This as the president tries to tackle the roots of the rising extremist threat. And murphys law. Why wasnt eddie murphy in any skit of the epic show . A former cast member tells all including the role that murphy turned down a why. Including today, thursday february 19th, 2015. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Matt has the morning off. I almost had the morning off. You did . I woke up an hour ago i overslept. You know . I was in the makeup room. We were like where is she . Shes not here yet. Look how well she put it in an hour. Lets talk about record shattering temperatures. How could ask . Heres a picture of Niagara Falls. Behind that ice and snow the falls are still roaring. They are the king amazing. Beautiful picture. Meantime that siberian express is of course our top story. If you are fought waking up to shattering temperatures this morning