updates. here it comes. >> today, exclusive. three cups of tea was a world wide best-seller until the author was exposed for fabricating many of his touching stories. this morning, greg mortenson breaks his silence to tom brokaw. >> you think to yourself, that's

not exactly how that happened. and never give up, from disappointment in london to redemption in sochie? lolo jones trades the track for the bobsled to keep her dream alive. she's with us for the first live interview since making the team for tuesday, january 21,2014. from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today." it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a tuesday. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer alongside al roker and willie geist. when we came on the air at 7:00 a.m. east coast time. be happy you're not on this side of the country that the hour because look what's going on. that's times square. snow is already coming down as

it is right here on the plaza. >> we're about to get's whole bunch more of it, right? even if you don't live in this area. for example, if you're trying to reach a federal office in washington, d.c., they're shut down. 2500 flights have already been cancelled and there will be more, too. there will be a ripple effect across the country. >> that's why it is the top story. we want to get to tom costello who is on the national mall. how is it looking there? >> reporter: we just started seeing the snow flying. good morning. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast and in the three hours since we did east coast "today" show, ooh gotten a lot colder, a lot windier and we're seeing the snow flying. we've seen five to ten inches of snow in the d.c. area and then the snow moves up the east coast, so if you have relatives or friends in western virginia, in pennsylvania, virginia and up in rural areas of the eastern coast they could get a lot more snow. >> for much of the country it's a rude, mid-january wake-up call.

two weeks after the polar vortex deep freeze, more cold, more snow, more wind. in virginia, plows are at the ready. >> we will be slowly mobilizing all of the way up to close to 3,000 pieces of equipment. >> reporter: at this home depot, customers have been grabbing the last remaining shovels and ice melt. >> i am always prepared for the worst. >> reporter: from washington, d.c., today will be a headspinner after a springlike day on monday with temperatures in the high 50s. a chance for drivers to top off their tanks. >> we'll probably get what we normally get. a little dusting and i have an all-wheel drive so i don't worry about it it. >> reporter: to be short, no one is predicting anything like snowmageddon four years ago when i was standing in up to three feet of snow. >> 17,000 homes thought to be without power in northern maryland. >> reporter: this time the afternoon rush hour could be a mess. >> biggest we've seen since 2011. >> reporter: meanwhile, this unusually cold winter has led to

a shortage of propane gas used to heat 7 million homes and businesses. the government has declared a home heating emergency, relaxing deliveries in 24 states. in minnesota's jeff dole's heating bills have nearly doubled. he's closed off rooms to ken warm, but he's worried. >> am i going to be able to keep my family warm and give them warm food? >> reporter: the forecast, more snow and bitter cold. so here on the national mall yesterday they were in t-shirts. they were throwing frisbees. today the temperature will drop from 40 to 50 degrees from yesterday, we go into a deep freeze and that's likely to extend all of the way into next week and by the way, the federal government closed today along with all of the area schools. guys, back to you. >> tom costello in washington. thank you. >> mr. roker, what can we expect from this thing? >> we've already seen it out our window and taking a look at washington, d.c., looking at the white house, that lawn will be covered in white in the not so distant future.

we will see snowfall rates at about an inch an hour. about 80 million people affected in the area's blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings, advisories and watches for today. here you can see the snow already moving in and just getting into washington and down toro an oak, charleston and new york. this system is developing into the mid atlantic and spreading east of new england, more heavy snow, d.c. to philly and we will have one to two inches of snow per hour and what we call bombogenesis. it's like a bomb that dumps-y snow. early tomorrow morning the bitterly cold air arrives. basically the polar vortex sending that polar area and wind gusts of up to 50 miles per h r hour. snowfall amounts will be anywhere from 5 to 12 inches of snow from new york on into parts of new england. we'll be looking at that snow really starting to fall. some areas could pick up up to a foot and a half to two feet

before this thing is all over with very strong, gusty winds, blizzardlike conditions. >> because it's so cold it sticks on the back. thank so much. let's talk about security concerns in russia. with the start of the winter olympic games just 16 days away, in the wake of a video vowing an attack, authorities are searching for so-called black widows who could be used to carry out that threat. nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel is in moscow once again. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. russia says it has the security situation firmly under control, but at the same time russian forces are searching for several suicide bombers, particularly women. wanted posters are now being distributed to russian police stations for five more suspected suicide bombers on the loose. two men, the rest, black widows. young, muslim women.

zaira, janet zahaeba, oksana, they join ruzana iwho may have slipped sochi. ruzana was made a black widow last year when russian forces killed her husband and also a suspected militant. that scaro her cheek reportedly came from russian troops. the four women are from the caucuses, the heart of russia's islamic insurgency, but why use women? why black widows? it's the signature tactic of militants from the north caucuses where russia is in the midst of a tit for tat war, with militants fighting back with terrorism and don't underestimate the black widows. they were used to take more than 800 hostages in a moscow theater in 2002. nearly 200 were killed when russian commandos stormed in. now they've placed 40,000 troops to guard the ring of steel

around the olympic venues. russia is desperate to find the missing widows. >> the problem is if they need to stop a lone fox, you need to think about government intelligence and preventive measures and not the number of troops you can put on the ground. >> reporter: police warn terrorists may be targeting the olympic torch relay which means these games can be attacked even before they begin. >> the the intelligence is quite specific with officials worry the torch relaying could be targeted over the next three days. matt? >> richard engel in moscow for us. thank you very much. evan coleman is a terrorism analyst for nbc news. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> if this so-called ring of steel has been breached and when you think they're handing out these flyers inside the ring at hotels and businesses, what does it tell us about the russian's ability to prevent an attack during the game. >> there's been so much talk about this ring of steel. it's more of a marginal line. i think the problem here is we're talking about individuals

who manage to infiltrate through this ring of steel not a month ago, not two months ago, but less than two weeks ago after -- >> because the reports are they left dagestan on the 11th or 12th of january. ? this is only a few days ago and this is also after the volgograd bombings and after the rugs new definitively that these folks would be targeting these events. >> what makes it so difficult to track down a so-called black widow is they have the ability to change their appearance. on the one side we see this woman weari ing the hijab, the traditional headwear for muslim women. on the other side, hair down, wearing makeup and they can blend in. >> that's what's been so difficult about black widows. they've managed to get on aircraft, and busses trolleys and trains. they cause a lot of damage and people don't see them coming. >> a lot of analysts think it's more likely that because there is such intense security around

sochi for the games that these groups who want to make their point might want to make it it in another city where terrorists will not have to go through screenings. >> they're willing to launch attacks in cities like st. petersbu petersburg, but that doesn't mean they won't target the olympics and if you look at the words of the suicide bombers from volgograd this weekend, they were very clear for the tourists coming to the olympics, we have a present for you. you're going enjoy it. >> umarov who has been described as russia's version of bin laden and there are reports surfaced that he may have been killed by russian authorities. if he's so important in terms of a terrorist wouldn't the russians have commented on that? >> we don't know he's dead. there were reports from al qaeda online couriers that he was dead and there were reports from some sharia officials in the caucuses that he was dead.

no confirm eation from the caucuses and until we hear, we have to be careful about jumping the gun. >> is there a difference from russian intelligence on these matters or have issues like edward snowden in syria strained that over the last year. >> inevitably there will be cooperation and there is no doubt that things like edward snowden and things like the boston massacre and boston bombings have had an undeniable impact on things like u.s.-russian relations and there isn't a great atmosphere of cooperation between russia and the united states even when it comes to issues like the caucuses where it would seem we have a lot of interests in common. >> thanks very much. >> an important day for governor chris christie. willie is in for natalie with more on that. >> thanks. new jersey governor chris christie will have a national audience today for his second inauguration, this one, though, clouded in controversy. the weather, though, throwing a wrench into today's plans. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in trenton, new jersey, the state

capital, with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. the snow is arriving here in trenton and it's having a big impact. organizers tell me they have canceled tonight's inauguration party at ellis island where 1100 guest his already paid $500 a ticket to attend, that is off due to weather, but the governor has attended a church service. heel be sworn in and deliver his inaugural address at the war memorial behind me. that's going on as planned. the triumphant walk on election night. a sweeping victory that was supposed to set the tone for this inauguration day, but two weeks of scandal over bridge traffic, sandy relief and the culture of the christie administration has taken a toll. >> new jersey governorship is a powerful governorship. christie is a powerful guy. he's a guy that knows how to use it. >> reporter: despite multiple investigations, today is still billed as a celebration for chris christie and his supporters. today's swearing in ceremony for

christie and his luieutenant governor comes one day after kim guadagno was helping with a sandy project and allegations made by hoboken's mayor dawn zimmer. >> i deny any suggestion made by mayor zimmer that there was ever any condition placed on the release of sandy funds by me. >> but the lieutenant governor would not take questions. >> lieutenant governor, did you ever tell mayor zimmer not to talk about your conversation? >> reporter: zirm made yet another tv appearance monday night still insisting that the lieutenant governor told her last year that hoboken would get future storm prevention money if she backed a project. >> she clearly said these things shouldn't be connected. they are, i know they're not right and if you tell anyone i will deny it. >> reporter: lawmakers will

announce today that they are going to adjust how they're doing their own investigation committee and they will work jointly and they will expand their probe and any of these issues about the use of you poor will all be swept into one investigation. willie? >> kelly o'donnell in trenton, new jersey. thanks so much. two people are dead after a plant explosion in omaha, nebraska. today investigators are back at the scene to determine what caused it. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in omaha. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. in addition to those two killed ten others were hospitalized and four of them critically hurt and dozens more barely managed to escape where authorities are calling an industrial accident. today investigators will be back here at the scene trying to find out what shredded this animal feed plant with 38 workers inside. so far authorities have not said what triggered the collapse, but there were several daring rescues including one worker that had to be cut from concrete and steel. the occupational safety and

health administration fined the plant's owner and international nutrition back in 2002 after a worker fell into a mixing tank. and again in 2012 after another inspection. so far the company has not commented, but police say it is cooperating fully. meanwhile again, investigators will be back today trying to figure out what caused this accident. >> this is a terrible story, gabe. thanks so much. >> the white house announced that, during a european trip in march. the president looks forward to discussing with pope francis, their full commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality. latentries to a surfing competition stole the show over the weekend pain pod of dolphins joined in during the rincon classic in santa barbara. more than 200 surfers and as you can see there about 12 dolphins taking part in the annual event. not a jaws situation. friendly dolphins. >> thank you so much. >> mr. roker, busy week for you.

>> absolutely. last week, we were talking about dense fog for the pacific northwest. we're talking about it again for a good portion of the pacific northwest. what's been going on? this ridge of high pressure that's been causing all of the problems as far as drought in california and the heat and high pressure building in. that's the culprit. what happens there's very light wind and no mixing going on in the atmosphere and as you get close to the ground level we get this inversion layer and there's a lid on the atmosphere. the air gets trapped in these valleys and the pollution builds over several days and you get fog and there's no relief in sight. for today more fog in the pacific northwest, more into idaho, san francisco, sunshine, 66 in los angeles today. phoenix, 78 and denver looking good with partly sunny skies and 80 degrees. here in the northeast, we're looking at more snow, strong winds and windy conditions and we expect to see a gorgeous day. phoenix today, look for a high of about 78 degrees.

we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ladies and gentlemen... toyota corolla! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] elevate your style. introducing the all-new corolla. ♪ >> good morning to you. 7:17. feeling like winter to start. feeling like summertime to finish off the day. more of the same for the bay area. you will notice temperatures a touch cooler today. about 73 degrees in the east bay. san jose is going to hit about 70 degrees, belmont 70 degrees, sausalito 68 and east bay and the tri-valley hitting in the upper 60s to low 70s.

and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks very much. there's new fallout this morning tied to that heated post-game interview from seattle seahawks star richard sherman. let's go to carson in the orange room with more on this. good morning. >> there is more on that and good morning, guys. they're calling him the smack talk poet. come on in. we'll tell you where richard sherman is at today. just to catch you up. he's the quarterback that had the game-saving play that resulted for the seahawks. two big things he did that people are talking about in the social space. after that tip he heyed this gesture. that's the choking gesture. that got people talking at the end of the game there and of course, this infamous interview on the field with erin andrews. take a listen. >> joe, thank you so much. let me ask you, the final play, take me through it. >> i'm the best corner of the game. when you try me with a sorry receiver like crabtree. that's the result you're going to get. don't you ever talk about me.

>> who was talking about you? >> crabtree. don't you open your mouth about the best or i'm going center are for you real quick. >> it's like you went to the kanye west school of communications or something. just angry. yelling. after that, being, everybody went crazy. he did take time to write on an s.i. blog his whole thoughts and you can get that out there and then he sort of apologized on espn radio saying obviously, i could have worded things better and had done things differently, but it is what it is now and people's reactions are what they are are. your thoughts, #orangeroom. i'm sure there are a few opinions out there, fellas. matt? >> i watched it and tweeted about it. much as the choke ges. there wasn't one player on either team that choked in that game. they played their hearts out. guys being carted off on stretchers. nobody choked. and i don't think you say that about a fellow athlete. >> because you never know when

you might be playing next to them. >> probably true. carson, thank you very much. coming up, how much this best-selling story was actually true? tom brokaw's exclusive interview with the "three cups of tea" author greg mortenson. >> but first this is "today" on nbc.

coming up, the most memorable guest ever, the 7-year-old who went on "ellen" and took her breath away. lolo jones' first live interview after making the ♪

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lease this 2014 cadillac srx for around $319 a month with premium care maintenance included. ♪ >> a very good tuesday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. here is a look at today's top stories. police took a plan into custody after an early morning break-in at a san jose strip mall. they say the man broke into the medical marijuana shop in hillsdale avenue early this morning. police say they were able to talk the suspect down from the top of an elevator shaft. an officer shot a suspect in oakland following a short chase. it reportedly started when the officer tried to pull the car over. it's unclear if the suspect even survived that shooting. an apartment complex in san jose gutted by a fire. one apartment destroyed, oort

damaged. several without gas and power. it's a complex near winchester boulevard and hamilton avenue. the fire started in the kitchen of one of those apartments. luckily no one was hurt. a few people are going to need a new place to live. i want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. a chilly start to the day, pull out a coat. something you can peel off later. san jose is going to be in the low 60s as of lunch time today. your day part forecast shows you 70 degrees at 4:00 p.m. comfortable across the bay area, later on this afternoon we'll jump into the 70s. 71 along the peninsula. 69 in san francisco. looks like it's stacking up in the east bay. here is mike. >> it is stacking up. there you go. westbound 580 look at this shot. we moved back on west 580 approaching off highway 24. and you still see all of these headlights. it's a hazy shot. i wanted to show you it's starting to recover here. look at the map. we had the earlier crash at the macarthur maze. now slow from 24 where i showed

you to the scene, all lanes have opened, that's better news. a slow drive both directions off 238 after those crashes had cleared. now traffic flooding over to the nimitz in both directions out of the area. the northbound routes for the south bay kicking in. up through sunnyvale, cupertino out of downtown san jose 280 northbound and 85 slow up to saratoga. >> looks like everybody is heading back to work after an extra day off. hope you enjoyed it. in the meantime, enjoy that tuesday morning.

we're back 7:30 tuesday morning, 21st day of january, 2014. some nice pictures from around the northeast. that's cape may, new jersey, with the sunrising there onto washington, d.c. on a little further north to new york city. those pictures are going to change dramatically throughout the day as the storm moves in and the snow starts to fall. we're going to get al's forecast coming up in a little while. meanwhile a look at other top headlines. we have word president obama will travel to europe in march and he plans to visit with pope francis during that trip. and russian police are searching for women who could already be in the sochi area planning a terrorist attack in

that region. there is also a new warning this morning that the olympic torch relay could be targeted. chris christie sworn in for a second term as governor of new jersey today. this happening as investigations tied to political payback scandal and the alleged withholding of hurricane sandy aid on the way. >> coming up, once rivals, now first ladies, barbara bush on the relationship between her husband and bill clinton. an investigation tied to your safety behind the wheel. the danger that trailer hitches may pose to anybody who drives on our nation's to zero.

people need to stay off the roads. back to you. >> not mincing words. it will be horrible.

>> my compadres at the weather channel named it janice, god of two-face, batman's nemesis, two-face another cartoon thing get involved with. low over the mid-atlantic. this thing gets caught in the bottom of the trough. it intensifies, spreads snow into the northeast by 3:00 this afternoon. heavy snow from d.c. to philadelphia. snow will be falling at a rate of one inch per hour overnight. this thing, bombs up, bombogenes bombogenesis, a nor'easter, winds kick up up to 50 miles an hour overnight tonight and during the day tomorrow blowing and drifting snow, single digit temperatures and subzero windchills. it is going to be a mess in the nort anybody else feeling guilty about our beautiful stretch of weather? goodness, they are gearing up for maybe two feet of snow in philly. that's a lot of snow for

philadelphia. meanwhile, we're on the opposite sit end of the spectrum. 69 degrees in san francisco, near record warmth. our temperatures are going to drop off a touch. mild as we get into the next few days. slight cooling, a few more clouds. tomorrow on shore flow returns. >> when you've got weather when you've got weather like this, you want to check out weather on cable, weather online, early edition of wake up with al, complete coverage 7:00 a.m. today. >> wake up even earlier with al tomorrow. all right, al, thank you. a revealing new interview with first lady barbara bush on the bond her family feels with political rival but personal friends the clintons. here is andrea mitchell. >> reporter: former first lady barbara bush on c-span said her husband bush 41 and bill clinton have become great friends. >> every summer. we don't agree politically but

we don't talk politics. >> i, william jefferson clinton. >> reporter: they are an unlikely pair. once political adversaries, their relationship was icy after the bitter 1992 campaign. in 2004, george w. bush asked his father and clinton to join forces to help victims of the tsunami and later katrina. >> we took seven trips together. this man who i always liked and respected i literally came to love. >> reporter: in the years since the two visited, shared lunches and often talked to the phone, a relationship that has now blossomed into even more. >> i think he thinks of george a little bit like the father he didn't have. >> people began to judge i was getting so close to the bush family, i had become the black sheep son. >> i love bill clinton. maybe not his politics but i love bill clinton. >> reporter: andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> nice story. can you imagine 1992 they battle it out for the presidency and to

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back now at 7:40. when the book "three cups of tea" was released in 2007, it spent four years on the nonfiction best sellers list and praised for the insight into afghanistan. greg mortenson was nominated for the nobel peace prize twice. but then in 2011, it all came to a crashing halt.

and now mortenson is speaking to nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw. >> reporter: this is a story of worldwide fame and adulation and a steep fall from the pinnacle of celebrity. it's the story of greg mortenson, the mountaineer who produced "three cups of tea." it was required reading for many college freshmen, but then a former supporter got suspicion of mortenson's role. he accused him of not only fabricating stories but also of mishandling his foundation's money to support his book promotion instead of putting that money into building schools. >> you have said that you made mistakes, there were lots of questions about accounting that go well beyond just mistakes. >> i always have operated from my heart. and i really didn't factor in

the very important things of accountability, transparency. >> we found there are serious questions. >> reporter: "60 minutes" did a story and mortenson's life went into a tail spin. he was forced off the board, and while an investigation found no criminal wrong doing, mortenson was ordered to pay back $1 million and questions remain what is true in the popular book. >> what i regret is we were under tremendous pressure to bring 1 million words down to 3,000 words. >> no alarms went off in your mind? didn't you think, that's not exactly how it happened? >> i stand by the stories. the stories happened. >> not always in the sequence? >> not in the sequence or the timing. >> you had a book at the top of the best seller list. paying to get you to places but not sharing in the royalties of it all.

why there wasn't at some point in your mind an alarm that went off and said, you know, this just isn't right in some way. >> there were alarms, tom. i was -- i didn't listen to them. >> have you gone back to the people who came to you at some point and said, hey, look, we've got problems here and you really effect gave them the back of your hand and not interested in what their judgments were. >> yes, i've talked to people who were very adamant that i make changes, i've apologized to them, i'd also like to apologize to everybody. i let a lot of people down. >> i think you know i know everyone on both sides of this fight. i know your defenders in montana and john who raised the first accusations and it got bitter for a while. and i'd like to thank them. because had they not brought these issues up, we could've gotten into more serious problems. >> mortenson acknowledges the effort to clean up his

organization on the ground remains a work in progress. >> what do you say to a college freshman in this country who has been assigned your book and reads other accounts that there were real questions about stories that simply didn't happen. >> in "three cups of tea," the first chapter, the first word is failure. i failed in many ways and it's an important lesson. i'm going to try as hard as i can never to make the same mistakes again. >> and tom brokaw's here with us in the studio. couple of things, tom, any response from john? >> no, i did say i hadn't heard back from john yet. he still has strong feelings about the organization, especially on the ground over there and say they are doing an audit. when greg thanks them for their intervention, it had to do with his heart condition, he probably would've died if he kept his original schedule. >> you talk about the organization on the ground, money is crucial to keep it going. did the funds dry up after the scandal? and is the money returning in some way? >> no, their donations are off about 80%, that's to be expected. it played big across the

country. and they still have some proving up to do so to speak. we knew him, i worked a lot in that part of the world, thought it was important. john gave $17,000, he was very upset with what was going on. something else here, viking, the publisher has not yet released their account of these described inaccuracies. and i think the publisher has an obligation to the readers and others to come clean and say here's where we were right and wrong. >> tom, thanks for bringing this to us. we appreciate it. and just ahead, will lolo jones finally get that elusive olympic medal? will it happen in sochi? the track star turn bobsledder will join us live. and carson has the new list of the truly worst passwords in the world. ♪ every breed, every need.

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come on in, don't be shy. we've got a list of the worst passwords of the year. lets quiet right to it. taken from millions stolen, had 123456. sorry, dad, change your password. password, qwerty, on the top of the keyboard. monkey. don't replace with similar numbers like 3 instead of e. us phrases of random waters. you can have let me in underscore monkey. that might help. there you go. go ahead and send us your banking password and we'll #orange room. no, don't do that. >> trouble with that one. >> send pictures of old men on three pieces of paper. >> is monkey really a popular password? >> yes.

>> why? lets analyze that. why? >> no idea. >> a funny word. >> have you changed your passwords recently? >> i do. i change them and use words that aren't really words. >> how do you remember them? >> because they come from my brain and i remember them. >> when you have a bunch of different passwords, one for the bank. what's this one again. luckily my wife has a good memory. >> write them down. >> what if you write them down and find them on you. >> that's why i can never lose my phone. >> how many different accounts do you use the same passwords for. >> try all of them, if i can, all of them. >> you have one password for your whole life? >> i'd rather not say this on live television. >> i think you just answered that. >> shadow, sunshine, monkey, photo shop, admin, i love you, all in the top 25 of terrible passwords. >> cool. thanks. coming up on trending, not an actor, not a pop star. why ellen says this 7-year-old

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>> good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. the breaking news sin oakland. officers have just announced a man shot by officers after a short chase this morning is dead. the chase reportedly started when the chp officer tried to pull a car over on interstate 580 because it didn't have license platings. after a chase the driver tried to run away, it's not clear, though, why officers fired on the man. today investigators will review a video recorded on the front of the caltrain that hit two people in santa clara, killing one man and seriously injuring another. investigators say the train was likely traveling up to 70 miles an hour when it hit the men passing through the caltrain station in santa clara last night. it was not scheduled to stop there. >> let's check our weather with christina. >> good morning to you, scott. good morning to you at home. maybe it's a back to work tuesday for you. temperatures are going to be

nice. make sure you're ready for the two parts of the day. feeling like winter to start. san jose 39. by lunch time in the 60s, bypassing the average of 59 degrees at noon. rounding out the day at about 70 degrees. all across the bay area we expect the low to mid 70s except for in san francisco. 69 degrees there. 72 in the north bay. 73 in the east bay. here is mike inouye. >> this is palo alto, the traffic moves smoothly but how bright the sun is getting. a lot of folks squinting so we watch 101 and 280 southbound. the map shows you the south bay. 87, 85 and 280 looking typical slow drive. we haven't seen this for about two months now in the south bay. 880 around hayward and union city and 580 out castro valley. earlier crashes causedtie-up. a slower drive through oakland. back to you. >> thank you much. 7:57.

i'll have a local update for you in about a half hour.

it's 8:00 on it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, another shot at gold. lolo jones trades the racetrack for the bobsled as she prepares for the winter olympics and she's here live. plus, bent out of shape? how those popular shaping undergarments could hurt more than they help. ♪ and katy gets candid. katy perry opens up on everything from plastic surgery to her high profile divorce from russell brand. "today," tuesday january 21, 2014. ♪ >> it's her 21st birthday! ♪

>> good morning, chicago. >> ohio team! >> good morning, katy, texas. >> louisiana! >> and good morning right back to you. welcome back to "today" on a tuesday? tuesday morning. good morning. i'm savannah guthrie, alongside matt lauer, al roker and carson daly. is this what i think it is? >> it's starting, it's snow. >> it will be on the air, it will cause big problems travel wise throughout the northeast. coming up in "trending" we'll pose a question that many people want to ask -- are you normal? sglifts watching -- i was watching carson catch snowflakes in his mouth. most guys stop that. it's basically talking to guys in the year 2014, comparing some traits and behaviors that other guys tend to do on a daily basis.

when was the last time you cried? >> don't answer yet. >> okay. >> how many female friends do you have? >> none. >> never answer that. >> really? >> yeah. >> impossible. right? >> smart guy. >> anyway, we'll talk about whether a guy is normal in 2014. >> but first, a check of the top stories. natalie is on assignment, so we have willie at the newsdesk. >> good morning. the threat of a major snowstorm and bitterly cold temperatures, closing schools and offices this morning and forcing airlines to cancel nearly 2,000 flights. nbc's tom costello is in washington, d.c. with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. we are in the bull's-eye. the federal government is closed today, hundreds of snowplows are at the ready. they're expecting five to eight inches here in the d.c. metro area. the snow will start flying any

minute now. it will really pick up in the afternoon. if you're out of western maryland, pennsylvania, even further north more snow is a possibility. and then they're talking about below zero on windchill. yesterday people were out in t-shirts playing frisbee, but today, we're bracing for a lot of snow. the most snow in the d.c. area in three years and of course a lot of the areas of the country have had more snow than we have had for a long time. willie, back to you. >> messy couple of days. thanks. u.s. military commanders are positioning air and naval forces so they can react to any security emergencies at the winter olympics in sochi, russia. terror concerns have escalated with a new video that shows two men believed to be the suicide bombers who attacked bus and train stations last month. now threatening the sochi games. officials also on alert for female bombers known as black widows who may already be in the sochi area. osha is investigating a

deadly explosion in omaha, nebraska. it caused a partial collapse of the plant which makes nutritional additives for animal feed. firefighters were able to pull five people from the rubble. new jersey governor chris christie takes a break from weeks from scandal and apologies for his inaugural today. his lieutenant governor kim guadagno will be sworn in. she denied that she told the mayor of hoboken, new jersey, that superstorm sandy relief aid would be tie to her decision on a real estate project. president obama will meet with pope francis during a european trip in march. the president looks forward to discussing with him their shared commitment to poverty. the rosetta space probe is

now sending signals back to earth. they're studying a come elt close up. it will release a smaller probe to land on a comet's surface. the first message sent via twitter on monday had to travel 500 million miles. it said hello world in several languages. couple of shocker at the australian open tennis tournament. djokovic lost his quarter final match this morning to verinka. a back hand return by florian mare hit a ball boy right in the face. the guy barely flinches though. shaking it off and he stood on the court for the remainder of the match. that is one tough ball boy. 8:05. let's go outside to matt, savannah, al and carson. >> all right. thanks, guys. thank you. so it's your birthday today. what's your name? >> kim. >> kim, are you having a good time? >> i'm having a great time and it's snowing.

>> you ever seen snow before? >> once. here. >> so, you're back again. as we take a look, we have snow making its way through southern ohio and indianapolis. you can see some snow there in cincinnati. looking at live pictures of snow falling there. that's all making its way to the east. as we show you, but out west, it's unseasonably warm and dry. no change over the next seven to ten days, and bad news for the fire dangers. billings, ten degrees above normal. san francisco gets up to 86 degrees or 66 i should say. windy in the southeast. near blizzard like conditions in parts of northern new england late tonight into tomorrow. snow across the plains. windy in the southeast. 50 degrees in dallas-ft. worth today. . hey, tuesday morning, you know what? more of the same. temperatures right now still cool enough for a coat. 44 in oakland, mountain view at 42 degrees.

up to 61 at noon. i want to show you will live picture because it really tells the story of the day, more clouds will stream in throughout the afternoon. none theless, temperatures will be just about as warm but with limited sunshine, a touch cooler for today. 72, hope you have a great day. and that's your latest weather. >> we just asked al how cold it was? he said 35. i said 28. that coat should have its own zip code. >> i have two or three people in here right now. >> let them out. >> yeah. coming up, katy perry opens up like she hasn't before on the subject of childhood, the president, and her love of complicated men. then zac efron is here along with his co-stars to talk about his new movie. we'll catch up with him in a few moments. it's part unicycle and part motorcycle.

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on a regular basis. >> oh, yeah. >> okay. 56% said they did use it in the last month. you're normal for this part. two, you've gotten a manicure in the last six months. >> never had one. >> never in my life. >> only 5% said yes. >> me, too. >> okay. >> what about your feet? >> okay. number three, you cried at some point in the last month. >> in the last month? >> oh, i haven't cried in the last decade. >> 37% yes. so far, you're the most evolved, i think. four, you own at least six pairs of jeans. >> six? >> no. not six. >> what about three to five pairs. >> three. >> 22% said they owned at least six pairs of jeans, 51% said they owned three to five. so more normal to be three to five. all right. you said i love you in the last 24 hours.

>> yeah. >> you guys are all dads. 34%. >> i said it to -- >> i think you guys are sort of normal. >> all right. >> this has been enlightening. >> don't you know what you cried about? >> i was thinking about my dad. >> okay. sounds good. all right. >> by the way, i cry every day on this job. that's another story. >> you love us. how about this one? have you ever had a friend sit you down and start a conversation with, "don't take this the wrong way." it's the worst, you know it's going to be terrible whatever that person's going to say. language experts call phrases like that qualifiers. they're the subject of the story in today's "wall street journal." "with all due respect" which means they have no respect whatsoever. what about in the middle of an argument someone says "relax." i hear what you're saying, but -- to tell you the truth. nobody tells you the truth after

that. apparently we use these phrases when we're not actually going to be open and honest with friends and family. >> you know what your problem is? >> yes, i do. >> you know the worst is when someone says, well i'm sorry you feel that way. >> people are attempting to communicate and they're using these phrases as sort of bridges to try and -- but they're dancing around the truth ultimately. and it can be offensive, with all due respect. >> all right. i've got another question for the panel. >> wow. >> i don't know why i'm asking this question, but i am. do you wear spanx? >> are we still raising our hands? >> yeah. >> how about tighty whiteys? >> a version, maybe. >> i have an aversion to them. >> a version. >> i hear what you're saying, i've got those, too. >> certain kinds of shapewear could be hurting our bodies when they're not worn properly. when they're too tight, they actually squeeze our organs,

that can cause acid reflux, heartburn, could cause pain and numbness in our legs. what can you do? not to wear it too often. >> when you say squeezing your orga organs, what do you mean? >> tighty whiteys. >> what about when women war those corsets? >> it was worse then. >> can't be good. cutting off circulation all the time. >> i thought you were supposed to buy them tight to keep everything in. so buying them in an extra large. >> you don't want that. >> burst my appendix. as you know, we're all gearing up to head out to sochi for the olympics in a few weeks, and we've got a picture of the bathrooms we'll be using. check it out. two toilets, one stall, no wall in between. >> come on. >> this is the men's room in the biathlon center in sochi.

the photo, literally with the emphasis on "bi." >> wow. >> on the hill top. >> that's right. the toilet there. >> that's not happening. >> no. >> can't wait. >> ellen has talked to superstar celebrities and danced with the first lady, but has she just interviewed her most memorable guest ever. his name is elias phoenix and he's a 7-year-old piano prodigy. >> did you pick that out yourself? or dress like that for me? >> i dressed that like for you and to be myself. >> just to be yourself every day. you're always a snazzy dresser. >> your hair's soft.

>> you can see he's quite a character. he's captured the heart of the audience. now we look at what happens next. ♪ >> the audience says it all. elias says he has two goals, to play at carnegie hall and visit ellen, one down, one to go. and now to the countdown to sochi and a familiar face who has made it to the u.s. bobsled team. lolo jones along with lauren williams are about to become the ninth and tenth americans to compete in the summer and winter olympics. we'll talk to lolo and her teammates in a moment. but first, her interesting road to sochi. >> lolo jones. >> it's lolo jones' third trip to the olympics, but her first time competing in the winter

games. >> wow. that's impressive. >> and lane one will be lolo jones. >> until now the 31-year-old's event track and field, the 100-meter hurdle. she took seventh place in beijing in 2008 falling from the lead after clipping the second to last hurdle. four years later in london, a year after her spinal cord surgery, a second chance for gold, but missed the winner's podium by .1 of a second coming in fourth. >> i was crushed afterwards. i had the best race of my year. doesn't take away from the pain i was so close to, you know, once again having a medal and not getting it. >> her disappointment was compounded by a scathing article in the "new york times" criticizing jones from benefitting from what it called a sad and cynical marketing campaign capitalizing on her "cover girl" looks. brought jones to tears on the "today" show. >> the fact that they tore me apart, it was just heart

breaking. >> after two summer games without a medal, at the suggestion of olympic bobsledder myers, jones tried her hand at a new sport. a silver medal in her first world cup as a breakman, was all she needed to focus on her olympic dreams. >> lolo jones, great way to start her career. >> a natural and dedicated athlete, jones is also made for making headlines off the track. in 2012, leading up to the london games, she said she planned to remain a virgin until marriage. >> there's virgins out there. it's the hardest thing i've ever done in my life. >> jones also took heat for posting a vine video for bobsled paycheck of $741.84. she says to bring attention to how little some olympians make. >> the whole season, that's it. >> now she's got her sights set on sochi. and this time, she's not alone, surrounded by five teammates as she once again goes for gold.

and lolo jones is with us now from germany where she is training. good morning to you. >> hi, savannah, how you doing? >> i'm great. i'm thinking about the day after your last race in london, you and i sitting on the set together. how heartbroken you were. if i told you in that moment, lolo, you're going back to the olympics, but you're going to be on the bobsled team, would you have believed me? >> probably not. absolutely not. i think it's funny because in the summer games i was complaining we didn't have air-conditioning. and now i definitely don't complain about lack of cold. so it's pretty thrilling. and i'm excited to be here. >> you know, it is such a feat in itself to completely switch sports, but then to become an olympian in that sport in the space of 18 months. what does this mean to you? the chance to once again go to that olympic podium? >> well, i think any time you represent team usa, it's the

biggest honor that i'll have in my life. you feel the weight and the pressure of a country behind you. and you know that, you know, it's not only your hopes and dreams, you're fighting for other people back home. i carry that with a lot of responsibility and i hope to make everybody proud. >> you wrote something on your facebook page after you made the team, bobsled was my fresh start, bobsled humbled me, made me stronger, hungry, rely on faith. it gave me hope. is this about redemption for you? >> well, i think it's even more about redemption. i learned so much from the moment i walked into that olympic training center and the bobsledders. they embraced me at one of my lowest points in my life. i was coming off the summer games and pretty depressed. and they lifted me up. and day by day, they encouraged me to never give up on the olympic dream. and so they really did give me a fresh start. and i am, you know, you know, i know you can't change the past.

but knowing i hit a hurdle, got fourth place, i wouldn't change it for the fact i know it led me to be here. led me to meet a great group of female athletes. and we are truly united and bonded and ready to go to sochi and dominate. >> well, one thing i know has changed between your track and field life and bobsled life, you had to put on 30 pounds of muscle. we were back in your home in london and you were making this spinachy smoothy concoction. was it fun to actually kind of change your mentality about what to eat, how to train, how to put on muscle? >> it's pretty easy. >> definitely, yeah, for track and field, obviously, you don't want too much weight on you. and for bobsled, weight comes into factor, you have to weigh a certain amount at the end of the finish. it's thrilling i had to have a different diet and change it up from my past experience with track. >> and let's talk about how you are learning this new sport. are there any skills you carry over from track and field to

bobsled? and how does it become a lot more difficult? is this a more challenging support? >> there are some skills that will transfer from track, obviously, the running behind the bobsled. there's a lot i had to learn and you have to be really strong and powerful for bobsled. and there's really no sport like it. and it's not like you can practice the sport in high school or middle school. you really have to come there and have like no knowledge about it and have to learn everything so very quickly. and so it takes a lot of help from your teammates. and you -- it's a lot of people just molding together at the same time and so it's been a challenge. and yes, i will say it's more challenging than track and field in that aspect. >> and also, the fact you can have these spectacular crashes. tell me about the first time you went through that experience. i heard there was a blood curdling scream. >> well, i'm going to have to down play my crashes because my

teammates, the ones that crash are right next to me. it was actually really smooth. >> yeah. no sweat, right? team is such an important thing. and from what i've read, that's one of the most important aspects to you of this new life as a bobsledder. what is being part of the team mean to you when all your life you've been in a sport all about the individual? >> well, there's a bible verse that says two is better than one and when one falls, another one can lift them up. that's why team is so important to me. i'd like to introduce you to my teammates. we have lauren williams from track and field, gold medal, jasmine filner, asia evans. >> well, ladies -- >> usa! usa! usa! usa! >> there they are. usa bobsled team.

you call yourself the wolfpack? >> we call ourselves the wolf pack. absolutely. >> all right. well, we cannot wait to hear you roar. lolo, ladies, thank you so much. congratulations to you. and we'll see you in sochi. >> thank you, guys. thanks for having us. >> and a reminder, all the action from sochi begins thursday, february 6th, right here on nbc. the opening ceremony is the next night. and coming up, the stars of a new comedy "that awkward moment." first, your local news.

a very good tuesday morning to you, 8:26 now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. a gay arights advocate is set t be in court today. investigators say they found dozens of pornographic images on his computer last spring. he is also accused of sending e-mails with pornographic pictures of children. he has worked with the human rights commission for 22 years before retiring in 2010. tough right now for the peninsula. this is far north as we can see. you see southbound there is two

lanes blocked. and right is jammed up as well. we'll look alt the map and talk about the major injuries reported here. the point account, and we will get more details as chp feeds them in. also very slow towards san mateo. and a slow drive into downtown oakland, back to you, laura. >> we'll have another local news update in about half an hour, see you then. nbc universal's coverage of the 2014 winter olympic games

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comcast nbcuniversal ♪ it's 8:30 now on a tuesday morning, 21st day of january, 2014. and check this out. that's carson riding what's called a ryno bike. >> awesome. >> it could be the future of personal transportation, and he's doing it in a snowstorm here in new york. >> it's so awesome. >> you like it? >> yeah. just kind of where you lean. it's easy to ride.

it's smoothe. it's super easy and really fun. >> we're going to meet the owner and inventor in a little while. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker, willie geist and easy rider carson daly. we've got three of hollywood's hottest young stars. zac efron, miles keller, and they will tell us about their new movie called "that awkward moment." plus, how far should you push your kids when it comes to athletics? well, there's a new series called "friday night tykes," one youth football league in texas. it does have the fair share of critics. we'll talk to one of the head coaches. and tomorrow, another controversial topic, a conversation we want to get you involved in. are your attitudes about weight and body image rubbing off on your daughters? provocative discussion and we're going to start it tomorrow. >> and it's amazing how young girls start talking about their bodies. i have a 10-year-old. >> and he's the inventor and ceo of ryno bike.

hi, chris. i don't think it can be that easy to ride. how does it work? >> it balances with gyro stabilization like in your phone, it knows where the center of the earth is. it stays upright. >> is carson your ultimate customer? >> i like that. >> i love it. >> okay. do you think people could commute? >> it's urban transportation, for i want to go from the train to my apartment and back. i can take it on the train, bike lane. >> 10 miles an hour? >> 10 miles an hour. fast enough. >> available for the public yet, or no? >> april 16th, we're starting to ship. >> price point good? >> absolutely. $5,300. >> wow. >> i appreciate that. >> it's like "star wars." >> thank you so much. let's get a check of the weather. >> carson's helmet says it all,

8:32 tuesday morning, good morning to you bay area. temperatures this morning are a little on the chilly side if you're out and about. you want to pull out a coat, but i can show you right now, san jose as of lunchtime, 60. the idea is to dress in layers. we're tracking a significant cool down. not just yet, we'll have to wait until next week, and for the next few days, temperatures will be unseasonably warm. >> all right. time to talk about the biggest loser. jay eliminated on week 12. jay, welcome to the "today" show. >> thanks, al. >> and i have watched your transformation. it is nothing short of miraculous. your starting weight 297, what are you now? >> i've lost about 110 pounds, i'm about 189. >> man. you've got a ranch. does this make it easier for you to get back in the saddle?

>> absolutely, it does. my weight became such an issue to do what i love to do, which is my passion for riding and roping, and my weight totally prevented me from doing that. and i'm already back in the saddle. >> and you look terrific. that's great. and you're vying for the at-home prize. we wish you all the be. >> thank you so much. >> and don't forget, coming up tonight, you can watch "the biggest loser" tonight 8:00/7:00 central right here on nbc. and we've got zac efron and his latest cast all talking in a little bit. but first, this is "today" -- no. okay. matt? >> i'll take it, al. thank you very much. now to another star getting very candid about her life. katy tur is in the studio with more on that. >> at 29, she sold more than 11 million albums, more followers on twitter than anyone on earth. we get a first look at katy perry's "gq" spread and let's call it a quirky interview.

♪ i got the eye of the tiger >> reporter: she's arguably the biggest name in pop music right now. her smash hit "roar," just her latest song to top the charts. and in "gq's" february's cover story, readers got a glimpse of the simultaneously sugary and sultry singer who first splashed on the scene with a song about kissing a girl. ♪ i kissed a girl and i liked >> reporter: she described her childhood growing up poor, singing for food at a santa barbara's farmers market, losing her virginity at the age of 16 in the front seat of a volvo. she touches on her parents' beliefs but calls herself more spiritual, saying i believe in a lot of astrology, i believe in aliens. adding, if my relationship with obama gets any better, i'm going

to ask him that question, it just hasn't been appropriate yet. unlike some of her musical peers, this pop princess takes being a role model seriously. she claims to have never had plastic surgery. and she says marijuana isn't her friend. and on her much gossiped about, personal life reveals that russell brand who many believe she slammed in her song "wide awake," never visited her in the world tour for "teenage dream." six months after the divorce, she was dating john mayer, perfect fodder for tabloid headlines. the romance now back on along with a newly released duet. still, perry is quick to deflate expectations, telling writer amy wallace, i'm just having a wonderful experience with a wonderful guy. there's no rush. >> i've said to her at one point in the interview that some would say she had an appetite for complicated men.

and she laughed. and her answer basically broke down into she would prefer complicated to dull. >> as for the aliens comment, not sure what she wanted to ask president obama, but she said she was very supportive of his campaign and joked around she might have won wisconsin for him. matt? >> all right. katy tur, thank you very much. up next, the stars of the new movie "that awkward moment." but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ >> is that carson? back now at 8:39 with the three stars of "that awkward moment." three friends when one friend is facing a divorce. take a look.

>> ice cream? >> yeah, peanut butter chocolate. >> that's a great flavor. >> no ice cream, no. >> whiskey doesn't mix well with ice cream. >> you need it? >> yeah. >> what are you a fat teenage girl? >> what are you bridget jones? >> give me the ice cream. >> no. get away from me. >> give me the ice cream. >> nobody gets ice cream. >> that was awesome. >> zac efron, michael b. jordan and miles teller join us. guys like to turn to ice cream, too, in times of need. >> peanut butter chocolate is amazing. i love that flavor. >> when i watched this movie, i thought 2/3 of you are total dogs through 2/3 of the movie. >> whoa. >> what do you think? >> i agree with you completely. >> you were the nice one. >> that's right. >> i mean, i wouldn't say -- we're just looking for love and, you know, sometimes you just -- you're not compatible with somebody and you can keep it going or you can just nip it in the bud.

>> this is sort of -- i don't know, looking to what it's like for guys to be dating in today's world. and part of it, we really are good guys, all three characters. >> we have good intentions. we may not execute the way we want to. >> we mean well. >> there's a good moral of the story. it's called "that awkward moment." what does that mean in the context of the film? what do you think that's describing, zac? >> i don't know. just -- >> i think it's the awkward moments of us trying to figure it out. sometimes, when you get put on the spot and a girl asks you a question and you weren't expecting. >> like right now, we didn't prepare for the questions. these are not the questions we rehearsed. where are the questions we rehearsed? >> we should have been ready for this. >> a moment when it comes up with a girl, so where is this going? what does this mean? >> right. >> what are we? >> speaking of awkward -- there is a scene that we cannot or

maybe just will not show on morning television, involves some kind of naked acrobatics over a toilet. miles, was that a joy to shoot? >> naked acrobatics are on my resume, has been since college. >> skills. >> i have no idea he had any skills. >> worked on it for about a month. >> i started practicing when i was very young. that's actually how i got into acting. >> well, all of you have really an exciting stages in your lives. 2014, your producer on this film, i know last year was a little bit hard, there were reports you'd gone through rehab. anything you want to share about that? and i think mostly your fans want to know how you're doing? >> just that i'm in the best place i've ever been. i've never been this happy before. and i'm extraordinarily grateful for you guys and to be here promoting this movie and -- i don't know, things are good. thank you for asking. >> you've got a lot going on. so do you, miles.

it's rumored you're going to play dan akroyd. >> that started, but nothing has been signed yet. >> no, it's something i've talked about and i'd be honored to play a legend like dan ackroyd, but that's how it got started. he threw it out. >> all right. >> there was a mole in the audience. >> and i can't let you go without saying, michael b. jordan, you're being called a breakout rising star, what's next for you? >> i'm not sure. trying to figure it out, honestly. focused on promoting this film and making sure people get out and see it. it's an awesome film that speaks on today. >> yeah. i agree with you, by the way, these guys are the best young actors i've ever worked with, and i'm so excited -- there's never really been a movie like this. and all of us are stoked to get it out there and so happy to be in new york. >> we're the hottest guys. >> working in film, and we're

all in the film together so it's like, hello. hello. >> you're doing your richard sherman impersonation right now. cutest, hottest movie stars ever. >> i hope not. awkward moment. >> exactly. thanks for being here. appreciate it. >> thanks very much. >> once again "that awkward moment" hits theaters next friday, january 31st. and a controversy new look at youth football in america. kids 8 and 9 years old, are they being pushed too far? first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back now at 8:46 with a new series documenting youth football down in texas. it's called "friday night tykes" on the esquire network and raising serious questions about things like player safety and just how far we should push our children. take a look.

>> it's going to be okay to quit in the classroom if you allow it on the football field. i want to see how fast and mean you are. let's go. you've got to push them. go! go! >> the hardest thing is getting them past the field. once you make that first hit, you start liking it, craving it. >> when i say rip -- you all deserve to be out here, it's a beautiful day. we practice hard, we sweated, now you're going to put it on somebody else instead of each other. >> keep going! >> colby! are you quitting? >> oh, man. >> let's go. breathe. let's go. >> what's the matter? i don't care how much pain

you're in. you don't quit. >> lisa is a mom and manager for the junior broncos. good morning to both of you. good to see you. >> good morning. >> let's start with you. that young man at the end of the take, colby, that's your son. >> that's right. very proud. >> you're proud -- as i watch it -- i'm a father, i've got three kids, i think he's being pushed too hard. i say -- >> you don't know my colby. as parents, we know our kids better than anybody else. and i know what colby's capable of, i know it's not too much for him. >> it's obvious right now, this is not one of the leagues you see a lot of these days where they don't make any cuts and everybody gets equal playing time and give trophies to everyone at the end of the season because everyone's a winner. this is tough stuff. >> absolutely. but i'd much rather have colby learn this lesson now in life than when he's 18 and i can't get him motivated to get out there. he doesn't have the self-confidence to try things that are difficult and to push through and to feel that success when it actually happens. >> and you never worry it's too much. >> as a parent, you always

worry. you have some reservations, but we talk to colby all the time. it's a conversation, not just a one-time thing, it's almost a lifestyle. and so we are constantly monitoring that. >> you're a coach, your son also plays, i believe he's the quarterback for the team. >> he's a quarterback. >> this type of style of coaching, this in your face, push these kids style, you're happy with for your own child, as well? >> well, everybody has their own style. i truthfully have my own style. what you saw on camera, i don't actually go that route. i'm more conservative. i do push the kids, but in a more sensible manner. >> this -- these are 8 and 9-year-olds, right? >> correct. >> this actually starts earlier. kids start playing football at 4 and 5. they start tackling at 6, which raises the obvious question about the risk of injury. and some of these hits i see on this tape are pretty tough hits. do you worry about your son getting hurt? >> definitely. i worry about that all the time. but the thing is as coaches,

we've all got to instill the techniques of tackling. what you didn't see on some of these is where the coach pull them aside and correct them. you've got to keep your head up when you're tackling, see what you're hitting. >> one of the coaches said, one of the hardest thing is getting the kids past the fear. i know your son came to you and i think your wife also and said, look, i'm afraid of getting hurt. how do you as a parent versus as a coach address a child who has fears. >> well, that's when we do become parents. i comfort him. that was one of the first times he came to me because he didn't witness the injury the previous week. >> you think he was nervous coming to you because you're also the football coach? >> in some manner. but my kids are very open to me. i felt -- i felt glad he came to me and approached me in that manner. >> i mentioned the series is raising questions. do you welcome the questions? >> absolutely. i think these are conversations that we need to have as americans. are we pushing hard enough? are we not pushing hard enough?

there's many aspects of "friday night tykes." and so far, you've only seen two episodes. there's more to come. >> thank you very much. you can catch "friday night tykes" tonight on the esquire network. and up next, we'll answer the call of the wild. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back now with

"today's" call of the wild. and remarkable animals. brian staples founder of staples zoo. we've got zac efron, michael b. jordan and miles teller. >> he's done this before. >> he seems chill with me. >> doing great. >> he's cool. we like to go out and -- >> he's your wing man? is that it? >> watch this. give me high five. right here. >> got grapes in his hands now. high five. >> you're making it up. >> he's putting him on the spot. >> come here, wilson. give a high five. >> yeah. >> made it all worth it. >> very nice. tell us about this first animal. >> well, this is roree, a 14-week-old baby lion cub. isn't he great? >> how did he get to you? >> okay. so all of the animals in our program are secondhand or rescued animals.

his mother developed mastitis where she wasn't able to feed and that happened over the christmas period. we helped out a local zoo and my zoo keepers took over the role of bottle feeding. so when he's good and healthy, he'll head back to the zoo. >> how big will he get? >> a big boy lion, probably close to 500 pounds. >> roree's going crazy right now. no leash, no nothing. >> what's to prevent him from jumping and running around the studio? >> he doesn't know he can yet? >> and i just said that out loud. >> all of these games and things he's playing now, this is all skills he'll be developing to be a great hunter. >> wow. >> oh, this monkey, pickpocket. >> i'm going to take the paper away so he doesn't eat it. as long as he doesn't eat me. what's the next rescued animal? >> these spots will disappear, by the way. >> oh, my. >> good for you.

what kind of fox is this? >> okay. this is an amazing story. this is called a siberian fox. >> oh, yeah. i was hoping -- >> this is how people should wear their furs. >> how did you end up with this one? >> there was a program that started in the late '50s in siberia, russia, would it be possible to breed the domesticated genes in a dog? they lost funding and we have thousands and thousands of these friendly foxes that think they should be a pet. it's posed a terrible problem. they don't know how to survive. >> no one's going to get in what does the fox say joke? >> go ahead. >> an interesting smell, too? >> right. there's a sad story that goes to the whole fox breeding thing for domestication. the scent there is what a lot of colognes are made out of.

>> oh, man. this is congo. an awesome guy. >> hey, zac. >> by the way, animal lovers. going to be it is 8:56, o.co coliseum is getting a new look today. 500 truckloads of dirt will be dumped for this weekend's monosere energy super cross race. let's check in with christina this morning. >> not sunday sunday, huh?

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from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on what's becoming a snowy tuesday morning, january 21st, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker. natalie out on assignment. so our guest cohost, very excited about this, the one, the only mary lou. >> i'm so excited. so neat. >> it's getting a little whacky outside. >> the streamers have already started, it's going to pick up. we're going to be looking at blizzard-like conditions here in the northeast into new england on into tomorrow morning. a lot of schools already closed in the northeast from

washington, d.c., virginia, all the way up into this area school delays. over 2,400 fligschools canceled delays. and tonight's flight coming home new york into boston is going to be terrible. >> i missed that because i've been in l.a. i came in town just in time. >> there it is. okay. so the vortex returns. although, it's the snow first and then behind it will be the vortex. >> okay. what's the other term we learned this morning? bobmbo? >> bombo genesis, the low pressure system intensifies very rapidly within 24 hours, becomes what we call a weather bomb. >> weather bomb. see how fun it is to talk to al? well, she is our guest host, you know her, she's actress, author, radio host, she's got that crazy memory. >> do you remember when we met? >> yes. not the day, no. >> do you remember the date?

>> of course. i remember the date. >> do you really? >> no, i'm not making it up. it was a monday, it was december 24th. >> come on. >> well, yes. there's a story behind that. >> there's a story behind that. >> there's a story. >> a christmas story. >> was i cheating then? >> well, you didn't remember. >> that's an excellent point. >> so this is called hyper -- >> no. it's called highly superior autobiographical memory. >> highly superior -- >> so our crack research department. >> it's the next one. >> uh-oh. >> so explain for people, a lot of people have heard your story, some haven't, though. explain what it means to have this kind of memory. >> well, most people remember 8 to 11 events within any year. but people who have highly superior autobiographical memory, they -- we remember, they say 200 to 365, events in

our daily lives. well, there were a dozen documented, they took measurements, put us through mris, 300 measurements in our brain and found nine areas ten times larger than the normal brain. it's crazy when you see what that looks like. >> we've got a quiz. >> okay. >> so what were you doing on january 27th, 1979? >> oh. that was my first golden globes. that was so much fun. we were nominated, "taxi" was nominated and we won. but i sat with john travolta because we were dating then and he was star of the year. and i would -- what do you want me to describe? >> what were you wearing? >> a real '40s look. black and white outfit with a little hat, and he -- >> there it is. my gosh. >> yeah. >> travolta, by the way with the beard. >> yeah. >> how about this one, what were you doing on september 8th, 1994? >> so september 8th, 1994 was a thursday, and i had -- yeah,

september 8th, 1994 was a thursday, i did a whole bunch of publicity that day. i had a lot of different outfits on that day. i had a black sort of french kind of outfit. it was pants and a top. >> do you remember a specific interview? >> a specific interview? was i on this show? >> yes, you were. >> you were talking about your show "marilu." >> i would change clothes all day, it would take me a little longer. my show was premiering that following week. >> i know you get sick of talking about this, but it's fascinating to people. i've heard you describe it once as you call up a dvd and scenes pop up and you get a thumbnail. that's how you see the calendar? >> it's like having 365 simultaneous montages going on. you say january and it's here, september would be here and i see it. and people who have it, we don't -- if i asked you what you did this morning you could describe perfectly and think about yourselves in first

person. if i asked you probably, you know, months ago you'd probably go to third, but we're always in first. we go back to a day and right there. >> is it ever a curse? >> never. it's like having the greatest organized system ever. now that you said september 8th, i'll be able to do the morning till night on what happened on that day. >> the apple cover flow, you know. >> yeah. it's like that. it's like that. but it's in a linear sort of time line. and really -- i really do believe that everybody has it in them because your story is in you, it's just we have a great retrieval system. so that's why in my book "total memory makeover" and on my radio show. i'm always telling you i've got a spark memory supplement, and it's so important for people to be able to keep their brains healthy so they can retrieve. >> important to do those brain games? >> well, that takes care of one part. but autobiographical is something else, it's about being able to access your story to bring the past to the present and let it inform a better

future. and people always say to me, well, what about the bad stuff? well, memory's tied to adrenaline, you're going to remember the bad stuff anyway. it's about the sweeter moments with your children and your families and things like that. >> what a gift. >> that is incredible. >> one thing that i don't know if seattle seahawks cornerback sherman, richard sherman would like to forget yesterday. >> i don't think so. i don't think so. he's apologized now for an outburst at sunday's big nfc championship game against san francisco. happened after seattle won to move on to the super bowl in the postgame, immediately following with fox's erin andrews. check this out. >> let me ask you the final play. take me through it. >> i'm the best corner in the game. that's the result you gonna get. don't you ever talk about me! >> who was talking about you? >> crabtree! don't you open your mouth about the best. i'm going to stand up for you real quick. >> all right.

>> man. like mr. t. is back. >> i pity that poor fool. >> erin andrews for the follow-up. richard sherman writes a column for "si." he posted yesterday, of himself, quote, it was loud, it was in the moment, i don't want to be a villain because i'm not a villainous person. don't judge a person's character by what they do between the lines. judge a man by what he does off the field, what he does for his community and what he does for his family. first of all, he's an incredibly smart guy. h he went to stanford, smart guy, and great, great elite player. i think what offended people is, just make the play, you don't have to talk so much about the play and denigrate the other guy. >> but i'm sorry, i think football because of all of the -- i'm so interested in the brain. a lot of those guys have brain damage and you don't know what's flipping out in their brains at any given moment. >> a lot of adrenaline.

>> concussions and adrenaline. >> the nfl has a 10 maybe 15-minute cooling off period before reporters go into the locker room. this was different because it was on the field. >> you're so hyped off. it's like when we come off of doing this show. >> i can't wait. >> some of those interviews we do afterwards. >> crazy. >> offensive things you say. >> oh, good. hope i'm not late for my flight, but i'm sticking around. >> what time is your flight? >> 12:00. >> good that you remember that. seahawks are moving on to the super bowl, playing the denver broncos, super bowl in new jersey, might have some of this kind of weather right here. >> uh-oh. >> you'll be late if you take the gwb. >> according to ticket website, the price, $4,063. that's the average price. $4,063. >> wow. directly it's like $2,800.

>> they're still expensive. and some you can buy for like $29,000. >> i know everybody's going to spend that kind of money, but i -- >> not everybody. >> no, not everybody. not everybody. but where does the money go? does it go for a worthy cause or just? >> goes to the nfl. >> if that's your charity. good luck. but, you know, in the roker household, it's going to be our dad's spicy asian wings. >> we were just talking about that. the best place to watch the super bowl, right at home. >> you get the commercials. >> do you know that the day after super bowl sunday is the day most called in sick, the most antiacids are sold and the most toilet flushing. so everybody knows. >> really? >> see. i just read it, i know it. >> your first super bowl? >> it was super bowl xii in january of '78, right? i know it was, i think it was the broncos and the cowboys? >> '78? '78. i think so.

you're putting me on the spot here. >> that's the idea. >> i pulled that one up from nowhere. >> hey. >> i think so. was it super bowl xii? >> by the way, you and natalie. >> natalie. >> you and natalie. >> we're on bethenny frankel's show today. here's a clip. >> it helps, too, your family keeps your humble. i have two kids, one 6, one 4, and they have no interest in what i do for a living. my wife says daddy's on. no, bubble guppies, get this off. and if someone's nice enough in a restaurant and says hello, they mock me openly. these are 4-year-old children. >> really? >> ooh, willie geist, so nice to meet you. >> really? why are you so mean to me? >> that's my daughter. she comes hard at me.

>> don rickels elementary. >> they go hard. those two -- >> by the way, confirmation from the control room. you were correct. >> you were right. >> i pulled that one out of nowhere. >> '78, dallas beat the broncos. >> do you remember the score? >> no. come on, that was pretty good. >> i'm digging deep. that's amazing. truly amazing. did this help you when you were in school? >> well, yes. but it was -- that's more photographic memory. but i do remember things i relate to and i just, you know, that was my first one out in los angeles because i'd moved there the year before. >> can we turn this into a vegas show? i'm only half kidding. you could make millions out there. people throw dates at you. >> i don't know how interesting that would be, but okay. >> have you seen our show? anyway. let's take a look, show you what we've got going on as far as your weather is concerned. and right now, you can watch on the radar. this is really kind of fascinating because you can see the snow making its way in. so philadelphia right there on

the radar, it's just -- literally just on the western border of philadelphia. washington, d.c., just on the western border of d.c. and then, new york city, you can see the snow's already in there. and look at that. man, the snow is there. it is coming down. and it is going to continue. here we go. so the snow, the low develops over the mid-atlantic spreads to the northeast, by 3:00 this afternoon, we are in it from boston, all the way to washington, richmond and roanoke. overnight, 9:00 p.m., this thing intensifies as we talked about, bombo genesis. it becomes what we call a weather bomb. it just intensifies, brings that heavy snow and strong winds, bitterly cold air coming in from canada. wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour. we're going to be talking about like ground blizzard conditions from boston on into hartford, connecticut. southern new jersey, as well, on into ocean city. then it moves offshore by 10:00 a.m. but we still got blowing and drifting snow along the cape. and then the big problem going

to be single-digit temperatures, subzero windchills, and the secondary part of the polar vortex breaks off, comes in and temperatures are going to bottom out as we get into thursday hey, good morning to you bay area. a good looking day if you're looking for the warmth. more of the same 69 degrees at 4:00 p.m. our san francisco camera shaking a bit. your temperatures have come down a few degrees. here is where we're headed. on the way to the east bay and 70s today in the south bay. your forecast coming up and overall looking good and warm into the weekend. >> i mean -- >> she turned to me and said when were your born? and i said, may 3rd, 1975. oh, that was a saturday. and she was correct. >> well, that was before i was like conscious of. >> in other words, i'm too old.

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parents who meet on a college tour with their kids and the kids don't want them around, of course. leave me alone. and they kind of, you know, they kind of hook up. start a little adversary. but by the end of the day, they've had the most special day of their life and have to make a decision what to do at the end of the day. >> wow. >> because they're both married. >> i was going to ask you about that. how did you feel about this character personally? because, yes, it's a beautiful sort of budding love story, but they are both married. >> yeah. you know, it's -- you can tell there's some -- their marriages have been coasting a little bit over the years and they just find -- it's not intentional they want to -- looking for somebody. they just happen to find kind of their soul mate. and the most important decision of their life they have to make that afternoon at the end of the day. >> you've been married for 30er y years and you got to work with your daughter in this movie. >> yeah. that was during the clip, yeah. >> and she also got to work with her sister. which is fantastic. how do you -- what's your secret

for a long and successful marriage? >> well, you know, first of all, i found that girl, that happened to me when i met my wife and proposed to her the first day i saw her, you know. >> oh, my gosh. >> love at first sight. >> yeah, it was. you channel that and, you know, i think there's a commitment to that. to her and to each other and to your family, to your kids. kind of like a religion, you know. >> and there's a scene where you're smoking pot with your daughter. just curious, was that a little awkward? how did that work? >> no, it wasn't. >> was it familiar? >> no, it was not familiar. >> talk about me. >> i don't know. >> it was not familiar, but it was a real part, you know. we didn't have the budget for that. >> and it wasn't shot in colorado. >> it wasn't shot in colorado, no. it was spokane, washington, doubling for an eastern college. >> do you like making this kind

of movie? you've done so much big budget, people have seen "untouchable" and the ocean movies. >> there's a freedom in that. you know, because nobody cares what you're doing. you're out there on your own. >> you don't even know if there's film in the camera. >> people who are there are there for a particular reason to be there for that movie. >> yeah. >> so there's, you know, and usually some of the best material out there comes from the independent cinema. you see it every year in the oscars. the movies, they win you the academy award for best picture sometimes or independent film. >> yeah. >> so you go where the material is. if there's a big budget thing that comes your way, that's fine, if not, you go where your heart is. we raise the money, the writer/director who are here off camera somewhere. and we raised the money for this movie and, you know, from scratch. >> the passion and love shows on camera. >> and in the suit. >> my winter suit. >> i know. >> only andy garcia could pull that off. so great to see you.

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[ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant welcome back, the time is 9:28. temperatures are warming nicely. half-moon bay is at 46 degrees. great day to hit the beach. beach weather continues. 11:00 a.m. we'll be at 63 degrees here. up to 67 at the hottest part of the day. good waves out there still. temperatures will start to fall throughout the next couple days, 70 in the south bay today, 71 at the peninsula, and we're in store for cooler weather. >> i was transfixed by those birds in your shot.

traffic flowing nicely in oakland, starting to move nicely. southbound 101 still slow and recovering here too. we had an earlier crash at willow. south from redwood city, starting to recover, much smoother there at the top of your screen. 280 not a problem, a typical pattern there. northbound routes start to move more steadily through the south bay. a crash earlier has cleared and approaching highway 17. more local news in half an hour, have a great tuesday morning.

welcome back to "today," tuesday morning, january 21st, 2014 as the snow begins to fall, not just here in new york, but around the country. natalie out on assignment, we're happy to have marilu henner with us. >> governor christie canceling his party out on ellis island because of the weather. >> is that right? >> going to donate the food to the food pantry. >> we need to talk about "brooklyn 99." >> you know what, i had a feeling they were going to win and i told andy and he was genuinely surprised. he's wonderful and he's got a soul as an actor and i think the show is going to be long running and one of those classic shows. i was very happy. and so happy to be working on

this. >> and it's following the super bowl. >> so you know fox loves it, otherwise they wouldn't be doing that. it's great to see young talent like that. >> took the red eye to be here. >> i ran into seth myers, i'd never met him before, but i was in his dressing room march 27th, 2008 for the "celebrity apprentice" party. and it was so much fun. and i love him. so i was -- blessed. it's a blessed flight. >> does he know you know the date you were in the dressing room? did he run in the other direction? >> most people do now. >> i think it's great. >> by the way, in a few minutes, we're going to go head to head to test our fitness knowledge. here's a question for you to think about at home. myth or fact. the more you sweat, the more calories you burn. >> myth. >> myth you say? i'm going with myth, too. >> myth. >> just the opposite. >> go online to today.com and vote. the results will be revealed during the segment. before we do that, al, let's get a look at if weather.

>> i'm going to do that. marilu, you going back to l.a.? >> yes, 12:00. >> you're going to get up on time. it's not so bad. in honor of marilu, let's show you los angeles, l.a.x. not looking too bad. couple of flights coming in right now. by this evening. they're getting up to 81 degrees with a few showers. rest of the country, we've had this inversion in the pacific northwest. they've had following and air stagnation alerts, a real mess. here in the northeast. look at this, 13 degrees for a high today in cincinnati, in columbus with snow. tomorrow, frigid weather from plains to the northeast. this technically isn't the return of the polar vortex, but cold air is being spun off of it. and it's going to make its way into the country. the fog continues in the pacific northwest, warm weather, unfortunately, continues in los angeles. they need the rain. and it's going to be cold all the way down

9:32, good morning to you bay area. if you have been enjoying this weather and that some of you have, we have more of the same for you today and we're still tracking that rain on the way as we head through early next week. temperatures today mostly down. not too bad, warm enough for a nice light jacket out there. we'll be at 67 degrees at 3:00 p.m. at half moon bay. everywhere else will jump out of the 40s and 50s into the 70s. terms like low fat, gluten free, cage-free are on packages all over the grocery store. >> here to help us understand the common food labeling is the health director for "family circle" magazine and the author of "read it before you eat it." ladies, good morning. >> hey. >> let's get right to this. the labels really are kind of what draws you in to begin with.

starting with the color green. >> exactly. green we all think of as positive connotation. green means good, go, makes us think of nature. it's not necessarily correlated to what's inside the package. there was a study out of cornell university where they showed people identical candy bars, but the nutrition labels were different colors. and people thought that the green nutrition label was better than the other color. so just that color makes people think a product is healthier than it actually might be. so the bottom line is be color blind, think about what's inside the package not outside. it's what's inside that matters. >> that's a good lesson. good concept. let's move to low fat. because this can be very deceptive. not always low-fat if it says so. >> low may not be the way to go. if it's low-fat, that means it has 3 grams or less of fat per serving. who ever said fat was the bad guy anyway? nuts olive oil, these foods could help your heart, help control diabetes. and because they're so

delicious, they could control your weight because you feel more satisfied when you eat a food with fat in it. and very often when something is low, it's high in something else. so a low-fat product could be high in sugar, salt, calories. >> so the other one that everybody's jumping on the bandwagon, gluten free. my son's gluten intolerant. but somehow we think it's not only gluten free means healthier and lower in calories and not necessarily the case. >> not necessarily the case. this is the big craze, right? it's the new diet, people going gluten free. and i think it's fantastic there are so many gluten free products on the market. however, unless you're gluten intolerant, it's not necessarily the right pick for you. what something lacks in gluten, they may make up for in sugar or starches. so you really do need to have a discerning eye. don't go along with the trends. >> there's confusing trends out there. you don't know what they mean. one of them is reduced sugar versus low sugar.

what's the difference there? >> sugar's like the master of disguise. so many different names, syrups, fructose, so many different names. reduced sugar actually has a definition that's a product would be 25% less sugar than the original counterpart. again, that doesn't mean it's not a high in fat, high in calories or it even has any health value. low sugar actually means get ready for this one, nothing. there's no standard definition for low sugar. there's none. there is sugar-free. and means that the product has to have half gram of sugar or less per serving. but if you're sitting down with a box of cookies that big, then you know you're not necessarily getting free of sugar. this is where free could be costly. >> wow. no such thing as a free lunch or free cookie. now, here's the other one that you see on especially cereal boxes or -- whole grain versus multigrain. and you still think, oh, grain, i must be doing good. >> exactly. and this one really drives me

crazy. they caught me on this one a few years ago. what you're looking for is a product that's 100% whole grain. 100%, not just whole grain because if it just says whole grain, it could be 5% or 10%. also multigrain means exactly what it says, more than one grain. and that doesn't mean that the grains that are in it are whole grain. so look for this, the whole grains council has this great stamp, black and gold stamp you can look for that makes it easier to shop for the 100% whole grain products if that's what you're looking for because whole grains are better for you. >> if they got you, what chance do we have? >> thanks so much. great to see you both. to find out more about how you can be misled at the grocery store go to today.com. coming up next, we asked you earlier is it a myth or fact that more you sweat, the more calories you burn. we know what al thinks. tell us what you think on today.com. what does that first spoonful taste like?

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you made a resolution this year to get fit. for the last few weeks, you've been sticking to it. why aren't you seeing those results? >> well, those fitness myths are holding you back. >> here to help you to get more from your workout is kristin. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> we want to start with the results of our today.com poll. we ask, the more you sweat, the more you burn. is that true? more than 10,000 of you voted, 72% said myth, 28% say fact. what is the truth? >> they are -- i'm very impressed, they are all correct. it is a myth. >> it's a myth. >> yes. just because you're drenched in sweat doesn't mean you've burned any extra calories, it's really your body's way of cooling your skin and regulating your temperature. >> could mean you're out of shape. >> or could mean that the studio was hot or the temperature was different that day or it's just your own body's physiology. >> that's a myth. you're going to quiz us on some of these other things. >> here's one that's good. running is bad for your knees, truth or myth. >> depends on the terrain, your age, i think it depends on --

>> i'm going to say myth because the conventional wisdom -- >> you're right. >> myth. >> i'm very impressed. everyone thinks it's so bad for your knees. despite common knowledge, it isn't that bad for your knees. studies, runners, older runners' knees are no less healthy than those who don't run. in a sense, you're right, our quads and hamstrings are out of balance. >> i think it's posture, if your feet are not placed correctly, it's starting to break down the structure. like a faulty foundation for a building. >> what you need to do is add strength training. if you have -- like you said you do your pilates, anything that will cross train and make sure your knees are safe. >> and good shoes. >> yes. here's a good one. yoga is not a big calorie burner, truth or myth? >> myth. >> it is not -- it's a fact. o yoga is not. people might think it is, but really, you're only burning 237

calories in an average -- >> that's pretty good. >> say you ran for 50 minutes or did a spin class for 50 minutes, you're going to burn twice that amount of calories. if you're doing it for weight loss, great for stress reduction, strength, flexibility, but not like it's a huge calorie burner. >> yeah. >> in comparison to, you know, if you did a spin class for 50 minut minutes, you're going to torch a ton of calories. you should stretch before every workout? >> yeah. >> yeah. warm up and then -- >> depends what you're doing. >> you guys are -- >> caveat. >> you guys are great. >> it's not a black and white situation. >> this one is a myth. in a sense. you shouldn't do static stretches before you work out. that's a 30 second hold, you want to save that for after when your joints are loose and you can gain that flexibility. you want walking lunges, knee swings, anything that gets the blood flowing. >> when should you not stretch?

>> don't do those holding stretches before you work out, save them for after. >> all right. good. >> here's one, too. you need to sweat for 45 minutes to get a health benefit. >> nah. >> i don't think so. >> you guys are right. that is a myth. they've shown 30 minutes a day, ten minutes a day is enough to get cardiovascular benefits. and when you break those up into ten-minute segments, you'll do more for your blood pressure. >> multitask. >> but if you really want to lose weight, you'll have to be active on most days of the week. at least 250 minutes of activity to lose weight. >> how about one more. >> skipping sleep can cause weight gain. >> sure. >> 100%. >> yep. >> you know, on average women who had slept less than seven hours gained weight. and here's the thing, even moderate sleep deprivation ups your body's hormone and that is what causes you to be hungry all day long. >> seven hours sounds like a lot. >> how could i have won when

i -- >> we missed -- >> they didn't like my caveats. >> i waited to hear what she said and repeated it. i don't know how i could win. thanks so much. congratulations on timothy. >> timothy, 5 months. >> great to see you. coming up next, what do you think of this look for jessica alba? what have we got here? >> she looks good. >> one of the fashion police stars tells us whether jessica got it right shares the style rules you can live by after this. if you 're living with chronic migraine, your life is a game of chance. but what if the odds could be in your favor? botox® is an fda-approved treatment that significantly reduces headache days for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. it's proven to actually prevent headache days. and it's injected by a doctor once every 3 months. the effects of botox® (onabotulinumtoxina) may spread hours to weeks after injection causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be a sign of a life-threatening condition.

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so fashion trends come and go, but there's some rules that never go out of style. >> like to show some skin above a certain age or how to mix prints. >> well, there's one guy who knows style, it's this guy. he's the co-host of "fashion police" on e! breaking down the good, the bad and the ugly. also the author of "glams yorouy george." what was the inspiration behind this book, george? >> well, a lot of it was being on fashion police and every time someone looked fabulous, we would be like she looks like a movie star. we have reality stars that are wearing their dresses too small and heels too high. >> too shiny. >> i was trying to go back to the roots of movie stars and glamour. and just, you know, giving women ways to emulate that in all aspects of their life. hair and makeup, entertaining

etiquet etiquette. >> cate blanchett is elegant and graceful. so just kind of bringing it that way and being accessible, as well. >> let's start with jennifer lopez. you only expose two body parts at once. >> at the max. >> jennifer is doing a super, super short skirt, which is a great way to go if you have great legs. woman at any age. we've been seeing sandra bullock and julia roberts doing the same thing. it's a great way to look sexy and elegant. >> right. >> and at a certain age, do you start limiting how much you show? >> yeah. you know, the legs -- >> yeah. the legs are the last to go. >> the last to go. when you got it, flaunt it. >> if you can't hide it, decorate it. absolutely. >> which i told you not to do. >> that's right. >> she wanted to wear these earrings. i was like, you don't need them. >> no, you've got a colorful blouse, take the earrings off. >> and you're gorgeous. >> thank you. >> jessica alba's a great way of how to mix prints. it's a big trend right now. and what you want to do is mix a larger print with a smaller

print and that whey there's -- >> does it matter which top or bottom? >> no, i don't think it matters. >> that's hard to know. >> and keep it in the same color family. to to tones the same. >> and you say structure your clothing. >> yes, define the waist. and i've told mindy this at a dinner once. doesn't matter what size you are as long as you have a waist and it's visible and she loved that. >> yeah. you don't want a big tent. you don't want a shapeless shape. >> what about this dress? >> the printed one? >> a big print is the way to go on a red carpet, as well, because it just stands out more and this a-line fit and flare shape. it's a big look in the late '40s early '50s. a great way to go. >> finally, tell us about james marsden. >> i've got to applaud james for being bold. a lot of guys are afraid to do anything outside of the box.

it's a bold checkered suit. i think for the, you know, for the guy at home watching it's easier to mix maybe the plaid jacket with the solid pants or vice versa. on james it works because he's a movie star. >> right. >> he's a cool guy. >> carries it off. >> he's not impeccably dressed as you are, al roker. >> thank you. >> putting me to shame. >> high praise indeed. "fashion police" airs friday at 9:00 pacific on e! or sister network. we're back in a moment. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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good morning, everyone, 9:56, i'm scott mcgrew, two families on edge this morning after two seemingly random attacks. on sunday, he says a young man

rang his doorbell and stabbed him in the thigh when he answered the door. it's not the first time something has happened, last year someone through paint on his daughter's car and slashed the tires. today investigators will record video recorded from the front of a train that hit two people in santa clara. it killed one man and seriously injured another. the train was likely moving close to 70 miles per hour when it hit the man. let's check our weather. good morning to you scott and to you at home. it's one of those days you may want to get outside. about five degrees away from your average in oakland already. the city by the bay will be 63 degrees there. elsewhere, i'm forecasting highs there in the 70s.

the clouds will stream in, they're hugging the coastline, and that cool down will continue. here is mike inouye in your morning drive. >> look at this as you're coming to the bottom of your screen, ebb and flow through the area. there is a crash in the area around university and another one that is causing all of the late slowing. in the east bay a slower drive from east 580. now we have reports of a car fire or a car carrier with a car on the back on fire. sounds like it's making it's way up the freeway, but we will track it. >> we'll have a another news update for you in half an hour. ♪

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. it is booze day, tuesday, january st, 2014 and kathie lee takes an awesome week to be in the sun. she's in l.a., she's going to florida. and jenna bush hager is here. >> i'm dealing with this beautiful weather outside. >> by the way, we do want to say that we feel like the snow was a sneak attack. because no one told us, okay? >> you told me. >> i told you this morning. honest honestly, i was gone for the weekend, came back and looked at

the weather. they're talking -- usually these things are coming for days and days. >> they name is after something, blah, blah, blah. i had no idea. granted i was on the show yesterday, al did talk about it. i was listening, of course, i always ask him, you know, for personal advice, personal weatherman, but i had no idea that it was going to be this bad. >> how does your little daughter, does she enjoy the snow, is she into it when it happens? was she out in it last time it happened? >> no. she likes it. she looks up like what is this? but now you have all the accessories for the stroller, the sleeping bag, we have the plastic thing we put over the baby, like, she's a boy in a bubble, you know. we protect her from it. but maybe she'll -- what can she do in it? >> nothing. >> she can't move. >> how old is she now, by the way? >> 9 months. which means i was pregnant with her for as long as she's been

alive. so in some ways i can't imagine life before. >> do you love waking up and seeing her and hugging her and -- >> oh, my gosh, she's the best thing in the entire world now. she's a real baby now. she has the legs and the cheeks. she always had the cheeks, but she has the real cheeks. >> i was in florida for the weekend. i traveled with my dog. you put the dog in a bag, and take it on the plane. it is terrifying. >> did you buy him a ticket though, right? >> you have to pay an extra 200 bucks. i was traveling solo on the way down and had the dog and i put him under the seat and the doctor said give him a baby benadr benadryl. >> oh, no. >> i was afraid. because have you ever taken -- >> i've never taken a baby benadryl. it makes you tired. >> for me, it does the opposite. benadryl makes me hyper. all i could think about when i was about to slip him the mickey, i'm like, he's going to be crazy on the flight and i'm not doing it.

>> how was he? >> he was okay. you have anxiety because you face -- he's going to start barking, he's going to freak out, you have to get off the plane. delayed a few minutes and you think how long can we sit there? >> this is kind of cracking me up. i used to travel with my cat bernadette, a different story, but you put her in the bag underneath the seat, when you have a child, the amount of anxiety is way worse. because somebody -- nobody is like what a bad dog. but that puppy is so bad. people are, like, oh, look at your puppy. but a baby is wailing and screaming, it is on you as a parent. >> what do you do? >> luckily i have the perfect child. i don't worry about it. but you have -- no, no, no, no. >> how do you calm her down? what do you do? >> some people don't believe in

the pacifier, but on a plane, i believe in that binky. it clears their ears because they're sucking. anyway. >> the weekend, i just learned about -- i didn't know this was so good. okay, wait. you got to watch it. i was on the plane and i was in the gym and what was on, vh1, it was so good. so i just want to show you a little clip. it was so excellent. alesha was trying to figure out who the leak was because somebody is ratting her out. so juicy. go. let's see it. >> the wiretap besides me, my husband and the attorneys. >> a few people. >> here we go again. alesha doesn't get the [ bleep ] that i live by which is i'm not giving anybody up, ever. besides it is all over staten island. there is other co-defendants on her case and everybody is

talking. >> it is so good. if you're ever bored, put on mob wives. it is so juicy. would you watch it? i mean, they really go at it. >> the juice is crazy. you like those type of shows, the shows that make you feel bad about yourself afterwards? good about yourself afterwards? >> there is something about these women and i'm totally into it. they're like, did she cook the books and start talking about me? i'm into it. >> i'm scared, kind of. that's good. i'm going to watch it. >> did you ever -- never. >> no. >> did you watch football yesterday? >> i watched football. my husband has a fear of missing football, whatever that is -- which is great, and like it too, and i cooked nacho. i've been on a january detox and then meade a huge batch of

nachos. >> what do you put on it? >> beans. mainly beans. and didn't feel so great yesterday morning, but that's a different story. maybe too much information. but i watched it and we stayed up for this crazy rant. >> this is weird. so you watched the seahawks play the 49ers yesterday, there was a play at the end of the game, this guy named richard sherman tipped the ball and it caused an interception and locked up the game for the seahawks. this game made a great play. you're like, good for him. look at him. then he does the choke signal for the quarterback, like he choked. then he wasn't finished, he decided to give an interview to erin andrews after the -- >> scared the socks off of anybody. >> let's listen. >> thank you so much. richard, let me ask you the final play, take me through it. >> i'm best one in the game. when you put me against a star receiver like crabtree, that's what you're going to get. don't you ever talk about me. >> who was talking about me? >> crabtree.

don't open your mouth about the best. >> then he showered after all the ranting and he came back to the microphone again and again. like what is wrong with this guy? >> no, no. okay. i do have to say i love to follow up on who was talking about you. because they were playing football, right? they were in the middle of the game. even if crabtree was like, oh no, i lost, i didn't catch it, whatever he would have said. >> yeah, something. >> he didn't have to -- the man was running and playing. >> that also tells you, when you live in your own bubble, and you know you think people know when you're talking about, we don't know what you're talking about. this guy did later apologize and said -- >> he went to stanford. >> he has a communications degree. >> so clearly, here is what his apology said. i apologize for attacking an individual and taking the attention away from the fantastic game my -- by my teammates. that was not my intent. >> i can imagine him yelling like that had he lost. >> right.

>> but sportsmanship, the man is going to the super bowl. >> he blew it. now you don't know who to root for. you know who you're rooting against. him. what is his name? sherman. richard sherman. that is his name. okay. let's talk about something more interesting to us. >> yes. >> katy perry. >> she talked to "gq". >> she said this one very interesting thing about when she was a little girl, she would lay down and look at her chest and wish and pray to god for a larger rack. for larger breasts. that's not what i was praying for when i was a small child, but we're all different. so -- >> she didn't want to see her feet. >> i'm like, please, see your feet. when i was pregnant, i was like, where are my feet? i saw her, i worked with unicef and saw her last year at the unicef ball and we have mutual friends and she came up to say hi. i was four months pregnant. squeezed into this dress, like

you can't believe. like they were pulling me like i wasn't human. and i -- nobody knew i was pregnant and she came up and said, we have a mutual friend, nice to neat memeet you, and shd down and she goes boobs. and my sister said what did she say to you? she said boobs. later she saw my sister after i was pregnant and she said now i know why your sister had those boobs. i was pregnant. i felt so insecure. i'm like i'm going home. where is your blazer? >> speaking of squeezing into things, there is a new thing out that says if you wear shape wear, any of the brands you're familiar with, if you squeeze your body into those, you're actually doing real damage to your internal organs. they say shape wear compresses your stomach, can give you acid reflux, gas, bloating and

heartburn and on your thighs, it can mess up one of your nerves and -- >> tingling in your legs. causes other things that aren't that pleasant. >> the grossest thing, it traps moisture which can lead to yeast infections. >> i hope nobody is having breakfast. that's really gross. >> and it only really -- i can't imagine it causes those kind of issues unless you -- >> are you wearing spanx right now? >> i'm wearing shape wear, like kleenex -- i'm wearing shape wear. >> me too. we wear this and we did nothing about it. >> didn't matter. >> what do you have going on there? what do you have going on? >> the truth is i'm doubling it up. i have the underwear and the stockings on top. i just had a baby. mm-hmm. i just had had a baby. i had to. >> a lot of you guys were on our facebook page asking us who was performing and singing the other day on friday. it was jennifer nettles from sugarland, richard marx singing the song "know you want to

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this is a great cereal. if you're like a lot of people, you probably make a run to the grocery stores at least a kim of times a week. >> what if we told you the produce you're buying is older than you think? or some of the bulk discounts aren't really deals at all? >> this month's readers digest reveals the 50 secrets your grocer won't tell you. here to share a few of them is the editor in chief liz bacarello and grocery store consultant dan glickburg. how are you? >> get to the smell first. i remember being a little kid, loving the smell of the bakery and begging my mom for a doughnut. >> you smell the fresh baked bread or rotisserie chicken. they do this to get your senses going. the link between marketing and senses. if you're salivating you're more likely to buy more. why we don't go grocery shopping when we're hungry. >> there was a rumor going around the industry, believe it or not, there is a person taking

the different scents from around the store and pumping them into the aisles. >> is that true? >> i don't know. maybe it is. maybe it isn't. >> some hotel chains use a chocolate chip cookie scent, you can buy those scents. >> makes you feel good. when you're happier -- >> order room service. >> just to make you hungry, to make you feel like you're in -- >> yeah, yeah. >> those are delicious. >> i was in publix the other day on saturday and i was getting a grocery cart and i swear to you, i had my hands here and you were trucking it down the aisle. it wasn't even at costco. >> so it is not your imagination, they are getting bigger. a chain a couple of years ago did a study and doubled the size of the grocery carts and found that people bought 19% more. so now, you know, they're in the business of making you buy more. >> you do. >> beawa aware. >> make a list. when you make a list and stick to your list, you'll buy what you want and won't come home with a shopping cart of things you had no intention of buying. >> and the promotions are huge,

right? it is like, buy one, get ten. but you have to say, we have to be weary of those, right? >> this is one of those most efficient promotions, ten for ten. it really moves volume. but even when people aren't necessarily in the market for that kind of food, or they're used to paying less. 89 cent can of tuna fish, by ten for ten, you're paying more at the end of the day. >> that's the big thing. if you end up following these promotions, right, and you end up wasting food, you are doling out more money. so not like you're really saving. >> this is a weird thing. i go to the produce aisle, this was the one stat on the whole thing that grossed me out. >> gross. >> you said some of those apples have been sitting there for more than a year. >> 14 months old. >> yeah, one study showed that the average age of an apple was 14 months. >> wow. >> how is that possible? >> well -- >> you know what, here's the thing, if you're looking at apples there is two different growing seasons, the northern

hemisphere growing season, now it is fall and winter, and southern hemisphere growing season, in the spring and summer. make sure that your apple is coming from the proper hemisphere, that way you know it was just picked. >> how do you know that? you have to do research on where it is from. >> the sticker will say, you know, argentina, new zealand. >> buy in season or buy organic. >> what about all the stuff they have on the counters, especially in whole foods is good at this, as you're getting close, like, oh, i need -- >> and then you buy. >> all the stuff you don't need. >> the end caps at the end of the aisles, a lot of people think those are specials and they're not. consumer packaged good companies have paid for that positioning. you're not getting a bargain if you buy it. and then we have the seafood. >> i like to cook fish. you say that some of that seafood you buy at the seafood aisle is actually previously frozen. >> yeah, absolutely. you always want to shop with your eyes. look at the sign, it will say in fine print, previously frozen,

yes. one item is shrimp. you can rarely find shrimp that is actually fresh. shrimp, no problem going to the frozen case and buying it from there. >> we learned a lot. that's what we like about you. thank you. all right. when your temperatures drop, your heaters crank up. >> what you should know before you put that fireplace or wood stove to use. plus, an aussie beauty heating up the big screen. she was trying to do a dance. she was discouraged. it is yvonne strahovski. first, these messages. [ john sarrouf ] it's our mission at the family dinner project

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audiences on the big screen in "i frankenstein." first of all, talk about the midas touch you have, i'm sorry. you move to l.a., get the gig on "chuck." got "dexter," get this great movie. you must sort of feel like, wow, something is going on here. >> it is very good. i kind of call it my little fairy tale story. i didn't anticipate living here so soon, but i sort of walked off the plane. it was -- i got very lucky, very lucky. >> three days. >> yeah. >> afterwards. could you believe it? >> it sort of hasn't hit me until all those years later because everything happened so fast. and i just thank god i was so naive and didn't know what anything meant about the industry. >> you've done tv. this is -- "i, frankenstein," you play an interesting character but we don't really know what you are. >> well, i felt the same way when i read the script. i didn't really know what an

electrophysiologist was. it has to do with the heart and how the heart works in the human body. went in one ear for the duration of the movie and it exited out the other ear. >> gone. >> but i did know what i was doing while i was doing it. >> that's good. that's always very important. >> that's all that matters. >> a cool cast and a lost stunts and stuff in the trailer. how about for you? did you have to do anything? >> not too much. it was a nice departure from having wrapped up the series "chuck," very action-based and lots of stunts, coming into something more mellower for me. i did a couple of things. a bit of wire work, but wasn't anything i wasn't used to. >> and fans of "24," which there is some very -- >> diehards. >> diehards out there, will be excited because you're in "24" reboot. >> all happening very fast. i'm moving -- well, moving to london to shoot it this week. and i'm really excited.

with kiefer, met him last week. he's great. judy davis will be on the show as well. it is really great. limited season and -- >> what will you have to take on in "24". >> i'm going back to american. i almost said british, but -- >> you're american in "dexter," american in "chuck". >> what you do an american accent who do you think about? >> i think it comes naturally, most australians grow up with american television. >> can you copy hoda? >> by the way, we got you a -- she ordered these. go ahead, we're ready. >> i'm just going to start talking in my american accent from now on and we'll do the interview like this. >> oh, my gosh, you really can do it perfectly. now, let's hear your australian. australian. >> god, no. >> thank you so much for joining us. cheers.

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welcome back, now temperatures today are going to end up in the 70s, 69 in san francisco. you'll notice it's kind of choppy out there on the bay. we're seeing more of an onshore flow. great news for air quality. we're headed towards a bit of a cool down. getting into the next couple days a few changes i want to tell you about. by enz, a cloudy start to the day. we're targeting two opportunities for rain, next tuesday and the first full week of february. we'll watch for those developments, we have lanes all of the way off to the right, and those are the ones stacked up. the metering lights are still on. as we look at the happens we have a big slow downright now. the earlier car carrier had a fire, one of the tires on that truck had a problem. and then i think it cleared from

the roadway and it looks like the fire is out. a smooth drive overall, not a big deal. . we're back with more of "today" on this booze day, tuesday, with me is jenna bush hager filling in while kathie lee is taking a few days in the sun. >> she's the smart one. even though it is one of those days where we just wish we could cuddle up with a log on the fire and wrap up in a cozy blanket. you could use a blanket. >> since fireplaces and electric heaters are getting their fair share of uses, we brought in home improvement expert and home of "home wizard" eric stromuhr, here to tell you the best ways to keep warm and safe without overspending. >> it is freezing in here. my goodness! >> talk to us. when you have a fire, you think to yourself, let's heat up the house, throw a few logs on. is this a great way to warm it up? >> you have to be careful. understand how the flue works.

the flue is the device in the chimney that opens and closes and allows the smoke to come out. the way to check if it is working, put a flashlight up, if you see daylight, it is open. you know that position, so you could have it open to start a fire. >> don't you light a piece of paper and see if the smoke goes up? >> you can do that. and check with fireplace maintenance once a year, make sure there isn't creosote buildup. >> and the logs, there are these kinds of logs that hoda goes for, that are easy. >> all made of organic materials. they produce less tommexins int the atmosphere. and hard and seasoned wood, things like walnut, oak, hard woods burn much better, more dr in season. >> i've seen the glass ones and the netting ones, the covers. >> the fire screen keeps the embers from bursting out and setting fire to the floor or the carpeting. also about the glass doors, you

leave those open when the fire is on and had it is dying down, close them, keeps the heat in the house. otherwise the fireplace is inefficient, sucks the heat out of the house. this is a great example of a fire. newspaper underneath and dry seasoned hard wood on top and kindling below. and it gives you the ability to start quickly and start the fire to make it look like the one we have behind us. >> okay. >> and then also when lighting fires, i want you to always consider using longer lighters, longer fireplace matches to get away from the fire. so you're not so close and setting your eyebrows on fire. you can do that, but it is risky. >> is that the way you want to do it? okay. maybe we shouldn't light a fire with hoda. >> and gas fireplaces, they usually come with a pipe that comes from the wall and provides utility and gas from the company. it shoots out these little holes. and then a lot of people just light these -- this open exposed gas and that's when it goes -- and that's when the eyebrows go. >> not a good idea.

>> have a device that sparks and then lights that way, rather than you manually lighting it. >> nobody wants their eyebrows burned off. >> no, we like our eyebrows. this is a beautiful example of a wood burning stove, an old pot bellied stove but modernized. and this company makes a great design. fashion forward, fits and radiates like crazy. this is another example of a way to -- to heat. it is called pellets. pellets are compressed hard woods that are just like this, exactly. and then there is a system inside one of the fireplaces that deposits when it needs it and burns really efficiently and cleanly. >> are those popular, by the way? >> really popular, especially here in the northeast. because it radiates heat. >> first i've seen it right now. this is important for jenna. >> i had an apartment and we have a lot of space heaters because it is very cold and including one in my baby's room. so i got the note last night and

i had to take a lot of deep breaths, because i'm afraid that -- these are very dangerous. >> they're very dangerous if they're close to combustible materials. now, if they tumble over, they definitely stop and they won't be heating anymore. >> all of them do? >> get a ceiling fan and move that heated air around the apartment because that will just take it from one location to another, especially up, heat rises, get that heat coming back down again. >> so i need to put a fan in my frozen apartment. >> that was great. all right. >> you like these types? >> infrared heater and ceramic heater, both fantastic, remotes on them. >> thank you very much. sweet and handsome man. we lit the fire, time to uncork the wine. >> wile spill the secret to getting the perfect sip. [ julie ] i've got to credit my mom. to help me become an olympian, she was pretty much okay with me turning her home into an ice rink.

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here. we apparently have been drinking it all wrong. according to the wall street journal, which recently ran a story about oddly shaped stem we ware, please pay attention. >> you can't appreciate the true taste of the bouquet, the wine, if it is not in the right glass. >> we're going to test our pallets with the help of alyssa rap, the ceo of bottle notes incorporated. before we get started, the whole idea of this thing is wine and champagne and everything tastes different depending on the glass it is in? >> it matters. if the wine matters, so does the glass. a great stem will enhance the taste of the experience for a $10 of wine or $100 bottle of wine. >> we have our stations. what are we doing? >> we start with the champagne, right? >> starting with the sparkling wine will awaken your pallet and get your taste buds going. look at this long, beautiful stem. flutes like this are great for two reasons. you can watch the bubbles dance and taste it. see what happens. >> they are dancing.

that's for sure. >> and they continue to dance on your pallet that's why a long beautiful stem -- >> delicious. so what's this? >> this is a blanco glass -- >> i thought we were supposed to see if -- >> is this the same champagne? >> it is. >> the long one is better. >> shape matters. >> you're saying it matters. >> it does. all three of these stems have different shapes as you'll see. so this glass -- >> this is a white wine. >> this is a white wine and you want to hold it by the stem. that's the beauty of the stem. it will help avoid heating the wine. >> if i hold it by the stem, i'm always afraid i'm going to drop it. >> you're not. >> okay. >> but this glass is versatile for lots of types of white wine. and this red wine glass -- >> hold on. i thought we want to taste the bad one. >> we just enjoy drinking. >> i taste a difference.

>> i didn't as much on that one. okay. >> but the red -- the red is unmistakable, hoda. look at this glass. gorgeous. >> you can hold this one -- >> prefer not to. >> prefer not to. >> the beauty of the rim, the fluted lip -- >> this is as big as hoda's head. look at it. >> not as big. i have a head as big as willard scott's. >> it makes it easy for your mouth and nose to be in the glass. it is gorgeous. now compare that to the much smaller stem, much different tasting experience. >> let's see. >> the big one is much better. >> it really is better. >> i'll carry the big. >> you've been saying you've been drinking wine out of the wrong glass. i do too. i've been drinking out of wine tumbl tumblers. that's the worst, right? >> how expensive is this kind of glass? >> a great stem is often about $50 a stem. just because it is for one

glass, but though it is an investment up front, it is still dishwasher safe, unleaded, still practical to have. >> you can put an inexpensive wine in an expensive glass. >> like the best version of itse itself. >> the other thing we're talking about -- >> you want to talk about stem ware -- >> i love this kind of glass. they don't break as easily. >> it can be helpful. the problem with stemless, as we're talking about, if you hold the glass like that, it is heating up the glass of wine. >> can't just put an ice cube in there. >> not recommended. >> you can. >> my grandma used to do that. >> we have to scoot. we can't get to the very end. by the way, all great ideas, great article in "the wall street journal." thank you for coming. >> thanks so much. >> we have our wine. how about a little mach? >> find new instruments easy enough for anyone to play. >> which includes us, which is frightening, after this. ♪

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thought of taking up an instrument, but you have no musical ability -- >> like me. or you're looking for new family fun, now is your chance. >> the big music show called nam is being held in anaheim, california. here with a preview of the hottest new instruments that are easy to use is antoinette fole. is it as easy as it seems? >> anyone can start playing music at any age. >> any age? i love that. >> a variety of instruments. this week at the nam show in anaheim. >> these are the hottest ones, right? >> easy to play, hot new instruments. >> talk to us about this first one. >> this is the air board. very popular internationally with musicians on the jazz scene. blow into it and play the key. ♪ >> that's beautiful. >> it takes a little practice.

>> you got some notes. >> very lightweight and easy for children to pick up and start playing. >> cute. ukuleles, i can't believe they're still around. >> ukulele sales have doubled in the last five years. artists like taylor swift, jason mraz, pick it up and play. watch a couple of you tube videos and you'll be started. a social instrument. >> my sister gave my daughter one of these, a little baby guitar and she tried to play the stone temple pilots song she learned in the eighth grade on it. >> they stand up. they can be an accessory in your living room. >> okay. what's this? >> this is the most unique percussion instrument. you have to pick it up. it has an internal -- >> what do you do with it? >> you just tap it. the sound is made by converting the percussion to sound waves. >> are you supposed to dance with it? >> do whatever you want.

>> and it is -- >> you can take it anywhere, it is so light. >> i think we should start a noodle band. >> you got to play more. >> what do you do with it? >> touch it. >> everybody is like -- >> rhythm. >> everybody at home is -- >> this is very simple. this is a star trek vulcan harp. >> we have been so bad at the last one. we did so bad at the last one, they turned the sound down on this one. >> i thought they would be miked up. you can strum or pluck. >> plucking different instrument sounds, dreamy sounds to, you know, realistic -- >> they turned it off. they turned it off. >> one of the best things is -- whoops. >> okay. >> maybe we should move on to the deejay. >> do they have candy crush on here? >> keep walking. keep walking. you're an addict. >> i love candy crush. >> this is the atmosphere nexus

this is a deejay controller. and a keyboard. >> what do you do? >> you touch it. it has the notes -- >> do we have music? >> rhythm, hold it down. you'll hear the sound. you can do some sampling. >> can we put in a song? >> it looks like a soccer ball but sounds like a dance studio. >> no, it is all here. you just play, holding the sound. >> is that me or you? >> that's you. let's do a beatoff. you first. three, two, one. >> now, ready for me? >> go with me, go with me. with me. >> i am with you. ♪ >> did you turn mine off? >> yes, yours is off. >> that is so unfair. the new girl gets hers turned off. >> you get the sound -- >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> all right, we have the music, we had the wine. all that is left is dinner.

>> yes, comfort food for our perfect night like tonight. the cold night. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> mine didn't work.

it is time to take you into today's kitchen for a delicious way to stay warm inside when it is bitter cold outside. >> that's right. and today we're makininining br brisket. >> this is what you want to eat when it is cold outside this will warm you up on the inside. i have a beautiful brisket here. keep the fat on it now. we'll take it off later. this will make it nice and juicy. >> anything special you should tell the butcher or give me a chunk. >> a chunk of brisket. three pound piece. a little paprika. pepper. we'll put a little -- we'll put

the whole thing on. we'll go like that. >> you don't put all the salt on there. >> no, no, no. we want to let that sit. if you have 30 minutes before cooking, let it sit. it will season it and be beautiful. over here, i'll make you a bouquet garnier, a fancy word for a little herb bundle. >> what's in there? >> rosemary, thyme and fresh bay leaves. >> got it. >> double knot for me. >> put it right on top of there? >> put it right in the pot. >> in the pot. >> i have onion. we're making a mess here. that's okay. we're going to make a little mess but it will taste good in the end. this is how it goes in my kitchen for real. >> you got a little bit of olive oil in the bottom of the pan. >> and more important, i brown that meat in this pan, i have the drippings which give it incredible flavor. >> it smells amazing. >> and a little bit of salt. and when you're done, you let this cook for five minutes and you get this. >> look. >> that's it.

>> all done. magic. we did it earlier. this is important. i'll add the garlic right now. >> slivers. >> slivers. >> and to maft mato paste. this gives the sauce body, gives it a little bit of sweetness and want to brown that tomato paste like you're doing. that's perfect. >> okay. >> and then we're going to add the meat back into the pan. >> add the meat. >> barely -- >> yes. thank you, jenna. >> i did not witness that. >> lucky for you. okay. >> what we want to do, you want to put the wine in first. see where it comes up to the meat. and then just add enough water so that the liquid comes halfway up the meat. too much water and the sauce won't be strong enough. so that's perfect. and then we put this in the oven, cover it, put it in the oven and it will take three

hours. turn it every 30 minutes so it cooks evenly and then this is what you get. >> can we taste it? >> yes. jenna, will you carry this back for me? >> you knew i would spill it, didn't you? >> put it right here. i'll show you guys how to make the perfect accompaniment for brisket. fresh, bright with flavor. not yet. let me show you one thing. i'll show you how to clean it. >> have you ever seen kale before? >> kale before, but never cleaned it. >> so -- >> i've seen it in the bags. >> you can buy it. but if you want to get the fresh stuff, the cool thing, take the kale, take the rip like this and then it pulls right off. >> 30 seconds, so -- >> you can see it is already done. you just saute it, i've got anchovy garlic, red pepper, hoda start serving up that meat. >> okay. >> you tell me what you think. you can see how the sauce cooked down.

delicious, right? >> you did it again. >> that's what you get if you saute this for a few seconds. >> i wish everybody could be in here. >> this is the perfect thing to eat. >> so delicious. >> thank you so much. if you want the recipe, it is on our website, klgandhoda.com. tomorrow, home improvement ideas from a celebrity couple. >> we'll get you ready -- excuse me. i choked on t

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