. >>> and the "today" exclusive -- jay leno, his first tv interview since a car fire left him with serious burns. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone a massive storm dumping heavy and blowing snow on one end and spinning up destructive tornadoes and flash floods on the other tops our newscast tonight one weather system stretching from the snowy dakotas down through texas, arkansas, and oklahoma, which this morning saw its strongest tornado in seven years, a damaging ef-2. severe weather striking texas as well where passengers and workers at dfw airport were told to shelter in place not far from there, the violent weather leaving its mark, a trail of damage. and the immediate danger may not be over right now millions in the south at risk for dreaded nighttime tornadoes. we're tracking the storm's potential impact as it barrels towards the east but let's start with morgan chesky joining us now from grapevine, texas. morgan, good evening. >> reporter: yeah, lester, good evening tonight in texas, the race is on to restore power after this morni

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we begin with jay leno, recalling the accident that left him with serious birds. his garage last month, and he suffered third degree burns to his hands and face says he was fixing a steam car when something went wrong fuel line was clogged, so i was underneath it. trying to clog and i said, blow some air through the line that suddenly boom. i got a face full of gas. and then the pilot light jumped in my face caught on fire and dave, my friend pulled me out and jumped on top of me and that kind of smothered defiant i spent nine days in the hospital to recover all things considered glad he's pretty much okay. next something more couples are doing. they're married, but they're not livinir own individual homes. and according to the census, the practice has increased by more than 20% in recent decades, experts say, if you do plan to live apart, communication skills are key, even if you live together. next to texas football player raising questions. check out jeremiah johnson. how old do you think he is? he wanted mvp honors at the youth national championships. turns ou

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. >> that's part of jay leno's first interviews since suffering the serious burns. >>> we begin with democrats and republicans agreeing on a framework that for a budget that will fund the government for a full year. but it's the top two republicans in congress who do not agree with each other. mitch mcconnell is on board with the spending plan but so far it's a, this is a quote, hell no from house minority leader, kevin mccarthy. melanie is live for us this morning. good morning, you're the one who interviewed him. so is this i'm going to say it but need it to pass? >> reporter: yes. that is what republicans think mccarthy is doing, privately rooting for it to pass and publically vote no. the reason for that, he does not want to have to deal with the prospect of a government shutdown upon immediately becoming speaker if he becomes speaker. but at the same time he's struggling to lockdown votes for the speakership and his conservatives and hard liners are pressing him to stand up to mitch mcconnell. that's why you see the dynamic playing out on capitol hill. sources tell us that mccon

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jay leno is talking publicly for the first time about the fire that left him with serious burns. he was injured while working on a vintage car in his los angeles garage last month, he tells nbc news. the incident began when he tried to clear a clog fuel line. so i was underneath it. trying to clog and i said, blow some air through the line that suddenly boom. i got a face full of gas. and then the pilot light jumped in my face. got on fire. my friend pulled me out and jumped on top of me and kind of smothered the fire. wow the 72 year old had to receive oxygen therapy. he spent 10 days in the hospital now to a case that has rocked the music industry for nearly two years. repertory lanes accused of shooting fellow rapper megan the stallion after both attended a pool party, kylie jenner's home and l. a both stars are now telling their stories in court. here's a b cs lionel muise. this path. go this morning, megan, the stallion taking the stand. the artist whose real name is meghan pete accuses rapper tory lanes of shooting her in the foot after an argument in 2021 thing about me. i

twitter you can find me @scottmcgrew. >> scott, thank you. >>> 5:49 and only on nbc comedy legend jay lenothe first time since that accident that left burns to his face. it happened last month. the fire sparked near his face. leno is sitting down with "today's" hoda kotb to explain how an ordinary day working on cars took a turn. >> the fuel line was clog. i was underneath it and i said blow some air through the line. suddenly, boom, i got a face full of gas, and them the pilot light jumped and my face caught on fire and i said to my friend, dave, i'm on fire. >> he looks good. >> right? >> so len open's friend, had he not been there at the time of that, he says no doubt that situation would have been far worse. you can watch that full exclusive interview on the "today" show at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." >> so glad he's okay. 5:50 right now. >>> everybody talking about the chill in the air. we're turning to the forecast. that freeze warning in effect. kari, you're also tracking severe weather in other parts of the country. >>> the storm that was here over the weekend i

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my friend pulled me out and jumped on top of me and kind of smothered the fire >> that was jay leno opening about the serious burns. can you catch more of the interview with hoda on the "today" show >>> for decades, adam sandler's been making us laugh with scenes like this. ♪ meatloaf sandwich ♪ ♪ sloppy joe ♪ ♪ slop, slop, sloppy joe ♪ ♪ sloppy joe, slop, slop py joe♪ >> i eat pieces of [ bleep ] like you for breakfast >> you eat pieces of [ bleep ] for breakfast? >>ist i >> his career has led to this, the mark twain prize, the 24th recipient join bing richard pry and tina fay >>> kristen bell isn't playing around when it comes to decorating there's a full-sized grinch right there tucked into the side of the tree with his hand coming out the other side the top of the tree is drooping down kristen defied the laws of physics. their kids have got to love this >> but not freaked out they love it >>> ever wonder what a dust devil sounds like in outer space? no you haven't? well, we got your answer anyway, and it's pretty cool nasa has released this recording made last year by the perseverance r

. >>> jay leno describing details. the comedian describing the moment his face went up in flames, as he continues to heal. >>> abc news exclusive. the mother and her young son who was thrown three stories from a balcony at the mall of america tell their story for the first time. the road to recovery after time in the hospital. what she's saying about the man who threw little landen. >> you say you forgive him. >> only on "gma" this morning. ♪ step into christmas ♪ >>> are you ready for the super bowl of shipping? with 11 days until christmas we're inside one fedex hub with the important cutoff dates and the scams to watch out for. plus, from christmas crunch time to world cup crunch time. >> and that will end the game and argentina will play in the world cup final. >> fans gearing up for that messy magic one more time. ♪ >>> it is good morning, america. big morning, 11 days until christmas. and we have an early gift being delivered, george's wife ali is on her way. >> the idea of coming to "gma" that got her out of the

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. >>> coming up on "today" our exclusive conversation with jay leno.s burned in the horrible garage fire. he's going to walk us through the accident and the surprising thing he did right after. also his road to recovery on "today." >>> welcome back. 6:56 right now. before you head out the door here are our top stories on "today in the bay" starting this morning with a bay area freeze warning. >> a lot of people are waking up to that bitter cold that has turned deadly in the south bay. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san jose. kris, finding shelter critical when it's this cold outside. >> reporter: though it's not raining and freezing it is so very, very cold, and we know that two people died unhoused on the streets of san jose somewhere in the area in yellow on the map. that's all the santa clara county medical examiner would confirm at this point. we're trying to get separate confirmation ourselves. they're not tree leasing how or where they were found at this point. now we do know that outreach teams are making sure people know about she

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everybody hey, i just wanted to wish a a speedy recovery and say our thoughts are with our good pal, jay lenofrom burns he got over the weekend, some serious burns. he's in good spirits i heard from him today he's gonna get through this. jay, you're family we love you. get better soon, buddy [ cheers and applause what a show we have for you tonight. he is a music legend and one of the greatest singers - [ cheers and applause -- song writers, and performers of all time. his latest album, "only the strong survive," is out now. the one, the only, bruce springsteen is here, ladies and gentlemen [ cheers and applause >> audience: bruce >> jimmy: we'll be talking to bruce -- we'll be talking to bruce, and then he's performing for us later in the show then he'll be back to perform for us tomorrow night. and then back to perform for us on wednesday night >> steve: whoa [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: it's a bruce springsteen takeover week "only the strong survive!" plus, she stars in the new series, "the peripheral," with new episodes available every friday on prime video. chloe grace moretz is here

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. >> jay leno spoke to hoda about the burns he suffered working on one of his old cars. >> and suddenly i got a face full of gas and the pilot light jumped and my face caught on fire. >> leno is already back performing stand-up. >> something about dance in particular just really had a passion. >> stephen "twitch" boss, from ellen degeneres' talk show died of suicide at age 40. earlier this week, he posted videos dancing with wife allison holker. later, she said she will save the last dance for him. >> a miracle in the atlantic for two sailors and poodle lost at sea. >> 40 foot waves crashed into the vessel leaving them with no gas, food or water for ten days. >> the trio was rescued 200 miles off the coast of delaware. >> like finding a needle in a haystack. >> some of the wildest moments caught on camera. an f-35 b fighter jet attempted a vertical landing in texas, but it scraped the tarmac. >> one bold bear in florida decided the chick-fil-a nuggets were his. >> and spreading the word about speeding around the holidays? the grinch. giving people the option of an onion or a $400 ticket

i am looking forward to sitting down with jay leno. his road ahead. so we're going to have an exclusive conversation for you wednesday on "today." looking forward to that. >> definitely. >>> to the news at 8:00. winter storms will make this a messy week with heavy snow, wind and rain working across the country. it already started out west. four feet of snow falling in the sierra nevada mountains. drivers facing whiteout conditions along the pacific coast, flash flooding is keeping water rescue teams on alert and a separate storm coated highways in new york and massachusetts with snow and ice over the weekend. plenty more to come. dylan is keeping track of all of it. busy holiday travel week, too. >> exactly. and there's a lot going on. the storm system out west will move eastward and bring everyone snow or rain, possibly some severe storms, too. you see the colors out west. that's where we have the winter storm watches, warnings. blizzard warnings, wind gusts up to 65 to 70 miles per hour. mainly up across montana into the dakotas, too

hoda, you have an exclusive next week >> i will be sitting down with jay leno i'm very excited his firstrward to that. >>> your news. american basketball star brittney griner is home again in the u.s. for the first time in nearly ten months. she was released yesterday from a russian penal colony in a dramatic prisoner exchange our coverage starts this morning with nbc's kerry sanders in san antonio where her plane touched down overnight kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, indeed. brittney griner is here in san antonio at the brooke army medical center you can see a live picture of the hospital where she is right now. she landed here in san antonio on kelly field adjacent to the lackland air force base and she got off the plane she walked with purpose right into the hangar and then a van took her over about 20 minutes from here to the medical center. she is at that location because they have experience dealing with americans who have been held by foreign governments and also held captive. not only the medical needs she will need after ten months being held in captivity by

she is interviewing jay leno.orms roll across the nation and in the meantime parts of the south bracing for violent thunderstorms. dylan is on deck with the forecast. let's start with nbc's maggie vespa in windy minneapolis this morning. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the wind definitely still howling here. picking up in the last hour or so. this is a community bracing for the worst. this salt and sand ready to spread on the roads. they are aware of the damage done elsewhere. specifically the great plains and the dakotas. accidents are piling up. in utah the ice-covered roads yesterday there was a horrific bus crash. 20 people hospitalized. two in critical condition. also in colorado a state used to winter storms under the first blizzard warning in two years and perhaps no surprise wreaking havoc with the air travel system nationwide. this morning delays and cancelations stacking up. close to 3900 delays and close to 200 cancelations yesterday. likely day two of that chaos. from the dakotas to te