by contrast, where we typically see fog, the golden gate bridge, it's clear here. and we just got delays from muni for today. i tweeted those out as well. >> we'll be back at 7:25 with more local news. >> join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. good morning on alert another massive winter storm set to race across the country nearly 80 million people in its path, stretching 2,000 miles from colorado all the way to vermont bringing ice, snow and dangerous conditions and threatening to disrupt air travel coast to coast. al's got everything you need to know breaking overnight inferno, a massive fire engulfs a fertilizer plant in north carolina explosive chemicals forcing firefighters to pull back and let it burn. thousands of nearby residents,

business, schools, even a prison being evacuated. >> need to stay somewhere else tonight. >> the very latest from the scene just ahead. good news for kids pfizer expected to seek approval for its covid vaccine for children under the age of 5 as soon as today. what that could mean for millions of families and when those shots may be available sparring match the u.s. accuses russia of plotting an imminent invasion of ukraine. russia firing back, blaming the u.s. for whipping up unnecessary tension with a new round of high stakes talks taking place today. those stories plus under fire whoopi goldberg facing criticism for this controversial comment about the holocaust. >> if you are going to do this, then let's be truthful about it. because the holocaust isn't about race >> her overnight apology amid the growing fallout.

and m-o-n-e-y. wordle, the wildly popular and highly addictive online game sold for a bundle to the "new york times." what that could spell for millions of fans who cannot put it down. today tuesday, february 1, 2022. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today. so happy you are joining us on the very first day of february. >> i'm still marveling that it is 2022. but also yeah. january is over already. here we go lots to get to this morning. including news that by the end of the month a covid vaccine could be available for children as young as six months old we're going to have the very latest on that in the meantime, images out

of winston salem, north carolina, overnight. a fire at the fertilizer plant caused massive evacuations amid fears of a possible large explosion. a live report straight ahead. >> we want to begin with that huge winter storm ready to move across the country >> al says it is packing a potential mix of snow and ice. it will impact folks from the rockies all the way east to new england. right to the forecast. al, good morning. >> good morning. so now we are talking about 82 million of us dealing with winter weather look at this we've got winter storm watches stretching from new mexico down through texas, oklahoma, all the way into the northeast winter storm warnings to the north of that. this is going to be a multiday event. so tomorrow evening we're going to be looking at this cold front -- i should say this evening. this cold front is going to draw moisture from the gulf, cold air from the north and that is going stretch snow from texas to michigan and tomorrow morning, that will really blossom with heavy snow significant ice, difficult travel and dangerous conditions.

this is what we're looking for tonight into tomorrow. significant ice from texas all the way into missouri and on to the north. we're looking also at moderate snow from denver to amarillo, to wichita, oklahoma city now we move on into wednesday, into thursday morning. this slow-moving storm will move eastward rain changes to ice and snow from arkansas to ohio in the northeast. wednesday to thursday look for power outages, major disruptions and transportation from roads to airports and then we're looking at dangerous travel conditions with a significant snow from springfield all the way to detroit and back into western new york and then we move into friday morning. the front finally moves off the eastern seaboard but look for a wintry mix for parts of the i-95 corridor icy conditions from interior pennsylvania, upstate new york, into new england and here in the northeast. the snow should be more

significant up to the north. we're not going to put accumulations out there yet because it is still friday we're still watching it but we're going to be tracking this very closely because it is a changeable situation and going to be affecting a huge swath of the country right into friday. >> the thank you breaking news in north carolina overnight a massive fire engulfed a fertilizer plant in winston salem leading to emergency evacuations. those could last for days. we have the latest good morning >> reporter: officials say the fire is still active with the potential for an explosion asking thousands to evacuate in a one-mile radius which includes parts of wake forest university and a minimum security prison. >> we've got appears to be almost a city block on fire. >> reporter: fears of an explosion leading to the evacuation of more than 6,000

residents around the perimeter of the plant nearly 100 firefighters and personnel battling the blaze for hours. >> we fought for two hours it involved a railcar. >> reporter: fire officials say the chemical in the rail car, ammonium nitrate, is a dangerous combination with the intensity and the heat firefighters had to step back because of explosion risk. >> fire truck located on the back side of the building is still there. it is still flowing water. there is no firefighters there. >> reporter: the fire stirring up memories of the devastating explosion at a fertilizer plant in west texas in 2013. 15 people were killed. more than 200 injured and roughly 150 buildings damaged or destroyed. back in winston salem, firefighters working around the clock. >> there is still a potential for explosion. we do not know the full extent and the time we'll be here it will not be any time soon

that we'll be leaving. >> reporter: and officials are also warning of poor air quality. this morning asking people to keep their distance from the scene. even the firefighters doing so to a certain degree. they are flying drones to monitor the situation and no word on what started this dangerous blaze. >> emily, thank you very much. now to a move that millions of parents have been waiting for in the pandemic. pfizer appears ready to seek fda approval for its covid vaccine for children under the age of 5. nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez has details. good morning >> reporter: this is the last age group we've been waiting on. children 6 months to 5 year old. a former fda chief says the agency could be close to considering it a covid vaccine could be available for children under the age of 5 by the end of the month. according to the "washington post" pfizer is expected to submit an emergency use authorization request to the fda as soon as today for its two-shot covid vaccine this comes after the company

added a third dose to its clinical trials saying two doses did not provide a strong enough immune response for children between six months and 5 years old. >> previously data showed the child vaccine for 6 months to 4 years wasn't as protective against infection as the adult vaccine. that is the reason they pushed it out and asked for the third dose. >> reporter: in response, pfizer tells nbc news at this time we have not filed a submission, and we're continuing to collect and analyze data from both two and three doses in our younger age cohort kids 5-11 are already eligible for pfizer's covid vaccine and just over a quarter have received one dose. while still high, new cases are declining falling to about 800,000 infections reported last week, nearly a quarter of all the reported cases in the u.s. >> we're still at high level of hospitalizations and daily deaths there's going to be a rapid decline from that.

we are rapidly approaching the definition of what an endemic respiratory disease looks like >> reporter: new york city's mayor is reminding municipal employees, including police officers they will be fired unless they are vaccinated by the end of next week. >> the worst thing i can do is to state that here's a rule that we're requiring of new yorkers and then change that what about all those other new yorkers that followed the rule that's the problem >> reporter: other cities are changing their covid safety policies, starting today san francisco is loosening its mask rules but only for people who are fully vaccinated and boosted. in denver, masks won't be required inside businesses and indoor public spaces by the end of the week. >> denver will not be extending our public health order. >> you mentioned the vaccination rate among kids between 5 and 11 is really low. 28%. for one dose how are officials hoping to convince parents to vaccinate

their younger kids >> the reason for that low rate may be the anyway some parents have been susceptible to vaccine misinformation and some may believe the virus really doesn't effect kids. but the cdc has released data that in major cities virtually all of a the children who became seriously ill were not fully vaccinated so public officials hope to double down on awareness campaigns, hoda. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you new tension between the white house and moscow this morning over russia's possible invasion of ukraine. the secretary of state and russia's foreign minister speaking by phone today after ambassadors used a meeting at the u.n. security council to trade blame for escalating the crisis complete coverage and we'll start with nbc white house correspondent peter alexander. good morning >> reporter: secretary of state of state tony blinken is scheduled to speak with his russian counterpart this morning and now another agreement. russia is disputing that it sent

a written response to the u.s.'s latest effort to diffuse the ukrainian crisis president biden is warning russia if it walks away from diplomacy there will be swift and severe consequences. with russian forces by air and sea ramping up training missions as the showdown over ukraine escalates, president biden says the u.s. remains committed to diplomacy but will respond forcefully if russia invades >> with russia continuing its buildup of its forces around ukraine, we are ready no matter what happens >> reporter: the tensions on full display monday during a meeting at the u.n. security council. a bitter diplomatic clash between the u.s. and russia reminiscent of the cold war with both sides blaming the other for the crisis the u.s. ambassador condemning russian aggression as dangerous threat to ukraine and europe >> russian's actions strike at the very heart of the u.n. charter. this is as clear and consequential a threat to peace

and security as anyone can imagine. >> reporter: russia's ambassador insists moscow has no plans to invade accusing the u.s. and allies of whipping up hysteria to try to weaken russia. >> translator: you are almost calling for this you want it to have -- waiting for it to happen, as if you want to make your words become a reality. >> reporter: still, despite its protest, russia is showing no signs of backing down. and in ukraine, u.s. military advisors are training local troops the pressure is building here at home as well a bipartisan group of senators could soon have a deal on stiff sanctions meant to deter vladimir putin from invading and severely punishing russia if it does and the white house says it is now developed specific sanction packages to target russian elites who are in or near putin's inner circle if he proceeds minister boris johns

and today the british prime minister, boris johnson, travels to kyiv. he said that vladimir putin needed to step back from the brink. but one ominous sign right now, the russians have recently begun moving in supplies of blood to their troops along the ukrainian border, what could be a sign that they're in the final stages of preparation for an invasion savannah >> or a psychological warfare. we'll see about that, peter. thank you very much. another big story out of d.c. >> hoda, savannah. good morning good morning to you as well. as the january 6 committee investigates the events surrounding the capitol riot former president trump is encouraging new protests hallie jackson joins us with the details on this one. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. one georgia prosecutor is so concerned about the former president's comments, she's asking the fbi for security help and it comes as new reporting

overnight shows just how directly involved mr. trump may have been in a push to try and seize voting machines in an attempt to prove his election fraud lies as former president trump ramping up his rhetoric, new questions this morning over his role in attempts to interfere with the last election overnight the "new york times" reporting that six weeks after the 2020 race, which he lost, mr. trump directed his attorney rudy giuliani to ask the department of homeland security if it could take control of voting machines in key swing states the official said he did not have the authority to do so, "the times" reported nbc news has reached out to representatives from mr. trump and giuliani but has not heard back it comes as backlash from some republicans is intensifying after a weekend rally where mr. trump calls for mass protests in cities where prosecutors are investigating him.

>> if these radical, vicious, racist prosecutors do anything wrong or illegal, i hope we are going to have this country the biggest protest we have ever had. >> reporter: those comments described as alarming by the fulton county da she's looking into whether mr. trump broke the law by interfering with georgia's election results the fbi responding that it's gathering information on any potential threats and sharing it with law enforcement partners. the top republican on the committee investigating that attack on the capitol, congresswoman liz cheney, speaking about what she sees as a warning sign. >> i think it tells us that he clearly would do this all again if he were given the chance. >> reporter: mr. trump suggesting he would go easy on the 700 people arrested so far charged with breaking the law during the capitol attack. >> if i run and if i win, we will treat those people from january 6th fairly it requires pardons, we will give them pardons.

>> reporter: even longtime trump allies lindsey graham concerned. i don't want to reinforce that defiling the capitol was okay. i don't want to do anything that would make this more likely in the future. >> reporter: as the january 6th committee sifts through white house documents, we learned a new detail overnight about the condition of some of the documents. they're confirming it included paper records that had been ripped up by former president trump. in a statement, they say white house records management officials had taped together some of those records before turning them over to the national archives but they also say they have a number of torn-up documents that have not been reconstructed craig? >> hallie jackson for us, thank you. 7:16 mr. roker, how about the rest of the forecast >> let's show you what we got going on windy conditions down through the southwest today. we're also looking at bitter cold coming across the plains. part of that is going to be fueling the storm system we're talking about.

rain developing along the front. it's going to be a double-barrel load pressure system plenty of sunshine, but that will be changing rapidly we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds find the silver lining in flight delays. vacation starts at the airport with centurion lounge access. one of the many reasons you're with amex platinum. . good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. wind advisories in effect for much of the bay area, except for the inner bay and santa clara valley. elsewhere, the winds and especially the north bay will have high wind gusts picking up possibly over 60 miles per hour in these areas shaded in red.

that could bring down some trees and also cause power outages, as well as increase our fire danger. some of the biggest of those wind gusts will be in the north bay mountains, and then the winds will start to calm down on thursday. >> and that's your latest weather. guys straight ahead this morning, whoopi goldberg under fire for a controversial comment about the holocaust. the fallout she's now facing and her apology overnight. >> plus the new tax rule raising concern for people who rely on services like venmo for paypal to do their business tom costello has an inside look at the changes and what they mean for the rest of us. but first this is "today" on

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>> reporter: i'm bob redell, anger and frustration among teachers and students in oakland, now that they're considering closing down eight schools and merging five. last night they met virtually to discuss the proposals. the ousd says these are necessary to deal with lagging enrollment and budget deficits. parents and teachers called in during the meeting, with many accusing the board of bad management. >> let's get a look at the forecast for this tuesday morning. going to be windy today, kari? >> yes, the wind advisory we've been talking about so much, because especially for the nancy pelos north bay the winds could gust over 60 miles per hour. we're watching for that because it could bring down tree limbs, as well as power outages. in walnut creek we're seeing temperatures in the mid-30s, but headed for the upper 60s for

some parts of the bay area by the end of the week, as this dry weather continues. >> thank you. and thank you for joining us as well. i'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. see you then.

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years ago tonight. >> we're going to celebrate that and a lot more, that anniversary. a look back at letterman and "late night" and how it changed tv forever. harry one of the young guests on his show. it's going to be good. let's get to your headlines. a federal judge in georgia has rejected a plea deal that would have ended hate crime prosecutions for two of the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. the plea would have allowed them to spend the first 30 years of their life sentences in federal prison before being transferred back to state prison but arbery's rejecting the deal. now their federal trial is scheduled to begin on monday. now to breaking about tom brady's future. he announced this morning that he is retiring after 22 years saying in part, i have always believed the sport of football is an all-in proposition. if 100% competitive commitment

is not there, you won't succeed. i am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. i've loved my nfl career and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things. my playing career has been such a thrilling ride and far beyond any imagination. i will remember and cherish these memories and revisit them often. i feel like the luckiest person in the world. big news this morning about wordle. large news would be more appropriate. it's a word game that is exploding in popularity. the "new york times" announcing it has purchased the game from its creator. the price is said to be in the low seven figures. but the exact amount is not known. the game that gives players six trying to guess a five-letter word was created by josh wardle. he will initially remain free to new and existing players, but many are speculating this

morning that it could move behind a subscription pay wallet. let's move to the controversy that is swirling around whoopi goldberg. >> she's under fire for a comment she made on yesterday's show about the holocaust. she said it was not about race. >> miguel almaguer joins us now with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after making those controversial comments on "the view" yesterday, whoopi goldberg eventually responded to the outcry and apologized. but in a new tv appearance overnight raised more questions. this morning whoopi goldberg under pressure. >> i'm getting, you know, all of the mail from folks and very real anger. >> reporter: trying to backtrack and apologize after making controversial comments monday. >> if you're going to do this, let's be truthful about it. because the holocaust isn't about race. >> reporter: it happened during a debate on the view over the banning of "maus," a graphic

novel on the horrors -- by a tennessee school board. >> it's not about race. >> what is it about? >> it's about man's inhumanity to man >> but it's about white supremacy. >> these are two white groups of people. >> reporter: the outcry was swift with many pointing out that the nazis used racist propaganda during the holocaust. tweeting, it was about the nazi's systemic annihilation of the jewish people who they deemed to be an inferior race. gol goldberg taking to twitter to explain. i said it was not about race, but about man's inhumanity to man. i should have said, it's about both, adding the jewish people around the world have always had my support that will never waiver i'm sorry for the hurt i have caused later weighing in further during a stephen colbert appearance >> when you talk about being a

racist, i was saying you can't call this racism you couldn't tell who was jewish people were very angry and they said, no, no, we are a race i understand i understand i felt differently i respect everything everyone is saying to me and i -- you know, i don't want to fake apologize, you know i was -- i was very upset that people are misunderstood what i was saying. >> reporter: goldberg has a history of controversial bill cosby on the view which she later retracted. now apologizing and saying she'll approach discussions around the holocaust with more consideration. >> i will work hard not to think that way again nbc news has reached out to goldberg and "the view," but we have not yet heard back. back to you. >> thank you coming up next this morning, a new tax law involves popular

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taxes on them next year. >> this is big tom costello has been looking into it. this is not about sending money to friends, like when i pay for nachos and hoda paid me back or something like that. this is about people who have side hustles and getting paid through venmo. >> that's right. the irs is not going to collect taxes on money you get from somebody else because they owe for a lunch or the money you send to your college kids. they're focusing on small businesses and side jobs, like crafts sites, fishing tours, car dealing where people pay in cash today, you know, many customers are paying with these third-party apps and that means an electronic record of the transactions the irs is now keeping track >> reporter: when was the last time you used cash >> now it's easy for customers to venmo your business.

>> reporter: millions of americans use payment apps every day, transferring money to friends and families at garage sales, airbnb, ebay and etsy the irs used to require small business owners to report payment app income over $20,000 and 200 transactions annually. now for tax year 2022, they must report income over just $600 a year this hairstylest in san diego, a lot of her customers pay with venmo. >> a big headache is a good way to categorize it it makes it another thing that i then have to do. >> reporter: jeff is a professional music teacher in akron, ohio. >> it's a convenience. everybody has one of them, venmo, paypal, zelle. >> reporter: now the irs says it will send 1099k forms to anyone

who earns $600 in payment app income to include when filing their taxes next year in 2023, making it very tough to hide cash income. >> it's not just income tax. there's, you know, the self-employment tax that applies to these businesses and that's a big burden >> reporter: if you use venmo, this is important. the irs is not taxing your personal transfers paypal and venmo say users can separate business from personal transactions with a simple button zelle says it's not subject to the law since it doesn't actually handle funds itself the new irs rule is meant for businesses, large and small. and a small business can be really small >> where do we draw the line if you are a kid out of high school and you're mowing lawns over the summer and you make more than $600, would you have to have one of these forms >> potentially, yeah so keep good records in that instance, there's a good chance you may get a form, especially if you're using

paypal or venmo. >> tom, we talked about the mowing lawns example, what about ba baby-sitters will the baby-sitters have to pay taxes? would the people hiring the baby-sitter have to be paying an employer tax >> in theory, yes. in theory, the baby-sitter, the dog walker, that kind of thing the irs is not interested in baby-sitters and lawnmowers, right? if yusou'rine g these payment apps to buy something or pay for a service, press the button that says you're paying for goods and services, that signals that this is, in fact, a business transaction and the irs would be notified if you're just transferring money to a friend, maybe the baby-sitter, you can mark it as a personal transaction if you're a small business owner or a freelancer who uses these apps, experts say you really got to start keeping good records for next year, we're talking april 2023, because the irs will

have a record on every one of these payment app transactions. >> if you mark it goods and services, right? it seems like a giant loophole -- >> there's always been -- there's always been the under the table cash economy where people don't always -- they don't always report everything the baby-sitter is a good example. >> thank you >> we could always go back to cash. >> cash is king. >> but you should pay your taxes. >> absolutely. >> don't look at me, irs >> we think that's a great idea. >> yes, indeed mr. roker? >> ready for a mega flash? >> no. >> the mega flash, ladies and gentlemen. back april 19th, 2020. there was a huge storm going on. there was one continuous lightning strike this was verified by the world meteorological association it stretched from just outside of houston, texas, all the way

to southeastern mississippi. 477 miles long we got a little loop of this to show you look at that that is the mega flash almost sounds like a superhero just kind of a cool thing we thought we would show you that let's take a look at what's going on right now as far as -- we've got a mega flash of cold air coming in. but ahead of this front, we've got really, warmer than usual temperatures milwaukee, you're 41 degrees today. on the other side of the front, bismarck, 10 31 in denver dallas, 68 but then there's going to be that front pushing through and we've got that big storm system. look at these temperatures plummeting 25 tomorrow in chicago 20 in kansas city. 34, santa fe ahead of the front, nashville, 57, pittsburgh 43. and the front pushes through we'll look at much colder air from el paso, denver, chicago, little rock. washington still above average atlanta, 68.

new orleans is going to get to 75 and then this weekend, the bottom drops out by saturday, it's 25 in boston 53 in charleston only in the 20s in cleveland good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. wind advisories in effect and we're already starting to feel those breezes picking up. it gets more windy as we go into this afternoon and tomorrow morning as well. wind warnings in effect for parts of our north bay hills, gusts may reach over 60 miles per hour. and our temperatures, back to what we've seen the past few days with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. we'll see more weather like this extending through the next seven days. still no rain in the near-term forecast. th at's your latest weather a little birthday action here. we got jessica who is 50 there you go she looks fantastic. happy birthday. >> get her number.

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>> craig, it tells me that the pandemic has taken a bigger toll than just covid itself covid is a respiratory infection, but it's an infection that can affect our heart system what people are experiencing are having things like shortness of breath, chest pain, rapid heart rates. it's not only taking the toll respiratory-wise, but physically on your heart, also on your mental health which can add stress to your heart as well people tend to be putting off their doctor visit that can be an issue too if they're having heart-related issues, they need to get those checked into >> a huge issue, dr. torres. and it makes sense, the pandemic, so many people were working from home, sitting on zooms all day. 77% of americans are more likely to spend the entire day sitting now than before compared to the -- before the pandemic and that has a huge issue on your heart >> it does have a very significant issue. our bodies are made to get up

and move around. that's the one thing we do and when we -- if you think about it, our legs and glute muscles get inactivated and those are the bigger muscles in your body that help with your metabolism if you sit down more, you gain more weight, increase stress on your body, blood sugar levels. and millennials and gen zers were more than twice as likely to sit for 14 hours a day on the average than boomers and 14 hours a day, that is most of the day sitting, that is not good >> okay, boomer. i thought that stat was interesting. a third of people who have a family history of heart disease think there's nothing i can do i was born this way. is that the case >> that is the case. and for hispanics, latinos, it's even more so 41%. the thinking is, in that group, that my family has a history of heart disease, my mom or dad might have died from a heart-related issue.

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today another change as masking restrictions, starting today folks who are vaccinated as well as boosted will be able to go maskless in certain locations, including office buildings, gyms, college classrooms, as well as religious gatherings. you must be vaccinated and boosted and it is just san francisco city and county. maybe you want to head outdoors to exercise this morning. let's check with forecast with kari. >> yeah, we're starting out with a clear sky in san francisco, but also these gusty winds that continue to increase. our north bay mountains especially will have the highest wind gusts today and tomorrow. this could bring down some tree limbs and also have impacts to power. but we'll see those winds calming down on thursday. temperature-wise we're headed for the upper 50s and low 60s. still the same kind of temperatures we've seen recently, so a cold start, but a very mild afternoon. we'll continue to see gusty winds in the forecast as we head into the weekend. highs in the mid-to upper 60s. >> thank you for joining us as

well. another local news update is coming up in half an hour. hope to see you then. have a great tuesday morning.

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we'll speak with one of her friends as the tributes pour in. plus curtain call. how a community is coming together the revitalize a well known theater with a troubled past. >> i want it to be a place where diversity is not only talked about, but it is lived and celebrated >> how the team behind the echo project is rising up and moving forward. and 40 years of letterman and "late night. harry smith looks back at the "late night" icon as he celebrates a milestone anniversary. we'll show you how the comedy show shattered the rules of television "today," tuesday, february 1, 2022. >> we're the shrivers from baltimore, maryland, waking up

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we don't know what the ground hog will predict tomorrow, but right now a lot of winter on your way al, this thing is going to linger, isn't it >> yeah, it's not a quick mover, unfortunately. let's show you what we got 82 million people under winter weather advisories winter storm watches from the southwest through texas. oklahoma city all the way back in to here the northeast we are looking from today to tomorrow, significant ice from dallas to bringspringfield, mis. we're going to be watching that. snow also moderate today into tomorrow from denver to amarillo texas. tomorrow into thursday power outages likely icing problems from st. louis, paducah, louisville, cincinnati, columbus as well snow will also be spreading from st. louis up into detroit. some could be very significant we're talking anywhere from 6-12 inches of snow

and then we move into thursday, friday it makes its way into the east not so much snow along the i-95 corridor but could be talking about an ice threat. the greatest is going to be across the inland areas. the heavier snow is going to be up to the north. interior parts of pennsylvania, upstate new york and on into new england. in the meantime, we have a significant problem for a good portion of the country over the next 72 hours. >> thank you now for the latest on the pandemic pfizer expected to ask the fda to allow emergency use of its covid vaccine on children under 5 and possibly as young as six months pfizer will submit that request as early as today. if approved, it would be a two-dose regimen that could be rolled out by the end of the month. pfizer is testing a third dose that could be added later. the omicron led to a sharp rise in cases among children but the number is now falling.

now to the latest on the tragic death of former miss usa cheslie kryst. morgan radford is here with new details this morning morgan, good morning >> good morning. the outpouring of love and tributes for cheslie kryst continue to grow this morning. the nypd is investigating this as a suicide and now confirmed that she left a note behind indicating her plan to end her life this morning, new tributes pouring in for former miss usa cheslie kryst who died by suicide sunday >> this is how we'll remember our friend >> style must-haves. >> reporter: her colleagues at "extra" remembering the correspondent with behind the scenes clips. >> i got great aim, man. >> reporter: family and friends calling her an inspiration. >> she was an impressive person that affected all of us. >> reporter: ryan met cheslie when she won the miss usa title in 2018.

the two friends bonding over travel and photography but the pressures were immense she described the expectations she faced last year. pageant girls are supposed to be model tall and slender, but my 5'6" frame in a generation when turning 30 it feels like a cold reminder i'm running out of time to matter she would have turned 31 i being too black could cause you the boardroom. she opened up about battling online trolls. >> has she ever expressed any of the things to you? >> certainly we heard her talk about some of the negative things that people would say. >> reporter: cheslie maintained her platform to connect with fans from beauty tips to mental

health and openly talking about racism and how that became one of the reasons she stopped practicing law >> this is the general lack of diversity in the legal profession and the constant microaggressions. >> reporter: so many expressing their grief, including viola davis tweeting for those that suffer in silence, please know you are not alone. her grandfather spoke to the new york daily news about her death saying he's devastated by her loss calling her the rare type of person who really truly has a heart for others and that it's simply hard to imagine that she's no longer here if you or someone you know is considering suicide, know that you can contact the national suicide prevention lifeline or you can text strength to the crisis text line at 741741 you can go to the suicide prevention lifeline.org and there is strength in asking for help. >> amen to that.

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reverend kennedy growing up he went to his local movie theater and when he was doing it he had to sit in the segregated section now he owns the theater along with his church and they have plans for a groundbreaking makeover we should note, to properly tell the story, we needed to use images that you may find disturbing just outside the town square in lauren, south carolina, a brand new marquee sits above the echo theater. but inside it is gutted. the seats and stage have been ripped out only a dirt floor remains. in fact, the only remnant of the theater's sordid past is a painting of a giant swastika fading on the wall after seeing this, it might surprise you to learn the owners of the theater are reverend david kennedy and his church >> reverend kennedy, as i understand it, you used to come here when you were a little boy to see movies. >> yes.

>> i used to come up through that way that was the segregated entrance for the blacks >> exactly >> it started as a segregated theater. from there, the theaters history is as compelling as any movie. it became a ku klux klan headquarters and an international meeting space for hate groups. it was also home to a store called the red neck shop which sold all kinds of white supremacist memorabilia. when the shop opened in 1996, reverend kennedy started protesting >> this space where we're sitting in right now, what did it used to be? >> you came in, they had all kind of racist klan material and wooden dolls with ropes around their necks. >> reporter: but a change of heart, changed everything. michael burden who owned the

theater decided to leave the klan and was ostracized. the reverend found him and his family living in a truck and guided by faith and forgiveness, he decided he had to help. >> i didn't have a choice. i had to in the mandate of need is there, you can't be reluctant and taking care of human beings. >> reporter: an unlikely friendship was born. and burden decided to sell the building to reverend kennedy their story inspiring a book and movie. and after winning a years long court battle, the reverend is ready to reinvent the theater. what do you want this space to be >> i'm trying -- i'm trying to fight something back some of my emotions. >> that's okay. >> we want it to be a place where we focus on all races. i want it to be a place where

diversity is not only talked about but it is lived and celebrated >> i didn't know that he was alive. >> reporter: to help realize his vision, the reverend enlisted reagan freeman, the 25-year-old grew up nearby and had plans to go to law school until he learned the history of lynching in lawrence county that history includes the reverend's great uncle richard puckett, lynched in 1913 from a railway tressel. >> what is the echo project? >> it is about reckoning with a dark past, confirming it directly and trying to make some good come out of it. it is about giving justice it is about finding peace. >> reporter: the past lives all over the town of lawrence. the place where reverend kennedy's uncle was lynched is overgrown but not forgotten. the statue of a confederate soldier keeps watch in the town square but around the corner from the dirt floor of the echo theater,

reverend kennedy hopes to build a space for healing, understanding and forgiveness. >> in this world, we have to be forgiven some things do not come overnight. some things have to come by prayer >> reporter: amen. by the way the echo project has gotten some major support. leading architect volunteered his services and the design team behind a national memorial for peace and understanding in birmingham, alabama, they've gotten involved as well. i grew up an hour from that place. i had no idea about the story until someone emailed me >> the ability to forgive, incredible >> and he's lived it his entire life. >> no understanding without forgiveness. >> will it stay that way >> their vision right now is for part of this space to be a theater and the other part is going to be an area where folks can gather and talk and heal and celebrate diversity.

>> and they're living it he's living the diversity. he's living the forgiveness. >> we saw that guy in his truck living with his family he had a choice in that moment, he could have killed the guy and he went the other way. >> that was awesome, craig >> thank you > how about a check of the weather? >> we're expecting, again, a beautiful day in the east and slightly milder, but rain developing along the system that through southern california. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. wind advisories in effect now through thursday, and we're really focused on the north bay because that's where we'll have some of the highest wind gusts, especially for the areas shaded in red and elevations above 1,000 feet. we're looking at possible downed trees and impacts to the power especially as winds increase

tomorrow afternoon as well as heading into early thursday morning when the winds will start to calm down. we'll see these high winds continue for the rest of the bay area. >> don't forget, check us out on the radio. siriusxm channel 108 but right now the best time of the morning, "pop start" >> appreciate it bob saget, the actor was honored by friends and family in a farewell concert at l.a.'s famous comedy store. the show saw bob saget's stand-up buddies paying tribute to their late friend stamos and mayer were the house band we're going to hear more on bob's life and legacy and a special conversation with his "full house" costar, candace cameron bure.

jennifer lopez, she graces the cover of "people's" love issue. she told the magazine, i feel so lucky and happy -- are you okay, craig -- and proud to be with him. it's a beautiful love story that we -- we got a second chance -- you believe j.lo, though >> we used to do that in seventh grade. >> the new issue of "people" hits newsstands on -- >> what did she say? >> she's happy to have the second chance and proud of the relationship and happy about it. >> i thought you were touched by that >> well, i do love j.lo. >> we're going to catch up with j.lo on this and her new movie when she stops by on thursday. next up, look who it is. savannah guthrie an interview airing today, she

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catch that whole conversation withdrew to check your local listings for that. super bowl commercial series starting things off, we got a sneak peek at telemundo's ad in the spot, he's teaching america the only way to truly celebrate a world cup goal >> gooooooaaaaalllll ♪ >> goal! >> mic drop. >> that's a good one >> it kicks off november 21st. you can catch the spanish language broadcast to tune into telemundo or you can check out the stream of the games on peacock. and charlie puth, he's teaming up with megan thee

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>> i've never done voiceover work before and i was a little nervous and they were like, just be yourself. just do your little -- your beat box thing. >> that's fun. you're known for your collaborations you've worked with so many artists. does this open a door for you and megan getting together in the studio >> i would like to hear megan do more maybe i can help with that. >> we were talking to your very close friend sir elton john. he tells us a great story about going to your house, going to the home studio and how you guys hit it off tell me about your relationship. >> it's outlandish because i found out that i'm next-door neighbors with elton john. when he sent me the address originally to -- to pick him up, it was walking distance. that was an easy trip. >> well, it's a cool thing

we're looking forward to your record you documented everything on tiktok we're going to be checking that out soon and we'll watch for the super bowl ad. thanks for getting up. we appreciate it streaming on peacock be sure and check it all out. good tuesday morning. i'm laura garcia. a short while ago the pride of san mateo made it official, he's calling it a career. tom brady confirming the rumors announcing his retirement from the nfl on social media. a lot of fans, fellow players call him the greatest of all time and for good reason. try seven super bowl trophy, 22 seasons, three mvp awards, and the runaway leader in categories including touchdown passes and passing yards. in his announcement, brady said he can no longer make the 100% commitment.

it's a lot. now he gets to enjoy his family. and maybe the bay area weather. he is from here, after all, kari. >> maybe he'll be back. we'll have high winds today and wind advisories in effect, especially for much of the bay area from the hills, but that doesn't include much of the inner bay and santa clara valley. we're foxed on the north bay, where there's a high wind warning, gusts reaching over 60 miles per hour for today and tomorrow. but then the winds calm down on thursday. our temperatures warm up into the upper 60s as our dry weather continues. a lot of sunshine here over the next several days. and san francisco will see highs reaching into the low 60s into the weekend. laura? >> thank you. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update in 30 minutes.

there is a woman who is 150 years young today. 150. can you people see this? do you see this? of course not, it's from my show >> i mean, what a classic, one of the many unforgettable moments in david letterman's late night run on nbc. that one involving the "today" show letterman using a megaphone to

shout things down. >> they were doing "today" at night. they were doing these nighttime specials and letterman interrupted them while they were doing their tapings. >> i love it >> he's like we got someone 150 years old. >> it was perfect. >> jenna joins us. what's going on? >> of course, we want to show you that clip. today marks the 40th anniversary of "late night." dave is going to be seth meyers special guest tonight. we got harry smith to take a look at the many ways letterman changed the late night game. >> he needs a megaphone. we told you about the pandemic's impact on heart health we're going to give you easy exercises we can all do. and we're celebrating the

lunar new year with a new feast. that's coming up just a few minutes on the "3rd hour of today," we're going to meet two friends from chicago who stumbled onto a new way for guys to bond and below off steam. how they started their own yoga -- it's a thing. >> tomorrow on "today," we're going to be introduced to a group of women to make history on the moon, by leading astronauts to live and work there. >> we have a lot of good stuff coming up. how about a check of the weather? >> let's show you what we got for today. rain developing in the midsection of the country, bitter cold on the plains. windy conditions in southern california, and heavy snow tomorrow heavy snow developing from the rockies into the great lakes, icy conditions in between, colder temperatures in the plains, sunshine continues, and opening ceremonies friday, 6:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. in beijing,

25 degrees and clear skies. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be windy today across the bay area. we're looking at temperatures headed for the mid-60s and those gusts especially in the north bay in the mountains could reach over 60 miles per hour. more of the same tomorrow and then as the winds calm down, our temperatures head up a couple of degrees by the end of the week. we're looking at some mid-60s and a lot of sunshine as the dry weather continues into the weekend. for san francisco, expect highs near 60 degrees and those gusty winds continuing to increase today. e first of february. it the only mean one thing, it's time for jenna's book club january is over. you did it >> yes, i did. >> it's time to announce our new book, are you ready? three, two, one.

it is "black cake" by charmaine wilkerson. this is an incredible debut novel that tells the story of estranged siblings and they come together after their mom has passed the one thing she has left for them is a traditional piece of caribbean black cake and a recording of her history there's so many secrets. it's about family, what we inherit. it is a mystery, but it's also about love i love it. romance. it spans decades and also countries. i love it. okay, i love it the way that savannah loves her vodka she's back >> it's her debut novel. she's incredible i will give this to debra. we believe in giving things to abc, right >> we're all family.

>> that's my bookshelf. >> to join the book club, all you have to do is scan the qr code that is beneath al right there or do it the old-fashioned way, today.com/readwithjenna >> slash, drink with savannah, apparently. >> and it pairs very well, black cake and vodka coming up next, who better than harry smith, a guest on than harry smith, a guest on letterman, to celebrate the 40th welcome to the happiest place on earth! where your happy... is everywhere! anywhere! he's the “pew-pew! pew-pew!” kinda happy. they're even happy-er. and you?! you're the ha-pee-ist of them all! because this place... has all the happy you never knew could exist. so you're a new kind of happy, every time you visit.

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to be a former guest on the show, our very own harry smith harry, where are you, buddy? >> so fans of the show will recognize the idea of someone hanging out a window, a second story window, maybe a little higher, on the top of the building and holding something, i don't know, like a watermelon or a cake. so we've -- we open sufficiently jogged your memory because something really special is coming up a traipse down memory lane with david letterman. in the meantime, a little walk down memory lane. >> reporter: first off, we fans never knew there was a show called "late night." >> welcome to our show it's "late night." >> reporter: 40 years ago, we knew it as and called it "lett "letterman." >> once slept with robert red ford for free. >> reporter: and we talked about

it constantly. did you see "letterman" last night? >> it appears that david letterman has come out of that -- >> it's the stupidest thing i've ever witnessed network money spent on and i'm proud to be a part of it >> reporter: as a talk show, it was conventional, only in that it had a desk and a host and a band often silly, sometimes -- >> we didn't plan today's show that doesn't mean it still can't be fun. >> this is the general electrical building. i thought, let's drop in and -- >> reporter: and always in on its own jokes. >> we need authorization to drop off a fruit basket >> yes, you need authorization. >> this is going to be fun to work with these people, isn't it >> reporter: letterman's head writer for ten years

bring me to the day to day you become head writer on the show it's monday morning, you're in the writers room what's it like in there? >> the experience was like simultaneously putting out a small town newspaper and organizing every single day a small town parade. >> reporter: while david letterman didn't invent irony, he and his writers desired to make it a kind of comedy we couldn't get enough of >> two of them toasted. >> there was a freedom to experiment in one way, the pressure was on to do an interesting show, but there was like, man, no one is watching so we can do the most strange, surreal things we could. >> reporter: until letterman, the laws of late night, consisted of a monologue, hosts laughing at stories and maybe a song

it was not this. >> or this >> there's very little i can do from this position. >> reporter: and then there was larry. >> good night, everybody >> reporter: more of a befuddled foil >> sleep tight. >> reporter: a frequent comic. the letterman regulars were often within reach bob costas, marv albert, and, yes, al roker. >> what's this >> reporter: he owes some debt to steve alan and ernie. >> ladies and gentlemen, please

say hello to harry smith harry, come on out >> guests like this reporter, feared we would not be able to roll with. >> we made fun of you. >> reporter: and sometimes there was an uncomfortable dave guest dynamic. >> i thought i would never want to do this show with you. >> why because you thought i was -- >> a [ bleep ] >> reporter: david letterman did not break the mold he melded it to fit his vision and a big part of watching the show was watching dave enjoy what he had wrought. >> have a good night thank you, good night. >> yeah, so we have the cake and in just in case you don't remember, roll this tape roll this tape take a look at this for a second yeah, lots of cakes.

lots of stuff. >> yeah. >> just because. >> absolutely. >> okay. so here we go, kids. bob, you want to zoom in on this live television over 40 it says happy 40th anniversary, "late night. in the words of david letterman, this may be about the most lame, but are you ready? we're going to try this. here we go >> all right >> yeah. very nice. very nice. and david letterman, who rarely appears on network television will be on late night with seth meyers. >> fitting tribute right there. >> whose house is that >> we do what we can >> only because i was close. if somebody canceled, i was literally across the hallway -- >> how many times were you on? five times

>> thank you, harry. just ahead, guys, we are going to improve your heart health simple moves that can make a worlof difference.d good luck! you too! and the united states has done it! a very generous congratulations. bitter rivals but absolute respect. ♪ 0,xq crossing through the mountains and seeing that long open landscape.

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we are back continuing our heart health series on this first day of heart month this morning we're going to launch a workout plan and it's all about giving your heart a boost. >> it combines strength training with cardio. and the best part is, 20 minutes tops that's how long it takes to do that. >> it's up on today.com if you want to check it out here to show us three moves is stephanie. hi, staephanie, good to see you >> when we think about heart health, we think about cardio, getting out of breath. but strength training helps us to build the lean muscle mass. when the heart approximate uppers blood, it's pumping blood to those muscles

i want you to think about, when you do a bicep curl, you're building that bicep, but also strengthening the heart. >> you said 20 minutes a day >> yeah. >> and how many times days a week do you need to do for it to take effect? >> hoda, this workout plan is for the full month of february so we have something for you to do every single day for 20 minutes a day. and we start off with the strength training. so we start off with arms -- arm exercises and then also leg exercises and a couple weeks in, we combine them. so i strategically designed this workout plan so that you not only feel good physically, but at the end of the day you can look yourself in the mirror and say, i love myself i feel good. i'm proud of myself. >> you know what, there's only 28 days in february. that's a good thing too. you're going to show us three exercises this morning number one is, it's the one-arm overhead press >> we like to start small. i listen to our today show

viewers and they say, we need this to be as simple as possible a one-arm overhead press if you want, you can do a modification and go up halfway but we do ten of these and then we move on i'm trying to slow this down and make this accessible for everyone ultra beginners, we start with one arm at a time. we do ten here and then we move on to the other side and do ten here we're going to work on embracing the core a little more and focusing on each move. >> how do you know how much weight you should be lifting >> that's a great question i recommend starting as small as 2 or 3 pounds. you can go up to 5 or 7. but slow and steady wins the race grab the lowest weights that you can, even cans of soup are fine, but just get started very, very lightly and slowly >> okay. >> i want to show you guys the lunge.

i make this workout plan so that all levels can do it and some people were like, steph, i can't do a lunge it hurts my knees and hips for modification -- >> thanks for reading my email. >> i read everything i want you to do a backwards leg lift this is still working the glutes, hamstrings and the quads, but it's taking pressure off of the joints. what we do halfway through the plan, guys, is we step it up we up the intensity. we combine two in one. i've got the overhead press with the backwards lunge. so we're doing double the amount of exercises, but still only 20 minutes a day. >> okay. all right. your third exercise is called -- we like the name the goddess pose. >> one of my clients does this every single morning because she channels her inner goddess to start the day. we're working the glutes, legs, core, but we're opening up the

hips and what i want you to do here is add in a "w" exercise for the arms and shoulder and channel that inner winner. we all have it i want you to feel good while you're doing this workout plan >> all right, steph. thank you so much. we appreciate it you can get the full workout plan, it leads up, and gets harder as you go along, only 28 days in february it's on today.com. coming up next, tips for a spicy steak salad anit's alld

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>> nice sizzle >> we're going to make a sauce that makes this really shine i've got a little bit of lime juice and then -- i don't know if you've tried this sauce combine it with the lime it adds an amazing flavor to this salad you whisk all of that together and then finally the part that makes it spicy, chilies. >> that's why the tiger is crying >> yes now i've got chilies into the sauce. mix this together. you can make this in advance you can make this and use it for a couple of weeks. while the steak is cooking and the sauce is resting, i have a

little bit of steak that is ready to go. >> there you go. >> it's beautifully red inside after you sear the steak, you want to let the steak rest you don't want to slice into it. you want to let it rest and let it chill for 30 minutes. after that, the redness is going to spread out and it's going to give you a beautiful rare steak for your salad >> that's how you do it. >> slice it against the grain there. >> exactly against the grain. if you slice with the grain, it's going to be chewy when you eat it we got this beautiful sliced steak. nuoc cham. and then this i'm going to go ahead and add that to the bowl wit we have cilantro and tear all of these fresh herbs as you're using them this is fresh mint as you're tearing the herbs, you can really smell them.

they're so pungent and we have all of the three peppers, we have yellow peppers, red peppers and green peppers. add all of that to the bowl. >> yummy >> thank you, jo don't go far, we're going to make some dumplings in the next hour. >> and you can shop the ingredients and tools by scanning our qr code today earns a commission from a very good tuesday morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm laura garcia. starting today, san francisco rolls back its masking rulings. you can once again go maskless in places including offices,

gyms, religious gatherings and in college classrooms. that's provided everyone has been vaccinated and boosted and fewer than 100 people are gathered. starting today, oakland is requiring customers to show proof of full vaccination at businesses including restaurants, bars, gyms, and movie theaters. the rules apply to anyone 12 and older. adults must show a photo i.d. people who are not vaccinated must show a valid exemption and a recent negative test result. a new booster requirement is taking effect in santa clara county. all health care workers and first responders are required to show proof they've received a booster. if not, they'll be assigned to lower risk work. just a short time ago, san mateo's tom brady officially called it a career, announcing his retirement on social media. he play 2d 2 seasons in the nfl, winning 7 super bowls, two more than any other player. bob redell will have a look back and what's next in his remarkable career.

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