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mark barger has a look at the history behind the tradition. >> talk about a live show. >> reporter: george followed, hosting snl. >> the emotions are insane, between laughing, crying, puking. it's azing. >> reporter: alec baldwin has hosted the most. >> ts is my 17th time. >> reporter: 25 others have hosted at least five times. martin short's the latest to earn the five-timers jacket. >> it's live television, anything can happen. >> reporter: michael keaton's taken the reins four times. each in a different decade. >> it opates so smoothly now. it's insane. they do this every week. well, almost every week. >> reporter: weeks that are demanding for a host. even stage veterans. >> it's like being shot from a cannon. >> reporter: drew barrymore experienced it. >> i love video games. >> reporter: when she was just 7, snl's young est host. while 88-year-old betty white n a grassroots campaign to become the oldest host. the most unlikely host was an 80-year-old grandmother from louisiana. viewers picked her as the anyone host contest in 1977. >> i promise you, i'm going to give you everything. >>

mark barger, nbc news. the saturday night live 50th anniversary special airs one week from today, sunday, february 16th at 5 p.m. our time with red carpet coverage starting at four and the show's very first episode will re-air next saturday two. the host for that first show was comedian george carlin. lots to look forward to. all right. rob mayeda here now. and rob, can we look forward to maybe warmer nights? we'll get there. okay. it's going to involve some rain, but eventually we'll get those temperatures up. but tonight that is the big story. once again, we've got temperatures cold enough to reach the freeze warning criteria over a larger area. tonight we'll show you that updated map in a moment. recapping the lows we woke up to this morning at 30 in livermore. average low is closer to 40. so you know, it's cold in february, but usually not this cold. down to 30 as well in santa rosa. san francisco 42 this morning and 35 in san jose. now that the sun is set, we'll see temperatures quickly dropping back i

it's mark barger, nbc news. i bet you wally is going to be wearing sneakers tonight. absolutely.not want that to happen again. but that was really interesting. yeah, you may have noticed wally was not in his cue card area for the at studio eight, h for the interview. that's because the studio has been locked down tightly all week for super secret rehearsals for tonight's special. yes. watch the special right here on nbc bay area. red carpet coverage begins at four. it's followed by the live coast to coast special at five. still to come. you still got another day coming. your holiday weekend if you want to spend it with a bit of fun, a bit of culture and some good food. we have a sugges [ car engine revving ] get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. [ car engine revving ] get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. we are talking about the second annual sunnyvale lantern festival. the festival is being held at city line in downtown sunnyvale. more than 80 vendors will be on hand. they're selling drinks, food, unique handmade goods. guests are also invited to take pa

nbc's mark barger has a look at some of the highlights.ght live's earliest days. i'm a soul man. kicked off its homecoming concert friday night. this is a big one. i feel overwhelmed with emotion, actually. this is awesome. it's like a family reunion and a big wedding and a living stress dream all in one. dozens of celebrities turned out for the start of a weekend celebration of snl's 50 year legacy. i don't know if there's anything remotely like this in popular culture. the night was a bit overwhelming for a two time host. it might be the greatest honor of my life to be here. and the novelty has yet to wear off for a 17 time host. making movies can be challenging, and they can be fun, but nothing like snl, in part because of the show's deep connection to the big apple. you know, it's just part of being a new yorker. we love our show. this is our show. one that continually passes the talent torch to keep it going every like, roller coaster meltdown i've had at that job is so worth it. this weekend, this thing called love between the musica

nbc's mark barger shows us some of the highlights and reaction.allon's nod to saturday night live's earliest days. i'm a soul man, kicked off its homecoming concert friday night. this is a big one. i feel overwhelmed with emotion, actually. this is awesome. it's like a family reunion and a big wedding and a living stress dream all in one. dozens of celebrities turned out for the start of a weekend celebration of snl's 50 year legacy. i don't know if there's anything remotely like this in popular culture, right? the night was a bit overwhelming for a two time host. it might be the greatest honor of my life to be here. and the novelty has yet to wear off for a 17 time host. making movies can be challenging, and they can be fun, but nothing like snl, in part because of the show's deep connection to the big apple. you know, it's just part of being a new yorker. we love our show. this is our show. one that continually passes the talent torch to keep it going. every like roller coaster meltdown i've had at that job is so worth it. this weekend, this thi

i'm mark barger, live in new york. lauren marcus, back to you. you got it. york, mark vargas. all right. big celebration there. thanks, mark. so here's a look at the entire slate of snl 50 events. as mark mentioned, the homecoming concert airs live tonight on peacock at 5:00. and then tomorrow you can catch a re-airg of the very first episode. then sunday it is that big three hour special. it airs live on nbc bay area starting at 5 p.m, and it includes a red carpet event that starts at four. so much stuff. i'm really looking forward to it. yeah. i'm excited. and if you out this weekend and you may, you know, not be at home, make sure your dvr because the rain is gone. so a lot of people are going to be out. yeah. the rain will be gone. the temperatures will be slightly warmer. but we are also going to watch out for a chance of spotty showers on sunday. along the coastline. the dangerous surf continues and at least for this morning, we do have a few lingering showers and breezy winds. so here's a look at the state radar as we are seeing that storm system havin

here's nbc's mark barger. >> good morning. >> i got no cue cards, man. what am i going to do?on came to freak. >> out that snl might not have its trusty cue cards, something the show has tweaked itself about. >> i know it's hard to believe, but i'm reading a cue card right now. >> but even. >> as snl has evolved. >> into the digital era, this. remnant of tv's earliest days remains essential. >> the show would truly not be able to run without them. >> that's because sketches are constantly being revised, even while the show's on air. >> make those changes fast, make them accurate, and swap them out and keep them on order. i don't know how they do it. >> wally feresten knows. >> it's all about spacing. >> he's been doing it for 35 years. >> wally. >> lower the cards. he leads a team of. ten who write, keep track of and update roughly 1000 cue cards per episode. >> the host for snl each. >> week is. >> in black. >> they're the only. >> one that's in black. >> so they know their lines stand. >> out. >> and then the other cast members share red. >> blue. >> green, and brown. >> occ

mark barger, nbc news. the saturday night live 50th anniversary special airs one week from today, sunday, february 16th at 5 p.m. our time with red carpet coverage starting at 4:00, and the show's very first episode will air next saturday two. the host for that first show was comedian george carlin. all right. rob mayeda here. now we're starting the week. cold. cold. so we have the weekend started, so it's ending. and yes, the workweek will start off with the freeze warnings, but eventually the rain that's coming back and the clouds will help us out in terms of the temperatures. but it could be high impact once again with heavy rain potential. a little bit later this week. let's take you outside and show you what we're expecting. short term focuses on the cold, which is now through about 9 a.m. for our inland valleys. more clouds. tuesday. some light rain possible late tuesday into wednesday, and then we'll focus on wednesday night and thursday. that is when it's likely we'll see some heavy rain at times ri