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Originally told. Well have a live report from inside iraq. All that, plus secret no longer. I put up with inappropriate behavior that i didnt know at the time was straight up sexual abuse. The wife of president ial candidate, andrew yang, with a disturbing story of sexual abuse by her own doctor. In the drivers seat. New pictures of Meghan Markle at an airport in canada overnight, with the queens decision on their royal future expected soon. And are you ready for some football . The nfls final four get set to battle it out for a trip to the super bowl. Today, friday, january 17th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Hi, everybody. Good morning. Welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on a friday morning. Its going to be a big weekend in the weather department. A big storm making its way across the country. And a lot of folks are traveling because of the long holiday weekend. Theyll be keeping their eye on that. Well talk about that later. We have the forecast straight ahead. Lets get to our top story. The official start of the impeachment trial of President Trump. New resolutions about the ukraine scandal at the center of all of it. Nbc white house correspondent, kristen welker, has the latest this morning. Good morning. Reporter hi, savannah. Good morning to you. President trump is preparing for trial. Hes only the third president in u. S. History to be impeached and to have to defend himself. All capping off a somber day for the Nations Capital and the country. This historic moment, resonating. Chief Justice John Roberts, swearing in a full chamber of the United States senate on thursday. Theyre now jurors in the impeachment trial of president donald trump. So help you god. Reporter then, one by one, senators signing the oath book. Roberts was sworn in moments earlier, escorted by a group of bipartisan senators as he arrived and departed the capitol. The solemn day started when adam schiff, House Intelligence Committee chairman, one of seven managers who will prosecute the case, laid out the charges against the president , abuse of power and obstruction of congress. In all of this, President Trump acted in a manner contrary to his trust as president. Reporter at the white house, the president remained defiant. Well, i think it should go very quickly. Its a hoax. Its a hoax. Everybody knows that. Reporter and with opening arguments set to begin next tuesday, senators are debating whether to call witnesses and admit more evidence. And now, a flood of new details, including an explosive government watchdog report, that says the president broke the law, overriding capitol hill, by freezing that military aid to ukraine. Every day, new incriminating information comes forward. Reporter but a Senior Administration official describes the finding as overreach, and white house officials note military aid was eventually given to ukraine. It comes amid a bombshell interview with one of the key players in the campaign. Lev parnas, ggiulianis associae in ukraine, has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial, while cooperating with house impeachment investigators. Parnas telling Rachel Maddow President Trump knew what was going on. Reporter parnas and the president have been pictured together. And his lawyer released this video, showing parnas and trump at maralago two years ago. Despite all of it, the president denies knowing him. I dont know parnas, other than i had pictures taken. Which i do with thousands of people. I dont know him at all. Dont know what hes about. Dont know where he comes from. Know nothing about him. Reporter Pat Cipollone will lead the president s defense. Ken starr, the former special counsel who investigated bill clinton will be on the team, as well as veteran defense attorney and frequent trump defender alan dershowitz. An official announcement about the legal team is expected by the end of the day. As i mentioned, one of the big flash points will be whether to call witnesses. One gop senator, Susan Collins of maine, a moderate, says shell likely support the idea. Democrats need four republicans to vote with them in order to call witnesses. If that happens, the trial could last for weeks. A lot of meetings here today. Savannah . Kristen welker, leading us off. Thank you, kristen. Now, to the intense winter storm racing across the country. It is set to bring a weekend mess to millions in the northeast. Were going to get to the forecast in a second first, ron mott is in omaha, nebraska the snow is falling. The temperature is plunging. Ron . Reporter good morning to you. Metro omaha, under a Winter Weather advisory 6 00 tomorrow morning itll end. School has been canceled here today and in other states, as well this is part of the system that brought snow to california and washington, and even as far south as new mexico. Over in texas, its rain and lots of it the potential for flash flooding goes on there today. In terms of air travel, look at the numbers. Yesterday, a tough go. Almost 5,500 flight delays nearly 350 cancellations were expecting the numbers to climb again today, in terms of road travel. A driver in michigan slid into a curb that sent this suv on to its side the driver taken to the hospital no word on their condition hope theyre certainly okay. And this weekend, about to get cold in omaha. High temperatures forecast in the Single Digits with lows down below zero hoda ron, thank you. Dave price from our new york station wnbc in for al this morning. How are we looking, dave we have a mess in the Central Plains ron showed the live pictures lets show you the radar you can trace the warm front to the south, we see rain. To the north, we see ice and snow that works its way toward the east and you can see blizzard warnings posted in sections of the dakotas, southwestern minnesota, into iowa, and even a small section of nebraska. And of course, 61 Million People affected its not the amount of snow were looking at its the fact that a lot of this could fall, limit visibility, along with high winds. Thats the big mess. All this continues to advance towards the northeast. The storm intensifies over the next 24 to 48 hours. Were looking at rains to the south. As we head to saturday, it rolls into the great lakes, the northeast. Thats where we see delays building as far as what we can expect, again, i think were going to see big delays today, in minneapolis, sections of kansas city and st. Louis down to the south, its rain thats going to be the big problem. And into the weekend, those delays pushed to the northeast, as high winds, the snow and ice, begin to push through. Watch in cleveland, baltimore, new york city and up through new england. Again, not a ton of snow certainly, that combination of elements is going to create a big mess guys, back to you. Well check back in a minute, dave craig joins us with some surprising information on the Iranian Missile strike on the u. S. In iraq good morning to you despite saying, initially, no americans were hurt, the pentagon now says there were, in fact, injuries nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel joins us from baghdad. Good morning reporter good morning, craig. These injuries are not being described as serious centcom said 11 Service Members are being screened for concussions or brain injuries. That can sometimes take days or even weeks to show themselves. When more than a dozen Iranian Missiles smashed into this base, housing american troops in western iraq, revenge for the u. S. Killing of an iranian general, the missiles cratered the ground and obliterated a small chow hall and a row of bunk houses. Each missile packed with 1,000 to 1,600 pounds of explosive President Trump has said repeatedly no u. S. Troops were killed or injured. We suffered no casualties all of our soldiers are safe how many died . How many were wounded . Sir, none. Reporter overnight, the u. S. Military issued a statement, saying while no u. S. Service members were killed, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and will still be assessed. Its all about the blast missiles of these size release strong shock waves that can cause internal injuries. We heard the sounds first and the shockwave drove through the t walls and down it kind of punches you in the heart. Reporter there were close calls here and this may have been the closest. There was an American Contractor taking shelter inside this bunker, which is just a few feet from where the missile exploded. U. S. Troops tell us, that contract is doing well and that some other troops have also been given psychological counseling but numerous commanders stress this could have been much worse, had u. S. Forces not had advance warning, allowing them to take cover. A military spokesman said that eight Service Members have been transferred to germany three to kuwait. They are expected to return to service here in iraq after those screenings craig . Richard engel for us there in baghdad. Richard, thank you theres new fears tied to a pro gun rally thats scheduled in virginia. The governor there declared a temporary state of emergency ahead of the event now, the fbi has made several arrests. Geoff bennett in richmond for us this morning with that story geoff, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning to you the virginia capitol is bracing for violence ahead of next weeks gun rights rally. Officials are concerned it could be a rerun of the deadly Charlottesville Protests from three years ago. Concerns have been heightened by the arrests of three alleged White Supremacists who, Officials Say, had weapons and discussed attending next weeks rally. This morning, virginia on high alert. Just days before thousands of gun rights activists are expected to rally at the state capitol. The fbi arresting three alleged members of a Violent White Supremacist Group on gun charges. The group is known as the base, the english translation of al qaeda Law Enforcement Officials Say the men had obtained weapons and discussed participating in the rally. Just one day earlier, Governor Ralph Northam discussing a state of emergency, after learning armed militias and hate groups planned to join the protests we had receive credible intelligence from our Law Enforcement agencies that theres groups with malicious plans. Reporter at mondays rally, protest rsers are expected to vase their opposition to tougher gun laws in the state. The bills would require background checks on all firearms purchased limit handgun purchases to one per month. And let localities ban guns from certain buildings. Northam says he fears a repeat of the deadly 2017 march by white nationalists in charlottesville, virginia. Are you worried about what might happen on monday yeah. Definitely if its anything like charlottesville, thats scary. Reporter some see the governors action as an assault on their Second Amendment rights we bear arms peacefully we desire to keep and stay under the constitution of the United States reporter organizers say they are encouraging peaceful protests ahead of the gun rally, Governor Northam has imposed a temporary ban on guns and all weapons from the Capitol Grounds here behind me hes also asking event organizers to disavow any group that would threaten to do violence savannah Geoff Bennett at the capitol in virginia, thank you more fallout on the sign stealing scandal that has rocked major league baseball. Carlos beltran stepped down yesterday before ever managing a single game for the mets he is the fourth person to lose his job in connection with the scandal. The 2017 Houston Astros are accused of using cameras to steal opposing catchers signs, then relaying that information to their batters beltran was on the astros roster that season and is the only player mentioned by name in baseballs investigative report. How about from baseball to football this week the nfls championship weekend is upon us chiefs titans, packers 49ers, all ready to battle out to play in the biggest game of them all, super bowl liv in miami. Final preparations are under way for the nfls final four teams in the afc, its the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tennessee Titans the chiefs fresh off a wild comeback over the houston texans, erupting for 51 points, thanks in large part to the arm of Patrick Mahomes the 24yearold superstar feeling confident. I felt like the last game prepared us, being down 240, finding a way to come out on the end on top reporter standing in the way, the underdog titans, this seasons cinderella story, led by derek henry, who has run right through the competition. There goes derrick henry. Reporter second year head coach mike available leaning on his championship experience as a player when you go on the road, you understand its going to be loud its going to be a hostile environment. Reporter in the nfc, two iconic franchises. The Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers square off the packers led by future hall of fame quarterback aaron rodgers. Theres 28 teams on vacation and were still going. Reporter while the niners boast rising star, Jimmy Garoppolo and a swarming defense. T locked in at the same time unique combination we have guys that are able to do it reporter and it will be a family affair, as mac lafleur faces his brother, mike, a 49ers assistant. Anybody who knows me knows how much my family means to me it is an emotional deal, but this is not about us reporter one team missing this week. The new England Patriots the pats have played in every afc championship since 2011 until now. Speculation spiraling around whether the teams legendary qb, tom brady, will return in 2020, or play somewhere else i love playing football and i love playing for this organization i really dont know what it looks like moving forward. And im taking it daytoday please translate. I think brady comes back for one more season. The question is where he plays you have the packers, i here well, yes i just pick them i dont know why maybe the uniforms i love the packers. Chiefs over the packers though, as well. Chiefs over the packers. My boy, he loves Patrick Mahomes. Can i put a shoutout for the Tennessee Titans, who i think will be the winners at the end of all of this going all the way im a forecaster. Im going to take the chiefs chiefs to win. All right hes a beast. Ill give you that without a doubt you got a forecast for us . Lets go through it quickly take a look at whats happening. Blowing snow and rain. We talked about that in the midsection of the country. Watch for strong storms rolling through west sections of texas to okay. We have snow for the northern rockies, into the cascades and the olympics and watch for cold weather and windy conditions, gusty through new england and sections of the northeast. Thats a look at the National Weather. Your local forecast in just about 30 seconds in about 5 minutes and earn five times the national average. Open one from here. Or here in a capital one cafe. Plus, there are no fees or minimums on savings or checking accounts because thats how it should be. This is banking reimagined. Whats in your wallet . Good friday morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. A live look at the Golden Gate Bridge with with fog in the distance. Patches of fog around the bay area. Overall just a cold start with temperatures mostly in the mid to upper 30s. But were heading into the low 50s today for our High Temperature in san jose. Up to 52 there. 53 in San Francisco. A slight warmup for tomorrow. And a little bit milder on sunday for Martin Luther king jr. Day well see a few more clouds and rain moving in by next tuesday. And thats a quick look at your forecast. Thanks, dave. Coming up, the wife of democratic president ial candidate, andrew yang, alleging Sexual Assault by her own doctor her emotional story and why shes sharing it now for the very first time. Then inside the drop zone. Firsthand look at drones that could be used to combat the growing danger of wildfires all around the world but first, this is today on nbc. Trump those preexisting conditions are protected. Vo a broken promise. Trump repeatedly tried to undermine coverage for 134 million americans with preexisting conditions. 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