. good morning. prime time pitch.st in his f oval office address to the nation, president trump set to make h case for a border wall as the government shutdown enters its 18th da democrats fighting back saying the speech will be nothing but malice and misinformation. so what's next in the battle that has the nation and hundreds of thousands of federal workers hanging in the balance? we'llsk a vice president mike pence. blast of winter. snow and ice sweeping into the northeast this morning and there's second potential storm to watch that could target this weekend. al is tracking all of it. smine.noring funeral services being held for the 7-year-old houston girl murdered in her family's own car

as new questions are raised about the deadly shooting and st what happened. those stories plus kevin spacey pleading noty guito sex assault. what his lawyers are asking the judge to do next in the high-profile case. overnight comedian kevin hart apologizes once again while dressing the oscars hosting controversy saying he won't do it. >> i don't have time to prepare and do it rrcoectly. >> if not him, then >>o? > clemson and over. the tigers crush baem to win college football's national football championship. capping an his touring season that has not been seen in more than a century, today tuesday, january 8, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah uthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

>> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us onda ts tu morning. last night was a blowout, if you're worried about stayingte nd missing the ending. >> you didn't. roll tide rolled over. sad alabama fans this morning. to the top story, president trump delivering a prime time midst of night in the what is the second longest government shutdown ever. we're starting with nbc's peter alexander at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morng to you. president trump in a speech to the nation will cast the situation at the southern border cs a crisis. his cri say the real crisi is an economic, political and human one.re hu of thousands of federal employees out of wor as this government shutdown stretches on. today many are charging the president's credibility on the border issue after the white house has repeatedly misrepresented the facts. tonight a presidential pitch in prime time. president trump's first oval office address.

the immigration speech part of a one-two wri orpret forun pthursday. both designed tot highlight w the president calls a humanitarian and national security crisis.id prt trump warning he might declare a national emergency going around congress to get his border wal>> built. we're looking at a national emergency because we have a national emergency. >> reporter: vice president pence says no decision has been made so far. democrats pushing back. >> declaring an emergency on our borderd to bu a wall is probably the worst public policy idea i've heard in about ten years. >> reporter: on going f negotiations td the wall remain theinrucial stickg point in the partial government shutdown, now in its 18th day. this, despite the president's repeated campaign promise that g mexico was g to pay for the wall. >> who is going to pay for the wa h? >> reporte more recent claims that mexico is alrea paying for that wall indirectly through new trade this morning new numbers

contradict the white house's argument for a wall to combat the threat of terroris >> we hav terrorists coming through the southern border because that's find that's probably theasiest place to come through. >> we know that roughly -- nearly 4,000 known or suspected terrorists come into our country illegally, and we know our most is atable point of entry our southern border. >> i know that statistic. to dn't know you were goi use it. do you know where those 4,000 people are captured? rports. >> not always. >> reporter: in fact, between october 2017 and march agents at the southern border encountered only six immigrants listed in a terrorist screening da. that's according to figures provided to congress last spring, firsty reported nbc news. that doesn't mean they were necessarily terrorists. the white house now trying to redefine what it means by a border wall. in this letter to democrats, framing it as a phase cal barrier made of steel, not

concrete. helplessly watching the stalemate 00800,0 federal workers, many of them set to miss paycheck this week. among other things, food stamps and h federalsing could be impacted if the shutdown drags on. with concerns that tax refunds won't gon out time, overnight the irs promised it will begin processing those tax returns by the end of this month and will pay out the refds as scheduled. hoda and savannah. >> peter alexander at the white house, thanks. also this morning, the vice president is out speaking to nbc news about the ongoing shutdown and his role in negotiations to try to bring it to an end. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson sat wn with him just moments ago. >> reporter: i asked the vice president specifically about ths presidenomment that those federal workers peter talked about should make adjustments. the vp could not offer specifics on what he thought those workers should do helso made very clear that the possibility of declaring a national emergcy is on the

table. >> the president is speaking tonight in a primeime address. is he going to declare a national emergency? is that your expectation? >> what i expect the president will do tonight is explain to the american people that we have a humanitarian and security crisis at our souern border. 60,000 people are now attempting to come into our country illegally every month. that's more than 2,000 a day. what's unique about it, hallie, and why "the washington post" has even called i bona fide emergency is because the vast majority of those peopl now are families and unaccompanied children, and it simply is overwhelming the ability of our customs and border patrol to so the president will take those facts to the american people. he'll talk about the00 1 people with criminal records that we've apprehended at our erder. he'llain the need, not just to build a wall, which he's determined to do, but also to provideur border patrol with additional resources,

humanitarian and medical assistance, new technology. the democrats need to come toth table and start negotiating. tonight the president will tak that cas the american people. >> i heard you use the word crisis. i heard you use the word emergency, citing this "post" piece. is this a sign that the president will declare one perhaps this week? >>s i said, it's something he's looking at and considering. >> which former presidents, as he said, told him he sho td have buil wall? ntatives denied that's the case. >> i know the president said that was his impression from previousst admitions, previous presidents. i know i've seen clips of talking presidents about the importance of border security, importance of addressing the issue of illegal immigration. >> that's different from telling the president, right? >> lyhone the mar kamerican peoe

want us to address that issue. >> reporter: a national emergency is something that constitutes a threat to the health and sety ofamericans. it is not clear if the president will the claire one tonight. in that interview, the president repeated that claim that has been debunked as misleading about the number of suspected terrorists or immigrants coming across the southern border. he did make clear the president is feeling resved in his stance. democrats are, too. which means unlessomebody arts to give in, the shutdown longer.tretch on even >> we should mention nbc news will have live coverage of the president's oval office address to the nationig t 9:00 eastern. another big story this morning. talking about the weather. a winter storm is rolling into the northeast and there could be a second storm right on its heels. al is here withhat we can expect. >> good morning. just saw a salt truck g by on 49th street. watching snow making its wayew throughengland, rain throughout the region.

we'll see more coming. asmeou ioned, 11 million people under advisories or m watches, f michigan all the way into new england. here is what we're looking at. one lo one low pressure pushing rain and stow in tee . the next one is bringing rain, also winds behind it. as it pushes it, it draws in colder air from canada. that's going to create lake-effect snowmergencies developing. snowfall forecast from houghton, michigan into traverse city, also western new york, western pa from six to 12to inches of the heavier snow in upstate new york into northern new england with upwards of 12 to 16 inches of snow. guys,re w going to also be watching a possible mid to late week storm that m cause more problems. we'll have more on that a little later. back to you. >> see you in a bit. now a dramatic day in a nantucket courtroom for actor

kevin spacey pleading not guilty to sexual assault. nbc's morgan radford is at whe courthouh more. >> reporter: good morning. kevin spacey has been arraigned a felony account of sexual assault. that's named as indecent assault and battery. the entire arraignment only lasted about ten minutes inside this nan courtroom. the defense lawyers filing documentation saying he's n on pleading not guilty, he's challenging accusations that he groped a then 18-year-old boy. flying from by private jet and hounded by meras, two-time oscar winning actor kevin spacey appearing in courtroom, expressionleis as hened to the charge that could land him behind bars. >> indecent assault andattery on person 14 and older. >> reporter: during the arraignment spacey was ordered st to have any contact with his accuser whos the actor groped him inside a popular bar

two summersgo when he was 18 years old. >> ournly reque specifically is to stay away. >> reporter: according to the criminal complaint, the young man who n was present in court, was working as a busboy in this barhere he alleges spacey bought him several drinks before fondling him for several minutes. his mother, heather un ruh describing shock when she spoke with nbc in 2017. >> i don't think he ever thought of the possibility that in his lifetime he would be the victim aexual assault. >> reporter: in a new court filing spacey's defense attorney says unhuh's son claimed he was a 23-year-old college student and did not object to the alleged touching, adding the snapchat video he sent to his girlfriend does not show anything that could be remely described as assaultive

behavior. the judge ordering the videostion to save all and messages from that night after a request in the defense. >> all i'm askingor i to put a bubble around that data so it doesn't get destroyed. >>eporter: in a stateme monday, the civil attorney for the accuser said in part, my client is a determined and encouraging voice for those victims not yet ready to report being sexually assaulted. spacey's lawyers entered a notl guiltya on his behalf to the lony charge of indecent assault andba ttery. a real life drama putting kevin spacey onc more center stage. >> morgan, what's this about kevin spacey getting pulled onor long after that court hearing? what happened? >> reporter: that's right, savannah. he was pulled over for speeding after hed lande in washington, d.c. he was led off with a verbal warning. meanwhile, wn it comes to this case, he has a preliminary hearing scheduled forth march, although the judge said he does not have to physically appear in person. savannah? >> morgan, thank you. we turn to craig with another story we've been

following closely. later today aer f felt for jazmine barnes, the 7-year-old girl shot and killed in texas. this as we learn new details out the suspects in that death. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in hoton this mornin gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. this has been a heartbreaking story, one that has shaken many people around houston. today there are many unanswered questions as jazmine's funeral gets under way. >> reporter: this morning a community is preparing to honor jazmine barnes. >> nobody knows the pain olo ng a child. >> reporter: her mother who was shot in the arm rallies supporters this weekend just hours before the case too a dramatic turn. two suspects i custody. eric black jr. charged with capital murder is being held without bail. >>he evidence is pointing to

eric black as the driver of the cle. >> reporter: the alleged shooter has not been charged in the case. the family attorney citing law enforcement sources intify him as larry woodruffe arrested on an unrelated drug charge. >> it was our understanding thif was a case mistaken identity, they fired on the vehicle in retaliation for an altercation earlier>> in the night. reporter: after the manhunt initially focused on a pkup truck and a wrong man. sean king who helped raise the $100,000 reward and received the tip that helped track the case tweeting something is not right. key details are missing in the story. i know longer trust the timeline. overnight he told nbc news he thinks there's much more this his story and details a quickly unfolding. the sheriff meanwhile has repeatly backed up the mother's story. >> we do not believe in any way that the family, that they've been involved in anything

nefarious or anything. we feelhey're truthful. today the focus not on the investigation, but on saying good-bye to a young life cut short. >> today is the first day back to classfter the holiday at jazmine's elementary school. in honortudents are being asked to wear purple, her favorite color. a lot more to get tohis rning, including the seltd brags still going on in clemson, south carolina after the tigers won their second nchional pionship in three years. tlemson taking on alabama for the the tigers scored early and often. a.j. terrell comes a up withn interception and the 44-yard return for the touchdown. alabam answered right back with a touchdown of their n. 62-yard pass to tie things up. it was seven up. then what happened, craig? >> crimson tide kept things close for most of the first half, but this night belonged to

the tigers, led 31-13 at the half and never looked back. a huge night for clemson's quarterback. remember this name. trevor lawrence, 247 yards, three touchdowns, clemson wins it 6.44 doesn't look like the tigers are going anywhere any time soon. asides the freshman quarterback, theyo have a freshman wide receiver who is out of this world. davos sweeney cementing his spot inhe pantheon of legendary college football coaches. >> even you couldn't predict this win. >> no one saw .th worst loss for nick saban since he's been at salabama. ce forever. >> all right. thank you. are we doing weather? i thought it was sports >>cente. pantheon. whoo! fancy words. let's show you wt we've got going on. strong winds across the great t lakes ass second front comes

through. it will be mild in the deep south. thetorm watch going up in new england. here comes the next big storm into the pacific northwest. we'll look at thatet morel coming up in the next half hour. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 60 seconds. > ood morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. skies areri cl, left with a decent amount of sunshine to finish the morning and take us through the afternoon. temperatures are quite mild for january rning, already near our average high. temperatures in the upper

thirtsz and lowow 40s with sunshine and a light south breeze today, afternoon highs in th upper 5 to near 60 degrees. don't get used to it. a cold northwest wind comes back tonight. we will be a whole lot colder the rest of the week. trevor lawrence. >> you remember >> trevor lawrence. >> that's right. a freshman. even i know that. still ahead, a surprise move by the governor of tennessee who granted clemmon see to a prisoner after stars like kimas kardhian, rihanna and lebron james called for her release. have you felt your impact from your taxes to vacations, how you could beffected by the government shutdown.rs fi this is "today" on nbc.

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7:30 tuesday morning, 8th of january, 2019. see something missing there? >> who took it? >> the rockefeller center christmas tree taken down overnight. yes, the holiday season is over and dry january is here. we'll get busy andet a check of today's headlines. president trump is set to make his first oval office speech as president tonight to make a case for a border.wa the president warning he may declare a national emergency, going around krong to get that wall. tonight's speech will be followed by a visit to the southern borr on thursday. on going negotiations to fund the wall remain the crucial nicking point in the partial

government shutdo in its 18th day. i> kim jong-un arrived in beijing for fourth summit meeting, the second summit meeting with pnt trump. last week kim expressed frustration over the lack of progress a negotiations with ngshington and said if t didn't improve, pyongyang might ave to find, quote, a new way forward. police officers and some good samaritans banned together in an attempt to save a man's life in southstern texas. check this out. the dash cam video from the corpus christiolice department ws an suv on fire, overturned, 70-year-old man trappedha inside suv. the man rocked the vehicle until it finally flips upright. the suv was hit by a wrong-way driver. police say the victim would not have survived if not for the efforts of these good samaritans. new this morning, kevin hart is speaking out once again about the controversy that led him to step down as the host of the oses cars.

gadi schwartz ujoins with more on the story. >> with less than two months unt ntil hollywood's big nitroglycerin, kevin hart appeared to close the door on speculation that he might come ba >> usually this time of year all the bz is about which films are vying for oscar. this year the big conversation is who is going to host hollywood's biggest night. uesst now it's anyone's after comedian kevin hart appeared to officially take his name out of the running on his show "straight from the hart." just two days after being tapped to host the oscar, he was sharpry criticized for past comedy routine and tweets tha were seen as homophobic. hart then appeared to reconsider last week after an emotional interview with ellen degeneres. >> you haveut a lot of things on my mind. i know where oelationship

stands. so leaving here, i promise you i'm evaluating this conversation.or >> rr: ellen, who hosted the oscars twice saying she called the academy to push for hart to remain as host. >> i think the night will be about you, it should be about you and you should host the oscars and i'm going to tk you into it. his radior: also on show she apologized to t gay community for the past comments. > i'm hoping the apology is accepted. >> reporter: i think in the times we're living in, we have to best underding and accepting of people and change. >> reporter: with so many unknngns, only one thi is clear, at this year's academy awards, the winners won't be oscar's only surprise. there is also someculation that will may not be a hostality all this year. it's possible that the academy could simply use presenters and production numbers toull that

whole show together. >> that seems like the easy answ answer. done. >> got one vote here. >> story over. i >>l vote for al roker. that's >> what about the forecast? >> i can do that. another big storm coming into the pacific northwest. oithis one again to cause heavy rain and winds. there's another storm out in the pacific that is going to be bringing -- it's a parade of storms. this bring coastal rain, snow for the upper elevations. as it comes to move in, the l second storm wome in and cause more problems. also in the midwest from the dakos into ohio and down into parts of the appalachians,advis. minneapolis today wind gusts of 31 miles per hour, cleveland, chicago, louisville, look for airport delays there. this goes right into tonight into tomorrow morning. so probably someore airport delays. tomorrow morning's rush from minneapos, chicago and also cleveland. look at new york city, 32-mile-per-hour wind gusts.ng we are g to have airport

delays that we are going to be reporting onhe later on rest of this next 24-hour period. that's what's going on around the country. here what's happening in your neck of the woods lingering clouds overhead this morning and raindrops across southern maryland. it is a drying trend and aen clearing today will turn out to be a delightfully mild afternoon, upper 30s to around 40 degrees on your wayoo out the on your tuesday morning. temperatures will reach the upper 50s to near 60 today. another chance for showers rolls in this evening. tomorrow, behind thet,old fr expect a gusty northwest wind and windchills below freezing mo of the day thursday and a chance for some snow saturday night. coming up, we'll look at the possibility of a late-week storm in the mid atlantic and maybe the northeast. a fight for justice that's in the national spotlight. in an extraordinary move, the governor of tennessee granted clemency to a woman sentenced to life in prison when she was just

16 years old. her case captured t attention of big-name celebrities. ron allen has the story from nashville. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. cyntoia brown spent about half of her life i prison serving life with no end in sight. now aer years of legal roadblocks and setbacks, she's about to become a freen. >> i'm not saying i deserve anything. i'm asking for mercy. >> reporter: cyntoia brown, know 30, begging for a second chance at ang parole hea last summer. a case so shocking, it inspired a documentary. >> she made a split second decision that changed everything. >> i just grabbed the gun and i shot him. >> reporter: brown admits killing a lal man in 2004. she said she had been forced into prostitution and acted in self-defense. prosecutor called her a cold blooded teenage killer who murdered for money. jury agreed. her sentence, life in prison. >>'m sorry.

i'm sorry. >> reporter: now tennessee's outgoing b governol haslem in a statement calling that sentence too harsh and granting brown full inclemency, c her extraordinary steps at rebuilding her life, including earning a college degree and becoming a mentor durin nearly 15 years behind bars. in an emotional phone call with supporters, brown expressed her gratitude. >> thank you governor haslam for being a man of god a f showing mercy and giving me a second chance. i promise i will do everything i can to justify your faith in me. >> reporter: her case garnering lebrity support on social media with rihanna a kim kardashian pushing for her release. last year kim sitting down with hoda a she helped free alice marie johnson, a grandmother serving a life sentence for a non-violent drug offense. >> i don't claim to know everything about prison reform and i love working with people that have been doing this far

longer than i have. >> reporter: dozens of lawyers and advocates in nashville haved rallied aro brown's fight for freedom. >> what do you see as so unfair about what happen toher. >> you think about a 16-year-old being sentenced to life in prison and a total of 51 years, that's just ridiculous. reporter: kathy and brown are both friends. >> what does she want to do with her life? >> she wants to keep young girls and a young children from ever being in the situation that she was in.ro cyntoia is going to be to do amazing things in this worldr >> rr: the governor set her release date for august, to give her time to prepare for re-entering the world. she's not alone. there are thousands of prisoners in the u.s. jus likeher, young offenders tried and convicted as adults and sentenc to life in prison, now hoping for mercy and a second chance. back to you. >> r allen in nashville, thank you. still ahead, former nfl

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ripple effecm the shutdown. nbc's tom costello is takingoo closer today from the lincoln memorial down in d.c. hey, tom. >> reporter: hi, guys. good day. if you come to d.c. to visit, you canhe visit lincoln memorial. the toilets are closed, ce gift shop ased and the park police patrolling the area aren't getting paid. we're into the third week of this government shutdown. 800,000 federal workersrl ghed or working without pay. as every day progresses, the concern is that the faltout is going pread. a new day of the government shutdown bringing new concerns about the impact on americans, especially those relyi on the federal government to get by. one of the programs in jeopardy, food stamps. nearly 39 million people u to feed their families, and it's quickly running out of funding. >> i won't bee to come in here and buy my groceries. >>areporter: the dent of housing and urban development, hud, also left rambling,

asking landlords not to evict thousands of tenants covered by a now expired program in a letter obtained by "the washington post." getting married? love birds in the nation's capil may have to put those wedding bells on hold aer the mayor's bureau that issues licenses in d.c. was closed. >> empty pockets of all personal effects. >> reporter: the paychecks for tsad officers won't l in their bank accounts later this week if the government still has the out-of-office message. some of those screeners calling out sick in protest though the tsa union is urging them not to. rachel turner's husband brian is tsa officer still on the job. >> i don't want to have to ask him noto do it. if our livelihood depends on it, there will come a point where we have to decide, do we stay or do we go? >> reporter: one thi aricans can count on, their taxnd refu. the white house says it will reverse past policy and have the irs issue refunds during the

prolonged shutdown. that's a small glimmer of hope for the 800,000 federal workers who are now furloughed or working without pay. fish and wildlife button nift christy spent all her savings to move for a new government job last year. >> after rent and child care, i don't know how i'll pay the lls for the rest of the month. >> reporter: a dream job derailed by a closed government. christy andundreds and thousands of other workers hope l be back in business soon. look at this shot. the sun just hit the lincoln memorial here in washingtonl beautiorning here in washington. but a lot of drama. last point about the shutdown, the airline pilots association calling on president trump to end it concerned that with airc traf control and it issa officers potentially working without pay, it puts t nation's airspace at risk. >> you're there in washington and we talks about the parks and memorials.

federal workers don't all live right?, >> reporter: that's right. 80% of federal workers don't live in the d.c. area. the states with the highest percentage of federal workers have relatively low populations, alaska, north dakota, wyoming, new mexico, south dakota west virginia, idaho. so states with lower have actually the highest percentage of federal workers. >> tom, thank you. still ahead, want to make your home your happy place? the popular guru of organization marie ckondo has tricks for you space. costa rica. and meet sergio. that's his daughter, maria. sergio's coffee tastes spectacular. because costa rica's land is spectacular. so we support farmers like sergio. who use natural compost. made from coffee pulp. it helps keeps the soil healthy. and the coffee delicious. for the future of his community. that's sergio's neighbor, leo. sergio wants grandkids. which is making this very interesting. all for a smoother tasting cup.

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7:56 isour time on this tuesday, january 8, 2019. good morning to you.un i'myang. right now let's check inith jack taylor for a check of traffic. he toll had a mess on road westbound. if you're trying to get to dullesairport, use the toll road. tractor-trailer on its side. o lanes to the right, youerick southbound 15 as head toward rosemont avenue, the left side of the roadway is tied up, stayingight to get by. slowdowns on 426. big delays. northbound, rubber necking. back to you. >> we'll check your forecast when we come back. stay with us

some early morning clouds giving way to sunshine now across the area.es temperatill respond nicely. we're in the upper 30s and low 40s now. average high temperature for today's date would be 43. we'll be way above that today. near 60 this afternoon. no hwest winds will be gust tomorrow and way colder. highs in the 30s thursday and friday and anha increasinge for perhaps some measurable snow late saturday night. all right, chuck, thank ru. anot local news update for you in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show after this short break.

> it's 8:00 on today, coming up. prime time pitch. the president setol tod his first oval officeddress tonightis making hr case no border wall. we're live at t white house with the latest. plus still in the game.l check in with devon still and his daughter leah, the little girl whose cancer battle touched million. >> you ready to get this cancer up out you? let's do it. >> how she and her former nfl playing dad are tackling theish issue head on and defying the odds. we'll introduce you to the woman whose mission to get you organized is to get you

organized. wyma rhee kondo's method is so pular and what you can do to make your home a happy place. today, january 8, 2019. >> turning 70 o "today." >> from indiana, nyc girls trip. >> good morning to our kids in louisiana. >> hello to everyone in kokomo, >> it's my rthday. >> happy birthday, little one. welcome back to "today." thanks for being with us on this tuesday morning. not to brag, state are well represented. >> i don't know if you paid off the cameraman to zoom in. eagles, you've got to remember.

>> you can join us from home and send a video. you don't have to bel a footbal fan. >> all you have to do is let us know who you're watching from, who y want to s hi to. you can upload that shutout using #mytodayplaza and we'll put you on the air. >> if you say eagles, definitely getting on the air. >>'m sorry. >> a long few days here. lot right to your news. president trump is taking hishe fight for border wall directly to the american people before traveling to the border itself. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has the latest on th. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump in his first national primedd timess from the oval office will cast the situation at the southern border as a humanitarian nd nationa security crisis. the president has warned he might dec re a nationalenergy, going around congress to get his border wall built. in an interview tngs mor with nbc news,e the vic president, mike pence, said no

decision on that hasn yet b ma made. >> as he has saidin it's some he's looking at, considering. he american people expec washington to do is work togethert r southern border. it is a real crisis. >> reporter: the president's critics say the real crisis is , self-inflicted the government shutdown now in its 18th day, the second longest in history affecting 800,000 federal employees. today new numbers contradict the white house'srgument that a wall is urgently needed to stop terrorists from coming across the southern border.er between octf 2017 and march of 2018 agents at the southern border encountered only six immigrants listed in a terrorist screening data and that doesn't mean they were necessarily terrorists. that's the latesthe fro, hoda, back to you. >> peter, thank you. we should also point out will have live coverage of the president's oval office address to the nation and the democrats'

response at 9:00 eastern. ruth missed oral orgments monday for the first timoi since shed the court more than 25 years ago. however, she did work rom home where she's recovering from lung cancer surgery. ginsburg is using transcripts of the oral arguments and the case briefs to participate. nfl official sarah thomas will make history again this weekend, the first woman assigned to an nfl playoff game. she'll be part of the all-star crew working sunday's divisional ndtch-up between the new eng patriots and the los angeles chargers. she became the e female officia 2015. >> time for a little morning boost. this instagr video is a cute one that one person who viewed it wrote, quote, i was done having kids until iaw this.

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topic. who has turned cleaning out clutter into big business. >> peopled obsesth marie kondo. about yourense ide home and life are everywhere on social media. a new rlity show that appeared on netflix. sheinelle joins us fore. this >> pretty amazing. have you ever heard the phrase, does it spark your joy? if you haven't, you will soon. i had a first look at many rhee kondo's principles that putting your house in order is the magic that makes a happy life. >> i'm so excited because i love this. >> reporter: meet marie kondo.

her widely popular netflix shows follows the fixer as she helps families declutter theirhome. >> there cease so much junk here. >> she recently took to instagram to convey the meang saying i hope the series sparks joy and ipires a tidy start to the new year. she calls her strategy the kon ifmarie method. hings in your closet and life don't make youan happy, cle out the clutter and let tm go. >> i feel uncomforble. i'm getting hot. >>ei decvingly simple. she helps families on the show gather their personal b rongings andove any that do not bring joy. that means get rid of clothing, documents. the final categorysi csts of sentimental items,ay nots easy. >> i want to be thoughtful about it. >> the changes are often

dramatic. >> i didn't realize the importance of evething having home. >> all the solutions she's presenting are immediate that you can do them as you're watching the show. you can also get satisfaction of ving completed them in the same short time span. >> kondo's solutions are easy and attainable at a time when we all may have too much nstuff,ot just closets, but lives clogged with internet and social dia. after a couple years ago when her last book came out, her books are enjoying a resurgence with the release of her show,ng ma their way back to t"the new york times" bestseller listn copies with editions in 42 languages. when her book came out, marie came to my>> home. so excited to meet you. >> and helped guide me through the process m starting with bag -- >> it actually closes. >> then folding my clothes and

ending with my coat closet, sparking joy in the jones household. >> wow. it's like night and day. >> althoh she speaks very ittle languaenglish, her langus universal. everything in your drawer, they're little ducks. she opened my closet and she gave me that look. she would take it out. heifto trans would you joy? and she woulday g so -- >> is that applicable to everything in your house? >> it was amazing. it's almhet like a harp. you know the feeling you get when you hear a harp,, peacef want to be better. >> i came to your house in april of 2016, i i would walk into your house today. >> you know what, i need to reassess. even your coat closet, everything in a row, smallest child all the way up to daddy's

coat. >> you just have to -- >> it's worth the watch, worth the read. >> everything in my closet brings mean t. carson is in the morning room with more on this craze. >> sheinelle, you're absolutely right. marie kondo's techniques are taking twitter by storm as people are giving it a go in their homes to get things nice and mel sweets everyone around me is either becoming a ya instructor, getting married or having kids and i'mhe over like, hey, i just marie kondoed my drawers. guilty as charged, and organizings taken to the next level, a week after learning abou marie kondo. claude captures this saying this is marie kondo's home. gordon says given how many of you are talking about that marie

kondo program, next week would be the best time to up thrift stores. real as peoplery are eager to clear out the clutter in the new year. >> you better work on your facebook. >> a never ending battle. >> what are you doing, carson? >> is it "popstt" time? >> just before, 28 across long-time weather man of morning is. t willard or scott? >> that doesn't fit. >> long-time mether man on morning tv, today in the times, 28 across. >> seven letters. >> it can't be albert too many letters. >> could be al >> at al roker? >> too long for gingerzee. >> boom, roker. >> your "p start" continues right now.

st-sellinguthor jeff kinney brought you "diary of a whimpy kid" has a new novel to reveal. an exclusive first look at the cover. let's get the drum roll going. "diary of an awesomeriendly kid." his first book outside of the wherpy kids written from the perspective of raleigh jefferson, whimpy kid's best friend. fans will get the experience of the franchise. they've sold more than 200 million copies, published in more tha 60 languages as well. huge fans out there. fiji water girl's moment is not over yet. not onyo "the ne times" crossword. she went viral after phoer bombing s guests. e decided to give hern award of h own. >> seems like just yesterday i was a normal girl getting ready for the golden globes and it was just an honor to be there. i'd like to thank a few people,

richard madden, thank you forgiving me my start. judy greer, i can't forget about you. dakota fanning and luke evans for allowing me to have the space to have my best who else? lucy boyington, how can i forget you? you were brilliant. nicole kidman, i've always wanted to work with you, so thank you. >> there you go. probab not the las time we'll hear a lot of she's got star quality. >> like katy perry's left shark? >> yeah. last night on "the tonight show" jimmy fallon challenged his guests to sing kelly clarkson's hit song "since you've been gone." let's see how theyid ♪ all you ever hear me say ♪ is how iicture me with you ♪ that's all you'd ever hear me ♪ ♪ but since you'veeen gone

♪ i can breathe for the first time ♪ still moving on, yeah, yeah ♪ thanks to you ♪ now i get what i want ♪ since you've been gone >> shaq is completely tone deaf. >> when we hear those opening notes we're like no, don't do it. it's so hard. that's your "pop start." a daily quick clickly. because of new year's, champagne was flowing aplenty, he got his new year off to a slippery start. he tried to open the bottle with the knife, right onhe balcony. that's the shortest celebration we could find. >> exactly. carson, thank you. al has a cck of the weather. >> absolutely. first let's te a look at

what's going on, the system pushes its way out. we'llose that. lake-effect snow will be coming in behind that, 11 million people under weather winter advisories, from fou to 12 or more inches of snow in northern new england. heret is the n system we're watching, texas to the carolina coast fromriday to sunday. accumulating snow. right now the thing from missouri to north carolina, we think it stays outssur of block and keeps it down to the sout h. snow stretching from central and northern mi all the way across into the appalachians. we'll be watching that. n agai much in the northeast in new england. but things can change. so we're going to continue to track it. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's haprning in y neck of the woods. good morning everybody. we're tracking that storm here at storm team 4 as well. as of now, itik looks l maybe two to three inches of snow is a real possibility saturday ndaht into s morning. total forecast amounts could

have to go up or down. stay tuned tore us we'll keep you posted between now. first flakes wouldn't arrive until late in the day saturday. right now,ine breaking out. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. headed for 60 today. a cold northwest wind comes back tomorrow and wetay chillhe rest of the week. don't forget to always take us with you ys go out the door, todayie s xm channel 108. some people seem special from the very minute you meet em. they touch your heart and your soul and shape your life and change you forever. for mor and countless others, leah and devon still fall rig smack d into that category. we'll catch up with them in just a minute. but first, their inspiring story. hi, everybody. >> reporter: her smile, strength and boundless energy captured hearts everywhere. we met leah still four years ago when she w diagnosed with stage four neuro blastoma, given a 50/50 chance to survive.

leah's supporters followed her journey as her father devon, her biggest champion posted updates hostin #leahstrong and #stillstrong. devon known for his tackling on the football field was now on the sidines supporting and cheering leah on every step of the wayhe as tackled cancer. >> you ready to get this cancer up out you? let's do it. fist bump. andeporter: during her year a half long battle, leah and devon helped raise more than $1 million, for cancer rewon an espy award and closed close bonds along the way. >> i've been looking for you. >> reporter: her bravery and light spirit lit up the music videoe do, combining "brave" and "true colors." it was a project that raised money for pediatric cancer. setbacks and ring more aggressive treatment, leah stayed strong.

in late 2015, leah delivered the joyful newsme to > no more tubes, no more hospitals. cancerore >> reporter: defying odds, counting less sings and declaring blessing from early on, leah isrl now ny four years in remission. >> i'm going. i'm going home. >> devon has writt a new book called "still in the game: finding the faith to tackle life biggest challenges." hi, you two, how are you? >> good. >> leah, how are you feeling? >> good. >> you feeling all right? >> yes. >> i'm looking at you and looking at those old pictures when you were just 4 years old and you weren't feeling well. you hadcancer. do you remember when you were a little girl how you found out that you were sick? who told you? how dou learn about it? >> i learned about itecause i

knew something was wrong at that point and i, knew th why am i in the hospital. it's not usual for someone at 4 years old to all the tim being in the hospital. so i'm like, there's something got to be wrong. so i'mt j trying to, what's going on. i figured that, nobody is going to tell me because i'm 4 years old dnd i probabl't understand. then i'm just like, okay. and then i find out what'sac ally going on and i have to do that. it's already there. >> devon, i look at you and see a big hulking football player, the strongest guy in the room. i know all you wanted to do wasl protect yourtle girl. when you learned the news that this little g beautifl had this illness that could have

been devastating, what d you think? >> it broke my heart. it turned my world upside do because i remember the day she was born. i made that promise that we all make as parents, that we're going to do everything we can t protect our children. i felt like when i found out she had cancer, i broke that promise because i couldn't protect her from this disease. >> i've got to tell you, you battled through that. i remember seeing you in hospital seeing both of you, i was always struc by how strong you both were. e did yr cry in front of your dad? >> no, i really didn't. i didn't want to because i knew that, if i did, my whole family would cry. i didn't want knew that i didn't want them to go through what i did. so i just didn't want them to crhe i anro wund my

dad - when i was, i didn't cry in front of him. both of us did it c front of each other. >> you didn't cry in front of her eitherdevon? >> that's probably one of my biggest regrets, not being more front of her. i thought i had to be strong all the time. hen we would get off face time with each other, i would start crying. i found out when we were writing this book, she would go into the bathroom in the hospital and cry because we just tried to stay stng for each other. >> well, everything turned around. you got the news that you were cancer-free. i'll never forget the phone call we had. i'll never h forget we learned about it. how did you guys learn? we were pulling t up fro hospital which were just there,n we went home we got a cndl pulled up at the door. so then we get a phone call,'m like who is that andda then m answered the phone.

he's like uh-huh, huh-uh, uh-huh. i'm like, d, am i cancer free? am i ccer free? he didn't answer because he's on the phone. i'm like pase answer me. i need to know. it's just like when we got off the phone, he's just like -nd then we're like -- he's like u're in remission. yes. all three of us start hugging. it was j happy day. >> must have beenust a incredib. what i love about this book, devosi you're ung this to help other you're reaching out. you guys have come out on the other side. i see videos of you in hospitals. thisook is still simple decisiot >> honestly, i never planned on writing a book, i just felt like one day it was an assignment i had to get m testimony out there. there's a lot of people who are

going through strugglht now in their life and not sure how they can get back into the game. i felt like toughout all the struggles i faced in my life, god gave me a playbook that othereople can use toet off the sidelines and get back into the game. >>acr yse fhoo sk iuc b is amaz. leah, you've met so many young kids, i kw through your stay at c.h.o.p. who are going through cancer. if you were to say something to them, what would bedvice if a child asked you? >> i woulday s s thetay sg outside. it matters what's on the inside and you're not fighting this alone ever. >> you all are such an inspiration. your books incredible, devon. leah, you're going to come back and keep seeing us. "still in t game" is out today. devo shares the five things he wished he had known as a dad during leah's fight at today

km/parents. still to come, terry crews. first, your lows. ur local news. good morning. 8:26. i'm aaronlchrist. jack taylor has your first 4 traffic. >> our trouble spot continues to be on the toll road westbound, cleap he tractor taylor accident. left side getting by with delays by t beltway. still very slow on 15 a rosemont accident activity cleared. unfortunately the delays are still there. 270 southbound, new crash before 124 on the left side of the roadway. we'll hav look at our forecast when we come back. stay with us.

skies are clearing out.nd we'll up with a decent amount of sunshine. afternoon temperatures near 60. another chance for rain showers this evening aboer 7:00 or 8:00. if you're out late this evening, you'll probably need your umbrella. en back to dry weather and

windy and way colder for the next couple days. still tracking the chance for yoekend snowflakes. >> chuck, thank you can get the latest news and weather any time. open the nbc whington app. andy

>> new tonight's show and seth. > 8:30 now, tuesdayg,mornin the 8th o january, 2018. so nice to be spending it with such a happy crowd. by the way, january 8th is my sister annie'sbirthday. >> happy birthday annie. >> we love you. >> i think it's time for a crowd moment. i want to remind ms. ghrie and others that i am representing. where is my who dat nation?

excuse me, excuse me. we've got saints fans here? what's your name? >> heather. >> where are you from? >> alexandria, louisiana. >> celebratingour honeymoon? >> yes, ma'am. >> is it going to be a blowout? >> absolutely. >> savannah -- >> over here are some of my new best friends. eagles, don't you feel like we'rehe team of destiny this year? >> nick foles, double doink, remember that? > we'll turn this into an epic battle, aren't we? >> we are. no matter who you're rooting f for, your team is in it to win it. got a cowboys fan back here, chiefs fans, break out your hats your jerseys, your mom moms, come show your tea pspirit on theza this friday. we'll throw a pep rally, boys

and girls. we'll throw a playoff pep pting jcrn iews re "america's got talent gig on "brooklyn 99," his role in drama at the golden globes. taraji a. henson lostiamond ring. he was right in the middle. a guy who convinced jay-z and beyonce on a plant-based diet. healthier eating in the new year. on the third hour of today, we'll be catching up with one os terr co-stars, mr. are braur. we'll be kicking off our amazing kids series with a 10-year-old entrepreneur that uses bunnies teach kidsames to about coding and computers. >> that's cool. first, 32 across al roker. >> thank you very much. >> i think it was 28.

anyway, let's show you what's happening as far as your weather. storm watch in new england, strong winds across the great lants. next storm the pacific northwest. high surf in southern california. it will be mild in the deep south. tomorrow heavy lake-effect snow hround the great lakes. cold senate movesgh the plains. a flood threat in northern california, the pacific northwest, and she highf covisory continues along the southern californit with sunshine from the mid mississippi and ohio river centrallies into the southern erains. at home in the washington area, skies are clearing out. turning into ale veryant morning. still a little morning chill left. 34 in leesburg, 35 gaithersburg, 42 in arlington. no trouble with the return of more sunshine latening into the early temperatures reaching near 60 degrees for today. don't expect the mild weather to last. tomorrow a very strong northwest wind will keep temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s all

afternoon wh windchills below freezing tomorrow. >> that's your latest weather. back to hoda and the crews the lowdown on his hit shows, talk about taraji's rescue on the golden globes. you do three things every morning to get ready. one. vitamins >> two? >> workout. >> third we'll tell you after the break. this is "tay" on nbc. t

we're back at 8:36. with the jack-of-all-trades, mr. terry crews himself. >> terry of all trades. the new host of "america's got talent." this season the most talented, memorable and all-around fanbi favoriteties are returning to compete for the ultimate title. terry, goodin mo >> good morning. >> you get a phone call and it's "america's got talent." were you flipping out?

>> i was flipping out. mykitchen. i literally got on the center perfer, oh, my go td!he ct show for you. >> first of all, it' the world's biggest talent show. 194 territories around the world. th"got talent" franchise is humongous. i'm the most of all time. >> how big? >> 245 pounds, 6'3", bigge host eve for the biggest show ever. it was too perfect. it was a mat made inheaven. when i walked up on stage. it was like i had already been doing. it was awesome. >> don't you connect with folks, too? here are folks putting it out there, going for it. to me that's you. you went out there,ou said have a dream, the nfl. i'm going somewhere else. i'm going to pursue mtalent. you seem like you're the exact

person that can connect with that. >> you have to understand, i'm a little kid from flint, michigan. i remember looking out my window, one day i'm going to make enit. o be where i'm add. the fact i'm here right now blows my mind. this is the same story that each one of these acts have. they're incredible. these are guys that have been practicing these things in their basements, rooms, jgyms, wherevr they're at. they're singing to a small group and all of a sudden you're on the world stage. simon gives you a chance to blow your thing up. they become worldwide superstars. best of the best. >> back to your world and your life, you were up against of struggles. i'm sure people told you you can't, you won't be able to do it. when you were on your what made you say this isn't going to be my last day trying, i'm goingo go one more day. what was it? >> there are several different inspirations for that. when i look at the people who

never got a chance. in my life i had family members eyat say one day, i wish i could have. never did it. they tell you i wish one day i would have done that. and they missed it. that's not going to be me. >> how did you get tt courage be like, you know what? i'm going for it. >> it started with ltle small things, the little chances you take, the little victories. i always tell everybody it's about starting small but thinking big. for me it was like -- perfect example, my mother was very, very strict. flint, vmichigan, wasy rough. she wouldn't let me do talent shows or perform. amom, how about host a talent show? she was like, sswell, i g you can do that. i hosted my high school talent show a all of audden -- i never saw that i would be hosting the biggest talent show inwohe d. >> full circle. >> i'm trying to tell you. it starts small. it's these kind of things that

you don't know hav to risk it, take the chance to get out there and try it. unembarrassable. if you mess up, i messed up a wo d, people't care. nobodybe res the failures. >> when people see your success, what do they say? >> it feels good. you want p to dople proud. nobody does this alone. i'm a series of happy s.accide people who believed in me, terry crs, i'm going to give you that shot. you come over here. u do the lawn, i'll pay you for that. these m people look at like -- i got an e-mail from my first grade teacher ms. sullivan in flt, michigan, knew you make it. i literally welled up. i was in tears. you are doing it for them.

it's not just you. these peopl have put things into you that all of a sudwant . i tell my kids when they're riding a ke, look whereou want to go. if you focus on your goal, focus on the foods you wants -- just because you have a fast food craving doesn't mean you have to depriveyourself. this is a pasta dish, super rich, incredibly healthy. >> brussel sprouts. >> brussel sprouts. >> one more. >> this is amazing. i'll start with hethis, t most powerful guy in the world is 100% plant-based. we're so fascinated with this -- obsessed with protein for the st 70 years, heart disease has gone this way, diabetes has gone this way. only getti fatter. obesity is a $2 trillion oblem. protein is not the problem. fiber is the problem. we're not eating enough fiber. the strongest animals on the

planet are all vegan, rhinos, elephants, hippos. >> this could use a little cuban influence, like a little red sauce. >> we've got a nice little cuban influence right ther >> i loveit. >> we dress it up a little. >> marco, thank you so much. see you again on the fourth you can learn more about marco's ok athour today.com. you've got me pumped up. lastshot. go get that. >> keep eating. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

28 across, can we get -- >> break out the smuckers jar. first up, happy 100th to charles stewart of richmond, virginia, rves our country during world

war ii. thank you. >> siylvia pinson. secret is a little chocolate every day. happy 101th to robert mark ham. deline is celebrating 103 years, award winning potter fro pueblo, new mexico. she says the secret to longevity, working hard. louise mcclure started her own busiss when she was in her 60s. happy 101st to harold proct, a former basketball ayer. celebrating her 100th birthday next month. >> third hour of studio 1a. >> that's right. terry crews who was here earlier, mr. andre brauer. >>ack home.

remember, for more stories, great stories you'll love all day long head to today clom/allday. today health reasonse to t part in dry january. why are you laughing? >> i'm sorry. secret ballot. thumbs down. if your new year's resolution is to see the world, we'll have you covered. best travel dealsf the year. 8:56 is your time on this tuesday, january 8, 2019. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. right now let's check on your commute with wtop's jack taylor. >> good morning, a couple ou sbltr o apotents least your lanes areopen. second crash nearse mont both cleared out of the roadways. toll road going westbound, it's not open. the overturned tractor-trailer remains. unfortunately the right sidef the roadway is blocked, left

side getting by with owdowns back to the beltway. >> jack, thank you. we'll check youforecast when we come back. stay with us. ng

good mor everybody. still a fair number of clouds out there. we'll getore and more sunshine as we finish the morning and afternoon.he already upper 30s to low 40s. a pleasant mild january day outside. upper 50s to near 60 today.us a northwest wind is in place foreather hangs around all the way into the weekend th a chance for some measurable snow saturday night. l> chuck, thank you. get theest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. have a great day.

from nbc, news this is "today" live from studio 1a in t,ckefeller plaza. >> all ri buckle up, everybody. besides yours uly, sheinelle, dylan and craig, we have maria shriv shriver. >> i'm so h table. e at this >> good morning. >> this is exciting. >> looking lovely like you just came off the plane from . californ >> i did. >> bright and colorful. >> before you left, how were the lines at tsa? >> it was early. i got on the plane at 6:00 a. i got to the airport around 5:15, 5:ck, it was . long, long lines through you ity, and i read that, know, obviously a lot of empls