ladies and gentlemen, you know my first guest because he's robert de niro. rt de niro! ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] there you go. [cheering] nice to see you again. it's always good to have you on the show. i got a treat. we were both at the "snl" 50 thing on sunday, that was kind of a fun night. amazing audience. can you believe the people who were there? robert de niro was there. you did a great job in "debbie downer," paul mccartney close down the "snl" -- that was amazing, the long medley "golden," "carry that weight," "the end." you got a preview of some mccartney because he did some secret pop-up shows around new york in one of them was at bowery ballroom. you were there. were you a big beatles fan when you were younger? >> robert: not really but when i started thinking about when i was listening to paul do his songs, they are all part of my unconscious conscious. they have been in my life for most of my life, and i had forgotten about that. that these songs are there and have a strong meaning in my life. >> stephen: do you know mccartney? >> robert: yes. >

robert de niro.mogul. >> not exactly. it's been a ton of fun. i miss you guys so much. i love you all, and it's so nice to be back here with you guys, and i really appreciate it. excited for everyone to see the show. >> if you had still been head of this news organization, would you have allowed a six-minute debate on the black and blue? >> i would have done a whole hour on it. i can't think of anything more important going on in the world today. >> i'm four episodes in of six, and i'm not saying this just because we're friends. it is so good. you can't stop watching and you hit that next episode button immediately. >> we played it on "popstart". >> it was incredible, and we didn't know it at the time. >> it's great. >>>> he's cong back in the third hour. we've got robert de niro and noah. "zero day" streaming on netflix. we're back in a minute. >>> ♪♪ ♪ i've been snowing ♪ >> hello, how are you? >> good to see you. >>> we are back at 8:30. the cold here in new york and across much of the country. no

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the latest with robert de niro is called "zero day."] ♪ lizzy, you look kind of like a superhero. you got that -- >> thank you, finally. someone will take me seriously in that marvel cinematic universe. [ laughter ] sf . >> jimmy: i hear you moved from l.a. to new york? >> i did. >> jimmy: we made you come back for this? >> yeah, you did. unfortunate. if i say i just moved to new york, big cheers. nothing. >> jimmy: most of these people are not from l.a., so really, they don't care about any of this. [ laughter ] >> i don't know. i just moved to l.a. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy. >> jimmy: that's called pandering. [ laughter ] to me, there's nothing -- well, there are worse things, certainly. but moving is just awful. >> it's bad. it's bad, and when you move to a whole new place and you have to get a new dentist. >> jimmy: yeah. >> a new coffee shop, and somebody to cut your dog's hair or whatever. >> jimmy: yeah. >> you have to start from ground zero. >> jimmy: how do you do that? do you ask your friends? >> yeah, i ask my friends. bu

you are now starring alongside robert de niro. n't always get an opportunity to strike twice at that, but he's wonderful to work with. i learned so much on stage with him. and it is a wonderful six-part series. the director, she's primo in this world of political thrillers. >> you have played so many unforgettable characters, tina turner, of course. you played queen ramonda, "mission impossible," the cia director. but now you are playing the president of the united states sitting there in the oval office. what is the approach to being president? >> fortunately, i have a few activists that i can look toward who give me a blueprint of what being in this space looks like in leadership. when we're talking about stacey abrams or kamala harris. sojourner truth even. so i was very fortunate to have that. >> walk us through "zero day." this is a limited series. thriller, as you say, about six episodes. and this is intense here. it leaves you on the edge of your seat. tell us about this plot, this cyberattack. >> that's right. you have seen

that's robert de niro, i believe. let's have a look at the ie weekend and the albanian story.. >> yeah, proper story in the i it's where you live? >> yeah, but i mean. >> yeah, but i mean. >> it's i. >> it's i. >> guess it's good to see the government doing something. >> no it. >> no it. >> isn't. >> isn't. >> it hasn't worked. >> it hasn't worked. >> what they've done is they've done some spending. they've spent 3.75 million. >> that's mental. like, do you. know how little. >> interns will work for you don't need 3.75 million to make social media accounts. it's not had the desired impact. and they also point out if you're being trafficked, you're not exactly choosing to come over anyway. yes. which is much more. >> yeah. and also, we've got to respect the incredible work that the albanian gangsters do in the british drug trade. moving on. we've got the married strictly star falls for princess cressida. i'm sure. >> this is. >> this is. >> this is one. >> iicsa who means kiss, everyone x. and that means kiss, not elon musk's platform. and cassandra stewart says it would be gre

robert de niro, who -- has he been on here? i really like robert de niro. but he's not that chatty. >> seth: no, he's not, yeah. [ light laughter ] >> and he's been on an enormous amount of shows. i've discovered, as you know, that he's a benign presence. >> seth: yes. >> you know, it's not like he's having a horrible time. he's having a nice time. >> seth: yeah, he's having a really nice time. >> he just doesn't like to talk very much. he was on our show, must have been about the fourth time he was on. he was having such a nice time. he started to tell an anecdote. and we were like, "oh, my god, robert de niro is telling an anecdote." [ light laughter ] well, it soon became clear why he doesn't. [ laughter ] it was -- it was properly, like, you know, one of those old lady going, "and it was on a wednesday, no, i tell a lie. it was a thursday. [ light laughter ] no, it would have been a wednesday because i took the bins out the night before." so, it was like that. and it was going on for some time. and then bless him, you could

no one cares what robert de niro has to say about politics. just ask the guy who played j.d.e that actors should be famous. it feels like something that, you know, we are saying words we are told to say. we are told how to say them, we are told where to stand, and then we are telling people how to vote? it's like dude, your job is illegitimate. you should be quiet, you should do your job, you should be a jester, entertain people and then shut the [bleep] up. we are entertaining. we are public servants, we are there to perform a job, to entertain. all of a sudden the adjuster, because he's in the courtroom, starts to be like i might want to go sit on the throne. it's like no, you aren't supposed to be there. >> jesse: nationally syndicated radio host dana lasch joins us now. how are you? >> i'm doing well and i really like that sound bite. i think that that perfectly encapsulates what we are seeing with the democrats and republicans right now. you when i talked about this for years and i think i said it a decade ago, the people on the right, that's the new punk rock. it's very

no one cares what robert de niro has to say about politics. just ask the guy who played j.d. vance in hillbilly elegy. >> i don't. >> believe that. actors should be famous. >> yeah, it. >> feels like something that, you know, we're saying words that we're told to say. we're saying them. we're told how to say them. we're told where to stand. and then we're telling people how to vote. it's like, dude, your job is illegitimate. like, you should be quiet. you should do your job. you should be a jester and entertain people and then shut up. we're like, yeah, we're entertaining. we're public servants. we're there to perform a job, to entertain. and then all of a sudden, the jester, because he's in the courtroom, starts to be like, i might want to go sit on the throne. it's like, no, you're not supposed to be there. >> nationally syndicated radio host dana loesch joins us now. how are you, dana? >> i'm doing well. justin, i really like that soundbite. i think that that actually perfectly encapsulates what we're seeing with democrats and republicans right now. and you and i have talk

tune in tomorrow when my guests will be robert de niro and tamara tunie.

angela basset will be here, halle berry, tom hanks, robert de niro, ed burns. he plains. sunday, sunday heavy snow around the great lakes, northern new england, mid atlantic, sunny and mild out west. then as we move into president's day on sunday, much colder, frigid in the plains. snow in the western plains. wri? good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing that rain moving out, but it was heavy at times. there's still a few hit or miss showers lingering this morning, but as we clear out, we're headed for the mid to upper 50s for today. and a little bit warmer tomorrow with more sunshine and highs in the low 60s in the south bay, upper 50s in the north bay, as well as san francisco and oakland. and then looking ahead to our presidents day and the >>> and that is your latest weather. >> fancy meeting you here. guys, just ahead, renee zellweger on 25 fabulous years of our favorite, bridget jones. and the newest stop in her journey "mad about the boy." but, first, this is "today" on nbc. i bought the team! kevin... ? i bought the team! i put it

with legendary actor robert de niro.rilling new show, his appearance on snl, 50th celebration, and a lot more. plus, you know what? we're cooking things up on the today in the bay. 8 a.m. streaming newscast san francisco restaurant owner and his chef joining us live to talk about a new pop up opportunity in the city this weekend, and the excitement of it all smelling good so far. we can you can watch it all on nbcbayarea.com or wherever you stream. everyone loves when there's news in the or the food in the newsroom. yeah, and we always love these sunrises. what a day. it is so nice. it's beautiful. as we're starting out on this thursday morning and temperatures will be comfortable today, reaching into the mid 60s across many of our microclimates and headed for the low 70s for the weekend. no chances of rain here for the next several days. more clouds on sunday. but then in san francisco, we'll see highs in the upper 60s for all of the outdoor activities going on over the next few days. i don't know if you see it beautifu

zero day tells the story of a former american president named george mullin, played by robert de nirohe country is as unsettled and deeply divided as ever. here's a look. >> americans, what are we doing? >> we're supposed to be. >> standing up for each other. we're supposed to be helping each other. well, you think you're doing the right thing. no you're not. you're afraid. you're not behaving like an american nor a patriot. you're here standing up for the little guy, the working man. well, there are working men and women buried right beneath our feet. right here. you don't trust the government? i get that it hasn't always come through for everybody. but this isn't about the government or the 1% or whatever the hell you want to call them. it's about somebody out there that hates us, that stands against everything that we stand for, everything that makes us who we are. and they found a way to hurt us. it's that simple. and right now, these people need to get back to work and get those people out. and you need to let them. you want to stand by and offer your support and your prayers. th

starring robert de niro and many other great actors, but also the non-actor we see on our screen, nicole. wallace cameoing to advance the plot. congratulations. tell us about it. >> as you know, because you were there at the premiere. my husband is one of the co-creators and co-executive producers, and i was. there are a lot of wolf blitzer's in it, and savannah guthrie and i was one of the news folks asked to play myself as a celebrity anchor. but i have to say, my son went to the premiere, and even though his stepdad helped create the whole thing, it was the, you know, a few seconds that mom was up there that he he got a kick out of. >> yeah. >> i love that. >> there's so much serious, so much serious stuff as you mentioned there, to be fair. of course, many interesting journalists and others involved, but you're the one i get to do the toss with, so we wanted to flag it. congrats. and i'm glad that it was a hit. most most importantly, a hit in your household. nicole. >> exactly. that's all. all politics and all netflix streaming experiences are local. >> what a bar. >> all right. >> c

i liked robert de niro's work in a great deal. going to go with bronx tale over usual suspects. but for most americans, i would think the usual suspects is what they know. chazz, primarily from. >> mr. mayor. we ask the hard questions, even in tough times, as you can see. but i will redirect away from cinema. and back to the point. you have been someone in the hot seat, right? you run a city. you were a campaign co-chair. have you ever seen this fuzing of business and public leadership? does this type of conflict hurt the public? absolutely. we have. >> ethics laws. >> you just mentioned. >> that elon musk and his companies. >> have government contracts. >> the notion. >> that. >> he's not. >> filled out an. >> ethics form. >> that he's making decisions that could. >> impact his. >> companies boggles the mind. democrat or republican? >> look. >> the notion of doge and government efficiency, i've said. >> it's not a. >> conservative or republican notion that we should. want accountability in government, that we. >> should want. >>

that clip that we just saw then ended with none other than robert de niro also joining in.and he was one of many a-listers. we were reminded of all of the comedy legends who got their start on snl. eddie murphy was one of the big stars. he did a few sketches, this one that we're seeing right here. he was impersonating tracy morgan, of course, in front of tracy morgan. then bill murray, who also, of course, started on snl. he joined colin jost for weekend update and was roasting colin jost, which was, of course, great to to partake in. and also, fun fact meryl streep made her first ever appearance on snl last night, which is hard to believe, but meryl streep had never been one of the celebrity guest hosts, and last night she took part in a sketch. you see her right there taking a seat next to kate mckinnon, who was one of the other alums who joined in. now, tina fey and amy poehler. they actually made sure that everybody knew how much star power was in the room. one of their bits was an audience rollcall of sorts. and of course, when your audience is made up of global supers

colorful and interesting characters so come for the analysis stay for the story and even rumors that robert de nirois going to be in a tv series on lithium extraction in the region. it was about two years ago that the rumor came i haven't been able to confirm it, but it would a great context for that. so lately and talking of the lithium extraction, can you elaborate on the of technological innovations that will be required for scaling that a structured extraction. yeah, it's a complex so the lithium is in brines it. 5000 to 8000 feet below the surface. it's already being brought up in these 11 plants that manuel mentioned to create geothermal energy. and, you know, in some cases it sounds easy. you you add a filter next to that that filters out the lithium and then injects the brine back underground into a closed loop system. but it's very hot, 500 plus degrees fahrenheit. the lithium is there in 200 parts per million. there's lots of other materials there, you know, sodium, potassium, very salty, hot material, some valuable minerals, manganese and zinc and others. there's silica in there. and you

robert de niro famously doesn't like donald trump, but he's also a very famous, celebrated actor. they can't control people's views, nor should they try to curry favor with the president just to make him happy. when their job is to address the culture. i mean, i don't see why. >> is it. >> just leftist culture? >> well, hold on a second. the the the kennedy center is named after a president who valued public service, intellectual collective curiosity, inviting artists in. what do artists do nationally and globally? they challenge. >> well, now on our breaking news hamas. now, in the process of releasing three israeli hostages. live now to deir al-balah in gaza, where hamas fighters have been gathering for the last few hours, there is the stage in place. we understand that red cross vehicles are on the move. once these hostages are released, they will be taken to these red cross vehicles and driven to the border, and then they'll be taken into israel. there are crowds which have been gathered there for quite some time. that crowd has grown over the last couple of hours. cnn's jerem

robert de niro famously doesn't like donald trump, but he's also a very famous, celebrated actor.they can't control people's views, nor should they try to curry favor with the president just to make him happy. when their job is to address the culture. i mean, i don't see why. >> is it just leftist culture? >> well, hold on a second. the the the kennedy center is named after a president who valued public service, intellectual collective curiosity, inviting artists in. what do artists do nationally and globally? they challenge those in power, even countries throughout the middle east, conservative countries, they hold their poets sacred. they're the only ones who are allowed to challenge authority. this has nothing to do with board governance. this has nothing to do with a grudge. this is a this is a protection of what is ultimately going to be, i fear, a propaganda machine for the right. >> well, it wouldn't be. it wouldn't be a donald trump first 100 day move if it did not involve drag shows. because he says one of the reasons he's doing this is because last year, the kennedy cent

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. >> just because someone put it, just because robert de niro doesn't want us to come.it was. notable that in his truth statement, he said one of his reasons for wanting to sort of remake. this crown jewel of american culture was because they had put on a drag show performance. >> and so it. >> was sort of. >> saying, not only is he getting rid of these board members who biden appointed, people like mike donilon, his chief strategist, or karine jean-pierre. >> his press. >> secretary. >> and becoming chair. but the stuff that he is going. to want. to show at the kennedy center is going to be in line. with that cultural. war that peter. was just talking about. >> yeah, absolutely. let's bring into the conversation, contributing opinion writer for the new york times, ben rhodes, he served as deputy national security advisor under president barack obama. and your guest essay, ben, for the times, is entitled, this isn't the donald trump america elected. and you write in part this many americans, myself included, support overhauling the sclerotic national security consensus

that's robert de niro, i believe. let's have a look at the ie weekend and the albanian story.ck. >> yeah, proper story in the i it's wish you weren't here uk spending millions telling albanians not to come to britain and i predicted this is like satire ages ago. but someone's tweeting me saying didn't you say this ages ago as a joke? but now it's happening. it's making britain seem as bad as possible to put off immigrants, which isn't that hard. you just need 1579 0