vice president joe biden one on one. and his strongest response yet on whether he plans to run for president. what a good-bye. truly memorable. a good-bye from jay leno overnight. we have all of the must-see moments. your "new day" starts right now. i want a quote from johnny carson. he said i bid you all a heart felt -- >> he gave a nod to who he says is the greatest but truly the end of an era. jay leno right there showing why we all loved him so much. we're going to give you a lot of what happened last night. good morning all to you. it's a happy friday, i hope, in

your house. 6:00 in the east. the olympics a big story today. also multiple terrible new terror threats hanging over the game. opening ceremonies will kickoff the most frightening olympics in history. the tsa is now banning liquids, gels on all flights between the u.s. and russia. nick? >> reporter: chris, just so you know, we went around the olympic venue earlier on today and we saw people actually being asked to give up their liquids before they went in. just one of a number of signs of high nd anxiety ahead of tonight's opening ceremony. the competition in sochi already

underway. snow boards slopestyle qualifying runs and team figure skating theiring their debut on thursday. while the eyes of the world will be on the games, terrorism fears have made many here on edge. on thursday, the tsa anoubsed it is -- announced it is banning all liquids on flights between the united states and russia. these restrictions follow a warning from the department of homeland security earlier this week that terrorists could be hiding explosive components in toothpaste tubes, powerful enough to blow a car door off like this. >> it was a legitimate source that gave the information. now that doesn't mean it's going to happen. something to be taken very seriously by our country, by the

russians and a number of other countries who are also involved in this. >> reporter: president obama reiterating that the u.s. is in constant contact with the russia authorities. >> i think the russians have a lot at stake in preventing terrorist attacks at these venues. >> reporter: russian officials say they have some 37,000 police and security office officers on the streets in and around the sochi venues. >> i think people going to the olympics should be careful. i think they should watch their backs. i think they should stay out of crowds if they can. >> reporter: u.s. olympic athletes say they aren't letting the terror threats overshadow their dreams. >> we're going to perform at our first olympics. >> reporter: now, what impact is this having on american

attendants, on the fans. there's not much bustle behind us. we spoke to one tourist, you'd expect to have more fans than family members. but they have the reverse. only 50 fans. the same tour operator saying i've got a thousand tickets allocated for americans that i just haven't sold yet. that's worth $200,000 to him. i spoke to one member of the delegation here. they said, look, we're not expecting actually much more than just the family members. one american fan i did see here, they told me they could buy an opening ceremony ticket online for 600 bucks. there does seem to be one still available for about $1,500. i should say the games haven't even started yet. it is still early. there could be others elsewhere, but perhaps american attendance

could have suffered. >> we are noting what a beautiful day it is there in sochi. not what you think the typical weather for a winter games. thank you so much. we'll be watching. >> let's take a look at more of your headlines right now. the white house is imprying it was the russians that bugged a phone call during a conversation between state department official victoria new land and george -- jeffrey pie yat. new land said "f" the eu. she has apologized to un officials now. they're calling it a new low for russia. we'll bring you details later this morning. >> the obama administration is wavie ining sanctions on iran'se

broadcaster for the next 30 days. they alleged the broadcaster was blocking foreign channels. developing this morning, the search is on for two people missing after their boat capsized off the florida coast. three people have already died. seven others were pilled from the -- pulled from the water by a dutch naval vessel. they've been handed over to the coast guard and taken to florida. it is believed the people on that boat were migrants. philip seymour hoffman will be laid to rest today. last night, his family and friends gathered at awake. actress amy adams was among the advice tors. as you'll recall, hoffman died last weekend of an apparent drug

overdose. police have charged three people. imagine this, celebrating the birth of beatle mania. two days later, they that he had their tvdy bu opening with "all my loving." that theater is now the home of the late show with david letterman. i'm always sort of blown away at the screams from the girls. they lost their minds when the beatles would be around. >> not much has changed. >> i know. 50 years ago today. >> i interview vice president joe biden in philadelphia. he was there touring amtrak's new electric locomotive. we jurped on one of those trains

and talked about everything from jobs to immigration reform. and his most definitive response yet, i would say, as to whether he would run for president. take a look. >> thank you so much for taking the time. >> it's great to be with you. >> in a train nonetheless. >> like i'm home. 8,000 round trips. it adds up. >> it sure does. want to talk to you about the task force. the president asked you to lead the task force to review the federal jobs training programs. you know americans are rightly skeptical to hear about another task force coming out of washington. there really haven't been major changes that have come from it. how will this one be different? >> some of the stuff we did a whole lot of stuff came out of it. it's about how do we create wider avenues to the middle class.

the income inequality in this country is profound, the middle class is shrinking. there are right now a hundred thousand high-tech manufacturing jobs going up filled for lack of skilled. there's another group of people who are qualified but we can't get them hired. we're working with major corporations saying change your hr policies. instead of taking anybody that's been out six months and throw them aside agree you'll hire a certain percentage of long-term unemployed. >> another thing that would have a big impact potentially on the economy is immigration reform. >> absolutely. >> i know you've been very optimistic. speaker boehner is just now saying that he thinks any action on immigration reform is unlike i this year. he says because house republicans don't trust the

president. he even said they don't trust the president to enforce our laws. is this other? >> no. the vast majority of american people support reform. the vast majority of republicans support immigration reform. if you allowed a vote tomorrow on the senate bill that past, a significant portion of republicans would vote for it and all the democrats would vote for it. he's getting a great deal of pressure from the right. i still think we can get this done. >> if it doesn't take much time and if it goes your way, you could be looking at a bill that does not offer a path way to citizenship. the president did not say definitively one way or another. would you support a bill -- >> that is clearly not our preference. any bill passed out of the house

has to go to a conference committee in the senate which passed overwhelmingly path way to citizenship. >> i know you don't like to judge legislation before it's before you guys, of course. >> you see the way the hard right responds to anything the president says. so the president is being very smart. he's saying what passed, we support. see what you guys pass and then we'll respond. because what you don't want to do is create more problems for john boehner. >> it's going to change the dynamic, though. that was last year. this year's all the same. >> there's an election. the overwhelming majority of the american people, overwhelming majority of republicans, overwhelming majority of the business community say this is essential, get it done. >> you served 36 years in the

senate. >> i did. >> what do you say to your fellow senate democrats who have made it pretty clear that they don't want the president anywhere near their state this election cycle? >> first of all, that's not universally true. in the states where we lost the presidential race, that may be the case. i've been invited to go into well over 128 races so far. and so there's some appraises the -- places the president is considerably more popular than i am. there's some places where i can go in. so look, the reason why i am truly optimistic about this year's race, no matter what the polls say, one thing they say on every major issue, the public degrees between 51 and 70% with the president of the united states and the democratic party.

you give me a chance to have all the issues my way or have popularity at the moment, i'll take the issues. that's what's going to win. >> it's very likely you still have a divided congress. >> i'm not suggesting you won't have a divided congress. in terms of the prospects of democrats running for congress, i think we are in the best shape we can be because the american public degrees us -- agrees with us on the issues. >> can i ask you one fun question about corvettes? >> sure you can. >> you had a lot of fun this week. talking about going from zero to 60. >> there's one overwhelming reason not to run for president. i like to get that z 06 from zero to 60 in 3.4 seconds. >> that was the one reason you said. other than corvettes, give me

another good reason why you shouldn't run. >> i can't. there may be reasons i don't run, but there's no obvious reason for me why i think i should not run. >> can i have a timetable? >> probably the realistically a year this summer. >> is dr. biden on board? >> when i ran the first time, jill didn't want to run again. second time, she came to me and said, you got to run. she was convinced if i ran we'd end the war in iraq. she's convinced if i ran i would work like hell to make sure the middle class got a fighting class. it's to determine whether i am the best qualified person to spend the time on the two things i've spent my whole life on. where we not only are known for the pow of our -- power of our

military but the power of our example. i think there's future for this country. i know people think i'm too optimistic. but it is incredible. there's so much just within our grasp. doesn't mean i'm the only guy that can do it. i think i can, then i'd run. >> thank you so much mr. vice president. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> you really got the sense that he hasn't made his decision, but he wants it. this is a man who's fired up. right now today, he seemed like he really wanted it. >> i've never heard him that way before. be interesting to see how the hillary people respond to it. how many people that are going to be picking up their phones and saying, you got to talk to joe. >> i guess he could call it his happy prailace.

>> did you help him with his overhead hug gauge. >> yes. he is amtrak's best friend. >> the la gaur ya thing, we're here in new york. i got to tell you, i think it's one of the beautiful things about joe biden. is that that airport does stink. we haven't invested the right way. >> he said it -- right when he said it i looked around to new yorkers around me i was like okay. >> i joked with him afterward, i said you're going to take heat from new yorkers. he dpoes, i think a lot of new yorkers are going to agree with me. >> well done, kate bolduan kate bolduan. >> and i'm glad my voice survived. coming up, three days without power after two winter storms. talk about a nightmare, but that

is reality for hundreds of thousands of people in the northeast still shivering in the dark. the question, how long until they get the lights back on. we'll ask it and answer it. >> we're also going to take a look at jay leno's emotional last night at the tonight show. >> and just all kinds of talented people who make me look a lot smarter than i really am.

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facing it with no heat for three days. utility crews are scrambling to restore power to hundreds of thousands throughout the northeast. many in pennsylvania are waking up for the third day without heat. let's bring in cnn's margaret connolly. tell us what are people doing to copy up there? >> reporter: you got it right. people are just trying to stay warm. it's been a long three days for many people. we're outside one of the warming centers in one of the counties. inside, people are still sleeping. some people brought their pets and the red cross said there were more people there last night than the night before. more than half a million people slammed my crippling ice storms freezing off a huge chunk of the northeast and knocking out power in several states. it's lights out for many, but it's especially bad in

pennsylvania. >> i live outside of the district. i felt guilty when i come into work to see the devastation in the area. >> reporter: it's been an unbearable three days. the desperate city now calling for help as far away as canada. >> they say stay until sunday, there's no power, nothing. >> reporter: with relief days away, the president thursday declared philadelphia and its four neighboring counties a disaster zone. >> a pennsylvania bakery owner surveys her inten toir. her business survived hurricane sandy only to be knocked out by this latest round of storms. >> we've lost about $10,000. >> reporter: now, these are unfortunate circumstances for

people. here at this salvation army station, they're going to be here to bring breakfast for people. they're expected to open after being closed for three days, but they're going to open to a two-hour delay. >> you can see how cold those poor folks are. doesn't look like getting better any time soon for them. let's get over to chad myers. >> i don't have it warming up above 32 for a week. you get down to the 20s for morning lows and up to 30 for the afternoon high. the real bad power outages are northwest of philly. even into maryland still picking up power lines. it's cold about everywhere. certainly the coldest spots out here in the west. major storm developing in the west. heavy rains across california. that storm is heading to the east.

and that storm will get to the northeast, but it will not combine with the moisture that we were so concerned about for the nor'easter. you'll be bedrooming it in -- brooming it instead of brushing it. that's some good news. let's get rid of those 30-inch totals because we don't want them anyway. kate? >> thanks so much, chad. let's take a break. coming up next, you just heard joe biden telling us that he can't think of a good reason that he shouldn't run for president in 2016. which leads to the next question, what will democrats do if hilary clinton runs too. also you're looking at the scene of a growing controversy in california. why is this firefighter at the scene of an accident trying to rescue people being handcuffed. all caught on camera, obviously.

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welcome back to "new day." it's half past the hour. let's take a look at your headlines. a new terrorthreat just hours before the opening ceremonies of the sochi olympic games. the tsa is banning all liquids and gels on every flight between the u.s. and russia. this follows yesterday's warning. >> a retired police captain charged with murdering a man inside a florida movie theater is back in court today. a judge will decide whether or not 71-year-old curtis reeves can be released on bail.

today, prosecutors are expected to play surveillance video taken from inside the theater on the night of the killing. breaking overnight, a huge drug bust. look at your screen. australian navy has seized $700 million worth of heroin. the raid went down on wednesday. they say that nearly 800-pound heroin haul has now been destroyed. >> police in california have reportedly asked for felony vandalism charges against justin bieber. the sheriff's office submitted its report on thursday. they'll now decide whether the 19-year-old singer will be charged with vandalism. in the meantime, surveillance video was released from the florida arrest. >> got to show you amazing view.

look at that from mars. it's a picture from home from nasa's rover curiosity. that's earth. nasa tweeted this photo thursday. the last time curiosity was on earth was back in november of 2011. it's taking on dingo gap, a dune. it's like 10 yards long and a yard high. >> what a name for a place with no life. >> a lot of personality in that name. >> that rover has a lot of personality. >> it's like earth with an arrow. >> can we show it again? here we are. it's like one of those you are here maps. >> that's nasa. >> that's the best nasa can do? put more money in that space program. anyway, speculation in high gear about whether or not the

vice president will run for president in 2016, now especi especially thanks to kate's interview. peter ham by is going to join us. it's a new day in the race peter given what you're about to hear when kate asked biden about running. here's the q&a. >> other than corvettes, give me another good reason why you shouldn't run. >> i can't. there may be reasons i don't run but there's no obvious reason for me why i think i should not run. >> can i have a timetable? >> probably the -- realistically, a year this summer. >> listen to that. look, kate's family to me peter, but i got to say he was talking about he's popular in places, the president isn't. i never heard him say that before. never mentions hillary. >> you kind of, from my

perspective, it's not like you see a man in the sunset of his career. he's very fired up. you could see it in his face that he knows he has a lot more to contribute. look, he may not run, but he was making a pretty strong pitch at least to me. what do you think? >> reporter: first of all, really nice work on this interview, kate. this is biden leaning in harder to 2016 than he has at any point so far. there's no reason for him not to run as he mentioned. he has a long career in the senate, in the white house. he can get out in iowa, parades, talk about his career and not inflict a lot of intraparty damage. he said he would wait until next summer, which strikes me as way too late. whoever it is challenging hilary clinton, they really have to start laying groundwork.

they have to raise money and hire staff and recruit volunteers. by the time next summer rolls around, that was the only part that struck me as odd. this is biden making clear. as chris mentioned, he's kind of and the same playing field as the president. so this is really fascinating to me, guys. >> absolutely. he was laying out two things that he cares about most, but he mentioned the foreign policy issue. that is him making a case for why he has the chops to run. it's going counter to what all the speculation has been. joe biden is now saying it's joe biden and other people i think. that's what i heard from that interview. >> reporter: yeah. no, i think that's right. look, i spent some time recently in iowa and new hampshire. clinton's name comes up more than anybody else's.

bidens comes up second. you hear a lot of people talking about the economy, the economy, the economy. you don't hear a lot about foreign policy these days. that's still biden's strike zone. that's what he likes talking about. he did also mention he likes sticking up for the gts guy. that populous message is really going to be an asset for him. recall in 2010, joe biden and bill clinton could go into part es of the country like youngs town ohio where the president wasn't so popular, but joe biden could talk to those white working class voters. he does have a repore with labor, with independent voters. if he starts to stick to that message, i think that's going to be a more potent one for him. >> if there's a guy who's going to say no to the party, would be

joe. and this was my only little conspiracy theory. i know he loves cars. hilary clinton says she hasn't driven since 1997. he says i know all about cars. i'm the real guy. i'm like you. we want the best of us when we elect somebody, but we want them to be us. interesting contrast there. it came up in this really revealing interview. peter, thank you very much. >> thanks, peter. >> let's take another break. coming up next on "new day," the stunning arrest of a firefighter caught on tape. why was he handcuffed by police while he was trying to rescue people. details straight ahead. plus, oh boy, what a night for jay leno. if you're going to go out, this is the way to do it. 22-year run came to an end with the emotion and how he made humor out of it. he had some good last laughs at

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welcome. anger in california this morning after a firefighter responding to a car accident is handcuffed by police at the scene. all caught on tape, obviously. police say the firefighter's truck was obstructing a freeway lane. but firefighters say he was trying to rescue people. stephanie has more. >> reporter: a scene that is hard to comprehend and one

that's sparking outrage. a southern california firefighter handcuffed and taken away. the dispute broke out at the scene of this rollover accident. unnamed office asked the firefighter to remove his truck from the fast lane while firefighters attended to injured. he parked his truck behind an ambulance for safety reasons. the highway patrol officer detaining him in the back of his cruiser for a half an hour before releasing him. the fire chief stands by his crew saying the chp took things too far. >> any time a first responder is being taken away in handcuffs, that's not how it's supposed to happen. >> reporter: the chp is investigating. meanwhile the chiefs of both

departments release add joint statement. this was an isolated incident and not representative of the manner in which our agencies normally work together. and while the scene may raise eyebrows, some point out, the arresting officer broke no laws. >> that is legal. you can tell someone to move their vehicle to a safer place. whether or not it was justified, that i can't comment on. >> it wasn't people. it was a firefighter. it's not about being illegal. it's about being stupid. he's a first responder. i think it's macho run amuck. >> that's completely unreasonable. let's talk about the olympics. the opening ceremony is just a few hours away. but the olympic games are off and running. team figure skating is one of the events this year. it was a rough start.

andy scholes is joining us to tell us about it. >> well, it wasn't good. a lot of people excited about this event. they team up in singles and pairs and all the individual scores added up to make one team score. team usa dug themselves a bit of a hole. jeremy abbott fell during his performance. right now, the usa is in 7th place overall. elsewhere, hannah kearney looking to be the first free style skier to win two olympic gold medals. in first place heading into saturday's final round. good chance she will be the first american to win gold. everyone fweering up for the opening ceremony and that's going to start at 11:00 a.m. eastern. of course, we're not going to

get to see it until tonight. >> that looks so hard but so cool. >> she makes it look so easy. >> not even close to easy. >> there's nothing like ice skating watching for that moment when they fall after hours of practice enter he lookeds a little bit like he's got the glamour. >> you should see my triple axle. >> very enticing. very enticing. >> take another break. coming up next on "new day," jay leno says good-bye. we'll look at his final tonight show including a star-studied certificate row nad of "so long fare well" ♪ all the executives are popping in to say you're through ♪ . car and hotel together to save even more. plus, get an extra $100 when you build your custom trip.

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you know what, i really don't like good-byes. i like, until we see each other again. it was a terrific run as the late night ratings king jay leno saying good-bye to his tonight show audience. this time, he says for good. he called it the greatest experience of my life. couldn't resist final jabs at nbc though. nischelle turner is here with us. hard to say good-bye. >> that's a long time. jay does some of his best work when he is taking those jabs at the network. i was glad to see some of that

last night. it felt like he was just trying to keep it together. then at the end there, we saw the emotion come flooding out. >> this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. >> choking back tears, jay leno took to the stage one last time. making his second final appearance after a 22-year run. >> when i started hosting marijuana was illegal and you could smoke cigarettes anyplace you wanted. justin bieber wasn't even born yet. that's why we call those the good old days. >> this time around, leno received a proper sendoff. >> jay, you made a whole lot of jokes about me over the years. do not worry, i'm not upset. i've decided to make you my new. >> he also got unneeded advice

from matt damon. >> why don't you take up a hobly like working on hold cars. >> actually, jay does work on old cars. he's got a whole garage full of them. >> maybe with your new-found time you could finally invite me over to your [ bleep ] garage. >> i think you need to reinvent yourself. >> i don't know. >> please welcome my old friend, billy crystal. >> leno ib violating his -- inviting his very first guest back for the finale. >> you were america's nightlight. >> bringing it full circle with an ensemble of al stars bidding jay fare well like kim kardashian. >> ♪ now i won't be the butt of

leno's jokes ♪ >> carol burnett graced the stage. ♪ for your last show i'll do the tarzan yell ♪ >> and oprah winfrey. ♪ so long, fare well, you really raised the bar. if you were me you'd buy them all a car ♪ >> but it was this candid moment that makes last night's good-bye memorable. >> i want to thank you the audience. you folks have been just incredibly loyal. this is tricky. we wouldn't be on the air without you people. secondly, this has been the greatest 22 years of my life.

[ applause ] >> i am the luckiest guy in the world. i got to meet presidents, astronauts, movie stars. it's just been incredible. i got to work with lighting people who made me look better than i really am. i got to work with audio people who made me sound better than i really do. and i got to work with producers and writers and just all kinds of talented people who make me look a lot smarter than i really am. i'll tell you something, first year of the show i lost my mom. second year, i lost my dad. then my brother died. and after that, i was pretty

much out of family. and the folks here became my family. kwebtly, when they -- consequently when they went through rough times i tried to be there for them. i'm really excited to for jimmy fallon. it's fun to sit back and see where this place takes this institution. i'm so glad i got to be a part of it, but it really is time to go, hand it off to the next guy. it really is. in closing, i want to quote johnny carson who was the greatest guy to ever do this job. he said, i bid you all a heart felt -- now that i brought the room down. you got anything to lie venture this party up -- liven this party up? >> that's nice. you just want to bob your head to that for a second. with that, the baton was passed.

jimmy fallon kicks off february 17th. in all the years that johnny carson did the tonight show. it was called the tonight show starring johnny carson. jay's 22 years, it was with jay leno. jimmy is going back to starring jimmy fallon. >> it's nice to have the opportunity -- so often times people vanish one day to the next. you don't get to say good-bye. >> in a business that is too often these days cheap and fake and mean, he is a real guy who always found a sweetness in the situation even when he was poking fun. hopefully it's a model going forward. you don't see a lot of it in entertainment anymore. >> you don't. i think it will be interesting to see what happens next with the future of late night television. >> guess what happens later on "new day"?

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good morning. welcome back to "new day." it's friday, february 7th, 7:00 in the east. and we're starting out with our news blast. the most news you can get

anywhere. let's go. all right. and new this morning, the tsa acts on the latest terror threat just hours before the opening of the sochi olympics. the agency is now banning liquids and gels on all carry john bags. this change comes just 24 hours after they said terrorists may try to attack with toothpaste tubes. >> president obama says the u.s. has been working closely with russia telling nbc news there's been a lot of give and take with his talks with vladimir putin. he's saying the russian president has taken ever possible measure to secure the games. >> they have an enormous stake obviously in preventing any kind of terrorist actor violence at

these venues. they have put a lot of resources into it. we're in constant communications with them both at the law enforcement level, at the military level, at the intelligence levels. >> the president went onto say he decided not to attend the games because he didn't want to be a distraction. >> in syria, the government says it be participate in a new round of peace talks. this after rebels freed hundreds in a suicide attack on a prison. in the past week, more than 250 people have died there. both sides stepping up fighting ahead of a second round of peace talks next week. assad said he reached an agreement with the u.n. to help hundreds escape. video of the dogs going viral after the taliban posted it on twitter.

they say the dog was seized after a fire fight last december in afghanistan. rescue crews are searching for two people missing after their boat capsized off the florida coast. three people were killed in the accident and several people were pulled from the water by a dutch naval vessel. they were believed to be migrants. they've been handed over to the cost guard. new this morning, apple buying back $14 billion worth of its own stock. executive tim cook telling wall street journal, he's surprised by a 8% pullback. apple is now repurchased $40 billion of its own shares in the last 12 months. >> also new this morning, the first jobs report of 2014 just a few hours away. there could be some wild card

factors swaying these numbers. let's bring in christine romans with more. >> remember how surprised we were last month that only 74,000 jobs were created? economists predict 178,000 jobs created last month and the unemployment rate staying unchanged. that is basically the lowest in five years, but there are a couple of wild cards now that could change these numbers. we've been talking a lot about how the rough weather has been hurting the economy. it could affect how many jobs were created. some think the december jobs number came in because of that bad weather. we'll have to see whether that continued into january. jobs in construction for example, there aren't as many construction jobs during colder weather. you're not building houses. you can see that factor, you simply don't have as many people. you also have this long-term

unemployment benefits expired at the end of december. to get those benefits, someone who is jobless had to be actively looking for a job. so some economists are telling me they think that now those benefits are gone, those people are just going to drop out of the labor market. that would make the unemployment rate fall even more but for the wrong reasons. the workforce participation rate is getting smaller and smaller. i'm going to tell you right now, not a lot of people i know are putting money squarely on their number. they want to see what the government's going to say about it. >> thanks so much. new medical information. revised stroke prevention guidelines, specifically for women. they recognize issues including high blood pressure during pregnancy, use of birth control pills even in younger women. more than half of the estimated

800,000 strokes in the u.s. occur in women. new developments in the search of kevin quick. they discovered a body, but the remains have not yet been identified. thank you, mr. president. the family of kenneth bae delighted to hear the president say the u.s. will do everything in its power to secure his release from korea. it's his fist public -- first public mention of bae. bae's family says they're grateful to have that commitment from the white house and hope it will lead to further dialogue between washington and north korea. some residents waking up to the third day without electricity or heat. utility companies say power should be back up for most by tonight, but some could remain

in the dark until sunday. let's get to chad myers for what to expect for this weekend. >> i have been the bearer of bad news all week. today i have good news. one is that we're not going to see as much snow in the northeast, the storm that's going to come in from the west and one from the south will not get together at the same time and not make that big snowstorm across parts of the northwest. we'll see two to five inches of snow. and to the west. look at this. this is a huge stream of moisture coming in from hawaii. that is the pineapple express. that's going to bring rain to california where they could really use it. they're even worried about growing crops out in california this year. much-needed rainfall here. happening today, president obama signing the new tril yn-dollar farm bill into law.

he is expected to talk up agricultural programs. it will cut payments to farmers, but increase crop insurance. washington watch. more proof of not getting the job done. another deadened in the senate. democrats came up one vote sly of the 60 neated to -- needed to beat a filibuster. they want spending cuts to lessen the impact on the deficit. house republicans have shown little interest in this. >> also new this morning, a rising republican star is now the target of an ethics investigation. congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers allegedly mixed funds improperly. rogers won the house republican congress chairmanship. last month, she delivered the gop response to the state of the

union. new this morning, vice president joe biden in an exclusive interview here on "new day" reacting to words that republicans won't be seeking a deal on immigration reform any time this year. he says house republican don't trust the president. i asked vice president biden if that means the push is over, at least for now. >> no, look. the thing we have going for us is the vast majority of the merp people support -- american people support reform. the vast majority of republicans support immigration reform. if you allowed a vote tomorrow on the senate bill that passed a significant portion of republicans would vote and all the democrats would vote for it. he's getting a great deal of pressure from the right that wants no part of this. i still think we can get this done. it doesn't take much time. >> hear what he says right there. the speaker's comments leave the

president looking for votes. let's get straight over to dana bash in washington to talk more about this. where do things stand in terms of the house speaker john boehner and where house republicans are on immigration reform today had? >> i think life support might even be too strong. look, he -- he has a point about the fact that republicans are, you know, sort of fighting amongst themselves, are unsure amongst themselves whether or not this is the right way to go. policy wise this year, but more importantly when it comes to politics. a big part of the issue has been that even some who are for reform, who think it's important to do don't think it's a great idea to do it this year, an election year, when house republicans, many of them their biggest fear is a primary challenge from the right, not so much to be defeated from a

democrat. that is absolutely a dynamic going on here. the vice president has an absolute point. based on what the speaker said yesterday, it is pretty clear that he wanted to get out there that it's not looking good for the house to do this this year. >> i also asked the vice president if he sees what john boehner says, that they don't trust the president to enforce their laws. i asked if he saw this as pushback to sidestepping congress. he thinks that everybody knows it's the internal politics in the house. what do you think? do you think there's retaliation here? >> i don't know if it's so much retaliation, but there is an element of distress. a big element. that's not a news flash that house republicans don't trust the president. they discussed this topic last week. i am told that a big issue wasn't necessarily what we heard so many times, which is amnesty

for illegal immigrants. it was how do we really understand and make sure that the president is going to follow through on what we pass. so that absolutely is a big issue. is it the issue, unlikely. >> it makes you wonder if they're going to get anything done. this is something they've been talking about. >> don't hold your breath until 2015. >> great to see you. have a great weekend. police and protestors clash in brazil over a hike in transit fairs. the hike increws a bus fare from the equivalent of 1.20 to 1.30. six people were hurt, 209 -- 20 arrested. he was unanimously confirmed thursday. president obama backed baucus.

almost 36 years. he acknowledges he isn't a china expert, but he says he's excited to live and work there. new this morning, apology for dropping an f-bomb. a conversation that was bugged, recorded and posted online. now, the white house is suggesting the russians were behind it. let's bring in alease live from washington. what is the deal? >> a lot of questions this morning for victoria. she said she won't comment on private diplomatic conversations, but it's a little late for that. her undiplomatic language is anything but prooit. on the eve of the sochi games, u.s. russian relations hit a major snag. russia now accused of leaking this audit you.

>> so that would be great, i think, to help glue this thing and have the un help glue it. and you know, [ bleep ] the eu. >> you can be pretty sure if it does start to gain altitude, the russians will be working behind the scenes. >> that sounds like assistant secretary of state telling the u.s. ambassador to the ukraine that they were going to bring in a un envoy to close the deal. that audio first posted on youtube with russian subtitles is highly embarrassing for the u.s. u.s. officials will confirm the authenticity of the state, but they didn't deny it either. the obama administration is now scram ling. >> certainly we think this is a new low in russian trade craft. i don't have any other independent details about the

origin of the youtube video. but this is something they've been posting on, tweeting about. and certainly that we feel that represents a new low. >> the month's long protest in ukraine to oust that country's president have divided the u.s. and russia with both accusing the other of meddling. attention now fully on display thanks to a russian tweet of a youtube link. >> well, is this the situation where the truth hurts? i mean it seems like dirty pool here. how are we supposed to make sense of this? >> german chancellor just called the comment unacceptable. the state department doesn't seem overly concerned about what happened. it's embarrassing to be sure. it doesn't seem to be indicative of a major disagreement. they both prefer ukraine

integrated with europe over to one closer to russia. so it's really just about tactics. if you know her, she's really a tough lady. so this is kind of common language for her and it just got caught on tape. >> to me, the story is all about the tactics of russia. appreciate the perspective this morning. thank you. >> let's take a look at what is in the papers this morning starting with the new york times. the obama administration hitting three companies and individuals with penalties. it is the most extensive enforcement since the agreement with iran took effect last month. also the seizure of property on american soil. >> the pentagon dropping -- one of its nuclear powered aircraft carriers. that's after the white house intervened to keep a behind the

scenes battle from getting out of hand. the carrier easelier retirement would reduce the fleet to ten. they wrote to the secretary. and in usa today, the u.s. state department now required to make sure the united nations protects whistle blowers. 15% of the contributions the u.s. makes to the un will be -- president obama signed the order last month. against a 28-year-old employee who reported a half-million dollar kickback scheme. kate? today a private funeral service will be held for philip seymour hoffman in new york city. test being laid to -- he's being laid to rest after the wake last night. actress amy adams. as was kate blanchett. he died last weekend in his

apartment from an apparent drug overdose. meantime, a report says producers of the hunger games film franchise pran to digitally recreate hoffman using cgi technology. hoffman still had seven days left of shooting for mocking jay part two. >> all right. let's take a look at what is trending at this hour. google celebrates sochi. taking a stand against russian laws with pits rainbow google. citing the olympic charter which takes a stand for all athletes, gay, straight otherwise, saying that sport is a human right. what do you have, nischelle? >> we have missouri state representative introducing a

bill. it is a symbolic gesture of course, but there is a method to the madness. he says they'll be more productive as a result. i like that, but i'm from missouri. >> that's kind of bias. >> a five-foot long jelly fish. it is its actual name. it is the largest species of this kind. australian scientists are stunned by its size. apparently a 12-year-old tourist spotted it and of course touched it. >> there's no way i would be touching it at all. it was an emotional night as he passed the torch to jimmy fallon he took one last dig. >> that's right.

nbc has the olympics. it's a big deal. nbc will finally get to show somebody who's okay with passing the torch. >> well, i guess you got to get in where you fit in. the tonight show with jimmy fallon starts february 17th. >> and new developments on the pacific on or about castaway who resurfaced after more than a year lost at sea. officials say he is now out of the hospital after being admitted thursday for severe dehydrati dehydration. meanwhile, the family of the deceased traveling companion is looking for answers. what are we learning this morning? >> we're learning that the castaway has been going in and out of the hospital. and his case prompted both fascination and skepticism. at first, it seemed to be a stunning survival story, a man lost at sea for 13 months lives

to tell his story. but another chapter unfolded thursday. jose salvador alvarenga was readmitted to the hospital. his doctors say he was severely dehydrated, his limbs were swollen, his body low on vitamins and minerals. >> it doesn't surprise me that his entire system is compromised and is going to take significant amount of time to detoxify and to recover its function. his recovery is going to take weeks, not days. >> he says he survived so many months by eating protein, the flesh of turtles and birds and rain water. despite allowing him to survive, such a lopsided diet, so few vitamins would have taken a toll. >> he would lose body fat.

he would waste muscle. he could loose quite a large percentage of his muscle mass. >> yet somehow, alvarenga survived. >> this person was used to being at sea. he knew what to expect. and i think he knew how to protect himself. i think the more usual fate would be that fate that befell his companion who died after a couple of months or maybe three or four months. >> alvarenga says his companion died as the boat floated aimlessly. now the family wants to seek with alvarenga. doctors say it can be tricky getting someone out of this state of dehydration. you can actually cause harm if you hydrate them too quickly. >> obviously the questions about what happened to the companion are going to loom large going

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welcome back. we're just hours away from the opening ceremonies in sochi. the start of an olympics that's been more about terror threats and nightmare a.com documentations than -- accommodations than sports so far. rachel, i want to start with you. give me a feel of how it is on the ground there and what it was like to get there. >> reporter: yeah. well what i'm learning so far,

chris, is that the official narrative is not necessarily the same as the practical experience narrative. yesterday afternoon, the head of the sochi airport gave an interview to one of our cnn crews explaining now nobody was allowed in with creams or liquids or toothpaste. well, a few hours later, i flew in to here at sochi. and kbes what? nobody checked me for any of those things. in fact, i went through a security check that frankly was a lot more lax than what we go through at home. no one asked me to take out liquid or toiletries, shampoo or anything like that and i walked through with my shoes on. it's definitely a different account. and from talking to people on the ground here in russia, that's apparently par for the

course, that's there's a random aspect to some of the security. not necessarily the most reassuring thing. but i will say we did see a lot of military police officers around. supposedly they have 40,000 combined military and police here in sochi. when the u.s. hosted the salt lake city olympics which was right after the september 11th attacks, they had about 13,000 police and military on the ground there. so a big difference here if you believe the actual official account. i have to say, after my airplane experience, i'm taking everything a little bit not quite as face value. >> it answers the question about why your smile looks so good this morning, but raises concern as well. where did the threat come from? what does this mean about the consistency of follow through. >> the center of the toothpaste appears to be a fast-moving

investigation in france. two women were arrested in france. these -- they believe these two women wanted to return to russia to launch a suicide bombing against the winter olympics. now when the french moved in on tuesday, they were specifically looking for toothpaste bombs. so they didn't find any, nor did they find any other explosives. >> to be very clear, the reasons for the concern is that these olympics were cited by putin in a place that is a little bit of a thumb in the eye to the resistance groups there. what do we make about the group that is targeting these attacks and the idea of a threat at sochi? >> the group everybody is concerned about is this umbrella group for all the different subgroups in the region, in the caucasus region.

they're the group that carried out those twin suicide bombings in volume go dprad -- volgograd. there's concern they may launch attacks against soft targets in russia, perhaps more difficult for them to target the actual olympic facilities themselves. >> rachel, let me finish with you. you're obviously at the olympics to cover sport. heading into it, did you get a taste yet of what might be a story line that could develop there sports-wise? >> reporter: yeah, i think the figure skating team event is picking up momentum. and of course, the opening ceremony is tonight. they said all the hours they put in as kids, marching in the opening ceremonies is one of the ideas they had in their heads. so the fruition of a dweem come through for a lot of the

american athletes. terrorist attacks is not lost on the athletes. they say this is an opportunity to march in the stadium with other athletes and have a gathering of everybody in a peaceful manner and show the world this can be done. >> hopefully the anxieties are limited to the out comes of the events. we'll be talking to you going forward. thank you for being here. we're going to need your help as well. kate? coming up next on "new day," will he or won't he run. in my exclusive interview with joe biden on of course the question of 2016. his revealing answer. you'll want to hear it ahead. honestly? my kids were always on my laptop.

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welcome back to "new day." there has been a whole lot of speculation about whether or not vice president joe biden will run for president in 2016. wednesday, biden said one reason not to run would be because he loves his cars and he wanted to take a corvette from zero to 60 in 3.4 seconds. take a listen to what he told me. >> other than corvettes, give me another good reason why you shouldn't run. >> i can't. >> yeah? >> there may be reasons i don't run, but there's no obvious reason for me why i think i should not run. >> can i have a timetable? >> probably the realistically, a year this summer. >> sure sounds like a man who is

in the very least considering to get into the race. let's bring in john king to talk more about this. he then goes onto say the decision to run or not is going to be determined on whether i'm the best qualified person to focus on a few things i've spent my whole life on, dot, dot, dot. i saw him being more fired up than ever before. >> he says kate, he can't think of a reason. you could make a list of his age. you could make a list of americans don't have a history of electing vice presidents. you could say he's run twice and failed to win the nomination. joe biden wants to be president. i was mostly covering michael due caucus then the governor of massachusetts. he wants to be president now. if you ask him and he more or less says it in the interview,

he thinks he's more qualified than anybody else. there are more than one reason to run, one of them happens to be hilary clinton. remember the dick cheney experience. he became less and less relevant in part because the party did not have to fear him. joe biden is very well aware of that. if nothing else rngs he wants to keep his leverage until the last possible minute. >> great point. he not once mentioned hilary clinton. but you know that he, of course, has got to be looking at the polls. obviously they can change. the latest poll puts hilary clinton at 73% amongst democratic leaning independent voters. joe biden 11%. >> we look at some polls and we say polls are not necessarily reflective. he could say i've got time. he has said in the past, her decision won't be a factor in

his decision. i don't believe that. he doesn't have to look at the polls. he lived this. he was in a crowded field in 2008 and president obama then senator obama eventually won after a very long, very close race with secretary clinton. joe biden was very much an after thought in that rates. he's an old school guy, you know loves to be in the union hall. he would miss it if he doesn't do it. if she doesn't run, then the pressure is enormous on joe biden. if she does run, again, he lived this in 2008, proud guy, remembers losing. i don't think he wants to go through that again. >> it was your suggestion that i bring up the midterms and how democrats have made it obvious they don't want the president coming to their state. joe biden spent 36 years in the senate. he did not criticize democrats,

but he said there are some plays where i play better and there are some states where the president plays better. he's very optimistic. >> it's a born optimist. that's what makes him on interesting politician. joe biden will come to work with a fighting spirit even on the darkest day. it's good to have people who come to work every day with a smile and who come to fight. to his point, there are places he can go. blue collar areas where the president is not so popular. watch when we get to september who's out there where. you have a lot of democrats pushing the president away right now. michigan is an exception. the president will be in michigan today. so the president's more popular there. look and see if some races get close. if the virginia senate race gets close. there are three or four states where african-american turn out

will be absolutely critical. we don't know that yet, but that's worth watching. >> it is worth watching. i know you want to weigh in on joe biden's comments on la graud ya being like a third-world country. i said you're going to take some heat. he goes, a lot of new yorkers are going to agree with me. >> that's a generation l gap. part of that's a generation l thing. part of it is, looking, you know, joe biden is a bfd in the politics for a reason, he's the gift that keeps on giving. >> no, it's part of his job. that's part of his thing. >> there are so many politicians who you krnt sure is this guy real. when you see joe biden when you talk to joe biden, what you see a really what you get. does not look like a man ready

to get out of the fight. >> great to see you, john. thank you have your much. >> and of course, reminder, check out john king's new show this sunday 8:30 a.m. eastern. we'll have more on our interview with joe biden in the next half hour. coming up on "new day," the loud music murder trial in florida has begun. is it an open and shut case for the prosecution or will at least one juror believe michael dun acted in self defense. the case is laid out and analyzed by none other than star jones when we come back. also, this guy in his under wear freaking people out. what is it about? the story behind the sculpture. we're going to tell you about it. that is me. mine was earned in korea in 1953.

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welcome back to "new day." a dramatic first day in the murder trial of michael dunn, the 47-year-old accused of killing an unarmed florida teen. opening arguments telling two very different stories as jurors saw a shocking video taken the moment gunfire erupted. >> surveillance video shown in court from the fight jordan davis was shot in killed. police say it all started with loud music blasting from a car. michael dunn who is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder claims self defense. he said, at first they complied,

then he says he heard threats. the two sides in court telling very different storied about -- stories about what happened. >> they threatened michael dunn. you're dead, this is going down now. with a shotgun barrel sticking out of the window or a lead pipe. whatever it was, it's a deadly weapon. >> he was cussing, no doubt. he raised his voice. but he never threatened the defendant. >> reporter: dunn tolt investigators he saw a weapon pointed at him. >> we have shots fired in the parking lot. the person firing has left. >> reporter: police say they never found a gun in the teen's red dodge durango. >> only thing he had on his person was a cell phone and a

pocket knife. >> reporter: at the crux of the case, why did dunn just drive off. >> he just had somebody threaten his life, display a weapon, try to exit a vehicle and say [ bleep ] is going down [ bleep ] now. and for the first time in his life, he has to use a weapon to defend himself. >> let's talk about the trial. it's already drawing comparison to the trayvon martin case. let's break down both sides and bring in author and attorney who certainly knows how to analyze the situation, star jones. >> thank you. >> we are here for another very important reason with you this morning. we're going to talk about national wear red day, but let's do what we do when it comes to this. >> you know if there's a big legal case going on, you got to ask me law questions.

>> you know how to doit. let's look at this issue. you have the black victims, that it seems innocent that seems like now will be explained away by an obscure law. do you see it? >> in a couple ways i do see the comparison between trayvon martin and jordan davis. it's the quote, fear of the black man syndrome. whether the fear is reasonable or unreasonable, the same type of man is implicated in both of these cases. george zimmerman was perceived to be a middle aged white dude and the defendant in this case, dunn, is perceived to be the same way. he actually is. the second thing is the conscious decision not to walk away from a situation and to escalate that situation. and i think people forget that. both zimmerman and dunn had the

opportunity to remove themselves from the situation but stand your ground gave them permission to stay right where they are. the third thing is, why do people just presume that a young black guy should comply with their wishes, desires and instructions. he didn't have to have free papers. jordan davis doesn't have to walk around in south africa and show his right to be on the street. neither did trayvon martin. >> do you think it is fear or entitlement and contempt when you size up what happened in both situations? dunn says and has written in letters, i don't like what they represent in this culture as thugs. that contempt gave an entitlement of action. dunn even more so, i'm going to take action here, i'm going to

tell them what to do. >> and i'm going to get respect. it's that second part that both trayvon martin and jordan davis did not give zimmerman and dunn. trayvon martin did not stop in the street and produce identification. he was not compliant. in zimmer man's mind, he should have been compliant. dunn is the exact same way. he expected when he said turn the music off, that these guys would turn the music off. >> you can tell them, but they don't have to listen. >> they don't have to will be. >> here's my concern from those who were saying it's a slam dunk case. >> it's not. >> if one juror believes that jordan davis was getting out of that car with bad intentions and that there may have been a gun in the car, because there's a weird time lapse issue, they disappear, they come back. the defense -- >> allegedly. >> the defense is saying that's

when they got rid of the gun. >> it could hang this jury. if one juror believes it, it koulgd hang. if that yoor is a strong voice, they could sway over people. >> the analysis has gotten social low. you know, because in my mind i'd say you still don't know the guy is going to kill him. is that the same thing as saying i need to kill you to protect myself. >> in dunn's brain, he says if it's a young black guy, then he is a thug. i don't even have to think that. that's what he wrote. if it's a thug, then i need to be in fear of my life. he doesn't know jordan davis from a can of paint. but he knew what dunn's intebt was. it was to kill someone, otherwise he wouldn't have fired all those shots in that car. >> his own lawyer says, god

didn't make men equal. colt did, the gun maker. >> i might convict him just on that stupid statement from his defense attorney. it was offensive. basically what he was saying is dunn had a right to take this kid's life, a right to take his life because he was a young black dude and in dunn's mind, that means threatening. i found that very offensive in niz argument. >> if you want to analyze the case and looking at the zimmerman case. dunn was in a car and could have left. the second one is zimmerman immediately contacted authorities in his situation. here, the man, dunn, immediately left with his girlfriend and ate pizza. >> and watched movies and chilled. >> so there's a lot more there. the trial's just getting started. star jones, thank you so much. star's going to join us later this morning to discuss national

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one of america's top universities. jeanne moos explains. >> reporter: wake up, buddy, you're sleep walking in your underwear and causing a raucus and roaming the campus of a women's college. even your creator had to admit. do you mind when people call him creepy? >> it is. >> reporter: the artist didn't imagine his creation the sleep walker would cause so much stir. there was a petition circulated to have the statue moved inside. he said it's become a source of apprehension, fear and triggering thoughts regarding sexual assault for some members of our campus community. >> what's the problem with just moving him inside the museum? >> because he was designed to be outside. the point of the sculpture is he's out of place, he wandered

off, he's lost. >> reporter: he may seem cold but don't look for goose bumps. he's made out of bronze and took five months to sculpt. the sleep walker became a magnet for students taking selfies, putting clothes on the guy or slinging a bag over his shoulder. students made him a snowman to keep him company. the artist said he's seen kids -- >> twerking up against it. >> reporter: maybe when the pope inspect ad life-size chocolate statue of himself made by students from a chocolate making academy but even a chocolate pope doesn't even have his own facebook accounts like the sleep walker does taunting move over beckham and tweeting out now i know how britney feel feelsfeels, #tha feels, #thatlyricthatgoes.

would be vandals don't even try to think about pulling down the sleep walker's underpants. they are stuptd on. the artist chose briefs over boxers partly because boxers is hard to sculpt. why the hanes brand? >> hanes was just the thing they had. >> reporter: he may never have to change that bronze underwear but change that beer hat. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> has anyone ever talked so much about a sculpture. >> that's the point. >> i say it in a very high pitched voice. >> brings it out in you. that's what the art is supposed to be about. >> it was funny. we'll re-enact it. coming up next on "new day" ready or not sochi the winter games are here with the threat of terror looming we'll preview

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people going to the olympics should be careful, they should watch their backs. >> let the games begin. the olympic opening ceremony now just hours away, sochi making last minute preparations as american authorities place new security restrictions on flyers going into russia. what we know now about threat. >> "new day" exclusive. will joe run? vice president joe biden one on one, his strongest answer yet on whether he'll go for it in 2016 and does he think immigration reform can be saved?

>> the long good-bye. jay leno's raw and tearful good-bye. two of his long time colleagues join us live. >> your "new day" continues right now. good morning and welcome back to "new day" everyone. it's 8:00 in the east. the sochi winter games are about to get under way officially as new terror threats emerge. we're now three hours from the start of opening ceremonies. the lavish start kicks off the most expensive and the most frightening olympic games in history. the latest case terror. the tsa banning liquids, gels and aerosols. nick, i know you've been talking about how tickets are still for sale for the opening ceremonies. are you seeing people walking

around due to all the concerns? >> reporter: there's not a lot of bustle. we went down the venues a few hours ago. not that many people. particularly international fans. i talked to one tour operator at the moment i have more family members of athletes coming with me than fans. five times as many. quite the wrong proportion. he had 1,000 tickets allocated for american fans that simply weren't being bought. $200,000 worth. as he just said it recently is still possible to buy those opening ceremony tickets, $1500 a piece just three hours before the games. quite possibly this isn't the full picture because we don't know what the final numbers are. potentially 10,000 but still those security warnings could be having an impact on american attendance here. the competition in sochi already under way, snowboard slopestyle qualifying runs and team figure skating making their debut on

thursday. ahead of tonight's highly-anticipated opening ceremony. while the eyes of the world will be on the games, terrorism fears have made many here on edge. on thursday, the transportation security administration announced it is banning all liquids, gels, aerosols and powders on carry on luggage on flights between the united states and russia. these restrictions follow a warning from homeland security yearlier this week. terrorists could be targeting the opening games. explosive materials small enough to conceal but powerful enough to blow a car door off like this. [ explosion ] >> it was a legitimate source that gave the information. that doesn't mean it will happen. something to be taken very seriously by our country, by the russians and a number of other countries who are also involved in this.

>> reporter: president obama reiterating thursday night that the u.s. is in constant contact with russian security forces. >> i think the russians have an enormous stake, obviously, in preventing any kind of terrorist act or violence at these venues and have put a lot of resources into it. >> reporter: russian officials say they have 30,000 police and security officers on the street in and around the sochi venues. >> i think people going to the olympics should be careful. i think they should watch their backs. i think they should stay out of crowds if they can. >> reporter: u.s. olympic athletes say they aren't letting the terror threats overshadow their dreams for a medal. >> our job here is to focus on what we can control and do. >> reporter: now putting all that security worry aside we are just over three hours away from the opening ceremony which half the world's population will be watching. one interesting fact there's

been a lot of criticism of russia for its anti-gay stance over the past few years. we'll see in that opening ceremony a group called tattoo who sprung to prominence here and globally through a music video in which it was a pretty pronounced lesbian kiss. the organizers way of trying to be gay friendly despite all that criticism. we'll see how that turns out. >> we'll be watching for that. thank you. let's take a look at more of your headlines. stiff fines imposed against dozens of foreign companies and individuals for allegedly evading sanctions on iran. it's the most extensive enforcement. those penalties are to include restrictions on doing business in the u.s. and seizure of property on american soil. new developments in the search for that missing police reserve captain kevin quick.

searchers in virginia say they discovered a body but it is important to note the investigation is ongoing. those remains have not yet been identified. quick was last seen a week ago. hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in pennsylvania. that is nearly three days after a massive snow and ice storm. the white house declaring a state of disaster in five pennsylvania counties. utility crews are busy scrambling to restore service. most customers should be back online by tonight but a few unlucky few could be without power or heat into the weekend, hopefully they have good relationships with their neighbors. "star trek" legend leonard nimoy announced he's been diagnosed with a lung disease. pictures of him with an oxygen mask. i quit smoking 30 years ago. not soon enough. i have copd.

grandpa says quit now. officials in hawaii claim this is a sign of trouble. yep. that's a crosswalk at main intersections, two of them and have been painted over to say aloha. local officials say it's an act of vandalism and could potentially put pedestrians at risk. what are your thoughts? go to "new day" on twitter. tell us what you think. is it a sign of aloha in the aloha state or danger lurking beneath your feet. >> i'm having punched to my head it cost as couple thousand dollars to fix. >> we didn't talk about that. we're just talking about danger and no danger. >> i don't think it's a danger. >> now to a "new day" exclusive. will he or won't he run for president in 2016? in our one on one interview vice

president joe biden goes, i would say the furthest he's gone yet in talking about his decision. the wide ranging conversation took place on board one of amtrak's newly minted locomotives that biden sees as an engine to help drive the economy and create jobs. listen to it. >> thank you so much for taking the time. in a train nonetheless. >> i spent half my life in one. >> it's like your home. >> 8,000 round trips. >> god who knew. >> it adds up. >> i want to talk about the task force the president has tasked you to lead the task force to review the federal jobs training programs. now you know americans are rightly skeptical of hearing about another task force coming out of washington. you led task forces in the past where there were no major changes. how will this task force be different? >> some of the stuff we did, major change came out of the recovery act and a whole range of other things. here's the deal. much more than a task force. it's about how do we create

wider avenues to the middle class. the income inequity is profound. there's a group of people or long are term unemployed who are qualified but we can't get them hired, we're working with major corporations saying change your hr policies instead of just taking anybody who has been out for six months and throw them aside agree you'll hire a certain percentage of the unemployed. that's what we're working on. what's the best way to get most people to work. >> another thing that would have a big impact potentially on the economy is immigration reform. >> absolutely. >> i you know have been very optimistic saying you think immigration reform can to be done and done this year. speaker boehner is saying he thinks any action on immigration reform is unlikely this year. saying why?

because house republicans don't trust the president. he even said they don't trust the president to enforce our laws. so is this over? >> no. look, the thing we have going for us is the vast majority of the american people support reform. vast majority of republicans support immigration reform. and if you allowed a vote tomorrow on the senate bill that passed a significant portion of republicans and democrats would vote for it. he's getting understandably a great deal of pressure from the right that wants no part of this. i think we'll work his way through this. i still think we can get this done. it doesn't take much time. >> if it doesn't take much time and if it does come your way you could be looking at a bill that allows for legal status but doesn't offer a pathway to citizenship. the president did not say definitively one way or another in an interview with cnn. would you support a bill that falls short of a pathway to

citizenship. >> that's clearly not our preference. any bill that goes through the house has to passing the senate which passed overwhelmingly with pathway to citizenship. >> i know you don't like to judge legislation before you guys -- >> let's be straight what the president said. you see the way the hard right responds to anything the president says. so, the president is being very smart. he's saying what paths we support, see what you guys pass and then we'll respond because what you don't want to do is create more problems for john boehner in being able to bring this up. >> it will change the dynamic. that was last year. this year is the same. >> there's an election. the overwhelming majority of the american people overwhelming majority republicans, overwhelming majority of the american business community say this is essential to get done.

>> let me ask you about the election. this is important. you served 36 years in the senate. >> i did. >> what do you say to your fellow senate democrats who made it pretty clear they don't want the president anywhere near their state, this election cycle and jokingly said okay i'll stay out of it. >> first of all, that's not universally true. in the states where we lost the presidential race, that may be the case. i know i've been invited to go into well over 128 races so far. and so there's some places the president is considerably more popular than i am but there's some places where i can go in and the president can't. there's some places where it makes no sense for me to go in and the president to go in. the reason, kate, i'm truly optimistic about this year's races no matter what the polls say, one thing they say, on every major issue, the public agrees between 51% and 70% with

the position of the president of the united states and democratic party. you give me a chance to have all the issues my way, or have popularity at the moment i'll take the issues. that's what's going to win. >> it's very likely a divided congress. >> no, no, i'm not suggesting you won't have a divided congress. in terms of the prospects of democrats running for congress, incumbents in the senate, i think we are the best shape we can be because the american public agrees with us on the issues. >> can i ask you one final question. >> sure you can. now you hit my sweet spot. >> you had a lot of fun earlier this week speaking to the uaw, talking about corvette, talking about going zero to 60. >> there's a lot of reasons to run for president. there's a lot of reasons not to run for president. you can go zero to 60 in 3.4

seconds. >> that was the one reason you said you would not run for president. other than corvettes, give me another good reason why you shouldn't run. >> i can't. >> yeah? >> there may be reasons i don't run but there's no obvious reason for me why i think i should not run. >> do you have a timetable? >> probably the realistically a year this summer. when i ran the first time, jill didn't want to run again. second time, she came to me and said you got to run. the reason she wanted me to run? because she was convinced if i ran we would end the war in iran and have a firmer foreign policy. she was convinced if i ran we would give the middle class a fighting chance. to run or not to run will be a determination by me am i the best qualified person. give people a fighting chance to

make it and a sound foreign policy where we not only are known for the power of our military, but the power of our example. i think the future for this country, i know, people think i'm too optimistic but it is incredible. so much within our grasp. doesn't mean i'm the only guy that can do it but if no one else can and i think i can i will run. if i don't i won't. >> sound like a man seriously considering it. thank you very much. >> sounds like a man who is ready to fight for it too. you got the sense when i'm standing there he's leaning in. still very passionate about it. he want as fighting chance. today i would say he wants to be president. >> okay. >> he should. you got it out of him. you got the long and strong on that statement. i thought it was so interesting what he didn't say, not a single mention of hillary clinton. which would have made a lot of sense. and, i know, i'm probably going

out there too much, the car thing i know he likes cars. but hillary clinton, haven't driven since 1990 whatever. he says i'm a regular guy i love these things. we want to elect the best of us but we want the us too that relatability. just wondering. >> that's part of joe biden's schtick, not in a bad way. that's part of his charm. and his conversation about immigration making it very clear that neither he nor the president would get out there while they prefer a pathway to citizenship they won't say one way definitively. >> you see how he slept on kate's hand shake. she was like what? like a crab claw. i respected that. coming up on "new day" the smell of licorice. it's great when it's coming from candy but bad when it's coming

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. welcome back. there is a problem in west virginia say parents and it isn't going away. fears of poisoned water from a chemical spill live on after schools decided not to cancel class despite a bad smell coming from the water. students were let out early because of the foul odor but officials decided to bring the students back again today despite the odor. they say the air and water is safe. parties are not sure sans traces of the chemical remain. alexandra field is here with

more. >> reporter: licorice smell in the water rose again when school districts tried to flush out their water systems to get rid of water discoloration. but the return of the smell is deeply disturbing some people in the community that's already on edge about the safety of their water supply following a chemical spill just last month. today charleston, west virginia is back on heightened alert after a scare caused five school districts to cancel class. the national guard now testing water sample from the schools after students and faculty complained of an overpowering licorice smell. >> smelled like blueberry, rotten apples. >> i could smell it when i went in. so i'm happy they are sending the kids home. >> reporter: the lingering odor wafting through schools a month after a chemical leak. the chemical used to clean coal leaking into the elk river

tainting the city's water supply to more than a quarter million people. the fbi continuing their criminal probe at the site of the spill. >> the water situation is awful. somebody has got to do something. >> reporter: the odor so strong a student and teacher went to the hospital. one complaining of burning eyes the other fainting from the smell. >> we didn't create this problem. we're only responding to when the issues arise. but the safety of our children always comes first. >> reporter: three weeks ago cnn conducted a water test. the results showed the remain trace levels of the chemical to be well below what the cdc deems to be a safe level. the local water company tests shows nondetectible levels. their spokeswoman added an odor by no means represent a health risk. still the level of concern remains high. >> we don't know what's going to happen, what's going on with the water, how it will affect us. >> reporter: some parents are so concerned about the return of

this that they are talking about whether they should take their kids out of the schools or leave charleston all together. school officials say they respect parents have some fears and calling on a response team that would be available to address these concerns as they arise. we'll have to see if that's enough. >> you can understand these parents don't know who to trust at this point. they have had so many problems with their water. >> they are being told by the water company that levels in the water are safe. even when we were down there a month ago people were saying we're going wait. we won't turn on the taps because somebody tells us we can. it's a personal decision for people to feel out what they trust at this point. >> what they say is safe now if you can smell something you know there's something there. and are you only going to learn later, also known as too late that there could have been a health impact. there needs be attention. >> the water being tested. they are saying it's being safe. you raise a good point.

that's what people are thinking about down there. >> thank you. coming up next on "new day" the january jobs report due out in just a few minutes. will we see a rebound from december. our experts are standing by to break down the numbers for us. >> we'll take a nice long look at jay leno's emotional good-bye from the "tonight show". here's a taste. >> i don't like good-byes. nbc does. i don't care. i don't care. vo: once upon a time

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♪ time now for the five things you need to know for your "new day". less than three thundershowers the olympics opening ceremony in sochi. new terror threats prompting the

tsa to ban liquids and gels in carry on bags on flights between russia and the u.s.. a private funeral service will be held for philip seymour hoffman. some of hollywood's finest attended his wake. the retired police captain charged with gunning down a fellow movie patron back in court today. a judge will rule on whether 71-year-old curtis reeves will be allowed to post bail. today the first major address by the nation's new homeland security, jay johnson, the first african-american to hold the post. he's expected to outline his 2014 priorities. and dogs will be showing their chops in this weekend's agility course at the westminster kennel club show. mixed breed dogs were banned a century ago. mutts are welcomed. we're always updating the five

things to know. we are awaiting the first jobs report of 2014. we have christine romans standing by waiting for the numbers. we also want to bring in john challenger, the ceo of challenger gray and christmas incorporated. great name. workplace consulting firm. as we await the numbers let me ask you a question. when we look at the situation right now one in six men that you could say are in the prime of their lives are not involved in the workplace right now. how do we explain it? how do we fix it? >> well, two-thirds of those, you know, are not counted as unemployed because they stopped looking and then another 40% of the ones who are unemployed have been out of work for more than six months. what happens the longer you are out of work the tougher it is. now, you might look at these numbers also and say this is a good sign that there are more women who are the primary wage

earners. this story might be written the other way around more men in their prime working age from what it used to be thought of are now the person taking care of the children at home. so this number has been dropping, not justin last year but over the last two decades. >> that's interesting, christine. what's your take on that? i take john's point and he understands the issue better than i. i see at any time other way this is a sign ever weakness in the economy. >> some of those people would like to be working and they are not. there needs to be more jobs. we don't have enough jobs to help the people that want them. 6.6% unemployed. it could be low because people dropped out of the jobs market. 113,000 is not enough to really absorb all the people who are

entering the workforce, immigrant, people graduating from college, people who are 18 and getting out into the labor market. >> let's compare it from one month to the other. last month some considered it an anomaly. it was very strange. >> 74,000 jobs created. believably low, surprise for everyone. we just got the job numbers in. tell us the latest. >> hiring picked up a little bit in january. so hiring picked up a little bit. but not a whole lot. the unemployment rate fell a little bit to the lowest since 2008. part of that is because people are dropping out of the market. the labor force participation rate is a really important number and john can talk about that too. 63%. 63% of working age americans involved in the labor market that's the lowest since the 1980s, that's the number we're talking about is a problem. an economy that's sidelining a bunch of people. my big concern is a real bias i'm seeing in the economy against the long term unemployed. i'm seeing people who are out of

job for six months or longer being told don't bother applying for this job. we only want somebody that's recently unemployed or still working. >> let's talk about this problem, the idea of leaving the labor market. is this about losing your unemployment benefits? what is this dynamic? how do we explain it? >> well it is interesting that as the long term unemployment benefits go off there are people who are looking for a job, counted as unemployed, just to get those benefits who may actually now start to leave and not be counted as unemployed. that may cause unemployment to drop in this labor force participation number to drop. long term unemployment issue you've been out of work for more than six months, like your house on the market that nobody is buying. that's a really difficult problem and kind of, you know, result of the long recession that we still have not come to terms with. >> christine this jobs report, this report that you just got in, this is the first one that

would show the effect of the long term unemployment benefits running out nor than a million americans. >> absolutely. a lot of economists have told me you got some people in the labor market who are looking for a job, because that was a requirement of getting those benefits, emergency benefits. it doesn't look like the senate will pick this up. this looks to me like it's dead in the senate. you got people backing out. they are stepping back. either using their 401(k). they have a spouse that is the primary breadwinner. i don't want to sound too negative. here's the thing. there are hiring wars in some job coordination. when i talk to kroez they say christine we can't get the workers with the skills we need. i could hire up right now in welding, in manufacturing, in skilled manufacturing, in s.t.e.m., so there are -- >> speaks to the same problem. it's not being negative, it's being objective. there's a story behind these

numbers. just because the unemployment rate goes down doesn't mean it's a good narrative. they would hire immediately if you had the workers. we're not providing the workers. you're going to have men in the prime of their lives on the sidelines not because they are at home taking care of kids they can't get a job. women who could be taking jobs they are not trained so they are not getting those jobs. it's an education and retraining story. it's a story about making sure people have the right skills. ate story about companies not demanding and investing in their workers. >> you won how much the government is the one that should lead this. does it come from the government? does it come from the business side? does it come from people. does it come from the government. how much can the government do? >> if they could wave a wand and fix it they don't know how. >> there's an interest being fact that often gets missed. the college educated workers have an unemployment rate of under 3.5%. so when you look at who is

unemployed it's the people without high school degrees, it's the people with high school degrees. those people need training that used to take the manufacturing jobs or high paying jobs, middle class jobs. those have disappeared. jobs that are left, you know, are service jobs and we see growth in restaurants and hospitality but they don't pay what they used to so education is the key for those people. >> thank you for the story behind numbers. we'll take a break. when we come back jay leno now a part of "tonight show" history. we'll look at his emotional good-bye and talk with a former band leader and the head writer that worked with him for 20 years. stay with us. sed at the first s. without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell. unlike other treatments, abreva penetrates deep to block the virus, to protect healthy cells so cold sores heal fast. as fast as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign.

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♪ how about that? a star studded finish to a terrific run as the late night ratings saw jay leno saying good-bye this time for good. he got a little emotional. take a look. >> i want to thank you the audience. you folks have been just incredibly loyal. this is tricky. we wouldn't be on the air without you people. secondly, this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. [ applause ]

i am the luckiest guy in the world. i got to meet presidents, astronauts, movie stars. it's just been incredible. i got network with lighting people who made me look better than i really am. [ laughter ] i got to work with audio people that made me sound better than i really do and i got to work with producers and writers. and just all kinds of talented people who make me look a lot smarter than i really am. i'll tell you something. first year of this show i lost my mom. second year i lost my dad. then my brother died. and after that i was pretty much

out of family. and the folks here became my family. consequently when they went through rough times i tried to be there for them and i'm real excited for jimmy fallon. it's kind of fun to be the old guy and sit back here and see where the next generation takes this great institution and it really is. it's been a great institution for 60 years. i'm so glad to be a part of it. but it really is time to go. hand it off to the next guy. it really is. in closing i want to quote johnnie carson who was the greatest guy to ever do this job and he said i bid you all a heart felt good-bye. now that i brought the room down -- [ laughter ] -- hey garth you got anything to liven this party up? >> with true fashion he says good-bye in a classic way. talking so eloquently about what his colleagues turning into family meant to him. we invited some of his family

members here. leno's head writer and key inventory eubanks. kevin joining us us live from luxemborg. and my kneel tunekneel -- nisch turner. let's start with kevin. let's talk about your memories of your time with jay. who was the jay you knew? >> well, the jay i knew became a very sensitive person and a person that cared about the people on the show, and what we were going through, if we were going through personal problems. at the top of the show he talked belost his mom and his dad and his brother and all this. so whenever he felt that people on his staff were going through things jay was always there and it's probably a sensitive part of jay that the general public doesn't really know about. he always kept that away from

doing his job. we just became good friends like any good friend would, you know. >> i you know said you guys definitely have kept in touch since you left the show. jay gave a shout out if anybody is wondering where kevin is, he's on tour. i know you wanted to be there last night with him but what did you think about his show? >> it's funny watching it is one thing. but when you just played that all i could hear was the audio, and i could really hear in his voice that all that, there was so much emotion in there that it really, you know, just really touched me when i listened to that because i could really hear, joe could hear it too because he knows jay very well, you know, that it really -- i mean it was an emotional moment for him. wow. i really wish i was there. >> joe, tell us what do you think it is that makes jay leno one of the left?

what is it that's unique to him? >> well, first of all, he's a great comic. his sense of timing, his way of reworking the material that the writers sent him. i can't tell you how many times i wrote a joke for jay and he crafted it in a way gee i should have written it that way. it's much better. a common touch he has. he's the every man. he's very approachable. he's very open. he's very friendly. you know, hollywood star of the highest caliber, but he's very approachable to the average person. >> i think that how genuine he was in his good-bye speaks to just that. there was a moment where i thought it was very touching, when he took a moment to say, he wanted to thank his producers and writers and got joked up to say you made him smarter than he really was. do you have a moment that you'll always remember from working with jay? >> oh, gees.

there's been so many moments. the moment that i really remember is actually the first moment. you know, i was in advertising. i was writing jokes on the side. i heard that jay was buying jokes for his act. and i wrote a bunch. he was coming to philadelphia where i live and where kevin is from too and my wife drove it to the box office of the theater where he was performing. 12:30 in the morning the phone rings. of course you jump up who is in the hospital, who is in the side of the road dead karen. it was jay. he called me up, i like your stuff, please write for me. to me i'll never forget that. i was with him 22 years. ironically i started four years before the show when he guest hosting. i left in 2010. our tenure was the same but he went on longer. but that was the best 22 years of my life. >> this is not the last we'll hear of jay leno. he's got some touring dates.

i want to ask both of you, both kevin and joe after 22 years was it time for him to pass the microphone? was it time for him to hang it up? >> kevin, can you go first. >> i think jay would just keep going on and on and on. he loved his job. it's kind of -- he never stopped. >> we're having a hard time hearing kevin. this is where skype fails us. joe go ahead real quick. >> what he can inventory just said -- television what lasts 22 years? you're lucky your show lasts 22 minutes. but for jay to be on that long and to have that kind of track record and to be number one for such a long time. it's a gift that the audience will stay with you for that length of time.

jay like kevin said, jay would continue to do it forever but that's not the business. jay, you know, is going on as gracefully as jay would. >> these things often get decided by people other than ourselves. joe and kevin, what a delight to have two voice that were alongside and with jay leno for a long time. thanks so much. from luxemborg and los angeles. two different parts of the world coming together on "new day". >> last time i talked to joe one thing he said is jay knows how to take a punch. >> we can learn a little bit from that. >> one of the most incredible come back in entertainment. >> absolutely. >> we didn't even talk about the car collection. >> we'll hear about it going forward. it's part of his future. >> let's take a break. coming up next on "new day" did you all notice we might be wearing color coordinated. today is national wear red day a day dedicated to fighting heart

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jones, a national volunteer for the american heart association and a heart disease survivor. good morning, beautiful. >> good morning. it is so good to be alive and so good to be heart healthy. >> so good to see you. i was thinking when i was considering your visit today you're a triple threat. you're african-american. you're american. you're a woman. it makes you a number one target. >> number one killer of all americans, all african-americans and all women. heart disease when it comes to women and african-americans beats the next four causes of death combined. that means all forms of cancer, one in 26 women will die from breast cancer, one in three women will die from heart disease. >> when you say that, star, and you changed my perspective. we talked about this. it opened my eyes. i had the same assumption that many women have that this is a male disease. why do we still hold that? because it's not true. >> that's what we usually see on television. it's only in the last two to

three years you've started to see the face of heart disease change. it can be any one of us sitting at this table. heart disease does not know race, does not know age, does not know gender and it's not an old white guy's disease as i like to say all time. you think of a picture of an old white guy smoking a cigar, eating a steak. it can be very subtle. i had extreme fatigue. intense heart palpitations. i would get light headed. short of breath. this is after i lost all the weight. so i was trying to figure out what was that about instead of thinking these are classic symptoms of heart disease. then i go into the hospital to be checked. and i did preventative medicine which a lot of women don't do. diagnosed with heart disease, i had elective open heart surgery for all practical purposes to save my own life. >> what did it save in terms of how you live your life?

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guidelines for the prevention of stroke in women is really interesting. you talk about this with women. we tend to be caring about everybody else. what advice can you give women who are saying it's not practical. i have to take care of the home, take care of work. how can you help them change that mindset? >> think about it this way. if mama ain't healthy nobody is healthy. if mama can't take care of everything in the house and the house falls apart what will you do? pay attention. this is an awareness campaign and action campaign. my job is to talk to you about what tissues are. what we want to you do is take action and tell five more friends. >> she's wearing red for 28 days of february. all red all the time. if you want more information on the beautiful, beautiful story of star jones recovery from surgery, cnn.com/impact. there's a whole article there about your very brave and bold fight against heart disease. >> go red.

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in advance we hope you have a great weekend. we'll send you to the "newsroom" today to carol costello right now. we did you a big favor because kate gave you a big piece of the news today. >> she did. she will be joining us as well you in just moments. "newsroom" starts now.

happening now in the "newsroom" breaking right now a new look at america's economy. who is hiring and where? also security in sochi. threats of violence as the opening ceremonies just two hours away. anxiety running high as the world's eye turns to russia. straight ahead, how safe is the american team? >> our job here is to just focus on what we can control. plus leno's last night. >> this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. >> choking back tears as he took the stage. >> i don't like good-byes. >> inviting his very first guest billy crystal back for one more time. you're live in the cnn "newsroom". good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me.