of course the getaway traffic will kick in about midday and then the storm comes in and the conditions will be a factor. >> i keep forgetting it's a three-day weekend. we'll be here for you. and the "today" show is just ahead but we continue "today in the bay" on roku and other streaming platforms. watch our 7:00 a.m. newscast next on nbcbayarea.com or our smartphone app. >> great stuff, so make sure you join us. that does it for us on nbc bay area. we take a live look at pacifica. have a great friday. good friday morning. we're following developing news out of russia. >> yeah. one of vladimir putin's biggest rivals now dead. it is february 16th. this is "today." alexei navalny, the long-time ln

thorn in the side of the kremlin found dead in a russian prison the 47-year-old jailed after being charged with extremism against putin's regime. we'll have the very latest from the region courtroom drama. the prosecutor in georgia facing tough questions. >> these people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020 i'm not on trial. >> one of several high-profile cases against the front runner now playing out in courtrooms across the country we'll break it all down. bombshell. a key informant in the case against hunter biden charged with lying to the fbi. prosecutors say he gave false information about the president and his son. that information used by republicans to launch an impeachment inquiry. what's next? we're live at the white house. coming together. an overnight vigil in kansas

city honoring the victims of the shooting at the chiefs' victory parade the family of the mother killed now speaking out. >> she was a very loving individual. >> their emotional message and what police believe now sparked the violence. those stories, plus let it snow nearly 50 million people from the midwest to new england waking up to winter storm alerts the full forecast and what it means for your weekend straight ahead. and league of her own. >> is she going for history? yes! >> caitlyn clark puts on a show, -- caitlin clark puts on a sho shattering the women's sporting record and more. >> a new career high a new women's basketball record. >> the many highlights and how she's being honored by fans and other greats of the game, todays

is "today" with savannah guthrie, and hod friday, february 16th, 2024. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. it is a friday we're glad you're with us. savannah is off this morning it didn't take caitlyn long to break that record. >> shattered the record. i thought it was most appropriate that she did it with her signature shot, almost from half court more on that record-breaking night in just a moment. but we do want to get to our breaking news. russia state media is reporting alexei navalny, the main vladimir putin critic has died richard engel joins us now with the very latest on this. richard, what are the late, breaking details >> reporter: so good morning, hoda this is not just any critic of the kremlin. this is alexei navalny, the most famous outspoken thorn in the

side of vladimir putin he has been in prison in russia. just in december, he was moved from a prison not far from moscow to a very remote facility above -- north of the arctic circle inside siberia. and according to prison authorities, he went for a walk this morning, immediately began feeling unwell, that he lost consciousness, that he was given medical treatment, that the medical attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and that his death was confirmed by prison authorities and that vladimir putin has been made aware of his death. there will be many, however, who treat this with a lot of skepticism, especially after vladimir putin has been accused many times of having his political rivals assassinated.

the put a target on his back born in 1976 in what was then the soviet union, navalny trained as a lawyer and rose to prominence as a political blogger. in 2011, he started the anti-corruption foundation, which exposed the extravagant wealth of russian officials, including president vladimir putin. >> the biggest thing that putin is afraid of is public discontent in russia that is why he's so afraid of opposition leaders. >> reporter:al navalny became a leading figure at anti-putin protests. >> we hold the power here, he shouted. >> reporter: he was arrested countless times and turned attacks to his advantage in 2017, after announcing his intentions to run for president, navalny was attacked with green dye twice. maybe the kremlin thinks that i will not record videos with a green face, he said.

but now even more people will watch. in 2019, as navalny's anti-corruption foundation gained support nationally, police raided their offices and arrested several activists, including, of course, navalny. but in 2020, his life was threatened like never before on a plane traveling from siberia to moscow, navalny became deathly ill he fell into a coma and put on a ventilator while recovering at a german hospital, investigators revealed he had been poisoned with a soviet-era neurotoxin. navalny blamed putin, a claim the kremlin denies miraculously, navalny recovered and participated in the investigation into his own poisoning, documenting the whole thing on social media. ♪ huh how bizarre, how bizarre ♪

>> reporter: despite the threats against his life, in january 2021, navalny and his wife yulia voluntarily returned to moscow where he was immediately arrested ostensibly for violating the terms of an embezzling case. once in trial, he was sentenced to more than nine years in a maximum security prison. navalny said the charges were politically motivated. even behind bars, he found ways to make his voice heard, using social media to protest the ukraine war and needle those in power. a constant thorn in the side of the kremlin. a legacy of defiance, and a legacy of bravery. he was arrested numerous times, then poisoned, then was out of the country, went back into the country knowing that he would be arrested as soon as he set foot on russian soil. and now according to prison authorities, he died in a siberian prison. navalny's team have not confirmed his death and his

lawyer is on the way into the penal colony above the arctic circle. >> richard, thank you. meanwhile, back here at home, we're following several high-profile cases shaping the world of politics, including donald trump's legal battles here in new york, a date has now been set in his hush money trial after trump's lawyers failed to have the case dismissed or delayed. it came amid fiery testimony from the district attorney in georgia over a separate case concerning election interference and a decision that's coming in the civil fraud case that could affect trump's business empire meanwhile, in washington, an fbi informant has been indicted for lying to a special council about president biden and his son about the 2020 campaign. we have it all covered this morning, starting with nbc's senior legal correspondent laura jarrett. good morning >> good morning to you a major setback for the former president here in new york now

that he can no longer avoid one of his criminal trials before the november election. but he may have found strategic advantage in georgia a very different case now hitting a major detour this morning, more testimony expected in fulton county, georgia after the district attorney unloaded on the stand thursday. >> it is a lie it is a lie. >> reporter: trying to defend her reputation and save her election interference case against the former president as defense attorneys try to get her kicked off. >> you're confused you think i'm on trial these people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020 i'm not on trial. >> reporter: willis combative at times. >> no, no, no. this is the truth. >> reporter: sparring with defense attorneys over when she began a relationship with top prosecutor nathan wade and whether it started before she tapped him to lead the trump case. >> in november of 2021, i hired him. i do not consider our relationship to have become romantic until early of 2022

>> reporter: that time line differing from the one offered by willis' former friend, testifying thursday their relationship started years before. >> you have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 until the last time you spoke with her? >> no doubt. >> reporter: at issue for the judge to resolve, whether willis benefitted financially from hiring wade as defense attorneys have highlighted the pair's vacations together. >> i don't need anything from a man. a man is not a plan. a man is a companion. >> reporter: painting it all as a conflict of interest in order to upend the entire prosecution. while in new york, a different trump trial moves full steam ahead. jury selection now set for march 25th in the case where prosecutors accuse mr. trump of trying to bury a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, an allegation mr. trump has pled not guilty to, the judge refusing to dismiss the charges. >> i shouldn't be in a courthouse it is something that virtually

laura. meanwhile, the former president trump waiting for a ruling on a separate third trial today? >> yes, yes. >> what can you tell u every legal scholar says they don't understand it. there is no crime. even if he was guilty of something, there is no crime >> so many moving parts here, laura. meanwhile, you have the president, former president trump, waiting for a ruling on a separate third trial today >> yes, yes. >> what can you tell us about that >> this is the civil fraud trial here in new york we're waiting for a decision from the judge it is a bench trial. $370 million on, that's the penalty he could potentially be facing, potentially losing his name sake company. we'll see where it goes. >> laura, thank you. thank you, laura also this morning, the impeachment inquiry by president biden by house republicans may be in jeopardy a significant figure in their case now indicted by the justice department on charges of lying to the fbi about the president and his son hunter peter alexander joins us now.

>> reporter: hey, hoda good morning to you. this is a new dramatic development. the justice department says a long-time confidential fbi informant, a man by the name of alexander smirnoff alleged by provided false information about president biden and his son, including allegations that the bidens took millions of dollars in bribes. this morning house republicans' case for impeaching president biden may be falling apart after the special counsel charged a former fbi informant for lying about ties with president biden, his son hunter and a ukrainian energy company top democrats calling on the gop to abandon the impeachment inquiry. >> even mr. weiss has now brought charges against this confidential human informant who turns out, presumably,y, to hav in fraud from the very beginning. >> reporter: those allegations

are the focus of house republicans push for impeachment. according to the justice judge, alexander was arrested in las vegas after returning from a trip overseas. he had been a confidential source for the fb, since 2010 and that he provided false, derogatory information to the fb, about both bidens after joe biden became a candidate for president in 2020. the doj says the source falsely claimed officials said they hired hunter because his father would protect them and that the bidens were paid $5 million each. following smirnoff's indictment, the impeachment inquiry does not rely on the republicans claims. >> a highly credible fbi source alleged joe biden received $5 million in exchange for pressuring of the firing of a ukrainian prosecutor. >> reporter: hunter biden does not know the individual who was

charged and does not believe he ever met him. in december, hunter biden acknowledged past financial struggles, but called the quest to impeach his father baseless. >> there is no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in my business because it did not happen. >> reporter: new overnight, hunter biden's attorney says the top house attorneys have been warned they, quote, built their conspiracies about hunter and his family on lies told by people with agendas, not facts. smirnoff made his initial court appearance in las vegas. >> peter, thank you. also kristin welker will have the very latest from d.c., including the presidential race, sunday morning on "meet the press." meanwhile, new details on that frightening mass shooting at the chief's super bowl victory parade. we are now learning a little bit more about what led to it as more survivors and heroes are sharing their pretty remarkable

stories. nbc's jesse kirsch in kansas city for us once again this morning. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. just minutes ago here outside chiefs banners came down here where the rally and shooting occurred. it's a reminder that even as the confetti and debris gets cleaned up here, memories of the violence and the aftermath of that deadly shooting. overnight at a candle light vigil, the kansas city community grieving and outraged. >> you have to protect us. i'm scared as hell. >> reporter: after the city's super bowl celebration devolved into deadly chaos. authorities say they recovered several firearms and had two juveniles in custody. but so far, no official word on criminal charges. >> this appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire.

>> reporter: and this morning we're seeing more images from the unfolding horror. one mother and daughter hiding under a car and desperately calling 911. >> there is gunshots! >> reporter: this video appears to show the massive crowd at the rally when gunshots first rang out. some fans begin to flee. but many more seem often aware that a 43-year-old mom of two was gunned down. lisa was a local radio dj and huge chiefs fan. her family says what was supposed to be a celebration with her son turned into a nightmare. both were shot. but only he survived. >> lisa was a lot more than just a number. she was a very wholesome, very caring, very loving individual. >> reporter: officials revealing of the 22 people wounded, at least half are under age 16. the youngest person shot, 8 years old. in a new year that's only 46 days old, this was at least the 48th mass shooting of four or more people, according to the

gun violence archive. another american tragedy, fueling familiar outrage. >> what is happening here? have we become that numb? have we become that callus? >> reporter: at one point, she was this close to the rally stage when gunshots rang out, she pushed her 13-year-old daughter to the ground. >> i saw the shooter. just he was like that. and my daughter is screaming. >> reporter: so you saw someone with a gun? >> oh, yeah. i saw the gun. >> reporter: she says this bullet fragment struck her backpack, just inches from her body. >> i've been through some traumatizing things that changed my life, and this -- this is probably the worst. >> reporter: and a short time ago, we learned that overnight taylor swift, who has arguably become the world's most famous kansas city chief's fan this season has donated $100,000 to a crowd fund that is set up to help the family of the woman who was killed here. craig? >> jesse kirsch for us once again in kansas city. thank you. we have a lot more to get to, including a noticeable shift

by american consumers. after spending freely over the holiday, shoppers pulled back in january, leading to a larger than expected drop in retail sales, but -- but it was a good day on wall street. the s&p 500 hit a new record high. the dow gained nearly 350 points. so let's break it all down and the impact on us. christine romans is here. christine, i'm confused. we said it's good. then we said it's bad. what do all these numbers mean? >> let's start with the consumer. the consumer is saying after holding up the economy, we want cheap stuff. we don't like these higher prices anymore. we don't like price hikes from our favorite brands. they are chasing cheap. they really are. every time we raise prices, the consumer absorbs it. they still buy. now these ceos are saying, these consumers are price sensitive. they are looking for store brands. they are looking for discounts,

and they are voting with their wallets against high inflation. this is a new shift where i think the consumer is in the driver's seat here. on the stock market, why would the stock market rise if consumer spending fell? it's because falling consumer spending and a more frugal consumer feeds into the soft landing. if the consumer isn't just buying stuff if pricing are rising, that can help inflation. the idea here is that inflation is peaking and will level off here. the overall economy is still strong and investors certainly loved it. if you have a 401(k), you can peek this morning because it is probably going okay over the past year. >> really quickly, folks are trying to plan their finances over the next few years. what would this -- what could this mean for them? >> so if we could really achieve this soft landing in the economy, which is slowing inflation, no recession, that's good for your job. that's good for your finances overall. if you are looking to refinance your mortgage, i would say later this year is the better bet.

you ask me this all the time about mortgages. do people really care about this? the 30-year fixed, that's the favorite one, that's back at 7%. i think your chance for a window for refinancing has just moved further into the end of the year, so plan accordingly. >> all right. christine romans, great to see you. happy weekend, girl. >> time for the first check of the weather, including some winter storms that could impact your weekend. >> good morning, guys. christine, if i knew you in college, i would have done so much better in economics. i get it now. a quick-moving storm system. it is a clipper system that's just going to race through the midwest and eventually into the northeast. by this evening, i think the commute could be a little tricky, especially down into northern kentucky. and then overnight is when we will see it mostly impact the east coast. and philadelphia, baltimore, washington, d.c., i think it will be about 10:00 p.m. to midnight tonight. hopefully it ends by the time we get into saturday morning. it will just dump some snow,

higher amounts through the higher elevations back through pennsylvania into west virginia. i'd say an inch or two into the east coast. that's tonight into early tomorrow morning. that's a look at the weather across the country. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. we bring you the real, in-depth school info. (marci) what were you thinking? (luke) i don't know. i. don't know. (vo) ding dong! homes.com good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are starting out with clouds and we will have a lot of cloud cover, but dry conditions today. as the storm system approaches, rain moves in, first starting in the north bay early tomorrow morning and continuing to spread across the bay area for tomorrow

afternoon. really picking up before we hit the evening. we are going to see a couple of storms coming our way, the next one late sunday night into the day on monday, with lingering showers on tuesday and that's when we may >> y ese es tu pronóstico forecast just ahead, a new lawsuit getting a lot of attention this morning for troubling claims about the popular dating apps. >> good morning to you popular dating app hinge, their catch phrase is designed to be deleted, but a group of users say they don't believe that to be the case. coming up, the valentine's day lawsuit slamming dating apps for putting profits over love. >> thank you plus a controversial look at the murder of music icon, selena what the woman in the case is claiming and the reaction from the late star's family the late star's family but, first, this is "today" on

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homelessness in california. the project has already led to more than $700 million in funding statewide and at least 12,000 additional permanent and interim homes. future funding is likely to focus on converting vacant buildings into housing. and a follow-up this morning on the a's move to vegas and word on new stadium renderings. the las vegas review journal reporting that those sketches involved the same site on the grounds of the tropicana hotel, now slated to close in april. those renderings have not been released and the financing plan is still taking shape. now, this all comes as team leaders yesterday held new talks with east bay leaders about extending the coliseum lease past the end of the season. both sides called the talks productive. we've got a big storm headed to the bay area. >> we have a weaker storm and then a bigger storm, so two systems that are going to shake things up for the weekend. we are going to have a cloudy and mild day today as we prep for those incoming storms, and

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dating in the modern world they now lead to serious relationships, including marriage for u.s. couples under the age of 30. but a group of users are blasting the platforms for rolling out addictive features and putting profits over love. whether it's stumbling into a dreamy british bookstore. >> can i help you at all >> no thanks. >> reporter: or a matching drink order at a bar >> old-fashioned. >> thank you. >> reporter: the days of coincidental meet-cutes appear to be fading as technology dominates the dating scene 300 million people around the world use dating apps, andres that raked in nearly $5 billion of revenue in 2022 >> hinge, once again meet someone great. even if it kills us. >> reporter: but a lawsuit filed on valentine's day argues that's not the case and that popular dating apps tinder, hinge and i

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health crisis. who all say they strive to keep people safe. clarkson hopes his lawsuit and others alike help slow the scrolling in a screen-weary world. >> we all need to shed a light on any of these technologies that foment addiction. >> reporter: psychologists suggest take things slowly it is not a numbers gape focus on one or two dating apps and set aside time for scrolling so it doesn't impede on your entire day guys, i still think the meet cutes are out there. >> i don't even know meet cute? >> it is a way of meeting. >> i don't even know the verbiage >> what does that meanright.

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it's 7:39 this morning on "in depth today" the life and death of music icon selena. >> it is coming under fire for her family and friends, including new sitdown interviews with her killer. >> chloe melas has this one for us. >> good morning, craig selena was gunned down in a hotel room in texas in 1995 by her friend and employee, something she claims was an accident and motivated by secrets she helped selena hide from her family. ♪ >> reporter: she was the queen of tejano music, selena quintanilla-pérez. now this morning the woman behind her 1995 murder is drawing new controversy. >> after so many years, i think it is time to set the story straight. >> reporter: with a two-part

>> reporter: with a two-part oxygen crime series airing this weekend. making a series of b oxygen crime series airing this weekend. making a series of bombshell claims, going on to say she did not intentionally kill selena and dismissing the long-held belief she was embezzling money from the fan club. >> i sent in my resignation, and she would not accept it. >> reporter: instead claiming she was actually paying herself back for payments made to cover up the singer's alleged extramarital affair. selena's father criticizing the docuseries telling tmz she wants nothing to do with yolanda since everything she says is lies. ahead of the 29th anniversary of selena's death last month. in 1995, she was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison after fatally shooting the

singer at a motel in corpus city, texas. selena ran from the room toward the lobby of the hotel screaming. selena has been hailed as a trail blazer in the music industry for latina crossover stars. her rise to fame and tragic end immortalized in the film "selena" starring jennifer lopez. now brought to attention once again, nearly three decades later. oxygen is owned by our parent company, nbc universal this series will also feature authorities who were at the scene of selena's murder, including the hostage negotiator that spent nine hours on the phone with her before she surrendered. she's up for parole next year also. >> thank you, chloe mel

-- surrender. she's up for parole next year also. >> thank you, chloe melas. we appreciate it. let's get another check of the weather. >> we do have to we appreciate it let's get another check of the weather. >> we do have to keep an eye on california going into this weekend. a couple storms that will make their way on shore this one will impact central and northern california going into the weekend. and then that one is going to impact central and southern california by the time we get into the monday to wednesday time frame of next week. right now we're just starting to see that moisture come on shore, along with the clouds, too but it is really down through southern california where we have flood watches already issued because we could see several inches of rain in fact, we could see as much as 2 to 4 inches of rain around los angele good friday morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to have a cloudy and mild day, one last dry day before we get a series of storms coming in for the weekend, that may at times be windy and cause flooding. and we have a winter weather advisory in effect for the sierra as we get rain, the sierra will get snow. we'll see the rain and sierra snow off and on throughout the weekend into presidents' day and lingering into tuesday. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you. coming up, guys, we will take you inside that record-setting night for basketball superstar caitlin clark. harry smith was there at the statement. >> wow >> wow is right. we'll have that coming up in our "morning boost" coming up next is the first combination of 2 immunotherapies for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer

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yes! the all-time leading scorer in women's college basketball. >> from practically half court, carson daley. >> that was amazing. >> carson is joining the party iowa superstar caitlin clark with that trademark three. >> even better to be there in the stands our own harry smith scored a seat to history. look at him. harry, tell us all about it. >> reporter: unbelievable. this place was rockin' last night. i mean, you could feel the building shake we had a ring side seat to basketball history. >> here comes clark. how will she go for history? >> reporter: the great ones come to play. and last night the university of iowa's caitlin clark did not

disappoint as usual this season, iowa's hawkeye arena was filled to capacity last night to see something rare and wonderful caitlin clark, their versatile superstar was a mere handful of points away from setting a new ncaa career record and minutes into the first quarter, she did it, broke it. the roar of the crowd sounded like the scream of jet engines wow! >> it's unreal this crowd is unreal i'm just really grateful, honestly, to be able to be here and make so many of my dreams come through. >> reporter: clark bobbed and weaved her way through the defense and scored and scored and scored some more finishing the night with, get a. ready, 49 points a career high for clark and a single high game for iowa, too clark's stellar play last night congratulations from

teammates, family and home-town fans, making it clear they want more >> and do it all over again. >> reporter: there is no doubt clark is a fantastic shooter she drains threes from almost anywhere on the court. >> clark keeps coming. >> reporter: her 32 points a game average leads the country, but she also leads the nation in assists. she dishes the ball to her teammates with pinpoint accuracy, sensation. proudly donned number 22 kids are crazy for her while her home court sells out, so too do road games clark is also profiting from her prowess on the court state farm, and nike are among her endorsements her earnings already estimated in the high six figures. wouldn't be fun if clark surpasses the men's record pistol pete is not out of reach. and there is a lot of season left to come ♪ this girl is on fire. >> reporter: so caitlin clark's

numbers 3,569. pete maravich 3,668. there is four regular season games left in the season and then the tournament comes. i don't know how she doesn't make -- beat pete maravich's record these were handed out last night. every kid in america will want one of these on their wall what does it say you break it, you own it that is awesome. >> and i love, harry, how she's leading in scoring, but she leads in assists, too. it shows you the kind of player she is. >> reporter: right >> thank you, harry. >> reporter: and you know what, complete game to be able to sit here like this, this close on the baseline and watch last we

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air and online at nbcbayarea.com. let's get a look at our forecast. kari is monitoring everything going on. >> yeah, we do have a lot going on in this forecast, with an approaching storm system that's going to start to bring us rain starting tomorrow morning. we're cloudy today, rain holds off, until we get into early tomorrow morning. the north bay first sees the rain and it's going to be off and on throughout early saturday, but picking up for saturday afternoon into the evening, and then tapering off saturday night with another round expected sunday night. so we are going to have a couple of storm systems coming in, and i do think we'll see the bigger impacts going into presidents' day, as we get all of that heavy rain really starting to add up and a potential of some gusty winds as well, and some spotty showers in the forecast through tuesday, as well as wednesday for san francisco. it's going to be busy, so enjoy the dry weather today. >> thank you. and thank you for joining us as well. another local news update is coming up in a half an hour.

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against putin's regime we'll have the very latest. then, court clash. the prosecutor in georgia's stolen election case againsthe donald trump on the stand facing tough questions, one of the several high-profile cases against the republican front runner now coming out in courts across the country we'll break it all down. plus, good call. major league baseball's first ever female play-by-play announcer will join us live. >> it is a dream come true. >> reporter: jenny cavnar hitting it out of the park and making history. >> i hope it is just a beginning of a dream that the next generation of girls can have in sports. >> hear her story straight ahead. and let's dance. ♪ >> we are celebrating 40 years of "footloose" with a special look back at the special iconic film a lot of new surprises to help

us cut loose as we start the weekend right, today, february 16th, 2024 >> kicking off the holiday weekend from washington. >> michigan. >> arlington in tennessee. >> and honolulu, hawaii. today is kevin's birthday. >> we love you >> we're on a mother-daughter trip to celebrate my birthday. >> girls' trip from alabama. >> sending love to our parents in texas. >> today i'm turning 15. >> we met five years ago. >> married one year ago today. >> and celebrating our anniversary on "today" >> we are honored that you are here celebrating with us what a beautiful crowd outside you know it is a holiday weekend because the crowd is packed here. >> yeah. >> people are going to stick around through monday but we're

>> we will stop by in a bit and say hello in person. savannah is off happy you came and stopped by and saw us for a bit. >> we will stop by in a bit and say hello in person. savannah is off for a very special person she is launching the book tour for "mostly what god does". >> it kicked off last night at the bush center in dallas. and the former president and first lady even made a surprise appearance our thanks to our dallas-fort worth station, nbc 5, for sending us the video it is not everybody who gets the former president of the united states at their book launch. very cool. very cool. let's get right to our news at 8:00. russian state media reporting that alexei navalny has died in prison he had been vladimir putin's most outspoken critic. richard engel joins us now with the late-breaking details here hey, richard good morning >> reporter: good morning, hoda. medical officials say they tried to revive alexei navalny for 30 minutes but that they were unable to do so.

the official account from inside the prison is that he went for a walk this morning, that he began to feel unwell, that he lost consciousness, that, despite efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead and that vladimir putin was informed of his death. already, however, we're hearing tremendous skepticism about that official account of that here in ukraine where i am president volodymyr zelenskyy said it is obvious that vladimir putin had him killed the minister of poland said putin had him killed his own office said, while they can't confirm his death, it is not a matter of navalny dying but of putin having him killed. >> richard, thank you.prosecuto.

meanwhile, the new york cases against mr. trump are moving forward. laura jarett is here now to break all of the georgia district attorney in the election fraud case against donald trump is expected back on the witness stand where she was grilled yesterday about her relationship with the prosecutor. meanwhile, the new york cases against mr. trump are moving forward. laura jarett is here now to break all of it down good morning to you. >> hi, guys. good morning to all of you more testimony expected in fulton county, georgia after an explosive first day. a district attorney on the witness stand as she tries to maintain control of her election interference case against the former president willis sparring with defense attorneys who accuse her of benefitting from a personal relationship with the top prosecutor she tapped to lead the case against trump >> you're confused you think i'm on trial these people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020 i'm not on trial >> the stakes are high here. if the judge removes willis from the case, her entire office will be disqualified and a different prosecutor could reshape the

charges mr. trump faces. meantime in new york, the former president now officially going to trial on march 25th in a case where prosecutors tried to say mr. trump covered up a payment to a porn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election an allegation mr. trump pled not guilty to. but it is his civil fraud case here in new york that may present the most difficult decision of all. the penalty his company must face for fraud a $370 million civil fine all on the line here today, guys? >> all right laura jarett, have a good weekend. >> thanks. a long-time fbi informant has been arrested for giving the bureau false information about president biden and his son hunter biden the lies include explosive claims that the biden's took millions of dollars in prescribes from a ukraine energy company. the source said hunter biden does not know smirnoff and does not believe he ever met him. it is critical to the biden impeachment inquiry currently being conducted by house republicans. let's get to our morning

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the first ever female primary play-by-play announcer she will be calling games for the oakland athletics, stepping up to the mic and into the history books. >> it is a dream come true to become a part of the oakland a's broadcast crew. >> reporter: the emmy award winning broadcaster has been covering sports for 20 years her love of baseball started early, growing up in colorado. her dad coached the local high school team. never missing a game, the ballpark inspiring her biggest dream. >> watching reporters come through and interview him after the game was maybe that first spark that being a sports broadcaster is something i could do. >> reporter: in 2007, she got her first job in baseball, covering the san diego padres. soon after, she was back in her

home state, covering the colorado rockies as a sideline reporter, there for more than a decade, breaking barriers all along the way. >> and that ball is shot into left field fire up the fountains, she's gone >> in 2018 becoming the first woman in 20 years to fill in and call a play-by-play baseball game dallas braden sharing his excitement for her. >> her depth and wealth of knowledge when it comes to the baseball diamond will be apparent from the first pitch. >> tennis legend billie jean king also congratulating her writing on x, cheers to making history. although she's the first, cavnar says she will not be the last. >> i hope it is just the beginning of the dream that the next generation of girls can have in sports. >> congratulations >> thank you so much man! >> who would have ever thought

when we read the history books one day and they say, who was the first, your name will be there. what does it feel like to do something that no other woman has done before? >> gosh. i think when i filled in in 2019 there was a historical first to do it in 25 significance to do it, being the first to do it in 25 years but opening up a new dream to do it is so special i would be remiss if i did not thank susan baldman, melanie newman, who does a fantastic job with the baltimore orioles what a great hire there. she got the opportunity to work through the minor league ranks and do it. we're chipping away, right, hoda, at just opening that door for the next generation and really having the idea that representation matters. >> it does matter. >> it does the next generation of girls will have something to look at. >> what are you hearing from little girls? i was just imaging if i brought my daughters to the games. have you heard from kids what are you feel something. >> yeah. i feel most special when a dad comes up to me and he's like, i'm sharing this with my girls

because i grew up with a dad that was a baseball coach and we shared sports. so that means a ton. now i have a daughter, too. i have two kids. i have a son and a daughter. just i hope that t because i grew up with a dad that was a baseball coach and we shared sports. so that means a ton. now i have a daughter, too i have two kids. i have a son and a daughter. just i hope that the path that we're paving for their generation is just -- it is just difficult. >> i feel like sometimes women need permission to say, i deserve that i got that sometimes you do have to see it to be it you saw it with all these women you talked about, but not in this particular position so some of us have had imposter syndrome for much of our careers. we all have had that how have you stepped passed that or have you? >> you know, it is interesting that word has come up a lot for me, that phrase, imposter syndrome i have a producer, alison, who is the rockies producer. that's hard to hold that role as a female, and she's paved her own path i think for her seeing something in me and saying, you are going to do this we will all be here for you. and then the champions in your

life, the men. i worked with so many great analysts who said, you know baseball you talk baseball. why aren't you doing this? let's go so it is not traditional for a play-by-play voice i get it it's not going to sound traditional, and i don't want it to. >> another thing i love about you, as you are having this wonderful moment, you have mentioned probably ten names of people, many people who we haven't heard of, i don't think. but they're important to you they paved the way that's probably another reason why you are sitting in this chair. what do your kids say? >> yeah. i think they're still just like, wait, where are you going? i mean, they're so wonderful that's my little daughter, and this is vincent. so we try to incorporate them into our lives baseball is such an integral part of my husband steve and my life he played minor league baseball and grew up in stockton, california, where dallas braden

television, they grew up together. we try to make it a family affair. my new partner on oakland a's television, they grew up together we try to make it a family affair we want to bring them to the games and talk about baseball. >> we are so proud of you. most people ask questions about how to be a mother and working we're just talking about how amazing you are. you loved yourself some trl back in the day did you love carson? >> hoda, this is like full circle this is my very -- oh, my gosh carson, wow! >> what's up i was in times square waiting for you. >> oh, my gosh. >> i got to text fred durst to tell him we finally met. congratulations on everything. i have three daughters you are a true inspiration we're from california, big sports fans. you're a beast long overdue. >> i guess i will tell you my husband is a raider fan. >> tell steve we will go to vegas together yeah so nice to have you here today

thank you for everything. >> congratulations. >> hoda, thank you. >> what a great new chapter in your life. you are repotting. you are starting something brand-new. >> get yourself a girl like hoda, by the way. >> i'll hype you all day long. >> "the today show" brings people together. i love it. let's look at this snow system that will move through>> today it will make its way through the mid-atlantic tonight into early tomorrow morning. it is still windy across new england. we have light snow through the northern rockies the west coast, we will see some rain move into northern california heading into the weekend. and then southern california, several inches of rain are possible early next week that's a look at weather across the country. now here is a peek out your good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today, it's cloudy and mild as our temperatures head for the mid 60s. then tomorrow the rain comes in, first starting in the north bay in the morning, spreading across the bay area as we go throughout the day. we will have a brief break in the activities sunday morning, but the next storm coming in

sunday evening may be a little bit heavier with gusty winds and rain continuing into monday and tuesday. and that's your latest forecast. >> mr. roker, if you were here, he would say -- >> best time of the month. >> an exclusive, i guess remember the massive army of fans that showed up on our plaza for jung kook's appearance the viral ad the bts star showing off his look in the latest ad. spring 2024 reveals the chart-topping singer dancing his way through new york's grand central station. yes, we have the "popstart" exclusive. take a look.look. ♪♪

♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that's a calvin klein ad, that's for sure. we have much more online if you'd like to check it out at today.com. next up, maren morris announced plans to step back from country music and announced a single from her new cover. a stripped down cover of this billy idol hit -- ♪ so i sink another drink because it will give me time to think ♪ ♪ if i had the chance, i'd ask the world to dance ♪ ♪ and i would be dancing with myself ♪combs with "fast

car," the '80s, that's a thing right now. that music video shot at a ♪ dancing with myself ♪ >> like luke combs with "fast car," the '80s, that's a thing right now. that music video shot at a famous music store in nashville. a new single called "country's cool again," blending together rock, americana and country. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ >> cute. we like it >> she does that like honky-tonk boot stopping so good. just fun. next up, billy joel yesterday posted this sweet video of the iconic singer's recent performance of "say good-bye to hollywood" alongside

his daughter ♪♪ ♪ >> hey >> vocals running in the family. by the way, the performance was from billy joel's 99th performance, expected to wrap up in july. what's next for billy joel howard stern revealed what would be his dream lineup if he ever could assemble his own super group. >> i thought about putting together a band, me, don henley and sting and maybe john mayer on guitar. let's do it. well, everybody's busy. >> is that what they told you? >> well, you always say to the other guys, yeah, i'll see you on the road and we'll get together, and you never do it.

>> wouldn't that be great? next up the keith morrison every year around valentine's day, the "dateline" anchor shows his fans some love by simply reading the phonebook because with that voice you can say anything and people are hooked here's a look at this edition of that fabulous tradition. >> west styles road, 105 east harrington avenue. 813 west polling avenue. 2200 south commercial street, 109 east gum avenue. >> that's good for our age but do they have phonebooks out now? kids don't even know. >> that's so funny. >> but it is terrific. i love that tradition. finally, john oliver is the latest a lister to sit down with willie geist willie geist. john opened up about doing the new john opened up about doing the new season of "last week tonight" in an election year >> previously, we have felt that we had to respond in the main body of the show to the election i'm not sure that will be as

true this year because i don't know if there is anything unknown about these two men. >> is that a relief to you in some way because it strikes me you enjoy doing the other stuff more. >> hopefully we will be able to protect the main body of our show from whatever is happening on the campaign trail that week. and later that night, you can catch the season premier on hbo. just ahead, do you want the best sleep of your life? president's day weekend usually filled with mattress sales our friends from consumer reports will tell us where to . good morning. it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. word this morning of a new step forward in the a's and their planned move to vegas. las vegas journal reporting new sketches are out involving the same proposed site for the ground for the tropicana hotel,

which is slated to close in april. the renderings have not been released and the financing plan is still taking shape. team leaders yesterday held talks with east bay leaders about extending the end of the season. both sides call the talks productive. it's a nice start to the day, and it will stay dry, but we'll see clouds rolling by and some filtered sunshine. we'll start to see the rain coming in tomorrow first in the north bay early in the morning and off and on throughout the weekend. it gets heavy saturday afternoon and tapers off late into the evening. we'll be watching all of this and the impacts we're expecting over the next couple of days. >> we'll have another local news

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we are back, back at 8:30. we love you, too. we love you, to we are back, back at 8:30. we love you, too we love you, too back at 8:30 with these happy, rowdy folks. a holiday weekend. >> wow >> this is a holiday crowd. >> wow wow! >> that's a holiday crowd. i see you. i see you. >> hi, guys. man! wow, this is a fun crowd y'all are energizing all right. we got a fun half hour ahead we will start with a bunch of fun. we're celebrating "footloose." it is the 40th anniversary of that beloved film. and kevin bacon himself will be involved to some degree. that's a tough degree. >> this is a crowd they've got that look in their eye, all of them i wish this was the start of a

morning pub crawl. the bus pulled up and we all went on a pub crawl. also coming up this morning, our friend elliot wyler is here to tell us about some of the best mattresses on the market in every price range, including where you will see the sales this weekend. >> and he's asleep. guess who's joining us ewan mcgregor. alongside his daughter, clara. they will chat about their new movie where they actually play a father and daughter. speaking of stars, next week will be a big one. hilary swank will be stopping by we'll catch up with country stars dan and shay dan and shea plus, k-pop sensations twice and hillarie scott from lady a. >> guys, we have a huge crowd. but i'm looking. i'm looking for one person i'm looking for one person i see you, too and her name is sherry let me tell you about sherry sherry spent weeks crafting a

see right here. she's from austin, texas. guess what else sherry did? she shipped it to her hotel, and she is here because today is her birthday. >> yeah. >> hi, sherry. >> hi! >> oh, my gosh! first of all, this is so sweet. how long did it take you to make this? >> a couple weeks, i think. i worked on it nonstop. >> oh, wow! >> i just want to say it is beautiful. we are people i had to do this for you. >> we love you we will hang it up inside the studio with pride. yes, we will we love it so much. >> that's so wonderful. >> guys, can you believe that, what she made? was that amazing >> it caught my eye the second i walked by. i walked right over to her. >> it is cold out here you don't need me to tell you that it is really chilly across the northeast, and we are going to see perhaps a little bit of

wintery weather overnight. new york city down through philly into baltimore and d.c. light snow expected as that snow exits tomorrow morning the return to sunshine chilly in the midwest in the 20s and 30s. rainy across florida much, much cooler weather working in there although, it will begin to warm up back into the plains, 50s and 60s, lake effect snow off of lake ontario and into lake erie, too. lots of sunshine above average high temperatures, but out west a big, big storm makes its way through central and northern california. we could see several inches of rain good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be cloudy and mild today as temperatures reach the mid to upper 60s. but plan on it being a soggy weekend. we're going to see scattered

showers, gusty winds and the potential of flooding. a winter weather advisory starts saturday morning and goes through sunday morning. it just got windy. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. are you all ready? >> we're ready. >> we're going to cut loose. we're going to "footloose. kevin bacon. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home.

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in time with a film that defined a generation. >> i sure am the year was 1984. apple debuted its first mcintosh computer and a skinny kid from philadelphia named kevin bacon was about to cut loose, from philadelphia named kevin bac "footloose." and with those words, actor kevin bacon launched himself and the 1984 movie "footloose" into a cultural phenomenon. >> the kids of the '80s were still waiting for their theatrical anthem. it is about breaking free of the chains that you put on yourself or others put on you and just letting loose and have a good time. >> a city kid moves to a conservative town where rock music and dancing are outlawed and soon, with the help of the preacher's daughter, ren is a .

>> weaving and dancing before the lord. leaping and dancing. >> and not just taking on the whole town to get permission to hold a prom. >> weaving and dancing before the lord leaping and dancing. >> and not just any prom maybe the most famous prom in cinematic history. >> there is a time to dance. >> the movie was a hit, grossing over $80 million on just a $7 million budget but it's sound track was bigger, pushing michael jackson's thriller off the top spot after a 37-week legendary run. and two instantly recognizable songs from the sound track the title song "footloose. and "let's hear it for the boys" ♪ >> they're both nominated for oscars even with that epic sound track, the movie almost looked entirely different. having gone through 22 rewrites. >> the original name of the film was cheek-to-cheek, super cringy tom cruise was offered the role, but he had scheduling conflicts. rob lowe took on the role, tore

his acl while practicing for it and had to duck out. >> luckily, the director had seen a young kevin bacon in the his movie "diner" and brought him in for a screen test. >> what are you doing here you having fun >> kevin's costar says their chemistry was undeniable. >> i was totally, totally taken with kevin it was a great feeling when in the scene where we kiss. it was the first time we actually kissed. it was really a dream working with him. >> it was almost a dream for another famous entertainer, madonna, who also auditioned for the part of ariel.ariel.

>> imagine if she was in it. but i think laurie singer does a great job of being the girl next door. >> and the famous prom scene was originally not even part of the script. it was shot a year later on a hollywood sound stage when >> imagine if she was in it. which she says still fit. >> i was so honored that we captured a moment of life. it was beautiful i'm really very proud of it. >> that was awesome. >> i love that >> love it. >> all right but there is more. kevin bacon recorded a special message just for us. check it out >> hey, everybody. it makes me so happy that my friends at "the today show" are celebrating the 40th anniversary of a little movie called "footloose."

when we were making this movie, we had a feeling it was going to be something pretty cool it warms my heart to know that it means so much to so many people and, you know, if i had one piece of advice for everybody, i would say, let's dance >> the crowd wants to dance. so you heard kevin bacon let's dance everybody! ♪♪ ♪

♪ >> wow >> nobody knew about that. >> no! >> surprise for everybody here. >> wow >> that was awesome. >> you're awesome! >> right here in new york in on it with us we want to thank them. >> well done >> that was awesome! >> we're all surprised we had no idea we also have to mention you can dance your socks off with the remastered release of "footloose" from paramount home entertainment. >> all right >> wow >> after all that dancing, maybe you need a bit of a rest so we will reveal consumer reports top tested mattresses and where to find the best sales this president's day weekend but, first, this is "today" on

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♪ we're back 8:46 now the best mattress deals. if you are looking to upgrade your bed, there are fantastic sales this president's day weekend. before you shop, our friends at consumer reports have tested more than 250 mattresses, and they're offering an online buying guide to help you find the perfect mattress all you have to do is scan that qr code for the best deals that is why elliot is here on a friday morning mattress expert. >> yeah, we try. we try. >> first of all, how often should folks be changing their mattresses >> think about 8 to 10 years

years, that will be leading to the edge of that maximum life. >> what makes a good mattress? what are the things that make a good mattress? >> things we have heard from our members in their surveys, firmness is what a lot of people a lot of it is personal preference there are obvious things you can look at. obviously sagging, if one side is leaning to the other. but if it is about 8 to 10 years, that will be leading to the edge of that maximum life. >> what makes a good mattress? what are the things that make a good mattress? >> things we have heard from our members in their surveys, firmness is what a lot of people look for they also want to look for things like stability, size, of course we recommend getting the biggest size for the room. thickness, firmness and of course cost. what is your budget here the good news is you do not have to spend thousands for a mattress the sweet-spot is usually between $900 and $1,200. >> okay. >> today we have great mattresses under that as well.

>> we bought a mattress a while back one of my favorite parts is going to the store and lying on the mattress. >> a piece of advice, you have got to do it a lot of mattresses you can find online but really spend some time in the store. you want to do these things, check the spinal support, pressure relief. think about your shoulders, your hips, your knees also edge support, which might found silly. but if you have kids or an animal or even if you are an edge side sleeper. look at that, too, because you don't want to roll off the bed. >> no one wants to roll off the bed. >> and stability as well if you have a partner that rolls around a lot, you want a bed that keeps its shape. >> i feel like it's come on strong. >> yeah. casper was one of the first bed in a box mattresses here this is a -- one of these foam top mattresses >> i like that. >> it cuddles you in there. >> it does it is like a warm hug, elliot. >> exactly, exactly. you feel that foam take shape there as we feel that. this is one of those bed in a box. it is $1,695 15% off for the president's day weekend. so this is a nice option here. we have three mattresses here that are in the top of our rating the casper snow is one of those. >> this is the bob-o-pedic mattress set. >> what do you mean by traditional? this is the bob-o-

mattress set. >> what do you mean by traditional? just just because it is inner spring. >> yeah. it does not have as much foam. and it is not a hybrid mattress, necessarily. this is a nice $800 value. this is also near the top of our ratings. of all the mattresses we will talk about today, dollar for dollar, this is probably the best one it is also one that does not come in a box. >> okay. >> so if you want it delivered to you, this is from bob's discount furniture this is the more traditional way of buying a mattress someone will come into your house and set it up this way you can feel the difference here, right? this is a little bit firmer, versus that foam one there. >> any mattresses for those that specifically sleep on their backs? >> yeah. it is a beautyrest with a pillow top that a lot of people like. that pressure smart plush pillow

top did very well for our back sleepers if you are a back sleeper, consumer reports general advice, look for something medium to firm start on that, on that scale and that will give you that nice back support that you are looking for. >> tell me about this tuft and needle >> this is another bed in a box there. this hybrid mattress has very few weak spots it is going to give you the oin inner inner springs, plus some foam on top. so if you are looking for the best of both worlds, that type of mattress will do it for you. >> and the next one is a brand that's been around for a long time this is for a budget conscious mattress topper. >> exactly if you are looking for $500 or under, the serta go cool memory foam is a great option there for a guest bedroom. you can use it for a primary bedroom as well. it is not at the top of our ratings. but for that price point, that's

a heck of a deal. >> and that will last as long. >> durability is very, very well. we test and simulate for eight years of use in our testing. that's a long time, and a heck of a deal. >> and that will last as long. >> durability is very, very well we test and simulate for eight years of use in our testing. that's a long time, and that did well. >> this one looks a little pricey it is called an avocado green. >> it's been at the top of our ratings for years. this one has done very, very well but we survey our members. do you like the mattress you are sleeping on? consistently they say yes. it is on sales for president's day weekend, but it will last. these are investments in your health, in your sleep. if you are looking for that, the avocado could be a good choice. >> have a great weekend. enjoy your president's day. >> get some extra sleep. >> i wish. you can get these at today.com/shop or scan that qr code to sign up for text messages and you can get that link sent right to your phone. we're back in a moment but, first, this is oday" on"t

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>> de acuerdo, todos lo sabemos. we all know hoda loves her mardi gras, right? >> yeah, yeah. >> and we're excited to announce that starting today hoda will have her very own sandwich should you find yourself at "the today" cafe in universal studios, florida it is in celebration of the park's mardi gras event. >> okay. this is a chopped mortadella sandwich it is all topped in their special dressing it is on a baguette. come on. what do you think, melvin? >> well done well done, hoda. >> i love it. >> and you can walk around in the park carrying it. >> this is perfect >> i'm making a mess. >> feel that. >> you need an anchor to read something. there is breaking news right th?

how about the dressing? >> be sure to top by the now. i will be the only one that can talk >> isn't that good how about the dressing >> be sure to stop by the today cafe and check out the international flavors of carnival happening right now through april. >> by the way, if you come on friday, hoda will be there actually making them. >> what? >> i'm making it up. if you can't make it to orlando, you can make hoda's sandwich at home. >> delicious. >> i've never had this before. >> you should do a cooking segment. >> on this okay isn't that nice? dylan, you got some birthdays? >> yes this is why i'm not chowing down on that sandwich right now first up, caroline acquista. her secrets to longevity, a grateful heard and a belly full of red wine, garlic and olive oil. naomi is 105 years old she lives by the golden rule, do

unto others as you would have them do unto you happy 100th birthday to glen ward of arlington, virginia. he keeps his brain sharp and keeps his body in shape with daily trips up and down the stairs betty imperial of elmsford, new york is 100 years old. she was an avid bowler until the age of 88. her high score 278 happy 100th birthday to charles slover from huntington, west virginia as a medical tech during world war ii, he received a bronze star happy 100th birthday to patricia parker from san diego, california one of her secrets to longevity, positivity, exercise and keeping up with her 11 great grandkids >> okay. more on the 4th hour, guys, we have a lot i don't know what it is. but it will be good. have a great weekend, guys

good morning. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. governor gavin newsom will be in oakland a short time from now to unveil plans to expand project home key, which addresses homelessness and housing in california. that project has led to more than $700 million in funding statewide and at least 12,000 new permanent and interim homes. it's believed they may focus on converting vacant buildings into housing. we're also tracking the arrival of the next big storm. we'll have live team coverage we'll have live team coverage for y

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