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we get the latest from nbc's blake mccoy in l.a. >> yes, of course, we want to talk to robert wagner. bet. >> reporter: it's been seven years since investigators reopened the natalie wood investigation holding a news conference for the first time they questioned then husband robert wwagner's account. >> we told original investigators, we portrayed since then really don't add up to what we found. >> reporter: witnesses come forward who report hearing the couple fighting on the yacht the night she drown thanksgiving weekend 1981. the coroner noted bruising on woods' body. also on board christopher and the captain dennis whose story has changed over the years, but points the finger at wagner. >> we should turn on the light to look for her. he says, no, no, instead he takes him up to the top of the boat and starts playing with alcohol getting him drunk while they wait around and see what happens. >> wagner turns 88 and is refusing interviews. >> he can say, no, i don't want to talk to you. that's his right. we understand that. >> reporter: investigators call this their last shot. >> law e

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blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> sadly, the alarm today in washington. the nation's top intelligence officials who say russia will try to disrupt the 2018 midterm elections. those officials appearing before congress outlining the top threats facing america, including protecting your vote. and also tonight, new warnings over what's in your social media feed. we get more from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: six months from the midterms, russia is again trying to disrupt our elections. today's stark warning from the nation's intelligence chiefs. >> frankly, the united states is under attack. under attack by entities that are using cyber to penetrate virtually every major action that takes place in the united states. >> reporter: the russian attack plan using bots, fake accounts on facebook, and other social networks, planting disinformation to sow discord, what they did in 2016. there. >> is a wide consensus among the intelligence community that russia interfered with the election of the president of the united states. that's exactly the point. >> repor

blake mccoy, nbc news. >> coming up for us ahead, back to politics at the white house and perhaps, perhapsn attempt to happily some wounds. we will explain when . we continue. >>> we don't want other leaders and other countries laughing at us anymore. and they won't be. they won't be. >> last thing before we go here tonight, tomorrow donald trump will host australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. the australians have always been among our very closest allies and best friends on the planet, but the relationship has been strained pretty much since the arrival of our new president. last summer, thanks to the washington post, we learned of the surprising details of president trump's first interaction leader to leader with the australian turnbull. during the call, president trump voiced his frustrations with an immigration deal worked out between the u.s. and australia during the obama administration. at the time the white house issued a readout a review of the call that was exactly two sentences long. quote, president donald j. trump and australian prime minister malcomb turnbull, both lead

. >> blake mccoy reports, the latest titan brought down by sexual harassment allegations. women saying, me too. >> reporter: overnight las vegas icon steve wynn stepping down from the casino empire he built. it comes on the he's of the troubling sexual misconduct allegations. he says i have found myself the focus of an avalanche of negative publicity. as i have reflected on the environment i have created, one of which is a rush to judgment takes precedence over everything else including the facts, i have reached the conclusion that i cannot be effective in my roles. the 76-year-old billionaire titan transformed the las vegas strip. steve wynn, a major gop donor -- >> steve wynn, would you stand up? >> reporter: recently stepped down as finance chair of the committee. more fallout from a blistering "wall street journal" investigation alleging he harassed female employees for decades. >> there is a pattern of sexual misconduct from steve wynn that comes into view from talking to a large number of employees over a long period of time. >> reporter: in one case according to the

blake mccoy has that for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ame secaake casino behind me. hi brought down by women saying #metoo. steve win stepping down from the casino empire he built. his abrupt resignation coming on the heels of sexual misconduct allegations. wynn released a statement saying i have found myself the focus of an avalanche of negative publicity. a rush to judgment takes precedent over everything else i reached conclusion that i cannot be effective in my current roles. the 76-year-old billionaire hotel titan transformed the las vegas strip, building the mirage treasure island, the bellagio. steve wynn stepped down as finance chair of the republican national committee. more fallout from a blistering "wall street journal" investigation, alleging he harassed female employees for decades. >> there is an accumulative pattern of sexual misconduct from steve wynn that comes into view from talking over a large number of employees over a long period of time. >> reporter: in one case according to "the journal," he paid an unnamed manicur

blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. >>> let's get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologistns. bill, some rain and snow is in the northeast, but what we're looking out for is what is punxsutawney going to say in in pennsylvania or do for that matter? we would love that forecast for the early spring. let's get through had this morning first and then we'll talk about fill. very cold air spilled through the great lakes. it spills through now the interior of new england and it's about to arrive in the big cities of the east. so rain overnight. whatever is left out there, puddles, sidewalks, everything will turn to black ice shortly. that's why we're telling people there are some school delays out there, too. the snow wasn't really a big deal from new york city southward. cold air didn't arrive soon enough, so it's mostly just rain. now north of long island through connecticut and areas of massachusetts, there's reports of 1 to 2 inches of snow. so you had the rain, then the snow, and now it's getting really icy out there. especially southern new england is kind of the worst of i

blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. >>> a potentially dangerous commute home this evening for millionsthe midwest where a wintry blast brought as much as five inches of snow said to turning the roads treacherous in places and the threat continues for the midwest and northeast over the next two days with another system expected to hit with one to eight inches of snow. >>> t minus four days until opening ceremony in south korea. as team usa begins to arrive in pyeongchang, an unusual deep freeze settling in there just 3 degrees today, feels like minus 4. that kind of cold could affect the athletes and the people coming to see the access. nbc's miguel almaguer is in south korea and in the elements for us tonight. >> reporter: as this winter olympics, pyeongchang could take the gold for cold. >> it's freezing here! >> really cold. >> reporter: on track to become the most friv frigid games in decades, punishing windchills can make it feel colder. >> this american flag right there is what heats up. >> reporter: troy murphy and team usa will wear special battery-heated jackets during friday's

blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we're following breaking news.'s get the details from steve patterson. >> breaking news out of colorado springs, colorado. one sheriff deputy is dead. 11 year veteran. father of 7-year-old twins in a shootout. four other people were shot and in the hospital. it happened at 4:00 central outside an apartment complex. police say at this point all suspects are accounted for. this is the third fatal shooting involving colorado area law enforcement in a little over a month. now become to lester in new york. >> t-minus four days until opening ceremonies in south korea. team usa begins to arrive in pyeongchang, there is an unusual deep freeze settling in. just 3 degrees today. feels like minus 4. that kind of cold could affect the athletes and the people coming to see the action. nbc's miguel almaguer is in south korea and in the elements for us tonight. >> reporter: at this winter olympics, pyeongchang could take the gold for cold. >> it's freezing here! >> it's really cold. >> reporter: on track to become the most frigid

here's nbc's blake mccoy. >> reporter: tonight, missouri governor eric greitens indicted, charged with one count of felony invasion of privacy. a court reporter in st. louis i just saw month governor eric greitens being laid away. he was once seen as a rising republican star with presidential ambitions. >> this election is all about the future. >> reporter: he ran as a family man, but it's the revelation of an affair a year before he became governor, and allegations he blakemailed the woman using a naked photograph that led to his demise. in today's indictment, a st. louis grand jury charged the defendant knowingly photographed the woman in a state of full or partial nudity without her knowledge and consent. >> he said, i'll make you feel better. i'll make you feel good. >> reporter: she was secretly recorded by her then-husband admitting the affair. that recording was given to a local tv station. the bombshell report airing the night he gave his state of the state speech in january. now, just over a month later, charges. greitens' attorney tonight saying i had client is absolutely inn

blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> we have our friend here in for dylan dreyer. what is the weather? >> if you are headed to minneapolis, 6:30 p.m. temperature outside with 5 degrees and the windchill at 10 degrees below zero. that doesn't matter. inside it is climate control with the temperature of 70 degrees and calm winds. let's look at the rest of the country and see what is happening. big story. the storm system moving through the northern plains through the midwest and eventually toward the eastern seaboard. that will bring snow and some high winds and very, very cold >>> good morning. today the bitter cold sticks throughout the day. sunny to mostly sunny conditions. only 34 for the forecast high. windchills for most of us in the low 20s. cookstown, 32. allentown with high of 30 degrees. delaware, wilmington, forecast high of 33 degrees. >>> and it's 7:19. that is a quick look at the weathe weather. >> thank you, dave. still to come, craig takes us behind the super bowl. from the cool technology to how the game makes it on tv. >>> and terrifying moments for skiers caught on a b

for "today," blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> dave price from our station here in new york, wnbc, is in for dylan. he hasas a look at the weather. good morning. >> always good to see>> you. the big question, what's the weather going to be like as you head to the game? let's start it out right now. if you are headed to minneapolis, 6:30 p.m., temperature outside, 5 degrees with a wind chill 10 below zero. matter. doesn't if you have tickets. why? inside, it is going to be climatett controlled with a temperature of 70 degrees. what do you know? calm t'winds. let's look at thet rest of the country. big story, of course, the storm systempp moving through the nor in the plain states and toward thee eastern sea board. there is a little snow and high winds. that's a look >>> 71% humidity. definitely another mild morning with a cool afternoon. but then eventually it's going to warm up and it's going to warm up fairly quickly into the 70s. hayward, 50 degrees right now. oakland, 47. san jose, 53. half moon bay, 66. san francisco at 51 degrees. and today's forecast, well, look at the temperatures. we

blake mccoy has that story for us. >> reporter: good morning to you.his is a stunning development. missouri's governor arrested, even forced to pose for a mug shot. we're hearing his response and why he is refusing to resign. missouri's governor, in that black suv, moments after taking this mug shot. eric greitens charged with felony engagement of privacy. he is framing it as a political atta attack. saying my confidence in our prosecutal system is down. greitens has been in hot water since news of an affair broke in january. >> this election is all about the future. >> reporter: the rising republican star who ran on family values, accuse d of threatening to blackmail the woman he had an aware with. >> he stepped back and i saw a flash through the blindfold. and he said, you're never going to mention my name. otherwise, this picture will be everywhere. >> reporter: that audio released by the woman's ex-husband, in an explosive local news report in the very night the governor gave his state of the state speech. he admitted to the affair but not to the b

blake mccoy has the latest. >> reporter: police say robert wagner is declining new interviews, as l.aigators turn up the heat questioning his version of events but stopping short of calling him a this morning, renewed robegner focus the drowning death of his wife natalie wood three decades ago. news conference since reopening the case in 2011. >> we toldnal investigators and we portrayed since then really don't add we found. re couple fighting on the splendor yacht that night, followed by silence. investigators are openly questioning wagner's version of events now more than ever. >> he figures, she must have went to townn her pajam a socks in the middle of the night. she's going to take the dinghy which she never drives probably doesn't know how to drive into town. >> reporter: the only other people onboard, actor christopher walken and captain dennis dennis dennis davern. >> i did lie on a report several years ago.mistakes by not t the honest truth in a police report. >> reporter: he told "today," he believed wagner responsible for woods' death. >> i would say so yes. >> reporter: in

nbc's blake mccoy is in las vegas with the overnight developments. morning. here in las vegas they do not get bigger than steve wynn. his namesake casino behind me this morning he's the latest titan of his industry brought down by sexual assault allegations. women saying me, too. overnight, las vegas icon, steve wynn, stepping down from the casino empire he built. his abrupt resignation coming on the heels of troubling sexual misconduct allegations. wynn releasing a statement that says in part, i have found myself the focus of an avalanche of negative publicity. as i have reflected upon the environment this has created, one in which a rush to judgment takes precedents over everything else, including the facts, i have reached the conclusion that i cannot continue to be effective in my current roles. the 76-year-old billionaire hotel titan transformed the las vegas strip. building the mirage, treasure island, bellagio, as well as wynn and encore. steve wynn, a major gop donor. >> steve wynn, would you stand up. >> recently stepped down as finance chair

savannah. >> blake mccoy, thank you. >>> we have a lot more to get to.e're heading into the final days of competition here at the olympics. nbc's joe fryer gets us ca up on all the action in pyeongchang. >> good morning. after a day with a huge medal haul, it was a disappointing night in figure skating for the americans. but two teenagers from russia wowed the world. >> that's an olympic skate. >> reporter: fierce and flawless, a pair of russian rivals putting it all on the line, alina zagitova and evgenia medvedeva. sizzling and selling it to crowd. >> >> just 15 years old coming out on top in her very first olympics. >> she is the gold medalist in pyeongchang. >> reporter: a parade of powerful jumps for alina zagitova, and her technical performance soaring. >> brilliant. >> 18-year-old medvedeva pouring her heart o the routine, getting the silver. >> it was the most heartbreakingly beautiful ladies competition i've ever seen. >> reporter: despite a recent medal surge for team usa, the trio of american skaters turning in disappointing performances. kare

today we have a report on it from correspondent blake mccoy. >> tonight, missouri governor indicted chargedfelony of privacy. a court reporter tweeting i saw him being led away in the custody of the strif. he was once seen as a rising presidential star. he ran as a family man. but it's the revelation of an affair a year before he became governor, and allegations he blackmailed the woman using a naked photograph that led to his demise in today's indictment a st. louis grand jury charged the defendant knowingly photographed her in a partial nudity without her consent. she was secretly recorded by her husband admitting the affair, the bombshell reporting the night he gave his state of the state speech in january. now just over a month later, charges, his attorney saying my client is absolutely innocent. we will be filing a motion to dismiss. but a once promising political career is now in jeopardy. >> coming up for us ahead, back to politics at the white house and perhaps, perhaps an attempt to happily some wounds. we will explain when . we don't want other leaders and other countries laughing

nbc's blake mccoy has the latest on that for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. with the latest cases being handed over, harvey weinstein's fate is now in prostitutors' hands. this is the next step towards possibly charging weinstein for his alleged crimes, ranging from sexual battery to rape. sexual b. this morning, disgraced hollywood producer harvey this morning, disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein in legal limbo. will he face criminal charges for alleged sexual abuse? nbc news confirming los angeles police have referred three cases to the district attorney. two other cases were submitted by beverly hills police last month. the d.a., jackie lacy. she set up a task force to help with her review. there are challenges. it's unclear how many of the cases are within the statute of limitations, and whether they can be backed up by physical evidence. weinstein has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. nbc has reached out for response to the latest comments. we haven't heard back. according to "the hollywood reporter," in a new interview with oprah wi

. >> blake mccoy, thank you, sir, for joining us. >>> joined now by craig timberg. kaitlyn and jill are back with me as well. craig, to you, how significant is what facebook is doing right now? and when mark zuckerberg says this is a good thing, that people aren't spending as much time on facebook, is that spin or does he have a point? >> he might have a point for the good of the world but not for facebook investors, my guess anyway. >> how significant is this, anyway, when they're saying they're trying to do these things to fight fake news? >> facebook and these other tech companies have been playing defense on the questions of fake news, on the manipulation that the russians pulled off on their platforms during the election and i think they're trying to figure out how to handle it, facing all this pressure from capitol hill and within their own industry. and i think they're still trying to work it out. i don't think the numbers going down are an inherently good thing but probably it's a good thank they're trying to react to all these pressures. >> you've got twitt

. >> blake mccoy has the latest in los angeles. annah and hoda, good morning to you. after reopening the case of natalie wood's drowning and following up on 100 new leads, her then-husband, years, speculn has swirled around the death of natalie wood. and this morning, the mystery is back in the spotlight. the l.a. county sheriff's office calling her drowning a suspicious death. and calling her former husband, robert wagner, a person of interest. natalie wood was an icon of the silver screen, starting as a child actress and earning three oscar nominations for her roles in classic films like "west side story." ♪ i feel pretty >> reporter: and "rebel without a cause." >> life is crashing in on me. >> reporter: woods died in 1981, when she was just 43 years old, her body found floating in the waters off the coast of southern california, after a night of drinking on a t night, her husbf the boat. a tragic night. >> reporter: the coroner ruling her death an accident. >> cause of death will be certified as accidental drowning. >> reporter:

nbc's blake mccoy has more on all that. hey, blake, good morning. >> hoda, good morning to you.ually spinning this as a good thing, saying they have been cracking down on click bait, returning the site to its roots of connecting family and friends so even if you end up spending less time on the site, facebook says they want it to be time well spent. viral videos, ads, and so much politics. for some, it amounts to facebook overload. this morning for the first time ever, facebook has announced a drop in the number of daily users, down 700,000 in the u.s. and canada. not a big drop with 184 million north american users, but it could signal a troubling trend. it comes as facebook battles headlines that it was used by russia to manipulate the presidential election, and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has openly talked about social media's impact on mental health. he did so again in an earnings call wednesday. >> when we use social media to connect with people, that correlates with long-term measures of well being that you'd expect, like happiness and health. but passively watching video

nbc's blake mccoy has the latest on it. good morning, blake. >> reporter: savannah, good morning.er is declines interviews and sheriff's office opens up his question of events falling short of calling him a suspect. renewed focus on robert wagner. a person of interest in the drowning death of his wife natalie wood more than three decades ago. investigators monday holding their first news conference since reopening the case in 2011. >> i think we told the original investigators and we portrayed since then that we don't add up to what we found. >> reporter: new witnesses report hearing the couple fighting that night thanksgiving weekend in 1981. followed by abrupt silence. bruising on wood's body and cut to her cheek. investigators are questioning wagner's version of even >> maybe she was wet in her practice jajamas and socks. she doesn't know how to take the dinghy into town. >> reporter: the only people sleeping were christopher walken and his account. >> i did lie on a report years ago. it was just a -- i made a mistake. by not telling the honest truth in a police report. >> repo