mississippi, where mandatory evacuations are under way. and the record rain is far from over under fire more than 1,100 former justice department officials from multiple administrations call for the resignation of attorney general william barr over the roger stone sentencing scandal but the nation s highest law enforcement official doesn t seem to be backing down. we re live at the white house with the very latest those stories, plus, to recline or not to recline? the surprising suggestion from an airline official on what you should do on your next flight. royal realities. kate middleton getting candid about mom guilt, as prince harry and meghan markle are seen together for the first time since the royal split. and all-star tribute nba legends gather to honor kobe bryant at the nba all-star game, as team lebron wins a game for the ages today, monday, february 17th, 2020 announcer: from nbc news, this is today with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1
goodnight. it s hard to go from the bottom to the top, but it s even harder, when you re already at the top, to go to the bottom and then look back up at that mountain again, knowing that you just climbed it and all the struggles and hard work that you had to go through, to look at it and say, man, i got to climb that thing again. hello and welcome. i m jesse l. martin. kobe bryant s life had many acts his entrée to the nba as a skinny teen, his ascension to super-stardom, and post-retirement, a new focus on his family and creative projects. kobe s re-launch in entertainment could have been more impactful than his career on the court. until a routine flight on a foggy january morning changed his destiny forever. this is how it really happened. o brien: the combination of celebrity and aviation, mystery and fear is very compelling to people. and you know, what s interesting is you can connect a dot directly between what happened to john f. kennedy jr. and what hap
i m jesse l. martin. thank you for watching. good night. you know, it s about appreciating every moment for me, you know, cause we ve been through so much, and as your career kind of. i m not an old man, but you know, you start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is much brighter than the one at the beginning of the tunnel. so it s really about appreciating every day as it comes, you know, every game, every win, every loss, every practice. it s just soaking every day in. hello and welcome. i m jesse l. martin. kobe bryant was just 18 years old when he took the nba by storm. over his 20 years in the league, he was an 18-time all star, five-time champion, and two-time olympic gold medalist. his achievements off the court were just as lauded. he was an accomplished writer, academy award winner, and a self-described girl dad of four beautiful daughters. at 41, bryant had reached the pinnacle of his success, until one foggy january morning. this is how it really happe
you know, it s about appreciating every moment for me, you know, cause we ve been through so much, and as your career kind of. i m not an old man, but you know, you start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is much brighter than the one at the beginning of the tunnel. so it s really about appreciating every day as it comes, you know, every game, every win, every loss, every practice. it s just soaking every day in. hello and welcome. i m jesse l. martin. kobe bryant was just 18 years old when he took the nba by storm. over his 20 years in the league, he was an 18-time all star, five-time champion, and two-time olympic gold medalist. his achievements off the court were just as lauded. he was an accomplished writer, academy award winner, and a self-described girl dad of four beautiful daughters. at 41, bryant had reached the pinnacle of his success, until one foggy january morning. this is how it really happened. [ crowd chanting kobe ] smith: kobe wanted to be
we re now learning the iowa democratic party will announce the caucus results tomorrow. let s go to nbc s sarah dallof in des moines for the latest. reporter: decision night delays in iowa complicating an already complex caucus process. candidates speaking to supporters before even initial numbers were released. and when those results are announced, i have a good feeling we re going to be doing very, very well here in iowa. we re going to walk out of here with our share of delegates. by all indications, we are going on to new hampshire victorious. reporter: the iowa democratic party said quality checks and the discovery of inconsistencies in three sets of results led to those results needing to be verified via paper copies and photos. but that the delays were not the result of a hack or intrusion. as they and iowa waited, candidates struck a positive note. we don t know all the results tonight, but tonight has already showed that americans have a deep hunger for b