lost and found. the teenagers abducted as an infant 18 years ago in florida reunites with her biological family in a video call as a video to be her mother is greeted -- what happens now? long live princess leia. after the shocking death of carrie fisher, star wars' filmmakers talking about rumors whether they'll keep her alive. the answer star wars fans have been waiting for, saturday, january 14, 2017. dio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome good morning. welcome to today, i'm sheinelle jones. dylan dreyer continuing her leave. we today. >> the wicked winter storm making its way across the middle of the country this morning. this could cause chaos on the roads. it could also cause major power outages as well. nbc's blake mccoy is in st. louis for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. you can see the light rain continuing to fall in st. louis, which could add to the ice they've seen. check out this bush here. a coating of ice all over it. the concern with all of this ice, in addition to the road concerns are that -- this ice builds up and becomes so heavy, it can begin to take down large trees and power lines. >> this morning, a fresh coating of isiah cross parts of the midwest. in the midst of a three-day ice storm. overnight in kansas, emergency crews responded to this pileup outside wichita. it followed a day of slick roads in missouri as well where cars were slent sliding off the road. in springfield, kendra williams and her family were left without power. >> water everywhere and ice. no heat. yeah, we're all having to bundle up and try to keep all the heat you can in the house. >> reporter: the potentially crippling ice storm is affecting the football game. kickoff was set for 12:05 p.m. it's pushed back to 7:20 p.m. kickoff to give the storm time to pass. >> i think if you look at the weather, you look at the pattern, the information provided by the experts, this is the best window to not only play the game but to commute to and from the game. >> reporter: out west where the storm began, more than 3 feet of fresh snow has piled up around lake tahoe. the truckee river is swelling. officials are sharing this terrifying video of a snowplow being cut off sliding 300 feet down in portland, oregon, a commuter train slid off the tracks friday. blowtorches had to be used to melt the ice. with more freezing rain now coating parts of the midwest, concern about just how much ice these communities will get. >> reporter: a state of emergency had been declared for missouri yesterday which kept a lot of people home, schools, businesses, government offices. they were all shut down in missouri yesterday. many of the businesses are set to reopen this morning as the threat of ice, the main threat i should say moved west back into oklahoma and kansas. craig? >> blake mccoy for us. blake, thank you. that snowplow, watching that video. >> unbelievable. >> that's hard to watch. >> let's bring in our -- >> this is a massive storm. just take a look at the swath of this. we're talking 1500 miles from texas in through the mid-atlantic. let's talk about some numbers here. how many of you are being affected. ice storm warning affecting 11 million of you. 13 million winter storm watch. additional 9 million people out there. here's what we're talking about. the freezing rain around st. louis where you see the darker pink there. also in through oklahoma towards dodge city. keep in mind, this is going to affect us through today and through the weekend. there will be some points in time. look at the temperatures here. close to that freezing line. at some point it will warm. you'll feel like the ice storm is over. not the case. another wave will move on through. it takes a couple degrees to drop. what are we looking at? the stationary front staying in place. seeing the cold air to the north. they interact. it's a shallow tiny area of cold air. when the moisture falls, it falls mostly as rain until it hits the surface and freezes on contact. that's the reason you're talking about that huge swath affecting millions of you throughout the day today. here's what we'll be looking at. we're looking at the buley could see an inch of ice into the area and in through tomorrow. you'll see this system affecting us sunday through monday. this is going to be with us for a while. >> we'll get to the national forecast in a bit. >> six days until the nation welcomes a new president. donald trump is focusing his attention on his first 100 days in office. and considering dumping u.s. sanctions against russia. meanwhile, on capitol hill, democrats are furious after meeting fbi director james comey. one prominent civil rights figure has serious doubts about the president-elect's legitimacy. kelly o'donnell is live in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. emotions are still very raw. and donald trump will head to washington on monday. just a one-day visit. not the big move yet as he prepares to become president. he'll find that democrats, including one of the most beloved members, areti factors in the election, including that russian interference by hacking that targeted the democratic party. just days before getting the keys, trump's white house chief of staff stopped into the briefing room friday. the president-elect will work through the weekend. >> he's working a little bit in the inauguration speech. mostly focused on the -- >> reporter: on capitol hill, angst from campaign 2016 is not over. congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz leaving this closed door briefing. sources say she and other democrats vented frustration at fbi director james comey for his public airing of the clinton e-mail probe and how the bureau handled the russian hacking of democratic officials. exposure of those hacked e-mails led to wasserman schultz's resignation. clarify fort american people the agency's policies for investigating and alerting those who are hacked by foreign governments. meanwhile, trump's team under pressure to explain contacts between trump's national security adviser, michael flynn and -- they confirm flynn did speak by phone with russia's ambassador to the u.s. on the day the obama administration imposed sanctions over the hacking. >> that call took place on the 29th of december at which time general flynn was asked whether or not he would help set up a call after the inauguration with president putin and then president trump. >> in a brief stop before cameras, trump who met with tv host steve harvey about working on change in inner cities made a passing mention of a major policy goal. >> repeal and replace. >> republicans in congress who do not have a replacement health care plan passed the first in a >> this provides congress with the legislative tools that we need to repeal and replace obamacare. >> democrats are outraged and some plan to boycott trump's inauguration, including civil rights icon, john lewis. >> going to be very difficult. i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> reporter: and that is a remarkable statement from the georgia congressman who also told chuck todd that he will try to work with the new president but it will be difficult. he's given a new interview to the "wall street journal" in talking about his relationship with russia and referred to the sanctions leaving the door open to not keeping the punishment imposed by the obama administration. trump said if russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions? in that quote, he's referring to his desire to have russia assist with issues like fighting isis. so donald trump still obama policy. craig? >> kelly o. for us in new york. thank you. >> a national political reporter for real clear politics. caitlin, good morning. >> good morning. >> there's clearly frustration. we heard from congressman lewis questioning the legits ma si. we've been talking about the fact that they're fuming after that meeting. can you talk about what was said to make them so angry and do you think the call for his resignation, do you think that leads to his dismissal. >> democrats are angry and upset at fbi director comey because they think he isn't pursuing this russian hacking as it relates to donald trump, seem bigger in publicity as he went after hillary clinton and the e-mails, how public he was in discussing those? they say that he has not said whether or not the fbi is investigating any ties between russia and possible interactions with the trump ai sort of thing. whether or not these frustrations will lead to his resignation remains to be seen. fbi director comey has a ten-year term. not set to retire until 2023. it depends whether he thinks the integrity of the fbi is at stake. if more calls from republicans come, remains to be seen. >> let's talk about obamacare, you wrote about that as well. both the house an the senate have taken early steps to repealing obamacare. what's the likelihood that they repeal this thing without having a plan in place and how long do you think this might take. >> that's the big concern. even the republicans who have wanted to repeal this law since inception are concerned about pulling the rug from underneath those 20 million americans who have insurance. the obama administration has said enrollment is up from last year. more people enrolled in this program. they're concerned about repealing it without a remember, republicans have not yet coalesced around a single replacement plan. what they passed this week dictates that they come up with something by the end of the month. that kind of seems unlikely. what we are going to see is this really focused in the hearings for the health and human services nominee, tom price. he has been the one promoting the repeal effort. >> the plan as well. >> presented a plan. elements that lots of lawmakers like. so we'll see kind of what that grilling is like. you'll hear from a lot of democrats. while republicans can repeal the law by themselves, they're going to need democrats to implement new policy. >> quickly, before we let you go. marco rubio, we heard him during rex tillerson's interviews, the likelihood that he decides to block the nominee. >> i think it's likely. he hasn't said. whether democrats support tillerson to make up for the votes on this one. >> caitlin, thank you. >> thank you. now to a story that could have been ripped from the pages of a crime novel. an infant snatched from a jacksonville, florida, hospital 18 years ago found alive. the woman accused of taking her and raising her as her own appeared in court. now the teenager had a chance to speak with her biological family. nbc's sara dollop has the latest. >> this morning, the end to an 18-year mystery. the brazen kidnapping of a baby from her hospital room in jacksonville, florida. authorities say dna confirms kamiyah moeb lirks now a teenager has been found in south carolina living under a different name. >> i wake up, i believe she's waking up too. there's always hope. >> she was hours old when she was taken by gloria williams who then raised her. williams was in court friday charged with kidnapping, punishable by life in prison. in jail, a girl who identified herself as alexis. >> the woman was abducted as a newborn and she's going to need time and assistance to process all of this. >> officials say she concocted a daring scheme in 1998 posing as a nurse and convincing the new mom to hand over her baby. hospital staff believed williams was a relative. a reward was offered and kamiyah's mother made an emotional plea for her return. >> just want you to bring my child back. that's all i'm asking from you. >> over the years, investigators received more than 2500 tips. eventually, the case went cold. until now. >> we had a caller to our 24-hour hotline, called us to share information about who the abduct or is and where we might find kamiyah. >> authorities believe kamiyah may have started to suspect she was a kidnapping victim. to the outside world, they appeared to be a typical mother an going places, doing something. >> kamiyah met her biological family for the first time on video chat tomorrow. it will be up to her to decide when they meet in person when she comes to grips with her newly uncovered past. let's get to the other morning's top headlines. a $1 billion settlement and three executives under -- the japanese company admits that it faked test data for ten years even though takata knew its airbags could explode with deadly consequences. at least 11 people have been killed and more than 180 others have been injured in the u.s. by exploding airbags. in addition to agreeing to the huge settlement, three takata executives are under indictment for wire fraud and conspiracy. amazing video of a carjacking with children still inside. check this out. the woman on the right of the white car there, if you look closely, she's attending to her seat while a man is working on the car. suddenly another man being chased by police jumps in the running vehicle and takes off, knocking down the adults. he pulls off. you can see the police officer giving chase with his weapon drawn there. this all went down in utah friday. the suspected carjacker safely dropped the kids off a few blocks away. police are still looking for the suspect. angry protesters shut down a speech at the university of california davis campus. the loud demonstrators surrounded the pharmaceutical executive famous for a massive price hike on an hiv drug. he was asked to speak -- the college republicans decided to call off the event. actress carrie fisher will not be digitally recreated. lucas film made that announcement in response to rumors among star wars fans that the princess -- character could be digitally created. now to a major development in the story that is important for millions of people across the country, including parents of children who rely on an epipen to save their lives in the event of an allergic reaction. the company that makes the pens set off a firestorm with a massive price hike. this morning, thanks to cvs, the largest pharmacy chain, parents have a new alternative at a lower price. here's tom costello. >> this morning, a pharmacy giant is in a price war with a drug giant. cvs e-mailing customers, paying too much for your epipen? it was months ago that prices hit a crescendo. the medication used tosave lives skyrocketed. >> they raised the prices the reason being, i believe, filthy rich at the expense of our constituents. >> in september, mylan pharmaceuticals called before congress. under pressure, mylan announced a generic version for $300. now the biggest pharmacy chain is trying to change the game. its own generic version will sell for $110. >> my first really bad reaction was about five years ago. >> in orlando, ann ryan depends on epinephrine when she suffers a life-threatening allergic rye action. she's switching to the generic. >> it's going to be the same life-saving medication. i don't see the point of lining the pockets of corporate greed for buying the name brand. >> the question this morning, will schools, hospitals and everyday people who depend on the epipen choose the cheaper generic? like this where the prices are so low, they're sold directly to consumers who may not necessarily need to use insurance. >> the cvs generic works like the epipen. they take off the plastic cap and jab the needle into their thigh. for the generic, doctors need to prescribe it. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> it's a big story. my twins are allergic to peanuts. just last night we were packing on a trip. i got the epipens and they expire february much 2017. my husband and i talked about the fact with twins, we need them all over the place. >> you going for the generic? >> if we can. >> back with a look at the rest of the nation's forecast. this storm is massive. >> it is huge. we're talking 11 million people with an ice storm warning alone. take a look at this. this massive stretch from texas in through the mid-atlantic today. the ice storm, itself. we'll be focusing on the panhandles of texas, especially in through kansas. even into the ohio valley. notice a dusting. we could see them through new york city, and philadelphia as well, d.c. today. but so nice in the southeast. that's where we're seeing beautiful weather. that's a look at the big picture. we'll look at the local weather. right now a little bit of light rain and wet snowflakes in the metro area. this pink is a little bit of light sleet and the green zone is rain. most of virginia just getting some rain and off to the north and west, maybe a few wet snowflakes and sleet. later today, some icing is possible out in the mountains. all this tracking north and east. really cold air is north and east of this blue line. we'll be on the warm side of things. road temperatures are well above freezing as well. stay in the 30s throughout the day. wet roads. some flurries are going to be out there today. nothing like last week. but it's enough. you look at the rest of the country, no complaints. >> we'll take it. it has been a tough week for germ wednesday the company pled guilty to criminal charges related to an emissions cheating scandal. federal prosecutors announced indictments against some top executives as well. the company has also started a court ordered buyback of diesel cars sold in this country because they exceeded emissions standards. now kerry sanders tells us some vw owners are trying to make the company pay in a way they never expected. >> joe mayer says he knows his car is not much to look at. he stripped it down. it's operable. that's a key word, operable. in a court approved settlement, volkswagen agreed to buy back more than 500,000 diesel cars because they are polluters. each owner gets a payout based on the age of the car. to get a payment, cars must be operable. and mayer sayoo cincinnati is proof his 2010 diesel golf is indeed operable. but the day he was scheduled to turn in the car for a $15,800 check, an article revealing what his car looked like ran on the website -- volkswagen called him saying the so-called operable car is not within the spirit of the court agreement. >> this has been gone over in court and it's clearly stated that operable is the only thing that the vehicle needs to be. according to your description of operable, my vehicle more than meets that. >> mayer says when stripped the car -- >> i've got a front fascia with the emblem on it. >> he carefully cataloged. >> got a fender. >> each part. >> tdi engine cover. >> in case he'd have to put it back together againment for the moment, he plans to sell the parts on e-bay for up to $5,000 d recall money from vw. >> i mean, it was pretty shady what they did. a lot of people kind of see this as me trying to get back at volkswagen or get revenge. >> the federal judge in this case is now warning orders not to strip the cars. during a court hearing, volkswagen's attorney told a judge, we think that deliberately stripping the vehicles of their parts goes too far. joe mayer argues that the consent decree says operable. he will now fight to prove he is right. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >> as you pointed out, there are a lot of folks stripping those cars. still ahead this morning, now boarding. flight 666 to hell. we'll explain when we go to the orange room. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> so dramatic. talking about hell. still to come on "today," jeff rossen on what to do if you or a loved one the time is 7:26 on this saturday, january 14th. i'm meagan fitzgerald. let's get a check of stories we're following this morning. police are trying to find out who is responsible for shooting a man to ket in a car overnight. prince george's county police say it happened in glen arden. investigators are looking for tips and offering a $25,000 reward in the case. the victim's identity has not yet been released. ahead of the dr. martin luther king, jr. holiday, thousands of people will march here in washington. the we shall not be moved march will begin around 9:00 this morning. it will start close to the washington monument and continue along independence avenue to memorial. reverend al sharpton's national action network is helping to organize the event and to protect mlk's dream. it's a weather alert day. we'll get a check on what could be a rainy and messy day ahead. stay with us. tom kierein joins us with what we can expect on this weather alert day. >> good morning. temperatures are well above freezing just about everywhere. the only really cold air up to hagerstown, martinsburg and winchester la ray. storm team 4 radar showing a little bit of light rain, most of the region. there is some of this moisture coming into that cold air. we may get a little bit of icing mainly on elevated surfaces. shenandoah valley as much of the moisture tracks off to the east and the temperatures just some rain in the afternoon. sun back tomorrow. high near 50 meagan. tom, thank you. we'll be back in 25 minutes with more local headlines. for now, back to the "today" sh show. ♪ ♪ that's ed sheer han. we have a crowd today. 14th day of january, 2017. we've been enjoying reasonably warm weather. it's starting to get chilly. >> a lot to get to this morning. let's start with what's making headlines this morning. a huge ice storm is rolling through the midwest this morning causing mayhem for the 44 million people in its path. pileups on the roads and power outages. several major cities under ice storm warnings. an 18-year-old woman is reunited with her biological family after a video call after finding out she was abducted. the woman who raised her has been charged with kidnapping and could face life in prison. a tribute honoring the late steven mcdonald. the new york rangers held a ceremony for the detective wearing jerseys with his badge number and name. mcdonald died on tuesday after a heart attack at age 59. he was paralyzed 30 years earlier when he was shot while on patrol. let's start looking at the week that was. a whirlwind week in washington. a big one for us in the "today" family. president-elect trump held his first news conference in months. it was a rowdy affair. >> since you're tt can you give us a question. >> the verified memo with salacious allegations against him. >> it's fake news, it's phony stuff. it didn't happen. >> battling with the press. >> can you give us a chance? >> your organization is terrible. >> meanwhile on capitol hill, confirmation hearings for his -- mr. trump's pick for secretary of state. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. >> attorney general nominee jeff sessions in the hot seat as well. >> senator cory booker, democrat of new jersey became the first ever to testify against a colleague's nomination. >> out west, a relentless deluge of rain and snow. >> this epic storm system dumping nearly 20 inches of rain in some areas with water washing out streets ice-coated roads across the west. while snow buried others. gridlock on i-70 in after multiple avalanches. >> we're stuck. the conditions are god awful. >> heartbreak for san diego fans as their beloved chargers move to los angeles. >> we're coming to los angeles. this is our new home. >> and emotional farewell from president obama in chicago. >> you made me a better president and you made me a better man. yes we can. yes, we did. yes, we can. thank you. god bless you. >> the president bringing vice president to tears with a big surprise. >> fort final time as president, i am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. the best vice president america has ever had. mr. joe biden. this gives the internet one last chance to talk about our bromance. >> i can say i was part o man who did remarkable things for this country. >> but it was michelle obama who brought the laughs during her final appearance on "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon. >> thank you, barack, for proving you're not a lame duck. but my very own silver fox. >> good morning. good morning. >> finally, a major milestone for "today." on air for 65 years. >> 65 more years. >> cheers to the show. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> 65 years. >> my goodness. >> cheers. >> it's an honor to be part of one. >> you feel that way when you start here. you're part of a -- >> each when michelle obama leaves, it would be nice if she continued to do late-night television. >> i wonder. they'll disappear for a little it will be interesting to see what they do with their next chapters. >> whatever your -- it's hard to argue they've not been the classiest of families. >> dylan enjoying some time off with baby calvin. >> been talking about ice. i want to switch it up a little bit. one of the reasons we're seeing this ice is because of a blocking high. the southeast has been happy. seeing temperatures above normal and only going to get normal. 25 degrees above average in atlanta. towards tomorrow, it's going to be spreading out even farther. cincinnati, you'll see 40. as we go through monday, a look at the picture. getz better for most of us. 74 degrees when we talk about jackson. we do have the ice storm, ye panhandle of oklahoma through kansas today, that's where we're talking about good amounts of ice, up to an inch of ice. only takes a quarter inch of ice for a power lines to weigh pounds and bring it down. that's a look at the big picture. here's a look at your local weather. temperatures are above freezing. great news. road temperatures above freezing as well. anything falling is just causing wet roads right now. it's mostly rain. reagan national now at 37 degrees. radar showing mostly rain in the metro area. these little pockets of pink and white north and west, a little wet snow and sleet. winchester, along 81 towards hagerstown, all of this moisture sliding off to the south and east coming in from the west. we're going 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survived that. >> this teenage girl falling through the i safety. already this winter, new cases coast to coast. this video of a golfer going viral. falling right through. luckily, he's rescued just in time. >> this golden retriever fell through a pond in illinois. the dog is rescued too. it often ends in tragedy. this month, this 6-year-old boy went missing. later found dead under the ice of a frozen pond near his home in colorado. so how dangerous is it? we teamed up with certified rescuers to show you thousand save a life. maybe even your own. with an ambulance on stand by, i walk out on to this frozen pond and in an instant, i'm under. >> that is cold. >> survival tip number one. put your hand over your mouth and nose the moment you hit the >> if you take a breft cold water, it's going to shut down your airway and you stop breathing. >> if i wasn't wearing this suit, what would be happening? >> if you had regular clothing, they would become heavy quickly and it would suck you under 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president-elect trump telling the "wall street journal" he is considering dumping sanctions against russia if they help in the fight against isis. this comes as senate intelligence committee members say they'll investigate russian involvement in the u.s. election. the second government probe announced this week. >> jackson forcing an upcoming british tv drama about the lead singer to get yanked after the trailer is released. we'll tell you why the family and fans were seeing red. today, saturday, january 14, 2017. ♪ ♪ >> we're celebrating our 60th birthday. >> visiting -- friends since third grade. >> hey y'all, my 16th birthday. >> i'm 50. >> south carolina school. >> first time in nyc. >> i'm 65th birthday. welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning. our crowd is braving the cold weather outside our studio here in new york. the temperatures just up slightly here. but not as bad as in midwest. >> still offering a birthday package. >> you would go out and maybe -- offer a cake or -- >> give them a mug. >> we'll get to the fup n in a moment. let's start with the storm making its way and causing chaos on the roads. blake mccoy is live in st. louis. blake, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. millions of people waking up to a fresh coating of ice this morning, including here in st. louis where there's day two of this dangerous ice storm. the main effect has been on the roads. very slick in places like oklahoma, missouri and kansas. we've seen a lot of slide-off. now that the weekend is here, it should limit travel. other major concern is that all of this ice builds up, it could cause damage. that's because the weight of the ice can start to the power companies have brought in extra crews from neighboring states so they can respond to outages more quickly. we have seen thousands of outages ranging from missouri into oklahoma. back out here live in st. louis this morning, you can see this ice continuing to build up. it is beautiful. caution is being urged. the main threat as the day goes on with this ice will shift back into oklahoma and kansas. sheinelle? >> thank you, blake. we'll get into the forecast for the ice storm in a moment. first the latest on the incoming trump administration. taking the oath of office in just six days. donald trump certainly isn't getting a honeymoon period. kelly o'donnell is at trump tower. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. of course, lingering emotions that are strong and frustrations, especially from democrats about the fallout of especially that russian hacking. new we know now that the senate intelligence committee is going to launch a probe, this is a bipartisan effort to examine what happened with the russian hacking and what the russians were attempting to do. what influence it may have had in the election season. they will use their subpoena power to speak with both outgoing members of the administration and those in the new administration. also, there is a new development concerning one of the icons of the civil rights era. georgia congressman lewis. in working with the new president and because of the hacking and the impact this may have had on the election. lewis said he would find it hard to work with the new president and went so far as to call him not a legitimate president. that's a very strong charge from this prominent democratic icon. and this morning, just a few minutes ago, donald trump used twitter to respond saying congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is i and then there's a paren s, which suggests another tweet may be coming. but we've not seen it yet. he's taking on one of the most revered members of the democratic party. counter punching lewis who said trump's election, the circumstances around it, the atmosphere of 2016 raises doubts in lewis' mind about how donald trump came to power and he calls him not a legitimate president. craig? >> kelly o'donnell at trump tower. kelly, thank. in chicago, the police department is accused of violating civil rights and racial bias. a year long investigation results were released. they frequently used excessive force, used stun guns on people only because they refused to follow command. chicago's mayor agreed to work with the federal courts to revamp the police department. two of the cleveland police shooting of 12-year-old at that miles an hour rice could lose their job and a third officer faces discipline. no charges have been filed in the death of rice. hearings will be held later this month. penalties range from 30-day suspensions to termination. six new suspects are charged in the armed robbery of kim kardashian. she was allegedly tied up in a paris hotel while $10 million worth of jewelry was stolen last october. four others have been charged in the case. several members of the gang are in their 50s and 60s. in fact, the french police are calling them the grandpa robbers. let's get another check of the weather who is in for dylan on the plaza. >> good to see you guys. do you remember what you did the day after your 21st birthday. >> not at all. >> i know what i did. i slept. that's not what katie did. how are you feeling? another definition of rock star. >> she's lookin temperatures here right now, in the 20s. at least the windchill. this is nothing compared to what the country is dealing with today. we're looking at a huge ice storm. possibly over an inch of ice crippling the panhandle of texas, oklahoma. even as we go through kansas. by the time we go through tomorrow, notice you're seeing to the south a severe weather threat in through portions of texas. by the way to the east of that, look at the temperatures in the southeast, so beautiful and warm out there. spreading to the northeast, but notice the icy conditions kick in through iowa as well as wisconsin. overall, i think we're talking about huge effects, crippling ice through the panhandle of oklahoma through kansas. we're enjoying it, a lot of birthdays and we're celebrating. how are you feeling today? that's a look at the big picture. we'll take a look at your local weather now. good morning. temperatures above freezing. in the mid-30s in the metro area. light rain is falling here now. mixing with wet snow and sleet farther north and west. all of this comingm it will be with us in the afternoon. this winter weather advisory. it's been canceled for the metro area. still in effect north and west until 6:00 p.m. due to a little bit of a wet snow and some sleet and rain, mainly rain in the afternoon throughout the region. sun back on sunday. >> i have to give everyone props if you're with us today. again, we'll be talking about snow flurries here in new york city. craig, sheinelle. thanks you. up next, how would you like to buy your next car from a vending machine? 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should we clap for her as well? >> earlier in the week we told you about a new british comedy series. urban mhs half hour episode about a rumored michael jackson, elizabeth taylor and marlon brando, post 9/11 road trip. immediately after the trailer was released, the late king of pop backlash on social media. each more so with jackson's family began. in response to the jackson family criticism, they're going to pull the episode. meanwhile, we found a different mj project is in the works. lifetime will begin production on amade for tv movie about the final years of the pop star's life. the number one michael jackson tribute artist will step into the tight al role. that's great casting. the guy is amazing. ed sheer hahn took a year long break from social media to travel and live his life. lucky for us, he's back and making headlines. these are headlines of a different sort. in an interview with the breakfast club radio show, he revealed that as soon ase and doubled in size. guess what? he lost 50 pounds by eliminating one thing from his diet. >> what's that? 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it is. that's her. it's perfect. it's beautiful. there's nothing we would change about it. here's the time we have been waiting oir first weekend check in with dylan dreyer sips she gave birth to calvin bradley last month. how is motherhood treating her so far? dylan and calvin are joining us via face time. >> good morning guys. how are you? >> i'm so happy to have adult interaction. >> i'm trying so hard to come up with questions and snot stanot stare at calvin. >> he does like to stay awake during the day. i can get a good two, three hours before 2:00 a.m. and then he's up every hour. he's a different kind of tired. i'm not tired from -- i can't even describe t it's like -- >> you look rested, let me tell you. >> i haven't talked to humans in a month. >> that's okay, we're almost done. >> how are things so far? >> the best thing i would have to say so far is this ultimate joy that i feel. i don't care how tired i am, i don't care if he's crying in the middle of the night. then i see his face and i fall in love every single time i look at him. then to see my husband fall in love with him, that picture there, makes me want to tear up and cry. the love for my family. i've never been happier. >> he looks playful already. >> playful or getting hungry? 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