>> hopefully safer for pedestrians and bicyclists overall. >> that is true. >> all right. well that is what is happening for "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update, and we're always on at nbcbayarea.com. here is a beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge. >> gorgeous. good morning search for answers the new video out this morning appearing to show the helicopter carrying kobe bryant, his daughter and seven others just before the deadly crash. and the ntsb asking for the public's help. >> we're looking for photos of the weather in the area of the crash. >> just ahead, lebron speaks revealing his final conversation with kobe that very morning. and the nba's extraordinary move to cancel tonight's game in los angeles. will he testify? >> it's increasingly apparent it would be important to hear from john bolton.

>> more republicans breaking ranks, signaling their willingness to call the former national security adviser to the stand. is it enough just ahead, the latest vote count. breaking overnight, emergency evacuation americans airlifted out of wuhan, china, ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak the and more than 26 cases being investigated in 20 u.s. states and massive inferno. search for a cause in alabama. and u.s. officers hammer prince andrew on his failure to help in the jeffrey epstein investigation. and countdown to kickoff niners and chiefs greeting fans for the first time and we debut the newest super bowl ads right

here july 28th, 2020 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody welcome to "today. good to have you with us on tuesday morning. hoda is on assignment. you're just back from los angeles. i can't imagine what it must have been like standing outside the staples center yesterday. >> so much heartbreak. and this morning so many questions. >> a lot of questions. in fact, that is our top story, new information emerging on that helicopter crash that killed nine people, including nba legend kobe bryant and his daughter gigi. and overnight lebron penned a moving tribute to who he called his big brother. we'll get to that in a moment. but first nbc's tom costello is beginning our coverage on the investigation. he's near the crash scene in calabasas this morning good morning, tom. >> savannah, good morning. behind me the sheriff's department continues to watch

over the scene an ntsb team is up on the hill they're documenting every piece of ywreckage, even using a drone to survey the entire field but questions remain, did the veteran pilot somehow become lost in the fog and clouds and slam into the hill or was there a mechanical issue? why and how did this helicopter go down, killing everybody on board? this morning new video of what appears to be kobe bryant's helicopter taken just 30 minutes before it crashed by a homeowner living under its verified flight pattern. now as investigators search for clues in the wreckage off the steep hillside, they're also looking up the weather as a factor the ntsb appealing to the public for help. >> we're looking for photos of the weather in the area of the crash. >> reporter: the pilot identified as era zobayan was an experienced aviator and flight instructor who colleagues say

but safety first sut sunday morning quick fog had grounded lapd and sheriffs' choppers so why did zobayan fly? >> my concern is the decision-making process. if we're not flying, why is anyone else flying >> reporter: just moments before the crash, scott daehlin heard the crash from above. >> just 20, 30 seconds i heard plexy grass breaking up. >> reporter: to have had this happen right here in front of you, what was that like? >> i just wish it didn't have to happen >> reporter: kobe bryant regularly leased the luxury chopper, a sikorsky that took off at 9:08 a.m. headed to bryant's train ago cad my in thousand oaks. air traffic control told the pilots to follow highways to the north, a normal procedure. but with the clouds and fog, zobayan requested special visual flight rules for low ceilings.

the chopper climbed and descended quickly before dropping off radar with month mayday >> 2 echo x ray, you're still too level for flight following at this time 346 the sikorsky has one of the best safety records of any helicopter chopper pilot kurt dietz, who also has known for kobe bryant, said he never felt pressured by the basketball star to fly in any unsafe conditions. >> did he ever insist trying to get through weather or anything like that? >> oh, no, no, no. flying is his final authority. >> so it's up to him >> yes. >> tom, there are so many questions here but it was so striking the ntsb investigators said they wanted the public's help they want pictures of the weather in the area. is that unusual? >> the ntsb really in recent years has been coming out and asking for the public's help because everybody has a cell phone these days

people have photographs, they have video like you saw in that piece of the chopper just a few minutes earlier and they want to collect all of that data from the chopper flying and also the weather. by the way, the sheriff's department had a problem with curious onlookers trying to climb up that hill to get to the wreckage scene so the sheriff's department has deployed officers on horseback and atvs they have a perimeter around this entire hill, mountain, however you want to describe it, to keep people away. >> tom, as i understand no black box, no cockpit voice recorder other than the pictures and video from folks who might have been in the area, how else are officials planning to get data from the flight? >> by the way, that was a surprise announcement when they said yesterday there was no cockpit voice recorder we were led to believe there probably was so they will try to get as much data as they can off the avionics inside the helicopter this is an advanced helicopter there should be good data off of that in addition the ipad the pilot

was using to file his fight plan, that should also hopefully glean some data and anything from air traffic control, from the radar tapes, all of that will be part of this investigation. >> tom, you imagine this high-speed crash into the side of a mountain, do they think they're going to be able to retrieve that data will it be in a form they can get the information? >> that's certainly the hope as you know right now, these micro processors are pretty small. they usually can withstand a crash but there was also significant fire absolutely all of that will be of concern. >> tom costello at the site for us thank you. the your pouring of grief and outpouring of support for all nine of the investigates only growing this morning, led by emotional new tributes to kobe bryant. including a very touching one from fellow nba star lebron. nbc's miguel almaguer has that story. good morning to you. >> craig, good morning

lebron said he last heard kobe bryant's voice sunday morning but he never in a million years thought that would be their last conversation today so many are remembering bryant, his 13-year-old daughter gianna and seven other people whose lives were cut tragically short. today the city of angels mourning its fallen superstar. a sea of flowers, tears and heartbreak as new memorials for kobe bryant, his daughter gigi, who dreamed of playing at uconn, and the seven other loved ones who lost their lives with them, spread across the city and country. fans and friends saying good-bye on instagram an emotional lebron james breaking his silence overnight, sitting here trying to write something for this post, but every time i try, i begin crying again just thinking about you, niece gigi and friendship bond/brotherhood we had. my heart goes to vanessa and the kids i promise you, i will continue your legacy. shaquille o'neal also

remembering his former teammate. >> we were still the best duo ever created and that's never going to change. for me, this is going to hurt a long time. i really lost a brother. >> reporter: along with kobe and gigi, seven others are being remembered matt mauser lost his wife christina, mother of three who coached with bryant. >> i'm going to miss her i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the alto belly family lost three family members, 13-year-old alyssa, mother keri and john the longtime baseball coach at orange coast college they have two other children also on board payton chester, gianna and alyssa's teammate and her mother sarah, survived by her husband and two other children loved ones writing, sarah and payton were the lights of our family we will also remember the fun and love that we all share the bryant family has not yet made any public statements on the tragedy.

vanessa and kobe married in 2001, along with 13-year-old gianna, the couple had three other daughters. 17-year-old natalia, 3-year-old bianka, and 7-month-old capri. his daughters inspiring bryant to get involved in youth sports and build mamba academy. bryant told barstool sports why he commuted by air for years. >> i had to figure out a way where i could still train and focus on the craft but still not compromise family time >> reporter: kobe bryant, a family man and a superstar, in a lifetime full of highlights, his greatest achievements were always off the court this morning there is no official word as to when there will be a private funeral for kobe bryant or a public memorial we should also mention that tonight's game between the los angeles lakers and the los angeles clippers has been canceled so that both franchises have time to grieve.

guys, back to you. >> i understand indeed thank you. just ahead, question will take you inside kobe's passion project miguel just mentioned, the mamba sports academy, where i devoted himself to mentoring young athletes on the court and off the court as well. >> and a little later kobe in his own words including an appearance on "meet the press" when he was a young man. first it's the final day of opening arguments at the impeachment trial of president trump. the demand to call witnesses is getting new momentum after explosive claims from a former member of the president's inner circle leaked to the press nbc's kristen welker is on the hill for us. kristen, good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. as president trump's legal team prepared to deliver their final arguments today for keeping president trump in office, new reported revelations in john bolton's book overnight about the president's interactions with other world leaders could apply more pressure to republican lawmakers to vote in favor of calling witnesses

the president defiant as always, firing back and calling bolton's book false as pressure is mounting for the senate to call witnesses in president trump's impeachment trial, another new explosive report overnight involving former national security adviser john bolton. according to "the new york times," bolton in an unpublished book manuscript writes he has concerns for the leaders of china and turkey bolton claims he took those concerns to attorney general william barr, and barr also saying he's too worried about the president esprivate conversations with the dictator. at the time the department of justice was conducting two major investigations into a private form and state-owned turkish bank today they fired back calling it a mischaracterization, adding if this is truly what mr. bolton has written it seems he's attributing to attorney general

barr his own current views, views with attorney general barr does not agree it comes as president trump's defense team spent most of money dismissing the initial allegations, that president trump told him he wants to continue freezing nearly $400 million in military aid to ukraine, in exchange for ukraine announcing investigation into joe biden and his son hunter. >> nothing in the bolton revelations, even if true, would rise to the level of an abuse of power or an impeachable offense. >> reporter: nbc news has not reviewed the draft manuscript, first reported by "the new york times," citing multiple people who reviewed it. at the white house monday president trump firmly and repeatedly denying that bolton account. >> i have not seen a manuscript but i can tell you nothing was ever said to john bolton >> reporter: still, democrats want bolton to testify but they will need at least four republicans to vote with them, with speculation swirling around a group of moderates who could

be persuaded to cross party lines. two republican senators, mitt romney and susan collins, signaling they're interested in hearing from bolton. >> it's increasingly apparent it would be important to hear from john bolton. >> the reporting on john bolton strengthens the case for witnesses and has prompted a number of conversations among my colleagues >> so, kristen, the white house presumably is getting ready for the possibility that bolton would testify. what are they doing? >> they sure are, savannah we're being told the white house is increasingly gearing up for the possibility john bolton could be subpoenaed to testify look, savannah, if that happens, the white house has been very clear, they're going to claim executive privilege. all that means is this ultimately will get kicked to the courts in the meantime, you can expect president trump and the white house to try to discredit bolton

they will also try to counterprogram today, in fact, president trump will be appearing next to prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel and he says announcing a new middle east peace plan against the backdrop of all of this. >> a busy week for us, thank you. and we'll have live coverage of the impeachment trial starting at 1:00 today and now the breaking news, mysterious outbreak of coronavirus. the death toll in china has now topped 100 and this morning more than 100 people here in the united states are now being monitored for potential cases. nbc's janis mackey frayer is in nbc for us. >> good morning. people getting on flights will be tested for symptoms and when

they land in the u.s. will be quarantined 14 days. but there are still hundred of americans still stuck in wuhan and for them, there's no way out. this morning getting out of wuhan. americans stop at the epicenter of the virus outbreak. >> i'm more than a little concerned about what would happen >> reporter: a flight organized by the state department the only lifeline for u.s. consulate staff and a handful of other americans. >> the u.s. >> the u.s., yeah. see nana and papa. >> we're going to the airport. >> reporter: a tense drive to the airport for jacob wilson from louisiana, working at a tech start-up. worse, the drive back. he didn't get a call to board the flight. >> if there was a bigger plane, they could fit everybody i would definitely want to be on it >> reporter: the virus now spreading ran idly with more than 4,500 confirmed cases in

china, most in wuhan in the u.s. there are five confirmed cases, with 110 people being evaluated in 26 states the cdc dramatically expanding screenings, adding extra staff to 20 airports where passengers can be quarantined american health officials also advising travelers to avoid all nonessential trips to china because of the virus ground zero for the virus believed to be this market in wuhan that sold live animals and wildlife for consumption authorities confirming the virus can be transmitted from human to human through coughing, sneezing and other personal contact for the hundreds of americans left behind here, fear and uncertainty. wuhan sealed off, hospitals overwhelmed and short on supplies jacob's brother ben wanted to at least get his 7-year-old daughter jasmine to family in the u.s. but said u.s. officials here have offered little help, leadership or information. >> we don't know how long this

is going to last, and we have no assurances -- we have no idea right now. we're kind of lost >> reporter: as the crisis deepens here, china is becoming increasingly isolated. hong kong announced it will cut off rail service as well as most flights. japan and south korea now saying it will send planes to get its citizens out of wuhan. for the americans who are still stuck there at this point, the state department is saying nothing about more flights to come bring them home craig? >> janis, thank you for that big news from the tennis world and big news for this one -- an epic comeback at the australian open overnight for f. six-time champ roger federer >> one of his greatest escapes >> federer had to battle from behind for most of that match, including being down three points in the fourth set

tiebreak, but he pulled through. he beat him off five sets, and his arch nemesis. >> i mean, he's given us a heart attack at the australian open. all of the matches are four, five sets. not that i have been watching in the middle of the night, but go rog. it's a great effort. not the last we heard from him. >> if your name is tennis, it's in the cards and time for a check of the weather with mr. roker. >> now i understand why you've been so tired. let's take a look. our friends in the midsection of the country get wet and is no hey weather. from dodge city in houston, wet weather and snow winter storm warnings from the panhandles of texas and oklahoma on into parts of oklahoma, kansas and also into missouri. heavy, wet snow causing travel issues today scattered storms along the gulf and as we move into tomorrow, the system moves to the east

with light, wintry travel to the north. tennessee river valley, rain in the southeast pushing into tomorrow and into thursday, here's what we're looking at and through wednesday rainfall one to three inches in central oklahoma as you move to the north, upwards of three to six inches of snow possible we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. limp bizkit... over and over...and over. ♪ just sell it to carmax. we'll buy any car. even this one. because that's the way it should be. carmax. i'm meteorologist kari hall. spotty light rain over parts of the north bay and in san francisco. but this is pretty much where we'll see the showers moving through this weakening cold front will bring us more clouds

throughout the day and those north bay showers as with we go into this afternoon a lot of this rain falling apart and driving up before it hits the east bay and the south bay and then more dry weather in the forecast as temperatures warm up for the rest of the week. the weekend looking beautiful with highs in the upper 60s. and that's coming up -- prince andrew under fire, accused by prosecutors for, quote, providing zero operation in their investigation with jeffrey epstein. and we will take you inside kobe bryant's beloved mamba academy, the close-knit community so many of the victims called home. is> but, first, th

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(whistling) good morning. it is 7:26, i'm marcus washington. six months ago today in gilroy a gunman turned the city's beloved festival into chaos. three people died and more were injured. they are hoping to open a center for those grieving or experiencing post traumatic stress. and the center will be at the meon exchange workplace on the monterey road and open from 5:30 testimony to 8:30 p.m. every thursday and tuesday. right now let's look at that forecast for you today. >> we see low clouds and light rain over the golden gate bridge and into the north bay while we

have some sunshine heading out in palo alto and parts of the south bay. so seeing changes in the weather with rain moving in from the north. off-and-on light showers. but then as we go through the rest of the forecast we'll see this cold front bringing that rain weaken as it moves for areas south of the golden gate bridge. so we're looking at spotty rain chances mostly for the north bay and along the coast and the rest of the bay area will see sun and clouds. temperatures in the low 60s. a dry forecast for the rest of the week as our temperatures warm up through the weekend. mike, how are the roads moving? >> they are moving well but we have a slower drive through the south bay. gradual build for 101, 87 and 85. over here we have more unexpected slowing. this is northbound 680 at treat boulevard a crash in the middle lanes. counter commute a distraction for the southbound commute that slows from ignacio into the northbound direction. and in the bay bridge, a smoother flow and a crash at the

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we're back 7:30 on this tuesday morning, 28th of january, 2020. outside of our studio is the purple and yellow in honor of number 8 and 24, kobe bryant a number of people wearing his jersey stopping by to pay their respects and drop off candles and flowers, not just a city in mourning it's been a long time since the death of a celebrity or sports star really brought us all together >> so many people, and it's so shocking, so young

all of the stories of the people on that chopper. i talked to a lot of people who feel like it was an eye-opening moment to recognize how precious life is. of course, our 7:30 headline starts with that details emerging into the investigation of the helicopter crash that took the lives of bryant's young daughters and seven others there's new video that appears to show the helicopter 30 minutes before it crashed. ntsb investigators are asking the public for any photos of weather conditions at the time thinking fog and low clouds grounded police choppers in the area the helicopter does not have a black box or cockpit voice recorder an alabama community is picking up the pieces this morning after a tragic marina fire killed at least eight people seven other people were rescued from the water in scottsboro, taken to the hospital for treatment. fire officials say it could take several days to identify all of the victims. recovery crews are still searching through the debris

the cause of that fire is under investigation. a saudi hacking group is claiming responsibility this morning for hacking the social media accounts of the nfl and several of its teams hour mime, which promotes its own cybersecurity services, sat on twitter and hacked accounts including kansas city chiefs, green bay packers and chicago bears. the group wanted to show people, quote, everything is hackable. and now the mounting pressure on prince andrew after a weird move by a u.s. officer accusing of royal of allegedly not cooperating with the jeffrey epstein investigation. keir simmons has more. good morning. >> good morning. we're about to show you three sets of images taken across two decades that underscore the multiple questions for prince andrew and buckingham palace among questions this morning, why does prince andrew continue to enjoy such public support

from the queen prince andrew, seen with his mother the queen, smiling just days ago at the time the image seen as a sign of support from buckingham palace but it's relationship with a then 17-year-old american woman, photographed standing next to him in 2001, and his friendship with sex offender jeffrey epstein, pictures with the prince after leaving prison in 2010, that has u.s. authorities wanting to speak to him as part of an investigation into allegations of sex trafficking. >> the southern district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and requested to interview prince andrew and to date prince andrew has provided zero cooperation. >> reporter: that statement made monday outside jeffrey epstein's former new york city apartment buckingham palace silent on the issue this morning prince andrew does have his own legal team epstein, who was accused of trafficking girls for high-profile men, took his own

life in a jail cell last year. in an exclusive interview last year, a young woman in the photo, virginia dufry, said prince andrew had sex with her when she was a teenager, after being sex trafficked by epstein. >> i couldn't believe it, even a royal was involved. >> prince andrew, of course, denies this ever happened. >> he denies it ever happened, and he's going to keep denying that it ever happened, but yhe knows the truth and i know the truth. >> reporter: prince andrew said he has no recollection of meeting dufry and denies any form of sexual contact with her. now the accusation of stonewalling after the prince said in a november bbc interview he might testify under oath. >> i'm like everybody else i would have to take orders and legal advice that there was before i was to do that sort of

thing but if push came to shove, and the advice was to do so, then i would be duty-bound to do so >> reporter: after that interview he stepped back from royal duties for the foreseeable future, repleting in a statement he was willing to help any law enforcement agency if required u.s. investigators now trying to hold him to that promise and to keep pursuing the force. >> jeffrey epstein couldn't have done what he did without the assistance of others, and i can assure you our investigation is moving forward. >> prince andrew said he would cooperate if required. so how does that work legally? do u.s. officials plan on requiring him to do so do they have the legal authority to compel him to come and talk to them? >> they can't extradite him to the u.s. he's a prince and member of the royal family he's entitled here to diplomatic protection, savannah a number of lawyers, legal experts we have spoken to here

in the uk think really what they're trying to do is embarrass him into cooperating and being no doubt, it is embarrassing for the royal family, not least the number of people who are comparing the treatment of prince andrew, as they see it, to the treatment of the royal family by harry and meghan it is embarrassing one of virginia due freeze's lawyers saying prince andrew should take more seriously the deeply held belief in this country, no one is above the law, savannah. >> and the investigators doing it in such a public way. coming up next -- the shock and sadness the sports academy founded by kobe bryant, home to the victims of the tragic crash and very place they were headed. we will tell you about it and the important work being done there. who's peter samuel? daddy?

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that's where he was headed when tragedy struck for many fans around the world, kobe bryant was more than a basketball star. >> yes he's on fire, the mamba! >> reporter: he was the mamba, the player who willed himself to success with a relentless work ethic. bryant tried to instill that in others at the mamba sports academy in southern california. >> he was just getting started he was just getting started with his life >> reporter: the training center now in mourning after losing bryant and his daughter gina along with 13-year-old teammate alyssa altobelli bryant posting this last year, i hate seeing my team mamba girls playing against each other also on board, christina mauser, assistant coach for the mamba academy basketball team. her husband speaking out to savannah and hoda yesterday on "today." >> he saw what an amazing mind she had for basketball

kobe took these kids from private schools and just made them gritty and tough. he was dedicated and so is my wife. >> reporter: the mamba sports academy was one of bryant's passion projects after he retired from the nba >> here we think for ourselves and our goals are our own. >> reporter: designed not only to help train and mold the next generation of young sports stars but to provide guidance to help athletes of all levels grow both on and off the playing field from kids looking to take the next step -- >> want to make sure they're receiving top care all of the time in this facility, that's what you get. >> reporter: to elite pitchers, nfl pro bowlers and superstars honing their skills. >> with the film, it's easy to miss it. >> reporter: one of bryant's star people was his daughter gianna. >> we got one of the greatest female basketball players about to come up sitting next to me in gigi

>> reporter: a standout basketball prospect, gigi was a student of the sport who had serious game overnight she was remembered by a team she loved, uconn women's basketball. >> and she was special, man. she was special. she's built like kobe. her mannerisms, everything just to watch her play, it was like watching a young kobe >> reporter: now a community uniting in tragedy. >> the second you step into the facility, you know you're surrounded by good people who are there to help you get better. >> this is where we become better members of our team, our family and our community ultimately the best version of ourselves. >> major part of kobe's legacy was his support for women's basketball, seen in the dedication to his daughter's basketball team. he was also an outspoken supporter of the wnba, even recently saying several of his stars could play in the nba right now. >> you they've become almost

like one of the faces of the wnba >> absolutely. >> by the way, mamba, we've been talking a lot the last few days, a lot of people don't know where it came from it was inspired, apparently, there was a 2003 movie and there's an assassin in this movie and he so enjoyed the movie he adopted the nickname to separate his life on the court and off the court. on the court he wanted to be considered an assassin like the mamba but off the court kobe. >> good assassin alterego. >> yes. >> we're learning so much more. >> really did. coming up in the next half hour, kobe bryant in his own words, including the message of motivation he shared with nbc news just as his career was restarting really fascinating conversation with the two of us. >> absolutely. let's get a check of the weather with al. >> we're looking it weekend along the east coast, we could see a major storm but it depends on the track the european model keeps this thing offshore so maybe there's wet weather over the

southeastern atlantic coast and heavy rain and wind over the ocean. however, the american model is bringing it closer to shore and that means significant weather impacts, icy conditions through the appalachians and more snow in the northeast and new england. we'll have to wait and see exactly what happens as far as this storm track taking place. but we will continue to watch it for today. mild in florida, plenty of sunshine, lake-effect snow showers around the eastern great lakes. mountain snows moving in the pacific northwest and stro good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. well we're seeing some breaks in the clouds in the south bay but we're going to see more clouds moving in as the storm system comes closer it continues to weaken but will still bring in rain to the north bay. some spotty showers in the san francisco area as well. the rest of the day we're clearing out and then temperatures will be warming up the rest of the week is looking nice with highs in the upper 60s going into saturday, 68 degrees. a little bit cooler but still staying sunny on sunday.

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let's check in with mike for an update on the commute. we're looking at a problem but it is not the bay bridge, not in san francisco. those are moving smoothly in those areas. contra costa county is northbound 680 at treat boulevard an overturned looks like semi-truck crashed and three of the left lanes are blocked. i believe we have a right lane or two open right now. big distraction because of the center lanes are distracting the southbound commute as well. again this ties things up through walnut creek for both directions. the rest of the bay predictable. south bay we do have slowing. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, gilroy leaders are marking six months since the gunman turned the festival into chaos. three people died, 12 more were injured. the gunman took his own life as officers responded. on the home page the me center opening in gilroy to help people through the grieving process. and the investigation continues into what caused the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant at the same time grieving fans believe they've come up with a perfect tribute on our twitter feed the push to

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it's it's 8:00 on today coming up, cause of the crash. investigators searching for clues in the wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant, his young daughter and 7 others >> if we weren't flying in that weather, why was anybody else flying >> and we look back at the nba's superstar life and legacy in his own words. >> now it's time to go in there and time to do some work. >> how good is this kid? plus, buried witness some republicans now calling for john bolton to testify after stunning revelations are released from his new book >> it is increasingly apparent it would be important to hear from john bolton.

>> the president's defense team prepares to wrap up their case today. >> nothing in the bolton r revelations, even if true, would rise to the level of an abuse of power or impeachable offense. >> we're live at the capitol and commercial kickoff ♪ can't touch this >> we'll give you the sneak peek at two super bowl ads starring jimmy fallon and mc hammer ♪ the two stars joining us live in studio 1a today tuesday, january 28th, 2020 >> what's up, georgia? >> ottawa! good morning to california >> more than two years ago i married my high school sweetheart >> thanks for 20 years >> five days to the super bowl

>> they're fired up, ready to go welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on this tuesday morning. good crowd we've got a chiefs' fans and niners' fans getting close to the super bowl. >> and hoda is on assignment in california she will be back tomorrow. she's out there because she just sat down with jessica simpson and the star got very candid about her life and about her secret struggles as well take a look. >> i started a spiral, and i couldn't catch up with myself. i was just like spiraling, chasing my tail. and that was alcohol. >> were you worried like this is getting out of control >> every day i would say it. i was like every day -- i would say it openly to everyone. i know, like i know, i'll stop soon like i'll cut back but it took -- for me to cut back, like i'm an all-or-nothing girl

and so i didn't know that it was a problem until it was. >> so, of course, jessica simpson's got a new book out, memoir and hoda was reading it last week, said it's quite revealing, quite raw. >> it's a memoir and she's come clean about a lot of struggles she's had. it will be a fascinating conversation it airs tomorrow on "today" and hoda will be back tomorrow let's get to the news at 8:00 the ntsb still gathering evidence on the hillside where the helicopter carried nba legend kobe bryant, his daughter and seven others crashed on sunday in the meantime heartfelt tributes continue to pour in nbc's national correspondent miguel almagueria with the latest on that good morning. >> savannah, good morning. with that investigation still ongoing, lebron james broke his silence overnight for the first time saying his last conversation with kobe bryant sunday, he never thought in a million years it would be his last this as many remember bryant,

his 13-year-old daughter gianna and 7 others who lost their lives. >> kobe! kobe >> reporter: today the city of angels mourning its fallen superstar. a sea of flowers, tears and heartbreak, as new memorials for kobe bryant, his daughter gigi and the seven other loved ones who lost their lives with them spread across the city and country. shaquille o'neal, remembering his former teammate. >> you are still are the best duo i ever created it will never change this will hurt a long time i really lost a brother. >> reporter: along with kobe and gigi, matt mauser lost his wife christina, a mother of three who coached with bryant. >> i'm really going to miss her. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the altobelli family lost three family members, 13-year-old alyssa, mother keri and john the longtime baseball coach at orange coast college they have two other children

also on board, payton chester, gianna and alyssa's teammate and her mother sarah, survived by her husband and two other children loved ones writing, sarah and payton were the lights of our family we will always remember the fun and love that we all shared. the bryant family has not yet made any public statements on the tragedy. vanessa and kobe married in 2001, along with 13-year-old gianna, the couple had three other daughters, 17-year-old natalia, 3-year-old bianka, and 7-month-old capri. his daughters inspiring bryant to get involved in youth sports and build mamba academy. kobe bryant, a family man and a superstar, in a lifetime full of highlights, his greatest achievements were always off the court. there remains no official word on a private funeral or public memorial we should also add here at staples center where the lakers were set to play the clippers tonight, that game has been

postponed so both teams can continue to grieve savannah >> miguel almaguer, thank you very much. president trump's defense team will finish laying out its case today at what it hoped would be a quick senate impeachment trial. but there's growing pressure now to call witnesses after the latest reported bombshell from john bolton. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with three things to watch on this tuesday. kristen, good morning. >> hi, craig, good morning to you. the first big thing we're watching as presidential and legal team prepares to make their final case for keeping president trump in office, new revelations overnight in john bolton's book. now this is according to "the new york times." in an unpublished manu script not reviewed by nbc news, he had concerns the president may be offering personal favors to the leaders of china and turkey. bolton claiming he took that information to attorney general barr, who also expressed the same concerns.

and president trump fired back calling it a, quote, gross mischaracterization. but all of it is turning up the heat on republican lawmakers to vote in favor of calling witnesses. in fact two moderate republican senators, mitt romney and susan collins signaling they may vote yes to call witnesses. finally, the white house said it is gearing up for the increasing possibility bolton will be subpoenaed to testify. if that happens, the white house planning to claim executive privilege. that means the matter will get kicked to the courts for his part, president trump has a busy day as well he's going to be meeting with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu the president saying he will announce a new middle east peace plan against the backdrop of all of this. craig? >> kristen welker for us on capitol hill, thank you. got the news covered boost the clock? yes, morning boost high school student named max found out he's been accepted to georgia tech here's what happened when he shared the news with one of the

teachers that helped him reach that goal. oh, my god can you come saturday? >> yeah. >> oh, my god! >> max says dr. gene is one of the best teachers he's ever had. boy, we can see that she's also the one who wrote his recommendation letter so she has a piece of that joy. she earned it too. >> that's what teachers do, right? a relentless guy with relentless passion, and fueled kobe bryant from the very start. we're going to hear from the star in his own words. >> but first harry smith will join us with an emotional journey to auschwitz alongside a survivor who wants you to hear his story and have the courage to tell it (whistling)

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♪ we're back 8:12 with harry smith, who has a powerful and really important story for us this morning. >> 75 years seems like a long time, right? what happened on monday in poland was a memorial about the liberation of the auschwitz concentration camp and to be there with a survivor, you realize this was no camp this was not even a camp to imprison jews. this was a place to put jews to death.

a 92-year-old man makes his way past a crowd of tourists because he wants a picture at the gates of auschwitz his name is aaron crell. his story must be told >> i wouldn't believe it if i went through it. unbelievable >> reporter: when germany invaded poland in 1939, polish jews were herded into ghettos, a slave labor camp where crell and his prisoners made materials for the german war effort. >> you wanted to get rations and you had to work. we started working at the age of 8 or 10. food was very scarce sickness was very rampant. later it became so common that when you saw death, people on the street didn't even stop. just passed by >> reporter: crell guesses he was 11 or 12 when he and his family were sent there

4 1/2 years later as soviet troops marched towards poland, the jews were sent to auschwitz. >> a trip that usually takes five hours took us close to eight days people died, no air, no food i can't even explain it. >> reporter: the tram finally stops at the death camp. >> and then you hear dogs barking. four-legged dogs barking and two-legged dogs barking louder in those uniforms. it was pandemonium to describe hell, hell is number two. life in auschwitz is definitely number one >> reporter: a greeting committee of horror led by one man in particular. >> now i remember the guy standing there smiling was mengula. >> reporter: the angel of death, human monster who conducted excruciating experiments on the prisoners, especially children, twins. >> he was also at the transport right there.

they were separating men and women and then children. and then they were grabbing the babies from their mother's arms and throwing them like rag dolls on a heap. as we got off the cattle cars, my mother was taken away and i have never seen her since. >> reporter: you have no idea? >> no idea >> reporter: crell and the other young men were separated too. >> then we marched into a place where they tattooed us nothing to be ashamed of they should be ashamed of. the guy said, place you on a list we didn't know what that means, you're on a list >> reporter: aaron crell had no way of knowing beforehand about the gas chambers and cream tore yum. >> they said can you smell the air? this is where all of your family is coming out. >> reporter: more than a million jews were murdered at auschwitz,

as were political prisoners and roma, gypsies. le what was day-to-day life like >> it's not living it's really what you would say existing looking for the next day or next hour not to be punished for any little distraction they used to take the number in the morning. when they had the assembly, they called out your number, never to be seen again. it's probably one of the worst things that could be done to a human being. >> recently there's survey about holocaust knowledge and we found in the united states 41% of american adults didn't know what auschwitz was, couldn't identify 41%. >> reporter: 41%, adults >> and even more disturbing, 66% of millennials we have to tell their stories. we have to take on the responsibility to carry on the stories and lessons they need to share with us. >> reporter: you still think about this >> i can't forget it when i take a shower in the

morning, i'm getting reminded of the tattoo most days i try not to i have enough nightmares that keep me awake and start screaming and my wife has to push me over, wake me up >> reporter: still >> still, yes. >> reporter: as the soviets neared and auschwitz shut down, crell was sent to other camps and against incredible odds survived. >> i'll never forget and i will never forgive. there's one thing i learned, you can't hate, because hate like this is evil >> reporter: how is your heart not broken >> well, if it's broken, it's not showing from the outside but it's probably broken on the inside i will continue living but the prison is in the back of your mind, and i think of it every

day, otherwise you couldn't survive. you couldn't live with yourself. and that's the truth >> talk about indomitable spirit he ends up in a displaced person's camp, comes to the united states, serves in the united states army. >> wow. >> he's retired and living well with his wife of more than 50 years. his daughter is a history teacher. >> of course she is. >> off his entire family on both sides, mother and father, each had a number of siblings, his aunts and uncles and cousins to the best of his knowledge, and he's researched this, he's the only survivor. >> oh, gosh. >> the courage to go back there as well, to stand in that very place, i can't even imagine how he mustered that up. >> at the end of the day, because you heard those st statistics, the story has to be told. >> and our obligation is to hear it let's take a turn. we're looking at the weather.

>> yes, we are and lack of winter weather across much of the northeast. 22% to 51%, first time since 2017, averaged about 6% of ice coverage that means the lake-effect snow machine will continue to provide moisture and source for snow in fact, we've had very little snow in the northeast. over six inches below where we should be for boston, and new york almost nine inches for washington, d.c. the typical snowbelt, syracuse is two feet below where it should be. erie, pennsylvania, 20 good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing low clouds, light rain in san francisco and areas to the north as a cold front moves in. we'll see light rain, hitting parts of sonoma and napa county the next couple of hours, moving into san francisco with a weakening cold front that will bring in spotty showers for the

next few hours. much of the east bay won't say rain, south bay looks dry. the rest of the forecast dries up and we'll see more of it going into the weekend. >> that's your latest weather as you head out the door. don't forget, take us with you with "today" show radio cirrus channel 108. and we turn to the legend kobe bryant. >> his influence and reach far beyond the basketball court. through the years, kobe was never shy about sharing his thoughts >> welcome to the kobe show, day two. now it's time to go in there and time to do some work. >> how good is this kid? re you t

michael jordan? >> i don't think there will ever be another michael jordan. >> it was apparent even at a youn >> it was apparent at a young age kobe bryant was something special. on "meet the press" before the 1989 all-star game. >> i work hard and can't let anybody shoot down my dreams nba is my goals and my dreams. going to win okay, let's do it. come on, let's go, let's go, let's go as you get older, you have a family and you try to raise kids, and you learn patience pretty quickly coaching the kids is fun it just kind of came out of nowhere because my daughter decided she wants to play about 2 1/2 years ago. it's been a lot of fun when i took her to the laker game, we had so much fun for the first time i was seeing the game through her eyes. >> she had such a great time and as a father --

>> that's all you want. >> yes, yes. >> we try to raise our girls to be strong, independent women hold themselves to high standards, self-respect, things of that nature and trust you raise them the right way. >> do you think your daughter might want to play in the wnba >> she does for sure. >> best thing that happens when we go out and fans come up to me and she will be standing next to me like you and v got to have a boy, man someone carry on the tradition, legacy she's like oye, i got this yes, you do. you got this from the moment she starts rolling with dad's tube socks and shooting the legendary shot in a western form, i knew one thing was real, i fell in love with you. >> that short film won him the industry's highest honor. >> thank you, academy, for this amazing honor. >> jumping into show business, bryant nervous but his daughter encouraged him to follow his own advice dream big. >> my daughter gave me the best

piece of advice. i was a little worried my 11-year-old gianna goes, well, dad, you always tell us to go after our dreams. so man up. this is not supposed to happen i'm supposed to play basketball and, you know -- >> bryant for 14 has 53 unbelievable stuff tonight. >> i can't believe how fast 20 years went by. i'm appreciating the journey we've been on. my daughters, gianna, bianka, capri, you know if we work hard enough, dromeams come true that's the dream it's not the destination, it's the journey. my next dream is to be honored for one day inspiring athletes to have a dream. thank you from the bottom of my heart. i love you, guys to my family, thank you guys for all of your sacrifice. what can i say mamba out.

>> kobe bryant, father, champion, and legend. >> i'm not sad about it. i'm very appreciative of what i had. >> kobe bryant leaving the floor. >> so hard to believe. >> it is when you mentioned you can hear the italian in his throat, number 8, the first number he wore in his career, was the same number he wore when he played basketball in italy. halfway through his career he decided i want a fresh start he went through the championships already. so he switched to the number 24. >> i wondered about that. >> the only player in nba history to have two numbers retired. >> wow. >> just to look at the life so well lived but also just the sadness of what might have been the life still ahead we will return after a check of your local news

a very good morning. i am laura garcia. lyft and uber are taking big steps now ahead of tomorrow's big change to san francisco's market street. all of market from van ness to the waterfront will close to private cars. only buses and taxis allowed. the two companies are alerting drivers, they're adding new geo sensing software to the app to be sure pickups and dropoffs happen on cross streets. they can cross market, just not turn into it. check in with mike. he has his eye on the morning commute. >> market will be the problem tomorrow. right now, we have a problem in

walnut creek. overall, things are moving nicely through the south bay and san mateo. over here, north 68 has three lanes blocked. this morning, a tough drive, up to 24, continuing towards street. saw it gum up around the interchange, southbound commute out of concord and pleasant hill is jammed up because of traffic. spectator slogan getting into the backup. you see it on the map. everything else is moving normally, including through oakland. back to you. >> thank you very much. we'll be back in a half hour.

good morning, everybody. it's 8:30 in the morning, tuesday, january 28, 2020. a lot of people on the plaza. a little bit of a chilly morning but a nice, sunny day out here. hello, good morning. >> what a great crowd. >> a great crowd. >> by the way, did you hear we've got a special guest, ladies and gentlemen? >> oh, yeah. >> mc hammer is in the by the way, did you hear we have a special guest mc hammer's in the house how about we cue the music and bring him out! ♪ can't touch this >> yeah!

>> so he's going to reveal his super bowl ad. very cool. >> we're going to debut hammer's ad in a few minutes. he's not the only one, by the way. >> no, correct. >> i see your mc hammer and i raise you one jimmy fallon >> no! >> he's also here up early with us this morning. he's got a new special we will catch up with him and look at the commercial so much fun. picking up a super bowl. you have to have the right food and drinks if you're throwing a party for the game, this morning we have sara gore. she's coming to our rescue. >> whoa, she just threw a flag. >> penalty. >> maybe you're serving hot dogs guess what we're calling dog, all dog owners think you have the world's most amazing pup? that's good because today we're holding our very own best in show by popular demand, it's now open to dogs of all sizes >> is that a surprise for me i really wanted big dogs.

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strong winds will continue out west with more wet weather good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. you've seen the sun breaking through clouds in the south bay. elsewhere, it is mostly cloudy as the rain moves from the north bay into san francisco. expect the next couple of hours there to be quite wet. elsewhere, we're going to see mostly cloudy skies, rain breaking apart as it moves in. we will have a chance for spotty showers near the coast and east bay and south bay for the most part staying dry, warming up through the rest of the work week. >> and don't forget you can take us with you any time of the day or not all you have to do is go to "today" show radio, siriusxm channel 108. >> al, thank you so much i'm here with jimmy fallon in addition to the super bowl, he has a staggering amount of mc hammer knowledge.

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we have a good prospect today, don't we? >> yes >> right now >> good morning. >> the angry paper shuffle >> give me props, give me props. i'm so excited to talk about this. >> a super bowl commercial. >> my first super bowl commercial this is major. biggest thing on tv. >> is it a commercial for "the tonight show"? >> no. >> commercial for something else >> no. it's for michelob ultra. >> oh. >> here's what happened, this ad agency, with some of the best commercial spots, found me on instagram.

they found a photo i posted of me working out i said working out sucks i just hated it. they said we're looking for someone who hates working out but likes drinking beer. big stretch for me big acting >> yeah. >> got me. and we ended up doing it we shot it it was like a movie, so much fun. and there's a scene you will see in here, i'm so psyched to debut it here. brooks koepka, the best golfer in the world now, goes to fist bump me and i did something which my niece taught me go to fist bump me she goes snail, jellyfish! it was a good take we ended up using that on the spot. >> i love it without further ado, let's look at it. >> take a look >> up over your head, through lr your legs, cross your pelvis >> we should go. >> working outside

>> come on, man, you just need to feel a lighter side of things. >> oh, this is it, this is how i die! ♪ >> you >> you all ready for this? >> you got it, jimmy work it! >> snail >> jellyfish ♪ >> you guys want to switch sides now? >> i'm so proud i could >> we're good. >> you're so tiny, i can squat you. >> i feel great! >> so sorry, so sorry. i'm cold. >> that's great! >> great commercial. and you did your own stunts? >> i did i was so sure, either it was michelob ultra or all of the work, i lost ten pounds doing

that commercial. >> i saw some people i knew. >> brooks koepka i had three days to hang out with tina. we did bits on the show and sang together and did all of the sketches so when we found out we were doing it together, we were so excited. then we're like we need a band to play -- are you all ready for this >> hello >> the best band in the world, the roots. so much fun. tackling dummies, i would say, are real. >> the things that move around >> they're like re-momote controlled and move like 90 miles an hour. they're like balloons. >> why didn't you go shirtless >> i did go shirtless. i was like -- dude, i can't do that he was like the golden god i wanted to go fun '80s and cutoffs. >> by the way, i said to you in the hallway, i caught a clip of

the show last night. it was spellbounding, your tribute to kobe. what was it made him so special to the just to jimmy fallon but millions around the world? >> he just embodied so many great things excellence, every athlete i talked to, they're just like he was perfect on the court as an athlete. he was so athletic he just worked so hard he had an amazing work ethic he loved his family. like he said, he was happy to be a girl dad he loved his girls i'm a girl dad too i have two little girls watching right now probably -- oh, no, they're probably at school he just loved his family and he's funny he had a great sense of humor. so he loved comedy and stuff like that. we just stayed in touch for all of these years when i met him, he was 17. i didn't know him. i met him at this thing, i said what do you do he goes i play basketball.

and i said where he said the lakers i'm out of a job but i'm a stand-up comedian. we ended up becoming friends and watching who he became pretty amazing, he's one of the greatest ever. miss him. >> so sorry. thank you so much. and we're excited about your commercial. >> thank you sunday big deal. >> not just a super bowl commercial, but super bowl beer commercial >> yes >> oh, my gosh. >> thank you, jimmy. >> do a schwarzenegger, come on! >> uh-oh ♪ whoa don't hurt him oh, my god mc hammer! >> you have a super bowl ad too, my friend. >> we do we do. i'm looking forward to it. >> we're going to be dancing this morning >> too good to quit! >> don't hurt him! >> this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back with more of our super bowl commercial kickoff. >> love it we just saw jimmy fallon now we have mc hammer here he gets beer you get chee-tos. >> yep. >> perfect combo. >> we're asking how did this not happen earlier >> yes >> shall we just show the ad do you have anything you want to say before we show everyone? >> i really enjoyed it a lot of fun, and a lot of history, a lot of history. >> wow. >> i think you will enjoy it brings back great memories. >> all right let's roll it. >> chee-tos have popcorn now >> hey, i'm going to need you to -- nevermind. ♪ can't touch this ♪ can't touch this ♪ can't touch this >> i trust you >> stop!

hammer time! ♪ >> i touched it! >> new chee-tos popcorn. it's a chee-tos thing. >> oh, yes how did they not do that perfect? it's perfect. >> i don't know, but it was fun for me my favorite part was the pants and there was another part we did where i got the chee-to on my fingers all over my fingers. and piano, it's not that part, it's the teaser, but i enjoyed that too. >> showing some of the good behind the scenes of the making of the commercial itself. >> fun >> it was fun. i love -- i'm athletic, i'm a dancer for me it's like next do the next one let's go to the next one. >> the twr danypewriter dance, e it will come back. the hammer pants. >> we put a twist on it. >> oh, okay. >> i was telling you earlier, my

first concert as a fifth guy, vanilla ice, mc hammer, in oakland. of course, ending with "can't touch this." what do you think that stands the test of time, couple decades now? >> i think music that is fun it's hard to come by, especially today. i think when you relate good times, fun times and music together, the memories live on i think that's what it is. so much fun college days, high school days. >> and your first concert too. >> he thought i was kidding. i used to want to be a hammer girl biker shorts he goes ha, ha i go no. i was ready to do it >> you guys, the guy singing lead at one of our songs at the time known as pleasure ellis

from wichita fantastic singer. >> we'll take it >> and who are you pulling for sunday >> 49ers i'm a bay man. >> you've been around the world. >> running to the bay. running to the bay starting with the cheese so we got to go with the niners. and bear stand-ups it will be fun. >> did you get a lifetime supply of chee-tos for doing that commercial >> you bet they sent me a case of the dust. >> really? >> just the dust. >> chee-tos dust >> seriously. >> hammer, thank you so much. >> thank you, thank you. looking forward to it. we have more ahead more about the super bowl, size of the commercials, besides jimmy and hammer how about a drink or two we have festive and fun ideas for your super bowl party. but first, this is "today" on nbc

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this morning "today" food loves football so we will help you get ready for super bowl liv. the san francisco 49ers taking on the kansas city chiefs this sunday in miami. if you're looking for last-minute tips for your watch party, well, you've come to the right place. sara gore is here, lifestyle expert also host of "open house." she's here with some ideas to impress your guests for sure so good to have you. >> so good to see you, craig. >> here's the thing, we were just talking about this setup. you used astroturf -- >> you said why do you have this listen, i love entertaining and throwing parties and taking and making diy but what i have learned along the way, you don't have to spend a lot of money or buy things you are never going to use again buy things that are general and you can reuse and repurpose. first thing i do is go to my

party pantry -- >> a party pantry -- >> i have three kids it builds itself you have colors, red, gold and white and thing that's signify football. >> show me some of the decorations and we will move to food before we get to that, who do you have in the game sunday? >> i am partial because -- >> don't do that don't -- >> my son said this morning he's rooting for the 49ers. i'm not sure why but i will go with that. >> 49ers it is. >> i had this burlap from a pirate party for my kids and this is a papa troll, and if you don't think you will use it again, i guarantee you will for brunch or any sports-related party. and then it's in the details take three cans for utensils -- >> old cans you used, vegetables, fruits keep the can >> yep you can use felt and construction paper i found brown velvet on ma'am done

you can find anything online these days roll down and it will give you the marker where to cut. trim it and stick it on. >> you can do this with the kids before the party. >> yeah, i just realized my cans are not here. >> that's all right. >> you can put these markers on and attach them. when you're done with this party, take this off put like an animal trim around it use it for makeup brushes. >> what's the story on the napkins? >> these triple actually they're functional, decorative and edible so i had these left from my golden globes party. sorry, i hit you >> pass interference >> take some square napkins. it will not work with the rectangle. >> what do we do with the water bottles? >> and then wrap it up if people get the napkin, they can eat it again, you can find so many things to download for free on the internet this is the recipe bottle. i got these cheap -- or inexpensive i should say -- little whistles.

tie it on and then you have a referee bottle whole high dre statiydration ste kids and i know you have kids. >> i do. >> and refill it. >> that's smart. >> what about the food >> we will do land versus sea. let's start with kansas city this is kansas city ice water, which i never heard of it's not your average ice water. it's vodka and gin. >> vodka and gin that's how they do it in kansas city. >> lime juice and soda they go down easy and dangerously. you think barbecue in kansas city, right? >> i do. >> barbecue in kansas city is sweet and tangy, and might have heat and smoke and i'm going pulled pork. you can put it on nachos but these are pulled pork sliders. i did a creamy slaw and pickled onions with jalapenos to give it a kick. >> recipes on the website.

>> pork shoulder, i assume >> yes, pork shoulder. you get a lot of that. everyone thinks pork takes a long time to eat no, this one has the good stuff on it. >> you have the accoutrement. >> yes. >> here's the cheese. >> you make that coleslaw yourself >> yes, i do. >> sara gore not just walking through rich people's houses, oh, no. >> oh, lordy so anyway -- >> that is really good. >> that is really good, right? i don't like you sound surprised by that. >> no! what do we have here >> now we're going to san francisco. this was the cable tart invented in 1996, a spin-off of the side car. it's bacardi rum, orange kir asaw and lemon sour. when you go to san francisco, you have to have a clam chowder in the sourdough bowl. and it's a win-win for me. >> that is a win-win. >> excellent so you do your clam chowder.

i like it thick or you can thin it out the recipe is on the website the great thing is get your kids involved too, maybe not with the cocktails, but they like doing a craft and doing things with you. you get to spend time with them and throw a great party. all of this stuff you can reuse except the food. you will eat it. >> that's fantastic. >> thank you. >> little bacon and corn in there. >> what are you going to do sunday for the game? >> i'm going to do this all over again, craig and you're welcome. >> this is the spread you will have at your house. >> >>i might add more not sure flying by the seat of my pants. >> cheers, cheers and thank you as well. you can find these ideas and you can also find more ways to take your super bowl party, perhaps kick it up a notch, at today.com. up next on the third hour, we will workout with bob going to work out the pork shoulder he will have his trainer as well hoda and jenna, but first your local news

good morning. 8:56. breaking news out of the traffic center. this big jam is expected to effect 15 miles of 680. here's b.a.r.t. here's the parking lot that's 680. may want to use b.a.r.t.

our camera here blocks two left lanes. they have to clean up a fluid spill. southbound commute jammed from highway 4 through walnut creek. northbound jammed out of alamo from sycamore valley road. the rest of the bay looks good. happening now. six months since the gunman turned the garlic festival into chaos. three died, 12 others injured. the gunman took his own life as officers responded. on our home page, new center to help people through the grieving process. investigation continues into what caused a helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant. fans believe they've come up with a perfect tribute. change the current logo from one laker to another.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today." i'm sheinelle and craig and al, you're back from l.a. you had a whirlwind trip. >> we found out and headed straight to the airport. >> we have stephanie goss with us this morning. good morning to you. >> good to be here. >> a really interesting story ahead. you went behind the headline. really at the center of a landmark supreme court case. >> that's right, it's about civil rights. it is a woman who was fired from her job as a directorf