crash but there's flooding reported around poplar. >> and a lot of potholes, so be careful. that's what's happening at "today in the bay." join us for news at 11:00. >> the good friday morning. i thought it was freezing in canada yesterday. >> you must have brought it with you. much of the u.s. coping with a once-in-a-generation cold and somehow it is about to get even colder. it's february 3rd, this is "today." ♪♪ polar plunge. that blast of arctic air, the coldest in years, now blanketing tens of millions from the midwest to the northeast. and this weekend, historic wind chills, as low as negative 60. while in the south, the lingering problems from that weeklong ice storm, hundreds of thousands without power this morning. we're covering it all, including

al's forecast. breaking overnight, a suspected chinese spy balloon spotted over the u.s. >> it's been there, stationary for about the last 35 minutes. >> the pentagon actively tracking it, weighing all options, including shooting it down. and just this morning, canada monitoring a potential second incident over its skies. the very latest in a live report. roller coaster. with layoffs on the rise, led by major tech companies, what this new jobs report could reveal about the economy and the impact on your bottom line. courtroom clash. a heated legal fight over a possible motive at the alex murdaugh trial. >> they need to understand really what this man was hiding. >> inside the push by prosecutors to tell jurors about the potential millions they say he stole. all of that, plus space force. meet the new group of civilians getting set to blast off and their intense training all around the world.

>> incredible. craziest emotions ever. >> our exclusive with the crew, straight ahead. and may the "ford" be with you.ri our interview with hollywood icon harrison ford on his first-ever tv show, his epic career, and what the future holds. >> the idea of not working doesn't make much sense to me. it's really where i feel most alive. >> today, friday, february 3rd, 2023. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us. it's friday morning. yeah. you're back. from quebec city. >> quebec. it was like negative 5 but they ain't got nothing on what's going on here. >> zero feels warm to you now, we're having such a cold country, and where it was hot --

>> where? go ahead. say it. >> harrison ford. i got to interview him. i was sweating. this is my favorite movie star of all time, everyone's favorite movie star of all time. >> i cannot believe you got to sit across from him, feel his essence, can't wait to hear all of that. we are keeping an eye on the story everybody is talking about, the suspected chinese surveillance balloon hovering over parts of the u.s., apparently for the past few days. nbc news broke this story. we will have new details just ahead. but we are going to start with that arctic blast, it's now expanding across the northeast. check out the temperatures. 18 in new york with a windchill 11 in boston. >> now take a look at this. that deep freeze, windchills bottoming out at negative 7 in new york city. negative 30 in boston. negative 54 in caribou, maine. >> this is called a devastating ice storm. >> al has everything we need to

know but first nbc's emilie ikeda in boston, the temperatures plunged dramatically overnight. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, it's just over 20 degrees here in boston, right now, but temperatures will continue to topple by the hour, into dangerously low levels, and to make matters worse, the whipping winds, up to 50 mile-an-hour wind gusts in new york and parts of new england. you can see right now, it's pretty quiet here in boston, with schools canceled across the city. officials urging people to stay out of what could be some of the coldest weather parts of the region have seen in decades. from the northern plains, to new england, tens of millions bracing this morning for an historic arctic blast. >> what we're likely to encounter over the next 36 to 48 hours is going to be really unprecedented. >> reporter: it will feel like minus 20 today in chicago. 30 below in boston on saturday.

and a jaw-dropping minus 60 in northern maine, where the national weather service predicts it will be an epic generational cold. >> frostbite a concern. >> reporter: boston closing public schools and opening warming centers. in buffalo, schools shuttered today. as signs warn residents of the potentially life-threatening cold. just weeks after a deadly blizzard. the polar plunge comes as parts of the south are still falling -- -- thawing out from a week-long ice storm that claimed at least eight lives and widespread tree and power line damage. hundreds of thousands without power this morning in the south central region. >> i haven't slept in a bed in two days. and my apartment is cold. >> reporter: austin energy telling its customers, they can't say when power will be restored. >> ice, trees, and tree limbs continue to knock out power to the same circuits that crews had just restored. >> reporter: one tree weighed down by ice, touching power lines and catching fire. just part of a massive emergency

cleanup effort under way. >> we're looking at declaring a disaster declaration. >> reporter: throughout the region, dangerous patches of ice coating roads. videos of people slipping and falling, filling social media feeds. the south still struggling to untangle from this week's icy mess. >> a few more branches fell. had to clean it all up again. >> reporter: as bone-chilling temperatures prepare to freeze the northeast. and as these frigid temperatures set in, officials are reminding people to limit their time outside, wear layers. remember, with these windchills, well below zero, frostbite can set in, within just minutes. you're also going to want to let water drip from your sinks overnight, to help prevent those pipes from bursting. and never use gas stoves as a heater. if you're seeking warmth, attend one of the warming centers many regions are opening to help people avoid the bitter cold. savannah? >> all right. going to be a rough few days here.

thank you. let's bring in al to find out what else we need to know. it is a bad one. >> it really is. fargo, elkins, bangor, 100 million people with windchills of zero. 18 million people with windchills of minus 20 down to scranton and out to nantucket. here is what we're looking at, right now, windchill it feels like 17 in chicago, 16 in charleston, 18 in new york. this is the warmest you are going to be if you're in the northeast. look at these temperatures start to tumble. starting at 7:00 a.m., by 4:00 p.m., we're talking about minus 3 of windchill in new york with an air temperature, washington, d.c., a windchill of 7. by saturday morning, the bottom drops out. it is going to feel like minus 54 in maine, and minus 30 windchill in boston, minus 34 binghamton, cleveland, feels like minus 3. here is the good news, temperatures start warming up quickly. by tuesday in boston 43. new york, 50. 53 cleveland. chicago, you will see

temperatures in the low 40s. so 24 hours of pain and then we get a gain when it comes to our temperatures. guys? >> all right, al. thank you very much. now to new developments overnight in the suspected chinese spy balloon in the skies over the u.s. the military monitoring it closely. they've even discussed shooting it down. this morning, chinese officials are weighing in. nbc's courtney kube covers the pentagon and was the first to report this story. what is the latest now? >> reporter: so the last place we know it was spotted was around billings, montana, on wednesday, but it is only a couple hundred miles from a u.s. base which critically is where the u.s. keeps some of their intercontinental ballistic missiles. u.s. officials were so concerned about the spy balloon that on wednesday, secretary of defense lloyd austin while traveling in the philippines convened a meeting of the senior levels in

the middle of the night his time to discuss this balloon and they even discussed options for bringing it down. this morning, tensions are rising, between the u.s. and china, over a suspected chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern u.s. for the past few days. >> it's been there, stationary, for about the last 35 minutes. >> reporter: this footage shot by an eyewitness in billings, montana, on wednesday, the same day the pentagon says the suspected spy balloon passed over the area. it is an area near a u.s. military base, home to intercontinental ballistic missiles, and defense officials say the balloon is still over the u.s. but declined to say where it is now. >> once the balloon was detected, the u.s. government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information. >> reporter: senior military officials say they looked at options, including even shooting the object down out of the sky. ultimately, they came to an agreement that if they were to do that, it would create a debris field that would put people and assets on the ground in montana potentially at risk. china responding a short time ago saying the balloon is a chinese civilian airship over the u.s. for meteorological purposes and they regret it

strayed into u.s. air space. but some lawmakers calling it a provocation. montana congressman ryan zinke tweeting, shoot it down. house speaker kevin mccarthy calling for a briefing of the gang of eight, the group of lawmakers charged with reviewing the nation's most sensitive intelligence information. senior administration officials tell nbc news that the president was briefed but he concurred that they didn't need to shoot the surveillance balloon down. now all of this comes amidst heightened tensions between the u.s. and china, and secretary of state antony blinken will be in china in the next few days as part of a previously scheduled trip. but another very real concern here is whether this balloon could drop sensors to gather sensitive information. these sensors can be very difficult for the u.s. to track. u.s. defense officials say they're watching it minute by minute, including using aircraft like awacs and f-22s with their own very advanced surveillance capabilities and sensors. savannah? >> thank you, courtney.

we turn now to the state of the u.s. economy as the newest u.s. jobs report comes today and it comes amid mixed signals fro thousands of layoffs in recent weeks, but a rally for certain tech stocks and here to sort it out and the impact on consumers, nbc's business reporter brian cheung. it is mixed messages that we're seeing because we have seen big tech layoffs and the job market has been pretty resilient. >> overall pretty solid when you consider when we have already recovered all of the jobs we lost during the pandemic. over the last year, it was really in food and businesses that kind of sell those types of things that drove the job gains and health care that drove that. but look, all of what makes this so interesting is that despite all of the kind of things that we're hearing with regards to issues with the economy, businesses are still not staffed up enough. we've seen that job postings as the reading that we got earlier in the month was actually at about 11 million, so businesses can't -- they don't have enough people to essentially handle all of the demand for the goods and services. >> how does this factor into the larger economic picture?

we just saw the fed chair raise interest rates again. we know there are a lot of levers, it is pretty complex, how does this all work together? >> a lot of levers. when it comes to the interest rate hike you that mentioned earlier this week, it means that the economy is essentially in a place where inflation is coming down because the federal reserve was able to hike interest rates by a smaller amount. but overall, the jobs market is still very interesting to watch here, because when it comes to just where we've seen a lot of the headlines, it's in the tech space, right? we've seen layoffs at the likes of meta, at microsoft, at amazon. they had earnings calls this week, they were talking a lot about how difficult it is going to be for them going forward so they have a hiring freeze. they are also going to slow the pace of hiring. but we're seeing hiring in other parts of the economy, chipotle adding 15,000 and airline industry companies adding jobs, as well. >> we will continue to watch it, brian. thank you very much. let's move now to the war in ukraine and a new alarm being sounded by officials there. ukrainian intelligence warning that russia is deploying more

troops and military equipment in preparation for what's being described as a, quote, massive offensive. nbc's raf sanchez is in kyiv for us this morning. raf, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. ukraine is on high alert today, with president zelenskyy last night calling a meeting of his top commanders for what he said was a particularly important conversation. and today, he is urging his country to be ready. this morning, ukraine sounding the alarm that the alarm that russian forces were on the cusp of launching a new offensive. half a million fresh russian troops have been mobilized, ukraine says not all of them well trained but their shear numbers meant to overwhelm ukrainian defenses in the eastern city of kramatorsk, russian missiles falling day and night. this direct hit on an apartment building killing four people, authorities say. the city's hospitals straining to treat the many wounded. i felt the pain and everything went dark, she says.

president zelenskyy vowing ukraine will stay united whatever comes next. >> we have been standing against evil for almost a year ♪ >> reporter: at a world war ii commemoration, president putin making veiled threats of nuclear conflict with the west they don't understand that modern war with russia will be quite different for them despite ukraine's pleas, western tanks still weeks from reaching the battlefield and no deal for now for nato to provide f-16 fighter jets in bakhmut police say fewer than 200 children are left in what was once a city of 70,000 people to get them out they're wearing kid-sized bullet-proof vests they're now made by a company designing armor for special forces now designing the vests for children like this family with a 9-year-old whose family was forced to flee the home in

kharkiv in the west. >> this is for four to six years old. >> reporter: 4 to 6 years old. a pocket for parent's phone numbers and a strap to carry kids to safety my bullet proof vest, a little less colorful than angelica's. >> it feels good good >> reporter: a sliver of safet for kids growing up in war and the lviv defense cluster has made about 550 of those vests for kids so far. they're raising money. they hope to make more meanwhile, we're expecting to hear from ukraine's olympic committee later today. they say they're considering boycotting the 2024 olympics if russian athletes are allowed to take part. hoda >> raf sanchez, thank you. craig's with us. we turn to another partisan dust-up on capitol hill. >> savannah, hoda, good morning. good morning to you as well. a vote along party lines will remove democrat ilhan omar from the powerful foreign affairs committee. she is now the third democrat to be stripped of a committee assignment by the new republican

majority this year nbc's senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake has the details for us garrett, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. the republicans say the removal of ilhan omar was accountability for past anti-semitic comments most of which came in 2019 democrats call it hypocrisy, saying the gop is looking the other way when their own members have made anti-semitic and hateful comments, and they call yesterday's vote pure political revenge. representative ilhan omar off the house foreign affairs committee this morning after a bitter battle on the house floor thursday >> i didn't come to congress to be silent. i came to congress to be their voice. and my leadership and voice will not be diminished if i am not on this committee for one term. >> no one who peddles in anti-semitic activity, behavior or language should have any right to serve on the house foreign affairs committee. >> reporter: republicans united in voting to remove the minnesota democrat from her

committee seat over since-deleted tweets and comments seen as anti-semitic, critical of israel and appearing to downplay 9/11. >> as a new york representative, to hear the representative belittle, to try to diminish the worst terrorist attack on united states soil on september 11th 2001, as some people did something, that is unacceptable. >> reporter: democrats rallying to omar's defense ahead of the vote >> representative omar certainly has made mistakes, but what's going to take place on the floor today is not a public policy debate it's not about accountability. it's about political revenge >> reporter: revenge, democrats argue, for bipartisan votes in the last congress to remove two republican members, marjorie taylor greene and paul gosar, from all of their committee assignments, for making perceived threats against fellow

members. >> i had a member of the republican caucus threaten my life, and you all, and the republican caucus, rewarded him with one of the most prestigious committee assignments in this congress now i didn't get a single apology. my life was threatened thank you. >> reporter: speaker mccarthy defending his decision to push for omar's ouster, following his earlier move to block democrats adam schiff and eric swalwell from returning to their seats on the house intelligence committee. >> if it was tit for tat, we would have picked people, took them off the committees and said nothing about it we don't believe in that >> the speaker went on to say yesterday, that he wants to revamp how members are removed from committees to try to provide more due process, and what has become a purely political action meanwhile, democrats are still frustrated to see members like marjorie taylor greene, who compared president biden to hitler, and paul gosar, who spoke at a white nationalist conference last year, restored to multiple committee assignments in this congress craig? >> our senior congressional correspondent garrett haake, thank you. 7:18

mr. roker is back. all eyes on the weather this week. >> with the cold air coming across the great lakes, we are seeing lake-effect snow. snow flurries on the plaza, when all is said and done, we will be looking at light stuff, one to two inches of snow on the leeward side of the great lakes. that's what's going on we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. forecast in the next 30 seconds. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is such a sloppy commute across parts of the bay area, looking at the san mateo bridge, allow some extra time to get to

work. we are seeing a round of rain coming in. it is starting to let up for parts of the north bay but still hitting the east bay and peninsula pretty hard at this hour. we'll see it taper off to more scattered activity today, but we're getting ready for more rain sta >> and that's your later weather. >> al, thank you. still ahead this morning, new trouble at the double murder trial of alex murdaugh can his alleged financial crimes be used against him to demonstrate motive in the killings of his wife and son we will have the latest on the courtroom battle that has erupted. a look at the intense training under way to send the next batch of civilians into space. tom costello caught up with them exclusively. but first, this is "today" on nbc. tom

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intelligence agency. san francisco police say the bullets were blanks, but what the gunman did was still a crime and they're investigating whether he's the same person that brandished a gun at a nearby theatre. >> i'm scott mcgrew. we got the monthly jobs report this morning and it was blockbuster. more than a half million jobs were added in the month of january and that's about three times what economists were expecting. unemployment rate falls to 3.4%, the lowest in 60 years. now, in a normal world that would be worth celebrating, but the fed has been trying to slow the economy down to fight inflation. clearly the economy is not slowing. >> time to get a look at that forecast on this friday. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that rain. >> we're seeing really heavy rain on parts of the peninsula, as well as the east bay. it's been very light for san jose, but we are getting that rain shadow that we typically see for the south bay, with it still tapering off as we go into the afternoon.

we are going to see some off and on showers throughout the weekend forecast, so make plans that it's going to be wet, especially late saturday. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update

back now at 7:30, a stunnin florida. doesn't that make y shot from deerfield beach, florida. doesn't that make you feel nice and warm. >> parts of the country are coping with a once-in-a-generation wind chill, and first of all, we're all wearing red to bring attention to women's heart health. >> you're wearing it better than i am, al, you win for women's heart health. >> i'm mad for plaid. a check of the headlines at 7:30 an appeals court yesterday struck down a federal law that

banned people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning guns of the fifth circuit panel ruled that the law was no longer constitutional under the supreme court's expansion of second amendment rights the ruling overturns the federal law. it is not likely to impact similar state laws the justice department signaled last night it plans to appeal. eye drops sold under the brand name ezricare are being recalled because of possible contamination. as artificial tears have been 5 linked to at least 55 cases of bacterial infection and 5 of the people so far have had vision decline and one person died when the bacteria entered the bloodstream. the recall comes after the cdc urged people to stop using the eye drops. duke coach carol lawson says a men's basketball was used during the first half of the game against florida state last sunday lawson makes those claims last night said it is embarrassing for our sport. she says the team complained

that something was wrong with the ball they switched it out at halftime duke lost 70-57. by the way, i did not know, this but a woman's ball is about an inch smaller than a men's ball about, two ounces lighter, and lawson says both florida state and the acc conference dispute those claims >> i had no idea. when you landed that shot with the harlem globetrotters, men's ball or women's ball >> i think it was men's. >> i think it was. now to this new development at the trial of alex murdaugh down in south carolina the former attorney accused in the murders of his wife and son, but it's allegations of financial crimes now taking center stage in that courtroom. >> nbc's catie beck has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning, guys court will resume the way it ended yesterday, without the jury in the courtroom. they spent most of the day outside the courtroom, as attorneys argued over whether evidence of alex murdaugh's alleged financial crimes will be allowed in the trial in the trial of former south

carolina attorney alex murdaugh, it's one of two videos drawing scrutiny from prosecutors. this snapchat video taken by his son paul murdaugh a little more than an hour before the murder, shows a lighthearted moment between father and son, according to the defense but prosecutors zoomed in on another detail the blue shirt and khaki pants alex was wearing here don't match the white t-shirt and shorts he was wearing a few hours later, in a patrol car interview with investigators >> did you see any evidence of any clothes that had been involved in any sort of altercation that had lef blood or tissue or brains? >> no, sir, i didn't find anything like it. >> reporter: but it's anothe clip that sparked another battle in the courtroom. ♪ happy birthday -- prosecutors say the

relationships opens the door to prosecution evidence that would participate a different picture of murdaugh's character. evidence of his alleged financial crimes >> they need to understand really what this man was hiding. >> reporter: they argue the motive in this shooting, an attempt to gain sympathy and distraction from a slew of financial misdeeds coming to light. murdaugh faces dozens of charges related to financial crimes, including conspiracy, fraud, and a theft of about $8.5 million over an 11-year span >> he admitted to you he had been stealing money? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: for much of thursday the judge heard testimony without the jury present, weighing whether he would allow witnesses related to the alleged financial crimes prosecutors say the day of the murders murdaugh had been confronted over missing mone at his law firm but the defense says the financial evidence would unfairly sway the jury. >> they have a whole lot more evidence about financial misconduct than they have about

a murder >> reporter: now prosecutors plan to call more witnesses this morning without the jury present. the judge will then weigh and decide whether any of this testimony is admissible. savannah >> thank you. want to get more perspective on the latest development, senior legal correspondent laura jarrett is here. so i mean it is a bedrock principle in criminal law, you can't bring in bad character evidence just to slime the defendant. you have to have a reason for it you have to demonstrate that it is relevant to the case prosecuted how is the prosecution trying to establish that here? >> exactly right the defense here is worried because the risk is that it is so prejudicial that the jury will be so bothered by all of these alleged financial misdeeds, that it will be so distracted that it will say let's throw the book at him, he must be guilty of something. that's the worry of the defense. but the bedrock principle that you just articulated, the exception to the prior bad acts rule is motive, and that's why the prosecution is saying look, judge, this is critical to my case because it explains why somebody would do something this heinous, so unthinkable.

it explains that, and now whether or not that's going to be a successful theory for them in front of the jury remains to be seen. >> it was a big piece of evidence, there was a video and a phone call, that reportedly had alex murdaugh's voice on it just before the murders. how is that going to play? >> i think that's the single biggest hurdle here for the defense team they have to come up with some explanation for how in the world that was supposed to work, when his whole point was i wasn't even there his whole alibi is going to collapse if he can't explain how just minutes before these killings happened, he was in that exact area of the kennel. that's going to be a big problem. >> well, in broad terms so far, i mean, how would you say that the prosecution's done how you would say the defense has done >> well, it's hard to know exactly because we're seeing so much that the jury hasn't yet seen, the whole entire argument about financial misdeed, the jury hasn't heard one peep of that i think the big question is, can the prosecution get in this evidence of motive because otherwise they don't

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boston, but the good news is, short-lived. by sunday, and temperatures start climbing, and by tuesday, everybody in the low 40s, to the mid to upper 50s so just hold on and good new is coming. >> if you don't like the weather, wait a minute thank you. meanwhile, now to maryland where an appeals court is reviewing the case against adnan syed whose story inspired the hit podcast "serial. he spent more than two decades in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend. he was set free after the conviction was vacated last year and he is now speaking out for the first time since his release. here is nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: famous for his high profile case and dramatic release, this morning, the attorneys for adnan syed are fighting a plea to put him back behind bars. at maryland's appellate court, the family of hae min lee, killed in 1999, argued they were never properly notified about a hearing last september that suddenly led to syed's release after years of questions over his murder conviction.

>> every time we go to court, we just always go in -- >> reporter: syed breaking his silence as he faces the possibility of returning to prison. >> our family, we suffered so much, just after the 20, almost 24 years, and it is really hard for us it's hard for my dad it's hard for my mom it's hard for my younger brother. >> reporter: after spending more than 23 years behind bars, syed's october release was ordered after a court found prosecutors in his 1999 trial failed to turn over evidence that could have helped his case. vacating his murder, kidnapping, and robbery charges, prosecutors also cited dna evidence that helped clear his name. >> i know there are things that don't look good for me. >> reporter: while syed became the focus of a documentary and a popular podcast that questioned his conviction, lee's family says they were never shown evidence of his innocence, and

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>> you won't straighten me out. >> i don't think i should. >> one thing that is not a secret, 80 years old and six decades into his illustrious career, pours everything into his work and his first foray into television has him enduring the brutal elements in taylor sheridan's ubiquitous "yellowstone" universe. >> people talk about the conditions on these sets of the prequel, rugged outdoors >> they don't talk about it. they complain about it. >> are you among the complainers? or are you a sturdier sort >> sometimes it's bloody cold. >> the war has already started. >> you're really on those horses i heard some of your co-stars said you went fast, like they had to catch up with you >> well, the horse went fast and i went with it. the reality of the thing is amazing. i mean, we're out there with 1,200 sheep, 800 head of cattle. >> how does that add to it, add to your work, and what you're trying to do >> well you're really there,

really doing it. i mean, when we're out there with the cows, we're herding the cows, you know, the actors and a bunch have a bunch of real cowboys. >> when taylor sheridan comes to you, is there an endurance test? do you have to get down and do 20, and demonstrate your skills, rope a cow? >> i would not have passed i can't rope a car. >> the last thing you ever do. >> the hat is key for jacob dutton, and i read that you looked at 70-plus hats to get it right. what makes the hat right? >> it's my hat. >> the feel, the look? >> no. it was my hat. >> it actually was your hat. they went through all of the hats and you said how about this one? >> the last one. >> you could have saved them some time and energy. >> i could have, but i didn't want to use my hat >> i'm not worried about the other 11 just you >> in the series, we had four episodes i thought for a minute they were going to kill off your character, and i was so mad. >> well, i would have been mad,

too. i have suffered an ambush, and i have been taken, according to bm thae dialogue, nine bullets and. didn't kill me and my lovely wife is going toel nurse me back to health. >> his lovely wife is played by helen mirren, the series set at yellowstone ranch, 100 years before kevin costner's time in the modern era. >> your character is living in a time of change, one foot in the saddle and one foot on the gas. >> yes, literally. and we're working with the myth of the west, and we're watching it be battered a bit by th realities of conflicting interests. >> what was it like being reunited with helen mirren? >> it is almost as if we've been married for 40 years. >> 40 years ago, they were married, in the 1986 film "the mosquito coast." >> she's a delight to work with. she doesn't take herself terribly seriously >> there's a way in which your two characters are a unit, operating as a unit.

>> yes i asked taylor about the relationship before we had the script, and he said he liked to write conflict in families >> that's ironic it? i've seen "yellowstone," i'm not >> isn't it? i've seen "yellowstone." i'm not sure he is holding to that principle. >> i'm not sure he is either. >> there are rumors of a second season. >> yes. >> will you be there >> yes. >> i love it it's not like interviewing a politician i just got a direct answer thank you so much. >> well, we could just pack it up and wait for next season. >> no, no, wait. i have harrison ford with me. you don't get out of it that easily. >> we have to talk about indiana. what does it mean to you to be having this epic character come back to us >> i had always wanted to see indiana jones at the end of his career towards the end of his life. when everything catches up to him. >> they didn't have to beg and plead and cajole >> no, no, i wanted to do it.

>> so when you say this is the last time for indiana, do you know what us fans hear we think you're saying there's a chance so you're saying there's a chance. >> i know that other projects are being developed for television and i'm not part of that so for me, this is the last time. >> do you feel like fans will like the story and how it ends >> i hope they'll like it. it's entertaining, and it's a little surprising. and it's bold. so i'm happy with it >> i don't need another lecture. >> it's about gabby. >> oh, i was kind of looking forward to a fight. >> you have another tv show, "shrinking." i read the review from npr that says you give the funniest performance this reviewer has ever seen from you, a whole new comic here how about that >> just in time. >> just in time at age 80. >> yes. >> do you ever read reviews? >> i'll read that one. >> it's a good one spoiler alert. do you think you will act

forever? it is more of a request than a question >> sweet the idea of not working doesn't make much sense to me. it's really where i feel most alive. >> did you ever think about what might have been if that road didn't open up what your life might have been like >> at the risk of not being appropriately reflective, i never think about it >> i'm going for reflective here. >> that's what my wife has always wanted. the direction she wants me to go but i'm too busy trying to figure out what i'm doing right now. >> what has it meant to you, this life? >> it has meant a life of contact with extraordinarily gifted people with whom i've had the pleasure of spending time, and i cannot imagine a better way to spend my time >> i think you are pretty

reflective-ish >> ish. >> maybe next time we meet, i'll go a little deeper thank you so much. i really appreciate it >> thank you >> i hope your husband wasn't watching that one. >> what you are talking about? >> that was, by the way -- >> there was something going on there. >> i have to say, you kept your cool, which i thought was amazing, harrison ford. >> he's my favorite movie star of all time. >> all of our favorite movie stars. >> when you departed there is photographic proof that maybe you didn't totally keep your cool. >> i lost it, yeah >> wow >> that was post how great was that to be in a room with him? >> it was exciting to meet everyone on the show, and i never met him and thinking about the movies he's done my favorites, "witness," "the fugitive," "star wars," it's him so i tried to be normal. >> you did well. >> a fantastic conversation. >> it really was. >> he's perfect for this show.

they probably never would have thought we do television but it is at a state now where the quality is so good that it can hold the great harrison ford and he's great in it. >> he's great in it. it's grueling. you can't believe he's 80 years old. >> he was just delighted during the interview. i love the whole vibe. >> it was fun. >> really fun. >> you might get invited to christmas at his house. >> i think so. >> i'm available. new episodes of "1923" returns to paramount plus on sunday. al, over to you. >> hard act to follow. let's show you what we have going on for today, wet weather down through the southeast lake-effect snow in the northeast. beautiful in between and a little wet weather moving into the pacific northwest. for today, the arctic express comes blasting in. we are talking way low temperatures and windchills. rain returning to the pacific northwest, northern california turning milder in texas. showers and storms moving down on through the gulf coast and florida. that's what's going on a good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

storm ranger showing heavy rain moving through parts of the east bay and the tri-valley. most of the afternoon is all dry, but still some lingering showers into tomorrow and heavy rain by tomorrow evening. we'll see rain continue through sunday with >> and that is your latest weather. obviously savannah taking off to go with harrison. >> no, she had some school stuff. "popstart. >> "popstart" for friday nice to follow up with savannah and harrison ford magic. first up shania twain, overnight the country pop icon dropped "queen of me" and a little taste of a brand new title track. ♪ ♪

♪ get out and follow my dreams ♪ ♪ you can't be king of everything ♪ ♪ because i'm busy being ♪ ♪ queen of me ♪ >> sounds good. >> love it. >> she wanted the album to be uplifting music, dancing. shania, congratulations, and you can stream "queen of me" officially out. next up the grammys, the recording academy announced a special performance celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, and take a look at some of the artists that will perform and just a few, busta rhymes, missy elliot, how about a little ice-t, lil wayne method men >> come on. >> if that's not enough, joined by public enemy, queen latifah run dmc. salt n peppa, including spindarella. that's not the entire list those are the ones that i

happened to pull up there. and plus we have to say our buddy quest love is stepping in as musical director of this thing and you know the whole thing is legit and it will be awesome. trevor noah hosting. long awaited a tumultuous relationship since the grammys started, with hip-hop in particular. this feels like a nice moment. can't wait to see it. outer banks is up next the wait is almost over. season three of the netflix hit action series has a trailer, the show whose first two seasons topped the streaming chart will return later this month. yesterday, they dropped the trailer giving fans a peek at where the treasure hunting teens find themselves this time around and by the looks of it, they don't seem to be any closer to finding the elusive treasure. >> why am i here >> you really don't know, do you? you and your friends hold th key to the ultimate conquest and that, my friend is, my destiny. >> you spoke of an idol in the city >> you see there's a bigger threat >> i'm going to take what's

mine, rightfully mine. >> we're really doing this, aren't we? >> i think we'll watch this. >> jackson watches it. >> he does >> yes. >> he is 15. and i don't think it is just for younger people, but you guys - >> i've never seen it. >> well, all right >> we're officially old. >> season three is happening now, hoda. off lot of catching up to do coming up over the next two weeks by the way we will be chatting with some of the stars of the show. >> i guess we better start watching it. >> we're on it. >> by the time they're here, we will have seen the whole thing. >> in studio 1a. >> we're ready. >> give me homework. >> maybe i should do that interview. "night court," take a look at this dynamic courtroom duo. >> permission to approach. >> denied. >> denied? that's never happened before permission to lean pretty tall. i think i could -- [ laughter

>> so good >> back in session for a seconds season yesterday nbc announcing can "night court" revival ha already picked up for a second season, the show debuted last month and has the best comedy premiere here on nbc in six years. >> wow. >> the cast, melissa rauch as abby stone, and john larroquette, "night court," tuesdays 8:00, 7:00 central on nbc. >> we had them on a couple of weeks ago. >> we watched a couple of episodes it's good. >> old school. finally, salma hayek pinault, for this edition of "sunday today" and opening up about what it is like breaking out the dancing shoes for the new "magic mike" movie and how she pulled it off. >> i have to ask about the dancing in this film because my goodness can you move. did you have to rehearse and practice and train or is that just innate ability?

>> no, it's technically complicated because it's very physical you cannot mess up because one time when i made one little mistake, and he almost dropped me on my head upside down. >> i love that my goodness can you move my goodness. >> willie. >> catch salma in "magic mike's last dance" next friday, and don't forget to tune in as we all do to "sunday today," always a great conversation with willie. >> don't go far. we've got pamela anderson. >> that's right. >> carson caught up with pamela. we will have that candid and apparently wide-ranging conversation coming up in just a few minutes. also, some gadgets and tips to help you throw the most epic super bowl party ever. we'll do all of that after the local news and weather

good morning. i'm marcus washington. new details for you on the deadly shooting in east oakland early this morning on dowling street. police tell us that victim is a juvenile and he died at the scene. house prices in san francisco continue to fall, seeing a 15% drop in prices since october, the biggest decrease we've seen in the country. san francisco is about to see another surge in rain. we go to meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast.

>> we're seeing rain moving into the east bay and down the peninsula. some of the heavier rain really moving through the tri-valley. it's going to taper off. still a chance of rain into this evening. tomorrow rain chances increase for the afternoon into the evening and continuing throughout the day on sunday with highs in the mid 50s. back to the sunshine, cold mornings and mild afternoons for early next week. scattered showers in wednesday's forecast. we'll have another update in 30 minutes. see you back here then.

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hey, everybody it is 8:30 it's a friday morning. everybody bundled up it's cold. our crowd is hot on our plaza, y'all. you guys get extra credit points for coming out today al, what's the temp around right now? >> around 28, 29. >> 28, 29. >> all right, the real feel. it feels like 11 >> it feels good >> 11. >> we got our crowd with us. >> yes, we do. >> thank you, guys >> we have a whole heck of a lot to get to this half hour, including you had a candid conversation with your old pal pamela anderson. >> a lot of fun.

caught up with ms. anderson, back in new york, a lot going on a wild ride for her in her life, a lot of ups, a lot of downs we sat down and talked about showing people a different side of what you think you know about pam anderson from her career so we'll have that conversation coming up. and coming up, vicky nguyen will help us throw the most fun and affordable super bowl party from the food to the drinks, to the drinks, to the decor, to the drinks, and bonus, she found a way to save on the festivities cras somebody else's party. if you're on the hunt for a new job, folks, coming up on the "third hour of today," we are taking a precise look on who is hiring right now and what you can do to make sure your resume pops and get to an actual person. >> good advice. mr. roker, talk about how cold it did let's talk about the weekend and what we've got for you. a reminder, a frigid day today in the northeast for saturday sunday and a february thaw in the midsection of the country. rain and snow out west and then sunday, sunday, we got

a quick rebound for those temperatures in the northeast in new england. much mild near texas, with the temperatures in the 70s. and western storms start filling in, as we get into the cascades, the northern rockies and right good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. off and on rain in the forecast for the weekend. we are going to see some breaks here and there, maybe even a little bit of sunshine and definitely expecting that later on this afternoon. tomorrow is going to be mostly cloudy with rain developing during the evening and then on sunday off and on rain throughout the day. we are going to see a clearer sky heading into the start of next week and possibly more rain for next wednesday. it's going >> that's your latest weather. a reminder next week, we're kicking off "today's winter escape," spotlighting great towns with great things to do in the cold so if you think yours

fits the bill, just go to today.com and let us know. coming up next, carson is sharing his candid one-on-one with pamela anderson right? >> that's right. after three decades in the spotlight, she is an "it" girl all over again, but this time she is sharing her life story on her own terms. what she had to say to us, but first, this is "today" on nbc. business can happen anytime, anywhere. so help yours thrive and stay connected with the comcast business complete connectivity solution. it's the largest, fastest, reliable network. advanced gig speed wifi. and cyberthreat protection. starting at just $49.99 a month. plus, you can save up to 60% a year when you add comcast business mobile. or, ask how to get up to a $750 prepaid card. complete connectivity. one solution,

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♪ we're back, 8:35 on a friday morning and a fascinating new look at pamela anderson. >> she is taking control of her story. she's got a new documentary and a book out this week carson you and pamela talked i didn't know you all were friends. >> pam has been associated with bay watch and playboy and that stolen tape, not to mention multiple hollywood husbands but as it turns out she is also a hopeless romantic who survived

her chaotic life by moving back home, reading poetry, and fighting for her family. now in her 50s, the '90s icon is single for the first time in a long time and loving it. >> it's like a time portal. >> i know. >> back to 1999. >> it makes sure you're alive, right? we made it. >> it has been over 20 years since pamela anderson and i presented at mtv's vma awards together. >> the pink fuzzy hat. >> i remember that pink fuzzy hat. >> we took five minutes and tommy did my makeup and the glitter, and this is so funny. >> the '90s were a wild ride from "playboy" cover girl, to bay watch babe, to that stolen sex tape of pam and rocker husband tommy lee. >> i don't feel like i have a lot of respect >> do you want to be a serious actor? >> but anderson calls all of that a caricature of who she really is. >> i didn't sleep last night at all. >> now a new book, and a new documentary, "pamela, a love story," show a different side. >> i'm not the damsel in distress. >> i saw you at the l.a. preme,

a lady in red, was that an homage to the "baywatch" swimsuit. >> yeah, why not a little fun keep on being cheeky. >> in the film she talks openly about her painful past. >> some of the childhood memories are rough there was abuse. how did you get through that and what was it like to get back there and revisit that stuff >> i could go back there and repicture myself at five years old, eight years old, where i used my imagination to escape. i wanted to go back then and feel those feelings and kind of say they're in the past. >> she says posing in "playboy" helped her gain confidence. >> i was painfully shy, if anyone can believe that, but i think it was because of the trauma in my childhood. and when "playboy" called, are you kidding, and then finally, i said i'm going do this maybe this will help. >> you found that time of your life very empowering you said you could take your power back. >> that first day, when i shot the first "playboy" cover, i felt like i was falling off a cliff, and if somebody else can do it, i can do it, and it

opened my eyes to the first flash, and i was like, oh. >> now, she's looking to move forward. you're the "it" girl right now you're everywhere. but it's on your terms this time it is much different. >> you have to take control of the narrative of our own life. if they only knew the real story, i'm doing pretty good it is a little bit redemptive, almost because to look back, i'm still here, it is crazy. >> the documentary is what people think about it, filled with self, drugs, rock and roll but i thought the overarching theme was love. >> yes i always think you can't change anybody. you can only love them and i guess that has been the theme of my life. torture. romance. >> pamela is now single but has been married six times her most public relationship was with motley crue drummer tommy lee. >> tommy lee is the love of my life because he gave me two beautiful children, and he has such a heightened romantic crazy

fun relationship it was very fairy tale, and tragic, too. >> pam says their stolen sex tape that spread like wildfire on the internet damaged her family and her career. >> when that happened, you fought for your privacy, your decency, for your family since then, sex tapes have become almost an accelerant of fame for young people. >> at least i won't be lumped in that category because obviously that aws wasn't the case in our case but yes, i guess we started a lot of trends. >> what was it like for you to take a trip down memory lane and see the old videos with tommy and the kids and any part of your past? >> that was hard that was probably the hardest thing i felt the greatest thing about that i'm a pretty cool person i'm happy, this is so much fun. >> it is a crazy life. >> it was a fun life and i'm glad i did it, i'm glad i did it the way i did it. >> pam and tommy's two sons brandon and dylan are now grown and by their mom's side as she releases one of most important projects of her career. >> do you think that the documentary was the first time

that your sons got a chance to see that despite the media's portrayal of you and tommy and your life in that time, that they were in fact a by-product of true love >> i know they know that people say how could you let your son go through the archives there's no mystery here. the video is out there they know i love them. and there's nothing else. >> pamela's oldest son brandon produced the documentary and i asked how he got her on board. >> mom, you're getting older, all of these people think they know about your life and i don't think anybody knows the real you and i know the real you and there are certain people who do and you're very intelligent, and shockingly surprising, and at all times. >> a rare and candid look at the global superstar we thought we all knew but now revealing for the first time the many sides of pamela anderson the public doesn't know. >> and i like poetry, and i read a lot.

>> do you know any shakespeare >> i could go on >> you have a photography memory. >> i have a photographic memory sometimes. >> she says one of her proudest professional moments taking on broadway last year for the first time. ♪ isn't it swell ♪ >> you get a phone call to go on broadway and play roxy on "chicago." not a trained singer, right? >> no. >> dancer? >> no. >> i just needed to know that i could do something good. for my soul, needed to know that, and my bod still even work >> you were like a giddy schoolgirl to come to rehearsal, to come to new york to play roxy, two rave reviews. >> roxy, front row, my kids. they were genuinely proud of me for something i did for a job. i needed to show everybody that i'm just more of what they think. and i wanted to prove people wrong. it is always fun to do that. >> i saw her

i'm turning 50 soon, and you're like, you know, the rock star. there's hope for those of us who have this sort of resurgence in your second act of life and coming at it -- it is pam anderson, we all sort of lump into a certain category but there is so much more to her. >> you hit it when you said the overarching theme, you said in your story, too, it was love throughout. >> it was love, and leaving a small island to go do "playboy" and her quest of love, all the men. looking for love in all of that, but love for her two sons, she loves to love. >> and love being on broadway because she wanted to be proud of something i thought that was excellent. interesting. >> it was a lot of fun she is fantastic. >> and thanks for letting us hang out >> that is cool. >> thank you. coming up next, vicky nguyen is here. she's got your super bowl party playbook just over a week before the big game now stock up and save.

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welcome back this morning on "today's consumer" we will get you ready for the super bowl, the clash between the chiefs and eagles coming up next weekend, that means it is time to start preparing for your parties, and who better to help than nbc's vicky nguyen she is here with some great deals, some tips, to savor everything from tvs to snacks. >> and decorations, too. i've got it all. >> years past, super bowl time has been the best time to buy a television is that still the case >> you're exactly right. last month we were talking about this if you missed out on black friday and the holiday sales, super bowl is the next best time to get your tvs. let's start with the sony. a 65 inch from best buy. our producers scoured the web. the best prices. x 80 x $300 off. walmart has an lg, 65 inch as well a smart tv, it has all of the bells and whistles, 4 k, uhv, dolby vision and experts

like that tv because it is very thin and it has great picture quality and normally $3,500, and today, it is $1,649. now, a super budget tv in the $300 price range, you can find that on amazon, the high sense 50 inch, it's got the uled, so everything is crystal clear and this one is only $338. so this is a great time. that one is a 50 inch. a little smaller than a 65 but big enough to see the game, for sure >> and the time to immerse yourself in the game, maybe look at a sound system, as well. >> yes >> the sound quality from here and from all over. >> all over. >> so there are two that you should check out jbl bar 2.1 channel, a sound bar with a wireless sub woofer, that one is going for $240. $100 off of what it normally is. 33% in savings and then over at best buy, you can find the sony 3.1 channel, this one also has a wireless sub woofer, dplr $400. so these are the some of the best deals that you can find right now. and if you want to really up the

game for sound and this is great for you, for movies, as well. >> and sub woofers make all the difference. >> they really do. they make you feel like you're immersed in the experience. >> and let's move on to the star of any super bowl party. let's start talking about food but let's start talking about food storage. >> this is so interesting. it might be time to invest in a mini fridge, a step up from the one that you had in college that was under the desk look at it kind of like a retro feel. the top compartment which is a freezer. >> cool. >> and it has fit a couple of cartons of ice cream and holds a bunch of drinks as well, $160 from amazon right now. i have never seen this, craig, i think you'll really like it, for 20 to 30 bucks it is an inflatable bar it is so cool on so many levels, fill it with ice and drinks and then when you're done with it, you smush it back down. >> that is a great idea. >> you can get it at home depot, walmart, target, amazon, all of the above. >> that's a great idea. >> let's talk about the good stuff here so i guess wells fargo just put out a super bowl report of some sort where they compare prices

from last year to this year with all sorts of things, wings. >> carson, come on in and join us. >> have some beer. >> i will, thank you. >> up 11%. wells fargo looked at the numbers from the usda, the consumer price index, the federal reserve, so beer prices are up 11% wine and spirits up 4% and 2%. it is not going to stop you. but here is a way to stretch the drink. >> the wings are down. >> wings are down. let's talk about how to stretch your drink and you have punch and colors, and you can decorate your drinks. >> i'm prepared. >> a little bit of red food coloring and green, and have the colors and nonalcoholic beverages, as well. >> and bottles of water. >> al roker, let's come in and have some steak. >> these are the things that are up let's talk about the things that have come down in price. this is definitely a year to make guacamole, avocado prices have come down 20%. >> bring them all in.

>> they're down 20%. probably still >> and i know savannah hates wings, as thanksgiving food, but these are down 22% for a pound of wings that's a great deal. >> is this steak real? >> yes >> it's real >> very good. >> you tell me is it? >> it's good >> down a pound. sirloin is down a dollar per pound. shrimp is down 17% >> that's good here is the cocktail sauce you can make it yourself at home, ketchup, horse radish sauce. dial it up and dial it down. so good. we make it all the time. i love it. >> this is good. >> haven't been out since last night. >> more tips on designing. >> thanks to our lifestyle tips red and green. what else did we celebrate recently with red and green?

>> christmas >> you can bring out some of those decorations, you've got the right colors for the teams this year, go to the dollar store as well, and then you know when you have to get all of the to go stuff throughout the year and now they give you extra forks and knives and this is the time, put them all into a cup and use that as a server and you don't have to buy new stuff and you will toss it anyway. >> so good. >> anyway, that's great. >> let's tell folks we're going to your place. >> i thought we were going to yours. >> vicky nguyen, thank you we will have more great ideas for your party also exclusive super bowl ad reveal, we will do that next week week we're back in a moment having diabetes can raise a lot of questions. like my morning ride, will it help lower my glucose? with the freestyle libre 2 system, you can know where your glucose level is and where it's headed without fingersticks. know what activities work for you. manage your diabetes with more confidence and lower your a1c. ask your doctor about the freestyle libre 2 system. it's covered by medicare for those who qualify. visit freestylelibre.us/medicare to learn more. ♪♪

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speaking of special birthdays, this is probably coming up what you got >> nice folks celebrating birthdays on the batch of smucker's jars let's spin them and see what we got. first up, happy 101st birthday to velma cosler of albany, oregon she still lives in the same house she and her husband built 75 years ago that's cool. john wagner, chicopee, massachusetts, 100 years old. the secret to longevity, don't skate on thin ice. great advise happy 100th birthday to adelaide longveld of rockland, massachusetts, ran a family-owned shoe store with her husband, quite the sole-full company. couple and loreta, wilmington, delaware, 100, loves gardening and always has enough food to keep her entire family well fed. adeline, punta gorda, florida, 100 years old, played piano her entire life and composed 25

songs. and happy 109th birthday to genevieve turner, from webster groves, missouri a strawberry ice cream aficionado i'm sure she will get a lot of hugs from her ten grandchildren. happy birthday >> amazing. >> strawberry ice cream. order it for her >> and a reminder of jenna's newest book club for february "maame," by jessica george that's right they will talk about it during the next time. virtual book club coming u tuesday, february 10th scan the qr code right over there. go to today.com/readwithjenna for more. coming up, in the "third hour of today" coming up, big movies dropping this month all that and more coming up on your local news and weather. happy fri-yay!

good morning on this friday. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. authorities are on the hunt for a man seen on camera walking into a san francisco synagogue and started firing a gun. police say those rounds were

blanks. this is surveillance video. the scare unfolded around 7:30 p.m. on wednesday. no one was injured, but russian jews, mostly elderly, had been finishing up a prayer meeting. if you have any information, contact the fbi or the agency or sfpd. kris sanchez will have a live report midday. head to our home page right now for mor

this morning, on the "third hour of today," arctic blast. the coldest air in years, spreading across the u.s., some areas facing historic wind chills, up to negative 60 degrees, and it's going to be colder in new york than alaska. we're tracking it all. then, ready for liftoff, a "today" exclusive, we will catch up with a group of civilians preparing to head to space. >> incredible. the craziest emotions ever. >> meet the team, and see the intense training here on earth. to prepare for the historic mission. plus, our series on the money, we will talk jobs, who's