Lindseys out, whos in . The u. S. Skiers set to shine in sochi today, wednesday, january 8th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, welcome to today on a wednesday morning, 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Im matt lauer. And im Natalie Morales along with al roker and willie geist. Thats right. Savannah is on assignment this morning. A stunning update to a story we have been following for several years now. We will fill you in on that in a little while. It will. Meanwhile, did you notice something on the shot as we swept in from outside. Yeah. No trees. Goodbye, old friend. The Rockefeller Christmas tree gone overnight. I saw some guys during the blistering cold yesterday starting to dismantle it. Feel sorry for them. Yeah, the tree, hijacked the car and somewhere down in florida. Exactly. Obviously the cold is our top story again today. The death toll from the weather has climbed to 2