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Tuesday, january 12th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the white house with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from washington, d. C. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to a special edition of today on this Tuesday Morning. Were on the steps of the white house. I have to say that qualifies as special. We are on the north portico, a moment of history for us, for this show and where so much history has been made. On the cool scale this one is off the charts. We want to luis alicea thank you to the obamas and everyone here at the white house for the access they have granted us. Its unbelievable. They have rolled out the red carpet, the blue carpet and green carpet and so much to show you. Shall we go inside, shall we knock. Just for you, ladies, its cold out. Im going to knock loudly. Hope they are n n late sleepers. Welcome to the white house. The obamas have so graciously stomping grounds. Jenna bush hager. Seems like a time warp here. Im goingo shuthe front door. Thats good. Theres a little bit of a chill. When jenna walked in they said hey, twinkle. Her old secret service name. Because of the twinkle in the eye. Were here on a very big day for the guy who lives here. Later tonight president obama will travel a short distance to the capitol and deliver his final state of the Union Address. The white house shared some exclusive photos with us. Take a look, the president working on the address in the oval office with top advisers just in the past couple of days. In fact, we were given an inside look into how this speech comes together. Were told this is going to be unlike any state of the union at the president has delivered. Not going to be a laundry list of agenda items but a big view picture of the country future and in this heated Election Year it will be closely watched. I spoke with the president about this speech and a lot of other topics on monday and well a moment, and as we mentioned well hear from Vice President joe biden as well. That will be a live interview. Lets start this morning with the state of the Union Address. Nbc National Correspondent Peter Alexander is over on capitol hill. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning to you. What a special day here on the today show. This wont be the president s last state of the Union Address, im told it will be his shortest and might be the shortest state of the Union Address thats been delivered in more than 25 years. The president and lead speech writer exchanging drafts of this address early this morning after midnight. President obama, even as seven in ten americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction, will focus on upbeat optimistic vision of the future, even as he has less control over this countrys political agenda than ever before. Behind him tonight for the first time will be the House Speaker paul ryan and also perhaps for his last time in the chamber the Vice President joe biden. After more than 40 years in Public Service he says hell not run for the president of the Democrat Members of congress have been encouraged to bring Muslim Americans with them to show open mindedness in the face of some of the republicans campaigning, including that of donald trump. The first lady will leave a seat empty for victims of gun violence who do not have a voice and will also be joined by a syrian refugee. Well see you moments from now. Peter alexander from capitol hill. Nbc will bring you the state of the Union Address at 9 00 eastern, 6 00 out on the west coast. As we said, its very special to be inside this building. Want to give you a better sense of where were standing right now. Heres an overview of the white house complex that sits on 18 acres. On either end you have the west wing and the west wing. The west wing is where the oval office is and the east wing contains the first ladys office and staff and were just a short walk away f fm there now in whats known acts executive residence, the Central Building in this complex, and specifically we are in the blue room on the residence state floor. The blue room is used for a president obama was sworn in for his second term, that in 2013. Its home to some lighter moments as well, like the president introducing pope francis to sonny and bo, the dogs that live at the white house as well and the blue breen is joined by the red room and green room. Well take you on a rare live tour of it all coming this up morning. But first lets talk about our wideranging conversation with president obama. We walked these halls with him on monday and talked about tonights speech, his legacy as president and the campaign to take over the highest office in the land. Youre greeting us on the eve of the state of the union, your final state of the union. Are you going to miss the ritual of walking into that room and looking out over a joint session of congress and members of the cabinet, Supreme Court, dignitaries up above, are you going to miss that ritual . Its a wonderful spectacle. I remember the first time i did the door, and mr. Speaker, the president of the United States, and you walk down that row and members of both parties are on either side and they will shake your hands, and as you said, you sese all of government gathered in one place. Its the one time of the night where even the Opposing Side stands and cheers you. Thats not just the cheers. Its a sense of a celebration of democracy there. Hes no doubt that i will always remember the ritual, whether im going to miss writing the speech leading up to it, i dont know. Well see how this one goes. Us a stand in that room, you will be looking out over a room that arguably is as divided as it has ever been. Do you see that as a failure of your presidency . You came to town saying it was about hope and change. Right. You were going to change the tone in washington. You wanted to unite people. Right. And they are not united. Is it a failure . I could not be prouder of what weve accomplished and sometimes we look at the past through rosecolored glasses. Its been pretty divided in the past. Theres been times where people beat each other with canes and we had things like the civil war so there have been times where its been pretty rough, but theres no doubt that politics in washington are so much more divided than the American People are, and part of what i want to do in this last addrere is to remind people, you know what. Weve got a lot of good things going for us, and if we can get our politics right, it turns out that were not as divided on the ideological spectrum as people make us out to be. I know in your speech its traditional to say the state of the union is strong. When it comes to the emotional state of our union and when i go out and talk to people the words i hear them most often in terms of how they are feeling right now. Right. They talk about fear. They talk about fatigue. Right. Any of those words surprise you . No. I think, you know, we went through a lot over these last ten years. We went through katrina. We went through the iraq war. We went through the worst financial crisis in our lifetimes. We are still battling terrorism. People are still recovering from some of the economic blows that hit, and it is sometimes important for us to step back and take measure of how far weve come. The economy right now is doing better than any other economy in the world by a significant margin. We remain the strongest nation on earth by far and there are no existential threats facing us, but if we make some good choices now, whoever the next president next congress there, hes no reason why we shouldnt own the 21st century. You shade theres no existential threat facing us. That fear though is still incredibly real. Yeah. And in some ways its driving the current president ial campaign. Youve got a guy like donald trump and others who have recognized and identified that fear. Right. And in some ways they are running on it. Yeah. Do you take responsibility for that, and the reason i ask it is people said after eight years of george w. Bush in the white house the American People were hungry for your message of hope and change. Right. So after seven years of the Obama Presidency do you feel youre responsible for a certain hunger out there for the message that donald trump is putting out . The message that donald trump is putting out has had adherence a lot of times during the course of our history. You know, talk to me if he wins, then well have a conversation about how respoible i feel about it, but im pretty majority of americans are looking for the kind of politics that does feed our hopes and notot our fears, that does Work Together and doesnt try to divide us, that isnt looking for sim police tinge solutions and scapegoating but looks for us, you know, buckling down and figuring out how to do we make things work for the next generation. So when you stabbed and deliver that state of the Union Address in no part of your mind or brain can you imagine donald trump standing up one day and delivering a state of f e Union Address . Well, i can imagine it in a saturday night skit. Look, anything is possible, and i think, you know, we shouldnt be complacent. I think erybodys got to work hard. Our tour ended in the oval office. I would never have guessed in a million years that i would step into the oval office, probably the most recognizable office in you and say this. What did you make of sean penn and el chapo . Seriously, when you saw that picture of him shaking hands and know that he spent seven hours interviewing him, what did you make that have . First of all, i want to compliment the Mexican Government because, you know, them capturing him and as we go through an extradition process potentially, he is disabled and that affects their ability to the Mexican Governments ability to really crack down on some of f the terrible crimes that are committed by these narco traffickers that i think is important. Now in, terms of how an interview like that gets set up and journalistic ethics, i figure youre probably in a better position to opine on that. Last question. Isis is such a huge concern for people. Right. Not only are they carrying attacks out in the middle east anymore but they are inspiring attacks in europe and here in places like san bernardino. Over the weekend. Your daughters are young ladies. When they get to be your age, president obama, do you believe in your heart that they will be living in a world that is dealing with the threat of radical islam on a daily basis . I am absolutely confident we will have defeated isil. I dont think we have to wait until they are 54 for that to happen. Ultimately what isil represents is a blind alley for the region, and people will recognize that, the same way that over time they turned on al qaeda because they saw that this doesnt lead anywhere. Youve got a lot on your plate, and youre nice to spend time with me. Really appreciate it the. Okay. Mr. President , thank you. Happy new year. You, too. Something cool about standing with the president in the oval office. Not an everyday occurrence for you or me. And not the only time that he spoke about his family. He spoke about the balancing act of being president of the United States and being a husband and as a matter of fact, in our next part of our conversation were also going to have some talk about what he hopes that he can inject into the state of the Union Tonight that americans havent heard before. Look forward to in a. By the way, tomorrow, a little perspective from the other side of the aisle. Well sit down with House Speaker paul ryan. And in a few minutes from now well hear from Vice President joe biden. Hell be here for a live interview. Im going to step down to the navy mess and do that in a couple of moments and lets go to natalie now with the mornings other top stories. Good morning. Breaking news, an explosion in a popular istanbul tourist areas has killed at least 10 people and injured 15 others. State run television has reported it was likely caused by a suicide bomber. Nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent r rhard engel is in istanbul with us with the latest. Richard, good morning. Reporter good morning. That explosion took place just about 30, 40 yards behind me. There was not a tourist in the world who does not know this location. Istanbul right between the blue mosque and iai sophia. A witness said he heard an explosion, came out and saw bodies on the ground. You tour groups that were here, the School Groups that were here ran away. The tourists went back to their hotels. Though they closed the doors. All the shops in the area pulled down their shutters. The turkish president says that a syrian suicide bomber is believed responsible. Natalie, back to you. Richard engel in istanbul, thank you, richard. Actor sean penn is defending himself over a meeting with mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo gudman who has since been captured. Penn said he has nothing to hide after photos indicate he was under surveillance when we met with the mexican actress that led him to guzman. Mexico released this video of the government siege that ended with el chapos capture. The video shows marines firing shots as they barged into el Officials Say el chapo made one lastditch effort to try to escape through an underground tunnel. Mexico is formally starting extradition paroledings to send guzman to the United States. And the party in tuscaloosa probably still going on this morning. After alabama won College Footballs National Championship late monday night, Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry scored three touchdowns for the crimson tide on their way to a 4540 win over clemson. It is alabamas Fourth National title in seven years, and for head Coach Nick Saban it the his fifth. Congratulations. Some good football all year round. An awesome team. Congratulations to clemson, too, on a fantastic year. Definitely. Natalie, thank you very much. Lets get a first check of the weather from the white house. Al is outside whats called the navy mess. Al, good morning. Hey, good morning, guys. This is here on the ground floor in the west wing. By harry truman back in 1951 11951. Just down the hall is the situation room. I cant show you this. I can show you the grereest to go cup in the world, look al that, the president ial seal. This is where junior staffers order breakfast. For example, could i get a large oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar, absolutely. Thank you very much, sir. Its run by the navy so hence the term navy mess. Down here is where thehe senior staffers eat. This is actually inside of the navy mess so kind of cool. A lot going on. People all working on the state of the Union Address tonight. Its a beehive of activity obviously. Lets get you caught up on your weather and show you whats going on. This cold, brutal blast of air. Look at some of these temperatures with the windchills. It feels brutal out there. Chicago 6 below. Feels like 15 in pittsburgh, 27, new york city feels like 7 in burlington and windchill advisories up until noon today. 7 Million People under those were going to get to youou you owned your car for four years, you named it brad. You loved brad. And then you totaled him. You two had been through everything together. Two boyfriends, three jobs. Youre like nothing can replace brad. Then Liberty Mutual calls, and you break into your happy dance. If you sign up for better car replacement , well pay for a car thats a model year newer with 15,000 fewer miles than your old one. See Car Insurance in a whole new light. All right. Thank you very much, sir. Youre welcome. Hey, you know what. Savannah is coming down, and she is going right in there behind those beautiful doors. She will be here in just a little bit. Matt, can i get you anything . Yeah. In one of those cups just to go, thank you very much. Al. Appreciate it. As we mention, savannahs going to talk to the Vice President joe biden live in our next half hour, but right now were really happy to have his wife dr. Jill biden with us as shes getting ready, by the way, to head off to work. Doctor, thank you. Nice to be here. What time . 8 00 class. This is the first day of the new semester. Busy day for you . Exciting day for me. I go to school and then come back here for the state of the union. This is going to be your last state of the union in this capacity. What are your thoughts about that . Well, you know, its kind of bittersuite. Its been a great seven, eight years, and ive enjoyed its joe, for our family. I have some regrets. For example, what . Well, i guess ill miss the excitement, i mean, look at this, on my way to school i get to come to the white house to have an interview. Is it ever a little bit frustrating to sit in that box and watch that speech and see the room so divided i . Just talked to the president about it. I think it is sometimes. You know, when joe and i first came into government, it wasnt as divided as it is now. Thereto was a lot more civility, and its a big difference. Your husband made news last week. He was doing an interview and he said he regrets every day his decision not to run for president in this campaign. Was it hard to hear him say that . It was because i know how he feels but, you know, ive always said joe would make a great president , and i still feel that way and it waust wasnt our time. Well, its a pleasure to have you here. Dr. Biden. I dont want to make you late for school. I havent had a chance to say that many times. Thanks again for taking time. Thanks, matt. Coming up, savannah will have a live interview with Vice President joe biden. Hell be with us for the whole half hour to share his thoughts on the time he spent and the time he has left here in the white house. Plus, behind those closed doors a rarely seen view on television. Were going to take you inside, nbc. Coming up, carson is here. Hell take some questions, and this young lady is going to share some shouts thoughts. Thats right. All morning long were going to be here. You obviously have a rare inside look to this special place and on social media well tell you how you can be following along on our facebook, instagram and when y yr type 2 diababes numbers arent moving in the right direction, it can be a burden. But what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar . Discover oncedaily invokana. With over 6 million prescriptions and counting, its the 1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. Invokana is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugarin adults with type 2 diabetes. Its a oncedaily pill that works around the clock. Heres how invokana reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in to the body through the kidneys and sends some sugar out through the process of urination. 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Unforgettable happens here. To the couple wondering what a good deal looks like. No. Seriously . Scary. Wow, what about just putting a fair, no haggle price on the window . Not zany enough . Sometimes the best deals are pretty plain to see. Clear and cold this morning as we start out in the upper 20s look for another day with lots a cold front will be moving through the state by tonight, winds will start to pick and even though the temperature will reach the middle 50s, with a stiff northwest wind, it will feel chilly much of the day. Tonight, clear , breezy and cold, lows in the upper 20s wednesday, sunny and cold. Highs middle to upper 40s. Off our coast. And east. Mostly cloudy friday and things looking much colder again disappointing loss against the alabama crimson tide. Bama beat clemson 45 to 40 in the National Championship game in glendale, arizona last night. It was the teams first loss of the season. The tigers are expected to arrive back in clemson at around eight pm tonight. Alabama is expected to hold a News Conference at noon eastern time. Head Coach Nick Saban and some of the crimson tide players are expected to talk about their historic win. State lawmakers are set to return to the state house today with a long list of bills and top agenda top of that list the states roads and bridges. Lawmakers will be debate how to pay for it and that includes discussing a possible a gas tax increase again. Education funding will also be top of the list with an order from the state supreme districts. Governor nikki haley will be in the National Spotlight tonight, when shell delivers the republican response to the p psidents state of the Union Address from the governors mansion. Haley has said she will not specifically respond to the president s speech, but instead give an address of today show. And get breaking news first at wis tv dot com. Good morning im mary king with 7 30 now on a Tuesday Morning, 12th day of january, 2016. Beautiful view of the white house from the outside on the morning that were calling state of the Union Morning here on today as weve kind of taken over the white house. I dont mean that in a bad way. Weve been granted incredible access, and were very appreciative. Im matt lauer back here in the blue room which is magnificent, but you want to see Something Else thats stunning. Take a look back here and glance out this window. You get a great view of the the Washington Monument standing in the distance as the sun begins to rise here in washington. Im alone in the blue room because savannah has made her way downstairs. Savannah, good morning. Good morning, matt. I thought you were going to say stunning view. This is the White House Navy mess. This is a place where you mix and mingle if youre a member of the whiteteouse seniorr staff. I mean, even the plates are cool and official looking, seeing e plushus unum. Of course, this is something that has been around since the 1800s, where you might see cabinet officials meet back in the kennedy administration. There was actually a Surprise Birthday Party held for john f. Kennedy, and its a place where west wing staffers often come and get a great meal and talk business. Might run into a a Senior Administration official or perhaps the Vice President of the United States. Except were not having breakfast. Where are the eggs, got to put our omelette order in, sir, good morning. Thanks for having us here. Welcome to the white house. Delight to have you here. Whats it like at the white house on a day like this, state of the union day . Anticipation. Everybody is excited. Its always a new beginning, and everybody is excited this year. Weve come so far and weve got one more year to push a lot over the finish line so its exciting. Are you a little wistful and nostalgic, the last state of the union, the final year. No, not yet. Weve got a whole year and a whole lot of work to do. What are your Favorite Places in the white house, such a pitch ledge to be in this building and work in this pilling. Its so steeped in history. My favorite place is the oval office and im not being a wiseguy saying that. You know, from the time i was a kid, i got here and i was 29 years old. Ive been here for eight president s, and no matter what. Every time you walk into the white house you can fee the majesty of the oval office, and, i mean, it is and im in three three, four hours a day, every day with the president , and it is it just makes you feel privileged, privileged to be here. I was thinking about that because you have been in public dont make me do the math, but starting next year, next years state of the union youll be a private citizen. Maybe they will have me in the box. Maybe ill be the special guest. Have you started to think about what the after life might be like for you . Well, ive started thinking about how i can continue to do what im doing now in private life and particularly working on things i care a lot about, but ive just begun to think about that. Well, were just beginning our conversation with you, sir. I know youve invited us to your west wing office so well lead on our way and right now lets go over to al in another exciting location here at the white house. Savannah, thank you so much. Were in the white house family theater. Dfr converted this, this was basically a coat room and converted this during his presidency to make it a viewing room. Well, obviously, as you can see, the tiered seats, these are the best seats in the house for the president , the first lady and their daughters, and it in fact, they just saw star wars here which is not too bad a place to see star wars. This is the big screen. Now, tonight, theres a much more interesting reason for this room. This will be the room these seats will be actually filled up with the family members of the guests of the first lady and the president. When you see those folks in the house chamber, when the president and first lady acknowledge those guests, their family members will be here watching all of that. Its really, really kind of a cool place to watch the state of the union, as you might imagine. Lets show you what youre going to be watching if youre around the great lakes. Weve got lakeeffect snow to talk about, anywhere from 12 to 24 inches of snow. Were looking at 40 Million People under some sort of Winter Weather watch or advisory. Rest of the country, windy and wet in the Pacific Northwest and more heavy rain coming in. El nino fuel, plenty of sunshine through the gulf. More cold air coming into the upper great lakes and the plains and that air is going to be making its way to the east along thats whats going o hey, matt and carson, i found the place to watch the rest of the show. You guys have a great afternoon. Looks good, really looks good. We found kind of a cool spot as well, al. Were here on one of the landings of the Grand Staircase right below the private residence. Pretty cool. Coming up, savannah is now making her way to Vice President bidens office. Up next they will talk about thehe issues that he hopes to tackle next year, the president ial campaign and his decision not to run as our unprecedented access throughout the white house rolls give me miles, lots of miles, under starry skies above. Dont fence me in. Let me fly any time, any airline that i love, dont fence me in. Give me a mile and a half for every buck i spend. Double my miles when the first year ends. No annual fees, no blackouts, let the fun begin. Dont fence me in. Get the discover it miles card. [music] no, no, no, no, people are both soft and strong. Yey which is why our products are too. Angel soft. Not yet. Not yet pull the peach adventures from 599, plus up to 300 to spend at sea. 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It allows me to continue to drink my coffee, and it was a real easy switch to make. And welcome back to today on a very special momoing. Were with Vice President biden. This is your west wick office. Yes. Something rarely seen, if ever, by the public, but youre very close to the oval office which i guess is the point. Thats the point. No Vice President in here until mondale. We were across the street and the socalled executive office building. Lot of issues of the day, but i want to start with the question that i think a lot of people want to know and seems strange to ask a public official this but theres such an outpouring after the loss of beau and people are wondering how are you doing, how is the family doing. Were doing well. We got through the holidays and every familys gone through it. We went through it and thats the hardest thing so were focusing on the inspiration that beau was rather than the loss. One of the things the president is going to talk about tonight in the state of the union is this fight against cancer, something that you have taken the mantle of and have said is very, very personal. Who are you hoping to accomplish . Well, were so close to so many breakthroughs in cancer. This is one of those infliction points, but they are sort of stove pipes. Theres a lot of brilliant people doing a lot of important stuff but not enough integration, and im hoping and so far the response has been very positive from the leaders in the field to too let me be the convener of these folks and so instead of the breakthroughs occurring in ten years or five years. I think we can change, change the face of cancer in the next five years. Does it feel like your calling now . Well, it feels like something that affects almost every american family, and i think ive worked very hard to increase the funding for cancer research. The president has as well here, and so we both feel strongly about it. You know i have to talk politics with you. Sure. You made some headlines last week when you said that you regretted not running for president. What did you mean by that . Do you mean you think you made the wrong decision or youre sorry that youre not running for president . Explain. No, i made the right decision, im positive of that and the right decision for my family in terms of the timing that was available. What i meant was, and i was being directly honest was, that i care deeply about the plight. Middle class and a whole range best forum in the world to have your views known hand try to convince the public of your views, but we have a full year left as president and Vice President , and we have a lot more to do. Is it hard to let that dream go . Because its one that youve held for a long time. Well, everybody thinks ive dreamt of being president. Ive not dreamt of being president. Heres whats hard to let go. From the time i was 28 years old ive held public office, i was a senator at age 29. Every morning ive gotten up and had some policy concerns on my mind and that i was able to work on to try to change things, and its hard to figure what replaces that, that sense of purpose when youre not in this office. For you is there no scenario in which you could see yourself getting into this race in 2016 . Ive learned never to say no, but i cant imagine one. I cant imagine one. If i win the lottery made, 1. 4 billion. Everybody says i can retire. Ill run. Thats a joke. Have you bought a powerball ive not bought a powerball ticket. I thought id do the natural lets talk about the race. You said something in the race yesterday that some are interpreting as a diss of Hillary Clinton that she only recently has come to talk about that Bernie Sanders is talking about. Did you mean it that way . Well, for the last five years shes been engaged in Foreign Policy. This has been persons mantra from the time hes gotten involved, even when income inequality wasnt as serious as it is today it was his drum beat and thats what i meant, and shes coming up with some very good ideas, but bernie is pushing the envelope on this, and for everyone, for everyone involved. Lets talk about donald trump. The president said to matt a few moments ago talk to me if he wins, and there is this sense that people dont think donald trump will be or can be elected president of the United States. Do you hold that view . Do you think he could be elected . Is it possible . Yes. I think thats possible, and i hope that in were if that were to occur, because it doesnt because i have fundamentally different views than he does, i hope he gets a lot more serious about the issues, a lot more serious about gaining knowledge about how this nation functions and Foreign Policy and domestic policy, but, look, thats a long way off. Do you think hes been good for democracy, good for the process . Well, look, i i think democracy the incredible thing about america is that its so open. Anyone can get engaged. Anyone can make their case and the American People will listen, but this is just a very, very beginning. I think its premature to make any judgments about who is going to do what. Youve said hes been very divisive. Oh, i think he is divisive, and i think hed have to acknowledge that hes very divisive and thats not healthy. We always do best when we act as one america. We always do best when we appeal always do poorly when we appeal to our fears and our and our differences. As we end, tell me how your relationship with president obama has evolved over these years. Well, its just look, we spent four to some days only four and some days seven hours a day together for the last seven years. Were friends, become close personal friends. We know each others personal concerns. Our families are friends. My grand daughters and his daughters are best friends. They vacation together and ill call and ask my little granddaughter to come over and she says pop, im going to be at the white house tonight, im sorry, but all kidding aside. Its family, and hes become family, and i think probably no president and Vice President on a personal basis that have been closer than he and i have been. As a private citizen next year you with catch the state of the union at home in your pjs maybe they will invite me in the box, up in the box is joe biden, i dont know. Nice to have you here. I should say its good to be here. Im in your office. Youre always welcome. Well be back with a lot more from the white house coming up, including a couple special guests. Were ba earning unlimited cash back on purchases. Thats a win. But imagine earning it twice. You can with the citi double cash card. It lets you earn cash back twice. Once when you buy and again as you pay. Its cash back then cash back again. 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Clear and cold this morning as we start out in the upper 20s look for another day with lots of sunshine however, a cold front will be moving through the stste by tonight, winds will start to pick and even though the temperature will reach the middle 50s, with a stiff chilly much of the day. Tonight, clear , breezy and cold, lows in the upper 20s wednesday, sunny and cold. Highs middle to upper 40s. Forecast gets tricky by friday as low pressure is expected to develop in the gulf and track off our coast. Position of the low and its track will determine how much rain we receive, thinking bulk of the rain remains to our south and east. Highs in the middle to upper 50s. Things looking much colder again by next week. Tonight Richland County leaders are expected to address some big changes for the countys penny sales tax program. Councilman seth rose has proposed a threepoint plan in the wake of a department of revenue report raising questions about fraud and public corruption. 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Coming up as the clock counts down to his final state of the Union Address tonight president obama opens up to matt about his time in office, his future and the heated race to replace him in the oval office. A lot of the Campaign Rhetoric you realize has to give way to some very hard tough realities. Then, rare access. Well take you on an unprecedented live tour of the nations most coveted address. This is the heartbeat of the house. Our very own Jenna Bush Hager heads back to her former home to introduce us to some of his former friendsdshat help keep the white house running, today, tuesday, january 12th, 2016. Good morning, everybody. Welcome back ton a really special day. We are here at the white house. Were facing the south lawn. Were looking at the Washington Monument. Amazing. And we are pinching ourselves. This is state of the union day, a day of excitement and anticipation here in washington and especially in this building. Im not leaving. No. Always wanted to stand here. Ways here not long ago when the pope came to visit. The ceremony was right there on the south lawn. This is your first time at the white house. Absolutely incredible. Smile and wave, boys. Hi, mom. Thats a postcard right there. One of those foemts for sure. You may not know it, but im a bit of a white house history buff. Were shocked. But ive got the cards right here. Shall we take everybody on a tour. Walk down off the south portico here and enter the green room, and thats when i go to the cheat sheets, okay. Well, im not even looking down. I will tell you this is the First Official family portrait that the observe mazz took w w right in this root i think we have a shot of it. This is called the green room for obvious reasons. Its really beaute. By the way, john adams, the first president to live in the white house used this as a guest bedroom. Thats right. Thomas jefferson used it as a dining room and had a green kind of a cloth under the table and thats why they call it the green room. This was the sight of one of the nations earliest dramatic moments. President James Madison signed the nations first declaration of war in this very room. That was, of course, the war of 1812. And do you recognize this coffee un . Thats john adams. Thats right. J. 5i6789 a. John abigail adams. Cool. Theres more. Come out here as john tries to gingerly back up. Well walk out into the hallway. They call this the cross hall. In here at the white house. You know what it leads to . Leads to one of the most Beautiful Spots to the white house, the main entrance hallway, and ive always wanted to do this. Stop here for a second. Okay. No a little further up. Give me your hand. Other hand out, like Princess Diana and John Travolta. Go to that picture. Happened right here. John travolta and Princess Diana dancing here during a state dinner. Speaking of state dinners, if you walk over here. This is what they call the Grand Staircase. This is where the president , the first lady and whoever the special dignitary they are entertaining, they come down and they stand on the landing here, and they take all kinds of photos. When you are at the white house, it goes without saying youre surrounded by history, are the chairs, the lights and most especially the portraits. There are president ial official portraits hanging everywhere. This, of course, was bill clinton, the first portrait commissioned and done by an africanamerican artist. In this direction, bill clinton is looking straight across the entrance hallway at a portrait, i dont know, you guys will have to move. This might be hard to see here but president george w. Bush. And im told actually that most of the portraits stay in their spots but they always have the two most recent administrations represented right here. Lead the way as our game of trivia continues. So we go baba into the cross hall. Just about to go into the red room but dont miss this shot right here because this happens to be perhaps the most famous portrait of a president , president john f. Kennedy, and this has found a home here, a place where people are able to look at it the and when they have visitors here people often take a self we it, as you might imagine. Uickly walk past but heres a beautiful portrait of Ronald Reagan in the background here. This leads us now into the red room which, by the way, was not always red. It was turned red actually i think it was dolley madison, if you can look up on the wall there. It was yellow in dolley madisons day and later turned red. Margaret thatcher and Ronald Reagan held a meeting in this room. Dont know what they talked about, but it was obviously an historic occasion. I have a picture from this room that i really like. Its the bush family, bush 41 and bush 43 and children. It was taken right here in the red room, and if you look closely, yes, you can spy our friend Jenna Bush Hager in her younger days right there. Want to continue. Yes. If we now move over here to our left were kind of going in a big circle coming in off the south portico. In fact, this is where we opened a few minutes ago looking out at the Washington Monument just to orient everybody. The blue room, where president obama was sworn in for his second term in 2013. It began on a sunday, so list first oath was taken here and a more public oath was then conducted the next day. The blue room was not always blue. It was once rerksd and can you name the president who was married in this very room, matt. No. It was grover cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland. 1886. Harry trumans staff notote that had this chandelier was actually swaying. You know what that meant, problems with the ceiling. Exactly. They decided that this room and the entire area needed a renovation, so they shut down the white house, and a lot of structural work was done. Well, its very beautiful. The white house, again, has been so nice to grant us such access, and now i think were about to meet some of the white houses most famous residents. Come on, guys. Weve got bo and sonny obama, and hello, dale, thank you for bringing them in. Good to see you. Here weve got bo and sonny is the little one. Sonny is a bit of rascal. She has a lot of energy. Hello. Hello. Good to see you. Bo is what 7. 4. 7 and 4, yeah. So cute. Dogs get they sort of have the run of the place. They can go where they want. Ey have great grounds and have fun out there. Portuguese water dogs. Beautiful dogs. Remember the obamas promised the little girl they have earned a puppy because they went through the campaign as youngsters. These are great dogs. Dale, thank you so o ch for bringing them in. I think we were more excited about this moment than anything else. Its really, really cool. Were going to have much, much more from the white house. More of exclusive conversation with president obama. Why he says the white house can be very isolating and how its changed him as a dad. Were back with much more on a very special Tuesday Morning, but, first, these messages. Youre unpacking already . Yeah, help me find some mugs. Sure. Hey. O. K. Theyll do. Wake up to the mountainngrown aroma of folgege. The best part of wakin up so, where do you want to start . I think this is a pretty good place. Is folgers in your cup erin dear freshpet, when i first got max, my main goal was to feed him a quality diet. I decided to give freshpet a try. Dexter theres real chunks of vegetables and chicken in it. Raul and, if the food is in the fridge, you know it has to be fresh. Patrick hes a happy guy when he has his freshpet. Well, sir. 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Welcome aboard my starship. Ahoy, mateys its full of things i love. And free of things i dont. Just like chex cereal. Its full of stutu we pirates need. No artificial flavors, and its glutenfree. Eat up, me hearties keep it down back now on a Tuesday Morning, more of our special edition of today live from the white house, and carson is here, and we dont have the original room but will the red room do . It is doing just fine. Thank you. We asked you to send in some questions using the the whitehousetoday. Got a couple. Lets get right to them. Tons of questions coming in so thank you so much. Lets get to marges who writes does anyone in the president s ever sneak downstairs at midnight to have a snack in the kitchen . The answer is absolutely yes. Anything in the kitchen is fair game. First family can make a list, the staff will go out and get whatever they want. They can go down there and have that and, of course, enjoy it. There is a smaller kitchen on the floor where they sneak so at midnight if they want something quick they can go there. Angela writes in who else besides the president actually lives, there it is, in the white house. The answer is no one. Just the president and the first family are here. The house is obviously staffed 24 7, but everybody is on rotation so no one actually actually lives here. Back in the 19th century some staff did live here, but tads staff and workers have their own places. Thanks for the questions. Follow the conversation on all of the today show social accounts using the the whitehousetoday. Great. Want to bring in a special guest, Jason Goldman the chief digital officer here at the white house. Jason jason, good morning. You have news to share in partnership with facebook and the state of the union. We recently launched the president s Facebook Page and tonight well be doing our first experiment with facebook live. See the president live and talk about what hes thinking about with the state of the union sometime in the afternoon. Jason, twitter recently released a list of its most retweeted tweets of 2015. Yeah, the first one was one direction. Okay. All right. Thats tough to compete with. Second one also one direction, third one one direction and number four was one direction also you but from president obama we got in here on the list. His reaction to the Supreme Courts gay marriage ruling last year and another moment that went viral. The president surprised some tourists on his way to a meeting. Why do you think moments like that get so much attention. I think fundamentally the internet is a platform for conversation and people are looking to connection and an opportunity is an opportunity to see people behind the lens. I think you do this really well with the today showers, the stuff youve been doing morning a good example of that and the kind of things people look for. This is the new normal the way that the president and the white house staff are all using social media, whether its twitter. I know the white house just opened up a snapchat account, officially make snapchat legit. We started that yesterday, and weve been posting some snaps here this morning, sneakily some of you guys, as youve been recording here on the white house, and its a way of showing, you know, whats going on as the white house as were getting red for sotu and snapchat is a great way to show that energy. He just went a little initial on us. We got, it we got if. Jason, thank you. Good to have you here. Were in your house, have to remember that. Al is on the move outside in the first ladys garden. Hey, al. This is the white house Kitchen Garden. It was planted spring of 2009 by First Lady Michelle Obama with the help of some local Elementary School kids. Produce for the first family and also for events that they have here at the white house. Were going to be back here in the garden, and not too far from here is where the president works out on the Basketball Court. Guess what, ill be coming back during the growing season as the weather gets a little bit better to check on the progress of the garden along with the first lady so pretty excited about that. All right. Lets show you whats going on for today. We are looking at some snow showers. A clipper comes across the great lakes. Its also going to reinforce some lakeeffect snow so some areas may pick up two feet of snow. Wet weather in the Pacific Northwest and windy conditions. Plenty of sunshine through the gulf and back west and brutal cold temperatures in the plains with dangerous windchills that will be setting in and spreading east. Thats whats going on around neck of the woods. Latest weather. Matt and savannah. All right, al. Thanks. Now to more of our exclusive conversation with president obama as he prepares for tonights state of the Union Address. We covered a lot of subjects and we cover a lot of ground. We actually toured the white house as we talked about how the office has changed him, both as a leader and as a father. This staircase here, where does this go . This goes up into the residence so if we have a state dinner or some very formal function michelle and i will go from the residence on the second floor and we will walk down. At the end of a long day, is it possible for to you walk up job completely downstairs . Well, first of all, i never actually use these stairs. Thats ceremonial. Thats ceremonial. When they say they are a 24 7 job on this one they are not exaggerating. You take it with you. The one time that i can take it behind throughout my presidency ive been pretty religious about dinner at 6 30 with michelle and the girls and when im sitting around the dinner table then im a dad and we spend most of our time listening to the girls talk about their days and they are not interested in mine that much. Teenage talk from personal experience can be more harrowing than what happens over in the oval office there. Would your family ever say that thats the one part of the job that gets difficult, the fact that youre never 100 except for those dinners that you just talked about away from the job . My ability to function as a there and engaged, was maybe stronger once i got to the white house than before because when i was a senator i was commuting. The girls were still back in chicago. Right. When i was campaigning for president i was gone all the time, and i dont have trouble switching off when it comes to listening to malia and sasha. That actually is a time when i can kind of block Everything Else out. The first time you and i sat down here was february 1st, 2009. Had you been president 11 days. If 54yearold barack obama could go back and talk to 47yearold barack obama who had only been president 11 days, what would you tell him that he didnt know about being president . Well, i would tell him, first of all, that your hair is going to go grayer a lot faster than you anticipated. I would say to an earlier version of myself would be to communicate constantly and with confidence to the American People because this place has a tendency to isolate you. You recognize that particularly during times of stress, the American People need to hear from their president in terms of what it is that were trying to do and things ive done well during the campaign ive not always done well as president. You talk about the American People hearing from their president. Obviously we all remember you stepping before the cameras and talking about your plans for executive action on gun control. Yeah. And you became extremely emotional. Yeah. I was surprised by that. I wasnt surprised about how i felt because the day that sandy hook happened remains one of the worst in my presidency and traveling up there for the Memorial Service and meeting of days after those children and those teachers had lost their lives was as hard as anything ive ever done, but i didnt expect that evoking that would trigger those kinds of emotions. Part of it is that, you know, we had just come back from christmas break. I had just spent time with my daughters. One of them is about to go to college and seeing those parent who ive gotten to know now over the course of several years and thinking about how any parent feels with that loss, it felt very personal to me. I would think that at an earlier point of your presidency had that feeling started to well up in you i might have clamp it had down. You might have suppress it had. Yeah. Theres no doubt that i am leers now. There have been times during t t course. Presidency where ive tightened up. You know, as you go into your last year you start realizing done here is going to be judged not by tomorrows polls or todays headlines, they will be judged by, you know, people who are looking back at you 20, 30 years from now and say you better let it rip. Youre starting to sound a little like george w. Bush who told me one day, matt, im going to be dead when my legacy is decided. Early next year, if tradition holds, you and mrs. Obama are going to go to the main door of the white house, it will open and a motorcade will pull in, right, and the incoming president , whether its a man or a woman going to get out of that car. How much jeopardy will your legacy be in if that person is not a democrat . Well, im going to be working hard to make shower that its a democrat and theres no doubt that given whatt the republican candidates have said that there are going to be some things that i think are really important that they are going to try to reverse. Even something as controversial obamacare. When something works or the evidence shows that its helping people and you want to stop it just for ideological reasons, it turns out to be a little more difficult. You know, certainly when they start dealing with Foreign Policy and if they think that somehow by talking a little tougher they are going to somehow change the complexities of the middle east, for example, turns out thats not how it works, and so i think there is a really use fulful awakening that thanks place when you walk into this office. A lot of the Campaign Rhetoric you realize has to give way to some very hard tough realities. Just a little more of our exclusive conversation with the president conducted monday here else is here at the white house, nbc National Correspondent Peter Alexander. Hi, peter. Not a bad spot. Good to see you this morning. What have you got . We focused on the president s speech whiter, cody keenan, may have seen him and texted me at 3 50 a a. And saiai f fally wrapping up tonight and whats impress sieve the collaborative effort. He says he feels like hes a perpetual grad student but imagine that your professor is the president. He took us inside the preparations in his First Ever Television interview. We honorhose who walked so we could run we must run so our children soar reporter behind the president s celebrated speeches hes the man tasked with translating images into words. This is the land of hope and dreams. This is where the magic happens. Reporter this corner basement office. No windows. The white House Doctors give me vitamin d. Reporter cody keenum takes his boss hand scribbled notes what a soiled draft looks like. Reporter when you nail it. And turns it into powerful president ial prose. If prayer was made of sound, the skies over england that night would have deafened the world. Reporter ahead of president obamas last state of the Union Address we caught up with keenan in the midst of a coffeefueled 48hour writing binge. Sir. Reporter including an Oval Office Meeting with the president. The final days of a twomonth marathon to perfect 6,000 words. Where did you watch last years state of the union . I watched it right here at this desk. Reporter with . Chicken tenders and a budweiser. Reporter keenan first joined the Obama Campaign as an intern in 2007 becoming director of speech wright six years later. The moment you stare at a blank page whats going through your mind . Equal mix of hope and fear, fear in that you want to know what to say and hope that you can make it into something nice. Reporter his speeches helped heal communities like new town if there are rain puddles in heaven, christina is jumping in them tailed. Reporter the president s last least speech writer john favro says keenan captures emotion. Coldy is a bighearted guy who writes from the heart. Reporter keenan met his fiancee kristen, a researcher who fact checks his speeches. So she literally gets paid to tell me im wrong. Reporter how does that go . Its tense around state of the union team. Reporter that beard back, a superstition formed after keenans first state of the union. It worked, and the president said you have to do that again. Reporter but posing as pirate for a president ial punch line, that was a onetime deal. Secret service was displeased because i had a big metal hook and the president loved it and cracked up laughing. Reporter to make opportunity real. Reporter be. Reporter with keenans words etched into history the chicago native and northwestern grad still hopes to craft one speech more than a century in the making. Chicago subs coming to the white house world champs, thats why im still here. Finishing touches on tonights address complete, the state of this union has never been stronger. After pulling a couple of recent allnighters, hoping that cody can stay awake through tonights address. Nbc will have live coverage at 9 00 eastern, 6 00 pacific. Want to play a little oneonone oneonone. I dont know if t clear and cold this morning a a we start out in the upper 20s look for another day with lots of sunshine however, a cold middle 50s, with a stiff northwest wind, it will feel chchly much of the day. Tonight, clear , breezy and cold, lows in the upper 20s develop in the gulf and track rain we receive, thinking bulk a 30 40 chance of showers. Highs in the middle to upper 50s. Things looking much colder again by next week. The Clemson Tigers are returning after a disappointing loss against the alabama crimson tide. Bama beat clemson 45 to 40 in the National Championship game in glendale, arizona last night. It was the teams first loss of the season. The tigers are expected to arrive back in clemson at around eight pm tonight. Alabama is expected to hold a News Conference at noon eastern time. Head Coach Nick Saban and some of the crimson tide players are expected to talk about their historic win. Governor nikki haley will be in the National Spotlight tonight, when shell delivers the republican response totothe president s state of the Union Address from the governors mansion. Haley has said she will not specifically respond to the president s speech, but instead give an address of her own. Cayce city leaders have officially reopened phase four and the timmerman trail along the cayce riverwalk. Phase 1, 2 and 3 remain closed this morning as Parks Department crews continue to cleanup after the most recent flooding there. Cayce leaders say they hope to have phase one reopen sometime later today. Keep it tuned right here to wis news 10 and get breaking news first at wis tv dot com. Marco rubio. He ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty. Then he flipped, and worked with liberal Chuck Schumer to coauthor the path to citizenship bill. He threatened to vote against it. And then voted for it. He supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. Marco rubio. Just another washington politician you cant trust. Jeb bush. Hes a leader, so you always know where he stands. Right to rise usa its 8 30 now on a Tuesday Morning, 12th day of january, 2016. Its a really pretty morning in washington, d. C. , and here at the white house as we are show from 1600 pennsylvania avenue. And heres a part of 1600 pennsylvania avenue you almost never see which is the white house Basketball Court. This was a tennis court and when the obamas moved in they turned it into a full fledged Basketball Court and tennis court, you can use it for either. Thats right, because president obama has his priorities in order a a he knew we wanted some fiveontype. Thats pretty impressive. They have brought College Championship teams here and done games with wounded warriors. Hes a big basketball fan. Loves the chicago bulls. Yeah. Played basketball for a little bit in high school. Can i mention that bo and sunny are so well behaved, just hanging out here with us, being adorable. I wish our kids were that well behaved. Who wants to take a live shot here. Carsonon get i i there. Oh, come on. Not going to get anywhere. Natalie. On the record, savannah sunk a shot. She did. Good try. I know. Anyway, you know, our access here at the white house has been extraordinary, but, of course, this isnt the first time that the today show has visited the nation hes most famous address. Its address is 1600 pennsylvania avenue, known, of course, asshe white house. Good morning, mr. President. Good morning, dave. Ive dodged your question. Certainly, youre on Live Television so say whatever you like. President clinton, nice to meet you. Mate lauer. Nice to see you again. Welcome to the white house. Thank you very much. How happy are you not to be running for anything . Not as happy as michelle. For nearly 60 years today has brought the peoples house into peoples homes. Beautiful mansion, is it not . All starting in 1960. Im fascinated. And kind of prouou too, because, you know, i own a piece of that. I pay taxes. You own a piece of that, big daddy, how come they wont let just one year later today made history when dave garrowway interviewed president kennedy at the white house. Im delighted to have this chance through dave garrowway who is the First Television interview with any president on a regularly scheduled program. When today goes inside the doors of 1600 pennsylvania avenue, often its residents end up in the hot at. You know, you wouldnt want me to have oh, yes, i would. Any problems. Ear very hard on female reporters, mr. President. Im hard on all reporters. There have been unscripted moments and unexpected visitor arriving during a live tour of the white house with first lady barbara bush. Look who wandered in, president bush, and can you stick around and talk with us. Katie stayed with president bush for an impromptu live interview that lasted 18 minutes, an iconic moment in today history. Do you have any knowledge. Irancontra arms for hostages absolutely no, and no one has suggested i did. And at times the pressures of display. Were you made my job is to protect this country, matt, and im going to within the law, and i can get second guessed by people all the the United States. September 11 was a bad day. For us it was a change of attitude. Havent the forces of militant extremism, jihadism grown strong on your watch . Weve been continuallyble to maintainn pressure on al qaeda in that region. Are we safer under your watch . I believe were safer. And todays visit to the white house have offered a look at the first family at home. Speaking of the very actist roosevelt children, i understand they used to roller skate in this room as did amy carter. Thats right. Your grandchildren . No, i do not. Look at these beautiful floors, no, i do not. I taught them how to slide down the bannister so you can thank me later. Very much appreciate that. Thanks to the lessons you made. Taught them the proper way, safety first in this house. Do you ever find it difficult to maintain that feeling of home in such a public place . Very rarely. Sometimes i like to come down here and theres one more reception and the house is open and i cant, but most of the time it shows very well as a home as americas place. And through the years each family has made us feel at home. I appreciate you appearing here this morning on my final day on the today program. I used to worry in the old days about maybe being responsible for closing a theater or two and here i am closing out your show. We are in the white house kitchen where, among other things, you brew beer, while were having this beer. Hey, bernie, you know al. This is al. Hes not very impressed. 63 of the people admit to kissing their dog. We kiss ours. Youre part that have group. I wouldnt say on a regular basis, but, yeah, ive been there. At the white house, but i dont think anything like todayay ever. Never. Another historymaking moment. You got a check of the weather. You bet you. Whats happening for today, looking at a lot of snow making its way through the great lakes as a clipper moves through. Were also looking hat more wet weather and snow in the Pacific Northwest with windy conditions. Southern tier of the country looking pretty good with plenty of sunshine. A few showers down in southern florida. And for tonights state of the Union Address, we may actually see some snow here in the Nations Capital in the afternoon with windy conditions. Partly cloudy tonight as people are streaming into the capitol. It will make it feel like thats about 22 degrees outside. Thats whats going on around the country. Neck of the woods. Thats your latest weather. All right, al. Thanks. Coming up, matt and savannah head into the white house kitchen just to give you a sense of how big this place is. They are having to hustle just to get there in time. After they will have a lovely meal once they do get there as were entertained by the marine band. First, this is today on nbc. And were back now on this Tuesday Morning with more of our unprecedented tour of the white house. And so wonderful to be here in the white house kitchen and executive chef chris commerford, been the chef for ten years and worked in the white house kitchen for 20 years. Thank you for having us. Thank you for having us, into. Anything special about the state of the Union Morning for the obamas. Did they say, okay, we can have comfort food today. Today, were really stoked. Everything is in place, so were just getting ready for the lunch and for the reception as well tonight, but im going to show you a recipe later hon. Do you tend to make predominantly healthy food for the obamas . We try to make predominantly Healthy Foods for the obamas and specially we have the Kitchen Garden out there which is basically like a few steps in the backyard so as a chef its a great luxury for me to be able to go outside and grab the food. What are we makeing . A shaved broccoli and chive salad salad. Washington, d. C. Weather has been great and we had broccoli and chive in the garden. Real re, really simple regulars pea. At home its something that you can even do like cold or hot, but its actually a dish that i was accustomed to growing up as a child. Its with fresh, you know, vegetables, so were starting with two eggs. Okay. We have like half a cup of regular flour, half a cup of whole wheat flour. We try to put a lot of whole grains in our recipe. As youre cooking, youre from the philippines, came here in the 80s, i believe. Yes. And your first culinary job was at the Sheraton Hotel at the Ohare Airport in chicago. Yes. You couldnt have possibly imagined that youd end up here at the white house. No, i never would have imagined, but it was such a blessing to be able to cook for the first family and the president. So as this is working were just going to add on our milk. Got to be stressful at times though, this is the leader of the free world, after all. The cool thing about work here is even the stress thats around us, were able to as a team, i have a very good team behind me that pretty much makes it so easy for the chef to do what were able to do. Well pretend through the magic of television. Yes, that mixture is complete. Savannah. Ill do a little cook considering and matt can help you do the filling while this one gets going. So lets get that going. You want to do the temperature over here. Real quickly, what do we have here . Lets start with the dressing first, real, real, quickly, rice vinegar and this is honey from the garden as well. Wow. So this here, we did almost like 10 pounds of honey from our now youre just showing off. Basically mix all the ingredients, its an emulsified dressing, it works well and the lime juice as well and the good thing about the salad it could whatever. Time of the day. Over there. This is the dressing that goes on top of all of these ingredients. Can i show off the finished product. Thats as healthy as it gets. You can try it. Its really delicious. Chef comerford, thank you very much. Coming up. Jenna bush hager. She gets a nice welcome back this is today on nobodies. And we welcome you back, a very special edition of today. The center of power in america. Also though a real working home for the first family. Hand who knows that better than todays Jenna Bush Hager. Good morning to you. Hi, guys. Feels like old times. It does it. Feels like old times. I always love coming back here. This building is it steeped in history, and now one woman is making history of her own. Angela reed is the first woman to be chief usher of the white house. She works with the dedicated tireless crew that my family came to adore. Few have the privilege to walk these halls, but when my family is asked what we miss most about 1600 pennsylvania avenue, the answer is simple. Its not the house, its the people. The people are who make this house a home. And chief usher angela reed is the person in charge of keeping this home running smoothly. I am just so grateful to the president and the first lady for on board. Reed manages the president s home. More than 100 rooms and 90 people, including butlers, cooks and florists. She handles everything from state dinners to the annual easter egg roll. I heard that this job came serendipitously at a party of all places. Yes, interesting story. So summer of 2011 i went to a party, it was a pool party. You were in your bikini. Thats tmi, too much information so i met a young lady who told me that there was a position open at the white house for chief usher so i literally made a cold camp i goggled the white house and called and spoke to a young lady and left a message, and fortunately for me she took me seriously and passed this message on and someone called me back. Soon after history was made. Angela reed became the first house and only the ninth since 1885. It was less about breaking a gender barrier. It really was about the astonishing unbelievable opportunity of serving the president and the first lady and their family. Reeds story is an unlikely one. She grew up in jamaica where she began a career in hospitality and now she takes on the daily task of ensuring the National Treasure remains Home Sweet Home for the first family. This is really the heartbeat of the house. Miss reed took a walk with me to visit some of the friends i met. So good to see you. Good to see you again. Thanks for coming to say hi. Any time. Whats it like working. Does seem like home. Vaughn everett is a beloved white house butler. I started working here barttime back in the 80s when president reagan was here. But i knew you as a 7yearold. Yeah. So i dont want to make everybody feel old but its been 25plus years. Youre probably making him feel old. But, yeah, weve known you forever. Can we smell this. Yes, we can smell this. This is one of my Favorite Places. Hi, guys, welcome home. On my grandfathers newsration day the white house flower shop was my first stop. My sister and i made bouquets for my grandparents bedside. She is bringss heart and support to tus and thats really important. She runs from me because i try to hug her too much. Hi, dale. And a trip to the white house wouldnt be complete without a big hug from one of my favorites and beasley and barneys too. Dale hayne sea legend. He has worked at the white house for more than 40 years and has a special way it its fourlegged residents, both past and present. I actually dub dale the dog whisperer. Hes phenomenal. Barney and beasley loved us but who do they love the most, you know it. Dale. Always. Returning here is like a dream. Visiting old friends and appreciating this great house once again. And now the woman who runs it is living her dream. What would you say to that little girl from jamaica, do you think she would be believe youd be sitting here right now . Well, she would believe it because i am that little girl. However, for other little girls who may not think thats possible, i think its really a combination of hard work, focus, desire and really opening that door when opportunities present itself. So i feel really lucky that whenever i come back here everybody is so warm and so welcoming. I was here in june, a couple summers ago, to interview president obama for fathers day, and its so fun to see these people since sigh of known since i was 7 years old. They came. Theres buddy who i would go talk to about football and interviewed who used to make me my favorite bean tacos, and you know what, i really miss that oatmeal and latte, too, but when people ask us, you know, what is it like to live in the magical place, its a people that make it a home and i cant stress that enough. We miss them. You miss them and they miss. You and from you were just a little girl worked so hard to make you feel comfortable. Barbara and i watched the inauguration, the parade, and we came over early because, of course, we were 7 years old, couldnt wait to get into the white house, and we got into this door and nancy clark, who was the head florist, met us and said comom into the flower shop and make bouquets for your grandparents and we did, and what was really special, shes since passed away, but she did the flowers at my wedding. The fact that we got to be with these people for so many years. And we referred to it just briefly this morning, but when we all arrived here in a group at 5 15 in the morning and we came to the First Security checkpoint, the nice man there on his speaker say twinkle is back at the white house, and i thought it was real moving. My code word was twinkle, not to be confused with tinkle. But when you were naughty, it was. Probably wanted to call me tinkle, but, you know, its funny because to watch you guys come in here and the magic that you feel, youve done everything. Youve interviewed everybody, but it feels like that for people that have lived here, too. To be able to return. Takes the cake. Feels magical. It does, thank you. Thank you very much. Were back in a moment on a Tuesday Morning. Edition of today on nbc. Goes without saying this is a morning we will not soon forget and we have to thank the white house, its incredible staff, the obamas for welcoming our show into their residence, and its been incredible to kind of live the history and see these beautiful places. I covered the white house for all these years. Ive never been to some. Places we went this morning. What about our crew. Yeah. Such an amazing job of putting this all together. Ive never heard the staff of the white house say on so many occasions you want to go where . They said that all morning long. By the way, weve mentioned several times today the president delivering his final state of the Union Address tonight. You can see it right here hon nbc, 9 00 on the east coast, thats right. How many selfies were taken this morning . Not enough. Too many. I love the picture with you and matt as John Travolta and lady di. Couldnt resist. Just been an absolutely beautiful morning and so thankful to be here and again want to thank the white house and our crew and our staff for this special day. We want to leave you with some beautiful sights and sounds of thats right. Heres a little bit of our experience at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Well see you in a little while. Were on the steps of the white house. I have to say that qualifies as special. The cool scale this one is off the charts. Shall we go inside. What do you do, just knock. Welcome to the white house. Weve kind of taken over the white house, a great view of the south lawn. Lets get a first check of the weather from the white house. Al is outside whats called the navy mess. The greatest to go cup in the world. Can i get a large oatmeal. Matt, can i get you anything . This is called the green room into the red room, which, by the way, was not always red and the blue room where president obama was sworn in for his second term. Youre greeting us on the final eve of the state of the union. Got a lot of things going for us. Turns out were not as divided. Might run into a Senior Administration official or perhaps the Vice President of the United States. I think probably theres been no Vice President and president closer than hee and i. Bo and sunny obama. More excited about this smile and wave, clear and cold this morning as we start out in the upper 20s look for another day with lots of sunshine however, a cold front will be moving through the state by tonight, winds will start to pick and even though the temperature will reach the middle 50s, with a stiff northwest wind, it will feel chilly much of the day. Tonight, clear , breezy and cold, lows in the upper 20s wednesday, sunny and cold. Highs middle to upper 40s. Forecast gets tricky by friday as low pressure is exppted to develop in the gulf and track off our coast. And east. Mostly cloudy friday and 50s. Things looking much colder again by next week. State lawmakers are set to return to the state house today with a long list of items to take care of in 2016. Top of that list the states crumbling roads and bridges. Lawmakers will be looking to determine if the state has enough money to pay for road repairs without a gas tax increase. Education funding will also be top of the list with an order from the state Supreme Court for lawmakers to find way to bring standards in rural schools in line with other higherperforming districts. Our Caroline Patrickis will have more on that in a live report from the state house in about 10 minutes. Tonight Richland County leaders are expected to address some big changes for the countys penny sales tax program. Councilman seth rose has proposed a threepoint plan in the wake of a department the proposal would also shift funding for hiring small local businesses to the Richland County could soon step this morning on todays take, we are live from 1600 pennsylvania avenue in an un unprecedented broadcast and then will we get the cars that fly and from the hot tv set of younger hilary duff is here. All that and more coming up next announcer from nbc news this is todays take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. All right. Its Tuesday Morning, january 12th, 2016. Im not sure you and i deserve oh, gosh. Hail to the chief. Im willie along with tamron. The reason youre hearing that strong because as youve seen all morning today has been live at the white house, unprecedented access to the residence. Position right there. Yeah. How about Jenna Bush Hager. Opening the door. Welcoming the gang. Welcoming. Was. Was once, absolutely. There you go. Thats the entrance there, and as willie mentioned, an unprecedented view. Weve all the honor of going to the white house but never seen it from this vantage point. I was looking at social media. It was enjoyable to see all of the history buffs really getting into what we were seeing there, politics aside, this is the nations house. This house belongs to the people, and you get a chance to see your home that you own. Natalie and al are going to take us through a little bit what have they saw this morning, president obamas final state of the Union Address. Earlier he did speak to matt about that speech tonight and some of the challenges he faces. As you stand in that room, you will be looking out over a room that arguably is as divided as it has ever been. Do you see that as a failure of your presidency . You came to town saying it was about hope and change. Right. You were going to change the tone in washington. Right. You wanted to unite people, and they are not united. Is it a failure . Its a regret. I could not be prouder of what weve accomplished, and sometimes we look at the past through rosecolored glasses. Its been pretty divided in the past. Theres been times where people beat each other with canes. It was interesting to hear the conversation, but also as they spoke sort of weaving their way through this incredible place and on the walking tour matt also asked president obama about how he balances his re to his wife and two daughters. When they say that this is a 24 7 hour job on this one they are not exaggerateing. You take it with you. The one time when i really can leave it behind is throughout my presidency ive been pretty religious about dinner at 6 30 with michelle and the girls, and when im sitting around the dinner table, then im a dad, and we spend most of our time listening to the girls talk about their days, and they are not interested in mine that much. My ability to function as a present father, a guy who is there and engaged was maybe stronger once i got to the white house than before because when i was a senator i was commuting. The girls were still back in chicago. Right. When i was campaigning presiden i was gone all the time, and i dont have trouble switching off when it comes to and its interesting now when the family leaves the white house, youll have a College Student and then one on the way. Yes. And you think about the image of those little girls on that stage in chicago and now they are young women headed to that journey of Higher Education like so many others, but the balance, it was interesting, and obviously the meaty part of of this is the state of the union, this being his final state of the union and by all accounts from the white house intel we will have some big headlines wednesday. And it was interesting hearing him talk to matt about how at this point in his run, in his second term, he feels unburdened. Yeah. Hes ready to say whats on his mind and i think youve seen that over the last year. Savannah got a chance to sit down with Vice President joe biden. You heard matt ask president obama about regrets and looking back. There was a recent interview with mr. Biden where many interpreted that he was maybe regretting his decision not to jump in to the 2016 race for president. I made the right decision. Im positive of that and the right decision for my family, and in terms of the timing that was avavlable. What i meant was, and i was being directly honest was, that i cared deeply about the plight of the middle class and a whole range of other issues, and if its the best for in the world to have your views made known and try to convince the public of the views, but we have a full year left as president and Vice President , and we have a lot more to do. For you is there no scenario in which you could see yourself getting into this race in 2016 . Ive learned never to say no, but i cant imagine one. I cant imagine one. If i win the lottery maybe, 1. 4 billion. Everybody says im going to return. Well, ill run if i im only joking. Thats a joke. Got to love Vice President biden, joking about the lottery and getting in on the lottery like everyone else. He makes news. I regret every day not getting could do it with my family and last night impressed about Bernie Sanders and saying what hes saying and maybe meaning it more than Hillary Clinton. Even if hes not in it hell be a part of the democratic race. And to be honest i think people want to hear from him. Seems like folks on both sides, people independents, people not quite sure what party they want to align with, they see this voice as a trustful person so well see. Meanwhile, al had some pretty cool highlights to show us earlier from the navy mess hall. The family theater room. I dont think ive ever even seen a picture that have room before, al, and there you were laying back. Well, what was interesting, thats the navy mess. Truman. This is the theater where the family watched star wars this past weekend. Of course, theres the truman ball cone, and we all shot hoops on the Basketball Court. We ended up taking a bunch of selfies, probably a Record Number of selfies i think for us. I think so. Matt, savannah, natalie, did some blue room self ilgs. I got i took a selfie or two in the white House Theater which was fun, holding a basketball. All fun shooting some hoops. I think a lot of us have, you know, been here, if youve even done a tour of the white house, maybe youve seen some of the rooms that we showed you, but you got a real sense of the behindthescenes access that we had today. It was truly remarkable, and the white house staff, ive got to just say. Amazing. The most gracious, wonderful staff. They made sure from the beginning of the day till now that we were escorted everywhere, that, you know, we were well taken care of and really have to thank them. I couldnt find that door that i heard the creaking. Door opening where Vice President biden. I cant imagine any circumstance that i would be in, but, you never say never. I love that. Exactly. So for people such an incredible day. We also got to spend time, and bo, of course, some of the most famous resident here at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Portuguese water dogs. These dogs were so well behaved and did not make a people entire time. I wish our kids were that good. Thats true. Thats amazing. Its been a remarkable day. Thats a great picture. And weve got to say, too, to our crew, they have been working on this day for so long now, that we pulled it off, and all thanks to them. Yeah. The crew. They do the hard work for us. Our producers and writers, really was amazing. It was extraordinary to watch from here and you see the social media traffic. I think people really get the magnitude of what was happening, that this was an event for Morning Television and for obviously the white house staff. Im sure they were excited as you mentioned as well. But it was exceptional to watch it play how the. Although you get a real sense of, okay, get out. But there is a state of the union today. Its like okay, okay. They are very busy. Nice having you, but dont hit you where the good lord split you. Notice eurooutside at 9 01. As we were leaving they were letting tour groups in. Oh, cool. Today is very much a normal day even though it is the state of the Union Address tonight. They still allow the tourists in and traffic as usual, so we had to cut through some of the tourist traffic to get over here to our position on the north lawn. But we made, it just barely. And al, we saw you in the garden, the first ladys garden. I know youll go back later when the weather is more per might and the weather is more seasonable for things to grow. Tell us about the weather today. Frigid here and colder in other parts of the country. The windchills are brutal. Weve got a clipper coming across. It will bring more snow to the northeast and lakeeffect snow. But we may see snow here in the Nations Capital sometime this afternoon. That clipper will also bring heavy snow to maine and then snows will start kicking in. Look at these temperatures. Its going to feel like 2 below in chicago and 7 above in cincinnati and 6 in cleveland and 13 in st. Louis, and then things will finally start to warm up a bit, but wednesday that cold air gets here into the northeast as well, so everybody is going to need to bundle up. All right. Thats it. Now weve got to get out. Move it. Get out. Youve got to get off the lawn. Get off my lawn great job, guys. Great job. Nice job. See you back here tomorrow, guys. Thank you. Coming up next here. 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So much in it for everyone, and really for women 20 to 50, and we we have a lot of fun. We do some crazy things. Look at the scene. Youre getting measured in underwear. Yeah. I like that you call her a little bit of a hot mess. Yeah. But you do get to sing which i lofrk and i think weve got a little clip here doing fleetwood macs little lies. Lets see if we can listen to some of that some sweet little lies just going to listen to it. Thats audio. Im obsessed with fleetwood mac. Are you. So scary to cover such a big song, but we did it for the promo of the show which was awesome to blen the two worlds. To your point about the show and how women, i guess, from 25 to 55 can relate to these characters. What was it about kelsey as hot mess that pulled you in. Youre not a hot mess. Youve got it all going on. Im not had a hot mess. Maybe occasionally. Give us an example the last time you were a hot mess. Oh, gosh. Pretty much every time i try to get to the airport its a hot mess. Theres been a few late nights in my life that ive been a hot mess but nothing too extreme. She is a little bit of a wild card but she also is super driven with work, an i love showing that side of a 20yearold because thats what your 20s are all about, right. Youre trying to prove your worth but youre also willing to stay up too late. Trying to balance fun with professional. Well play a game diouf or bluff, variation on two things that are a truth and a love. If its true its a diouf and if its fake its a bluff. Good with this. Okay, lets go. Im drawing a blank now. Did i i am dying to own chickens. I believe that. I think thats true. Thats true. Okay. From your body, im going to say yes, you do. You gave a little tell, you were smiling. Total bluff. Never in life. I would have believed it but you had a smile. This added an awkward moment for wilily who would have had to look down. I say yes, you do. Got one more. What my last one was, then it was a bluff. 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Gadgets that youll soon be able to find and here with some of the favorites is our text expert. Dewith start with the jetsons thing, the flying car. They are actual little saying it will be here within a year which is incredible to me but theres 3,600 companies and then so showcasing gadgets at ces. But nothing stood out more than ehangs flying car, 200,000 to 300,000 out in one years time. You dont interest to pilot it. It will pilot itself. Pretty incredible technology. Why is that not a car . Technically almost like a flying drone flying car. But they call it a car. Its amazing. Will we ever see this. I challenge the oneyear time line that they have given it, but well see. Lets start with h e Wearable Technology very hot. Wearable technology isnt always pretty. Now trying to change the game. Its292 and whats really cule about it, looks like a piece of jewelry. It will track your heart rate, distance and calories and whats neat you can tap it three times and go into distress mode and it will contact any of your said contacts if you have an issue. Pairs with app, pairs with ios d android. So cool. Tap it three times. Id be worried that i have to think the it by sent. Tamron, you asked about this one. Intriguing. Tell me a little bit about it. Staying on the trend of smartwear. From ombra. You can see the device, just like the bracelet, track your calories and distance right inside the device and pairing with an app. Ive been testing this out for the last few days, not only does the bra give you good support actually works quite well in real time. You do have trouble with the heart rate monitor. And thats one place, but here underneath you just put it there, any medical concerns, what are we exposeing our bodies to . Just like any low frequency bluetooth device. Kind of obsessed with this. Whats here with the kiks. Remember the pump shoe. Yeah, of course. Now this is the first connected esshoe. As you can e, its inflating and you can deflate it with the app and whats need about it this is from a Company Called digitsole. You can goal the inflation and deflation and control the temperature up to 113 degrees. Heated insoles inside here and it will track all of your data as well like distance. Where can he get these. They are pretty light. Very light surprisingly. I thought they would be like bricks. And they also have different inserts you can purchase right now on your line and they are starting to build with shoe partners different technologies within the shoe to heat your shoe up to 113 degrees. Connected shoe technologies. Actually out on amazon. This baby within the next year. Lets go over to the bike. This is amazing. Willie, i would love for you to get on it. Virtual reality is the big thing, this ear and from oculus to htc and playstation, amazing technologies on the Virtual Reality side but not until you try it out. This is a big that comes with virzoom and you put on the vr headset. Ill let you do it, and you can fly and drive your race car. The immessive experience, oh, my gosh. Having a bike that you can control. See, youre flying. Hold down the red button. Wait a minute. Is this for exercise or just video game. Look at my wings, my beautiful wings. You get you can actually pair it with an accessory and you get a whole different kind of workout. Im flying, tamron, im flying. Ive heard him say that once before after a party. Thanks. Up next, recently in hot pursuit of Reese Witherspoon on the big screen and now hollywood is pursuing rod this is a body of proof. Proof of less joint pain. And clearer skin. 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Rob has joined hollywoods elite on the big screen. This to imer hes starring in the much anticipated film and first he stars in the new tv drama drama. Rob it with us, the best version of him right now. Good morning. So second chance. Tell us a little bit about the premise here. Its a wideranging premise. Essentially i play jimmy pritchard, a 75yearold exsheriff who is brutally and cruelly murdered and then given the chance at redemption but two tech billionaires. Hes regenerated to becoming a 35yearold version of himself which is the the maximum version of himself, and then i solve crime on a weekly basis. Tada. Just like that. Just have fun sitcom. Its all laughs. Its a very darkthemed tv show. You know, when youve got people like Howard Gordon who did homeland and xfiles and youve got who make really dark stuff. Weve actually stepped away from procedural format and made something a bit more the original title of this show was frankenstein and Looking Glass and now its second chance. The underlying theme of this its very dark. Wow. But its a great concept. Youve got five times human strength, super cool show and asking this summer about the war craft movie. Gamers. And you said orgram doomphammer is the best chchacter name in thehe history of film. If you played the game like i did. There i am. Thats you. Look at him. Ive got to say, i worked out really hard for that. Every day in the gym. Every day. Just eating cake. Full method acting. Its a real pleasure to play him. Hes a great character, and this film means an awful lot to me. It was a really important movie in my life because the game meant so much to me, and i got mean, he picks up people and headbutts them from the air. Just a real sweet angry tough, mean, kind, awesome creature to play. Just like you. Just like me. Thats what your Wikipedia Bio says about you. Im either headbutting or im kind, and the film which comes out in june. Yeah. I mean, its anticipated and people have hey lost expectations on it, and i have more than anybody, and its its right up there. Well, get ready for that crowd, the gamers to just converge and seek you out. I hope we wont disappoint them. Congratulations on the new show, second chance. So much going on premiers tomorrow night on fox. Thanks, rob. How to bundle up without bulking you. My tuesday trend. Rocks you dont understand. We want to stay warm but we dont want to look like i just i dont have like a pair of jeans im trying to get into; ive been down that road honey child. And i dont have like a dress or some bibired carpet thing g have to do. Im really just looking at 2016, as the year of my best body; thats what i want for you too. Lets let 2016 be the year of our best bodies. We give you relief from your cold flu. 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So its a clever balance, and weve got crystal here showing us two very clever ways to layer starting with underpinning pieces. Tamron, lets start with long underwear. Doesnt look like it but this is actually long underwear. Who makes this . By cuddle duds and check out this part, looks like leggings so its super thin. Were not flashing you at home. Dont even need to hidid it. Heres a second and you can get it at kohls, just 18. 99. Love it. Keep that slim look is with this skinny shut. Full disclosure, you just showed me this. Im obsessed and want to go online and purchase as many as possible. Its so school. Why is it so cool . The top part is a shirt and the middle part is shapewear and keeps a smooth line with sweaters. Thats the cutest shapewear shirt ive been seen. Crystal, you put on this sweater. And im going to show you guys how well it does. Starts at just 49 and check that out. This is such a skinny sweater, and no bulkiness, super easy. Can i tell you how obsessed i am with this look. Love the whole thing. One more item. The big deal is when it comes to parkas, you want to elevate the parka. Okay. You dont have to just wear them with jeans. What you want to look out for is a really sort of slim down parka. Right. Look for side ruching, tailoring. This one is frequents press and just 89. Reasons, you dont look bulky. You look warm and chic. You look fly. The oversized pompom and every man woman and child is wearing in. Fantastic, i love this so much. Lets see what we have next. Next up we have rashonna. Here she comes. Youre in your dilemma in your fancy dress in the Golden Globes and you have to go out and how do you stay warm without ruining your outfit. We started with the first layering piece and at guilt were obsessed with the long classic coat and thats not all. Take it to the next level. You stay glam and super warm by laying a faungs fur vest over. I just did this recently. Had on a long trench and put on a faux fur vest over it. A great look in my opinion. And the yen why it works, tone on tone so its elongating and proportion. You dont want to wear a and this faux fur vest 40 from loft. Com. Overtheknee boot. In lieu of tight. Dont always have to wear a short skirt. And dont feel like youre a pretty woman, overtheknee boot sin appropriate, not that anything was wrong with pretty woman but it can look a little looks amamang. Love the trend of wearing them over a long skirt. One guy in because were going to throw the guys a bone since willie is not here. In our effort to throw a bone. Come on out, you look so handsome and with the guy you put the scarf inside. They wanttn on the slim, too, so weve got the skinny shirt, flannel shirt from old navaly and the perfect light vest. The story of every mans life. Five minutes in the mirror and we get all the time. You get five, honey, five. So were the four people not we four people are facing charges in connection to an Armed Robbery in columbia. Police have arrested Deonte Benjamin for the robbery that happened at the walmart on forest drive on december 26th. Cpd says a man was robbed at gunpoint while he was trying to get into his car. No one was physically hurt during the robbery. Mary mcmarva and Erika Dickerson are also being charged with accessory after the crime. Another 15yearold juvenile is being charged in the case as well. Cayce city leaders have officially reopened phase along the cayce riverwalk. Phase 1, 2 and 3 remain closed this morning as Parks Department crews continue to cleanup after the most recent flooding there. Cayce leaders say they hope to have phase one reopen sometime later today. Clear and cold this morning as we start out in the upper 20s look for another day with lots of sunshine however, a cold front will be moving through the state by tonight, winds will start to pick and even though the tonight, clear , breezy and cold, lows in the upper 20s wednesday, sunny and cold. Highs middle to upper 40s. Forecast gets tricky by friday as low pressure is expected to develop in the gulf and track off our coast. Position of the low and its and east. Mostly cloudy friday and saturday with a 30 40 chance of showers. Highs in the middle to upper 50s. Things looking much colder again by next week. And get breaking news first at wis tv dot com. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Kathie Lee Gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hello, everybody it is hodas favorite day. What is it . Boozeday tuesday. Yes. January 12th, and that is try everything by shakira ra, and that i