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Even have an interview. So what changed, and can he be compelled to talk . All that, plus shocking scandal. Missouris governor admits to an affair amid allegations he tried to blackmail his mistress. The teacher who was handcuffed and arrested at a School Board Meeting speaks exclusively to nbc news. And construction site catastrophe. Holy crap. A crane being used to lift a massive wall suddenly snaps. Workers run for their lives. No one was seriously hurt, but that crane is out of commission today, thursday, january 11, 2018. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody. Welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. It is so january. We are about to get another hit of really cold weather, wet weather. Als going to have the forecast in a bit. First, our top story. The death toll from the devastating mudslides that buried homes and cars in Southern California is growing. This morning, the search for people still trapped in the debris is becoming more desperate by the minute. Nbc correspondent Miguel Almaguer is there with the latest. Good morning. Reporter hoda, good morning. The scenes of destruction here are just jaw dropping. We know at least 17 people are dead. Another 17 people are missing. Both of those numbers to climb. So many families were inside homes like the one behind me when the store struck at 4 00 a. M. And they had no time to run. The flash flood is right there get out of here go reporter this is the moment a relentless torrent of muddy earth swept through santa barbara. Close the door reporter Marco Farrell and his family managed to escape what so many others could not outrun. When i looked up at the house and see it get swept away monday night reporter for hours, hayden gower searched for his mother, josie. I dont know how anyone could survive this. Reporter her body was found late wednesday. The family says theyre devastated. Neighbors are so desperate to find loved ones, theyre forming their own search teams. Diane brewer waiting for any sign of her best friend. Wed go find her but, honest to god, i never could imagine such a scene. Reporter among the missing, children, mothers and fathers. The torrent of mud so powerful, drivers were washed down roads. James and Alice Mitchell were killed in their home when it crumbled. The place looks like a war zone. And they seemed to be in the epicenter of it. Reporter just down the street from the mitchells, inga gilbar was carried out of her home by firefighters. I saw this torrid raging river coming down with cars and rocks. Reporter more than 100 people were rescued by first responders. 14yearold Lauren Canton is recovering in the hospital after her dramatic rescue. Her brother and father are missing and feared dead. One of Southern Californias most iconic coastlines now completely transformed. Hey, oprah. How are you . Reporter Ellen Degeneres, whos been forced from her own home because of the mudslides, facetiming on her show with her neighbor oprah winfrey, who was surveying the damage in her own backyard. I love montecito so much. It is the greatest community. It is. And, you know what is devastating . Its that weve lost so many live, and its such a tiny little community. Reporter now as the massive cleanup begins, those desperate to find loved ones trying to keep hope amid so much heartbreak. Rescue teams say they have searched 75 of the debris field. The problem is, inside so many homes, like the one behind me, the mud is several feet deep. Families may still be missing. Guys, back to you. Such a heartbreaking story, miguel. Thank you. And to see those rivers of debris coming toward people so quickly. Al, now this storm is moving east. Thats right. Thats the one. You cant outrun these things. They can go anywhere from 35 to 60 miles per hour. Wow. So its pretty rough. Now, as we look at this storm system, heres whats happening. We, right now, have Winter Weather alerts, advisorieadviso watches, storm warnings and blizzards for 72 Million People from new england to text and out into the plains. Plus, weve got flood watches in effect here in the northeast for 20 Million People. Heres what were looking for. These are the winter storm impacts. This morning, travel delays from kansas city up to chicago. This expanding area of mixed precipitation. Tonight, the cold front moves eastward. And were going to see rain change over to ice and snow, st. Louis on up to chicago. A we move into tomorrow morning, a significant area of freezing rain and sleet. A narrow band of snow behind this from memphis back to chicago. Dangerous travel from detroit to memphis. Now we move into friday evening. Were looking at snow and ice from nashville all the way to buffalo. Travel delays from atlanta to boston. An increasing flood threat, because of heavy rain here in the northeast. Saturday, heavy rain early in the day in new england. Flash freeze is possible. Arctic air is going to be coming in behind this. This ice accumulation, anywhere from 0. 1 inch to. 5 inch from kentucky to new england by saturday. Snowfall amounts, generally about 4 to 6 inches from parts of kansas up to the u. P. Of michigan. Look at this, were talking about a wide swath of 9 to 12 inches of snow from caribou, maine, to jamestown, new york. Behind this, temperatures are going to drop 20 to 40 degrees from the Central Plains into the northeast. So this is a dangerous, dangerous storm. All right, al. Thank you so much. Okay, guys. Also ahead on a busy thursday morning, were hearing directly from President Trump about the possibility he could be interviewed by Robert Muller in the russia investigation. The president now saying it may not even be necessary. Nbc White House Correspondent Kristen Welker has the latest on all of this. Hey, kristen. Good morning. Reporter hi, hoda. Good morning to you. Did President Trump go off script on the critical issue of russia . That is the question looming over the white house this morning after mr. Trump said it seems unlikely hell be interviewed by special counsel robert mueller. Even though according to multiple sources familiar with the negotiations, talks about a potential interview are well underway. This morning, the russia probe in the spotlight yet again after the president repeated his familiar defense on the subject seven times in 90 seconds during a white house News Conference wednesday with the Prime Minister of norway. There has been no collusion. There is no collusion. Theres no collusion. Reporter but its what the president didnt say that is sparking confusion. Refusing to directly answer whether he would agree to an interview with special counsel robert mueller. Well see what happens. I mean, certainly, ill see what happens. But when they have no collusion, and nobodys found any collusion, at any level, it seems unlikely that youd even have an interview. Reporter and last summer, the president definitive he would have a facetoface. 100 . Reporter an official familiar with the negotiations tells nbc news, the logistics and scope of an interview with the president are under discussion and being worked out. Overnight, top adviser Kellyanne Conway playing cleanup. Will the president sit down with the special counsel . The president and his lawyers have made very clear from the beginning that this white house is cooperating with requests for information. And that hasnt changed. Reporter it all comes as the fight over immigration heats up. Overnight, Vice President mike pence insisting any deal has to include funding for a border wall. Make no mistake about it, there will be no deal on daca unless theres funding for a wall. Reporter hence, reinforcing the president s commitment to the wall, after mr. Trump signalled a willingness to compromise on immigration. The president also saying he wants to deal with d. R. E. A. M. Ers, the nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants who came to the u. S. As children. We want to see something happen with daca. Its been spoken of for years. Reporter and one day after hosting a unique, televised meeting with congressional leaders at the white house, the president flexing his former reality tv muscles, jokingly giving the cabinet room a new nickname. Welcome back to the studio. Nice to have you. Reporter and another headline were tracking this morning, during a wednesday phone call with the president of south korea, President Trump expressed a new openness to holding talks between the u. S. And north korea under the right circumstances, according to the white house. That after north and south korea held their first diplomatic talks in two years ahead of the winter olympics. As for today, the president will try to put the focus on prison reform, hosting a listening session here at the white house. Hoda . Savannah . And kristen, one question before we let you go. This issue of immigration, we heard the Vice President talking about no deal on immigration unless theres funding for the border wall. Im sure a lot of people are saying, wait a minute, i thought mexico was paying for the wall. How do we get here . Reporter that is a good question. Savannah, remember, the president of mexico has been defiant. His country wont pay for the wall. When the president was asked in recent days if mexico would pay, his response, mexico will pay in some form. To your question, savannah, what does all of that mean . The reality is, american taxpayers will likely foot the bill first. In fact, the white house is requesting some 18 million from congress to start construction. The idea is that mexico will wind up paying through some form of a tax, possibly on goods coming in from mexico. For the president s core supporters, this could be seen as a softening of a key campaign pledge. You can bet the democrats are going to pounce on all of it, getting ready for the 2018 midterm elections. Theyll be on the hook for some period of time, if not forever. Thats right. Appreciate it. Breaking overnight, the governor of missouri landing at republican admit heed was unfaithful in his marriage and he denied to keep our marriage. This was a deeply personal mistake. Eric took responsibility and we dealt with this together honestly and privately. E man wh says he secretly the statement comes after a local news report featured an interview with a man who says hes the exhusband of greitens onetime mistress. The man who was not identified says he secretly recorded a conversation where his thenwife confessed to an affair. Allegat is no blackmail and in the recording, which has not been verified by nbc news, the woman says she had a sexual encounter with greitens, and that greitens threatened to blackmail her with an explicit photo in order to keep the alleged affair a secret. Overnight, greitens attorney released a statement, saying the station declined to provide the tape or transcript in advance of running the story, which he said contained multiple false allegations. Quote, there was no blackmail and that claim is false. This personal matter has been addressed by the governor and mrs. Greitens privately, years ago, when it happened. While admitting he has been unfaithful, the governor does not verify any of the details in the allegations made by the anonymous exhusband, nor confirm a relationship with that particular woman. We give our kids the future they deserve. Reporter greitens wife releasing an additional statement on her own. We have a loving marriage and awesome family. Anything beyond that is between us and god. I want the media and those who wish to peddle gossip to stay away from me and my children. As for the blackmail allegations, any possible legal action, Governor Greitens attorney said the claim this threeyearold story should garner Law Enforcement interest is false. End quote there. We should point out that Eric Greitens is a rising political star. Navy s. E. A. L. , served three tours, and viewed favorable by republicans for the future of the party. Well see if this does anything to damage that. Thank you, willie. New developments this morning in one of the worlds greatest aviation mysteries. Malaysia Airlines Flight mh370 vanished in 2014 and, of course, the official search was called off last year. Now, an American Company claims it can find the missing plane in just three months. Nbcs tom costello has been covering this story from the start. Tom, good morning. How about this . Reporter yeah, absolutely. Itll be four years in march since all 239 people on board this flight went missing on a red eye from kuala lumpur to beijing. Now that u. S. Company, Ocean Infinity, has accepted the malaysian governments offer, up to 70 million, to find the remains of the plane. Theres a catch. The company wont get a penny of the reward unless it finds the full wreckage of the plane or its black boxes. The company says it can do it all with just one ship. This morning, an American Ship is on its way to the indian ocean, hoping to solve the mystery of mh370. The commercial jet missing since march 2014. Investigators in both the u. S. And asia are simply baffled. Satellite transmission showed the plane made an unexpected uturn and flew south, leading to the largest search in aviation history. Taking three years and 160 million. So now, what makes a texas company, Ocean Infinity, think it can find the remains of the plane in just 90 days with only one ship . The voekvoeks vehicles, drones, if you like. Reporter eight of them launching beneath the ship will dive down more than three miles, able to stay underwater for 48 hours at a time. And taking just two to three weeks to map an area which once took six months. They should be able to search an awful lot of terrain in a short amount of time. Reporter and the clock is ticking. Under an agreement with the malaysian government signed wednesday, if Ocean Infinity doesnt find mh370 in just 90 days, it wont get paid. They cannot take forever. Reporter starting next week, a crew of 65 will search an area the size of vermont. At stake, 20 million if the plane is found in the first 3,000 square miles. Up to 70 million for a search area much bigger. It has to be the plane. The aircraft and or the flight recorder. Reporter it wont be easy. So far, only 18 pieces of the plane have washed ashore, including this part of a wing on reunion island in the western indian ocean. But nothing from inside the plane itself. No bodies. No luggage. The lack of debris has been one of the great mysteries of this accident. It is something to this day we as accident investigators do not understand. Reporter still, for one man whose wife was a Flight Attendant on mh370, new hope. Im hopeful it can be found. Reporter so the new search gets under way in just about a week. Already, theyre racing the clock before the seas get rough in the southern hemisphere. Still, the ceo of the Search Company thinks there is a realistic prospect that they will find the remains of the plane, and then put to rest one of the worlds most enduring mysteries. The question will remain, why . Back to you. Absolutely. Tom, fascinating. Thank you. Al roker is back because the weather is such a big story today. Thats right. Lets take a quick look and show you nationally whats going on. Big storm coming into the Pacific Northwest with heavy rain and snow. Were going to be watching that. Sunshine through the southwest. Warming up here in the northeast. Weve got more rain coming, as well. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. P in the next 30 seconds. Ing to the bathroom . Ing to the bathroom . laughter laughter then we asked the experts i feel as clean as a little, white tiny kitten. A ah ooh, a twinkling iceberg thats because only cottonelle® has cleanripple® texture. Designed to clean better. As clean as a shimmering mermaid. Cottonelle® wants everyone to feel as clean as a shimmering mermaid. How cottonelle® do you feel . Good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. Weve had some patchy dense fog and slightly milder temperatures as you get ready to head out the door. Right now its in the mid 50s in san jose and also in San Francisco with our highs today up to 56 degrees, in San Francisco and along the coast while the inland areas will get a little bit more sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures into the low 60s. Over the next several days expect more sunshine and some milder weather. We will be tracking another chance of rain in the forecast early next week. And thats your latest weather. Guys . All right, al. Thanks. Coming up, David Lettermans big return to television and why its stirring up a new controversy. And an nbc news exclusive. The teacher who spoke her mind at a School Board Meeting and wound up in handcuffs opens up in her first interview about what happened. First, this is today on nbc. Okay mcdonalds. I see your one, two and three dollar deals. Tell you what, ill raise you five. Introducing value jacks way. Five great ways to save. Like i tell jack jr. , its all about big values, jr. Prices. Thats value jacks way. 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Thats what makes it all worth it. In about a half hour. Crews are scheduled to dismantle the last hometi a very good morning to you. Im laura garcia. In about a half hour crews are scheduled to dismantle the last home Still Standing on a wellknown stretch of a road in cliff side in pacifica. That home sits on esplanade avenue. About two years ago the last of other properties along that same stretch were coming down, the homeowner actually tried to move the house 15 feet from the cliff side, but the plan was eventually abandoned. The home has since been sold to the city and is scheduled to come down at 8 00 this morning. Over the last decade weve covered here on today in the bay over a dozen homes along the esplanade will be demolished. Nets check the forecast now with kari. Taking a break from the rain right now but weve seen the patchy sense fog rolling in this morning and we are seeing that also as we get a look at San Francisco but mainly clear in the south bay, but those low clouds still linger, visibility did you tell down to a quarter of a mile in napa. As we go through the day once that fog clears its going to be a beautiful afternoon, highs in the upper 50s to low 60s and we will also see a slight chance of rain from santa rosa northward. The rest of the bay area stays dry and we continue on with dry weather into the weekend. Another storm system will be here early next week. Lets check in with mike for a look at the commute. Steady. San mateo bridge moves slowly but smoothly through the peninsula, standard flow along the peninsula. North 280 improving a bit, the crash at winchester boulevard may have just cleared from the lanes, look how jammed it is coming out of mountain view. Looking forward fog in the north, you see that through napa, and slow toward the bay bridge, the crash that was at the toll plaza has cleared out of the area and no major problems. Back to you. We will be back with another update in half an hour. Woman so, greg, its a lot to take in. Woman 2 and i know thats 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 youre 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 heres the plan. First off, were going to give you all. voice fading away good morning, everybody. Were back. Its thursday morning. 7 30. The 11th of january, 2018. We have a busy morning. Lets get to todays headlines. Starting with chilly, new images of the tragic mudslides in california. The flash flood is right there get out of here go disaster area. The place looks like a war zone. The death toll rises overnight in those devastating mudslides in Southern California, as crews and residents desperately search for those still missing. For those that were able to escape their homes, this is what they face, a massive debris field. Rocks and boulders the size of cars. Reversing course. There has been no collusion. President trump now saying its unlikely hell be interviewed by special counsel robert mueller, despite saying he would absolutely sit down with the special counsel. 100 . Close call. Get lower and pulls up, makes a left turn, goes around. A packed passenger jet nearly lands on the wrong runway at San Francisco international airport. The third near miss at that airport in the past nine months. The faa now investigating. Brazen heist. Armed thieves rob the luxury ritz hotel in paris, stealing more than 5 million worth of jewels. Guests forced to hide and take cover. The suspects still on the loose. And look out below. A massive crane topples over at a Texas Construction site, narrowly missing workers on the ground. Somehow, everyone escapes without serious injury. Today, thursday, january 11th, 2018. Worth repeating, no one was hurt. Scary shot. Well start this half hour with a comeback for David Letterman. The late night legend starting a new show, but its not without controversy. Stephanie gosk has more of that. Good morning. After 33 years and more than 6,000 shows, David Letterman hung up his hat for late night in 2015. Retirement didnt last long. Hes back with a new show on netflix. It launches with the me too movement sweeping the country, raising questions about misconduct hes long since admitted to and apologized for. I had a show for a long time, then i didnt have a show for a long time. Reporter hes keeping the beard, but David Lettermans retirement is over. How great it is to be out of the damn house. Reporter his new show on netflix is called my next guest needs no introduction. Up first, barack obama, the former president s first tv interview since leaving office. He shared a photo of himself and daughter sasha on stage with prince. This was probably three or four months before he died. Reporter obama jokes about his own terrible dancing. I think the key is what we call staying in the pocket. Sure. I think everybody here knows, dads who get out of the pocket and theyre trying stuff they cant pull off. They start doing like karate kicks and all kinds of stuff. Really, karate kicks . Is that one of the things you do . Reporter letterman says the interviewbased show is what he wants to do at this point in his life. George clooney, tina fey, jayz and malala among those hell profile. Late night, he recently told tom brokaw, is over. I damaged other aspects of my life. Its good not to have that. Stop the violence. Reporter the series launches as the me too movement reaches fever pitch, bringing back memories of this moment in 2009, when letterman revealed he was being blackmailed and had gone to police. The creepy stuff was that i have had sex with women who work for me on this show. Now, my response to that is, yes, i have. I have had sex with women who work on this show. Reporter striking onair admission with a Live Audience clearly in his corner. The popular show host kept his job at cbs. A month after his admission, the writer of late night in 1990 and was not sexually involved with letterman, said the behavior created a toxic environment. Did that make me feel demeaned . Completely, she wrote. Did i say anything at the time . Sadly, no. Two years ago, letterman told the new york times, looking at it now, yes, i think they would have had good reason to fire me. At the time, i was ignorant as to what really i had done. In 2013, letterman spoke with oprah. Have you forgiven you . No. No. I dont have that luxury. I have to figure out what i did, why i did it and live with it, but i cant forgive that behavior. Im at the top of the flowchart. Its my fault, everything. Reporter letterman stayed on the show another six years. The public forgiving the behavior. His new show on netflix launching right now admits this public reckoning. Its going to test how deeply the forgiveness goes, guys. Fascinating. Thank you so much. Appreciate it, steph. Premiere episode is available on netflix tomorrow, i think. Well head over to mr. Roker for a check of the weather. Hey, al. Thats right. Heres a look at what the temperatures are going to be doing over the next couple of days. Big divide behind the front and ahead of the front. Chicago, 60 degrees. St. Louis, 61. Memphis, 67. Behind the front, 16 for minneapolis, seven degrees below average. As the front pushes in on friday, temperatures will crash behind it. Chicago after getting near 60, youll be 25. Memphis, 30. Des moines, 13 degrees. New york city tomorrow, we hit 60 degrees. Raleigh, 71. Atlanta, 62. Then boom, front moves through. Boston on saturday, 53. 27 on sunday. Washington, 40. 31 on sunday. Cincinnati, youre going to be down into the 20s. Cleveland and buffa weve got some much milder weather in the forecast today with a mix of sun and clouds. The fog that we are seeing right now will be clearing out and we will be reaching into the upper 50s in napa as well as oakland, San Francisco 56 degrees, and 60 degrees today in san jose. We will see some more of this very nice weather, more sunshine in the forecast for the weekend and in San Francisco upper 50s, more rain in the forecast early next week and for the near Term Forecast we are going to be looking at some temperatures above normal for this time of year. Get that full forecast any time you need it with our friends at the Weather Channel on cable. Guys . Al, thanks so much. Theres a lot more to get to this morning. Police in california have located the body of a university of pennsylvania student who mysteriously disappeared while he was home for winter break. Nbcs joe fryer is in los angeles with the latest on this story. Joe, good morning. Reporter hey, hoda. Good morning. The death of sophomore blaze bernstein, originally a missing persons case. Investigators say its become a homicide investigation. So far, no one is in custody, and his parents are in mourning. We started off this journey a week ago, looking for our son and asking for everyone to help us. We just have learned that the Oc Sheriffs Department and Coroners Office confirmed our familys worst fears could come true. Reporter blaze bernstein was home for the holidays on winter break from the university of pennsylvania. The 19yearold premed sophomore at the Ivy League School was last seen more than a week ago. On tuesday, his body was found near a park in Orange County, california, where he lived. Authorities, family and friends spent days looking for the missing teen. Celebrities, including retired lakers kobe bryant, kareem abdul jabar, and housewives cast members were posting on social media, hoping for a better result. It is obviously not the outcome we were hoping for. Reporter Authorities Say bernstein was last seen nine days ago entering the park late at night. He was driven there by a High School Friend and was supposed to mite eet up with a third per. Bernstein apparently went into the park and never returned. He was reported missing the next day. At this time, we believe that blaze was in the park since the time of his disappearance. Based on what we know, i believe blaze was probably killed that night. Reporter the university of pennsylvania released a statement that read in part, i came to know blaze and i grieve his missing. Blaze was a brilliant, colorful, charismatic man who shined light on all the lives, people and communities he touched. As this investigation moves from search and rescue to a homicide investigation, we ask for your continued support in providing tips and information to the Orange County sheriffs department. Reporter overnight, friends in california coming together at a vigil to remember a young life that ended far too soon. We never have had anything like this happen in our community. It breaks my heart. Reporter Authorities Say theyve interviewed bernsteins friends several times. Authorities have declined to release Additional Information about his cause of death, saying their investigation is ongoing. Hoda and savannah . Joe, thanks so much. Coming up, an nbc news exclusive. The teacher who is arrested at a School Board Meeting sparked outrage and opens up for the first time about what happened. Also ahead, prince harry popped the question to meghan markle, but you may be surprised by what he hasnt asked his brother. And then on boys changing the world, a young einstein. 8 years old. 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You may remember last year, we showed you drones able to search for an injured victim in a dangerous building. There it is. Well, now in the uk, theyre developing drones that can search for you if youre lost at sea. Reporter alone. Adrift on the ocean. This is just an exercise, but it is pretty realistic. It is quite out here. The seas are getti inting roughd rougher. It is getting darker. It is not very much fun to be on your own. Just an hour earlier, i headed out with this search and rescue team on the uks fastest lifeboat. And its me who is going to be rescued. Okay. Here we go. There we go. Bye, keir reporter adrift with the current out into the cold waters off the english coast. Just a little dinghy, about four foot by six foot. Not much space. Someone in the water at this time of year would survive just minutes. Time is critical. So today, this crew is trialing something new. Launching. Reporter drones. The drones are in the air. We have a search going. Reporter how do the drones tell the guys where to go . Its a highspeed communication system. All the drones talk to each other and back to a control system, which is mounted on board the lifeboat. Reporter a crucial intevatioinvasion, the drones will communication through a computer program, enabling them to search every inch of water more efficiently. With the height of these drones, its another 50 meters up. You expand your search area. They will be the eyes in the sky. Certainly will. Reporter with nearly 20,000 callouts and 3,500 rescues a year by the u. S. Coast guard, Technology Like this could one day make the difference between life and death at sea. Are there conditions they dont work . Up to 60 to 70mileperhour winds, realistically. Reporter it needs to be pretty stormy for them to stop working . Absolutely. Reporter at night, can they search at night . Absolutely. Thats the whole point. Reporter these prototype rescue drones evolved from a project last year by the same team, funded by a british insurance agency, direct line. An app controlled drones with floodlights to follow a person home at night and light their way. It is being tested at night now over the ocean. Feel like i can hear something. Wait, hold on. Thats a drone. I can see it in the distance there. A drone is just heading toward me. Spotted him now on the monitor. A bearing of 249 degrees. Reporter here looks like ive been found. That is a relief. People saved from the sea owe their lives to brave search and rescue teams like these around the world. Dry land. Well, kind of dry land. In the future, they may be grateful to these little guys, too. Hey, hey reporter its great. Full disclosure, one of the drones did drop into the sea while we were filming. You know, it is early days. Youd be a little disappointed if youre in the boat and youre looking and suddenly, oh, there goes the drone. Luckily they had a backup or you still could have been floating out there, keir. Glad you came back. Fascinating. That was great. Thank you. I know carson was riveted by that. We love drones, dont we . Oh, my gosh, you have no idea, savannah. Weve got the day the lights went out. The Worlds Largest tech show volunteer at neighborhoodofgood. Com. State farm. Make natures sweetener. Even sweeter. Pick natures caloriefree sweetness. Pick truvia. This this this this is my body of proof. Proof of less joint pain and clearer skin. This is my body of proof that i can take on Psoriatic Arthritis with humira. Humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. Its proven to help relieve pain, stop further joint damage, and clear skin in many adults. Humira is the 1 prescribed biologic for Psoriatic Arthritis. Humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. 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This innovator demoed his light up juggling. That came in handy. The doors were locked, officials attempting to restore power. Heres a techies personal nightmare. They were left without their phones for hours. They were stuck in charging stations that could only be opened with poweroperated touch screens. The lights would come back. We have confirmation, that cse 2018 is indeed lit. Parents, look that up. Officials say it was a result of the rainstorm that hit the coast on tuesday. Its scheduled to go through tomorrow. Can you imagine how scary that probably was, the lights went out . Imagine if that happened here. Wait, what . Oh thats comedy. Wait, what . Where are you guys . Over here. Oh, my gosh. I cant see you. Where are you . Hoda . Savannah . Back to you. Were right here. My golly. Luckily, we have windows. I love it. Thank you, carson. Awesome, as usual. Still ahead at least the prompter is still working. Were good, right . Who will be prince harrys best man. 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Santa rosa will be watching out for spotty showers by this afternoon, all dry for the rest of the bay area and temperatures reaching into the low 60s in san jose. As we go into the weekend we will get some more sun in here and some upper 50s into sunday. For the inland areas it will be a little warmer, mid 60s by the end of the weekend and early next week, then we will start to see another round of heavy rain starting to7c move by tuesday o wednesday and we could also see another significant storm in the forecast on thursday. I will continue to track that. Right now mike is tracking the morning commute. Its holding pretty steady for most of the bay. North 280 the crash cleared at winchester, 85 a little slower past highway 17, but we typically see that area, that perimeter there show a little slowing. The build has not built has not formed over through hayward. Iming having trouble. The smooth drive getting toward the bare, the bay bridge toll plaza. A lot of fog in visibility, that is a problem for visibility but not a problem for traffic. Happening now in Southern California updated numbers in the last half hour from the deadly mud slide in montecito. Authorities have lowered the total number of missing to eight with 17 deaths confirmed. The race is on to find those who remain unaccounted for. You can link to the latest on our homepage. And in pacifica crews are getting ready to dismantle the last home Still Standing along a segment of a road in cliff side. About a dozen other structures have been demolished in that same area during the past decade. Why he s turning to our consumr unit for help. Kari is finetuning her weekend forecast. For here at home and across the state tomorrow on today in the bay 4 30 to 7 sorry. I cant make it. Its just my eczema again, but its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. 2018. In the middle of the night, in my dreams shoutout it is 8 00 on today. Coming up, desperate search. Rescue teams in california digging through dirt and debris after those devastating mudslides. Get out of here go at least 17 people dead she got swept away monday night. The place looks like a war zone. Neighbors seem to be in the epicenter of it. Plus, nbc news exclusive. The louisiana teacher handcuffed after questioning a superintendents raise at a School Board Meeting speaks out. I just kept thinking, this is really happening. This is really happening. Hes really doing this. What shes now saying about that situation, the school, and her students. And will it be him with harry at megans wedding five months away, Prince William weighs in on his prospect of being best man. Today, thursday, january 11th, 2018. Shoutout to my family in massachusetts, friends in kentucky. Im on the today show. Today is a great day to be on the plaza. Buffalo loves hoda and savannah its been on my bucket list my whole life and i finally made it to the today show. Its our his 69th birthday. And im celebrating on today good to get a body shot, control room. Good morning. Thank you so much for being with us. Thursday morning. It is great. Were going to head out and see you, the weather is nice outside. Well see you there in a bit. We have a lot to get to this half hour. Rescue teams are urgently trying to find more survivors after the death toll from the california mudslides rose overnight. We have the latest there. Good morning. Good morning, hoda. The damage out here is difficult to comprehend. This is a home that was ripped in half off its foundation. The Boulder Field stretches for a mile down the way. This as rescuers are looking for eight people that are still missing. Oh, my god mom close the door this video shows the force and speed of deadly floodwaters tearing through california monday night. A wall of water so powerful it manning willed cars, tossing some into the nearby pacific ocean. All around the house was like roaring rap wiids are wokz and cars. My moms car lifted up and floated down. My car is in the roof of the home over there. Among the dead, roy roder, founder of the Catholic Academy swept out of his home. It is a massive operation that we have underway. Still in the search and rescue mode. Hayden was looking for his mother josie. I dont know how she could survive this. Her body was found on wednesday. Her family says they are devastated. Alex is searching for four family members including his sister and her son. What kind of mom was she . Shes the best mom i know. Hundreds have been successfully rescued, many by air, including a newborn baby. Others remain trapped inside their own homes. Roads impassable blocked by mud, debris, downed power lines and trees. Just weeks after wildfires devastated this same area. It was paradise. Until this fire. And this rain. Oprah winfrey serving the devastation on her own property. There used to be a fence right here. Thats my neighbors house. Devastated. And face timing with Ellen Degeneres who had to evacuate her home ahead of the mudslides on monday night. I love it so much. It is the greatest community. It is. And you know what . Its devastating. We lost so many lives. Its such a tiny little community. A tight knit Community Digging out from tragedy. We have quite a few funerals to go to now and its really hard. I just im so grateful that all of our family got out. And the families of those eight who are still missing are holding on to hope for some kind of miracle. But it is now been more than 48 hours since this mudslide ripped through. Hoda . Back to you. All right. Thank you. New poll is giving the president mixed reviews. He actually tweeted about it th respondents said the economy is excellent or good. And mr. Trump was quick to point out that is the highest number ever recorded by the poll. However, that same poll had the president with an Approval Rating of just 36 . And the disApproval Rating of 59 . In addition, 69 said he is not levelheaded. 63 said he isnt honest. And 57 said he is not serve to fit as not fit to serve as president. So a mixed bag. Baltimore hospital is under fire over a viral video that appears to show people in uniform leaving a disoriented patient alone at a bus stop. She was wearing nothing but socks and a hospital gown on a cold night. Wait. Youre just going to leave this lady out here with no clothes on . That is not okay. Why dont you go and sit down, maam. You dont look well. Come and sit down. By stander recorded that scene tuesday night outside the university of maryland medical center. Hospital Officials Say they were shocked and disappointed bha they saw in the video and launched an investigation. However, they do say the video does not show the quality of care the woman received while she was in the hospital. They add that there are circumstances of her case that cannot be addressed publicly. That is a disturbing video. Lets do our morning boost. Lets warm it up. We have a heart warming moment in quincey, massachusetts. A third raider returned to school after gone for 15 months undergoing Cancer Treatment and stem cell replacement. She came back and was greeted by hundreds of students and teachers and parents and police officers. They all welcomed her back to school. There was a little boy in her class that launched the Facebook Page that helped organize that sperp return. Everybody just wanted to know wanted bridge tote know she was missed and she felt so special after a long and hard road. Thats a good one. Thank you so much. There is much more ahead today including our exclusive interview with the teacher who was handcuffed and arrested for speaking her mind at a public meeting. What she wants you to take away from that story. And could there be a surprise best man at the Royal Wedding of prince harry and megan markle . First, a look ahead at the next show. Actor james franco accused by five women of Sexual Misconduct. This is Michael Douglas speaks out preemptively defending an expected allegation about him. Well have the very latest on all of it top of the hour. All right. Megyn, thanks. Youll meet an 8yearold boy some are calling the next instein. Wait until you check him out. And this car you reserved on carmax. Com is still being held for you, for free. Pretty sweet. Or as we like to say from seven days in the future. Ah. We still say pretty sweet. Its basically the same. Ifwhat would it say . Ash tag 80 glowing 50 freckles no matter your skin type, all skin deserves gentleness. 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What are you doing . Dont reporter this morning, Deyshia Hargrave is having a hard time making sense of what happened. Stop resisting. Reporter being thrown out of a School Board Meeting, slapped in handcuffs and arrested. I just kept thinking, this is really happening. This is really happening. Hes really doing this. Reporter speaking exclusively to nbc news, the young middle schoolteacher is now known by millions across the country. Its sad that a woman has to be forcibly, violently removed from a Board Meeting for people to start caring. I feel like it is a slap in the face. Reporter many are calling hargrave a hero for standing up and questioning her superintendents 30,000 raise, when she and her fellow teachers have not seen a pay increase in almost a decade. How are you going to take that money . Because its basically taking it out of the pockets of teachers. Stop. Stop right now. I dont support our people getting arrested. I do not. However, a person has to follow the rules. Reporter the superintendent telling his side of the story. Saying his district ranks sixth in performance. While among the superintendents, his salary is 57th. She was questioning if you deserve a raise. Cant you use it better in the classroom . You can always use more money in the classroom. But when is a good time for a superintendent to get a raise . Reporter since the contentious meeting, he said he and his family and staff have been bombarded with Death Threats and obscenities. My sisters, my family. Were all educators. For the threats against them, more people were hurt. It is not fair to our families, anyones families, anyone. Anyone in the vermilion parrish. Reporter hargrave says shes only seen the video of her arrest twice, finding it too disturbing to watch. The realization that my students were going to see the video and i had to go to work the next day, and i teach fifth and sixth graders, so i wasnt sure how theyd feel about it. Reporter but she says, they were okay. Theyre fine. So im fine. Reporter a teachable moment. Im hoping for teachers, people outside of education, to have a voice. Show up. You dont have to say anything. Just show up. Just do something. Reporter deyshia tells us she would like an apology from the superintendent and the deputy who arrested her. Were told the School District will not be pressing charges. Hoda and savannah . All right. Tammy, interesting one. Thank you. Lets move over and talk to mr. Roker about the weather. All right. Got a lot going on. We have a big storm system making its way into the Pacific Northwest, with rain, heavy rain, snow, possible flooding. Weve got a snowy, icy condition through the upper plains and the upper Mississippi River valley ahead of it. Warmth and heavy rain. Warming up in the northeast. Were seeing the changes coming up into the weekend with colder weather. Thats whats going on around the country. Heres whats happening in your neck of the woods. Good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. We can see the low clouds in the fog, only the transamerica building sticking up right there. Weve had some drizzle as well. Its going to stay foggy for the next couple of hours. Some of those spots where weve had low visibility. Once that clears up, well get partly cloudy skies today and temperatures reaching into the upper 50s from San Francisco over towards oakland and further north. Low 60s for rest of the bay area. For the next few days. More nice weather with a lot more sunshine for this weekend. Dont forget, check us out on sirius xm channel 108 as you leave your house. Hoda . All right. Al, willies here. Time to trend. Lets do it. You guys ready . Yeah. A big trend right now, parenting books are flying off the shelves. Not just parenting or american parenting but parenting in other countries around the world. So everybodys fascinated about how other cultures teach their children. We could learn things from them maybe. The New York Post scanned these and came up with take aways. Resonating with people, in china, according to some of these books, a lot of parents expect perfection, resulting in highachieving children. Of course, that reminds us about the book the tiger mom, which weve heard of. A lot of japanese parents say they dont stress about screen time. They say, you know, enjoy your screen time. The skys the limit . As much as you want . Yeah. Okay. In france, they say they dont have those helicopter parents. They try to encourage their kids to be independent. In fact, they had settings where the parents were eating at this table and the children at a restaurant were having fun at that table and everyone was enjoying themselves. Argentina, they say, dont worry about bedtimes. One book says they let their kids go to bed when they want. Wow. Interesting. Dangerous. Then they say theyre more well rested. Do you have any little parenting hacks that you would set bedtime is stick to it . Ground them until theyre 18. I dont know. I got my daughter an ipad for christmas this year. Lucy got an ipad. Havent seen her since. So the screentime thing resonates with me and a lot of parents. You have to manage. Weve set apart the 30 minutes. You can go all in for the 30 minutes, then it is going away. And its after the homework is done. Then it goes to the two screen things. Shes on the ipad and then the tv is on behind it. Ah double, yeah. A new thing. I can remember in junior high, it was talking on the phone. Yes. My parents would be like, annie gets a half hour on the telephone. Savannah gets a half hour on the telephone. But it was the same thing. You just wanted to talk to your friends. Real quick. One lady told me. This is something to do with your kids. When i talk to haley, i often talk over here and dont hear what shes saying. Say mama, say mama, its pink, its red shes like, listen. Just listen. Your kids tell you things, even if its not words. I remembered that. The lady from germany said kids in germany run with scissors and all sorts of things. Play with matches. Play on this side of the wall. Yeah pop start, carson. Pop start with princess charlotte. She started preschool in style this week. How is she doing . A source told people shes confident, energetic and always chatting. Adding she has beautiful manners. We expect that. And she has another surprising talent. She speaks a little spanish. Her nanny is from spain and picked up some of the language from her. Oh, cool. Prince william is sharing details about the upcoming Royal Wedding. Thats right. Harry and meghan markle. When in may . May 19. Right. At a Charity Event william was asked what are you planning for the best mans speech, and he said, well, he didnt ask me yet. Im sure theyre clear that up. Could be a sensitive subject. Uhoh. Margot robbie, the actress stopped by ellen. Chatted about the first time they met. Margot was on her honeymoon to tahiti and her husband, tom, wore very, very short shorts at the hotel gym with nothing underneath. He thought they werent going to ran into anybody. They ran into ellen on the treadmill. Toms face has gone white. Youre like, hi, hi. I was like, oh, my gosh, ellen. Lovely to meet you. This is my wife. Lovely to meet you. I was star struck. Then you were like, have you met obama . We were like, what . Standing next to them is former president barack obama. Apparently, there was some stretching classes involved, which included a lot of lunges. Her husband, tom, said it was the worst day of his life. Although the people who had to witness that might not have had the worst day of their lives. Depends on your perspective. Whats next, anybody . I bet al roker. Already did me. Special series, boys changing the world. We did the girls changing the world not long ago. Last fall you introduced us to some very interesting girls. Weve been waiting for the boys. We headed over to the intrepid sea, air and space museum to meet Romanieo Golphin jr. , he might only be 8 years old, but its already clear, for him, the sky is the limit. I had the idea that i wanted to make a star. You want to make a star . Yes, i did. I said i wanted to put it in the andromeda alexy. Galaxy. Why . Why do you want to make a star . I just had the idea when i was 4. Do you think it is possible to make a real star . I do. How are you going to do that . Im going to have to make a new physics. Yes, you heard right. Romanieo, only 8, wants to invent a new physics and a new star. He had a great interest in understanding more about the elements, how they worked, and how the universe is in us and we are in the universe. That was conversations we started having probably around 2 1 2. Whats that . Very good. He knows his stuff, like electron configuration. Challenge me all you want. I know the electron configuration of pretty much all the elements. How about n . Nitrogen. 1s2, 2s2, 2p3. This is easy for me. I heard you like the big words. Whoa whoa what . I know. Keeping up with him wasnt easy. The electron was upgraded. Now it is 9. 10938356. How do you keep all the numbers in your head . Thats amazing. Well, because as i said, once you master it, its childs play. [ laughter ] you ready . His playground includes trips to museums like the intrepid. Thats an impeding storm. And the National Gallery of art in washington, d. C. All part of his homeschool curriculum. Well go up and study a painting. Hes been referred to as the next einstein. He keeps his dad on his toes. Well, you have a science backgrounds. Yeah, yeah. But hes probably surpassing that almost already . He is. He is. You know, we focus on the creative scientist in him which is why playground play is essential for his development. Its essential for his mind. I was going to ask you, because people might see this and think, does he get to be a kid . We do a really mean scooter. You know . Yeah . Romanioes parents say he builds with legos but is a science superstar. Lets look at the rocket. What do you think . How many kids get a vip pass to a rocket launch at Nasas Goddard Space Flight Center . Come on. [ cheers ] what is this . And oneonones with nasa engineering and their spacebound experiments. Could you show me some organic chemistry . Of course. Its not exactly rocket science, but using french fries and popcorn, he showed me how to build hydrocarbon. So thats supposed to be math thain ch4, the simplest hydrocarbon. Do you ever eat your hydrogens . Those are carbons. Oh. Ill never learn. You will. Trust me. This is easy. Unless you want to eat the element of life, this is carbon. This is perfect. The element of life. Ill share if with you. Cheers. Okay. Come on. This kid is incredible. He also has perfect pitch. You can play a note, and hes like e deamericanished 7. Hes incredible, and a great kid. Ive said it all week long, the kids are amazing. Theyre parents are amazing. It is an example of parents pouring themselves into their kids. You can see it. I feel like a slacker. Yeah, i know you did . I was the dope of the show. Youve never looked more confused than in that interview when he was rattling off the elements. I know. I was like, what . Will you have a cheeseburger and carbons for lunch today . Exactly. Oh, french fries. Yeah. That was awesome. Like a trained seal. Coming up next, get ready for our start today deal of the day. Plus, recipes for comfort soup. First, your local news. I m. Firefighters tell us that a sea good morning. Its 8 26. Im marcus washington. Firefighters tell us a sea lion this morning bit a swimmer in the leg as she was swimming near San Francisco aquatic park. Thats all the information that firefighters are telling us right now but were trying to gather more information at this time. Heres a live picture for you. Thats where crews are beginning the job of dismantling the last home Still Standing along this stretch of eroded coastline. This is about two years ago, the owners of the home tried to move that house about 15 feet from the cliff side. That plan abandoned and the home sold to the city. Over the last decade more than aen homes along that road have been demolished. No demolished roadways, we still are in Good Standing with all these freeways through the south bay but 280 has been tough around page mill. There was an earlier car fire. It looks like thats cleared. Were looking at the push out of san ha say and into the rest of silicon valley, no problems there. Slowing northbound, unusual towards 680, jammed up. A crash. Should be clearing your middle lane shortly. A crash at the bay bridge. Everybodys just heading over there. Theres the north bay is some fog. Look at that, napa. Back to you. Ill have another local news update in half an hour. 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We found this lovely lady. What is your name . Lydia waldrop. Lydia wants to be a singer. Where are you from . Memphis, tennessee. I think this should be a good audition. What do you all think . You want to sing something for us . Of course. I hear you like a little martina mcbride. Oh, yes. Broken wing. Take it away, sweetie. With a broken wing she carries her dreams man, you ought to see her fly carson . Nailed it. Wish somebody worked at the voice. Beautiful. Well get you an audition. Wow. Thats exciting. Absolutely. Carson is passing it on. He turned his chair. Coming up, are you suffering regret now that the holiday credit card bills are rolling on in . Jean chatzky is here and will help us pay off our debt. Secret cash. She has the tips. Plus, creative ways to clear the clutter piling up, especially after hodas junk draw drawer. Embarrassed by that. Megyn . We have news on james franco. Also a women with an addiction to not drugs, alcohol or food but something else. She is coming clean on the show today. And then a quiz on best lines from 70s and 80s tv. Al roker ill give you one. I havent seen the quiz, but ill give you one im thinking of. Who said this, i was the fonz. How about this, we can rebuild him. Six Million Dollar man. Al can do this all day. Coach, ill have another beer. Who said this . Bad news bears. Cheers. Of course. Norman cliff. Im worrying about my chances. Lets get a chance of the forecast. Norm, how is life treating you . Like a dog eat dog world and im wearing milkbone underwear. Thats good. Thank you. Out west, we have a big storm coming in. Unsettled weather. Were looking at rain and snow. Could be some flooding. Were going to watch this very carefully. The heavy rain moves west, into western washington. The snow levels in the cascades between 4,000 to 6,000 feet, anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain. Could be some flooding on the skokomish rir. Thats whats going on around the country. Heres whats happening in your neck of the woods. Well be watching out for a chance of some scattered showers in santa rosa northenorthward. San francisco will see those high temperatures this afternoon in the mid50s. A little bit more sunshine for tomorrow and into the weekend. The weekend looks really nice. Inland valleys will reach up to 64 degrees. Even warmer on monday. Thats ahead. A cold front moving in and bringing us another chance of rain. Well see several rounds of rain in the forecast, starting on tuesday and continuing through at least next thursday. Dont forget, get that weather any time you need it. Check out our friends at the Weather Channel on cable. Hoda . Al, thank you so much. We have a new start today deal of the day for you now. Today contributor jill martin is joining us every day, all month long, with items thatll help you tackle your resolutions. Jill, whats on tap for today . Who doesnt want to feel and look thinner . This is how to get slimmer in seconds. The retail, 44. 99 to 49. 99. There are four styles. You can see all the different ones here. On today. Com, you can really see what each do. Right. We use these all the time for ambush makeovers. Yes. Theres a lot of ways to wear these, with all outfits youre wearing. We all need them, no matter your size or shape. Celebrity fans include julia styles. The retail, 44. 99 to 49. 99 and the deal, up to 60 off. These are awesome. Its like a girdle. Head to today. Com with my questions. Enjoying the Holiday Season is one thing. Paying it off is another. According to a recent survey by magnify money, americans racked up 1,054 in debt, up 5 since 2016. Its a problem for a few reasons. 64 of people with the debt didnt plan for it, and only half say they will be out of debt in the next three months. Thats the hard news. Heres the good news, gene chat st jean chatzky is here. You have ways to get out of debt for free, kind of. Well take assets youre not using and throw them against the pricey credit card debt. If you have credit cards, you might have points or miles. You may be able to turn the points into actual cash. A lot of cards allow you to take the cash bonuses and throw them directly against the debt. In some cases, theres a formula you have to follow. Dollars per point. Yes. Look at your agreement of your card and see how it translates. Its a good idea even if you were thinking of saving the miles for some sort of trip down the road because just paying the interest charges is really expensive. Maybe not exciting to use the points in that way but might make sense. You can turn your stuff into cash, right . Right. If you have unused tech or clothing or furniture, you can just sell it largely online. You know, you have an iphone 6 sitting around. Youre waiting to turn it into an iphone 8 or iphone x. Its worth 200. Clothing, luxury clothing. Letgo is an app you can sell things you dont use. Gift cards. Youre not going to get full straig freight but youll get close. J. Crew gift card, amazon at 50, youll get about 43. Its not bad. Again, you just throw it right against your debt. One of my favorite things, the unclaimed money site. Weve talked about this before. Check it again. I did this on the car on the way in. I didnt find money for me, unfortunately, but i found money for members of my family. Missingmoney. Org and unclaimed. Org are the websites. Easy to claim it if you are owed it. Its like utility deposits and money you forgot that you had. I love that. Your insurance company. Riddle me this one. I dont get it. A lot of Insurance Companies are mutual companies. Theyre owned by their shareholders. They pay you a check or dividend at the end of the year around 100 or 200, which is great. There are other things, too. If youre an allstate customer and you get a good driver discount, that could be 5 of your premium. You get it twice a year. It is amazing. Some health Insurance Companies are actually paying you like 1 a day for every day that you do your 10,000 steps. Oscar is one such company. Really . Up to 240 this year. Its not bad. You just walk it off. Walk off your debt. You do. But you have to have a plan. Thats the main thing. Right. Okay. So unbury. Me is a website you can go into the website, type in, this is how much debt i have, these are the cards and the interest rates. Itllvalanche, which is quicker and cheaper. Or qoins is a new app. It throws savings against your debt and it is free. Thank you. Now, lets focus on your home. Coming up next, Simple Solutions to help you organize those messy bedrooms. First, this is today on nbc. Welcome back. This morning on get organized today, were taking things into the bedroom. Is your floor covered in clutter . Is your night stand full of crazy knickknacks . A neater, cleaner, organized bedroom is on the way. Elizabeth is a lifestyle expert. Savannah told me this wasnt a segment but an intervention on my life. Im all ready to play. Lets start with the night stand. A lot of times, and i know mine has a lot of junk and extra stuff on it. I have cables ask thi s and thi. What should one do . You need to know what type of person you are. Im a reader and mine is covered with books. Fine. Limit it. You want one drawer to put your stuff in. You dont want it cluttered with stuff. One of the great things now, the new technology has made it like this little night stand from ikea charges your phone. If you are a person who keeps your phone, you want it on silent but put it down here and it charges without plugs. Without any cables. Brilliant. Which is really cool. But because of our phones, we dont have to have the alarm clock and everything. Do away with it and keep it to a minimum. Clean. You have to have spaces to put things. This is genius. We think about spreading horizontally. You want to maximize vertal spa vertical spaces, as well. Otherwise, you have a headboard behind a bed. Whats the point . Bookshelves you can get from ikea for not a lot. I just filled them with a color coordinated box. These are from Container Store. Again, if you coordinate it, if you look organized, youre going to feel organized. Something a lot of us forget about, its the space underneath the bed where you can cram a lot of stuff. Unbelievable. Yeah. Theres all different kinds of storages. Go to the Container Store or rubbermaid. They have all kinds of bins that pull out. Winter coats, stuff like that. This is where to put stuff thats out of season. And even like these are great because theyre lined. If you they zip up so you wont get the dust bunnies. This is a great storage area for pillows and sheets or whatever. Great looking. Its from world market. You can get anything, it comes in a bunch of colors. Maximize every bit of space in your house because it is, again, going to build up if you dont. Some people do work in their bedroom. They have a work space. It can get to be a big mess. What do you do . This can be a clog on your sleep time because it stresses you. You really want something that closes up. I love this one. Oh. Tahdah. You see . I can go to sleep and rest now. That is a really useful thing. A lot of people do work and they have a bunch of paperwork and things like that that they have in the bedroom. What do you think is a good way to deal with that . I suggest a little caddy that you can carry from room to room. Put your files, pens, whatever it is. That way, theyre not going to stack and sit one place. All sprawled out. It can go where you go. The truth is, hoda, you dont want this stuff to creep into your life. I say, get rid of the mail when youre at the garbage. Youre going through it. Dont bring the catalogs and all that into your house. The magazines are stacking up and youre not reading them, you might want to think about going digital. One last great storage thing, if you want a place to sit but also a smart place to put cool things. 50 from target. So good. So easy. Elizabeth, you did it again. Thank you. Thats what you do. By the way, we have even more tips on our Facebook Page at today. Com facebook or Something Like that. Anyway, just ahead youll find the page if you want it. Hardy soups to warm you up. Three tasty and comfortable r were back with today food. Were warming you up with winter soups. We have not one but three hot and delicious recipes that are perfect for the season. John waite is a british chef with a Cooking School across the pond. We walked in and said, wow, smells amazing. What are we doing . All the soups in a world. Spice lentil soup. Ham and kale soup. Gorgeous and delicious. Al, hoda and savannah also here. French onion. I have all the stuffed onions, brie, cheddar cheese, onion. Well get to that. The key to onion soup is, obviously, the onions. Red or white . Usually, you use pink onions. Theyre elusive and you cant get them here. Use white and red. A mixture. Cook these at least 50 minutes. Low and slow. If you dont, you dont get the caramelization. Little butter and oil. Some onions. To that, ill add the flour. That just helps to thicken the soup. You stir it up. After that, you add the flour . Almost an hour, then add the flour. Just plain, regular, allpurpose flour. A good bit of white wine. Oh, look at the sizzle. Were off to a good start. Usually, let this boil but we dont have time for that. Just put it in. In with beef stock. All i do is bring this to a simmer. Cautiously cover it so it doesnt evaporate and go too thick. Leave it another 50 minutes or so, until it is ready, one would say. When its ready, its ready. When does the cheese come into it . Hold your horses. Were nearly there. Not quite. So what i do is after about 50 minutes, i put this in. If its not in your scupboard, you dont need it. Makes it sweeter . Sweeter and thicker. Ladle it into a bowl. Now it is time for the cheesy croutons. Why dont you pop them on top . Like a big, old crusty huge pile. Love that. Then i got a mixture of cheeses. Ive got some brie. Lay it on. Go on. You can help. Classic cheese, all brie . And also cheddar. Im going crazy on this. How do you melt it . We have to keep going. Under the broiler. Ill be here with the cheese. Are you eating already . By the way, this lentil soup is on fire. This is lentil. Spice lentil soup. These have been rinsed and drained. Simply into a pan with vegetable stock. Took for 30 minutes. Cover it and boil it up . Dont cover, just simmer gently. Leave it to do its thing for 30 minutes. All the ingredients are there. Spice paste here which has an array of aromatics so it is really healthy. Onion, tomato, ginger, garlic. Complex, this soup. It is complex but simple. Ingredients are complex but it is easy to make. Love lentil soup. Mush them down with a potato masher. Ill put in the gorgeous oh, dump this stuff . Right in there. Awesome. Youve already got on it. Ive got on it. Carson, here. Get on that. Try that. That one is yours. Uncle al, what do you have . Double ham, kale and pasta. Smoked bacon is better, as well as onions. Add some garlic because you cant have an italian soup without garlic. Absolutely. Kale. You can use spinach, whatever you want to use. Sure. Amazing. Throw it in. You like it . Yes. Is soups your thing . One of my things. Youre an amazing chef. Thank you. It is one of his many things. So good. Thank you. So warming and healthy. John campbell, apparently. Let it simmer ten minutes. Throw in some pasta. You could use rice if you wanted. So good. Thats the second pan . Enjoy it, yeah. More ham if you want. Give it a stir, al. To serve it, i use parmesan cheese. Ill grate a little cheese. Not on this one. This is for hoda. She doesnt eat cheese. You dont do cheese . Thank you. I eat cheese. Trade your italian for lentil. Have you had all three . This french onion is my favorite. The flavor of the lentil is really off the chain, too. This is awesome. Who doesnt love soup . This is the time of year for it, too. It is. Thank you so much. If you want to get any of these recipes, go to today. Com food. Were back in a moment. This is today on nbc. Make this for din chef made three deliver soups. The french onion, this is magic. Im in a coma now. So good. I think we have a little extra time. I reconstituted the daly click for this portion of the program. This happened to me. This time of the year, commuting can be tough, but the challenges for this virginia dad, it started long before he got in his car. This is tim. He hits the black ice. Whoa hold on. Doing good. Wait for it. Oh wow. Going down his driveway. Look at that. Incredible balance. Thats amazing. Could be an olympian. Plays for the islanders now, apparently. Hell be in a remake of home alone. People are writing, who is taking the video . It is from his security camera. His daughter pulled it up. His wife, yeah. Oh, honey, that looks terrible. You survived the black ice fall. For the fourth our, jack black is going to sing for us. Whoa you might want to come downstairs and take a peek. We also have bernadette peters. Itll be a good show. I cant stop eating this soup. John, what have you put in it . Love. Sorry. Love. Recipes on today. Com. The lentil is the healthy one but i m. For at least the third time in the last good morning. Its 8 56. Im marcus washington. A sea lion has bitten a swimmer in bay waters. The sea lion bit a woman as she swam near aquatic park. The woman was sent to the hospital and the injury is not life threatening. The two attacks last month temporarily closed aquatic park for swimmers. A live look at pacifica. As you can see right there, making headway, the last standing house along the eroding coastline there on the avenue. Workers began this job about 30 minutes ago. Its about halfway complete. More than a dozen properties on the same stretch of road have been demolished over the past decade. We have reporters following both of these stories. Trying to get information about the sea lion attack. Well have a live report in our midday newscast. Updated numbers now from the deadly mudslide in montecito. Authorities have lowered the total number of missing to 8 with 17 confirmed deaths. The race still on to find those not accounted for. More news in an hour. Why he s turning to our consumr unit for help. Kari is finetuning her weekend forecast. For here at home and across the state tomorrow on today in the bay 4 30 to 7 morning, everybody. Good morning, everyone. Im megyn kelly. This morning, the me too movement is heating up. As actor james franco now stands accused by at least five women of Sexual Misconduct. The l. A. Times printing a lengthy report on him today, alleging Sexual Misconduct by franco at his acting school and with several aspiring, young actors, charges franco denies. He was at the Golden Globes previously with a pin of times up. Wereee