good morning,. g.> good morn breaking n president trump's former adviser ro stone arrested in florida, indicted by special l robert mueller. what does it mean for the investigation and the president? we're liveith the latest. breaking overnight, miracle rescue. a 3-year-old north carstina boy in the woods found alivend after sing three days fighting the cold and rain. >> it's a great evening folks. we brought casey to his family just like we said we were going to do. >> his parents are overjoyed. >> he's good. he's good. he's up and talking. >> we're live with the incredible storyow of h he was found and what it took tom brin ack home.

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delighting fans who love to hate the most successful franchise. it's not all fun and games on this friday, july 25th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc neis, ths "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller good morning. welcome to moch today." thank you for joining us. another shoe drops in the russia investigation. >> roger stone, a long-time former associate of president trump and a long-time republican strategist has beenndicted in connection with robert investigation into possible collusion between russia and the trump campaign. we've got completeve coge. let's start with nbc's white house correspond kristenwelker. we have an indictment here with seven charges. what's this about? >> reporter: savannah, there is no way to overstate it. this is aajor government in the russia instigation.

roger stone was the president's former adviser. he was arrested today in florida after an indictment by a federal grand jury. innt a state the special counsel's office saying the indictment contains seven counts, one count of obstruction, five counts of count tatements and one of witness tampering. special counsel robert mueller has had his eye on stonehi over alleged connection to wikileaks and hacked democratic e-mails released by the sitdu ng the 2016 campaign. stone for his part has ny collusion nied with wikileaks. according to those court documents, stone wasta ced by senior trump campaign officials to inquire about futures relea of wikileaks e-mails. the documents also said sne informed senior trump campaign officials he had information indicating they had ocuments damaging to the clinton vedn th stages of the trump campaign has recently said, i will never

testify against anump. for his part, the president has tweeted it's nice to know that some peopl still have guts. mr. trump has repeatedly denied any collusion between his campaign and russia. stone will make an initial appearance later at the federal courthouse in ft. lauderdale. savannah, this is an issue that has continued to loom large over the trump administratnd this is yet another significant twist. >> it is, kristen. a piece of a larger puzzle. >> we'll bring in nbc'sustice correspondent pete williams and nbc's julie ainsley who covers national security and justice. they've been pouring over this indictment. how does roger stone fit into pis bigger picture? >>t of a chain according to the special counsel's office. mueller has already said that wikileaks was in touchith the russian government. what the indictment says is that roger stone was trying to get in

touch with wikileaks. stone has predicted publicly during the campaign that there would be damagingom e-mailsg about the clinton campaign, but he's always said that was justn based his own predictions, that he didn't have special insight and knowledge. what the investigation says is that he was trying constantly to get wikileaks to get more damaging e-mails and release them. but it doesn't say that hely direalked to julian assange. all this was through an edte.iarm ry p preetdly about his contacts. the special counsel says there are e-mails, conversations in which he's trying to get people to get wikileaks to release mora rial, trying to find out what they have, trying to egg themheon. so problem for him is, according to the special counsel, that he lied to theco ressional investigators and tried to get others not to say what he was up to. so it doesn't directly accuse him of colluding with the

it includes him of being, in essence, in touch with people who were trying to getto wikiles o more collusion with the russians. >> it's complicated. we're reading it here as well. these are building blocks and this is one block potentially that the special counsel is putting together. julia, a i turn to you, the other piece of it is roger stone's connection to the campaign. we know he's a long-time associate of donald trump. wecagn. but during this relevant time period of the indictment, he was not an employee of the trump caaign, buthe indictment suggests he wa in touch with a senior official of the trump campaign who is unnamed, someone who did, according to this indictment, ask about what wikileaks might have against hillary clinton. do we know anything more about that nexus? >> thatould give us a window into where mueller goes next. essentially julian assange in connection with randy cred

co-who worked with roger stone. all these connections lead us to the trump campaign. we know a senior trump campaign official was directed, not sure who he was directedby, to in touch with roger stone and they texted him well done after a big what this does is it paints a picture of who roger stone was to t trump campaign. he came off of their payrolls in august of 2015, but during this crucial time period around the summ of 2016 into the fall when these wikileaks dumps started to occur that released i information, e exchanged between the democratic national committee, roger stone w not a free agent merely giving gifts to the trump campaign. he was actuallyn touch with him and they knew what was ldming and he was trying to preview what w come next. they wanted more information from roger stone, and it's clear he was not acting on his n, but he was in direct contact with very senior officials within the campaign. >> julia nainsley, ourional

security reporter, pete williams at the justice department, it's a big indictment and we'll see how these pieces all fit together in the comingdays. thank you very much. also breaking overnight, a news.bit of good a 3-year-old boy in north carolina found alive and back in the arm of his family this morning after spending several nights all alone lost in the woods. nbc's gabe gutierrez joins us with details. hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this is an incredible story. police say 3-year-old casey hathaway wandered away from grandmother's home. in the end it was aarrofessional and rescue team that managed to find the boy alive. this morning a north carolina community is breathing a huge sigh of relief. >> it'sat g evening, folks. we havee -- brought casey to his family just like we said we were going to do.

>> reporter: 3-year-old casey hathaway found alive following an intense three-day search for the boy. his emotional parents expressing their gratitude. >> we just want t tell everybody that we're very thankful that you took the time out to search for praying for him. >> reporter: casey had been laying outside his grandmother's home with two other children. after searching for casey themselves, his family called 911. >> it's been at least 45 minutes because we've been lking over in the woods for him. >> reporter: residents and authorities pitching in, distributing missing sters. search teams using dogs to sniff for clues. hundreds of volunteers struggling rugged terrain as temperatures dipped below freezing tonight. >> i think for his conditions he was very well. we're very fortunate. >> reporter: last night after authorities were notified hearing crying in the woods, a search and rescue team found the boy huddled in a thorn bush

calling for his mother. al left and in good spirits, he was treated overnight at a local hospital foruts and scrapes. now a family is reunited with sheir little boy. >> h up and talking, already asked to watch netflix. he's he is good. >> reporter: a relievedother is thanking the rescue who brought him back home. >> thank him, tnk him. >> yes, sir, yes, sir. thank you, buddy. that is the kind of story you want to see on a friday morning. so happy for him and his family. what did that little boy say when t rescuers found him? >> reporter: apparently in addition to saying hete w to watch some netflix, the rescuers said he lit up when he saw his sister. he spent the night in the hospital for observation. but otherwise he's doing okay. >> gabe, thank you. >> puts a smile on your face for sure. also this emorning, have reached day 35 of the longest government shutdown in u.s.

history. urgent negotiations are under way after the latest proposals to reopen the government fell flat in congress. and the impact of theut wn is only growing. another payday today coming and goin without pay for nearly a million federal workers. nbc's tomosllo joins us on this impact. tom, good morning to yo >> tsa chief announcing moments ago they have found a w to partially pay tsa employees who worked december 23rd through january 5th, not everybody. l payment for those screeners. meanwhile, the flight at ten dapt's union a thepilot's union now saying it makes no sense for air traffic controllers who are up there working without pay to add that kind of stress to one of the most stressful jobs in america. 10,500 air traffic controllers watch the nation's skies. after a month witho paychecks, some are joining other

government workers at local foo banks. >> i don't think it's fair -- miesident trump's top eco adviser insists the pain won't last long. >> the payments will be made. we'll go back to normal. this is just a glitch. >> reporter: billionaire commercetary wilbur ross nm facing backlash after telling cnbc those govent workers should just take out loans. >> i think that's a great deal of hieber bowl. you're talking about 80000 workers. while i feel sorry for the individuals that have hardship cases, 800,000 workers, if they never got their pay, which is not the case, theyill eventually get it. if they never got it, you're talking about third of a percent on our gdp. it's not like it's a gigantic number overall. >> there are reports that some

federal workers going to homeless shelters to get food. >> i know they are and i don't really understand why. there's no real reason why they shouldn't be able to get a loan against it. >> at a food bank in oklahoma city, furloughed air traffic controller ileta young. >> i wasn't behind my bills shutdownhe why should i take out a loan f t irmethint wasn't my fault. >> the traffic controllers union is warning of safety risks as controllers work normal six-day, ten-ur shifts then head to second jobs to pay the bills including waiting tables or driving for uber. >> they're coming to work without ychecks. sleeping in their cars between shifts because they can't afford the gas to get to rk, so they're staying there. >> reporter: meanwhile 7.5% of sa officers aren't coming to work.

air marshals, coast guard and nasa also not getting paid. the fbi agents association says the shutdown i undermining sm and l, counterterro counterintelligence operations. the one chance we may have had to take down several violent individuals may pass us by. a former fda officials warns of risks. >> that means inspections of itical products like food and certain medicines are not being done. >> reporter: the fda is suggesting high-risk food items are being inspected. the faa insisting the sknation' s are safe. but again, concern about all those controllers working very longhifts with added stress. back to >>you. om costello, thank you very much. craig is here with anothero affecting a lot of people. >> good morning. talking about the dangerously cold temperatures grippingeshe midw this morning. they could stick around for a

while. we've got everything you need to know heading inthe weekend including mr. roker's forecast. before that, nbc's ron mott ish ingo where the temperature has plunged. how cold is , ron? >> reporter: good morning. it's 5 below in chicagoith windchills from 20 to 30 below. those of us who live in this part of the country like to think we're hearty enough souls to take whateveran winter dish out. this is a real attention grabber. the word of the dayor people venturing out, layers, layers, layers. gloves, boots and layers of clothes are a must this morning as parts of the midwest are getting a bitterly cold wake-up ca. >> i've got about six layers on right now, but it's not helping. >> reporter: a widespread blast region with temperatures the plunging overnight. 35 million people under windchill advisories and watches across 12 states. for folks in minneapolis and chicago, it will be the coldest day of the season so far. windchills expected to drop a

low as 50 degrees below zero in some areas. residents are being urged to stay inside to avoidte frost and other cold-related conditions. the deep freeze with temperatures ten to 15 degrees above average. on thursday in new york city it was nearly 60 degrees. s massachusetts a tree came crashing down oeral power lines and ultimately a car which then caught fire. thankfully no one was inside. as big a test of the metal this cold snap ,e're expecting a blast of even colder weather that al i'm sure will tell you about. expecting windchill to dip as cold as 40 below. >> get inside, get inside my friend. >> run, run, ron mott. that brings us to how long is this going to last? >> this is going into next week and thi could just be the beginning. this is the siberianexpres hudson bay load coming down south.

we've got this low pul frigid air directly from the arctic. we're talking about windchill advisories, windchill warnings up to 50 below. frostbite can occur in less than ten minutes on exposed skin. right now it feels like 5 below in detr t, 6 inpittsburgh, minus 10 in minneapolis, minus 25 in chicago. the highs today, only one in e, marque 4 chicago, 13 cleveland, 33 kansas tomorrow morning, the overnight lows, chicago 1. it's going to feel like 11 below. 19 in washington, d.c. 15 below in minneapolis, and on saturday, temperatures only get into those low double digits. here is what we're looking at next week. this ishat ron was referring to. we're talking a piece of the polar vortex now dropping down. ok at theseow temperatures. these are air temperatures. minneapos, it willrop down to 21 below on thursday. chicago, thursday will be 14

below.ol indian minus 9. in pittsburgh down to 4 below. this couldt go into nex weekend. we are talking dangerously cold temperatures. we'reouoing get to yr local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. . good morning. t i'm stom 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's a mostly clear sky over washington this morning.e temperat35. northwest winds averaging ten miles per hour. there is a bit of a winlthill to be dith early this morning.

temperatures are colder down across parts of northern virginia. windchills will be in the teens there. forecasted high today right ound 40 degrees. plenty of clouds around during the middle of the day, maybe a flurry. cold and dry for tomorrow. maybekl a sprinback to near 50 on wednesday. c,ing a series of clippers to talk about that's going to add to the misery. >> al, thank you very much, i think. coming up, the mystery ith wake of the mass shooting at a bank inor flida. new details on the search for a motive and the families of the victims are speaking oue inshe controversial michael jackson documentary making its debut today. why its release has policeonn state on high alert. t firsts is "today" on nbc.

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temperatures there even in the 30s. afternoon highs today in the upper 30s to around 40. there's a chance for a midday flurry or two but nothing substantial in the snow department. the next best chance for snow comes on wednesday morning.

i'm challenging hoda. hoda, i know you're up for a good challenge. >> we've heard j. lo's challenge. no sugar or carbs for ten days. coming up, the superstar will jo us with some answers and a recruiting push. >> i love the questions.av can i pasta? no, ice cream? no. >> let's get to a collect of today's headlines. the breaking news, the president's former adviser roger stone arreste in flori on criminal charges stemming from the russia investigation. stone is accused by special counsel robert mueller of witness tampering, obstruction and making false statements. the indictment does not accuse

stone of coordinating with the russian government election interferen in 16. he is scheduled to appear in court later this morning. now to an nbc news exclusive involving president trump's n-in-law, jared kushner. two sources tell the network kushn kuopner's application for a secret clearance was rejected by two white house security specialists over fears he was open to foreign influence. their supervisor, carl klein overruled tha recommendation and approved the clearance. the background checknt iied questions about foreign contacts and meetings he had during the campaign. the house oversight committee is launching an official into the white house security clearance process. there's a new controversy surrounding t nfl this morning. ,his one does not involve the new orleans sain rather an incident that happened during the pro bowl skills challenge. take a look at this. >>'m fixing to go knock this mascot out.

>> ooh chim. >> that was jamal adams tackling pat the patriot. the incident got a l ofaughs by onlookers there, but it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt, right? there are reports that the person inside that ostume went to the hospital for an undisclosedjury. he is said to be sore but doing okay. i'm sure we'll be hearing more e about that the next few days. other news, hundreds coming togethes to honor the l of the five people killed in that mass shooting at a bank in florida. this m sning we'rerting to learn more about just what happened inside that bank. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest for us.oo kerry, morning. >> reporter: good morning. with flags at hal staff here we are learning new details emerging about the alleged gunman, zephen xaver, michigan state police releasing records that in 2017 that xaver talked about trying t initiate a

confrontation with police for what's known as suicide by cop. >> god watches over you -- >> reporter: overnight this tight-knital cenlorida community pulling together after a mass shooting that left five dead and a community shattered. >> it makes it very hard to feel safe. you don't. you have to always be looking. >> reporter: police say 21-year-old suspect zephen xaver shot four employees and one customer t inside suntrust bank on wednesday afternoon. on thursday he was in court facing a judge. >> the charges are five counts of homicide, murder in the first degree. >> reporter: the arrest report describing a gruesome scene, the five victims with apparent gunshot wounds to the back of their heads and upper torsos a bulletproof vest and 9 millimeter gun where xaver was taken into custody. >> did he go in tptre attg to rob this bank or simply to kill?

>> we have no information right now that there was any bank robbery. >> reporter: among the dead, 65-year-old cindy watson, a bank customer who was a retired emt. anna pinon williams hired at the bank two months ago, the mother of a blended family with five children. another employee in the break room heard gunshots and fled out the back door calling911. he survived. police still unsure of xaver's motive. a woman claiming to be xaver's ex-girriend spoke with wsbt in indiana saying he's been threatening this for soong and he's been having dreams about it and everything. this community n left to make sense of the senselessness. >> we know begng the hea process. we attempt to mourn the loss of our peers, our neighbors, our

mothers and daughters. >> reporter: zephen xaver's court appointed attorney had no comment. the 21-year-old is being held in a jail cell here in solitary. if he's convicted on the five murder charges here in florida, he coulde f the death penalty. >> kerry sanders, tha you. time to check in with mr.r rokeor a check of the forecast. >> a littl lake-effect snow to be talking about and a clipper behind that. you can see we have winter weather advisories,inr storm warnings stretching across the great lakes,nd whiteout ions could continue for hours as this low pulls away. dragging across colder air, across the warmer waters of the lake. snowfallates one to three inches an hour, especially and lakeof lake erie on it. amp snow fall rates will back up again saturday night after a lull during the day. snowfall amounts heaviest between erie and buffalo and in the tug hill plateau area of

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miguel almaguer has more on this. >> not a trailer or single clip of this documentary has been released ahead of its debut. that's not slowed the buzz behind it asp police por demonstrators and possible threats. >> reporter: premiering today at the sundance film festival, "leaving neverland," the new potentially damaging documentary abou music legend michael jackson. >> this is a movie that everybody is talking about.it probably right now the most talked about film at sundance. that includes a lotf big features with a lot of big stars in them. >> reporter: the film about t be loved icon so contentious, police are on high alertem acing for protests. >> we're ramping up our efforts with having additional officers, additional security just in case. >> reporter: debuting at sundance, the jackson documentary features two accusers who revisit child molestation claims against the iconic performer. >> really for me it's about awarenes towards helping

survivors and >> reporter: wade robison be fended by michael jackson when he w s a boyke to tmz. >>ha can't change what ppened to me. what i can do now is try to make a small impact. >> reporter: ro documentary. both men testified on behalf of jackson during earlierrials and suing his estate. calling this yet another lurid attempt to cash in on michael ckson. the documentary may include new voices. >> there's going to be a lot more than just two people talking about what happened to them. >> reporter: acquitted of child molestation charges years before its death, jackson sporters are flooding social media calling for a boycott at sundance. today a new documentary fueling fresh protests amid past allegations still haunting one of music's biggest stars before

and after his death. >> miguel, how much do we know about what else is in the documentary? >> reporter: not a lot. sundance only released a very short description of the documentary. today we're told it may be as long as four hours, and we'll also hyr from those close to jackson who allegedly knew what was happening behind closed doors, >> miguel almaguer in l.a. ti> coming up next, carson is flagging our attenon to a controversial new rule in government that just took effect. what we all need to ow right after this. old crew! remember when we all used to go to the cafeteria and just chow down midday? -you mean, like, lunch?ed to go to the cafeteria -come on. voted "most likely to help people save $668 when they switch." -at this school? -didn't you get caught in the laminating machine? -ha. [ sighs ] -"box, have a great summer. danielle." ooh. danielle, control yourself. i'd like to slow it down here with a special discounfor .

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7:56 is your time now onis anuary 25th, 2019. happy friday. good morning. i'm eun yang.ht let's get r to your morning commute with wtop's jack taylor and a look at your first 4 traffic. od morning, trouble spots with icy conditions continue. more roads reported blocked, beach blocked between porter stet a tilden. piney branch closed between arkansas and beach. right now randolph road westbound, a serious crash midway between georgia avenue and dale wood drive. the roadway is closed because of the icy eun, back to you. >> thank yo we'll take a break and check your forecast whst we come back. with us. what's better than having fast,

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we do have some sunshine out there to get your friday started. a little more cloud cover during the middle parts of the a small chance for a flurry or two. temperatures in the 20s and 30s now. high temperature today near 40 degrees. a little colder tomorrow. highs in the upper 30s. near 50 on sundayck o near 50 on tuesday as well. much colder weather aives esday night into wednesday. wednesday, thursday and friday may bot even get the freezing mark. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show. a way to create energy from household trash. it not only saves about 80% in carbon emissions... it helps reduce landfill waste. that's why bp is partnering with a california company: fulcrum bioenergy. to turn garbage into jet fuel. because we can't let any good ideas go to waste.

at bp, we see possibilities everywhere. to help the world keep advancing. it's 8:00 on "today," comin> coming up, miracle rescue. the 3-year-old boy missing for three days in north carolina found alive. >> we w to tell everybody we're very thankful for all the team that took the time out to pray f him. >> how search and rescue teams were able throw kate him. we'll get an update on how the boy is doing. >> plus, check it out. >> look at that. that's cool. >> al and craig hit the ice with the new jersey devils for a worthy cause. the big debut on theirew psan taking o prostate cancer. a behind-the-scenes look at their ice ka paeds. how sweet it isn't. >> nosugar, no carbs.

i'm challenging hoda. >> hoda agrees to take on jennifer lopez's ten-day challenge but not before talking it out wither j. lolf as the superstar joins u e tolain the rules today january 25th, 2019. >>niversity of illinois l today! >> all the way from midland, pennsylvania. >> celebrating my 11th birthday. >> from sunny florida. good morning. good morning. ♪ >> fromindiana. >> home of the castle knights. >> from grand haven, michigan. >> shout-out to our kids carson and kai. >> we travele 900 miles to be on the "today" show. hi, everybody. good morning. it's iday, folks. we're so happy to hav you out there on our plaza this morning and watching at home.

good toave you along. >> we have a huge crowd. it's a cold friday crowd. we want tohank everybody, also the folks at home sending hose mytodayplaza shout-outs. record avideo, share it on instagram and twitter. preston you're tv. >> hashtag. >> ytayplaza. a breaking story this morning. high profile arrest in the robert mueller investigation. the president's former adviser roger stone indicted on a number of charges. pete williams has been reading the indictment. good morning to you. >> reporter: prosecutors say roger stoon lied toess regarding his efforts to find out about damaging e-mails hack by theussians from the democrats in hillary clinton's campaign. they say stoea rdly urged a friend of his to lie to congress, too, aboutontacts with wikileaks on stone's behalf. the charges do not saysthat e himself was in touch with wikileaks or the russians which

was the source mueller has said keeviously for the hac e-mails. court documents say stone was contacted by a senior official in the trump campaign who asked about future releases by wikileaks of hacked e-mail the documents say he, stone, through his friend, tried to prod wikileaks to release more material. when his friend was called to testify to congress, thehaes say, stone urged him to plead the fifth invoking the name of a character from one of the godfather movies who lies to congress. stone was arrested in florida where hll appear in court today to formally face the charges. >> pete williams in our washington newsroom. joyful newsvernight in north carolina community fearing the worst. a 3-year-old boy lost woods days ago was found alive and in pretty good shape. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more on what people are calling a real miracle. hey, gabe. good morning. >> hi, hoda. good morning. it really is an incredibl story. police say 3 yfrd casey hathaway wandered awa from his

grandmother's home three days ago. he was playing with two other childr. they cameinside. he did not. family members looked for him for at least 45 minutes before calling 911, but then panic set in. hundreds of local volunteers as well as authorities and the fbi had searchedor him day and night. temperatures dipped below freezing at some points. there was real concern here. latehtast n a professional search and rescue team got a tip that he was in the brush abo a quarter mile from where he originally went missing. they found him there. he was crying, but otherwise okay. his family says one of the first things he asked for was to watch nelix and he jusit up when he saw his sister. it really is an incredibleor we're told he was overnight in the hospital for observation, but otherse he'soing okay. >> his folks saying heo wanted watch netflix. that was great. gape, thank you vermuch. for the first time in weeks e seems to be serious talk of compromise in washington to end the government shutdown. on thursday, the senate vot

down two competing bills to reopen the government. afterward, leaders from both parties met to talk about aso temporarytion. meanwhile, as workers miss another payday, there's outrage orning over comments made by uber wealthy commerce secretary wilbur ross who said cash-strapped workers should take out loans. >> mr. secretary, there are reports that some federal orkers are going to homeless shelters to getfood. >> well, i know they are, and i don't quite understand why. there's no real reason why they shouldn't be able to get a loan against it. >> ross i who worth several hundred million dollars also played down the effect ofhe shutdown on the economy. using her own medical insurance top h a student. casey ithermanook the 15-year-old to an emergency clinic because she thought he had strep throat. he had no insurance and turned

him away. she used her own insurance. he says she i knowswas wrong but her concern was for the boy's health. prosecutors agreed to drop the charges after she completes a diversion program. another morning boos here is another example of what makes golden stateri ws star steph curry so popular on and off the court. a young fan got a chance t meet steph during pregame warmups. steph hands him the ball, then he takes a pass from the f and hits a shot. curry tweeted assist of thet. ni the game hasn't even started yet. >> another reason to love steph curry. >> a good dude. news do have exciting about the morning boost. this morning launching a morning boost news letter. we get tour share o favorite stories. think of this a an e-mail that makes you smile, get a good laugh that will o come out

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elaine goldsmith thomas a challenging hoda. hoda, i know you're up for a good >>challenge. o no sugar, no carbs, ten days. i tried to recruit everybody at the table. carson, i don't know if you reme her this, we a tape saying you were in. >> roll the tape. >> we have jennifer lopez on the phone. >> j. lo. >> hey, hoda, how are you. >> hey, babe. tell us a little bit about this challenge. is itpl cely --s is definitely no sugar, no carbs. can we have coffee, booze. >> anything thatas sugar and carbs in it, you can't have it. you realize how much stuff hasg sur in it. yesterday i was like'm going to have a turkey burger with lettuce, onions and pickles. no pickles. no pickles? ss. it has much sugar int.

>> roker is mad. >> let me ask you aquestion. you've been on this thing for a few days. how did you ?fe >> the first and second day you realize you're addictedo sugar. it's like crack. you crave it. it's like a drug. to be honest, it is the reason we have so much inflammation and so many toxins in our body. my trainer challenged us. he knows i like to eat okies. set your body where we get you on healthier carbs. >> did you have a headache when you quit the sugar? thing d a little sinus happen. >> this will be fine. >> jennifer, it's savannah,

i'm probably not going to do that. >> you're officially challenged. >> no, jennifer- she's cutting out. i barely hear that. >> didn't hear that, i'm sorry j. lo. >> can we have coffee and what about tequila with just a squeeze of lime juice. >> black coffee you c have. just so you know, milk has a ton of sugar. >> what about hal and half? >> half and halfas no sugar, but it has a littlecarb in it. >> so here's the wedeal. can have our coffee, we can have our tequila. carson, you're in. >> i have one other carveout. i'm worried about super bowl sunday. it will be ten days by then. this is not something you do all the time. it's a challenge to reset your body. it's something you do, you will lose a bunch of pounds on it.

you will lose inches because it's the nature of -- once you get rid of the sugar and the carbs, it starts coming off. five days through, i see a difference already. >> jennifer, how about this. let's negotiate. how about a five-day >> that's a better idea. >> five days. >> i don't think you'll get the benefits. we have this thing that's like a carb fog. to clear it out, i think the ten days is -- i'm not an expert, okay? i'm going by my trainer who is amazing and has worked with lenny kravitz and alex rodriguez. he's worked with athletes. this is something -- >> you know alex rodriguez? >> i ido. now him very well. >> we've heard. so here is the deal. i think we shouldtry. i think carson you're in. >> i'll try. >> savannah is going to do it for five days. al, you're already on keto.

craig, you're definit >> is hummus a carb, chick peas? >> yes. >> can i have it? >> no. >> stand by for second. >> i have a question. >> tell us what we can and can't ve. >> what you can't have. cannot have any starchy vegetables no peas, corn, potatoes or winter squash. nodairy, milk, yogurt and cheese. no fruits no bread, rice or pasta. >> not even whole wheat pasta? >> anything with sugar or maple syrup. >> what about artificial sweeteners. >> no. >> she was more forgiving with booze. i thought the booze would be off as well. >> nocarbs in tequila. >> i don't drink. >> we drink for you. >> let me tell you what's on the

menu. so all of the non-starchy carbs, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach. unsweetened tees, sparkling waters. almonds and cashews and peanuts and all the nut butterss well. pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, meat and poultry. avocado is gre which means aquatic mole lee guacamole isay >> celery. >> you cannot have a carrot? >> you can. >> here is the deal. we're going to try it. we have a confession camhat we'll confess to our sins in case we cheat on thit. 's in our green room. we'll check back with you in ten days. will you come see us? >> i would love to come see you if i'm. in new yo

let me see when i'm there next. >> we're going to crush it. joy bauer, thank you. >> we love youor inspiri us. >> thanks, j. lo. >> for more on the ten-day challenge and the food you can eat go to today.com. >> i want the record to reflect i have not said if i would do it or not. >> in ten days we should pay it forward and challenge other peop people. >> pop start, no carbs in pop start. >> next week this time i mig beshaking. we've got a music theme today. beyonce sharing a fun throwback photo. posted a side by siden that's her the left and blue ivy, her daughter on the right.i someone made comparison of me at age 7 and blue at age 7. my baby is growing up. up next, thi on "the tonight show" last night got a little weird. jimmy fallon and the back street boys hatched a plan to dress

likeic chns. first they crossed the road to get to the other side. if that wasn't enough, look what happened when they took to the stage and performed "backstreet is back ♪ thisime with a twist. ♪ >> wow. >> i love it. >> they are officially the bawkstreet boys. ialked to the guys recently and they're on cloud nine. a fullum a of covers. it's in response to the success of their viral cover, what they did of todo's "africa."

it's called the teal album. it's getting a lot of attention, particularly for one track on it. theyecided to take on tlc's "no scrubs." ♪ no, i don't want your number ♪ no, i don't want to give you money ♪ ♪ no, i don't want tou meet nowhere♪ ♪ a scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me ♪>> unbelievable. he was able to sound like annie lennox. >> i downloaded this yesterday on your whole the whole thing is fantastic. >> what does tlc think aut it. >> chili tweeted yesterday she loved it. hopes there's a ccert with tlc and weezer. them.y approved by for weezer fans, they should know, they're not becoming a cover band full time.

the black album coming out on march 1st. that's your "pop start." nchts we don. >> /*. above average temperatures out west that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happeningck in yr f the woods. good morning. you can use our nbc washington app to stay ahead of theatest in forecasts and find and follow me on social media and forecast for you on instagram. ten-y forecast, breezy, temperatures near 40 today. cold start o saturday morning. a cold day. temperatures in the 30sba. to near 50 sunday, monday and tuesday. much, much, much colder weather idarrives thee of next week and goes into next weekend. weather. your latest al, you and craig have been cooking up something pretty special, a new public service annocement for a good cause. >> we teamed up with the new

jersey devils from the nhl to go on offense against pros kate cancer. >> we'll show you the final a product moment. it t, here's a look at what took to get there. >> it's the first shot of our psa, already behind squed yule. delay of game, helvin. note says the corner of market a mulberry. that is not the corner ofarket and mulberry. that isec thed shoot location. >> prostate cancer foundation. >> boom in the shot. boom in the shot. >> it's okay. after a few takes, the day gets exponentially better. >> we turned too soon. we've got a bus. here is the truck. >> new york devils. where am i getting that. >> my god. where did you find him? >> you okay? >> i'm good.

i'm good. >> hey, look at that. that's cool. >> all right. >> less cool. >> does it matter if this says right and i'm putting it on the ft? >> yeah. >> having no idea how to put on iy of this equipment. >> feel like'm wearing a girdle. >> maybe it took two hours to suitup. at last, we looked the part. >> i've never felt prettier. >> oh, the lengths we'll do to convince guys to check their prostates. >> prostate cancer is the second leading cause of ccer for men in the united states. one in nine guys are going to be diagnod with prostate cancer. if you're african-american, it's one in five.e >> also know that, if you get checked there's a 99% chance that you'll survive. >> the real devils make it look so easy. as for our grand entrance. >> that's pretty good. i think that's it. >> so is that it?

are we done? we're good? >> thanks for coming. drive safely. >> i feel like i'm going to die at any moment. >> are we supposed to gover there? >> not too fast. >> i'm almost 65 yearsold. me going down on this ice, i could never get back up ag i'd lay here. the zamboni would have to go around me. >> take one. >> the premise of our commercial is melvin and i become devils for the day, devils alterte captain brian boyle helps with a few inters. >> action. >> my takeaway, the best thing about playing hockey ishe bench. >> just waiting for the fall. that's all you're doin waiting for the fall. >> craig actually had to take lesss for hisrole. >> my biggest r problemht now, the skates. my feet are killing me. >> did you heat them up? you're supposed to mold them to your food, believe it or not. >> nobody told me that. >> i figuredhey wouldn't. >> ultimately craig gets a

little help from his friends. >> oh, come on. >> craig and al, all things considered, are doing great on . the ic >> that's why i love the devifo. they'll liyou. devils will lie for you. >> if i'm willing to put on 20 pounds worth of gear, get on ice skates,un be tossed alike a rag doll by professional hockey players, then the least someone can do who is watching this is go to the doctor and get checked, please. >> this went about as a wel i thought it would go. >> oh, that bad? >> that bad. >> but for a good cause. >> great cause. >> hip check! >> you do seem like you need a health check there. >> welfare check. let's seehe word premier of the psa. >> the spokesperson for the prostate cancer foundation. >> so i've heard. >> i'm not surprised. i'm a man of many ta snts.

>> make you can focus on this shoot with the new jersey devils. >> any experience on the ic no. >> definitely not. >> but i'm really quick study. >> all right. let's start with a hip check. >> hip check. >> whoa. okay. crash check. >> i got it. >> crash check! >> back-check! >> open ice chec boarcheck. into the glass, check. >> no more checks, please. >> there is one more check every man needs. st your pe check. >> that was my line. i was supposed to say that. >>on't have the spokesperson thing down yet. >> really? >> medic.

>> that was awesome. >> thank you to robin sindler. >> we're back after your local news. good morning everybody. 8:26 on this friday, january 25th. westbound in silver spring closed. there was a crashen midway bet georgia avenue and dale wood drive at eyde road. fire engine involved, three or four other vehicles. road is iced over. westbound is closed, eastbound isopen. piney branch between arkansas and beach drive closed. ach drive closed between porter and tilden street. this also due to icy conditions. aaron, back to you. >> we'll have a look at our forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morningod ever sun is shining now. a bit of a northwest breeze this morning. the wind will i irease later the day. a little blustery this afternoon. temperatures now in the mid 30s across the city area and points north. still in the 20s to our south. your forecast for today, breezy,

a little blustery at times. temperatures near 40 degrees. >> chuck, thank you. you can get the latest news and weather in the nbc washington app. lebla

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singing to ava max. you don't have to go to youtube, you'll have it live studio 1a, that's coming up today. >> when h your that song, you'll be singing it all day long. >> you think she'll do a great performance. wait until y see the third hour what happened when craig, dylan, sheinelle and i joined the cast of "stomp." it's their 25th anniversary. we got a hands-on lesson for keeping the beat. >> that looks like fun. we had craig over a barrel. >> literally. mr. roker, a check of the wehoher. >> we'll you what we've got. on saturday, a big chill coming in through out much of the eastern half of the costtry, winds in the plain. heavy rain in southern texas.nd , sunday! heavy rain through florida. mild in the plains, but a pair of clippersome across one to the northeast, another coming out through the plains.

it's going to be gorgeous out west. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. right hert home in the nation's capital, temperatures in the 20s and 30s right now. seasonably cold to get your day ted. plenty of sunshine now. a little more cloud cover in the middle of the day todayul which bring out a stray flurry or two. no accumulatg snow for qui some time to come still. over the weekend, mainly dry. i couldn't rum f out sprinkles of rain possible sunday afternoon. temperatures ond the c side saturday, high of 39. close to 50 on sunday. another big trur drop coming up the mdle of next week. >> that's your latest weather. birthdays. first of all, what's your name, ung lady? >> bri. >> you're 12 years old? >> yes. >> where are you from? >> charlotte, south carolina. >> another 12-year-old birthday. >> anthony -- >> there's something crazy about your birthday. >> it'sot just mine, also my dad's. not just that, also my

grandpa's. >> what are the os ofthat. >> a better chance to win the lottery three times in a row. >> do you have a number i can play? >> is number that's higher than three. >> there you go. happy birthday. >> thank you. >> let's go back inside. now to "the wizard of oz," called most influenceal movie ever made. >> nbc's joe fryer took a stroll down the yellow brick road. >> this isn't just the 80th anniversary of the wizard of oz, it makes 50 years since judy garland passed away. in the coming days the iconic film will be playing in hundreds of theaters. this morning, let's take a looka . tap your heels and repeat after me, there's no place like oz. ♪ follow the yellow brick road >> reporter: after all these years you'd struggle to find even a pothole on the yellow

brick road. this golden pathway, much like he movie, seems flawless and timeless. >> i think it's very important to note that very few films from that era have endured on the level wizard of oz has endured. it doesn't look like a movie made 80 years ago. >> reporter: the historian points to a recent study by italia researchers who analyzed 47,000 fms and declared the wizard of oz the most influential movie ever made. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow way up high ♪ >> we remember it for the songs and t for characters, like the scare crow who needed a brain, thequeaky tin man longing for a heart, the cowardly lion with a serious courage deficiency, that wicked witch who gave green a bad name -- >> someplace where there isn't

any trouble. do you suppose there is such a place, todo? >> reporter: -- and dorothy gale, ruby red slippers stole in 2005. when they were found last year, the fbi held a news conference with a rher dramatic unveiling. >> under the rainbow. >> reporter: for all the movie's successes, it's worth noting there were bumps in the road early on "the wizard of oz" was a n production to make. they were doing it in technicolor which required hot lights. the fact that judy garland could on work on the film four hours a day because she was a minor. she had to be in school ahree hour day. working with an animal who was ge most of the shots. >> that animal bel to an animal trainer but judy garland grew quite attached. >> she wanted to buy the little dog. carl said no, this animal is verysaluable to me a a movie

dog. i'm sorry. i can't sell him. i thi that was a disappointment. >> reporter: the movie was not p dint, released in 1939 to critical acclaim winning two oscars. it didn't make a profit until the rerelease ten years later. in 1956 the film premiered on televi becoming an annual traditional for families proving there really was no place like home. of course, it all started with a book calle "the wonderful wizard of oz" published in 1900 baumwritten by l. frank >> he was way ahead of his time in terms of his belief in equality for women. >> reporter: author elizabeth watts spent three years studying baum and his daughter with a famous 1950s women's suffragist. >> are there hidden messages in the movie that, when we think about it mean a lot today. >> think about hit. wh the power in oz?

the bad witch, the good witch and dorohey. that's secret. once you know it, oz is a movie about girl ngwer. >> pro decades later that yellow brick road is still pointing us in the right direction. ♪ off to see the wizard, thefu wond wizard of oz ♪ >> if that gives you the urge to watch "t wizard of oz" on the big screen, the movie will screened in about 700 locations nationwide on sunday,an tuesday wednesday. back to you guys. >> i think that's going to be a big deal. >> the movie is 80 years veold. i would worn it when it first came out. such an impact when you're a kid, when it turns f to color the first time and how green the wicked witch was and terrifying. oni didn't know it was based a book. learned something new. up next, live performance from rising pop star, there shes , ava max. great to have a here. up.l get some music coming first, this is "today" on nbc.

. the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. we are back with we are back with ava mack. currently holds the top spot on billboard's emerging artist shot. where is icarson? as getting ready. "sweet by psycho" is the song. ava. good morning. av also such established artists on the show. this is fun when we get somebody ke yourself. tell u what it feels like being on top of the emerging artists list. >> definitely overwhelming. since the song came out, it doesn't feel like that much of long time anymore zblo who are

roe artists you looked up to. >>ng up, everybody from mariah carey, whitney houston, celi dion. >> your haircut is amazing. >> thank you. >> is this you o signature is this for this particular song? >> i couldn't choose bween long or short hair. >> that's the way to do it. sweet by psycho. tell us in 20 seconds about the song. there's a lot going on. >> the song is really about a girl who is misunderstood. and it feels like she's going out of her mind, but really she's an independent and strong woman and is in this relationship, relationships all. have proble she's a strong woman and the guy er sides aving all the end of the song. >> i'veo got say. it's an ear worm. when you hear it, you might be singing it all day long. ava max, take it away. >> thank you so much.

♪ oh she's sweet but a psycho, a little bit ♪ at night she's screaming i'm out of my mind ♪ ♪ she'll make you curse but she a blessing ♪ ♪ she'll rip your shirt within a second ♪ ♪ you'lle coming back back for seconds ♪ with your plate you can't just help it ♪ ♪ no, no ♪ let her lead you , on, on ♪ then saying yes, yes, yes, ecause she messing with your head ♪ ♪ oh she's sweet by a psycho, a little psycho ♪ ♪ at night she's screaming i'm out ofy mind ♪ ♪ at night she's screaming i'mf

out o mie mind ♪ ♪ she's sweet by a psycho, a little bit psycho ♪ >> see someone said don't drink her potions ♪ ♪ she'll kiss your neck with no' motiontion ♪ ♪ when she's mean,w you k you love it ♪ ♪ no, no, you'll play along h ♪ let lead you on, on, on ♪ oh she's sweet by a psycho, at night she's creaming i'm out of my mind ♪ ♪ oh sy's hot b a psycho at night she's screaming i'm out ofin my ♪

♪ she's poison people say run, don't walk away. she's sweet by a soik co-a little bit psycho ♪ ♪ ♪ you're just like me, you're out your mind ♪ ♪ i know it's strange, we're both the crazy kind ♪ ♪ you're telling me that i'm insane ♪ ♪ boy, don't prete that you don't love the pain ♪ ♪ ♪ grab a cop gun kind da crazy ♪ she's poison by tasty ♪ people say run don't walk

away ♪ i'm mut of mind >> that's how you do it. >> yes, ye yes. >> thank you. >> ava maxeverybody. thank you for writing a song about my college girlfriend. that w awesome. >> you're a real pro. that mike fell and you held it in your hand and kept owing. >> great pop song but such a strong vocal. coming up,illiam h. macy talks about the funny role that changed his career. first this is "today" on nbc red you athave a lot of deadlines in your business, right? we miss deadlines, we don't get paid. what if you lost your network connection? you gotta be kidding me. chaotic. our gig-speed network lets you download files up to 20 times faster. and we go beyond fast with 4g lte backup for complete reliability. so, if you lose your network connection... ♪ ♪ you won't miss the deadlines. having the confidence of something that's never gonna go down would be priceless. one more way we go beyond. call today and pay just $49.95 a month

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back at 8:48 now. the look aheado the weekend today and willie's sunday sit-down. >> this week he catches up with william h. macy talking about the newest series"timeless" and

his oscar nominated turn in "fargo." >> could i tute just a m of your time here? >> what is it all about. >> everything i read about you auditions for "fargo" says you really wanted that role. you knew wh that movie could be and you pursued it with the cohen brothers pretty hard. >> i flatter myself i'm pretty good at reading scripts. i have a trick. i prefer not to know who they want me to play. i try to see t whole movie. i'd rather do a good movie and a smaller role than a bad movie in the lead role. that's not going to do me any good. i went in a and read ethan said, that's real good. you want to go out and look at jerry lundguard. it a described different looking balding.r, portly, i found out they went to new york. so i got my jolly ass on the airplane and crashedhe

audition. i said if you give thi to somebody else, i'll shoot your dog. he just got a dog. i don't recommend that to folks. actors, don't dothat. but it struck his sense of humor. >> like you said, stan,hey're calling the shots. >> i love that. can you imagine anyone else in that roleno >> no. >> he knew. >> you can see more of willie's inrview this weekend, "sunday today." you can listen to the entire a dited conversation a whole library of the sunday sit-downs, apple podcast. it's free. before sunday comes saturday. >> on saturday we're continuing our education series. wait until you see this story tomorrow. i'm so passion nate about it. you heard about school safety . officers this is next level. we'll introduce you to these officers that are makg a huge difference inside several high

schools here in new york city. i shouldn't say high schools. they're in middles, scho elementary schools. i was sceptical at first. it's a wle differentapproach. we talked with so many students who will tell you specific thin that happened that because of these officers, ffises that didn't happen. theseers are like counselors, nurses. >> nice you'rni s a light on them, too. >> a good story. >> thank you. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. too. >> good story. . thank you

mr. b rokethday time? >> mr.ke ror, birthday time? >> absolutely. we love it. let's spin those smuckers jars and see who we've got. first up, h apy 100th birthday charlotte blumstein, loves trying her luck on the slot ch es. burton ruben stein, a hard

worker from newton, mass, didn't retire until he was 86. happy 100th birthday to helen mac vegh from ozark park. rumor has she makeshe best ms. ethel berry celebrating 100 years. worked as a school teacher before she retired. doris morse traveled all over the world with her family. last but not leas happy 100th birthday to rosalyn greenberg from dothan, alabama. >> that's all the time we've got right now. remember, we always have stories all day long. where, carson? >> tay all day. >> today.com/allday. >> more details on the morning boost newsletter. just kindf the goo news stories. >> daily click newsletter. >> i love it. >> okay.

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8:56 is your time on this friday, january 25th, 2019. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. right now we want to check on your commute with wtop's jack tayl 4 and your first traffic. jack, good morning. >> good morning. silver spring,oa randolph westbound, a serious crash, four or five vehicles and a fire truck involved in an accident out near dale wood drive. it's closedwestbound, randolph

between georgia and dalewood itself. the crash occurred near denly. eastbound is open, but westbound is blocked. 95 an earlier crash out of the triangle hasov been over to the shoulder. we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. at children's national, stronger is caring for a baby's heart in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children.

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certainly art chilly s this morning. 20s to mid 30s currently. up near 40 degrees for a high today. 30s tomorrow, near 50 on sunday. a chance for a sprinkle of rain sunday afternoon, but nothing ty interrupr plans. next best chance for rain is tuesday afternoon ahead ohe an big drop in temperatures coming our way s theond half of next week. have a good weekend.

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