once in a generation, more than a foot of snow may be coming to places that haven't seen it in decades. breaking this morning as the presidgets set for a high stakes speech, our new poll numbers that show the state of the union is anything but optimistic. royally strapped. the uk government is out with a stunner. a report that the queen's household may be down to its last million. and the entire royal family is told to stop spending so much money.

and welcome to the family. olympic skier lindsey vonn is talking for the first time since bowing out of the games and announcing a new role with us, tuesday, january 28th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer alongside al roker and tamron hall. let's get to the breaking news on this morning. lindsey vonn with a new man in her life. lindsey vonn is joining us this morning along with leo. >> a little camera shy. >> and a rather nasty brace on that right knee. lindsey, how you doing? >> i'm good, thanks. how are you? >> we're doing great. and lindsey's got a big announcement. and we're going to catch up what's been going on in her life over the last several weeks. >> get used to these hours, lindsey.

but we want to get to our top story this morning. the latest round of really cold weather and snow. take a look at this map. brutal temperatures in the upper midwest, some as low as 20 below zero. our team is out covering it all from these dangerous temperatures to the snow that is falling in the south. and that's where we begin with dylan dreyer. she's in fayetteville, north carolina. dylan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. you know, i never thought i would be talking about a major winter storm from north carolina. it was 60 degrees when i got here yesterday. we're now down to 31 degrees. now, keep in mind, this is a major winter snow and ice storm stretching about 1,200 miles from parts of texas all the way up into delaware. that's about 39 million people in the path of snow and ice. now, for areas right along the gulf coast, that goes for

louisiana, alabama, mississippi. this is going to be a major ice storm. about 100 miles east of here. the last time they saw 6 inches of snow was back in 1989. and that was one of the top three all-time snowstorms on record. we should get about 4 to 7 inches out of this storm. the average snowfall here is less than an inch of snow. it's going to be a big deal once the snow starts to get going later on this afternoon. we should end up with about 4 to 8 inches of snow. obviously the schools are schools as everyone prepares for what's going to be a big event later on today. >> thank you so much. news is not much better in the midwest. another day of unbearable cold. and many areas will not see the mercury go above zero. let's get to john yang in wisconsin this morning, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah.

preparing for a big annual snow sculpting competition. no worries about this stuff melting right now. it is 17 below zero right now. natural gas heating bill. s are expected to be about 10% higher this year than last year. in the northeast, 17% higher. if you use propane, 20% more to heat their homes this year than last. and schools are closed from minnesota to pittsburgh and that includes the university of michigan closed for weather for the first time since 1978. savannah? >> thank you so much. and we want to turn to al with the rest of the forecast. >> that's right, guys. let's take a look currently. the hudson river. check this out.

this is a chopper, our wnbc chopper. we are looking at basically ice and they are going to start breaking this stuff up. these are the piers along the hudson in downtown manhattan. it's going to get worse as we show you chopper 4 and you can see the skyline right now. bitter cold currently around much of the northern part of the country. in fact, 80 million people affected right now by windchill warnings and advisories. that piece of the polar vortex breaks off. starting to move toward the north, that's good news because this would be the worst of it. 27 below windchill in chicago this morning, 7 below in cincinnati, 14 below in syracuse, even atlanta, feels like 17 below. here we go, we're starting to see the ice starting to accumulate and snow to the north. why is this happening? well, as you look at this southern storm, you can see winter storm warnings, ice storm warnings along the southeastern

carolina coast and georgia. we are looking for this brutal arctic air to be coming all the way south. moisture, gulf moisture thanks to a low makes its way up over this. this is kind of shallow. where it's shallow, the cold air's shallow, ice, where it's a little deeper, we get snow. and this is going to be the real big problem here. we are talking about up to 1/2 to 1/4 inch of ice from charleston on into georgia. and that can bring down power lines and big problems. and we're looking at snow, as well. those snowfall amounts in the carolinas all the way into the outer banks up to 9 to 12 inches of snow. guys, the good news is -- we're going to show you in the next ten minutes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. we're going to see a change which will bring warmer weather and moisture to the pacific northwest where they really need it. >> al, thank you very much. more of your forecast in a minute. but now to washington in some brand new poll numbers breaking this morning as president obama's putting the finishing

touches on his state of the e union address he'll deliver tonight. there's a lot of pressure on this one. the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows a majority of those surveyed have a pessimistic view of the administration asked to describe the state of our nation in a word or two. 37% use divided with troubled or deteriorating close behind. and only 3% said it was strong. meantime, 39% said the country is worse off now than it was when president obama became president. and a third said they are pessimistic and worried about the rest of the president's term while 16% called themselves optimistic and confident. dennis is at the white house this morning, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, savannah. >> i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but with this poll, not a lot of good news for the president himself. he joins george w. bush and harry truman as the only president entering their sixth year in office with an approval rating under water. by the way, that rating has dropped 9% since the state of the union last year. would you acknowledge he's got credibility to win back with the

american people tonight? >> savannah, let me say before we start that, you know, we're obviously following this weather in the southeast and midwest very closely to make sure we're doing everything we can to help families and individuals who are bearing this very tough cold down there. our hearts go out to them and our prayers, as well. i don't spend a lot of time worrying about the polls. here's what i spend a lot of time worrying about. making sure the american people see publicly what i see privately every day. which is a president who spoke very much on opportunity, action and optimism. we've seen -- thanks to their good work, the good work of our businesses -- we've seen over the past five years that we're fighting back, coming out of the worst recession since the great depression and starting to create jobs now. 8 million of them over the last 45 months. we want to make sure we can build on that, savannah, make sure there's opportunity for every american. and he's not going to rest until we can do that.

notwithstanding what the polls say and notwithstanding what congress does. >> you know better than anybody if he's politically weak, that makes it harder for him to accomplish some of the objectives he has. i looked at last year's state of the union. he called for a hike in the minimum wage, for gun laws to be revamped, said the government shouldn't shutdown. when he calls for those things tonight, how can the american people believe they will come to pass? >> you mentioned that i know some things as well as anybody. president of the united states doesn't come down to work every day or go home to residence every night worried about poll numbers. what he worries about is making sure there's opportunity for every american. that's why what you'll hear in the speech tonight is very concrete, realistic proposals as it relates to wages. as it relates to education, training. high-tech manufacturing, retirement security, those are the things he's focused on. i know there's a lot of people around here focused on the polls. that's their job and they've got

to do that. his job is to make sure there's opportunities for every american. he takes that very seriously. that's exactly what we're focused on this morning. that's what we'll be focused on throughout the day and the speech tonight. >> and very quickly, dennis, as i let you go, the olympics under two weeks away. so many reports of threats against the olympics, is the president confident that the russians have security in hand, that these will be a safe olympic games? >> we're in close touch with the russians, offering assistance, we're watching the situation develop there very closely. we'll develop our contingencies to be ready. and when we get more information, we'll provide that to the american people so they understand and know exactly what we know. what i also know is going into these games nobody should feel better than we do about how the americans are going to perform. i noted earlier you're bringing on a good minnesotan, lindsey vonn on to the station there. that's a good thing for you. i speak for all minnesotans when we say how proud we are for her. >> plug for the home state. always good to have you with us.

thank you very much. >> bye-bye. >> and watch state of the union tonight 9:00 eastern/6:00 pacific here on nbc. meanwhile, good news this morning on that cruise ship with hundreds of people sick onboard. tamron's in for natalie with that. >> the journey's not over, but there are new developments for those passengers aboard the royal caribbean cruise ship "explorer of the seas." appears the spread of that virus making so many people sick has slowed. nbc's kerry sanders at the port of miami this morning with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. royal caribbean cruise line which is based here in miami is working with the centers for disease control to stop the spread of this contagious virus aboard the cruise ship explorer of the seas. so far, 645 people on board have reported symptoms, that's 19 new cases in the last 24 hours. the cruise ship "explorer of the seas" is now scheduled to dock back in new jersey on wednesday.

as these passenger snapshots show, despite the best efforts to sanitize the ship, the virus remains. >> everywhere you go, you see people cleaning, it's like unbelievable. you go to sit down on a chair and it's sticky because germicide and sanitizer still on it. >> reporter: more than 600 passengers and crew members have suffered the symptoms. everything i touch goes into a biohazard bag. the centers for disease control has a team onboard and the common norovirus is suspected. for passengers, this has meant ruined vacations. for royal caribbean, bad publicity. still, the cruise line reported a $7 million fourth quarter profit monday. royal caribbean's ceo on cnbc. >> when these things do happen,

we react quickly and aggressively and we compensate very fairly. so we're really not expecting this to have a big impact. >> reporter: royal caribbean has offered passengers on board, whether they got sick or not, half of their money back for this cruise. plus, those who got sick will get credit to apply to a future cruise for the days they were confined to their cabin. and because they're getting back to port early in new jersey where it's cold, they're not only going to pay for the change fees on those airline tickets but also for hotel rooms because so many flights are being canceled, they may have to stay a couple extra nights in a hotel room before they finally get home. tamron? >> thank you. major developments in ukraine this morning where the country's prime minister has announced his resignation. it follows two months of mass protests. he said he was resigning because the country's economy is being threatened by the unrest. now, under the country's constitution, the departure of

the prime minister means the resignation of the entire government. protesters were also calling on the president now to step down. music fans across the country are mourning the death of folk singer pete seeger. best known for songs "if i had a hammer," "turn, turn, turn" and "where have all the flowers gone." he died monday in new york city in a hospital there where he'd been hospitalized. he was 94 years old. and we've all been there before. left trying to decide if we can squeeze into a parking spot or perhaps not. well, here's proof that the ship captains have the same dilemma. this is real. this is a turkish shipping yard. there's enough room -- you know what, not enough room. the captain goes all the way anyway. the ship is being beached on purpose. it was taken out of commission. it will be disassembled. but i'm not sure if that was the plan. >> the other boats taken out of commission too, now. >> this is "speed iii."

>> he didn't make it. >> that's the guy that always parks next to me at the mall. can't get your doors open. >> plaid twins? >> we're mad for plaid. >> nice. >> hey, 2,700 flights already canceled out of the airports in the country because of this rough weather. we're going to update that for you coming up in a little bit. but first, we want to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. is the goodness of blue diamond almonds. so grab a carton of almond breeze. almondiciously good! >> good tuesday morning to you.

i'm meteorologist christina loren. change is in the air. good morning. 7:15. low clouds in san francisco, show you the sun rise in palo alto, beautiful, we're getting the reds and oranges, as the system of low pressure gets closer to the bay area we'll see clouds increasing. a nice sunny finish headed our way. i'll show you san jose as well. it's spectacular out there. temperature this is morning in the 50s, we're headed toward the upper 60s in some cities across the bay area today. atest weather. >> all right, al, thank you very much. only nine days left until the start of the winter olympics. and volunteers putting the finishing touches on the venues where athletes will be competing. >> good morning. no winter games have faced such an acute terrorism threat or been engulfed in politics. but here in the olympic park, they are focused on being ready. and this morning, we got an exclusive first look inside that building behind me there.

it's called the iceberg palace. and it's where the skating events will be held. no terrorist threats can hold back the preparations. this morning, they were putting the finishing touches to the ice while volunteers collect uniforms, reinforcing the 40,000 police and military. >> this is the main arena for figure skating. >> reporter: she won a gold medal, now she heads up the figure skating arena. here, the first competition will take place. >> for the judges, olympic skaters. >> reporter: they're still working, but they are ready, she says. >> reporter: are you worried about anything? >> no, i'm not worried. >> reporter: not worried despite a terrorist attack just 400 miles from sochi last month. >> the situation is actually

serious, the russians have done everything they consider possible in terms of deployment. >> reporter: back at the ice rink, children who will present flowers to the winners, perhaps future figure skating champions. 13 gold medals will be won on this ice. the americans who win the gold medal are going to be very happy, right? >> come on. everybody who win gold medal will be happy here. >> reporter: we can sit here in the judge's seat for a moment? >> yeah. sure. >> reporter: amid all the fears and controversy, the stage is set for sochi 2014. >> bring on the competitors. >> reporter: so the excitement is building here. but, again, the controversy is not fading. sochi's mayor has said in an interview that he believes there are no gay people in this city and that gay people should keep -- as he said is their habit to their themselves. despite all the enthusiasm here, those aren't comments that fit with the olympic spirit. >> that's right. every time it seems somebody in russia tries to lower the temperature on this issue, they

say something that, in fact, raises the temperature. so it's going to be something we're going to be keeping an eye on as we head over there. >> carson's here and he's talking about low temperatures, literally. >> well, frigid. that's the story today here at the desk and in the orange room. it's cold everywhere. the deep south is freezing as al mentioned, georgia, texas, let me walk you through what people are talking about. and that is the idea of how can we share tips online? whether through facebook or twitter. we've got people here who are pros at this. let's go through it. dylan dreyer, keeping large hand warmers in my jacket, keep it near the kidneys. to keep the body warm, al wrote in, i swear by my sorelfootwear boots. on facebook, you can go there and people are sharing great tips here. couple of them, one of them a good one from jill. she writes, move. just move. this one. jana writes in, i remember my mom talking about boiling

potatoes and putting them in their coat pockets. we have hand warmers now, jill, you don't have to do that anymore. >> you do have a nice side. >> keep those tips coming #staywarmtoday. and also the next half hour, the most talked about super bowl ad you're going to see this weekend. more about that coming up. >> thank you. little product placement in al's tip. >> well, you know, you find what works. >> coming up, is the royal palace going broke? the stern warning issued to all of the royals about their spending. and lindsey vonn is speaking out for the first time since she announced that she's not going to sochi because of that knee injury. we're going to ask her how the recovery is going. and about some big news and a big new role with us. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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a human one. ♪ and the world... fight it with the good energy of quaker. a very good morning to you. 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. belmont police have found a 16-year-old boy with autism who was missing all night. about an hour ago a citizen spotted tyler along the san carlos border. we're told that tyler is okay and not injured. last night he disappeared from middle school and had not been seen for 12 hours so good news there. >> the b.a.r.t. officer shot and killed by a fellow officer will be remembered today. b.a.r.t. officials say sergeant tom smith was accidentally shot by another officer while they were searching an apartment in dublin. the public is invited to pay respects to sergeant smith tonight from 7:00 to 9:00 at the chapel of the chimes church in hayward.

a funeral tomorrow at 10:00. >> the santa clara valley water board expected to vote on several water conservation policies. the district will likely urge people in the south bay to cut back on use by 10%. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, good morning to you. good news for our drought situation. we're getting some light rain on the radar this morning and there is more on the way. just want to show you right now little cell located over the bay bridge. we've got steady drizzle as well along the coastline with thick low clouds moving in. making for a gray start here, old glory not getting pickup, no wind at this point but look at palo alto. what a beautiful start to the day here. we're going to check on the drive with mike. same gorgeous sky, though, over san jose. as the conditions change we're expecting more shower activity as we head throughout tonight, the main event wednesday night into thursday.

>> a look at the windshield wipers at the bay bridge toll plaza. a little rain on the radar across the span. oakland as folks travel up, a little haze and there you go for 880 picking up the volume lowering the speed a tad bit. south of there we have a crash south 880 at a street moving to the shoulder. slow down to fremont. 680 also slow through the stretch. northbound routes to the south bay. all of this slowing down. >> thanks so much. thank you for joining us. a local update in a half hour.

7:30 now on a tuesday morning, it's the 28th of january, 2014. an aerial look at metlife stadium with just five days to go until super bowl sunday. and they're going to be a lot of fans packing those seats. what does the weather look like, mr. roker? >> actually getting better and better. looks like it's going to be dry, temperatures relatively temporate by game time. probably tie the coldest super bowl. maybe 32 degrees give or take, wind speed about 5 miles per hour. it'll be okay. >> what's the take away? would you put hot potatoes in

your pocket? >> no, actually, hot pockets. >> all right. stepping it up a bit. >> and totino's pizza rolls. >> you going to watch the game? >> yes, of course. >> anybody going? >> no. >> no. >> no. meanwhile, it does take a huge effort to keep that game safe. coming up, a special rossen report with rare access inside the unprecedented high-tech effort from the swamps of new jersey to the air over the city to secure it all. >> the swamps of new jersey. >> not like the bayou. >> there are wetlands areas. >> we can rebrand -- >> watch out for those alligators. >> the governor's going around in an airboat. let's take a look at this morning's headlines. and there's a monster storm going to bring bitterly cold temperatures in the midwest and northeast. it's dumping snow in the south. we'll check in with him in a few minutes to get the latest.

>> and a brand new poll shows the latest scandal hitting chris christie is affecting how he's viewed. the poll shows just 22% of americans view him favorably. that is down from 33% in october. >> and the music world is mourning the loss of a legend this morning. pete seeger died in a hospital on monday. he was 94 years old. coming up, we're going to catch up with lindsey vonn. she is not going to sochi. she will be a part of our olympic team. we'll tell you more about that. we are going to begin with the revelation? london. the royal house has fallen into disrepair. its finances are in shambles, and the british government is now telling the royals, stop spending so much money. nbc's michelle kosinski is live outside buckingham palace this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah. and it has leaked out over the years about the seriously outdated and shabby interior of the palace here. now there are reports about the palaces themselves leaking. staffers putting out buckets as it rains to protect

masterpieces, all the while the government says the royal household has been spending way too much. >> reporter: it is the taxpayer who funds the royal palaces in britain. no small task comprising more than 300 buildings to the tune of more than $51 million last year. none of that may be in the queen's little handbag, but the royal household ended up spending more than that allowance. now a government public accounts committee says their spending above their means is dipping into the reserves. the balance at an all-time low, a balance of about $1.6 million. about a decade ago, it was 30 times that. >> i think the treasury and the royal household need to up their act. >> reporter: at the same time, a number of palaces are in dangerous or deteriorating conditions. 40% of them below acceptable standards. how does the queen put up with it? well, she's had to, around an $82 million backlog in repairs.

the palace says that's because government funding has tightened over the years. now the government says the palace needs to do more to help. >> possible for the queen to rent out buckingham palace, open up to the general public. well, that is a possibility. >> reporter: one example, the boiler here at buckingham palace is 60 years old. the officials say that the electricity and heating bills are enormous but there hasn't been enough money to replace it. the government isn't exactly blaming the queen herself. but they do say she has not been well-served by her household staff or the treasury in keeping these expenses in line. and more importantly, they say, protecting these historic buildings. back to you guys. >> all right. michelle kosinski in london this morning, thank you very much. >> here's what we do. we get gene chatzky and lou manfredini, send them over. >> like help line. >> knock them into line. >> save the royals. >> yeah.

>> here's what we do. we take a look at the weather. >> we can do that, too. i can do that, as well. all right. we do have lake-effect snow to take a look at. we're talking about these streamers coming across the great lakes. and right there, the tug hill plateau. we are going to be looking at another foot of snow over the next 24 hours. buffalo, nice sunrise for you. windchill warnings, though, in effect through this evening coming on in. look at these temperatures right now. it feels like 7 below in cincinnati, 21 below in cleveland, 0 in washington, d.c. good news, though, temperatures start to moderate. look, we're starting to warm up on friday. and we're going to see a change coming. we're going to look at that. and this big ice storm from del rio, texas, spreading into alabama. houston, you can see right now dry, we're going to look at an icy mix. already starting to close roads in texas on into louisiana because of the icing conditions. and you can see this storm coming across the carolinas by early wednesday morning.

off the new york/new jersey coast by late wednesday morning. ice accumulation. here's where we're worried, from charleston down to waycross up to 1/2 inch of ice. that can be crippling. and snow from norfolk into central north carolina up to 9 to 12 inches. some areas in central north carolina in the mountains may see even more. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happen 7:36 on a tuesday morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. i want to show you we do have light rainfall this morning mostly along the peninsula and north of the golden gate bridge. but as we head throughout the day today we're going to see showers subside. the main event will arrive as we head through late wednesday into thursday so. your changes work like this. a.m. drizzle, sunshine and 60s later. throughout wednesday the major pattern shift is expected and then we're talking about rainfall as we head through thursday into friday. kensington palace, a little fixer upper.

>> needs a little tlc. >> thanks very much. let's get the latest on lindsey vonn. three weeks ago, she announced she wouldn't be going to sochi to compete in the winter games because of a serious knee injury. she'll be watching the action close to home. and we're happy to announce she'll be an olympic correspondent for "today" and nbc sports. this morning, she's speaking out exclusively about that and her recovery. lindsey, good morning. nice to see you. >> hey, matt. good to see you, too. >> we'll talk about your new role in a second. let's talk about the surgery. two weeks ago, you had a second surgery on that banged up right knee in two years. you're now recovering. how are you feeling physically? >> i feel okay. i mean, i guess i've been through this now once before. so i kind of know the drill, unfortunately. but, you know, it's been almost two weeks, and it feels all right. it was a little bit less complicated than the first surgery. had to reconstruct the acl again and also had significant damage.

it's pretty major surgery despite, you know, being better than last time. but, yeah, i'm recovering well, just doing therapy and excited to be working with you guys. >> and we're excited to have you. but here we go again. you've got to now drive yourself physically and emotionally. you said you want to come back for the world championships in vail, colorado, next year. you have just been through a year of pushing yourself. it didn't work out well in the end. can you do it again? >> yeah. i can. i mean, i -- after making the decision not to compete in sochi, i have actually committed myself to racing through to the next olympics. i'm very motivated. i have a lot i want to accomplish still. and i'm going to take my time. i felt a little bit rushed the last time, trying to be back and ready for sochi. you know, i'm not going to probably ski until october. and yeah, i'm going to be racing

next year and the year after that and the year after that. >> is it going to be hard to watch the team arrive in sochi, lindsey. >> yeah. it's going to be -- i mean, it's going to be so hard. it's already hard enough. you guys run commercials about sochi about every two minutes and it's killing me. >> you're welcome. >> you know -- yeah. so, you know, i'm trying not to watch as much as i can. it's going to be really, really hard to watch the alpine events. i like watching the other athletes compete like figure skating and luge and all that stuff. but it's going to be hard to watch the alpine events. >> tell me what are you going to be doing for us? what are you looking forward to? >> i'm not looking -- i'll tell you what i'm not looking forward to is waking up this early. that's not going to be fun. >> you're welcome again. >> yeah. but i don't know, i've never done something like this before.

and i'm looking forward to this new challenge. >> we're looking forward to having you. we're hoping you have a great recovery. hi to leo, your new dog there. and we'll be checking in with you a lot over the next several weeks, lindsey. >> sounds good, thanks, matt, appreciate it. >> thank you very much. reminder, all the olympic action gets underway on thursday, february 6th. the opening ceremony the next night, that is friday, february 7th. >> no promises on the commercial. a few more to show you. >> exactly. up next, the unprecedented effort on land, sea and air to keep the super bowl safe this coming sunday. we have rare access bethind scenes. plus, good news for all the dog owners out there. guess what, you love your dog and the feeling is mutual. it is proved. but first, these messages. go-gurt?

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i couldn't play my bassoon because of the pressure that i felt throughout my whole head. the blistering and the rash was moving down towards my eye. the doctors at the emergency room recommended that i have it checked out by an eye doctor. there was concern about my eyesight. when i had shingles the music stopped. we're back at 7:44. and on rossen reports this morning, countdown to the super bowl and one of the biggest security events in the country. authorities in new york and new jersey are mounting a massive operation to make sure that game day is secure. "today's" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is here with the details. good morning. >> the super bowl, obviously, already a huge security event. it is every year. but this year it is absolutely

unprecedented. the game itself is in new jersey, but many of the super bowl events are happening in new york city. of course, this region is already a target for terrorism. so now, more than 100 local, state and federal agencies are all deploying. and they have an arsenal of high-tech tools. and this morning, we're getting rare access behind the scenes. >> we are just days from the big game, and metlife stadium is already in full lockdown. the entire perimeter surrounded by a 2 1/2-mile-long fence. and surveillance cameras are up to cover every angle. >> how big of a security event is there? >> it's enormous. >> reporter: ed ran the intelligence unit. >> if you had to list the top three concerns for law enforcement, what would they be? >> i would list them in priority order being a suicide bomber, vehicle with explosives and a mass shooter or mass shooters similar to the mumbai incident.

>> reporter: new jersey state police will be on the water because the stadium is surrounded by a swamp where a terrorist could hide. >> this right here where we're at is a vulnerability for the stadium. if you come through, you're on stadium property. >> reporter: in the air, choppers armed with thermal red imaging, night vision to spot suspects even in the dark. on the ground, customs and border protection using these special oversized x-ray machines to check every truck coming in. for weapons and dirty bombs. fans will be greeted by 3,000 security guards and 130 metal detectors at the gates. >> as fans arrive on game day, they should plan for entry screening that will be very similar to what they experienced at an airport. >> reporter: over the river, new york city is on high alert, too. time square has been transformed into super bowl central hosting many fan events this week

leading up to the games. the nypd now using these state of the art smart cameras. it's an artificial intelligence system they showed us recently detecting unusual behavior and spotting suspicious packages in realtime. >> the system gives the officers an alert. says it's an abandoned package at the chrysler building. >> and even gives you the image and circles the package for you. they'll also track license plates all over the city for anyone on a terror watchlist. they'll also be using boats like this, armed with radiation detectors. focusing on cars and trucks crossing the bridges. >> reporter: if there was a car driving with a dirty bomb on this bridge, could you detect it with the boat? >> from here, yes. >> reporter: from the sea to the air, fans will notice the massive presence. >> security's a balance. you have to balance safety and people still having a good time.

>> important to note right now, there is no specific threat against the super bowl. if you're lucky enough to have a ticket, keep this in mind. no large pocketbooks, no backpacks allowed in the stadium, only clear plastic bags so authorities can see what you have at all times. remember last year when the power went off at the super bowl. >> yes. >> this year officials say we guarantee it's not going to happen. they have backups and backups to the backups. another huge security season is officers not being distracted by purple shoes. >> thank you for the shoutout. >> you know, it's -- >> these are not my walking shoes. >> going to wear those to the bowl this year? >> they're good for kicking. thank you so much. coming up in "trending," how do you feel about profanity in the workplace? coming up next, going to carson in the orange room with what we boldly predict will be the most talked about super bowl ads. carson's got them after this. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one.

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we're back now at 7:51. back over to carson in the orange room for an exclusive look at some of this year's super bowl ads. come on in. >> all right. so we have a sneak peek about one of the super bowl sunday ads. this one is for go daddy, an exclusive. essentially, you're going to see a woman and she's going to be -- by being in this commercial -- telling her boss, she's a real lady, that she's going to be quitting her job to pursue her dream. take a look at this. >> let's talk about dreams. and the people who choose to pursue them. she's a real person with a real dream of starting her very own business. and she's got a message for her boss in front of 100 million people. >> quitting your job on super bowl sunday while the world watches. we're going to meet that young lady. that will start her two week

notice. but we're going to have her on "today." we're speaking about super bowl ads. your terry tate tackling ad no longer moves on. >> that ain't right, baby! >> didn't lobby hard enough. come on. >> the match-ups today is going to be right here. larry bird, the '93 ad going against the pepsi ad. >> good one. >> you can go to today.com to vote. we'll have the winner on friday. also, the next half hour, another exclusive sneak peek at a big-time super bowl ad for this weekend. back to you guys. >> was that the whassup one in the back? >> next thing you know they'll tell me aflack won't make it. up next on trending, her priceless reaction. up next on trending, her pricso what's better, bigger or smaller? [ all ] bigger! now let's say a friend invites you over and they have a really big, really fun pool.

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good morning. i'm scott mcgrooxt police released the sketch of a man accused of exposing himself to a group of cheerleaders in a locker room. a person like this reportedly walked through the girl's locker room naked. police say the man made eye contact with severalch the girls then left. he has not been seen since. in southern california t trial begins today in the lawsuit pitting the family of injured giants fan bryan stow against the dodgers. stow's family is suing the dodgers for $50 million to pay for medical costs. the family claims cost cutting measures at dodger stadium theft facility with poor security. let's check our weather this morning with christina. >> good morning to you, scott. i'm watching the systems as they start to approach the bay area coast line. they are looking promising for a half inch of rainfall.

a quarter here in the south bay. temperatures are starting out mild, we'll hold off on the showers for now. you'll notice when they come into your region they are at the bottom of the screen on the seven-day outlook. today for a moment, 51 degrees in san jose, we're going to climb into the upper 60s with a fair amount of cloud cover throughout this afternoon. so keep that in mind. we're taubing 69 degrees in the east bay. cooler today in san francisco where you'll likely see mostly cloudy conditions. we'll take a closer look at showers in a few minutes. here is mike. >> here is a hazy view of the san mateo bridge. a lot of folks coming in the westbound direction, slowing off the high rise into foster city. the map, this approaches 101 things are bogging down. a crash moves to the shoulder but that caused more slowing out of burlingame into san mateo. the two bridges, the dumbarton bridge slowing down, 880 slow past both spans into fremont. >> we'll have another local update for you in a half hour.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, miracle from above, a 16-year-old girl somehow manages to survive falling 3,500 feet after her parachute malfunctioned. plus, gold medal moms, u.s. ice dancers are headed to sochi and so are their biggest fans. we'll catch up with the two moms behind the magic. and puppy love. science now proves what owners have always known. yes, your dog does love you back. "today," tuesday, january 28th, 2014. >> hello everybody back in north carolina. >> hi, kids, back in leesburg, virginia. >> south carolina. ♪

>> stay warm today. >> 17 degrees, and it feels it. welcome back to "today." good morning, everyone. nice to have you along. what a happy little -- are you happy? what a wonderful crowd. thank you so much for hanging with us this morning. i'm savannah guthrie alongside carson daly, al roker, and matt lauer. you are a force of hat fashion. >> my tip of staying warm was raid savannah's closet. if you're in the new york area. >> you're also wearing her thermal spanx. >> yes, i am. >> let me show you. >> my goodness. >> anything for warmth. it's all right. it's acceptable on a day like today. >> we have an interesting question in "trending" coming up. whether or not it's okay in your workplace to cuss. it's not you cuss at work, the question is, do you work in the place kind of where it's okay to

do so? >> and one of the reasons this comes up, "the wolf of wall street," boy, there was a lot of cursing in that one. >> a record for swear words. >> exactly. and, of course, television news business, not known for -- >> right. >> it's mild-mannered language. >> and truck driving. >> we want everybody to weigh in. vote at today.com. we're curious what your workplace is like whether it's okay to cuss. let's start with our top story at this hour. this chilly weather. janet is live in texas this morning. hey, janet. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. we usually see a winter storm of this type every three or four years. this is the second time in five days. currently, we have freezing right here in the area north of houston. it is slowly moving to the south. the city has essentially shut down. 250,000 students out of class today. city services in houston has shut down. this is moving to the east in

louisiana. they have treated the roads but the concern is the bridges and the over passes, which tend to freeze first. it's a concern throughout the day. back to you guys. >> all right, janet. >> in fact, there's a 20-car pile-up in north austin. and they shut down major interstates. so it's rough out there. 2,700 flights have been canceled, mostly atlanta, chicago, areas like that. >> a lot to keep in mind. let's go inside. natalie is off today, tamron hall is filling in. she's got the news stories of the morning. tamron, good morning, again. >> good morning, again, guys. president obama will once again call on congress to raise the minimum wage during tonight's state of the union address. top aides say the president will vow to use his executive powers to create new economic opportunities if congress fails to act. meantime, a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll finds that 39% of americans feel the country is worse off than it was when president obama first took office.

angry birds and other smartphone apps may be more than just fun and games, documents released by fugitive nsa leaker edward snowden reportedly show that government spy agencies can tap into angry birds, google maps and other apps to gain personal data and record the location of users. on monday, white house press secretary jay carney responded that the government is not interested in the communications of ordinary americans. a texas teenager is recovering in the hospital after a terrifying sky diving accident this weekend. the jump was a birthday gift from her family. >> reporter: when 16-year-old mackenzie and her dad arrived, at the airport center in oklahoma, they were told mack kenzie would be doing her first sky dive, a static line jump on her own. >> she was so excited she wanted to go. >> after a training course, an excited mackenzie suited up to board this cessna. then the unthinkable happened. >> her chute opens, starts spinning.

>> joe webbington watched as his daughter plummeted 3,500 feet, 2/3 of a mile slamming into the ground. >> 911, what's your emergency. >> yeah. i just had a first time jumper get hurt out here at pegasus air port in oklahoma. >> reporter: an ambulance rushed her to the intensive care unit. among her injuries, lacerated liver and kidney, fractured pelvis, vertebra, ribs and broken teeth. the owner of the pegasus air sport center, bob swanson, believes mckenzie may be responsible for the accident. >> once all the training's over and we're happy with everything, then we can go and make the dive. she didn't do what she was supposed to do. >> reporter: she is awake and breathing on her own. for now, they're grateful she's alive. >> she's a miracle. she's a miracle child. >> unbelievable story. well, so, on a lighter note. who is the toughest guy in the world? thousands of contenders turned

out in england to find out. it's the annual tough guy challenge. competitors crawled under barbed wire, walked through fire and slid down muddy fields. the course, if you're wondering, 8 miles long and in the end, charles frank was the winner, he completed the race in one hour, 29 minutes and 21 seconds. it is now 8:06. let's get another check of the weather from the real tough guy, al roker. "today's" weather is brought to you by jared, the galleria of jewelry, truly unique designs you won't find just anywhere. that's why he went to jared. >> all right. let's get to it. we've got a lot to talk about in the weather. we start off, of course. we've got some snow, no big problems. as you can see, here's the good news. we've got a pattern change. so today, frigid air here in the east, that cold air goes away. now propagates up into the plains where it belongs.

pacific moisture comes in where they need it. we've got warm air here in the east, we've got a storm system coming into the pacific northwest. you can see rain already. eventually that rain is going to change over to snow. we are going to be looking at anywhere from 6 to 9 inches in the saw tooth and bitter root and much-needed rain from seattle into northern california. and, boy, do they need it. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's we really do need that rain. good morning to you al and you at home. time now 8:07. temperatures are mild for today, cool enough for a coat out there, but we're at 64 in the north bay, and 67 in the south bay. plenty of clouds and a high of about 60 degrees. we're talking about showers on the radar tomorrow and especially throughout thursday morning. make sure you're ready for that. adding to the parade of hats, this young lady.

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♪ okay. we're back at 8:13 with what is trending today. you guys like the movie trailers before the movie starts? >> too many of them now. >> in a world -- notice how many start like that? anyway, a lot of people think they're getting too long. and apparently theater owners agree. the national association of theater owners is out with new voluntary guidelines they want hollywood studios to limit movie trailers to 2:30, that is shorter than the norm.

two minutes would be 30 seconds shorter than the norm. they get a lot of complaints from moviegoers about trailers being too long. it gives away too much of the films plot. it's not unusual to see up to eight previews before the movie starts which is also known as popcorn getting time totaling up to 20 minutes. what do you think? >> there's too many of them. there's like 15 trailers. >> i get ticked off at the commercials. you know, if you're going to lower my ticket price, then show me some commercials. but come on, really? >> that's true. >> i find you have a ton of them in a row and there's one good movie you want to see. oh, that looks good. i want to see that. >> i brought my son, we went to see "frozen" and he got to see all the trailers and it's good as a parent because you get to get an idea. your whole year of movies. >> scheduling your life. >> that's a long time in advance. i hate when you see a movie, that looks great, when is that opening? coming 2027. >> what movie am i here to see?

>> is this the movie? >> we know that alec baldwin is not shy about venting on twitter. and now he has a new target. yes, it is the tsa. on monday, baldwin tweeted flying from bahamas to new york. tsa randomly selects my 5-month-old daughter for a patdown. i'm not kidding, baldwin included the hash tag traveling in the usa is a disgrace. the tsa not commenting on this incident. >> i thought if you had the baby you don't get the patdown. was he leaving the bahamas? >> coming from the bahamas back to the united states. >> tsa in the bahamas. in nassau, there is a check point right there. so -- or maybe they were changing the diaper. >> right. they were helping him out. >> it's unusual because he's not one generally to be involved in any controversy. >> no. that's really surprising.

well, for years -- i love this story -- scientists have claimed that the bond between a pet and its owner is based solely on the need of food and shelter. but now new research suggests the love is mutual and our pooches really do love us, they just don't need us for food and shelter. researchers have discovered a part of the brain linked to positive emotions is similar in dogs and humans. and they say, this is the first step in understanding why dogs are truly -- what they truly think and feel. and this, of course, gives me an opportunity to show my pumpkin seed. >> ahh! >> is that the name? pumpkin seed? >> her name is mae luv. l-u-v. >> is that your password for everything? >> really? now i've got to go change it. >> and the same part of our brain also, if you rub your belly, your leg goes --

>> i'll practice on carson. >> look at matt. >> there you go. see what i'm saying. >> plenty of humans say that. >> some do. okay. so the movie "the wolf of wall street" generating a lot of controversy. why? well, it's a depiction of workplace behavior and a swear word here and there. some people find cursing at work offensive. experts say swearing especially when used with humor can be a good stress reliever. what do you guys think? >> you just said ticked off a few minutes ago, is that a bad word? >> no. >> i want to know where the line is here. >> i think we know where the line is. >> i think it's okay except for the "f" word. >> is it different in terms of being in the hallway and cubical area and hearing words like that? what if you're in a meeting and it's, you know, people gathered for an official meeting. is swearing okay in a meeting? >> i probably swear more than everyone. >> you do. >> i swear a lot. >> especially on "news nation." >> no.

>> southern -- >> the seven-second delay here this morning. >> i'm highly offended. >> i do. and it's terrible. i have to work on it. >> is there a time and place for it? where your superiors are trying to make a point. and i think there is a small place for it. it's emphasized by the choice of words. >> if you don't say it in front of your mom, you shouldn't probably say it. >> we asked you at today.com, is it okay to curse at work? 71% of you say no, no, no. no, no, mofo. >> what? don't do that. >> wow. >> we should stop laughing because people on the west coast aren't going to hear that. let's move on. >> we'll bleep it by then. we know that guys will do about anything to impress their girlfriends, but did one guy take a sweet gesture too far? he surprised her by restoring her old childhood teddy bear and her reaction is priceless. take a look. ♪

>> oh, my god! >> well, the bear was missing an ear, his nose, both eyes and was torn to pieces. so the boyfriend had it restored to good condition. a very sweet thing to do. but it does ask, maybe she's upset because she preferred her teddy bear the way it was. >> she looks very happy. >> sweet. >> it's a very sweet gesture. but the first thing i thought was what if she likes it all ratty. i have an old snoopy covered with drool and it was -- >> what? >> covered in drool. you know, if you listen to it, sounds like she's dating muttley. >> all right. it has been three years since volkswagen first introduced us to darth vader kid in the super bowl ad that went viral. >> now we're getting an exclusive first look at the latest commercial. here it goes. >> hey, look. 100,000 miles.

>> so? >> it's a big deal. what if i told you that every time a volkswagen hits 100,000 miles, a german engineer gets his wings. ♪ ♪ >> i hate these wingy thingies. >> yeah, dad, and i'm sure 200,000, rainbows shoot out of their butts. ♪ >> more vehicles on the road with over 100,000 miles. >> that's pretty cute. >> that's it. i have got to watch the super

bowl with al roker. >> i love listening to you crack up. >> that's true. >> that is -- >> the rainbow. i have a fax coming in. >> all right. guys. absorb that. that's what's trending today. and now to our countdown to sochi, nine days until the competition begins. and with six national championships and two world titles, the ice dancing duo, meryl davis and charlie white are the favorites. they've been skating together for the last 17 years, and with them every step of the journey, who else than their moms? >> yeah, whoo! >> charlie white. >> like a lot of parents whose kids start competing when

they're young, our moms would go along with us. they weren't willing to send their 11, 12-year-olds to foreign countries by themselves. >> she would look up at us, except i don't think she can see us. >> but unlike a lot of parents, our moms continued to go to every single competition. >> whooo! >> reporter: in the figure skating world, cheryl davis and jackie white are affectionately known as the moms. they have an up close view of their children's path of becoming america's best ice dancing duo. >> when he was 8 years old, his coach wanted to pair him up with a little partner. meryl was the second partner he tried out with because the first little girl didn't work out. she was too embarrassed to hold his hand. >> i didn't really know what ice dance was. all i knew was i was skating with a boy. >> go meryl! >> she was such a great skater that within two days of training together, we were on the same

level. >> this pint-sized pair has skated circles around kids in michigan winning most of the competitions they've entered. >> which sport do you like better? the figure skating or hockey? >> they're both real fun. >> as their careers progressed, they were helped at times by some motherly interference. >> charlie really preferred to wear slacks and nothing else. just slacks. i said we've got to put a little bit more on you, charlie. do you want the stones or the ruffles? and he said i guess i'll go with the stones. >> and then she stoned it so much it was like liberace. >> meryl davis and charlie white have been pretty loose and in their olympic debut. >> we were more nervous than they were at the olympics. they came off matter of fact, see ya. walk away. and jackie says, should we be worried that they don't look nervous?

>> that was the performance they were looking for, uninhibited on olympic night. >> since winning silver in vancouver, they have ascended to the top of their sport. and they enter sochi as the favorites. a gold medal would be a perfect cap to an unexpected journey that spans 17 years and drawn two families closer together. >> meryl davis and charlie white. >> and there are cheryl and jackie in the stands as always to support their children. >> i can't even imagine our lives let alone our skating careers without the support of our moms. >> and seeing our moms in the audience makes us feel like we have a little bit of home with us. >> i remember going to our first competition together. and we were just a couple of newbies sitting there knowing absolutely nothing. you see the olympics all your life and you just don't dream that you'll be there watching your child.

it's just incredible. >> it's an incredible experience. >> wow. we'll be keeping tabs on meryl and charlie and their moms when we're in sochi. we hung out. we had some beef. i ate them, i don't know how to pronounce it. we'll have to catch up with them in a couple of weeks as we get to sochi. don't forget the olympics start thursday, february 6th. opening ceremony the next night, february 7th. coming up, chicken that tastes like it's fried and it's not fried after your local news.

very good tuesday morning to you, 8:26 now i'm laura garcia-cannon. the cops downtown san jose could double. smart meters are set to be ordered next week. it will allow drivers to pay through their smart phones and pay for new data that shows where parking is available. meters are expensive, they cost nearly $1.5 million. parking rates will double from one dollar to $2 an hour. >> kind of like a parking lot over here. this is southbound 101. on the northbound side, i swung the camera around, i don't see the crash any more, but one was

reported. here is the 101 farther north through san mateo. over here is southbound 280, reports of a deer hit earlier, we have slowing as you approach black mountain road. and slower through that palo alto area, and northbound throughout san jose show a slower drive. >> another local news update coming up in half an hour. enjoy your tuesday morning.

♪ it's 8:30 now on a tuesday morning, 28th day of january, 2014. chilly here in the northeast. but you know what -- >> what? >> it's in the 40s there in sochi, russia, where we'll be starting next week. you join me at the end of next week for the olympic coverage. >> can't wait. 40 degrees. >> warm. >> bring my bathing suit. >> like miami. coming up, the man who inspired "jerry maguire" talks about his comeback from a professional battle that almost

brought him to rock bottom. well, if you're still planning your super bowl party menu, how about you've got to have some chicken. >> that's right. you may love the chicken when it's fried, but the calories not so hot. meanwhile, as we head over to you, al, you couldn't make it last night. you went to see billy joel. >> how was that? >> you get a chance to hear billy joel sing "new york state of mind" at madison square garden. fantastic. >> his sound fantastic, his fingers are as limber as ever, the crowd went crazy. fantastic. >> good job, billy. >> you should be singing "pressure." hey, we are feeling a lot of pressure down in the south because we've got icy conditions. it is rough, especially texas right on into the midsection of the gulf. you've got snow to the north, you've got ice down there. we have winter storm warnings, ice storm warnings, winter

weather advisory. from texas all the way to southern new jersey we're talking 50 million people affected by this thing. icy conditions today, cold but sunny to the north, lake effect snow around the eastern great lakes. good news, we're going to see wet weather coming into the pacific northwest, look for sunshine and 70, nice and warm through the southwest and more good news for our friends out west. we start to see more moisture because what we're going to be looking at now is a more zonal flow of the jet stream. instead of that coming across to the south, it is now coming straight across, that brings more moisture and more importantly for a lot of 8:32 on a tuesday morning. the conditions are really changing out there. plenty of low clouds out there over san francisco. we're in the 50s headed to the 60s. warm tomorrow and then the numbers drop like a rock. let's talk about shower

activity. mostly by 3: 00 p.m., we could be measuring half an inch. hulu, my family and i watched "the biggest loser." you guys got kicked off, but boy are you winners? >> thank you. >> first of all, you started at 262, you look amazing. what are you at now? >> right now, i'm at 170. >> that's amazing. >> thank you. >> 70 pounds at least on the ranch and you've continued. >> marie, what are you down to now? >> 141. >> so 74 on the ranch, how much total? >> 108 pounds. >> and your total? >> 92. >> that is amazing. >> thank you. >> how is the healthy lifestyle? you're opening up a restaurant. >> yes, i've been a restaurant owner for the last ten years and now i'm in the process of opening up a healthy comfort

food restaurant. >> wow, that's pretty cool. and marie, you talked about this all during biggest loser about starting a family. >> that's right. >> so -- i'm not going to ask you if you've gotten started on that. but how has this changed your life? >> you know, it's really still my major goal to start a family. but i want to make sure i'm really healthy and fit and ready to live a long life with those kids. >> you guys are looking terrific, you're already winners. and there's still a big at home $100,000 prize. thank you so much. "biggest loser: second chances" tonight at 8:00/7:00 central right here on nbc. >> thank you. thank you, al. >> all right, al. thank you very much. now to a remarkable woman hoping to be an inspiration to a lot of people with disabilities. jillian has overcome serious physical challenges to make it in the fashion world. and now she's the face of a new diesel ad campaign. we're going to talk to jillian in a moment. but first, a little more of her story. >> diesel's we are connected ad campaign stars a variety of

models not normally seen on the runway. perhaps none more inspiring than jillian mercado. only part of what sets her apart from the crowd. she has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair to get around. but that's never slowed the 26-year-old fashion editor and blogger down. she was chosen by diesel to an online casting call. mercado had never modeled professionally before. instead, making a name for herself behind the camera and maintaining a busy social calendar filled with industry events and openings. these days, things are even busier for mercado who is proving when it comes to high fashion, you don't have to walk the runway to show you have style. jillian, good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> i mentioned you're no stranger to the world of fashion. you've been working in and around fashion for a long time. but it's the first time you spent in front of the cameras. were you nervous? >> i was really nervous.

i will not sugar coat that one. but they made it extremely comfortable for me to be there. >> were you nervous about the process? or were you nervous about how it would be perceived? >> no, not at all. i was just nervous. always behind the camera, i'm never in front of it. so i was just i didn't want to mess up. >> it takes an enormous amount of confidence to do what you chose to do here. where does the confidence come from? >> good support system from my family and friends. i'm blessed to have so much great people around me that push me to do the best. but i can -- and, yeah, i'm blessed to have a great family. >> because the fashion world's not for wimps, by the way. there's a lot of pressure in it. there's a lot of criticism in it. there's an obsession with appearance. and you seem to be able to shrug all that off. >> yeah, because i really love what i do. and that won't stop me.

from doing what i love to do. >> i was thinking last night as i was reading a little bit about you. i was thinking here's this young lady who has overcome these challenges and puts herself out there in these photos. and we hear so many times, so many other stories about young girls and young boys dealing with body image issues. and are really struggling. what advice would you give to someone in the younger age group who is dealing with that? >> i won't sugar coat it. it's a harsh world to be in, especially that everyone's criticizing you for how you look not for your brain. >> have you had to deal with that? >> yeah. of course, on a day-to-day basis i do, just going into the train station. there are people who don't understand, are very close minded and don't think before they say anything. but it gets better. you know, if you have a positive attitude and determination in life, everything gets better.

>> these diesel ad campaigns are generally provocative, they get people to talk. so when they see your pictures, what do you want them to talk about? >> you know, how diesel is a company where everyone can wear it. you don't have to look like a model to wear it. and i feel like these photos show there's every photo that they release someone can relate to it. and that's rare in the fashion industry to be able to relate and say, you know, that's me in that photo through that person. >> well, they're beautiful. i have to say. you like them? you like the way they came out? >> they're beautiful. each and every one of them. >> jillian, what a pleasure to meet you. >> thank you for having me. >> our pleasure. and coming up next, is your credit card safe? how you can protect yourself in light of security breaches that we've been reporting on lately. but first, this is "today" on nbc. nbc universal's coverage of the 2012 london games

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♪ we're back at 8:41 this morning on "today's money," protecting yourself from credit card fraud. over the weekend, another retailer said its customers' credit card information may be at risk. michael's says it is investigating a possible security breach. this news coming, of course, just weeks after target and neiman marcus stores said their systems were compromised. this is a breach that might affect millions. so how can you protect yourself and your credit card information? let's get to cnbc's sharon epperson's take. this is scary, these are folks not doing online shopping, they went to the store and paid with a credit card. >> and there's nothing they could have done because the malicious software used at the point of sale registers, nothing they could have done to protect that. but there is a lot they can do to protect their information as they're shopping, whether it's online or in the stores. >> let's move down the line. you say ask for a new account number. if that's if you suspect you've

been a victim of fraud. >> immediately try to get a new account number. why wait to see whether or not there's been fraudulent activity. if you've shopped at those stores recently, you want a new account number. >> the next one is an important one. some of us don't like to check our bank account, but you've got to monitor your account. >> this is my favorite tip and i did it this morning. you want to go online and monitor your account and see what the activity has been. sign up for those text message alerts to let you know if you reach your spending limit, if there's been any type of unusual spending activity. monitor it regularly, don't wait for the bill to arrive via e-mail or in the mail every month. >> might be too late or more of a hassle. >> more of a hassle to deal with it. >> sign up for free credit monitoring. do you recommend that even if you don't suspect you're a victim of fraud? >> yeah, target, neiman marcus, michael's will offer. but a lot of folks aren't signing up for that. it's free, sign up for it. and if you're not one of those

customers you want to get free credit monitoring, go to a program offered by the national foundation of credit counseling. they have a program called sharpening your financial focus a 12-month program. >> i love your tip, and we can't say it enough. change your passwords. don't make it password. >> or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. i know for convenience, it's easy to remember one password, but you want to change it up. and finally, don't mail personal financial information. what do you mean by that? >> well, because in addition, we are concerned there has been some personal information taken, e-mail addresses and other personal information, you may get an e-mail that says it's from a retailer that you shop at, but really, it may not be. it may be some type of scam. so you don't want to send any personal information via e-mail. they're not going to ask you for that kind of information that way. if there's something you need to provide, go to the website and do it at a secured site. >> because financial institutions are never going to -- >> they're not going to e-mail your account number. >> exactly. >> good tips.

we need them more than ever. >> and last thing people should do is definitely get a free copy of your credit report. annualcreditreport.com always a good thing to do. the man who inspired the hit movie "jerry maguire," his rise and fall and how he's coming back better than ever.

8:46, and we're back with a story that takes us behind one of sports' biggest agents and his fall from grace. in the 1990s, forbes magazine called him the greatest sports agent in history, but by 2007, he was out of the business and struggling to stay sober. now he's telling the story behind his career in a new book called "the agent." i can't wait to see this. >> well, it's really a comeback story and all about, show me the money.

it wasn't exactly the hollywood ending anyone would've pictured for the man who once inspired the famous movie character played by tom cruise. >> jerry! show me the love! >> show me the money! >> tom cruise played an over the top super sports agent in the movie. but for leigh steinberg, the man behind "jerry maguire," it was real life. >> it was hard to walk through an airport or sit on a plane without someone saying to me show me -- >> show me what? >> show me the money. >> steinberg once represented some of the biggest names in sports. >> remember troy from the super bowl party? >> troy aikman, ben roethlisberger and keri strug. while steinberg scored some of the biggest contracts in sports history for his clients, he also insisted they give back to their communities. >> give domestic violence a knockout blow.

>> i support children's miracle network. >> all of steinberg's clients contributed to or created charities that would continue on long after their playing days were over. >> i grew up around the dinner table where my father kept stressing perpetually, you have to make a difference in the world. >> when you were on top, what was life like? >> it was a swirl of press conferences and great athletic events and raising money for charity. >> came here to fire you, jerry. >> reporter: but in a plot twist, reminiscent of "jerry maguire," steinberg says his business partner stole half his clients. at the same time, steinberg's marriage was falling apart, and he turned to alcohol to soothe his pain. >> how much were you drinking? >> depends on what time i started during the day. my best idea was trying to find more vodka to drink. and that's as far as i could see. >> the death of steinberg's father in 2004 led to a downward

spiral of divorce, lawsuits and bankruptcy. after five different attempts at rehab, he hit rock bottom in 2010. made a promise to himself to stay sober. >> look over here. >> reporter: now he's attempting a comeback of his own. steinberg has his agent's license back and will be working the room at this year's super bowl in new york. question is, who will be client number one of his new chapter? >> why should an athlete trust you now? >> well, i'm probably the only certifiably sober agent in sports because i've been tested. no one has ever represented more top round draft picks. i will fight tirelessly and ceaselessly to make sure their dreams come true. >> steinberg says he will continue to push clients to contribute to charities and be role models in their communities and he thinks that philosophy will resinate with the new generation of athletes, as well. and i have to give him props, when we interviewed him last

month, he nailed the two super bowl teams. >> no kidding. are athletes responding? signing up with him? >> well, we don't know yet. there's no official word of anyone who signed up. but he has a super bowl party this weekend. he's working the room, we'll see if this will get things going for him. >> by the way, did he predict the winner? >> i forgot to ask him who won. >> we'll find out. thank you, andrea. good story. coming up next, keep the taste, not the calories. a healthy alternative to fried chicken if that's possible. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ we're back now at 8:52 with a way to cut a few calories in your super bowl get together. it's a recipe for roasted chicken that tastes like it might have been fried. >> all right. this we've got to see. he's going to share his secret to a healthy but still delicious chicken. and a little preview we're going to get french fries at the end. >> yeah. exactly. it is super bowl weekend. we have to splurge a little bit. i think one of the great things about chicken, it can be done 100 different ways. i think one of the things we talk about with healthy food is starting with great ingredients. >> yeah. >> first thing, starting with great chicken. the important thing about great chicken is seasoning it, making sure you can take care of it from start to finish.

>> and you want people to know this is a healthy version of chicken, not a diet version of chicken. >> correct. correct. and that's a big difference. we are going to use fat with it. >> and leave the skin on. >> we are going to leave the skin on. those things can be done and still eat well. >> what's that about? >> the chicken liver will be an integral part of the salad because it's so much great flavor. >> you can leave these out. >> not a fan. >> not a chance. flip those over, these get se seared to medium rare. and then we're going to season the chicken. seasoning the chicken means thoroughly seasoning both sides. >> salt and pepper? >> yeah. just salt and pepper. we've taken the bones out to make the chicken cook very quickly. >> well, did you buy it boneless or actually -- >> it's bred boneless. >> very limber chicken. okay. you're leaving the skin on. >> skin on. we've seasoned both sides. >> okay. >> then we get the chicken --

>> right in the pan where you did the chicken livers. >> exactly. i'm all about as few pans as possible. >> efficiency. >> we skip ahead, the beauty of television, and we've got chicken that's nicely golden on the underside here. and this is where the fried part comes in. all of this fat is going to be gone. we're not using this fat. we're rendering the skin down to crispy and that's what helps make it fried chicken. we're going to add in a little bit of garlic, some rosemary, never skimp on the garlic and rosemary. and just a touch of butter. and what the butter does is help to give it a brown, nutty quality. at this point, we're going to let the chicken cook. takes about eight or nine minutes. >> you going to flip it? >> the secret is to flip it once the butter has browned and turn it off. go have a glass of wine and come back to it. so all we're going to do is turn this chicken over and turn it

off. >> yeah. you do get a nice brown to it. >> and let it rest. >> what do you have over here? >> we're going to make the salad that goes with the chicken. looks a little bit like a potato. it is actually the root of a sunflower plant. and that's pretty cool. most people see this in the grocery stores, but if for some reason you can't, you can substitute carrots, regular artichokes. these are just peels, shaved, tossed in a little olive oil. >> those are terrific. really good. >> eat them right out of the pan. >> did i hear butter? >> you've got a crispy side to this, as well. and you're also going to add a little bit of wine to this. >> yes, we are. >> and after that cooks for a second, we'll add a little bit of water. and let those simmer for a few minutes until they oil down. >> go ahead. >> thank you. we've got toasted bread that we tossed in olive oil just before the sunchokes.

and we're going to mix up a little side salad. we've got the sunchokes on the side. we've already braised. you can leave the rosemary in. >> we're going to move ahead and show people what that's going to look like at the end there. >> we're going to have the bread salad, mix in the radish, parsley. when we get to the chicken, what we want to do is carve this up into pieces. >> all right. >> so you can really see how moist good morning, everyone, 8:56, tickets to see the dali lama go on sale today. tickets are $130. let's check in with christina. good morning scott, good morning to you at home. more like the bay area at

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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 a chilly tuesday morning across the country, it's january 28th, 2014, i'm willie geist along with al roker and tamron hall. and, again, this morning for natalie, no holes in the clothes as far as we can tell. >> no. >> we've got it all together. >> for some reason, i woke up with elvis on my mind. not sure why. >> his birthday was a couple weeks ago. >> maybe that's why. >> a little bit of a delay, but you're wearing them. >> you can wear those whenever you want. you have our permission. so, al, this weather, deep south, midwest.

>> you're from texas. >> i am. i was a reporter for four years for cbs when i started out in the business, and i remember one thanksgiving it just being brutal. so that would have been 1990-something, but i talked to my mom, of course, and i have three nieces and a nephew. i always feel for them. they don't really have coats. i didn't get a big coat until i moved to chicago. i got to call them and see. i don't think they're out of school, but it's ice, which is dangerous. >> there's like a 20-car pile-up outside north austin. >> yeah. >> parts of i-94 are closed. >> of course. >> and this extends all the way to the carolinas. as far south as southern new jersey. >> yeah. >> i lived in atlanta for 6 1/2 years and you get that 1/2 inch dusting and it was shutdown time. you're not prepared for it. >> and to your point, ice, nothing you can do. >> i'll never forget, back when i was a reporter, driving up a slight hill and i remember just sliding back down in reverse. and you are helpless. i got out of the car. it was a nightmare and it's dangerous.

dangerous. >> it brings down power lines. it's rough. but the good news is we're going to show a little bit later that there actually is going to be a warm-up coming up on friday. and we're going to get back to normal. >> finally. >> finally. >> just outrageous. >> brutal. >> tonight is a big night in washington, the president's annual state of the union address up on capitol hill. he's got a lot he's up against. he had a difficult 2013, no getting around that. he's going to try to reset, we think, this year. by the way, "politico" created sort of a time lapse showing the state of the unions from 2009 to 2013 to show just how the office has aged president obama. take a look and see what you think. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. madame speaker, vice president biden, members of congress, distinguished guests, fellow americans.

thank you, god bless you and good bless these united states of america. >> some gray hair, but otherwise -- >> look at 2009 by 2013 side by side. >> that's the jarring shot. he doesn't look terrible. he looks thinner. that's what i notice. i think he looks thinner. his complexion looks a little fairer and that could be stress, as well. could be bad lighting, too. but i think also -- because he wears his hair close, you don't see the gray as much. when bill clinton was in office, he got this head full of gray hair. it's more noticeable. it's the toughest job in the world. >> you're allowed a little gray. >> you're allowed a lot of things. >> the "wall street journal" poll says 68% of the country feels the country's either stagnant or worse off since the president took office. they used words like divided, troubled, deteriorating. >> which is interesting because the unemployment number has gone down, the housing market is recovering, but people still have a sense of what's next.

and i wonder whomever takes office next, will folks have that same feeling? and i think we look back in the past and we want this nostalgic feeling to return. and it's not there all the time. >> are you going to be talking about this on "news nation" today? >> of course. >> you like that plug? 2:00 p.m. eastern. but moving things to 11:00 a.m. eastern on msnbc. >> that's right. >> check your cable company. >> when does that start? >> when do you start? >> my new show time? oh, yeah, yeah. that starts february 24th. and you know i have another show called "deadline crime: with tamron hall" that airs on discovery id, and our new season starts in the fall. and in the month i'm hosting the sister wives reunion show. me and the browns hung out in las vegas for the fourth time. i didn't realize this was going to happen. thanks, team. >> tamron hall network starts -- >> my girlfriend oprah, you might know her -- i'm kidding.

i'm making that part up. >> of course, nbc -- state of the union coverage tonight at 9:00 eastern right here on nbc. >> and all day long. >> all day long. >> including "news nation." so you remember that viral video a couple months ago where the young woman quit her job? >> yeah. >> remember, that was the way she told her boss she was leaving. now we've got one of these coming in a super bowl ad. this woman's going to give her boss a big surprise by quitting during the super bowl. the woman's identity for now is a secret. she's already filmed this ad for godaddy.com. you'll see it during the super bowl. and we got a little sneak peek. >> let's talk about dreams. and the people who choose to pursue them, like [ bleep ] she's a real person with a real dream of starting her own business. she's got a message for her boss in front of 100 million people. >> the only way it could have been better is to have danica patrick. >> yeah, he's a little different

to look at for sure. >> what do you think of someone quitting their job this way? >> you know what, i think we've all become such exhibitionists that if you don't like your job, go tell your boss you quit and leave. >> have you ever quit a job -- >> i have held on to every job i have had -- with a death grip. >> really? please don't toss me out. >> they have to drag me out by my fingernails. i've never quit a job. >> never quit a job? what about you, willie. >> i've been fired from jobs. >> no, you have not. >> oh, yeah. shows get canceled, they don't want you around anymore. i didn't have a job after. i don't know. >> yeah. >> my rent wasn't being paid. >> no matter how you slice it. >> canceled, fired. >> we're not -- >> bye-bye. >> we're not renewing you. >> exactly. >> so if i show up on monday, are you going to pay me? no. fired. >> we found deficiencies in the network. >> i quit a landscaping job

once. >> i quit -- i was a waitress for 11 days at hoolihans. it was hard. and i remember my dad waking me up that morning. you going to work? i said, no, sir. he said, you gonna tell them? no, sir. i never went back. >> didn't call? >> didn't call, didn't write. hey, everybody. i think i kept the uniform. >> oh! >> did you keep the flair? >> it was the hardest job. and that's why i overtip. i will tip to death. my last dollar because it is a hard job. >> i got fired from my first job, which was quartering and bagging chickens. this was three years ago. >> what did you do wrong? >> i lied on the application. i was only 13 and you had to be 15. >> oh, okay. >> this was before computers. it was three weeks before social security caught up with me. and i got called into the

manager's office. he goes, you're a good kid, but -- >> gotta go. >> wow. it wasn't being fired for a bad thing. well, you lied. >> other than that. >> other than that. >> seriously. >> this is amazing. there's a man with terminal cancer, and he's writing 826 inspirational notes to his teenage daughter. he's writing them on little napkins. putting a fresh one in her lunch every day until she graduates high school. he's from richmond, virginia. he started doing this for emma, his daughter, when she was in kindergarten. before he had cancer, she's now in eighth grade. he's battled kidney cancer twice, currently has prostate cancer. his oncologist told him people with his medical history have only 8% chance of surviving the next five years. he's going for 826, he's only got 40 left to do. every day through high school, whether he's there or not, she will find one of those napkins in her lunch. >> this story, i can't even look at the words of it.

it just sends me into that spot, you know. we've talked about our parents, we're both very close to our dads. and my dad's passed away. you think about this. and you guys are parents and what you want your kids to remember. and i have a friend -- sorry, his son has celebrated his first birthday and they put together a time capsule and they've asked for advice and stories for antonio when he's 18 to open. and this is a parent wanting that love to continue. >> dear emma, sometimes when i need a miracle, i look into your eyes and realize i've already created one. >> wow. >> love dad. >> that's incredible. we have a great family friend who is about our age, a woman who passed away over the summer from cancer. a great friend in college. and when she asked a lot of us to do because she had a son 4 years old, named william, was for all of us to write a note or letter or tell a story about her that she would put into a binder that he could read some day so he could really know his mother. so to see something like this is

so special and allows the memory and legacy to live on. >> it does. these are difficult things to discuss for anyone. you can't even imagine what he's thinking when he's writing these notes. when you look at the beauty of it and the love, how do you -- you smile. >> and again, this weather's been rough, but it is going to get better. take a look at the bitter cold. we're talking anywhere from 30 million to 40 million people affected. the polar vortex pushing down. right now, it feels like 26 below in chicago, 19 below in cleveland, 13 below in syracuse, 1 in new york city, but the good news is, we are going to start to see some moderation. other big story we've been covering, telling you about it. from i-10 all along i-10 into new orleans, into alabama, mississippi, we're talking about freezing rain, snow, ice, winter storm warnings, and ice storm

warnings into the southeast. winter weather advisories up through the appalachians. we've got this bitterly cold air, arctic cold coming into the south. we've got a shallow layer of gulf moisture coming on top of that. and that creates ice. and where the layer is a little deeper, it creates snow. so we are looking for up to 1/2 inch of ice from wilmington into albany, georgia. and snow we expect to see upwards of 6 to 9 inches of snow as you get into the carolinas. that is going to be tough. some areas up to a foot. that's w good tuesday morning to you, the time is 9:11, i'm christina loren. look at your temperatures climbing nicely. you're already at average, for example, in half moon bay. and you will be able to reach temperatures today unseasonably mild, and temperatures in the upper 60s in the east bay.

cooler in san francisco, you're at 60 today, 67 in the south bay. rain on the way tomorrow night into thursday. hey, by the way, thought you might want to check this out. take a look here. "today's take" cuff links. >> you found that? who gave you those? >> val wilson, provides a lot of the little gadgets for our crowd out there. so -- you know, mr. vice president, you gave me a set of your cuff links, we would love to give you a "today's take" set of cuff links. we'd like you to come pick them up right here. >> you've got to come here at 9:00 a.m. to pick them up. >> that's right. >> val and mike, thanks so much. "today's take," check it out. >> any for willie? >> yeah. >> what about girls? did you get some for natalie? >> for you? >> no, i don't wear cuff links. >> a broach. >> how about some earrings. >> okay.

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langone medical center, and director of gynecology at norwalk hospital in connecticut. good morning to you both. let's start with something that everyone's thinking about right now and that is the prevention and treatment of the common cold. first thing, let's talk about preventing it. what can we do? >> we're not good at treating it, so the best thing is to prevent it. all about hand washing, hand sanitizers are great. when you're out with your kids, remind them not to touch on their face. touching things and on their eyes and it's a great way to spread it. there are a couple of -- we talk about vitamins on this show. most vitamins don't help. vitamin c unfortunately doesn't help. >> a lot of people start drinking orange juice because they have vitamin c in their head. >> and there are supplements, too. >> it's a larger view of good randomized control studies. they didn't show benefits in vitamin c, although they did for

zync. and probiotics which i find interesting, that good bacteria we know is good for our digestive health. that was helpful in certain probiotic beverages to reduce the risk of cold. >> the prevention of it. but what about the treatment? >> asidminsins. and i think you can extrapolate the data from the cold. it's not good to overtreat yourself. you feel lousy, you should be in bed under the covers, you take tylenol, you feel terrific, now you're infecting everybody else with the party. you're probably better off with a low grade fever, stay at home under the covers leave other people alone. >> let's move on the women's health. new study finds about half of all women in the u.s. have not discussed their own reproductive health with their physician. what are the implications? >> well, these days when you go to the doctor, the time is so limited, you feel like you're only there to deal with urgent matters. but the truth is, you should be discussing things like

reproductive health. many didn't realize that fertility can be affected by smoking, obesity, your age. many women did not go to see a gynecologist once a year. this was a big eye opener that women need to take better care of themselves and in terms of family planning whether they want to have children or not, they need to be having these discussions sooner rather than later. >> my doctor initiated, i'm 43, he sat me down and said, okay, are you trying to have a kid or not? >> it should probably happen when you're 30. >> really? >> why not plan ahead so you know, okay, maybe when i'm 35 i need to be thinking about this. >> a realistic look of what's going on. >> in your 30s, if you have intercourse every single day with your partner, you have a 20% chance of getting pregnant each month. when you get to 40, you have a 5% chance. 20% of women have no idea that age affects fertility at all. we as doctors need to do a better job educating our patients. >> okay. let's move on to electronic health records.

a really interesting one. it could have a negative affect on doctor/patient interaction. >> i think adam and i probably deal with this every day in our offices because electronic medical records, it's great, it really helps us, you know, get all the information about a patient right there. you don't have to read another doctor's chicken scratch anymore. i do struggle with this where i'm typing or reading at the computer but also trying to have a warm, easy dialogue with my patient. it is a struggle. i think there's an art to it and you have to experience and time perfect it. >> we understand from a doctor point of view, but i need to see the patient, talk to the patient, examine the patient and document a whole host of stuff. how do you do that and maintain eye contact? on the other hand, we're breeding a whole new generation of students that don't look at the patient. you look at somebody, their facial expression, their skin tone. you have doctors that can read a c.a.t. scan but not see the yellowing of the skin. >> thank you, doctors. great conversation.

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good morning to you, it is 9:26. i'm peggy bunker. belmont police have found a 16-year-old boy with autism who was missing all night long. he is now at the police station. we are told he is okay and not injured. last night he disappeared from a middle school and had not been seen for 12 hours. the b.a.r.t. officer shot and killed by another officer will be remembered today. he was accidentally shot by another officer when they, searching an apartment in dublin. it will be tonight. the funeral will be tomorrow morning at 10:00 in the

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we had another crash on southbound 880 around mission boulevard. we see the effects of the slow down there and a traffic break may happen as they clear that. nob -- northbound 880, still a tough drive heading toward the bay bridge toll plaza, it is better. back to you. thank you, appreciate that, mike. we'll have another local news update for you in half an hour. we'll see you then.

♪ welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning. it's january 28th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker, tamron hall who is in today for natalie. you guys holding any deep, dark secrets you'd like to share with us today on national television? keep holding them. tamron's got some. >> no, i am an open book. of course we all have secrets. i think people would not be telling the truth if they said otherwise. >> it's not good for you physically we now know. more than 95% of people keep a secret about themselves. no surprise there. this is according to a piece in the "wall street journal," secrets can make you ill. you mull it over, get stressed about it, make your body sick. to get our body back to a sense of health, we have to reveal or

cure ourselves of that secret -- >> i don't know about the revealing part. going back to oprah because everything does. she said on her show once before that sometimes when you reveal the secret that's being selfish. unless it benefits or moves the ball forward or -- it's just -- you're just doing it for you. and that's what the article says in the "wall street journal." you ask yourself why am i revealing this secret? and the impact it has on the other person. >> right. >> if it's an affair that happened in 1910, why are you telling it now? >> well, you should be telling anybody. you're still around in 1910 and you have something going on. >> you still have that loving feeling from 1910. >> that commercial that talked about four hours, you should tell a doctor. i think you tell everybody. >> oh. yes, i thought of the commercial now. >> that's not right. >> what do you guys think of sharing the secret? >> depends what it is. if it's something like you're talking about an affair or something, that can eat you alive from the inside it would seem. but if it's a little white lie or something. let it go.

>> yeah. >> but you think the little stuff? >> you've got to think about the other person. >> yeah. >> absolutely. there you go. >> of course, the weather, we lie. >> no. >> i've been told to stay here. so let's check out your weather. here's what we've got going on right now. super bowl, 34 degrees, partly cloudy, winds are going to be light. so looks like weather will not be a factor for the game. probably won't be the coldest super bowl, but for the most part it's going to be okay. good news, we'll be seeing a change in the jet stream. seattle, showers today, temperatures in the 40s and that breaks the pattern of this ridge building up and keeping the dry air out. low pressure builds rain along the coast, much needed. and snow inland to the cascades, the sawtooth and the bitter root, anywhere from 6 to 9 inches up to a 9:32 on a tuesday morning,

temperatures will end up in the 60s in san francisco. mid 60s just about everywhere else. we're going to climb up there. as we head throughout tomorrow night into thursday morning, rainfall on the way to the bay area. we could pick up a quarter of an inch to more than an inch in the higher elevations. we really need the rain, as you know our hills are brown at this point and your temperatures will rtart to drop as well. latest weather. guys? all right. al, thanks. we hope our kids will go to a good college, but there's one big concern, of course, the rise in costs of higher education. >> absolutely. since 2009, the princeton review has been compiling its analyst of the best value colleges with "usa today" and they're out with their 2014 list and today with us is rob, of course, the author of this. good to see you, rob. >> good to be back. thank you. >> i think we should rebrand this segment, schools i didn't get into. these are really good schools

but also good values. let's start right in on the public colleges. uva, the university of virginia. great school. >> well deserved, number three on our best colleges for our public school list. when we think about it from a financial aid perspective $22,100 minus that bringing it down to $4,600 for an in-state student. >> and again, that's if you're from virginia. >> correct. correct. >> pricier out of state. >> but it does give out scholarship for in state as well as out of state students. >> next up, number two, new college out of sarasota, florida. >> it's the honor college of the entire florida state system. only 800 kids, looks like a liberal arts school, but it has the price tag of a public school without question. $15,600 minus $9,800. >> let's look at your number one best value public college goes to the university of north carolina at chaplain hill. >> it's a fabulous school

academically. one of the oldest public ivies, 1795, but it is a smoking value when we think of it as $3,900 on average for an in-state student. and the survey, chaplain hill is my narnia. this is happy academically and financially. >> great place. >> and now we're going to switch to private colleges. number three, pennsylvania. >> 15 miles outside centre city. small school, 1,500 kids, but $57,800. but here's the thing, lots of kids might cross them off their lists but it's tragically flawed because they're giving out $37,700 in free money bringing it down to that $20,000 mark. >> now, number two on your list is a name i wouldn't expect to hear on this. harvard, with think it's hard to get into, very expensive and everything else that comes with harvard, but they do well with financial aid. >> absolutely. 6,600 kids at harvard, all renaissance snunts, but $53,500

sticker price. but free money, $44,000 they're giving out bringing that right around that $9,500 mark. >> i'm still stuck on the $53,000 without the add-ons to help you out. >> and tuition, room and board, fees, books, the total cost of what you could expect to pay. >> and number one, williams college in massachusetts. if you can get in. >> if you can get in -- >> tougher to get. >> it is 14% admit rate, acceptance rate. and when you think of that, it is a superlative place. 2,000 kids, huge college endowment, they put a lot toward aid, $59,000 sticker price, $39,600 in free aid bringing it right around the $19,000 mark. they have a dance on campus called the nbc. >> do they? >> you know what it stands for? >> nothing but cutis.

>> i was thinking nothing but cash. >> that's a good place to end. matt's got the purple cow. >> got to have a sense of humor. >> good. >> a couple other surprises on the list, lesser known schools, truman state university came in at number nine. >> the harvard of the midwest. it is such a value. really one of the gems of the 150 schools we put in best value colleges. not a lot of people know about it. great value academically and smoking value financially for in-state as well as out of state. >> and cooper union also one of the things that caught your eye. >> right down in little east village not far from where we are now. 800 kids, architecture, engineering program, half tuition scholarships for all the students coming in. great financial aid, think about merit based as well as academic based scholarships based on your high school test scores and gpa. >> you've got to get it together. >> what i've got to start doing, saving. >> all right. thank you very much. and for more information, head to today.com. and up next, a football coach

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football field. but when jimbo and his wife kandi found out their youngest son ethan diagnosed with a genetic disorder, they were left without a game plan. >> that night was the worst night of my life ever. >> we started to research the disease, what's out there was traumatizing. we had no hope. >> the disease is so rare that there's not much information on it, or a clear course of treatment. >> it's hard for me -- because i'm not a patient person, i'm a fixer by nature. and for me, you know, i hear he's got this and i say, okay, how do we fix this? let's fix it and move on. >> reporter: it is an inherited blood disorder that causes a decline in cell counts over time, eventually leading to bone marrow failure. most children that have the disease like 7-year-old ethan won't live past age 29. but jimbo and kandi were not about to take the news lying down. they've started the kids first fund which raises money and

spreads awareness of the disease. >> the platform we have in the athletic world we thought was our responsibility to not only do this for ethan, which was our first and main goal, but then we've got to think about the other children out there who have the disease so we can fight for and help raise money and find cures. >> one such child, 9-year-old arianna christianson who also suffers from f.a. her mother natalie knows arianna wouldn't be getting the topnotch care without the fishers and the kids 1st fund. >> i was telling them how grateful it am for doing not everything just for their son ethan but all the other f.a. kids out there struggling and fighting for their lives. >> reporter: the students of fsu also have rallied around the fisher family. from ice carving to good old-fashioned tailgate parties. >> stem cell transplant before he's 12 years old. >> and even bone marrow match-up sign-up table. >> he's going to need a

transplant from a stranger. that's where it comes in. >> reporter: the seminole community comes out in force for the cause. >> florida state family has embraced this cause like nothing i have ever seen in my life. i have never been so grateful to people. >> and ethan has become a symbol of the team. >> he's become like their little buddy. and to know he's got this fight ahead of him, that's personal for them. >> reporter: he's down on the field before every home game, high fiving players. leading the pregame huddle, and wishing dad good luck. before heading up to his special seat to cheer the team on. and when the seminoles win, like on this night against rival miami, he's right back down there waiting to give dad a big hug. back at home, the fisher family spends its off time a lot like the rest of their time, knowing

more than most every moment is precious. >> puts it all in perspective, it's a game, but it's what i do, it's not who i am. a husband and father is who i am. >> reporter: and hopefully one day, the light they shine on ethan's condition will pay off. >> somebody out there has a cure, an answer. we're going to give them the funding and thing we have to do to be able to find that to help all the children out there that have this. >> what a great job by the fisher family turning something that could be negative into a positive. and so cool to see, even the tailgating community, they're doing bone marrow matches. >> wow. >> so cool. >> fantastic. >> if you'd like more information on ethan and the kids 1st fund head to today.com [ male announcer ] ever wonder why no other mouthwash feels like listerine®? because no other mouthwash works like listerine®. in your mouth, bacteria forms in layers. listerine® penetrates these layers deeper than other mouthwashes, killing bacteria all the way down to the bottom layer.

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and since the winter olympics are going on, i wanted to bring an animal that lives in the north. you can see how thick this coat is. >> can i touch him? >> you can gently give a nice pet. super, super thick. this is going to keep this animal completely warm in subfreezing temperatures. >> how cold of temperatures do they survive in? >> negative 60 degrees. >> really? >> yeah. these guys go out on to the sea ice, follow polar bears and feed off the seal kills. >> what age is this? >> this is an adult. >> an adult? >> yeah. they're very, very tiny. and believe it or not, what's going to happen in the summer, is they're going to lose this white coat and grow a gray or brown coat because up in the arctic the snow melts and the camouflage goes seasonally. and when he loses his winter coat, he looks like a teeny, tiny house cat. >> and most importantly, what does the fox say? >> they do all sorts of calls. >> natalie has answered that. >> did you know -- >> tamron's our arctic fox.

>> really? >> you have a wallabe. >> all of these are surviving in nature. believe it or not, she doesn't look terribly athletic, but she can hop at 45 miles an hour. >> really? >> yeah. and they can hop 28 feet from when they're running, they can go 6 feet up right in the air from a standing position. >> what does that do in the wild? >> helps them get away from dingos. >> the dingo ate the wallaby. >> they hang out in the mom's pouch for about nine months. born premature and goes in the mom's pouch. >> what's going on? >> okay. >> all right. and the gator represents what here? >> oh. hey now. >> whip it. >> whip it good. >> so this guy is our strong man. >> yeah. >> as you can tell. this is an american alligator.

beautiful, endangered species success story. pithing a little bit. >> why? >> he's saying don't come too close to me. you should stand over here. >> and they have an incredibly strong bite. this is only a juvenile, he's just a few years old. these guys can get to be about 13 feet long, chomp down with 2,000 pounds of bite force. as much as getting hit by a truck. >> a single row of teeth, not layered. >> exactly. not layered and they lose their teeth and regrow them. but, yeah, you don't want to get chomped on by one of these guys. their opening force was not that strong. if you were holding his jaw shut, he wouldn't be able to open it up. but if they bite you, you definitely -- you're going to be in trouble. >> how cold of a temperature can they survive? >> close to freezing, but they are reptiles, they hibernate in the winter where it gets cold. >> okay. >> a couple more animals. >> this is a really, really

great animal, relative of the raccoon. you can see the striped tail here. >> but his face looks like a possum a little bit. >> yeah. this really long nose. they're very inquisitive with their nose. these animals are not animals you want to handle. this guy lives in captivity and used to being handled by people. but like any animal with a mouth, they can bite you. and they live in the desert southwest down into south and central america. you can see how acrobatic he is. so he's our gymnast. our olympic gymnast. >> and on the last one. >> yeah. this guy -- >> oh, wow. looks like a giant rabbit. >> jack rabbit. >> i love these guys, this believe it or not is a rodent. and if you look at the face, kind of looks like a guinea pig with giant ears. >> and the arms in front. >> exactly. they're one of the fastest rodents on the planet because they do have these really long legs. see and these guys can also run 45 plus miles an hour. >> sprinter. >> yeah. >> where does he live?

>> down in south america. >> very cool. david, we love having you over. thanks so much. >> good to see you. >> we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. ♪ too big. ♪ too soft. too small. ♪ mmm! ♪

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good morning, it's 9:56, i'm peggy bunker. police have a sketch of a man who exposed himself to

cheerleaders in a high school locker room. police say the man made eye contact with several of the girls, exposed himself and then left the locker room. in southern california, the trial begins today in the lawsuit pitting the family of injured giant fan bryan stow against the dodgers organization. he is suing for $50 million to pay for his medical costs. checking in right now with christina loren getting a look at the upcoming temps here. >> so happy about these temps and the becoming rain, peggy. look at these numbers. we'll hit about 60 in frasan francisco, and we're still forecasting that through tomorrow night and thursday morning. we'll get maybe a quarter of an inch right here in the south bay and boy do we need the rain. here is something i want everybody to be aware of. we have temperatures that will be much cooler as we progress

threat the end of the week. our hills thirsty for rain. low 60s for friday. here is mike and your drive. we could use that rain. over here on the east shore, the freeway, the flashing lights, that's westbound 80, overcrossing, aconic there. flashing lights a a concern. coming out of richmond past that scene it's slow. two lanes blocked and that will cause a problem until at least 10:15. meanwhile, this is starting to move better, southbound 880 past mission. >> thank you so much. we'll have another local news update for you in half an hour. have a great day.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> yes, everybody. it is that day. it is booze day, tuesday, january 28th. and we have a rock legend here today, everybody. we have mr. meatloaf himself. >> you know, it is interesting that meatloaf is on broadway, right? or off broadway or something. >> vegas, yes. >> but i do think -- >> he's been brought back because he was such a huge success last time at planet hollywood. >> he was a huge success.

he said it was more music than acting. but i would love to see that man do a little acting on stage too. >> he considers himself an actor more than a singer, which surprised me. he's a very nice man. i remember i was nervous to interview him the first time, which was years ago. and he's so normal. >> and real, yeah. >> i never met a person named meatloaf and thought he's got to be weird. he's not. he's such a nice guy. >> our friend matthew hussey eugene carol. >> it is fireworks all the time. a little happy birthday to cinnamon lee, remember the puppy that when you got blake -- >> yes. >> here is cinnamon lee turning 1 year old yesterday. >> oh, my gosh. you remember how little cinnamon lee was back in the day? that's him now? >> yes. >> look how darling he is. >> so cute. i remember when you held him in your hand -- >> and gave him to my friend collin, yeah. that was cute. >> the cutest little dog.

>> and now this is going to upset hoda very much. there has been a backlash. people are taking umbrage now to the bikini line. bad news because landing strips is seen their day apparently and is teseems like the brazilian i taking the back seat to the fuller look or some of it just call it tending your garden. >> you know what, it is because the show "girls," which is a trend setter for everything. on "girls," everybody is naked, they have been flashing a fuller downstairs. >> yes. >> and what do the rest of us do? because we have already been doing it and it is too late now for many of us because when you laser it, the party's over. okay. there's no going back. >> i don't know. don't know. you know how i feel about that. i said it one time and i won't say it again. >> i won't remember. >> just tend to your garden. do whatever it takes to tend to your garden. >> you stay in your lane, and then the world goes away from

your lane and then the world comes back. that's what always happens. >> that's the problem with fads and trends, hoda. >> they last for a minute. >> just stand apart from the crowd, be a proud woman. tend your garden. stay out of trouble, you know? >> american apparel -- >> this is so weird. >> i'll let you tell this. >> they caused some controversy. they decided to display mannequins with visible pubic hair. >> she said it. >> in the windows. and they had it with underwear, so you could see it. there is underwear and a lot of these -- now that's what they're doing because that's what's trendy. we don't have any shots of it because we don't -- we're not allowed. but anyway. >> use your imagination. so people -- the whole industry has come up around -- i don't care. i really don't care what people do. a lot of people will save a lot of money. >> you're right. >> you're right. >> we have already way too much unemployment, going to put a lot of -- all of these ladies who came from brazil, to show you how to do it, you know, what are

they going to do now to pay their bills? huh? all the people they trained. how many people i wonder make their living doing hair removal? all parts of the body? what do you think? >> i don't know. i think it is a lot of people. >> i hope the president brings it up in his state of the union tonight. that will be important. >> this is one of those fun little surprise videos, a lot of great videos on youtube and this is a great one. there is this guy named voss ali who decided to surprise his fiancee with a stuffed animal. >> not just any stuffed animal. >> not just any stuffed animal. it was a bear she had many, many years ago, that had been damaged over the years, because -- >> you love them that much, they're in threads by the time you're an adult. >> missing an eye, a nose. >> everything. >> anyway, just look at the reaction when she realized what it was. >> oh!

oh, my god. are you serious? >> yes. >> i smelled him and i knew. >> i smelled him and i knew. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. >> what is his name? >> best gift ever. >> i could cry. it is whitey. >> i know. that's true. my daughter had a little paddy, little huff al lump and it's in threads. i wrote a song called ratty patty and her disco suit because she was loved so much. we had had to put her in a bear suit. she's been loved so much. but here's the question, we would love to know from you all. how would you feel about having someone take it and restore it or do you love it because -- we tried to do that to -- we have sewn patty a little bit. if she looked brand-new, i don't think cas would be happy.

this lady was, but -- >> the smell. that was interesting. she smelled it. when i was a kid, i loved stuffed animals, i had tons of them lined up on my bed. the last one was in college, a virginia tech t-shirt on him, but i remembered how cozy you felt surrounded by all your stuffed animals. >> brings your childhood back at you. let us know. what do you think about this too? >> alara baldwin -- she is the yoga instructor, married it alec baldwin. she decided she was going to do something, take a photograph of had herself doing yoga every single day in a different location. seems fine. anyway, she decided to take one while she was on a plane, flying. there she is. and the passengers seem a little wigged out, especially the two behind her. anyway, she decided to post the picture of herself doing yoga every single day in 2014.

i wonder if she told them. >> listen, i need to stretch. it is a long flight. coming or going from ireland, i think. or maybe that's his daughter's name. i don't know. somebody said ireland. i don't know why we showed you. slow news day. around here we're happy for a slow news day. >> yes, we are. >> last time you went to the movies, you go to the theater, get in your seat and the previews start. okay. they did a study and found there are 7 to 8 preview s -- seven to eight. and now they're trying to get the theaters to make the trailers shorter, no longer than two minutes, and they want the trailers only to be shown within five months of the movie's release. sometimes you see a movie and it is 2015, 2016, coming soon. i've been to the movie theater, you get your seat, and in new york you have to be early to sit with who you came with. you have to sit there and they

have to sit there. >> you've also gone alone, which you're proud of. >> i do that. because it is dark and you're by yourself anyway. really you're just watching. nothing wrong with that. >> nothing wrong with it. i'm just asking what is -- you can't legislate that, right? people don't -- theater owners don't have to play the previews, do they? are they legally required to? >> i don't -- usually i get -- after the fourth one, everyone goes -- you hear the audience collectively sigh, like, oh, my god, another preview. i do like them when there is a movie i'm crazy about seeing, every preview is usually exactly in that genre and i think i can see that, i can see that, i can see that. >> i hate when they give away the best stuff, though. they have to be careful not to do that. i don't like it when you buy a dvd. the other day i watched such a great movie. i loved it, called 42. the jackie robinson story, which is just such a good movie, but i had no idea there were like four previews on it. and -- >> do they let you fast-forward? >> on this one i could, but

still. >> 20 minutes of previews before a movie is too long. >> 20 minutes ahead because you're a new yorker and get a seat. and we're sorry, there is nothing we can do about it. all right. does this describe your workplace? you hear swearing everywhere, every other word is the f word or whatever it is. >> "the wolf on wall street" started this conversation because there were more than 500 f-bombs in that. [ bleep ]. >> yeah. and we want to know do you think this kind of language is the new normal at work? >> i hope not. depends where you work. >> probably depends on the workplace. in newsroom around the country, it is something you hear. and it is also something you pick up. because you hear it. no. >> you know, most prone to it. >> if you want to know if you're somebody who is prone to cursing and you're not sure, all you have to do is have somebody sneak up behind you and scare the you know what out of you. and the first thing out of your

mouth -- [ bleep ] -- tells you what you are, because it is terrifying. i'm afraid on the air, when i burn my finger, that's the first thing, put your hand on the stove, what do you say? that. that's when you know. >> some experts say cursing is a sign of insecurity. >> it is not. [ bleep ] >> but others say -- >> that was very close to an ftc violation. >> others say when you use humor, swearing can be a good stress reliever. i think it probably can. how are you feeling? >> any who. >> maybe it is because of your bra. >> it could be. >> hwe have to talk about it tomorrow. we'll bring it up. there is a bra that apparently can tell you whether you're in love or not. >> if you're turned on. >> yes. if you're so excited about your bra just pops open. >> on the phone. and if you're not, it stays locked up, you know what i'm saying? a good relationship. >> we'll tell you about that

tomorrow. we want you to answer a question for us, if you wouldn't mind, what keeps you up at night. if you're having trouble sleeping, we want to hear about it. we're going to have dr. robert oxman, director of sleep in joplin, missouri, he'll come in to answer your questions. we want to know if you're worried about something, if there are sounds, if your husband is snoring. >> or your wife. >> or your wife, yeah. >> go to klgandhoda.com and let us know what keeps you up at night. >> are you still single? ♪ i would do anything >> do your friends say you're too picky? >> we'll get advice about dating from a dynamic duo, eugene carol and matthew hussey. >> and meatloaf is here. he's going to stop by for his big gig in sin city after th wow, this hotel is amazing. oh no. who are you? who are you? wrong answer. wait, daddy, this is blair, he booked this room with priceline express deals and saved a ton.

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his 1977 iconic album "bat out of hell" sells 2,000 copies a year and is one of the top ten best-selling albums of all time. >> and now the grammy winning singer and very talented actor is headed back to the vegas stage for the run of his show called "rocktails and cocktails". >> we like. >> not a one man show. i got a whole bunch of people up there with me doing a whole bunch of crazy things. and it is -- you see, i'm a giant ham. >> you are. we know that. >> and so, you know, you go to a rock concert and everybody wants you to be serious and play rock songs. i never do politics. i get serious. but here i get to do stand-up, i get to do characters that develop. it is real -- >> improvisational. you interact with the audience. >> i do. the audience, the problem with that, sometimes they don't ask good questions. they stand up and go, hey, will you say hello to my grandmother. i'm, like, my god, that's not a

question. >> interact with the audience, they play with you? >> i run everything from an ipad. >> what? >> yeah. it didn't work properly before. it worked for two shows and then shut itself off. i have like 32 potential questions. when someone of them have 16 or 17 pictures. they wanted know do an 85-minute show and i looked at them and laughed. i said, first of all -- >> that's one of your songs. >> exactly right. so we kept running and they had a show following and we were supposed to give them a half hour to turn over. and one night we went about seven minutes before they were supposed to go on. they were the -- the cast was great, the producers of the show that didn't like it. >> you to like the singing better or the acting part, when you're on stage? >> i like the acting. yeah. there is some stuff i love singing, "bat out of hell" i love singing, "revved up," "paradise," i love. >> your voice stood the pest te time. >> i still do "bat out of hell"

and "paradise." as you get older, your voice gets deeper. people, i was 26 when i recorded that record. so people comment -- they listen to "bat out of hell" all the way from st. louis and when i get up there, they say your voice is deep, you don't sound like you used to, well, no. >> i don't look the same either. what about that? >> i look better now. but, you know, as you were doing all your intros and your opening, what was first one about the teddy bear? >> the little teddy bear. what was your thought on that? >> they restored it. >> yeah. >> i want to know where that is, because i want to send myself to that place. >> okay. what did you think about the brazilian waxing going out of favor? >> i couldn't hear that. brazilian waxing, well, you know, it has been out of favor with me forever. and the one thing about the f-bombs, i did a movie with sam jackson, and i did, like, five scenes. i had 72. >> yourself?

>> yes. >> now counting sam? >> not counting sam. he had a lot more. the problem with that is is not necessarily saying it, it is when you have to go, you know, loop it -- >> post production. >> post production to get rid of them for the air playing version. and you have to come up -- after 72, you have to come up with a whole bunch more stuff. that's the problem with that. and "the wolf of wall street," i love previews before the thea r theaters, before the movie, on dvd they suck. >> i agree. >> i disagragree with meat loaf everything. >> and one more. i forget. anyway, so, yeah, we're back to -- it is a really good show. and, you know how you can judge stuff like that? you're not asking me any questions, but i only have a limited time. and i love talking. >> how is everything about the show? we'll fade to black eventually. >> so it allows me to just be

nuts. >> let's test your great acting ability, okay? >> okay. >> we're going to do a dramatic read of one of your songs. >> kathie lee will start it. >> and now our bodies are close and tight. it never felt so good. it never felt so -- >> excuse me. >> it never felt so right. >> that was really good. >> i think we're going to go. i think that's all we got. >> another one. >> that was really good. i can't follow that. >> hoda has a line. >> oh. >> and we're glowing like the -- >> oh, my god. >> -- on the edge of a night. glowing like the medals on the edge of the night. and here's your line. >> i'm speechless for once in my life. okay. okay. come on, baby, let's hold on tight, yeah. rock my world, baby! >> all righty then.

>> that goes down as the best meat loaf interview ever. >> thank you so much. thank you, sweetie. great to see you again. >> "rock tails and cocktails," meat loaf at planet hollywood in vegas. matthew hussey and e. jean carroll here to answer your dating questions. and the wing king himself right after this. go-gurt?

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we're back with matthew hussey and e. jean carroll who will answer your questions just ahead. >> before we get to the one you sent in, we wanted to bring in someone from our crew who had a question. this is mary, married ten years. what is your question for them? >> my question is, how around valentine's day, the girls get very excited, and they want to -- they expect a lot. so how do we -- and the gentlemen -- lower our expectations so we don't get disappointed for valentine's day? >> okay. valentine's day is the super bowl for female champions. it is the one day every year that women are loved and adored. the most erotic festival all year. >> wow. >> so, here are the rules. never expect a man to bring you

flowers. never expect a man to bring you champagne. the less you expect a man to do on valentine's day, the happier you will be. >> matthew ? >> here's my -- i would say measure him on balance with the rest of the year instead of measuring him on one day. if he's a great guy the rest of the year, who cares if he doesn't care about valentine's day. if he's an idiot the rest of the year, valentine's day doesn't make up for it. so -- >> so true. >> one day and every other day of the year. what you have to make sure is this man celebrates you every day. if you get a chance to celebrate that in a special way on valentine's, great. and don't listen to every other woman out there and their expectations. >> should you let them know, should you somehow hint you want something nice for valentine's day or just wait? >> don't hint you want something nice. hint you're excited about sharing the day together. >> with him, yes. and let's remember, there are two sides to this love relationship. he has expectations. he's every bit as much a part of this relationship.

right? >> very happy. >> every day is valentine's day. >> oh. >> good guy and good lady. >> is your husband here? >> no. i hope he's watching from his office. >> all righty. thank you very much. we'll be back with those guys. rules to live by if you want to clear the clutter, hoda, once and for all. >> and jill martin with all the must haves for valentine's day for everyone you love. first, your local news. >> my teddy bear. [ laughing ] want to play hide and seek? yeah! 1... 2... 6... 10! [ female announcer ] piña colada yoplait. it is so good when you need a little escape. [ mom ] still counting. ♪ more than a feeling ♪ when i hear that old song they used to play ♪ ♪ more than a feeling [ female announcer ] yoplait light boston cream pie. at 90 calories it is so good

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through mountain view with the 101. more local news at 11:00. ♪ today's "relationships" is brought to you by hershey's spreads. >> we are back with more of "today" on today's tuesday. all your burning questions will be answered. >> here they are again, elle's advice columnist e. jean carroll and the host of iheart radio's love life with matthew hudson. >> we love them both. >> yes, we do. >> ready? >> ready. >> kaitlyn is our first person. she wrote in in a letter to us. how do i deal with my husband's ex and family? she is my step kid's mother and

they're giving us a rough time. >> you can't control that situation. you feel like you're on the outside of it, and "b," you can't control it. this is one of the situations where it pays to be the strong, silent type. you have to kind of be with the one who keeps a low profile. don't overcommunicate with nose g -- those guys and focus on how you're investing in the situation with him. in other words, if you're being strong for him -- >> be supportive, you mean? >> you're encouraging him, spend times with the kids. then he'll know you're his real teammate. >> what do you think? >> whatever makes the child happy. what keeps the child happy and calm and looking forward to seeing her mother-in-law, whatever -- whatever keeps the child happy. >> but that can -- but the step kids would be teenagers. they could be little brats. >> we don't know what's going on there. >> definitely are. >> question two, beth says i'm

single with a marginal at best dating life. my friends tell me i'm too picky. i'm happy to say i usually get asked for a second date. i think by the second date you know if there aren't any sparks that there won't be a third date. am i giving it enough time? >> it sounds like you're picky enough. now she's talking about a second date, i think you have to be even more picky. else you end up with somebody less fabulous than matthew, i think we're picky for a reason. we're trying to choose the best husband, the best father for our children, our happiest future. >> you know all that in one meeting? >> here's the problem. this question is a complete red herring because she's clearly not going on enough dates with different guys. you can't say in the same question i never get chemistry, i have a marginal dating life. >> right. >> you don't get to have it both ways. clearly she's going on one or

two dates a year and the rest of the time it's not seeing anyone. it's easy to say you don't have chemistry on a couple of dates. >> she could be having six or seven dates a week. >> well, no way. no way. all right. >> if she's fabulous looking -- >> her problem is she doesn't bring any chemistry to the table. it doesn't have anything to do with him. >> we're offending everyone today. >> i have thousands of women come to my events. and when someone says i don't have any chemistry it's because they don't bring chemistry or they're not going for the guys they like. they're going for the safe option that will never reject them. >> question three, so what -- >> women are not picky enough, all right. >> here's -- okay. a boyfriend recently proposed asked, we have lived together for 4 1/2 years and he has yet to clean. 4 1/2 years. this is a slam dunk.

you don't like our people. >> again, firstly, the fact that she has -- hasn't told him in 4 1/2 years says more about her than about him. >> game over. next question. >> the second point is that there's so much she's not saying in this question. this question is a misdirect. because you can't -- >> wait a -- matthew, you can't jump into all the women's heads and just as sum -- assume -- >> 4 1/2 years of not communicating and not cleaning, you think that's the biggest problem? >> you know it's -- the yellow gloves you use to wash, get two pair of those, make two martinis, turn up the music, hand him the comet and you work that ring around the tub. that's what you do. that's what you do. >> no. no. this is not going to be over

rubber gloves. i know your questions -- that's not how this one is going to get solved. this is not about a woman who can't get her guy to clean, this is about a woman who can't communicate with her guy. that's it. once she solves that -- >> you give women a bad name, matthew. >> trust me i'd be giving the men a bad name if they were asking the questions. >> you two make make a great couple. >> so matthew will be back on valentine's day to answer your questions. hit the connect button to submit your questions and we'll have them back in the future. >> do you have piles of magazines in your house? disorganized space, i hope you're listening to my mom. and valentine's day gifts that moment your heart after this. ♪ ♪ new hershey's spreads.

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must haves" and great gift ideas for everybody who has stolen your heart. >> and even for those who had they're hearts broken here. contributing editor for "people style watch" and author jill martin. hi, jill. >> hello. a lot of stuff to get through, the best valentine's must haves, one stop shopping. if you're taken, depressed over a breakup or want to get something special for somebody. okay. so harry and david's, i want to show all the different option aepz thes and there is more on the website. breakfast for two delivered to the house. all you have to do even i can prepare this, prepare a little bit, add water, make the pancakes, heart shaped pancakes, and then chocolate covered strawberries, always an option, and you love these, the mugs with the cookies, and little roses. >> how darling. >> cutest idea. >> and all affordable? >> $49 to $59 for any of these. >> moving on to e creamery. personalized ice cream, four pints but they're personalized.

if you look down here this is for the loved one, you move up here, and it says love bites, cupid comfort. >> depending on the situation. >> yes. okay, hoda, klg, these are kind notes. $35.99. you personalize 31 miniature notes and it comes -- >> dear mom, thanks for letting me bite the landscapers. love lola. >> that's cute. >> that's blake and bambino and everything. >> how adorable. >> they wrote them to you and come in little envelopes. >> how adorable. >> personalized jewelry. tracer l.com, $40 to $90. look at my neck, it says taken. there is a necklace, i am taken. but then there is maybe, next if you just went through a breakup. >> that would be great at cocktail parties and bars and things. >> clear that you're single. and then this is new.

you sign your signature, if it is a little girl, and they make it right into a necklace. >> that's adorable. >> with your own handwriting. >> for a mom. bracelets here, all different options. tracer l.com, $40 to $90. anklets too. i love these, faux custom gifts.com. i think yours is up here. yes, it says -- klg and frank gifford and the day you met. >> oh, my god. i love that! >> so long ago, who remembers? >> chrissie remembers, of course. you hang that on the door. >> how cute. >> then there are candles if you're single. love stinks. and then -- no, no, no, that's not hoda's. that's mine. and maybe, maybe not. tonight, not tonight if you're like iffy with your person. one more thing. this is a necklace, put it on your neck or give it to someone, maybe for your mom would be cute. and it spells out whatever name you want. so look up there. it comes in that little box. yours spells out ella, hannah

and blake and yours spells out cassidy, cody, bambino and frank. mark and graham.com, all personalized gifts for somebody who needs gear, valentine's oriented but you want it to last. instagram takes your photos and makes it into a magnet. you get this box and the ribbon. >> okay. >> look at these munchkin.com, these bibs for your little one. >> is that what darcy is wearing? >> the baby. >> wearing heart breaker. >> that is rocky from the daily news little baby, nine weeks old. >> our first little visit with her. >> okay. >> and two more things i want to get through. the sneakers, i made these for hannah and ella. >> you did not. >> and then i made these for ryan's nephews. if you want something for your little boy, i know.

and then this, if we can't get to the makeup, it will be online. let me show you this bear. i'm obsessed. look. >> oh, stop. >> oh, my god. how did you -- how did you get it to do it? >> how adorable? >> that's -- >> is that great? jill, these are crazy. >> happy valentine's everybody. clutter here, clutter there, clutter, clutter, everywhere. >> if that sounds like hoda's house, get ready to get organized. leave room for a super sized batch of wings. >> wings from the wing king for the big game right after this. is this the bacon and cheese diet?

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[ dad ] jan? ♪ all right, you know who you are, hoda. you keep looking at the clothes in your closet, swearing you're going to donate ones you never wear, some day, or maybe you shove that pile of mail into a drawer look my mother's been doing, promising you'll get to it on the weekend. >> i put mine on the windowsill. it is time to tackle that stuff once and for all. stephanie sisco for "real simple" magazine is here with rules to get you organized for good. >> hey, stephanie. >> she has rules and if we just follow these simple rules, maybe we would all be organized. >> yes. >> it can help get us started. >> you say one in, one out what does that mean? >> when you bring something new

into your home, get rid of something else. you buy a new top, you go to hang it up in your closet, get rid of one you may not have worn in over a year. >> a year is what you -- if i haven't worn that in a year, chances are i'm not going to wear it. >> definitely with clothing. >> one thing i do is whenever i'm trying to clean out one area, i'm, like, i have like a box of stuff and i take it and put it in the other room and shove it under the bed because this room's clean and that's out of sight. >> thou shalt not transfer clutter. that's rule number two. don't shuffle the stuff from room to room. if you take the time to move it, you might as well spend your time more wisely and deal with the problem. >> what do you do with it? you don't want to get rid of it. >> it is paper piles, you go through and open the mail and just -- >> she doesn't like to open the mail. >> thank you. the next one is a lot of times, i do this, you have two or three sets of tweezers, scissors, a lot of extra stuff laying around. >> don't want duplicates. duplicates are problems. get rid of multiples and say you

have a corkscrew, bring home a new corkscrew, get rid of the old one. >> don't go crazy, stephanie. now you're just being ridiculous. >> who invited her? all right. >> clearly she's never seen our show. >> you say it is important to have a place -- you call it a place for nothing. >> exactly. at "real simple", we're not about perfection, we're about real. we suggest keeping a spot where you can dump the stuff temporarily that you don't have time or energy to deal with and then once that spot builds up, that's when you take the time to put the stuff away. >> a catch all. >> i got this thing from ikea, a huge thing and it closes up so you don't know what's in it. when you open it, there is all kinds of junk in there. and it looks beautiful, like on the outside, if you don't open up the -- >> metaphor for one's life. beautiful on the outside, but like crazy on the inside. >> all right. what's the next thing, a to z. >> yes, a to z, not a.d.d. focus on fixing one problem from start to finish rather than

jumping around from mess to mess. start with the junk drawer and move up to bigger projects. it is much more satisfying to check something off your to do list than have half completed projects looming. >> whenever i clean my apartment, not all the time, i start in one area, i do that, and i go -- i finish one room, go to the next, it is unusual, but when it happens, i like to do that, it feels like -- >> a good feeling. >> it really is, you know. kathie's purse and her apartment -- >> organized. >> stephanie, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thanks for putting up with us. but leave my corkscrew alone. sometimes you like smell spicy, sometimes you like them sweet. >> but always hot. >> isn't that the truth? >> wings for your super bowl party from the wing king, drew cerza. >> he's here? >> he's here. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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back now with "today's kitchen", if you're having

friends over to walk the seahawks and the broncos, chicken wings are probably on the menu for a lot of you. >> we eat 25 billion wings every year and more than a billion will be eaten this super bowl sunday. >> we thought it would be fun to bring the wing king of buffalo, drew says cerza, he's here to s you how to make savory and sweet recipes. >> what are we making today? >> you girls do the work. we'll do a variation of the original buffalo wing, very simple. just better, frank's red hot and a chicken wing. a buffalo wing dip, equal half cup increments, okay, kids? eight ounces of cream cheese, which we already softened for you. chunky blue cheese dressing, half a cup, right in there. and then half a cup of cayenne pepper sauce. that's what's going to give that flavor, the heat. >> okay, baby. >> we have an option for you.

we have got either half a cup of blue cheese, crumbly blue or half a cup of shredded mozzarella. >> can i put it all in? >> put it all in. >> that's the kind of girl i am. >> two cups of chicken. all diced up. and we'll mix it all up. >> i got to do it with a better thing than that. >> in the baking dish and cook it for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees. >> that's it? >> that's it? >> just like that. simple. >> that's beautiful. you didn't put any extra cheese on the top of that? >> it is a super bowl, you wing it. anything goes. >> you wing it. >> by the way, what are those two -- >> these are my thighs. >> we're going to crown you the honorary wing queens for the super bowl. and these are going to be your crowns that you're going to wear or we don't have to do that. hoda, here we go. >> hoda, it fits you. >> no, it doesn't. >> in buffalo, they call this beauty. this is what you call beauty right here. wing queens.

>> okay. >> i like it. >> ready for chicken wings. >> yes, please. where are you going? i can't turn. okay. >> now to the chicken wings. this segment is going somewhere. we'll cook these 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. >> a deep fryer? >> the safer the deep fryer, the better. you're dealing with hot oil, so be careful. honey barbecue sesame wings, we started out with a quarter cup of barbecue sauce. >> hoda is not going to help. >> a quarter cup of barbecue sauce and now apricot jam. how are they, hoda? >> oh, my god. sweet and delicious. >> hoda can have a bite of that. >> soy sauce. and then we're going to take these wings and we're going to try to get all the oil off we can. we're going to throw them right in here. >> it is sweet and spicy. it is that -- has the kick at the end. >> get into that. >> we got to toss. >> we have 30 seconds. >> let's go back here. let's get more wings. >> okay. >> here is the original.

the original buffalo wings. oh, boy, you look good. can you see her on the cover of some magazine tomorrow? >> yeah. >> these are original buffalo wings and now they have taken up different variations of wings. over 100 different styles from all across the country. we feature them in a buffalo wing fest every year. cajun wings over here, hoda. little bayou. and sweet chili wings as well. >> thank you, wing king. we got to roll. >> they're all good stuff. >> recipes are on klgandhoda.com. tomorrow, more super bowl excitement when we play new -- >> have a great booze day tuesday. >> this is great. ♪ ho ho ho

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