kari. yeah, i think we all are, as we are going to see a much better weekend. and as we head into the next few days. slight chance of rain on sunday, mainly for the north bay, but it's a long holiday weekend for a lot of people and temperatures are looking pretty nice. and laura talked about and showed you the mudslide in the north bay still there, blocking two lanes south, 101 through sausalito and still blocking part of one lane north 80 off of 238. that connector is hampered by an earlier crash that's got slowing through castro valley. all right. thanks, mike. all right. and thank you for making us a part of your morning. that's what's happening in today in the bay. happy valentine's day as well as we leave you a live look good friday morning. we're tracking dangerous storms from coast to coast. >> and the major impact it could have on your weekend. it's february 14th. this is "today."

weather emergency. slides. good friday morning. we're tracking dangerous storms from coast to coast. >> and the major impact it could have on your weekend. it's february 14th. this is "today." weather emergency. torrential rain triggering mud slides. cars swept off the roads. crews going door to door. and neighborhoods still recovering from those wild fires, warning people to flee once again. we'll have the very latest in al's forecast on the winter storm sent to dump snow on tens of millions this weekend. breaking overnight, pope francis take ton the hospital.b for bronchitis this morning. the 88-year-old being treated for bronchitis this morning. what we're learning about his condition just ahead. alarming attack. a drone strike at chernobyl has ukrainians on edge at the very moment president trump pushes to negotiate an end to the war and gives a big vote of confidence to vladimir putin. vice president vance in the region suggesting u.s. troops could be deployed if putin doesn't promote peace. we're live at the white house. revolt. top justice officials resigning

en masse after the trump administration forces them to drop the corruption case against the mayor of new york. what happens next straight ahead. in the spotlight, a new documentary exploring the accused shooter in the murder of a top health care ceo. >> doesn't make sense. there's something wrong here. >> this morning what luigi mangione's family is revealing. plus, doug's winter party. >> hi, i'm doug across the street over here. >> we'll meet the adorable 87-year-old behind the internet's most heart-warming story. 2025. >> i didn't have my dad going viral on the bingo card for 2025. and spirits fly. hundreds of thousands of eagles fans gearing up for the ultimate super bowl celebration. and we're right there live in the middle of all that philly fun today, friday, february 14th, 2025 from nbc news, th.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah studio 1a in guthrie and craig melvin, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." happy you are with us this friday morning. happy valentine's day. you're back. did you have fun? >> happy valentine's day to you as well. i did. i did. milan was a tough assignment, but somebody had to go. philly, they're getting ready to celebrate. i saw you hanging out with jalen hurts, by the way, a couple days ago. >> i know. i know. it was so exciting. we have more eagles players coming next week by the way. they are sneaking in because there is a storm coming. >> another winter storm is in en route. that's where we'll start on this friday morning. extreme weather from coast to coast, really. >> a new threat breaking overnight in fire-ravaged california. torrential rains overwhelming that charred landscape with dangerous flooding, landslides, even a tornado reported. here's the scene in hollywood hills. take a look. the mud pouring down the streets.

trash being carried away among other things. meanwhile, after back-to-back storms blanketed the midwest an

that risk remains as long as this rain continues to fall, guys. we know that malibu has closed their schools for the time being, until they can clean up this mess. one thing that stuck with me here, savannah, the captain saying if you live near a burn zone, you need to be ready at a moment's notice. that is the threat that is ongoing at this hour, savannah. savannah? >> thank you, morgan. appreciate it. 6 telling me if you live near a burn scar, even if you are not in a mandatory evacuation area, yoat a moment's notice. >> thank you, morgan. appreciate it. that lets us up for mr. roker. the storm is moving east. >> yes. in fact, this storm will be the one that's moving east and

develops. we're starting to see less of that rain. but that doesn't mean it's over because there is a lot of runoff that's happening in the hills and the mountains. we still have to worry ant that system. now, we're also looking at 35 million people under winter weather advisories, watches and lake effect storm warnings as you see because this system is going to be making its way to the east. tomorrow snow, heavy snow and ice from the midwest right on in to new england from boston, buffalo into chicago. severe storms with the risk of flooding and tornadoes. and then sunday a wintery mix along the eastern sea board. snow back from chicago, buffalo, michigan, all lake effect snow starting to fire up. but those soaking rains will continue. here is what we're looking at. heavier snow. isolated amounts up into new england. 18 inches of snow generally anywhere from 3 to 6 inches from chicago up into buffalo. plus, we have icing conditions upwards of a quarter of an inch of ice, up state new york.

we will be watching that. that will make for really hazardous travel and airport dela. then we have a moderate risk of severe weather. a widespread flood threat from nashville, memphis. but, still, the risk for flooding down into jackson, some areas picking up to six inches from memphis right on into charleston. so, guys, this rain, the ice and the snow all going to cause problems for the next 72 hours. >> all right. thanks, buddy. >> what a winter. al, thank you. now to that breaking news out of the vatican overnight. 88-year-old pope francis taken to the hospital. he's battling bronchitis. >> savannah, good morning to you. that's right. the vatican has just put out a statement that after a morning of work, pope francis was admitted to the hospital for necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his treatment for

bronchitis, which is still ongoing. the pope has been asking his aids to read, citing breathing issues. saying i hope next time i can. now, next thursday we learned from the vatican he had been diagnosed with bronchitis, an illns the 88-year-old has had several times in the last few years. in addition to pneumonia, he's battled a number of health challenges over the years, including having his lung removed and multiple surgeries for an abdominal surgery for his colon. he's suffering from knee and back pain, which is why we sometimes see him in a wheelchair at public events. sometimes he uses a walker and a cane. back in december he fell and injured his chin. in january he fell suffering a, quote, contusion to his right arm. >> and another note overseas while i've got you.

>> hamas just announcing they will release three hostages tomorrow, including american-israeli sagui dekel-chen. it follows threats from the israeli prime minister that the war would resume if hostages weren't returned by the weekend. president trump also issued an ultimatum in the past days saying that all hell would break loose if they weren't returned. it comes as the secretary of state, marco rubio, is set to meet netanyahu in israel on sunday. >> molly, thank you. also, this morning we're following a number of developing stories tied to the trump administration from new tariff threats and a potential impact on consumer prices to growing lawsuits over the push to re-shape the size of the government. meanwhile, overnight vice

president vance kicked off his first overseas trip in ukraine. we will start with peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. america's allies are appearing to distance itself from long-standing commitments to its security partners in that region and appearing to rule out nato membership for ukraine. it comes as president trump is offering kind words of confidence for putin, while at the same time announcing plans to impose tariffs on some of america's closest partners. this morning ukrainian claims of a dramatic attack at chernobyl as president trump enters negotiations over the russia/ukraine war. saying a russian drone hit the nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. authorities at this point saying there does not seem to be a breach of the radioactive container. russia says it would not carry out strikes on nuclear

facilities. still, the strike comes after president trump signalled a sympathetic tone toward vladimir putin in the negotiations over the war, saying he trusts the russian leader after they're called this week. >> i know them very well. yeah, i think he was. i think he would tell me if he didn't. >> reporter: volodymyr zelenskyy without ukrainian input.any deal president trump and pete hegseth have suggested ukraine will likely have to give up some of its territory that russia has seized. earlier the president offering an olive branch insisting russia should rejoin the g7 that represents the world's most advanced economies more than a decade after it was expelled for annexing that territory. >> i would love to have them back. >> when pressed by nbc news, the president didn't identify anything russia would have to give up. >> maybe russia will give up a lot. maybe they won't. >> today vice president jd

vance, who is set to meet with world leaders in munich, expressed strong support for ukraine saying that if russia doesn't negotiate in good faith, sending u.s. troops to ukraine is on the table, along with economic sanctions. it comes as the president is targeting some of the america's top trading partners, with a sweeping reciprocal tariff plan that would tax foreign goods at the same level other nations tax u.s. products. >> they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them. >> reporter: now dismissing worries about the impact of new tariffs. >> their jobs are going to go up, and prices could go up somewhat short-term, but prices will also go down. >> reporter: a bit more now on russia and ukraine. there have been competing messages from the trump administration. while vice president vance today said u.s. troops to ukraine remains on the table, pete hegseth said he does not believe u.s. troops will be on the ground in ukraine, and also this morning a top republican senator, the chair of the armed services committee criticized hegseth for saying this week

that a return to ukraine's pre-war borders was unrealistic. senator roger wicker telling politico those comment ws were quote, rookie mistake. savannah and craig? >> peter, thank you so much for that. no doubt that will be a big part of the conversation. kristin welker will be sitting down with the aforementioned president of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyy, in munich. also this s morning ere is major upheaval inside the justice department after a dramatic revolt by senior officials. new york's top federal prosecutor and five others announcing their resignations, protesting in order to dismiss the corruption case against new york city mayor eric adams. that order coming from the trump administration. let's bring in nbc's legalal correspondent laura jarrett. laura, good morning to you. >> hi, good morning, guys. so a major situation still developing right now. as you mentioned, savannah, six federal prosecutors now stepping

aside. basically a mutiny happening at doj all over that order to drop the charges for corruption. we knew that the charges hadn't been formally dropped yet, but we wondered why had that happened. and then we now have a peek behind the curtain thanks to a dramatic set of letters exchanged between federal prosecutors here in new york. prosecutors in new york essentially alleging they sat down with the lawyer for adams and top brass at doj, and the lawyer for adams said, hey, if you just drop these charges, adams will do what trump wants on immigration. that is a stunning allegation. mr. adams lawyers contests that and says it never happen. but the person that's making that allegation is not a die hard liberal. he is an arch conservative, a former clerk for justice alito. for people at home to wonder, why does this matter? it now leaves the specter that is he doing that on behalf of the people that elected him? that's the harm, arguable harm for people at home. this still isn't done. they haven't dropped the charges. so they have to find somebody at doj to do it and a federal judge has to sign off on it.

now to the showdown over the elon musk led effort to shrink the cost and size of the federal government. the first wave of firings and layoffs get underway. ryan nobles joins us now with that part of the story. ryan, good morning. >> craig, good morning. donald trump and elon musk continue the overhaul of the federal government and their unconventional moves are now facing civil court challenges threatening to slow their progress, leaving the president frustrated but unwilling to back down. overnight, massive cuts at another critical agency. the department of veteran affairs announcing the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees, a move that will save the va $90 million annually. it comes as the trump

administration instructed to fire all probationary employees. workers who have been on the job for less than a year. the new battlefield for president trump and elon musk's effort to reshape the government is fast becoming a federal courtroom. >> i always abide by the courts, and then i will have to appeal it. >> in the wake of the aggressive push to cut funding and eliminate departments, a flurry of lawsuits have been filed nationwide. and one by one, judges are putting temporary holds on the administration's plans. late thursday a federal judge ruled the trump administration could not suspend or cancel foreign assistance that was in place before he took office. it comes on the same day another judge exnded the restraining order preventing usaid employees from being put on leave. 14 states also filed suits challenging the appointment and authority of elon musk, calling

it unconstitutional. musk attacking the courts overnight, writing if any judge anywhere can stop every presidential action everywhere, we do not live in a democracy. meanwhile, as musk has always threatened to, quote, delete entire agencies, trump's choice to run the department of education, linda mcmahon, on capitol hill did not rule out that agency being completely eliminated. >> i will work with congress to reorient the department toward helping educators, not controlling them. >> meanwle, elon musk also taking a meeting yesterday with modi who was in washington for meetings with the trump administration. it was not clear if musk was meeting with the prime minister in his capacity as a government official or private citizen. the billionaire has business interests in the country, raising more countries about the conflicts of interest that exist

over musk's role in the trump administration. >> ryan, thank you. all right. let's get right to al with the rest of the forecast. >> all right. we have a lot of sunshine in the eastern half of the country. windy conditions may cause airport delays. plenty of sunshine down through texas. of course, those mountain snows back in the sierra. frigid conditions in the plains. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. . librela has helped norman get back to his old self. ♪♪ rangers still showing some spotty rain here and there across the bay area, mainly from

the south bay to the east bay, and our temperatures are headed for the mid to upper 50s as the sky becomes partly cloudy. the rain is moving out tomorrow, a little bit warmer with some upper 50s and low 60s and the rest of the forecast. we'll have a slight chance of rain on sunday. otherwise we're dry into the middle and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thanks, buddy. coming up, a shocking case here in new york back in the spotlight because of a new documentary that's focussing on alleged health care ceo killer luigi mangione. what some of the people that know him best are now revealing. also ahead this morning, the newest twist in the legal battle between "it ends with us" costars blake lively and justin baldoni. plus, we will explore the new move on social media by the book's author. people are talking about it this morning. dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years.

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north bay. a rockslide and downed tree is blocking two right lanes of highway 101 today in the bay's bob redell is live this morning. so what's the update on the cleanup? well, good morning to you, laura. as you can see behind me, caltrans, they've got a front loader out here and there's that rockslide combination of tree and mud on the left side of your screen here. southbound 101 just past rodeo avenue. exit chp was initially saying they might have this reopened the two right lanes by 8:00, but by looking at the amount of dirt that is still there, i find it to be highly unlikely. fortunately, it is friday. it's friday light. if you look to the right. those are your vehicles heading southbound into san francisco across the golden gate bridge. they are slowing up right here, but it does not seem to be having a tremendous impact on the morning commute. so again, if you're heading southbound 101 in the south, just past rodeo, the two left lanes are open, two right lanes are shut down because of this mudslide from yesterday's storm. reporting live here in sausalito. bob redell, nbc, bay

area news. all right. thank you very much. and finally, we're going to get a break from the storms. kari. yes. and the rain is moving out. so we're just seeing the last little bits of it on storm ranger as we track the showers moving through the south bay. temperatures today headed for the upper 50s, and we will have another slight chance of rain on sunday. laura. all right. thanks. and don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. ginger conejero saab is at the nba fan experience and give you a look at all the fun in store for this weekend. join us on roku, amazon fire tv, and streaming platforms including nbcbayarea.com. have a great

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>> sam brock got an advanced look at this doc. he joins us with more. good morning. >> good morning. obviously still a lot of mystery surrounding this situation. set to air on id and max this monday. its creator, investigation discovery says it aims to unpack mangione's background and track the trajectory that landed him behind bar. it includes first-hand accounts of those who knew him and shed light on why such an accomplished person may have committed such a terrible crime. >> police arrested luigi mangione. >> you could see it was not a professional hit. >> in the new documentary, producers attempt to uncover clues about the high-profile murder united health care ceo brian thompson and the man accused of doing it. >> bright and cheerful and smiling, knew who it was right away. shook my head. couldn't be happening. >> the 26-year-old high school

valedictorian pleading not guilty in court as questions continue to swirl about why the baltimore man with a very high-profile family would lash out in a shocking act of violence. >> they are the epitome of the american dream. he was brilliant. >> this woman has known the mangio family for at least 50 years. >> it doesn't make sense. there is something wrong here. >> the documentary also explores manage yore writing extensively suffering from brain fog and struggles with a debilitating back condition. that condition may have been aggravated by a surfing incident in hawaii. rj martin says he was initially excited about his move there. >> he was looking to make new friends. it is incomprehensible that the person i knew and was friends with could assassinate somebody. >> there is also a nod to the $400,000 that have poured in to mangione's legal fund,

his lawyer confirming the money will be used for his defense. >> people are donating. they are holding signs up. >> the december 4th legal committee wanted to give a voice to all the people and the anger that they felt. >> that anger connected to a subject mangione railed against, the health care system. >> a nurse who donated $100 calls luigi a soldier of the people. >> controversial support and a mir yyriad of unanswered questi for a man whose legal proceedings are right around the corner. >> where does that legal case stand? >> sure. there is parallel cases going on at the same time here, state and federal. the state case is set to pick up next friday. so this is right around the corner. that's a pretrial motion. that's the first degree murder charge in the furtherance of terrorism. you also have the federal charges. that is supposed to resume in march. both of these are going on simultaneously. on monday, this documentary gets released days before the legal bheels are once again in motion. >> appreciate it. straight ahead, jaw-dropping video that people all around the

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but does not follow baldoni returning to the social media platform last wednesday. she previously posted an instagram story that appeared to show her support for the actress writing, you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met. never change. never wilt. months after the film's release lively filed a sexual harassment claim against baldoni. baldoni filed a $400 million countersuit against lively, ryan reynolds and their publicist claiming defamation and extortion. lively's legal team saying in a statement that their client has initiated discovery that will expose the people, tactics and methods that have worked to destroy and bury her reputation and family over the past year. baldoni's team calling the move a massive fishing expedition, adding they are desperately

seeking any factual basis for their proof of claims. the latest legal move comes as previously released audio and video recordings paint a picture of what happened during the production of the film. >> hey, blake. it is 2:00 in the morning. hopefully this does not wake you up. >> including this more than six-minute audio message obtained by thedailymail.com. it's baldoni apologizing to lively for his lack of enthusiasm to changes she made to a scene in the movie. >> i'm really sorry. i for sure fell shor and you worked really hard on that. >> both baldoni and lively's teams declining to comment on the message. and this raw footage released by baldoni's attorney of them filming a scene. >> an unedited look at the making of a movie in a growing legal battle.

so also some passionate fans are calling for sony to actually lease baldoni's original director's cut of "it ends with us." an online petition has already garnered over 6,000 signatures. >> it never ends with us. >> in a courtroom. >> yeah, it ends with us in a courtroom. the story every ends. >> keep us posted. let's check in with al. >> why won't it end? anyway, we are looking at philadelphia, the victory parade. at 11:00 a.m., mostly sunny, cold, windy, 32 degrees of windchill in the upper 20s. but it will be great there. the feeling and the spirit going to keep everybody warm out there. it is valentine's day. sweetheart city, wisconsin we're looking at snow. lovely, pa, 29 degrees. romance, missouri 43 and partly sunny. valentine, nebraska 38 and some clouds.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, wild weather. california slammed with major flooding, landslides, even a tornado. fast-moving waters sweeping cars away, while a snowstorm takes aim at millions of us this

weekend. al has your forecast. and then relationship tools. how one woman's trip to home depot turned into a love connection. >> my first thought when i saw him was like, oh, okay. >> that sweet story coming right up. and backstreet's back. the boy band live in studio 1a, treating us to a special performance and a big announcement you do not want to miss. all that, plus rene zellweger in studio 1a. dolly and sabrina goor a ride. and a battle of the wills. >> don't blow this for us, gene! >> let's just go through final jeopardy.

>> our "snl" bracket went farrell. >> okay. terd ferguson. >> we should probably give it more cow bell. >> so who will be the big winner? >> i thought we were done with this. >> it's fine.st do th let's just do the thing. >> today, february 14, 2025. visitingng with myalentine. >> from raleigh, north carolina. >> with the love of my life. >> 34 years ago today. >> sending love to my kids. >> and my grandsons. >> and my brother, connor. >> visiting new york on valentine's day. >> from florida. >> celebrating our valentine's birthday. >> celebrating our 10th anniversary. >> and our 20th anniversary. >> our first valentine's day. >> as husband and wife. >> happy valentine's day! welcome back to o "today." friday morning. love is in the air.

so is snow and cold and all kinds of stuff. al is going to have the forecast coming up. >> happy valentine's day to all who celebrate and galantine's day. day. >> you have been married for years. >> it is galantine's day. it is with your girlfriends! >> i didn't know. >> heckler, heckler. i love it. yeah. >> happy day after galantine's day. >> you hang out with your girlfriend and drink wine. let's start with that extreme weather. fire-ravaged southern california getting torrential rains. it's overwhelmed what's already a charred landscape. dangerous flooding, landslides there now. here is video just capturing some of the terrifying moments. that's a road near malibu. an suv swept off the road, the driver a member of the l.a. fire department actually trapped inside.

the man was unharmed, thankfully. somehow was able to climb to safety. just one of many, many similar scenes across the region. >> mr. roker is standing by with a look at the rain out west. another big storm headed east. >> that's right. that same system that's bringing all that rain will redevelop. right now we have flood watches and warnings stretching from central california. we still have showers there that are lighter. that doesn't mean the danger is over yet because there is still runoff coming down from the mountains. so we have to be really, really vigilant for that. this system is bringing 35 million people under the facof winter weather advisories, winter storm watches. also lake-effect storm warnings. so we will be watching for all this snow coming up. wintery travel from chicago, green bay on into buffalo. the heaviest amounts up in the interior new york state and on into new england. roads will be a big problem. we're talking about icing conditions where we could see upwards of a quarter of an inch in new york state down into the

appalachians. that will be dangerous travel. airport delays and a flash flood risk stretching up into beckly and pittsburgh and down into jackson, mississippi because we're talking about upwards of 6 inches of rain and severe weather. for tomorrow, tornadoes possible. some of these strong. greenville 2 below, jackson. you can't rule out lake charles or new orleans. so very severe weather, guys, for at least the next 48 hours. >> that's why galantine's day is on the 13th. all right. thank you, al. > no probm. all right. apple and google have made tiktok available on their u.s. app stores. again,he chinese-owned social media app had been removed from the two stores on january 18th, hours before that ban was set to go into effect. the law last year required bytedance to sell the company or face a ban. president trump signed an executive order on his first day

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without a scratch. he later said he thought he was dead but he was very relieved, of course, when he got back to shore out of those cold waters. that is biblical. >> i guess maybe the whale didn't like the way he tasted. >> that could have been it. >> spit him right out. >> al is heckling you from like two doors down. but fair, yeah. >> that was bad, even for me. >> why is his mic on and he's like in the bathroom? >> so that he can heckle full-time. >> why don't you do a pinocchio joke while you're at it? this is about a very hot ticket. you are talking about doug's winter party. it is taking the internet by storm thanks to hand-delivered invitations from the 87-year-old host who is ready to celebrate, quote, until the cops arrive. liz kreutz has the story. >> this has to be the cutest

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that's one of the -- maybe the pluses of the electronic age is that stuff travels quickly. >> doug says he penned 25 invitations, each with his own artistic flair and sense of humor. >> the line about we'll start at 4:00 and go until the cops arrive, i have used that dozens of times. >> the tiktok has been viewed more than a million times, sharing details of the handwritten invitation. >> food and drinks will be there. only bring a smile. >> and while not everyone may have been able to score an invite -- >> i think everybody should have a neighbor like doug. >> -- the widespread support continues to grow with doug even getting fan mail. >> you are an amazing man. sending you all the love from the uk. >> and others offering snacks and even customized merch. >> i didn't have my dad going viral on the bingo card for 2025. >> doug's daughter says making friends is second nature for doug. >> it touched so many people.

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home depot. 35-year-old kaitlyn ansari, a single mom with two sons, she was ready for the real deal, but was striking out meeting someone online. >> i don't really want to be wasting my time going on these first dates and then being like, you aren't who you say you are. or you don't look like your photos. >> so kaitlyn decided to take her search offline and outside. >> i did see the tiktok trend of the girlies going to home depot. and i think it was genius. >> kaitlyn isn't alone. dating app fatigue is real and widespread, with one survey shing only 21% of college and graduate students use any dating apps. so where are singles meeting? looking for love at home depot is just one of many dating trends exploding on social media. from sisters looking for dates for their brothers. >> my brother went viral on the internet and 2,500 women applied

to date him. >> to 60-second dating shows inviting viewers to shoot their shot. >> i think i see beauty in everything. i have good dental hygiene. and in some cultures, that's considered the full package. >> so kaitlyn took that advice, hit her local home depot. and lo and behold. >> my first thought when i saw him because like, oh, okay. i'm super introverted. i was like, i'm not going to go talk to him. i will just think about this for the rest of my life. >> kaitlyn gathered her courage and approached him, posting a video on social media that went viral, getting more than six million views. kaitlyn asked him for help hanging a picture. and six months later, their future is looking picture perfect. what i love about him is his heart. he's really turned into like my rock over the last couple

months. >> awe! good morning! you are a really good sport. you put it on instagram. he's here on the "today" show. how is this love affair going? >> it is going so good. i just feel like we're kindred souls. it is just really nice that it was the right place, the right time. i feel like we were meant to meet. >> you're kind of shy naturally. how did you talk yourself into approaching this strange guy in the neon shorts on aisle 6? >> i have this really bad thing where i just start moving, and then my brain catches up with me. so i didn't really know what i was going to do once i got up to him. i was like, oh, shoot, i need to think of something that's like going to make sense to need from him. so i was like, a picture hanging kit. like everyone has a picture. >> well done. >> was your response, i don't work here?

did you kind of know the flirt is on or what did you think was happening? >> well, i was in the plumbing aisle. i had to process for a second and reset. whoa, that's not here. and i was like, okay, let's go over here. i did not pick up on the fact that she was flirting at first. just was like, okay, we'll hele her out. >> yeah. and when she asked you for the phone number, what was your response? >> i asked her, actually. we finished the exchange and i was like, okay, i will go back to finishing what i was doing. i was like, wait, okay. can i get your number? she said yes and we went on a couple of dates. and then i got to know her. >> kaitlyn, you said that right before i think it was your first date you prayed to god for a son that he was different, that this wasn't just, you know, another home depot meet cute. >> yes. i had gone on a couple dates just being single. and they were nothing like what

i wanted them to be. i was likeke, okay, need some sort of a sign from god that will just say like this is what i'm supposed to be doing. and i was like, if he brings me flowers, which guys don't do anymore, i was like, if he brings me flowers, this is meant to be. and, you know, i'm like rushing, getting ready because i'm always rushing. and i open the door, and he has a bouquet of flowers. >> wow. you are a keeper. >> congratulations. >> just doing what i was -- what i was raised to do. >> yeah. >> good to hear. good man. >> all right. we're happy for you. thank you so much. happy valentine's day. >> thank you! >> do you have plans tonight? >> we do. >> yes. >> she doesn't know what's up. >> so we know you have plans tonight, but we wanted to give you something else since you made the trip to new york. our friends in dallas, you probably heard of it.

>> it is beautiful. >> it is a fantastic restaurant. they want to give you guys a celebratory dinner at their romantic restaurant. go there, take some pictures for us and send them back. >> oh, my gosh. thank you. we would love that. >> we have some stuff for y'all as well. >> first of all, a home depot candle. >> are you kidding me! >> we stopped you guys. >> that's so cool! >> i don't know which one is which. >> we brought a slice of texas for both of you guys. >> that's so cool. >> that is awesome. >> wait. >> okay. >> so we know you're like a very the cardigans, the suit. ou got >> you did do some research. >> i think you are the first guest that ever brought us something. >> that's so sweet. >> oh! >> come on. okay. those are hot. >> they are. this is right up my alley.

>> thank you! appreciate that. >> you're so sweet to bring us a present. >> enjoy. happy valentine's day. >> i might just change into these now. let's get a check of the weather from al. we have a beautiful day as you get into the mid atlantic states. it will be gorgeous, sunny skies. windy in the northeast, frigid in the plains. we have sierra snow out there best time of the morning, "popstart." >> no one ever comes here with

gifts. >> kaitlyn loves those boots so much she will come back and buy them. i think boot barn should send them to her. she's an 8 1/2. don't you think? >> yes. >> very good. we will start off with sweet music. spotify revealing the most streamed love songs on the platform, and guess who's taking up three of those spots? take a listen. ♪ my beating heart ♪ ♪ i'm thinking out loud ♪ ♪ maybe we found love right where we are ♪ >> that's right. ed sheeran scoring three spots. a few more that made the cut, john legend's "all of me," and bruno mars' "just the way you are," and smoothing it out "yellow" by coldplay, and "i

want to be yours" by arctic monkeys" and "die for you" by the weeknd. >> do you have a favorite love song? >> i love -- well, "at least" speaks to me. "unchained melody". about you? >> "mom told >> what about you? >> "momma told me not to come." >> i was about to say "juvenile". >> "back that thing up." you don't know that song? >> cash money records. >> backstreet boys are here, juvenile. let's start with led zeppelin here. the documentary hit theaters last week. the biggest opening weekend for an exclusive music release here. robert plant opening up about how the band scored their drummer, john bonham. >> in the crowd watching us was this larger-than-life guy who

had this beautiful girlfriend.b are a proper drummer behind you. >> the first time we played together we were about 16, and it he got hold of me afterwards, and he said, well, you're okay, but you'd be a lot better with a proper drummer behind you. i said, here we go. >> the first time we played together we were about 16, and it was really good. >> oh, that's a band, man. i can't wait to see that. i haven't seen it yet. >> you are a huge fan. >> i love led zeppelin. >> "becoming led zeppelin" in theaters today. this week, we have been asking to cast your vote for the greatest sketch of all time. we started with -- it was hard to get 16, you know, because they're all so -- we had the sweet 16. we loaded it fuup for you, and have been narrowing it down. it is a full-on farrell on farrell fight. going head to head against the fan favorite celebrity jeopardy. are you ready to see who won it all? all right, will?

>> oh! >> there it is. >> jeopardy! mr. trebek played by will farrell takes the title. it won 55% of our votes at today.com. i tell you what, it must be nice to see if they reprise this one this weekend on sunday. thanks to all your votes. the snl 50 special is on sunday. >> it's so good. condolences on cowbell. >> will farrell still lives. yourselves.let's brace backstreet's back right here. >> wow! >> backstreet boys! >> how are you? >> hi! good morning. >> what's good? >> live performance. hello! what's up? and a little choreography, too,

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backstreet boys are back. hello to our friends on the plaza. >> yeah. don't pass out. so backstreet's back. they are going to head inside for a special performance of the hit that propelled them to fame. but before they do that, mr. daley, they will share some big news. >> they do have some big news. this is such a time warp for me. to heathe screams, if you were 16 years old when "millennium" came out, you are 41 now, and you are equally as excited to see the back street boys, who continue to do their thing. they look great. they sound great and we're excited to have them here. also ahead, two-time oscar winner rene zellweger is back as bridget jones.

cannot wait to hear what is new with renee and bridget. and ahead on the 3rd hour, our snl 50 countdown rolls on. we have the great kevin nealon as we look ahead to sunday's anniversary special. next week big stars coming on. angela basset will be here, halle berry, tom hanks, robert de niro, ed burns. that is next week onoday. >> angela basset and robert de niro have a new series coming out. >> mr. roker, how about one more check of the weather? so we start off with saturday., unfortunately a mess in the east. severe storms drying out out west. sunshine in the plains. sunday, sunday heavy snow around

the great lakes, northern new england, mid atlantic, sunny and mild out west. then as we move into president's day on sunday, much colder, frigid in the plains. snow in the western plains. wri? good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing that rain moving out, but it was heavy at times. there's still a few hit or miss showers lingering this morning, but as we clear out, we're headed for the mid to upper 50s for today. and a little bit warmer tomorrow with more sunshine and highs in the low 60s in the south bay, upper 50s in the north bay, as well as san francisco and oakland. and then looking ahead to our presidents day and the and that is your latest weather. >> fancy meeting you here. guys, just ahead, renee

zellweger on 25 fabulous years of our favorite, bridget jones. and the newest stop in her journey "mad about the boy." but, first, this is "today" on nbc. i bought the team! kevin... ? i bought the team! i put it on my chase freedom unlimited card. and i'm gonna cashback on a few other things too... starting with the sound system! curry from deep. that's caaaaaaaaash. i prefer the old intro! this is much better! i don't think so! steph, one more thing... the team owner gets five minutes a game. alright, let's go then. ahaha! cash brothers! yeah! cashback like a pro with chase freedom unlimited. how do you cashback? chase, make more of what's yours. (♪♪)

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trying to handle everything life has thrown at her. >> is it too much to ask to get the bloody peace for five bloody minutes. >> mommy! >> oh, i don't want to be a mommy right now! >> all these years, i'm still relating to bridget. we just kind of get to grow up with bridget. >> yeah, same. it is such a strange thing, isn't it, to share experiences in real-time with a fictional character for 25 years. >> and you do it so convincingly that i half expected you to have a british accent right there. i forget there is a texas rene that's the real rene. >> oh, we bring in a few british colloquialisms once in a while. >> you could do it at a dinner party. >> then i would lose all my

friends. >> look, bridget jones, i just told you, i'm the o.g. bridget fan. i read the book. you nailed it. it is just perfection. >> thanks! thanks! >> i knew i would laugh at this movie. i didn't know i would cry. >> right. >> this is a very touching sequel. >> yeah. >> it kind of tells us where bridget is in life. >> yeah, it is a little different. it is a bit of a departure from the last few films, you know? it is totally different. and it's looking at the heavier things that life throws at you, you know. there is milestones that we all sort of understand at this stage in life. i think it was important to have a momore substtive look at those things in order for her to be

relatable in this state of life because all of us know about loss and starting over and trying to heal. and we're never the same person on the other side of loss, are we? >> no. she's still whacky. she's still cringy. >> some things never change. >> exactly. but you strike up a couple love affairs. by the way, if i were in a movie and you get to cast the cute, young heart throb love interest, i would cast leo. >> he's wonderful. he's just so kind and good. he's such a sweet person. you think, oh, a guy like that will have a massive ego. he's such a good person. and he's so talented. everybody has seen his work at this point in "white lotus." yeah, what a gifted young actor. you know. >> i don't want to give anything away, but there is a little slow burn. it is so fun. but we have to talk about your og love interests. i read the cutest article this morning where hugh grant interviews you, renee. i think it is in "vogue." you should read it if you have it because it is so

entertaining. but i loved this insight into your relationship and your friendship because he's sort of known to be grouchy in the funniest, cutest way. >> yes, he's mastered cute grouchy, for sure. >> tell me about this friendship over the years. >> well, you know, i mean 25 years of, you know, coming together and catching up through this experience. i have just come to know him in a really lovely way and watched him as he gets married and his family grows and all of this. >> he confesses in this interview, you're actually one of the few people he truly likes. >> i wasn't sure if i should be frightened by that. >> what does it mean? >> what does it mean? he's so funny. he asks you questions like who is a better kisser, me or colleen furth. >> i love their rivalry. >> it's continuing out of the movie.

>> yes! >> colin furth is in this movie, even though i think people know his character has passed on. what was it like to be reunited with him? >> it was wonderful. i love working with colin. to have shared these experiences for all this time, i didn't expect the day to be that emotional. but when i saw him standing there on the sidewalk to shoot the scene and he's holding his mark darcy briefcase, the tears just came. i'm just crying because i love mark and bridget, and i didn't want to see him go away. >> neither did i. i want him to be reincarnated. >> well, we do that in this show. >> we reincarnated daniel cleaver back to life. >> let us have what we want. give the people what we want. before i let you go, last time you were here, i learned during your hiatus, you were studying

international law. are you still on with this or are you on to new brainy subjects? did you become an accountant? what's going on? >> no, you don't want me doing your numbers, 100%. yeah. it's something i will go back to certainly, yeah. i love it. but you too! >> i know. but i don't love it like you love it. >> really? >> no! that's why i do tv. >> that's right. >> i think the happiest lawyers are the ones who aren't practicing. don't get mad at me, lawyers. thank you so much. it is always a pleasure. the movie is really, really fun. she's back for more in the 3rd hour. you can catch "mad about the boy" streaming now on peacock. they say great friends are the ones you don't have to talk to all the time but when you see them you go right back to that place where you left off. these guys do that for me. 25 years ago we spent a lot of time together. we have a lot to catch up on. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. er. we have a lot to catch up on.

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the citi concert series. is proud by sponsored by citi. ♪ every time we're down, you can make it right ♪ ♪ and that makes you larger than >> we are back with the larger than life music video from backstreet boys, largely successful album. >> it's been 25 years, guys? oh, my gosh. to mark the occasion, the band announcing a new las vegas sphere residency. obviously, so great to see you guys again. this is so cool r me. >> it is good to be back. >> yeah, it's good to be back. kev, let's start. that's the announcement. that's sphere in vegas. kenny chesney was here last

week, and he's the first country act to do sphere. what is the challenge for you guys being the first pop act at sphere? >> the challenge is it's the most state-of-the-art venue on the planet, and we're excited about it because when we did the millennium tour, the concept for the artwork and the tour was the future. but we're 25 years into the future now, and a lot has changed. so we're excited to take that album, that concept of the future to the next level in the most state-of-the-art venue on the planet. 160-some thousand speakers in the venue. a 300-foot tall screen to create content. we will explore that venue because, as i understand it, we will be the first act of our kind in it where most of the people that have been in it have been bands, stand up and play instruments. so we will do what we do in that venue and explore the space to its maximum capacity.

>> this is your second residency in vegas. you liked it so much the first time, you just stayed. you live in vegas. >> we had a great residency at planet hollywood. >> he gets to sleep in his own bed. >> jealous! >> so much has changed since our glory days 25 years ago. everybody has kids now. >> yeah. what does tour look like? >> it used to be a bottle service in the clubs. now it is baby service backstage. it's great. we're so blessed to have been on this journey for now for 30 years. life has changed. back in the early years, back on trl with you guys, we were young, single guys, not married yet. now we're all married with kids. we bring them on the road with us and it becomes the family tour. >> you are a boy band but you

are obviously a grown man. you said you can substitute the word "boy" with "friends". >> it is like a family. it is like a marriage. communication. >> i met these guys when i was 12. >> he was talking like this, hey, ryan! my name is nick! >> but, yeah, communication and respect and camaraderie that we have as a band. and it starts and ends with the music. it is all about that and the legacy and good, quality music. >> what do you think it is? we always gauge the popularity of a band and group by the number of staffers that come in to see. >> happy valentine's day! >> sorry, not sorry. >> you come from downstairs. what do you think it is about your music, about that music that we all enjoyed so many years ago now that it's endured. >> there is something about the

music that no matter how old you are, no matter where you are from, it takes you back to a special moment in your life, a special memory. going back to "millennium," you are seeing all these young teenage girls that are now parents bringing their kids to our shows. we have seen up to four generations coming to our shows. so we made music that's been able to transcend generations, thankfully. working with max martin, having the best producers. and we have been so beyond blessed to have songs that have stuck around for almost 32 years now. >> and we also like to say the late '90s was the best time. you know? it is nostalgic. it is nostalgic with our music and what we're doing. >> so would my therapist. >> same. same. oh, yeah. >> aj knows. >> i know. i know. >> it's available for presale today. >> coming up a live performance literally on the other side of this break. but, first, this is "today" on

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♪ hey, what can you say? make some noise. when you're hot, you're hot. and these guys are all that. the backstreet boys live on mtv for a very intimate sitdown. >> yes! >> look at us. backstreet's back. >> aging like fine wine. we heard about the upcoming sphere residency in las vegas. we're excited about the new album. we will hear you guys sing now. >> and not just any song. "i want it that way." backstreet boys, take it away.

♪ ♪ ♪ yeah, oh yeah ♪♪ the one ♪ you are my fire, the one desire ♪ ♪ believe when i say ♪ ♪ you sing. ♪ i want it that way ♪ ♪ but we are two worlds apart, can't reach to your heart ♪ ♪ when you say that i want it that way ♪ way ♪♪ tell me why ♪ tell me why ain't nothing but a heartache ♪ ♪ tell me why ain't nothing but a mistake ♪ ♪ tell me why i never wanna heat

you say i want it that way ♪♪ y ♪ am i your fire, your one desire ♪ ♪ ♪ desire ♪ ♪ it's too late, but i want it that way ♪ ♪ tell me why ain't nothing but a heartache ♪ ♪ tell me why ain't nothing but a mistake ♪ ♪ tell me why i never wanna hear you say ♪ ♪ i want it that way ♪ now i can see that we've fallen apart from the way that it used to be, yeah ♪ ♪ no matter the distance, i want you to know that deep down ♪ th

inside of me ♪ ♪ you are my fire, the one desire ♪ ♪ you are, you are, you are, you are ♪ ♪ don't wanna hear you say ♪ ♪ ain't nothing but heartache, ain't nothing but a mistake ♪ ♪ i never wanna hear you say, i want it that way ♪ ♪ tell me why ain't nothing but a heartache ♪ ♪ tell me why ain't nothing but a mistake ♪ ♪ tell me why i never wanna hear you say ♪ ♪ i want it that way ♪ way

♪' cause i want it that way ♪ >> killed it. >> real quickly, we just heard you added more dates at the sphere? >> yes. so our initial signup on sale we announced wednesday, and we're being told that we have over 200,000 tickets -- >> signups. >> for presales. so we're adding three more shows september 1st, 2nd -- sorry. july. >> the first week in august. >> the new album. three songs on it. >> it just came out. >> thanks. >> incredible for everybody. >> great song. >> by the way, come back next hour. third hour, they're going to perform another classic as well and we'll try not to say too much. >> how about nick hitting the high note at -- >> still got it. ♪

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