. . good morning. what a mess. a powerful winter storm unleashing snow, i and freezing rain on nearly 100 million people from the midwest northeast. dangerous conditions on the roads for the morning commute. thousands of flights grounded. states of emergency declared. al roker is tracking it al border battle breakthrough. overnightesongress a tentative deal the avoid another government shut agreement including $1 billi ntr fencing, far less than what president trump wa as the president and a potential challenger for 2020 duelling rallies at the border. >> we stand for america and we stand against walls. nfl controversy.

the lgue facing new backlash after the cleveland browns signedun kareem just months after the star running back was caught on camerang sho and kicking a woman. this morning, what he and the team are saying about that move. hose stories plus measles outb tak, dozens of cases in states leading to a new warning fr the cdc. speaking out, the teenager seriously hurt when she was shoved off a bridge. >> ready? >> opens up about her recovery and the pleal just offered to the girl who pushed>> her. ertain things, i kind of want her to be put in jail. some days i think that might be miracle on ice, the dramatic hockey goes playing into cardiac arrest and a player on the other team who happens to be a docto i jumpso action. we are reuniting the lucky rur vindr his guardian angelda

today y, february 12th, 20 2019. >> announcer: from nbc neth, is is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcomeo "today." thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. some people are already feeling the storm, others are waiting for it just like us. >> the has something for everybody. >> this is snow coming down in minneapolis this morning. we are going to get a life report fusm there in a moment. al has more on what you'll face as you head out the door this rning. al, good morning. >> take a look, 97 million people affected. heavy ra, for 45 million people, flood watches in effect. heavy rain to the south. to the north, minneapolis, chicago, green bay, detroit, this is all going to time out this way. snow mes into new york city

later this morning, in the next hour or two, look for hea rain from cleveland to washington, d.c., icy mix from detroit, state college. philadelphia, the rain-snow lint star push north during the afternoon hours. heavy snow from albany, burlington, boston and portland. from syracuse state college into new york. what we're looking as far as snowfall amounts, basically about six inchess or more you get into the upper parts of the midwest. then as we move east that's where the heavy snow falls. one to three inches, new york, williamsport. upwards of 18 inchesnto northern new england. freezing rain and ice causing problems throughout much of pennsylvania, upstate new york and interior sections of new england. heavy rain d southeast all the way up into part of upstate new york as that warmer air makes its way e in, could see flooding. here are the airport impacts. atlanta, baltimore, detroit,

jfk,inneapolis and chicago, and then as far as the roads are concerned i-70, i-80, i-95 from richmond to portland, maine, all going to see major impacts. >> al, thank you. as mentioned, the storm has already caused major problems in the midwest sping up to be another dangerous day on the roads today as well. nbc's kathy park i in minneapolis where snow and ice have been falling all night. hi, kathy, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. refolks in minneapolis used to weather like this. they had an extremely brutal ing at the eived more than a beginning of this month. mo snow is on the way. now the system is pushing east. from whiteouts to wipeouts, a nasty winter stormin cre treacherous conditions. in minnesota, cs spinning out while in neighboring wisconsin, slick roads causing this

multi-car crash. dozens of vehicleseft littering the highway. near green bay, police say a semi driver going too fast ran a red light and slammed into this police suv. the officer not injured. in indiana the bad weather causing this twin engine jet to slide off runway. luckily, no one on board was hurt. n minnesota one family finding a silver lining, buildingas asive snowman that looks like it could last until spring. this morning, the east coast prepping for its own weather watch. baltimore expecting round two of a one-two punch. residents there starting the week with ice, now bracing for snow. farther north, salt trus and snowplows ready to roll. new york city issuing a travel advisory for this morning's commute while neighboring new jersey not waiting. >> it's goings to be a mess

pretty much everywhere. >> reporter: the governor there already declaring a state of emergency. i don't like winter. i don't do winters. >> reporter: many schools plank for late starts or a snow day. and there is a school day inew jersey for sure, but back here in minneapolis the snow is coming down pretty steady. it's actuay hard to see the skyline behind me. they're supposed to get a little break fro the snow on wednesday, only to have it return on thursday. guys, back to you. >> it looks so pretty. >> i don't think iene ever a bigger snowman in my life than in your piece. >> kathy, thank you so much. let's move to the border security b tle on capithill, a tentative deal has been reached including some funding for a fence that could avoid the next governmentshutdown. that news coming just as president trump and one of his potential challengers in 2020 the duelling rallies at border town of el paso, texas. nbc's white house correspondent hallie j has the latest on

this story. hallie, >> reporter: for all the americans who don't want to see another shutdown, this is a step in the right direction, but it's only one step with a lester holt more to go. even though lawmakers wutked that agreement overnight, it's not clear yet if the president is happy wit. one white house of fivl telling me they're waiting for more details. it's a deal but not done yet, not until the president commits to it. >> i can tell you a lot of things have changed and we'll see what happens. multiple sources familiar with the agreement hammered out overnight tell nbc news it would provide nearly .4 billion for a border slat fencing but not a b concrete wa, not nearly as much as the president wanted, but it would allow 5 n new miles of fencing. they also settled another sticking point, the number ofet i.c.e.tion beds. some conservative allies ouncing even as the news was breaking. >> on this new so-called compromise, $1.3 billion, not

even a wall, a barrier. any republican that supports this garbage, compromise you'll have to explain, look at this crowd -- oh. >> build that wall! >> you really mean finish that wall. we've built a lot of it. >> reporter:he deal developin just as president trump was taking the stage at his rally in texas. w they said that progress is being madeh this committee. just tnow, j now. i said wait a minute, i got to take care of my people from texas. i got to go. i don't even want to hear aboute it. robably have good news. who knows? we're setting the stage. >> to avoidnoer partial government shutdown on friday, lawmakers will need the president's support. they know he's the wildcard. >> we've known all along the

president could blow this up. he still could. >> rheorter: some sick nalg white house may be willing to accept this agreement. >> we haven't put all the particularstogether, we believe many our dealings and the latitude they've given us, they will support it. >> reporter: another rally led by former democratic congressman and possible presidential candidate beto o'rourke taking rect aim at the president's walls. >> walls do not require us safer. walls wil require us to take someone's property, their house, their farm their ranch to build a wall at a timef record-low northbound apprehensions. >> hallie, thi is n the deal the president wants. is there any deal the president can get more of this >> reporter: yeah, hoda. he can use some of his executive powers to reprogram or shift mone p around to for that. i'm told that is still an option on the tle even ifongress and the president come together on the agreement they've been talking there may be no one watching these negotiations more closely

than government workers, federal agencies, small businesses, still trying to dig out of the damage from the last shutdown last month. if congress and the president don't end upcoming together on this and the government does close, the flight attendants union is calling for demonstrations at airports thien we a lot to watch for. >> hallie, thank you. a newly democraticng sswoman is under fire and apologizing for tweets this morning, tweets that many are calling anti-semitic. nbc's kasie hunt has been following this for us. kasie good morning. >> congressman ilhan omar is facing backlash from her own party after writing tweetsha th been widelyriticized as anti-semitic. forced to apologize after she suggested on twitter sunday that money was driving u.s.

politicians to support israel tweeting it's all about the benjamins, baby. the freshmanawmaker from minnesota telling nbc news bye's surprisehe backlash. >> always surprised. >> are you worried about losing committeeassignments? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: this after chuck schumer who is jewish condemned her remarks. it was offensive and irresponsible. >> reporter: later omar wrote learning stening and but standing strong writing, quote, my intention is never to offend my constituents or jewh americans as a whole, this is why i unequivocally apologize. president trump weighing in late monday telling reporters he's not satisfied with that apology add, quote, she should be ashamed of herself. >> the key would behat when we make a mistake like this, conscious or unconscious, that we don't repeat it. >> reporter: one of the first muslim women going to congress. >> we're going to washington

everyone. reporter: part of the history making group of womenec d. >> i'm a proud muslim woman and proud w americanmentn ted cruz sees me, he crosses the street. >> reporter: this isn't the first time she's made remarks widely criticized as anti-semitic saying israel had hypnotized the world. she supports a movement t boycott israel which was criticized last week. >> this cannot susta itself. it's unacceptable in this country. >> kevin mccarthy, the republican leader also has come under fire for a tweet of his own, right? >> savannah, tt's right. he accused jewish financier george soros of trying to buy the election in 2018. he did quickly delete that tweet after criticism. this time he promised action if democratic leaders didn't act. as for omar andhether or not this is resolved. leaders are telling me the test is going to be whether sheat

re this mistake or whether she has learned from it. savannah. >> kasie hunt on the hill for us, thank nyou. >> to a controversial move in the nfl. kareem hunt landing back in the league just three months after the running back was cut by kansas over the video that showng him pus and kicking a woman in aho tell hallway. nbc's ron mott has this story. ron, good morning. >> good morning to you. the cleveland browns are giving reem hunt a secondchance. not only is this a controversial move. it's a gamble. hunt io unable play until after the league completes its investigation into t alleged assault and even facing at minimum a six-.me suspen this morning, controversy on the gridiron. nfl superstar kareem hunt is getting a second chance. bthe clevelandrowns signing the ac-year-old running who still faces a multigame suspension stemming from an assault incident in the hallway of a cleveland hotel last year. this video obtained by tmz sports shows him shoving a woman

who swats at him.s shnocked to the door and finally hunt kicks her before being pulled away. w >> i assaulted and need help. >> reporter: hunt was promptlya ed by the kansas city ie ch. according to the team, he wasn't wonnest with the incident when interviewed by team managemehe. poke to espn after his release. world knowo let the how sorry i am for my actions. >> reporter: currently on the commissioner's exempt list meaning he can't playth pending resultion of the investigation. he also faces a suspension of at least six games. in a statement the team says that's understand he's subject to tell discipline. >> he's extremely remorseful for his actions. what he has done is sought professional counseling. browns general manager john dorsey draftedunt when he was

the chiefs' gm. >> he's working toward being a better manoving forward. >> this time a touchdown for kareem hunt. >> reporter: ht led the league in rush ygds and was on track for another productive year whenia the ipolis dent cost him his job with the chiefs. >> what i did was wrong and inexcusable. i'm committed to following the necessary steps to learn and be a better and healthier person from the situation. the video reminiscent of another incident involving a star player. in 2014 ray rice knoed out his fiancee, now wife, in a casino elevator. his initial two-game suspension by commissionerde roger g prompting outrage. rice has not played t in nfl since. unt is report says undergoing both hanger management and alcohol counseling. the browns have been cle that he has what they call critical and essentialds steps he n to follow to be part of the team.

>> i guess time will tell. >> you would think the browns could probably find another running back. a lot of qualifiedunning backs. a product designed to help smokers transitionway fro cigarettes has instead led to a sue in teen tobacco use. tobacco use among high schoolers grew more than 38% last year. the centers for disease prevention puts the blame on e-cigarettes. a e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product in teens in20 . mr. roker is back with other look athe forecast. >> that's right. take a quick look at what's going on around the rest of the country. stnd flood watches coming into the west. we'll look at that coming up in the next half hour. plenty of sunshine from the four corners down to texas. all eyes looking in the east with snowy conditions through the upper great lakes, heavyin snow m into the northeast in new england.

really flooding rains down through the southeast. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. another storm team 4 weaer alert day. no problems around thete immed d.c. metro area. if you're traveling through parts of northern maryland and the shenandoah valley, be on the lookout for iciness this morning. temperatures are right on the freezing mark for most of the northwestern corner of the viewing area. low to mid 30s around the city.

highs today will be up close to 40 degrees. this will end as rain today and two dry days in a row. >> that's your latest weather. savannah. thank you very much. the 16-year-old seriously s injured when was shoved off a 60-foot-tall bridge she's opening up about her recovery as the case against the girl who pushed her takes a new turn. the measlesutbreak growing to at least ten states. how some kids are taking matters into their own hands to get vaccinated. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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southbound near memorial bridge, right lane blocked. major slowdowns on the beltway. >> melissa, thank you. tonight at 5:00, part two of our looking for love series. >> a dating expert shares her secrnds to success the one thing you're doing that could be keeping you from finding a match. >> wll take a break now. your forecast is up next. stay with us.

everybodmorning, it is cold and wet outside this morning. there are still pockets of freezing rain possible across the northern parts of the shenandoah valley and northern maryland where temperatures tre right o freezing mark this morning. if you're traveling through those parts, be very careful for slipperiness this morning. eventually this allt becomes j rain to day as temperatures get near 40 degrees. finally a little chance tohi se su and dry out on wednesday and thursday before more rain chances arrive on

fray and perhaps wintery mix over the weekend. >> lfrt, chuck, thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. >> back to the "today" show after this short break. have a great day.

we're back. it's 7:230. the 12th of february, 2019. let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. a pretty winter scenen minneapolis. the commute might not be so there's buffalo, new york, slow going this morning. folks creing towork. that's the story all across the country this morning. >> the weather does begin our check of today's headlines. we're talking about 100 million people in the storm's path. in the midwest, snow and ice creating treacherous conditions. near green bay, police say a semi driver was going too fast. he ran a red light, slammed into a police suv. thankfully the offic wasn't hurt. parts of the northeast could see

more than a foot of snow in the next 24 hours. new jersey's governor already declaring a state of emergency. al willave the forecast in a few minutes. breaking overnight, congressional investigators say hey reached an agreement i principle to prevent another governmentut down. multiple sources telling nbc news the deal would include nearly $1.4 for a borr barrier like steel slat fencing, but not a concrete nwall. that nearly as much as president trump wanted, but it it would allow for 55 new miles of fencing. so far h the white hou not commented on the agreement. an anonymous tipo led a wild discovery in houston on monday. somebody called police to report they entered a vacant home to smoke air ahn nahnd found a there.own female tiger police questioned the caller to make sure thisinasn't a hallion. when officers arrived, they found a caged tiger. officers had to tranquil lies that huge account, transferred

it to an animalshelter. unclear what charges, if any, the homeowner migface. >> like an episode of "hangover." >> so manyti quesons. meanwhile theg, mo new developments in a story we'veen beollowing for months. a teenager seriously hurt when she was shoved off a tall bridge in washington state. nbc's joe fryer joins us with th latest on this one. >> 19-year-old taylor smith isd charith reckless endangerment for pushing another teen off that bridge. e trial was supposed to start this week. smith's attorney says h prosecutore now offered a plea deal which they want to discuss. any resolution tohis high-profi t case will haveo >> a summertime stunt now playing out in court after 16-year-old jordan holgorson was shot off a bridge last august, plunging to the river below. video taken moments before the pushhows that she initially planned to jump on her own, but had second thoughts.

>> two, one, go. ah. do i just go? >> just go. >> off camerarier fd taylor smith urged her to go. >> you promised you would do it. rd jordan, go. >> , i'm going to push you. >> no. >> then came this. >> ready? >> >> holgorson fell about 60 feet striking the water chest first. doctors likened it to o ln concrete. among her injuries, six broken ribs and two punctured lunges. months laterhe's still living with pain and goinghrough erapy. >> because ribs take so long to heal. >> smith pleaded not guilty to recklessen ngerment. her attorney says they're reviewing a plea deal. details were not made public. holgorson's family say they support it. >> we're okay with that.

>> though jordan still wrestles with what the punishment should be. >> certain days i want her to be put injail. sometimes i think that's too harsh. >> smith last year spoke with nbc. >> i never intended to hurt her, ever, nor would i t intendo hurt anyone. i'm reallyry it turned out that way. >> reporter: as for holgorson, she says she's ready to move on. >> in court i was kind of hoping for justice and her being sentenced and everything kind of being over. it's been a long process. >> joe, we understand the next hearingors set next month. what could happen then? >> that's right. it's going to be on mch 18th. if a plea deal is reached, it's possible sentencing could take place at that time. a triale that's when would likely begin. back to you guys. >> joe fryer for us in l.a. thank you. >> mr. roker, we have some video. show and tell. >> a lot going on in the weste o part o country. this is hawaii, honolulu, a lot

of winds, a lot of waves, power outages, aeal mess. snow up in maui in the mountains, a lot going onthere. we've got another storm system, a series of them coming into the pacific northwest and california as well. you can seelready we're starting to see activity. this low pressure system moves in fortomorrow, into thursday, a subtropical jet bringing a lot oisture in there. this system moves to the east. it's a fast moving by friday, it's already into the mid mississippi river valley. a threat of rain and snow makes its way into the mid atlantic early saturday morning. it's quick. moves off pretty fast. saturday afternoon, a mix of rain and snow along the mid atlantic.av st rain on california, we could see some of the mountains andll foot four inches or more, the threat for rock slides and mudslimos. snowfallts in the sierra, we could see from two feet to five feet ofsnow. that's good news for the snow pac there. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. it is a cold and wet

to the day today. tuesday morning temperatures just barely at or above freezing. still some pockets of freezing rain through parts of the shenandoah valle and northern maryland. this winter weather advisory continues until 10lock in the morning. temperatures right now 36 in washington, 33 dulles, b 32 from leesburg to winchester t martinsburg. ice is a possibie.ty th temperatures getting up to 40 degrees with rain all day today. back to some sunshin as we get to tomorrow. >> that's your latest weather. craig? >> mr. roker, thank you. coming up, our conthrsation wi remarkable man cleared in a brutal crime after nearly two de in prison. why he says he's actually not angry abo what happened to him. then the new miracle on ice, a hockey player and doctor saved the life of a fellow pla suffering cardiac arrest. they'll share this remarkable story. one wn's alarming state of emergency after being overrun by dozens of polar bears.

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nbc's kristen dahlgren with all the facts we need to know. good morning. >> good morning. that highly effective vaccine all but erased measles decades ag the disease has seen a resurgence with some parents choosi not to vaccinate their children. >> this morning, growingnc ns over the nationwide measles outbreak. the centers for disease control and pre tension confirming 101 cases of the disease across ten states. th u number 22 since the agency's last report. in washington state alone 55 cases. the governor declaring a public health emergency in the southwestern part of the state. the difficult see spreading ong those who haven't received the measles vaccine or haven't seen the second dose. >> if you've been vaccinated and you've been exposed to somebody that has the measles, in all likelihood you will not develop the disease because the vaccine is 97 effective. >> measles is a highly contagious viral disease that

spreads through coughing and sneezing and it can linger inom ro for up to two hours. the recent outbreak of the potentially deadly disease increasing demand for the vaccine. the washington state hlt department says more than 3,000 people were immunized against m measles lasth compared to just 530 people in january 2018. among those shs, unccineeed sir kingteens.he tsome defying their family's an immunizatitance amid fears for their health. >> i fell like i've made the best decision possible. >> reporter: after years of debating the issue with his mother, ethanid d to get fully vaccinated at age 18. >> her claims were largely debunked by the scientific community that vaccines cause autism, brain damage. i looked at articles from the cdc. i looked at peer reviewed neudies and historic evidence that vac are important, and i decided this is a lot less black and white than what i was presented with. >> if he's educated himself and this is what he chooses and

inks is the best for him, he's 18. he can make that decision. m >> reporter:her and son agreeing to disagree as health officials work to try to contain the outbreak. >> you suld follow the recommended vaccine schedule. call your health care provider if you think you've bee exposed. stay home during your most codagious pernd know your immune status. >> it's crazy to think we're talking about muscles because here are a time where we had essentially eradicated it. what are lawmakers in washington state thinking about d ng to combat this outbreak? >> they're definitely thinking about . shington state considering xews that would make it harder tot on philosophical reasons. a lot of school systems have regulations tha you have to have a vaccine. >> good for ethan, by the way. >> he's certainly done his homework. thank you, kristen. a hockey plar goes into cardiac arrest.

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survival that' bonded two strangers really forever. >> thisasncident happened month at a hockey rink outside charlotte, norrolina. it was supposed to be a fun pickup game but things turned serious wtn a player w down. >> the outcome is just simply miraculous. i'm truly blessed to be here right now. >> 54-year-oldjib street was playing in a pickup hockey game when suddenly everything went black. >> i felt light headed and that's the last tng i remember. >> that's jib collapsing on the ice. he waser encing sudden cardiac arrest, a life-threatening his condition. his teammates rushing over to help. >> call 911. >> my heart stopped pumping, wa breathing. my organs were shutting down. i was simply dead. >> an angel appeared on the ice. craig bryant who was playing on the other team is an emergency room doctor. hepr immediatelyg into action. that's him pumping jib's chest,

administering cpr. with no oxygen reaching his brain, every second cobrted. >> youn can have irreversible damage at the four to six-minute mark. this is one of th seuations where time is extremely important. >> luckily the rink had an aed. for five d minutes bryant tried to jump start jib's heart, then a miracle on the ice. bryant was able to revive street. >> i think the fir thing he said to me was, did i fall asleep? he thought maybe he a little nap out there on the ice. >> my guardian angel. blessed to be here. >> he spent six days inho the ital and made a full recovery. to express his gratitude, he gave his new hero his most prized possession, this jersey from hockey superstar wayne gretzky, a game that suddenly

rned life or death, turning two strangers into the closest of friends. >> can i giv you a big hug? >> absolutely. >> i'm very appreciative. thk you so much for saving my life. >> street now has a new pacemaker. he hasn't been back on the ice. he hop his close call will motivate ice rinks everywhere to install defibrillators. he said having it there saved his life. o >> dr. when he was in here last week, he also made a really good point, not justo have the defibrillator but to know where they are. >> and how to usethem. >> good story. >> thanks, sheinelle. >> is heart month. perfect timing. just ahead, imagine wild polar bears taking over your town. the latest on a frightening invasion. >> if you loved craig dressing up as prince akim. big news on the sequel after your local news. ♪

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7:56 is your time on this tuesday, february 12, 2019. i'm eun yang. it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. a number a of schools offices are opening late. the list is in the nbc washington app and on your screen. let's check in with traffic with melissa mollet. >> skaggsville road shutbeown use of the icy conditions. caredl. it is col out there. outer loop at new hampshire avenue crash blocking the centers lanes.bo d 395 crystal cityas a crh blocking the left lane. we'll take a break now. your forecast is up next. stay with us.

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good morning, everybody. still areas of freezing rain through parts of ti-81 corridor. be careful driving through that area. wintereather advisory until 10:00. temperatures right on the freezing mark there. cold enough to have slipperiness. that will change over to rain. highs near 40 today. blustery and sunny today. dry tomorrow. >> thank you. another local news update in 25 nutes. for now, back to the "today" show. ... do you have eyes on the target? is it he [man on other line] i can't tell from this photos... ...i need better shots. turkish airlines.lying taxi! you waiting for someone?

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>> regina king joins us live in studio 1a from boys in the hood to jerrycguire to "if beale street could talk," opening up about her first oscar no nation. today tuesday, february 12th, 2019. >> mamma is on tv. >> good morning mimi inmy stic, connecticut. >> from hobbs, newmexico. >> sending love to our grandbabies. ♪ >> hey to my kids, abby, ben, johnny and emily. i love you.'d >> like to introduce you to the newest "today" show fan. >> celebrating my 70th birthday from peach tree city, georgia. >> peach tree city, georgia, looking good at 70. welcome back to od" on this tuesday morning. you're here just before the storm hits. they seem like they're having a

good time. >> was that our youngest my zaday p entry ever, newborn baby? keep it co love it. >> thanks for your messages. aytodayplaza. >>. >> dangerous winter storm is making its way from the midwest to the northeast this morning inging in a mix of snow and ice and freezg rain. al, of course, is back with the very latest. hey, mr. roker. >> good morning, guys. let's start it noff. righ we've got 93 million people from ames, iowa, down to roanoke, virginia, under winter weather watches. 41 million people with a beautiful area of heavy rain, a flood watch from jackson all the way to charleston. from minneapolis, green bay, chicago,detroit, all looking at snow right now. here is the winter storm timingn snow m into new york the next hour or so. icy mix from philadelphia back to state college and detroit.

eventually moves into parts of philadelphia and then by the evening, the snow pushes into new england from all bani, ndeaainown t t aand nuth.toos b significant snowfall tee to six inches as you move that's the heavier snow where we'll be looking at six inches to a foot from syracuse up into maine. we're looking at dangerous icing conditions from state college into buffalo, hartford and albany where we could see isolated per outages and heavy rain from the central and mid atlantic states up into northern new england, anywhere from one to three ins of rain. guys? >> al, thank you. leaders in congress reached a tentative deal overnight to improve border security and prevent another government shutdown this week. it would provide about $1.4 billion for border fencing. the agreement dsn't include the full $5 billion tt pres wanted for a wall. it limits the number of migrants who can be detained by u.s. authorities and provides extra

money to hire more customs officers. >> any deal would need the president's approval. it was all taking shape as president trump was taking his wall fight to el paso, texas, where a border barrier was built ten years ago. >> we want to stop drugs, we want to stop traffickers, we wantrio stopnals from coming in. walls save lives. >> anti-wall protesterbymarched ne lead by beto o'rourke. el paso he crowd that is one of the safest cities in america and not because of walls, but if spite them. keeping an eye on breaking news out of florida. three parachutists from the golden knights have been rushed to the hospital after an early morning training exercise at homestead air force base near miami. their conditions are not kn wn. theye apparently taking part in a halo jump as high as 14,000 ore opening air b their chutes shortly before

reaching the ground. contract talks expted to resume today thisr den where the teachers strike enters its second day. it's disrupted about 90,000 students. the union rejected a new pay system which offers limited i bonustead of regular cost of living increases. they want to increase the base pay for teachers there. he we go. nothing better than a little play time whether you are a toddler or a baby elephant. check out nandy having fun at the reid park zoo in arizona. she tries to stand up on it. t thng starts rolling away. it looks like fun, right? of course, you know all good things can't go on forever. that's when nand's mom comes in and tells her it's time to go, snacks. for >> that's so cute.

i think that might be the reid park zoo in tucson which is my hometown. i just took the kids there over the holidays. we didn't see anything that cute. still ahead on this tuesday morning, a second chance -- second chance at life for a man who spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he did not iscommit. it'sirst interview since he was cleared. >> his incredible story. firs we have oscar nominee regina king from "if beale street could talk." we'll talk to her right after this. celebrate valentine's day with hundreds of gifts under $199 and find other great deals on gifts she'll love at prices you'll love too with 25 to 50% off everything. only at kay.

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tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. isn't it time to rethink your type 2 diabetes medication? ask your doctor about jardiance and get to the heart of what matters. how excited are we? how excited are we? we're back with emmy and golden globe winning actress regina king. get this. she's nominated for her first oscar. >> the movie is called "if beale street cld talk." she plays a mother in the? 1970s harlem that accepts her teenage daughter is pregnant whileo tryingalk to others who don't. >> the child that's coming is ur grandchild. i don't understand you. it's your grandchild. what difference does it make how it gets here. the child ain't got nothing to do with that. ain't none of us got nothing to

do with that. >> regina king, good morning. >> good morning. >> when you're doing that scene, are youlike, that's my oscar clip? wdid you khere was something about this role, this might be the one? >> i won't say souch about the role, but i knew that this was a special film. nen you get e-mail and it says barry jenkins is adapting james baldwin novel, you know immediately right there that's special.o >> we wantig into the movie in just a second. i want to take you back. you're nominated for your first oscar. this. sitting with it got me thinking about little regina king when she was just a little girl. >> before i grew into my hair? >> and the big. drea somebody asked me this question once and it struck me. i'm going to ask you the same one. you're a little girl, standing in your childhood close your eyes, kind of look round and describe what you see. , it's funny.

i see it immediately. i went to two childhood bedrooms. the first one was bore my sister was born. i had a big dumbo sticker on the wall. the other is just yellow withfl butts -- yell and orange butterfly curtains that my grandmother made. that's when my sister and i were sharing the room. >> did you have posters on the wall, trophies? >> mhael jackson was on the wall in yellow. yellow is the theme ihere. this the stuff you dreamed about when you were a little girl, maybe not the oscars, per se,ut to be an actress, to be a star? >> yes. oh, my gosh, i was always acting things out, having conversations with myself being someone else. my mother i think knew, yeah, something about those two. >> well, back in the day when you were on 227 and it wasg gettstarted, there was a

woman there who inspired you, someone you lookp to today. influence. ut her >> marla gibbs, i'd like to say she was the first. she was the first woman that i knew that was producing her own show, starring in her own show. she had her own dinner -- like supper club. she had a school, a performing arts school and i got to see that from 13 to 19, to just witness that and see her handle it so elegantly. a lot of times you're learning and don't even realize you're learning. i think that was a lot of my preparation. >> you just won a golden globe. as mentioned, we can't stop mentioning the fact that you're nominated for an oscar which is so well-deserved and excisng. is t moment where you're taking a deep breath and soaking it in and thinking aboutow you got here? >> yeah, a bit of that.

but also kind of what's next? i'm int t space of understanding that this creates more opportunity. this does increase theachet an i'm ready to apply this to the next thing. >> your role in beale street is phenomenal. you're a scenesteeler. you were always somebody who models your somebody. >> yes. >> who was the first person you thought of when you started playing this >> my grandmother and my mother. they're both women that are -- they lead with love. en w'rm they want hug from them. they want to hear their advice on something. and so iust tapped intoll of those childhood moments when i'o leanin my mom or my grandmother and just how they

made things feel like it was possible to get on the other side. >> you're talking about what'sx you can't forget your golden globes acceptance speech.u yo made a bold wpromise. t to play it and talk about it. >> the next two years, everything that i produce, i am maki vow, and it's going to that gh, to make sure everything i produce that is 50% women and i challenge anyone out there who is in a pition of power, not just in our industry, in all industries, ill cge you to challenge yourselves and stand with us in solidarity and do the same. >> that was a wow moment. when you said it, i ls note that's easy. >> oh, no. you say something and you make aware.hat -- i am i'm not crazy. >> there's accountability.

>> you look at some people's faces, ooh, regi . all right. it's possible. there are womenhat are talented but just have not had the turned to show their talent. i feel like i in a position of power, and i want to not squander that. i want to be able t utili all of my resources and people that i've metalayong the who are very supportive, who did not -- there are a lot of people out there who didn't have the look like, oh,gosh. there are a lot of people, men and women who want to see the same. they want to see gender parody, racial parody. >> were there times in your career, regina. we look at you, look at this awesome andc terri career, but were there times in your career where you thought, uh-oh, i'm not sure if i can make it in this business, i'm not positive thiss the right fit for me? >> i never --tl hon i never

felt like it wasn't the right fit for me, but, yes, there were times that felt like ooh, is this going to -- >> i'mstuck. >> yeah, i'm stuck. is this going to work out? i know i'm goingo find a way to shi upward, not a lateral move. i always found a way to get through it. again, having a mother always been so positive. one of her thin, as a kid, i was always like, what do you mean by that? she would say, when you're in moments like th, change your thought. as a y teenagerng adult, you're like what does that mean? totally get it. it's what you attrac >> s wise. we can't let you go because we were reminiscing about you this rning in the makeup room, didn't you just love that scene in jerry mcguire?

n we just rollit. >> this is us, you and me, we determine our worth. baby, you are a strong, proud, surviving, splendid black man. >> com on. >> talk about scene stealer. 3> the difference in my voice. what a difference years makes. >> that was awesome. thanyou for all the great memories. we can't wait to see what's ahead. you've got a crazy long runway. i'm ready to take that plane and take of land, take off, land, takef. >> if beale street could talk is in theaters right now. >> let's get a check of the weather with mr. roker. let's take a look, the eastern half of t country going to be a mess.

heavy rain down to the south, heavy snow in new england. sunshine from the northern plains all the way to texas. we're looking at storm and flood watches into central california and the pacific northwest as well. that's what's going on around the country. heres what's happening in your neck of the woods. here at home, it's a cold and wet start to your tuesday. still pockets of freezing rain possib in northern maryland, east and west virginia and the northern end of the s valley where the winter weather remains in place. temperatures are comfortably aboveosreezing for of the d.c. metro area. till hanging on to just the freezing mark. temperatures today gradually getting to near 40 with plenty of rain tomorrow, finally sunshine back in the picture. if you're heading outdoors, check us out on sirius xm 8. >> we want to be regina's best

ofriends. >>ou think she would be our friend? >> >> i feel it. i feel her friendship. >> so awesome. >> jenna is here joining the table. dylan is here for carson, a little "popstart." >> yesterday we mentioned jennifer anniston celebrated her 50th birthday, epic party over the weekend that included gwynet k paltrow ande hudson. one person notably absent, ex-husba justin thorough. but the actor reassured folks there's no bad blood. he shared this photo of anniston saying happy birth difficult to this fierce woman, fiercely loving, fiercely kind. in other news, george clooney making aeturn to tv. yesterday hulu released the first look at "catch-22." take a look. >> some of you will not be coming back. there's no other way of tellingt

you th it's basic statistics that tell us that. if in your final moments you see death, think not of death. think of the living, and know this, that your sacrifice will not have been in vain. >> wow. >> the show is based on the nove by joseph heller. "catch-22" will be clooney's first returno tv since "er." the show will be released may 17th. up next, "coming to america" is coming back. earlierhis year it was announced that eddy murphy would be returning tohe rol as prince akim. no official word on whether other former cast members will return. release date has been given. "coming to america" will debut august 7, 2020.

looks like we'll have to wait a while. in the meantime, this video of craig from halloween. we can play this on >> craig, you've got to get in there. >> akim's long lost son. >> wardrobend makeup department. >> incredible. >> nice. >> finally, we have two announcements from jenna this morning. th first involves you and your sister barbara. the two of you have aew book coming out. we'll reveal the name and the cover of it. shall we see what it is? >> sure. >> what's it called? >> who is going to say it? >> it's called "sisters first," but it's a children's book. it's all about sisterhood, whether blood sisters like barbara and me or friends or colleagues like y'all. you can make your life better than your eought possible and make you do things that make you feel braverou than ever

thought. >> is it a rhymer? >> some of you have read it. >> that's right. i read it. >>t rhymes really well. it's not like those rhymes where it doesn't flow. it's really good. >> thank you. we had so much fun working on it together. >> when >> it's out in november, november 12th. >> you can prerder it now. >> oh, can you? >> yes. just so you know. >> you've also had the chance te inte joanna gaines and chat about how she balances motherhood and h bus schedule. for more on jenna's book and her interview with joanna, the march issue of "southern living." what she said is mothers hen't need to be perfect. people think perfect ecause on instagram she sho beautiful things. but she says she's not perfect. >> good job. music fans in sioux city, w

ioe in for quite the show when the cover ball hair ball hit the stage. one of the on stage fire works we off. everything seemed to go according to plan until they realized hisn hair was fire. they tried tried to put it out. >> does he not? know th >> he's fine. he didn't miss a beech they started singing and playing until the fire was completely out.s jensen s he lives an evel knievel kind of life. >> is that a bwig? >> it was not a wig. >> he has a lot of hair. >> a little thinner in the back now. >> like a michael jackson >> pepsi back in the '80s. >> i don't know how i feel about that thank you, dilly dilly. no matter where you live,

we're used to local pest far ll town in russia goes beyond roaches or rats. there are so many polar bears roaming the streets, officials ve declared a state of emergency. heres i nbc's keir simmons. >> reporter: hungry polar bears and their cubs digging through garbage trying to find food, even wandering inside a hallway. at least 52 bears have been s e sightedce since er. north of finland and norway is home to around 3,000 people and a russian military base. with sea ice ridlymelting, the endangered animals are spending more time on land. we've seen definite trends in certain parts of the arctic where par bears are congregating in ways that s we have nn before. >> reporter: in rush yarks killing polar bears is a crime. but some of the locals hav been attacked leading officials to declare a state of emergency,gh

alth this person was brave enough to walk near one. localt officials say m of the people here are afraid to go outside and children have been kept home from school. the wild bears which can weigh close to 1,000 pounds have so far been immune to attempts to scare them away. today a team of experts is trying to fly there to examine the problem and figure out how to discourage the bears from wsming quite so close. keir simmons, nbc london. >> that visual is. remarkab it's scary, a scary situation. >> i wonderow they smell? don't they smell? i'm jus saying they might smell bad, too. why are you looking at me like that? >> you're worried about howhey smell? >> one times i smelled a bunch of sealsn a shoot and it was terrible.

i was thinking there was an odor as well. >> we love polar bears. >> i love polar bears. coming up, our interview with a man who t spentwo decades in pliz on for a crime he didn't commit. he's not angry. that's after your local news good morning everybody. 8:26 on this tuesday, february th. i'm aaron gilchrist. it is a storm team 4 weay.er alert offices closed today. let's get to meteorologist chuck bell with a look at traffic. a look at 70 before 440, snow on theun gdro in some sp s spots. skaggsville at 95, lanes blocked, a crash on theas ove because of icy conditions andll rock southbound 270, local lanes after west montgomery, crash ane blocked by a there. >> melissa, thank you. a look at our forecast when we come back. stay with us.

still c for freezing rain across the northern and western parts of our viewing areas thimorning. mostly just rain around town.

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timeless love stories. i've gotpl a c favorites, too. >> look forward to that. rising stars in the music world. picture this is here to perform a song off their new album. >> that's right. by the way, our good body carson is back tomorrow,ringing along i think his favorite cook ever besides his sister. his wife is hee . they'll shcipes for romantic valentine's dinners for two. we want to see your photos, oking with your significant other. share them with #coupleswhocooktoday. >> we drink the cocktail while the guys grill. wee. supervis >> coming up in a few minutes in the third hour, kicking off a new series called super seniors. we'll kick off a series with a group of cheerleadersba turning the clock and turning heads as well. a cool sto in the thirdhour. first, mr. roker.

>> let's show you what we have starting with "today." a mess in the east. heavy rain to the south of here. looking at heavy know in new england, icy mix in owbetween. n the great lakes. storm and flood watches out west which continue tomorrow.nt heavy know the western plains and the pacific northwest.la -effect snow around if great lakes. mild from the northern plains all the way down intf the g with plenty of sunshine. that's what's going on around the country.t' here's w happening in your neck of the woods. >> rain for all the d.c. metro area. gpockets of freezain in northwestern virginia, eastern west virginia and northern maryland where advisories and winter storm warnings continue for the next couple hours.es temperatre above freezing around the i-95 corridor, at least south of the balt mover area. again, these temperatures should be above freezing in thele next cohours. afternoon temperatures up to near 40 degrees. again, quite a bit of rain today and tonight. finally ttomorrow, backo sunshine, but it wille windy

tomorrow.e >> still hav folks pinning stuff up on the wall. what did you write? >> i said love cures everything. >> that's very nice. what a lovely sentiment. this young lady here, what's your name? >> my name i hadley. >> did you put a heart on the wall? >> yeah. >> what did you say? >> i just pinned them up. ydidn't write on them. >>'re the facilitator. very important. lovely, pinning, lovely pinning. back tside. n a really incredible who , a story about a man was wrongly convicted and the second chance he received. >>tough b was 16 years old when he was convicted of his mother's death and spentearly years in prison. three weeks ago a court cleared that conviction. we sat down with an exclusive. >> reporter: cheers of victory and sighs of relief. n46-year-old hugh bur convicted 30 years ago for killing his mother. finally fr >> how does it feel?

>> it's surreal sometimes because you've been carrying the weight for so long. to finally be able to put it down, it's like having freedom for the first time. >> reporter: in 1989hen he was just 16 years old burton returned from school to find his mother stabbed to dth in their bronx, new york home. > i immediately called the police, and from that point a lot of things are like ablur. >> do you remember what was going through your mind in that moment? >> almost disbelief. just scared. >> reporter: over the next five days, police questioned theif ted teenager about what he knew. that's when burton said things turnaccusatory. >> they just kept saying that they knew that i was guilty and that i should just admit to it, but not knowing why i'm being accused. >> reporter: after hours, burton gavett a w and filmed

statement admitting the crime. >> you went from it wasn't me couldn't have been me, i was in school, to i did it. how? >> whatever they needed mo say to get out of that room, i would have said. and i did. >> reporter: according to the innocence project, false confessions are a factor in% of dna exonerated cases. that number is higher when youc in age. 33% of false confess sores were under 18 at the time of their tarrest. >> whe research has shown about people who are innocent is hat their innocence puts them atrisk. they believe that the truth will surface. so they will say whatever it takes to get out of that room. >> but in burton's case, he was foundy of second degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life. served 19 years in prison and was released on parole in 2009. >> at some point you decided to do something about it?

>> the right people, different people,ou organizations that help people with claims of innocence. sometimes i would write knowing i'moing to get a response back. finally somebody responded back. >> reporter: the innocence project, a non-profit dedicated to exonerating the wrongly convicted joined rton's leg team in 2016. over the course of their investigation, they found proof of his innocen including an alternate suspect who died before the trial and evidence thathe detectives who questioned burton had also obtained false stements in previous case. nbc news reached out to the new york police department for omment but did not receive a response. the evidence was enough to reverse burton's conviction. >> i apologize to mr. burton on beha of a system that failed >> reporter: three weeks ago the bronx supreme court wiped his record clean. >> what did that mean for you? >> that life was just starting. life was just starting.

it took 30 years to get it right, but it's jt starting. >> how do you spend your daysno >> now burton works as anev or mechanic and spends the rest of his time for the new york city marathon. incredibly, he says he's not angry about the why life has turned out until now. >> you seemo at peace. >> when you identify with your whys in life, you're able tbe at peace. all of this that happened to me just can't be not for a reason. my usther, she j wasn't a woman who worked and was murdered in her home. that can't be the end of the narrative. so for me, that's why i'm here. that's my why. >> oh, my >> he told me yesterday that part of the reason he so desperately wanted to clear his

record was his father his father passed away several years ago, s ynd the lastrs of his life visiting him in prison, but alwaysne in his heart that he was innocent. he had to prove for a himse his father that he was, in fact, innocent. said that's one of his few regrets, that his father died before he cou see his record cleared. >> remarkable interview. >> you know what? i think also goes aay long to having people understand how false confessions. >> last year governor cuomo introduced legislation in new york, and it's the law now, that requires all of the conctssions tolly be videotaped. the thing about his confession, it was videotaped. butust the final portion was videotaped. >> all right. thank you, craig. coming up next, we are on a miion trying to get everybody to read more. we need to read bmore. let' honest. here are a couple of inspiring

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repressed love, that's why i love this book so much. you as t reader know that the narrator is in love, f before he's willing to admit it to himself. this is all a about siety and roles that we play, make us push down our feelings. some feeling can't be pushed down. >> jasmine, what youot? >> "des anytiny'sem ace." a woman comes from the east coast to be the housekeeper. he doesn't want her there. his mother hired her. their love story is timeless and wonderful. >> they asked en for my reco which is so fun. actually i love "pride and ejudice." >> classic. >> so en jiebl. lots of people have seen thevi you have to read the book. you'll fall in love with mark darcy over and over and over again. >> there's a reaso it's a classic. >> a reason why it's so good. l

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