g good morning. breaking overite. growing calls to resign. calling a governor to step down after he admitted to appearing in this racist photo from over 30 years ago. he apologizes on line. >> i'm sorry. >> is there any way he can remain in office. >> russia responds. putin announces russia is pulling out of a treaty with the u.s. one day after trump put the russians on notice. are we headed for an arms race.

100 degree turn around. major warm up after some areas saw temperatures 50 below zero. some places expected to be in the 50s. speaking out, the "empire" actor says he is doing okay this morning. talking publicly after the alleged attack. >> ready to retire, skiing great lindsay vonn is walking away from the sport because her multiple injuries make competing too difficult. and one day and counting. the patriots set to take on the los angeles rams at super bowl liii in atlanta. a million fans with security at an all-time high. today, saturday, february 2, 2019.

>> this is "today" live from studio one a. >> thank you for joining us this saturday morning. >> i think it is something like t minus 36 hours. >> we have our seats that are the only seats left to sit in when you watch the patriots. >> whatever you are doing, it is working. we'll take you there live. a lot to get to including that overnight breaking news out of moscow potentially putting the u.s. and russia one step closer to an arms race. as well as the president taking on nancy pelosi again in a new interview. let's begin with the growing calls overnight after the virginia governor admits to this

racist photo that appeared in his year book back in the 80s. >> virginia governor now says the photo in question is clearly racist and offensive. calls for his resignation have been swift and from all corners including some presidential candidates. so far, resisting the intense pressure to step down. >> overnight, the virginia governor apologized for this year book photo taken over three decades ago saying this on twitter. >> that photo and the racist and offensive attitude it represents does not reflect that person i am today or the way i have conducted myself as a soldier, a doctor and public servant. >> appearing on his 1984 medical school year book page. showing a man in black face and

another in a kkk hood. he did not specify which person he is but did say he intends to continue his term as governor. it appeared on a far right website. backlash was swift from both sides calling for his resignation virginia republicans and democrats including the former governor, major progressive groups, naacp and democratic presidential candidates. the virginia democrat was already under fire after voicing for support the state major to losen late-term abortion. >> if a mother is in question, the infant would be delivered and kept comfortable, the infant would be resustain tated ifs that what they desired and then a discuss would ensue between

the physicians and the mother. a pediatric neurosurgeon. >> if he were to step aside, he would be replaced by a 39-year-old african lawyer. to the other breaking news story. russia now saying it is pulling out of the nuclear deal with the u.s. a day after the united states threatened to do the same thing. putin claiming the u.s. has actually breached the treaty. sara is following it all from london this morning. >> reporter: good morning. vladimir putin announcing his country is pulling out of the key knew cle ar agreement tweeting the u.s. has been

violating that treaty since 1989. putin described this a tit for tat response one day after the u.s. announced it would pull out of the treaty. one day after it was announced the russians of the violences. >> we can't go by a treaty and limit what we do when someone else doesn't go by that treaty. okay? >> russia denies any violations. putin said this morning, russia will start work on new missiles including hypersonic ones. he told ministers not to initiate disarment talks saying the u.s. is slow to respond to those moves. considered a corner stone cold war agreement. this morning, essentially collapsed raising fears of a new arms race. >> concerns as they relate to

russia and china. president trump is speaking out about the border wall. saying there is a good chance he'll declare national emergency and slamming house speaker nancy pelosi for opposing it. in west palm beach, florida where the president is finally getting to spend some time in his estate there. >> reporter: we are waiting to see if the president will unveil his decision about a border wall during the biggest night of his career, the state of the union address. his theme will be choosing greatness and he'll be laying out his views on immigration, trade national security and drug prices. for a change of scene, he is here this weekend spending time with his family. >> trading washington's builter winter for a rainy arrival in florida. the president's first stop here

in palm beach since thanksgiving. days before his tuesday night state of the union address where immigration will be a major topic. his possible plans for a national emergency declaration, still a secret. >> i'm saying listen closely to the state of the union. i think you'll find it very exciting. >> in his power struggle, he criticized speaker pelosi. >> i think she is very rigid and bad for our country. >> turning to 2020, the president sized up the newest candidate. new jersey senator cory booker who announced. >> you say no chance? >> because i know him. i don't think he has a chance. >> booker is not alone, the

president has commented on other democratic can't indicats. he believes he has weakened senator warren and did say kamala harris had the best roll out. >> political contributor and writer, also the author of political playbook. >> good morning. >> it seems unimaginable that in 2019, the question of a sit gs governor being asked is, are you the guy in black face or are you the guy dressed in kkk and yet this is reef life? is there politically survivable? >> it seems that it would not be. this is rough stuff 30 years ago and seems unsustainable even today. >> the governor said he is going

to hold a press conference today. there is a backstop for him. seen as a rising star in politics. it's unclear. democrats and republicans have called on the senator to step down. it is increasingly difficult to see how he could have a sustainable relationship with the community. >> let me ask you about another hot topic. senators rebused the president for proposed withdrawals. we have the president talking about his decision to pull out of the nuclear treaty? what happens next? >> one of the many paradoxes of donald trump. he has said he does not like that countries have just been stocking up on nucs and he's just done away with it. i think senate republicans have been finding their voiz with

donald trump when it comes to foreign policy. i expect we'll see that and the backlash from capitol hill. it's unclear to me if that moves donald trump in any direction. this is another example of the president blowing up the post cold war international order safe for many, many years. >> and i dare raise this topic, we are still 2 1 months away before the 2020 vote, but the democratic field is diverse and it is growing. cory booker of course the latest to add his name to the list of presidential candidates on the democratic side. and feels like it is getting early for democrats, like now is the time to get in. how much bigger do you think the field will be? >> it looks like it could get much bigger. joe biden would be a frontrunner if not the frontrunner. he has not announced. michael bloomberg is still exploring. sherrod brown of ohio looks like

he could get in. the field will grow exponentially. remember, the iowa caucus is still a year away. we have an entire year of speculation about this field which seems like about ten years in today's time. so could get much bigger. >> i have an idea what you and i will be doing the next 21 months. jake, thank you very much. excitement is building in atlanta as the city and millions of fans around the world get ready for super bowl liii. we are now just one day away from kickoff as the patriots and rams finish their last minute preparations. let's go to craig, he is where the action is broke to happeabo live in atlanta. >> reporter: good to see you. you can actually feel the raw excitement in the air here in atlanta. and on this february 2, groundhog day, perhaps it is only fitting that the pats are playing in their ninth super bowl in this tom brady era. they are favored to win this thing by three, but they are taking on a rams team that is

young, that is inexperienced, but they were the third ehighes scoring team during the regular season. nonetheless, they will have their hands full as they try to topple one of the greatest dynasties in the history of football. the song of celebration is in the air even before the first snap. >> go pats go! >> reporter: atlanta seeing a sea of visitors, most wearing their team's colors. the patriots or the rams. by game time, more than a million people are expected to descend on this city, the excitement over this gridiron match-up leading to gridlock in many downtown streets. some of that due of course to street closure, part of the layer upon layer of security in place here. more than 100 million people will be watching the game at home. and after ratings slipped last year, the nfl is hoping a rebound in viewer ship during the season will carry on to the big game. >> alexa lost her voice this

morning -- >> reporter: so are the advertisers, at leaes least tho paid for a tv ad sunday night. the game itself promises to be a classic match-up of youth versus experience. not only will we be seeing future hall of famer tom brady go against jared goff, a quarterback 17 years his junior, the rams head coach sean mcvay at 33 will be the youngest head coach in super bowl history facing off against the veteran bill belichick, a legendary wizards of big game victories. with both teams out of sight, players from other teams are here moon lighting as pitchman. we spoke with patrick mahomes and j.j. watt. >> who you got? >> the experience patriots have, it gives them the slight edge. >> i predict that it will be a good game. >> based on what? >> obviously tom brady is the

greatest of all time. >> reporter: neither nfl star has had the chance to play in a super bowl. yet. where is patrick mahomes going to watch the game? >> i'll watch it on my couch in my condo in kansas city. i'm not going to go until i'm in it. >> reporter: you don't stick around for it. >> it is like that don't touch the trophy until it is your type thing. >> reporter: j.j. watt went on to say it is like watching your ex-girl friend get married. meanwhile, there is a growing concern this morning, drones. yesterday fooibbi agents confisd six drones. this is a no drone zone here. the concern is two-fold. one, that they could crash and injure someone, and two, that the authorities are spending time confiscating these drones, tracking them down and that is time that could be better spent patrolling the area. back to you.

>> so a whole new area of concerns that we have. >> i think americans deserve sitting on the couch to watch football. thank you. lindsey vonn revealed that had she will retire next week because her many injuries simply won't let her compete the way that she wants to anymore. and kathy park is here with are more. good morning. >> peter, good morning. the crashes, those resulting injuries, and then lindsey von vonn's comeback have already been part of her career, but now she says it is time to quit. this morning lindsey vonn just one week away from retirement. on friday announcing on facebook after many sleepless nights, i have finally accepted that i cannot continue ski racing. i will compete at the world championships in downhill and super g next week and they will be the final races of my career. the long list of injuries

finally caught up with the 34-year-old athlete. both knees damaged from past crashes. she pushed through the pain during her first race this season, but she had doubts. >> i'm not sure. i'm not sure if i can keep going. >> reporter: she confirmed in her friday post, my body is broken beyond repair. support immediately poured in, the president and ceo of u.s. ski and snowboard tweeting behind vonn will be celebrated as an athlete who has inspired people around the world.beind vonn will be celebrated as an athlete who has inspired people around the world. she has three olympic medals and 82 world cup victories, just five wins shy of breaking the record. as a fierce competitor, vonn still can't shake falling short, writing retiring without reaching my goal is what will stay with me forever.

while this speed queen has been in the spotlight for her tumbles down the slope, she is has also won over fans with triumphant comebacks like in the 2010 winter olympics winning gold in the downhill, a storied career with many twists and turns, now headed for a new path. and vonn hangs up her skis with only on two more races remaining. as for what is next? last year she said she is considering hollywood and that her friend, the rock dwayne johnson, has been mentoring her. >> that gave us a lot of excitement. i was there when we interviewed her. and we're all rooting for her. she talks about meeting her goals. it is because the goals keep getting higher because she kept doing so many great things. >> no doubt not the last we've heard of lindsey vonn. you can see her take those final runs next sunday right here on nbc and as well as the olympic channel. shall we talk about this weather now? we're in for a big change after the bitterly cold polar vortex.

i've been wanting to say the word vortex. >> you nailed it. you said it perfectly. we are done with it though. we will start to see temperatures change now. we are still a little chilly this morning, windchills in the single digits, but we're not seeing windchills well below zero. even in minneapolis, the windchill is 16 right now. which actually feels okay compared to the 52 below windchill. we will see high temperatures warm up much more than we've seen recently. we're looking at temperatures running about 10 to 20 degrees bot before average. minneapolis 39 degrees today, wichita 59. and as we go into tomorrow, temperatures will continue to stay in the 40s up near chicago, 60s in kansas city, little rock 66. and monday the warmth continues to spread eastward. boston should get up to 51, cleveland 53, st. louis 68, we've got heavy rain coming

down right now, just passed through san francisco and san jose. we have heavier pockets moving into concord, san ramon an portions of the east bay. if you live in tracy, that rain event will be there in the next 20 minutes. heavy pockets pushing through san jose into fremont. get ready for heavy downpours. a wind advisory is set to expire at 6:00 a.m. and that is your latest forecast. >> thank you. still to come, empire star jussie smollett speaking out for the first time since his alleged the first time since his alleged attack, what he

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starting with the backlash over a potential independent white house bid. former starbucks ceo howard schultz announced he is considering an independent run for president. >> whether a democrat wins the presidency or donald trump gets reelected, i hope not. nothing is going to change. >> democrats furious concerned schultz will ensure president trump's re-election by syphoning away democratic voters. four undercover police officers in houston were shot and one more injured when they came under fire during a drug bust. >> multiple officers shot. >> the raid the result of a tip the house was being used to deal drugs. > >> enough is enough. >> both suspects were shot dead. the fbi is digging for clues in florida after discovering a tunnel leading to a bank nearby. >> the fbi says mother nature soaked the soil with recent

rains, likely causing part of the tunnel to collapse. >> this is truly a unique case here. michael jackson's family fired back against a new documentary featuring two men who claim the king of pop molested them when they were boys. >> the jack be sson estate call liars pointing out they testified in support of jackson during earlier claims of abuse and unsuccessfully sued his estate suggesting both are now trying to cash in on the performer. nfl commissioner roger goodell told reporters colin kaepernick hasn't played since the controversy over his national anthem kneel-donees simply because teams don't think he is good enough. >> they want to win and they make those decisionswnees simply because teams don't think he is good enough. >> they want to win and they make those decisions individually. >> kaepernick's attorney accusing the owners of collusion and saying the nfl is scared of president trump. >> i think the whole thing is basically a ruse. apple temporarily disabled

its group facetime app after a 14-year-old discovered a bug that allowed people to secretly listen in on the people they were calling even if that person didn't pick up. >> this is so weird. >> apple told nbc news friday it fixed the problem and will issue a software update for iphone users next week. some of the week's most astonishing moments caught on camera, a 19-year-old in new hampshire somehow survived after he swerved into and on coming tractor trailer causing its fuel tank to explode. a new jersey man is accused of insurance fraud after officials say he faked a slip and fall. and this ohio dad had a little winter fun using his son as a snow scraper to clean off his car. finally, party for one. justin timberlake calling out his wife jessica biel on instragram for falling asleep while celebrating his 38th

birthday. >> i'm just preparing for our big night out. >> we can all relate to that. we go out on date night and the movies, it is over. >> back after this. take a live it's 5:56. a live look outside. just rain all over our camera

lens. it is pouring out there. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana va we are under a microclimate weather alert. >> yes. we're still seeing that heavy line of rain. look at that. if i zoom in, you can see where the heavier pockets are moving in through the tri valley in the east bay. concord getting some heavy rain. san ramon getting some heavy rain. all that rain trekking off to the east. that just made its way down through san francisco and san jose. rain moving in through the gilroy area as well. newman. it will push in within the next 30 minutes into gilroy. we're still noticing it's very windy. that high wind warning has been extended. originally supposed to extend at 6:00 a.m., now expiring at 10:00 a.m. that gives you an idea of the gusty conditions we're expecting. tune in at 7:00 a.m. for more on

that. >> you're a busy lady this morning. this storm already ripped through the north bay bringing wind and rain. businesses put sandbags out in case there is flooding. first responders are ready for whatever comes that wear this weekend. the marin county fire department has a swift water rescue team. everything is in place and ready to go. >> what we'll have is mostly impacted by the high winds. and in our area what that means is a lot of trees come down, a lot of power lines come down, power outages, things like that. >> i live in kentville, i'm in the area where they have the floods, so i watch what they say. >> pg&e says emergency centers are on stand by, some have been activated. four members of the infamous rainbow crew are in custody. they were caught because of the deputy's sense of smell. the women used to have bright-colored hair which got them the rainbow crew nickname.

they were wanted for a string of bold thefts, that is until thursday night when a deputy pulled over a car for a broken taillight. he said he then smelled marijuana. a closer look revealed the car was full of stolen property from victoria secret and other stores. it is 5:59. coming up on "today in the bay," excitement as oakland's iesha curry opens up a new shop. plus we'll have weather at 7:00. in the meantime, back to the "today" show. shadow of me, a b

spring it shall be! >> nice. >> phil delivers. >> you know what the best part about it is, when it snows i we are back on this saturday morning february 2. classic scene from the movie groundhog day. >> we are trying to tell you what just happened. punxsutawney phil made his prediction. >> so this happened moments ago. here is our prognostication.

>> faithful followers, there is no shadow of me, a beautiful spring it shall be. >> phil delivers. the best part about it is when it snows in march, it is not my fault. >> so this started in 1837. this is only the 19th time. >> it is almost always the opposite. after the week we've had, i think we deserve phil's news this time. >> let's begin this half hour now with a check of the other headlines. we are starting with the virginia governor facing calls from democrats and republicans to resign after admitting he appeared in a racist photo in the '80s in mihis medical schoo year book. he released a statement saying he's sorry.

russia is planning to pull out of a nuclear arms treaty the day after trump said he would do the same thing. moscow denies the allegations and claims the president is making false allegations. the decision by both countries is significant. it could lead to an arms race if they don't come to a new agreement. students battle with police in west virginia when an outside party got out of hand. no arrests were made. new this morning, "empire" star jussie smollett is getting ready for a show. speak out for the first time saying he's okay and thanking his fans for their support. in los angeles with more this morning. good morning. >> good morning.

smollett says he will be performing tonight in a sold out show in west hollywood. we have learned the meet and greet was canceled amid security concerns. police are pouring over security video. >> the voice that made jussie smollett a star on the tv show "empire," tonight, he'll be back in action since this photo emerged following an alleged assault in chicago. he said, let me start by saying i'm okay. i am working with authorities and have been 100% factual. he told police after he left this subway restaurant, two men attacked him shouting racial and homophobic slurs. >> the allegations as described are horrendous, horribly and cowardly. >> the police released this

footage and have gone over hundreds of hours of video. so far, no alleged attack has been found. he didn't tell security about the assault. his manager told him he was on the phone with the actor during the encounter and called 911. investigators say they asked both to turnover their phone records, so far, neither has. and we treat him like a victim. he's been very cooperative. >> reporter: in new york city, dozens turned out to support the empire star friday pleading for justice. in a case raising more questions than answers. this morning chicago police remaining tight lipped on the investigation, but saying after reviewing horn 20 cameras near smollett's building, they have yet to find any evidence of the alleged assault. >> morgan chesky, thanks. dill wlan ylan is back with

weather. >> we are keeping a close eye with a big storm system moving in to california. heavy rain and also mountain snow. the rain extends down through l.a. and san diego. so we will see this continue to move inland with a lot of assoc it, winter storm warnings in pink, along the coast flash flood watches. so it will be wet and very windy with gusts up near about 30 to 40 miles per hour possible. that flooding rain continues all through the weekend and then the snow continues to push into the rockies as we go into monday and tuesday. so we are looking for as much as about 4 to 5 inches of rainfall and this could lead to mudslides especially in the burn scar areas. and we're also looking for a significant amount of snowfall as well especially in the highest elevations back through the sierra mountain range. we cnortha

and we're still seeing some heavy rain. we have this line of showers pushing through, pockets right now coming down through fairfield, in through concord and east bay down through san ramon. expect to keep that heavy rain for the next hour or so as the majority of these heavier pockets move east. heavy rain in santa cruz. we expect this high wind warning to remain in effect through this morning. and that is your lates forecast. >> thank you. still to come, the surprise of a lifetime for the los angeles rams team custodian. you won't want to miss this. >> and if you are watching the game for the guacamole and commercials, we have something for you, the best super bowl commercials should that you should be looking (vo) they're all going in the same direction. but in very different ways. and pampers gives all of them our driest, best-fitting diaper.

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>> you better cancel that order. >> that is funny. >> yeah, the amazon ad is really sleek and simple, but very funny. and everybody can sort of relate to an alexa fail. and the capper is harrison ford. he is really funny with the dog. so just a sump and funimple and. >> we know jason bateman is in another one, this is a hundred day o hyundai commercial. take a look. >> what floor? >> we're car shopping. >> you're going down. way down. this floor roots canal. this stop jury duty. remember innocent until -- well, he did it. car shopping, off you go. >> no, sorry, we are getting hyundai. >> hyundai, going up.

>> that one is entertaining as well. bateman is a popular figure. the thinking is we'll be talking cars? >> humor is one of the best sort of tricks. it makes them shareable, people love to see celebrities. there are almost 80 separate celebrities in this game, probably the most ever. instant recognition and bateman is hilarious. and he is also very relatable because we have all been in those terrible situations. >> and it seems like you have some that are just the humor frnd a thand then others that are socially conscious. let's play the budweiser one and then we'll talk about it. ♪ how many times must cannon balls fly ♪ >> talk about what is unique about this ad. >> this is interesting because it is return of the clydesdales. they weren't in the game last year. the dalmatian is back.

but it also has this pro social message about renewable energy at the very end, so an interesting twist. ten years ago only 6% of the ads in the super bowl had pro social messages. today it is almost a quarter. so this has become very important as the growing millennial audience demands companies to have more of a soul in their marketing. >> in the old days you didn't see the ad until the super bowl itself. and this year we debuted an ad about tore ret doritos. what is the strategy? >> a lot of money to spend on 30 seconds, $5 million, so you want to stretch the investment out as long as possible pre- during and post. so if you build anticipation for the ad, it is a strategy the ac. nice to see you.

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fitting we would speak fought mom of rob gronkowski. she had five kids to be professional athletes. >> with the super bowl this weekend, we had to talk to her about rob, his time in the spotlight and how she helped him get where he is today. >> gone to the super bowl for the fifth time? >> they give up a lot to get where they are. >> i haven't had a thanksgiving for years. >> you are packed already.

>> my bag has been packed for 30 years. i washed everything, put it back in and put in a new jersey. >> i remember the first time at gillette stadium. rob was starting there. this girl in front of me had a jersey on with a gronkowski jersey. i thought, why is she wearing my jersey. now they are are millions. >> do you feel nervous, excited. >> you feel nervous. you see your son hurt on tv, you hope it is not as bad. >> do you worry about the future or live in the now? >> if we are talking about rob, he's a grown man, he knows. he knows down the road what these things lead to. i can't say to him you have to stop playing because i'm your mom and i don't like this. he has to decide.

>> i already know what you are going to say, is this rob's last season? >> you'll probably know before me. no matter what he does, he does not sit still. >> where does he get that joy and spunk? >> he's always wanted to entertain his brothers. it is just in him. >> it is a little difficult. you are always afraid the ball is going to come back and hit you in the face. >> i just read this quote from tom brady. i know everyone doesn't know him personally but he is just a great man, just so happen to be able to play with him as long as we have. >> i would like to meet tom brady's mother one day. our boys play together. i want to know who my son is playing with. the thing i want to learn from tom brady is to say, hi mom, it has been nine years.

after every game, tom says hi mom. every once in a while rob is on an interview and they are like okay, thanks. he walks away. tom, come on, you need to teach that to rob. quick update, turns out rob did hear what his mom said. on thursday, he made sure to tell everybody, hi mom, he sent her a video. it was super kup. >> i should say, there is a ten minute conversation with all the boys and their shopping lists and favorite recipes. still to come, patriots and rams. the rams surprised one of their hardest workers. we are back after this. [music playing] (sashimi) psst. hey, you!

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right now. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has our microclimate forecast. we're under a microclimate alert. >> definitely. those winds are kicking up. i want you to look at our radar. look at how heavy that rain is off to the east and we're getting this line of showers. the heaviest of the rain did start moving in overnight. a lot of the heavier pockets moving in while you were sleeping. right now the majority of the heavy rain moving in through fairfield, in through the tri valley, also portions of the east bay as well. we had a heavy pocket of rain move through san jose, now trekking out further east, we're continuing to see more showers off the coast we're still getting plenty of moisture. that high wind warning has been extended until 10:00 a.m., we expect those gusty conditions to continue through the evening. >> that's a timeline we all need

to take notes on. the storm already ripped through the north bay bringing wind and rain. businesses put sandbags out in case there is flooding. first responders are ready for whatever comes their way this weekend. the marin county fire department has a swift water rescue team. everything is in place and ready to go. >> what we'll have is mostly impacted by the high winds. and in our area what that means is a lot of trees come down, a lot of power lines come down, power outages, things like that. >> i live in kentville, i'm in the area where they have the floods, so i watch what they say. >> pg&e says emergency centers are on stand by, some have been activated. four members of the infamous rainbow crew are in custody. they were caught because of the deputy's sense of smell. the women used to have bright-colored hair which got them the rainbow crew nickname. they were wanted for a string of

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good morning. breaking overnight, growing calls to resign. virginia's governor ralph northam facing mounting backlash after admitting he is in this racist photo from the '80s. lawmakers including prominent democrats now saying he needs to step down immediately. governor apologizing online, but will that be enough? we're live. one day and counting. less than 36 hours to go until kickoff of super bowl liii, the patriots taking on the rams in atlanta, more than a million fans expected to turn out. and one lucky one among them, a

custodian who just happened to have his dream come true. >> round trip to the super bowl, come hang out with us. you mean so much to us. an spring is coming early. punxsutawney phil predicting that the bitter cold will soon be out of here after he failed to see his shadow. the news we were all hoping to hear today, saturday february 2, 2019. ♪ >> thacnks dylan. >> we came here 20 years ago. >> celebrating our anniversary. >> it is my birthday. >> happy birthday! good morning. welcome back to "today" on a

saturday morning. we have to work on our routes. >> and i will say i sure hope that groundhog is right. four more weeks, we can do that. >> we all deserve spring coming sooner. some breaking news here at home and abroad, we want to begin with today's news and the flgro calls for virginia's governor to resign after he admitted he is in this racist photo from three decades ago. but so far ralph northam says he will stay in office. geoff bennett is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: virginia governor ralph northam now says the photo is clear ll clearly racist and his resignation are coming from all corners. but northam so far is resisting the intense pressure to step down.

overnight the democratic governor apologized for this yearbook photo taken over three decades ago saying this on twitter. >> that photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person i am today or the way that i have conducted myself as a soldier, a doctor, and a public servant. i am deeply sorry. >> reporter: the photo in question appearing on governor ralph northam's 1984 medical school yearbook page, it shows a man in black face and another in a kkk robe and hood. northam did not specify which person he is, but did say that he intends to finish his term as governor. the racist image originally surfaced friday afternoon on a far right website that often promotes conspiracy theories. but backlash was swift from both sides calling for northam's resignation, virginia republicans and democrats, including the former governor,

major progressive groups, the naacp and democratic presidential candidates. the virginia democrat >> the virginia democrat was already under fire from conservatives after voicing support for a state measure to significantly loosen late term abortion restrictions. >> in this particular example, if a mother is in labor, i can tell you exactly what would happen. the infant would be delivered, the infant would be kept comfortable, the infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and family desired and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and mother. >> he later said his comments were mischaracterized. >> he says he has no plans to resign over the photo. if he were to accept aside, he would be succeeded by the lieutenant governor, a 39-year-old african-american lawyer said to be a rising star in virginia democratic politics. >> as remarkable as anything

this had never been found before during a heated campaign. jeff bennett in washington. thank you. much more to get to, including russia's response to trump's threat to pull out of a long-standing nuclear treaty. and breaking this morning, vladimir putin announcing his nation is planning to withdraw from the nuclear arms treaty with the u.s. as well. it comes a day after mr. trump made the same threat, claiming russia cheated on the deal. moscow denies the allegations and says it is considering building new missiles but won't deploy them unless the u.s. does. the tension could lead to a nuclear arms race if the two sides don't come to agreement. stormy daniels is breathing a sigh of relief. michael avenatti that was arrested for alleged domestic violence will not face criminal charges for now. los angeles prosecutors made that decision friday, say they'll continue to hold hearings on the allegations. avenatti has denied allegations.

and the super bowl is here. the patriots and rams are ready to face off in atlanta. that's where craig is this morning. how is it going? >> reporter: goes well, my friend. more than a million fans descended on atlanta for super bowl liii, set to kickoff a few hours from now. this is one of the largest security events every year, this year no exception. thousands of officers from 50 separate agencies patrolling the streets. and in the skies as well. yesterday there was concern that emerged. drones, six drones confiscated yesterday by fbi officials, and the fbi officials say there's no immediate danger but the concern is twofold. that resources are being diverted away from patrolling the streets to confiscate drones and the other is that one of these could crash and hurt

someone. on the field, rams, paths, l.a. rams, high powered offense, they're three point underdogs. it really is a tale of two teams. you've got a young up start team, inexperienced, youngest coach to go to a super bowl. sean mcvay, 33 years old, and on the other side, by the way on ground hog day once again, new england patriots find their way to a super bowl. tom brady won the super bowl mvp four times. yesterday or earlier this week, sam adams, that boston brewery that everyone has come to know and love released a limited edition can. you see there, there's brady, the goat on the uniform, goat, greatest of all time. too old, too slow, still here, that's the paths beer released,

a reference to tom brady's comments after the afc championship game. the rams put out their own beer. i think we have a picture of that. this is a mango west coast ipa. there it is, put out by the hamilton family. some fun had on both sides of the ball. guess who is here with me for super bowl liii? tim tebow, heisman trophy winner, former nfl player, baseball player now, philanthropist, all around nice guy. good to see you. >> thanks, man. thanks for having me. >> let's talk about the paths and tom brady. what is it about brady that makes him such a remarkable quarterback? >> he's all in. he is totally all in. he bought in at a young age. everything he does he does with one goal, that's having a super bowl. having the chance to play with him, you can see everything he

does, everything he puts in his body, getting the perfect amount of sleep and therapy, that's why he can play at this level at the age of 41 and others can't. they talk about being all in. tom brady shows he's all in because it means the world to him, so he does everything for these moments. >> sounds like you think the paths are a shoe in for another super bowl tomorrow. >> i don't think they're a shoe in but i give the paths the edge because they have brady, belichik has two weeks to prepare. he is the greatest nfl coach of all time. >> you have baseball starting in two weeks from now. >> yeah, two weeks from now. >> give me the mascot. >> rumble ponies. listen, minor league baseball, you get a lot of unique and funny names. >> of course a aa team that feats into the mets. is tim tebow going to be a professional baseball player in the not so distant future? >> well, i am, i just haven't been in the big leagues.

that's a goal. but i love every part of it, journey, starting at low a, now up to aaa, and it is a journey and it is not easy, picking it up after 12 years, but every day i'm living out a dream. >> got to spend time yesterday doing good work with our friends at home dep depot. and i think we have the video from the project. what were we doing? >> we were able to serve a veteran who has been going through a tough time. and so many people from home depot had rallied, home depot foundation really came together to make such an impact in his life. and i was glad that i could be there and help. i didn't know exactly what i was doing, but i would do everything to help. >> neither did we. thanks for having us. and it was good to talk to that vietnam vet. he was is so grateful that you guys were there. >> and that is what is so special, you can make someone else's day but at the same time, you can have a lot of fun. and all the people at home depot really did that and i'm grateful for their service and for an organization that scares so

cares so much. >> next week you say it is your favorite day of the year. >> night to shine, next friday night, february 8. it is night to shine, a worldwide prom for people with special needs. and we'll have 656 proms around the world at one time and we'll crown over 100,000 kings and queens, all people with special needs. >> and between the football analysis, the baseball, the good works with the home depot foundation, oh, by the way, you're also getting married. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> how are the wedding plans coming? >> you got to ask her. >> smart man. you'll be a good husband. >> thank you so much. >> back to you. sheinelle. >> that was a great interview. lots to cover there. >> you have to respect tim tebow for using his celebrity to draw attention to issues that matter. >> doing a lot of good things. let's turn to the weather now. and it will feel different, at least i'm hoping. >> not yet, still really cold

out here now, but we have a great crowd of people on the plaza braving the cold. temperatures this afternoon will finally get above average. that is a trend for the northeast, mid-atlantic, also back to the midwest and the upper midwest. it will be messy on the west coast with rain and snow. that moves east to the rockies on sunday. and yes, super bowl is a dome game, but people you outside enjoying the festivities will see a lot of clouds and spotty showers, temperature by kickoff around 55. that is a look we have already seen the heaviest of the rain push through san francisco and san jose mainly overnight and through the north bay, but now an additional round of showers coming in. also some heavy pockets move in through portions of the tri valley including fairfield and

the concord area. we just had heavy rain pass through san ramon. we're not in the clear yet. we're expecting to keep the windy conditions in through the evening hours with heavy rain moving in through newman right now. guys, i think i'm colder now than when i was in minneapolis. i'm not dressed for this. >> thank you. that's what it is. still to come, how the l.a. rams surprised one of their hardest workers. >> back after this. an dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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