to the santa cruz summit before we leave but >> beautiful. >> it is, a winter wonderland for us, a nice way to start our day. be careful out there, as you head out the door. good good morning. better late than never. delayed by the shutdown, president trump set to deliver his state of the union address to a divided congress and country. >> this is the defining moment of his presidency. >> who knows what he'll come out with. >> the white house promising a message of unity amid the ongoing battle of funding for a border wall. we've got it all including who the president and first lady have invited, what to watch for during the speech, and what to expect from the democratic response. cap capcapitol chaos.

facing new pressure to step down, embattled governor of virginia steps in while the man next in line faces controversy of his own. >> does anybody think it's any coincidence that on the eve of potentially my being elevated that that's when this uncorroborated smear comes out? searching for clues. officials trying to figure out why that plane broke apart mid-air showering a neighborhood with debris. >> the alternator shot through this window and went through that wall into the bathroom. >> the latest on the pilot, the victims, and the investigation. all that plus racist revenge? actor liam neeson growing backlash after this bizarre comment during an interview. >> hoping some black [ bleep ] would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? so that i could kill him. vonn but not forgotten. lindsey vonn, the most decorated

female skier in history prepares for the final race of her legendary career. so what's next for the olympic legend? and bravo. our good friend andy cohen introduces the world to his brand new baby boy saying he's already in love and for once speechless. today tuesday, february 5th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. >> good morning, everybody. >> we do have a busy day. our top story, president trump is hours away from delivering the state of the union address delayed one week by the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. it comes with the deadline for another potential shutdown fast approaching. we're going to get chuck todd's take in just a second. first, nbc's peter alexander is on capitol hill. hey, peter. good morning.

>> reporter: foorgood morning t you. the white house says he will be delivering an optimistic and unifying message. but he will be facing a room not controlled by republicans. here many aren't buying the bid for bipartisanship. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states! >> reporter: president trump in primetime tonight addressing a deeply divided congress and country. his aides promising he'll try to unify americans. >> the president is calling for an end to sort ofry sis tans and ret pugs politics and calling for compromise. >> reporter: but the president will be addressing a skeptical chamber including nancy pelosi who will be sitting right behind him. democrats are emboldened after gains in the midterm elections and a recent shutdown. tonight ahead of the next funding deadline, president trump is expected to reup his demand for a border wall amid

threats he'll soon declare a national emergency if congress doesn't deliver. >> we're going to have to see what happens on february 15th. >> you're not taking it off the table? >> i don't take anything off the table. >> reporter: even some republicans are questioning that strategy calling it a dangerous precedent that likely won't succeed. >> i am concerned about it. i think it's a dubious constitutionality. >> reporter: also on the president's plate tonight, areas where the parties could work together like infrastructure, trade, and prescription drugs. and he'll reportedly set the goal of ending the hiv epidemic by 2030. president trump's expressed interest in working across the aisle before. >> i call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground. the time for trivial fights is behind us. >> reporter: as for who the president's invited to the address, the white house released the guest list overnight saying it represents the very best of america. including family members of a couple allegedly killed by an undocumented immigrant,

survivors from last year's synagogue shooting in pittsburgh, also including, alice johnson, the 63-year-old grandmother serving a life sentence for a drug conviction pardoned by the president after kim kardashian lobbied for her release. and an 11-year-old boy who's been bullied over his last joshua trump. and on the foreign policy front, president trump is likely to offer a preview for his upcoming second summit with kim jong-un. the president has insisted that the north koreans are no longer a nuclear threat but his intelligence chiefs insist the regime is still committed to developing a long range nuclear missile. hoda and savannah? >> thank you so much. we bring in chuck todd, nbc's political director, moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> chuck, the word is the president's going to strike some kind of unifying tone. what's your take? what do you think? >> sure. go for it. i don't know if it's going to be a credible thing to do, though. i mean, i think he's trying to -- i think he looks at the

state of the union he himself and thinks it's this ornate -- it's an ornamental thing of the presidency and i'm supposed to sound unifying. it won't matter. the next day a tweet comes out. so i think that's a waste of his time. if he uses his speech to start previewing themes for 2020, if he uses his speech to be realistic saying it's divided government. i've campaigned on immigration. you've campaigned on trade. let's work on these issues. if he does that, he could work. but people might actually snicker if he actually makes a plea for unity because he's the wrong person to talk for it. >> it's a whole new day in washingt washington. nowhere will it be more apparent with nancy pelosi. we are in an area of divided government in the well of this area you're going the see people who are running to be the democratic nominee. how does that factor into this particular state of the union? before he had all the levers of government.

>> well, we can thank i guess the metaphor gods for that. she literally -- not only does the democrats hover over his presidency, over his future. there she is standing behind his shoulder the entire time. this constant reminder frankly for the viewer that there's a new day in washington. and so what i'm going to be curious about, she is sort of like the old roman senate. and she is going to decide when democrats should clap at the president and when democrats shouldn't. because she will be the sort of, the tone setter there. so even when he's throwing out a bipartisan attempt applause line, if she's not applauding, my guess is most of the democrats won't applaud either. >> well, there's always a lot of theater as you say. >> more theater this time than normal, i think. >> the state of the union is tonight. chuck, thank you so much. we will have live coverage of the speech. it starts at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. in the meantime, breaking overnight. federal prosecutors have issued a subpoena seeking documents from president trump's inaugural committee.

the attorneys office in new york is investigating. allegations they misspent the tens of millions from campaign donations. and that subpoena seeks information regarding donations made on behalf of foreign nationals. a spokeswoman says the committee tends to cooperate with that inquiry. craig joins the table now. another story we're covering. >> good morning. good morning to you as well. the embattled governor of virginia is still resisting calls to resign amid the escalating backlash over a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page. and this morning there's new controversy surrounding his potential successor as well. jeff is in virginia with more. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. a political crisis is swirling around now not just for virginia's governor but the lieutenant governor facing an assault charge dating back to

2004. increasing chaos at the virginia capit capital. the governor an the man who would replace him under fire. governor ralph northam refusing to resign despite mounting pressure. >> i think we are given a second chance. we're not condemning him as an we're saying he at this time is not fit to serve as governor. >> reporter: after multiple meetings with his advisers and staff, northam says he needs more time to decide whether he'll stay in office or step down, according to a source. officials nearly unanimous in their demands that he call it quits over that racist yearbook photo. a photo northam originally apologized for but later said it was not him. >> i was mad as hell. >> reporter: when he said it wasn't him, how did you feel? >> i feel even more angry. because he said the day before it was him. the flip-flop is what bothered me. >> reporter: state lawmakers looking for a way out taking impeachment off the table.

>> an impeachment, that's a very high standard. and so i think that's why we've called for the resignation. >> reporter: northam's would be successor lieutenant governor justin fairfax stopping short of calling for him to step aside. >> i believe that i'm in a unique position, obviously, as lieutenant governor and someone who would have to assume that office in the event that he were to resign. and so i have to be very circumspect. >> reporter: but now fairfax is facing new troubles of his own after an uncorroborated sexual assault accusation about him emerged monday dating back to the democratic national convention in 2004. >> does anybody think it's any coincidence that on the eve of potentially my being elevated, that that's when this uncorroborated smear comes out? it's uncorroborated because it's not true. >> so geoff, as we just heard there, virginia's house speaker has called for northam to step down but says he won't try to impeach him. why not? >> reporter: a couple of reasons for that. first, it's extraordinarily difficult to impeach a governor in virginia. there's no modern day precedent

for it. he also says he doesn't think the photo in question meets the state constitutional standard for removal from office. but, look. it's also true the speaker is a republican. it suits his purposes, his party's purposes to have a wounded democrat hanging around in the governor's mansion at least for a little while longer. guys, back to you. >> geoff bennett, thanks. new video has emerged of that deadly plane crash into a suburb in california. gadi schwartz has the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are learning just how massive that debris field was. pieces of this plane strewn over four blocks and 16 homes while the daughter of the pilot says her heart goes out to the four people who died when the twin engine plane crashed into someone's home. this morning new details in a horrifying small plane crash in california. >> we have confirmed five individuals deceased. >> reporter: new video appears to show the plane breaking apart

in mid-air before turning this neighborhood into a disaster zone. >> got a report of possible plane crash into homes over here. >> it definitely sounded like a missile. >> reporter: nancy was at home when a piece of the plane blasted through her dining room wall. >> the alternator broke free and shot through this window, went through that wall, into the bathroom. >> reporter: neighbors rushing out to find debris scattered for blocks. a wing on the road, an engine on a porch. the cabin of a small twin engine cessna in a back yard. >> we do have one aircraft in the back yard with one doa. >> reporter: using garden hoses to kill the flames. >> the pilot of the cessna plane, a male, has now been positively identified as antonio pastini, 75, of gardnerville, nevada. he is a retired chicago police officer. his family has been notified by the coroner's office.

>> i called him that night and asked him to call me when he got home safely. the only call i got was from the sheriff's department. >> reporter: he had been visiting his daughter julia ackley and his young granddaughter for the weekend. she was in tears as she spoke overnight. >> our heart goes out to all the families affected by this accident. >> reporter: also killed, four people inside this home after the plane slammed into the roof and the house caught fire. >> the condition of the four deceased will require the use of additional measures such as dna to obtain official identification. >> reporter: the ntsb now investigating what could have caused the plane to break apart mid-flight and fall from the sky. officials are now saying the plane was seen on radar at a height of 7,800 feet before rapidly losing altitude and breaking up in flight. but still no word on what caused the aircraft to break apart. the ntsb now looking into the pilot's history medical records,

flight experience, as well as the environment and the weather. back to you. >> thank you. >> thank you. at least ten people are dead, dozens more injured after a fire at a paris apartment building. a fire broke out on the second floor of an eight story building as people were sleeping overnight. intense flames sent some residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out of their windows trying to escape. more than 200 firefighters were called to the scene. police suspect arson. and a 40-year-old female resident has been detained at this hour. all right. we're going to bring in mr. roker now, get a first check of our weather on this tuesday. good morning. >> good morning, guys. good morning to you. thanks for getting your first weather from us. we got early spring. okay, last week, about 120 record lows. well, look at this. we're going to have about 200 record high temperatures over the next several days. in fact, from shreveport all the way up tocare caribou, we are to tie them or set them.

for the patriots, you're not going to set a record. but 60 degrees in boston with clouds mixed with sunshine. and look at the warm weather. it lasts into tomorrow, lubbock, texas, 15 degrees above average. 69. mobile, 11 degrees warmer. for tomorrow, philadelphia, you're going to be near 60 degrees at 57. 62 in cincinnati. memphis, 19 degrees above average at 68. tallahassee, 11 degrees warmer at 77. but there is a winter chill just to remind you we're still in february. look at this. by pierre on thursday, 2. 11 in omaha on thursday. 2 in minneapolis. chicago, 18. and that cold air moves to the east, again, bringing us more down to seasonal conditions on saturday. boston at 39. 50 in raleigh. cincinnati will be 34 by saturday. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are taking a look at still some rain and even some snow across parts of the bay area especially the south bay, the peninsula and the santa cruz mountains. this storm is winding through with some cold air, and going to dry things out as we go throughout the day and our high temperatures only reaching the upper 40s. by tomorrow, we start out with some freezing temperatures, and mostly sunny skies, highs in the low 50s. another storm system will be moving in, in time for the weekend. >> and happy lunar new year.

and happy national weather person's day. >> is that real? >> well, it's on the calendar. i don't know if it's real or not. it's a thing. >> we didn't get him anything for national weather person's day. >> you get him a broken clock. >> how about a sunny, beautiful, warm day? >> how about that? coming up, actor liam neeson under fire for disturbing comments about race and revenge. and we've got news about lindsey vonn. she's racing today in her final race. we'll bring you the latest. but first this is "today" on nbc.

so how's shee doing now? we're so happy to have sophia sanchez with us this morning. also ahead, andy cohen has become a dad. we'll introduce you to his new bundle of joy. but first, your local news and some weather.

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at sunol capped in snow right now, as we look at some of those views and san jose, recently had a shower pass through about you how things are starting to dry up and we're also tracking some of those spotty showers for the peninsula on storm ranger, and still some snow for mt. hamilton and also for some of our higher elevations over the santa cruz mountains. once this moves out, we will get some drying conditions and some gusty winds. it's going to be a chilly day, with our highs only reaching the upper 40s. tonight we drop down to freezing, drying out the next couple of days and more rain in the forecast for the weekend. we'll be tracking that. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> we see the pink on the right side, that's tesla road, mt. hamilton, you might see snow melting and the mountain peaks will have definite snow throughout the morning. south 880 approaching thornton a crash cleared on that side of the bay. on the peninsula southbound things are jammed up maybe about two miles, the crash just south

of the camera at university cleared to the shoulder. we still have slowing south out of red road city. back to you. we'll have more local news coming up for you in 30 minutes.

we're back at . we're back at 7:30. in a moment we're going to roll some video and you'll see lindsey vonn crashing just a few moments ago. this happened at the world championships. this was the second to last race of her legendary career. she announced she's going to retire. apparently according to witnesses there, she was able to walk off the slope. she even gave a thumbs up at one point. but what a road for her. she's the most storied, legendary female skier, but she's having to retire i think more prematurely than she wanted to. and now we just learned about this crash. >> at 34 years old, still out there pushing like a 21-year-old. >> we are going to get our check

of the headlines to begin. the white house says president trump will call for optimism and unity during tonight's state of the union address. the president's expected to reup his demand for a border wall and also address his plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan and syria. nancy pelosi says she's planning to hear a plan of support. the democratic response will come from democrat stacey abrams. students were treated after eating marijuana gummies. all of them were between 5 and 9 years old. they were treated and released. no word on where they got those gummies. a police investigation is now upside way. we begin this half hour with the backlash facing liam neeson after a stunning admission and story from this popular actor. morgan radford is here with the latest. >> good morning. the backlash has been viral and it's been going on all day

because in his new movie neeson's character seeks revenge for his son's death. that sparked a conversation that at one point in his life, he wanted to kill a random black man. this was after learning that a person close to him was raped. >> reporter: known for taking justice into his own hands on screen, famed actor liam neeson finding himself in hot water this morning after telling the british online paper the independent about a time many years ago he sought vengeance off screen after finding out a woman closest to him was raped. >> my immediate reaction was -- i asked, did she know who it was. no. what color were they? she said it was a black person. >> reporter: during the interview for his new movie "cold pursuit," neeson described

his personal experience walking the streets with a billy club looking for revenge. >> i'm ashamed to say that. and i did it for maybe a week hoping some black [ bleep ] would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? so i could kill him. >> reporter: in the interview, neeson immediately expresses his remorse for what he describes as a primal need for retribution. >> it was horrible, horrible, when i think back that i did that. and i'm saying that to a journalist, god forbid. >> reporter: reactions going viral. liam neeson didn't say he wanted to kill his friend's rapist. he wanted to kill any black man. others writing he says he was mortified he said those things. he could have kept quiet but didn't. neeson speaking out about the incident and the reaction this morning on abc. >> i'm not racist.

this was nearly 40 years ago. i was trying to show honor to my stand up for my dear friend. and this terrible medieval fashion. i'm a fairly intelligent guy. that's why it shocked me when i came down to earth. violence breeds violence. >> he's promoting a movie -- feels like the story came out of the blue but there was a context here. what was it? >> the context was that he was saying, look, i understand the need for revenge my character feels because he was saying i once felt this overpowering sense of anger. it was interesting when i was looking through the twitter reactions on both sides. some people were rushing to his defense. they were saying, look. this isn't a public figure that did outright racist things in the past. this is one saying i once felt

that way and know i was wrong. it's interesting to see both sides. >> interesting. all right. let us turn to mr. roker for another check of the weather. >> well, yesterday, we were telling you there was going to be rare in seattle. boy, it just caused all sorts of heart ache and problems throughout seattle. that system is starting to make its way to the east now. and as you can see, we've already got winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories. chicago seeing its first ice storm warning since december 2009 as this system pushes in. you're starting to see those now. it's pushing its way east with snow in the upper midwest. you saw that ice develop through the ohio river valley through chicago. and thursday, rounds of rain coming over saturated soil. heavy rain makes its way into the east. but in the mid-mississippi ohio river valleys, we're talking about anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain. the icing is going to be rather significant. a tenth of an inch to half an

inch of ice from illinois into parts of michigan, indiana, and ohio. and up into the upper midwest, we could see anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow from the da good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a very rare winter weather advisory that just expired and we're also seeing the snow capping the hills all around the bay area. storm ranger still showing some scattered showers for the peninsula, but elsewhere, it is clearing out and for the santa cruz mountains, still some snow, we're also seeing that around mt. hamilton and for some of our east bay hills, as we go through the rest of the day, this will be clearing out. we'll be left with some cold temperatures, even freezing tonight, and dry conditions the next couple of days before more rain comes back for the weekend. national weather person's day is a thing. >> i stand correct once again. i apologize. >> i never doubted you. >> mr. roker, thank you.

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the course to loud applause from the crowd. >> this was the second to last race of her career that's been nothing short of legendary. natalie joins us with more on that. >> hey, guys, good morning. so hard to see her fall there this morning. she does still have, though, one more event that she's scheduled to race on sunday. that's the downhill. we'll have to see if that still holds pending this fall and hoping the injuries are not more severe. when lindsey got to the bottom of the mountain she got a huge hug from american teammate kayla schifrin. she will go down in history as the greatest female ski racer of all time. >> reporter: a decorated daredevil, ski racer lindsey vonn will soon cross the finish line for the last time ending a career filled with stunning victory. >> lindsey vonn goes down! >> and devastating setbacks. 34-year-old announcing her retirement after suffering yet another serious knee injury. my body is broken beyond repair,

and it isn't letting me have the final season i dreamed of vonn posted on instagram. my body is screaming at me to stop, and it's time for me to listen. vonn striking gold at the 2010 winter games in vancouver becoming the first american woman to win an olympic downhill. but then an uphill battle for the skiing super star. >> and vonn, over the top. >> following this dramatic crash resulting in a debilitating knee injury. vonn sidelined from olympic competition for eight years before taking the bronze last year in pyeongchang. a bittersweet win as she acknowledged the uncertainty of her future. >> i wish i could keep going, you know. i have so much fun. i love what i do. my body just can't -- probably can't take another four years. >> reporter: vonn will retire as the greatest female skier of all time with 82 world cup victories, just five shy of beating the all-time record held by a man, a goal she desperately

wanted to achieve before saying good-bye as she shared with savannah in pyeongchang. >> you're getting very close to the record. is that a goal? >> it's getting there. yeah, it's definitely a goal, and i've -- i've told myself i'm not going to retire until i reach that marker. it's pretty important to me. >> reporter: vonn addressing the shortcoming on instagram writing retiring without reaching my goal is what will stay with me forever. the words of a fierce competitor who transcended the world of skiing, vonn's popularity landing her in the pages of magazines, on red carpets, and in high profile relationships like her one with tiger woods. all while carving her own path to the top. >> failure is not in my dictionary, you know. i just give it 110%, and that to me is success because i know i've put everything i have into it. >> she's been so incredible to watch and follow for all these years. she is scheduled to hold a press conference later today.

we'll have to see if she announces her decision to ski the downhill on sunday which she is scheduled to do as of now. what's next for her after that and the path she's talked about perhaps working under tv under the guidance of her good friend dwayne the rock johnson. >> she's so fearless and courageous, and she's always pushing it, you know. i think that's why she's succeeded so much but also had those devastating crashes. but our hearts are with her. >> a true competitor, totally. >> and i think her next act if she goes at it with that same kind of fight, get out of her way. >> don't bet against lindsey ever. >> the women's downhill is sunday. you can see it right here at 3:00 p.m. eastern. as facebook turns 15, why as facebook turns 15, why some people sweat. dedication. cupcakes. i'm michael griffin. i'm brian orakpo. we played football together for the titans.

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>> reporter: over the years, facebook's platform seeming to reward high engagement and nothing engages quite like a fight. >> facebook has given people the opportunity to really sound off on one another in a way that is totally unprecedented. >> reporter: eventually russian operatives began exploiting facebook for a propaganda war setting up fake news factories, profiles, and fake pages pitting americans against each other. during the 2016 presidential election, it worked. facebook revealing that 126 million users were exposed to russian disinformation and fake news. >> facebook's a living, breathing crime scene for what happened in the 2016 election. >> reporter: after the election, a bombshell when word that a company called cambridge analytica accessed the personal data of 87 million users. >> this came to facebook's attention in december 2015. what is the reason it took so long? you could have done all of this two and a half years ago. >> you are right that we could have done this two and a half years ago.

>> why didn't you? >> we thought the data had been deleted and we should have checked. you are right about that. >> reporter: the company's leaders testifying on capitol hill. >> we didn't take a broad enough view of our responsibility. it was my mistake, and i'm sorry. >> we're making progress on fake news. we're getting rid of the economic incentives to create it, and we're limiting the distribution it gets on facebook. >> reporter: but through all the scandals -- >> facebook is facing growing fallout. >> facebook under new fire tonight from three silicon valley insiders. >> reporter: -- facebook's revenues and active users have continued to grow. >> the company reporting $16.91 billion in revenue for the quarter. >> reporter: and facebook pushing back over allegations that it's collecting more personal data than people know. >> we don't sell data. we don't tell advertisers who people are, but we can use that information to show people things they're interested in. >> reporter: facebook coming under fire again this time for paying users, some as young as 13 to give the company almost

complete access to their phones. they've since shut that program down. some users starting their own delete facebook movement, but facebook's reach is still spreading rapidly. around 2.7 billion users use one of facebook's services. the ceo vowing to do more to protect those users. we have a responsibility to manage these networks more proactively to prevent harm. we've made real progress on these issues. now the question, is it enough? >> when you're talking about democracy and truth and culture, maybe we shouldn't be moving so fast, and maybe we shouldn't be breaking these things. >> for "today," gadi schwartz. >> still using facebook? >> you know what, i've never been on facebook. i've been on all social media, but never facebook. >> facebook owns instagram and whatsapp, so whether you're on it or not, you're probably on it. >> i am. >> all right, cool. just ahead, she really danced into our hearts last year while waiting for her own heart

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good morning at 7:56. we are waking up to to cold temperatures and snow. video sky ranger shot a little while ago looking at the mission peak area near fremont, covering all of our east bay mountain peaks above 1500 feet and we've also seen it in parts of the north bay, the south bay, santa cruz mountains, the peninsula, and it is really incredible to see. so we are also looking for your pictures that you have around where you live, and can tag us at nbc bay area. now as we look at our forecast for the rest of the day, we are going to see those temperatures that start out in the upper 30s, low 40s, and then we're going to get some mostly sunny skies, but mostly stay in the 40s around the bay area today, and a few of those spotty showers continue

for the peninsula, in the santa cruz mountains but it is starting to clear out as the system pushes to the south. we're going to see some freezing temperatures possible tonight, and another storm system moving in for the weekend. we'll be tracking that. let's get an update on the commute from mike. >> the right side of your screen here is northbound 880, jamming up around high street. folks consolidating from the entire east bay drive, up toward downtown oakland. that's pretty typical though. we had a disabled vehicle farther north from there, so we're watching that. also slowing south 680 and mission boulevard, really slowing down for the closure for 84. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now as kari mentioned, people across the bay area waking up to snow there on the ground, that includes along highway 17, and places like mission peak and mt. diablo. if you can't get there to see it yourself, check out the aim nl s images on our twitter feed. oakland students and teachers waiting for a strike

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doing after life saving surgery. and good cohen, andy cohen introduces his baby boy to the world just weeks after announcing he's starting a family. >> i am going to become a father. [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks to a wonderful surrogate who is carrying my future. >> your first look at the newest cohen and the story behind his name, today tuesday, february 5th, 2019. ♪ >> just moved to new york from seattle, hi mom! >> sending love it my wife marlene in washington. >> saying hello to my granddaughters, sierra and addison. >> from jacksonville, texas. >> watching the "today" show on my 10th birthday. >> good morning to all my family and friends in belton, texas. >> celebrating my 11th birthday at "today"! >> and welcome back to "today."

we appreciate you being with us on this fine tuesday morning, you almost don't need a jacket. >> appreciate those video messages you guys are sending in. my today plaza messages. break out the phone. record a quick shoutout. share it using th the #mytodayplaza. >> you don't know how happy it makes us when we see your videos. please send them. we love to see them. tonight, president trump delivers his state of the union address to a divided congress. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has a preview of what the prime time audience can expect to hear. fwoor good morning. >> good morning to you. white house says the president will deliver a speech that is visionary, optimistic and unifying, but he's going to face a skeptical chamber. the president will be delivering that address to a chamber that is not fully controlled by republicans, and one that may one day try to impeach him.

his bid for bipartisanship is being met as we know, by a will the of skepticism tonight certainly on the issue of immigration. the president likely again to tease the idea of declaring a national emergency for that border wall just ten days out from the next funding deadline. even some republicans say that's a bad idea. they say that it's a dangerous precedent and that it could be unconstitutional. on the foreign policy front it's likely he will preview an upcoming second summit, and later tonight for the democrats it will be stacey abrams, the defeated gubernatorial candidate from georgia who delivers the democratic response. all of it ahead when we watch tonight. one item to watch tonight will be the house speaker nancy pelosi literally hovering behind the president when he delivers those remarks tonight. we'll see when she sits on her hands and when she applauds long. >> savannah ask lester holt will anchor our live coverage of the state of the union tonight

beginning at 9:00 eastern. inaugural committee. they issued a subpoena on monday for documents showing how the committee raised and spent nearly $107 million. investigators are reportedly demanding records of all donors and people who attended inaugural events including foreign nationals. prosecutors want documents related to any benefits donors might have received. a spokesperson said the committee intends to cooperate with the inquiry. this morning friends, family, and fans are mourning the loss of actor kristoff st. john. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more on st. john's career and personal struggles. >> i'm not your dad. >> you are my dad. >> you're being stupid. >> to most, kristoff st. john was known for his role on the young and the restless. the beloved actor found unresponsive at his los angeles area home sunday. inside his gated community, authorities found no sign of foul play and are investigating

a possible alcohol overdose. the 52-year-old had long struggled with the death of his son julian who died by suicide in 2014. >> that call was the worst call i've ever had in my life. >> st. john opened up to entertainment tonight in 2015, his long-time friend said the loss was overwhelming. >> we all have our demons and different things that we have to deal with in our lives. >> it's game time! >> appearing in an online super bowl ad sunday, st. john was a fixture of daytime television, also appearing in several sit m sitcoms during the '90s. >> nice to see you again, mrs. huxtable. >> after breaking into acting when he was just 8. >> how aboengaged to be married john's fiancee wrote how did it happen? how? why did you leave so early? the actor also leaves behind two

daughters, actress kim fields was a friend. >> he was a good person who really enjoyed his work. he's also obviously very much so human, and you know, things would deeply hurt him or deeply sadden him. >> reporter: over the decades, kristoff st. john played many roles. off camera, his life filled with so much joy and such tremendous loss. for "today," miguel al mamaguer nbc news los angeles. >> obviously still struggling with the loss of his son. yeah, anyway, our hearts go out to his family. this morning more than 150,000 people attended the first papal mass ever held on the arabian peninsula. pope francis received a warm greeting. he called on worshippers to remain humble in following god. during the visit, francis urged christian and muslim leaders to work together to reject what he called the misery of war and find a pathway to peace.

we've got our news covered. we've got a little morning boost for you guys. there was a heartwarming reunion at a high school lunchroom in maryland, the dog mascot is the father of one of the students. he just returned from overseas he goes around giving high fives until he gets to his daughter. everybody loving that moment. broke out into applause. wow. can you imagine how much they've missed over that time. they're making up for it at that very moment. beautiful. >> lovely. there is a lot more ahead this morning, including the congrats that are pouring in for our friend andy cohen. plus the adorable little girl that captured our attention in drake's dance challenge while waiting for a new heart. ♪ ♪ i can do more to lower my a1c.

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(burke) parking splat. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ welcome back this morning on "today"'s talker a little girl you'll remember well. her name is sofia sanchez. she stole our hearts last year with her dance moves, and when she got a new heart of her very own. >> looking at that beautiful face, and we're so happy she's here with us exclusively. but first her incredible journey to being here today. >> 11-year-old sofia sanchez captured our hearts performing drake's "in my feelings" challenge dancing down the hallway of a children's hospital in chicago while she waited for a new heart. >> please please please please please please puppy eyes and everything. please come and see me. >> the video went viral and led to a surprise visit from her favorite singer. >> oh, my gosh!

>> you asked me to come. i'm here. >> i'm in the children's hospital, and look who came to surprise me. >> just for you my dear. >> drake. >> and just six days later her other dream came true. >> my other wish is to get a heart. >> yeah? >> which is going to happen soon. >> guess what. it happened today. you're getting a heart. congratulations. >> i'm getting a heart, mom? >> yes, yes. it's amazing. >> yes, baby. >> oh, my god. >> after a nine-hour operation sofia's surgeon said her new heart is pumping strong. >> she'll go back to being a cheerleader, going to school, doing all the regular things. >> it's been five months now, and sofia says she's back to her old self. >> i'm happy this went well. some surgeries can go wrong. i want to have a second chance at life. >> sofia is here now with her mom natalie. >> good morning to both of you. >> hi guys. >> i was just telling you, we feel like we know you because

we've been watching your story and rooting for you, and it is so good to see you. >> you too. >> how do you feel? >> good, and i'm really great now. i feel so much better than i was before. >> you can feel that new heart beating? makes a difference? >> yes. >> was it wild when you -- i know all your friends at school were rooting for you. was it wild when you went back to school? >> i was really scared at first. i didn't want to go to school, too, because i was nervous, but then when i got in there, i had a really fun day. >> what were you nervous about? was it just that you felt that you were different. >> without my mom. >> without mom, yeah. >> oh, hi natalie. >> hi. >> we should say you said you're a little nervous. that's okay. you're just here with us. i think one of the most awesome things about this story is when it all started doctors just said your little girl had asthma and she should take asthma medicine, and you listened and you listened and you listened, but your gut told you something else. like, what was going on inside? >> you know, i just saw my little girl as a different person, and she wasn't the same

person, and i just kept pushing and pushing. i am very observant with my kids, and i think most mothers are, and i think you just need to trust your gut and go with it and just keep pushing if they tell you something different, and you really think that something else you need to -- >> you said give her another test. give her another test. >> i brought her to four different doctors, and i kept pushing, and i cried to them, and i begged, and i think that's what mothers need to do, and they need to trust their self. at the hospital the doctor said i was just as important as they were. >> wow. >> because they really listen to the mother. they're not in there 24 hours like we are. >> when you heard the news that your little girl needed a heart, that must have -- there are a lot of things to be worried about. i can't even imagine. >> it was shocking but honestly, i knew something was terribly wrong, so i was just happy to -- i wasn't happy with the

diagnosis, but i was happy to find out -- finally, you know, i was going to get help for my baby, and we were in the best place we could be at the hospital, and we're so grateful. >> sofia every time i see that video where you find out you're getting a heart, i get a tear in my eye. it just happened five minutes ago. there's just something about that moment. what did it mean to you? you are the one who is in the hospital waiting for this heart. what did that moment mean? >> i was actually so shocked, honestly. my mom and dad were out and the doctors came in and they were like, is your mom and dad here smiling and everything. i'm like no, they're out. and they're like okay. they came like an hour again, are they here? i said no. and then they called them. i guess they told them, told my mom and dad that, oh, we got a heart for her, and they ran back to the hospital, and my mom just like -- i was really -- i just -- i just -- what was i talking about? >> just that feeling, yeah, of

hearing the news. >> yeah, at first i was -- i love her too. she's like a comedian actress and she wears red lipstick. she talks like hey, it's me miranda. it was really funny. i at like her, but i had no idea i was getting a heart. it was so shocking. i was like, oh, my god, it finally came. >> every day you were asking is my heart here yet, is my heart here. >> natalie for you to hear that news must have felt just as good as -- what was it like when you heard those words? >> very emotional. i cried. i laughed zbl i. >> delirious. >> i didn't know what to do first. i ran straight to the hospital and was just very excited and couldn't believe how lucky we were. we actually went into the hospital june 27th, and she got her heart on august 27th. >> wow. >> very lucky. people wait for years, and some people don't make it while they're waiting. >> i know that's one thing that

both of you think is so important, the organ donation. it made all the difference for you. and now you have this heart. what would you want to say to people who are thinking, you know, maybe this is something they should do? >> organ donations is important to donate the organs when people pass away because it gives another person a second chance at life, and also even though a tragedy comes to it, it actually is something good happens out of it, too. and it's just really important to be organ donors and like people really don't get how important it is. >> saves lives. >> yeah, saves lives and also if that happened to them, they'll feel that way, but if they know what we're going through, they will know what it's like that they should just be an organ donor. >> wow. on another note, how about drake? i mean, was that -- that was the wildest moment. have you guys kept in touch

since that moment? >> well, we -- i mean, i talk to him on christmas, merry christmas, and he responded merry christmas. >> oh, that's sweet. >> but i think i read that you don't want to over text. >> i don't want to bother him. he's a celebrity. he has his concerts to go to, tour and everything. >> what's the thing that you do now that you can do better? because you have your new heart that you really love doing. >> sports. >> what kind of sports? >> i do basketball now, and i'm actually going back to gymnastics, and my mom wants to sign me up for dance, but i want to do travel cheer. >> you want to do travel cheer? >> you want to be a cheerleader too? she wants to do it all. >> yes, she does. she has tons of energy, and she wants to try it all. >> wow. you guys are such an inspiration. . thank you sofia. >> sofia you have a beautiful heart in every sense of the word. >> yes, she does. >> thank you, honey and natalie thank you. >> we do encourage everyone to learn more about organ donation.

you can see what a difference it makes. we've got more information on our website today.com. let's turn now to mr. roker and get a check of the weather. >> thanks so much. we're looking currently at a relatively quiet weather map, although there's a storm system now making its way east from the west. we're also looking at some showers and snow that moved through new england. temperature-wise, we've got below zero temperatures up in the plains, but then record setting temperatures from texas into the southeast, mid-atlantic states as well, and what we're going to be watching is this storm system coming out of the west bringing mountain snows to the rockies, bitter cold through the plains with some snow. icy conditions making its way through the upper river valley stretching into chicago late into today on into tonight. record that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we're waking up to a coating of snow in some of our bay area hills. this is a look at our live camera. it's mostly some light snow. we can also see it in the

distance from our san jose camera here from the studio. we're going to see more of those slight rain chances throughout the rest of the morning. chilly. the rest of the forecast, we'll see drier conditions moving in. with some colder temperatures. that's your latest weather. get more of today throughout today, on our sirius xm channel 108. dylan, sheinelle and yours truly. >> speaking of dylan, pop start? >> a lot of fun news to get to. first up, a huge con grt ligss to our pal andy cohen. he is officially a dad welcoming his first child monday, a bouncing baby boy. >> reporter: if a picture is worth a thousand words, this one sparks millions. andy cohen's new 9 pound, 2 ounce bundle of joy arriving monday to a social media avalanche of congratulations and tributes from some of his famous friends

♪ twinkle twinkle little star >> cohen making the big gender reveal on the biggest night of the year, new year's eve. >> it's a boy. >> oh, mozel tov. >> it's a boy. i cannot wait to meet this boy. >> and his truly nontraditional baby shower inspired more dancing than diapers. ♪ >> reporter: the baby gifts are still piling up with guitars from the guys and father and son onesies, even a doll from ru paul. the watch what happens live host making the announcement on his show just six weeks ago. >> i am going to become a father. >> reporter: was very open about the pregnancy. >> thanks to a wonderful surrogate who is carrying my future. family means everything to me and having one of my own is something that i have wanted in my heart for my entire life. >> reporter: and his role as not only a gay man but a single dad. >> i just never thought it would be possible as a gay man to grow

up and have a family, and then here we are. >> reporter: the popular host going public about everything except the baby's name, the closely guarded secret only revealed once this tender announcement arrived. wow, this is my son, benjamin allen cohen. i'm in love and speechless. the baby named after cohen's grandfather, something he acknowledged early on dropping this hint. >> i always knew if i ever have a son, this will be his name. >> can you imagine those feelings he's going through right now. >> yes. >> congratulations. that's awesome. in other baby news, jason aldean and his wife brittany have also welcomed a new addition to their family, a baby girl weighing in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces. jason captioned the photo saying today our family became complete as we welcomed our daughter navy rome to the world. so excited to watch what life has in store for this little princess. this is the couple's second child together. they are parents to 14-month-old

memphis. >> 14 month, that's impressive momma. >> good for them. >> our congratulations go out to them. and finally bradley cooper -- >> also having a baby. >> who? >> no, no, no we're switching from baby news. he was recently in vegas performing alongside lady gaga to sing their song "shallow" from "a star is born." cooper spoke to enews about the vegas performance and whether we will see him sing at the oscars. >> what was that moment like? i mean, fans, we've been going crazy over this performance. >> that was terrifying. >> was it? >> oh, yes. i just had to like zen out and pray that i wasn't going to ruin her show. she just crushed it for two hours, you know, and i thought please let me just be on pitch. >> what about oscars? there's rumors you might be joining her there. >> i think we're going to sing it. >> you are? >> good thing you got that practice in vegas, so you may not be so nervous. >> i'm sure i'll be terrified. >> a little nervous. we can't wait to see him and

lady gaga perform together again. >> i think he said terrified. >> he'll probably keep his shirt on. >> you got a little dilly click? >> the former manager of manchester united had the honor of presenting the puck at a hockey game in russia. he made it onto the ice and successfully dropped the puck, but the red carpet rolled right up under him. the players quickly helped him to his feet, but of course his slipup was caught on many cameras from many different angles. >> i hate watching those things. >> he was okay. >> it's a lot more slippery than a soccer field. straight ahead, we're going to take a few putts out on the plaza, and we're going to take the putts with that guy, rory mcilroy, golf super star. >> all right. then doctors making a difference, we've got the inspiring story of three young men who share a really special bond after a check of your local news, your weather, and these messages on this tuesday morning. i )m ...

lots of places around the bay a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. a lot of places around the bay area seeing snow this morning. take a look at this video from nbc bay area sky ranger flying over castro valley. a lot of snow. beautiful. and a fun sight for people in the bay area. at higher elevations, winter in full effect. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking all the conditions. >> it is really cool to see. it's also really cold outside with our temperatures in the lower 30s in the north bay. upper 30s for the inland valley. and then some low 40s for much of our inner bay and the coast. and that storm system that brought that light coating of snow and also some rain this morning is moving out with some

spotty light showers still along the coastline as we go throughout the next several days. we may have some freezing temperatures during the morning. that's the next thing we'll be tracking. and let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> despite the snow and ice and melting, you'll have slick roads but no major problems. there's the south bay moving nicely, northbound, slow through 101 thank you. south 101 through palo alto recovering from another crash. the bay bridge toll plaza meters lights are on but we're still moving. >> i'll be back in another half hour with an update. hope to see you then. stay warm.

good morning, everybody. it's 8:30. it's tuesday morning. it's the 5th of february, 2019. beautiful morning out on the plaza. nice and warm, great crowd, and all is right with the world. >> yes. >> let's say hello. h hoda's working the peeps. you have a crowd moment today? >> yes, i'm looking for whitney from lubbock, texas. yay! >> oh, is this a texas girls' trip? >> yes. >> who do you have with you here? >> i have my mom sheila and my sister-in-law katherine. >> is it true you're an assistant principal? >> that is true, north ridge elementary in lubbock.

>> do your kids know you took off today? >> i think they've probably figured it out by now. >> hi, guys, i'll see you back on friday. >> ooh, friday, a nice long trip, too. >> so much fun. >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. >> i love it. >> lubbock, texas, girls. >> all right. m m ms.dryer don't be jealous. i'm going to tee it up with rory mcilroy. >> it's national weather woman's day. >> she's joining you, craig. >> dylan's going to join. he's going to fill us in on his new venture he is involved with called golf pass. >> very cool. you've got a terrific story, three doctors driven by a shared purpose making a big difference in the world. can't wait to share their inspiring story. plus, our pal maria shriver is here. she's got an eye opening new look at relationships, why some men stray and what men and women can do to get on the same page.

and coming up on the third hour, we've got more of our doppelganger week. yesterday it was dylan's turn. this morning, it's my turn. >> oh, i can't wait. >> is it -- is it terico? >> i don't think so. >> but first a check of the weather. >> all righty. >> today's weather is brought to you by target, at the store or to your door, target run and done. let us check your weather, start off with today. we got some wet weather making its way with mountain snows through the pacific northwest, also into the northern rockies, bitter cold in the plains. record highs in the mid-atlantic states and the northeast. much cooler tomorrow here in the northeast and new england. strong storms in the mid-mississippi river valley, icy conditions from the u.p. of michigan back through chicago and on into the mid plains. snow and frigid weather through the that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

you can see the snow in the distance looking from our san jose camera. you can also see the snow in the distance or maybe it's right outside your window. we're going to see temperatures only making it into the upper 40s today. there will be some sunshine mixed in with the clouds. a lot of the rain moving out. some ranger still tracking with some snow moving over the santa cruz mountains. freezing temperatures in the forecast for tonight. and then we're going to see tomorrow highs only in the low 50s and more rain for the weekend. fore! >> i saw that coming. i saw that come. it's national weather person day. what can you do? mr. roker, thank you. one of the biggest names in golf on the plaza this morning, rory mcilroy. big hand for rory. at just 29 he is already a 14-time winner on the pga tour, four of them majors. he's here to talk to us about this partnership between yourself and nbc sports. mcilroy's a cofounder of golf pass. it's a digital membership

platform. it's working to help connect golfers with the game this they love. dylan dreyer loves golf just about more than anybody else. >> exactly. she's a perfect golf pass member. >> that's why i honed in on this one here. just before we get to the tips, you had injuries a few years ago. caught the injury bug, in the winner's circle again. how's your game right now? >> it feels good. i'm excited about the year ahead. i've got off to a pretty good start this season. yeah, i mean, i'm healthy. i'm ready to go. everything's in a good place, so yeah, i'm excited. >> i love that we're back in golf season right now. i mean, it's kicked off. it's underway. what are you most excited about this season? >> i think this time of the yaer it's always the buildup to the masters. the masters is obviously the one that i need to complete the career grand slam, so yeah it's always like i feel the masters is the official start to the golf season, and that's what everyone looks forward to. >> let's talk about golf pass here. tell us about it. everyone's not an elite pro, recreational golfers, charity

fwoflers li golfers like myself. perks and benefits? >> golf pass is basically a membership that encompasses everything you need as a golfer. if you need to book tee times, if you want online instruction, basically someone that, you know, golf pass isn't for someone just to go out and watch golf. it's to get out and play more. if we can sort of get people to, you know, benefit from it and be able to play a little bit more and enjoy the game and have it be more accessible, you know, that's what golf pass is all about. i'm excited to partner with nbc and the golf channel and try to make the game a little more accessible for everyone. >> maybe we should get tips. >> in-person tips, even better. >> you don't recommend heels right? >> that's okay. that's okay. i mean. >> when you step onto the green, rory, what's the first order of business when you're putting? >> i've actually practiced this putt a little bit. it's a right edged putt. just aim a tiny bit right of the hole, there you go, and just drop your shoulders. >> she's done this once or

twice. >> there you go! >> easy, easy. >> rory mcilroy. thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> good luck to you. number nine in the world right now. >> i'm working my way back up. i'll get back to the top. >> that's pretty good, rory mcilroy. >> up next, we're kicking off a special series for black history month with the inspirational story of three young doctors who overcame some really difficult odds to make a big difference in the world. we'll get to that in just a moment. but first this is "today." one more, one mo >> higre. h

welcome back, savannah had to head out early, got an assignment. now to our special series in honor of black history month. >> we're going to start with the story of three young doctors from humble backgrounds who rose to the top and are hoping to inspire others with their stories. >> growing up was tough, you know, both of my parents were

adibt addicted to drugs. >> as a child what was one of your earliest memories? i remember running down the street from my father, and like i was running down the street like 83rd street in chicago from my father with my mom. i was like is this what everyone's life is about? it was just something in me that was like i can't do this. my life isn't this. i want to be the smartest. i want to have straight a's. >> my parents were both immigrants from haiti, and they divorced pretty early. my mom lived in a section of brooklyn called east new york around brownsville. that was around the height of the crack era. >> what was it like growing up in brooklyn? >> even though my mom did the absolute best she could, she tried to shield us from as much as she could, i used to always ask mom, like what's that. she would say baby, they're just playing with fire crackers outside. >> inside the home, education was stressed at the highest level possible, but again, my

high school was in one of the roughest neighborhoods in the city. >> i was raised by both of my parents. my mom was very heavily christian. she was christianity. my dad, he was a hardworking guy. my dad had a third grade education, but he worked timeless hours to provide for a family of six. i started seeing crime. i started seeing drugs. >> you got sucked in. >> i got sucked in. one minute i was in church, i was going to church with my parents, but at the end of the night, things changed. i started entering the street life. >> were you selling drugs? >> brought me to start selling drugs. that was a cousin of mine, and on october 13th, 1996 he was murdered. he was shot nine times, and i felt like, you know, who was going to die next. and then that brought on a sense that i had to make a change. >> in 1998, pierre, max, and joe met as students at the xavier university in new orleans, but they were struggling in school. >> at the library we started

talking about our struggles. >> you formed a studying brotherhood. >> we formed that bond, and we said you know what? we're going to make sure everyone succeeds, and that's when those grades started kicking in. >> the bar was set and we just came to the library every day. we structured ourselves. >> if you say i made a 92, they'd be like, i made a 94. >> competition helps a lot. >> so you would discover you were like minded but it also sounds like the fact that you had all overcome something early in life that helped forge this bond. >> absolutely. >> that bond helped all three men go on to medical schools. >> i'm a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist. >> i'm a board certified cardiac anesthesiologist. >> they say it was the deaths of young black men across the country that pushed them to do more. >> first trayvon got shot, then tamir rice, then philando casti castile. >> and i think castile was the

one -- zb >> that hurt. >> we are going to get out here and not only show our communities that black men can step up. we are going to show the world this is what we actually have to go through to get to where we are. >> the three doctors wrote a book, "pulse of perseverance" about their struggles and their bond that helped their success. >> people will look at us and say you guys did it. why can't everybody do it. it's like look at what we had to do to get it, and we're expecting these kids to do what we did? >> so they started a nonprofit offering scholarships and resources to black youth to accomplish their dreams. >> how much of the story is about that perseverance, that tenacity? >> i think that's what it's all about. >> it's all about. >> that kid that looks -- that's on the corner that looks just like me, can do whatever he wants to do and be whatever he wants to be. if you teach these kids, there will be more doctors and we can change the narrative and change how the world views us.

>> wow. >> i so enjoyed my time with them, and they said that part of this is also about really letting young men who look like me know that it's not just athletes. it's not just entertainers who should be viewed as successful. >> and you know what else you noticed, too, it sounded like they all three had strong moms, too, didn't they? >> oh, yeah. >> that was something that obviously pushed them over, too. >> they also said this isn't some sort of rags to riches story with a happy ending. all three of those guys, the first time they took the m cats they all failed. they kept at it. one of them moved in with the other, hunkered down for seven months. >> separately they were good, but together they were great. >> yes. >> that was an awesome story, craig. >> thank you, hoda kotb. >> we should mention in may all three of those guys are going to be commencement speakers at their alma mater at xavier. >> i want to see that. still ahead, our pal maria shriver is here to improve the state of your marriage or your dating life with an honest look

at why some men behave badly in relationships. women too, but we'll talk about men today. first this is "today" on nbc. >> happy valentine's day.

we are back now, 8:46, diving into a topic that will interest a lot of people in relationships. so why do men behave the way they do? >> this should be interesting. >> i don't know. >> maria shriver is here. this will get a lot of couples talking. devon franklin is a best selling author and a friend of mine, and now he's written a provocative new book that looks at the truth about men using his own life experiences to show us what men and women can do to make their relationships better. >> it's the complaint about men heard everywhere. >> men are dogs. >> men are pigs. >> you're forgetting the number one rule of dating, men are

scum. >> now in his new book "the truth about men" spiritual leader, author and motivational speaker devon franklin takes on this controversial topic. why do so many men behave badly in relationships? >> there's so much going on in the culture related to men and men's behavior, but to me what i'm not seeing is, okay, what can we do about it? using himself as an example, devon starts with an eye opening premise, that most men have a dog in them and that to be successful in a relationship, men have to learn how to train the dog. >> we have to learn how to master it so that it doesn't master us. >> there's so many things. >> to do so, he says both sexes must accept several truths about men. number one, just because a man is in a committed relationship doesn't mean he loses his lust for others, and that's okay. >> you write in here about you can really love your wife and you write in here that you do, and still have a dog that rises

up in you. >> oh, yeah. oh yeah, yes, that is a fact. >> so i think that for a lot of people is like, well, just stop it. just tame it, and your whole thing here is like it's not that easy. >> yeah, no, it's not. let me stop judging myself. let me stop feeling guilty. let me stop feeling shameful, and let me do something positive about it. >> research shows the main reason why men cheat is emotional dissatisfaction in their relationships. devon says that's why couples should heed truth number two, men need a safe space to be honest and vulnerable. >> and a safe space is where you can have open, non-judgmental communication in your relationship. as a wife or as a girlfriend, the first thing is to not hold what he says against him. >> devon says when he gets the urge to stray, he's actually honest about it with his wife megan. >> so that i don't allow it to fester. i don't allow it to be suppressed, and i don't allow it to grow. >> what's it like as a wife to

hear from your husband that he's looking at other women? >> i think, yes, at times it can make anybody insecure, and it can make you feel like why are you looking at that person, but i think that the reality is we have to see each other as human beings, and we're imperfect, and we do have desires. >> and that leads to truth number three. mastering the dog also means cutting down on what devon calls dog food, like pornography. one study associated regular porn use with greater rates of marital infidelity. >> porn feeds the dog. you don't understand to what degree, it's rewriting your brain. you don't understand to what degree it is a liability in disrupting your marriage. >> so when men say, i'm not cheating on you, i'm just watching porn, calm down? >> no, because if you look at porn that way, in your marriage, in your sex life, it's almost like, well, this isn't good enough. >> instead, devon channels his energy into regular exercise and

meditation. activities which he says help him stay grounded and on track. >> one of my missions is for men to say, you know what? i'm going to do my work. i'm going to stop allowing my actions to be covered by the boys will be boys credit card. >> wow, you were talking about so many interesting things in this including you were just saying a second ago something women have to learn to do when they're dating. >> yeah, he was saying that young women particularly in a relationship, if they see that the man isn't changing or if the man isn't devoted to them, they have to have the strength to walk out, and so often women don't do that. another thing i thought he said in the book that also he and his wife went to counseling before they became engaged and that they also go to it when they have struggles in their marriage, very openly talks about that. very oftentimes he says you need a third person to help you in a relationship. >> a referee. >> can you imagine any of us going to our partner and spouse and saying hey, i just want to let you know i've had feelings

for somebody else. that must have been the most difficult conversation. >> he was saying, and that's why i thought it was so interesting because his wife is beautiful. and she said that it was really -- that their work before the marriage that allowed her to sit and take that in when he says that and that that gives him a save face afe space and i away. he says he's been out on the road the last couple of days and having this conversation and women coming up and saying, oh, my god i needed this bach. >> what about men having a network or support. >> they were talking about the importance of their bond, hefrs talking about the importance of community for men to be able to go to another man and say, hey, i'm having this struggle and the man to say me too. so often it's just in church communities but the more men have groups where they can kind of unload that that's an important -- >> what a fascinating story. >> he's coming on your show on wednesday. >> oh, he is. ready for him. we're back in a moment.

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got some birthday wishes for us, mr. roker? >> absolutely. first thing we need to do, spin those smucker's jars and show you who we've got. happy 100th birthday to phillip, an agctive guy from new york, nw york. first person in his family to graduate from college. ms. donna bailey is from st. petersburg, florida, a proud mom celebrating 100 years. she earned a master's degree in special ed. david gurt ner, a hard worker from houston, texas, didn't retire until he was 94. michael kravitz of rochester, new york is 100. says his secret is having a positive attitude. beulah rogers of rocksboro, north carolina celebrating 100 years, worked for a nurse for over 40 years.

and last but knnot least happy 100th birthday to sid mcqueary, served his country during world war ii and we salute you for your service. it you'd like us to celebrate somebody you know, drop us a line at today.com/celebrate. if you are looking for more stories you're going to love all day long, go to today.com/allday. you're going to find a coffee shop that rewards customers with free drinks for a simple act of kindness. >> all right. plus, if you need a new book and feeling the valentine's day vibe, we've got the ten best romance novels hand picked by members of good reads. we've got that and more at today.com. >> what do you have coming up in the third hour? >> we have a whole lot. i think the highlight is probably going to be this guy meeting his doppelganger, hoda kotb. >> dylan's yesterday, it was wild. >> crazy. >> it was disturbing almost to see someone -- >> same haircut. >> same everything.

>> when you got home, she was already there. [ laughter ] >> that was really weird. >> yours is coming up? >> is craig's coming up? >> i right now at 8:56, really amazing sight to wake up to around the bay area. this is a look at our sky ranger video of some snow over mission peak near freemont. it is so beautiful out there. a lot of that snow that came down earlier this morning also made for some tough driving conditions. right now, here's a look at sonnal as we start to see the

sun coming out. some snow will melt soon. we see it coming down over parts of the santa cruz mountain. storm ranger giving us a clean sweep. we will see dryer conditions and chill ler temperatures for today. tonight, freezing temperatures in the forecast. we'll dry out for two days before the weekend comes. laura. >> all right, thanks so much. as she mentioned, people across the bay area waking up to the snow capped mountains. includes places like castro valley, mission peak. if you can't get there to see it for yourself, check out some video and images on our twitter feed right now. oakland parents and students still awaiting some kind of strike announcement from teachers following their authorization vote. we don't know when or if a date will be announced but we'll post the update online the minute we get it. you can head to our homepage right now for more. another update in about an hour.

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from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. and welcome. the gang's all here this morning. >> i'm sheinelle. can i say your names? >> sure. >> okay. i'm here with al and dylan and craig. good morning, team. >> why are youeing weird? >> i have to slow down. i always mess that up. >> those earrings are nice. i just noticed those. >> i've had them for a long time. i thought today let's do a little razzle-dazzle to celebrate the fact we're all sitting together. it's been a full week since we were all here at the table together. dylan you were in minnesota, seems like ten years ago. >> you were on the coast guard cutter in upstate new york and the two of you were in atlanta