brian, i want to ask you something else you are a name we know brian boitano, the figure skater. how many people do you think translate appearing in the olympics to something like lasting success? i'm starting to wonder if it's as much of a curse as a blessing to be in the games sometimes, if it's not like a lotto curse. brian, what do you think >> you know, it's really difficult these days back in the days when we skated, we had champions that were champions for many many years. so the public got to learn their names, got feel that they were almost family members, that they rooted for them. and now with the new judging system and people being younger and trying such difficult things they are changing champions all the time so people don't get to learn about the new skaters each year they change so much they don't have a chance to follow them i think that's one thing missing with skating right now is following skaters and remembering who they are and rooting for them. >> brian, you mentioned the new judging system, and the fact that it essentially forces the contestants to try th

the years of brian boitano, you had gershwin played. something classic. exactly. just now, moments ago, you had one skater who skated to this. >> this kind of shocked the crowd. ♪ >> that is skater jimmy ma. he likes to shake things up. last year he did this to a medley by eminem. >> very nice, i think i could go with this. the crowd is, looks a little bit shocked by that. >> not singing along. >>> coming up, why alex trebek is taking a break from jeopardy, and what he's now saying to his fans. >>> and how fans of justin bieber will soon be able to get an up close and personal look at mementos from his formative years. >>> but first, here's a look at today's forecast. ♪ >>> "world news now" weather, brought to you by febreze. i love you, basement guest bathroom. your privacy makes you my number 1 place to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. febreze air effects doesn't just mask, it cleans away odors. because the things you love the most can stink. and try febreze small spaces to clean away odors for up to 30 days. (male #1) it's a little somethin

. >> brian boitano would love his skills on the ice. he's fine and his wife tweeted this out on social media. >> he's fine but she can't stop laughing. >> she got a goodmorning washinn is starting with temperatures in the area above freezing! and there is more good news in your forecast, in just a moment. first-- here let's take a look at some top stories. the death toll rising in california, following devastating mudslides. at least 17 people are confirmed dead and more than a dozen others are missing this morning. family and friends -- for loved ones. officials say most people in the impacted area did not follow to voluntary evacuation orders. more than 100 houses are destroyed -- another 300 damaged. president trump changing his tune about his willingness to sit down for an interview with special counsel robert mueller. speaking at the white house wednesday, the president called a possibly interview "unlikely", and proclaimed his innocence. for months-- president trump said he would sit down with mueller if asked. abc news confirms m

hopefully you'll uplift me, we had a dark show. >> it was a great show, we all remember brian boitano, an amazing athlete/performer. >> gave me my entire life in one segment. >> good job. thank you very much. >> bye. >>> i'm alex witt at msnbc world headquarters in new york. here's what's happening. president trump within the last 90 minutes defending the accused in a new tweet. it is getting some explosive reaction as he fails to mention any victims, again. >> he says he's innocent. i think you have to remember that. he said very strongly yesterday that he's innocent. >> this comes after one of his top aides resigned over domestic abuse allegations. now a second resignation for the same thing. >>> the fate of hope hicks. new information on where this latest west wing turmoil leaves the long time trump loyalist. >>> not so

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brian boitano won gold in 1998. like most male skaters, he had unhealthy eating habit. >> even with my success, i questioned what more i could have done if i had a better diet, if i had the proper nutrition. would i have been doing quadruples consistently in competition. >> reporter: antonia balm says athletes who restrict their diets like ripon did are literally disintegrating, losing bone density. >> you have a young athlete who is pounding, landing jumps on the ice. and they have the bones that look like on a radio graph, look like the bones of an 87-year-old. these are not things to be taken lightly. >> reporter: about a year ago when ripon was barely eating, he broke his foot. team usa now has more dietitians on staff than ever before, and ripon worked with one of them. he says he became a better athlete. >> i think the conversation that we need to have is how do we realistically see what's competitive out there, but also be healthy. >> reporter: speaking out to help the next generation. kate snow, nbc news, py

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. >> he kind of looks like brian boitano there. >> a little bit. >> and adding a pop of color, sierra. her husband russell wilson in the navy blue and black ensemble. >> she's winning, of the two of them. >> yeah, i would think so, too. there was this little moment, you remember the guy from the shiggy challenge? >> i was on vacation, i missed it. >> he wanted to do a little photo with sierra and russell just go over there? >> that's cold. that is cold. >>> next to a surprise at billy joel's milestone 100th madison square garden concert. >> the boss himself, bruce springsteen, showed up on the piano rockin' out with billy. >> they teamed up for "born to run" and "tenth avenue freezeout". >> awesome. the only thing cooler than seeing billy joel is billy joel and the boss. and his ex-wife christie brinkley appears on the cover of "social life" magazine, rockin' a marilyn monroe type look. >> despite appearing on more than 500 covers, she says her biggest accomplishment is motherhood. >> oh. all right. noted. >> now that you know. >> now all mothers can expect to look like that at 64. sh

there were special performances by brian boitano and others. it's the most beautiful in the world, it's ranked number 4, it's a pretty high tech effort to keep this ice from melting. >> what we're using is a technology with aluminum panel. it's an inch and a half thick, we can control the temperature of the surface at all times. so, we don't get wet, as you can see the sun means nothing. >> 300 people can skate at one time. it's $18 for children and $13 for children 8 and under. it's open every day. >>> the capitol is getting ready for the holidays wish the arrival of the state christmas tree. the 60-foot white fir was delivered from reading, crews will decorate with 10,000 ultra low wattage bulbs. >>> and the legend willie mccovey will be celebrated in san francisco. everyone is invited to say good- bye at the at&t park. it starts at 11:30 tomorrow morning. it will include speeches and presentations and members of his family will be there with current and former giants players. he was battling health issues. and those wanting to come are encou

it opened this morning for the 11th season and there were special performances by brian boitano and others. it's considered one of the most beautiful in the world ranking number 4 last year by "usa today" but keeping the ice from melting is a high- tech effort. >> what we are using as a technology with an aluminum panel so our ice is 1.5" thick. being that it's only that thick, we can control the temperature of the surface at all times. so we don't ever get wet as you see right now. the sun means nothing. >> the rink is large enough that theoretically 300 people could be skating at the same time although it would be crowded. >> i don't want to try that. >> ticks are $18 for adults, $13 for kids 8 or younger, tickets are that cost. the rink is open every day until the 21st. the view there -- >> such a great location. >> it's beautiful. >> right in the middle of union square. >> but not 300 people. >>> let's go to bill now in the weather center. red flag warning in effect later on tonight. >> a pattern producing these red flag warning, it's not typical and it's dry and the frequency of them.

mayor london breed and olympian brian boitano will kick off the fun -- it happened about an hour ago. so a lot of fun out there. >>> this week we told you proposal season has started, but weddings are happening, as well. if you're looking for a new spot to tie the knot, how about costco? ever thought about that? that's what this san diego couple did yesterday. their first date was at costco three years ago. they met online and turns out she messaged him only because he had mentioned his love for costco in his profile. among the guests yesterday, costco workers and shoppers. probably saved a lot of money on the food. look what they got there. official costco tags with their new names on it. mr. and mrs. >> that's sweet. >> they didn't walk down the aisles? >> i'm sure they did afterwards. pick up some paper towels. >> whatever you need before we leave. >> and they're going to have some nice weather there. also here in the bay area, we're looking at some upper 50s and then another round of showers moving in. mostly before noon tomorrow and then we'll be tracking more rain for the middle

brian: unless you are brian boitano everyone is going to have that same reaction when you walk out in dress shoes. ainsley: he probably doesn't care. his wife might have shared it one person and that person shared it with someone else. brian: going to be a tough date night this week. steve: i disagree. i think, brian, that he loves the attention and everybody he knows and everybody in his family knows is talking about hey, that's herb or whatever the guy's name is we are trying right now to track that man down to bring him to the show. ainsley: it could have ended a lot worse. brian: absolutely. if you are in a neighborhood and see a man wrapped around his mailbox, please wake him and tell him to come on the show. steve: meanwhile today on the show our top story is. this we have wondered about this and now sara carter, the great investigative reporter is telling us that apparently the fbi did use that dirty dossier to go in front of a fisa judge and then wind up getting permission by the federal government to spy on donald trump and the trump associates. if this is true, this is a mas