savannah and hoda? >> peter alexander thanks. >>> there's a lot more including our countdown to the winter olympics. our athletes are arriving in pyeongchang, with the first events getting under way in two short days from now. keir simmons is in a cold pyeongchang for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. hey, hoda good morning. evening here in south korea, where we're days away from the opening ceremony. and all the talk is of the temperature. it is 20 degrees here right now. with the windchill, they say it is more like 10 degrees. but that is nothing. head up the mountain and it is cold. ♪ team usa, raising the flag on the 23rd winter olympics today. athletes including snowboarder and meddle hopeful, chloe kim, already getting in the olympic spirit. >> go team usa. >> reporter: dangerously cold expected for friday's opening ceremony. the venue has an open roof. team usa will have heated jackets. >> this is a step colder than we're normally used to skiing. we ski in conditions that

meanwhile it's nothing but love between hoda kotbe and savannah guthrie.their first olympics in quite some time without matt lauer and for savannah and hoda their first olympics as moms. >> it's hard as a mom. >> savannah's daut just face timed her. it was the cutest thing. >> hi. >> where are you? >> i'm in south korea. it's where the olympics are. >> oh! >> to be able to look at them and see them and they see you, it makes a difference. >> for hoda this assignment of a lifetime is a little bitter sweet. she's miss daughter haley's first birthday. >> it's tough not to be there. but i have to say i'm living in a be here now situation. >> this morning marked the first live broadcast for the day show in south korea. >> we are here. >> u.s.a.! >> and because the olympic village is 14 hours ahead of new york city. they start taping at 9:00 p.m. >> i think we'll like this actually. >> lease a whole different vibe. it's bizarre. the good news is we can wine immediately after the show. >> exactly. we can roll with this. >> the ladies are having a good time. >>> m

hoda? >> all right.ry sanders, thank you for that. >>> we have a lot more to get to this morning, including the weather. record warmth in the east. record heat in the west and a nasty storm between. >> we're seeing all kinds of crazy weather. let's show you what we have going on. we're talking about massive flooding that's going on in northern indiana. a record amount of rainfall. the roads are swamped. there's been high-water rescues. as you go further to the rest, we have dangerous lightning and hail. we had some reports of funnel clouds and tornadoes. this is a real mess. it's going to continue to get worse. here's what we're looking at. basically, a line of showers and thunderstorms with a mixed bag of precipitation behind it, stretching from texas all the way to western new york. what's going to happen, we have colder air out to the west but also this flooding possibility. 42 million people at moderate risks from texas to tennessee. rainfall from 7 to 10 inches locally through friday. and we have th

hoda? >> all right.risten, a lot going on, thank you. >>> some families impacted by the parkland shooting are at the white house, others are making their voices heard at the state capital of florida in tallahassee. nbc's kerry sanders is there with that part of the story. kerry, good morning to you. >> we're already seeing some of those students arrive here. it's estimated there may be according to police, as many as 1,000 students who arrive here. but the 100 students from marjorie stoneman douglas who traveled to the state capital likely will not attend the rally. that's because the state representative who invited them here, fears that because this is a an open rally, they may find themselves confronting those who actually believe in gun rights and maybe even carrying weapons. she says it's probably not a good idea. because it was really only seven days ago that the students were dealing with a shooting right on their campus. to see it face to face would be emotionally disturbing. overnight, a warm we

hoda and savannah? >> gabe, thank you. >>> now, back to that moving scene we showed you at the top of the show. thousands of people turn sining for a vigil to remember the victims and to mourn the potential that was lost. this as survivors try to cope with their overwhelming grief. nbc's kerry sanders has more on all this. hey, kerry. >> reporter: good morning. overnight, two victims were released from the hospital. that leaves, now here at the hospital, one in critical condition, six others in stable condition. but this morning, there are so many more victims who are recovering at home. not injured physically, but rather, emotionally wounded. this morning, inconsolable anguish for 17 devastated families. >> those lives should not be lost in vain. >> reporter: and heartbreak for an entire community, who will never get to hug, kiss or laugh with their friends and classmates again. haley betancourt lost eight friends. >> i was really close with them, too. it's horrible. why? >> reporter: among the dead, 1

hoda, do you have an olympic boost?ure skate skate er sevchenko. she has won five world championships but never won an olympic gold. today alongside her partner, bruno masso, she did just that. the couple earned the highest score ever recorded. that combined with their short program won the germans a gold. you've got to check out the reaction when they found out. >> at the end of this long journey in her fifth olympics, she wins a gold medal. >> oh, my word. look at that outpouring of emotion. it's joy, it's 20 years in the making. she won bronze in 2010 and 2014. but you've got to win an olympic gold that was decades in the making. oh, she's going to be reliving that moment for a long, long time. >> she had all of the feels, as the millenials say. al, what's going on? >> let's check your weather. first of all, show you what we've got happening starting with the radar. you can see a lot of wet weather making its way through the outhwest, some snow in the norther rockies and wet weather in the ohio river valley. temperat

hey, hoda, good morning. evening here in south korea, where we're days away from the opening ceremony. and all the talk is of the temperature. it is 20 degrees here right now. with the windchill, they say it is more like 10 degrees. but that is nothing. head up the mountain and it is cold. ♪ team usa, raising the flag on the 23rd winter olympics today. athletes, including snowboarder and medal hopeful, chloe kim, already getting in the olympic spirit. >> go team usa. >> reporter: dangerously cold temps are expected for friday's opening ceremony. the venue has an open roof. team usa will have heated jackets. >> this is a step colder than we're normally used to skiing. we ski in conditions that are this cold, of course. generally, it's a little warmer than this. >> reporter: with olympic skiers reaching high speeds, the cold will be punishing. but not just competitors, spectators need to wrap up, too. the temperature right now, 8 degrees. but this says it feels like 6 below. and just like back home in the u.s.,

hoda, i'm there. >> perfect.to south korea. >> keir simmons is already there. he's putting in really hard work, preparing for our arrival. what's waiting for us? >> reporter: some questions for you. do you like speed? going fast? maybe? do you like the cold? no. do you like pancakes? they have some of the best pancakes on the planet here. it's worth playing every 1 of those 7,000 miles just to try the pancakes. ♪ the tranquility of an ancient temple. golden, wintry sunsets. what are we doing? the name pyeongchang means peace and prosperity. >> i feel sick. >> your korean adventure would be anything but peaceful. i want you to know, i really enjoyed that. that was really, really fun. arctic winds in my face. i'm feeling like i'm going to die. i love that. i love it. it's the best. pyeongchang will be your winter playground. oh, get out of the way. certain part of my body just chos froze. it's not my face. just like in minnesota -- al, they have ice fishing here, too. come on, fishy. fishy. okay. some had better lu

savannah and hoda?k you. >>> al, we feel the love for you, my friend. >> oh, thank you. we love the weather and we love everybody who's come out here. we have a forecast. baby, it's gold outside. got to like that. let's see what we've got as far as your weather. the wind concerns on friday here at pyeongchang. the mountain cluster, sunny with increasing winds. 30 to 45 miles per hour. the wind chill will feel like 15. impacted events, alpine skiing, women's slalom, freestyle skiing, the women's aerials, and ski jumping for the men. so we'll be watching this closely. closer to home, we are looking at snowy conditions through the western plains, pacific northwest heavy rain moving into the southwest. heavy weather training across the appalachians and into the ohio and mississippi river valleys. above normal temperatures through the plains. warm weather continues that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. taki

>> i'm going to tell you why, hoda.k at some point in our lives but no one takes that more seriously than lord michael bates. that's right, bates arrived just a few minutes late to a question session in the chamber and took responsibility for his tardiness. have a look. >> i've always believed that we should offer and rise to the highest possible standards of courtesy and respect in responding on behalf of the government to the legitimate questions of the legislature. i'm thoroughly ashamed at not being in my place and, therefore, i should be offering my resignation immediately. i do apologize. >> the dude resigned. he's like peace out, y'all. sorry about being late. that's crazy. the chamber fills with boos. it was clear he stunned his colleagues. they don't agree with that harsh decision to resign. neither do people online. look, this meme. well, that escalated quickly. ashley tweeted seems a tad dramatic. you think? jim posted if we all resign for being a tad late then i'm completely screwed. even the british prime m

hoda and savannah?gabe, thank you. >>> there's new fallout over the release of that controversial republican memo tied to the russia investigation. democrats are now pushing to release their own classified rebuttal. nbc national correspondent peter alexander, is at the white house with the latest on all of it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. despite president trump's declaration that the memo vindicates him in the russian probe, it may undercut his case. several white house allies cautioned that the memo did not contain convincing evidence of a conspiracy. president trump, arriving back at the white house, after re-igniting controversy over the nfl players kneeling during the national anthem. the president issuing statements hours before thanking service members saying, we hold them in our hearts as we proudly stand for the national anthem. the president's opponents spending their super bowl sunday on offense. arguing the release of that memo, accusing the fbi and justice department of surveill

hoda and savannah? >> kristen welker at the white house. thanks. >>> another big story in washington, the race to avoid the next government shutdown. there is a new deal in place, but with tonight's deadline fast approaching, there are some key sticking points and they could stand in the way. let's go to nbc's peter alexander with that story. hi, peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. less than 24 hours to go until that deadline. leaders in the senate agreeing not only to keep the lights on for now, but to try to avoid this issue in the near future. the senate expected to vote today, but the question right now, will the house buy it? this morning congress staring at a midnight deadline to pass a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown for the second time in as many months. but on capitol hill, a bipartisan budget breakthrough could end the cycle of crises through 2019. >> this bill represents a significant bipartisan step forward. >> we have reached a budget deal that neither side loves, but both sides can be proud of.

. >> reporter: hoda and savannah good morning to you. he is one of the president's most trusted advisers and this morning rob porter is vehemently denying the accusations by two ex-wives that he was physically and verbally abusive. today the white house is reeling from yet another staffer leaving the administration. now the question is who knew what and when? this morning another shake-up at the white house. staff secretary rob porter resigning wednesday, after his two ex-wives first told "the daily mail" that he physically and verbally abused them. >> i knew that it wasn't healthy. >> reporter: jennifer willoughby shortly after she married porter in 2009 detailing the first physical incident to "the washington post." >> he came and grabbed me by the shoulders here and pulled me out of the shower in a rage. >> reporter: willoughby describing porter as someone with two different personalities. >> professionally he is intelligent and he is measured and he is certainly someone that i would trust in that professional position and in his pers

but hoda will be there at opening night. >> i will buy tickets for everybody. >> hoda is reliving theolds a world record for an astoni astonishing number of twins in one grade. ron mott is back with that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, again. they say there's power in numbers. this school is doubling down on that. they have twins here, twins there, twins everywhere. wonder twin power activated in suburban chicago. look at them all. 44 pairs of twins in a single academic year. the only class anywhere with this double distinction, the guinness world record for most twins and most multiples. >> i think it's really cool to be able to say you're a world record holder, more than anything else. >> reporter: brothers luke and ryan have been on this record-breaking mission since fifth grade, when they were part of another feat, one set of twins at their middle school. if this sounds or looks familiar, it should. it's john hughes' territory. >> i get called ryan a lot. >> i get called luke a lot. and i think it really annoys me. >> reporter: 19 pairs are girl-girl. 14 girl-boy. 11 boy

the lights on savannah and hoda in the center. they've gotten miked up.re preparing for the show in a few minutes. i got a chance to sit down with them talking about k-pop, the olympics and, oh, the philadelphia eagles. the philadelphia eagles. banki in basking in the glow of super bowl history. how do you feel? >> i feel so excited. my husband is watching the game over and over on dvr. it's exciting. nick foles is amazing. he wants to be the receiver and which is where i went so i have double reason to be happy. >> reporter: the "today" show was a k-pop band what would your name be? >> oh, that is really -- how much time do we have? >> reporter: five seconds. >> how about -- morning style. >> gone morning style. >> coffee style. >> reporter: so your kids have set your minds at being olympians, which sport would they play? >> oh, my gosh, i think my daughter would be an olympic talker. >> reporter: good. >> because she's a chatter. and i think my little boy would be an olympic smiler. he does nothing but smile. even when he's crying he smiles. >> i think

and she just gets better. >> hoda replaced matt lauer who was fired in november.ked about him roeker dodged the question. have you talked to matt? are you keeping in touch? >> we all are a family. we second our thoughts and prayers to everybody involved. >> moving forward to selena gomez. we showed her out with justin bieber. it had been a while since we've seen them together. we now know why. selena was back in treatment. >> i don't like regrets. everyone happens for a reason. >> depression and anxiety is why selena put herself in a treatment center in new york. she hasn't relapsed and she's not in a bad place. our source calls it ongoing maintenance. >> there have been ups and downs in my life and my career. there are days where it's so hard and maybe you're like i get in my head and don't want to leave my room. ♪ >> yesterday selena was seen shopping two different outfits in one day, big smile on her face. the 25-year-old has been to rehab twice in the past. she reportedly focused on therapy eating healthy meals, pilates. she got to keep her phone and come and

hoda? >> it starts tomorrow. the music should give you a hint about this one. we're looking at some of the greatest olympic stories of all-time. at the top of the list you have to put the first jamaican bob slet sled team. dylan caught up with three of the original members. it's cold in pyeongchang. >> you remember the movie "cool runnings" about the bobsled team. it's based on a true story about athletes from jamaica, who against all odds qualified for the 1988 winter games in calgary. and from there, became worldwide sensations. from its beaches to its streets and markets, in jamaica, it feels like summer year-round. winter olympics weren't something that jamaica competed in. it's hot here. that's what makes this such a remarkable journey. how familiar were you with bobsledding before you signed up? >> no idea. i knew it was a winter sport. i knew it was fast and dangerous. that was it. >> reporter: devon harris michael white, and chris stokes original members of the legendary bobsled tea

hoda. >> all right, al, thanks.. >> she just made history. she became the first female snowboarder to ever win two medals at a single winter olympics after capturing gold in slopestyle, overnight she grabbed silver in the debut of the big air competition. look at jamie go. welcome. >> oh, my gosh. >> thanks, girls. >> you just always seem to be having the best time. but the gold and silver got to help. that will make it even better. >> definitely feels good. yeah, tlahat was crazy today. big air brings so much progression. when it's blue skies and a perfect jump it's hard to not have fun. and riding with all my friends. that's why snowboarding is so fun. we're out there doing what we love freestyle, no set rules, you can do whatever you want and i like that. >> i think the sportsmanship and the way you guys love each other was so apparent when you watched that other woman get the gold and you walked right up to her, you wrapped those arms around her. that's just the camaraderie that goes on in your sport? >> it is.

>> reporter: hoda, good morning.ring the roadside here, that garbage truck cut in half. you can see a freight train moving very slowly through the area. yesterday morning this was a horrific scene and a crash that left one member of that garbage truck dead. this morning federal investigators are looking for answers at the scene of that horrific crash involving a tra carrying republican lawmakers to a retreat. >> all of a sudden we felt this strong jolt, a really loud sound. we noticed that some of our colleagues who were standing fell to the floor. >> reporter: at 11:20 a.m. wednesday, the chartered amtrak train cut through a garbage truck on the tracks just west of charlottesville, virginia. bhi while injuries on the train were minor, immediately members of congress who were also doctors started helping victims in the truck. >> we did cpr for several minutes. i'm not sure whether that's -- how long, maybe five or ten minutes. within moments the ems showed up. >> reporter: that victim, 28-year-old christopher foley,

hoda, that's the latest from here at the white house.ow back to you. >> all right, peter, thank you so much. >>> this morning, investigators are combing a snowy field outside moscow for clues in sunday's crash of a russian airliner. authorities say all 65 passengers and 6 crew members were killed. the plane was flying from moscow to southern russia. the plane started to lose altitude and speed, then vanished from radar. security video captured the moment of impact. the pilots did not report any problems before that crash. the trump administration released a statement saying the u.s. is deeply saddened by that tragedy. >>> it is 7:15 now. we're in pyeongchang, we're all together. >> yes. >> we've got to talk about this weather. >> that's right. >> al, you had that thing out you carried -- that weather monitor. >> it shows it's about minus 10 wind chill out here right now. >> cold. >> but the winds have been a big, big problem, causing some major problems as far as some of the ski slope situations. so here's why we have seen these winds. t

hoda and savannah?> kristen welker, thanks. >>> calls are growing for missouri's governor to resign. this is after he was indicted on a felony charge thursday. it's related to his admitted affair and allegations of blackmail. blake mccoy has that story for us. >> reporter: good morning to you. this 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 n

hoda and savannah? >> gabe gutierrez.f the international olympic committee is weighing in on the sex scl questions are being raised whether the fbi could have stopped larry nassar sooner. stephanie gosk is in pyeongchang, south korea, for . that's right. the president of the international olympic committee gave his first press conference in pyeongchang. and he opened up his remarks by saying he was shocked by the larry nassar scandal. and he applauded the accusers who have come forward. in the u.s., many are asking the sooner?stion, why wasn't nassar 15-year-old erin says she is still afraid of the former gymnastics doctor, larry nassar. >> i have scarring on my arm that will never match the internal scarring. >> reporter: the abuse started in 2015, after larry nas wfired doctor for usa gymnastics, after that organization says it notified the fbi. but for nearly a year, nassar stayed on the job at michigan state university, seeing patients, including 15-year-old emma ann miller. >> for us. be honest, try and help us. tell

hoda says it's up your power alley. something? maria, you are a true teller. would you say something? >> i probably would say it in a roundabout way. i might say, do they have the same religion as you. do they have the same upbringing as you? do they want the same things as you? i'm dealing with this with my children. i'm wondering, where do i step in? what do i say? do i shut up? >> it could backfire. >> yeah. >> if you really thought someone was making a mistake, i probably still wouldn't say anything. i might try your approach. i don't think i could say, you shouldn't marry that person. >> if the person ends up happy and you're the person who thought it wasn't going to work, you have written off that dear friend forever. >> take the "frozen" approach, let it go. >> courtney dated some not-great guys. when you feel like you have to say something, if it's safety or something like that, you obviously go in. otherwise -- >> do you wishen en isomeone h you were dating a jerk? >> dating someone but marrying them. >> i did

savannah, hoda. >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. we will of course continue to cover this. 7:17. we should get our first check of the weather. >> good morning. we'll show you what's happening. first of all, we got foggy conditions stretching right now from the gulf coast into northern florida. a foggy and wet conditions through the upper ohio and mississippi river valleys. snowing through the northern rockies. record highs in the central plains and heavy rain making its way into the southwest. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san francisco an all clear and chilly start. our highs today warmerian yesterday up to 62. 66 in san jose. 67 in concord as well as 67 in santa rosa. ukiah up to 60 today. 65 in palo alto. over the next few days a blast of some really cold air by the end of the weekend with some gusty winds and that stays with us into the beginning of next week. >> and that is your latest weather. . >> and

hoda and savannah?gabe, thank you so much. >>> let's bring in al for a first check of the weather. boy, it's going to east. >> yeah. but to the west, it's just the opposite. they'll be much colder than average. let's take a look, show you what's happening. jet stream dividing things. 20 to 30 below in the plains. look at the eastern third of the country. it's going to be 20 to 35 degrees above average, as the jet stream goes up to the north. we may see records of new york city, buffalo, detroit, on into cincinnati, nashville, and raleigh for tomorrow. and wednesday, along the i-95 corridor, temperatures in the upper 60s to mid-70s. but all good things must come to an end by the weekend. temperatures dip back to normal. all the way down to the southeast, those temperatures warm up awfully nicely through tomorrow. >> weather whiplash. >> that's insane. >> thank you, al. >>> there's much more to get to, including the action at the winter olympics. it was an impressive opening night for team usa on the ice.

gabe good morning. >> reporter: hoda good morning. this stretch of amtrak is extremely popular, carrying three-times as many passengers as the airlines between washington and new york. now, the causes of all these recent incidents are different. but they're putting train travel back in the spotlight. this morning, amtrak is trying to reassure passengers amid growing concerns following several high-profile accidents. >> i think about it all the time. >> i don't really have a choice. >> reporter: the latest an excel excela express, speeding to boston. amtrak calling it a mechanical issue. there were no reported injuries in this incident. but there's been four fatal accidents involving amtrak trains in two months. >> everybody flew to the front of the train. >> reporter: on sunday an amtrak train barreled into a parked freight train in south carolina. the engineer and conductor were killed. last week a train carrying republican members of congress hit a truck, killing the driver. in january, a pastor and wife were killed when their suv s

. >>> hoda and al got here saturday. i just got herust got here last night.es, we did. >> reporter: 7,000 miles from home an and 18-hour journey. and we are finally at the pyeongchang winter olympics. >> we're in the park right now. >> it's so cool. there's the hockey venue. >> speed skating. >> speed skating. >> where are you from? >> usa. >> usa. usa. usa. >> reporter: is it cold? yes. but it is the winter games. >> okay. we have one of our interns, michelle who speaks korean. how do you say, it's freezing out here? team usa fans were out in force. >> team usa. >> i hear the shibutanis are going to be doing some ice dancing. >> let's walk through the park. let's go. >> reporter: the olympic park is a feast for the eyes and the stomach. >> mcdonald's. mickey mickey d's. >> we made some new friends and spotted some old ones who may or may not have seen us. >> scott hamilton. scott hamilton. scott hamilton ignored us. all right. we made it to the ice arena. >> we're g some ice to get in. we watched alex and maia shibutani. >> shib sibs let's go. >> light the i

hoda and savannah? >> kristen welker live at the white house.hank you. >>> plans are in place to gradually reopen the high school over the next week. support services will be in place for survivors, including teachers who did their best to protect those students. kerry sanders is there. he talked exclusively to two teachers and a student who survived that attack. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are three more funerals planned here in south florida today. this as more than a hundred students are going to the state capitol to lobby lawmakers on gun laws. we're hearing for inging from some of those who survived this carnage. a warning, this is emotional and maybe difficult to listen to. nicholaskolas cruz in court monday. the confessed shooter never looking up. charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder. prosecutors saying it's too early to talk about any kind of plea deal. >> i >> reporter: it comes as those who were caught in the gunfire are sharing their stories for the first time. english teacher dara haass was in her c

hoda? >> kerry sanders, thank you very much. >>> robert runcie is the superintendent of broward county. good morning, sir. >> good morning. >> i can't imagine the emotions being felt by parents and teachers and students going back to that school. what are you hearing from the student? >> well, you're right. it is a day of mixed emotions. we are absolutely elated and happy to have our students coming back to school, reuniting the marjory stoneman douglas family, our students and our teachers. this is the best place for everyone to be, with their colleagues, their peers, their friends, so they can work together, as we go through this difficult process of trying to go from grief to some better state. so, it's part of the healing process. you know, it really starts today, i think, here at marjory stoneman douglas. >> kerry sanders pointed out there's going to be additional security, which is important. but it's a tricky balance. you want the kids to feel safe, but you want them to feel like the

warehouse half refuge but always a place of worship and for this church the new beck master hammond hoda was to paint a magnificent old her piece dedicated to simple nicholas the patron saint of sea men and merchants. in the crow's nest of the sailing ship st nicholas. on the flags on the bow of the ship the head of st maurice. these were vows best years the town was bursting with self-confidence there was still alive the trade exchanging third cereals and wax for salt and class with grain bought in cheap in the autumn and stored in the warehouses till it could be sold at a high price in spring one hundred was beginning to bite. but the monopoly was not to hold for much longer the handy attic league was showing the first signs of losing its firm grip and russia was putting pressure on the rich merchants in revel. nothing lasts forever that's the message of the rev al dance of death band had the loopback master painted the picture it reminds the living of the transitory nature of the things of the inevitability of death. almost defiant the memorial slab of a reveille merchant who lived hi

hoda?> kristin welker at the white house, thank you. >>> on this busy monday morning, the search is expanding for a missing cdc scientist who left work sick two weeks ago and hasn't been heard from since. sheinelle jones has more on this mystery. >> it is quite the mystery. good morning. as investigators look for leads, timothy cunningham's parents are searching for answers of their son's last-known whereabouts. nbc news sat down with them in their atlanta home. a mystery at the cdc, after a rise zing official at the nation's top center to prevent the spread of disease goes missing. timothy cunningham vanished without a trace 14 days ago, leaving behind his wallet, keys, cell phone and his beloved dog, beau. according to his father, cunningham, who has worked on ebola and zika outbreaks, told a supervisor he was not feeling well and heading home. >> we are not aware tim making contact with anyone since that time. >> reporter: his parents were concerned after having what they described as un

savannah, hoda. >> steve, thank you very much. >>> now, to a case out of california we're following. the murder of a 19-year-old college student blaze bernstein. his former high school classmate is accused of the crime and will be arraigned today. this, amid disturbing new reports about his past. natalie morales sat down with bernstein's family and has the latest. >> reporter: 20-year-old samuel woodward returns to court this morning to face murder charges. prosecutors say he used a knife to kill the university of pennsylvania student over winter break, allegedly stabbing him more than 20 times and burying his body in this park. >> i want answers. i want to know what happened. i want to know the truth. >> reporter: since his first court appearance, investigative reporters at the website pro publica have interviewed sources and uncovered photos that may provide clues about woodward's state of mind. >> we know he was a member of the division that is a neo-nazi extremist group that is bent on guerrilla warfare and terrorism. >> reporter: law enforcement officers have not commented on mo

kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda.roward county sheriff's deputy here, the sheriff for the entire county, scott israel, he sat with he for a one-on-one interview. and this morning he says there's an internal investigation into the missed warning signs by his department, as well as how the officers who responded to this crisis here acted. this, as this morning, the state from the governor's level, says there's an independent investigation by the florida department of law enforcement into how the sheriff's department acted. meantime, students and faculty are preparing to return to class this morning. this americmorning, preparationr way at marjory stoneman douglas high school. parents and students returned to the school for the first time. >> i don't think there's any way to prepare for this. we're scared and emotional. >> reporter: as this community struggles to heal, troubling new details emerging that suggest two deputies may have missed warnings that confessed gunman nikolas cruz was a ticking time bomb. one caller s

you have your number one fan sitting next to you in hoda. that happened on our show a long while back. >> my prediction is we're all going to know the name chloe kim at the olympics. she's a 16-year-old girl, her parents are from korea. she's awesome and fun and she's one of people we will know her. she's a superstar. >> superstar. >> you did it. >> chloe we love you so much. >> i love you guys more. >> thank you for coming to see us. >> reach across. and we're dping to get you a egg sandwich. >> we're going over to mr. roe kerr. >> good thing chloe did that yesterday because let me tell you, the weather's going to be really rough. strong winds, 40 to 50 miles per hour winds. the snow board for the men's half pike and the northern combined wi combined all going to most likely have some problems. it's going to be a modern afternoon here. mountain sflous through the rockies. clo k chloe taking a look, saying hi to her >>> we've got a lot of sunshine around the bay area today and warming temperatures. it's going to be a really nice one and even

hoda, blake?blake is his own guy. i think i want a different dog after that. >> i think i agree. >>> you have "pop start"? >> i do. "three billboards" is getting a lot of oscar buzz. but serena williams' husband upped the movie. the tennis all-star, ready to play her first tournament after giving birth to her daughter. her husband decided to surprise his wife with a good luck message. in fact, a few of them. displayed on billboards along serena's route to the match. that must be i-10 out to the desert. greatest mother of all-time. gmoat. serena posted, literally i am crying. this is so sweet. >> that's really nice. >> wow. >> we're in trouble, al. >>> now, to the spice girls. posh spice, victoria beckham shot down hopes of a reunion tour. here's some news that might spice up your life. mel b. hinting that all of the spice girls they be together at the royal wedding. here's what she said on "the real." >> do you know anybody that you think is going to go to this wedding? do you -- you do? you're go

savannah and hoda?ter alexander with the headlines out of the white house. >>> how about a check of the weather? mr. roker may be back there somewhere. >> that's right. got our fine folks that are paying us a visit. let's check your weather closer to home. we're looking at warm weather in the eastern half of the u.s. 40s, 50s, 60s in the gulf. tomorrow looks warmer. we're looking at temperatures in the low 70s. as we get to thursday, colder air coming in. look at minneapolis, 33. temperatures warm in the east. as we move on into friday, that cold air makes its way further east. east. by the weekend, the cold air has if... ...you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs. if you can wait and not be tired by waiting. if you can watch the things you gave your life to, broken. if you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds of distance run. if you can dream and not make dreams your master. you'll be a mom, my girl. there are no perfect moms, just real ones. baby dove. >>> good mornin

in the "today's" show, kathie lee and hoda were part of the blind auditions.re coming. let's see what happened. ♪ ♪ >> that's great. despite hoda's love for blake, the two chose team kelly. "the voice" returns tonight at 8:00 p.m. followed by the series premier of the nbc show, "good girls." at 10:00 and 11:00. >> it was called the mer cure-all on ice. >>> winning gold in men's curling. they went through five match wins. the first ever gold in curling for team usa. one tv show may have seen it coming. >> the usa has won the medal, the first ever in the olympics. >> that's it, they predicted it. homer and marriage simpson competed and were selected to play in the 20 ten games in vancouver. you never know. it's not the first time a simpson's skit has later turned into reality. >> she show correctly predicted three different winners in november 90s and nailed the trump's presidency and disney's acquisition of 20th century fox. how do they do that? could they explain curling to me, maybe? >> i know. they do it the way glenn forecast, right? he looks in the krystal

hoda, time for the morning boost. >> i think i'm going to do your boost today. >> you are?happy birthday to you >> the camera work is terrible. >> a year ago today, haley joy came into hoda and joel's life. it's been an amazing ride. she knew she wasn't going to be able to celebrate today. i see you made this beautiful cake. >> that was your inspiration. you said bake the cake. i did. i baked it myself. >> did she smoosh it? >> she got in the sugar. she loved it. she put her hands in it. my camera work is horrible. the whole video is me holding the pan. but, anyway. >> that year has flown by. >> you know. you know. it's like a year goes by in a minute. >> and haley joy is nothing but joy, and she's also super baby, walking. she says words. >> you all are awesome. thank you for that. >>> hot under the collar. wait until you see what happened when this guy and craig melvin got together for their big korean adventure. >> and then lindsey vonn, her chef is here. going to cook up some of the skier's favorite recipes to help us eat like an olympian, after your local news. >>> a f

hoda is just here mingling in the crowd.earlier that sarah barels was going to perform, a crew member told me mat. turns out that's wrong. the women will play later this week. the men on the other hand it is win or go home for them. they play slovakia. >> the players got a day off yesterday and that could make a difference. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. all of these athletes they've got family in town. they had an opportunity to rest a bit. and trenton's bobby sen kwu naughty posted a picture of his baby jackson. how nice to sit back a bit. this is tremendous opportunity. but nice perspective right there. so adorable, guys. >> yeah, jackson may make the difference in this whole thing. jackson is going to be the impetus that gets them over the hump there. >> reporter: let's hope so. >> all right, keith, thanks so much. >>> in a change of heart olympic figure skater adam rappon will not be an nbc analyst for the rest of the winter games. reports had him agreeing to be a correspondent in pyeongchang but later decided against it.

. >>> the "today" show just tweeted a picture of hoda and al in the audience watching the game. like just screaming their brains out. they were so excited. on the "today" show, gold medal-winning women's hockey team will join savannah and hoda to talk about their monumental late-night win. >> hopefully they've got voices left. >>> and lindsey vonn's last olympic event put her against m mikaela shiffrin. vonn made a mistake and didn't finish. shiffrin earned the silver medal. download our free nbc10 app to see a preview of five things you won't want to miss during the games today. >>> if you're heading out and thinking what coat should i grab, yesterday i didn't need one. today, you will. we'll find out what's to come. bill? >> the slowly falling temperatures will continue falling during the day. chillier temperatures, in the low 50s now. i'm tracking rain. it moves in this morning and stays this afternoon, stays tonight, tomorrow, and a rainy weekend ahead. not much change the next couple of days. easton, already seeing rain here. the streets are damp, and the rain has been pret

blake, good morning. >> savannah and hoda, good morning to you.f 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: wagner has long denied any involvement in his wife's death. bu