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. >>> still coming up, we'll share a few laughs with sebastian maniscalco, now a huge hit i hood.alma who is alwaysng brinweet treats into the office. they're good for us, don't ruin our die et cera. er recipes made her instagram famous. this morning, she has new and delicious recipes, butlso exciting news. >> ooh, a tease. >>> coming up in the third hour of "today" we'll catch up with medy legends eugene levy and katherine o'hara going back to sceir days to talk about their 40-year friendship and the new season of their hit show we can't say on morning >>tv. great show. >>> also we'll be talking about the future of flight, taking it to new heights with the aircraft that could well change how we all fly. >> all right. first, al, a check awful the weather. >> oh, that baby. we've got to show that baby. >> hello. >> aswere, al. >> all right. now back to the maps. first of all, we start with icy travel through the ohio river valley,r col the plains. next big storms comes in the west coast today. rain and snow. that h createsvy know for the sierra, flood threat for southern calirnia.

this guy right here, the hilarious sebastian maniscalco is here. what are you eating? oh, wow. >> first this is "today" on nbc. >> am i going if you want a car from a company that's been building them for 115 years, get a ford. if you want a car with driver-assist technology, get a ford. if you want waze and amazon alexa compatibility, get a ford. if you want a car that doesn't have any of that, get anything... but a ford. otherwise, you're gonna want a ford. ♪ >>> is this a morning thing? >> it's a morning thing. >> it's a big week for comedian sebastian maniscalco. >> it sure is. he is playing madison square garden to a sellout crowd this week. they had to add another show because he kept selling them out. he's got a new netflix special. first a look at why sebastian is one of the biggest names in standup. >> you ever dress an infant? they have no core, so [ laughter ] >> seb seb selling out shows at marquee venues like new york city radio music hall and madison square garden. now he's starring in a new netflix special called stay hungry. >> got

. >> reporter: sebastian maniscalco. >> i come from a negative family. when i got to the garden, he said four shows? you're going to be exhausted. >> reporter: the garden as in madison square. sold-out shows on the heels of a best-selling memoir, specials on cable and netflix, and a top comedian award from billboard. >> uber x. what is that? what is it? it's like hitchhiking with your phone. >> reporter: when people meet you on the street, they know who you are, do they expect you to be funny? >> i don't know. they think they should be funny. they always want to either tell a joke or try and be funny around me which i never understood. not going to go up to bono and start singing. >> reporter: born in chicago, it was l.a.'s famous comedy store 1998, i'm al like this is where i have to be. this is where i have to start. by the way, this is my first walk and talk interview. i've never had a mole waiter at a nearby hotel, he would race here on his breaks to do standup. on the way up, he studied the observational humor of jerry seinfeld and the physicality o

plus we have sebastian maniscalco and martha stewart and thank you notes. do not change the challenge. stu california is >>> a runaway horse that ended up stuck in a dumpster in southern california is safely back in its stall tonight. firefighters were able to hoist the animal out. it started when the horse was spooked and was being led to the lower arena area at huntington beach equestrian center. it stepped on the lid of the dumpster then fell inside. the horse stuck for two hours. there you see it in the air, hoisted. crews were able to get it out. the animal is fine except for a few scratches and a bad dumpster experience. >>> more evidence that california's real estate market is finally in a cooling phase for sure. home sales declined for the eighth straight month in december. in fact, overall home sales for 2018 were lower than the previous year for the first time in four years. that's according to data collected from more than 90 realtor associations. experts say the trend will continue as buyers remain cautious. >>> cancel the house warming party fo