forbs in the split between amazon's jeff bezos and his wife amid rforts o a new girlfriend forh the tec ceo. those stories pluso host. a bold move by the oscarsn the wake of the kevin hart controversy. for the first time in 30 years the show set to go onte repy without a host. what will hood's big night look like? doing the impossible. >> officially all alone out there. >> reporter: 54-day, 939 mile antarctica. he's made his way back across america and straight to studio royal first. the important job queen elizabeth has just given meghan markle overnight a what it means for the royal family today thursday, january 10, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today wlsh live from studio 1a in rockeazller thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. it's not every day that someone who makes history walks into our studio in the morning. >> after walking across an antarcti antarctica. first person ever. colin oh brady will sit and talk wi us in a few. first, our top story, prs on his way to the border today after walking out of key gotiations to end t shutdown. we have two reports for you this morning starting with nbc's peter alexander. texas.near the border in hey peter. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is what president trump is talking about when he talks about the steel border in texas. the heart of the rio grand valley. this is the busiest stretch in terms of illegal crossings inye recents. the visit comes amid the shutdown the blow up in the situation room as we're on pace tomorrow tie the nation's record for the longest shutdown in american history. president trump bound f the border today leaving the nation's capital in turmoil after talks to end the partial government shutdown nown its 20th day collapsed. >> our meeting didot las long. >> reporter: the president walking out of a contentious ua-minute closed door meeting in the white house son room. democrats say the meeting fell apart when president trump asked house speaker nancy pelosi whether she would glee to fund a border wall in exchang for reopening the government. >> he sa if i open up the government, you won't do what i want. when leader pelosi said she didn't agree with the wall, he walked out and said we have nothing to discuss. >> reporter: the president on twitter calling the meeting a total waste of time. >> i think the president his position very clear today that there will beo deal without a wall. >> reporter: the breakdown sparking new concerns am mod moderate republicans who want the government to reopen. senator susan collins with ster holt. 'm worried about what the end game is. this cannot be allowed too on forever. >> reporter: s ftiirllml tyhe p behind him. >> we havend tremes republican support. >> reporter: president trump's southern border visit is designed to highlight what the white house has framed as a national security crisis, fueled by illegal border cross innings. >> humanitariannd security crisis at our southern border. in fact, government fures sh border apprehensions are way down from their peak in the early2000s. while the president has emphasized the humanitarian cost of illegal immigration -- >> women and children are the biggest victims by far of our broken system. >> reporter: -- according to the government crossings by families withld cn increase from october 2017 and 2018. critics pointi calling it forcible separation of mieg glant families at the border, a policy the white house has since aband abandone h the air kwls visiting is slated to get 25 miles of new border call. but notablycgowan where he lands today is one of the safest cities and is atol in caphill, two words, kasey hunt. now what? you have both sides dug in. nobody wants to budge. how does this end? >> it's really completely unclear at this point,nn sa. the incentives for both sides are simply to dig in. the democrats, they have no centive to say, okay, mr. president, we'll you want.hat our polling shows that the american people are with them, they don't thinkhe government should be shut down for this border wall. there are some behind-the-sceneg negotiation g on between jared kushner, lindsey graham and potentially a small group of senators to try t expand these negotiations to perhaps inclthe some thing democrats want, like pro decks for the dreamers, kids who were blaut here through no fault of their own and who have troubled legal status. at this point it's not clear tat demo are going the want to play ball on that. really at the end of the day, th t is still in president's court. he has really backed himself into the cornerhere. >> there is a lester holt of pressure on both sides, especially come tomorrow when it's the fir day people are not getting their paychecks, those government workers. i think it's also mark, it's the longest stretch since we've had one of these shutdowns, right, kasie? already that's right. the pain that americans are feeling haven't necessarily found its way to capitol hil here yet although it's certainly starting to. we heard from government workers yesterday who came with democrats. they were asked for a show of hands who among them supported this wall in exchange for this shutdown. not a singlen hand up. we know, of course, president trump has said hehis federal workers are on his side. certainly a different in washington it seems, hoda. >> it's interesting. we learned later in the week 80% of federal workers are outside wash kasie, thank you. moving to the powerful winter storm that will bring snow and ice and bitter cold to llions of people. al roker has been t trackings all week. mr. roker, what's up? >> here we go another. still we have lake-effect snow making its way down into the northeast and parts of new york. snowfall amounts fairly light. right nowy' the going to be anywhere from two to six inches of snow in northern new england. here is the next big system coming out of texas. rain in the southern plains, late-day snoweveloping in missouri spreading into en in, ohio, tlaent. as we get into saturday, the rain sys in t south and southeast. secondary low develops. e think because of this high pressure, that will depress the snow line down into new jersey, washington and the m atlantic. but if that high breaks down or the low gets further north, wul be looking at more significant snow. here is what we look for impactwise through sunday night. anywhere froe six to n inches of snow, central mission sorry, into indiana. we have a lesser amount, two to four inches of snow as we make our wayther to the east. then we get into the appalachians. talking h aboutvy bands of snow from the west virginia mountains, anywhere from six to nine inches.ra we'll corpote to track it for you as well. ys? nor korean leader kim jong-un says he's fully committed to second summit with president trump. he told chinese president xi jinping. e renewed his commitment to denuclearization. in the meantime, the president said last night were already under way for a negotiations for their next summit and the announcement would be made in the near future. another story gettingot a of attention. >> police in arizona are investigating a disturbing case, a woman in a coma for more than a decade gave birth in a nursing facility. morgan freecheskymore. >> reporter: every man has become a potential search warrant. police have search warrants to obtain their dna. hasten da health care a crime that took nine months to discover. a 29-year-old woman in a vegetative state for years giving birth late last month to a baby boy. >> she was not in a position to give consent to any of this. if anyone can understand that this was a helpless victim already now an intense search under way for the father. police have startedaking dna samples from each man who works behind these walls. t within hours o birth, a sex crimes unit took over the case. police learning thewoman's last physical examas back in april. no one on staff reporting a pregnancy until she went into labor. >> it would be very,ery tough to believe that medical personnel were seeing her, treating her, and couldn't realize she was eight or nine months pregnant. >> reporter: t company's ceo resigned on monday, the board calling the situation horrified, adding that they're cooperating fully withpolice. the late estate inspection ending in sixcitations. >> this is so unnerving and baffling. >> reporter: a brain injury left this 22-year-old in need for full-time care. now she says she won't leave her side until this case is closed. >> i worry about all t patients in every facility right now. this is the reason why something that needs to happen has tha en w.he amilaly oyf the womanly sexu assaulted telling nbc news they are outraged, traumatized and in shock by the abuse and neglect of their daughter at hacienda health care. >> if anyone has anything, if they have information for us that they think might help us in this investigation, we would like them to come forward and co-contact us already this morning we're learning when that boy was boy he wasn't breathi and was in distress. but e family stressing that he's being cared for by an extended family that loves him. ts search on this morning for an armored truck driver w mysteriously disappeared last month with $850 in cash. a federal arrest warrant has beenssued for 29-year-old mark espinosa. please say he was waiting in the truck while a co-worker made money drop at a louisville, kentucky mall. h wh colleague returned, es knows is knows sa and the truck were gone. major change expected at the oscars in the wake of that kevin hart controversy. the somehow now reportedly will be held without a host at all. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest on this. in good morning. he's he's out. the story making big headlines in hollywood and outside. with the academy awards six weeks away, producers are said to be scrambling scheduling the celebrity wilineup. >> reporte for oscar, the show must be go on. variety reporting for the first time in nearly three decades, the academy award show will no host, instead taking on a new format,eg ding the role of emcee to a series of stars set introduce various segments. the producers of this yeas show lef scrambling to line up top talent and carry on the ceremony now just six weeks away. it comes after comedian kevin hart stepped down as host last month, just two days after he was tapped to host. the reason, past come me routines seen as homophobic. hart, who initial refused to apologize, appeared to reconsider taking the job last week after an emotional interview with ellen degeneres. >> i've yet to go back to that version of the immature comedian that once was. i moved on. leaving here, i'm this conversation. >> reporter: ellen, who hosted the oscars twice, said she called the academy to push for hart to remain as host. >> you should host the oscars. i'm going talk you into it. ar reporter: that plea going nowhere with ht officially taking his name out of the running. >> i d't have time to prepa and do it correctly. >> reporter: last night on "the late with stephen colbert, hart opening up. >> is there anything abo way you've handled this situation over the last month that you would go back and change if you had a time machine? >> no. i wouldn't change anything. >> >> no. >> you didn't apologize, bru th you did apologize. >> i, this is me. i'm over it. no matter how many times you keep peeling it. i ologized. opinion apologize again. i apologized after that apology. it just keeps going. reporter: hosting the academy awards was once viewed as one of hollywood's most sought-after gigs. a listers from bob hope, johnny carson, whoopi goldberg, steve martin and billy crystal, all appefing before one the biggest audiences in the world. sonhe quest now what a-list celebrities will share hosting duties? the awer seemso be who knows. back to you. now to a frightening scene on a feway in australia. check this ou dashboard camera captures the moment that anve orhead sign comes crashing down, lands on the roof, crushing the suv you see there. amazingly the driver suffered only minor injuries. an investigations under way into precisely why that sign fell. mr. roker, back with aatook the forecast. >> great. one more t wng tory about when you're driving. let's show you what we've got going on. out west things are drying out. it's going to be mild in the rockies today, gorgeous day today, plenty of sunshine through the ohio and mississippi river valleys. sunny but coolern florida. temperatures ten to 15 degrees keerl than usual. windy with lake-effect snow with lake on it. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. windy and cold are the two words to best describe today's weather. northwest winds are really howling out there today, gusting over 40 miles per hour at times. still a passing snow flurry or snowshower can't be completely ruled out. nowhere near as much as we had yesterchy. wils as you go out the door this morning are in the mid to upper teens across the areao ch after highs will stay only in the mid to upper 30s. a very ill watching for high chance for snow over the weekend. >> that is your latest >>weathe coming up, inside what could be the wor's most expensive divorce. amazon's jeff bezos and his wife splitting after 25 years amid reports he has had agirlfriend. plus the american who pulled off the seemingly impossible solo trek across guess what? 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"the washington post" is reportingenhe sor received e diagnosis shortly after christmas. tonight the school board in arlington is set to vote on a name changeto for washi lehigh school. the leading name to replace it is washington loving high school. let's check on your commute with melissa mollet. >> good morning. taking a look at thenter loop after braddock road. still pretty slow this morning because of an earlier crash. we just have the delays hanging around. suitland parkway after stanton road southeast, left lane gets by there. in laurel, northbound 98 a couch in thero . nbc4 responds is working for you. what you need to do when your car has a major issue but is not part of a recall. this weekend is the nbc4 temundo 44 health and fitness expo. storm team is tracking some snow. don't let that stop you from coming. your weather is next. you know, people don't actually use hash#thisgirldoesyalk. like that. no one ever does that. you know, people don't actually use hash#havertysboomyalk. stop it. #youstopit havertys 2019 kickoff is on get an extra $100 off every $1000 you spend... ...on furniture that's already marked down. it's savings on top of savings! havertys #lifelooksgood morning.thursday temperatures are in the 20s. windchills in the teens as you step outn the door your thursday morning. it will be sunnier today than yesterday. the winds will remain strong all day long. windil chills stay in the low 20s all day. tomorrow, still cold and sunny, nowhere near as much wind to worr about for tomorrow. download our nbc washington ap and find out the latestn the first alert forecast for potential snow coming our way this weekend. bundle up out there. another local news update coming uput in 25 min. for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. and, oh he hits the it hits the upright again. that'sle impossib. >> a stunner. that was the game winning field goal that wasn't. cody park i cey's kick. the chicago bears one-point playoff loss. every person -- i don't care who you're rootingr for, you heart went out. >> right after the game he said this was going to sting for a while. how is he feeling about it now? what's his message to t allse on social media who are so quick to pile on? 're going to find out. tomorrow on "today" codyinill s live for an exclusive interview and you're probably going to give him a big hug. >> am going to give him a big hug. >> maybe not for the reasons you're thinking. >> to say good for you. you're out there, you're naying, you're the arena. go for it. >> you're going to give him a go eagles. >> no, i'm not. a check of the headlines. president trump will travel to mccallan, texas, trying to bolster his case for a border wall after a white housetheeting emocrats fell apart on wednesday over his funding demands. >> if i open up the government, you won't do what i want. when leader pelosi said she didn't agree with the wall, he walked out and said we he nothing to discuss. >> the president on twitter calling the meeting, quote, a total waste of time. adding when pelosi rejected his request for a wall, he said, bye-bye. nothing else works. salad lovers you can breath easier thimorning. the romaine lettuce e. coli outbreak is officially over. officials say nobody hasil beco since december. allti potenly affected lettuce is off the shelves. 62 people got sick in the u.s., the outbreak traced to farms in alifornia. >>rican women are having fewer babies. a new report this morning the fertility rate in 2017 was 16% below what's needed for a population to repce itself. south dakotand utah had levels above the replacement level. washington, d.c. has the lowest. experts say changing economics and delays in childbirth by women pursuing jobs and education. it could wind up being the most expensive divorce in history. jeff base soes, the world's wealthiest man and wife of 25 years announcing they are splitting. nbc's joe fryer has the story this morning. good mornin >> goodmorning. amazon founder jefos b amassed a $1.65 billion fortune. he said it was his wife's support that held him start the business in the first place which means she could soon land on the list of the richest people right next to him. the richest couple in the world going their separate ways, announcing their divorce on twitter planninhey plan to continue our shared lives as friends, adding we feelcr inibly lucky to have found each other and deeply grateful edr every one of the years we've been mar to each other. tabloids reporting bays soes is in a relationship with anchor lauren sanchez. peop saying at first it was social lir at parties here and there, but the time has seemed to evolve. the two of them are thick as thieves. the couple looked friendly together at a golden bloebs after party on sunday. sanchez who co-hosted "good day l.a." is also reportedly divorcing her husband of 13 years. nbc news has not confirmed the two are dating. jeff and mckenzie who have four children together first met in 1992 working at h new yorkge nund. mckenzie told vogue, my offe was right next to his. how could you not fal in love with that laugh? two years and a marriage later, amazon was kborn. jeff remembered the moment during an interview with "business insider last year." >> i went to her and sai i want to quit my squlob, move across the country a t starts internet book stor say what's she could the internet, she said great, let's go. >> reporter: mckenzie took on the role as accountant for year, a n the first business starting in their garage. jeff is now estimated to be worth $137 billion according to bloomberg, earning him the title world.hest man in the his port foal kwloe extending beyond amazon to "the washington post" and rocket company blue origin. ccording to cnbc, most of the money is tied up in amazon stock, but stilllenty to faund lavish lifestyle. the couple is said to own several multimillion dollar homes across the country. the question now to all those prime assets. washington state, the couple's home base, is a community property state meaning the massive c fortuneould be split 50/50. it isn't clear if they have an agreement that would say otherwise. if mackenzie does get half, she could become the richest woman in the world a settlement that could make history. it is not clear how the will impact jeff bezos' net shares were up slightly wednesday after tor r of the announcement. we turn to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> much colder a comingin. it's going to start to feel a little more like winter. in fact, we've got this winter cold. out west it's fairly warm. look at the temperatures, billings, montana, 51, omaha 41. chicago is 26 degrees,deix ees below average. bingham town 21. even in tampa, 11 degrees colder than usual with a high of 0. for tomorrow,nd ill. 11 in cleveland, nine in new york city. 23 in louisville. omaha will feel like 21. as we move into saturday, that cold air. look at this, the windchillf six below in watertown. 27 in d.c. boston, it willhr feel like degrees. the rest of the country today, windy with lake-effect snow around the great lakes. rockies.he that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. a complete change in the weather from yesterday. now in washington, but northwest winds averaging 15 to 25 miles per hour have windchills down in the teens and 20s. still could see a passing snow flurry or snowshower today, but not anywhere near what we saw yesterday. windchills will be a factor for your thursdayctities today. only in the teens to around 20 now. afternoon highs today will be in the 30s. still a high s chance forw coming our way saturday into sunday. coming , carly claw joins us with the remarkable story of the nationalir and space museumirst female director. then the phenomenon that was and still is theno sopra on this, the 20th anniversary of the hit show's premie the n royal duties being given to dutch et meghan markle. we're live in london. the mar kamericanpe who 932 mile walk alone across antarctica. this mans here for an exclusive lye interview. can't wait to speak with him. coming up right after this. merican colin b' brady became the first person ever to cross antarctica and alone. an incredibly epi journey previously considered impossible. we're so thrilled and honored to ha colin here for an exclusive live interview. first, more on h incredible adventure. >> collin o' brady becoming the first person to cross antarctica solo. unsupported andun ded. he started his journey november 3rd completg the 932-mile trek after 54 days. so strenuous, he lost 20 pounds. capturing his epic trek in video diaries givenly exclusi to nbc ne news. from pure andri ued joy, to moments of self doub >> trying to hold it together. >> and hold it together he did, even despite whiteout conditions. >> the worst case scenario -- >> reporter: raging storms, forcing him to take cover inside this tent. >> man, that was really intense. >> reporter: he edged out another competitor, lewis rudd, once in the lead by two days. the stakes were high. at least one person died before o' brady's attempt. ten years ago he was severely injured in a fire that left burns on a quarter of his body, but that didn'p him. in 2016 he completed the g explorernd slam in a record 139 days, climbing to the tallest peak on all seven continents, mt. everest included. a master class in athleticism and human potential. >> we're in awe right now. >> before we get into how you did this, how are you today? you're back here. >> it feels good. after looking athose clips, all worn out and cold. nice to have a t-shirt on sitting indoors. h> we have your home away from home right here whs your sled. so many questions, just logistics. theeight was veryimportant. you're pulling this sled across. how did you plan for this? how did youull it off? >> it was a year in the planning or even more. my wife is a huge part of this. she's my business partners and fellow dreamer. we together figured out the logistics. 375 pounds in that sled, mostly food and fuel. a lot goes into figuring out the details. >> you said you just brought two pairs of socks and no change of underwear. >> the weight is so heavy, unsupported. resuppliestting any the first person to do it that way with no aid, no kite. every ounce is too much. >> you did some insgram posts. people are wondering how did you do that? no wi-fi. >> nowi-fi, no cell service. it's important to share the story in the world. want to share this to inspire them. i had a stat tphone, s instagram photos out through that. >> we saw the high moments a lot of them. also dark and scary moments. when you see the vastness, you really are all alone out there. when you were at kind of your lowest, what did you tell yourself to make it through that moment? >> my mantra has, been th too, shall change. try to stay present and realize everything is changing. also, even while i was alone, there was people all over on.ering my we had 30,000 school kids tuning in from their classrooms to learn about antarctica andhe we made me feel like i wasn't alone to tap into the other energy of people cheering me on. >> you have walked a across place that most of us will never, ever see. what was it like? we know cold and snowy. is it windy? mounoins? anything look at or is this there a sea of white? >>'s some mountains on the coast. mostly a sea of white. 24 hours of daylight. average temperature is minus 25 degrees. 50, 60-mile-per-hour winds blowing me off my feet. the immense blank whiter allows he mind to relax. an interesting journey of the. mi >> did you ever wonder am i lost, am i going in circles? it is a sea of white? >> absolutely. the navigation is challenging. i had a compassav i would down here. if it was sunny i could see further and seeadows. but in the white house, all i could do is stare at my compass. >> i don't know how much you let yourself think about this.he one of last people who attempted this very feat didn't make it. >> yeah. unfortunately, henry passed away a few years ago attempting this thing. the dangers are real. it's a very cllenging and harsh, rough place. >> let's dig into your psyche for a second. you've done so many things. why did you feel like this was something you wanted to do? what was >> i'm passionate about unlocking human potential. finding my limits. i was burni burned in a five te years ago and told i would never walk again. itasn't just for me. it was -- i think of this as an artct that i'm putting into the world to inspire others, when they want to innovate, create, dream big, what they set their minds to, they can achieve anything. >> we are just blownway by the internal fortitude you had to have made this trek i'm also curious about how you did it. did you boil wauter? what is this? >> wey actua had custom food made by a sponsor of mine called the col bars. this is coconut oil, cashew bu er, nuts and seeds. each onebo is aut 1,000 calories. >> each one of these bars? >> how many would you eat?ak i'mg a tiny bite. i have get fit today. w>> this ist i ate throughout the middle of every single day when you're hungry and burning 10,000 calories a day. i lost over 20 ispounds. s what i ate. it kept me alive. perfectly designed for my body. >> let give a shout-out to your gifrl friend. >> world's best wife. >> did she tel you, not again honey? 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be ready for a wind-chilled day today and a chance f snow as we get into saturday afternoon and sunday. could be a couple ofin es. chuck, thank you. now back to the "today" show. have a great day. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, border-bound. president trump heading to texas expected to meet with those on the front lines of border security, this aft a heated meeting with white house leaders. >> when leader pelosi said she' didn agree with the wall, he walked out and said we have nothing to discuss. >> what doesll this mean for the 800,000 fedal employees waiting on a paycheck. we're live with the latestea for takeoff? karlie kloss is here to share the inspiring story of a remarkable woman paving the way for future generations of scientists and explorers. >> i want t inspire that girl to say i could run the air and space museum, but even more, i coulbe the first girl to walk on mars. star power. actress kate hudson iser he to talk about her new gig getting a lot of buzz. our own harry 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to texas after new talks on the funding wall ending the government shutdown blew up. hnbc whise correspondent peter alexander joins us from texas with the latest on this. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the typeee of barrier that the president is talking about when he says he wants to build the rewall. thedent making a trip to texas, here at the heart of the rio grand valley, the busiest stretch of the country right now, at least in recent years in terms of illegal crossings. he'll be briefed aboutde b security, coming to mechanical e mccallen, texas. th president's vis comes at a crucial time after the shutdown break down. a meeting in the situation room at the white hou a that was contentious as it was brief. the president walking out after just 20 minutes. he asked nancy pelosi if she would agree to fund the bwader if he agreed to reopen the government. when she said no, he left, said bye-bye. literally said ""bye-b as he would later tweet. pelosi calling the 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sources in british newspapers. hopefully these will a signstf ng support from the queen herself. the ornization's reflect causes and issues close to her heart, the arts, access to education, sup art for women animal welfare. today she paid a vit to smart works, a charity that helps unemployed andom vulnerable return to work and change their lives. >> they don't reali they have an accent and it comes out naturallyn conversation. are that. >> reporter: another organization is the nl theater, handed over to her by the queen herself, a significant sign of the queen's faith in megan that she's giving her such a prestigious position.me an, an actress herself, has already been seen enjoying a roya variety show a a performance of the hit "hamilton." associations from both universities and anni al rescue charity round out the four. meghan has been involved in the hub kitchen, up sizing foods who lost their homes in afire. >> i'm very graful because this is my first -- i appreciate your support. >> reporter: meghan all smiles, knocking down rumors of a rift between meghan and kate. meghan clearly enjoying the presidencyn with a ever growing bump, an estimate of an early spring birth. harry and meghan will live at frog more cottage. it's rumored she may even give birtht a hospital close to windsor. not saying there haven't been difficult times in the palace behind me there. i think at tim it has been exaggerated by some newspapers. maybe, just maybe the real tension is between william and harry which leaves you wondering what would diana say. >> keir simmons over the pond. thank you. >> a lot happening there. to the morning boost. >> a new pantene shampoo commercial from japan that caught our eye because of one amazing baby girl. wa h a little bit and you' see why. ♪ >> hold on, >> there she is baby her head of hair burst onto the scene. she became a viral sensation. she's now 1. she's starring -- her mom says he hair sends positive message that it's okay to look a little 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favorite people on earth, kate hudson. >> she welcomed her third child. she's also bm thelo latestl ambassador and spokesperson for ww ink foc. formerly known as wt watchers. >> welcome to ww. >> thank you. i'm s excited. >> everybody has a reason to get healthy, kate. what's yours? >> well, oprah, my why is really my kids and mynd family a longevity and wanting to be here as long as i possibly can. oprah.t face timing with >> that was such a moment for me. i was like what? when they called me, oprah wants to welcome you by face time. are you asking ? come on. she can call me any time. it's been great. this whole experience has been really amazing. >> we want to talk about the ww f in a second. we have to talk about that adorable baby. howe?ld is >> just three months. she turned three months on the. 2nd we were just talking before we startedin a about i'm in the like blest feeding conantly and'm trying to figure out how to balance the breast-feeding and the work wch is always a ther's -- >> every mom goes through it, working moms going back to work. >> even moms that have multiple kids, it's just >> look, i have one friend who is like a milk machine. i wish i was a milk machine. i' not. i need to pump and i need to be on it. >> but you have a baby that sleeps through the night. >> congratulations. >> at three months. >> that's a miracle. >> you have older boys. ryder is teenage you wanted t have another baby or is this one of life's delicious surprises? >> i always thought i'd havefo ur to six kids when i w really little. when you come from a big family -- maybe it's the opposite, you either don't want kids or want a lot of kids. so i was thought'd have -- anden t one point i was like, maybe i'm done. then i met danny. i was like, all right, well, ve got to pop them out for him. >> you think thereay be more on the way? >> i don't know. if it works outhat way. he needs a boy, right, his own boy. >> how a the older kids about the new baby? in love? >> oh, yeah. it's also really interesting when it's 15. bing is seven years from ronnie, but 15 years and a newborn is really quite amazing to watch, because it's a completty differgeneration. you realize -- my son looked and sa, mom, when i'm 30, she's going to be just turning 16. that's wild, that i'llave a 30-year-old kid and a child in high school. >> a lot of people struggle after giving birthne and the thing they're thinking of how am i going to lose this baby how much was that on your mind? >> i think that's why i'm here taoring about this because me, that's something that was -- my struggle is not in weight loss, right? mine is about staying healthy, trying to stay focused and ng balanced on b healthy. one of the things about this new kind of reimagining of ww is that it's not just about weight it's about wellness. that to me is something for you -- for me it's all about support. you always need a support system, whether it be a trainer, a best friend. everyone is looking to know how do we get tivated, stay motivated. that's the number one thing people always ask me. and then when iet oprah -- o and i -- ceo mindy who is the rock star, female ceo, i'm madly in love with. we're talking about what weight tchers was and whatww is exciting and it was and inspiring to me to come on board. >> there are people out there who are like kate hudson is perfect now. she can't possibly know -- >> i think that's exactly why i'm here, you know what i an? that's part of the myth busting of what is ww. it's a community for people tor unnd their health better holistically. it's about where do we go to practice mindfulness, where do we go to understand the foods we're putting into our dies, l off do we go when we f the wagon and need to get back up again? where is this that i can do any kind of diet. ww is not a diet. it's a lifestyle. you could be on mediterranean diet, a vegan, be anything and you can be a part of the community. it's really like --omething that i think -- it's nice to be able to talk to it in a way ww is-- my grandmother's different than the ww today. it's a fun thing to be a part of. it's a really amazing thing to discover, and for us at f fabletics, that for me has been five years. the community o women and active wear are always looking at how do i get started on my health. it's always for me number one is fo. >> you're turning 40 soon, right? >> yes. >> how a a you different a mom. you were 25 when you first became a mom. >> 24. >> how do you think you are different, will be different? >> definitely more responsible.a definite better parent. i mean,ot i'm messing up ronnie as much as i messed up no, but i think that i'm definitely -- my life isust different. i'm doing different things. der and i had this seven years of nomad gypsy life, a it was amazing. he was attached to my hip and we traveled the world and he came everywhere with me and i was shooting movies. then you add another one into the mix and it becomes a little more challenging. i tried to do that and i realized i had to hunker down at home a little bit more. i and now have a really good balance of how to -- honestly, it's like trial and error, isn't it? the first one is the -- >> kate, thank you for coming to see us. >> congrats on everything. >> good to see you. over to mr. roker for thehe latest on weather. >> lake-effect snow in the eastern great lakee snow, but nnd mild in the rockies, all the way back down into the gulf coast. chillier down in florida. that's what' going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. right here at he it is windy and it is cold. that's not going to change at all between now and a midnight tonight when the winds finally start to die back down. temperatures are in the 20s for the most part now and will stay mostly inhe mid 30s today. but that wind will keep the windchills down near 20 degrees all day. so bundle up. tomorrow, still cold, but nowhere near as windy. doasload our nbcngton app for a full discussion on timing and potential amounts of snow which come this weekend. >> that's your latest weather. all right, al. thank you. can you believe the sopranos debuted 20 years ago. >> a huge hit wh fans a critics, changed tv forever. harry, you had the bestnt assign imaginable. >> not too bad. hanging out with 13 of the cast members last night. you think of wha that show meant, well, let's hear from the folks who actually portrayed the characters. >> we nee a moment because our big boy is not here, a little moment for our jimmy. >> absolutely. >> he's here. >> yeah, he's here. he is here. >> the moment for james gandolfini who died six years ago. he was the heart and soul of this eraordinary cast. >> some day soon, you're going to have families of your own. and if you're lucky, you'll rememberhe little moments like this. >> have you all been together at all in the last five, six, seven, n-plus years. >> no. >> >> i don't go near these people. >> who of you, show of hands, knew from the get-go that this was going to be as big a show as it turned out to be? one, two, three, four. why did you think? >> i watched the pilot, and i literally jumped for joy. i said this is the best thing i've seen. >> edie, didou think this thing had any chance at all? >> i neverknow. i had been wrong so many times that things i thought were great that neeb else cou care less about. >> i thought david hated me in the audition. he looked so bored. and then i walked out. i figured i didn't get it. i was like, wow, he's not even italian, this chase. he's some white guy. italias out he is >> he is italian. >> go, go and takhe carving knife and stab me here, here, now. >> who is going to believe this italian mother? i said, that's my mother. >> talk to me about scenesdi yo with james gandolfini. >> you people don't have any idea how great it was to work with james gandolfini. he was the best. >> you do scene with him and you walk away a better actor. >> edie, do you want to pick one scene t s that's me and jimmy at our best? >> the first thi that comes to mind, there was a scene where he ir in were in a lawn c the back yard by the pool. it was a tender but sopranos-esque in that it wasn't loving, just a day in the life of a long-term couple. >> you're not just in my life. you are my life. >> are you in the mafia? >> i thi when wid the college episode, the first time i really had a lot of one-on-one time with him and a lot of heavy dialogue and lot of enes. i remember him saying to me, he could tell i was nervous. he j saidt look in my eyes and trust me. >> i love u,u. >> i love too. >> it's impossible for me to talk to a psychiatrist. >> when he would finish his four or five-page monologue, he would be so happy when the cameras would turn around, that he wouri and dance and take his clothes off, like get all crazy. i'd be likehello, i'm doing my lines hare. >> are you doing eating sushi. >> on the golf course when he insulted me, what did i do? everybody cracks up.ad then he me cry when he sa said -- i can't even s it. he said, don't you love me? >> don't you love me? >> is aight like this bittersweet? >> yes. >> this invisible jim bubble arou every hug is a little longer. he's very, very missed. >> i can tell you on behalf o robert and i, the way he would check up on us behind the scenes that we found out later, the and the elt responsibility he felt to make sure we were okay, you don't find very often. it's really special. >> watching out for you. >> yes. aboutn people talk to y the last episode, what do they ? >> most of them think that tony and the entire family were killed. i always saw it as life just went on. >> did you know he was going to cut it where he cut it? >> i never knew what was goingo that's the truth. i really didn. i didn't know what it meant, if it meant anything. i was so grateful to be a part of it in any wway. ere part of a cultural moment. ♪ >> wow. wow. >> a psychiatrist, family adram, ob show, a comedy, changed tv forever. >> just toll see these years ater how raw it is, how it's big deal for james gandolfini who was the heartbeat of thesh . >> one of the actors said last night, you worked with gandolni and he would say, it's your turn, you want another take? nobody did that. he had this whole caring about the entire ensemb t. >> part o success of the show. >> you'll have more coming up on the third >> lots more. >> can't get enough. just ahead, karlie kloss is here talking about helping young women reach for the stars. also andy sandberg on the golden globes and the hit show that's now on nbc. first, your local news. 8:26 is your time on this ursday, january 10th, 2019. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. let's start with a che on the roads with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. rockville, avery at nor beck, single c b crashause of icing. use caution through that area. hearing reports of that. westbound icc at georgia, center lane blocked by a brown van. we have delays on the icc. eastbound 66 at 50fa fa a little slow headed inbound on 66 as well. messa, thank you. we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. good morning. the sun is shining in washington. fare are snowshowers across northern maryland. the real issue is the upperills, in the mid and teens now. windchills will stay in the low and mid 20s all day today as the northwest winds reach near 40 miles per hour. still keeping a close eye on a chance for snow over the weekend. >> all right, chuck. thank you. now back to the "today" show. show of hands, who's a future comcast business customer here? i think we all are. yeah, definitely. sign us up. yes. two hands. two hands. yay. double hands. for a limited time, get fast reliable internet for $49.95 per month. just one more way we go beyond for your business. and now you can also enter for a chance to win $10,000 from comcast business toget your year off to a fast start. there's a new $10,000 winner every day in january. go online now and enter for a chance to win. comcast business. beyond fast. 8:30 8:30 now on thursday, january 10th. we're just hanging out here with our friends on the plaza. nice to meet you. it's a cday. we've got a good group out here. >> have our crowd moment. ready?u we've got an awesome crowd. there's a wonderful woman out ofe that has made it a habit painting pictures of our gs, charlie and wranglersh didn't want sonny to feel leftout. check it out. asta from ago. what a masterpiece. hello. >> hi, how are you? >> tell us abo this painting. >> i love painting dogs. i've painted every single one of 've dogs y had on the plaza. i knew it was his birthday this week, so i added the bandana after i saw your show on monday. >> i think we've c got aple pictures of charlie and wrangler. do we take these and hang them up in he >> sure. whatever you want. >> what do you think, sonny? >> he's thrilled. >> i think sonny is intoit. >> thank you, you're really talented. we appreciate it. >> i watch you guys every morning so you're my family. >> we love you, honey. thank you. how great is that? talking about karlie kloss, she's here and will introduce us to the first female director of the national air and space museum. andy samberg is here fresh from the hosting duties at the golden globes. of'll get his take from hollywood's party he year, also his take on "brooklyn nine-nine" and it's new home here at the a warning from a youtube star who hid a mystery irness ears until she said herow follers helped diagnose what was making her sick. we're going to meet an amazing kid using herove of yoga to do good in her mmunity. that's all coming up on the third hour of "today." >> i thinkus i saw a snowflake. what is happening? >> some lake-effect snow from the great lakes -- >> that's a long way. there's no lake around here. i get it now. #weal #weather. you can see a cold snap coming in tomorrow. hey snow as the storm system comes out of texas through the mid misssippi river valley. snowy travel through mississippi river and ohio valleys. sunshine inth the nst on saturday. sunday, sunday! some mover snow i m the atlantic states. it will be mild in the northern ns, wet weather into central california. that's what's going ond aro the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. windy and cold. northwest winds are bringing the occasional flurry across northern maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. the real concern for most of us are theseery low windchills, in the teen and low fwents. it will stay cold all dayith afternoon temperatures only reaching the mid and upper 30s.s windchtaying down in the low 20s all day. sunny and cold tomorrow. nowhere near as wind t over weekend, snow likely to move in late in the day on saturday. on average two to maybe five inches of snow expected. >> that is your latest wealth ever. just ahead we're shooting for the moon with karlie kloss. you're ioing toroduce us to a woman who is breaking barriers. she's getting young girls to think differently. it's goingo be her spot coming up. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ we are so happy we're sopy h to have karlie kloss here. she's goings to tell us a great story. you probably know this year marks the 50th anniversary of the ap palo moon landing. a huge undertaken, overseen the museum's fir female director, ellen stofan. she bonded with karlie over their mutual love of space and getting young women interested in science. >> walking into this museum, you're the direct. >> i have to tell you, whenever i look at thingsav that he been in space, it never fails t give me goose bumps. >> hard not to get goose bumps at the smithsonian air and space museum, from the hubble mockup to t lunar lander, to my hometown favorite, the spirit o. st. lo it's no surprise it's the most popular museum in the country. if there is a favorite exhibit for new dlekt tore dr. ellen stofan, it would be this one. >> a personal connection to the vikinglander. >> that's correct. because i saw the real viking lander launch to mars in 1975. my dad was in charge of the two rockets that were launching the missions to mars. an incredible emotional experience when you see a rockea launch know destination mars. >> growing u in ohio it was hard for stofan to imagine she'd become a national scientist, let alone the first female head oan the smithso national air and space museum. >> at that time i didn't think of myself as wking for nasa because erybody that worked for nasa looks like my dad. >> it was that mission to mar that changed everything. sending her on the path to be a planetariry geologist. she eventually bame nasa's chief scientist, helping develop plans to sens hum to mars. she started at the smithsonian last spring, a stellar career that wast always based on perfect grades. >> there was one subject that tripped you up. which one was that? >> i waseally struggling in math. i stuck with it. at times i got cs in math class. at one point i had a professor say to me you got a c in that class. i know, do you believe it? i thought i was going to fail. that didn't go over well.ye i talk to kids who think you have to be number one in the class. to me it's more about the passion. if you're passionate about something, stick with it. don't let a c in math stop you. >> math isn't stopping these studenic. paating in a coding program at the smithsonian targetsing middle schooler o >> how man you guys think you might want to be future krien ti >>ientists? >> me. hese students don't have to look far for a role model. >> peopl have said toe is it important that you're the first director. i want to say no, of course not. women are completely capable of doing anything.ta but it is imp because i want to inspire that girl who comes into can run the air and space museum, but even more, i could be the first girl to walk on mars. >> running the museum these days is no small task.he >> these are t f-1 engines. trying to make sure they'ren good shape, getting ready to move them. >> how do you move >> very carefully. these things are incredibly heavy. >> the air andpace museum is just starting to pack up for a seven-ar, $1 billion renovation, and this is no average moving job. >> what's happening here? >> all the artifacts you see in front of youf were part the apollo program. you can see the care we're taking with these artifacts. these are preserved for the nation. >> another display tha will be preserved. >> wow.el >> n, this is so cool. my eye immediately goes to this wall of photos. >> a photo wall in stofan's office,edicated to air and space pioneers that look a little bit more like her. >> whetherer it's j cobb, one of the mercury 13. amazing aif iters from bet zee coleman the first african-american pilot to amelia earhart. these women laid a path for all of us. they're carrying on what was started. >> love you're inspired by generations before you. you inspire me a many, many generations to come. thank you for all that you do. >> thank you. >> right up your alley, karlie. yknow how science is so important to you a've been encouraging young people n >> veryear and dear to my heart. s she'sh a trail blazer, such an inspiration. it's fun to be a correspondent. >> a different side of the conversation. ormally i'm the other side. but i loved it. she and i share passion forgetting girls and women mathested in science and and s.t.e.m. so she actually has a camp. i have camps on coding. she has a camp called she can, focused on creating the next generation of female aviators. thank you for introducing us to her, remarkable lapd difficult. >> thank yo karlie. >> for more on that, check out our instagram account where she'll be sharing more of her experiences. >> thank you. another star we lovendy samberg. first, thi is "today" on nbc. oh, hello, andy. golden globe winning show golden globeng win show "brooklyn nine-nine" is back. >> it follows mafr ka's funniest police precinct as they battle crime the only way they know how, humor. andy samberg stars. >> guess who just got paid, y'all? we got stacks on stacks and stacks. >> where is all that cash from? my brilliant wife found a common looper, marriage insurance. >> very common. like lenters insurance. >> we're getting refunded on full going on a five-star mega baller honeymoon. >> not going to the berkshires? >> i am so sorry. money really changes you. >> andy, good morning. >> good morning. >> before we took about "brooklyn nine-nine," we have to talk about the globes. are you still exhaling a giant breath of relief. >> it's a wild awards show. >> because everyone drinks? >> vy bougie, very loud. at home you can tell it's loud, but imagine tha times n. so don't you want to do crowd control. times you're talking and people are socializing. >> is tile. i tried a few times like hey, hey. >> looking out in the front row there's nicole and keith. are youreaked out? >> it's stuck to stick to the prompter instead of saying, hey, i see you. >> brooklyn nine nine madeto it wanbc, this is such a fan favorite oochs. you don't normally see a show that i kind of rescued because the fans speak out like they did for. >> we enjoyed making it so much. nbc snatched it up. there was a huge thing on twitter. we were trending worldwide which is a >> lin-manuel miranda, you may have heard of him. >> a good man. >> he tweeted, renew "brooklyn i only watch like four things and this is one of the things. >> incredible. and i believe the other things areike "hamilton wlsh on tape. >> mark hamel did the same. di you realizell these guys were fans of your show? >> we sort of heard whispers that they were fans, aogue tweet here or there. but, yeah, the fact that we had luke skywalker and sean asn, probably my two favorite franchises all time,uiermo del toro is a fan of the show. and seth meyers.r >> i rememt was the globes, you guys won a globe. i remember being there and "brooklynit was like ne-nine," i was like what's that show? you've been critically acclaimed for day one? >> really w good luckh critics. the globes like to do that especially with comedy, they'll do a new show and everyone goes what? w then they want to check it out. ad terry crews on recently. he was exploding out of his suit. what's it like to work with him? >> he's a snooze. no. terry is perfect for this show because he wakes up at like 4:00 and lifts weight. me and him are on the opposite schedule. we get there around 7:30 8:00. i'm like, hey, man. he's like what's up, buddy? i've been pumping iron since 5:00. no, no, don't pick me up. he's the featest. ce of nature, so positive. so interested in changing the world for the better and promoting positive energy. it's really infectious. >> he does make you want to be e er person. >> he's an inspiring guy. >> what were you just telling us before we camein, the story about tracing your roots? >> i went on the pbs show "finding your roots." >> what happened? >> i agreed to do it because my mother was adopted and had never own who h birth parents were. she said, if you think you have a chance of figuring it out, do it. she's in her early 70s. she was woroued she never know. i did it and they figured it it turns out she was half sicilian and half jewish. she was adopted from a jewish i didn't realize -- i was watching with my friend and his wife. the adoption thing came up, they were like it's the adoption f agenm "three identical strangers." that's why you couldn't get any information b ause they didn' want people to know about it. that's a whole other thing i've got to look into now. >> whatou did mom say about the reveal? >> she and my father flewdo . we shot it in l.a. she was in the next room. en they started revealing everything, she broke down sobbing. we had to stop shooting. >> so intens >> oh, my word. >> she has half siblings she'si been spe time with and cousins. it's been really cool, really amazing. >> i wish your appearance on this show was asaningful, but we can just 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[ laughter ]. >> okay a i'd like coffee. where am i in? i >>'t o the lavatory? >> is that french? >> yes. >> oh, man. it's raining out, it's just -- what was that? >> surfer dude. >> pretty good for being put on the spot there. up next, gwyneth paltrow. last night on "the tonight show" the business woman behind the company goop sat down with jimmy fallon and found out how goopy he is. turns out not so much. >> have you ever foam rolled? >> i'mg assumhat's what this is. >> what is foam rolling. >> do you want to do it? >> wow. >> now roll back that way. releasing your back. keep going, keep g kngp going. you're going to lift. >> oh, my god. ou! oh,y god. make some scissor kicks. >> i can't hear you. all the fat from my neck -- >> a little tough. but a for effort. it's tough today. finally lindsay lohan, in 1998 she starred as annie in the remake of "the parent trap." last night on "watch what happens live" she steps back into the role alongside andy cohen and the pair reenacted one of the famous scenes. >> what's your mother like? >> i never rea hy met but i know she was really, really beautiful. >> how do you >> muse my dad has this old picture of her hidden in her sock drawer. >> you have one old picture of your mum, and i have one oldur pi of my dad. this is so freaky. okay, on the count of three, we'll show them to each other. one. >> two. >> three. >> that's my dad. >> that's actually a photo of andy cohen's parents. hard to believe that w 20 years ago. just ahead, more from theso anos cast, plus a remarkable girl doing a whole lot of good through yoga. >> if you want more great stories you'll love all day, today.com/allday. today revealing what it really takes to produce the live cooking demos on qvc. the celery juice craze. does it help with weight loss and inflammation. s.>> gl >> it will make you feel better. >> go t today km/allday. >> delicious with one of those colin bars that are like 8,000 calories. back with your local news. 8:56 is your time on this thursday, january 10, 2019. good morning. i'm eun yang. we'll start with melissale m and your first 4 traffic. a couple new problems, northbound 295 after pennsylvania avenue. a crash blocking the left lane. slow northbound and southbound. southbound gw parkway from mcclaine io robinson. outer loop near blad dock crash blocking the left side. inner s loop isll slow. melissa, thank you. we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. good morning everybody. windchills only in the teens to around 20 degrees. they'll stay there most of the day as temperatures will barely budge into the mid 30s for afternoon highs.d still comorrow and a high chance for accumulating snow late saturday into sunday. on average thinking maybe two to as much as four or five inches. >> chuck, thank you. get the latest news and weather tanye in the nbc wash app. have a great day. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, border bound. president trump heading to texas today, expected to meet with those on the front lines of border security. this after a heawhd meeting with e house leaders. >> when leader pelosi said she didn't agree with the wall, he walked out and said, we have nothing to discuss. >> so for the 800,000 federal employees waiting on a paycheck? we're live with the latest. plus, ready for takeoff. karlie kloss is here to are the inspiring story of a remarkable woman paving the way for future generations of scientists and explorers. >> i want to inspire t girl to say, i can run the air and space museum, but even more, i can be the first girl to walk on mars.