Anyone else for it or blaming yourself. Madonnas frightening fall. The pop superstar accidentally falls down a set of stairs on stage. What shes saying about that nasty spill today, thursday february 26th 2015. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, Everyone Welcome to today another on a thursday morning, we are following breaking feuds. A man in some ways has become the horrible terrible face of isis. Until now known as jihadi john the identity featured in the most telling videos has been publicly revealed. Nbcs keir simmons is in london. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We are just hearing from a u. S. Intelligence official the london man being named has been confirmed as a person known as jihadi john in those isis videos. A number of officials in britain certainly this morning have refused to give guidance but havent dismissed the reporting out of hand. Nbc news learned british officials believe he has been identified and the fbi director confirmed u. S. Officials have identified him. Sources tell us he is of somali origin and known to have lived in london. Jihadi john is responsible for the execution of americans james foley and britains david sokolov. The western is of course for those who are still being held by isis even as this news is being reported. They are hearing about isis and 33 villages has been targeted according to a local Group Representing the christian syrians who live there. This morning one Syrian Monitoring Group is saying 220 christians have been taken hostage by isis if recent days. Kir, thank you so much for that. We are learning about the biograbbingal details as well including he may have come from a piddle class family in england. In the meantime we are learning more about the three men in brooke len in federal custody accused of supporting isis. Investigators say two of those men plan to travel to the middle east and if they were unable to to do that they would allegedly carry out attacks here in the united states. Nbc justice correspondent Pete Williams has more on that. Good morning. Reporter a part of a growing trend, people in the u. S. Are radicalized by the social pedia and are willing to join groups like isis or stage Violent Attacks here. Pence this brooklyn apartment, fbi says they bought plane tickets for the journey. Prosecutors say one was arrested wednesday at of course ins jfk airport preparing to fly to turkey and from there to syria. The fbi says the case began last august when one of the men asked on a website whether he could become a martyr if he were to shoot obama and get shot ourselves. We have to be careful about people getting radicalized. It knows no boundaries. Its hard to regulate. You have parents concerned. The fbi says when agents questioned him about the postings twice in august he admitted it and told them he would do whatever isis told him to do. The fbi did not arrest him at the time but kept him under survams, sending an under cover informant to meet with him. The men on wednesday bought plane tickets with the financial help of a third brooklyn man who raised money to support them also now under arrest. In court, prosecutors say the two who bought the plane tickets admitted they planned to go to syria. One of the lawyers says the facts are unfolding. The presumption of innocence is still the law of the land in america. We have every intention of fighting the case vigorously. The fbi says despite the talk of shootings or bombings in the u. S. The men did not have any guns or explosives and did not formulate any actual plot. They are charged with supporting the isis terror groups. Pete williams in washington. Thank you very much. To the winter that will not end, snow is piling up in the south. Up to a foot in North Carolina and virginia. You probably heard this before. More bitter cold coming. It just doesnt stop. We have storm after storm. Look at whats happened banger maine yesterday they had three inches of snow. It came down heavily, with Poor Visibility it was a 75 car pileup on i95 and closed it for several hours. Thankfully there were no major injuries. Minor injuries a lot of rough weather. Lets show you what it is right now. It has been a tough winter. Snowfall totals for example, banger has seen 117 inches of snow 120 in boston. As you can see, we got snow now making its way from into baltimore and parts of the Del Marva Peninsula into the carolinas. It is snowing well in norfolk, virginia. Lets go to dave malkovff. Reporter this started overnight, when people went to bed there one wasnt snowfall. In some places there are six inches on the ground around the norfolk area. These schools are closed today. The naval base is supporting 75 ships here is asking their nonessential personnel to stay home. But at a faithful base there are a lot of essential personnel and look at what it is doing. It is even hard to dig it off the villagetation and on the ground. Its even worse because this is packable snow. And under feat it it has slunl. So thats sludge. Driving conditions are dangerous here in the hampton area al. You can see, we have winter form watches and advisories. Over 13 Million People under this right now. We got this morning Winter Weather advisories for washington, d. C. Norfolk, virginia another onetothree inches as we move into the afternoon hours, it spreads up to the north. Boston you may see another inch or two out of this. Then it pulls away. We will be looking at bittering cold air. Snowfall amounts onetothree inches guys. We could see threetosix inches in and around the washington, d. C. Area. Schools closed. Businesses closed. Government on a late start. Thank you so much. Meanwhile, the battle over immigration heating up again, natalie has that. The president is urging millions of undocumented immigrants to keep planning for an eventual release saying he is confident his orders will be upheld by the court. The president discussed the issue on wednesday during a town hall seen on msnbc. He is pledgeing to do everything and chaling voters to hold people accountable for killing reform efforts. In the only moves which you are the president of the people fought Just Congress you have to be thinking not just in term of shortterm politics we have to be thinking whats good for the country over the long term. The president says the nations demographics are shifting and he predicted the latino vote could nearly double by 2030. In a vote of 98 to 2 democrats signaled their support for the bill without contentious immigration revisions. It will allow them to advance. Funding will expire at midnight on friday for the department. Police officers who fatally shot a mexican man in el paso walk earlier this month, fired their weapons 17 times and struck the man five or six times, according to police task force. They say Antonio Montez was throwing rocks at officers. Video taken by witnesses appears to show the man moving away from police before the fatal shooting. None of the shots were to the mans back. Police say a taser was used at least twice beforehand. The firsthand has led to protests in pasco, where nearly half the population is latino. A photo truly out of this world, astronaut Barry Wilmore commander on the space station took this incredible selfie during a space walk over the week. Astronaut terry birch can also be seen in this selfie reflected in wilmores visor there. It will help prepare the iss for the eventually arrival of private american spaceships. Not even ourself fiof al roker can top that. Unless hes working on that selfie sticker for many many years. We will pull out that extender pretty cool. There you go. Lets show you what we have around the rest of the country. Rain in central florida. Plenty of sunshine in the southwest and look for plenty of sunshine in the midatlantic region later. Were going [reminiscing] started my camry remembered the choices ive made, to be bold where others are scared, to show her right from wrong and realized my little girl had become an amazing human being who will make choices of her own. Toyota, lets go places. Good morning. Im meteorologist bimll henley. A snowy morning. In philadelphia cloudy skies. A little light snow this morning. Possibly a dusting. Then the snow is out of here this afternoon. Temperatures in the 20s and low 30s today. Gets cold tonight. Well be in the teens tomorrow morning. A brief snow shower possible on friday. Then sunshine will take us up to 30 on saturday. Warmer on sunday. So clouds arrive late sunday. We could see some wet weather that carries us into monday. Have a great day. And thats your latest weather. All right, al a controversial new law went into effect in the Nations Capital overnight legalizing the Recreational Use of marijuana there. Some members of congress are not happy about it. National correspondent Peter Alexander has more. Good morning. The District Of Columbia is locked in its own drug war, unlike other states where pot use is legal. Zk not a state and a time to answer to the congress. Legalized marijuana in washington, d. C. To some it almost begs for a punchline. But its no joke. When the clock struck midnight overnight, pot became legal in the nations capitol. But this is washington wheritative made smoking into an art form. The law says you have to be 21 to smoke and for that up to two ounces roughly a sandwich bags worth and can grow as much as six plants. Only three are allowed to be mature. Its still illegal to buy or sell marijuana. But you can give away up to an ounce. Still to really understand the law, you have to get into the weed. This is a local law. About 30 inches is on settable land. You cant light up on the steps of the lincoln memorial. Either way, it only allows pot users to light up in a house. Just not this house, which is controlled by federal law. Some members of congress arent pleased. Two leaning House Republicans wrote to mayor murial bowser if he moved ahead she would be doing so if willful investigation of law. The mayor who voted for it is taking the high road. We believe were on a very strong legal ground in where we stand. Reporter proponents say the could be a critical step to passing more law, liamizing pot. Farmly this is going to say, hey, if washington, d. C. Can do it so can our state. Reporter one of those Congress Members warned d. C. s mayor and other district employees could face possible prison time by moving forward. Ultimately it would be up to the prosecution department. Thats not likely. Congress matt hasnt struck down a d. C. Law if 25 years. Probably not going to happen now. Meantime we are hearing from widow of chris kyle speaking out for the first time. Reporter the widow of requested american sniper chris kyle atend every day of the trial of her husbands killer. We the jury find the defendant Eddie Ray Routh guilty. Reporter she responded on facebook saying quote, god bless the jury and good people of stephenville texas. Taya was the first of three dozen witnesses. Reporter the jury didnt buy the insanity defense. Jerry richardson whose brother was also gunned down that day, remembers teaching routh if high school and one eerie conversation. He and a few other kid were discussing what they would do if they ever killed someone and his comeback was, i would claim insane and be off in threetofour months. Reporter Defense Attorneys say the movie american sniper about cames service if iraq is partly to blame for the verdict. The movie played a role even though the people on the jerry think it didnt. They thought he was an american hero. He has that reputation. Reporter the process have been very difficult for taya who spoke to al roker at the oscars where american sniper was nominated for best picture. I miss my husband and i want him here. Having the trial go on at the same time its been two weeks of really horrific you know i know im not supposed to talk about it details that are horrific and hard to listen to but i have faith in the jury. Reporter now that the trial is over taya looks ahead to a new book american wife due out in may. For today jacob rascone, stephenville texas. Congressman facing new questions in the wake of a scandal that started with reports he had redecorated his office to look like downton abbie. Kelly odonnell has the latest on that. Reporter more than 14,000 instagram followers seize this high energy life filled with adventure, world travel celebrities, from pop stars to the pope. 33yearold aaron shock, republican clearly likes to be a different kind of congressman. Its easy to take ourselves too seriously out here. Reporter his sixpack was on the cover of mens health magazine. But lately the attention isnt much fun. Congressman any oschock. Reporter what is behind these closed doors is stirring up new interest in congressman schocks style if spending. Wednesday, he was not interested from seeing our camera. Aides says he was not available. A stop pence the office showed bright red walls and Downton Abbey makeover. A Watchdog Group has filed an ethics complavent after the Associated Press after he filed instagram photos to track his use of donors private planes. There were a dozen flights worth 40,000 paid for out of his house Office Account or political fund. Reporter Campaign Funds covering concert and ma sanilacs. Tens of thousands in Country Music tickets as well as about 1,400 to a ma sanilac parlor for ma sanilac services at fundraising events. Schock has not been formally accused of violating rules. He hired a Public Relations team to quote review the compliance procedures in his official Office Campaign and leadership pac to determine whether they can be improved adding he takes his compliance obligations seriously, taking a break from social media, schock has no postings for several days. For today kelly odone em nbc news the capitol. All right. We will continue to watch that one. Yes. And hold on instagram. Speaking of social media heres tamron. My goodness this was terrifying guys so ma done that was performing her song living for love at the brit awards friday night. She took a fall. You can hear the audio of how hard madonna hit the stage. Listen shes 56yearsold certainly still bringing it. Heres what we believe happened. One of the dancers may have tugged her cape from behind and that sent madonna tumbling down the stairs. Here is the video. Listen closely. Oh gosh. Now in true madonna fashion, she continued on with her performance despite that fall and the crowd, of course loved it. Other celebrities were tweeting out, cher tweeted out this one heard ma done that fell on stage. This is something we all dread image, i give props. Hope you arent hurt. Liza minelli tweeted. You cant keep madonna down. Ar pane hooked me up my beautiful cape was tied too tight i am fine hashtag living for love. You guy, you hear that audio there. She hit that stage hard and thankfully shes okay. You say they tried to tug it. It looked like it was intentional a tear away. But you know she was going on stage and i believe in the performance she has that cape on at the top of the stage. Then it comes off. So its unclear. There you go. She says tied too tight. My goodness thats scary. 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This is video just into our newsroom from ocean city in cape may county. You can see the accumulation here along the boardwalk at ninth street. Good morning. Im vai sikahema. Right now were tracking that snow. Lets get right to our first alert meteorologist bill henley with the forecast. Bill . We started seeing that snow in south jersey at 5 00 this morning. Now at just before 7 00, the snow started coming down in south philadelphia. Thats the view from south philadelphia. A live view of the very light snow thats coming down. The radar shows that snow moving into philadelphia and chester. Lancaster counties. But the steadiest, heaviest snowfall is now in delaware and into