good morning. breaking overnight, mounting pressure. a second woman comes forward accusing virginia's lieutenant governor of sexual assault while they were in college together and now both state and national democrats are saying justin fairfax has to go. >> he needs to resign immediately. >> a defiant fairfax saying he is the victim of a smear campaign while his boss the governor embroiled in his own blackface scandal says he's not leaving either. we're live with the latest. we are live with the latest. fireworks on capitol hill. >> you say now mr. president, bob mueller is honest and not conflicting. >> congressman, i'm not a puppet to repeat what you're saying. >> president trump's controversial outgoing attorney

general battling with democrats as they hammer him over his relationship with the president and whether he interfered with the mueller investigation. shocking admission. a nurse pleads guilty to a charge of tampering with evidence in the disappearance of kelsey berreth. a friend of her fiance charged with the murder. will she become a prosecution witness? plus the feds investigate, federal prosecutors now looking into whether the "national enquirer's" publisher violated its cooperation deal with them after jeff bezos claimed he was blackmailed by the tabloid. dangerous hit and run, police releasing this video hoping to track down the woman who was behind the wheel in the scary incident. thankfully the victim, alive and well. and flying high.

reigning olympic gold medalist chloe kim adds to her already impressive resume with an incredible performance friday night on the halfpipe. she's now a world champion. she's not showing any signs of slowing down. today saturday february 9, 2019. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones, peter alexander and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. can we talk about chloe kim for a second? this girl is 18, 5'3", but she is a giant on the halfpipe. >> it is the closest you can get to flying. and she's doing that. >> and she makes it look so easy. >> just fly. yeah. >> if you ever try snowboarding, you'll feel it the next morning. let's get to the top story. another bombshell in the state of virginia where a second woman

has come forward accusing justin fairfax of sexual assault and the calls are growing louder for his resignation. mike viqueira is in the state capital of richmond this morning. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it looked like he'd be governor by now, but after a second accuser came forward late on friday, lieutenant justin fairfax is facing calls for his immediate resignation. >> he needs to resign immediately. >> reporter: virginia state delegate patrick hope was blunt. >> monday i intend to introduce articles of impeachment. >> reporter: the accusation this time, rape. meredith watson says it happened in 2000. she and fairfax were students at duke university. in a statement, watson describes the attack as premeditated and aggressive. to bolster her charge, a pr firm working with watson's attorney released what they say are past

electronic messages with friends, including an e-mail dated october 2016 where watson writes justin raped me in college. the charge comes after dr. week accused fairfax of sexually assaulting her in 2004 when they were both in boston to attend the democratic national convention. fairfax is fighting back. in a statement he says i deny this latest unsubstantiated allegation. it is demonstrably false. i have never forced myself on anyone ever. he calls for an investigation into what he terms a vicious and coordinated smear campaign and adds i will not resign. just hours before watson's charge was made public, fairfax was defiant when approached by nbc news. >> do you support the investigation into the allegation against you? >> we will have our say and i'm confident in the truth. >> reporter: but prominent democrats are lining up to insist he go. terry mcauliffe, the black caucus and 19 members of the

democratic caucus of the state senate where fairfax presides. and as of late friday, several presidential candidates have called for fairfax to step down. including cory booker. >> i just believe it is time for him to step down. >> and mike, what a difference a week makes. this time last week we were talking about that blackface/kkk scandal with the governor ralph northam. and at the time most everybody said he have simply could not survive it politically. so where do things stand this morning? >> reporter: well, you're absolutely right. remember, after that picture surfaced from that 1984 yearbook photograph of blackface standing next to an individual in a kkk hood, this place erupted. it was besieged by media. ralph northam has lasted the week contrary to expectations. yesterday we're told he had a meeting with his senior staff and he told them i will not resign. >> mike, thank you. and now to the fiery and

often tense hearing on capitol hill friday where the acting attorney general was peppered for hours by sharp questions from congressional democrats about whether he has interfered with the special counsel investigation. kelly o'donnell has more. >> reporter: good morning. this new era of divided government was on full and contentious display friday. the president's acting attorney general who is leaving that position in just a matter of days was on capitol hill facing hours of tough questions, mostly from democrats on the russia investigation. he appeared voluntarily, but the q&a was a struggle. matt whitaker's temporary job as acting attorney general is expected to end next week. >> i have not interfered in any way with the special counsel's investigation. >> reporter: his contentious appearance on capitol hill -- >> mr. chairman, i see that your five minutes is up and so -- i'm

here voluntarily. we have agreed to five minute rounds. >> reporter: turned into a heated exit interview. >> mr. attorney general, we're not joking here and your humor is not acceptable. >> reporter: frustrated -- >> answer the question, please. >> reporter: -- even exasperated lawmakers -- >> i'll ask that you try not to run out the clock. >> it is not a gridiron and not letting you run out the time. >> reporter: chided him for lengthy responses or refusing to give answers. he did say robert mueller is honorable, but would not publicly differ with the president. who repeatedly criticized the counsel. >> can you say right now, mr. president, bob mueller is honest and not conflicted? >> congressman, i'm not a puppet to repeat what you're saying. >> reporter: whitaker took the helm at justice when his boss jeff sessions was fired in november. >> we have followed the special counsel's regulations to a "t." >> reporter: democrats pressed

whitaker over his past criticism of the special counsel including interviews where he had previously called the probe a witch hunt. >> are you overseeing a witch hunt? >> reporter: whitaker refused to discuss his conversations with the president and insisted he did not discuss the mueller investigation with anyone in the trump inner circle. >> talk about your views of the mueller investigation with anyone at the white house? >> i did not talk about my views of the mueller investigation with anyone at the white house. >> reporter: and for the second time since taking office, president trump had a physical examination, but unlike last year, there was no on camera briefing and no detailed results provided. instead, the white house physician put out a written statement saying that president trump is in very good health and he expects that to remain for his time in office and beyond. now to the case of the jeff

bezos and "national enquirer." the feds are looking into jeff bezos' claims that the tabloid tried to blackmail him. if it is true, it could break an agreement the publisher has with federal prosecutors. nbc's white house correspondent geoff bennett is in washington following the latest developments for us this morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. amazon ceo jeff bezos is turning the tables on the tabloid. he is offering e-mails said to be from "national enquirer's" parent company ami that threaten the release of embarrassing photos of the tech billionaire. bezos trying to deweaponize the photos as he hunts down the source. for ami, a bezos investigation could be the least of its problems. this morning a new twist. federal prosecutors are looking into whether ami broke their cooperation agreement. according to a source familiar with the matter.

the deal over alleged hush money payments during donald trump's presidential campaign required that ami commit no further crimes. but now jeff bezos, the billionaire boss of amazon, is accusing the tabloid of extortion and blackmail. bezos posted e-mails sent from representatives for ami to his attorney in an attempt to stop the investigation in to how the "enquirer" obtained the intimate text messages. bezos claims the tabloid demanded a public statement saying they have no knowledge or basis to suggest the coverage was politically motivated. if he refused, the "enquirer" threatened to publish more intimate texts and photos. an action legal experts say could put ami's deal with the government in jeopardy. >> ami's behavior here was reckless at best and possibly criminal and they risk having this agreement ripped up. >> reporter: nbc news has not independently reviewed the e-mails.

ami in a statement saying it believes fervently that it acted lawfully in reporting the bezos story and describes having been in good faith negotiations to resolve all matters with bezos. bezos explaining his decision to speak out writing, of course i don't want personal photos published. but i also won't participate in ami's well-known practice of blackmail, political favors, political attacks and corruption. i prefer to roll the log over and see what crawls out. now, the "washington post" recently reported that bezos' long time private security consultant said he was looking into whether lauren sanchez's brother may be behind the leak of those photos. he is said to be a supporter of president trump and the president as you know has repeatedly attacked bezos, amazon and the "washington post" which bezos also owns. >> a lot we'll likely be talking about in the days ahead. thank you very much. another candidate is expected to throw her hat into the very crowded democratic race.

massachusetts senator elizabeth warren is set to make that announcement. but she's already doing damage control over past claims she's native american. kathy park has the latest. >> elizabeth warren has signaled a presidential bid forming an exploratory committee in december, building momentum with supporters on social media. but today she's expected to kick off her campaign following an apology tour. >> we're going to build a grass roots movement. >> reporter: this morning senator warren will mark a new milestone in her political career with a presidential announcement. >> if we persist together, we can win. >> reporter: she's expected to officially launch her campaign in the struggling city of lawrence, massachusetts, a fitting backdrop for warren's promise to rebuild the middle class. >> lawrence is a diverse community. working hard, boldly pursuing the american dream. >> reporter: warren joins an

already crowded field in the race for 2020, including several high profile candidates already on the stump. >> we have to find common ground. >> reporter: warren meanwhile has tested the waters on social media. >> hi sue, this is elizabeth warren. >> oh, my gosh, are you kidding? >> nope, not kidding. it really is me. >> reporter: but as warren pushes forward, she still is being held back by controversy over her native american heritage which she tried to prove through a dna test last fall. >> what do the facts say? >> the facts suggest that you absolutely have native american ancestry. >> reporter: and this week the "washington post" obtained a copy of warren's registration card for the texas bar where she wrote in american indian for race. she has denied misrepresenting her identity to advance her career. >> i'm not a member of a tribe. and i have apologized for not being more sensitive to that distinction. >> reporter: president trump has often called out her claims.

>> pocahontas, pocahontas. i have more indian blood than you do and i have none. >> reporter: and the president won't be the only one taking aim at her politics. and the list of presidential hopefuls may be growing. beto o'rourke and michael bloomberg say they will make a decision about running by the end of this month. >> there have been recent polls testing the candidates and really no surprise. joe biden is on the top of all of them. considering his name recognition, a lot of people expected is that. is there any idea when he may throw his hat in the ring? >> right now there is no official confirmation, but there are a lot of reports that he has been in close talks with capitol hill democrats and spoken to dianne feinstein and she believes that we'll be hearing from him within a month. >> okay. thank you. >> just 21 months to go.

a desperate situation in venezuela is getting worse this morning with the people there starving but the government refusing to allow crucial u.s. humanitarian aid to make its way into that country. this all hinges on a battle for the presidency. kerry sanders is there for us again today. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. reports the u.s. is actively encouraging senior members of the venezuela military here to defect, to switch their allegiance to the opposition leader who among other things requested that humanitarian aid from the united states, which is now stuck at the border. it wasn't supposed to be like this, boxes of food and medicine stuck in a warehouse instead of in the hands of venezuela's sick and hungry. this is the first of $20 million in humanitarian aid sent by the united states. but with the bridge leading to venezuela blocked, it is unclear what the u.s. will do next. >> i think president trump has been clear that nothing is off

the table. >> reporter: embattled venezuelan president nicolas maduro who won an election last year that many saw as a sham ordered the bridge blocked. he claims president trump wants to invade his country. on friday, talking to reporters. >> why won't you let the gift of medicine and food from the united states in? the people of venezuela need it, don't they? >> reporter: maduro says it is a rotten gift, the package is pretty on the outside, but on the inside it brings the poison of humiliation. nbc's gabe gutierrez is on the border. >> they have supplies enough for 5,000 for just ten days, but it is unclear how it will be able a to get in to that country. >> reporter: juan guaido recognized by the u.s., latin america and europe as interim president asked for the aid. friday he said his

administration is now working to bypass the blocked bridge. one student now sees hope for this country, calling guaido venezuela's barack obama. >> guaido is our last bullet. we have given support to so many politicians and we have been through so many stages of this protest. but right now, we feel like it is different. >> reporter: aside from the bridges which are blocked, there are unguarded footpaths that venezuelans could take to cross over to the border, pick up the boxes and hand carry them back into this country. but those who work at the distribution center fear that if they take that route, the items in the boxes will just end up being sold on the black market and not handed out for free as intended. >> kerry sanders inside venezuela, thanks. time for a first look at the weather. dylan is here with that. >> good morning. an interesting situation out in the pacific northwest, take a look at the snow. this is in the seattle area

where we've had about 6.4 inches of snowfall already. this is only the second largest 24 hour snowstorm in 20 years. so this is certainly unusual situation, 150 flights in and out of the airport have been canceled, a state of emergency has been declared. and the snow is still falling. it will move eastward as we go through the day, but we do have winter weather advisories and alerts in effect for the entire pacific northwest. if we take a look, it is going to move east into the rockies, it looks like mainly rain for coastal california, but snow in the mountains. we could see 2 to 4 feet in the sierra nevada mountain range. it will move eastward going into sunday. seattle could see another couple of inches of snow. same for portland, we could see 3 to 6 inches. mountain range could end up with 2 to 4 feet of additional snow. . we've got 46 degrees this morning in san francisco. cloudy skies, but we do have a

couple of showers pushing through the area right now. scattered rain left overnight from that initial system that made its move. we're expecting mostly cloudy conditions with light southeast wind. showers will continue throughout the afternoon with heavier rain picking up into the evening hours and into early sunday morning. stormranger is scanning some rain pushing through the santa cruz mountains. forecast. still to come, a shocking admission in a colorado courtroom after a nurse said she tampered with evidence in the case of a missing mom. plus a terrifying moment caught on camera after the scaffolding collapsed under a construction worker. we're back with the story after this. uction worker. we're back with the story after this.

we're back with the "weekly download," our look back at the week that was. >> the headlines were dominated

by the president's state of the union speech, but there were plenty of other stories as well starting with a deadly plane crash on the west coast. a small plane slammed into a home in california killing the pilot and as well as four people who were inside the house. >> in a backyard crews found the cabin and body of the pilot. a coroner identified him as a retired chicago police officer. but the chicago pd telling nbc news they have no record of anyone by that name ever being a police officer in chicago. a massive gas explosion shook san francisco, flames shooting several stories high. the wall of fire engulfing at least five buildings as neighbors ran for their lives. construction crews punctured a gas line igniting the three alarm blaze that quickly spread. fortunately no one was killed. a colorado jogger fought for his life when a mountain lion

attacked him while he was running on a wooded trail. >> smaller than a full grown 180 pound adult like this one, the juvenile lion began to bite and claw into the man's face, legs, arms and back, suffering serious injuries with his bare hands, authorities say the victim choked the mountain lion to death. >> just a matter of survival for him at that point. actor liam neeson came under fire after recounting his experience nearly 40 years ago when a friend told him she had been raped b ed by a black man. >> he walked the streets with a club. >> i did it for maybe a week hoping that some black [ bleep ] would come out of a pub and have a go at me. >> the actor later apologize. some of this week's most dramatic moments caught on camera, this construction worker was left dangling after scaffolding collapsed beneath him, fortunately he was wearing

a safety line and was able to pull himself up to the roof unharmed. this father stepped on of this train for a smoke leaving his baby on board. when the train started pulling away are, another passenger tried to alert him. thankfully the train's engineer was notified within minutes and reunited the dad with his baby. and a car barrelled in to that florida restaurant. six people were injured but everyone survived. the patriots got a warm welcome back home during a parade celebrating their super bowl victory. rob gronkowski catching a football to the face. but partying on in good spirits. and even was seeing double this week on "today." >> i met my spitting image on tuesday. >> oh, my goodness. >> and then it was dylan's turn. >> i'm nervous. >> oh, my gosh! do we have the same dress on too? oh, my gosh. look, we can turn around and you

don't even know the difference. >> and finally sheinelle. >> how are you? >> hands down -- >> that was scary actually. >> your was crazy. >> i have no reason to ever talk to myself and that was the closest i'll ever get to talking to myself. it was weird. she had mannerisms that were like me. >> i felt like mine was my long lost cousin. she was 13 years younger than me. we have a lot in common. >> and the fact that you learned to dance without ever seeing your head -- >> what a fun experience. >> yeah, a fun week. still to come this morning, why the grandmas in our lives are more important than you would ever guess. >> and

good saturday morning to you. it's 5:26. here's a live look outside in downtown san jose. looks nice out there. let's see what we have on tap for this weekend. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at thef. >> we had some rain move in yesterday afternoon, right now light showers. 46 degrees in san francisco. the wind speeds also nice and light. it is cloudy. here's a look at satellite radar. you can see it's coming down good in the sierra mountains. we are expecting for unsettled weather to remain through this afternoon. but we're not expecting heavy

rain at least for today. just occasional pockets of light to moderate rainfall. stormranger right there pushing showers in. approaching the peninsula now and the santa cruz mountains as well. we'll keep the chance of seeing that rain throughout the entire day. as we head into tomorrow, tomorrow is when we expect to see the stronger storm move in. that will bring low elevation snow once again to the bay area. so i'll break down the exact timeline for that. as far as today, topping out in the 50s. once again, it's going to be one of those cool weekends where you need to be bundled up before you head out the door. as far as the rain, you will need a nice umbrella but it won't be pouring all day. all right. repairs to the richmond-san rafael bridge are under way after concrete went crashing down on cars. caltrans went to work last night replacing a metal plate with a larger one.

wheel that's being done repairs to the car are uncertain. graham edwards was driving this white mercedes on the lower deck when pieces of the upper deck fell in front of his car, barely missing his windshield. >> it was one of those oh no, moments. do you stop, hit your brakes? is a truck behind me. i must have tapped the brakes n instinctively that made the difference. >> the bridge was shut down off and on for nine hours. caltrans hopes repairs will be complete by monday morning's computer. following a developing story involving b.a.r.t., a dangerous fight on a train. it happened last night at the 16th and mission station. a spokesperson describes it as a fight with a weapon involved. there was heavy police presence at the civic center. b.a.r.t. says one person was taken to the hospital with injuries. their condition is unknown.

an 11-hour standoff in campbell brought traffic and businesses to a standstill. it started before 5:30 yesterday morning when this man allegedly pointed a gun at a denny's employee in the parking lot. he then walked into the restaurant, sat down in a booth and refused to leave, launching the standoff. finally around 4:30 p.m., he surrendered peacefully to officers. we're told no one was hurt. 5:29. coming up on "today in the bay," need a suggestion on wine, beer or liquor? this robot has got you covered. we'll have that and your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you will join us. right now back to the "today" show.

we're back on this saturday morning, february 9, 2019. a chilly day here in new york city, but still a hearty crowd on the plaza. let's begin with the check of the headlines beginning with more calls this morning for the resignation of virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfax after a second woman accuses him of sexual assault. she claims the attack took place when they were both students at duke university. cory booker and tim kaine are among those demanding fairfax to step down. fairfax denies the allegations calling for an investigation. rescuers are desperately searching for the pilot of a car go plane that crashed off the

coast of florida friday. the plane was en route to miami from the bahamas when it went down. the u.s. coast guard managed to lift one member to safety, he is believed to be the only other person who was on word. he was air lifted to a hospital only with a broken leg. xwl police in north carolina are hunting for suspect in this i can't dramatic hit and run. police believe it was intentional. the victim suffered severalican. police believe it was intentional. the victim suffered several injuries. the man walking alongside her has dated the suspect. there are several warrants for the driver's arrest. and an olympic gold medal winning snow border chloe kim is adding another title to her resume, the halfpipe queen winning the word chachampionshi. and she's just 18. and also a new twist in the

investigation of a missing mom whose fiance has been charged with her murder. on friday, a nurse who was reported will i friends with the fiance admitted she committed a crime in connection with the case. m morgan chesky is in los angeles with more. >> reporter: 32-year-old crystal kinney had her first court appearance as she faces charges of tampering with evidence in the case of missing mom kell berreth. >> reporter: kinney ostood in te courtroom advisably emotional before making two stun ning admissions. kenney pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence, admitting she took the cellphone to idaho with a single ping sent investigators down what was supposed to be a dead end.

a source saying she and frazee were friends. and frazee faced a judge thursday this time for a custody hearing over the daughter he shared with berreth, the father turned suspect surrounded by security. >> this case has gotten a lot of national attention. >> reporter: he stands accused of the premeditated murder of berreth and solicitation of first-degree murder. berreth's family says they are thankf thankful. berreth was last seen in this grocery store. today the search for her body continues as the family embraces berreth's daughter. on thursday, a judge ruled 1-year-old caylee will remain with berreth's parents. >> it means so much to them to have that piece of kelsey in their lives and to be able to take care of her. >> reporter: patrick frazee is due back in court on february 19 where he is expected to make a

plea and prosecutors will lay out the evidence they have against him. >> morgan, thank you. dylan back with another check of the weather. >> and we are going to see some pretty cool temperatures especially across the northern plains, upper midwest. we have windchill advisories in effect as cold as 15 to 45 degrees below zero. temperatures right now are on the colder side. feels like 23 below in minneapolis, 9 below in des moines. st. louis the windchill makes it feel like it is 4. even cincinnati feels like 3. as we go into this afternoon, high temperatures will be running about 10 to 15 degrees below average. minneapolis a high of only 9, rapid city, south dakota, 5. paducah, 39. and then sunday, we are looking a still chilly temperatures running below average 23 this green bay, dallas 46 degrees which is 12 degrees below average. and then going into next week on monday, we're looking at high temperatures back close to 60 in nashville and tuesday looks nice before it cools off again for wednesday.

kansas city hits 50 by wednesday. and in d.c. even though it will start off cool, we should hit we're seeing a couple of showers moving through. stormranger capturing some of that rain. about to push in through the peninsula. light scattered rain through portions of the north bay down to the santa cruz mountains. we'll see showers likely continue throughout the afternoon. current stm temperatures right in the 30s and 40s. we are going to be topping out into the upper 50s. 40 right now for san jose. 39 for mountain view. still to come, willie has a little fun on the "tonight show." what he had to say about his upcoming entinterview with glad cooper. and is breakfast really the most important meal of the day this sn the pros and cons of starting your day with a full

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stats here. i wasn't even aware of this. nearly half of all americans have heart disease, but what is striking is in a fewer than half of all americans can really identify a heart attack. >> heart attack symptoms. and this is medicine 101, what we drill into our medical students. if you recognize these symptoms in yourself or somebody near you, you need to call 911 immediately. so the classic major symptoms of a heart attack would of course be that crushing elephant sitting on your chest chest pain. but people can also present with jaw pain, neck pain, back be pain, lightheadedness or shortness of breath, sort of the classic pain that radiates to the shoulder or the left arm. again, if you recognize those symptoms, you don't pass go. call 911. >> and it is different between men and women? >> and interestingly the most common symptom for both men and women is chest pain. but women are more likely than men to present with more nonspecific symptoms like belly

pain. upper abdominal pain. or fatigue, decreased exercise, nausea, vomiting. they are more nonspecific, but what i say to women, trust your instinct. if you are feeling off, it takes five minutes to did an ekg, just get checked out. >> one of the first things that we teach our kids is a big breakfast in the morning otherwise we're feeling empty. there is new research right now know about the impact of eating impact. so is there value in that or not? >> okay. me personally, i'm a breakfast eert and i waeater and i want mo eat breakfast. if you ask nutritionists is the breakfast most important meal of the day, you will get different pins. t opinions. idea is if you skip breakfast, you will overeither 00 t eitheee day. so intuitively you say eat breakfast. but this research showed that guess what? eating breakfast may not

actually be that beneficial in terms of helping your weight. >> so obviously this is about weight, but right now it is up in the air. >> that, but i would say this, think of it less about weight loss but more about maybe if you're missing breakfast it is a missed opportunity to get some really important nutrients like. and if you miss breakfast and you're crab bi, you probably should be a breakfast eater. >> some people just need that breakfast. before you leave us this morning, talk to me about the grandma effect. >> so here is -- peter, i'm sorry i'm leaving guys out of this conversation. this is all about females now. >> i have a grandma too. >> right. so the burning question of why do we survive past our reproductive age. i know that sounds crazy, but after we're done having children, what is the purpose of still existing. grandmas stick around number one to help their daughters and maybe they are passing on

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>> is this a growithis is a gro across the country and in denver for example the teachers union there is prepared to strike this monday and a strike gist recently ended in los angeles. so the debate is usually over money, but it is a lot more than that. so what will it takeended in lo. so the debate is usually over money, but it is a lot more than that. so what will it take to get more teachers in to our classrooms? from cities to small towns across america, teachers are feeling the strain. salaries, large classroom sizes, lack of support and shortages are some of the big issues causing frustration. >> some of us have master's degrees, some of us have ph.d.s. so teachers perhaps are not financially compensated. >> reporter: erin and carly and katie are just a handful of the more than 3 million u.s. he had indicators who welcome students in to their classrooms every morning. >> i think sometimes people think teachers just come in, their kids just sit down and you give them in books and then they

go home. it is so much more than that, isn't is t. >> so much. not only are you lesson planning, you can keeping engaging. and you're also trying to teach them to be good friends and good humans. >> reporter: by 2023, there will be more than 52 million students enrolled in u.s. public k through 12, and not enough teachers to teach them. the largest percentage of students in the country in california schools like this. >> would we're swhere we're seeing the most dramatic needs is probably california. the southwest, we have short think as in special ed, math, science and technology teachers. >> reporter: the president of the national education association representing teachers, the largest labor union in the country. >> we know what works. walk into the best public schools in your state. take a look at the support they give to those teachers.

that is exactly what every school needs and what every student deserves. >> reporter: of the 20 school districts here in ventura county, more than half reported teacher shortages with nearly two-thirds unable to fill positions with teachers that are fully credentialed. >> a lot of people now have been looking at the state of california and looking with tea. was it salary? >> they are the school nurse, the counselor, the therapist, the confidant for the students. >> is the count i doing enough? >> the things we're looking forward to is student loan forgiveness. we are offering professional development. so we realize that there are things that we can do and so we are working with our districts. >> reporter: so what keeps these teachers in the classroom? >> i would say feeling the support, that has been a huge piece for me. >> you mention support more than the other issues. we are underestimating that part of it? >> i think you go into teaching

for the teaching, not for the income. >> you do it because it is your passion. there will always be something else i can do or there will always be something more i can be doing. i have it on my heart all the time. and if you don't love it, you're not going to want to feel that way all the time. >> so here is the challenge when it comes to teacher shortages. you can recruit professionals to go into these classrooms. but if they aren't trained for the other parts of teaching, they often quit. so because of that, they have this program where they try to support those teachers and other first year teachers. and it seems to be working. i think they have like a 96% retention rate. and also people look at salaries, let's say we have the same degree and we both go into on you professions. i make 60 cents to your dollar as a teacher and we're at the bottom of the list when you look at other industrialized nations. so a lot of work to be done, but people are finally starting to say enough is enough. >> interesting the support they need more than the money.

it is the passion to help these kids. >> you've got a kid on the way to school soon, you have kids in school. we just put our kindergarten in. and when you walk into an elementary school and you see the teachers who commit all this time and effort each day, it is simply putting value on that even if it is not money, but just expressing as a community the appreciation for what they are doing for your kids. it really can make a big difference that we all energize that. parents get involved in everything. >> that is a good point. and you think about the supplies that they buy on their own. one teacher i talked to, she is a first year teacher, she started this thing i think it is amazon, seche said here is what need, the district maybe can't afford it, so the parents come in with crayons or kleenexs or whatever, so she have feels supported. >> 52 million much our kids. very important prptd. still to come, why ellen grabbed a razor and went after julian edelman's giant beard.

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good saturday morning. thank you very much for joining us. it's 5:56. a live look outside at sfo. you can see some wet tarmac out there. let's check in with vianey arana and a look at what kind of weather we can expect this weekend. we have a couple showers moving through. 46 degrees is the temperature at san francisco. the wind speeds are also calm. you look at satellite radar, you can see we got some snow and rain coming down in the sierra. we expect some more of that unstable weather remain not just for today but through tomorrow. today is not a huge storm day.

it's more or less going to be just showers likely on and off throughout the afternoon. there may be periods where we get sunshine. it will be hit or miss as we head in towards the evening as well. as far as your sunday, that's when we expect bigger changes to come. i'm tracking additional rainfall. also tracking lower elevation snow for tomorrow. today, cool daytime highs, topping out in the 50s. showers will remain on and off throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours. with the winds, they will be picking up later this evening. another breakdown at 7:00 a.m. >> thanks. this morning repairs to the richmond-san rafael bridge are under way

after concrete went crashing down on cars. caltrans went to work last night replacing a metal plate with a larger one. wheel that's being done repairs to the car are uncertain. graham edwards was driving this white mercedes on the lower deck when pieces of the upper deck fell in front of his car, barely missing his windshield. >> it was one of those oh no, moments. do you stop, hit your brakes? is a truck behind me. i must have tapped the brakes instinctively that made the difference between it hitting the bumper and coming through the windshield. >> the bridge was shut down off and on for nine hours. caltrans hopes repairs will be complete by monday morning's commute. a developing story involving b.a.r.t., a dangerous fight on a train. it happened last night at the 16th and mission station. a spokeswoman for b.a.r.t. describes it as a fight with a weapon involved. there was heavy police presence at the civic center b.a.r.t. station where officers stopped the trains to look for the person responsible. b.a.r.t. says one person was taken to the hospital with

injuries. their condition is unknown. an 11-hour standoff in campbell brought traffic and businesses to a standstill. it started before 5:30 yesterday morning when this man allegedly pointed a gun at a denny's employee in the parking lot. he then walked into the restaurant, sat down in a booth and refused to leave, launching the standoff. finally around 4:30 p.m., he surrendered peacefully to officers. we're told no one was hurt. need a suggestion for wine, beer or liquor? this robot has got you covered. we'll have that and your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you will join us. right now back to the "today" show.

good morning. breaking overnight, mounting pressure. a second woman has come forward accusing virginia lieutenant governor of sexual assault when they were in college. the second accusation in a week against justin fairfax as calls for him to step down grow louder. >> he needs to resign immediately. >> fairfax remaining defiant saying he has no plans to leave. can can he survive? we're live. fireworks on capitol hill. >> we're all trying to figure out who are you, where did you come from and how the heck did you become the head of the department of justice. >> president trump's controversial outgoing acting attorney general battling house democrats as they handlered him

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>> 50 and fabulous! they always make me smile. good morning, welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning. >> and good thing unlike the grammys, there was no noise being made. >> i love our chair spin and you see one of our producers pop up there. >> it is a busy morning. so let's get right to the news and our top story about the state of virginia embloiled in another scandal where a second woman has to do forward accusing justin fairfax of sexual assault. and this morning the calls are growing louder for his resignation. mike viqueira is in the state capital of richmond this morning. >> reporter: good morning. a week ago it looked like he'd be governor by now, but after a second accuser came forward late on friday, lieutenant justin fairfax is facing fresh calls from fellow democrats for him to step down right now.

>> he needs to resign immediately. >> reporter: virginia state delegate was blunt. >> on monday, i intend to introduce articles of impeachment on lieutenant governor justin fairfax. >> reporter: the accusation this time, rape. meredith watson says it happened in 2000 when she and fairfax were both students at duke university. in a statement, watson describes the attack as premeditated and aggressive. to bolster her charge, a pr firm working with watson's attorney release what had they say are past electronic messages with friends, including an e-mail dated october 2016 where watson writes justin raped me in college. the charge comes after dr. vanessa tyson earlier in the week accused fairfax of sexual assaulting her in 2004 when they were both this boston to attend the democratic national convention. fairfax is fighting back. in a statement he says i deny this latest unsubstantiated allegation.

it is demonstrably false. i have never forced myself on anyone ever. he calls for an investigation into what he termed a vicious and coordinated smear campaign and adds i will not resign. just hours before watson's charge was made public, fairfax was defiant when approached by nbc news. do you support the investigation into the allegation against you, sir? >> we will have our say and i'm confident in the truth. >> reporter: but prominent democrats are lining up to insist he go. former governor terry mcauliffe, the black caucus in the virginia statehouse, and 19 members of the democratic caucus of the state senate whereas lieutenant governor fairfax resides. and as of late friday, several presidential candidates have called for fairfax to step down, including cory booker. >> i just believe it is time for him to step down, to resign. >> reporter: and what about governor ralph northam? as this controversy has swirled, northam held a meeting with staff yesterday and we're told

he told them he is not going to resign. >> mike viqueira, thank you. let's turn to capitol hill and the fireworks during a hearing between the outgoing acting attorney general and con al democrats. matthew whitaker was questioned for hours about whether he's interfered with the special counsel's questions. kelly o'donnell is on the north lawn this morning with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. democrats with their new power to run these oversight hearings wanted to know if matt whitaker had done or said anything behind the scenes about the russia investigation or passed information about the probe to the white house. whitaker did testify voluntarily, but the former college football player did a lot of blocking and he sure tried to control the ball. matt whitak

whitaker's temporary job acting attorney general is expected to end next week. >> i have not interfered in any way with the special counsel's investigation. >> reporter: his contentious appearance on capitol hill -- >> mr. chairman, i see that your five minutes is up, and so -- i'm here voluntarily. we have agreed to five minute rounds. >> reporter: turned into a heated exit interview. >> mr. attorney general, we're not joking here. and your humor is not acceptable. >> reporter: frustrated -- >> answer the question, please. >> reporter: -- even exasperated lawmakers. >> i'm going to ask that you try not to run out the clock. >> it is not a gridiron and i'm not letting you run out the time. >> reporter: chided whitaker for lengthy responses or refusing to give answers. whitaker did say robert mueller is honorable, but would not publicly differ with the president who has repeatedly criticized the special counsel. >> can you say right now, mr. president, bob mueller is honest and not conflicted? >> congressman, i'm not a puppet to repeat what you're saying. >> reporter: whitaker took the

helm at justice when his boss jeff session was fired in november. >> we have followed the special counsel's he regulations to a "t." >> reporter: democrats pressed whitaker over his past criticism of the special counsel. including interviews where he had previously called the probe a witch hunt. >> are you overseeing a witch hunt? >> reporter: whitaker refused to discuss his conversations with the president and insisted he did not discuss the mueller investigation with anyone in the trump inner circle. >> did you talk about your views of the mueller investigation with anyone at the white house? >> i did not talk about my views of the mueller investigation with anyone at the white house. >> reporter: also here at the white house, news about the president's health. he had his second physical examination since taking office on friday, but unlike last year when there was and on camera briefing and a lot of details about the medical exam results, this time white house physician sean connelly put out a written statement that simply said the president is in very good health and he expects that to be the

same over the course of his presidency and beyond. peter. sheinelle. >> kelly o'donnell at the white house for us. thanks. there is a potentially big development this morning in the case of jeff bezos and the "national enquirer." federal prosecutors are now said to be looking in to bezos' claim that the tabloid tried to blackmail him. nbc's white house correspondent geoff bennett has the latest in washington. >> reporter: good morning. there is a new twist this morning in the battle between the tech titan and the tabloid. federal prosecutors are now looking into whether ami, publisher of the "national enquirer," broke their cooperation agreement according to a source familiar with the matter. the deal over alleged hush money payments during donald trump's presidential campaign required that ami commit no further crimes. but now jeff bezos is accusing the tabloid of extortion and blackmail. in a jaw dropping blog post, bezos published e-mails said to be from ami's lawyers who demanded that he drop a private investigation into the media company or else it said that it

would publish more embarrassing photographs about him. ami in a statement saying american media believes fervently that it acted lawfully in the reporting of the story of mr. bezos. bezos in explaining his decision to speak out wrote of course i don't want personal photos published, but i also won't participate in ami's well-known practice of blackmail, political favors and corruption. i prefer to roll the log over and see what else crawls out. so a lot to unpack here. >> geoff bennett, thank you. elizabeth warren is expected to announce that she is running for president. warren has chosen the struggling city of lawrence, massachusetts as a backdrop to kick off her campaign, her bid beginning with damage control following the controversy over her native american roots claim. she joins a crowded field including a record number of female candidates in the race for 2020.

also this morning a horrible outcome after an attempt to get an endangered tiger to mate with another tiger turned deadly. sarah harman is in london with more on this story. >> reporter: good morning. what happened here is a conservationist's worst nightmare. sumatran tigers are incredibly rare and introducing these two animals was part of a key conservation effort to save the species. sadly it went terribly wrong. a first encounter turned deadly. the 10-year-old was the pride of the london zoo, a mother who had given birth to seven cubs includes twins in 2016. and the 7-year-old had just arrived from denmark as part of a european breeding program. hopes were high that he'd be the perfect mate. zoo keepers introduced the pair slowly keeping them in separate enclosures for ten days so they could see and smell each other before being brought together.

on friday, they met for the first time and asim attacked. zoo staff tried desperately to intervene with flares and alarms, but it was too late. melati was dead, mauled to death by her potential mate. >> this is a risk that you have when you work with wildlife. so i don't think that it should be a lesson of discouraging other places from doing this because we still want breeding programs like this. >> reporter: in a statement the zoo says everyone is devastated by the loss of melati and we're heartbroken by this turn of events. sumatran tigers are considered critically endangered, targeted by poachers in their native indonesia, much of their natural habitat has also been destroyed. the world wildlife fund reports there are less than 400 left in the wild. melati's death devastating for the zoo and canconservationists

working to breed the tigers before they go extincextinct. the zoo told me this morning there are no plans to relocate asmi, he will stay here in london. he is the zoo's only remaining sumatran tiger. >> sarah, thank you. a little girl battling cancer without a cure has been crowned as an honorary officer in texas. abigail was all smile as she promised to fight the bad guys. and the police department erupted in cheers and you can imagine some cheers when this 6-year-old took the oath and took on the role as rookie officer. we look forward to seeing her on the streets. let's get another check of the weather there from dylan on the plaza. >> we have a family from boston, not that i'm picking favorites. this is your first time in new york? >> and him too. >> and your birthday. how would are you? >> 10. >> so what are your big plans you're here in new york?

>> yesterday we had dinner at pj clark's. and after this, he's going to the american girl doll shop. >> and where are you going? >> to the nintendo store. >> that makes sense. >> and then we'll hang out at the hotel. and then we're going to alladin. >> they have a lot going on. and in new york, beautiful sunny day, but chilly. that's typical for this time of year. most of the country is looking fairly quiet. we have a bit of a wintry mix through eastern texas and into northern louisiana, also the big storm in the pacific northwest that will move into the middle of the country as we go into early next week. so especially monday into tuesday, 9 million people so far under a winter weather advisory. this will be a messy storm as we go into tomorrow and beyond. we're looking at some of the snow moving in to wisconsin, into illinois and down south, we'll have heavy rain.

how much snow? could see up to about 3 to 6 inches possible in parts of the western great lakes. that is a look at the weather it is 6:13. we have the last of a couple showers that moved through. we had some heavier rain move in yesterday evening. right now we're seeing light showers push through san francisco, portions of palo alto will see some rain, and showers likely on and off throughout the afternoon. not expecting heavy rain for today, we have a stronger storm moving in for tomorrow. current temperatures are chilly, especially in palo alto, 39 degrees. mountain view, 38. . and that is your latest forecast. >> amounts pj clark shoutout. >> adorable. still to come, what ariana grande has to say about why she will not be purchasing at the grammy awards show. but up next, how a four word text is changing relationships everywhere. this is a good one.

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partner didn't really feel the same way? just for fun, one twitter user proposed a challenge to to women. kelly writes text your boyfriend i want a baby and screen shot the response. the responses flooded in and it went as perfectly as sued expecyou'd expect. they started with the utterly confused like for lunch? while another guy writes a dog baby? thef then there were the practical answers like good for tax returns. and this one, we have to focus on "game of thrones." seriously, do i sound like i'm kidding. so there were of course some who just weren't ready for the big news like nick who decided to just leave the conversation all together. but there were a surprising number of sweelsweet replies to. sheinelle, you wi you actually

your husband and he responded excuse me? and then he tried to call you three times. and then he just says call me when you get home. have you talked to him yet? >> no, i still haven't talked to him. my issues husband is in australia. so he landed and that is the message. i had the kids on my own yesterday, so i didn't have time to call him back. >> poor guy. i can't imagine what he's thinking right now. let's do some "pop start." >> we start off with ariana grande. she released a new video on friday. first fans went wild. and then they immediately started decodings tracks of course. so are there lyrics about her exes? fans sure think so. in the meantime she won't perform any of those songs at the grammy's because she won't be there. the show's producer claims she pulled out because it was too late to pull something together, but the pop star shot back calling that lie adding it was

when my creativity and self expression was stifled by you that i decided not to attend. hope the show is exactly what you want to be and more. moving on to the new england patriots, and julian edelman who was named mvp after last week's super bowl win, if you've seen him recently, you note wide receiver's beard kind of took on a life of its own this season. but there is someone who wasn't having it anymore. ellen. watch this. >> did you want to say any words to say good b-bye to your beard? >> i love you beard. >> i think we should leave the mustache for now. >> i look like a different person. >> you are very hand zisoy hand. >> i didn't everyon recognize h. >> it was all to raise money for the boys and girls club of boston. ellen donated $10,000 and julian matched. and finally, a familiar face around here willie paid a visit

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good morning, thanks good saturday morning. here is a live look outside at san jose. wow. that's beautiful at 6:26. the clouds and the sunshine. just starting to peek through. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. it probably won't look like that much longer. >> we have some gray clouds and still some activity out there. that rain moved in last night and into the evening hours. san francisco right now waking up to bhabout 44 degrees. palo alto 39. some areas are chillier than

others. look at satellite radar, scattered showers, early morning showers expected to push on through. as we head towards the evening hor hours and overnight we expect heavier rain to pick up and breezy conditions into sunday morning. then we'll catch another break tomorrow morning with light showers, then we'll get another round of possible heavy rain along with lower elevation snow moving in tomorrow. we do have a couple of changes heading into the work week. i'll track the exact timeline of this for you in case you had plans to be outside. of course your daytime highs at 7:00 a.m. >> all right. we'll see you at 7:00. this morning repairs to the richmond-san rafael bridge are under way after chunks of concrete fell off and hit at least one car. caltrans went to work last night on the 60-year-old bridge replacing a metal plate with a larger one.

graham edwards was driving this white mercedes on the lower deck of the bridge when the concrete came crashing down and barely missed his windshield. >> it was one of those oh no, moments. do you stop, hit your brakes? is a truck behind me. i must have tapped the brakes instinctively that made the difference between it hitting the bumper and coming through the windshield. >> the bridge was shut down off and on for about nine hours on thursday. caltrans hopes repairs will be complete by monday morning's commute. we are following a developing story involving a b.a.r.t. train and a dangerous fight on board. it happened last night at the 16th and mission station. a spokeswoman for b.a.r.t. describes it as a fight with a weapon involved. on social media people posted photos of a heavy police presence at the civic center b.a.r.t. station where officers stopped the trains to look for the suspect. b.a.r.t. says one person was taken to the hospital with injuries. their condition is unknown. an 11-hour standoff in

campbell brought traffic and businesses to a standstill. it started before 5:30 yesterday morning when this man allegedly pointed a gun at a denny's employee in the parking lot. he then walked into the restaurant, sat down in a booth and refused to leave, launching the standoff. finally around 4:30 p.m., he surrendered peacefully to officers. we're told no one was hurt. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," if you need a suggestion for wine, beer, or liquor, we have the place to send you. a robot will be there to help you. we'll have that and your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you will join us. right now back to the "today" show. eave a lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old friend's laugh, or a view that defies all expectations.

these are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed. how is everybody doing is this we're back on this saturday morning, february 9, 2019. it is a cold one. >> it is freezing. >> i told you. >> this is a good group. i have some hand warmers i'll hand out in a second. >> once he's done using them. >> still to come, grab your kids, get ready to have some fun. we'll show you some cool diy games and activities that can easily be put together on a weekend like this to make sure that you keep the winter boredom at bay. and then we'll take you

inside wofrsomeone of the sweet places in the country as they prepare for the biggest day of the year, value tuentinvalentin. >> and we have a special treat, our chef will show us how to whip up that amazing meal for that special someone in your life. before we get to that, sheinelle, you had a pretty big night thursday night. >> the american heart association, we have the go red campaign. every year they have a red dress collection fashion show. >> look at you. >> and we get to design with the designers red gowns. >> spinning around is the best part. >> i'm so nervous right now. >> do i do it? >> i said i'm going to do it. grab it, bam! and it is all for a good cause. to take care of our hearts. be mindful about our heart health. >> you look beautiful. what a nice night.

and also this morning, anybody who has anything to do with music, it is their biggest night of the year this weekend, the grammy awards. >> and there is a lot on the line. here is a preview. >> reporter: historically it has been the most head scratching boundary breaking award show. >> i now pronounce you -- >> reporter: but recently, the an grammys have come under fire for being out of touch. music has long been a male dominated industry with women only making up about 10% of nominees in the premiere five categories over the last six years. but this year the gra him agram are hoping to move the needle. >> last year only two female performers walked away with trophies. what is the academy doing to make sure the grammys are more inclusive this year? >> the grammys have invited in 900 new voters, all under the age of 39, women, people of color, and they have widened the

fields in the major four categories. we've gone from five nominees to eight nominees. that means more hip hop, more women, more people of color, more good music. >> reporter: while men top the most nominations, this grammy night is looking more like ladies night. six of the eight acts up for best new artist are female. and brandi carlile leads with six, but cardi b and lady gaga close behind each have five nominations. the question now, who will wrauk away with the golden gramo phone? it is anyone's game. >> we could see lady gaga and bradley cooper take song of the

year. >> cuoveted award is album of te year. >> i think kendrick will win and i think he should win. >> reporter: in addition to star-studded performances, the alicia keys hosted broadcast will honor diana ross, pay tribute to dolly parton and pay respect to the late aretha franklin. a new frontier for a 61-year-old award show hoping to hit all the right notes. joelle jar xwu low, nbc news, new york. and that is always a fun night. when your kids are up, let's talk about that outfit. >> time to go to bed. and what do you have going on tomorrow? >> so tomorrow we're going to wake up, we're going to hang out for a little bit and then we're going to serendipity's, and then we'll get our stuff and go back to home. >> i like that he has planned

your whole vacation for you. you need to do this for other visitors to new york. let's see what is going on around the rest of the country for your saturday. it is snowy up in seattle, they have already had more than 6 inches of snow. another couple inches possible. we could see feet of snow in the mountains. a pretty big storm that will move into the midwest as we go into tomorrow. but today very cold in the northern plains, 30 to 40 degrees below zero with the windchill. also very cold in the northeast too. tomorrow we are going to see some of that lighter snow begin to move into the western great lakes, we are waking up to 30s and 40s this morning. 38 degrees in santa rosa. 44 in napa. down through hayward, 43. in through san jose, 43. temperatures reaching the 50s,

but the showers and the rain is what we're tracking. you'll notice off and on showers light this morning into early afternoon. as we head into the evening hours, winds will kick up. we expect heavier pockets of rain this evening. we want america to see these people too. where are you from in. >> indiana. >> thank you for coming by and shavi shivering with us. coming up next, getting the kids through the rest of winter, great and easy projects to keep great and easy projects to keep them entertained for hours. (clapping) every day, visionaries are creating the future. ( ♪ ) so, every day, we put our latest technology and vast expertise to work. ( ♪ ) the united states postal service makes more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, affordably and on-time. (ringing) ( ♪ ) the future only happens

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with the help of target and their pillow fort line, and we have this cute little tent, we added twinkle lights inside, there are cuties hanging out in there. they can play games. we also have some delicious s'mores. so they can feel like they are in the outdoors. >> and i love this fire. >> you can put anything in there. snacks, games, whatever you'd like. >> and this is a really good idea, it will keep them busy for hours. >> next up amelia and brooklyn are working on art projects. >> these beautiful little window artwork is what these ladies are making. all you do is take some glue, you pour it on a lid, and you will add in some food color, swirl it around, you can add sparkles. >> what are you making? oh, look at this, that is cool. >> and it just takes about 24 hours to dry. >> look at her hands, everybody.

>> so cute. nice job, girls. what is over here? >> so i know people are a little obsessed with slime right now, especially kids. but this is super fun and really just -- >> is it easy? my kids are obsessed with it, but i don't have all the stuff. >> just glue, baking soda, we have some spray starch. and you add it all together. and you just have to get the right consistency. that is the key. >> oh, it sparkles. do you guys like the slime? >> hi giana. your is so cute. >> you have to do this on the kitchen floor because of the messes. >> absolutely. >> and speaking of paper, this is really cute. all you have to do is take some butcher paper, you roll it out and you can make a play town for your kids. they can put their cars on it, their action figures on it. they can do whatever they like and they can decorate to however

suits them. >> and you can roll it up and throw it away when you're done. i love that. >> best part. >> absolutely. >> and balloon tennis. >> this is a super fun and really easy game it play. all these kiddos are doing, they have paper plates, popsicle sticks and a balloon. and you can play this for hours back and forth, see how long you can keep it going. >> they are doing pretty good. >> sam, is this something kids should play at home, what do you think? >> i don't know. >> you're supposed to say it is amazing. say it's amazing. >> it's amazing! >> yeah, thank you. what's next? >> lastly, we have these two gentlemen over here, and they are playing with paper airplanes. this isn't your old school paper airplane. i want you to try to hit the 25 point mark. so you take a foam board and you

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how big is valentine's day for you? >> our highest single day will be february 13th. >> mostly men on february 13th? >> mostly men. we tend to procrastinate. >> reporter: brad kinsler is their ceo. you have some romantics. >> we have people that will bring hearts that they purchased 50 years as go. >> reporter: so sweet. the coupling of chocolate with the holiday within traced back to the 1800s when richard cadbury had the idea of turning it into beautifully packaged eating chocolates. some years later the hershey kiss was invented. stover and his wife created the heart shaped box and the rest is love affair. do you feel like you're helping love? >> who doesn't love candy. it is all about the rhythm. it is coming back. >> now i know why lose city started doing this. >> reporter: that episode was

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some garlic. you can make it spicier. onions. >> you can smell the soy, it smells terrific. >> we're adding asian pears, some unwhy nonions, by the whin sauce, vinegar and honey. just to bring some sweetness to the dish. >> and nice thing about the instant pot, you said, what, 90 minutes or so, but you can't really overcook a dish like that. >> no, you can walk away, keep it warm. >> and we'll show folks what it ends up looking like. 90 minutes later. >> it tastes like magic. >> holy cow.

>> and i'm serving it with a jalapeno pu jalape jalapeno puree. prnt to put important to put a lot of juice. >> this is amazing and it is simple. >> put a little jalapeno here. some herbs. >> you have 40 restaurants worldwide almost. you have 12 here in new york city. what sort of -- what inspires you to come up with new ideas like this? >> it is always about creating new flavor, some new -- the latest one is vegan. >> and here is -- we'll do dessert because that is what everyone is talking about. but quickly on the salad. >> this salad, the short ribs

are quite rich, so serving it with a salad is very delicious. >> and the dressing on top of that? >> just olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. >> and then this is the surprise. this is the molten cake. >> yes. >> that you created we should make clear. so help us through this. >> so we melt some chocolate and butter together. two eggs and two egg yolk together. quite simple. five ingredients. we mix that together. and then the chocolate on top. >> is this going to be hot? >> it should be fine. everything. >> you're a pro. >> clearly not. >> some flour. >> we have to move fast, there is a lot to do. and after you whip that up? >> that's it, we're done. put it in the mold.

>> is that mold that you can purchase? >> yes, you can use aluminum mold, a mold that goes in the oven. >> let's try it. >> break into it, ladies. >> you bake it only about five minutes at 450. and then voila. >> oh, my goodness. this is amazing. >> serve it with some passion fruit or sorbet. >> there are so few ingredients. >> this is fantastic. happy valentine's day to you. we wish you more success. >> happy valentine's everyone. >> all these recipes you can find at today.com/food. >> that will do it for us on this saturday morning. tomorrow on "sunday today," willie's sunday sitdown with bradly cooper for a revealing conversation on getting his first big break. the movie that helped make him a star. and what made him question his decision to direct "a star is

born." >> you have to make this meal. it is so delicious. >> lease do. you can stay forever? >> i'll come back coming up nex bay .... how a driver narrowly missed being crushed by the first chunk of concrete on the richmond- good morning. coming up next on "today in the bay," the split-second decision a driver made to narrowly being crushed by a chunk of concrete on the san rafael bridge. and bank robbers and what investigators believe is the key to catching them. and when we may see more bay area snow. here is a live look o-

san jose good saturday morning to you. it is february 9th, here is a live look outside in san jose. looks beautiful out there looking at these palm trees. clear right now, but what is on tap for the weekend? good morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at the microclimate forecast. >> we have a calm start. we had some rain move in

yesterday afternoon into the evening hours. look at it now in san francisco. but you can see on the golden gate bridge we have some wet roads. that's because we're tracking early morning scattered showers here and there. these are your current temperatures as you head out the door. 36 in santa rosa. napa 44, san jose, 38. mountain view, 37. here's a look at satellite radar. it's not too active but that will change. let's talk about the big changes we have ahead. if i zoom in to stormranger right now, we're not in the clear just yet. we have a couple pockets of rain moving in through south san francisco and the san mateo area. also some rain will continue to push through half moon bay, redwood city. it's not heavy rain. it's more light to moderate and also through the santa cruz mountains and morgan hill. don't be surprised if we see more rain this evening. i'll take you through that