Harassment against him. Billionaire bombshell. New accusations against mogul steve wynn accused of Sexual Misconduct by dozens of female employees. This morning, the secret settlement to one of them worth millions of dollars. And all that plus targeted after a sixweek investigation, police say the power couple found dead in their home was murdered. The flu crisis this season is the worst one in ten years. And making the cut. Tiger woods with the dramatic day on the course does something he hasnt done in three years. Making it to the third round of the pga tour event. He is hoping to keep the fist pump going again. Today, saturday, january 27th, 2018. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Im sheinelle jones. Im craig melvin. Dylan dreyer is here as well. Off to a busy start. Lets get to the top story. Breaking news overnight. A afterterror attack in kabul, afghanistan. We have lucy kavanof with more. Reporter more than 140 pounded in the blast. The attack took place in a guarded area close to the embassy. The road itself is guarded by several check points. We understand the attacker was driving an ambulance packed full of explosives. He claimed to take a patient to the hospital and got past the checkpoint and detonated at the second one. One aide worker describing it as a massacre. Hospitals overwhelmed with victims. The taliban claiming responsibilities. This comes as the violence is on the rise across the capital. Last week, militants stormed the hotel in kabul killing 22 people. On wednesday, isis militants killed three people in the attack on save the children offices an aid agency. Dangerous times. Disturbing. Lucy, thank you. Back here to the firestorm facing President Trump as he deals with mounting questions if he tried to get special Counsel Robert Mueller fired last year. The president is back at the white house this morning after wrapping up a trip to the World Economic forum in switzerland. Nbcs jeff bennett is at the white house. Reporter good morning, craig. President trump and his aides are grappling with another damaging report linked to the russia probe. That mr. Donald trump gave an order to have special Counsel Robert Mueller fired a month after being appointed. The president s critics say this is more evidence he tried obstruct evidence in the russia investigation. President trump is dismissing the allegations. This morning, more fallout over the explosive report that President Trump wanted special Counsel Robert Mueller fired last june. Fake news, folks. Fake news. What is your message . Typical fake story. Reporter mr. Trump returning home from davos, switzerland. It was a very successful trip. Reporter a source with knowledge of the matter tells nbc news that the president backed down after White House Counsel Don Mcgahn threatened to quit. All of the junctures, mcgahn has been with the president. Reporter the president decide he ever considered firing mueller. I have not given it thought. I have been reading it from you people. No, im not dismissing anybody. Reporter we know mr. Trump did try to dismiss the special counsel prompting new calls from capitol hill. It is important to speak out and say this is a red line that must not be crossed. Reporter meanwhile, President Trumps rival Hillary Clinton is caught up in a controversy of her own for refusing to fire an aide on her 2008 campaign despite a Sexual Harassment allegation. This was first reported by the New York Times. Burns strider was inappropriately accused of touching and kissing a former staffer. Clintons former maCampaign Manager urged clinton to fire strider. Clinton refused. She wrote she was dismayed, but disheartenied that the woman wa taken forward and her issue was address addressed. She called the young woman to say she was proud of her, but clinton did not decide why she kept strider on her staff. Senate democrats now say they will try to include in the budget necessigotiations to kee mueller and young undocumented immigrants. Craig and sheinelle. Thank you, jeff. Lets bring in the White House Reporter for the washington post. Ashley, good morning. Good morning. Ashley, the president denies he has considered firing the special counsel. Then it is revealed by don mcgahn talks him out of it. What does it say that the president would be willing to fire bob mueller after the fallout from firing james comey . Well, it means that the president for starters is someone who is willing to exercise or at least consider exercising quite poor judgment and deny his aides and advisers. It shows that the president and his anne arundides and team hav credibility problem. This is a group of people who repeatedly lied about this and now the truth has come out and they recognize they are in a bad place with the media and american public. Ashley, looking forward here, the president said he would sit down with mueller for an interview. Does the news that trump considered firing him make it more likely or less likely it happens sooner . It is a great question. That is something mueller and his team are interested in talking to the president about as the obstruction of justice bucket they are looking into. The question is if the president s lawyers can control it. They should have written questions rather than having the president known for going off script talking to the investigators unfunfettered. Lets turn to the white house. The path to citizenship for d. R. E. A. M. Ers in exchange for the tightening restrictions on immigration in the country. It was not a plan well received by democrats and a lot of republicans. What do you make in the support of the daca deal and will the president withstand the criticism from his base . A good question. The bipartisan deal has something for everyone. The problem with this deal is theres too many things intolerable for both sides. You have seen the backlash from the president s base. When that happens, he withdraws from the sympathetic position for d. R. E. A. M. Ers. We will see if it happens. Ashley parker, thank you. Thank you. Lets turn to the fallout from the sex abuse scandal from usa gymnastics. Michigan attorney general is updating his investigation where larry nassar practiced. It comes just days after nassar received a veirtual life sentence. Now a wave of resignations. We have the latest from nbcs anne thompson. Reporter Michigan State students rallying to support victims of sexual abuse. We continue to speak out. Reporter the School Reputation tarnished by dr. Larry nassar who abused young women athletes at msu and as a team doctor for usa gymnastics. If over the years, just one adult listened, this tragedy could have been avoided. Reporter olympic medalist aly raisman and the searing testimony of more than 150 accusers at nassars sentencing forcing change. The entire board of usa gymnastics promising to resign as the Olympic Committee demands a fresh start. The culture needs fundamental rebuilding. One of the magnificent seven on the gold medal squad. Not a nassar victim, but she endured emotional and physical abuse by usa gymnastics and coaches bela and marta karoyli. That system was normal to them. Reporter in the past, they have denied any accusations of abuse. We have not been able to reach the karoylis. A House Committee on sexual abuse if in sports, including gymnastics. I have a daughter here. I have a daughter that dreams of coming here. I want her to feel safe. Reporter something these women werent under Larry Nassars care. For today, anne thompson, nbc news. This morning, new issues of steve wynn acting Sexual Misconduct against employees. We have matt bradley outside the wynn hotel in vegas with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. We are starting to hear last night the casino empire is going to be forming a special committee in order to investigate these allegations. It is not clear whether or not that will yield any results like the victims are looking for. Today, another king in the crosshairs. Dozens of people accusing mogul steve wynn of Sexual Misconduct according the wall street journal. In 2005, wynn allegedly forced a manicurist to have sex in his office. He told her to lay down on the massage table and take her clothes off. She said she did not wapnt to d that and she was married. He said she had to do that. Reporter wynn paid a secret 7. 5 million settlement. It points to personal misconduct, but not of a sexual nature. Wynn denying the accusations calling them preposterous. We find ourselves in the world where people can make accusations regardless of the truth. A person is whethering ieatheri insults. His exwife hoped to use the allegations to improve the divorce. A decades long pattern of Sexual Misconduct and wynn terrified employees. People felt intimidated by steve wynn. They felt at times they needed to apiece him. Reporter wynn says it has an Anonymous Tip Line and not one report was made to the hotline regarding mr. Wynn. The casino owner who turns 76 today built the most famous casinos in vegas. The mirage, Treasure Island and bilagio. Targeting titans, abusing positions for sex. He is unlikely to be the last. And of course, wynn has been donating not just to republican candidates, but also to democratic candidates. We heard he is actually the head of the finance committee for the Republican National convention. We heard very little from republican candidates so far today ever since the allegations came out early yesterday. Sheinelle. Matt, thank you. To the scene in paris. One of the worlds most beautiful cities under water this morning with the seine river flooding forcing the Louvre Museum to shutdown. We have Kelly Cobiella with more. Reporter the wettest winter since 1952 and the river is rising inching closer to the great landmarks like notre dame. From the eiffel tower, to the seine river, the city is trying to keep its head above water. At the world famous Louvre Museum, the mona lisa is high and dry. The lower floors sealed off. Tourists are improvising. We are planning to go to the eiffel tower and versaille. Reporter and she runs tours along the seine. People are curious to see. Reporter it is deja vu for par parisans. In 2016, museums were forced to move art to higher ground. The cost then . 1. 8 billion. This morning, more than 600 residents have been evacuated. As the waters rise, so does something else. Rats. Their homes flooded too. They ate our tomato sauce and orange juice. Reporter a pack moved in with her family during the last floods. This time around . Have the rats come yet . We havent looked. Reporter with the seine cresting later today, they are bracing for the worst. Even a water logged paris can look picture perfect. Lots of people painting pictures and taking pictures of these incredible scenes. The river is supposed to crest overnight at just under 20 feet. That is a few inches higher than right now. Here is the rub, sheinelle, it is expected to rain again next week and these flood waters are not going down for days. 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. Thats 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. Lets 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 produced 1 to 2 inches of rain in a short period of time. The streams and rivers could fill up with water quickly. It is the cold front, but an area of low pressure that is developing over the gulf of mexico that is helping to pump in moisture to the system. As we go into sunday, it starts to extend into the carolinas and georgia. Then even as we go into monday, we will see rain on the back side of it. The snow kicks in off the great lakes. We could see a brief period of snow off the northeast as the storm system moves through. How much rain could we see in baton rouge could see 2 to 4 inches of rain. We could see isolated flooding in that area. U up and down across the bay area. 30s and 40s. 30 now for morgan hill. San jose at 42 degrees. Palo alto, 37. And in San Francisco, at 42 degrees. Today will be a day where we start a bit of a drying and warming trend as we head towards the weekend. Well start to see clearing skies into the afternoon, but expect to keep cloud cover, especially for areas like San Francisco and along the peninsula. Temperatures will be climbing into the upper 50s for some areas, and other areas will see mid 60s. Dylan, thank you. Still ahead, a major new turn in the investigation into the mysterious deaths of the billionaire couple in canada. Plus, how would you like to go to a store and be able to walk out without waiting in a checkout line . We will show you the reality in the download. First time now for the download to look at the week that was. The headlines dominated by President Trumps trip to switzerland and sentencing of usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar. There were other stories as well. Including the Horrific School shooting in kentucky. Students in the building. A School Shooting in kentucky left two people dead and 17 others hurt. Marshall county high school. I see fire coming from a gun. Police say a 15yearold student barged in with a handgun and opened fire. This is a wound that will take a long time to heal. A brave woman released from the hospital nearly four months after the shooting in las vegas. Even though i will not be the same, i will come back stronger. The 30yearold wife and mother of two was shot in the head. Bullet hitting her brain. Doctors call her the miracle mom. Big news from music legends. Sweet caroline eight days from the anniversary tour, neil diamond said he is done touring for good. He has been diagnosed with parkinsons disease. Hold me closer two days later, 70yearold elton john said his next tour is his last. Both men vowing to make new music. Oscar no, maminations anno. The shape of water leading the pack with 13. Other films . Dunkirk and three billboards. This is the second time in history a woman and africanamerican have been no, i am nominate nominated in the same year. And amazon go. Promising zero wait times. The system is highly accurate. Customers leave without checking out and amazon account is automatically charged. Some of the weeks moments caught on camera. Were about to see a crash. A High Speed Police chase led to the headon collision in arizona. The driver arrest anned. Oh, my goodness. The school bus full of children sliding down the street. Luckily no one was hurt. The heat wave in australia has the koala eager to accept a drink from the cyclist passing by. Very cool. And jeff rossen puts our offices to the test. Swabbing them for germs. Savannah pointed a finger at us. Can i Say Something . No. A lot of people use this office. A lot of people. For example, the weekend crew. Throw them under the bus. Sheinelle. Maybe dylan. Probably craig. Really these are not your germs. Could be anybodys germs. Really anyone. Gross. Thats you. I dont use her office. Here is the purell. I use her office on the weekend. Im so paranoid. I dont turn the lights on. I will say this what are you doing . Cleaning the table. I love you dearly, but you both of you have habits that are a fourth grade boy. You are both dirty and messy. It is widely known you are both dirty and messy. It is a matter of time. Im messy, not dirty. I second that. Savannah has a complicated computer. I dont touch her screen. Still to come on today, lifesaving information to protect your family from the flu. We have information as the season is getting worse. And the grammys with the me too movement. And crockpot is trying to good saturday morning to you. 5 56. Heres a live look outside. Ooh, twinkling lights in San Francisco as we look towards the golden gate bridge. You know when its clear like that it means it is cold outside. And boy, 42 degrees there on our screen. It is really cold. Im kira klapper. Thanks for joining us. Vianey and i walked into work together, because we were so cold in the parking lot. 30s and 40s across the board, but at least weve got a warmup on the way. Maybe not as warm as you would like, but at least its a little warmer. Right now, we are still seeing some 30s, believe it or not. 38 degrees. Palo alto, 37. The north bay and south bay, both sitting at 41, 42. Really topping out about 43 degrees. So it is definitely cold. Bundle up as you head outside, because we are going to be a little bit slow to warm. Eventually well climb into the 50s, but we are keeping some cloud cover early on into the afternoon. By 11 00 a. M. , well be at 55 degrees for santa clara. Eventually well climb into the 60s. What does this mean in terms of a drying trend . Ill have those details at 7 00 a. M. Stay tuned for that, vianey, thanks. An uber driver in San Francisco says he was sexually assaulted by a passenger and the company isnt doing anything about it. Jesus corona says it happened just before dawn on new years eve day. He has he had two passengers, a man and a woman in his car. He says when the woman got out, the man sexually assaulted him. Corona tells us he reported the incident to uber, and that the company told him they would take legal action against that passenger. But he claims they havent yet. Well, we reached out to uber. They responded with a statement saying, quote, whats been described as unacceptable and not tolerated on the uber app, we take reports like this seriously, and the rider has not had access to the uber app since the incident was reported to us. Now to the stunning photos that have triggered an investigation. Raw meat uncovered, draped across a shopping cart being delivered to a local grocery store. We have photos taken by a customer. It happened at the 99 ranch in san jose. Shopping carts full of raw meat. You can see there, being taken into the front doors of the asianamerican chains location on who have stetter road. The customer posted the photos on to social media, and 99 ranch has since apologized for the incident. They tell nbc bay area, the people in the picture pushing the meat are not their employees. Instead they work for the meat vendor they use to stock their butchers department. Coming up this morning on today in the bay, a familys emotional plea for the return of their dog who disappeared during a breakin. Well have that, plus your top stories and weather coming up at 7 00. We hope you join us. In the meantime, back to the today show. We are back on this saturday morning. January 27th, 2018. Lets get a check of the headlines. A massive attack in afghanistan. Deadly terror. A suicide bomber sets off a massive blast in kabul, afghanistan. The attacker posing as an ambulance driver. Dozens dead. At least 140 wounded. Taliban claiming responsibility. Speak no evil. I think it was a very, very successful trip. P President Trump returning home from davos, switzerland refusing to answer questions he wanted to fire Robert Mueller only backing down when the white House Counsel threatened to quit. A harally overnight at Michigan State university. The athletics director stepping down days after the schools former dr. Larry nassar was found guilty of an abusing young women there and as team doctor for usa gymnastics. All six members of the u. S. Board resigning as well. And paris under water. The river should peak at 20 feet after heavy rain. And roger that. Tennis great Roger Federer advancing to the finals after the opponent was forced to quit blaming a painful blister. Federer hoping to win a grand slam for the 20th time. 20 grand slams. That is something. Roger federer. Taking on our own savannah guthrie. Im looking forward to that. I put my money on savannah. Also, a major turn in the investigation into the deaths of the billionaire canadian couple found dead in their home in december. Police now say they were targeted. Nbcs ron allen is here with more on that. Reporter good morning, craig. A crime that shocked canada in december. When it happened, police were not looking for a suspect. Leading to speculation of a murder suicide. And upsetting the relatives. Now after six weeks, authorities are calling the billionaires deaths a murder. It was a horrific scene when the bodies of barry sherman, 75 and wife, honey, 70, were discovered in the mansion by the indoor pool. Barry and honey sherman were found deceased in the pool area hanging by belts from the pool side railing in a semi seated position on the pool deck. Reporter police say they were strangled and no signs of forced entry. Leading to suspension one killed the other and then committed u side. Now according to authorities, the shermans were murdered. We have evidence to describe this as a double homicide investigation. And that both honey and barry were targeted. Reporter the Sherman Family says they anticipated that conclusion. It was expressed from the family and it is consistent of the independent autopsy and investigation they launched. Angered by the conclusion they killed themselves. Barry formed a giant business. The net worth over. Over 4. 5 billion. Giving away millions. Thousands of mourners attended the funeral. Who killed them . Police have little to say about that. Barry sherman was known as a competitive businessman who openly spoken about the fact he maiden my de evenemies over the. The Nuclear Weapons sa they have a long list of people they want to talk to. Ron allen, thank you. Dylan, another check of the weather. It is going to warm up across the eastern half of the country. Temperatures running above average for so many. All the way back in st. Louis with 14 degrees above average. Cedar rapped i h eids at 43. Burlington, vermont, 17 degrees above average. Philly is close to 60. On sunday, the warmth continues for northeast and back to the great lakes and midwest. Temperatures still running 10 to 20 degrees above average. It is going to cool off by monday in chicago down to 28 degrees. Pittsburgh by tuesday at 25. You see it is short lived. By wednesday in pittsburgh, it is back up to 39 degrees. It is going to be mild ahead of the cold front. The front moves through and we see temperatures moderate again. Out west, another storm moving in t San Francisco, waking up to mostly clear skies. Right now were really starting to see those Cool Temperatures across the bay area. Were talking 30s and 40s. In San Francisco, 42 degrees. Oakland, 39 degrees. Down near san jose, about 41 degrees. But mt. View, still in the 30s at 38 degrees. Now that temperature trend does eventually show a climb into those 50s by about 10 00 a. M. Well also start to see high clouds rolling in that will linger through the afternoon. And thats your latest forecast. Thank you, dylan. Still to come, our favorite friends getting back together . What lisa kudrow is saying about the show reboot. And up next, flu facts. What is the difference with a cold and a flu and at what point should you go to the hospital to get checked out . We will answer those questions hey allergy muddlers. 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Health experts are warning the worst may be yet to come. So far this year, 37 kids have died in year compared to 8 last year. We have dr. Natalie azar here with us. Not just eight. Eight is a lot of kids. 37 this year. We continue to see these stories about children dying within hours. How can that be . First of all, the traditional risk factors for vulnerable to the flu if you are young, less than 5 or over 65. The very young and very old. If you are pregnant or chronic condition or immune system not working well. We heard frighteningly people su sucombing to the flu. Your system can actually end in shock and organ failure and death within a few hours of getting sick. I do have to say that it is certainly not the common thing you would expect or outcome from the flu. The majority of people can handle it at home and do well. We are hearing stories of Healthy People and that is an explanation sgrch explanation. Parents are paranoid. My twins are sick. My daughter had a fever. Her best friend had a fever the night before. Her mom took her to the emergency room. I took my child to the doctors office. We dont know if it is a cold or flu. The flu is a cold on steroids. Fever is higher. You are feeling achy. Warning signs for parents when you should take your child to get medical attention. Labored breathing or you feel they are in distress. Bluish color around the lips. If they are not eating or drinking and lethargic. Pneumonia is listed. How do you know . This is a huge pearl for adults and kids. You get sick with the flu. Are y you are sick a couple of days. You start to feel better after seven days and then you get sick again. That indicates that you have now become infected with a super infection with pneumonia. That is typically bacterial. That causes older people to be hospitalized and die from the flu. Your child is sick with the flu. They start to get better. They get worse again. Bring them in and get tested. Lets turn to adults now. We have seen stories of baby bombers susceptible as well. If you are an adult, how should you determine when it is time to go to the hospital . An glgaagain, respiratory di and difficulty breathing. Chest pain. Heart attack is increased in the first few weeks after the flu. Confusion, dizziness, vomiting. Those are signals to seek medical attention. The same applies in you have gotten better and worse again. Dr. Natalie azar, thank you. Dylan. There is crockpot backlash. There is crockpot backlash. Fans of this is us coming to there is crockpot backlash. Fans of this is us coming to im singing in the rain, just singing in the rain what a glorious feeling im happy again, just singing, singing in the rain. Advil liquigels minis. Our first concentrated pill that rushes powerful relief. A small size. Thats fast, cause its liquid. Youll ask. What pain . Advil liquigels minis. Actually, the biggest dinos only ate plants muum dinosaurs only eat meat and country crock is made with plants. 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We learned the cause of jacks death. The slow cooker. The device shorting out and catching fire and the house goes up in flames. Heart broken viewers took out their grief on the kitchen appliance. My family just finished watching and my mom is throwing away our crockpot. To be clear, the appliance in the scene was generic slow cooker and not crockpot. The twitter account was created to comfort fans. One said thanks, this is us for creating this. Crockpot said we understand. We are still not over it. We want to assure you we are committed to safety and you can continue to use our products with confidence. Some crockpot lovers defended the brand. Crockpotisinnocent. Smart marketing. I love jack, but i love my crockpot more. Im sorry for what i said. I can never live without my beloved crockpot. A lot of emotions. It was dramatic. I watched it on dvr. And it just went. Craig, you have not seen it . Im one episode behind. I could not turn down the sound or go and pee. It is still worth watching. You have to see thousahow it happened. Thank you, dylan. Coming up next, live threetthreet theater that looks like it is straight from the 1950s. You dont wan we are back on saturday morning with the sort of whats old is new again. A theater in dallas that puts on a play that has the look and feel of movies from decades ago. Awudiences say it is a refreshing blast from the past. The story from nbcs tammy leitner. Reporter you might think you are watching a classic black and white film with a bumbling detective and plenty of shenanigans. Which means playwright director kurt kleiman has done his job. We are creating a look of the 1930s movie brought to life on stage. Reporter this is not blast from the past. It is a play that opens every january. It is complicated. Black and white costumes and set built completely in shades of gray. Do you see the world in black and white . No, i see it in shades of color. We have to know that that shade of gray is actually a light blue. That shade of gray is a dark brown. Reporter kleiman created special makeup so the actors appear to be in an old movie rather than on stage. It blanks out the face. You have to put back in your nose and eyes. Reporter actor scott nixon plays the detective harry hunsacker. I try to play him very much as you would think a child would behave. Everything to him is new. Reporter alex moore portrays velma. A big problem occurs when two boyfriends both show up at club glch. It is fun to do a period style that is american. Reporter all american. No bad language. No drugs. And no nudity. Yet the series in black and white has had a 33year run and woven into the dallas culture. The world was black and white when movies were watched. I was thinner and had hair. They dont seem to get older, but funnier. Reporter during curtain call . One twist. We bring stephanie out. The lady in red. The point of bringing them out is to demonstrate we are not just throwing up a filter or somehow turning the color off. It is for real. Reporter for today, tammy leitner, nbc news, dallas. Oh, my gosh. Look at us. Thats cool. We put all this makeup on like that. I thought i had a black and white tv. I realize that you have the rabbit ears. I have a hanger. It had the dial. No one knows the context of the story. You told us the story off camera. I used to have a tv. I thought it was black and white. Thank you, craig. It was all so much nicer when everything was in black and white. Still to come on today will your music stars have their me too movement tomorrow at the grammys . And reba has a new gig and lets say it is finger licking good. But first these messages. If , your todo list just keeps growing. laughs desperately it never stops. Which is why the online financing application at carmax. Com is so convenient. 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However, we do expect to keep a couple clouds, especially high clouds in the afternoon. And then eventually right now, though, were still in the 30s. Look at that. In mt. View, 38 degrees. San jose, 41. San francisco, 42. Its really, really cool. The temperature trend will eventually climb into the 50s and lower 60s. Even mid 60s for some interior valleys. But in terms of the fog and visibility, were not seeing much of it. We have been waking up to some pretty dense fog early this morning that looks like were okay in terms of fog. But those clouds will eventually roll in. Ill talk about what this means for your weekend, when our next chance of rain, if any, will come into play coming up at 7 00 a. M. Thats always the cliffhanger. Will the rain return. All right. Stay tuned for that, vianey. Thanks. Now to an uber driver in San Francisco who says he was sexually assaulted by a passenger and the company isnt doing anything about it. Jesus c jesus corona said he had two passengers in his car, a man and a woman. He says when the woman got out, the man sexually assaulted him. Corona tells us he reported the incident to uber, and that the company told him they would take legal action against the passenger. But he claims they havent done that yet. We reached out to uber. They responded with a statement saying, quote, whats been described as unacceptable and not tolerated on the uber app. We take reports like this seriously, and the rider has not had access to the uber app since the incident was reported to us. And now to the stunning photos that have triggered an investigation. Raw meat uncovered and draped across a shopping cart being delivered to a local grocery store. We have photos taken by a customer. It happened at the 99 ranch in san jose. Shopping carts full of raw meat can be seen taken into the front doors of the asianamerican market chains location on hofstetter road. The market has apologized and told us the people in the picture are not their employees. Instead, they work for the meat vendor used to stock the butchers department. Coming up, a familys emotional plea for the return of their dog who disappeared during a breakin. Well have that, plus your stop stories and weather. We hope you join us. Now back the today show. Good morning. Firestorm. President trump back at the white house this morning arriving home overnight from switzerland. The president dodging questions about reports he tried to fire Robert Mueller last summer. I think it was a very successful trip. Thank you. Mr. Donald trump denying the claim as democrats call on republicans to speak out. This as Hillary Clinton responds overnight amid word she did not fire a staffer in 2008 despite an allegation of Sexual Harassment against him. Flu crisis. New numbers out from the centers for Disease Control and prevention call this season the worst in a decade. Practically everyone in 49 states at risk. The stats as the virus sweeps the country. And ready for their moment. As the stage gets set for grammys awards, singers and songwriters and producers will honor me too during the show. What they are planning to do today, saturday, january 27th, 2018. Waiting for a lifetime for you were on today. Its my birthday, yall. Were on the today show. Celebrating our second anniversary at the today show. And happy anniversary to them and good morning to you. Welcome back to today on this saturday morning. You are one of my favorite parts of the show. Watching you watch yourselves on the monitor. We have a lot to get to in the fine al hall hour. Lets start with the news. Im jeff bennett at the white house. President trump and his aides are grappling again with another damaging report linked to the russia probe. That mr. President trump gave an order to have Robert Mueller fired a month after being appointed. The president s critics say it is more evidence he tried to obstructijecstruct justice in t investigation. Mr. Trump is dismissing the allegations. More fallout over the explosive report that President Trump wanted special Counsel Robert Mueller fired last june. Fake news. Typical New York Times fake story. Reporter mr. Trump returning from davos, switzerland. I think it was a successful trip. Reporter a source with knowledge of the matter tells nbc news that the president backed down only after White House Counsel Don Mcgahn threatened to quit. The president previously denied he ever considered firing mueller. Could do to send you in that direction . I havent given it any thought. I have been reading about it from you people. Im not dismissing anybody. Reporter this morning, President Trumps onetime rival Hillary Clinton is caught up in a controversy. For refusing to fire an aide on her campaign despite a Sexual Harassment allegation against him. First reported by the times that Burns Strider was accused of inappropriately touching and kissing and sending suggestive emails to a staffer. Clintons former Campaign Manager urged clinton to fire strider, but clinton refused. Clinton posting on twitter on friday, that she was dismayed when it occurred but was hart hartened the young woman came forward and had her concerns taken seriously and addressed. In a second tweet, Hillary Clinton called the woman to say she is proud of her. Clinton did not address why she decided to keep strider on the staff at the time. As for the bombshell report that President Trump tried to fire the special counsel, it is reigniting calls from democrats for legislation to prevent the president from ousting mueller and future special counsels. Jeff at the white house. Thank you. Also this morning, breaking news in afghanistan where a car bomb attack has left 60 people dead and more than 150 others wounded. The bomb which was hidden in an ambulance exploded at a Police Check Point near the embassies and government buildings in kabul. The Afghan Public HealthMinistry Says the taliban claimed responsibility. And starting news of the new virus. 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. Thats three times higher than this time last year. Unusually large number of baby boomers have been hit by the flu as well. Experts say the worst is yet to come. Hawaii is the only u. S. State spared from the outbreak so far. A Las Vegas Casino mogul is the latest to face Sexual Misconduct allegations. Dozens of women have come forward, including a manicurist paid 7. 5 million for a sexual encounter settlement. Steve wynn is calling them prepostero preposterous. He says this may be the move of his exwife in the lawsuit of the divorce. The special panel is formed to investigate. The big weekend for tiger woods. On friday with the help of this long birdie putt. Woods finished the second round of the Farmers Insurance open at 1 under par. The first time he made the cut in the pga tour event in two and a half years. But woods is ten as round three today. All right. Lets go to dylan now out on the plaza with another check of the weather. A lot of birthdays on the plaza this morning. First of all, lets check this off. Who do you want to say hi to this morning . Hi, bruno mars. I love you today is your birthday. Yes. Im turning 15. And your birthday. How old are you turning . 14. Yes. And turning 12. Awesome. Everybody is celebrating their birthdays in new york today. Lets take a look at whats going on out west where we have another storm system making its way on shore and coastal areas and heavy mountain snow with Winter Weather advisories in effect so those mountain passes and anything through the mountains is bad going for today. Also critical fire danger in the southwest. Humidity is down to 10 to 20 . Santa ana winds gust up to 6 mi 0 miles per hour. Well see that rain start to move eastward as we go into tonight and the snow moves across the Northern Rockies and then on sunday another storm system just off shore. Well keep the clouds around. As for snowfall, we could end up with more than a foot of snow in the Pacific Northwest and some areas could see mostly about 6 to 12 inches out of weve still got a couple of lowlying clouds in san jose. But as the sun comes up, we are expecting to warm up by just a bit. But if youre heading out now, bundle up, because the temperatures remain in the 30s and the 40s. Right now in san jose, 41 degrees. Napa, 41. San francisco, 42. And check out oakland, a cold 39 degrees. Now that temperature trend does show a bit of some cloud cover into the afternoon. San francisco will top out into those upper 50s. And whos here for the manhattan classic . Theres a huge gymnastics meet in new york city today, guys. If you havent heard. Thats cool. Now we have. I love that one of our viewers says hi to bruno mars. Not mom or dad. Bruno mars. Still to come, the Grammy Awards, of course, the biggest nights in music. The big show is happening tomorrow night right here in new york city. The award ceremony, of course, will have big performances and winners and losers and this years will look a little different. Many in attendance are expected to address the me too movement. Morgan radford is at new Yorks Madison Square garden where the grammys will be held tomorrow. Good morning. Craig, good morning. This is where its all happening. Were standing inside on the red carpt for the 60th annual Grammy Awards and this year it might be a little bit different. Thats because critics are accusing the Music Industry of sitting on the sidelines of the me too movement. Thats why this week a group of female executives got together and they sent an email to industry insiders saying, look, lets all wear a white rose to show our support. The question is, who will actually do it. Will musics biggest night have their me too movement, as well . Red carpets and platinum albums. The 60th annual Grammy Awards hosting musics hottest stars in the middle of hollywoods hottest scandal. Many have pledged to wear white roses to support the me too movement. As a symbol of hope and resistance. Like lady gaga. Kelly clarkson. And host james corbin. Music star kesha is also slated to perform sunday night who in 2014 accused her former producer, dr. Luke, of verbal, physical and sexual abuse. Claims he denied before suing her in return. This years activism comes on the heels of a stunning display of solidarity. At this months Golden Globes where alist actors flooded the red carpet in all black. Many supporting pins that read, times up. Saying no more to sexual assault. Stories are finally being told. I know this is just the burstiburs birthing of a movement. Reporter sunday might be the Music Industrys first big public wre public reckoning. 12 of songwriters and 2 of producers. Representation this year is key. There are too few women in the Music Industry. It should be a much more balanced, equal industry. And it is a very sexist industry. Progress has been made, but not enough. Leaving all eyes on that red carpet pose and possibly a white rose. In the top four categories only three nominees are women. But even back looking at the last six grammys, the almost 900 nominations, only nine have been women. Morgan radford for us. Hard to believe in 2018 2 of all women are producers. I didnt know that. Youre going to be there tomorrow. Im excited about that. Its here in new york city. Why not . Do the stars hold the answer to what kind of driver you are . What your astrological sign could say about how you act behind the wheel. 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I agree with it. It salis always a good idea Pay Attention to signs while driving. Now a zodiac sign too. According to review conducted by Car InsuranceCompany Privilege and celebrity your star sign may be linked to your driving habits. Lets put it to the test. Im a taurus. Im the worst of all drivers and parkers. I can see you being a bad parker. Apparently we tauruans are likely to hit a cone at the parking space. Im an aries. According to this, that means you are rude on the road. Believable. You drive a flashy car and likely to leave your car unlocked and open to thieves. I can see that. That is true. One of the three. Im not rude. I let everybody in front of me to the point people behind me are frustrated. You are from kansas. I had the jasmine, my ford escort. I had her forever. Ford escort . Are you a leo . I am. Like yourself, probably a speed demon. I do have a heavy foot. Ye s. Higher chance than most to break the speed limit. I was good on my driving test. You are most likely to have passed your test on the first go. Did you . I did. My mom did not have the registration in the car. I had to ask to use a different car. I nailed the parking. Of course you did. Pr probably a perfect score. I passed. I could not park to save my life. My drivers ed coach said he was like you never need to angle park in wichita. Did you fail your first . He let me slide. I moved to chicago. I thought oh, no. I cant see you. Now cars do it for you. Popstart . Yes. Okay. Im excited about it. First up. Dearly beloved. We are gathered here to celebrate this thing called prince. You told me to do it. That was good. Just so i could laugh. Anyway, according to the estate adviser, new songs will be available. The tracks are said to be mind blowing. Prince fans know he was a song writer and recorder spending time in his home recording studio. Ever since his sudden death in 2016, there have been rumors of a vault of unreleased songs. No word on when we will hear it. Exciting. And lisa kudrow talking about the possibility of a friends reboot. We recently showed you the fan spoof of a friends film. We know that is a fake. Kudrow said they are rebooting everything. I dont know. How does that work with friends . That was about people in their 20s. If we have the same problems in our 50s, we are just sad. Fans still dream. I would not rule it out. I wouldnt either. And Reba Mcintyre is taking on a new role. A familiar face, but you may not recognize reba. Take a look. Colonel sanders same as always absolutely nothings changed oh, please ignore any likeness of Famous Country singers im definitely not a woman i like they are adding music to it. Reba is the latest face of kfcs Colonel Sanders and the first female. She follows in the other finger licking pitch men like rob lowe and darrell hammond. Just in time for the super bowl. Thank you, dylan. We are back in a moment. But first this is today on nbc. Nbc. At at t, we believe in access. Nbc. 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