we're looking at foggy banks in the background. that will play a factor as well. >> all right. that is what's happening today in the bay. we will be back with you at 7:25 with more live, local news. >> join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. the "today" show is next. good morning good morning. breaking news. turbulence. the new 5g cell service rolls out overnight and forces some flights to cancel already, even after that last-minute deal between the airlines and cell carriers to delay launch near some airports. >> i understanwhy the cell phone companies would be upset. they spent billions of dollars, but you know what? that's not my problem. >> this morning, an inside look of the safety concerns, blame game and impact on passengers. hitting reset. president biden holding a rare news conference today to mark one year in office. facing serious questions about his agenda and influence in

washington. the administration's response to the pandemic, rising inflation, and escalating tensions on the world stage. a live report from the white house straight ahead. >> arctic blast. another round of frigid temperatures across much of the country spreading from the rockies to new england as parts of the south brace for more snow and ice. al's got your full forecast. grief and anger. in los angeles, a suspect identified overnight in the stunning murder of a grad student. her heartbroken father speaking out. >> it's just not right. they have to put a stop to this. and in new york, an emotional vigil for a woman pushed to her death in front of a subway train. just ahead, the urgent calls to action to deal with increasing crime rates and homelessness in major cities from coast to coast. all that, plus, legend lost. fashion icon andre leon talley, the first creative director of "vogue" died.

this morning the tributes pouring in as we look back at his groundbreaking life and legacy. and back on track. the beloved jamaican bobsled team qualifies for its first winter olympics in 24 years and join us for an exclusive interview as the world gets set for the long awaited return of "cool running" today, wednesday, january 19, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is wednesday morning. it is so nice to be here. can i just say -- >> yes. >> -- so nice to be here. finally. testing negative and feeling good. nice to be with everybody. >> we've been waiting patiently for you. so happy you're back where you belong. >> we have a lot to get to this morning including president biden's news conference today

marks the first year in office. it comes with him some facing several major challenge here's and abroad. >> that includes the ukraine. 100,000 russian troops are positioned along the border this morning amid concerns an attack is all but imminent. >> that was the word from the white house. here at home, there are new measures in the battle against the coronavirus. there is a new website to provide new at-home covid tests and hundreds of millions of n-95 masks are available as well. we have it covered from the white house to ukraine. >> we're going to start with the nation's two largest wireless carriers flipping the on switch for 5g overnight. >> that did include a temporary delay for the second time this month with at&t and verizon pressing pause at some airports. nbc's tom costello is on the story and joins us from reagan national. good morning. >> yeah, good morning, savannah. we've seen these two industries at each other for months now. the aviation industry and the cell phone industry.

the aviation industry concerned that 5g the interfere with critical cockpit technology, the cell phone industry saying that's overblown and that 5g has proven to be safe all over the world. now the cell phone industry has blinked, 5g not going live at airports around the country. >> reporter: fifth generation is officially here this morning for millions of americans. with at&t and verizon launching their ultra high speed networks overnight. after reaching a last-minute deal with the nation's airline industry. both companies say they'll temporarily limit or delay the 5g towers that are located near some airports. >> so there is a lot of work to be done. i think -- i think as we work together we'll get to the right place. >> reporter: for months the airline industry and aviation experts have warned of massive disruptions to travelers and the supply chain. at issue, the frequency used by verizon and at&t's 5g networks

and the potential it could interfere with the plane's altimeter. the faa telling pilots not to rely on altimeters at the airports near the 5g sites. >> 30, 40. >> altimeters bounce a signal off the ground to let pilots know their precise distance to the ground. critical for landing and essential when doing so in bad weather. >> certainly minimizing flight disruptions, ensuring safety and travel is a top priority. >> reporter: on tuesday, the white house thanked the cell phone companies for their cooperation, with president biden calling the expansion of 5g a priority and a massive step in the right direction. but the agreement follows years of political infighting involving the fcc, faa, cell phone companies, airlines, and two presidential administrations all with competing agendas. both verizon and at&t, which say they acted voluntarily blamed

the faa for not resolving the issue ahead of their launches. at&t in a statement writing, "we're frustrated by the faa's inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done which is to safely deploy 5g technology without disrupting aviation services." >> are you relieved? >> relieved is a word. it's unnecessary. this deadline was commercially driven. i understand why the cell phone companies be upset. they spent billions of dollars. you know what? that's not my problem. >> tom, 5g buzz paused around some airlines, but still some foreign airlines are canceling flights. so why is that? >> yeah. some international carriers are concerned with 5g especially with the boeing 777 and 5g is live all over the country and the concern is any impact as they fly into those cities and those airports. a day before he marks one year in office, president biden will hold the first news conference of 2022 later today. it comes at a time with many challenges facing his administration and agenda here

and abroad. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with more. good morning. >> good morning. when the president takes reporters' questions today, it will be only the second solo news conference here at the white house since he took office with so many issues to be addressed. it comes at a political time for president biden facing disappointment even from some allies, and aides telling nbc news they are eyeing a communications reset, looking to present the president more as a leader than legislator. >> so help me god. >> reporter: one year since taking the helm as the nation's 46th president, joe biden is trying to right the ship. with his job approval rating sinking and his legislative agenda in peril. looming over all of it a relentless pandemic with no end in sight and with the president saying he would defeat the crisis. >> we're closer than ever to declaring our independence from this deadly virus. >> reporter: the white house has succeeded in getting more than

200 million americans fully vaccinated, the supreme court just blocked the vaccine test mandate for large employers. and major covid-19 testing shortages have left the administration appearing flatfooted. >> i know this remains frustrating, believe me, it's frustrating to me, but we're making improvements. >> reporter: the president's legislative priorities may have been too ambitious for an evenly divided senate. the signature achievement, $2 trillion in covid relief, passed without a single republican vote. and the two parties agreed to back another trillion for infrastructure. but the president's build back better bill stalled much like his effort to pass new voting rights protections. >> i will not yield. i will not flinch. i'll defend the right to vote. >> reporter: with republicans united in opposition and the president unable to unite his party. two moderates, joe manchin and kyrsten sinema the two holdouts. >> thank you. >> reporter: on the economy, unemployment has plunged in the markets are booming but record inflation and back logs keep

taking a heavy toll. under president biden, the u.s. rejoined the paris climate agreement. and as commander in chief, he kept his pledge to end america's longest war in afghanistan. >> we'll do it responsibly, deliberately and safely. >> reporter: but that exit quickly devolved into chaos with the taliban's swift takeover and the loss of 13 american lives. the president still grappling with a rising china and an aggressive russia again threatening neighbor, ukraine. and recent polling shows more than seven in ten americans right now think the country is on the wrong track. so the president has his work cut out for him today and the months ahead. >> another topic before i let you go, peter. former president trump and the new york state attorney general's investigation into his business and real developments there. the what can you tell us? >> that's right. the new york attorney general is part of an an going investigation, says she uncovered "significant evidence suggesting that former president

trump and the trump organization including two of mr. trump's children, ivanka and don jr., inflated and misrepresented the value of several trump properties and the trump brand." james says that her office has still not made any final decisions whether to take legal action. the trump organization says the allegations will be vigorously defended. >> thank you. nbc news will bring you live coverage of today's presidential news conference on many of these nbc stations. tomorrow we'll be joined by kamala harris getting her take on the administration's first years. now on to the battle against covid-19 and the omicron surge. this morning americans are being armed with new health and help. the government launching a new website to provide free at home covid tests for every household. and 400 million n95 masks are available as well. that's the largest deployment of

personal protective equipment in u.s. history. gabe gutierrez has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. breaking overnight, that announcement that hundreds of millions of those higher quality masks will be sent to thousands of locations around the country. the white house says they will start to be available late next week. >> reporter: a day after a soft launch, the biden administration is ole rolling out the new website for free at-home covid tests. on covidtests.gov, each household can order four tests that should ship in 7 to 12 days. >> how concerned are you that is going to be too late for omicron? >> we want to emphasize that at these tests are not the only channel for testing in america >> reporter: the website launching a day early as part of the federal government's push to get half a billion at home rapid tests into the hands of the public >> we can't guarantee there won't be a bug or two. >> reporter: and that was the case for some americans who signed up from apartment

buildings or multiunit homes sharing error messages on social media. >> an error came up saying this address already ordered covid tests. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the postal service saying this is occurring in small percentage of orders the effort comes as omicron surge sent millions in search of at-home kits, often in short supply the biden administration will make high quality masks available at no cost announcing the plan to send 400 million nonsurgical n95 masks to local pharmacies and community centers. all this as omicron accounts for 99.5% of covid cases in the u.s. new cases up just 23% in new york and new jersey over the last two weeks, and actually decreasing by 43% in washington, d.c. but in california, cases are 316% higher, up 247% in oregon and almost this much in arizona. nationwide also dangerous spike

in new cases in children nearly a million testing positive just last week according to the america academy of pediatrics. a surge leading to staffing shortages and overwhelming hospitals where some health care workers say it's hard to see the end of this wave >> it's awful. we have seen younger and younger people doing worse and worse >> and as for the free at-home test, in addition to the website, there is a phone number where you can order them importantly, since they go out in seven to 12 days, you'll need to order them before you need them, hoda >> all right thank you so much, gabe. lots more to get to this morning. hi there >> good morning. >> yes one issue the president is sure to be asked about at that news conference today, rising tensions with russia over a possible russian invasion of ukraine. and overnight, secretary of state anthony blinken arrived in ukraine's capital for a high stakes round of meetings our chief correspondent richard engel is in kiev for us. good morning >> good morning.

secretary blinken is here this morning meeting with a variety of ukrainian officials then he travels to germany, and then again on friday goes to geneva to meet the russian foreign minister this after a round of diplomacy last week failed to achieve any breakthroughs. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken arrived in ukraine this morning in a quickly organized last-minute maybe last-ditch effort to avoid a russian invasion of the country. he tried to reassure ukraine's president the u.s. has his back. >> so the president asked me to underscore once again our commitment to the ukraine territory, integrity, sovereignty and independence >> he met with embassy staff discussing contingency should a wider war break out. russia denied reports it's already thinning out its diplomatic staff >> the significant buildup in

russian forces near the ukrainian border, that gives president putin the capacity also on very short notice to take further aggressive action against ukraine. >> reporter: u.s. and ukrainian officials say russia already has the forces it needs for an attack >> let's be clear, our view is this is an extremely dangerous situation. we're at a stage that russia could at any point launch an attack in ukraine. >> reporter: more than 100,000 russian troops, they claim to be carrying out drills, are positioned along ukraine's borders to the north, south, and east where they're also inside ukraine in two pro russian enclaves columns of russian tanks recently moved into neighboring belarus which could open yet another front. russia is also no longer distracted by an uprising in nearby kazakhstan, which

security forces backed by putin quickly put down all that's missing now is a decision by president putin to invade or not. there is potential for a hybrid war, combining conventional and cyber. ukraine was hit by cyberattacks last week, temporarily shutting down dozens of government websites they blamed pro-russian hackers. >> russia says it is the one under threat from years of nato expansion following the collapse of the soviet union. what russia is demanding is that nato offer guarantees that i won't expand into ukraine, into georgia, and that nato actually shrink giving up eastern europe and the baltics. nato says that is a nonstarter and the secretary-general said the possibility of war is real hoda >> all right i'll take it from here thank you. >> we have 16 minutes past the hour look at everybody.

al is back savannah is back i'm here what you got >> well, we have more weather now. let's show you what we're looking at really cold temperatures out there. in fact, we're talking about wind chill advisories and warnings from the dakotas into iowa and parts of wisconsin. temperatures feeling like 45 below or worse in fact, right now it feels like 24 below in bismarck minus 30, minus 3 in omaha feels like 4 below in marquette. 2 below in madison this afternoon, temperatures way below average. this is winter 14 in pierre 21 chicago 5, minneapolis tulsa, 39. that starts to move to the east tomorrow chicago only getting into the mid teens. 20 in st. louis. pittsburgh, 23 30 memphis the temperatures expand east you can see by the weekend, everybody anywhere 10 to 20 degrees below average. plus we're watching this active cold front today

rain, snow, and sleet in the tennessee river valley severe storms firing up on the south side of this front to the west central gulf coast. quick hit of snow from washington to new york light snow, amounts nothing too terrible rain will change to snow you can see generally the mountains of the appalachians and a little area of about two inches from new york city down to washington, d.c. and a little more as you get into new england that's what's going on we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. to help cover our employees' healthcare costs. that's how we take care of our most valuable asset... ...our people. it may sound cheesy, but we like it that way! what's in your wallet? good morning. it's definitely foggy out there.

a live look right now in walnut creek and you can see the fog really especially up through santa rosa, down to a quarter of a mile, but also creeping into the south bay, down to 3 miles in san jose, a quarter of a mile in through livermore and the concord area. your forecasted highs for today, once we see some clearing from the fog we'll be in the mid-60s for the south bay, 63 in san jose, 56 for san francisco. and that's you latest weather. >> thank you, al coming up, the spotlight on increasing crime rates and homelessness in major cities across the country as violent and unprovoked attacks fuel urgent calls for action plus, call it "cool runnings 2.0. jamaica's bobsled team qualifying for the winter olympics the first time, guys, in 24 years. we'll talk live with two members about that story and the history they hope to make and why it means so much for the island nation

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the state of california has reached 7 million people that have been infected with covid since the start of the pandemic. as of monday across the bay area, there are a little more than 1,800 hospital patients infected with covid and about 309 covid patients in intensive care units. now, just to put that into perspective, the bay area's highest number of hospitalizations took place last january where that number was a little more than 2,200. clouds and of course that fog is definitely impacting your morning today. take a look at walnut creek. this has been the sight for the past several days but we're getting really dense fog starting to creep in through parts of livermore, san jose, morgan hill. less than a quarter of a mile visibility in the north bay moving into san francisco and around the peninsula. now, into the afternoon once that fog sort of clears out, we're still going to keep these hazy, cloudy skies, but the temperatures are going to bump up just a little bit in through the south bay. 63 degrees. oakland 57.

san francisco 56. and we are going to stay dry through the remainder of the workweek. kris. >> sounds good. we have more local news coming up for you in just a half hour. we hope to see you then. have a great morning.

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she opens up to honor her late husband. a lot of people wonder how she's doing. we'll have a chance to sit and reflect. >> i'm sure the outpouring means so much to her. people really mourning him and appreciating him. let's get a check of your headlines. the house committee investigating the january 6th capitol attack issued subpoenas to rudy giuliani and three other allies to president trump. the panel are demanding testimony from giuliani, jana ellis, giuliani and boris epstein. they were involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. police body cameras captures the dramatic moment after an explosion yesterday of a new york city apartment building. one person died. eight others were hurt in that blast. the explosion led to a massive fire and a partial building collapse. this video shows police officers running into that building. they lifted a couch off a woman who was trapped under the rubble. she carried her out of that burning home. the cause of that explosion is still under investigation. new details this morning on that massive volcanic eruption

near tonga last week. scientists now say the explosive force was 600 times as powerful as a nuclear bomb dropped in hiroshima, japan in world war ii. it is likely one of the loudest events on the planet in the past 100 years. in fact, so powerful it could heard in alaska. meantime, two new zealand navy vessels will arrive on friday carrying critical water supplies and other assistance for the pacific island nation. two high profile and fatal attacks under investigation. one on each coast. questions and concerns about the increasing rates of crime and homelessness in major cities >> we spoke to the father of one of those victims erin, good morning >> good morning, guys. here in los angeles, authorities are offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a man believed to have killed 24-year-old woman. her family now speaking out in the hope that her death sparks fundamental change overnight in los angeles, police

releasing this surveillance video of the man they believe killed 24-year-old brianna kupfer the suspect identified overnight by polic after her murder authorities saying he should be considered armed and dangerous last thursday the ucla graduate student was alone working in aun police say smith, who is believed to be homeless, walked into the shop an stabbed her to death >> he's carrying a backpack. consistent with homeless people. carrying extra clothing with him. >> reporter: moments before the murder, kupfer texted a friend saying someone was in the shop giving her a bad vibe. >> she was, you know, at 24 just coming into her own and powerful young woman. >> reporter: kupfer's father, todd, devastated >> it's just not right we have to put a stop to this. >> reporter: l.a.'s police chief says he's alarmed about the growing impact of the city's housing crisis >> the role of persons experiencing homelessness being victims and suspects and the

crime of homicide, shooting violence increased year over year >> reporter: homeless advocates argue the issue is more nuanced. >> it's not fair to say a homeless person committed a crime because they're homeless any more than we say somebody who is housed committed a crime because they're housed >> reporter: across the country in new york city, mourners gathering late tuesday to remember 40-year-old michelle go she was pushed in front of an oncoming subway train. police say the attack was unprovoked and without warning her accused killer, a 61-year-old homeless man turned himself in to police >> why did you do it >> you pushed a woman on the tracks >> yeah. yes, i did >> why >> why why? >> in a statement, her family saying her life was taken too soon in a senseless act of violence and we pray that she gets the justice she deserves. according to the latest police statistics, cities across the country are combatting skyrocketing crime, fueled mainly by gangs and guns but some believe people living on the streets who are not

getting the critical services they need to survive may be contributing too a recent survey of mayors nationwide found many of them feel they don't have the resources or the power to deal with the crisis. >> these lives are speaking to mental health, substance abuse, housing and ensuring that people who are a danger to the public are no allowed to remain in our city streets. >> experts point to a number of factors that contributed to the rise in it crime, especially here in california pandemic-related trial delays, no or low-bail policies, the release of thousands of inmates to avoid covid-19 breakouts, leniency, the list goes on it's a justice system issue that critics argue can't be fixed overnight. guys >> challenging problem all right. erin, thank you. coming up next, the winter olympics just 15 days away a fan favorite already emerging. >> yeah.

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hearts before and may again capture our hearts as they're heading to, yes, the winter olympics, and across the island nation there is one refrain this morning -- ya, man >> reporter: jamaica's first olympic bobsled team in 1988 i spinspired a movie ♪ go to olympics ♪ >> reporter: "cool runnings" captured the hearts of bobsled and this group of athletes is hoping to carry on that legacy for the first time in more than two decades, a four-man bobsled team from jamaica qualified for the olympics >> we're going to the olympics >> reporter: when the jamaican bobsled team made its olympic debut in calgary, they had a brutal crash, but the walk to the finish line charmed the world. chris stokes was part of that original team. >> yes yes!

>> if john candy were still with us as coach, what would he tell these guys >> you know, gold medal is a wonderful thing. but if you're not good enough without it you're not good enough with it >> reporter: the tropical country's warm weather climate does not make training for winter sports easy pilot shanwayne stephens who once served in the uk royal air force once got a laugh from the queen herself talking about his methods. >> how do you train? >> so during the lockdown, unfortunately with all the gyms and everything closed, we resort to unorthodox training methods so i'll be pushing a car up and down the street. >> i guess that's one way to train. >> reporter: in beijing, team jamaica will make even more history, qualifying in the

two-man bobsled and the new women's mono-bob event and for the first time, jamaica will have skier. >> people are seeing what we're doing and it is absolutely amazing. >> reporter: might there be a sequel to the movie? who knows? let's just hope in competition there are no sequel crashes. right, guys? >> all right. kerry, thank you. we're so happy to welcome in two members of the 2022 jamaican bobsled olympic team, the pilot shanwayne stephens and brakeman nimroy turgott. good morning. congratulations. i love the flag waving. this is your first olympic games. how does it feel? >> i'm happy. i'm happy to be a teammate and what we accomplish. we're happy to go to the olympics to put on a great show. >> shanwayne, you guys have worked so hard. you're the pilot for the team. you got the two man, four man

and you guys have really been a force. so, you know, this isn't a surprise. at least not to you, right? >> no. absolutely not. we put in a lot of hard work the last four years to achieve this. and like in the piece, over the lockdown, we even came up with our own ways to getting the training done. we didn't want to leave any stone unturned when it came to qualifying for the games. we can now look back and say listen, we did everything we could have done to achieve our goal and we achieved it. >> we love how you were talking to the queen and you talked about pushing that car and you got a giggle out of her. what was that moment like for you? >> that was amazing. just to be able to tell the queen about our sport and how we train and stuff like that and for her to react the way she reacted is an awesome feeling. >> nimroy, when you're on the jamaican bobsled team, you don't

just have jamaica rooting for you, you have the whole world rooting for you. what does it mean to the country and to the olympic effort? >> definitely means a lot to jamaica. we're a tropical country with no snow and no proper training facility to train for the sport. what we accomplished is really amazing. >> you know, a lot of people are familiar with the movie "cool runnings." it is based on that true story. did you get a chance to talk to the other four-man bobsled team? did they have any advice for you? >> yes. so dudley stokes used to be my driver coach. he's not a part of the program anymore, but he used to be a driver coach. we had countless hours where he would tell us stories of how they used to race and stuff like that back in the day. so he passed on a lot of knowledge on to me, and then

hopefully i can pass on some of my knowledge that i learned myself to the next generation of jamaican bobsled pilots and athletes. >> you're part of a great legacy. we're so proud of you. happy for you. thank you for being with us this morning. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> smiles. >> go jamaica. love it! good stuff. >> join us again tomorrow. we're going to mark two weeks to go until the winter olympics. 16-year-old vig figure skater alyssu lu and hockey star hillary knight will be our live guests and we have a look at team usa's opening ceremony outfits. i always like to see that. >> you can catch the games february 3rd right here on nbc streaming on peacock. mr. roker, a couple weeks away? >> that's right. my mom is jamaican. that is pretty cool. i'd be willing to be their john candy any time. let's show what you we're talking about. we're talking about this late week storm. the models are starting to reach agreement. the american models track really unchanged from yesterday. primarily impact, mid-atlantic, southeastern atlantic.

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good morning, it's 7:56. i'm kris sanchez, and here's a look at what's happening now. >> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. economists studying the work-from-home phenomenon say right now about 42% of us are working from home. that's the total u.s. population. all of us. if you take out who can't work from home, say restaurant cooks or firefighters, that sort of thing, the remaining percentage goes way up. those same economists making that study say it looks permanent. they expect even after the pandemic around 30 to 40% of us will not work regularly in offices ever again. and let's take a look if you do have to head out today to an office, you will be encountering a lot of fog. this is a live look at what

should be san francisco, but you can't even make out the buildings behind it. walnut creek also very foggy. we've got limited visibility down to less than a quarter of a mile up through the north bay. really even down through the south bay, look at all of that cloud cover. hazy skies for this afternoon and temperatures will be in the mid-60s for the south bay, 63 degrees in san jose, 57 in oakland, 61 in martinez. upper 50s for san francisco. we do have that high pressure that's going to continue to keep us dry heading into the weekend, but also running a little bit warmer into friday, saturday and sunday. kris. for you in just a half hour. have a great morning.

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we love it. let's get to your news at 8:00. there is hope that a last-minute compromise will reduce some of the airline chaos expected today after the overnight rollout of new 5g cell phone networks. at&t and verizon agreed to temporary delays near airports over flight safety concerns. tom costello is on the story. he has the latest. tom, good morning. >> yeah, good morning. the flight cancellations we're seeing right now are pretty much limited to international inbound flights, emirates air, air india, japan airlines. they canceled flights into the united states specifically because they were concerned that the 5g cell sites might interfere with the altimeters on the boeing 777s, the wide body big planes for international flights. while 5g is turned off around airports because of the compromise with the cell phone companies and aviation industry, it is still live across the country and the concern is coming in over cities where you have 5g deployed there could be some interference.

out of an abundance of caution, some international carriers decided they're simply not going to fly into the u.s. right now on those wide body planes. as for most other traffic, it is flying normally. they are flying normally today across the country. 5g is live, but it is not live around airports and that should help really kind of mediate the situation nationwide. for the most part, should be a normal day of flying across the country. back to you. >> all right. tom costello on the story, thank you. one day before the first anniversary and office, president biden will hold a us in conference later today. the white house says he'll highlight achievements such as the passage of a $2 billion covid-19 relief package and another$1 billion for infrastructure. but with the approval ratings following, he'll also try to reassert leadership on more challenging issues including inflation, omicron explosion, and rising tension with russia over ukraine. of course, nbc will have live coverage of that news conference on many of these stations later

on this afternoon. if it you're having breakfast right now, there is a decent chance that it includes a glass of orange juice. the price of o.j. may be going up because florida's orange growers are facing the smallest crop in more than 70 years. nbc's morgan chesky has more on what's behind that shortage. good morning, morgan. >> good morning. the impact here is pretty profound. we heard of the orange groves in california. we have plenty right here in texas. but it is the florida orange in particular that is being so profoundly impacted. take a changing market and add disease and producers are getting hit big time and it could cost all of us more the next time we head to the supermarket. >> reporter: this morning, that glass of o.j. may be looking half empty. in florida, the nation's top orange producing state, the agriculture department's forecasting the smallest harvest season since the 1940s. 44.5 million boxes of fruit compared to a peak of 244 million in the late 90s. one of the biggest factors, a

disease that's been around for years called citrus greening. it infects trees which then bear fruit with less juice. >> the processors who are making the orange juice need to buy more fruit to get the same yield. and therefore it costs them more to manufacture the orange juice. >> reporter: judy gains, who tracks agricultural commodities says the price will trickle down to consumers. the national average of a bottle of o.j how much longer before we start to see a spike when we go to the grocery store? >> we've been seeing it. orange juice prices will continue to rise because there is definitely a problem for the processors. >> reporter: and that problem only getting worse since 2019, when growers near tampa shared struggles of depleted harvests. >> we put so much effort and

love and money into something and it's still just dies. >> reporter: demand for orange juice sliding for decades, got a boost during the pandemic with more people at home. but with a return to normalcy on the way, we may soon be pouring one out for the once favorite breakfast drink. due to the dwindling supply in the u.s., processors could look to places like mexico and brazil to shore up their orange inventory. until scientists can figure out how to slow down that greening disease, more and more groves everywhere will be faced with smaller fruit that has less juice. back to you. >> all right. morgan, thank you very much. the fashion world lost an influential trailblazer. he had the power to push new trends and break old rules. former "vogue" creative director and editor at large andre leon talley died yesterday. a man widely considered to be a creative force and an unforgettable presence. standing 6'6," andre leon talley

was a towering presence both literally and figuratively in the world of fashion. with his flowing robes and colorful caftans, talley was a fixture on glamorous red carpet events, and for years was seated front and center at high profile runway shows around the globe. overnight, talley's instagram account announced the passing of ced the passing of the 73-year-old fashion icon saying in part, mr. talley was the larger than life, long time creative director at "vogue" during its rise to dominance as the world's fashion bible.k alod it was at "vogue" that talley made his mark alongside anna wintour. he became the publication's first african american creative director and was ultimately named editor at large. in his book, "the chiffo trenches," he wrote about his time at "vogue." anna wintour made me the highest rate black man in history of fashion journalism he talked about the lack of

diversity in the fashion industry and became a trailblazer using his influence to feature black models on "vogue's" cover and showcasing black designers in the magazine raised by his grandmother in the jim crow south and reaching the highest ranks of the fashion world was no easy task as he told al on "today." >> every day is a struggle for a black man. no matter what station in life you've achieved. i could have been george floyd i could have been ahmaud arbery. really nothing has changed so my story is a story of how to survive all odds no matter what the odds are >> reporter: his artistic vision later extending beyond publishing, serving as a stylist for the obamas during barack obama's presidency >> this is the andre leon talley >> reporter: and later, holding court as a judge on "america's

next top model." andre leon talley, the death of a beloved fashion giant at the age of 73. you know, andre touched the hearts of so many. we were talking about it i woke up this morning and checked social media almost everything, everybody i know, he touched so many lives >> a real trailblazer. >> all right it is 8:08 you would like a little boost? >> absolutely. >> grandmother at illinois was expected for dinner at a family member's house she stopped along the way to get some coffee, but she didn't know about a surprise guest holding flowers who was about to open the door for her take a look. >> hi. >> oh, my gosh >> granddaughter lindsey >> look at that. she had been away for six months clean up on aisle two. but who cares. who cares. that was beautiful

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now. she sat down with snapchat's head of global security. good morning to you, kate. >> good morning. so this interview comes after months of back and forth with snapchat following multiple reports that we've done about parents who lost children who obtained pills containing deadly fentanyl on the app. snapchat wanted to sit down now to describe its new efforts. they say they made substantial some parents who lost children are not satisfied. one going as far as saying that snapchat should consider shutting down. >> reporter: jaime porto will never forget the last night he spent with his 16-year-old son daniel looking through old photos the next morning he found daniel slumped on his bed. >> started yelling at the top of my lungs daniel daniel trying to wake him up. >> reporter: daniel died after taking half a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl. he thought he was getting a genuine painkiller through snap chat >> i was holding his hand when he took his last breath.

horrible >> reporter: snapchat knows it has a problem. in september, they hired jacqueline as head of global safety >> why do you think they're using snapchat your platform to buy these pills? >> 90% of 13-year-olds to 24-year-olds i this country use snapchat. we couple that with snapchat's strong privacy features and we recognize that bad actors will attempt to abuse our platform to reach this vulnerable audience that's why we're determined to make snapchat a hostile environment for drug dealers to operate. >> reporter: snapchat says it is using new technology to detect and take down drug-related accounts

it's also relying on user reports and third-party intelligence services. >> and those services are then alerting snap as to what they uncovered, what they found, so that the company can again take action up front on that content and on those accounts. >> reporter: is that different than what you were doing, say, a year ago >> all of these techniques are evolving and growing in some instances, we're making proactive referrals to law enforcement in the hopes of prompting an investigation >> reporter: when snap user tries to search for a drug related term, they're now directed to in-app content about the dangers of fentanyl. >> have we learned at all? no we realize that our work may never be done. >> for jaime puerta, it's not enough >> any time somebody sign into the snap, there should be a warning to advise whoever is opening up their profile for that day, please do not buy pills from our app >> reporter: even calling out snap's ceo >> if i were evan spiegel who has children, i would actually

shut down my app until i could come up with a fix >> reporter: he says snapchat is too slow to respond to law enforcement requests do you still know families who are waiting for answers? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: but snapchat says they're responding more quickly to valid requests now, reducing the wait time from months to a matter of weeks. some of the families said to us that they wish snapchat would apologize. will you apologize >> for the families, we're heartbroken. their pain is unimaginable their devastation incomprehensible and our hearts go out to them it's those stories that drive us drive us to continuously improve. >> does that sound like an apology? they're never going to apologize. an apology would be admitting they're culpable >> reporter: snapchat said they apologized to families in person and writing. after the interview, they sent nbc news a statement addressing

all parents who lost children which reads in part, "we're deeply sorry for your loss and know we can't imagine the immense grief you experienced. snapchat says new parental tools will be out in the coming >> the tools will offer parents insight into the friends that their teens are connecting with on snapchat without encroaching on the privacy of our younger users. >> reporter: does that mean that parents can see who their children are talking with but not what they're saying? >> in a word, yes. >> reporter: until then, this father wants parents to hear his alarm. >> i'm screaming to the top of my lungs for parents to listen to me. they need to monitor what their children are doing on these apps >> reporter: toward the end of our interview, he was overcome with emotion >> just so sad that this happens on a daily basis

children dying in the united getting away with states of america. it's -- it angers me it angers me that they're getting away with this >> he has a family group called void they're planning a protest in front of snapchat headquarters later this month some other parents are working with snapchat to try and help the app improve. guys >> just to see his grief he's telling parents, listen to me listen to me i hope people will listen. we focus a lot on snapchat here. that is obviously where he lost his son. but it happens on other sites as well >> yeah. that's right so drug dealers typically use multiple social media platforms to try to reach the biggest audience they can. they told me the dealers often will use other social media platforms to target young people basically advertising and then telling them to use their snapchat handle to connect with them and then make the sale after that >> kate, thank you again

always staying on this story if you want to learn more about it and other tools that are being rolled out to make snapchat safer for young users, we have that information on our website, today.com you have to talk to your kids. >> yeah. >> talk to your children my little guy is 12. i've had the conversation. even if you say my kid doesn't have it, their friends have it that's the reality of it it's everywhere. >> back in the day the kid was on the black when we were growing up, you know, involved maybe the shady dealer buying pot, you could see them. get in the house but now on the phone, they're on the block in a different way know where they are. >> that's right. good >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather >> let's show you what we got. we're looking at severe storms through the lower mississippi river valley rain and snow into the tennessee river valley arctic chill from the plains into the great lakes and some showers moving into the pacific it is a very foggy start. this is a live look of what should be san francisco, but the

fog is so dense that you can barely make out what's behind it, using our live camera. over walnut creek, take a look at the visibility up through parts of the north bay. less than half a mile through concord. less than two miles oakland, hayward, through san jose and morgan hill. this fog is going to be slow to clear. here's a closer look at your daytime highs. eventually we'll get some afternoon sunshine with temps in the mid-60s for the south bay. >> that is your latest weather we all talk about snapchat >> hey the best time of the day >> we'll get to it in a second we're going to start with britney spears her legal battle with her father is intensifying. she continues to speak out about her growing feud with her mothe. >> hey and sister pop start correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with the latest >> hey, carson good morning

yes, britney spears has been much more outspoken since being released from her conservatorship and now fighting with her family members in court and online this morning britney spears free but still fighting ♪ stronger ♪ >> reporter: the pop star speaking out about her family as her legal battle with her father heats up jamie spears had controlled many of his daughter's financial and personal dealings for almost 14 years, and now asking that she pay his legal bills for the lengthy battle that ended the arrangement. overnight, britney spears pushing back with legal documents saying jamie enriched himself as acting as conservator with more than $6 million of her earnings, also accusing her father of abusive and bullying conduct, chronic alcohol abuse and alleging an altercation between him and brittany's child the documents allege that jamie spears used britney's resources to further his own career

jamie show and used a security firm to spy on her cell phone. jamie spears has previously stated that he acted to protect britney as her conservator and unconditionally loves an supports his daughter. it comes as britney is in a public war of words with her sister jamie lynn spears who is promoting a new book the younger sister saying in an interview that she tried to help britney throughout the conservatorship. >> how many times can i take the steps without, you know -- she has to walk through the door >> reporter: on tuesday, britney posting a new fiery instagram post now deleted outlining a troubled family past, implying that jamie lynn found fame through her older sister spears describing returning home after her breakup with justin timberlake, calling timberlake's family all i knew for many years. spears ending the post writing, "i'm sorry, jamie lynn, i wasn't strong enough to do what should

have been done, slapped you and momma right across your faces. britney's legal team has filed a cease and desist request against her sister trying to prevent her from referencing britney's derogatory themes during her promotional campaign for the book we reached out to jamie lynn spears and has not yet heard back carson >> you're right. she got freedom. the fighting continues more on that later the grammys up next. after being postponed for covid-related concerns for the second year in a row, th biggest night is rescheduled the 64th annual grammys help at the mgm arena in in vegas on sunday, april 3rd. trevor noah still set to be emcee for the grammys. there is a lot to look forward to that's right we've got your favorite, uncle al jon batiste is up for 11 awards. we look forward to seeing who is taking home the grammys in the

spring next up, a song repeat in your house like on my the box office hit soundtrack earned the highest charting song from an animated disney movie in 26 years have you heard this one? ♪ >> that is "we don't talk about bruno. it plays in my head constantly that track has actually surpasse "let it go" from "frozen." "we don't talk about bruno." coming in it at number four on this week's charts thanks to 29 million streams, 28 million in the daily household. 8,000 downloads. the last song from animated disney movie to rank at number four is vanessa williams "colors of the wind. so it looks like everybody actually is talking about bruno. >> yes >> that's your "pop start. >> all right just ahead, how excited are we the one, the only goldie hawn is

going to join us live to talk about her iconic career and her inspiring work to help kids. but first, your local news good morning, it's 8:26. i'm kris sanchez, a follow-up this morning in the south bay where two people were killed and another was injured after a car hit them in san jose. this happened at 8:30 last night near capital expressway. police say the driver did remain at the scene, and there's no word on what caused that crash. other top stories include new data on bay area covid hospitalizations. and right now we are still seeing that fog. it's going to take a while for this fog to completely clear out. walnut creek, live look through there. also, look at your visibility up through santa rosa, napa,

novato, less than a quarter of a mile. also seeing some fog through the south bay, san jose, san francisco, and the open area. eventually by the afternoon, we'll get a little bit of that afternoon sun, temperatures in the upper 50s for san francisco, a high of 56. 55 in half moon bay and mid-60s down to the south 63 degrees. m. we're going to remain dry for today, the next several days getting warmer into the weekend. you'll notice some winds picking up into the mountain areas. thank you, vianey, we have more local news coming up for you in just a half hour. we hope your morning's off to a very good start.

♪ welcome back at 8:30 wednesday morning. 19th day of january, 2022. on a cold morning, we're going to bring you a ray of sunshine >> goldie hawn is with us. she is going to take her passion project to help kids and families in a new direction. good morning, sweet goldie can't wait to chat with her and

hear all about it. >> when we named our 2-year-old goldie, goldie hawn is the only other goldie can you think of also ahead, lots of parents are clashing with their own parents when it comes to the best way to raise their kids our friend maria shriver is here in the studio and there is a lot of hope in the form of grandparenting school. maria will talk about that >> that is a treat plus in, the dead of winter we can use help with skin. this morning a dermatologist to the stars will share the best drugstore products and other secret weapons to have your face looking even better. and we're going to be joined by tiktok royalty in our third hour, the pasta queen is live. she's going to show us two delicious recipes. >> yum first, how about a check the weather? >> look ahead to the weekend show you what we got starting on friday, freezing cold great lakes to the northeast. snow and ice along the mid-atlantic light snow back in the rockies and plains on saturday, more light snow from the plains to great lakes morning chill along the south coast.

plenty of sunshine out west. sunday, sunday, we're looking for snow showers from the dakotas all the way into new england. the chill continues down south out west, it is full sunshine although temperatures a little on the and yes, we're still seeing that fog, definitely limited visibility. take a look in terms of miles how we're doing with dense fog, down to less than a mile in morgan hill, less than that in napa, and livermore mor. by the afternoon we're going to be in the upper 50s around the coast and the peninsula. 60 degrees for palo alto, 63 in san jose. this dry weather pattern continues into the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you so much i'm chitchatting during all that i've been very lonely in the basement if you could use a smile this morning, stick around. the legendary goldie hawn is with us live

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welcome back our next guest is an actress, producer, director, mother, grandmother, and the list goes on but we're running out of time. we're talking about the one and only goldie hawn >> just add legend to it she starred in "death becomes her. she had us in stitches on over overboard. both films celebrating milestone anniversaries this year. >> her most recent role is one close to her heart, and that i mental health advocate she launched mind up for life back in 2003 it teaches children skills they can use to regulate stress and other emotions >> it recently gone digital. goldie joins us now to talk all about it good morning >> good morning, everybody i still have frogs in my throat. it's so early here in l.a.

>> you're nice to wake up so early on the west coast. i know it is because this cause is so dear to you. you've been at this for a long time and this is, explain to people what the project is. its not mental health counseling this is really education about mental health. >> yeah. yeah i mean, i do think that if we're going to teach children -- and this was in 2003 that i started this, we should teach children and help them understand how their brain works. so mind up is really neuroscience-based and so our children can actually understand their brain, how it works, how to access it and also how to regulate their emotions because one thing you have to understand how their brains work, then they can access a way to control it. so managing your brain and understanding it is vitally important for our children's well-being and also for their mental health. when i created this program and

basically pulled neuroscientists together and positive psychologists and so forth, i put everything under one program which basically goes into the classroom and that program actually helps them learn and feel better and understand these tools of how to manage their stress. it is so simple. and, yet, it should be put in every classroom. and that's what we're launching this today and it's the first digital learning platform that we've had, and now we have 27 countries coming we're working with parents and we're working with families as well as in the school. >> yeah. >> teachers can take the program and put it into their classroom. >> it's needed now more than ever with the pandemic and the isolation. you started this program back in 2003 your own mental health journey began when you were 19 years old. how you have noticed how society talking about mental health then versus now >> it's a big difference people now are really recognizing that our brain is a muscle

and it actually can be affected and offended in many ways and enlightened, of course, by our surroundings and it's especially being shown with our children right now. it's an epidemic, guys we're really in trouble. our children need us they need us programs need to be in schools, every school in america, every school in the world. you know, america is not the only one who is suffering from children's mental destabilization. and so we have to be here as the adults and saying, look, we have to change. if we don't give them this in their classroom to deal with mental stability and health and how they get over problems and critical thinking, things we need, we're no going to have the world we would like tomorrow. so our children are our biggest resource >> how have you used this knowledge? as i mentioned, you said it was neuroscience you were learning about all the things i was supposed to memorize in science

class but never did. >> exactly >> how does that -- having that knowledge about the brain's anatomy help you deal with, you know, mental health challenges >> that's a good question. and because you know the aspect of the brain, they understand the mid brain. even when they're little, we use little animals, right? so we use the barking dog, and they understand that the free frontal cortex can't think when things are overactive. so they breathe, they focus. all of these things have direct correlation to neurological activity so when you give the brain what it needs in order to focus, to learn better, to absorb better, then they're able to take this information. so we have to give them context into their brains so that they can act and manage it. >> even simpler than that. for me, when i was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder, i

was going to the doctor, i opted for cognitive therapy. it does teach you, if you don't know the parts of the brain, it teaches you that brawn causes behavior once you have that understanding and model, you don't think you're broken. that's a big part of this mental health challenge it was for me, any way >> exactly exactly. and it works for me. i mean, i was very anxious when i became successful. i didn't know what i was -- what was happening. you know i was 19 years old and i went to a doctor, and then i learned about medication and then i learned about how to self regulate myself and find a more positive way of approaching things and i was a positive person anyway so it was really -- i came back to myself. so i think that we have to know that it's not a bad word to say i'm mentally disturbed right now. i don't feel good. it's okay. it's that we have ways of -- and tools to be able to help, especially our children. you know, it's like riding a bike, they never forget it we've done this in some of our longitudal studies

i'm advocating for mind up we're online mindup.org, go there sign up. and really for the teachers to go in the classroom. the i mean we have 7 million children already in the approximation. people have taken up mind up on their own. so let's keep going. >> we're going to do it. we're going to get them there. the website is going to get flooded. >> that's what got her up at 4:00 in the morning. >> you produced a lot of great movies, this may be your best production yet thank you so much. >> thank you, sweetheart thanks so much >> we'll talk more, of course, in the third and fourth hour of we want to mention you can find out more about mind up at today.com. up next, the changing roles to have day's grandparents that have some now heading to grandparenting classes ulria shriver, beautif

>> we're back with a story that

many of you will relate to -- the joys and challenges of grandparenting >> it's very different than it used to be and maria shriver, one of our favorites, she also is a grandmother. she is here to explore that frontier >> i'm the only one. >> for now >> that's right. >> thank you, al there is nothing more special or joyous than being a grandparent. as our lifespan increases, many of us will be in our grandkids' lives longer than ever before. and this morning we're taking a look at grandparenting today, the benefits and the new challenges and how different generations of parents in one family can work together to raise kids even when they disagree. it's a lot mor just about showering kids with attention and love but these days, it's a lot more complicated. grandparents now have to grapple with everything from modern car

seats to new rules around kids sleep, to what they eat and watch. even the best way to hold them >> i hold them like this i don't need a swaddle to make them feel comfortable. >> open up here come the airplane >> keith and his wife mary adore caring for their granddaughters. >> yes, honey? >> 2-year-old emma and 4-month-old ila. their daughter rachel and son-in-law seth depend on the help >> how important are they -- >> very. >> -- in your ability to kind of run the lives that you have. >> essential >> but their combined ideas of child rearing don't always mesh. >> no, no, no. not a cupcake. >> it's very challenging because everyone has the right way to do things >> it is hand to hand combat on a daily basis what i would say >> how do you manage that, two years of parenting experience up against 30 >> the classic line that i think every mom gets fro grandparents is well i raised

you. and look at you. but it's also, you know, science evolves. and new things work that people didn't maybe know about before >> surveys find these kind of generational disputes about raising kids are now common. grandparents feel baffled by the democratization of the family. when parents give kids a large say in decisions many wish parents were firmer, especially with manners, respect, and learning the value of money emma, what is his name >> grandpa >> in this family, rachael will and seth say they're the strict ones >> it feels like we know the rule book but we're not know t necessarily always following it. whereas grandparents, from my perspective don't even know the rule book even though they do. >> they have a different rule. >> it's different rule >> emma? here is your surprise. >> grandpa keith says his big challenge is sticking to the

house rules around giving the kids sugar >> once a week i give emma a chocolate cupcake. they erupt i say there is nothing that says that's harmful once a week >> one point to clarify there is there was -- emma was sleeping and he had come in during the nap and put the cupcake down next to emma because he wanted her to wake up and be really happy because she had a cupcake. >> hi. welcome to grandparents class. >> to get on same page as their kids, some grandparents are going back to school >> kids are much safer on their backs and it lessens the risk of sudden infant death. >> this grandparenting class by the pump station in southern california teaching seniors the new abcs, bottles to diapers, to swaddling and safety seats >> know your stuff study this yourselves. don't just say well my day, it's an easy thing to say

but it isn't helpful >> this family says their secret to getting along is a health sense of humor they know the value of grandparents is simply priceless. >> i'm able to give them so much love i tell -- i tell them i love them every time i'm with them. how much i love them >> i just want to be their grandaddy, grandpa that's where i get immortality when they're seven years old and i'm long gone, they'll remember me and all the wonderful things. >> so parents have an opinion. grandparents have an opinion but everyone's got to get along to raise the kids. so what is good advice there >> they say -- i'm going to tell you what they tell me to say don't offer advice unless you're asked for your advice. >> right >> and if you are, you know, have questions, you say tell me more about how you're doing this >> as a grandparent? >> yes >> can't you just stick to knowledge? >> i say i raised four children. my daughters forget that i actually am a mother >> are you going to be okay?

do you know what you're doing? i think i got this i think i'm okay but there are clearly, you know, really rely on the grandparents as well which i think is great new tradition. so many grandparents are really important when 2 comes to day care, when it comes to also emphasizing, you know, kind of family history, manners, respect. >> think how much parenting changed among generations. >> yes the schedule is king or queen. it's okay, she can -- no, the schedule >> don't mess up the routine >> they'll learn >> yeah, they'll learn >> great time. thank you. up next, we'll help you put your best face forward with a my parents can always check my glucose levels your best face forward with a dermatologist top picks for

just by looking at their cell phones. i share my numbers with my wife and my daughter, and if i'm out in the yard working or busy, she'll come out and tell me, “hey, you're going too low,” if i'm working hard. it makes me feel good that they're watching them.

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health of your skin. it's time to do that >> if you inherited a few more worry lines, you're not alone. there are products and procedures at every price point to keep the pesky wrinkles at bay. >> here with the latest and greatest options, our new york city based dermatologist good morning good to see you. >> good morning. so great to be here to talk about the three ds of beauty >> i love it we can do -- we're going to run the gamut. let's start with the drugstore that's most accessible to folks. when you're looking at all the products, what should you really be looking for in a good drugstore product? >> first thing is there are three key ingredients to look for when shopping at the drugstore. to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles the first is retinol and roc is a really good product for that of the second is hylauronic

acid, i real the l'oreal revitalift and the third is hyaluronic acids, and olay does a great job at that. >> do they really work i always wonder. >> i'm like i'm not 100% sure that is really doing the trick >> i get impatient >> yeah. what do you think? >> well, i'm a formulator. you i can tell you consistency is key the tip i give patients is to remember to put on the skin care when you brush your teeth. morning and night. you will see results over the course of several weeks. >> all right the other thing that is flying around the internet are all the devices you people see people with the masks and the red light and all that we have a few devices. you've got them there. what are the ones you like that you think actually work? >> the second "d" is device. there are three at classes of at-home devices we're going to look at. one is electric current, second is currency and then leds. >> how do they work?

>> what do you do with this one? >> the first is electricity. and this is called the new face. it is low level electricit that stimulates the muscles, and you apply it to the skin in a gliding motion >> you need a gel. she's going to shock herself you have to put the gel on, right? >> you put the gel on. you will not feel a shock. >> okay. got it >> okay. >> and so that one is -- you do it like -- you have to do it every night for a while. another thing you have to be patient. >> you have to be patient. and all of these devices need to be used several times. >> what is the price point on this one >> well, in terms of devices, you're looking at usually in the low to mid $100 range for each device >> i see this red mask what is that this is what i keep seeing on the internet. >> okay. so the third class is the l.e.d., which is light-emitting di diode. and this emits red and infrared light. you apply it to the face for a specified time

and like the other devices, you're going to use it several times a week for a rejuvenating effect >> all right >> it brightens? is that what it does >> yes so all of the devices do stimulate collagen to some extent but the difference is that with l.e.d., you will get som brightening and lightening of spots. >> okay. >> and then what is this nuo this radio frequency >> so the third class is radio frequency. and this is near and dear to my heart. i spent over 20 years bringing radio frequency devices to market and what it does is it stimulates all three categories of skin. collagen, elastic and hyaluronic acid you apply it in a mobile fashion. that is one of my inventions many years ago this is done in areas where you feel you need some extra tightening and firming and it is fda approved and proven to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and lines.

>> all right we have a few seconds left go big ticket. ready to spend money where is your buck best spent? >> yes the third and last is derm derm, the latest and greatest is micro needling with prp, platelet rich plasma that is plasma which we take from your blood and spin it down to get the growth factors. this is a one and done treatment. you see significant improvement. >> what? >> is this like that vampire facial that celebrities do >> so the vampire facial was the prp injected what is novel about this good morning, i'm kris sanchez. the white house is laying out its new plan to provide 400 million free n95 masks across the country. the administration will work with pharmacies and health centers to distribute the

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