and we will leave you with a live look at sky ranger. tag nbc bay area your picture. good morning. good morning. president trump touts his successes and tries to strike a new bipartisan tone in his first state of the union address. >> i call upon all of us to set aside our differences. >> will the president back up those words with action? and are democrats ready to deal? we're live at the white house. never-ending flu? growing fears about the epidemic and just how long it could last as communities rally, taking unprecedented new steps to stop the virus from spreading. false alarm fallout. the worker who triggered that mistaken missile alert in hawaii fired, and an investigation revealing he thought a drill was the real thing and it wasn't the first time. all that, plus too close for

comfort. the moment a russian jet comes within a few feet of a u.s. navy plane. lunar trifecta, the extremely rare site happening right now, no living person has ever seen before. and nice try. how one woman's request to bring a peacock on a plane for emotional support just didn't fly today, wednesday, july 31st, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. that's a sight you don't see every day. they call it the super blue blood moon, a lunar trifecta. >> i bet you had a good view of that. you were up late last night, covering the president's address. you came here the crack of dawn. >> i did. i drove all night. i'm not tired at all, chuck. so, anyway, yes, it was an

interesting -- we're going to start with that, our top story, the president's speech. >> the state of the union address to a deeply divided nation and to congress. >> he had a lot to say. at 80 minutes, one of the longest ever, highlighted by calls for unity and declaration that a new american moment has arrived. how is it playing in washington? how real is this tone of bipartisanship? we have got complete coverage. we'll start with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker up late. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. up late indeed. president trump is waking up this morning after delivering the third longest state of the union address in history lasting 1 hour and 20 minutes. mr. trump had set out to strike a unified optimistic tone, but there was also some hard-line rhetoric which undoubtedly pleased his base. it was an historic moment, notable for what the president said, and for what he left out. after a tumultuous first year in office, president trump tried to chart a new course. >> the state of our union is

strong because our people are strong. >> reporter: using his first state of the union to emphasize national unity. >> this, in fact, is our new american moment. >> reporter: touting his tax victory and gains in the economy. >> since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs. >> reporter: the president known for speaking off the cuff largely staying on script, unveiling an ambitious agenda, urging congress to pass a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package, and calling for bipartisanship on immigration reform. >> i am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, democrats and republicans, to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion and creed. >> reporter: at times on immigration, the president portraying a country under siege. >> for decades, open borders have allowed drugs and gangs to pour into our most vulnerable

communities. >> reporter: in a nod to his base, the president trying to repurpose the term dreamers, those 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought here illegally as children. >> my duty, and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber, is to defend americans, to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the american dream. because americans are dre >> drawing boos from democrats on his proposal to limit migration. for families of immigrants who become u.s. citizens. >> under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. >> that statement quickly called out by fact checkers who noted distant relatives cannot be sponsored for residency. the night taking an emotional turn as the president paid

tribute to guests sitting with the first lady, including two families who lost loved ones to gang violence. and the parents of otto warmbier, son detained in north korea and later died. the president taking a hard line on leader kim jong-un. >> north korea's reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles could very soon threaten our homela homeland. we are waging a campaign for maximum pressure to prevent that from ever happening. no mention of russian metaling in the u.s. election or special counsel investigation. even perhaps this comment. when the president left the chambers. >> democrats offering not one, but five rebuttals to the president. congressman joe kennedy the grandson of bobby kennedy delivering the party's official

response. >> may land a punch, may leave a mark. never not once in the history of united states managed to match a strength and spirit of people united in defense of their future. >> and this morning the first lady making headlines of her own wearing a white pantsuit to the address. a contrast with female lawmakers who wore all black in solidarity with the me too movement. also broke traditional by traveling with the u.s. capital with the invited guests in the of her husband. although she did return to the white house with mr. trump. the president bucking a white house trend as well. instead of hitting the road to sell state of the union message, president will remain here in washington today and hold a series of meetings, including one on tax reform. savannah? >> kristen welker, thank you so much. let's bring in chuck todd. >> good morning. >> feel like i saw you five minutes ago. >> let's start with kristen left

off. president doesn't have plans to take the message and go on the road. how does he turn a successful state of the union address into something lasting. >> it's extraordinarily difficult to make a state of the union stick anymore. just the speed of news cycle. the speed of all of this. i'm surprised this president the entire month of january he's not been on the road much at all. and they've not done much to sell their tax plan. so if they haven't done that, i don't expect them on the road for this, but you know, look, this state of the union only becomes relevant if something, you know, if he can have a big success quickly. and immigration is one opportunity to have a big success quickly, but i have to tell you, i think his rhetoric last night set things back. did not advance the ball forward. because while on immigration, while the tone was an attempt at bipartisanship. the way he sold immigration really offended a lot of democrats that were listening in that room. i think he made that situation harder today than it was before

the speech. on the flip side talking about a pathway to citizenship. dreamers. young immigrants. how does that sit with his base. >> that's the issue. we talked about this a little bit last night. i think because the amnesty issue doesn't sit well with the base, perhaps trying to sell the hard line aspects of what he saw first. noticed he showcased immigrant crime. put an emotional period on that story and said, hey, americans are dreamers too. then made his pitch. he did so in such a reluctant way. you have to wonder. i think it was about apiecing his base. >> we'll see how it shakes out. chuck, go back to bed. thank you very much. >> you too, all right. also this morning, new concerns over the deadly flu epidemic. doctors are now warning of a possible double dip. possibility of a second round of cases even after the season

peaks. nbc is in tampa, florida with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning there is no excuse in tampa bay and entire state of texas to not getting a free flu shot because they're giving them away. you can see here young ten month old ruby has urged her parents to come in to the center care network and across the state of texas the texas department of health is giving free flu shots. the idea here is get the flu shot as as this crisis grips our nation. >> this morning is the brutal flu season shows no sign of slowing, communities are desperate lly trying to fight back. >> personally very worried. >> came to the clinic for flu shots. many around the country giving them out for free. this elementary school is closed for the rest of the week. officials there are trying to keep the deadly virus from spreading. >> wasn't an easy decision. >> even churches are not immune. several connecticut archdiocese

suspending part of the sacrament so they won't have to drink from the same chalice. >> i ask the lord every day to bless me and keep me healthy. >> but the toll keeps growing. in las vegas, see how quiet it is. >> brenda is grieving for her 12 kweer 12-year-old son carlos. he had a fever of 103 and died two days later in her arms. her message to other parents, don't wait. >> follow your instincts. follow your gut. if you know something is wrong. take action. >> you should get a shot. >> doctors say a flu shot is the best way to avoid getting sick. fewer than half of americans get vaccinated because they don't think it's worth it. and many people believe the flu shot can actually give them the flu. doctors say that is a myth. >> does it give you the flu. >> no. you may have some reaction to the flu shot sometimes people complain of mild flu-like symptoms. those usually pass in a day or two at the most. >> for parent whose kids have a

flu shot, can your kids play with other kids who don't have a flu shot. >> if they're not sick, of course. >> how do you protect children who are too young to get vaccinated. centers for disease control recommends caregivers should get the vaccine and take simple preventive actions. frequently washing their hands. last week we told you about six month old eliia who was in the icu for 11 days fighting for her life. good news this morning, she's recovered. >> she's happy to be home and i'm happy for her to be home. >> and so ruby actually has already had her flu shot at the pediatricians. it's her parents who have come in here this morning. interestingly athletes this weekend begin making their way to south korea if the olympics, usoc told them when you get to the olympic village, best if you not shake hands with other athletes. how easy transmission of the flu virus happens.

little bit of a challenge since it's about meeting other athletes. >> fist bump. >> now to what could be a seismic shift when it comes to health care. news that three of the nation's biggest companies including amazon and chase are determined to drive down cost for employees. wait to you hear how they're about to do it and what it could mean for you. tom in washington. tom, this could be big. >> very big. you know how amazon has totally blown up the way we all shop every day, even to our grocery shopping. insurance premiums up 19% over five years, the question now is what will amazon and two powerful partners do to control the cost of health care? >> reporter: think for a minute about the combination. one of the nation's biggest banks and biggest bankers, one of the biggest investors who is also a billionaire and another billionaire who runs amazon e technology and shopping disrupter. all three combining forces to take on one of the country's biggest challenges. the sky rocketing cost of health

care. >> these three companies have gotten together and they want to use their expertise to change the way health care is delivered. >> these three corporate giants are creating a new company to cut health care costs for the combined 1 million employees. the challenge is health care makes up roughly 18% of the u.s. economy. costing us $3.5 trillion a year. 10,000 per person. warren buffet has been warning about it for years. >> we're talking about a huge cost disadvantage against the rest of the world. we need to address it. >> in a statement they say the new startup will be free from profit making incentives. focused on technology solutions to offer employees high quality and transparent health care at a reasonable cost. many health care experts say it's about time. >> i think they're the size and scale and the skills that you

need to really disrupt the health care marketplace. and that marketplace really needs disruption. >> amazon is already set to be preparing to get into prescription drugs. potential for a new power house to drive prices lower and cut out middlemen sent health care stocks lower on tuesday. this morning, exactly how change could come is still an open question. >> there are some privacy concerns this morning for the 1 million employees who employers could potentially be aware of their milliedical concerns, tes history. also premature as we don't know what form this new company might take. layoffdies, back to you. >> fascinating to think about it. thank you. dies, back to you. >> fascinating to think about it. thank you. also this morning facebook coming under fire for new app. urging it to get rid of it less than two months after it was launched. nbc business correspondent jo

ling kent explains why. message kids is designed for young users to interact with parents and each other. it looks like a lot of fun. which is what some child advocacy groups say is a problem. >> we thought it had the opportunity to be harmful for young children. >> a letter sent to mark zuckerberg for commercial free childhood and other organizations and individuals says that message kids is not responding to a need. it is creating one. facebook says message kids is based directly on feedback from parents and experts and childhood development and online safety. >> we know they're using these technologies already and what we heard from parents is they want a way to control that experience. >> when facebook introduced us to the app just before it launched, they emphasized the safety features they had in place. explaining that it's parent who is are fully in control. setting up the accounts and approving each of their child's contacts. these are measures the child

safety group acknowledge in their letter. even if the safe guards are effective, the app is normalizing social media use among children. and creating peer pressure for kids to sign up for their first account. while facebook message doesn't currently allow parents to control how much time their kids spend on the app, facebook says bedtime controls that limit use are on the way. nikki and her daughter were among the first to try message kids. they had the chance to offer feedback to facebook before the app became available to the masses and have been using it primarily to chat with grandparents for the last two months. >> the fact is our world is a technological age. it isn't for everyone. it's definitely been okay for us. >> both facebook and those asking the company to get rid of messenger kids say they have had positive feedback from families. proof when it comes to kids and technology, the conversation is just getting started. for today, jo ling kent, nbc

news, los angeles. time to turn to first look at the forecast. talking about your big moon today. >> excuse me. >> big moon. pardon me. i didn't know you were in my dressing room early. dark side of the moon came out. i want to tell you, come on over here. show you what's going on. looking at snow showers coming across. you started it. snow showers across the western plains. light snow across the great lakes. beautiful day in the northeast. should see a few snow showers around the leeward side of the great lakes. worried about fire weather, windy conditions and hot weather through texas. get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. whoop, whoop! [crowd 1] hey, you're on fire! [mascot] you bet i am! [crowd 2] dude, you're on fire! [mascot] oh, yeah! [crowd 3] no, you're on fire! look behind you. [mascot] i'm cool. i'm cool. [burke] that's one way to fire up the crowd.

but we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. well, the moon is setting as the sunrises and we have a beautiful sunrise this morning after the moon put on a pretty spectacular show. we are going to have some sunshine today and a really nice afternoon with highs reaching into the mid 60s in santa rosa and also in oakland, 65 degrees, 68 degrees in san jose and in san francisco look for a high of 64 degrees and it will also be very sunny. >> are we still on? >> careful. careful. >> thank you, al. coming up, not the first time. what we're learning about the now-fired worker who triggered the and new fitness tracker concerns. we told you they can reveal the locations of u.s. military bases so how vulnerable is your

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air quality teams in richmond this mornin good morning, 7:26 right now. i'm kris sanchez. air quality teams in richmond this morning lifted the shelter in place for neighborhoods around a scrap metal plant where there was a fire yesterday. that spent thick plumes of smoke into the air at sim's metal management on south fourth street near interstate 80. firefighters still are on scene watching for any flare yaups, but with that shelter in place lifted, toll takers returned to the jobs on the richmond-san rafael bridge. let's take a look at your weather forecast. mostly clear in the south bay. we are getting a beautiful sunrise this morning and it's going to be bright and sunny all day long and nice warm temperatures reaching into the upper 60s. we will have a repeat of

yesterday's weather with a high of 68 degrees in san jose and palo alto, 64 degrees in san francisco and 65 degrees today in santa rosa. we are looking at some more mid 60s in the forecast over the next several days for san francisco and a warm weekend ahead for the inland areas, we are going to have mid 70s continue into next week. not a chance of rain anywhere in this forecast as we go into at least the middle of next week. we will continue to track that. let's head over to vianey for a look at the commute. it's starting to get messy out there. chp right now is reporting a crash and this is along westbound 92, a lane a blocked. you can see the heavy delays. we are seeing heavy delays northbound 101, middle lane continues to be blocked. just behind that we are seeing an additional traffic collision and heavy delays due to the earlier crash along westbound 80. we have more local news coming up in half an hour.

back, back now. 7:30 wednesday morning. 31 day of january. what a beautiful site. that is the super blue blood moon. >> what roker calls a lunar trifecta. we are howling at the moon this morning. >> makes a super moon. appears 14% bigger. which is when a full moon is at the closest point to the earth. it's a blue moon because we have more than one full moon in a month. when the first of january and now the last day of january. we have full moons and february we'll have none. and it's a blood moon because of the rays of the sun kind of give it a reddish tinge.

it's a super bad blue moon. >> look at that. >> oh, my word. over the olympic stadium. >> really dropping knowledge. by the way, this is the first since 1866. all full of facts this morning. certainly a big talker. get out and look out your window if you want to see that. other headlines including the president's first state of the union address. >> the state of our union is strong because our people are strong. >> doubling down, president trump calls for unity while touting his administrations successes over his first year. >> since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs. >> but growing criticism from democrats for maintaining hard line stance of immigration. >> under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distance relatives. >> back in court.

disgraced usa gymnastic's doctor larry nassar returns to michigan today facing more than 50 of his victims for a second sentencing, stemming for sexual misconduct. deadly accident. >> i have a small craft, small helicopter that's crashed into the outside corner of a residence. >> a helicopter crashing into a home in an upscale community in new port beach california, killing three on board. close call. the pentagon releases footage of a russian jet coming with five feet of u.s. nave have i plane during maneuvering over the black sea. flightless bird. >> i'm not kidding this woman is wrangling her peacock into the airport. >> feathers ruffled after united airlines refuses to let emotional support peacock board a plane with her. today, wednesday, january 31. 2018. >> dexter had a seat.

purchased seat. >> he needed two seats. what if he was proud and feathers went into the next seat. just not going to work. he's grounded. also this morning, we are learning more about the false missile warning in hawaii earlier this month. officials now say the employee that pushed the button actually believed the threat was real. nbc was on assignment there when it all happened. he's got the latest now. good morning. >> good morning. sit a different version of the story than we were initially told by officials. apparently the employee who is not being named failed to hear the words exercise before a drill took place. r issued this alert sending an entire state into chaos. >> falls nuclear alarm causing widespread panic. people running for cover and expecting the worst for an hour. now the worker who triggered the alarm thought an actual attack was imminent. >> this is not a drill. >> it all started at 8:05 a.m. on january 13 during a routine drill by the overnights shift.

>> employee one said he didn't know it was an exercise. even though five others that were in the warning point room at that time heard exercise, exercise, exercise which indicates that it is a drill. >> two minutes later, that worker thinking it's a real attack warns the public from a computer. a drop down menu giving the option are you sure you want to send this ray letter. he clicks yes. that employee now fired. >> he has performance issues and throughout the ten years he has confused drills at at least two times. >> just a day before the now infamous false alarm, given exclusive access to where it was triggered. >> god forbid the call ever came in that a nuclear missile is heading this way, it's going to come through this phone right here. >> yes. >> before the alarm was sounded, the officer told us drills are a normal part of the job.

>> is there any other time that phone might ring. >> no. just for drills and practices and as far as other tones, just the for exercises. >> exercises. >> head of hawaii management agency has taken responsibility for the mistake and resigned. authorities have called for changes. >> revise the checklist to standardize the process and eliminate any kind of confusion. >> it took 38 minutes to cancel the false alarm. officials say a new computerized cancellation process has been put into place. first step, the governor hopes, of restoring the trust of a still shaken state. >> we've already identified and implemented changes that are required to show that an event with a delayed response never happens again. >> the fcc also released preliminary findings of information. they said part of the reason it took so long to cancel the false

alarm was governor david could not remember his twitter password. the governor's office disputes that. savannah, hoda. >> still kind of can't believe that all happened. time to head back over to mr. roker. check of the weather. >> warming things up. little on the chilly side in the northeast today. mild highs are making their way. minneapolis home of the super bowl right now looking pretty good. not so good coming up later this week. you can see temperatures though well above average. much of the country tomorrow new york city going to be up near 50. 61 in raleigh. 61 in birmingham. cold air is right behind the system as it pushing east. you can see by sunday minneapolis, you're going to be at 10. about 23 in indianapolis on friday. and boston bottom out at 29 on good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. nice view over san francisco

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us? this morning, we have the answers. they're amazing tools to lose weight. fitness trackers and apps, monitoring our steps, our heart rate, even our exact locations. one of those apps, strava, has a heat map showing where millions of users are. just days ago, u.s. troops were exposed. they were exercising while using the app and their secret locations appeared on the map. a student in australia first discovered it. >> they were running up their driveway. you can follow the route for a run. >> reporter: i downloaded the same app that the troops were using on my phone right here. it's called strava. this is it. i'm wearing this fitbit ionic. very popular here in america. what do the trackers know about me? there's gps built in. can a hacker get that information, learn all about every habit i have. to find out here i am at newark

airport, new jersey, going to meet with a security expert and we're going to see what he can find out about me. the next day, i'm all over charlotte. my fitness tracker is recording. i have them called up. fitbit knows i'm at the midnight diner. let me switch over to strava. strava does, too. midnight diner, right there. off again, the trackers following along. that's a bank atm, pulling out money. taking a walk on a beautiful day here at freedom park. on its website, fitbit acknowledges it collects your data. it can share your name, e-mail or address, under extreme lly limited circumstances. if a hacker were to breach this system or any others on the market, your information could be compromised. that's what cyber security jeff

pollard is trying to do to my account, holed up in this hoe lel ro hotel room. >> looks like you flew out of newark airport, last night, to charlotte. is that right? >> reporter: yeah. >> looks like you only got about five hours sleep last night. >> reporter: how do you know this? >> because i have access to your fitbit account. i compromised it. everything you recorded i have access to. >> reporter: how did he do it? easy. he sent me this fake fishing e-mail, from fitbit services, asking me to log in, a common hacker tactic. when i did, boom, he had full access. >> around 8:00, 9:00 this morning, you went to a bank. >> reporter: which bank? >> bank of america. and you did some sightseeing. went down to freedom park near the water. >> reporter: that is creepy. how is this dangerous? >> i know when you work, when you're at home, when you take your kids to school.

that creates a recipe for sibcy stalking. now, i have a breeding ground for criminal activity on top of stalking. >> reporter: fitbit says it only shares personal data at users' request, to partners that provides services. also saying, it's committed to protecting the privacy and security of our users. strava didn't comment. >> the bottom line is, these devices are useful. but they can be used for evil and we have to be aware of that. >> by the way, strava and fitbit have a privacy setting you can opt out of. the first thing you should do when you buy one of the devices or apps, get on that setting and click on private. and we have more tips on how to keep your personal information personal and safe on our web site, right now, today.com/rossenreports. >> that's creepy.

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hear richard and mary engle talking about their little boy and his rare condition. >> you're right, savannah. our colleague, nbc news correspondent, richard engel, appeared on our show on tuesday, alongside his wife and their adorable 2-year-old son, henry, to share that emotional story of henry's medical condition. henry was diagnosed with a syndrome that makes him unlikely to walk, talk or even dress himself. there's no treatment or cure. he shared the heartbreaking moment when he learned of henry's condition when he was traveling with the troops in south korea. >> i called the doctor. he said, we found something. and it's very, very severe. and it's lifelong, 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. >> after sharing their emotional story, social media was flooded with messages of support for richard and his family.

here's a couple that caught our eye here in the orange room. jamie writing, when you have a child with a disability, it could feel lonely. know you're not alone. there's an army of heart and hands holding you and your family up. megan is posting, sorry for the road you're on. what a beautiful boy. he is so clearly loved and he's going to change the world. richard delivered a message of hope. a doctor is researchi ining hen rare condition and believes the mutation could lead to a treatment for him and others. if you need more information on henry's medical journey and the personal essay that richard wrote, go to today.com, guys. >> you can do something. there's research going on. you can donate. check it out, today.com. still ahead, two of america's greatest athletes, simone biles, the most decorated

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good wednesday morning. right now at 7:56 as you head out the door we have a lot of sunshine. taking a live look outside from san bruno mountain over san francisco and our temperature there only at 49 degrees, that's a chilly start. look at the north bay, we are just a few degrees above freezing and in san jose it's 46 degrees, as you get ready to head out the door. after this cool start it will be a nice and comfortable day with highs reaching into the mid 60s from oakland over towards san francisco, upper 60s from concord down to livermore. santa rosa will see a high of 65 degrees. into the next several days this weather continues, not a chance of rain. even throughout the weekend. for your party for your weekend on sunday looking good, up to 73 degrees and for those inland areas we will see more of that as we go into next week with some cool mornings and warm afternoons ahead. we will continue to track what's

ahead over the next several days. what's on the roads right now? we have a lot going on. a lot of traffic collisions to track at this hour. we're seeing some slowing in san jose along northbound 280, two crashes. this is right near santana row. looks like one of those crashes may be blocking one of the lanes, seeing delays along westbound 92 and major delays in palo alto, middle lane continues to be blocked along northbound 101. happening now firefighters are still at that scrap metal plant that caught fire yesterday in richmond. the shelter in place has been lifted. workers returned to the richmond-san rafael bridge tollbooths so getting back to normal there. you can find the latest on our homepage. this morning super blue blood moon not only thrilled star gazers, something that hasn't happened since 1866 in the u.s. we posted video and images on our facebook page. you can find them there. in our twitter feed two bay area undocumented immigrants

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, unity and the union. >> this is our new american moment. >> mixed messages from president trump and first state of union address. vowing to work with democrats while taking aim at immigration. >> open orders have allowed drugs and gangs to pour into our most vulnerable communities. >> we'll break it all down. >> plus, gold standards. we're joined live by two o yi olympians. simone biles in studio 1-a to talk about the scandal rocking her sport. lindsey vonn talks about her chances and gives us sneak peek

of super bowl add. teigen on today. author, cook, model and host chrissy teigen stops by to give us scoop on baby number two. family life with john legend and new season of lip sink battle. today, january 31, 2018. >> good morning, from the church back in mississippi. i made it to the today plaza. >> i am here celebrating on the "today" show. i beat cancer. >> good morning to my grandkids. mimi is on tv. >> good morning. usa submarine veterans out there. >> connecticut celebrating 51st. >> a lot of celebrating going on. >> world's cutest plaza today. good morning. nice to have yo you with us.

last day of january. january 31. you know what comes next. >> february. >> and then the olympics. more news at 8:00. the president praising is robust u.s. economy and taking a tough stand on immigration during his first state of the union address. nbc chief white house correspondent haley jackson joins us reaction and fact checking too. hi, good morning. >> hi. good morning to you. president is waking up this morning after a speech that was pretty much what we expected. no stunning policy pronouncements, plenty of emotional points. there was something we didn't expect, a hot mic moment on his way out the door on a russia related memo. still the big question from capitol hill this morning is a key policy point in the president's speech. immigration and where the debate goes from here. >> few surprises and few mistakes from a president on script and on message. >> the state of our union is strong because our people are

strong. >> in the third longest state of the union speech ever, president trump talked up his tax cut law and the economy. >> since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs. >> but he didn't talk at all about the russia investigation. or the potential moscow might metal in our midterms. announced to keep guantanamo bay open. reversing obama era policy and nodding to bipartisanship on infrastructure. on immigration t president took a tougher tone that had some democrats booing. >> under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. >> that's actually not the case. relatives like cousins cannot currently be sponsored. and another fact check comes on the economy. >> since we passed sax cuts, roughly 3 million workers have already gotten tax cut bonuses. >> that is true. technical

technically, but this is not. >> we enacted the biggest tax cuts and will reforms in american history. >> the reagan tax cuts were actually the biggest. president trump's rank eighth. more emotional moments came when the president pointed out audience members like a police officer and his wife who adopted a baby after they learned her mother was addicted to opioids. >> in that moment, ryan said he felt god spoke to him. >> also in the audience, parents of otto warmbier who died just days after returning from north korea where he had been detained. the warmbiers guests of the first lady, melania trump who entered the capital alone. dressed in all white in stark contrast to some law makeners black to show solidarity with the mae too movement. on the way out the door, made more news about the gop memo. republicans show the surveillance abuse busy the fbi. democrats slam it at cherry picked. the president will decide this week whether to make that memo public.

>> don't worry. 100%. seeming to tell a lawmaker don't worry. he would release it 100%. and the president has a few days left to decide whether or not that memo should be released to the public. he and congress by the way are also facing a deadline now to decide what to do on immigration with the potential for a government shutdown coming up yet again just eight days from now. savannah. >> haley jackson on the hill for us. thank you. hillary clinton now says if she had it to do other again, she would fire the 2008 campaign aide who was accused of sexual harassment in a lengthy facebook post overnight. writes she believes in second chances. wanted to punish the offenders so he would change his behavior. although her own campaign manager did recommend firing him, clinton demoted the aide, docked pay and required he get kou counseling. revelation by harassment claims were reported last week by the "new york times." french coast guard

intensified search. 54-year-old went on a fishing trip early tuesday morning off the atlantic coast of france where he lives. empty 36 foot boat washed ashore later in the day. he had sent a message to port authorities indicating that he was lay thing his return because of thick fog there. rough seas were also reported in the area. >> let's get the boost. beloved school bus driver and life long philadelphia eagles fan got the surprise of his life on tuesday. gary keller well known to his families on his route. picking up kids for years. wanted to look after the man. families got together, collected a bunch of money, sending him to the minnesota for the super bowl. emotional 66-year-old was overjoyed. >> oh, i can't believe what the families have done for me.

go birds. go birds. oh, my god. fly eagles, fly. >> this would change my life. i want the birds to win so bad. >> come on, keller did attend the 1960s championship game with his dad. that was the last time the eagles won the title. that was long before by the way it was called the super bowl. so fly eagles fly. so adorable. >> great stuff ahead. including one of our favorites. gymnastic's super star simone biles is here. >> another girl crush, chrissy teigen in the house. so much to talk about with her. first see what's coming up with megyn kelly today. >> good morning. today we're going to continue our i survive series with a woman who three weeks ago in the middle of the night found herself and 93-year-old mom up to their necks in terrifying mud slide. how she saved them both in remarkable story of love and fate. >> all right.

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simone bile. busy both in and out of the gym. attend the nonprofit university of the people as a student where her fees are being waived and scholarship launched in her name. this saturday a movie based on her life on lifetime. simone also she's not doing anything much. training for the 2020 olympics in tokyo. just as the sport of gymnastics has been rocked by the recent conviction of doctor larry nassar. a lot to talk about. hi simone. >> hello. >> good to see you. >> thank you. >> first of all, sentenced last week. i remember you said about the judge, you called her your hero and you tweeted this. you said no longer does he have the power to steal our happiness and our joy, but then you also wrote, but i also want to cry all the time. >> yes. >> i thought that was powerful. >> thank you. i think it's very hard for someone to go through what i've gone through recently. and it's very hard to talk about, but other than that, i

think the judge is my hero just because she gave it to him straight and didn't let him get any power over any of the girls and letting the girls go and speak was very powerful. >> he can't hurt you anymore. >> no. >> he can't. and i was thinking ant you when you were competing and i remembered when i learned about all of this, i thought the pressure of the world on you guys and then in addition unbeknownst to any of you, you were dealing with that too. how did you do it? how did you do it? makes your achievement that much more remarkable to me. >> thank you. i think we're very good at compartmentizing things. push it in the back of our heads. we don't want anything to think of that of ourselves to think of that. once we go out there, we go out with full heart and compete. that's what we love to do. represent our country. >> when you saw the sentencing, were you like -- what was your

first thought from your gut. >> i was very happy. i wish she would have just given him a crazy number three 3,000 years or something, but other than she was a boss and she was absolutely amazing. >> now, alli raisman sat in thi chair and she said after she spoke before the judge and never contacted by usa gymnastics, you wrote a beautiful letter stating your feelings. you were very open about it. i thought it was so brave. did usa gymnastics reach out to you and say, can you tell us what happened. >> so the new president carry perry, she actually flew down for a visit and we didn't talk of any of that discussion, but she just wanted to introduce herself because i out of the girls is the only one back in the gym so far. she reached out to me. other than the usoc has not reached out yet. >> do you think that's ridiculous or what do you think. >> i think so as one of their top athletes advocatiing not ony

for olympics. i hope they'll reach out. >> you're an optimist. you always have been by the way. >> you're already in the gym. hi. nobody is training yet. here's simone getting ready for 2020. tell me. i feel like you won everything. what more are you looking for in 2020. >> hopefully to redeem a beamme that was a hiccup. walked away with a bronze. can't complain. it's a metal for team usa and myself. just hopefully go out and represent again. >> you're doing so many things. i don't know how you're juggling it all. you've got this school. you've always wanted to get the degree. not only are you going to the school, your mom is going to the school. tell me about this. >> yes. i think it's special because we've always been two parkway p pod. we get to go to school together. hopefully hers will be harder than me. >> university of the people. >> it's an only school.

>> yes. >> so she's going to get her mba. >> yes. >> and you're going study what. >> business. >> business. and i love that your mom is here. she's always here. every time i see simone biles, i know i can see nher close by. she's such a rock to you. she's also featured in something else coming up. you have a lifetime movie. >> i do. >> mrs. simone biles. this is your life. i watch the clip, i got to be honest. i looked and said oh, my. simone is starring in own lifetime movie. this girl is a ringer for you. >> she is my twin. i still keep in contact with her. we talk all the time. can't wait for the movie to come out. >> the judge did say something and i asked this of ali at the very end. she said leave your pain here. go out and do magnificent things. >> yes, and that is what we shall do. >> what is on your list. >> a lot. i want to go back to worlds in gymnastics. i want to conquer schooling and get degree. i feel like there's a lot more

that i have that i want to put out there. >> and lastly, the cutest boy in the world happens to be your boyfriend. i'm sorry i got to show stacey. you put this on twitter. you were like, he's mine. sorry. okay. which is perfect. you're happy. you're in love. >> yes. he is the best boyfriend i could ever ask for and he's so sweet. complete gentleman. opens my door, car door, everything. >> you see. i knew because your mom and dad you would pick a man just like that. >> they passed the mom and dad test, but they won't tell you that. >> we love you. we're going be rooting for you again in 2020. so much more ahead for you. >> thank you. >> thanks for being so brave. >> of course. >> and you'll be back to talk to megyn kelly. >> simone, doing awesome. so great to hear from her. now we move to special series brain power today. this morning, new research looking at teenage brain and outside influences that could be impacting it for better or for worse and nbc special anchor

maria slooiis here. >> teen brain. listen up. as parents we all worry about kid's well-being. what about their brains. federal government launched the biggest study ever of teenagers brains. looking at how everything from homework to screen time to even how we parent impacts their cognitive health. they're regular kids taking part in something extraordinary. nine-year-old nick and ten-year-old gemma are being followed by researchers for the next decade. part of a revolutionary study to find out what helps and hurts the teenage brain. >> what kind of brain do you think you have. >> a very big one. >> i think my brain is really cool and it's like the most parent part of our body. >> it's called abcd. the adolescent brain and cognitive development study. launched by nih, it will track

over 11,000 kids through adolescen adolescence. studying how dozens of factors impact their brains. drugs and chalcohol, diet and exercise, sleep pattern, sibling relationships and even how they're parented. one of the study's lead investigations. >> we can look at boy's versus girls. different socioeconomic status. different exposures. look at kids who are in high stress schools versus low stress schools. >> in the ten year study conducted at medical centers across the country, kids get regular physical exams, cognitive tests and mri scans. they and their parents also fill out detailed confidential questionnaires about their habits and lifestyles. >> we see brain changes, we need to know what is the cause of them. when do they start. >> can you see when a kid comes in at nine, do you already see brain changes? can you already see anxiety,

depression. >> today we can't tell. that's really the purpose of this study. >> you got to do one word. >> nick's mom worries about how stress at school is affecting his brain. >> outside home, there's a lot of things that can influence them. and their brain and how they're thinking. it could be their teachers. it could be their friends. it could be anybody. when you're dealing with your friends or you're watching a movie or listening to music, are you aware of your brain responding in those situations. >> yes, like when i'm on my tablet, i'm -- if i'm on it too long, i'm like is this going to do something to my brain or is it bad for it? >> to me it's frightening we have all these children today spending ten hours a day in front of school for socialization and we don't know what is going to happen to their brains or how it's going to affect their relationships when they get older. >> study looks at the brain affects of extracurriculars. her dad encourages her to do activities like singing and dancing.

>> i like some backup to know they really do contribute to good brain development. >> you would like to say it's not just me, your dad telling you to do this, science shows us this will make your happier, more resilient, stronger. >> exactly. >> for participating, kids and parents are both paid several hundred dollars per visit. the study's first results are due out in the next year. >> do you think this study will change the way we educate our kids, the way we parent, the way society looks at the teenager. >> i think so. at the end we hope to be able to say children who do these kinds of activities actually end up doing a lot better than children who don't. >> in an online poll, we asked viewers to tell us what you're worried most about impacting your kids brain and the number one answer across the board screen time. screen time. screen time. >> a big difference even just when my kids were little we said no phone, no screen time until middle school. now kids are on screens at two,

three. >> but it is possible in ten years when they look back at the study say hey, the screen time didn't do any harm. >> they could say that. i don't know. >> we spent a lot of time watching tv as kids. >> carson is like, asking for a friend. >> you see kids on the screen at restaurants. a whole different level than when we were young. just a mi >> they participate and they get paid to study. >> you can find out more how people can get involved. >> marimaria, thank you. don't go anywhere. let's check the weather. quick look. show you what we've got going on. fire weather danger down through texas. windy and hot conditions. the sunshine along the eastern sea board. chillier than usually in the northeast and new engla 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. we've got a beautiful day ahead. a live look outside over san francisco. all clear skies.

that will stay with us throughout the day. it's still really cold in the north bay with mid- to upper 30s. 51 degrees now in san francisco. 44 degrees in oakland. we'll all be warming into the upper 60s and even low 70s along the coast in half moon bay. 68 degrees in palo alto. >> and that's your latest weather. what's "trending" today? this is what's on mine. state of the union. super blue blood moon. and a reason not to give up. what's the story behind your name? everyone has a story. how did you get your name? >> virgin mother. >> maria. >> that's what my mother says. >> you're saintly. >> what about hoda? >> my mom's sister. hoda kotb in egypt is like james smith. i thought hoda was so unique.

and going down the street, someone says hoda, and ten girls say, hey. >> i was named after my dad, who was born on lincoln's birthday. he is albert lincoln roker and i'm albert lincoln roker jr. >> i don't know mine. i'm assuming that i was conceived in carson city, nevada. i'm going with that. >> or while you're parents were watching the original "tonight show." >> name affidavit my great grandmother, savannah. >> not the city? >> maybe she was named after the city. carson, let's do "pop start." >> we're going to start with meghan markle. a few months away from the royal wedding. usa network announced you will be able to catch meghan on "suits." she shot the second season. her final episode will be the

two-hour finale in april. that's shortly before the royal wedding, which is when? >> may 19th. michelle obama stopped by "ellen" to talk about her days in the white house. she answered the question that everyone was asking, what was inside that tiffany's gift box? >> what was in there? >> it was a lovely frame. >> a frame? >> it was a frame. there's a protocol. this is like a state visit. they tell you, they're going to stand here. never before do you get this gift. i'm like, okay. what am i supposed to do with this gift? everyone cleared out. and no one would come and take the box. i'm thinking -- and then, my husband saves the day. he grabs the box and took it back inside. >> tiffany is the winner in that case. you can watch michelle obama on "ellen." that's tomorrow. that's your "pop start." coming up, chrissy teigen. there she is. we have a drinking game for you.

>> oh, yes. >> i don't think we can do that. >> she can't drink, but we can, i )m ... r local news and air quality teams in richmond good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. air quality teaches in richmond this morning have lifted the shelter in place near the scrap metal plant where the fire started yesterday. there are thick plumes of smoke going into the air on south fourth street near interstate 580. the shelter in place was lifted about 4:00 this morning. firefighters are still on the scene watching for any of those flare-ups. toll takers now have to return to staffing the toll booths at the richmond san rafael bridge. if you look at the overall bay area traffic jams, we've got a lot going on. we are still seeing slowing in the south bay along san jose, along 280, there was an earlier

crash there, also 880 northbound as well, now it's just early morning buildup. westbound 92, that lane originally was blocked, they had moved that off to the shoulder, now it looks like the traffic is recovering nicely in that area. and then we're also still seeing some delays along north 101. that middle lane was blocked earlier. i'm happy to report they've cleared that off to the side. we're still seeing some delays along some of the bridges. westbound 80 towards the bay bridge, it's busy out there, marcus. >> thanks. another local news update in half an hour.

♪ hey, everybody, welcome in. it's 8:30 on a wednesday morning, january 31st. we have a jam-packed half hour. everybody gather around. it's a cold crowd. hold on. hold on. i see tension in the crowd. what is your name? >> dave collins. >> you are rooting for? >> the patriots. >> what is your name? >> susan. >> you are rooting for? >> the eagles. >> you're getting along okay? we're having a pep rally on the plaza. if you're an eagles fan or a pats fan, come down and

celebrate with us. >> fly, eagles, fly. >> equal time. coming up, you want stars, we got stars. the always interesting, always outspoken, always gorgeous, chrissy teigen is here. there's more. seth meyers and the star of his new show, glen howard, are here. and a weekend and a day to go before the winter olympics, lindsey vonn is with us. we'll look at her big super bowl ad. speaking of the olympics and the big game, we have counting down to both. we have four surprise boxes. there's boxes in philadelphia, minneapolis and l.a. really, what is inside that box? it could be anything. we're going to open ours on friday, during "today" and our big super bowl pep rally. >> it's going to be great. what's in the box? >> no one knows. megyn, what do you have coming up? >> this woman in california, she was a prepper.

>> no. >> a prepper. >> and they mocked us. she is here to tell us her incredible story of survival. she was caught in the mudslides. jon ritchie. >> from big and rich? >> yeah. he's here. the amazing thing he gave me that confused a lot of people. and golden goodies. free stuff for the audience. we have to pause and give a hearty congratulations to our v.p. of communications and her husband, brit, just welcomed this beautiful baby boy. this is hank stackhouse and he is perfection. we have sending our love to megan and brit and big brother, clark. >> doesn't that blanket bring back memories. >> and the little hat. >> little snuggle bunny. >> enjoy it while you can.

let's do the weather. let's roll that super bowl music. we have super bowl weather. the top-five coldest super bowls. 1970, in new orleans, 43. all the way to number one, detroit 1982 and 2006. let's look at the current super bowl location for super bowl lii on nbc, indianapolis. some afternoon snow. 6 on thursday. super bowl sunday, it's 7 degrees. it's a dome stadium. it's 65. but you have to get in and out. it's awfully cold. don't that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. wow, a whole seven degrees, that will be interesting to watch. outside in san jose, we've had a fairly good start to the morning and we'll have a warm afternoon, reaching into the upper 60s in the south bay, 65 degrees in

santa rosa. 65 in oakland. 64 today in san francisco. the next few days, our nice weather continues, and a warm weekend ahead with some of those inland areas reaching into the mid-70s. >> don't forget. get that weather anytime you need it. check out our friends on the weather channel on cable. our "deal of the day" jill martin brought great bargains every day this month. she has one last one. >> it's time for the accou"deal the day." dr. brandt stkin care. they are offering a four-piece set. exfoliator, the mask and it comes in this tote. the retail, $146. the deal, $49.99, 66% off. if you want information, go to today.com. guys? >> jill, thanks so much.

chrissy teigen is here. she wears so many hats. best-selling author, tv host, the wife of john legend. and she is a mom to luna, too. >> a little baby boy on the way. we'll get to that in a minute. she's back for season four of "lip-sync battle." take a look. ♪ trying to make me go to rehab i'm saying no, no, no ♪ ♪ when i come back, no, no, no ♪ >> i have no jokes. i am still the biggest amy winehouse fan. it's just beautiful music. and you embody her. and really, like, look at you. >> you look just like her. >> you look so good. >> she was so good. >> she really was. >> she was so good. and we formed this bond. now, we have a twitter relationship. i love lauren. >> this show has really exploded.

>> it's gotten so big. >> it has. >> physically, our stage is incredible. it's 360. we have guest harmony and their fans went insane. lines around the block to get in. >> like, she's going to come in and bring it. >> we offer you anything, too. do you want a helicopter? do you want fire? we have an extreme budget. >> you should do duets. >> i think a couples versus couples. >> two. >> go on "gma." i was going with an indigo girls song. >> i wanted a real battle. like exes, maybe. >> congrats on the new addition on the way. >> it's a boy. i'm so excited. luna is such a daddy's girl. and they say boys love their

mommas. i'm thinking about how much i'm not going to like his girlfriend. i can't believe it. it's crazy. >> you have also said you like pregnancy. >> i love it. >> that's so great. people have all different types of pregnancies. i really prefer it. john prefers it. i'm happier. i'm late bossier. >> you do a lot of fun stuff on social media. but you also use it sometimes as a platform. >> yeah. >> you talked about picking up the fees for michaela myrrh ronroa maroni. and i watched simone biles come in and hug your neck. she's social issues are so important. >> we have a platform, obviously. it's so huge and a reach. between us, like $20 million people. it can drag you down and when

you use it for good, it's a fascinating thing. i thought the gymnasts were so incredible before any of this happened. >> yeah. >> and then, to see them all share their stories and band together. it was so inspiring, again, to see. to see how they stood up to this complete monster, was so wonderful. >> well, we were just joking before we came on. oh, john legend, you're great. but chrissy teigen. john is about to play jesus christ in "jesus christ superstar." >> i have no idea what "jesus christ superstar" is. i want to go into it with the approach, i don't want to watch rehearsal. i want to be an audience member and take it in. he is so excited. >> it will be amazing. >> we have a gift for you. >> for your little -- >> oh, my god. so

sours. i love you. this is working out. and look at this. >> a "today" show onesie. >> it's hard to believe they're this little. congratulations on everything. >> thank you so much. >> love you, honey. >> this is so worth it. >> see you later. >> you can catch "lip-sync battle" thursday on paramount. coming up, one of team usa's biggest stars, lindsey vonn, is with us. first, this is "today" on c. nb

we are back with more of our super bowl commercial kickoff, bringing you exclusive first looks all week long. not one, not two, three for you this morning. let's look at amazon. >> in austin, it's 60 degrees with -- >> alexa?

>> amazon's alexa lost her voice this morning. >> alexa lost her voice. >> how is that possible? >> we have replacements ready. just say the word. >> you're sure this is going to work. >> yeah. work? >> yeah. >> alexa, show me a recipe for a grilled cheese sandwich. >> pathetic, you're 32 years of age and you don't know how to make a grilled cheese sandwich. the name issed [ bleep ]. >> how far is mars? >> this guy want to go to mars. that's not even oxygen there. >> alexa, play some country music. [ bokak ] >> country music. [ silence ] >> alexa? ♪ >> alexa, call brandon. >> i'm afraid brandon is a little tied up.

but do let me know if there's anything i can help you with. jessica? ♪ nobody does it better >> thanks, guys, but i'll take it from here. >> that's good. i like that. >> you want to see another one? >> here's universal orlando. >> fear is never an option! [ screaming ] >> you know i really want to play quidditch, but kind of a football family. >> all hail megatron. >> didn't he play for detroit. >> interception! >> cheap shot. i don't deserve that. >> let's see your game face. >> a swish and a flick. you're uncoachable. >> is everyone ready? >> omaha! >> take your vacation game to the next level. universal parks and resort. >> my kids love that. minions. >> today's reveal for the next super bowl olympic ad. this features the most decorated

american skier of all time. lindsey vonn. but first the world premiere of her ad ♪ she's just a girl and she's on fire ♪ ♪ >> hey, lindsey. >> hi, dad! ♪ ♪ she's living in a world and it's on fire ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ filled with catastrophe ♪ but she knows she can fly away ♪ ♪ she got her head in the clouds ♪ ♪ and she's not backing down ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ she's walking on fire ♪ this girl is on fire

>> yes! >> lindsey! >> that was awesome. >> oh, my gosh. that was awesome. >> how do you like watching a mini movie of yourself? >> it's crazy. it makes me really emotional. the video of me skiing as a kid. was a really great moment with my family and with my grandparents and my gramp actually just passedew months ago. it makes me tear up a bit. i've been through a lot. i'm excited for these olympics. i think this commercial just makes me appreciate everything i've been through. and i'm so excited. we're racing in a couple weeks. it's crazy. >> wow. watching your comeback in that minimove have is something special. we'll be cheering you on. we'll be with you in pyeongchang a little bit. we'll see you in a few days.

>> thanks, guys. look forward to it. >> all right. >> congratulations. >> reminder, the coverage of the winter olympics begins next thursday. it's live on the networks of nbc. you can get the super bowl on sunday. >> there's too much to look forward to. including the tasty treats on this table. it's time for today's super bowl snack-it bracket, we're letting you vote on your favorite foods. >> a quick recap. wings taking on nachos, with wings moving on in our friendly competition. tuesday, a tough match-up. i was odd man out, defending seven-layer dip. 61-39, seven-layer dip trounced ga guac. >> we have two more going

head-to-head. what is going to happen? the beloved buffalo chicken dip? or is it potato skins? >> you can do potato skins. the buffalo chicken dip is the number one searched super bowl dip. you only eat it one day. >> cheese? >> like a buffalo cheese. you can dip it. you can use celery and carrots or bread and chips. this is a superdip. it deserves a supersunday. and potato skins you can have every day of the week. >> let me speak up for the humble potato skin. it's not only delicious, but healthy. they're just packed with vitamins. >> that might be stretching. >> they're packed with vitamins and minerals. >> i have to go with carson on this. >> we need to leave it up to you. which should move on? buffalo chicken dip or potato skins? go to facebook.com/todayfood.

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and to be clear, this won't be one of the things where over the course of a year, i secretly teach it to you. this also won't be one of those things where i end up learning more from you than you do from me. i know more than all of you combined, so, that doesn't make sense. >> good morning. >> thank you for bringing these desks out. we insisted on it. >> look how we do. seth, you and loren michaels, was this your brainchild together? >> it was michael brian, an "snl" writer, it is his genius behind this. >> it's getting great reviews. glenn, it's amazing. you think it's going to be a story you've seen before, like over the course of the semester you change. and that's not true. you're a jerk and as far as i can tell, you stay a jerk throughout the season. >> yes.

i would say calling him a jerk is accurate. i don't know if that's going to turn people off. let's make him a funny, lovable jerk. he doesn't change that much. i think that he grows closer to these kids, without wanting to. >> yeah. >> and it is kind of a reversal of what you normally see. it's the kids who are trying to change him, rather than him trying to change the kids. >> one of my favorite parts is your wardrobe. you are in sweats most of your entire time. >> yeah. >> it's a symbol of how you've given up. we can relate. >> it shows my utter disdain for the job at hand. and patton oswaltt who plays the principal of the school. he confronts me and i lay into him. do you want a former harvard professor teaching at your school or not? i tell him, i'm going to wear

sweat pants. >> he dresses for the job he doesn't want. >> when was the last time you wore sweat pants? >> we sweat pant it up pretty quickly on the weekends. >> you do? >> also, more pareimportantly, have late-night sweat pants that we gave out for christmas this year. >> oh. no. >> we ship them. my night wears "late night" sweat pants. >> mike walks around with the "today" show cap. >> imagine if it was "the today show with savannah guthrie" on a hat. >> it would be worse. >> i love the trend how more and more jeans have elastic in them, so they feel like sweat pants. i'm all for that. pants keep getting tighter and tighter. put some elastic in it. make my jeans feel like sweat pants. >> i think we all feel good

about stretchy denim. "a.p. bio" here on nbc. we're back in a moment on nbc.

we have a lot coming up in the fourth hour, including ai ) parents whose children atttend san francisco )s maha good morning, i'm marcus washington. children who attend san francisco's marshall elementary school plan to meet this morning involving a teacher who is accused of holding a young student over the second story balcony. police say the incident happened in december. the school has placed him on paid administrative leave. tobar is a popular teacher there. some parents don't believe the allegations and want him back in

the classroom. he's expected to appear later this week in court. we'll have a live report in our midday newscast. you can link to more on our home page right now. firefighters are on the scene of that scrap metal plant that caught fire yesterday in richmond. the shelter in place has now been lifted. workers have also returned to the richmond/san rafael bridge toll booths. go to our home page for details and video. lots of people are talking about this morning's super blue blood moon. it hasn't happened in the united states since 1866. on our facebook page we posted videos and images. it won't happen again for 18 years. i'm marcus washington. the steps

taking to help people figure out pot licensing requirements. plus-- a south bay landmark on the silver screen. the new movie about the winchester mystery house. join us tomorrow from 4:30 to 7.

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. good morning, everybody. i'm megyn kelly. imagine waking up at 4:00 a.m. and seeing a wave of mud. toxic, neck-high mud, barreling towards you. it happened to our next guest who fought for hours to survive, and to save her 93-year-old mother, in the deadly mudslides in montecito, california, just three weeks ago. it's part of our "i survived" series and is a story of faith and on the bond between mother and daughter. >> i have to hold on to the wall here because i c