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i hope that the failures end today. we're seeing international repercussions for these attacks. and the emmy goes to elton john live farewell. good morning and welcome to "sunday today" on this january 21st. i'm willie geist. we are just two days away from a new hampshire republican primary that either will make the race much more interesting or effectively seal the deal for former president donald trump. on saturday nikki haley amping up her attacks on trump going after his age after he confused her for nancy pelosi during a speech on friday. but is it too little too late to stop the former president's march to the nomination? we'll have the latest in a live report from the campaign trail and talk to kristen welker just ahead. plus,a week when electric vehicle owners struggled through the extreme cold and one big automaker announced a cut in production, our "sunday focus" is on the state of evs in

america as consumers begin to pump the brakes. then, our "sunday spotlight" on the artist who has found a way to bring the beauty to some of the world's most famous works to the visually impaired. and later a new "sunday sitdown" with colman domingo whose performance as an unheralded hero of the civil rights movement has earned him a long list of nominations and a moment in the spotlight decades in the making. >> i didn't even know that this could happen for me. i actually didn't know. i just wanted to do good work, and then suddenly, i'm in this space where all the lights are brightly shining on me. it sort of takes my breath away when i think about it, honestly. >> a "sunday sitdown" with colman domingo. plus another life well lived later in the show. the race for the republican presidential nomination and new hampshire's first of the nation primary now just two days away.

nbc's ali vitali is in manchester with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie, and welcome to the candidates' final push since mr. trump trounced the rest of the field last week in iowa. we've only seen him ramp up his attacks on rivals, especially nikki haley, who has cast this as a two-person race for her former boss. the former governor questioning his mental fitness after. >> they're saying he got confused, he was talking about something else. we can't have someone else that we question whether they're mentally fit to do this. we can't. >> reporter: and, willie, that marks a significant escalation in rhetoric from haley. trump, of course, not letting the attacks go unanswered. it's been a flurry of tv ads, social media posts, and jabs at

haley's conservative record since then. former president trump antagonizing haley by bringing a slate of law makeers from her home state of north carolina to new hampshire. he's flaunting the endorsement of south carolina senator tim scott, who haley appointed to his seat in 2012. but mr. trump is not the only one trying to make inroads on haley's home turf. ron desantis campaigning there over the weekend and all week despite trailing in the polls, he'll head to new hampshire today for the final events here ahead of tuesday. and, willie when it comes down to it, it's a new state with new voters, but it might be the same story that we saw in iowa. former president trump with the possibility of sweeping the field in the granite state. willie? >> leading in all the polls but we'll see. ali vitali starting us off in manchester, new hampshire. kristen welker is moderator of "meet the press." she also is in new hampshire ahead of tuesday's primary. kristen, it's great to see you. we saw nikki haley going harder

after donald trump, harder than she has over most of the campaign, courting those independent voters who, as you know, make up the biggest group of voters in the state of new hampshire. what's her strategy in the final hours? >> hi, willie. great to be with you from new hampshire. her strategy is to get those independent voters to turn out. as you say, they make up the largest portion of voters here, nearly 40%. but, willie, in these polls in the closing days of this race, she's nearly tied with donald trump when it comes to independent voters. her challenge is going to be not just to win independents, willie, but to win them by a huge margin. i go back to that point that ali just made, which is are her sharpened attacks too little too late? supporters say they wish she had started that months ago. they wish she had been blanketing the state in these final days. and, of course, trump does have momentum coming off that huge

win in iowa and, of course, that endorsement by south carolina senator tim scott. and what about ron desantis? we should say he was supposed to appear on "meet the press" today. he canceled, his campaign says, due to a scheduling issue. we'll take a deep dive inside his campaign. he's polling in single digits here. what is his path to the nomination? we've got a jam packed show including with steve kornacki and chuck todd to help break it all down, willie, coming up from new hampshire. >> a lot to get into. very exciting as we approach new hampshire. we'll look for all of that on a special edition of "meet the press" from new hampshire when kristen is joined by the state's democratic senator, maggie hassan and chris sununu who is supporting nikki haley. a u.s. military base in iraq was attacked on saturday. according to a statement from u.s. central command, iranian-backed militants launched ballistic missiles and

rockets at the base near baghdad. most were intercepted but some did hit the base causing mostly minor injuries. a number of u.s. personnel are undergoing evacuation for traumatic brain injury. some breaking news out of gaza where the health ministry reports the death toll has topped 25,000 in the war hamas provoked with a terrorist attack that killed 1,200 israelis, kidnapping more than 200 others. many of those hostages were taken into underground tunnels inside of gaza. raf sanchez is just back from seeing the tunnels firsthand. what did you see there? >> reporter: well, willie, israeli troops took us to a devastated part of southern gaza. they brought to us what looked like an ordinary house and showed us the tunnels underneath. and there in the dark and the gloom, we got a small sense of what life has been like for the hostages. at the end of this tunnel, there is no light.

just minute after minute of darkness. this tunnel just goes on and on and on. ever deeper beneath gaza, the air hot and thick. as you come to the end of this tunnel, you reach this. israel says it's a dungeon where some of its hostages were held by hamas. five cells with cage doors that lock from the outside. there is a sink, a shower, and a toilet. there's no running water. it's not clear when the last time water worked in here. israel says hostages were held here for weeks. what evidence do you have hostages were actually kept here? >> the most important thing we have temperatures of hostages to verify this compound. we found here hair and other dna. >> reporter: you found hair and dna from the hostages here? they also say they found these pictures, drawn in the darkness by 5-year-old amelia, before she

was released after 49 days. since october 7th, israeli troops have rescued only one hostage alive. more than 130 are still in captivity, a fact that weighs heavily here. >> we're doing everything we can. >> reporter: the tunnels lie below the city of khan yunis, much destroyed by israeli air strikes. this is all that's left of the home that took ibrahim 13 years to build. "everything is erased, even memories. we can't get anything out," he says. so much suffering above and below ground. and israeli forces have been attacking near one of the only functioning hospitals in southern gaza. they say hamas has been shooting at them from there. but i asked that military spokesman, are you going to storm that medical facility like you did the al shifa hospital in

gaza? he wouldn't rule that out. willie? >> raf sanchez on an impossible, terrible situation in israel and gaza. thanks so much. we appreciate it. turning back home and to sports. this morning the top seeds in both the nfc and afc are one step away from the super bowl. last night the san francisco 49ers came from behind to beat the green bay packers, 24-21, thanks to this late touchdown run from superstar christian mccaffrey. a lot of missed opportunities for the packers last night. the niners headed to their third straight conference championship. earlier, baltimore ravens quarterback lamar jackson, the odds-on favorite for league mvp, threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more including this one straight into the tunnel. the 34-10 romp over the houston texans. the ravens and niners will be watching today's other two divisional round playoff games very closely to see who they'll play next week. it is the chiefs/bills in buffalo and the bucs and lions

in detroit. that is where we find our jesse kirsch this morning. jesse, a huge day in detroit for those long-suffering lions fans. >> reporter: good morning, willie. lots of stories to be keeping an eye on here in motor city. a decade ago detroit was bankrupt. and while there are debates about whether or not investments are going to the right places, helping the right communities, there are signs of progress here. and that makes the lions heating up in the playoffs really just the latest reminder of something that's becoming familiar here. detroit making a comeback. this morning motor city is revving up. the detroit lions hours away from kickoff against the tampa bay buccaneers. tickets to the nfc ticket to the championship on the line. detroit under the national spotlight with signs of progress across town ten years after the city went bankrupt. >> it means a whole lot to the city. >> reporter: the lions led by quarterback jared goff who was

cast aside by the l.a. rams, the team he beat last weekend. >> for the first time in 32 years, your lions have won a playoff game! >> reporter: lions' head coach dan campbell fired up. >> how electric was it out there? i'm telling you what, it doesn't get any better. >> reporter: on the other side of the matchup, the bucs quarterbacked by baker mayfield. 2018's number one draft pick. >> the rain is coming. furniture is going to get soaked. >> furniture? >> reporter: an insurance pitchman. >> you mean like the stands? >> reporter: mayfield has bounced from team to team over the years, finally finding success and a home in tampa bay. >> oh, my goodness! >> reporter: meanwhile, in the afc, the reigning super bowl champion kansas city chiefs take on the buffalo bills, both helmed by star quarterbacks patrick mahomes and josh allen. >> from the 29, right down the middle, they go for it. they got it! >> reporter: in recent years the

chiefs twice ended the bills' season. this weekend patrick mahomes is in unfamiliar territory, playing the first road playoff game of his career. >> a great opportunity to go on the road, play in a hostile environment. >> reporter: after weathering the fourth coldest game in nfl history at home, the chiefs will have to take the heat from bills' fans, with many watching in person and on tv, truly keeping an eye out for any possible taylor swift sightings. if she's there, taylor swift will undoubtedly be cheering for boyfriend travis kelce and his kansas city chiefs. however, willie, even the bills are trying to get in on swift mania. take a look at th. for the fans, we have bad blood waffle fries and a karma quesadilla. for the people who get cold in the stands, i'm sure they can just shake it off. luckily here in detroit, the fans will be inside avoiding shivering while they watch the lions and the bucs. that's enough song references for me for the morning. back to you. >> that was pretty good.

i was impressed. you're a closeted swiftie. >> reporter: i tried. >> amazing the impact she has had on the league. we'll see if she's in buffalo to enjoy some of the food. jesse kirsch, enjoy the game today in detroit. you can watch the bucs and the lions later today right here on nbc and streaming on peacock, good sunday morning. it's 6:13. we are watching the storm from last night pushing on east. it's going to give us a bit of a break this morning, to gather ourself as we get ready for more rain. temperatures outside, mild in the 50s. so overall not too bad. there is a heavier storm coming tonight, with the possibility of thunderstorms, flooding, land slides. we'll talk about all the details of when we'll dry out. that should come as we go into the latter half of the week. straight ahead the highs and

lows of the week including the story of the brand-new miss america who found time to be crowned between flying fighter jets for the air force and studying at harvard. and the viral video you have to see to believe as a heroic dog owner saves his beloved puppy from a coyote all while wearing his robe and slippers. up next with cold temperatures draining the life from electric vehicles again this winter, our "sunday focus" is on the recent slowdown in the push toward a slowdown in the push toward a future of known for following your dreams. known for keeping with tradition. known for discovering new places. no one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 16 types of cancer, including certain early-stage and advanced cancers. one of those cancers is early-stage non—small cell lung cancer. keytruda may be used with certain chemotherapies before surgery when you have early-stage lung cancer,

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emissions and create new jobs in the auto industry. news this week of a major automaker cutting its production of electric vehicles, along with the ongoing frustration of ev owners whose cars struggle in the cold, are the latest signals of a slowdown in the race toward an electric future. >> reporter: in the new netflix movie "leave the world behind" -- >> get in the car! >> reporter: driverless vehicles terrorist motorists after a cyber attack. but with subzero temperatures across most of the country this week -- >> that car died. >> reporter: -- drivers of electric vehicles navigate a different nightmare. ♪ oh, no, no, no, no, no ♪ >> my car is at no percent. >> reporter: electric vehicles drive on lithium batteries that left drivers stuck waiting at charging stations for hours. >> about six and a half hours, yeah. >> reporter: in chicago some tow truck businesses are getting a boost.

>> we have seen an increase in calls from a lot of different owners that have electric vehicles. >> reporter: that's because some car batteries dipped to zero before they could recharge. marcus campbell said he picked the worst time to become an uber driver. >> every trip is taking about an hour and a half. you have to wait for the other cars to get through charging to even get to the charger. >> reporter: he spent hours waiting to charge his vehicle, missing out on rides. >> i'm not making no money. time is money. >> reporter: according to aaa the driving range decreases by 41% when the temperature outside drops to 20 degrees, and when the car's heater or ac runs. >> lithium batteries do not like extreme weather, whether it's cold or hot. >> reporter: vehicles powered by gasoline lose range in the cold weather but not nearly as much. there are gas stations everywhere. >> i'm at the charging station. four chargers don't work. all these cars are waiting to charge. >> reporter: another obstacle,

infrastructure. there are around 160,000 chargers nationwide, but one in five drivers say they pulled up to charge and it was broken. does the u.s. have the infrastructure to support electric vehicles? >> no. we have plans in place, though. >> reporter: just this month the biden administration announced $623 million in grants to build out a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, adding stations along major corridors. part of president biden's plan, install 500,000 publicly available chargers by 2030. >> especially for consumers that don't have charging available at home, they need to have charging that's accessible, interoperable, reliable, easy to pay. >> reporter: ev sales are hitting records,s to get some dk onboard with electric. >> and adrienne joins me live. good morning. it's great to see you. with automakers, as you said, cutting production of electric vehicles, is there a sense the

ev revolution has slowed a bit for now? >> reporter: hey there, willie. good morning. there is definitely the feeling among car experts that sales are hitting a little bit of a speedbump, a combination of charging fears known as range anxiety, high auto loan rates, and evs are just more expensive than gas cars has slowed down what was a booming sales rise. with all of that, a lot of people are turning to leasing and experts expect one in ten car buyers to purchase electric this year. still the wave of the future but not as fast as we expected. willie? >> maybe on hold for a bit. adrienne, good to see you on a sunday morning. we appreciate it. coming up next, a new "sunday sitdown" with actor colman domingo on being thrust into the spotlight among hollywood's biggest stars this awards season for his acclaimed performance in "rustin." a life well lived, a civil

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good morning. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 21st. i'm kira klapper. this week marks one year since a gunman opened fire on his co-workers at two half moon bay farms, killing seven people. happening today, the community is invited to honor those lost. there will be a candle lit procession from the boys and girs club of the cosi on kelly avenue. the group will walk to the plaza and hold a moment of silence. the suspect in the mass shooting pleaded not guilty to the charges, but in an exclusive jailhouse interview with nbc bay area last year, he admitted to committing the deadly shooting,

saying he endured years of bullying, combined with long work hours on the farm. in other news this morning, we are following this developing news out of vallejo where a large sideshow drew a large crowd to century plaza. as you can see the crowd and dozens of cars gathered for the illegal opportunity show. you could hear sirens in the background. several post cars responding to try and break things up. we reached out to vallejo police for more information and are waiting to hear back. let's turn now to the forecast. hey, cinthia. >> good morning, everyone. yeah, we are for the most part a little bit calmer this morning. storm ranger is just picking up on some light showers towards the coastline, parts of san francisco. but the main activity from overnight has now pushed on through to the east. so what are we looking at this morning? some mild temperatures to start, 55 degrees in san jose.

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year's 96th academy awards. the list for best actor is expected to include the name colman domingo. he already has earned nominations at the golden globe, sag and bafta as an unsung civil rights hero in the movie "rustin." unsung might be the word for domingo himself who is getting a well-deserved moment in hollywood's brightest spotlight. colman and i got together at the public theater in new york for a "sunday sitdown." even after roles in major movies -- >> a guy like you can't have his money. >> he ain't got no money. >> reporter: a tony nomination on broadway. and an emmy award for his work on one of tv's most popular shows. >> you cross that line again, we're done. you talk back right now, we're done. >> reporter: colman domingo just

now seems to be introducing himself to the world. >> hi, willie. >> i'm willie. such a pleasure to meet you. >> such a pleasure to meet you, too. >> in "rustin" domingo plays bayard rustin who organized the 1963 march on washington where martin luther king jr. delivered the "i have a dream" speech with rustin just over his shoulder. >> black, white, young, old, rich, working class, poor -- we'll descend on washington, d.c. >> the performance has vaulted the 54-year-old domingo into the company of hollywood's biggest stars. so when the idea for the film came to you, what did you think about the character? >> well, for years, every so often someone will say, hey. when there's a biopic about bayard rustin, this has to be you. this happened for many years in my career. i already knew who bayard rustin

was. when people say i feel like an idiot, no one knew about him. >> he was almost lost to history until you and the team behind this movie came along and put him on the map. that has to feel amazing. >> it feels amazing especially in the way we've done it as well. so many people put so much loving, gentle hands around this. but the film is very sort of personal. i like the fact it feels a little small, an intimate character study. when we tell ourselves such lies, start to live and believe such lies, we do the work of our oppressors. i try to show what the film "rustin" the complexities of the human being. he was spirited. he loved to sing, to dance, he loved to have cocktails. once i knew he was openly gay, that was very much a part of why he was buried. i've been what i was as an openly gay man in this industry. and i trust the universe has made the way i see myself

without limitation, and that's something bayard did. >> he was critical. >> president barack obama told me backstage in d.c. -- that's a name drop. >> barack obama, keep going. >> he told me this backstage in d.c. you know, coleman, there would be no barack obama if there was no bayard rustin. that's my barack obama. >> domingo grew up in west philadelphia, the third of four children. his stepfather sanded floors. his mother cleaned houses and later worked at a bank. >> i was very shy, very bookish. i was not cool. i come from such love. everything about me is because of the love that i was given. i was kissed on and adored and told i was special. >> domingo dropped out of philly's temple university to pursue acting working for years in community theater as an actor, producer and playwright. one pivotal audition for an off-broadway show at new york's

famed public theater sent him on his way. >> the audition for "passing strange" was on june 24, 2006. i came in here and auditioned. i had the time of my life. it was great. and then i lost my mother on june 25th. and people in the public theater, they waited for me for two weeks to come back in. i sang a gospel song called "he's able." he's able to carry you through. it was all new and raw. and i sing the song and i felt so vulnerable, and everyone in the room was sort of watching. and then i did the scene, and then i felt like i had to leave quickly. i left, thank you, thank you. went to the side of the public theater and started bawling because i thought i messed it all up. i didn't know what i was doing. i was just raw, raw energy. >> but domingo landed the role, later starring in the broadway version of the show and a film directed by spike lee. >> we're all freaks depending on

the backdrop, you know. after "passing strange" closed and spike filmed it, i went back to my bartending job. there was a moment i was going to stop because i thought it didn't make sense anymore. >> after a run of supporting parts, domingo was ready to walk away. but his career was resurrected by the undead. >> you can do this. kill them. >> he starred for eight seasons on "fear the walking dead" and more recently earned an emmy award playing alongside zendaya on "euphoria. ". >> and it isn't a question of willpower, how strong you are. >> the road to "rustin" has been long but well worth the wait. what does it feel like for you to be sitting in this moment given how hard you worked to finally have that spotlight on you? >> i done even know that this could happen for me. i actually didn't know. i just want to do good work, and

then suddenly, i'm in this space where all the lights are brightly shining on me. it sort of takes my breath away when i think about it. i don't know if i could win this big. i almost feel like it's too much. because it feels so incredible in a way that i never imagined. it's so overwhelming all of this love. that's what the overwhelming thing is. and i think maybe that's, hopefully, the goodwill that, i don't know, i've been conscious of that my mother wanted me to do in being service to other people especially when it comes to "rustin," this unsung hero, someone hidden in the shadows of history. and i know i gave everything i possibly could, all the years in regional theater, off broadway, crying on the side of the public theater, all of it went into this work. ♪♪ >> what would you say to people working community theater?

>> stay dedicated to the work, and then, if you're like my, 33 years later, the sun is shining on you. >> an overnight success 33 years in the making. >> i'm a 33-year-old overnight success, exactly. this is what it looks like. >> it is hard not to root for him. "rustin" is streaming now on netflix. our big thanks to the theater inside the public where so many well-known actors got their start for hosting our conversation. don't forget to subscribe to the "sunday sitdown" podcast to hear the full extended interview with colman domingo including his embrace of a new teenage fan base since his role on quugs euphoria." you can find it on apple podcast or wherever you get yours. a favorite "sunday sitdown" with one of the biggest stars in the world, matt damon on his role in "oppenheimer" the movie cleaning up this awards season and much more with matt.

good sunday morning. it's 6:38. overnight showers have pushed on through to the east, so some light sprinkles out there in the north bay. let's check in on santa rosa, mostly cloudy skies. a bit of a break before we see the rain return by about noon. we'll see a heavier storm roll into the bay area tonight and monday morning. we'll talk about all the details and tiling and when we'll finally dry out from all of this rain. y out from a ahead on "sunday today," our highs and lows of the week including a tribute to the die hard fans of bills mafia, letting neither rain nor sleet more mountains of snow get between them and their team with another huge game ahead tonight in buffalo. but, up next, our "sunday spotlight" on the artist giving the visually impaired a chance to experience the world's most famous works.

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if you've ever been to the louvre in paris, you understand coming face-to-face with the mona lisa. one artist from texas had that special experience and later began to think of the people who never would see that famous smile. nbc's priscilla thompson has our "sunday spotlight." it was late in the evening, the wind was blowing, the stars were starting to come up. >> reporter: it's a painting you've probably seen before but never like this. >> the little church, the little village down here. >> reporter: the world's most iconic works of art reimagined for the blind and visually impaired. most artists would not be happy

if i were touching their work, but you don't mind. >> it's meant to be touched. >> reporter: tomas bustos and his wife came up with the idea after seeing the mona lisa it is louvre more than a decade ago. >> and she says it's a shame that the blind people will never see the mona lisa. and that kind of clicked something. maybe we can do something about that. >> reporter: back home in dallas tomas, known for his intricate furniture woodwork, tried something new. he sculpted the mona lisa to scale and cast it in bronze. >> i can see his brush strokes. i can see his idea coming to life. and i'm trying to reproduce that. >> reporter: months of painstaking work, all for a moment like this. >> beautiful smile. >> reporter: for blake lindsey, who has been blind since etches an invanity and keila who lost her sight at 12, the experience opened up a whole new world. do you remember seeing art?

>> yes, i used to love to color. i loved it. i'm going to be an artist when i grow up. >> reporter: describe what it was like experiencing tomas' mona lisa. >> it was amazing because i never knew what she looked like. >> we see through our fingertips. it was really revealing. >> reporter: both blake and keila are part of a nonprofit class aimed at creating opportunities for the blind. the organization exhibited tomas' recreations last year. >> i just knew the impact this would have on our community. >> reporter: experiences students say have given them a new appreciation for art and themselves. >> you go into most art museums and because of the oils on our hands, we're not able to touch anything. when somebody can take sculpting and put it in our life where we can feel it, make it, be a part of it, it really gives you a better vision of art. >> it has made me feel confident

in myself. >> reporter: lessons in art and in life built to stand the test of time. >> i can leave something behind and have always admired what the artist has left behind is worth more than gold. >> reporter: for "sunday today," priscilla thompson, dallas. >> priscilla, thank you very much. this week we highlight another life well lived. on march 28th, 1968, the reverend martin luther king jr. led a protest down beale street in memphis alongside the city's striking sanitation workers. a man named elmore nickleberry was among them. nickleberry joined the department of sanitation at the age of 21 after returning from his service with the united states army in the korean war. he and about 1,300 others began their 65-day strike in february of 1968 seeking better pay and

safer conditions after two of their fellow workers died on the job. the men often were called boy by their bosses, so they held signs reading, i am a man, during peaceful demonstrations that became clashes with police. dr. king's decision to travel to memphis with his poor people's movement in solidarity with the sanitation workers was a historically fateful one. on the evening of april 3rd, dr. king delivered what would be his final speech at the local mason temple. >> we've got some difficult days ahead, but it really doesn't matter with me now because i've been to the mountain top. >> the next day, before another planned march, dr. king was assassinated on the balcony of the lorraine motel. after king's death, president lyndon johnson intervened in the strike, and the sanitation workers won new wages, showers

at work, and a measure of dignity. >> we fight for what we want, equal rights. if we didn't stand up for it, we wouldn't have got it. >> nickleberry continued to work at the memphis department of sanitation for another 50 years, finally retiring in 2018 at the age of 86. elmore nickleberry, a proud man who stood on the front lines of the american civil rights movement, died late last month in memphis. he was 92 years old. question -- what would you get with almost 750 bucks? easy. i'd buy a smartwatch, like that guy. makes sense. use that gps for your poor sense of direction. excuse me? my grandfather was a homing pigeon. my internal compass is genetic. must have skipped a generation. uh, i'm a walking gps. okay. which way is north? okay. that's up, not north. i should get the watch.

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marsh of colorado making history as the first active duty service member to earn the title of miss america. marsh is a second lieutenant in the air force where she flies fighter jets. she graduated from the academy just last year with a degree in physics. now she is pursuing her masters degree in public policy at harvard. and if that's not enough, marsh is a leading advocate for cancer research. she founded the whitney marsh foundation in honor of her mother who died of pancreatic cancer when madison was 17. second lieutenant marsh says her mother taught her value of service and giving back, and she plans to continue that as miss america. air force fighter pilot, harvard student, miss america at 22 years old. that is some resume. congratulations, madison. our first low on this nfl playoff sunday goes to the blistering cold weather and mountains of snow that did their best to keep buffalo bills' fans away from their beloved team last weekend.

but that weather underestimated the will of bills mafia. this was the scene at highmark stadium after a mega storm forced the bills' wild card game against the steelers to be postponed by one day. fans were offered $20 an hour to help shovel out the stadium. but by the time warm-ups started monday, most of those seats still were buried in snow. so fans came decked out in full arctic snow gear with cardboards to sit on, shovels in hand, wading through three feet of snow to watch their beloved bills with some visiting steelers fans braving the weather, too. and, yes, fear not. bills fans did find exciting new ways to continue their odd pregame tradition of leaping and smashing tables in the parking lot. and those fans probably right back in the lot tailgating as we speak for that huge game tonight against taylor swift and the chiefs. our next high to a south carolina man who this week became more than a viral star,

more like a folk hero, after saving his dog in spectacular fashion this is timothy snipe out in his yard with his chihuahua roxie. suddenly little roxie spots a coyote looking for trouble and timothy wearing his bathrobe and slides gives it to him fighting off the coyote, wrestling it to the ground and then casually grabbing it by its tail before his big closing move, yep, he strolls over and puts the coyote in the dumpster. neutralizing the threat until animal control can arrive. snipe says he was bitten and had to get several rabies shots, but he would do it all over again to protect roxie. >> i would have been all right even if i got bit and got rabies i could be treated. if she was bit, it would have been all over. >> since that incident roxie in a beautiful vest of fashion and function.

our final low goes to the creepy crawly critter that interrupted a match at the australian open this week. >> now with it being australia, there is some action going on. >> even with the quick feet of the ball girl, the bug proves elusive asmmind match at the

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we've got more of your "sunday today" mug shots. a big hello to susan, diane, sharon, linda and diana celebrating sharon's 60th birthday in nashville. they all have been friends for 40 years, that is some party in music city. check out dwayne and camille spending their ninth anniversary on a glass bottomed boat at the famous lands end arch in mexico. congrats. scott, jenna and ben, the largest religious structure in the world, according to guinness world records. hello to karen and jim exploring the history on the beautiful mediterranean island of cypress. along the bottom you have taken our mug to new depths. maureen, dan, wendy, carlton and

aaron are under water in the dutch caribbean island celebrating years of cuba diving friendship. ben is high above the water on the falls, a natural phenomenon made up of 275 individual water falls. what a great shot. and sydney, monica, roxanne and erica along with a kuala friend in australia. you keep raising the bar. is space travel next? send us a photo of you and your mug with the #sundaytoday. you might see yourself next week. thank you for spending part of your morning with us. we'll see you right back here next week on "sunday today."

good morning. it is sunday, january 21st, 7:00. a live look outside. wow, looks nice over the