unless your name is dylan dreyer. >> dylan? photographer and end up in a ditch. >> i did it. >> meanwhile, i'm having my own challenges. while i struggled to just stand up, the ladies decided to make an olympic event out of it. >> i think it will be a photo finish. what do you think? we lost craig. that's okay. >> i'm done. >> craig gets bronze. dylan takes the lead. >> they will use fancy editing tricks to make it seem they have done well. i have been watching them for 15 minutes. they struggled just as much. >> i'm going into the pole. >> dylan was perfect. >> yes. >> that's right. i'm a quitter. i'm a quitter! >> you didn't -- why did you quit? >> i could have been there for two hours and not get down the mountain. >> there were no edges on the skis. >> why couldn't you stand up? >> you would fall. >> end up in the ditch. >> my photographer fell backwards. he had to lift his legs. i could not stop. i was going underneath him. >> if we he had been forced to food that way hundreds of years ago, my family would have starved. >>

. >> dylan dreyer speaks the language of love on valentine's day pyeongchang. >> and jessie jenkins is not only one of team usa's best cross country skiers, she's also official dance choreographer. >> i get to make up

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

dylan dreyer was supposed to be here with me in south korea today.he is a little under the weather. we are sending her serious get well wishes. sheinelle jones, what do you think of the opening ceremony? >> i have to tell you it was electric. i cannot imagine being there in person. i let my kids stay up to watch it. it was electrici. this was my favorite part. it was the spectacle. >> it was. seeing it firsthand, seeing that part right there, watching that in the stadium on the screens was pretty impressive. of course, the olympic winter games. that's our top story this morning. opening ceremony was a spectacular show here in south korea. it was a superbly choreographed nod to the country's culture and history. filled with a diz tazzling disp of fireworks. athletes from 90 countries going for the gold. there is already some controversy in the games happening against the back drop of political tension as well. nbc's keir simmons is not far here in olympic park. hey, keir. >> craig, good morning. as the opening ceremony got under way, another stunning

. >> reporter: for "sunday today," dylan dreyer, foxborough, massachusetts. >> we're all rooting for dr. arnold mitchtalsky was the founder of genetics. but the doctor nearly didn't live to make the critical discoveries that have saved countless lives. he was born in germany, he and his family were jewish. in 1939, they threat the nazis on the ship "st. louis." the liner was turned away in cuba and miami and sent back to belgium. when the nazis invaded belgium, he was separated from his mom and siblings and sent to a camp in france. he was young enough at 17 years old to be allowed to leave on a visa. he set for the united states and met up with his docto father. it wasn't until two years later that arnold learned his mother, brother and sister had survived in europe. they were reunited three years after that. he settled in washington where in 1957, he founded one of the first metal jdical genetics departments in the united states. states. the doctor ♪ states. the doctor ♪i'm singing in the rain,♪ ♪just singing in the rain ♪what a glorious feeling i'm happy again,♪ ♪just singing, sing

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones and craig melvin and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> i love the music. welcome to "today." i'm sheinelle jones. you see craig is in chilly minneapolis. craig, what is the bigger story? the game or the cold? i heard it feels like 4 degrees. >> it feels like 4. i have to be honest with you. we gotten used to the game he-- cold here. we will take a look at the two teams. we have special guests joining us this morning. and it is good to see that you decided not to hide your bias, sheinelle jones. >> it was an accident. i don't know what you are talking about. >> oh, yeah. i bet it was. >> we will have more from you, craig, coming up. >>> for now, let's get to the top story. the fallout from the controversial memo exposing fbi surveillance practices in the russia investigation. many republicans say it shows bias. democrats calling the memo a sham and outrage. we have nbc's correspondent kelly o'donnell near the president's home in florida. >> reporter: now the memo is out, the battle of shaping t

dylan dreyer is here as well. >> good to being back with you guys. >> good to have you back. >> we missed. i have not seen you in a while. >> we have seen her. tough day for the americans here. although, really inspirational as well. performances by nathan and adam rippon. i want to give them big hugs. they will be here this morning. i'll get to do that on behalf of everyone back home who i think really wants to give them hugs. >> we are looking for more inspiration in a few moments. team usa taking on the olympic athletes from russia on the ice in just a few moments. we will have all of the olympic action from pyeongchang in a few moments. >>> let's get to the top story. bombshell announcement that special counsel robert mueller has indicted 13 russians over the election in 2016. president trump insisted that it clearly showed his campaign did not collude with the russians. we have white house correspondent kelly o'donnell near the president's home. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. the president pif oresident piv the witch hunt or denied that russia was involved wit

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along natalie morales, nice enough to join us while sheinelle enjoys her day off back home and dylan dreyer missed you. >> i've seen a lot of her around lately. we're olympic buddies. tough day for the americans here. really inspirational as well. those performances by nathan and adam rippon, can i say, i want to give them big hugs. they're going to be here this morning. >> they are. >> i'll get to do that on behalf of everyone back home who wants to give them hugs. >> team usa taking on the olympic athletes from russia on the ice in a few moments. we'll have all the olympic action from here in pyeongchang in a few minutes. let's get to the top story on this saturday morning. that is the bombshell announcement friday that special counsel robert mueller has indicted 13 russians for interfering with the 2016 election. shortly after the inindictment was made public, president trump insisted that it clearly showed his campaign did not collude with the russians. nbc's white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is near the president's florida who home. kelly o, good morning to you. >> reporter: go