pretty good for the morning commute. >> not too bad there. all right, that does it for us this morning here on "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 for a live look at the local news. >> gorgeous live look at the golden gate bridge. enjoy your friday. on. good morning holiday travel nightmare a powerful winter storm starts its march across the country heavy snow, ice, rain shutting down highways and canceling flights and knocking out power out west this morning, what you can expect as that nasty weather moves east breaking overnight, deadly plane crash. a passenger jet with nearly 100 people on board slams into a building in kazakhstan at least 12 people killed, but we'll have the latest in a live report. not backing down, despite the holiday break president trump

hammers away at house speaker nancy pelosi for holding up his impeachment trial. this as the president faces new heat for tweeting an article that allegedly named the anonymous whistleblower in the case against him those stories plus desperate search a rescue operation underway in hawaii this morning for a missing helicopter carrying tourists on a sightseeing trip touching tribute the fiancee of the espn reporter reveals new details about his final days and the circumstances surrounding his death. and foot-brawl eastern michigan's quarter ejected for throwing punches the wild weekend today friday

december 27th, 2019. we start this morning the full forecast for us in just a moment and the world's busiest airport. hartsfield jackson international

in atlanta and it's still go and already piling up and with the hoopts coming to a close millions are headed home and into a potentiae punch of flooding, strong winds and heavy snow, shutting down parts of busy interstate 5 in los angeles. >> there was a lot of traffic. we were stuck together couldn't get out so basically, been her travel nightmare c plan aaa is estimating a record 115 million travelers on the road and in the sky by new year's day.

that is 4 million more than last year and on the roads the same story where the flood of holiday drivers could double even triple drive times in some cities >> my husband drives and we all sleep in the car. >> reporter: in new jersey, some drivers already have a game plan >> get out early so you can get there early and avoid most of the traffic. >> reporter: but in chicago, a different kind of strategy >> you know, 60 outside and you don't want to be wearing a winter coat. >> reporter: record-breaking high temperatures have residents trading snow boots for shorts and jet skis at least for now >> enjoy it while it lasts because next week it is going to be the same, like winter weather. >> reporter: and guys, we have some good news, if you are traveling today, things are looking a lot better than yesterday. we just checked the latest numbers.

about 250 delays, and less than 50 cancellations the airports with the biggest problems, las vegas, denver, and san francisco. craig? >> blayne alexander for us there in atlanta, thank you. dylan is in for al once again with more on what we can expect, as that winter storm starts its march across the country. what are we looking at >> a good way to describe it, craig. it is starting its march and we are seeing winter weather advisories winter storm watches and warnings from the southwest all the way into the upper midwest we have the snow falling in the higher elevations. we've got rain in phoenix. this is going to continue to strengthen and become the storm that makes a mess across the country. on the north and northwestern side of the storm, that's where we will see mostly snow. one to three inches in denver before it really starts to rank up across the dakotas and also in northwestern minnesota, too on the eastern side of this, from minneapolis, to chicago, to st. louis, it is mostly rain but stretching down into mississippi, we could see some severe storms. because temperatures have been more spring-like so we could get that spring-time

severe weather out ahead of this cold front and then as we go into sunday night and monday, the heaviest of the rain reaches the east coast, we will see a lot of rain, up and down the east coast, with some heavier snow possible across central and northern new england so how much snow will we see the highest elevations back to the rockies will see the bulk of the snow going through today and then into tomorrow, up to a foot of snow and blizzard-like conditions across the dakotas, and as far as rain is concerned, we could see one to three inches of rain, and again, the possibility of some isolated severe weather >> dylan, thank you for that. now to breaking news overnight. a deadly plane crash in kazakhstan, it went down shortly after takeoff, slamming into a building and a fence but miraculously more than half of the 100 people on board survived nbc's molly hunter joins us now with the very latest molly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the death toll stands at 12 right now, including the experienced pilot, but authorities warn that number could rise the deputy prime minister has said the tail of the plane actually touched the landing strip twice during takeoff and

just think there may have been trouble before it was ever airborne after the disaster, passenger meryl yerman walked away from the wreckage she says a secure car picking up children, no other help, no ambulance, no medical personnel. 17 minutes after takeoff, her flight crashing, the fuselage broken apart bek air flight d 29100 was carrying 93 passengers and five crew members in kazakhstan losing altitude quickly. and smashing through a two-story building near the airport. emergency responders on the scene immediately, frantically searching the wreckage for survivors. the plane, a small dutch-built aircraft, introduced into the 1980s, went bankrupt and ceased production in 1996 bek air only had eight aircraft in its fleet and all flights have now been suspended. the kazakhstan ministry of foreign affairs tweeted we have received with deep sadness the tragic news.

the u.s. embassy offering deepest condolences. dozens treated for injuries in the hospital authorities say the passengers in the front of the plane suffered the most. tomorrow has been declared a national day of mourning while the investigation continues. the black boxes have been found. and authorities are now looking at everything, including possible breach of flight operations and safety rules, as well as the heavy fog in the area guys >> an unbelievable tragedy, molly, thank you for that report. also breaking overnight, a search and rescue operation in hawaii, for a missing helicopter, that was carrying tourists on a sight-seeing trip. nbc's joe fryer is following this one and what is the latest. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard is searching by air and in the water for a tour helicopter that disappeared on the island, it was due back last night, from a tour of the island's na pali coast, but it never returned

this morning, a desperate search for seven people aboard a tour helicopter in hawaii the u.s. coast guard responding on the island of kauai, looking for any signs of the green and white aircraft and those on board reportedly including two minors the owner of the helicopter alerting authorities thursday evening, after the aircraft carrying one pilot and six total passengers never returned from its tour of kauai's coast. officials say no signals have been received from the helicopter which is equipped with an electronic locator in a statement overnight, a coast guard official saying, the weather conditions are challenging. we have trained crews responding and on scene, searching for any signs of the helicopter and those aboard the helicopter is owned by safari helicopters according to an unnamed employee. and they offer a deluxe waterfall safari and a deluxe eco-tour on the island, which is mostly uninhabited

the headline says celebrating 30 years of perfect hospital safety >> the coast guard tells us more searches are scheduled at first light. more windy weather and scattered rain showers are in the forecast for today. >> joe, thank you. meantime, with negotiations over a senate impeachment trial at a standstill, president trump is taking aim at democrats, and blames for holding up the process. and he says the issue of impeachment is now making it more difficult to do his job nbc's hans nichols joins us with the latest, traveling with the president. hans, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the president is on vacation mode, down in palm beach, with nothing official on his schedule, but that hasn't stopped him from taking to twitter, weighing in on the world, on politics, and yes, impeachment and per usual, the president isn't shying away from any fights with congress on winter break, president trump is hitting speaker pelosi on her home turf. saying that crazy nancy should focus on her own district, and help her incompetent governor

with the big homeless problem. the flurry of tweets coming after the president acknowledged that impeachment is taking a toll on his presidency it makes it much more difficult to deal with foreign leaders and others when i am having to constantly defend myself against the do-nothing democrats trump's twitter activity coming as a republican ally in the senate, john kennedy of louisiana, dismissed the potential defection of senator lisa murkowski on impeachment as only one vote. >> well, the senator is entitled to her opinion and senator mcconnell is entitled to his. >> insisting most senators actually have no interest inn ss secretly don't want to hear this taking up an impeachment trial. >> it is all very odd, nine out of ten senators, secretly don't want to hear this case, and the tenth is lying >> kennedy responding to comments by murkowski criticizing the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell for

pledging total cooperation with the white house on impeachment. >> when i heard that, i was disturbed. >> murkowski never shy, responded to comments from the senate majority leader last week. >> i will take my cues from the president's lawyers. >> the single crack in the republican support, a potentially troubling sign for a president who has celebrated gop unity on impeachment, as congress is deadlocked on how to proceed. >> we had 196 or so republicans voting, 100% we didn't lose one republican vote in the house. >> reporter: now, for the first time the president has i.d.'d the whistle-blower that started off this entire process. he did it indirectly, he re-tweeted something from the campaign account which linked to a washington examiner article that did publicly name the whistle-blower back in december. now, a gop congressman did do something similar earlier in december as well but remember, whistle-blower protections, one of the cornerstones, is having your i.d. remain anonymous. nbc news is not naming the

whistle-blower >> hans nichols in west palm beach, thank you. also this morning, we're learning more about the sudden death of a beloved espn reporter who caught pneumonia while working the ohio state/michigan football game. the 34-year-old's fiance is now opening up for the first time since his sudden loss. nbc's ron mott has more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: a very sad story indeed edward aschoff's fiance posting a series of statements to his twitter feed, thanking everyone for their sympathy and providing new details on the circumstances of his death when edward aschoff passed away on christmas eve, his 34th birthday, he was engaged to be married. his final instagram post, a heart-breaking tribute to katie, his young fiance, having pneumonia is pretty terrible, but it helps having this sweet angel taking care of you now she is writing movingly about the man she loved. i couldn't be more proud that the one thing people are talking about was his ability to lift them up with his energy, light,

and that all-encompassing smile. she posted a series of family photos writing, he also loved christmas so much that even from the icu, he was coordinating with my friend about wrapping my presents so i could be surprised. >> he was the brightest light in everything we did. friend and espn colleague chris lowe says aschoff's talent was obvious from the very start. >> this guy, he is something special, he's got something, there's something about him. >> bruce described him as an athletic young man who didn't vape or smoke. >> he ran. played soccer. always doing something so active. >> this this morning, new clues how such a seemingly healthy young man could succumb to a fairly common infection. his fiancee revealing after additional tests a diagnosis of

hlh a rare disease sometimes triggered by pneumonia where the immune system doesn't work properly and can attack itself according to aschoff's social media, he got sick covering last month's game between michigan and ohio state on december 5th, he tweeted i had a virus for two weeks, fever and cough, and the doctors think it turned into this multifocal pneumonia recently he was admitted to the hospital but his condition did not improve. >> i'm edward aschoff. espn. >> posting a final image on one knee, the two of them laughing thank you all again for loving him as much as he loved you. >> aschoff's fiance says they're still working on the details for his funeral but a small memorial in oxford, mississippi and in atlanta, where he used to live. >> ron mott, thank you. let's turn to college football's bowl season it kicks into high gear this season with five games today and four more games tomorrow but a

lot of folks are still talking about an incident from thursday night's game between pittsburgh and eastern michigan check this out this is the quick lane bowl. getting a little ugly in the final seconds. the eastern michigan quarterback mike glass gets tackled and when he gets up, he slaps a football player in the face and accidentally makes contact with the referee, dropping the ref to the ground the ref would be okay. a brief scuffle ensues glass gets ejected from the game pittsburgh by the way held on to win, 34-30 that video is unbelievable >> he hit the ref. >> you can't hit the other guy, either. >> you especially can't hit the ref. >> a reminder of what not to do when you head into a busy football weekend. busy weather weekend, too. so quiet for so long and now there is a system that is producing snow in the southwest and rain on the eastern side of it this will make a mess for travelers going into saturday and sunday and later in the day sunday up and down the east coast. in the meantime, it is really kind of light right now. we also are a little bit unsettled in the northwest we're still hanging on to mild temperatures for this time of year

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a. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. the big story is how cold it is. we've had temperatures dropping below freezing in the north bay as well as south county and the tri-valley. the inland valleys starting out very cold but we will warm up today and reach into the mid to upper 50s. nice recovery there. we're going to see the same thing again tomorrow, but then on sunday, more clouds and a chance of showers movin the controversial case against navy seal eddie gallagher. this morning, the chilling video of his time on the battlefield being shown publicly for the first time and what members of his own platoon told investigators about his conduct. >> also, the eye-opening results of an exclusive nbc news investigation into the safety of the food that we're all scarfing down on those planes what we found that you will want to see before you board your next flight. >> but first, this is "today" on

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commute as well. look at the numbers in santa rosa and napa, 29 degrees. we're also at freezing in the tri-valley and south county, just a few degrees above freezing elsewhere across the bay area. we do warm up for the afternoon, reaching into the mid to upper 50s today. we'll see the same thing tomorrow, but then rain in the forecast on sunday. mostly some scattered light showers and then drying out, as we head into the end of the year, into the start of the new year. as we get ready to head out on the roads an overall look at the bay area, a slowdown i-280 north in san jose for the south bay and headed over toward the bay bridge we have an incident, but it's just causing some minor delays there. a closer look at 280 northbound as you head out on the roads, not seeing a big backup, and a live look outside in dublin, where the sun rises, we see the commuters headed along 580, headed westbound and it is slowing fairly well. the tri-valley drive times at 17

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we are back. 7:30 on this friday morning, the 27th of december, 2019 heading into the last weekend of the year, believe it or not. >> exciting. a huge holiday crowd out there we will get outside to hang out with those folks in a moment. >> we sure are. a lot of tourists in town to see the tree and next week's party in times square to ring in 2020 are you ready? >> i'm not ready but i'm getting ready. carson daly is ready

the party in the country >> we will be tuning in for that. >> let's start this half hour with a quick check of the 7:30 headlines. much of this country bracing for a big winter storm it is expected to hit the east coast by sunday. southern california already taking quite the hit with a triple shot of strong winds and heavy snow as that system barrels east, you can expect it to impact the travel plans, thousands of flights were delayed on thursday many more expected to be delayed over the weekend >> and an expanded recall of hard boiled eggs now includes items sold at cost co, walmart, trader joe's hard boiled eggs manufactured in georgia, and it is all pillow packed, diced, protein kits which may be contaminanted with listeria. search people in five states have been sickened in the outbreak for more on the specific products being involved in the recall go to today.com. americans opened up their wallets a little wider this

holiday season retail sales jumped 3.4% over last year. much of that unsurprisingly came from online sales which surged nearly 19% compared to one year ago. amazon claiming a record-breaking holiday season, saying billions of items were ordered, billions, ordered in the last days leading up to christmas, but the online retailer declined to give a specific dollar amount. >> wow, billions that's a lot. meantime, there's news this morning on a case we follow very closely on today, involving the retired navy seal edward gallagher. senior national correspondent kate snow is here with that story. >> reporter: good morning. this is a case the president has been personally involved in. this past summer, gallagher was acquitted of shooting civilians and killing a captive isis fighter, but this morning, the weekly, a tv series from "the new york times," has exclusively obtained navy interviews with the seal team members who accused gallagher of misconduct in the first place up until now they had only been

quoted in trial. we want to warn you that what you are about to see and hear is disturbing >> i saw eddie take a shot at probably a 12-year-old kid. >> tapes never before seen in public members of navy seal team seven speaking on camera with investigators in the spring of 2017 about their platoon leader eddie gallagher. >> the guy got crazier and crazier. >> the video part of a trove of information obtained exclusively by the weekly. >> you could tell he was perfectly okay with killing anybody. >> one after another, the platoon members come in and they paint a picture of a platoon leader who has gone totally rogue. they say that he was killing people just to kill them men, women, children, it didn't matter >> the guy was toxic. >> we can't let this continue. >> the times reviewed hundreds of text messages, they say, were sent by gallagher, disparaging the seals who reported him >> he has repeatedly reaching out to other seals, telling them about this investigation, and how angry he is, and he wants to spread the names of his accusers to make sure people know, you know, in the hopes that they

will be black-listed by other seals. helmet camera obtained by the weekly never shown outside of a courtroom shows the isis fighter prosecutors accused gallagher of murdering. gallagher is seen with a medic bag pushing him and then the camera goes black. it is not clear why. >> you say he stabbed him. one time, multiple times >> in 2018, seal team member corey scott told investigators he saw gallagher stab the isis fighter multiple times >> probably two or three times >> just like a stab about right here, just in a few times. >> is there any possible way that what he was doing could be interpreted as for medical purposes to help out >> no. >> there was no way this was anything other than to attack and to kill this person? >> no. >> but scott changed his story, at gallagher's trial, and said he was the one who killed the fighter. >> did you suffocate him

>> yes >> eddie gallagher was convicted of posing for a photo with the corpse he was found not guilty of murder and attempted murder. and has long proclaimed his innocence. >> there are a couple of members of the platoon who had a personal animosity toward eddie gallagher. they didn't perform well in combat they were afraid of being called out for being cowards. they made up a story and they went with it >> overnight gallagher's attorney calling their accounts unsupported and fake. >> if there was a problem with chief gallagher's mental state, they would have examined him, they would have found that, there is not. >> reporter: in november, president trump ordered the pentagon not to strip gallagher of his rank, and trident pin, the navy secretary was fired for his handling of the case the president publicly showing support for the navy seal. >> he was a great fighter. he was one of the ultimate fighters tough guy. >> reporter: just this weekend, gallagher posting photos, meeting president trump, for the first time, at mar-a-lago. the navy seals and an attorney for corey scott are not

commenting nbc news has not spoken with any of the individual seals shown in those taped videos but "the new york times" has reached out to every one of them. they all declined to comment in print and on camera. gallagher's lawyer tells us he plans to file a lawsuit against the weekly and against the reporter >> and kate, you mentioned that "the new york times" reviewed text messages that had been sent by gallagher but those weren't the only one, right? >> right they looked at group text messages sent between the seals who you just saw who reported gallagher and one of them saying we are going to answer to a higher power some day and everyone happens for a reason, not compromising our integrity and keeping right on our side is all we can do. gallagher's attorney says those text messages between those guys show that they were coordinating their stories. >> certainly has gotten a lot of

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our seats, lost luggage maybe, you might want to spend more time thinking about that inflight meal. nbc's investigative and consumer correspondent vicky nguyen is here to show us what she found good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it turns out there is limited oversite of the airline fooducatering industry we found hundreds of food safety violations but officials say there are many more that go unchecked and what we learned after combing through the inspection reports that make food for the biggest airlines in the country and while a former worker says you should be careful before ordering that next airplane meal >> so many options at 30,000 feet hummus sandwiches hot meals. but sky high dining can be risky. >> about three quarters of the way through the flight, i start feeling really bad >> frequent flyer jason alderman says he got food poisoning after

eating duck ravioli on a flight last year. >> the most sickness i have ever had. >> he told the airline and filed a complaint with the local health department and then nothing. >> it feels like nobody was claiming responsibility and it feels like things like this can be allowed to continue to happen. >> the cdc says about 48 million americans get food poisoning each year. but how many cases from airplane food experts say it is hard to track because passengers might not get sick right away and then scatter to different destinations. so just how safe is this food? nbc news looked through more than a thousand pages of fda inspection reports, for three major airline catering companies since 2012 we found food safety violations that might make your stomach turn at lsg sky chefs, flies, rodents, dead roaches, dirty pans and utensils marked as clean, and liquid dripping from raw bacon on to cooked bacon at gate gourmet, dusty fans blowing air on to uncovered food and dry food debris on cutting boards a live bird inside one facility. and two instances of listeria.

boards. a live bird inside one facility. and two instances of listeria. >> the public is at risk. >> food >> the public is at risk. >> food safety expert roy costa is a former government food inspector with 40 years of experience. >> how can these types of violations make people sick? >> by either allowing the bacteria to grow, or by allowing the bacteria to get on the food. and then survive to the customer >> reporter: another concern, how do foods get delivered. >> theres were were about nine flights a day that you were putting food on the airplane. >> prince, who asked us not to use his last name is a former truckloader for lsg sky chef, the worker's union now in contract negotiations brought him to new york to speak with us. >> it is really close to close the truck, so no idea if the food was safe. >> reporter: he says once the food left the facility, it was only cooled by dry ice >> did you ever see the dry ice evaporate? >> yes, many times because it is very hard, like the dry ice is like a gas, if you leave it, in

a couple of minutes, it can disappear. >> from the time the food is on the truck to the time it gets put on the airplane, how much time has gone by >> two hours and a half or three hours to put the food in the plane. >> how do you think passengers would react knowing what you know. >> i wouldn't eat anything on the plane. >> the companies told us they are committed to the highest food safety standards and comply with the latest regulations and take action any time an issue is identified flying food group and gate gourmet says they have made investments to ensure food safety the fda requires inspections every three to five years and tells us facilities are also often inspected by state and local authorities. but for frequent flyers like jason, the take-away before taking off. >> i will grab something at the airport. i will eat the pretzels or go hungry. >> food safety experts say the

number one to avoid is seafood and deli foods, veggies and dairy foots, dairy foods, and they can make you sick if they have not been handled safely and best thing is to try to eat before boarding the airplane or bring food from home a lot more on this today.com back to you. >> thank you for that. and for someone who likes an inflight meal, it is a big bummer. >> i get excited for the meal, the little compartments and the little salt and pepper shaker. >> disgusting. >> i still eat it. >> pasta. >> or pick up something before you hop on board. >> and then you stay away from the duck ravioli anyway. >> or seafood. >> as a general matter. anyway, switching gears, how are we looking >> still warm for a good chunk of the country temperatures still running 15 to 25 degrees above average that's all going to change especially going into next week. as temperatures settle back in to average chicago today, about six degrees above average with a high of 41. 64 in nashville.

feeling nice wilmington, north carolina, 71 degrees for a high temperature today. saturday, still look at highs 15 to 25 degrees above average. indianapolis, 60 degrees a lot of folks i'm sure getting outside. before the bad weather moves in. look next week, minneapolis, 32 on monday and 32 on tuesday. and much more typical for this time of the year, and the temperatures in the northeast will drop back down into the average range, upper 30s and lower 40s. so one more mild day and then we are looking at this snowstorm, to continue to develop, through the northern plains, in the upper midwest and good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a lot of sunshine across the bay area, but it is very cold, as you head out the door. we have below freezing temperatures for the inland valleys but we're headed up to the mid to upper 50s today. a nice recovery, after a cold start. mostly sunny skies continue in the forecast tomorrow, but then more clouds move in on sunday.

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good friday morning. right now at 7:56, here is a live look outside in dublin, as you get ready to head out. we are enjoying some sunshine, but temperatures are very chilly, dipping below freezing. we will warm up today, reaching into the mid to upper 50s for our afternoon high, and then as we go into the weekend, more sunshine tomorrow, but then changes on sunday. more clouds and some scattered showers, looking at a high temperature of 53 degrees, and then as it dries out, we'll also warm up, going into early next week. by wednesday, new year's day, we'll see a high temperature of 60 degrees. in san francisco, also looking at mid-50s throughout much of the forecast. our only chance of rain will be on sunday, and it brings in some light showers, only looking at a quarter inch of rain. as you head out on the roads this morning, here is a look at our overall view of the bay area map. only a couple of minor issues.

we've seen a pretty smooth flow of traffic across the bay area, a lot of green sensors here showing that the commute is flowing at a normal flow, once again that live look outside with some clear skies. want to get to drive times around the bay area, as we've seen in the tri-valley, the drive from westbound 580 there, i-680 takes you about 17 minutes and the bridge drive times have also been pretty good on this friday, when we normally see a light flow of traffic, looks even lighter today, because of the holidays. laura? >> thanks, kari. happening now, overnight warehouse fire in oakland left several people trapped. we're learning a woman 6 months pregnant was taken to the hospital with minor burns. rescue crews say the warehouse was red tagged and no one should have been inside. police are still searching for the person that robbed and killed a south bay woman on christmas eve. xuan wong was badly beaten just outside of her home. her family believes she was robbed and then beaten and left

for dead. another local news update is coming up in half an hour.

it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, weekend weather warning, as people from coast to coast brace for heavy snow, ice, and rain. what you need to know about the storm, and how that severe weather will impact your travel plans. >> plus, beyond the scale. getting ready to start a new diet in 2020 why intermittent fasting might be more than a quick way to shed a few pounds how the latest diet trend could actually improve your health overall. >> and peloton presents. it's the gift that keeps on

giving the hilarious way the actor in the controversial commercial surprised his real life girlfriend this christmas. today, friday, december 27th, 2019 >> bucket list trip. >> from lakeland, ohio >> sisters trip. hi, mom and dad. >> hi to my friend jaden >> from jefferson city, missouri. >> today's forecast. it's my birthday >> and welcome back to today on this last friday of the year. we so appreciate you spending it with us. >> we sure do. hard to believe it, right. if you're home with your family for the holidays, we have a great idea get everyone together, and record a "my today" plaza shout-out and post it with our hash tag on twitter and instagram for a chance to see, instagram for a chance to see yourself on our program. and giving extra love.

we will get outside in just a moment a busy friday morning. let's get right to your news at 8:00. a huge storm system is sweeping across the country, it could cause some big problems for folks who are traveling for the holidays nbc's blayne alexander is at the world's busiest airport, hartsfield-jackson international there in atlanta good morning. >> reporter: well, craig, good morning to you you know, for much of the country, you could almost call this the calm before the travel storm. mistake, now that the holidays are coming to a close, we are looking to see millions of people, a rush of travelers, across the country, traveling to get back home.

but with winter weather expected to sweep the country, we will likely see a number of delays. in fact, we're already starting to see that out west that's where heavy rain, snow and wind, were enough to shut down parts of interstate 5 there in california. and cause thousands of flight delays across the country. now, the good news for travelers today is that airlines are looking better the plane splitting in two hitting a two-story building and remarkably, you guys, at this point, most of the 93 passengers and five crew members on the bek air flight survived authorities say the front of the plain suffered the most.

the death toll stands at 12 including the experienced pilot. the black boxes have been found and that investigation is now under way. tomorrow has been declared a national day of mourning guys >> thank you for the very latest on that tragedy, molly hunter, appreciate it. now to your help at 8:00, new evidence suggests that intermittent fasting could provide many health benefits beyond weight loss that's according to an article in the new england journal of medicine here to break it all down for us is nbc medical contributor dr. natalie azar full disclosure i did this for four or five days.

>> how did it go and it is the metabolic switch so what happens when you fast, it is that your body burns through the sugar in the liver and ultimately has to transition into burning fat for fuel. that starts this cascade in the body for signals, and suppresses inflammation and repair damaged cells and has all of these benefits on a cellular level that could contribute to potential health benefits. >> your body becomes grumpy as well. >> good point. >> it could take a couple of weeks, even months, to sort of eqilibrate and there are concerns, to point out for people consider doing this in the new year there are not any long term studies yet on the potential health benefits. we're talking long term. a lot of the studies that were done were done on overweight young and middle aged adultssor,

so unclear if it is generalizable to everyone. and i think it is important to note that children shouldn't do this elderly people should not necessarily do this. and people who are underweight or have eating disorders, pregnant, breast feeding women so if you're going to do something like this, definitely do it with the guidance of a doctor and a nutritionist. >> to craig's point though, isn't it tough to do this diet if you have a schedule that is complicated? >> that's the thing. there are two main ones that are the most popular, the 16 and the eight and one is the five and the two. so the 16 and the eight is basically fasting for 16 hours and an eight-hour window where you're doing your eating and by the way you should be eating healthfully. >> not fast food for eight hours. >> and the other is five and two, basically eating normally for five days and on two nonconsecutive days restricting your calories. so people who are working night shifts, or have difficult hours may not get to that ten to 12 hour point where that mechanism, the metabolic change starts to kick in. you need to have that prolonged period in there.

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8:10 now with today's consumer news and this morning, three things that we can all do today to help your bottom line plus three things to add to your to do list in 2020 to keep your finances in order. kristen is a financial adviser good to see you. >> good to see you >> this is advice we give to clients. >> this is the advice. three business days left in the air so we got to get cracking, the first thing you want to talk about today is the 529 plan. >> and for folks who are not familiar with that, what are they >> a state-sponsored plan for college savings. and i love 529s. some states often do a tax deduction, when you put the money into the account, the money grows tax free if the money is used for education costs down the road. it is a phenomenal tool for college savings. and like i said, sometimes you get the tax deduction on the way in so if you can make the deduction, if you can make the

contribution before year end, it is phenomenal for your money. >> what is the max >> 15,000 per person or 30,000 as a couple. per kid. >> one other suggestion here is to take that mandatory ira distribution this is for folks who are what age? >> 70 1/2 or older or if you're the beneficiary of an ira, if someone passed and left you an ira. it is an rmb, required mandatory distribution, based on an irs formula of your age and the amount of money in your account and if you do not take it by year end, the irs will tax you 50% of that amount you have to do that by year end. >> you suggest that this would be a great time to make some contributions to charity >> yes i love this. charity, charitable giving is good for the soul but it is also good for your taxes. this is a great way to mitigate your tax burden at the end of the year so it doesn't have to be a million. and you don't have to be warren buffett a $50 contribution, which could also gather up some of your toys and books and clothes that you want to give away and give them to any charity, and they will take them

as a contribution and give you a receipt for it. >> and you use that next year on the taxes. so again, these are the three things for 2019. just a few days left add to the 529s. take the mandatory ira distribution and make a contribution to charity. >> absolutely. >> three things next year, three things folks should do to prepare for 2020. >> the first thing is put your credit card away it is exhausted. your credit card worked hard in the last month, it needs to go to sleep, put it away, get back on your feet, pay off christmas, pay off the holidays, give it a rest >> so how do you do that you transfer the debt to another card or - >> sometimes you have to, right? sometimes you have to look for better ways to roll your debt, consolidate your debt, and have to look out for fees involved in debt consolidation but if you're just totally overwhelmed by debt, you should look into debt consolidation on a grander scale. something like national debt service, national debt relief can help you do that. >> you suggest something that i found interesting.

we've heard for years that everyone should have at least six months worth of expenses saved away for a rainy day >> yes. >> you say maybe not so much. >> i think it is an overwhelming number and i think people get freaked out by it. >> and no, never mind. so instead, make it a reasonable goal make it a thousand dollars figure out how you can get to a thousand dollars even if it is $50 a paycheck start maul. >> last but not least. one more thing and maximize savings for the future. >> this sur retirement goal. and i think again, that gets overwhelming for people. how can i constantly save for retirement when i have to pay or debt or whatever but retirement savings generally grows, and it is pre-tax dollars. they don't feel as bad to you because they come out before taxes. you don't miss it. >> you don't miss it and if you make a grand a year, for instance and you increase your 401(k) contribution by 2%, that's a thousand bucks, that's $19 a paycheck. >> good tips happy new year thank you. and let's head to dylan for a check of the weather we're looking at the weekend and it does look like things are going to take a turn it has been pretty nice for the eastern half of the country, but the storm in the southwest, is

going to translate to some heavy snow going into saturday especially through the plains states and across the northern plain, and the upper midwest, we could see blizzard-like condition, as the winds kick up, and up to a foot of snow possible across parts of the dakotas. looking at the chance of strong storms on the eastern side of this frontal system, and saturday, up and down the eastern third of the country, it looks really nice and the temperatures will still be above average. and what that means as the storm moves eastward, pouring rain and the isolated chance of severe storms down south on sunday, and heaviest snow continues in the upper midwest and that will eventually reach the entire good morning, i'm kari hall, a live look outside in san francisco from san bernardino mountain with a lot of sunshine, but also very chilly as you step out the door and in fact it is below freezing in parts of the inland valleys, a mostly sunny

skies starts tomorrow. by the beginning of next week we're drying out and warming up heading into the new year. that's your latest forecast. >> all right and it is a busy friday for you. >> yes >> trying to adjust a little bit. >> we know that baby is coming >> even the maternity clothes are getting too small at this point. pop start now, kevin hart, overnight the comedian released a new docu-series on netflix called kevin hart, don't bleep this up. and an inside look at hart's childhood, rising career and the obstacles he encountered along the way. in one scene, we have a glimpse of the young comedian as he describes his mother and her parenting style. take a look. >> the way my mom saw it, she was too lenient with my brother so she figured that she can keep me off the street, then i wouldn't turn out like him

she set up a routine of structured systemic and supervised movements that she imposed on my life your routine for me went like this woke up at 6:00 in the morning left to catch the school bus at 7:00 as school ended, straight to an extracurricular activity >> oh, wow it is a gutter ball. >> my mom was very excited about putting me on the swim team because she couldn't think of the criminals that could swim. >> got to work on the tracking the docu-series, captures hart's life during last year's oscars host controversy you can check out the full docu-series out on netflix now. up next, sheryl crowe joined our series, women who rock, to mentor up and coming artists and the music legend invited an inspiring singer song writer emily franklin into her home and got personal with her life watch. >> probably the biggest part of my early career, i wanted, i ca

just didn't want to see the audience at all. i became like a shoe gazer, and i just didn't want to see the audience, and i got diagnosed with breast cancer, and after that, i wanted to light up all the time, there was a moment that i realized ha what we do isn't necessarily all about us. it is about just didn't want to see the audience at all. i became like a shoe gazer, and i just didn't want to see the audience, and i got diagnosed with breast cancer, and after that, i wanted to light up all the time, there was a moment that i realized ha what we do isn't necessarily all about us it is about the icon, it is about the electricity, whatever it is in the room, that moves perfect strangers, that is what music does >> can you imagine being taught those lessons by sheryl crowe? >> to get the full conversation and other episodes of women who rock, head to today.com. in other news, justin beiber got back in touch with his canadian roots by hitting the

ice with some toronto maple leaf players. beiber, who is from ontario, skated alongside austin matthews and mitch marker and tyson, all players on the nhl team. and his brother tagged along justin wrote on instagram, got on ice with all of my childhood hockey buddies and oh, these three legends. cool to bring them together and i feel like beiber is having a resurgence. >> he is and bringing his buddies along with him. >> an album out. >> a tour. >> a lot going on. and finally, sean hunter, you may not know the name but you may know the face, the peloton husband in an ad that divided the nation, and one line and seen in the ad for five seconds but the christmas gift stirred up emotion, in real life, shawn has a girlfriend and her maim is cassidy and any guesses what he got her for christmas? something more than a stocking stuffer? >> yes. >> nordic track. >> peloton >> we're not even kidding. >> he wrote on instagram, here is hoping this goes over better the second time around to my actual girlfriend, please don't leave me they both have a sense of humor about the thing and i do hope he got a discount. >> i hope he got a discount. >> that is the instagram handle?

peloton husband? >> it is now >> that's why he got the discount. >> you have to have fun with it. and it is a good gift. >> yes >> we have a video of a 6-year-old daughter begging for just one thing she wants to be able to go to the pub. take a look. >> why do i not get to go to the pub? and spend time with my aunty it's my weekend off. can i go please just one night. >> what did daddy say, darling >> he is ignoring me he is on his phone i'm like seriously, guys, my own mother won't let me go >> it makes it that much better. her sisters, her mom says she did not give in. i have had, you know, we always called it baby in a bar. >> bring them in a stroller. >> she is not giving up. >> by the way, that conversation

is going on as we speak. >> i'm sure it is. >> dylan, thank you. how about we turn here and talk about an institution in san francisco. >> right not the golden gate bridge or those iconic cable cars but a popular show that has been going strong for nearly half a century. nbc's joe fryer explains why it is making headlines. >> reporter: good morning. it is called beach blanket babylon. when it debuted in 1974, it was only supposed to last six weeks. that was 45 years ago. but now, after more than 17,000 performances, the show is finally coming to an end >> bang, bang. >> how do you explain the comical, known as beach blanket babylon? even the performers struggle with the right words. >> you can't really describe it as a musical you can't really describe it as a play >> perhaps it's best to call it a pop culture musical review one known for gigantic wigs and hats, the largest, a replica of san francisco's skyline, weighs 250 pounds

>> ♪ san francisco. >> beneath the hats, tons of talent guiding the audience through a revolving door of well known characters, icons like barbra streisand >> kim kardashian. ♪ all about that bass no treble. >> and political figures, from bill clinton ♪ my cheating heart rock around the clock tonight. >> to the trumps, the von trump family. >> dough, like cash, we got a lot. >> the plot constantly evolving to reflect real world headlines. like when prince william and kate middleton got married by that night, the show had created replicas of the couple's outfits. ♪ what you want, baby i got it. >> renee joined the cast nearly 34 years ago like all of them, she plays

multiple characters, including oprah. ♪ i'm every woman >> tina turner ♪ who needs a heart when a hear can be broken. >> one of her favorites. glinda the witch. >> what is it like doing 14 changes in the course of an hour and a half show? >> fast and furious. >> an enormous wig. >> john is the stage manager hired back in 1979. >> i thought it was a bunch of whackos jumping up and down and doing crazy things and i was right and i have been doing it for 40 years. >> it was named after steve silva and annette funicello made a guest performance, carol channing, the queen of england and nancy pelosi, who is featured in the show. ♪ i'm the speaker of the house. >> when silva died in 1995, his wife jo took over and earlier

this year, she announced the show would no longer go on >> i was just completely taken aback. i never thought that the show would close. >> tickets for the final show sold out months ago. fans lining up each night to say goodbye. >> i've been here for new years, i've been here with family, i've been here with friends, and you have to do it at least one more time before it goes. >> the cast will take their final bow on new years eve. >> all we can say is we're a whole bunch of grateful. ♪ >> steve's wife jo says she i not closing because of any financial issues, she just says it's time. she wasn't comfortable handing it off to someone else, and she wants to go out on top and guys, in all, 6.5 million people have seen beach blanket babylon over the years. >> wow, what a great story.

>> fascinating >> fascinating, joe, thanks for that i've never seen it, but now i want to. >> i never heard of it it has been going on for so long. >> you got to wonder if it is not something that someone decides to bring back at some point. remarkable outfits i hope they bring it back. just ahead, we will take a closer look at popular laser treatments for everything from sun damaged skin to hair removal. what you need to consider before turning to them. but first, your local news ore turning to them. but first, your local news.

good morning, it is 8:26 and i'm marcus washington. several people have been rus esd after a house fire in oakland. one woman was trapped in the second floor. the fire on west street near the emoryville best buy happened about 2:00 a.m. no one should have been living there. there were still eight peep living inside. let's get a look at the morning commute. >> this morning it looks pretty good.

we have not seen major backups or incidents, and a few minor incidents. a couple accounts are not causing a back up on the roads this morning. [ electrical buzzing ]

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we are back now at 8:30 on this friday morning between christmas and new years and check out this huge crowd we have out here. >> a great crowd >> they're excited for the new year you can feel the energy. >> fired up. >> they're fired up and it feels great out here. >> a lot of birthdays. happy birthday happy birthday happy birthday a lot of birthdays >> a lot of people here for the first time in new york a good crowd. >> the size. >> yes. >> it's a lot. you got a crowd for us >> i think i do.

emily, abbey and molly, where are you? >> emily, abbey and molly, where are you? there they are you almost got me. you almost got me. where are you all from >> dc. >> colorado. >> and portland, oregon. >> but you all grew up where >> flagstaff, arizona. >> from arizona. and i understand that this was a bit of a surprise for one of you. which one? >> me. >> a surprise for her, got her the ticket so she could join us today. >> i love this what great sisters and explain the pictures here. >> so for years, my mom made us matching outfits, so we went from christmas, to easter, so we had to carry that through to today, so we actually have dressed alike. >> we got to show mom. mom is watching in arizona. >> who made the shirts >> that was me. >> of course well merry christmas happy new year thank you for coming to the plaza. >> it has been a dream of ours >> why don't you come inside. >> come inside

after we're done here, bring yourself inside and watch the rest inside. yeah >> you made their day. >> are you allowed to do that? >> i think we are. >> i think we are. >> craig is just making up rules as we go. >> i love they have matching outfits on it reminds me of your family for matching outfits and you should start the tradition. >> i think it is a good one. >> well, coming up, the rising popularity in laser treatment. people are turning to them for a host of reasons. but are they worth the money and just how safe are they we'll find out about all of that >> plus, a remarkable story of a chef an outdoorsman who refuses to let a near death experience slow him down. >> it really is a remarkable story. looking forward to catching up with him in a moment. >> but before all of that, how about a final check of the forecast. >> yes, but first -- >> this sunday night football weather is brought to you by, verizon. the network more people rely on. >> thank you let's take a look at what is

going on across the country over the next couple of days. we've got this big storm system that is going to create some delays most likely in denver, later on today, although we're only looking at one to three inches of snow in that area phoenix, we're starting off with some of that rain. saturday, is when things take a turn minneapolis, omaha, denver, likely to see some delays at the airport, because of the snow and the wind, and down in dallas, we're looking at snow, or rain showers, and storms, that could create some delays at the airport. then on sunday, that heavy rain, moves to the east, so cleveland, nashville, atlanta, could see some of those delays, with the good morning, i'm kari hall, we will have a nice mild afternoon for shoes outdoor activities. on sunday more clouds as we track rain moving into the bay area. mostly scattered to light showers and in requester next week we'll see mostly sunny

skies continuing into the start of the new year even with some above normal setemperatures. >> we've got lots of fun football this weekend. sunday night, of course, is football night in america. and the big game is san francisco 49ers heading up to seattle taking on the seahawks the winner of this game wins the nfc west and the last time these two teams matched up, it was a wild game, seattle came out on tom. we will see what happens this time around, if the game goes into overtime, that's sunday night. football night in america craig? >> mr. roker would be proud, dylan. up next, get ready for a cheerleading drama with a big twist. we will talk to the women behind the new show "da me.re

welcome back a new tv drama examines the lives of high school girls through the cut throat sport of cheerleading and it comes with a dramatic criminal twist. >> it is called "dare me" on our sister network usa and it follows the team's new coach take a look. >> what do i see sprayed hands. gummy bear thighs. backyard tumblers. but i don't see a squad. and i do not see my top girl >> best top girl >> my squads, you earn your spot you get strong, you rise that's how you get to regionals. become champions get more for yourself than big gulps and ballers. >> we graduated past ballers in the eighth grade >> no phones in my squad.

>> tough as nails. >> the coach is here with megan abbott, who wrote the popular novel the show is based on willa and megan, good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> let me start with you, what was it like to play this role, and you are tough. where do you find that fierceness >> well, megan's writing, the novel is so clear and so specific about the way that she moves through the world and i think i kind of studied it, a very good bible to have about how colette works as a human. >> where did you come up with the character and the idea for the show, which is a little dark, it becomes a little bit of a mystery. >> yes, it does. i mean it is always my experience, the female adolescence, it is a really messy time, it is a time with

lots of conflicting feelings, and big feelings, and just sort of figuring out how you want toe one point of view, so you d become a woman, and i just wanted to sort of get underneath that, and this became the perfect dynamic, this sort of complicated coach, athlete relationship, that you see in male stories often but rarely female stories. >> for fans of the book itself, how is this show different or is it different in a measurable way >> it follows the story rather closely but the book is only the one point of view, so you don't get collet, and you don't get to go behind the coach's closed doors, and you find out what makes her tick, what makes her so tough. >> why cheerleading? >> did you want to focus on cheerleading >> it is such a competitive sport and the cliche is it is pompon waving and hip swinging but it is really quite dangerous and very risk taking and young women who do it love it. so i wanted to get underneath that a bit. >> were you an actual cheerleader growing up >> no, i was not >> you had to learn the moves. >> yes, i had to

we had cheer camp for a couple of weeks, before we started shooting the pilot, where basically, because we had a lot of professional cheerleaders on the show, and dancers, and everyone who wasn't, a professional in that sense, we came and we learned everything that we could in that period of time about it. >> this becomes a bit of a mystery. willa, were you a little surprised as you took on this role, the fact that it becomes a little dark and where it ends up, basically? >> well, no. actually i feel like you can kind of tell from the pilot episode that i had read before i had read the entire book, that colette is a character with a lot of secrets and a lot of darkness, and so i think it's, you know, you're at the right jumping off point. >> megan, what is it like to have a story of yours brought to life on screen >> it's really beyond thrilling. and very surreal i've been developing it for seven years. >> seven years. >> the book came out in 2012, so it it sort of has been my baby so it really means so much and to have a character i know so well, embodies so beautifully by willa has been a big thrill, because she is, you know, she

just goes to dark places, and it was just, it feels like to have her in good hands. >> and willa what do you hope young women and young men take from this. >> i think it is exciting to be in a point in time where there are complicated female characters who are not just one archetype. and i think that obviously, all of the three main women in this show have both a lot of goodness and you know, a lot of darkness inside of them and i think there is something to inflate, and both sides of that. >> i love that idea. megan, was that part of your goal to have complicated female characters >> absolutely. because we know we are complicated as women and it seems we have a male prerogative that he is serious and enigmatic and it is thrill a-thrill to get into those complications with women. >> willa, megan, looks like a solid show >> you can catch the series premiere of "dare me" this sunday, 10:00, 9:00 central only on usa. up next, are laser treatments really a miracle cure for everything, from wrinkles to sun spots? our in depth look at the most popular procedures

but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back. we're back 8:44 now with "today" wellness. >> this morning, a guide to popular laser treatments and what one board-certified dermatologist says you need to look out for if you're considering them here's nbc's morgan radford. >> you've heard the assurances, right? lasers promising to remove everything from dark spots and unwanted hair to unsightly veins. but does it really work? >> so each laser does something different. >> that's right.

they're very specific. >> we went to find out >> in this room over here, we tend to treat sun damage, especially sun spots >> dr. robert analic sees thousands of patients a month and says three out of every four are looking for some type of laser treatment. >> how popular are laser treatments right now >> extremely popular the number of treatments performed last year by dermatologists was 3.5 million and that number is nearly double what it was search or eight years ago. the number of men having laser procedures is skyrocketing as well. >> so we decided to take a closer look at each one. from sun damage. >> so you're just hitting each dark spot. >> to collagen boosters. >> we're stimulating a response by the skin to make more collagen and to make the collagen in a healthier state. >> there is also a laser for hair removal. >> what did it feel like >> like a gush of cold air and a

rubber band snap. >> according to a survey, laser resurfacing, which treats wrinkling and fine lines is the most popular laser procedure, but when it comes to minimally invasive cosmetic work, laser hair removal is by far the most popular and yet not all states require physicians to administer the procedures and as beauty trends like laser facials which claim to brighten skin and smooth the texture are on the rise, lasers like these can be quite risky. >> the most common risks which are very rare, fortunately, are things like burns, infection, scar and discoloration >> the biggest things to remember, don't have laser treatments done when you're tan compared to the normal skin tone and for safety, always be treated by a board certified dermatologist and wherever you're treated, make sure there are several lasers available because it is not a one size fits all approach. still, the doctor says the risk can be worth the award.

>> hundreds of people are coming through every week, and the vast majority of my patients are haves laser treatments, safely and effectively. >> never tried this. >> yes >> have you? >> i have used it for eczema before and it worked. >> yes. >> and you've used it. >> i had a scar on my forehead and it worked. >> up next, a talented chef, whose entire life was changed by a terrible accident, the remarkable things that he is doing with his second chance it really is a remarkable story. you don't want to miss it. but first this is "today" on

we're back with today's food. this morning, a chef who was given a second chance at life after a bizarre and terrible accident. >> his resilience and courage as he battled to recover, are sure to inspire you. we are going to talk to him in just a moment. but first, his story. >> there's a complete parallel for me between being outside, you're limited to only your own curiosity, but food, if you can

abolish fear from your >> for the 37-year-old edwardo garcia, each month of montana fresh mountain air is another chance at life. >> the outdoors is sort of where i reached that, and then as a chef, obviously, it is where i go to get a lot of what i eat. i was a yacht chef making good money. i had a good career. kind of stepping into this next thing. >> on october 9th, 2011, everything changed while hiking, garcia saw what he believed to be a dead bear cub and a large tin can, as he got closer. >> i took a knife out of my hip and put it in my left hand and 24 volts of power arced and i was electrocuted. >> the can was compromised and dangerously active. >> my eyes open and i knew in that moment i was die can and i was walking to get help. i was walking to save my life. >> within three hours, he was

sent to the university of utah burn trauma center, and charred and near death, he would spend 48 days undergoing 18 surgeries. >> bone chilling quote from the surgeon on call was that i was a bag of bones with a heartbeat when i was gurneyed in that day. >> then -- >> it was a sunday afternoon and the surgeon just said hey, here's the deal. here's the infection, in your damaged left hand. >> the following tuesday, surgeons amputated his left hand >> i had a job to do and my job was to be an active participant in my recovery and so relearning, it was everything trying to learn, refine knife skills or peeling. and i had to learn, i don't need to be a perfectionist in the kitchen anymore and my recreation is learning how to fly fish and learning how to be outside safely again it changes you >> that's rhubarb. >> that's rhubarb. >> i thought about why me? and why was i spared or how did i make it through that every day? we are all born fighters

and that's the only thing that got me out of the woods that day, is nothing remained except the fighting will to live. that life was not meant to be walked solo. and i think i knew that before the injury, and yet i don't know if i was truly living it >> eduardo garcia, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> it is an amazing story. on so many levels. first of all, how are you doing today? >> feeling fine. feeling good >> you got a great sense of humor about all of this. >> you have to i think we decided early on as a family, i shouldn't say we, and that's important, i think it was my older sister, you got to laugh through this you know, and you know, and i think the next step was we had to encourage others to laugh with us. they don't know how to approach it from the outside. >> where does that resilience come from. obviously you take it in from your family and the people you surround yourself, but how do you get yourself through each next step? >> one step at a time. one at a time. i remember cooking at 15 and having all of these tickets up and they're all the same thing, burger, cheeseburger, pizza, fries. >> one at a time one at a time.

>> and we know you got married earlier this year. congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> talk about what this year has been like for you, both personally, but also professionally, in terms of your cooking, and in terms of your healing. >> well, personally, i mean getting married is tremendous. 38 and so it is coming up to that crux move in my life, it is huge, and then of course, the professional side, working, my food company, montana mex, and trying to pay attention and respect the recovery process, the emotional recovery process and also professionally, to still be me, still be a chef and put myself into that and then a funky balance, but working to find that balance still. >> how much of cooking has been a part of your healing process >> it has been huge. it has been huge you know, at one point, just looking at holding a knife, or trying to hold a piece of produce, how do you get a hook and how do you figure that out and you have to step in, step up to the table, and just start participating and say all right, one at a time. and maybe it is failure, it maybe a success, it doesn't really matter, just step up. >> just a few days away from a new year, what's 2020 holding in

store for eduardo. >> you know, i think i've kind of, i have this burning curiosity, and on the one hand, i think, well, that's what got me here. and yet, i realize curiosity is a skill set, it is a beautiful thing and yet focusing back and i think i realized that humility is a superpower and saying i am going to humbly step into my dreams and aspirations and invite others to participate and say all right, let's take this idea, let's take it and see where it can go. >> what are your specials? >> what is your go to recipe >> you know, i love cooking over coals. i love cooking over a fire i think it is just an innate connection we all have, and i love doing it together in a group you know, so i could cook by myself, probably taste great, but it always tastes so much better when i'm doing it with family, with friends, with others. >> we thank you so much for sharing your story with us and for your strength and your resilience thank you. >> my pleasure. >> a remarkable story. >> it truly is. by the way, before we get

out of here this morning, we want to wish a very happy birthday to someone very special. savannah guthrie. >> happy birthday, savannah. >> turning 21. robin givens telling us about her new show "ambitions. but first, your local news >> have a great day. turning 21 robin givens telling us about

good morning to you, i'm marcus washington. several people have been rescued from a fire in oakland. a come that was eight months pregnant has been taken to the hospital. the fire on west street near emeryville best buy.

the building was regular tagged in november, but there was still as much as eight people living there. the fire is under investigations. and happening now, police are looking for a suspect after a south bay woman was killed on christmas eve during a robbery. she was found badly beaten just outside of her home. her purse also missing. more local news in an hour.

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