Blizzard conditions to the midwest. And inside that california house of horrors. The Metoo MovementTakes Center Stage at the s. A. G. Awards. Our stories are finally being told. Then, there were two. Did he get the feet down . Tom brady pulls off another stunning comeback to lead the new England Patriots to the super bowl yet again. While the Philadelphia Eagles a cruise into the big game. Dylan and i have drawn the battle lines today, monday, january 22nd, 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. And thank you for joining us on this monday morning. Somebody is tired. Somebodys a little hoarse. Somebodys a little delirious. I keep doing the eagles how are you and dylan going to sit at the same table . I dont know. Thats my family. Dylan is pats nation all the way. I love you, dylan, but its going to be real ugly. Oh, look at you. Are we betting lobsters for cheesesteak at this point . I dont know. I dont know. I think we need the stakes to be higher. Its on nbc, too. Lets get to our top story, politics. Day three of the Government Shutdown as the new work week begins. But could a deal to end it be hours away now. We have in depth coverage from capitol hill and the white house. Lets start with peter alexander. Peter, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Many more americans will feel the impact of this shutdown beginning today. The two sides inching closer together, though. That vote, as you said, set for noon. Right now, its in the hands of senate democrats. Heres the simple question do they trust the top republican, Mitch Mcconnell, do deliver on an immigration bill before next month . And the president has been m. I. A. No deal to end the Government Shutdown, now stretching into its third day. Lets step back from the brink, lets stop victimizing the American People and get back to work on their behalf. Reporter overnight, the senates top republican, Mitch Mcconnell, urging democrats to support a threeweek budget extension, while signaling an openness to a vote next month. That vote would address the key fla flashpoint, the fate of undocumented immigrants, called d. R. E. A. M. Ers. Chuck schumer not ready to cut that deal but not walking away. We have yet to agree on a path forward that would be acceptable to both sides. Reporter jeff flake saying he supports the new gop offer. Theres been a lot of rhetoric over the last couple of days about whose shutdown this is, who should have the blame. Theres enough blame going around. Reporter mike pence, delivering a partisan message for troops near the syrian border, troops that wont get paid during the shutdown. You deserve better. Reporter the white house insisting it wont negotiate on immigration until the democrats reopen the government, changing the message on its Public Comment line to take a political swipe. Unfortunately, we cannot answer your call today because Congressional Democrats are Holding Government funding, including funding for our troops and other National Security priorities, hostage to an unrelated immigration debate. Reporter the president , the selfproclaimed dealmaker, largely absent. Speaking exclusively with Congressional Republicans and members of his cabinet. Chuck schumer, who met with him friday, described him as unreliable. Negotiating with this white house is like negotiating with jello. Reporter the president s reelection campaign, releasing this video. Democrats who stand in our way, will be complicit in every murder committed by illegal immigrants. Reporter senator tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran, who lost both legs in combat, not having it. I will not be lectured what our military needs by a draft dodger. Reporter the president with no Public Events scheduled. Who is affected by the shutdown . Essential Government Services are up and running. Youll get your mail, Social Security checks, v. A. Hospitals are open with national parks. They will be operating with reduced services. But what they call the nonessential services. Theyre suspended. No military death benefits. Passport renewals are going to be delayed. And 800,000 federal workers told to stay home without pay until the funding is restored. That can put a stress on families. For more on where things stand right now, lets bring in kasie hunt who is on capitol hill and has not slept all weekend. Good morning. This is a real stunner. Were in some suspense here about what could happen at noon. It is going to be a dramatic morning here on capitol hill, savannah. We dont know whether or not the government will open at noon. What are democrats going to do . Theyre going to huddle behind closed doors this morning. And the main question is going to be, do enough of them start to feel as though americans are blaming them for this dramatic shutdown . Republicans are hoping that there are as many as ten of them who feel that way, and who will be willing to vote with them to reopen government this afternoon. But the trust levels are just so incredibly low that its going to be a really dramatic debate behind the closed doors. Lets say they do reopen the government today. What will happen to the d. R. E. A. M. Ers . Reporter that is the foundation of all of this, hoda. There are no guarantees. Democrats have to decide, do they trust Mitch Mcconnell to move forward and put an immigration bill on the floor . Even if they do, theres a question of what the president is going to do. And any immigration bill to help the d. R. E. A. M. Ers has to pass the house of representatives. Theres so many conservatives, that the sense is, they need to know that the president would need to be onboard. Theres so many twists and turns. That march 5 th deadline is whe some of them face deportation. Thank you very much. Now, to powerful scenes in cities across the country this weekend. Millions taking to the streets for the Second Annual womens march, demanding equal treatment and social and political change. Kristen welker has that story. Reporter good morning to you. The streets here in d. C. Were packed over the weekend. The marches, marking the anniversary of president trumps inauguration and the first womens marches, that brought out millions of protesters into the streets, many wearing those nowfamous pink hats. This year the Metoo Movement to the looming midterm elections, there was new momentum. This is what democracy looks like. Reporter a chorus of women raising their voices for what they say is a revolution. This is what america looks like. Reporter protesters flooding the streets nationwide, marking a year since the first womens march. This year, again, many expressing opposition to mr. Trumps policies, while demanding equal treatment and pay for women. The president taking to twitter on saturday, seeming to troll the protesters, writing that it was a perfect day to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and Wealth Creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years. The tweet coming as women in hundreds of cities from new york to los angeles hey, hey, ho, ho, donald trump has got to go. Reporter to the nations capital. We need a leader. Not a betweener. Reporter all across the world, london, paris and rome were energized by the Metoo Movement. People haare starting to realize and know that it is all the time and it affects everybody. Reporter celebrities lending their voices and star power. Were out here because women have decided they want to take back the conversation. You told the world that times up on violence. You told the world that times up on silence. Reporter and putting the focus on getting women to the polls and into office. Since the first womens march, hundreds of women have become firsttime candidates, like katie hill, running for congress in l. A. Countys 25th district. I think donald trump getting elected was a huge part of what inspired me to run for office. It was a culmination that made me realize this is time for us to step up. Reporter march organizers say theyre planning to hold rallies in key battleground states throughout the year with the goal of energizing female voters. Hoda and savannah . Thank you. A lot more to get to, including a rare and exclusive look inside north korea. Theres much anxiety over the regi regimes nuclear program. But tension in the region has softened in recent days with the news that north and south korea plan to compete together in the Winter Olympics. Lester holt is just a few hours outside of the capital of pyongyang. Good morning. Reporter good morning. This is the bunny slope at a modern ski resort here in north korea. Were here because some of the athletes from the south and north, based on the new alliance, will be doing some of their training here. Its been announced the north koreans will field 22 athletes in the upcoming winter games in south korea. Thats fueling some sense of hope and optimism in cooperation in other ways between the two countries. We arrived on saturday. We flew the north korean state airline. Its an hour and a half flight from beijing. They make an announcement when youve crossed the border into north korea. We passed through immigrations, went through a lengthy and detailed customs inspection of not only our equipment but our personal idtems, down to the novels we were reading and a toothbrush of our crew members. We have been treated with respect here. Weve been invited and were guests of the ministry of morn affairs. We stayed at a guest house last night and made our way to this ski se reporesort to see a part north korea that americans dont see. We will be speaking to a member of the north korean olympics delegation about the recent talks. He was a member of those talks and well have that on nnbc nightly news. Until then, we send it back to new york. Were going to have more reporting from lester throughout the day and watch him from the region tomorrow on nbc nightly news. Now, to the deadly attack in afghanistan. 23 people were killed, several others hurt, after a gunman stormed a hotel in kabul. The attack set off a 13hour gun battle. Guests tried to escape and climb down the side of the buildings. The attackers seemed to be targeting foreigners and people working with the government. The u. S. State department is working with authorities to determine if any of the victims are american. Also this morning, there are new developments in the scandal surrounding missouris governor. Hes at the center of controversy involving an admitted affair and alleged blackmail. Now, shes speakhes speaking o first interview since the news broke. Blake mccoy is there for us this morning. Reporter good morning to you. The governor is defiant, admitting to that affair but insisting he did not try to blackmail the woman. Now, the tawdry details of the affair are threatening to take him down. This morning, missouris governor is under fire and fighting back. Denying allegations he tried to blackmail a woman he had an affair with using a naked photograph of her. There was no violence. This was consensual. Reporter since news of the affair broke, he gave an interview. Just hours of his state of the state speech thank you, guys. Reporter tv station kmov aired the bombshell report with the exhusband of the other woman, greitens hairdresser. He had recordings of their counseling sessions, detailing the affair, before greitens was governor. Nbc news has obtained the tape. And we altered her voice. He stepped back and i saw a flash through the blindfold. And he said, youre never going to mention my name. There was no blackmail. There was no threat of blackmail. There was no threat of a photograph and blackmail. Those things are false. Reporter lawyers for the governors mistress says she is distraught that the information has been made public. It is very disappointing that her exhusband betrayed her confidence. Fallout has been swift. In st. Louis, where the city prosecutor is investigating and at the capital in jefferson city. Its a sad day in the state of missouri. Some say those are allegations. But i dont know any woman would go to her husband and lie about having an affair with another man and how it happened. Reporter this morning, eric greitens, a former navy s. E. A. L. , who campaigned as a family man, now fighting for his political career. Political pressure here in missouri is mounting. Even some republicans calling for the governors resignation. But this morning, he says he will not resign. Savannah and hoda . Blake, thank you. Also on this busy monday morning, a lot of blearyeyed people because of the matchup for super bowl lii. Its all set, as we said at the top of the show. The new England Patriots are back to defend their title. And theyll do it against the Philadelphia Eagles. Cue savannah screaming. Craig melvin is here. You got it all covered. Youre in the middle between these two. It was a good day of football yesterday. Tom terrific did it once again. Putting the patriots back in the big game and once again doing it in dramatic fashion. The opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles, getting there on the arm of their backup quarterback. Looking around. Reporter tom brady is heading to his eighth super bowl and looking for his sixth ring. Tom brady does it again. Reporter like he has done so many times in his superstar career, the quarterback leading the patriots to a stunning victory over the jacksonville jaguars, 2520. Bradys biggest fan, his wife, giselle, posting on instagram, what a game. The pats will face the Philadelphia Eagles, who easily handled the Minnesota Vikings in a 387 rout. Legarrette blount, touchdown. Reporter overnight, philly fans flooding the streets to celebrate the teams first trip to the super bowl since 2004. City workers actually greasing up light poles to keep those fanatic fans from climbing them. We love you. Reporter for the patriots, this was their third afc title in four years. How about tom brady today . Reporter for the 40yearold brady, another comefrombehind squeaker. Happy we won. Were going to minnesota. Reporter clinching the game, this amazing tiptoe touchdown by d danny amendola, with just seconds to go. On sunday, tom brady was playing with an injured throwing hand. And the pats trailed jacksonville the whole game. The eagles win, not close, but no less sweet. The eagles backup quarterback, nick foles, almost speechless. This is humbling and unbelievable. Reporter for vikings fans, a doubleblow. If minnesota had pulled off a win, they would be the first Super Bowl Team ever to play on their home turf. So many storylines to look at here. The patriots now, with this particular super bowl, this will be their tenth. No team has been to more super bowls than the pats. The eagles have never won a super bowl. They were there in 2005. Who were they playing . The pats. They lost 2421. You might recall five months ago, during the Season Preview spot from gillette stadium, i predicted that your pats would be in the super bowl. Thats not a hard prediction. It was. Tom brady, 40 years old. I did see one thing online that the whole hand injury that brady had was him getting a sixth finger put on so he had room for the ring. Im going to start sending you the slowmo eagles shots that my husband keeps sending me. Like beauty shots of a bald eagle. This is going to be the best matchup ever. Who are you picking . Usually i go for the underdog. I feel like the eagles are the underdog. I love the pats. Dont forget, you guys. All of us will watch the super bowl, super bowl lii, sunday, february 4th, right here on nbc. Dylan, over to you for the weather and only the weather. That sixth finger. Focus on the weather because we have a weird mix of weather going on. Blizzard conditions and severe storms. Take a look at dekalb, texas, where 20 homes were damaged because of a tornado in that area. You see the downed power lines, downed trees, downpours caused a lot of damage in that area. No one was injured, which is some good news out of that story. On the Northwest Side of this, we have the potential for blizzardlike conditions. Not only will we see several inches of snow. But we have wind gusts up around 50 miles per hour. That will toss the snow around, which will reduce visibility and make things slow going on the roads. We have icing across new england. The cold will be the main story today, back through minneapolis. We could see delays at the airports, too. Ahead of it, we could see several inches of rain move up and down the east coast by and down the east coast by tuesday. Ronoh really . Gs going on at schwab. Thank you clients . Well jd power did just rank them highest in Investor Satisfaction with full Service Brokerage firms. Again. And online equity trades are only 4. 95. I mean you cant have low cost and be full service. Its impossible. Its like having your cake and eating it too. Ask your broker if they offer awardwinning full service and low costs. How am i going to explain this . If you dont like their answer, ask again at schwab. Schwab, a modern approach to wealth management. Good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley. A mild monday. Temperatures into the 50s this afternoon. Will get some breaks of sunshine, but a mostly cloudy day. In new jersey up to 50 degrees, and at the shore 52 degrees the high temperature. Some breaks of sunshine this afternoon. The cool spot the lee high valley, 48 degrees. But middle 50s with afternoon sunshine in delaware. Have a great day. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. You. Coming up, new images from inside that california house of horrors, as a clearer picture is emerging of the children who suffered abuse there. And why last nights s. A. G. Awards marked a Pivotal Moment in