Investigation. Other key members of the president s inner circle expected to testify as early as this week. But will President Trump himself ever agree to talk to investigators . The Agency Behind that false missile alert in hawaii are now receiving Death Threats. Simone biles, the newest accuser against the Gymnastics Team doctor. And the announcement that could change the face of beauty. Today, tuesday, january 16th, 2018. From nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today. Thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. Nice to have you with us. Lets get to our top story. It is a disturbing one. It is. 13 children rescued from a Southern California home, where some had been chained to beds and starved. Their parents now charged with torture. Miguel almaguer has the latest on that investigation. Hey, miguel. Reporter hoda, good morning. Neighbors in this allamerican suburb say they rarely saw the children outside. Authorities say when one of the teenagers made her way outside, they called authorities and they moved in. The grim discovery was made inside this home, where police say 13 siblings were held captive by their parents, some shackled to beds with chains and padlocks, said to be dirty and starving, in dungeonlike conditions. David and Louise Turpin were arrested after their 17yearold daughter escaped from the home and called 911. Who knew this was going on . If we had known, we would have turned this in a lot sooner. Reporter when the Sheriffs Department entered the home, they described foul smelling surroundings and what they thought were a dozen children inside. Investigators now say seven of the victims are the turpins adult children, ranging in age from 18 to 29. First thought to be kids because they were so malnourismalnouris. It oohs heas heartbreaking. Reporter on facebook, the turpins look like a typical family. David turpin worked as an engineer, earning 140,000 a year. He received state approval to run a private school from his home, where six children were enrolled this year. The couple often renewed their wedding vows with their children by their side. Today, we get to celebrate by renewing the wedding vows. Reporter kent ripley officiated several times. Nothing was unusual except that there was a lot of them. They were wellbehaved, quiet, they smiled a lot. Reporter this morning, neighbors in this middle class neighborhood say they are in shock at the nightmare unfolding right next door. The suspects are in jail. Their bail is set at 9 million each. The 13 children are in adult and child protective services. Neighbors say when they were seen outside, they were all pale and extremely thin. Thank you, miguel, for that. We are following the weather this morning. Theres a new round of dangerous winter storms. And it natifaces for than 100 Million People from the deep south to new england. Al has a first look at this forecast. This one goes a long way. It will affect a lot of people. Ahead of the front, 62 in brownsville. Amarillo is 6. 43 in new orleans. You can see the temperatures near freezing. Behind it, it is much colder. 103 Million People impacted from texas all the way to new england, with winter storm warnings through south texas, all the way up into new england, including albany and boston, which will be looking at winter storm warnings, as well. We look for snow to start to develop in the northeast, all the way down into the midatlantic states. It moves offshore later in the day today, and then, continues on into tomorrow. But light snow stretching from texas, heavier as you get up to the northeast. Were looking up to nine inches of snow, from massachusetts to vermont. And we have brutally cold temperatures to talk about in a little bit. But it is going to be a system that when that snow or freezing rain or sleet hits, it will ice over and cause major problems for travel. The ice is so scary. Thank you, al. A lot more to get to this morning, including major new developments in the russian investigation. Steve bannon, trumps former top strategist, is testifying on capitol hill today. We learned that others will be questioned this week. Peter alexander is at the white house with all of this. Good morning. Reporter if republicans leading the House Intelligence Committee are trying to wrap up the russia investigation, as some democrats insist, theyre saving some of the president s closest associates for last. This comes as the war of words is making an immigration deal harder. White House Communications director, hope hicks, is said to be questioned this week. Steve bannon is going to testify before investigators today. His first appearance on capitol hill, since his firestorm ignited comments in the book fire and fury. Corey lewandowski could appear as early as tomorrow. President trump back in frigid washington, but facing heat after accusations he made disparaging comments about haiti and african countries. The president took a swipe at dick durbin. He said dicky durbin misrepresented what was at the daca meeting. Durbin is standing by every word of his account. What the president said in that meeting was so awful and so impactful on so many people, that when he denied saying it, i felt dutybound to clarify what actually happened. Reporter the senates top democrat, defending his colleague. President trump has lied so many times its hard to believe him on anything. Second, ive known dick durbin 35 years. Hes one of the most honorable people ive met. I totally believe dick durbin and i think most americans do, too. Reporter Lindsey Graham is not confirming the president s words. But two senators said mr. Trump didnt use the vulgar trm. Its embarrassing when you have to remove your children from the room to report the news. Reporter graham wanted to refocus and work to protect the d. R. E. A. M. Ers, now in legal limbo. It will take you, mr. President , working with republicans and democrats to get this done. It wont be done on twitter. Reporter the episode sparking views on the president s views on race. It is the dream of a world where people are judged by who they are. Not how they look or where they come from. Reporter President Trump making with past president s who performed Community Defense at mlk day. Instead, spending the day at his prof private golf club in florida. On the panel, dick durbin and Lindsey Graham, all three in the room for that contentious meeting last week. Will durbin confront nielsen to confirm the president s comments. And back here at the white house, President Trumps doctor is going to brief reporters about his health after his First Official physical this week. A key meeting is happening on the north Korean Nuclear threat. The u. S. And canada hosting officials from around the world in vancouver to discuss the next steps. Reporter todays meeting will focus on finding a diplomatic solution to the north korean crisis. But secretary mattis was here. He briefed the gathering over dinner monday night, on military preparations if diplomacy fails. Even as two b52 bombers landed in guam to drive home his point. A highstakes summit, a desperate attempt to find a diplomatic solution for the korean crisis. The u. S. And canada hosting 20 countries, but without inviting china and russia. Russia blasting the meeting before it even starts. Vladimir putins top diplomat calling it destructive. This as nerves are on hairtrigger, following that false missile alert in hawaii. Miscalculation leading to a nuclear exchange, warns the man who used to be in charge of the nuclear arsenal. I hate to say it, but the possibility of a Nuclear Weapon being used today is higher than it has been since the cuban missile crisis. Reporter on the plane of pope francis, he was telling people, i think were at the very limit. One accident is enough to precipitate things. The administrations aim today, cracking down on smuggling to north korea, even by boats on the sea. And south korea is taking a different path, trying to ease tensions through cultural diplomacy. A joint womens hockey team. Even a north korean rock group, handpicked by kim jongun himself, performing at the olympics in south korea. A sharp contrast to President Trumps taunts of the north korean leader, who he has called little rocket man. Tweeting a new years greeting saying, i, too, have a nuclear button. But its a bigger and more powerful one than his. And my button works. And north korea state media responding to that taunt. The north korean Propaganda Machine calling the tweet, the bobble of a lunatic. It has happened again. Japans National Broadcaster mistakenly warned of a north korea missile launch, before issuing an onair apology. The governor of hawaii vowing a mistake like that will never happen again. Heres jacob soboroff. Reporter employees responsible for 38 minutes of chaos in hawaii are waking up to Death Threats of angry residents. The warning of a missile if youre outdoors. Reporter we had access to where it happened. This is where the call comes in to warn us of a Ballistic Missile launch. Reporter good morning. You have the most important job in the United States of america. Officers are tasked with fou sounding the alarm in the event of an attack. They receive a call from Pacific Command that comes in. They make a decision to activate the statewide alarm system. Where is the phone . Right here. Reporter the call to that phone from the u. S. Military specific command never came. The alert was sent out in error. This is not a drill. Reporter Glen Martinez bought this shipping container to use as a bunker. Everybody came with the food and the water and we began to stack it in the back. Reporter the hawaii senator, brian shauts, is now demanding answers. You have one human error that sends people into a tailspin. And it was not correctable immediately. Reporter for today, jacob soboroff, nbc news, honolulu. Well take you inside another alert center to take a closer look at safeguards to keep this from happening again. Something else you will see at cvs thats different. The largest drugstore chains that will provide more honest advertising. Cvs says its ready to end the practice of touching up. Theyre going to move the conversation about body in a positive direction. The largest pharmacy chain is doing an aboutface. Reporter the movement to use realistic standards of beauty. 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