ariadna gutiÉrrez: todo se me vino a la mente.. despuÉs a la madrugada no me podÍa dormir y le dije a mis amigos, vamos a salir del hotel. era una locura porque estaba los periodistas del hotel en la puerta averiguando las habitaciones, tratando de contactar lo uno porque era una locura. me acuerdo que me puse una gorra, me quitÉ el maquillaje, me agarrÉ el pelo, me puse un saco de hombre y asÍ salí del hotel, al lado de muchos periodistas y nadie se dio cuenta. julio: ha vuelto a llorar? ariadna gutiÉrrez: ya todo ha pasado, creo que estoy mÁs tranquila. te arrebatan el sueÑo cuatro minutos, lo meten en una bolsa y lo tiran a la basura, de esa forma lo percibÍ yo. no fue la forma para hacerlo. lo digo ahora y sin miedo ni tapujos lo digo, lo hubiera podido hacer otra forma cierra un error. siento que no les importan los sentimientos de una niÑa que ha trabajado toda su vida por un sueÑo y eso fue lo que mostraron ante todo el mundo, no les importÓ nada de lo que yo sintiera. gracias a dios soy una persona que viene de una familia

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segundo, eso lo impulsarÍa a las prÓximas primarias que tienen los republicanos. >>> secretario gutiÉrrezo han ido a ganar la nominaciÓn, iowa no es representativo, no es un indicador del futuro. efectivamente jeb es una persona de centro derecha. eh y los que estÁn ganando en a yo guano s a iowa son las personas que se n al extremo derecho y esa gente no ganarÁ a nivel nacional. iowa es una cosa, vamos a pasar por iowa a ver quÉ sucede aquÍ, aquÍ va a ser interesante, porque quiÉn tiene organizaciÓn trump no tiene organizaciÓn, tiene los nÚmeros, cruz tiene organizaciÓn y el problema ha sido que cruz ha levantado expectativas, Él ha dicho yo puedo ganar a lo agiowa, rubio o yo puedo calificar. es curioso, pero si queda muy segundo lugar, cruz serÍa una negativa, pero sÍ queda en tercer lugar rubio se podrÍa ver como que tiene si tiene, energÍa su campaÑa y puede seguir adelante a nivel nacional. asÍ que va a ser en interesante iowa, pero creo que la campaÑa de jeb es mucho mÁs amplia, que solamente iowa. >>> gobernador me queda muy poco tiempo, usted que ha estado en esto involucrado com

n-b-c's gabe gutierrez reports from the prison where el chapo is being held. << (gutierrez on camera :00 - :20) a mexican official tells nbc news that mexican authorities now want to talk to sean penn and kate del castillo following their secret meeting with joaquin "el chapo" guzman several months ago. the official also confirms that investigators were able to learn details of el chapo's whereabouts by intercepting phone calls from the two actors. the stunning interview...with the world's most wanted drug lord... posted online overnight...by rolling stone magazine. responding to questions submitted by sean pean...and mexican soap opera star kate del castillo... after the actors say they secretly met with the drug kingpin... following his daring escape from a maximum security prison last july. "i supply more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana than anybody else in the world," "el chapo" is quoted as telling penn. meantime, a trusted source tells nbc news that authorities were aware that penn and del castillo were in mexico to meet with guzman. that raised concerns, because

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, los mochis, mexico." the mother of the "affluenza" teenager is out of jail this afternoon/ a judge lowered tonya couch's bond from one- million dollars to just 75- thousand dollars. she will be required to wear an electronic ankle monitor and undergo a mental evaluation. prosecutors accuse couch of helping her son flee the country to avoid a probation hearing. ethan couch's case became notorious when he was sentenced to probation., not jail time, after killing four people in a drunk driving crash in 2013. couch's lawyers successfully argued that he was too rich and spoiled to know the difference between right and wrong. time now for an update on your weather. for that we turn to meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. the wifi in this house is amazing. so is my guacamol

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, los mochis, mexico. tonight: stray showers before 10pm...maybe a northern neck. otherwise, cold! lows fall into the upper 20s. wind: nw 10- 20mph wednesday: cold with sunshine. highs only in the mid-upper 30s. wind: wnw 10-15mph. thursday: mainly sunny. very cold am (20s), but warms into the low 50s by the afternoon. wind: sw 10-15mph. a strong cold front will cross our area tonight. as it moves by, it could create isolated showers...but even a flurry or two for areas around the northern neck. otherwise, very cold air will filter into our area tonight. lows will fall below freezing, and it'll be a struggle for highs to reach the upper 30s tomorrow (wed). to no surprise, temps will rebound back to around 50 degrees by thursday with 60s on deck for the kick-off to the weekend. there will be an area of low pressure that rolls into our area along with a warm front friday night into saturday. this will bring some rain our way during that time frame. then, the next chance for rain looks to be sunday, and it ge

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, mexico city." meanwhile: the f- a-a is called in to investigate the crash of a small plane near pender, nebraska. the pilot died. night after being diverted from landing at sioux gateway airport. the wreckage was found early this morning ouuide pender. the single-engine plane--like this one had left columbia, missouri, bound for sioux city... but authorities at sioux gateway airport diverted the flight to wayne because of bad wwather. it was cloudy and foggy at the time. the plane should have arrived in wayne about seven last night. crews searched for the missing plane overnight. the pilot was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. now to decision 2016 coverage: with the presidential primaries in full swing, donald trump and hillary clinton maintain a sizable leaaover their competitors. according to the latest nbc news poll -- trump is maintaining 35 percent support among republicans. snator ted cruz is 17 points behind at 18 percent... followed by senator marco rubio with 13 percent. the same

news 19's sonia gutierrez takes [ applause ] >> i would hate to have missed this. you only get one chance in a lifetime to do this.>> reporter: a chance for sergeant ray bell hale and his daughter almost didn't get. >> i honestly have to come to terms that you were not going to be here. >> reporter: sergeant hale was deployed six months ago.>> he got back to south carolina on thursday and has been staying in a hotel to surprise his entire family at the graduation.>> nervous, scared. why are you here? how did you get here? >> reporter: writing schuyler graduated with 400 other arena. while family and friends enjoyed the simile from the stand, sergeant hale hid behind the curtains waiting for his daughter's name to be called. these were some of their first moments together. accommodation of tears and laughter had them both speechless -- a combination of tears and laughter had them both speechless. writing schuyler sign up for the national guard in charleston. the sergeant has 14 days left to enjoy his family after the big surprise. [ applause ] sonia gutierrez, news

(paul gutierrez - fox 42 will now head to baton rouge, louisiana for another speech. in omaha, pauaugutierrez, siouxland news. 3 the president omaha about three hours ago. when he arrived he was greeted by omaha mayor jean stothert and governor pete ricketts. 3 3 some sad news to report tonight... former nebraska runningback lawrence phillips has been found dead in his cell at a california prison. and investigators suspect it was suicide. 3 just yesterday... phillips was in court for apreliminary hearing for a murder charge. authorities say he strangled his prison cellmateo death last year.phillips was serving a 31-year plus term for assaulting his former girlfriend and driving his car into several teenagers.the 40-year-old was a star for the huskers in the 90's... and was a 1st round draft pick of the rams... but only played 3 seasons in the n- f- l. 3 still to come tonight on ouxland news at ten...a skiing trip turns deadly for r me french schoolchildren. that story and more ahead in tonight's world 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castill

tiempo se hubieran de tenido ahÍ, y tambiÉn tendremos las promesas que le hizo steve harvi a ariadna gutierrez asegurÓ que la harÍa millonaria, nos vemos a las 4/3 centro de la tarde >>> gracias mary mÁs adelante regreso con mÁs noticias en "un nuevo dÍa" y ahora pasamos con los chicos de la casa. >>> gracias >>> la Última nota que presentÓ de esta tarde lo de steve harvi y la muchacha de colombia.

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necessarily illegal. >> penn told the associated press he had nothing to hide. >>> that was gain gutierrez reporting. mexican authorities have started the process to bring guzman to the us to face drug charges. mine wheel sources say sean penn had nothing do with the capture of el chapo. >>> and the mother of affluenza teen iteite iteette ethan coach testified this morning. he testified her balance is negative 99 billion and currently frozen by authorities. she's been charged with felon after she and her son. >>> and snowplows had difficulty clearing the roads. so much snow and traffic. and take a look at this. a car in buffalo frozen solid after being hit with waves from lake erie. and firefighters fought subzero temperatures in omaha, nebraska. the weather froze the water almost instantly leaving behind an erie ice covered ruin. >> what do you do with the car? get a tow truck and bring it somewhere warm and wait for to it thaw, right? >> get a couple hundred blankets. >> don't get the heating torch. another huge storm off the west coast. this storm is heading northward, parallel to the c

tengo cariÑo por eso le tengo respeto espero que otros puedan tener ese mismo convivir. >> iliana, gutiÉrrezÉs de los cambios de presidente arrestos masivos 200 personas arrestadas el domingo un nexo de 80% en este Último aÑo hay miles de cubanos en centroamÉrica que despuÉs del discurso del presidente dicen hasta luego quiero irme. >> que estÁ luego tenemos que decir nosotros que muchas gracias por acompaÑarnos, la respuesta republicana al os. discurso del presidente la dio el representante mario diaz- balart, quien dijo que la economia del pais esta estancada y que la ley de cuidado de salud ha hecho mas costosos los seguros y menos disponibles a los medicos!! agrego que con un pesidente republicano los impuestos serian mas bajos y que hay que ofrecer una solucion permanente y humana a los que viven en las sombras, refiriendose a millones de indocumentados la primera dama de venezuela, cilia flores, dijo hoy que la agencia antidogas de estados unidos, dea, secuestro a sus psobrinos acusados de narcotrafico en terriotorio norteamericano!!esta ha sido su primera declaracion sobre el arresto

news 19's sonia gutierrez has information about the community development block grant that was passed. it include millions for home owners and farmers. >> at this point we are trying to get our financials in order. only thing we received so far is crop insurance. >> reporter: he estimates losing $200,000 worth of crops to the october floods. statewide the loss is closer to half a billion. >> i have a long ways to go. i have a lot of people i owe a lot of money to. that might be eligible for money passed as part of the federal spending bill. >> if the money is there, this is a disaster for all of us. >> there has been money allocated to help states that have been effected by natural disasters and south carolina is one of the states. right now we don't know how much will be available for south carolina farmers who were affected by the flood. >> reporter: 300 million has been allocated to homeowners and farmers. how much each gets is up in the air. >> u.s. department of housing and urban developmentler developmentler --derment is in the process of making the -- department is in the proce

news 19's sonia gutierrez has more. >> the duct work is ruined. >> reporter: they haven't been able to move back in since the october floods. >> $2,500. >> the repairs -- >> new everything. >> reporter: never seem to end. rain and floods back up. >> reporter: fema hasn't been able to finish the claim. >> they came in, helped a little but the people that need the help weren't receiving the help. >> like us. >> yeah. i mean, you know. >> that is the -- [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: a big part of the repair frustration has been alleviated by the city of manning. >> she is trying trying to get people in to help. >> the mayor has been collecting roofing materials since october. >> my problem is i have the materials and i can use more materials but i don't have any skilled laborers that can lead a team to repair a roof. >> reporter: they have enough to repair 5 more homes. >> if anyone has the skills and donate a weekend we would appreciate it so we could get house res paired. >> i am just praying the lord so far we are still alive. >> we have a place to stay. >> take it one day

i have concerns about it. >> reporter: sonia gutierrez, news 19 wltx. >> he proposed for the staff to be eliminated as the midddd man when selected a top scorer. that was denied. finally to have the small local business enterprises funded from the general fund and not the penny tax that was sent to budget. >>> lawmakers in the senate talk about the roads plan, one group is lobbying against passing a gas tax. senators are trying to reach a compromise with 3 highlights. a gas tax for roads revenue, department of transportation reform and an income tax cut but americans for prosperity is against the tax. they are call on the lawmakers to move the department of transportation under the governor's control. includes more gas tax hikes. sending more money to the same dysfunctional corrupt system that has let our roads crumble to where they are now. >> not because legislators don't care, it is that it is hard. because there are real divides on this. we have to bridge those gaps. >> tomorrow morning americans for prosperity will be at the exon gas station off west main street offering to pay 4

news 19's joania g has -- sonia gutierrez has more. >> reporter: a place where young boys can pick up on the latest hair styles. >> children look up to their barbers. >> mentor. >> to be educated. nothing better to read thanane chair. -- than in a chair. >> he hopes they will pick up a book. >> to chose the gap on children being able to read and comprehend i think it is a great opportunity that she brought to me. embarrassed as not being on the same reading level as his peers. >> explore how he get books in the hands of boys. little boys walting for a hair cut in the chair -- waiting for a hair cut in the chair, what a place for a good book -- >> reporter: she noticed reading levels weren't getting better. >> i said we will go in, went door to door to barbershops on the northeast side of town. >> reporter: she decided to help build the first inch south carolina p-- first in south carolina and calling it books barbers. >> we have a goal reaching as many as we can. >> reporter: she partnered with holiday barbershop and got word from columbia's mayor they will donate books. >> we are eag

sonia gutierrez was there. >> reporter: this is the road in question. the green line is a part of the road that the company wants to close for the mining operation. the brown line is where they are okay leaving open for the residents. >> we are still a party. we have an interest in the closure of the property. >> reporter: on one side are three residents who don't want the road closed. >> this is a long process. involves many hearings. >> reporter: on the other side the company. >> big issue of public interest that you have to argue the economic interest -- road usage. economic interest. >> the road is a short cut to them. >> it would prevent us from having a road through the middle of the mine site. >> reporter: they say if they cannot close the road for plan b they will move right back to plan a and this is the bottom line. >> we got together and we said if you do decide you are going to close the road we won't it upgraded. we want it to remain dirt and we want it to be closed 50 feet from the end of the first drive way. >> reporter: sonia gutierrez,

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the name is liziane gutierrez gutierrez. these photos by tmz. a representative asbr accusations. she vatt party with chris brown, tried to take his giving her that little mouse underneath her left eye. police are investigating but no charges have been filed. so was johnny manziel in las rdo.ga night before his game the cleveland browns took on the pittsburgh steelers. we have a look at the strip. and usa today served manziel and a guest as well as a patron whozl posted this instagram photo with the #saturdaynights and the location he was not in las vegas. and kim kardashian-west has released the first picture of her son saint. well not the picture you might expect. the nearly-month-old baby holding his bigister north's hand. caption reads: he's my bestnd. i'm sure picturef hi o face how does jackpot wednesday night. of course they don't sell powerball tickets here in nevada so you will have to either possibly into arizona to buy your tickets. $400 million plus on the line. and that's what's buzz thadek you. we know athletes can be infamous sometimes for their tempers. but a footb

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, durham, north carolina. >> it's true. you can't look away. for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and good >>> it's friday, january 8th, and coming up on "early today," breaking news. an officer ambushed shot multiple times while in his police cruiser. >>> president obama makes his strongest case yet for increased gun reform. >>> while donald trump faces some hostiles in bernie sanders backyard. >>> plus, a dangerous moment for a driver facing rushing flash flooding. >>> a really bad day. >> one airline passenger. >>> the bridge that's claimed more trucks than officials can "early today" starts right now. >>> and good morning everyone. thanks for being with us. we start with that breaking news overnight. a philadelphia police officer ambushed and shot at least three times inside his cruiser. police commissioner says jesse hartnett is lucky to be alive after a suspect tried to quote execute the officer. he was driving through a philly intersection, the suspect fi

more from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonya couch, the mother of the so-called affluenza teen is charged with helping her son evade police. a judge setting bail at $1 million after she was deported from mexico, flying into los angeles overnight. ethan couch was rushed from this immigration facility to another one in mexico city. because his newly-retained mexican attorney filed paperwork to block his deportation. his future in the hands of a mexican judge. >> it's on their time schedule. we've seen these happen as quickly as two weeks up to two months. >> this gritty apartment is where the couches were arrested international manhunt. they stayed at this hotel and this gun was found in the pair's room. the district attorney's office told nbc news they are looking into the report of the gun. legal experts say it could affect deportation proceedings. couch had been on the run since earlier this month after he received ten years probation, no jail time for killing four people when he drove drunk in 2013. >> greatest public outcry in my 35 years of law enforcement. >> reporter: tonya couch's

nbc's gabe gutierrez is in mexico where el hours of freedom. >> reporter: in an interview with rolling stone, joaquin el chapo guzman described himself as a god-fearing family man who loves his mother and wants to die of natural causes and hasn't done drugs in years. he said freedom is beautiful. on friday it ended after a fierce gun battle at this safehouse. in his home state of sinaloa. >> as we walk up the stairs, we could see many bullet holes. this is one of the bedrooms inside of the home. and an interesting detail here is what is laying on the bed. several dvd copies of a movie starring kate del castillo. >> she is the soap opera star who sean penn said facilitated an oct meet between him and the drug lord. now there are conflicting reports on how much of a role that played in his capture. mexico's attorney general said it was revealed guzman's location. penn and del castillo were seen in these surveillance videos. mexican marines were preparing to move in. but to ensure the two actors would not be harmed, the raid was called off. it is unclear who made that call. days later whe

gabe gutierrez, nbc news mexico city. decision 2016: with less than a month until the february caucus -- presidential candidates are putting in overtime. senator ted cruz makes his fourth iowa stop today -- as part of a larger bus tour around the state. kwwl's jessica hartman meets with senator cruz -- during his second stop in strawberry point. "the first thing i intend to do shoulder in the small room. cheering as cruz announced his plans to repeal act and common core. steve krogman "we need a person that is going to change our country becuase if we don't our county isn't going to be here." for steve and many others at the event - - ted cruz is the man to do it. "i think the fact that he is a strong christian and realizes that our country needs a big revival to survive is a number one factor with us." but that doesn't mean some supporters don't have some concerns. one farmer addressing his concern during the q & a. asking cruz to clarify his stance on ethonal. "but i don't think washington should be picking winner and l

there is also talks with beer company "corona" about a commercial ariadna gutierrez on a beach. t-m-z says gutierrez dream is to become a victoria's secret angel. 3 3 here is a look 3 at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 hour... two mountain murder suspects have finally been caught. where police found them. 3 3 3 3 3

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, almoloya de juaaz, mexico. jury selection starts today in the trial of a baltimore police officer charged with second- degree murder in the death of a man injured in custody. caesar goodson faces the most serious charges in the death of freddie gray. gray died in april, a week after sustaining grave injuries while in the back of a baltimore p pice van. goodson is the second of six officers to go to trial in connection with gray's death- which sparked riots in the city. a judge has compelled another officer to testify against him. the suspect who investigators say shot a philadelphia police officer "in the name of islam" is charged with attempted murder. edward archer was arraigned saturday on eighghcharges - including four felonies. the charges range from attempted murder to aggravated assault. investigators say archer fired at officer jesse hartnett about a dozen times his marked police car. archer pledged his allegiance to isis during his arrest. police say officer hartnett suffered non-life threatening injur

the story tonight from gabe gutierrez gutierrez. >> reporter: the government wants to speak with sean penn about a secret trip to meet with guzman. the article published by rolling stone magazine overnight. guzman only agreed to take the question, penn writes, after a previous seven-hour face-to-face eting dales before a failed october raid. according to penn this picture authenticates this meeting. el chapo saying i supply more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and mauer wayna marijuana than anyone else in the world. his desire to make a movie about himself and interaction with producers and actors eventually led to his arrest. >> mexican authorities want to identify as many people closely can. >> and they were in mexico to meet with guzman in october. as law enforcement was closing in. a planned arrest week was delayed to assure the two would not be harmed. when the raid eventually took place el chapo and his security team is skajed. we reached out to penn and el castillo, neither had commented. this isn't the first time penn dabbled in journalist m journalism. he has written for the

gabe gutierrez reports tonight from mexico. >> reporter: dramatic video just released by the mexican government showing friday's raid of el chapo's safe-house. mexican marines closing in on the most-wanted drug lord in the world as he makes one last-ditch effort to escape from the house with a top lieutenant through an underground tunnel. >> they emerged in this sewer line a half mile away and then police say they stole a car and that driver called it in and authorities were able to track them down. >> after his dramatic escape from a maximum security prison last july, guzman was on the run. but in early october, took a secret meeting in mexico with oscar-winning actor sean penn, brokered by soap opera star del castillo. who once played a drug lord on mexican tv. castillo tweeted about out discussing the idea of making a movie about his life. she connected with penn and they traveled in october to meet with guzman under surveillance by mexican authorities in these photos not verified by nbc news. penn would arrange this video interview and write a article for rolling stone describing

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, california. >>> when ke come back here tonight, many complained that plows weren't out in force after the blizzard of 2016. parking police were. >>> a potential cloud hanging over the super bowl. the nfl says it is conducting a comprehensive review of allegations in a report by al jazeera that broncos quarterback peyton manning had human growth hormones shipped to his home. the league says it will not have results before the big game. manning has denied using performance-enhancing substances. >>> here in washington, d.c., hit with a huge tab after the blizzard of 2016 shut the city down. the district which struggled mightily to clear the streets of snow turned out to be pretty efficient when it came to handing out more than $1 million in parking tickets. more than 65,000 in fines since the storm hit on friday. more than 600 cars were towed. this evening the snow emergency here has finally expired. >>> you think $1 million is cool? how about $5.8 billion. that's how much facebook gained in revenue in the last three months of 2015. rapid growth as the social n

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, durham, north carolina. >> it's true. you can't look away. that's going to do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now on news 3 at 6:00, and man accused of we will hear exclusively from the woman he is accused of shooting in the face. >> a former pastor accused of sexually assaulting girls in his congregation. today, victims testify that sex was a central theme of the sunday sermon. >> and your health and the next generation of technology. they are coming together at the consumers electronic show. news 3 at six starts right now. >> live from las vegas, this is news 3. >> metro police foil a suspected murder for hire plot. now the person accused in the scheme is sitting in jail. the mastermind is accused of shooting a subway restaurant employee in the face at point-blank range. good evening, thank you for joining us tonight. i'm just more. >> and i am jim snyder. >> executors say 25-year-old erin ware said that he wanted the only witness kill. we are l

nbc's gabe gutierrez takes us to one of the many communities that will struggle to find fresh food after walmart leaves. >> reporter: in tiny oriental, north carolina, population changed when the giant came to town. >> it was bad. i mean, immediately it affected us. >> can tills peter mehegan. >> reporter: for 44 years renee smith's family ran a grocery store here and then a walmart express came along and 17 months later she closed her doors. >> and i feel it was very malicious of them to leave this town in the shape that it's it. >> reporter: now walmart is closing more than 150 stores in the u.s., turning oriental into a food desert without a single grocery store. >> anybody here that wants to buy an onion now has to drive about a 40-mile round trip. >> reporter: this location in california is set to close tomorrow. around the country many communities are worried about what this will mean for their economies. walmart's ceo points out the company plans to open 300 new locations around the world. closing stars is never an easy decision, he says, but it is necessary to keep the positioned

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, charlotte. >>> news about the largest recall of all bigger. millions of vehicles being driven on roads could potentially explode violently. there is word of another death linked to these japanese made takata airbags found in vehicles of more than a dozen automakers. anne thompson with new details every driver should know. >> reporter: tonight's recall affected domestic and foreign automakers. 5 million more vehicles with the potentially defective takata airbags. the manufacturers impacted, audi, bmw, daimler, ford, honda, mazda, mercedes, saab and volkswagen. what we don't know is what models are recalled. the action by nhtsa, the national highway traffic safety administration comes after joel knight's death last month. the 52-year-old father died when the driver's side airbag in his 2006 ford ranger exploded in a crash. a death one safety advocate said was preventible. >> this inflater had been recalled in 61 other manufacturers. ford, nhtsa and takata knew this had problems. >> reporter: the government said thousands of tests were run on tha

gabe gutierrez is in mexico with more details for us tonight. >> reporter: the most wanted drug lord in the world paraded in front of cameras overnight. joaquin "el chapo" guzman, once one of the richest men on the planet, is back where security prison he vanished from six months ago, the daring escape from a sophisticated tunnel was straight out of a hollywood screen play. but it was his own desire for the spotlight that may have led to his dramatic recapture. the mexican attorney general revealing that the drug kingpin was trying to make a movie about himself and had his people contact producers and actors. at least one source says their movements were tracked as authorities closed in in his home state of sinaloa. >> when you're a person used to getting so much attention not only from law enforcement, from the media, from an entire country, would encourage anybody to think a little more highly of themselves. >> reporter: there was a failed attempt to arrest him in october, but during an early morning raid friday in the town of los mochis, a bloody shoot-out. a mexican marine injure

gabe gutierrez explains. >> reporter: the mexican law enforcement official tells nbc news that mexican authorities want to speak with sean penn and mexican soap opera star kate del castillo about their secret trip to meet drug boss guzman. it's believed to be his first interview in decades. the article published by "rolling stone" magazine overnight. guzman admitted that drugs destroy, but said that unfortunately, where he grew up, there was no other way to survive. asked if he was prone to violence, guzman said, all he does is defend himself. guzman only agreed to take the questions, penn writes, after a previous seven hour, face-to-face meeting, days before a failed october raid. according to penn, this picture authenticates that meeting. in the rest of the interview conducted by blackberry saying, i supply more heroin,methamphetamine than anyone else in the world. on friday, the attorney general said guzman's desire to make a movie about himself and interaction with producers and actors eventually led to his arrest. another mexican authority confirms investigators were able to learn

gabe gutierrez is there tonight and has our report. >> reporter: the backups stretched for more than 20 miles. trucks and cars paralyzed on i-75. north of london, kentucky. >> even walmart closed. walmart only closes at christmas and walmart closed last night. so if that's tells you anything. >> reporter: tractor trailers unable to climb snowy hills blocked the highway, leaving hundreds trapped in their cars. the national guard moved in. >> they kept telling us a couple hours, a couple hours. at some point, a trucker said we're going to be here all night. my girlfriend's calling me pretty regular making sure i'm still awake and still alive and safe. >> reporter: dani garner and her three kids started their trip in muncey, indiana. heading home to tennessee. this time a screeching halt in kentucky. her toddlers enduring more than 16 hours in their frigid car with nothing to drink until this morning. >> i was like my heart kind of jumped. they probably just tapped their brakes. don't get excited yet. i seen it moving. i was like, oh, god, i think it's moving. it's moving. it's moving!

keep: cash gabe gutierrez there are new : developments in that massive winter storm barreling down on the northeast, more than 50 million americans in its path. a smaller storm dumped several inches of snow here in kentucky and killed one driver in tennessee. but now, that larger storm has this weekend will be a mess. i'm gabe gutierrez in kentucky and we'll have the very latest on this developing story, as well as al's forecast coming up on "today." allyson: a look outside at our woodruff road skycam. clear right now, black ice the concert and we have added henderson county to our school closings and delays. myra: as the panthers prepare for the nfc conference championship game, recognition continues coming in. quarterback cam newton was named the pro football writers nfl mvp and offensive player of the year. he's the first player in nfl history with at least 30 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in a single season. while a trip to super bowl l is on the line sunday night in charlotte, the team isn't talking super bowl just yet. wyff news 4's ricardo lecompte has more from

gabe gutierrez has more on that from charlotte, north carolina, in the region that took the first punch from this massive storm. >> reporter: in the south tonight, a slippery slope. from tennessee to the carolinas. a triple-threat, devastating snow, sleet and freezing rain. >> the brakes locked up and i slid into the back of their car. >> this car even catching fire. the driver revving the engine after caught in a snowdrift. here in charlotte, the storm started after midnight. the morning commute treacherous. at this emergency command center, all hands on deck after at least six weather-related deaths in north carolina alone. statewide, more than a thousand crashes. >> anything over a quarter of an inch could be devastating not only to our interstates or roadways, but also to our power grid as >> reporter: ron far is among those rushing to respond to the mounting accidents. >> how has today been? >> nonstop. >> reporter: throughout the day the wintry mix piled up. take a look through the air. this is sleet right now. but the ice is most dangerous. not just on the roads but toppling tree

nbc's gabe gutierrez now on how police are trying to catch her before she strikes again. >> reporter: if there is such a thing as a she isn't it. >> to have a lone female to go in is extraordinarily rare. >> this is the woman who has stumped the fbi and police. brazen jewelry heist, mostly at outlet malls in full view of surveillance cameras. the latest, this week at a jared's in mebane, north carolina. she wears gloves to conceal fingerprints but no mask. >> her face is exposed. and so that is very unusual to be that bold and to think that you're going to keep getting away with it. >> reporter: police describe the woman as 5'8", 130 pounds and in her late 20s or early 30s. investigators say she hit up six stores since april in five states. georgia, florida, south carolina, tennessee and north carolina. so far a crime spree totaling more than $4 million. >> i believe this is a part of a larger organization. they are taking items and sending them to -- whether it be new york city or one of the larger cities in the united states. >> reporter: the fbi said she holds up employees using a

pablo gutierrez, nbc 4, new york. >> thanks so much for keeping us updated. still much more ahead on news 4 at 5:00. safety trienls. what federal investigators want to do to make commuter rails safer. >>> coming up at 6:00. >> a smashed window in the dark of night and suddenly an 80-year-old widow wakes up to two intruders standing over her bed. i'm brian thompson. >>> turkish police arrested five people a day after a suicide bomber struck in the heart of istanbul's main tourist area. bombing was a saudi born syrian national who entered turkey. he had links to isis it's believed. 15 were injured, ten died. >>> accident prevention technology is the top item on the national transportation board most wanted list especially technology to prevents rail crashes. in washington board members said they want to step up the implement jays of positive train control a system designed to kick in when a train appears to be speeding out of control or heading towards a collision. positive train control could have prevented last year's deadly amtrak crash in philadelphia and t