they square off against the packers on sunday afternoon. >> take a look at jane pauley and bryant gumbelft in 1989. they were co-anchors for seven years before her departure. pauley is still a regular and does a segment on older americans who start new careers. >> cool. looks like they are comfortable as ever to be back. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a local update. >>> good morning, breaking news overnight, a second deadly terror attack in russia. it leaves 14 people killed by a suicide bomber on a bus. this less than 24 hours after a bombing that killed 17 people inside a train station. with the olympics in sochi just 38 days away, security is being stepped up nationwide. >>> new setback, severe weather forces an ice breaker to end the latest effort to reach that stranded ship in antarctica. when will the 74 people on board be rescued? we'll talk to the expedition leader. >>> buried alive, a man skis into danger to pull his brother

jane pauley, bryant gumbel back together, joining matt. show back in those years. 1983, 1984. i think we've got some footage. >> like 18 appearances. oh, look at the hair. okay. >> wow! >> wow! >> how old do you think you are right there? >> i'm -- i'm 14. >> really? >> 14. >> a little older there. >> a little older. a little chubbier. yeah. >> so what -- >> but there's -- i was in with i think bryant and i also were in a hot air balloon with willard scott at one point. >> wow! >> i was about 18 appearances. >> what are you promoting there, do we think, as you continue to watch the video? >> i just said i was going to college, i think. >> that was the news? >> that was big news, evidently, that i was going to college. >> you've been on the show for a while. >> a long, long time. >> and look at you sitting right here again. >> i never thought i'd be in this seat at all, so this has been fun. >> speaking of your dominant run on nbc, you have the coolest thing coming up. the michael j. fox show. >> yes. >> michael, by the way, was just nomina

also speaking of "the today sho show", you thought you were having a flash back, former anchor jane pauley and brian gumbo today. they were co-anchors for seven years before her departure. pauly is still a regular on the today show, returning each month to do a segment on older americans who start new careers. she does a great job. >> she does. very nice. have you seen this, a surprise shot during a surfing type at manhattan beach. yeah two southern california boys photo bombed by what appears to be a shark. the photographer who is also the mother of one of the boys says she didn't realize the creature bass in the photo. she told her son and friend it was a dolphin to not care them permanently. it looks like a shark but it's really impossible to know for certain. i don't know >>. except for that dorsal swin there. >> i think i would want to scare my kids out of the water. >> just a dolphin, dear. the reviews are in. britney spears makes her debut. >>> good morning to you. we take a look at the span of the bay bridge a. beautiful shot as we get things rolling. perhaps you have time off, on

matt lauer reunited with jane pauley and brian gumbel for his birthday. he couldn't be there in person al made sure his gift was delivered. check it out. >> i wanted to give you something practical. carson daley helping me out. he's got something for you to help you with your look. carson, if you could bring that in. >> i've got it for you here. >> just for men. >> carson, really? al just called it in. is that how it happens? >> exactly. sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new passat, awarded j.d. power's most appealing midsize car, two years in a row. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. for details, visit vwdealer.com today humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures, living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where, if your car is totaled

some of the genius of richard pryor, who was playing with taboos long before bryant gumbel and jane pauleyw. few books about pryor as interesting as this one by brothers david and joe henry. they write, the early '70s epiphany that made pryor who he was, was inspired by the black panthers. but he said he knew he couldn't be rev nuolutionary because he looked white women too much. joining us now, david and joe henry. david, pryor was flouting some serious taboos, announcing to the world, constantly announcing his love for white women in the '70s. >> that's correct. eugene robinson writing in "ebony" magazine was talking about the richard pryor show. he said no black person could sit back and just relax and watch that show because at any moment richard pryor may say something that would make them all have to run like hell. and it's still one of the most revolutionary things i've ever seen on tv. only ran four episodes, plus one special. it's not been equaled since, i don't think. >> joe, let me ask you, you and your brother got to know richard pryor. you knew richard pryor. who was he person

. >>> jane pauley has been working with aarp which has produced and sponsored a series of reports forlot of shared history. raised on ranches, served in vietnam, and both retired united airlines flight mechanics. which was just the beginning of the sorry of two lives reimagined. >> reporter: a dc 10 arrives in central africa. john and rich go right to work. setting up a hospital. with wings. >> there are millions of people on the earth that are blind that don't have to be blind. a 15 minute surgery can cure them. so we need to train the doctors. and that's what we do. >> reporter: it's a nonprofit serving 92 countries. a 30 year partnership between medicine and aviation. >> this here is one of the first dc 10s ever built. >> reporter: a one of a kind flying eye hospital is getting an annual checkup in indianapolis. the passenger compartment becomes a classroom where doctors and nurses watch and learn while a surgical procedure is live-streamed from the o.r.. >> what i need to do is to put these under -- >> reporter: it's a teaching hospital. john and rich, flight mechanics, make sure

one of the precious moments from brian gumbel and jane pauley's time together here on "today." their trip to the great wall of china and lots of things to look back on. we'll do a lot of that on monday because brian and jane will be back in the hot seat. they'll cohost with matt all day monday. it's his birthday monday and matt, if you're watching, if you could wear some of your '80s newscaster outfits to commemorate the occasion. >> proof the hair back. >> we love having a laugh. i'm going on vacation next week. >> how cool is that going to be monday? >> amazing. so fun. >> online people are so pumped. >> it's so exciting. that's a first, maybe, or maybe i'm making that up. >> no, i think so. >> it's the anniversary. so i guess this is the first time. >> that could be great. check that out monday morning. first, here's what's making headlines today. an ice breaker in sight of a russian ship caught in thick ice in antarctica. it was on a research trip when 74 people on board got stuck. >>> u.p.s. is planning on delivering the rest of christmas packages by the end of this day. it