good morning bitter blast just a day after the season's first big winter storm that dropped more than a foot of snow in new england, another round is coming more than 48 million people now from north dakota to massachusetts under winter weather advisories this weekend as some of the cdest air in years begins to settle in. we'll have the full forecast crisis point hospitals across the country under siege once again >> this has now been the largest influx of patients we've ever taken care of. >> with nearly one in four facing a critical staffing

shortage, nearly 5 million covid cases nationwide in just the last week. with the cdc saying they're seeing a disturbing increase in the number of young children hospitalized this morning what you need to know in limbo novak djokovic, tennis' top player, remains in detention i australia this morning ahead of a hearing over whether he will be able to play in the upcoming australian open. his lawyers filing new papers in court today, revealing the tennis champ had covid last month, will that be enough to allow him to compete tributes to an icon. sidney poitier being remembered this morning as a ground breaking actor. >> i ain't building no shop. >> yeah, you. >> who helped break down racial barriers we'll look back at his enduring legacy all that, plus who is a big winner >> you are just the fifth

millionaire in "jeopardy" history. >> "jeopardy's" reigning champ amy schneider becomes a member of an elite club overnight, the question fans now asking, how long will her winning streak last today, saturday, january 8th, 2022 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer welcome to "today," and thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning peter, it's good to be with you. i think it's safe to say that "jeopardy" fans and everyone else cheering for amy schneider, she has become the first woman ever to surpass $1 million on the show way to go. >> so amy had a heck of a week you may have heard she was robbed on monday, won a million dollars on friday. i think she's got things going in the right direction but what a way to start the year.

>> quite an arc. good luck to her. covering the latest developments this morning, including the rise in covid cases that's not showing any sign of slowing down hospitals across the country being overwhelmed with cases mostly among the unvaccinated. there has been breaking news overnight involving novak djokovic his lawyers revealing that he had covid last month as they fight in court to get him out of detention and approved t compete in the australian open. we want to begin with the deep freeze hitting millions along the east coast this morning. after a big winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow on now, the bitter cold is about th kathy park in bostoneporter: goo you. yeah, friday's storm was a quick hitter it dumped more than 11 inches here in boston

as you can see, crews did a pretty good job clearing off the sidewalks and roadways but with temperatures taking a dive overnight into the teens any snow that melted, as you can see, turned into a sheet of ice. this morning millions waking up to a deep freeze after a powerful winter storm slammed the east coast do you have a lot of digging ahead? >> yes i will take care of my car later. >> reporter: conditions went from bad to worse early friday morning in massachusetts with more than an inch of snow falling an hour. as plows tried to keep up, poor visibility sent cars sliding the treacherous travel stretched from kentucky to maine the dc metro region hit hard from monday's storm got even more snow and another mess on the roads. >> i'm praying it doesn't -- you know, we don't get jammed up like they did in virginia where they were sitting for 16, 20, 30

hours. >> reporter: the fast moving system packed a punch with record breaking snow in parts of tennessee, and nearly 6 inches in new york's central park new jersey's governor declaring a state of emergency >> all of new jersey is under a winter weather advisory. >> reporter: the wintery weather cancelled classes in several cities, including nashville and boston boston, where students wasted no time enjoying the snow day. what have you been doing in the snow >> making snow angels and having snowball fights. >> reporter: a blast of snow, wind and ice, striking more than a dozen states as the coldest air of the year now settles in and severe weather is also creating a lot of problems out west in washington state, heavy rain and snow melt led to extreme flooding, shutting down portions of an interstate for several hours. crews also stayed busy with rescue efforts landslides today, also still a possibility. back to you.

>> a lot of treacherous weather ahead. kathy park, thank you. to the deep freeze settling in this weekend, bill karins is in today for dylan what are we looking at good morning i feel bad for kathy it's freezing in boston this morning. it's not the only place. i hope everyone got out yesterday and shovelled when you had the chance, when the sun came out because overnight the temperatures plummeted, and whatever was snow turned to slush and now it's rock hard and difficult to remove, if you can. the current temperatures, kathy is out in the wind chill of 3 degrees right now in boston, so it's bitterly cold in the northeast. at least the sun will be out in the afternoon. pittsburgh at 8. buffalo at 7, buffalo had 16 inches of snow in the last couple of days a lot of winter weather to be had. this is nothing compared to the cold arriving from the norththen three to four years. remember the winter we talked about the polar vortex nonstop a piece of that polar vortex is breaking off and it's heading

through the great lakes starting on monday. these are high temperatures on monday green bay, 5 degrees minneapolis 1. so this is very cold and then the bitter blast on tuesday comes into the northeast. washington, dc, could only be highs nearing the 20s. so that would be a very cold day. you guys will like this. i tested it out on my son. i said it's going to be the coldest it's been in three years. he said, dad, it's finally winter i agree. >> i'm glad that's the way you tested it out on your son. i was afraid how the rest of the story would go. >> smart guy. >> we will get the rest of your forecast in a few minutes. we want to get the latest on the coronavirus crisis and the worrying rate at which covid is spreading over the last week the u.s. has averaged 660,000 cases per day with more than 10,000 deaths during that time hospitals completely overwhelmed. as the number of cases reaches unimaginable levels. gadi schwartz has more from los angeles. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, kristen.

here in los angeles county they just reported the highest number of covid-19 cases ever, 43,000 the backup to get tests has prompted governor newsom to call up the national guard to help staff additional sites hospitalizations here in california have not reached their peak as they have elsewhere. but across the country the crisis has turned into a shortage of health care workers who are out sick themselves. this morning american hospitals are in need of help. nearly one in four reporting a critical staffing shortage thousands of health care workers are out sick with covid-19 as patient numbers rise >> this has now been the largest influx of patients we've ever taken care of. >> reporter: in los angeles so many ambulance crews are out sick, some covid patients had to come to the hospital by fire truck. the omicron variant infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated but doctors say the vaccines and boosters are highly effective at preventing severe disease.

in maryland, covid cases are up 925% since thanksgiving, about 70% are unvaccinated and the icu is full. gabe gutierrez visited on friday. >> it's tough. a lot of times you just have to take a break, you cry and come back and do it all over again. >> reporter: the cdc saying the number of young children hospitalized has also reached alarming levels. >> pediatric hospitalizations are at the highest rate compared to any prior point in the pandemic. >> reporter: experts say with the rapid spread, vaccines, masks, and testing are more important than ever. but across the country, frustration over testing shortages. in florida some are outraged after learning as many as a million rapid test kits expired in a period that saw testing lines stretching more than a mile a new report out of the university of florida predicts 70% to 80% of people living in the sunshine state will have contracted covid by the end of the omicron wave, making for

choppy waters in industries just beginning to recover now many experts are expecting the omicron wave of infection to peak in the next two weeks but officials caution with every wave there is a lag in hospitalizations and deaths that soon follows and the biggest strains on the health care system are still yet to come kristen, peter, back to you. >> thank you for that. the pandemic is having a major impact on the economy with the latest jobs report showing just under 200,000 new jobs created in december, half the number expected. despite that, the president says the country is on the rebound. e nbc's josh letterman is at the white house with more what the president is saying. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. republicans called it president biden's worst jobs report ever but the president sees it as the glass half full, saying the unemployment rate is the lowest since the pandemic and calling it proof his economic plan is working

this morning, president biden confident america is getting back on its feet >> good morning. >> reporter: after new figures show the unemployment rate dropping to a pandemic low >> america is back to work >> reporter: but a lukewarm jobs report shows the pandemic is still the president's biggest challenge and an ongoing drag on the economy as his first year nears an end. >> we're going to be able to control this >> reporter: still biden promising the new normal won't be worse than the old one. >> covid, as we're dealing with it now, is not here to stay. >> reporter: those comments after cdc director rochelle walensky said this to savannah guthrie. >> we are looking at a time ahead of us where covid will be an endemic virus. >> reporter: biden may lose a key tool in his arsenal. the supreme court seeming poised to block his vaccine or testing mandate for large employers. after arguments on friday. >> why doesn't congress have a say in this and why isn't this the primary responsibility of the states >> reporter: the white house still playing catch up on the

covid testing shortage inking the first contracts for at-home tests as part of biden's plan to send half a billion of them to americans starting this month. they'll be free and arriving in the mail an idea the white house mocked last month >> should we just send one to every american >> reporter: the omicron surge presenting the latest stumble for the economy even as biden insists he is delivering the kind of recovery he promised. >> i hear republicans say today that my talking about the strong record shows that i don't understand or that i'm not focused on inflation malarky. >> reporter: the president visited the site of the devastating colorado wildfire last night and today will speak at the funeral of former nevada senator harry reid a long time senate colleague former president barack obama will deliver the eulogy with speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader chuck schumer also expected to speak >> josh, this week marked, of

course, the anniversary of the january 6th attack overnight the committee investigating the riot announced that the former vice president, mike pence, could testify. when will we know more about that >> reporter: they haven't actually asked him that, but the committee is expected to decide this week saying an invitation could go out at the end of the month. pence would be asked to appear voluntarily. we don't know at this point whether pence would say yes but committee leaders say pence's staff has already been helpful to the committee and praised pence for the role he played on january 6th, defying president trump's demand that he refuse to certify the election results even as a pro-trump mob outside the capitol was threatening pence's life. peter? >> his team has been voluntarily cooperative. thank you. the three men convicted of killing ahmaud arbery in georgia last year will spend the rest of their lives behind bars after they were sentenced on friday for his murder the judge saying arbery went for a jog but ended up running for his life

and now we are hearing the emotional reaction from his family katy beck has more >> reporter: this morning, the father and son found guilty of the 2020 murder of ahmaud arbery will spend the rest of their days behind bars >> a young man with dreams was gunned down in this community. >> reporter: judge timothy walmsley calling it accountability for greg and son travis mcmichael, a sentence of life without parol and for william bryant, a life sentence with the possibility of parole the decision after hours of testimony, ahmaud arbery's parents describing broken hearts that will never healheal. >> son, i love >> son, i love you as much today as i did the day that you were born. >> reporter: attorneys for the defendants calling life without parole a punishment too severe >> nothing in travis mcmichael's life suggests that he's a danger to society now or will be a danger to society 30 years from now. >> reporter: in the end, the

judge pointed to the lack of remorse, even pausing to reflect on ahmaud arbery's final moments, the 25-year-old was out for a jog when he was chased, shot and killed. the judge noted bryan, who did express remorse, earned a parole possibility because of it. as for arbery's family, relief to see justice what will you go home with in your heart tonight >> the day i laid ahmaud to rest i told him we would get justice. i have finally fulfilled that promise to ahmaud. we have justice for you today. >> reporter: will you sleep soundly? >> i will. >> reporter: katy beck, georgia. andrew cuomo will not have to face a criminal trial in connection with sexual harassment allegations the only criminal charge filed over the accusations was officially dropped by a new york

judge friday earlier this wee prosecutors said they did not believe they could prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt cuomo has denied the allegation that he groped an aide in 2020, he resigned after an investigation by the attorney general. a different kind of animal ca rescue in friday a team from seaworld used nets to rescue a sea lion that somehow made its way along a busy freeway and crossed four lanes of traffic to end up on a median poor little guy. authorities are mystified about how the 200-pound marine mammal made the four-mile trip from the beach. the sea lion is now being cared for at sea world, getting a checkup and possible rehabilitation curious little guy >> this doesn't look familiar. left turn at the wrong corner. bill karins is back for another quick check of the forecast good morning. >> we've all taken a turn and gotten a little lost in our lives.

he's lucky he gets to go back, that's all looks like he was tired from the four-mile journey. let's get into your weekend plans to plan out your day my advice to all the kids in kentucky and tennessee, you had the snowstorm this week, one more day to play in the snow. tomorrow looks ugly, tonight looks ugly, too. today get out while you can. i know it's getting warmer and the rain is on the way winter weather in the rockies, not too bad. a lot of sunshine in the east. it's a good day to be outside. tomorrow all of the wet weather heads to the east, freezing rain in the northeast tomorrow. and heavy rain over the areas with the snow. we could have isolated flooding problems in areas around tennessee and kentucky, lexington to nashville i don't think we'll get too many severe storms but we could have thunderstorms in houston for our friends in the pacific northwest, finally dry in seattle, you had 4 inches of rain this week i'm going to give you some sunshine as you go throughout your weekend that's a look at the national forecast here

good morning, we are going to be seeing patchy fog, temperatures mild once again in the 50s. live look in san jose, 50 degrees right now, we are waking up to dry conditions. a mix of sun and clouds. your temperature trend for this afternoon is going to remain pretty mild overall into the 50s and also upper 50s for areas like santa rosa as well as the dublin area. so overall we are going to stay dry, it's cold right now in fairfield. and coming up next half hour, guys, i'm going to talk about the freezing rain, i don't think there's anything worse than freezing rain. details coming up. >> thanks so much. will he get to play? new revelations overnight about why the world's top tennis player, novak djokovic said he should be eligible for an exemption to allow him to play in the australian open. we'll try to clear up confusion surrounding covid from

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we are back now on a saturday morning with the weekly download our look at the week's other big stories. >> among them the somber anniversary of the january 6th riot at the capitol. the nation marked one year since a mob of pro-trump rioters attacked the u.s. capitol. >> are we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth but in the shadow of lies? >> the emotional anniversary remembered with a moment of silence and a prayer vigil on the capitol steps. the deadly insurrection now the subject of a far-reaching investigation.

>> reporter: according to the attorney general, the investigation has led to 700 arrests with a quarter of those arrested pleading guilty. a deadly fire tore through a row house in philadelphia killing 12 people including 8 children. >> investors say smoke detecters failed to work, the building had two first floor exits. >> there was nothing slow. that fire was moving. a winter weather nightmare for travelers in virginia as drivers became stranded some for more than 20 hours. >> thousands of cars brought to a stand still by that massive storm dropping a foot of snow on the d.c. region. >> crews were eventually able to clear the roads. nfl star antonio brown defended himself after storming off the field during the a game, alleging he did not quit but was fired for refusing to play with

an injury. >> brown said he played as long as he could could on an injured ankle and that's when he said the head coach ordered him back on the field field he didn't call for medical attention and shouted you're done. >> the coach said brown never told him or the medical staff he could not play. blackberry finally pulled the plug on the classic phones this week, signaling the end of a device that defined a generation. >> that once revolutionary keyboard became obsolete. some of the week's wildest moments caught on camera. a scary scene as an out of control car crashed into a detroit restaurant, there were no serious injuries. a railing collapsed at washington's fed ex field sending fans falling on the ground and onto philadelphia eagle's quarterback, jalen hurts, hurts helped the fans who were not injured.

and in colorado, two skiers rescued a dog who was buried in an avalanche for 20 minutes. an eagle eye kraken fan made the save of a lifetime noticing the mole on the back of the equipment manager's neck. it turned out to be cancerous after hamilton got it removed, the two were reunited and the team awarded nadia with a $10,000 scholarship to medical school. >> nadia was concerned it would be intrusive to send a message to the guy on the team, the equipment manager right in front of her, but she did. and he was wise enough to look into it and ultimately saved his life. >> it's remarkable. the best part about this, now she has a scholarship to go to medical school. that's incredible.

if you see something, say something. >> and lifetime hockey tickets i'm guessing. still to come on "today" we will look back at the life and incredible career of the trailblazing actor and civil rights activist sidney poitier. plus the

good morning on this saturday, january 8th, i am kira klapper. governor newsom deployed the national guards to testing sites across the state. it is goal is to get more people tested faster. this is the video that was shared with us. on monday, the site will be able to double the number of appointments that it offers everyday, it's not just antioch, sites in santa clara and napa county and alameda will also be

receiving help. more than 200 personnels will be deployed to 50 community testing sites. if you have a hard time finding a test site, we can help, go to nbcbayarea.com/covid testing. we put together a list of places where you can go tested in the bay area. new rules for theater fans in san francisco beginning february 1st, ticketholders 16 and older must provide proof. they receive a booster short when they go to the golden gate theaters. younger children must be fully vaccinated and produce a negative antigen test. let's check with our vianey arana with a quick look of our forecast. >> good morning, we are going to see a patchy fog. 50 degrees in san jose, live look right now in downtown. i do want to get to the fog and

visibility because we are down to about a quarter of a mile in areas of nevada and live moore, up to santa rosa and down to a mile and a half. but, take a look at how cold it's in fairfield, 37 degrees right now, by about 10:00 or 11:00, we'll warm up in to the 50s. we are topping out in the mid and upper 50s. dublin is about 44 degrees. notice no rain in the forecast. we are going to be sort of cloudy during the day and clear out kind of towards the afternoon, a little bit more cloud cover around the coastline, temperatures expected to dip down into the 30s tonight. expecting a little more fog because we got high pressure starting to rebuild in the bay area, let's talk about how that'll impact your plans coming up. >> all right, we'll see you at 7:00. coming up in "today in the bay," a covid outbreak in a bay area

school district among teachers and students. we'll have that and all your top stories and vianey's forecast coming up at 7:00. right now we'll send you back to the "today" show. i absolutely hated pricking my fingers. you get these callouses and these sores.

pick a finger, you know. which one you gonna hurt today? once i was able to use dexcom, i could simply monitor on my phone, and i didn't have to prick. i'm not reliant on a fingerstick. coming toward us. oh my gosh. look at those eyes. wow. >> we are back on this saturday morning, january 8, 2022, and that's kristen and me under water at the georgia aquarium in atlanta where we recently got that very up close and personal look at some of the most mysterious creatures of the seas. coming up in our next half hour we'll share more of that experience and some of the facts that we learned about them as well. >> yeah. >> still haunted by that or reveling in that?

>> i'm reveling in that, i was terrified but so proud of us for doing it and headline we're still in one piece. >> spoiler alert we survived the experience. we want to begin with a check of the headlines millions from the midwest to northeast are dealing with frigid temperatures this morning the day after a fast moving winter storm system slammed the east coast. residents are still digging out from the blast of heavy snow, wind and ice, with slippery roads from kentucky to maine and heavy rains in the pacific northwest have led to mud slides and flooding. officials say a meat may be contaminated with e. coli, they're urging customers to avoid beef produced on december 20th and sold at walmart, krogers and albertsons, among other stores. customers should return the beef

or throw it away. and naomi osaka withdrew from a tournament in melbourne, today. she withdrew with an abdominal injury saying she needs to rest to prepare for the australian open, she's the defending champion. the first tournament begins january 17th. breaking news overnight when it comes to the australian open and the top men's player in the world, novak djokovic, the champ remains in detention in melbourne this morning because he is unvaccinated but his lawyers launched a new legal challenge they hope will get him back onto the tennis court. sam brock is in miami with more details on this. sam, more details coming out overnight. >> reporter: absolutely, peter. there are new developments right now with novak djokovic's legal team saying he was granted a visa back in november without qualification for his vaccination status, also he was

infected with covid-19 in recent weeks. that infection is the medical exemption he's seeking, djokovic goes to court in less than two days. this morning a new twist in the controversial surrounding the top ranked player in men's tennis, novak djokovic. his attorneys filing court papers today, challenging his detection in australia stating he first tested positive for covid on december 16th but 14 days later had not had a fever or respiratory issues in the last 72 hours. he received a document for a quarantine free arrival. he was granted a medical exemption by the state government only to have the visa cancelled by the australian border force. djokovic is on day three of a detention at his hotel as he awaits a verdict on playing in the australian open. now they're saying they've

cancelled three visas. with the czechs confirming nada was dropped as well. >> in australia there's no controversy about the vaccine. more than 90% of the citizens are fully vaccinated. >> reporter: the serbian's president crying maltreatment. and rafa nadal chiming in. >> if you don't want to get the vaccine, it's up to you. >> and nick kurios, this is bad. do better. >> reporter: djokovic is tied with roger federer and rafa nadal with the most wins. he has nine titles at the

australian open. men's tennis is at 95% plus per top 100 players in large part because of the requirements at the australian open. back to you. >> a couple of things that stick out to me, one 90% of australians are vaccinated. compare that to just over 60% here in the u.s. >> remarkable. >> secondly people were showing up outside the hotel cheering for this guy in this fight at this point, right? >> such a dynamic player. i think that's why the sports world, everyone else, just paying such close attention to what happens. we'll have to see. >> so from a sports storm brewing, bill karins, to another weather storm you're looking. that was a great transition, that was perfect. >> thank you. >> we'll be watching the next storm system headed from texas northwards. a lot of cold air in the midwest, no secret. this isn't going to be a big, huge winter storm. but sometimes the areas of light

drizzle and rainfall in the cold air, like this morning over st. louis, in chicago a glaze of ice expected. keep that in mind if you head out today. the rest of the region is going to be all rain that we're dealing with. you will, as the storm goes throughout the day, heavy rain developing, and the possibility of thunderstorms from houston to shreveport, little rock. it'll go to plain rain eventually. and then watching the storm system sweep to the east, this is a problem in the northeast tomorrow with the freezing rain. but the areas with the heavy snow like d.c., we are starting a mild and we are seeing dense fog up to the north bay. if you are going to be traveling this morning, keep in mind on the roads. santa rosa is down to about half a mile in visibility, same goes

for the napa, nevada area. expect to see the fog at least for the first half of the day. we are not expecting any rain. the fast moving system is completely out of the region. >> kristen and peter, that's your weekend forecast. >> bill, thank you very much. just ahead here, everything you need to know to keep your family safe during this covid surge, from the best masks to wear to the proper way to do the at-home tests. >> we'll check in with t he looking to get back in your type 2 diabetes zone? once-weekly ozempic® can help. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. and you may lose weight. adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. in adults also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. ozempic® helped me get back in my type 2 diabetes zone.

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and we are back now with your health and the confusion over many of those new covid guidelines that you're facing on everything from the best masks to wear to how long you should quarantine if you're positive. >> dr. jon torres is here to help us sort it out this morning. dr. torres we appreciate you being here. let's start with the confusion and you can try to set the record straight for folks. the cdc is sticking to the guidance that you should quarantine for five days and don't need a test to leave that quarantine if you tested positive. why? >> peter, you're right. they are sticking to that, it can be a bit confusing. hopefully this helps out a little bit. we're talking about people who test positive for covid or think they have covid symptoms you want to isolate for five days if

if you have no symptoms if you have symptoms you want them to go away. and then everybody follows that by five days of wearing a mask around others so you can minimize any risk you have of infecting people you're around. the reason they're saying this, it turns out the majority of transmissions occur early in the course of being ill, one to two days before symptoms start, two to three days after symptoms start, so that's that five day period. if you can't do the five-day quarantine wear a well fitting mask any time you're around anybody for that ten days. a lot of issues there but it can be confusing. five days of quarantining or isolating and five days of mask wearing to make sure you don't infect others, peter. >> let me follow up on that final point, mask wearing. what type of mask should you wear? what are the best kinds to protect you from omicron? >> you know, there's a variety of masks and they give you a variety of levels of protection.

the best overall is wear a mask, let's start with cloth masks these give the lowest level of protection. they don't do a good job protecting you from other people. so step up to the next one, the surgical masks which i wore for decades in the hospital. great protection but they leave gaps on the side. so put a cloth mask over the surgical mask it can make it fit better, you get more levels and you get moderate to high levels of protection. the n95 or kn95 are the best ones for protection but they don't fit everyone well or fit all day long because you can be uncomfortable with them, especially children, make sure you get one that fits well. >> let me ask you about the rapid tests if we can right now. the first challenge is getting them, the second challenge is once you get it, how to use it properly with concerns about the

effectiveness, how accurate they are in identifying if you had covid or not. and some people are saying you should be swabbing your throat instead of your nose. what should we know? >> they're saying that because omicron seems to be more in your throat than your nose. but these tests are designed to be a nasal swab not a throat swab so we don't know how well they'll work for that. possible they'll work better and research is going to show that but it's critical you follow the instructions to make sure your test comes out right. rapid test, just a snapshot in time to tell you the virus level at that time of testing. frequent testing, doing it two to three times over a 24 to 48 hour period is going to give you a better idea than once. the pcr test is a gold standard but, of course, they're hard to get. >> that's why so many people are trying to get ahold of these tests these days. dr. torres, thank you so much. we want to turn to joe fryer

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everywhere are honoring the hollywood trailblazer today after hearing the news that the oscar winner passed away at the age of 94. this morning fans everywhere are honoring the memory of sidney poitier, long-time friend and fellow civil rights activist harry bell phon say says he was truly my brother. whooppy goldberg adding he showed us how to reach for the stars. and from president obama, through his ground breaking roles and singular talent sidney poitier epitomized grace. he opened doors for a generation of actors. >> they call me mr. tibbs. >> reporter: he played characters who jumped off the screen, in "the heat of the night". >> i'm a police officer. >> and in "the lilies of the

field". the role that won him the first ever lead actor oscar for a black performer. >> it's a long journey to this moment you. >> but he wasn't just a movie star, he was a proud and dignified black point of view with a question about race. in '67 he reached hollywood's mountain top, its top earning leading man as virgil tibbs. righteous enough to slap the white politician who slapped him. and dr. john prentiss, half of an interracial couple. >> you think of yourself as a colored man. i think of myself as a man. >> his work helped tear down racial barriers as he noted after receiving a lifetime achievement oscar. >> not because i brought so much

but the time was right, circumstances were right. ♪♪ >> the right man for his time. ♪ to sir with love ♪ >> flags in the bahamas where he grew up were lowered to half staff in his honor. just an endless line of tributes for this legend. >> truly. he told oprah winfrey what an enormous responsibility it was to be an african-american trail blazer in that way. >> oprah among those paying tribute to him as well. up next, let me change the background here. "jeopardy," the category is, making history. the answer in the form of a question, who is amy schneider. that's right the latest super champ became the first woman in jeopardy history to win more than $1 million. >> who is hierdan.

yes, that's correct. you're going to add how much? $9,800. and a 28 day total of $1,019,600. >> she is just the fourth person to ever cross the million dollar landmark. amy schneider already made history as the first transgender contestant to qualify for the tournament of champions. you can catch "jeopardy" on monday night to see if amy continues her winning streak. that's your pop start. you have to love a good "jeopardy" winning streak. >> my money is on her it continues. >> where did you get that $1 million bill? >> can you send it here? >> there's one, it's mine. >> you better print those in bulk. still to come, the 25-year-old skating her heart out and ming hisakto

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outdoor dining has been the lifeline for so many people in the district. some people are losing that lifeline. business city leaders have been discussing what to do with them because they want a uniform look for the outdoor seating that's a business savior for the pandemic. >> 60% of our guests they don't want to eat inside. when guests call in, they want outdoor seatings. >> pleasanton plans to give owners a template to go by so they can follow as they rebuild.

our website frequently asked questions, go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the tab in the trending bar. our vianey arana has a quick look on our cold forecast this morning. >> yeah, we are seeing a range of 30s and 40s and 50s to start our saturday, at least it's dry. one thing you will know it's going to be cloudy and foggy especially up to the north bay right now. san jose waking up to 51 degrees. live look in downtown san jose, here is a close look at satellite radar, remember yesterday if you were in the bay area, we did have a little bit of rain pushed through early on and sort of clear out by the afternoon. satellite radar showing a quiet picture. take a look at the fog and visibility and miles. nevada is down to a quarter of a mile. napa down to half a mile and livermore and tracy they're also

seeing that fog. fairfield, 37 degrees. it's pretty cool in some of the interior valleys. it will be in the mid and upper 50s and we are going to get a nice mix of sun and clouds, it's going to be a lovely weekend to enjoy the outdoors. it's a little windy as well. >> kira. >> it will be good to get that sunshine. coming up on "today in the bay," covid forcing a bay area skater to drop out of the championship. we'll tell you why her changes are her chances in the winter games are not just over yet. how she can make it to beijing even though she did not compete in the free skate. we'll have all your top stories coming up at 7:00, we hope to see you then. right now back to the "today" show.

good morning bitter cold, following the season's first big winter storm that dropped more than a foot of snow in new england, another round is on its way. more than 48 million people now from north dakota to massachusetts under winter weather advisories this weekend as some of the coldest air in years begins to settle in. we'll have the full forecast under siege, hospitals across the country at a crisis point again. >> this has now been the largest influx of patients we've ever taken care of. >> with nearly one in four facing a critical staffing shortage nearly 5 million covid cases

nation wild in just the last week with the cdc saying they're seeing a disturbing increase in the number of young children hospitalized and into the deep, kristen and i suit up and go under water for a one of a kind experience, getting closer than we ever imagined to sharks great but >> i thought i was going to be afraid, but it's actually quite peaceful down here with the sharks >> our journey going face-to-face with one of the world's great predators. "today," saturday january 8th, 2022 >> we're the kaufmans from glenwood springs, colorado >> we're celebrating the start of 2022 with the "today" show. >> from new york to south carolina happy birthday sherrod we love the "today" show happy birthday to my mom susan in richmond, virginia. >> hi, we're the mangold family from maryland, and we're

enjoying a snow day at home with a snowball fight on "today." ♪ good week in this part of the country for a snowball fight. we welcome you back on a saturday morning our girls were out of school all week with one snow day after another. we just got hammered here in the d.c. area. >> we got hammered margot got to see her first snow i think we were more excited than she was. >> nice. >> we'll have more in a second but we start with the news. the coronavirus crisis and the alarming rate at which covid is spreading right now, hospitals completely overwhelmed as the u.s. averages 660,000 cases each day over the last week nbc's gadi schwartz is watching all of it from los angeles this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. here in los angeles, the record for new cases was just shattered, 43,000 in a single day with california's governor gavin newsom activating the national guard to staff new test sites.

but nationwide, tests are still extremely hard to come by. the biden administration announcing it will begin mailing at home test kits. meanwhile, outrage in florida. as many as a million rapid test kits expired during a period that saw testing lines stretching more than a mile. a new report out of the university of florida predicts 70 to 80% of people living in the sunshine state will have contracted covid by the end of this omicron wave. numbers echoed nationwide with nearly one in four hospitals reporting critical staffing shortages as thousands of health care workers are out sick right now with covid at the luminus health center in maryland covid cases are up 920% since thanksgiving about 70% are unvaccinated their icu is full. and the cdc saying the number of young children hospitalized has also reached alarming levels again, encouraging everybody who's eligible to get the vaccine to get it. >> thank you for the latest

update millions of americans are waking up, as we were just talking about, to the bitter cold this morning while still digging out from the powerful winter storm that slammed the east coast friday. a blast of heavy snow, wind, and ice striking more than a dozen states the governor of new jersey declared a state of emergency, parts of tennessee saw record breaking snow. several cities, including nashville and boston, declared a snow day and cancelled classes bill karins will have more on the deep freeze that we're expecting in just a few minutes. a north carolina woman who brought her teenage son to last year's deadly riot at the capitol was sentenced to three months in jail on friday the judge lambasted jenny spencer saying she and her husband showed a complete lack of judgment by bringing their 14-year-old with them. the spencers were spotted in house speaker nancy pelosi's office during the chaos. jenny spencer will also serve 3 years probation for her part in the january 6th assault.

all right. well, it is that time. time for a little weekend morning boost and joe is back with that. hey, joe, what do you got today? this morning a recognition of the old adage, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. that worked for figure skater mariah bell, who on her ninth try skated her heart out and won her first national title in nashville on friday night. at 25 years old, bell is the oldest u.s. champion in 95 years. that means she is most likely a shoo-in for the 2022 u.s. olympic team the three-woman team will officially be announced this weekend. the other two places expected to go to karen chen, who finished second in nashville and the highest ranked u.s. skater, alysa liu. as for bell, cool fact about her, she added adam rippon to her coaching team. says that he brings the fun out in her performances. >> i bet he does, joe.

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we are back on this saturday morning with today's talker and the critical court ruling expected any day now in the uk over whether a civil sexual lawsuit can go forward against prince andrew. >> raf sanchez has the latest this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. prince andrew has tried and failed a couple of times already to get this case thrown out. his latest effort rests on a legal settlement jeffrey epstein entered into more than a decade ago. this morning, prince andrew waiting to see if a u.s. judge will throw out an explosive lawsuit brought against him by an alleged victim of jeffrey epstein. virginia says jeffrey epstein

and his accomplice ghislaine maxwell forced her to have sex with the prince when she was just 17. >> i was young. ghislaine maxwell woke me up, said you're going to meet a prince today. >> andrew denies the allegations telling the bbc in 2019. >> i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. >> reporter: epstein killed himself in prison two years ago but still looms over the case. the prince's lawyers focussed on a settlement epstein reached with her in 2009, she agreed to drop claims against epstein and any other person who could have been a defendant. andrew's attorneys argue that shields the prince from virginia's suit. that in the hands of the court. maxwell, facing 65 years in

prison after being convicted of trafficking girls for epstein to abuse. but her lawyer seeking a new trial after a juror revealed he was sexually abused as a child. a fact he didn't disclose to the court. andrew's case, an unwelcome start to the year for the queen as she tries to move forward from the loss of her beloved husband. >> 2022 was meant to be a very important celebratory year. it's the year when the queen and the royal family will be celebrating her platinum jubilee, that's 70 years on the throne. >> reporter: if this case does go to trial, it probably won't happen until the end of the year. remember, this is a civil case, not a criminal one, so prince andrew doesn't face jail time. but he might want to go for a settlement to try to avoid a very public trial in the queen's jubilee year. peter, kristen. >> thank you so much for your report. we want to check in again with bill karins with today's forecast. we were just talking about our plans for the day.

whatever it is, it requires double layers. >> or staying inside. >> it's a cold day. at least it will be sunny. and then tomorrow we have to deal with the freezing rain. it's a mess out there, winter returned in a big way. the warm december is a distance memory at this point. the first thing to deal with, this minor winter storm and then we get a significant cold blast the beginning of next week. we have 48 million people under winter weather advisories. this is a chance for freezing rain today, st. louis to chicago and then tomorrow into the northeast. this is not enough ice to knock out power or tree limbs, anything like that. but it is going to coat sidewalks and untreated roads. that can make it slick. pinpointing central pennsylvania through the hudson valley and into interior sections of new england. not the i-95 corridor, which is good. after that, look at the temperatures come monday and tuesday. this heart of the really cold air barely clips the great lakes

and look out tuesday morning, d.c. at 19, wind chill of 8 and boston at negative 8. tuesday is the day we had some showers yesterday but that has cleared out. we are expecting to see fog this morning. satellite radar we are quiet in the northern california regions. as we head towards the first half of our day expect to keep the fog down to half a mile. temperatures is pretty cold in fairfield right now, 38 degrees. guys, because i'm guilty of knowing usually what's going to happen ahead of time, i've already searched my warm weather destination, i know how cold it's going to be. >> what is it? >> i'm going to florida. keeping it nice and simple.

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under water literally. where we gained new appreciation for the mysterious predator, the shark. >> there's a tiger shark. >> whoa. >> they're big, aren't they? >> they're among the most awe inspiring creatures in the ocean. less a menace than they are misunderstood. in reality they're less interested in us than we are in them. >> this is cool. i'm excited and nervous. >> we swim with, sharks every day. >> but in the briefing room, this is different. >> here in the georgia aquarium, this shark exhibit is designed to turn our fear into fascination. >> look at his teeth. >> sharks get a bad wrap. is it well deserved? >> for the most part, sharks are no threat to people. they want to go about their business being predators in the ocean. >> shark attacks have increased over the past year and they're coming closer to shore what's going on.

>> we prefer the term shark incident because attack implies the shark is doing something wrong. sometimes it's a case of mistaken identity. they're looking for fish. >> many sharks are now endangered. to educate visitors like us, the aquarium offers behind the scenes immersive experiences. >> you're going to come in, and meet some sharks. >> like the zebra shark. >> if i get scared i might clutch peter. >> that's why you're here. >> exactly. >> this is lavender. >> i'm kristen, this is peter. >> so much force in that body, you can feel it. >> she's very -- sharks are pretty much solid muscle. the thing with zebra sharks, probably half of her body is tail. >> also sting rays in our labs. their dangerous barbs clipped.

rough on top, slick and volumemy below. >> he'll spit water. >> after dipping our toes in, so to speak, we decided to go all in. >> you were able to descend whenever you're ready. >> i want you to know i loved working with you. >> this cage offering us and other visitors an up close and personal look at the hammer head, silver tip, sand and tiger sharks. >> look, coming towards us. oh my gosh. look at those eyes. wow. >> the experience is eye opening and exhilarating. beneath the surface, an adrenaline rush. >> we're basically two feet below the surface and yet you experience this entire separate world. >> yeah. it feels like we're actually in

the ocean. i thought i would feel afraid but it's quite peaceful down here with the sharks. >> we're not a normal part of their world. they cruise around being sharks. they have little interest in us. >> that guy is a beast! it's huge! what do you hope varieties here learn? >> i hope people will learn to appreciate this group of animals that was here long before the dinosaurs and hope they're going to be here long after we leave. they're magnificent animals and they deserve our respect and protection. >> an unforgettable look helping to disspell myths about the underwater world of sharks. >> bravo. and it begs the question, which sharks are scarier, washington or aquarium? >> i have to go with the aquarium ones. i was so terrified to do this but once we were down there with them it was an extraordinary experience. >> when you think about sharks it's usually in the form of a documentary or movie where

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it's going to get foggy at times especially up in the north bay. a live look at the golden gate bridge, we got high pressure that's going to roll in. we'll get more sunshine around here but expect to keep that fog at least for the first half of the day. satellite radar shows we got dry conditions, up in santa rosa down to a quarter of a mile and concord and livermore seeing limited visibility. it's cold but it's going to be a mild afternoon. you don't have to worry too much

about it being extremely cold. about 12:00 will be 54 degrees in the fairfield area. dublin at 45 degrees right now. notice the icon will be a great mix of sun and clouds. fantastic day to get outdoors. >> it will be great to see the sun. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay" a covid outbreak in the bay area school district among both students and teachers. the emergency response the district is taking to combat covid. we'll have that and all your top stories and vianey's forecast coming up at 7:00. right now we'll send you back to the "today" show.

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