Recording emerges of paul ryan talking about the man who would be president. Im going to defend donald trump. Not now. Not in the future. How the speaker is responding today, tuesday, march 14th, 2017. From nbc news, this is a special edition of today, noreaster 2017. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Everybody. Welcome to today. Its a snowy Tuesday Morning. Thats a good crowd. Theyre out here. We are measuring the snow in centimeters right now. Lets be fair, though. Were in rockefeller center. They do an amazing job of removing snow in a big hurry. On some of the other streets, its a different story. And its just beginning, right, al . Thats right. Well see a changeable situation, from snow, rain, freezing rain, sleet and back to snow. What was it like coming in . I took a nice commute in. It was scary. If you dont have to be on the roads in the northeast, dont do it. Stay in. Its our top story. A snow day for millions of students from philly to boston. Lay a lot for some travelers across the country. More than 6,000 Flights Canceled through tomorrow. We got it covered all angles, starting with craig melvin. Hes a few blocks to our north in central park. Hi, craig. Good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning to you. In just the past few minutes here in central park, it has already started to come down a little harder. And a little faster, as well. Multiple governors have declared a state of emergency. Officials urging folks to stay inside for their own safety. Let the blizzard begin. Snow, quickly piling up in the northeast overnight. The storm, affecting 70 Million People. New york city anticipating up to 20 inches of snow. Parts of massachusetts, could get two feet before its over. Thousands of schools in the storms path closed for the day. I jumped out of my seat and shouted hooray. Reporter precautions for a storm barrelling to the region. Wind speeds expected to reach 50 miles per hour. Reducing visibility on roads and tearing down power lines and trees. Officials urging the public to stay off the roads. Connecticut, taking it a step further, issuing a statewide travel ban this morning. Word of the powerful storm system has already left a mess in the midwest. In chicago overnight, a pileup of at least 20 vehicles, shut down an expressway. Minor injuries were reported. And in wisconsin, officials are investigating two snowrelated deaths. Millions now hunkered down, riding out the storm. As this potentially historic noreaster buries the northeast. Snow days galore right now. Boston, philadelphia, new york city, fairfax county, virginia, all of them cancelling schools. We should also note here in central park, right now, we are on pace to break a record that has stood since 1888. Matt, savannah . All right, craig. Thank you very much. Al, this could be one of those days when a couple of miles can make a big difference. We are seeing that right now. Heading towards the jersey turnpike. The exit for Newark Airport. Heres the radar. And look closely. You can see this area of pink and purple starting to move towards philadelphia. This is atlantic city. Back in washington, d. C. Weve got a frozen mix going on right now. Thats going to be the situation this morning. Changeable weather, as we move during the day with this storm. Right now, winter storm warnings, advisories and blizzard warnings for 70 Million People. As we drill down, 31 Million People at risk for a blizzard. Heres what were looking at for you. Well time it out. Midday new york, heavy snow, changing to sleet and back to snow. Boston, heavy snow, two to four inches per hour. As we move on into this evening for the commute. Heavy snow. Rain into new york state. A frozen mix and back to some snow. This mix in boston will turn into a windswept rain. And it will continue to push to the north wednesday morning. It gets out of the boston area, new york. The wind dies down but we have a frigid morning. Whatever is on the ground, is going to stay there. Heres what were calling for right now. As far as accumulation, philadelphia, five to ten inches. It will be closer to the five and the ten. Mt. Pocono, away from the warmer waters and the warmer easterly winds. Youll see 22 to 28 inches. New york city, 9 to 15 inches of snow. Albany, 16 to 22 inches. Interior new england, the same. Boston, about 8 to 12. Portland, 10 to 16 inches. And with all this wind and all this heavy snow, weve got the threat for wide scattered Power Outages from eastern pennsylvania and especially as you get up into northern new england. Guys, again, the difference between this Storm Tracker that gets closer to the coast, thats going to bring in warmer, moister air. Thats why we will see mixing. It will go back and forth for the next several hours. Not going to be a nice day, no matter what. Al, thank you so much. When a storm like this hits, travel of all kinds, brought to a stand still. Aboveground Subway Service halted in new york city. A travel ban in connecticut and thousands of flights are canceled for today. Nbcs tom costello is covering that angle this morning. Hes at new yorks la guardia. Good morning. Reporter its a ghost town here. And not just the American Airlines terminal. All of the terminals are empty. The tsa checkpoint is closed. Nothing happening here. And thats to be expected in the busiest airports of the country. Take a look at the flight aware misery map. We love this. Good illustration of what is happening. New york city, lots of red, with a total of 7,600 Flights Canceled nationwide between yesterday, today and tomorrow. All of the airports in and around new york city, affected. Move up to boston. Big red there. American airlines tells us, in boston and new york, they dont expect to recover and reopen until midday tomorrow. Lets move on down the coast, to the flight of our misery map to washington, d. C. And philly same story. Theyre not going to recover fast. Washington, reagan and dulles, those two airports may start to recover today. They may recover today. But flights and planes were out of position. If they miss a flight, for example, a dallas to la guardia leg, and that plane is not in position for the next leg, theres a Ripple Effect across the country. This could take several days to recover when you have so many people who have missed their flights and need to get from point a to point b. A long recovery. The airlines have waived the change fees. You can change the ticket without penalty. Back to you. Tom costello, thank you. Nbcs Indra Petersons is driving through the storm. Indra, good morning to you. Good morning, matt. Evident the blizzard of 2017 is here. Very easy to see. Right now, were driving north on i95, near Newark Airport on the turnpike. This is where you see the change in forecast so clearly. What were looking at is the quickly transition from rain to snow and ice. No better way. We talk about noreasters and i95. It connects major cities. It is tricky. It is almost an imaginary line between all three types of precipitation. If you see a radar, you can tell. If youre going to be driving to the south and to the west today, or south and east today, youll see more rain. Youre going to go from heavy snowfall, down to whats going to start looking like rain. And theres a lot of reason that matters. As weve been driving today, in the last five, ten minutes, we went from heavy snow and we started seeing sleet. You start to slip and slide out there. What also happens, theyre trying to treat the roads here. Some places look great. You can tell where the roads are treated with salt. But if you see rain, and you switch back to snow, no more salt on the roadways. Its going to be an awful mess, matt. Is someone in the backseat snoring or is that the windshield wiper . Reporter let me check. Im going with windshield wiper. Thanks. Its all hands on deck for the department of transportation in philly, of course. Morgan radford with the storm there. Hi, morgan. How is it going . Reporter savannah, good morning. You can see the snow and the sleet pummeling us here in philadelphia, where we saw two inches overnight. Up to seven inches in other parts of the state. Currently were under a snow emergency with blizzard warnings north and west of the city, what experts are calling the deadly and lifethreatening storm. These streets for the Tuesday Morning commuters who are determined to get to the office, they have to be extremely careful. Thats when the snow and the sleet is expected to hit the hardest. And temperatures right now are just at freezing. That is expected to stick. Once the wind gusts come, we have to see up to 35 miles per hour. Thats why the city has already deployed more than 400 plows. They have up to 50,000 tons of salt at the ready. People are stocking up on food. Theyre stocking up on water. Schools are closed for the day. We are under a winter storm warning until 6 00 p. M. Savannah . Morgan radford, in philly. Thank you. In massachusetts, blizzard warnings have been expanded to the western and central part of that state. Miguel almaguer in worcester, an hour north of boston. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. We are looking for a recordbreaker here in massachusetts. Here in worcester, we are talking about 16 inches of snow. Over in boston, a foot. They are also talking about the potential for killer cold. With all of this snowfall, they expect hundreds of thousands of people across this region to lose power. Thats a major concern here later on today. The light snow thats falling now will turn into steady snow later on today. Theyre worried about coastal flooding in the area. The governor asking everyone in this region to stay off of the roadways. At grocery stores, they are stocking up as quickly and as fast as they can. We have seen a rush on every kind of perishable imaginable. They are bracing for a steady storm. We have light snow but expect it to come down steady and all day. Back to you guys. Miguel, thank you very much. Of course, well have the latest on the storm all morning long. And we are boing going to check new app if you brave the roads and get stranded. Anticipated estimates of the replacement for obamacare are out this morning. This report shows that the new plan would drive up cost and cause millions to lose their coverage. Well talk about that with tom price in a moment. First, nbc National News correspondent Peter Alexander is at the white house for us. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. A lot of americans will be digging out of the snow today. Right now, the Trump Administration is digging in, dismissing that nonpartisan analysis. Tom price says the Budget Office simply has it wrong. The findings are making republican plans for overhauling health care a lot tougher sell, even within their own party. Its first checkup, not a clean bill of health for the republicans obamacare replacement. Trumpcare means higher costs for less coverage. Reporter the plan would leave 14 million uninsured next year, according to the congressional Budget Office, which estimates that number can jump to 24 million in the next decade. Taking 24 Million People and pushing them off their coverage. Reporter despite promising lower deductibles, the gop plan would drive up out of pocket costs and slash 880 billion from medicaid, despite Trumps Campaign promise. Save medicare, medicaid and Social Security without cuts. Have to do it. If there was ever a war on seniors, this bill, trumpcare, this is it. Reporter but republicans were quick to push back. You read this report. Im encouraged by it. We disagree strenuously, with the report that was put out. Its just not believable. Reporter trumps team touting reports, finding the bill would save the government 337 billion over the next decade. But even some prominent republicans are skeptical. I dont think this is particularly good news. If theyre half right, thats a lot of people that would be uninsured. Reporter new signs of an old rift between paul ryan and the white house. Im not going to defend donald trump, not now, not in the future. Reporter newly released audio from a Conference Call has paul ryan talking to republicans, expressing concern over candidate trump from an access hollywood tape. We have concerns of our nominee. Is it going to be a turbulent month . With respect to donald trump, i would encourage you to do what you think is best and do what you feel you need to do. Reporter nbc news has not been able to verify the recording, the substance of the call and ryans comments were widely reporting at the time. Trump tweeting a day after the call, our weak and ineffective leader paul ryan had a bad Conference Call when his members went wild with loyalty. He sated, the world is well aware of this history. And obviously a lot has happened since then. Still, this morning, no proof, ten days after President Trump accused his predecessor of wiretapping his phones. He said they were in quotes. Reporter the two tweets accusing mr. Obama of tapping mr. Trumps phones, did not have quotes. When should Americans Trust the president . Is it phony or real when he says that president Obama Wiretapped him . He doesnt think that president obama tapped his phone personally. Reporter but aides are not ruling out that someone in the Obama Administration did. Can you say firmly, that when the president says something we can trust it to be real . If hes not joking, of course. Every time he speaks, hes speaking as the president of the united states. Reporter the Trump Administration missed the house intelligence committees monday deadline to turn over any terms that back the president s claim. The Justice Department has asked for more time. The Committee Says it wants the wiretapping information by next monday. They will consider a subpoena. Peter, thank you. Tom price is the secretary of health and human services. Mr. Secretary, good morning, thank you for being with us. Hey, savannah. Wonderful to be with you on this chilly morning. A chilly morning. We have issues with the number, but before we get too wonky, well cut to the campaign. During the campaign and as recently as january, the president said, in no uncertain terms, insurance for everybody. Everybody has got to be covered. And he added, they will be beautifully covered. Obviously, this is not how it has turned out. Is it time for the administration to level with the American People and say, some people are going to lose their coverage . The fact of the matter is, if you look at the plan, what the president said is absolutely right. Lets think about why we are in this situation. The fact of the matter is, that obamacare has failed. The president met with a group of folks at the white house, who have been harmed by obamacare. Whether it was moms or dads who couldnt find coverage for their kids or who lost can i just stop you right there. I want to zero in on that point. Its better to look at the whole picture. I agree. But are you saying no one is going to lose coverage urn this plan . Because thats pwhat the presidt promised. What were saying is that the Current System has failed. You got onethird of the counties in this nation that are offering one coverage policy. Five states, only one coverage policy. Premiums going up. Deductibles going up. The Current System has failed. And the cbo doesnt account for that. Secretary price, though what the report looked at, was onethird of the plan. Thats why you cant look at this in isolation. With our whole plan, every american will have access to coverage. It will be coverage that is more responsive to them. That will allow them to choose and will be less expensive than the Current Situation. You heard what Lindsey Graham said. If the cbo is wrong by 50 , youre looking at some 7 Million People without insurance in a year. And some 12 million more people without insurance down the road. So that doesnt sound good either, does it . No. But thats not the whole plan. Thats the problem. If youre a mom or a dad sitting out there right now, trying to figure out how youre going to get health care for your child, the Current Situation is a disaster for you because costs are going up, deductibles are going up. You may have an insurance card but you dont have care. Were trying to fix this situation. Trying to move to a situation where patients and families and doctors are making these decisions and not washington, d. C. Are you trying to fix it with a game of semantics . Having access to Health Insurance is a different thing than being able to actually get Health Insurance. People believe that the government ought to be in charge. They believe if the government dictates to people what theyve got to buy, youre better off. We simply dont believe that. We believe that people, moms and dads across the country should be selecting the kind of coverage that they want. Thats what our system is. Its a system that is more responsive to them, provides greater choices, lower costs. If you look at the entire package that the cbo didnt look at, not because they are bad folks, thats the way the rules work. They didnt look at all the regulations that we believe aught to go away. They didnt look at purchase across state lines or medical malpractice reform or all those things that in their totality create a system that works better for the American People. Sir, weve got to run, but just to go back to the original point, youre saying thi