booktv will be live from savannah, ga. from the savannah book festival on saturday, february 15th. we will bring all the coverage of the numerous author programs including gabriel sherman for his recent biography on fox news, roger ailes and cia lawyer john rizzo's account of his 34 year tenure at the agency. check our web site booktv.org for the complete schedule. on march 15th-sixteenth look for booktv's coverage of tucson festival of books from the university of arizona. let us know about book fairs and festivals in your area and we will add them to our list. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> begins with a question of the relationship of nature to politics. both claim that their political views are based in an idea that politics has to answer to human nature, a very different idea of what that was and different ideas what nature means in political debate has a lot to do with what follows. so an idea of nature that is an enlightened science idea, understands nature as a source of rules, rules that govern the behavior of individual particles, if you will, and turn society itself,

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savannah is out in arizona, eloy, to be exact. savannah? >> good morning to you, guys.l hear about her recovery. she's reached some milestones that i think will amaze people. we can't wait to bring you that. i can't help but notice it's raining men on our set this morning. all guys. in the studio. i have to tell you, i'm scared. like you'll be leaving your socks on the floors. what will i find when i come back? >> it's not all men. >> no. we pulled in some heavy hitters in your absence to help out on "trending." that's right, kathie lee and hoda are in the house to represent the ladies. >> there they are. >> there they are. >> we said to them, come on out on the plaza with us. they said are you out of your mind? it's cold out there. anyway, we'll get to them in a second. savannah, we'll be back with you as. but right now, willie geist has the news headlines. good morning, again. >> all right, good morning to you. new jersey governor chris christie about to address a growing scandal in his administration. one that could affect the run for the white house. it involves usi

let's go to savannah. >>> thank you. now to politics in this new year. with the president's number down and republicans fighting each other it could make for an interesting year and the midterm elections are around the corner. chuck todd is our political reporter. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. >> it's fair to say republicans and democrats are happy to see this year in their rear-view mirror. let's talk about the president. in your last poll he had the highest disapproval rating ever. what does he have to do to turn it around and salvage a second term? >> everything with him is through the prism of this. how he has to fix it. it has to work. what's interesting is there's every chance the economy is going to get better and that it should help him. but what's interesting is even as people are feeling better about the economy, they're not attaching it to the president and it's all because right now health care dominates everything. he's not going to be able to get anything else done if he doesn't show the public that he's got his arms around this

we have precipitation south of where i am here in savannah, georgia.y was prepared pretty well, kids out of school today, all federal agencies for the most part except for essential emergency personnel are out of the office today. ari, you know, it could have been a lot worse. in savannah, and we saw that down the road in atlanta. >> all right. so crazy, kait parker, thank you so much. >>> and thousands of vacationers finally back on dry land this afternoon after a cruise from hell. hundreds of royal caribbean passengers got sick with a stomach bug. the cruise line has offered a partial refund on this trip and half off of future booking. >> that is my worst nightmare. >>> vice president joe biden addressed possible presidential aspirations this morning speaking with savannah guthrie. he didn't close the door on a 2016 run. he didn't exactly open it either. >> in my heart, i'm confident that i could make a good president. it's a very different decision to decide whether or not to run for president. and there's plenty of time. i've not made a decision to

savannah joins me on the phone.been stuck since last night at a walgreens store just north of atlanta. in marietta. savannah, it looks like there are several people with you. tell me what it looks like right now? >> caller: well, right now our numbers have fluctuated between 15 and 25. right now there's about ten people left. a lot of people have been able to get out and have found rides. a lot of the roads are starting to clear up enough to be passable. but there's still several people here who are waiting it out just to see how it goes. >> savannah, tell us about your journey to the walgreens. this is carol costello. how did you get there? >> caller: well, i was out and about about 2:00 yesterday afternoon. i got stuck in a subdivision off holly spring road. decided it was just impossible. i had been there for three hours. could not move my car. decided to just hop out and walk to the nearest open business that had, you know, heat and water and all of those basic necessities. and i ended up at the walgreens. and t

savannah? >> we know you're watching, miguel almaguer, thank you so much. >> take a look at this photo. the fire is so intense, the smoke plume can be seen from space. we spoke with daryl osby this morning. >> we heard 30% contained, does that sound about right? and what are your biggest worries here today? as the sun rises, we will have additional wind and 80 degree weather. we have crews working all night to keep all embers contained within the fire perimeter. >> it seems unusual in january to have a fire this continues. the drought continues and winds to battle. what is the red-flag warning that was issued until friday? >> the red flag warning is for high temperatures, low humidity, in the northeast. this is extreme drought season. this is a third year of an ongoing drought in southern california. and we kept records for over 100 years. and this is the driest year on record. to date we've had less than 1 inch of rainfall, and the hills and brush and trees here are critical stage as you would

the sun was directly in my eyes. >> sure. >> it was really bothering savannah, too. >> savannah, defend me, here. >> 7:02 and al has already made the joke. >> all right, guys, we're going to check in with you in a little while. we have a big interview from studio 1-a as well, we have former secretary robert gates. he is wearing a neck brace because of an injury not fallout from the book he's just written. and we'll talk about the reaction in washington coming up in a couple of minutes, savannah. >> all right. lots to talk to him about. let's get right to our top story this morning. the 71st golden globe awards. and carson, you have all of the highlights. >> it is official, hollywood's awards show season is in full swing and the best stars of tv and film came together last night. while some familiar faces did win, there were a few surprises, as well. >> american dream. >> and the golden globe goes to "american hustle." >> the star-studded throwback to the '70s was the night's biggest winner taking globes for best comedic film, best actress for amy adams and best supporting actress for je

during an interview this morning with savannah, savannah asked mr.ecision to decide whether or not to run for president. and there's plenty of time to do that. i have not made a decision to run, i have not made a decision not to run. >> meantime, the vice president is promoting president obama's education initiative today during a visit to a community college in rochester, new york. >>> jonathan martin, the nfl player who says he endured bullying in the miami dolphins locker room, is speaking out for the first time since leaving his team. he sat down for a candid conversation with sports analyst tony dungy. >> i turned the microscope back on myself, what am i doing wrong that i'm being treated like this, you know, what makes me different? and i'm not different from any other football player. >>> the texas teenager who survived a sky diving accident in oklahoma has been moved out of intensive care. she's expected to make a full recovery, but her parents say it never should have happened. here's nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: makenzie wethington is

michelle kosinski is in london with the latest on this. >> reporter: hi, savannah.is is the hacker who allegedly got ahold of some of george w. bush's e-mails and published those interesting paintings he had had done. this hacker's goal for years, it seems, was not to steal bank account information or anything like that, but just to embarrass people. >> reporter: a high-tech hacker called guchifer was arrested in a 1,000-year-old town in romania identified with the help of u.s. authorities. he is suspected of hacking into the e-mails of george w. bush and family members, then distributing paintings by the former president including those revealing self-portraits. >> is that second on your credit, president of the united states, painter? on your resume? >> it depends whether you like the painting or not. >> reporter: he apparently managed to get bush family phone numbers and e-mails, hacked into the account of a close friend of hillary clinton, and accessed very personal e-mails between colin powell and a romanian politician alleging the two were having an affair whi

we have an ice storm warning around the savannah area. going to be watching for significant icing accumulations in spots like savannah and charleston. snow showers further to the north, closer to the coast is where we have the wintry mix. that continues tonight. we will watch areas to get snow around atlanta, sections of central south carolina, north carolina. tomorrow, some of the coastal spots will be ending up with some snow showers as well. accumulations, big winners in southeast virginia, parts of north carolina, up to a foot possible there. five to eight in the lighter purple. three to five for the dark blue around atlanta, one to three inches of snow possible. then the icing could be a big problem in places like savannah and charleston. charleston up to three-quarters of an inch of ice possible. around savannah, up to a half inch. that will cause a lot of road and power issues. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> a different problem on the west coast. we told you about the record high temperatures in alaska yesterday. take a l

savannah. >> breaks you heart.iguel almaguer in new mexico, thank you. >>> let's turn to new jersey now and a new apology from governor chris christie over bridgegate. during tuesday's state of the state address he said voters deserved better. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more from the state capital in trenton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the bridge scandal now moves into a second week since those e-mails came out and examination into what happened moves into a new gear. law makesers will create a new investigative committee and they'll give that committee subpoena power. while the governor says that this mess should not be a distraction from the state's other business. christie's crisis management plan. >> we will cooperate with all appropriate inquiries to ensure that this breach of trust does not happen again. >> the words appropriate inquiries carefully chosen. a signal to lawmakers who formalize their investigations tomorrow to keep focus on the core of this controversy. who in christie's admin

savannah. >> thank you. let's bring in former republican congressman joe scarborough host of msnbc's "morning joe." >> good morning. >> the facts of this are pretty complex. how does it strike you? do you think this is a credible claim? or do you look at this as political enemies starting to smell blood in the water and piling on? >> you know, i think it's politics 101. unfortunately, you see it in washington and around the country where somebody's sitting at 65% approval ratings and you're a mayor and you want things for your town, you sit there and smile and tweet like she did. chris christie, he's a great guy and great guy for new jersey. when the investigators start swirling around and there's blood in the water, you then reveal in your diary that you wept like a child, that you were heartbroken there wasn't a santa claus after all and that chris christie ran a corrupted administration. this isn't especially shocking. i will tell you, it is especially troubling for chris christie's future, political care

joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah.e're here with the loudest fans in the nfl. these guys play such a huge role in games, they're known as the 1th ma1 12th man. they're so loud, they've actually caused earthquakes at the stadium. we're here with the only super fan i know who has his own action figure. you have not missed a game in 29 years. tell me what you got right here. >> well, this is seafence sign. this is what we are as the 12th man. our defense is on the field, our seafence is in the stands and there's nothing more powerful than the sea! >> i want to bring in mckenzie. this is not fake. this is a real tattoo. tell me why you got this. >> i tried to win playoff tickets to the saints game. >> and you did it to try and win super bowl tickets but you didn't win. >> i didn't win, no! >> no regrets though. >> no regrets! >> this is how loyal the fans are here in seattle. let's send it back to you guys in new york. >> thank you very much. >> i still want to know about the guy with the fish. >> we're happy hair grows ba

i'm very concerned with the charleston to savannah areas. we could see unprecedented ice. maybe as much as a half an inch. that's why we have ice storm warnings from savannah, charleston including the hilton head area. myrtle beach could get ice out of this. how much ice? what damage will be done? looks like downed trees. definitely branches and limbs and that will cause power outages out there. the worst of it from tallahassee to albany georgia up to a quarter of an inch but this purple area here, late this afternoon to this evening, if you get a quarter to a half inch of ice, there could be people without power for three or four or five days. we could have power companies heading to the beach areas. our friends at our nbc station in michigan, that is snow outside their newsroom window. >> that's incredible. >> i like to thank holly for sending this to me. >> can they open a door and get out of there. >> they can. yes. but it's just perspective. >> indeed, now to washington e priden obama is preparing for his 6th state of the union address. brand new nbc news wall street

it was more than her heart could take. >> savannah had not been vaccinated.her had 13-year-old lizzy kazir in texas. she died from complications of the flu. even doctors repeatedly advised people of the reported benefits of vaccinations, one in three parents will not give their children the vac sooner because. >> some benefits start to kick in right away so sooner is definitely better. >> and there's still plenty available. michelle franzen. abc news new york. >>> there's a link to find a flu clinic near on abc.com. >> a medic was blinded by a laser while flying a patient to a hospital. a green light sliced through the cockpit, the medic was burned in the eye so severely, the chopper had to make an emergency landing. there have been 75 cases of laser strikes in january alone. it happened to sky 7 hd, they were flying over a shooting when someone beamed a playser at an aircraft. it is a federal crime to aim a laser at an aircraft. >>> four people on the plain in new year's day 1965. the brother of a 15-year-old on the plane has vowed to find him but one diver

can you catch more of gabby gifford's jump and interview with savannah guthrie on this morning's today show. >> turn attention to the today show now. we get numbers at the weekly unemployment numbers today. yesterday, adp reported companies added 238,000 jobs in the month of december. of course tomorrow we have the monthly government jobs report. mixed day on wall street. dow and s&p 500 were to the down side. technology heavy nasdaq was up by 12 1/2 points. steve sedgwick live in england for us. t mobile shaking it up. now they want undercut at&t's business. >> this vicious war between the top four players in the states is getting nor intense. now t mobile, the fourth largest is offering customers $650 in credit after trading in their phone. they have to pick up a new phone and also offering five lines per family for consumers who leave the carriers. at&t in response said they would give credit specifically to t mobile customer who's switch to them. elsewhere though, we've got a new phenomenon in credit checking. this is where a lot of the potential lenders are looking at facebook and

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker and carson daly.day. >> in the house today. minnesota's in the house. >> we've got wisconsin over there. >> we wish you a happy peanut butter day. for me, every day is peanut butter day. >> it's crunchy because it's frozen. >>> coming, where do you think you find the wisest people in america? we'll have the answer to that. >> pittsburgh! >> we've got some votes. it's not a democracy! let's get the morning's top stories. natalie's inside at the news desk. natalie, good were monthing again. >> good morning to you all once again. a chilling video newly discovered online contains another threat to the winter olympics in sochi, russia, now just two weeks away. it features an islamic militant apparently from a known al qaeda branch, and he refers to the games as the devil olympics and mocks russia's response to recent mass transit bombings. the speaker ends by threatening that the most inopportune moment will be coming soon. >>> the man who exposed massive government surveillance programs is reacting to ref

savannah? >> all right, peter alexander in washington, thank you. >>> let's turn to chuck todd, nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's start with this hillary issue. here's "time" magazine with its new issue. can anyone stop hillary? maybe the question is can anything stop hillary? what do you think this benghazi report -- and the benghazi issue in general does to a potential candidacy. >> we know what republicans want to do. they want benghazi to do to hillary clinton that this bridge mess is doing to christie right now. they want to have benghazi undermine what was a fairly good four-year term for her, secretary of state, she got a lot of bipartisan praise pretty much until benghazi. >> the state department gets ripped in this. >> it totally does. they let her go a little bit, but look, she was there, she was on top. i think when you look at this cover and you ask that question and you say, it's the same thing that happened

video but mitt romney, the man in charge of the 2002 post 9/11 salt lake city olympic games tells savannah guthrie, he believes sochi will be safe. >> would you go to sochi? would you send your family? >> the answer is yes. >> on the record, nsa leaker edward snowden speaks out in an online chat. we'll talk to his lawyer. an exclusive interview with nbc's ari melber, holder says clemency is not an option. >> clemency, a simple no harm, no foul, i think that would be going too far. >> and in the midnight hour, "today" show anchors let loose. and the speaker of the house gets real on his presidential aspirations. >> listen, i like to play golf. i like to cut my own grass. you know, i do drink red wine and smoke cigarettes and i'm not giving that up to be president of the united states. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we begin with the sting of deadly blasts across cairo. six people now dead in the bombing hitting the central core of egypt's government, coinciding with the third anniversary of the so-called arab spring. ayman, you were there in cairo and experienced all of it.

savannah was just 11 years old. in texas, 13-year-old lydia kizziar who was also unvaccinated lost her life to complications of the flu. but despite the repeated urging of doctors about the benefits of vaccination, one in five parents say they don't give their children the flu shot for fear they will get the flu from it which is a medical myth. >> with the amount of deaths that have occurred from this this year, i would say -- i would get a flu shot. >> sad to hear about these cases. dr. jenn ashton is with us tonight. when you see this dramatic rise in the number in the past week, what does that tell you? >> nothing unexpected. we've expected these numbers to go up and it tells us we are in the middle of a flu season. >> you're a doctor and a mom yourself. you know how busy households are. if you are a parent who hasn't gotten the flu shot for your kids, is there still time? >> absolutely it's not too late. there is plenty of vaccine still available. the flu season goes to the end of march, even april and while it

savannah? >> thank you so much. and we want to turn to al with the rest of the forecast. >> that's right, guys. let's take a look currently. the hudson river. check this out. this is a chopper, our wnbc chopper. we are looking at basically ice and they are going to start breaking this stuff up. these are the piers along the hudson in downtown manhattan. it's going to get worse as we show you chopper 4 and you can see the skyline right now. bitter cold currently around much of the northern part of the country. in fact, 80 million people affected right now by windchill warnings and advisories. that piece of the polar vortex breaks off. starting to move toward the north, that's good news because this would be the worst of it. 27 below windchill in chicago this morning, 7 below in cincinnati, 14 below in syracuse, even atlanta, feels like 17 below. here we go, we're starting to see the ice starting to accumulate and snow to the north. why is this happening? well, as you look at this southern storm, you can see winter st

kay parker is in savannah, georgia, where some schools are closed today., we're seeing chilly temperatures there, but not a lot of ice behind you, as we're seeing right now in louisiana. >> reporter: right. we don't have that ice just quite yet. in fact, the rain has really just been off-and-on very light precipitation here so far today. that is going to change. in fact, we're going to see that rain pick up first. a very cold rain, current air temperatures only about 40 degrees. but as soon as it starts raining, we're going to very quickly drop down into the 30s, and then we're going to see that transition into freezing rain. that's the dangerous stuff. that's later tonight, well after sunset, and overnight. so when folks wake up tomorrow morning, they could be seeing a lot of frozen precipitation on the ground. we are under a winter storm warning here in savannah, georgia, until 5:00 p.m. i am in foreseth park, and you see the spanish moss, but these trees are 70, 80 years old, and the branches, they're pretty heavy. if we get enough ice accumulation, the

savannah is on assignment this morning. a stunning update to a story we have been following for several years now. we will fill you in on that in a little while. >> it will. meanwhile, did you notice something on the shot as we swept in from outside. >> yeah. no trees. >> good-bye, old friend. the rockefeller christmas tree gone overnight. i saw some guys during the blistering cold yesterday starting to dismantle it. >> feel sorry for them. >> yeah, the tree, hijacked the car and somewhere down in florida. >> exactly. >>> obviously the cold is our top story again today. the death toll from the weather has climbed to 21 people, 13 in illinois and indiana. >> more than 11,000 flights have also been canceled nationwide in the past four days. and record lows have been set in at least 50 major cities, including a wide section of the south. >> let's start this morning with nbc's dylan dreyer braving the cold once again in minneapolis. dylan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. we are here at minnehaha falls, but

savannah. >> kerry sanders, thank you so much.nd now to russia where overnight security concerns forced the organizers of the olympic torch relay to reroute the flame's path. let's get to nbc's richard engel in russia's dangerous dagestan region. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. for days, we've been talking about the terror threat to the games. well, the threat comes from here, from dagestan and other parts of the north caucuses. and today, the olympic flame passed through. >> reporter: the olympic torch made the most dangerous stop today, to the russian republic of dagestan. but threats of terrorism dramatically curtailed the traditional relay. so organizers invited a few thousand spectators to a soccer stadium to watch the torch do laps around the field, a contained event, under heavy guard. a torch relay to nowhere. islamic militants from dagestan have repeatedly threatened the torch, the olympic games and foreign tourists. for the militants, the attention the olympics bring is a chance to publ

matt and savannah went on. when you were on the show, you are dead. it is live. >> 11:30 at night.et up at 2:00 in the morning? >> that's what they do. they played a game called wife power or fourth hour. matt and savannah had to guess if the quote came from our show , the fourth hour, or from the real housewives of anything. we're going to play two questions and see if we recognize it. let's go. >> we can't hear -- >> yeah. >> okay, we'll try it again. okay. we're ready. go. >> how did anyone get pregnant before there was the -- >> hoda kotb. how did yaep one get pregnant before there was a -- >> we don't know what the question was, but -- >> this must be fun for you at home. >> kathie lee said that. >> one more time. i wish i could lip sync. >> i'm going to pee on your carpet. >> i know the answer to that because she then came to my house and peed on my carpet, that's kathie lee. >> and the answer is -- cam richards from the housewives. >> i would have said pp. just the p part is passe. i would have used the real term urinate but i never -- i've never been to matt's house. >> you

savannah? >> all right, pete williams in our washington newsroom, thank you. >>> now the powerful storm hitting the east coast is all the talk on social media this morning. let's go to the orange room and check in with carson. >> good morning, guys. it is, matt. these pictures we're getting and seeing in social media are telling how people are dealing in the northeast. i've got my own. my commute home normally takes 45 minutes, i took this shot, 3 hours and 45 minutes to get home. inching along the l.i.e. a lot of the pictures in today. the snow angel here from portland, maine. we have gandhi in the action. our executive producer sent us this one. keep your pictures coming, #todaysnow, and we'll have many more later. back to you guys. >> more on the snow in a little while from al, sam champion and dylan dreyer coming up. >>> also ahead, the new documentary giving the public a rare and candid look inside the final days of mitt romney's presidential run. the man behind it speaks out in a live int

i'm savannah guthrie. i'm matt lauer. 41 states. everyone, but hawaii will have freezing temperatures. we'll have more on that in a couple of minutes. >>> let's get to today's top story. lindsay vonn announcing she will not compete in the winter olympic games in sochi. natalie, you have the latest on that. >> she had the injury since her bad crash last year. she suffered a setback last month and now vonn said she'll be cheering on the olympian, sadly, from home. >>> the most recognizable winter olympic superstar is out. lindsay vonn announced she'll not be competing next month in sochi saying in a statement, i did everything i possibly could to somehow get strong enough to overcome having no acl, but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level. a brutal crash on the slopes came at last feb's world championship. and now has dropped back and over the top and she is down heavily. it left vonn with a fractured tibia as well as a torn acl and ncl. her determination had her back in training month ahe

matt, savannah? >> miguel, thank you very much. >>> now we move to a story breaking in the world of politics this morning. liz cheney, the eldest daughter of former vice president dick cheney, has abruptly dropped out of the wyoming republican senate primary. nbc's capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell, is following this story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. her campaign was brief and divisive. the reason she's giving is not political. in a statement, liz cheney says to nbc news, "serious health issues have recently arisen in our family, and under the circumstances, i have decided to discontinue my campaign." cheney goes on to reference her children saying their future and well-being is her overriding priority. her famous name and fierce ambition were not enough. sources tell nbc news that liz cheney will drop out of wyoming's republican senate primary. >> i'm announcing today that i am indeed going to be a candidate for the united states senate for wyoming in 2014. >

explosion investigators say was caused by dust, this time at the imperial sugar refinery outside savannaha. once again, osha had failed to cite the company for dust. a huge factory building was demolished. dozens of workers were severely burned, and 13 died. >> if osha had acted and if the industry itself had paid more attention, possibly, this incident would not have happened. it should not have happened. >> these people should not have been killed. >> these people should not have been killed. >> the savannah explosion led to immediate action on the part of congress. george miller, a california democrat, told ed foulke that lawmakers would impose a new safety standard if foulke continued to resist. >> mr. foulke, i must tell you, i just see such an incredible lack of urgency on your part about the role of your agency to protect workers that it's astounding. you're here clinging to what you've done. and it's turned out to be fatal for the american workers. >> if the employers comply with the housekeeping standards, it would eliminate, or at least mitigate, the hazard of having a combustib

mitt romney will sit down with savannah guthrie for an exclusive interview. >>> molette green following breaking news at 4:46 from the live desk. >> just in to the newsroom, new video showing yet another possible threat to the winter olympics two weeks away. the people are calling it in the run-up to sochi, 2014. the man believed to be speaking is from russia, but experts say it was taped in pakistan by a group linked to al qaeda. the four-minute-long clip ends with a threat and the words "that moment will be coming soon." no response this morning from russia or olympic officials. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> today howard university facility maintenance and trade workers will rally to protect their likelihoods. school -- livelihoods. school officials recently began outsourcing management work to nonunion contractors. howard union facility workers say the move could result in lower wages and loss of benefits for up to 200 employees. the rally begins at 11:30 in the upper quad on campus. >>> d.c. schools is working to put some of its students on the slopes after a pla

and two others injured as an army helicopter made a hard landing during a training operation in savannah, georgia. last week three men died after their navy chopper went down off the coast of virginia. comes one day earlier where another helicopter crashed killing three members in eastern britt ann. >>> south sudan rebels and government forces fight over power. it is a trajics case of dÉjÀ vu for one of the lost boys who fled to america 15 years ago. tamera banks has his story. >> she's flown around the world from denver to africa to see that the man she considers a son is safe. >> he hit the bun and the bullet was down there. i told my wife, let's run. >> daniel majok gi is an american who was trapped in the violence of south sudan. again running for his life. >> when i left the country it was at gun point. >> daniel was once a lost boy of sudan. that's the name the aid workers gave the 20,000 boys who fled or were orphaned in sudan's civil war. daniel came to denver when he was about 19 years old. that's when carey rinehart took him under her wing. in 2011, guy returned to what is now

. >>> checking the news feed this morning -- that's "today's" savannah guthrie as gabby giffords took a giant leap forward. she went skydiving three years to the day after being shot in the head. savannah said giffords was as cool's a cucumber. >> what do you want people to know about gabby giffords and how you're doing now? >> um. >> hard to find the words. >> yes, hard words. so slowly, a little by slowly, a little bit slowly. >> how is your outlook on life? >> pretty good, yes. pretty good. >> optimistic? >> optimistic. >> giffords and kelly have turned their attention to gun control, forming americans for responsible solutions. in a "new york times" op-ed, giffords write -- our fight is a lot more like our rehab. we must wake up resolved and determined. we pay attention to the details, look for opportunities for progress, even when the pace is slow. >>> big blow for democratic efforts to retake the house. representatives carolyn mccarthy and mike mcintyre won't run for reelection this year. president obama issued statements saying he admires mccarthy for her determination and pers

they are storys that are inspired by my growing up in southern jewish community in savannah. so characters and stories that i have not experienced directly but that i have kind i've known or grown up with or heard. i think probably asking a writer asking what his book about is not the greatest but my publisher calls mine outside tales. to me the subject matter is varied. i have a couple of stories about conmen. i have a sorry about solving an art mystery and a couple more coming of age type stories. >> called five fire year? >> yes. there's a section on environmental poetry. my urge to talk about what is happening to our certain in there. there's a section when that it is like to live in the city and also be nature person. and there are a lot of poems about san francisco. >> we have one minute left. so i will ask each of you a question. a one word answer is a big question. so, jason, in a world that is need may be broken what heals? >> listening. >> what would be one thing that you would change in the world if you could? >> political infighting. >> please go to a bookstore an

savannah char is there also an olympian. >>> oregon state hosting cal.efrz leavers led by as m6 in the first half. justin cobb led the bears at 20 in the second half. 53 points in the second. they go on to win it 88-83. >>> coming up at 11:00. we'll hear from vernon davis ndk team it up in hawaii. >>> ahead, mommy and daddy are popular fi >>> coming up tonight at 11:00. dangerous waters, the pond drained and now off limits after hundreds of birds were found dead. what bay area authorities say is behind the deaths. >>> plus the amazing video of the world's first commercial space liner on a test flight more than 71,000 feet into the air. and just how much a ride will set you back. this tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> well, you have been sending us photos and videos showing us your 49ers pride, and tonight we want you to meet a very special little girl in an american canyon. her family e-mailed this video. she is deaf. shortly after her first birthday, she made her first word. >> a touchdown! >> touchdown. >> how adorable is that. her family says nella

the worst could be the ice storm from savannah to charleston. this is peaking later on tonight. up to a half an inch of ice. that's enough to bring down trees and power lines. many georgia, murt l beach, dealing with conditions. 6 to 1 inches possible. here in eastern north carolina, someone could get a foot. raleigh expecting around 3 to 6 inches. wilmington, heez are just areas we don't kbet had. here's your snow. this is what's going to head through the south today. >> all those cities not used to had kind of weather. brace yourself. we'll be reds i can. >>> now to washington where president obama is preparing for his sixth state of the union address. "wall street journal" polls reveal 63% of americans think the country is headed many the wrong direction. tracie potts joins us live from washington. the president impose into the speech with one of the lowest approval ratings of his presidency. >> it's the seventh straight poll where his approval rating has been under water as he lays out his plan for this year. >> reporter: the white house is reaching out online encouraging pe

. >>> and savannah guthrie joined giffords in the plane for an exclusive interview coming up on the "today" show this morning. >>> time to get down to business, macy's is planning to slash 2500 jobs, close five stores and add 8 macy's and bloomingdales stores. it will save them about $8 million a year. >> wwe will launch it's own streaming service for under $10 a month and that includes their pay-per-view events. >> for $20 you can own this calendar made of 22 pounds of pure goal. it's complete with imagines of mickey and minnie. >>> t mobile is willing to pay you for your mobile phone business. they promise to cover termination fees and customers can receive up to $650 in credit after trading in their phones. >>> fast food restaurants, they are offering big deals right now. check it out, piz say hut is giving 50% off for any pizza ordered online. burger king giving free coffee with the purchase of a breakfast sandwich and ihop's all you can eat promotion is back. >>> all your sports headlines coming up including this year's baseball hall of famers. >> plus miami heat players trade in

savannah guthrie is with her and is going to be reporting on the "today" show. seen when you've been with her on her recovery. >> well, actually, our family spent thanksgiving together. we hiked the grand canyon, and gabby's progress and spirit and physical strength and resolve is just remarkable. recalling what she said about being bold and being courageous, she's jumping out of an airplane today. it's hard for me to -- >> there's a photo of her with savannah. >> it blows my mind. people should know that she has been so determined to make personal progress, but also how committed she's been to spread her message and how clear she is about the importance of adopting common sense gun safety measures so that we can make sure that--e we know we can't prevent every single act of gun violence. there are common sense reforms that will reduce gun violence. and as a mom of three young kids myself, every young child that we can prevent from being the victim of a gun tragedy is a child that we've saved and worth all the efforts that gabby and so many are putting into this

. >>> and savannah guthrie joined giffords in the plane for an exclusive interview coming up on the "today" show this morning. stick around for that. >>> time to get down to business, macy's is planning to slash 2500 jobs, close five stores and add 8 macy's and bloomingdales stores. this effort will save the company about $100 million a year. >>> world wrestling entertainment will launch its own streaming service for under 10 bucks a month including their blockbuster pay-per-view events. >>> for about a million bucks you can own this one of a kind calendar made from 22 pounds of pure gold. a jewelry store in japan is selling the 2014 calendar, complete with images of mickey and minnie. is it worth it? >>> t mobile is willing to pay you for your mobile phone business. the company promises to cover termination fees. customers can receive up to $650 in credit after trading in their phones. >>> fast food restaurants, they are offering big deals right now. pizza hut is giving 50% off for any pizza ordered online. burger king giving free coffee with the purchase of a breakfast sandwich and

but the real concern as far as serious impacts, the savannah, charleston area where we have icestorme to bring down trees and power lines, the rain will start to freeze on contact once the temperatures fall down below freezing later on tonight and the early hours of wednesday morning. so for a lot of us in this area, this is a rare chance to see some accumulating snow, certainly here in this part of north carolina. >> you should get to every red light and tell every driver down there not to drive tomorrow, mike, because they don't know what they are doing. we appreciate it, mike seidel. >> i can't imagine they'll be a lot of folks out on the roads tomorrow because of the fact -- real quick, they only have nine plows and salt trucks for the whole city of fayetteville, that kind of puts it in perspective. >> mike, be safe. weather channel's mike seidel live in fayetteville, north carolina. >>> as we head to break, a live look further north in minneapolis. it looks calm and peaceful, but it's negative 13 degrees right now and the kids are home from school. we'll be right back. nversatio

alabama, 19, and 31 in savannah, georgia. so right here is where this freezing line is, and that's about where it will stay. the temperature will climb up to briefly hit freezing this afternoon, and any melting will refreeze overnight tonight. finally some relief by tomorrow in the national forecast. >> president obama taking his state of the union message to the states today, after telling the nation, it's time to do something about the income gap between the rich and the poor. his first stop was in maryland. and mike mccarren was were him. >> after president obama's state of the union speech, it's a campaign style event really. complete with bruce springsteen. the issues today in atlanta and maryland, raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, a proposal that he has tried to put forward. he has tried to go around congress, and leading up to the state of the union, he has a pen and a phone, and he's going to use them, but there's only a limited impact that he can have without congress, and that's what he's trying to do thro

and it's one reason nairobi, kenya's capital, is already being called "silicon savannah." >> as we recently learned, the us national security agency, or nsa, can hack into pretty much any mobile phone call or transaction. and who says it's only the nsa? some 100,000 attacks occur in germany every day. we know of a man who used to launch such attacks. but he's since switched sides and now offers his services to fend off hackers. meet mathias ungetum, who's invited us to look around his high-tech global living room. my name is matthias ungethÜm and i live here in geringswalde, in central saxony. and i really like it here, because it's very quiet. i'm a penetration tester. at first that sounds funny to most people, but all it means is that i evaluate systems to find their weak points. by now almost everyone who cares about their data wants to protect it, and that's why i'm here. if i get a job that requires me to go see a client, i get up and leave home early. but usually i can work from home. that means whenever i wake up, i just sit down at my computer and get started. and this thing here, i

you may have noticed savannah guthrie there for a ride along the plane.er report on all of it will air tomorrow morning on today. >>> and it was 50 years ago that president lyndon johnson in his first state of the union address declared a national war on poverty. well, today, the white house released a progress report of sorts showing the national poverty rate dropped from 26% in the mid-60s to 16% in 2012. and although we've come a long way as a nation since the debate over how to help families in poverty continues, in washington, while so many are on food stamps, despite having a job and with this current discussion under way over the minimum wage. two veteran democratic lawmakers today became the latest members of the house of representatives to announce they are leaving and not coming back. mike mcentire, and mccarthy, elected back in 1996, mccarthy won after her husband was an killed and son wounded by a gunman in 1993. she is part of a smaller number of moderates in congress who announced their plans to leave, some of them who are not likely to be r

ice possible from savannah to charleston and 3 to 6 inches of snow. incredible. >> snow in new orleans. >> megan, thank you. >>> president obama speaks to congress and the country tonight. his state of the union address will focus on working americans and the minimum wage. bill plante is at the white house with a preview of the president's remarks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. tonight's speech which will be seen at 6:00 pacific time will be an effort by the president to reassert his authority after a year in which not much was accomplished. for example, congress didn't raise the minimum wage but tonight the president will announce he's ordering a raise to $10.10 an hour for federal contractors. earlier today charlie and norah talked to white house chief of staff denis mcdonough. as we sit here and make sure there's access to good-paying jobs and retirement security for american, rather than sit and wait for congress to take action we'll go ahead and roll out onnor own using the president's authorities and we'll look to work with congress w

i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer alongside al roker and willie geist. when we came on the air at 7:00 a.m. east coast time. be happy you're not on this side of the country that the hour because look what's going on. that's times square. snow is already coming down as it is right here on the plaza. >> we're about to get's whole bunch more of it, right? even if you don't live in this area. for example, if you're trying to reach a federal office in washington, d.c., they're shut down. 2500 flights have already been cancelled and there will be more, too. there will be a ripple effect across the country. >> that's why it is the top story. we want to get to tom costello who is on the national mall. how is it looking there? >> reporter: we just started seeing the snow flying. good morning. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast and in the three hours since we did east coast "today" show, ooh gotten a lot colder, a lot windier and we're seeing the snow flying. we've seen five to ten inches of snow in the d.c. area and then the snow moves up the east coast, so if you have