good morning. americans on-edge. iran vowing revenge this morning after that u.s. air strike that killed iran's top general. angry mourners in baghdad, taking to the streets this morning, chanting death to america. while back home, president trump and his allies are defending the move. >> he was planning a very major attack. and we got him. >> the president saying, if iran retaliates, the u.s. will be ready to hit hard. thousands of u.s. troops now making their way to the volatile middle east. we're live across the globe. disaster down under. those out-of-control wildfires burning across australia, expected to get much worse

today, with high winds and record temperatures. huge fires creating their own twisters. thousands of residents forced to flee their homes. animal habitats gone. we're live on the fire lilines s morning. supersoaker. a major washout today with a massive storm system bringing rain to a 1,500-mile stretch the gulf to the northeast. that rainy weather, plus high winds, even snow, expect to impact people wrapping up vacations across the country. we're tracking the storm's path. all that, plus tragedy on the high seas. a crew member of the doomed fishing boat that sank off the coast of alaska, speaks out about the horrific ordeal. >> you can die in those situations. i knew that's what we were going into. bye-bye brady? could today be the last time tom brady puts on a new england patriots jersey? and all grown up. 6-year-old prince george poses beside his dad, grandfather, and

great grandmother, the queen, in a portrait that has everyone marveling at how grown-up he looks today. saturday, january 4th, 2020. >> from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. we're happy to have morgan radford this morning with us. happy new year. >> i'm excited to be here. >> no lack of news as we start the new year. that's where we're going to begin on this saturday morning, with the overnight developments. about 36 hours after the air strike that killed iran's top general, at least 3,000 u.s. troops are now headed to the middle east with tensions rising there in the wake of that attack. >> the president spoke out on friday, saying the u.s. is ready and prepared to take whatever action necessary, if and when iran retaliates. oil prices jumped on friday, rising to their highest level since april of last year.

and the stock market took a tumble. the dow jones fall 2g 33 points. >> we begin with our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, who is in irbil, iraq, this morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. looks like 2020 will be a busy year in the middle east. we're starting to see the fallout after that drone attack that killed iran's top general and others with these angry demonstrations and the funeral in the iraqi capital. but this is likely just the start of the fallout, as u.s. intelligence are trying to figure out right now, how, when and where iran will respond. thousands of mourners poured into the streets of baghdad this morning, chanting death to america. there's a mix of grief, anger and a celebration of the mart

martyrdom of iran's top general, soleimani, and a leader killed together. the shiite militias and the supporters are on the streets today, are a powerful and not universally popular force in iraqi society. the prime minister came out in solidarity, while iraqi leaders are urging calm. the u.s. embassy is on the highest state of alert and readiness, with aircraft circling above, marines inside. the u.s. military has ordered thousands of reinforcements into the region. the state department has warned americans in iraq to get out. and the u.s. men's national soccer team is cancelling a training trip in qatar, fearing possible violence. soleimani wasn't just an iranian general. he was the country's hidden hand. directing, and to a large degree, creating, a network of armed groups loyal to iran

lebanon to syria, iraq to afghanistan. he was the second-most powerful and likely most powerful man in iran. but to americans, soleimani was a sworn enemy and a terrorist, blamed for orchestrating attacks on u.s. bases, oil tankers in the persian gulf and a long and deadly campaign that killed hundreds of troops in iraq after the 2003 invasion. iran paid respects to soleimani's family today. iran has vowed to avenge his death. but it's unclear how or when, or if iran plans to wait and serve its revenge cold. iran has many options that it could use to try to avenge the death of qasem soleimani, including cyber. it can use a network of militias across the region. it can try to carry out attacks in the persian gulf against shipping lanes. but all these have the crucial word, could, could, could. nobody, frankly, really knows.

>> richard engel is in iraq for us this morning. thank you. meanwhile, president trump was defending the strike, saying it was meant to stop a war not start one. the move is becoming a hot-button issue on the campaign trail. nbc's hans nichols is traveling with the president and has more for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, morgan. the president is waking up at mar-a-lago, waiting to hit iran if they retaliate for the killing of soleimani. the president insists he doesn't want regime change. but if he's forced to act, they've already identified specific targets. president donald trump, topping off a florida campaign event, by touting the death of a notorious iranian military leader. >> qasem soleimani has been killed and his bloody rampage is now forever gone. >> reporter: defending the drone strike that killed him as an act of self-defense. >> he was planning a very major attack. and we got him.

>> reporter: earlier, insisting that he ordered the strike to stop a war, not start one. but still warning of repercussions if iran retaliates. >> we have all of those targets already fully identified. >> reporter: meanwhile, the pentagon announcing the deployment of 3,500 troops from the 83nd airborne. some are already en route to the region. the targeted killing, provokini criticism from congress, as lawmakers complain they were not told in advance. >> what's the intelligence behind that? and what comes now? >> reporter: democratic senator mark warner telling nbc news, he worries about dangerous consequences for americans in the middle east. >> all that anger in the region will be directed against america, rather than against iran. >> reporter: but senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, defending the president's actions. >> countless innocents have suffered for it. now, his terrorist leadership

has been ended. >> reporter: and on the campaign trail, prize as 2020 front runner joe biden heralded the death of soleimani. >> no american mourns his passing. >> reporter: while expressing concerns about regional rep repercussi repercussions. >> and there's no doubt that iran will, in fact, respond. >> reporter: other candidates expressing their worries of a major conflict in the middle east. >> this must not be the beginning of another endless war. >> reporter: now, the white house is planning classified briefings for congress when they return next week to washington. on a separate matter, senate leaders are no closer to any sort of deal on a potential impeachment trial, with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying the senate will continue with ordinary business, as the democrats, he says, continue to flounder. >> hans nichols joining us from west palm beach. thanks very much.

let's bring in nicholas, an nbc news international security and intelligence analyst. nick, good morning. thanks for being with us. >> thanks, peter. >> we heard from iran's supreme leader, vowing revenge against the united states. to give folks a sense of who soleimani is. he's their defense secretary, their joint chiefs chairman and their cia director all wrapped up into one. what type of retaliation, what type of threats should we be anticipating here? >> well, the iranian apparatus has a different array of options it could get off of the shelf. as richard engel reported earlier in the segment, that retaliation could take the form of action inside the region, in iraq, in the persian gulf region. but it can happen any place around the world. soleimani had the ability to have operatives in far-flung portions of the world.

while we can expect retaliation, where, when and how is an open question. i wouldn't assume it would have to happen in the next 48 or 72 hours. this is a story that will play out over many, many months and perhaps years. >> does iran have the capability to hit us here in the u.s.? to hit us at home? >> i wouldn't rule it out. they certainly have, in the past, shown a willingness to try to develop an infrastructure in the united states, to carry out attacks against american targets. you may recall in 2011, we disrupted a plot that would have targeted the saudi ambassador to the united states. and that went back to the iranian regime at the time. it can't be ruled out that the iranians have assets they can bring into play in the united states. >> nick, you were the head of the national counterterrorism center under presidents obama and president trump. you served as a top counterterrorism official under president bush, as well. we heard from pmp saying this should have happened years ago,

that the presidents didn't have the guts to do this. we know that military leaders had an eye on soleimani in the past. you've been in the situation room when osama bin laden was killed. why now and not then? >> i don't think the question of guts should enter into it. the question is where does this take us? there's a measure of justice that attaches to the killing of soleimani. there's a lot of blood on his hands, including american blood on his hands. the question is, where does this take us? what is step two, three, four in this story look like. are we better off safer and more secure, with the step having been taken? or are we entering into a spiral that we don't know how it ends? >> one of your folks in your old position at the counterterrorism center, what are they doing right now? >> they are scouring every bit of intelligence to get an indication of where the iranians might look to attack u.s. interests. as i said, that could be either at home or in many places around

the world. they're looking to activate collection agencies to gather more intelligence and working in concert with the rest of our intelligence community and our national security community, trying to harden and improve our defenses so we are at least as well-prepared as possible for what comes next. >> nick rasmussen, we appreciate your expertise. thank you very much. now, to the washout expected for tens of millions, as a storm makes its way east, covering at least 1,500 miles. it could mean big trouble for people trying to squeeze in those few final vacations days. our maria la rosa is in this morning for dylan, out on maternity leave. maria, thanks for joining us. >> glad to be here. we have a far-reaching system. a lot of rain. the stormy weather from the gulf coast all the way to new england, as rainfall. as messy as this looks, the weather map is equally as messy. area of low pressure develops off of the coast.

we have a front swinging in behind it. rain is a mess behind it. colder and snowshowers lingering through the great lakes. and the windchills will be back down into the teens and 20s. we have some of the snow and cold. it will add up for western new york, interior northeast, the green and white mountains, interior maine. we're talking about half a foot of snowfall potentially. with rain and snow on the map, there is some impact with the travel. do expect potentially some slowdowns at the airport on a busy travel day from boston to new york, all the way to raleigh, into cleveland. and with the airports, you have the roadways, too. a lot of wet roadways. i-95 included, from top-to-bottom, from boston all the way to jacksonville. watch your drive along 64. because of the snow heavy at times, i-90 will be heavily impacted between boston and into cleveland. that's a look at your weather. peter, morgan, back to you. >> thanks, maria. we'll get the forecast for the rest of the country in a few moments. the weather in australia is expected to make a dangerous situation even worse today.

strong winds and extreme heat there expected to fuel the flames of those out-of-control wildfires. one of the worst days yet is feared. there's a state of emergency here. temperatures today were well over 100 degrees. the wind has been picking up tonight. you add in the low humidity and the conditions couldn't be worse. much of australia, bracing for disaster, with soaring temperatures and strong winds intensifying this weekend. on kangaroo island, a huge blaze created fire twisters. and near naura, a massive wildfire jumped the river, igniting new fires. plumes of smoke blocking out the sun. then, a warning from officials

to seek shelter or get out. >> if we have to go, we'll go. >> we have sprinklers on the roof. >> reporter: not everyone is willing. jamie and donna are staying put and hoping wet towels will be enough. >> we feel like we're well-prepared. >> reporter: if you have to leave, you'll leave? >> we're worried leaving, that we might not come back to our home. there's only so much you can do. >> reporter: one of the worst fire seasons on record here, after years of drought linked to climate change. communities along the coast ravaged. images of koalas and kangaroos fleeing the flames have gone viral. animals rescued from fire zones are ending up at wildlife sanctuaries across the state, where orphaned wallabies, woman b wham bats and other animals are rehabilita rehabilitated, but will struggle to return to habitats that are destroyed. >> it is.

when they come out, there's no food around for them. >> reporter: thousands of firefighters, including some americans, are battling over 100 fires today, many of them out of control. and the hot summer is barely under way. to give you a sense of the scale of the emergency, the government, today, called up thousands of military reserves. they're going to help get supplies to communities that are isolated and there are more firefighters from the u.s. on their way. they should arrive here by early next week. peter? morgan? >> janis mackey frayer in las vegas this morning. thank you. and an end to a scary hostage situation at an illinois bank on friday. it started when an armed suspected barricaded himself inside heritage credit union and held a female captive for six hours. after a tense standoff of law enforcement, the suspect surrendered to authorities. the man accused of stabbing at least six people at a

new york hanukkah celebration could spend the next 25 years behind bars. he was indicted by a grand jury on friday. he faces six counts of attempted murder, as well as assault and burglary charges, all related to the machete knife attack at a rabbi's home last saturday night. thomas faces several hate crime charges. maria is back with a look at the rest of the country's forecast. maria, what can we expect? >> one of the side effects of this big system, the warm temperatures. a lot of us feeling well above average. by 10, almost 20 degrees, from the east to the central plains and the midwest. that gets us to 44 degrees in chicago tomorrow. 50 in louisville. there is a cooldown in the forecast. but for a lot of cities, from buffalo to new york, it's returned to average. we'll see out of the 60s, back to the 40s in new york. otherwise, it is quiet through the central part of the country. it's really busy across the pacific northwest. a lot of soggy, wet,

>> and that's a look at your weather. back to you. >> maria, nice to see you on a saturday morning. coming up, a crab fisherman who survived when his bank sank off of the coast of alaska, speaking out about what happened. up next, a look back at the top stories and

we are back on this saturday morning, with "the weekly download," our look back at the week that was. >> at the stroke of midnight, billions of people said good-bye to 2019 and hello to 2020 with open arms. ♪ partiers around the world welcomed in 2020. >> happy new year. >> celebrations from iconic times square, to berlin, to thailand, looking ahead to a new decade. what we all hope will be the second coming of the roaring '20s. a gunman opened fire at a church in north texas.

killing two worshipers before an armed security guard brought him down. the entire event was live streamed. jack wilson who shot the gunman, now, a local hero. >> i don't feel like i killed a human. i killed an evil. a miracle near ft. lauderdale, florida, when a 42-foot boat slammed into an unlit jetty, sending one passenger flying on to the rocks. that woman and several other passengers were injured. but amazingly, everyone survived. >> investigators say they do not know if alcohol was involved. but they are conducting tests to see if that was the case. pope francis delivered his own mea culpa, after he swatted the hand of a woman tugging on him in st. peters square. >> a pentetant pope apologized.

sometimes we lose patience, even me. and i apologize for the bad example. a mystery in the night skies in colorado and nebraska. >> since a week before christmas, drones have been appearing at 7:00 at night and flying for hours. sometimes they're in groups of 0 and able to fly quickly, with witnesses saying some of the drones have wingspans stichesti to be six feet or more. come of the week's wildest moments caught on camera. a dashboard camera caught an suv speeding off a cliff in san mateo, california. officials are searching for the vehicle and anyone inside. a huge wave swept this man off a rock and into the ocean in california. luckily, he was rescued and doing fine. and a celebration that went awry, when cincinnati bengals player, joe mixon, swung his helmet with excitement, knocking a referee to the ground.

mixon apologized for the incident, which he called an accident. and a 12-year-old boy's christmas present gave him and his family a little more than they could handle. >> they burned the front yard. >> the boy was trying to burn a hole through paper with his new magnifying glass but ended up setting the lawn on fire in the process. luckily, his parents came to the rescue, putting out the fire while dressed in their matching p.j.s. >> like, happy holidays, everybody? i lit the yard. >> i like the matching p.j.s. the matching p.j.s save is the story. >> you can't be mad when they're that cute. >> getting your kid a science experiment. the thing to light the yard on fire. still to come, could tonight mark the end of the road for tom brady and the new england patriots? plus, over the line. two journalists facing backlash this morning for what they said about blue ivy, the daughter of beyonce and jay-z. and we're going to talk to

dylan and find out how she is enjoying every second with her baby boy. his name is oliver. first, these messages.

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wake of a u.s. air strike that killed that country's top general to general. president trump defended the strike as an act of self-defense and promised severe repercussions if iran retaliates the pentagon is deploying thousands of american troops to the region. and a young sports reporter who died in that tragic louisiana plane crash will be laid to rest today, carley mccord was traveling on that plane to watch her father-in-law coach undefeated lsu in the peach bowl but the plane crashed shortly after takeoff killing five of the six people onboard on friday, mourners paid their respects to another victim, robert van chris ii. queen elizabeth stands alongside son charles, grandson william and 6-year-old great grandson george.

look at all him grown up it's only the second time a formal portrait has been issued, the other one from 2016 commemorating the queen's 90th birthday >> wow between that and the baby archie picture from christmas, i don't know what to do. >> they got a good-looking crew over there right now. also this morning, the survivor of a devastating accident off the coast of alaska is speaking out. he's describing the dangerous seas that overtook his fishing boat killing five of his crewmates. sara harmon is in los angeles with the latest. good morning. >> morgan, good morning. it was on a voyage from kodiak, alaska, when the seas turned deadly this morning we're counting how he went from sleeping to swimming in just a matter of minutes. mayday in the gulf of alaska as the world was counting down to the new year, the fishing

boat was battling gale winds. >> we're at 20-foot seas, it's blowing 40, icy conditions we started listing really hard to the starboard side. >> reporter: dean gribble jr. is recounting his final moments on the boat, a boat designed for rough weather. >> worst possible conditions at this for 20 years, i know that you do not make it, everybody would die in those situations i knew that's what we were going into. >> reporter: the coast guard says the boat sank at 10:00 p.m. tuesday night with seven on board. five men, including the captain and his son, david, are presumed dead at first families hoped for a rescue, but after the coast guard suspended the church -- >> we only hope and pray that what happened with david and wherever it happened that it went quick and that he didn't suffer. >> reporter: the two surviving crew members rode the seas for hours on a raft amid high

swells, frigid temperatures and less than a mile of visibility rescuers found them hypothermic but alive. the dangers of crab fishing have long been documented on the discovery channel series "deadliest catch" which addressed the sinking of the vessel destination, killing all six on board while what sank it won't be known for some time, the loss this new year is immediate the owner tells nbc news he's stunned the vessel and his crew are gone, calling his captain, gary, one of the west on the bering sea he looks forward to the coast guard's efforts to determine what sank this boat. morgue sglan s morgan. >> thank you so much. maria is back with another check of the forecast. a lot of people heading back home after a long holiday. >> we have a lot of weather to get through. we've got a lot of the rain and the snow across the east it is the wind, the rain and the snow in the west

in fact some 3 million people in the west under some kind of high wind advisory. you look at the gusts, the hot pink is that 40, 50-mile-per-hour plus wind gust. it takes over much of the west into the plains as we go through the rest of the day today. we have a series of systems rolling on the coast so we have periods of rain and mountain snow over the next 24 hours here those will accelerate the winds too, especially along the coast, as we get into sunday and that rain will add up this is not necessarily a bad thing. areas here seeing a drought but a good 1 to 2 inches in many places higher elevations will see a little more and some of that will be mountain snow. the wind a big travel problem

>> >> and that's a look at the country's weather. >> maria, thank you very much. when the nfl playoffs kick off later today, all eyes will be on one man, tom brady the question this morning is not necessarily whether he and the patriots are good enough to win a seventh super bowl, it's whether this is the beginning of the ending to his enormously successful run in new england. nbc's ron mott has that story. >> reporter: he's called the g.o.a.t., greatest of all time >> over the middle, touchdown! >> reporter: but after a stunning defeat last week that cost his team a cherished week off in the playoffs, a question looms. could today be tom brady's last hurrah in new england or

football he has 21 grueling years in the nfl with the same franchise and he isn't letting on. >> i'm not much on nostalgia i'm pretty focused on what i need to do this week has felt pretty much like every other week. >> his name has popped up as the man to re-energize the l.a. chargers brady and his wife, supermodel gisele bundchen, are selling their pricey digs in the boston area he is also half of a marriage made in football heaven. he and bill belichick are the most successful tandem in history but this year's patriots are seen as long shots to win another super bowl and speculation has swirled that a parting of the pair might be in the offing, win or lose. >> i think if he leaves, he will at some level very much wanting to say i'm better without belichick than belichick is without me it all comes down to what he is trying to do on the football field.

if it's make money, it goes one way. if it's win championships, i goes another way. >> reporter: ever the tactician, brady isn't known for telegraphing his moves he's mentioned wanting to play until he's 45, but tom versus time documentary gives an inside look at his home life and his drive to be and stay the best. but as the saying goes, all good things must end. for "today," ron mott, nbc news. >> the guy has not gone without a bye week in the first round of the playoffs for ten years. >> and he's been with the same team 20 years. still to come, it is the most fun awards show of the season we'll tell you what to expect from this year's golden globes. but up next, how elementary school students are using technology to keep their emotions in check. that and more just after these messages h, ompic®! ♪ once-weekly ozempic® i nnouncer) helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james lower their blood sugar. a majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it.

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these students are monitoring their heart rates and using techniques to calm themselves down when feeling overwhelmed. >> if you feel like the emotion is getting strong, do the three, three, three breathing. >> reporter: what is happening inside their mind and bodies. >> helping students to understand that emotions are a very normal thing and we feel th them. and how we respond to those feelings has such an impact on what might happen next. >> reporter: heart rate is one way the body indicates a state of heightened emotion. at east elementary, they break the emotions down into words the kids understand. when a student's heart rate speeds up, the watch turns colors. blue means normal. and red is high. a warning sign for 9-year-old charlotte. >> i was in the red zone once.

i was angry at a person. and i looked at my watch and i noticed it. and i did the belly breaths and it helped. >> reporter: fifth grader collin hopkins has been wearing the watch for a year. the skills he's learning helped not just in the classroom but at home, too. >> it helps me with my brother because my brother is kind of ann annoying. >> reporter: and it can help you calm down? what do you do? >> i just walk away from the situation and i just, like, squeeze all of my muscles. and i count to five. and i just let go. and it calms me down. >> reporter: collin's mom, jodi, has seen the changes in his attitude and focus. >> he doesn't hold things inside anymore. he's able to deal with whatever is happening, whether it's for a test or his brother is bothering him or he's going up for bat. >> nice job. >> reporter: at the end of each day, the students give the watches back.

but the lessons they're learning stay with them. >> our hope is that we're creating a beautiful foundation for our students that they will be able to carry on and build on as they move into middle school and high school and beyond. >> dr. torres is with us this morning. >> good morning. >> dr. torres, we have seen kids becoming more and more anxious and depressed. why is it important that they learned the coping mechanisms so young. >> we all have emotions. and how to handle them is the important part we need to learn throughout our life. studies found out that kids who better handle their emotions do better in grades, school and tests. but beyond that, social skills, taking care of things that happen with their buddies during the day. not stress eating. not gaining the high anxiety levels. and for elementary schoolkids, it's never too late to learn emotions. but for them, they can make it habit-forming and are more moldable at this age. >> while they're still kw developing.

>> some of the education happens in school. that's a unique program. a lot of this has to happen at homes. what advice can you give parents? how can they talk to their kids? >> the best advice is to talk about what's going on at home. talk about emotions. don't make it a taboo subject. and when you talk about emotions, be a role model. talk about your feelings and your own feelings. be mindful of expectations. don't put pressure on your children to talk about things and how to handle things at school. don't say, you should have handled it this way. let them talk about that. and discuss and limit social media use. a big thing is to role model these things yourself. kids watch what you do and model what you do. make sure you're doing the same thing. if you have issues at home and issues you're concerned about, talk to the doctor because it might be something they need help with. >> that's a great point. we need to begin the practices. before we let you go, we want to say happy birthday. >> thank you. >> thank you for coming in on your special day.

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>> gabe gutierrez with more on what has taken the social media by storm. >> reporter: the journalists have apologized and the tweets have been repeated. but critics are looking at what happens when snarkyness goes too far and our children are fair game. beyonce may be used to the spotlight. but this time, her young daughter is under scrutiny, after there were photos posted with beyonce and blue ivy carter. this morning, there's a fierce debate on what should be off-limits on social media. "vanity fair" film critic is facing calls for his firing, after he mocked the 7-year-old for looking like her father, jay-z. on twitter, he wrote, i have a feeling that jay-z face genes are really about to hit blue ivy and i feel sorry for her. a web editor replied, they

haven't already? she'll get plastic surgery at 16. i can't help myself to feel too sorry for the incredibly rich. ♪ i'm a survivor >> reporter: fans pounced, calling the journalists cruel and racist. collins apologized. i'm sorry about the blue ivy tweet. bad joke and black girls, in particular, deserve better. lucca also responded, famous children should be off-limits but they haven't been. kim and kanye west faced criticism when they pierced their daughter's years. and the daughter of brad pitt raised eyebrows for what she wore on the carpet. they're famous but still kids. >> whether you have a child or not, everybody can relate to how painful it would be to see a 7-year-old hurt this way. "harper's" magazine declined to comment. we didn't hear back from "vanity fair." but watch what you say on social media and some tweets should stay in the drafts folder.

>> that's tough. >> one thing to say about parents. any parents. but another to say about a kid that's 7 years old. >> they're still babies. >> gabe, thanks so much. appreciate it. still to come, cameron diaz's big news. we'll tell you what i is,t trump: obamacare is a complete and total disaster. let obamacare implode. nurse: these wild attacks on healthcare hurt the patients i care for. i've been a nurse in new york for thirty years. i know the difference leadership can make because i saw what mike bloomberg did as mayor. vo: mayor bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40%,

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good morning. americans on-edge. iran vowing revenge this morning after that u.s. air strike t americans on-edge. iran vowing revenge this morning after that u.s. air strike that killed iran's top general. angry mourners in baghdad, taking to the streets this morning, chanting death to america. while back home, president trump and his allies are defending the move >> he was planning a very major attack and we got him >> the president saying, if iran retaliates, the u.s. will be ready to hit hard. thousands of u.s. troops now making their way to the volatile middle east. we're live across the globe. disaster down under. those out-of-control wildfires burning across australia, expected to get much worse today, with high winds and record temperatures. huge fires creating their own

twisters thousands of residents forced to flee their homes we're live on the firelines this morning. in hollywood, with the best awards show of the year, the golden globes, just a day away. we'll have all you need to know from who is likely to and everything is golden a big weekend in hollywood, with the best awards show of the year, the golden globes, just a day away we'll have all you need to know from who is likely to win to any potential controversies. today, saturday, january 4th, 2020 ♪ >> go, bills whoo >> congrats, dylan, from your boston fans. >> hi, deb >> hi grand dad. >> it's my birthday, all the way here from d.c. [ cheers and applause >> all the way from texas. >> our first visit to new york city from bar harbor, maine. >> celebrating my 65th birthday today. ♪

we got a good crowd starting out right on a cold, wet day in new york >> look at that. >> we welcome you to "today. thank you for joining us o this saturday morning, the first saturday of the new year happy to have our friend, morgan radford, this morning. >> happy new year. excited to be here >> dylan dreyer is on maternity leave, two days after giving birth to beautiful baby oliver we'll get her on the phone we'll let her sleep a couple more minutes we'll call her to check in in the next hour. let's get to the overnight developments. about 36 hours after the air strike, the air strike that took out iran's top general qassem soleimani, at least 3,000 u.s. troops are headed to the middle east, while tensions are rising there in the wake of that attack >> the president spoke out on friday saying the u.s. is ready and prepared to take whatever action necessary, if and when iran retaliates. oil prices jumped on friday, rising to their highest levels

since april of last year all that has happened in just the past couple of days, peter >> yeah. we'll have the latest on that. we'll get to richard engel right now, our chief foreign correspondent. he's joining us from irbil, iraq richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. we are just starting to see what i think are the very early stages of the fallout from this american drone attack that killed the top iranian general and an iraqi shiite militia leader we're seeing angry funerals and demonstrations in baghdad, as u.s. intelligence officials are trying to figure out when, where, and how iran might strike back thousands of mourners poured into the streets of baghdad this morning, chanting death to america. there's a mix of grief, anger and a celebration of the martyrdom of iran's top general, qasem soleimani, and a senior iraqi shiite militia leader,

killed together from an american drone strike outside baghdad's airport. the shiite militias and the supporters are on the streets today, are a powerful and not universally popular force in iraqi society. the iraqi prime minister came out in solidarity, while iraqi leaders are urging calm. nearby, the u.s. embassy is on the highest state of alert and readiness, with aircraft circling above, marines inside the u.s. military has ordered thousands of reinforcements into the region the state department has warned americans in iraq to get out and the u.s. men's national soccer team is cancelling a training trip in qatar, fearing possible violence. soleimani wasn't just an iranian general. he was the country's hidden hand directing, and to a large degree, creating, a network of armed groups loyal degree creating, a network of

armed groups loyal to iran, from lebanon to syria, iraq to afghanistan. he was the second-most powerful and likely most popular man in iran but to the americans, soleimani was a sworn enemy and a terrorist, blamed for orchestrating attacks on u.s. bases, oil tankers in the persian gulf and a long and deadly campaign that killed hundreds of u.s. troops in iraq after the 2003 invasion. iran's president paid respects to soleimani's family today. iran has vowed to avenge his death. but it's unclear how or when, or if iran plans to wait and serve its revenge cold and iran isn't the only country that is promising to avenge qasem soleimani's death. hezbollah, the militia group supported by qassem soleimani in lebanon, a very powerful gorilla group, perhaps the most powerful in the world, has said today the response will be decisive.

back to you, peter >> richard engel on the ground for us this morning. thank you. meanwhile, president trump is defending the strike, saying it was meant to stop a war, not start one. the move is already becoming a hot-button issue on the campaign trail. nbc's hans nichols is traveling with the president and brings us more this morning. hans, good morning >> reporter: good morning, morgan the president is starting his day at mar-a-lago, ready to strike iran, if they choose to avenge the death, the killing of soleimani. now, the president insists he doesn't want regime change but he says if he's forced to act, they've identified targets. president donald trump, topping off a florida campaign event by touting the death of a notorious iranian military leader. >> qasem soleimani has been killed and his bloody rampage is now forever gone >> reporter: defending the drone strike that killed him as an act of self-defense. >> he was planning a very major attack and we got him. >> reporter: earlier, insisting that he ordered the strike to stop a war, not start one.

but still warning of repercussions if iran retaliates >> we have all of those targets already fully identified >> reporter: meanwhile, the pentagon announcing the deployment of 3,500 troops from the 82nd airborne. some are already en route to the region the targeted killing provoking criticism from congress, as lawmakers complain they were not told of the strike in advance. >> what's the intelligence behind that? and what comes now >> reporter: democratic senator mark warner telling nbc news, he worries about dangerous consequences for americans in the middle east. >> all that anger in the region will be now directed against america, rather than against iran >> reporter: but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell defending the president's actions. >> countless innocents have suffered for it. now his terrorist leadership has been ended >> reporter: and on the campaign

trail, praise as 2020 frontrunner joe biden heralded the death of soleimani >> no american mourns his passing. >> reporter: while expressing concerns about regional repercussions. >> and there's no doubt that iran will, in fact, respond. >> reporter: other top democratic candidates expressing their worries of a major conflict in the middle east. >> this must not be the beginning of another endless war. >> reporter: and the white house is planning classified briefings for lawmakers when they return to washington next week. and on a separate note, senate leaders don't seem any closer to any sort of deal on a potential impeachment trial. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying the senate will proceed with ordinary business, as he says democrats are floundering. morgan peter? >> hans nichols from west palm beach. thank you so much. other headlines right now. this morning, australia is bracing for more disaster, as high winds and record temperatures there threaten to

worsen the wildfires already tearing through that region. fire twisters have destroyed much of the popular tourist site kangaroo island. and communities on the coast have been left ravaged by the fires. thousands of residents are forced to flee animals are stranded through what is being called one of the worst fire seasons on record singer rod stewart and his son, shawn stewart, are facing battery charges this morning, after a new year's eve altercation with a security guard in palm beach. the security guard is accusing the father and son of getting physical when they were denied access to a private party. according to an affidavit shawn stewart was seen pushing a guard and then rod later punched him in the chest rod apologized for the incident. the stewarts are set to appear in court next month. >> that was the news it's time for a "morning boost." >> shake it up >> i like what you got there look at these cutis. joslyn and jackson

they're twins. they do not share a birthday in fact, they weren't even born in the same decade because joslyn was born just before midnight on december 31st, 2019, followed by little brother, jackson, just after midnight on january 1st, 2020. their parents are shocked saying, they joked it would be cool if the twins were born on different days but they never imagined they would be born in different decades. big sister will hold that over brother for a long time. >> she is definitely going to say she's the oldest >> i got you by a whole decade bro. maria is back with another check of the weather she's out there on the plaza maria, how is it feeling >> good morning, guys. do we have a great crowd out here or what we've got celebrating mom's new job. we have the tree still up. we have a bucket list checked off. we have birthdays. we have a new teenager mom, you told me you have a new teenager in the house? >> i do. julianna is 13 today >> i think this is her first official humiliation as a teenager, right? >> it's her first as a teenager, absolutely

>> happy birthday. >> thank you >> let's show you the weather. you can see in new york, it's a little misty a big system that stretches from the gulf of mexico, clear up into the northeast meanwhile, in the midsection, it is quiet that's where we have the big temperature story, well above average for today. we have temperatures in the 60s and 50s, actually stretching all the way in through the central plains and along the coast, eventually, we'll see the cooldown once this moves out of here. you can see, also another active area, the pacific northwest. a series of systems will continue to bring some soggy conditions, very gusty winds, a lot of high wind alerts in effect for parts of the west and the northwest. and that's a look at today's weather.

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announcing the birth of our daughter she has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family. she also adds that, while we are overjoyed to share the news, we also feel a strong instinct to protect our little one's privacy. we won't be posting pictures or sharing more details, other than the fact that she's really, really cute. some would even say rad. >> i like that >> setting the ground rules out of the gate. >> a lot of people protecting their kids' privacy. a new trend. >> rad >> rad beliebers are rejoycing today. the artist is having his first album rollout in years his first single is "yummy," and many are dubbing it a love letter to his wife here's a quick listen. ♪ pull my hand, yeah, yeah yeah you got that yummy ♪ ♪ yummy, yummy yummy

>> peter, i'm feeling that smooth r&b vibe. >> i was feeling that smooth, little frozen yogurt on the right. it's getting bigger and bigger >> don't make me hungry at 8:16. the album doesn't have a release date yet but one thing we know, is the premiere of his docuseries will hit youtube on january 27th. and the lineup for coachella has been announced the headliners are rage against the machine, travis scott and frank ocean. also taking their talents to the desert, we have calvin harris, charlie x, big shonn, lana delray and lil nas x you have to get your tickets fast the first weekend, if you can believe it, is already sold out. peter, have you bought your tickets? >> lil nas x >> yeah. >> no.

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♪ so, we are back this morning. we have a very special guest, perhaps two, joining us on the phone this morning. dylan dreyer. we're waking you up two days after little baby oliver arrived. but a lot of people want to know how you are doing and how your nugget is doing today. good morning. >> good morning. we're doing good. last night was -- last night was the first night up all night. so, that's why i'm not facetiming. i'm not going to facetime right

now. >> we're looking at an awesome picture of your new, growing family, with your husband, brian, and calvin, a proud big brother. calvin was part of the naming process. he was committed to oliver from the start. how is he doing as a big brother with a little man in the house? >> you nailed it. you said proud. he walked into the first time, he marched in the room with a smile in his face. he croweawled into bed and peek his head over the bassinet and looked at oliver. i had a friend over visiting yesterday. he said, no, it's my baby brother. he's very protective already. >> there's a lot of people protective of this little guy, as we watched him in your belly until earlier this week. you know at the end of the week, you're going to have another baby. it's amazing. are you enjoying this family time together? going to take it easy for a while? >> yeah. i'm still in the hospital right now. i hope to go home tomorrow. just kind of taking it easy, letting them pamper me while i lay here and recover.

yeah. i can't believe i was, you know, at work a couple days ago. now, our whole life has changed. but it feels complete. you know, everything about it, all those concerns, all those worries, everybody said, as soon as you have this next one, you don't know where the love comes from, but it's there. you're not sharing it. it's new love. and that's exactly the way it feels. everything just feels so right. it's perfect. so in love and happy. >> the alexander girls, by the way, are ready for a play date. as soon as it's okay, we're going to make a trip up and hang out with you guys. we're sending a big congratulations. >> thank you. i hope you come to visit. you have to meet this little guy in person. he's unreal. >> proud of you, dylan. >> congratulations. hugs to brian and calvin, too. we'll see you in the studio a few months from now. still to come on "today," from food to fashion, everything you need to get the new year started off right. ♪ and plus, we have the most-talked about awards show of

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clients to talk about their mental health. food and fashion and fitness, too. we're looking at the hottest trends that are sure to take over 2020. and we'll show you how to start the new year off right, with healthy and easy recipes the whole family can get onboard with. >> nice to cook things off. a little cooking in the new year. before we get to all of that, award season is officially here, the first of the year. the golden globes will be held tomorrow night. ricky gervais, you may have heard, is back as host. you can expect a lot of laughs, maybe some surprises. nbc's joelle carjulo has the latest. >> reporter: the entertainiest and surreal goes to the golden globes. >> can we ask why? >> reporter: with an open bar and ricky gervais returning to host for a fifth time. >> it's good to have a job where you can get drunk and say what you want. >> reporter: you can undoubtedly expect the unexpected. >> we've seen some worthy

winners and not-so-worthy ones. >> reporter: we'll see the best of tv and film descending on hollywood. amy poehler once joked -- >> only at the golden globes do the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people of television. >> reporter: this year, the line between tv stars and movie stars are more blurred than ever. >> we're in the middle of an epic rebirth. >> reporter: reese witter spoon, helen mirren, all nominated for television. >> i don't want your job. >> reporter: 2019 saw jennifer aniston return to tv in "the morning show," a role critics say will likely reward her with some best actress in a drama series gold. >> the globes love jennifer an stron going back to her "friends" days. i think she's going to win a golden globe in that category. >> we're doing this my way. >> reporter: considering a group of 90 journalists vote on these awards, they're hard to predict. that's half the fun. this year, the globes are getting just as much attention for who they doesn't nominate.

>> i'm sick of it. >> five best director nominees, once again, no women. >> this was a year when you could have clearly had some women nominated in that best director category, including greta gerwig, for "little women." >> i want that trophy. >> reporter: it was a great year for streaming giant, netflix. >> what? >> reporter: 17 noms for tv. another 17 for film, including "marriage story." >> charlie and i are getting a divorce. you can't be friends with him anymore. mom? >> reporter: the love story about divorce leads the pack with six nominations. >> whatever it takes, i'm ready to do it. >> reporter: pretty much, every acting category is one to watch. >> xwoeld egolden night is my n. >> reporter: joe pesci, ail pacino, versus brad pitt. and then, there's aquafina, who is set to make history as the first asian winner in the best actress category, for "the

farewell." >> who gave her her phone back? >> reporter: and 22 years after her first globes nomination, jennifer lopez has hustled her way to the best supporting actress favorite. >> are you in? >> reporter: as for the coveted best picture award? quentin tarantintarantino's "ona game in hollywood" will take comedy. and best drama, "the irishman." >> watch out for the war film, "1917." >> if you fail, it will be a massacre. >> if there's an upset, i see it coming from sam mendes's film, which is fantastic. >> reporter: setting a stage for an evening even hollywood couldn't script. >> this town, that can all change like that. >> reporter: nbc news, new york. >> you have like 24 hours to do a lot of catching up. >> that's right. >> i think we see surprises tomorrow. >> it used to be, a movie star. now, movie stars are tv -- it's all blended. there's so much good stuff out there. >> so much good stuff.

great content. >> you can see the golden globes here on nbc. we'll have a full wrap monday morning, including savannah's exclusive interview with honoree, tom hanks. now, let's get a final check of the weather from maria. >> a nod to our lovely dylan dreyer. it is pouring drizzle right now. this is a mess. this is part of the system that's affecting the entire eastern half of the country, from top-to-bottom. gulf of mexico, clearing up with the northeast with rain. that's the story across the east, followed by snow in the upper midwest and great lakes. above average and quiet in the midsection. a busy day ahead for the pacific northwest, with another series of storm systems moving through today and tomorrow, which means mountain snow. but also, some very gusty winds today. we're talking 50, 60-plus miles per hour. so, watch the interstates and the high-profile vehicles. otherwise, fairly quiet

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barbershop, just outside little rock, a different kind of banter flies above the constant buzz of clippers. >> you're just talking. and the next thing you know, you're having a real conversation. >> reporter: cory parks has been coming here for nearly two years and feels the shop is one of the few places black men can really open up. >> as a guy, that's what you're supposed to do. you don't want to be that vulnerable and say, all right, i'm struggling today. >> in certain areas, you keep stuff from your past, growing up in quote/unquote hoods. >> reporter: the shop owner has worked hard to connect with his customers. >> it's a judge-free setting. especially a setting where everyone, come as you are. >> reporter: making his barbershop a local hangout, where some guys stop in multiple times a week. >> well, welcome. how is everybody doing today? >> reporter: three years ago, lorenzo lewis created the confess project, trying to reshape the relationship between black men and mental health. >> i believe a lot of it is our stigma. the stigma of mental health,

realizing that we always thought this was a white person's issue. >> reporter: studies suggest black adults are 20% more likely than others to experience serious mental health problems, like depression and anxiety. but dramatically less likely to seek treatment. between 2001 and 2017, suicide rates shot up about 84%. so far, the confess project has traveled to shops just like this across nine states, training barbers to become mental health advocates by learning how to listen and provide feedback when it matters most. what's the most important thing you come into these shops and tell the barbers? >> they can be the messenger and getting across to available resources and opportunities that can help individuals to thrive and have a better quality of life. >> it's not just about exchanging a haircut for money. it's caring about that person when they leave here and when the next time they come in. >> thank you, sir. >> reporter: a way to make sure what's on the inside stays just as fresh as what's on top.

>> don't get distracted now. >> reporter: steve patterson, nbc news, conway, arkansas. and coming up next, the year ahead and some of the top trends you can expect to see in 2020. t 're righ

we're back. and with the new year comes new trends to keep an eye on. we'll talk about the fitness trend in a moment. we're looking at what to expect when it comes to the hottest food and drink, fashion choices and where fitness will take us this year. first, we want to talk about the must-have foods that everybody will be talking about this year. tara lewis is yelp's trend expert. let's start with breakfast. >> yes. >> these are the souffle pancakes. >> elevated breakfast, right?

souffle pancakes are a japanese trend we're seeing everywhere. >> i'm going to try it. >> the first mention we saw on yelp is 2018 and it's inkreecre 216%. people like how light and fluffy it is. you like it. these are from flipper's in sojo, new york. >> can we talk about the purple cake? this is ube? >> that's a purple yam that hails from the philippines. it's a little sweet, a little earthy, nutty flavor. it works well in desserts. this is an ube cake from red ribbon bake shot. it was located in the philippines and now it's all over the world. >> and a little cam kambucha, a well. >> kombucha is popular. it's a healthier drink

alternative and has probiotics. this is from san diego. and it's the blood orange flavor. >> they can be kind of vinegary. this one is not so bad. >> a sipping brew. tara, thank you very much. >> looking good, peter. first, let's talk fashion. we have all you need to know and what you can expect to see on the runway and in the stores this year. christy dash is instagram's fashion and beauty partnership's manager. she's here with the first look. if you know anything about me, you know i love a good power suit. what's new with the power suits right now? >> the thing i like most about this trend is you probably have something in your closet that you can pull out from the archives an re-create to make this new. the biggest fashion followers are rocking the power suits. it's a smart way to start 2020. >> i like that. what about the statement boots? i understand the statement boots, you can wear them past the colder months.

>> exactly. the thing about statement boots that's so great is you can be really wearing a simple outfit or your daily uniform. and by adding this pop of color or texture to your footwear, you're instantly spicing up your outfit. plus, have you seen the knee-high boots that are all over right now? >> love that. >> it's a cute trend. and a smart way to transition your clothes from fall to winter or winter to spring. if you hate tights, which, i hate tights, to be honest. >> before i let you go, i have to ask about the matching sweat suits. we've heard about athleisure. what are the new sweat suits that people are wearing. >> athleisure is all over this year and in past years. it's getting chiccer. if you're wearing comfortable clothing and note heading to the gym, we all love -- but get

ing chiccer and it's better when it's man chrome. you might have seen kim kardashian's photo. i think it solidified the trend. >> let's see if peter is ready for that trend. peter, back to you. >> it's not monochromatic but i'm in the neighborhood. to wrap things up, a look at what's hip this year in the fitness world. liz mroplosser is editor in chi of "women's health." this is trampolining, right? i had it for my kids. i didn't know adults were doing it, too. >> it is. you burn as many calories jump thing on a trampoline as you would running a ten-minute mile. i would venture to say it's more fun than running and less impact on your joints. you're doing it just right. >> you take your hands off, or that's problematic. >> as a beginner -- you're getting some air. >> that's impressive. this light is too much for me. >> the goal is to push through your foot. that will activate the muscles

in back of your legs and the gluts. you can get an at-home model for $35. >> we had this for my kids until they got too big. i didn't realize there was a grown-up stage. a lot of people are in the treadmill-based fitness these days. how does that work? >> running is not new, obviously. but treadmill-based fitness classes have taken off. there's studios from stride to mile-high run club. and equinox has a brick and mortar shop where you do treadmill workouts. you've heard of pelpeloton. they make an at-home model. a lot of the courses take you off of the treadmill so you get strength training and cardio. that amps up your effect. >> and to motivate your running, as well. last but not least, there's the new efforts to maximize your workouts with recovery benefits. >> recovery is a huge trend, and

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powder. give it a whirl in your blender. this is what it looks like. >> after it's done. >> if you don't have a blender, you can use a whisk and a bowl. >> what are we putting in here now? >> this is fresh spinach. i like to pack my eggcups full of veggies. we have a little red pepper here. you can use any veggies on-hand. >> you have bacon and ham. >> if you are vegetarian, of course, you can leave the meat out and just use the eggs. then, we just pop these in the oven. this is a great breakfast to make because you can pop these out and put them in a freezer-safe bag or container. pop them in the freezer and just take them out in the morning and microwave them. >> i'm already out there. >> peter said, let's move on. he loves the dish. maria, what do you think? >> so much flavor in the little eggcup. it's like a meal. >> and a fun thing you can do

with the family. let the kids scatter their own ingredients in. >> absolutely. i have three small children. that's one of my goals. i want the recipes to be easy for them to help, as well. >> what can we do for a nice lunch? >> this is my blackened salmon. it's very simple. you spritz it with lime juice. chili powder, cayenne, salt. this is what it looks like blackened in the skillet. >> this looks delicious. >> it's very simple. and you're going to be ten minutes, start-to-finish. >> you can ramp up the flavor to what is otherwise a simple dish. >> absolutely. i like to top it with homemade sal salsa. if you have mango, you can use that, too. i'm tossing in lime and lemon juice. we have jalapeno and cilantro and a little oil. >> and mix it together? >> yes. i love to top this dish, this

little fresh salsa. just brings a nice, little bit of zest to the dish. >> you will need the pineapple. >> cayenne. >> yeah, if you don't like spicy, you can put the cayenne. >> i have three boys and three different opinions. they eat salmon. this is on my list. >> the only thing that matters is mom. that's what we're eating. >> i love that. and just before we let everyone go, because we have to run here in a minute, this is what dish. >> that's my butternut squash chili. it's a vegan dish. it's a dump meal. you throw everything in and go. >> brittany, thank you so much for joining us. you all can find the recipes and a lot more at today.com/food. >> i'm sorry. i'm feeling some of the cayenne right now. >> he's feeling it. >> that's going to do it for us on a saturday morning. tomorrow, willie sits down with aquafina, on "the farewell,"

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