. >>> meanwhile, mr. roker standing here. this impending storm, could be one of the biggest in the season, here in the northeast, threatening to bring the region to a stand stistill. have some across the midwest this morning. a lot of blue on the map over there. >> we certainly do, guys. we're looking at the first part of what will be this big nor'easter. the snowstorm that's making its way from omaha, nebraska, chicago, st. louis, ft. wayne, all pushing this way. the energy from this system will be making its way to the east coast. chicago, 2 to 5 inches of snow. right now, all the way to new england, we have 121 million people, at risk for some winter weather. an then, as we drill down, you can see blizzard watches for 5 million people, including new york city. but we get up to boston, blizzard warnings in effect. new york city's under a blizzard warnin we start off tuesday morning. d.c. you're going to have heavy snow, changing to a mix. philadelphia, new york city, the morning rush is going to be snow and strong winds, a

the other big story of the morning, the weather, mr. roker. >> new york governor cuomo saying at 9:00 a.m., a tractor-trailer ban on the freeway. and they will close metro north, the commuter system. so it's a big thing. that's what's going on, we'll get to your global -- we're going to get to your local forecast and give you access to that in the next 30 seconds. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you so much. >>> we're going to have more on the storm just ahead, including the latest on how long it will take for the airports to get back on track. >>> and u.s. citizens being stopped at the borders to turn over the cell phones and their passwords. is it legal? and what are your rights if it happens to you? we'll investigate. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up, we'll show you the new technology that could finally end your office fights over that thermostat. >>> and from skidding out to getting standed, how to stay safe in the ♪ how do you become america's best-selling brand? you make it detect what they don't. stop, s

we get the specifics from mr. roker>>> there's new concerns about security at the white house, after a man was able to scale the fence before being intercepted by the secret service. and the question is this morning, was that response fast enough? peter alexander with the story. good morning. >> reporter: hey, matt and savannah, good morning to you. that intruder is due in federal court today. this morning, we're getting a better sense of how he got over the white house grounds, climbing a fence on the side of the treasury building, seemingly unnoticed for up to 200 yards and got approached as he was coming up to the back door. a stunning breach at one of the most secure residences and the first since trump back office. reaching the south of the presidential mansion. it was just shy of midnight friday, while the president was home. the intruder, wearing a backpack scaled a security fence between the white house and the treasury building. hiding behind a pillar before he was stopped on the south lawn. court documents say

. >>> let's swing over to mr. rokere weather. >> it's a harbinger of spring when the cherry blossoms start to bloom. they may be on the early side this year. as we look and show you, normally, the average date for the peek bloom is april 1st. the earliest was 1990, march 15th. we may set a record this year. this season forecast, march 14th through the 17th. you might want to head to washington to catch the cherry blossoms. these are locations with the first spring leaves. out west, will be a week late. the southwest, on time. a wide swath, the first blooms will be three weeks early. and look at the march temperature outlook. look how wide an area will see above-average temperatures for the month of march. only the pacific northwest, below average. below-average temperatures in the southwest and the rockies, near-average in the mid-atlantic states and the southeast. above average but wetter as you get into the pacific northwest. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a blustery day ahead. the wind is blowing a

meanwhile, mr. rokerstanding here because this top story is the impending storm and it could be one of the biggest of the season here in the northeast threatening to bring the region to a standstill and also have some snow sweeping across the midwest this morning and al's got it covered with a lot of blue on the map there. >> we certainly do, guys. it's the first part of what will be this big nor easter and it's the snowstorm making its way from omaha, nebraska, chicago, st. louis and fort wayne all pushing this way. the energy from this system will be making its way to the east coast and chicago two to five inches of snow could be enhanced by lake-effect snow. right now from minnesota all of the way to new england, we have 121 million people at risk for some sort of winter weather and then as we drill down you can see blizzard watches for 5 million people including new york city, but we get up to boston and i have blizzard warnings in effect and blizzard watches for new england. here we go. we start off

. >>> let's swing over to mr. rokerf the weather. >> also a harbinger of spring when the cherry blossoms start to bloom. guess what? they may be a little on the early side this year. as we look and show you normally the average date is about for peak bloom april 1st. the earliest was back in 1990, march 15th. we may set a record this year. this season's forecast march 14th through the 17th. so you might want to head down to washington if you want to catch it will be an early spring. out west when a week late. in the southwest on time. but through a wide swathe, first blooms will be about three weeks early. look at the march temperature outlook. look at how widen a area we'll see above average temperatures for the month ever march. only the pacific northwest below average. below average temperatures throughout this part of the southwest and rockies. near average in the mid-atlantic states and southeast. above average but wetter in the pacific northwest. that is what is going on around the country. here's what is happenin

>> thank you very much. >>> mr. roker you by blue buffalo. you love your pets like family, so feed them like family with blue. >> our friends out west seeing wet weather, from seattle all the way down to oregon and croissant city, showers and heavier thunderstorms pushing through. this cold front drifts south and east. we look for river flooding and landslides possible, as well. as far as the rest of the country is concerned, temperatures going to be toasty through the southwest with temperatures in the 80s and 90s. 30s in the plains. 20s in the northeast and new england. we are looking for windy, cold conditions. snow left over through western pennsylvania, upstate new york and new england. snow melt through the cascades. warm and dry for the southwest. plenty of sunshine through the mid >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. the clouds are rolling in out ahead of a cold front, that will bring us cooler temperatures. right now 65 degrees and 49 in the north bay. some patchy fog, mist and drizzle in san francisco,

. >>> mr. roker? >> let's see what we got going on for you. st. patrick's day. savannah, a big st.30. mild, 53 degrees. here in new york city, marching up 5th avenue, windchills in the mid-20s. and then, for our friends in boston, on sunday at 1:00. windy, cold. and there will be snowshowers hanging around. speaking of which, here's where the snowshowers are coming from. we got the radar right now, showing you we are going toe across. late low pre long island to southeast rohout the . th's >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley, clear and cold to start with and with clear skies, we will see sunshine today and nice warmup. let the melting continue. 44 for philadelphia. and winds below 10er miles per hour in the suburbs up to 40 degrees and bright sunny skies for new jersey and 45 inland and at the shore, the temperatures peek at 42, and sunshine all day long, and for the lehigh valley, melting continues at 42 and up to 44 in delaware. have a great day. right, al. thank you very much. >>> more o>>> more of our exclu ambassador, nikki haley. on thusy, travel ban, his morning,

mr. al roker. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods.rase. >> here's a techno remix of al roker saying his classic catchphrase. ♪ ♪ here's what's happening in your neck of the woods ♪ ♪ here's what's happening in your neck of the woods ♪ ♪ here's what's happening here's what's happening ♪ ♪ here's what's happening ♪ here's what's happening ♪ here's what's happening ♪ here's what's happening >> being spoofed on "snl" is a great thing. and these days, having an internet thing like that, it's a great thing. >> that's your "pop start" today. >> thank you, carson. >>> how about a check of the weather? >> you like watching me do the weather? >> i do. >> that was a little weird. >> that was weird. >> okay. so, tomorrow, st. patrick's day in savannah. they have a huge st. patrick's day parade. friday, 10:30, mild morning. 53 degrees. here in new york city, up fifth avenue. 11:00 a.m., bright sunshine. but the windchills will be low 20s. air temperature 33. and for our friends in boston, it's going to be on sunday. 1:00, windy and cold. snowshowe

al roker is here, mr. roker, take it away. tell what you say we need to know. >> here we go.an see it's still going on. we're starting to get wrap around snow here in new york city, 29 degrees. philly, 34, above the freezing level. look, you can see the green, there's the rain. east hampton at 44. above freezing. 34 right at the freezing point there in boston, albany, 25 degrees. and we still have some in the air, parts of our region in the northeast and new england under blizzard warnings. from upstate new york, northeastern pennsylvania, on into parts of connecticut and massachusetts on into new england. now, here -- the big cities on i-95, we were expecting maybe to get some bigger snow totals, but here's what happened. we expect this would be the track of the storm. and especially if it had moved a little further east, that would have brought in colder air. and we would have seen bigger snow totals along i-95. instead, it tracked a little further to the west, hugging the coast, and that brought in warmer air off the atlantic. and so we saw that mix along the coast. but no

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where if you know the right people, sometimes people call me mr. rokered up and ready to go break a record. we are 60 feet above the floor of the superior dome. the world's largest wooden dome. and while the it's cold outside, in here the it's going to be freezing. why? because the students of nmu are attempting to break a guinness world rd largest freeze tag game. the it's going to be ice cold, baby. >> all right. wildcats, are you ready for a little freeze tag? all right. you people are freaking me out over there. i was going to tell you that. do some jumping jacks in place. let's do a little running in place. get the legs up. knees. going to play a little freeze tag, all right? all right. an your marks, get set [ whistle blowing ] >> reporter: got him. got another guy. tag him. get him. that's it. you got him. thanks to my tough love, these guys are shaping up to break the next begin us world record. >> everybody get a good night's sleep. sleep in place frozen tonight. good luck tomorrow. >> reporter: all right. we have hit 15 minutes. michael to see

. >>> mr. roker? >> we're going to the weather zone, right now.l be looking at heavier showers and thunderstorms. we're looking at snow through the cascades. stormy weather lasts into early next week. and so, after a little bit of a dry spell, things are going to be on the wet side for our friends in california in the pacific northwest, with two to three inches of rain. and then, we're also looking at lake-effect snow and a clipper coming across to the northeast, into new england. that's causing problems there. we're not going to be looking at major accumulations. and then, down to the south, we'll look at heavy rain through texas, as well. for today, back to winter in the northeast. rockies, warm. >>> good morning. don't forget to grab a sweater or light jacket as you head outdoors. we're still in the 40s. south bay at 47 degrees. peninsula, also at 47. and trivalley, a very cool 41 degrees. north bay still struggling to get out of the 30s, 38 degrees. but overall, expect to see an increase in cloud cover as we head into the evening hours. ahead

>> mr. roker, thank you very much. >>> look who's here, sally field. latest role she's taking on something she's done something once before -- broadway. starring in the glass menagerie. >> stay home, amuse this glass menagerie, and play the phonograph records that your father left as a painful reminder of him. no, we won't be having a business career because it gave us nerves and digestion. what is there but dependency all of our lives? i know so well what becomes of unmarried women who are not prepared to occupy a position. >> sally field, good morning. welcome back. an intense role. >> yes, it is. >> it really is. i read so much about you last night. one of the things that jumped out -- >> good lord. >> no, it was really fascinating. i loved it. you had kind of had a bucket list and you said when i'm in my 70s i want to be doing theater. i want to believe on broad -- i want to be on broadway. why did you plan it that way? >> i didn't plan it that way, but it was the way it was. i was always raising children on another coast and working there. all my

. >>> let's send it back to michigan and mr. roker. how is it going? >> it's going great.me. the record was back in 2015 in london. so, we'll see if we can break it. they have about 438 people playing. we'll see if we break the record. let's check out your weather. we have some severe weather to talk about, moving across the country. as you can see, we have storms pushing in. a severe start to 2017. hail reports so far this year, over 1,100 hail reports. on average by now, 500. and for wind reports, we have really gone through this. over 2,400 wind reports so far on average. you get about a little less than 1,000. all right. and as you can see, we have the severe weather threat today. 15 million people at risk. it continues tomorrow. and on into thursday. err:ujt morning. i'm meteorologist carrie hall. a lot of sunshine across the bay area. beautiful start to tuesday. in san francisco, we are looking at a cool start as well. now those temperatures, in the upper 40s to lower 50s. mid 50s now. in oakland and fairfield. and expect the high today to reach 66 degrees in san fra

. >>> mr. roker? >> we're going to the weather zone, right now.ier showers and thunderstorms. we're looking at snow through the cascades. stormy weather lasts into early next week. and so, after a little bit of a dry spell, things are going to be on the wet side for our friends in california in the pacific northwest, with two to three inches of rain. and then, we're also looking at lake-effect snow and a clipper coming across to the northeast, into new england. that's causing problems there. we're not going to be looking at major accumulations. and then, down to the south, we'll look at heavy rain through texas, as well. for today, back to winter in the northeast. rockies, warm. and the mountai snow in the n >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a cold start and a chilly afternoon, and especially with the winds blowing. 411 ke degrees in philadelphia. clouds will be building this afternoon ther afternoon. there is a chance of some scatterered light snow showers this afternoon, minimal snowshowers and for new jersey a chance of snowshowe

. >>> mr. roker? >> let's see what we got going on for you. st. patrick's day. savannah, a big st.ld, 53 degrees. here in new york city, marching up 5th avenue, windchills in the mid-20s. and then, for our friends in boston, on sunday at 1:00. windy, cold. and there will be snowshowers hanging around. speaking of which, here's where the snowshowers are coming from. we got the radar right now, showing you we are going to be looking at a clipper coming across. late low pressure forming off that. the snow potential from long island to southeast massachusetts, we could have upwards of six inches of heavy, wet snow possible. generally, one to three inches, throughout the region. that's what's going >>> we have a lot of sunshine across the bay area. and a cool start, but it will be warming up as we go,000 t throu day, even warmer than yesterday. 78 degrees in napa. concord, 77, san jose, 79 degrees. half moon bay, nice and breezy, 66 degrees. over the next couple of days, get ready for some changes, more clouds moving again, but the rain will be holding off as we head through the weekend

first, though, check of the weather with mr. rokerf with st. patrick's day, we have a clipper coming off great lakes bringing snow. wet weather in the pacific northwest, toasty in the southwest, gulf coast looking pretty good. snow in northeast, new england, record highs in the southwest on saturday. more wet weather in the pacific northwest into central california. then sunday -- sunday! -- possible record highs in the plains and southwest. look for sunshine in the gulf, chilly side that's what going on around the country, here is what's happening in your neck ofhe woods. th fgiaiisti with us right now. temperatures in the 20s. we're improving a little bit. out in northern virginia temperatures 30 degree mark. it's going to be a little warmer than yesterday, 42 we're going to top out today. winds are picking up. most of the day feel like we're in the 20s. good news is for your st. patrick's day, luck of the irish. temperatures in the upper 40s near 50 degrees tomorrow, increasing clouds most of the day going to be dry. by the time yo

. >>> let's send it back to michigan and mr. roker. how is it going? >> it's going great.cord for the world's largest freeze tag game. the record was back in 2015 in london. so, we'll see if we can break it. they have about 438 people playing. we'll see if we break the record. let's check out your weather. we have some severe weather to talk about, moving across the country. as you can see, we have storms pushing in. a severe start to 2017. hail reports so far this year, over 1,100 hail reports. on average by now, 500. and for wind reports, we have really gone through this. over 2,400 wind reports so far on average. you get about a little less than 1,000. all right. and as you can see, we have the severe weather threat today. 15 million people at risk. it continues tomorrow. and on into thursday. under four minutes for the >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist, bill henley. gray skies of fog. that fog thins out. clouds stay with us. we'll sio kagsle showeee occasi thundershowers. occasional showers this morning and this afternoon. up to 64 degrees. clouds are going nowhere i

mr. roker. >> all right, guys. here we go. everybody ready.imperak, the official ajudicator. they have to stay still for five minutes, correct? >> five minutes. no movement. >> h here we go. let's start two, one. and there it goes. all righty. now, as the clock starts to tick down, as we record for the world's largest human letter, which is, of course, the university of tennessee power "t" we want to start the weather for severe w overnight. 18 tornados reported in texas and oklahoma. and you can see more strong stormstoday. this is the tornado. some of the trnornados that wer reported through texas and into oklahoma. we hail size of softballs and bigger. and unfortunately we had three or two of them weather channel chasers. kelley williamson and randy yarnall. our thoughts and prayers go out to their families. and strong storms again. 20 million people at risk of strong storms, stretching from texas all the way up into missouri. 20 million people at risk. tomorrow, more people at risk. 30 million, with a strong risk of storms from kentucky on

. >> mr. roker baby. >> it inspired us. >> my buddy from the voice, we'll talk to him about this season's competition. there he is. >> there he. >> new dad, putting out awesome muse. >> caller: wh-- >> when 3:00 rolls around, reach for something salty, fruity, nutty. what do you like for snacks? >> anything i just saw there including oreos. >> we'll have something for every taste when we reveal a new list of award winning snacks. >> okay. it is exciting. let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines. here's your news at 8:00. >> good morning i. we begin with the rare look bino donald trump's finances. the president is firing back, he's questioning the reporter's claim that the documents were found in his mail box calling it fake news. new questions over who leaked this information and why, all of spotlight. for the first time, a look at a federal tax return of president trump's. a two page snap shot of his 2005 filing showing he earned $150 million and paid $38 million in taxes that year

oklahoma, and texas should diminish today, giving firefighters the break they need which brings us to mr. roker, how you doing? >> we're looking ahead at maybe another last gasp of winter the way it's shaking up right now. thursday, friday, a chance for snow on the east coast. wet snow will be on friday morning during the morning commute. slick roads. we'll be watching that closely. and then you can see basically very light snow, one to three inches as we get into friday afternoon. we're watching a vigorous storm over the weekend. saturday, swath of snow in the midwest, storms into the south. depending on the track of this storm, we're talking about anywhere from three to six inches of snow from missouri all the way into the mountains of west virginia and even norfolk seeing upwards of one to three inches of snow over the weekend. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning, a lot of clouds around this morning but most of the rain is confined to southern maryland. most of the rain finished with us here in the d.c. metro area and points out to the

mr. al roker. >> well steve, this is for all the snow lovers, this is a good one.ergy from this, it's dissipate hearing. but the energy is going to transfer to another system that's off the coast. right now we've got anywhere from about 80 to 85 million people at risk of this storm. but when you drill down on that and look at the blizzard warnings're talking about 31 million people at risk for a blizzard. and that means we are looking at blowing snow and problems. we're going to time this out. this evening, the snow will begin after the evening commute in washington, d.c. and into the mountains of virginia. about midnight, it's going to be for our friends in philadelphia. now let's move into tomorrow morning's commute. d.c., heavy snow changing to a rain/snow mix. it's the pink area there. philadelphia, just on the edge of that. we think we're going to see strong winds and heavy snow from philly up into new york. noontime,s it it spreads up to the north, cleveland, buffalo, albany, boston, new york's in the heavy snow. we move into the evening commute of snowfall r

mr. roker? >> yes. i just got to -- i got a doughnut from sooner. boomer and sooner.rds. we spent the weekend here having a great time. singing "oklahoma." oh, man. it's fantastic. >> i'm getting tired here. ♪ ♪ oklahoma, okay ♪ >> it doesn't get any better than that, baby. >> is there anyone better to tour college campuses than al roker? >> i am thinking going back to school. al needs to go back to school. >> i think al should have a marching band with him at all times. at all times. >> al, thank you very much. good luck. >>> now, let's get to the top stories of the morning. here's your news at 8:00. >>> good morning. i'm hallie jackson in washington. no marching bands at the white house today. but we are watching the blame game here. the fallout after republicans yanked their health care bill. as president trump looks to refocus on tax reform, the white house is talking down any riff between the president and house speaker paul ryan. today, back to work with backlash building. full-on finger-pointing, 72 hours after the health care bill failure. >> i think there's p

mr. roker? >> i just got a doughnut from sooner.not one but two guinness world records. we spent the weekend here having a great time, singing "oklahoma." oh, man, it's fantastic. you will not believe the record we're going to set when we come back. yeah! . my arm is getting tired here. ♪ you're doing fine, oklahoma, oklahoma, okay ♪ >> it didn't get better than that, baby! and i've got a doughnut. >> is there anyone better to tour college campuses than al roker? >> al needs to go back to sch l school. al, thank you very much, now let's get to the top stories. here's your news at 8:00. >> reporter: i'm hallie jackson in washington. no marching bands but we are watching the blame game, the fallout after republicans yanked their health care bill. as president trump looks to refocus on tax reform, the white house is tamping down talk of any rift between the president and house speaker paul ryan. today back to work with backlash building, full on finger-pointing 72 hours after the health care bill failure. >> there's plenty of blame to

ladies and gentlemen, mr. roker. >> i are a chef. >> you i are stir that for a minute.tir it. salt and pepper going into here. now, add the tomato paste. now? >> why did you add the tomato paste now? you want to add the flavor of the meal. getting the tomato paste out and cooking in the fresh flavor, is good. >> now, you add the meat. >> your meat, what is it? >> this is pork. this is beef? >> can you do your meat with turkey? >> you can add turkey. not a big deal. that cooks. you add the tomato sauce from a can. >> saving time. >> i've never seen milk. >> have you heard of the chicken livers they finish with? we're not sitting with chicken livers in the fridge, right? >> we're not. >> we're going to put milk. a little bit of vinegar. the acidity breaks down the fat. >> i never put milk in. >> that turns out looking like this beautiful thing right now. >> your cheesy balls. >> jump into the balls here. we got the sauce. cheese, garlic. don't look at me like that. garlic, chili flakes, oregano. you can use the biscuit dough in the can. >> okay. >> take these guys. you ca

bringing us to mr. roker>> we're doing good and looking ahead to a last gasp of winter, the way it is shaping up right now. thursday and friday, we have a chance for snow here in the east coast. the wet snow will be friday morning during the morning commute. not a lot but enough to cause slip roads. we'll be watching that closely. there, you can see basically very nice snow. 1 to 3 inches as we get into friday afternoon. we're watching the more rigorous storm over the weekend. saturday, a swath of snow from the planes, the midwest, the south. it continues into the mid-atlantic by sunday. depending on the track of the storm, we're talking about anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow, from missouri all the way into the mountains of west virginia, and even norfolk seeing upwards of 1 to 3 inches of snow over the weekend. we're going to get kl >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist krystal klei. a look at your forecast. lingering light rain the next couple hours. then we dry out for your afternoon and sunshine returns.

the other big story of the morning, the weather, mr. roker. >> new york governor cuomo saying at 9:00 a.m., a tractor-trailer ban on the freeway. and they will close the xheeter system. that's what's going on. we'll get to your -- we're going to get to your local forecast and giv >>> good morning. first alert meteorologist krystal klei. look at snow passing through the parts of mid atlantic states and northeast. i-95 corridor. along the corridor pink indicates that mixes area we're tracking rain, snow, and icy conditions. heavy rain along the shore. begin gusting through the later part of the morning as well. could see snow starting to return back parts of i-95 corridor into early afternoon. >> we'll have a lot more on the storm. e on the s the storm just ahead, including the latest on how long it will take for the airports to get back on track. >>> and u.s. citizens being stopped at the borders to turn over the cell phones and their passwords. is it legal? and what are your rights if it happens to you? we'll investigate. but first, this is "