good morning. breakingnihis mng, facing the music. nger r. kelly turns himself in overnight afteraruthorities ge him with multiple counts of sexuay abusing underage victs. his arres coming after decades of speculation and rumors about his cduct behind closed doors. we're live with the latest. > danger from above. that storm system whipping across the country, leaving misery in its wake. snow in arizona, california, and even las vegas. in the south, heavy flooding and, today, a possibility of deadly tornadoes. dylan's tracking it all. drama in d.c. special counsel robert mueller will wait a little longer before delivering his russia report to the attorney general. that means it won't upstage the

president's north korea summit wext . the president's former fixer getting set to testify in front of congress, while the president threatens to use his veto pen over the bor>>r wall. all that, plus, personal foul. super bowl winning patriots owner robert kraft aested for soliciting prosecutn, as florida authorities break up a sex trafficki ring. will kraft will punished by the nfl? "empire" producers say they're kicking jussie smollett off the show. meghan in morocco. fresh off her new york city baby ower, arriving ina afric with prince harry for a royal outing, despite being weeks away from givirth. we are traveling with her today, saturday, february 23rd, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news,

this is "today" with sheinelle jones, peter alexander, and dylan dreyer, livetu fromdio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome toda "" thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. a few days ago, celebrating her baby shower in new york, and now meghan is off to morocco. tough gig. >> what i do know, but i think she enjoyed h time in new york city. she certainly felt the love. >> the travel is incredible though. iemember being exhausted going from home to 30 rock when i was that pregnant. >> she's royal. >> true. >> i am not. >> we'll hav more on meghan markle in a bit. we want to get to the top story. singer r. kelly waking up in police custody this morning after turning himself in overniult to face mple counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of underage victims. hes scheduled to appear in court to face a judge later today. nbc's kathy park is here with the overnight developments. >>teood morning. years of sexual misconduct allegations, the grammy award

inner is in the spotlight and facing serious claims. a jury acquitted kelly of child porn20raphy charges in , but now, he's headed for another legal batt >> reporter: r&b singer r. kelly facing the music and possible prison time as he turne himself overnight. >> robert kelly was indicted before a cook county grand jury on ten counts of aggravaald crimin sexual abuse involving four victims. >> reporter: authorities s t at leasee of them were mi rs. the crimes happened between 1998 and 2010. in a friday press coerence, victims were revealed only by their inials. h.w., r.l., l.c., and j.p. j.p., believed to be pace, told "dateline" inanuary she was 16 when kelly sexually abused her. >> i didn't aee to having sex

with him. i'd be locked in a room. >> reporter: michael avenatti represents clients prepared to testifll against last week, avenatti says he turned over a video to authorities that reportedly shows kelly engaging in illegal 14-year-old h a girl. >> both the victim and mr. kelly ager to the victim >> reporter: two decades of sexual misconduct accusations have followed the singer. he w acquitted of all child pornography charges in 2008. a recent lifetime docu-series, "surviving r. kelly," put the spotlight back on his pt. >> he preferred the younger ones because they were easy to manipulate. >> reporter: aer it aired, a chicago prosecutor made a plea for victims to come forward. >> we cannot seek justi without you. >> reporter: kelly has consistently denied any wrongdoing. his lawyer defended his client frheay, saying victims are lying. >> every one of then women that documentary had a song they

were now going to arelease, book they were now going to release, a deal they were now going to do everybody is trying to profit off of r. >>kelly. eporter: a star now making more headlines for his legal trouble rather than his music. >> kelly's bond hearing is set for this afternoon. meantime, the federal government mighin be getting lved, as well. two sources familiar with the case say homeland security investigators are looking into kelly's possible connection with sex trafficking allegations. anpartment of hom security has not yet commented. peter, sheinelle? >> thank you very much. we want toring in katie fang, former prosecutor. >> good morning. >> ten charges, ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse righte here. th prosecutors say there are four victims. these allegations0 date back 3 years. based on what we know of the evidence, how challenging of a case is this for prosecutors?

>> well, typically, in a sexual assault or sexual case, it is a heidsa/she said case, which can be difficult por arosecutor to prove. however, guys, particular situation, based upon the fact they're at a minimum for one of the victims with a video of an alleged sex act between r. kelly and one of thei ims, it lends itself to being corroborating evidence for the prosecution. that's exactly what as a prosecutor. you usually don't get that. you just get their testimony as them against that of the departmet, defendf he even testifies in court. the existence of at least one video. avenatti said perhaps there is another video that can help cook coun county d.a. prosecute the cases. >> isas hearing t morning that there were videos before. this one, essentially, y clearly see his face? michael avenatti tweeted a graphic picture yesterday, zoomed in on r. kelly's face. is that the difference, ou especially ifave more

videos? >> yeah. it's kind of disturbing, ll shei that that's the standard we're judging the success of a case, is thef quality a video of a sex act with minors with r. kelly. in 2008, when he went to trial, he rolled the dice before a jury of his peers and he was acquitted. there is a suggestion the vteo wasn't tgood. the fact the victim in the case refused to testify obviously hurt the prosecution's case. fromndhat we understa, we here. have the situation victims.four the date range was between is the 1998nd 2010. the rages were between 13 to 16 years of age. we have the felony counts against r. kelly. >> this follows the docu-series. this is where several of thesea womenhey were sexually abused by r. kelly. he, for his part, says theyire all here. what's striking is after that docu-series, the prosecuto in chicago came forward and said, we need you to come to us and

tell your stories. could theefense try to use that as part of their strategy in pushing back? >>yes. in fact, we already know the defense for r. kelly is already doing that. when he did the presser last ight after r. kelly turned himself into thpolice, he basically went on the attack. he took the gloves off and said, they're all lying. he ao noted t existence of the docu-series, stating they're all looking for a, quote, gravy train. well, that is, you know, the playbook, quintessential bo pl defense in a criminal sexual abuse defense case. you go after the credibility of the victims. you try to suggest to the jury at large that the victims are lying because they want personal dp gain, either fame or fortune. you use that to your advantage. if i were the criminal defense attorney for r. kelly, i wouldn't be talking so much because i haven't seen the evidence. the criminal defense attorney has said, he hasn' seen the video that directly allegedly implicates r. kelly. becausof that, i would maybe keep my mouth shut for now. oes all penalties if it

the way here? >> three to seven years, each probation.sibly you can get consecutive sentencing. he could be looking at up to 70 years in prison if convicted, if he goes to trial. >> thank you. let's turn to the severe weather threat facing tens of millions of people today. >> dylan is here with the very latest on that. a lot of people getting hit today. >> good morning. yes, a lot of people have been getting hit for quite some time. large portion of the country could see flash flooding, more snow, even the possibility of tornadoes today. it was a surprise snowfall out west, of allha places, t caught a lot of residents off guard. >> reporter: a wicked storm leaving its mark on the west coast. sin city looking more like a winter wonderland. some parts of las vegas saw up to an inch of snow. schools closed as residents had e first measurable snowfall in more than a decades. snowplows hit the road in san diego. highways around los angeles were forced to close. the unusual wintry weather left

some celebrating and others scratching their heads. in arizona, police officers in tuscan investigated this suspicious, whit powdery substance. >> it's frozen water. >> they call itep snow. >>ter: further north in flag staff, more than 3 feet of snow fell in one day, shattering a century old record. in the southeast, heavy rains are wreaking havoc. officials in alabama warning roads and bridges may become impossible. the yazoo river in mississippi 3 feet cted to rise above the normal level. firefighters in tennessee focused on search and rescue i have fosefforts after tmudslide destroyed part of a highway. >> we have more rain, a we have more snow. i want to focus first on the rain. this is an area totally saturated. ss tennessee, heavy rain continues to fall. same for northern mississippi, wher they've picked up 1 inches of rain within the last several stormsav we 25 million people at

risk under these flash flood watches. this is going to be an area that not only do we have to worry about the torrential downpours leading to flooding, but we also have a severe threat as we go through the day, especially in this darkest red here. that includes tupelo, mississippi, also southwestern tennessee. damaging winds and tornadoes are a possibility with this storm system. as we go through the day, we are going to see these storms fire up through the afternoon, through this evening. this will move across the east coast as we go into tonightnd saturday. this will produce some really heavy rain up and down the east coast bef exiting as we go into late in the afternoon on sunday. extreme northern new england could end up with more snow out of this one. again, the flooding rain will be our b concern because the ground is saturated, and we could easily see more flash ooding. rivers and streams overflowing, washing out some of the roads, too. we could see another 3 to 4 ,inches of rainfa especially across tennessee and northern mississippi. peter and sheinelle? >> dylan, thank you. 'll get to the nationa morecast in a few minutes. also this rning, it'll be a little longer until special

counsel robert mueller releases his final report on the russia investigation to the attorney general. a senior justice department official telling nbc news it will not be given to the justice department while theld presiden a high-stakes summit with north korea's leader. this as president trumpays he's ready to veto any legislation that tries to stop his national emergencycovered f pennsylvania avenue this morning. we start with geoff bennett, our white house correspondent on the north lawn. good morning. reporter: peter, good morning. the waiting game continues. a justice department official says special counsel robert mueller's reportex is nocted to be delivered to the attorney general as early as next week, as was widely reported. house democrats though are demanding thathenever the report does drop on the ag's desk, he must make it public. judgment day delayed, as a senior justice department official tells nbc news, special

counsel robert mueller is not expected to deliver his report on the investigation into russia's election interference next week. the doj, cognisant of psident trump's upcoming second summit with north korean leader kim jong-un in vietnam, which could play a role in the timing. mr. trump on friday said he hasn't spoken with his new attorney general about the repo report's release. >> at some point, i'll be lking about it. the nice part, there was no collusion. there was no obstruction. thhie was no an. that's the nice part. there was no phone calls, no nothing. we have -- you know why i won race? i was a better candidate than she was. had nothing to do with russia. everybody knows it is a hoax. >> reporter: ahead of the release, lawmakers are gearing up for a fight. friday, six top democrats sent attorney general bill barr a letter, emphasizing t expectation that he will publicly release the report

mueller you be to him. under the special counsel rules, barr isn't forced to do so. some say withholding evidence could be means for a coverup. ting game hington w goes on at least a little longer, aurention tns to mr. trump's former long-time lawyer anfixer, michael cohen, s to testify publicly on capitol hill next week. the stage is set for a high-stakes aring. the "new york times" first reporting friday that cohen told prosecutors about possible irregular business dealers within the trump family ss busi according to the "times," it is an indication that prosecutors are interested in a matters the trump organizatio that go beyond its role in the illegal hush payments made to women before the 2016 election who claim to have had affairs wit . trump. cohen pleaded guilty t arranging the payments, in violation of campaign financela ws. he'so dueart a three-year

prison term in may. >> geoff, we're still waiting for the sentencingor memo the president's former campaign chairman paul manafort this morning. ris is basicallyobert ueller's final word o manafort. what's the latest onthat? >> reporter: peter, we expected the see it overnight, but the report was notcl pub released. here's why this matters, a judge last week ruled that manafort lied about his communications with a formers busin associate witheg a ties to russian ce intellig named kilimnik. the relationship between manafort and kilimnik go to the heart of what special counsel's office is investigating. the sentencing memo could tell us more aboly what exa this means and fill in some pieces of the puzzle. >> another dramatic day in washington. geoff, thank you very much. president trump isn't mincing words when it comes to the democrats' attempt to block his emergency declaration to pay for a border wall. the president saying he'll use to. veto powers if he has white house correspondent kelly

o'donnell has more on that. good g, ing. sheinelle. president trump clearly likes to use the unique powers that come withoffice, and he's ready to do so again. this time, with a first ever veto i order to protect another of his executive powers, the controversial national emergency, for his promised border wall.in si behind the resolute desk, the president made clear he will block democrats' effort to stop border wall national emergency. >> will i veto it? 100%. 100%. i don't think it survives a veto. we have too manyeo smarte that want border security. i can't imagine it could survive a veto, but i will veto it, yes. >> reporter: that new veto threat is not deterring democrats. more than 220 members of congress signed on as co-sponsors for the resolution to terminate the national emergency. speaker nancy pelosi, who

visited lorre risit visited texas, said the housewo d vote tuesday. >> this is a path i not recommend him to go ddown. 't expect him to sign it, but i expect us to send it. >> reporter: the bill'sressure on republicans, including those concerned about this use ofec ive power. president trump said he expects republican lawmakers to stand with him. >> everybody knows we need border security. we need a wallhi i it is a bad subject for the democrats. >> reporter: mr. trump offered his first public reaction to the r-arrest of a 49-yd coast guard officer accusedng of plotti domestic terror attacks on democrats and med figures. >> i think it is a shame. i think it is a very sad thing, when a thing like that >> reporter: claimed his own politicalhetoric needs no adjustment. >> i think my language is very nice. >> reporter: while hosting the chinese vice premier, here to negotiate a tra agreement, the president looked ahead to next week's second summit with kim jong-un. >> we ha had such a great

relationship, and china has helped u a lot, with north korea, with kim jong-un, since i got to ce. >> reporter: and this morning, kim jong-un is getting a head start on his wayth t summit. vietnam will be treating the kim visit as an official sta sit, the highest diplomatic designation. president trump will get on his way to the next summit on monday, after hosting the nation's governors for the annual ball tomorro night. peter, sheinelle? >> you and i will be traveling to vietnam this yweekend. se at the airport. >> i was about to say, you'll be hopping on a plane soon. dylan is ack with the rest of the country's forecast. bi yes. this is a big storm system. focus on the rain. noso i want to point out, we will see on the northern side of this. more rain and mountain snow into thehwest, as well. southwest, after a snowy couple of days, is finally drying out. lots ofsunshine. temperatures in the 60s in southern california. winds are also going toet pretty gusty as we go into tomorrow, especially for areas like buffalo. that is something to keep an eye out for tomorrow. that's a look at the weather

across the country. now, he's a peek out your window. >> our our window, the sun is up but behind cloudr. co not a lot of sunshine today. lots of clouds, however, all throughout the day.f lotsain on the way. temperatures in the 30s to right around 40 degrees right rain to the south. a few showers trying to get going in the central shenandoah valley. mainly, we'll have to wait orthrough the midng into the afternoon before this rain starts to seep into our region. will, and we'll continue with rain showers throughout the overnight. temperatures stayingn right the low to mid 40s for day time highs today. >> that's your latest forecast. what's next for new england patriots owner robert kraft a day after he was caught up in a major prostitution sting in florida. too close for comfort. the hockey puck near miss caught on camera. that story and a lot more in hurt weekly download, right after this. l weekly down accou.

we are back on a soaturday morning with the weekly download. the week that was. >> the headlines were dominated by news surrounding jussie smollett and his subsequent arrest. there re other stories we covered, as well, starting with startling revelations from the man who used to be in charge of the fbi. former actingbi director andrew mccabe out with a new book, highlighting the obstruction of justice investigation against president trump, appeared on "today," his first live interview. edmccabe, who has been slay the president, told savannah, no one pushed back when the fbi began the probe. >> i told congress what wead h done. >> did anyone object? >> that's the important part, savannah. no one objected. a u.s. coast guard lieutenant was arrested on drug and weapons charges. authorities a big attack.ting >> newly released court documents, prosecutors say the

lieutenant was a self-intified whit nationalist. he called for focused violence and dreamed of ways to kill almost every last person on earth. >> among reported targets, a nay pelosi chuck schumer, and journalists like msnbc's joe scarborough, and cnn's chris cuo cuomo. a scare for the best college basketball player in the country. duke's zion williamson, who e injured his k on wednesday when his leftoot blew through his nike shoe. >> the stunned crowd, including former president barack obama, looked on in shock. >> nike said in a while this is an isolated occurrence, we are working to identify the issue. skiing champion lindsey vonn sat down with hoda in his first live interview sinceti ng. >> unfortunately, you know, my my passion t, but for skiing will always remain. >> she hneted at what's . >> i can't wait to go skiing with my kids one day. >> is that in the near futuresome. >> i, mean i'm 34.

we're thinking about it. some of the week's most as stsh astoniing moments on camera. a woman in a burftng car aer being hit by another driver. she was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. a nevadaatrolman narrowly dodged a suspected drunk driver. >> nbc sports analyst peter mcguire narrowly missing a flying hockey puck to the face. > finally, sully.la president george h.w. bush's service dog is off on a newmission. >> we're comforted to know sully will soon bring the same service and joy to many, helping wounded soldiers and hospital patients on their road to recovery. >> sully's new home, walter reed medical center. >> sully, we miss you terribly. we thank you for service and your devotion to our gampy. and, yes, mission complete.

>> that was a beautiful moment, when the kids were here and able to reunite. >> they just ran out and loved up on him. >> nice to see jennao. family, to i can't stop thinking about the hockey puck. right? if you're pierre mcguire, you're wearing a helmet. he didn't flyinch until a secon later. >> no idea it was coming by. >> that could have caused some damage. >> not to mention the camera guy. still to come on "today," breaking down the oscars. will wiur see bigises tomorrow night? just back from new york, meghan markle is ready for her next trip. where the mom to be and prince harry is headed next. call him honest babe. why this statue of the 16th president is making some people swoon. i don't know how i feel about that. >> weird. >> yes. >> first, these messages.

this is a news 4 today news break. >> 7:26 on this saturday, february 23rd. good morning to you. i'm david culver. we want to start off with breaking news we're following this morning,omg in from northeast d.c. police working to find a taxicab carjacking.ed this was around 12:30 this morning on 16th street. police say two men pulled a gun on a taxi driver, then they took offith the driver's 2016 ford focus. they were headed north. the cabdriver was not hurt. we're working for you. thismorning, there's word that this year's flu is not just the centers for disease control says 48 states, including maryland, virginia, and d.c., are still reporting a high

number of new cases. nationwide, more than 20pe milln le have gotten the flu since october. up to 22,000 people have died from it. 41 of those deaths were children. we'll get a check on your saturday forecast. wet one as you start off this weekend. lauryn ricketts breaking it .

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well, it's a little cool out there to start this saturday morning. those temperaturesre in the 30s and 40s right now. pretty much where we're going to stay as we continue through the day today. plenty of clouds out there. we're going to have some rain to theouth as we gohrough the morning, then it'll start to seep into our areath anytime ugh the mid-morning and into the afternoon. pect tonight to be pretty wet out there. sall of this rain i going to be moving right into the mid-atlantic. we'll keep some showers around for the first part of tomorrow, bu temperaturestomorrow, mid to upper 60s. it'll become windy, gusts up to 50 a miles hour late sunday to

monday. chance of flurries wednesday. >> 68 tomorrow. thanks, lauryn. another update in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show. that is a good looking crowd. we're back on this saturday morning, february 23rd. everybody trying to stay warm. cold iebruary day here new york. we'll go outside and say hello in a little bit. >> looking behindme, and heey're still going. let's get ack of the headlines for this half hour.ng star with r. kelly, waking up this morning bend bars the grammy wiawnning turned himself in overnight, after being charged with multiple counts of aggravated sexual abuse. nearly all his alleged victims underage. the claims going back afar as 1998. two sources familiar with the case tell nbc news that the department ofd homel security is also looking into whether kelly was involved with sexfi tring. the singer is set to face a judge later today. catholic leaders from around the world are gathering at the

vatican today, part of a four-day summitsso add sexual abuse claims against priests dating back dedes. a prominent nun blasted the church for what she claims is a culture ofnc si pope francis is pushing for church leaders to be held more accountable. rescuers in san francrcco are seang for the body of a woman who was trapped when a cliff collapsed and buried her landslide. officials say the woman and a friend were walking halfway up the cliff when it gave way. the friend and a dog survived. nasa i renaming a building after a pioneer, catherine johnson. her story was told in "hidden figures," shining a light on when black female mathematicians shattered racial and gender barriers at the right of the civil rights era. this morning, patriots owner robert kraft in hot water, charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting sex.

s longcaught up in a mon sting in florida. police say there is video evidence of a crime. kerryanrs is in jupiter, florida, with thorlatest. >> rr: good morning. robert kraft is not the only business titan caught up in the investigation but he is, of course,ighe most profile. this all began with a complaint to the health department abo this massage parlor. this morning, new england patriots owner robert kraft, fresh off celebrating his team's sixth super bowl win, is on the. defe >> he is being charged with soliciting another to commit prostitution. >> reporter: the billi is one of more than two dozen men accused of frequenting this massage parlor, a front,th orities fsay,or prostitution. investigators say kraft visited twice. the months long investigation included surveillance and cameras vside. >> theeo shows the act that took place.

>> reporter: kraft's wife of 48 years df cancer in 2011. a spokesman for the 77-year-old seen here with his girlfriend, actress rickie noelle landers says, we deny mr. kraft engaged in any illegal activity. because it is a judicial matter, we will b note commenting further. president trump weighed in on the charges. >> it is very sad. i was very surprised to see it. he's proclaimed his innocence, totally, but i'm very surpr to see it. >> reporter: the investigation, part of a multi-agency crackdown on suspected human trafficking of women from china to florida. >> our concern in this investigation cters around our possibility of victims o human trafficking. if there are customers, then these o types business can flourish. >> reporter:f convicted on the charges, robert kraft could face a $500 fine and 60 days in jail.

now, the victims in all of this, some as young as 24 years old, came from china. many of them thought that they were coming to thees united st for legitimate jobs, paying in some cases, up to $20,000. they landed in new york, then und themselves in florida, speaking only chinese. they found no way out. sort of a surreal scene here last night at the massage parlor, as people in the community came out, finding out where this was located, lining up and taking pictures, selfies. just a really unusual kind of scene in the wake of the seriona re of what happened here. >> quite the spectacle. could kraft face rep remands from the nfl? >> reporter: it is not the solicitation charge that's dramatic, it is a second dree

misdemeanor, but that was coupled with, according to the investigators, supporting this human trafficking operation. girls who are coming from china or women coming from china who really had no idea that they were going to wind up inhis predicament. >> there's more to it. kerry, thank you. dylan is back now with anotr check of the weather. what's it looking like, dylan? >> we talked about the rain. let's focus o the snow w. you can see the snow is falling across denver. also up thrgh minneapolis, st. paul, fargo seeing some of the snow right now, as well. we are going to w continuh more snow through the day. winds will get very gusty. you could swi b snow that could lead to the possibility of blizzard conditions through nebraska, through kansas, up into iowa and southern minnesota, too. so this is the w it is going to shape up as we go through the day today. this area of low pressure is really going to intensify pretty rapidly. that is going to help to reinforce the snowfall this afternoon and into tonight. with the gusty winds, travel on the roads will be edangerous. weot looking at a ton of

snow, maybe 3 to 6 inches, but still, when it is blowing snow, it reduces the visibility. looking at our snowfall totals, some higher amounts closer to 8 inches through northern wisconsin. southeastern minnesota. the winds could gust up to 4 to 55 miles per hour back through the plains today, which is why we could see the wheout conditions. want to point out that buffalo could see gusts up to 65 to 75 miles per hour. we could see wind damage caused by that tomorrow. that's a look at the weath across the country. now, here's a peek out your window. >> we could have scattered power ouges because our winds a going to pick up quite a bit tomorrow afternoon. lighter though, a wind. we have rain on the day. if you were thinking about getting the car washed, i'd go ead and wait until tomorrow afternoon. increasing chances of rain out there today, starting through the mid-morning and intftthe earl inoy afternoon. all of us will be wet in the overnight. could have isolate flooding, especially with snow melt. isolated power outages tomorrow afternoon once the win gets to

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>> reporter: the fight for an oscar usually follows certain >> typically, you're not nominated for best director, you're not going to win best picture. that eliminates three of the eight films that are nominated. >> reporter: but this ar's nominees, like "roma" throe everything off. >> "roma" is an example of what netflix can do with a movie no one else in hollywood would have touched. >> reporter: will this with the year we see a younger,er d academy choose the winners? >> my personalavorite is "black panther." >> my king. >> stop it. >> reporter: it signals a change inod holly broadly speaking. it'll be a surprise. >> this is w whye watch. >> compared to lastaround best >> reporter: "black panther" is the first superhero movie. >> god bless white america. >> reporter: "blackkklansman" is

a comedy about racism. "vice" is political history from a comedy director. how can anyone predict a wi ier? is like predicting a presidential election. we know how that tmened out last >> reporter: sure. >> all the models and mathema c mas doesn't always work. there' always a surprise. >> i didn't disappear. i went out for a couple of hours. s >> reporter: oe bet seems to be glenn close, nominated six times without a win. >> it's about time. rves it. she's been working very hard. >> reporter: as we know from years past, no one will know til they open the envelope. >> you knowen there's some that lady gaga's star has faded since the beginning of her oscar campaign. rami males depiction of freddie mercury could makeim hfavorite for best actor. but i don't kno you'll fill out your oscar ballots, but mine is a mess. back to yo >> thank you. >> i was going to say, jake, sounds like you've seen the w moviesch is better than i

can say. we thank you for that. >> he's right. seems like every hdy an opinion on who should or will win, and that includes us. ypefully, i don't know who you called, phone a friend. >> definitely phoned some friends. >> top three categories. 'll see if our predictions are right. you know what will happen, you'll end up being right. wrst up,have best actress. here's a look at the nominees. >> so as y heard, glenn close, this is her seventh go. that's the cha for he for me, definitively glenn close. >> the way hoda raves about "the wife," and it is time for her. >> i also picosd glenn i watched -- >> i wish she won for "fatal attraction" i '87. that was the movie that defined her career. >> are y old enough to watch "fatal attraction"? >> i'm older than you all. >> glenn close did a phenomenal job with the role. we agree. best actor. here are the nominees.te what say you?

>> "bemian rhapsody" star rami malek. >> it's rami. >> everyone said he was terrific. he sings and does it all himself. that's my no-brainer. >> he's probably goingo win. that's all everybody has been talking about. i went with christian bale. s transformation was just incredible. you look at him -- >> as dick cheney, right? >> you don't see christian bale at all. >> i watched the first i didn't realize it was christian bale. i picked bradley cooper. he was phenomenal as an actor and director. i don't know if he'll win, but i think he deserves some dues. >> here's looking to. >> best acture. let's your nominees for best picture. this is a big category this year. they were all really good. >> there's the next four. >> sorry. i was going to say, i see 'luper why, super reader" during the week, but go with "roma" here.

it's on netflix. maybe themy aca doesn't want to make that move yet, but it is supposedbe teautiful cinemaing to rinema ing to that'd be the first win for netflix i that tegory. >> i'll go with "blackkklansman." maybe because we spoke to spike lee so i'm rooting for him and this movie. >> i picked "black panther." it wasme phenol movie. everyone has been talking about it. let's bring this home. let's stick the landing on that one. >> we have a bunch ofhe work t next 36 hours. coming up, back from heryo w city baby shower, meghan markle is traveling internationally again. will this be her last trip before the new b comes? we'll talk about it after these messes. ♪

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for a few days. this was her million dollar plus baby shower. after returning he to england, she's leaving again for more travel. >> kel cobiella has more on where she's headed next. >> reporte meghan in morocco, just days after a whirlwind baby shower in new york city. the american-born duchess arriving in this african city today with prince harry f a busy round of official engagements. >> since the sprinarabf ospri o morocco i all about engagement. >> reporter: meghan at full speed, despitevy being h pregnant. a visit to the remote and exotic atlas mountains, and a program that helps educate girls, a cause the duchess spoke about in her last overseas tour. >> for women and developing countries, this is vital. >> reporter: on monday, cooking. another passion of meghan's. ok to lped cate a cook

benefit the survivorsf the fire in london. it's been a year for the duchess of sussex. she's had a night at the museum and honored the military, donned boxing gloves, watched acting classes, helped working moms, and held rescued dogs. oh, yes, the little trip to new york this week, showered with flowers and baby clothes. 11 days, three continents, 10,000 air miles. showing no signs of slowing down, even as her due date quickly approaches. for k "today,"elly cobiella, nbc news, casa blanca, morocco. >> i was thiing how her life changed since she was in new york city last. she's come here, youknow, there'd be a few people outside. hey, meghan, meghan. now, everywhere. >> paparazzi. >> all the people showing up to the parties. >> exacoty. >> n a bad gig, being married to a prince. still to come, john krasinski drops big news about

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rash of vehicle break-ins. authorities a concerned this morning. the latest incident, one of at least nine in d.c.'s neighborhood so far this year. the victims, two young girls who had their backpac and school computer stolen. the girls were with their parents on a pre-snowstorm trip to safeway on connecticut avenue on tuesday when the thieves hi d.c. police say there's been a sharp increase in theft from cars in the first two monthsf the new year compared to last year. you have to be 21 to buy cigarettes or vaping products in virginia. governor ralph northam signing bill thiweek, banning people under 21 from buying tobacco and the liquid nicotine used in the vaping devices. active dutyy militar personnel are exempt from the age io restr restri the bill had bipartisan support. let's get a check of the foreca with lauryn ricketts on .

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issues and power outages later tomorrow. >> you and me back at 8:30 with mores and weather. for now, back to the "today" show. good morning. facing the music. r sing kelly waking up in police custody this morning after turning himself in overnight to answer charges of sexually abusing underage victims. his arrest following a documentary series detailing decades of allegations of misconduct. we're live with the latest. danger from above. a surprise snowfall out west catching people off guard from california to las vegas. the threat looming large today for tens of millionth with the at facing the possibility of heavy flooding and tornadoes. en dylan will have the latest. "empire" actor jussie smollett won't be returning to the show the rest of the seasonm ollett's character will be out of the final two episodes after hisrr