In her first interview since stepping down as the u. S. Ambassador to japan. This morning, her take on the Trump Administrations very different approach to foreign policy. And her own future. Is she planning a run for office . And super bowl showdown. Excitement for sundays big game building. The patriots and falcons gearing up. Lady gaga making this promise i will tell you there will be no meat dress there. So, theres that. And were getting the Party Started in boston and atlanta a little early today, friday, february 3rd, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this friday morning. Hodas here. Savannah on maternity level. Al roker is in Patriots Fans. Sheinelle jones is in atlanta. Were getting ready. Were getting ready. Were starting with breaking news in paris, and an attack and shooting outside of the louver, one of the most popular Tourist Attractions anywhere. Cnbcs claire fornier is near the scene. Good morning to you. Yes. What we know so far is a little before 10 00 this morning, a man entered the commercial mall situated in the louver with a knife and machete. And he attacked one soldier. There are three or four soldie s s he shot the assailant. He was shot in the abdomen. He was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. E one of them was lightly injured. Hundreds of people were confined into security areas and they have been released throughout the morning, but now the whole area here is secured. Obviously its a very difficult situation. The circulation is very difficult around the louvre. The fact is there hasnt been a terrorist attack in paris since the 13th of november 2015, but we know that the threat is still at its highest and its a major blow because as you said, louvre is one of the top attractions here. Its one of the top attractions in france. It is a blow for the reputation of france. Claire, thank you very much. Were going to keep posted on that story. Now to politics. President trump meets today with his Economic Advisory council. Some of the countrys most prominent business leaders, but the ceo of uber has suddenly dropped out of the group. This as one referencing a terror attack that never actually happened. Were going to begin our coverage with nbcs Peter Alexander at the white hous opting out of the president s temporary travel ban. Hes touting the meeting but making no mention of the uber head. Kellyanne conway is now under new scrutiny for citing a massacre on u. S. Soil in an effort to defend the travel ban, but that massacre never occurred. Reporter at the white house new backlash from a business giant. The ceo of uber abruptly quitting President Trumps Economic Advisory council after fierce criticism from employees and customers for agreeing to advise mr. Trump even after his controversial travel ban. That fallout fueling a boycott campaign, delete uber. After speaking to trump ceo Travis Kalinick wrote a m joining the group was not met to be an endorsement of the president or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted as that. Leaders from walmart, jpmorgan, general motors. Spacex ceo elon musk will be there but hell object to the order. Mr. Trump welcomed executives from harleydavidson thursday. Made in america. Reporter new protests over that order. Organized by deli and Grocery Store owners from yemen. In an interview with msnbcs chris matthews, Kellyanne Conway defending President Trumps travel ban by making reference to a Bowling Green massacre. President obama had a six month ban on the Iraqi Program after two iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the behind the Bowling Green massacre. Reporter there was no massacre. In 2011 two iraqi nationals living in Bowling Green, kentucky, were arrested and later sent to federal prison after attempting to send weapons. The men also admitted using improvised explosive devices, i. E. D. S against u. S. Soldiers in iraq. Early thursday morning President Trump opening up his latest feud at the national prayer. They hired a big, big movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger to take my place. The ratings went down the tubes. Its been a total disaster. I want to pray for arnold for those ratings. The joke drawing this rebuttal. Why dont we switch jobs, you take over tv because youre such an expert in ratings and i take over your job and theneo again. Look, the white house dismissing it as lighthearted, others less amused. Im not worried about arnolds ratings, im not thinking about his old show, im worried about what are we going to do with iran. Mr. Trump leaves this evening for his first president ial get away to be spent, what he calls, the winter white house. His florida estate, maralago, where First Lady Melania Trump will join him. Im told hell be attending a Super Bowl Party at maralago. Back ripping Arnold Schwarzenegger. He did a really bad job as governor of california and even worse on the apprentice, but at least he tried hard. Matt and hoda, back to you. Peter, thank you so much for that. Also this morning, President Trump is making new threats against iran after putting that country on notice for test firing a missile. Nbcs Andrea Mitchell has that story. Andrea, good morning to you. Good morning, matt. Iran and the u. S. As the Trump White House prepares to levy new economic sanctions. An adviser to the ayatollah says iran will not be, quote, intimidated by an inexperienced person. This morning racheting up the sanctions on iran. Hes leaving more options open. Nothings o the table. U. S. Officials say the sanctions are in response to irans recent missile tests and terrorist activity. Top republicans are on board. I would be in favor of additional sanctions on iran. I think the last administration appeased iran far too much. Reporter in the startling shift from President Trumps unquestioning support for israels controversial settlements during the campaign, the white house is now warning israel new construction of jewish settlements in palestinian settlements is not helpful. On russia the trump administti aoued it will allow some u. S. Companies to do limited transactions with kgb. Only a technical fix not losening the obama sanctions for that Election Year hacking while at the u. N. Ambassador nikki haley condemned russia for the escalating violence in the ukraine. We do want to better our relations with russia, however, the dire situation in Eastern Ukraine is one that demands clear and strong condemnation of russian actions. All of this as the president defends his combative approach to diplomacy. The world is in trouble, but were going to straighten it out. Reporter doubling do with mexico and australia. When you hear about the tough phone calls im having, dont worry about it. Just dont worry about it. Theyre tough. Its time were going to be a little tough, folks. Reporter more fallouts from the president s saturday phone calls berating the australia why are we doing this . Whats the purpose . So well see what happens. Reporter raising eyebrows on capitol hill. If politics is music, the president was off key. This in my view was an unnecessary and frankly harmful open dispute over an issue which is not nearly as important as you straits ace straustralian. Marking his first day as secretary of state, Rex Tillerson trying to reassure thousands of state department employees, angry about the president S Immigration orders. I know this was a hotly contested election and we do not all feel the same way about the outcome, but we cannot let our personal convictions overwhelm our ability to work as one team. Reporter now among the new secretary of states challenges, a tweeting president. Only this morning President Trump tweeting on iran writing they dont appreciate how kind president obama was to them. Not me. Matt and hoda. Andrea, dont go away. Im seeing theres new information about the deadly raid in yemen and perhaps what went wrong. What can you tell us about that . Reporter the white house is still calling that raid a success despite the loss of a navy seal and children. The president reached the decision after a dinner with his military leaders with steve bannon and jared kushner, his soninlaw, and that led, according to critics, to a lack of intelligence and support on the ground but that is being denied by the white house. Andrea mitchell, thank you. Now to a frightening incident last night at a Cheesecake Factory restaurant in southern california. Pasadena police say a man threw a homemade pyrotechnic device into the crowded eatery sending diners scrambling for cover. The restaurant was evacuated. No one was hurt. The man opened the door, this Morning Police are still searching for that suspect. Changing gears now, the buildup surrounding sundays super bowl. The matchup is the patriots and the falcons. Ron mott is at nrg stadium in houston. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. Tom brady has had a whole lot to play for this season, not the least of which is his quest to win a fifth super bowl ring. For the falcons, they want to win one. In a little more than 48 hours, its show time. Super bowl li, houstons nrg stadium quiet now, but come sunday it will be lights, cameras, and plenty of action. It will be everywhere. I mean, they just have to stop him. Arent you tired of winning . You are never tired of winning. Reporter its familiar ground for the patriots making a record ninth super bowl appearance. Just the second for the falcons and a first for quarterback matt ryan. I feel i believe in our team. I believe in the guys that we have. Reporter while ryan is a leading candidate for the leagues most valuable player, tom brady is arguably the mvp here at the super bowl. Hes been to the big game more than any other player in history. You cant take these things for granted. Weve been very blessed as part of this organization for the guys that have been on these teams to make it this far, but its a very Steep Mountain to climb. Reporter after geg emotional earlier in the week when asked to name his hero. My dad. Reporter brady has been all business. The socalled patriot way, no talk of deflategate and his suspension or his relationships with trump and nfl commissioner roger goodell. He doesnt need a lot of motivation to play at a high level because hes done that his whole career, but deep down there has to be a real feeling that we want to show this league. Reporter while ner cheap, tickets to the big game are actually less expensive than last year down nearly 14 to just under 4300 stub hub. The tickets dropped 30 in five minutes after the cowboys were eliminated. Welcome to america. Reporter commercials are a big draw touching the eye of the more than 100 million plus who will watch on tv in the u. S. Ive been planning this since i was 4. Lady gaga is expected to make headlines, too, taking center stage for the halftime show. You might want to repel from the dome into nrg. Im not going to tell you what im going to do. And youre going to have to wait. I will tell you that there will be no knee drifts there. Reporter lady gaga has 13 minutes to try to condense her vast library of hits into this show. She hopes it delivers more than another 15 minutes of fame. Matt, hoda, back to you. Nice job, ron. You know shes going to do something crazy, by the way. All morning we are throwing the ultimate pep rally for fans of the patriots and the falcons. Al is rocking it in boston. Chanelle is moving and grooving in atlanta. Al, lets start with you. Oh, ive got to tell you, we are here at faneuil hall. Guys, it is nuts here. Absolutely crazy. Weve got an overflow crowd. Were going to have patriots, weve got fake tom brady, weve got the mayor, we have the militia coming in, weve got the Boston Tea Party players. Just about the entire city of boston, and guess what . We are going to be sending two super fans to the super bow yes. Yes. As well as in atlanta. Chanelle wow. Okay. Go ahead, chanelle. All right. So heres the deal. I need you to think about the year 1999. It was a long time ago, right . That was the last time these guys were at the super bowl so they are starving. This is only the second time in history. Take a look at some signs. Atlanta loves our matt, matt lauer, matt ryan. Look at this place. Heres the deal. Were also giving away two super bowl tickets. The celebration. Theres a celebration thats sweeping the nation, okay . Its called its called arthur. Everybody ready to do the arthur . This is the dance thats sweeping the nation. Lets do the arth. Got it, hoda . Somebodys going to win these tickets. I like it. Chanelle is so short you cant really see her. More surprises from both cities throughout the morning. If you can hear me though, al, lets go back to you. How about a check of the weather. Okay. All right. Guys, hold on. Hold on a sec. So, remember, okay, before we get t t slogan . Do our job yeah. Now its time for me to do my job. Lets show you whats going on as far as your weather is concerned. Lets look out west. Big, big storm coming on shore and as it does, were looking for heavy rain from the Pacific Northwest with inland snow. Were looking at wet weather, steady rain, heavy snow above 5,000 feet in the mountains and Pacific Northwest, into Northern California and then on sunday another storm with heavier rain, heavier snow. Winter weather advisory watches and warnings all the way into Pacific Northwest, into the cascades and, in fact, theyre looking at another three feet or more, which is good news. The snow pack so far is upwards of 200 in the sierras. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 second good morning, everybody. Im storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. It is mostly cloudad start tthe day. Temperatures down to the upper 20s, low 30s. Even the littlest bit of that wind has wind chills back into the 20s. If youre planning out for your friday, a whole lot of clouds around especially this morning. We may get a little peek or two at the sun later today. All of those clouds will keep afternoon highs into the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. Staying in the 40s tomorrow. Super bowl sunday, mildernd dry. All right. This room here, over here, and then look across. Weve got another roomful of Patriots Fans. Were going to be spilling out into the streets of faneuil hall. 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