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jay ,18 2019. >> a: f nbc news, this is "today" with savannah gue and hoda kotb live from good morning and welcome to toda thu for joining us on a frid mornin crai is in early. hoda hashe morningoff. mayb she's emotional prg for the saints game. a good weekend t watch foot a great weekend to stay insi. we're getting our first taste of the nas one-two punch of a mes weekend.o make chanels just outside our stud. shei gd morning. >> good mning to u. yes, we're waking up to snow on the gro this morning in new city. a large portion of the country is bracing for two storm pag a dangerous mix of rain, ice and snow that's expected to

im millions. a powerful r stmhat startn california s been working its way across the ountry, hitting not overnight. that sto and another one right behi it could dump more than a foot of snow in parts of the this weekend. this morning authoriti are prepg for that double dose of winter weathe the first fl already falli in some areas including northern new jers. it's the second storm set to hit the east coast saturday t th causing concern among offi assume it could be somethi seri satu and sunday assume an ac blizzard. in new york ne 700 salt spedders are being readied with 1,000 plows set to keep the roads clear.ne ar half a million tons of sa onhand. auths across the northeast as always, it is a good time for residents to ensure they're many residents are aly stocking up on snow

i'm shopping for a new shovel and tisalt, g prepped for the sto this weekend. >> you never know withty these of storms what's going to happ. tell you one thing and you getom shing else. in addition to snow, an expected temper dp on sunday night coupd with the snow already on to cause wh known as a flash freeze cr dangerous trave cond they're predicted like an ar blast. if anythin does come in and we get rai or precipita with . cd weather, y >> r there slippery shs here in new york city. while this are winding down for moment, the worst o weatr i ahead of us. craig and savannah? >> sheinelle, thank you. > dylan is in for all this morn tracking what you can expe tod and this week end. ? about. we've got 1,500 mil es worth ofe winter wea advisories. we have winter storm warnings, advisories, we have winter sto watches. no blizzard warnings posted yet, and it doesn't look like wind is ing to be a big factor with this storm, but it's the snow

and the ice potential. right now there snow that w seeing across the northeast, this is just going to create a dusting to an inchp maybe to two inches back towards erie, pennsylvania. this has nothing to do with the bigger system that's developing back through the northern plains. you can see the heavier snow is falling across south dakota. this is what's going to make a mess of the weekend. as we go through today, the storm is still gsehering . we are still going to see some of that heavier snow work into iowa. as w into tomorrow, that rain/snow line crosses right through st. louis. north of that l we're looking i heavy snow for northern missouri, northerinois and even central indiana. then as we go into sunday, it's going to ctinue through the northeast, but right over new york city into southern new england, that's where that rain/snow line sets up. where we doif have that icet falls as freezing rain, that's trees and tto the power lines, and that could lead to significant power outages. as for snow, t that much back

towards the midwest. we're looking at two to six inches, centralnd northern new england we could easily see a foot to foot and a half of snap, pe up to two feet in some areas. leseer amounts as you get c to the coast, and that's because of that icing that's possible.ha we could see p up to a half an inch of ice. that's why power outages could be very ysignificant, especia when you consider how cold it'sn going to be o monday. if you're withoutt ower t could lead to further dangers. now to this new bomb shell report about the mueller investigation. michael cohen, the president's long-time lawyer reportedly has told the special counsel he was ordered to lie to congress by the president himself. we've got complete coverage. we'll start with nbc's chief use correspondent halli jackson who's on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. one texas democrat now says if this explosive new report is true, president trump must

either resign or be impeached. thatives you aense of how some see this as a possible political game changer with buzz al d saying the spe counsel's office has evidence, documents, e-mails, text messages to back up this claim. another night, anol,er bomb sh potentially damaging new report from buzzfeed says president trump directed his long-time attorney michael cohen to lie to congrs about negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. nbc news has not independently confirmed the report which cites two federal law enforcement d in an s invol investigation of the matter. at the same time donald trump was denying business dealings with russia during the. campai >> i know nothing about the inner workings with russia. i don't deal there. i have no loans from russia. >> buzzfeed said the candidates and his children, ivanka and don jr. receivedar r detailed updates from cohen, a deal donald trump hoped coung him $300 million in profits.

cohen telling special counsel robert mueller the president personally instructed him to lie to congress sing the negotiations ended months earlier than they did to hide president trump's involvement. overnight hen's lawyer lanny davis saying in a state rnt out pect for mr. mueller's and the office of special counsel's investig mr. cohen declined to respond to the questions asked by reporters and so to i. the president's lawyer rudy giuliani telling "the washington post" if you believe cohen i can get you a greatn deal oe brooklyn bridge. and this morning renewed attention on this exchange with attorney general nominee bill barr this week. >> y wrote on page one that a president persuading a person to commit perjury would be obstruction, is at right? >> yes. >> okay. >> any -- wl, you know any rson who persuades another. >> okay. you also said that a president or any perso convincing a witness to change testimoul wod be is that right? >> yes.

>> okay. and on page two you said that a president deliberately the integrity of availability of evidence wouldioe an obstru is that correct? >> yes. >> okay. overnight democrats demanding answers. adam schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee calling it among the most serious a allegationsinst president trump to date,ee twng in part we will do what's necessary to find out if it's true. >> reporter: this now intensifies the focus on what michael cohen will say when he e appears bef congress in less than three weeks one top democrat, elijah cummings tells nbc news he spoke with cohen yesterday a that cohen is more determined than ever to share his story. craig,nn sa. >> hallie, thank you. let's get more now on the legal a political fallout from all of this us. we're joined by pete williams and our political director chuck todd pete, we will start with you, sir. if the president did instruct michael cohen to lie to

congress, does that definitely constindte obstruction,f it does, what could the consequences be for thet? presid >> yes, and don't just take my word for it. the nominee to be attorney general william barr has said this both in his testimony to congress this week and in that memo that he wrote last june unsolicited when he sent it to his colleagues athe justice department. he said if a president knowingly sub jborns perjury or reduces a witness to change testimony, then he like anyone elsee ommits the cr obstruction. to be clear, it's not illegal to tell somebody to lie to cover up for political problems, but if it's true that the president directed cohen to lie to congress, then that would be a crime. of course the qstion is as has come up repeatedly in this, can a president be charged with a crime, and that's something that the justice department says the answer to is no and presumably

mueller has to abide by that opinion, long standing opinions from the office of legal counsel. so it becomes more of a political potentially than a legal matter. >> thank you for segueing so perfecody to chuck who also joins us on the politics of this. you know, rougudy giuliani, the president's laer said if you lieve michael cohen who is of course an admitted liar, i've sell bridge in brooklyn to you. the report states that the special counsel has e-mails, text messages, and a cache of other documents that corroborate this claim. how big a deals this politically if congress is told, hey, the president told a witness to lie to you? >> reporter: in the trump era we have a hard time sometimes under andbrating, you know, everybody's like oh, my god, this is it. this is you can'tit caveat of the if tr.

this is going to be a lot of the if true. but if mueller has the receipts, which is what this reportth say he has, it's not just michael cohen's word because the fact of the matter is he is an admitted liar. let's also remember, the president was afraid of the truth that michael cohen knew. we're talking about instructing somedy to lie to congress is something richard nixon would have been impeached for and bill clinton was, what he was on vi on fiykating is pre damaging. this is much more on the front of the present's mind. clearly the president was also h afraid of what could tell congress if he told the truth. >> pete williams and chuck todd, michael cohen testifies in earle uary. i know you'll be unpacking all of it on sunday. an exclusive minterview wik

warren on the senate intel committee which has been looking into all of this. the feud between the president and democratsver the government shutdown has taken yet another twist this morning. the president respo to house speaker nancy pelosi's request to delay the state of the union address by canceling an overseas trip she had planned. nbc white houseon corrent peter alexander has more on that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to youment president tru you. president trump using the power of thes after to shut down nancy pelosi's trip. his letter to th speaker laced with sarcasm underscores how bitter this back and forthas come and how the stalemate shows no signs of ending. >> this morning an escalating feud between the president and the house speaker, the latest flash point, nancy pelosi's planned trip ,abro including a secret stop in afghanistan. grounded by president trump less than an hour before she and other democrats were set to

departp president trwriting, i am sorry to inform you that your trip has been postponed, calling the trip a public relations event. the president's power play appare yback for pelosi'so call t postpone the state of the union address until after the governmentreopens. democrats furious. >> i think the actions of the presidentere petty, mean-spirited, and beneath any president of the united states. >> pelosi's aides say the trip was designed to thank the troops and receive critical national security briefings from those on the front lines. the president's aide argued pelosi should stay in washington to negotiate an end to the utdown, but no formal talks between the president and speaker are scheduled. >> t party has been hijacked by the open borrs fringe within the party, the radical left becoming the radical

democrat >> pelosi's trip requires military aircraft which the president controls. he suggests if you'd like to make your jrney by flyin commercial, that would certainly be your prerogative. how could the nearly month-long shutdown finally end? one scenario the democrats cave and agree to give the president more money for that border wall, but that appears unlikely with polls showing most americans oppose a wall, and blame the president for shutdown. another option, president trump gives in reopening the government without receivion additional for the wall, but that's also unlikely given the president's hard line stance driven by pressure from conservative media. >> we are very fortunatehe guy does not cave. >> he is dead in the water if he doesn't bld that wall. dead, dead, dead. >> another possibility, the personal hardship for federal workers or the impact on the ecomy becomes so great that something gives. >> reporter: also canceled, the white house delegation scheduled trip to an economic forum in

switzerland next week. the secretary of state and treasury secretary apparently now staying home, and after esident trump hit back at pelosi, lindsey graham criticized both sides in this feud saying quote, one sophomoric response does not deserve another. >> ter, thank you. now to taos, new mexico, where t skiers were buried under an avalanche. one pern reportedl passing away overnight, the other in critical condition. n s nbc's gadwartz is covering the breaking news. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. that sol survivor still listed in critical condition. the peak is absolutely massive. it stand more than 12,000 feet tall, usually tackled by the mo experienced skier. in this case experience alone wasn't enough to outrun an avalanche. >> a day on the slopes taking a terrifying turn in an instant.

>> an avalanche hit coe chi na peak. >> two men buriedalive by an avalanche that ped snow more than 30 feet. lee backer was on a ski lift and witnessed the horrofo ing from above. >> all of a sudden we saw a skier at the top and the snow breaking off, and we saw the skier fighting really for his fe as all the snow started moving underneath him. >> dozens of rescuers volunteers jumped into action with the help of dogs, probes, andhovels they found the two men unconscious, not breathing and managed to pull them out ant resuscitatm with cpr. former new mexico governor gary johnson was involved in the rescue. >> people were crying up there, and i'm one of those. there were 200 people up there with probe spole it was everybody's best friend that they were searching for. >> an experienced skier, johnson stressed the ever present danger of avalanches. >> a lot of people think of not y snow, gee, how can i

get out of fluffy snow. it's basically ten fee of concrete. i mean, that's what happensn an avalanche. >> cochina peak is home to t most extreme skiing in the area. it's an area of the mountain that up until three years ago was only accessibl by foot. >> taos is as steep as it gets, and this run is as steep as it gets >> the ski resort said they had been detonating explosives that morning as part of their routine to try to reduce the risk of avalanches. >> nobody's to blame for this accident, nobody, but this isoe stuff that happen, and they bomb regularly, and in spite of all that, it still happened. it's just devastating. >> reporter: those two men still have not been identified. we are told neither one of them was wearing avalanchebe ons, which are small beacons that sometimes extreme skiers wear so ey can be found underneath the

snow. instead they were found by more than 100 people lining up arm in arm and carefully probing the snow with poles, and those pictures just a testament to hoe many people cogether to help in those last moments. back to you guys. >> wow, incredible o act courage there. dylan is back with a look at the rest of the country's forecast in addition to those storms. >> there's a lot going on across the country. we have that little bit of nnow in ttheast this morning. the snow starting that look at the weather acro your country. we'll get to your local for.

good morning everybody. aclou, cold wet outside th mornin all the wet snow from overnight now gone.ry we'll b the rest of today, tot and into early tomorrow be me rain and snow arri. t tempe are in the low 30s across the area.hs aften h today will be in the low 40s with sunshine around for the secd half of the day. wint sto watch already issu for parts of the northern shen valley i the mos of west virginia. signt cha for freezing ra tomor and then a big and that's your latest forecau,. >> thank dylan. still ahead, an update on how prince philip i dng after the 97-year-old was involved in that really scary car accident yet. plus an epic encounter with what just might be thearst great white shark in the world. the diver in these images, no cave, no noing. she's got the whole world

buzzing, and she's going to join us from hawaii this morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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ra saturday n into sunday. floodi conces going up. all that standing su is likely to have a flash chuck, thank you. two major rallies in the could impact your 46th annual march for life gender way on the national mall. we'll have coverage this aften start ng ats 4 at the women's march on wash will begin ated f plaz> we' c.

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we're ,back 7:30, take a look at that, anrm es great white shark. this might actually be the largest in the world, and yes, that's a diver right next to her, nocage, no nothing. just a lot of courage, and she's going to tell us her story, h unforgettable dive in this half hour. >> there's a lot about that shark as well that she told us. it's a fascinating heory. a of today's headlines, a potentially damaging new report from buzzfeed says president trump directed his orng-time ay michael cohen to lie about negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. two federal law enforcement officials invold in the

investigation. at the same time mr. trump was s denying busin dealings with russia during the campaign. the president's new lawyer rudy giuliani is denying the claim. the first shot in a one-two winter punch is hitting the northeast this morning. it's actually the second storm set to hit the east coast tomorrow night that's causing the most concerns. areas into new england could see up to two feet of snow.re n new york city nearly 700 salt spreaders and a thousand plows are ready to rock. below freezing temperatures coupled with snow already on the ground could lead to dangerous travel conditions sunday and monday a there wit of an awkward moment during the lakers thunder game last night. forward michael beasley getting ready to check. into the ga he took offup his warm shirt, and then he realized he was wearing the wrong shorts. beasley had on those black warmup shorts instead of the yellow game shorts, so he had to go back to the locker room to get the right pair. he returned to the court a few minutes later.

the lakers ended up winni game by ten. also this morning, the queen's husband, prince philip is recovering after flipping his su this was a frightening accident. "today" east interna correspondent keir simmons joins us with what happened here. good morning. >> reporter: good morn police this morning confirming that a 9-month-ol baby was in the vehicle that prince philip's car colli as you're going to see with from these pictures it was quite clearly a serious omllision. one describing his car as careening and tumbling acrossth road. >> shocked and shaken but unhurt, the duke of edenboro at the wheel involved in a car accident. the suv seen here lying on its side. >> i saw the car rolling across the road. tumbling, i tried to open the car door to get him out.

>> first at the scene, roy warren helped thef prince out the vehicle from its shattered sunroof. >> he was trapped in the car, and i showed him how to move ho fr legs and help get him out. he's a very brave man. >> in the other car involved, two women treated for cuts and njury and a baby all out of danger. witnesses say the prince was pulling out of this interstion when h collided with another car, his suv overturned, thesh wild smashed. the suv taken away, the palace quickl saying the duk was uninjured. >> i mean, it's an extraordinary looking crash and more extraordinary that the duke at 97 has walked away from that. >> the 97-year-old still insists driving himself and even drove president obama when he visited the queen windsor castle in 2016. >> i have never been driven by a duke before, and i can report that it was very smooth riding. >> for years the queen was rarely seen without her husband

bede her or walking behind. in 2017, he finally officially retired from public life after more than 22,000 royalnt engas. >> driving himself is one of those last bitsin of pendence he still has. >> this morning, a sigh of relief mixed with concern over whether he should still be at the wheel. >> well, i mean, that's the , questiut who's going to tell him that he shouldn't be driving? >> reporter: that's a good question. he is fously stubborn. i think it's a job for the queen, savannet, a q moment. but more seriously of course what would have happened if there was someone in the other car really injured, especially that 9-month-old. ba i think it's likely that we will only from now on see h driving on private roads. it's the kind of conversation that families often have to have with older relative going to be a tough one for prince philip.

this is a proud guy, savannah. >> we're glad he's okay. thank you very much. let's turn tthe latest on these storms headed this way. >> we talked about how if we see a high temperatus to day in inl falls 7 degrees bew zero for a high. on satury we're looking at 11 in pierre, minneapoli a pena. st. s a 33. that why we're on that bord aho wed see rain than anything else in sts out of this next stor onnd , fargo drops to 7, in 16, burlington, 9 degrees. that's why it's all snow in that area. we go into monday, in the g we'll be well down into the lower single digits. high tempes in bosto mo 13 degrees. n pittsburgh, indias 18 degrees 25 below average for thi time of year. that a look across the

coun >loy cold and wet.window. we'l get into the low 40s today with sunshe around later in the day. wint storm watch already is that for saturday. may have to be expd turn into winter storm warn night have light snow, changes arou the city. th could be anioxtended p of freezing rain in the sh valley. keep tha in mind. a bitime d that's your latest forecast. >> all right, thank you. still to come this morning, a new approach in the fight against what's now considered be an epidemic, teens and vaping. then a new accuser comesit forward some disturbing allegations against r. kelly. she'sharing her story. and then on pop start, ariana grande's new song and new video out overnight, and inspired by her breakup with pete davi ton. fir diver who jumped in to swim with what's thought to be the biggest great white

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instagram photos ever. >> it looks like ace sne straight out of steven spielberg's thriller "jaws" but for marine biologist ocean ramsey,his rare sighting of a great white tells the real story of the ocean's fiercest predator. ramsey and a team of divers were studying tiger sharks on tuesday when they encountered the enormous predator and captured theramatic interaction on film. ramsey estimates the shark, a female, tips the scales at over two tons, and it's eight feet wide and nearly 20 feet long, making it one of the largest in the world and the oldest, too, 50 years old. to really grasp the enormity of this great white, a yellow school bus would surpass it in length by ten feet. it stands asal t as an adult giraffe. one theory is that this shark is deep blue featured in the

discovery channel' celebrated shark week. that great white was first tagged by researchers in mexico 20 years ago. if it is deep blue, ramsey suggests she could be pregnant and chasing whales in the area for food. ramsey has traveled the gbe studying sharks, and has dedicated her life to their conservati conservation. she hopes these stunning images will hp protect what she cal the ocean's most misunderstood creatures. and we are joined now from hawaii by ocean ramsey, the marine biologist and shark researcher seen in those dramatic videos. ocean, good morning, thanksor being with us. ha aloha and thanks for having me. >> a day you had. i know you do this for a living, but this had to be the moment of life? >> absolutely breathtaking, heart melting, overjoyed to be approached by this big, beautifu massive i think grandma shark. i think she's definitely old to be that large and i mean, it

fills my heart with joy and takes my b ath away, and it kind of breaks my heart at the same time to be honest with u, because i just realized that moments like this are increasingly rare because shark populations are being wip out for shark fin soup and shark finning. >> as this 20 foot shark approaches you,ow did you not know that you were in great danger? >> i've been working with sharka alund the world, over 30 species, specifically great whes over ten years, and i workdayly, actively. that's why i was out in thr wa with my research team we were documenting sharks and behavior. we never would imagine we wouldg be fortunate eto be graced with the presence of this massive, big, beautiful female white shark. absolutely thrilled. she's an amazing individual, and it's just so sad that so many people out around the world seeing her would think monster and want to kill her because of you know, movies like "jaws" so

people are afid. uthfully they swim past surfers swimmers, and divers all day every day, and it's so rare they ever make a mistake. less than ten humanalatalities gl annually. yet people kill 70 to 100 million sharks a year. >> you've been doing this t researchs is obviously a great way to get the message out, but there's something about this particular shark, which i know you're i lookingo this whether or not this is actually a shark that was cotered off the coast of mexico, as i understand it, 2,500 miles away? how do you -- why do you think it might be that same shark who i think her name was deep blue? >> i think it might be deep blue because of the pigmentation or the color pattern across the gills. i'm waiting to hear back from dr. maurico, where deeplue was

first spotted. he spent a lot of time in the water with her. i messaged him. i'm waiting to hear back until i say for sure it's her. either way this is the largest white shark i've ever seen, and i've been working with them for over ten years, and the absolutely most incredible du indi. i'm so humbled to be in the water with her. i hope that peopleil be inspired to help protect them so maybe moments like that are possible. >> omy, ocean, there'shing else about this shark, this 50-year-old shark. you think that she might be especially large for another reason, why i that? >> she could be potentially pregnant or she may be very full. we did observe her going ove and feedi off of a dead sperm whale carcass that was in the general vicinity. either way she's a big, healthy individual, and i just hope that she svives because we need more big healthy pregnant female sharks out there at the rate

that sharks are being killed. >> ocean, it's incredible, what an experience, i so wonderful you have the pictures to document it and share them with us. can you really hold your breath six minutes by theway? >> over six and a half minutes under water. as i swim and drink a lot of caffeine, that number goes down. thank you so much. thanks for sharing t wsh us. we appreciate it. >> thank you guys for your time, and shari the messag too. aloha. >> oha. >> whao you guys think? would you get in the water with her? >> no, no. ta and swim with sharks? >> her numbers areling that they're killing that many of those beautiful creatures. that's alarming. >> it is nice that it's in the news for something positive. that's what raises awareness about them and getting people more interested in them. >> i love how she put it, when she saw the shark she was long but shockingly wide. which is how i felt after the holidays. >> ocean's been on the show

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming th ready, set, snow. millions in the neast waking up to snow, sleet, and ice making for a messy morning commute, and the worst is yet to come. a strong storm expected to dump up to two feet in some areas. how it will impact your long holiday weekend. dylan with the latest forecast. plus, ending an epidemic. >> you know one juul pod contains as much nicotine as 20 cigarettes. >> a creative new campaign taking a look at t rise of vaping. >> young people who start vaping are up f tor times more likely to then g on and use a regular cigarette. we need to stop this now. >> the new approach thatma coul quitting as easy as sending

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trouble spots. it moves east through the day. up and down the east coast by etthe time we g into saturday night, and then sunday we're looking at mostly snow, especially for ther inter northeast. back through the midwest, again, it's not going to last long enough to produce a lot of snow. we'll see about twoo four inches, some areas closer to six. you get up into new england, we could see 12 to 18 inches of snow. notice, though, down as you go closer to the water. that's because we've got to deal with somg. icin we could see sleet and freezing rain. that could cause some power outages. here's the thing keep in mind, especially where we do get some rain and we get some snow and some slush, you need to shovel it away right away because it's going to get very, very cold back behind this storm, eight degrees to start off thor day in newcity. albany, eight below, nine in philadelphia. all of that is going to freeze. windchills will be even colder, feeling like 15 to 20 degrees below sewer. zero. there are new questions that president trump directed his

former personal attorney mic lel cohen t to congress about negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good moto you. this is an explosive new report. we should note that nbc news has not independently confirmed what buzzfeed is saying. buzzfeed citing two federal law enforcement officials anvolved investigation into the matter. the outlet says michael cohen told the special counsel the president personally instructed him to lie to congress, saying the notiations for a trump tower in moscow ended months earlier than they did a to hide donald trump's involvement, snd even as the president was denying busines dealings with russia during the campaign, buzzfeed says he and his children were getting regular updates on the real estate development from cohen. the president's lawyer, rudul ni, tells nbc this morning if you believe cohen, i can get you a great dealn therooklyn bridge. craig, back to you. >> hallie jackson for us at the white u.house. thank now to new mexico where two skiers were buried under anan ave at a popular ski

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working as an intern speaking out in a "dateline" interview, she accuses kelly of abusive behavior. . 're also hearing from the singer's attorn >> i was in love with him. i just didn't knowhat to do, like i didn't know if this was normal. i didn't know if this how adults acted, like i just didn't know. i didn't know. >> tracy sampson says she was introduced tole r. kelly w working as an intern at epic records during the summer of 1999 starting when she was 16 years old. >> he's like, well, can i kiss you? and i was like, no, he was like okay, well, give me a lihug. when i gave him a hug, he just started kissing me. >> sampson tells date line her relationship with kelly llted unhe was 18. it was then that she broke things off and filed a lawsuit against tinger accusing him of sexual abuse. kelly denied having sex with her, but settled with sampson

out of court for$250,000. her first on camera interview coming in the wake oanti-kelly rallies outside sony music headquarters in new york. protesters calling for police action and an end to producing and playing r.ll y's music. lady gaga, celine dion and chance the rapper have allhe pulled collaborations with the chart topping artist. >> the record cpanies are abandoning him, other artists are all of a sudden acting like they're shocked by these rumors that are floating around. he's having a verifficult time, but he's strong. he's wtough. ts to put out his music and continue performing for people, and i expect that's what he'll be ableo do. >> kelly's attorney says he didn't represent the artist when sampson alleges she was abused, htis its his client has done nothing wrong to or any of the women who have come forward.

>> so is r. kelly saying that e all ese women, they lying? >> that is absolutely correct. >> every one of them? >> every one of them, yes. >> miguel, at this point, is there an official police investigation? >> well, craig, polic haven't officially or formally discussed opening one, but just last week ch police visited kelly's home after a tip that two women were being held there against their will. police say those were independently interviewed, both women, and they say they were being held there not against their will and they were in good >> miguel, thank you. for more of this story you can tch "accused, the r. kelly story" on daline nbc 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. dylan's just getting an update from the w >> we are going to see a little t of light snowsho g the northea t mo the will wind down shortly. the bigger storm system is just g itself, beginni to e heavier snow through dakota. th will turn into a midwest

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up 78% from e yearbefore. for middle schoolers it went up 48% despite that the aren't really any treatment programs available for kids who get hooked to th nicotine in these e-cigarettes. and that's where the truth initiative comes in, the powerful anti-smoking group has set its sights on vaping. they gave me an inside look. >> at woodrown wilgh school in washington, d.c., principal kima martin haoblem. >> what percentage, especially y riova jping?unnd >> i would say probably half. >> like many principals across the country,sartin s she's confiscating e-cigarettes on a daily basis and it's getting worse. her students agree. >> show of hands, do you know anybody who vapes? >> show of hands, have you tried it? >> when did you try vaping for the first time?y >> proba my freshman year, so three years ago. >> did you like it? >> i just thought it looked

cool. >> over winter break, principal martin was so concerned she sent a news letter home to parents saying the surgeon general was calling teenage vaping an epidemic. she had another reason, too, closer to home. her son had taken up vaping. >> my son spent his entire high school career staying from all of those kinds of products, and comes home after one qrter of college and he says, mom, you know, it's safe mom. >> enter the truthve initia the nonprofit known for its powerful antismoking ads. they're now taking on e-cigarettes, too. >> you know one juul pod contains as much nicotine as 20 cigarettes. >> we're worried it's a ticking time bomb. we know that young people who otherwise would not have smoked whotart vaping are up to four times more likely to then go on and use a regular cigarette. now.e need to stop this >> the idea inspired months of

tinkering andesting to turn true's quit smoking text program into a quit vaping program. megan jacobs led the team. she shows me how to sign up. >> so you're going to text the word quit, okay? >> you'll get one message a day at 10:00 a.m.,t and you can t stress or tips if you need stress management or some top ten tips to help yr kids quit. >> i always need stressge mant. >> you can text us anytime. >> daily text messages to teens who want to quit andho parents want to help them, all anonymous and free of charge. >> so explain to me exactly why people who are vaping can't just gn up for your stop smoking program? >> well, they certainly could, but what we know is that vaping is a little different than smoking. first of all, most people who vape, especiall young people say i'm not a smoker. that has nothing to do with me. >> this is where the truth initiative and woodrow wilson come together. principal martin's newsletter

asking parents for help with the vaping problem g a surprising reply. >> one of my parents who works for truth initiative id, i've got an idea. maybe i can help you create this partnership. >> and the did. arents, teachers, and sutudent will providefeedback to truth about how the program is working. >> you can't frighten people into changing their.behavi we've always believed that the way to especially with young people, is to give them the facts, make sure they have them incause oftentimes they don't, and with v they absolutely don't, and we often do it with humor. >> vaping is like safer than -- eaping is safer -- >> would that app to you? would you be willing to sign up for it? >> i probably should. i probably . should, ye >> anya has some other ideas. >> do you think there's anything lsat you or anybody could say to kids who are picking it up, pickingitp the h now?

>> think about the money. also, just it's going to -- this is very vain, but that's what also appeals to people, i going to take a toll on your skin. that's what you want to tell k em. don't tout health. skin and money. >> you guys are chuckling, buts she point. >> mm-hmm. >> wow. >> the american van ng associatd juul labs, the maker of the most popular e-cigarette with a whopping 75% of the market share have both said that youth should not be vaping. juul has also taken a number of actions to combat underaged use including launching their own digital campaign to educate parents about the product. >> it's text messages. if you want to get the text, at do you do >> i signed up, and some of the -- it's very creative. i signed up for the parent one and i want to stop one. here's all y do, write this down. 2028049884. you text quit, and you say whether you're a young person, how old you are, whether you're a parent, you don't have to sho old you are there, thank goodness, and they send you

daily texts, and it's very supportive. and guess what, they did the same kind of program for smoking. it was enormously successful, four times more likely to quit than any other. in>> texting cer helps, too. >>ou know, you can say, i'm having trouble, i'm having cravings. they'll sd you ideas. >> thank you, cynthia. >> you signed up, but i d't yo someone who does. >>interesting. >> just saying. let's head over to carson daly. this is an interesting story. >> this is a good one. this gentleman right here, this is will novak from arizona. herecently discovered an e-mail inviting him to a bachelor party in vermont for a g named angelo. will doesn't know anybody named angelo. this is what he wrote back, vermont seems like a way for me to travel for the bachelor party of a guy've never met, that being said, expletive, count me in. the invite was supposed to go to

this guy, this is bill novak whose e-mail address is one character different than will's back there. you get the idea. to will's surprise the group responded and said sure, come to the pare this weekend, and was in. he started this go fund me page. he raised more thanh money there. he said it was going to cover his flight. the rest of this money he's going to giveo angelo and the bride to be and th #angelo the #angelosbachelorparty took off online. >> whitney writes this is one of my favorite stories. an even vermont governor phil scott chiming in, posting will, pleaseextend my congratulations to angelo and his bride to be on their wedding. will shared this, a photo ofis suitcases. he's packed, he's ready to go for the big weekend. in addition to the go fund me, people from all over who have been following this story decided just to donate, i'm in the dark, random items, things

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8:30 now on this friday morning, january 1h, 2019. ait of a slippery start to the day here inidtown manhattan after that overnight snow, so all these folks on the plaza, an extra hearty thank you. thank you for making it out to the plaza this morning. >> this is a big >> a great crowd. >> i looked up to see if they put the tree back up because the crowd is humongous. >> the crowd is back, a holiday weekend coming up. do you guys like a good game of where's waldo? yes. i think we should play a little, right? >> oh, on the plaza. >> let's.tart over here do youal see any w? >> i see a harry potter. >> that one's close. >> camera over here.

where's waldo? >> there's waldo. >> oh, my gosh. not even just waldo, the cutest waldo i've er seen. >> oh, my gosh. >> your name's not waldo, what is it? >> turner. >> heer tu how old is turner? months >> where are you from? potsboro texas. >> is this also turner'irst snowstorm? >> yes. >> that's fantastic. we're easing you into it little buddy. oh, my gosh >> thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> we all want to take turner home, is that going to be a problem? in fors tempted to go the grab. >> i know, what a cutie. >> i feel like i know exactly what turnes going to look like when he's 40. he's got that face, you know. >> hs a handsome fellow. >> i love a bald baby. look how cut he is. > coming up, more of our resolution revolution. this morning something probabl we could ause, a digital detox. we're going to tell you how you can track your screen time, tips to lower how many hours you'red sp on your phones, and even some, get this, vacation

put if you're willing to down your devices. >> oh, sounds like a fair trade. speaking ofg travel, spr break's going to be here before you know it. believe it or not, now is the time to book your family's getaway. we're going to help you out with that and walk you through some great deals to some really awese destinations across the countrth and o third hour of "today," dave franco is stopping by from the movie that's getting a lot of oscar buzz "if beale street could talk". valhatine's day is less a month away. a specialed series cahare the love today, we really want your help. dig up your old love letters, your photos, your romantic stories, and will you share them with us at toy.com. >> keep it clean. >> yes, keep it clean. >> keep those letters clean. >> we're going to be setting sow here, right? >> yes,>>

cou see a foot to perhaps a foot and a half of snow in the in northeas alg the coast there's more ic th could cause power outages. as w go into monday, it's going toe bitterly cold, starting y, f to windchis ten to 15 des below zero. uny a lot o that snow an ice and slush is all going to freeze up and stick around for a while. on tem drop mo, it's going to stay cold r qui some time. th a look at the weather ac the counted. he is a peek out your dwindow. e break up bi tempes in the low to mid 4 for high today.

wim watch is out for parts of the shenando. a windchi advisorr later the weekend. to a winltry mix changing to heavy rain tomorrow t.ni washing app for e latest forecast. by the time you go toun bedy nigh at 8:00, wi near ze and below zero by mond your forecast. carson and sava sah. >> thanko much. now to more on our resolution reon. to help you start off the year on the right foot this morning, our alliance on these. >> you got yours right there, yep. smartphone always with us. a lot of us spend too much time on our smartphones and tablets. one writer has found moderation makes all the difference: here's nbc's morgaradford. >> what do you do when you're in a toxic relationship with your phone? >> i didn'treak up with my phone. it was more like we went to couple's therapy. >> writer cassie hwartzly

noticed that her smartphone was taking up too much of her time. >> i went across the street to get a cup ofofe and i didn't have my phone on me, and i actually srted to have a panic attack. it was kind of a moment of clarity where i was just like i need to kind of reassess this relationsh >> it was a wake-up call, a moment of anxiety that sparked a month of moderation. she decided to do a digital detox, 30 days of limiting time with her smartphone,ic chrng every step for "men's health." step one, putting an end to something that more than one-third of us do, checking our phones in the first five minutes we're awake. >> instead of waking up and looking a my phone and seeing what awaited me in my inbox, i started going on a morning walk without my phone. left myhone here, woke up, and my husband and i would go on sometimes just a ten-minute walk around the neighborhood. >> so you got him on board? >> i got him on board, yes. >> he said i want to do the digital detox too. >> or i said you're going to do the digal det with me. >> reducing screen time meant

gaining perspective. >> i kind of started to realize that i hadn' been living in the present moment, so i was missing all of these things around me, whether it was jus a quiet morning before the day started or the sunrise, or you know, saying hi to somebody. we all walk around and don't say hi to each other. >> we're staring down. >> right. >> i fou that it made me feel calmer and kind of just it gaves me my morniback. >> and she was on to something. the average person checks their phone 47 times per day and spends nearly three hours on it, and while aigital detox is something that two-thirds of americans say would help them, only 28%e h actually gone ahead and tried it. excess phone use is linked to anxiety and depression. there's even a term for the fear of being without your phone, it's nomophobia. the fear of being without your phone. >> do you think as a socie we're eaware ofow h

dependent we are on our phones? >> i think a lot of people are aware of that and aunless you kind of take the time to assess that relationship and really think about how it's mpacting yourental health, i don't know how much awareness >> taking a break can mean taking a lesson to heart for all of us. >>life's going to go on. it's fine, you're going it get the work e-mail, and you're going to come back and it's going to still be there. you don't need to answer it 14 seconds after you got it. >> your phone isn't in charge of your life, you are. >> so how much timere we really racking up on those phones, and what's the best way to take a break? we've got tech expert katie tlinendall wiritsth tipdv is h knowing abo much your on your phone and getting real with yourself. >> it is eye opening when you realize how much tim're spending in front of all of your devices. one thing that's really resourceful is apple's screen time, andndroid comparable as well. if you are not using this

feature, it's in the your phone.f it will literally tell you from how many times a dpi you're ing up your phone to how much time you're spending on cial media,productivity, creativity. what i like about it is you can set limits. >> what's t metrics of that? how much is too much? i did it once, 18 hours, is that a week, is that a lot? is that a little? >> we'll get to some resources -- we're all, and self included i think we're going through this phase where it's get back to you time. is picking up your phone, is it iinging you joy, is bringing you succetssou rig r yno w. >> youan set it up you've got to go and find it. >> it's rig in your settings. and note that time limit.es i think it's rrceful for kids if they are on an can set a pass code so you can limit the amount of time they're spending on certain apps or progra programs. >> another thing is you can remove the pop-up notifications.

>> this was driving me crazy. onwe have those notifica we're trying to focus whether we're out or we're at work, those notications pop up. 's nonstop, it's relentless. go into your settings and toggle your w notificatiother it is for facebook, whether it is for twitter and get less, i think it keeps you more on point to the task at hand. i think that's a big one. it's an easy utone, it also can be really resourcefulin a very simple way. >> i feel more scatterbrained. >> when i'm playing fortnite, the drop dow are ruining my game. that's another reason. >> i do love fortnite as well. you can also put do not disturb on your phone. >> another easy tool. what i lik about do not disturb, i started using this at night. it allows you to instead of muting, it will shut downll notifications so your screen will not light up. what's great about it too is you canut favorites on there. you can allow your favorites to come through if heaven forbs thern emergency or you get multiple calls in the course of a few minutes, it will allow the call to come through. do not disturb, great feature.

>> so much stuff in settingse don't even know about that can help us. >> because we're playingfo nite the whole time. >> well, it happens. >> totally digitally detox. s so i have to tell you, ten years ago for a ment i was doing i went to a digital detox facility. i was told i was the worst patient of all times. that was a decade ago and now here ware. there are select hotels and places across the globe that are no phone zones. if you turn in your electronics they will give you amenities from spas and to activities like kayaking. one here is in the gnd villas in mexico in mri playa del carm. they encourage you to do so many activities. then they' give y your tech back and you get prices off. >> that's a great idea. >> in addition to really select customized vacations that are all about no phone zones, time, and again, resorts that offer for digital detox specifically. >> and before we let you go,

this is at the consumerel tronics show, what are these goggles supposed to do? >> this is a newevice called you may care. just coming off of ces i found this and this tells where we're at in 2018. >> what's happening to that woman? >> this is a cool thermal meditation device that helps erase screen time. you're in front of the screens all day, it actually uses heat and also cooling depending on which choice you have to reset the effects of all that screen time that's happening on your eyes. crazy that technologyel isng technology but that's where we're at. >> giver them your quick dinner tip. >> i was saying back in the day, if you're b with a group and everybody's wanting to look at their phones, everyone put your phonesn the center of the table, and whoever picks their phone up first has to pay the bill. >> i think that's a great one. >> game of phones. >> game of phones katie called it. i love that. something to look forward to as we head into the snowy weekend, spring break, where you can find the best vacat n deals right now. but first this is "today" on

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welcome back, the weather outside could be down right frightful this weekend.pe why not it inside booking a fun spring getaway t now is a gooe to plan a trip and get a great deal as well. mark ellwood is here with some bargains you can snap up right now. always good to have you. before we get to tse fantastic destinations, folks who might be hopping on a plane in the next week or so, concerns about loa, lines because of the government shutdown. what can you tell lyus? >> i'mg tonight, and the way i'm looking at it, i think add an extra hour j ttbe safe. that's what the advice is. arrive about an hour earlier th usual, threeours before your flight, not two. di you want to double check, use social check the hashtags on tsa for your local airport and otherav ers will be sharing what's going on. yo you'll get a live sense of

what's going on. >> let's get to the beach. >> we want to go to the emerald coast in florida, per bct, can't fach get away. the golf of mexico, bathtub warm water, beautiful white sand. we've got a lovely resort, you can golf. there's great fishing in destin. bunk bedroomsor the kids and swim up bar for the grown-ups. >> how much? >> everything we've got here is r 250,ng almost everyts under 20067. you've got really good deals. >> what's our next location? >> it's a lesser known caribbean island. it's an advendre isl called dominica. it's pristine. it's rain forest. if you want to have an adventure in the caribbean, hike through the rain forest, if you are a ver, the champagne reef with its tiny little bbles. dominica is a tiny island for you. if you want an alternative to

just lounginge beach, dominica. >> still intact it looks like. o >> eous, great hotels but that lovely really kind of pristine >> for folks who love a good cruise? don't we all. >> yes, ngean, ,dr ngwin,inki w win. we've got two ideas around a cruise, wynn ar, smaller ships, maximum 310 people. >> really, that small? >> tolly. en they're that small, they have the advantage of going to destinations that maybe the big ips can't get into, so like tobego, you've got lovelyle sm excursions, you can make lucia.wn chocolate in st. jump off the back of the ship, you're snorkeling around. >> what if you prefer aarger cruise line? >> you want that fun palace, princess has 40% off some of its itineraries right now. 40% off. thes are the 3,000 person ships. western caribbean, you can get a maya adventure.

eastern caribbean, beachy ancations and they have those amazing oce medallions that let you do everything, you open yo room withthem, charge with them. >> some national parks if folks are interested in planning some trips. >>ra canyon, can't fail. i wish al was here, he's like the supn. grand canyon, 100 years as a national pk this year. >> those hotels rarely discount, though? >> abso. this is why this is such ast eal, a 45 minute scenic train ride from the hotel to the south rim. i think that's a bonus, and who wouldn'tant to go to the grand canyon. >> pacific northwest. >> that's the other one, ifo you're goinge rain forest which has a thousand water falls, bald eagles, black bears, if you want to stay at a lodge and get lost in nature, pacific northwest. >> every time you're on i get so excited about taking a trip. >> i'll plan y r nextone. >> safe travels this weekend.uc good lk to you. still ahead herda on a f morning, andy samberg opening up about his snl audition, and why

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well, look who's here? it's willie. >> hey, guys, h's it going? >> we always look forward to the sit-down. for think we have a fun one you, andy samberg is my guest. he's fresh off hosting the golden globe awards. he and i got together to talk about the new season of his hit show brooklyn nine-nine on nbc. and how c hisldhood obsession with saturday night live turned into a job on the show him a star. >> the story goes that you would sneak to watch tv to watch professional wrestling? >> uh-huh. >> but then you'd come across snl, and that's how you sort of discovered it, is that right? >> yes, i immediately loved it, and then my parents finally caught wind i was watching it, an then they were like oh, have you seen the earlier stuff?

>> right. as >> and i w like how long has it been on? >> good evening, i'm chevy chase and ou can' >> rosa na dan a. got older, did you have in your head i'd love to be on that show? >> yeah. >> you did? yes. >> to me it was like a little kid in little league being like i want to be a shortstop for the yankees. great, soyo does ev. >> right, right. >> right before we actually made a connection to get an audition for snl, i was pretty sure it was not my path.li i was , i don't know, who can i sound like? they want impressions. all my impressions were like one sentence. i did jimmy fallon at a funeral. >> which was? >> oh, man, this is so sad. >> so what's the phone call like then when you actually find out you're on the show? >> i wen to have my meeting nkth loren and he was basically like, so you tou can do this? i was like, yeah, i mean,

would try my hardest. if you see pictures of me in the beginning of snl, my hair was insane, and it was worse befe i started. loren did ask me in that meeting would you beilling to c your hair? yeah, i'll shave my head. all do whatever you want, and i walked out and the people in the office were like, so? i was like i don't know what happened. and they're like you got it! >> andy samberg. >> i was four years in to working thereti and i wasn't sure i was on the show. he got t story of how the show is he was making comedy videosbu with his twies, now famous, the lonely island guys, and he got a job writing for the mtv video awards that jimmy fallon was hosting, and jimmy fallon went back to lauren michaels and saidhese guys are hilarious. you've got to talk to the videos they made, the ding tall shorts revolutionize snl and they cameight athe time youtube walaunching. you can see the whole interview

this weekend on sunday today, and you co listen our entire unedited conversation for free on apple podcasts orr where you get yours. our library of interviews including recent ones with jerry seinfeld, natalie portman and jennifer lopez are all there as well. >> i love it. >> sheinelle, what you got? >> good morning, guys. i'm really passionate about what wene working for saturday. we're launching a new series on education. tomorrow to start, we have a ally interesting story aboutre schools thatomehow still systemically segregated in one county in alabama, and the charter school making strides to change that. these kids are going to an integrated school in that county for the first time, intentionally integrated. i am forever changed after talking to theids and the parents. i can't wait for you to see this story tomorrow. >> hard to believe there are still segregated schools in this country. >> we'll explain how it happens. >> looking forward to thatha >> i know i'm doing all weekend, watching the "today" show. >> it's going to be a good weekend. >> we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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from nbc ne, this is "today" live from studio 1in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. and welcome, tehi, . >> good to see you. >> sheinelle here along with ueaig and dylan. >> i like the by the way. this is nice. >> all of us kind of. >> we both wore blue stday. >> my grandmother called me yesterday and said do you guys plan that? no, we don't. >> we have a lot to talk about. there was a royal scare yesterday, you may have heard about th, thequeen's husband prince philip was involved in a car accident. he's 97 years old. he'sok, but he was pretty shaken up. >> it happened on a rural road near the reeen's country dence, and the other car involved two women. they were treated foruts and arm injurlsas well. theyhad a