it. join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 this morning. >> and, of course, the "today" show starts now. all the news you need. happy new year and good mond monday morning to you.ay mornin. our top story, a remarkable our top story, a remarkable sight pl sight playing out at the vatican this this morning. >> thousands lining up to honorg benedict xvi. >> it's january 2nd. thousands lin this is "today." pope emeritus bene ♪♪dict it's january 2nd this is "today." paying respects. paying respects. benedict xvi now lying i benedict xvi now lying in state at saint peter's basilica. at saint peter's basilica. a long line of a long line of mourners formingr to remember him and his impact to remember him and his impact on the c on the catholic church.atholichh we will take you there live. we will take you there live. road to recovery road to recovery. three police officers ambushed three police officerameve mache in a new year's eve machete attack near times square attack near times square released from the hospital released from the hospital. the fbi now investigating as a the fbi now investigating as a possible incident of terrorism possible incident of terrorism.

just ahead, what w just ahead, what we're learning about the 19-year-old suspect about the 19-year-old suspect and and the tip from his own family that put him on law that put him on law enforcement's radar weeks ago. enforcement's radar weeks ago. heading home heading home. millions of americans returning millions of americans returning from the holiday from the holidays.s. some southwe some southwest passengers still stranded after the airline's stranded after the airline's christmas week meltdown as chri severe weather from coast to sts severe weather from coast to coast, including major flooding coast, including m in parts of california, takes a toll on travelers. in parts of california, takes a toll on travelers. we have your full foreca we have your full forecast. st. speaking out speaking out. the parents of the suspect in the parents of the suspect in those murders of those murders of four college o students i students in idaho releasing their first statement since the their first statement since the arrest. arrest. >> we have fully cooperated with >> we have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek th attempt to seek the truth. trut. >> but thi >> but this morning still more e ques questions than answers in the t mysterus case. mysterious case. we will have comomplete covever we will hahave completete cover >> breakingng overnight, breaking overnight, oscar-nominated actor and marvel oscar-nominated actor and marvel star jeremy renner in critical star jeremy renner in critical co condition after an accident ndi while plowing snow while plowing snow. the very latest just ahead the very latest just ahead. all that, plus sunday night all that, plus sunday night rally.

rally. >> throw >> throws on the run. caught by harris for a s on then caught by harris for a touchdown!touchdown! oh, what a play! >> the steelers storm back to >> the steelers storm back to defeat the ravens keeping defeat the ravens keeping pittsn pittsburgh's unlikely postseason dreams alive as the nfl's dreams alive as the nfl's playoff picture takes shape. today monday, ja playoff picture takes shape.nua. ♪ today monday, january 2nd, 2023. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news this >> announcer: from nbc news, is "today" with savannah guthrie this is "today" with savannah and hoda kotb live from studio guthrie and hoda kotb, from 1a in rockefeller plaza. studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning and welcome to "today."ay." thank you for joining us on this thank you for joining us on this first monday of the new year first monday of the new year. i'm sheinelle jones alongside i'm sheinelle jones alongside jacob soboroff jacob soboroff. savannah and hoda are back ahndr tomorrow morning.e back tomorrow morning happy new year. happy new year. >> h >> happy new year to you. did you have a good one?ew yearu did you ha >> great one. ve a g >> now we are back on the horse? >> great one. now we are back >> let's get going. the horse. >> let's get going. a little later we will honor a little later we will honor th the life of barbara walters as "today's" first female co-anchoe

back in 1974. of barbara walte met so >> we will take a closer look at her life, including her much to groundbreaking time on this broadcast. this br we begin with a live look as the vatican where mourners are as "today's" first gathering at saint peter's to co-anchor back in 1974. >> we will take her life, including her ground breaking time on this broadcast. benedict xvi. we begin wit his body lying in state there ht the vatican where mourners are gathering at saint peter's to pay respect to pope emeritus benedict xvi his body lying in state until thursday's funeral.ere led by his successor pope francis. nbc's molly hunter is at the unh vatican with more.ursday's funeb molly, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good pope francis nbc's molly hunter is at the vati morning to you. good mornin >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning to you now, early this morning the body now, early this morning the body of late pope bened of late pope benedict xvi was i moved to saint peter's basilica. you see the huge crowds behind moved to saint peter's basilica. me the line you can see these huge crowds behind me.g th the line is snaking through nowy roman authoritie it is moving quickly.s estimate 30,000 peopl roman authorities estimate some get inside to pa 30,000 people a day will try to re get inside to pay their final respects before thursday's specs funeral. hundreds lining up outside saint peter's basilica to pay their f. final respects to the late pope this morning hundreds lining u outside saint peter's basilica benedict xvi. to pay their final respects to the late pope benedict xvi

new pictures showing benedict lying in state inside the basilica where his body will new pictures show him lying in state inside the basilica where his body will remain until thursday's funeral remain until thursday's funeral. sunday it lay in the monastery he called home for the last decade and where he died early saturday morning at the age of on sunday benedict's body lay at 95 pope francis wil rest in the monastery he called home for the last decade and where he died early saturday ovr his pred morning at the age of 95. pope francis will preside over c his predecessor's funeral in saint peter's square, a funeral situation that hasn't happened situation that hasn't happened in more than 600 years [ speaking in non-engl in more than 600 years.h in his first mass of the new in his first mass of the new year, francis paying tribute to year, francis paying tribute to man who held a wildly di a man who held a wildly fferent different world view, expressing world view, expressing gratitude, urging the faithful to join together with one heartl to join together with one heart and one soul and one soul. benedict's complicated legacy benedict's complicated legacy roiled by the catholic church's roiled by the catholic church'ss massive sex abuse scandal a massive sex abuse scandal, a serious theo serious theologian, a powerful l intellectual, a traditionalist intellectual, a traditionalist who broke with centuries of who broke with centuries of tradition by retiring in 2013. tradition by retiring in 2013. >> i think it was widely >> i ty understood that pope francis understood that pope francis

would not consider retirement would not consider retirement until his predecessor pope until his predecessor pope pop emeritus b benedict xvi had died.ict had d. now that that has happened, you know, it's an open guess as to know, it's an open guess as to what happens. >> reporter: this man travelle from venice on an overnight train to be one of the first in line during his papacy, he saw what happens. benedi >> reporter: philipo toso ct moh traveled from venice on an overnight train to be one of thn first in line. a dozen during his papacy, he saw times. benedict more than a dozen times. >> there was a person he loved more in his life, christ, and now he is with him. >> reporter: 2 1/2 hours later >> christ was the person he loved most he emerged. in his life and now he is with the king. >> reporter: 2 1/2 >> it was like a meeting with ar he emerged. >> it was like a meeting with a friend and it touched my heart friend, and it touched my heart. >> reporter: now, he says it was incredibly emotional to be inside inside. once you get inside sain once you get inside saint t peter's basilica you h peter's basilica you have 20 to 30 seconds to say your final av 30 seconds to say your final prayers. prayers. over the weekend a spiritual over the weekend a spiritual testament was testament was published, publis. it's something benedict published int 2006 and he asks for forgiveness and encourages believers to penned in 2006 in it he asks fo

stand firm in the faith. >> molly hunter at the vatican, thank you. also this morning, we are learning about a frightening new year's eve machete attack on three police officers near times square in new york city. the suspect is a 19-year-old from maine who apparently expressed militant support for islam. kathy park has the very latest. kathy, good morning to you. >> reporter: jacob, good morning to you. certainly was a terrifying moment in times square, one of the biggest celebrations on new year's eve. fortunately, all of the officers are out of the hospital this morning. but now officials are zeroing in on the suspect who was already on law enforcement's radar. >> west side 14th avenue. >> reporter: just two hours before new year's eve countdown, chaos near times square after police say a man attack three officers with a machete. revelers capturing the panic as it unfolded. >> they shot in front of us. it was crazy. it was madness. >> reporter: law enforcement sources telling nbc news the suspect is 19-year-old trevor

bickford of maine. officials say he struck two officers in the head with this large knife before he was shot in the shoulder by one of them and taken into custody. bickford seen here later arriving at the hospital. >> one officer, an eight-year veteran, suffered a laceration to the head. the second officer who graduated the police academy on friday was also struck in the head, resulting in a skull fracture and large laceration. >> reporter: all three officers have been released from the hospital. that rookie cop identified as paul cozzolino. >> he was in good spirits. he understood that his role saved lives of new yorkers today. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news bickford arrived in new york city by amtrak on thursday, adding he had a backpack that included personal writings, terrorist propaganda, a pocket knife and $200 in cash. from his hospital bed this weekend authorities say he made

a pro-jihadi statement. weeks ago law enforcement officials say federal agents in maine interviewed bickford after a relative warned he had been expressing revolutionary support for islam. on sunday the fbi tells nbc news agents went to bickford's family home in maine. officials say they also got a hold of the suspect's diary and in that diary he talks about being prepared to kai in the attack, talking about where he wanted to be buried. police believe he acted alone. so there is no longer a threat. jacob? ger a >> we are pulling for the officers.threat jacob? >> we are pu thank you. ing for the officers meantime, it's a busy travel day for millions of americans meantime, it's a busy travel day for millions of american and frustrations are already high airports and highways facing a airports and highways facing a post-holiday surge o post-holiday surge on the heels of last week's mass of last week's mass cancellations with southwest cancellations with southwest airlines now saying its operations have returned to airlines now saying its operations have returned to normal normal. dylan is standing by with the dylan is standing by with the forecast and its impact on the forecast and its impact on the holiday travel rush. holiday travel rush. first, nbc's first, nbc's blayne alexander x from atlanta's an hartsfield-jackson internationa airport. joins us from atlanta' hartsfield-jackson international

good morning to you. >> reporter: sheinelle, good airport. good morning to you. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning to you you can see this growing line behind me at the southwest ticket counter morning to you. you can already see this growing line behind me at the southwest ticket counter.he a this morning the airline is s apologizing to its c the nightmare its customers for the nightmare of last week and promising to continue to get wed promising to continue to get back on schedule back on schedule. the good news is they are the good news is they are largely there, just about 133 largely there, just about 133 cancellations so far today, and that's cruci cancellations so far today, andy that's crucial ahead of a very busy travel day ahead. busy tra busy travel day ahead. with 2023 now officially underway, this morning millions of americans are heading home from the holidays. filling the skies and the roads on one of the busiest travel days of the year the final bookend on a holiday season that was expected to see nearly 113 million travelers it comes as the nation's biggest domestic carrier, southwest airlines, is still recovering from an unprecedented travel meltdown canceling more than 15,000 flights during the holiday week, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and mountains of luggage unclaimed. over the weekend in a message to employees southwest ceo bob jordan promised the company will

move forward with lessons learned, adding there will be immediate work to understand what happened. now even as the airline is back to normal operations, industry experts say the ripple effects are far from over. >> there are still thousands and thousands of travelers on southwest who had their flights canceled and who need to be rebooked, re-accommodated. as a result, you are seeing southwest flights going out extremely full. >> reporter: experts say if you are heading to the airport today expect a crowd air travel is up 14% over last holiday season to help keep your travel plans on track, get to the airport early. try not to check luggage if you do, consider attaching a gps tracker to the bag so you can monitor where it ends up take a picture of the inside of your luggage to have proof for reimbursement in case your bag goes missing and just a note for the passengers caught in the midst of that travel mess last week.

southwest promised to reimburse the passengers for things like hotel fees and meals while they were stranded. submit those receipts online but there's another option, as well experts say check with the credit card company that you use to book your initial flight. depending on the travel insurance or flight protections there you could be entitled to some sort of reimbursement. >> thank you. another impact on travel, severe weather this morning parts of northern california are underwater after a powerful storm slammed the region with heavy rain and flooding dozens of drivers had to be rescued after they were stranded by the floodwaters at least one person has died and thousands of people were left without power. we will bring in dylan. for more on the forecast happy new year. >> happy new year. california, some areas have picked up more than ten inches of rain, which is a lot for that part of the country. the airports, there are a lot of spots where we could see some delays because of weather. minneapolis, chicago, kansas city right down into dallas and houston. storm system moving through the middle of the country leaving the rockies, salt lake city and

denver we could see some delays at the airports there, as well. so the snowy side of the system is the northern side up across parts of wyoming into south dakota, nebraska over into minnesota, too, parts of iowa and des moines to the northwest of there we could see significant snow and blowing snow, blizzard-like conditions possible the warmer side, a chance a severe storms today, especially across arkansas down into northwestern louisiana and parts of eastern texas, too. large hail is a possibility, but the biggest threat will be to for damaging wind gusts and isolated tornados. this will move eastward today, snow through the midwest and that rain moves to the east and it will eventually reach the east coast as we go into tuesday night and wednesday. >> thank you. turning now to new concerns over covid much of the focus on china three years after the first case was identified there, after loosening restrictions the company is grappling with a

alarming surge of infections and it led some nations, including the u.s., to reimpose testing requirements for travelers. nbc's asian corresponden janis mackey frayer is in beijing. good morning to you. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. as china begins to reopen, streets and cities like beijing are getting busy again but, sadly, so, too, are the hospitals with china's own experts bracing for 800 million people to be infected with covid by spring and infections in rural areas yet to peak. this morning, china is being overwhelmed by a massive covid surge. hospital emergency rooms packed with patients who are mostly older, weak and struggling resources appearing to be stretched so thin, the sick often lying on lawn chairs instead of hospital beds they have beds in the lobby near the elevators and the hallways, running out of places to put people the size and scope of covid infections remains unclear here because of little credible

information and the way china's government counts covid deaths there are too many, says this funeral provider, about demand near one hospital we have seen empty caskets stacked in an alley. officially china has recorde only 18 covid deaths during the past month >> in hospital, we are a little bit suspicious we see a lot of patient with complications. we know that the icu and the hospitals are full of patients. >> reporter: covid has been barreling through the country for weeks. after widespread protests in november over lockdowns and testing, china abruptly dropped the zero covid rules in december border restrictions imposed three years ago set to be lifted next week. the whiplash changes here have seen cities go from harsh lockdowns to jammed streets on new year's eve as people recover from covid and hope the

country's economy does, too. chinese president xi jinping acknowledging the pandemic's toll during an annual speech it has not been an easy journey for anyone, he said. yet the lack of data out of china has scientists elsewhere guessing about new and dangerous covid variants the cdc is seeing a sharp rise in u.s. cases of the xbb variant. where it's coming from still isn't clear, but the u.s. and other countries are now putting restrictions on travelers coming from china wanting them to show a negative covid test. despite a lot of criticism of that move in chinese state media here, it's exactly what china requires of travelers to come here sheinelle? >> janis, thank you. so much more to get to this morning, including growing tributes to a pioneer and trailblazer in television news barbara walters. the iconic journalist and first female co-host of "today" died friday at 93 nbc's stephanie gosk with a look back at barbara walters'

groundbreaking life and legacy good morning. >> good morning. you know, barbara walters passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones an absolute force on television for more than 350 years. 50 years she paved the way for generations of women journalists like myself and others in the business in the once very male-dominated industry. >> reporter: trailblazing, pioneering, legendary. those are just some of the words being used to describe barbara walters who spent half a century breaking news and breaking barriers in media. >> i am barbara walters in the nbc news center. >> reporter: she began her iconic career at "today" in 1961 first as the show's only female writer and producer. >> there had been a feeling that a woman couldn't do the news no one would take her seriously. >> reporter: and then in 1974 promoted to co-anchor. the first woman in the show's history to hold that job >> i went to china for the "today" show i did interviews with presidential candidates. i went to the conventions.

so that little by little people could see here is a woman doing the same thing that the men are doing, and it's okay >> reporter: two years later walters breaking another barrier. abc made her the first woman to anchor a network evening news broadcast with an unprecedented million dollars contract. >> those days, nobody thought it was possible. >> reporter: she went on to co-anchor "20/20" for 25 years, conducting hundreds of wide-ranging interviews with newsmakers and celebrities for they are barbara walters specials she created and starred in the talk show "the view." >> i always wanted to do a show with women who have very different views. >> reporter: leaving the program in 2014 after 17 years. >> and we all proudly stand on your shoulders, barbara walters. >> reporter: at the time more than two dozen women journalists honored walters for paving the way. >> this is my legacy these are my legacy. thank you, all of you. [ cheers and applause >> reporter: over the weekend savannah writing, thank you,

barbara, you showed the way, you made it possible for the rest of us hoda noting, she was the first she blazed the trail she kicked the door down to we could walk through a fact that barbara walters was proud of. >> every woman on the "today" show is now a co-host. that's my legacy >> over the weekend president biden also paying tribute tweeting walters' legacy will continue as an inspiration for all journalists. walters is survived by her daughter jacquelyn and, of course, all of us who have an enormous debt of gratitude for everything she did. >> like oprah said, we all stand on her shoulders. no question about that >> oprah said she went in to an audition thinking about, guess who. barbara walters. >> and everyone realizes you can't be barbara walters. >> absolutely. all right. thank you. we will have much more in a bit. all right. in our next hour, we will take a closer look at walters' many iconic moments on "today." first over to dylan for the rest of your forecast

is it calmer today the last time i saw you it was nuts. >> it was nuts it's nutty across the country, especially this time the middle of the country severe storms in arkansas and texas, snow and ice in the northern plains and upper midwest through this afternoon that's a look at t the weatherer across t the countryry we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 sesecon. filleded with once-i-in-a-lifetitime magic. and all that's missing is you. join us s now for ththe walt disney world d 50th anniversary celebration. only throuough march 3 31st, 2. ststay in the e magic of t e celebratioion before i it's g. save up to $400 on a 4-night/4-day room and ticket package at selectct disney resort hotels. good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're seeing clouds moving in with the rain not far behind. it will get into the north bay starting as we go to late

morning, and it's also going to be windy. we're looking at about a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rain today and about 4 to 9 inches of sierra snow. a look at our seven-day forecast shows a new storm arriving on wednesday into thursday. that one will be an atmospheric river with a lot of heavy rain. >> that's your latest forecast. >> thank you still ahead, details on the suspect finally arrested in that quadruple murder in idaho as his family speaks out for the first time gadi schwartz is in moscow for us >> that's right. the father of the suspect, what his father said about the cross-country road trip with his son a fefew weeks agago. that's comoming up aftfter the break. the nominee and marvel star jeremy renner in critical condition after a snowplow accident in nevada we will have the latest. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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the rain is filling up our local reservoirs. this is the uvas near san martin in santa clara county which almost overflowed at the height of the storm. the water is receding now. valley water says the reservoir gained more than 15 feet saturday and is at 103% capacity. it's nice to have a break in the storms, kari. >> we have a brief break here and there. the next storm will be coming in for later this morning. we're seeing it already off the coast and we're tracking it with storm ranger, make sure you do have the nbc bay area app so you can get alerts as the rain is approaching your location. this will be a weaker storm in comparison to what we've seen recently but it may still have some impacts with some brief heavy rainfall as we go toward 11:00 in participates of the north bay, transitions to snow in the north bay and off and on rain in the forecast. as we go to 4:00 to 5:00 in the east bay as well as san francisco really watching marin county where the rain may be a lot heavier and then gradually

tonight it tapers off. there's a bigger storm coming in on wednesday. laura? let's hope everyone stays safe. i'll be back with another local news update in half an hour.

back at 7:30 on a monday morning. look at that crowd. the 2nd of january, 2023, still a few days left to enjoy that beautiful christmas tree behind these folks across the street. it was packed earlier. i am surprised there are still a lot of people. we will say hi a bit. we start with a check of your 7:30 headlines. the search is on this morning for at least two dozen inmates who escaped a prison in juarez, mexico, across the border from el paso, texas. the jailbreak happened

yesterday. gunmen in armored vehicles attacked the prison. at least ten guards and four inmates were killed, 13 others injured. soldiers and state police regained control of the prison later in the day. authorities in the area have been placed on maximum alert. some frightening moments in orlando amusement park this weekend when sparks started flying from a ferris wheel. the ride lost power leaving more than 60 people stuck in those little pods for hours. firefighters were called to the scene and managed to get everybody out safely. no word what caused that ride to malfunction. to the nfl and some late-game drama on "sunday night football." the pittsburgh steelers needing a win over the baltimore ravens to keep their playoff hopes el alive. >> pickett flush, pressure, throws on the run. caught by harris for a touchdown! oh, what a play! and the steelers take the lead! >> najee harris' touchdown catch puts the steelers up by three points with under a minute to

play. they hold on to win it 16-13. pittsburgh can still make the playoffs but they will need to win next week and have a couple other teams lose. the ravens already clinched a playoff spot. >> amazing. still in it. just when you thought the steelers were done. to the murder mystery in idaho that has dominated the headlines more than weeks. >> on friday authorities finally arrested a suspect in the killings of four college students 2,500 miles away in pennsylvania and this morning we are learning more about him as his family breaks their silence. nbc's gadi schwartz is in moscow, idaho, with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the public defender of the suspect says his client is not going to be fighting extradition so we could see bryan back in idaho where he will face a judge, possibly tomorrow night. possibly wednesday where he'll

face charges for four murders. with the suspect finally in custody after a 7-week manhunt the search for justice is beginning. >> detectives arrested 28-year-old bryan christian christopher kohberger. >> reporter: early friday authorities took kohberger into custody at his parents' home in northeastern pennsylvania on suspicion of the murder of four college students in moscow, idaho. after graduating from desales university kohberger enrolled in criminal justice at washington state university just miles from the university of idaho campus and the scene of the murders. he is being held in pennsylvania where his public defender says kohberger was shocked by the arrest. >> he believes he will be exonerated. >> reporter: the lawyer reading a statement from kohberger's family. we have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence. >> reporter: he confirmed that kohberger's father flew to washington state to meet his son and made the cross-country road trip back to pennsylvania with him. the father telling him he didn't notice anything different about

his son. >> everything was ordinary, and he saw nothing unusual about it. >> reporter: police seized a white hyundai elantra's kohberger's parents' home in pennsylvania, the same model they say was seen around the crime scene around the time of the attack. kohberger was a teaching assistant in a criminal justice class he took at washington state. >> just rather quiet, very off to the side, standoffish. he sat in the class. didn't do a whole lot. >> reporter: two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told nbc news that detectives used genetic genealogy to track down the suspect. >> it broadens the search. instead of just looking for that one person in the database or maybe their very close relatives, we now are looking for second, third, fourth cousins and beyond. the team that did this work had a very difficult task. >> reporter: and once kohberger is back in idaho to face a judge, authorities are expected to legally unseal the probable cause statement. in that probable cause statement

we are likely to learn a lot of details that investigators have been keeping close to the chest, like why they think he is the prime suspect. there are still some mysteries still remain in this case. has the murder weapon been recovered? what was the motive for these crimes? back to you. >> a lot of questions, thank you. you guys, coming up, you are not going to believe this. she has been called the most damaging spy you have never heard of. a top analyst at the pentagon who handed over u.s. military secrets to cuba for years. andrea mitchell has this absolutely jaw-dropping story and while she will soon be rereleased frorom prison. . first,t, new this s morning, "avevengers" statar jeremy r ren critical condition after an accident while plowing snow. we will have the very latest details right after this . nt helps, but t it's only part of what you need. and d you're stitill left mamag how yoyou really f feel insid. itit's not youour fault. and d you're stitill left mamag how yoyou really f feel insid. manyny people ststill experire depressision symptomoms, evenen on an antntidepressan. bubut togetherer with yourur do, therere are thinings you cana,

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woo! >> reporter: -- without the tailgating, the brats and the beer. >> it's a brewski. go pack! >> reporter: now the oldest franchise in the nfl is the first to try something groundbreaking. >> you want a sticker? >> reporter: section yellow, a first-of-its-kind sobriety station offering a supportive community for fans who don't drink. >> it's not anything about abolishing or saying no to drinking. we want to give a safe area for people that are sober. >> reporter: this expanded beyond your expectations? >> immensely. >> reporter: section yellow is co-founded by recovering alcoholic johnplogaman, a lifetime packers fan with the shrine to match. he'd seen fish fans embrace a similar sober supportive concept at concerts. and helped to export the idea to green bay. for newcomers it offers information. for members of the sober community it offers friendship. here is a snapshot how it's going. witness the joy of ruth and lexi.

huge packers fans. the two met a couple hours before kickoff after ruth, who stopped drinking in 2019, posted on the section yellow facebook page, i would love to go to the game tomorrow night. i am sober and looking for a sober game buddy, preferably a gal. lexi responded, i'd totally go with you. >> section yellow provides that community. we can come together and conquer stuff and meet strangers and go to packers game. >> how do you have fun if you can't drink? well, she knows exactly how to have fun when we don't drink. we have been having a complete blast. since we got here. >> reporter: the blast courtesy of section yellow co-founder, thomas doofman, who is also a certified counselor. >> we are in a stadium that holds up to 82,000 people and probably 80,000 of them are consuming some beverage with alcohol. so we want them to know they aren't alone. >> reporter: in the eyes of many professional football and alcohol go hand in hand. for decades beer commercials

have focused on football fans. >> this bud's for you! >> reporter: increasingly, nfl teams are recognizing not all spectator imbibe. 14 teams have either established alcohol-free seating sections in stadiums or in the case of the packers a designated support station for fans who don't drink. >> we are proud we are able to kind of start this initiative off and hoping that other teams will carry it on. >> reporter: the nfl says it wishes to be inclusive and supportive of all fans. >> we are about unifying and bringing people together, and i think section yellow is an extremely positive example ol that. >> reporter: john and section yellow members hope it will be replicated on larger scale, up and including the super bowl. do you want to see this in more nfl stadiums around the country? >> absolutely. i think section yellow is probably one of the best things that happened for this environment. >> reporter: taking the ball and running with it for sober fans everywhere. it is also notable where this is

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