See you. Im veronica de la cruz. It started with a twist. Dont blink. It is the fastest score in super bowl history. Flubbed snap to Peyton Manning and it is a seattle safety. Never gets better for manning and the broncos. Seahawks leading 80. Manning throws a pick. In the second, Marshawn Lynch charges in for a touchdown as seattle keeps a 150 lead. Then here comes game mvp Malcolm Smith with a manning interception for a touchdown. Seattle stuns denver, 220 at halftime. At the start of the second half, Seattles Percy Harvin returns the kickoff for another seahawks touchdown. It is 290. And it doesnt stop. Russell wilson to jermaine kearse, the defense cant hold him again. There he goes. Touchdown. 360. Peyton manning ends the Third Quarter with denvers first and only touchdown, followed by a twopoint conversion, but it is too late. Seattle wins 438. Here is seattles quarterback russell wilson. The thing you want to do at the end of the season, you want to play your best football and thats what we did tonight. And our 12th man fans are the best in the world and broncos head coach john fox weighed in on the shocking and disappointing performance by denver. I think we just ran into a wall. We didnt play well enough to beat a very, very good Seattle Seahawk team and, you know, my hat is off to pete and his staff and his players. They played very well. Celebrates with fireworks above the space needle and illuminated number 12 representing their fans, the 12th man. It is the first ever super bowl victory in Seattle Seahawks franchise history. Switching gears now, funeral arrangements are pending for oscar winning actor Philip Seymour hoffman. The 46yearold was found dead sunday morning in his new york apartment. Nbcs Kristen Dahlgren has more on his promising life that was suddenly cut short. Reporter police in new york say the 911 call came around 11 15 sunday morning. An apparent drug overdose. Hoffman was found in the bathroom of his west side apartment downtown, with Drug Paraphernalia and as many as eight bags of what is believed to be heroin nearby. The 46yearold actor had wathd a public battle with drug addiction, and a reported stint in rehab last year after nearly two decades of sobriety. In 2002, hoffman appeared on today. I think everybody struggles. I think thats part of what it is like on this planet. Reporter best known for his oscar winning turn as the title role in capote, hoffman was a versatile character actor, famous for disappearing into his roles. You cannot make friends with the rock stars. Reporter from almost famous. The helsinki job was mine. Reporter to Charlie Wilsons war, the big lebowski, and the mast, a role for which he was nominated for an oscar, a golden globe and bastia last year. He won young fans at the hunger games in catching fire, a role he was reprising in the final films. In a statement, his family said, we are devastated by the loss of our beloved phil. This is a tragic and sudden loss. And we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving. Please keep phil in your thoughts and prayers. And that was nbcs Kristen Dahlgren reporting there. Back to the super bowl. You might have noticed some of the hardest hits came before kickoff. President obama sat down for a live interview before the game. The tenminute exchange with foxs bill oreilly got testy and started with obamacare. Was it the biggest mistake of your presidency to tell the nation over and over if you like your insurance you can keep your insurance . Bill, you got a long list of my mistakes in my presidency. For you, wasnt that the biggest one . This is one i regret and i said i regretted. They discussed the 2012 attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi and if the white house was involved in a coverup. Your detractors believe you did not tell the world it was a terror attack because your campaign didnt want that out. Thats what they believe. And they believe it because folks like you are telling them that. Im not telling them that. Im asking you whether you that is inaccurate. We revealed to the American People exactly what we understood at the time. The notion that we would hide the ball for political purposes when a week later we all said, in fact there was a terrorist attack taking place the day after i said it was an act of terror, that wouldnt be a very good coverup. The president later ducked a question on who he favored in the game instead saying the final was 2421, a prediction we all now know was way off. Now to new developments this morning in the socalled bridge gate scandal. One of new jersey governor Chris Christies subpoenaed staffers has resigned as new documents are expected to be turned over today. Christina renna is one of 17 people subpoenaed as part of the investigation. She was the state director of departmental relations. Renna says shes been considering the decision since shortly after christies reelection. Top republicans are steadfast in their support for christie saying sunday he should not resign as chairman of the republican governors association. For his part, christie maintains he had no knowledge or involvement in the scandal. Okay, so the worlds most famous groundhog has predicted six more weeks of winter. Punxsutawney phil saw his shadow in pennsylvania sunday, according to the official announcement at the 128th annual event. And according to legend, that means that cold Winter Weather will last until march and the start of spring. But on some good news here, phils forecast accuracy is reportedly only 39 . But bill karins joins us now. His is more like 100 . So 39 is not good when youre flipping a coin, right . Thats not a good track record for phil. The people in the west dont mind. They like the winter pattern were in now to stick around. We got some rain over the weekend. That system is now taken down through l. A. And san diego. L. A. , your rain is done. San diego still has the light rain out there. As far as the storm, look at the roll itself, through San Francisco, down to the california coast. We picked up almost a third of an inch of rain in San Francisco. Most significant rain in a long time. Didnt really get in the mountains too much, didnt help the reservoirs too much. San francisco and northward, not too much for southern cal and the desert areas, but it looks like were in the Stormy Weather pattern and thats good. We need to good some snow pack up in the mountains, especially the cascades and throughout the sierra. Not today, but looks like that storm from the weekend is done. Nirks simple, easy day for everyone, but chil so, veronica, were not seeing record high temperatures like we did for, you know, the last three weeks. We changed the weather pattern for the better. Good. They need that rain for sure. Thanks, bill. Coming up, shocking allegations being waged against filmmaker woody allen. It is the week of the winter olympics. But find out what the russians are still working to finish with just days to go. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Yeah. Everybody knows that. Did you know there is an oldest trick in the book . What . Trick number one. Lookest over there. Ha ha. Madeest thou look. So endeth the trick. Hey. Yes. Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you. Well, you know. Of Nescafe Clasico stir whats inside of you. [ engine revving ] [ tires screech ] we need a new recipe. Let us consult the scroll of infinite deliciousness. Perfect. [ wisest kid ] campbells has the recipes kids love. 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Filmmaker woody allen released a statement denying allegations he sexually assaulted adopted daughter dylan farrow when she was 7 years old. Farrow penned an open letter recounting the incident. The nations abortion rate is at its lowest level since the procedure became legal in 1973. New data says there was a 13 drop in abortions from 2008 to 2011. A decline some are attributing to more effective contraception methods. The keystopresident obama w waiting to hear from the epa and other federal agencies before making any decisions. On sunday, white house chief of staff Denis Mcdonough said no time frame is in place for a decision. And the winter games in sochi begin on thursday. But olympic organizers may not have gotten the memo. Only six of the nine media hotels in the Mountain Area are fully operational with journalistes saying some rooms were still under construction and one was even inhabited by a stray dog. Nbcs exclusive coverage of the sochi Olympic Games begins thursday, february 6th. Turning now to some health news, a spike in steroid use among teenagers are using the illicit drug at a rate six times higher than straight counterparts. The findings come from fenway institute. Researchers say nearly one in four gay or bisexual boys used steroids versus just 4 of straight boys. The reason, many doctors say the boys feel more pressure to achieve a bulked up and masculine physique. Early today health is brought to you by vagisil, the experts in intimate health. And it is time now to get down to business. Overseas markets and futures are mostly lower today following fridays selloff of u. S. Shares. The dow and s p 500 ended january by posting the worst month since may 2012. Prompted by disappointing earnings and concerns over emerging markets and currencies. Today, janet yellen will be officially sworn in as the first female chair of the Federal Reserve in its 100 year history. She took over control of the fed on saturday. At t is cutting prices for the family version of its mobile share data plans in an apparent effort to keep customers from jumping to the competition. United Airlines Says it is dropping cleveland as a hub beginning in april due to tens of millions of dollars in annual losses. That will mean major flight cutbacks and a loss of about 470 jobs. And check this out. Go pro released stomach churning new footage of Felix Baumgartners recordbreaking 24 mile space jump to earth back in october 2012. It appeared in a commercial that aired during the super bowl. I dont know about you, but im now dizzy. Well, sports is just ahead. Well show you what joe namath was wearing at last nights coin toss. Plus, seattles Marshawn Lynch goes from beast mode to dance mode. [poof ] [beep] [clicks mouse] nice office. How you doing . Good. Automatic discounts the moment you sign up. I have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i cant rest. 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Though he didnt win the super bowl, Peyton Manning was named the nfls most valuable player for a recordsetting fifth time. Speaking of records, manning threw for an astounding 35 touchdowns and 5,477 yards this season. Floyd may weather put to rest rumors that 10 million on the broncos winning the super bowl. On instagram, he wrote, congrats to the seahawks and about the only thing he would bet 10 million on is himself. Huh, classy. Classic may weather. Also, classic joe namath. The former jets quarterback was ever so flashy in a fur coat for the coin toss at the super bowl. And broadway joe style choice got its very own twitter page, which already has 867 followers. Very nice. Just ahead, well show you some of last nights entertainment highlights. Youre watching early today. [ male announcer ] walgreens understands being at the corner of looking for a good deal and sheesh, i shouldve looked some more. 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Looks like the storm that went through the west may be like a little snow producer that goes from colorado all the way to new england. So a lot of travel trouble this week across the nation. Thanks, bill. With the game being a bust, it was up to bruno mars super bowl halftime show to get fans to their feet and he didnt disappoint. Feel like ive been locked out of heaven for too long for too long the grammy winner sang a mashup of his hits and rocked out with Red Hot Chili Peppers all without messing up that fabulous hair. Mars did his set with a tribute to the armed forces and his song just the way you are. The super bowl also brought us some new footage for the years biggest films. Captain america, the winter soldier, got a new trailer. Audiences got their first look at Mark Wahlberg teaming up with the transformers for age of extinction. And there was even a spot teegz t teasing the return of a very angry jack bauer in the upcoming 24 miniseries. Ride along held on to the top spot with 12 million beating the newcomer, that awkward moment. After the tragic passing of Philip Seymour hoffman, lions gate released the that the release gates of the next hunger games movies would not be affected. Harry potter author j. K. Rowling has been playing with fans emotions saying hermione should have ended up with harry and not with ron. In an interview, she said she hopes her reversal doesnt break peoples hearts. She said hermione and ron would need marriage counseling. And seth myers signed off from snl with a few friends old and new by his side. Were going to miss you so much, seth. You barely know me i am so sorry. This is amy and this is stefon. It is my last show and i just want to say being out here with my coanchors, and my dear friend, and my husband is perfect end to the job i always wanted and i had the best time and met the best people and i want to thank the crew and the cast, especially the writers and lorne. Thank you very much. Im ceslie strong. Im amy poehler. Im stefon meyers. And im seth meyers. Good night. Hes still going to be on nbc and have his own show. Probably see more of him now. Hell be missed. He was so great on the desk. If youre a big fan of the show, yes, of course. We dont lose him like other people, you know . Absolutely. I thought that bill hader, first of all, stefon is one of my favorite characters. He was so funny, so funny when he looked at ceslie and was like, you dont even know him. Why are you crying . I wonder if stuff like that was scripted. I bet it was ad libbed. Im veronica de la cruz. This is early today. We hope it is just your first stop of the day on nbc. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat . Campbells healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ mm. ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. Campbells healthy request. Mm mm good. ® leading the news in the washington post, health care. Gov cant handle appeals of enrollment errors. Tens of thousands of people who discovered that they made mistakes as they were signing up for a health plan are confronting a new roadblock. The government cannot yet fix the errors. And in the boston globe, turn down the thermostat to lose weight. New Research Finds activity in cold air boosts calories you burn by up to 30 to generate additional body heat. And topping our news, a devastating and shocking loss in hollywood. Oscar winning actor Philip Seymour hoffman died of an apparent drug overdose. He was found in his new york city apartment sunday with what Officials Say was a needle in his arm. Hoffman spoke candidly over the years about his struggle with drug addiction. Philip Seymour Hoffman was 46 years old. Switching gears now to super bowl sunday, the Seattle Seahawks demolishing the Denver Broncos winning their super bowl 438. President obama sat down for a live interview with foxs bill oreil oreil oreilly. He defended his record on everything from health care to benghazi. It is bitterly cold in parts of the northern u. S. And some couldnt be happier. In pennsylvania, ice boaters are ecstatic over the thick ice the winter chill has brought. Believe it or not, these sailors thrive on conditions that would prove impassable to others by sailing on this ice. These winter daredevils skim across the ice at speeds in excess of 40 miles an hour. And, bill, i think this all started, the dutch sailors, they started doing this to move goods back and forth across, like, frozen bodies of water and then those who were really into extreme sports i guess kind of did that for fun. Pretty resourceful. You cant move the goods, better than walking. Time for a look ahead and a look back. A hearing in los angeles for octomom. Nudia suleman is due in court to face charges of welfare fraud after allegedly failing to report 30,000 of income while collecting public assistance. On this day in 1959, what was later called the day the music died. Singers buddy holly, Ritchie Valens and the big bopper were killed in the crash of a small plane in clear lake, iowa. Having birthdays, actor nathan lane of the birdcage is 58. Falcon crest actress morgan fairchild, 64. And nfl hall of fame quarterback fran tarkenton, 74. Now keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. Im veronica de la cruz. Thank you for watching early today. Have a terrific monday. In ushia a student opens fire at a school killing a teacher. Plus a 3yearold girl is dead, her mother behind bars, we hear from the little girls grandfather this morning. Fires in the streets of seattle, rowdy crowds cause damage as thousands celebrate the seahawks first super bowl title. A live look outside. It is monday, february 3rd, and this is today in the bay. Good morning. Its 4 30. Im scott mcgrew. Im laura garciacannon. Lets to get to