good morning, all good morning. all eyes on atlanta. >> so excited! >> the super bowl host city gearing up for the biggest game of the year, security tight. the patriots and rams putting in final preparation while maroon 5 lookso headff the controversy swirling around the half-time >>performance. 'm not in the right profession if i can't handle a littlers contro >> this morning al and craig are live in atlanta with the super ldze, super bowl pep rally. record . >> i've been here all my lifes noth cold as this. >> that brutal stretch of freezing weather claims at least 12 lives and shatters records in more than 160 places. but hold on for one more day.wa

the rmup is coming. on therecord. in a new interview overnight, president trump ss he'll build ar b wall without congressional approval saying he's all but given up. >> i think it's the waste of time. new catholic church scandal. >> fills me with both shame and sorrow. >> officials releaam the n of hundreds of priests and others credibly accused of abusing children over the past eight decades. demanding justice. fami of "empire" starpeaking t for the first time after new questions swirl around the actor and the alleged incident. counting down the days. hoda reaches day eight of her ten-day challenge while j. lo completes her journey and celebrates with a fabulous feast and a-rod. we'll check in with the superstar live as we help push hoda across the finish line today friday, february 1st, 2 9

2019. >> announcer: rom nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio in rockefeller plaza. in >> hi, good moand welcome to "today." it's friday morning. how does that sound? >> friday sounds awesome.da super bowl s sounds even better. i'm going to plant my face into a bowl of onion dip. >> al and craig are down in atlanta with proves, of course, when you care, your send your vebest. they're having a big pep rally to get everyone excited. good morning. >> good morning, ladies. >> this is very exciting. >> this is exciting. >> we've got their f male cheerleader this the super bowl ever with the rams. pat the patriot, come on over. >> rampage is here. >> we've got about a million people who have descended ona

atlaor super bowl liii on the field. should be a fantastic game.u' got the new england patriots in another super bowl. tom brady going for another ring. then you've got theams trinidad and tobago to unseat arguably the f greatesttball dynasty in our life times. off the fiel everything ready. on the field, teams should be ready. meanwhile this morning, there iy controves we are just a few hours away from super bowl liii. this morning the fans -- >> so excited. >> the favorites. >> i've still got a little playing left. we'll figured out what happens after that >> and the fman. >> i'm not in the rig profession if i can't handle a little controversy. >> adam leave veenut speaking about the criticism the ban has laceived for agreeing to in the half-time show after other

acts declined in a show of support for colin kaepernick. >> we expected it. we'd like to move on from it. >> the nfl working with players to address the controversy. some forming a group called the players coalition, workingth wi league in a campaign called inspire change. >> when we all work together to create change, it happens. >> while all eyes will on whether the band addresses the controversy at half-time, the real star are theplayers. >> there's been a lot of work and effort overs the yea to get where i am now. >> 41-year-old tom brady looking to win an edunprted sixth range and become the oldest quarterback to ever win a super bowl. as for the rams, 24-year-old star quarterback jared goff playing in his first ever sup goff saying he doesn't mind being called the other quarterback. we're excited. if we can come away with a win, it would be huge. >> off the field, a show of force across atlanta. thousands of officers from 50

different agencies patrolling around the clock as the biggest d most-watched game of the year gs set to kick off. >> craig, you've covered a lot of super bowls.e they're lchildren. each one is different and you love them equally. >> each one is different. one thing that atlanta has done really well, and indianapolis did the same thing, the to keep a lot of the action fairly centralized. a lot of the activities, even the stadiumn itself wit walking distance to most of the major hotels, the convention center as well. that always helps i find. you've got a lot of folks that can enjoy all the city has to offer. as you know, they roll out the red carpet and can roll right er to the gate. pats favored by three or four. bu sean mcvay, the quarterback for the rams, 32 years old. up would be the youngest ever to win a bowl. there's so many story lines to follow this weekend. >>guys, always do live shots

with two mascots like book ends. >> that's what we do. >> by the way,ot we've surprises coming up later. guess who is going to be joining us, hoda kotb? >> i have a guess. i kind of might shknow. l we say it together. drew ees. >> dre brees. rio- twsecond satellite delay. >> that's t. by the way, stay tuned, craig and i, beluga whale, need we say more? >> no. we've got to see that. >> thank you. now to the angerous deep freeze that finally appears to be coming to an end, but not before smashing records, causing disruptions all across the country. dylan os justside our doors with the very latest. >> good morning, guys. for the first time since monday, i am nottanding outside in windchills below zero. it feels like 2 right now here in new york city. but millions of people from the

midwest to thee northeast h been stuck in the grips of this icy polar vortex. it'she reason behind the bone-chilling dangerous cold. flight disruptions and at least 12 deaths. this morning frozen sosolid. 120 million americans emerging from another day of icy misery. >> it's crazy. right now i'd just fd anyplace to hide. it's too cold. >> it's so, so cold. >> i've been here all my life. nothing as cold as this. >> reporter: in iowa, firefighters battling ice asre much as . in illinois, a new state the city of mt. carroll plunging to 38 below. in ohio a terrifying wipeout and near miss on a frozen bridge. now blamed for as many as 12 fatalities. at chicago's crippled airport,es bursting pipreaking havoc. more than 6,000 airport delays

ursday as theold moved east. in new york, heavy lake-effect snow near buffa sding tractor trailers off the road, while at new jersey's pattersonk waterfalls more frozen than falling. but the polar vortex not freezing out se fun, from souped-up hair to something really super, this frozen tom brady jersey. and light poles appearing to shiver. hope ford, the week surge of warmer air set to bring relief. chicago will see nearly a 100-degree jump from a real feel of negative 52 in the week to an actual balmy 46 on saturday, a winter whiplash in a record setting rebound across the midwest and northeast. it's not just chicago w whol see that wild temperature swing. in fact, 90% of thel country w have temperatures above average starting tomorrow. guys, i don't want to get your hopes up, but there's the chance it mightit 60 here in new york

on tuesday. >> are you kidding me? >> wow. >> if you don't like the weather, wait a minute. it's happening. >> dylan, thank you. al will have more on the weekend warmup in a bit. breaking overnight, the president trump speaking out in a wide-ranging new interview and raising eyebrows with what he's sa about the border wall battle and the mueller investigation.r peexander is on it from the white house. >> good morning to you. in the new interview, president trump says he's basically given up on negotiating with congress over his border wa, insisting he will build it on his own, two weeks before the next funding deadline. despite his intelligence chiefs this week contradicting him on several key world views, the president claims they are very much inen agre with congress struggling to come up with a deal, overnight in an interview with "the new york times," president trump dismissed the border wall talks. >> i think it's a waste of r ti. orter: and blasting the new house speaker.

>> i think nancy pelosi is hurting o country very badly by doing what she's doing. and ultimately, i thi i've set the table very >> reporter: the president adding he'd likely take action on his own when discussions ende in two s, but not saying directly whether he will declare a national emergency to build the wall. meanwhile, president trump is denying he's at odds with his intelligence chiefs, this morning trying to project unity, posting this photo inside his oval office meeting including cia director gina haspel and director of national intelligence dan coates tweeting, we're all on the same page. it comes a day after he dismissed hand-picked de intelligence l as passive and naive, suggesting they should go back to school after they publicly contradicted him on aers of foreign policy flash points. the president now blaming his favorite target suggesting the intel chiefs were mischaracterized by the media. >> they wereal t misquoted and it was taken out of context.

what i do is i'd suggest you call them. they sai it was fake news. >> reporter: president trump failing to note their congressiona testimony was public. his comments a rapid reversal from hours earlier. >> i disagree with several things that they hisaid. i i'm right. time will prove that. time will provee right probably. >> reporter: cia andec dirtor of national intelligence's office declining our request for intelligence officials speaking on condition of anonymity say they're baffled by the president's claim. they did not object to coverage the hearing where they carefully described assessments that support the presidt's views on topics like iranian aggression. and others that conflict, like the president's argument that north korea is no longer a nuclear threat. >> the regime is committed to declaring a nuclear armed dessile. >> reporter: pre trump proclaimed the iran deal is failing. d the president recently claimed isis has been defeated

in syria. >> is is intent on resurging and still commands thousands of fighters in iraq and syria. >> reporter: new this morning, w jersey santa ana tore cory booker is officially launching his campaign for presiden the former newark, new jersey, mayor heads to iowa next weekend and then south carolina and new hampshire to begin hisai ca. savannah and hoda. >> pete, thank you. also this morning, a new scandal for the catholic church. officials in texas publicly identifying hundreds of clergy nd others accused of sexual abuse. nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. the child sexual abuse scandal in the catholic church has been unraveling for nearly two decades. this morning the revelations keep coming, this time in texas where diocesenareleased the

s of priests and others accusing them of crimes against children. >> today is a difficult day for the church in the state of texas. >> reporter: according to reports from diocese across the state of texas, nearly 300 priest and others in the church have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children for more than 70 kbreers. t failure to protect our most vulnerable from abuse a hold accountable those who preyed on them fills me with both shame and sorrow. >> reporter: cardinal daniel dinardo runs the archdiocese of gal f ton houston where 40 priests were named, he's also president of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops it. >> we publish it for the gospel. publish it because of the young people who were harmed. the church is indeed wounded badly by this. >> reporter: most of the cases will never result in criminal

charges because many of the priests are dead. for one of the accusers, allegedly abused by a dallas priest on the archdiocese list. >> this institution has shown it cannt police itself and t it can't do the right thing. >> reporter: the voluntaryf publicationhe names in texas comes six months after an n plosive grand jury report pennsylvania revealed at least 300 priests molested more than 1,000 children in the state since the 50s. that report accusing the church ofg protectts own over the most vulnerable. >> we should emphasize that while the list of priests is long, we don't think wm got t all. >> reporter: since then dozens of diocese have voluntarily released lists of accused priests. as the church faces an increasing number of criminal investigations into its handling of sexual miss won duct, thes vatican iet to hold a summit in february onishe sue, to

the church ders in on how to investigate and be sensitive to victims. on itslight back to rome from panama, pope francis spoke about the issue. it's a human oblem, he id. by making bishops aware, they can prevent the tragedy of abuse. the church says it relied on retired police officers nd federal investigators to substantiate the determine whether or not they were credible. >> stephanie, thank you very much. >> disturbing stuff. lots to get to this morning, including the family of jussie smollett speaking out since he was reportedly attacked on the streets of icago. nbc's ron mott has the latest on it. good morning. >> good morning to you. jussie smollett's family is supporting his claims of being assaulted inag downtown ch meantime, police say they continueo investigate looking for corroborating evidence of an attack. >> chicago police have not yet been able to locate these people

of interest captured on surveillance cameras early tuesday morning in thein vy of the reported attack on "empire" star jussie smollett. his family speaking out on what they're calling a racial and homophobic hate crime. jussie has told police everything from the very beginning. his tore story hasev changed. president commenting for the first time. >> i think is rrible. >> reporter: chicago police who have not spoken on camera about the iident say they have no independent evidence to corroborate the attack.ol smollett tolde he went to a subway restaurant a few blocks from his apartment buildinde video ee supports. that wean 1:30 and 1:45 a.m. twf people interest were seen re. police say smollett said the assault happened around 2:00 a.m., neare the entranc smollett used to get back in the building. here is the door. a secamity cera right there on

that wall, aon s camera onpo across the street. >> officials say the actor's manager, brandon moore, told them he was on the phone and heard the attackers say this is maga country. when police asked smollett to let them examine his phone, police say the actorde ined. police have reviewed more than 20 cameras near this location. ♪ >> reporter: smollett, who is also a musician has a concert schetled for saturday night a club in los angeles. chicago police tell us they have not received any tips about those two people of interest in the twohotos they've released. savannah? >> ron mott, thank you. we'llurn now and get a check of the weather. mr. rokerown in atlanta. hey, al. >> hey. good morning, gals. we've got all the lovely folks from the patriots, the rams and a great crowd gathered here in

centennial park. let's look at the temperatures. 30 degrees here in atlanta. th're all warmed up,ired up. you can see right now we have a dangerous windchill stretching a from minneso the way into new england. 14 million people. right n thosetemperatures, while still chilly, nowhere near as bad as they were 72 hours ago. windchill of 13 below in te roch 13 in salisbury, lexington 28. chicago minus 6. look at the temperature difference in the last 24 hours. 26 degrees warmer inic o, 24 degrees warmer in minneapolis, 8 degrees warmer in new yorkom here the warmup 689 that. looking at warmer temperatures on saturday. minneapolis 36,t. louis 60, huntsville will be 64. as we get to sunday, boom. atlanta 60, whington 55, chicago 41,ansas city 64 degrees. that's what's going on. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. light snow falling across most of the area. the ground is more than cold enough to supportit. everything that falls will be able to stick right away. winter weather advisory has been issued for the d.c. area and points north and west for the rest of the day. temperatures in the teens to around 20 now. your temperatures will stay below freezing all d today. how much snow? maybe just enough to whiten the ground and potenally an inch

or two around the city, more in northern maryland. weather.s your look at it's a pep rally. give a short chr. >> p-a-t-s, g let's pats. >> give us a cheer. >> yeah! >> the rams need warmer jackets. coming up, facing the music. we'll hear from adam levine plus national anthem singer gladys knight on the controversy surrounding their super bowl remilies. the billionai familyrender fi accused of profiting from america's opioid crisis. first on a f morning, this is "today" on nbc.

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morning everybody. light snow coming down across much of the area. the ground is frozen solid. everything is sticking right away. great pictures on twitter. winter weather advisory for the rest of the day. snow,ng coao maybe as much of an inch or two around the city. likely to have two inches or more aroun northern maryland. a wig warmup over the weekend.

50-degree wether in t for super bowl sunday. >> sounds good, chuck. thank you. anothe local news update in about 25 minutes. ak back to the "today" show after this short b have a great day.

oh, s. 7:230 on a friday morning. it's february 1st, 2019. you're looking at the hype for super bowl liii building in atlanta. al and craig are there. they'll add to that excitement. we're talking about a huge pep rally in centennial olympic park. >> they areready. ga faces are on. of course the big game just two days away. fans from across the country arn po into atlanta. security officials taking unprecedented steps to keepod ever safe. on the ground, thousands ofm officers f 50 different agencies are patrolling around the clock in the sk helicopters, f-16 fighter jets, making sure the a areaund the stadium is safe. more than 10,000 cameras were

installed, also, teep a close eye on the crowds. a drug-sniffing dog is credited for the largest seizure of fentanyl in u.s. history, 254 pounds of the drug hidden t in floor compartment of a truck loaded with cucumbers. they wer e trying toer the u.s. through the border checkpoint in arizona. officials valued the drugs at $3.5 million. fentanyl is the synthetic obloid ed for the majority of ov overdose deaths. check it out. you can see 57-year-old alexander goldinski throw ice on the floor in the kitchen area of the workplace. moments later, he stops, looks around and slowly falls to the floor. officials say he waited on the ground until he was discovered. he will face a judge next week.

two -- >> submitted wit >> yes, exactly. >> two of the performers you'll see during the super bowl are addressing critics who feel like they should not take the stage because of how the nfl handled the colin kaepernick controversy. craig is in atlanta covering that part of the story. >> good morning to you guys again. performing at the super bowl for i perform typically one of the most sought after gigs, but this year was a little different. adam levine and gladys knight faced a fair amount of criticism for their decision to accept the invitation to perform and this morningoth are speaking out. with millions of people watching around the world, the super bowl half-time show is one of the biggest stages for a performer. but this year, the tune has changed. ♪

>> reporter: half-time headline erma rea 5 on defense before taking the stage. >> i'm not in the right profession if can't handl a little controversy. it's what it is. it.expected we'd like to move on from it. like i said earlier, speak through the music. >> lead singer ada levine hinting tontertainment tonight they may have a surpris up their sleeve. >> what do you say to the folks who say that they jus want to be heard and how will your ormance do that? >> they will be. that's all i'm gng to say. i don't want to spoil anything. >> rihanna and cardi b turned down the gig to show support for quarterbackolin kaepernick who started the protest against police brutality and racial injustice by taking a knee in 2016. the backlash against maroon 5 for accepting a dream job has been intense.rm pink floyd basis roger

waters urgg the band to kneel in solidarity with kaepernick on sunday. an online petition asking them to drop out getting more than 113,000 signatures. earlier this week, more criticism after the nfl announced maroon 5 would not participate in the traditional press conference that the artistse usually part in, instead releasing behind the scenes videos and photos. e wanted saying they would donate $500,000 to big brothers and big sisters. atlanta native gladys knight facing similar criticism after agreeing to sing the national anthem. >>everybody's got their opinion about whatever it is. t once we get into that love thing, it all just comes gether and goes wherever and we end up clapping and having a good time.ep >> rter: kaepernick has gone unsigned since the 2016 season and is currently suing the nfl for collusion. his attorne telling me this about the super bowl performers. >> they're crossing a

intellectual picket line. they're saying to themselves, i care more about my career than i do about whether what i'm doing is right. >> reporter: issues off the field now crowding the stage come sunday. gladys knight, the empress of soul. i asked about theio n that mark geragos posed yesterday, crossing t intellectual picket line by performing. she didn't see it that way. usband gave n her her the news -- also her manager. when her husband said, gladys,a they you to sing the national anthem, she wrestled with it but uimatelyecided by singing the national anthem, she could use this as an opportunity toeo bringe together. at one point yesterday she actually seemed on the verge of getting emotional talking about how much she loved america and how she's been singing the national anthem since she was 4 or 5 years old, and when it's time to say the pledge of allegiance, she feels something. it was a fascinating

conversation. gladys knight said that not only is s ready to sing the national anthem on sunday, she's excited about it. she's aware of the iticism. but it really hasn't phased her a whole lot? >> what's interesting, to aig, she was talking about how she's been in the forefront of movement. rights i loved her statement. she said, from walking back hallways, marching with social leaders, using myoice for good, i've been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions. hats off to gladys. craig, thank you. thank you. now swing that camera over and hit it. it's al's turn in atlanta weh weather. good morning. >> r iorter: this a big-time -- we've got two cameras, not just one. we've got all these great folks, patriots fans hanging out. we've got some rams fans, too. let's show you what going on as far as your weather is concerned. we start off out west athis

hour. it's their turn in the barrel as far as getting some rough weather. we're talking about heavy showers, thunderstorms, making their way in fromhe pacific northwest. secondary system comes in late tonight into tomorrow, bringing heavy rain. building the snow pac up in th mountains. could be mudslides. watching for a lot of rainfall from san francisco down to southern california. we could be looking at four to seven inches of rain in the a mountain foothills. we'll be watching that extremely carefully. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, everybody. cloudy skies and falling across the area. had quite a few people send pictures of snow sticking to the ground right away. not apr se m ng a willer stay below freing all day. whatever comes down will stick. winter weather advisory for thet d.c. area and points north and west. snowfall amounts, not a cripng blizzard, but certainly enough to coat the ground, maybe anr

inch potentially two across the city. two or three acros northern maryland. guys, this is anre extly friendly crowd. they've bonded with our camera guy, kevin. they're all going, kevin, over here. just so you can see, this is kevin. >> hi kevin! >> kevin, over here.vi >> go with your fans. camerar is holding the >> you're a little out of focus, al. >> i love it. >> thank you. justahead, all the inspiration, hoda,ou need to get across the finish line. you're on day eight. j. lo has finished her no sugar, no carb challenge. plus, a and craig's great adventure in atlanta. wait until you see what these two have been up to. saving the best for last? we think so maybe. we're capping off our week of per bowl commercials. this reveal you do not want to

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g>> coming comin up, when will it end? more than 100 million people have felt the sting of recordin g low temperatures from that deadly polarvortex. right now, i'd find anyplace to hide. it's too cold. >> al says relief is finally on the way. his forecast for theeekend st ahead. theng mak a splash. we'll check in with al and craig as they take on atlanta ahead of super bowl sunday. >> hello. who do you think is going to win the super bowl serby? >> pats or rams? >> whoa. is that a rams pick? >> i think it's api rams ck. >> a live interview with nfl star drew brees, how hins feelg aut watching the big

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>> we have a real teen scene ou. ther i counted three teenage birthdays out there on the plaza. >> we know roker anderaig hav a big crowd in atlanta.av we a nice hearty crowd here, too. >> hearty is the word. >> keep those mytodayplaza messages cong. t it on twitter, on insta. #mytodayplaza. >> every time we see them, we , ah. >> she says that when she sees this live shot. it's drew bree >> oh, look at drew. >> joining us live fm atlant >> look at this man. just look at him. drew, we're going to talk to you just a bit. >> if we haven't creeped you out. let's get right to the news at 8:00. it's the buildup to super bowl liii getting louder and more intense. craig is in atlanta taking it all in. good morning. >> savannah, good morning to yo the city of atlanta appears to be ready for super bowl liii.

thousands of officers f m some 50 separate agencies are patrolling around the clock on the ground, in the air. f-16 jets, has become the norm here, also patrolling in the sky. some 10,000 security cameras are being usedo keep mor than a million fans safe. that's the number expected to descend on the capital of t south for the super bowl. meanwhile, on the field, the players appear to be ready as well. of course, tom brady going for a record sixth championshipring. jared goff, the young upstart looking to unseat a dynasty. you've got bill belichick taking on sean mcvay. sean mcvay, the coach of theou rams, be the youngest coach to ever win a super bowl. so many story lines. we should also point out that both of these teams by super bowl standards are also relatively healthy as well. s so wuld have a good game

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the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. and welcome back to atlanta. just a few hours away from super bowl liii. look who we have here. drew brees, super bowl championship winning quarterback. always good to see you, my friend. how are you? >> thank yo you, too. >> thanks for combyg >> thank you. >> let's talk about what everybody has been tal bng about, twn call from the c championship game. we heard from your coach yesterday. sean payton said he had been trying to get over it by watching netflix and eating a bunch of ice cream. there's the call that was missed -- actually two calls, not just the pass interference but the helmet-to-helmet. how has drew brees been getting

over that and what have you been telling who dat nation? >> listen, it's been difficult. that was a heartbreaking loss. obviously we all had the pectation that we would be here and obviously worked so hard for it. you have to worry about the things you can control. obviously that's something we don't control. we would like for that call to have been made, but it wasn't. as we think abo and look forward to next season, i love our team, and i love the opportunity that we have. i think we have the best fansntn the c and in all of sports. i think their passion and emotion was cerinly felt after that game over the last week and a half. at the end of thday, we're such a tight-knit family, the who dat nation. there's lots of gd times ahead. >> speaking of who dat nation, i have one of your m loyalbers with me as well. >> that's right. >> one hoda kotb, favorite daughter of new orleans.s hodaack in new york with

savannah and carson. >> hey, drew, how a you? >> good morning. i'm doing all right. >> i feel your pain my heartbreaks every time i see that repeat. i wish i didn't have to see it over and over and over again. but drew, do you think that roger goodell did enough to kind of apologize for what went down on that day? >> i think it would have been niceead he c out on monday or tuesday after the game and addressed it immehiately. i he basically waited until he absolutely hado which was at his annual super bowl press conference. i don't really think he said much during most of that press conference. at the end of the day, again, for us as players, we worry about the things we can control. you understand that officials have a very tough job and there's a lot of calls that are made and not made throu course of a game. it's tough when something that meaninul happens at t end of the nfc championship gamear tha ably would have sent us to the super bowl and the call

wasn't made. we don't control that. we control things t before and after that play that might have allowed us the opportunity to be planghere. unfortunately we're not here. >> drew, one of the things that i guess happened after play, you sat with your family, your kids. i'm sure you had a chat about it. this had to be in some way a teachable moment. what d you say tour kids after this? >> you know, that's a great question. they were sobbing crying, i think like a lot of people were. i think you tell them, again,e there ome things that happen throughout the course of your career or in sports or in life that don't go your way, but you just continue to work, t contin strive. you continue to stay very, very positive. you know if you continue totho gs the right way, good things will happen. >> drew, carson daly here,ra co on a great season. >> thank you. >> sometimes life is bigger than even the big game this weekend. you were part of that earlier this week when you met a real

life hero sergeant patrick gray. lifelongaints fans. you gave them tickets to the super bowl. ikat was that moment for you? >> that's an incredible moment. i have such a profound respect for our military, theri sces they make on a daily basis. every chance thato we get be around them, to meet their families and then to give them an opportuni like this where father-son get to share in a realpeal super bowl moment together. they were saints fans, so they were wishing we were in the game just like we were. just for them to be able to have that moment together was special. >> so special and so generou in that moment. drew, this is savannah, i have to put you on thespot. do you have any predictions for the game on sunday? >> uhh. >> i do, but i'm going to keep them to myself. >> we don't care, do we, drew? we don't care. >> no we don't care. >> drew,or thank you very much

being here. >> one of the things about drew ees, and i said this to you last year in minneapolis, wherever you fall on the spectrum in terms of fandom, no classier a in the nfl than drew brees. >> agreed. >> absolutely. we love you, drew. >> al is in atlanta as well with an eye on the forecast. al, good morning. g,>> reporter: good morn guys. the cheerleaders for the pats and the rams. all these folks behind us. let's see what we have for you thisur. we are expecting to see that wier blast finally on the downswing. look at the windchills. they're still bad, but nowhere near as bad as they were 48 hours ago. in fact, if you take a look at the changes we see this weekend, chicago's higay on wedne was minus 10. by monday, 55. detroit you'll be 51. that's a 50-degree swing in detroit, 48-degree swing in cincinnati, 60-degree swing in st. louis. as we make our way into the east

where it's beenhiy, cleveland at 8, 16 in new york city. rature changes. big jumps, 32 degrees warmer in d.c. 39 in new york city, 47 degrees warmer in cleveland. we like it. that's the kind like to see. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your s.ck of the wo i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we have to get through a snowy friday before we can start the warmup which begins tomorrow. right now light snow coming across the area. a lot of folks reporting snow-covered sidewalks and streets. be careful. winter weather advisory until 3:00 in the afternoon. not a crip ing amount, but a coating to one to two inches across the city. your extended forecast calls for the40-degree weather back tomorrow and 50s on sunday. >> and that is your latest weather. ladies. >> thank you so much, al. look what the cat drug in.

it's willie geist. >> thanks. >> so happy to have you. will you hang for "pop start." >> thank you, buddy. thank you for hanging. first up, will ferrell, almost 15 years since the release of "anchorman." now he's stepping back into the role but in a different y. iheartradio are bringing the ron burgundy podcast. >> what are your thoughts on climate change? is it upsetting you can't fly? let's talk about pete rose. do you ever run into that guy? he owes me money. can chickens have epilepsy. have people thrown batteries or penny at you? what's theal with the phillie phanat phanatic. morgana, thebandit, was she caught? >> he's still got it. will ferrell signed on for two e

12-epi seasons of the ron burgundy up next, justin timberlake turned 38 years old, celebrated by hitting the stage in madison square garden where he performed as part of his man of the woods tour. off stage, however, his wife jessica el said, since the days of embarrassing pink ruffled bikis and underwater photo shoots, you have been infusing my life with so much joy and laugh that i blame you for mymilelines, but i wouldn't trade them for the world. wish nothing but a good birthday to you, justin. finally, the last day for our super bowl commercial kickoff. sunday's big game is nearly here. all week long we've been revealing the firsts look of t year's super bowl commercials. today we cap it off with a great ad from audi. ♪ ? >> grandme

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one. that was my favorite. >> a quick click out ecere. out taylor from iowa. she was ready to venture outside. went outside with wet hair and there you go. that's her hair frozen above her head. people co relate the cold temps. this video has been viewed more than 100,000 times. >> all right. thanks so much. now to willie's preview of the sunday sit-down. who have you got? >> amy adams is my guest this week. she just receid her sixth oscar nomination. this one for her performance in "vice" where she plays dickch ey's wife lynn. she was nominated for her first acemy awa in 2005 for "june bug." despite her success, s works to keep a low profile on reen. as i learned, she does not like to be cd a movie staffer.>> hen do you get the swagger? was it oscar nomination? >> i still don'think i have

the swagger. >> comeon. >> i don't know. i don't know if i have swagger. >> really, you walk into a roroom and you're confident now? you know youbelong? we've established that. >> i know i love what i do and i know i'm willing to do the work. it's so weird, i still sherk away from the word movie star. >> i'll use it. >> make me >>comfortable. s that the plan? >> but adams is completely at ease in her latest oscar-nominated role as vice president dick cheney's wife lynn in the film "vice." >> you had the courage to become someone or i'm gone. >> realize she was a force of nature from the very beginning of her marriage. >> yes, she was a force. >> did you find her to be a more sympathetic character than yu might have imagined? >> i think for me, i have to let go of my opinion of -- especially somebody in a

political spectrum. she's hard on herself, i would think. she expects a lot of herself. and i think that's sort of what comes across because v she isy challenging to others, but i don't think she challenges anybody else to d something that she wouldn't do. >> adams is paired with christian bales the vice president. bale, who also is nominated for an academy award, gained 40un and spent four hours a day in the makeup chair to ic become cheney. >> i want to show the world the true power of the american presidency. >> it's astonishing. it rlly was a transformation of spirit. >> does he stay as dick cheney, like you're at the craft services table and he's dick cheney? >> he still talks in a voice. you can have a conversation about life. >> that's a funny visual you guys still in character, talking about your kids. >> talking about, yeah, like holiy plans. exactly. >> you can look at those clips, the transformation -- csistian bale nominated for best actor

and "vic for best picture. 40 pounds, four hours in the makeup chair every day.e' great in this movie. >> i'm watching it right now. % of the scenes amy is in, you forget it'she >> she talks about starring in dinner theater in minnesota and rising up to llywood's a-list for sure but still being uncomfortable. >> but the recor speaks for itself. this is her sixth oscar on nomina everything she touches is gold. >> that's right. >> you can see more of our terview this weekend on "sunday today" and you can listen to the entire unedited conversation pluser sunday sit-downs for free on apple post cast -- >> it's a shame youaven't gotten a good guest yet. working your way up. >> what are you guys doing next week? we can use a big booking. >> your podcast is good. now we have to listen to the ron burgundy podcast. jennifer lopez is calling us

up, helping hoda get over the last two days ofhe ten-day challenge. >> plus a lot more from the super bowl. all the fun that al and craig are a having inanta including an encounter with whales after this.

good morning everybody. 8:26 on this friday, february 1st. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get a check on the morning commute with wtop's jack taylor in first 4 traffic. >> good morning. 66 eastbound a crash contained to a single left lane as you ride toward 29 in centrevill 17th and c street downtown remainslocked th closure points of c street and new york avenue on either end. in maryland, 29 southbound before university boulevard with delay. accident ctivity before university blocking the left lane. >> we'll get a check of your forecast when we come back. it's snowing. stay with us.

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you have a crowd moment. >> i do. i have an atlanta crowd moment. i'm looking for brenda from rhode island. >> brenda?>> yes. >> so you're from rhode island, but you live here now? >> no.iv i l in rhode island, i came down for my birthday to seey girlfriend who lives here. my daughter came and surprised me. >> you daughterame and surprised you. >> i'm debby. >> nice to meet you. happy birthday. >> where are you watching the game on sunday? >> well, right now we're going to the hudson grill with thea atlant patriot fans. patriot fans he their own bar, about 2,000 of them a >> i got better idea. how about you go to the super bowl. >> no. [ cheers and applause ] >> ihink that would be a better place to watch the game.

>> you hold those. enjoy the game.yo than so much for coming out this morning. happy birthday. any woman that wears a onesie on live national televisiones deseo go to the super bowl. >> that is pretty cool. congrats. >> that is awesome. she was excited. >> guys, speaking of the big game, i think it's really about the food, don't you? it's about the spread. in a minute we'll have wings, nachos, chili, a the recipes yoat need to your way through the game. >> not the point spread, theod spread. >> lucky for me that ten-day challenge ends right on super bowl sunday. jennifer lopez is going to talk to us.ar she atly is gorging right now as we speak. heten-day challenge is over. also in the o third hour "today," we'll meet the woman who created those amazing costumes for "black panther" and

find out how she could make history at the oscars. first, mr. rok back in atlanta. we need a check of the weather honey. >> all right, guys. let's take a look and see what we have for you. looking ahead towardekhe d. let's start off. tomorrow, groundhog'sday. supposed to be cold and mostly cloudy. punxsutawney phil nhould see his shadow which could mean an early spring, but i guarantee you they're going to someh see it. i don't understand it. anyway, flood threat saturday in southerncalifornia, central california. finally a break of winter in the midsection of the country. rain in florida.nd sunday, ay! warming up in the mid atlantic through the river valley. mountain snow in the plains. wet weather in california. d for the super bowl, here we go, super bowl liii, sunday 6:30, clouds, showers, probably will be closing the dome at mercedes benz stadium. 57 degrees. there you have it. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your

neck of the woods. m> it is snowing around the d.c.etro area now. winter storm warnings across the mountains ofest virginia. around here just a winter weather advisory. could pick up more than an inch of snow especially around the city. areas north and west as two to three. enough to whiten the ground. maybe as much as two for the metro area. not a crippling amount but it will snow steadily for most of the next six to seven hours. over the weekend, big-time warmup. good-bye snow as saturday and sunday sunshine returns. >> that's your latestweather. >> al, thank you so much. the big talk around here is j. lo's no carb, no sugar, no fun ten-day challenge. >> it's day eight for me. carson, remind me how long you lasted? >> a couple hours. >> in a minute inspiration from jeifer lopez herself. first, what weekend it's been. >> jennifer lopez, one of the

hardest working women in showbiz known for her age-defying looks. >> no sugar, no carbs, ten days. >> when j. lo challenges you to something health related, you st accept. >> i'm excited and i want to do it. >> will you do it with me for ten days? >> i will. i'll do it. >> with carson on board, a call from j. lo herself. >> no sugar, no carbs. >> how did carson and i do. >> she's afring. >> i am starving. >> i hadalcohol, no d uuh and i poured coffee mate inside coffee. other than that, it's amazing. >> solid start f me. as for carson. >> i still have t started the j. lo challenge. it's not for me.

i got off to a rocky start. sisteday my beautiful made ae delicious h made chicken pot pie. i was going to eat it because she made it. it w delicious. >> a recipe carson's sister quinn shared on "today" by popular demand. >> i made a special one for you. show everyone at home. just broccoli. >> very funny. as our ten-day chaenge became a solo mission which gave me more energy and more cravings. >> i want a warm, crispy pancake with that warm syrup, glug, glug,glug. j. lo showing us the rocks she's got, all six of them.in her day progress picture serving as strong motivation to finish. >> i want to just get my hands under that and drag it over. ak even with carson's charitable attempt to bre me. >> i will give $5,000 to your favorite charity -- >> oh!

>> jus a bite? >> one bite. >> carbs for a cause. tempting, but no. >> how about this, i'm going to give $5,000 for my favorite charity. >> then we'll double it up. >> my resolve paying off in a big ways j. and her boyfriend alex rodriguez matched both of our donations. >> carson, you are a devil, you're a demon. but hoda, you're a beast. you're a savage. >> all said with love. by the way, two days left to go. jennifer lopez finished her challenge. she's on the phone with us. good morning. >> congratulations j. lo. >> good morning, odguys. morning. how are you feeling? >> look, i can feel sunday coming alread i'm already envisioning exactly what i'm going to inhale. jennifer, tell us what you ate right when it was over? >> rig when it was over, it was like, i'm going to get up in the morning andut have meal because i just needed some

rbs. and then i only had like three bites and then i'm like, i'm this. ith >> you had oatmeal. were pancakes were not available? s>> pancaere available and french toast and everything. they're like, what do you want? i just wanted oatmeal. i don't know. you don't have as much of t craving. then during the day i said i was going to cook, and i cooked and ate. you just can't fit as much down. >> right. w did alex do? >> alex went crazy. >> oh, my god. >> i feel likeyou, hoda, right now. dreaming about what i was going to eat. but the truthis, you get to a point where you can't fit that much down after y rove that much of the carbs, because that's really what bloats you and gives you that inflammation. >> we should point out, you allenged me. a bunch of our affiliates from around the country are getting

in on the challenge next week. they wanted to see if they coul, go ten d too. this thing is inspiring people around the country to try it. it's kind ofcool. >> it's been amazing. everywhere we go, people come up to us because thenve seen it the show or on our social media. they're like, how is it going? s i'm going trt it. i had my birthday this week, but week.oing to do it next i'm going to do five days just eating normal and then i'm going to go back and do it for another ten days. maybe people can join me on the second round. i'll post it when i start it again. l >> what did yrn in the ten days that you'll carry over to the rest of the year? >> just how much of a difference taking sugar out of your diet not only makes you feel, but what it does t your body. literally, psically -- hoda, you look amazing. when i -- >> she looks good.>> we're looking at her. she had a couple guchy days,

j. lo. you don't have to live with her. >> you know that song we love. >> you taught us to dan to it. ♪ >> we've been singing it like this. ♪to bur ♪ mojito >> so mexican food. >> that's right. >> jennifer, by the way, i want to say thank you f one more thing. when we were talking about pledging to my favorite charityg it's calleove with me. it helps young girls fromh spanarlem learn to dance. i want to thank you for your donation and al's donation. >> when carson tried to pul that, it was so cruel. i know how much i wanted something and for somebody to put a pastry in your face like that. >> i know. i don't know what i was thinking. >> it was the devil himself. >> her answer wasedenius. she itely was like, i'm

not going to break it. i'll give $5,000. then i doubled up. u came in, alexito comes in. now $20,000 fhis great charity that helps young girls dance. >> tjennifer, real winner is fe who chooses not to play. i've beenling great all week. i've been eating, drinking and really enjoying this. >> yes, but you're losing out in the long run, baby. >> i know. i know. >>jennifer, we love you. thank you so much for calling in. by the way, you can see more video of the ten-day challenge. it's all over on head to one small thing and cou on instagram. >> what are you ready for? >> i mean onion p. >> the scoop chip. >> why not. i'm getting in. >> sfoaking of , you might want to go outside for the next ten minutes, recipes for a world

class super bowl spread to feed your guests who are eating sunday. first this is "today" on nbc.

and we're back wit we're back with "today food loves football." sure we'll watch the super bowl between the patriots and the rams. let'set real. come sunday the food might be just a important as the game. we asked our friend joel to create the ultimate spread for yo to ser your guests. joel, here is your beer -- i was about to say, are you double-fisted? >> no. one for you. >> this is what our snacks are today. it's split. we'rel.oing a. rams style and ylnew england patriots >> let's jump right in. >> we're going to make a thai caramelized-styled wing.

i have fish ots which smells like crap. >> fish sce and honey? >> that's it. the trick to any wing in the world is honey. that's perfect. pour half of that in the bag and half in the pan. >> the honey is a little difficult. >> you've got it, carson. you're good, baby. this will reduce to a soft -- >> you're crushing it. >> this goes for three hours marinading. this is three hours later right there. >> hours, that's marinated. >> that's your sauce. >> whate'll do now is add cornstarch and panko bread crumbs. this makes it so delicious. >> remember the shake and bake thing? at that point you can take one out and add it to our friends here. and these already kind of coated. and then you can add these. >> what's holding on --? >>he marinade.

ou'll add these to a 350-degree -- >> what are you girls doing over there? >> nothing to hot. >> , i'm so disappointed. >> i am, too. i love your food. >> ladies and gentlemen, that's the rs wot super bowl party in america. >> no. savannah is eating. >> i'm eating. >>o we're frying these for about ten minutes. they come out so delicious. >> savannah, is that real beer or not? >> of course it is. >> she was doing it for real. >> i'm in. >> these go in for how long? >>en minutes. a littlesa reduced e. i pourhe that over wings. >> savannah, can you eat the chicken? >> i'm not ain w person. >> try one. >> this is l.a., giving you the asian vibe. >> mygod, that's amazing. it's rich. >> it's awesome. those are the wings. we made guacamole with soy sauce

and roasted garlic. >> almost food truck tasting from l.a. >> now to the east coast. >> t minutes for the patriots. >> we have one dish. this is abuffalo-cauliflower dip. that's a mixture of both for the patriots we're making nachos, boston style. we've got cream cheese, cheddar, mustard. this is bringing home the irishness of.boston you mixst all thif up. >> mozzarella. what's the other stuff? >> it's cheddar, two ways like vermont. we've got that. that gets mixed up.at these areot colors, babe. these are amazing. i've got corned beef. >> do you do a good sammy davis jr. impression. have you ever tried? >> becau i call you babe? maybe i'm vibing with you, carson. then i add pickled peppers. you' got the corned beef.

>> you don't layer it? >> add it right to the pan, mix it, make a little well. carson, you're going to add this in the middle. people will drag the chip through. look t at colors. carson isoing good. >> my wife does a lot of it. i have two arms. i can put dip into a pan. >> this goes in at 350, looks like that. >> and a little mustard seed and >>old bay. oh, i like the old bay. that's new england. let's try that. >> can you eat that, savannah? >> ian eat everything. >> she's eating it all. >> i just spilled chips all over. >> saf vaavann what do you thin? >> put something sweet in the guacamole. >> soy sauce and garlic.

>> it has a little different taste. i like it. >> both of these are classic super bowl items but you've elevated both of them. >> is that possible? >> i think one is an east coast beer and one is a west coast beer. >> honestly, these flavors are on a wlele other l. thank you, joel. >> who do you like in the game? >> l.a. ms, dude. west coast. >> we'll have these recipes and more for your super bowl party.. today.com/fo we're back with more from new york and the big game's host city, we'll take you back down to atlanta. first this i"today" on n.

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hours away in intelligent. are you ready? [ cheers and applause ] >> i want to thank all the folks that came out this morning. also we want to thank the nfl for those tickets. >> coming up on the thi hour, we're going to have our great adventure here in atlanta, very exciting. dylan and i go to the akc museu of the dog with our we're going to the dogs. >> literally and figuratily. we hung out with beluga whales, ate barbecue. savannah, carson, hoda, who do you have in the game? >> doritos. >> i would like to see the rams win. hard to bet against belichick and brady. >> how are those wings? here.e food was great i love the moment in atlanta, you guys giving brendahose tickets. a girl shows up at the set, freezing cold.

happy to there and the nfl and you guys giving her tickets to the game. >> she keeps asking me, are they good. >> takee s home from chef joel and eat them on sunday >> i hope y have a great weekend and enjoy the game. >> we're back in a we're not done. we're coming back. this is "today" on nbc.

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