circumstances hurt my wife maggie and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son paul-paul. >> might not have been you. it might have been the monster you have become when you take 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills. maybe you become another person. i've seen that before. the person standing before me though it's the same individual. we'll leave that at that. before announcing sentence on these cases, with regard to all of the other pending cases, are

any of them here or i'm sure some of them. >> yes, sir. >> half of them or -- >> i don't have that in front of me but there are a substantial number of charges. burrford. allendale. maybe others i'm not thinking of right now. >> might have worn out the welcome here. >> -- your honor. >> they have been. i'll take this opportunity to thank all of the court officials and really everyone i have met and dealt with while here in the county. just been great. but without any delay we are going to schedule some of the other matters. >> yes, sir. >> i know the scheduling is complicated and sacrificed quite a bit to be able to be here

defending mr. murdaugh. as well as the attorney general's office. with all the other many, many things and obligations you have. and to be able to have the attorney general here alan wilson for the period of time that he's devoted to being here along with everyone else. it's been quite a sacrifice. but there are other victims whose cases deserve to be heard. and this case has jumped some of those other cases. perhaps jumped it because of the -- as this case resulting in an assault on the integrity of the judicial system in our state.

law enforcement in our state. even during this trial, the law enforcement have been maligned for the past five or six weeks. by one who had access to -- to the wheels of justice. to be able to deflect the investigation and as an evidence has pointed out in this case the almosting storm that mr. waters talked about. i can just imagine on that day, june 7, when a lawyer is confronted and confesses to having stolen over $500,000 from

a client and he has a tagger like mark tansler on his tail pursuing the discovery in the death of mallory beach and having a father for the most part on his deathbed. i can imagine or really can't imagine. i know it had to have been quite a bit going through your mind on that day. but amazingly to have you come and testify that it was just another ordinary day. that my wife and son and i were just out enjoying life. not credible.

not believable. you can convince yourself about it but you have the inability to convince anybody else about that. if you made any such arguments as a lawyer you would lose every case. cases you will not have an opportunity to argue anymore except perhaps your own as you sit in the department of corrections. anything further? >> no, sir. >> all right. mr. murdaugh, i sentence you to the state department of corrections on each of the murder indictments in the murder of your wife maggie murdaugh, i sentence you for a term of the rest of your natural life.

for the murder of paul murdaugh, whom you probably loved so much, i sentence you to prison for murdering him for the rest of your natural life. those sentences will run consecutive. under the statute of possession of a crime there is no sentence where life -- a life sentence is imposed on other indictments. that's the sentence of the court and you are remanded to the state department of corrections. officers may carry forth on that

position. >> your honor? >> yes, sir? >> there you have it. the disbarred, disgraced now convicted killer alex murdaugh leaving that courtroom in south carolina. judge newman essentially throwing the book at him sentencing him to natural life sentences. two natural life sentences for killing his wife and son. let's bring in nbc senior legal correspondent laura jarrett. judge newman there at times explaining the decision before announcing the sentence at times it seemed very personal for him. >> incredibly powerful, stirring sentencing hearing there. the judge calling it heartbreaking the downfall, the

disgrace. removing the portrait of his grandfather from the courtroom setting up what an incredible, powerful family was in that town. seeing alex mauer dough practice in that courtroom before him and now in a tan jump suit is a powerful, powerful image. two back to back life sentences. he is now facing. the judge saying he is not credible. not believable. saying you've probably seen paul and maggie at night. they come to you at night invoking the imagery of the victims. >> put this in perspective for us. people don't follow the crimes and court cases like this. the comments from the judge. is this typical or out of the norm? >> can be. in a case like this, six weeks. the judge sat there for every moment. the judge has an investment in this. disturbed by the evidence that

he heard why he is human. he gets to make credibility assessment and said i watched you on the stand and talk about the day of the murders like any other day and it was not and not believable. >> not believable. >> interesting, also, the camera panned away showing john marvin murdaugh, a brother there in the courtroom seated next to buster murdaugh his remaining son. they were largely devoid of emotion. at that point. interesting to me, the case last night as the verdict was read, alex murdaugh stoic. we saw him in the course of the trial crying, weeping, sobbing on the stand several times. devoid of emotion last night and this morning, as well. and then also to hear judge newman say it may not have been you. it may have been the person you

have become on opioids and there have been reports alex murdaugh taking 50 to 60 pills a day but seemed that judge newman did not consider that justification or even an explanation for what he did. >> not moved by the judge addiction and the jury. they heard the testimony about that but they saw him lie time and time again with a straight face having no problem. they watched him on camera lie again and again and clearly they were not moved. they thought he wasn't credible. it was interesting. you point out the emotion both today -- lack thereof today and last night and seeing the jurors talking. they didn't buy it on the stand. we saw snot coming out and not tears. we didn't find him credible. >> at the end of the day this jury deliberated under three hours. people were surprised with how swift they brought in the verdict.

>> yeah. given the mountain of evidence they heard about the trajectory of bullets. they knew what they thought was the truth going into this and made their own assessment why doesn't mean they didn't deliberate and take it seriously. i think we'll learn about the deliberations. clearly they heard enough and they were able to reach a victim swiftly. >> stand by. catie beck of nbc is covering this trial from south carolina from the very beginning. she joining us now. catie, you heard the sentence from judge newman. two life sentences for killing his life and son. does he go immediately into the custody of the department of cc sabathias there in south carolina? >> reporter: that's correct.

he is wearing that tan jump suit. shackled. that by itself a powerful image. more powerful is when the judge was sort of inviting him to confess, this is the moment the clear the conscience and to tell the truth. saying that in all of his time in a judge never been able to have a defendant say that, to own what they have done and said he was stunned that murdaugh was passing on that opportunity saying he could never hurt a his son and wife. another powerful moment is when he mentioned the death penalty. he said what you have done qualifies. i'm not judging the state for not seeking that but let's be honest. there are legacies and generations of attorneys who sought the death penalty for far less than what you were convicted of doing.

i think it's a moment to say feel the fact of a picture of your grandfather on the wall in this courtroom before this trial started. we had to take it down for fairness reasons. so just sort of calling to mind the enormity of what has happened here saying to alex murdaugh you were a nice person. not only a nice family but why did you have to do this? speaking to him directly. alex murdaugh sticking the story not giving an inch of admission or regret clinging to same line from the stand i would never do anything to hurt my wife maggie or son paul. >> you have covered the story from the start. a spectacle across the country and i can only imagine there in that town. what is the reaex that you hear from people there on the ground? >> reporter: yeah. i have spent time here and in hampton and columbia and in all of the places the name murdaugh is known by everyone.

there's some connection through a family member. represented someone. it is a household name. there is a great deal of interest and ends a chapter. ends a chapter of power and privilege and prominence in the community that has for many people never seen accountability. as they describe when accountability came to call alex murdaugh made himself a victim again and again. i think people here can relate to that. this is a disgraced law firm to take the name murdaugh out of the firm because to continue to get business this is so damaging. this has been so difficult that they had to sort of relinquish that name. they had every angle cornered. people in this community know that. >> catie beck there. solid work.

nbc news legal analyst danny cevallos is with us. when judge newman gave the opportunity to admit guilt on some level he passed. is that perhaps because they still want to keep open the possibility may try to apeople the decision? >> they will try to appeal it. that is the conundrum for all defendants. does it affect the chances on appeal? no surprise that murdaugh continued to maintain his innocence. it was very telling how he is still litigating this case. this is someone that thinks that he can explain the way out of everything. i have to wonder in that moment when the judge said maybe another person that someone like murdaugh a white collar criminal defendant always thinking to get an angle and explain things, the judge is in my corner. he thinks there's another person and the judge revealed that he meant that he may be someone

else taking handfuls of drugs in the addiction. judge newman inscrutable like the sphinx lets us know what he thinks about this case and i can guess in the trial he was thinking guilty. and now he gets to express that. summarizing the evidence against murdaugh and clear in his mind this was an easy case. >> danny, thank you. thank you for the insight. >> laura, any closing thoughts here? >> so fascinating to hear him use the words against us. oh what a tangled web we weave. clearly making a credibility assessment. not credible. not believable. >> laura jarrett, senior legal analyst, thank you for the time and insight. much more throughout the day on

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through tuesday, with a few brief breaks, and temperatures stay very cool, even for this time of year. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update in 30 minutes. i'll meet you back here then.

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>> a nice boost. >> we should mention by the way, we're all wearing blue this morning because it is dress in blue day for national colorectal cancer awareness month. colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in this country. we will have more on that coming up next hour. but right now, let's start this half hour with more on the trial that has captivated the nation. after six weeks of testimony, alex murdaugh found guilty of killing his wife and son. >> but this is far from the end of the scandals that surround the disgraced attorney who faces more criminal cases with many questions still to be answered. we have two reports starting with nbc's ellison barber who joins us from the courthouse. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. alex murdaugh has been charged with nearly 100 additional crimes related to embezzlement, drug and running a drug, and money laundering ring, and

insurance fraud, on top of that, police are now investigating two other deaths that happened within the murdaugh family's orbit. alex murdaugh, the privileged son of a powerful south carolina legal dynasty, now a convicted murder for killing his wife and son. the spotlight shifting to other possible crimes and mysteries surrounding murdaugh and his family. the former lawyer disbarred last summer, is also under indictment on charges of serious financial crimes, including fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. during his trial, prosecutors said murdaugh committed the murders to distract from his financial troubles. under cross-examination, murdaugh admitted stealing money and lying about it. >> you were generating millions of dollars in fees. that was not enough for you. would you concede that? >> if by concede, that do you mean was i also stealing money that i shouldn't have, yes, sir. >> reporter: he believed the murders were related to a deadly

2019 boat crash involving his son paul. >> that boat wreck is the reason why pareul paul and maggie were killed. >> reporter: the crash portrayed in a new netflix series, killed mallory beach, whose family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against murdaugh. paul was allegedly driving the boat and had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. a spokesperson for the south carolina department of natural resources told "the post courier" in 2021. the case prompting investigators to revisit two more deaths in murdaugh's orbit. in 2019, steven smith, a classmate of alex murdaugh's older son buster was found dead on a road ten miles from the murdaugh home. police initially believed list -- his death was a hit and run. but in 2021, opened an investigate, based on information gathered during the course of the double murder investigation of paul and maggie murdaugh. they have not directly accused the murdaugh family of any wrongdoing in the case.

alex murdaugh has also confessed to stealing a $4 million settlement from the sons of his family's housekeeper, gloria satterfield. satterfield died in 2018 after an apparent trip and fall at the murdaugh family home. the family and their attorney spoke out for the first time with craig about her death. >> how much money did the family get after gloria died? >> zero. >> reporter: police also reopened the investigation into her death, which is still ongoing. and one of gloria satterfield's children actually testified in this murder trial. the attorneys representing the family were at the courthouse yesterday. in a statement, they said of this verdict, quote, through the verdict returned by the courageous jury, alex murdaugh will drink from the same cup of justice as every other citizen and other convicted murders. the people have spoken. alex's life of lies and deceit ended today. sheinelle? >> ellison, thank you. joining us now, nbc news

legal analyst danny cevallos. danny, i mean, you know, during the course of the trial, alex murdaugh admitted in open court to a number hese financial crimes. what do the guilty convictions yesterday on the murders, what did those mean for those crimes? >> the prosecutors who are handling his financial crimes breathed a sigh of relief when he took the stand and admitted to a lot of them. that will all be admissible against him in any subsequent crime prosecution for those frauds, anything else that he admitted to on the stand, so that makes the case against him a lot easier he may have thought it was a gambit, a chance to tell the jury, look, i'm perfectly willing to fess up to my financial crimes but i didn't commit this murder but the problem is, from the beginning, he was a liar and the only reason that he took the stand probably was to explain away why now the data, the onstar, the other evidence, the snapchat video, put the lie to his story he told law enforcement, and his explanation

when he took the stand, oh, the reason there is a discrepancy, well, i lied about that, too >> there's so much buzz about some of the other crimes, for example the boating accident that led to the death of mallory beach. does this tie into that at all >> it might, but the reality is that is now a civil case if there is a criminal defendant, it's paul he's no longer alive but those civil cases will continue it goes to paul's estate to the extent that paul has anything but it will become very complicated. now that one of the chief players is going to be in prison, and you're going to be dealing with paul's estate to the extent it even has any assets so very complicated civil case some of these folks may line up. and the reality is this, when white collar defendants or criminals steal, they don't put the money in a 401(k). they don't put it in a savings account. it goes bye-bye to feed addiction and pay off gambling debt, whatever the case may be, unfortunately a lot of these

folks may never see the money that was stolen from them. >> let's talk about the housekeeper really quickly glory yeah satterfield not just the housekeeper, actually helped take care of the murdaugh children as well. the report at the time was she fell down some steps at the murdaugh house and ends up spending a fair amount of time in the hospital, she dies shortly thereafter s.l.e.d. has reopened that investigation. they say they may consider exhuming the body here, as well. what do you make of the satterfield case and where that case goes from here? >> this case always had red flags all over it. satterfield supposedly fell at the murdaugh home and then in comes murdaugh to say, oh, i'll handle the personal injury portion of this, and makes a claim against his own insurance policy so he essentially, it's murdaugh versus himself and then allegedly when he gets the settlement, he keeps the settlement >> and keeps all of it. >> doesn't even give them a portion. it seems he ran that scam on other cases, settling them for more and only reporting a certain amount it may be the case that he took all of it from these two boys

who lost their mother. so this is a case that should have been looked into a while ago. now, of course, that everybody knows that murdaugh is a criminal, i imagine these cases will all get a second look >> danny cevallos, thank you. have a good weekend. coming up, all eyes on chris rock this weekend. the comedian finally ready to talk about thafamousscar slap during the first-ever live special on netflix carson has more on "popstart." and vicky nguyen has rare good news for your wallet when it comes to those soaring food prices >> good morning, craig and sheinelle. grocery store wars how the different chains are competing for your food dollars. plus, how you can maximize your savings. that's all ahead, right here, on "today." that is all ahead on "today." mr. and mrs. alvarez... i save my shrimp tails. i have a whole collection. i keep them in jars under my bed. you don't need to get that personal. the state farm personal price plan helps you create an affordable price just for you.

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look at this, 66 new york city in the 60s norfolk in the 60s nashville, on monday, you get to 77 degrees good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. they're staying mild and we're staying cold. it's only up to about 60 today with a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures drop starting tomorrow, with waves of rain mostly coming late morning. but there should be a break tomorrow afternoon. we'll see more showers in our forecast between saturday night and sunday morning, and there will also be some off and on rain in the forecast through at least early next week. and not a big break here, only wednesday is the dry day we have >> and that's your latest weather. guys if you live in ohio, and you walk into your grocery store this weekend, and your chicken thighs are not on sale - >> call him. >> you bet i'm going to tell you, most stores, chicken thighs are on sale. >> you're doubling down. >> i am. they're on sale. if you buy in bulk, especially, usually there is a special, five

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a good morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm marcus washington. here is a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: pete suratos in redwood city. drivers along 101 will see changes if they're using 101 along the peninsula. you will need a fas trak flex to use 101, and the goal of the lanes is to alleviate traffic on 101. if you do not have a fas trak, you can get a ticket. this wasn't the case during the testing phase of the lanes, but the express lanes are open on weekdays between 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. time to get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is looking at what we can expect. >> cold but sunny in parts of

the bay area. take a live look at san rafael and getting this friday morning started, more clouds move in today. but the rain doesn't come back until tomorrow morning. sweeping quickly across the bay area, and it looks like the afternoon is going to be dry. but then on saturday night, rain is back, as well as some snow. it could drop down as low as 1,000 feet between saturday night and sunday morning. and then back to a little bit of a break for sunday afternoon. but we will see more waves of rain in the forecast through early next week and highs in the low 50s. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update in 30 minutes. see you back here then.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, life in prison. >> i sentence for you a term of the rest of your natural life. >> the sentence for alex murdaugh coming down a short time ago after the former attorney found guilty on all charges in the double murder of his wife and sentence. life without parole. we're live at the courthouse. then, miracle twins. meet the two inspiring sisters conjoined at birth, now speaking out decades after their

successful operation. >> how high were the odds that you two would be living to have this conversation with me today? >> probably zero. >> yeah. >> we'll tell you the reason they reached out to us to share their amazing story this morning. and then back in the spotlight. >> chris, we're ready for you. >> chris rock, set to talk about that infamous oscar slap, live on stage, this weekend, during a first of its kinds standup special. so what is rock expected to say? details on that just ahead. and "outer banks" in our studio. chase stokes here to talk about the latest season of that hit series. >> we're really doing this, aren't we? >> the breakout star opening up about his newfound fame and what's next. today, friday, march 3rd, 2023. ♪ >> kicking off the weekend, from blacksburg, virginia.

>> wheaton, illinois. >> austin, texas. >> victoria, minnesota. >> winston-salem, north carolina. >> minnesota. >> wishing my sister a happy birthday. >> love you, leslie! >> newlyweds from chicago. >> sending love to our friends, columbus, ohio. >> charlotte. >> from washington, d.c. >> for our 10th birthday. >> tupelo, mississippi. >> nine months old, and first time in new york. whoo! ♪♪ >> i love it. one of our favorite parts of the show. welcome back to "today" on this friday morning. hoda and savannah are off. they'll be back with us soon. we have star power, this morning with chase stokes from "outer banks" here today, and next week, look at this the parade of stars continues. look who will join us.

we have chance the rapper. jimmy fallon. kerry washington and woody harrellson and the co-stars of his new movie "champion". first your news at 8:00 on this friday. after a dramatic trial in a south carolina courtroom, a once powerful attorney, alex murdaugh sentenced a short time ago to two life sentences for the murder of his wife and son. catie beck joins us from the courthouse. what a day. >> reporter: absolutely. it was a powerful and emotional sentencing hearing as the judge handed down the two life sentences to alex murdaugh for murdering his wife maggie and son paul and inviting murdaugh to confess or explain why he committed the crimes. murdaugh doing what he's done before saying he is innocent and would never do anything to hurt his wife or son but the judge saying back to murdaugh in response, your credibility was on the stand in this trial and

frankly i didn't believe you and neither did the jury. >> amazingly to have you come and testify that it was just another ordinary day. that my wife and son and i were out just enjoying life. not credible. not believable. >> you can convince yourself about it but obviously you have the inability to convince anyone else about that. so, if you made any such arguments as a lawyer you would lose every case like that. cases you will never have an opportunity to argue anymore. except perhaps your own as you sit in the department of corrections. >> reporter: the judge also reminding murdaugh of the impact on the community. the legal standing, the friends,

the supporters, the family saying the damage he had done is lasting to the legacy mentioning that even inside that very courtroom generations of murdaughs and himself have tried cases. a picture of his grandfather was hanging on the wall inside that courtroom before the trial began. murdaugh mostly stoic as we saw him in there. he was shackled at the hands and at his feet as he shuffled out of the courtroom. the family had very little reaction. but overall an emotional sentencing from this judge. murdaugh said the words on the stand and trying to get some kind of answer from him about all of this. >> solid work today. thank you. just before the sentencing we spoke with south carolina's attorney general alan wilson who assembled the prosecution team and helped to try the case. craig asked him what the state's most convincing piece of

evidence was. >> i think alex murdaugh was the biggest piece of evidence when we took the stand. he had created a web of lies for over decade. he had lied. he had been lying the way out of things for so long that he forgot what it was like to tell the truth and the kennel video that no one knew exit existed until months later. paul speaking from beyond the grave that alex murdaugh was there moments before maggie and paul was brutally murdered. >> the attorney general also urged us to keep in mind real lives and real family destroyed by his actions. nbc senior legal correspondent jarrett joins us now. was this expected? >> i think he was so moved by the evidence in this case and the lies that you saw the judge

decided that this was a moment of accountability. he could have started the hearing any number of ways. starting with the prominence in the community, the family legacy, the portrait of the grandfather that the judge removed from the courtroom. i think you saw the judge wanted to send a message about privilege, accountability and abuse of power calling the conduct an assault on the integrity of the judiciary. clearly so disturbed by it calling it heartbreaking and watching murdaugh practice law before and now in this position described as heart breaking. did not find him credible or believable, the conduct described as duplicity. >> we didn't hear from the family members or the victims but alex reiterating the innocence. what do you think the defense would bring up trying to appeal? >> he has to maintain the innocence if he wants to appeal

based on actual innocence. it would be very rare and can't imagine a circumstance to change the plea at this point. as for appeal it is really hard to overturn a jury verdict at this point because the judge so careful to walk through the rulings. expect to see a challenge to the financial evidence but not clear it made a difference. the jury it seemed moved by the timeline and the lies. >> thank you. for much more on the trial and the sentencing including craig's exclusive interviews with people close to the mur dag family watch tonight's "dateline" special. it is crowded at the international space station. a fresh four-man crew arrived overnight. they came through the hatch

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>> that first story moved a lot of people and i got a ton of messages about, but the power of that story, guys, did prompt a call from the daughter of the matthews twins who were separated in 1955. now think about how complicated this procedure is now, but their separation happened without the benefit of modern medicine they were not expected to survive the surgery. they certainly were not expected to have children, much less a huge loving family, but miracles do happen. >> reporter: they're in lock step nearly every moment. >> oh, gosh. half of the time we're laughing. >> reporter: you might even say, inseparable. although 55 years ago, in a small mississippi town, called indianola, the matthews twins, lillian and linda, actually were inseparable when a young physician fresh out of medical expecting a routine childbirth with their mom. >> she was in labor, and they couldn't figure out what was

going on because my twin here, she kept coming out, and then she would go back in >> pulled back in, come out and pull back in >> and the doctor realized something was going on here. >> reporter: that something turned out to be two baby girls connected from the sternum to the naval, and sharing a liver nearly the exact same circumstances as twins just separated at cook children's medical center in january. >> you have two babies on two separate beds >> reporter: the improbable story providing a spotlight for what's possible. as the women say, medical journals and the doctors at th time pronounced them the first separated twins to survive and thrive after their surgery at a memphis hospital >> how high were the odds that you two would be living to have this conversation with me today? >> probably zero >> yeah. the odds of surviving. but we were separated five weeks old. >> i thought it was six. >> it was five. >> okay. >> five weeks old, we were separated. >> five and a half

>> five and a half. >> reporter: the banter. indicative of a deep bond. best understood by those who share thoughts >> how often do you two finish each other's sentences >> a lot >> reporter: and often, a comfortable grip >> what makes you want to grab each other's hands >> it is just natural, you know. we can be going through something and sometimes we just laugh. >> reporter: for the two teachers of 30 plus years, who grew up with nine other siblings a father a pastor and principal and a mother who fervently supported education, family was the backbone of everything, even as they were told they would never be able to have kids >> how many kids and grandkids do you have? >> together we have seven children and 16 grandchildren. >> reporter: that includes lillian's great grandchild kalani, part of a rich family tree stemming from these matriarchs >> does that feel like a miracle to you >> of course it does

we are walking testimonies >> reporter: a band of brothers, sisters, cousins that could have been one more, but lillian and linda faced arguably the biggest hurdle decades ago, and they did so together. >> she was pregnant, and i remember i just started feeling pain and i started feeling just weird, just strange. and i told my husband, i said she's having a miscarriage and within ten minutes, her husband called, she just had a miscarriage. and that was probably one of the toughest times, i think. that was one of the toughest, to feel her pain. >> reporter: the tears they've shared, and the love and support they've shown makes these two sisters and their story truly one of one a ray of light for those parents who might be wondering about the health of their own babies >> what does your story symbolize for those folks?

>> hope. that could be our twins. >> having a healthy set of twins and they can survive >> amazing. >> amazing. and to add an even more unlikely chapter to the birth, when linda came out second, she wasn't breathing but she had a heartbeat and the doctors brought her back to life their mom's wish was to have this story told on a national stage. and finally, guys, it has been >> it doesn't get any better >> and imagine the doctor who did that in 1965 >> making a house call, too, which was the way it was in a lot of places. >> improbable. and i think the one thing that struck me, too, they were told they were never going to have kids, and they have 16 grandchildren and a great grandchild by the way, you saw linda always sits on the left and lillian always on the right. that's how they were when they came out, everywhere they go, they are always on the left and right respectively because of that. >> this was a beautiful story. >> remarkable. >> thank you. >> thank you for sharing that. top that, mr. roker. >> not even going to try not even going to try.

let's show you what we've got for today. we are looking at record highs in florida severe storms really getting themselves together. right now, tornado watches, down through the south. snow developing up into the great lakes, and into the >> that's your latest weather. no better time of the morning than now, "popstart." launch us into the weekend >> hit it. >> look at that.

>> we're going start with chris rock and highly anticipated comedy special, it airs tomorrow night on netflix our friend joe fryer is here with more on that. >> almost a year now oh, my goodness. after a year of performing his standup show around the globe, chris rock is now bringingt to netflix live the show is a big experiment for the streaming network, and for rock, it is a big opportunity to speak out about that notorious slap from will smith at the oscars >> chris, we're ready for you. >> reporter: chris rock is teaming with netflix for a one-two punch. rock's long-awaited standup special is airing live on saturday night when the comedian will finally share his thoughts. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: about being slapped by will smith at last year's oscars >> chris has addressed the slaps at previous stand-ups, but the word is he has been testing out material at local spots throughout the country, so he's going to be really interesting to see how much he talks about

will smith. >> reporter: the title of the special "chris rock, selective outrage," is a reference he's used when talking about smith in recent sets. his show which will stream from baltimore's hippodrome theater, netflix's first-ever live event and a test bed for new technology subscribers can view it by clicking on a special watch live button on the user interface. >> you think i - >> reporter: this is rock's second comedy special on netflix, reportedly part of his $40 million deal with the network. the show will air just a week before this year's oscars. >> i can't get slapped i cry a lot. >> reporter: a slap will certainly be fodder for host jimmy kimmel >> chris, i apologize to you my behavior was unacceptable. >> reporter: while will smith has spoken openly about the incident, apologizing on social media, in interviews, rock has

stayed mostly quiet. last spring, he made light of it at a dave chappelle show after his friend was assaulted by a man with a knife. >> was that will smith >> reporter: now, it's chris rock's show, who takes the stage to speak out about the slap heard round the world. netflix is going to booken the chris rock live special with two other comedians with messages of support and commentary, jerry seinfeld, leslie jones and amy schumer >> we will be watching live tomorrow. appreciate it. "succession" hit drama series gearing up for the fourth and final season yesterday hbo dropping an action-packed new trailer. more crazy family drama and the fight of logan versus the kids and nobody is safe >> why does everyone ask how i'm feeling? >> like i'm a huge deal. i got the election i got plenty on my plate.

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around, midge finds herself closer than ever to success and dreamed of, only to discover that closer than ever is still so far away. season five premieres april 14th >> love it that was great a lot to watch.

8:30 now on this friday morning, as we head into the pa. and some of them may be here for this guy we have chase stokes with us this morning he is the man of the moment,

starring in netflix's number one show "outer banks. we cannot wait to talk with him. you need a coat. it's chilly out here. >> oh, my gosh, love it. >> and after we spend some time with chase, we're going to give you a firsthand look at a school program that's connecting students from all over the country as they share the most personal stories how it's really creating this unique bond between strangers, learning what life is like in someone else's shoes >> looking forward to that plus, we've got more of our sit-down with olivia newton-john's daughter and husband, new memories of the beloved actress and how they're honoring her legacy by helping others and ahead on the third hour, we're going to help save us some cash with what to buy this month and what to hold off on for a better deal later in the year. >> all right. and guys, next week on "today," the amazing padma lash is joining us to celebrate 20 years as top chef. and of course we know there will be delicious food when she's

around. first we did mention earlier, this is dress in blue day for colo-rectal cancer awareness month. as many of you know it is a disease that has directly affected my family, i'm currently on the board of the colorectal cancer alliance, our sponsor for an inspiring segment coming up in the third hour. first, to help mark this important month, the colo-guard classic golf tournament tees off later today in tucson, arizona. and look who has made her way to arizona. dylan dreyer at the omni tucson national golf resort, decked out in blue. good to see you, dylan. see yo. i want to point >> good to see you i want to point out it is colder here in tucson, arizona, than it is in new york city right now. but don't worry, we have our own crowd here despite the cold. good morning, guys [ cheering ] >> despite the cold they are here because they know the importance of raising awareness about getting tested for colon cancer many of these folks are colon cancer survivors themselves. they all have their individual

stories to tell. but there is a common thread among all those stories and that's that early detection is so important so the third hour, coming up, we are going to introduce you to a remarkable young man who is currently battling colorectal cancer, but he has an important message for everyone and you are not going to want to miss. coming up soon, guys >> so important. >> colder there in arizona than it is here >> but not for long. >> snowing yesterday. >> snowing in arizona. >> dylan, thanks for making the trip out there tell everyone hello, by the way. mr. roker, what's the forecast >> let's look ahead to the weekend. we start off with saturday you will see snowy conditions in new england, nice day from the plains, all the way down to the gulf another western storm, coming in there. then sunday, sunday, we're looking at a beautiful day through the gulf, into the mid-atlantic states here in the north east snowy, windy, across the plains and the great lakes, and all the

friday what's your name >> cannen. >> and this was you 11 years ago? >> yes. >> oh, my gosh your brother and sister weren't even here then. >> no. >> did you like it better then >> yes >> he's kidding, guys. he's kidding nice to see all of you thanks for being here. >> now that is cool. i love that. all right. up next, we are going to sit down with chase stokes to talk about his new hit show "outer

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♪ welcome back when netflix's "outer banks" premiered in 2020, it quickly flew to the top of the streaming charts, turning the cast, like actor chase stokes, to stars overnight. now stokes plays john b, the charismatic leader of the pogs on the hunt for the lost treasure, but this season he is also looking for something even more valuable. lost family. take a look. >> that's exactly what my dad would do to call me home sara, that pattern, those bells. the ding, ding ding. sarra, that's him calling me home >> i know, yeah. it's -- that's, it's really weird. but it's not him. >> how do you know that?

>> my goodness, chase, good morning to you downstairs, everybody was watching and talking about it. they're so excited so happy you're here this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> here's the deal, the show number one on netflix. i just saw this morning the first and second season also the top of the chart how does it feel to be you right now? >> kind of wild. >> yeah? >> it's been such a journey. sort of starting with no expectation and to have the show doing what it's doing is bizarre, but very, very grateful. >> with the hit show everybody is talking about, have you had any interesting fan interactions, if you will, is it just when you were outside, people were screaming your name? >> yes, i think it is cool that there are so many people and so many families that get to watch it together, so you have moms and dads who sit down with their kids and watch the show, so to know that there's families that are sharing there, it is a beautiful thing. >> you know what people love about it, there is an emotional rollercoaster, like this season your character has very emotional story line involving

his father what was it like tapping into those emotions on screen >> some daddy issues there >> an understatement >> it's fun. and i think it sort of giving this push and pull, i think sometimes in life we tend to tend to our families consistently and in this case sometimes our families don't have our best interests and take care of ourselves and our own futures. >> you have been speaking out about mental health and why do you think it is so important to use your platform to talk about some of these issues >> i think going back to 14, 15-year-old plan, who is understanding and dealing with anxiety in the ways i was, i didn't have anybody to look at to say like i can understand because they are dealing with a similar thing. and it is sort of a love letter to myself as a younger kid and for the younger kids out there who are dealing with it post-covid and coming back into the world, to have a little bit of a beacon of somebody who is making an impact in society with my work, but also, with my work in mental health, as well. >> do you feel like we're moving the need al little bit aye my kids, two 10-year-olds and a 13-year-old, they talk about it and it doesn't have the stigma when i was young. >> absolutely.

and when you go back in time, we look at therapy like a bad thing. therapy, good for you, you have a therapist, i love that. >> i heard you got your start doing commercials. we actually tracked down one o your first gigs, the pizza delivery guy. >> no way. >> this is the "today" show. this is what we do everybody, take a look >> work the early shift. sometimes the late shift no matter when i need to pay my bills, i always know amscot is open electric, bill, i hand them the bill, they handle it electronically, and it gets paid. >> did you just do that? >> a little ptsd from that spot, for sure >> what would you say to that kid who was just starting out? >> i guess it's all going to work out everybody thought i was a pizza delivery guy for the longest time. >> seriously >> it would play late nights and friends would be up at 3:00 in the morning, dude, you are delivering pizzas now? what i just saw you on tv oh, no, that was a commercial on tv. i'm an actor >> that's how good of an actor you are.

you sold it. before you leave across the street on "snl" we have a good show planned >> sure do >> kelsea ballerini, taking the stage, going out on a limb, are you a fan? >> i'm a fan absolutely. >> for those of you who don't know, they're dating a beautiful couple i want to say, too "outer banks" is renewed for the fourth season. there are a lot of fans who are watching this morning, and i don't want to disappoint them. and i know you can't say a lot but can you give them anything >> on season four? >> on season four. >> i got to be honest. i don't know anything. i really don't >> we have actors who come in and they don't watch themselves and they don't know what is going to happen even as they're filming it what about for you, do you like to know what is going to happen? >> i do. i don't watch myself back at all. >> you don't either? >> oh my gosh no you live it. and you got that experience and you go back into the studio and whatnot. but our writers are diligently working away i had a call last night about where it might go but it's "outer banks," everything

changes. >> people love it. congratulations. we heard your first time on camera was reading the morning announcements. >> it was. >> at school. >> it was. >> what grade was that >> that started my sophomore year and on the desk my senior year >> now you are on the "today" show >> let me cross my legs. i'm ready for you. ready, go. >> you can catch season three of "outer banks" coming up. streaming now on netflix and up next, would you tell your big

"what works today," all about people solving problems in their communities. >> students across the country had their life turned upside down by the pandemic but one program is helping connect kids from different backgrounds in a

very unique way, and craig, you got to see how it works. >> a cool program. it is often said that if you want to know what it's like to be someone else, you should walk a mile in their shoes. the program we're about to tell you about takes it one step further. gearing someone's most personal story, and then sharing it, hearing someone's most personal story, and then sharing it as your own >> reporter: what you're seeing is a homecoming for perfect strangers. students from a high school in rural kentucky come to visit students in the south bronx. their schools have forged a unique bond through a program called narrative form. >> hearing each other's storie >> reporter: the idea is simple. each participant shares a personal story with a student from the other school. we sat in on a story exchange between 16-year-old charlotte astraya from new york city and 17-year-old taylor allen from kentucky two young women from drastically different backgrounds, each offering something very

personal taylor, sharing her story of devastating loss >> my grandparents, they lived next door, and i always clung to my papa who was always my best friend and the doctor comes in, you know, well, we're not 100% sure, but we think it's cancer >> reporter: after she finishes, charlotte shares her own story of a scary medical crisis. >> but there was this one day, like feeling so much pain in my stomach area, i was crying, and it turns out my appendix had burst. >> reporter: while one speaks, the other listens and absorbs. the narrative operative operating stories like these in 1,600 schools nationwide and across more than 35 countries. when they paired floyd county high of kentucky with university heights high in the south bronx in 2017, the students didn't

know what to make of each other through story exchanges, the differences fell away. soon, they were swapping recipes. it was co-founded by national book award winning author colin mccann he says inhabiting someone else's perspective helps dissolve the barriers that divide us. >> you recognize each other's common humanity. and they will go out in the world and they will do something and they will make the world bigger and better, which is what these extraordinary young people do >> reporter: and right here in the bronx, two worlds come together by sharing stories. the seconds part of the story exchange starts when students recount their partner's stories as if it is their own. taylor tells the group of charlotte's appendicitis as if it happened to her. >> i'm in excruciating pain, and that's when the doctors realized that my appendix had burst.

>> charlotte sharing taylor's story of losing her grand dad as if the heart break was hers. >> he sadly passed away. >> reporter: the exchange reveals vulnerability and strength, pulling the circle closer, binding these students together by sharing experiences. how did it feel? how did it go? >> it was an amazing experience to hear everyone's story. >> i noticed while charlotte was sharing your story, and the people got a little emotional. >> it was heartwarming to me to see all of the support from people i've known, with my story. >> what do you think you will carry away from this experience? >> no platter how different we think we are, we always have similarities and that empathy is a really big thing and everyone should practice it >> reporter: giving a piece of yourself to a stranger and trusting them to share it. >> this exchange is about not only both telling but it is also

about listening. when you carefully shepherd somebody else's story, that's the way that you can actually change the world for the better. >> i had never heard of the program, the concept either, and then i go and i see it first-hand, it should be in every high school. >> so it works >> it's genius because it teaches empathy, and you fully inhabit someone else's story and then you share that story as your own. i really, i got a little teary. >> it is like literally walking in somebody else's shoes >> you're wearing them. >> and here is the thing the principal at university heights high says the narrative for story exchange program has helped increase both attendance and graduation rates at the school. >> wow. >> w-win. >> phenomenal. >> great program still ahead, how olivia newton-john's husband and daughter carry on the legendary star's mission to help families dealing with cancer. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we're back at 8:51 now with more of our exclusive interview with olivia newton-john's husband and daughter >> she was a music and pop culture icon, but following her own long-time battle, newton-john considered supporting cancer research to be her most important work and hoda recently spoke to her family about how they're carrying on her mission. ♪ >> in the months since olivia newton-john passed away, her husband, john easterling and daughter, chloe, are finding support in one another >> i love how she loved, fully and completely ♪ hopelessly devoted to you ♪ >> they honored her recently during a poignant memorial in her native australia >> every day with olivia was a bit of magic >> the service included tributes from family and friends, including nicole kidman, dolly

parton, and elton john >> she was such a wonderful force of nature. >> australia is also home to the olivia newton-john cancer wellness and research center in 2017, we got to see her passion project up close >> how do you feel >> good. i feel good. >> at the center, and through her foundation, research focuses on plant-based medicine and how it can help in the fight against cancer john and chloe spoke with hoda about healing and how they're carrying on olivia's mission. >> she has a beautiful legacy, your mom does, chloe, and it's all the love she showered over everybody, but it is also her calling which was the battle against breast cancer, all of the strides we've made she has always been ahead, you know, science is back here, and olivia has been ahead. what kind of a legacy do you think your mom leaves behind >> my mom is a pioneer, a rebel in a good way. a healer ♪

>> on october 8th, chloe and john will return to australia for 0 live -- olivia's annual walk of wellness inspiring chloe, along the way, will be her song "phoenix" one of her mother's favorites. >> let me tell you something that song is so beautiful. like i feel that, i understand why she put her finger on that what does that song mean to you? >> that was my promise to my mom, that i would soar and fly and be happy so that song is for my mom and it's also for anyone, anyone who needs to be uplifted, you know we're all capable of incredible things my mom is a reminder of that, of just what we can manifest, of how many people we can help with this incredible light that we all have inside of us. >> the two are making sure that

light continues to shine bright. >> in my heart, living life for both of us, doing the things that we enjoyed, doing the things that she enjoyed. i think carrying on with the kind of mission and the things that we were committed to, as wellin >> knowing that my mom was ai nr healer for so many people is incredibly inspiring, and it is my mission to carry on her legacy of love and light and giving and caring for all creatures great and small. >> such a beautiful story. chloe told hoda the best lesson she learned from her mom was to be curious, positive, and most importantly, to have gratitude. >> amen. >> it is good to see her legacy living on. >> absolutely. coming up, here on a friday morning, in the third hour, a live performance from the most famous thrift shop of them all macklemore will be here. >> i love it and later on the fourth hour, actress and comedian wanda sykes.

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