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biggest loser trainer jillian michaels says she'll do one more season of "the biggest loser" and then she says time to take some time off and become a mother. michaels says she is going to take a year off, maybe do a little more charity work and maybe adopt a child. this is the first time she left the show. in 2006 she took a break and was back in 2007. >> looking trim as ever when she did come back. all right. >>> jennifer hill now to tell us about what we hope will be a sunny and wonderful weekend. >> yes. because if we alled that thad midriff to show off in the sunshine this weekend we would do it. well will see a little bit of sunshine. live shot out tonight. beautiful coit tower. but there is some fog out there. we've been plagued with fog and we'll see some again tomorrow morning. local weather spotters had a high of 67 after a low of 54. what can we expect? well, tonight some more drizzle is in the forecast. some fog will form again towards the morning hours. but we will see some clearing that is happening from south to north. the farther south you are, the clearer it will be.

she was brought to the show by jillian and certainly proved herself and overcame some amazing obstacless will take it. >> it's been a great season. allison, thanks for getting up early, we appreciate it. >> fun to talk to you as always. >> let me remind people the live two-hour finale the tonight, 9:00, 8:00 central time. the winner will join us here in new york tomorrow morning on "today." >>> where is al? >> dunkirk, new york. with another check of the weather. hey, al, it must be so cold there because it's code cold here. >> it's pretty brutal, we're about a 50-mile drive southwest of buffalo and the lake-effect snow a big deal here. let's take a look and show you what's happening for today. we have got those lake-effect snows around the great lakes, a lot of wet weather in the pacific northwest. record lows down in florida. birmingham and atlanta both setting record lows of 14 degrees overnight. and then for tomorrow, temperatures moderate a little bit, but not a lot. it's still going to be an icy mess in the mid mississippi river valley, wet weather in the pacific northwest. >> it

. >> between that and jillian uh song, you are stealing my thunder. >> i am done. >> you certainly are. go away. >> why is collecting and brooming my little ponies for six-year-old girls anymore. first, is this the greatest comic book ever? don't say yes because the man next to me will kill me. of course it is, yes. >>> he is often referred to as the hard core legend. a name i wept by in -- went by in uner is films in the 90s. it was a series called rpm. it was about paul revere trying to move a package from boston to miami. been there my friend. he has been here all night, so let's ask him about the project. i heard there is a movie about your life in the works, is that true? >> indeed. union square media is putting something together. he produced wolverine and snakes on a plane and freddy versus jason. they see a slightly more upbeat wrestler. >> it won't be like "the wrestler" movie. >> no. it will garner similar nominations though. >> the what's her face, the stripper lady was hot. >> she had a propensity forgetting nude in the film. >> who will play you? i was thinking either john

>>ida is another one of finalists and why do bob and jillian call her basically a machine and a terminatorhe gym every single day since she got on the show. so if anybody can overcome >>> good morning. frig winds blowing out of the northwest, gusting to around 35 miles an hour this morning. picked up moisture off the great lakes and gave it some overnight snow showers. northwest washington and points west and north. right now it's only near 20 degrees, and with that gusting wind, the wdchills are in single digits. we'll likely stay below freezing all the way into thursday. these winds will still be gusty today, tonight, and tomorrow. maybe an additional passing snow shower today. maybe above freezing thursday >> and with this wild weather ppening all across the country, you'll want to check in with the weather channel on cable and weather.com online. >>> when we come back, this mornins golden globe nominations, but first, this is "today" nbc. >>> and that is the scene out in hollywood this morning with the award season getting underway with the golden globe nominations. >> this is a big mo