Studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a chilly tuesday morning. I saw the bank thermometer, had to do a double take this morning, 11 degrees here. 11 degrees and yet you have the feeling people waking up in st. Louis, oakland and oakland. Also feeling a bit of chill as their teams try to high tail it to los angeles. Maybe its the weather thats so alluring for l. A. Lets get right to our top story. Tens of millions waking up to the chilliest morning of the season, below freezing temps from the deep south all the way to maine, and al is feeling the chill out on our plaza. Hey, good morning. I got caught off guard. I didnt have my coat. Matt actually lent me this coat. The weather man didnt realize it was going to get cold this morning. Wow, the headline is i can wear your coat i never thought that would happen. Anyway, hey, lets look at some video. I mean, this is duxbury. They had thats route 3 and they got some oceaneffect snow came in. Cars off the roads. Big problems yesterday and the here. Why . Well, here it is. Big area of High Pressure now dominating bringing the winds out of the north. Look at these current temperatures. Its 7 in buffalo. Feels like 3 below and 5 below up in bangor. It feels like 6 below in boston, 16 in charleston and 13 in detroit. Now, heres what were looking at for today as far as high temperatures are concerned. Its going to feel like 16 in buffalo, 24 in new york city. 31 in charlotte. 33 in louisville. But heres the good news. This is the worst of it, all right. After tomorrow youll see, again, temperatures still today in those way below normal temperatures, but then temperatures start to mild up. 39 in portland, 47 in new york washington, d. C. And chicago looking at a temperature of 42, but lets not get cocky because even though its going to be nice and mild next week, i hate to use these two words, polar vortex. I knew it. Maybe by the end of next week, so well have the details coming up a little bit later. Get your polar vortex fashion collection ready. Cant wear matts coats. Im going to wear Dylan Dreyers coats. See you in a couple of minutes. Lets turn now to the president ial campaign and a new National Poll offering a glimpse of where things stand in both the republican and democratic races. Lets start with the gop and nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Hi, peter, good morning. Reporter hey, matt, good morning. For republicans, 2016 is starting out a lot the same way 2015 ended, Donald Trump Holding on to his significant lead. Here you go, just out this morning, the latest nbc new survey Monkey Online Poll shows trump nationally at 35 , 17 rubio you see there in third and perhaps as importantly Trump Supporters are more set on their pick than others. Better than half of them saying they are not going to change their mind. But as long as im number one, were talking about those polls. Another full house for donald trump in massachusetts, packing them in and kicking more protesters out. Get them out. Bye, sweetheart. Get them out, please. They remind me a little bit of hillary. They do. No energy, no stamina, no strength. Im donald trump, and i approve this message. Reporter hours after trumps first ad hit the airwaves a fact check of his footage. Politifact says thats not mexico, its morocco, Trumps Campaign manager saying the edit was intentional telling nbc news, no, expletive its not the Mexican Border but thats what our country is going to look like. The candidates on both sides picking up the pace, 60 stops in 48 hours across iowa and new ted cruz with nbcs hallie jackson. Republican candidate was attacking donald trump. Today, every republican candidate is attacking me. Reporter the contenders now on a collision course as accusations fly over who is the real serious candidate. This from cruzs superpac arguing marco rubio is not ready to lead. I know i have a debate but ive got to get this fantasy football thing right. Reporter rubio staffers mocking cruz with his impressions of the simpsons. Release the hounds. Excellent. Reporter and Rick Santorum highlighting cruzs dr. Zeus reading on the senate floor. You want someone to read one hell of a bedtime story, ted cruz is your guy. If you want to protect america and defeat isis, Rick Santorums your president. Reporter all right a mud pit of may he had with weeks to go. Thats not all. You have marco rubio and Chris Christie exchanging shots, john kasich and marco rubios fray, as well. And as one analyst told me the only top tier candidate not caught in the cross fire right now is donald trump who once again goes almost untouched. Matt and savannah . Peter alexander, thank you. Democratic side, Hillary Clinton trying something new to brush off attacks from donald trump as former president bill clinton hits the campaign trail on his behalf. Nbcs Kristen Welker is in sioux city this morning, good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning to you, and secretary clinton is in a strong position today, according to our nbc News Survey Monkey online pot. She now leads Bernie Sanders nationally by 17 points, but the race gets a lot tighter in the early voting states, and now with former president bill clinton back in the game, the clintons are hoping to solidify her support. Making his 2016 debut bill clinton is back on familiar turf, campaigning for his wife in New Hampshire. Clinton never mentioned donald trump by name but did take a not to ban all muslims. We dont want to run away from the place weve been. America is a place that welcomes all people. Reporter the former president brushed off a barrage of attacks from donald trump carefully responding when asked by nbcs Andrea Mitchell about trumps tactics attacking clintons own infidelity. The republicans will have to decide who they are going to nominate. Reporter for her part former secretary of state also now deflecting trumps attacks, this time charging her and president obama with creating isis. Ive adopted a new years resolution. Im going to let him live in his alternative reality, and im not going to respond. Reporter the clintons are looking to divide and conquer, campaigning in separate swing states as she faces a tight battle with vermont senator Bernie Sanders and betting on president bill clintons star power. Despite missteps while changing for his wife in 2008 later emerging at Barack Obamas explainer in chief in 2012 and trying to help his wife lock up i do not believe in my lifetime anybody has run for this job at a moment of great importance who was better qualified. Reporter 42nd president admits he doesnt recognize the gop of 2016. I watch the other guys debating, and i think, you know, i dont fit anymore. First of all, im a happy grandfather, and im not mad at anybody. Reporter now the former president also said on monday that he doesnt know what he would want to be called if Hillary Clinton does win the white house. He said the voting hasnt started yet, and hes superstitious. He will be campaigning here in iowa on thursday. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton caps off a twoday swing here today. Savannah, matt, back to you. All right, Kristen Welker on the trail for us, thank you. Mark halperin is the managing editor of bloomberg politics. Happy new year. Does seem like a new phase in the campaign where a lot of the candidates are taking the gloves off. Got at tack ads. Except not for donald trump, the frontrunner. Why does no one want to go after the frontrunner in the race. Hes so far ahead that the strategy they have all adopted is im going to be the last guy standing, the only one left against trump and oneonone i can beat trump. Its a big risk but bigger risk is trying to take on trump in part because hes such an effective fighter. When you talk about strategy, mark, Donald Trumps strategy seems to be target Hillary Clinton and bill clinton. A lot of people as bill clinton hit the campaign trail wondering would he take the bait or hold his fire against trump and some of trumps comments. He didnt take the bait. Do you think its smart . He didnt take the beat and Hillary Clinton took the bail. I think clintons were surprised how quickly the discussion turned to bill clintons life with donald trump saying things on any topic that no one else will say and i dont think clintons want this january as shes focused on beating bernie iowa, they dont want this to be about clintons past, they want it to be about the future and i think mr. Trump learned a lesson to his advantage. If its a clintontrump general election that the clintons can be intimidated a little bit by donald trump as others have been. On the republican side we still have 12 candidates. I kind of break it into two races, the conservative race going on in the republican primary and the establishment race. Who will emerge as the candidates in each of those lanes. Who is looking good and who has momentum and who are we not talking about that we should be . Donald trump has momentum. New Television Commercial we saw in Peter Alexanders piece, an aggressive events scheduled around the country and going after the clintons i think hes in good shape starting to spend his own money. Ted cruz who we saw also there. Ted cruz is aggressively out there. A state he can win iowa. Get the calendar, you got to say where are you going to win . You cant be the nominee without winning. Cruz has iowa. Trump has basically the other 49. Those two guys have momentum. The other guys momentum is Chris Christie. A contest thats a road race where the cars occasionally bump into each other to a demolition derby. In a demolition derby, Chris Christie, new jersey guy has a big, monster truck. And hes hitting people hard. Other candidates are coming after him. Well let you go on the monster truck analogy and hang hon because theres another big political story to talk about. President obama expected to deliver remarks this morning on the steps his administration is taking to curb gun violence. Among them, the president hopes to expand the number of gun sales subject to background checks at gun shows and flea markets, sellers are often able to skirt the requirement. New federal guidelines would clarify the rules that apply to anyone in the business of selling firearms. President obama said the measures would be consistent with the Second Amendment and peoples lawful right to bear arms. All right. Mark, come on back. On one side you hear democrats saying these are bold new steps you have donald trump out there saying watch out, soon you wont be able to get guns, but i want you to read something that a lobbyist, Jennifer Baker with the nra had to say. She said this is it, really . This is what they have been hyping for how long now . This is the proposal they spend seven years putting together . They are not really doing anything. Two big issues here for the American Public to think about. What can a president do on his own . Hes not proposing legislation, using the kind of executive action hes used on immigration and others and a big debate the other is guns. Will this be effective . Some critics of what the president is doing is saying this is nothing, a waste of time. The nra lobbyist said that. Donald trump and others saying this is too much and even the president , the attorney general says, you know what, we dont even really know how many people this will affect. The president wants to try to do something on this issue before he leaves office. He feels this is the best he can do with republicans in control of congress. Its admittedly modest, but then you can ask him the question what took him so long because he has the power with this pen for the last seven years . Hes been wait, made a big effort for legislation after the after what happened late last year and has tried again. This is what his administration has come up. Hes a constitutional lawyer and thinks this passes constitutional muster. It will be challenged and even he knows it wont do as much as he would like to do and many people in this country will be opposed to these limited measures. Thark thank you very much. Nbc will have live coverage of the president s remarks later this morning on many of these stations. Also this morning, the occupation of a federal wildlife refu in oregon by armed antigovernment protesters. Its now in its fourth day, and the group is laying out new demands even as authorities look for a peaceful end to this standoff. Nbcs joe fryer is in princeton, oregon this morning for us. Joe, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah. The sheriff says this community will see more squad cars on the streets throughout the entire county after extra patrols were called in from across the state. About what Law Enforcement plans to do next when it comes to dealing with the occupation. The siege now entering day four. Those occupying a wildlife refuge in oregon received a strong message from the sheriff. Its time for to you leave our community. Go home to your families and end this peacefully. Reporter the armed antigovernment protesters are controlling buildings on the ground while keeping an eye on the land from a watch tower above. They call themselves citizens for constitutional freedom and feel the has too much control over western land. Ive spoken to many ranchers in utah, in nevada, in arizona, and they are all feeling the same thing. They are all feeling this impression is coming down on them. Reporter they point to the case of ranchers dwight and Steven Hammond who reported to a california prison monday surrounded by family. The circumstances that were in now are just unfathomable, and its certainly an american tragedy. Reporter father and son were convicted of starting fires on Eastern Oregon and already served time, but a judge ruled it wasnt enough so they are returning to prison. The hammonds are angry. They say they are not connected to whats happening at the wildlife refuge in oregon, an occupation that has closed schools for a week impacting much of this community. Ive grown up here all my life, and i really cant believe its happening. Reporter the leaders of the occupation say this wont end until the federal government gives up control of this land. We have learned they are planning to hold in other News Conference coming up this morning at 11 00. Matt and savannah . All right, joe fryer, thank you. A lot of eyes on the stock market this morning after a rough start to the year on wall street. The dow dropping 470 points at one point on monday. One point on monday. It was part of a massive global selloff. Jim cramer is the host of cnbcs mad money. Happy new year. Good to see you. Happy new year. 276 at the end. Were you watching this unfold throughout the day it could have been a lot worse. What happened . Very ugly, almost entirely related to china which fell 7 , the chinese shanghai market is a very big market and then it just stopped. The government shut it down, that scared everyone, including our own investors. Chinas been having manufacturing problems for a while this. Isnt exactly shocking. Why on this particular day does it is suddenly drop . The chinese changed some rules. Its a communist country and dictatorship. Change rules like that. Not really any sort of give or take with investors there so they put the rules through. They failed. The government pulled back. Last night they were buying furiously to keep the market up. Again, its a dictatorship. They will buy to keep the stocks higher. Jim, how many times have you told me as january goes, so goes the year. No, im kidding, you havent said that to me, but its a very common expression when people look at the stock market. Is it true . Historically there is evidence that indeed if the first day is really bad the rest will be bad, but i can tell you because if the Federal Reserve is going to raise rates it will be a bad year. If the Chinese Market really collapses it will be a bad year. We just do nothing which i think is probably what happens it wont be a bad year so lets not make one 24hour period the reason for what we do. You squirmed out of that really well. Nice job. Well done. Jim, thank you very much. Big news from the nfl overnight. Three teams officially filed for relocation to the los angeles area. In an attempt to return pro football to the countrys second largest market, the san diego chargers, the Oakland Raiders and the st. Louis rams are all looking to make the move. The applications will be reviewed by league staff and three committees of owners that will meet here in new york a little later this week. After that all 32 owners will meet in houston next week and are expected to vote on whether to allow any of the teams to move. There are two stadium proposals in the works in the l. A. Area. So lets get this right. Youre one of these three teams. Yeah. L. A. Youve got to go back to your fans. Go back home. We didnt mean it. We love it here. Fantastic. Maybe they should have a playoff. Yes, exactly. Wow. Crazy. Whats going on is that matts undershirt . My long johns. Close, very close. Anyway, lets show you what weve got happening has far as your weather around the country. We are looking at at least clear skies here in the northeast. Look for some rip currents along the southeast and atlantic coasts. Big el nino getting itself together, the strongest on record and were going to look at a mess out west coming up in your next half hour. Well get to your local forecast seconds. And thats your latest weather. Matt . All right. Thank you very much. Coming cup the attorney for the socalled affluenza teen speaks out as ethan couchs mother heads to court today. Plus, an exclusive announcement from the filmmakers behind the Netflix Documentary making a murderer first, this is today on nbc. Coming up, should you take part in dry january . The pros and cons of going alcoholfree for a month. Okay. On the heels of Mark Zuckerbergs resolution to build a robot to run his home the advances that are already here to make your life easier. But first your local news and weather. Unleash the power of dough. Give it a pop. Feel a cold coming on . 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Like four people in the crowd. These people are really braving the chilly weather here in new york. Not a huge crowd, but a hardy crowd. By the way, heres something to warm them up. The tree is now staying up until saturday so if youre in the area, a couple more days to check it out. Simply too cold. No one wants to take it down. I know. I havent watered it in days. The stories making news right now. Reporter the candidates on both sides picking up the pace. Just about every republican candidate is attacking me. Reporter clintons are looking to divide and conquer. We dont get greater by engaging in hateful, meanspirited rhetoric. America is a place that reporter can hillary win this one . Sure, win here, sure. President obama is taking his most aggressive action on gun control to date. It will potentially save lives in this country. Reporter president will outline the first in a series of executive actions, bypassing congress in the process. We dont beat the bad guys by taking away our guns. We beat the bad guys by using our guns. Reporter horrifying moments on a california freeway. As soon as i heard it, i told everybody get inside. Reporter Artyom Gasparyan was shot after Police Chased him going in the wrong direction. The siege now entering day four. Protesters standing their ground on federal land. Its time for you to leave our community. I really cant believe its happening. Also this morning weve got some new developments in the case of the socalled affluenza teen. An attorney for ethan couch is now speaking out as the teens mother heads to court today. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is in mexico city. Gabe, good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning. Behind me is the immigration detention facility where ethan couch is waking up this morning and where he spent the past few days. Later today his mexican attorney is expected to meet with him here to plan out their next move. Okay. Yeah, thats great. Reporter ethan couchs new Attorney Says his clients detention hasnt been a piece of cake. Hes not at the four seasons right now. Reporter Fernando Benitez known here in mexico as the rock star attorney. I like rock music as much as the next guy, but im just an attorney like anybody else. Reporter who exactly has who is paying you . Well, thats something of a confidential nature. Reporter benitez is meeting with his client for the first time this morning. Hes a young man, and inexperienced young man in a foreign country being detained. I think hes entitled to the same compassion as any other human being would in a similar situation. Reporter but there are those who disagree. Couch has faced major public scrutiny since he drove drunk in 2013 causing a horrible crash that killed four people and injured nine. He got no jail time, just probation after the infamous affluenza defense. We would still like to see accountability. Reporter among those injured in the crash kevin mcconnells then 12yearold son lucas. It would mean a lot to the family members if there was any kind of remorse at all or even any acknowledgement, that you know, he took the life of their family member. There just hasnt been that. Couch, ethans mother, will face a judge in los angeles today held on 1 million bail, shes charged with helping her son evade police by fleeing to mexico. Her lawyer says she will not fight extradition back to texas. What do you say to the people who are angry that ethan couch has not been sent back to the u. S. . Laws are not in place to deal with issues with popularity or opinion. Just when the wound starts to heal a little bit, theres another development, and it just rips the bandage right off the wound again. Reporter Fernando Benitez says that as far as he knows his client has not broken any laws here in mexico. As for how long this deportation case could drag on, weeks, even months. Benitez calls it speculation, but it could ultimately be up to ethan couch himself if he wants to return to texas, this deportation case could be over very quickly. Matt and savannah. Gabe gutierrez down in mexico city. Gabe, thanks. Fascinating the country. A murder in wisconsin featured in the wildly popular Netflix Documentary called making a murderer, a real life drama and its sparking a nationwide debate now about the criminal Justice System and natalie is following it for us. Its all the buzz. If you havent seen the series, a warning, we may mention some plot spoilers. Making a murderer has led to an online petition asking president obama to get involved and this morning the filmmakers behind the documentary are responding to the conversation they have started. Truth is stranger than fiction. But the Netflix Documentary series, making a murderer asks, what is the truth . Ive had a good life until all the trouble started. Reporter its the story of wisconsins steven avery who served 18 years in prison for rape, until he was exonerated by dna evidence. But just four years after his release he was convicted of murdering Teresa Halback in 2005. I didnt do it. Who did . I dont know. Reporter an article about his case got the attention of filmmakers laura richardi and it really was a question of how is the american criminal Justice System functioning . Is it delivering promises of truth and justice and we thought steven avery would be an amazing window through which to look at the system. Reporter the documentary casts doubt on some of the evidence used to convict avery in his murder trial. Including the confession by averys 16yearold nephew codefendant brandon dassey. Who shot her in the head . He did. Why didnt you tell that is . I didnt think of it. Reporter one of averys attorneys at the murder trial tried to show that avery was framed by local Law Enforcement. The system that allowed his conviction on this evidence was a system that did not do honor to the basic precept of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It ended the hands the cases Prosecutor Says the series left out significant included in the trial saying in part that any claim avery was framed, quote, is irresponsible and inconsistent with the consideration of all the evidence presented. Making a murderer comes on the heels of true crime serials. And hbos the jinx. After renewed interest including the podcast a Court Allowed adnan sayed the opportunity to present evidence from a new witness and jinx subject robert durst was arrested for murder 15 years after the crime. His attorneys say durst is not guilty. In averys case the filmmakers support any steps to bring justice and closure, particularly for the woman who was murdered. Our goal going in was always to start a dialogue, and im to start a die loss, and im sure, you know, a piece of that dialogue is peoples desire to have more information about what happened to theresa halback, and if somebody finds more information, i think thats a good thing. I think thats what she so far all of averys appeals at the state level have been denied. The Manitowoc CountySheriffs Department calls the documentary definitely onesided and said Law Enforcement was not allowed to comment on from their perspective during the filming of the series under a judges orders. Havent even heard about this until about a week ago. December 18th, came out on netflix and its been all the rage. Now everybodys talking about it. People who say its just captivating to watch. It really is. And it, it makes you question did the Justice System really fail in this case. And were going to be hearing from the filmmakers coming up a little bit later. Thats right theyre coming on live. And by the way they have a piece of news tied to the case that i think followers of this story will be interested in. Carsons over in the orange room and this has a whole online life. You mentioned this yesterday. Theres ten episodes of this on netflix. I watched the first one and so much going on in episode one youre like where can this thing possibly go . Youre right, a lot of people online and a lot of celebrities are captivated as well. Ricky gervais, never mind an emmy or an oscar, making a murderer deserves a nobel prize. The greatest documentary ive ever seen. Zach braff said dont start unless youve got ten hours free. Dont throw anything at your tv in frustration. Debra messing adding alec baldwin whos been very busy socially thanks for the recommendation, making a murderer is incredible. Only on second episode. Binge begins. Thats happening for sure. You have some time guys, dive in now. Everybodys talking about it. Im tempted. Carson, you got me on serial last year. Thats right. All right, al lets get a check of the weather. Were talking about el nino. This el nino is going to be tied for the strongest record, 97 and 98 was the strongest so far the jet stream has been up to the north where they have seen a lot of storms and now its becoming more of a signature el nino, so Stormy Weather for Southern California and the have 14 Million People under flash flood watches. Anaheim, big sur and san diego and as we widen it out you can see winter storms, 3 Million People from california to new mexico under some winter storm warning. Weve warnings in the sierra mountains. This storm pushes in a lot of moisture where heavy rain could cause flooding and debris flow and big problems, talking feet of snow for the sierra and other high peaks which is great news for the snow pack but the flood threat is going to be a big problem, 4 to 5 inches locally in the valleys and the foothills. Debrises and rock slides and drifts for highway 181. And upwards of two feet for more in the sierra. Restri and thats your latest weather. Savannah . All right, al, thanks. Coming up, when is the last time you used or even saw a pay phone . The new click that could end it once and for all. Purell, please. And more about Mark Zuckerbergs dream about a robot butler that can help him around the house. Guess what, thats already here. Back after this. How about when i had three events in one night . Well, ive been working on my new superhero move all day were non stop, weve gotta have our extra protein. Oikos triple zero greek non fat yogurt has 15 grams of protein. Zero added sugar, zero artificial sweetener and zero fat. Oikos triple zero. Be unstoppable. Mmm dannon come on duck puppy barks you can do it duck. Hurry up duck you can do it duck. Iams. Helps keep your dog healthy at every stage. Hey sweetie, its time. Eye of the tiger tv anncr good afternoon everyone. Tv anncr its the perfect day for a game of football. 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Olivia, al im surprised hasnt tackled you to try to get this assignment. He loves this. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Well, here in las vegas the future is now. Over the next few days more than 150,000 people will come streaming through the halls exploring 3,500 exhibits all showcasing the latest and greatest in technology, many of them introducing new products and make your life just a little bit easier. From the front seat to your front door, the smart life is upon us. Ideas that were once just for the movies. Welcome home. Reporter are now reality. Introducing the worlds first family robot. Say hi. Reporter imagine walking in the front door and being greeted by jibo. Welcome home, eric. Reporter a new personal robot that can take pictures, read stories and maybe even bring the whole family together. Hitting the ces floor today, or if youre looking for a programmable pet theres chip, a new type of family dog. It all comes on the heels of facebook founder Mark Zuckerbergs announcement that hell spend 2016 building his own artificially intelligence personal assistant, one that can recognize his voice, control the lights in his home, even help him look after his new daughter. Jarvis, are you up . Reporter industry insiders say this technology isnt for everyone, but for some the future is already here. How many tablespoons are in 3 4 cup . Reporter amazons echo, a voicecommanded device was one of the companys top selling items of the holiday. Tesla creator elon musk, along with other tech entrepreneurs, recently invested 1 billion to create a nonprofit devoted to ai research. Experts say Artificial Intelligence advances will touch nearly every aspect of daily life by 2025. While one poll says 51 of people agree that Smart Home Technology will improve the quality of their life. As for the robots hitting the road, bmw gave us an exclusive first look at the new concept cars, including a new feature called the mobility mirror. Hang it up at home and see what your day looks like all while your car is warming up. Route if i was linda, first drop amy at school, buy flowers for anna and then i end up at work in an hour and a half. Reporter and since its also connected to your smartwatch it can simply park with the flick of a wrist. Its very easy, just doing a forehand into the parking space. Reporter so lots of new technologies all promising to make your household run a little more smoothly. For most of us the biggest challenge will be learning how these devices work and actually getting the software to talk to the existing products in your home but everybody here promises me everything is actually getting easier to use, and i can say it was actually quite a breeze just parking that beamer. That is cool. Olivia, thank you very much. Appreciate it. 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Now. Anyone aged 13 to 16 is under the juvenile courts jurisdiction. But the d a can file a motion for certification to be tried as an adult. 3 bill a Court Hearing has not been set for this case. But a motion to try the suspect as an adult has been filed. 3 tim wx 3 today continues. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, digital dilemma. Do the photos you post online belong to you or are they fair game . Well meet one blogger who found pictures of her kids being used on websites without her permission. What can be done to stop it from happening to you . Then, where we belong. Some people risk a lot, but they ended up exactly where they were meant to be, and if theres a voice inside of you talking to you, pay attention. Hoda stops by with the chronicles ordinary people who found extraordinary happiness by simply following that little voice in their head. Im still jenny from the block plus, shes still jenny from the block. More of natalies revealing conversation with Jennifer Lopez. Thats been a learning curve. I mean, ive had some great loves. And im sure ill have more. And well catch up with Kirstie Alley as she gets honest with her ongoing fight to stay lean and healthy, today, tuesday, january 5th, 2016. Were from surprise, arizona. And its my 19th birthday. Happy birthday, mom, in dallas, texas. I love you. Celebrating 21 years in collier collierville, texas. Were from morgantown, west virginia. Lets go mountaineers one, two, three. Good morning, everybody. Welcome back to today. Oh, my goodness. Can i just say something. I really like you. I like you so much. Hug me tighter. Ive got hand warmers in my gloves. Its freezing out here. Brisk. It is freezing. Can i also say this mornings i said to al, going outside, i said you need a coat, no ive got this little puffer invest, its fine. This doesnt faze al. This is nothing. Wow. My goodness. So im wearing the matt lauer. Exthere you go. Very, very flattering. Thank you. Coming up, how cold can it get . One of the busiest men in all of show business Ryan Seacrest is here talking about the 15th and final season of American Idol. Ahead of the premiere tomorrow night. Love ryan. First lets go to natalie, inside, lick girl. Come here. Whats not to love . All right, good morning to you guys. We start off with socking brace this morning out of afghanistan. U. S. Officials say american suffered a casualty. Nbcs chief pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski joins us with more. What can you tell us. Reporter details a little bit sketchy, but a Senior Defense official tells news and the pentagon has now confirmed that at least one American Service member has been killed and two others wounded perhaps in two separate incidents in southern afghanistan. According to the officials, u. S. Special Operations Forces were conducting a counterterrorism operation when they came under heavy fire. A medevac helicopter on the way to rescue those soldiers then had to put down on the ground for mechanical failure. That helicopter also came under fire. So its impossible to tell right now whether the casualties occurred during the counterterrorism operation or some may have occurred in that helicopter when it went down and was then attacked. This all comes at a time when the pentagon confirms that the taliban now controls more afghanistan, natalie. Jim miklaszewski, thanks so much from the pentagon. President obama is announcing executive actions today to curb gun violence. Hes been frustrated by his failure to get new gun laws through Congress Despite what he calls a source of gun violence a scourge of gun violence. The administration will clarify exactly who qualifies as a gun dealer, will expand background checks for sales at flea markets, online and at gun shows. President obama will also ask congress for 500 million to improve Mental Health care. With less than a month until the iowa caucus, our new poll has Donald Trump Holding on to his huge lead. The nbc news survey Monkey Online Poll shows trump with 35 , nearly doubling texas senator ted cruz and well ahead of marco rubio. Halve half of Trump Supporters are absolutely certain they will vote for him. Trump played to a packed house in massachusetts on monday as protesters were escorted out. Trump joked that they remind him had no energy, no stamina and no strength. As for the democrats, our new poll also has Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders by 17 points nationwide. Her husband made his solo 2016 Campaign Debut on monday working votes in New Hampshire for his wife. He refused to mention donald trump by name, but he did criticize his plan to bar muslims from entering the country. Hillary clinton, who is in iowa today, accused trump of living in his, quote, alternative reality. The former South CarolinaPolice Officer charged with urd inner for killing an unarmed man who was running away has been released on became. Michael slager will be held under house arrest after posting 2100,000. Back in april he pulled over driver walter scott allegedly for a broken thal light. Video from a bystander shows a brief struggled followed by the officer shooting scott in the back. He later told investigators scott had tried to grab his stun huge slabs of ice and snow caught pedestrians in turkey off guard when they fell from the roof of a mosque on monday. A Security Guard captured the drama. Several people were buried by the sidewalk avalanche and two people were injured. Bystanders helped dig out the videos. Lets turn to a parenting story. This is bizarre. A blogger from texas fighting back after discovering her photos were being used on other websites without her permission. Hoda is here with more hon that. Hoda, good morning. Hi, guys. To post or not to post. A question for digital age. A lot of minennials may not think twice about it but when it comes to parents and their kids its a whole other ball game. It was something jennifer never expected to see. Little sign. Her children, part of a lovely family on a fan website for scandal. I thought it was kind of funny and creative, but at the same time, you know, of course, like my kids faces are out there again. Jennifer is a proud mom of two adorable kids and writes about them in her blog, babymakingmachine. Com. It wasnt the first time pictures of her kids were used without her permission. A stock photo website had a picture of my family and then a church flyer. Someone were emailed me in South Carolina and like snapped a picture of a flyer at their church. There was a picture of my family on it. Jennifer is not alone this. Dads fun picture with his son went viral scene by millions around the world, even edited. Another family discovered their kids in an ad promoting malaysian tourism, all without permission. Tourism, all without permission. We live in a world where information and images can be shared instantly. Theres a vast sort of infinite warehouse of imagery that people have become used to searching and using as they will. People feel entitled now that anything that exists on the web in some sense belongs to them. Sure this doesnt happen to you . Experts say once you take a photo you own it, and you can take steps to help prevent someone else from using it. Limit postings to social media sites with privacy settings like facebook or instagram. You can right click and disable the save function on images you post and search google to find out who used your picture and request they take it down. Most sites do it quickly. Jennifer says that strategy has always worked for her. Bottom line, its still the wild west online, and some experts say the only way to win the game is not to play. People should always be aware that anything you post online could potentially fall into the wrong hands or not even necessarily the wrong hands. People could also just very innocently see it and say oh, i like that. I want to the do something with that. Sharing feltos can help you stay in touch and see your loved ones growth. Jennifer wont stop, but she story she can help others. Maybe we just need more awareness of what you should and shouldnt do, especially with other peoples pictures of their kids. Something all parents need and all of us need to think about. The rule of thumb, when youre posting something on instagram, think about you have to really want to post it. I have a picture i really want to post, put it on my Instagram Account and then bam. No, not that one. Nobody wants that pic. Going to the salon after this. You got t. Bam. All right, guys. Nothing we havent seen before, right . Coming up, more of natalies revealing conversation with Jennifer Lopez. 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Any way, a term used when you abstain from january for the entire month of the first month of the new year and there are some pros and cons in partaking. Okay. Here you go. Pros. It can help you lose weight. Taking a break from alcohol revitalizes your liver, carson. Boring. Or you sleep better when you abstain from alcohol. Ryan, you ready for some of the cons. I cant imagine what the cons are. Cutting out alcohol cold turkey can actually increase the consumption once that month has ended because you make up for it. Pregnancy does that, too. Just a little tip from me to you. One month doesnt make the Health Benefits last. From drinking. What is an appropriate amount of drinking in your opinion . For what period of time. For people who work like us . Start at 5 15 and finish by 6 14. Do you have a drink a night, a glass of red wine . Savannah and i mission four days off, three days on. Friday, saturday, sunday. Carson . Ill have that glass of wine while im trying to figure out what cocktail im going to order. Enough said. Now on to something thats already a bit of a relic, a pay phone. Want to show you an almost live shot of it. There it is. 48th street, a pay phone people. Honestly, there still are some and if you dont know what this is, you used to use it to make phone calls with a dime or a quarter. When is the last time you used a pay phone. I just text, matt. In new york city they have decided once and for all to get rid of the pay phones and spots. 7,500 hot spots will be up and running early next year. The wifi will be free to the public. Now how many stories have we done, matt, where it says never join the free public wifi . What are they saying on that . What do we do in. The city says information could be harvested for advertising. There you go. The data will remain anonymous and encrypted. You feel better . I go for a charging station. Thats a good idea. But then have you to stand there. And there will be charging stations. Ryan would look like a guy who would have had one of the first shoe phones like maxwell phone. I did have the gord owen gecko brick phone. Felt cool with that. Time to get the scoop on American Idol from ryan and el help back to her old antics in the new year. Lets do it. American idol, 15th and final season, unbelievable. Chat with you about that. Its become a huge part of american couple tour. We hear that this week weve got a rapper from chicago. Yeah. This guy that may have a Bright Future comes in. His wife who is pregnant is standing outside the door and he went for the audition. Okay. Lets take a look at that. What are you going to do for us today . I just wanted to do something original. Take too much to touch you from what i heard you got a baby by busta i dont care what none of you all say i still love idol. Youre good. He gets to go to vegas. First American Idol and then president s maybe. What does it feel like for you, what a huge part of your life. I cant imagine life without going on the auditions every summer and doing the shows for months afterwards. What will you do . I dont know. Im looking for something. Will i do, just sort of thinking about that last episode, the last night, the final time we that will be. I love this show. I really love what it did and does and did for me too. You dont have to be dip matic. In your opinion who is the biggest star who came out of the show, Carrie Underwood . Kelly clarkson. Kell, too, but i just was on newyears with carrie and shes a superstar, she really is. So i take carrie. Can you tell in the auditions, i mean, if you were keeping your own secret ballot at home this person is going. Initially i couldnt, but after all the however many people we see i can now. Yeah. And im pretty in tune with what the judges think. Either have it our dont. What more can we look forward to in the final season . Were going to bring back weve invited all the original judges to come back. Thats fun. Show that will be a lot of fun. Also slom of the past winners will come, too. Well be focusing on the competition but also nostalgia. So many judges coming and years not thinking of doing it. Ever a season where they maybe lost you as a host . Never ever. Its so great for me. I can say it now. I couldnt have said it then. Everybody talks about the judgments, but i think, you, my friend, are one of those people underappreciated on that show because you are the glue that hold them all together. Thank you very much. Job well done. Kudos. And not just hosting, produces and makes all his hone clothes literally, the clothing line. Really done amazing things. Congratulations. And rio with us. Fun coming up. One more item here in pop start. Ellen degeneres, a new year and ellen that means a whole new slate. Last year there was a series of pranks, youll recall with ellen and matt and the two had come to what we thought was a truce but it appears maybe ellen has broken that truce. Take a look. I made a resolution in 2015 i was not going to mess with matt lauer anymore and instead im interviewing ideal. Hello from the other side i never said this to a woman sitting across from me but can i hold your hand for a second. Can i see the other. So i guess the war is back on. Just like that. What are you going to do now . I have no idea. Im going back to billboards apparently. Illing if something out. The cutaway of her face. They find those moments. I think i actually asked her a really weird question. Was the hand thing real. I did ask to hold her hand to see tattoo she has of her child. Like what is that moisturizer . Good to see and that is your latest weather. By the way, ryans got yet another project. Hes the ep, executive producer, hes got American Idol and also shades of blue. You talked to Jennifer Lopez the star. Great new show starring Jennifer Lopez, of course, and opened up about the impact on her career and what shes learned about love through the years and her new show as we mentioned right here hon nbc. Provided your cooperation leads to convictions well grant you full immunity and even recommend that you keep your pension. Want to throw had a Little Something to sweeten the pot, say my selfrespect. Jennifer lopez stars in the new nbc drama shades of blue. You have no idea what it takes to be a good cop. I found it very difficult to play harley because she lies a lot, and it made me realize what it would be like to live had a life where youre kind of living a double life and lying all the time. Lopez plays the role of holly santos, a single mother and brooklyn detective who becomes an fbi informant against her own unit. Grit, intense, the choices she makes to be able to help her daughter go to college and do what single moms do and the sacrifices. Absolutely. Her motivation is totally clear. Yeah. Im going to do whatever i have to to protect my daughter and be with my daughter and make sure she sees okay and safe. What she does to do that is super, you know, kind of controversial. It was challenging. It was great for me as an actress to come back and do Something Like that. The role comes as lopez says farewell on the final season. American idol this year. Oh, sorry. I imagine this has to be bittersweet. I had had a moment where i really realized like, wow, this is it. Its over. Its been a big part of my life and a very special part of my life. From television and film to music, to fashion, lopez has created an empire worth a reported 300 million. You seem to have it all now. I think the one area that you said youve struggled in the past was your love life. Yeah. Do you have any regrets . No. Are you happy now where you are . I am happy. Im happy now because i feel like with or without a relationship im happy. Someone can add to your happiness, but thats not whats going to make you happy and hi to get happy on my own. Its been a learning curve. Ive had some great loves and im sure ill have more. Do you ever see yourself getting married again . Maine. I love getting married. I really want to get married in a church with a big dress. Looks nothing less than flawless. You seem to reverse age, if thats even possible. Thank you. I mean, you look more stunningly beautiful now than youve ever looked. Thank you. What are your secrets . I never took sun when i was younger, i wasnt a drink, didnt smoke, but i feel like at the core its how you feel inside and who you are inside kind of shows on your face, and i always used to hear this saying like until youre about 25 or 30 you get the face that god gave you and after that you get the face that you deserve, and i always kind of thought, well, i better be nice. The once fly girl continues to break down barriers for women. Youve created such an incredible empire and youve really been such a ground breaker for so many women, latinas also. What do you think your legacy will be . I hope that its that you can do whatever you want to do, that dont let people put you your gender or your age. You can do whatever you want. She can do whatever she wants. Girl crush for all of us, right. But you heard the secrets for how she looks so amaze. She doesnt drink, guys, doesnt touch alcohol. La, la, la, la, la. Of 3 good morning im samantha boatman 3 samantha nevadas first snow survey of the year is in. And the numbers are nothing but encouraging. After four years of drought. Hydrologists with the Natural ResourcesConservation Service measured 54 inches of snow depth yesterday morning. That equals fifteen point nine inches of water content at the mount rose summit. Hydrologists say those numbers make our snowpack onehundred and ten percent of normal for this time of year. A year ago. Snowpack in the area was nearly half of what it is now. At just 60 percent of normal. 3 samantha hydrologists also say most of our regions precipitation comes between october and march. Making snowpacks vital every winter. So if there isnt a good snowpack by april first. Experts say water supply will be short again this year. 3 bill the obama were back now. 8 30 on this tuesday morning. Its 5th of january, 2016. Where is everybody else . And this is what its come down, to me, al, and about a dozen people. Its so cold. Is because its cold. Were sorry. Its so cold. We were geared up. What were you doing . What were you doing . We were talking about how cold it is and all of a sudden i heard you say welcome back, everybody and we better get out. Every day this time we get out and start this half hour. Nice to have you with us. Thank you, thank you, good morning. Coming up, a Success Story all on her own. Hoda stopped by and talking about the release of her third book chronicling the bold move of ordinary people in their pursuit of happiness. Plus, were catching up with one of our favorites around here, Kirstie Alley who is here. She looks better than ever. Awesome. Unbelievable. First, al, a check of your forecast. Well stay for the whole thing. Will you really . No. I didnt think so. Lets show you whats happening for today. Its going to be a snowy, wetty snowy wet day out west and an icy mix in northern texas. Look for brutally cold northeast and the midatlantic coast. Snow in the upper great lakes and wet weather down through texas. Look at how that expangs of snow back through the cascades, the rockies and the inner Mountain Region and the forecast for the Golden Globes. Sunday, 3 00. 12 pacific time, partly sunny and 55. By 8 00 in the evening, start of the thing, partly cloudy. Temperature of 64. It looks like it should be dry for all the famous people walking the red carpet. Thats whats going on around heres whats happening wait, and that is your latest weather. Savannah. Im going to join you. Come on down, al. Its nice and toasty in here. It is day two of our month long start today series to help you kick off the new year right and this morning were talking to all of you resolving to get fit in 2016. Jenna bush hager is here to take the journey with us. And were going to leave those executions behind, really in. Im going to try. Bub im tired. But i have two kids. Yes. You know what its like as a new mom. Seems like you never have time to get to the gym so instead of simply resolving to lose weight which i promise myself ill never do again im spending the month talking with the best and the brightest in the fitness world about how to get in shape and state motivated. When it comes to getting into shape, its often the excuses, not the pounds, that weigh us down the most. As much as i try to get to the my goal of getting there a little harder. So as a start today rookie i needed a guru and who better than a fellow mom and a fellow jenna, wolf, that is. Last january she helped selfproclaimed jim hater and carb lover jeff rossen drop 15 pounds, with some sweat and four guidelines. Drink 20 sips of water in the morning, start a food diery. Walk 10,000 steps a day and cut simple carbs after 6 00 p. M. Tips that are now in jennas new book, thinner in 30 inspired by her own quest to lose weight after becoming a mom. I looked in the mirror and it was an unrecognizable person. I was always of the mindset, ill lose all the weight in one day and get right back in shape in one day and now for the first time it wasnt going to happen in one day, it was going to take time. After the second baby i have no time so i feel like change is scary and i feel like a lot of moms probably feel that way. A lot of people probably feel its terrifying. Its absolutely terrifying. We fail to remember that we didnt gain all this weight in a day. We cant lose all the weight in a day so she came up with the book 30 day plan, one simple change each day which i got a sample of. Show yourself. Its possible to move when you dont have time to go to the gym, whatever it is, can you do it on an airplane. Even in an elevator. Hopefully nobody enters. We eat fast. We move foot of. I want you to spend this month chewing each bite of food 20 times. Now your appetite is catching up to where your brain is and youre realizing youre full because youll save calories per meal. If i thought jenna wolfe will let me escape with some foodchewing dips i was sorely mistaken. Heres the deal. Those are the first couple of tips. Well jump ahead and change ten is to do a 20minute workout three times a week. Told you this. I dont have the time. Im overwhelmed. Im going back to work. I have these two kids. What do i do. Give 20 minutes, even when your baby is taking a nap. Even when your baby is taking a nap. Hold that stomach nice and tight. Engage your core. This doesnt look hard but it is. Squeeze your gluts ever time up. Feels better than it looks. Looks had a little strange. Nine, nine. Why do you say nine twice . Right where momma made me. This is the jenna before and after. Got to find a way to do as much as can you with the life that you currently have, and if it means working out on the go or while youre warming a baby bottle up or doing laundry, whatever it is. If you can do three minutes at a time a couple times a day, still 1,000 times better than doing nothing. I love the slowmo workout shoots. Jenna squeeze your glutes many with us and author the thinner 30. And to our other 30. Her abs hager. Its a great tip for everybody. Both of you, me, too, all had babies and then you find yourself trying to get back into shape. What was the hardest for you, jenna, because we all thought you came back and looked like you always do in. No heard. Its discipline. Combining the way you eat and move. Its not one or the other. Its one and the other. Someone says it takes nine months to put it on. Takes nine months to take it off. Pommy is four months. Trying to figure out how to be a mom which jenna gave me advice on, how to be a mom for two and still take care of myself and thats okay. She says youve got to put yourself first and thats a hard thing to do. Recently found out that some people have three babies which i cant even imagine. Two is driving us up the wall, but you have to work with what you have. Got three takeaways. Thats what you need to work with. I narrowed it all down to three good takeaways of number one is reward yourself. A great way to do things. If i skip dessert three times this week or if i get to the gym four times this week or if i do 100 pushups in a day ill get a nonfoodbased reward, a ma sam, ipod that i wanted to buy, something i dont really afford. Studies show if you make a deal burst, if you reward yourself with things, youre more antito go out and do it and work out and do the things you wanted to do. Do you have another one . Yes, the second tip. Super strict planning. Open up the phone, meeting, take the kids to school, conference calls. Put workout in there. Want to hang out at 3 00, have something at 3 00. Thats when youll work out. Stick to it and youll do it. Lastly . Anything is better than nothing. Five minutes over the course of a couple of times a day like we talked about in the piece. If you dont have 60 minutes a day, better than nothing and when you get to the day when you do have a full 60 minutes youre not having to start from scratch. Do these three things a lot with Everything Else in the book and a bagel for breakfast, days over. Ill just start january 1st. And i would reward myself with a big thing of ice cream. Not the thing. Nonfoodbased. Jenna bush hager. Jenna wolf, author of thinner 30 and get more advice on today. Com and tomorrow ways to tackle revamping your mind and coming up, hoda, and her new labor of love. Might inspire you to make a change. And Kirstie Alley here with off and the flowers, but, first, all right. We are back celebrating a big day for our friend hoda. The release of her third book. Third book, wow. Its called where we belong pand hoda along with coauthor jane lorenzi found order people who achieved extraordinary success by listening it that good to see you. Good morning, realizings that im wearing a similar outfit. This must be my goto dress. Exactly. What i loved about each and every story in this book is the courage people had to switch giarrusso were going to tell you a story of a couple who took a sharp turn at age 51 surprising even themselves. If you dont like how things are done, change it. Youre not a tree. You have the ability to totally transformer area in your life, and it all begins with your very own power of choice. This is a book about people who make choices. They said, you know what. Im actually going to shift everything and try to go this way, and i think because the path of least resistance is the easiest way tonight. I think these people are braver than that. So when i met the couple who adopted kids later in life, you think, wow, maybe thats something. Like they did that and they say they couldnt imagine what their this whole notion of being a father was something that i had considered but i had considered it in a negative sense, that it was just something i wasnt going to do because i didnt think i was suited for it, and so for me to be able to look over the fence at a place like haiti and consider this idea of becoming a father at 51 was a radical departure from what i thought was my normal or what i wanted. I remember walk into my very first orphanage. When i was in the midst of that orphanage and then even walking away from that orphanage there was this this this voice, this thing saying do something. Now, at the time i wasnt exactly sure what the something was, but the obvious do something was to adopt one or two or in our case three of these children. I believe that we are exactly this everything in my past, in craigs past, even in our childrens past, was shaped for where we are right now. I like living here because i have a loving family, a brother, a sister, a mom, a dad. An orphanage and a home is really different. Here you get to experience, you know, love with your family, and they are always building you up. Im thankful for a roof over my head, loving and giving family. A brother and sister, mom and dad, and and all the support i get. When you watch these people and what they have done with their lives and the risks they have taken, you realize that sometimes its highrisk, high reward, you know. Some people risk a lot, but they ended up exactly where they were meant to be. If theres a voice inside of you pay attention. And the cool thing, you guys, about everybody in this book, some are everyday people like the juntenuns and some celebrities and they all took a ring. You all want to change things and it makes you feel that way. We all think about it. Yeah. And just to actually get off your butt and do it takes, as it does. Hand a lot of people are changing jobs, and they said if youre afraid to switch jobs because you have a mortgage and all these things they said put 10 of your time and 10 of your money towards the thing you love, and little by little you might be able to head in that direction but you can put your toe in the water. What is the voice in my head saying right now. Dont drink. Take a drink mr. Thank you, hoda. Congrats on the book. Again its called where we belong. Up next, a return to where Everybody Knows her name. Were going to talk to Kirstie Alley about her personal achievement that led to a mini this is today on nbc. 8 47. Were back with emmy winning actress kirsty ally. Since her breakout role on cheers three decades ago, shes been a very familiar face on television and in the movies. Shes also waged a very public battle with her weight, a struggle she is now winning. Kirstie, good morning, happy new year. Good morning. You know you were here exactly a year ago today. Try to come and visit you love of their life. A number of those people are here today. They can tell you some stories. In this room right here, there are a lot of stories. There is a lot of heartache. There a lot of resilience, a lot lot of pain. And this is just a small sampling. The United States of america is not the only country on earth with violent or dangerous people. We are not inherently more reason to violence. But we are the only advanced country on earth that sees this kind of Mass Violence erupt with this kind of frequency. It doesnt happen in other advanced countries. Its not even close. And as i said before, somehow weve become numb to it and we normal. And instead of thinking about how to solve the problem, this has become one of our most polarized partisan debates. Despite the fact that there is a general consensus in america about what needs to be done. Thats part of the reason why on thursday im going to hold a town hall meeting in virginia on gun violence. Because my goal here is to bring good people on both sides of the issue together for an open discussion. Im not on the ballot again. Im not looking to score some points. I think we can disagree without impugning other peoples motives or without being disagreeable. We dont need to be talking past one another. Of urgency about it. In dr. Kings word, we have to feel the urgency of now. Because people are dying. And the constant excuses for inaction no longer do. No longer suffice. Thats why were here today. Not to debate the last mass shooting, but do something to try to prevent the next one. [ applause ] americans, even if our voices arent always the loudest or most extreme, we care enough about a little boy like daniel to come together and take common sense steps to save lives and protect more of our children. Now, i want to be absolutely clear at the start. Ive said this over and over again. This also becomes routine. There is a ritual about this whole thing that i have to do. I believe in the Second Amendment. Its there written on the paper. It guarantees a right to bear arms. No matter how many times people try to twist my words around, i know a little bit about this. I get it. But i also believe that we can find ways to reduce gun violence consistent with the Second Amendment. I mean, think about it. We all believe in the first amendment, the guarantee of free speech. But we accept that you cant yell fire in a theater. We understand there are some constraints on our freedom in order to protect innocent people. We cherish our right to privacy, but we accept that you have to go through metal detectors before being allowed to board a plane. Its not because people like doing that. But we understand that that is civilized society. And what is often ignored in this debate is that a majority of gun owners actually agree. A majority of gun owners agree that we can respect the Second Amendment while keeping an irresponsible lawbreaking few from inflicting harm on a massive scale. Today background checks are required at gun stores. If a father wants to teach his daughter how to hunt, he can walk into a gun store, get a background check, purchase his weapon safely and responsibly. This is not seen as an infringement on the Second Amendment. Contrary to the claims of what some gun rights proponents have suggested, this hasnt been the slope to mass confiscation. Contrary to claims of some president ial candidates apparently before this meeting, this is not a plot to take away everybodys guns. You pass a background check, you purchase a firearm. The problem is some gun sellers have been operating under a different set of rules. A violent felon can buy the exact same weapon over the internet with no wrakbackground check, no questions asked. A recent study found that about 1 in 30 people looking to buy guns on one website had criminal records. 1 out of 30 had a criminal record. Were talking about individuals convicted of serious crime, aggravated assault, domestic violence, robbery, illegal gun possession. People with lengthy criminal and this was just one website within the span of a few months. So weve created a system in which dangerous people are allowed to play by a different set of rules than a responsible gun owner who buys his or her gun the right way and subjects themselves to a background check. It doesnt make sense. Everybody should have to abide by the same rules. Most americans and gun owners agree. And that is what we tried to change three years ago after 26 americans, including 20 children, were murdered at sandy hook elementary. Two United States senator, joe manchin, a democrat from west virginia, and pat toomey, a republican from pennsylvania, both gun owner, strong defenders both with agrades from the n rchl a ra, thats hard to get, Work Together in good faith and consulting with folks like our Vice President , who has been a champion on this for a long time, to write a common sense compromise bill that would have required virtually everyone who buys a gun to get a background that was it. Pretty common sense stuff. 90 of americans supported that idea. 90 of democrats in the is that the senate voted for that idea. But it failed. Because 90 of republicans in the senate voted against that idea. How did this become such a partisan issue . Republican president george w. Bush once said i believe in background checks at gun shows or anywhere to make sure guns people that shouldnt have them. Senator john mccain introduced a bipartisan measure to address the gun show loophole saying we need this amendment because criminals and terrorists have exploited and are exploiting this very obvious loophole in our gun safety laws. Even the nra used to support expanded background checks. And by the way most of its members still do. Most Republican Voters still do. How did we get here . How it we get to thedid we get to the place where requiring a comprehensive background check means taking away peoples guns . Each time this comes up, we are fed the excuse that common sense reforms like background checksbackground check means taking away peoples guns . Each time this comes up, we are fed the excuse that common sense reforms like background checks might not have stopped the last massacre. Or the one before that. So why bother trying. I reject that thinking. [ applause ] we know we cant stop every act of evil in the world, but maybe we could try to stop one act of evil, one agent of violence. Some of you may recall that at the same time that sandy hook happened, a disturbed person in china took a knife and tried to kill with a knife a bunch of but most of them survived. Because they didnt have access to a powerful weapon. We maybe cant save everybody, but we could save some. Just as we dont prevent all traffic accidents, but we take steps to try to reduce traffic accidents. As Ronald Reagan once said, if mandatory background checks could save more live, it would be well worth making it the law of the land. The bill before congress three years ago met that test. Unfortunately, too many senators failed theirs. [ applause ] in fact we know that background checks make a difference. Requiring pack groundbackground checks and gun safety courses, gun deaths decreased by 40 . 40 . [ applause ] meanwhile since missouri repealed a law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchase permits, gun deaths have increased to an almost 50 higher than the national average. One study found unsurprisingly that criminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. And the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, lawabiding americans dont find it any harder to purchase guns whatsoever. Their guns have not been confiscated, their rights have not been infringed. And that is just the information we have access to. With more research, we could further improve gun safety just as with more research, weve enormously over the last 30 years. We do research when cars, food, medicine, even toys harm people so that we make them safer. And you know what, Research Finds those are good things, they work. [ applause ] they do. But think about this. When it comes to an inherently deadly weapon, nobody argues deadly. Weapons that kill tens of thousands of americans every year, Congress Actually voted to make it harder for Public Health experts to conduct research into gun violence. Made it harder to collect data and facts. Reduce gun violence. Even after San Bernardino, they refused to make it harder for terror suspects who cant get on a plane to buy semiautomatic weapons. That is not right. That cant be right. So the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage right now, but hostage. We do not have to accept this [ applause ] i want to be clear, Congress Still needs to act. The folks in this room will not rest until congress does. Because once Congress Gets on board with common sense gun safety measures, we can reduce gun violence a whole lot more. But we also cant wait. Until we have a congress that is in line with the majority of americans, there are actions within my Legal Authority that we can take to help reduce gun violence and save more lives. Actions that protect our rights after sandy hook, joe and i worked together with our teams and we put forward a whole series of executive actions to try to tighten up the existing rules and systems that we had in place. But today, we want to take it a step further. So let me outline what well be doing. Number one, anybody in the business of selling firearms must get a license and conduct background checks or be subject to criminal prosecutions. [ applause [ it didntoesnt matter whether youre doing it over the internet or a gun show. Its not where you do it, but what you do. Checks to cover violent criminals who try on buy some of the most dangerous firearms by hiding behind trusts and corporations and various cutouts. Were also taking steps to make the background check system more efficient. Under the guidance of jim comey and the fbi and our Deputy Director at atf, well hire more folks to process applications faster and well bring an outdated background check system into the 21st century. [ applause ] and these steps will actually lead to a smoother process for lawabiding gun opener s owners, a smoother process for gun dealers and stronger process for protecting the public from so thats number one. Number two, we will do everything we can to ensure the smart effective enforcement of gun safety raws that are already on the books. Which means that we will add 200 more than atf agents and investigator, we will require firearms dealers to report more lost or stolen guns on a timely basis, were working with advocates to protect victims of Domestic Abuse from gun violence where too often [ applause ] where too often people are not getting the protection they need. Number three, we will do more to help those suffering from Mental Illness get the help that they need. So high profile Mass Shootings tend to shine a light on those few mentally unstable people who inflict harm on other, but the three gun deaths are from suicides. So a lot of our work is to prevent people from hurting themselves. Thats why we made sure that the Affordable Care act, also known as obamacare, finally [ applause ] under that law made sure that treatment for Mental Health was covered the same as treatment for any other illness. And thats why we will invest 500 million to expand access to treatment across the country. [ applause ] its also why well ensure that federal Mental Health records are submitted to the background check system and remove barriers that prevent states from reporting relevant information. If we can continue to destigmatize Mental Health issues, get folks proper care, check system, then we can spare more families the pain of losing a loved one to suicide. And for those in congress who so often rush to blame Mental Illness for Mass Shootings, as a way of a voiding action on guns, here is your chance to support these efforts, put your money where your mouth is. [ applause ] number four. Were going to boost gun safety technology. Today many gun injuries and deaths are the result of legal guns that were stolen or misused or discharged accidentally. In 2013 alone, more than 500 people lost their lives to gun accidents and that includes 30 children younger than five years old. In the greatest most technologically advanced nation on earth, there is no reason for this. We need to develop new if we can set it up so you cant unlock your phone unless you got the right fingerprint, why cant we do the same thing for our guns. [ applause ] if there is an app that can help us find a missing gsing tablet, which happens to me often the older i get, if we can do it for your ipad, there is no reason we cant do it with a stolen gun. If a child cant open a bottle of aspirin, we should make sure that they cant pull a trigger on a gun. [ applause ] right . Research, were going to work with the private sector to update firearms technology. Some gun retailers are already stepping up by refusing to finalize a purchase without a complete background check or by refraining from selling automatic weapons and high capacity magazines, and i hope more retailers and Manufacturers Join them because they should care as much as anybody about a product that now kills almost as Many Americans as car accidents. I make this point because none of us can do this alone. I think mark made that point earlier. All of us should be able to Work Together to find a balance that declares the rest of our rights are also important. Second amendment rights are important. But there are other rights that and we have to be able to balance them. Because our right to worship freely and safely, that right was denied to christians in charleston, South Carolina. And that was denied jews in kansas city. And that was denied muslims in chapel hill. And sikhs in oak creek. They have rights, too. [ applause ] our right to peaceful assembly, that right was robbed from moviegoers in aurora and la fayette. Our unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those rights were it is in San Bernardino and from High Schoolers in columbine. And from first graders in newtown newtown. First graders. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Every too many time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. And by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. So all of us need to demand a congress brave enough to stand up to the gun lobbys lie, all of us need to stand up and protect its citizens. All of us need to demand governors and ledge latsgislators and businesses do their part to make our community safer. We need the wide majority of responsible gun owners who grieve with us every time this happens and feel like your views are not being properly represented to join with us to demand something better. [ applause ] and we need voters who want safer gun laws and who are disappointed in leaders who stand in their way to remember [ applause ] some of this is just simple math. Yes, the gun lobby is allow and it is organized in defense of making it effortless for guns to be available for anybody anytime. The rest of us have to be just as passionate, we have to be just as organized in defense of our kids. This is not that complicated. The Reason Congress blocks laws is because they want to win elections. And if you make it hard for them to win an election if they block those law, they will change [ applause ] and, yes, it will be hard. And it wont happen overnight. It wont happen during this congress. It wont happen during my presidency. But a lot of things dont happen overnight. A womans right to vote didnt happen overnight. Liberation of africanamericans didnt happen overnight. Lgbt rights was decades worth of work. Thats no excuse not to try. And if you have any doubt as to why you should feel that fierce urgency as of now, think about what happened three weeks ago. Zavion dobson was a sophomore in knoxville, he played football, beloved by his classmates and his teachers. His own mayor called they will one of their citys success stories. The week before christmas, he headed to a friends house to play video games. He wasnt in the wrong place at the wrong time. He hadnt made a bad decision. He was exactly where any other kid would be. Your kid, my kid. And then gunmen started firing. School hadnt even gotten started in life, dove on top of three girls to shield them from the bullets. And he was shot in the head. And the girls were spared. And he gave his life to save theirs. An act of heroism a lot bigger than anything we should ever expect from a 15yearold. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. We are not asked to do what Zavion Dobson did. Were not asked to have shoulders that big, a heart that strong, reactions that quick. Im not asking people to have that same level of courage or but if we love our kids and care about their prospects, and it if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized, we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. Thats what were doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should more the day after that and if we do, well leave behind a nation stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like zavion. Thank you very much, every. God god bless. President obama in an key motion al over half hour long actions to further his goal to gun control working around congress. Essentially expanding background checks requiring those who sell guns to be federally licensed as gun dealers, specifically talking about some of the online sales he believes worked around the requirements of back ground checks p checks. The president at one point fighting back tears, tears actually flowing as he went down the litany of the various Mass Shootings that have occurred over the last several years. We should note there has been immediate reaction. Speaker paul ryan issued a statement calling the president s executive order an effort to undermine the Second Amendment. He says in a statement no matter what president obama says, his word does not trump the Second Amendment. We will conduct vigilant oversight. His executive order will no doubt be challenged in the courts. Again, part of the statement president s executive action. Chris jansing our senior White House Correspondent has been watching along with us from the north lawn. We have seen the president certainly emotional on this topic before, chris. But not quite like what we saw the last few minutes. Reporter never like this, not the depth of this emotion. Youll remember that after newtown, he had said that was the worst day of his life. He was deeply affected by it. He was introduced by the father of a 7yearold who was killed there. And when he brought up newtown and he brought up the deaths of those 20 children, first graders, you saw that frustration and that emotion come to the surface. This was never expected to be a detailed do we have that . Lets show the president. So the president really was always expecting to make this about the common sense of this, to have an appeal to people, to we remember what it felt like after newtown when the people who had gone into a Movie Theater in aurora lost their live, when people who were in a work party in San Bernardino lost their lives. But this was a deeply emotional appeal that i think takes this fight to a very different place in front of an audience of people who feel very much like he does. The president using the term common sense over and over again and saying this is not a plot to take away everybodys guns. There is a lot of reaction to all of this, of course well have it for you coming up tonight on nbc nightly news and nbcnews. Com. This has been an nbc news special report. Good day. Ree to enjoy. [music] no, no, no, no, people are both soft and strong. Yey which is why our products are too. Dave, im sorry to interrupt. I gotta take a sick day tomorrow. Dads dont take sick days, dads take nyquil severe the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. Oh, here comes nancy. Wow, shes sure making a splash in that designer dress and with a thicker, more fabulous formula, shes not splashing. You can wear anything and pour bleach. And her whiter whites, just dazzling. Clorox splashless bleach. Also try new crystals and packs. All milk milk milk milk milk okay funs over. Aw. Aw. Thirsty . They said it would make me cool. They dont sound cool to me. Guess not. You got to stick up for yourself, people tell us their budget, not the other way around. Arent you lactose intolerant . This isnt lactose. Its milk. Come up in hour next half hour, hoda wants you to listen to those voices in your head. Okay. That didnt come out right, at all. Her new book where we belong is out today and it showcases ordinary people making extraordinary choices by listening to the voices in their head. The highses in my head says theres a lot to mark on your calendar. Entertainment events. Well help you mark your calendar so you dont miss anything. And well talk to the netflix filmmakers who has hundreds petitioning the president to pardon a convict [burke] at farmers, weve seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. Even turkey jerks. [turkey] gobble. [butcher] im sorry burke covered march fourth,2014. Talk to farmers. Weve seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum hi you look good. Thank you, i feel good. It all starts with eating right. Thats why i eat amaz n prunes now. Theyre delicious and help keep my body in balance. I love these. Taking a look to the headlines. President obama this morning is announcing executive action to expand background checks for gun sales at flea markets, online and at gun shows. Hes been unable to get new gun restrictions through Congress Despite what he calls a scourge of gun violence. The president is also asking congress for 500 million to improve Mental Health care. All eyes are again on wall street this morning. Global stock markets were weighed down today by worries over the chinese economy after mondays massive selloff that suggests the stock market could extend the deep losses seen on worst start to the year since 2008. Regular aspirin use may reduce the risk of dying from Prostate Cancer in some patients. Aspirin does not appear to have an impact on the odds of getting Prostate Cancer. However, men who took at least three tablets a week were 24 less likely to die from the disease. So be sure to consult your doctor as always before starting any aspirin regimen. A new study finds that children conceived after fertility treatments do not have a higher risk for early developmental delays. Researchers at the National Institutes of health followed about 2,000 children born to mothers who underwent in vitro fertilization embryo transfer or insemination. At age 3 they scored the same as their peers in motor skills, communication and problemsolving. Researchers plan to follow the children until they are 8 years old. Three nfl teams have officially filed for relocation to the los angeles area. In an attempt to return pro largest market. The san diego chargers, Oakland Raiders and the st. Louis rams are all looking to make the movement the applications will be reviewed by league staff and three committees of owners. A vote by all 32 team owners could come next week. Who will it be . Stay tuned. Lets get a check of the weather right now from mr. Roker. Hey, al. Got to stink for the other two cities who lose who know the other teams liked you, not. Sorry. Anyway, lets show you whats going on for today. Wet weather, west coast, rockies, westerntwo thirds, eastern twothirds of the country looking spectacular, though we do have a little lakeeffect, oceaneffect snow still hanging around new england. Tomorrow, look for snow in the upper Mississippi River valley, an icy mix in between and rain down to the south. More snow spreading out west where they need it. Western third of the country looking good although a lot of wet weather along the southeastern coast and florida and for the Golden Globes on looking pretty good. Well be doing our whole show from there. Look for partly sunny skies right around the time they are walking the red carpet. 55 thats your latest weather. Al, thank you very much. When shes not busy pounding wine with kathie lee. Pounding . I dont know. Pounding. Thats the wrong word. Sipping. Is writing great books. Here to celebrate the release of her third book. Where we belong, journeys that show us the way. Good morning good mornin with the title, where we belong. What does it mean . Its with finding right lane in your lane. Sometimes you hear a voice am i with the right job, with the right person, in the right place, and these are people who decided it was time to listen to that. Look, hofn in life things happen almost by accident. You live here and go to a clem because its near your house, meet a cute guy across the street that gets married, happens to be a business thats has an opening, you dont lost business but you take the job. Suddenly your whole life was just there. Did i choose this on the path of least resistance . These are people that put their and roma downey and mark burnett what, made you want to focus on them . Hes done everything, survivor, and roma is a very faithbased person and she wanted to talk to mark with doing more faithbased productions, and she said that she led him to where he wanted to go was basically the way that she put it, but its interesting how faith became such an important part of now not only their lives but of their profession, and they have really taken hollywood by storm just with that. Youve also included people who have made purposeful decisionmaking. Tell us about that. I think often in life, again, you just sort of go youre just going with the flow hand you think you should make deliberate choices. Some people are in the wrong profession. Some people are with the wrong person, and i think people its tough to change your path because you have a mortgage. You have debts. You have all this stuff. Kids. Kids and everything. Everything. Time and money and put it towards thing you love. Keep on with your job because youre not an idiot, not going to quit your job and maybe next year you can put 15 and 20 and maybe you can turn like a passion into a profession. Maybe it can become your kind of your calling, so all the people in this book are so brave. I was like wow. How did you how did you have the guts, the moxie to change, but thats like the Common Thread . I love that story. Your story, even though you featured other people, you represent that same kind of threadwoman of the things we know that youve gone through and even in your career in life. I think when you go through something i was sort of scared into decisions for me. I got sick and it scared me. Yeah. So i went for something that i didnt think i was ever going to ask for, and sometimes fear drives you. Sure. And it did for me. Can you hold that book up side by side real quick. Yeah. Please. Look right behind you, too. I only have two, and this is one of them. That dress is where it belongs. 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Quickly became a phenomena and has more than 200,000 people petitioning the white house. Well talk to the filmmakers in a moment but first more on the story. Truth is stranger than fiction. Bullet Netflix DocumentarySeries Making a murderer asks what is the truth . I think ive had a good life until all the trouble started. Reporter its the story of steven avery, a man who served 18 years in prison for rape until he was exonerated by dna evidence, but four years after his release he was convicted of murder there isa halback in 2005. I didnt do it. What do it . I dont know. An article about his case got Laura Ricciardi and moira demos. Really throughout the entire series it was a question of how is the american criminal Justice System functioning . Is it delivering on its promises of truth and justice, and we thought steven avery would be an amazing window through which to look at the system. The documentary casts doubt on some of the evidence accused to convict avery in his murder trial, including the confession by averiess 16yearold inch u, codefendant boyfriend ann dassey. Who shot her in the head . He did. Why didnt you tell us that . Because i couldnt think of it. Some recompense. One of averys attorneys at his murder trial tried to show that avery was framed by local Law Enforcement. The system that allowed his conviction on this evidence was a system that did not do honor to the basic precept of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It ended in the hands. Says the series left out significant evidence against avery that was included in the trial, saying in part that any claim avery was framed, quote, is irresponsible and inconsistent with a consideration of all the evidence presented. The filmmakers support any steps to bring justice and closure, particularly for the woman who was murdered. Our goal going in was always to start a dialogue, and im sure you know, a piece of that dialogue is peoples desire to have, you know, more information about what happened to teresa h ha lback, and if somebody find more information, i think thats a good thing. I think thats what she deserves. Laura ricciardi and moira demos produced and wrote and directed making a murderer and have news to share about the case. Thanks for joining us. In hour last hour you were speaking about a juror in the case where steven avery was convicted of murder and that juror now has had a big revelation. What can you tell us about that. Sure. And told us that the verdicts in stevens trial were a compromise. That was the actual word that the jury used and went on to describe the jurors ultimately trading votes in the jury room and explicitly discussing if you vote guilt on this count, i will vote not guilty on this count, so that was a significant revelation. Thats a very serious charge, obviously, moira, one that could turn the case on its head. Have you been able to independently verify that say with another juror . Weve not spoken to other jurors. This juror reached out directly to us. They told us really that they were afraid that if they held out for a mistrial that it would be easy to identify which juror had done that, and they were fearful for their own safety, and what they explained to us was they believed that if there was a split verdict like this, that that would send a message to the appellate courts, and they thought that steven would that was sort their plan. Oh. But obviously it didnt work out that way. Laura, willie and i were talking over the holidays. Suddenly you go on social media and everyone from celebrities to your neighbors are tweeting and on facebook talking about this. Did you ever anticipate that this would turn into this phenomenon as it is now . No. I mean, we never could have anticipated or even d we neverre could have anticipated or even dreamt of the response. We thrilled with everyone tuning in and taking to social media to discuss it. Were excited about the Public Discourse it has generated. And there are petitions, including on whitehouse. Gov getting people to sign up. Do you think anything will change this this case based on what you all have produced . I think because there is a dialogue now and move people are talking, perhaps somebody who to come forward at this point. I think its going to depend on new evidence being brought to light. Just lastly, what is it about these true crimes from serial to discovery i. D. To what youve done on netflix, what do you think it is that hits a nerve here . I think people are interested in our public institutions, our public systems and whether they are functioning properly. And to the extent theyre not, what can be done about it . Its fascinating. 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Supposed to be aed mo earn day retelling of i dream of jeanie and i think jane lynch is so excited not to be in track students shes thrilled. January, really looking forward to this one, david bowie out with a new album. Black star coming out on his 69th birthday, his 26th album. If you like your bowie kind of weird and wonderful this is an album for you. The title track is just about jazz. Ten minutes long, wow. Like medieval organs. If youre a gregorian chant fan, get it. I cannot wait. Cannot wait. Kanye is doing that, too. January 10, Golden Globes, well all be out there. Ricky gervais. What are you most excited about in. Ready for ricky gervais, such a great host. So funny and not scared of saying anything. Already apologized. I love it. Put out a public apology this week saying im going to anger people. Youll hate what im going to sorry. Such a fun show. 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