstill. >> are you okay? in eporter: snow falling louisiana, arkansas, and alabama and creating conditions from st. louis to delaware. in arkansas, three people were killed in separate crashes. traffic on interstate 40 halted several hours for safety. the interstat now reopened but moving slowly. in montgomery county, pennsylvania, even a camel strandedy the snow. but in new york's central park a nter wonder long for those horse-drawn carriages as well as one of the most mous

residents. the mandarin duck. some deciding to make the best of it. >> i lived in the sootuth my whe life. this is the most snow i have feen. >> reporter: a lot calls for officials to figure out what went wrong to cause such chaos. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you. >> superstorm related problems coult coast. is it still bad there, rehema? >> reporter: it's getting this is a sign of hope because people are heading to the security checkpoint. that's where you want to be going. it wasn't happening here overnight. take a look at somef these pictures. people were stranded. folks looked for a spot anywhere on the floor that they could find to curl up and sleep. a lot o ofer people crowded into the food court areas, put their heads downta on es, on counters and on their backpacks. ey night. as you mentioned there were

thousands of flights canceled in the new yor area alone. we had 228 cancellations. 138 delays. among those a st. louis coupl they started out 6:30 yesterday, thursday morning fm st. louis trying to get to toronto. got detoured to new york. flight canceled. now they say they hope they will be able to head not just to toronto, b back t st. louis sometime this afternoon. movement of some kind. it means that the place is starting to get back to normal on t. on the flight monitors more signs of flights on time ander boarding andfew signs of cancellations. that's a good thing. >> some signs for hope there. thank you. >> what a mess. >> al, snow, ice, rain, it's not over for everybody, right? >> not yet. here is the deal. mea culpa, our bad, okay? we thought thathe depth of the cold air aloft wasn't that deep. it was a the storm slowed up. so it overproduced. look what we got.

1,300 miles of storms. record snowfall for 13 states. let's move into the northeast. new york theigst snowfall in november in 136 years. chester a. arthur was the esident. philadelphia biggest november snow in 29 years. washington, d.c. the biggest november snow in 29 years as well. and as we put the radar in motion, u will see that basically we are looking at this system moving away this af nrnoon. snow fthern new england. new york city improving weather conditions later tod. then as w move into this evening the i-95 corridor clear, but windy. so high profile vehicles will have a problem. the lake-effect snow will continue on into this evening. here are the impacts we are looking for.rn g snow, new jersey, eastern new york. heavy snow for northern maine. then as we look as far as the gusty winds and expect the power outages, downed wtreed gusts 40 to 45 miles per hour.

the airports will be a mess. boston, hartford new york, philly, all the way out to portland and on the roads we are lookingor i-90 buffalo to boston, new haven i-91 to canada and new york ton bangor i-95. guys, by this time tomorrow things are back to normal and hopefully i can get in my car without any problem. >> all right. al roker, thank you. breaking overnight, new developments with those wildfires out i california. a dramatic increase in both the death toll andbe the n of missinar there now more than 600 people unaccountedor. nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer is in oak park justest of los angeles. good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. that staggering number catching many people by surprise, putting thiso disaster i a new perspective. more than 12,000 structures, mostly homes, look like the one behind me. search teams are going through many of them. it is a tough time for those

waiting for news. in paradise, california, the numberf missing climbing to a heartbreaking 631. thelready stunning death toll now likely to climb, perhaps te ore unimaginable levels. emotions here are understandably raw for those who survive and lost loved ones. a struggle to cope. kelce wood man and her daughter khloe lost their home but managed to escapehe fieriy onslaught. >> my neighbor ran out. that was hug because i probably wouldn't have left ass quickly a i did. >> reporter: others weren't so lucky. this community full of retirees with many unable to outrun the flames. search teams nowook for over 600 in the rubble. >> it happened so fast. i think they would have been in serious troubl i >> reporte the hills outside los angeles also devastated by a fast-moving

wildfire we got a different perspective on this type of disaster with fire chief. >> i have never seen fires a trav they are today, as fast as they are traveling. we are having to res, manyf us firefighters, how we think about where we position our resources, how soon we evacuate community members. >> reporter: already first responders are bracing for another disaster. deadly mudslides. when fire burns in the hills it strim of water absorbing brush and makes the soil hard. during a storm, all of that flows into the sprawling massive comm>>ities before. he flash floods right there! get out of here! go! >> reporter: even a relatively small amount of rain can cause these slopes to give way. greaterieve there is a risk to life through these mudflows than there are actually to tse wild land fires. >> reporter: a stark warning for those who escape the walls of fire and could soon face a wave

mud. the death toll across california has now reached 66. for those who survived the fire it's time to begin to think about rebuilding.ou of crse, all of this happening just a few days before thanksgiving. guys, back to you. >> it is so hearreaking. thank you. another big story this morning. the justice department has apparently prepared an indictment against wikileaks founder juliaassange and the question is whether this case could have a big impact robert mueller's russia investigation. keir simmons is outside the embassy where assange has been holed up for years. good morning to you. >> repngter: good mor british officials say if julian assange left the ecuadorian embassy he would likely be arrested. now, there always been questions over what would happen next. not anymore. news that th would likely face charges and extradition . in a bizarre slip, a court document reveals the u.s.

justice department i preparing criminal charges against julian assange. charges supposed to remain sealed due to the sophistication of the defendant and the publicity surrounding the case, e document says. no other procedure is likely to keep kflgs the fact that assange has becharged. multiple u.s. intelligence agencies concludeds t of thousands of emails taking from the democratic party and hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign were stolen by russian government hackers, part of an operation aimed at helping the campaign of donald trump. those emails were published by wikileaks. this court fil filed by llstake months after special counsel robert m cited wikileaks's participation in russia's efforts to interfere in the 2016 election a u.s. lawyer forng mr. assange calhe news dangerous for democracy. the news that charges havele be against mr. assange isng more troubli than the haphazard manner in which that

information has been revealed. since 2012 julian assange has been evading arrest in london, holed in the embassy ofad e. he fled there over claims he sexually assaulted a woman in sweden but haslways maintained the real threat was from u.s. authorities. the document burposted on twitt revealg assange's name two times. in an august court filing in virginia,art of an argument to keep sealed an unrelated case involving an accused child sex criminal. a spokesman for the attorney's office saying in part, the court filing was made in err that was not the intended name for this filing. >> keir, obvioly a mixup, a big one. what does that mean if prosecutors were actually trying to get him arrested and into a u.s. courtroom? >> reporter: well, nnsa, people who support julian assange are going to say, i told you s s we alwayd he was a target

of the u.s. government. t they are going to say that julian assange should be protected by the first amendment. i does it ma more difficult for u.s. prosecutors? yes, i think it does. i thinke now know that they are really determined, they do believe that wikileaks was working with the russian government, a hostile actor for the u.s., even though wikileaks denies it. julian assange on a number ofas occasions deeply embarrassed u.s. intelligence. ti think they would lov see him in court. >> keir simmons in londonith that breaking news. stormy daniels's attorney michael avenatti is defending himself following his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence. now his clients also speaking out. hallie jackson has the latest on this. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you. ne this morning, michael avenatti is now suggesting what happened has done nothing to damp on his political ambitions as he now hints that political motivation may have played a

part in his arrest. it comes as we are hearing from stormy daniels, who say she is holding off judgment for the moment, but still fired ua warning. >> hi, everyone. natti'srter: michael a biggest client may not be for lohe if accusation against him turns out to be true. stormy daniels in her first statement since her high profile attorney was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence tells nbc news tse are serious and obviously troubling allegation. right now that's all they are, allegations. she says she will reserve judgment until after an investigation adding, of course i do not condone violence against women. and if these allegations prove true, i will be seeking new representation avenatti has represented stormy daniels in her case againstdo ld trump. as for avenatti's case, los angeles police have not identified the victim as avenatti vehemently denies doing anything wrong.

s estranged wife and ex-wife both say he has never been physically violent towards them. now in a new twist the attorney is hinting a right wing conspiracyheorist could be setting him up. he often made his case on camera, but avenatti now finds himself the center of conversation. >> we know him. he comes on the show. it was very upsetting to hear. very disappointing. f it proves to be true, i will disavow him. >> reporter: but avenatti insists it's not true, released from jail andar fighting to c his name. >> i have never struck a woman. i never will strike a woman. i have been an advoc e for women's rights my entire career. i am confident that i will be fully exonerated. >> reporter: of course, there has beenpelation about a possible 2020 run for avenatti. he is telling "usa today" viasa text m he is still considering possibly running for

president. he says he will not be intimidated. he is due in court on december 5th. >> hallie jackson in washington. hallie, thank you. let's go over to al. you are hanging your head in sorrow? >> shame would be all right. really. riously, as we look out west, we have clear skies. however, a lot of folks out there in california have to deal with toxic smoke and stuff from the fires. icen though it looks sunny and pleasant for a lot are folks it's not. freeze warnings through the gulf andin a as that system moves away we have more snow in northern new england. we are going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

goo morning. i'm chuck bell. it is sunny outside. 38 degrees in washingto but there are areas below freezing especially across northern virgini. this morni so western fairfax county out towards the tysons area, manassas, culpeper, be on the look out. if it looks like wet pavement, assume it could be icy.th meltdown will continue today. breezy and chilly this afternoon with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. >> and that's your latest gl weather. >> one of the many reasons i love o you, youed it. >> not only that. he is right 90% of the time. right, al? >> i don't know about that. coming up, new details on the shocking twist in wha was an inspirational gofundme campaign but apparently was a

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still closed. be very, very careful out there. back to you. >> thanks, meghan. s of is indeed yrgs ar temperatures below freezing, manassas, warren. be careful. if it looks wet, assume it's wet and slippery. daytime highs today in the mid-to-upper 40s it will be blustery with a gusty northwest wind staying chilly over thesu weekend. hine tomorrow. a lot of clouds around on your sunday. thank you. '>> tonight on news4 at 5 on this week's harreroes a mother and teacher who took her family's experience with autism and turned itnto way to help hundreds of local kids. >> that's tonight on news4 at 5. check on your forecast or your traffic, rather, is next. stay with us. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 times faster, we go beyond fast with 4g backup for complete reliability.

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7:30, now, friday mornin good matning. th a scene on the roads around pittsburgh after the first major snowstorm of the season caught a lot of folks off guard and then stuck on the roads. >> jryt about ee off guard. that is where we start our check of friday's headlines. parts of this country are still covering from that massive winter storm traffic and air travel to a screeching halt. students in west orange, new jersey, forced to spend the night in school. road conditions wereo poor, buses couldn't get them home. parents couldn't pick them up. from the midwest to maine, commuters and road crewsuaaught off by the severity of the elstorm. air trs didn't fare much better. 2,000 flights were canceled,

8,000 tlaid. >> t number of people unaccounted for in the california wildfires skyrocketed thursday night to more than 600 le. officials say many of those people probably fled the fire and don't realizehey have been reported missing. butte county has made that list public so people can know if they are safe. in all, 70 people have been confirmed dead. some 52,000 residents displaced in the fires. the camp fire isut now a 40% contained. florida's heavily contested u.s. senate race is headed to a legally required hand rec int. annitial review of the machinery count shows republican governor rick scott ahead by less than 13,000 votes. but a contest for florida governor between ron desantis a andgi andreum is over. we are learning more about the case against the new jersey couple and theess man accused of working together to

pull off a gofundme scam. nbc's stephanie gosk h been following this one for us. >> good morning. it's been aemkable and troubling turn of events. so many people donating for what they thought was a good cause. according to new jersey officials that doesnm to be the case. there was no empty tank of gas. there waso $20 bill. what there was, says the county prosecutor, was fraud. >> the paying forward story that drove this fundraiser might seem too good to be true. it was. the entire campaign was predicated on a lie. >> reporter: the campaign got national attention a raised $400,000 from kindhearted people who thought they were rewarding aomeless veteran after he gave his last 20 bucks to a woman who ran out of gas. enstead, the prosecutor says all 14,000 donors we duped. >> wnt where the evidence led us. this is, unfortunately, where it is. >> reporter: prosecutors say

kate mcclure, her boyfriend marco rubio d'amico came up with the scheme together. now all three are charged with second-degree theft. among the allegations this photo was actually taken a month after the couple first met bob say investigators. tens of thousands of text messages were obtained. in one mcclure allegedly writes to a friend, okay, wait, the gas part is completely made up but the guy isn't. i had to make something up to make people feel bad. prosecutors say as the money came in, suddenly the couple were going on trips and making big purchases. >> there are a number of we nses, handbags that seized, other jewelry. there was a car. >> reporter: but this morning mcclure's attorney is speakingo he says his client w conned, too, used by d'amico and bobbitt. >> they used her face. they used her image. if you talk to kate's friends

they will tell you she is a kind and charitable individual. 'aandco knew this and he aplayed on thatlong with bobbitt. >> reporter: while the prosecutor made a plea to the public. >> a case like this can makero ge people skeptical and a little more hesitant to help someone else in need. i urge you not to let that happen. >> so, steph, more than 14,000 people con triggtributed to thi gofundme campaign. is gofundme going to return that money? >> that's mayor business model. they get a a percentage of the money. they will say that these 14,000 people will be reimbursed. as for bobbitt and d'amico, we reached outo d'amico's attorney. he did not get back to bobbitt is being detained in philadelphia, awaiting extradition to new jersey. >> what a mess. like a feel-bad story, >> the good thing is that there were 14,000 people that wanted to help someone who had done something good. you know, maybe t it. tweighs >> maybe get their money back

and give it to another good cause. >> yes. mr. rokerees theilver lining. he is standing by for another check of the weather. > we have got a big brand new monitor. that's the silver lining. the bbb, bger better deal, baby. unfortunately, this system is the system that doesn't want to go away. but it did. the monitor -- oh, it's back. let just go to this. okay. hel right. so tystem now is actually intensifying again. look. it's bringing more nor to northern new jersey. we are looking at that. oh, it's back. cold now. more cold air is going to be coming in from canada andre forcing it. let's see what happened. we are looking a boston today 44 degrees, that's 8 degrees below average. mobile 62, that's 9 degrees below average. >> bigger doesn't meter, clearly.

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than here's old guy i want u to meet. ♪ >> reporr: the self-described hillbilly singer who could play practically any instrument became a household name for miss work on hee-haw, a show watched bid nearly 30 million viewers each week. he joined the show in 1968 serve as cohe-host for thentire 24-year run. >> hee-haw was the icing on my professional cake. reporter: a sweet success made with an emonster stormouaw amount of talent. receiving his first guitar at age 14, he began playing gigs at dive bars in washington, d.c. he spent more than a decite touringh major acts before catching a break in 1960. at 27, clark finding luck in vegas with this gig that launched him into stardom. ♪ >> reporter: over the years, clark racking up 23 top 40 hits

including "yesterday when i was young." ♪ yesterday when i was young ♪ >> reporter: performing at the funeral of his long time friend mickey mantle. the grammy award-winning musician gue hosted "the tonight show" with johnny carson a few times in the '60s nd ♪70s. >> reporter: this morningellow musicians paying tribute to the country music hall of famer. brad paisley remembering this moment when he opened the 2016 cmas with a man whoir he says in him to become a picker, too. paisley writing on sial media, roy clark shaped my past. i prak practiced his style and en practiced making his facial expressions. he was a hero. a member of the country music

hall of fame, grand ry, when which he when he was 17 years old. survived byxtensive family and wife of 67 years. >> fun to see those pictures. his warmth and goodness. it just like jumps off the page. >> he had such a kind face. >> i rememberating hee-haw. >> everybody gathered around the set. >> that's right. 30 million people watched that show. > thanks. still ahead. j dwayneohnson taking natalie inside his new tv show that gives everyday athletes a chance to become >> i wonder if she did those workouts? football snacks, slightly healthier but still delicious. we will spend time in the kitchen. recipes after your local news.

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bright sunshine now and a mostly sunny friday coming your wal it we very blustery outside this afternoon. northwest winds 20 to 30 miles per hour. vefortunately now almostone above the freezing mark now. afternoon highs will be way high enough to melt off any of the ice left on the local roadways. we will be above freezing l weekend.

it's 8: 00 8:00 on "today." coming up,inter blunder-land. the first winter storm of the season causing chaos across the east coast. m car wiped out in front of me. delays on the roads, rails and runways. ghcommuters and crews c off guard. what should you expect before morning?to work this al has the latest forecast. plus, up in smoke. fighte fda is planning t the use of e-cigarette by teenagers as theumber of high school user sky rockets. >> we will be at levels where halffhe american teenagers and high school students will be using e-cigarettes. that's not tolerable. >> what all parents need to know. snoelt i want to rock ♪

>> welcome to the titan games. >> how his new show is challenging everyday athletes to push their limits. >> create a platform for every day people who were exceptional athletes, create a platform for them to shine. >> today is friday, november 16, 2018. ♪ >> we are on! " >> celebrating our 27th anniversary. woo! >> from boise, idaho. >> i'm turning 13. ♪ >> got married five years ago today. >> checking off our bucket list on "the today show." >> celebrating my 80th birthday. woo! >> good morning,yoverybody. evne on the plaza is going porch owe -- poncho today.

hoda has morning off. craig is here. >> let's start with the news at 8:00 and the weather tops it. millions of people across the northeast still dealing with the icy mess from our record early season snowstorm, stranded commuters and air travelers, caught a lot of folks off guard. nbc's kristen dahlgren has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with the snow coming down here againretty heavil people talking about that commute last night. me calling it the wor ever. that is really saying something. this record snowfall catching so many people off guard, including a schoo in new jersey. they had to keep kids overnight. they said it was too dangeus send them home. on the roads, so many accidents. people talking about six, seven, eight hours stuck in traffic. any simply abandoning their cars. this morning a lot of calls for officials to figure out just what went wrong. remember we sti a have long winter ahead. >> all right. kristin, we do, indeed.

it's just starting. al is standing by toell us if we have seen the last of this thing. what's the word? >> the wd is this thing fooled us all because it ended up being lder and ended up slowing down and it's now giving us one last paing shot. there is another band of snow that's coming through new jersey, upstate new york and eventually could make its way across here in manhattan. but the good news is it's too warm really to snow. so the heavy snow continues up through new jersey, eastern new yo heavy snow for northern maine as this continues moving up. then it moves out rather airport delays today from boston, hartford, the new york area, all the way down to philadelph onphiladelphia. he roads messy through northern new england. then it's out and it's done with guys. >> that sounds good. thank you. >> now to a scandal rocking an ivy league college. seven women suing dartmouth claiming it ignored claims of sexual harassment and assault against three prominent

professor. nbc's ann thompson has more. >> consider the womenay they have been living with this harassment and fear for years. dartmouth's officials first ledged they were looking into these allegations last fall. although all 310 urd professors have left the college amid an ongoing criminal investigation, these seven women students want culture changes now, suing dartmouth forome $70 million. >> reporter: the seven women say three professorsurned the psychology and brian sciences department into a 21st centuryl "aniuse" and that they globed, sexted and groped students. the alleged bad behavior of the professo professors dated to 2002 with dartmouth looking the other way. >> at every turn they chose e money, prest and power over the safety of the women. >> reporter: she says professor

kelly had sex with her in 2015 when he knew she was too incapacitated to consent. >> i have no memory. on fact, i remember waking up the next morning. so i was told by bill kelly l ter that that we had sex intercourse. >> reporter: marissa evans was an undergraduate student. she says kelly sent her naked pictures of himself in 2016. >> it was asserting his power and his dominance over not only my situation at dartuth, but within the field andture beyond. >> reporter: some women say they reported the professors to dartmouth in adrian peterson 2017 -- in april or2017. >>r: i was sexually assaulted in his home. >> reporter: she says she was groped by professor todd heather ton in a karaoke bar while attending a conference in 2017. >> he proceeded to summon me over to him. he groped me and he put me on his lap.

>> repor sr: in atement, heather ton called his actions unprofessional, saying i deeply regret touching the graduate student but denies it was sexual. there has been no response from en or kelly. no criminal charges have been filed. avrtmouth says sexual misconduct and harassment no place there. it says it took unprecedented eps towards revoking the professors tenure and terminating their employment, but disagrees with the characterization of dartmouth's actions in the lawsuit. another woman who is a part of this lawsuit told us one of the professors actually bragged about the retaliation. he and the others took against women complained saying they had been, quote, iced out of their reers. >> very, very disturbing. >> indeed. thank you. meanwhileol we td you to expect it. now it is official. the food d drug administration senouncing its new plan to fight the skyrocketing of e-cigarettes among teenagers, including a crackdown o any

store that sells them to underage kids. nbc's tom costello has been covering this forus. good morning. >> hi. e-cigarettes are supposed t an alternative for adults to stop smoking tobacco. the cdc says 3.5 million teenagers aresing e-cigs, many addicted to the fruity health experts say they contain potentially dangerous chemicals and the nicotin is addictive. it's a crack down for what the fda calls a teen age e-cigarette epidemic. among high schoolers 78% increase in vaping in one year. it has to stop, says the fda chief. >> we will be at levels where half of the american teenagers and high school students will be usine- garettes. that's not tolerable. >> reporter: health experts say fruity vaping flavors intentionally target teens including bubble g v,anilla creamnd a watermelon and high

nicotine levels that can lead to addiction and tobacco use. the fda iser og stores that sell fruity e-cigarettes, including convenience stores, to physically wall them off from teen shoppers and verify every customer is at least 18. >> if they weren't flavored, i don't think anyone would be s doing them acrhe country schools report kids sneaking puffs in class. some high schools even closing restrooms as vaping explodes in popularity. now a public service announcement by teens for teens whare addicted t e-cigarettes. >> it's a part of my life. i know it's bad, but i can't stop. >> reporter: juul says it plans to discontinue sales of certain fruit flavors at 90,000 stores. healtherxperts fear aft decades of progress in getting americans to stop smoking a whole new generatil may be gettg hooked. they are also moving to banl

ment cigarettes and flavored cigars. the tobacco industry says they will fight the proposed ban. craig, back to you. >> thank you. 8:09. hoda is off. i get to do the boost. let me tell you about miles scott. a typic0-ar-old boy, goes to school, plays little league. that is really amazingse bec we really all first got to know him when he was batkid. remember this five years ago? miles is battling lkemia, but he got to suit up. he was batman, fighting villains in san francisco thanks tohe make-a-wish foundation. miles has been remission ever since and now on the fiofh anniversarhat big day he is cancer free. ma-a-wish says it is more proof that lifting a child's spirits can make a diffence in their medical outcome. >> that is a fantastic boost to end the week. i know. good to hear from miles. >> just ahead, a powerful speech

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lace for that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, i have never heard william as outspoken as the speech you are about to prince william delivering a hr.ea assessment of social media. even questioning today's polarized politics. as a new father to george, sharm and louie, he launched a campaign against cyber basign ba year ago. william claimed in a speech that social media companies have been too proud tolisten. >> caught by the scare or the problem i was told that correspondents were already doing plenty and just neededt more creor it. i saw denials about the age of young children who were using so of our most popular platforms. >> reporter: the new of royals have been taking an increasingly high ,ofile positi speaking out on issues.

this was different. williams' speech was a thinly veiled critique of social media leaders like facebook's michake zuckerberg. s >> it has bee far that they may struggle to understand that th hr incentivee changed. the noise of soldiers, botthare bottom lines that made them so successful in the first place. >> reporter: the tech industry has bee mired in a string of scanned us. twitter, facebook, google criticized by lawmakers over russian meddling inhe election and fake news. prince william suggesting they are not listening. >> i am very concerned though that on every challenge they face, fake new extremism, larization, hate speech, trolling, mental health,iv y, and bullying, our tech aders seem to ben the back foot. >> reporter: ending with a plea.

>> you can reject the choice of profits over values. you can choose to be good and be successful. you can work in the interest of children and parents who use your products and still make ur shareholders happy. we not only want you to succeed. we need you to. thank you. >> reporter: we need you to succeed. it is stunning just when companies like facebook are fang so much scrutiny to see it piling on, guys. there is antther talking p here. some folks say it, but people will say these royals, they are not elected. they are not politicians. should they be weighing in on political issues like this or questioning the way u.s. companies commercially operate? so there will be to two sides to the argument. amazing to hear prince william talking like that. >> undeniable the royals have quite the meu.phone. thank >> reporter: that's right. carson has moved into our fancy new orange room.

f waiti my flight. >> it looks like an orange lawnge. >> it is like that. minus the beverages. for a lot o young adults thanksgiving can be the first attempt to cook a turkey. naturally, they are turning to their parents for advice. what's happened, what we inside sd that a prank has gone viral where kids are texting their moms asking this quests n. how long d take to make wave a 25 pound turkey? the key wordniicrowave. dely not a good idea. the responses started out somewhat calm.om this m rights, not sure you are supposed micro a turkey, that would be gross, bones and all. another mom, i'm woraled. can you me? then chris' mom says wrap in foil microwave for 30 minutes and go to the store to buy a precooked one. precooked because you will need to feed the fire department. and another one, are you serious? are you sober?

the best, no, idiot. never invite me to dinner ever please and thauchlt there is no doubt -- >> sounds like a mother's love. >> that's right. cooking your first turkey can be tough. they have the butterball hotline. >> is that still a thing. >> evere h i taved that once. be careful. rous. >> 320 degrees, 25 pound turkey six hours 15 minutes. >> look at you. >> let it rest. >> look at you. >> how long in a microwave? i know. i'm just kidding. >> three years. >> i know, i inow,know. "popstart," guys. amy schumer. in october shehe announced is pregnant with her first child. she and her husband chris fischer are ver excited but amy has been a honestut the not so great side effects ofan pre including morning sickness. she shared this on instagram. that is her in a hospital bed announcio she had cancel

shows in texas. i'm fine, baby is fine, butyo ev who says the seconding trimester is not telling the full story. i have hyperemesis and it blows. sending so much love to the doctors and nurses taking great care of me. that's the same condition that the duchess of cambridge experienced during all three of her eg nannancies. >> morning sickness? >> yeah, it lasts for the entire pregnancy. >>lt. these moms are so incredible and courageous. fine.e baby should be she'll be fine. but it's a lot to take on. adam levine, speaking of morning sickness, yesterday the singer and coach -- we work together a lot on- "the voice" - he sat down with he will n ellen wanted to ask about maroon 5 perfor super bowl. 'sre is what adamheming tt said asked. rumor.

i ka neither confirm nor deny the truth of this rumor. and the rumor is a rumor that everyone seems to be discussing. a great event.bowl. there will be a band performing or an artist of some kind. >> uh-huh? >> and it's going to be great. >> yeah. >> regardless of -- >> whoever it is. >> of who it is. >> yeah. because whoever does it seems like that would be a big deal to perform at the super bowl. >> wever is lucky enough to get that gig probably is going to crush it. >> yeah, yeah. on that g tight-lippe one for a while. i guess we will have a to wait see. sounds promising. for more of that interview tune into "ellen" later today. and steve carell, 13 years since the "40-year-old virgin" hit theaters. that means 13 years since this scene became famous. >> no! kelly clarkson.

>> that's one of the more p memorablts of the film when he yells out kelly clarkson. last nighte was on "the tonight show" and opened up to jimmy fallon about meetingelly clarkson for the first time and why he was nervous about it. >> well, i thought she'd be mad at me about that. i wasn't sure because i had never met her over those years. and -- >> why did you say it? >> i don't know. is he making fun of me? why wod he say that in anguish, you know? your mind. on >> incidentally, i love kelly clarkson. i am a big fan to begin with. >> to people yell at you when they see it? >> sometimes, yeah. >> kelly clarkson! >> you know. >> that's what she said, blah. >> that is your today, guys. >> coy listen to that all day

long. thanks. a check of the weather now. >> announcer: this sunday night football weather is brought to you b verizon. the unlimited plan you need on the network you deserve. >> all right. let's look and see what we've got for you today. a clipper across the northern plains. that going to bring problem there for the northern plains. freeze warnings through texas. the cold air continues through the ohio river valley. as the nor'easter movesmo away re heavy snow in new england. on aroundt's going the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. bright sunshine a lot of melting today. the slippery spots on the local roads shoul not be an issue for tomorrow morning. that is good news. everyone is now above freezing. let the meltdown continue. current temperatures upper 20s to aroun-- 30s to 40 degrees. a gusty wind. the roads should be all dry by the timeet s the sun goes down.

rain freee through thend and early next week. >> that's the latest weather. of course, it is time for our e week.e night of that's right. it's sunday night, football night in america. we've got a good one. the vikingso coming i soldier field to take on the bears. clear, ld, 29 degrees. good thing it's a barn burner because we are going to need t heat. suinay night football night america. it starts at 7:00, guys. >> mr. r,rothanks. >> football weather, right. natalie morales is here. you've got to spend some time with the one, the only, one of the biggest stars on the plet, dwayne johnson. >> of course he is one of the biggest stars. he is hollywood's highest grossing movie star. now he is turning his attention to television. what do you do when you combine immediate evil like physical challenges, compassionate competitors and theock?

you get "the titan games." welcome to e self-described most epic and insane athletic competition ever devised. >> welcome to the titan games. >> repter: "the titan games." dwayne johnson's new athletic competition series. it may look likehe setting of a rock concertt'ut the new home of the titan games and the superstar you know as the rock, dwayne johnson. he is about toive me a tour. >> this is the iconic titan arena that we have created. ready to do this? >> i am ready. >> here we go. ladies and gentlemen, it is t mastermind behind "the titan games," myself, dwayne johnson, and natalie moradas from "the y show." [ applause ] >> reporter: is a devilish makes of "american ninja warrior" survivor and the rock'smanation. >> redefine what an aletic

tompetition can. >> reporter: compe face off against one another in a series of taxing athletic challenges wit a lone woman and man surviving to be kround titans. >> we have teacher dentists, people from wall street. >> reporter: you had a vision en you were thinking about the show. you executive produced it. you created these challenges that are monstrosities. what were you hopingo get out of it. >> creating a platform for everyday people who were exceptional athletes, create a platform for them to shine. >> reporter: athletes with stories to tell. >> i tad arible accident three years ago and got hit by a car and didn't think i would be in a place like this. >> reporter: the challenge have names like pole position, drara ce and firepower. >> all roads lead to this.en it's sev grueling trials up to the top of t mountain that's 60 feet and seven trials back down. and then if you w y that, become a titan. >> reporter: where did this idea come?

because you designed this thin right? >> well, yeah. emy ideas com from when i'm drinking tequila. i am like, i have a got a great idea. >> reporter: tequila aside, the challenges are inspire by the rock's own workouts and are meant to test not just your physical, but your mentalheill. >> byime they get over there, natalie, they are so emotionay spent, a lot of them are crying, a lot af them laughing because they can't bleeth and th edbreathe, and they are bg. the ethat the woman are going -- theon emo that women are going through. >> reporter: for you to be witnessing it, what do you get out tv? >> gratification knowing that they have this incredible spotlight. >> reporter: a lot about life happening on ts course? >> a lot about life. >> reporter: titans on the course and in lifege f by the rock. you know what i love about this already? i haven't seen the show because it doesn't start until january,

is the men and women compete in the same obstacles. they are not making it any easier for the women. >> always good to see you. >> titan games thursday, january 1st. this is a news4 today news break. ood morning. 8:26 now on this friday, november 16. i'm aaron gilchrist. i want to let you knowhat stafford county public schools are closed. that is a change from a two-hour delay earlier. stafford county schools closed. melissa lett has your first4 traffic. >> a traffic alert, chain bridge between canal road and 123 icy conditions. eut down. we h beenet tg about this at first4 traffic. outer loop before the american legion bridge right side blocked, outer loop springfield left lane blo and between 28 and centerville farms load icy conditions there lanes shut down. >> we will have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morning. plenty of sunshine today. it will b breezy andery chilly. highs today only in the mid-40s across most of the area. tomorrow ohio state and maryland

play at noon in college park. it will be sunny with mid-40s.ures in the and for the houston/washington game sunday at fedex field cloudy with temperatures in the 40s.

good morning. hi. thanks forgo coming. od morning, everybody. it i 8:30. it's friday morning, november 16th, 2018.he you know why t folks are smiling? >> why? >> the sun just came out. i know. they are out there in their ponchos. they have been sitting in the rain. we are so happy t have them here. >> blue skies. >> there is a special little girl over here. can i introduce you to, can we meet miss haley? is it haley or hallie? >> hallie. >> why are you here today? >> because of my 9th birthday. >> happy birthday, sweetie. >> thank you. >> was it raining when you came here this morning? >> yes, ma'am. >> you stayed out all this time. wow. is therenyone you want to say hi to at home? >> my dad, my brother, and my

grandpa. >> oh, so sweet. where are you from? >> auburn, alabama. >> you are so cute. your eyes match your hat exactly. so pretty. happy birthday, sweetie. >> thank you. >> you're a doll. how cut is this little doll. happy birthday,ove. the cutest. >> so cute. got friends from idaho i'm to.ng hello craig had to leave early. we are going to nnlk to eric about his creepy new role that might have you deleting some social media accounts. plus, everybody is going to go crazy for some football foot is sunday. daphne is he. >> looking good. in the third hour of today, e, sheinelle, and myself will be talking about ways to protect your identity and money. we are c lonely becauig had to go early and al is across the street for aon good reas what's shaking?

>> the planned new fao schwarz store. remember from "big," tom hanks playing piano? let's get somebody in here who knows how to pla these guys. go ahead, guys. give us a little tune, if you could. >> absolutel >> look at that. they are dancing. >> ready? >> go. ♪ >> a little heart and soul, very nice. here we go.ry impressive. i could have done that, but we wanted some good looking people to actually d it. of course, there is the famous fao schwarz toy soldier. good to see you, sir. this is build-bear rocket. it's 27 feet. it's unbelievable. we also have a g lotoing on. yo have got build-a-bear workshop. also barbies, transformers, the stuffed animals, f schwarz clock, famous now.

it actually winks. it's digital. there is also marvin the magician, the magic shop. you got a ltle trick for u here? >> of course. you can even change the light into al. bal make it disappear. >> there you go. very nice. thank you very much. over here we've got a little -- >> a baby adoption. >> baby adoption? >> yes. >> very nice. what cutie. looks just lick me. the magic shop. all kinds ostuff. melissa and doug, you can get all kinds of stuff at the craft place. and also do food shoing for all of your food needs. it's very special. yes. lots of stuff going on. it's all here starting, opening 10:30. a great place to come down when you are visiting us at "the today show." that's what's going on around the rookie. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. finally the sun is o. e combination of temperatures above freezing and a gusty northwest wind will help dry the

pavement. so we should not face as much of a bla icehreat tomorrow morning. right now 37 in fairfax, 41 arlington, 37 degrees in gaithersburg. afternoon high today near 48 it will be breezy and cold automatall day. your weekend looks dry. sunshine, upper 40s tomorrow. clouds on sunday. not much of a rain chance until late next week. >> fao schwarz tomorrow on "today." guys. >> fun. looking forward to it. >> thank you, al. you know, true crime stories are the rage right now. a new bravo show dirty john may be the wildest yet. >> eric banna plays the title character. her dauncters are con that john is hiding something sinister as he creeps around their home. >> hey. what's in the safe, kiddo?

>> are you going to have time to pick up your tux today? >> sure. hey, wait what do i need a tux for? >> for theancer benefit. oh. >> good mornin ni>> so you're spending tht now? >> uh-oh, that's not a good sign. >> eric banna, good morning. you're dirty john. you are called creepy john. scary john. dis is like k of the dating nightmare, right? >> yes. >> charming, good looking guy tournts to be a total psycho? >> yes. and this really happened. a couple met onle and he presented as the charming rfect person and we quickly discovered that all is not as it seems and he is a master manipulator and con man. >> it was a dcast, too? ch yeah, true crime, w turned into a series of articles

with "the l.a. times." the investigative journalist did a podcast to w coincidh it. it was hugely popular and we adapted it into a mini series. >> you started out in comedy? now you are playing a sociopath. you have to switch back and forth? >> they are pretty much the same thing. when ias preparing por it the role it made me realize how the life of a sociopath is similar to what we d as actors. it was crazy. i get to d the day, obviously. >> secrets. so you kind of had to make him ch lming. so it'e you had to be both a villain but also find some warmth andoodness and appeal? >> yeah. well, you have to believe thatb h has fallen in love with him and that he is falling in love with her. >> is that real? >> i think ear on. and i think even if it wasn't, i

think they are capable of convincing themselves that it's real.at as something interesting about the research. so, yeah, you just have to in.y of course, i had the wonderful connie britons. it made the job so easy. >> we are not allowed to give away anything, but the end is shocking. we were joking about it. she met this guy in online dating? >> yes. >> we were saying -- >> but for women watching. >> befor they watch dirty john, what are the red flags? they meet a guy like your character, so charming, how would you know he is so crazy? >> someone who has no friends or family. mi like major ted flag. that first one. and a man who turns up for a first date in a pair of cargo shorts. >> i'm in trouble. good thing i'm happily married. you are married. would you use online dating these days? >> i have been married1 years.

tiwould run a mile. i would go tradional. i don't think i could do it. >> i know. by the way, you just turned 50 during this. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> what does tha feel like? i'm right behind you. >> i think ira celd 50 when i turned 40. no. it was no big deal. i didn't hav a party o anything. we just, you know -- >> 5is different now. i remember my dad turned 50 as a kid a i thoug that was so old. here i am, right behind. >> yeah, my w dad 50, yeah, i thought that was hard as well. >> now that we are all pushing 50, that's so young. what do you do for the holidays back home? >> yeah, back home. and christmas down under and a summer. so, yeah, looking forward to it. >> well, deserved. it's great. congratulations. it's produced by our sister company. you can watch that premier sunday, november 25th onravo.

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ell, breaking up has been hard to do, but the rise of social mia, it's harder than ever. >> that's right. for teens entering the dating scene it will be the only world they know. savannah sellers is host of stay tuned on snapchat. good morningg, >> good mornuys. so i chatted with a group of high school girls about the way smartphones and technology are affecting their relationshi and it's not just breakups actually. goes y the whole thing down might make your head spin. >> reporter: online many teens are putting their best filtered face especially when it comes to their love lives. but what happens when your status goes from in a

relationship to out of one? >> davidnd i aren't together anymore. >> reporter: after two years of dating, youtube power double david and liza posted an emotional video announcing their breakupn that has b viewed more than 40 million times. >> liza broke up with me six months ago. >> going through some stuff. >> reporter: and stranger things star millie bobby brown and her ex revealed their relationship and their breakup on instagram. but it's not just celebrities finding themselves in the limelight of iphone screens. who has been through a bakup? all o you. okay. do you think social media makes breaking up harder? >> yes. >> yeah. >> because you have to see it. you have to see him and what he is dnd his friends and the girls he is with now. >> reporter: and it's not just breaking up that's hard to d for the social media generation, finding love at all can be even harder. the modern day version of a note in yourockers hoping your

crush slides into your dms. for those ho don't, kn that means direct messages. >> we could beelling our kids, our kids could be asking us, how did you meet? we say snapchat. they are like, that's so romantic. >> reporter: om. >> so muchts we are missing out on. we are saying the i love you's on text for the first time. >> it's crazy. >> a lot of girls would be like i met m h boyfriend, came up to me and told me how fw beauti i was. that's not how it was. >> my boyfriend -- >>it yeah. so dramatic. >> reporter: the constant access to pictures anformation can lead to an obsession with what others are up to. what about relationship goals? is that -- >> comparingth yourself to couples. like, oh, they are going to this place. we are notoing anything right now. >> or taking super cute pictures. >> me and my boyfriend are not.

>> even if you don't want you feel like you need it for other people, which is so twisted. >> reporter: it's created twisted -- >> who has it tougher? >> we are different. >> all the posting we have to ve do, we to look perfect in every photo and s tmsuit pictures. it's just like -- >> standard is perfect. >> perfect, that's what boyss think the standard. that's why we feel we have to live up to that. >> reporter: and as technology advanceshere are new dating pitfalls. >> on social media you can see where people are. any time. so what is that like? what does that do to you? >> it's a good and bad thing. >> like 26 minutes ago they are not responding to me and what e they doing instead of like on their phone? anif they got on their hom said they are free, why aren't they on your phone yet? >> you don't want to say

anything because yo don't banwa seem like a stalker. >> reporter: does this feel like too much? >> yes, every single platform there are so many ins and outs. what relationships mean more to me? it's like a juggling game. >> we care so much but we pretend like we don't. >> reporter: these girls are very muchre a- >> scary. i have two young girls. i'm terried. >> it scary. it's eye opening to talk to them because they feel trapped and they also feel like there is no way out. they go off ofnstagram for a while. then theyophile) fee lik-- then they feel like they are missing out. >> jessica simpson and nick on mtv, their whole relationship was on television. here we are now many years later, weublish everything, right? >> it's so invasive. >> this is every second. the fact tha you are like youtube couple. >> like there is nothing siacre anymore. >> making millions of dollars.

they are only posting the good stuff. >> the fact that we need a translator for that. >>yeah. >> we were just -- you used to just drive by someone's else. >> drive by 20 times. par park the car. light stocking >> thank you so much. if you want more, stay tuned. nbc news twice daily news show on snapchat. coming up next, delicious recipes for wings, nachos, and an unbelievable dessert to get you through a weekend of football watching. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> just a dollop. >> wow, that's big. >> dr. oz would not approve.

(music throughout) we are back with today loves football you are going to love sunday night games on nbc. the minnesota vikings are heading to chicago to face theb s. you okay? here daphne is sharing some

recipes for the ultimate game time foods and a chocolateok ch you don't want to miss. >> are you excited? >> very much. >> put that on theable. people go crazy. >> first we are tarticharting w ken wings. these are somewhat healthy because they are not fried. you said it. i didn't. >> i just'd thought say it. >> it's a healthier take. chinese takeout,esame chicken. a crowd pleaser, right? chicken wings, the ult football od. a simple glaze. i have sesame oil, soy sauce, honey to give it the sticky sweetness. and then some miso paste. >>s it easy to find? >> it is. these days, go to the refrigerated section -- hi, guys. you re to eat? >> that's right. >> and so you can find it pretty easily. four cloves of garlic, fresno pepper and ginger. >> ie lat. >> lemon juice? >> lime juice. >> a little zest for you. >> put the lime in the coconut.

>> my favorite song. >> i turn that on and give -- well -- >> there you go. >> tre you go. let that go until it's totally smooth. here we have a nice soft -- reserve t tablespoons of that because you want a glaze at the end. glaze a little bit >> how long do you let it marinate? >> two hours in thet fridge. t sit on the counter. this is the biggest tip for making great chicken. let it rest on the counter for 20 minutes so it comestl a l bit towards room temperature. then you have the wings right here. i clip the tips off. we draped off som of the glaze. that goes into the oven. 400 degrees for 40 minutes. your chicken is completely cooked. see how beautiful that is? if you don't have time to marinate, don't worry. are youeady to help me? >> yes. >> i see you are getting involved. i love that. guild that lily, okay? grab c thecken wings, and this gives us a little bit extra

char. >> woo. >> dredge it up. >> give it some chrisness. this really makes that punch of you wantness that >> nice flavor, daphne. >> we have to do this. this is the criticalart. we saved some of that glaze. while it's hot givett it a bit of extra juice, scallions, fresno, sesame seeds, make a little bit of a mess, bring that to the table, okay? >> a jalapeno, i just got one. i love it. >> yeah, a little bit of spice. emory?gs for the i did. >> wanted to confirm. >> very exciting. >> you love that youre staying hydrated. you got some beer? >> oh, i didn't notice the water. >> i made you a good okay.. so chocolate chip cookies. every family has aecipe. love these things. for is my favorite recipe chocolate chip cookies.se all pur flour, salt and

baking soda. and here one of the firi things nd up doing. the reason i came up with this, i didn't have an electric mixer. i needed to do it by hand. you melted the butter and did it with brown sugar and white sugar. >> a cup each. you come up with this beautifully sort of toffee color blend a it mak a chewy cookie. if you like a hard cookie, do not come to my >> like a doughy cookie? fudgy. >> >> like still warm. that's the dream. okay. so then the other t dck i have is two full eggs and extra egg yolk. if i do this at home, i would do it individually. i know we're w timeline here. one -- >> you throw in the chocolate chips? >> yes. and then let it rest. >> and i lowe in a -- >> is this? make balls and freeze them in the fre mer ore a skillet because it comes out like this. when you are a feeding crowd -- bake it in the cast-iron

'sskillet. like a cake. > a cake that eats like a cookie. that's amazing! >> i have to show you this. i mean, we are friends here. >> oh, my gosh, amazing. >> my goodness. >> that's behind the curtain over there. >> this is the full deal. daphne, thank you so much. i wasn't sure where you were going with that. >> ay. you will find these recipes at today.com. nbc's coverage of the vikings versus the bears, sunday night at 7:00. d. what she s we are back in a moment. first, this is today on nbc. >> yum! >> get in there. i'm going now. it's my turn.

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good morning. bright sunshine and a gusty north wind. temperatures are climbing into the low-to-mid hoz. most areas around 48 in washington. that northwest wind 15 to 25 miles per hour will make it feel colder than that. another cold start tomorrow morning but dry over the weekend. get the latest news and weather anytime in washington app. have great day.

live from studio 6a, this is "today." >> hi, everybody. welcome this morning. i'm natalie morales, along with cars daly, sheinelle jones, jenna bush hager and jeffro en. >> i'm here to help. >> we need you for the holidays coming bo. let's talk what happened yesterday. i was scammed with the weather. al told us to expect this. but i'm not prepared. i'm a california girl now. >> look at this traffic. it seems like we wered. surpri we shouldn't have been surprised. this time yesterday, i was in miami. i didn't pack a coat or