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could be seeing during this year's super bowl. we'll show you them to you "today," friday, january 3rd, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm erica hill along with al roker and peter alexander. savannah and natalie have the morning off. >> smart. >> they're laughing at us right now. >> they planned it well in their warm beds watching us here but that's not enough to scare off a lot of friends joining us here on the plaza. a big thanks to everybody for examining out this morning. this is some tough weather for a lot of folks. >> but mr. roker hit it right on the head. he nailed the forecast yesterday. you said about 10 inches in the city. >> yeah. >> that's what we're getting now. >> ten inches here. >> over 13 inches in boston.

record setting snow falls all over and the temperatures are brutal. >> imagine what this is going to travel. 3,700 flights have been cancelled between yesterday and today. jfk international airport, new york city right now completely shutdown. >> that's going to be a rough one. meantime, you mentioned 13 inches in boston. this is newton, massachusetts just outside of boston. this is a live shot from a car driving on the roads. obviously, if you don't have to be out, do not go out on the roads. this gives you a sense of how tough it is. >> a lesson for kids and their families, stay home. more than 1 million students will be staying home. boston schools are closed as well. thank you, matt, for the hat as well. >> not a problem. if the kids are home they can go to central park. it's beautiful here. a lot of sledding time. this storm is impacting a huge section of the country all the way up into new england. ron mott is in boston, massachusetts, they have gotten a ton of snow there. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. it's still snowing. i can't believe this. it stopped for a few hours between 3:00.

i was up at 3:00 and it was not snowing as hard as it is now. but this has been going over 24 hours for the most part. we have got a lot of snow now. officially yesterday in boston, a record 10.6 inches. right about now here downtown, we're thinking the total is about 14 inches. i live on the northshore. we're closer to two feet up there. when it stops snowing, eventually it will stop snowing, i think. we'll be left with all the snow and very bitter cold. >> the roads are still terrible. people are still driving like bad drivers. >> reporter: in chicago, the season's first major storm got even these experienced weather warriors that didn't expect the wallop of lake-effect snow so soon after the new year. >> i didn't think anything was actually going to come and i woke up this morning and i was like, you have to be kidding me. >> reporter: in maryland, truck drivers decided to play it safe riding out the storm on the side of the road instead of getting stuck on it. >> i'd rather be on the side of the road than run into anybody. >> reporter: in connecticut, the high wind gusts threatened a

storm surge and flooding while the bitter temperatures were the lowest in 18 years. >> it is very cold. tough to pump your gas in this weather. >> reporter: in new york city, for residents and visitors in the city that never sleeps, the snow slowed down their pace just three days after millions watched the ball drop, times square looking like a ghost town. overnight today viewers tweeted their views sending pictures of how they weather the storm and here in the boston area, the storm is leaving many wondering what kind of winter is in store. >> it's new england. it's snowing out. who thought that was going to happen? >> reporter: down on the south shore of boston. they had blizzard conditions overnight. three hours or more of sustained winds of 30 plus miles per hour. they had surf coming off the ocean. really nasty conditions down there. temperatures, bitter today. right now in boston, it's about 3 degrees with a wind chill anywhere from minus 10 to minus 20. minus 25 in some areas. it's nasty out here. almost vacant downtown today. a lot of folks are staying home.

that is a pretty good thing so enjoy the weekend. back down to new york city and you. >> before we start complaining about standing out for 10 minutes, ron has been out for the better part of 30 hours now in frigid temperatures up in boston. ron, thank you very much. meantime here in new york, the governor ordered three major highways closed overnight, including the long island expressway. kristen dahlgren is with us from long island. how is it looking over there? >> reporter: we still have the snow coming down pretty much sideways here. really high gusty winds. a blizzard warning remains in effect through this afternoon. take a look. i can show you if i step back here just how deep it is. this is some of the drifting snow from the plowing but they're really not able to get it off of the roads as much as they want. this is the problem. take a look. it's the light fluffy snow. really hard for the plows to get off. even though the state had 470,000 tons of salt ready to go, when the temperatures are below 15 degrees, it doesn't work.

that's why they have the long island expressway here closed. remember what happened last year back in february, cars abandoned on the long island expressway because the snow was just too deep. so they're trying to avoid that. we are still seeing people enter the highway here. that's a misdemeanor. everyone from the mayor of new york city to the governor saying, if you can, stay off the roads. stay home today. stops, we're going to have those bitter, bitter cold temperatures. back to you guys. >> all right, kristen dahlgren, thanks. just a second ago, al was with us here in the snow but he said for his forecast he really needed to be in by the monitor inside. >> really needed. >> it's a very toasty monitor. it's awfully nice. i'm telling you guys, trust me when you come in, hot cocoa and a monitor. you can't beat it. let's show you what we have got going on right now. this system is pretty intense. i mean, we are looking at snowfall rates that are kind of

mind boggling. show you what we have gotten already. central park, 6 inches. probably 7 or 8 by the time its over. boston 13.6. north of boston, we saw 30 inches of snow and it's not done yet. here's the big problem. normally you have a 1 to 10 ratio, precipitation to snowfall. it's so cold and so dry, this thing is actually making a ratio of 1 to 30. that's why we're seeing those amounts up in boston. we're going to continue to see this and then add the temperatures. bangor, feels like 33 below. 18 below in boston. 21 below in albany. new york city, it feels like 2 below. here goes the system. tapering off along the new england coast this morning. by noon, the strong winds continue with the below zero temperatures and the gusty winds continue. look at these winds, wind gusts of over 38 miles per hour in nantucket. over 20 miles in the city. it's going to continue and guess what? the snowfall amount is going to continue to pile up.

boston, another 6 to 9 inches and we've got another storm to talk about. this weekend, low pressure brings a cold front across and it travels right up along that front and look at these snowfall amounts. we are talking denver, you're going to see upwards of 6 to 12 inches of snow. heavy snow through chicago, another 6 to 9 inches and from central illinois into northeastern ohio, 9 to 12 inches of snow. it continues. let's head down now to washington d.c. where we are going to find tom costello. the good news, tom, the snow has ended. the bad news, the damage and the pain is going to continue. >> yeah, we're talking about travel across the country. let's start with air travel. we have a live radar image of all the planes in the air this morning. not nearly as many as we would normally see this time of the day but we have airports closed. so keep that in mind. nationwide up to 1,400 cancellations.

yesterday 2,300 cancellations and delays. in new york, they're reporting significant delays and because of that, it's empty right now. flight cancellations already mounting there. come out live, we go to the misery map here. flightaware.com's misery map. this gives awe sense of what is happening in terms of airport cancellations and delays and the effect. of the three airports in the new york city area, we have 57 cancelled flights until 8:00 in the morning. they are mounting through the day. the d.c. area showing delays and cancellations. 19 cancellations. boston airport was closed last night and now up until 8:00 in the morning. 14 canceled flights. let's go back to o'hare in chicago. 12 cancelled flights. that's just until 8:00 in the morning. now to the roads, nearly 86 million people traveling by car over the holidays. today, it's the east coast that's the focus. we have this real-time traffic and all the major interstates in the eastern half of the country. yellow and red of course are trouble areas and look at what's happening in the new england

area. as you saw, big problems around boston, new hampshire, vermont, et cetera. keep going now. we want to take a look at what's happening through the rest of the country. the biggest problems beyond i-93 up in braintree, massachusetts. we have ice and snowpacked conditions. i-93 up there as well. now we want to take a quick look now at amtrak. critical on the northeast corridor. the northeast regional service operating on reduced schedules between boston and washington today. so this storm, expected to impact about 100 million people and likely to make for a very slow day of travel across much of the country. guys, back to you. tom, thank you very much. we'll have much more on this storm throughout the morning. meantime, natalie is on vacation. peter is in. you have a shocking story out of dallas. >> yeah, let's give you some of the latest headlines. including this one. a frightening scene thursday night at a dallas condominium complex that ended in the shooting death of a prominent attorney. police initially responded to

the building on a burglary call but when they got there, they found 47-year-old michael schmidt barricaded himself near the lobby. >> we have one that's hiding. one that's hiding. we need everyone to get by the squad cars and find cover. >> witnesses say schmidt fires a half dozen shots at the officers. police say at one point, he moved toward them and that is when the police returned fire killing the man. no officers were hurt in that incident. more trouble for passengers stuck on a research ship in antarctica for more than a week. a chinese helicopter rescued all 52 passengers from the russian ship thursday. the scientists and tourists were taken to an australian icebreaker. but now that ship has been told to stop its journey home and to wait. that's because a chinese vessel involved in the rescue became concerned it too may get stuck in the heavy sea ice. so the australian ship will stay

put for now as a precaution. a suspect is in custody this morning after a beloved catholic priest was found dead in a california church rectory. gary lee bullock was arrested on thursday after police said evidence recovered at the crime scene linked him to the murder. the body of reverend eric freed was found wednesday after he failed to show up for morning mass. police said there were signs of a violent struggle. bullock had been in police custody earlier that day for public intoxication and for erratic behavior. officials said a motive for the killing is still unknown. firefighters battled a fire overnight at a lumberyard in southern california. officials say more than 100 firefighters battled the flames and no injuries were reported, fortunately. the cause of that fire is under investigation. embattled toronto mayor rob ford is running for another term. >> yeah! >> there you go. campaign manager al roker. ford was the first one to show up when the registration opened up on thursday. he faced intense pressure to

resign last year after admitting to smoking crack memorably in a drunken stupor. he told reporters, my track record speaks for itself. a whale watching group in southern california got their money's worth on thursday. check this out. the group was looking for great whales in the channel eyelids but they found something even better than. a pod of orkas. seven of them. they put on a great show. the group followed the pod for the next two hours. for the first time in more than a decade there's concerns that football fans in three nfl markets may not be able to watch their home team's playoff games on tv. cincinnati, indianapolis and green bay all have until today to sell out their games or risk a blackout. it seems the at home flat screen tv experience is taking a toll on ticket sales. >> wow! >> that would be a big deal, especially in green bay where these fans live for the packers! >> they do.

hasn't happened since 2002 that a playoff game that has been blacked out. >> i think the flat screen experience and the fact that the weather is going to be brutal in those three cities. >> and maybe more enjoyable inside. yeah. >> peter, thanks very much. how about the rest of your forecast? >> let's talk about these cold temperatures. it's going to be really rough. dangerously rough over the next at least 72 hours. right now for high temperatures, chicago 20. 36 in atlanta. 55 in houston. 1 in bangor. 16 in new york. and then look what happens saturday, temperatures 13 in minneapolis, 29 chicago. 61 in new orleans. getting into sunday the really bitterly cold air. minneapolis minus 12. 11 in chicago. monday, chicago's high will be 8 below. it will be 14 below in minneapolis. 39 washington. new orleans 42. 29 in atlanta. and tuesday, we'll start to see a little bit of a rebound but it's going to be dangerously cold as we go on into the middle of next week. we'll get to your local forecast

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and that's your latest weather, erica. all right, al, thanks. stocks are off to a rough start in 2014. in fact, the worst opening day since 2008. what can we expect from the nation's economy in the new year? jim cramer is the host of "mad money" and author of the new book get rich carefully. good morning. nice to have you here. >> thank you so much. >> that may not be the best news but there are bright spots. let's start off with those. we're looking at unemployment figures. we know that unemployment has been down since the year 2010. what are we going to see moving into the new year? >> we'll get back to where we were before the great recession. i see a lot of hiring in different segments of the economy. it's good news. >> specifically what segments are we looking at? >> oil and gas, incredible. construction. commercial construction. auto, aerospace, they're all going to right direction. >> all places to look. when it comes to housing, 2013 was pretty strong in terms of

housing recovery. part of that due of course to the low interest rates. is that going to effect things as the interest rates start to go up in 2014. >> we are literally building only half the houses that we need in this country versus where we were 50 years ago. it's a growth economy. people are tired living with their folks, living with their in-laws. big change going to continue in 2014. >> good news for buyers and seller as like. when we look at -- let's get back to the stocks now. 2013 ended on a good note. it was a pretty strong year but then we see this cautious opening yesterday for 2014. what does that tell you? >> first we have to look almost every single time when we're up 20% over a many, many year period, the next year was good. don't take your queue from what happened yesterday except for to look for bargains. >> this gets right into your new book "get rich carefully." any advice for investors on

where to find the opportunities? >> people are ix looking at long-term themes that are going to work. wellness, bio tech, social and mobile for tech itself. these are all long-term themes that are going to last for many years. nice to have you here this morning. carson has an exclusive this morning with the ceo of snapchat after the massive security breach yesterday. >> we do. good morning to you. we told you about it on thursday. 5 million users names and phone numbers posted online. the ceo said who ever hacked the site did it using it's find friend service. >> we call it abuse of the find friend service. >> reporter: the 23-year-old ceo outraged over the hack. >> the tool we developed to help snapchatters find their friends was used by someone to find user names of people that weren't their friends. this person had 4.6 million friends and they were able to

match those phone numbers to user names and release that list. an anonymous hacker or group of hackers posted the personal information on snapchatdb that's been taken down. now he is trying to reassure snapchat's viewsers who according to the company send 350 million imagines a day. >> technology businesses in general are susceptible to hacking and that's why you have to work really, really hard with law enforcement. with security experts. internal and external groups to make sure you're paying attention and addressing security concerns. but he played down the fact that snapchat had been warned by a security firm that the site was vulnerable days before the hack. >> i believe at the time we thought we had done enough but i think in a business like this, in a business that's moving so quickly, if you spend your time looking backward, you are just going to kill yourself. >> reporter: he also points out no pictures or videos were

compromised. >> keep striking a balance between providing the utility of a find friend service and preventing abuse. snapchat announced they have released an update to the application which they believe will close the gap in security. also more on the big snowstorm coming up. we're taking your pictures on your commute. here's jesse in virginia. beautiful sight there. keep them coming at #todaysnow. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. we'll have much, much more on this big storm including the brutal cold that's going to follow the snow. >> more to look forward to. also ahead, just what was he doing for the last year and a half? more this morning on the arrest of a banker accused of faking his own death to hide from fraud charges. what he is now telling police. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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on mcdonald's dollar menu. ♪ good friday morning to you. 7:26. several car crashes have snarled traffic on 280 in both directions near john daly boule.@km. the chp shut down all but one lane on the southbound side of the interstate in that area, you can see wow, the live pictures, a huge backup. a coroner has been called to the scene. we're getting more on this. we check in with christie smith at the scene. what do you know? >> rich: good morning to you. they had only opened up one lane of southbound 280 just to clear out the traffic that was backed up. that is shut down, again what the chp is telling me that these two lanes of northbound 280 should be opening up in 30 to 40 minutes. you can see one of the cars, that suv, the chp tells me that

car hit the center divide northbound this morning, another car clipped it from the back. the driver of that car got out, ran to the shoulder of the northbound lanes and for some reason back across in the southbound lanes and that's where they say that driver was hit multiple times and killed. what they are asking for is that any one who may have hit that driver even though you may not be at fault in all of this to give them a call because they are trying to complete their report. for when all of these lanes might be open, they are telling me it would certainly be after the northbound lanes, so again for that 30 minutes or so and say at least for the southbound lanes it would be over an hour before it reopens. that's the latest from here. live in daly city. back to you. >> what a mess. according to what she said they need help. that hour it was dark out. people may not know they hit him. >> and in fact, you are not used to seeing anybody on the highway at that hour. again you want to give san mateo

county law enforcement a call if you even the person that you think you might have hit that person. they don't want to get you in trouble. want to take to you the maps and what it's looking like. it's all snarled up in this area, 280 southbound, john daly boulevard, one lane getting through on the southbound side. on the northbound side two lanes getting through. you can see a lot of traffic building on 82, the alternate route to get around this, you'll notice on 101 lots of heavy traffic as we look outside in palo alto. more company here again because of that closure. >> thanks. i'll have another local update for you in about a half hour.

♪ 7:30 now on a friday morning. it's the 3rd day of january, 2014. take a look at the scene. newton, mass, where the snow has been falling for the better part of 12 hours now. they're getting a foot of snow there. meanwhile, take a look at the main highway that connects new york city with the end of long island. that's the long island expressway shut down. snow falling in the new york area, since, i don't know, 6:00 or 7:00 last night. it's piling up. >> it is piling up here in new york city. if you look out behind us, on

the plaza, you can see the flags around the rink, around the christmas tree. look at how they're blowing in the wind. that gives you a sense too of this is not just a snowstorm as we know. this is coming with some really heavy wind. >> that creates the blizzard conditions. you don't have to have the heavy snow. you'll have 35 miles per hour winds. quarter mile visibility or less and for three hours or more. and a lot of places in new england will be seeing that. >> because it's so cold, they can plow the roads here. the wind picks up that light powder and puts it right back on the roads. adding insult to injury, the salt, brian, the chemicals become far less effective at these temperatures. >> almost not worth putting it on. we'll be following that throughout the day. we do want to get you caught up on the other headlines. they waited for more than a week to be rescued but now the trip home is on hold for the passengers of the stranded ship in antarctica because there are concerns that the boat they're now on could get stuck in the ice as well. meanwhile, a federal

magistrate meets today with the family of a 13-year-old girl who has been declared brain dead. the girl's family is fighting to move her to another facility. the olympics coming up in the near future, the russian president vladimir putin spent his morning touring olympic venues in sochi and did a little skiing. the folks at doritos turned to the public with their help for super bowl ads. you get to decide which ones they're going to bring up during the big game. coming up, an exclusive look at the finalists we can show you. >> most of the finalists. >> four of the five. let's begin with this storm, it's a powerful one. boston is being hammered with a foot of snow and strong winds. nbc's ron mott has been outside for a day now. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. it's still snowing here. we think it's going to stop around lunchtime which is great news, but i have to tell you that this snow is the kind of snow you want. this is great for skiers.

it's very flurry and light. you can move it around very easily. it's not the heart attack snow that people loath here in the northeast. this is light stuff that will move around easily. it's been blowing hard the past 24 hours or so. the wind is calming down. totals are unbelievable here. boston downtown we think is around 14 inches. they set a record officially yesterday, 10.6 inches. i live up on the northshore, closer to two feet. we have a lot of digging out to do. but like we said, this is the kind of snow you want to clean up from. it's going to be a fun weekend for kids of all ages. matt, back to you. >> there you go. focussing on the positive. with the fun you can have with the snow. al, you have the weather? >> as you look on the satellite radar. philadelphia, the snow has stopped. as we look like from out of good friends at wcau, i-95 obviously

some accidents so not much going on there. as we go into new york and central park, folks getting out and starting to enjoy themselves as ron talked about, people finally enjoying. but as we look up into boston, as we continue on into i-95, whdh providing this picture for us. you can see i-95 is a mess. snow covered causing big problems. snowfall still continuing about another 1 to 3 inches but as you get into boston proper and out into nantucket, up to another 9 to 12 inches of snow before this is over. rest of the country, we are looking gorgeous day in l.a. 70 degrees. and windy down through texas. 54 up in houston. up into watertown it's minus 2. minneapolis by monday night, their overnight low will be 28 degrees below zero. that's what's go >> good morning.e( 7:34. we're looking outside and we're

watching our sunrise come up. it's pretty spectacular. you can see the colors across the bay area. temperatures in the 40s, still chilly in the north bay with 30s. later on highs will be comfortable again near record setting territory. mid to upper 60s with our warmest location off to the east bay. you can't ask for a better weekend to be stuck inside. why? what is it, guys? >> wildcard saturday! >> thank you for joining in. let's try again. what is it guys? >> wild card saturday! >> yes! we are going to be at lucas oil stadium in indianapolis. 26 to 29 as the chiefs come to visit the colts. then the second part? >> wild card saturday! >> we're going to go to lincoln financial field partly cloudy as the saints come in to see the eagles.

my gosh. what is it going to be? >> wild! guys? >> thanks, wild al. turning now to georgia where a fugitive banker accused of fraud is ordered to remain in custody. we first told you about this yesterday morning. aubrey lee price was presumed by some to be dead but he was actually on the run as we told you on thursday. that is until a traffic stop led to his arrest. here's nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: aubrey lee price came to court accused of raising millions of dollars from investors and losing their life savings in a fraud scheme. his appearance now, a far cry from when he was a small town georgia bank director and minister. after vanishing a year and a half ago, his time on the run came to an end along i-95 in brunswick, georgia. when he was stopped because of his window tinting was too dark. >> he asked if i wanted to know who he was and i said yes and he said i'm going to make you famous.

>> reporter: they obtained $21 million of bank funds which he embezzled and then lost. he was last seen in this security camera video in june 2012 buying a ticket for a ferry boat ride in key west. that same month, he sent out a lengthy confession letter suggesting he would commit suiciding writing, i realize time is up and that there is no way i can work my way out of the mess i created. later, a florida judge declared him legally dead ruling he took his life at sea. small business owner wendy cross who lost her life savings says now that price has been found alive, she hopes he has lot of time to think about what he did. >> i will be really happy that this guy rots in jail for the rest of his life. >> reporter: price told them after disappearing he was homeless. but florida officials say he was renting a house where hundreds of marijuana plants were found. more conflicting accounts in an alleged fraud costing millions. for "today," mark potter, nbc news, miami.

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>> okay. >> wow. >> for $800, here's what he came up with. >> i am upset, guys. someone has eaten all the doritos in the break room. while, mind you, making an incredible mess. i have narrowed it down to you two. ♪ well, obviously it would be the ostrich, right? >> that is finalist number one. did you like it? >> pound-for-pound money-wise, that's great. >> 800! >> no ostrichs were hurt in the making of the movie. >> no. >> the office worker got killed. >> finalist number two, ryan thomas anderson, scottsdale, arizona. single dad and freelance wedding photographer. for $300, he made one called time machine. take a look.

>> hey, mr. myth smith, you want to try out my time machine? >> sure. >> so now what? >> got to put the whole bag in. >> okay. >> yes. >> it's really working. >> get out of my yard. >> jimmy? you're so old. >> i love that one. that is fantastic. >> i like that. >> my sons sees that, i'll be making it this afternoon in the snow. >> i think that guy has got a future. >> all right. chris from valencia, california. the commercial produced for $1,500. he's a freelance animator inspired by a universal problem in the work place. look. >> okay. jerry, once again everyone's doritos has mysteriously disappeared in the break room. now, i realize this is a work place and i don't want to sound like i'm accusing you.

>> how dare you! right here! it hurts! you know what, i don't have time to sit here and play detective. some of us have work to do. unbelievable. unbelievable. outrage. >> do you like that one? >> i do like that one. it reminds me of some people have seen around this joint. not naming names. >> careful now. here comes number four. this is called cowboy kid from a oakley, california, mom named amber gill. $5,000. >> big budget. >> big budget. >> take a look. >> this is an expensive one. >> boys, can i get some help? >> i don't know. can you? >> guess you don't want doritos. [ whistle ]

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we are back now 7:50 on this chilly winter morning here in the east. >> this is a good doritos commercial. the one we can't show. you're right. that's very good. check that out. with the weather, we're getting a ton of cool photos. you can do the same at #today snow. you can see them accumulated here. i highlighted just a couple if you want to swing over this way. heres a lovely picture there. one of our viewers at mlauer was busy. >> that's 5th avenue. >> that's good photography there, matt. >> very sharp. >> look at that. did you guys have trouble on the commute? >> did you send any pictures of your kids in snow pants. >> al roker is giving me a hard time because my husband can't find the snow pants because they're in the closet like i said they were. >> in the attic. >> they're not in the attic.

>> what else do you have? >> not much. >> do you know where the snow pants are carson. >> the what? >> where your snow pants are? >> i'm from california. i don't know what that is. i'm going to go buy some today. but that's all we have in here. send us your photos and be safe on the road. >> all right. thanks. just ahead on trending, why beyonce says she wanted to show her body in her new video. >> and snow pants. >> and a teenager who was bullied so badly she turned to plastic surgery. it's a very complicated story. we'll fill you in on that. >> and much more in the winter welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise?

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good morning to you. 7:56. big news on the commute this morning, three lanes ever southbound 280 in daly city will be closed until at least 11:00 this morning following several crashes, in one case someone got out of his car and run over. let's get to anthony slaughter tracking the traffic. >> unfortunately that accident happened in the dark hours of the early morning commute, so san mateo county officials are asking if you may have hit the person and don't know it or maybe you saw what happened definitely want to give a call. 280 remains closed. one lane until 11:00. this just in on 280 northbound, all lanes now are getting through so that's good news. you can see from our chopper cam, things are sluggish here in this location. and so this is going to be something we watch all morning long. we'll have more coming up at nbc news at 11:00. you'll notice as we look in palo

alto, foster city, the traffic isn't that bad so all of the extra cars moving through the alternate route still getting through so that's good news. i'll show you palo alto, and you can see for yourself, again more cars in this area just because of that earlier closure. and now we have an accident in the east bay. 880 southbound, this is keeping things slow as you approach 84, you can see as we take our cam there, from fremont a little slowing but not too bad. cars are moving so it could be worse. it could be stop and go. and end with this, we end on the bay bridge toll plaza. moving smoothly. this is good news especially considering this is one of our slowest spots usually but again w the holiday week that's good news. we're not seeing slowing coming from the east bay into san francisco. we'll continue to monitor that for now. back to scott. >> we'll continue to monitor the roads, we'll also update you on the latest of jahi mcmath as her parents go to court throughout the morning.

coming up, a huge winter storm slams the northeast making for a treacherous commute on the roads and causing major airport delays nationwide. plus, controversial choice. bullied for their looks. now some teenagers are undergoing cosmetic surgery but does that send the wrong message. >> i'm just afraid i'll never have any friends. idris elba has not one but two golden globe nominations. including one for his portrayal of nelson mandela. he's here live today, friday, january 3rd, 2014. >> hi, everybody from lafayette california. >> happy new year from new

hampshire. >> good morning, everybody. how are you? >> bringing tennessee to new york city. >> we're from texas and we're loving the snow. >> happy new year. and we're back now on a friday morning. it's the 3rd day of january 2014 and you know, carson is a giver. he brought us his backyard fire pit to do the curbest thing we've ever done. >> how about this? >> this is vacation. >> yeah. >> a fire pit about this high. >> this is the world's largest marshmallows. >> i they did a really nice job. i'm a farmer. i have chock latd here as well. i'm matt lauer with erica hill who is in for savannah and al roker and carson daly join us

as well. >> new ways to stay warm on a snowy day. >> not just sitting around outside the firepit but ways to do it old fashioned way. >> we'll have fun with that but first we're going to go to kristen dahlgren. kristen is out in long island. kind of halfway between here and the end of the long island where the major roadway between here and the end of long island had been closed down overnight. what's the latest, kristen? >> well, we just saw the sign behind me there change from road closed to caution road icing. so the long island expressway is back open. but conditions still pretty bad out here. you can see, this is a drift of snow we showed you earlier. the holes where i was an hour ago filled back in from the blowing snow here. here's the issue. this is such light, powdery snow, the plow is really having trouble getting things off the road. while the state had almost 500,000 tons of salt ready to

go, it doesn't do anything, the temperatures now where i am about 10 degrees, feels like minus 8. that salt is ineffective. so there's still a lot on the roads that the plows can't get off. so while the long island expressway is back open the roads are still pretty bad. people are out here driving but everyone is being cautious. take it slow and if you don't have to go out, don't go out. >> thank you. >> all right. kristen, thank you very much. >> we'll turnover now to al. when is all of this going to wrap up? >> here in new york, it's going to wrap up in the next couple of hours but it's still snowing up throughout new england. let's look at the snowfall totals we have seen already. they have been pretty impressive. plainview, 8.5 inches out on long island. 11.5. in massachusetts, 23.5 inches. philadelphia picking up 6. we'll see a little bit more of it as this system pushes away. it's going to bring behind it

much more brutal air, cold air, gusty winds and blowing and drifting snow. whatever is on the ground now is going to freeze and be a mess. >> speaking of, would you like a little hot chocolate there sweetie. >> sure. >> no, thank you. >> a little hot chocolate. >> sure. >> there you go. would you like a marshmallow. >> thank you. >> yeah, all right. back to matt, erica, and carson. >> thank you very much. we mentioned travel earlier. it's a mess, jfk international airport here in new york had been shut down for a while. apparently they're going to reopen that airport at 8:30 this morning. >> laguardia is open. i think it was 3700 flights canceled as of this morning. not just laguardia but across the area. what we're looking at now is the long lines at laguardia. you can imagine there's a lot of hurry up and wait today. >> that's right. you should check with your local airport and airline before heading to an airport and just a good day to sit around a fire and toast marshmallows. let's go inside.

peter alexander filling in for natalie this morning with a look at the headlines. >> good morning. good day to be inside. that's for sure. the fate of a california girl declared brain dead could be decided today. jahi mcmath was declared brain-dead on december 12th after complications from a tonsillectomy. her family has been battling children's hospital in oakland, california to keep her alive and move her to a facility in new york. on tuesday a federal judge ordered attorneys for the families and the hospital to hold a mandatory settlement conference. that discussion will take place today in oakland. a new snag for the 52 tourists and researchers rescued from that ship in antarctica. the ice breaker taking them to australia was told to stay put. that's because the chinese ship that supplied the rescue helicopter on thursday is now in danger of getting stuck in the ice as well. more americans are being evacuated today from the u.s. embassy in south sudan. fighting between anti-government rebels and supporters of south

sudan's president killed at least 1,000 people since last month. the u.s. is sending $50 million in additional humanitarian aid to help victims of the conflict. >> secretary of state john kerry is meeting today with mahmoud a bad. he is there to craft a frame work for peace talks which he said is not mission impossible. he met last night with the israeli prime minister that questioned whether they want to find a solution to their decades long conflict. vladimir putin was on the olympic ski slopes in sochi. the row best 61-year-old is a long time winter sports enthusiast. this was not all fun and games. he also inspected several olympic venues described as problematic to encourage officials there to have them ready for next month's games. it's 8:06 right now. back outside to matt, erica, and al. they have to get things going in

a hustle. time is ticking down. >> what is going on here? >> we have brutal temperatures to talk about. it's rough. look right now, the wind chills, feels like 3 below in new york city. 1 below in philadelphia. boston, it's 4 air temperature. 16 below with the wind chill. up into maine, 47 below zero and that's the windchill up in caribou. it's going to stay awfully cold. friday evening, rough as well. rest of the country today, we're looking for another system bringing more snow saturday into sunday into the plains and the midwest. but gorgeous day in l.a. today. sunny and 70 degrees. 54 in houston. look for a high of 26 degrees in our nation's capitol. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your ne good morning. 8:07. still looking at clear

conditions with a few high, thin yoverhead right now. you'll notice, though, the sunrise, beautiful even in san francisco. again, those thinok clouds. no fall to report of, and the good news as we report this weekend ourc air quality will start toq improve. however, temperatures are still &z've average in record-setting territory. we're talking mid to upper 60s in our inland valleys,çó andxd warmest location will be back off into the east bay with low 70s there. have a good weekend.s7 that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you so much. up next on trending, what some of today's biggest stars did to make a little money before they were famous. >> and then teenagers undergoing elective plastic surgery to cope with bullying. does it send the wrong message. >> and the latest technology when it comes to your clothes to warm it up in this arctic chill. >> i think the weather is fogging your brain. >> nailed it. weather is fogging your brain. >> nailed it.

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we're back now at 8:12 with what's trending today. let's get right to something trending on youtube. we're talking about music super star beyonce. her latest album is on top of the billboard charts for the third weekend in a rowand now she is speaking out about this video. it's for one of her songs called partition and, in it, she is not shy about showing off her postbaby body and she explained why she was inspired to bare it all. take a listen. >> i was 195 pounds when i gave birth. i lost 65 pounds. i worked crazy to get my body back. i wanted to show my body. i wanted to show that you can have a child and you can work hard and you can get your body back. you can have your child and you can still have fun and still have sexy and still have dreams and still live for yourself. >> mission accomplished.

>> good for you. >> that was almost two years ago and she gave birth to blue ivy and she has come a long way since then and she is proud of it. >> which, she should be. it's also nice as a woman that's given birth with two kids. enough with you can use the baby weight in 30 days. it's nice for her to say i worked hard and it's been almost two years. >> and it's done in a tasteful way. >> that's the key. >> she works crazily. >> a technical term. >> this is a little bit of a new year's gift to comedy writers typing at their keyboards. toronto mayor rob ford is making good on his promise and running for re-election. he tweeted this picture. he tweeted this on thursday saying just filed my paperwork for the 2014 election. vote on october 27th. all of this after the city council stripped him of many of his mayoral powers. >> not that one. >> you can't take away moves like that.

>> watch out. >> coming through. somebody get the number of that truck. >> this is the man that admitted to smoking crack, driving drunk, urinating in a parking lot. he says my track record speaks for itself. >> jimmy fallon and the writers this morning are doing the same dance. the gift that keeps giving. >> here's another one you might appreciate. trending on google this morning, if you made a resolution to find love in 2014, you're thinking of jumping into the online dating pool, listen up to this, the online dating sight studied 4,000 member profiles and found the secret to carey yatding that perfect profile starting with the all important profile picture. we borrowed pictures to help illustrate this quickly. heres a head shot versus a full body pick. which one would you think gets the most responses? >> neither. >> full body. >> full body picture. turns out full body pictures get

200% more responses from both men and from women. here's another choice for you. one pick was taken indoors. the other outdoors. which works better? >> i like outdoors. >> so women get 60% more responses with the indoor pick. the guys get more responses with an outdoor pick. >> good thing i'm not on the site. >> finally, what do you think, do you like them or not like them? >> you're under 12 they're great. >> when i get too many punctuation marks in an e-mail like i'm enough already. >> but men that use them say they get fewer responses while women get more. >> creepy. >> by the way, another big don't is selfies. selfies is a no-go zone. >> in anything. >> and finally, trending on the new york post, a look back at some big time celebrities and the interesting jobs they had before they were stars. first up, paul rudd. before he rose to anchorman fame

he spent his time working as a dee jay. that's him in the yellow tux and shorts. the name of the company was you should be dancing. i'm sure paul's glad we found that. and others among the list, actress megan fox used to work at a smoothie shop dressed like a banana and had to stand by the highway. i wonder if he knew the folks at arrested development. and john hamm said he once had a job working on adult films. said he had to move furniture around sweaty naked people. >> they have a set designer? >> i haven't noticed. >> that's a look at what's trending today. we want to take a turn now and look at a serious issue facing a lot of teenagers. how to handle being bullied because of their looks. could plastic surgery actuall

be an answer? hoda kotb takes a look at that controversial question through the eyes of one young girl. >> reporter: for the kid on the receiving end of a bully's taunts, going to school can be torture. >> they called me that girl with the big nose. >> reporter: the bullies made her so self-conscious she rarely left the house. she has been home schooled for two years. >> i'm just afraid i'll never have any friends or anyone to be there for me. >> reporter: she was convinced the solution to her unhappiness was a smaller nose. plastic surgery. her mother was willing to try it but couldn't afford the procedure. then they heard about the little baby face foundation. a plastic surgery group that treats low income children with facial birth defects for free. she applied. >> most of the time i stay in the house. i hate going out in public.

>> reporter: the doctor that runs the foundation says they get hundreds of requests a year from teens that say they have been bullied because of their looks. >> we can't go after the bully but we can try and empower the children. >> reporter: but providing elective surgery in response to bullying has drawn criticism. >> do you feel like the bully wins? the bully bullied them into getting some kind of surgery? >> i don't think that's reality. they have to have a facial birth defect and they go back and they may be the best looking kid in the school and they're not getting bullied anymore. that's just the feedback that you would get from a patient that you operated on their heart and now they're jogging again. >> doesn't it put the burden on the victim as opposed to the bully? is that sending the wrong message? >> i don't think that's sending the wrong message. she still sees what she sees in the mirror and it has an effect on her self-esteem and confidence regardless of what anyone says. >> what do you think about that

question? >> if they see you getting the surgery to fix something they teased you about, i would think it would make them feel bad about doing it. >> this is the big moment. >> reporter: the doctor determined that she had a deviated septum and condition that made one side of her face smaller than the other. hey. nice nose. >> reporter: in addition to a nose job, they gave her a chin implant to balance her face. isn't that great. >> yeah. >> parents correct children's teeth with braces to make their teeth straighter. they're still the same kid on the inside but children are judged with how they look. >> reporter: and next week, she plans to return to a regular classroom for the first time in nearly three years. for today, this is hoda kotb.

>> interesting story. kind of a controversial subject. you can see hoda's full report this sunday on dateline at 7:00, 6:00 central time here on nbc. let's go outside to erica. all right, thanks. we were talking so much about staying warm these days, sure we have a nice fire but if you're really going to be outside, how can you stay warm when the temperature plummets? used to be you had to pile it on and bundle up. >> what is it? >> i can't put my arms down. now clothing is high-tech and far less bulky. you are nice and toasty but you're not wearing a lot of big bulky stuff. what are you wearing today? >> thanks for asking. this is a heat tech dress for $40. >> this dress? >> yes and i'm warm in this.

these are jeggings. $15. high-technology. >> high-technology and also in the way you layer. >> you have to layer. >> start off with a wicking layer we call it. >> they don't want you to wear cotton anymore. it has to be synthetic and there's things that rips away the sweat but keeps you warm. once something gets wet, it goes. but we asked people in our audience to model really cool products we found. why don't you come over. you're from california where it's nice and warm. you're wearing a lands end for $20. this is a layer on the inside and then a sweater and then a jacket. >> is it warm? >> it is. >> also price is not bad. i like the price point and not too bulky. that's what we put on first. and then the more traditional base layer. >> come on over. now we have you from portland,

maine. you're wearing underarmor, ego fitted mock. it's a big name. >> is this the kind of stuff that's supposed to use your body heat to generate more. i have stuff like this for running. >> it works. >> it does. >> this vest is $75. so you're layering also. stay warm and put the rest on. >> he's from maine. he's used to it. it's fine. >> okay. so we wick and then the base layer and then mid layer. >> this is my son david. >> hi, david. >> his parka is from l.l. bean for $120. are you warm? fashionable. okay. brenda, are you warm? this is a north face jacket. look how thin this is. >> it's so thin. >> i want you to show how that rolls up. it turns into a pillow for a plane. >> so you can pack it easily if you're going somewhere, too. >> this is the new technology. >> but you've been out here for a little while, it does keep you warm? >> yeah. >> even that thin.

>> that's $120. and they also have a uni glow for about 70s. you'll see it in different stores and we have my son juda. he is wearing boots. >> your feet get cold so quickly. >> and you're 11. >> hi. >> she is wearing boots for $160. they're way cool looking. >> they are. it almost looks like a wet suit for surfing. >> yeah and the kid rocket ones for $65. you know you have kids they want to be outside skiing, sledding. this is the most important investment. >> and keep them warm and dry. and most of you have your hats or hoods on. >> you just turned 28 today. >> happy birthday. >> she is wearing a squall hat and you have to see these gloves from north face. >> love the touch gloves. they're so practical.

>> and a scarf from uniglow. >> we have given to folks out here these things. the hard warmers. >> and our audience. come on over. tell me what you got. >> also great to have too. we have to leave it there but lots of good tips for us. we can sit out here all day and stay cozy. just ahead, how to calculate your actual fitness age. after your local news and weather.

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and we're back now. it's 8:30 on a friday morning. it's the 3rd day of january 2014. and yes, we're in the middle of a major snowstorm here on the east coast. the same storm that brought lots of snow and cold temperatures to other parts of the country and now we're dealing with it. so a gold star to all of the people that gathered here this morning in some really nasty

weather. hats off to you guys. well, not hats off. >> please keep the hats on. just ahead we'll spend quality time with idris elba, looking forward to that. >> you know your age but do you know how old your body actually feels? >> we'll talk about that. >> and top fitness expert in australia who calculated our fitness ages. she will reveal the results and explain why everybody needs to know their number. >> all right. but first, our countdown to sochi. the 22nd olympic winter games begin in 34 days and we're getting in the spirit this morning. the canadian figure skater that won the hearts of the world four years ago on the way to bronze in the vancouver games. good to have you here this morning. welcome. >> thank you. >> this is like a summer day for you. >> compared to montreal. we had minus 25 over the new

year. this is quite warm. >> nice little fleece there. no jacket needed. >> we're whimps here. >> you captured the hearts of people in vancouver. you won a bronze metal a couple of days after your mom passed away. you made the decision not to go to sochi and compete. why? >> i thought it was time for me to do something else. i got a job with the cbc, canadian broadcasting channel and i'm excited to be working with tv and skating, it's always hard as an olympian to stop doing your sport but as a skater we can still do it professional. >> do you think when you're there talking about the olympics, you'll miss competition? >> it's going to be bittersweet but at the same time it will be so great to cheer on our teammates without being nervous about my own competition. >> there's other folks heading there including patrick chan, right? >> yes, he has a great shot at

the gold medal and scott moyer. it's going to be a great battle and exciting to see. i hope we can see great performances and may the best skater win. >> and sunday you'll be participating in the skating spectacular. what is that like being with other olympians. >> it's so much fun but to be honest it's quite distracting because you're trying to skate and you see the gymnasts out there and you see o lilympians there and live musical guests and olympic hosts. >> we wish you the best on that. we want to mention that you were going to skate here this morning. >> i was going too. there was a lot of snow. i offered to help. >> you can catch that skating spectacular on sunday, 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on nbc and

the olympic action gets underway on february 6th. >> we do want to get another check of the weather from al. >> all right. we're going to take a look and show you what's going on as far as your weekend is concerned. we've got this secondary storm coming in, this next one. that's going to be bringing snow from upstate new york all the way back to the rockies over the next 48 hours. look at these snowfall amounts from saturday into sunday. up to a foot of snow west of denver. then we're looking at anywhere from 6 to 9 inches to 12 inches in from the central parts of missouri into upstate new york. saturday high temperatures dropping into the teens in minneapolis. by sunday, minus 12 in minneapolis. in fact, sunday's low in minneapolis, into monday morning, they expect it to be about 28 degrees below zero. all right. 8:34. not looking at anything like that. we're talking about mild conditions expected across the bay area today.

in fact, right now starting off the north bay.4sq%9&ls. we're going to have the worst air quality. the haze already starting to build in the atmosphere. then later on this afternoon we  spare the air day, but by this weekend improving conditions, but yo ali remain warm. even today mid to upper 60s with isolated low 70s in the east bay. and that's your latest weather. erica. >> al, we'll take it in here. thank you. idris elba is nominated for not one but two awards at this year's golden globes including one for his portrayal of nelson mandela in "mandela, long walk to freedom ". >> all live together in harmony we kwa with equal opportunities. it is an i deal which i hope to live for and achieve.

but, if need be, it is an ideal for which i am prepared to die. >> idris elba, good morning. nice to have you here. >> good morning. >> such a powerful performance. the last time i spoke to you, the first time was a year and a half ago and you were getting ready to play this role. >> i know. >> looking back on that now, has it changed things for you? having portrayed nelson mandela. >> you know, the universal question as a career move it's been massive and put me on the map but it's also changed, just like playing someone so great, a world icon has kind of changed my perspective on idris a little bit which has been a interesting change for me. >> in what way? >> wanting to do more and be more of a beacon for people that don't have a voice. that's something that i have done some work with youth and kids and stuff. but to play nelson mandela made

me want to do a lot more. >> he gave his blessing to you. >> he did. >> which must have meant a lot. >> yeah. >> and he saw part of the film. >> yeah. he saw some of the film. he gave his blessing. i don't look like nelson mandela and that wasn't in his interest. i think he wanted to find someone that could bring that spirit alive. which, like me? i was sort of taken aback by that. but it was great. >> when the film premiered in london, he had passed. and you found out as i understand it right before the premiere started but went ahead anyway. was it difficult to watch the movie knowing? >> actually, no. it happened during the premiere. so we didn't know that he had passed and he actually passed during the halfway part of the film and then, you know, at that point, there was a massive change and it's the royal premiere and the dutchess and prince william were there and there was a massive sadness in the room. at the same time, there was a

bittersweet moment because the film is a beautiful film and it celebrates his life. and after the film i stood on stage with the producers and we made the announcement. you couldn't write that. that we would have to announce that nelson mandela passed today now. and it was very sad. >> yeah. what a moment for you. boy, you're about to get very busy here as we launch into award season. we'll be watching on the golden globes. good luck to you. >> thank you. >> and the long walk to freedom is in theaters now. up next, do you know your fitness age? not the same as your actual age. why it's important to have that number. we'll help you calculate yours. we'll calculate ours with help from australia's top fitness guru. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> look at the roads there. with the new year comes plenty of resolutions. always high on the list, getting in better shape. >> she is the fitness expert and creator of the 12 week body transformation program and can get you started by calculating your fitness age. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to you too. >> what's your fitness age? >> a calculation based on how effectively your body uses oxygen. so the more effective the younger your age. it's a great indicator of your overall health. >> better than bmi? >> yes. we're looking at calculations from your waistline, your activity and resting heart rate and your age. >> we're going to share a little information. you started with me. i'm 56 years old. i told you about waistline and i told you about how often i workout. so what is my fitness age? >> okay, matt, well, your real age is 56. >> thanks for repeating that.

>> you train very regularly and your resting pulse rate is at 60. so that's pretty good. your fitness age is 37. >> wow. >> wow. >> how good is that. >> very nice. >> so if i want to keep it at 37, idris is here, show him what exercises to do. >> okay. you're going to do a lot of training so i'm going to incorporate good core exercises for you basically because we know that the waist circumstance is big on making sure the fitness age stays low. i want to make sure you keep that waistline the way it. i'm up next. my real age is 37. i workout really 4 to 5 times a week. >> which is my fitness age. >> i noticed that. do you think mine is going to be 56. so what's the big reveal on mine. i'm a little nervous here. >> okay. this is a really good number.

i'm really happy for you because you're about to find out that you're 19. >> i'm not even legal. >> not even legal. this is a great number. you're sitting in the category under 20. >> there's no way we're in the same category. and i do this for a living. you're doing a lot of training so i have given you one of my favorite and harder exercises. it's called a thruster. incorporate this into your training. take your feet shoulder width apart and squat and press simultaneously. why is this a hard exercise? because you use every major muscle group in your body. >> and i'm not coordinated. >> it keeps the heart rate working hard and all of these things are going to help keep your fatness age low which you're already doing all good things. >> thank you. >> now it goes downhill. >> al, i'm so excited for you. let's do this. >> okay. i'm 59.

i workout two to three time as week and my resting pulse is 62. >> this is great resting pulse rate. your real age is 59. your fitness age is 53. >> wow. >> that's pretty good. >> al, that's fantastic. clearly you're already training and you have done good work to get yourself into good shape now. 5 years of age. well done. i'm going to give you an exercise that incorporates strength work for your core as well as your back. you jump into a plank position. you may have seen this already. using your dumbbells already your core is working but you can now beef up the training by working the back muscles. >> i'm going to hire somebody to do that for me. >> give it a shot. >> come on. >> you can do this. i'm excited for you. >> oh my gosh. you're a natural.

you're a natural. >> all right. real fast. real fast. >> my age is 37. you got the rest of it. how did i do? we should be clear i have a new baby -- >> come on now, i'm a brick wall. >> you didn't actually have the baby. >> your fitness age peter is 31. >> not so bad. >> that's great. >> yeah. >> i think you should be really happy with that. you're a young guy. you're fit. you're healthy. i think you can get it down to 29. >> right now? >> maybe not right now but in time. so the exercise i gave you is a cardiovascular exercise. great for your lower body. i would suggest you can go higher than this step up and down if you're using a low step you go fast. >> idris, come on. >> no, i'm good. >> we're going to get that fitness age down. >> michelle, thank you so much.

this was a lot of fun. idris nice job. good sport. up next, something we can really use today, a warm hearty meal that goes perfectly with all the snow. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

beautiful shot there. back at 8:48. this morning on today's kitchen, it's the perfect dish for a cold snowy day like this. he's the chef at partner just a little north of new york city. you have excellent timing. >> thank you. great to be here. >> we are making today pork. >> tell me about the dish. it smells and looks wonderful. people maybe familiar with it.

>> it's a simple braise that it's the calf. below the knee above the foot. it gets soft and beautiful and delicious and it's an easy winter braise for a cold day like today. >> for someone that's never braised before, walk us through it. >> it's the chef version of what a crock pot does. you take a cut that has a lot of g gelatin. >> it could be pork belly or cheeks. that's out there but it's something we do. pork osso bucco and the two main indiana sta ingredients. >> garlic. >> and a little apple cider as our base liquid. >> apple cider. >> and then half and half with a little bit of chicken broth and this goes in the oven and you can forget about it for awhile. >> i like the forget about it.

you have a good hour or so at least? maybe two hours. >> we do this in the oven covered at 3:25 for two hours. >> you go outside and you play in the snow a little bit and you come back. >> that's it. th then you have this. this beautiful, tender, falling off the bone. and in the liquid which doesn't look all the that appetizing but you take them out at this point and reduce the liquid down and you get this beautiful, beautiful glaze. >> move on to pot number three. >> that's gorgeous. >> the apple cider has a lot of residual sugar. it caramelizing down you get this of -- its a 6 to 1 ratio of liquid to cornmeal. we use a local grain and cornmeal. >> that's beautiful. >> it's a little bit heavy so we

like to lighten it up. >> i'm going to let you tell me this before we let you go. >> apples, parsely, a little bit of any green you like. lemon juice. >> a little pepper. >> a little pepper. mix it up. >> you throw that on top. >> yeah. it makes it nice and light. >> gives it color. >> gives it a little bit of color. >> that's great. what time is dinner? >> right now. >> perfect. we'll give it a little taste. up next, would you sit and watch an entire train ride? what about a full day of dishing? the unusual shows heading to

we are back at 8:53 with something interesting and different coming to a television near you. here is >> it was the snapshot of the summer. >> this is as real as reality tv gets. a cruise ship voyage broadcast live, nonstop for 5 1/2 straight days. no script, zero drama, and 3.2 million viewers. >> take a look and a listen. >> it's a surprising norwegian hit. the concept sailing toortds america thanks to eric shots and his production company. >> we bought a format from norway and it was the most unique, dumbest, most ridiculous idea i've ever seen in my life

and i said, i have to have it. >> these -- >> slow tv is like a modern day yule log an idea that eased onto norwegian tv screens in 2009 with a 7.5 hour program chronicling every second of a train ride. the show drew 1.2 million viewers nearly a quarter of the country's population. it was so successful it spawned more slow shows. 18 hours of salmon fishing. an in-depth special about firewood. and most recently, knitting. >> you laugh because it's knitting on television. but seriously, you would watch it just to see what the hell it was. >> but can slow tv possibly work in america? land of loud, fast-paced television? >> i think americans are ready for anything, i mean we watch golf on television. can anything be slower than watching golf on television? >> americans did fall in love with the uk's downton abbey. >> and of course i'll have the weekend.

>> and what is the weekend? >> proof there's a thirst for something kinder and gentler. >> compared to like the conventional wisdom, which is that american tv has to have something blow up, or you know, have sex every three seconds, these shows are very, very different. >> shots says several networks have expressed interest. the key now is finding ideas that will work here. >> and what makes them compelling is something that you have not seen before. you haven't seen before you might just stop and look at it. >> so what exactly will slow tv look like in america? well, you'll have to be patient. consider it practice. for "today," nbc news, los angeles. >> los angeles. >> meanwhile, golf took a shot. >> i know. >> how dare you? >> come on. >> on outrage on the couch over that. >> love watching golf on television. meantime we want to tell you about something special that we are working on. this is a year-long initiative we're calling shine a light. now the focus of this is on

service and giving back to communities. each of us has picked a project to work on, that is near and dear to our hearts. and instead of just us getting involved we want you to be involved, as well. so tell us what you plan to do to pitch in, in your community. and do that on facebook and twitter, with the #shinealight. we'll have much more to tell you about this on monday. >> coming up how to cut the corner after your local news. good morning. 8:56. i'm scott mt(cgrew. this weekend people injf santa rosa will comelp together to rebuild the memorial for the memorial for ther8uqq'ager was badlylp damaged in this fir yesterday. video was posted onçó lopez's memorial facebook page.t( the cause of the fireok still #o under investigation. let's check weather this morning with anthony. good morning. >> good morning, scott.

yeah, you know, we're looking at clear visibility across the board. it's going to be another warm day without a doubt, and we have to spare the air once more. you can see just afálp few high thin clouds and every specific location in the south bay. that's where you have the worst air quality. overall todayñi temperatures wi be very comfortable. we're talking mid to upper 60s, but a few low 70s in our east bay.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on a snowy friday morning. it's the 3rd of january, 2014. brave folks. the snow has let up a little bit but it's been a long night. i'm willie geist with al roker. in for natalie this week our good friend brooke shields. al, this is your day my friend. how does it look out there? >> let's go to the radar and satellite and give you an idea. basically, you can see we've got activity moving out of philadelphia. it's just about moving out of new york and just moving out of boston. we have got live pictures here.

first of all, we're going to start off, philadelphia, even though the snow has stopped and you can see i-95, we have traffic now starting to finally pick up and the sun is starting to come out. so that's good news wechlt . we go to new york and craig is getting ready to do a report for msnbc. you look good. and boston, the snowplows moving along i-93 and just pushing it there. >> convoy. >> yeah, it's pretty impressive stuff. we'll be k look at this for the next day or two we'll be looking at this snow. but the good news is its moving away. we have bitterly cold air. we'll talk about that in a little bit but this thing has dropped like over 10 inches of snow. 13 inch of snow in boston. it's dropped upwards of 30 inches of snow just to the north of boston. here in new york city we had about seven inches. 13 inches out on long island.

the l.i.e. was closed and it is now open. all interstates around the tri-state area are open but moving slowly. >> in terms of projections, did this meet the -- >> yes. and here's the interesting thing. usually the ratio for precipitation to snow is about 1 to 10. so one inch of rain would be 10 inches of snow. it was so cold out of this thing that we were seeing ratios at times of 1 to 30. so for every inch of precipitation 30 inches of snow. >> it was so puffy. >> it was so cold, it was really ringing all the moisture out of the atmosphere. and it was great to shovel. >> easy to shovel but within seconds it was all blowing right back on. >> exactly. that's what was a real challenge for all of those road crews out there. the airports as well. jfk was closed. boston logan open but no flights

going in and out. they're hoping to be back in operation by noontime today. >> now with all the precipitation on the ground, the temperatures getting so low across the country, you're going to have ice. >> exactly. the problem is, this temperature shovelled the brine solutions, all of those things become ineffectual. >> you mention the storm moving out but that doesn't mean the problem hasn't stopped. a lot of flight cancellations. check with the airport and air carrier before you head out. >> we have another big storm coming. >> it's going to be a long day for a lot of people. we'll keep on top of the weather. i love these doritos ads. we're just a month away -- just under from super bowl xlviii here in new york and people like the commercials more than the game. let's be honest. for the last 8 years doritos turned to the public asking them to submit ads for their contest. you make your own ad and submit

it to doritos. here's two of our favorites. >> hey. want to check out my time machine? it runs on doritos. >> sure. >> now what. >> put the whole bag in. >> it's working. >> get out of my yard. >> jimmy? you're so old. >> that is good. >> there were so many of them. >> for $300. $300. ryan thomas anderson from arizona produced that. that's pretty amazing. >> and for $300. that was professional level. >> and others were great too. some we couldn't show on the air. >> yeah. but this one we can. this is cowboy kid. she is a mom from south orange county, california. you'll love this. >> boys, can i get some help? >> i don't know. can you?

>> i guess you don't want doritos. [ whistle ] >> wow. that is pretty good. >> this was amazing. >> that's the most expensive one. >> there is something in doritos that is addictive. >> the cheese dust. >> are you a doritos eater? >> i became one when i had kids. my kids, we talk about it. it's terrible because we want to eat healthier and then i'm like but when it comes to doritos there's something about them. >> especially the cool ranch. >> i like the original. >> have you tried those taco

bell they have the taco made out of doritos. >> oh, no, no. >> why stop there. >> it's a doritos tortilla. >> if you want to see all the ads go to today.com and they'll pick the two best and show them at the super bowl. >> a hotel bill was paid by an anonymous, we don't know if it was a man or woman, unidentified person paying the bill of every single guest at the local hilton garden inn hotel. rates go from $109 to $119 a night and about 50 of the 93 rooms at that hotel were occupied at the time. that's a lot of money. one of the hotel guests vowing to pay it forward. don't know who the person was but saying i'll do it to someone else saying their family will donate their room savings to a food bank near their home. >> i love that it's anonymous.

i don't know if you have ever done that but i've paid for the toll behind me and there's a little bit of me that wants to pull over on the side and say i did it. which takes away. >> takes away the purpose. >> or you slow down and wait for them to get next to you. it was me. >> well, that's just ego talking but i love that they're paying it forward and i wonder if they're doing something like that not only just to feel good and be generous but to spread the idea or paying it forward. >> we see a lot of this in restaurants where somebody will look at a family that may need help and pick up the tab anonymo anonymously. that's a good thing. >> absolutely. i don't know how to make a segway from that. so let's just go. >> let's do it. >> there's a guy making famous movie scenes using dogs instead of actors. >> i love it. >> right? this is a man and his dog recreating famous film scenes. he uses his boss's dog to reenact famous moments from

movies. >> not even his own dog. >> let's start with dirty dancing, shall we? >> let's not. >> that's the lift. we know the lift. there it is. >> there it is. >> wow, dog has the same as jennifer -- joking. >> what about the graduate? >> i'll give this one a little funny. that's a little funny to me. >> a little funny. i don't know who has the time to do these sort of things. >> it didn't take much time. let's be honest. >> if you're going to do it. you should spend a little more time. >> and how about titanic. >> that bothers me. >> that's not the one. there's another one where -- >> oh, i see. >> i don't know if i'm giving him that. >> no. >> i don't know who has the time and i'm sort of -- i'm

unimpressed. i don't know. >> it's an iphone shot of a guy holding his dog's ears at the end of the day. >> anyway -- >> i think it's to brown nose the boss. that's what it is. let me use your dog. >> got you on the "today" show. hope you got that raise my friend. >> that's a good segway. >> how about this, speaking of dogs. >> better. >> a new study, and you're going to have to walk me through this because i think you're more excited about this study than anybody. a new study revealed that dogs align themselves to the earth's magnetic field when doing their business. an ability has been detected in animals such as birds, whales and bees do the same thing. the researchers spent two years gathering the data. after ruling out the influence of wind, time of day and sun angle, only the thing that played a role in how and when a dog took care of their business was the earth's magnetic field.

>> do you know how they circle? my dog only goes on a grate. >> on a subway grate? >> oh, there she is. >> pepper. >> there's pepper. >> your dog's name is pepper? >> it is. >> my dog's name was pepper. >> it's like we were separated at birth. so evidently they poop in a certain angle but that's not including trees and hydrants and leashes and that's only when the magnetic field is stable. if it's not stable, they don't poop northwest. >> are you enjoying that scone with your coffee right now? >> anyway, that's more interesting, i think than the movie thing. >> is there a chance we're giving the dogs too much credit. >> yes. it was a light day in news. we're not going to lie to you. >> let's get more weather. >> wow. okay. they're clearing things away here at rockefeller center. you can see on the radar, the

good news is we're losing the snow. that's the good news. bad news is we're going to be looking at a lot of snow left over. georgetown 17, bay shore long island 11.5. it's all going to freeze up. as we told you, normally you get about 10 inches of snow out of one inches of rain. this system is triple that. we're talking up to 30 inches of snow out of this whole thing. now, current temperatures right now, it feels like 18 below in albany. 28 below in burlington. 6 below in new york city. these temperatures will be dropping over the next 24 hours. the system moves away. that's the good news. by noon, we're still going to be looking at strong winds and blowing and drifting snow on into this afternoon. you look at these winds. winds gusting over 30. same in nantucket and boston as well. we're looking at an additional 9 to 12 inches of snow in eastern massachusetts and here comes the second storm a little bit later

>> good morning. 9:11 workñ waking up to clear skies. it's another spare the air day. definitely keep that in mind. otherwise, we're looking at beautiful sunshine. los to 50t( degrees in san francisco right now. you can see that thin layer of that lower pollutant trapped in the atmosphere. 11uát) asñi i mentioned, things will improve this week, and we're talkingtá=uq highs today that will be above average. back to the mid to upper 60cs fr the most partvgz our warmest locations to the east bay. that's where we see the low 70s here on this friday. have a good weekend. on and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks a lot. coming up next, we'll try these out. coming up next, we'll try these out. aneed a spoon, dear? not anymore. what? my silverware isn't good enough for you? have -- have you seen it? yes, i have seen it, and it looks -- you gotta look better. ladies, breathe.

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engaged. jessica simpson. >> she has been engaged for three years. wedding bells will finally ring. >> good news. >> she said i think it is about time i got married. >> good. she has two babies close in age. >> very. >> you want to look good in your wedding dress. >> yeah. >> she has been working hard. >> her big thing is the weight watchers campaign after her first baby. she has been very clear. she said i love weight watchers and love doing it, but really, i want to fit in my wedding dress. >> we have a clip. >> the new year will definitely bring upon the wedding bells, which is exciting. i think it is about time. >> sounds like an announcement to me. >> yeah. >> all right. also under star power. charlize theron and sean penn. >> they were photographed

together. they have been friends for a while. sean penn is friends with everybody. they were out to dinner a couple of years together. now this new year, they were spotted on a beach in hawaii together. >> are you or aren't you? >> they flew back on the same plane. >> also, the l.a. airport is the worst for paparazzi. it is like they are camped out all the time. >> right. >> you want to leave separately. >> exactly. but he was spotted leaving her house, apparently. yesterday, i think. i know. da, da, da. >> i know. >> we are starving for one. >> everybody wants to know. >> okay. all right. >> let's check out the photo of the week. this is a baby. a famous baby holding a massive ring. what are we looking at? >> that is not just anybody baby. >> i'll let you say it.

>> that is north west. the royal baby of the u.s. she is holding her mom, kim kardashian's hugumgous engagement ring. kim instagramed that photo. she had the baby and she and kanye got engaged. >> i would rip that ring out of the baby's hands. don't eat it. >> our next topic on the somber note. tweet of the week. involving james avery known as uncle phil passed away. >> sad news. he is a guy my generation grew up watching uncle phil on "the fresh prince." this was tragic news. he has a movie coming out this year. another sort of posthumous good movies coming out. it will be at sundance. sad news. >> he was young. he survived by his wife and

mother. when a kid goes before their parent. it adds to it. >> terrible. >> that tweet was from alfonso ribeiro. >> another tweet from david spade. >> hey, no pictures or videos of fireworks on new year's eve. he is right. do i need to see the video of the fireworks you are seeing? >> that is the point of twitter and instagram. when did we start caring about oversharing? >> he is rewriting the rules. >> it is time for the awards season. golden globes. "osage county." let's look at the clip of the film "august: osage county." >> moms don't grow more attractive with age.

>> i didn't say they don't grow more attractive. i said they get ugly. it is not a matter of opinion. you only just started to prove it yourself. >> you are in rare form. >> today calls for it. i'm just truth telling. some people are antagonized by the truth. antagonized by the truth. >> julia roberts and juliet lewis. >> all over it. already some golden globe nominations. especially for meryl and julia and sag nominations too. >> oscar nominations. >> whole cast. >> oscar nominations are in a few weeks. we'll see more awards recognition for them. how could you not with that cast. >> and it was a wonderful play. >> yeah. >> thank you so much. >> thanks guys. >> still ahead, all the news you need before you leave the house. >> plus if your home is bursting at the seems we'll help you

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>> something with mash in there. >> monster mash. >> sheryl crow, all the i want to do. her break out song. >> yeah. >> i like "i swear." the for better or worse. it's all very emotional. >> and the number one song of 1994 was "i'll make love to you" by boys 2 men. >> billboard says ace of base was number one. >> i saw the sign. >> janet jackson was number 12. salt and peppa with what a man. >> lots of shoulder pads and leg warmers. >> we were just talking about the 90s were a bit of a cultural wasteland. the fashion, the music. let's be honest. >> i think so. >> the 90s were great for weather. >> fantastic. >> unbelievable stuff. but look at these. we have another storm coming. another one this weekend.

11:00 a.m. saturday, low pressure is going to develop along a front bringing snow from missouri all the way into western new york. before it's all over, over the next 48 hours, snow starts out back in western colorado. about 6 to 9 inches of snow. it continues to the east and look at this. we're talking about from northeastern ohio into central missouri, 9 to 12 inches of snow. that's not the worst of it. look at these temperatures, by saturday, 13 in minneapolis for a high. 37 d.c. 48 in atlanta. sunday the bitterly cold air starts. minneapolis will be at 12. 34 cincinnati. atlanta 52 and then on monday the high, the high in chicago, 8 below. 14 below in minneapolis. 29 degrees in atlanta. memphis, you'll see a high of 16 on >> 9:32 is the time. we are looking at comfortable conditions right now. y@kwfst high, thin clouds overh.

you'll notice the temperatures across the board right now. in the 40s. san jose still looking at that you can see that haze really building across thec lower ñi atmosphere. to improve on that front.  today back into the mid to upper 60s for the most t(part. our warmest location, without a doubt, back into the east bay. that's where+ we will see th improviny by this weekend. >> guys. >> and that's your latest weather. guys. >> thank you. >> al, there's no time like the present to get started on your new year's resolution to clear the clutter in your home. >> here with a cure for you clutter is the design editor for better homes and gardens. good morning. >> good morning. >> i gave you the fair warning that brooke is a freak about containers. >> i love organizers and containers and container store. >> personal heaven right now. >> it can sneak up on you. if you don't pay attention to it. especially in the foyer. >> what have you done here?

>> you need to have a system for everything. i love the daily system from pottery barn because it multitasks. >> you put one of these next to the door and it's like, 3-in-1. everyone should have his or her assigned hook on a multihook unit like this one, it's the wall hook and we found this one at -- oh, i forgot where i found it. >> yeah. >> somewhere. >> i think it was -- >> there we go. >> wire baskets. >> wire baskets are fantastic because they let things breathe. >> right. >> so everything airs out and it cries up and these are from land of god. >> and we always dump everything whether we have a foyer or not we dump everything by the front door. >> here's the story. we have way too many, you know, cell phones, what you want is a very attractive charging station like this one.

it's available after january 10th. greatusefulstuff.com. you can put a laptop, ipad. >> all the wires go underneath. >> it's pretty too. >> let's move to the pantry. >> liquor. >> we go to costco and you get everything and throw it in the pantry. you get home and you can't find the spaghetti sauce when you're ready to make it. number one, keep the stuff you use most often between eye and waist level. then you want to sort things in baskets and bins which looks really great and then you can use chalk board tags. we found these at crate and barrel.com. >> you can change them up then, too. >> i mean, i love the label maker and i even label the label maker. >> that's a lot of work though. >> write it on. >> another tip, you want decant

the big bags of stuff in airtight containers. and how cute are these? >> stackables. this is enamel coated steel. >> what in there? >> rice or pasta or candy. i would have chocolate in mine. >> pick a color that works for you and stick with it. >> when you have a lot of stuff, you want to group it together and then go vertically. stack it up. this is a spice rack. how cute is this? it's from the container store and holds up to 24 different spices. >> i like how you're singing some of these. the ones you really like. >> get this. it's always like what are you doing with the onions and the potatoes. this is a fabric sack. and then you hang them up. >> fresh and clean. >> keeps them out of the way,

right? >> that's so smart. >> and then going off of the canned goods situation. >> canned goods. >> you beat me to it. this is a gravity can feed from the amandas.com. >> when you do that -- >> that happens. >> that's why she went to princeton. >> i went to yale. so there you go. >> okay. >> the biggest problem zone in the house. you know why? because you have a little closet like this but you have clothes like that. >> you have to use every available space. >> then get rid of stuff and put your out of season stuff in can v canvis bins on the top. >> the things like your sweaters and towels put them in drop down bins so you can access them, right? >> love it. >> for accessories, create a dedicated accessory zone. you want to do everything. this is from pop in.com.

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>> they just shutdown a manufacturing place in los angeles because people were complaining about the fumes. >> too strong. >> that's chili powder, ginger and black pepper. give that a quick zap. >> are these things readily available on the market. >> yeah. then you have your skewers. >> what kind of meat? >> we're using regular beef so a strip steak. >> which can be pricey. what's another cut you like. >> we're going to give them a quick turn and the trick is to use the glaze before you cook them and as you're cooking them. >> so you have to watch these though because it has a high sugar content. >> yeah, well, the sugar, i'm a big believer in cooking food that's very well balanced. so i like bold flavors. so acid, sweet, spice and then richness. this is some american beef and then this is just a normal strip

steak. as you mentioned, it's a little less pricey. but still works very well. >> sure. >> so once these are cooked, you pull them right after the grill and put them on to your plate. >> basic wooden skewer here? >> yeah, do you want to try one? >> absolutely. >> that's a silly question. that's why we're here, michael. >> all you have to do is its like sewing a little bit. you go in and out and just go like that. >> okay. >> then i notice you garnish it with crushed peanuts. is that cilantro? >> yeah, we finished the skewers and the cashews are going to give us a little bit of that richness and then we use a little bit of mint and cilantro. >> i like to come in at the end. >> it's like a meat lollipop. >> thank you. great. i love that. >> oh, that's delicious. >> that is terrific.

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from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and it is try day friday, jaary 3rd, 2014. carson daly is back for another day. >> inmain thing people wanted to know about my time here with you yesterday -- >> what did they want to know? >> is the wine real? >> that's the takeaway. >> people are obsessed. i wanted to see if today's wine is real. >> and what are you learning? >> it is really good. happy try day friday. >> i'm glad you're back with us. we had a lot of fun yesterday. >> it's always fun being here.

the show is bearically produced, but it's -- in all the right ways. they just cut all the tethered and cords and let you go out, and they hand you cards. i don't even know what these are, but it works. you guys do such a great job. >> we have an ace producing department. >> it's organized chaos. >>i you're not invited back, frm the sidelines. >> dean cain, it's carson daly. they're going to need you soon. >> all right, so we've got a couple questions we're going to answer in the show today. do men and women speak a different language. the answer is -- >> yes. >> definitely. we're going to talk about that, about how you can dress down the pounds, but did you know this the busiest weekend of all for online dating. >> really? >> yes, this is when people do their online. >> you would think earlier,

thanksgiving. why now? >> everyone breaks up over the holidays. people get in fights. it's over. >> people are available now. >> in the old days, that was before computer dating and all that stuff, people met a complete stranger, they went up to them, spoke to them, got to know them and went out together. now people will say, you met someone, you didn't know anything about them, and you went out with them the. >> our whole idea of friends is -- i'll say it all the time. a friend of mine had a baby, which friend was it? we're facebook friends. they have actually never met. so we went to school in wisconsin. we're friends. just because you both went to madison, you're best friends. she followed my food blog, she follows my kids, i totally trust her. people's ideals of relationships, it's all different now. courting, wasn't that fun? you meet somebody and it's exciting. >> you waited. it's not like that.

when you were dating your fiance. >> yeah. >> what was your courting process like? >> we met at work, so it was like taboo. and they put the fear of god into you by saying, don't touch your coworkers, don't compliment them. we have to, it's a litigious nation, but the math is upwards of 60% of people meet at work. >> there's something here. no, he has to come. >> my daughter. >> come over here. >> my kids are here. jack, he doesn't have to come over here. he won't. he's terrified. >> he is? okay. we want to point out that carson's fiance and two beautiful kids are here. >> thank you. >> you know what? first of all, how great is your fiance? >> fantastic. she's fantastic. >> there's a special question -- >> do you know her? >> i met her a few times. i like her. >> give me a platform.

>> there is one of those "new york times" has those social cues questions. one is, a couple had been living together for a while. and the girl was getting antsy because the guy hadn't proposed. how long did you live together before you proposed? >> there was no pressure. listen, you're really asking me these things? >> i'm just curious. she's thinking of breaking up with this guy because he hasn't proposed. >> i think you're in trouble if your pecking order -- your priority list is in that way. let's preface this by saying it's different for everybody. all of us have different dynamings in our relationships. we're a bit abnormal and we took probably the road less travels. we have two children, we're building a family, we lived together. >> we just want to point out, what picture is this? what photo -- >> i was watching this program for the very first time. we have a tv on the beach. and we're like, 10:00 a.m., put hoda on.

but listen, i think in all seriousness, the end game is really what it's about, right? for us, we wanted to be a family together forever. and the path to get there in 2014 is a different path than it was for our parents' generation. >> i can't take my eyes off your two beautiful kids. >> i don't allow them to be photographed and this whole episode -- gegee. >> she's here, too. let's talk about concert tickets. let's see if you agree with these. predictions based on ticket searchers showed these are the top five concerts. number five was billy joel. four, miley cyrus. number three -- >> this is last year? >> yes. >> okay. >> 2014 -- up and coming. >> these are the hot ticket up and coming. >> number three is one direction. two, george strait. and number one, lady gaga. >> wow. >> wouldnhat do you think the.

>> they all make sense. george strait getting that much, interesting. miley, i thought she might be higher. she stands to gross a lot. marquee acts like madonna and u2 that are big acts in the year. one direction is certainly hot. lady gaga is interesting because a lot of people counted her out. she even made fun of herself on the vmas. opened up, lady gaga is gone. but i'm a big fan of hers. she was on "the voice" finale. she puts on a great show. when you spend $20, $30, $40, $50 for a ticket, you want that return. >> people say she doesn't -- i don't want to say outweird, but do something crazier every time she's in public, on stage. >> there's a model and it's madonna. she's been around for three, four decades, constantly reinventing herself. those are important things you need do do as a brand, but how do you top a meat dress?

it's difficult. you have to go away, come back. 2014 will be interesting what miley cyrus does. the shock value is out there. what's the next move. >> speaking of inthe new year, these are things you should stop saying if you're over 30. >> cray? is that on the list, ay, cray. >> totes. the aprieveiation for totally. amaze balls. >> it's overused. >> cray or cray-cray. if you're younger, you just say cray? >> i think people use it ironically now. i see it a lot in tweets. i don't think they mean to say it but they do and it's terrible. >> what about adorbs? >> i never heard that. i hate dietz. call me, i'll give you the deets. i want to punch them. move closer. >> i know, right? say that at the end of every sentence. i know, right?

>> in l.a., everything is amazing. in l.a., everything. oh, she looks amazing. did you see that dress? it was amazing. saw the new film. amazing. everything. oh, the latte there, better than across the street. amazing. it's like, when you use your horn too much, it's like, it doesn't matter. save the horn, save amazing. bring back amaze balls, i guess, i don't know. >> i want to hear your friday funny. do you have a friday funny? >> i do. >> you do? >> yeah. >> kathie lee usually does this. >> jack's not here, my son, but we have special time when he's in the potty, and he -- >> wait one second. >> he makes me sit down on the floor while he's doing the potty, and we tell knock-knock jokes. i'm at the point where i'm on my iphone, i'm googling. i'm out of knock-knock jokes, but our favorite joke is this knock-knock joke. you be jack taking a crap. you be jack. >> excuse me, i'm sorry.

knock-knock. >> who's there? >> banana. >> banana who? >> knock knock. >> who's there? >> banana. >> banana who? >> knock knock? >> who's there? >> banana. >> banana who? >> knock knock. >> who's there? >> orange. >> orange who? >> orange you glad i didn't say banana. every time it's funny. he finished, we're good. potty humor, to say the least. >> it's time for your johnson's baby announcement. >> orange you glad i'm filling in? >> we celebrate moms and their new adorable additions to their babies. our first is dalton reed groller. his mom said he's becoming a handsome red head. >> our next baby is elena ristevski. she weighed eight pounds, nine ounces and this is the first

child for the parents. >> now for a baby born in neptune, new jersey. ian james furda. he was born four weeks early, spent nine days in the icu. he's now a healthy and strong little boy. >> and our final baby is noah mark buckingham. born in springfield, missouri. his mom said he's a big cuddler who loves to be constantly held, just like al roker. he's our cudler. >> congratulations to all of our babies, and if you bauwant a che for your baby to be a johnson's baby of the week, go to our website for details. i have a fascinating story. there are a lot of kids who are bullied because they think they have a big nose or something is wrong with them, so some of these kids are opting for plastic surgery. they feel like i guess it's their only defense. i spoke to one little girl. take a look. >> renatta gave up hope the bullies would ever change.

>> they'll just keep picking on kids. >> that convinced her she had to change. through cosmetic surgery. >> i had this operation done, it would probably change my whole life. in a good way, though. >> can a scalpel change out these children are feeling? >> i think we have seen it makes a difference. >> dr. thomas romo, a plastic surgeon, and his wife diane, run the little baby face down fag foundation, the group renatta and her mom heard about on the news. >> you take a child and change the way they look to anyone who sees them, that gives the child strength. >> do you feel like the bully wins? the bully bullied them into getting some kind of surgery? >> i don't think that's reality. >> doesn't it put the burden on the victim as opposed to the bully? is it sending the wrong message? >> if they see you getting the surgery, i think it would make them feel bad, and maybe they would change their mind about

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if you have ever felt like you're speaking a completely different language when you're dealing with the guy in your life, a new study shows you're probably right. >> will smith plays a professional date doctor who tries to teach one man how to talk on a date. >> that's when i come in. by asking if it was diet, she thought you were implying she was fat. get a regular coke, say she was everything you never knew you wanted. >> how can you learn to speak to

your spouse? >> here to help us, elizabeth bernstein and dr. drew ramsey. all right, where do you want to begin with this? let's face off. >> it is true. we sort of know this, men and women do speak different languages, right? >> we know this. the university of pennsylvania came out with a really interesting study where they scanned hundreds of brains and they can show the connectivity differences. women's brains are so connected, they look like spaghetti, really. and men, it's very linear. very front to back, very focused. >> is it good we're good multitaskers and they're not. >> what about communicating? why are we off. when i say things that are think are very clear, why aren't you understanding the words coming out of my mouth, sort of thing. there's a disconnect? >> men want to execute. right, so the male brain is wired. we're going to perceive things and we want to do something about that. my wife has a problem, i want to solve it. women, they brain is more side

to side. they're thinking in a more broadly way. i kind of prefer the female brain. you think using this logical part and this creative part. >> a lot of guys think you want a problem solved when you want to vent. >> we think that's the goal, identify the issue, communicate it, and come to some sort of mutual agreement, but let's solve the issue. we're like cavemen, just fix. >> sometimes we just want to vent and let it out. what's the best way to let carson listen to his girlfriend and let her listen back and forth? >> the idea is you really have to understand you are connected differently. so for a woman, we don't want to hear it, but you is to edit. pare it down, try to take some of the emotion out of it. always, choose your time. if he's watching a game, busy at work, you've got to know, he's focused. say, hey, can we talk in a little bit? >> when the yankees are over, we'll talk. what should guys do to, you know, better hear out women? >> i think guys should act confused a little more. say i'm not really sure about

that. >> do that on purpose? >> i think you are confused, usually, sometimes, and there's a lot of emotion, a lot of venting. you're not sure. be confused. it's very authentic. >> maybe we shouldn't be so quick to solve. i can fix your problem. maybe it's just listening. like interviewing. >> great tip. you don't need to solve it. men have this pressure, we want to solve t fix it, do something. you can sit and listen and come out much better. >> sometimes it works that way, too, with texting and e-mails. we'll write something that is long and draub out with feeling and emotion, and a guy will write back, yep, or no, or i'm not sure. >> you daebt emote when you're using social media, so things are lost there, too. >> don't text your relationship. that's important for couples. you can't really get 92 lot of details of feelings when you're in text. >> it's not even feelings. it's realizing you're more than a double task. >> don't yep me.

don't lol me. there's a female brain at work. she's looking into the texts, reading a lot into them. >> in my relationship, she prefers -- i'm usually, can you just call me. i feel like we can solve it quicker, but she prefers to write things down. >> maybe to have you on the record. >> okay, well, thank you so much. we appreciate your insight. did you put on a little weight over the holidays. you can have the peppermint bark. we'll show you tricks to dress down the pounds. >> just the segment i have been waiting for. don't let those rough, dry hands get you down, everybody. bobbie thomas with the best products to hydrate right after this. in brookside, remarkable tastes come together.

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>> look at our sky camera network from san francisco to we are looking at sunshine, but look at that haze building acrossxd the lower part of the atmosphere in the santa clara valley. that mean+d thatok we are talki about another spare the air day. highs will be very warm. back into the mid to upper 60s. 52 inw3 san francisco. 57 in the southt( bay. ób1buju 70s across the eastt( x. all right. there's your weather forecast. you what's happening on those traffic maps. as you heard earlier, we did have a majorok accident thatñic down 208. it's john daley boulevard. now, right now only one lane is getting through in the uz northbound side. we will havexd a complete updato on this coming up at 11:00. christi smith will be live there as well. back to you. >> anthony, thanks. we have local news coming up for

our half hour show starting at 11:00 a.m. we are back on this try day friday with more of "today" and helping me out is my good friend carson daly. >> holea, amamigos, and if you packed on the pounds at the holiday party, forget the diet for a couple days and dress down the pounds. >> that's right, whether you're a guy or a girl, there are tricked to the trade that make you look trimmer and slimmer. here is rebecca george. hi. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> these segments are the best because you don't have to do anything. you just find a betting outfit. >> like a work out in your wardrobe. >> we're going to start off with a photo of chiara. let's look and you tell us what she's doing wrong. >> she's wearing prints, but on

the bottom. you're putting attention on the bottom, an area you want to draw the eyes away from, and there's no statement drawing you up to her face. you don't have to avoid prints entirely. >> what have you done? >> nice. >> nice before, by the way. >> prints, you don't want to avoid them entirely, you want to look for the right print. this is a power prints dress from maggie london. there's a bit of an optical illusion with the triangle pointed to the waist line. it's cinching her waist, and you want to be a grazer with your fashion. nothing too tight, nothing too loose. you want the clothes to really graze your body. then with the blazer, structure. shows off the shoulders, nips right at the waist, and it's all about proportion, so don't look for a bag that's too small. this is a great example, the right amoublt of size. just in the middle, nothing too small, nothing too big. it really gives her the right size. >> thank you. >> next, we have veronica. let's take a look at a picture

of veronica in a typical outfit. what did you see? >> a couple things. she's sticking with the dark colors that are making her look like a globlob. she's not cinching the waist. also, paints way too short. do you want to see it? >> i can't wait. >> monochromatic with a pop. don't steer all towards black. go for a great jewel tone color like this, matching pants with a cami, showing off the waist with the pop, the belt, and the leopard print, and if you also notice, her shoes in the same color family. that's just going to elongate the leg. >> got it. >> just finding flattering clothing. finding tips to help you look your best. >> exactly. you all have these kind of things in your closet. it's putting the right combinations together. >> thank you, let's look at this before picture. tell us what you think she needed to do. >> she's got a great figure, but again, remember what i said about being a grazer? you want your clothes to graze your body.

nothing too loose, so we want to show off her figure. >> you did. jow put her in a blue dress, didn't you. >> beautiful. >> a gorgeous dress. i'm wearing this, too. actually shaves off five pounds. because it has built-in shapewear. >> oh. that's genius. >> all the right curves. you also notice we have the ruching at the waistline, and a great tip. look for v-necks. they're going to slim you. any kind of round neckline is going to make you look rounder. >> let's do one for the guys. let's put up the picture of scott, our last one. what did you see? >> scott is showing off his tummy trouble with a baggy shirt and baggy pants. >> looks good to me. >> we want to make him look slender. >> what did you do? >> the heavier black pants on the bottom so the focus is on his face. we paired it with the gray tones. >> shirt tucked in, belt buckle. >> crescendoes to the darker gray tone. structure, really tucked in

nicely, making him look super slim. >> you look great. >> you look fantastic, like a young pit bull. >> yes, you do. thank you so much. the best movies for your families. the real moms give us their reviews. >> plus, the perfect escape. new year's get aways that force you to unplug and rewind. >> and also an app to help with your new year's resolutions, right after this.

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with the new year comes a new round of resolutions. making 2014 the year to drop a few pounds, learn a foreign language, or get a little more sleep. >> since your phone or ipad is with you almost all the time, it makes sense as the perfect companion on your journey to success. >> here with our apps of the year is curt. how are you? >> good to see you again. >> happy new year. we're so jealous already. you have something i think is going to be one of the hottest tickets coming up. >> you're right, actually. this is a type of keyboard. >> how do we get this? >> ryan seacrest has dumped a million dollars into this company. this will be out in a week. this makes your iphone a blackberry. >> just what seacrest needs, another million dollars. >> it actually works really well. now you can walk and chew gum and type again. >> what is it coming out? >> about a week. the 13th. >> is that yours, the only one arth? >> it's a tester. it works well.

>> we're -- where are we going to get it? >> at the website. it will link up at our site. >> let's get to our apps. i hate when there are distractions from that area. the first is called benify. >> these are the apps people are going to be buzzing about. this one especially, selfies become more and more important, we're taking them. this is called photo wonder. you download this and take advantage of about any ridiculous shot in your life, but what's amazing is you click beautify, and then watch what happens. you simply smudge away -- >> no, no. >> the pounds, smudge away the pounds. and let me do a little bit on the chin. >> no way. >> the hair. >> and let's compare. see that? how just a little bit of tweaking can take off -- >> online dating right there. >> right, you're going to be like, really? >> you have to really study the photos. >> you don't look like your picture, okay.

>> and really cool other thing you can do is, let's say you have taken photos where this is a time -- >> no makeup show. i had no makeup on. >> we're all caught in times where either the camera caught us in a way that isn't so flattering or we just don't have makeup. >> what do you do? >> with one click. beautify. it will just take out a little of the blemishes. there's before, after. before, after. >> nice. >> compelling, and just a one-touch thing. >> what's that called. >> photo wonder, and one click inside of beautify. so simple to do. this is amazing. you use this with your phone, actually. get rid of your alarm clock. this is called sleep cycle. this gets used to how you sleep. you set your iphone, plugged in, face down, on the top edge of your bed. >> yeah. >> at night, it starts to know, let's say we put in 7:30 for tomorrow, we want to wake up. and for the half hour prior to that, it will gradually wake you

up at the lightest stage of your sleep cycle. >> how does it known? >> it starts to measure how you sleep. it knows. >> how does it start to wake you up? nudges you a little bit, starts singing. >> louder and louder. >> at the time of your lightest sleep so you feel rested when you wake up. >> we have to get to the next one. >> the quiz up trivia game. >> that's going to be the game of the year. let's play some 1990s music. i'll hand this to you because you're really good at this. it's going to pair us with sknn in the world. you name who is coming up. >> i'm playing this person? >> 1990s music. this is a game show. >> get it right, get it right. you don't have time. >> that's david matthews record label. >> are you right? >> it turns green when you're right, red when you're wrong. you have ten seconds to answer each of the questions. >> this is starting a whole

community of game players around the world as well as you can invite your friends. it's going to be the new thing. >> you have time to squeeze in the last one, the language learning one. >> you want to learn a language, but you don't want the effort. they gamified learning a language with this. here is a little spanish lesson. you can learn just about any language on here, and it gives you -- >> uh-huh. >> select the apple. la manza. check, i'm correct. you go through. and it has really cool feedback. you hear what the language is. >> like a kid game. >> yeah, what you don't know, why this is free, it's translating parts of the internet to that foreign language. we'll explain that online as well. >> thank you. always great. thanks. from dinosaurs to a real nut job, what movie is worth the price of admission? >> our team of real moms gives their review right after this. >> uh-huh. from the big screen

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and we're back with real moms. >> and dad. >> hello. >> and dad, for a review of the latest family film. today's movie critics are jessica shaw, senior writer at entertainment weekly. >> also, cara mack numara. fan daggo is now part of the nbcuniversal family. >> what is not? and part for mom.me, she's a mother of two. let's get started. a lot of people want to hit the movies. tell us about "walking with dinosaurs." thumbed up or thumbs down? >> kind of thumbs down. it's an animated movie about a runt dinosaur who sees his father killed by a predator and sort of has to save the pack. lots of snot and butt jokes. >> perfect for me. >> kind of equal parts scary and equal parts cute. that's why i didn't know what it was supposed to be?

>> it's for little kids. i have a 3-year-old, trouble taking him to movies, but he loves dinosaurs, was mesmerized by the film. the jokes were appropriate for kids. and it wasn't too scary. >> it has the scary elements we have come to expect from children's films, but it's for a younger set. >> should i take my 4-year-old to see that? it's hard to find a movie to take him to. >> let's talk about justin bieber's beleave. >> this is his second documentary in a couple years. the first was about justin bieber, this humble kid, so talented, still with his old buddies. this was one dark. he's worried about everyone out to get him, and no mention of selena gomez. >> a shocker. it's made for beliebers and their panchts, not for haters. we get through the scandals, they address it, but they don't

explore it. >> did you like him more or less? >> it's the same. the first film, you learned to like him or not like him. this is more of a love fest. if you like him, you'll love it. >> and the nut job. >> yes, the nut job. brendan frazier. filling in for kathie lee, are you? >> about a bunch of park animals who try to pull off a heist at a nut store. will arnett, brendan frazer, katherine heigl. if you're a friend of psy, you will be happy. if not, bring cotton balls for your ears. >> i took my whole family. it's fine. it's one of fandango's most anticipated family mims of the year. there will be nothing on january 17th when it comes out. >> it's not that savvy, the script isn't sharp enough to really bring excitement to a 13-year-old, but for little

kids, it's fine. >> way, way back. >> oh, my gosh, i love that movie. >> i loved it, too. it's a great coming of age story with an incredible cast. mia rudolph, steve carell playing against type as a total jerk. >> i hated him in the movie. i never hated him before. >> i really like this. it's not for kids, too young, but for teenagers. >> some of the language is inappropriate. >> she's so funny. the neighbor. >> i would love to see the broadway version where kathie lee plays the character. >> that should have been kathie l lee. >> a truly enjoyable teen. perfect film, funny, sharp enough. there are mature issues, but nothing they can't handle, and you're talking about it with them. >> a rare market, talking about a film to see with a teenager that you like and they like. >> now the teenager doesn't want to go with you. >> you're not seated together, but you're in the theater. >> the way, way back right now

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how often do you get a few days to get away from it all, except you don't get away from anything? >> that's right. whether you connect for work or pleasure, leaving your electronics behind is a hard thing to do. >> some of the best vacation spots for the new year that will forcia to leave your charges and stuff at home is mark, the international editor for travel and leisure magazine. love when you come to see us. >> thank you, hoda and carson. >> you say west virginia is not a bad place to start. >> this is government mandated digital detox. there's something called the

national observatory, and its are rr scanning the universe 24 hours a day, and they have banned cell phones, radio, wi-fi. >> you can go there -- >> well, it's not going to do you any good. you have to use an old-fashioned land line. if you want to stay at a camp site, you're not going to be in touch with anyone. if you want to cheat, stay at the snowshoe resort. it's a deluxe mountain resort. >> beautiful. >> it's gorgeous. you can stay at the rim fire long, just beautiful. architecture, for under $200 a night. and you can cheat a little bit and get a little wi-fi there. >> take us somewhere warmer. >> the condocordia echo resort u.s. virgin islands. they have campus bungalows, solar powered and they'll tell you, there are only two hot spots, and they won't give you the password unless you

specifically ask. they have one computer to check your flight status. >> one computer that everyone congregates at. >> you can stay at this gorgeous place, overlooking two beautiful bays for only $175 a night. >> terrific deal. >> what about canada? >> well, let's go all the way to the rocky mountains, about two and a half hours drive from calgary airport to the emerald lake lodge. this is a deluxe wilderness lodge. the rooms all have fireplaces, and they bring you fire wood every morning. gorgeous views from the balconies. >> i have been up there, gorgeous, just beautiful. >> and at the restaurant, we even have a picture, they'll serve rocky mountain cuisine like elk and caribou, and it is so beautiful, and you cannot get cell phone connections there or anywhere in the national park. >> we have a couple seconds left, but the grand canyon is obviously a beautiful place. >> and so is the lodge.

the national park lodge built in 1905. albert einstein stayed there, teddy roosevelt. you think, why are you going to the grand canyon in the winter time? because there are no crowds. also, it's so isolated that any kind of connectivity there is very dodgy. and it's cheap. only $170 a night. >> last couple seconds, pittsburgh. >> pittsburgh has a family digital detox package. one of the most popular. they make you give your laptop, your cell phones, add the front desk, and they have taken the tv out, the phones out, and they charge you $260 a night for the renaissance pittsburgh. >> thank you so much. all right, carson, big thank you for helping me out for the last couple days. >> thanks for having me. always a blast. >> coming up next week, kathie lee will be back, we'll have marissa hargitay, kellen lutz. >> also, kris jenner, dean cain. sophia bush, and much more. >> have a great weekend, everybody. worst morning ever.

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