below. the octopus gets mimicked. how one clever creature goes undercover on the ocean floor. and leapin lizards. scientists unlock secrets to the reptile s tail that can change our world. we don t need robots. we can just use lizards. it s time to get our show started and our first story comes to us out of montana. take a look at this. this is actually the aftermath of an avalanche that happened around 2:00 p.m. on new year s eve. a couple, david and keri gaillard, married about a year were cross country skiing when this avalanche hit. dave gaillard was swept away in the avalanche and killed. this video was shot by doug. he works for the gnfac, which is the after lav center. that s where he was buried, two, three feet under. this is path that went down. see all the snow on the side of that tree down into the gully. a frightening sight. you would think it would be difficult to survive something like this. here is the bittersweet part of the story. this is ollie
[ inaudible ]. trapped on a burning balcony, a grandmother makes a split-second decision. i put my grandbabies off the balcony. hear about the heros waiting below. the octopus gets how one clever creature goes undercover on the ocean floor. and leapin lizards. scientists unlock secrets to the reptile s tail that can change our world. we don t need robots. we can just use lizards. it s time to get our show started and our first story comes to us out of montana. take a look at this. this is actually the aftermath of an avalanche that happened around 2:00 p.m. on new year s eve. a couple, david and keri gaillard, married about a year were cross country skiing when this avalanche hit. dave gaillard was swept away in the avalanche and killed. this video was shot by doug. he works for the gnfac, which is the after lav center. that s where he was buried, two, three feet under. this is path that went down. see all the snow on the side of that tree down into the g
going to say until i say it. what the outspoken entertainer is saying to us today, friday, january 6th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a friday. i m matt lauer. i m ann curry. now everybody knows where you were on assignment thursday. i was in london yesterday with ricky gervais. when you heard he was coming back to host the golden globes, you said he s probably going to tone things down. get ready to lose your money. he s not going to. we ll batten down the hatches. that s coming up. also we ll talk about presidential politics. the new hampshire primary is just four days away, as many of you know. gop front-runner mitt romney is already setting his sights on the big prize after that, which, of course, is south carolina, a move drawing criticism from some of his fellow candidates. we ll have the latest on that. also a very sad story. hundreds of mourners attend the funeral