kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> and tonight robert and richie tell us they're recovering from surgery and they're doing well. >>> that is "nightly news" for this friday night. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and have a great evening. we )re tracking , and hail. so what does it mean for the weekend? a live look at the radar, where we )re still seeing some green at this hour. the news at 6 starts right now: good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m raj mathai. and i )m jessica aguirre. a lot of snow in the sierra. and weird weather here in the bay area. hail hitting the bay area. a viewer sent us this video of hail falling in cupertino, just a few hours ago. meteorologist kari hall joins is tracking this storm for us. kari? this storm is also bringing fresh powder to the sierra.

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, syracuse, new york. >> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm jose diaz-balart. tomorrow and early next week, lester holt will be reporting from inside north korea. be sure to tune in. thank you for the privilege of your time and good night. right now at si >>> this is what america is about, what you see today. people caring about each other. >> right now at 6:00, hundreds of thousands of women marking president trump's first year in office, marching in the streets across america. the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening. thanks for joining us. tens of thousands of people voicing concerns by taking it to the streets. this crowd you see here is just the one in oakland. it wasn't even the largest in the bay area today. the second women's march is a national phenomenon that brought out signs, chants and plans about moving the country forward. we have team coverage for you. tom jenison has been in san francisco all day speaking to the men and women there. we begin live in oakland where women are setting their sights on the voting booth. roz? >>

we get more on all of it from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> i have no money to spare. >> reporter: tonight, outrage over "all the money in the world" and all the money star mark wahlberg reportedly made compared to co-star michelle williams. >> set my boy free. >> reporter: according to "usa today," wahlberg earned $1.5 million for reshooting scenes in the movie while williams earned less than $1,000 in per diem fees for her retakes. the do-overs necessary after kevin spacey was dropped from the film and replaced by christopher plummer amid allegations of spacey's sexual misconduct. hollywood stars were quick to weigh in. jessica chastain tweeting, she deserves more than 1% of her male co-star's salary. sophia bush calling it hard evidence of the gender gap negotiated by the same agents, no less. williams and wahlberg are both represented by william morris endeavor. neither the agency nor its stars have responded to requests for comment. >> i was told she was aware of the disparity. did she agree because what she was facing a choice of do it for this month or there will be no movie. >> rep

here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: across the country -- >> the flu has claimed another life in massachusetts. >> it's getting even more deadly in california. >> reporter: the flu is hitting hard and fast. >> by tuesday morning, he was gone. >> reporter: young and old, even previously healthy people, are dying, an aggressive strain circulating. a new thermometer that connects to a smartphone, the kinsa, records fevers and symptoms in realtime. data showing more than 12 million people may now have the flu, the most cases around st. louis. according to the cdc, 78% of samples tested this year have been the most aggressive of the four known flu strains, h-3-n-2. >> our vaccine the probably least effective against h-3-n-2. slightly less vaccine immunity and more aggressiveness ends up being a bad year. >> these are flu viruses. >> reporter: new york's mt. sinai hospital is one of the places looking for a vaccine that covers all strains and mutations. why is it so hard to find a vaccine that works across the board? >> it's always changing, and we need about six months to make a va

nbc's kristen dahlgren has our inspiring america report. >> reporter: hidden deep in vermont's green mountains, a tiny hill you've probably never heard of. >> if you blink you'll miss it. >> reporter: the dream of former school teacher mickey cochran in the 1960s. >> he always wanted to build a rope tow in the backyard. >> reporter: every day mickey's kids and whoever else wanted to ski were out there. it was more about fun than being the fastest. >> he also wanted us to be the best we could be at whatever it was we did. >> reporter: it just so happened their best was the world's best, all four of mickey's kids made the olympics. barbara ann won gold. since then, six of their kids have been on the u.s. ski team. including ryan cochran siegel. >> this is a super special place to me. >> reporter: about to race in south korea. >> what's in the water up here? [ laughter ] >> i don't know, but we're trying to figure out how to sell it. >> reporter: kidding aside, it has nothing to do with making money. cochran's is a nonprofit, something their parents, who have since passed, would be prou

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, trenton, new jersey. >> some powerful images there. >> it is. and guess what, some of us are getting the grips of some more sleet and mess out there. bill, what are we looking at? >> yeah, good morning. south texas is all eyes. it doesn't happen that off be but all the way to corpus christi, a chance of icy precipitation later on today. temperatures now 11 in oklahoma city, all that cold air heading to the south. there is not a lot of moisture available but just enough they could get a glaze of ice, a tenth of an inch. austin, san antonio, as far as brownsville, they don't have the means to treat the roads so it will be slick during the day today. snow through little rock and memphis, snow totals are not that high, but once again, driving in these conditions if you get a little ice and snow on top of it, an inch of snow in alexandria is a huge deal. tupelo, memphis, nashville, chattanooga and tomorrow morning towards raleigh and charlotte you'll be dealing with maybe one to 2 inches. then we'll deal with the northeast during the day tomorrow, to

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, trenton, new jersey. >>> and here in southern california, the search and rescue mission has become a recovery effort of that massive fliooding and mudslide disaster. four people still missing in the mud are feared dead. at least 20 others identified. highway 101 remains closed and reportedly could open in about a week. >>> tonight, serena williams is thanking so many who responded to her going public with a very privs health care after the birth of her daughter. a potentially life-threatening event. rehema ellis has her story are the in a revealing cover story in "vogue" magazine, tennis great serena williams with baby alexis oh olympia shares her harrowing ordeal. >> how ya doing? >> reporter: she says, holding her baby the first time was an amazing feeling, but the next day, everything went bad. serena had trouble breathing. she knew it was a sign of blood clots she had suffered before. so she got her doctors, how to save her life. >> an idea somebody like her could experience a severe complication is upsetting to many and before bring more attention to

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we get more on all of it from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> i have no money to spare. >> reporter: tonight outrage over "all the money in the world" and all the money star mark wahlberg reportedly made compared to co-star michelle williams. >> set my boy free. >> reporter: according to "usa today," wahlberg earned $1.5 million for reshooting scenes in the movie while williams earned less than $1,000 in per diem fees for her retakes. the do-overs necessary after kevin spacey was dropped from the film and replaced by christopher plummer amid allegations of spacey's sexual misconduct. hollywood stars were quick to weigh in. jessica chastain tweeting she deserves more than 1% of her male co-star's salary. sophia bush calling it hard evidence of gender gap negotiated by the same agents, no less. williams and wahlberg are both represented by william morris endeavor. neither the agency nor its stars have responded to requests for comment. >> i was told she was aware of the disparity. did she agree because she was facing a choice of do it for this month or there will be no movie. >> reporter: last

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> the parents of 13 captive siblings appeared in court for the first time facing felony accounts torture, abuse and false imprisonment charges. new details on the alleged conditions inside the home. one official called it a torture chamber. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more, and a warning many of the details are disturbing. >> plain and simply enter pleas of not guilty. >> reporter: pleading not guilty in court. >> you understand that right? >> reporter: david and louise turpin facing multiple counts of torture and imprisonment. david turpin accused of committing a lewd act on a child. >> this is severe emotional, physical abuse. there is no way around that. these defendants are facing up to 94 years to life in prison. >> reporter: the district attorney says the 13 children lived in a home described as a torture chamber. they were chained, abused, and allowed to shower only once a year. the law enforcement official tells nbc news the children were fed one rationed meal each day. >> they began to be tied up. first with ropes. one

here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: across the country -- >> flu has claimed another life in massachusetts. >> it's getting even more deadly in california. >> reporter: the flu is hitting hard and fast. >> tuesday morning, he was gone. >> reporter: young and old, even previously healthy people, are dying, an aggressive strain circulating. a new thermometer that connects to a smartphone that records feevers and symptoms in realtime. data showing more than 12 million people may now have the flu, the most cases around st. louis. according to the cdc, 78% of samples tested this year have been the most aggressive of the four known flu strains, h3-n2. >> our vaccine is less effective. slightly less vaccine immunity and more aggressiveness ends up being a bad year. >> reporter: new york's mt. sinai hospital is one of the places looking for a vaccine that covers all strains and mutations. why is it so hard to find a vaccine that works across the board? >> it's always changing, and we need about six months to make a vaccine. >> reporter: the national institutes of health is designated

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> nbc investigation into so-called birth tourism, women from foreign countries coming to u.s. to give birth so their children can be american citizens. in florida alone, skyrocketed nearly 90% in past decade, many of the women are russians. and you may be surprised to learn where some are staying. story from nbc senior investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: these russian women all came to miami to give birth. as a result their babies are american citizens. that's right, russian mothers, american babies. mom who want to give her child the best what i can do. >> reporter: and the best is an american passport. to give birth in miami, a status symbol back in russia. while the practice is controversial, it's perfectly legal. 14th amendment to the constitution makes anyone born on american soil an american citizen. >> if american citizen, american passport is a big plus for the baby, why not? >> reporter: among the pluses? these kids will have right to live and work here, receive social services, and when they turn 21, they'll hav

nbc's kristen dahlgren has tonight's "inspiring america" report. >> reporter: for robert leibovitz, the worst part of kidney failure isn't 12 hours of dialysis every week, it's knowing how much his five children worry. the donor list can be a seven-year wait. >> i was desperate. like what do i got to do that i can get a normal life back together? >> reporter: so he came up with a crazy idea. >> i thought where am i going to hit more people than i am in disney? >> reporter: a family vacation in this t-shirt. the picture went viral. >> within the first 24 hours, we had 33,000 facebook shares. >> reporter: but would someone out there actually donate one of their kidneys to a stranger? >> i called him, like, hey, my name's richie. i saw your post. i have an extra kidney. i'm o-positive. >> reporter: miles away in indiana, richie sully, 39-year-old father of two girls, never thought of being a kidney donor until he read about robert. >> if i can give this guy 20 more years with his kids, i mean, who wouldn't do that as a parent or as a person? >> reporter: humanity has a new name and its nam

kristen dahlgren who asked oprah has the latest on the 2020 clash. >> reporter: even the president talking oprah 2020. >> i'll beat oprah, oprah would be a lot of fun. i like oprah, i don't think she's going to run. >> reporter: will she or won't she, the question on many minds after rousing speech at sunday's golden globes. >> that a new day is on the horizon. >> reporter: ivanka trump even tweeting about oprah's empowering and inspiring speech. let's all come together. time's up. many on twitter quick to criticize the first daughter, allegations of sexual harassment against her father that he flatly denies. focused on bringing people together. >> where she stands on a number of positions i would find a lot of problems with. >> reporter: best friend saying oprah has no plans to run as of now. >> i do think she's intrigued, and know after years of watching oprah's show, you have the right to change your mind. >> what would it take for oprah 2020? >> it would have to take another lifetime for me to wake up in somebody else's body. >> reporter: but when i pointed to positive poll numbers? >>

kristen dahlgren who asked oprah has the latest on the 2020 clash. >> reporter: even the president talking oprah 2020. >> i'll beat oprah, oprah would be a lot of fun. i like oprah, i don't think she's going to run. >> reporter: will she or won't she, the question on many minds after rousing speech at sunday's golden globes. >> that a new day is on the horizon. >> reporter: ivanka trump even tweeting about oprah's empowering and inspiring speech. let's all come together. time's up. many on twitter quick to criticize the first daughter, allegations of sexual harassment against her father that he flatly denies. focused on bringing people together. >> where she stands on a number of positions i would find a lot of problems with. >> reporter: best friend saying oprah has no plans to run as of now. >> i do think she's intrigued, and know after years of watching oprah's show, you have the right to change your mind. >> what would it take for oprah 2020? >> it would have to take another lifetime for me to wake up in somebody else's body. >> reporter: but when i pointed to positive pole numbers? >>

kristen dahlgren reports. >> reporter: this morning winter weather pummeling a massive chunk of the united states and creating a messy commute. the bitter conditions reach into the deep south tuesday. snow, sleet and freezing rain have blanket ed. >> unless you have to be on the road. help us all out by staying off the roads. in louisiana, nervous drivers vote will to a crawl. and forced this police officer to slide his way across the street. in kentucky, slippery roads caused major accidents. with traffic on this highway backed up for miles after this tractor-trailer lost control. the dangerous conditions extending north into minnesota and wisconsin. with residents there now digging out bust the snow is still making roads slick in ohio. this car had to be pulled out of a frozen lake. while the great lakes are looking more like the arctic with parts of lake eerie turned into a mountain of ice. now residents along the east coast are bracing for more. new england has already seen rivers freeze, causing ice jams and flooding. forcing the coast guard to use shipments to break through the conne

first we start with kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: it's crazy. we're talking about windchills down into florida this morning. here in hagetstown, i can tell you the roads are dangerous out there. it's rain and coming down and freezing along the roadways. for millions, this is setting up to be a treacherous commute. winter weather pummeling a massive chunk of the united states and creating a messy commute. the bitter conditions reached into the deep south, from alabama, to mississippi, to texas, where snow, sleet and freezing rain have blanketed grazing lands. >> unless you have to be on the road, help us out by staying off the roads. >> reporter: in louisiana, nervous drivers slowed to a crawl. and forced this police officer to slide his way across the street. in kentucky, slippery roads caused accidents. highway was backed up for miles after this tractor-trailer lost control. the dangerous conditions extending north into minnesota and wisconsin, with residents there now digging out. but the snow is still making roads slick in ohio. this car had

but first, nbc's kristen dahlgren is in new jersey with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: it's crazy. we're talking about wind chills down into florida this morning. here in hackettstown. take a look at this beautiful, light, fluffy snow. the roads are dangerous. even in areas where it's rain, it's coming down and freezing on the roads. for millions it's setting up to be a treacherous commute. this morning, winter weather pummelling a massive chunk of the united states. and creating a messy commute. the bitter conditions reached into deep south tuesday. from a.l. to mississippi, to texas. where snow, sleet and freezing rain have blanketed grazing lands and created havoc for drivers. >> unless you just have to be on the road, help us all out by staying off the roads. >> in louisiana, nervous drivers slowed to a crawl as the ice caused fender-benders. >> we have to ice skate. >> and forced this this police to slide his way across the street. in kentucky, slippery roads caused major accidents. with traffic on this highway backed up for miles after t