don't forget to join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. it is tuesday. have a nice day out there. good morning. all eyes on the president. president trump set to deliver his first state of the union address in a matter of hours. this amid growing uproar by a plan by the republicans to release a secret memo tied to the russia investigation and a major shakeupt the fbi. we're live at the white house. stretched to the limit. the deadly flu epidemic getting worse. now doctors sounding the alarm about a vaccine shortage. what every family needs to know. morning mess. overnight, snow creating a slippery commute for millions from the south to new england. a new system and colder temperatures right behind it. those stories plus fighting

back. tom brady defending his daughter after she was insulted by a radio host. >> i think any 5-year-old is off limits. >> a dramatic aerial rescue for dozens of skiers. end of an era. the decision to retire the cleveland indians controversial logo drawing mixed reaction from fans "today," tuesday, january 30, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thanks for joinings us on a tuesday morning. >> nice to have you with us. it's the start of a big and busy day in washington. leading up to tonight's state of the union address. and while the president is putting the finishing touches on that high-stakes speech, he's facing some major developments in the russia investigation. >> we'll talk about that with the president's press secretary in a moment. but let's begin with kristen

welker. hey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda and savannah. officials here at the white house are trying to keep the focus on the first state of the union address. mr. trump will aim to strike a note of unify even as the russia probe is sparking all-out partisan warfare. this morning, the president plans to address a union sharply divided as republicans escalate a multipronged attack against the department of justice and fbi. overnight, the house intelligence committee voting along party lines to release a controversial and classified memo which purportedly accuses senior fbi officials of misconduct. republicans say it shows the russia probe was tainted from the start. now it's up to the president to decide whether to release the memo to the public. a senior administration official says the memo will be reviewed first. >> well, they want the see what's in it and there are national security concerns, it's

a classified document and the president will make that call. >> reporter: democrats blasted the memo saying it cherry picks facts in an attempt to discredit the investigation and they slammed republicans for voting against the release of an opposing memo written by democrats. >> this committee voted to put the president's personal interests perhaps their own political interests above the national interests. >> reporter: it capped a day of drama after andrew mccabe announced he is stepping down. friends and co-workers tell nbc news mccabe left on his own. but they say two big factors played a role in his decision to live. the justice department will issue a report expected to strongly criticize how the fbi handled the clinton e-mail investigation including mccabe's role and the sustained criticism of mccabe by president trump on twitter and in person. including the night the president fired james comey.

nbc news has learned the president fumed when he watched comey who is in l.a. board a government plane back to washington. according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, the president called mccabe to complain. and then suggested to mccabe that he ask his wife how it feels to be a loser. mccabe's ran for state senate in virginia and lost. and james comey said in part, special agent andrew mccabe stood tall when small people were trying to tear down an institution we all depend on. the white house insisted the president had nothing to do with mccabe's departure. as for the state of the i don't know on -- state of the union address, he will touch on the jobs and economy, infrastructure reform, immigration reform and national security. the first lady will be in attendance with 15 guests as is tradition.

all of the president's children will be there with the exception of his youngest son barron. savannah? >> thank you. we are now joined by sarah huckabee sanders. good to see you. >> good morning, great to be here. thanks for having me on. >> let's talk about the state of the union address. the president is coming into his first state of the union with a rip roaring economy, low unemployment. the wind at his back in terms of the economy. and yet, his own personal approval ratings are at record lows. does he look at this as an opportunity to kind of build that back up, to try to unite the country. what will he say? >> absolutely. look, the president will talk about a number of things tonight. certainly the economy will be front and center. we have had a historic year. record breaking moments throughout the year. in large part due to the president's leadership on deregulation. and a huge capstone at the end of the year with the tax cuts and the jobs act which we have seen have immediate impact with

several hundred companies stepping forward and giving pay raises, bonuses because of that tax cut and that tax reform package. you're going to see a big focus on national security. this has been something that the president has talked about for a long time. for the first time in years, we are seeing massive impacts on isis and they're on the run and major progress has been made on that front. the president made that a big part of his administration. you will see a focus on that. immigration, the president laid out the framework that is a bipartisan deal that brings both republicans and democrats to the table and gives everybody something of what they wanted most. >> so sarah -- >> the first attempt we have to seen to deliver on this topic and on this issue in a real chance to make some big reform and we're excited to see that take place. >> so lots to talk about at the state of the union and behind the scenes as well.

andrew mccabe abruptly resigned yesterday earlier than expected. the president has made no secret of the fact that he does not care for andrew mccabe. you said that he wasn't part of the decision process. was he happy to see andrew mccabe go? >> look, i haven't asked him specifically about that, but he certainly has voiced some frustrations with some of the actions by the deputy director, but the bigger issue is the president has full and complete confidence in fbi director wray and he has left these decisions to him and i would refer you to them for specifics. right now, and certainly top of mind for this president isn't about deputy director mccabe but about the state of the union, it's about bringing the country together, setting an optimistic vision tonight and you will see the president's heart in this speech. i think you will see the patriotsism of this country. and i think it will be an

incredible and powerful night. >> back to the russia investigation for a moment because let's go big picture. here's what i don't quite understand. the president has said there's no collusion, there's nothing wrong there, nothing to see here. yet one by one, he's gone after every single one of the justice department officials connected to this, whether it's his own attorney general or james comey or andrew mccabe even saying he would fire director mueller. if there's nothing to see here, why does he go after all of the justice department officials connected to the russia investigation? doesn't it at a minimum look bad? >> look, he hasn't gone after the special counsel, we have volunteered thousands upon thousands of documents. over 20 different individuals have done interviews. we have been transparent as possible -- >> but he's gone after every single person at the top of this investigation including the attorney general he appointed so i guess the question is, if there's nothing to see here and he wants to cooperate, why does he continually go after people

who are connected to the investigation and just trying to do the investigation? doesn't that make it look like he has something to hide? >> frankly, if some of these individuals were just trying to do the investigation, what they would have done it and it would have been wrapped up. time and time again, the only thing that has come out of these and every single time after interviews, after reviewing records, the on thing they that come back to is no, we haven't found anything yet. frankly, i think the people that are frustrated most isn't the president, it's the american people. they're sick and tired of being inundated with russian fever. they're focused on forward. that's what the president has been trying to do. >> would you agree had the president not fired director comey there wouldn't be a special counsel and an obstruction of justice investigation that centers around him? didn't his actions bring this upon himself? >> i think the actions of

director comeyy we've seen more and more reason he shouldn't have been the head of the fbi. it turned out he was leaking information. i think the president made the right decision. for us to go back an recreate history is simply not possible. again, i think it has been very clear time and time again there's absolutely no collusion whatsoever with the president or this administration. we're ready to move on. i know the country is ready to move on. we look forward to the special counsel wrapping this up so we can continue to focus on the great things we were doing. imagine how many more things we would have been able to do this past kwleer if everybody hadn't been so focussed on this russia -- >> that's true but -- you have to say the press focused on it because the president's tweeting about it. we'll see you tonight for the state of the union. thank you for you time.

of course nbc will have live coverage of the state of the union address. >> another major story the nation's worsening flu epidemic. hospitals are taking new steps to fight the outbreak. while it's not too late to get your flu shot. some facilities are reporting a vaks seen shortage. >> good morning. grady memorial is atlanta's biggest hospital. today this mobile e.r. used during natural disasters is opening to deal with the flood of flu patient. the regular emergency room seeing about 300 patients. one day last week doctors saw more than 500. >> reporter: this morning across the country the outbreak is not loosening its grip. the race is on to get the flu shot. >> i thought now was the time to be proactive. >> i needed to get it down. >> reporter: the cdc said there

is enough supply but shortages are being reported and the need has caused facilities to scrambled. >> we've had to order it three times. to be on the third order speaks to the demand we've had. >> reporter: hospitals taking drastic measures. this one opening an e.r. on wheels, 14 extra beds to deal with the onslaught of sick patients. in new york the governor declared a flu disaster. even though we're four months into the flu season people still have a lot of questions. what should you do within the first 24 hours of getting sick? first stay home. if you're a high risk group take anti-viral medications. >> tamiflu is a good medication. taken within the first 24 to 48 hours tamiflu can reduce your symptoms by about one to two days. >> reporter: what should you do if someone in your household is

diagnosed? sleep in separate beds, avoid touching your face and keep disinfecting. >> should pregnant women get the flu shot? >> if you're pregnant and you have not got the flu recommend you get it. >> reporter: if you have symptoms should you still get a flu shot? if you have a light cold you can be vaccinated. if you have acute illness with a fever you should not get a flu shot. >> how different is this than what you've seen? >> much higher than it has been. >> so far there have been 37 pediatric deaths. it's too early to tell how many of those children died without getting the vaccine the cdc reports previous years 80% of the kids who died didn't get the flu shot. as for this mobile e.r. grady expected to have it for at least a month. >> gabe, thank you.

>> also on this busy tuesday morning the hype for sbt 52 is heating up. the official opening was last night. the philadelphia eagles and new england patriots met with reporters. tom brady spoke out not just as a football star, but also as a father. >> so this all started last week when a boston radio host lobbed a crude insult at brady's 5-year-old daughter. the man was quick to come to his daughter's defense. >> reporter: just days before the super bowl tom brady is stepping into a fight off the field and defending his daughter. >> my daughter or any child they certainly don't deserve that. >> reporter: the reigning super bowl mvp lashing out monday after a radio host lobbed an insult aimed at brady's 5-year-old daughter. >> i thought the first scene was so staged where brady is in the

kitchen. his kid is being an annoying little piss ant. >> bra >> i've tried to come on the show for many years and show you guys a lot of respect. i've always tried to come on and, you know, do a good job for you guys, so you know, it's very disappointing when you hear that. >> reporter: brady has regularly called into the show over the years, and just last week, weei and the patriots announced a multi-year extension of their partnership, highlighting weekly features headlined by brady and coach bill belichick. but following the comments about his daughter, brady's future participation could be in doubt. >> i'll obviously evaluate whether i want to come on this show again. so i really don't have much to say this morning. >> reporter: according to the station, alex reemer has been indefinitely suspended, saying in a statement they are embarrassed by the comments. we deeply regret what happened and offer our sincerest

apologies to tom brady, his daughter, and his family as well as the new england patriots organization. neither reemer more to the patriots are commenting. but at a press conference monday, brady told reporters he hopes reemer wouldn't lose his job. >> i just said i certainly hope the guy's not fired. i would hate for that to happen. >> reporter: the controversy comes as patriots prepare to face off against the eagles this sunday. >> what's up, patriot nation? yeah! >> reporter: will mvp tom brady rallying fans outside gillette stadium. >> we got one more to go. we love you. patriots out! >> also at that news conference, brady said parents would probably react the way, saying everyone is protective of their children. >> yeah, the fact he said he didn't want the guy fired was generous. >> just be kind. >> exactly. most parents would be like, what?

all right. thank you. al is here for a look at the forecast. >> that's right. we have some snow out here in the northeast on into new england. this is the scene in suffolk county. nothing too horrible. in fact, some spots where it's coming down a little heavier, it is sticking, but for example, much of the new york city area, not so much of a problem. but you can see we still had that snow hanging out. more snow back to the west. so we have winter weather at vise ris back through western new york, down to the mountains of west virginia and into tennessee and kentucky. we're also looking at this snow pushing away. so the steady snow will end here in new york in the next hour or so. by boston, it'll be one to two. another weak system comes across this afternoon. when all is said and done, an inch or two. maybe heavier snow along down east maine. gusty winds through the plains. fire danger shifts from the southwest into texas. we're also look at those snow showers here in the northeast. beautiful weather through the gulf coast. we'll get to your local forecast

coming up in the next 30 seconds. knowing that the most important goals are yours. with 15,000 financial advisors, it's a big deal. and it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. good tuesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. a nice clear sunrise as we get a live look outside in san francisco, here is a look at our high temperatures today, it's going to be much warmer today and a lot more sunshine. beautiful day with highs in the upper 60s for concord and san jose, 67 degrees in palo alto, 69 degrees in napa. over the next few days we keep the sunshine and we will continue on with some more dry weather. well above normal temperatures.

inland areas by the weekend will be hitting the low 70s. coming up in the next half hour, a triple header for lunar fans. >> oh, i don't know if i can wait that long, al. thank you so much. coming up, in the wake of the me too movement, troubling accusations resurface against hollywood legend woody allen. we're going to have the latest, including the star coming to his defense. and can bill gates help wipe out alzheimer's? maria shriver talks with the tech giants about his $100 million mission to solve that medical mystery.

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visibility in santa rosa down to a quarter of a mile. you do need to allow extra time to get to work. look at what we will see later on today, highs in the upper 60s, a lot more sunshine than yesterday. it's going to be a really nice one and we will continue on with some above normal temperatures over the next few days. but a lot of sunshine, dry weather even into the weekend, into early next week. inland areas will be as warm as 70 degrees by the end of the week and low 70s for the weekend. let's get an update on the commute from mike. we are looking at a standard pattern for a tuesday, really kicking in for the south bay and also hayward. 880 south past both of those bridges there. looking at no major problems. train number 1 should have made its way back in toward the station so we will take you back over here toward the slower drive in towards san francisco and getting south down towards cesar chavez. that crash there, that is moving to the shoulder, still slow off the skyway down toward the 280 split. in the northbound direction that driss tracts folks as well. standard pattern across the san

mateo and dumbarton bridges. another local news update in half an hour.

7:30 now. tuesday morning, the 30th of january, 2018. you're looking at what -- it's kind of a snowy shot there. braintree, massachusetts, south of boston. four inches on the ground there so the commute can be a messy one. al will have more in the forecast coming up. but first, the headlines, a lot of news out of washington this morning. >> in the spotlight, president trump's first state of the union just hours away. as his decision on whether to release a classified house intelligence memo tied to the russia investigation hangs in the balance. >> he wants to see what's in it. and there are national security concerns. >> this committee voted to put the president's personal and political interests above the national interests.

>> all of this after the abrupt resignation of the number two man at the fbi. the white house denying mr. trump had nothing to do with it. >> if there's nothing to see here and he wants to cooperate why does he continually go after people who are connected to the investigation? >> frankly, some of these individuals were just trying to do the investigation, they would have done it and it would have been wrapped up. crumbling america -- >> this is the support for the entire bridge, just rusting away. >> a disturbing new report reviews more than 50,000 bridges across the nation are falling apart, endangering millions of drivers every single day. >> it comes down to the failure of leadership in congress to address the issues and provide additional funding. end of an era. >> i never thought it was going to change. >> it's a time to be gone. >> the cleveland indians announce the removal of the controversial chief wahoo logo from jerseys and caps starting

in 2019. and ski bummer. a broken chair lift leaves more than 100 skiers dangling midair in austriaustrian alps as crews scrambled to lift them to safety. "today," tuesday, january 30, 2018. >> see if you can think of a worse vacation than that. >> yeah. >> i'm there for the ski lodge and the hot toddy. woody allen has lived under the shadow of the sexual misconduct allegations by his daughter, and now one of his friends is coming to his defense. nbc's senior national correspondent kate snow has more on this story. >> good morning. the sexual misconduct fire storm has brought this long-time allegation against woody allen back into the spotlight. he has vehemently denied accusation for years and while big names are standing by him, others are distancing themselves. >> the winner is -- diane keaton. >> woody allen propelled diane

keaton to the oscar stage in 1978. >> thanks to woody. >> reporter: the two starred opposite each other in the award winning film "annie hall." now, 40 years later, keaton is standing by the embattled director, saying that woody allen is my friend and i continue to believe him. keaton referencing a 1992 "60 minutes" when he denied the accusations. when she he was -- when she was 7 years old. >> i never did anything to dylan. >> he's lying and he's been lying for so long. >> farrow's long time allegations now getting renewed attention. in the era of me too. >> he sat behind me, in the doorway. and as i played with the toy train i was sexually assaulted. >> reporter: allen has never

been charged with a crime and vehemently denies the allegation. in 1993, a connecticut state attorney says probable cause exists to prosecute allen, but he decided not to initiate a prosecution. >> i believe dylan. i believe you, dylan. >> reporter: over the past several weeks a number of stars have voiced their support for dylan farrow. greta gerwig tells the new york times he s she regrets working allen. saying if i known then if i had known now, i would not have worked with him. i would have not acted in the film, i won't work with him again. two others, the star of the forthcoming film "a rainy day in new york" say they're donating their paycheck. the film reportedly could be a casualty for the controversy. amazon the distributor tells nbc news we haven't announced a release date for this filament.

actor alec baldwin who worked with allen three times defending him, comparing far trow a -- comparing farrow to a character in "to kill a mockingbird" who makes a false claim of rape. writing in a now deleted tweet, one of the most effective things dylan farrow has in her arsenal is the persistence of emotion like "mayella in" to kill a mockingbird "but i need more than that before i destroy someone." i need a lot more. baldwin declined further comment to us. he appears to have deleted his twitter account. in a statement to "today" overnight a spokesperson for allen did not address the allegation directly but instead said that allen's new film is not finished and that the distributors will plan the release once it's done. until then, savannah and hoda, the focus is on post production and not the release date itself. >> all right, kate, thank you very much. we'll switch gears, head over to mr. roker. you're talking about a super blue blood moon.

>> a lunar trifecta, ladies and gentlemen. what makes it a supermoon, the moon is at paragy closest to earth and then we have the second full moon in the calendar month. the first one was on january 1st. then the blood moon is during a total eclipse of the moon light from the earth's atmosphere gives it a reddish look. it should begin at 6:45 tomorrow morning and then in totality by 7:51. and then it starts to end at 9:07. we are looking at partial eclipse along the eastern third of the country. some totality for minneapolis and houston and what about sky conditions? well, poor viewing in the northwest. southwest, starry night, looks good. cloudy skies around upper mid west and the moon is going to be low on the horizon but still pretty cool.

all that's what' good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we should have some mostly clear skies with the exception of some patchy fog tomorrow morning. we are also seeing some fog right now as you get ready to head out the door, but once that clears we will have a beautiful day. we will be reaching into the upper 60s in napa to 69 degrees there, also 69 in livermore, san jose 68 degrees and 65 in san francisco. into the next several days a lot more sunshine and well above normal temperatures, but it does stay dry, though, as we go into the weekend. hat weather any timu want. check out our pals at the weather channel on cable. >> al, thank you. coming up, richard engel and his wife open up his son's rare disorder and confronting it with hope and heart. also, fixer upper stars talks about what brings him to tears. plus, nathan chen will talk about his golden chances at the

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mission. the microsoft cofounder and billionaire philanthropist is hoping to solve one of the biggest mysteries -- alzheimer's disease. he's donating $100 million of his own money to find a cure. >> i really believe that if we orchestrate the right resources it's solvable. >> reporter: for both of us, this crusade is personal. my father passed away from alzheimer's. now for the first time, gates reveals that his father 2-year-old bill gates sr., also suffers from the disease. >> you had a father, i have a father who's affected deeply by it. only by solving problems like this can we take these medical costs and the human tragedy and really get those under control. >> reporter: in 2017 alone, americans spent $259 billion caring for loved ones with alzheimer's and other dementias.

despite billions more spent on research we don't know what causes alzheimer's or have any effective treatments. you said you spent really a year trying to understand how complex this disease is. how it has alluded everybody and yet you're still optimistic and feel that you can find a solution. >> yes, while i'm optimistic bringing in new ideas. that's what we're going to have to do to have great drugs for this in the next 10 to 15 year. >> reporter: as cochair of the largest private foundation, gates is already fighting hiv, polio and malaria around the world, but this battle is different. he said too many alzheimer's dollars are going to mainstream treatments that won't work. that's why 50 of the $100 million foundation will go to the dementia fund that sponsors new unconventional research into the alzheimer's cure. so you think by widening the net, by looking in places that we haven't conventionally been looking therein lies the answer? >> absolutely.

>> reporter: to help fast track new treatments his other $50 million will fund a national patient registry to speed up recruitment for clinical trials and a global database for alzheimer's research, so scientists can easily share data with each other, something not done today. do you think you can get people to collaborate, to share, and therein might lead us to an answer that's maybe out there, but just because we haven't shared or collaborated we don't know it? >> yes, it's very complex. by look agent the data we start to understand are there multiple syndromes here than slightly different. and, you know, is it different in different races, is it different from men than women? one of the things we're trying to figure out is when does the alzheimer's really get started? >> right. >> when would you need to treat somebody to completely avoid them getting alzheimer's. >> you and i are about the same age and i worry about getting alzheimer's. do you? >> sure. i want my brain to stay intact

as long as possible. and my job in terms of intellectual stimulation, learning new areas, meeting super smart people. so it's almost ideal from a -- from an exercising the brain muscle point of view. >> gates says his $100 million investment is just the beginning. he wants people old and young to become more engaged in this fight and volunteer also for clinical trials that he thinks will help find a cure. and to find out how you can do that, you can head over to the website, today.com to get more information about all this. >> $100 million can make a difference. >> it will make a difference. but he said that's just the beginning and i think there's hundreds more where that came from. >> it was nice he was so revealing. you don't see that part of him very often. >> i know. he's fascinated with this. and he thinks he can be a game changer. i think so does everybody else in the field which is exciting. >> maria. thank you. you're here for "trending" later? >> yes. >> good. carson is over in the orange room. >> a controversial new push,

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] welcome back. we want everyone to fess up -- who walks and texts? guilty as charged. you don't? >> no. >> what? >> i cannot stand people who do that. >> oh. people want to make it even illegal -- hey, carson. >> hey, it's official now.

>> good. >> our cameraman if you lived in new jersey you'd be fined for this. they're fining people for doing that, maplewood, al loves it. they fine those for stepping into the street -- >> stepping into the street. >> yeah. it would fine those 25 to $50 and here's kathy. as a driver i'm sure tired of people staring at their phones instead of looking both ways. on the other side you have paula, i live in the town of new jersey that when you step off the curb, everyone stops their car. so we asked you on twitter, what do you think? what do you think of the texting while walking ban, for or against it? pretty split here. 56% said they're for the ban. 44% against it. just to remind you of the dangers of texting while walking, here's some distracted pedestrians who have seen better

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that, they've finally cleared the incident coming toward us from the high-rise. look at the map, that's countercommute but you see the slowing by the arrow. westbound does have a slowing and distraction. northbound 880 at first there is a crash there distracting the southbound side so that's the congestion through san jose. south bay calling out 680 issues at stone valley and also danville. happening now, the chp now tell us that a late night shooting that led to a crash near interstate 80 in richmond did not happen on the freeway, but still no update on the victim's condition. on our twitter feed link to more details an video. a top ballet teacher is in custody accused of molesting a young girl. on ourk:pz homepage the full st including reaction from stunned parents. stocks are trading lower for the second straight day. the dow is down about 270 points, a decline of more than 1%. dow yesterday lost 177 points. another local news update in

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up center stage. president trump's set to make his first state of the union address amid a back drop of the russia investigation and the major shakeup at the fbi. so will his speech seek to unify or come down hard on party lines? we're live at the white house. hope for henry. >> we're all he's got right now, so, we need to be a team. >> nbc correspondent richard engel and his wife mary open up about their son's genetic disorder. this morning, an inside look at their struggle and push for a possible breakthrough. and checking in with chen. we're live with nathan chen as he watches his upcoming super

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>> oh. >> who happens to be performing live for us today. >> right in our studio. right over there. jason aldean, cannot wait to catch up with him. love his music. can't wait to see him perform. >> it will be awesome. a lot going on in the news. here's the news at 8:00, the president will have the nation's attention tonight when he delivers his first very state of the union address, but an escalating fight over the russia probe and the fbi shake up competing for his own attention. here is kristin welker. >> reporter: president trump is putting the finishing touches on the state of the union address. yesterday delivering a dry run of the entire speech. mr. trump will aim to streak a note of unity even as tensions mount over the russia probe. overnight, republicans on the house intelligence committee voted along party lines to release a controversial and classified memo which purportedly accuses senior fbi officials of misconduct. democrats say that memo draws from cherry picked facts and is aimed at delegitimizing the entire russia probe.

the president now has five days to decide whether to release that memo. that dispute comes as deputy fbi director andrew mccabe announced he was stepping down earlier than expected. the reason, those close to him say an upcoming inspector general report is expected to sharply criticize the fbi's handling of the clinton e-mail probe and the other factor, fatigue, after the president has publicly and privately criticized him. this morning on "today," savannah asked press secretary sarah huckabee sanders about the president's apparent penchant for attacking law enforcement officials. >> if there's nothing to see here and he wants to cooperate why does he continually go after people who are connected to the investigation and just trying to do the investigation? i mean, doesn't it look like he has something to hide? >> some of those -- frankly, if some of these individuals were just trying to do the investigation they would have done it and it would have been wrapped up. time and time again, the only thing that's coming out of these in every single time after interviews and after reviewing records the only thing they come back to is that, no, we haven't found anything.

>> reporter: as for the state of the union address, the first lady will be in attendance tonight along with 15 guests. all of the president's children will be there with the exception of the youngest son barron. van savannah. >> thank you. we should mention our live network coverage of the president's state of the union begins tonight 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. right here on nbc. the pentagon is accelerating a clamp down on public information about the war in afghanistan. the federal agency that provides that data has been placed under a gag order. it will no longer reveal details about the size of the afghanistan's military, or how much of that country is controlled by the taliban. this crackdown comes just months after president trump announced a new strategy to break the deadlock in the 16-year war. an outrageous crime caught on camera has police in los angeles looking for a a flash mob on wheels. it shows dozens of bicycle riders swarming into the convenience store on sunday afternoon. they go through the aisles, grabbing drinks and snacks and

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♪just singing, singing in the rain.♪ welcome back, everybody. we all know richard engel as a fearless nbc correspondent. >> and a really good friend. but today he is here with his wife mary and little boy henry and they'll tell us about the courage it takes to face a different kind of challenge. we'll talk to the whole family in a moment. but first, their story in their own words. >> wow, look at that. >> when henry was born, just over two years ago, he made our life complete. the sweetest, happiest boy. but almost right away, something didn't seem quite right. >> the problem was henry wasn't really progressing. he wasn't sitting up when he should. he wasn't clapping his hands when he should. we went to every doctor we could find. >> cardiologists. >> hearing. sight, blood tests.

>> gastroenterologist. >> everybody. it was a mystery. and we thought, well, there are late bloomers. we decided to do a full genetic scan. the results came in last september while i was with u.s. troops in south korea when the convoy pulled over. so i called the doctor and he said, we found something and it's very, very severe. it's life long, not treatable. i was in a state of shock. i got back in this convoy like shaking. it was the worst day of my life. >> henry, with a serious genetic disorder. for boys, it's very rare and for now, untreatable. i called you and i said we have the result, and i said, it's not good. it's not just delay, it means life long, permanent, untreatable physical and intellectual impairment.

and you -- >> yeah, i just said no, no, no, no, no. >> unfortunately, the more we learned about it, the worse the news got. doctors have told us henry will likely never walk, talk, dress himself or have the mental capacity beyond a toddler. and that health problems are likely coming as well. >> kids with this mutation tend to have epilepsy or seizures of some kind. >> but he's generally quite happy. but it could be a darker road ahead. the doctors have said that it could get rigid. it's a corridor i don't want to go down. no matter what's coming, we want henry to know he's loved. he gives back what we put in and more. play has a purpose. we try to keep him moving,

hoping every tiny crawl makes his muscles stronger. good job, good job. every moment can help develop a skill. even lunch. to get him a little bit of that dexterity. he has physiotherapy daily, and hospital visits twice a week to stimulate his senses. >> basically, i'm his manager for that. and cheerleader. it gives me purpose. it's important. and i see it helping him. >> but this story may have a happy ending. for henry and many other children. because there is hope that henry holds the key to a treatment. a lot depends on the work being done by dr. hoda doingby at the duncan newt at the texas children's hospital. >> henry's mutation is unique in the world, but because it's unique is what makes it so valuable. sometimes when the rarest thing you can learn the most.

>> dr. zogby's lab has collected henry's cells. the goal is to find a way to boost a protein that is essential for brain function. >> so we're using henry's cells to monitor the level of the protein. >> reporter: dr. zogby said if she can boost the protein safety it would be a breakthrough for henry and many children. >> we know today there are hundreds of genes that can cause autism or intellectual disability or complex psychiatric disorders. using henry's cells to study rhett's syndrome, once successful it can be applied to any of those diseases. >> while we wait for scientific progress, we try to make henry's life as normal as possible. >> it's hard. sometimes i really have to get myself up. i don't want to see a 9-month-old -- it's easy to get lost in this. >> but there are also moments of joy and togetherness. it's made our relationship stronger, actually.

and we're all we've got. we're all he's got right now. so we need to be a team. >> and richard, mary, henry, welcome. first, we love you. >> thank you. >> we love you so much. and we know you're a courageous guy, richard, we have seen you out in the field. but this is a different kind of courage. >> well, it's not a story that anybody wants to tell and it was very difficult for us. but we wanted to raise awareness, to make other families with special needs children, children who are challenging know that they're alone. it can feel very lonely when you go down the street and you see other children behaving quote/unquote normally and knowing that his life and our life is never going to be like that and we wanted to point out the research that's being done. and that there is hope. and maybe he can contribute to that progress. >> well, henry, he's so special. we got to love up on henry a

little bit before you came on here and mary, you're doing -- both of you are just pouring your whole hearts and everything into this boy. but it must have been hard to think about like coming out publicly and talking about it because it's so raw. >> it's painful and very personal. but we appreciate being able to do it. and hopefully like you said it's lonely. other people maybe will see this and feel less alone and we will too. you know, and what they're doing at the texas children's hospital is really amazing and it gives us hope. it gets us through every day. >> can we talk about that for a minute because i love in the piece, you said, but wait a minute, this story may have a happy ending. so what are you looking for, what are you hoping for? >> so his mutation is potentially one of a kind. the doctors said it's first one in existence. and while that's obviously very challenging and difficult for us and certainly for him, in that rarity there may be the key to his own treatment and a treatment to many others.

so what dr. zogby is trying to do is figure out a way to boost this protein that he doesn't have enough of. if she can figure out how to do that safely, it could be applied to a whole host of other genetic disorders so it could be at the end of the day he has a key to helping himself and potentially many others. but look, we have to get there first. they're working on the research. they're hard at work right now. that's what we're driving for. >> when you talk about henry, he is happy. a little smile. he's such a good boy. what you guys have been doing and the therapy, it's helping. >> it is helping. our milestones are not necessarily milestones. we call them inch stones. so he doesn't -- you know, it's slow, but there is progress. and he works really hard and we have fun. we make it fun. >> where do you guys -- lastly, where do you find your strength? i'm looking at two people and i know -- i can see how strong you are. where does it come from? >> from henry.

yeah. i mean, you can't not get up in the morning. you just have to get up and go and do it and take care of him. he's raring to go. you know? so -- >> we get back what we put in. you know, we're holding him and cuddling him and he smiles back, what are you going to do? you have to try harder and give it everything you can. i know other families have been through this kind of thing before. we can learn from them and take something from their experience and their strength as well. >> if people want to help, guys, what should they do? it's so touching. they love you, richard. they know you and it feels like it's in the family. >> i appreciate that. we say this at the network a lot, family, and thank you to you both. it does feel like a family. we're putting -- there's a website at the research institute has put together. it talks about the work that's being done. we have a link to that. i have been tweeting it out this morning.

it should be on today.com now or very soon. >> we love you, guys. thank you so much. >> we love you, henry! >> a good boy. >> thank you. >> we'll go over to al. >> god bless you all. thank you for sharing that. and as we look right now, we have warm weather, eastern/western two-thirds of the country. chilly here in the north west. pittsburgh 13 degrees below average. and above average in al keshg albuquerque, houston, and up into st. louis. and at the end of the week, minneapolis, 8 for the super that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be a really nice day with a lot of sunshine. and our high temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 60s all around the bay area.

and even in santa cruz, we'll have some very warm weather. over the next few days, we will still see a lot of sunshine, dry weather. chilly mornings. but warm afternoons. reaching into the low 60s for san francisco. inland areas will be in the upper 60s by the end of the weekend. even some low 70s, up to 73 degrees. our warmest day will be this sunday. >> don't forget, check us out on sirius xm channel 108. guys? >> all right. as promised our girl maria shriver is back. >> woo-hoo! >> in time to "trend." we're going to take a peek at what's trending on twitter. the state of the union is trending. #my vacation was ruined when. and you are my friend. that's the mr. rogers movie that carson will talk about in pop star. we live in the age of endless tv options, you can turn on the channels and streaming services and more tv shows that you can keep up with. what are we watching?

check out this article from slate that says all i watch is trash. just too much heavy news out there. by the end of the day, doesn't want to think. he writes if i survive now, undiluted diet of escapism. i live in a country that is an all you can eat buffet. of anti-thought to coincide with golden age. it got us thinking, when you just want to tune out, your guilty pleasure, what is the thing you turn on, curled up in bed? it's all you. you pick it. carson? >> i mean, "fixer upper." hgtv. food network. "the best thing i ever ate." >> that's a lot of tv. >> that kind of thing though. i wish i was more handy like chip gaines. >> i like "project runway." same thing. i don't consider it trash tv, but reality tv. it's -- if you don't have -- it's not like homework. you don't have to concentrate all that hard and i get to see someone create something. i like that.

>> i like "the real housewives" reunion. >> it's like eating fast food and then i regret it lately. >> my daughter is into the "fixer upper" thing. the tiny houses. i watch what my son tells me, "ozarks." >> very good. >> kind of a mind twister, a mind bender. i also don't watch a lot of tv anymore at night, i try to look for -- because it's so noisy, i kind of go for silence. >> you do? >> yeah, i really do. >> i love reruns of "the a team." '80s action show. >> do you ever realize you have over 500 options and you can't think of anything to watch? >> nothing -- >> hard to find one. >> yeah. nothing on 500 channels. >> food network. >> carson? >> let's get to it. let's begin with mr. rogers. it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood because there's a mr. rogers in the future. guess who's going to be slipping into the trademark cardigan and

sneakers for the role? that's right, tom hanks. he will portray the beloved tv icon in the movie titled "you are my friend." >> oh. >> based on the real-life friendship between fred rogers and a journalist who took an assignment to profile him but in the end gained a new perspective on life. no word yet on the release date. but everyone is talking about tom hanks. now to chip gaines. he has been hard at work on another project. he is training for a marathon and his family has been supporting him in the sweetest way. chip's kid left him a good luck note, healthy snacks and he shared this photo on instagram, my maiden run has become a family affair. 7.2 mile long run in the books. i got teary eyed when i saw this but at mile five it was the only thing i could think of. >> that's great. >> he and joanna have four kids and a fifth is on the way. finally, lester holt, our friend and "nightly news" anchor

stopped by tonight show with jimmy fallon. being a first time grand father. >> little henry is five months old. >> there you are right there. look at that little guy. >> that was christmas day. the eggnog had been flowing for most of it k. >> how great is that? >> it's a great feeling. everything they say about being a grandparent is true. you experience the love and the joy and then at the appropriate time, here you go. >> you hand him back. >> that's great stuff there. >> love lester. time for the "daily click." unfortunate spacing issue on a minneapolis train. and we noticed just this morning, carly first spotted a train -- spotted the train and tweeted, who did this? #superb owl -- it looks like it says superb owl. quickly going viral. patrick, let's be honest, owls are superb. i prefer the superb owl and so much more than the super bowl. but that's not all superb owl 52

is the name of a party being hosted by minnesota vikings. the party will be held this friday. all the proceeds are going to local charities. it's unclear if the train and the party -- >> i'm starting to think it's a promotion for the party. >> maybe. sure. >> there you go. >> good one. >> thank you, carson and thank you, maria. >> thank you for having me. trend away. also ahead, an exclusive look at the super bowl ad, with a young man who is a u.s. figure skating star. there he is. nathan chen. you're about to get your close-up, nathan. that's after check of your local news and your weather. ♪ i )m ...

san jose leaders today may decide the fate of what )s become a controversial symbol downtown: good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. leaders may decide the fate of what's to become of a controversial symbol. the chr christopher columbus statue inside city hall. recently, it's come under fire with some critics trying to -- or tying this to the spanish explorer, the deaths and oppression of native americans. opponents are calling for the statue to be removed entirely. but council members are talking about moving it perhaps to san jose's airport international terminal or the italian bank exhibit at history park. for your commute, mike says we're tying up some of those accidents. >> we're recovering. we're looking at the map and we see a smooth flow of traffic. the south bay does have a good view of traffic flowing.

better for 880 both directions after that crash cleared. about a half hour ago. 880 northbound. look, it's still slow up 17 and coming up past 280. we're also looking at recovery for 680 for at least some of the crashed cars. northbound still tied up around stone valley road. still have some of that crash to clear. actually, there were two crashes there. slower for the maze for 580 and interstate 80. the east bay freeway slows towards the bridge. the san not taio bridge shows a nice flow in each direction. eastbound had to recover from the crash. >> we'll have another update in half an hour. sfx: tinny headphone music

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♪ ♪ you can find me in the back of ♪ good morning, 8:30. tuesday morning. a little bit snowy out here. is it sleeting, snowing? we don't know. it's the 30th of january, 2018. we're so happy to see a good cloud on our plaza. >> yeah. >> also, jason aldean. see him later, in a few moments. he's going to perform for us. you have to love that. >> we have a lot going on. by the way, we have a nice crowd out here. y'all, thank you all. we have a young lady who wants to work for the fire department, because you're turning 70? >> today, i am. >> what's your name? >> sharen.

>> where are you from? >> new jersey. >> we are so happy that you're spending your 70th with us. >> my best friends from colorado and florida surprised me. >> i love you. you are awesome. enjoy your birthday. all right. you have some fun. oh. here's -- here's a "today" show mug. >> happy birthday. >> you're beautiful. >> guys, we have more of our countdown to the super bowl and the commercials that you'll see during the games. we have two more exclusive first looks including one starring olympic figure skater nathan chen. he will see it for the first time as well and he'll talk about pyeongchang. >> and we're throwing a super bowl pep rally on friday. if you're a fan of the eagles, the patriots or the commercials come on down and represent your team. >> that is not all. between the super bowl and the winter olympics so much to look forward to. we have started a countdown. and to celebrate, we have set up

four surprise boxes here at 30 rock in philadelphia, in minneapolis and los angeles. >> wow. >> starting thursday, the boxes are going to be counting down each day to a unique experience and on friday, our 30 rock box will open right here on "today." >> it could be anything. if you want to be part of the fun, come down, check it out. tune in. you can still join in. you can go to today.com and play online with us. >> but seriously, what's in the box? >> nobody knows. >> what's in the box? [ cheers and applause ] >> roker what's in the box? >> it's like "the price is right." tell us what's in the box. anyway, let's check out your weather. show you minneapolis, forecast for this super bowl, oh, my gosh, it's going to get on the frigid side. thursday, 7. i'm going to be there friday morning with craig melvin. it's going to be brisk. the rest of the country, today some snow showers in the northeast.

gusty winds out west. tomorrow, above average temperatures make their way into the mississippi and ohio river valleys and fire danger continues in texas. sunny skies in the southwest. i want to show the kids, because they come down every day. >> yeah! >> catholic school week, 2018. a friend from guardian angels that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happensing -- go back to school, in your neck of the woods. >> a lot of sunshine today. and warmer temperatures. we're heading into the upper 60s this afternoon. up to 68 degrees in sant s is . 68 in san jose, san francisco 65. over the next couple of day, our temperatures stay warm. also dry weather and mostly sunny skies. inland this weekend, highs up to 73 on sunday. >> trending today, #why is a

vanna wearing sandals? for a deal of the day, jill martin in the greenroom. what do you have for us this morning? >> well, that's right. it is time for the deal of the day. if you can never sleep, this one is for you. it's better shine by pillowcase. it's a satin case. this will help keep your blowouts going. so this is a really good thing, very luxurious. comes in a box, if you want to gift it. celebrity fans including kylie jenner and kim kardashian. the deal -- $19.99. 60% off. of course if you want more information head over to today.com. guys? >> all right. >> your hair looks fabulous. coming up next, a sneak peek

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♪ all right. we're back with more of our super bowl commercials kickoff. ready for -- >> yes, absolutely. >> we have a good one. exciting, exclusive first looks. we're doing it all week. this morning we have a doritos and mountain dew ice, enjoy. ♪ i have a wig and i know that i don't, i won't ever stop because i have to win every day ♪ ♪ go just know that you'll never pop me ♪ ♪ and i can be a little cocky you'll never stop me, i have to get it going and then i have to get it flowing, but it doesn't

matter ♪ >> doritos blaze, brings the heat. ♪ ♪ nothing can stop me now, listen to me now ♪ ♪ and come on and get me now break it down ♪ ♪ i know you dig it suit my style ♪ >> new mountain dew ice. a clear refreshing lemon lime dew. >> oh, that's good. >> i love it. >> i love that. >> best one this week so far. >> we have another olympic super bowl ad for you, featuring national champion and first-time olympian nathan chen. >> he is with us from lakewood, california. nathan, good morning. ready to see your ad, are you excited? >> i'm super excited. i'm super ready to see this. >> do you remember shooting this? did you have an idea how it might turn out? >> not at all.

i mean, i definitely knew what the idea of the commercial was. but you know i'm really excited to see what it looks like. >> nathan, we're going to roll it and see it for first time. let's roll that tape. >> perfect. >> one, two -- >> get down! ♪ ♪ ♪ i paid the cost look at me ♪ ♪ you know what it means a bad -- ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm bad

♪ >> nathan! [ applause ] >> unbelievable. >> that was cool. >> what do you think? >> that was really cool. you know, that was so cool. it was really exciting. i remember, you know, obviously sitting and doing the shooting. and, you know, seeing like the little film board, but seeing it put together is just incredible. >> awesome. we saw your famous quadruple. you're getting excited? the countdown is on to pyeongchang. when do you leave? >> this saturday. i'm so excited. >> how do you feel as you get ready for your first olympics? >> i'm excited. it will be a completely new experience. i have talked to a lot of people, but ultimately i want to enjoy the olympics for myself. and experience it for myself as well. i'm really excited to get out there and just have a good time. >> we can't wait to see you.

we're getting out there soon too. we'll say hi to you. >> awesome commercial. >> thank you. definitely. >> just a reminder the coverage of the winter olympics begins next thursday, february 8th. live on the networks of nbc. you can catch the super bowl and nathan this sunday right here on sunday. let's move on to the super bowl snack-it bracket. we're putting the grub against each other. a friendly competition. our air, maybe not so friendly. we'll crown an ultimate winner on monday. two favorites went head to head, wings versus nachos. i can't live without wings. and narrowly it won. >> wow. >> wings beat nachos. >> disappointing. i love nachos. yes. >> so wings -- >> now here's the new set-up. match-up of the ages. guacamole versus the seven layer dip. in this corner we have the beloved classic, guacamole.

>> looks good. >> it is estimated that more than 139 million pounds of avocado will be used on super bowl sunday. people, i am team guacamole. >> wow, what about you, carson? >> i like the seven layer dip. my friend al thinks that guacamole makes the world go around. it has a season, summer. >> stop selling avocados? >> but seven layer dip for the super bowl, it's the perfect day for it. >> all right. >> i tasted both of them. i'm going with guac. >> the problem with the seven layer dip, there are no chips engineered -- you break it. >> you get seven layers of dip. >> at the bottom, come on. >> that's the fun of it. >> get a core sample. >> frito or a scoop chip. >> yeah. fritos. >> jason, what do you think? guac or the seven layer? >> i'm going with the guac as

well. >> yeah! >> that's why we love jason aldean. >> no one said we'll ban guac forever this this country. >> yeah. >> seven layer dip, it's the seven layer dip, the only day to shine! >> it shines all the time. >> let's see what the viewers say. >> all right. >> go to facebook.com/today and vote. and while you're there, you can like our page too. we'll reveal the winner tomorrow. then two more snacks to vote. >> and it's too confusing! coming up next, live music. from the king of country, we're talking jason aldean. >> yes. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> we are back. now with the academy of country

music's reigning entertainer of the year, jason aldean. >> yes he's getting ready to release a brand-new album called "rear view town" and we're getting a special sneak preview. wait a second, you're playing a song that we won't get yet. tell us what we can look forward to with this new album. >> you can get the song, but not the album yet. but i think this album is kind of -- yeah, i don't know. it's sort of -- i think over the years we have had a lot of different influences on a lot of different records. obviously country, but rock and hip-hop. r&b. and blues, all that stuff. they have kind of been on different records. i think this album has that on one record. it's kind of different than the records we have put out before. >> you have a tour coming up. you're going back out? >> yeah. it kicks off in may. so we're taking some time off the road, but it's been kind of nice to be at home a little bit. >> well, you have a baby. you have a baby at home. a brand-new one, right? >> yeah. at home, still not sleeping very

much. but i'm at home. just kind of hanging out -- there he is. >> how old is that little guy? >> he just turned 8 weeks old on friday. >> so you have to go out on tour to get some rest. >> yeah, absolutely. but -- well, he's going to be on tour with us this year. he'll be out there a lot. >> is he? >> that's going to be interesting. see how that works out. >> so positive in your life. little memphis. i don't know if you saw the grammys did a nice tribute to both vegas and manchester. >> i did. >> what did you think of that? >> i think it's cool, i think it was classy on everybody's part to sort of acknowledge that. and, you know, i think of all the shows -- they did a good job. i saw it on the cmas this year too. it's great. i appreciate the fact that people pay attention and acknowledge not only us, but what happened there in the families and the victims obviously. so i thought that was a real classy -- >> you and your band were a class act. going back into vegas and spending time with folks and

doing it outside of the cameras and the press. we took notice. >> thank you. >> what are you singing right now? >> it's the first single "you make it easy." >> and you can download it. okay. ♪ ♪ rainy sunday morning makes me want to stay in bed, twisted up all day long ♪ ♪ you are my inspiration, girl, you put the words right into these songs ♪ ♪ stealing kisses under the covers, sleeping forever when i see your face ♪ ♪ and i thank god for this you make it easy ♪ ♪ loving up on you make it easy ♪

♪ with every little thing you do you're my better half, my saving grace ♪ ♪ you make me who i want to be you make it easy ♪ ♪ i'm rough around the edges and i like to ruffle the feathers ♪ ♪ yeah, you've got me wrapped around your finger ♪ ♪ you make it easy to love up on you ♪ ♪ you make it easy with every little thing you do ♪ ♪ my better half

♪ you make me who i want to be you make it easy ♪ ♪ ♪ stealing kisses under covers, babe ♪ ♪ sleep forever and i see you face ♪ ♪ i swear god made for you me you make it easy ♪ ♪ loving up on you you make it easy ♪ ♪ with every little thing you do you're my better half, my saving grace ♪ ♪ you make me who i want to be you make it easy ♪

♪ you make it easy ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> all right, jason aldean. thanks so much. we'll be back and you'll sing another one. >> absolutely. >> thank you, fellas. >> thank you, fellas. >> thank you so much.

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to maxine shepger of arizona. married to the love of her life for more than 07 years. charles hidal, he's a retired stationary engineer. he never moved. nothing he'd rather do than spend time with his family. happy 100th birthday to melba jones. her secret to longevity, i like this. she eats ice cream. mr. tony arondo served his country during world war ii. we salute for your service and i like that hat. john bayman of ovid, michigan. he loves a good april's fool's joke and once he turned 100 he would pull of the best prank yet. can't wait to hear about it. and happy birthday to laura franklin and louise hill. they are twins who haven't seen everybody in a while because of travel difficulties. met up for the first time in a

decade to celebrate their big day together. >> how cute. >> wow. that is spectacular. so remember if you know somebody celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, tell us about them at today.com/celebrate. >> and one of the best birthdays ever. >> ever. >> all right, coming up, guys, guess what's coming to join us again? jason aldean. yeah, baby. >> his drummer is a big fan of the birthdays. he was riveted. >> get a rim shot for one of those. >> yeah! >> stationary engineer, never moved. >> he eats ice cream every day. >> a loti )m - -...

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condition of the victim and authorities have not indicated if they know of a possible motive. our pete suratos is speaking with deputies and will have a live report in our midday. you can go to our twitter feed any time for more updates. a top bay area ballet teacher is in custody accused of molesting a young girl. that teacher currently works at a peninsula dance school but he's also worked with several top bay area ballet companies. on our homepage, full story, including reaction from stunned parents. stocks are trading lower for a second straight day. right now, the dow is down 300 points. that's a decline of more than 1%. right now, it's nearing its session lows and it follows yesterday's 177-point slide. of course, we'll have more local news updates for you in an hour.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] good morning, everybody. good morning, everybody. welcome. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. today, three different women speaking out each with different stories about power. first two guests speak of men they say abused them and later on in the show, a woman who speaks to the power of the human spirit and what it can do to overcome enormous adversity. but we begin this morning with nicole eggert and her accusations against '80s teen heartthrob scott baio. while they starred together on the hit tv show "charles in charge" she claims he assaulted her. but first, the details of the story. watch.