>> good friday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. developing news out of washington. we could be hours away from the release of the house intel's classified memo about the russia investigation with a senior white house official tell telling us the president does not object to the publication of the report that would fly in the face of warnings from top law enforcement officials like christopher wray who obviously journeyed to the white house to compel the administration not to make the document public. with the "washington post" now reporting the director of national intelligence dan coats also urged the trump administration against releasing the memo. >> on the eve of the memo's release, top democrats in both the house and senate set their aim on house intel committee chairman devin nunes demanding his resignation claiming nunes is working to sow conspiracy theories on behalf of the white house. still while congressional republicans and the president seem to be on the same page when it comes to publishing the memo, there are those inside the white house who obviously think it might be a mistake. axios writes" inside the trump administration, sources briefed on the nunes memo expect it will be underwhelming and not the slam-dunk document it's hyped up to be." for more, let's go to tracy pots in washington. good morning. tell us what happens if the white house does decide to release the controversial document. >> three options here, frances. the president himself could declassify this classified memo and decide to release it himself, in other words, the announcement would come from the white house. the president could declassify and bounce it back to congress for them to deal with when and how it's released or he could not declassify the memo but just not object to congress doing so and then send it back to congress. that could take a couple days at least till early next week while they try to figure out the format that's allowed for it to be released. house speaker paul ryan is weighing in here saying that this will not impact the russia investigation. >> what this is not is an indictment on our institutions of our justice system. this memo is not an indictment of the fbi, of the department of justice. it does not impugn the mueller investigation or the deputy attorney general. >> reporter: behind the scenes according to the "associated press," the president has been telling confidantes this will validate his concerns that the fbi and the justice department have conspired against him. in other words, that this russia investigation is tainted. democrats have argued that this is an attack on that investigation. frances? >> thank you. two los angeles students shot, one in critical condition and yet another school shooting. this one at a middle school with police saying the incident may have been an accident. the shots broke out shortly before 9:00 a.m. at salvador castro middle school. a 12-year-old girl was taken into custody within minutes and a handgun recovered. she's now charged with negligent discharge of a firearm. while police haven't confirmed how the gun went off, they believe it was an isolated incident. >> the school has been declared safe at this point. there is no more safety threat. and we will continue to be messaging with the parents as best we can as we continue to provide support for the school. >> a total of five people were hurt in the incident including two with gunshot wounds. a 15-year-old boy shot in the head, thankfully hospital officials say all victims are expected to recover. this is at least the third school shooting in just over a week. a 16-year-old boy was charged in a texas school shooting that injured one and a 15-year-old was charged for a shooting at a kentucky high school killing two students and hurting 18 others. a former dallas accountant who obviously killed his two young daughters while their mother listened on phone has been executed. john battaglia received a lethal injection last night for the killings after separating from his wife, he shot the 9 and 6-year-old girls during a scheduled visit all while their mother listened in horror. the execution came just a few hours after a last ditch appeal to the u.s. supreme court was rejected. >> this weekend, the country's top nfl players are set to go head to head with hundreds of thousands of spectators expected to descend on the twin cities. but this year's super bowl new concerns over the flu raising red flags for the biggest sporting event in the u.s. indicate can i beck has more from minneapolis. >> reporter: super bowl madness in minneapolis has 8-year-old henry walter wide eyed but in the thick of a brutal flu season has his mom sarah watching out for germs. >> we'll be washing hands and sanitizing and kind of very mindful. >> reporter: as the flu continues to tackle health, filling hospitals across the country, concern is high about spreading illness at the biggest u.s. sporting event of the year. >> we're of course, we're all kind of nervous about being out with this many people. >> reporter: sanitizing surfaces for the 65,000 fans expected sunday and close to a million at surrounding events throughout the week, more chances to get infected says one of the nation's top infectious disease experts. >> it's not a one-hit wonder. it is a whole week of one-hit wonders. >> reporter: while doctors have been telling us the defense is a shot, today researchers reported in canada vaccines this season have been just 17% effective overall and only 10% among working age adults. >> it's essential we have a new and better vaccine. >> reporter: with shots making pharma companies big profits there's little incentive to invest billions in research for a universal vaccine offering more protection. >> it's money and leadership, who take chashlg of this on a global basis and help bring this through. >> reporter: this week the flu struck malcolm butler after several trips to the hospital, he's cleared to join his team on sunday fighting for a victory and to stay flu free. >> i'm good now, man. 100%. >> reporter: here in indianapolis, event organizers are taking extra precaution is disinfecting and wiping down whatever they can, urging fans to wash their hands and bring their own hand sanitizers because as the studies show, even those with the flu shot aren't guaranteed protection. >> thank you. now to the mystery that's baffled would over 40 years. new intrigue surrounding the death of natalie wood. decades after she drowned new witnesses emerged prompting investigators to deem it a suspicious death. robert wagner is a person of interest. it's sure to spawn more questions. blake mccoy has the story. >> you see -- >> reporter: from child star to silver screen icon. ♪ i feel pretty. ♪ >> reporter: renewed interest in the death of actress natalie wood. in a new interview with 48 hours, l.a. sheriff's investigator says racketer robert wagner remains a person of interest in her death. now more than ever. >> we've investigated the case over the last six years. i think he's more of a person of interest now. we know now he was the last person to be with her before she disappeared. >> reporter: he bases that on new interviews with two people from a nearby boat who say they heard the couple fighting on this yacht the night she drowned. the coroner at the time noted bruising on the body. wagner who obviously is now 87 hasn't commented in years. >> we came to the conclusion that she had slipped on the swim step on the aft end of the boat and had hit her head and rolled into the water, tragic tragic night. >> reporter: what happened on that boat remains the source of much speculation. >> people love a mystery. this is a great quintessential hollywood mystery involving a beautiful movie star who obviously died undetermined circumstances. >> reporter: the only other people on board actor christopher walken and captain dennis davern who obviously spoke to us after the case was reopened. >> i made mistakes by not telling the honest truth. >> was he responsible for her deathing? >> yes, i would say so, yes. >> reporter: an old hollywood mystery that living rooms just that. blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles >> nbc meteorologist bill karins joining us now. normally we would want to be where the super bowl is at. >> san diego, miami. arizona. yeah, not this time. minneapolis still sitting at negative 18. snow on the way tomorrow. more cold for sunday. that cold has spread through the ohio valley. on the east coast, the cold is arriving during the day today. rain overnight. that's going to freeze up, anywhere there's puddles left will freeze as the cold moves in. a little bit of snow out there. a coating in areas of southern new england especially and back outside the suburbs outside of new york city. so the forecast snow totals are not impressive. maybe one to two inches from hartford to boston koords cape cod and the coast. lake effect stuff kicks off later on today. it's not the fact we'll get a lot of snow. the timing for the morning commute makes things crunchy and icy. today's forecast snow early. freeze in the northeast. just cold in the ohio little bi coming for your saturday. temperatures not too bad in colorado. of course, today is groundhog day. how much long her we have of winter left. >> big weather man day for you, bill. >> big day for all of us. >> punxsutawney. >> of president trump heads to his estate in south florida where he will likely watch the super bowl on sunday. he hosted a super bowl party last year. no word whether he's having one this year. >> major league baseball says all ballparks will expand protective netting beyond the dugouts by opening day after several spectators have been hit by fall balls and broken bats. >> groundhog day. we'll see punxsutawney phil. if he sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter. no, i say, no. hold together. a little to the left. 1, 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