toward the sun, not toward the sun, into the sun, not toward the sun. >> hope sunny skies are ahead for you. thanks for joining us this morning. local news update in half an hour. >> join us for our midday newscast. have a great weekend. good morning, here we go, a dangerous mix of snow, ice, and rain making a mess of the morning commute for tens of millions, and right behind it an even bigger storm that could dump two feet of snow. 108 million people from the rockies to new england in its path. we've got everything you need to know before the long holiday weekend. eaking overnight, bomb shell, the new report that says president trump himself ordered his lawyer, michael cohen to lie to congress, a potential game changer with claims that the special counsel robert mueller has e-mails, documents, and testimony to prove it. what the president's side is saying this morning. avalanche, a wall of snow at a popular ski resort in new

mexico. one person reportedly killed, another in critical condition. >> we saw the skier fighting really for his life as all the snow started moving underneath him. >> this morning inside the heroic attempt by hundreds of fellow skiers to save victims buried alive. all that, plus royal rollover, the queen's husband prince philip recovering after flipping his suv. >> he was trapped in the car and i showed him how to move to free his legs. >> we're live with the latest on how the 97-year-old prince is doing. deep blue sea, a diver jumps in to swim with what could be the largest great white shark in the world, and who better to tell this story, the diver herself joins us from hawaii. match ups of the ages. football fans coast-to-coast gearing up for the nfl's final four. two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, tom brady, drew brees facing off against a pair of the game's newest stars.

with trips to the super bowl on the line today, friday, january 18th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on a friday morning. craig's in early. hoda's got the morning off. maybe she's emotionally preparing for the saints game. it's a good weekend to watch football. >> a great weekend to stay inside. >> yeah. >> we've been talking about it all week. this morning we are getting our first taste of the nasty one-two punch of winter storms. set to make a mess for this long weekend. >> we're going to get right to dylan's forecast in a moment. sheinelle is just outside our studio. snow and ice falling overnight. sheinelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. yes, we are waking up to snow on the ground here in new york city. yes, this morning a large portion of the country is bracing for two storms packing a

dangerous mix of rain, ice, and snow that's expected to impact millions. >> a powerful and deadly winter storm that started in california, has been working its way across the country hitting the northeast overnight. that storm and another one right behind it could dump more than a foot of snow in parts of the eastern seaboard this weekend. this morning authorities are preparing for that double dose of winter weather, the first flurries already falling in some areas including northern new jersey. but it's that second storm set to hit the east coast saturday night that is causing concern among officials. >> assume it could be something serious, saturday, sunday assume like an actual blizzard. >> in new york city, nearly 700 salt spreaders are being readied with 1,000 plows set to keep the roads clear statewide. nearly half a million tons of salt on hand. authorities across the northeast are urging caution. >> as always, it is a good time for residents to ensure that they are prepared for a snowstorm.

>> reporter: many residents are already stroking up on snow essentials. >> i'm shopping for a new shovel and salt and just getting prepped for the storm this weekend. >> you never know with these type of storms what's going to happen. you know? they tell you one thing, and you get something else. >> reporter: in addition to snow, an expected temperature drop on sunday night, coupled with the snow already on the ground is expected to cause what's known as a flash freeze, creating dangerous travel conditions. >> they're predicting like an arctic blast. if anything does come in and we get rain or any precipitation with that cold weather, you have to be on top of it. >> reporter: there are slippery spots here in new york city. while things are winding down, for the moment, of course the worst of the weather is ahead of us. craig and savannah? >> thank you. dylan is in for al this morning tracking what you can expect today and this weekend. what are we looking at? >> we've got a lot to talk about. we've got 1,500 miles worth of winter weather advisories. we have winter storm warnings, advisories, we have winter storm watches.

no blizzard warnings posted yet, and it doesn't look like wind is going to be a big factor with this storm, but it's the snow and the ice potential. right now the snow that we're seeing across the northeast, this is just going to create a dusting to an inch, maybe up to two inches back towards erie, pennsylvania. this has nothing to do with the bigger system that's developing back through the northern plains. you can see the heavier snow is falling across south dakota. this is what's going to make a mess of the weekend. as we go through today, the storm is still gathering itself. we are still going to see some of that heavier snow work into iowa. as we go into tomorrow, that rain/snow line crosses right through st. louis. north of that line we're looking at heavy snow for northern missouri, northern illinois and even central indiana. then as we go into sunday, it's going to continue through the northeast, but right over new york city into southern new england, that's where that rain/snow line sets up. where we do have that ice, if it falls as freezing rain, that's what sticks to the trees and the power lines, and that could lead to significant power outages.

as for snow, not that much back towards the midwest. we're looking at two to six inches. it's reallily across the interior northeast, central and northern new england where we could seizely see a foot to foot and a half of snow, perhaps up to two feet in some areas. lesser amounts as you get closer to the coast, and that's because of that icing that's possible. we could see perhaps up to a half an inch of ice. that's why power outages could be very significant, especially when you consider how cold it's going to be on monday. if you're without power that could lead to further dangers. savannah? >> thank you. we are going to have the latest on the storms throughout the morning. now to this new bomb shell report about the mueller investigation. michael cohen, the president's long-time lawyer reportedly has told the special counsel he was ordered to lie to congress by the president himself. we've got complete coverage. we'll start with nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson who's on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. one texas democrat now says if

this explosive new report is true, president trump must either resign or be impeached. that gives you a sense of how some see this as a possible political game changer with buzz feed saying the special counsel's office has evidence, documents, e-mails, text messages to back up this claim. another night, another bomb shell, a potentially damaging new report from buzzfeed says president trump directed his long-time attorney michael cohen to lie to congress about negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. nbc news has not independently confirmed the report which cites two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter. at the same time donald trump was denying business dealings with russia during the campaign. >> i know nothing about the inner workings with russia. i don't deal there. i have no businesses. i have no loans from russia. >> reporter: buzzfeed said the candidates and his children,

ivanka and don jr. received regular detailed updates from cohen, a deal donald trump hoped could bring him $300 million in profits. cohen telling special counsel robert mueller the president personally instructed him to lie to congress saying the negotiations ended months earlier than they did to hide president trump's involvement. overnight cohen's lawyer lanny davis saying in a statement out of respect for mr. mueller's and the office of special counsel's investigation, mr. cohen declined to respond to the questions asked by reporters and so to i. the president's lawyer rudy giuliani telling "the washington post" if you believe cohen i can get you a great deal on the brooklyn bridge. and this morning, renewed attention on this exchange with attorney general nominee bill barr this week. >> you wrote on page one that a president persuading a person to commit perjury would be obstruction, is that right? >> yes. >> okay. >> any -- well, you know any person who persuades another. >> okay. you also said that a president or any person convincing a witness to change testimony

would be obstruction? is that right? >> yes. >> okay. and on page two you said that a president deliberately impairing the integrity or availability of evidence would be an obstruction, is that correct? >> yes. >> okay. >> reporter: overnight, democrats demanding answers. adam schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee calling it among the most serious allegations against president trump to date, tweeting in part we will do what's necessary to find out if it's true. this now intensifies the focus on what michael cohen will say when he appears before congress in less than three weeks. one top democrat, elijah cummings tells nbc news he spoke with cohen yesterday and that cohen is more determined than ever to share his story. craig, savannah. >> hallie, thank you. let's get more now on the legal and political fallout from all of this us. for that, we are joined by justice correspondent pete williams and our political

director, chuck todd. pete, we will start with you, sir. if the president did instruct michael cohen to lie to congress, does that definitely constitute obstruction, and if it does, what could the consequences be for the president? >> yes, and don't just take my word for it. the nominee to be attorney general william barr has said this both in his testimony to congress this week and in that memo that he wrote last june unsolicited when he sent it to his colleagues at the justice department. he said if a president knowingly suborns perjury or reduces a witness to change testimony, p someone to change testimony he commits the crime of obstruction. it's not illegal to tell somebody to lie to cover up for political problems. but if it's true that the president directed cohen to lie to congress, then that would be a crime. but, of course, the question is as has come up repeatedly in this, can a president be charged

with a crime and that's something that the justice department says the answer to is no and presumably mueller has to abide by that opinion, long standing opinion from the office of legal counsel. it becomes more of a political potentially than a legal matter. >> thank you for segueing to chuck todd. rudy giuliani said last night if you believe michael cohen who is, of course, an admitted liar i have a bridge in fwloin sell you. the report states that the special counsel has emails, text messages and a cache of other documents that corroborate this claim. how big a deal is this politically if congress is told hey the president told a witness to lie to you. >> you know, savannah in the trump era we have a hard time sometimes of under calibrating and everybody is saying oh, my god this is it.

this is it. you can't overstate how significant this development is with the caveat of the "if true." this is a lot of if true. if mueller has the receipts which this report says he has, not just michael cohen's word because the fact of the word is he's an admitted liar. if he has the receipts -- let's also remember the president was afraid of the truth that michael cohen knew. you know, we're talking about instructing somebody to lie to congress is something that, by the way, both richard nixon would have been impeached for and bill clinton was. what he was obfuscating is pretty damning this idea the trump tower project was much more expansive and much more on the front of the president's mine. clearly the president was afraid of what cohen could tell congress if he told the truth. >> all right. pete williams and chuck todd, good to have your perspective. michael cohen was the in early february and chuck i know you'll

be unpacking it on sunday on "meet the press". chuck has an exclusive interview with mike warner. >> and where while the feud between president and democrats over the government shutdown has taken yet another twist this morning. the president responding to house speaker nancy pelosi's request to delay the state of the union address by cancelling an overseas trip she had planned. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has more on that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump using the power of his office to shut down nancy pelosi's planned trip leading a congressional delegation to visit american troops in a war zone. his letter to the speaker laced with sarcasm underscores how bitter this back and forth has become and this stalemate has no signs of ending. this morning an escalating feud between the president and the house speaker. the latest flach point nancy pelosi's planned trip abroad including a secret stop in

afghanistan. grounded by president trump less than an hour before she and other democrats were set to depart. president trump writing i am sorry to inform you that your trip has been postponed calling the trip a public relations event. the president's power play an apparent payback for pelosi's call to postpone the state of the union address until after the government re-opens. democrats furious. >> i think the actions of the president were petty, mean-spirited a >> pelosi's aides say the trip was designed to thank the troops and receive critical national security briefings from those on the front lines. the president's aides argued pelosi should stay in washington to negotiate an end to the shutdown, but no formal talks between the president and speaker are scheduled. >> the party has been hijacked by the open borders fringe within the party, the radical

left becoming the radical democrats. >> reporter: pelosi's sensitive trip requires military aircraft which the president controls though he suggested if you would like to make your journey by flying commercial, that would certainly be your prerogative. how could the nearly month-long shutdown finally end? one scenario the democrats cave and agree to give the president more money for that border wall, but that appears unlikely with polls showing most americans oppose a wall, and blame the president for the shutdown. another option, president trump gives in reopening the government without receiving additional money for the wall, but that's also unlikely given the president's hard line stance driven by pressure from conservative media. >> we are very fortunate the guy does not cave. >> he is dead in the water if he doesn't build that wall. dead, dead, dead. >> another possibility, the personal hardship for federal workers or the impact on the economy becomes so great that

something gives. also cancelled, the white house delegation's scheduled trip to an economic forum in switzerland next week. the secretary of state and treasury secretary apparently now staying home, and after president trump hit back at pelosi, lindsey graham one of the president's allies criticized both sides in this feud saying quote, one sophomoric response does not deserve another. craig sand savannah? >> peter, thank you. now to taos, new mexico, where two skiers were buried under an avalanche. it happened at a popular ski resort there. one person reportedly passing away overnight, the other in critical condition. nbc's gadi schwartz is covering the breaking news. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. that survivor is still listed in critical condition. meanwhile out here at the ski resort, this peak is an absolutely massive mountain. it stands more than 12,000 feet tall and is one usually the most experienced skiers only tackle. in this case experience alone wasn't enough to outrun an avalanche.

>> a day on the slopes taking a terrifying turn in an instant. >> an avalanche hit kachina peak. there's been multiple victims. >> reporter: two men caught in a sliding mountain of snow caught in an avalanche that piled snow as high as 30 feet. lee backer was on a ski lift and witnessed the horror unfolding from above. >> all of a sudden we saw a skier at the top and the snow breaking off, and we saw the skier fighting really for his life as all the snow started moving underneath him. >> dozens of rescuers and volunteers jumped into action with the help of dogs, probes, and shovels they found the two men unconscious, not breathing and managed to pull them out and resuscitate them with cpr. former new mexico governor gary johnson was involved in the rescue. >> people were crying up there, and i'm one of those. there were 200 people up there with probe poles, so it was everybody's best friend that they were searching for.

>> reporter: an experienced skier, johnson stressed the ever present danger of avalanches. >> a lot of people think of fluffy snow, gee, how can i not get out of fluffy snow. it's basically ten feet of concrete. i mean, that's what happens in an avalanche. >> reporter: the park is home to some of the most extreme skiing in the area. no beginner trails, only double black diamond or expert only terrain. it's an area of the mountain that up until three years ago was only accessible by foot. >> taos is as steep as it gets, and this run is as steep as it gets. >> the ski resort said they had been detonating explosives that morning as part of their routine to try to reduce the risk of avalanches. >> nobody's to blame for this accident, nobody, but this is stuff that does happen, and they bomb regularly, and in spite of all that, it still happened. it's just devastating. >> reporter: at this point neither of the men have been identified. we are told both of the men

weren't wearing avalanche beacons which extreme skiers wear to make it easier to find when they are buried under the snow. instead, hundreds of people stood arm in arm, complete strangers probing the snow carefully to find the men underneath. the pictures are a testament to how many people came together to help. guys, back to you. >> incredible act of courage. thank you. dylan is back with a look at the rest of the country's forecast in addition to those storms. >> there's a lot going on across the country. we have that little bit of snow in the northeast this morning. the snow starting to really gather itself back through the northern plains, another storm moves into the northwest. we also have a chance of severe storms across eastern texas later today. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

we've still got a lot of cloud cover but expect a pretty beautiful sunrise. right now current temperatures in those 50s. 52 degrees, wind speeds light at about 5 miles per hour and we're still seeing some showers, but a lot of that is now trekked off to the east. we've still got plenty of moisture off to the north. if i zoom in closer, you could see we're still seeing some scattered showers kind of push on through into portions of the interior valleys, topping out in the 60s this afternoon. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. still ahead, an update on how prince philip is doing after the 97-year-old was involved in that really scary car wreck yesterday. plus an epic encounter with what just might be the largest

great white shark in the world. the diver in these images, no cage, no nothing. she's got the whole world buzzing, and she's going to join us from hawaii this morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc. this morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> we have the cloudy conditions out there, and i'm going to zoom in so you could see where the rain stands at now. we have a lot of instability in the atmosphere, which is why we are spotting scattered showers pushing through a lot of it in sacramento, but some interior valleys, including up to the north bay, can still expect to see some scattered showers in through this evening, along with the coastline. take a look at that, we have a couple light showers falling in through san mateo and fremont this morning. your microclimate highs will top out in the upper 50s. even some upper 60s in through concord. 66 degrees. over the next seven days, a look at what we can expect, the slight chance of seeing showers will continue into saturday with the new storm rolling in on sunday. mike, how are the roads? >> pretty good. much more pleasant than yesterday. fremont into the south bay, south bay itself recovers after the earlier crash cleared at 101 and 680, but the arrow shows you there's a stalled north 87 around capitol, that will cause more slowing. a beautiful view of the

recovered roadway 101 through san jose and there's 101 through palo alto, equally as lovely and a smooth drive on the peninsula. >> we'll have another local news update for you coming up in 30 minutes.

we're back, 7:30, take a look at that, an enormous great white shark. this might actually be the largest in the world, and yes, that's a diver right next to her, no cage, no nothing. just a lot of courage, and she's going to tell us her story, her unforgettable dive in this half hour. >> there's a lot about that shark as well that she told us. it's a fascinating story. a check of today's headlines, a potentially damaging new report from buzzfeed says president trump directed his long-time attorney michael cohen to lie about negotiations to build a trump

tower in moscow. two federal law enforcement officials involved in the investigation. at the same time mr. trump was denying business dealings with russia during the campaign. the president's new lawyer rudy giuliani is denying the claim. the first shot in a one-two winter punch is hitting the northeast this morning. it's actually the second storm set to hit the east coast tomorrow night that's causing the most concerns. areas into new england could see up to two feet of snow. here in new york city nearly 700 salt spreaders and a thousand plows are ready to rock. below freezing temperatures coupled with snow already on the ground could lead to dangerous travel conditions sunday and monday. there was a bit of an awkward moment during the lakers thunder game last night. forward michael beasley getting ready to check into the game. he took off his warmup shirt, and then he realized he was wearing the wrong shorts. beasley had on those black warmup shorts instead of the yellow game shorts, so he had to

go back to the locker room to get the right pair. he returned to the court a few minutes later. the lakers ended up winning that game by ten. also this morning, the queen's husband, prince philip is recovering after flipping his suv. this was a frightening accident. "today" east international correspondent keir simmons joins us with what happened here. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, police this morning confirming that a 9-month-old baby was in the vehicle that prince philip's car collided with. as you're going to see with from these pictures, it was quite clearly a serious collision. one woman describing his car as careening and tumbling across the road. >> shocked and shaken but unhurt, the duke of edenboro at the wheel involved in a car accident. the suv seen here lying on its side. >> i saw the car rolling across the road.

tumbling, i tried to open the car door to get him out. >> first at the scene, roy warren helped the prince out of the vehicle from its shattered sunroof. >> he was trapped in the car, and i showed him how to move to free his legs and help get him out. he's a very brave man. >> in the other car involved, two women treated for cuts and an arm injury and a baby all out of danger. witnesses say the prince was pulling out of this intersection when he collided with another car, his suv overturned, the windshield smashed. the suv taken away, the palace quickly saying the duke was uninjured. >> i mean, it's an extraordinary looking crash and more extraordinary that the duke at 97 has walked away from that. >> the 97-year-old still insists driving himself and even drove president obama when he visited the queen at windsor castle in 2016. >> i have never been driven by a

duke before, and i can report that it was very smooth riding. >> for years the queen was rarely seen without her husband beside her or walking behind. in 2017, he finally officially retired from public life after more than 22,000 royal engagements. >> driving himself is one of those last bits of independence he still has. >> this morning, a sigh of relief mixed with concern over whether he should still be at the wheel. >> well, i mean, that's the question, but who's going to tell him that he shouldn't be driving? >> reporter: that's a good question. he is famously stubborn. i think it's a job for the queen, savannah, a quiet moment. but more seriously of course what would have happened if there was someone in the other car really injured, especially that 9-month-old baby. i think it's likely that we will only from now on see him driving on private roads. it's the kind of conversation that families often have to have

with older relatives, and it's going to be a tough one for prince philip. this is a proud guy, savannah. >> we're glad he's okay. thank you very much. let's turn to the latest on these storms headed this way. >> we talked about how if we see a will tlot of power outages th could be bad for monday. right now the cold air is settling in across the northern plains. we've got temperatures running about 15 to 20 degrees below average. high temperatures today in international falls, seven degrees below zero for a high. on saturday we're looking at 11 in pierre, minneapolis, alpena. st. louis about 33. that's why we're on that borderline. we should see more rain than anyone else in st. louis. on sunday indianapolis 16, burlington, vermont, nine degrees. that's why it's all snow in that area. as we go into monday, in the morning we're going to be well down in the lower single-digits. high temperatures in boston monday, 13 degrees, 13 in pittsburgh, indianapolis, 18

degrees. we're finally starting to catch a bit of a break from that heavy rain, but it's still pretty gray outside. temperature also top out in those upper 50s, even some upper 60s. livermore 66 degrees. san jose 67, scattered rain chance into the evening hours, and then throughout the afternoon, we're going to monitor that swell along the coastline. this high surf warning will remain in effect until 5:00 p.m. tonight. dangerous waves 25 to 45 feet possible along the coastline. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, thank you. still to come this morning, a new approach in the fight against what's now considered to be an epidemic, teens and vaping. then a new accuser comes forward with some disturbing allegations against r. kelly. she's sharing her story. and then on pop start, ariana grande's new song and new video out overnight, and inspired by her breakup with

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the images are breathtaking. we're going to talk to the diver you see there in a moment. first, how she managed to capture some of the best instagram photos ever. >> it looks like a scene straight out of steven spielberg's thriller "jaws" but for marine biologist ocean ramsey, this rare sighting of a great white tells the real story of the ocean's fiercest predator. ramsey and a team of divers were studying tiger sharks on tuesday when they encountered the enormous predator and captured the dramatic interaction on film. ramsey estimates the shark, a female, tips the scales at over two tons, and it's eight feet wide and nearly 20 feet long, making it one of the largest in the world and the oldest, too, 50 years old. to really grasp the enormity of this great white, a yellow school bus would surpass it in length by ten feet. it stands as tall as an adult giraffe. it towers shaquille o'neal three

times over. one theory is that this shark is deep blue featured in the discovery channel's celebrated shark week. that great white was first tagged by researchers in mexico 20 years ago. if it is deep blue, ramsey suggests she could be pregnant and chasing whales in the area for food. ramsey has traveled the globe studying sharks, and has dedicated her life to their conservation. she hopes these stunning images will help protect what she calls the ocean's most misunderstood creatures. and we are joined now from hawaii by ocean ramsey, the marine biologist and shark researcher seen in those dramatic videos. ocean, good morning, thanks for being with us. >> aloha and thanks for having me. >> what a day you had. i know you do this for a living, but this had to be the moment of your life? >> absolutely breathtaking, heart melting, overjoyed to be approached by this big, beautiful, massive i think

grandma shark. i mean, she's definitely old to be that large and, i mean, it fills my heart with joy and takes my breath away, and it kind of breaks my heart at the same time to be honest with you, because i just realized that moments like this are increasingly rare because shark populations are being wiped out for shark fin soup and shark finning. >> as this 20 foot shark approaches you, how did you not know that you were in great danger? >> i've been working with sharks all around the world, over 30 species, specifically great whites over ten years, and i work daily, actively. that's why i was out in the water with my research team we were documenting sharks and behavior. we never would imagine we would be fortunate enough to be graced with the presence of this massive, big, beautiful female white shark. absolutely thrilled. she's an amazing individual, and it's just so sad that so many people out around the world seeing her would think monster

and want to kill her because of, you know, movies like "jaws" so people are afraid. truthfully they swim past surfers swimmers, and divers all day every day, and it's so rare they ever make a mistake. less than ten human fatalities globally annually. that's around the entire world, every year. yet people kill 70 to 100 million sharks a year. >> you've been doing this research, this is obviously a great way to get the message out, but there's something about this particular shark, which i know you're looking into this whether or not this is actually a shark that was encountered off the coast of mexico, as i understand it, 2,500 miles away? how do you -- why do you think it might be that same shark who i think her name was deep blue? >> i think it might be deep blue because of the pigmentation or the color pattern across the gills. i'm waiting to hear back from

dr. mauricio hoyos, where deep blue was first spotted. he spent a lot of time in the water with her. i messaged him. i'm waiting to hear back until i say for sure it's her. either way this is the largest white shark i've ever seen, and i've been working with them for over ten years, and the absolutely most incredible individual. i'm so humbled to be in the water with her. i hope that people will be inspired to help protect them so maybe moments like that are possible. >> hey, ocean, there's something else about this shark, this 50-year-old shark. you think that she might be especially large for another reason, why is that? >> she could be potentially pregnant or she may be very full. we did observe her going over and feeding off of a dead sperm whale carcass that was in the general vicinity. either way she's a big, healthy individual, and i just hope that

she survives because we need more big healthy pregnant female sharks out there at the rate that sharks are being killed. >> ocean, it's incredible, what an experience, it's so wonderful you have the pictures to document it and share them with us. can you really hold your breath six minutes under the water, by the way? >> over six and a half minutes under water. as i swim and drink a lot of caffeine, that number goes down. thank you so much. thanks for sharing this with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you guys for your time, and sharing the message, too. aloha. >> aloha. >> what do you guys think? would you get in the water with her? >> no, no. >> and swim with sharks? >> her numbers are startling that they're killing that many of those beautiful creatures. that's alarming. >> it is nice that it's in the news for something positive. that's what raises awareness about them and getting people more interested in them. >> i love how she put it, when she saw the shark she was long but shockingly wide. which is how i felt after the holidays.

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stay away from the shoreline over the next seven days. the slight chance of showers will continue into saturday, along with king tides starting to build into sunday. mike, how are the roads? >> a little slowing northbound 880 at the coliseum. oakland shows the typical volume of traffic bogging down at high street. slowing in all avenues headed toward oakland, the bay bridge from either side. a slower drive still though southbound through fremont for the nimitz and san mateo both for 101. north 87 recovering, 101 up around capitol expressway, the san mateo bridge. thousands are descending on davis to remember a fallen hero. a young davis police officer natalie corona died when she was ambushed in a deadly shooting eight days ago. she had been on the force a few weeks. that service begins at 11:00 this morning. when it begins, you can link to a live feed from nbcbayarea.com. a bombshell announcement from palo alto's tesla. the company plans to lay off 7%

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, ready, set, snow. millions in the northeast waking up to snow, sleet, and ice making for a messy morning commute, and the worst is yet to come. a strong storm expected to dump up to two feet in some areas. how it will impact your long holiday weekend. dylan with the latest forecast. plus, ending an epidemic. >> you know one juul pod contains as much nicotine as 20 cigarettes. >> your first look at a creative new campaign taking a look at the rise of vaping. >> young people who start vaping

are up to four times more likely to then go on and use a regular cigarette. we need to stop this now. >> the new approach that could make quitting as easy as sending a text message. and digital detox. >> it was kind of a moment of clarity where i was just like, you know, i need to kind of reassess this relationship with my phone. >> why this woman decided to take a break from her devices and how a smartphone separation could help you, too. simple tips and tricks to check yourself before you tech yourself. today, friday january 18th, 2019. ♪ >> from fort knox, indiana! >> today is my 60th birthday! >> this is kate and garrett stationed in okinawa, japan. >> and we just got engaged. >> we love you "today" show! >> love you "today" show! ♪ >> fort worth, texas!

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craig? >> dylan, thank you. there are new questions that president trump directed his former personal attorney michael cohen to lie to congress about negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is an explosive new report. we should note that nbc news has not independently confirmed what buzzfeed is saying. buzzfeed citing two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation into the matter. the outlet says michael cohen told the special counsel the president personally instructed him to lie to congress, saying the negotiations for a trump tower in moscow ended months earlier than they did all to hide donald trump's involvement, and even as the president was denying business dealings with russia during the campaign, buzzfeed says he and his children were getting regular updates on the real estate development from cohen. the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, tells nbc this morning if you believe cohen, i can get you a great deal on the brooklyn bridge. craig, back to you. >> hallie jackson for us at the white house. thank you. now to new mexico where two

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miguel, good morning. >> we're hearing from a young woman who says she met r. kelly when she was just a teenager working as an intern speaking out in a "dateline" interview, she accuses kelly of abusive behavior. we're also hearing from the singer's attorney. >> i was in love with him. i just didn't know what to do, like i didn't know if this was normal. i didn't know if this how adults acted, like i just didn't know. i didn't know. >> tracy sampson says she was introduced to r. kelly while working as an intern at epic records during the summer of 1999 starting when she was 16 years old. >> he's like, well, can i kiss you? and i was like, no, he was like okay, well, give me a hug. like when i gave him a hug, he just started kissing me. >> sampson tells date line her relationship with kelly lasted until she was 18. it was then that she broke things off and filed a lawsuit

against the singer accusing him of sexual abuse. kelly denied having sex with her, but settled with sampson out of court for $250,000. her first on camera interview coming in the wake of anti-kelly rallies outside sony music headquarters in new york. protesters calling for police action and an end to producing and playing r. kelly's music. lady gaga, celine dion and chance the rapper have all pulled their collaborations with the chart topping artist. >> the record companies are abandoning him, other artists are all of a sudden acting like they're shocked by these rumors that are floating around. he's having a very difficult time, but he's strong. he's tough. he wants to put out his music and continue performing for people, and i expect that's what he'll be able to do. >> kelly's attorney says he didn't represent the artist when sampson alleges she was abused,

but insists his client has done nothing wrong to her or any of the women who have come forward. >> so is r. kelly saying that all these women, they are all lying? >> that is absolutely correct. >> every one of them? >> every one of them, yes. >> miguel, at this point, is there an official police investigation? >> well, craig, police haven't officially or formally discussed opening one, but just last week chicago police visited kelly's home after a tip that two women were being held there against their will. police say those were independently interviewed, both women, and they say they were being held there not against their will and they were in good health and spirits. >> miguel, thank you. for more of this story you can watch "accused, the r. kelly story" on dateline nbc 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. dylan's just getting an update from the weather center. what's up? >> we are going to see a little bit of light snow showers affecting the northeast this morning. those will wind down shortly. the bigger storm system, though,

is just gathering itself. it's beginning to produce some heavier snow through south dakota. this will turn into a midwest storm on saturday and an east coast storm on sunday. now hearre's a peek out your window. >> keeping showers in the forecast but expecting a very nice afternoon. the chance of seeing some cloudy skies. temperatures top out in the 60s. dropping down into the 50s overnight. we're expecting a slight chance of seeing some showers in through early tomorrow morning for the north bay. those tides will kick up, with very high tides expected monday. overall, temperatures remain mild, topping out in those upper 60s. and that's your latest forecast. now to a first of its kind weapon in the push to reduce the number of teenagers using e-cigarettes. >> cynthia mcfadden is here with an exclusive look at a new program.

>> good morning. >> good morning. >> well, the number of high school kids who were vaping in 2018, get ready for this, went up 78% from the year before. for middle schoolers it went up 48% despite that there aren't really any treatment programs available for kids who get hooked to the nicotine in these e-cigarettes. and that's where the truth initiative comes in, the powerful anti-smoking group has set its sights on vaping. they gave me an inside look. >> at woodrow wilson high school in washington, d.c., principal kim martin has a problem. >> what percentage, especially of your juniors and seniors, would you say are vaping? >> i would say probably half. >> like many principals across the country, martin says she's confiscating e-cigarettes on a daily basis and it's getting worse. her students agree. >> show of hands, do you know anybody who vapes? >> show of hands, have you tried it? >> when did you try vaping for

the first time? >> probably my freshman year, so three years ago. >> did you like it? >> i just thought it looked cool. >> over winter break, principal martin was so concerned she sent a news letter home to parents saying the surgeon general was calling teenage vaping an epidemic. she had another reason, too, closer to home. her son had taken up vaping. >> my son spent his entire high school career staying away from all of those kinds of products, and comes home after one quarter of college and he says, mom, you know, it's safer, mom. >> enter the truth initiative, the nonprofit known for its powerful antismoking ads. they're now taking on e-cigarettes, too. >> you know one juul pod contains as much nicotine as 20 cigarettes. >> we're worried it's a ticking time bomb. we know that young people who otherwise would not have smoked who start vaping are up to four times more likely to then go on

and use a regular cigarette. so we need to stop this now. >> the idea inspired months of tinkering and testing to turn true's quit smoking text program into a quit vaping program. megan jacobs led the team. she shows me how to sign up. >> so you're going to text the word quit, okay? >> you'll get one message a day at 10:00 a.m., and you can text stress or tips if you need stress management or some top ten tips to help your kids quit. >> i always need stress management. >> you can text us anytime. >> daily text messages to teens who want to quit and parents who want to help them, all anonymous and free of ar. ch >> so explain to me exactly why people who are vaping can't just sign up for your stop smoking program? >> well, they certainly could, but what we know is that vaping is a little different than smoking. first of all, most people who vape, especially young people say i'm not a smoker.

that has nothing to do with me. >> this is where the truth initiative and woodrow wilson come together. principal martin's newsletter asking parents for help with the vaping problem got a surprising reply. >> one of my parents who works for truth initiative said, i've got an idea. maybe i can help you create this partnership. >> and they did. parents, teachers, and sutudent will provide feedback to truth about how the program is working. >> you can't frighten people into changing their behavior. we've always believed that the way to especially with young people, is to give them the facts, make sure they have them because oftentimes they don't, and with vaping they absolutely don't, and we often do it with humor. >> vaping is like safer than -- vaping is safer -- >> would that appeal to you? would you be willing to sign up for it? >> i probably should. i probably should, yeah. >> anya has some other ideas.

>> do you think there's anything that you or anybody else could say to kids who are picking it up, picking up the habit now? >> think about the money. also, just it's going to -- this is very vain, but that's what also appeals to people, it's going to take a toll on your skin. that's what you want to tell them. don't talk about health. skin and money. >> you guys are chuckling, but she has a point. >> mm-hmm. >> wow. >> the american vaping association and juul labs, the maker of the most popular e-cigarette with a whopping 75% of the market share have both said that youth should not be vaping. juul has also taken a number of actions to combat underaged use including launching their own digital campaign to educate parents about the product. >> it's text messages. if you want to get the text, what do you do? >> i signed up, and some of the -- it's very creative. i signed up for the parent one and i want to stop one. here's all you do, write this down. 2028049884. you text quit, and you say whether you're a young person,

how old you are, whether you're a parent, you don't have to say how old you are there, thank goodness, and they send you daily texts, and it's very supportive. and guess what, they did the same kind of program for smoking. it was enormously successful, four times more likely to quit than any other. >> texting certainly helps, too. >> you know, you can say, i'm having trouble, i'm having cravings. they'll send you ideas. >> thank you, cynthia. >> you signed up, but you don't vape, just to be clear. >> i don't vape, but i may know someone who does. >> interesting. >> just saying. let's head over to carson daly. this is an interesting story. >> this is a good one. this gentleman right here, this is will novak from arizona. he recently discovered an e-mail inviting him to a bachelor party in vermont for a guy named angelo. will doesn't know anybody named angelo. this is what he wrote back, vermont seems like a very far way for me to travel for the bachelor party of a guy i've

never met, that being said, expletive, count me in. the invite was supposed to go to this guy, this is bill novak whose e-mail address is one character different than will's back there. you get the idea. to will's surprise the group responded and said sure, come to the party this weekend, and he was in. he started this go fund me page. he raised more than enough money there. he said it was going to cover his flight. the rest of this money he's going to give to angelo and the bride to be and the #angel the #angelosbachelorparty took off online. >> whitney writes this is one of my favorite stories. and even vermont governor phil scott chiming in, posting, will, please extend my congratulations to angelo and his bride to be on their wedding. will shared this, a photo of his suitcases. he's packed, he's ready to go for the big weekend. in addition to the go fund me,

people from all over who have been following this story decided just to donate, i'm in the dark, random items, things like hawaiian shirts and vermont beer, even a tattoo artist offering to give all the bachelor party guys matching ink as well. again, if you want to follow this, #angelosbachelorparty. >> we should send a correspondent. >> this should be a movie. >> are you volunteering yourself? >> pop start, buddy? >> i could fill in for you. we're going to starts with gladys knightin, she is going t sing the national anthem. the 74-year-old best known for hits like midnight train to georgia was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1996. in response to critics who are unhappy she's taking part in the national anthem controversy the singer released a statement saying in part i'm proud to use my voice to unite and represent our country. the nfl announced their new social justice platform, inspire change and i am honored to be a

part of its inaugural year. congrats. up next, rachel brosnahan stopped by the tonight show fresh off her win at the globes, and shared a particular dilemma she faced after bringing home another award. take a look. >> i live in a new york city apartment. there's not a lot of space. you don't have -- there's no such thing as an extra shelf lying around. >> then you found an extra shelf. >> i found an extra shelf. it is my toilet shelf. >> the top of the toilet. >> one went on there, and then i put the other one on there. >> this is a real photo here. look at this. >> that's my bathroom. >> it looks really great. >> it looks nice, right? >> it looks beautiful. >> not a bad problem to have. >> you can catch rachel hosting snl tomorrow on nbc. next we've got goldie hawn and kate hudson stopping by ellen to guest co-host the show and reveal a few intimate details about what happened in the delivery room while kate was

giving birth in october. turns out goldie had to do some maneuvering around the doctor to get a better look. here's what happened. >> he was sort of like this leaning down, doing the thing on the baby, and i'm trying to get in on him to try to look over his shoulder, and now i see the head, and i'm going, oh, there's the head, and then it went back, and he said goldie, if you get any closer you're going to fall in. >> in her defense, she did say -- she did ask for permission to do that. there you go. that's your pop start. >> can you imagine? >> i cannot. >> no. >> okay. thank you. straight ahead, it's going to be here before you know it, where to find those great deals on spring getaways. and are you suffering from tech overload? we are going to get you started on the path, a digital detox, how your smartphone can actually help with this after your local news. i )m kira klapper.

a bombshell announcement good morning, it is 8:26. a bombshell announcement this morning from tesla as ceo elon musk warns about a difficult road ahead for the silicon valley carmaker. the company announced plans to lay off 7% of its staff. that amounts to about 3,000 worker. no word on how many cuts will cut the freemont plant or other bay area positions. musk said the cuts are necessary because tesla wants to produce a more affordable model 3. this is the second time in less than one year tesla has issued pink slips. the company's stock price is down near lly 10%. mike inouye has a check of traffic. >> a pleasant drive but i have to bring some sad news on to this report. i just saw a whole bunch of

motorcycle officers traveling north on 880. there's a traffic break. then they joined the freeway and then it restores traffic flow. what i think is going on is they're heading up towards davis to honor the officer. they will continue up 880. you may see more folks in traffic. the caravan is moving so quickly it's not causing a disturbance on our maps. a crash west of 580 just past the warren freeway for the pe piedmont hills area. rest of the bay, smooth drive for this holiday friday. even south county, no problems over the seneca mountains. >> we'll have coverage of that funeral at 11 check. 11:00.

8:30 now on this friday morning, january 18th, 2019. a bit of a slippery start to the day here in midtown manhattan after that overnight snow, so all these folks on the plaza, an extra hearty thank you. thank you for making it out to the plaza this morning. >> this is a big crowd. >> a great crowd. >> i looked up to see if they put the tree back up because the crowd is humongous. >> the crowd is back, a holiday weekend coming up. do you guys like a good game of where's waldo? >> yes. i think we should play a little, right? >> oh, on the plaza. >> let's start over here.

do you see any waldo? >> i see a harry potter. >> that one's close. >> camera over here. where's waldo? >> there's waldo. >> oh, my gosh. not even just waldo, the cutest waldo i've ever seen. >> oh, my gosh. >> your name's not waldo, what is it? >> turner. >> hey, turner, how old is turner? >> 8 months. >> where are you from? potsboro texas. >> is this also turner's first snowstorm? >> yes. >> that's fantastic. we're easing you into it little buddy. oh, my gosh. so cute. >> thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> we all want to take turner home, is that going to be a problem? >> i was tempted to go in for the grab. >> i know, what a cutie. >> i feel like i know exactly what turner's going to look like when he's 40. he's got that face, you know. >> he's a handsome fellow. >> i love a bald baby. look how cute he is. coming up, more of our resolution revolution. this morning something probably we could all use, a digital detox. we're going to tell you how you

can track your screen time, tips to lower how many hours you're spending on your phones, and even some, get this, vacation deals if you're willing to put down your devices. >> oh, sounds like a fair trade. speaking of travel, spring break's going to be here before you know it. believe it or not, now is the time to book your family's getaway. we're going to help you out with that and walk you through some great deals to some really awesome destinations across the country. and on the third hour of "today," dave franco is stopping by from the movie that's getting a lot of oscar buzz "if beale street could talk". valentine's day is less than a month away. a special series called share the love today, we really want your help. dig up your old love letters, your photos, your romantic stories, and will you share them with us at today.com. >> keep it clean. >> yes, keep it clean. >> keep those letters clean. >> we're going to be getting

some snow here, right? >> yes, this has nothing to do with the bigger storm this weekend. this is a little taste to get you going. >> a little appetizer? >> a little appetizer. take a look at saturday, it really gets going through the midwest, moves through the great lakes. we're also looking at stronger storms farther south where it's warmer. the snow arrives into the northeast later in the day on saturday. it's heavy overnight. it lasts through sunday, especially across new england. we could see a foot to perhaps a foot and a half of snow in the interior northeast. along the coast, though, it's more ice. that could cause some power outages. and then as we go into monday, it is going to be bitterly cold, starting off the day in the single-digits, windchills about 10 to 15 degrees below zero. that snow and ice and slush is going to freeze up and stick around for a while. once the temperatures drop monday, it is going that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> cloudy, golden gate bridge, live look, temperatures in the 50s. still have that high surf

warning in effect until 5:00 p.m. tonight. dangerous waves, very strong swell along the entire coastline. over the next seven days, we'll continue to see those scattered showers through the early morning and a slight chance, especially for the far northern bay, will continue into saturday, with more rain moving in on sunday along with those king tides swelling up. >> and that's your latest forecast. carson and savannah. >> thank you so much. now to more on our resolution revolution. to help you start off the year on the right foot this morning, our alliance on these. >> you got yours right there, yep. smartphone always with us. a lot of us spend too much time on our smartphones and tablets. one writer has found moderation makes all the difference: here's nbc's morgan radford. >> what do you do when you're in a toxic relationship with your phone? >> i didn't break up with my

phone. it was more like we went to couple's therapy. >> writer cassie schwartzly noticed that her smartphone was taking up too much of her time. >> i went across the street to get a cup of coffee and i didn't have my phone on me, and i actually started to have a panic attack. it was kind of a moment of clarity where i was just like i need to kind of reassess this relationship with my phone. >> it was a wake-up call, a moment of anxiety that sparked a month of moderation. she decided to do a digital detox, 30 days of limiting time with her smartphone, chronicling every step for "men's health." step one, putting an end to something that more than one-third of us do, checking our phones in the first five minutes we're awake. >> instead of waking up and looking at my phone and seeing what awaited me in my inbox, i started going on a morning walk without my phone. left my phone here, woke up, and my husband and i would go on sometimes just a ten-minute walk around the neighborhood. >> so you got him on board? >> i got him on board, yes.

>> he said i want to do the digital detox too. >> or i said you're going to do the digital detox with me. >> reducing screen time meant gaining perspective. >> i kind of started to realize that i hadn't been living in the present moment, so i was missing all of these things around me, whether it was just a quiet morning before the day started or the sunrise, or you know, saying hi to somebody. we all walk around and don't say hi to each other. >> we're staring down. >> right. >> i found that it made me feel calmer and kind of just it gave me my mornings back. >> and she was on to something. the average person checks their phone 47 times per day and spends nearly three hours on it, and while a digital detox is something that two-thirds of americans say would help them, only 28% have actually gone ahead and tried it. >> excess phone use is linked to anxiety and depression. there's even a term for the fear of being without your phone,

it's nomophobia. the fear of being without your phone. >> do you think as a society we're even aware of how dependent we are on our phones? >> i think a lot of people are aware of that and aunless you kind of take the time to assess that relationship and really think about how it's impacting your mental health, i don't know how much awareness there is. >> taking a break can mean taking a lesson to heart for all of us. >> life's going to go on. it's fine, you're going it get the work e-mail, and you're going to come back and it's going to still be there. you don't need to answer it 14 seconds after you got it. >> your phone isn't in charge of your life, you are. >> so how much time are we really racking up on those phones, and what's the best way to take a break? we've got tech expert katie linendall with advice for everybody. >> i guess the first tip is knowing about how much your on your phone and getting real with yourself. >> it is eye opening when you realize how much time you're spending in front of all of your devices.

one thing that's really resourceful is apple's screen time, and android comparable as well. if you are not using this feature, it's in the settings of your phone. it will literally tell you from how many times a day you're picking up your phone to how much time you're spending on social media, productivity, creativity. what i like about it is you can set limits. >> what's the metrics of that? how much is too much? i did it once, 18 hours, is that a week, is that a lot? is that a little? >> we'll get to some resources -- we're all, and myself included i think we're going through this phase where it's get back to you time. is picking up your phone, is it bringing you joy, is it bringing you success at your job? i think we all are asking that question right now. >> you can set it up. you've got to go and find it. >> it's right in your settings. and note that time limit. i think it's resourceful for kids if they are on an ipad you can set a pass code so you can limit the amount of time they're spending on certain apps or progra

programs. >> another thing is you can remove the pop-up notifications. >> this was driving me crazy. we have those notifications. we're trying to focus whether we're out or we're at work, those notifications pop up. it's nonstop, it's relentless. go into your settings and toggle your notifications whether it is for facebook, whether it is for twitter and get less, i think it keeps you more on point to the task at hand. i think that's a big one. it's an easy one, but it also can be really resourceful ain a very simple way. >> i feel more scatterbrained. >> when i'm playing fortnite, the drop downs are ruining my game. that's another reason. >> i do love fortnite as well. >> you can also put do not disturb on your phone. >> another easy tool. what i like about do not disturb, i started using this at night. it allows you to instead of muting, it will shut down all notifications so your screen will not light up. what's great about it too is you can put favorites on there. you can allow your favorites to come through if heaven forbid

there's an emergency or you get multiple calls in the course of a few minutes, it will allow the call to come through. do not disturb, great feature. >> so much stuff in settings we don't even know about that can help us. >> because we're playing fortnite the whole time. >> well, it happens. >> totally digitally detox. >> so i have to tell you, ten years ago for a tv segment i was doing i went to a digital detox facility. i was told i was the worst patient of all times. that was a decade ago and now here we are. there are select hotels and places across the globe that are no phone zones. if you turn in your electronics they will give you amenities from spas and facial treatments to activities like kayaking. one here is in the grand villas in mexico in mri playa del carm. they encourage you to do so many activities. then they'll give you your tech back and you get prices off. >> that's a great idea. >> in addition to really select customized vacations that are all about no phone zones, family

time, and again, resorts that offer for digital detox specifically. >> and before we let you go, this is at the consumer electronics show, what are these goggles supposed to do? >> this is a new device called you may care. just coming off of ces i found this and this tells where we're at in 2018. >> what's happening to that woman? >> this is a cool thermal meditation device that helps erase screen time. you're in front of the screens all day, it actually uses heat and also cooling depending on which choice you have to reset the effects of all that screen time that's happening on your eyes. crazy that technology is helping technology but that's where we're at. >> giver them your quick dinner tip. >> i was saying back in the day, if you're with a big group and everybody's wanting to look at their phones, everyone put your phones in the center of the table, and whoever picks their phone up first has to pay the bill. >> i think that's a great one. >> game of phones. >> game of phones katie called it. i love that. something to look forward to as we head into the snowy

weekend, spring break, where you can find the best vacation deals right now. but first this is "t

welcome back, the weather outside could be down right frightful this weekend. why not spend it inside booking a fun spring getaway. now is a good time to plan a trip and get a great deal as well. mark ellwood is here with some bargains you can snap up right now. always good to have you. before we get to these fantastic destinations, folks who might be hopping on a plane in the next week or so, concerns about tsa, long lines because of the government shutdown. what can you tell us? >> i'm flying tonight, and the way i'm looking at it, i think add an extra hour just to be safe. that's what the advice is. arrive about an hour earlier than usual, three hours before your flight, not two. if you want to double check, use social media. check the hashtags on tsa for your local airport and other travelers will be sharing what's

going on. yo you'll get a live sense of what's going on. >> let's get to the beach. >> we want to go to the emerald coast in florida, perfect, can't fail beach get away. the golf of mexico, bathtub warm water, beautiful white sand. we've got a lovely resort, you can golf. there's great fishing in destin. bunk bedrooms for the kids and a swim up bar for the grown-ups. >> how much? >> everything we've got here is under 250, almost everything is under 20067. you've got really good deals. >> what's our next location? >> it's a lesser known caribbean island. it's an adventure island called dominica. it's pristine. it's rain forest. if you want to have an adventure in the caribbean, hike through the rain forest, if you are a diver, the champagne reef with its tiny little bubbles.

dominica is a tiny island for you. if you want an alternative to just lounging on the beach, dominica. >> still intact it looks like. >> gorgeous, great hotels but that lovely really kind of pristine greenery. >> for folks who love a good cruise? don't we all. >> yes, eating, drinking, gambling. >> it's a win, win, win, win, win. we've got two ideas around a cruise, wynn star, smaller ships, maximum 310 people. >> really, that small? >> totally. when they're that small, they have the advantage of going to destinations that maybe the big ships can't get into, so like tobego, you've got lovely smaller excursions, you can make your own chocolate in st. lucia. jump off the back of the ship, you're snorkeling around. >> what if you prefer a larger cruise line? >> you want that fun palace, princess has 40% off some of its itineraries right now. 40% off. these are the 3,000 person

ships. western caribbean, you can get a mayan adventure. eastern caribbean, beachy vacations and they have those amazing ocean medallions that let you do everything, you open your room with them, charge with them. >> some national parks if folks are interested in planning some trips. >> grand canyon, can't fail. i wish al was here, he's like the super fan. grand canyon, 100 years as a national park this year. >> those hotels rarely discount, though? >> absolutely. this is why this is such a steal, a 45 minute scenic train ride from the hotel to the south rim. i think that's a bonus, and who wouldn't want to go to the grand canyon. >> pacific northwest. >> that's the other one, if you're going to the rain forest which has a thousand water falls, bald eagles, black bears, if you want to stay at a lodge and get lost in nature, pacific northwest. >> every time you're on i get so excited about taking a trip. >> i'll plan your next one. >> safe travels this weekend. good luck to you.

still ahead here on a friday morning, andy samberg opening up about his snl audition, and why his hair almost gt in tot in th. it's a fascinating story. s rst this i

well, look who's here? it's willie. >> hey, guys, how's it going? >> we always look forward to the sit-down. >> i think we have a fun one for you, andy samberg is my guest. he's fresh off hosting the golden globe awards. he and i got together to talk about the new season of his hit show brooklyn nine-nine on nbc. and how his childhood obsession with saturday night live turned into a job on the show that made him a star. >> the story goes that you would sneak to watch tv to watch professional wrestling? >> uh-huh. >> but then you'd come across snl, and that's how you sort of discovered it, is that right? >> yes, i immediately loved it,

and then my parents finally caught wind i was watching it, and then they were like, oh, have you seen the earlier stuff? >> right. >> and i was like how long has it been on? >> good evening, i'm chevy chase and you can't. >> rosa na dan a. >> as you got older, did you have in your head i'd love to be on that show? >> yeah. >> you did? >> yes. >> to me it was like a little kid in little league being like i want to be a shortstop for the yankees. great, so does everyone. >> right, right. >> right before we actually made a connection to get an audition for snl, i was pretty sure it was not my path. i was like, i don't know, who can i sound like? they want impressions. all my impressions were like one sentence. i did jimmy fallon at a funeral. >> which was? >> oh, man, this is so sad. >> so what's the phone call like then when you actually find out you're on the show? >> i went to have my meeting

with loren and he was basically like, so you think you can do this? i was like, yeah, i mean, i would try my hardest. if you see pictures of me in the beginning of snl, my hair was insane, and it was worse before i started. loren did ask me in that meeting would you be willing to cut your hair? yeah, i'll shave my head. i'll do whatever you want, and i walked out and all the people in the office were like, so? i was like i don't know what happened. and they're like you got it! >> andy samberg. >> i was four years in to working there and i still wasn't sure i was on the show. >> so the story of how he got to the show is he was making comedy videos with his two buddies, now famous, the lonely island guys, and he got a job writing for the mtv video awards that jimmy fallon was hosting, and jimmy fallon went back to lauren michaels and said these guys are hilarious. you've got to talk to them. the videos they made, the ding tall shorts revolutionize snl and they came right at the time

youtube was launching. you can see the whole interview this weekend on sunday today, and you can listen to our entire unedited conversation for free on apple podcasts or wherever you get yours. our library of interviews including recent ones with jerry seinfeld, natalie portman and jennifer lopez are all there as well. >> i love it. >> sheinelle, what you got? >> good morning, guys. i'm really passionate about what we're working on for saturday. we're launching a new series on education. tomorrow to start, we have a really interesting story about schools that are somehow still systemically segregated in one county in alabama, and the charter school making strides to change that. these kids are going to an integrated school in that county for the first time, intentionally integrated. i am forever changed after talking to the kids and the parents. i can't wait for you to see this story tomorrow. >> hard to believe there are still segregated schools in this country. >> we'll explain how it happens. >> looking forward to that. >> i know what i'm doing all weekend, watching the "today"

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she had been on the job for just a few weeks. she was the first davis police officer to die in the line of duty in some 60 year. law officers from across the country are expected to attend. our bob riddell is in davis and will bring us a live dreport. nbc bay area will post a link so you can watch the live feed. teachers locked in a contract dispute are involved in a one-day sickout. the district calls it an illegal labor action. some students are joining picketing teachers. we're posting updates on our twitter feed. a bombshell announcement from palo alto's tesla. the company plans to lay off 7% of its staff amounting to 3,000 workers. shares this morning are down nearly so%. on our homepage, why ceo elon musk predicts a rough road ahead. our consumer team will sh

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome. hi, team. >> hi. >> good to see you. >> along with craig and dylan. a lot to talk about. >> yes. this is fun. >> we all wore blue yesterday. >> called me yesterday, do you guys plan that? >> no, we don't. never plans. >> start with this. a royal scare yesterday. may have married about this. the queen's husband prince philip involved in ed id i ed d accident. he's 97 years