good morning. breakingovernight, mounting pressure. a second woman comes forward accusing virginia's lieutenant governor of sexual assault while they were in college together. now, both state and national democrats are speaking out. >> a defying governor says he is not leaving either. we're live with the latest. fireworks on capitol hill. >> you say right now, mr. president, bob mueller is honest and not cconflicted? ongressman, i'm knot a pnot a pt to repeat what you're saying. >> outgoing attorney general hammered over his reonship with the president and whether

he interfered with the muelle investigation. shocking admission. ila nurse pleads gu to a charge of tampering with evidence in connection with the disapprance of missing mom kelsey barrenut. the e, a friend of barrett's fiance charged with the murder. will she now become aec ution witness? >> all that, plus, the feds investigate. federal prosecutors now looking into whether the "national enquirer's"c publi violated their deal with them, after jeff bezos claimed he was blackmailed by the tabloid. hit and run. police in releasing this video, hoping to track downwhhe woman was behind the wheel in the scary incident. l. andg flying hih. >> here go . >> reigning ldympic g medalist snowboarder chloe kim adds to her already impressive resume with an incredible

performance friday night on the halfpipe. she's a worl champion and not showing any signs of slowing down. today, saturday, february 9th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with vi nell jones, peter alexander, and dilldil dylan dreyer. le from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. can we talk about chloe kim? she's 1 5'3", but she is a giant on the halfpipe. >> it is almo, to me, the closest you can get to flying. you know as a kid, you dream of flying? >> she does it day in and day out. >> so easy. we can do that, right? >> ever try snowboarding, you' feel it the next morning. somehow, she doesn't. another bombshell in the state of virginia. h a second wom come forward accusing the lieutenant governor justin fairfax of sexual

assault. this morning, calls are growing louder for his signation. we go to the stateapital richmond this morning. >> reporter: a weekago, it looked like he'd be governor by now. after a second accuser came forward late friday, lieutenant governor justin fairfax is facing calls f his immediate resignation. >> he needs to resign immediately. >> reporter: virginia state delegate patrick hope was blunt. >> monday, i intend to introduce articles of impeachment on lieutenant governor justin fairfax. >> reporter: the accusation time, rape. meredith watson said it happened in 2000 when she and fairfax were both students at duke university. in a statement, watson describes the attack as premedicated and alsressive. to br her charge, a pr firm working with watson's attorney released at they say are past electronic messages with friends, including an e-mail dated october 2016, where watson

writes, justin raped me in college. the charge comes after dr. vanessa tyson, earlier in the week, accused fairfax of sexually assaulting her in0 when they were both in boston to attend the democratic national con convention. fairfax says, i deny this latest sub sun stan unsubstantiated allegation. eneve i never forced myself on anyone, ever. he calls this a vicious and coordinated smear campaign, and adds, i will not resign.x fairfawas defiant when approached by nbc news. do you support the io estigation the allegation against you, sir? >> weill have our say, and i am confident in t uth. >> reporter: prominent democrats are lining up to insist he go. formerr governoterry mcauliffea the caucus in the statehouse, and 19 members of the state senator, where as lieutenant governor, fairfax

presides. as of lateid y, several presidential candidates called for fairfax to step down, including cory booker. >> i just believe it is time for him to step down, toresign. >> mike, what a difference a week makes. this time last week, we were t talking abou blackface/kkk scandal with the governor of virginia, ralph northam, at the time. most everybody said he simply could not survive it politically. where do things stand this morning? >> reporter: well, you're salute right, pet absolutely right, peter. remember, the 1984 yearbook photo in blackface, standingo next an individual in a kkk hood, it is besieged by media. northam lasted the week, contrary to expectations. he told senior staff, i will not resign. >> mike, thank you. he now to fiery and often tense aring on capitol hill o friday, where the acting attorney general was peppered for hours by sharp questions

from congressional democrats about whether he's interfered with the special counsel investigation. nbc's white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has more. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. this new era of divided government was on full and conntious display friday. the president's acting attorney general, who is leaving that position inust a matter of days, was on capitol hill facing hours of tough ons, mostly from democrats on the russi investigati investigation. he appeared voluntarily, but the q&a was a struggle. matt whitaker's temporary job as acting attorney general is expected to end next week. >> i have not interfered way with the special counsel's investigation. >> reporter: his contentious ca appearance ontol hill -- >> mr. chairman, i see your five minutes is up, so i'm -- i am here voluntveily. we agreed to a five-minute

round. >> reporter: it tned into a heated exitinterview. >> mr. attorney general, we're not joking here, and your humor is not acceptable. >> reporter: frustrated. >>nswer the question, please. >> reporter: even exasperated lawmakers. >> i'll ask you try not to run out the clock. >> it is not a gridiron, and you can't run out the time. >> reporter: refusing to give answers, whitaker said robert mueller is honorable but wouldn't publicly differ with the president, who repeatedly cricized the special counsel. >> can you say right now, mr. president, bob mueller is honest and not conf>>cted? congressman, i'm not a puppet to repeat what you're saying. >> reporter: whitaker took the helm of justice when jeff sessions was fired in november. >> we have followed the specialr counselulations to a tee. >> reporter: democrats pressed whitaker over hisast criticism of the special counsel, including interviews where he

ad previously called the probe a witch hunt. >> are you ioverseeing ah hunt? >> reporter: whitaker refused to disctis his convers with the president and insisted he did not discuss the mueller investigation with anyone in the trump inner circle. >> talk about yo views of the mueller investigation with anyone at the white house? >> i t did notlk about my views of the mueller investigation with anyone at the white house. >> reporter: for the second time since taking office, president trump had a physical examination. unlike last year, there was no on-camera briefing and no dailed results from lived. instead, white house physician sean connelly put out a written statement, saying the president is in, quote, very good health, and he expects that to continue through the remaindin of his timffice and beyond. sheinelle, peter? >> kelly, thank you. now to a potentiallyif siant development in the case of amazon's jeff bezos and the "national inquirer."

bezos claims the "enquirer" tried to blackmail him. geoff bennett is in washington following the latest evelopments for us this morning. geoff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. azon ceoff bezos is turning the tables on the tabtabloid. he is offering e-mails from ami that threaten the release of em barra embarrassing photos. for ami, a bezos investigation could t lstf s pro this rng, n twist in the battle between the tech titan and the tabloid. now, federal prosecutors are looking into whether ami, publisher of the ational enquirer," broke their cooperation agreement, according to a source familiar with the matter. the deal overus alleged money payments during donald trump's presidential campaign required that ami commit no further

crimes. now, jeff bezos, the billionaire boss of amazon, is accusing the tabloid of extortion a blackmail. bezos posted e-mails sent from v represent for ami to his attorney in an attempt to stop his investigati into how the "enquirer" obtained intimate text messages between him and the woman he is reportedly dating, laurensanchez. bezos claims the tabloid demanded a public statement, saying they ha no knowledge or basis to suggest the "enquirer's" coverage was politically motivated. if he refused, the "enquirer" threatened to public more t intimexts and photos.ou it put ami's deal with the government in jeopardy. >> ami's behavior here was reckless, at best, and possibly criminal. they risk having the agreement ripped up. >> reporter: nbc news has not independently reviewed the e-maiay. ami in a statement, it believes it acted lawfully in

reporting theezos story. describing hav ng been in what it calls good faith negotiations to resolve all matters with bezos. bezos explaining his decision to speak out, writing, of course i don't want personal photos published, but i also won't participate in ami'swell-known practice of blackmail, politicao fa, and corruption. i prefer to stand up, roll this log over, and see whatls cr out. now, the "washington post" recently reported that bez's long-time private security consultant said he was looking into whether lauren sanchez's brother may be behind the leak of those photos. he is said to be a supporter of the president, as you know, repeatedly attacked bezos, ma n, and the "washington post," which bezos also owns. peter, sheinelle? l >> a we'll likely be talking about in the days and weeks ahead. thank you very much. another candidate th expected tw her hat into the crowded race for president today. elizabeth warren is set to make

that announcement in a few hours.'s shelready doing damage control over her past claims that she's native american. kathy park has more. >> reporter: warren formed an exploratoryommittee in december. today, she's expected to kick off her campaign following an apology tour. >> we're g ang to build grassroots movement. >> reporter: thisoring, senator elizabeth warren will mark a new milestone in her political career, with a presidential announcement. >> we can win. >> reporter: she's expected to officially launch her in the struggling city of lawrence, massachusetts, a fit'sng backdrop for warren promise to rebuild the middle class. >> lawrence is working hard and american rsuing the dream. >> reporter: warren joins a crowded field in the race for 2020, includingeveral high-profile candidates already on the stump.

>> we've got to find common g round. >> reporter: warren, meanwhile, has tested the waters on social media. >> hi, sue. this is elizabeth warren. >> oh, my gos y aou kidding me? >> nope, not kidding. it really is me. >> reporter: as warren pushes forward, she's still being held back by controversy over her native american heritage, which he tried to prove but a dna test last fal >> what do the facts say? >> the facts suggest you absotely have a native american ancestor. >> reporter: this week,onhe "washinost" obtained a copy of warren's registration card for the texas bar, where she wrote in american-indian for race. she's denied misrepresenting her identity to advance her career. >> i am not a mber of atribe, and i have apologized for not being more sensitive to that distinction. >> reporter: president trump has often called out her claims. >> pocahontas, ecahontas. has no indian blood.

i have more than y do, and i have none. >> 'tporter: the president w be the only one taking aim at her past and politics, as she eyes a 2020 bid. sheinee and peter, the ntst of presial hopefuls may be growing. both former texas congressman o'rourke and new york's bloomberg will make a decision about running by the end of the month. >> there has recent polls, and no surpri, joe biden is on the top of all of them, cnsidering e recognition. is there any idea of when and if he may throw his hat in the ring? >> rit now, there isn't any official confirmation, but there are a lot of reports that he has been having close talks with capitol hill democrats. he's also, according to "politico," been speaking with diane feinstein. > 21 months to go. thank you. a desperate situation in venezuela is getting worse this morning with the people there

starving. the government refusing to allow crucial u.s. humanitarian aid to ake its way into tha country. this all hinges on a battle for the presidency. nbc's kerry sanders is there for us again today. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. reports the u.s. isctively encouraging senior members of the venezuelan military here to defect, to switch their allegiance to the opposition thader, who among things, requested that humanitarian aid from the united states, which is now stu at the border. it wasn't supposed to be like thes. box of food and medicine stuck in a warehouse instead of in the hands of venezuela's sick and hungry. this is the first of $20 million in humanitarian aid sent by the united states. with the bridge leading to venezuela blocked, it c ar what the u.s. will do next. >> i think president trump has been clear that, you know, nothing is off the table. >> reporter: embattled

venezuelan president maduro who won an election last year many saw as a sham ordered the bridge blocked. he claims president trump wants to invade hisry cou on friday, talking to reporters. >> why won't you let the gift of edicine and food from the united states in? the people of veneela need i don't they? >> reporter: muro says it is a rotten gift. the package is ptty on the outside, but on the inside, it brings humiliation. gabe gutierrez is on the border. >> there are supplies enough for days. venezuelans for ten it is unclear how it'll get into the country. >> reporter: the interim president asked for the aid. a rally on friday, he said his administration is now working to bypass the blocked bridge. one student says she now sees

hope for this country. calling guado venezuela's barack >> we have given support to so many politicians, and we have been through so many stages of this process.e right now, feel like it is different. >> reporter: aside from the b,dges which are blockthere are unguarded footpaths that venezuelans could take to cross over the border, pick up the nd boxes,and carry them back into this country. those who work at the distrittion center fear t if they take that route, the items in the boxes, the food and medicine, will end up being sold here in venezuela on the black n market a handed out for free, as intended. peter? >> kerry sanders inside venezuela this morning. thanks. it is time for a first look at the weather. dilylan is here with that. >> interesting situation in t pacificnorthwest. take a look at the snow. this is in the seattle area, where we've had about 6.4s inc of snow fall already. this is the second largest

24-hour snowstorm in 20 years. this is certainly unusual situation. 150 flights in andt of seattle tacoma airport have been cyncelled today. state of emergeas been declared, as well. the snow is still falling. it is falling at a pretty good rate, too. it'll move eastward roughout th day. we do have winter wher advisories and alert in effect for the pacific northwest. as we take a look at where this torm is headed, it is going move east into the rockies. looks like mainly rain for costal california bw up in the mountains. we could see 2 to 4 feet of snow in the sierra nevada mountain range, then it'll move eandward into . seattle could see a couple inches of snow. same for portland, 3 to 6 inches. the higher elevations, lake tahoe, the m ntain range,uld end up with 2 to 4 feet of additional snow. that's a look at the we across the country. now, a peek out your window. >> out our window, we have the chilly temperatures right now starting in the 20s to around 30 degrees. factor in the wind, which is gusting up to about 30 miles an

hour, and this is what it feels like as you step out the door this morning. almighty chilly. teens this morninby and 20s this afternoon. air temperatures only making it into the upper 30s today. we're in the low 40s tomorrow. we do have a little bit of a wintry mix possible for monday morning. going into tuesday morning, as >> thayour latest forecast. 'sll. >> thank you, dylan. still to come, a shocking cmission in aorado courtroom after a nurse said she tampered with evidence in the case of a missing mom. plus, a terrifying moment caught on camera after the scaffolding collapsed underneath a construction worker. we're back after this.

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as well. starting with the deadly plane crash on the west coast. a small plane slammed into a home in california,illing the pilot as well as four people who were inside the house. >> in ab kyard, crews found the plane's cabin and the body of the pilot. 75-year-old antonio pastini. a coroner identified him as a retired chicago police officer. the chicago p.d. saying they have no record by anyone with that name being a policef oficer in chicago. a massive gas explosion in san francisco. >> a wall of fire engulfing at least five buildings, as neighbors ran for their lives.ct conston crews punctured a gas line, igniting the three-alarm blaze that quickly spread. >> fortunately, no one was killed. a colorado jogger fought for his life when a mountain lion attacked him while he was running on a wooded trail. smaller than a full-grown, 180 pound adult like this one, the

juvenile lion began to bite and claw into the ma's face, legs, arms, and back. suffering serious injurs, with his bare hands, authorities say the victim choked the mountain lion to death. >> it was a matter of survival for him at that point. >> reporter: actor liam neeson came under fire after recounting his experience nearly 40 years ago, whe f aiend told him he'd been raped by a black man. >> neeson described walking the streets with a billy club. >> i did it maybe week, hoping some black [ bleep ] would come out of the pub and have a go at me about something, you know? so that i could kill him. >> the actor later apologized. some of the week's most dramatic moments caught on camera. thi construction worker was left dangling after scaffolding collapsed beneath him. fortunatelyhe was wearing a safety line and was able to pull himself up to the roof unharmed. this father sepped off th

train for a smoke, leaving his baby on board. when the train started pulling away, another passenger tried tm alert thankfully, the train's engineer was notified within minutes and reunified the dad with his baby. a car barreled into thiid flora restaurant. six people were injured but everyoneyou arsurvived. the new england patriots got a warm welcome back home during a parade celebrating their super bowly. vict tom brady watching the football. rob gronkowski catching a football to the face, but partying on in good spirits. everyone was seeing double this week on "today." >> doppelganger week on the third hour of "today." >> i met my spittin image on tuesday. >> oh, my goodness. >> then it was dylan's turn. er >> i'm nus. >> oh, my god. >> wow. >> do we have the same dress on, too? >> crazy.sh. >> this is so funny. we can turn around.y don't know the difference. >> finally, sheinelle.

>> hi. >> dylan, hands down, yours was -- >> real good. >> crazy. >> i have no reason to ever talk to myself, and that was the closest i'll get to talking se f. she had mannerisms like me. >> i thought mine was her long, lost cousin. 13 years younger than me. we have a lot in common, same sorority. >> the fact you learned to dance without seeing heread is funny. >> isn't that a fun week? still to come on "today," why the grand ma grandmas in ou are more important than you'd guess. jor issue facing schools across the country. they don't have enough teachers. what is being done to fix it. >> we'll be back right after this.

>> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> 7:26 on this saturday, february 9th. good morning to you. i'm meagan fitzgerald. we want to get straight to the headlines we're following for you. a second woman has come forward, accusing virginia's lieutenant governor justin fairfax of sexual assault. merith watson claims she was rape d by fairfax. his comes after vanessa tyson claims fairfax sexually r assaulted he at the 2004 na democratic tional convention. fairfax flatly denies both allegations. he claims this is all o part an orchestrated smear campaign, and he's refusing to resign. up. listen metro riders, the red line will bewn shut between dupont

circle and judiciary square this weekend. metro is installing new lighting and says it needs both tracks to do the work. buses will replace trains downtown. if you plan on attending the chinese new year tomorrow, metro is providing extra service to handle the crowd. the green and yellowines will be running normally downtown this weekend. snows. retu that's right. it is snow. it is coming through. ricketts is, too. she's back after this break. stay with us. switch to fios and get entertainment delivered to your home like no one else.

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to rain. could have delays monday and tuesd> morning. uryn, thank you. we'll have more news and weather in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show. we're back on this saturday morning, february 9th, 2019. a chilly day here in new york city. still a hardy crowd on the placa despite the cold. more calls for the resignation of justin fairfax after a second woman accused him of sexual assault. she claims thettack took place when they were both students at duke university. cory booker and senator tim kaine are among those demanding faiax step down. fairfax denies the allegations, calling for an investigation. rescuers are desperate lly searching for the pilot of a cargo plane that crashed off the coast i florida on y. the plane was en route to miami from the bahamas when it went down. the coast guard managed to lift

one crew member to safe. he is believed to be the only other person on board. he was air lied to nearby hospital with only a broken leg. police in north carolina are hunting for the suspect involved in this dramat hit anun caught on camera. look at this. you can see the female drive swerving off the road, striking the pedestrian, and sending her lying into the air. police believe it was intenti intention intentional. the victim suffered injuries but nothing life threatening. the man walking alongside her has dated the suspect. there are several warrants for the driver's arrest. an olympic go medal winning snowboarder chloe kim winning the world championships in park city, utah, friday. kimng is the reig olympic, x-games, u.s. open, and world champion. she's only 18. >> impressive. a new twist in the inve

investigation of a missing mom. a woman, friends with the fiance, admitted she committed a crime in thnnection wit case. morgan chesky is in los angeles with more. >> reporter: 32-year-old crystal kinney had her first court appearance friday, admitting to tampering vidence in the case of missing mom, barrett. kinney stood in a colorado courtroom before making two stunning admissions. >> i moved the victim's cell >> reporter: kinney pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in the case of barreth, admitting she moved her cell phone, where a signal ping sen investigators down what was supposed to be dead end. her and frazee were friends.

frazee faced a judge on thursday, over a custody hearing. proof pect in a bullet vest, surrounded by curity. is is tracking a lot of media enaon. >> reporter: solicitation of first-degree murder. barreth's family said they were thankful to law enforcement and district attorneys for working on the case and bringing the facts to life. barreth was last thanksgiving day on this grocery store video. today, the search for her body continues, as the family embraces barreth's daughter. 1-year-old kaylee will remain with barreth's parents. >> it means so much, to have that piece of ksey in their lives, and to be able to take care of her. >> frazee is due back in court february 19th, where he is expected to make a plea and oosecutors are expecteday out the evidence they have against him. >> morgan, thank you. dylan back now with another

check of the weather. >> good morningagain, guys. we are going to see some pretty cold temperatures, especially ross the northern plains upper midwest. wind chills are as cold as 15 to 45 degreeshielow zero morning. temperatures right now are certainly onthe colder side. it feels like 23 below in minneapolis. feels like 9 below in des moines. st. louis, winchill makes it feel like 4. cincinnati feels like 3. this afternoon, high temperatures will be running 10 to 15 degrees below average. minneapolis, high of 9. rapid city, sou dakota, 5 degrees. paducah, 59. ng at day, we are look still chilly temperatures, running below average. 23 in green bay. kansas city, 39. dallas, 46 12 degrees below average. going into next week, on monday, we're looking a high temperatures back close to 60 nashville. tuesday looks nice before it cools off for wednesday. kansas city, 50 by wednesday. jackson, mississippi, 73 by monday. in d.c., though it will start off a little cool going into the

week, we should hit 50, feeling nice on wednesday. that's the weather across the couw,ry. ere's a peek out your window. >> between now and wednesday, we have a little bit ofnt a w mix to deal with. today, just winter winds. it'll be blustery as you head out the door. keep that in mind. sunday, we have a late night mit moving our area. then a mix to rain monday and tuesday. feels like temperature when you walk outside in the teens and low 20s to the south. single digits for our friends nat in the soah valley. only in the 30s today with kwi d chills in the 20s throughout the afternoon. dry today but wet tomorrow . night >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, ank you. still to come, willie has a little fun on the "tonight show." what he had to say about his upcoming interview with braey cooper. plus, is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? people are looking back at the s.real now. >> panca >> pros and cons with starting your day with a full stomach. first, these messages. >> so cute.

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half of all americans can really identify a heart hattack. rt attack symptoms, i know. this is medicine 101. this is what werill into medical students. if you recognize these symptoms in yourselfor somebody near you, you need to call 911 immediately. the classic, major symptoms of a heart attack would, of course, be the crushg elephant sitting on your chest, chest pain. people can present with jaw pain, neck pain, back pain, lightheadedness, shortness of he breath, and classic pain that radiates t the shoulder or left arm. you don't pass go. call ff1. >> ent between men and women, right? >> here's the thing, interestingly, the most commono symor both men and women is chest pain, but women are present ely than men to with more non-specific symptoms, like belly pain. >> i'm not thinking i have a heart problem if my stomach >> or fatigue, nausea,n vomi

they're more non-specific. this is what i say to women specifically. trust your instinct. if you feel off, get an ekg, it takes five minutes. >> there is a big breakfast in the morning, we tell our kids. adults, if not, we feel empty aa the of the day. set us straight. is there value in that or not? >> okay., y personally, i'm a breakfast eater, and i want my kids to eat breakfast i will tell you, if you ask nutritionists, is b most important meal of the day, should we eat it or not, you'll get different opinions. here's the thing, the idea is, if you skip breakfast, you'll overeat tst of the day. it makes sense, intuitively, i'll make b akfast in the morning so curb my appetite and i'm not eating more at the end o of the day. guess what? this research showed eating breakfast may not be in terms of helping your weight.

>> this is, for a lot of people, about weight. for now, it is up in the air. >> think of it less about weighs ut more about, maybe if you're missing breakfast, it is a missed opportunity get really important nutrients, like fiber and calcium and vitamin d. if you know yourself, you miss breakfast and you're crabby and have a headache, stuff like that ayou probably should b breakfast eater. >> some people need the breakfast. >> exactly. >> before you leave us, talk to me about the grandma effect. i'm re's an -- and peter leaving guys out of this conversation, i'm sorry. >> it's all good. i love my grandma,too. >> right. i'm not going to answer the question, but the burning estion of, why do we survive past our reprouctive age that sounds crazy, but after we're done having children, what is the purpose of still existing? therandmotherhypothesis says, rrandmas still around, number one, to help thdaughters. maybe they're passing on longevity. gen a lot for the scope of the segment, but they looked at these prestrial populations

in quebec and finland. they found when grandmothers were alive, they helped their children and improved kids' survival. proximity made a difference. if grandma is in california and you're raising kids in new york, it may not be that cibenef. there was a limit. once grandma reached the age of 75 or oldethere wasn't much of a benefit anymore. interestior. my profes would be super proud of me that we did point. >> grandma is watching. i talk to her almost every day. >> multi-generational homes and stuff likeththat. has a real basis. >> grandma fey, 101 in california. we love you. thanks so much.az dr. , thank you. up next, a closer look at a major problem affecting schools all over the country. a teacher shortage. wt, if anything, can be done about it? that's after these messages. r me on car insurance? did the little piggy cry wee wee wee all the way home? weeeeeeeee! we we weeeee!

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is prepared to strike this monday. a strike just recently just ended in los angeles. the debate is usually over money, but it is more than that. what will it take to get more qualified teachers into the classrooms. >> reporter: from cities across the country, teachers are feeling the strain. large classroom sizes, lack of support and teacher shorties are ca frustration. >> some of us have masters degrees. some of us have phds. teachers, perhaps, are not financially compensated. >> reporter: erin, carly, and kaylee are just a handful of the more than 3 million u.s. educators who welcome students into their classrooms every morning. people think you can sit downh and's it. it is so much more than that, isn't it? >> t onlye you lesson

planning, you're keeping it thngaging. >>e is a social and emotional growth, and you're trying to teach them to be good frind good humans. >> reporter: by 2023, there will be more thanio 52 mi students enrolled in u.s. public k through 12, and not enough teachers to teach them. the largest percentage of students in the country, in california schools like this. >> where we're seeing th most dramatic needs probably california, the southwest. we're seeing shortages in special ed, math, science, andn tegy teachers. you find a school librarian, you'e found a unicorn. >> lily garcia is the president of the national teachers association. it is the largest labor union n thcountry. >> we know what works. walk into the best public schools in your state. take a look at the support they give to those teachers. at's exactly what every school needs and what every stent

deserves. >> reporter: of the 20 school districts here in ventura county, more than half reported teacher shortages, with nearly 2/3 unable to fill positionwitheachers that are fully credentialed. a lot of people have been looking at the state of california, what happened with the teachers in los angeles. was it salary or resources? >> combinati of both. they're a school nurse, the counselor. they're the therapist. they're the confidant. >> reporter: is the county do g >> the things we're looking forward to is student loan forgiveness. we are offeringressional development. we realize that there are things that we can do, so we working with our districts. >> reporter: what keeps these tehers in the classroom? >> i would say feeling the support. that's been a huge piece for me. >> reporter: you guys are mentioning support more tan the oth issues. are we underestimating that part nkf it? >> i t you go into teaching for the teaching, not the income. >>yeah. >> we love the kids. >> tit is your passion.

as teachers, there willlways be something else i can do or something more i. can be doing i have it on my heart all the time. if you don'tove it, you're not going to want to feel that way all the tim >> here's the challenge, you can recruit professionals in math or science, to go into the classrooms. f they aren't train the others parts of teaching, they often quit, which is what is happening. because of that, ventura county has this program where they sry pport the teachers and other first-year teachers. it seems to be working. thehave a 96% retention rate. >> wow. >> i think, also, if you look ai sal, teachers make, let's say we have the same degree and go intour professions. i make 60 cents on your dollar as a teacher. we're at the bottom of the list when you look at industrialized peare finally starting to nations. say, enough is enough. >> it is interesting, the support they need more than the money. >> isn't that interesting? >> it the passi to help these kids. >> you've got a kid on the way to school you have kids in school. we just put our kindergartenir

in for the time. you walk into the elementary school, you see the teacherscho mit the time and effort every day, it is putting value on that. even if money is not w'rt thasking for, expressing as a community the appreciation for what they're doing for youri . it'll make a big difference. we all energize that. parents get involved and everything. >> really good point. you think about the they're buying on their own or what have you. to,of the teachers i talke a first-year teacher, she started this thing, i think amazon, rig i? here's whneed. the district maybe can't afford it. the teachers, one at a time, or parents will come in with crayons or kleenexs, whatever. for her, she feels supported. that seems to be the buzzword that seems to berk g. >> too important. 52 million kids. >> sheinelle, thank you very much. still to come here, why ellen grabbed a razor and went after super bowl mvp julian edelman's giant beard. want to see it after this.

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good morniom. welcback to "today" on thisay saturd morning. chilly but they're warm. >> unlike the grammys this weekend, that was all ad-libbed. actual noise being made. >> i love our chair spin, and ou see aoducer pop up there. >> getting the grammy feel this morning. good morning to you. >> busy morning. let's get to today'snews. top story this morning, the state of virginia, embroiled in another scandal wheree and woman has come forward accusing lieutenant governor justin fairfax of sexual assault. the calls are growing louder for his resignation. we go to the state capital ofnd richhis morning. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, keinelle. a wago, it looked like he'd be governor by now. after a second accuser came forward on friday, lieutenant governor justin fairfax is facing fresh calls from fellow democrats for him to step down right now. >> he needs to resign y. immediat >> reporter: virginia state delegate patrick hope was blunt.

>> on i monday intend to introduce articles of p chment on lieutenant governor justin fairfax. >> reporter: the accusation this time,rape. meredith watson says it happened in 2000 when she and fairfax were both students at duke in a statement, watson describes he attack as premedicated and aggressisi aggr. to bolster her charge, a pr firm working with watson's attorney released what they sa are past electronic messages with friends, including an e-mail dated october 2016, where watson writes, justin raped me in college. thcharge com after dr. vanessa tyson, earlier in the week, accused fairfax of sexually assaulting her in 2004, when they were both in boston to attend the democratic national convention. fairfax is fighting back. in statement, says, i deny this latest unsubstantiated allegation. it is demonstrably false. i have never forced myself on anyone, ever. he calls for an investigation into what he terms a vicious and

coordinaed smear campaign. and adds,ly n lysi will not . hours before watson's charge was made public, fairfax was defiant when approached by nbc news. do you support the investigation into the allegation again you, sir? >> we will have our say, and i'm confident in the truth. mi >> reporter: pnt democrats are lining up to insist he go. former governor terry mcaulifca, the black caucus, and the state senate, where fairfax presides. as ofy, late frieveral presidential candidates called for fairfax to step down, bcluding cory ker. >> i just believe it is time for him to step down, to resign. >> reporter: sheinelle, what about governor ralph northam? as this controversy swirled around his lieutenant governor, justin fairfax,northam held a meeting with staff yesterday. we're told he told them he is not going to resign. sheinelle, peter? >> mike, thank you. let's turn to capitol hill

and the fireworks during a contentious hearing between the outgoing acting attorney gen al and congressional democrats. matthew whitaker was questioned for hours about his discussions with president trump andhe whetr interfered with the special counsel's investigation. nbc's white house correspondent, my cisleague, kelly o'donnell on the north lawn with more. >> reporter: good morning, peter. new power ith their to run the oversight hearings wanted to know if matt whitaker had done or said anything behind the scenes about russia investigation, or passedat infon about the probe to the white house. hitaker did testify voluntarily, but the former college football player did a lot of. blocki he sure tried to control the ball. matt whitaker's temporary job as acting attorney genera expected to end next week. >> i have not interfered in any way with the special counsel's >> reporter: his contentious appearance on capitol hill. >> mr. chairman, i see that your

five minutes is up, so i'm -- we -- i am here voluntarily. we have agreed to a five-minute round. >> reporter: it turned into a heated exit interview. >> mr. attorney general, we're not joking here. your humor is not acceptable. frustrated. >> answerea the question, e. >> reporter: even exasperated lawmakers. >> i'll ask you try not to run out the clock. >> it is not a gridiron, and i'm not letting you run out the time. >> reporter: chided whitaker for lengthy responses or refusing to give answers. he said robert mueller is honorable, but would not publicly differ with the president, who repeatedly criticized the special counsel. >> can you say right no mr. president, bob mueller is honest and not conflict snd. an, i'm not a puppet to repeat what you're saying. >> reporter: whitaker took the helm of justice when his boss, attorney general jeff sessions, was fired in >> we have followed the special

counsel'seg rations to a tee. >> reporter: democrats pressed him over his pa remarks about the special counsel, including interviews where he called the probe a witch hunt. >> are you overseeing a wit hunt? >> reporter: whitaker refused to discuss his conversations wnth the presiand insisted he did not discuss the muelleres ingation with anyone in the trump innere. cir >> have you talked about your views of the mueller investigation with anyone at the white house? >> i have not talked about my views with anyone at the white house. >> reporter: also, news about the president's health. he had his second physical examination since taking office on friday. unlike last year, when there was an on-camera briefing and a lot of dedatails about the medical examresults, this time, physician sean connolly put out a written statement that smply d the president is in very good health. he expects that to be the same er the course of his presidency and beyond. peter, sheinelle?

>> kelly o'donnell at the white house for us. thanks. there's aal poten big development this morning in the case of amazon's jeff bezos and the "national enquirer." federal prosecutor looking into s'bezlaim that the "enquirer" tried to blackmail him. geoff bennett has more. >> reporter: there is a twist in the battle between the tech titan and the tabloid. federal prosecutors are looking into whether ami, publisher of the "national enquirer," broke their cooperation agreement, according to a course familiar with the matter. hush ayneynts during donald trump's campaign required ami commit no furth crimes. now, jeff bezos is accusing the tabloid ofblackmail. bezos published e-mails said to be from his lawyers, saying he drop a lawsuit against the company or they'd pubssh thi

about him. ami believes it acted lawfully in the reporting of the story of bezos. bezos, in explaining his decision to speak out wrote, of course i don't want personal photos ipublished, but won't participate in ami's practice of corruption. i prefer to stand up, roll this log over, and see what elsecr wls out. there's a lot to unpack in this story. >> geoff bennett, thank you. also this ormorning, s elizabeth warren is expected to ke it official today, announcing that she is running for president. warren has chosen the struggling city of lawrence, massachusetts, her home state, as a backdrop to kick off her campaign. her bid beginning with damage control following the ntroversy over her native american roots claim. she joins a crowded field, including a record number of female candidates for the race fo horrible outcome after an attempt to get an endangered tiger to mate with another tiger

turned dely. sarah has more on this story from london. >> reporter: good morning. hat happened here is a son conservat's worst nightmare. introducing these animals was a key effort tove the species. sadly, it went wrong. a first encounter turned deadly. he-year-old maladi was the pride of the zoo, a m who had given birth to seven cubs, including twins in 2016. year-old auzime, whose name meansor proten arabic, arrived from denver for a breeding program. hopes were high he'd be the perfect mate. zookeepers introduced the pair, keeping them in separate enclosures for ten days so they could see and smell each other before being brought together. on friday, they met for the first ti.

asim attacked. zoo staffde trieerately to intervene with flares and alarms, but it was too late. maladi was dead, mauled to death by her potential mate. >> this is the risk you have with wild animals and wildlife. i don't think it should be a lesson ofag discouring other places from doing this because we still want breeding programs like this. >> reporter: in a statement, the zoo is devastated by the loss of melati. we are heartbroken by this turn of events. tigers are conside cditically endangered, targeted by pinchers their native indonesia. much of their natural habitat has been destroyed. the world wildlife fund reports there are less than 400 left the wild. melati's death, devastating for conservationists working desperately to breed more of these tigers before they go tit. the zoo told me this morning

there are no ans to relocate asim. he'll stay in london. he is now the zoo's only remaining tiger. this morning, a little girl bating cancer without a cure has been crowned as an honorary officer in texas. abigail wasll smiles, promising to protect the bad guys until her cancer wasco pletely gone. the police department erupted in cheers. you can imagine, some tears when this 6-year-old took the oath and took on the rol as rookie officer abigail. we look forward to seeing her on the streets. >> so sweet. let's get another check of the weather from dylan, out on the plaza. >> good morning. not that i'm picking favorites, but we have a family from boston. this is your first time in new yok,right? >> and him, too. >> you, oo. it is your birthday. how old are you turning? >> 10. >> 10 years old. what are your plans in new york? >> yesterday, we had dinner at pj clarks. >> okay. >> then -- and after this, she's

going to the american girl doll shop. >> where are you going? >> to the nintendo store. >> that makes sense. you have a itinerary, right? >> then we'll hang out at the hotel. >> okay. >> then we're going to see la "adin." >> wait, you have to -- >> yes! >> they've got a lot going on. in new york, it is going to be a beautifully sunny day today. a little chilly. at's typical for this time of year. most of the country is looking fairly quiet. we have a little wintry mix through eastern tex and northern louisiana. we have the big storm in the pacific northwtt. t'll move into the middle of the country into early next week. especially monday into tuesday, 9 million people so far under a winter weather thdvisory. will be kind of a messy storm, as we go into tomorrow and beyond.ng we're look at some of the snow moving into wisconsin and into illinois, the great lakesre ion, as well. down south, we are looking at that to fall in the form of heavy rain. how much snow?ee we could few inches, up to 3 to 6 possible in parts of the

western great lakes. that's a look at the weather across the country. now, a peek out your window >> out our window, we have plenty of clouds out there. we will continue to seeome sunshine break out across the area as we go into the aftnnoon. you see our feel like temperature out there rigw in the single digits and teens. feel like temperature only going to improve into the 20s as we head to the afternoora air temures only in the upper 30s. again, it is going to be a pretty chilly and blustery day ouere. for tomorrow, temperatures are going to be in the low 40s. we do havela the mix tomorrow night. that'll lead into your -- >> guyur >> hambrs for life.an dylan, thks. what ariana grande has to say about why she will not be performing at the grammys this weekend. up next, how four-word text is changing relationships eve awhere. this ood one. it'll have you talking. that's right after these messages. after these messages. your mornings were made for

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boyfriend, i want a baby, and .screenshot the respon the responses flooded in. it went as perfectly as you'd expect. they started with the utterly confused, like, for lunch? ma mason answered his girlfriend. another answered, a dog baby? then the practical answers, like, good for tax returns. that was jillian's boyfriend. he had a good point there. also thisone, we have to focus on "game of tones." seriously? do i sound like i'm kidding? of course, some just weren't ready for the news. nick decided to just leave the conversation all together. there were a surprising number of sweet replies, too. one woman's husband responded, me, too, leonestly. s have one. deal. i need a second angel. how sweet is that? mom of three had some fun with this one. sheinelle, you actually texted your husba >> i did. >> he responded, excuse thme? he tried to call you three times. >> i know. >> he just said, call me when

you get home. >> i know. >> have you talked to him yet? >> i still haven't talked to him. he's in australia. e landed, and that's the message. i have the kids on my own yesterday, so i didn't have time to call him back. >> should have responded, wrong number, or something like that. >> i can't imagine what he's thinking.al call me eady. let's get to pop start. >> starting off withr aiana grande. the 25-year-old released a new video and her anticipated "thank you, next," on friday. fans went wild, then they started decoding the tracks, of course. there are there lyrics about her es? the late mack miller and pete davidson? fans think so. ariana won't perform the songs at the grammys because she won't be there. the show's producer claims she pulled out because it was too late to pull something together. the pop star called that a lie, adding, it was when my creativity and self-expression was sfled by you, i decided

not to attend. i hope the show is what you want nd more. moving on to the new england patriots. julian edelman was named mvp after last week's super bowl win. if you've seen him recently, the wide receiver's beard took on a life of its own this season. there is someone who wasn't having itanymore. ellen. watch this. >> do yo want to say anyrds and say good-bye to your beard? >> i love you, beard. >> yeh, we should leave the mustache for now, right? i'll let somebody else do it. >> i look like a different urson. >> very handsomder all of that stuff. >> look at all that beard. ooked like know he that at all? >> i didn't recognize him. wow. >> what a bearis >> itto raise money for the boys and girls club of boston. ellen donated $10,000, which julian then matched. >> that's great. finally, we'll end with familiar face around here. willie paid a krvisit to the "tonight show." they talked about zip linin, willie's family and, of course, the "today" show. >> one of my favorite shows.

i told you, forever on my dvr. >> this weekend, we have bradley cooper, a buddy of adurs. >> y and i once had an interview that was not a real interview. >> 've talked about -- bradley and i talked about this. he said he'll be walking down the street, and people are like, bradley cooper, and he was like, what, "silver linings playbook," "star is born." you and ujimmy, when laughed for 15 minutes. >> you can catch willie's interview with bradley cooper tomorrow on "sunday today." >> dylan, thank you. coming p, getting glam for the grammys. we have a preview of the biggest night of the year in music. we're back after this

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>> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> it is 8:26 on this saturday, february 9th. i'm meagan fitzgerald. good morning to you. igwe want to get st to the headlines we're following for you. a second woman has come forwardi accusing virs lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, of sexual assault. meredith watsonclaims she was raped by fairfax while they were students at duke university in 2000. this com after anothewoman, vanessa tyson, claims fairfax sexually aaulted her at the 2004 democratic national conventi convention. fairfax flatly denies both allegatimss. he clai this is all part of an orchestrated smear campaign, and he is refusing to resign. listen up, metro riders. the red line will be shut down between dont circl and judiciary square this weekend.

metro is installing new lighting andsays it needs both tracks to do the work. buses will replace trains downtown along the red line. if you plan on attending the chinese new year parade omorrow, metro says they're providing extra metro bus service to handle the crowds. the green and yellowes l will be running normally downtown throughout the weekend. and if y haven't had your flu shot yet, you may wa to reconsider. according to the cdc, flu season is far from over. the flu is widespread in 47 stat states, including virginia. there is no sign the season has peaked. docts say it is no gtoo late toet vaccinated. they say getting aot flu sh can protect you and your lovednd on lessen the symptoms if you end up getting sick. >>es g what? lauryn ricketts returns in a minute to tell us about the weather.

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temeratures today will reach into the upper 30s. low 40s tomorrow. a're bree dry throughout the day today. increasing clouds through the day tomorrow. motly dry until tomorrow after sunset. then we start to see a little mix moving in. you can see that rain/snow, possibly a little freezing rain in the middle. that's going to last through cnday morning andld have delays not only on monday morning but also spotty, freezing rain possible into tuesday morning. could have delays as we head into tuesday morning before changing to all n.ra

meag meagan? we'll be back at the top of the hour. for now, back to the "today" show. where are you going? >>dyhow is every doing? we're back on this saturday morning, february 9th, 2019. it is a cold one >> i toldyou. >> crazy. >> oh, my gosh. this is freezing. >> this is good group. i have hand warmers i'll hand out in a second. >> in a o second,e he's done using them. >> yeah. i'm gog to keep them another second. still to come, grab your kids. get rid addy eady to have some . we'll show you cool diy games ands activithat you can easily put together on a weekend like this to keep the winter boredom at bay. >> you don't hear mom, dad, i'm bored. then we'll take you inside one of the sweetest places in the country, in san francisco, as they prepare for one of their biggest days of the year,