>> still seeing a sigalert along westbound 84 through the sunol grade. expect delays until they work to clear the earlier crash. >> all right. that's going to do it for us. >> the "today" show starts right now and we'll see you back here at 11:00. good morning. impeached again. president trump's fate in the hands of the senate after another historic vote on capitol hill. >> he must go. he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. >> every house democrat and ten republicans leading the charge, but 197 gop lawmakers backing the president. >> it's always been about getting the president no matter what. >> all eyes now on senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. how will he vote in the trial and will republicans follow his lead?

what he's saying about his next moves and how president trump is responding this morning. high alert with warnings of new armed protests. more troops now in washington than in iraq and afghanistan. a massive show of force ahead of next week's inauguration. president trump insisting he wants peace. >> violence and vandalism have absolutely no place in our country, and no place in our movement. >> we are live with the latest. downward spiral. the u.s. suffers through the deadliest day of the pandemic so far for a second day in a row. the toll weighing on doctors. >> you have to look at a family and see them for the last time. it's awful pain. >> just ahead, the hot spot in the latest surge and the new frustrations over the vaccine rollout. what can be done to eliminate roadblocks between those shots and millions of americans in need? stunning arrests.

a champion u.s. olympic swimmer who wore his team jacket to the capitol riots now facing federal charges as nbc news investigates what's behind the rapid rise of extremism in america. >> it takes over your life and it just completely tweaks the way you think. >> as we talk with a former qanon supporter about just how easy it is to be had radicalized. all that plus password problem. one man's 260 million winfall locked behind a security code he can't remember. >> just lay in bed and come up with a new way to recover it, and then it couldn't work. we try another way and it wouldn't work either. >> just two chances left to get it right. how he's managing to smile in the face of possibly losing a fortune. and that's a lot of dough with no winner in last night's drawing. the combined powerball and megamillions jackpot soar again, approaching a jaw dropping

$1.5 billion. today thursday, january 14th, 2021. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." so happy you're joining us on this thursday morning and another busy one. we'll begin with that historic second impeachment of president trump. this time for inciting the insurrection at the capitol. >> where does this all go from here? another senate trial will be held now, and it's likely to begin after the president leaves office. a two-thirds majority of the senate would be needed to convict. that means senate republicans who are at least 17 of them would have to vote with democrats to convict. that is a big hurdle to climb. >> of course, all this is playing out under extreme security measures in washington ahead of the inauguration. we have it covered.

we're going to start with nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. the president is waking up this morning to that extraordinary reality. he has now been impeached for the second time in just over a year. the move will impact everything from the president's legacy to joe biden's first term in office. every house democrat and ten republicans accusing trump of high crimes and misdemeanors. this morning the dramatic fallout after president trump made history of the wrong kind again, becoming the first president to be impeached twice. house speaker nancy pelosi signing the single article of impeachment late wednesday, accusing the president of incitement of insurrection for his remarks before last week's attack. >> the president of the united states incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion against our common country. he must go. he is a clear and present dange.

>> reporter: and while the president's first impeachment broke along party lines, this vote was the most bipartisan impeachment in u.s. history. all 222 house democrats supporting it, and 10 gop lawmakers breaking ranks with the president. >> my vote to impeach our sitting president is not a fear-based decision. i am not choosing a side. i'm choosing truth. it's the only way to defeat fear. >> reporter: the next step, the president's impeachment trial in the senate. majority leader mitch mcconnell in a statement saying the senate will not hold a trial until mr. trump is out of office while leaving the door open to voting to convict him. the white house releasing this video after the vote. the president not commenting on the house's actions. instead, condemning the attack on the capitol that prompted the impeachment. >> we want trump! we want trump! >> no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. there is never a justification for violence.

no excuses. no exceptions. >> reporter: a sharp contrast to the president's remarks while the attack was taking place. when lawmakers from both sides were urging him to calm the rioters. >> we love you. you are very special. >> reporter: and saying this before the riots began. >> if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore. >> we were invited by the president of the united states! >> reporter: during the house debate, democrats challenged republicans to put loyalty aside. >> i'm not asking you to storm the beaches of normandy, but only show a fraction of the courage we ask of our troops every day. >> reporter: and while the top house republican kevin mccarthy voted against impeachment, he delivered this rebuke. >> the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. >> reporter: the proceedings at times punctuated by heated exchanges. >> some of my colleagues some of which may well be co-conspirators.

>> if we impeached every politician who gave a fiery speech to a crowd of partisans this capitol would be deserted. >> reporter: while every lawmaker condemned the violence several republicans argued impeachment was the wrong course. >> it will only serve to further divide a nation that is calling out for healing. >> reporter: so just to take you inside the white house, this president is increasingly isolated and defiant, and unlike the first impeachment which i covered when the west wing was buzzing with legal advisers and top aides who were eager to defend the president, yesterday this building was a virtual ghost town and his aides and surrogates were mostly silent. he has no clear legal team or strategy. in fact, while the house was voting, the president was handing out the national medal of arts to several performers. that's the backdrop as all eyes republican leader mitch mcconnell has said he has not made up his mind on how he'll

vote on impeachment. hoda? >> kristen, thank you. for more on what's next, we turn to our capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt. kasie, the president releasing that conciliatory statement was no accident. he knows he has 100 jurors in the united states senate now watching his every move. how much do you think these next few days, his final days in office, dictate whether republicans stick with him or not? >> i think it could mean everything, savannah. that's part of why mitch mcconnell saying he's open to conviction is so important. because it put it is president on notice. if he incites more violence and if he doesn't toe the line, try to calm the nation down, he stands a very real chance of being convicted of inciting insurrection, and ultimately, being barred from ever holding federal office again. savannah? >> when you put the senators and look at it. there's 50 republican senators, they'd have to pick up 17 republican senators.

when you start going individually, who's up for election, what states are they from, that's a very high number to reach. realistically, is there a chance of conviction in the senate? >> reporter: it is a very high bar, savannah. again, i think it depends on how the next six days go. it also depends on what mitch mcconnell decides to do. if he decides to vote to convict, it's very likely he could take more of these senators with him. i also think you're going to see continued debate here about what happened on wednesday. we could learn more about the attack. and remember, kevin mccarthy, did, in fact, say the president bears some responsibility. he's the leader of house republicans. someone who has previously been a staunch defender of republicans. and while liz cheney who voted to impeach the president has faced some backlash from the most pro-trump members in the house, she's also gotten some dissents from others who say that voting her conscience was

most important here. this issue is still so incredibly emotional, walking into the capitol, seeing national guard members asleep on the floor. that's what's confronting these senators every day. it may have an impact as we go forward. >> we can see the divisions are real within the republican party as well now. thank you very much, kasie hunt. the second impeachment is playing out with washington under a security lockdown ahead of next week's inauguration. just to give you a little perspective, consider this. by tomorrow there will be more national guard troops in the nation's capitol than the number of u.s. service members deployed to iraq and afghanistan combined. nbc's tom costello joins us with more. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. behind me you see we have both capitol police as well as secret

service uniformed division. they've blocked this street off. you can see national guard trucks are there blocking the street, as well. down the street you see the capitol building. it's lined with nine-foot high fencing. now, in and around the capitol right now, we've got thousands of national guard troops, even more are on the way, and in the meantime, the fbi is working through those 100,000 digital leads into who was behind the attack last week and it is tracking down hundreds of insurrectionists. inside and outside the u.s. capitol and on the streets of washington more than 6,000 armed members of the national guard are now on duty. >> our democracy, our constitution, are safe thanks because of your patriotism. >> reporter: as many as 20,000 expected in the coming days for president-elect joe biden's

inauguration. double the number from president obama's. all of them joining thousands of federal and local law enforcement officers. >> we're not asking people to come to d.c. for this. this a major security threat and we're working to mitigate those threats. >> reporter: members of congress who have been briefed about the ongoing threats fear last week's attempted insurrection may have just been the start of a dangerous movement. >> what we saw last wednesday was really the birth of a wide scale domestic terror movement. this is going to be a problem that's going to be with us for months and years ahead. >> reporter: federal authorities are working around the clock to interrupt threats and prepare for the possibility of more violence. >> we will have no tolerance whatsoever for any attempts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. >> reporter: inside the capitol, some lawmakers are raising concern that some of the attackers may have had inside help during last week's insurrection. counterterrorism experts say there are clear signs the attack was coordinated.

>> the spontaneous rally, you don't bring pipe bombs and flex cuffs, weapons, molotov cocktails. that's not spontaneous. that's preplanned. >> reporter: more than 30 lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the extremely high numbers of outside groups visiting the capitol the day before, possibly doing recon for the next day, and noting some of the attackers had detailed knowledge about the layout of the capitol complex. the highest ranking black member of congress says looters raided his unmarked office. clyburn has suggested next week's already scaled down ceremony should be moved indoors. >> i, for one, would much rather see it done inside for security purposes in the rotunda or in the hall of the house. >> reporter: back live here in washington where this is a common scene all over the streets of washington. boarding up in anticipation or concerned about the potential for more violence.

in the meantime, guys, i need to tell you there have been two more arrests of note. two off-duty virginia police officers arrested for participating in the attack on the capitol. and the app zillow shows that rioters or attackers were using their app, their walkie talkie app in the attack. they're disconnected panels that they say militants and militias were using. guys, back to you. >> all right. tom costello, thank you. joining us now is bill bratton who served as police commissioner in new york and in boston as well as the chief of police in los angeles. he's now the chair of the security firm today risk. good morning. >> good morning. >> you just heard some of the issues laid out there very well by tom costello. the big one seems to be, can this inauguration be done safely outside as planned? you know, you have a long, long resume of experience in this area.

what do you think? >> well, the events i think of the inauguration day are going to be very different than the events of january 6th. actually, because of the planning. the extraordinary planning tom laid out. 20,000 national guard troops. 10,000 law enforcement officers. a lot of planning in the run-up to the event. all the things that were not in place on the 6th are now going to be in place. i would be more concerned about the -- what you don't see in terms of the idea of serious militant-type who would try to upset this event rather than the large crowds we saw on january 6th. but thankfully, the law enforcement officials are united in working together this time where they were not working together at all on january 6th. >> commissioner bratton, there's a lot of focus on the capitol there. what you've been describing.

but what about all the state capitols? we've heard some governors saying, look, we're worried about our capitol. we're not ready. do you think that they're ready? >> that's going to be on a state by state basis.re in new york al others where there are efforts to protect the state capitols. there is some concern on four states that have had a history of armed militia and lax gun control laws in terms of open carry, et cetera. and those states, wisconsin, minnesota, pennsylvania, michigan, those are particular areas of concern. because of past events. >> and quickly, before i let you go, obviously there's been a move to eject some of these folks from social media. social media bans. but is there a flip side to that where now they've gone underground and it's harder to detect? >> this is similar to the issue of international terrorists when they started encrypting social media sites.

where with open sources, we are able to see what they're up to. once they go into the deep underground, encrypted, et cetera, or no longer having twitter and other sites to plan on, it makes it much more difficult for law enforcement. that's the flip side to that type of activity. >> that's a big task and an important one. bill bratton, former commissioner of the nypd among others, thank you very much for your time. appreciate it. >> thank you. another major story, the new steps being taken to get coronavirus under control. craig joins us with more on that. good morning, craig. >> good morning. wednesday was another grim one in this country. nearly 4,000 more americans were killed by the virus. more than 234,000 new cases diagnosed. and it comes as frustration mounts over problems that continue to slow the vaccine rollout. nbc's erin mclaughlin is in los angeles. erin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a crisis in states across the country. texas is now the second state to surpass 2 million cases right

behind california where the virus is still out of control. this amidst the growing chorus of complaints over the trouble of vaccine rollout. this morning across the country, frustration. some say not enough is being done to get shots into people's arms. >> the states have had vaccine essentially dumped on them by the federal government. they haven't had advanced warning of how much is coming. they didn't have funds to develop plans. >> reporter: anger echoed in california. only around 900,000 doses administered despite 2.8 million shipped. in southern california, one covid patient is dying every six minutes. despite a widespread lockdown that's left businesses reeling. now the governor is under fire. our miguel almaguer spoke with him wednesday. >> there are a million and a half people who have worked to recall you. have you made mistakes? >> we did what we thought was right. >> reporter: the sheriff in l.a. county is bringing the full

force of the law against those at superspreader events. making close to 500 arrests so far. >> to see people gathering in this way has to be personally upsetting to you. >> i have a little more than 10% of my workforce in quarantine due to covid-19 because they're exposed as a result of their work. this is a double whammy. people don't respect it. >> reporter: this as researchers warn new, more contagious virus strains will soon be dominant across the country and experts may need to rethink who is immunized next. >> the people that spread the virus is younger people, people like myself, college students. people getting infected and spreading the virus but are the last ones to receive the vaccine. >> reporter: at this rural hospital, younger patients now fill the icu. >> we had a 28-year-old. we had a 36-year-old. we had a 34-year-old that you have to walk their family in here to see them for the last time, and they have young kids.

it's an awful thing. >> reporter: there's new hope for critically ill patients. a new study in the new england journal of medicine finds a lower risk of death when patients receive plasma treatments early before they're put on ventilators. doctors say the treatments could reduce the risk of death by as much as a third. craig? >> erin, thank you. all right. let us get a check of the weather now. here is mr. roker in all his glory. hi, al. >> all my glory but no light. what are you going to do? >> let there be light. >> where are you, al? >> hello, and boom. anyway, we are looking at at least the map is bright. you can see 44 million people under high wind warnings, winter weather advisories and blizzard warnings. we are watching this system now start to develop and push its way to the east. before it's over by saturday, some spots in the upper midwest could see upwards of nine inches of snow. and as we make our way east, you'll be looking at rain along the eastern seaboard from

philadelphia to new york. some of the rainfall totals up to 2 inches. inland, 3 to 6 inches. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. take a live look outside in bea. we've seen some patchy dense sp south county and north bay but elsewhere, clear and take a look at these temperatures today. it's going to feel like spring

not only today but the next several days as we continue with some dry weather and highs that will reach into the upper 60s and low 70s. morning starting out mostly in the 40s and low 50s and continues at least into the middle of next week. >> and that is your latest weather. hoda >> al, thank you just ahead new details on the arrest of a gold medal winning olympic swimmer who wore his team usa jacket to the capitol hill riots the federal charges he is now facing also ahead this morning for anyone who struggled to remember a password, our interview with the man who has just two guesses left to unlock a fortune worth $260 million or he will lose it forever. this is the real story we'll tell you

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a very good morning to you. 7:26. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at today's top stories including challenges in getting the covid vaccine out to the most people possible. p. >> i'm kris sanchez in santa clara county one of the counties trying to answer how they're going to vaccinate a segment of the public without depleting the doses they need for health care workers getting the second dose. yesterday governor gavin newsom announced people 65 and up can now roll up their sleeves. they are eligible for the covid vaccine. county and state lawmakers are asking the governor for a reliable forecast of how many doses they're going to get and

when. i'm cierra johnson in san francisco the monitoring of radical right wing groups ahead of the inauguration has begun with the focus on a group no stranger to the bay area, the bois are the subject of federal surveillance after an fbi field office put out a report explaining this group had plans of a violent rally at the capital of all 50 states and the nation's capitol sunday january 17th. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall has a look at our rel nice forecast. >> yeah. but some spots laura, we've had to deal with fog and we're seeing very low visibility as we head through the north bay. the sensor in novato recording visibility at zero as well as in the south county but elsewhere it's a clear start to our thursday morning. we're watching a beautiful sunrise and a lot of sunshine and above normal temperatures reaching into the upper 60s and

low 70s and the nice weather continues into next week and we know we need the rain but don't see it in the seven-day forecast. laura. >> we need it. thanks so much. thank you for joining us. another update in half an hour. hope to see you then.

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anniversary? >> hopefully another year.ththi. >> that will be good. right now let's get to your 7:30 headlines. federal officials announcing yesterday they're getting tough on unruly passengers who disrupt flights. >> extremist. >> why? for what? for what? >> the move follows several indents, some involving confrontations related to poll techs, other involves those refusing to wear masks. penalties can include fines up to $25,000 and jail times for people who assault crew members or other passengers. a powerful wind storm rolled through the pacific northwest on wednesday killing at least one person. leaving a trail of damage. the storm uprooted thousands of huge trees and sent them crashing down on thousands of cars in spokane. a woman was killed when a tree fell on her vehicle, trapped her inside.

wind gusts reaching up to 70 minneapolis across the region. crews are working to restore power to more than 600,000 people left in the dark. let us turn to the nhl now. the 2021 season underway last night. the defending stanley cup champions tampa bay lightning unveiling that championship banner. but the team says it won't raise the banner to the rafters until fans return to see it in person. as for the game itself, the lightning hosting the chicago blackhawks. tampa bay wins it, 5-1. sunday alex ovechkin and his capitals taking on the penguins. you can catch that at nine eastern on nbc. nobody won the power ball drawing sending the jackpot for saturday's game to a staggering $640 million, but that is pocket change compared to the megamillions which sits at $750 million. the drawing for that is friday.

well, meantime the siege on the u.s. capitol as we know was shocking and stunning in every possible way, but one of the latest arrests is drawing added attention because the suspect is a former u.s. olympic swimming star. gold medalist. >> klete keller won gold medals and was wearing his team usa jacket during the riots. now he's facing federal charges. hallie jackson is following that part of the story. good morning, hallie. >> reporter: hi, hoda. good morning. we're following new fallout on this this morning. overnight, usa swimming said it's clear that klete keller's actions in no way represent their values. he hasn't been a member of the organization since 2008, and they say keller who swam at the highest levels of the sport represented the very country and democracy he so willfully attacked. in pictures released by the fbi, based on this video shot during the capitol riots, he is conspicuous, taller than almost

everyone else, his face clearly visible, and his clothes, a u.s. olympics team jacket. >> lane two, klete keller of the united states. >> reporter: klete keller, a star swimmer in three olympics, winner of five medals, two of them gold. now facing three federal charges connected to last week's attack on the capitol. federal agents say they identified him from this clip from town hall media cross re referencing the shots of the 6'6" former athlete with his colorado driver's license. the head of the u.s. olympics committee without referencing keller specifically strongly condemns the actions of the rioters, adding team usa athletes are held to a very high standard on the fields of play and off. and in d.c. last week, quote, that standard was clearly not met. >> remember, klete keller has two straight bronzes in the 400-free >> reporter: keller is best known for his performance in

athens in 2004 where on a rela team with michael phelps he anchored the last leg with an australian keller by his own account, struggled after he retired from the sport in 2008. >> i found the real world pressure much more intimidating and much more difficult to deal with because i went from swimming to having three kids and a wife within a year >> reporter: in an olympic channel podcast a couple years ago he described sinking into a depression after a divorce in 2014, ultimately experiencing homelessness >> all of a sudden when you have a car and clothes, and that's it, it's really put me in my place. >> reporter: he eventually started working for a commercial real estate company in colorado but resigned this week according to his now former employer keller himself could not be reached for comment by nbc news.

an olympic athlete now back in the national spotlight, not championed but charged >> hallie, there are calls for the u.s. olympic committee to do something, to take some action is there any possibility he could lose his medals or what could they do? >> really, by all accounts it's really only the internationa olympic committee that would have the power to strip an athlete's medals they've only done so so far when rules have been broken in competition, so doping, for example, not for things that happen outside of the field of play hoda >> all right hallie jackson for us there at the capitol. hallie, thank you. up next, nbc news investigates americans from al walks of life becoming radicalized online just ahead, a former qanon member tells us how it happened to her plus why the pandemic has become the perfect breeding ground for the spread of extremism. we'll have that and a lot more right after this extremism. extremism. we'll hav what were the odds you would even be you? withour yiquely-you sneeze.

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7:40 with nbc news investigates. last week's insurrection at the capitol really heightened concerns about a threat from within our own borders >> it's well beyond protests what really drives some americans to falsely believe in order to protect our country, they should attack democracy itself it is a complex issue. stephanie gosk decided to take a closer look at what's fueling the violence and how it's become radicalization steph, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the more we learn about who stormed the capitol, the more surprising it becomes. police officers, former military, even that swimmer that you were talking about they all believe the same conspiracy theory fueled by president trump that the election was stolen. law enforcement say that some of them have followed this path to extremism that to terrorist experts say is all too familiar. on the capitol steps, rage as police were beaten at the

door rioters chanted violent threats. taking aim at the democracy they insisted they were there to protect. >> we're normal, good, law-abiding citizens and you guys did this to us. we want our country back we are protesting for our freedom right now. >> reporter: according to authorities many of the participants are members of extremist groups whose ranks have grown in recent months, fueled in part by the pandemic john miller is the head of counterterrorism at the nypd. >> it's taken us aback to see people who appear, quote/unquote, to be normal, average americans, really cross over that line since people have been on lockdown or unable to go to their jobs or unable to go out, they're spending a lot more time online >> reporter: experts say they come from all walks of life. >> a lot of these people weren't trump supporters at the start of the pandemic

they come from places where the one through line is they are looking for orderer. >> reporter: melissa rhine lively was one of those people finding comfort in the conspiracy fueled qanon community. how quickly did that conversion for you happen >> i would say it was a matter of weeks >> reporter: lively who ran a successful business in scottsdale says qanon drove her to this moment in a target >> [ bleep ] over. >> reporter: what gets you to the point where you are ripping masks off of a stand at target >> you know, i think i was just trapped in this, like, qanon echo chamber, and i will say that social media played an enormous part in what happened to me in terms of being radicalized. >> this is over. no >> reporter: lively did not travel to the capitol and admits she was wrong to spread qanon's lies now, disavowing the conspiracy theories and staying off the

internet >> it's normal, well-adjusted, successful people that get ensnared in this it takes over your life and tweaks the way you think >> reporter: for some, that means turning to violence. in the lead-up to the violence at the capitol, extremists who follow fringe groups made an open call to arms. what we're talking about people engaging in something protected by our constitution, and then crossing that line into breaking the law. that's a big step. >> it's a big step, but it's becoming more common, and it crosses all stripes of political belief >> reporter: has the fight against foreign extremism provided something of a blueprint in the fight against domestic extremism >> very much isis was the first terrorist group to weaponize social media. we're seeing that again in this far right wing violent

extremism. >> reporter: introduction into this world can happen simply experts say. maybe a friend or a family member that sends a link, and for the right person in the right moment, that c to a long and very dark journey down a rabbit hole guys, back to you. >> stephanie, thank you. it's interesting to peer into and see. this is different than protesters just having a different political view but how you can watch thes videos, john miller who was in charge of intelligence for the nypd, i remember he once did a presentation at nbc and showed us isis videos and how they were so compelling to people. and now you're seeing a similar tactic, these videos, people watch them and it pulls up another. they watch them, and suddenly the whole reality has shifted and it's really scary and dangerous. >> she said like the right person at the right time in their life >> it's understandable >> it is

it is 7:45 mr. roker, what you got? >> we have warm weather to talk about as you see on the maps today. above average. wide area stretching from west coast into the plains. bismark, chicago, st. louis, nashville, richmond, all the way into the northeast, new york and boston all above average temperatures for friday. that moves a little further east from minneapolis to bangor down to raleigh and detroit then we'll see temperatures start to take a bit of a tumble as we get into the weekend detroit by monday 33 same in buffalo. >> good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look inin up to sunshine and we've seen fog in some spots. as that fog clears, our temperatures will warm up quickly and we're heading into the upper 60s up to near 70 degrees in a lot of spots in the

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bay area and how that compares to our record highs. we are going to be well above normal today as we can see some highs in the upper 60s, which could in some spots be very close or set a new record for the day. we'll have many more chances as we go into ee our inland temperatures reaching into the upper 60s and near 70 degrees into next week. and in san francisco, low 60s today, we're going to see at times a few patches of clouds and fog but overall, very sunny and dry weather extending into the long holiday weekend as well as next week. laura? >> looks good. thanks so much. we'll be back with another local news update for you in about a half hour. enjoy your thursday morning.

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, impeached again. president trump becomes the first president to be impeached twice. the senate now preparing for the next step. >> the president of the united states incited this insurrection. this armed rebellion against our common country. >> with inauguration day less than a week away, all eyes on washington as the city steps up security. >> we will have no tolerance whatsoever for any attempts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. >> we are live with the latest. then one shot wonder.

a glimmer of hope this morning as johnson & johnson reveals their one-dose vaccine is highly effective. it comes as hospitals are overwhelmed and states struggle with the vaccine rollout. we'll break it all down. plus teachers on the front lines. our closer look at the challenges they face in and out of the classroom. >> i think 2020 was the year of being honest about how you were feeling mentally. >> just ahead, how one school in detroit is going above and beyond for their teachers and students during the pandemic. and no doubt. that's her. we'll catch up with music superstar gwen stefani about her new music and her new fiance, and she'll treat us to a special performance. "today," january 14th, 2021. ♪♪ >> from north carolina, hi, hoda. >> hi, savannah.

>> we're the mcneils from -- >> maryland. >> on this day one year ago -- >> our sweet baby girl was born. happy first birthday, miller. >> okay. little miller. happy birthday to you. welcome back, you guys. it is a thursday morning right here, and it's a good thursday morning. if you're starting your day with us, we're happy. >> morning sunshine. >> you say thursday, i say friday eve. by the way, if you're reaching for the first cup of coffee like all of us or your second, remember, dvr. you can use that dvr 7:00 a.m. catch up with what you missed. you missed a lot. we've been on for a while. let's get to the news at 8:00. americans now bracing for two monumental events in washington. the inauguration of president-elect joe biden and the senate trial of president trump. the house voting yesterday to impeach the president for a second time. the first president in american history to be impeached twice.

"weekend today" co-host, kristen welker joins us with the latest. >> good morning. the president is increasingly isolated and defiant this morning after being impeached for the second time in just over a year. the move will impact everything from his legacy to joe biden's first term in office. >> reporter: this morning, the dramatic fallout after president trump made history of the wrong kind again, becoming the first president to be impeached twice. house speaker nancy pelosi signing the single article of impeachment late wednesday accusing the president of incitement of insurrection for his remarks before last week's attacks. >> the president of the united states incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion against our common country. he must go. he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. >> reporter: and while the president's first impeachment broke along party lines, this vote was the most bipartisan impeachment in u.s. history. all 222 house democrats

supporting it, and 10 gop lawmakers breaking ranks with the president. >> my vote to impeach our sitting president is not a fear-based decision. i am not choosing a side. i'm choosing truth. it's the only way to defeat fear. >> reporter: the next step, the president's impeachment trial in the senate. majority leader mitch mcconnell in a statement saying the senate will not hold a trial until mr. trump is out of office while leaving the door open to voting to convict him. the white house releasing this video after the vote. the president not commenting on the house's actions. instead, condemning the attack on the capitol that prompted the impeachment. >> we want trump! we want trump! >> no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. there is never a justification for violence. no excuses. no exceptions. >> reporter: a sharp con the president's remarks saying this before the riots began. >> if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a

country anymore. >> reporter: during the house debate, democrats challenged republicans to put loyalty aside. >> i'm not asking you to storm the beaches of normandy, but only show a fraction of the courage we ask of our troops every day. >> reporter: and this rebuke. >> the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. >> reporter: and while every lawmaker condemned the violence, several republicans argued impeachment was the wrong course. >> it will only serve to further divide a nation that is calling out for healing. >> reporter: now, remarkably, the president's aides and surrogates were mostly silent yesterday. now all eyes turn to the senate where mitch mcconnell has said he has not made up his mind on impeachment. savannah? >> kristen welker, thank you. we have encouraging news this morning about a new covid vaccine that could streamline the process of protecting millions of americans. nbc's ga

gabe, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. as covid cases surge nationwide, the need for johnson & johnson's vaccine is higher than ever. now, our early numbers suggest the shot is highly effective. we're also learning that the company's manufacturing may be behind schedule. >> reporter: this morning one of the most encouraging results yet in the vaccine race. johnson & johnson releasing data from early trials that suggest a single dose of its coronavirus vaccine is highly effective and safe. those early trials show an antibody response in 100% of trial participants two months after getting the single shot with 90% of participants generating a response by the 29th day. in november, johnson & johnson's chief global supply chain officer spoke with richard engel. >> what's the advantage to a single dose? >> you doan need to be reminding

someone to come back for a second dose. you don't need to be going roug and tracking that second dose. >> reporter: but there are also new concerns this morning. "the new york times" is reporting federal officials have been told johnson & johnson has fallen as much as two months behind the production schedule. the company signed a $1 billion contract with "operation warp speed" promising 100 million doses by june of this year. in a statement they say in part, it is confident in the ability to meet our 2021 supply commitments signed with governments. the company's chief scientific officer told reuters it is on track to roll out the vaccine in march if the fda gives emergency use authorization. anticipation for this vaccine in particular is high. a major advantage of the single dose vaccine only requires basic refrigeration, making it easier to distribute and administer. nationwide, the initial vaccine rollout has been rocky. while both moderna and pfizer's vaccines were authorized late last year, distribution is

behind schedule. >> it is going very, very badly. and did number one reason why it's going so slowly, we've made this too complicated. >> reporter: johnson & johnson says it's premature to get into specifics of the supply chain issue because it's still waiting on phase three trial data. hoda, around the country the problem seems to be not supply but really distribution issues at the state level right now. hoda? >> yeah. all right. gabe gutierrez for us. thank you. feels like a good time for a boost. >> i got one for you. there's a baby girl full of giggles and excitement. she was waiting for her daddy to come home. when she finally saw him, she blurted out her first word which happened to be a very special one. >> where's da da?

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♪ i don't know where i've been♪ ♪ but i know where i wanna go♪ we're back 8:14 carson joins us once again withn the front lines. >> yeah. and in a normal year teachers face a lot of challenges and the pandemic has only added to them both professionally and personally >> this morning cynthia mcfadden introduces us to one school in the heart of detroit that has found a way to help. cynthia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, you're right the detroit achievement academy is special in lots of ways one of the central tenets is when they support teachers and kid's families, the kids do better we saw that firsthand with an innovative wellness program for teachers and a whole lot of love

making a difference. this is janelle fowler's dream job. a teacher in her hometown, detroit. >> i knew i wanted to be a teacher in third grade when i met my third grade math teacher. ms. ramsey she used to say fowler i would sit up shoulders straight she was just -- i want to be like her when i grow up. >> reporter: now 29, she's well on her way acknowledging that some of the hardest work is what teachers do outside the classroom. >> hi there! happy new year >> happy new year. >> reporter: like taking one of her students under her wing. >> this is the reason i get up every day. i want to make sure he has what he needs you didn't call me >> my phone was broke. >> reporter: when it looked as if diontae was no longer going to be able to go to her school, having moved in with a great aunt, she wasn't having it >> i was like no, i'll be picking him up every morning so i changed my wake-up time

changed my alarm time. so i could go and ge diontae. >> reporter: if that sounds amazing, it's all part of the fabric of an extraordinary school, detroit achievement academy. >> our student population is students of color and a vast majority are living below the poverty line >> good morning! >> reporter: kyle smitley founded the public charter school eight years ago after running a successful clothing company and giving much of the profit to good causes. she wanted to bring some of her business know-how to something she felt would really make a difference >> i think teaching is cool. we make sure that that's reflected in how we pay them they're the highest paid teachers in metro detroit. we invest in their lives >> good morning, dia >> reporter: the key to schools serving 220 students is very close knit with extremely low staff turnover rate.

teachers love teaching here. >> are you excited >> reporter: and their students are thriving but when covid struck, kyle said she was well aware many of the kids' families were barely holding on >> we diverted our resources to things like buying groceries for our family members, paying their utilities so they could have running water, paying their rent >> reporter: you all did something that most places either couldn't or wouldn't do >> our priority was the wellbeing and health and safety of our families and academic stuff is secondary, and it won't come without the first >> reporter: it paid off even with some students returning, there have been no reported cases of covid at the school despite the heavy costs many were paying at home, including janelle. >> my grandmother got sick at the end of march and by the middle of april, she was gone >> reporter: adding to the pain, her uncle passed away from covid just a few weeks later >> i realized, like, i keep

saying i'm okay. i don't feel okay. i'm not okay >> reporter: but the school already had a unique program in place to help. a $500 per teacher per year wellness fund. money in addition to their regular health insurance >> sometimes it's a co-pay toward mental health sometimes it's a new pair of running shoes. anything that helps you be well and take care of yourself. >> reporter: i bet the fund was used up this past year >> yes, it was everyone knows that working on your mental health is like going to the gym >> i think 2020 was a year o being honest about how you were feeling mentally. >> reporter: and the better you feel, the more you can give to your students? >> absolutely. i started meeting with a therapist online after the sessions i get my cr out, and then it's like okay, let's rededicate ourselves and get to it. >> reporter: but janelle says while the money helps, what the

staff gets from one another is what makes all the difference. >> having kyle contact me when she heard about the death of my grandmother, the death of mydo how can i help r:he said you were among the first peop her. and just talk about how much that meant to her. >> i didn't know that. yeah like, it's so sad when you see something like that happen it just lays the disparity bare and also just like purges you in the face no teacher doesn't want to come back and do their job and teach kids teachers are a special type of person they are not like you and me like, they are called to do this and they're exceptional at it. >> being a teacher is not an 8:00 to 4:00 job at all you just have to be committed to that work. >> reporter: anybody who has you as a teacher is one lucky kid. >> i appreciate it >> it just makes your heart happy to see what dedicated teachers and creative

administrators can do in the lives of these kids. i mean, one person makes such a difference now, kyle who is very generous, says that anybody else who sees this and wants to try to create their own school, she's more than happy to open the books and share what she's learned in creating the detroit achievement academy. >> my goodness >> cynthia, what do you say we bring in from detroit that the founder and executive director of that amazing school, kyle smitley? kyle, first, you're amazing. that's incredible, what you're doing. i know that you guys had to give a lot of money to the teachers, but how proud are you of the work they've been doing under these circumstances? >> i have no words to describe how proud i am to work with my team i have watched them all just with joy meet the needs of our community, their students. they are the best people in the entire world >> well, kyle, you are incredible what you're doing is amazing we all know that

you're helping so many we do have some exciting news we would like for you to share for everybody at detroit achievement academy. and that is, our parent company comcast heard about your story and would like to give your entire school free laptops and to make sure everybody stays connected, a free year of internet provided by comcast internet congratulations. >> i will tell them right now. thank you. >> they might be watching. >> they probably heard. >> hope they are watching. >> a small thank you >> kyle, i think it's so interesting what you've done, and the idea that people would replicate it i mean, you watch stories like this and you're like how did she have the guts to do that you were in the fashion business and you try to start a school? what did you -- how did you do that >> listen, there is nothing that determination and access to the internet can't yield >> you're doing god's work >> kyle, thank you so mule, we'

with janelle >> beautiful >> goodness. >> what an awesome example >> thank you so much >> thank you so much how about we take a pause and get another check of the weather from mr. roker >> we needed that story. we start out west. temperatures and winds are going to be kicking up santa ana winds. record breaking temperatures probably tomorrow in southern california much colder through the plains behind the system we're looking at strong winds through the central and northern plains as well also this clipper bringing snow. some places in minnesota could see anywhere from 6 to 9 inches of snow. as we move to the east today, . good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's head to the east bay with a live look outside, and it starts out nice and sunny, and mild temperatures, it's going t warm up today. take a look at our highs, reaching into the upper 60s, up

to 68 degrees in antioch, and 70 degrees today in morgan hill. we'll also see highs in the upper 60s for much of the north bay, and half moon bay reaching 67 degrees. as we go through the forecast this weather is on repeat, no changes through early next week. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> all right al, thank you. don't go anywhere. when we come back, our friend, gwen stefani >> i hear her! >> uh-huh. she's up early she's going to perform her new hit. she's going to chat with us. i can't wait just like that we'll be back after your local news and weather

good morning, i'm scott mcgrew. there was no big winner in last night's power ball drawing. there was a winning ticket sold at this store in san jose, paul's market in japan town, had all five numbers except the power ball and that's worth $2.7 million. the next jackpot will be estimated $640 million. mega millions is up tomorrow. that one's at $750 million. you can never get too much kari. let's check in with her and the weather. >> all right, we're seeing some

patchy dense fog moving through parts of the east bay. check out the visibility in concord only a tenth of a mile and it's near zero in parts of the north bay. but we've seen a clear sky in other parts of the bay area, including san francisco as you get ready to head out. that's a live view. as we go into today the fog clears out, temperatures warm up and we're heading close to 70 degrees across many of our microclimates and into the forecast expected to be really nice into the holiday weekend. of course we know we need some rain but we don't see any of that, at least through next wednesday. scott? >> all right, kari, thank you. we'll have more local news coming in half hour. and of course everything you need at nbcbayarea.com.

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>> that's alex we're going to do a ride today we'll get you pumped up for that if you don't know alex, you'll get a chance to meet him >> i've been waiting for this all week >> let's go. then the wildest story you will see all day guaranteed. we're going to hear from a guy who stands to lose $260 million if he can't remember the password to unlock it. he had ten chances ten. now he has two left. and you won't believe his take on the dilemma he's found himself in and then we've got a parade of hollywood stars coming up on the third hour anthony mackie telling us about his sci fi action movie and we'll try to get him to spill the beans on marvel universe secrets, as well and then on "hoda and jenna" we got kate hudson on the interesting way she landed her most recent role and she had to shave her head for it. >> that's a tease. >> al, let's get a check of the weather.

>> i shave my head every day >> i saw that coming >> let's show you the weekend ahead. we are looking mild and dry weather for tomorrow in the northeast. snowy and windy through the upper midwest into the mississippi river valley record highs out west. as we move into saturday, a soaking rain in the northeast. snow showers in the great lakes. still warm out west. and sunday, sunday, we're looking at lake-effect snow around the great lakes warm and breezy through the south. plenty of sunshine through the gulf good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, let's take a look at our seven-day forecast, it's going to feel more like spring across the bay area, with our inland temperatures reaching near 70 degrees for the next several days. now we know we need some rain but unfortunately we're not going to see it but we are going to have some nice temperatures for the long holiday weekend and as we check out san francisco we will see more sunshine here. also set on a warming trend that will peak on monday, martin luther king day, reaching 67 degrees.

savannah >> all right, al now to our citi music series >> again gwen lays out a -- >> she gives us a brand new hit. "let me reintroduce myself." it does just that. take a look. ♪ ♪ let me reintroduce myself if you forgot ♪ ♪ no i'm not records on your shelf ♪ >> girl, you do not age a minute good morning >> good morning. >> love to see you was it fun getting back in the outfits and getting back singing those songs? >> it was surreal. you know what i mean it made me really think about that i had nobody helping me those were outfits that i just made up.

you know what i mean or that showed up at my house for free, or -- and it's funny because now they actually are -- people's halloween costumes. and they were not halloween costumes at the time that was me being me >> are those the originals if i try to wear something i wore ten years ago, let me tell you, it wouldn't fit >> those are not the originals at first i wanted to do the originals but a lot of my costumes were being displayed in vegas for my residency they looked like if i put them on, they might shred i thought maybe i reintroduce myself as the better version of what i wish i looked like if i had a stylist back then. and so, we did recreate them, and it just made them a little off. and everything was a little off. like the "just a girl" me was hanging out with girls that didn't know each other

it was a lot of weirdness and really fun >> really fun. >> where's the big guy right now? is he sleeping >> i wish. he's in oklahoma he had to go to nashville to do some work. there we are, kissing it up. >> we saw you on jimmy fallon. you were talking about the engagement you see a picture there. we haven't had a chance to talk to you about it. you and i have very unique proprietary information regarding your relationship with my friend blake. i was reminded of a story five years ago when you started to date blake, you will remember this we went to our old house in l.a. and i sat you and blake down in the kitchen and i said, you guys, pump the brakes. this is not good this is not going to go well i looked at gwen, and i said you're much, much too good for this guy you're smart, you're intelligent. you're one of my oldest friends and then there's blake what surprises you most about blake coming into your life five years later. now you're going to marry the guy. what do you attribute it to? >> as you're telling me that

story, and you're saying all that, i literally had this wave of almost having a heart attack. my heart is racing what don't i love about blake? and what don't we all love about blake? i mean, i feel like it's very mutual in the room right now, hoda he just is such a good guy he's one of the most generous human beings and down to earth. it sounds generic, but it's true he's so gifted and so unique and talented, and he really just is my best friend, and i feel so excited that i have someone in my life that now i have a chance at happiness you know what i mean for a long time to come. and it's just a blessing, the whole thing. it is a miracle. and yes, carson, you witnessed that, and i was just so -- it's around the corner after such you know what i mean

>> gwen, did you think about whether or not you wanted to get married at all, even if you were madly in love and you knew it was your soul mate were you at all gun shy just because anyone who has been through a divorce, i have too, you're not 100% sure if it's the right thing to do again? >> i think there was a lot to consider when you have so many people involved. you know children, and their hearts, and everybody in my family, his family we all went through a lot together, and so, i think in a romantic way, when you fall in love, like, so hard and so unexpectedly, and so late in your life, and i think you can relate to this you think i want to marr reaction like, let's get married. you know so we always talked about it, of course and i think that then as the

years were going by, it was sort of like -- it didn't need to happen, and it was like there was a lot of healing to do you know and so i think that we just -- it was just natural, and it's funny because he basically had the ring and it was right around my birthday. i was kind of getting a little bit anxious, like, i was like wait a minute. what are we doing? i don't need to ever get married. what is happening? because i started having a little insecurity, and so it was right on time. >> right on time we have a little gift for you, gwen i don't know if it's there somewhere. i think blake delivered it a couple days ago. it's for you and your hubby. so if you open it up real quick. can to think it's cute >> wedding cowbells. uh-huh >> quickly, because we have to run. for the music, when is your record coming out? >> i don't know. probably soon. like, it's -- i have all the songs. i wrote a song yesterday

i'm still writing. i'm going to write a song tomorrow and then i'm just going to edit and try to get the best of the best. as soon as they say i can put it out. like soon. >> we're going to listen to one right now, gwen. we're going to take a little break, and you're going to treat us to a fun performance of your new single right after this, but ♪ ♪ ♪ digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endless mundane work we all hate. ♪ ♪ ♪ automation can solve that by taking on repetitive tasks for us. unleash your potential.

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♪ i'm still the original me ♪ ♪ i'm still i'm still the original me yeah ♪ ♪ the simple recipe to get the best of me ♪ ♪ home grown and green if you m♪ ♪ home mess with me ♪ ♪ let me reintroduce myself case you forgo no i'm not records on your shelf ♪ ♪ i'm still the original original old me ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ original old me ♪ ♪ so let me r let me reintroduce myself ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ i'm still the original me ♪ ♪ yeah ♪get / http/1.1ccept-enc6 ♪ i'm still the original me ♪ ♪ let me re let me reintroduce myself ♪ >> yeah! >> all right big thank you to gwen stefani. she will join us again on "hoda and jenna. >> i could see you rocking that outfit

>> coming up, the guy carson has been raving about all week there he is. his life coach, superstar peloton instructor alex toussaint. they'll hop on the bike after ca first, tca lifornia phonehis offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit

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like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit we are back with "starts today. the man carson has been telling us about all week long >> that's right. peloton instructor and my de facto life coach, i'm excited to share his inspiring personal story tomorrow in our interview. first, in a few hours we're going to do a ride and crank with you it's good to see you this morning. for people who don't know peloton or you, this was more than just about losing weight. especially during the pandemic and especially for me. this is about benefits of exercise both physically and mentally>> obviously wake up evy and move your body and mind. move your spirit and soul and help somebody else move theirs it's a true blessing

me as a peloton instructor and being on this platform, allowing me into their homes, living room, to benefit their menta health and physical health, it's a opportunity for me to better my mental and physical health. to the members out there, i say thank you to the fullest bottom of my heart. >> and people are saying i don't have a peloton bike. it dawned on me. we don't want to alienate anybody. people could just download the app and go for a walk and listen to your class or something they could do anything >> yeah. that's the beauty of it. zero excuse nowadays we have a peloton digital offering for two month free. you have an opportunity to check out our meditation, walking, strength exercises, stretching from the world class coaches there's no excuse anymore. 2021, you have every opportunity to be part of the peloton family we want you. everyone is welcome here >> before i had a peloton, i used another bike. like you can use another bike if you have an idea of the resistance and cadence i'm excited for today. we have a playlist it's going to be a high

intensity training ride, a hit ride, as you said. 30 minutes 3:30 eastern time today. we want people to join we're going to do an instagram live thing i think now uncle al >> yes, very quickly we have to put our masks on. one nick roker, a big fan on the bike >> here's what i like. it's not just the ride his commentary as you ride, i mean, he pumps you up. i get off the bike sometimes i'm like wow >> gives you something to think about. >> yes yes! >> it's organic every time we've talked about it. i'm like what keeps you going? his story, just at the center of it is alex was mopping floors not that long ago. his life has completely changed. and every day when he's on the bike -- you remind me of mary j. blige. every time i see her sing one of my favorite things of mary j. is she sings like it's the last time she's ever going to sing. that's the way you teach peloton. >> that's a great comparison >> getting up there like it's my last every single time every single time.

>> you do that you're inspiring story the ride is at 3:30 eastern. join us for that >> you guys -- >> we're going to do an ig live right now. >> right now >> okay. all right. alex, nice to meet you >> bye, alex >> see you tomorrow. >> we'll have more of our "start today" series in the third hour focusing on the mind and the app that sheinelle and dylan are trying out there's the app. they're trying to black out distractions and trying to find some calm. and coming up next, we've been teasing this all day. one man's $260 million dilemma it will make you feel better about forgetting one of your passwords. passwords. first, this is " we always have a big party, it's a big thing for us. everyone gets together... to just have fun. the happy chaos... a lot of noise and... for me, i just enjoy it all... ♪

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we're back let's hear it. one of the craziest stories we think you'll see all day >> we all forget our passwords from time to time. for one investor, it's a mistake

that could cost him a fortune. >> "nbc news now" anchor joe fryer joins us with the extraordinary details. joe? >> good morning. we're talking about bitcoin. one early investor can't figure out his password holding $260 million. here's the very big problem. he only has two more tries to get it open. if he can't, all the money will be gone forever. it's a password worth hundreds of millions of dollars a long complex string of random letters numbers and symbols guarding the contents of an ultra secure thumb drive like this one >> i tried to pick a very secure one. because i was very concerned about losing those coins >> reporter: for nearly a decade, stefan thomas has had nearly 7,000 bitcoin stashed away today it would pay out more than 260 million real dollars much, much, much more than it

was worth when he first earned them if stefan could only remember his password >> just like that, and come up with a new way to recover it and it wouldn't work i would try another way and it wouldn't work. >> reporter: he's already made eight failed attempts to unlock the drive. now he has two more tries to get it right or the device will clear the data forever, including the password that will unlock all the millions. >> it's not like i barely don't remember it. it's there's no chance at remembering something that complicated from ten years ago >> reporter: because bitcoin isn't represented by a real bank, the military drive i holding the only key to his fortune. online, word of his password problem has inspired everything from hackers offering to crack the code to hypnosis >> is there at least maybe just the slightest bit of hope that you have buried somewhere in your head? >> yeah. i mean, in some ways like that hope makes it more difficult, because it's like, you know,

it's easier if you can just let it be in the past and forget about it >> reporter: still stefan says he's chosen not to dwell on his almost certain loss. reality he came to terms with years ago. past >> ever since i've never had t worry about any other screw-ups or failures. if i can move past that mistake, i can move past anything >> reporter: proof that even a bitcoin has a flip side. >> if you're thinking he's handling this awfully well, there's a reason he has made plenty of other money on crypt0currency and remembered those passwords so he's doing fine. he's far from alone. one company estimates there's more than $140 billion worth of bitcoin stranded in digital wallets. the company that made the super secure flash drive tells us if stefan can't figure out his password there's nothing they really can do either >> i don't care how much you've a lot more chill than i would be if i was about to get $260 million. >> yeah.

i thought when i heard about it, is it like what's your mother's maiden name? what was your first dog? >> keep us posted. maybe he figures it out. >> i don't think so. put it in the trash and move on because it doesn't seem like he's going to get that coming up in the third hour of "today. a "today" exclusive. four former directors of the cdc on the vaccine rollout, and what can be done to fix it. plus a star studded "hoda and jenna. gwen stefani, kate hudson and bobby flay first, your local news good morning, everyone, it's 8:56, i'm scott mcgrew, a new development in california's vaccine push, anyone over 65 now eligible for a shot. governor newsom announced the change yesterday. but bay area health leaders say in many cases that's going to be a whole lot easier in theory than in practice because most

counties don't have the supplies. san mateo and santa clara counties working to vaccinate a long line of health care workers. at the same time, those who do have coverage are advised to contact their medical provider to see if there is a vaccine available. happening now, california pushing to vaccinate 1.5 million people this week alone. our kris sanchez is taking the temperature on how all that's working out. she'll have a full report in our midday newscast. no jackpot winner for last night's power ball drawing but a $2.7 million ticket was sold at one san jose store. head to nbcbayarea.com for details. cig freed die -- partner roy horn died of covid complications last may. we have more information about all of them on our twitter feed.

up from for a vote, the bay area sports arena that could soon turn into a vaccine distribution site to help speed up the rollout. and kari tracks us a weekday warmup to last into the weekend, join us tomorrow 4:30 to 7:00.

and here is dave. >> well, here we are. good morning to you. the very first good morning of a great many good mornings between you and i. here it is, january 14th, 1952, when nbc begins a new program called "today" and if it doesn't sound too revolutionary, i really believe it begins a new kind of television. we'll be with you every day. >> and good morning. welcome to the third hour of "today." i'm al along with sheinelle, craig, dylan, and no there is