good morning, breaking overnight, good morning. breaking overnight. miracle escape, jayme closs missing f n three months found alive. a suspect found in custody. her family overjoyed. >> what we prayed for every single day for the last 87 days. >> this morning the neighbor who answered the door who found herself face-to-face with the 13-year-old girl speaking out. >> she kind of flung the door open and said call 911, this is jayme closs. >> we'll talk with her and get the dramatic firsthand account for the rescue. shutdown d-day, nearly 1 million federal employees set to feel the impact today. paychecks with zeros headed their way.

protestsrowing nation wide. this morning the president and democrats dig in even more. breaking overnight. getting out.s. the u. military begins the ul process of pling troops out of syria following the president's ntroversial order. the latest from the pentagon straight ahead. all that plus norovirus nightmare. hundreds of passengers suddenly sick, forcing one of the world's biggest cruise ships to head back to florida. inside the breakup. new details between amazon's jeff baezos and his wife. nfl fans gearing up for a weekend of playoff action. this morning we get you ready for the pig ges as the kicker boo missed it by that much joins us to talkut the kick, the reaction and how he's moving forward. today friday, january 11th, 2019. '

'6. >> announcer: from nbc news. this is "today"ith savannah koc guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio1a. unfortunately a his tore day for the government shutdown. the first day with zeros on s paychecks oe 800,000 political workers caught in an epic political tug ofwar. the impact does not shut there. the shutdown isaking a largering the ony every life. food safety inspections unable to be carried out on certain fruits, vegetables and seafood. >> if a deal is not reached today and that's looking very unlikely, this will become the loest shutdown in u.s. history. echt mats put the cost to the u.s. economy at more tn $1 billion every week. we'll get to the latest in washington in jt a ment.

>> we do want to begin with what is an incredible story in wisconsin. jayme oss, the 13-year-old wisconsin girl found aliveon nearly threes after her parents were killed and she disappeared. she was just one hour from her home. in a momento we'll talk one of the women who helped bring jayme to safety. first nbc's ron mott has the latest. ter: good morning to you. what an extraordinary ending to what is a tragic story. iends and family of jayme oss are thrilled by this news. it seemed as if the case and the search for her had gon really cold. all of that changed yesterday afternoon on a tip from the publ public. >> this morning new details about how jayme closs was discovered, about 70 miles fro her home in wisconsin. >> a woman was walking her dog and closs approached her and said she wanted help.

they went to a neighbor's help where they frantically knocked on a door. the dog walker yelling this is jayme closs. >> i knew it was her the second she walked i the door. >> they described her as skinny and dirty, her hair maed. she was wearing shoes too big for her feet. her emotions pretty flat. the star tribune reporting she esped her captor. her small wisconsin town thrilled she was coming home. >> i was in a bit of shock and disbelief. >> her aunt and uncle speaking after the news. >> i'm shocked. we've had so much bad news. that's what we've praye for every day for the last 87 days. >> it's unbelievable. we're so grateful and happy. >> reporter: she went missing in mid octer after deputies received a troubling 911 call from her mother's cel one. >> we could hear yelling in the

call. und on this >> reporter: law enforcement responded immediately to the family's home. >> less than four minutes from the arrival time from the end of the 911 call to when our deputies arrived on scene. >> at the home, the front door kicked in, jayme's parents shot to death. no sign ofhe 13-year-old. >> we believe jayme was in the home at the time of the homicide and is still in danger. >> theng crews cal in other law enforcement agencies and repeatedly asking the public to help find girl, including taking part in large search rties. she was found in nearby douglas county, saying in a statement, a suspect was taken into custody. adding we promised to bring jayme home and we get toulll that promise. >> at last the hopes and prayers of this small town are come true. >> i think this will bring a lot more peace to everyone. >> police are tight-lipped about

the suspect takennto custody. in the meantime, friends and family are looking forward to taking her when she gets back to the baron county. ar guys, back to you. >> ron, thank you. we're joined on the phone by kristin, the neighbor who called 911 when jayme suddenly showed up at her door. good morning to you. rn good g. >> i can only imagine what you thought when your neighbor is standing at the door and this young woman is standing at the door. did you immediately recognize her? what happened? >> she knocked on our doornd en actually opened our door and said call 911,s this jayme closs. i think we recognized jayme immediately. her picture has been everywhere around here, billboards and thgs. so we recognized her immediately. >> must have been such a relief to see her face. when youoticed her, how did

she look? how did she seem to you? >> she seemed kind of in shock and kind of timid, b she did talk to us a little bit. she came in and sat down in our living room and was able to have a conversation with us. >> i'm sure you were treading so carefully and trying to be so gentle with her. did you get the feeli that she knew who had abducted her, that she knew where she was? >> she didn't give us a ton of details. i asked her if she knew where gordon, wisconsin was. she did not. she didn't know where she was a the time. she did state who she believed had her. she did give us a litne informatbout the person's

ca but other than that, she didn't give detail. >> was that person, kristin, someone -- i know it's probably kindf a tight community where you live. was the person she mentioned someone you had known? >> sno. >> so t was a neighbor but not someone u had any interactions with? >> i recognized the name when i was td it, but not somebody i knew well by any means. >> did she say, kristin, how she was able to escape and get out on the street? >> not really. she kind of talked about -- she talked about being locked up or hidden when this person had to leave, but s didn't go into any details on how she g away. >> lastly, kristin, did she seem hungry, malnourished? did she seem like she was in distress? >> s looked thinner than her

pictures. weffered her a beverage, something to eat. she said she didn't want anytrng to eat drink, she was comfortable. she just was cold. we did give her a blanket, but s yeah didn't want food or anything to drink. i guess i would describe her as unkept kind of >> did she seem afraid? >> i don't know. it wasn't likehe was scared of us. she wasn't crying or upset. she was just very calm. >> she is luckyhe found h way into your home and your care. we really areciate shari what happened, what an extraordinary afternoon for you. i know you're happy as we all are that she has been founde. al >> absolutely, absolutely. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> she's a school teacherab and pr the perfect person to

help this young girl. >> to know how toandle her in that moment. what a brave young woman who m s h ahead of her. our thoughts are with her. we mentioned this is a big day. the government shutdown is hitting home for nearly 1 million federal workers and their families. we've got complete coverage on the ishutdown, impact and, yes, where the battle in washington stands this morning.a let's with nbc's tom costello. ti's at a tsa checkpoint at reagan interal airport. this is potentially one of the places where we'll see the impact. >> reporter: that's right. day 21 of the shutdown. the typical tsa officer behind me and across the country makes $30,000 a year. they often live paycheck tock payc they didn't get a paycheck this morning. they have to figure out how to pay therent, the mortgage, how they might have to pay groceries,hild care. of course, they are just a fraction of the total population affeed by this.

>> this morning the rhetoric has become reality. >> enough is enouou. engh is enough. we need the government open. >> reporter: and anger is rising. these are middle class families. they cannot sustain for a day, a week, a month or any period oav time hg their income shut off. how out of touch is this president? >> reporter: from the streets of washington to thetreets of ogden, utah. >> so many families depend on these jobs, these benefits that come with these jobs. >> reporter: the reality of a zero dollar paycheck reaching far beyond the wallets of 800,000 government employees. if you fly, the tsa officers who ensure your flight is secur did not get paid today. some officers have called out sick this week. others have quit. air traffic controllers who keep the skies safe also are going without pay. >> f myus right now is i want to take care of my wife and my

soon-to-be daughter being born next week it's a lot. >> reporter: off the jo fda inspectors. that investigate crashes, no staff atna the tion's park. litter and toilets overflowing, limited search and rescue operations. meanwhe the fbi agent union warning with 5,000 employees on furlough and 13,000 agents going without pay, national security and investigations are at risk. however, tax season should go on as planned. the irs is recalling a significant portion of workers without pay to ensure filing season can begin on january 28 and refunds can be processed. a kickback that many families cannot get soon enough. >> i don't disagree in giving trump money for the wall, but we need to come together with a solution and open the government up.

>> back here at the tsa checoint, the miami airport tells us it's going to be shutting down a specific tsa checkpoint in the g terminal for a temporary period of time over the weekend so they can consolidate tsa worker the concern here is many tsa workers may start calling outnd sick some may decide they're going to quit. back to you. >> if you'retraveling, give yourself some extra time. tom, thank you. as the impact of the shutdown is felt coast to coast, in washington there is little end in sight. now the president isnspparently ering going around congress to get the money he wants for the wall nbc white house correspondent hallas jackson the latest on this. what is tend game here? >> reporter: w nt is thet step given that both sides seem so stuck right now? the president reiterating overnight, if he cannot come to a deal with congress, he will do just that. what happens if he does goes arou lawmakers and uses his

emergency powers? option learned one prepared for the president would allow h to redirect money from the ay corps of engineers to build 315 miles of border wall, montended to help, for example, people recover g from hurricane maria inri puert. this may be the way for him to build his wall without looking like he's buckling under pressure. senator lindsey graham is one of the few encouragingthe presido use his emergency powers. if he does, he will almost certainly face legal challenges. >> this is all a fight about money to pay for the border wall.er ne can remember during the campaign, it wasn't going to be taxpayers, it would be w mexico thld pay for the border wall. >> reporter: he's on defense about that claim. you're right. he said it again and again and again during the campaign that mexico would pay.

here is what he told reporters at the white house just yesterday. >> obviously they're not going to write acheck, but they are paying for the wall indirectly many, many times over but the g reallyat trade deal we just made. >> reporter: this is clearly on the president's mind. he's up and tweeting about that again this morning. you know that trade deal he's talking about hasn't been approved by congress. while the president said he never met mexico to write a check, here is what he said in 2016. >> they're not going to write us acheck. they'll pay. in one form or another. in one form or another. they may even write us a >> reporter: his campaign put out a position paper that specifically said that mexico would make a one-timefayment $5 to $10 billion. >> craig, you've got breaking news for us. >> good morning. american military officials says

the united states has, in fact, started the process of withdrawing troops from syria. that official did not give specific timroines or movements due to security concerns. the united states has around 2,000 troops in the country. president trump's decision to pull troops sent shockwaves last monthnd lid to the resignation of u.s. secretary of defense james mattis. >> new developments tied to ther muelle investigation. michael cohen, the president's former personal lawyer now set to testifyubcly before congress. e c justice correspondent pete williams hth the details. >>lot of people will be watching this. his is a dramatic result of the democrats taking control of the house, calling as their first high-profile witness, the man who says it was his job to cover up donald trump's dired he says he'll tell the full story of everything he saw. michael cohen will testify before the house oversight committee february 7th the month

before h t reportso federal prison. committee chairman elijah cummings says it could be a john d. moment, preferrg to noiixon's counsel. he said he'll give a full and credible event of the events that transpired, no doubt his role in arranging hush moneyho adyments claim they affairs with the president. he might not be asked about contacts he had with the russians including his role in trying to clear the way for a trump towern moscow which put him in contact with kremlin leaders. the chairman of the house intelligence committee wants cohen in a separate closed >> my understanding from his counsel is he wants to tell his story before the committee, but not go to the russia questions. thoseduestions still n to be answered. >> reporter: after at first

praising him, president trump called him weak. >> michael cohen is lying and he's trying to get a reduced senator things that have to do with me. >> reporter: when told thursday that cohen will be testifyin in public, the president expressed no concern. >> i'm not worried about it at al no. >> we'll see what the president thinks. what do republicans say in congress? >> they're not too excited. the top republica on the oversight committee says the public testimony will amount to what he calls politic theater. he said cohen admitted he intentionally lied to congress in an earlier closed session. >> pete williams, good to have you in the meesh. time, we're getting a better idea of what to expect from the powerful winter storm rolling across the country. mr. roker is checking it out for . >> good morning. thanks forgetting youfrfirst weathe us. the storm system already spreading snow and rain. winter weather advisory stretches 1800 les. 40 million people affected from

the rocki to the east coast. the low pressure starting to push its way to the east. we already see rain and snow in the plains, snow stretching from the rockies bnto india later tonight. tomorrow that snow spreads into the mid atlantic region. the track of the low wilrm dee where that snow goes and how far north. chicago is involved, st. louis, washington. new york stays out of it. with high pressure pointing down, we'll have to see when the coastal low develops. that will determine the snowfall. a fairly wide area of 12 inch or more. st. louis gets double first time in five years. as we move to the east, two to si inches of snowfall starts to taper off towards the appalachians. we will seewo to five inches there. airport delays tomorrow from missouri all t way to pennsylvania, atlanta as well, up into chicago. on sunday, basically more int thertheast. that's what's going on. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

morning. ahead of our chance for o snow t weather service issued a winter orm watch for the southern parts of our viewing .ar that goes into effect first thing tomorrow morning, continuing into sunday. snowfall amounts on saturday, mostly in the one to three ra pe. there is asibility of additional snow on sunday. additional snow sunday is moreh likely for southern half of our area. today, nothing to worry about. sunny, cold and breezy. in thew. 20s 30s today. high snownc c tomorrow.

hundreds of passengers suddenly fall ill on one of the biggest cruise ships in the world. now it's on its way back to florida. we'll have that story live. the spotlight on the new woman in the life of the world richestman, jeff bezos and how it all may impac his amazon empire. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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[helium voice] ahhh, that's great to hear...robyn? [helium voice] everybody remain calm! [helium voice] we have this situation under control, [helium voice] we'll be out of here in a jiffy. parkey. 7:26 is your time on this friday, january 11, 2019. good morning to you. i'mng eun ya >> i'm aaron gilchrist. today marks a milestone for man governmentworkers. they will not receive a paycheca y. we have resources on our app fot ggling workers. search shutdown. washington lehigh school has a new name. it's been changed to washington liberty last night. the board decided to remove g confederateral robert e. lee from the name. let's check with melissa molly for your first 4 traffic. >> coming out of frederick soub 0 after buc key's pass, not

much of a delay, but a slowdown. inneroop and outer loop, nice lightvolume. myers ville eastbound i- we are getting you ready for the free nbc4 telemun 44 health and fitness expo. it's tomorrow and sunday at the washington convention center. our doreen gentzler anchors our team coverage fromthere. we're tracking some snow but don't let thatoup you. >> yr weather forecast is next.

good morning. 's sunny and cold outside this morning. temperatures in the 20s. windchills in the teens with the sun coming up. high temperatures only in the mid 30s. breezy and cold all day long. still the likelihood for accumulating snow coming tomorrow. potentially one to three for everybody tomorrow and an adtional couple of inches possible, especially for the southern half of the area coming up on sunday. needless to ay, you can always stay ahead of the weather by

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♪ >> guy, get the boots and the wig ready. o that, course, lin-manuel miranda on broadway. tonight he makes his long-awaited return to the role in his be loved puerto rico. he is on the way. i have a friend who is actually going there to watch this great production. >> it's incredible. >> a three-week run. will help fund the arts in puerto rico. i'm going to go i a couple weeks. i'm very excited. jimmy fallon is there, "the tonight show" is there. lots to celebrate.

let's start with the headlines this morning.0 800,ederal workers are going to really begin feeling the impact of the government shutdown today when they see zeros on their paychecks. many of those workers are still on the job such as tsa officers, air traffic controllers. in the meantime the president is declaring a to national emergency to fund his long-promised border wall. we have gat news this morning. wisconsin teenager missing for three months has been found alive. police say13-year-old jayme closs was located thursday afternoon in gordon, wisconsin, about an hour from her home. the star tribune is reporting a woman was walking her dog when closs approached and said she needed help. a suspect was apprehended 11 minutes later. jayme had been missing since th when someone had broken into her home and killed her mom and dad and apparently abdu the oceans are warming faster than previously thought,

sendi setting a new temperature record in a trend damagg marine fe. that's according to a new study published in the journal of sciese. the ocean warming as much as 40% faster than an estimate fm a united nations panel just five years ago. scientists say man made g greenhou emissions are warming the atmosphere. a large part of the heat getsrb ab by the oceans. they say that's forcing fish to flee to cooler waters. also this morning, a royal caribbean cruise ship is returning to port after hundreds ofec passengers bame sick with a stomach viru nbc's kerry sanders is in port i canaveral, f. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning the cruise ship oasis of the seas is headed back to port d a early with almost 300 passengers and crew on board who are sick once the ship docks here, all 6,200 will get off.

a team from royal caribbean is standing by to go on board to sanitize the ship, to eliminate the virus that spreads so quickly. passengers on board royal caribbean's oasis of the seas say the shiny wasing but an oasis. spending f passengers much of the cruise sick with gas stroe intestinal symptoms, nausea, voimting, diarrhea, believed to be norovirus. w>> you don't reallyt to get up and do everything because everyone else is sick, you're not feeling well so you're confined to a tiny room. it's terrible. >> cody andirisriend are still on the ship, disappointed how their dream cruise turned out. we spoke to them b phone. >> it feels like a sick ship. it's something we don't want to be on anymore. it's really a >>nightmare. eporter: the first couple of days were great, he says, including this tuesday visit t a private island in haiti, b at's when people started getting sick, including cody and

his girlfriend. >> almost everyone i talked to has personally been sick or knows somebody's that's ill. >> reporter: nearly8,500 people on board. royal caribbean says only a small percentage are affected. the ship left port on sunday. the itinerary supposed to include haiti, jamaica and cozumel. jamaican officials wouldn't let pem dock. severalsengers took to twitter. passengers posting pictures of the cr, trying toipe out the fast-spreading virus. yal caribbean deciding to cut the crue short by one day, returning to port saturday. telling nbc news in part, we think the right thing to do is get everyone home early rather than having guests worry actr thhealth. with the federal government shutdown, it's still unclear if th cdc, the centers for disease control will get samples from the ship to tt as the typically would. those tests would show what is

believed to be a low-grade but extremely discomforting norovirus. back to yo >> kerry sanders in florida, thanks. a lot of times on amazo ceo jeff base soes and reported new woman in his life. the relationship is making headlines hours after news broke of the split with his wife of 20 years. >> when jeff bezos and his wife mackenzie announced their nvorce, the spotlight is a new woman in the picture. >> the world's richest man not on the market for long. amazon ceo jeff bezos is in a remetionship with forr news anchor lauren sanchez according to multiple reports including "people" which cites sources. the pair was spotted sunday at the golden gbes party. the 49-year-old is the former host of "good day l.a." she also appeared on "extra" and "the view

later became a helicopter pilot launching her own production company that worked with bezos' rocket company blue origin. reps haveot confirmed the relationship to nbc news. sanchez reportedly split from her husband, one of hootd's most powerful talent agents. >> they seemed like they had a faire life. it's unclear what happened. >> reporter: the couple posed with bezos in2016. more recently it's sanchez and bezos who have been spending time together. >> people raised an eyebrow at t how much timehey were spending together. >> reporter: news came just hours after he and his wife announced they were ending their 25-year marriage, now an estimated $137 billion fortune is on the table. with no word of a prenup agreement, their home state of washington saysverything they have can be split 50/50, setting it up to top the list of most expensive divorcesever.

actor mel gibson settled for $425 million. steve wyn parted with $741mi ion. rupert murdock handed over $1.7 billion. the head of amazon could be out as much as 68 billion. >> he's got a lot of high-paid attorneys and accountants trying tour f out how do you give something away but still effectively keep it. >> a possible effort to quiet shareholder concerns, amazon says jeff remainsocused on and engaged in all aspects of the smpany. if hisres split in half, kenzie could become the largest shareholder in amazon. >> this 50/50 split, how likely is that? >> experts suggest not going to happen. it's more likely she'll receive a lester amount, in the

billions, something that allows jeff to keep his control over the company. back to you guys. >> joe, thank you so much. a lookroker is back wit at the storm we're all watching. >> we've got another stormn coming for our friends along the west coast. we've got two systems, this systemn coming today on into tomorrow and then right behind it, there's another one that's going to come in in the early weeks. we've got more rain and more strong winds coming in, turning dryer on saturday. but then that second system makes its way in. this one focused mostly along the california coast all thent y down san diego. what that means is we could be looking at anywhere from three to six inches of rain in some upper elevations. d flow deb bris and flash flood watches are possible. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of two s. good morning, everybody. still watching a chance for snow coming up ttomorrow. tomorrow morning, but likely to aruring the coast of the afternoon. most of the area will pick up

one to three inches of snow tomorrow. a chance for more snow on sunday, especially the southhen half of area. complete detailed forecast on our nbc washington app you can find and follow me there on my social media pages. for most,ee inches but three to five especially south and west of the city. >> that is your latest weather. coming up, how that bears kicker is feeling now in the wake of that almost playoff game winner. we're going to ask cody parkey in an exclusive live interview. natalie portman is sitting down with willie and talking about her new .role does reese witherspoon have a twin? thhoto with her family that talking. of people we'll get you ready for t weekend's big nfl playoff games, including big pep rallyn the plaza. first, before all of that, these messages.

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the nt round of the nfl playoffs kick off tomorrow righe on nbc. saturday's first game in city, andrew luck and his indianapolis colts traveling to face the chiefs. kansas city has the league's highest scoring offense. get this. they've never beaten the colts in the postseason. that could change this year. according to projections, t chiefs have a 66% chance of winning this game and advancing to the afc championship. on saturday ni ct, the dallboys head to l.a. to lock horns with the rams. the rams tied e saints and the chargers for the most wins in the nfl this year. they are also projected to advance, a 66% chance of winning. next game, sunday i foxborough, massachusetts. that's where the l.a. chargers will take that high-powered team tohaenge tom brady and his new england patriots. always smart not to bet against brady in the postseason.

projections are 58% to 42%. let's talk about the defendingmp c philadelphia eagles and nick foles taking on the saints. >> the projections for my saints are looking od. giving the best qb in the world, drew brees andhe saints an edge with a 64% chance of winning. ot somethinge've that you guys might want to see. take a look. check this out. >> hey hoda, our new orleans girl. what's going on? 's drew brees. i'm in the locker room. we're pumped about this week. thanks so much for supporting us. we love you as much as you love the saints. see you soon. >> savannah, this is malcolm jenkins, thank-r for the yend support. we're going to make sure to handle business so you have all the bragging. >> i think drew brees said he loved >>me. this is a great weekend for football.

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it's 8:00 on " it's 8:00 coming up, breaking overnight, she's alive. >> i knew it was her the minute she walked in the door. >> the wisconsin teen was found save nearly three months after her parents were killed and she was kidnapped. what we're learng about her dramatic escape and the suspect in custody. payday problems. nearly 1 million federal employees waking u to zeros as this shutdown is set to become the longest in u.s. history. >> these are middle class families. they cnot sustain for a day, a week, a month or any period of time having theirncome shut

off. this morning, how b theorder battle is affecting allan ams coast to coast. cody parkey speaks out. >> it hits the upright again. that's impossible! >> after missing the game winning field goal to advance his team in the playoffs,s the bear kicker is here live. how is he feeling? we'll ask him in his first interview since that infamous ck. today, friday, january 11, 2015♪ ♪ >> we're the michaels from maryland. >> this is shannon from sioux city, iowa. just wanted to say hi. >> good morning to our kids, michael, amelia and rhett. we love you. >> from dallas, texas. >> celebrating our second anniversa anniversary. >> my birthday weekend, from phoenix, arizona. >> fabulous five turning 50 on today.

whoo! >> we've got the safe turf on our plaza. we're ready for a pep rally. reminder, everybody, we love our morning open. we get to the folks on the plaza. we want to see you at home, too. >> record a short video from wherever you're watching, give us aou shou upload it on twitter or instagram using #mytodayplaza. can't wait to see you. >> we have to point out there is going to be a pep rally and a wager. >> don't want to miss this. let's get right to t news at 8:00. an incredible story tops our news. a 13-year-oldir wisconsin missing since october after her parents were murdered has been found alive. nbc's ron mott has the latest on her condition and what wehinow about ordeal. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what a remarkable ending tohis three-month-long search for jayme closs. people in her hetown praying every day she would beound alive. hope had diminished because the

search had seemed to gocold. without warning yesterday afternoon, news broke that she had been found. this happened miles north of barron. a woman out walking her dog said a young girl walked up to her and asked for help. the woman immediately recognized it wasayme closs. the woman whisked her off to a n ighbor's house, knockede doornd a said this is jayme closs, please call 911. that neighbor had this to say.d >> and of timid, but shed alk to us a ltle bit and she came in and d sn in our living room and was able to have a conversation with us. >> reporter: she was apparently a bit dirty, but the neighbors reported she looked otherwise in pretty good physical condition. we don't kno when thereunion will take place with her extended family. in the meantime later this morning, we're expecting to get more details about the suspect taken into custody near where

jayme was found, a wooded area near gordon, wisconsin. remarkable story here in barron. >> thank you very much. now to the goverent shutdown. nearly a million federal workers miss their first paychecks. tom costello is at reagan international airport where tsa agents are among those feeling the pain. tom, good morning. >> reporter: 51,000 tsa officers nationwide did not get a paycheck this morning. actually they did. it says 000 dollars on their paycheck. keep in mind, the typical tsa officer makes about $30,000 a year. the vast majority say they live paycheck to paycheck. now they're going to find out how to pay the rentr the mortgage or the groceries or child care. you name it. it's not just tsa officers. it's also air traffic controllers, 13,000 who keep the nation's skies, this morning, not getting paid. fda inspector are off thejob. nobody is checking the nation's

food supply. ntsb and faa inspectors who should be looking at crashes, are no longer doing that. really a ripple effect across the country and the concern is that many of these government employees who are middle class are now going to struggle just to make ends meet and there is no end in sight. the question is how long will it take until some of these officersecide they'reoing to call out sick so they can go to a second job and make some money, or in the cases in some instances, we may see officers simply that's the concern from the tsa offices here in washington. >> tom costello, thanks. overnight search for a gunman a that killed a rookie police officer has ended with the suspect's parent suicid police in davis say 22-year-old talie corolla was respending to a traffic accident last night when she wr shot. officerona completed field training a few weeks ago. the uc davisam college cpus was

locked down. the suspect was found dea this rning in a house near the shooting scene. it's not clear if he was involved in the initial traffic accident. this weekend, an update on the story that de a lot of headlines. a young journalist kidnapped while working overseas. kate snow h the details on how an undercover agent trapped the kidnapper and possibly saved the young woman's life. >> reporter: in 2008 amanda was kidnapped while working in somalia. her brutal captivity lasted more than a yea months later investigators got a lead from unlikely sources that would lead thn an international chase for one of her kidnappers. it would take them to thisre te island in the middle of the indian ocean. it would involve an undercover agent and a remarkable roos to convince the kidnapper to

kidnap. >> you can one the one-how far dateline special "the trap" this sunday night at 10:00 eastern here on nbc. china's space agency has oleased the first ever panoramic picture the far side of the moon. it was made by piecing together 80 smaller photos taken by china's moon rover. the image providesn eerie 360-degree view of the cratered surface. a second picture shows the same area from the top looking down. gee i confirm that the rover and relay satellite are in good condition bef be theyin their lunar exploration. >> if you watch that, the pink floyd, dark side of the moon, great friday night >>activity. all right, our morning boost. canadian writer aar rnolds decided to share something on twitter a lot of parents of teenagers can be like. this is what it's like. >> reynolds said 35oj a

ginning face, a sunglasses face, a crazy face, s sevenley faces, a face crying with laughter, two faces with tongue t, two faces with monocles, two smirking ces, three party faces, a goofy face. >> of course, that was the car's talk-to-text feature. >> just so you know, aaron is controls.ng with t i's sitting in the passenger seat. e always wondered what is that face. now still ahead on this friday morning, willie geist going one-on-one with natalie portman as she opens up about her latest complicated role and the unlikely start to her acting career. but first the bears' cody parkey on moving forward after that field goal miss during thel nfl's ward weekend. we can't wait to t k tohim. he's an incredible guy. coming up right after this. there's little rest for a single dad,

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weit are back "today's talk," our last sunday with the season on the chicago bears kicker cody parkey lined up for a field goal that would have sent the team to the next round of t nfl playoffs. >> that kick n known as the double doink, later termed to have been tipped at the line, hit the left up drooright. >> it left players asking what went wrong. cody parkey, who scored nin of

chicago's 15 points in the game, i mit add is with us exclusively. good morning. >> i'm sure you love seeing that video ove and over. >> yeah. >> the reason you're here and the reason we're so excited to talk to you is because of the kind of perso that you arend erything you did after that kick. i have to ask you what you were thinking? in your mind did you know it had been tipped? what was going through your mind. >> as a kicker, you live for thnte mo like you said, i was 3 for 3 before that, a lot of confidence before the kick. i went out there, my long snapper and holder did a great job. i saw the wind moving a ltle t. i didn't know it was tipped or anything. i just went down, and i thought i h pretty good kick. it felt goodff myt. i saw it hit the upright and then the cross bar. surely it will go in.el unfortun bounced towards me. obviously i'm disappointed, i

letfa my , teammates, the whole organization down. i'll continue to keep my head held high. football is what i do, not who i am. >> one of the things that struck us is in the aftermath, after the kick and everyone had their emotions. you had a couple of things that went on. you looked up and pointed up. ater on there was a prayer circle among some players. i was wondering what were you saying in that moment? >> something i'v alwaysried to do is through good or bad, give praise to the higher power, our lord and save yosh, jesus christ. after the game, one of the coolest things in my opinion is e prayer we do. you get done battling the other oram for 60 minutes. we're praying safety and health and the team gets hee safely on plane and stuff like that. >> chicago can be a tough sports down. have you been surprised by reaction there? have you been surprised by the reaction throughout this country

to your response to what happened? >> i haven't been on social media or anything like that. >> smart man. a >>ot of good can come from it. a lot of bad can come from it. at the same time i've gotten a lot of positive messages. like i said earlier, i feel worse than anybody about missing that kick because i wanted tma it more than anybody. but at the end of the day, i'm going to hold my headhigh. when things aren't going my way, i'll continue to think pos kive anp swinging. >> i said it earlier, you're the classiest of class acts. you went in the locker room, answered every question from reporters. i want to read something that one of your teammates, akiem hicks said, that's our guy. i'm going to ride with our guy. if you have the c on the heet, i'll ride with you until the end. i don't care what happens on the field. that's it. >> akim is a standup guy. a lot of teammates stood up for me. that shows what kind of team we have. it family, a bond. these guys see me working hard every day and they know the

effort we put into it year-round. it's awesome to see that he and everyone else stood u for me. >> speaking of family. your beautiful bride is here somewhere, colleen is in our studio. >> good morning. >> you were witnessinhat your husband went through. what do you think of this guy? >> i could not be more proud of him. obviously, like he said, the kick didn't go in and we're getting through that. just watching his character and everyt tng shineough which obviously stands above football my eyes. super proud o him. >> i love that right after the game you guys have a tradition of driving homeag from ch you live in florida. that's like two days of driving. you said you didn't talk about the me. was it, honey, you missed the turn? >> more so like that. it gave us timeo reflect on the season and honestly to give back to le, realize how many people that are in our corner and love us. it gave us tim to reflect and realize how blessed we are with

the life we live. >> this week, saints/eagles. i hate to put you on. the sp do you pull for one or the other? >> no. i'm a bears fan through and through regardless: i'm neutral. >> they have plrksvps. i think they should have mhp, ayst honorable pler nk cerhehack of the weathehe >> one ofhings we're not seeing a lot of. only 29% -- just about 29% of the u.s.overed in snow. should be greater. look at the snowfall fits, chicago, st. louis, indianapolis. into northeast, lower snow than usual, only a trace since december 1stk for new yty. washington, d.c. a trace. philadelphia, .3 inch. albuquerque, lubbock, new york, oklahoma, richmond washington, d.c. we're talking about a lot of snow, a swath of about 2,000

miles, two to six inches from missouri into indianapolis. we could see upwards of 12 inches aroun st. louis. the last time that happened was about five years ago. as we get into the midtlantic states, as we get through ounday, we're talking about anywhere twr two six inches of snow through the mountains of west virginia, virginia a well. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning everybody. storm team 4 lting you know there's a winter storm watch for the southern and southwestern parts of our area, including southern maryland. snow likely to begin sometime arou lunchtime tomorrow. snowfall totals through tomorrow and tomorrow nitrogenly ine the o three-inch rain. there's a chance for additional snow coming up on sunday. so totals for the entire wkend could be more in the three to five-inch range, especially south of town. south of town in the one to three-inch range. look who it is? ome withe, you always

a cool interview. >> we've got a good one this sunday. oscar winner natalie portman. but you have "pop start." >> oh, we do? what happened. >> we were ready to go. >> we were just saying hi, willie. but welcome for "popstart." first up, wedding bells are ringing for tim tebow. theormer nfl quarterback who currently plays baseball for the new york mets organization i engaged, posting to instagram, he revealed he popped the question to the former miss universe. people reports it took place on tebow's family farm outside of jacksonville, florida. he captured the photos, thank you for saying yes and making mh happiest man in the world and i can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. ngratulations to them. a new photo of reese witherspoon's family h people talking. the actress is gracing the february cover of "vogue." it's a photo inside that has

everyone doing a double take. posed alongsihe her m and daughter, many people talking about the striking similarities across the three generations. each looks stunning. to see more photos and read the interview, pick up the februony nade january 22nd. a new show that has a lot of people talking. it's called the ch "the mask singer" where you have to guess who is singing while dressed in an elaborate costumda yest ellen degeneres decided to bring that concept to her own show. under that disguise is a celebrity. ellennd deejay twitch have to is.ss who it >> all right. you're out of breath, so you're not a dancer for a living. >> how many times have you been a guest on this show? >> including today?

>> 16. >> are you on a tv show right now? >> yes, ma'am. this thing is really hot. a little less gap between each question.an y time today. >> off the a answersne -- >> i think we both think it's the same person. >> we think it's sean hayes. >> we think you're sean hayes. >> how did they get that? >> amazing. yeah, they got it right. start.""pop >> time for another clip? >> we c when it comes to make believe, this toddler fully commits to his role. the little guy is in h ated duel with his dad.

the battle is really picking up, when he turns around and gets hit by the lightsaber, he begins to fall in s ww mo all the to the ground. they picked the perfect star wars song to add to his convincing performance. guess what, you guys? now -- y >> are sure? >> that kid is going to be a sunday sit-down soon. as i mentioned, natalie portman and i got together to talk about her latest movie.o we aot into the very heavy roles she took in right out of the gate when she began her tareer as a kid 25 years ago. >> you w hard at a young age into pretty heavy, sious roles. you skipped the disney years and went right into -- >> that was kd of an accident. >> was it? >> one shot, not bad, huh. >> at 14 i played a girl who

tried to commit suicide. >> i can't be late. >> i was trying out for all those disney things. i just didn't get them. they were like ts one is not chirpy. >> her latest movie "box lux" is as far froms disney you can. schoo plays celeste, a shooting survivor who writes a song about the incidentmahat kes her a star. it eventually thrusts her into the dark side of celebrity. >> you gett the mom of columbine effectively, the school shooting, we hear about 9/11. there's a terror attack inspired in some way by pop culture by your character. what does it say about the times we live in nowhe and over last quarter century? >> i think it makes us question what is the effect of pop culture and violent events being reported the same way, for example. that you can look at your apple

ws and it will tell you about a celebrity breakup right next to a story of aass shooting. does it devaluef every piece information? one of the most powerful things that my character says in the movie is someoneo threatens reveal something about her and she's like who is going tocare. it's true. it's like what matters anymore? listrally the w things can happen and it will be big news for five minutes. the next day it's completely gone. >> what did you see in celeste that you could dial into? >> definitely a certain way that young girls in particular are sort of packaged in the public eye, where there's this combination of innocence and sexiness that they're putting wgether and putting out. it's just ad thing to have been a part of myself and also the movie definitely looks at. >> you guys have interviewed wtalie. you kow smart she is and how fun she is. remember sheta did the wars movies, phantom menace. huge movies.

she said after they came out, they were so poorlyreviewed, she couldn't get worrying. natalie portman cldn't get jobs. she goes off to school at harvard. i said what was it like to a movie star at harvard? she said it was okay because it was right before social media. right across campus, a freshman revolution and his name was mark zuckerberg. she said i just missed social media. >> she really did. >> you can see the full ynterview with natalie this weekend on sun"today." >> get your coffee and watch willie. just ahead, our big football blowout. we'll put it on the line for our teams and recipes for a feast you will love no matter who you're pulling for.

good morning everybody. it's 8:26 on this friday, january 11th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's check on the morning commute. melissa mollet. >> in the district northbound 39 before the 14th street bridge as you're heading in, crash to the right side blocked right that's a dump truck and a car. inner loop and outer loop of tho beltway, big issues. as you're headed out ofed ck after buckys town pike. we'll have a look at our forecast when we skom back. stay with us.

good morning everybody. sunny, breezy and cold. still below freezing this morning. afternoon temperatures will only reach the mid to maybe the 30s briefly. clouds thicken up overnight tonight. snow likel tomorrow. complete forecast on our nbc washington app. i'm also posting about it on my social media pages.

weekend forecast, it won't be snowing first thing tomorrow. but likely tomorrow and another chance for snow coming up on sunday. you can get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app.

it's 8:30 on this 8:30 on this friday morning, january 11, 2019. the crowd atl le rowdier than th usual. at's because they're gearing up forn exciting weekend of nfl playoff action. we've got a big pep rally on the plaza this morning. the crowd decked out n in hats thanks to new era cap. look savannah guthrie, there's an eagle. >> oh, my god. >> we're looking forward to the big games incding theolts and chiefs here on nbc. especially thep match've been discussing between -- >> who cares?

>> my saints, who dat and savannah's eaes. >> guys, look who is here. swoop flew in for the occasion, the eaglesh- ma. high, swoop, you're looking reat. he's feelinggood, too. >> dear savannah, i would like to personallyhank you -- it's a long letter. >> this is from the owner of the eagles. he said enclosed are hats and shirts for entire production crew at the "today" show. >> oh, my gosh. >> thank you, jechry lord. did you get a lette from the owner of the saints. >> what's the saints moss cot? >> it's a saint. >> he we go. our mascot couldn't make it. it's easy to sweep in from philly. they did send me a bunch of

black and gold to represent the who dat nation. so on three, can we say who dat? one, o, three. who dat! >> what about fly eagles fly? >> take a quick little look. i think we have something the. >> one, two, three. >> go saints! one, two, three. go saints! >> i got her trained. all right. we've got some jerseys, too, for our little one. it's the battle of the babie at our house. we're going to make a wager on the game. i'm not going to do what you think. the loser is going to have to pay a price. >> ys don't want to m that. before all that, a crowd moment. i actually am not goingw to sho any bias here. i'mki loo for melanie and randy. i'm not showing any bias, but they do oappen to be fan --

>> saints fans. >> all the >> you guys live in new orleans. >> yes. >> what brings you up to the city? >> our anniversary. >> and to see hoda. >> this is a big anniversary tomorrow? >> 17 years. >> happy anniversary. good luck tomorr by the way, our friends at the nfl wanted to wish you a happy anniversary as well. this is a $300 gift certificate for the nfl shop. perhaps you canom buy se more saints gear. happy anniversary. >> thank you. >> love you guys. >> just happened to be saints fans. no bias there. just ahead, we'll dive into tasty dishes paying tribute to some of the teams you'll be seeing in action. then something else we can get competitive about. who understands young people better? we'll meet a couple who actually helps parents decode what their kids are saying. they're going to p our knowledge to the test as well. they're a lot cooler than we

are. mht i just say go pats. coming up in the third hour of today, our consumer confidential. one couple's story act clinics promising a fast but costly fix for what ails you. pl the one and only spike lee. r>> first mr.er has a check of the weather. >> freezing cold in the northeast. widespread snow tomorrow stretching about 1,800 miles. southwestern showers. sunshine in the pacific northwest and the planes. sunday, sunday! the cold continues in the northeast. snowy weather t along mid atlantic states. cool down south. mild for the winter. plenty of sunshine pacific northwest into the southwest. that's what's going on around the country. is what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. the winter storm watch has been expanded tonclude parts of the central and shenandoah valley. i fully expect the watch or specific winter weather advisories for the d.c. metro area later today.

snowfall totals with the first wave tomorrow, generally in the e to three-inch range. another chance for additional snow on sunday. weekend storm totals probably in the one to three range around town. the chance of three to five down south of the city. >> that's your latest. that game is not on nbc, but we've got a good one for you coming up on sunday night football. it's divisiona playoffs here we go. that's right. the colts/kansas city. it's a big one in kansas ty, missouri, arrowhead stadium, light snow, 31 degrees. it's coming in but w you't mind, it's on saturday. it's not sunday it's saturday. thank you control room. divisional playoff action, s.turday 3:00, colts/chi be there. savannah. >> just ahead, are you a parent that feels like you have no idea

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>> are back, taking on an age-old strugglepa facingnts. what in the heck are our kids about? >> one thing that can bridge the gap, chris and natalie colbert are the founders. we should note here, you're not parents yourselves. >> correct. >> how did this thing come about? >> we both came from massive familiesne >> chris is of five and countless cousins. iave no ide how large his family is. >> i'm not sure either. we'veo always been thee they go to when there's a new app, a new website. >> or why is my kid watching another kid play a video game. >> right. we've been talkingbout that. >> does spilling tea literally

mean spillingtea. let's get the bread. buzz that mean i'm supposed to pick up brea >> sometimes the parents are, once the parents are hip, the kids move on. >> we're here to help keep up with that. >> y're like transitional figures. you're not kids, but not old middle-aged people like us. is this a glossary of terms? what's this website all about? >> we have a glossary of terms. we cover memes, emojis the way the communication is changing year after year. >> i think it's really important where it's not just giving a definition to parents but connecting the dots, breaking it down to give them the context rather than justng understan the term, but i don't know why it's important and where my kid learned this from. >> should we figure out how hip are or are not? r have two lifelines hanging out, aler in the plaza to do a poll of the plaza. and we have sala who is really smart -- >> a millnials. >> first question.

what does dragging mean? a, insulting someone, b, beating someone in a game, c, slow to respond or d, overly tired? >> that's what we mean, d. i'm going for c. >> c. >> b. >> i'm sorry. t all of you guys are wrong. it's a, insulting someone, dragging someone's name through the mud. >> all right. next one. >> you got this >> next, what is amino? a, slang for a friend, b a newd ng app, c, a filter on instagram or d, a new social networking. >> should we ask al roker. we'll poll the plaza. >> whato you think folks of those choices? >> a. >> b. >> a?

a lot of people here say a which i would agree with. >> tt's is afriend. >> they say a. >> i'm going to say b or d. >> i'm going to go with c. >> b. >> it's actually d. >> it's a new app. >> it's a pretty big app. it's redt designed f teenagers. >> next. >>f someone say you're being extra, what does that mean? >> we know this one. >> a, having a lot of followers, b, being excessivelyhumble, c, become over the top or d, not paying enoug tension. >> c, over the top? >> yep, got it. >> next up. emotes are new emojis, someone who is emotional, victory dance in video games or a new

youtube -- >> let's ask our millennial. is she there? >> i'm here. >> emotes. >> i love that. you know i have t go with c. >> no, i don't trust salma. >> why c salma? >> to be honest, it can't be a, b or d. >> i'm goingo trust salma. >> it's c. >> way to go, salma. believe. i trusted you. s>> dan usually used in victory and fortnight. >> one more question. >> one more. >> i'm 0 for 4. >> speaking of fortnight, what is the currency used within fortnight. >> it's not bitcoin. >> b is v bucks --

>>t's b. >> nuts. we're old. y we needr website. >> that's what we're here for. >> it's called stayhip? >> yes. >> clearly we need some work. just ahead, we are getting you ready for the nfl's big weekend. recipes for a gigantic feast. revealing d hoda their mystery wager on the eagles/saints game. t fihis is "today" on nbc. stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours.

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now to a very important atter very important we've been waiting to address all morning. this is a huge playoff weekend in the nfl including sunday's big mch-up between my saints ndwho are dat, savannah's other team. i keepet fong. who are they. >> the reigning super bowl champs, the eagles. i want to propose a be

when the eagles win. >> don't say when. >> you'll have t wear an eagles jersey at some point on sunday. >> i takehat and raise y that. not only when we win do you have to wear our saints jersey. you're going to have to go into the subway system and serve breakfaso commuters singing the saints fight so. >> go saints. >> you'll have to wear the eagles t-shirt and go d n into the subway and say rah, fly eagles fly to every computer. >> i'm leready. t's go. >> who are you rooting for? >> the patriots. >> wager settled. let's talk about what we're going to eat t during game. >> it's good. >> we've got something for everybody. >> this is a feast like no other. this is the super bowl of food right here. this is an homage to the steak

restaurants. steak wraps. you take a sirloin steak, add a few peppers. >> do i pndit, like how the eagles are going to pound the saints. >> we want this pan hot. we want it hot as our friend drew brees. how hot is that? hot, hot, hot, he's so fine. >> as long asre we've got it ly, really hot, it will be fine. once they're done, we slice them. this sauce is butter and worcester. i've been doing a little keto myself. >> this is kansas city chiefs. how is that bite? >> oh, my gosh. >> kansas city chiefs, barbecue nachos. we started with pig sk now we have our -- we've got our barbecue. you can also add a bunchf barbecue sauce to this.

we have queso dip. that's kansaty. >> all these topics, onions, peppers, black olives. isn't that fun? you can always use tortilla chips if you wanted to. >> do you likes? pork ri >> i love pork rinds. >> i was worried i wouen't able to find them up here. but y'all have gas stations. i never see them here.yw , now, philadelphia, this is your recipe. so savannah gaves this recipe. onions, bep pers. >> savannah gave you that recipe? >> she probably got it from the internet. but that's okay. we'll melt som provolone cheese, add that tohe roll. >> does it have to be provolone? >> cheese whiz. >> when you order a cheese steap

lly you have to say either wit or wit-out. >> i love that. >> this is what we've been saving our time for. >> we need to go nice and slow around this area. >> we gave them two recipes. >> i'm name dropping today on the "today" show. >> olivia manning is archie manning, former saint, his wife. also the dad to peyton and eli. >> we have who-radish. we have ketchup, creole mustard. on i don't knows, we or als adding lemon juice. apple cider vinegar. >> describe what remoulade. >> it's one of the finest sauces. yu can make it ahead. the last thing want to do on game day is to be working in the kitchen. do it ahead. peel our shrimp.

i'll show you something real quick. you'll take theirst two rounds off, the first two little peels. squee it from the bottom and then it's going to come right off. >> i've got meat -- >> shut up. usually it comes right off when i'm at home, hoda. >> we've got our sauce. you take your peeled shrimp and add that to this. >> and you leave the tail on. >> it's nice so you can pick it up. sort of like a little toothpick already. >> do you want to try it? >> it's amazing. >> isn't that recipe not beautiful. >> now, this is your favorite recipe and i am obsessed with it. >> crawfish bread. >> we haveai mayo, cheese, a little mustard -- >> tell what's in here? >> this is sauted crawfish, onions, ppers, celery. trinity in new orleans. we'll mix it up.

slap this in betweenhe ead -- >> this is new orleans bread. look at it. >> it was made famous at jazz fest. you can hold the mirror, still bee to dance all at tie same . >> load me up. come on. >> hav you ever -- >> this is how we do it in n orleans. >> who dat, who dat, who dat. >> you cover it up, roll it and put it in the oven. >> in the oven for 30 to 45 minutes until it gets nice and creamy. >> that's good. >> who won on the recipes? i need to know rht now. this was my sunday football. >> i think the lobster roll is great. >> where the hell did she get -- >> she's a pats fan. forgive her. >> what do you guys think? >> i like the cheesesteak and

the remoulade. >> we have a cledon't have a clo but we wil sunday. >> thank you elizabeth. if you want any of these recipes, the playoff games get under way tomorrow. colts and chiefs right here on nbc. coverage starts 3:00 p.m. eastern. we're coming right back. first this is "today" on nbc.

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winter storm watches have been p expanded intts of the northern shenandoah valley and a big bigger piece of northern virginia. i expect an expansion that will include the d.c. metro area. forecastmodel, snow for tomorrow, generally one to three inches. a chance for dditional snow coming up on sunday that could add a few more inches, especially fm washington uthbound. we'll keep you posted on that. use the nbc washington app to get the latest. get the latest news and information on the nbc wash app. have a great day. .

from nbc news thi is "today" live from studio 1 janua1a in rockefeller plaza. good friday morning,elcome everyone, craig melvin along with mr. roker,yl dreyer. we've got to start with that remarkable story of wisconsin. 13-year-old girl who has been missing for three months just turned up in a town only an hour away fromer home. her name, of course, is jayme closs. she had not been seenince october. that's when someone shot and killed her parents in their home. now after thousands of tips and nearly three months of n found g, she's b alive. there's still a lot we do not know. let't with the very latest. as of right now from nbc's