we have strong indicators those numbers will look nice when you see hits like "bridgerton.w but it's our largest series launch we've ever done. >> well, your study does not include international so does not include 2020 or international which is where you've been deploying a huge amount of investment in original content, local language content. just huge numbers here how does this study and what you've learned the impact how you're studying or does it and what can we expect in terms of your international focus >> what's an incredible dynamic last year the viewing in the united states of non-english content grew by 50%. these investments around the world have an impact on domestic audience as well the relatability so at the same time that we're individual and different some of the things make us feel the same. great story telling for everywhere in the world is the new thing we're up to. all forms of distribution today. >> diverse audiences with diverse content. it's not just about diverse u.s.-based content but content from everywhere. how is your approach to investing in co

and to celebrate black history month, we'll show you how the netflix series "bridgerton" is helping toe forefront in period pieces. that's it for the "cbs morning news." for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

. >>> well, attention, "bridgerton" fans.rning more about season 2. >> the netflix series is reportedly getting a new star. simone ashley will play the romantic interest of the eldest "bridgerton" brother. >> lady whistledown will have plenty to say about her. >> she sure will. >>> next we have the latest on the woman known as gorilla glue girl. >> tessica brown's hair problem appears to be solved. last month she used gorilla glue instead of hair spray and her hair did not move for weeks. thanks to a four-hour procedure with a plastic surgeon, it can once again move. >> and she has a new haircut along with her own merchandise line. >>> well, next a new twist on a classic treat. >> kit kats are going vegan. nestle says the new candy bar will be out later this year. >> it will be the first chocolate bar from a major brand to be 100% plant based. >>> and finally, the must see stunt on a partially frozen canal. >> it happened in amsterdam. a daredevil in skates gliding over the ice, then, boom, face plant. >> okay. >> yeah. that

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. >>> next up, we've got some big news about everybody's current binge watch show, "bridgerton. to be looking for a suitable wife in the new season we know who that is going to be. actress simone ashley has been named as the female lead she is playing kate, who is newly arrived in london and, quote, suffers no fools. "bridgerton's" creator sat down with hoda and jenna last month to preview what to expect in season two >> do you already know the story arc in your head right now, as we're sitting here >> i do. i've been writing it i know where we're going i know we have a bunch of new chartersace're going to be introducing. anthony is going to have a love interest next season, and i think it is going to be as sweeping and moving and as beautiful as viewers of the first season have come to expect from the show. >> huh >> wow >> craig, are you watching "bridgerton" i know the girls are. >> my wife sucked me into it. >> he likes it. >> don't tell him. >> you like it >> i do. >> al, are you into "bridgerton" >> i got to tell you, i love "wanda vision. >> i do, too "wanda vision" is aw

or the "hollywood foreign press" snubbing "bridgerton." come on! have you watched it!hopefully, we are now solidly on the road to a tubman 20. here with his thoughts is one of my writers, john thibodeaux. >> hi, stephen. >> stephen: hi, john. always good to see you. so it looks like tubman is on her way to the 20. that's pretty great, right? >> it's nice to be on the money, but we want to have the money. recognition is nice. reparations are better. plus, she won't exactly be in the best company. you know who else is on those bills? >> stephen: yeah. i mean, i've handled money in the past. you've got george washington. >> slave owner. >> stephen: true. alexander hamilton. >> slave-buyer. >> stephen: thomas jefferson. >> big-time slave owner. hall of fame. the babe ruth of slave owners, if babe ruth had sex with his home runs. >> stephen: okay, that does sound bad. >> harriet tubman was a black woman abolitionist, at a time when it was life-threatening to be any of those things, let alone all of them. she repeatedly risked her life for other people's freedom. and now we'

s januannenberg initiative to independent look at content, shows like "bridgerton" included and answernetflix between 2018 and 2019. it found that representation on screen is still far short of reality. white men, for example, are only about 30% of the u.s. population, but they dominate on netflix, making up nearly 40% of the speaking characters. meanwhile, the u.s. latinx and asian populations are sizable in real life, 12% and 7% respectively, yet only a fraction of that on screen, 3% and 4%. and according to the study, there would need to be six times the proportion of lgbtq characters and five times the proportion of characters with disabilities for netflix to look like america. but there is good news including a 40% increase in main cast members who are black. in fact, they now make up 20%st characters on netflix, 5% more than america's actual black population. and this increase is also reflected behind the scenes with more black directors, more black writers and creators overall. >> this is a company that takes this seriously, and our hope is that with this data and the innovative

this next one here is from michelle pirozzi "hey jimmy i love 'bridgerton'.e?" that's a great idea. tariq, quest, you guys want to take this one? >> tariq: you got it >> questlove: sure ♪ old timey people with cool side burn who like to dance♪ ♪ old timey peopl wearing wigs and fancy pants ♪ now and drinking tea ♪ ♪ they're also eating crumpets everyone is british ♪ ♪ old timey peopl with cool sideburn and fancy pants ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: neither of you have ever seen the show, have you >> tariq: not at all >> questlove: nay. >> jimmy: let's get another suggestion here. oh, this one is from vivian zelter. hey jimmy, you should advertise more products on the show. that's an interesting suggestion, but it just doesn't feel right to do an ad in the middle of the show i mean, just thinking about it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, unlike paul leonard's edible calculators. ♪ the first nonfunctional, fully digestible calculators i just crunched the numbers and they're delicious. now with even less mercury [ cheers and applause okay we're down to our las

neither can "bridgerton." but honestly, there's only one tv contender for me, and it is "queen's gambit." anya taylor-joy was electric. the more you watch her on screen, the more you enjoy her, the more you pick up from her performance. she is on her way to superstardom. love anya taylor-joy. love the "queen's gambit." but there was an actor from my childhood that came back in a very big way in the tyler sheridan written "yellowstone." kevin costner is john dutton, and that amazing cast-- it's sleepy, sleepy, sleepy, and then just all hell breaks loose. come and get it. i plan to. so for the best comedy category, because you wanted to keep things, you know, highbrow, you didn't want to pick it, but i will, "emily in paris." i wanted to pick it, but i was embarrassed to pick it. and i'm not, because it's not the sort of show i should like, but i love it. who got you to watch it? you did. and it is-- i was a big "sex and the city fan," and then so i was, like, ok, fair enough, i'll give it a shot. and i crushed

i think i have to watch "bridgerton" a second time. with anything else quite as good. anyway, it also looks like the screen actors guild will have to carry on without one of its members. donald trump preemptively submitted his resignation from the artists union on thursday after the group announced it would remove him last month for his role in the attack on the capitol. in an exclaim entry letter, trump wrote "who cares!" followed by his list of accomplishments in film and television, including what he called the most successful show in television history, "the apprentice." this is pretty classic trump. he also cited his cameos in "home alone 2" and "zoolander." trump closed the letter with his formal resignation, saying the union has done nothing for him. s.a.g. responded with a two-word statement. they said, "thank you." >>> coming up next here, president joe biden sets a new stance for america's posture on foreign policy. a discussion about the challenges ahead with the "washington post's" david ignatius, when "way too early" comes

halloween costume this year, that is drunk tom brady on "snl" update next weekend, they'll have bridgertonial comments involving rain here's blane alexander >> reporter: from some of entertainment's big e names, a series of apologies. chris harrison the host of "the bachelor" has announced he's stepping away, after defending rachael kirkconnell. she's facing past scrutiny including these attending a 2018 >> we all need a little grace, compassion >> picture from 2018 at an old south antebellum party >> well, rachel, is it a good look in 2018 or is it not a good look in 2021 there's a big difference >> it's not a good look ever. >> reporter: for hairston, the apology, i am so sorry high words were harmful and i truly apologize for any pain it comes amid a similar shake-up on popular show "the mandalorian," star gina carano fired after a now deleted instagram post comparing persecution of jews to today's political climate. >> a lot of folks like to lump everything in one basket and call it cancel culture in the case of chris hairston and gina carano, this is culture. and there are consequence

regae from bridgerton. >> he can sing apparently. that's all i'll say. >> he can do a lot of things. >>> one more note in on texas. thousands of turtles are getting back to life as usual as being cold stunned. >> oh, this happened when the typically warm gulf of mexico turned frigid during the brutal cold snap. conservationists treated them and returned them to the gulf with the help of a big slide on their boat. more than 2,200 turtles were put back in the water and many more will follow. >> a turtle slide. i've never seen a turtle slide before. >> this is a historic moment. this has never happened. not since noaa began keeping records on this event. like this cold stunning. >> and it's the largest, the largest cold stunning, as well. i just learned more about it last week when i saw, you know, how they could be cold stunned. i'm like, poor turtles. poor turtles. >> i'm so glad they rescued them. >>> coming up, our giz wiz with his favorite kitchen gadgets, plus a two-story rv with its own elevator. >>> and first, the dramatic rescu

oh, braxton beauregard bridgerton iii, i have done it again! back in your menagerie!"gs out all of the evidence would be a good thing. it was a violent insurrection to overthrow democracy. the first time the capitol's been breached in 200 years, nearly 140 police officers were injured during the riot. and you guys, supposedly the pro-police party of law and order, want to just move on and forget about it. every time anyone tries to investigate trump, you react like parents trying to wrap presents in the basement on christmas morning. "don't come down here. mommy and daddy are having sex!" "jesus, steve that just makes it worse. "i didn't know what to say i panicked but should we? "no! impeachment aside, republicans have pledged to do everything possible to stonewall and sabotage biden's agenda, despite the fact that 50 senate republicans represent 41 million fewer americans than the 50 senate democrats. not to mention, they lost the house by a record margin in 2018 and their presidential candidate lost by over seven million votes in 2020. they just lost two seats at th

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but my life and i watch bridgerton we really like it on netflix but she turned to me afterwards and saidrom now when we can go to the knicks game or go to a concert or to a movie that we are going to spend eight hours watching bridgerton. i don't think that answer is very high. look at the chinese results, beating the record by 45%. it tells you people want parts of their normal life back even more than they wanted it before. >> you clearly didn't like bridgerton as much as i did, richard, because i would watch no matter what is open we really liked it, to be clear. we really liked it. >>> i wanted to ask you what you thought of the wild ride that amc shares have been on, the fact that it was targeted by retail day traders as a short squeeze, and the stock has surged is there a fundamental case there? what do you think about it >> the major fundamental that changed was there was a risk of bankruptcy at the time it was trading down to around a dollar. and adam and his team did a good job of taking on debt working in different ways before the short squeeze the chances of bankruptcy will la

>> "snl" with regina king spoofing last week's gorilla glue hair incident next week it will be "bridgertonalong with bad bunny >> one definitely to google, but fascinating. glad the woman involved is on the mend >>> now controversy over "the bachelor." the host is taking the leave after an uproar over a contestant's comments over race. here is blayne alexander. >> reporter: from some of entertainment's biggest names, a series of big apologies. chris harrison, host of "the bachelor" has announced he is stepping away, under fire for defending current "the bachelor" contestant rachel connell in a recent interview she is facing scrutiny for past photos, including these, attending an all south themed college party. >> we all need to have a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion. >> the picture was from 2018 at an old south antebellum mansion. >> rachel, is it a good look in 2018 or not good like in 2021? >> it's not a good look ever. >> for harrison, soon after the backlash, the apology. i'm so sorry my words were harmful. i apologize for my ignorance and any pain it cause yo

you can bet there's going to be a "bridgerton" parody sketch at some point if they can put that on tv nbc. >> you like the "bridgerton," don't you? >> i do. do you >> i watch it. >> is bad bunny worse than a rascally rabbit? >> got it in there. >>> when we come back, hod going one-on-one with dwayne johnson, getting ready to first, your local news >>> good morning, 8:26, i'm marcus washington. the giant fer ris wheel woulde spinning for another four years. they're looking at keeping the popular attraction but the plan is getting pushback from environmental groups and residents who live nearby. the ferrishe w has been halted since november, and it will remain closed until san francisco is released from the most restrictive covid tier. and let's check the forecast today with kari hall. >>> good morning, and we're starting out with some rain as we take a look at storm ranger, light showers moving through much of the bay area. after we see this for a couple more hours, we will see the rain starting to taper off, but it will still be behind those clouds for today. the dry we get more sunsh

like i know i do that, you know, when i'm cold, i just turn on bridgerton, those accents, regen jean-page'she critical components of the u.s. infrastructure the power grid is one of the most vulnerable to cyberattack. >> imagine if the critical infrastructure we rely on every day simply shut down. power plants, banking systems, air traffic control, subways, all are vulnerable. >> russian government hackers are actively trying to penetrate the grid to carry out potential attacks. >> they are already in the grid, the russians are in, the chinese are in. the iranians may be on the erj of getting in. >> ironically it's our less sophisticated electric providers who may have an edge here. >> rural coops account for 42 million people, none of these coops relies on the internet for the distribution of power. >> that's right, people. sometimes the-- more you one counsel on t when everyone is messing around with their spotify play list on their iphone 12 i'm jamming out to cd's on my old reliable disqman. >> it's been-- it's been-- but those rules provided, america is in real trouble here. if america

>> "bridgerton." >> have a good day. take care. >> steve: from 30 rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight join jimmy and his guests - [guests] and featuring the legendary roots crew and now here's your host, jimmy fallon ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much, thank you. thank you very much, welcome, welcome, welcome to "the "tonight show"" thank you so much for being here. thanks for watching. let's kick things off with good news this morning, the no. nations for the golden globes were was exciting because everyone knew all of the nominees, best foreign film i'm like i know all of these netflix led the way with 42 nominations, impressive. it's like winning roulette after putting chips on every number give the odds and evens to you, and the double zero, just do it not surprising netflix had so many nominations especially with new categories like best show about an emily in paris [ laughter ] look i'm thankful we had netflix without them it would be like golden glo

"bridgerton" will be back. excited, yes. what can i tell you?se, talking about "american pie." by don mclean. the song will celebrate its 50th anniversary and ahead of that mclean is celebrating with a new recording of the classic. here he is teaming up with the country a cappella act home free. listen to this. ♪ so bye-bye, miss american pie ♪ ♪ drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ♪ ♪ then good old boys are drinking whiskey and rye singing this will be the day that i die ♪ ♪ this will be the day ♪ >> he's still got it. gosh, that sounds terrific. "american pie." fyi debuted in october 1971. mclean, 27 years old. it spent four weeks on the top of the charts. little known fact, at the time of its release it was the longest song to top the billboard hot 100 at 8 minutes and 36 seconds. i dare say every one of us knows the words to. you can find this new version of "american pie" streaming everywhere right now and with that, i won't sing, i will send it back to you in the studio. >> what a sweet version. yeah, thank you. "gma" cover s

we're going to begin with "bridgerton" and a fresh face in town for the second season.uffers no fools even they are devastatingly handsome and rich and a bridgerton. chris van dusen telling deadline i think it will be a sweeping and moving and is beautiful as viewers of the first season have come to expect from the show. he goes on to say there will be a number of new characters introduced in season 2 that should make for a lot of good copy for lady whistledown. looking forward to that. >>> and more tv news for you. amazon announcing a new series based on the 2005 movie "mr. and mrs. smith." remember that, the original starred brad pitt and angelina jolie. they discovered they were both assassins, a married couple, that's the catch, and they were assigned to kill one another. well, this time around the killer couple will be played by phoebe waller-bridge and donald glover also known as childish gambino. the head of amazon's studios saying in a statement, talk about a dream team. donald and phoebe are two of the most talented creator and performers in the world. the duo

star of "bridgerton" hosted the show. >>> in our divided times, there remains a handful of great americans nelson is one of them. the ten-time grammy winning legend turns 88 in april. since we need to protect our national treasures, the country celebrated when willie received his covid vaccine last month. born during the depression in a tiny texas town, nelson got his first guitar at the age of 6 and rose to become one of the most prolific and beloved artists ever to write and sing a song. willie and i got together last week before the storms in texas for a virtual sunday sit-down to talk about his latest album and a life in music. ♪ that's life ♪ ♪ that's what all the people say ♪ >> it's good to see you. >> good to be seen. >> by his own count, willie nelson has been performing for 82 years. do you remember playing in front of a crowd for the first time? >> i remember the first client. i was about 5 years old. my poem was, what are you looking at me for, i ain't got nothing to say, if you don't like the looks of me, look the other way. in a white sailor suit and remember trim. i got nerv

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. >> are you surprised "bridgerton" wasn't nominated? >> very much so. queen's gambit," and i'm sure it was nominated for best limited series, a category not announced yet. instead of "bridgerton," they went with "the crown." love "craft country" on hbo. "mandalorian," and then "ratchet," which was a surprise. we knew sarah paulsen would get nominated for best actress in a series to have the show, too, it was a bit of a surprise. >> when you look at the diversity represented in tv and movies, that seems to stand out this year. whether it is chadwick boseman, viola davis, "love craft country," another great show it looks like compared to year past, the golden globes made sure representation is on display. >> they really have. i think that's a hallmark of kind of the film and tv industry as a whole this year, with films like "ma rainey's black bottom" and "the five bloods" as well as some of the tv series you're seeing "love craft country" chief among them i do think it's great that the golden globes are recognizing those. "one night in miami," as well, di

bridgerton the most extreme series ever on netflix zero. a bust with media critics. and a hate watch for many twitter critics. dan, you're a movie guy. there was such a shortage of movies this year, i'm surprise they could even fill out the list, never mind the racial component because there wasn't that much to see. >> that's so true. i've noticed only recently the last couple of months that the supply has picked up a little bit of movies, because i think they were so desperately behind. and now they're also trying to get you to watch old movies and passing them off as trending now, super hot. and they're putting movies that are ten years old on. there is always controversy every year. you're never going to make everyone happy. as long as the effort is made the make sure every film that is worthy gets looked at and that they make every effort to be diverse and inclusive in the selections, i think that's pair mount. but you're always going to make somebody unhappy. >> i think it's great there are three women nominated for best director. ther

john page from bridgerton. >> chloe was britney spears. >> yes, exactly.trying to see him. >> i wonder who that was. >>> mattress mack is back. the man who turned his fancy furniture gallery into a make shift filter after hurricane katrina and harvey. he comes to the rescue once again and he joins us live next. >>> sunday show, disaster relief for texans. cedric richmond joins jonathan capehart to talk about it all on the sunday show that starts at 10 a.m. eastern. mped the median. there was nothing i could do. (daughter) daddy! (dad vo) she's safe because of our first outback. and our new one's even safer. (vo) welcome to the 2020 subaru outback. an iihs top safety pick+. the highest level of safety you can earn. (vo) get 0% for 63 months on select new 2021 models. now through march 1st. good morning, mr. sun. good morning, blair. [ chuckles ] whoo. i'm gonna grow big and strong. yes, you are. i'm gonna get this place all clean. i'll give you a hand. and i'm gonna put lisa on crutches! wait, what? said she's gonna need crutches. she fell pretty hard. you

. >> you are basically living in bridgerton right now, do you understand that?ng with that. >> not a thing. >> coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> look at you. here is a live look outside at 6:55 and we'll be right back. >>> it is 6:57. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. in the east bay, some parents in oakley want school board members to resign after a virtual meeting catches officials making light of students still being at home. one board member says parents just want their baby sitters back. >>> number two, in person learning set to resume in berkeley next month. the district and union reached a deal contingent on vaccinating teachers. >>> number three, democrats on capitol hill are expected to introduce their version of president biden's immigration reform bill. it includes creating an eight year path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented people in the country. >>> number four, millions of people in texas without power following this week's winter storms. texas governor greg abbott say

. >> that's right, "bridgerton" star reggie page is set so far. >> i'm rege had-jean page and hostingith bad bunny. >> i'm going by bad melissa. >> my bunny is already cool so i'm going to keep it. >> watch "snl" on nbc bay area tomorrow night. it's nice, early 8:30 for us morning folk. >> and i love it when it comes on that early. oh, yeah, it is on early here. >> we used to have to wait until 11:30. >> that's too late for us. even on a saturday night. >> yes. >> all right, it is 5:16. >> what is the weekend going to look like? >> yeah, kari? >> it's looking pretty good. we're just getting a little bit of rain. i think it's just enough to wet the grass and then before you know it, the rain is out of here. let me show you what's happening on storm ranger, as we're tracking some of those light showers moving through marin county, extending down to san francisco, the peninsula, at least along the coastline, and parts of the east bay, but it's been so hit or miss, and the rain is very light, but storm ranger showing us exactly where it's raining right now, as we look at richmond, moving

acclaimed series like hbo's "i may destroy you," fx's "what we do in the shadows" and netflix's "bridgertoneft off the nomination list. also left off was "endaya." meryl streep, tom hanks and spike lee were also left out of the nominations. and it was a marquee year for black ensemble films, including "one night in miami," and "judas and the black messiah," but were left out from the best picture and screenplay categories, though some earned nominations in other categories. there were also a few surprises, including women taking three of the five spots in the best director category, making them the sixth, seventh, and eighth women ever nominated in the category in the show's history. sacha baron cohen tied the record of most nominations by a performer in a single year. his film "borat: subsequent movie film" also performed well, scoring three nominations with bulgarian actress maria back lova earning her first nomination. and the late chadwick boseman was posthumously nominated for his role. >>> still ahead, what house republicans may be thinking ahead of today's vote on the legislation to

. >> that's right, "bridgerton" is such a popular show, a big host coming and the musical guest is bad bunny. sure to be funny. take a look. >> i'm rege-jean page and hosting "snl" with bad bunny. >> i'm going by bad melissa. >> cool, i'm going by rege-jean bunny. what about you? >> my bunny is already cool so i'm going to keep it. >> watch "snl" on nbc bay area tomorrow night. it starts at 8:30. which we were saying is nice. >> yes. >>> coming up, members of an east bay school board under fire this morning for what they were caught on video saying about parents wanting schools to reopen. it's causing a lot of anger and outrage. we've got a live report next. >>> and cruising back to texas. senator ted cruz is back in stone called lone star state after a trip to sunny cancun, while millions of good people in texas are struggling to keep warm and just stay alive. what cruz is saying about it all, next. >>> plus -- >> we continue to monitor the first 100 days of the biden administration. we'll have the latest from washington, latest from new york city as the dow is up mildly. >>> but firs

page made his hosting debut, turning up the heat in studio 8h, fresh off his netflix hit show "bridgertonus star olivia rodrigo, blasting it out in a pub. rodrigo saw the sketch and tweeted "drivers license "snl" sketch is the best birthday present ever. i am shaking." her 18th birthday just happened to be on saturday. and wrapping up its five-week run, nick jonas will be the host and musical guest for next week's last show before they go on hiatus. >>> all right, now for this story. over 2,000 previously cold, stunned sea turtles were returned to the gulf over the weekend. last week, volunteers in south padre island, texas, helped rescue thousands of sea turtles stunned by the frigid weather. it's been awful for them, too, apparently. the operation took 24 hours with many volunteers working overnight to send the turtles home. the organization expects more turtles to be released back into the wild soon. good luck to all of them. >>> and this is a little tricky. after her major win at the australian open over the weekend, tennis champ naomi osaka had a minor slip-up that got some attention

you have not watched bridgerton what rock are you under. >> the last book i read owl the way through but it -- i admit once a year is graham green's -- -- the end of the affair, and, man, just in a few hours, i just was taken, and rare do i find the book like that. it's so often i have to really slog through a lot of hundred page abandonments before i get one, but usually i stick to the classics. so bride'shead revisited is one of those. >> absolutely. i am a huge salinger fan, and there is this beautiful edition, i have it right here, i was scrolling through something and i saw this incredible edition of nine stories and it's like, it's pressed in and it has the hewn illinoiss and i was like i don't need to buy this. have this but i bought it anyway and i've been rereading them and sometimes it's nice slip interest something you know and have read and it's comfortable and all of that. >> i went to the same military academy, jd salinger. >> valley forge. >> yep. >> and an odd -- >> year book photos. >> no way. that's really funny. i have my own salinger story. not to get too personal

million people watch it last year that's 21 billion minutes viewed netflix got all excited about bridgertonon households reached their definition of a reach is somebody watching 2 minutes of a streaming show so i'm willing to bet that the super bowl is bigger than the whole of "bridgerton." >> wow okay potentially. i don't think i'd take the other side of that bet against you let me ask you just about the advertising industry overall because it has been such a difficult year we're seeing so many different industries that have gotten hit and hammered as people aren't going out, they're not eating out, they're not traveling, doing any of those things. one way the companies have tried to make up for it is on things that they would normally spend on i would guess advertising budgets are one of the first things to get chopped for the companies and industries hit hard you did mention there are some industries that have done well as a whole, is there more or less money floating around in this industry right now? >> through 2020 it was down. obviously it was down because as you point out, lots of i

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. >>> in the third hour, "bridgerton" author is going t talk about season two of the hit show based onesidents day deals you want to know about we also want to say a nice good-bye to one of our camera people he has worked at nbc for 41 years. >> wow >> today is erik's last day on the "today" show he's going to do a little "snl" in a couple weeks, but he's been with us since the early days >> yes >> since jane and tom. right? >> jane and tom. >> we love you, erik >> take us with you. >> long-time philly fan. >> i was going to say go eagles. >> there you go. all right. >>> mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> going to miss him let's show you what we have for the weekend as we look ahead to friday heavy rain down through the gulf dangerous cold down in the plains another storm in the west. on saturday, snow and ice in the mid-atlantic states. snow around the great lakes. another big storm into the pacific northwest. with snow through the rockies. sunday, sunday we are talking about heavy, i mean heavy snow for places that don't normally get it especially into the southwest and into texas

shall we talk about "bridgerton" rege jean-page hosted this weekend.s fawning over the song, it's a bunch of guys playing pool look at this. ♪ >> what is this song even about even >> it's about a girl getting her driver's license it's bittersweet because something she and her ex always talked about that's what i get, based on hearing it for the first time right now. >> olivia wrote about josh i basset, now with carpenter. >> are you crying? >> no. it's -- well, it's got m thinking about my breakup. maybe i'm olivia my [ bleep ] ex, gina, is joshua basset ♪ i still see your face in the ♪ >> here's the thing. the song is a hit, if you're wondering, what is going on? obviously, olivia's fans loved the sketch olivia herself tweeted about it, writing in all caps on twitter, "driver's license snl sketch is the best birthday present ever i'm shaking. she wasn't the only star to respond. her "high school musical" costar joshua basset, the guy who fans think the song is about, posted a sarcastic reaction to the jab at him. >> my [ bleep ] ex, gina, is joshua ba

i did bridgerton on netflix, did it all in one night. i absolutely understand this.ch as i can before bed sometime. last night i was up until 10:00 which was a mistake. jackie: when you have to do this show. [laughter] shana: i know. i get up at 3:30 of. i was thinking to myself, like put it down, shana, go to bed. jackie: some of those online series are meant to keep you wanting the next episode immediately, sort of keeping that hook alive. it's hard to stop yourself from doing it. all right, guys. stay with us. still ahead, back online, parler reemerging for the first time since being vaultedoff of line and what's going to come back and what's to be expected it all starts next hour on "mornings with maria" live on fox business. ♪ beverly hills, that's where i want to stay. ♪ ♪ ♪ (quiet piano music) (loud music & noises) ♪ ♪ (quiet piano music) comfort in the extreme. the lincoln family of luxury suvs. . jackie: good morning. i'm jackie deangelis in for maria bartiromo. today, tuesday, february 16th top stories at 8:00 a.m. eastern time, millions of texans waking up