with a live lack at some local news updates. >> that's right. we leave you this morning with a look at the great wall of:. stay with "today in the bay" as our olympic coverage will continue. we'll have live reports from beijing with janelle wang there every morning. have a great thursday morning. officials saying he exploded a bomb as troops closed in, killing himself and members of his own family. president biden about to address the nation. we'll take you live to the white house. winter wall open. more than 100 mullon people now being impacted by that mass ive storm sweeping across the country. in the south thick ice stoking fears of widespread power

outages. in the midwest, heavy snow causing accidents on the roads. more than 7,000 flights already canceled as the east coast braces for what's to come. al's tracking all of it. cracking down. president biden visiting new york city today. straight ahead, his plan to keep people and police safe and focus on calls for police reform. turmoil at cnn. growing fallout after a stunning announcement by jeff zucker stepping down for failing to disclosing a consensual relationship with a colleague. the connection to the chris cuomo scandal. >> bob sagget's tv daughter on "full house" opening up for first time after losing her friend of 35 years. >> you might be like oh, he

played your dad on tv, but bob was so much more than that. >> our emotional conversation just ahead. all that, plus let the games begin, competition gets underway at the winter olympics as the world gears up for a dazzling opening ceremony, today, thursday, february 3rd, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody, welcome to "today." it is 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. wet have a busy one. >> we do. hoda is going to join us in just a moment. we'll get to the excitement of the start of the winter olympics. >> u.s. special force cons ducted a large scale counter-terrorism raid in syria overnight. it resulted in the death of the leader of the islamic state terrorist group. the president called it a successful mission that "protects americans" and makes

the world safer. the president is about to speak moments from now from the white house about that operation. we'll bring it to you live. but let's begin our coverage this morning with nbc's peter alexander. peter, good morning to you. >> savannah, good morning. let's detail what we know about this operation. the isis leader was killed. u.s. officials saying that the isis leader killed himself exploding that bomb on the third floor of the safe house. it came as a special operations raid was beginning. a military operation that we believe was at least weeks in the making. we're told by sources on the ground that a u.s. military translator used a loudspeaker for approaching an hour trying to get civilians out of that safe house. we do believe according to those on the ground that there were at least 13 individuals who were killed here. but this the white house says, the president says, was a success. it ridded the world of this top isis leader.

the successor to baghdadi who killed himself in a raid that took place thee years ago. it comes as there have been concerns about the resurgence of isis right now. it has recently overrun a pruz in northeast syria. again, this assault taking place in northern syria overnight. the president watching it all take place in real time from the situation room. again, we'll hear from him, savannah, in a matter of moments here at the white house. back to you. >> peter, stand by there. i know you will. let's turn to our national security analyst. he was chief of staff at the pentagon and also the cia. jeremy, good morning. the current leader of isis killed in this special operations raid that happened overnight. tell us the significance in your mind. >> well, he's the leader of isis. he threatens u.s. forces in the region and planning external operations against the united states homeland. this is a very risky raid, savannah. the for the past two years we've

been conducting fixed wing raids on that target, meaning firing missiles from airplanes and drones against isis targets. the this is the first time in two years that we put boots on the ground and a lot of them to go after big isis target this is a huge risk by the biden administration and appears to have paid off. >> what about the location? the significance of where this raid took place? >> well, it's an ungoverned pace. space. so when u.s. force goes into the region, they're operating unilaterally. very dangerous corner of the world. again, it required pristine intelligence. it required a whole team of special operators to go in there using helicopters and go after the target. he appears to have blown himself up. a very dangerous situation. thank goodness that all u.s. forces have come home safe and sound. >> he reportedly two dozen special forces were on the ground. the senior official is telling reporters that the target of the

operation actually detonated a bomb that blew himself up. civilians were killed. these are early moments. the what do you make of the reports? >> again, when we can be very precise with our air power, we can go out there and a single person traveling in a motorcade, sometimes we can take out the terrorists. unfortunately, that person surrounds himself with human shields. so sometimes our counter-terrorism forces have to of one of the curriers there killed. if they voubd themselves by living with the terrorists, then sometimes this happens. but again this is a major victory for the united states. i think also, savannah, a big payoff for the biden administration. surging troops into europe. showing that military power of the united states is still

available to protect our national security. >> a lot of people may have thought that the threat from isis had dissipated. there is concern it is resurgent in the area. what is the lay of the land? >> isis tried to free a number of prisoners last year. the forces for the local force there's in that region, they quelled that prison breakout. and so isis is still a very dangerous capable organization. they're regenerating, trying to target u.s. forces. they are the lead sunni terrorist organization of the world. over the horizon capability by the united states designed to send a very clear message that we're going to go after them wherever they are. we're not going to just forget about the threat from isis or other terrorist organizations. >> there was a u.s. military helicopter that is detonated. that happened on the bin laden

raid that you were deeply involved with. what significance of that? >> well, it shows the united states is not going to leave any military hardware behind for the terrorists to get their hands on. so sometimes an aircraft will fire a missile at our own debilitated helicopter. that is part of the planning. that's what our special operations forces are so good at. >> all right. the we're awaiting remarks from the president. we'll bring them you to live when they come. thank you very much. >> first though, let's get to that monster winter storm that is stretching more than 2,000 miles from the southwest all the way to the northeast. it's creating hazardous conditions. making travel nearly impossible in some cities f you're planning to fly, call ahead. thousands of flights have been canceled. al is tracking that for us. mr. roquer, what say you? >> here's the deal. we got a really volatile situation. we have a lot of moisture from the gulf and atlantic swrechlt extreme cold coming from the north. and ice storm along that boundary causing big problems.

and what we're looking at now is a swath of ice and snow. can you see people from new mexico to new england under winter weather advisories, watches, warnings. dallas airport, dfw, is closed right now. they shut things down. this snow, freezing rain and snow changed over. look at this. 23 in dallas. 31 in austin. now look here. shreveport, 37 degrees. alexandria, 39. other side of the front, baton rouge, 70 degrees. that's the big difference that we're seeing. this pink line that, is the rain-snow line. it is moving around as this system pushes east. dallas-ft. worth, wintry mix. they could pick up one to two inches of snow before this is all over. that is a big hub. memphis, tennessee, that's a huge fedex, that is the main hub. freezing rain and sleet. that's going to wreak havoc with fedex deliver ruz today.

we're also looking at snow for st. louis. another big airport hub. three to five more inches of snow. so if you're out west and waiting for a flight, you may be waiting a long time. cleveland, another big hub. heavy snow. 8 to 12 inches total. the ice is going to be major issue over the next 24 hours. from dallas all the way to new england upwards of three quarters of an inch. airport delays, hazardous travel and power outages likely. already thousands out of power right now in dallas. one to two inches. don't forget, we have that big ice storm a year ago in february in dallas. we're seeing more power outages again. four to eight inches of snow in columbus today. we move to the east. we're talking about 9 to 14 inches in bangor. 3 to 5 in binghamton and severe weather later today down through the southeast, lower mississippi river valley. craig? >> all right. we'll come back to you in a few minutes. meanwhile, president biden

heading to new york today to address an alarming spike of gun violence in major cities nationwide. the president's trip a day after another moving funeral for a young nypd officer killed in the line of duty. nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez spoke with new york's newly sworn in mayor. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. today's trip marks president biden's most high profile effort to address an issue that the american public feels more needs to be done on, but the president is attempting to walk a fine line, balancing supporting law enforcement while also responding to calls for police reform. new numbers this week show the nation's most populated city battling a brutal crime wave. the nypd's latest data shows crime is up 38% overall in new york city this year with shootings up 32%, transit crime up 70%, and car thefts jumping a staggering 93%. in january, 25 police officers were shot nationwide, five in

new york city alone, including two fatally. >> i love you baby bro, and i will always miss you. >> one of them, officer wilbert mora was laid to rest wednesday, he was killed alongside his partner, officer jason rivera while responding to a domestic violence call. >> an ocean of officers shouldn't have to line streets for the second time in five days to mourn the appalling loss of a 27-year-old son and brother. >> reporter: mayor eric adams, a former police captain pledging to make public safety his top priority. he's putting a major focus on stopping the flow of illegal guns into the city. >> we will not surrender our city to the violent few. >> reporter: it's a goal, the mayor says he shares with president biden who arrives in new york today as just 24% of americans say they're satisfied with the nation's policies to reduce or control crime. the biden administration balancing the urgent need to address the growing violence with progressive calls for an

overhaul of the nation's police departments. >> does defunding the police work? >> no, it does not, and it's the wrong bumper sticker. >> reporter: in an interview with nbc "nightly news" mayor adams says there's a way to do both. his administration is rolling out new steps to combat gun violence including using facial recognition technology to identify suspects and deploying more cops on the streets. >> i have too many police officers that are doing clerical duties. if you're inside, i need to know why you're inside. if you're not, i need you to put on that bullet proof vest and do the job that new york has hired you for, to protect us against violent people. >> reporter: still a controversial topic here and across the country, the issue of bail reform. critics including many police unions say it's allowing more criminals to remain on the street, hoda. >> thank you. we await president bud en's remarks. now let's turn to the crisis in ukraine. the u.s. is sending thousands of troops to eastern europe while

putin adds to russia's military president answer long the u ukrainian border. peter alexander is back with us with that story. a lot happening at that building behind you. >> that's right. the pentagon says deployments and strong signal to putin that the world stands by nato. they want to deter russia from invading u kraun. the white house though this is a delicate balance, trying to demonstrate resolve and eyeing a diplomatic solution to end the standoff. the escalating crisis in ukraine as satellite images show russia's military buildup is accelerating near the border. president biden is now sending >> it clearly has that capability. >> it comes amid president

biden's new marching orders now approving the deployment of 3,000 u.s. troops to eastern europe. the president saying it's consistent with what he told putin from the start. >> as long as he's attacking aggressively, we're going to make sure we reassure our nato allies in eastern europe that we're there. >> reporter: the pentagon announcing 1,000 troops now in germany will head to romania, and most of the 2,000 others here in the u.s. will deploy to poland. the majority of them members of the 82nd airborne division at fort bragg in north carolina. >> these are not permanent moves. they are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. >> reporter: the biden administration says it will not send any troops to ukraine for combat operations but has not ruled out using forces for evacuation efforts there, and the u.s. may still send additional troops to europe with 8,500 already on high alert. the kremlin firing back condemning the deployments as unfounded and destructive. nbc's erin mclaughlin is along the ukraine belarus border. >> we've been speaking to ukrainians in local villages who

tell us they have relatives on either side of the border and they can't imagine war. >> are you worried about war? >> no, this shopkeeper says. >> are you afraid of the russians? >> everyone is worried, he says, anything can happen with russians. who's not afraid of russians? >> reporter: overnight president biden spoke with his french counter part emmanuel macron about the escalating tensions and later today vladimir putin will head to beijing to help reinforce his relationship with china's president xi jinping before attending the opening ceremony of the winter olympics there, savannah. >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you, peter. >> let's switch gears now. the winter olympics are under way. the first events are in the books. the world gears up for tomorrow's opening ceremony. a lot of precautions in place to help keep athletes safe and to

keep covid at bay. stephanie gosk joins us live from beijing. good morning. >> good morning, craig. the start of competition here, beijing becomes the only city to host both the summer and winter games. but this will will be a very different olympics than the one in 2008, and for these athletes who bring the same passion and spirit, there looms the worry that covid could rob them of a chance to compete at any moment. figure skaters took to the ice in beijing today for their first practice. the team event starts tomorrow. u.s. star nathan chen has redemption on his mind after a disappointing olympics in south korea. the 22-year-old comes to these games fresh off of winning the u.s. figure skating championships. his signature quads once again making him a gold medal favorite. while most athletes are practicing and getting used to new ice and new slopes. >> nice back flip. >> reporter: others are watching their olympic dreams slip away because of covid.

u.s. speed skater, casey dawson tested positive for covid a few weeks ago, but he doesn't have enough consecutive negative tests to travel to china missing an individual event. >> yeah, i mean, it's unfortunate news for everyone, not just me, but the whole team i have over in beijing right now. >> reporter: he hopes to travel in time for the team competition. nearly 300 people connected to the games have tested positive for covid in beijing, dozens of them athletes including u.s. bobsledder elana meyers taylor who was supposed to be a flag bearer. now she's hoping she clears testing in time for her event telling "today" she's staying in shape. >> yeah, i'm holding up really well. i'm healthy, i'm asymptomatic. >> reporter: a belgian skeleton racer posting this emotional video about the psychological toll of isolation. >> obviously this is very hard for me. >> reporter: she was later brought to the olympic village. >> still, even with the challenges, the athletes are showing some good humor. >> hi, everyone, welcome to the village. >> reporter: snowboarder shaun white giving the requisite buffet tour.

>> and they got literally everything, salad bar, we've got chinese cuisine, asian cuisine. i'm not sure what that is. >> reporter: for the rest of us, life inside the olympic bubble takes some getting used to. between the jet lag and all the covid protocols, it can get kind of exhausting, but let's just say the chinese have thought of absolutely everything. there are even cabins to take a power nap. >> look at this. >> reporter: once inside, the lights even turn off. thankfully the dutiful camera man eventually woke me up. don't i look refreshed, craig? i mean, look after that sleep, seriously. so the opening ceremony will officially launch the 2022 games tomorrow right here in the bird nest stadium behind me where it was held back in 2008, but the show will be considerably different this time, far fewer performers and only an hour and a half long because of the cold and covid.

back to you guys. this is an nbc news special report. the here is savannah guthrie. good morning. as we come o president about to address the nation after an overnight raid by u.s. special forces in sear yachlt the target, current leader of isis. senior administration official saying as americans service members moved in in, he exploded a bomb killing himself and members of his own family. you can see the podium there set up at the white house. the roosevelt room. that is the target and some of the aftermath that we've seen in northwest syria. in recent days isis was to have been said to reconstituting and resurging this leader. the target had been planned for several months. uncredibly complex. two dozen special forces operations officers. we want to get to our chief white house correspondent peter alexander with the latest from the white house as we await the president's remarks.

>> yeah. that's right. the president expected to enter the roosevelt room moments from now detailing what the white house is it describing as a successful operation that took place overnight in northern syria. this isis leader was on the third floor of this safe house, they say, when he exploded this bomb killing hum self and members of his family. none of the american special operations forces were harmed in this operation. however, there was one tense moment in particular when one of the military helicopters on the ground there was dealing with a maintenance issue and they had to blow it up to make sure that none of that military hardware got into the hands of any of the individuals on the ground there. we're told by officials or we should say by folks on the ground neighbor that's there was a u.s. military translator who for approaching an hour was using a loudspeaker to try to get those civilian individuals out of the house. here is the president of the

united states. >> last night operating under my orders, united states military forces successfully moved in a major terrorist threat of the world, the global leader isis. he took over as leader of isis in 2019 after the united states counter-terrorism operation killed baghdadi. since then, isis directed terrorist operations targeting americans, our allies, and our partners and countless civilians in the middle east, africa and south asia. abdullah oversaw the spread of isis affiliated terrorist groups around the world after savaging communities and murdering innocent people. he was responsible for the recent brutal attack on a prison in northeast syria holding isis fighters. ch was swiftly addressed by our brave partners in the syrian

democratic forces. he was the driving force in northwestern iraq in 2014. we all remember the gut wrenching stories, the mass slaughters that wiped out entire villages. rape used as a weapon of war. thanks to the bravery of our troops, this horrible terrorist leader is no more. our forces carried out the operation with the signature preparation and precision and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize casualties. will knowing this terrorist had chosen to surround himself with families including children, we made a choice to pursue a special forces raid at a much greater risk to our own people rather than targeting him with an air strike. we made this choice to minimize civilian casualties. our team is still compiling the report. but we do know that as our troops approached to capture the

terrorist in a final act of desperate cowardness, with no regard to the lives of his own family, he chose to blow hum self up. not just a vest, but to blow up that third floor rather than face justice for the crimes he committed. taking several members of his family with him. just as his predecessor did. i'm grateful for the immense courage and skull and determination of our u.s. force who's skillfully executed this incredibly challenging mission. members of our military are the solid steel backbone of this nation. ready to fly into danger at a moment's notice to keep our country and american people safe as well as our allies. and i'm also grateful to the familiar lives our service members. you serve right alongside these soldiers and sailors, marines, special forces, the loved ones giving them the strength and support they need to do what they do. to our service members and their families, we're forever grateful for the -- what you do for us

and we owe you a debt. thank you. we're also aided by the essential partnership of the syrian democratic forces. i want to commend our dedicated intelligence community whose meticulous work over the course of many months ensured that this mission succeeded. this operation is testament to america's reach and capability to take out terrorist threats no matter where they try to hide anywhere in the world. american people from terrorist threats. i'll take decisive action to protect this country. and we'll continue working with kurdish force ands 80 members of the global coalition to keep pressure on isis to protect our homeland. we remain vigilant. we remain prepared. last night's operation took a

major terrorist leader off the battlefield and sent a strong message to terrorists around the world -- we will will come after you and find you. once again, today continue our unceasing effort to keep the american people safe and the strength and security of our allies and partners around the world. i want to thank you all. may god bless you and may god protect our troops. i'm heading off to new york right now, i'm late. i thank you for your time. appreciate it. >> president biden at the white house. now seeing what he called major terrorist leader known as haji abdullah. number one in command of isis and described a daring raid by two dozen special forces overnight. we're starting to get more information now on how this attack unfolded. it was months in the making. let's turn to our pentagon correspondent who has the latest. what more can you tell us, courty? >> it was months in the making as you mentioned.

and then on tuesday morning in an oval office meeting, he gave the final go ahead when the u.s. military, secretary austin and mark milly gave him assurance thez believe this is where he was. the u.s. special operators, they landed outside in a perimeter area around the building in helicopters. then they proceeded on foot, got to the building. they called out telling people to come out of the building. some civilians did. but as we now know, that isis leader, he detonated himself on the third floor of that building killing himself and women and children who were also present and essentially destroying the building in the process. the u.s. military was on site for about two hours before they left. during the course of this, one of the helicopters experienced a maintenance issue and had to be detonated on site when deemed unsafe to fly. the pentagon called this a successful operation. >> all right. i want to bring in our chief foreign correspondent who

happens to be in ukraine now, another global hot spot. richard, your thoughts on the significance of the killing of this terrorist. certainly bears hallmarks to al-baghdadi and the way u.s. officials are describing it, very much a similar action at the end where he blew himself up. >> a lot of similarities. only about 15 miles away from where baghdadi was killed. this time the operation took place in a small syrian village. i've been to the village before. and we were able to contact the owner of the building. he told us that the third floor was rented out. he thought to a widow and her family. we spoke to a neighbor. right around 1:00 in the morning local time, he heard the helicopters come in. then a few minutes later he heard an arabic speaker in an iraqi accent calling out, pleading for people to come out of the building.

saying there is no hope. you're surrounded. give yourselves up. save yourselves. a half hour into this there was a small exchange of fire with what he thought were ak-47 rounds and pistol rounds. then another attempt to get the women and children and men out of the building. but that in the end baghdadi blew himself up. >> all right. richard, thank you very much. again, breaking news just out this morning. the leader of isis has been killed in syria. part of a special forces operation on the ground in northwest syria. he is known as haji abdullah. the president called him "horrible terrorist leader who among other things was "the driving force of the massacre of the people in iraq in 2014." we'll continue to follow this story as we look at those images of the aftermath. we have more on msnbc, nbc news

now and nbc news.com. most of you will return to the "today" show. i'm savannah guthrie in new york. this has been an nbc news special report. they are playing our song. okay they are playing our song. 7:30 thursday morning, 3rd of february 2022, otherwise known as the first day of the winter olympics has started, and this is actually going to be our olympic set. we're going to be out there for the games. it's warm, it's cozy we're going to show you more in our next hour. we're going to get ready to christen it tomorrow after the live opening ceremony here on nbc, a special edition of "today" right there. we're going to have the plaza crowd. >> come on. >> it's going to be awesome. >> we're going to make some s'mores. >> we are. it's going to go for two weeks.

>> are we really making s'mores? >> i don't know, i see a fire pit. possibly illegal not to have s'mores, don't you think >> i think you might be right. let's get to our 7:30 headlines. all eyes on wall street after shares of facebook's parent company plunged yesterday, meta lost about $200 billion of its overall stock value, shares falling more than 22% in after hours trading. the selloff comes after the company's fourth quarter earnings fell short of expectations the social media giant also issued a dismal forecast for the first quarter of this year blaming in part apple's privacy changes, inflation, and supply chain issues former u.s. senator bob dole was laid to rest with military honors in a private ceremony at arlington national cemetery yesterday. senator dole died on december 5th at the age of 98 the decorated world war ii veteran served nearly 36 years in congress and was a 1996 republican nominee for president. dole's widow former north carolina senator elizabeth dole

was presented the u.s. flag which was draped over her husband's casket australian maritime experts say they believe they have found the wreckage of one of the most important ships in history this is a replica of the hms endeavor it's a british royal navy ship commanded by captain james cook. it's believed that the ship was deliberately sunk by the british during the american revolution archaeologists have been searching for the wreckage for decades, and now they say they think they have found it in new port harbor, rhode island. however, archaeologists in the united states say those findings are premature. we turn to another major shake-up at cnn, the network's president jeff zucker abruptly resigning he says for failing to disclose a consensual relationship with a fellow cnn executive. >> nbc's emilie ikeda joins us now with more on that sudden exit and the fallout from it. >> reporter: jeff zucker is one of the biggest names in the media industry now in hot water for a relationship with a top colleague.

he said their relationship changed during the pandemic, his surprising resignation sending shock waves not only across the network but the entire industry. cnn's former leader acknowledging he wishes his tenure ended differently a towering figure in the news and media landscape for three decades now out of the job jeff zucker announcing his resignation from cnn where he's been president since 2013. in a memo to cnn staff zucker cited a failure to disclose a consensual relationship with my closest colleague as the reason for his departure. that colleague cnn's chief marketing officer allison gollist saying in a statement of her own she plans to stay with the network. the surprising exit catching his own colleagues off guard and some questioning the move. >> this is an incredible loss. these are two consenting adults who are both executives, that they can't have a private relationship feels wrong >> reporter: before cnn, the pair starting their careers and climbing the ladder at nbc zucker as executive producer of the "today" show and president and ceo of nbc universal at the head when nbc hired

donald trump as the host of "the apprentice." the relationship souring as the former president's dealings turned contentious she briefly worked for former new york governor andrew cuomo's office in 2012 but jumped to cnn shortly after zucker took the reins. zucker says their romantic relationship came to light as part of an independent investigation into chris cuomo, the recently ousted cnn prime time host. in the early days of the pandemic chris cuomo famously had his brother on a number of cuomo on cuomo segments. they cited several sources saying gollist and zucker were instrumental in securing the interviews adding that a cnn spokesperson said executives pressing public officials for interviews is standard practice. zucker fired cuomo after he admitted to helping him with his older brother on sexual harassment allegations that

force him to resign from the governor's office. no charges have been filed according to "the new york times" chris cuomo is now in a legal battle with cnn over his firing, including the network's refusal to pay severance or the remainder of his multimillion dollar contract. >> cuomo was fired in december, and he is not going out quietly. >> reporter: zucker's departure comes as cnn is gearing up to launch a streaming network and its parent company is about to partake in one of the nation's largest media mergers. for now cnn will be run by three interim co-heads pulled from within, nbc news did contact chris cuomo who had no comment on zucker's resignation. craig. >> thank you. coming up next, candace cameron bure sharing beautiful memories of her tv dad bob saget from the very first time they met to their final conversation. our emotional and uplifting conversation coming up after this

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we are back. it's 7:39 now with a touching new tribute to bob saget. >> it's been less than a month since the beloved actor and comedian's sudden passing. now for the first time we're hearing from his tv daughter and also his dear friend of 35 years. >> i had a chance to sit down for a candid and emotional conversation for candace cameron bure she played one of bob's daughters on "full house." through the years they remained very close friends, and now she wants to share that with the world, the bob saget she knew and loved. >> you know, candace, it's so hard to believe that you first met bob saget back when you were 10 years old you're 45 now. it's been 35 years of knowing and loving bob saget do you remember the very first time you met him >> i do. we were doing our pilot episode for "full house", and bob is so tall you know, he's 6'4", and i was 10 years old, but he kneeled down to me and got eye to eye

with me, and he said, hi, i'm bob, and i'm going to be your dad. i'm playing your dad, so i want you to feel comfortable, and we're going to be friends and he was just so warm and inviting, and it really kicked off an incredible 35-year friendship. >> so for you as a young actress to be able to be yourself, you have to be able to share like what's on your mind, what's on your heart was he a place that you could go to do that >> he was. it's one of the things that made bob so special he was so emotionally available all the time, and he was really the first person in my life as a man that i saw cry and have those emotions right at the forefront of his conversations if you were hurting, he would hurt with you. you would see the tears well up in his eyes.

bob is a remarkable person, and i've never had a friendship like the one i've had with him, and that's why it makes it so hard. >> you said bob is a remarkable person, you talk about him like he's here still. >> i can't believe he's gone forever. i just can't my brain has not comprehended that yet you know, i think for even tv viewers, again, you might think like, oh, he played your dad on tv, but bob was so much more than that. i mean, really one of my closest friends for 35 years, so to think that he's not here and we're not going to have another joke or another hug or just another bit of ridiculousness in life is -- it's almost unbearable for me to think about. >> you know, it's funny because i don't think i've seen this in my lifetime with someone in hollywood that is so universally loved and cared for.

he was all that, wasn't he >> he really was all that. he would drop anything for anyone, and he just had a heart of gold, and on top of it, he made you laugh like he was just -- he was the best combination of all different traits that you could imagine together, and that was bob. >> was he proud of your career >> bob was so proud of my career he really was. he was a big cheerleader for me. he was so incredibly supportive. >> candace's deep faith is an important part of her life, and she'll be the first to say that not everyone understands that, but bob did. >> you know, people see bob's standup, it's not family friendly standup, so that would always be a question, like, how can you guys be friends?

and it's like, well, i grew up with bob so i understand his sense of humor i too have a sense of humor, but i can also separate that person that's on the stage making jokes to get the laughs and the real heart behind a person and their love and their friendship and their kindness he would invite me to things all the time in the standup world but then say you're invited but don't come don't come because i know you. this will like cross a line for you. you're not going to enjoy it you're not going to laugh so like i love you, you can come if you want to, but don't come. >> you know, you remember the first time you met him, and i wonder what was the last communication you had with him >> it was just a few -- just two weeks before he passed i'm actually going to grab my phone. i'm so scared that i'm going to pull up his text and then accidentally delete it one day, like it scarce me so much because i don't ever want to lose this.

we were going to have dinner, and we got into a little tiff, and his flight was delayed we ended up not having dinner, but in bob fashion, the next day he wrote me like what would be pages long of a text he was apologizing saying he was cranky and he was just so -- he was just so sorry. he said, oh, now i feel even worse. i was so wrong you're like my favorite person on the earth, and i acted like dolly. i was getting ready to take a late flight, and i was annoyed dolly was his mom, and he said you're one of the few that understands that if i act like dolly, i'm not the best at my game that day, ha ha and bob went on and on and on in the text, and he said at the end, i love you more for the trouble you're giving me if that's even possible and i wrote back i love you.

i could never be mad at you. roll my eyes at you, yes, but never mad, and i love that you being dolly, that made me laugh out loud, loved your mom and he wrote back i loved you, my mom loved you too. >> what did you lose when he passed >> bob was available and there for everyone that he knew, but bob was that person that no matter what happened, bob would drop anything for you in a second, in a heartbeat, and he didn't even have to be his best friend for him to do that. that's how huge his heart was. there are very few friends in life like that, and that is the hardest part of the loss is just that friendship that's unconditional, that it's a lifetime, but i guess our

lifetime is, you kno n >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> she also had this sweatshirt on and it says love like jesus, hug like bob saget, and she was wearing it herself, and she ended up kind of marketing it and giving all the proceeds to scleroderma, their love was real, and you can see it. >> it feels real not like we talk every few months, we keep in touch, we're friendly that was a deep friendship. >> 35 years of it. we're going to hear more from candace in our fourth hours. she's going to talk about his greatest legacy and projects she's been working on she's excited about. you can see more of our conversation tomorrow on our streaming station. >> it was interesting to hear her say that bob saget was the first man that she ever saw cry as well, about how emotionally available. and it also sounds like bob saget texted like my mother does >> maybe he dictated

that's what my mom does. >> dictating is the way to go. >> having gotten one of those hugs, they were special. let's show you what we've got. windy conditions through southern california, frigid temperatures making their way from the plains all the way down into texas, and that's part of the problem there. severe storms ahead of this system down through the southeast, we could even see a couple of tornados as well and wet weather moving into the northeast that will change over to some frozen precip. hashimi. alhashimi. al hashimi. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures will reach into the low 60s for today. a lot of sunshine in the forecast and into the weekend the wind will be coming down. we'll see our temperatures warming up by the weekend into early next week. it's going to feel more like spring by wednesday. our valley temperatures reach into the low 70s and for san

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good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm marcus washington, and here's what's happening now. >> i'm bob redell. law enforcement in southern california expected to release more information today into the investigation of the 49ers fan who was badly beaten and sunday's nfc championship game. 40-year-old daniel luna owner of a peruvian restaurant on piedmont avenue in oakland. he's been in a medically induesed coma since sunday. emergency medical crews found him badly beaten in a stadium parking lot at sofi stadium during the first quarter of the nfc championship game. investigators don't believe robbery is a motive since he still had his wallet and phone on him. >> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. we're still doing the math, but it does appear like history has

been made. facebook stock has plunged so much this morning it lost more in overall value of what we call market cap than any company in the history of the stock market. shares in facebook have been down as much as 23% after telling analyst and investors that it lost users for the first time in its 18-year history. >> time to get a look at the forecast for you this thursday morning with meteorologist kari hall who is standing by. >> yeah. we're waking up to sunshine across the bay area with a light wind, but it's also very chilly as you're stepping out the door and our temperatures in san jose in the upper 30s. we will have a warming trend that will bring us back to the weather we've enjoyed recently, but there will be a few more clouds in the mix as our temperatures reach into the low 60s for today. we do have some warmer air in the forecast. at least for the afternoon, and our dry weather continues into the weekend as well as the middle of next week. by wednesday, mar cushions it's going to feel more like spring across the bay area.

>> looking good out there. thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. i'll meet you back here then.

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>> we are getting loud this morning because the one and only j.lo is right here in studio 1a. we'll ask about her family, her relationship with ben, and her new film. so get ready to drop everything and get on the floor, today, thursday, february 3rd, 2022. hello from norfolk, virginia, i've been watching the "today" show since i was a little girl and my parents bought me this. >> we're here in our white. >> and blue. >> rooting for team usa. >> here in atlanta, georgia! ♪♪ >> celebrating from tampa bay. >> on "today." >> it's our birthday, yay! >> come on, let's party. welcome back, it's thursday morning.

we are so happy you are starting our day with us. >> the olympics are underway. >> and tomorrow's opening ceremony. >> at this very time, you can be watching. >> we're going to get you busy, here's our news at 8:00. we're going to start with that massive storm impacting 100 million americans as it sweeps across the country. overnight a dangerous deep freeze in the south is prompting worries about power outages. slippery ice is coating roadways in texas and up to a foot of snow in parts of the midwest burying some neighbors in chicago. al's busy tracking exactly where the storm is headed now. how's it looking? >> we've got crazy weather to talk about. first of all, 108 million people winter weather advisories, storm warnings, ice warnings from texas all the way into new england. you can see we're looking at a mix right now down through texas. snow stretching back into western new york. the heaviest snow, and we're looking at brutal temperatures down in texas as well. plus, we've got severe weather possibilities today, wind gusts, damaging winds, and possibility of tornados down through the gulf coast and the mississippi river valley. flash flood watches for 13

million people from the south all the way into parts of pennsylvania. rainfall amounts, upwards of 5 inches of rain from new orleans all the way up into southern parts of the northeast. icing we're talking upwards of 3/4 of an inch of ice, pittsburgh, binghamton, new york, just to the west of boston, and snowfall amounts 3 to 5 inches for st. louis, 4 to 8 inches columbus, we move to the east. 8 to 12 more inches possible in buffalo, burlington, vermont, maine, 14 inches. so guys, not only do we have winter weather, we've got severe weather as well. a real mess over the next 24 hours. >> all right, al, thank you. breaking news this morning, president biden has announced a u.s. special forces raid inside syria has taken out a top leader of isis. "today's" senior international correspondent keir simmons joins us with details. good morning. keir, can you hear me? good morning, president biden announcing that the leader

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>> i was just passing through on my way to you. >> you got a new movie out you've got a great life. you're sitting here and you're starting a promotional tour. this movie really is about life lessons, isn't it? >> it is it's about, you know, i play a pop superstar, owen plays a math teacher, and the two of us kind of find each other and really figure out like what life and love is about, and it's a really sweet movie. and i did an album to go with it so it was the first time for me kind of doing a romantic comedy with a whole album, and it was a lot of fun >> you get to sing in this >> i do. >> when you played selena, they used her voice. >> right, this is my first album with the movie. >> was it weird singing in a >> no, i loved it. it's like a dream come true, it's like finding my two worlds coming together.

>> the movie is -- i've seen the movie obviously and loved the movie. it's a lot of fun, but i do think it's about like mistakes and correcting them, and i think a lot of times -- and people take real life lessons from this kind of thing. it's about you say to yourself i am not going to settle for that. that's not enough for me >> i know, you actually do a that's not enough for me >> they talk about this relationship -- i play cat and the whole thing goes south they were going to do this bige in front wedding. and she makes this huge mistake in front of the whole world and has to kind of figure out what to do next and damage control the whole thing and it becomes a whole crazy thing. >> folks are saying like, that's, wait a minute, this sounds familiar, you know, it's like jennifer lopez is a huge superstar, what it's like to have to live your life out in the public eye. >> this movie was very meta. >> it is meta.

>> this is the first time that i got to really take my own life because i've played a lot of different types of characters and all these different movies over the years, but this is the first time that it was as close to me, and i was able to kind of really bring special little nuances. like i know what it feels like to go home and have them like making jokes about you on tv >> when you're vulnerable. >> you guys are like in the spotlight as well. but it's hard, you know, and i was like, you know, you go home sometimes and you cry when it was a big heartbreak or something happened and it was bad, and it's hard to deal with, and like people, you know -- i don't think they get to see that as much. you have to put your best foot forward, you have to come out here you have to do the smile you have to do the thing that's part of your job, but there's a person there, and it was nice to kind of let that side out because i never get to do that really. >> some people in real life when

they've gone through heartbreak publicly decide, you know what, i'm not sure that it's so worth it to jump back in the pool. and just in real life you jump back in the pool you knew what was going -- you knew there would be people speculating. >> yeah, you don't know with life you just have to do what feels right to you you have to kind of follow your heart. we were talking off the air about being honest with yourself you have to be honest. is this right for me is this not? do i want to move on from this do i not like, those are big decisions, and you, you know, when you're in the public eye, yes, peoplei but at the end of the day, you have to do what feels right in your own heart. >> i feel like we're talking around it. people want to know because obviously there are a lot of parallels and you're back together with ben affleck, and a

lot of people were rooting for that relationship back then, and then -- >> well. >> i mean, right >> well, i was i liked -- i was pro benifer. >> matt damon, we had him on. >> he was cheering you all on. >> you guys really gave him a hard time. >> we just said -- where did we stand on this? >> i felt so bad for him i was like oh, my god. >> i know this is like you don't necessarily want to spill your guts about something that is personal and belongs to you, but i do have to say i wondered like how that -- after all those years, i think so many people can relate to, oh, the one who got away or the one you always wondered about how did you find each other again? >> i think, you know, we can talk about that backstage if you really want to know, but you know, i think what we learned from the last time is that love when you are lucky enough to find it is so sacred and special and you have to hold a little bit of that privately, and that's what we've learned. but we're very happy, if that's what you're wondering about. >> i love also how you said to your kids, love is not always a straight line. >> no. >> sometimes you think, you

know, wait a minute that ended so that's that, but love does funny things >> yeah. and i think, you know, again, it's lik you think, oh, god, i just mess why did i do that? and then it all kind of makes sense. othe road or i kept trying to do the right things, and it kind of paid off. >> by the way, you're saying your own song. hold on. >> you know, you kind of make music that means something to you. but this is it >> it is. ♪ tear drops felt so heavy ♪ ♪ heaven sent me ♪ >> wait. ♪ i was on my way to you ♪ >> yes >> that's magic. i love this, every heartbreak is a yellow brick road. ♪ taking me home ♪ ♪ i was never lost ♪ ♪ i was just passing through ♪ ♪ i was on my way to you ♪ >> that's a good song. but that's life.

that's your life, that's our lives. that's all of our lives. wow. >> yeah, i think that's what -- i think that's what people will like about the movie and the songs, all of the songs were written specifically for the film, and they are about that journey to true love and finding your real home >> by the way, i love a romcom, by the way, don't you? >> i'd rather be someone who believes in true love than someone who doesn't. >> that's what life is all about. love and happiness and trying to find that and -- but i think that it all starts with being good with yourself, like, loving yourself and making sure that you're good on your own no matter what, and then you can relationship with somebodyey to >> by the way, you look beautiful on "people." let me just block out this corner. >> why are you trying to block out the corner don't want to talk about personal stuff is that what it is hoda? >> touche.

>> we call that mutual destruction. >> you'll come back on the fourth hour. >> you guys are going to be together, and you can see "marry me" in theaters streaming on peacock on friday february 11th. >> you're funny. >> thank you >> bye bye >> back stage. >> all right, al, just try following ms. jennifer lopez. >> just try, we know you can't >> look at the time. wow. didn't see that coming anyway, windy conditions down to southern california frigid temps, not as chilly as in here. we're looking at light snow down through texas, although frigid temperatures and that's a big problem. severe storms down to the southeast. we're going to be watching those closely, and again, more rain changing over to a frozen mix, tomorrow you're in the northeast. th that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good thursday morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. take a look at the difference that we had from this time yesterday, this flag was sticking straight out, blowing in the wind. well, today it's all calm and that's what we're expecting going into the afternoon. a lot of sunshine. and then we'll start to see some clouds moving in by this afternoon. our temperatures are reaching into the low 60s, back to the sunshine tomorrow and also more of the same temperatures but it will be warming up for the end of the weekend into early next week as the dry weather continues. >> and we're just coming on over everybody come on over come on over, we got to get ready for the best time of the day, ladies, let's go! carson daly, "pop start." >> disrupted the studios. >> because she's amazing. >> guys, we're going to start off "pop start" with our girl dolly parton, the queen of country's upcoming documentary called "still working 9 to 5." it chronicles decades of inequality and women's rights movement 40 years after parton's comedy debut. >> women work if they have to, and they're getting angry, and they're beginning to organize

all around the country, ask i support them. >> everybody was very nervous about the movie because it was three female leads >> the core message in 9 to 5 was you deserve better >> women said wait a damn minute, i'm not going to take it anymore. >> don't put up with -- demand respect. >> it's so important women realize what they're saying. >> it's 40 years now and it's still important. >> and guys, it gets better, the documentary premiers at the southwest by southwest film festival in march, it's going to be featured alongside a revamped version of that classic song 9 to 5, kelly clarkson and dolly coming together on that one. it's like a slower version i haven't heard. dying to hear it it's going to accompany the film. >> they should come do it on the plaza. >> good idea.

>> kelly and dolly. >> good call. next up, the thing about pam, we've got a "pop start" exclusive sneak peek at the new true crime limited series from nbc news studios the show is based on the 2011 murder of betsy faria, one of "dateline's" most popular episodes, almost unrecognizable as the woman at the center of this wild investigation. take a look. >> oh, my god, what happened >> somebody got stabbed. >> you said you didn't take betsy home, who dropped her off? >> her friend pam. >> pam >> was he ever violent with betsy? >> i don't know. he seemed real aggressive. you know the type. >> i want to make sure he pays for what he's done >> oh, my god. >> everybody talks about this. this episode of "dateline."

>> i listened to the had thing about pam's podcast. it's an incredible story. >> who's playing keith morrison. >> all star cast, josh duhamel is playing keep -- no. "the thing about pam" premiers tuesday march 8th on nbc it's going to stream the next day over on peacock, part of our parent company nbc universal that will be a good one. next up, gas lit we've got a first look at the star series centered around the 1972 watergate scandal julia roberts stars as martha mitchell, the attorney general's wife uncovering nixon's involvement in watergate you might not recognize her co-star, who is sean penn who has completely transformed himself into the ag john mitchell. >> you are the first person to publicly accuse the president for the watergate break in are you crazy? >> i'm a southern woman, we speak our minds, we talk i never stop talking. >> i bet your husband just loves that. >> he takes it in stride. >> it's becoming too much of a liability. you want to know the truth, there's no conspiracy hiding in the shadows. >> a lot of women your age suffer from paranoid episodes. >> wow, that looks dramatic.

>> wow >> sean penn is that sean penn? >> yes >> it premiers april 24th. and finally, it's time for our super bowl commercial kickoff. all week long we've been giving you a sneak peek at some of the biggest ads for the big game we have a first look at nissan's spot featuring their nissan z and emmy winner eugene levy, let's take a look. >> nice ride. >> want to give it a spin? >> coffee's enough excitement for me >> come on ♪ >> katherine. >> what the -- ♪ hey, hey, all right ♪ >> is that >> eugene levy >> where is he >> where are you >> be there in two seconds well, cock-a-doodle-doo. [ laughter ] >> approval right there. got a great cast check it out a lot still coming up, guys. we're going to talk to the directors behind a new documentary, three-parter on kanye west. >> cock-a-doodle-doo. >> also, jill martin is here out

of the basement. >> there she is. >> great version of steals and deals with valentine's day just around the corner, we'll take a look at that, first a quick check of your local news and weather. good morning. 8:26 for you. i'm marcus washington. two people are injured, more than 20 displaced after an early morning fire in the heart of san francisco's mission district. here's video from the citizens app and the fire damaged a four-story building at mission and 16th streets. people say that building included a popular building on the ground floor. it started a little after midnight. it took firefighters more than an hour to get it under control. we're told that two people injured suffered smoke inhalation. 13 units are now damaged. right now there's no confer mace

-- confirmation on what caused that fire but it may have started with burning debris outside the building. let's get the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> we're heading out to sunshine, but it's also very chilly with those temperatures in some spots starting out in the 30s. but take a look at where we're headed for today. some low to mid-60s across the bay area, and we'll start to see more clouds moving in, sunshine will be back tomorrow. and that sunshine and dry weather continues into the weekend. by next week it's going to feel more like spring with highs in the low 70s. and san francisco will also be warming up. marcus? we'll have local news update in 30 minutes.

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♪ we are back, 8:30 thursday morning. now look at that >> gorgeous. >> that looks awesome. >> that little set is our home for the next two weeks we're setting it up for the winter games we're inviting you you people at home, if you're vaccinated, bundle up, come on out. we are going to have this live party every day. >> the opening ceremony will be

this time tomorrow it will be kind of at the home stretch of it, so make sure you tune in, and again, like wear your red, white, and blue, bring your vaccine card, cheer for team usa. >> and we're going to rerun the opening ceremony tomorrow night. >> you can get up and watch it live with your coffee. >> you've got to sign up. >> don't forget. >> got to sign up. >> did i say that enough >> say it again. >> meantime, coming up this half hour, there's a three-part netflix documentary shot by friends of kanye west taken over 20 years it's really riveting his whole life story is told in this three-part documentary. i spoke to the filmmakers, and we're going to tell you what we know about that. >> that was old kanye. >> genius. >> speaking of a little retro, i got the chance to visit the cast of bel-air, and chat about

bringing the fresh prince back in a whole new remix wait until you hear what will smith had to say about why he wanted in on this project. all right, and then we mentioned jill martin, she's here she's got some creative ideas for valentine's day gifts. it will make any of your loved ones feel special. we're talking spouses, parents, friends, co-anchors, you name it >> sweet and then in just a few minutes from now on the third hour, we've got a really special story. this is about a trail blazing group of women that shattered racial and gender barriers to serve our country during world war ii you've been talking about this one for a couple of months now this group now finally getting their recognition they deserve, went out to las vegas. >> i did, and i'll tell you these women and this woman in particular, lena king that we got to talk with, 99 years old, she's going to blow you away. >> 99. >> 99 and the things that these women did and have not been

recognized for, just unbelievable. >> it is about time. mr. roker, you got a check of the weather. let's look ahead to the weekend, show you what we're looking at windchill advisories into thursday, 17 million people stretching from the plains all the way down to texas. freezing cold right now you can see these windchills anywhere from 0 to 20 degrees below that's how it feels, and we are going to be looking at unfortunately for our friends in texas, single-digits, air temperatures windchills way below that, and that cold air will last right on into friday from the plains out to cleveland all the way down to austin, and we move into the weekend. it is chilly from boston, d.c., raleigh on into nashville, cleveland. you see temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees below average. average. 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. we'll start to see some clouds moving in today, but we're still headed up for the low 60s this afternoon. and tomorrow the sunshine is back with a high of 64 degrees and then our temperatures will be warming up over the next few days. take a look at our highs by the middle of next week. our valley temperatures reaching into the low 70s and still pretty dry here over the next seven days.

san francisco will also be warming up after some clouds today. we're back to the sunshine and nice temperatures for the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> uncle al, thanks so much. coming up next, what it's really like to be inside kanye west's inner circle. coming up our conversation with the filmmakers who spent more than two decades with a front row seat to everything that's a lot going on in ye's life what they have to say about him might surprise you, fit thisrs

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it's a raw film that chronicles the highs and lows of his journey to the top i had a chance to sit down with its directors and filmmakers to talk about their front row seat to the life of a superstar ♪ >> known for his ground breaking music and style, kanye west is one of the most influential artists, designers, and producers of this generation but the 22 time grammy winner who now goes by ye is also known for erratic public behavior. >> me as the leader of the free world. >> including this incident at the 2009 vmas. >> i'm going to let you finish >> but a new netflix documentary aims to reveal a whole other side to the revered and controversial superstar. >> i'm about to hand you the world, just know at any given time i could take it away from you. >> filmmakers clarence coodie simmons and chike ozah spent more than two decades documenting west, both before and during his marriage to kim kardashian.

>> people think they know kanye from the twitter outbursts and the controversial statements. do you think that the kanye people see in public is the same kanye that you know in private. >> i think the certain kanye, it's the ability that kanye delivers to coodie and to me that's the kanye that i feel like i've always seen. >> coodie and chike shot more than 300 hours of footage for genius >> who are you to call yourself a genius >> there's so much faith in this film, and there's so much, you know, like even the phrase genius, which is what this thing's titled, there's this struggle with being a christian because christianity is rooted in humility, too but kanye just unabashed always calls himself a genius. >> you think about genius, it's just how if you have faith and move in that faith and continue no matter what, then you will get to where you need to go, and kanye is a representation of

that. >> kanye believed in himself when others didn't he knew he was destined for greatness. where'd that come from >> it definitely came from donda. >> his mom donda west, an ever present figure in kanye's life. >> the way he would smile and laugh. when donda passed away in 2007, how did that change kanye? >> it definitely to me changed him a lot. i think this movie is going to have -- people are going to see that journey that he took, and they're going to really have empathy and compassion for him and the things that he's going through, you know, without that solid rock of mama west. >> a decade after donda passed, kanye opened up publicly about struggling with bipolar disorder. >> i wonder just as like lifelong friends of kanye as he was struggling, how hard that

was for you to continue to capture those tough moments or not capture them and protect a friend >> i thought when he would do certain things it was a part of the act is and what they were doing for publicity, when i was with him just to see it in person, i just knew i had to listen. >> reporter: in its three parts, the film captures a rare side to west's unconventional journey, something they consider a glimpse into a visionary rise. >> it wasn't so much that we wanted to do a doc about kanye, we want you to watch this movie as a blueprint to anybody that is second guessing or just needs that extra motivation to try to like either find their passion or believe, seeing their passions come to life. it's hard, it's a road, it takes years. kanye didn't do this overnight if you push at it and believe, it will happen. >> it's a self-fulfilling prophesy, who commissions a documentary of himself before he's famous at all he became all of that. the stuff with his mother is incredible in the documentary. this is one of the biggest, most sought after producers before it was hard for him to become an artist

you're interested, not interested, this documentary is worth it the filmmakers did a great job >> you saw all three parts what's the top line takeaway for folks? >> it's just riveting. it's almost biblical it explains kanye in a way that i've never even thought about. >> did he cooperate? >> no, he didn't cooperate i mean, he didn't not cooperate. he has no say over the final edit at all. >> oh, how did he like it? >> i asked him how he liked it he loved the sizzle reel that they sent him about it he's obviously blessed it enough for netflix to pick it up. it's their footage they're all still friends, but he's removed from the process. you can see it on netflix february 16th. >> thank you, carson just ahead another good one. al's got the chat with the cast behind the new bel-air reboot, including will smith's advice for the hollywood newcomers for the hollywood newcomers filling his shoes.

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>> as we all know the original fresh prince ground breaking one of the first shows about a rich and successful family that just happened to be black. now peacock is reimagining bel-air for this age with brand new actors will smith is executive producer i sat down with the cast on the universal back lot to get the scoop. ♪ now this is a story ♪ >> in the classic sit con, the "fresh prince of bel-air," will smith played will, a mouthy teen who gets in trouble and is sent to live with his rich >> you certainly have grown, will. >> we all have. >> who are your heroes >> well, my dad, and brian gum bell, he's darn good. >> reporter: now those characters we love are being remixed for today, from will to uncle phil, hillary, carlton, and ashley, and yes, even

geoffrey the butler. in peacock's edgy new drama "bel-air". >> why are we working so hard to save a boy who doesn't want to be saved >> it's very gritty. this is not, you know, an '80s sitcom this is a drama from today >> yes >> it's like the idea if you took all of the characters from the fresh prince, but you dove into each one of their journals and you got to see like the inside life of these characters that we all know and love. >> do you need to have seen the "fresh prince of bel-air" to appreciate this show >> no, but it's delicious if you did. >> serving as the show's executive producer will smith himself who created bel-air with filmmaker morgan cooper after seeing cooper's 2019 short film that reimagined the sitcom for the modern age. >> it was a level of reckless abandon that i've been dying to try to find again. >> welcome to bel-air. >> reporter: smith hopes to bring that fearlessness to the new show casting newcomer,

jabari banks as will >> i'm looking forward to being an asset for you in this process as you build out your life and build out your career, so. >> thank you so much this is a dream come true. >> this is a role that launched him, you know, i mean, beyond just being a rapper and then a tv sitcom star do you think about that, that you might be on that trajectory? >> yeah, you know, i still got a lot more work to do, you know what i'm saying, and i'm excited to do it so this is just a great launching pad. >> will, it's so nice to have you home >> james avery passed away a few years ago. it's such an iconic role how does that impact how you approach it? >> you can't step into his shoes. i'm just kind of creating my own -- for me it's a tribute to him, my way of saying thank you to him and what he did for us. >> there's nothing more important than family. >> cassandra in watching your aunt viv, it's interesting in

that she seems somewhat conflicted. >> this woman starts off as like the black lady in bel-air, and then by the end of it, you're like maybe we never really knew the potential of what this black woman could be, if someone cut off all the ties that were holding her down. >> i mean, look at us, pure unadulterated. >> but no way does this remake break from the original more than in the character of carlton. ♪ it's not unusual to be loved by you ♪ >> we all remember carl from the original this is obviously a different carlton. it deals with questions of race. it deals with questions of identity >> i mean, i would say that honestly every aspirational black person has dealt with that on some level. oh, you talk white or you act white or -- and i think as a community, we've never really asked ourselves, like, what are we saying when we make comments like that? how does that affect people and

their development ♪ >> like the original, music also has a huge role on the show. so of course the cast rapped our interview with a rap >> better just choose it, al, definitely my pal, about to free style, we going wild, 24 hours, and we got the power >> oh! >> that's a rap! >> i like that. >> that was cool. >> as a cast, they are just terrific, and this -- the dramatic change to this is going to catch people off guard, i think, but once you sit there and you watch this, you realize this is for today, and there probably isn't any other way they could have done this show. >> what about will smith, is he going to make a cameo? >> i asked them that, they smiled and said tune in and watch. i could not get any other

answer of course once you want to start watching this, it starts super bowl sunday february 13th on peacock, they're streaming the first three episodes, and we also want to thank peacock for providing the crews for our interview and some lovely snacks >> thank you, mr. roker. up next, jill martin in studio sharing a few of her favorite things that are a great gift for valentine's d but first, this ayis

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we're back, 8:51 our good pal jill martin is here just in time for valentine's day. she's sharing details about a new episode of her "today all day" show, shop today. >> scan the can qr code at the bottom of your screen. tell us about the special. >> once a month i give you my list, and this month it's things that i love, so things that you might think are ordinary that i think are extraordinary because you can use them every single day. we have kate beckinsale for our shop the stars segment, and she's sharing a beauty secret with us. it's a really great show, it will air at 11:30. we have the inventory now on these "it" list items that sell out quickly. >> it doesn't have to be for valentine's day.

>> it's things i love that i'm obsessed with that i think you should have. >> if you read a lot the kindle pattern weight, 139.99 now, here's the deal, and dave our stage manager has this and swears by it he said, oh, my goodness this is the best, and a great upgrade if you have the old one the new kindle is now equipped with a bigger screen, thinner borders and an adjustable warm light. plus the brand says the battery lasts up to ten weeks. and -- >> charge it every ten weeks. >> every ten weeks. >> and you can use it in the bath or at the beach, it's water proof. isn't that great and then dave said it's really good for their marriage because at night he doesn't need a night-light. his wife can sleep because there's a light on the screen. >> oh, okay. >> so it is a valentine's gift. >> for him it is >> next up, this is a great if you have trouble i have trouble sleeping, and this to me is amazing. it's a personalized pillow it's the pluto pillow, and if you bun't like it for 100 days, you can send it

back it's worth the trial this is what you do. you've never had a pillow like this before. you go online, go to their site. we link you right to it. you fill out a questionnaire. >> hard pillow, soft pillow. >> who knows how they sleep, but you go through the questionnaire, and then there's different algorithms and they make the perfect pillow for your way you sleep, what you like it's pretty incredible there's 35 variations and based on your results they'll ship it to you they're made from foam core and outer plush, so they are comfy -- >> i sleep on the corner, on the very corner edge so i can breathe. i feel like i'm suffocating. >> i like pillows and i make a pillow sandwich. >> the investment in that is an every night better sleep that's a really great thing. okay this -- hoda, i feel like -- >> is this an organizational situation? >> this i live by. it's the lexsion starting at 15.99. here's the deal why this is a must have. there's five different sizes and 13 pockets, and what is great is

it goes from bag to bag, but you could organize everything in this and then just put it in the next bag and the next bag. >> if you're switching from big bag to big bag but it also keeps you in check and keeps you organized. the journal, the kindle, the lip glosses. as a woman, i think you could relate, we only fill our bag as big as it is the keys are attached, which people lose. this is a great item. >> it has a strap. could you just use it as -- oh, no >> it goes from bag to bag, but this is really great from lexsion and a great gift if you have a friend who needs -- >> only 16 bucks. >> okay. and this is something i love that you could use every day and layer. >> i love a vest >> cute. >> i love the look of a vest it's for men, women, different sizes. what i love about this, it's lightweight. it's packable, so if you're going on a trip, comes with a pouch. and it goes in the washing machine, which i love anything that's not fussy

and it's 28 bucks on amazon. i'm excited to share more of my "it" list. >> if you want to shop these products go to the qr code below or text shop to 34318 or go to today.com/shop or you can call jill her number is 917 -- >> wow okay >> do not forget to tune in to shop today with jill martin streaming today starting 11:30 eastern all day. we are going to be back with our third and fourth hours including jennifer lopez is going to be joining us, and she's going to be joining us with her co-star maluma they've both got that movie "marry me," it's coming up, so we'll see how that unfolds. >> i really loved our conversation with j.lo you can take it from here. >> okay, but first your local news and weather

good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. police in southern california will provide an update later today on the beating of a bay area man outside of sofi stadium. this happened during sunday's 49ers game against the rams. daniel luna is in a medically

induced coma. officers found him severely beeten in the stadium lot. investigators are now viewing surveillance footage and so far are not talk about a motive but at this point they do not believe this attack happened because of his 49ers gear. his restaurant is closed. bob redell will have a live update for us at midday. and meta shares are down more than 20% today. the company issued weak revenue forecasts and reported its first ever decline in users. the drop is also adding up to what may be the single largest day market capitalization loss in history, amounting to about $200 billion hit to the silicon valley giant. scott mcgrew will have an update for us at midday. and we are less than 24 hours until the opening ceremony for the olympic games. the competition is already under way.

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this morning on the third hour of "today," we continue to track a monster winter storm stretching from texas to maine bringing snow, ice, and flooding and severe weather fears. well over 100 million people impacted. we're watching all of it. then later, let the games begin. the winter olympics are underway. we've got steve kornacki breaking down everything we want to know about these games. and delivering a long overdue honor, the special recognition for a trail blazing group of african american women who served overseas in