sheinelle. >> you can see more across the country and the women behind last year's march on "nbc nightly news." >>> and new information about the death of rocker tom petty. overnight, his family released a statement saying the rock star died of an accidental prescription overdose. an accident caused by a severe amount of pain. here is nbc's tammy leitner. >> i want to thank you for 40 years of a really great time. ♪ i'm free >> reporter: superstar tom petty died in october of 66. his official cause of death, accidental drug overdose says the coroner. for months, the hall of famer was playing in pain. finishing a 53--day tour last september all the while suffering from em fa seephazema fractured hip. the family posting on the day he died, he was informed his hip graduated to a full-on break. the pain was unbearable and the cause of the overuse of medication. the medical examiner cites multisystem organ failure. the drugs in his system is fentanyl and oxycodone. up to 50 times stronger than heroin

sheinelle. >> hard to see so much of the history. thank you. >>> if you are waking up with the flu, you have company. the centers for disease control and prevention is calling this the worst flu season in nearly a decade. at least 37 children have died from the flu. that's three times higher than last year. and unusually large number of baby boomers have been hit by the flu as well. experts say the worst is yet to woman. we will have more on this in the next half hour. >>> it was history in the making at the australian open a few moments ago. beating halep in three sets. the first grand slam title for wozniaki. congrats to her. long time coming. >> happy for her. >>> dylan. check of the weather. >> we have a lot of rain moving through the gulf coast. let's take a look at it. you can scan see the heavy rain houston to louisiana. we could see flooding today. out ahead of the cold front, the rain extends from dallas to cleveland and buffalo where it is warm enough for rain. we could see flooding again because of the heavy downpours that

before reaching out to fox 29, sheinelle posted news of the find to facebook.y friday afternoon her p had been shared more than hundred times. >> the quinns know the anx a lot of wedding ring can create. >> arthur's ring was damaged at work while back. >> so he had to take it off and get another one and i was so furious about the situation i just want him to have his ring so everyone knows he's taken. >> you not having a he had wedding band was not an option for any length of time. >> no. >> reporter: quinns hope that between facebook and fox 29 the right person will hear about the found ring and reach out to be reunited. >> it's crazy world out here but for something so small and it means something to everyone, you know it's a wedding band, so it's great how we all come together just to tried to find the known. >> in case you're wondering the quinns know it's possible the ring was discarded at that bp station. thrown away after a brief but bitter dispute over, i don't know whether to purchase regular or premium gas. but they prefer to assume the positive the r

i'm craig melvin. >> i'm sheinelle jones. dylan dreyer is here, as well. >> big night out in california. did you see any of the skating? >> you know what, i have to admit, i was in the air and i didn't get in until late last night. >> you had to deal with the many airport delays that were going on across the country. >> which we're going to talk about. but it is a busy morning. we're excited to reveal the three lucky ladies who will be representing team usa on the figure skating team. we'll tell you who it is in a little bit. >> a lot of folks at home are probably like, oh, the way you did that. >> stick around a little longer. >>> from lucky to luckier, one mega millions ticket sold at port richie, florida. check your numbers. 28, 30, 39, 59, 70, mega ball of 10. we'll have much more on this in a few minutes, as well. let's get right to the top story on this saturday mor let up. the temperature just keeps dropping. believe it or not, we're not at our lowest low quite yet. the dangerous cold is now responsible for dozens of d

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle.as been the subject of conversation and criticism. both his medical health and his leadership style. first the medical report. president trump was examined at the walter reed national military hospital friday. the physician who has treated three presidents is a rear admiral. dr. jackson told the white house that the approximate the is in excellent health. they put a report but the doctor will be in the briefing to provide details about the president's medical status. the job is known as the most stressful job in the world. the president is at the center of controversy over his words and attitudes on race. he says he used, quote, tough talk but not derogatory language debating with lawmakers, potential changes to a specific immigration program aimed at certain countries that are often poor and in crisis. a democratic senator dick durbin of illinois said the president used a vulgar slur to describes countries in africa and also talked about admitting fewer haitians under the temporary pr

sheinelle, come on. >> oh, the eagles play this afternoon there's the big game.hat's right. >> i'm ashamed of myself. >> that's right. >> we put you on the spot. >> eagles and falcons, and the falcons are pretty good. >> thank you, craig. we appreciate that. >> whatever, i'm like you got -- they do that after i leave. that's fine. it's fine. after i leave. i'm still here with you in spirit. >> all right, guys, have a good show. >> cheers, guys. >> go eagles. >> thank you. >>> for a split second they were just racking their brains, birds, birds, what? let's talk about radar and satellite. looking at the board there's not a lot going on but there's a little something to track out here. we've got just a few light showers over parts of southern delaware and a few flakes trying to fall over parts of berks county. but this is really light spotty stuff. here's a closer look mostly falling in sussex county and clipping through cape may county. this will continue for maybe another couple hours but for the most part we have begun the dry out. here's my major concern, cold

. >> let's check in with craig and sheinelle for a look at this morning's show.morning, guys. >> hey, dray, rosemary. >> good morning. coming up on a saturday morning here on "today," we're still talking about the bitter cold. more than 120 million people are waking up to another freezing day. the mercury keeps dropping, and it's not finished yet. dylan will let us know if we'll ever see a warmup. >> also ahead this morning, we are tackling 2018 by taking a look at everything from your personal finances to your health and wellness and organizations and simple things we can all do today to make this new year even better. >> and we're catching up with the currys. we'll sit down with basketball star steph curry and his wife, a power player in her own right. how the pair is making plays both on and off the court. >> love the currys. >> uh-huh. >> those stories and more when we get started on a saturday morning here on "today." >> craig, where's your purple? everybody's got on purple. >> you missed the memo. >> i saw you guys again and last week you claimed you did no

>> reporter: it's all laughshe quinn household in boothwyn delaware county but sheinelle and arthur cannly imagine what's going on between a husband and wife their one year anniversary was tuesday after hubby's gold wedding band disappear >> i would be devastateed in i lost mine. >> i know he's going through it. she's in his ear every day like where did you lose it at? where were you at try to backtrack. >> reporter: the day after christmas the quinns were gassing up at thistation on philad in cla delaware. arthur down int knauer pot of sorts. >> i seen a gold ring. so i pick it up. my first thing isike to return this likeer lost this i'd like to get it back to them. >> reporter:ellow gold ring engraved chr tong 2ox9,eiew to faceboo. aost hadeen shared more than thee hundred times. >> the quinns know the anx a lot of wedding ring can create. >> arthur's ring was damaged at work while back. >> so he had to take it off and get another one and i was so furious abo situa i just want him to have his ring so everyone knows he's taken. >> you notg he hddd was not an opt for any length of time.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. it is so cold outside we're inside this morning. and maybe there's some good heat going at camp david where the president is meeting with top lawmakers and several cabinet officials. one thing we know for sure, he did not leave behind his frustration over a former top aide's cooperation with the new book. he tweeted late in the night calling steve bannon a total loser and claiming that he cried when he got fired and begged for his job. when the president left the white house friday -- >> we're going to camp david. we have a lot of things to work on. >> he gave the cold shoulder to reporters. he had already unleashed the heat on twitter about former chief strategist now derided as the leaker, sloppy steve bannon who cooperated with the headline grabbing new book "fire and fury" released four days early after the president's lawyer tried to block it. president trump insisted he gave author michael wolff zero access. i never spoke to him for book. but wolff told savannah exclusively. >>

craig, sheinelle? >> thank you. >>> it's not just the trump administration under the spotlight this morning. we are learning more about an fbi investigation into the clinton foundation that's apparently been going on for months. this as two republican senators asked the justice department and the fbi to look into the man behind that very controversial and unsubstantiated report about the president and his ties to russia. we get more on that from nbc's jeff bennett in washington. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. as you said, two major developments are now raising the stakes in the partisan battles over an fbi investigation involving hillary clinton and one of the congressional panels looking into russia's election meddling. this morning, two top republican senators investigating russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election are turning the tables, calling for a criminal investigation of christopher steele, the former british spy behind the now-infamous so-called tru

it was so fascinang there and take pictures of it, i think sheinelle was cents here i'm goo drive overpicture, and she did. >> it i ys, from february of 20. so three years now on 52nd stret for over a week. the ice sue? >> absolutely. you never forget t it looks almost something like outdiey wl over t the sad part, there withg with that situation. so in. now we take a look at the storm, starting to take shape t hasn't developed but, it is already spreading freezing rain in northern florida, southern there, as wel. here is what is supposed to happen t shore and strengthens as is it moves northward, throughout the day to early tomorrow morning, it is cents parallel to our coast,ar enough off shore, at least that's the way the models n givf it, the worse of it is expected in mne and new england, cope just amounts of snow, and very high winds, blza us, when that storm bombs out, meaning, the pressure dropsat storm. >> so, the winter storm warnings already upcoast, inclux county, delaware, cape may counn county and the eastern half of burlington, for gusts of 45 miln hour or more. so here i

>> i love when sheinelle jones joins.le. >> there's a fun conversation that's trending on twitter this morning. there's a doctorate language student. she asked people to share words that are in their familyolect. towards and expressions that just your family uses. they've become part of your household vocabulary. this is gwendolyn. they used to refer to uneaten pizza crusts as pizza bones. and bottom event. you can relate to this one. it's time to change the diaper. we call the fried skin on fried chicken is frosting. >> i like that. >> as a kid, i pronounced sausages as hostages. god help anyone who hears us say we're having hostages for dinner. >> that's good. >> what's yours? >> my brother, sister and i call each other irwin. like, hey, irwin. that's what we've done our whole lives. it was an odd ball cartoon character. it would say to irwin, from irwin. it's weird. everyone has their weirdness. >> brian and i say a lot of weird things. instead of asparagus, it's experiments. we're having experiments for dinner. >> bri

well, i'm trying to help arthur and sheinelle quinn safe somebody's butt. >> how you doing?> it's all laughs at the quinn household in boaware county. but chanel and arthur can only imagine what's going on between a husband and wife, their one year anniversary was tuesdayter gold wedding band disappeared. >> i would be devastated in i lost mine. >> i know he's g she's in his ear every day like where did you lose it at? where were you at trying to backtrack? >> reporter: the day after christmas and the quinns were gassing up at this bp station on philadelphia pike in claymont, delaware. when arthur looked down into a flower pot of sorts. >> i seen gold ring. so i pick it up. my first thing is, i like to return this like whoever lost this i'd like to get it back to them. >> reporter: yellow gold ring is engrave the chr to ang. january 2nd 2016. before reaching out to 29, chanelted news of the find to facebook. by friday afternoon her post had been shared more than 300 times. the quinns know the anx a lot of wedding ripping can create hur's ring was damaged at work while back.

. >> we head up to new york where craig melvin and sheinelle jones is joining us live. >> chuck bell mentioned the 40s. that'd be tropical. >> i know, right? >> coming up on this saturday morning on "today," we're talking about this bitter cold. more than 120 million people are waking up to another freezing day. the temperatures keep dropping. dylan will let us know if we'll ever see a warmup. >>> we're tackling 2018 by looking at everything from your personal finances to help and wln simple things you can do today to make this new year even better. >>> and we're catching up with the curries. we'll sit down with basketball superstar steph curry and his wife, a power player in her own right. >>> those stories and more when we get started on a saturday morning here on "today." >> the little girls are so cute. >> see you in 15. >>> only on news 4, a d.c. church built in the early 1900s has for the last 25 years sat empty. now new life. tommy mcfly has an exclusive first look inside the line d.c. hotel as it opens its doors in adams morgan. >> reporter: good morning. what's really wild a

and then should you change your name, and i remember giving this advice to sheinelle, should you agreeo change your name, you should get another ring (laughing). >> yes, so i think that you should at least -- and then, and then should you have a baby, that guy is not having a baby, some piece of significant jewelry. >> wow. >> of course, presents. >> and if you have another baby. >> oh,. >> i'm running out of room on my hands now. or make the diamond bigger, right, jen? >> i will say this, though, because when you have children, you will have something to hand down to your children, so it really is a family hair loom. so it is funny because laundry recently asked skeeve about my ring, as i say, i wear a bunch of bands. and the way i describe it, of course his mom was like, it is the most beautiful ring, and he loves buying it for her, dow think that you should get upgrades i don't have the same hairdo, i shouldn't have to have the same ring. >> agreed. >> thank you, jen, i think that's t well, especially if you got married real young, you don't have any money, barely can make it, don't

dylan and sheinelle will have everything about the weather. how about sunday?ommute with melissa mollet and your >> good morning. taking look at the red line. we're singing tracking between grovne medical center. a track problem outside of the delays are running to rememb here, crystal rock police investigation. there sounds like minor injuri beltwa okay. >>right. thank you. we'll get a check on your still off to the rainy start. more rain around st. mary's, pretty heavy at times. this is also one area where we temper we're in the mid it's going to stay mild and we get colder. temper dropping saturday aaron? thank you,course, can get the [ applause ] >>> good morning, everyone. good morning. i am megyn kelly. we begin, today, with weight in america. close to 40% of americans are obese. they need support. they need kindness. and one thing they do not need is to be body-shamed. i said something yesterday on this show that clearly struck a nerve and i think it's a conversation we need to have openly. we were discussing body-shaming others, something i do not suppo

dylan and sheinelle will have everything about the weather. how about sunday?uld cause flooding. >> it's also giving us fog. thick fog in cape may. wilmington also has dense fog. both locations, quarter-mile visibility. the fog, part of the issue. the temperatures warming into the 60s right now. we'll be climbing into the upper 50s this afternoon. northeast philadelphia airport at 65degrees. the rain is coming down. you can see the moderate showers now in the lehigh valley line of showers lining up to the south. peri of heavy rain could lead to localized flooding. >>> let's check in with jessica boyington now. >> the 30 bypass eastbound side seeing major delays because of a crash that's taking out part of the left lane. right near route 322, pretty big delays. traffic is barely moving. we're closed for a portion near browning road. you'll be detoured around. >>> happening right now, philadelphia is bidding farewell to fallen firefighter lieutenant matthew letourneau. here's a live look at the basilica where you can see dozens if not hundreds of firefighters are

sheinelle is the perfect person for that. >> it's fair to say most of us have been anxious going intot experts say there are a few proven methods to make a great first impression. and some big ones to avoid. ♪ from the shirt, to the shake, to the smile or the stance, you better believe they matter. how important is a first impression? >> it's really critical. >> reporter: ann coaches professionals on mastering those first moments. >> if you do a one positive thing, people assume you have other positive qualities. >> the first impression effect can be massive. it can explain 25% of interview scores. >> reporter: georgia tech professor brian swider conducted a study on job interviews. and that casual chitchat window matters more than you expect. >> the more similar you get the interview like to them, the more they will perceive you fit for the job. >> reporter: engagement is vital. >> are you nodding along? are you maintaining eye contact? the pitch of your voice. >> reporter: paul wolf knows firsthand. he's an h.r. executive who has interviewed thousands of job seekers. >> they wow you

as natalie mentioned, it was an empowering moment to be there with our crew, sheinelle, al and natalieon the red carpet. a lot of discussions being had. the big takeaway is most people didn't want that discussion to end last night at the globes. it needs to take on a life of its own and keep going on. >> you did a great job with those conversations. thank you. you don't know if it was yesterday, today or tomorrow. >> no idea. >> back to you, blake and adam. >> exactly. >>> just ahead, we'll do "trending." this will get parents talking. should you want to know needles. essential for vinyl, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection.

>> all right, thank you, sheinelle. >> al as look at the forecast. >> that's right. we have snow in the northeast on into new england. this is a scene out in suffolk county. nothing too horrible here on long island. in fact, some spots it is sticking, but for much of the new york city area, not so much of a problem. but you can see we still have that snow hanging out. some more snow back to the west. and so we have winter weather advisories back through western new york all the way down into the mountains of west virginia. and into tennessee and kentucky. we're looking at this snow pushing away so the steady snow will end here in new york in the next hour or so. by boston, one to two. another weak system that comes across this afternoon. and so when all is said and done it's about an inch or two. heavier snow in down east maine. some gusty winds making their way through the plains and fire danger moves from the southwest into texas. we'll look at the snow showers here in the northeast. beautiful weather in the gulf hi, i'm mindy kearns. it's great to finally meet you

and sheinelle jones is on this story. >> reporter: kim says the little girl who was born with the help surrogacy process. this morning, the world has one more kardashian to keep up with. kim kardashian-west and her husband, kanye, welcoming in a baby girl, weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces. simil kim announcing the birth on her website. we are incredibly grateful that our dreams come true. >> we're having a baby. >> reporter: in june of last year, kim and kanye hired a surrogate to help them expand their family. the decision after kim had life-threatening complications during both of her previous pregnancies, with north and saint. her struggles well-documented on "keeping up with the kardashians." >> doctors don't feel like it's safe for me to conceive myself. >> reporter: the couple's choice is shining a light on surrogacy as an option for those facing similar challenges. surrogacy can cost up to $100,000. the number of surrogacy cases has increased in recent years. from around 700 in 1999 to more than 3,400 in 2013, according to the cdc. experts advise those considering surrogacy to speak

dylan and sheinelle will have everything about the weather. how about sunday?ol movie she stars in and produces. >> we have a loti )m - -... search teams in montecito this >> good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. search teams in montecito this morning have resumed efforts to locate people still missing after tuesday's deadly mudslide. after hopes of finding survivors are dim. a new update for us. the number of confirmed dead, still 17. the number of unaccounted for people has dropped to 5. the number of homes destroyed has been lowered to 65. the number of homes damaged is at 462. nbc bay area has a crew in southern california. covering this tragedy all week. she will have a live report in our midday newscast. we're also posting updates on our homepage. >>> and president trump just delivered an address during a martin luther king jr. event acknowledging the holiday but he did not reference comments on developing nations, igniting outrage. earlier today, the president did backtrack somewhat on those comments. go to our homepage for the complete story.

. >> sheinelle, maybe dylan.anybody's germs. really could be anyone. >> gross. but here's the good news. we cleaned their offices with the disinfecting wipes. you're welcome. >> i want a rematch. >> my work here is done. bye, everybody. bye, hoda. >> go away! >> i'm actually legitimately concerned for your health. >> i know. i don't think i cleaned it yet. >> i've got you literally a ton of wipes. hoda needs them too. you're not completely clean. >> my keyboard was kind of new. >> and you already got coffee on it. >> 231 and you're clean. >> yours is probably 600. >> that's the thing. i actually did preclean and then he swabbed. >> oh, my god, you cheated and you still lost. >> yes, yes, that happens. >> you need to use these wipes. a sneeze can go 26 feet. >> that's unbelievable. >> isn't that insane? by the way, bacteria can live on a surface for 24 hours, so use the wipes. >> i've worked here six years and i don't think i've cleaned that phone in six years. >> oh, it's clear. >> mr. roker, take us to the weath

music shared the stage with powerful messages and sheinelle was there. >> it was a magical night on so many levels. this was the first time the grammys have been held in new york in 15 years. the energy inside the arena, amazing. the music, incredible. and the message, inspiring. kendrick lamar kicking thi and politically charged performance that included cameos by bono and dave chappelle. >> and i just want to remind the audience that the only thing more frightening than watching a black man be honest in america is being an honest black man in america. >> reporter: lamar walked away with the entire rap category, five grammys in all. it was a magic night for bruno mars, 24 karat magic, mars screami sweeping the biggest prizes including top ail um, record and song. >> thank you guys so much. >> reporter: bruno stole the a performance straight out of the '90s. ♪ but along with the music, this year's show also had a message. the me too movement marked by white roses on the red carpet and a fiery speech by janelle mon monae. >> we come in peace but we mean business. to those who would dare

as natalie mentioned it was annum powering moment just to be there with sheinelle and al and natalie. red carpet. lots to discuss, lots of discussions being had but the take away was that most people didn't want that discussion to end last night at the globes, it needs to now take on a life of its own and keep going on. >> you guys did a great job with those conversations. thank you. you don't know if it's yesterday or today or tomorrow. >> i have no idea. >> red eye. >> back to you, blake and adam. >>> just ahead, we will do trending. this is going to get parents talking. should you actually want your kids to know how to lie to you? but first these messages. want w essential for vinyl, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate.

. >> and sheinelle. >> we'll sit around and watch it in our sweats. >> we'll be back in a moment.i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what to do. they know what to do. the doctors know what to do. so here's the plan. first off, we're going to give you all... (voice fading away) >>> welcome back. that look at central park, 23 degrees. winds blowing. it'll get worse before better, says al roker. >>> nashville stars will join myself and jenna later. we have our ambush makeoverins, where we get two people off the plaza made up. >>> first, megyn kelly coming up next after a check of your our breaking news .. a 4-point-4 magnitude quake thatst >>> good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. a breaking news this morning. a 4.4 magnitude quake that struck at 2:39 this morning. it was centered near the claremont hotel on the border of berkeley and oakland. a lot of people felt this around the bay area. we saw video