"today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live update from oakland. >> we're also update you online. but we'll see you back here again at midday. have a good morning. good morning. gloves off. elizabeth warren and bernie sanders trade accusations ahead of the democrats final debate before voting in iowa begins. warren claiming sanders told her that a woman could never win the presidency. sanders says that never happened. >> i never said a negative word to elizabeth warren. breaking overnight, at it again? an exclusive report that russian spies hacked the ukrainian gas company at the center of president trump's impeachment. could this be the first evidence

that russia is attempting to interfere in the 2020 election? royal compromise. new details on the queen's decision to allow prince harry and meghan markle to go their own way. this morning, harry's private moments with the queen. what happened inside the family's emergency summit. and why meghan did not take part. we're live at buckingham palace. all that plus baseball bombshell. the houston astros manager, and general manager, fired after baseball confirms they cheated on the way to the world series. >> we cleaned house. we're going to make this right. storm alert. al is tracking a powerful system set to spread snow, ice and rain from coast-to-coast. and go, tigers. >> launching for the end zone. touchdown. >> lsu rolls past clemson to cap off a perfect season. and win college football's national championship, setting off a massive street party in new orleans. >> we're psyched. as you can see, we're psyched.

>> today, tuesday, january 14th, 2020. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody. welcome to "today." happy you're joining us on tuesday morning. i can hear bourbon street. like in this moment rocking with the lsu fans. >> you're psyched. you're wearing lsu purple. you're psyched about this victory. >> it was such a great game. the first half was a nail-biter. but lsu pulled it out. clemson played a perfect game. tigers versus tigers. first, the opening contest in the 2020 presidential race. it's now just 20 days away. ahead of a debate tonight in iowa, a big feud has erupted between bernie sanders and elizabeth warren. and troubling, new allegations of potential russian meddling in the 2020 election already. let's start with peter alexander.

peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. and then there were six. that's how democrats will share the stage in des moines tonight for that last debate before next month's iowa caucuses. this could be the biggest night of the campaign so far. two of the front-runners, elizabeth warren and bernie sanders, long-time friends, now butting heads, as they try to find an advantage in the waning days. heading into tonight's debate, a battle is brewing between the two progressives. elizabeth warren confirming reports about a private meeting in 2018 with bernie sanders. writing in a statement overnight -- among the topics that came up is what would happen if democrats nominated a female candidate. i thought a woman could win. he disagreed. warren contradicting sanders, who hours earlier denied the accusation, telling nbc news -- it is ludicrous to believe this is the same meeting elizabeth warren said she was going to run for president that i would tell

her a woman cannot win. do i believe a woman can win in 2020? of course. the two recently exchanging criticism after politico reported the sanders campaign instructed its volunteers to portray warren as elites with voters. >> i hope that bernie reconsiders. reconsiders and turns his campaign in a different direction. >> i never said a negative word about elizabeth warren, who is a friend of mine. >> reporter: the simmering tensions coming three weeks before the first presidential contest in iowa. in stark contrast to the first democratic debates, tonight's duel in des moines, features six candidates, all of them white, with cory booker departing the race and andrew yang missing the cut. new polls show how close it is. joe biden out front, ahead of sanders, pete buttigieg and warren. a reshuffling of last week's figures from "the des moines register" that had sanders on

top. with warren, buttigieg and biden trailing behind in that order. >> the latest iowa polls showed biden at the top. this is iowa and it's complicated, right? >> reporter: savannah, you're right. perhaps the most striking finding in the new iowa poll 3-5 likely iowa caucus goers say they can change their mind before next month's contest. tonight much of the focus obviously is going to be on warren and sanders, even though warren tried to downplay the drama noting they've been friends and allies for a long time, adding she is competent. they will continue to work together to defeat donald trump. savannah, back to you. >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. another big story with implications for the 2020 election, troubling new allegations of hacking by russian spies. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker picks up that part of the story. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is really a remarkable twist. just as president trump is

facing an impeachment trail over the ukraine controversy, revelations overnight that russian military hackers were targeting the same ukrainian gas company at the center of it all. this morning, "the new york times" first reporting that burisma holdings, the company where joe biden's son served as a board member, was the target of a phishing campaign for the same department of justice agency tied to its role of the dna hacks and john podesta. >> this is what bob mueller warned that the russians would be at this again. >> reporter: these attacks in early november, as congress was holding impeachment hearings. the goal, to trick employees to giving up account information like user names and passwords. it's unclear what the hackers were able to find or what they were looking for. but it comes as president trump is facing an impeachment trial over his efforts to pressure ukraine to investigate former vice president biden and his son, hunter.

>> i would say president zelensky, if it were me, i would recommend they start an investigation into the bidens. >> reporter: the bidens say they've done nothing wrong. and so far there's been no evidence of wrongdoing. hunter biden only acknowledging his last name likely played a role in his position with burisma. >> i'm thinking that a lot of things in my life if my name wasn't biden. >> reporter: saying donald trump tried to coerce ukraine into lying about joe biden. now we know that vladimir putin also sees joe biden as a threat. it's all raising questions, is russian meddling already in 2020? russia hacked into e-mails from the hillary clinton, as well as the dnc. we did reach out to the white house. so far no response. savannah? >> let's talk about impeachment. there's some movement on that front. what can you tell us? >> reporter: there sure is,

savannah. later on today, in a few hours, house speaker nancy pelosi will meet with her democratic caucus. they will discuss next steps. that means the two articles of impeachment could be turned over to the senate tomorrow. and opening arguments expected to begin some time next week. savannah? >> kristen welker, thank you very much. iran has announced the first arrests over the downing of that passenger plane. new protests rage in tehran, amid reports of a violent government crackdown. richard engel is in the region for us this morning. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. a lot of moving parts. u.s. military commanders tell us that they are surprised that there weren't any american casualties after that missile attack on this base here in iraq. they fully expected there would be casualties. in iran, the government is still

facing a fallout after it was exposed as not telling the truth after it shot down that passenger plane. there are now mass demonstrations in iran, after the military shot down a passenger plane by accident and then denied it protesters say they've been shot at it. police in iran deny that, too. overnight, an iranian official indicated several people have now been arrested for their roles in the plane crash adding that the plane's black box has been sent to france so the data can be read but the french seem to be denying that, too. in iraq, multiple u.s. officials are telling nbc news how an iranian missile attack, launched in response to president trump's killing of an iranian general, nearly brought the two countries

to war 39 soldiers were living in these barracks incinerated by an iranian ballistic missile. captain jeffrey hanson had the wind knocked out of him by a missile. if this had gone a little differently, we would be at war right now. do you have a similar impression >> i do. yes. very much so i think we are beyond lucky for the way things turned out. >> reporter: for the soldiers and the region >> exactly for both, yes. very much so >> reporter: president trump said the iranian general planned to blow up four u.s. embassies but his own top officials won't confirm that critics say the administration hasn't proven any attack was imminent and now, administration officials appear to be changing the justification for the attack >> re-establish deterrents that responded to attacks that had been already committed >> reporter: now, on that question of imminence, president trump tweeted that it doesn't matter if there was any imminence. he says there was imminence.

but it doesn't matter if the iranian general was planning an attack because he had a horrible past anyway. justin trudeau of canada, seems to be casting a little bit of blame at president trump he says, if there hadn't been recent escalations, the canadian citizens on that plane would be back home with their families now. >> richard engel, thanks richard, thanks. we have new developments in another story we've been following. >> good morning. last month's deadly attack b a saudi national on a naval base in florida the justice department has now declared it an act of terrorism. federal investigators say they have no doubt that mohammed alshamrani, was acting out of hatred for the united states military when he opened fire in a classroom. three american servicemen died in the attack. and agents recovered two iphones

but apple has not provided any substantive help unlocking the phones the company says that it has given the fbi all of the data it has. new developments in a scandal that has rocked major league baseball. the houston astros took it one step further and fired the manager and general manager after a league investigation found the team cheated during its world series winning 2017 season miguel almaguer has details on that >> reporter: good morning. the punishment from major league baseball was significant further, saying he fired the team's manager and general manager because they failed to stop the team from crossing the line the 2017 world series champs cheated, says major league baseball the houston astros stole

pitching signs during their historic season, according to rob manfred, and are suspended until the end of the 2020 season the astros owner responding by firing both men. >> we broke the rules. we accept the punishment that's unfortunate and the consequences are severe. >> reporter: with hinch saying he didn't participate but failed to stop the cheating lou accepted the responsibility saying he didn't know the rules were being broken. major league baseball says virtually all of the astros players had some involvement or knowledge of the scheme. mlb says the astros used a camera in center field to decode pitching signs from opposing teams. the information was relayed to the dugout, sometimes via text message on a smart watch and then passed along to hitters by banging on a trash can, as heard here, with the audio raised the team relaying signs from base runners to hitters. >> it's embarrassing

it's a tough time to be a fan. >> reporter: with houston also fined $5 million and losing top draft picks for the next two years, the investigation specifically also singles out former astros bench coach, alex cora, who is said to have helped orchestrate the scandal. the next year, cora went on to manage the boston red sox, who won the world series in 2018, and now also are being investigated for cheating. despite the findings, the astros were not stripped of their championship >> this is a tough day i've had a lot of tough days over the years >> reporter: with the penalty considered harsh by major league baseball, this officially closes the investigation into the astros the red sox investigation into stealing pitching signs has just

begun. they are fully cooperating with the league experts say it's likely that the red sox manager, alex cora, could face the same punishment as a.j. hinch. back to you. >> miguel, thank you >> that's a surprise >> they're cheaters. >> the astros really took it up a notch by firing. >> it's hard to get your head around how they wouldn't vacate the championship should the dodgers not be world series champions we'll see. >> we will see we have happier sports news if you're an lsu fan the new champions of college football, the lsu tigers, beat clemson at the dome last night in new orleans it was the showdown of the unbeatens. and sam brock was there. >> reporter: in a national championship game featuring d tigers on both sides of the field, two powerhouse programs lsu and clemson, bringing undefeated records into the big game

in tend, it was the team in purple and gold that came out on top. lsu, sealing a storybook season for heisman quarterback, joe burrow, who broke the all-time ncaa record for touchdowns and touchdowns in a single season. >> years of hard work, culminating into one moment with the best group of guys that anyone can ask for >> reporter: on the streets of new orleans, pandemonium partly because lsu went

undefeated and partly because of what this state has had to endure in recent weeks >> there's no words. this is everything >> reporter: steven ensminger jr. lost his wife last month, carley mccord. they were killed when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff. >> we were on the goal and i ducked my head down and i said, carley, make this one happen i lost it. >> reporter: moments after our interview, ensminger jr. found his dad and they shared this tearful embrace. in the press box, an empty seat was kept for carley, who was a sports reporter in louisiana president trump and first lady melania trump greeted the crowd before the game. later watching with actor vince vaughn in the stands and afterwards, players shared hugs and many high-fives a championship clash with an epic ending. >> it certainly was. in the beginning it was a nail-biter for lsu fans and watching them emerge, it was amazing. >> it certainly was. that was sam brock from new orleans. it was fun watching his mom and dad in the stands. >> joe burrow? >> yeah. joe burrow's mom and dad it was a nail-biter. it made your stomach hurt if you were an lsu fans >> five touchdowns last night. 60 on the season >> you're okay with all of it? >> i am because it was a good game and clemson, they went 29-straight. >> and clemson played incredibly well >> and trevor lawrence will be back next season and joe burrow won't be in his way.

>> what are you guys talking about? how about we talk about the weather? let's talk about the weather >> oh, matt! >> mr. roker, what's up? >> we got a couple of storms, guys, coming at us a system that's just draping across the south, bringing more and more rain. flash flood watches and warnings out. we're looking at 2 to 3 inches of rain from louisiana into missouri the next storm comes across the great lakes, brings snow, showers, gusty winds through the south. and then thursday, gusty winds, bitter windchills. temperatures drop in the northeast and new england. this is the next storm we're watching a coast-to-coaster, on friday. this intense low brings snow for the upper great lakes. travel delays on the air and the roads. and rain for the east coast with icy conditions rain along the mid-atlantic into the southeast. then, the system pushes through. snow lingering in new england. it will be blustery and cold we're looking at some places in upstate new york, up to 8 inches of snow possible the snowfall totals, light to moderate heavy snow possible and moderate rain from the ohio river valley

all the way back into texas where we could see flooding. we have really serious weather impacts coming over the next 72 hours. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds some really serious weather impacts coming over the next 72 hours. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. " (sports announcer) what an unlikely field in this final heat. hang on... you're about to see history in the making. (burke) not exactly a skinny dipper, but we covered it. at farmers, we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ (vo) visit farmers-dot-com and get a quote today. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with wet weather in san francisco. as well as the south bay.

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what they say is a full blown movement. and they're asking supporters to continue to support them. two of the mothers were arrested taken from the home and one supporter and the mother happened to be speaking on democracy now radio and that is why she wasn't here. she said all of the children are accounted for. all of them are safe. she wouldn't elaborate but thanking the supporters for the quiet peaceful protest and saying it will continue. >> kris, thank you. right now we want to look at the forecast. kari hall is tracking the rain in the air. >> storm ranger tracking light rain through parts of the bay area as you get ready to cross the san mateo bridge and toward parts of the east bay. we also have light rain moving through san jose and that is clearing out through the day. a bigger storm system moving in on thursday. mike, how are the roads moving. you showed the san mateo bridge and the rain on the lens slowing folks on the dumbarton

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we're back at 7:30. there's our little corner of the world, there's our little corner of the world, rockefeller plaza tuesday, january 14th. i saw you look, hoda they did take the tree >> the tree is gone. two days ago >> it will be back in a few months we'll start this half hour this tuesday morning with your 7:30 headlines six democratic candidates will take the stage for the last debate before next month's iowa caucuses

and it comes amid a growing rift between two of the front-runners, elizabeth warren and bernie sanders warren said that sanders told her 13 months ago, that a woman could not win the presidency it's a claim in a sanders denies officials in the philippines are warning residents of a new eruption, as the volcano spews lava into the air. new fissures, are in the ground. and 50 earthquakes indicating rising magma in the earth. some schools have been closed and the number of evacuees is expected to rise a sinkhole swallowed a bus in northwest china, killing 6 people and injuring 16 others. surveillance shows people at a bus stop, running from the collapsing road as the bus sank into the ground. the incident that occurred outside of hospital, also triggered an explosion authorities are investigating the cause of that attack there's a new normal in the

wake of prince harry and meghan markle carving their own path. this morning, we're learning how it went down kelly cobiella joins us from buckingham palace this morning good morning >> reporter: harry could be headed to canada by the end of this week. we understand he had a few private moments with the queen at that historic family meeting. and it seems in the end, he won her over this morning, prince harry and meghan markle have what they want, their independence agreed after an unprecedented royal meeting behind the walls of the queen's secluded estate the brothers and prince charles and the queen gathered around a table. meghan didn't call in because it

wasn't necessary the monarch released a statement. saying the family is entirely supportive of harry and meghan we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the royal family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life that new life, likely in canada, where the two made their public debut as a couple just 3 1/2 years ago. and where they spent christmas where their son. meghan is believed to be there with archie this morning but the details of their new life and new role still unknown. >> there's going to be some sort of transition period before harry and meghan are able to exit they have a lot of things to discuss, not least of which money being a big one. >> reporter: one big cost, security estimated at $500,000 a year, ballooning to well over $1 million if the couple spends more time in canada. >> reporter: most canadians are very supportive of having royals be here. but how that looks and what kind of cost is involved, there's lots of discussion >> reporter: like, who pays? >> who should pay for their security >> the u.k. government, i think. >> the queen >> i guess it would be the people who employee them, which

would be the royal family. >> reporter: it is still not clear how much work they'll do for the royal family or how they'll earn a living. the couple's appearance at "the lion king" debut might hold a clue prince harry pitching meghan to bob iger telling him the, you know, she does voiceovers. >> i did not know that >> reporter: the bombshell announcement, sparking headlines and speculation about why they wanted to leave royal life and whether a rumored brotherly rift between william and harry was the cause. >> we're brothers. we'll always be brothers we're on different paths at the moment >> reporter: that rumor was fueled by a report in a british newspaper monday, alleging prince william's behavior drove the sussexes away. before the meeting, a sign of unity from the brothers, who issued a statement, calling the

report false, offensive and harmful. >> will the two keep their royal titles what's the word on that? >> reporter: that's up in the air. we don't know definitively some royal experts are pointing to the personal statement from the queen, not a single time did she mention their titles didn't call them their royal highnesses didn't call them the duke and duchess of sussexes. some are saying that's an indication they may lose their royal titles but it's hard to imagine that happening, given what happened to harry's mother, diana, stripped of her title when she divorced prince charles. that did not go over well. can't imagine that happening to harry, as well >> there's been a lot of talk about financial independence and the two of them not wanting to rely on the crown. they seem to be reshaping their

relationship with the media, as well, right, kelly >> reporter: yeah. they have a whole page laying out their philosophy for media coverage of them in the new role they don't want to be part of the royal correspondence pool. they object heavily to the coverage they've been given over the past several months. they've gotten some really nasty coverage from some of the tabloids meghan is suing one of the tabloids the problem with that, if they carry out business on behalf of the queen, go to a royal engagement, go to a trip abroad, that's also on behalf of the foreign office of the government and it's hard to say, well, we don't want certain newspapers on that trip because we don't like their coverage so, it's another very tricky issue they have to work out in the days, weeks, probably months ahead. >> all right kelly, we'll hear more from you, i'm sure >> yes >> definitely. just stay right there. get an apartment across the way from there when all is said and done, is how are they going to pay the bills? where is the money going to come from we'll have a closer look at that in our next half hour.

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they have learned about the environment and also the human spirit along a coastal road, we're traveling to the heart of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, fukushima it began with the strongest earthquake in japan's history. the clock on the beach house, still frozen in time first the earthquake struck. then the tsunami submerged this third floor. destruction doesn't describe it. the deadly wall of water engulfing entire communities slamming through the walls of fukushima's power station. knocking out backup generators meltdowns and explosions followed and then, the radiation came like the chernobyl disaster, relived in last year's hbo series, fukushima's fallout, not as toxic as chernobyl, but just as frightening after learning about chernobyl, this buddhist priest kept a geiger counter at his temple,

knowing he was near the plant. then, his worst fears came true. how did you feel when you saw this >> so scared >> reporter: radiation from the meltdown, spreading to nearby towns and beyond thousands of residents near the plant, ordered to evacuate like futaba, only two miles away this was main street once home to almost 7,000 people, it's now a ghost town. the last place in fukushima, still uninhabited. now, only wildlife live here the danger is large areas of fields and forests haven't been decontaminated

like this -- our radiation monitor raises this alarm. levels too high for people to live here. former residents have been coming back to the exclusion zone with special permission taking pictures, initially keeping record for friends and neighbors. now, holding on to memories. off main street, antony shows me where he used to live. so, this is home >> this was home >> reporter: back then, he had to leave family photos behind. >> this is daniel. this is one of my sister's kids. he's at university now >> reporter: he made futaba his home now, fukushima told him what home really means. >> stuff isn't important it's the life that was here before that was important. >> reporter: i can see you're in tears. >> not quite but almost, yeah >> reporter: immediately after

the earthquake, people took shelter at the school, where phillip taught they slept on floors, mattresses, still strewn around. this is now futaba school. 50 miles away. phillip and antony teach them english and about home the children, refugees, from the radiation. we traveled to the nuclear plant itself for a rare tour first, we're given personal radiation monitors after the meltdown in 2011, the area was so toxic, workers had to wear hazmat suits since then, the plant has been stabilized it is stunning that i can stand here with so little protective gear on. the melted core of the reactors, just there deep inside, this video filmed

by robots shows the melted core, still radioactive. outside, our radiation meter measuring 85 per hour and more, the highest of our trip. safe for short periods for us to take an even closer look, a little more protection is needed. are you sure it's safe >> yes, safe >> reporter: from here, you can still see the scars from 2011. at the beginning, we were struggling to contain the disaster, says akira ono, a senior executive we hope people understand that we are in a different place right now. but they still don't know how to dispose of the melted core and 400 olympic swimming pools of water used to cool it, sealed in these tanks one day, futaba's families hope their children will return do you remember your hometown? >> yes

>> reporter: and that these empty streets come to life again. a home that they've never forgotten, a nuclear disaster the world will never forget. some of the stories we were told were heartbreaking so, a teacher told us about one student who, after the accident, found a note in their shoe that said, go home, radiation boy that was tough there were inspiring stories, too, about how important home is to people. even when there's an earthquake and a tsunami and radiation, people still want to go home >> yeah. i mean, we're all kind of marveling just that you went there and you were able to be there. but you said it's safe in the most effected areas for a short period of time >> yeah. they transformed the place with a lot of work. one thing with radiation it's a bit like sunburn. you can stand in sun for a short time and you won't get sunburnt. radiation is similar you can't live in futaba yet but one day, they hope you will

be able to >> i can't believe it's nine years later. and you had the geiger counter thing and you could see traces of it. >> and to think that the torch relay is going to start there. >> they want to say, it is getting safer. >> chernobyl, fukushima, you good >> i had my children >> thank you, keir al is here with another check of the weather just think about it. >> i'm just -- keir is over there. anyway, you know, we just got this report in yesterday 2019, warmest ocean temperatures on record. the ocean holds 90% of the excess heat, due to climate change and global warming. that continues to cause problems the last five years have been the five warmest on record for our oceans this causes melting polar ice

affecting our oceans as well as our land. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. some lingering light rain for parts of the bay area this morning. we're tracking with storm ranger as the rain is falling on the san mateo and the dumbarton bridge. move rain out of the south bay. but mostly sunny sky getting ready for a stronger storm system set to arrive on thursday that would bring in heavy rain and high winds. drying out on friday and then a weakening storm system and slight chance of showers early on saturday. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah >> al, thank you coming up, inspiring is an understatement when it comes to colin o'brady when he set on an impossible challenge >> he tells us what he learned from his adventures. that's next. first, these messages. welcome back

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and good morning. 7:56, i'm marcus washington. our breaking news what you saw all morning on "today in the bay," a dramatic morning in oakland where deputies forcing out the mothers who illegally occupied a vacant home. let's go to kris sanchez live out morning. kris. >> reporter: a lot of supporters of the moms 4 housing are still out here. er that gist in front of the house here on magnolia street. but there is plywood at the door and the windows this morning. now that the mothers have been evicted. two of the mothers were taken into custody. one of the mothers was not taken into custody because she was on radio on democracy now talking about the situation when it happened. she thinks that the alameda county sheriff's department was calculated in their timing. the deputies rolled up right around 5:30 this morning and that is when with the eviction

started. we're going to continue to cover this for you in the midday newscast and all day long. now a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall. >> starting out with light rain through the bay area. we'll see this pushing off toward the south as we see the showers now crossing the bay and monthing toward union city and fremont after this cleared out we have off-and-on rain with high wind and dry out on friday and spotty light showers early on saturday. mike, how are are the roads moving. >> slick here. but moving just fine in san jose. things are stop and start from time to top. not stop and start, tapping the breaks. san jose moving toward the silicon valley and the green highlight shows you where there are wet roadways and count on that around the bay, especially the off-ramps. traffic is jamming up around university off of richmond-san rafael bridge. at the bay bridge, the back-up moving better in the fast track and here the damp roadways and watch the off-ramps they may be

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welcome back. this welcome back this morning on "today's talker." more on the future of what it holds for harry and meghan markle >> the queen has agreed to let the couple become more independent. a move with a lot of unanswered questions. keir simmons with this episode of "the crown. >> aren't all family arguments about money in the end or many of them? that may be the case here, guys. for us mere mortals it may seem like harry and meghan have enough money, millions of dollars.

perhaps they will worry about money. harry and meghan's future, uncharted territory, after announcing their desire to strip back their royal duties and become financially independent, the queen now supporting their decision saying in a statement, harry and meghan have made clear they do not want to be reliant on public funds in their new lives the questions remain how they will fund their future in the past, british taxpayers have spent millions on the duke and duchess of sussex. 5% of their income comes from the sovereign grant, a payment to the royal family, last year

that totaled more than $100 million. and last year, the taxpayers footed the bill for $3 million in renovations to the cottage. it's still to be scene if the couple will accept income from prince charles, which accounts for 95% of their funding last year, it totals $6.5 million. >> if they lost that, they would have to seek new revenue streams. of course, that looks good in theory but there are potential sensitive areas, particularly in terms of politics. you know, the royal family has to be politically neutral. >> reporter: but the couple already has plenty of money of their own. harry's net worth is $39 million, according to multiple reports. $7 million he inherited from his mom, the late princess diana, and more from his great grandmother. "the washington post" reports meghan's own work, like acting in "suits," gave her a net worth of $5 million. and she had her lifestyle website, endorsements and sponsorship deals. in north america, harry and meghan could earn more than their worth. harry encouraging disney to hire meghan for voiceover work. >> sure. we'd love to try >> reporter: but if they work for themselves, their high-profile friends give us a clue how much they could make. barack obama and michelle, the

former president and first lady, have book deals worth an estimated $65 million. president obama is reportedly paid $400,000 for a speaking engagement another friend of the sussexes, serena williams, has lucrative marketing deals with chase, gatorade, jpmorgan and nike. and oprah is worth $3 billion. something to aspire to, perhaps, for a royal couple moving on together to the next chapter of their life >> keir, one thing this couple is pointing to, they say their coverage was not fair. like they weren't covered fair in the tabloids and the press. >> they pick out headlines to make the point they make a pretty good point. take a look at some of the headlines. for kate, one headline, why can you -- why you can always say it with flowers a floral coat is popular in newlyweds. how meghan markel's flowers may have put princess charlotte's life at risk kate, pregnant kate, tenderly cradles her baby bump.

meghan, why can't she keep her hand off her bump? >> that's what striking. they are comparing very similar episodes and you see this stark difference in coverage >> that's why people say that the tabloids have got a narrative. it's anti-meghan and they take every story and try to make it fit with that narrative. that's the criticism of the coverage >> it feels like harry and meghan basically won the battle. maybe they won the war they got what they wanted. >> they won the battle i'm not sure if they have won

the war. they have a lot of leverage. harry is princess diana's son. you can't take away his title. you can't take away their protection if something happened to them, imagine the backlash against the family they walked into the negotiations, and they walked in with all of the cards. what happens long-term is another question most importantly, will they be happy? >> keir simmons. >> thanks, keir. mr. roker? >> yes >> are you happy, al >> i'm happy not so happy for our friends in the pacific northwest, where they have snow coming in and could see 2 to 4 inches. they have winter storm warnings for tonight. afternoon highs for today, 30s in the pacific northwest look for teens in northern new england. snowy in the pacific northwest a flood threat down through the southeast. sunshine but increasing clouds through the northeast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in y good tuesday morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. spotty rain lingering in parts of the bay area, especially south san francisco and parts of the peninsula, and seeing some rain in the east bay around fremont. as we go into the rest of the day, we'll see the sky clearing and a break from rain before we get a stronger storm system set to arrive early thursday morning. we're going to see heavy rain,

and winds, drying out friday, a few spotty showers early on saturday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, mr. roker, thank you. now, to adventurer colin o'brady. he captured the world's imagination in 2018, when he became the first person to trek across antarctica unassisted but that's not enough. >> that's not colin. he just completed another seemingly adventure, this one at the bottom of the world, too he's going to tell us about it in a moment. but first, his incredible story. explorer and adventure seeker colin o'brady is no stranger to seeking history. in 2018, he set out on a trek across antarctica, the first to make the journey unaided and

alone. >> this is the hardest thing i've ever done >> reporter: he faced howling winds and bitter cold. >> average temperature was minus 30 and with the wind, minus 75, minus 80 >> reporter: with only himself to rely on, o'brady forged on. >> i got caught in a massive storm. and i just -- it's so hard to get the tent up. i didn't know if i was going to get the tent up or if i would have to keep walking >> reporter: as the expedition came to a close, the final surge, a final trek covering 80 miles. and with that, colin o'brady passed into legend >> i'm doing this for more than myself for other people to take on the

impossible in their lives. >> reporter: a remarkable feat for o'brady, who 12 years ago, was severely burned in a fire that left burns over a quarter of his body. that didn't stop him just last month, o'brady set out for antarctica once again, this time with a team of five other men, rowing a boat in 90-minute shifts, 24 hours a day they began at the southern tip of south america, their route, the drake passage. the 550-mile trek took a record-breaking 12 days. >> woo hoo >> reporter: proving once again, that even the impossible can be made possible. >> we did it >> we did it >> yes >> and colin is here this morning. he writes about his solo crossing of antarctica in a new book it's called "the impossible first. it's full-circle for you this book is coming out, 12 years to the day you injured your legs? >> yes today is the 12-year anniversary of when i was burned the book is called "the impossible first." being told i would never walk again. and a book out about me crossing antarctica >> you had all your gear and

were ready to trek out it wasn't what you thought you got scared >> yeah. where the book opens and the first couple chapters, you realize the first two hours of a 1,000-mile journey, i'm not sure i can pull this sled i'm out there alone. >> the sled was heavier? >> and the snow was deeper nobody had crossed antarctica in this wayyou're planning your -- >> yes. >> next impossible feat. >> the next impossible feat. and i had a satellite phone. i was able to call home to jenna. it's not just me, but my wife, all the support.

my mother getting me through this burn accident i think it applies to a large audience >> your wife, jenna, is going to be part of your next adventure you're planning your - >> yes >> next impossible feat. >> the next impossible feat. the book is called "the impossible first." i hope when people put it down, that people take on the impossible in their own lives. my wife wants to climb mt. everest. i climbed it once before i'm going back with her in april and hopefully stand on top of the world. >> do you guys bungee jump together when you're bored >> no bungee jumping >> is there any part of her that says, honey, i'm not sure about this one especially when you got dropped off in antarctica by yourself? >> it's been extraordinary she's so loving and supportive it's my name on the cover of the book but it's both of our story and all of the support and love she's given me there's been moments when i've been full of doubt and she uplifted me. it's extraordinary to have that partnership. >> we talk about the grueling feat, rowing across the drake passage. and you write about the hardest thing is what's happening in your mind. >> absolutely. >> and having the will to go forward. >> i believe that every human on this planet has a reservoir of untapped potential and it comes down to the most

important muscle, the six inches between the ears and i believe that >> you and five men row from south america to antarctica, cramped quarters, i would imagine. how do you do with that smell? >> yeah. it was such a small row boat, only three could be inside three rowing 24 hours a day. discovery channel did an amazing job. you can check out the clips. >> how far was it? >> christmas day, we finished. we arrived with icebergs, bashing around 40-foot, 50-foot swells. it was an intense thing. no one in history had accomplished that. got back a couple weeks ago. discovery is going to put out a documentary about that >> that's awesome, colin >> you are inspiring and good luck to jenna for her big impossible coming up how lucky are we you know who we have in our studio

little big town, with a live performance. first, a check of your local news and weather very good morning to you. 8:26. i am laura garcia. a dramatic morning in oakland where deputies forced out the mothers illegally occupying a vacant home. kris sanchez has been live at the scene for us. what's the latest? >> reporter: we're listening to community activists that are organizing supporters and protesters out here. they're speaking on the steps of the house where the mothers were evicted just this morning. we're asking them what's next. they say this is not over, that this is just the beginning of a movement. the young woman you see in the glasses is one of the moms,

dominique walker. she was not arrested as her fellow mothers were this morning because she was not here on site at the time. she said the children are safe and that she stands in solidarity with her sisters. >> all right. we'll continue to follow that. another live report on the midday newscast. let's check the morning commute with mike. >> to the south, things kind of calmed down. early rush through san jose pushing, evenlily distributed through silicon valley, what you expect on tuesday at about this time. dumbarton slow. overall, watch slick roadways. get you back to the "today" show. trump: those pre-existing

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will be clearing out as the day goes along. we have a chance to dry out before a big storm system comes in early thursday morning that will bring in heavy rain and high wind, and that will stay with us through much of the day thursday. we'll be tracking that. we'll also see drying conditions friday. then by saturday, a weakening storm system comes in to bring a slight chance of rain. >> and that's >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, uncle al do we have supermario and nintendo fans here we have exciting news. from our sister company, universal studios. universal studios japan will be opening super nintendo world it will bring your games to life, with all new characters like mario and luigi and check out this video from pop superstar charli xcx ♪

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>> very cool you can watch that video at today.com. and you want to do that because universal studios japan is going to fly one person and three of their guests to osaka to be among the first to experience super nintendo world are you going to do anything, al >> i don't think so. >> send us a video saying why you are a nintendo supern. and why you defase

we are ♪ we are back. 8:37 "pop start" train. >> i've been here since 7:00 a.m. not a lot going on 8:30, bam, they hand me the show let's look at something fresh. "vanity fair's" holiday issue. eddie murphy, jennifer lopez, and industry heavyweights. serious oscar contenders only zellweger was nominated both considering j. lo and eddie murphy as snubs. it's backlash over the mostly

white nominees others include awkwafina, lara dern, jennifer hudson and antonio banderas jimmy was able to talk selena into a game called "can you feel it? jimmy touching a tub of raw eggs but check out how selena is diving in with something as gross as hair in the shower drain. >> oh. oh >> i feel like it's hair >> wow you have guts, man >> i don't want to see it. just go away that's so gross. >> oh. oh. no >> a lot of courage.

eventually they did sit down and chat about music and selena dropped some big news about more music coming out. >> do you have other songs that are out and are done finished >> maybe there's a few things, yeah there's a few other songs that i couldn't help but want to exist. so, i can't really tell when but one of my favorite tracks is called "boyfriend. i can't wait for people to hear that one >> we'll be waiting for "boyfriend" and other tracks to come out next up, we have jonas brothers for you the 2019 comeback has struck a chord as "sucker" was the biggest song last year

and they're going to strike while the iron is hot. they're teasing a new single on instagram. here's a look at the cover art the track is called "what a man gotta do." and fans are freaking out online one more reason to look forward to friday. and rob lowe is sitting down with kelly clarkson, where he talked about his early career and the people who inspired him. and he revealed how he was able to get face time when he was a kid in ohio, with liza minnelli. >> i see liza minnelli's luggage. and this is like "cabaret" time. she is it. her in her height. i go to the front desk what room is liza minnelli in? i'm a 10-year-old boy. >> did you pretend you were family >> i flat-out asked. and i went up and knocked on the door she answered in a bathrobe >> what did you say? >> hi. i'm rob lowe and i want to be an actor. >> oh, my god. >> she was awesome >> liza minnelli made her dream come true. -- his dream come true >> amazing.

>> that was a long time ago. the parents could drop the kids off at a gate at the airport you have a click for us? >> a "daly click." i hope you're not scared of heights. this is a professional kite surfer, taking to the air. he's going to jump over an island that's in western australia. that's half a football field length he's on the water there. and, boom, takes off in the air. and sticks the landing, eventually >> he hops the whole island? >> that's crazy. >> should tell colin o'brady about that >> colin would do it without a kite up next, steph ruehl is in the house and she has the best tips for erasing that holiday debt, including what your personality has to do with how you should manage your money first, this is "day" on nbc. to

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and welcome back this morning on "today's consumer," a holiday hangover. credit card debt according to a magnified money survey, the average american wracked up about $1,230 in debt. and last holiday season, americans were paying that off the average household is carrying $7,000 in credit card debt month-to-month. how do you get out from under that stephanie ruehl is here with financial fitness steps. new year a lot of money, perhaps money we did not have during the holiday shopping season.

how do we get out from under it. >> you can't avoid it. you spent the money. and just because you don't open your mail doesn't mean the bills are going away the bills are coming it's a sting when you open it. you have to make a plan to move in the right direction >> i think it's interesting that you say -- your personality could help you pay down the debt we're talking avalanche versus snowball >> think of this just like working out. in order to get yourself physically fit, you have to do something. i don't care what your personality is and what kind of working out you like to do let's take avalanche that's your high-impact way to pay down your debt

find your credit card bill with the highest interest rate. height might be a small bill but do you feel like paying interest on top of interest. the other approach is snowball i like to go through a checklist and say, here's my bills out here even if it will take me a while to pay all this down, i like to check them off you're going to get out of this paralysis. for those of us sitting with a lot of debt, we're paralyzed we leave those bills in a shoe box. take them out of a shoe box and start taking action. >> avalanche and snowball. you point out that the credit card rewards can help us >> we need to find some cash most likely, your paycheck isn't going to get bigger. let's find places to find cash cashback rewards you have them in many, many credit card statements when was the last time you checked your points? >> you got me. >> a lot of us get 1% cash back. if we wracked up a credit card bill, time to get the cash back. if it's 25 bucks, take that money and put it towards your bills. that's one way to address it how about a balance transfer in your inbox -- >> i see the commercials for those. >> there might be zero annual percentage rate for the first year if you think you can pay your debt down in a year, move it over pay zero interest rates and get it over. if it's a high transfer fee, you don't necessarily want to do that you have to be careful about your credit score. there's the hidden fees. you have to manage it.

and the third, gift cards. gift cards have become one of the most popular holiday gifts and now, you can actually sell them they have gift card exchanges. like card pool these are exchanges where you can sell, for 92 cents on the dollar, your gift cards and get cash that might not be 100% but if it's a retailer you're never going to go to or if you really need the cash, sell them. i want to tell you the most important thing. whatever cash you can find, don't think, i just found some money, let's go treat myself the treat is going to be to address the pit in your stomach because you have stress over these bills. >> yeah. >> if you can start to get yourself out from under that, even if it's a dollar a day, you're moving in the right direction. >> make a plan >> make a plan are you an avalanche or a snowball >> i'm an avalancher >> it's high-impact. that's you, craig. >> steph, thank you. thank you, thank you >> all right, guys get excited. lookie who is here one of our favorite groups little big town is performing for us and y'all are going to carnegie

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the citi the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> you know how certain people make you happy these guys make us happy when this grammy-winning group stops by studio 1a >> we are so happy good morning, guys >> good morning. >> you have a new record you all produced it.

>> yeah. >> what difference did that make for people not in the business, why was that a big change? >> a lot of work mad props for all of the producers out there. every detail, you know we've always collaborated with producers. but to take the reins is quite a job. it's very satisfying to have it out. >> what was the writing process for you guys doing it this way >> it was awesome. we wrote for a couple years before we started into the studio and that's kind of where this record started we didn't plan on necessarily producing the whole thing. but we started working on songs that we were loving. and about halfway through, we're like, hey, are we doing this ourselves? no one wanted to say it out loud >> your ninth, eight albums to figure it out. it's a big week. reverse engineering it playedap. >> and alan jackson p

"nightfall" is out on friday and thursday, carnegie hall. >> we think alan jackson was the last, 15 years ago >> that's really cool. >> and we're doing two nights at the apollo we never played the apollo >> and alan jackson played there last night amazing. >> what are you going to sing for us, kids >> it's a song called "sugar coat." >> all right the bathroom light take it away wear it anyway ♪ ♪ another car drives by and i wonder where you are ♪ ♪ the kids are all in bed and everything but you in its place ♪ ♪ from the street view looking in ♪ ♪ it's pretty as a picture a home sweet home ♪

♪ sometimes i wish i liked drinking ♪ ♪ sometimes i liked pills wish i could sleep with a stranger ♪ ♪ but someone like me never will ♪ ♪ sometimes i hardly can stand it ♪ ♪ i just smile with a lump in my throat ♪ ♪ sometimes i wish i could bear it ♪ ♪ didn't have to wear this sugar coat ♪ ♪ passed down from my mom she wore it so well ♪ ♪ she'd rest it on my shoulders say it's colder out there than you think ♪ ♪ would i recognize myself would anybody else ♪

♪ if i took the damn thing off and burned it up ♪ ♪ sometimes i wish i liked drinking ♪ ♪ sometimes i wish i liked pills ♪ ♪ i wish i could sleep with a stranger ♪ ♪ but someone like me never will sometimes i hardly can stand it ♪ ♪ i just smile with a lump in my throat ♪ ♪ sometimes i wish i could bear it ♪ ♪ i didn't have to wear this sugar coat ♪ ♪ this damn sugar coat ♪ one of these nights i'll meet you in the driveway ♪ ♪ and tell you to go to hell just go to hell ♪ ♪ sometimes i wish i liked drinking ♪ ♪ sometimes i wish i liked

pills ♪ ♪ i wish i could sleep with a stranger ♪ ♪ but someone like me never will ♪ ♪ sometimes i hardly can stand it ♪ ♪ i just smile with a lump in my throat ♪ ♪ sometimes i wish i could bear it ♪ ♪ didn't have to wear this sugar coat ♪ ♪ oh, this damn sugar coat ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ oh, this sugar coat ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ this damn sugar coat ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ >> that's how you do it like that little big town. wow. >> "sugar coat." >> some people wear sugar coats. the album is incredible it's called

"nightfall." you can get it on friday >> did you hear hoda yelling amen >> it was so good. >> on the third hour, leslie jones is in the house. >> and on hoda and jenna, why people need to get over it >> yeah! good morning to you. it is 8:56. i am laura garcia. breaking news which we saw unfold on "today" ined bay, dramatic morning in oakland. deputies forced out the mothers illegally occupying a vacant home. kris sanchez has been live at the scene all morning. kris? >> reporter: hi there, laura.

there are a couple dozen supporters outside the home on magnolia street. they're starting to dissipate. they say it is a battle that is not over. i will show you the moment when the deputies arrived to serve the eviction notice, about 5:30 in the morning after knocking on the door, asking women to come out, they maiden tree using a battery ram. went inside. two of the women were arrested, one of them was not arrested because she was on the radio for democracy now. hear what she had to say. >> our tax dollars went to this extreme force to evict mothers and children at 5:00 in the morning. we are saying noi. >> reporter: we'll have reaction from the developer and the sheriff's department coming up at 11:00. ♪ for a slider bag that's easy to open and close and stays closed, try hefty slider bags. the expandable bottom makes it easy to stand, fill and store,

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> welcome to the third hour of "today." craig, alongside al roker, sheinelle jones, keir simmons back with us this morning. >> i came back again. >> we have royal news. we did just noticed before we came on the air, mr. roker, that keir simmons is sans tie. >> it's casual keir. >> you wore one last hour. >> i think people think of us english guys as a bit stuffy. i take the tie off. >> i like it. you know what else? it's a sharp shirt