just 69 cents a pound. aldi. shop differentli. good morning. . good morning. breaking news. in custody, jussie smollett surrenders after being charged with filing a false police report for claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. the "empire" star's lawyers vowing an aggressive defense. f with the also investigating, are his troubles ramping up. robert mueller could present his final report in a matter of days. the entire nation closely watching and wait wg. how ill americans get to and cou president trump be in ldsee? the middle of a high-stakes summit with north korea's kim jong-un when it'sle ased. mike pompeo speaks out in a live interview here in studio 1a.

a high-ranking ghost guard lieutenant accused of planning mass terror attack on u.s. the very latest as he prepares to face judge. all that plus end the scandal. overnight pope francis opens an historic summit on sex abuse with a stern warning to church leaders. we're live at the vatican. what a mess. tens ofs million cleaning up from that nas mix ofsnow, ice and rain that caused problems coast to coast. and blowout -- >> injured is zion williamson. >> college basketball star goes down when his shoe explodes. fans, fellow stars, even a former president stunned. nike vowing an visioet to the bottom of it.

today, february 21, 2019. hey, everybody. welcome to "todor." thank youoining us on this thursday morning. mr. melvin in for savannah. she's feeling a little under the weather today hopefully she'll be back tomorrow. let's get right to the stunning twist inhe jussie smollett case. >> the "empire" star who claims was a victim of a hate crime in chicago, now in custody, charged withal filing a police report. we have complete coverage beginning with nbc correspondent miguel almaguer. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. with as a result now in custodd for a bond hearing later today. detectives say he is no victim and now his story is unraveling. from alleged victim to suspected criminal, today jussie smollett faces a felony charge of disorderly conduct after

detectives in chicago s he filed a false police report. the bombshell turn of esnts co three weeks after smollett told investigators he was the victim of a race-based homophobic hate crime. >> they called me a [ bleep ]. they called me a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the t men who police say staged the attack testified for 1/2 hours before a grand jury wednesday. ola and abim osundairo kw smollett from the set of "empire." they do not face chges. >> there was a point where this story needed to be told. they manned up and said, you know what, we're going correct this. >> security video from a beauty shop captured the brothers buying ski masks and r a hot a day before the inciden adds smollett's request. ops used inhe staged attack

y investigators. issuing roughly a dozen search warrants, chicago police scoured financial and phone records looking to link smollett to the brothers before he reported the attack. smollett last spoke to police a erek ago a giving this dramatic account to abc news. >> who says [ bleep ] empire [ bleep ], this maga country here. >> reporter: this morning th actor's legal team vowed to mount an aggressive defense writing mr. smollett enjoys the presumptio innocence particularly when there has been an investigation where information, both true and false, has been leaked.edly he can also face federal charges if the fbi detmines he lied about this alleged death threat smollett c he received in the mail. >> i think he shouldnl ud that conscience and come out and tell the american people what happen >> reporter: today smollett

faces not only questions, but now serious criminalharges as investigators flip the script the actor told. authorities expect jussie smolle's court appearance to be short. if convicted he could face anything from probation to three years in prison. hoda, back to you. >> we're joined by nbc legal xpert ari melber the host of "the beat" on msnbc.ut prosecs decided to charge smollett with a felony. what do you think went into that decision, ari? they obviously think they have overwhelming evidence. everyone knows the scrutiny on this case and the reports that isy was not occurrence, but somg much more planned out. >>ic o's homicide rate somewhere around 17%. we know there were at least a dozen officers dedicated to the smollett case. how much weight will prosecutors give the resources used, how much will that determine how

they proceed with this case? >> if thi goes to trial, that's a key argument. tax evasion is taking the government. the allegation here is stealing thet' governmtime and resources that in chicago or any city could be better deployed on what the governmens calling other real crimes, not this alleged fake one. >> let's talk about what the police are saying. they're basically saying they planned this thing, bought the masks, they plotted. if you even look at the picture of jussie smollett in the hospital, he clearly had somef kind abrasions as if either somebody hithe him oit himself. will cops be going through hospital records -- go through what they'll be going through. >> they've clearly got enough evidence to make the local case. our "today" show reporting here, the other evidence will be on the federal matter of is something else with the mail. and what the have evidence of with two alleged witnesses, it's not justhe surveillance

footage and the documentary material that contradicts the storyou just saw t actor tell, but other people that are known to him testifying again m. that's a bad spot to be in. >> all right. >>i melber, thanks for your insight. another major story this morning, reports that special counsel robert mueller is almost done with his nearlytwo-year investigation of russian interference in a u.s.ti presid election and theible links to members of trump campaign. nbc's peter alexander is at the white house with the latest on this one. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. we're told the report is coming soon. several government officials saying robert mueller is clo to wrapping up and will likely present his report to the attorney general in the next week or so. nowhe president is weighing in on whether americans should see it. after months of attacking the russia inquiry, president trump tt offering nothing but praise

forney general william barr. >> a tremendous man, a tremendous perso who really respects this country and the justice department. >> reporter: the predent deferring to barr whethermu eller's report should be made public as early as next week when the president will be overseas. >> that will be totally up to him. >> reporter: how much of the report will americans see? federal regulatns say mueller's findings are confidential but say little about making it public. barr has not said whether the special counsel's report will be released in full. in his cfirmation hearing he said he plans to share whatever is possible that could come in the form ofis own summary. >> i'm going to make as much information available as i can consistent wh the rules and regulations. >> reporter: congressional democrats, even some republicang are pusor the entire report to come out. it could coincide with the president's second summit with north korean dictator kim jong-un next week in vietnam. >> i don't think this will be

the bast meeting any chance. >> reporter: the president who, after their first sit-down declared north korea is no longer a nuclear threat, appears o be lowering expectations saying he's in norush. his intelligence chis wornhe rogue regime remainsed committ to developing a long-range nuclear arms missile. asked about north korea's apparent reluctance to give up its nuclear arsenal -- >> i don't think they'ret. reluct they want to do something. they have a great potential as a country and i think that's what they're looking to do. we'll see. >> reporter: that summit scheduled to take place in one week. as for the russia port, many legal experts say just because robert mueller is d windin does not mean the investigating stops with federal prosetors in manhattan and elsewhere expected to follow up on pieces of the investigation. craig. >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. we're joine by secretary of state mike pompeo. mr. secretary, good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you so muchor your

time. >> thank you. >> this time next week you'll be in vietnam with the president for this second summit with kim jong-un. summit, the rst president tweeted that north korea no longer presents nuclear threat. we know now that's not necessarily the case. how would you characterize the north korean threat as it stands today? >> t good news is they haven't conducted missile testings or nuclear tests in well over a year. that's better than the place we found it when the trump administration came into officet as president said yesterday, his administration said repeatedly, this isnd a long difficult task. we've been negotiating hard. i have a team on g theund in vietnam today continuing to lay the groundwork for the summit xt week in hanoi. i'm very hopeful. hopeful chairman kim will --om >>ete denuclearization, is that still the goal? >> yes, sir, that's the goal.

>> any compromises on that? >> tt's what we need. to keep the american people safe, we need to reduce the threat and in turn we can work on peace and security in thend peninsula brighter future for the north korean people. >> the south korean president said one way to do that is to official declare an end to the korean war, p rhapsuce troops we have stationed in south korea? denuclearization of thee peninsula. i don't want to get into the negotiations what we might give hat they might give up. we have the toughest economic sanctions ever placed on north orea and we won't release tha pressure until such time as we're confident that we've substantially reduced that risk. >> sounds like those are options on the table next week in vietm? >> we'reoing to engage in negotiation and these two aders i hopeill make a truly alstoric step forward.

>> let's about the alabama woman who left four years to join isis. she has a son thaan she to come homeno she was radicalized, made a big mistake. yesterday the preside tweet that he ordered her not to be returned. attorney says she was born in 1984 insa hack, new jersey. why would we not want to bring her backn to quest her, perhaps to try her? >> you have to remember the context. taking on all but the last square inch of the caliphate in syria and iraq. millions of people liberated by our president and the great work of soldiers on the ground. now 800 terrorists being held in syria today. she's just one of them she's a terrorist. she's not a u.s. citizen. she ought not t return tos country. >> so she wasn't born here. >> she may have been born here.

she is not a u.s. citizen. t>> is that because she w daughter of a diplomat when she was born here? >> that's right. >> let's talk about andrew mccabe. perhaps you heard he wrote a new book. he was here jus a few days ago talking about the book. severalbook there are startling assertions. one of them, he said he ordered this counterintelligence i investigatioo the president. he was the acting fbi director at the time. you were the acting cia director at the time. andrew mccabe also said congressional leaders knew about this. did you know about the counterintelligence investigation into the president? >> i've watched a little bit of . i haven't followed this as closely as you have. i've been a bit busy. i find it sad andrew mccabe had ig from the organization you had forever declare that he wasn't credible. that's unfortunate. i don't put stock in the things

mccabe said. my work at the cia was a singular purpose, to keep americans safe. i did see remarks about the 25th amendment. i've been in the cabinet since almost opening day for the trump administration. it's leudicrous. >> so you weren't aware of the counterintelligence investigation? >> no. i don't talk about on goingat investns or the absence of on going investigations. for two years ie protected that and i'll protect it again today. know this, this administration has been tougher on russia than the previous administration by far. the only person you really need to ask about that v isdimir putin. >> let's talk about venezuela. this weekend the deadline, we're trying t get aid into this country. president madura said he's going to close the borders. he belies it's a pretext for a

u.s. invasion. first of all, what is our national interest in venezuela and what do we expect to happen? >> this ekend we'll attempt to deliver what are now hundreds of tons of humanitarian assistance that the american people, our taxpayers haveenously paid for, now have moved into the region. we hope we can get it across the border. there have been 3 million refugees that have to leave the country, the humanitarian crisis is enormous. that's always an american weerest to try and make sure feed those. in this case the government caused -- this a is wholly man made catastrophe in venezuela. we have securityinterests, too, in our region. we don't want this to be a cuban puppet state in a.venezu president trump is determined to protect the american people and provide humanitarian assstance in t crisis. >> while i have you here. 2020 just around the corner. there has been talkps that per mike pompeo might return to con

sass to run for an open sseate here? >> i love kansas. i'll be the secretary of state as long t as presidemp gives me the opportunity. >> no interest in being the senator from kansas? >> i love doing what i'm doing. i have ,000 great warriors out in the world trying to deliver. >> sounds like you're not ruling it t. >> it's ruled out. i'm here. i'm loving it. >> secretary pompeo, safe travels to vietnam. hoda, over to you. >> we'll get our first check of the weather. ms. dylan is in. >> after a messy day yesterday, that storm is moving away. not even that cold o right now. in the mid atlantic and the northeast, temperatures above average. we have a little residual snow coming off down east maine and lake eontario, we h lake-effect snow with winds out of the northwest. we also have a slled front. while the rain has shifted farther south than it was for the most par yesterday, this is going to be an area where storms will develop along. as we gonto tomorrow and

saturday, we're going to see ore rain start to fill in across western tennessee, into northwestern mississippi. this is an area where if ground is completely saturated. any additional rainfall could lead to some flood. we also have the potential o the chance of strong storms as we go into saturday, especially th enhanced area in darker orange here. 19 million people at risk for damaging winds, large hail and as of right now, we can't rule outtornadoes. we will iron down that forecast as we get closer. again, we could see about thr to four inches of additional rainfall and that could lead to more flooding going into the weekend. that's a look at the werth across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next seconds.

good morning everybody. still cloudy outside this morning. you can already start to see a li ole sunshine there. you'll see more and more sunshine as we go farther into the day. temperatures are still hovering just around the freezing mark. be on the lookout for a little iciness here first thing this morning. it will be a quick warmup. we'll be in the 4 upper by noontime. afternoon highs in the low to mid 50s with plenty of sunsh ie late the day. black to cloud cover for tomorrow. a lot of rain on saturdayld and nd breezy weather coming up for your sunday afternoon. >> that'sour latest forecast. still ahead this morning, diurbing new details on the arrest of the a u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting a mass terrorist attac on prominent lawmakers and members of the media. plus, we ready. she just retired as the greatest

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back at 7:30 on back at 7:30 on thursday morning with the tale of two sullys. captain sully sul berger. in case there's any confusion, the captain on the left. the miracle pilot from the miracle on the hudson. and sully the serviceog on t right. >> by the way, those two are going to meet face-to-face for the first time right here in studio 1a. there's a special reason behind all this. jenna bush hager is re. she'll share all that with us. looking forward to that. >> yes, weare. before that, empire actoret jussie smo was arrested this morning, charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing a fal police report. smollett is accused of staging

an attack against himself last month in chicago. smollett cimed two men shouted racist anti-gay slurs. those two men do not face charges. if convicted, smollett could face up to three years in prison and be forced to pay for the cost of the investigation. pope francis opened an historic summit on sexual abuse with a warning to church leaders. them that victims expect concrete measures to address the abuse. he said, quote, listen to the ouy of the who want justice. the aim of the summit for the o church, regain credibility in the eyes of the world and victims of abuse. coming up, we'll have a live report from vatican city. now to that story that every sports fan is talking about this morning. duke's freshman basketball sensation, zion williamson injuring his knee 30 seconds into lastight's game after his

left foot blew through the nike shoe. >> watch where he plantsight here. his foot comes out of the shoe. that's. unbelievable >> broke his shoe with his own foot. >> crazy. >> williamson widely considered the best player in all of college basketball grabbed his right knee in pain. the stunned crowd including former president barack obama looked in shock. no one could believe it was called a mild knee sprain after e game. nike issued a statement last night saying in part, quote, we are obviously concerned and want to wish zion a speedy recovery. the quality and performance of our products are o utmost importance. while this is an isolated occurrence we're working to identify the issue. there's a lot of reaction on social mediancluding president obama tweeting zion williamson, seems like an outstanding young mans well as an outstanding basketball player. wishing him a speedy recove lakers superstar lebron james

tweeting hope young fell la is okay. literally blew through his show. north carolina knocking off top nked duke 88-72. easy to beat duke without zion williamson. >> watching his foot pop right through, we hope he's going to be all righic an o in the u.s. coast guard appearing in federal court today accus of stockpiling guns and compiling a list of high-profile lawmakers and media figus he allegedly wanted to kill. nbc justice correspondent pete williams has been throwing this for us. ls good morning. lawmaker offic say there wasn't any actual attack planned. ey say this man they arrested was putting together a list of potential targets. they describe this an alarming case of hate, guns and drugs. the fbi says when agents

searched the suburban washington, d.c. home, they found 15 rearms, handguns and rifles. they say lieutenant christopher paul hasson compiled a list o americans he considered traitors. house speaker nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, 2020 democratic candidatesncluding cory booker and kamala harris and joe scarborough ofnd msnbchris cuomo of cnn. hasson is an acquisition officer working onhe coast guard cutter program in washington. according to the fbi, he described himself as a loit-time nationalist who wrote in a 2017 letter, i'm dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the ergts. investigators say he was obsessed with the 2011 terror attacks in norway that killed 77 people. law enforcement officials say they discovered what hasson was up to. they were alerted to his suspicious internet searches which he conducted while at work

in coast guard headquarters. >> he's full of hate. it's spewing out of hi lucky the coast guard investigative services and fbi were able to interrupt this. >> reporter: ithestigators say ey also found more than 30 bottles of steroids, human growth hormone at his house and he was hooked on tramadol, a prescription pain killer that medical experts say can lead to difficulty thinking clearly. >> pete, what is nst for t guy? could he face additional charges? >> the next step is a detention hearing in federal court in la ma. yes, justice department officials say they're likely to add to these gun charges they filed against him, undoubtedly charges of domestic terrorism will follow. >> pe williams in d.c., thanks. dylan is in for al this morning with a check of the weather. >> yes. another snowy day in minneapolis yesterday. let's look at some of the stats considering we're breaking records in minneapolis. this isow the snowiest february on record. we picked up 30.4 inches o snow. that's the all-time record

amount of snow for february in minneapolis. so far this season we've picked up 48 inches of snow and more is on the way. we had some yesterday.we l see more start to work in as we go into friday night and saturday morning. this is thaext storm system i was talking about that's going southwest and the right along that stalled front in the southeast. on the northern side,s i cold enough for snow in minnesota and parts of iowa into eastern nebraska, too. that's into the friday nigsa and rday during the daytime frame. the eastern third of the country looks like we'll see mosy rain out of this one as it comes in with warmer air. a bit of an unsettled weekend going into the great lakes region, into the tennessee rivea vall also the east coast as we go into especially friday into satday as well. that will increase our flood risk. that already starts today with more rainexpected. in the meantime we've got heavy snow in the southwest. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here is a pee out your window. >> good morning everybody. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.

the clouds will t and allow for increasing sunshine later on in the day. right around theg freezark for most of the area. so there could still be ice on some of the untreated roads. be careful for th. in the upper 40s by noon niem today and afternoon highs in thm low t 50s. a big meltdown today. a few sprinkles early tomorrow. cloudy on friday. a lot of rain expected on saturday and saturday night. mild by sunday after. >> that's your latest forecast. dylan dreyer, thank you. much more ahead including could you be forcede to sy give up dairy, nuts, maybe even fish? the surprising rise is adult foodnd allergies a what could be behind it. we'll take you inside meghan markle's lavish manhattan shower with the guests who were there. a new movie i w theks on the life of legendary wrestler hulk hogan. we're sitting down with skiing legendindsey vonn coming up right after this.

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we are backh in-depth today. we are back with "in depth . to we're talking skiing royalty. here.ey vonn is lindsey competed in her final event earlier this month and walks away as the mostor ded female skier ever. befo we chat with her, we'll ke a loo at her year of accolades and adrenaline. >> lindsey vonn left it all on the slopes. the heartbeat of american skiing for nearl two decades. >> a superhero tonight. vonn's olympic gold in vancouver gave us all reaso to cheer. tories are d cup v the most ever by a female the minnesota native'spu larity transcending her sport, lan mng herazine covers and red carpets.

even as serious injuries took their toll, she stayed on course. last year she recaptured olympic gloryhe dedicating bronze to her late grandfather. last month vonn revealed she was struggling to ski through thein pa >> i'm not sure. i'm not sure if i can keep ing. >> dayater acknowledging it was time to walk away writing on stagram that her body was, quote, broken beyond repair. closing out her a careert the world championships this month, vonn crashed during t super g. >> just because i get knocked down doesn't mean i can't get backtiup. ill have oneore chance. >> and vonn took advantagef it, coming back to snag one last medal in the downhill. . i fought wit my heart the whole way do >> a fitting end for a champion whose heart defined her legacy. >> we are so happy that lindsey is here for her first interview since retirement. lindsey -- >>. ho

>> can i say this on tv? i don't care. you're a bad ass. i don't care. watching this made me think, oh, myyogod. announce your retirement. put your head on the pillow and wake up in the morning. what was the realization like for you? rre.t's really bi it's weird because you're in such a routine. you wake up, you go to the m, you do therapy. your whole life is scheduled. i've been doing this for 20 years. to we up andot have that is really weird. i have not adapted at all. m kind of losing my mind already and it's only been a sek. >> i was pleased t when you came home, you put the key in the door after all of it wasov . i said, i wonder what indsey is going home to that night? you walked in and your adorable boyfriend decorated your apartment with a goat because you rear the greatest of all time. it must have been great to come home to someone you love.

>> it was theest welcome home frent i could have ever asked for. i hadn't seen him int alm eight weeks. i wasn't expecting anything. i just wanted to be home and be with him. the goat actually kind of freaked me out. it was vy realistic. my dog lucy was panicking. she was like, what is this? t was so sweet. that's one thingt i'm so grateful for, is that he's -- he celebrates my career as much as i do. he's such a great athlete himself, that it means so much coming from him. >> you gave us allo much. i can't think of how many highs we got because we got to watch you. a "washington post" editorial said it best. it said many yearsgrom now l after the cheering has died away, the mountains will remember her. i was just thinking, how do you say good-bye to this? >> don't make me cry. i'm going to kill you. , my god. yeah, it's hard.

it's been m whole life since i was 2 1/2. i hope i've done something in my career that's more meaningful than 82 wins. i hope the mountains remember me. i definitely know the fences will. it's been amazing ride. i couldn't be more thankful. iav truly loved ski racing my entire life. and i've been lucky enough to dr it so long. unfortunately my body gave out. but myassion for skiing will always remain. i can't wait to go skiing withs my k one day. >> is that in the ture, is that what you're talking about here? >> we have to plan it out. but i think it's -- i'm 34, so we're thinking about it. >> okay. i was struck by how aftereing the most decorated female skier of all time with 82, you wrote on your instagram and i this was so poignant.

you said honestly, retiring isn't what upsets me. retiring without reaching my goal is what will stay with me forever. i was thinking to myself, oh, my god, there were so many goals. you've already done it. >> that's my tu. i always set high expectation, high goals for myse. oddly enough in my career i've always managed to reach them. some of which i never expected to but i always hoped to. this is the one record i'v been focusing on for quite a few years now. i just kept getting injured too many times. it wasn't my will or determination that allowed me to not wwin. my body. i can't change that. but it's still something that i thinks i'll alw be disappointed with. >> it's funny because i can't wait to see what's next for you. i was thinking, if you put that grit and determination into skiing, what's next. i sawou went to harvard business school for four days.

what do you see yourself doing professionally down the road? >> a lot of i think -- i'm thankful i have a lot tord look forto. i'm going to work hard at everything. i'm lucky i have great sponsors and it will help me start my own business. >> what kind of business? >> a beautybusiness. >> cool. i like that. >> i haven't mapped it all out. dwayne johnson has been a really good mentor to me. have some projects coming up. i have a job as an exetive producer of an upcoming film. there's a lot of things inhe works. but still the day-to-day life is weird. i still don't have ad regimen program. >> right, your routine. >> i'm trying to map things out. i'm a planner. i've got to get my plan in order. >> we hope to see you at the olympics maybe commentating. who knows? can we just say thank you? >> thank yo hoda. you've been so nice to me over the years. i final like you guys are my

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7:56 is your time on this february 21st, 2019. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. right now let's check o your commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. arlington northbound gw parkway at roosevelt island heavy delays. a car into a tree. take a l k at thebackup northbound on gw parkway. inner loop of the beltway after springfield, a problem in thet rilay. westbound an nap sis at peace cross, water main break there. >> melissa, thank you. we'll take a break and check your forecast

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good morning everybody. sunshine starting to make an ppearance in the nation's capital. it will be a pleasant enough day to spend time outside. temperatures below freezing in the outlyingsuburbs. be careful for a little ice first thing this morning. with the return on sunshine afternoon temperatures will climb into the low and mid 50s.h plenty of se later today. tomorrow, right back to cloud cover. maybe a few sprinkles tomorrow morning. otherwise a cloudy and chilly friday. temperatures stranded in the 40s all day. 40s and rain on saturday afternoon. some late day clearing on sunday. much warmer, up to 68 degrees. >> looking forward to that, chuck. thank you. anotr local news update in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" .

it's it's 8:00 on "today." breaking overnight, in custody, actor jussie smollett under arrest charged with filing a false policreport. the bombshell coming just weeks after the "empire" star claimed he was the victim of a hate crim prosecutors now saying it was a hoax. what happens now? we are live in chicago. plus when sully met sully. the pilot from the miracle on the hudson and his namesake, george h.w. bush's loyal companion, will come facesto-face for the very time. this incredible live event just ahead. a royal celebration. we'll take you inside meghan markle's exclusive baby shower from theish location to the star-studded guest list. we have all the details on the

party fit for the duchess. today thursday, february 21st, 2019. >> hi dad. >> from grand rapids, michigan, because today is page's birthday. >> celebrating 33 years of friendship. from marietta, georgia ♪ >> hi to my third graders in fall moth maine. >> we're celebrating because charlotte is seven weeks old today. >> baby three and we're celebrating at "today." >> we have baby the, charlotte, a plaza full of appeople. so you're with us on this hursday morning. savannah not feeliwell. a lot of people getting sick. for savannah not to come to s work has to be laid out. >> we hope you're getting better, my friend. >> we want to get right to your news at we8:00. begin with the latest turn of events for jussie smollett, the

"empire" actor who claimed he was the victim of a hate crime is now charged wit felony in that case. nbc national correspondent miguelaguer joins us with the latest. miguel, good >>morning. eporter: good morning. jussie smollett is now in custody and under arrest. his lawyers say he surrendered to chica pd about 5:00 a.m. he's now in the building behind me wre later today he'll face a judge for a bond hearing. if nvted, he could face up to three years in prison or get probation. authories say he is wanted for lying about, filing is false police report you'll remember it was three weeks ago. he said he was attacked by mag supporters who screamed homophobic and racist slurs at him. police say it was all a lie. later this afternoon we expect to hear more from authorities while his attorneys say he will be vigorslydefended. hoda, back to you. >> miguel, thank you so much. as s theculation heats up about the russia investigation

and if robert mueller's report wille mad public, president trump said yesterday that that decision will be up to new attorney general william barr. nbc news has learned that the finaleport could come as early as next week. earlier on "today," i spoke with secretary of state mike pompeo about the russia investigation and whether he knew that former acting fbi director andrew mccabe had ordered ate contelligence investigation of the president. >> i don't talk about on going investigations or the absence of on going investigations. for two years i've protected that and i'll ptect it again today. but know this, this ministration has been tougher on russia than the previousra adminion by far. >> on the topic of next week's summit in n north korea,t week's summit in vietnam, pompeo says he's hopeful kim jong-un will fulfill the promises made in last year's i summi singapore. pope francis has smoned

church leaders to rome for a summit onex abuse. anne thompson is in vatican city with the rlatest. orter: good morning, hoda. at this unprecedented mencing, pope f made it clear today to the world's bishops that words will not be enough to end the sexual abuse scandal that has so harmed the catholic church. >> pope francis denouncing what he called the scourge ofual abus by the men of the church. >> translator: we needo be concrete. >> reporter: for survivors, this is the last best chance for the catholic church to move forward >> we n to see action now. >> zero tolerance for any priest that has sexually assaulted a child around t wld written into church law. >> the cardinal says bishops' attitudes must change. >> people think they're

privileged, powerfu protected. they has to stop. >> reporter: he points to the fall of theodore mcarrick from washington, defrocked last week by the vacan, expelled for abusing minors and seminarians. cardinal daniel dinardo is president of the u.s. bishops. >> reporter: this idea of fraternal protection, bishops protecting bishops seems almost hollow. >> i don't think is hollow, particularly if it's blended with a review board or some of the laity who t k theirplace. >> reporter: the man who orchestrated the scathing pennsylvania grand jury rort says that's not enough. >> they need to involveem invot in the solution. they can't just have a bunch of people sitting around whose job it is protecting the institution. >> reporter: the challenge is rywhat's right for one cou may not be right for another. now the we is can they find that one-size-fits-all solution to end this global problem. craig and hoda? >> i hope the answer is yes.

i think weave got the news covered. how about a little boost. >> a tennessee police officer signed yff after 25rs on the job. he shared his good-bye with one very special person, his w daught happened to be working as a dispatcher on the other end of the call. take a listen. >> car 20-783. >> 20 years, i'll be out of servic the final time be careful. don't forget who you are. 20-783 thank you for 20 years of service at the chattanooga police department. you've been a mentor nd great friend in your career. thank you for your hard work and dedication. i love you, daddy. final 407, car 20-283. >> thanks forthat. >> when you end with "i love you

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moment he entered our lives. sully was my grandfather's companion, ever watchful, always by his side, his faithful service dog. he was truly part of our faly, caring for and devoted to our precious gampy when he needed it the st, in the months after he lost our grandmother. my girls adored him, too. they thought he was theirs. he graciously let them believe it. he let all ofs believe it. we recently lost our deargampy and as myily mourned and the world paid tribute, sully never ft mygrandfather's side. he was a fiercely loyal companion to the end. together they shared a life of service. my grandfather served our country as a pilot in the u.s. navy. and sully as a service dog with america's vet dogs, a non-profit that provides assistance to military veterans. his trainer, valerie cramer has beenreparing him f duty

since he was a puppy. >> wn i entered the room and passed the leash to president bush which is aeally symbolic moment for a trainer to pass the leash, he said welcome home. >> sulam was ned after captain chesley sullenberger, the pilot behind t miracle on the hudson. his emergency landing on the water ten years ago saved the lives of all 155 peopl on board. living up to his name, sully the dog is preparing to begin a n job next week, a facility dog at walter reid national military medical center. >> it's a very hectic environment and sometimes a really stressful environment. to have a moment of relief in the form of a dog that will come over and say hi and t wagir tail and make you smile is a pretty fantastic thing. >> reporter: we're comforted to know sully will soon bring thec same ser and joy to many, helping wounded soldiers and hospit patients on their road to recovery. >> it was very important to presidenbush that sully carry

on serving veterans. so he chose that sullyouldn't work for one individual person, but that he would serve many veterans. the hospital setting is a perfect environment for that. >> rorter: sully, we miss you terribly. we thank you for your service and your dough voegs to our tampy and yes, mission complete. >> c sullenberger is here with us. is this the first time you two ve met? >> this is the first time we met. obviously this is not supposed to be the fir time. my grandpa was such an admirer of yours that we tried to do this meeting this summer in maine and we had it all planned an were all really looking forward to it, including the dog and then my grandpa's health declined. he was regretful he didn't get to shakeour hand. >> i think your grandpa lives on. look down -- >> did you get your love of socks from m grandpa? >> yeah, lori contacted john's crazy socks and we have a

ollection of them now, including some with your grandpa's image and his name on it. well, this is the meeting that is supposed to happen for months. wi further ado, sully come. good boy. good boy. sully, sit. good boy. sake?et to meet youre n sa >> sully, shake. good boy. what a beautiful dog. >> oh, m go >> captain sullenberger, you have a love of dogs, too. did you raise service dogs in your house? >> my family did. they've raised a couple of puppies. we've been guide dog custodians for a long time, breeding dogs for rem. >> y little girls had the same sort of connection that my daughters had.t they jhought sully was theirs and he let us all believe it. >> yes and you better believe it. >> your daughter,also, has

connection to animals, too, right? >> absolutely. the older one in particular. she's the one that raised the guide dog puppies and had to give them up to btrained as working guides. she's now in vet school. >> there's the striking image of your grandfather's casket and sullyaying in frof it. >> what a vigil he was holding. it was quite a moving image. that was the iconic image for me of the whole service. >> like you said, jenna, that dog is part of your family, too. >> i mean we tught he was. we also knew, the adults knew it wasn't forever. it's , though. when your girls were losing a dog, there was aoment of -- my daughters thought sully had passed away. they said, well, did he go with great gampy? because he was always with him. i think we sometimes don't think of service dogs as helping tse that are in their final months. the comfort this dog m provided

whole family. n so glad to know now he's going to continu service at walter reid. >> when youeard this dog was named after you, did you take it as a mecompliment? eople may not want a dog named after them. >> absolutely. it's quite anno i think he'll uphold the tradition quite well. >> you talked about, jenna, this dog being part of your family. we thought i would be a good idea if your family joined us. >> there are two little girls that love this dog more than anything. they may feed him some treats under the table. carson has poppy andmila who get to see sully. w lo it is. >> who is it? >> sully. >> what do you haveo say to sully? >> hi. >> oh, my god. >> he loves you, too. >> dhi you miss have you missed him, baby? >> i think the answer is definitely yes. >> don't hurt hi poppy what do you want to say? >> hi,sully.

>> isn't he soft? >>e didn't always wear this presidential -- he was much more relaxed. mila, what do you say? you learned a tric you want to give him his paw and hold it. >> we're hpy sully will continue this work at walter reid. thanks foreverything, captain sullenberger. you're amazing. >> did you know this man is a hero? she's lookingt herself in the camera. do you know he's a hero. say nice to meet you. >> very nice to meet you. >> thank you, guys. sully and sully. th bk you. >> we'back. weather. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to announcer: toda weather is brought to you by dov. ha nourishment for beautiful,

healthy hair. >> kids, puppies, heroes, how do you top that? with just regular forecast. we do have warmer weather on the east coast. cold weather on the west coast. this is the trend going through the next couple days. denver 32 ydegrees, nk city 53, charleston 78 degrees, almost 80 degrees today. friday, it still stays above average on the east coast. colder, 16 degrees for a high. going into the weekend, temperatures look nice in atlanta. philadelphia goes from 46 on saturday to 66 on sunday. even down through tampa, temperaturn the lower 80s, although it is still going to be west.tle cool out heavy snow in the southwest. yesterday vegas picked um a halo in snow. that's the most they've seen in ten years. that's a look at the weather ross the country. here is a peek out your window. >> good morning everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. the sun is starting to reappear once again. the clouds will thin out more od more as we go later i today. temperatures on the cold side.

around the freezing mark across nort trn virginia into shenandoah valley. afternoon temperatures will climb into the low and mid 50s today. there will be plenty of sunshine for the afternoon. clouds come back tonight.ro sprinkles tom morning. a lot of rain coming our way saturday afternoon and night. ndmild and breezy on your . >> that's your latest forecast. all right, thank you, dylan. >> jbh stuck around. >> we didn't mention my grandma had two little bitingha dogs bit everybody. so once sully came around -- >> mr. daly hasop start. >> i do. ask and you shall receive. yesterday ias a little miffed becausein sle was not a pop start correspondent. she's got the latest on the duess of sussex. big baby shower in new york

city. >> i've made it. duchess meghan is back in the uk today ending a five-day celebration with good friends ahead of the birth of her child. >> it was whirlwindcelebration e of th e rld's biggest stars. a quick catchup with her glamorous galpals, a duchess seven months pregnant. daily mail.com caught these exclusive pics of her boarding a gulf stream jet for the overnight trip home. an intimate baby shower for meghan reportedly thrown for her y serena williams and amal clooney. it was impossible to miss amal who was decked out in brilliant red. serena ahead of the party posting selfies from the venue to promoteer fashion label. meghan's friends also joining the friend. they came bearingar gives,ge and small. there was whato appears a bicycle, a harp, even a cotton

candy machine to satisfyal a r sweet tooth. the venue the swanky penthouse sweet at the mark hotel describe as a castle in the sky. a surprising tribute from american royalty, beyonce and jay-z. >> everything is love. thank you. >> reporter: in a recorded message, the couple saluting a portrait of meghan looking like a queen. the b shower the crowning event of a fun-filled five days lunching with gal pals, dinner at the polo bar, including marcus anderson thought to have brought meghan and harry together. a last chance for care-free fun in new york beforehe baby arrives. while it's rumored some of herr famous fends picked up the tab, the trip hasn't been cheap. a pone-way on the jet alone can cost upwards of 0 o 0 /* /* -- $100,000.

now it's back to work for meghan traveling with prince harry on saturday to morocco. three continents in less than two weeks. >> how about a harp? how do they get all those back to london? >> on the jet. >> they don't travel economy? t i think not. >> did you see room where they had the party in? like nd75 g a night. >> there were a lot of pink things. >> they don't know, do they? >> they say they don't know. >> you've g to get to the bottom of it. >> that will be my next assignment. keir can't have it. >> you have to get the gender reveal exclusive. yesterd was a big day for singer pink. earlier she reduced "walk me home," it's sure to get your feetpo ding. ♪ walk me home in the dead of night ♪ ♪ i can't be alone with all

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nally, guess who sat down with hoda, one of your favorites, orett eldredge. he was supposedalk favorite quotes with hoda, but ended up talking about his favorite buddy instead. a morning of dogs. here is edgar. >> i love havin himaround. in front of thousands of people and i go on the bus and he's waiting. >> hard to explain to people, i've sang in front of 30,000 people and been to an empty bus. what do i do now? i've got edgar. i can see my pup. it relaxes you. h he'spy to see you. everything is great in the world. he's a good bud. >> that's why they call dogs man's bestfriend. >> he opened up about how it helped him cope with daxiety. go to com. >> a greatog name, too, edgar. just ahead, the fun that's? store on "the voice" with john legend joining the crew.

we'll catch uright after this. >> legendary. >> good one. some weather. >> legendary. >> good one. good morning everybody. 8:26 on this thuray, february 21st. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's start with a check on the roads. melissa mollet has your first 4 traffic. >> arlington southbound gw parkway after key bridge, a crash on theight side. so slow on the gw parkway. inner loop, express lanes, ramp blocked by ice. we'll have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay wit.

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8:30 n8:30 on this thursday morning, february 21st, 2019. always enjoy getting outside. starting to warm up a l tle bit, too. >> starting to feel good. >> sully and sunny. that's not confusing. >> are they friends? >> sunny, come meet sully. >> i'm not sure there's a big love thier backstage we had the great captain sully sullenberger.ne

everyoeeps saying come here sully, come here sully. >> this is what happens when you bring your kids to rk, or at least my kids. it goes rogue. >> makes it so muche m fun. >> how about a quick crowd moment. walk this way. right behind me, where is the family? oh, my gosh, they're right here. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> tell us about your morning routine. >> we're so excite his school is 20 minutes from our house, so every morning we rmt an a at 6:58 in the car so we remember to put on channel 108 and listen to kevin on the plaza every morning. >> fantastic. >> what's your name? >> are you enjoying new york? >> oh, yeah. >> what does say yes to the morning mean? >> sister pat harrington, she passed away a couple years ago, her big sing was sayes to the morning. it's over every wall. everybody says it evidencery

morning. >> at bishop dean high school. every morning they say yes to the morning. >> say yes to the morning. >> we'll get the dogs over. ys.e to see you thanks for listening every morning. >> that's awesome. say yes to the morning. >> sister pat harrington. >> the friendly competition is on full display when the voice coaches get together. blake, adam, kelly and then newcomer joh legend will give us a taste of what to expect when season 16 picks in. we'll break down surprising new findings on foote food allergies, why more adults are developing them later i life. using your hard-earned money on a g'l membership? show you how to put a home gym together for less. we've got a tony award winner and grammy award winner.

he's heading back to the stage in a very n timelyew role. he'll be here to tell us about that. we do have exciting news. the "today" show has a new updad app. >> what? >> oh, good. >> we tried out our last one and it was no good. this is good. >> way to sell it hoda. >> by the way, i tri it. >> it wasn't good. >> this one is. we'll show you digal videos, shop our favorite deals from your iphone or ipad. download it. text today at 66866. >> another check -- final check of the weather? >> yes. taking you into the weekend. it's thursday after all. tomorrow we are going to see more rain down inst the south as snow starts to build into the plain states includingebraska and south dakota. we're also going to continue with more snow in the sou west as another storm makes its way to the northwest, too.

that continues into sadrday. then on saturday itself, we'll see more snow in minneapolis which has already had a record-breaking february so far. parts o the plains seeing heavier snow. ice in treen throu southern wisconsin and heavy rain in the tennessee and ohio liver lleys. we'll move east on sunday. it gets windyehind the system as temperatures dive down into the single digits across the northern plains. that's a look at the weather across the country. here is a peek out your window. >> finally a little sunsh starting to break through. plenty of clouds out there. they'll thin out as we go later into tning hours. a fair amount of sunshine this afternoon. in the mid 30s across the area now. the rest of the day increasing temperatures in the low 50s for most of the suburbs, mid 50s around downwn. for tomorrow, sprinkles around early friday morning. the rest of friy a cloudy day to be outside. saturday, lots of rain especially in the afternoon. sunday, breezy but on the mild de. >> that's your latest forecast.

carson >> all righ dylan. thanks so much. teason 16 of "the voice" is coming for you n week. we've got a great new addition to the coaches. savannah sellers caught up with the . >> they were a little wild. as you kn, adam a blake have been around during the start. kelly clarkson killed it during her first two seasons o the show. now john legend shakes things up. i went to visit the super competitive coaes to find out what makes legend such a threat. >> john. you're the newcomer. what's it like for you? what surprised you themost? for you guys, what's it like to have a new person join the team? >> i was blocked three times. >> they don't wan us to be together. theych coach has one block can use on another coach. they can use it on any coach among us.

but they all chose the same coach to block. ey chose me. >> we were threatened. imagine that. >> the first day i was blocked three times and only had one singer d after the fir of blinds. >> a nice welcoming party. >> thanks, guys. so happy to be here. >> it's thehe higst form of compliment. >> john, you're in it to win it i would imagine. you've got the egot. where does the voice place in there? >> against an egot? team means, it will be way more imnrtant for them tha it is for me. i'm rooting for my singers and hoping they do well. >> coach kelly clarkson returns after back-to-back wins. she's looking to three-peat in season 16. >> oh, my god. >> it's cool for people coming on the show that you have gotten ere you are after you won a show. is that ever st of in your conversations with them? >> totally. jennifer hudson and i in the la season, we'd talk about

that all the time. it's nice to be theight at the end of the tunnel. your pathknow wher will go. it could end really awesome. >> blake, you have won t most times -- >> six. >> do you have a? strate what's it like? >> being an idiot. >> i don't see any reason for me to share my strategy to you in front of these three. i'm here to beat these other three coaches which, bynkhe way, i ts far as combinations go,hocombined, three are the worst coaches we have ever had. >> good to know. >> because you lost to each of them before. >> with this group, whether it's on "the voice" or a friendly game of air hockey, losing is not an option. >> tired of her beating me. ♪ ♪ the headband of the day >> we devoted an entire orange

room segment to your "headband of the day" song. ♪ headband of the day >> we saw that. >> you >>did? we were in bali in vacation r three and a half weeks. krits chrissy had me sing it. it was one of my biggest hits. >> obviously doing "the and prepping for a talk show. >> yeah. trying to get another job. >> tell me about having your plate so full. how is it going together? >> it's going together because i have amreat t with me managing it timewise. tour -- we're trying to lay as low as possible. >> oh! >>ur team is amazing. our team is amazing. >> begot. >> super fun to interview people while they're playing air

hockey. >> competitive. no doubt about it. >> a lot of fun. it can n wait fort season. >> a great piece. >> it's going to be a good season. i think it's one of our best blind auditions, season 16. people continue to come o and want to be on the show. it works out well for us. >> i love how they blocked john. >> he's a new guy and a threat for sure. >> i love when you switch to your voice -- >> we got a steal! i can't help it. >> up next, dr. azar is in the house with surprising new numbers, howommon it to develop food allergies as an adult and the symptoms we should all be looking out for.is first s "today" on nbc.

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allergiesn kids from peanuts to eggs. parents, schools, andnt restau are more vigilant. did you know you could develop them later in life, as well? in fact, a new study says about 11% of adults in america, 26 illion people, have a food allergy. half of them developed it after the age of 18. dr. natalie azar is an nbc medical contributor. i found this i didn't realize the numbers were that high. >> i found it surprising, also. i mean, as you said in the opening, we are so accustomed to hearing about our kids and allergies in young children. to think that you could be an adt and develop all to thinker you can be an adult d develop allergies is startling. the numbe is 26 million. half of those adults developed it in adulthood.it not just a carryover from childhood allergies. >> what mre some of thet common? >> similar to children, the most common are the same group of wheat and soy and milk and eggs and nuts and all the stuff we

usually talk about with children. the thingis, in adults, the three most common food allergies to develop are allergies to shellfish, regular fish call fin fish and tree nuts. those are the three to look out for asad ts. >> how do you know? what are the symptoms? >> allergic symptomsar are sim to an allergy to a drug. you coulhave hives, a rash, lip swelling, throat tightening, feeling faint, vomiting. the thing that's important to remember is that the symptoms and reaction may not be the same every time. it may not necessarily get worse with each exposure. it can definitely be diffyoent each timre exposed. >> do they come out of ke?w wh >> they can come out of anywhere. >> do they think there's an up take recently for the reasons? >> there are a lot of proposals. people think perps it's too much use of antibiotics which

oranges our gut flora. that's not good the immune system. another very popular theory is something called theygne hypothesis which is that our environments are too sterile. we're n exposing our immune systems enough to develop and mature ae be a to distinguish the good from the bad. those are just a couple. again, we're not 100% sure why it's happening. likely diet and environment related. >> what are the besten trea? >> if you think you might have a food allergy, and you're having some hives, having a rush, you can take an antihistamine, and plea see an allergist if it's not a serious reaction because they want to be ae to identify, do you truly have an allergy or just another intolerance. you may not need to avoid certain foods that you're avoiding. if your throat is closing, you feel shorp of breath, lip swelling,e calling 911. you want to have an epipen. that's reall important. in this survey they found a minority of people who reported

allergy carried an epipen with them. get to an emergency room if you're having any those severe symptoms. >> is there a group moreel l to develop -- >> people with an underlying history of asthma, eczema and hey fever, if you have anyf those conditions, be more on the lookout. >> what do we know about what causes it? >> we don't know exactly. we know it's a immune reaction. it's an abnormal immune reaction orgi all reaction to a food substance that causes this relese of histamine which causing the rash and in severe cases can lead to anaphylaxis. the theories abound. other suggestions have been hormonal changes in pregnancy, more c sections on the the right gut bacteria. a lot has to do with germs. we talk about the micro bio. but not one explanation. >> thanks so much dr. natalie

azar. get ready to sayo good-bye your expensive gym membership. bue easy ways to build a home gym. t first this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today wellness" how to create a better home gym. men's journal magazine has a cool roundup of products to get you started. we havehe team from "today," contributing editor clint carter. seen a lot of stuff when you're in a gym. what if you don't have a lot of designated space, how hardest to replicate? >> it isn't that hard at all. a lot of the best equipment is designed to do multiple different exercises, a lot of it ican store a closs set or under a bed. >> let's start with mr. melvin. >> ts is the multigym pro. instead ofnstalling a permanent pullup bar. you can put it in a door fram

when you're done, you take it down. you can do tricep dips. it's a pushup. >> why do youhe like hands elevated. >> what you get out of this, you can go a little lower because you're not constrained by the ground. open up your chest a little more. great form.o i don't need give you any tips. >> the glute is the key to this one. pullup ately it's the function you can do without the bar. but you get all this extra functionality outf it as well. >> craig, keep going. >> this is the plio box. let's see some step-ups. what you can do is all sorts of things a little faster. you can engage the quads, engage those glute muscles, the biggest muscles in youer, a laundry bast -- >> anything you can step on as long as it will support your

weight. this one is $250. you can find cheaper versions, smaller versions. >> dilly dilly. >> adjustable kettle bells. let's see shoulder presses. they're super versatile. it's really great. >> what tha weigh? >> this is on eight pounds right now. what it has is multiple weights. you can hook it on this one and bring it up to 12 pounds. >> that's cool. >> you can get these to go all the way t up 80 pounds. if you want to get a reallyrk serious t -- >> is that hard? >> how is her form? it looks awful. >> she's wearing a dress. veslhat's my bell . >> in tnehe w context of fitness a battle rope. >> this is big. ou dylan, nice. >>e responding to sending

ndthat down absorbing it when it comes back. >> is this part of your normal workout. >> every day, carson. >> it really is full body. you have to be steady, have the core new york ity art.tmapen neighbors. >> put this maybe in the garage. >> good job, dylan. >> if you want to destr your apartment, yu can do that as well. >> do you feel >> i feel great. >> this is the oppositef that. what ie l ut abo$10, $15 and yo in your junk drawer when you're not using them. >> one foot in. >> if you want more resistance, add another band. you can chokeup. >> n really much of a foot workout. you can extend it overhead for

presses. >> there are literally hundreds of . workou >> you throw it in the bag. iple hundred bucks oncee to buy this stuff and you save so muchn the monthly gym membership. >> you just have to do it. >> a home gy >> i have a home gym. it's my fridge. i open it up 100 times a day. >> two-legged speed bouncing through there. >> please don'ttrip. >> i'm just scared i'm going to fall. >> your feet are big. be careful. >> very functional fitness. it's good for you cardio health. this is great. >> dylan, you're up. >> i'm good. on to the next. >> this is the heated roll. it's like a foam roller. also applies heat t your muscles. open it up, put it in the

microwave for about three minutes. then for 30ou minutes get heat. >> good stuff right there. find more equipme and all these at today.com/shop. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

savannah is expected backmo ow. we hope she's feeling better. looking for more stories you lo , check out today.com/ -- >> all day. >> expert marie koo in the kitchen. the overwhelm response to the fun way one mom is using black history month to inspire her young thdaughter. and more on today.com/allday. on the third hour, how did i not get this assignment?

dylan pays a visit to ying brewery and the sisters who keep it running. >> chugged the whole thing. >> did you? >> half of it. my mom was there. we like be first, a quick check of your local news and >>ather. nice talking to you. 8:56 is your time o this thursday, february 21st, 2019. good morning. i'm eun yang. let' start with a look at the roads with melissa mollet. >> inner loop of the beltway after kenneth worth, a crash blocking t left lane. annandale between braddock and river park.

southbound after key bridge on the wreck side after bw parkway, distraction causing northbound and southbound. we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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blue skies coming back into view in the nation's capital. temperatures starting toin warm the upper 30s. still a few spots in the freezing mark. that won't be theor case much more than another hour or so. most areas will be up above 50 degrees for afternoon highs today. another cloudy day tomorrow with les.y day spri on saturday, perhaps as much as an o inch rain. rain ending by about noon on sunday and turning breezy and milder. >> thank you, chuck. the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. have a great day.

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