we will update you 7:25 with news. we leave you with the waves of the pacific. we'll monitor it all for you have a great day. from democrats for hiring his own son-in-law, jared kushner, as a senior white house adviser. does it violate nepotism laws? we'll ask kushner's attorn in a live interview. dangerous and desperate. police stepping up the manhunt for a gunman accused of killing an orlando police officer in cold man. a reward for anything leading to his capture. we'll have the very latest. round three. a powerful new storm brewing in the west this morning. already hard-hit california and nevada, bracing for more torrential rain and heavy snow,

as thousands flee their homes to escape flooding. and instant classic. >> clemson -- touchdown! >> clemson caps a stunning comeback in the final second to beat alabama and win college football's national championship. the game quickly being called one of the greatest ever. today, tuesday, january 10th, 2017. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. matt lauer, alongside meredith vieira, while savannah is on maternity leave. any way you have a rematch from last year is better than good. and the way this ended is great. >> it started the fourth quarter with clemson down ten?

>> down ten. big comeback. they end it with a second remaining on the clock. we'll tell you much more about that game coming up in a little while. >> i sounded like i knew something about it. they're saying it in my ear. i didn't see it. >> i didn't see it, either. we're going to start on this tuesday morning with politics. busy day. president-elect trump stirring controversy request his newest hire, son-in-law jared kushner, as trump's first cabinet nominees face their first test on capitol hill today. the political team has it all covered beginning with national correspondent peter alexander. hi, peter. >> reporter: good morning, matt and meredith. jared kushner celebrating his 26th birthday today. 36th birthday today. to give you context, that's the same role that karl rove served in for george w. bush. david axelrod, for president barack obama. but the appointment of donald trump's son-in-law is certain to raise questions, testing the limit of the federal anti-nepotism rules.

with donald trump choosing his son-in-law to be by his side. like his business, donald trump's white house is increasingly looking like a family affair. the latest hire is ivanka trump's husband, jared kushner. he is a power broker, meeting with house speaker paul ryan to discuss tax reform. >> and he's very good at politics. >> reporter: as a son-in-law, kushner will carry a unique influence inside trump's white house. but it's raising questions about nepotism and potential conflicts of interest. to combat those concerns, kushner will step aside of his family's multimillion dollar business, and divest assets. as for the nepotism law, after jfk appointed his brother as attorney general, his lawyer says it does not apply to the white house. pointing out hillary clinton heading up her husband's health

care reform efforts. ivan ka trump is also stepping back from the family business, but her new role is yet to be decided. while kushner won't receive a paycheck and won't need congressional approval, today, the senate begins a speed round of confirmation hearings for the prgt president-elect's top cabinet picks. >> i think they will all pass. they are at the highest level. >> reporter: first up, the first senator to endorse trump, jeff sessions, in line for attorney general. but expected to face tough questions over accusations he made racially insensitive remarks decades ago that blocked him from a federalship in the '80s. and john kelly, trump's choice to lead homeland security. three on wednesday. including rex tillerson. and three more on thursday. >> several high, important hearings will fall on the same day, depriving senators and the american people a chance to properly participate. >> reporter: nbc learned that three picks have failed to pass

the ethics reviews. and while the transition team insists all forms have been filed, the ethics office calls the fast pace unprecedented. republicans dispute that. >> everybody will be properly vetted as they have been in the past. >> reporter: these confirmation hearings mark the first showdown between the incoming trump administration and democrats here on capitol hill. donald trump's team is confident the nominees will all be confirmed. they say they put the work in touting these numbers, including 70 hours of mock hearings, and say each nominee has been peppered with 120 practice questions per session. matt, back to you. >> peter alexander, thank you very much. jamie gorelick, jared's attorney. also deputy attorney during the clinton administration. miss gorelick, nice to see you. >> good morning. >> can jared kushner, who is a successful businessman in a wide range of businesses from real

estate to publishing, divest his direct interests in those businesses in time by next friday? and can he also separate himself from the appearance of links to businesses? >> he's going to do three things, matt. he is going to step away from his businesses. he's going to extricate himself entirely. that's number one. number two, he's going to divest many of his assets. and number three, for assets that remain, he'll follow the normal recusal procedures. and those are the ones that have been followed by scores of people over decades of experience. >> he's going to sell some of his interest to his brother. he's going to sell other interest and place it in a trust that's controlled by his mother, a prominent attorney, who used to work for rand paul. matthew sanderson says this sounds like a shell game. because you're taking an asset and just moving it to a family member. why isn't it a shell game?

>> he's in a family business, and consistent with all the federal rules, one can sell interest to another family member. he is not going to be a beneficiary of this trust. he's not a contingent beneficiary of this trust. i'm very comfortable that this arrangement is appropriate under the rules. the office of government ethics has given us advice and we followed it. >> there's a question of nepotism. how do you get around that? there are very real concerns. >> our view is two-fold. one, the anti-nepotism statute doesn't apply to the immediate office of the president, the so-called white house office by its own terms. and number two, after the anti-nepotism statute was pass in the late '60s, a decade later congress passed a law that said that the president can have total discretion over his immediate staff without regard to any other law, including the

anti-nepotism law. and we have examples of this. and i think -- i'm a democrat, and i think that a president should be able to get advice from the person he wants to get advice from. >> we had andrew card on this show not long ago, he was chief of staff for george w. bush. he says when it comes to the staff closest to the president, that person should be able to speak truth to power, give an unvarnished opinion and you should be able to fire that person. doesn't that get complicated when that person is your son-in-law? >> that's between donald trump and jared kushner. i believe a president should be able to get advice from whomever he or she wants. if hillary clinton had been elected and wanted to have chelsea in her immediate staff giving her advice, that would have been right. this is the judgment that congress made in 1978. it said that the white house office is the purview of the president. he can decide.

she can decide. >> all right. jamie gorelick. thank you very much. >> happy to be here matt. >> appreciate it. moving on, we'll talk about today's confirmation hearings and the issues facing president-elect trump's attorney general, alabama senator jeff sessions. hallie jackson is at trump tower with more on that. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, meredith. you're seeing a gop blitz to try to boost support for jeff sessions, who is expected to face questions, in particular, about his civil rights record. sessions has been a backer of donald trump since nearly the beginning. the president-elect clearly trusting him to be the nation's top prosecutor. the question, now, of course, whether he will get the senate's stamp of approval. after decades on capitol hill, jeff sessions will be squarely in the spotlight. the alabama senator set to face

serious vut scrutiny as donald trump's pick for attorney general. not that the president-elect is concerned about it. >> reporter: there are concerns about jeff sessions -- >> i'm not worried about it. i think he's going to do great, high-quality man. >> reporter: sessions facing fire from gay rights advocates, worried about his record. and high-profile muslim-americans, like keyser kahn. >> i'm not a racist. it not insensitive to blacks. >> reporter: that's sessions in 1986, defending himself, in a bid to become a federal judge. a bid, derailed by accusations of racism. senator patrick leahy voted against sessions then. and is still skeptical now. >> i believe in a justice system that represents everybody, no matter the color of your skin, no matter your sexual orientation. >> the senator has a long record of voting for civil rights, voting rights. and he'll be an attorney general for all americans. >> reporter: as attorney general, sessions' team said he would prioritize keeping crime rates low, fighting terrorism, and focusing on building relationships with law

enforcement. sessions, the first sitting senator to endorse the president-elect, winning praise from trump's top confidants. >> he's been the leader of this populist revolt against the political elite. >> reporter: sessions' hearing is likely to stretch multiple days. he's getting support now from, for example, the senate's only african-american republican and former secretary of state condoleezza rice, but democratic senator cory booker plans to take the unprecedented step of testifying against a sitting senator. also on the witness list, matt lewis. >> it's going to be a long week. thank you very much. also this morning, a massive manhunt is intensifying for a suspect who shot and killed a police officer in orlando, florida. nbc's jacob rascon is there. jacob, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. hundreds of law enforcement officers have been searching all day and all night for this

person. a statewide alert has been activated, their searching for a fugitive for someone that is already on the run in welcome with another murder. a massive manhunt through the night, but no sight of markeith loyd that police call desperate and dangerous on the run after allegedly gunning down master sergeant debra clayton. >> she just wasn't about the blue, but she was about the black, white and the blue. we lost a guardian angel today. >> reporter: police say clayton, a 17-year veteran of the force, approached loyd after receiving a tip he was in the area ch. >> when he realized he wasn't going to be able to get around this officer, he pulled a gun and started shooting. >> we have one officer shot. >> reporter: loyd's criminal history stretches back two decades and includes a laundry list of felony charges and

convictions. he had been on the run for nearly a month after police say he shot and killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend. last month on what appears to be loyd's facebook page, he wrote, goals to be on america's most wanted. >> we're going to bring this dirt bag to justice. and he's going to jail. >> reporter: an orange county deputy searching for the fugitive was also killed when his motorcycle was hit in a traffic accident. deputy first-class norman lewis was an 11-year veteran. >> just a loving, wonderful human being. >> reporter: as sergeant clayton's casket was escorted from the hospital, officers fought back tears, remembering her as a wife, a mother and dedicated community servant. she volunteered in programs to help young people like brandon cunningham. >> she made me a better person. she was just so much more than a mentor. >> reporter: officer marlon mcclain worked alongside sergeant clayton. >> debra was one of those people that touched your heart. anybody that met her loved her. >> reporter: officials are pleading for the public's help.

they believe the suspect is somebody whoo grew up here, likely had help with people hiding him. those people could face serious criminal charges. officials are offering a $60,000 reward and say it doesn't matter where he is, we'll track him down to the ends of the earth. matt and meredith? >> jacob, a really difficult day for law enforcement down in orlando. meantime, another major storm is taking aim at the west where days of rain and snow have already swamped parts of california and nevada. and there are new fears of mudslides and flooding. miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: we're in another band of steady rain. the damage has been done. the river is still rising and there's even more rain in the forecast. overnight, more misery for water-logged california. the state crippled by drought,

now being punished by a deluge, a deadly, steady storm washing away roads. bringing down trees across the west and coating a region in ice with a brutal deep freeze. the roads turn dangerous quickly. too many spinouts to count. in washington, one family, including this 4-year-old girl, rescued by firefighters. with dozens of rivers swollen above flood stage, hundreds of evacuations were ordered in reno, nevada, while homeowners in again gernville, california, are losing ground. it's not just the river rising. mountains are crumbling. mudslides, leaving many homeowners on shaky ground and nerves on-edge. >> a mudslide, probably coming from a couple miles up the hill. came back with a vengeance, started this morning. >> reporter: this storm system

could dump as much as ten inches of rain and nine feet of snow. already in lake tahoe, 33.6 billion gallons of fresh water is poured into the lake. and even more is headed downstream. though california has suffered through a five-year drought, this is simply too much rain too quickly. we need the snowpack. but so much of the rain rushes into rivers and right into the ocean, causing millions in damage in the process. matt and meredith, back to you guys. >> miguel, thank you so much. and back from california, mr. roker. >> they're going to get more today and the areas that have been inundated, not getting the same moisture levels they had. but anything they get is going to be tough because it's already ground. you can see, we're seeing heavy showers and thunderstorms, pushing in today. this is the next round of rain and snow. flood threat, potential landslides and mudslides continuing. that's right on into wednesday afternoon. rainfall amounts, some areas

could see upwards of five to eight inches of rain. flash flood watches for 13 million people. snowfall amounts, we're talking some areas five to six feet on top of what they already got. blizzard warnings for the sierra nevada. if there's any silver lining to this, the reservoirs are overtopping right now. lake shasta, 120% of average. lake oroville, 102%. and these are reservoirs over 100% average. we're going to get to your local forecast coming in the next 30 seconds. can go back to work. or school. and that ordinary jar can make an extraordinary difference.

good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall tracking the next wave of rain into the area. pockets of heavier rain especially for the santa cruz mountains. mill valley seeing heavy rain. is and san raf, san francisco. 180, pockets of heavy rain to the east bay. is i knew there was a reason i didn't miss you. >> i missed you. >> okay. let me get back to the game we talked about. >> sure. let's do that. >> did anybody see it? this was a good one. college football's national championship. we want to say congratulations to the clemson tigers. they win the game. it was thrilling down to the last second over alabama. the game, a rematch of last

year's title game. let's go ahead to the fourth quarter. clemson up by four. little over two minutes to go. alabama regains the lead, on a 30-yard touchdown run by jalen hurts. but tigers get the ball back with two minutes to go. they march all the way down the field. >> williams, down the sideline. >> with six seconds to go, here's what happened. >> watson, touchdown. >> oh. >> deshaun watson finds hunter renfrow in the end zone. the tigers win, 35-31. that snaps alabama's 26-game winning streak. it's clemson's first national championship in football since 1981. of course, avenging the loss from last year. >> you could never shut the game off. it's never over until it's over. >> that's exactly right. >> wise words. >> you should coin that phrase. >> meredith vieira. >> and only time will tell.

that's another one of mine. >> and a stitch in time. >> many more to come. >> a stitch in time, yeah. we could go on and on. coming up, ceo marissa mayer set to resign from yahoo!'s board. what's next for one of the highest profile women in the tech world and for the company? and new proof that armed robbery in paris targeting kim kardashian may have been an inside job. only time will t el

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in mill valley and off towards the east across the san half yell bridge. down the peninsula, seeing good coverage of rain and at times heavy downpours and breezy ones. to the east bay, a good coverage of rain there. lighter downpours including san jose. seeing heavier rain into the north bay at about noon. it will be moving into the south bay in time for the evening commute. gusty winds and more flooding. let's see what's happening on the roadways with mike. >> obviously, wet roadways because of the radar activity you have been showing. a tougher drive. schools are back in is session and open this morning. you see more folks hitting the roadways.

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♪ back, now, 7:30 on a tuesday morning. 10th day of january, 2017. some chilly folks out on the plaza. we'll go out and say hi to them in just a little while. a lot of smiling faces out there. a nice, smiling face inside. we're happy to have meredith back. >> good to be here. >> it is good to have you here. savannah continues on maternity leave. what's making headlines. parts of california and nevada, bracing for another powerful storms after heavy rain flooded the region over the weekend. also whiteout conditions expected in the sierra nevada mountains. president obama headed to chicago, where he will deliver his farewell address to the nation. he is expected to reflect on his

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the embattled ceo will resign from the board of directors. if verizon's sale goes through later this year. this was not part of the original plan. last summer, after verizon announced it would buy yahoo! she said, i would stay. it's important to see yahoo! move to the next chapter. the resignation came after she rocketed to the top of silicon valley. at 37 years old, she was the youngest fortune 500 ceo. handed the herculean task of turning around an aging pioneer. falling behind google and facebook. >> she did come in as a rock star, with big dreams of turning yahoo! around. >> reporter: mayer banned her employees from working at home. after giving birth, just two weeks later, she returned to

work. building a nursery next to her office. >> is that hard to pull off, to juggle those things? most don't have to run a company at the same time. >> i've been mom for 4 1/2 months and ceo for 7 months. and i wouldn't have missed a minute of either experience. >> reporter: mayer threw lavish holiday parties with elaborate themes, drawing criticism from investors. she spent millions to get talent, like katie couric. but products failed to take off and the yahoo! that famously yodelled, floundered. verizon offered to buy its core business for $4.8 billion. >> you don't look at this as a failure? >> i don't. not at all. >> she finally ended what has been a year's long struggle to try to make yahoo! a top company again. and ultimately, realized that was probably going to be an impossible task. >> reporter: a mission incomplete for silicon valley's rising star. yahoo! says mayer's resignation is not due to any problem with the company.

she is expected to receive a $55 million golden parachute. according to a top verizon executive, the yahoo! deal is not done yet. since the deal was struck, yahoo! revealed two massive hacks. giving verizon the chance to terminate or change the agreement. >> a lot up in the air. >> a lot indeed. >> thank you, jo. we move to the robbery of kim kardashian-west in a paris hotel room. this after a slew of arrests in the case. we have nbc's keir simmons with more. keir, good morning to you. >> reporter: when kim kardashian was robbed at gun point, people talked about her social media accounts when she puts her jewelry on display. but nbc news confirms that french police are investigating whether a member of her french entourage was involved in the theft. kim kardashian, in a promo for her reality show, described the

intense fear she felt during the robbery. >> they're going to shoot me in the back. >> reporter: now word that the raid may have been an inside job. 17 arrested this week. including her french chauffeur, according to a law enforcement source. most of the suspects in their 50s. one in his 70s. and three women, a spokesman tells nbc news. detectives busting into a paris apartment and raiding the house. tracing the suspects through dna. an official source confirms. kardashian, thrilled by the developments in the investigation, her french lawyer says. >> on our way to givenchy. >> reporter: in paris for fashion week last october with her sisters, had $10 million in jewelry stolen. including a $4 million engagement ring from husband kanye west.

according to officials, five armed robbers hit her hotel. authorities say two of the masked men, bound and gagged kardashian. pointing a gun at her head. kanye, cutting short a performance in new york. >> i'm sorry. there's a family emergency. i have to stop the show. >> reporter: last week, kardashian posted a video of her family together, as french police apparently closed in on her alleged attackers. and the french prosecutor's office tells us that the french judge has until friday to charge or release those suspects. it's not clear if kim kardashian herself will have to return to france to testify. matt? meredith? >> keir, thanks very much. mr. roker is back and you're using the "b" word. >> blizzard. we have blizzard warnings that have gone up out west. and it's going to be interesting to see what happens with this. we are watching, now, blizzard warnings that include lake tahoe, into truckee, and into reno, nevada. we are talking blizzard warnings until thursday.

that's how much snow they're expecting. to the east, a quick series of clippers coming across the great lakes, from buffalo to minneapolis, and into the dakotas. this will be a quick-moving series of storms. first round, light snow around the great lakes. and rain and ice, moving into the northeast, late tonight into tomorrow. wednesday, another one comes in. off and it makes its way into the upper midwest, bringing more snow. but also, snow melt and rain and warmer conditions. the snow is not going to last that long. through thursday, central new york, eight inches and heavier snow in the u.p. of michigan, wisconsin and northern michigan, as well. that's what's going on around the country. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. microclimate weather alert continues with pockets of heavy rain in the bay area. rain will get heavier as we go into this afternoon. a view of the north bay, a downpour. as you go through san francisco

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morning. ali, i am jealous. i love the auto show. but this year, the talk isn't as much about engines and sleek lines. it's about politics. >> reporter: it is. good morning, matt. good morning, meredith. i don't want to say i didn't draw the short straw when i get the auto show. but i want to talk about donald trump and the pressure he's hutting on the presidents of the companies, to keep manufacturing in the united states. i'm finding that no one wants to get into a fight with the president-elect. ford after making announcements of investing money in michigan, it is bringing back the ranger. it's bringing back the bronco. it hasn't made that since 1996. chrysler bringing back the jeep wagoneer. it was the first luxury four-by-four. and with beautiful wood paneling along the sides. but everybody is saying they made those decisions without donald trump, before donald trump. i spoke to the michigan

democratic senator, debbie st stabnow, who said these are long leads. >> i'm not a big fanatic when it comes to cars. but the self-driving cars, when do we see them on the road? >> reporter: probably on this floor by 2019 and 2020. and in the dealerships by 2020, 2021. they talk about them as autonomous cars. there's four stages of autonomy. we're in the first stage, where cars can park themselves. they can avoid collisions and things like that. but a stage four autonomous car can drive in a congested city and a steering wheel without brakes. a driver doesn't do anything. that seems to be a reality upon us in three to four years. the issue is regulation and how much insurance it will cost to have one of these things. the car manufacturers say one thing. cars driven by computers will

have fewer accidents than cars driven by people that make mistakes all the time. >> what's the cost going to be? >> reporter: they're not there yet. they haven't figured it out. when you buy a car that has park itself or stay in the lane, you pay up for that. if you went on that trajectory, they're not going to be entry-level cars. the point is to make fantastic things available for the masses. >> meredith wants to know if it's worth it to trade in her yugo, ali. what's the car of the year? >> reporter: a surprise, actually. the car of the year, is the chevy bolt. the bolt is a small car. it's not all that sexy. not throaty. it doesn't give you all of the things you think about in a car of the year. but it's electric and it has a range of 238 miles per hour, this makes it feel a lot more like a gasoline car. that's the interesting part about this. you're seeing a lot of electric cars. they want to mainstream them. and if you get the government credit when you buy a chevy bolt, it costs you about

$30,000. this is becoming more affordable and more mainstream. the chevy bolt is the car of the year. >> a quick correction. it has a range of 238 miles, not 238 miles an hour. that would make it a different kind of car. >> reporter: thank you for that correction. 238 miles you can drive it. you can't get it 238 miles per hour, unless you're being fwoid a ferrari. >> ali, great seeing you. >> reporter: you, too. thank you. coming up, ellen, back to her pranking ways. what she tried to pull on justin timberlake, with help from her wife, jessica biel. and carson

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♪ all right. 7:50. carson's in the orange room. all is right with the world. and you're talking gadgets. >> monday marked ten years since the first iphone was announced. it's an unknown entity at one time. we went into the "today" show vault and found a clip when we discussed the first iphone on this show. you three take a look. >> we're discussing whether any

of us would get the new iphone when it comes out in june. it's the latest creation of apple. a phone, an ipod and computer. >> we're not going to debate whether we're going to buy one. i'm definitely getting one. >> you're going to be on the stupid thing 24 hours a day. >> i'm going to be on the blackberry 24 hours a day. sign us up. >> dano, book him. >> we shared this on twitter. when did you get an iphone? did you get one? >> i was forced to get one for work. i would not have gotten one. i resent them. they're smarter than you. they treat me like dirt. >> siri curses at her. >> she's awful. >> tell me about it. >> oh. >> thank you. >> you know, your wife can't see the show. >> i named a human being named siri. maybe for the tenth anniversary phone they will swap that one out. >> let's go back here.

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throughout the morning, pretty good coverage of steady rain. it gets heavier at lunchtime. pockets of heavy rain as we go into this evening, and especially for san francisco, over towards oakland, farther south. this evening's commute will be treacherous. we will strong winds and heavy rain and the potential of flooding and wind damage. and also be prepared for power outages. as we go into tonight, still he heavy rain moving into the golden gate and off to the east. we start to see activity tapering off. pockets heavy rain still will linger tomorrow as well as tomorrow afternoon and even early thursday morning. a lot of the wet weather stays forecast until we get clearing just in time for the weekend. during this time frame, looking at the potential of one to two inches of rain, maybe a little

bit higher in some spots. over to mike for a look at what's happening on the roadways. well, the roadways are moving well. we have more traffic kicking in. tuesday is not as bad as your typical tuesday. over towards the south bay, really starting to push in. highway 24, off the walnut creek interchange, all avenues starting to slow a bit. no major flooding or closures for the stretch. a lot of slowing for 101 into flan and across the san mateo and dunbar bridges. looking at the live shot. all of this water on the roadway. this is a mess. >> mike, i have live pictures as well. interstate 580 in dublin. drivers dealing with all the wet conditions. sign up for apps for nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com to look at our interactive radar as

well. weep continue to update you on the weather throughout the morning. what you gone do? lift up your head and keep moving or let the paranoia haunt you? everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidence i keep my fee-fi-fo-fum i keep my heart undone the strong in me, i still smile.

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hopping on board. and pregnancy prank. ellen degeneres and jessica biel team up to try to pull one over often justin timberlake. >> guess what. not only is there going to be a king of the house. there is going to be a queen of the house. we're here to tell you. surprise. >> surprise. >> and her name is going to be ellen. >> did he buy it? today is january 10, 2017. ♪ >> to our friends . >> hi to our families in tulsa, oklahoma. >> hi, chris and kennedy. we're here at the "today" show.

>> welcome back now at 8:00 on tuesday morning. the 10th of january, 2017. kind of a raw day. >> better than yesterday. coming up, if you are a leo or capricorn or cancer, we will show you awful things about yourself. >> not good. >> can i thank the people who come out every day? so good to see you. i miss them, in the cold. >> all right. a lot to get to in this half hour. let's start with a check of the headlines. here's your news at 8:00. >> reporter: i'm peter alexander here at capitol hill, where donald trump's cabinet picks will begin their nomination process. it will happen with confirmation hearings happening a short time from now. already this morning, the first man up is the alabama senator, jeff sessions, up for the attorney general post. arriving at the senate just a short time ago. also this morning, receiving new scrutiny is donald trump's selection of his son-in-law,

jared kushner for senior adviser to the president. kushner is just 36 years old. just hours after his role is official, son-in-law jared kushner met on capitol hill meeting with paul ryan to discuss tax reform. kushner, who trump aides will step aside as ceo of his family's real estate company, divest assets and recuse himself from any direct conflicts of interest. still he is likely to test the family anti-nepotism law. earlier on "today" kushner's lawyer, jamie gorelick says the law doesn't apply to the white house. >> congress passed the law, saying that the president can have total discretion over his immediate staff, without regard to any other law, including the

anti-nepotism law. >> reporter: kicking off this morning, confirmation hearings for a parade of cabinet nominees with the president-elect projecting confidence. >> i think they will all pass. i think they are at the highest level. >> reporter: first up, jeff sessions, expected to face tough questions over accusations he made racially insensitive remarks decades ago. remarks that prevented him from getting a federal judgeship in the '80s. a senate aide tells nbc news that three of the cabinet picks failed to finish ethics reviews. while the transition team insists all forms have been filed. the nonpartisan office calls the pace unprecedented. >> there's a casualness. a sort of, we can play by different rules than anybody else that seems to envelop this administration. >> reporter: still, the majority leader is dismissing those concerns. >> everybody will be properly vetted as they have been in the past. >> reporter: so, these confirmation hearings mark the

first real showdown between the incoming trump administration and democrats here today. as for that controversy surrounding senator jeff sessions and race, he will specifically speak about it. his prepared remarks provided to nbc news. saying in part, that he, quote, understands the horrendous impact that relentless and systemic discrimination and the denial of voting rights has had on our african-american brothers and sisters. but he will face tough criticism today. among those expected to testify against him, the civil rights icon, the congressman, john lewis. matt. >> peter, thank you very much. now, to a manhunt under way in florida, for a man suspected of killing an orlando police officer on monday. master suggest debra clayton was killed, as she approached markeith loyd outside of a walmart store. he was wanted for the shooting death of his pregnant

ex-girlfriend. an offer is reward is offered for the capture. an orange county deputy searching for the suspect was also killed when his motorcycle was hit in a traffic accident. and now, to the worsening weather threat facing millions of people out west. as much as eight inches of additional rain could add to the misery in northern and central california. rivers at levels not seen in years. some roads totally washed out. in reno, nevada, hundreds have been evacuated. an estimated 13 million people are under flash flood watches. and elsewhere, snow is causing problems in the sierra, with more on the way. and high winds are whipping through parts of colorado. we have al's forecast coming up. all right. coming up on "trending," before you know it, how soon could we be climbing into flying cars? and on popstart with fans excited this morning for u2 on tour. and history in the making, as we count down to the show's big birthday. we'll look back at 65 years of breaking news as we covered it

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theme we just played? >> "jetsons." jane, stop this crazy thing. >> one of the great cartoons of all-time. he worked for -- >> spacely space rockets. >> his competition was? >> cogs. >> was a his -- >> it's getting weird. >> there's a reason we're playing that song. remember how they used to get around? in a flying car. how cool is that? now, a tech company in israel says it will turn cartoon fantasies into reality. it plans to bring a flying car to the market by 2020. it goes 115 miles per hour. there are still kinks to be worked out. >> i'll bet. >> when you're talking about a flying car, you don't want to hear that. but they say it's safer than a helicopter because it can fly between buildings and below power lines. who would get in that thing?

>> i think i would. >> me, too. it's like a very powerful drone. right? >> yeah. >> and those never crash. >> they do not. >> never had a problem with those drones. >> and they deliver packages on time. >> i want them to invent the flintstones car. >> with your foot? >> yeah. it's cold out, right? totally cold. what do you do in the morning? they run outside to their cars, a lot of folks and they turn on the heat to warm it up. but one guy in michigan says doing that got him in a little bit of trouble. he came back out in his car to find out he had been left a ticket for $128. an officer fined him for leaving his keys -- >> why? >> let me -- in the ignition. the motor running. and no one around. there's no state laws banning the practice. but some towns have ordnances against it. come on. >> is it because someone could drive it away. >> they are doing you a favor. >> why do they have to charge him? just a little note.

>> i had my car running this weekend for 20 minutes warming it up in my driveway. >> what's your address? >> it's that flying car you saw. i don't know if you want it. >> i used to work for the news director, and the gift me gave us was a key warmer to get your key into the -- >> how about a key raise? >> that's what he did. we had to warm our cars up for 30 minutes. >> did it work? >> it worked all right. who pays a lot of attention to their zodiac? >> i do. i read it every day. my horoscope and stuff. >> mow how much do you think it fits your personality? elite daily has an interesting take. it looked at the most annoying thing about you according to your zodiac sign. we looked up all of ours. i'm going off of the bat and say we were born on the same day. separated by about ten years. >> no, no. it's five years. four years. >> december 30th. we're both capricorns.

>> go on. >> the most annoying thing about capricorns apparently, that we're boring, unfeeling, uncaring, back stabbing social climbers. >> wow. >> what? >> strong letter to follow. >> and that's not even your most annoying qualities. that's fascinating. who else? >> i don't think any of that is true. >> no. >> about you? >> i could not agree less. >> and i'm keeping quiet. >> al and hoda are leos. okay. >> careful. >> you're pompous, bossy, self-centered, needy and insecure. >> i don't think i'm bossy. >> carson is a cancer. the most annoying thing about carson is he's a nice guy. >> aw. >> he has nothing annoying about him. >> i'm a cry baby. >> you are. >> a cry baby. only emotional. >> you are. >> overly sensitive. >> it goes on longer i will

start crying. >> and a little bit of a whiner. >> the only one at the table that owns up to it. >> we're unfeeling and self-centered. pop start? >> yeah. u2 is celebrating the 30th anniversary of "joshua tree." it remains one of the best-selling albums in the world. to celebrate that milestone, u2 with a tour in europe and north carolina. the u.s. portion kicks off may 14th. and those tickets go on sale next week. u2 live. woo. let's go. >> yes. >> take that self-centeredness and get us tickets. next, emma watson showing off her vocal chops for the live action "beauty and the beast" trailer. take a look. >> what if she is the one?

♪ to have someone understand >> pleased to meet you. ♪ i want so much more than they have planned ♪ >> sounded great. she shared that video on her facebook page. and it was seen 2 million times in the first two hours. it will open march 17th. >> cannot wait. >> that's going to be huge. justin timberlake, have his wife, jessica biel, teaming up with ellen, for a prank on monday. they were trying to convince justin that she was pregnant. ellen called justin at home. and that's when ellen broke the news. >> what are you doing right now? >> we are currently making sweet potato fries. >> that's lovely. guess what? not only is there going to be a king of the house. there's going to be a queen of the house. we're here to tell you. >> surprise. >> surprise. >> oh. [ laughter ]

>> why aren't you excited? >> he's enthused. >> i can't wait to find out whose it is. >> well played. >> yeah. well played is right. justin, too smart to fall for that one. that is your "pop start" today, guys. >> wonder if ellen was the tipoff. >> ellen needs to be stopped. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. some pockets of some heavy rain, san francisco to the east bay and farther to the south. this is what we expect and will continue to see as we go through the rest of the morning as we get a closer look at marin county, some of the steady rain falling there, down the peninsula as well. you see some pockets of yellows and some reds indicating some heavy rain on the radar. and also as you head out across parts of the east bay, make sure you have the umbrella, heavier rain later today. >> that's your latest weather.

meredith? >> thank you very much. now, to our week-long celebration to mark the 65th anniversary of the "today" show. >> on monday, we -- i'm sorry. on monday, we looked back at the big stars we covered through the years. this morning, the breaking news that has unfolded on our watch. we're following that breaking news. >> a late report. >> i want to bring you up to date on other news. >> continuing to track developments. >> le's bring you the latest. >> let's get started with the latest -- >> breaking news is the backbone of the show. we are a news program. >> cuba tonight is an island in revolt. >> the nation mourned the 46-year-old chief executive. >> these are the honor guards of president kennedy. >> we, as a people, will get to the promised land. >> dr. martin luther king died violently last night in memphis, tennessee. >> the biggest white house scandal in a century. >> i'm not a crook. >> in iran this morning -- >> when the american hostages were taken in iran, that became

a continuing story for us. it was the beginning of an unraveling in america. people no longer felt secure in some way. >> we continue nbc news coverage of the attempted assassination of president reagan. pope john paul ii was the target of an assassination attempt. >> violence erupted after the acquittal of four white policemen in the beating trial of rodney king. >> it's the closest i came to crying on television. it was so clear that serious divides existed. and there was nothing i was going to be able to say to bridge those divides. >> huge, bright ball of fire. >> almost a new meaning to the word tragedy. >> more reports of possible legal action against o.j. simpson. >> when there is a big event, in the world or in the united states, people do turn to the "today" show to try to understand it. to make sense of it.

>> there has been a massive explosion at a federal building. in oklahoma city, oklahoma. >> at columbine high school. >> this is an active crime scene. the bodies of the dead are still here, behind the yellow tape. >> thursday morning, finds this country at war with iraq. >> one of the perfect, crisp, autumn days. >> we want to show you a picture of the world trade center. >> then, all hell broke loose. a plane has just crashed into the world trade center. >> this is the most serious attack on the united states since pearl harbor. >> i never felt my job was more important than i did that day. >> the operation is being called "enduring freedom." we want to show you live pictures of afghanistan. >> the mission in part, a payback for september 11th. >> for now, i'm david bloom with the 3rd infantry division. >> the execution of saddam hussein. >> virginia tech. >> 33 people are dead, including

the gunman. >> the mom in me, wanted to break down. and i had to pull the journalist up. in order to be able to tell our audience what was going on, without losing it. >> the biggest shakeup in footba financial markets since the great depression. >> osama bin laden is dead, killed by special forces in pakistan. >> something just blew up. >> the dual explosions that rocked the boston marathon. >> it was so unthinkable. and so heartbreaking. >> new violence, raging in iraq. >> military officials are now acutely focused on this movement, called i.s.i.s. the islamic state of iraq and syria. >> breaking weather events have set us apart on the "today" show. anytime anything major happened, the "today" show was always there. >> when camille began to blow in, they fled their homes.

>> property damage at $100 million. >> the flash flood that swept through the thompson canyon. >> the top of the mountain blew away. >> a killer quake that has upended their lives. >> this is one big one. we have more snow coming. >> the tsunami was a 9 quick off of indonesia. >> here at sri lanka, 30,000 people known dead. >> the eye came ashore after 4:00 a.m. >> flood waters continued to rise. >> a lot of people couldn't imagine something this powerful and this destructive. >> we're on a balcony roof right now. >> hurricane sandy strengthened overnight. >> this is a massive storm. it's going to get more intense. >> covered by sand and fire. >> i was standing in the middle of a swimming pool. it's now a giant sand box. >> the town of more, oklahoma. the death toll at 51. >> walking we found something

that stopped us in our cracks. >> a folded flag of a loved one that served in the military. >> everything is gone. but the important things are arrive. >> covering breaking news is the thing that the "today" show does the best. ♪ we shall overcome >> the marchers began to assemble here. first in a trickle of hundreds. and then, by thousands. >> the beatles arrived in new york today. >> one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> able to create life, in effect, in a test tube. >> the game-winning goal against the russians. >> it wasn't a hockey game. it was a miracle. >> the flight of the space shuttle. sally ride, the first american woman astronaut to fly into space. >> the rescue efforts to save jessica mcclure. >> this is a day the cold war went out with a street party.

>> to see nelson mandela freed. >> proving you can go home again. >> something you have burned in your memory. >> a u.s. airways plane makes an emergency landing in the icy waters of new york's hudson river. >> it's an unbelievable scene here. impossible to have a dry eye. >> breaking news coming from the u.s. supreme court. >> total victory for same-sex marriage. let's have the crowning achievement. one of the great moments for me was getting to go back to the top of one world trade center. and this building soars to 1,776 feet. >> i was there broadcasting when the buildings came down. and i was honored to be there when that building rose again. savannah and natalie, what a great morning. ♪ >> so much of that is gut wrenching. and so much of it is inspiring. >> you said it all. you witnessed the worst and the best. >> yeah. get to see the best in the human

spirit was shown at the end of that piece. >> and the american flag in more. it was almost that light in the rubble, representative of what we've done for 65 years. >> and so many of the crews and producers have risked so much to bring us that coverage. >> especially in the weather stories that you've been covering, in dangerous six and in wars around the world. coming up tomorrow, 65 years of politics as we covered it on the show. just ahead, things are about to get wild in studio 1a. we have martha stewart here. that's not the reason. >> she's a wild one. >> the internet is swooning over. first, your local news. watch out for martha. there she is. al i'm ...

==cam== our microclimate weather alert - still in effect very good tuesday morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. microclimate weather alert is still in effect this morning. looking live outside, highway 1 01 in san jose, crawling along. you see how wet it is out there. let's get the latest conditions from meteorologist kari hall. >> you do want to allow some extra time to get out the door and get to work because the roads are a slow go. here is the reason why, we have rain covering all of the bay area, and some pockets of some heavier rain. it will be moving through for not only the next several hours, but also into this evening's commute. i think rain will get heavier and more widespread as we take a closer look at the south bay now, not seeing any breaks here. for the santa cruz mountains,

heavy rains moving through and also flooding there and once again the threat of some more widespread heavy rain and some strong winds later today. let's see what's happening now on the roadways with mike. slick conditions demand you slow it down. we're looking at the south bay which is slowing for all of the northbound freeways. schools came back in session today for san jose unified. more folks around the school zone. disabled vehicle around al costa. slow approaches toward the bay bridge from either side of the bay. be careful. back to you. thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour.

♪ hi. we're back, 8:30 on a tuesday morning. the 10th day of january, 2017. another chilly one here in the northeast. although, it's supposed to warm up over the next couple of days. you know what, if martha stewart can brave it -- >> yes. >> there she is. >> then anybody can. >> she is going to cook up retro dessert recipes. >> on monday, we debuted the "today" show app. martha has been checking in with our plaza fans. martha wants to make sure everybody has got the new app. she is offering a bonus recipe for all of our app users. >> martha, what's the special

treat you have? >> doesn't that look good, guys? if you go to your app, you get a special bonus. a brownie sundae ice cream cake. your birthday was yesterday? you get a piece. you're going to get a piece. it's really good. layers of brownie and ice cream, strawberry ice cream. vanilla ice cream. peanut butter, whipped cream and maraschino cherries. >> we'll have a full segment. >> you can unlock martha's featured recipe, search recipe and hit download. >> can we take care of something here? i don't want to call it business because it is pure pleasure. one of our senior producers on the show, debbie. >> come here, debbie. >> it's her birthday today. she's one of our favorite

people. >> yes. >> whoa. >> hold on. never hit the ground. five-second rule. ♪ just maybe one of the dearest friends i've ever had. and i want to wish you a happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> nowhere i would rather be. >> really? >> coming up ahead also, investing in your future. jean chatzky will show you how to pay for medical expenses later in life. and he's known as the hot vet. evan andrews -- >> no other way, huh? >> exotic animals, other than himself. >> debbie, have you smelled that cake? it's fantastic. >> don't fall for that. >> i've been here long enough. >> these guys, you want to try martha's cake? whose birthday? there you go. happy birthday. in the meantime, while he's trying the birthday cake, let's see what's happening today. heavy rain moving into northern and central california. gusty winds in the upper midwest, warming up through the

gulf, with snow through the pacific northwest. and for tomorrow, we've got unseasonably mild weather through the gulf coast and into the mid-atlantic states. we are looking at heavy mountain snows through the rockies, the cascades and the sierra. look for wet weather in northern new england. beautiful through the florida peninsula. that's we are still tracking some widespread rain across the bay area today, raising the threat of some flooding and also some wind damage. here is 1:30 this afternoon, we have quite a bit of some heavy pockets of some rain moving through. and especially for the north and through the south bay, through the evening commute, we will see the brunt of the storm moving in with some high winds and some very heavy downpours, even tonight we still see some heavy rain at times. and it will linger into the day tomorrow with some -- still some gusty winds around the bay area. >> that's the latest weather. get the weather anytime you need it. check it out from our friends at

the weather channel. mr. lauer? >> mr. roker. a big wild card, health care expenses. a 65-year-old couple will need around $260,000 to pay for unreimbursed medical expenses in their retirement years. that does not include long-term care, something that seven in ten people will need in their lifetime. how do you plan and pay for it? jean chatzky, good morning. >> good morning. >> last week, we did a segment on retirement. the last tip you had was stay healthy. now we know why. >> that's right. long-term care can cost you anywhere from about $44,000 to $96,000 a year, depending on what kind of care you need. you need a plan to pay for that. >> let's talk about the plans. there's traditional, long-term care, insurance. who is this good for? >> this is good for people who have more than $500,000 in

assets, less than a few million in assets. >> that's a lot. >> and that's not including your house, by the way. and the reason for this, and it's true of all long-term care policies we're going to talk about today, if you have less than $500,000 in assets, you're going to spend down. and you're going to, at least the way things stand right now, qualify for medicaid, which will step in and help pick up the slack. if you don't spend down your assets, you need to cover it yourself. traditional long-term care insurance, covers care when you need it. >> but -- >> not cheap. >> a policy for a 60-year-old couple, looks like it's going to cost about $2,000 a year. and it's limited. it's not going to pay for every single year you need care. it will cap out about three. >> that's one option. there's something else a hybrid plan. who is this good for? >> the same people, over $500,000 in assets, but you pay for it in a different way because it leaves something to your heirs.

the things that people don't like about long-term care is you pay thousands of dollars a year, if you don't use it, the money is sunk. it's like traditional insurance. you can use the benefit to pay for your care. you dip into the death benefit. if you don't use it, it's there for your heirs. but it's a more heavy up front cost. >> i can see people trying to remember what you said about long-term care. put them side-by-side and see how they stack up. >> right. with the traditional policy, like i said, you have a premium a couple thousand dollar a year, to start. with the hybrids, we're looking at $10,000. but you'll only pay the premiums over ten years. or you can pay it at once. the use it or lose it is the downside of the traditional policy. here, if you have unused money, it can go to your heirs. and there's a death benefit with the hybrid policy as long as you don't eat it up.

>> we're talking about things that will happen in your retirement years. when do you start shopping for this? >> you want to start about age 50. and ramp up your shopping quickly. by age 60, chronic conditions start to set in. and that's when the insurance either say, it's going to cost you more money or we're not going to cover you at all. you want an a-rated insurance. you want to shop around. >> you mentioned earlier, some of the options were for people with $500,000 in options and above. a lot of people haven't been that fortunate. haven't been able to save that kind of money. what do you say for them? >> first of all, you got to look at medicaid and what you do to qualify for that. longevity insurance. you put money away to buy yourself a paycheck at age 65. if you have a paid off mortgage, you can look at a reverse mortgage. complicated. we should do a segment on them. it's an option. you can pay for care yourself. or what most people do is rely on friends and family members.

but you want to be talking to friends and family members before you need the care. >> at least you have the information. we're going to put it up on our website at today.com/starttoday. how to eliminate meat from your favorite dishes without missing it. up next, we're getting up close with animals. one of the hottest veterinarians in the world, they tell me. meredith, you agree? >> uh, yes. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> this guy, he has a nice odor to him. >> what's his name? >> well, this is a tamandua. this is a lesser anteater. these guys are native to central and south america. he has this tail. and that means he can use it as almost a fifth appendage and hang from the trees. you see how it's wrapped around my finger. >> he has serious claws. >> they don't have much of a bite. >> he eats a lot of ants, right? a long tongue, right? >> the tongue is a foot and a half long. and they can eat 1,000 ants a day. >> that smell, that's a good enough defense. that thing wreaks. >> are you talking about me or -- >> the anteater. >> he will poke a hole. and i don't know if you can see the tongue going in and out really fast. he has a long, skinny, rope

tongue. >> you're saying this is a smaller version? >> there's other anteaters in south america. and they're much, much bigger. and they have longer fur. >> can i pet him? >> oh -- why would i think it got all the way over to that. >> the tongue is a foot and a half long. that's why. >> all right. what is next? >> by the way, the smell of the orange does help to overpower the smell of the anteater. >> oh, a bird. >> you don't like birds? >> they scare me a little bit, birds. this is a kuka bird. the longest kingfisher. we go to the old world. >> this bird makes the sound that's stereotypical. >> can you roll your "rs"? >> what do you say, sweetie?

you're making me look like an idiot. >> i look like that every day. >> she might not be having it. >> you know what it could be? she has her eye on an alligator out of the cage behind her. >> that guy, looks like -- >> you talk about jungle book. she is not just in the jungle. >> i mean, these guys are in the tropical. they're in australia and northern australia. >> before this guy has to hold the alligator any longer, let me get this off the table. >> why? >> look at this. all right. these are the dinosaurs of the modern age. >> that's what i say, too, man. these guys have remained unchanged evolutionarily for hundreds of millions of years. just to show -- how successful they are in the native environment. this is an american alligator. these guys are native the our country. native to southeast of the united states. >> this is six years old?

>> 6 years old. he's a beefy dude. he's been in captivity all his life. >> how big will he get? >> male alligators can get 16, 17 feet long. >> he feels like a ship. >> yeah. >> don't say that to him. >> enjoy your social media. >> yeah. >> i'm kidding. he's actually -- he's beautiful. he's really, really beautiful. >> they are modern day dinosaurs. if you imagine he's in the water and you draw a line from his snout to his head, the only thing is the snout for breathing. >> careful behind you. something else on the ground. what is -- >> that looks like a new york city rat, actually. what is that? it is a rodent, right? >> this is one of the coolest animals in the animal kingdom. in is a capybara. sweetie. >> are they friendly? >> they can be, yeah.

>> come on, matt. >> he's just shy. he's not going to do anything. he's not going to hurt you. he's being shy right now. hi. hi. >> what's the story with him? >> these are the largest rodents in the world. they're native to south america. and there's huge -- they're semiaquatic. spend time in the water. and they're herbivores, just like a lot of the rodents they're related to, like guinea pigs and other animals. corn and things, they love. they eat a ton of grass and other grains and things like that. >> i know people keep the animals for pets. but that is not a good thing. >> in general, in captivity, they need a huge water body. >> right. >> and somewhere to go the bathroom. they need a lot of space. big appetite. they're eating 24/7. like a huge guinea pig. >> we're going to let him chow down on the corn. up next, meredith is going to wash her hands and go in the kitchen with martha stewart.

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♪ we're back at 8:48. martha stewart made her first appearance years ago. >> that's a golden delicious. >> what kind of fruit do you have? >> we have cherries and plums and blueberries and raspberries. everything we're going to eat today comes from the garden or near the garden. >> and they're still growing? >> 26 years later, martha is here to welcome me to the show during my first week. >> what is this? >> this is honey from my honey bees. that's for you alone. you have to eat it with yogurt. >> i would have preferred gin. but this is great. >> i remembered that, meredith. >> you got me gin?

>> i got you gin. >> you are the lady, martha. >> thank you so much. >> would you rather have gin than honey? >> i have bees now. produce my own honey. saving the world. this is retro. going back in time. pineapple upside-down cake. and the colors. the simple recipes, easy pineapple upside-down cake. >> we start with the flour? >> you have to shift it, why? >> you have to mix in the baking powder. two teaspoons and a quarter teaspoon of salt. sifting can be whisking. we have butter and sugar in our mixer. >> okay. >> a cup of sugar. six tablespoons of butter. two eggs. you add a teaspoon of vanilla.

it's so easy. you have a mixer? >> i do. it's called my husband. >> and alternate with half a cup of milk, you add your dry ingredients. >> why alternately? >> it will make a smooth batter. here is the batter. >> very nice. >> we the can turn that off. >> you've done that. >> this is a skillet cake. this is hot. there's butter melted in the pan. and add to the butter, two-thirds of a cup of sugar. and layer in the pineapple. >> you want it to look like what? >> just smooth it out. so, even layer. >> okay. >> she always complains. and she is still complaining. >> downstairs, our little piggies are tasting this. >> little piggies. >> beautiful. >> they look to be enjoying it. >> my mother used to make a mean

pineapple upside down cake. >> somebody. al. al. >> now, is this fresh pineapple? with you, it would be? >> canned pineapple is perfectly okay for this cake. and this batter, just put this batter all over the top. >> okay. >> put it in a preheated oven. >> how long? >> i think it's about 40 minutes. >> how do you know it's done? >> it looks like that. that's all your batter goes in like this. >> and now, it's done. what do we do with this? >> to get the upside down, that's the secret. now, it could be a little bit hot. this is not really -- if you move over, i'll show you. >> sorry. >> not for novices. >> can i try it, though? >> you can. put this upside down on there. >> no. this goes. and now, hold. it's still a little warm. hold where the handle is. >> and turn it over?

>> i would flip it away from you. >> and now, lift it? >> oh. >> wow. >> hello. i missed one. >> i missed one. good. perfect. >> no. you have to put it that way. >> i'm sorry, martha. and you put the little cherries on it? >> put cherries in the middle. how good is it, guys? >> can i show you how disciplined hoda is. >> i'm dying. >> she's taken one half of a bite. >> dying. >> she eats in private. she'll eat the whole thing later. we'll go, now, to another retro recipe. >> this is so easy. it's no-bake. a chocolate cookie crust that you press into your pie dish. the chocolate wafers, butter and sugar. and freeze it. >> why do you freeze it? easier to work with? >> no. that's it. >> okay. >> and this is the mixture. >> looking at me like i'm not all there. >> these are ingredients. >> that go into this. >> chocolate, cocoa, vanilla,

sugar. and this gets put in there. you can do that. >> treating me like -- yes, i can do that, martha. guys, are they eating it downstairs? >> finished. >> yeah. >> it's really good. >> it is fantastic. >> it's a diner icebox pie really. smooth that out. and top -- top with -- >> and put the topping on it? >> just whipped cream. >> fantastic. >> all over the top. >> and if you buy it premade, that's okay, too. the whipped cream. >> no. you have to beat the whipped cream. just beat it. it gets out all of your aggressions. >> okay. >> if you have any. >> after this segment, yes. i just put the chocolate on top? >> yes. and to make chocolate curls, so easy. just use a potato peeler and you peel.

make the curls. >> it's great. so nice to see you. here my first week and for our 65th. martha stewart, you want the reci recipes, go to today.com/food. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. i want to

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cena. >> it's great to be back. >> in fact the last time we saw you, you killed it hosting "snl." >> it was a different experience than "30 rock" but it was awesome. >> when you say different experience, what comes to your mind? >> long days. i barely made it in time for this. here we are, after the hour, i'll go back to louisiana live for another usa new yorker. "saturday night live" the a lot of work t. day before the friday before the show can be actually 22, eighty long. they work you a lot. you hit the ground running. i want to get super involved and get the whole experience. >> you have the full look in your whole experience is this. >> yes, in fact, you are doing your monolog. you got the full experience. >> i did. i did. this is the "snl" folks. we are really in the song. i spent all week riding with a couple of nerds, so please.

>> that's it, john cena. >> all right. all right! [ cheers ] >> i have been trying to be niece to you guys but all you want to do is challenge me. so if you really want some, come on, get some! [ cheers [ cheers ] >> oh i done made a grand error if judgment. >> you can't see me. >> i got to get a delicate flower. >> how many shows do you have like that in. >> all of them. >> can you take your shirt off now? >> it's cool. >> you have them specially made, of course in. >> yes, of course. >> all these planet mania. >> on "snl," we bring it back to wwe. we always have big announcems. we have announced early that wrestle mania 34, mavk mark your colin door, april 8th, 2018.

april 2nd the year in the citrus bowl, if you can't make it to either one of those, you can see it on the wwe network. >> can we come down and be in your corner? >> we should just do like a massive "today show" entourage. >> yes. >> you know like the big prize, he comes out with his head down, "today" show folks. >> we're like your flying wedge. >> but they tag us and we sister to get in. >> yes. >> i think you may be able to stand around, yeah! that's the man right there. >> i thought know, we had to pushup. >> you want to get in the reasoning in smr yeah, come on, come on. >> leave me out, al roker. >> we will put you in the ring. >> let's do this! >> what would our signature move be? >> riding the wave. >> theant face. >> we'd walk in with confidence. >> i think we go in, we go into the ring, john cena.

>> the weight, what? >> i'm a delicate flower! >> i want to do this. >> come on, can you do this in. >> new orleans, wrestle mania. >> you have a few years, it's 20 on. >> i can bulk up. >> whatever you want. >> i mean, we bought the to bring it. >> we will go on the wrestle mania bulk-up diet. >> let's do april? smr we're not ready, my arms are too skin my, i need muscles. have you seen. >> don't say you are ready for this year. we have next year. >> orlando, new orleans. >> i thought that's why you were off last week. >> i had to wrestle mania. >> obviously, you are. you just got back last night. >> yes, steve harvey in chicago, i was on vacation a week. >> now you got a cold. >> i got a cold. i was talking with the ladies here. i'm wondering if we should start doing this thing, i went to dinner with one of my best friends on friday, she has two children. we hung out. i had a cocktail. she's like, oh, let me taste it. it let her taste the cocktail,

not thinking. 24 hours, maybe 48 hours later, i went to a wedding. i started feeling sick at the wedding. i call her, jen, how is everybody in your house? she's like, juju is second, me lania, i feel when you go to lunch or dinner with your friend, you have to sit down with a checklist of who is in the house, let me know before you start sipping my cocktail, jen, and getting me sick. >> germs will take down cena. >> it would be harder isn't that a chair against your back. so now i have a kid cold. i have taken every drug imaginable. i told al, i got off the plane and for the first time, i landed about 1:00 a.m. this morning, i cannot hear. i can't get my ears to pop. >> you know what you need to do. >> what? >> you need to take tomorrow off, take all these drug, do what you do with her kid, let mem watch spongebob. >> hang out with spongebob. >> your onesies, sit in there.

>> i don't know if they'll let many ehave a day off t. steve harvey episode airs the end of the month. they won't let me show pick. we got craziness. >> nor do fans of james corde karaoke. each will pair a different celebrity with a different music superstar. so right now we know it's seth mcfarland and arian na grande. >> love it. >> john legend and alicia keys. >> haven't they done things before? it's odd pairling. i can see them to do a duet in real life. >> james corden will host one episode with will smith. who would you want to ride with is this. >> talk about odd pairing. this is a weird out there musician, once again goes back

to wwe, shaquille o'neal has been talking a lot of business wrestle mania orlando. yes, can we rock? what's up, doc, can we rock? if you're out there. i notice you may want to lay the smackdown at orlando, but if you have extra time and want to do powerful karaoke, i'm down. >> if you can't get shaquille. you might be able to get rob snyder. >> i didn't see it coming, later today we'll settle in. you tell me. >> i would do philadelphia freedom. >> with elton john. >> i'd wear the glasses, wear the popcorn shoes. >> leggings? >> the sequence suit trg whole nine. >> rock it out. come on. [ music playing ] >> you got to save some for when you car pool karaoke. >> this is not it. >> he will save the high ♪

philadelphia freedom ♪ ♪ i love, love, love you ♪ yes, i do >> a little known fact, that itself your fate song? >> that is my fate. >> truly his fate song. >> when it came out in march. your favorite. >> my dream is to sit with deanna ross and look her in the eye. ♪ i want to share all my love ♪ for you >> car pool karaoke. >> okayful here it is. ♪ your eyes your eye itself ♪ ♪ your eye they tell me how much you care ♪ ♪ oh karaoke lip sync. like i have no tunes in here. if i ran into deanna ross, i'd

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>> coming back now with more up to date. >> you are battleleful. >> we're happy to have our super guest, john cena our trainer also for wrestle mania. >> we planned to new orleans starts now. >> training starts now. >> hey, big announcement, how many people love monopoly? come on. so bring it on in, jerry. for the first time ever. >> we need music for this. >> you can vote on keeping or replacing all eight classic monopoly tokens. there are 64 option, including a penguin, a rubber duck ki, a bunny sliper, pling bling. >> a jet. i always used the car. >> i used the thimble. >> i loved the dog.

>> so is that a [ bells ringing ] or a rolex watch? in there it's a watch. it's a watch. it's a rolex. >> does that fit on your pinky? >> put a ring on it. it's gone very high end. >> very nice. >> i guess that makes sense if you are amassing wealth. >> monopoly. >> go big or go home. >> you can vote until january 31st and we'll reveal one new token on our show and full results an march 19th, which happens to be the world monopoly game or day the game with the new tokens in stores. >> what's your strategy for mon open liss? >> buy at the corners. >> buy everything you lay on. >> just buy. >> okay. >> i like that. >> all right. i like this. it's a very weather related. every year the chinese city, one of the coldest cities in china. they have the annual ice and snow festival. take a look at these images. unbelievable. it's a city of ice. unbelievable. look at that. >> i don't want to visit there.

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>> do you have to put oil on? >> i like nonstick spray. and in three or four minutes, you get awesome sandwiches. >> how about quick pizza rolls. >> this is a cheater pizza rolls. these are really easy. >> i see you, john cena. >> i told you i would get him to drink hot chocolate. we have crescent roll doug dough. and you're going to cut it into rolls. and pop it on to a parchment lined baking sheet. >> like pepperoni rolls. >> the way to make nachos for a crowd. >> you pile everything on a baking sheet. >> and you oil the bottom of the cheat. >> a little olive oil. lots of cheese. >> oh, yeah. >> stick to your ribs. >> this is everything i love in college. >> and you love it now, too.

>> beans and hjalapenos. >> it's healthy. just some cider in the slow cooker. we have apple cider in here. a little honey. agave. ing on oranges, lemons, cl clementi clementines. let it go on low for two hours. and you get these. >> what is the starve a fever, feed a cold? which is it? >> i have no idea. >> you know everything. >> i'm confused on that one. i mess it up. justin chapple. >> you can have some. >> alreadyy. coming up, ben affleck and the cast of "live by night" what he says he does best.

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conditions from our meteorologist. >> we will see the king tides coming up before noon, right about now. there may be coastal flooding, especially in san francisco. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. visible is low. also quite a bit of cars out there on the roadways with a very sloppy commute. live look at san jose. rain there on the lens and steady downpours across the bay area. winds increase this afternoon and flooding some rivers as we've seen some very heavy rain. this is what it looks like on the radar right now. widespread from san francisco, oakland and farther towards the north. a few breaks but it will be filling in as we go through the afternoon. and the bruptd of the storm hitting us later this afternoon into the evening. >> we'll prepare for that. a look at the morning commute after this break. ck oakland 880

welcome back, folks, a look at the condition. this is oakland past the coliseum. camera shaking because of the

win. east bay hills may be an issue. murky soupy conditions here. jamming up here back at the map because of a crash. all avenues towards the bay bridge slow. earlier stall cleared from al kossa. still slower than you would like over towards stone ridge and towards the interchange. the southbound side is typical. north silicon valley looks slow past san jose. back to you. >> another local news update for you in half an hour. have a good morning.

♪ the last time ben affleck sat in the director's chair was for "argo" that went on to win an oscar. no surprise that his film "live by night" is anticipated. >> he plays a boss in the roaring '20s. >> and jenna caught up with ben and his all-star cast. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: action. drama and deceit. "live by night" has everything you want from a mob movie. and at its helm, oscar-winner ben affleck. is there anything you can't do? >> there are a lot of things.

i was aided and abetted by this extraordinary cast here. we had a great crew of people. >> we do what we want to do. >> reporter: also starring in the film is sienna miller, who plays ben's love interest, emma. chris cooper, al fanning and chris masina, who plays dion. you were in "argo" together, the two of you. and are you hoping to create that magic? >> when in a scene with him, you don't see the director. you only see the characters. taking off that hat, is magical to watch. >> we became friends on "argo." i liked him so much. i liked his point of view. i liked his acting style. i liked who he was. it was about finding which character i was going to offer to him. >> much like "argo," "live by night" is a period piece. the cars and the glamour take you back in time. this movie is beautiful.

it was set in the 1920s. was it like that on set? >> it was. the clothes were all original pieces from the '20s. they weren't remakes, which adds a whole other element of authenticity to what you're doing. i always wanted to be like -- i saw "bugsy malone" when i was like 4. >> reporter: chris cooper is the town sheriff. >> i would expect you to feel that way. >> reporter: were you able to keep everybody in line on set? >> no. this guy got the best of me at some points. he had stuff on me that literally drove me crazy. >> reporter: al fanning plays chris' daughter, loretta. a young revival preacher. you said that loretta was one of the difficult roles you've played. what made her so difficult? >> i had speeches and sermons i had to learn, that's the most dialogue -- i remember when i

read the script for the first time, it was like three pages of me up on a stage, just speaking. i'm like, i have never -- remember, i just learn my lines the night before. >> reporter: the night before? >> normally. just a good scene, back and forth. >> you can pretend that you're distracted by something else. hold on one second. can we take that down? >> when you look at this cast that you hand picked, as you said, are you proud of this film? >> i'm super proud. as a director, my best attribute is that i know i'm learning and continue to learn. but the thing that i do best is appreciate other actors. >> reporter: this won't be the best ben affleck directed film. >> i hope not. >> reporter: something tells me no. >> i will be looking out for a job. >> great job, jenna. "live by night" opens nationwide on friday. up next, a dance-off you don't want to miss. john cena and "portlandia" star,

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friends battling it out in a "west side story"-style faceoff against a bunch of hunks. >> nerd. >> meathead. >> pasty. >> let's dance. >> let's dance. ♪ >> pretty good. >> i like it. >> fred, what music was in your head? is that a jump rope? >> they had music playing, and took it out for the edit to make me look that much more ridiculous. >> they set you up. >> they did. it was beach music playing or something. but that sketch is about something that's happening right now. is hunks are taking over. and your co-host is an example of this. you've done so much comedy. >> it was great.

you talked about all of the things that nerds hold near and dear. they want to rise up against the hunks that are trying to go out -- there's a spoof on the guy, making reference to the literature and the arts and music. it was really good. >> guys are not staying in their lane. the hunks. they're crossing over. >> they're just bulking out. >> we have a hunk an actor. >> you're not a nerd. >> could we see a little something? >> i heard about some sort of dance off challenge. i'm in. >> okay. >> let's start with john. >> hold on. i'm going to start right here. >> do we have enough light on him? >> lest you forget. >> on this very show. i learned how to twerk. >> all right. >> and now, fred. ♪ >> i love it. >> uh-oh. >> i don't know what that dance is called. >> okay. >> come on. >> it's called the come on. >> i call it a tie.

>> i think it's a tie. >> you have to have a big finish. >> i left it to him. >> my finish was plenty big. >> i left it to him. that's the way to do it. i'm not going to try to attempt it. >> it's a tie? >> i think he wins. >> you do? >> i think you win. >> sir, i offer you a draw. >> we all win because everybody loves a good nerd and a good hunk. >> and we got season seven of "portlandia." i understand you're directing some of the episodes? >> i did one. carrie brownstein directed two of them. and it's good for my ego to do something like that. >> why is that? >> it looks cool. directed by -- the work part of it, i don't really care about it. but it's like, i can brag about it. i can pretend i'm humble about it. i did a little thing. >> little humble bread. >> tell me about michael bolton.

>> you should direct this show. >> we do. >> there's talented people. >> we produce. >> we play the cartoon characters behind the show. michael bolton -- >> the directors for this show, they're not great. >> no. fred, you lost the dance-off. and now, we're going to kick you off the show. >> i'm joking. >> of course, he is. >> i'm joking. i'm allowed to joke. >> that little twinkle in your eye. >> they're great directors. >> they are. >> he's worked with them. he knows. tell us about you have a netflix special. >> we asked you three times, now, about it. you keep glazing over. >> i'm sorry. there's so many of you. i'll answer yours first. michael bolton is doing a valentine's day special. i'm part of it. i play a chocolate salesman in it. so, netflix, they do a thing where they do different holidays and different specials. >> do you have a favorite valentine's song? john cena, he likes classics.

sinatra. >> do you really? >> this is the nerd hunk thing. >> it's not fair. >> yeah. >> this is -- that was your cue to go, i don't know music. i don't know what music is. >> but i do. >> i know one thing. fred armisen, you can catch "portlandia" i was told to do weather. >> what's your valentine's song? >> "happy birthday." >> very nice. >> it works. >> that's romantic. i like that. all right. as we leave the hunks and everybody else, let's show you what we got happening today. we got heavy rain, going to have some flooding issues, obviously. northern and central california. we're looking at snow up through the upper great lakes. gusty winds and wet weather through the upper mississippi river valley. snow in upstate new york. warming up through the gulf. that's going to be spreading east. mountain snows in the rockies, and the cascades. look for beautiful weather down through florida and the gulf co

good morning, i'm meteorologist terry hull. we continue our micro climate weather alert. because of some heavy rain returning to the bay area and the concern of some flooding and also some wind damage today. much of the rain right now from the peninsula and farther off towards the north, santa rosa also seeing pockets of some heavy rain. over towards oakland as well. as we get a closer look we've seen dark greens on the map, also yellow indicating heavier rain. over towards the trivalley not seeing as much rain. all of this will be filling in later on today. >> let's split up. hunks versus nerds. >> do this one. >> that's your latest weather. next, think inside the box, from food to clothing, the best subscription services, arriving at your door every month. after this. >> i'm not going to -- three nerds and a hunk. when cold and flu hold you back try theraflu expressmax,

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pocket of heavy rain now approaching san francisco. we've seen a widespread light rain from the peninsula over towards the east bay and farther to the north while the south bay has been seeing some more hit or miss rain. we see good coverage from santa rosa to mill valley, san francisco, pockets of some heavier rain. also moving into the dailey city area. down to san mateo. and we will see more of the heavy rain moving in during this afternoon into the evening. also some strong winds picking up through that evening commute. let's head back over to see what is happening on the roadways. >> wet roadways, also a problem for oakland. more clean up. a look at the south bay showing a nice easy lighter drive in the last half hour. 880 very tough heading.towards 7th. we need absorbent to clean up a spill. two left lanes are blocked. 580 is a much better drive. there is your look at the

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