Then as 2017 comes to a close, were looking back at President Trumps first year in office, from his tweets to his accomplishments and everything in between. And later, willie takes a look back at the year in sunday sitdowns from actors to singers, entrepreneurs even a president. We have a lot of people from both sides of the aisle who dig this show. They all think were making fun of the other guy. Its nice to be the guy known for making songs that people kiss to or dance to. Music should make you fall in love and make you happy. When i talk about freedom of the press or immigration reform, i dont do so to criticize anybody. Those sunday sitdowns just ahead. But lets start this morning with our top story as we get sed to ring in the new year. Security will be tight across the country, but perhaps the biggest challenge will be beating the bitter temperatures gripping much of the nation. Nbcs ann thompson is in times square for us where people preparing to celebrate are expected to gather in a matter of reporter good morning. Police are already closing off the streets around times square because from the federal governments perspective this celebration is on a par with the super bowl as a potential target for criminal activity. But this morning the nypd are confident they are well prepared working in conjunction with the secret service and the fbi. In fact, the biggest problem tonight may not be man made but nature made. This new years eve will be marked by bitter cold. Im wearing like a sweater, thermal and a shirt underneath. I have three layers and im freezing. Reporter and ever present security. I think that we have the best city in the world. Our officers here are doing a great job to keep us secure. Reporter the 2 million spectators for the ball drop will enter through a dozen entry points with multiple layers of security. Wands and bag inspections will once again be the price of entry. Everyone wants to be here and be on tv. Reporter en trucks filled with sand and blocker vehicles are now part of the tradition. This year, the squares highrise buildings the backdrop for its neon glitz will have spotters and snipers after octobers massacre in las vegas. Detectives are assigned to each hotel here and working with their security squads. And you will see more canine units especially trained vapor sniffing dogs able to detect explosives under under many layers of winter clothes. Yet for all the reminders of potential trouble, some are focussed on the spirit of the night. It brings a lot of people together. And i think just that, that unity, really it brings a imagine toik this place, you know . Reporter but here and across most of the country, all eyes will be on the ever plunging thermometer, dangerously frigid temperatures forced winter fest in st. Louis to end early. Omaha, nebraska, could drop to 15 below tonight, postponing the citys annual Fireworks Show until next weekend. And outdoor skating rink will remain empty until tuesday when the temperature is forecast to get back above zero. Now, in new york, were happy to tell you there are no Credible Threats this morning against the celebration or the city. Everyone here is hoping for safe and happy new year. Hali . Ann, thank you. Dylan is here with a closer look at whats in store for those brave soles planning to venture out. We are talking about how nice the couch sounds with a sweatshirt. Outside will be brutal. On new years eve tonight we are expecting 11 degrees. That forecast really hasnt changed much most of this week weve been talking about that for quite some time. Winds will be at 12 miles per hour. When you factor in the wind chill, lit feel like 5 below. Where does this rank as far as coldest new years eves on record . We could tie the second coldest new years eve set back in 1962. The only co when it was only 1 degrees. So its not just new york city, it is pretty much everywhere across the country where temperatures are well below average. Minneapolis at midnight will be 10 degrees below zero. Chicago will be at 1 below and down south in atlanta were looking at 28 degrees. The only real warmer spot will be out in the southwest where temperatures will be above average, but all eyes are on new york city and it is going to be brutal tonight. Thank you. The white house is responding to a new report now about how the fbis investigation into potential ties between russia and the Trump Campaign actually began. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is in West Palm Beach with the latest where President Trump will be kicking off the new year. Kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning. This new report may resolve one of the enduring questions about the russia investigation for more than a year what started it all . What was the spark . The New York Times reports that a former young Foreign Policy adviser may be the answer to thates center of it all. Youve heard the name george papadopoulos. He has already pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. The New York Times reports that back in the springs of 2016, papadopoulos was in london having drinks with an australian diplomat and said that the russians had damaging emails against hillary clinton. Well, a few months later when the emails were spilled into the public, the australian diplomat alerted the fbi and the paper reports that that is the link that caused federal authorities to begin a counterintelligence investigation close to the Trump Campaign. Now, the white house has since tried to distance itself from papadopoulos, referring to him as a lowlevel player in a volunteer position. The president s outside personal lawyers are not commenting on this story and the white house special counsel ty cobb tells me out of respect for special Counsel Robert Mueller le not comment on this hoping that the inquiry and their cooperation will end expeditiously allies of the president have been trying to discredit the investigation itself, saying it should end and now this new clue about what may have started it all at the time little known member of the trump team in a volunteer position who might hold the secret to all of this. Kelly odonnell with a busy weekend in south florida. Kelly, thank you. President trumps first year in office is just about in the books so on this last day of 2017, we wanted to take a look back at some of the moments of a presidency without precedent. The new president s message to a deeply divided nation. This american carnage stops right here. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period. Sean spicer our press secretary gave alternative facts. An abrupt and stunning resignation from National Security adviser michael flynn. This administration is in the Fake News Media is not my enemy, its the enemy of the american people. Good morning. The recess . President trump strikes a decidedly different tone in his first address to congress. Top white house aides celebrating the speech as a grand slam. A new russia revelation, attorney general Jeff Sessions acknowledging he talked with the russian ambassador. Breaking news, President Trump in a shocking tweet this morning accusing former president obama of wiretapping trump tower. He doesnt really think that president obama went up and tapped his phone personally. The fbi is investigating possible ties between Trump Associates and russian operatives. Putin hated secretary clinton so much. Make no mistake, this was a monumental day what President Trump dismissed as, quote, fake news we now know is very real. Meltdown for the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. Justice neil gorsuch takes the bench at the Supreme Court stunning move dismissing the man leading an investigation into the president. Large shadow over the russia investigation. I was going to fire comey. I said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. Lordy, i hope there are tapes. The president accuse fded of giving highly classified information in the oval office. The president is defending his controversial decision to withdraw from the paris climate agreement. President trump is lashing out on reports hes being investigated. You are witnessing the single greatest witch hunt. In a stunning staff shuffle tonight, a familiar face stepping down and a new one stepping in. Im the super optimistic guy. Blowing a kiss to the cameras on his way out. Another major white house shakeup, Reince Priebus is out. Anthony scaramucci is gone after just days on the job. Dow is now up 20 since President Trump was elected. Unexpectedly banning in the u. S. Military. A u. S. President for the first time suggesting what sounded like a Nuclear First strike. Fire and fury like the world has never seen. Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded. Donald trump finds himself in a practically unprecedented position. He is praised by white supremacists. I think theres blame on both sides. President trumps controversial chief strategist now the latest high profile departure. Hinting he will soon pardon joe arpaio. The backlash is building over President Trumps immigration decision. His combative speech including harsh warning for both north korea and iran. Rocket man is on a suicide mission. The sports world standing up to the president by kneeling down. Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Fired last ditch effort to repeal obamacare is officially dead. We are in puerto rico yesterday the president met with those impacted by hur cane maria. Youve thrown our budget out of whack. The state Department Officials denying a split between the president and his top diplomat. Secretary called the president a moron. He said an fing moron. He couldnt remember my husbands name. Breaking news tonight, the first indictments in the mueller investigation. President trump taking this unscripted swipe at the massachusetts senator. They call her poke han tas. Mike flynn admits he lied to the fbi. Seven decades of u. S. Policy changed in an instant. Jerusalem is israels capital. Trumps triumph, the president basking in his first big legislative win. Its always a lot of fun when you win. Let me tell you somebody who has covered every moment of that trump administration, that last year has felt like ten in some ways. Reminder t press this morning. Chuck will look ahead to 2018 and what to expect from the white house and congress in the new year. A semiofficial news agency in iran is reporting two people were killed in overnight protests there. These are the first deaths being atriblted to the demonstrations started thursday. Thousands of people took to the streets of teheran saturday. Protesting the countrys stagnant economy, alleged corruption and their governments involvement in conflicts in the region. President trump on twitter says the world is watching what happens there. And virginia man is facing charges this morning for trying to obstruct a terrorism investigation. The fbi raided the home of Sean Andrew Duncan friday after learning they say he expressed interest in joining isis and carrying out an attack here in the u. S. According to court documents, o phone that was recovered revealed research on the islamic state, on weapons, surveillance tactics and terror attacks. And for a second night in a row, there was no winner million. Nobody matched all six numbers for last nights 384 million power ball prize. This comes after no winner on friday nights megamillions lottery either. Both jackpots now roll over to a combined 784 million. Yes, you heard that right. With the next drawings on tuesday and wednesday nights if i am not at work on thursday, you will know why. Here is a check of the rest of the countrys forecast. We have to get a pool going. I know. It didnt matter nobody won yet. Ill throw in 10 bucks. Lets look at whats going on across the country where we have dangerous wind chills. 163 Million People are impacted by these cold temperatures with wind chims at times 15 to 45 degrees below zero. The cold air will continue to settle in from the north. This morning, weve got wind chills down around 47 degrees in duluth and tomorrow morning is going to be even colder. Thats a look at the weather across the country. Wind chills are below 10 degrees for the area, most of the area at least feels like 9 degrees in washington, 1 gaithersburg. Dulles 3 degrees. For today, mid to low 20s for an afternoon high. It will stay breezy and chance for passing flurries and by midnight, well be around 19 degrees. Tomorrow morning 12 for a morning low. Wind chills anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below zero. Next week, were in the 30s by wednesday. And thats your latest forecast. Thank you. Straight ahead, were looking back at the top highs and lows of the year, including this little boy who melted our hearts when he told his mom exactly why he needed her so much. And the couple who just could not seem to figure out they were on an escalator to nowhere. Plus, on the campaign trail, he told supporters he would never have time to play golf while president , but that has not exactly been the case for donald trump. Just how important is the game to the president . I think hes probably the play golf. Its all coming up on sunday today. As we head to break, our photo of the week, a stunning sight in new yorks bryant park, this frozen water fountain. Bundle up. 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He physically brought my sons heart to my wedding. Its just amazing. Our number fi soccer game in thailand. During a shootout, the kick hits the cross bar and the goalie runs off to celebrate what looks like a miss, but the ball comes spinning back and ends up in the goal. On to our number four high, its the love affair between a little girl and a robot. And by robot, we mean a water heater destin for the dump. I love you robot. I love you robot. Our number four low, one couples fundamental misunderstanding of the way escalators work. The pair became a viral sensation with a mesmerizing Youtube Video where they calmly attempt to walk down an up escalator. This goes on and on as theyre undeterred by the fact theyre not making a single step of progress. We hope by 2018 theyll finally made it to the bottom of this up escalator. Number three on our countdown of margaret ann who became a bright light in the destruction of hurricane irma. There she is in the streets of miami area with a chain saw clearing falling trees and we wearing her full habit. She is a High School Principal who tells her students to do what you can to help. Our number three low goes to one of our favorite olympians who was laid low after she had her wisdom teeth yanked. Yes, that is gymnastics great simone biles, imagining shes driving down the road honking and yelling at the drivers in her way. Were down to the final two and this high melted our hearts. It goes to 4yearold brice wilson who needs his momma. We need you. Do we need you . Yeah. Okay. We need you because we need a momma. I know. Its you have a daddy and your brother. I dont need no brother. I dont need no brothers and no dads. I only need you. Okay. Our number two low goes to the dog who is just not having it. Concerned bystanders went to see why someone was laying on the horn of a car relentlessly when they came across this guy, a dog sitting behind the wheel impatiently honking for his owner. Our number one high of the year is the pure joy brought to us in the form of a gorilla named zola at the dallas zoo and the internet took it up a notch with the only sound track to match. Shes a maniac, maniac and shes dancing like shes never danced before the year goes to that feeling when your Live Television interview is interrupted by every member of your family. I think one of your children just walked in. Shifting sounds in the region, do you think relations with the north may change . I would be surprised if they do. Pardon me. Instant classic. Among the years most watched videos, our top slot goes to Professor Robert kelly and his internationally famous children. That is a trip down memory lane that i love. Favorite low, what was yours at this point . The escalator. I mean that was a low, right . It should be a high because just these people are not aware of anything going on around them. Do you think they ever finally got there or figured it out . It is mesmerizing to watch. Well use that word and thats exactly right. That was also my favorite low. My favorite high is also a low that is the dad with the kids rolling in. The woman just slides in. His wife comes in. She just slides in and grabs the kids in one fell swoop. The way that little girl marched in and doing that dance. Thats how i work to work everyday. To them, dad is nobody other than just dad. You and i liked robot girl. She was so cute. Loved that. It did look like a robot. Coming up, a look back at some of willies most memorable moments from this years sunday sitdowns from actors to singers and even a president. How one mans deadly drinking and driving changed his life and the victims family lives for the better. Head over to facebook for a Facebook Live chat in just two minutes. 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Working with a bassett designer was really easy. Just kind of ties in very well. We love it this is a news 4 today news break december 31st, 2017. Here is a look at some of the stories that were following for you this morning. Youre going to want to avoid the inner loop of the belt way college park. A major tractor trailer fire causing a massive shut down there this morning. As you can see here, some cars have now been getting by on the shoulder of the road on the left there, but still obviously a heavy Emergency Response there. Others have been taking the exit toward the ikea there, but still a pretty big mess in that area. Weve been following another breaking story in maryland as well. Montgomery county firefighters battling this house fire in potomac overnight. Fire investigators will be back at the home this morning to figure out what started it all. Damage is estimated around 1 million bucks. Man, it is a cold, cold new years eve around here. Were going to take a look at your forecast including new years day with sheena when we come back. It feels good to be back. Good morning. A little more sunshine right now but its not warming us up. It is 18 degrees in washington, feels like 9 degrees. We have a wind chill advisory for everybody overnight until 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Wind chills anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below normal. Thats dangerous cold. For you new years eve forecast starting at 5 00 p. M. , 23 degrees, blustery throughout. Midnight 19 degrees. Tomorrow morning were looking at 12 degrees but again dangerous wind chills then for new years afternoon, temperatures in the mid 20s. We stay in the 20s most of next week. The balmiest day will be 37 on wednesday, but then look at friday, were barely going to be near 20. Adam . Yikes. All right, n well be back at 9 00 a. M. With more of your local News Headlines and weather. For now back to the today show. Have a safe new years everybody. A look at times square in new york, pretty calm right now, but it definitely will not be tonight when the big ball drop happens. Its supposed to be one of the coldest ever. So if youre headed out there, please bring extra gloves. Its pretty cozy here in the studio and maybe it is at your place, too, because theres nothing like waking up on a sunday morning, pouring a cup of coffee and sitting down to get to know more about some of the worlds most famous faces. Over the past year, willie talked with actor, comedians, singer, song writers, Business Leaders even a president. So this morning, we want to take a look back some of those remarkable talks. Turns out 2017 was a good year for sunday sitdowns. Barbara waer no. You did your homework there, buddy. I did. Im still puff, any of the other names but im more in search for sean. They will destroy you in ways that are so creative they will honor me for it at the kennedy center. We have a lot of people from both sides of the aisle who dig this show. They all think were making fun of the other guy. The dude at my audition and im nervous and i do a lot of impersonations. I do adam sandler. So i said how you doing . Its great to be here. Oh. Hey, everybody hows it going . Whats your posture toward donald trump . Our point of view is what did he do yesterday . And is it important . Im ma to the damn dea . Is that a blast to play that player . Its uncomfortable. The panty hoes are pulling my hair off the wigs. The great thing is to watch the audiences reaction after im done. You have hundreds of amazingly successful white dolls but only two black dolls. Africanamerican. As a woman of color, the reality is that i was ive always felt a sense of responsibility in terms of images that i portray. My first day of work showing up to the lot was the scene where we lock lily in the car. So im charging across the lot screaming, oh my god im going to break it im going to break it do not break the window. Youll get glass on her. Sir, please tell your wife to relax. Everything is going to be okay. Thats a man. Really . Once i was on cam rarks i realized that there was no one that looked like me. I was representing a larger group of women and i have to be really careful about it because its a huge responsibility darling i will be loving you i could go to any wedding this weekend and i would hear one of your songs guaranteed. Do you its nice to be the guy thats known for making songs that people kiss to or dance to or like its like music should do that. Music should make you fall in love and make you happy. Every kiss is a door becoming a mother and a wife, i mean, it sounds funny, but ive never felt sexier. Ive never felt more confident. Ive never felt more empowered. Its my life its now or never i still feel like i am that 21yearold kid that got a record deal once i found out you could be a song writer for a living, i thought that was the greatest job i ever heard of and i was going to find out how to get that job. I got a girl crush what did the band look like at first . Did it resemble what we see today . Yeah, but way worse hair. Words can express what you mean to me 20 years, i cant believe it, 20 biggy is the name that you know. He was just an africanamerican person and the facts speak for themselves on how many of those cases that are not related to somebody of a star stature, those cases dont get involved. My old man finally got a dad song good enough to play it for him. And i took him out to the car. Thanksgiving. At thanksgiving. Lot of tears. What did you think when you heard it . Tear up every time i hear it and even talk about it. Was it ever hard for you inhabiting that guy all those years, the darkness that he carried around with him . Its a drag pretending to be somebody thats so bummed out all the time. You never say thank you. Thats what the money is for. Do you always feel like im going to be a performer of some kind . Yeah, for sure. It would be weird to become a doctor. My family would be like, why . Thats a lot of work. How quickly after 9 11 did you find yourself at camp pendleton. February i was gone. I remember them asking me, are you on the run from the police because youre so anxious to go that it makes us nervous . I am your wife. And if you have a problem, we will fix it together. So i was feeling pretty down about myself. And then this stripture this is us came along. I dont want to be devastated if im somehow lucky enough to be a part of this and it doesnt move forward. Luckily that wasnt the case. Theres legend in hollywood about roles that youve passed up. Pretty woman. Yes. Thelma and louis. Yes. Silence of the lambs. Yes. Ginger in casino yes. Basic instinct. Yes. Wow. Youve done your homework. Diana, shield is it true that before this audition came up for getting out of the business . Yeah. But then life shows up again and theyre like, i dont think so. I see my kelly ann. Come here. During the access hollywood tape, did you have any moments of doubt in there where you said i dont know if i could do this . I had zero moments of doubt, but i also know the difference in this country between what offends us and what affects us. When i talk about freedom of the press or immigration reform, i dont do so to criticize anybody. I do so because i want to share what ive learned. Do you still experience fear when you get into a race . Yeah, of course. Theres fear of failure mostly. Theres not a fear of it starts with teaching girls earlier and equipping them with these skills and with confidence in these areas. Who are the craziest celebrities who joined instagram, oh my god, that person is using that thing we dreamed up . The first one was snoop dog. Snoop was the first . He really like joined early. Mainstreaming in an important way. People do care about science. Lets keep pumping it. Sunday, this sunday im the luckiest guy that youll ever meet. Oh my god, this is a dating show now. Its like tinder on the today show. I spent 20 years trying to get out of this place you said you cant go home how is that . [ applause ]. T i think willie geist has the best job in television. It has been a heck of a year and you can hear more from all of willies interviews by checking out our web extras at today. Com sunday. 2018 is starting off strong. Next week willie sits down with liev shriver and he talks about being nominated for the globes five times and how he handles life as a single dad and sharing parenting duties with his exnaomi watts. You know, i want to show you this again because it is such an exceptional number of people who will be experiencing brutally cold wind chills. 163 Million People will be feeling 15 to 45 degree below zero wind chills. This arctic cold continues to pour in from the north. Temperatures this morning are well below zero. Duluth is at 47 below. Green bay tomorrow morning 30 below. Temperatures continue to tumble as we go through this week. Thats a look at the weather as now here is a peek out your window. Most of the area has wind chills below 10 degrees right now. Frederick 14. Dulles in the district we have 9 degree wind chill and 3 degrees in clinton. Wind chill advisory for everybody until 9 00 tomorrow morning with those wind chills about 5 to 10 degrees below zero. Today will be in the mid 20s with a chance of a passing flurry. Tomorrow morning, 12 degrees for a morning low, afternoon highs in the mid 20s. Were in the 20s most of next week, except wednesday. 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Tylenol® pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. We give you a better night. Youre a better you all day. Tylenol®. President trumps ringing in 2018 at his maralago resort in florida. One of 18 golf courses owned by the trump organization. And while the white house hasnt always said whether the president has been hitting the links in holiday, he has been spotted a bunch with clubs in hand. Nbcs news Stephanie Gosk is tracking the president s recreational habits over the first year in office to find out just how important this game is to the 45th president. Reporter on christmas day, President Trump tweeted tomorrow its back to work. But the next day the president s agenda included a round of golf. In fact, the president was seen at his golf course three days in a row. An indication of mr. Trumps love of the links. The president joins a legacy of president s passionate about the game, even though he criticized his predecessor for playing too often. Hes played more golf than most people on the pga tour, this guy. Im going to be wng play golf, believe me. Believe me. Reporter there seems to be time. Nbc news has been tracking the president s golfing habits and found mr. Trump has spent 87 of his 345 days in office at one of his golf courses. Thats equal to a quarter of his time as president. Oh, nice shot, donald. Nice shot is right. Reporter professional golfers who played with trump say hes actually good. Hes a good player. He was a good player. I think hes probably the best sitting president ever to play golf. Reporter but his swing, much like his presidency, is unconventional. Unusual at the top, corrected by the time the club hits the ball. Hes not real long in terms of hitting it Long Distance but hes real straight and real consistent so hes always in play. So hes consistent . Yes, i know. Golf reporter played with trump twice. Always works with him and trusts instincts which is one of his mantras. Reporter sort of how he approaches twitter . Yes, good point. Reporter golf digest ranked him the best golfing president in history his handicap in the single digits. Some question if its legitimate. The winner of 19 Club Championships all at his own courses. There was also the time he got a hole in one and then made the ceo of ge tell the story at the white house. Thank you very much. He looks at the three of us and says, you realize of course im the richest golfer in the world. Thats a comment then gets a hole in one. I actually said i was the best golfer of all the rich people. To be exact. Reporter golf is not just a passion for the president , its a business. Even though his son eric now officially runs it. Membership at his clubs are for the wealthy, some initiation fees in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. In trumps most recent financial for the golf clubs totalling more than 150 million for the last year, the longtime pro at the west balm peach club who trump hired himself says his bosss success comes from a deep knowledge of the game. He has a vision thats pretty remarkable as far as what he sees that other people dont. Reporter trump golf links at ferry point in new york is by any measure a beautiful course, designed by golfing great jack nicklaus. This is one of Donald Trumps few public courses but its not a typical public course. To play here you have to pay 175. I mean, it almost looks like were in scotland here. But this is the bronx and im standing on what used to be a trash dump. I would like to see golf be an aspirational game. Reporter trump once told Fortune Magazine let golf be elitist. Let people work hard and aspire to some day be able to play golf, to afford to play it. Doesntou its the op cyst of populist in terms of golf. He doesnt apologize for that. I think maybe he thought thats his brand. While critics may say golf isnt good for a presidency, perhaps the president can still be good for golf. Here is what candidate trump predicted. I think it will be very good for golf. Why . Because very simply i love the game. Which few will dispute. How great is that . Even if they shutter in horror as he drives his golf cart thank you. Straight over the greens. How are you . For sunday today, Stephanie Gosk, new york. Next up on sunday today, a story of redemption for one man after a deadly drunk driving accident. Why is this so different . This is not what we expect . No, its not what we expect. Im still mad at that 19yearold. Thats a different person. Im no longer that guy. The twist of fate that brought him to a relative of his victims in hopes of preventing a similar tragedy. Later, a life well lived. The astronaut who went space like no one had ever done before. Looking for balance in your digestive system . Try align probiotic. For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. Youre so cold, come in whats wrong . Its dry. Your scalp . Mine gets dry in the winter too. Try head and shoulders dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp and. Keeps you up to 100 flake free head and shoulders dry scalp care new years new years is usually the deadliest day on roads across the country because of crashes related to alcohol. And in 2002, two families lives 19yearold man drove drunk and killed a woman in a wrong way accident. In the 15 years since, he has asked for and received forgiveness and is now dedicating his life to keep others, including his victims nephew from going down the same path. Nbcs Kerry Sanders has his story. Reporter the John Templeton driving the car and the one in the mug shot are 15 years apart. I never planned to drink that night. I never certainly planned to drink and drive. Reporter only 19 at the time, john drove his car drunk, speeding on the wrong side of a tampa interstate, slamming into two cars, killing 18yearold julie buchner. I think about julie and just this is the spot where at 18 years old her life ended because of my choice. Reporter a drinking and driving story that as youll see takes turns no one could have ever expected. It begins with a highly unusual admission as the Highway Patrol report noted on the night of the accident with the blood alcohol of 22 confessed. I knew better than to drink and drive, he said. What will her family think of me in . A move that makes lawyers cringe. Im the sister of julie buchner. The victims family got a surprise visit from john. He said i am here against my attorneys advisement. I am here against all counsel. An apology. But i am here because i am deeply sorry. My name is John Templeton. Reporter then testimonials. Please, learn from my mistake. Dont jeopardize your life, your future. Reporter repeat lid talking to teenagers. It can happen to you. Reporter all of this before trial, before sentencing. Ive always been a great believer that if you take a life, you have to pay something. Rex barbus, a no nonsense judge who heard more than 1,000 drunk driving cases, but in this case, he saw something different. He always acknowledged his guilt. That was the first thing i would say 99. 99 of all the criminal case is ever had, nobody ever acknowledged their criminality from the beginning of the case. Reporter judge could have sentenced temple tn to 15 years in prison. Instead he chose leniency. Templeton served only 10 months in the county lockup. I went out on a limb and a big limb. A judicial gamble that the victims family remarkably supported. I still carry a picture of julie in my wallet. Once out of jail, it led john to a career he would understand better than most, addiction counselor, with his own Addiction Treatment facility. Its just another part of the forgiveness story and the redemption story. Why is this so different . This is not what we expect . No, its not what we expect. Im still mad at that 19yearold. Thats a different person. Im no longer that guy. Reporter here is where the story comes full circle, jennifer, whose sister was killed by john, adopted alvin alvin is now battling his own addiction problem and guess who is helping him recover . John, the man who killed his aunt. So i feel like if anything, shes looking down and shes smiling on him and letting him know, hey, its okay. I forgive you and thank you for helping my family. Is this redemption . I feel like disrespectful to julie for saying this is redemption because its not. Reporter redemption, maybe not but for john a chance to spend a life time repenting for a fatal mistake, for sunday today, Kerry Sanders, tampa. Kerry sanders reporting there. This week we highlight another life well lived. Bruce mccanless, American Hero boldly doing something no man or woman had ever done before. He was the first person ever to float in space totally untethered. These photographs show his journey in 1984 with the astronaut hovering outside of the Space Shuttle and thats us grounded on planet earth whay below him. At that that was a heck of a big leap for me referring to Neil Armstrongs comments after taking his first steps on the moon. Bruce was born in boston in 1947 into a family of naval officers. He followed in their footsteps graduating from the Naval Academy and went on to earn an engineering degree. He joined nasa in 1966 logging more than 300 hours in space and earned a whole bunch of awards including the department of Defense Distinguished Service medal and nasas exception Service Medal too. Bruce mccandles was 80 years old. Fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain flings thats because one gain flings pac has more freshness than a whole bottle of the other guy. 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And we close this m and we close this morning with a look at whats next this week on monday, the biggest tax law change in decades goes into effect. Coinciding, of course, with the first of the year. It comes as President Trump and members of congress get ready to get back to washington after the holidays. Senator al franken will officially resign on tuesday amid the Sexual Harassment allegations. His replacement will be sworn in the following day. New years day will bring us a wolf moon, the name for the first supermoon of the year. And it just so happens to fall on the first day of 2018. A visible supermoon is a full moon at its closest point to earth. Well also get a second rare supermoon in january, which is called a blue moon. I didnt get to see the first supermoon. It will be good to see that in january. Thank you. Thank you guys for joining us on a last day of 2017, wishing you a happy and healthy 2018 and 52 more weeks right back here of at one point the inner loop and all lanes exit for u. S. 1 were closed. Right now the fire is out but the lanes remain blocked. Some cars are getting by on the left side as you can see along the shoulder. Other cars are taking the exit ramp near the ikea. More breaking news for us. This out of houston, police there arresting a man who was found with several guns and ammunition inside his Hyatt Regency hotel room. Officers responded to scene about 1 30 this morning. This is a hotel where a planned new years celebration is set to take place. Were continuing to monitor this story and get you an update as it becomes available here, but that is something to keep in mind as we go through today. Especially after what we saw in las vegas. So obviously a lot of concerns there. First, it is 9 00 on this sunday morning. It is new years eve and want to welcome you in with us. Thanks for waking up with us. Back together again. New year, lauren is off because she just got married. You know who we called up . Sheena. Sheena. And shes with us now. This sunday morning to tell us how cold it is outside. Oh, its freezing out there, but congratulations to lauren. Im sure she really has no care in the world right now except hr marriage, so congratulations, lauren. Yes, temperatures outside are feeling below 10 degrees for most of the area. It is a frigid start once again, 19 degrees is the