sealed with a kiss. married u.s. figure skaters alex and chris knierim spend their valentine's day competing on the biggest stage. >> such a blessing to be here and skate and show the world how much we love to skate and skate with each other. >> we'll take you inside their epic love story as they get set to skate again tonight. those stories, plus one soldier's dramatic run for freedom. our exclusive moment by moment account as we visit the dmz. the u.s. hockey team crushes its russian counterparts and prepares to face off against rival canada later today. and the next generation of gold? the baby announcement from michael phelps that has the swimming icon making a big splash during these winter olympics "today" wednesday, february 14th, 2018. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from pyeongchang, south korea. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's evening in pyeongchang, and what an evening it is. five fireworks over medal plaza. athletes who competed today having their moments. this is our plaza, our little spot and some team usa athletes are right here with us. >> you are so right. we have a humongous crowd on our plaza along with those great athletes. 9:00 here in pyeongchang. and part of the reason there's such a huge crowd, they've had such terrible, windy conditions here, they had to shut down this park. they reopened it recently and all the crowds kind of have just filed in and they're all right behind us, and it's awesome. >> it's incredible. wind has been the story today. it's not just a bad hair day. it's impacted several events up in the mountains. and overnight, they arrived here on the coastal complex. officials briefly cleared this place out as a precaution. we're going to have more on those winds in a moment. let's begin with snowboarder shaun white, golden once again, cementing his place as one of team usa's greatest olympians purchase but there is some controversy to tell you about. craig has all the action from today. >> reporter: good morning to you. you said it. it is all about shaun white after finishing one spot off the podium four years ago and suffering that brutal injury last fall. the snowboarding icon clawed his way back to the top, winning gold in a spectacular display of skill. >> shaun white takes the gold! >> reporter: snowboarder shaun white grabbing gold in the men's halfpi halfpipe, shredding the competition and flying high into the history books. it's his record third medal in the event and quince dentally, the 100th overall olympic winter gold for team usa. after a strong first run for white -- >> wow. giant front side 1440. >> reporter: a surprising stumble during his second try. >> and goes down on the double 12. >> reporter: dropped him into second place heading into his final run. >> shaun white has it. just need to see him put it away. >> reporter: that's when white who finished fourth in sochi showed what champions are made of. >> front side 12. perfect. that's the run he needed, and he put it down! >> reporter: throwing down back-to-back double cork 1440s to narrowly pull out a gold medal victory. >> and the score is in. it's the return of the king in the men's halfpipe. >> man, what can i say. it's my fourth olympics. three golds. >> reporter: the moment not without controversy with headlines resurfacing accusing him of sexual harassment. the former drummer said white sexually harassed her, sent her explicit texts and refused to pay her. white and the drummer reached an undisclosed settlement in spring 2017. after his big win, he was asked if that incident would tarnish his legacy. >> honestly, i'm here to talk about the olympics not gossip. and i'm proud of who i am and my friends, you know, love me and vouch for me. and i think that stands on its own. >> reporter: from the slopes to the ice where it was a great day for the u.s. women's hockey team clobbering their russian competitors, 5-0. >> and fired. and they score! the champ gets it home. >> reporter: team usa looking for revenge today when they play canada after the heart-breaking gold medal loss to their rivals in sochi. in figure skating, a valentine's love story for chris and alexa knierim. >> they are living out the moment they've been working their entire lives for. >> reporter: after helping the u.s. take the bronze medal in the team skate monday, the couple competing in the pairs short program ending their routine with a kiss. they head into the long program in 14th place but still consider themselves winners. >> this is a gift for uand, you know, mistakes today, they are totally irrelevant. if you look at the big picture, this is amazing. >> she said she's going to be my valentine so things are working out great today. >> yeah. >> reporter: how about that? as for the medal count, it is a tight race right now. the top between the netherlands, norway, germany and canada. team usa still in fifth there. meanwhile, on the olympic schedule later today, pairs figure skating wraps up with the free skate. weather permitting the women's giant slalom and men's downhill is set to be held today. and the men's skeleton competition will also get under way. we'll send it back over to you. >> lots to look forward to. thank you. shaun white will be here live in just a few minutes. >> he's making his way down the mountain. now to the high winds impacting things here in olympic park and in the mountains. we'll get to al in a minute with his forecast. first nbc's keir simmons has the latest. >> good morning. this is what they call the calm after the storm as you can see. the spectators are back but a little earlier, the olympic park here was evacuated as high winds caused real dangers. volunteers urging people to seek shelter. winds blowing over tents causing damage and danger and knocking down barriers. some right outside our set. officials closing down all the stores here in the olympic park. the park was just reopened but the high winds have been constant issue at this games. four events canceled and delayed today. i was at the highly anticipated women's slalom race. everyone was waiting to watch mikaela shiffrin. it was delayed four times and finally rescheduled to friday. more pressure for mikaela. drama for us. all day messages on our cell phones warning of these high winds. my friend al roker can tell us whether we'll have more to this to come. >> as a matter of fact, we talked about this yesterday, this was going to be a problem. we're talking about this big, strong, high pressure system generating the difference in pressure gradient between the high and low pressure making its way across. the strongest wind gust, 40 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts late tonight on into tomorrow. the winds will start to die down but then thursday morning, we're going to see those winds increase again and finally decrease late in the day thursday but may pick up on friday when there are more mountain events scheduled. we'll be watching this. this will be a situation we have over the next 48 to 72 hours. winds die down and pick back up again and going to cause havoc with this schedule. >> al, thanks. we'll talk about something else that is getting a lot of attention here at the olympics. the frightening crashes like the one we saw on tuesday involving american luger emily sweeney. nbc's stephanie gosk is up at the sliding center with that story. hey, steph. >> reporter: good morning. one undeniable truth about olympic sport and that's that the winter events are, by far, the fastest. and the athletes fly the highest. today we had multiple reminders, and not the kind you ever want to see of just how dangerous those events can be. 16-year-old tatsuga was lighting up his second run on the halfpipe when he did something every snowboarder fears. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: coming off a trick, his board caught the lip of the course and came crashing down. for a few scary moments the teenager lay on the snow not moving. >> just really got hammered right there. >> reporter: then tatsuka sat up wfr being pulled away on a stretcher. the latest report said he was not seriously injured. he is just the latest to take a spill. snowboarders and skiers have been battling elements over the last couple of days, and in some cases, losing. for lugers, the challenge may be the track itself. last night a collective inhale from the crowd when emily sweeney lost control and slammed into the track. >> that is a hard hit. >> that was a scary moment. >> horrific. we were standing next to emily's parents and they stopped breathing for five minutes. >> reporter: fellow luger tucker west and his dad were in the stands relieved when sweeney got up n seemed okay. >> feel a little shaky right now but i know i caught a good amount of air. >> reporter: sweeney thankfully walked away with no broken bones. >> this is always our biggest fear. fortunately it rarely happens like it did last night. >> reporter: sweeney's run started going wrong on curve nine, a deseptsively dangerous part of the course that's tripped up slider after slider. >> big skid out of there. >> reporter: german felix loch was supposed to lock up gold. >> one part of the track you're not allowed to do a mistake. >> reporter: the curve forces sleds to the right when they need to go to the left. instead of the track, lugers find a wall which is what happened to tucker. >> it makes for a terrifying run. you're sitting up at the top. your heart is beating because you have no idea what's going to happen. >> reporter: that is, after all, what makes his sport and many others in these winter olympics so much fun to watch. the other thing that makes the luge tough is this cold weather. the rails on the sled have a hard time digging into the hard ice. i asked tucker if he thought the track itself was dangerous. he said, no, he doesn't think that it's dangerous adding that this is the olympics. it's supposed to be a challenge. guys, back to you. >> that it is. steph, thank you. >> a lot more to get to including a developing story out of washington. a longtime attorney for president trump has told nbc news he paid a woman who claimed to have an affair with mr. trump. nbc national securicorrespondenr alexander has more. >> reporter: that attorney is president trump's personal lawyer saying he paid more than $100,000 of his own money to porn star stormy daniels. why did he do it for president trump? cohen telling nbc news just because something isn't true doesn't mean it can't cause you harm or damage saying, i will always protect mr. trump. this morning, the latest bombshell to hit the white house. president trump's personal lawyer michael cohen now admitting in 2016, he paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to adult film star stormy daniels. daniels, whose real name is stephanie clifford, has reportedly claimed she had a sexual encounter with mr. trump more than a decade ago. in a statement, cohen writing, neither the trump organization nor the trump campaign was a party to it and neither re imbursed me for the payment. the payment was lawful and was not a cam. a contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone. cohen's admission first reported by "the new york times." last month "the wall street journal" reported cohen are made the payment prior to the 2016 election in exchange for clifford's silence about the alleged sexual encounter. cohen and the white house have previously denied any sexual encounter between clifford and trump. clifford has refused to answer questions about whether she had a sexual encounter with mr. trump. >> do you have a nondisclosure agreement? >> do i? >> reporter: president trump again ignoring persistent questions about the issue still engulfing his white house. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: it comes as fbi director christopher wray stunned washington contradicting the timeline of events that led to rob porter's abrupt resignation. wray testified the white house was warned about allegations concerning porter's background months earlier than acknowledging. the fbi submitting a partial report last march and a completed background investigation in late july. before receiving requests for a follow-up. >> we did the follow-up and provided that information in november and we administratively closed the file in january. >> reporter: that testimony appearing at odds with what the white house has said for days that the vetting process for porter, who denies the allegations of domestic abuse, wasn't finished. >> his background investigation was ongoing. he was operating on an interim security clearance. >> it was ongoing. hant been completed. >> reporter: aides on tuesday offering another new explanation. insisting the white house personnel security office hadn't completed its review. >> they had not made a final recommendation for adjudication to the white house because the process was still ongoing when porter resigned. a day earlier sarah sanders said the fbi is responsible for the background check. >> it's handled by our law enforcement and intelligence community. >> reporter: this morning here at the white house, a lot of rumblings about chief of staff john kelly's status. the white house says president trump still has confidence in kelly but in yet another contradiction when asked about the porter situation, kelly told "the wall street journal" everything was done right but, remember remember, just days ago, they told us the white house could have handled it better. one climber died on tuesday after falling at least 700 feet on oregon's mt. hood. six other climbers stranded after conditions turned treach use near the mountain's peek. the oregon national guard scrambled a blackhawk helicopter for a complex rescue mission more than 10,000 feet up. by night's end, the six climbers were escorted safely off the mountain. one is recovering from a nonlife-threatening injury. 7:16. let's turn to mr. roker. weather is a big story here. >> and back home, looking at some weather, too. wet weather making its way through the southeast and into the mid-atlantic states. and the northeast as well. in fact, potential flood corridor over the next several days. we're just watching storm after storm after storm into next week. five, six, seven storms move through. by the time it's all over, we could be looking at a widespread area of seven inches of rain from central texas into the ohio and mississippi river valleys. and lesser amounts of one to two inches as you get into the northeast. we'll be watching that extremely good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds overhead will break for sunshine. philadelphia partly sunny and up to 53 degrees this afternoon. you'll see some sunshine breaking through the clouds this mrn morning. just a little bit cooler at the shores. skies will turn partly sunny during the day today. afternoon temperatures climb into the low 50s for the lehigh valley. any rain showers hold off until late this evening. >> that's your latest weather. coming up, we're going to be talking about a possible big snowstorm along the east coast. >> why do you look happy? >> the east coast of the u.s.? >> yes. not here. >> all right, al roker, thanks. coming up, much more on shaun white's road to an historic third gold medal. he'll be here live to tell us all about that. and we'll take you to the dmz where we were given an exclusive moment-by-moment account of one north korean soldier's headline-making bid for freedom. you probably remember those videos. we retrace his steps. first, this is "today" on nbc. i was in my third tour in iraq when my vehicle was hit by an ied. i looked down and i knew i was out of the fight. but playing for team usa has been a second chance to represent my country. i get to show my children and the world that, yeah, i might have been knocked down, but i'm up, and i'm honored to be able to represent the flag. 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i'm vai psych hsikahema. >> the clouds have started to break over the city. we'll see more and more sunshine. that's after starting above freezing. 36 and climbing now in flel. even those colder neighborhood will see a warmup. pottstown will parm into the 50s this afternoon. by 2:00, 50, and 52 at 4:00. let's get a check on the roads with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> watching the schuylkill around city lin avenue right now, a lot of delays, and also watching a crash so watch for police activity in upper marion right around south henderson road. today the jury in the trial of allentown mayor ed pawlowski will begin hearing for from the defense. yesterday prosecutors ended three weeks of arguments trying to prove the mayor turned his office into a pay to play operation. pawlowski has pleaded not guilty. today 200 kids from philadelphia schools will show-off their solutions to the world's toughest challenge. students spent weeks worng the community in this year asten challenge showcase. we'll have another uat in 25 mi. i'm vaisick hemia. the "today" show continues. ♪ and welcome back, everybody. take a look at some olympic action going on tonight here in pyeongchang. a great save for the u.s. men's hockey team during their debut against slovenia. >> so much good action here. we want to get to a check of t headlines here and around the world. >> it will come down to the final run of the competition. >> golden comeback. >> shaun white, one more hit! will it be enough? front side 12, perfect. that is the run that he needed, and he put it down! >> an emotional shaun white wins the halfpipe on a stunning final run to take home his record-setting third gold medal and avenge a disappointing loss four years ago. >> it's the return of the king in the men's halfpipe! white is the new gold. >> fired and up in the air, they score. >> on the ice, the u.s. women's hockey team crushes their russian competitors, setting up a dramatic showdown against rival canada. under pressure. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu facing calls for his resignation after being indicted on charges of bribery and corruption. he's saying he will be vindicated. pro golfer bill haas seriously injured in a fatal crash in los angeles that also included actor luke wilson. both are expected to recover. police investigating the cause behind the collision. air scare. dramatic video captures a jet engine rattling away after its cover ripped apart in midair on a flight from san francisco to ankfully everyone landed safely. and win like flynn. show wi bichon frise. >> the westminster kennel club crowns flynn its top dog to win best in show. >> flynn jumped right up there. >> today wednesday, february 14th, 2018. >> announcer: today's olympic start is sponsored by folgers. proud sponsor of team usa. >> we're going to start this half hour with today's olympic start. when it comes to women's hockey, there's no rivalry quite like the one between team usa and team canada. >> and it is on. you'll see it on full display. kate snow is getting ready for the matchup. let's hear it. >> so excited for this. this rivalry goes way back. we're talking about women's hockey, a team hasn't beat the canadians at the olympics since 1998. 20 years ago when women's hockey debuted at the olympics. tonight's game is still part of the preliminary rounds but could foreshadow what's to come. canada and the u.s. almost always end up facing off for the go gold. >> the u.s. womenor a roll, crushing the olympic athletes from russia tuesday. lamoureux davidson scoring two goals in just six seconds. the quickest back-to-back goals scored by the same player in olympic history. goalie nicole hensley's debut ending in a 5-0 shutout. >> happy with the way we played tonight and happy to put a few in. >> reporter: but canada is undefeated, too. >> obviously, they are a great team. we have a great rivalry with them and have to bring energy, get shots to the net and play great defense. >> reporter: the history is painful. in the final game four years ago, canada won for the gold, 3-2, in overtime. >> sochi. you've described as a heartbreak. >> right. >> you came home with silver which isn't too shabby, but you lost to canada. >> reporter: i talked about it with hilary knight for my digital show. >> you always have to pick it up. for me, it took a while. that was tough because of all the other people that go into that journey and to fall short of what we wanted to bring back. >> reporter: they're known as fighters. last spring the u.s. women refused to play in the world championships unless they got paid the same as the men's team. >> no, you guys are going to play. we said, we're really not. they were trying to fill a team and we reached out to almost every hockey player, u.s.-born hockey player and everyone said no. >> is it even now? >> we're getting there. >> reporter: the families will fill the stands tonight. the brandts cheering for dauta hannah. her sister marisa who was adopted as a baby from south korea plays for the korean unified team. >> just like an unbelievable experience for us. and we just are trying to live it minute by minute, moment by moment. >> reporter: tonight against canada, u.s. goalies will still be sporting their statue of liberty face masks. some questioned if the masks broke athlete rules against making political statements but the international olympic committee said game on. and these players are ready. >> we're playing our best hockey right now. feeling our best right now. mentally and physically ready to go. you have to be. we're at the olympic games. >> i checked in with the women a little earlier. they had a down day today, just hanging out watching their teammates on tv. hannah went to the korean women's hockey game for a while to watch her sister marisa play. marisa was at her game the other day and i think the brandts are behind us. >> the families just show up in the crowd. >> hi, guys. >> i love it. we'll all be watching tonight. let's go over to al for another check of the weather. >> as we show you what's happening, looking ahead toward next week, we could have an interesting little situation developing saturday into sunday. low pressure in the mid-atlantic. rain changing over to snow as it makes its way to the northeast. stretching from washington up to new york into boston early sunday. right along the coast. the rain/snow line going to set up. going to be interesting. generally looking at about maybe three inches of snow but the storm track will determine whether we get more rain than snow, depending on whether it's further offshore. we'll be watching this vcloselye good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds overhead will break for sunshine. it'll turn out to be a nice mild valentine's day. in philadelphia partly sunny and up to 53 degrees this afternoon. you'll see some sunshine breaking through the clouds this morning, and this afternoon in the suburbs 52 degrees and 54 in new jersey. just a little bit cooler at the shore. skies will turn partly sunny during the day today. afternoon temperatures climb into the low 50s for the lehigh valley. any rain showers hold off until late this evening. have a great day. >> and that is your latest weather. joined now by members of the freestyle and cross-country ski teams. freestyle skiers logan, sigourney. drew -- anna drew derian stevens, ander o see you guys. thanks for being here and thanks for everything you guys are doing. so devin, you won a medal, silver in sochi. you're back now. more pressure as you come into these games? >> definitely. more pressure to medal but no one can take that medal away. i'm going for two events so two podium shots. fingers crossed. >> carolyn, this is your first time. what have you heard from your fellow teammates to get you ready? >> just keep having fun. that's all it's about. at the end of the day, if you're having fun, that's all that matters. >> tyler is a cross-country skier. 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welcome. congratulations. >> thank you so much. sorry. watching that footage, it's heavy. thank you so much. >> talk about records. the most decorated snowboarder. you hit number 100 in gold medals for the united states. >> amazing. >> shaun, i was there when you came down that hill, and you knew you had gold, and your family was there. you exploded into tears. they exploded into tears. walk us through what that moment was like when you knew you secured that gold. >> that weight from landing my run to getting my score felt like a lifetime. i'm just sitting there like please be my moment. i gave it my all. put down that run. so incredibly -- a great feeling and the score hit and i just was crippled with, you know, overwhelming joy and happiness and the fact that, like, it's such a long journey to get to this point. sochi, i try to brush it off like it didn't bother me, but it was devastating, and i had to find the love for the sport again. i dug deep and ups and downs and this awful injury you guys are probably aware of in new zealand. that really tested my strength of how much i wanted this and to show up and deliver that run, my heart was in it. >> your mom said she never saw you cry like that as you did today. >> yeah, it hit hard. i was so beside myself. i had been sleeping every single night, you know, running this vision of winning this olympics and what it would mean to me and my family and the team that surrounds me and supports me. and we did it. we did it. and we did it for the u.s.! >> you had to give us a little drama. the second run -- >> that's what my mom said. >> were you sweating it? that was a little scary. >> it was a little nerve-racking. why do you do this to us every time? it's what i do. i'm sorry. >> when you fell it surprised me and i didn't realize how often snowboarders fall in these kinds of situations but it was up to that final run. you were in second place. you were at the top of the mountain. you knew you had to hit this incredible score to get first. did you think to yourself, i've got this? >> it was -- honestly, on the chairlift up i was like, i don't think i've got it. then i dug deep. i've got this. on the ride down, i don't know. and it's an internal battle with these feelings and you have to overcome them. i'm standing at the top. not only did i have to do a run i've never, ever done before on a snowboard. i've never linked the combination of tricks that i did. one of those put me in the hospital in new zealand but i had to do it bigger and better. i just remember standing at the top and high-fiving my team. i watched the footage and my eyes just don't blink. i'm laser focused on the run. the flag wasn't blowing, you know, to symbolize there's too much wind in the course. sorry, i'm freaking out thinking about it. i just dug deep and realized that this is my life. this is what i do. and i'm going to have some fun with it. and i just sent that run and it really worked out for me. >> this is your moment. your gold medal moment. not all the headlines today have been positive, as you're aware. and that was fil against you a couple years ago by your former drummer has been resurfacing. >> do you have anything you want to say about that and kind of clear the air? >> yeah, of course. i'm truly sorry that i chose the word gossip. it was a poor choice of words to describe such a sensitive subject in the world today. i'm just truly sorry. i was so overwhelmed with just wanting to talk about how amazing today was and share my experience, but, yeah. >> the news conference earlier, you were asked and you rerred to it as gossip. it's difficult. i take no pressure in asking it, but is there anything you want to say? do you feel that you learned something from that? are you acknowledging? >> yeah, i've grown as a person over the years, and it's amazing. you've known me for a long time now. it's amazing how life works and twists and turns and lessons learned. so, you know, every experience in my life i feel like it's taught me a lesson, and i definitely feel like i'm a much more changed person than i was when i was younger. and, yeah, i'm just -- i'm proud of who i am today, yeah. >> what do you oowant your lega to be, shaun? >> this is a big part of it. that perfect score was amazing in snowmass and to deliver this performance here. >> are you done, or is it -- >> i'm definitely not done. you know, i am going to take a moment to relax and think of what i want to do but summer olympics. they put skateboarding in, and i'm thinking how incredible -- if i could go for the summer olympics, it would be a dream come true to compete in skateboarding in tokyo and then make a real big decision if i want to continue on and go to the china games. >> wow. >> i've got big plans. >> you've got a lot to think about. congrats on the gold medal. the 100th for the usa in the winter games. >> thanks for having me. cheers. >> we've got a lot more ahead this morning, including our trip to the today, 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career. >> it's the return of the king in the men's halfpipe. >> but his big win doesn't come without controversy. while on the ice, team usa women's hockey is set for revenge when they face their arch rivals from canada. the latest on all the competition. plus, valentine's day on the ice. we catch up with alexa and chris knierim, the only married couple on team usa and hear their incredible story leading up to these games. >> such a blessing to be here and to skate and show the world how much we love to skate and skate with each other. and it's like a sauna in here. >> oh, those are hot rocks. >> al and craig decide to hit the spa for valentine's day with a visit to one of korea's famous saunas. >> this is the original korean barbecue. >> i'm starting to smell you sizzling a little bit. you may be right. >> today, wednesday, february 14th, 2018. ♪ hi. my name is maddie. i wouldn't be here without my mom and dad. >> we're going for gold in marriage. >> go, team usa! ♪ whatever it takes >> i'm so excited to be here at my very first olympics. i would not be here without my family. >> go team usa! ♪ because i love how it feels when i break the chain ♪ ♪ whatever it takes >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. pyeongchang, south korea, and it's valentine's day. it's valentine's night. 10:00 here. 8:00 a.m. back home and it's great to have everybody with us out here this morning. >> it certainly -- we have a nice crowd. thanks for hanging with us. >> the wind died down. thank goodness for that. right to your olympic news at 8:00. a shutout by the u.s. women's hockey team sets up a high-stakes showdown with canada. mikayla shiffrin could get another chance to shine. and shaun white on the halfpipe. willie geist? >> you were talking to shaun white about his frustration with not winning any medal at all four years ago in sochi. today he went out and got his gold back. >> shaun white, one more hit. will it be enough? >> reporter: shaun white is once again the king of the mountain. >> that is the run he needed, and he put it down. >> reporter: the iconic snowboarder earning his third career olympic gold medal. with hurano from japan leading after the first run. it all came down to white's third and final run. >> shaun white for the gold. >> the 31-year-old seizing the moment with a show-stopping aerial display highlighted by back-to-back 1440s. >> and the score is in. it's the return of the king in the men's halfpipe! >> reporter: for white it was the ultimate redemption after failing to medal in sochi four years ago and coming off a devastating injury in october that required 62 stitches in his face. but the win not without controversy. overnight, headlines resurfacing surrounding a 2016 lawsuit accusing the snowboarder of sexual harassment. the former drummer in white's rock band, bad things, says white sexually harassed her, sent her explicit texts and refused to pay her. white and the drummer reached an undisclosed settlement in spring 2017. he was asked about the case earlier on "today." >> you know, every experience in my life, i feel like it's taught me a lesson, and i definitely feel like i'm a much more changed person than i was when i was younger. >> reporter: before white grabbed gold, a scary moment for japanese snowboarder totsuka. the 16-year-old crashing into the lip and falling to the bottom of the halfpipe. >> that hit came on the very first maneuver. >> reporter: american skiing star mikaela shiffrin still playing the waiting game after the women's slalom was postponed until thursday because of high winds. >> it's like, ah, we want to race. i was psyched to do it today but it was the right call. >> reporter: shiffrin's first event is to be the giant slalom later today. on the ice, the u.s. women's hockey team lighting up the scoreboard in a 5-0 rout over the olympic athletes from russia. >> picked up here and fired. >> reporter: that victory setting up a preliminary round showdown against another powerhouse on the ice, team canada. the star of the show -- >> score! >> reporter: jocelyne lamoureux davidson. she scored two goals in just six seconds, a new olympic record. >> i think a good spark for our team and just happy to contribute. >> reporter: all right. let's take a look at the updated medal board. several countries jostling for position near the top. netherlands, norway, germany and canada and the u.s. still at number five with time to go. looking ahead to the action today and tonight. pairs figure skating. the women's giant slalom. a chance to see mikaela shiffrin and the men's down hill. and then the men's skeleton competition gets under way as well. guys, poor mikaela shiffrin has been sitting on top of that mountain for about a week waiting to ski. hopefully tomorrow we'll get a chance to see the 22-year-old phenom. >> we're waiting patiently for her, willie. thank you. and now to something that's hanging over these games, of course. the north korean crisis. and that country's standing in the world. president clinton once called the dmz the scariest place on earth. we visited it today with the help of u.s. army colonel steven lee, secretary of the united nations command military armistice commission. we were given an exclusive moment by moment account of one north korean soldier's bid for freedom. >> he was driving. >> reporter: this morning, nbc news is the first western news outlet to get a glimpse of the path that a desperate north korean soldier took when he made a mad dash for freedom. back in november, that soldier ochong sun scrambled across the dmz, the heavily guarded border that separates the two koreas. it's widely considered one of the most dangerous places on earth and we were given a rare tour. the daring escape that captivated people around the world started in a speeding jeep. cameras on the south korean side captured the defection as it unfolded. the vehicle blowing through a north korean guard post and then crashing into a ditch. >> that ditch that you see on their side, just about ten yards away, is where his jeep got stuck. >> he was trying to drive across the dirt just to drive across? >> right. and then when he realized he couldn't, he got out. as he took about two steps, as you saw in the video, there were about four north korean soldiers that started to shoot at him. >> reporter: that soldier, the first defector to pass through the heavily guarded area since 1984. >> these were part of the 24 rounds that we have physical evidence of. >> reporter: the joint security area located in panmunjom village, the peace village, meant to encourage diplomatic exchanges and is the only place where north and south koreans can stand face to face. >> it must have been astonishing to have gunshots ring out here in one of the most tense places in the world. >> this place is different than all of the other places along the demilitarized zone. it's specifically for dialogue so we shouldn't have provocations like that. that was significant they fired in this area. >> can we go see where you found the soldier? >> it's just right there. >> so he ran the same path? >> this is basically the path he ran. it was quite remarkable when you see the video, right, of him running and he w getting shot five to six times. >> he's taking bullets on this whole run? >> right. >> but he wasn't found right away. >> no. >> it took south korean soldiers and u.s. servicemen nearly 15 minutes to find the defector. you can see him here hiding under leav, helpless. >> the south korean soldiers crawled up from thi rescue him? >> that's because we knew that their guard post there could see here and so instead of just walking up to him, they literally had to crawl on their belly inch by inch to get to him. >> for all you knew, if they see him being rescued, they take another shot? >> right. exactly. we assessed to be prudent measures to rescue him but also try to protect our forces. >> that's incredible. the north korean tower is right there. they could -- they probably are watching us right now. >> yes, they are. >> they probably know what we're talking about. >> bullet holes still scar this wall. >> i count one, two, three, four, five. >> reporter: as the defector was medevaced to seoul where he was treated for several gunshot wounds. colonel lee worked to lower the tension ricocheting through the area. >> we opened that door and used a bullhorn which is very unusual for us to make sure they got the message. >> what was the message? >> the message was very simply that, hey, one of your soldiers dime our side. we have him. he needs medical attention. he's getting that now. we'll conduct an investigation and when it's done, i'll come and talk to you about it. we did that once. the north koreans actually signaled to us with a flashlight that they wanted to hear it again because they didn't really hear it well. so we actually read the message again so we knew they received, and so i think that helped to also de-escalate and make sure they knew what happened and how we read the situation. >> you literally shouted it over a bullhorn? >> right. from this area so that they could clearly hear it, yeah. >> because if you called, what would have happened? >> we actually did try to call. they didn't answer the phone. that would have been a very good time for them to pick up the phone. >> i think so. >> reporter: the u.n. command does call north korea some three times a day. >> this is the bat phone? >> yeah. >> don't worry. i'm not going to pick it up. >> reporter: but north korea hasn't picked up the phone either since 2013. >> that's incredible. the access and the peek behind the curtain. >> it was. the whole world watched that. so extraordinary to see a north korean soldier defect and he was under a hail of gunfire. this is the first time a western news organization has seen the bullet holes and heard about what went on. >> and that communication. you'd never expect that. >> a bullhorn. it's not the way the, you know, 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love story on this valentine's day. >> we love a good love story. joe fryer is here with a real heart warmer. >> reporter: hey there. alexa and chris knierim are the only pair on the u.s. figure skating squad. also the only married couple on team usa. after what they've gone through over the last two years, just being at the olympics is a victory. they've already won bronze in the team event. >> the speed, the power, the height. ♪ >> reporter: with a medal not expected in the pairs competition, chris and alexa knierim say they're skating for the joy of it. >> this is a gift for us. mistakes today, they are totally irrel irrelevant. if you look at the big picture, this is amazing. >> huge throw. put the hand on that will affect the grade of execution. >> reporter: this wasn't their strongest skate but it came on valentine's day in korea. and concluded off the ice with an unexpected element. a gift. >> is this like the best valentine's day you can imagine? >> it truly is. we've been talking about how we're going to top this. i don't think we will. >> reporter: we first witnessed the knierim's connection last sumner colorado. where not even the bagel seed stuck between chris' teeth could come between them. >> this is love. >> real love. >> reporter: the couple first met in 2012 when they tried out together and forged an instant bond. >> when i picked her up, i don't know what the deal was but i just kept talking. >> was he more talkative because you were flirting with him? >> i was definitely flirting. he was really cute and picked me up in his black camaro and he opened the door for me. >> reporter: they married in 2016 but were immediately tested in sickness and in health. for months, alexa suffered from uncontrollable vomiting and excruciating stomach pains. she was diagnosed with a rare stomach illness that required three surgeries. >> i spent like so many days in bed because i was too weak to stand up. >> reporter: for chris, it was a helpless feeling. >> i can lift her, throw her, catch her, but there was nothing that i could do to help her even though that's all i wanted to do. >> reporter: she missed months of training and even had to relearn how to skate. yet now they are competing on olympic ice overcoming the odds together. >> there's a chance that she wouldn't skate again, let alone live, so this is such a blessing to be here, to be able to skate and show the world how much we love to skate and love to skate with each other. >> reporter: the knierims did advance to tonight's free skate. it will be the fourth time they've skated in a week and their last time on the ice competitively at these olympics. savannah and hoda? >> we knew we loved them when they came on the set, but, wow. >> adorable. their love, you can just feel it. joe, thank you. al, we feel the love for you, my friend. >> thank you. we love the weather and we love everybody who has come out here. we've got a forecast, baby, that's gold outside, kind of like that. let's show you what we've got for you as far as your weather. the wind concerns on friday here and at the pyeongchang. the mountain cluster, sunny but increasing winds, 30 to 45 miles an hour. the windchill will feel like 15. impacted events, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, the women's aerials and ski jumping for the men. so we're going to be watching this very, very closely. closer to home, we're looking at snowy conditions through the western plains, pacific northwest, heavy rain moving into the southwest. a lot of wet weather that's going to keep training across the appalachians, also into the ohio and mississippi river valleys. above normal temperatures through the plains. warm weather continues down through good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds overhead will break for sunshine. a nice, mild valentine's day. philadelphia, partly sunny, up to 53 degrees this afternoon. you'll see some sunshine breaking through the clouds this morning and this afternoon in the suburbs. 52 degrees. 54 in new jersey. just a little bit cooler at the shore. skies will turn partly sunny during the day today. afternoon temperatures climbing into the low 50s for the lehigh valley. rain showers hold off until late this evening. have a great day. >> and that is is your latest weather. >> all right, al. we're excited. it's time for another olympic edition of what is trending today. >> what is? >> the incredible athletic talent, history making medals and the fashions. norway's fun, colorful curling uniforms always get everybody's attention. remember those? well, this year is no different. the team decided to trade the ice for the catwalk. the norwegian athletes showed off their uniforms in a mini fashion show. look at them go. the video has gone viral. i think they look fabulous and there's only one thing to do now. >> what's that? >> have dylan and craig put on those curling outfits. >> let's see how they look. >> i haven't been on tv in a while so i wanted to come on with a bang. this is the best way to do it. >> craig, it's a little ill-fitting, but it's cute. >> it's snug. >> it's great. >> i was going to say, i think that looks good. >> you feel sexy? >> i feel ridiculous. i feel absolutely ridilo >> notice they don't wear the jackets. we got conned into this part. >> it looks like the blood test from your flu shot. >> i don't even know what that means. >> we're leaning this way. >> i don't think i'm contagious anymore? >> i have no more information on that. but it's nice to see you. >> it's so great to see you. >> bring it in here. come on. >> lindsey vonn is hoping cupid's arrow will strike her here at the games. apparently it's valentine's day. i forgot all about it because i'm at the olympics and i'm single. anyone else out there single and want to be my valentine, #worth a shot. >> 14 guys in the workspace tweeting her. >> it did not go unnoticed. austin wrote, i'll be your valentine for the day, lindsey, as well as any other day of the year. here's another one. don't want to get too excited but i have two melted ice creams that chloe kim rejected yesterday. >> it really was from our workspace. >> and matteo tweeted if you'll win at least one gold then maybe i'll give you a shot. maybe. >> uh-huh. sweet. >> that's cute. while team usa strives for gold here in pyeongchang, the most decorated olympian of all time, michael phelps, shared exciting news. he and his wife nicole welcomed their second son. phelps instagramed this sweet photo. magical moments yesterday. nicole and i would like to introduce beckett richard phelps to the world. a healthy baby and a healthy mama. i feel like the healthiest man in the world. their older son boomer is loving it. this photo captioned, all i want to do is hold him. big congratulations to the phelps family. >> how sweet is that. >> he wears the ear muffs. >> we all fell in love with boomer in rio. hoda, time for the morning boost. >> i think i'm going to do your boost today. >> you are? >> haley joy is the morning boost this morning. she is your little valentine's ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you >> the camera work is terrible. >> a year ago today, haley joy came into hoda and joel's life. it's been an amazing ride. she knew she wasn't going to be able to celebrate today. i see you made this beautiful cake. >> that was your inspiration. you said bake the cake. i did. i baked it myself. >> did she smoosh it? >> she got in the sugar. she loved it. she put her hands in it. my camera work is horrible. the whole video is me holding the pan. but, anyway. >> that year has flown by. >> you know. you know. it's like a year goes by in a minute. >> and haley joy is nothing but joy, and she's also super baby, walking. she says words. >> you all are awesome. thank you for that. hot under the collar. wait until you see what happened when this guy and craig melvin got together for their big korean adventure. >> and then lindsey vonn, her chef is here. going to cook up some of the skier's favorite recipes to help us eat like an olympian, after your local news. a few minutes shy of 8:30. good morning. i'm via sikahema. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. bill? >> hey, vai. skies are clearing nicely for this valentine's day. this is a live view looking across the delaware. we'll see a lot of sunshine today. that's going to boost our temperatures into the 50s. right now, 36 degrees and climbing in philadelphia. a steady warmup as we see mostly sunny skies. 50s this afternoon. then it stays mild this evening, though there is a chance you'll run into a shower late this evening. vai? >> thank you. we'll look at the commute with nbc10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. looking at route 422. >> earlier, 422 was closed on the eastbound side near the cameras at route 23. now we have the accident scene to the shoulder. one lane getting by on the eastbound side creating drive time now. 35 minutes from 29 to the schuylkill. speeds into the teens, too. and a crash, a slowdown moving toward the scene. 295 northbound ramp headed to the 42 freeway. a delay getting to 42 now. back to you. >> thank you. we have new video that shows while most of philadelphia respectfully celebrated the eagles' super bowl win, a few people did cause trouble during the celebrations. this morning, investigators hope to catch the people giving birds' fans a bad rap. the vandals ransacked stores, even stole and damaged property. investigators have identified some of the vandals and will continue releasing videos until they capture, they say, every single one of them. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and with the nbc10 app. ♪ welcome back, everybody, to pyeongchang. it's 10:30 p.m. here, 8:30 back home, february 14th, valentine's day. you guys, people here in korea show their love by creating a little heart with their fingers when they -- so they go like that. just a little, like that. and i was wondering. we have some great translators here. i was wondering how you say happy valentine's day in korean. erin, come here. so how would you say happy valentine's day in korean. >> there's really no translation. it's more like "happy valentine's." >> how do you say "i love you." [ speaking korean ] >> beautiful. all right. thank you. >> thank you. >> and then erin leaves. >> good-bye, erin. >> she's gone. poof. i love you and good-bye. >> exactly. >> how do you say good-bye? >> okay. coming up, snowboarding legend, five-time olympian kelly clark is here. we'll talk about her iconic career leaving it all on the halfpipe and her advice for younger riders. then craig and i, disturbing little korean sauna adventure. things got a little heated and then cooled down. we'll show you and it's something you won't get out of your mind. >> we were saying we can't unsee that. >> what better way to spend valentine's day than lying almost half naked with al roker. >> let's not get carried away. not half manaked. had on a shirt and shorts. >> also how to eat like an olympian. lindsey vonn's chef is here to share delicious and nutritious recipes. >> first this lovely lady is here with us, a speed skater. we're so excited you're here. you've lit up the olympics in so many ways mainly because you're not only talented. your smile has warmed so many. how has your experience been thus far? >> it's been really awesome because i'm at the olympics! holy cow. >> you have not stopped smiling. neither has your dad. everybody is here. everybody has fallen in love with them. you all seem to be soaking it in. >> we really are. unfortunately, yesterday wasn't like the best day, but i am ready for saturday and just ready to, like, go out there and be really, really me. >> you got another event. >> yeah, yeah, i do. so i'm really excited! >> i was with apolo ohno last week and he said we need to watch out for you because you are just bringing an excitement to the olympics and i couldn't wait to meet you. and he was spot on. >> speed skating. >> he's a huge fan. >> besides on the ice, what's been your favorite part of this experience so far? >> trading pins with other countries. oh, my gosh. that's so fun! and i get to talk to other countries and like also meeting shaun white. oh, my gosh. >> that was amazing. >> shaun white got to meet you. >> no, no. >> history, too. you are the first african-american woman to team skate for team usa. >> yeah. >> that's pretty cool. >> i feel very honored to have that title because i get to inspire other young kids. >> we can't wait to see you. good luck saturday. we'll be cheering you on. >> thank you, maame. >> we have some "today" show pins for you, too. >> yes! >> let's get a check of the weather. >> you should do the weather. >> look at the map. just read what's up there. >> al, you can do it. >> al will help you. >> you're from reston, virginia. so sunshine along the east coast, sunny for reston. and then what do you see in the plains? >> above average temperatures -- >> 58. >> yes. >> i can be a weatherwoman. >> you absolutely can. >> let's look at tomorrow. there you go. your future -- my forecast here, your future is so bright. there you go. >> reston is bright, right? >> yeah. that good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds overhead will break for sunshine. it will turn out to be a nice, mild valentine's day. philadelphia, partly sunny, up to 53 degrees this afternoon. you'll see some sunshine breaking through the clouds this morning and this afternoon. in the suburbs, 52, and 54 in new jersey. just a little bit cooler at the shore. skies will turn partly sunny during the day today. afternoon temperatures climb into the low 50s for the lehigh valley. any rain showers hold off until late this evening. have a great day. >> announcer: proud partners of #seeher are at&t, supporting the accurate portrayal of women and girls in media. p&g. proud sponsor of moms. usaa, insurance, banking and investments tailored for the military community. verizon. most awarded network ever. #seeher is a movement led by the association of natural advertisers to portray accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. >> the goal is to achieve this by 2020, which is the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote. so kelly clark embodies the ideals of that movement. kelly, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so many medals you've had over the years. i keep watching these young snowboarders just admire you and want to be like you. what's the advice you have for a lot of these young girls? >> you know, it's been a privilege to get to go to five winter olympics, and we brought one of the most talented, young women's halfpipe teams we've ever brought. it's been a privilege to get to mentor them. i always encourage them not to be defined by what they do. it helps to enjoy what you do. how you finish at the end of the day doesn't equate to how you feel about yourself. >> did you find some of the snowboarders, some on the team here for the first time were saying to you, okay, what's your best advice? i've got nerves. i feel, you know, intimidated by being here at the olympics? >> absolutely. this isn't your standard snowboard contest. much like chloe kim right now. i was the teenage gold medalist. i know what she's going through. i try to make myself available. i was so proud to see those girls do so well yesterday. >> you wound up in fourth place in pyeongchang and there were some people who says the judging was a little harsh. what did you think when you looked back. i'm sure you saw the video of the run. what did you think of that? >> i put down my best performance. as an athlete, you can only control so many things. and what the judges think and what the other women are doing and what the weather is doing, those aren't things within my pay grade. so i'm happy to just be part of it and leave it all on the halfpipe. >> i love what you wrote on instagram. what you build in the dark will be what supports you when it's time to shine. were you just thinking about all those dark mornings and times when you were practicing and putting in the work? >> yeah, that's actually a quote from my new book that came out. it's a book on motivation. and i aim to just help people define success in a healthy way. after five winter olympic games, i know all about success and failure. and so i love the opportunity to put my life on display and hopefully encourage other people to go after their dreams. >> what's your book called? >> "inspire -- the pursuit of progress." >> so glad you're with us. >> fifth olympics. wow. >> coming up, a different kind of wowzer, al and craig's korean sauna adventure. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ welcome back to pyeongchang. as you know, it is valentine's day. and who doesn't love a spa day on valentine's day? >> al and craig feel that way. they visited a korean sauna for this special occasion. how sweet. how did it go, guys? >> you know, well, korean saunas are called gimgilbongs. you can spend the day in heated bliss with the one you love. >> happy valentine's day craig melvin. >> happy valentine's day al roker. >> i thought it might be fun to share a little jimjilbang. >> i'm going to celebrate the day we celebrate love in an indoor oven with you. >> this is a jimjilbang, translation, sauna rooms. it's where koreans come to unwind and hang out. it's just as common for seniors as it is the younger generation. even families. and today, for two wild and crazy guys -- >> our first heated room. >> the salt room. let's get salted? >> you bet. >> and the salt room was heated to a pleasant 149 degrees. >> oh, even those -- those are hot rocks. >> those are hot. >> my.heads down on the wood? >> sweating in the sauna is intended to detoxify. >> would be great if they had a room lined with meat so you could get meat sweats. this is the original korean barbecue. >> i'm starting to smell you sizzle a little bit. you might be right. >> once you get used to this, not so bad. >> you're right. i kind of enjoyed the feeling of the rock on my back. >> that was a nice little warm-up. >> charcoal. >> the charcoal room was an absolute treat after that salt room. a balmy 100 degrees. >> way more comfortable. >> it is. >> the charcoal room, i can dig this. >> here's what happens. you start in the salt room and get that sweat going. now any kind of heat, you're just sweating like crazy. >> al and i had no idea how true that was about to be. >> oh, my goodness. >> we should have known anything shaped like a probably not the best news. >> i'm out. i'm out. >> okay. got to go. >> oh, my god, my biscuits are burning. >> that one may not be for us. >> but luckily, we were about to chill out. literally. >> oh, god. >> yes. >> the cold room at 32 degrees was like being inside a frosty, and it was a delight. >> nothing like a refreshing drink after being in an oven and an igloo. >> and i like the sippy cups. >> that's good. sweet at first. a little tart on the back end. >> the good newt's really sweet. >> speaking of sweet, we took a quick stroll through candy land and then settled in for a jimjilsnooze. >> what a valentine's day, uncle al. day. >> ah. >> you boys -- come on. >> and you haven't lived until craig melvin haserened you a little hootie and the blowfish. >> you did? >> there was a little -- >> can you sing for us now? >> no, no. >> then we have to pay for it. that was the issue. that's why it wasn't in the piece. thatln, my feet, literally -- >> burning? >> yeah, burning. >> still? >> it was like a sunburn. >> a couple hours. >> i and cooked it on my lap. >> and it was as disturbing as it sounds. >> that was fun. >> you should take another adventure before we leave. >> i can't believe you wen ice . >> if you get sick, it's not my fault. >> hard with an olympic moment not to be missed. but first, this is "today" on nbc. welcome back, everybody. and, ladies, of course, we know you're spending valentine's day with us instead of your husbands and your kids so we wanted to give you a little gift up to yow much we love you. >> what are those? >> these are little korean pastries. little hearts. happy valentine's day. >> that is so sweet. >> so pretty. >> this is beautiful. >> well, you hearts. >> craig and i made these in the kiln. >> oh, great. so there's like sweat on them. >> we've got more. >> it's the olympics. we do it big here. so, again, it's really hard to be away from the kiddos and your hubbies as well. so we thought it might be nice to have them join us. take a look-see. here's a little present. >> this is pyeongchang where dreams are being made. >> look at that camera. >> you're ready to go, aren't you? is this it? are we rolling? we're going. okay. hi, mommy. >> , mommy? >> yeah. >> say, hi, mommy. >> wave? >> since you've been gone, the ts longer. the days have been a little longer. and there's definitely something missing around here. >> we miss the dinner show. mommy dances and sings. >> he's not been walking. he wants to wait for you to come home before he walks and he does do more. can you do more? what's more? >> so for this valentine's day, we've planned something special. as you know, we're alamily arou. we thought we'd write you a little song. what song is it? >> mommy loves us. >> that was vail, original lyrics. one, two, three. ♪ mommy loves us mommy loves us ♪ ♪ mommy loves us charlie, drum solo. ♪ mommy loves us >> so today, we are going to do some finger painting. see? you're excited about that. we're going to make a picture for mommy for our valentine's day. ready to paint? good job, haley. there you go. good job. here's your original piece of art. masterpiece for mama. >> for valentine's day, me and calvin are baking up a little surprise, and we're going to bake you the most luxurious, massive, decadent cake ever. >> the shell adds texture. about half a bag of flour. you're eating a big block of sugar. that's great. can you do it all on your own? it's that easy. here. i think it will hold for two weeks. >> i think she said we love you. we can't wait for you to come home. and happy valentine's day. >> we can't wait to see you. what do yousavail? >> we really, really love you, and we know. >> we know. >> say bye-bye, mommy. happy valentine's day. we love you. can you blow her a kiss? blow a kiss? >> cake. >> okay, and -- >> yeah, this is good. we can use this for sure. >> oh, my gosh. >> cheers for daddy. >> that was awesome. >> that was the best that. >> that was the best valentine's gift we could get. a hand in the ike charlie. >> i could watch that over and over. thank you guys for that. >> that was awesome. we love that. >> to everyone back home, we love you. >> happy valentine's day. coming up next, how to eat like an olympian, specifically lindsey vonn. her chef shares some of the t, this is "today" on nbc. we are olympic edition of "today food." for athletes, eating right is a big part of making sure they're at the top of their games. >> who better to share olympian-approved recipes than churchill. >> today we're cooking up two dishes. a sweet potato healthy fri tata. fantastic for the week. and it's amazing, valentine's day today, so sharing all the love and, of course, we an almo. caramelized onions. we've already done this ahead. at caramelize that for whisk away some eggs. who can crack an egg one-handed. >> craig. >> one handed? >> do it. go. >> oh, wow. >> there's going to be a she at. he's a natural chef. >> got skills. >> all over your jacket. >> now we can also have our c cottage cheese. high in protein. >> is this what lindsey eats before she goes down the hill? >> yeah. things full of color, nutrients and all those kinds of things. >> dump all that in. >> cookt up just like that? >> you put that in the oven. as it is. get the base going and then that. you add color. some beautiful bits of cabbage there as well. >> and that's how it turns out? >> look at that. >> how long do you bake it? >> 15 minutes in the oven. >> wow. >> so turn this upside down. >> let's see there. >> uh-huh. yeah. >> and just how do you make this beautiful hot chocolate? >>s four fraent ingredients. almond milk, honey. just a drizzle. slow honey pour. >> we're going to take a sip of your delicious hot chocolate. the recipes are today.com. >> beautiful. >> thank you so much. next. >> happy valentine's day. >> our little sweeties, we cannotel goomo just about 9:00 a.m. let's get to meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. bill? >> right on schedule, the clouds have broken for sunshine. and the temperatures are now warming up. already up to 38 degrees in philadelphia. look at the sunshine in t new jersey and finally in the lehigh valley, skies are breaking, too. sunshine, 41 degrees at 11:00. partly sunny and 49 degrees at 2:00 this afternoon. a nice warmup for the area, into the 50s. any showers hold off until late this evening. vai? >> thank you. if you're heading out the door and headed to route 422, listen up -- here's jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. >> yeah. so watching 422 still for the last hour, hour and a half or so. we have really big delays on the eastbound side because of a crash that's now off into the shoulder. earlier we h blocked around route 23. 44 minutes with one lane getting by the scene from 29 to the schuylkill. an average speed dropping below back to you. >> thank you. today the jury in the trial of allentown mayor ed pawlowski will begin hearing from the defense. yesterday prosecutors ended three weeks of arguments trying to prove that the mayor turned his office into a pay-to-play operation. pawlowski has guilty. and police are warning students at the university of delaware to be careful after an armed robbery outside a dorm. the robbery happened overnight in the laird campus parking lot. two men wearing masks flashed a handgun and then took off in a gold or tan older model chrysler sedan. remember, nbc10 is your home for the winter olympics. download our free nbc10 to learn all about team usa and all of our local athletes. i'm via sikahema. "megyn kelly today" is up next. ♪ good morning and we i'm megyn kelly. we begin with the 2018 winter olympics. and a quick live look at men's hockey where team usa is taking on slovenia. the score, 2-1. 2-1 in the third period. 2-1, us, right? i can't quite -- yeah, 2-1, usa. importantly. nbc's own craig melvin is in pyeongchang with a wrap-up of all the latest. >> good morning to you. much more olympic action to come here in pyeongchang. by the way, team usa the women's hockey team expected to medal in these games. but today it is all a

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