back to work this moing. deral workers impacted by thet longes government shutdown in u.s. history. the warm welcome many received d from smiles to treats. d.c.'s police chief says something needs to be done to stop the viole that has left 18 people dead this. the latest on a triple murder this weekend and how community leader are reacting. > and we have sunshine with clouds mixed in. big changes on the way for tuesday. we'll let you know when you can expect the rain to change to snow. and how the evening commute is

going to get. coming up. good afternoon. >> hello. >> hello. it is 11:01. what's next for the fraederal government. >> lawmakers have three weeks to agree or another shutdown. tracie potts begins our coverage. >> reporter: is president trump ready the negotiate? keep many mind, he's willing to do whatever it takeses. >> reporr: the federal vernment reopens today for three weeks with $5.7 billion for a border wall still on t >> we are building the wall right now. a portion of it. we have to go. >> reporter: despite nancy the i refusing to pay f wall, democrats say they have always been for securing the border. >> i don't support any wall funding, but i do support border security. >> we have supported as you know enhanced fencing. that's p reasonable and should be on the table.

>> reporter: keeping the government funded and open for the rest of the year could come down to this. what does border security look like? >> it's going to be a combination of physical barrier, technology, morel border pat agents, more iigration judges. more sensors. it's got ton ab all of the above approach. >> reporter: with presdent trumob approval upside down in the latest nbc "wall street journal" poll, the white house says he does not want to declare a national emergegoy. using pen funds to build wall, but that's still possible! i think it will be b a terrible idea. i he he doesn't do it. i don't think it's leverage eir:er. >> reporeverage and negotiations front and center as national parks reopen and 800,000 federal employees head back to work today. >> and they're coming back looging for a big paycheck. all that back pay promised by th end of this week. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> after missing two pay period,

many federal worsers will be anxious to get that back pay. they're expecting to get their money within days. >> justin finch caught up with a couple of people headed back to work today. they said they're glad to go back to their jobs, but are apprehensive about what happens next. >> the next onadline. >> i know, not going to think that right now. just going to see when they're going to give us our back pay. >> actually, kind of numb because you know someings, you can't excited one o waythe other because in another few week, we might be faced with tha thing again. >> free rides for federal employees will continue until friday in maryland on transit services operated by the state including mark train. > nicole jacobs continues our coverage. she spent the morning at a welcome rally. what was the mood there? >> they showed up bright eyed and bushy tail ed after not

having worked in 35 days. for 35 days -- >> welcome back! >> good morning! and the first day of the new year. >> welcome back, everybody! >> the natp.nal peace c association is welcoming back those federal workers who have been b furloughed. thousands of federal workers, 7,000 volunteers around the world and today, they get back to doingust that. >> thank you. >> they come bearing sweet trents knowing this gover shutdown has been tough. >> we wanto come out and show our federal employees that we're very happy they're going back to work this morning. >> eighttolunteers j want to give a little push. not that it's needed. >> i'meally grateful the shutdown is over. it wasn't fair. people wanted to work. people had to work, but didn't >> but it's greatly appreciated. >> so relieved. so relieved. oh, it is a blessing and i am happy to be back up in here.

>> they'll hold out until february 15st, hoping congress can see eye toye andall it good. one worker told me it ke the first day of the first semester. she's ready to get back to work, to seeing her classmates, but of course, more than anything, ready to get back to work. back to you. >> nicole live for us. thank nau. nat parks service employees are back to work this morning. they we out morning the tourists at the national mall yesterday. they answered questions and made sure everything was operating lyooth families enb joyed walking up the steps at the lincoln memorial. workers say they are just glad to be back at work. >> dedicated men and women at the national parks service are xibe excited t back. they're thrilled to be back and lslling america's story. >> tomorrow, a museums and the national zoo will reopen. you can go to the app for the

most up to date information on the shutdown and d.c. returning the normal. now to the weather. it is a quiet start to the workweek. >> it's not going to stay tt way! nope. >> never does. it brings you up then lets you down. lauren is here to tell >> so much is life. >> it's difficult weather, guys. it's going to be a typical d.c.d winter week arere. already feeling like winter out there now with temperatures still in the 30s. some areas are still in the 20s. we have sunshine, clouds, really depending on where you are right now. curly, reagan national, we've got a little breeze, but temperatures now, 34 degrees outside the beltway. those temperatures are in 20s. we'll sneak into the upper 30s today. we'll have the mix of sun and clouds. could it be quiet? not a lot of wind. wind around 10 miles an hour. more clouds spill in tonight. upper 30s for daytime highs. much colder than yesterday.

yesterday we were in the up 40s. we're dry for this time of day, but tomorrow, especially around wthis type time of dall start to see rain and that's going to change to some snow. we've got a little bit of snow accumulaon we're going to talk about. what you can expect in your neighborhood and for a timeline for tomorrow. that's comie ing up. >> thank you. theistrict experienced an outbreak of violence over the weekend. this morning, police are still looking for clues in a triple murder in southeast on saturday night. the total number of d.c. homicides so r far this year is up to 18. that is more than double tn set this time last year. the violence has city leaders pleading for help. this weekend's shootin happened on ft. david's place. two people were shot dead in a car and another found dead in the street nearby. police say they don't know why the victims were in the neighbomhood. but s neighbor says they have an idea of why the violence is

moving into their neighborhood. se>> you have police prence on other part of 7 so they decide b, b they, we're going to come over here. >>he police chief says he is working with federal partners and task forces to take guns off the streets. we're still waiting for details surrounding a deadly accident in alexandria. a a car h killed a pedestrian athey were crossing the street last night. the driver stayed on the scene. it's unclear whether the victim had the right of way. now to a shootin s rampage thrted in louisiana and ended with an arrest just a couple ofde hours out.c. >> a young man accused of killing five people including his own parents. police say h then drove more than 1,000 miles to virginia. gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, a man accused of killing five people in two separate shootings is behind bars, but it's hit l relief for a family that's lost a father and two of its child n

children. >> i have a big hole in my heart. >> reporter: authorities say the 21-year-old shot and killed 20-year-old summer earnest in h hee in louisiana saturday urdered her father, billy, and brother, tanner. the sheriff says he has bn staying in the home and may have been dating summer. her family strongly denie they weredating. >> she had just cently had met him. it wasn't this love thing. something was desperately wrong with this boy. >> two younger children who were in the home escaped unharmed. authorities say hehen drove to his own parent's home and shot his mother and father. the sheriff says his father, keith, survived long enough to tell deputs who did it. >> we was able to get a dying claration from him. only enough information to let us know it was his son that committed this act. >> more than 1,000 airs away, his grandmother feared he could

way. his she called police. while deputies were there, they said he drove up, pointing a gun out the c window. ies arrested him without incident. the morning, the man hunt may be over, but for this heartbroken family in louisiana -- >> i think all of us want to efow why. >> reporter: the gs just beginning. he's being held without bail in virginia. it'sot clear when he'll be back here to louisianao face five charges. livingston, louisiana. >> that uld be decided this friday when he appears in court in richmoncounty. this morning, police are searching for the man who let himself into a universityf upyland dorm room and ended in bed with a student. the student says this happened yesterday morning. she says the man who teid she not know walked into her dorm room through the unlocked door. shlived in elkin hall.

she said he yelleded at the man nd demanded he leave, which he did. police want to hear from anyone who has information in the case. some parents in rockville are having to figure out what to do after fire destroyeday care center. it ripped through late last night.te firefi say they could hear some minor explosions side, possibly from chemicals. it took 100 firefighters to knock out the fire, no one was hurt. >> we're learning n details abou massive recycling plant fire. we brought you the story as breaking news over the weekend. the fire cbused a partial ding collapse and an estimated $8 million in damage. take a look at what's left of thewarehouse. this is a paper recycling ed6:3 night. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. i would testify honestly.

that is the lest word from roger stone, the formeump add virz who was arrested on friday. what that could mean for the robert mueller investigation. and rare january tornado. what we're lrning about damage

> rockville police are searching for the suspects who vandalized a church at st. mary's. someone splashed red paint on statues and billing. a similar incident happened the this month. as president trump continues his crack down on illegal immigratio of undocumented immigrants working at one of his golfs. club they presented fake documents when hired. "the washington post" first uncoorred this 12 said they were fired from the trump golf club in new york on january 18th during the some of the nerm nated workers spoke exclusively with nbc ws. they say they think management

at trump's golf club new their documes were fake. >> because they letan employees like they don't check like really good. >> one formerhe worker told post the company had a don't ask don't tell attitude about undocumented workers. eric trump says the the company has strict hire iing practices that anyone who presents false documents will be fired immediately. tomorrow moing, president ump's long time friend and o occasional political adviser e roger stone, will be if federal court here in washington. he will be b arraigneded to the vestigation. since his arrest on friday b, he's given a seriervof friday inws, but also softened some of his rhetoric. hallie jackson reports. >> reporter: defiance since the day of his arrest, roger stone is now taking a tone that's more conciliatory. not ruling out cooperatingl ith the specunsel if asked.

>> you know that's a question i'd have to determine after my attorneys have some discussion. if there's wrong people in the campaign that i know about, which i know of none, but if there is, i would certainly testifyst ho. >> stone was arrested friday on seven count us including lying to congress. healked with campaign officials in 2016 about wikileaks and its release of potentially damaging information stolen by russia about the clinton campaign. stone plans to plead not guilty and has repeatedly insisted he'd never testify against president trump. z >> i will not testify against the president because i would have to bear false witness. >> he also blasted the fbi's arrest in his home, captured on of early friday by cnn. >> expensive shoorce to try to depict me as public enemy number one. the og. an attempt to poison the jury pool. s >> reportee lawmakers

adam essed like democrat schiff. >> i think he's going to need a much better defense. > reporter: the indictment has shocked stone back into the spotlight he's hardly shied away from. conducting multiple interviews, selling swag on his website to raise money, spoofed on snl by steve martin. >> just a normal and straightforward guy! >>. >> reporter: the president attempting to min relationship that dates back decades, tweeting this weekend, stone didn even work for me anywhere near the elecon, but they still kept in touch as stone acknowledge, saysing he's he'd to tell robert mueller about those conversations sxwlchlt we spoke on the phone, but those conversations are cal nature, benign and n conspiracy with russia. >> that was hallie jackson.st few minutes ago, stone held another conference. now he said he has in his words, no intention of cutting a deal with the special counsel. he hsays he plans to plead nro

guilty tom we'll have live coverage here on news 4 midday. today, rand paul heads to court for a civil suit. jury selection is expected to begin. the republican is suing a neighbor who tackled him while he was doing yard work at his home in .20 rand had several broken ribs. he is seeking $500,000 in compensatory damages and up to a million dollars in punitive damages. the neighbor says he became angry after paul stacked debris near his property. he pled auilty toaulting a member of congress and served 30 days in prison. right now, the jury in seattle's deadly duck boat trial is set to begin. the trial started in early october. the duck boat crossed the center line on a bring and rammeded a tour bus in 2015. five collegetudents were killeded. 60 others were injured. investigators determined that the duck atbo left front axle

el snapped. giveren the month of complicated testimony, it could be some time before they j reaches a verdict. today, local leaders are meeting with members of the public concerning a proposal to legalize sports betting in d.c. the committee on finance and revenue is hosting the the hearing, which went underway about anour ago. d.c.'s chief financial officer says sports betting could in as much as $92 million over the next fouro yearse d.c. government. that revenue would be split to pay forle ve prevention programs and the other half would cover the cost of a new bill to expand affordable child care options in the city. an additional $200,000 a year would fund gambling treatments. that's being held at the wills p b b building. sunday is the super bowl. >> it's here. the los angeles rams take on the new england patriots and over the weekend, a massive crowd gathered at gillette stadium in foxborough. fans wanted to send tatriots off in style there. tom brady and bill belichick addressed the crowd. this is going to be the ninth

time he pair has appeared tat super bowl together. on the opposite coast,amsed up am.ir mcveigh is leading the rs to the big game. just his second season. he's ready to bring the trophy back to the west coast. >> been checking things off and make no mistake b about it, got a lot of respect for the patriots, but we're going there to get this last check. >> let's let them hear it down in atlanta. >> we'rere still we're still here! we're still here! >> all right. >> he is still here. just threw it down. i guess when you're top brady, dropping the mikesn't enough. >> it's going to be played next sunday in atlanta. >> go,rams. the ensemble of this is use celebratts second win. >> yay, coming up, a look at the other television and netflix shows honored with wins at the

s.a.g. awards. >> hit him so hard. did you see? y's a love pat. >> we'll tellou why many of us are notax ready for t

average price of gas inching up two cents to 2.33 a gallon. itom ces after gas fell by 64 cents. analysts point to a rise in axude oil costs and the irs will start ak cementi returns today, but a new study finds y.most people aren't re this is the first filing season americans will see the full effects of the new tax laws. survey by nerd wall l finds taayers really ndn't understahe changes. only half were even aware a bill was signed into law in 2017 and most don't really understand how the law affects their tax bracket. about a third say the law hasn'a ck gd their financial aytuation. a quarter it's improved it

while 20% say it's made it i'm frank holland. also developing this morning,lean up is underway in cuba after a strondead torna ripped through the area.si cuba's pnt says the storm is blamed for the death of three ju174 wered. three same storm system reonsible for a possible tornado in southern florida, too. this was the damage. this was all caused by the same cold weather front that just paed through our area. >> we thought we were done with it and here we go again, laurens and snow time to go along with the cold weather. >> the thing is, it's not that much. it's timing of this. you'veeen around when you've had- >> carmaged wn. ->>n it's raining and you're not able to get out and get on

the roads because it's raining. it will all wash ay. now we've got snow after the rain and that will be tomorrow so today, i want to point out it is dry, quiet. we're going to have more sunshine this afternoon. i know we're seeing clouds there right now, especially along i-95 but more sunshine this afternoon. tuesday, mostly rain. now i say that, north and west of d.c., you could have tomrow morning. but i'm not e ly rai tnny a late afternoon through the evening, that's when the rain cnges the snow quickly and we are going to have deteriating conditions as we continuehr tghou the afternoon. now wednesday, another hard freeze, especially by wednesday morning,te by cold on wednesday with windchills in the single digits and teensut there. so again,tw over the nex days, we've o otjude o t al thfriday. but not today. thank goodness. so temperatures know, slow to

wse. yesterdawere in the upper 40s. today in the upper 30s. very quiet. and more sunshine into the afternoon. as far as today's forecast, again, 39 deees will be our ytime high and much cold eer out there toda we've got weak high pressure in charge, but we've got this frontalystem that' going to be sweeping through the area. so let's go dahndea 11 s:30, still dry. nothing to worry about tonight. but early tomorrow morning, up through frederick county, maryland, into washington county, these are the areas that could get a little dose of sno tomorrow morning. mainly you're going to wake up to cloud cover and dry conditions. then as we head through the lunch hour, we start to see t m snowe to the east. mainly in the form of rain for most ofs because o temperatures are going to be in the low 40s. so starting as rain, but you can see the cold airte fng in the shenandoah valley. 2:30, still looking at rain.

then look at this. right at 5:00. right when the commute gets going. we see the change over to snow and it could be heavy snow. that will continue to push to the east, but still tea snow at 9:00. gone by midnight and theinds start to pick up tomorrow night. in terms of snow totals, the areas that are going to get snow early tomorrow morning could be nearing 2 to 3inches. ches, butof, 1 to 2 enough to cause a big disturbae on the roads. not only tomorrow ooempk, but on s dnesday morning, we'll talk b about how cold iing to get after the snow cides and your snow showers. in about ten minutes. >> thank you. 300 people are still missing in brazil this morning after a dam collapsed. how it happened and a new look before and after the disaster. >> and the video of this road rage case has gone viral.

zil aftermages from b dam break. at least 58 are dead and up to 300 people are still missing. this happenedn friday in the mining town. the german company that installed the dams said it's working with authorities to investigate. we're told the mud is stuckp to 24 feet in some places. rescue crews are moving slowly trying to avoid sining o inin i drowning. work was suspended for about two hours yesterday because of fear a second dam is at risk of failing. and this is a dramatic road rage confrontation o the busy massachusetts turnpike. >> so a 65-yea yold guy see there ended up on the hood of the suv after he and the driver

got into an argument and today, o they're due in court t b arraigned on criminal charges. stephanie gosk reportshe on onfrontation that quickly accelerated. >> reporter: on the busy mass pike. a highway altercion. ascalating into one wild ride. an apparent c of road rage, keeping a man holding op for dear life in the middle of rush hour. >> just survival mode. >> reporter: authorities say the incident srted friday when 37-year-old mark fitzgerd and 65-year-old ricrdld got into a collision on interstate 90 in massachusetts. accordingo police, sskimroski attempted to exchange paper work with fitzgerald who remained in his suv, but temperaturrs flaid. >> took my water bottle out of

my car.as hed my window. >> reporter: officers say fitzgerald drove at him, jumped op the hood then fitzgeraldd steppe on the gas. at times, r 70 miles an hour.o stunned motorists triedo keep their eyes on the roadra as fitz sped by with the man clinging to the car. >> he kept going fast,slow. fast, slow, trying to get me to slide off. i wasn't getting off the car. >> reporter: three miles later, a group of drivers teamed up to stop the suv. one of them pulls out a gun.de orring fitzgerald out of the r. ca ed to the pers rush e scene. this morning, fitzgerald faces multiple criminal charges including assault with a dangerous weapon and negatilige operation of a vehicle. the man is charged with disorderly conduct. although an extreme example, road rage is somethi the vast majority of drivers experienced.

nearly 80% of drivers exgnpress siificant anger or aggression wheel.the but it rarely turns into th. this morning, both men prepare to face a judge. after wild ride that could have had deadly ko >> wow.ences. >> so terrifying. >> that wastephanie gosk. nbc news reached out to both. the driver of the suv had no comment. attempts to reach the other man unsuccessful. a reminder for people who drive in d.c., part of subpoe17 remains closed. the work could take several more days. 17th street remains closed between c and e street and d street is also closed between 15th and 17th. alexandria ranks high o as of the safest cities in america for th2018. is according to a financial

vice company. the north virginia city jumped from the number fourth spot to number two last year. they used several factors including traffic acc deaths per 100 residents. the company says there were fewer than four in alexandria. a cough, a headache, a runny nose. all tho things that comealong with the common cold and of course nobody wants to feel mck, soy cases, you take a trip to the doctor and they'll ybe prescribe you drug. usually an antibiotic. >> but could they do more harm than good? ashley joseph has the story. >> with the temperatures dropping, it has many of us feeling under the wther and reaching for the proper care. in mos cases, it usually coming in the form of an antibiotic something dr. reed says is a misconce kion. >> i donw which is the main, but antibiotics can't cure everything. >> she states that antibiotics are becoming like an expectation among many, even they're suffering from may be a virus and not caused by ba

bacteria.ea according to rhers, antibiotics don't target viruses. >> i think it's probably overprescribed because patients pect toet one. if you don't get one, you're not properly being taken care of. it's a misconception. >> in 16, a study found that at least 30% of antibiotics d preskin the united states areunnecessary. it's somethine knees onisikneni daily bases. >> educated people and talking to people about their symptoms and that they're not going to get better with antibiondcs they just give it more time, most people still would like a prescription of something. >> and although it's not at the level of the opioid epidemic, he says over time, if more doctors continue to prematurely prescribe them, it could be do more harm than good.

>>e have a real concern that if we don't treat appropriately, don't use antibiotics for viral infections, that we are creating a monster in these bacteria that will be resistant t all the oral antibiotics by mouth that we have. still ahead, diversity on your favorite hiking trail. the group working to make that happen. and when you go to bed at ght, there are things that can make restful sleep a little harder, including the quality of your sheets.k a lt what a a

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>> on a crisp morning in colorado. >> the nature, t trees, i love it. >> mother nature's palate is an inspiration for these friends. some old, some new, and all moving with a purpose. avid hikers jessica and porsche noticed women of color miss frg the trailsy thelove and vowed to change it. so they created a social media community calling themselves black girls hike. a movement that's f gonem online to outside. >> why do you thinkic african-am women, women of color have stayed off the hiking trails? >> i think it has to do with lack of exposure. >> being outdoors wasn't associated with women of color. especially black women. >> blazing a path of diversity, they're following has quickly grown to more than 800. people of all ages,

personalities, gender and even race. >> it's a neat cplnce for p to unify and come together over our common interests and focus on what we inve in common ead of what we have that's different. >> it's also about healthy living. nearly all black women over the age of 20 h havert disease. >> we'reg changat concept of what an african-american >> they're showing beauty at each turn. representation really matters. >> here, it's about going the stance together. >> i didn't have anybody to push me to do it. that's my daughter. i'm doing it 'sw. it not too late. >> moving in the same direction from the.round up for friedship. an a healthier future. kathy park, nbc news, confer, colorado. >> awesome. great sister hood there. it's too cold to be hiking here. ca i wait until march?

maybe april? >> you know we can get a little dicesy in march, too. >> even in april. >> even in may. >> no >> those july snows, boy. >> the latest snow on record is in may. so ain, late. >> see. that's you jinksed it. ow>> we're going to have snow in may. come on. we are t, guys, listen, talking about snow. >> i said nothing. >> well you were just sittingd yo >> t against one. so no snow today. we are dry and quiet today, but we have some snow for tomorrow. now the tuesday morni commute, no, unless you're up by haguers town, even norther frederick, northern maryland, those areas could see light snow maybe half an inch before tomorrow morning, but most of us are going to be dry and cloudy

tomorrow morning, but tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night, oh k it's going to go downhetty quickly. as that rain changes over to snow and the thing is, they're not going to have a chance to brian the roads because most of this is going to fall as rain bf the quick change tosnow, so i believe that's going to lead to cancellations and delays es wey. we're 34 degrees now and we're warming up into the mid to upper 30s out theretoday. you can see those temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. sow s rise right now. we're dry. here's the frontal system that's going to bring usn the rnd snow mix. what can you expect? ilesday morning, mostly dry. going dow fast. tuesday evening. so get out of work eay. download that app so you can see when the changeover to snow is happening. dangerously cold wednesday and th'lsday. start this at midnight. we're fine. here's the little snow north and west. northern maryland. that's tomorrow morning. half an inch with that. but u most of us will see this unve in bytime starting off with rain. cold air starts to filter in west.he north and

that changes everything to snow 5:00.ook at this. baltimore, d.c. area. that's our snow at that point. and heavy snow at times. we're talking 1 to 3 inches. well gone by wednesday morning comput' 1 to 2 inches. anything more than that, north and west of d.c.t here's a look at windchills. gle ednesday night, s digits below zero. we deal with that again on thursdrning. winds for wednesday gusting up to 30 miles an hour. thursday, they're about 10 miles to 15 miles an hour, bly still bittold through thursday. we'll talk about your friday and into this weekend that's coming up in just a few minoues. >> thank the best on the big and small screen. we have highlights from the s.a.g. awards. >> truffles are expensive and c something somfs stay away from. how one chef tells us how

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it is a highly pzed ingredient in the kitchen and you can't get it all time. truffles. the season for the delicacy is winding down. here to tell us more is the chef from d.c. thanks for being here. good morning. what makes truffles so v bable? >> okay, let's say there is two different kind. the white one and the black one. the white is expensive because it's imbossible to cultivate. available just for three nths. ound november, december is the best month of the year. this season was very good. we still have some over there. to try later. the blackone, it's available almost ten years. tenea months in the and it can be cultivated. so that is one of the biggest. the taste is completely

differ it. the whi more strong. more flavor. even in the way they grow for the wide white is a lot more difficult and it has to be grown, growing underground in e mix. >> okay.s tell what you're making withur truffles today? >> something easy. going to use the best way for the truffle, which is combine it with eggs and cheese. so we made a little parm san for you. >> parmesean foam. sos t parm san. these are the soil made with mushrooms. >> wow. >> do you grindt down? >> then i, grou yes.

then we put a little -- as well because it helps with the flavor of the truffle. >> wonderful. well?re those toasted as cooked okay. >> let's take this little baby. yand. >> ohgoodness. i'm afraid to handle this white truffle. >> a little there. >> like this? >> yeah, go ahead. >> am i doing it right? >> yeah. there it goes. >> smells so good. very distinlgt tinlgt. how much do you u need? >> at least threer four grams truffle for this. it would be perfect. >> beautiful. okay. then we have the eggs to cook. >> more? let's put a little more. >> he's a professional. you make it look easy. >> it's experience. >> of course. >> then we put our egg ont op befores poached and now it's just fried.

so when you cut it, still running and we finish everything with -- >> now what is that? >> parmesan air. this is a beautiful dish. >> i love cheese, too. >> cheese and truffle go together, right? >>eah and that, too. >> i'm going to try it. now what else can you cook truffles with because everyone uses pasta and rice. >> the best way to use truffle is with pasta and butter. i don't like to use too much ingredients and flavor with the truffle because they're the main ingredients. so simple dishes like butter and rfeese, the pasta as well. >> won, this dish is delicious. thank u so much for joining us. >> thank you. going to get you eating a truffle sooner than later. >> thanks. we are working for you with information that could help you get a good night's sleep.

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the best pictureace for the academy awards has seemed a bit up in the air and might be more so after last night's skag awards. >> there was a bit oan upset with the prize. >> fresh off his academy award nomination, the superhero blockbuster took top honors sunday night. winning best cast. >> we knew that we had something

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> we're live in ve. four. three. two. one. >> and it goes to "black panther." [ cheers and applause ] >> "black panther" celebrates the collaboration of 12 actors in its ensemble. >> all right, ys, the os cars just getting a little more interesting there. "black panther with the big win, the ensemble award last night. they don't have a best picture at the sag awards. so it's theensemble. the question is, though, is tt's a predictor of wto come for the os cars? welcome this morning to "access live." >> i hope it's a predictor. wouldn't this be