live local news update and, of course, our midday news at 11:00. this is a great time to download our free nbc bay area app so you can know what's happening where you are. have a great morning. good morning signed and delivered overnight, the senate receives the impeachment case against president trump, paving the way for his historic trial to begin as the man at the center of the ukraine scandal breaks his silence and undercuts the president's defense. >> president trump knew exactly what was going on. that's the secret that they're trying to keep i was on the ground doing their work. >> this morning his explosive claims and their potential impact on the case tale of the tape overnight audio emerges of the tense post debate moment between bernie sanders and elizabeth >> i think you called me a liar on national tv. >> what? >> i think you called me a liar

on national tv. >> what's next for the two candidates with the first vote in iowa looming. on the move, the massive winter storm of snow, ice and rain heads east, taking aim at tens of millions on the east coast. bundle up. an arctic blast of dangerous cold air behind it al has the latest in his forecast bombshell. the new lawsuit claiming jeffrey epstein was sexually abusing young girls on his private island for decades. new outrage. the emergency call from that plane that dumped fuel on los angeles schools reveals the pilot may have lied about what he was doing >> so you don't need to hold to dump fuel or anything like that? >> negative. breaking overnight here's harry the prince steps out in public for the first time since the royal split as he reportedly gets set to join meghan in canada

today, thursday, january 16th, 2020 >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning an historic day for our nation as the impeachment process enters a new phase. >> it does here is how things will unfold today. at noon, the articles of impeachment will be read aloud to the senate chamber by the seven house managers who will prosecute this case. >> two hours later supreme court chief justice john roberts will be sworn in to preside over that trial and administer an oath to all 100 senators. >> the white house will be formally notified, setting the stage for the senate trial this will be only the third trial to remove a president in american history, and it should start next tuesday we've got complete coverage of the day's events including a new interview with a key figure at the heart of the impeachment case against the president we'll start with nbc's kristen welker at the white house for

us kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is yet another historic day in washington. it gets under way in a few hours. it comes as overnight an indicted associate of rudy giuliani, the president's personal attorney, is speaking out saying the president knew everything about the ukraine pressure campaign. >> i'm now going to proceed to sign the articles. >> reporter: after a month-long delay, house democrats officially voted to transmit the two articles of impeachment to the senate then in a somber march, they hand delivered the articles, walking across the capitol t the senate chamber. >> the message will be received. >> reporter: despite his own harsh criticism of the trial and saying he will not be an impartial juror, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell called on the chamber to abandon partisanship >> i believe they can serve the long-term best interest of our

nation. >> reporter: president trump blasting democrats during an event at the white house >> they have a hoax going on over there let's take care of it. >> reporter: as the trial gets under way, seven house democrats will serve as impeachment managers, prosecuting their case against the president. today those managers, led by house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff, will formally read the articles of impeachment on the senate floor, charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of congress. next, chief justice john roberts will be sworn in to preside over the trial before swearing in all 100 senators who will serve as jurors taking an oath to do impartial justice. opening arguments are expected to begin next tuesday. senators are still debating the ground rules, including whethe to call witnesses like former national security adviser john bolton it comes as a key figure at the center of the impeachment inquiry is dropping a new bombshell. lev parnas worked with president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani in ukraine to dig up dirt on former vice president

joe biden and his son hunter parnas with msnbc's rachel maddow overnight directly implicating president trump in that effort. >> president trump knew exactly what was going on. he was aware of all my movements. i wouldn't do anything without the consent of rudy giuliani or the president. why would president zelensky's inner circle or minister or all these people or president poroshenko meet with me? who am i they were told to meet with me. >> reporter: parnas has been indicted or federal campaign finance charges, and arrested while trying to leiave the country, is cooperating with investigators, turning over a trove of new documents, including this note parnas says he wrote to himself while talking to giuliani. it reads, get ukraine's president to announce that the biden case will be investigated. >> the president was aware that

you and mr. giuliani were working on this effort in ukraine to basically hurt joe biden's political career. >> it was about joe biden, hunter biden it was never about corruption. >> reporter: the white house is responding to parnas' interview. this came moments ago from stephanie grisham, she writes, quote, these allegations are made by a man currently out of bail for federal crimes and desperate to reduce his exposure to prison. the facts haven't changed. the president did nothing wrong. this impeachment manufactured and carried out by the democrats has been a sham from the start rudy giuliani also weighed in overnight when asked if he told ukrainian officials that parnas spoke on behalf of the president, giuliani said no in a text message to nbc news savannah. >> back to the trial for a moment the senate is running a tight ship senators have to abide by some pretty strict rules, right >> reporter: it's pretty fascinating. since the senators will be jurors in the trial, they'll be treated like jurors in any trial. that means they won't be allowed

to use phones or electronics no speaking to their fellow senators during the proceedings. and no reading materials that are irrelevant to the testimony. democrats are still demanding witnesses be called. they would need four republicans to vote for that, to make it happen it's unclear whether they have those votes. savannah >> kristen welker leading us off, thank you nbc news will have live coverage of the impeachment proceedings later today. there are new developments on the campaign trail feud over a woman's electability it erupted between senators elizabeth warren and bernie sanders, spilled onto a public stage during the debate. we don't need the lip readers anymore. we know what was said during that exchange at the end of tuesday's debate nbc's peter alexander has more on that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. just 2 1/2 weeks before the first presidential contest, the iowa caucuses, the tensions between bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, the top two progressives, the front-runners on the left of the democratic

side were on display for all of america to see, but now for th first time we're also getting to hear what was said during that heated post debate exchange. there were plenty of fireworks during tuesday's debate in des moines between progressives elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. it was this tense moment on stage after it was over that quickly went viral warren appearing to refuse shake sanders' outstretched hand now we're learning what was said cnn's microphone capturing the exchange. >> i think you called me a liar on national tv. >> what? >> i think you called me a liar on national tv >> let's not do it right now you want to have that discussion, we'll have the discussion you told me -- let's not do it now. >> reporter: fellow candidate tom steyer caught in the middle. >> it was an awkward moment where i felt like -- >> i felt bad for you. >> i need to move on as fast as possible >> reporter: the moment came

after a heated clash about warren's assertion during a private meeting, he told her a woman couldn't win the election. >> as a matter of fact i didn't say it anybody knows me, knows it's incomprehensible that i would think that a woman could not be president of the united states >> reporter: warren standing by her words. >> what did you think when senator sanders told you a woman couldn't win the election? >> i disagreed bernie is my friend and i'm not here to try to fight with bernie >> reporter: sanders continuing to push back. >> hillary clinton got 3 million more votes than trump, so who believes that a woman can't win? of course a woman can win. >> reporter: when asked what was said during the exchange, the vermont senator joked. this morning both campaigns trying to defuse the situation and putting the focus back on progressive goals and defeating donald trump people close to both campaigns tell nbc news any in-fighting would only backfire by

alienating the rival supporters instead of winning them over progressive activists right now fear the clash of contenders will only benefit a more moderate candidate like joe biden. >> thank you, peter. other news out of washington craig joins us with that >> good morning. the white house is hailing a new deal signed with china aimed at ending the heated trade war that's dragged on for two years now. so what does it all mean for american consumers nbc's tom costello has that story. this is one where both china and the united states are saying it's a win >> both say that the white house calls this an historic agreement with the president delivering on a campaign pledge. the deal does not require china to change any of its laws and it's not clear what this means for main street americans yet. this agreement was good enough for wall street. >> 29,035, the record closing high for the dow jones

>> reporter: the record close actually began hours earlier at the white house. as president trump and the vice premier of china signed the first phase of a deal meant to end a nasty two-year trade war. >> today we take a momentous step, one that has never been taken before with china toward a future of fair and reciprocal trade. >> reporter: most u.s. tariffs will remain in effect until phase two of the deal is completed. that means american families are unlikely to see lower prices on most chinese-made products already under tariffs, including tvs, shoes, and clothing china has agreed to buy $200 billion worth of american products and services, including $40 billion in u.s. farm products for farmers like john boyd of virginia, that can't come soon enough soy bean prices cut in half with for a year he's struggled to pay the mortgage on his farm government relief checks provided just a fraction of his

normal income. >> we're feeling the pinch this is not a republican issue, this is not a democratic issue when i can't pay my bills, i can't pay my bills >> reporter: across the country, farmers have gone under. the financial stress leading some to take their own lives the hope now, china will soon start placing the orders before it's too late. for its part, china is anxious to regain access to u.s. consumers while providing american food and products to chinese consumers. >> for both teams, both sides, this is a pro growth deal. >> tom, do we have any idea when consumers might start to see the prices drop on some common products >> this is a complicated answer. many u.s. companies ate the cost of the tariffs, did not pass them on to consumers, but analysts say that could change this year. companies are expected to start hiking prices since most tariffs are staying in place for now so prices could go higher in the

short run and go back down when the tariffs are removed and that may not come until the end of the year. >> tom costello in washington, thanks. let's move on to the powerful winter storm. al has been talking about it all week long. this thing is moving across the country. mr. roker, what's the latest >> take a look at this map we have alerts from coast to coast. winter weather alerts for 29 million people wind alerts for 52 million wind chill alerts for 8 million people let's break it down and show how this system will make its way across the country today, a wintry mix breaking out across the plains. downpours though down in texas with these storms. rainfall will be heavy, from 1 to 3 inches in texas snow in the plains 1 to 3 inches 6 to 12 inches in the rockies. wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour friday, the storm system intensifies over the plains, bringing snow to the upper midwest. a lot of ice is mixed in as well rainfall amounts, 1 to 2 inches in the mississippi river valley with flash flood watches possible

4 to 8 inches of snow in the midwest. gusty winds. up to 50 miles per hour. it winds up on saturday with cold winds and snow. lake-effect snow for the great lakes. snow in the northeast and mid-atlantic states, then changing to rain airport delays are going to be a problem from friday into saturday six inches or more for the interior sections of the northeast and new england. lighter along i-95 expect air and road delays as a bonus, temperatures are going to fall rapidly as we get into the weekend guys >> all right, al thank you. now, a major development in the jeffrey epstein case an explosive lawsuit filed in the virgin islands is alleging that jeffrey epstein sexually abused and trafficked hundreds of young women at his secluded multimillion dollar estate, some of these cases dating back a couple years, very recent. nbc's stephanie gosk has been to that island. you've seen it you've got the details good morning. >> the attorney general in the

virgin islands outlines a sexual trafficking web, that went on longer and involved more girls than anyone realized, accusing epstein of abusing minors as recently as two years ago on his private island jeffrey epstein brought underage girls here to his sprawling caribbean estate using private planes, helicopters and boats, some as recently as 2018 according to the attorney general in the virgin islands who describes the island as the perfect hideaway and haven for trafficking young women and underage girls >> jeffrey epstein carried out an expansive scheme of human trafficking. >> reporter: the new lawsuit is seeking the forfeiture of both of epstein's private islands which i visited in july. i'm in a narrow canal between little st. james island and great st. james island jeffrey epstein owns both. the only way to get out here is by boat unless, like epstein, you have a private helicopter. wednesday's court filing

alleging epstein kept a computerized list of underage girls who were in or proximate to the virgin islands. adding he lured or recruited them with the pretext of providing modeling opportunities. at the compound, they were subject to sexual servitude and forced to engage in sexual acts, according to the complaint the suit details one incident where a 15-year-old girl attempted to escape by swimming away she was found and held captive with her passport confiscated. the allegations echoing the stories of some victims including chauntae davies who says she was raped in 2002 on the island when she was 22 years old. >> i pulled my shorts up and ran as fast as i could, my feet bloody from the rocks. i cried myself to sleep that night. >> reporter: the latest allegations accuse epstein for the first time of continuing to abuse girl s long after he struk what many considered a sweetheart plea deal with

federal prosecutors in florida. in 2008 he spent 13 months in jail after pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution. following his release he was free to travel where he pleased, including his homes in new york, paris, and his virgin island compound last july federal prosecutors in new york charged epstein with sex trafficking. he pleaded not guilty. a month later, according to federal authorities, he hanged himself in a federal jail. >> so this is a lawsuit, these aren't criminal charges obviously. what could happen? epstein is deceased. what if the prosecutors in the virgin islands prevail >> we knew jeffrey epstein at the time of his death was worth an estimated $500 million, could be much more than that he had a number of companies in the virgin islands the attorney general says if they get those assets they'll consider disbursing it among his victims. >> it answers one of the key questions for anyone covering this case, are there other recent than the ones you and i have certainly interviewed where are they

is there a suggestion that because of this lawsuit that the virgin island prosecutors know who these victims are and are prepared to present that evidence >> the attorney general said i'm not going to go into the evidence right now i'm going to let it play out in court. it's worth noting that epstein's attorneys during his bail hearing said he's been a model citizen since 2008 as you know, we have no accusations up until this civil suit alleging that something occurred after that prison sentence >> thank you very much. lots more to get to on this thursday morning, including the highest honor that congress can bestow on a civilian >> former new orleans saint steve gleason was awarded a gold medal, an emotional ceremony in washington, d.c. gleason was recognized for his work as a leading advocate for people living with als, also known as lou gehrig's disease. he was diagnosed in 2011

he was joined by his wife michelle, son, rivers, and former teammate, drew brees, among others >> i feel that this honor represents some joy, encouragement and even triumph for the tens of thousands of extraordinary families currently enduring life with als >> steve, you're an inspiration. you are a source of strength to so many, especially me a true american hero >> gleason said, if we can keep exploring, share our weaknesses with each other, and compassio compassionately collab rorate to solve problems, our huma potential is boundless drew brought his sons because he wanted them to learn a lesson from this wonderful man. >> well earned mr. roker, all eyes on you today with this storm. >> we're going to look at some of the other weather systems here comes the storm in the pacific northwest, rain and snow in parts of california, the pacific northwest, an icy mix in

the southern plains. thunderstorms in the gulf. gusty winds in the northeast snow as this clipper moves across as you get into the interior section of the northeast and new england. that's what's going on we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. [cymbals clanging] [knocking] room for seven. and much, much more. the first-ever glb. good thursday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. a live look at our storm ranger radar as the storm moves in. this is what it's showing, some very heavy rain approaching san francisco, moving through much of the north bay from area like

rohnert park and then down all the way to san rafael. now as we see our next wave of heavy rain moving into the city we're going to see it pushing into the east bay. we'll be tracking waves of rain as we go throughout the day. >> al, thank you so much new outrage over the jet fuel dumped on schools in los angeles. why didn't the pilot warn air traffic controllers? for the first time you'll hear that actual conversation. new this morning, what prince harry had to say a short time ago as he carried out his first duties since the royal split. keir simmons has that, and the couple's possible move to canada in a live report from vancouver. but first, this is "today" on

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good morning to you. 7:26. i'm marcus washington. the storms have arrived in the bay area. the north bay is seeing rain. we'll send it out to pete suratos who is looking at those conditions if santa rosa. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. we didn't see much rain this morning. in the past half hour or so we've seen the rain pick up. just 101 south on ramp, the roads fairly slick right now. we saw rain in the windsor area earlier this morning and here in santa rosa on our drive up.

we're going to continue to keep an eye on these conditions as the rain continues to make its way back through the mort bay. >> that rain is pushing to the north and east getting to move into san francisco as we've seen off and on heavy rain that will make the commute very slippery for you. this is what we're expecting, we've of heavy downpours and turning more scattered. we could see a chance of thunderstorms and gusty winds picking up throughout the day. mike, how is that impacting the roads? moving to concord, the radar shows you all that orange in the top there. on the peninsula highway one is closed.

you get around that deadly crash. back to you. >> thanks, mike. another local news update.

7:30 on this thursday morning, january 16, 2020. we've gone to the birds. it's a gigantic peacock across the street not there for any old reason al is headed that way and he'll explain what the nbc peacock is doing there. they're going to light it up. >> it's impressive. >> just like the tree. >> exactly we'll get to that in a moment your 7:30 headlines, house democrats hand delivered the two articles of impeachment against president trump to the senate chamber last night seven democratic lawmakers will serve as impeachment manager, prosecuting the case against the president. today those managers will

formally read the articles on the senate floor charging president trump with abuse of power and obstruction of congress opening arguments are expected to start next tuesday. what a story out of massachusetts. an 11-year-old girl who was abducted yesterday is home safe this morning a driver spotted the suspect's vehicle on the highway and called 911 police say charlotte moccia was kidnapped on her way home from school officials issued an amber alert. a few hours later, police tracked down the car and took the 24-year-old suspect into custody. the young girl was unharmed. >> wow an oklahoma man is in jail after he allegedly took a 15-ton forklift for a joy ride. dash cam video shows the slow speed pursuit. a witness saw the forklift burst through the fence of a construction site. he followed the vehicle and helped lead police to the suspect. that chase lasted a long 15 minutes before the forklift gave

out. that was kind of the end of it it petered out at the end. >> okay. also this morning, there is fresh outrage over that pilot's decision to dump fuel over schools and neighborhoods in los angeles. both parents and the faa are now demanding even more answers after it was revealed the crew never actually warned air traffic controllers. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is following the latest in los angeles. hey, miguel. >> reporter: good morning. the faa says it's still thoroughly investigating the incident and they have not yet given a reason and why they released the fuel at such a low altitude for the first time we're hearing communications between air traffic control and the crew during the emergency. >> please return to l.a.x. for engine -- >> reporter: during the radio call between the crew aboard delta airlines flight 89 and air

traffic controllers, the faa says pilots never said they needed to dump fuel before releasing streams of it over l.a. schools and neighborhoods >> you don't need to dump fuel or anything like that? >> negative. >> reporter: had the tower known the jumbo jet was going to drop fuel, the faa says the 777 would have been directed to an appropriate area, like over the ocean. adding the flight crew is responsible for determining what is necessary to safely land an aircraft when there is an emergency. >> i was basically dumbfounded to dump fuel at such low altitude - >> that can't be good, right >> reporter: with this shocking dump under investigation, the faa notes fuel evaporates when dropped at higher attitudes, but tuesday's drop came at less than 3,000 feet, falling on some 60 people, many of them children. >> one of the kids on the playground, his clothes is inside the bags because it smells like gas. >> reporter: while some of those

hit by the jewett fuel -- jet fuel complained of skin irritation, no one was seriously hurt delta says they dispatched 13 cleaning crews to help decontaminate outside surfaces so it would be safe for students to return. >> obviously, they need to talk to whoever, i guess, coordinated that dump or approved it >> reporter: this morning that is exactly what the faa is doing, hoping to get to the bottom of why this happened above. >> such a wild story do we know how often dumps like this happen? >> aviation experts say while they do happen, they are somewhat rare. planes are capable of landing with fuel tanks when they must, but when they're at higher attitudes, those dumps can easily happen as the fuel typically evaporates before it hits the ground. the bottom line we should add, we don't know what happened with this particular flight craig? >> miguel almaguer in l.a. thanks. >> haven't heard the last of that

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since the declaration of independence sparked a bit of crisis >> well said >> meghan and baby archie are in canada amid speculation of when the prince may join them "today" international correspondent keir simmons flew to vancouver and is there this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can see why harry and meghan are attracted by canada. it has deep connections to the uk here is the queen on a canadian note here. meanwhile, if they are here on the west coast, they're in the same time zone as california where meghan's mom is, of course, although i'm told it is a little warmer down there meanwhile senior royal officials tell me that harry has appointments next week it's not likely he's going to be here to join his wife and son in the coming days. this morning, as you say, doing what remains for now his day job. this morning prince harry is

back in the public spotlight the duke of sussex carrying out his royal duty as patron of the rugby football league of buckingham palace, releasing this message, promoting mental health awareness in the sport. >> the perception of rugby league is you need to be tough, you can't show your feelings, you have to grin and bear it >> reporter: his first official appearance since announcing he and meghan were stepping back as senior royals. >> in 2022 the invictus games will travel to a new country. >> reporter: hours earlier he post add video for his beloved invictus games, also finding new support, this time from british actor hugh grant. >> the tabloid press effectively murdered his mother, now they're tearing his wife to pieces i think, as a man, it's his job to protect his family. i'm with him. >> reporter: some believe prince harry's days in london are numbered, that he'll head back to canada with meghan and

archie, a country that has provided a place for the royal couple to escape royal life, while still allowing them to do what they love meghan visiting two women's charities in vancouver on tuesday. >> she was on a fact-finding mission. she said she'd like to have some familiarity with organizations that, i guess, do the kind of work that she is familiar with, from being in toronto. >> reporter: helping vulnerable women, a cause meghan has shown enthusiasm for as a member of the royal family their ties to the country are not new. harry all smiles, visiting toronto in 1991, enjoying niagara falls with his mother, diana, and brother, william. the prince bringing the invictus games to the city in 2017 and presenting his girlfriend at the time, meghan markle, to the world. >> royal highness, meghan, are you enjoying the day together? are you having fun together? >> reporter: toronto providing privacy in the early days of their relationship with meghan

already living there filming the tv show "suits." >> come with me for a day in the life i'll show you my favorite spots in toronto >> reporter: the actress happy to call it home and show it off to fans. >> i get my meat there that's the bakery. you can bring your dogs, too >> reporter: canada provides what some see as the best of both worlds. the country is part of the commonwealth, a group of nations many of which were under british rule harry's grandmother queen elizabeth on their currency. it will also likely provide an escape from an unrelenting british press. the only photo that emerged from their six-week holiday posted by themselves on instagram. >> they won't get hounded here if they get hounded, they'll be hounded by the british and american press that comes looking for them in canada, i think we'll just let them wander down the street if they want to. >> reporter: at least one canadian newspaper isn't on board with the planned move.

"the globe and mail" urging the canadian government to tell the suss sussexes, you are welcome to visit. but as long as you're senior royals, canada cannot allow you to come stay for now the couple taking comfort in a country filled with memories of their past as they look ahead to their future >> keir, we just saw what that one newspaper had to say do you have any sense for what folks on the street, the canadian public thinks about all this >> reporter: savannah, another canadian newspaper that has said harry and meghan are very welcome. it's fascinating to read what "the globe and mail" has to say. what they're pointing out is a very delicate constitutional relationship with the british royal family in canada what they're effectively saying is it's okay for the queen to have that constitutional role in canada, that's fine as long as the royal family stay in the uk like kind of saying we don't want royal leadership living here in canada that newspaper arguing that that

tips the balance in the wrong direction and wouldn't be a comfortable position for them to be in. so for harry, constitutional issues, his grandmother on the note what do they say just when you think you're out they pull you back in. >> pretty sure that's a mob reference. okay, keir >> the mob with an english accent. mr. roker, a check of the weather? >> breaking climate news this just in from noaa and nasa. we actually saw 2019 as the second warmest year on record on a planetary basis. we're talking about really hot temperatures in fact, the last five years have been the warmest five years on record as our climate continues to change. ironically, we're talking about cold air windchills this morning, windchill advisories, feels like 7 below in rapid city, 24 below in minneapolis, only 11 in st. louis. tomorrow morning that cold air shifts east.

it will feel like 1 in buffalo, minus 8 in sioux, 14 in indianapolis, des moines, 3 degrees. saturday morning here in the northeast we feel the chill. feels like 12 degrees below zero in bangor. zero in boston 11 in altoona. cleveland will feel like 21 degrees. good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. heavy rain moving through the north bay, approaching san francisco. as we get a closer look, expect gusty winds and heavy downpours along with low visibility, getting ready to move closer to golden gate bridge. spotty showers through the east bay. we have a lot more to go through throughout today. even a chance of thunderstorms as it makes progress farther to the south. we will be drying out, warming up the next several days. >> that's your latest weather. savannah >> al, thank you so much coming up, when you hear about heart disease or high blood pressure, a lot of people often think of men

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it is 7:56. i am marcus washington. happening now, the entire bay area is under a micro climb at weather alert. let's go to bob redell live at the bay bridge where drivers are contending with windy conditions out there, bob. >> reporter: yeah, marcus. last time you checked in with me about an hour ago, we were getting pelted by cold rain. that's subsided thank goodness for us. we're still having sustained winds. i clocked 22 miles per hour with this wind indicator device here. if you look at the flags, they have been flying horizontal at the bay bridge toll plaza for the few hours we are out here. one rear chp has a wind advisory for people going over the incline into san francisco where we expect winds to gust higher, perhaps 25 to 30 miles per hour

range. something to keep in mind as you head into work this morning in the city, especially if you have a high profile vehicle, you could get blown around on the bay bridge. for more on the weather we are experiencing, i will send it to meteorologist kari hall. >> both hands on the steering wheel as we see high wind gusts, heavy rain moving through the north bay. bright red indicates the heaviest rain. heavy out of san rafael, approaching the golden gate bridge. we are moving back into location the next couple of hours. we're going to see off and on rain moving into the east bay, chance of thunderstorms for today. let's head over to mike inouye. >> san mateo is tough. closed highway 1 at skyline boulevard. deadly crash, police on scene.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, history on the hill all eyes on washington as the senate prepares for only its third ever impeachment trial of a president. >> the message will be received. >> as a key figure in the investigation speaks out overnight. >> president trump knew exactly what was going on. >> we're live with what you need to know. plus, on the rise. what a new study is revealing about women's blood pressure and why you should be monitoring your numbers at an early age we'll break it down just ahead. ♪ blame it on me okay, boomer how those two words sparked a massive debate

how deep is the divide between millenials and baby boomers? >> when you see an older person, like yourself, you think, wow, like, they haven't been in high school for a long, long time. >> we'll hear from both generations today, thursday, january 16th, 2020 ♪ i do my hair toss, check my nails ♪ >> my dream new york trip from austin, texas! >> brought my wife from maine. >> to meet our "today" show family. ♪ hair toss, check my nails >> from hudsonville, michigan, my 11th birthday. >> today is my 24th birthday >> turning 60. ♪ baby, how you doing >> happy birthday. welcome back to us on this thursday morning we're so happy that you are here with us, that you showed up, you got to see the peacock lit up as a bonus. a lot going on out there. >> we'll explain that peacock in just a bit by the way, coming up tomorrow

on "today," a special investigation. cynthia mcfadden is going to look at the link between your child's social media accounts and vaping she has uncovered a dangerous connection what every parent needs to know tomorrow only on "today. now to your news at 8:00, the articles of impeachment against the president have been hand-delivered to the u.s. senate where they will be read aloud today. in the meantime, a key figure in the impeachment case that led to this moment is breaking his silence. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with the three things to watch today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the first big thing we're watching with the two articles of impeachment now in the hands of the senate, in just a few hours, chief justice john roberts will be sworn in to preside over the trial, before swearing in all 100 senators who will serve as jurors opening arguments are expected to begin tuesday it comes as a key figure in the center of the investigation is

dropping a bombshell lev parnas worked with the president's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, to dig up dirt on the bidens in ukrainian. parnas directly implicated president trump in that effort during an interview with msnbc's rachel maddow overnight. >> president trump knew exactly what was going on. he was aware of all my movements. i wouldn't do anything without the consent of rudy giuliani or the president. >> reporter: in a statement the white house fired back this morning saying, quote, the president did nothing wrong and the impeachment is manufactured. and finally we're hearing what was said during that testy exchange between senators elizabeth warren and bernie sanders after this week's democratic debate. >> i think you called me a liar on national tv >> what? >> i think you called me a liar on national tv >> let's not do it right now if you want to have that discussion, we'll have that discussion you told me -- let's not do it now. >> reporter: that remarkable moment came after a heated clash

about warren's claim that during a private meeting in 2018 with sanders, he told her a woman could not win the 2020 election. a claim sanders denied but warren stood by. >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you nbc news will have live coverage of the impeachment proceedings starting later today. dramatic video from utah captured the moment when a small plane exploded on wednesday after crashing into a residential neighborhood police near ogden, utah, say the plane's wing clipped the roof of a townhouse before it went down in the parking lot the pilot was the only person on board. he died. no one on the ground was hurt. the ntsb is investigating the cause of the crash. now we want to turn to your health at 8:00 and why women need to pay close attention to their blood pressure new research has found that women experience sharper and earlier rises in blood pressure than men do.

nbc medical contributor dr. natalie azar is here to tell us more about that. when people think of heart disease and heart attacks, they think men. obviously, women fall in the category, too. i didn't realize it was so young you notice the spike >> definitely young. ahead of heart week next month, this study tracked over 33,000 people over four decades and found that women as opposed to men had sharper increases in their blood pressure earlier and faster than men do, suggesting or lending insight into the idea that there could be biological differences between men and women that could account for the way men and women present differently with cardiovascular disease as we age. >> in some cases the spike was noticed as early as a woman in her 20s. is a woman supposed to be monitoring her blood pressure that young i don't think anybody expects that >> the american heart association recommends that people who have a blood pressure below 120 over 80 should start measuring at the age of 20 and

every two years. women have a unique susceptibility to high blood pressure that can lead to different types of heart failure as we age. here are the numbers we want to keep in mind 120, a systolic, that's the first number, lower than 120 is considered a normal blood pressure above 120 is considered an elevated blood pressure, that's 120 to 129 over 130 is considered stage one hypertension. >> that's regardless of age? >> that's regardless of age, right. then we want to talk about what can you do hypertension is a very modifiable risk factor for heart disease. we have tips for folks this is what we want you to concentrate on, exercise at least 30 minutes five times a week you want to look at your diet, dash diet, mediterranean diet, lean protein, low in salt. you want to quit smoking even one cigarette a day increases the risk for heart disease.

weight loss, as little as ten pounds can lower the blood pressure five points >> you say women present different than men what are the symptoms women should look for? >> great question, hoda. women as well as men will present with the classic symptoms of that crushing chest pain women even more so than men will often have more atypical symptoms, fatigue, not feeling as well, just more vague, more non-specific it happens that women also have a propensity to not have those big blockages early in life, but rather have smaller vessel disease that we think is directly related probably to the stiffening of the blood vessels from the high school pressure. important news for women this morning. >> dr. natalie, thanks as always. boost the clock. >> while his teammates took the field, one player from pensacola catholic high school had something else to do first junior frank calderon wearing pink socks climbed into the stands carrying flowers, he handed them to his grandmother battling cancer and leaned in to

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this morning on a special "mr. smith goes to," okay boomer two words have become part of the lexicon over the past half year or so >> in case you haven't found out, it's a dig against the baby boomer generation by millenials no less than the chief justice of the supreme court john roberts used it while hearing a case on age discrimination it's totally gone mainstream >> it's legit. so is the divide between baby boomers and millenials real, or is it an age old story harry smith is here and savannah sellers. you teamed up. >> just to refresh people's memories, six years ago this child came into nbc as my assistant. kate snow and i shared her services we got to be friends and developed a mentor/mentee relationship how old are you? >> 28.

>> which makes you a what? >> a millennial. >> and i am -- >> boomer. >> how old are you, harry? >> 68. so we have that divide in common there is a chasm in age and understanding -- anyway, so we went -- >> he went all boomer. >> okay, boomer. >> okay, harry >> exactly correct we went to visit folks in new york, here in new york, trying to bridge that divide. >> reporter: how do you get a room full of teenagers and 65 plus year olds to laugh like this simple, you ask them to make up some dance moves or create a handshake. it is all part of mind the gap, a new york city workshop with one goal, helping two generations from two very different times use the art of theater to learn from and teach each other about their lives

it is a conversation that is particularly relevant right now. >> okay boomer >> reporter: you may have seen okay boomer trending all over the internet >> okay, boomer. >> reporter: or if you're a baby boomer like me, on your television >> what the young people are saying to the old people now. >> okay, boomer. >> reporter: it's an age-old story, updated with music and memes. one generation blaming its elders for the world's problems and the other accusing its younger half of being too lazy to fix them. here though -- >> find a partner of the opposite generation. >> reporter: -- that narrative is turned on its head. >> you make me so much more confident about myself. >> reporter: for the last eight weeks, this group has challenged themselves to see past their differences and create meani meaningful connections >> i was blown away. >> you're like one of the kindest people i've ever met. >> reporter: my friend and nbc news colleague savannah sellers, nearly 40 years my junior, joined in on the fun with me we wanted to understand this

generational divide and whether it is truly possible to bridge it >> who was surprised someone had to be surprised in this process >> i was just surprised how relatable they are when you see an older person, like yourself, you think, wow, like they haven't been in high school for a long, long time >> this okay, boomer, meme online began out of this place that was young people feeling like older people think everything with us is a kid problem. young people are like, there's no social security, boomers aren't moving. they're staying alive longer. >> it's just difficult to care about politics when the older generation is inadvertently causing problems affecting our future. >> there were so many things going on that the boomers were able to actually lighten for your arrival i'm not taking any credit for it and i'm not pulling any punches. i'm saying, if you're alive and

well, no matter what age you are, you need to stand up for the rights of everyone and then we can move forward. >> before there was okay, boomer, there was don't trust anyone over 30. >> so from our era, right? >> when i was coming of age, i thought there was a progress and it was going to get better and better and better and better somewhere along the way that became untrue. and i think this generation is coming into kind of the backwash of the same problems being as urgent as they were when i was their age. >> it's human nature to blame people for what we have to face. i really don't think it's effective. >> do you feel like we're listening to each other in our world? >> i think boomers tried their best to sympathize with us they try to learn. >> i think gen z-ers, because of technology, it's hard to

interact with them they're a little more self-righteous, not as humbled they're so idealistic in the world, they haven't gotten knocked down yet. >> it feels like generational differences are one of the last frontiers where we think it's okay to stereotype it's funny, cynthia doesn't think it's funny. >> we're focusing on certain people whereas i don't think the general population feels that way. i really don't find that the reality. >> i'm 68 years old. everybody i work with is younger than i am, and i live in mortal fear, like am i the crazy old guy. >> you're under evaluating yourself because you have meaning, too >> we wonder, people of our age, if our meaning has meaning to others >> at my job i felt like they were actively saying these elder people cost more money, their health care is more. i really did feel that i was just being edged out. >> the people who have validated me the most or supported me the most were boomers. i've had a wonderful experience with my grandmother. she's always made me feel great about myself these people have done the same.

>> i think there might be gems here that the younger people can pick up on as well as they have a lot of things that can enhance me and make me a better person makes a universal existence. >> it's a big world. if seven elders can come in a space and empathize with seventeens purposefully, this world can be better. >> kumbaya. >> that was a great conversation a cool group. >> no question. >> they had eight weeks of getting to know each other and respecting each other. i think it is a little different -- the meme has caught on because of these things, climate change that millenials feel boomers don't understand their concern over that particular group was fantastic. >> i remember the first earth day, right but the climate, the planet has only gotten warmer and warmer, the seas warmer and warmer all these young people with hundreds of thousands of dollars of student debt, when you think about -- there is truth in the

grievance. >> for sure. >> first generation that's going to do worse than their parents >> ding, ding, ding. >> those videos on tikto hashtaged "okay, boomer," 2 billion views. >> when you hear it, do you think it's a disparaging term? >> the way most people are using it on tik tok are because people think it's funny when their parents are listening to a different kind of music, they're like, okay, boomer it really is born out of a place meant to be a little more of a true dig. i think it's that young people feel a lot of times they have to work a lot harder to be taken seriously. speaking for myself as somebody young here, you feel like you have to keep proving yourself. >> well, you do. we all do. okay, boomer >> and still true. >> everyone did have to prove themselves >> it is true. >> thank you, savannah >> we never give up trying to prove ourselves. >> doing it right now.

>> exactly >> do you think it's over now that we've done a story on it? >> i need a nap. >> you can catch savannah on insta, snap chat, and the t tik tok. >> that's right. check it out on the tweeter. #get off my lawn anyway, let's show you what we have going on as far as your weather. the northeast, snow passing through. it's not going to be a big problem, but some delays up into new england with increasing winds. coast to coast storms, impacts today, snow, rain and wind especially in the midwest and then tomorrow it makes its way into friday, the snow, about 4 to 8 inches in the midwest and finally by saturday, we are looking at new england with upwards of 6 inches or more in the interior sections. >> okay, boomer. sorry. i can't stop now it's fun savannah made me do it. >> that's what's going on around good morning, i am

meteorologist kari hall. we are tracking some very heavy rain, it has mainly been over the north bay, made progress into the rest of the bay area. still dumping rain for areas north of gold especialen gate b. it is moving in now. scattered showers and waves of heavy rain with high winds today. we will gradually see it taper off tonight, then dry out for the weekend as temperatures warm up. savannah it's "pot start" time. ms. sheinelle is here. >> good stuff this morning taylor swift announced yesterday on instagram the release date for her upcoming documentary "miss americana," fans will be able to see the film in select theaters and streaming on netflix january 31st she first announced it in november amid the public battle over the rights to her songs music executives scooter braun

she posted to twitter, quote, this isn't the way i planned on telling you this news. netflix has created a documentary about my life. scott and scooter have declined the use of my older music or performance footage for this project. later in december it was reported her music had been cleared for the movie. this has been a big year for swift. swift received billboard's first ever woman of the decade award and gave fans a personal look inside her childhood with the music video "christmas tree farm." here it is no trailer for the documentary yet. fans are hoping to see more adorable home videos when "miss americana" drops at the end of the month. up next, reese witherspoon, the actress and producer recently received a special gift from the one and only beyonce. ♪ >> this saturday, beyonce is launching a new collaboration with her fashion line. ivy park and adidas. ahead of the launch she made one of her famous friends very happy.

>> what is this? should we open it? >> yeah, open it up. let's see. ♪ i see it, i want it ♪ i dream it, i work hard >> so reese going full beyonce with those moves she posted this video with the caption, does this officially make me the newest member of the beyhive? based on the dancing, it should. this is all over instagram people are getting these big orange cubes, inside, beyonce's new line she got one, her mom, tina knowles. i'm still waiting. next up, lea michele savannah, you sat down with the former "glee" star for the latest episode of "six-minute marathon."

she took on your burning questions, including this one you already had an answer to >> what is your biggest professional accomplishment thus far? >> anything with "glee" is incredible i'm very proud of the work. >> i was going to do something i had never done, i was going to answer the question. i don't know if it's your biggest. >> you're going to answer it for me. >> i think your performance of "don't rain on my parade" on "glee" is one of the best things i've ever seen i watch it over and over >> would you be willing to make it my voice mail greeting. >> go for it >> in case you didn't get the recording, we have the song for you here ♪ nobody is gonna rain on my parade ♪ >> i love this >> it's so good. >> is that not amazing >> you get your recording, ill get my orange box. >> i get chills every time. >> it's just pure. >> it is >> she's so good

>> we can watch the full interview on today.com >> thank you, sheinelle. coming up next, we're making room for the cast of -- good morning. it is 8:26. i am laura garcia. they issued a micro climate alert for rain and strong winds. kris sanchez has a look at conditions in the mountains. >> reporter: hi there, laura. this is a fine, misty rain that with wind is blowing into all of the nooks and crannies. umbrella may not totally protect you today if headed into the santa cruz mountains. saw signs lit up that conditions are slippery up here, several law enforcement agencies are tweeting warnings and advice about how to drive in this kind of rain. we're going to stay up here, we're dealing with wind as well.

you can see from the camera angle it is foggy. again, that umbrella may not do much good. rain is being blown around by the wind. kari? >> mostly light rain in the santa cruz mountains. the bulk of heavy rain moving through san francisco, gradually coming out of the north bay, moving into the rest of the bay area the next couple hours. we're seeing some showers that will get heavier with gusty winds and we'll see this over the next several hours before gradually it tapers off. going into this afternoon, there will be a chance of thunderstorms throughout the day. >> thank you very much. another local news update in a half hour. see you then.

good morning everybody it is 8:30 on thursday, january 16, 2020 we've got a sweet crowd on our plaza. we say good morning to them. a little bit chilly, but not too bad. hi, girls. thank you so much. we've got a great crowd out here hoda is over there with the zetas. >> are we ready for a crowd moment >> can i point out something the

zetas said they said since you're getting married, you need something old, something new, something borrowed -- this is something blue >> of course they did. >> they're celebrating their centennial >> when you have this many zetas on the plaza, that becomes the crowd moment happy founder's day. >> thank you so much. >> this is 100 years. >> 100 years of zeta phi beta. >> where are you from? >> all over. all cross the nation and internationally. >> i'm from brooklyn. >> jersey. >> maryland. >> harlem. >> brooklyn. >> i understand you'll grace us with a chant >> yeah. >> who is going to lead this thing? >> i said, you're looking good today. >> zeta lady looks good every day. >> we should also point out the connection you have to mr.

roker, right >> yes. >> he's our brother, phi beta sigma fraternity incorporated. >> where is roker? where is roker >> i'm glad you brought that up. >> i'm here. my brother is a sigma. he got me to become an honorary sigma. i'm very proud of that my brother chris. coming up, why on earth ar they ending their hit show when it's so popular? we're going to ask the stars of shhh creek >> the new beauty trends you'll see in 2020. check out the products you need whether you within the to update your hair or try something new with your makeup the personal chef to one of our celebrity couples. dwyane wade and gabrielle union. he'll share a recipe for a healthy meal he makes for them a heck of a lot. it's perfect if you're trying to cut carbs. >> looks really good. first, al is across the street with the weather and also

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coming down the pike if you're in the area, check out the peacock. let's show you what's happening as far as your weather is concerned. we are looking at the weekend outlook, arctic chill in the northeast, blowing snow through the upper mississippi river valley, heavy rain through the gulf saturday, the eastern third of the country a mess next storm comes into the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday light snow left in new england, a cold blast in the plains drying out through the gulf and showers down through northern and central florida. that's what's going on around good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. big strong storm coming through the bay area with high winds. but it has been mainly in the north bay. slowly making progress through the rest of the bay area, will be moving through going through the afternoon. still a chance of lingering showers for the evening hours, maybe even a few thunderstorms. we'll be watching out for that for today. clearing out tomorrow. the rest of the forecast is looking pretty good as we gradually warm up going into early next week. >> that is your latest weather

hoda >> thank you, al what's happening here? we have the cast of the smash hit, shhh creek with us. we'll fautalk to them and have e fun. we can't say it he y'all >> it's three trump: those pre-existing conditions are protected. vo: a broken promise. trump repeatedly tried to undermine coverage for 134 million americans with pre-existing conditions. mike: "he just doesn't care if you have a pre-existing condition he wants to deny you access to coverage. if he is re-elected, he'll keep trying to do that and i think we can't let that happen." vo: as president, mike will lower costs, and protect americans with pre-existing conditions.

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we're back with the cast of a show that has millions of fans and a host of emmy nominations morning tv, we're so happy to call it "creek." it should be like shz creek. a sitcom about the transition from riches to rags as moira's acting career is picking up, release with the new movie trailer. naturally, things do not go according to plan. take a look. >> dad >> john, it's practicall obsidian in here. >> you just said close the

curtains >> family, be kind >> okay. >> got to press play >> okay. >> mortgages can be way too dom my kated >> i don't remember any of this. >> it's just an ad sweetheart. >> skip it >> first of all, eugene levy, catherine o'hara, annie murphy, dan levy good morning >> good morning. >> so excited. everyone wanted to do this interview. and i get to sit here. dr. natalie azar said when she walked through and saw y'all, she was fan girling. what you created is a phenomenon my first question is why are you ending this thing? this is a perfect show with a perfect cast at the perfect time >> no pressure i don't know i feel like when you have something good and have special and you're doing something you think is of quality, it's always

good to sort of listen to what you're doing when it feels like things are coming to an inevitable conclusion -- i always feel like it's good to have warm memories in people's minds. that's going to live on longer than if we overstay our welcome. >> okay. don't say anything were you totally bummed out when you learned that this was it, this was the end >> i needed more golf time which was the -- listen, catherine >> go ahead. >> i was going to say, it's about -- everything story wise and character and relationships, everything was naturally winding down when you push it past that point of when everything wraps up the way it should, you're kind of -- you get into the law of diminishing returns a little bit. that's kind of dicy territory. you want to get out while the going is good. >> catherine, i heard in the last script reading, how did you describe yourself? >> well, we would have our table

reads at lunch hour. we'd shoot in the morning and go back to shoot afterwards the last two episodes we read at the last read-through. i was weeping along with everyone else. lucky, our makeup artist called me alice cooper in the trailer she had a lot of work to work on >> i don't know if people haven't found it mariah carey is a huge fan. who are your biggest celeb fans? start listing them. >> obviously mariah. we write her into the show carol burnett, nicole kidman. >> tony hale. >> what? >> kato kaelin. >> angelica houston. >> kato kaelin loves the show >> came up to us in a bar. >> what do you think it was or is about this show that captured people this is one of the few shows that husbands and wives can watch, friends -- it's one of those shows that applies to everyone

what was it about it >> i feel like it was a show about love and family and people trying their best in a miserable situation. i think that's something that everyone can identify with >> particularly now. >> particularly now. >> i feel like we're all just trying to find some joy. i feel like when you can provide that -- i always think it's an amazing story of what happens when you let people love freely and when you support each other, only good things happen. >> yes >> can you guys each take off your glasses for one second? >> are you going to ask us to switch. >> just one second >> they're attached. >> i was going to decide -- i love the brows can i just ask for one favor keep the glasses off i want a little eyebrow choreography i want to judge. you go first >> what would you like me to do? >> do your thing, what you do with them. >> i'll raise a single left brow. >> i'll raise you that brow --

>> a right and then i'll go to a left i'll switch to the right and go to the left. then i'll dance a bit. >> dance a bit. >> is this good? this is what we call instant choreography. >> y'all are awesome >> don't ask us. >> you have brows. >> i don't have the powers y'all guys have. >> he gets his trimmed i get my landscaped. >> i want to thank you all for what you did you created this show, wrote this show. it was beautiful we loved every minute of it. netflix picked it up it turned into a juggernaut. we're so happy we got to be on the ride with you guys. >> so nice to chat with you all these years. >> every year. we knew from the beginning it was going to be good we knew. >> thanks. >> love you. >> you guys can binge the "creek" and you should on netflix. final season airing on pop tv currently. savannah jessica matlin is here with new products to help us keep our beauty resolutions in 2020

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style" we're hitting the refresh button on beauty routines jessica matlin, beauty director at "harper's bazaar" is here with some of the most popular beauty resolutions people are making and how you can make them a habit. good morning nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> people like to shake up their beauty routine for the new year. >> yes, all quick and easy, very low commitment. >> i'm glad we just ended with brows with the cast of "s creek. filling in the bro brows is the first resolution what's the trend right now >> full brows are in filling in your brows with small detail makes a huge difference i love this anastasia pencil which we can see modeled by our lovely model it's a very fine tip so you can fill in gaps sometimes i'm guilty of over-tweezing. it's good for filling in the tail of the brown which actually

thins with age. >> remember when plucking the brows were all the rage? >> do i ever. >> i've got the pictures myself. looks so good how we filled it in what if you've done that what's your advice >> just hairline sketches. this has a little brush on the back so you can blend it out >> okay, good. blend is our friend. >> exactly >> thank you so much, great job, sara if you want to get adventurous with makeup, colored eyeliner. i'm really into this >> time to be more adventurous if you usually do black or brown, it is nice to switch to a jewel tone it's deep enough where you're going to get that definition, but it gives your eyes a little pop. her eye color looks amazing right now with this violet, this amethyst is gorgeous this maybelline pencil is great because it lasts all day >> i would usually put purple on a brown eye. it looks good on her brown eyes. >> it's subtle. >> what do you do with the eye

shadow a cream to accentuate it >> if you're wearing a colored eye shadow, keep the rest of it neutral so it doesn't look too jazzy. >> thank you, emily. this is all "today" staff, by the way, who are our beautiful models let's talk about highlighters. lip color. >> this is my one-two punch. i love this. in the winter we get a little lackluster a great way to incorporate color by wearing a creamy, bright or deep lipstick. go for a little bit more color i tend to always stick to neutral lipsticks. when i do wear color, i wear something that's creamy and has a little bit of shine. it's not as jarring as a matte this l'oreal a fantastic >> moisturizing? >> totally and the price is right i love this revlon highlighter dewy skin is in right now. the thing is if you're using a powder highlighter, it can be hard to control. >> i don't know how to use them. i always want to but --

>> this is the cheat it's great you have the control of the stick and blend it out with your finger. >> where do you put it >> on the cheek bones and the bridge of the nose. >> look how beautiful. >> she looks radiant >> yes >> the honest beauty stick is great if you don't want a lot of shimmer. >> put foundation on and put highlighter instead of blush or on top of blush? >> you can do it on top of blush or alone there are no rules they're so easy to use. >> thank you so much, jasmine. great job. now, let's talk about updating the hair style we don't want to get it cut or go blonde. what do we do? >> the quickest thing to do is a hair accessory we saw them at the globes. we see them on the runway. i love these because they have just enough drama, but they're so easy to wear. i love these beautiful bows. i have one -- >> you're wearing one. it's so cute >> at bazaar, we're very big on the bow. >> it's so '80s, i can't believe

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this morning on "today food," dinner recipes that cut the carbs. chef richard ingraham knows well about eating to win. he wrote a book about it by the way, the chef for almost two decades has been the personal chef to nba legend dwyane wade and superstar wife actress gabrielle union, one of our favorite celebrity couples at the show, by the way. the chef is here to share a recipe straight from their kitchen. i asked during the commercial if this is something you cook and you say this is a go-to. >> definitely a go-to dish. >> a lot of folks in january make this commitment to start eating clean, to eat healthy, to eat right. what are some things folks should remember when they're trying to do that? >> one thing you want to remember is portion size is

awesome. portion size, everything in moderation, drink a lot of water. it's when you eat certain things i would eat your carbs earlier in the day so they can help you burp throughout the day, then slack off on the carbs late at night. >> this is what you get for christmas when you work for d. wade, a championship ring. >> that's right. >> wow >> this morning we'll go with -- >> miso roasted sea bass what we have is brown sugar and miso we have a little bit of ponzu we'll add. ponzu is a fortified soy sauce it has a little bit of citrus in it here we have ginger juice. if you can't find ginger juice, if you don't want to make your own, another great substitute is to go and get that pickled ginger you can use that juice here we have marin which is a

sweet rice wine. then we have some saki here. >> i like that, take a shot and put the rest. >> exactly we put that in and stir it around just like so to make our marinade. >> how long will you let the sea bass marinade? >> you can marinate this anywhere from two hours to overnight. the longer you let it marinate the more flavor you're going to get in it. we'll take our marinade, put it over our sea bass like so. >> if you don't like sea bass, if you want to swap it out >> you can do salmon, cod if you want to as well. >> as hoda pointed out, why would you? >> right why would you do that? if you don't have one of these dishes and what i like to do as well, put my sea bass in the bag with the marinade and then you can swish it around. there you go >> throw it on the grill how long on each side? >> you take your sea bass with

your tongs, if you can get them working, then put it right on your grill, just like so about -- maybe about two minutes on each side >> is there a way you know it's done >> the way you know it is done is if it turns opaque which is a nice color, or it starts to flake. if you don't want to ruin it, what you do is you can take a thermometer and stick it right in if it goes all the way in, then it's done. if you feel a little resistance, it's not done. >> easy. >> sea bass is done. >> ours is almost gone, speaking of done. >> you use regular broccoli? >> i use broccoli raw in the recipe you can use broccolini the broccoli rabe is in the turnip family whereas broccolini is on the cabbage side >> 30 seconds left, sir. >> what you would do is you'd take your broccoli, put it in your water here. what you're doing, you're shocking it. take it out of the boiling water, put it in here to start the cooking process, to carry over cooking. >> blanch it.

>> you're blanching it you come here, put it right inside of your pan, add a little garlic, add some ginger, a little bit of your red pepper flakes. >> what do you think over there? >> happy plates. >> clean plate club? >> saute it a little bit that's it. >> fairly easy, chef. >> it is you plate it up, just like so. then you have a little marinade left over. >> on top. chef, thank you. recipe at today.com/food we have rain and strong winds. we want to check in with kris sanchez live in the santa cruz mountains with a look at conditions there. kris? >> reporter: we're seeing stronger gusts of wind.

my cameraman, his umbrella flew off, made it almost to san jose before he caught up with it. the rain is starting to come down sideways, it is still a fine, misty rain, hair spray rain, super fine. the umbrella may not actually totally protect you. might need something longer because rain is now blowing sideways. >> rain is approaching the santa cruz mountains, really coming down in san francisco, moving into oakland. it has been pouring several hours in parts of the north bay. it is making progress through the bay area. starting out with light rain in san jose, going through the rest of the day, it will move west to east, and also some snow on some of the bay area peaks. through the afternoon, a chance of thunderstorms along with high winds. >> try to stay dry out there. another update in an hour.

live from studio 12a in rock fell la plaza. this is the third hour of "today." >> if it's thursday, that can mean only one thing. sweet willie geist. >> in harmony. >> i'd like to point out m suit is not sweating. i just ran across the street in the rain. >> damp out. >> it's raining. i ran across 49th street. >> dylan is still on particular attorneyity leave. >> we have a terrific show lined up. impact thursday. this is really cool. it's a wine bar that's trendy