good morning. historic storm. the first blizzard in four years pounding the east coast with more than half a foot already on the ground in boston and long island. winter storm warnings posted from virginia to maine. 65 million people in the path of the storm preparing for high winds and record snow totals. boston in the midst of the biggest storm ever with 2 inches falling every hour. how bad will it get? dylan has the forecast. ready to rebuild. president biden checking out the bridge that collapsed in pittsburgh as he pushes the new

infrastructure law and urges america to fix other aging bridges before it's too late. >> we have to move. the next time we don't need headlines saying someone was killed when the next bridge collapses. >> this as the ntsb arrives to investigate what went wrong. standing up to spotify. overnight, musician joni mitchell joins neil young. criticizing joe rogan for spreading covid misinformation. all that and one more snow before you go. after working weekends for nearly a decade, dylan is preparing to sign off of saturdays for good. a chance to finally get quality family time back. we couldn't let her go without revisiting some of her favorite weekend moments. >> this is fun. >> one last big storm.

today, saturday, january 29th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. we are lucky to have morgan radford on this cold morning. >> i'm ready. >> kristen has the morning off. we are thrilled to have dylan back. i know we will say good-bye with the snowy saturday. we he thought we would give you one last good forecast. >> i was going to finish last saturday, but we needed snow to go out with a bang. >> you did that, indeed. see you in a second. the big story, of course, is the weather. so far, here is what we he know. states of emergency with governors in new york, new

jersey, massachusetts and maryland and virginia urging residents to stay inside and off the road so the crews can stay ahead of the storm. >> already this morning, close to 3500 flights have been canceled that and number is likely to rise. the team is fanned out from new york to new england. we want to begin with emilieikeada on long island. emilie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is coming down at a fast clip. several inches is hour. that makes it difficult for the plows to keep up with the pace of the storm. i want to show you the consistent of the snow. the winds are biting. it picks up the snow and worsens visibility. that is why you will hear from forecasters and officials telling people to stay home warning of the nearly impossible travel conditions. it has been quiet on the roads so far.

ecept when we see the caravans of snow plows. nearly 2,000 plows responding to the winter storm. we are seeing similar pictures across the northeast. several governors declaring states of emergency here in new york and maryland and new jersey. part of new jersey seeing more than a foot of snow. similarly in maryland, where they are getting 9 inches. this is the brunt of the storm which continues to move through. we will see several more hours of these types of conditions. keep in mind, we are getting bitter cold. if you are going to step outside today, two words. layer up. parts of long island will see windchills drop to 12 below. guys. >> emilie, stay warm. thank you. >> let's head to boston where they could wind up with 2.5 feet of snow when all is said and done. kathy park has the latest for us. kathy, how does it look?

>> reporter: morgan, good morning to you. snow is coming down hard. the winds are starting to pick up. here in massachusetts, this really is just the beginning of the storm. later on today, we could have snowfall rates between 2 to 4 inches per hour. the state is throwing a lot of resources at this potentially historic storm. roughly 4,000 pieces of equipment at the ready. in boston, a snow emergency is in place and that means there are parking restrictions in place. boston logan international airport. travel has been at a standstill. cancellations in and out of the airport. we are tracking the coastal communities. they are getting slammed with the snow, but also dealing with potential power outages. winds gusting at last check clocking close to 50 to 60 miles per hour. flooding is a big concern.

we were in scituate yesterday. conditions are expected to deteriorate as with we go into the later hours and officials here are encouraging people to hunker down. they don't want you out on the roads. guys, back to you. >> kathy, i know you will keep us posted. kathy park in boston. >> let's go to dylan dreyer in battery park. dylan, what are we looking at? >> reporter: we have snow in new jersey overnight. we will see heavy snow and very gusty winds throughout the morning. we have blizzard warnings along the coast. this not issued since back in 2018 to have this many blizzard warnings along the coast. we are going to see just deteriorating conditions, especially across long island. you see the brighter patches

with the bright white and dark blues. that's where we have the heavy snow. it comes in like bands off the ocean. that is when you get visibility reduced and potential for snowfall rates up to 2 to 4 inches per hour. winds through the day could be as high as 40 and up to 60 miles an hour. that with the light and fluffy snow reduces visibility. travel is impossible along the i-95 corridor and up and down the east coast. we will see the trees and power lines covered in snow. some areas up to 2 feet of snow. especially in southern new england. you tack on 60-mile-an-hour wind on top of that and we likely will see power outages. that say concern with the cold. we are looking at blizzard warnings producing perhaps rates of 2 to 4 inches of snow per hour and whiteout conditions. how much snow will we get? likely we will see at least a foot of snow in the new york,

new jersey area. some parts of new jersey picked up a foot of snow and up in the massachusetts, closer to 2 feet. some areas in southeastern mass could pick up closer to 3 feet of snow. >> good saturday to hunker down. dylan, thank you. we will get the full forecast in a couple of minutes. also this morning, ntsb officials are on the scene in pittsburgh trying to figure out what caused the bridge to collapse friday morning. it happened hours before president biden was set to arrive in pittsburgh to talk about his infrastructure plan and how it will fix thousands of bridges like that one across the country. nbc's josh lederman is at the white house with more. josh, good morning. >> reporter: morgan, good morning. officials breathing a sigh of relief took place before rush hour. likely minimizing injuries. president biden says the harrowing incident should be a infrastructure wake-up call. it wasn't planned, but it sure made the point.

this bridge in pittsburgh plummeting to the ground hours before president biden was set to speak there about america's crumbling infrastructure. >> unacceptable. >> reporter: it is a miracle. no deaths. although ten people were injured. >> i was driving across in my mind, i knew the bridge was collapsing. >> reporter: mr. joe biden making a detour to view the bridge. one of many across the country listed in poor condition. >> we will fix them all. >> reporter: it was an i told you so moment for the president struggling to sell the infrastructure law. achievements that democrats are running on in midterms. >> i have been saying for years, we have to do something about this. we finally got it done. >> reporter: the biden administration has started doling oath $27 billion to repair bridges across the country. pennsylvania will get $1.6 billion over five years. there is $3 billion for airports

and $7 billion for upgrade of pipes. many projects will take years to get off the ground. according to the report, the infrastructure gets a c minus. >> this brings to the forefront the need to renew infrastructure, i'm not sure what else can happen. >> reporter: this morning, an ntsb team is on the ground to investigate. at least three people are still hospitaled in fair condition. >> we have to move. the next time we don't need headlines saying someone was killed when the next bridge collapses. >> josh, we know with all eyes on the infrastructure plan, people are focused on the priority the president has in nominating a new justice for the supreme court. has the president given any further indication as to who he is considering? >> reporter: morgan, the white house confirming that judge j. michelle childs is on the list. she is a federal judge in south

carolina who supported by a close biden ally. president biden has nominated judge childs for the appeals court. she had a senate confirmation hearing scheduled this week. now the white house will postpone the hearing while childs is considered for the supreme court. the president's short list is believed to include judge ketanji brown jackson. a former law clerk for justice stephen breyer and california supreme court justice leondra kruger. a white house spokesman told me those are not the only three candidates the president is considering. president biden will announce his decision by the end of february. >> historic nomination. josh lederman, thank you. a new york city police officer was laid to rest on friday one week after he was shot and killed while responding to a call. his wife demanding change at his funeral as the u.s. sees alarming rise in gun violence directed at police officers.

here is nbc's rehema ellis. ♪♪ >> reporter: a sea of blue from around the city and across the country. outside st. patrick's cathedral for a final good-bye to jason rivera. inside? ♪♪ >> reporter: mourners remembering the rookie police officer on the job only 14 months. >> he did it for the right reasons. he wanted to make a difference. >> reporter: both rivera and his partner mora, shot and killed a week ago responding to a domestic violence disturbance call in the harlem apartment. at just 22 years old, rivera was so young with so much promise. >> i'm lonely without you. >> reporter: recently married, she is heart broken for the life they won't live together. >> i couldn't believe you left me. >> reporter: her words echoing outside to a city in mourning.

>> the little bit of hope i had that you would come back to say good-bye or say i love you one more time has left. i was lost. i'm still lost. >> reporter: and she's angry with the new manhattan district attorney among the mourners who's memo called for the relaxed prosecution of gun possession cases. he since clarified his stance. >> i hope he is watching you speak through me right now. we promise that your death won't be in vain. >> reporter: rivera was one of five officers shot in new york city this month alone and part of the increase of gun violence nationwide. from milwaukee to st. louis to houston. so far this year, 26 officers have been shot and four killed. a procession for a texas sheriff killed on sunday. on thursday, three houston

police officers shot. at yesterday's funeral, officer rivera was promoted to detective first grade. >> i love you to the end of time. we'll take the watch from here. >> reporter: in a grieving city, a widow's how never to forget. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. the house committee is looking into a fake electors into the 2020 election. the committee subpoenaed 14 people who they claim submitted false certificates declaring donald trump the winner in seven swing states. several of the former advisers used the fake documents to justify delaying or blocking the certiication of the election during the joint session of congress on january 6th. president biden won all seven of those states in 2020.

a new chance at the australian open. ifyou recorded it, step away from the tv. three, two, one. here it is. australian world number one ash barty wins hours ago. barty is the first australian to win in 44 years. the crowd was ecstatic. she called her victory a dream come true. >> the place must have gone insane. nuts for that. so cool. >> the crowd. not tennis weather for dylan who is back with the rest of the forecast out there. really cold. windchills are cold this morning as well. that's what is creating the light, fluffy snow. that accumulates quickly. we have snow totals around 1 or

2 feet. elsewhere across the country, cold in florida. the cost coldest we have seen in a decade. that continues with windchills in the 20s tomorrow like orlando. temperatures feel nice in the 50s and 60s. cooler out in the pacific northwest. clear and crisp. this is a live shot in downtown "snl." san jose. we are waking up with 37 degrees in morgan hill. 40 degrees in san jose. another morning of 30s in the interior valleys. by the afternoon we warm into the mid 60s with afternoon sunshine across the entire bay area. san francisco, 62. martinez, 64. livermore, 64. dry conditions remain through the weekend.

and that's your latest forecast. back to you guys. >> dylan, warm up. don't go too far. more from the snow zone throughout this morning. areas brace for more than 2 feet of snow this saturday. also ahead, with one of the wildest weeks on wall street and interest rates expected to be hiked soon, what should you do to make the most of your money? our own stephanie ruhle will break it down for us after this short break. good luck! you too! and the united states has done it! a very generous congratulations.

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morning with the "weekly download." >> among them stephen breyer announcing his retirement. >> we have a country that is based on the supreme court justn breyer annou nomination for the nation's highest court. >> the person i will nominate will be someone of extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity. that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. prince andrew demanding a jury trial as he faces a civil suit brought by virginia guiffre. >> the queen's second son listing multiple reasons why the case should be dismissed. guiffre's lawyers firing back

accusing the victim of blaming her for the abuse. >> she was trafficked by jeffery epstein and forced to have sex with prince andrew when she was 17 years old. the prince denies the allegations. amy schneider's win streak came to an end on "jeopardy!." >> you are our new champion. >> schneider won more than $1.3 million during her run. making her the highest earning female competitor ever and first transgender contest ant to qualify for the tournament of champions. big honor for big papi. the first ballot hall of fame. >> the boston red sox slugger known as big papi. celebrate with friends and family in the dominican republic.

team usa got an olympic level sendoff as they took off for the 2022 winter games. with china's zero tolerance covid policy adding another level of stress. >> once they make it to bay beijing, they will would be tested daily. some of the week's wild moments caught an camera. a thief crawled across the floor of the southern california business to avoid motion detectors. tourists in thailand got a shock when the monitor lizard crawled out of the toilet. fans of the hershey bears hockey team got more than 50,000 stuffed toys on ice. the bears will be given to children in need. and finally, a cast member was surprised on stage with an impromptu graduation ceremony.

emily walton finished her studies at southern new hampshire university following a full house performance of the musical, the cast presented her with her diploma. >> i love that. >> awesome. have you ever seen it? it is spectacular. >> no. >> a feel good show. to have something to celebrate like that for one of the stars of it. if you are ever in new york, pandemic permitting, it is a show worth seeing with your family. >> what i love is how she had both parts of her world come together. university president come to give you the diploma and your crew. >> nice to have something to celebrate. >> we needed that. still to come on "today." janet jackson like never before. the docu-series airs this weekend. we look back at the last nine plus years of our very own dylan dreyer working weeekends e

good morning. thank you so much for joining us on this saturday, january 29th. i'm kira klapper. the anticipation is growing in the bay area for tomorrow's nfc championship game. the 49ers is now in los angeles. the team tweeted this video while boarding their united charter flight down to l.a. last night. before any of them left, this army of 49ers' gave them a proper send-off. they are cheering on the team as they left levi for the airport. >> sending them a good vibe, good luck, we know we're going to get this win.

can't wait to see them in the super bowl. >> want in win to happen. let's bring this win home. let's go, '9ers! >> according to stubhub the cheapest tickets are about $600. 43% of the tickets sold in the state were from here in the north. taking a live look at sfo where the lucky fans who may be flying out to the nfc championship game between the '9ers and rams will be surprised, some at least. united airlines, the official airline of the '9ers will be surprising a full flight of flyers from sfo to l.a.x. with a pep rally before they depart. let's check in with our meteorologist for a quick check of microclimate forecast. love that red. >> they will have no issues arriving in l.a. because they will arrive with sunshine because it will be in the 70s. more summer like in southern california. we have been monitoring the winds up here. but if you will be watching the game in the bay area it is cool to start, much like the last couple of days.

in the 30s, look at this, 37 degrees in morgan hill. 36 in dublin. 46 through the oakland area. by the afternoon, expect daytime highs to top out in the low to mid 60s, especially down through the south bay. it will be similar, pretty much copy/paste to yesterday. 67 in san jose. 65, concord. 64, martinez. 62, san francisco. yes, we will get afternoon sunshine, and that afternoon sunshine is expected to stick around because, well, we're not tracking any rain in our forecast for today or tomorrow for the big game. even though right now it is about 45 degrees in san francisco, look at the temperatures by 9:00, 10:00. we are talking upper 50s and then eventually in the low 60s, kira. >> looks good. we will see you for the rest of the forecast at 7:00. at 7:00 on today in the bay, when will kids get to take our masks at school? a group of local doctors want if rules to change and a growing

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still rising. experts say it could go up for weeks. daily toll reaching 2,300 people a day. the same as last february. meanwhile, the city of san francisco which has a high vaccination rate is now removing most indoor mask requirements for people vaccinated and boosted. joni mitchell is joining neil young to ask to remove her songs from spotify. they say itis spreading misinformation with the joe rogan podcast. rogan's guest was accused of falsehoods about the vaccines. joe rogan's show was the number one podcast on spotify in 2021. the streaming service wants all music and audio content available. and a federal judge is not giving much of a break to joe exotic from "tiger king."

the judge re-sentencing the former zookeeper to 21 years on friday. that reduces his punishment by just a year despite pleas from the 58-year-old for leniency as he begins cancer treatment. exotic was convicted after hiring two men to kill carole baskins. back to the story this morning of the snow which is coming down and is still more to come. we have ellison barber out with more on long island. >> reporter: morgan, new york city, we are already getting it as well. one of the big concerns officials say is the wind. look at the snow. it is really powdery snow. when the wind comes through, it picks it up and whips it into the air creating dangerous whiteout conditions. if you look down the road, we already lost a street light here in brooklyn.

the commissioner of sanitation says they have some 280,000 tons of salt out and ready to go. they pre-treated 700 miles of road in new york city. 1,800 snow plows ready to tackle this event. big picture, if you do not have to be outside, stay home. they are doing their best to treat the roads as the snow comes. it is going to be a lot. they want new yorkers to check on neighbors, particularly those who are elderly. if you see anyone out and about who doesn't have shelter or might need help getting some place warm, call 311 so they can try to take care of them. this, they say, is going to be a really big event. it is the winds and sending the powdery snow up into the air to cause a lot of problems. this area down here at the end of this street, morgan, normally you, have a great view of the manhattan skyline. today with this snow, the winds

andyou can't see any of it. morgan. >> stay warm and stay safe. we appreciate you. this seems like a good saturday to hunker down and stay inside if you have the opportunity. dylan does not. she is a weather person which means she is out in it right now. here is another look at the forecast. you see the snow coming sideways in ellison's shot, dylan. >> reporter: i can feel it on this side of my face, also. it is coming down. it is going to remain heavy off and on throughout the day as the bands come in off the water. as it looks like things are improving for a minute, all of a sudden visibility drops greatly with the heavy bands that produce snow at rates of 2 to 4 inches an hour. along the coast of new jersey with the bright white, those are the heavier bands of snow. that continues to rotate up across rhode island and connecticut and massachusetts as well. let's compare this to other snowstorms in boston. the biggest snowstorm on record in boston happened in 2003 with

27.6 inches. it is likely if this storm, if we get more than 24 inches, this could be the biggest january storm on record. in southeastern massachusetts, they get the higher totals. we could get closer to 3 feet of snow. the winds gust up to 60 miles per hour. we have 2 to 3 feet of snow in areas. that is likely to cause power outages. right now, you see the windchills are well down below zero up in places like binghamton and in new york feels like 7. boston feels like 5. as we go into tomorrow, the cold will continue to pour in. we will see the windchills tomorrow morning well down below zero in boston and in new york city it will feel like 5 below. if anyone a live look right now in downtown san jose. we're starting out really clear but also very cold. dublin, 36 degrees right now.

morgan hill, 37. it is sort of a chilly start, but look at your afternoon. we are going to get a lot of sunshine and temperatures will once again be in the low to mid 60s throughout the bay area. 67 degrees for san jose. 63 for oakland. 66 in napa. 62 in san francisco. 62 degrees around half moon bay. and that's your latest forecast. back to you guys. >> cold several days ahead as the snow keeps falling. dylan, thank you. still ahead, with the likely rising interest rates, we are making sure you make the right money moves. >> we are checking in with our own stephanie ruhle on how to do that after these bef messages.ri -we are here! -for new homeowners, a football game can really bring out the parent in them. it's smart we parked near the exit. -absolutely. -there you go.

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we are back on a saturday morning with "popstart." joe fryer is here with more. joe, tell us all the things. >> so first up is janet jackson. the highly anticipated documentary aired friday night. crews followed her for three years and talking with friends and family and getting access to home videos. in part one, jackson reflected on the childhood home and sharing stories growing up with michael and brothers and why she did not like her first few albums. part two airs tonight. go to today.com for more. i assume you stayed up late to watch? >> definitely. i'm about to be locked in be tonight. tonight. >> miss jackson, if you're nasty. that's what i know. >> all right. all right. up next, we have cher and we

have jimmy fallon and drew barrymore. the president is paying tribute to the late great betty white. she will be honored in a tribute monday night. one month after she passed away at the age of 99. the special is called "celebrating betty white." it will include never before seen footage from her decades long career. tune in monday night at 10:00/9:00 central here on nbc. that is the "popstart." peter and morgan. >> joe, thank you very much. still to come, the story behind this moment when the 97-year-old woman was able to go into the ocean for the first time in decades. we are back after this. any parent will tell you the second you have a kid, it's like your heart is living outside of your body,

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good morning. thank you so much for joining us on this saturday, january 29th. i'm kira klapper. the u.s. has now hit more than

74 million covid cases. that's according to an nbc tally. more than 7 million are right here in california with about 76,000 new daily cases. now state health leaders confirmed more cases of that new omicron subvariant have been detected here in our state. there are now 26 confirmed cases of ba.2 as it is called. they've been identified on the map as you can see in santa clara, los angeles, orange and tulare counties. it is one-and-a-half times more contagious than the original omicron variant and it is circulating in almost half of the u.s. there is some good news. the cdc says there's no evidence it is more severe than omicron. the uk health agency says ba.2 doesn't appear to reduce the effectiveness of vaccine. happening today, sonoma county will be holding vaccine clinics at the county fair

grounds. the clinic will be open today and tomorrow from 9:00 in the morning until 4:00 in the afternoon. anyone who is eligible may receive the shot. county leaders are particularly focused on children who have not yet gotten vaccinated. the vaccine clinic will continue to be held every weekend for the next three weeks. it is 6:28. let's check in with meteorologist vianey rana. >> it is clear to start. look at this. we don't have fog but we have high clouds. you can see downtown san jose very nicely. it is also chilly. look at this. 42 in san jose, but we are colder in other spots including livermore, down into the 30s, 39 degrees. down through morgan hill, 37. napa, 37. santa rosa, 38. i want to kind of guide you through your afternoon highs because it is going to be really nice today. afternoon, sunshine. dry conditions. we are not worried about any rain. a high of 67 in san jose. 64, martinez. 66 in napa. if you are headed to the city,

62 degrees in san francisco. some areas of high clouds here and there, but overall we will warm up in through the afternoon. a look right now, your temperature trend for san francisco, a mix of sun and clouds until about 11:00 a.m. we start to bump up into the 50s. kira. >> thank you. we will see you for the rest of the forecast at 7. also on today in the bay, a piece of history up in flames. what reare learning about a fire that tore through the historic elks lodge in santa clara. that plus your other stories coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. in the meantime we'll send you back to "today."

good morning. winter wall open. the first blizzard in four years slamming the east with a half a foot on boston and long island. winter storm warnings posted from virginia to maine. 65 million people in the path of the storm and 10 million facing brutal conditions. boston bracing for what the could be the biggest storm ever with 2 inches of snow falling every hour. dylan is back and she will have the full forecast. olympic dreams. team usa arriving in beijing

overnight. some of the most talented athletes with gold medals on their mind as they countdown to the shining moment. and trading tv for qt. our meteorologist dylan is stepping back from saturday duties to workweek days to enjoy more time with her boys. a weekend staple for nearly a decade. >> how are you feeling? >> i'm nervous. >> covering major weather stories and having fun, too. we could not let her go without covering one last big storm. today, saturday, january 29th, 2022. >> i'm from iowa. you are watching "today." >> i'm anna from central america. you are watching the "today" show. >> i'm from not so sunny florida. >> it is not snowing here.

>> hi, family. >> i'm coming to you from astoria, new york. no better way to start my day than with warm tea and the "today" show. little warm tea to go. >> cheers. >> warm tea or coffee. nice to wake up with you. dylan, we have to send one off for you. morgan is in for kristen. >> i know it is cold where you are, dylan. i will drink extra tea hoping to send you good vibes. >> i had hot coffee, but it is not hot anymore. >> you throw it in the air and it freezes. we'll get to today's news and it is the monster storm impacting tens of millions up and down the east coast. 3,500 flights canceled. that number is expected to rise as the day goes on. the team is out in the elements today. we begin with nbc's emilie

ikeda. she is on long island. >> reporter: good morning. it is coming down at a remarkable clip. several inches is hour on long island. the sheer snowfall is evidence by the snow i'm trudging through. items like this. this is the fire hydrant nearly buried by the snowfall. officials across the northeast have said they prepared for the absolute worst. in nearby new york city, 2,000 salt plows and crews working around the clock. we could see up to 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts. something you could not ignore when you step outside. what it is doing when they come through. it is picking up light fluffy snow and blowing it around worsening visibility and travel conditions. another issue is the 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts which could bring down winds and power

lines. the risk of the power outages. utility crews here, 900 at the ready, in long island alone. when power goes out in frigid temperatures, it can be dangerous. that is top of mind as the storm continues. we could see several more hours of conditions like this. pictures like this across the northeast. governors in several states declaring states of emergency in maryland, new york, new jersey. new jersey already seeing a foot of snow. similar numbers in maryland at 9inches. we are not in the clear. we will see this type of scene here. it is best, officials say, to stay inside. guys. >> no doubt. this is the day to stay put. emilie, thank you very much. new england is expected to see the worst of this weather. the boston area is preparing for more than 2 feet of snow. that is exactly where we find our own kathy park this morning. kathy, what does it look like out there? >> reporter: morgan, the snow is

starting to come down. we have a few inches on the ground, but the winds are just brutal. i guess you could say this is the appetizer before the big show. the storm is only expected to intensify later on today. expecting snowfall rates between 2 to 4 inches per hour. massachusetts is getting what could be historic snowstorm. they have 4,000 pieces of equipment ready to go. boston has a snow emergency in effect and hundreds of flights canceled. over in the coastal community, they slammed with snow, but dealing with potential power outages and also flooding as well. we have new video in from marshall, massachusetts. the waves crashing on to the shore. the ocean surge could reach up to 3 feet. there could be a lot of problems later on today. officials once again asking people to hunker down and do not

drive on the roadways today. at last check, guys, inin addition to the snow, it feels like 3 degrees. i'm wearing four layers. i'm freezing. any jaw is clenching. it is hard to talk out here, guys. >> i think we will call it a day for you and say the talking can stop. >> you need to go in the truck and get warm. we need you out there. >> reporter: all right. >> thank you. now to the question that everybody is talking about. how much longer is the cold snow going to last? how much will we get? dylan is on the southern tip of manhattan island right now. she is watching it all. dylan, this is a long haul for a lot of folks. >> reporter: it is going to be a long haul. especially when you factor in how cold it will get after the storm. i can feel what kathy is talking about with the frozen face syndrome. it is windy and cold and that is the situation that creates the light fluffy snow.

here is the storm right now. you can see we have the heavier snow in new jersey, long island, connecticut, massachusetts and up into new england and parts of new jersey and fork picked up 15.5 inches. in new york city, closer to 5 inches. the snow will continue for the mid-atlantic. it lasts up to new england and it will as the storm intensifies produce snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour. then it will continue to move up into nova scotia into sunday. here is the set up for today. we have the potential for winds up to 40 to 60 miles per hour. that cobined with heavy snow will reduce visibility. it will be dangerous on the roads. that is why everyone is saying stay home. we can do that on a saturday. we also have to worry about power outages. with the heavy snow on the trees and power lines and the gusty winds across the cape and islands and parts of southern new england and eastern long

island, that's where we could see power outages. with the windchill down below zero tomorrow is dangerous for anyone who loses power. we are looking at a foot of snow in the new york city area with the snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour. the whiteout conditions and blizzard like conditions. especially in southeastern massachusetts with closer to 3 feet of snow. again, where the heavy bands of snow line up. eastern long island. 14 to 20 inches. boston is 18 to 24. this, if we get more than 24.4 inches of snow in the boston area could be the biggest january snowstorm on record. either way, it is going to be a mess all day today and the brutal cold temperatures work in tomorrow. guys. >> this is going to be one people will remember for a long time. dylan, stay warm. see you in a moment. also, the pentagon warning more than 100,000 russian troops surround ukraine.

mark malley says a russian invasion would be horrific. president biden said american troops may head to the region, but not to ukraine. with the winter olympics less than a week away, now the u.s. olympic delegation arrived in beijing overnight on the delta airlines charter flight. half of the team usa athletes were aboard the plane. the competition begins thursday with the opening ceremonies on friday night. you can watch the winter olympics here on nbc and streaming on peacock. it is that time. time for a weekend morning boost. joe fryer is back. >> this morning, a touching example of how life's simple moments are enjoyable ones. marcia asked her daughter for her 97th birthday to take a dip

in the ocean in brazil. her wish came true. she he was overcome with joy and sharing a beautiful moment with her daughters and power of nature on display. peter and morgan. >> the power of love in one family. >> absolutely. we hope you enjoyed the water. that is beautiful. joe, thanks. dylan is back with the rest of the country's forecast right now. >> besides the nor'easter in the northeast, we have cold temperatures down in the southeast. the coldest it has been in a decade. we are looking at windchills down at 25 degrees in areas like orlando. especially tomorrow morning. certainly feeling like winter along the gulf coast. it is mild across texas with temperatures in the 60s today. another clipper system moving through the northern plains. that could drop temperatures more. temperatures in the 20s

quite a beautiful start to our weekend. this is a live look in downtown san jose. you can see some of the clouds up top. yes, it is chilly out there, in the 30s and 40s to start our saturday. san jose right now, 42 degrees as you head out the door. bundle up. by the afternoon you should be okay. daytime highs will be running comfortably in the mid and upper 60s through the afternoon. we will stay dry as well with afternoon sunshine, periods of high clouds. a high of 67 in san jose. 65 in concord. and that's your latest forecast. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, dylan. don't go far. this is your life. we have a look back at the last nine years on weekend mornings as you prepare to finally get precious mornings back with your family. >> that's right. we'll be back right after this. is now a good time for a flare-up? enough, crohn's! for adults with moderate to severe crohn's

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we knew it would happen at some point. we are back with today's talker. dylan, you are hanging up your saturday caps and getting your weekends back with your lovely family. >> that's right. after working weekends for nearly a decade. you are moving on fully monday through friday. we are so thrilled for you, dylan. before you go, we wanted to take a final look back at all of the fun you had here on the weekend. ♪♪ >> from nbc news, this is "today." >> we want to say hi to dylan dreyer. how do you feel. >> i'm nervous.

>> and dylan dreyer. >> they say our name now. >> you ready to go? >> yeah. >> this is the 139th. >> the 141st. 145th running of the kentucky derby. ♪♪ >> look. making a fool of myself on tv. ♪♪ >> oh, so close. >> oh, this is fun! ta-da! >> so excited you're doing this. this is so fun. >> it is. >> up. >> you have to move your butt. >> i'm trying. this is the worst dirty dancing movie i've ever seen. >> dylan. >> now it is dylan's turn. >> dylan. >> rockport, this is where

harvey slammed into texas for a second time. >> the winds are still obviously really strong. >> from here in jacksonville and the northeastern part of the state all the way down to the southwest. we have seen such devastation. >> we are waiting for the next storm system to move in here. >> well, i'm seeing more snow on top of the 32.5 inches of snow this area picked up from the blizzard. >> abbey-cadaby from "sesame street." >> check this out. 11:36. still golfing. fore! what is it in swedish? >> fore. >> fore! >> dylan is showing it this morning. >> oh, my gosh. >> look, it says are you pregnant? yes,ouou

pregnant? yes, i am. >> yay! >> dylan and her husband brian. >> there we go. >> i'm with you. i'm with you. obstacle course. >> no, no, no. no, no. nope. >> child birth is a lot harder than i ever thought it was going to be. >> ready for story number two? >> dylan, you are expecting your third. >> we are working out the logistics in the new york city apartment with three boys. i'm embracing the chaos of the week and hope to get sleep next week. >> so fun to turn back the clock. look at all of those memories. dylan, what are some of your best memories on saturday mornings? >> you know, i'm watching that and looking back. i started in september of 2012. i got married in october. in the time i've been on weekend

"today" i have been married and had three sons. it is incredible to look back and think of the things i've been through and not to mention everything i've done on the show. you know, it really bittersweet to step away. i want to thank everyone at "today." i remember when i tried out on the show, it was not something i knew was going to happen and it snowballed in the position it became. i am so grateful that "weekend today" took a chance on me and my family. i raised my whole family in new york city. i don't want to step away but i don't think i can do six days a week anymore. the boys keep me busy. >> no, i am giving you your flowers. you are the best of the best. what are you going to do with

your saturday morning? what are you going to do when you can wake up at your own pace? >> i wish i could wake up on my own pace. even today as soon as i am done here, i am going to go home and make pancakes for the boys. it is all family time. you know this job can get crazy especially when we are traveling and busy. it is important to make time for my family, too. these boys are my whole life, brian and i love being a team on the weekend. it is really all i am going to be doing, sitting at home and loving up on those three. >> you give up on your saturday morning with us which we'll miss but you have four boys to look after and i put brian in that as well. when you are the husband that you will throw them in. one of my favorites was you and

schennel learning how to dance. >> she was so confused because i could not make my hips go. >> that was the hardest i have ever laughed in my life was doing that story. the coldest i have ever been was thanks to our producer, the football player have to put vas lean in their arms to make it feel warmer. here was at vikings stadium. i put vas lean in my arms, it works but i could not put my jacket back on because my arms were too sticky with vaseline. >> we got to go. we'll miss you on saturday. we'll be right back.

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good morning. i'm kira klapper. coming up next on "today in the bay," when will kids get to take off masks at school? four prominent local doctors want the rules to change and now a growing list of people who agree. plus, the excitement is building ahead of tomorrow's big game. 49ers versus the rams. a big send-off as the team took off for l.a. and cloudy skies and a chilly morning across the bay area. meteorologist vianey rana details the weekend forecast coming up.

♪♪ good morning. it is saturday, january 29th. 7:00 on the dot, as we take a live look outside. san bruno mountain with our stormranger atop and the sun rising over a cloudy and chilly bay area.