a huge team covering everything leading up to the super bowl. and wait until you see what we'll do on social media today. >> get everything on the nbc10 app. good morning. at war with the fbi. president trump could release that controversial memo tied to the russia investigation as early as today, even as his own fbi director expresses grave concerns about its accuracy and its potential damage. we are live at the white house. breaking overnight, federal investigators arrive at the scene of that deadly crash involving a train packed with republican members of congress. this morning the search for clues behind what went wrong. stunning, the number of women accusing disgraced doctor larry nassar of abuse skyrockets to at least 265 as officials prepare to publicly apologize to one of those victims for not believing her. >> i did everything i could to

make sure that this didn't happen to anybody else. >> those stories, plus new concerns over tamiflu, a growing shortage of the drug used to treat that virus, despite reports of serious side effects. is mel gibson planning a sequel to his most controversial and successful movie ever? poli. a british official stuns colleagues after showing up just one minute late for work and does this. >> and therefore i should be offering my resignation. >> what happened next? today, thursday, february 1st, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today," thanks for joining us on this very 1st day of february. >> i love that british politician. one minute late for work and he

offers his resignation. you know, it's 7:01 right now. by his standard, we're outta here. we'll get to the top story, the deepening rift between president trump and the fbi over the potential release of a classified memo tied to the russia investigation. republicans claim it shows misconduct by the bureau, but democrats and the head of the fbi are questioning its accuracy. nbc's kristen welker is at the white house. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, hoda, good morning to you. the president is in an all-out showdown with the fbi and it's all over whether or not that controversial memo should be released. republicans argue the document shows the fbi just went too far in ordering surveillance on a former trump campaign official, but the fbi is urging white house not to release the memo citing grave concerns. democrats are also crying foul. they're trying to block its release. but all signs suggest the president's mind may be made up. this morning, building toward a potential bombshell, that controversial republican memo will likely be released as early

as today. the document purportedly alleges there was misconduct in ordering surveillance and an anti-trump bias within the fbi and justice department. the president, ignoring shouted questions about the matter, wednesday. >> mr. president, any response to the fbi saying in that statement that the nunes memo should not be released? >> reporter: the fbi launching a rare campaign to prevent the classified document's release. on monday, director christopher wray and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein went to the white house to ask the president's chief of staff not to make the memo public. two sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news. then wednesday, the fbi releasing an extraordinary public statement warning of grave concerns about facts left out, that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy. the statement, coming on the heels of president trump indicating he's all but decided. >> let's release the memo. >> oh, yeah. don't worry. 100%. >> reporter: white house chief of staff john kelly echoing his

boss. >> it will be released here pretty quick, i think, and the whole world can see it. >> reporter: adding fuel to all of it, house intelligence committee chairman, devin nunes, a former trump transition official, attacking the fbi and doj, accusing the agencies of having stone walled congress' demands for information for nearly a year, but a new wrinkle from adam schiff, sending a letter to nunes suggesting the memo sent to the white house for review had been materially altered from the one the committee voted to release. nunes' office calling the changes cosmetic and the accusation an attempt to stop the release. overnight democrats fuming that the republican-led committee voted not to include the democratic response to the memo. and another headwind for the white house this morning, cnn reporting that back in december during a meeting with rod rosenstein, president trump wanted to know where the special counsel's russia investigation was heading and wanted to know if rosenstein was on my team.

the white house not responding to multiple requests for comment. during a hearing on capitol hill just after his meeting with the president, rosenstein was pressed on the appropriateness of a loyalty pledge. >> is it ever appropriate for the president of the united states to demand the department of justice official or fbi director take a loyalty pledge? >> i don't have any opinion about that, congressman. no one has asked me to take a loyalty pledge other than the oath of office. >> reporter: and this morning, one of the president's closest advisers, hope hicks, is on defense after "the new york times" reported overnight that one of the president's former attorneyis is planning to tell special counsel robert mueller that hicks said during a conference call that potentially damaging e-mails involving donald trump jr. about that now infamiliarous trump tower meeting would never get out and her spokesman blasted that. also this morning there are

new developments in the investigation into that deadly crash between a garbage truck and a train that was carrying republican members of congress. nbc's tom costello is at the scene. tom, what is the latest there? >> reporter: savannah, good morning. just a reminder, this train was carrying members of congress to the greenbrier resort in west virginia. this morning this is an accident scene, not criminal. the ntsb is on the scene, federal railroad investigators on the scene, trying to figure out how this garbage truck, which was totally ripped apart as you can see behind me, how it ended up at the wrong place at the wrong time. it happened in one lightning fast horrific moment. >> mass casualty incident level 1, train versus truck. >> reporter: a chartered amtrak train carrying republican members of congress, their staff and families to a retreat in west virginia, slicing through a garbage truck on the tracks just west of charlottesville, virginia. >> we were just having a regular

train ride and all of a sudden we felt a strong jolt, a really loud sound. we noticed some of our colleagues who were standing fell to the floor. >> reporter: kevin kramer was doing a live radio interview from the train. >> i'm looking at the garbage truck, the back end has been separated from the cab and the garbage is all over the ditch. yeah, i don't know that everyone is okay. >> reporter: immediately several lawmakers who were also medical doctors began rendering assistance to the people from the truck. >> we did cpr for several minutes. i'm not sure whether that's -- how long, maybe five or ten minutes. within moments the ems showed up. >> reporter: that victim, 28-year-old christopher foley, died at the scene. another person aboard the truck in critical condition. >> everyone knew what they should be doing and took a role in trying to save a life, from cpr to one gentleman to controlling bleeding and maintaining airways. >> reporter: four people from the train were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. witnesses say the railroad crossing signals were working and the crossing gates were

down. unfortunately, train-vehicle collisions happen almost every week in america. in 2016, 260 people were killed, 842 injured. and at 55 miles per hour, it can take a train half a mile or more to stop. former federal railroad administrator sara fineberg met us in manassas, virginia. >> anyone can make this mistake, anyone can be distracted, anyone can be unfamiliar with where they are or the fact they're approaching a crossing. >> in 2015 in valhalla, new york, a train crashed into an suv stuck on the tracks between gates. six people died, 15 injured. railroad safety advocates have long urged states to include quad gates to ensure vehicles can't drive around the gates. the question this morning, how did this trash truck end up on the tracks right in the path of a speeding amtrak train? congressman jason lewis of minnesota was treated at a nearby hospital and released.

some neighbors here have suggested that at times those gates malfunction, but we don't know if that was happening, if that was a problem yesterday. savannah. >> tom, now the investigators are there. what do they do? how do they begin to piece this together? >> reporter: well, they will probably be looking at the cameras onboard the train, outward-facing cameras. also inward-facing cameras looking at the engineer. they will determine whether -- how fast the train was moving and probably get a bird's-eye view of exactly what was happening in front of the train on the tracks. at the moment, there's nothing to suggest that this train and the engineer did anything improper. the question is why that trash truck was right there at the crossing guard. >> it's just awful. tom, thank you very much. keep us posted. we have a lot more to get . as the death toll climbs even higher this morning, new concerns are being raised about tamiflu, the medication used to treat the virus. gabe gutierrez is in charleston, west virginia, with the latest on all this. hey, gabe, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. the cdc and drug manufacturers say there is enough supply of tamiflu overall, but around the country, some spot being reported. here at this pharmacy in west virginia there are a few boxes of the anti-viral drug left, but it's been difficult to reorder because of a surge in demand. this morning, the heartbreak not letting up. >> we lost a good firefighter. funeral in north carolina for 43-year-old don harrison, a volunteer firefighter and mother who died from flu complications. age no pairier to this deadly bug. 9-month-old isaac last week a happy baby, now in a coma. >> it just got worse. >> reporter: this vicious virus leaves many people unsure what to do. researchers say this year's flu shot may be only 30% effective, but it's still worth getting. >> the shot is not perfect, but it is our best defense against the flu. >> reporter: for people who get sick, doctors often prescribe tamiflu, an anti-viral drug that

will reduce the flu's duration if taken within 48 hours of when symptoms start. in rare cases, side effects are reported. >> i started researching it where children have been delusional, having hallucinations. >> reporter: a family in indiana fearing side effects of tamiflu may have led to the apparent suicide of 16-year-old charlie harp. his legal guardian speaking to nbc affiliate wthr saying he was a happy kid until he got the flu. >> i start seeing these articles of all these children who have been harmed. if it's that big of an issue, why are we still prescribing it and giving it to our children? >> reporter: the company that makes tamiflu released a statement to wthr saying it couldn't comment on the specific case but saying neuropsychiatric events have been reported during administration of tamiflu in patients with influenza, especially in children and adolescents. these events are also experienced by patients with influenza without tamiflu

administration. winnie duffy was terrified when her 5-year-old daughter had what she called seizure-like symptoms and hallucinations after taking tamiflu. >> i've never been panicked like that in my life. >> reporter: worries heightened by concerned people on social media urging caution. >> they have read stuff on social media, don't give your child tamiflu because there are risks of and very rare risks of seizures, confusion, and perhaps even more complicated neurologic symptoms. but those are exceedingly rare. >> reporter: the cdc says the best candidates for antiviral medication are the very young, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. the company that manufactures tamiflu says side effects have also been experienced by flu patients who haven't taken the drug, writing in part patients should be closely monitored for behavioral changes and the benefits and risks of continuing treatment with tamiflu should be carefully evaluated for each patient. to date, there is no data suggesting a link with agentivil

treatment. paurm l -- pharmacists are saying a lot of people are asking about the drug. the country that makes tamiflu says there's a robust supply of it nationally but your local pharmacy may be running low and it may be a while before it's restocked. >> all right, gabe gult rtierre. gabe, thank you. also this morning larry nassar is back in court again as the fallout from his sex abuse scandal only grows. kate snow has been on this story from the beginning. >> good morning. this is the third and final sentencing hearing for larry nassar, this time surrounding assaults on athletes at a gymnastics club in the lansing, michigan, area. the number of women accusing nassar has skyrocketed to 265. later today authorities in one town will publicly apologize to a woman who reported nassar to them more than a decade ago, but they believed him instead of her. today a mea culpa by police in

michigan. >> we were wrong in 2004. we were deceived by nassar. >> a deception that led to even more abuse at the hands of larry nassar, even though she filed a police report against him in 2004 when she was 17. >> i did everything i could to make sure that this didn't happen to anybody else, but i still felt guilty. >> the police report obtained by nbc news says nassar massaged her back and her crotch for about 20 minutes while rubbing her neck, he reached under her gown and placed his hand on her bare breasts. police investigated and accepted nassar's claims that what he did was medically appropriate. >> the police questioned you, and you had the audacity to tell them i had misunderstood this treatment because i was not comfortable with my body. how dare you.

sadly, they took your word instead of mine. >> according to victim impact statements given in court, randall-gay's complaint is one of at least eight times nassar could have been stopped over the years. >> larry nassar is evil. >> on wednesday, another wave of women confronting nassar, 30 women and girls making statements about his alleged abuse. annie says nassar was her doctor for five years when she was a teenage gymnast. >> i could tell you about the treatments, about how they made my skin crawl, how i rejected by insta intuition because every adult around me assured me that he was the only option. >> nassar has pleaded guilty to abusing three girls at twistars gymnastics club. >> i just signed your death warrant. >> last week nassar was sentenced to between 40 and 175 years in prison for molesting seven girls, some at his michigan state university office. >> i am not proud to go to this school. >> michigan state plunging

deeper into turmoil. after the university president resigned, its board of trustees named former governor engler interim president. that move being protested by some faculty members and students. >> this institution has much it can be proud of but we have to change the culture. >> the interim president's message -- >> i don't want just words, i want actions. >> -- prompting chants of "shame." >> shame, >> also wednesday, the entire usa gymnastics board resigned after an ultimatum from the u.s. olympic committee. an interim board will be put into place later this month. usag pledged to hold the organization to the highest standards of care and safety in further developing a culture of empowerment for our athletes and members. this is -- the hearing is supposed to continue again, guys, tomorrow. >> if they had just listened to that one girl ten years ago. >> imagine how many people could have been saved. kate, thank you very much. let's switch gears now. we've got dylan talking about

windchills. >> windchills and very cold temperatures. we've got windchill advisories in effect for parts of the northern plains where it is going to feel about 15 to 40 degrees below zero. currently right now it feels like 23 below in bismarck. it's 3 below in minneapolis, the windchill is 22 degrees below zero. this area of high pressure dragging down the cold air. this will move eastward. we'll get a bit of a break as we go into friday, although the cold will start to shift into the northeast. new york city 32, erie 17 on friday. then more cold air works pack in. traverse city 22 degrees by saturday, international falls 1 below. on sunday, 9 in minneapolis. that's super bowl sunday, but we are going to obviously being dealing with an indoor game so the outside temperature is not as much of a factor. we've got a cold front moving through the eastern part of the country. a couple of lighter snow showers and rain showers, nothing too much expected out of that. then it is warm and dry with the possibility of fire danger weather out in the southwest because of those dry conditions. that's a look at the weather that's a look at the weather if you're anything like me,

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good morning, i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 7:30 on this thursday. a little bit warmer than yesterday. meteorologist bill henley is tracking it in first alert neighborhood forecast. bill? a solid 15 degrees warmer this morning. we've got a little sunshine at the shore. you see the clouds are already moving over philadelphia. a break or two of sunshine, then clouds take over again later today. and though it's dry this morning, we'll likely see a few rain showers developing this afternoon. right now, this is the coldest part of the day. the temperatures will be climbing into the upper 40s this afternoon. so it will only be rain later today. jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the roads and starts us off on the blue route. watching a crash here to the shoulder now. the northbound side of the blue route, approaching the schuylkill expressway.

it's over to the shoulder here. you see two vehicles involved. penndot, police officer there, too. something to watch, moving slowly by the scene. 422 following an earlier crash near 1st avenue. still seeing some delays, but at least it's getting better. 24 minutes now from route 29 to the schuylkill expressway. this morning two people are dead following a rogue home fire in north philadelphia. the blaze began just after midnight on toronto street. crews found a woman dead inside the row home. a man died at the hospital. neighbors tell us the victims were brother and sister. as the eagles prepare for the super bowl in minneapolis, the road to victory bus heads back on the road today. catch up with the bus. it stops all around philadelphia starting at 11:00 this morning at the comcast center. we'll have another update in about the 25 minutes.

good morning, everybody. it's 7:30 thursday morning. what a beautiful shot, our nation's capital, all bathed in light on the 1st day of february, 2018. good morning. nice to have you with us at the beginning of a new month. >> absolutely. we begin this half hour with a check of the headlines, including that escalating feud between the president and the fbi. >> memo madness. new tension between president trump and the fbi over the potential release of a classified memo tied to the russia investigation. overnight democrats attempting to stop its release saying republicans altered it before sending it to the white house. >> it will be released here pretty quick, i think. the whole world can see it. deadly train crash. >> mass casualty incident level one, train versus truck. >> one person dead, another in

critical condition after a chartered amtrak train carrying congressional republicans and their families slams into a garbage truck just west of charlottesville, virginia. >> all of a sudden we felt a strong jolt, a really loud sound. we noticed that some of our colleagues who were standing fell to the floor. music city controversy. >> i am so sorry for all the pain that i have caused my family. >> nashville mayor mega barry admits to having an affair with the former head of her security detail. >> i know that god will forgive me, but that nashville doesn't have to. hot commodity. elon musk's company sells out of flame throwers. yes, flame throwers. the device is scheduled to ship this spring and come with a complimentary fire extinguisher. and home sweet home. >> oh, my god! an air force staff sergeant surprises his wife and children at a connecticut school after

being deployed overseas for six months. >> i'm so happy right now. i can't even -- i can't even believe he's here. >> today, thursday, february 1st, 2018. well, mel gibson is back in the headlines this morning nearly 15 years after his film "the passion of the christ" stirred up controversy, made hundreds of millions of dollars, by the way. he is apparently looking to do it again with a sequel. willie is following that story for us. >> good morning, good to see you both. over the last several years mel gibson has tried to overcome a number of plerna scandals that have tarnished his blockbuster career. now, the star who played jesus in the original movie is opening up about gibson's plans for a follow-up. it's the hollywood sequel few people saw coming. "the passion of the christ" was released more than a decade ago on a $30 million the film, spoken entirely in the ancient language of old arabic, depicts the crucifixion of e thn

and remains one of the highest grossing films in history. now after more than a decade, mel gibson is set to direct a passion sequel. actor jim kazivel saying it's going to be the biggest film in history. the news comes as gibson is attempting a comeback of his own, after that now infamous dui in 2006 when gibson went on an anti-sem mettic tirade forcing him off of hollywood's a-list. he issued an apology describing his actions as a moment of insanity and a public humiliation on a global scale. that incident was followed by domestic violence charges in 2011 that were dropped after a plea deal. despite the scandals, gibson still has two of the top three highest grossing faith-based films of all time, including "hacksaw ridge" which earned him a best director actor nomination

last year. >> i think you can look at mel gibson as an example of somebody who is now out of director's jail, back into the graces of people in the industry who realize that he's still pretty bankable. it raises this conversation of was this long enough? is it okay for him to come back? >> but gibson insists don't call his new passion project a comeback. >> the subject matter is vast. i mean it's not just about a resurrection, it's not the, you know, man comes back, walks through walls, has holes in hand, eats bits of fish. >> gibson's sequel is planned for release in 2020. no word yet on which studio is attached to the project. "the passion of the christ" is credited with opening the door to faith-based films. as a blockbuster widespread popular kind of movie, and he's proved it. >> i forgot how much money it made at the box office. >> $600 million. have you checked your facebook this morning? for a growing number of people,

the answer could be no. the social media giant says for the first time ever, the number of people using the site is down. nbc's blake mccoy has more on all that. hey, blake, good morning. >> hoda, good morning to you. facebook is actually spinning this as a good thing, saying they have been cracking down on click bait, returning the site to its roots of connecting family and friends so even if you end up spending less time on the site, facebook says they want it to be time well spent. viral videos, ads, and so much politics. for some, it amounts to facebook overload. this morning for the first time ever, facebook has announced a drop in the number of daily users, down 700,000 in the u.s. and canada. not a big drop with 184 million north american users, but it could signal a troubling trend. it comes as facebook battles headlines that it was used by russia to manipulate the presidential election, and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has

openly talked about social media's impact on mental health. he did so again in an earnings call wednesday. >> when we use social media to connect with people, that correlates with long-term measures of well being that you'd expect, like happiness and health. but passively watching videos or reading articles may not have those same effects. >> that's why the company has begun tweaking what content you see in your news feed. more posts from family and friends, fewer viral videos and articles. the result, the time spent on facebook is down 5%. users collectively spending 50 million fewer hours each day, less time but higher quality, says zuckerberg. >> by focusing on meaningful interaction, i expect the time we all spend on facebook will be more valuable. >> brad frost has tried to pull back from the site. >> it just became overwhelming and overkill. more stuff that wasn't related to anything that i was genuinely interested in.

>> he says he's been bombarded by e-mails from facebook trying to draw him back in. >> it's like a desperate ex-girlfriend or a drug dealer trying to keep you by and keep you coming back. >> other sites like linkedin, pinterest and dating apps using similar tactics. facebook defends e-mail notifications saying we're always looking for ways to help people access their accounts more quickly and easily. a battle for your eyeballs, as america faces social media fatigue. make no mistake, facebook remains hugely profitable, pulling in nearly $16 billion in profit last year, but the company is acknowledging it will need to make changes to keep us logging on, hence this renewed focus on quality interactions, guys. >> a lot of competition for eyeballs out there. thanks, blake. dylan is here now. she was a patriots fan but is wearing eagles green this morning. >> it was such an accident, but i see you're wearing patriots navy, so there are no accidents,

exactly. let's take a look at this cold front that's moving through the northeast and back through the midwest. there's a little bit of moisture with it but not much. you might see a few flakes falling through central new england. we also have some rain falling back through pittsburgh and eastern ohio. so there's not much to it, but it is still going to move through and also going to drop temperatures. as we go through the day, we'll see some light to moderate snow through the appalachians and then see the whole cold front move away on friday. with it comes a little rain and snow. the winds will pick up on the back side of it and temperatures will start to drop heading into the weekend. snowfall accumulation, again, all the way through new england, maybe about 1, maybe an inch and a half and down through the good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. the first day of february, but it's going to feel like the beginning of march. temperatures warm into the upper 40s for philadelphia. the suburbs, 45 degrees. 50 degrees in new jersey. we could see scattered showers this afternoon in the lehigh valley, the suburbs.

rest of the area will have to wait until this evening. that includes the shore. partly cloudy during the day and 48 degrees this afternoon. steady rain tonight, and a little snow overnight. just a dusting possible. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. >> thank you, dylan. there is a lot more to come this morning, including the special way that our friend, tom brokaw, is celebrating his more than 50 years at nbc. also ahead george clooney reveals the surprising story behind his very first meeting with his wife, amal. and the hot new song from the "fifty shades" movie. the next chapter in the retail shipping war. 'sup, world? it's the box with 30% savings for safe drivers. coming at you with my brand-new vlog. just making some ice in my freezer here. so check back for that follow-up vid. this is my cashew guy bruno. holler at 'em, brun.

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one takes that more seriously than lord michael bates. that's right, bates arrived just a few minutes late to a question session in the chamber and took responsibility for his tardiness. have a look. >> i've always believed that we should offer and rise to the highest possible standards of courtesy and respect in responding on behalf of the government to the legitimate questions of the legislature. i'm thoroughly ashamed at not being in my place and, therefore, i should be offering my resignation immediately. i do apologize. >> the dude resigned. he's like peace out, y'all. sorry about being late. that's crazy. the chamber fills with boos. it was clear he stunned his colleagues. they don't agree with that harsh decision to resign. neither do people online. look, this meme. well, that escalated quickly. ashley tweeted seems a tad

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, searching for clues. a train carrying republican lawmakers slams into a garbage truck. >> all of a sudden we felt this strong jolt, a really loud sound. >> the deadly crash now leading to a federal investigation. so how did it happen? we are live on the scene. plus brokaw, the benefactor. >> that's the news, i'm tom brokaw. >> we mark a special milestone with one of our favorite colleagues, the legendary tom brokaw donating his entire nbc news archive to his alma mater. >> this says 1984, tom brokaw photos, d-day france. >> that was the beginning of one of the most important chapters of my life.

and throwing some shade. ♪ been waiting for a lifetime for you ♪ >> they are steaming up studio 1a to perform their new single for "fifty shades freed." today, february 1st, 2018. >> we came all the way from dallas, texas, to meet hoda. >> and savannah! >> it's my third time in new york city and third time's a charm. i finally made it to the "today" show. >> it's our first vacation as husband and wife. >> saying hi to everyone in corpus christi, texas. >> all the way from iowa state. >> we're skipping class. >> to be on the "today" show! >> we are from baltimore. >> and we love "today"! >> and we love you right back. welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning. it is the 1st day of february, a new month, a clean slate and a

fresh controversy. >> it is, it's fresh. it's hot off the presses. everyone can see because they have eyes that dylan is wearing eagles green today. however, apparently on some television sets, it looks blue. twitter has responded in your defense. >> you're putting your finger on the scale right here. >> i'm convinced it's blue now. the world has convinced me. >> but in the orange room sending us pictures on tv it's coming off as blue, blue, blue. >> why don't you guys put your arms together. >> this is blue, this is eagles green. >> okay. we're going to launch a hash tag. >> it's funny though because you're wearing patriots navy. >> well, you are wearing eagles green, my friend. >> look at tit here. >> it's either going to be #bluedress or #greendress. >> but it's kind of neither. i don't know about this. >> no, you've got to pick. >> if teal and turquoise had a love child, it would be your

dress. >> i said dylan, you're wearing eagles green. she said i know, my mom bought this dress for me. >> it was an accident to wear it right before the super bowl. >> we'll let the viewers decide. we do have a lot going on so let's get right to your news at 8:00. we begin with the investigation into that train crash involving members of congress and their families. nbc's tom costello is in virginia. tom, what's the latest? >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this is the scene with trash still littering the roadside here, that garbage truck cut in half. you can see a freight train moving very slowly through the area. yesterday morning this was a horrific scene and a crash that left one member of that garbage truck dead. this morning federal investigators are looking for answers at the scene of that horrific crash involving a tra carrying republican lawmakers to a retreat. >> all of a sudden we felt this strong jolt, a really loud sound. we noticed that some of our colleagues who were standing fell to the floor.

>> reporter: at 11:20 a.m. wednesday, the chartered amtrak train cut through a garbage truck on the tracks just west of charlottesville, virginia. bhi while injuries on the train were minor, immediately members of congress who were also doctors started helping victims in the truck. >> we did cpr for several minutes. i'm not sure whether that's -- how long, maybe five or ten minutes. within moments the ems showed up. >> reporter: that victim, 28-year-old christopher foley, died at the scene. another person aboard the truck in critical condition. >> everyone knew what they should be doing and took a role in trying to save a life. >> reporter: witnesses say the railroad crossing signals were working and the crossing gates were down. unfortunately, train-vehicle collisions happen almost every week in the u.s. in 2016, 260 people were killed, 842 injured. and at 55 miles per hour, it can take an amtrak train half a mile or more to stop. former federal railroad administrator sara feinberg. >> if you get stuck right here

and the gates are coming down, break through the gate or get out of your car and run. >> you drive right through that gate. it will break away. >> reporter: this morning far more questions than answers about how this trash truck ended up in the path of an amtrak train. some people who live in this area have said that those gates have malfunctioned in the past, but yesterday witnesses said that they were working and the lights were working. by the way, the members of congress were put on buses and driven on to that resort in west virginia for their meeting. guys, back to you. >> all right, tom costello. thank you. the president could release a classified republican memo tied to the russia investigation as early as today. in a public statement on wednesday, the fbi said it has grave concerns about it, about omissions of fact in the memo that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy. that according to the fbi. the memo was prepared by the of thouse inteigence committee. purportedly accuses some people in the fbi and the justice department of abusing thei surveillance powers and

having an anti-trump bias. well, ovnight democrats said that the republicans actually altered the document before sending it over to the president for review. sources tell nbc news that on monday fbi director christopher wray went to the white house and appealed directly to the chief of staff, john kelly, to stop that memo's release. witnesses are blaming a portable charger for a scary scene aboard a russian passenger plane. the domestic flight had just landed on wednesday when a seat caught fire after the charger apparently overheated. smoke started to fill up the cabin. some passengers used emergency slides to evacuate. others just calmly threw some bottles of water to douse the flame. a crew member eventually grabbed the fire extinguisher and put the fire out. there were no injuries reported there. you're caught up on the news so it's time for the boost. >> let's go get 'em. we've got a sweet surprise from an expectant mother. hillary barrett used a cookie cake to let her kids know she

was pregnant. it said big sister and the other one said big sister again. >> what does that mean? >> what does it say christina. >> baby sister. >> what does that mean? >> what does it mean if you're going to be a big sister? it's true! >> you're pregnant? >> yeah, i am. >> oh, they were overjoyed at the news. that video, by the way, viewed 7 million times on youtube. the eldest tells her mom it's going to be weird having another sibling. >> i love girls, okay. they're my people. much more ahead, including tom brokaw's front row seat to history during his 50-plus years at nbc. plus two music stars for the rice of one. a special live performance. let's see what megyn is working on. >> hey, guys. this morning keeping our kids

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researchers, and tom recently gave craig a sneak peek. take a look. >> this is the overnight train from beijing in the peoples republic of china. >> for more than half a century, i've been privileged to see history unfold. up close and personal. >> good evening, live from the berlin wall. >> wherever i went, i took memories of my midwestern upbringing with me. high school in south dakota, starting college at the university of iowa. >> i used to live in this room. >> oh, really? >> yeah. in this dorm room where i went from wiz kid to college dropout. >> that's the news, i'm tom brokaw. >> but i recovered and joined nbc news in 1966. >> let's see how -- they love to study in groups. >> and now the ultra modern iowa library is cataloging the career of a student who stumbled but managed to recover. >> we've got boxes and boxes. >> boxes and boxes. more stuff than i realized. >> i invited my colleague, craig

melvin, the new nbc news generation, to join me at iowa. for, among, a basketball game. >> this is something that really caught my attention. >> and to help me look through the evidence of a lifetime of reporting. some time from the days of watergate, long before the 24/7 news cycle. >> do you remember this? >> i do. this is the committee on the judiciary of the house of representatives, the hearings on richard nixon and watergate. it was the bible. and it was an attempt on the part of the white house to say, see, he was not involved. >> my question is this, aren't your statements to that matter historically inaccurate or at least misleading? >> lots of stains on the pages here. >> well, i brought that home at night and meredith had left out a plate of fried chicken for me. so i was eating the chicken with one hand and going through this with the other. the next day she said you've got

chicken stains on the historic document. >> going through these boxes and these papers, we were reminded of the value of pen and paper. i say the questions that i had prepared for soviet leader mikhail gorbachev and his interview on television. >> there's no uglier symbol of the division between east and west, the division between your country and what the west stands for than the berlin wall. >> evidence too of how a moment in time can inspire. >> this says 1984, tom brokaw photos, d-day france. >> that was the beginning of one of the most important chapters in my life. the 40th anniversary of d-day. >> now, you guys haven't been back here in 40 years. >> right. that's right, tom. >> i can remember vividly my emotions walking onto the beach with two veterans who came ashore. these 18-year-old kids had to wade ashore against the greatest onslaught of fire you can imagine from the germans in a high position.

and that was the beginning of me thinking we don't know enough about what they went through. >> did you begin to think, gee, maybe there's a lucky star -- >> memories as well of my final interview with ronald reagan at the white house. >> he said let's go on the portico. i said that's a good idea, mr. president. the president leaned over and said nancy and i were talking this morning. you were there from the very beginning. and i said i was, mr. president. it's been a real privilege. he turned to me and he laughed. he said it's worked out pretty well for both of us, didn't it? >> this is from the desk of tom brokaw. just the last stanza. now man is on the moon, his footsteps for all to see, the echo of his voice to be heard throughout the length of time. and where am i. you wrote a poem about the moon landing. >> that's so unlike me. but i remember being transfixed by seeing it. and the whole country and the whole world was. in fact it came at a time when

america needed a lift and everybody was able to focus on the moon and say we can do the big stuff. and i think it was one of the big moments in my life. >> this is tom brokaw. >> i'm tom brokaw. >> i'm tom brokaw, nbc news. >> wow. >> great fun. let me clear up one thing. i went to iowa and i had high expectations, they had high expectations for me, but after a year of very undistinguished scholarship, i went back to south dakota and then dropped out again for a while and meredith brokaw came alalong an rescued me and straighten meade out. iowa always kept in touch with me. i was on the floor of one of the conventions and this very familiar-looking man came over to me, he had been one of my political science professors. he said mr. brokaw, i have so admired your reporting and someone told me you might have been in one of my classes. he said i went back and looked

up your record. i have a question, was it my fault or yours? it was all mine. >> as president reagan said, it worked out for you. >> it worked out pretty well for both of us, right. >> it's impossible to rnsanswer but is there one story that stands out? >> there's quite a collection. the civil rights movement i was in the south. in 1968 we lost dr. king and bobby kennedy, johnson stepped down. 15,000 people died in vietnam that year, americans of ours, so i've always thought about that. and then that rush of extraordinary change where the soviet union collapsed, china reinvented itself, and then finally 9/11. those are the big, big markers i think in my career that i'll always remember. >> tom, what was it like to see your whole career laid out like that? that must have been amazing, fascinating for you. >> well, especially because i have this kind of quirky memory. i remember everything from my young days in south dakota. i have a lot of ambition, a real working class family. i wanted to see the world on

somebody else's nickel. then i realized i kind of overwished because i saw the world in ways i never could have anticipated. and it's very gratifying. the nice thing is that the university of iowa and greg perkman, one of the archivists there, said this will be really important for students to go back and understand what happened with history and learn from that as well. and i think with all due respect to craig, i think it's all good for the next generation of reporters to see that. >> for me growing up, i watched three guys. bernard shaw, bryant gumbel, and tom brokaw. and it was just a tremendous honor to see not just your life in front of me, but to see the history of this great country. thank you so much for the invitation. >> it was great having you out there. >> it was awesome. >> you are the national treasure. >> no, no, come on. don't check with my family. >> you should hear the stories, by the way. i'm sure you've heard. >> thanks so much. really, really cool. let's go over to dylan and get a check of the weather.

>> today's weather is brought to you by vaseline. this winter choose vaseline lotions to heal your dry skin. >> and we certainly are feeling the chill up across the northern plains. windchills are about 15 to 40 degrees below zero. there's a cold front moving through the eastern part of the country. a few snowflakes through the new england area and also some rain showers down through the say, virginia good morning. i'm meteorologist, bill henley. it is the first day of february but it is going to feel like the beginning of march. temperatures warm into the upper 40s. suburbs, 45. 50 in new jersey. we could see some scattered showers this afternoon in the lehigh valley and the suburbs. the rest of the area will have to wait until this evening. that includes the shore. partly cloudy during the day. 48 this afternoon. steady rain tonight. a little snow overnight. just a dusting possible. have a great day! est

fore forecast. >> all right, kids, here we go. let's trend, shall we? craig, you stuck around for this. >> there's food involved. of course. >> a top trending topic on buzzfeed this morning, this is number one on their site. you're either weird or you're not weird based on how you eat food. this is a quiz everybody is taking. apparently people have strong opinions. i'm going to quiz you guys. so feel free how you do it. start with the french fries, please. do you put ketchup on top of them? >> no, no. dipping sauce. >> right on the side. >> on the side? >> no ketchup. >> no ketchup? >> no ketchup? >> in the lid. >> i might put it on the side. >> next -- >> does that make us weird or not weird? >> i think you're weird. next, next, an oreo. do you twist it or do you just bite it? how would you eat an oreo? >> i just dunk it. >> savannah? >> i twist and make it in two. now you have two cookies. >> i just bite.

>> just bite. >> i can't just bite. >> next, do you -- pretend this is a normal sandwich. do you cut it diagonally, down the middle. >> down the middle. >> down the middle? who cuts it down the middle? i didn't know anyone did. >> down the middle through the crust or down the middle through the middle? >> down the middle -- >> vertically or horizontally? >> look, eagles dress, you're making it more confusing. >> you don't do a diagonal cut? >> no, i do it down the middle. >> and lastly, lastly, string cheese. do you peel it piece by piece or do you bite it. >> no. >> i peel it. >> it's string cheese. >> that's weird. >> oh, no. >> that is weird. >> the food police are going to arrest you. >> no, you don't do that. >> it's string cheese. >> i have a deep feeling about that one. >> i don't know many people that eat it like that. >> trust me, i don't eat a lot

of string cheese either. >> let's get to popstart. how does george clooney eat his string cheese, anybody know? we'll have to find out. he opened up about a lot of things, unfortunately not about string cheese, but he did talk about his wife, amal. clooney telling the surprising story of how they met. george clooney didn't even have to leave his house. >> a mutual friend of ours said i'm stopping by, can i bring my friend. i was like of course. i got a call from my agent who called me and said i met this woman who's coming to your house who you're going to marry. >> whoa. >> and the funniest thing was my mom and dad were visiting, so my parents were there. and we just talked. we stayed up all night talking. and then, you know, i got her e-mail address because she was going to send me some pictures of my parents. and then we started writing. i didn't really have -- i didn't really -- didn't know if she wanted to go out with me. i just thought, you know, we were buddies. >> who would, george?

>> you can catch the full episode of "my guest needs no introduction" with dave letterman on netflix february 9th. now to left shark. the dancing shark that stole the show. remember that transition. when katy perry head lined the super bowl, these dance moves became famous and viral. now left shark is speaking out for the first time. that's right, left shark breaking his silence. in an interview with npr, he said that his freestyle moves were completely intentional. >> i'm in a seven-foot blue shark costume. there's no cool. there's no cool in that. so what's the other option? i'm going to play a different character. >> what character were you going for? >> this is underdog. it's an everyday person. >> showing that you don't have to be perfect. >> you don't have to be perfect. nobody has to be perfect in life. >> you planned this? >> 100%. >> he eats his string cheese like craig melvin. so what's left now? he left the tour a year ago and

now he's a hairdresser in los angeles. brian also said left shark is listed on his resume. let's get to our daily click today. throughout the week we've been bringing you a first look at super bowl sunday, some big ads. this morning i brought you something special from me and my friends at "the voice." we brought our ad to show you our promo so here it is. enjoy. ♪ ain't nothing like sitting on a country porch ♪ ♪ with some labrador puppies and a clydesdale horse ♪ ♪ on a motorcycle with a wallet chain ♪ ♪ sipping on grandma's lemonade ♪ ♪ accents my cheekbones ♪ and me, alicia keys, on a bale of hey ♪ ♪ just three voice coaches sitting all alone ♪ ♪ and me, kelly clarkson walking in a really, really, really long fabric train ♪

♪ with a giant crowd and some choir boys ♪ ♪ coming together because we're really jt just all one voice ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like a thousand people on a porch ♪ ♪ only thing missing is a one way course. >> plus this baby calf. ♪ getting together on the voice commercial ♪ >> that was the best ad all week. >> you like it? >> that was fantastic. >> oh, you're just saying that. rerack it and show it again! no, we had fun. we shot that in l.a. and that baby calf peed on me literally during a take. i didn't stop. >> i love it. >> they did a great job with it. no, all the coaches did sing that, by the way. >> how about you. >> i know my lane. the new season of "the voice" premieres february 26 right here on nbc. the super bowl is coming right up on sunday. we'll have more super bowl ads coming up in our next half hour, guys. coming up, liam payne and rita ora will perform their hot new song right over there.

they're live. also we'll bring some heat on the grill. len juryhe ultimate super good morning. i'm rosemary connors. bill henley is tracking a bit of a warmup. >> a cool start but enough sunshine to start the warming process. there is a live view. a mostly cloudy day in philadelphia. you might see a break or two of sunshine. the clouds are going to be hanging in there. eventually, we will get some rain out of them. it is dry this morning. i expect it to stay dry all day long. 29, pottstown. milville is 36 degrees. jessica boyington keeping an eye on the roads. 295, not too bad following

an earlier crash on the southbound side. a little bit of volume. it is normal. the schuylkill expressway around montgomery drive looks all right. we are seeing a little bit of an eastbound slowdown. 25 minutes from the blue ridge to the vine, speeds into the 30s. in southwest philadelphia, the search is on for the gunman that opened fire on three people, including a pregnant woman. investigators recovered several bullet casings at the shooting scene at 52nd and webster. all three are in stable condition at penn presbyterian hospital this morning. two people are dead following a row home fire in north philadelphia. the blaze began just after midnight. they found a woman dead inside the row home. a man who women say is the neighbor's brother died at the hospital. another update in 25 minutes. i'm rosemary connors. now, back to the "today" show.

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8:30 now. it's the 1st of february, 2018. big month getting started here on nbc. we've got the super bowl on sunday. we've got the olympics eight days away. nice day out on our plaza. we also have a new single from the fifty shades movie. liam payne and rita ora are here and will give us a live performance. rita ora is actually in the movie as well. >> this is a steamy hot song. all right, kids, we've got a great crowd moment. hold on, i'm coming over here. i'm looking for somebody named anslee. are you from north or south carolina? >> south carolina.

>> you lost your first two teeth? >> yes, ma'am. >> all right, sweetie. i know there's one person that she's dying to meet. can you let me know who that person is you want to meet? >> craig. >> craig from south carolina. craig, come up here. >> how are you! welcome. >> do you want to take a picture with craig? >> what part of south carolina are y'all from? >> columbia, south carolina. >> oh, the best part of south carolina, columbia. thanks for coming on. >> we love you, honey, thanks for coming to see us. craig will hang with you for a minute. >> you're awesome. >> oh, thank you. we've got a lot going on. >> did you get any money for those teeth? >> ten bucks a tooth, that's the going rate. also you're not going to want to miss exclusive super bowl ads sneak peek. we've been doing it all week. we've got a great one for you this morning. plus you've got to have some great eats, right? that's where these guys come in. they are putting your grill to work with steak sandwiches and

detroit-style pizza. can't wait for that. >> yummy. and don't forget we are throwing a super bowl pep rally right here on the plaza tomorrow morning. so if you're a fan of the eagles or the patriots, come on down and represent your team. >> wear your eagles dress. >> you're obviously team eagles with your green outfit today. >> we're going blue now. >> everyone says blue. it's blue. >> we have the results. do we? what are they? what are they? >> go ahead, dylan. >> i'll read them. #bluedress is coming in a whopping 85%. green dress, boo, is 15%. >> just one final question and let me remind you, you are under oath. did you or did you not say you were wearing eagles green this morning? >> when it was brought to my attention i realized like oh, darn, i might be wearing eagles green. >> and i'm wearing pats blue. >> the prosecution rests. >> exactly. megyn, what have you got coming up? >> would you eat cauliflower wings? >> yeah, probably. >> with your steak sandwiches?

we'll see your steak sandwiches and raise you a cauliflower wing. joy bauer will show us how to have healthy snacks. a lot of us take a spring break and it involves a bathing suit. the truth is not everybody will have a steak sandwich. not all of us are even going to watch the super bowl at all. and she's going to show us how to do it low cal. >> her low cal stuff usually tastes pretty good. >> dylan, have you got a check of the weather? >> yes. tomorrow is a huge day, it's groundhog day. and we are going to see very cold temperatures out in punxsutawney, pennsylvania, 13 degrees. the majority of the time good ole phil there does not see his shadow so that usually means that winter lasts a very long time. or maybe i have that mixed up. i forget. anyway, winter always sticks around. on saturday we'll see light snow move through parts of the upper midwest and also into the great lakes. we've got some rain showers down along the gulf coast, mild out in the southwest, and then on

sunday the possibility for some snow will spread east from the appalachians up to new england andeavy rain is h p good morning. i'm meteorologist, bill henley. it is the first day of february. it is going to feel like the beginning of march. temperatures warm into the upper 40s for philadelphia. the suburbs, 45 degrees. 50 degrees in new jersey. we could see some scattered showers this afternoon. the lehigh valley and suburbs. the rest of the area will have to wait until this evening. that includes the shore. partly cloudy during the day. 48 degrees this afternoon. steady rain tonight. a little bit of snow overnight, just a dusting possible. have a great day! >> and that's your latest forecast. savannah. >> all right, dilly dilly. okay, time for super bowl commercials. we've been getting a first look at commercials all week long. >> so, so excited about this one. let's start with an olympic ad featuring chloe kim, a 17-year-old snowboarder, poised to become team usa's next big

star. take a look. ♪ o beautiful for spacious sk s skies ♪ ♪ for amber waves of grain >> i have to do what's best for my daughter. >> i appreciate it. ♪ for purple mountain majesties ♪ ♪ above the fruited plain ♪ now wait a minute ♪ i'm talking about america ♪ sweet america ♪ you know, god done shed his grace on thee ♪

>> oh, i love it. >> by the way, that was chloe's real dad in the -- >> and you said he really did -- >> he really did leave his job. that is such an awesome, awesome moment. >> she's so busy training, okay, i'm not joining you guys live but she did have a special video message. >> hi hoda. i just watched the super bowl commercial and it was really fun. it was a lot of fun making it so watching it all come together was really exciting with my parents. and yeah, so tonight i'm flying out to japan. i'll be there for a week and then i go to korea, so i'm really excited. it will be my first olympics, so i'm really looking forward to that. and i'm excited to see you as well, so i'll catch you at the bottom of the pipe. >> you got to interview her. >> i got to interview -- i love her and her hair changes color. she changes it from red to blue to whatever. i can't wait to see what color she comes up with. >> i can't wait to see her snag the gold. >> do you want to see another commercial?

we have an exclusive first look at bud light's ad. those are always good. we're glad that dylan is here with us this morning, better known as dilly dilly, everybody. >> dilly dilly. >> i've embraced it. >> let me just catch everybody up. it all started with bud light's medieval commercial, which introduced the phrase bidilly dilly to us all. especially here in studio 1a because we couldn't help giving dylan a new nickname. >> do you think it's going to catch on like dilly dilly? >> nothing is as good as dilly dilly. >> dilly dilly. >> dilly dilly. >> dilly dilly. >> all right, dylan, thank you. >> dilly dilly. >> dilly dilly. >> we're calling it a dilly dilly click today. >> dilly dilly. >> dilly dilly. >> how many people like dilly dilly? >> dilly dilly. >> dilly dilly. >> al had a huge hand in spreading that, i think. >> now we presenting to you bud light's super bowl commercial dilly dilly, have a look. >> am i in it? >> are we winning?

>> no. >> it seems so small from back here, i can't really tell. >> look! >> it's the bud knight. >> it's the bud knight. >> we're saved. >> yes. >> dilly dilly! >> time to do what must be done. i did it. >> hey, bud knight, aren't you going to fight with us? >> oh, a buddy of mine is having this 30th birthday thing. >> oh, yeah, well that's understandable. >> hey, if you survive, come by. >> probably won't happen but -- >> yeah, that's true. you know what, watch this. bud light! >> dilly dilly. >> well, somebody likes attention. >> here's to the friends you can always count on. >> that's good, that's good. >> i will say i have a dilly

dilly t-shirt, thanks to everyone because i think everyone here gave me their dilly dilly t-shirts, and i wear it during the patriots games and they have been winning ever since i've been wearing it. >> good luck. >> well, there's really only one thing to do. we've got to make it official. >> what is that? >> i think we need to go to commercial. >> i have no idea. >> dilly dilly. >> do i get knighted? >> stand up, please. >> this is terrifying. >> stand up. >> in the name of the king and the queen, i dub thee dame dilly dilly. first of her name and knight of the realm of bud knight. everybody? >> dilly dilly. >> congratulations. >> where's my beer? wow, this is official. are you kidding me? >> it is official. >> carson always has something

good. >> we got our "today" show super bowl snack it bracket. all week long you've been helping us pick the ultimate grub. it's hard to ignore that giant knight walking off the set right now but we've got to keep it moving. monday wings knocked off the challenger, nachos. tuesday, surprise, seven-layer dip clobbered guacamole. wednesday we had potato skins stacked up against buffalo chicken dip. the winner of that matchup was, close one, buffalo chicken dip 56%. sorry potato skins, you're just out of here, 44%. so now here's the hard part. which is going to be the favorite ultimate super bowl snack, all right? craig, dylan, i assume you guys have been following this. >> very closely. >> i'm tasting all the options. >> so the decision is yours, america. is it going to be chicken wings? >> probably. >> seven-layer dip, or buffalo

chicken dip? you can vote on facebook.com/todayfood. like our page while you're there, by the way. we'll have the results tomorrow and you can catch the super bowl at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on nbc. i'm going with chicken wings. >> you are? >> i think the chicken wings are going to win but i would like to see buffalo chicken dip come from behind. >> i think it will be close between the two of them. >> can i just point out this again? this is incredible. i even have a seal, like an official seal. >> it was signed by queen lady evelyn barley. >> the office of don't ask the knight any questions. the knight wasn't allowed to speak. >> that's very intimidating. >> it was legit. dilly dilly. we're going to shift gears with our next segment. rita ora and liam payne will turn up the heat with a live performance in our studio. first, this is "today" on nbc. dilly dilly! >> inow, where's the beer? k

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> well, pop stars liam payne and rita ora have teamed up on a new song for the "fifty shades freed" movie out next friday. the final installment of the fifty shades trilogy, which hoda has read several times. >> this song is called "for you" and is featured on the soundtrack. liam and rita, take it away. ♪ ♪ in your eyes i'm alive ♪ inside you're beautiful something so unusual ♪ ♪ in your eyes i know i'm home

♪ yeah ♪ every tear, every fear ♪ gone with the thought of you ♪ changing what i thought i knew ♪ ♪ i'll be yours for a thousand lives ♪ ♪ i'm free as a bird ♪ when i'm flying in your cage ♪ i'm diving in deep and i'm riding with no brakes ♪ ♪ i'm bleeding your love, you're swimming in my veins ♪ ♪ you got me now ♪ been waiting for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ been breaking for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ wasn't looking for love till i found you ♪ ♪ oh, no no, for love till i found you ♪ ♪ skin to skin breathe me in

♪ feeling your kiss on me ♪ lips are made of ecstacy ♪ i'll be yours for a thousand nights ♪ ♪ for a thousand nights ♪ i'm free as a bird ♪ when i'm flying in your cage ♪ i'm diving in deep and i'm riding with no brakes ♪ ♪ i'm bleeding your love and you're swimming in my veins ♪ ♪ you've got me now ♪ been waiting for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ been breaking for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ wasn't looking for love till i found you ♪ ♪ oh no no for love till i found you ♪ ♪ been waiting for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ been breaking for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ wasn't looking for love till i found you ♪

♪ oh no no for love till i found you ♪ ♪ i'm free as a bird when i'm flying in your cage ♪ ♪ i'm diving in deep and i'm riding with no brakes ♪ ♪ i'm bleeding your love, you're swimming in my veins ♪ ♪ you got me now ♪ been waiting for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ been breaking for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ wasn't looking for love till i found you ♪ ♪ oh no no for love till i found you, oh ♪ ♪ been waiting for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ been breaking for a lifetime for you ♪ ♪ i wasn't looking for love till i found you ♪ ♪ oh for love till i found y you ♪

>> yeah! liam payne and rita ora, thank you so much. again, "fifty shades freed" from our sister company universal pictures and the soundtrack out next friday, february 9th. thank you both so much. up next, more super bowl snacks. the grill dads are here and getting ready with steaks and pizza. first, this is "today" on nbc.

yeah, let's eat again! >> let's do this! come on! >> all right, we're back with a special edition of "today food" all week long. we're getting you all geared up for gameday, great recipes to help you throw a super super bowl party. >> we've got the grill dads here. ryan and mark are here with tasty options. by the way, you can catch their show on food network tomorrow night 11:00/10:00 central. mark, you happen to know somebody who we love dearly here. >> tom. >> he's your cousin.

>> yes. >> and he says you can grill up a storm. and you're good too. what are we going to make, guys? >> we're going to start with tri-tip sandwich and then detroit-style pizza. >> we're going to do this first. >> the tri-tips are something we eat a lot of t. it's sirloin, same part of the cow but a different cut. i go to the butcher and ask for it. >> you've got a little rubs. a little homemade rub? >> homemade rub. this is typical rub. >> is it coffee? >> that's coffee. we also have cinnamon, so it's a beautiful mixture. kind of your typical rub. get this really good and put this on. >> what is the coffee? does the meat taste like coffee? >> it doesn't taste like coffee, it gives it a smoky, bitter flavor but it crisps the outside of this baby. i would let it sit at least two hours. overnight is perfect. so then we've got our rub here and we can go to the grill and i can show you guys the spot here. so what i like to do is a quick

high heat sear. this is what you want id t to lk like. put the tri-tip right on the hottest part of the grill, five, six minutes a side and then put it on indirect heat and let it go. >> for how long? what is the internal temp? >> 130. >> slice it up and make your sandwich. >> slice it up, bring it over here. we've got some sliced meat over here. this is what it looks like. we got a little bit of this. you know this. this is horseradish cream sauce. so buttermilk, sour cream, mayo, lemon zest, the horseradish here, worcestershire. >> this is big boy style right here. savannah, take it away. >> over here mark and i, we're going to make pizza. how are we doing this? >> we're doing detroit-style deep dish pizza but on a grill. so detroit style pizza is two things, one, wisconsin brick cheddar cheese and this

detroit-style pan. you can get it online or do it in a lasagna pan. >> got our dough. >> no rollers needed. drop it in, coat it in olive oil, just push it out with your pirn fingers. now, you need to cook the dough a little bit so we'll drop this on the grill. >> i didn't know you could make pizza on the grill but i'm not known for my cooking skills. >> close the lid, let it cook three or four minutes and then -- >> okay. >> now for the fun stuff. >> that looks good. we've got a little sauce. make your own or do store bought? >> we do a real simple uncooked sauce. typically a detroit-style pizza would be sauce on top but we find this to be a little easier. one of the other keys for detroit-style pizza is you've got to get all the way to the edge because where the cheese hits the side of the pan it crisps up. >> throw on all this meat? >> exactly. >> we're almost out of time. how long do you put it on the grill when it's done? >> seven to eight minutes until the cheese is bubbly and crispy and delicious. you have a little bit of this

beautiful burnt crisp cheese on the edge. >> this looks amazing. guys, thank you so much. the grill dads on the food network, you are awesome. more information on today.com. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. yummy, yummy, yummy. >> looks good.

we've got dilly dilly in the crowd out here. thank you for coming to

good morning, everybody. good morning. it's great to see you here today, welcome. i'm megyn kelly and we begin today with one man's personal journey dealing with his traumatic brain injury. not just once, but over and over and over again. experts say this kind of injury can happen when you play tackle football, soccer, ice hockey, even water polo. it can also happen to our veterans, to victims of domestic violence and others. and they say it can lead to cte, chronic traumatic encephalopathy. it's degenerative and believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. but there are ways to prevent this from happening to our children. while it may be too late for our first guest today, he is determined to be part of the