. >> the winner of the celebrity apprentice is lisa gibbons. >> lisa gibbons and geraldo went head tout the live finish today, tuesday, february 17th 2015. >> enjoying the snow for my big 3-0. >>> good morning, kansas. >> good morning. welcome back to "today." it is tuesday, february 17th 2015. we say hello to lovely folks in our neck of the woods this morning. >> that's coming up. # >> it's chilly but thank you for braving the elements. >> matt has the morning off. he is no dummy. >> we are talking about the weather and that massive storm wreaking havoc up and down the east coast. with ice, snow and freezing rain it left hundreds of thousands without power. dylan drier is in washington, d.c. good morning. >> it was the south's turn around here. we have about four inches of snow on the ground. all across the south, take a look at this close call in hampton, virginia. from the nbc station and this suv spun out and stopped inches in front of the camera. fortunately no one was hurt. it was the slippery roads an issue back to virginia and kentucky where a food of snow has fallen. snow and

. >>> now, a spoiler alert -- >> the winner of the "celebrity apprentice" is -- lisa gibbons. ♪ ♪ >>eza was hired last night beating out geraldo rivera. $250 will go to her charity. the donald also announced the show is coming back for another season. >>> finally star-studded snl anniversary show was one for the rates book. shot right here at 30 rock it was nbc's top rated prime time entertainment special aside from post super bowl shows in more than 10 years. the show averaged an impressive 23.1 million viewers. >>> i'm milissa rehberger, this is "early today." we hope it is just your first stop of the day on nbc. your clever moves won't stop the flu. but practicing healthy habits with lysol can. the cdc recommends washing your hands often and disinfecting surfaces. this season use lysol to kill 99.9% of germs and help keep your family healthy. campbell's® fiesta chicken lime tortilla. sausage and pepper rigatoni. southwest style bean & barley. tuscany style chicken and pasta. if you think campbell's® 33 new soups sound good... imagine how they taste! m'm m'm good!® >>> leading the

an end and not because she surprised everyone when she said that she thought fellow competitors lisa gibbons i should keep lisa over you? >> to be your next apprentice mr. trump? >> yes. >> yes. it's all good. i made it this far and -- >> you did a fantastic job. vivica you're fired. >> how about a roller coaster. i think lisa is the better competitor. >> i watched her bring in pretty big checks. at end of the day, i knew it was going to be a fund-raising task. i had to be honest. they were the better competitors. i went as far as i wanted to. i raised $50,000 and that was the main reason i was there. >> i made it this far and i'm ready to go. bye-bye. >> i'm good. >> is that partly because you had a tumultuous run. there was drama. capital d drama in the series. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. i wish she would be accountable and she took my phone and put out the ugly tweet about myself. >> kenya was here and denied it. she said i didn't take the phone. for those who haven't been watching closely. this happened on the episode. >> phone gate. >> someone took your phone and twe

lisa gibbons and johnny and i had a great bond. >> the fact that we have winning and winning and in aubhouse. >> that's definitely a lot easier. >> is it really? you were shocked to be fired. ian had been fired and you thought you were safe. what was your reaction? >> going into it we had a feeling that a few were going to get fired. we just didn't come up with the proper jingle and it was me who created it. she trusted me and we failed. >> that's your first mistake. you are used to taking responsibility when things don't go right. >> absolutely. >> talk to me about your charity. >> the johnny damon foundation. >> we are helping out stage three. people who were confined to wheelchairs before can walk. we can see it firsthand. >> your charity? >> make a wish. >> we appreciate it. you want to walk over and shake hands? walk over. i want to make sure there is no bad blood here. >> can you say to ian too. >> this is like the dmz. >> johnny damon and brandy glen. you can catch the celebrity apprentice on nbc. up next, she is coming back. pop sensation performing live but first this is "tod