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eagles fans everywhere, this is for you. good morning. fly, eagles fly. >> caught over the middle and into the end zone. >> the philadelphia eagles upset tom brady and the new england patriots to win their very first super bowl ever in dramatic fashion. and back home in philly, it's bedlam. >> the city of brotherly love. >> we're live in minneapolis with the latest on the game, the celebrations and we'll talk live to some of the game's big heroes. what went wrong? federal investigators on the scene of that deadly train crash in south carolina. an amtrak train slamming into a parked freight train, killing 2
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people and injurining more than 100 others. >> bodies everywhere. >> was human error to blame? running rampant. the flu epidemic somewhere getting worse. the number of deaths and hospitalizations climbing even higher. this morning what the cdc wants you to know and do. all that, plus, uma thurman breaks her silence on harvey weinstein. icy conditions lead to massive pileups in the midwest, as a new winter storm marches across the country. and super monday. from the commercials that everyone is talking about -- to the surprising star of the halftime show. to the star of the postgame show, mandy moore, joining us live to talk "this is us." and we got it covered for you, today, february 5th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie
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and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us this monday morning. i will morning. >> i'm happy to see you wearing your jersey. what a game. >> what a gameincredible. it had everything. the patriots played grey played but it wasn't enough. the eagles were on fire. my feelings are best exprsed y al roker, go ahead- eagles all morning long. >> it's our top story, our middle story, our bottom story. we're going to talk live to two of the big heroes in a moment. first, craig melvin is at u.s. bank stadium in minneapolis. hi, craig. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you.
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congratulations. it was an epic back an forth. you had the per rannial goliath, and this year's david, led by nick foles, a journeyman quarterback, a backup quarterback, who finally gave the city of brotherly love something to cheer about. >> and for the philadelphia eagles, the long drought is over. >> reporter: the philadelphia eagles conquering tom brady and the patriots to win the franchise's first super bowl. >> everybody don't believe in us but people from philly. >> e-a-g-l-e -s. eagles. >> we battled but we didn't get the job done. >> reporter: overnight, tens of thousands of overjoyed fans, decked out in green, swarming the streets of philly to celebrate. it was the eagles that found the
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end zone first. >> it is caught. >> reporter: in the first half, tom brady missing on a trick play that had him on the eagles pulling nearly the same play, with better results. >> touchdown. >> reporter: tight en trey in te end zone, making foles the first person ever to catch and throw a touchdown in the super bowl. >> it worked perfectly. >> reporter: the hall mark marky super bowl, the halftime show. this year, the highly anticipated return of justin timberlake. justin timberlake, performing a medley of his biggest hits. ♪ i'm bringing sexy back >> reporter: and honoring minnesota royalty, prince, projecting the late icon's likeness on to a large screen. ♪ i would die for you
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>> reporter: and bathing the stadium and city in purple. also during timberlake's performance, one young fan, snapping the selfie of a lifetime. >> super bowl selfies. >> reporter: where does this rank in terms of moments of your life? >> number one, definitely. >> reporter: back on the field, the game would come to the wire. the patriots taking the lead, with a t.d. that got the seal of approval from gisele. but it was foles who would answer with the go ahead score. and that put the game away. >> the first sack fumble of the game. >> reporter: first, with the brady sack and fumble recovery, and then, on a patriots hail mary to end the game. >> losing sucks but that's part of it. you show up and you try to win. and sometimes you lose. and that's the way it goes.
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>> reporter: foles, the teams backup quarterback, who had debating retiring, the game's unlikely hero, everybodying mvp honors. message for eagles nation? >> we did it. we're world champs. >> reporter: foles went on to tell me, you should never stop believing in yourself and you should always be ready. i can tell you, being in that stadium last night, i had the opportunity to be at a number of super bowls. i've never been in a stadium that was that electric. we can also tell you, tom brady -- there's been speculation whether he's going to retire. he told a radio station before yesterday's game, no matter the outcome, he would be back next season. >> all right, craig. thank you so much. amazing. we are so excited because joining us now are two of last night's stars for the eagles. safety malcolm jenkins and tight end, zach ertz. good morning, guys. >> how are you doing?
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>> we're so excited you all are here. this is so big. your city, obviously, has never won a super bowl. you get to bring that trophy home. just describe for us what you're feeling as you woke up, if you ever went to sleep last night. >> yeah. we have not been to sleep, by the way. i mean, for us, you know, the season has been so crazy. it's been so much that we carried as a team, we're so excited to bring this trophy back to philadelphia. they waited so long for an eagles team to be a super bowl champion that, you know, we're trying to hurry up and get on the flight back to philly to join the celebration because we know that city is electric tonight. >> you could just fly there yourselves, it's so exciting. i'm thinking about that catch. when you were a little kid, this is the stuff that dreams are made of. your team is down. you catch it. it's a touchdown.
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how do you top that? that's amazing. >> yeah. it was an unbelievable day, obviously, from start-to-finish. when you're 5 years old watching the game, you never expect to have the opportunity to play in the game. and then, you're there and it's just another game of football. it was a full 60-minute fight. the patriots are a fantastic football team. but our quarterback played amazing. and i said all along, when the quarterbacks play like that, my job is so easy. all i have to do is run and catch. i was lucky enough to have my number called at the end. >> nick is amazing. he's the first quarterback to both throw and catch a touchdown pass in a game. that trick play is one that's going to go down in replaybooks forever. did you practice the heck out of that? did you know it was going to happen at some point in the game? >> that was installed for the vikings game. the bears ran it against the
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viki vikings. the coaches found it and ran it against the vikings. and we had trey burton, who i think was a quarterback for two years at florida. and nick, obviously, was a great actor to start the play and get everything started. but to call that play on fourth and one from the 1 yard line is pretty remarkable from our head coach. >> yeah. >> that guy has so much confidence in us, to go out there and make plays. obviously, it was successful. >> he has so much guts. it was uncredibl incredible. malcolm, you beat the patriots. you beat tom brady. they didn't have an off night. they had a wonderful night, but you were better. how good does that feel? >> as a defense, you get in these games and we realize, okay, our offense is on fire. their offense is on fire. for us, we needed one stop. and we were searching for it the entire game. when our offense went down late in the game and scored, we
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realized, our defense is going to be on the field for us to win this game. we didn't bat an eye. we knew that somebody was going to be legendary at this point. somebody was going to be the hero. and that somebody happened to be brandon graham. and we had derek barnett scoop up that fumble. it was the only sack we got the entire game. it was the biggest one of our entire season. >> i would say you're all heroes. >> you were awesome, guys. enjoy getting back to philly. >> get back some sleep because it will be a lot of partying in philly for the next few days. thank you so much. >> thanks for having us. >> we'll have more on the super bowl. we have the commercials. the selfie star of the halftime show. and "this is us" star mandy moore on that episode. we have more to talk about including a frightening train crash. an amtrak train slammed into a
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parked freight train. gabe gutierrez has the overnight developments in the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. this crash happened while many of the passengers were sleeping. two people were killed. 116 others were injured. most of them are out of the hospital. questions are swirling about who is to blame and whether new technology could have prevented this. this morning, investigators are looking through the mangled wreckage of amtrak train 91, working to found out whether human error was to blame for the violent crash. >> i have never seen anything in my entire life like this. bodies everywhere. people on top of one another. i couldn't move. the seats were on my legs. >> reporter: the train was en route from new york to miami, with 136 passengers and 9 crew members onboard. near columbia, south carolina, it slammed into a csx freight
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train. passengers describe a terrifying jolt. >> you wake up bouncing off of chairs. >> reporter: amtrak's president pointed the finger at csx. csx dispatchers were manually routing trains. the national transportation safety board says it's working to confirm that. but investigators have found a rail switch that forced the amtrak train off of the main line. does this appear to be human error? >> we want to look at that. we will be examining everything for whatever reason, it appears that switch, the rail switch, was in a position that it was not intended to be in. >> reporter: in a written statement, a csx spokesperson did not address the cause of the crash. but said their sincere c condolenco condolences for those passed away. >> he said, one of these times
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something is going to happen and i'm not going to walk away from it. he told me that. and it happened. >> reporter: it's the late northwest a series of crashes. last week, a train hitting republican members of congress to a retreat hit a truck. and in december, another amtrak train derailed in washington state, killing three people. the ntsb chairman tells me that gps technology called positive train control would have prevented this crash. but amtrak's president says, while it's in use throughout the northeast, private companies have delayed implementing it. >> gabe, thank you. there's new fallout over the release of that controversial republican memo tied to the russia investigation. democrats are now pushing to release their own classified rebuttal. nbc national correspondent peter alexander, is at the white house with all of it. >> reporter: good morning. despite president trump's declaration that the memo
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vindicates him in the russian probe, it may undercut his case. several allies said that it did not contain evidence of a conspiracy. president trump, arriving back at the white house, after re-igniting controversy over the nfl players kneeli ining during national anthem. the president thanking service members, saying, we told them in our hearts as we proudly stand for the national anthem. the president's opponents sending super bowl sunday on offense. arguing the release of that memo, accusing the fbi and justice department of surveillance abuses, was nothing more than a partisan ploy. >> the interest was not oversight. it was a political hit job in the fbi in the service of the president. >> reporter: president trump touting the memo written by republicans to proclaim his innocence, using the third person. tweeting, this memo vindicates trump in probe. former cia director, john
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brennan, accusing the republican chairman of abusing his office. >> devin nunes, all the way back to the spring of last year, has been engaged in tactics to defend, make excuses and defend mr. trump. >> reporter: nunes responding saying there was an abuse of power but not by the chairman. claiming partisan bias as detailed in the memo. a charge democrats call inaccurate and misleading. the president venting about the special counsel investigation. russia, russia, russia. but several democrats dismiss the argument that the criticism undercuts robert mueller's inquiry. >> this memo has nothing to do with the special counsel. >> i don't think it has any impact on the russia probe. >> reporter: the president's former chief of staff, reince prebus, defending his old boss.
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>> i never felt there was a collusion of some kind of obstruction situation going on in the west wing. >> reporter: this evening, the white house intelligence committee is likely to vote on the democrats' rebuttal to the memo. the president has to sign off on it before it becomes public. to come up with a bipartisan agreement on immigration, with a possible government shutdown coming this thursday. >> big week, peter. thank you. now, to an update on the flu season. the cdc is reporting new cases and is warning there's a long way to go. in kentucky alone, the number of flu-related deaths has reached 100. kerry sanders is in louisville. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. mother nature may be doing a favor to a portion of this community this morning because rural schools are closed due to ice and snow.
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when people congregate, kids do congregate, that's how they spread the flu virus. they're hoping here in the e.r., that it's possible without the kids coming together, it may ease the number of traffic of patients being brought in here to the hospital. this morning, the deadly flu is not giving up its grip on the nation. in fact, overall, it appears to be getting even worse. the heartland is getting slammed. kentucky now recording 100 flu-related deaths. indiana, 136. the latest report from the cdc shows the number of people hospitalized with flu symptoms is climbing. 1 out of 14 doctor visits is a patient complaining of flu symptoms, the highest in almost a decade. >> my body ached a lot. >> reporter: hospitals like norton and louisville are seeing a stream of people feeling miserable. >> it wouldn't be shocking if you had influenza. >> reporter: doctors are
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administering rapid flu tests. some able to tell if the patient has the virus in as little as 15 minutes. but you have to go to the doctor to get it. >> i think there's people that, i think, unfortunately, don't take influenza as seriously as they should. >> reporter: the death toll of children is up to 53 nationwide, jumping by 16 last week. one of those, savannah jesse, a first grader died within 24 hours of being diagnosed with the flu. >> you hear about it all the time. you don't think it will happen to you. >> reporter: doctors say the flu vaccine is the best defense against getting sick. in oklahoma city, the department of health is making it easy to get, with a flu drive-through. just roll down your window and roll up your sleeve. >> thanks for coming. >> reporter: so, in addition to getting the flu shot, the second piece of advice, wash your hands as often as possible, guys. back to you. >> kerry, thank you so much.
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al is here with a first look at the weather. as hoda's phone goes insane. >> she just sat on it. >> it's a super bowl conversation. it sounded like tom brady. i swear it did. >> tom brady is calling you. >> i have no idea what that is. >> i'm sorry. i don't know how t turn it off. >> roker, thanks for having us last night. >> we had a lot of fun. unfortunately, not a lot of fun on the roads in missouri. look at this. this is conway, missouri, just north of branson. they had a 30-car pileup. fortunately nobody killed. from were some injures. but this is i-44 eastbound. what a mess. here's what caused it all. this little band of snow. it's a quick-mover. it moved through quickly yesterday and left a slick coating, caused big problems. and unfortunately, we have more snow coming that way. it's going to be causing -- right now, we have winter weather advisories throughout the midwest, snow, gusty winds,
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slippery travel, reduced visibility. as that pushes through, light snow, one to three inches, thro good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. we will celebrate with sunshine today, but you may need several layers of green to deal with this. cold winds blowing will make it feel like it's in the 20s even this afternoon. actual temperature warms to 35
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degrees. really not much warmer than it is right now in philadelphia. the suburbs stay below freezing at 31 degrees. you'll see lots of sunshine in new jersey with a few passing clouds. mostly sunny skies for delaware. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thanks >> thanks, al. still ahead, uma thurman breaking her silence and leveling new accusations against harvey weinstein and acclaimed director quentin tarantino. what she is saying and how hollywood is reacting. plus, the game within the game. who won the night when it came to super bowl commercials? first, this is "today" on nbc.
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7:26. good morning, everyone. i'm ted greenberg. a bright day ahead to celebrate the eagles' historic super bowl victory. first alert meteorologist bill henley is here. >> you can see some clouds just west of the city. those will pass by the area dry. no sign of any wet weather. but temperatures are at or below freezing for some neighbors in southjuresy and even in philadelphia be on the look out for icy spots. temperatures not all that cold for this time of year. but factor in the wend which is just getting started and it feels like it's in the 20s right now. and that's pretty much how it'll feel through the day. >> and a check on traffic right now. right around hamilton and route 33 traffic barely moving at all because of an accident on the northbound side.
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so up ahead as you're moving towards trenton pass that or at least stuck in some delay. dealing with a lot and washington township, too near the 42 freeway. the eagles are super bowl champions. today we will find out about their flight home from minneapolis and plans for the victory parade. nbc 10 will carry a news conference with mvp nick foles and coach doug pederson live this morning at around 9:30. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. i'm ted greenberg. more of the "today" show in just a moment. we hope you have a great monday.
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back, now, 7:30 this morning, the day after the super bowl. and philly, the city is ready to throw its first-ever super bowl victory parade after last night's thrilling win. >> they've been waiting for literally ever. >> you took your jersey off? >> it will come back on. the game is our top story and begins our headlines of the morning. >> for the philadelphia eagles, the long drought is over. >> eagles soar. >> caught, foles, touchdown. >> philadelphia knocks off the new england patriots in a game for the ages. thousands of philly fans taking to the streets overnight to celebrate their team's first super bowl win ever. >> not only do we have the best fans in the world, we now have the best team in the world.
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iraq troop drawdown. breaking overnight, the u.s. starts withdrawing some troops in iraq for the first time in three years, after declaring victory over the islamic state. korea-bound. the father of otto warmbier, the father of the student who died in north korea, will be mike pence's guest at the opening ceremony. apple music to overtake spotify in paid subscribers in the united states by this summer. and you want hair with that? japanese scientists combined a chemical found in mcdonald's french frees with stem cells to regrow hair. today, monday, february 5th, 2018. >> did i hallucinate that? >> that is a weird one. we have a lot coming up this morning. oscar nominee uma thurman is speaking out, adding her name to
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the more than 90 women who have leveled allegations against harvey weinstein. sheinelle jones is here with all this. >> reporter: weinstein helped make uma thurman a household name. now, thur mman is saying he mad advances. and the director, quentin tarantino, put her life in danger. after hinting she may have been victimized by harvey weinein. >> when i'm ready, i'll say what i have to say. >> reporter: actress uma thurman is finally speaking out. in an interview with "the new york times," the actress breaking her silence on allegations of sexual assault, at the hands of the disgraced movie mogul. thurman detailing an incident in paris, where weinstein tried to lure her into a steam room. it was followed by an aggressive
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case in london. he tried to shove himself on me. he tried to expose himself. he did all kinds of unpleasant things. weinstein responding in a statement to thurman's accusations. acknowledges making an awkward pass 25 years ago at thurman in england, after misreading her signals, after a flirtatious episode in paris. but her claims of being physically assaulted are untrue. the statement goes on to say, ms. thurman's statements to "the times" is being carefully considered. in the second installment of "kill bill," thurman drove this convertible -- >> i am going to kill bill. >> reporter: thurman now saying, tarantino insisted she perform a dangerous stunt in that car, despite her on jbjectiobjection.
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thurman releasing this behind the scenes footage. no comment from tarantino on thurman's claims. fellow celebrities speaking out on social media. reese witherspoon describing the interview as deeply upsetting. jud apatow saying, there's no excuse for not protecting your cast and crew. and evan rachel wood, adding, thank you for your brutal honesty. nbc news reached out to quentin tarantino for comment but have not heard from him. nelle, thank you so much. mr. roker is at the weather wall. what you got? >> we have a possible midweek mess for a good portion of the country. we have a big area of high pressure tuesday morning. it's pumping up gulf moisture to the north. that meets cold air in the southern plains. heavy rain develops along it. as the cold air comes in, tuesday night into wednesday
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morning, heavy rain through the gulf and the appalachians. we're looking at heavier snow intensifying moving into the northeast. and by wednesday afternoon, significant snow in northern new york and new england. rain along the coast. the models hint there could be a shift to the south. if that happens, we could look at heavy snow closer to the coast. we're going to be watching thi as we gets i good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. we will celebrate with sunshine today, but you may need several layers of green to deal with this. cold winds blowing will make it feel like it's in the 20s even this afternoon. actual temperature warms to 35 degrees. really not much warmer than it is right now in philadelphia. the suburbs stay below freezing at 31 degrees. you'll see lots of sunshine in new jersey just a few passing clouds this morning. 30 in the lehigh valley. up to 33 with mostly sunny skies for delaware. have a great day.
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>> don't forget. get the full forecast anytime you need it on the weather channel. >> just chitchatting. >> we're talking about cold weather gear for pyeongchang. >> we're packing for the olympics. coming up, the new questions facing the fbi about the handling of the larry nassar scandal. could more have been done to stop him? the kid who snapped that epic selfie with justin tame per la timberlake. he will join us. and mandy moore will talk to us about "this is us." which commercials won the night? we'll break down the e way to test everything. but do they test their baby's soap? this paper represents proteins in your baby's skin. ordinary baby soap weakens the proteins. baby dove bar is different. only baby dove... with our 1/4 moisturizing cream,...
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full of rich pro-v nutrients. for 100% conditioning, 0% weight. new pantene. foam conditioner. here we are. we're back with the most talked about super bowl commercials. which had scorn? which ones dropped the ball? we'll look at "usa today's" ad meter, who has been ranking the commercials for 31 years. with us is charisse jones and james cooper. good morning, guys. before we get to the countdown. good year? bad year? >> middle of the road. it was a mixed bag. some that were funny and creative, and others that didn't do so well. >> and for you? >> our tracker and instant reviews showed that it was a solid year. but not really an epic year for creativity. >> one thing that caught people's attention. it was a controversial ad.
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it was by dodge ram trucks. and that they used mlk's words from a speech. let's look at it and talk about it. >> you only need a heart full of gra grace, soul generated by love. >> some thought it was a miscue. some people liked it. what did you think? >> i think it shows how hard it is for advertisers to straddle this line. you want to push that emotional button. but somet ypart of the audience. this really backfired. they thought it was cross ass te mlk's words to sell trucks. >> let's talk about the winners. this is according to "usa today" ad meter. the number three is budweiser's stand by you. it shows efforts to help hurricane victims. did you like it? >> i did. one of the hallmarks of the
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super bowl was responsibility. and budweiser focused on water and the relief efforts that so many people need at this moment. >> number two, this got a lot of laughs. eli manning and odell beckham jr. doing a "dirty dancing" remake. >> i think they need to stick to football. it was great to see them come out of their comfort zone. >> watching eli dance was epic. >> both of them. they have a future. let's talk about the number one, enroll it. this is the amazon alexa commercial. >> alexa, play some country music. no. country music. alexa? ♪ >> you like the ad? >> yeah. this ad really, i think, really
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hits so many cues. it has great celebrities. it has comedy. what did you think? >> i think it was of the moment. a lot of us wouldn't know how to tie our shoes if alexa didn't tell us how to do it. if she lost her voice, we would be terrified. >> james, you loved the tide commercial. that was your home run. how come? >> the advertising team thought this was the best ad. it was funny. it had great celebrity. it had -- ebiquity. it was very special and creative. it hasn't been done before. and tide got a social lift for it. >> they had multiple pieces of it. >> the diet coke one didn't go over well with some folks. was it boring or what was it?
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>> i think they're trying to appeal to millennials but it didn't work. they had an actress that people didn't recognize. it was odd. >> you didn't like the pepsi, james? >> it didn't deliver on the nostalgia of cindy crawford. and they showed her for a nanosecond. >> you wanted more cindy? >> i wanted more cindy. >> it mashup of "b" roll segments. i was disappointed. >> thank you so much. if you want to vote on your favorite commercials, you can do it at today.com. up next, more of the big game, of course. and some of the top moments on social media. first, t i'm going to start with some balayage clip-ins, then razor cut up to a blunt angled lob. i'm dead. i'm back. it's going to be everything. what?! he's gonna make your hair long, then cut it short, to make it big. oh, okay. what's the strongman? it's a pea-protein, gluten-free paté.
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>> can you imagine if you're not an eagles fan? the party would continue in philly. bud light promised beer for everybody if they won the super bowl. bud light shall flow in the taverns along the parade trail. they declared parade day philly philly day. your family takes it all. i can't get enough of little vale. >> who are we rooting for? >> the eagles. >> ya >> touchdown. whistle. >> uncle al roker gave her that whistle. we'll be listening to it all day and all night. >> the gift that keeps giving. >> all the eagles fans waking up happy this morning. >> al, you had a nice get
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7:56. good morning, everyone. i'm ted greenberg. plenty of sunshine today as we keep celebrating the eagles' historic super bowl victory. meteorologist bill henley is here with your most accurate forecast. >> cleared out last night and now we're just getting cold winds and temperatures in the 30s right now, and pretty much that's where we're going to stay during the day. still some clouds moving through philadelphia. you can see some clouds in delaware, too, over crowley stadium. a bit lower at noontime especially when you factor in that wind. temperatures in the 30s this afternoon will feel like they're in the 20s. but you'll definitely need your sunglasses today. ted? >> first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has her eye on a troubled spot on 95. >> this is something we see a lot here, cars that lose control
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and off to the shoulder. watch for slippery spots. watch out on plymouth on walton road for a crash. philadelphia, your eagles are super bowl chpi about the team's flight home from minneapolis and plans for the victory parade. nbc 10 will carry a conference with nick foles and coach doug pederson. philadelphia fans flooded the streets in celebration last night. some of the faithfuls even setoff fireworks near broad street near city hall. we want to see how you're celebrating the birds first super bowl title.
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♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, super bowl stunner. >> over the middle and into the end zone. >> the philadelphia eagles take down the new england patriots to win their first super bowl ever. >> the long drought is over. >> as philly fans go wild in the city of brotherly love. from the big plays to the big stars, we're live in minneapolis. plus, shocking revelations. a new report says dozens of young girls were molested by former olympics doctor larry nassar while he was under investigation by the fbi. could more have been done to stop him earlier? and moore emotional than ever. >> i think you're mistaking. can you back up? >> fresh off last night's heartbreaking episode of "this is us," mandy moore tells us
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about that gut-wrenching scene and how fans are reacting today, monday, february 5th, 2018. ♪ we escaped minnesota for warmer weather in new york city. >> we stayed up late to watch jimmy fallon. and we woke up early to see savannah and hoda. ♪ >> i'm jessica. >> i'm donna. >> we love "today." >> good morning to my cats and my wife, sarah. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." congratulations being up at this hour. it seems like the whole world was watching the super bowl. >> you recovered from the game. >> i'm still flying. flying like an eagle. we're thrilled for philadelphia. we're going to get to your news at 8:00. it's all about the super bowl. the party is going on in adelphilia this morning. the eagles with a stunning super
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bowl victory, the first in franchise history. craig melvin is at the stadium in minneapolis, who was at the game and the wild celebration that followed. good morning, again. >> reporter: they are likely partying on broad street. final score, 41-33, eagles. we should note here, the eagles were not supposed to win the game last night. they went into that game as five-point underdogs. i talked to a number of eagles' players on the field after, and they were well aware they were counted out. they were playing with chips on their shoulders. the player with the biggest chip, nick foles. a backup quarterback, who had contemptlated retirement early on before the season. and now, this morning, he's the super bowl mvp. after the eagles won the first super bowl in franchise history, the long suffering fans back home, took to the streets in mass celebration, giving a new
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meaning to the nickname, city of brotherly love. in a stunning victory, the underdog eagles, led by journeyman quarterback, nick foles, defeating five-time bowl champion, tom brady, and his patriots. foles, once cut by the eagles, became theteam's starting quarterback, after carson wentz injured his knee back in december. the unlikely star made history to be the first player ever to throw and catch a touchdown in the super bowl game. >> foles,touchdown. >> reporter: nick foles was a receiver? >> we practiced it, man. it worked perfectly. >> reporter: in a surreal turn of events, the 29-year-old, who last year, had considered giving up football, was named super bowl mvp. a message for eagles nation? >> we did it. we did it. we're world champs. >> reporter: one of the hallmarks of evewl
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the halftime show. and this year, it was the highly-anticipated return of justin timberlake. ♪ i'm going to rock your body please stay ♪ >> reporter: the pop star performed a medley of his biggest hits, includiwith the l minneapolis native, prince. ♪ ild timberlake posed for superselfie with ryan mckenna. what did you say to j.t.? >> i said, can i get a selfie? he didn't say anything butthat'. >> reporter: the kid picked up more instagram followers, as well, lastnight. nick foles' nickname in eagles' nation, as you the more striki field was how humble and aw shucks he is about this whole
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thing. he thanked his family. he thanked god. before we get out of here, a big thanks to the people of minneapolis, who have hosted us over the last few days. the temperatures have been brutal. it's been sub zero most of the time. but they're a warm bunch here in minneapolis. that minnesota nice is a real thing. >> everything they could control, they did well. craig, thank you. ahead on this busy monday morning, federal investigators are trying to figure out why a switch was in the wrong position, sending an amtrak train slamming into a freight train. gabe gutierrez is in south carolina with the that de >> reporter: this crash happened in theiddle of the night. people were killed.rs wer 116 others were injured. and this morning, investigators are trying to determine if human error was to blame. amtrak train 91 was en route from new york to miami, when it slammed into a parked csx freight train early sunday morning.
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system was not functioning. and ntsb is trying to confirm that. but a rail switch forced the amtrak train on to a side track was not where it was intended to be. the two people killed were the amtrak engineer and conductor. this is the latest in a series the last few months. gps technology called positive train control would have prevented this crash. hoda and savannah? >> gabe gutierrez. thank you so much for that. the president of the international olympic committee is weighing in on the sex scl questions are being raised whether the fbi could have stopped larry nassar sooner. stephanie gosk is in pyeongchang, south korea, for . that's right. the president of the international olympic committee gave his first press conference
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in pyeongchang. and he opened up his remarks by saying he was shocked by the larry nassar scandal. and he applauded the accusers who have come forward. in the u.s., many are asking the sooner?stion, why wasn't nassar 15-year-old erin says she is still afraid of the former gymnastics doctor, larry nassar. >> i have scarring on my arm that will never match the internal scarring. >> reporter: the abuse started in 2015, after larry nas wfired doctor for usa gymnastics, after that organization says it notified the fbi. but for nearly a year, nassar stayed on the job at michigan state university, seeing patients, including 15-year-old emma ann miller. >> for us. be honest, try and help us. tell us who knew what and when. tell us how and when there were
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opportunities to stop you. >> reporter: the school didn't suspend him until august 2016. 40 girls and women were molested by dr. nassar after he came under fbi scrutiny, "the new york times" reports. now, many are asking how that could have happened? where was the fbi? according to a document that was described to nbc news, how gymnastics handled nassar, the organization contacted the field office of the fbi in indianapolis in 2015. heas confusion over jurisdiction. but the fbi felt that the bureau was the best place to start. in a statement issued last month, usa gymnastics said it honored the fbi's request to not interview with the investigation. usa gymnastics interpreted that request that it should not discuss the matter. the case bounced among three separate fbi field offices over the course of the year. and still, michigan state was never alerted, according to the
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university. in a statement, the fbi says the allegations against nassar transcended jurisdictions. adding they worked with law enforcementify violations of federal and laws, calling the sexual exploitation of children an especially heinous crime. saying the safety and well-being of our youth is the job of the fbi. multiple investigations and lawsuits could go on for years, guys. >> stephanie gosk, in pyeongchang, for us. thank you so much. let's get "the morning boost." >> you got it. a touching moment. it came at a girl's basketball game. a student with autism was named honorary captain of the team, their big game over the weekend. watch what happened right after tipoff.
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[ cheers ] that was the -- that w very first shot attempt in her high school career. and she nailed it. >> nailed it. >> such an incredible moment fo. good for her. we get why she was the honorary captain. we have so much more to come, including pink's rendition of the national anthem and what made that moment even more remarkable. we're catching up with former team usa stars this week. we're getting you ready and psyched up for the winter olympics. this morning, dan sxwrajansen o emotional journey to gold. our guest today, suspected her mother was out about her mother's identity that would change them both forever. sh wtoday. an eagles. see you the top of the hour. coming up next, mandy moore
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♪ here comes the man, ♪ here comes the man ♪ here comes the man, ♪ here comes the man ♪ here comes the man welcome back, everybody. the super bowl was not the only highly-anticipated event on nbc last night. fans of "this is us" got answers to the biggest question, how does jack die. >> mandy plays jack's wife. she's withus. >> good morning, guys. >> did you put us on an emotional rollercoaster. the highs of the game and this >> i think all of us are reeved.
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milo and i have known from the beginning. not all of the specifics around how he passes away. but it's just nice to sort of, i don't know, p that bubble a little bit. and now, we can forward with the show and answer more pressing questions, as well. >> it put us on an emotional rollercoaster. you had this instagram posth puffy eyes and the things underneath. you seeing that episode affected you, too. >> it did. actually, that was the episode before, which affected me, pretty much all of the episodes affect all of us. we all cry. we saw thes cast at dan fogleman's house last week. and none of us could speak afterwards. we were recounting our favorite vori lines.e episode and and we w crying again. >> it must feel so gratifying that people connect with this so much. it's almost like they feel like this is their family going
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through it, as well. >> yeah. it's incredible. all of us were at the super bowl yesterday before the episode here in minneapolis. and just meeting people everywhere we went that were just as excited about the show or to talk about the show, as they were about the game. it's pretty mind-blowing to feel people's direct connection to this family. they want to have in-depth th don't want to sort of give l. a compliment in passing. they want to talk to you and talk about what draws them in and what family member reminds them of a character on the show. it's remarkable. >> give us a little bit on the game. what was it like being in the stadium? >> electric. i feel sort of guilty because biggest sports fan in the world. but my dad was at the game with me. and my boyfriend. so, it was fun to have that celebratory atmosphere. >> former vice president biden
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was in that shot, too. >> we note some famous folks. >> i was shaking. literally, we were standing at this tailgate party and i turned around and went, joe biden. he was looking at me. i totally fan girled and freaked out on him. >> you're a doll for getting up and talking about the epi.we tr details. it's a th tbreae taker. >> we have another episode on tuesday. and i dare say it's even more heartbreaking. >> roker is still mopping up the tears from last night. >> wow. wow. >> roker can't take can't. he's very sensitive. >> he is. >> mandy, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. good to see you guys. >> as she mentioned, "this is us" tomorrow night. she says it's better than last
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night's. >> one of my favorite actors, bill irwin in that episode. we love bill irwin. hold on. we got some heavy snow today, make its way through the plains. sunny and mild through the southwest. beautiful weather through the gulf coast. some t'at's whas going on around . good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. we will celebrate with sunshine today. but you may need several layers of green to deal with this. cold winds blowing will make it feel like it's in the 20s, be even this afternoon. actual temperature warms to 35 degrees. really not much warmer than it is right now in philadelphia. the suburbs stay below freezing at 31egrees. you'll see lots of sunshine in new jersey, just a few passing clouds this morning. 30 in the lehigh valley, up to 33 with mostly sunny skies for delaware. have a great day. you latest weather. >> thank you. it's time
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"trending." there's only one thing that everybody is talking about. at least we are. this individual who stood out during justin timberlake's show. ryan had the best seat in the house when j.t. ran into the stands. he is the kid who got the superselfie. he is joining us now. hey, ryan. happened. justin timberlake comes up the aisle. there you are. was this spontaneous? did you know he was heading your way? >> no. my dad told me he was coming around. i went behind the people. and i jumped in there. and he stopped right where our row was. i had to jump out there with my phone and try to get a picture. >> that took guts. were you thinking, the whole world is watching me right now? or were you like, got to get the selfie and post it for my friends? >> yeah. i had to post it. but i'm a huge justin timberlake
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fan. that's my favorite song, "can't stop this feeling." he wstuff. >> you were fooling with your phone, everyone was laughing. were you trying to post? what wasenin >> yeah. to pull back up the phone to get the picture going. and then, i finally got the selfie at the oh, my gosh. >> that's why i looked at my phone. >> you're just like us. we try to take the selfie and youcan'bl get the thing to turn around. how many likes have you gotten, ryan? >> the story on my instagram has gotten 60,000s. and i'm up to 12,000 followers now. >> he's flying his patriots shirt. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> sheinelle has "pop start." >> a lot of super bowl in "pop
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start." jennifer lawrence was high in the sky and felt the game day spirit. she grabbed the intercom. it's super bowl sunday. we know what that means. can i please just get a fly, eagles, fly. fly, eagles fly. fly, eagles, fly. fly, eagles, y. there's a colonial woman on the plane. >> ri into thethe flight attende the control back. there were some fans there. >> maybe in coach. next up,ve is praising pink for her rendition of the national anthem. she announced she was having a difficult time rehearsing while battling the flu. it appears she was trying to kick it as she pulled out a
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throat losenge as she started to perform. but she nailed it. let's take a look. ♪ and the home of the brave >> what throat losenge is that? i want that one. she says that was the biggest honor of her life. gisele bundchen sipping on red wine. she was having some wine. and the tweets started pouring in. one said, giselle bundchen chugging a glass of wine is the only super bowl moment i understand. was that vegan, all-natural, sustainibly grass-fed wine? she was a good sport and congratulated the eagles players afterwards. and kylie jenner's big announcement. it might have gottelost on the
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super bowl madness. kylie announced the birth of her daughter. she decided to keep her pregnancy private, including this video, that documents what the past nine months have been like. we get a glimpse of her daughter that was born on february 1st. no news on the name yet. congratulations goes out to her. >> "pop start" had everything. and "daly click" is pretty good. eagles fan, haley parks, had her wisdom teeth removed, she had a specific concern. >> i missed the super bowl? >> no. you didn't miss the super bowl. >> are you sure? i want the eagles to win so bad. >> who do you want to win? >> the eagles to win so bad. >> can i go? >> we don't have money for a ticket.
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but i'm sure they know you're rooting for them. >> no, the don't. >> haley's surgery was days before the super bowl. but after her video went viral, the eagles gaveed her view fm stadium saying, god bless america and go, birds. >> you feel that. >> if i'm haley, i'm mad at who took that video. >> she went to the super bowl. just ahead, olympic heroes, where are they now? we're going to catch up with dan jansen. and what could be the answer to an ancient mystery tied we're going to reveal that mystery.
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10 news starts now. >> good morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's a few minutes before 8:30 on this monday. we are waking up winners, and to a pretty decent forecast. meteorologist bill henley is tracking it all. what are you seeing, bill? >> lots of sunshine and a healthy dose of wind, too, blowing a few clouds past us, also making it feel very cold. those gusty winds could peak at 30 miles per hour this afternoon. so temperatures are in the 30s right now. philadelphia, delaware, the suburbs might see a few slippery spot ose areas that didn't dry out overnight, and l wou for. teens right now in pottstown and feels like 29 degrees in philadelphia. and 20s across delaware and south jersey, too. >> jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the roads. >> rosemary, watching 295 because of a crash on the northbound side right near route 33. so in hamilton, approaching the trenton area, traffic stop and go for the last hour.
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also watching -- this is the schuylkill expressway, huge de r a bridge between schoolhouse lane and hearns lane. >> the eagles are super bowl am today we find out about their flight home from minneapolis and plans for the victory parade in philadelphia. nb will carry a news conference with nbc nick foles and head coach pederson live this morning at 9:30. i'm rosemary connors. the "today" show continues in a few moments. at 9:30, we have the news conference live. have a good one. go, birds.
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hey, everybody. welcome back. it is 8:30 on this monday morning, february 5th. and we have a great, wonderful crowd outside today. and i've got a crowd moment i think you're going to love. >> okay. >> we hav a principal here from highland school in queens. her name is rob corn. where is rob corn? robin has come to the plaza with her kids every year for ten years. >> yay. >> you have an announcement to i d i're >> she is retiring. we thought it might be nice if you and all your kids, sinceyou
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years, came inside and got a little behind-the-scenes tour. would you like that? >> thank you. >> we're going to ga little tou. kevin is going to take you. are y'all excited? >> that's a yes. >> congratulations. >> i'll have what they're having. >> how much is about you and hoda and how much about the temperature? the winter olympics begin on thursday. and we're going to catch up with stars from olympics past. we start with speed skater dan jansen. what an epic story he had. we catch up with him. an h mystery. who was king tut's mother? we have something remarkable to show you. >> i'll bet that's hoda under there. she's our and natalie caught up with
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clint eastwood and the unlikely stars of his new film, "the 15:17 to paris." the real-life heros that inspired the is in the house. >> imagine finding out a secret about your motherhe you for your entire life. she kept it for another 17 years. but shis her entire life and her identity. that, plus one visit to the kitchen, threels for week. how about a check today. of the weather? >> you're my egyptian queen. >> he loves his joke. >>2018, it's 3 degrees right now. at 10:30 in the evening. at the forecast, oh, boy. you can see, it actually warms up friday. 34 d for
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opening ceremonies. it's going down to about 18 bcold.. we're going to have a good time. haat's wt's going on around good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. we will celebrate with sunshine tobut you may need several cold winds blowing will make it feeles in the 20s, even this afternoon. actual temperature, warms to 35 des. it is right now in philadelphia. the suburbs stay below fezing at 31 degrees. you'll see lots of sunshine in new jersey, just a few passing clouds this30 in the lehigh val. >> it's your 42nd dbi >> it's also national weatherman day, too savannah? >> all right, al. thank you s much. the winter olympics get under way on thursday. just a few days away now.
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we have a special olympic edition of our series "where are they now?" red our catching up with our hearts. >> we're starting with dan jansen. his story is about so much more than a quest for gold. his legendary moment showed the do you think you knew somewhere in you that you had a gold medal? >> i knew i was capable of that gold medal. >> reporter: dan jansen's journey to gold spanned four olympics and many disappointments. he finally fulfilled his quest for gold in the last olympic career, 1994, in the games in lillehammer, norway. 24 years since you won gold. can you believe that much time has passed? >> i can't. >> but we all remember it.
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we remember that moment. do you remember what it felt like to be in that moment? >> i do. the emotions i felt when i crossed the finish line. >> reporter: it was not an easy in his last inish line. three olympics. 1988, on the eve of his event in calgary, his sister, jane, died of leukemia. >> i said, i was going to win for you. obviously, i didn't. i won for her eventually. i was ready and physically there. but mentally, i wasn't. >> it was such a hard day. you know, mysister's death and everything in the same day. >> reporter: four years in albertville, france, once again, determined to win for his sister, dan stumbled in both races and failed to medal. >> there's a little embarrassment as an athlete. it hurts when things don't the way they should. it stopped being a gold
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i really want to get there and sort of proveo myself that i can do this. >> reporter: all eyes were on jansen in lillehammer. he was the fastest man in the world on skates. but slipped in the 500-meter race. >> i have never given up before. i'm not about to do it now. i still have another chance. >> reporter: his perseverance paid off. four days later, he finally clinched gold in the 1,000 meters. >> i remember it physically inside. i can almost feel it, how good it felt, crossing the line. >> reporter: programs the most emotional victory of the games in 1994. they say your name. and you climb that podium. and that look you have like, hey, i'm finally here. >> finally is right. to this day, i don't think i've ever felt so patriotic. i was so happy for my family they were going to be able to celebrate. to jane, i looked up and i gave her a little salute.
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>> reporter: a salute to his beloved sister, who he honor wi foundation. and his annual charity golf event, helping families affected by cancer. your sister, jane, is as much a part of this story in a lot of ways as you are. >> when people say, your story and so much courage. i'm thinking, that's nothing compared to what she had. >> reporter: dan's eldest daughter is named jane after the sister he lost, who he proudly carried in an unforgettable victory lap in lillehammer. >> totally unplanned. but it began with sister jane and ending with daughter jane. amazing memories. >> i loved chatting with him. i loved reliving those moments and what an olympic spirit. can you four times. saying, i'll do it again. i'll do it again. i'll do it again. >> that makes the olympics so special, right?
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after death, she was erased, her mummy gone. >> this is theos image. >> reporter: josh gates, archaeologist and adventure, was ho hooked. traveling to egypt for unknown for answers. the first from king tut, a mummy moans the younger lady, now, in a corne museum. in 2010, dna tests prove ed she was king tut's mother. was she amistress or a wife? or was she the miss iing nefertiti. they used high-tech imaging to scan the younger lady's head for the first time, creating an exact replica, the basis for a forens reconstruction. >> this sad, mutilated face, you
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can't really visualize as a living, breathing woman. >> it's hard to see people in the past. it's harder to see women because they're framed by men. this is an opportunity to see a real won, a real powerful woman, from history, brought back to life. >> reporter: enter elizabeth danes, the artist behind this reconstruction of king tut, and now, his mother. the toughest job yet, building a face with coveredey missing w. three months later, the younger lady has a face. >> i'm dying to meet her. >> to be able to come face-to-face with a living woman will be thrilling. >> reporter: a face, just maybe, to help solve an ancient mystery of the legendary extraordinary nefertiti. for "today," kelly cobiella, nbc news. >> josh is with us with his little friend here. what was the inspiration for
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doing this? >> nefertiti is remembered as the most beautiful woman of the ancient world. she was a substantial leader. she was a pharaoh. and i think it's time to identify her to figure out who she really was. we know her from a famous bust in berlin that everyone remembers her from. that's an i'didolized image. we wan could this be the real nefertiti. >> you think this is and reconstruction artists. it was given to a forensics team this is extremely accurate. the big reveal. >> one, two, three. >> wow. >> there she is. >> that's intense. >> she is. >> how do you reconstruct? how accurate do you think this is? >> i think it's extremely accurate to the mummy. the forensics artists are good
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at looking at the tissue, the depth and muscle and all of that. we're looking at king tut's mother. >> we don't know if it's nefertiti. we know that his father was married to nefertiti. the encouraging thing for me, when you look at the known images of nefertiti that we have, like the berlin bust, there's amazing similarities here. >> a lot of people get the necklaces, they sell them everywhere in cairo. >> the berlin bust is the idolized image. this is a real woman. and when we look at this reconstructedbust, we see one who is substantial and whose mummy was cast off. and now, we can see her restored, have her dignity restored anyway. >> that was cool. archaeological feat, as well. really cool. >> we're going to find out more about this on "expedition
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clint eastwood is known for celebrating american heros in his movies. the latest is no exception. >> it is. but there's a big twist in this movie. "the 15:17 toparis." eastwood cast the heroes that perience an natalie morales sat down all of them. >> reporter: it's as real as a movie can get. "the 15:17 to paris" tells the ue story of three vacationing americans who risked their lives
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to stop a gun-wielding terrorist on a train in 2017. and directing this thrill ride -- clint, can you do that for us? five-time oscar winner, clint eastwood. he cast the real heroes to play themselves in the film. >> they knew all the parts. they knew the dialogue. wor actors and i was interviewing really good risky. kept thinking, i and i imagine the studios were like, what? >> they weren't enthuastic at the ginning. >> reporter: when you getlint t, was from a moment of panic? >> when he penaltied the idea to us, we didn't understand. wee confused. oh, he's asking us to play ourselves.
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we lookeach eher and were like, oh, we're doing this. >> reporter: had you been in like a high school production? a play? zero acting. nothing. ♪ >> reporter: we caught up with clint and the guys at his mission ranch in caramel, california. interview you, the story is, he's under budget or on time or earlier. >> don't tel anybody that. a reporter: he 15:17 t bookhe three heroes. it tells their life stories from childhood best friends to their tours in the military, all leading up to that fateful day. it seems like, having watched the film, your whole lives prepared you for that moment. >> we spent our whole lives training for this without knowing it. >> reporter: before working with clint, what were your impressions of him? you had seen the dirty harry movies and the other movies. >> he was an icon. we went into it intedimidat
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thinngd this intense environment. >> reporter: were you expecting the dirty harry scowl? >> when are we going to piss him off? >> we didn't want to catch that look, no matter what. we made sure every day to come in prepared. and he made the whole environment chill. it was like fun to work in. >> reporter: it seems like you have a fascination with american heroes. "the american sniper." "sully." >> brace for imacpact. >> reporter: now, this movie. >> these guys are the real deal. this guy had ammunition to take out 300 people. >> reporter: real-life heroes. now, hollywood heartthrobs. we have to talk about the ladies situation. now that you're big stars in a movie, girlfriends? >>. girlfriend? >> i'm dating somebody. >> reporter: do you have advice for them on how todle ts lives?
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>> you keep asking the wrong person. >> reporter: i don't want to give away your age. but 87 now. and yet, you still have projects going. i think youth keeps you even younger, though, right? having guys like these around? >> yeah. when you're 87, almost everybody you're working with is younger. so, you just kind of think that's a goo influence on you. but the main thing is, you enjoy life and the circumstances that happen with life. >> reporter: so, no talk of retirement at all. >> no. not really. why would i retire when i'm just getting near t >> that was awesome. >> i love nat. i'm not going to mention your age but 87. he looks great. "the 15:17 to paris" hits we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. > we're ba.
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a great batch of folks for us. happy 100 birthday of jeanne grimm. she enjoys a crossword puzzle every morning. essie is celebra years. she's a retired nurse from virginia. happy 101st birthday to charles roberts, a huge cardinals f frome, illinois. at ally had the honor of a cardinals' game. zita rae is 10 clin barbe i 0. hohoda, he is a die-hard saints fan from new orleans. aen ove is air.
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and bonnie holland. they were high school sweethearts from gig washington. they say the secret to a long and happy mahumor. there you go. you know somebody w celebrating, go to today.com/celebrates a picture. a lot coming up at 10:00 with kathilee. we're going talk to dillon scott. how about the orange room? u guys having fun? >> yeah. >> enjoying the behind-the-scenes tour? >> you have a great teacher. happy nbc 10 news starts now.
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ooorning. what a good morning it is. just a few minutes before 9:00 on this monday after the super bowl. i'm rosemary connors. meteorologist bill henley is also with us, track a a chilly forecast. >> yeah, it's windy, it's cold, but it feels great, doesn't it? >> it does. >> we've got sunshine. what a great day. it's going to be a beautiful, sunny day. but you have to deal with the winds gusting to 32 miles per hour in wilmington. so that's mgs in the 30ss feel much colder this morning. feels like it's in the teens for pottstown, allentown and reading. just dropped to 15 now. 24, feels-le tempature in philadelphia. the cold winds blowing through the day. rosemary? >> everything feels better when you're winning, especially heading into the morningush. we're keeping an eye on the roads. >> everything got easier today, right? we'll sit in traffie. 95, guys, watching cameras
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around the southbound side at route 320. just after the blue route, seeing delays approachi scene, p on the new jersey turnpike, northbound side atou 541. rosemary. >> just because we can, we've got to say it, philadphia, the eagles, ar today we find out about the team's flight home from minneapolis and then plans for the victory parade through philadelphia. nbc 10 will carry a news conference later on this morning with nick foles and head coach doug pederson around 9:30. we're likely to see more of this today. eagles fans trying to snap up a piece of that super bowl championship win. sporting goods stores stocking up on hats and towels. use the hash tag we won it when you post photos and videos. go to the nbc app for continuing coverage and to hear more from players and fans. i'm rosemary connors. again, we'll see you back here at 9:30.
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1, 2, 3, push! easy! easy! easy! (horn honking) alright! alright! we've all got places to go! we've all got places to go! washington crossing the delaware turnpike? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money sean saved by switching to geico. big man with a horn. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. [ applause ] good morning, everybody. happy monday.welcome, everybody. i'm megyn kelly. how are you doing today? doing all right? you feeling a little bleery-eyed like me? they are in philadelphia where much of the city was awake most of the night celebrating after
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