Track as the east coast braces for more Winter Weather today. Nbc news exclusive. President trumps lawyers in preliminary discussions with federal investigators about possibly interviewing the president in the russia probe. Were live at the white house. All that, plus ignition. Liftoff. The mysterious surrounding a latenight rocket launch by elon musk. Buzzkill, the worlds most expensive vodka, stolen. The bottle is empty. Who drank it . New orleans overcomes a late charge to get into the nfl playoffs. And hodas morning got a big old boost. Today, monday, january 8th, 2018. From nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on a monday morning. Go ahead. Saints nation. I was stressed and i ate a big chunk of coconut cake at the end. Thats why they won. They held on. Now, you have to eat a coconut cake for every saints game. A big night in hollywood. Its known as hollywoods biggest party. The mood was different this year. It was festive and upbeat, but it was also serious. There was a sense of purpose for this years event. Al and natalie were right there for all of it. Good morning to you. From the red carpet, to the opening monologue to acceptance speeches, to lady o. s standing o. Last nights Golden Globes was an empowerment event where women took center stage. Women making a big, bold statement, taking to the red target, to address the timesup campaign. The time is now. And times up. Live from the once the show started, seth meyers wasted little time, starting with human. Good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen. For the male nominees, it will be the first time in three month wheres it wont be terrifying to hear your name read out throughout. Reporter Big Little Lies took home four golden nobo e en. I hope we can elicit change through the stories we tell and the way we tell them. May we teach our children, that speaking out without the fear of retribution, is our cultures new north star. The handmaids tale scored big, best actress was elisabeth moss. We are the story in print. And were writing the story ourselves. Reporter sterling k. Brown made history, becoming the first actor to win in a Television Drama for nbcs hit, this is us. Im being seen for who i am. Reporter Natalie Portman getting laughs and gasps when introducing best director category. Reporter the hap shape of water won two. And james franco won best actor in a musical or comedy. And gore oldman one for the darkest hour. It was three bilboards outside ebbing, missouri with four awards. It was really great to be in this room tonight. Trust me. The women in this room tonight are not here for the food. Reporter but it was oprah winfrey, stealing the show with a powerful speech about truth and a new dawn while accepting the cecil b. Demille achievement award. And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women fighting hard to make sure that they take us to the time when nobody ever has to say, me, too, again. I think everybody in that audience had goosebumps last night watching oprah speak. That powerful speech, of course, capping off what was an empowering night all around. Savannah and hoda . Natalie, what a night. Thank you. What do you say we talk about that stirring speech from oprah winfrey. Willie is here. It was the showstopping moment of the night. Oprah, the star of stars. And for many, capturing in one speech a movement that has spread across the country. I want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is on the horizon. Reporter shes known as the queen of talk. Last night, the world was listening. For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. [ applause ] their time is up. Reporter winfreys comments earning several standing ovations. The allstar crowd, captivated by her poignant message of female empowerment. Its here with every woman who chooses to say me, too. And every man, every man who chooses to listen. What did you think of oprahs speech tonight . Oh. Reporter oprahs words resonating well after the show wrapped, especially for metoo founder tirana burke. It was the most amazing moment. Reporter reese witherspoon, who introduced oprah tweeting, i will now officially divide time like this everything that happened before oprahs speech and everything that happened after. Oprah also tackled the topic of race, as she was the first black woman to receive the cecil b. Demille award. All i can do is quote and say that the explanation in sidneys performance in lilies of the field, amen, amen. Reporter a speech so insp e inspiring, many calling winfrey to put another title in front of her name, president. With oprah2020 trending overnight. One person weighing in, steadman graham, telling the Los Angeles Times its up to the people. She would absolutely do it. Oprah says she doesnt want to do it. Steadman says shes game. Who knows better than steadman . Nobody. It was quite a speech. Were going to have more on the Golden Globes throughout the morning but we turn to a different kind of drama. Chaos at jfk airport after a water pipe break and flooded terminal compounded days of delays caused by last weeks blizzard. We have two reports. Well start with dylan dreyer. Shes outside again, jfk airport. Theres no place i would rather be. For folks in the northeast and the midwest, the cold is almost over. Were finally turning the corner coming off what has been the coldest twoweek stretch on record. Here at jfk, it was the record of 4 degrees that broke the record of 6 set in 2014. Right now, its almost 20. But for those traveling it was absolutely miserable, with the cold, cancellations and the chaos. This morning, a new headache for passengers at new yorks kennedy airport. Just when air traffic seemed to be thousanding out, a water main break on sunday, apparently caused by the extreme cold, causing more chaos. Water flooding from the ceiling inside terminal 4. Power had to be shut off. All incoming flights had to be diverted. The Weather Channels Stephanie Abrams had just landed. They made everyone leave immediately. They said, youre not going to get luggage. Theres just masses of people everywhere. Reporter a madhouse full of angry passengers. I just found out right now, tha that my bags might be subject to water damage. Reporter its been quite a week at one of the countrys busiest airports. Saturday, two planes collided on the tarmac, causing damage but no passengers were hurt. Its mayhem. Reporter Chuck Schumer said, even accounting for the weather, the airport should have been much better prepared. It seemed like everything broke down. Reporter airport officials calling it totally unacceptable. Were attempting to understand why it occurred, get to the bottom of it and fix it. Reporter today, weary passengers are just keeping their fingers crossed. I think i have a zero percent chance of getting out on time. Im here early anyway. Reporter as jfk gets back up and running, there are delays and coancellations so check wit the airlines. Temperatures should get closer to freezing today, not zero. And tomorrow will be warm. Ill let al share those details with you. Freezing, yay. Dylan, thank you. The record cold temperatures have caused problems, not only here in new york but up and down the east coast. Theres more Winter Weather headed this way. Nbcs Morgan Radford is just south of boston. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Im standing in an area that was completely flooded just last week after the storm. Now, its all ice, as residents are scrambling to make their monday morning commute with more snow headed this way. This morning, millions thawing out, after a weekend of recordbreaking low temperatures. This was the worst disaster we ever had. Reporter in boston, the temperature below zero. Cars frozen to the ground. Two cars dead. Im fortunate i have heat and power. My neighbors lost everything. Reporter just off the coast, on nantucket island, surfers braving the slushy waves. Old man winter not loosening his grip on the bulk of the country just yet. From philadelphia, to d. C. And maryland. Extreme cold crippling the northeast. 31 record lows were set or tide on friday. In rhode island, temperatures reached negative 3, as firefighters tried to battle flames with frozen equipment. The roses freeze. We had a couple engines freeze. And a lot of trucks are trying to dig out right now from all the water. Reporter its been a brutal two weeks here in massachusetts. Temperatures below freezing every, single day. But believe it or not, its the warmest day since christmas. At 24 degrees, with this windchill, it feels like were in the single digits. Hoda . Savann savannah . Thanks. Were going to get more from al in a moment. Nbc news has learned discussions are under way between the president s legal team and the special counsel investigators about possible options for sitting down and interviewing the president. This, as former white house adviser steve bannon is backtracking on some of the headli headlinemaking things he said in a controversial, new book. Lets get all of it from kristen welker. Kristen, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. According to three sources familiar with the matter, the conversations between the president s legal team and federal investigators are preliminary and ongoing, with the president s legal team weighing a range of options, including one that would bypass an interview with the president altogether. This morning, with the russia probe intensifying, three sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news, preliminary discussions are under way, between the president s legal team and special counsel investigators about a possible interview with president trump. With mr. Trumps team exploring a range of options for the format, including whether the president would be interviewed directly by the special Counsel Robert Mueller or his investigators. The Legal Standard for when the president would be interviewed. The location, duration and topics. And compromises, like written responses instead of a sitdown. At camp david, heres how the president responded when asked if hes still committed if asked to speaking with mueller personally. Just so you understand, theres been no collusion. Reporter a firedup mr. Trump tried to put the focus on his former rival hillary clinton, after revelations the Justice Department is again looking into actions by the clinton foundation. Theres been no crime. And in theory, everybody tells me, im not under investigation. Maybe hillary is. I dont know. But im not. Reporter all this, amid new fallout over the bombshell book, fire and fury, which details a white house in chaos. The president s former top adviser, steve bannon, is backtracking after he was quoted in the book, accusing donald trump jr. Of treason for meeting with a russian lawyer during the campaign. Over the weekend, bannon writing in a statement, his comments were not directed at trump jr. , but rather the president s former campaign chair, paul manafort, also at the meeting who should have known better. I regret that my delay in responding to the inaccurate reporting regarding don jr. Has distracted from the president s accomplishments. Bannon said his support of the president is unwavering. On meet the press the books author made a shocking assert n assertion, that white house official s constantly reference the 21st amendment. Many say trump is unstable and unfit for office. 21st amendment is a concept that is alive in the white house. Reporter mr. Trump took to twitter, touting himself as a stable genius. The president s legal team and special counsel investigators declined to comment on any conversations they may be having. As for mr. Trump, he heads to nashville later today for a farming event. He ends his day in georgia for the Ncaa National championship game. Kristen welker, thank you very much. The stage is set between north and south korea. Its the first formal dialogalo in two years. Its going to focus on the potential of north korea participating in the Winter Olympics in pyeongchang. But the meeting has also raised hopes of easing tensions due to missile tests in the north. Mr. Trump said he would be willing to speak to kim jongun. Al still has our forecast this morning after the Golden Globes. Good morning. Were looking at big rain coming into Southern California today. Here in the east, heavy rain down south and snow and ice making its way into the northeast. In fact, we have Winter Weather advisories for about 70 Million People for snow, sleet and ice, from chicago, ann arbor, down to atlanta, slick conditions and difficult travel. The heavy rain continues down through the south. Icy roads in the midwest and making their way into the northeast. As we move into tomorrow, that rain continues from tampa, down to miami. And the icy stuff starts to finally die down in the northeast. You can see we have about a tenth of an inch down to lexington, kentucky. Heavier icing down through the southeast. And snowfall amounts, were looking at anywhere from about five to six inches of snow through the mountains of west virginia. About eight inches of snow in upstate new york. Were going to g after a day like this, most people would throw in the towel and order delivery. But you have a recipe for redemption. With blue apron, any night is a chance to see what cooking can do. Good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley. Most of the morning will be dry. Well get sunshine to warm temperatures into the upper 20s and low 30s. This afternoon, warranty mix will be falling. A a warranty mix will be falling. A combination into new jersey and delaware will make for an icy situation during the afternoon and evening hours. At the shore, temperatures will warm above freezing, and then everybody will be warmer tomorrow. Have a great day. Hey, guys, theres a warmup coming. Well have the details in the next half hour. The warmup to 30 . Well take it. Al, thank you. Coming up, drama on and off the ice. U. S. Star Ashley Wagner furious as she fails to make the olympic team. Were going to have the latest and well meet the skaters who are headed to south korea. Behind the scenes at the Golden Globes. What the big winners had to say moments after leavg the stage. In coming up, are your kids lying to you . 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You see snow showers to the west, look farther to the west, seeing some sleet and freezing rain mixing in. Thats going to lead to an icy situation this afternoon for much of the area today. Snow to the north, sleet and freezing rain to the south. It starts at 11 00 this morning, continues through this afternoon, and midnight, saying goodbye to the wet weather, but light snow, sleet, and freezing rain will make for slippery conditions if those roads, drivew driveways, and sidewalks are left untreated. Thank you. Well check on the roads with first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. This is really the first day back for school and work. Were seeing volume on the majors especially in pennsylvania. 95 southbound between woodhaven and the vine street expressway, thats 22 minutes. 76, the schuylkill expressway, lot of volume there, especially around the conshohocken curve. Eastbound and westbound between the turnpike and the vine street expressway, thats about a 30minute drive. 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No injuries and no evacuations. And the situation appears to be under control. Were mentioning, the president is not at trump tower in new york city this morning. So, lets check in on that and keep you post