back to you. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with a local update in a half hour. >> joan us for news at 11 as well. good morning. let the games begin. the eyes of the world on sochi, russia, the olympic torch just arriving this morning, the first events already under way. amid the celebration, a new terror warning as russian authorities guarantee these games will be safe. thousands of athletes from around the world kick off the 22nd olympic winter games, thursday, february 6th, 2014. this is a special edition of todayed it at the olympic winter games with matt lauer, live from sochi, russia and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in

rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales, diylan as well. i love that music. >> it's kind of catchy. we've been doing the drum beat for a long time. welcome to the alpine village about 30 miles up in the caucacus mountains. that's not some kind of a movie backdrop. that's the real thing behind us. the mountains along the river, got some nice people milling around here. you mentioned that some of the games have gotten under way. we'll be talking to some of the athletes fresh from their qualifying rounds in just a couple of minutes. and also unfortunately we'll have more on that security alert coming from the u.s. government, ladies. >> well, we look forward to catching up on all of that. the olympics are under way, the figure skating tonight, one of

the favorite events. as you said, that top issue is this terror warning. it's a scary one. >> yes, it really is. i'm joined here by kyra simmons of nbc. he has more on that. >> good morning. we've been watching the slope style all morning. at the same time, there has been a new terror warning, this time relating to airlines. but at the same time after all the concern about sochi, it's now time for the athletes to start worrying about winning. from the mountains to the black sea, the world's winter olympians are getting their skates on. and their skis and snowboards. even now, there are new terror warnings, the u.s. government sent an advisory to airlines, watch out for explosives smuggled on to planes in toothpaste tubes. they say there's no specific threat, they're just being cautious. but it pays not to be careful in

the first event today. slopestyle, shaun white's decision to withdraw was slammed by canadian max parrot, he's scared, he tweeted. he later apologized. jamie anderson is still a team usa gold hopeful and hopes to for a medal in the team figure skating, another olympic sport that debuts later. the moguls are one of the courses getting last-minute modifications but most reports that the conditions are near perfect. terrific. the olympic venues are dotted around the mountain, across the valley. you can see the biathlon course over to the right. the olympic village up here. billie jean king will not be here for the opening ceremony because of her mother's failing health. but american named its flag bearer, the only six-time winter olympian, todd ludwig. tens of thousands of spectators, millions watching around the world.

let the games begin. so the competition has started, matt. in that team figure skating both team usa and russia have a chance of medaling. forget putin versus obama. the real cold war is going to be on the figure skating rink, canada have a chance of a medal, too, by the way. >> second time in three days you've been skiing, kyra. you have to start to work a little bit. >> bob costas as always will host the primetime olympic games. he's in the broadcast center in sochi. the opening ceremony is tomorrow. what's on tap today? >> well, as was just mentioned, some of the early training runs in slopestyle and shaun white having dropped out, because of the jammed wrist. it gives him a better chance to be fully prepared come tuesday when the competition will begin on the half pipe. he's won it twice. he's still a favorite to win it for a third time. this is a very daunting and dangerous course.

a lot of the competitors have said that with regard to the slopestyle course. rather than risk any possibility of injury that would compromise his chances in the stronger event like the half pipe, white has pulled out. alpine skiing as well. even without lindsay vonn, the six medals that the u.s. won in vancouver with the likes bodie miller and julia mancuso and ligety and others is a strong total. it's still a strong team even without lindsey vonn. >> the first time in figure skating we're going to see a team event. break that down for me. you like that concept? >> well, the concept if you think of it and it's a flawed analogy because the decathlon is a single competitor. the decathlon in the single games combines a whole bunch of different events into one for a combined score. here i guess it's a quad-atatlon

of skiing where you take the various displans and put them together for a team score. they'd have a lot of different competitors and the u.s., again, with charlie davis and merrill white, especially would have a good chance there. >> maybe a better comparison to the gymnastics. >> yet again, matt, you are correct and i am incorrect. merrill davis, charlie white. i think that's what i said. >> charlie white, there you go right there. let us talk a moment about opening ceremony. we've had the pleasure of doing that together for the last three or four olympics. i'll put it nicely, you're moving on.the russians have an expression, you're ditching me on that. what's the deal, costas? >> well, i just felt that after apprenticeship of three or four olympics, that you were red. i just felt it was time to pass

the baton and after doing it myself nine or ten times, i believe that i have worn out my welcome. in fact, i think i might have done that the third or fourth time. i'm only now taking my leave much lighter than i should have. it's up to you, pal. good luck. if you have a note on lautvia, save it. >> no one ever says and here comes bulgaria, better than bob costas. good luck tonight. >> all right. have fun at the opening ceremony, matt. >> catch bob on nbc's primetime coverage of the olympic games 8:00, 7:00 central time right here on nbc. let's go back to new york and savannah. all right, matt, thanks. once again, the big story here, the relentless winter weather, the second in a string of nasty storms that has snarled air travel, left hundreds of thousands without power. the snow and ice are so bad in pennsylvania, the governor has

now signed a disaster emergency proclamation. nbc's rehema ellis is in maple glenn, north of philly this morning. good morning to you. >> what makes this storm different is what you see behind me. trees down on power lines, at one point nearly a million homes and businesses without power now the race is on to restore the power before the next storm hits this weekend. >> reporter: on windshields. >> oh, my gosh, it's hanging by the wires. >> reporter: and on tree limbs and power lines. too much to bear. >> it's the weight of the ice on the wires, the weight of the ice on the trees. tends to bring those down. >> reporter: fallen branches, poking gaping holes in the power grid. pennsylvania was hardest hit with more than 720,000 customers without power at one point. >> i've been living here about 12, 13 years. never seen this much trees fall in this one block. >> reporter: and then there's the snow. a steady stream of snowplows in

all shapes and sizes, hit the pavements from michigan to massachusetts. most other drivers advised to stay off the roads. with good reason. the man in this car was lucky to walk away. >> i tried to stop but nothing you could do. >> reporter: the harsh winter becoming a burden on state and municipal budgets. new york city has spent more than $57 million on snow removal so far this winter. on pace to top last season. still navigating the calf deep puddles has become a sport for new yorkers, though some needed a little help. and mass transit was a mess. with delays causing jam packed subway platforms. in ohio, desperate times. at least one town has run out of salt for the roads. a growing problem for lots of communities big and small. two ships carrying 50,000 tons of salt arrived in wisconsin to help restock.

more than 3,500 crews from as far away as arkansas are joining the local effort. they're making some progress at getting the power on but it's a tough job. savannah? >> what a mess, rehema ellis, thank you so much. natalie is here. you have an alarming report about the u.s. power grid, the safety of it. >> that's right. there are concerns this morning that power plants in the u.s. could be vulnerable to terror attacks. this comes after authorities in california concluded that damage to a substation last april was caused by a sniper. surveillance video shows bullets hitting the equipment in south san jose. in an effort to make transformers overheat and shut down, knocking out the substation. a former executive at pacific gas and electric calls it a potential dress rehearsal for a major terror attack. the fbi is now investigating but it says it does not believe the incident was linked to terrorists. the united nations has published a scathing report on the vatican's handling of sexual abuse within the catholic church.

the u.n. demanded that the vatican immediately remove all clergy known or suspected to be child abusers and turn them over to authorities. the watchdog for children's rights also said the church should hand over its archives on sexual abuse of tens of thousands of children. the texas teen convicted in a fatal drunk driving crash will not get any jail time. ethan couch used affluenza as his defense. a defense expert testified that couch's wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility. wednesday, a judge decided not to send couch to jail but it did order him to rehab facility, paid for by his parents. runs away from the facility or violates any other terms of his probation. well, take a look at this dramatic rescue off the coast of france wednesday night. a ship slammed into a sea wall and it broke in half. the spanish ship suffered engine problems and it began to drift and eventually it slammed into a

sea wall in heavy seas. two helicopters lifted a dozen crew members to safety. no one was injured but they were taken to the hospital to be checked. french shorts say the vessel is leaking fuel. and sadly it's a bitterswe day here at nbc. nearly 22 years after he began his run as "tonight show" host, jaly leno will take his final bw tonight. he took over from johnnie carson in may of 1992 and briefly left the show five years ago. his guest tonight will be billy crystal, jay's first guest in 1992. they come full circumstancele is. "the tonight show" will return from new york on february 17th with new host jimmy fallon. we're excited to see him take over as well. here's an image you won't soon forget. some students at an all-women's college in massachusetts are gathering signatures in an effort to have a controversial piece of art removed from campus. this is called sleepwalker.

some wellsly college students say it's inappropriate, it triggers fears of sexual assault. the statue is part of an art exhibit at the college's museum. the school's president is defending the piece saying it has started an empassioned conversation. you wouldn't want to run into that guy in the middle of the night. certainly understand the concern. >> it looks so real. >> it's so life-like. >> who are we to judge. >> it's creepy. >> my husband's a sleepwalker and it's terrifying. that's in my own house. >> hopefully he doesn't look like that. not in his tighty whities. >> that aren't that tight. >> two storms down, one to go. >> yes, one to go. the third one doesn't look all that bad. just an inch or two, mostly in new england. take a look at the storm, this hit britain and do you see this space, this 30-foot wave creating the spray. this is the new face of weather with these storms battering britain. i think it is unbelievable. the nose, mouth and everything to go along with it 3 britain will get pounded with more bad

weather with violent storms and those rough surf conditions, too. locally we are talking about bitter cold temperatures. we have wind chill warnings and advisories from the dakotas all the way down into ft. worth, texas where temperatures will be extremely cold. we've got this huge dip in the jet stream. this is bringing some relatively colder air, as far south as texas and even into the northeast. although it's been seasonable for this winter, it seems. this cold air is exceptionally cold for parts of even the northwest where seattle feels like 10 degrees this morning. idaho falls, feels like 28 below. 36 below is your feels like temperature in casper, wyoming, moving eastward. minneapolis, the actual air temperature is 9 below right now. at least there's not too much wind. st. louis feels like 10 degrees and it is going to be about 15 to almost 40 degrees below normal in parts of the west and into the rockies. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast is coming up in just 30 seconds.

the more you know,the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum - bum♪ good morning to you. the time 7:15. take a look at the heavy downpours rolling through the south bay and in the north bay accumulated over an inch of rain in mill valley so you want to travel cautiously. mike will be along in a moment to help guide to you work. count on heavy downpours the first part of the day. this afternoon widespread clearing. . and that is your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you so much.

that is your latest weather. the lights of broadway were dimmed to honor the oscar winner. this as three people arrested in the investigation appeared in a new york city courtroom. let's get the latest from nbc's katy tur. good morning. >> they were indicted late last night as part of the drug bust in connection to philip seymour hoffman's death. one for intent and the other two for possession. all three were sent back to jail for as much as another week. now their lawyers are arguing their being scapegoated for hoffman's death. 3 c3 noche, y ahora esperan que la >> somewhat of a shock situation. >> she's stunned and shocked. >> all three were arrested

tuesday night in the lower manhattan apartment building during a drug raid in connection to philip seymour hoffman's death. they were charged with misdemeanor cocaine possession while vineburg was charged with felony possession of heroin with intent to sell. all three pleated not guilty. police sources say they found nearly 300 envelopes of heroin in three apartments. 250 in vineburg's home alone. the musician's lawyer asked the court not to use his client as a scapegoat for hoffman's death. according to sources, none of the heroin found in the raid had the same stamp or dealer logo as the drugs found in tip lip seymour hoffman's apartment. however, sources close to the investigation tell nbc news that at least one of the phones found had hoffman's phone number. the news comes as broadway dimmed its lights to honor one of its own. later in the evening, hundreds

of fans mourned hoffman at a vigil outside of the new york theater company he helped found. >> among the people paying respects was michelle williams. the actress worked with hoffman in the past. she went through her own experience with this sort of senseless loss as her ex, heath ledger, died from an overdose a few years ago. >> so many people mourning him. thank you so much. let's take a turn to see what people are talking about online. >> good morning. we've said the olympics are under way and there's tons of buzz. we're creating a list on today.com with your responses about the is hen reason you're most excited for sochi. we want you to send your hash tags to orange room on twitter and facebook and tell us what you're looking forward to. we have miss savannah's answer, olympic day one. what are you most excited for? for me, figure skating a

anand and @mlauer and @alroker in spandex. excited for the opening ceremony. so are we. people from all over the world, reaching goals, living dreams. we're excited for on that music today. >> send your responses all day long, #orangeroom. >> i love that last tweet. it was so elegant. beats spandex. >> thank you. coming up, what finally gave her away, the stunning arrest of a mother of three living a double life for nearly 40 years after escaping from prison. and matt? and from sochi, we'll meet the member of team usa who's just been given an incredible honor, to carry the american flag into the opening ceremony.

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totals in addition to tracking this potent storm system. you can slice the bay area in half. you see we're starting to let up in the north bay. the heavier moisture is going to continue to stream on shore for the next couple hours. right to futurecast. what we expect the rest of the day. stop it at 8:00 a.m., getting that heavy to moderate rain in the south bay. by 3:00 p.m. we're going to get a break. there is more rain on the way. your seven-day forecast shows you five consecutive days of heavy rainfall in our forecast, you want to make sure you clean out those storm drains where you live. let's look at your drive. it's a rough one so far. >> very rough. the east shore freeway, a lot of traffic through berkeley getting more busy. look at this video we have from our chopper. a big rig caused this problem early this morning. that's still on the center divide. we now have two of your westbound lanes closed. the rest are open and two of the east bound lanes slow as well.

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the united states of america! we're back now, 7:30 on a thursday morning, 6th day of february, 2014. we're taking a look back right now, four years ago in vancouver, that's team usa walking into the olympic stadium for the opening ceremony, the man carrying the flag back then was five-time luge olympian mark burnett. we now know this guide here, todd, will be carrying the flag for team usa. it is a huge honor. and we'll talk to todd in just a couple of minutes.

back in sochi, rosa khutor, 30 miles to the north of sochi, all the ladies back in the studios in new york city, can you even imagine what that would feel like to carry the american flag into an olympic stadium? >> it seems so amazing. first of all, i think you have to do your bicep curls to hold that flag. but must be going on adrenaline. >> highly emotional i would imagine. >> look at miss smile. he's cute. >> he's not going to stop smiling for 24 hours. >> u.s. officials are informing airlines that terrorists flying to russia may try to hide explosives in tubes of toothpaste. >> that's scary. >> and the latest winter storm has left more than a half million homeowners in the dark and a back log of cancelled

flights coast to coast. >> and a 60-year-old mother who escaped from a michigan prison near than 30 years ago will be arraigned today. she was arrested where she was living under an alias. >> and coming up, david beckham opens up to matt about the passion project he's bringing to miami. matt? >> lots to get to. we want to mention the opening ceremony of the 2014 winter games tomorrow night here on nbc. meredith vieria will be with me tomorrow morning to have a preview of that. right now we want to get to the man who has been chosen by his teammates, a six-time olympian on the nordic combined team, todd, congratulations. >> good morning, matt. thank you very much. >> i don't know of a bigger honor. it's your fellow athletes that

decided to have you carrying the flag. can you tell me what you're thinking? >> i'm very honored. there's a lot of support behind me and where i come from. i can't tell you how honorable it is. it's a very deep honor bestowed upon the athlete. i've got 280 athletes behind me that thought i was the best. i this hahave to thank them for. it's a great honor. >> you have two kids in colorado, you just landed here in sochi. they're 8 and 5. can you imagine what they'll be thinking watching their dad walk into the stadium with the flag? >> it's a great question. i got in touch with my daughter charlie, she's 8 and she's ecstatic. i got my mom and dad on the phone, i told them on speaker phone. they flipped out and went done to the school and i got to talk

to my daughter. it was very much a personal moment for me and for sure my parents. they've been a supporter of mine for god knows how long, since the olympic games started for me in 1994. so to have this honor is awesome. i can't -- it's so many emotions coming out. it's from scott hamilton to bill koch to chris witty, it's a great, honored list of people that i'm very privileged to be voted by my pieeers to be a par of. >> i'm going to be the guy with the microphone tomorrow night. as you first walk into the stadium, is there something you'd like me to say for the folks back home for you? >> i wouldn't have gotten to this point in my career without the support of my family, friends, for sure teammates and sponsors along the way. just tell them that i appreciate it and i'm going to do my best while i'm here.

>> do us a favor. give as you big smile and wave tomorrow night. we're rooting for you. >> no doubt, for sure. >> todd lodwick, congratulations again. >> thanks, matt. >> all right, let's go back to dylan. >> today's weather is brought to you by the new windows, one experience for everything in your life. >> thank you, matt. we've been talking so long about the dry conditions out in parts of california, and finally we are going to see a change to that. we have rain moving into parts of san francisco and monterey as well. this is going to be heavier rain and a secondary storm that move in as we come into tomorrow. this is the pineapple express that originates in hawaii and brings plumes of rain onshore.

california has been certainly waiting for that. we should see perhaps 2, up to 3 inches of rein in california. eventually you get the >> i think we could easily -- sorry to jump in there like that i get so excited. i think we could see two to four feet of snow the next few day as along the spine of the sierra nevada. welcome to your morning commute. it's going to be a rough one in the south bay, heavy downpours continuing to stream on shore although i can tell you right now as we head through the next couple hours we're going to see the heaviest rainfall in the central valley where our farmers need it. we'll keep updating you. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks.

now to a double life exposed. a 60-year-old mother of three is scheduled to peer in court after four decades after escaping from a detention center in michigan. >> in this san diego apartment complex, a fugitive on the run for 37 years lived in plain sight. >> you think you know your neighbors but you don't. >> in 1976, judy haimen was arrested in michigan for attempted larceny. she served nearly half her two-year sentence when authorities say she walked away from prison. but investigators never gave up the hunt. >> our boss has a straight directive, bring me a body or a death certificate and then we can take it off the caseload. >> she was wlliving in heyman a

known as jamie lewis. >> there was something very distinctive about her eyes. >> reporter: when she was arrested, she was with one of her children. he knew nothing of her checkered past. >> lauren know what is it like to live a double life. in 1976, she also escaped from prison in michigan and started over in san diego. she, too, was captured over 30 years later, served her time and then returned to her family. >> i think the crime is michigan taxpayers are having to foot the bill here. >> reporter: authorities say no longer how long a fugitive is living a clean life, he or she still has to pay for their crime. set to be arraigned later today, mayman has given no comment, no

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building. i think that's how they pronounce it. i'm not sure. i'm sorry about my accent. the best athletes have gathered here in sochi for the winter games. a lot of attention is being paid to another top athlete. david beckham has decided to exercise his option to start a major league soccer team in miami. i asked him how he thinks the transition will go from the pitch to the owner's box. >> it's something i'm really looking forward to. it's a big challenge. i played in l.a. for six years and i always said that when i came to the u.s., i would always be committed to the mls and growing the sport in this country. this is the first step for that. >> you are now buying the right to stand a brand new mls team. that franchise will be down

there in miami. where will they play? what will you call them? what are the prospects? >> in a couple of years, two to three years we'll hopefully have the stadium built. we're still trying to security the site we want, the land we want. until we do that, i'm working very closely with the mayor and commissioners in miami. once we have the land, once we start the build of the stadium, that's when we'll announce different things like the name and the future of what we want to build here. >> i was reading an article, david, and it said when you decided to go and play for l.a. those years ago, that part of the deal that mls offered you to sweeten the deal was this opportunity to buy in and get a franchise from the league. was that part of the deal? >> it was a very important part of the deal. i wanted to prove my commitment to the league and to the game. everyone knows how passionate i am for the game, i played 22

years and i have quite a lot of years in soccer. and i believe in the sport in this country. it's one. best and biggest countries in the world, one of the most passionate countries about sports. to bring soccer to a great city like this, a city that has so much diversity, that has so much passion, it's something that i'm really looking forward to. >> you say you've got passion for it, it's a tough business, though. i look back and there was an mls team in my mi back about 10, 12 years ago. they had some attendance problems, and they had to fold in 2001. do you think you have the star power, even from the sidelines to fill the seats down there? >> the league, the people, are ready for this now. the city has been waiting for a soccer team for a number years. it's a shame the last team folded but the city is a lot more prepared for a self-contained now. >> i get the feeling you're going to be a hands-on owner.

that means you're going to spend a lot of time about that. how does your family feel about that? >> they're very excited. they're asking what the kicks are going to be and who is going to play. victoria spends time in miami and i'll be very hands on. i believe that's what makes a successful owner. that's where i'll be. >> i'm going to put it to our "today" show viewers and get them to send suggestions in on the name and we'll seasoned them your way. >> please do. we need some help on that side. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> "today" show viewers have responded "the heat," other response "the coconuts and

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welcome back to "today," 7:49 on a thursday morning, here from rose a khutor, seven miles above sochi. it's a beautiful spot. for the first time this year, women's ski jumping will be part of the olympics. we have two members of team usa, sarah henderson and jessica jerome. >> good morning. >> now you're here in rosa khutor, what do you think? >> just amazing. it's come together since we were last competing in world cup. it great to be here. >> do you have time to think about the historic significance of this or are you too busy concentrating what you need to

do as an individual in the historic women's ski jumping? >> it's a combination. we have to concentrate on the event. >> how do you feel physically? you're coming back from banged up knee. >> i feel great. i've never been healthier. >> jessica, al and i every year do an event to the. we' -- together. we were thinking the other night maybe we could ski jump. keep in mind we were drinking a lot of vodka. do you think we could get up on the jump one time? >> absolutely. come to park city and we'll show you the ropes. >> i just to see what the perspective is that you see at the top of that ski jump. >> i guess for us it's our normal perspective but to others

it looks kind of crazy. >> and we have pins for you. >> now i feel like the guy who doesn't have anything to give back. thank you so much. ladies, back to you in new york. >> we support the ski jumping all the way. >> from olympic athletes to olympic movies. jenna has more on that. we asked you what is your favorite olympic story of all time? and it's the perfect throwback thursday pip got it right i n practice. yeah! thank you very much. please tweet us your hash tag at #todaytbt. my favorite is this classic. >> feel the rhythm, cool

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good morning. 7:56. police are looking for whoever stabbed a man to death in downtown san who saxt officers found a man with at least one stab wound near the fairmont hotel on south market street. he was taken to the hospital where he died. his name will not be released until the coroner notifies the family. police have not said what led to the stabbing nor have they been able to arrest any one for the murder. this is the city's fifth homicide this year. we're seeing our first significant rainfall of the year. seeing lots of ponding on the roads so be careful out there. let's check in with christina. >> hey, good morning to you, scott. we're tracking this weather, it is active out there. we've accumulated an inch of rain in half moon bay. just about at an inch in san jose which would make today a record breaking day for this kind of rainfall. there is more on the way. 3/4 inch in santa clara.

concord up to over a half inch and you can see here in the forecast, we're going to be in the rain for at least five days starting today. right now the radar tells the story. we have heavy rain moving through the south bay and this will be the case for the next two hours specifically. as we head throughout this afternoon we will start to see a lot of this heavier rainfall race into the central valley where we need it. look at this. we stop the clock by 3:00 p.m. showers letting up and then as we head throughout tomorrow, into saturday, we're talking about potentially five inches of rain additionally. make sure you're ready for that. nothing speaks louder than the pictures. >> the camera shaking, getting breezy. this is why we have shut down eastbound 80. this is video taken by our chopper. this big rig. they shut the eastbound lanes trying to pull the rig off of the center divide. the map will show you the stretch. now we'll follow this. 880 drive southbound jammed up

between both bridges and the south bay. the northbound route a crawl. back to you. >> more coming up.

. >> it's 8:00 on today. sochi in the spotlight. the olympic games are underway as we meet the athletes, preview the competition, and get a little taste of russia. plus, all eyes on the ice. we'll talk to gold medalist kristi yamaguchi about the figure skating showdown tonight. and hometown girl. maria sharapova is welcoming the world to sochi, and she's with us today live february 6th, 2014. >> good morning. >> hello, minnesota. >> hey, south carolina. >> good morning, richmond, virginia.

♪ >> just want to give a big shoutout to all my frenz and family in salt lake city. >> to everyone in indianapolis. >> hi, minnesota. happy birthday, allie and amy. >> good morning, everyone. nice to have you along on a thursday morning. welcome back to "today." we've got a boisterous crowd out on a chilly plaza. al is out sick today. matt is in the mountains high above sochi. matt, this is the question we all really want to know the answer to. how is the food? >> okay. you know, the food is pretty good. they've got great breakfast at the hotel, so that's a good way to start the day, and the rest of the food i've had so far has been pretty good. a lot of snack food at the moment, but i've now been here just about a week, and i found one restaurant, guys, that you have to try. take a look. ♪

>> i have come to the traditional part. you'll find a lot of brand new construction for the olympic games, but you're not going to find it here. this is old russia, and i'm going to let you sample something called caucacas food, caucasian food. the locals swear by this restaurant. before you walk in the restaurant, you stop in the courtyard at this pool, and they let you pick out the fish that you're going to eat. dmitri is giving me a special honor of actually catching my fish. ah! oh, he got out again. one more time. now that i've caught him, do you really think i could eat him?

delicious. this is as good as it gets. traditional russian food. over here we have a cabbage dish, bread, beef and beans. you know what, you need something to wash it down. cheers. >> that's good eating, guys. >> how could you, matt? you know that whole fish's back story. you know his hopes and dreams, and you just ate him? >> that fish had no idea what was coming. >> and it was a net. it wasn't even a fishing pole. i think there was some cheating involved. >> so you're taking us out to dinner? >> no, it wasn't that fair. >> you are taking us out for a little cabbage dish? >> i am. we're going to make a reservation. you've going to catch your own fish and then you'll do the same thing i did. let me say right now, i have been joined by three members of the u.s. snowboarding team. they're going to compete in the half pipe. we have got greg brett, danny davis, and taylor gould. nice to see you all.

>> how is it going? >> i'm doing well. how are you doing? >> doing good. doing good. >> you like it here? >> yeah, love it. >> second olympics, right? any different feel this time arriving here in sochi than four years ago? >> yeah. you know, it's kind of cool. it's in a completely different area other than north america, you know? culture over here is awesome. the mountains are really fun. >> danny, the "new york times" recently did an article, and they talked about you. they called you a snowboarder's snowboarder. do you have any idea what that means? >> i don't. i think snowboarding is just -- we all -- i'm not sure what a snowboarder's snowboarder -- what is a baseball player's baseball player? >> i think it's a compliment. you should like it. >> i'll take it. >> fist olympic games. what's the feel like so far for you? >> i wasn't sure what to expect coming here, and it's been really cool, like, checking out the mountain and i'm excited for our event. >> by the way, mentioned a family affair for you. your sister, 17-year-old ariel

on the women's snowboard team, so that's fantastic. i got to ask you before we go, shaun white decided to pull out of slope style, concentrate on the half pipe. what do you think of his decision? >> well, you know, i'm not doing both disciplines, but hard to say. >> we all came here to work hard and come and compete and have a good time. what he does is kind of his decision, so -- >> tough to do two events. i don't blame him. >> we'll see how it plays out. good luck here. have fun. >> thank you very much wrfsh. >> can i also bring in someone else? we have an australian with us we talked to before on the show. this is tora bright, gold medal winner. how are you doing? nice to see you. >> i'm doing well. >> you just qualified in slope style, right? how did it go? >> it was great. i mean, the name of the game today was to qualify straight through to finals, and i did it, so i'm very happy. >> there's been a lot of talk about the course. some of the athletes have had some issues with it. in lehman's terms, since i can't

understand the technicalities, what seems to be the problem with it? >> we are the best in the biz, and the level didn't quite match up. the changes were made to the course, and they're adding -- >> you tweeted a photo recently of you in kind of like an ice bath, right? >> oh, yes. >> what was the deal with this? >> getting trashy in the trash can. >> i think we have the picture in a trash can filled with ice. what was the deal with that? >> well, you know, i got three events at these games, so i got to make sure that this body stays in tip top shape, so ice baths are very much a part of that. >> you've got high hopes for these games, i know. that's a grueling schedule. are you going to have any time to have fun? >> oh, of course. every day i'm out on the mountains and riding is fun. very happy. >> nice to have you here in sochi. thank you so much for stopping by. guys, good luck to you as well. let's go back to natalie in new york right now. natalie. >> all right. thanks so much, matt. with a look at your headlines

right now. as that olympic competition is getting underway now in sochi, the u.s. government has issued a new terror warning. officials are urging airports and airlines flying to russia to be on alert for anyone trying to smuggle ingredients for explosives in tubes of toothpaste or cosmetics. they say there is no specific threat and that they are just being cautious. utility crews are working to restore power to more than half a million homes and businesses still without power this morning following wednesday's second winter storm of the week. most of the blackouts are in pennsylvania where freezing rain and falling tree limbs brought down power lines. snow plows are still clearing streets from michigan into massachusetts, and some states are reporting shortages of road salt with another storm now on the way this weekend. three suspects arrested during the philip seymour hoffman death investigation were ordered held without bail after a court appearance on wednesday. a police official says phone records linked hoffman to one of those who was arrested in a

building where officers say they found 300 packets of heroin. meantime, a candlelight vigil was held wednesday night outside the theater company where hoffman once served as artistic director, and broadway dimmed its lights in his memory, and the new york medical examiner said hoffman's autopsy was inconclusive, so toxicology results will be needed to determine if his death is caused by heroin. there's controversy where a firefighter was handcuffed by highway patrol after refusing to move his fire truck at an accident scene. chula vista fire engineer says he was just trying to keep his crew safe aafter a car smashed into the stw center divider on a highway injurying two people. gregoire was detained after refusing to move a fire engine, which he says was protecting medics who were working the scene. the two agencies met wednesday morning in an effort to make sure that something like this doesn't happen again. first time super bowl champ, the seattle seahawks, were

honored wednesday with a parade through a sea of 12th man supporters. an estimated 700,000 fans lined downtown streets in seattle to cheer their team on. seattle public schools reported that about one-third of their students were absent on wednesday, but a celebration like this for the seahawks hasn't happened in the team's 38 years, so perhaps good absence in this case. 8:09 right now. time for a check of the weather again with dillon. >> thanks, natalie. good morning, everyone. we've got some rain down across the southeast. that is going to bring some pockets of steadier showers through the tampa area. miami will eventually see a few more clouds, although it's a gorgeous morning in miami, florida. we will see scattered showers around 3:00, but 81 degrees. one of the only places in the country right now with temperatures above average. everyone else is below normal. you can see that zero -- or this 32 degree line stretches all the way down into parts of texas. it is bitter cold with wind

chills down to northern texas where it's going to be in the single digits. wind chills will be well below zero today. it will feel 10 to 15 degrees below zero in many areas through the plain states. in the northeast we're in the teens and 20s, and we finally have rain out in california. could get a couple of inches of much needed r much needed rain out that this is a weather advisory from nbc bay area news. 8:10 on a thursday morning, much needed rainfall coming through in the heart of your morning drive. want to make sure you're ready for really dangerous conditions. we accumulated over an inch in some places and right now we're ramping up into the 50s throughout this amp. keep the umbrella with you. we have widespread rainfall, some heavy, showers coming down around san jose and we'll keep you updated all day long. >> thank you so much. coming up next on "trending" how do we put this? the more unusual sights of sochi

as the winter olympics get underway. right, matt? >> that's exactly right. also ahead from sochi they call it the glamour event of any winter olympic games. the figure skating. we'll get a preview from two gold medallists kristi yamaguchi and evan. ladies. >> need help planning for retirement? tweet us your questions _#today's money. back after this. [ doorbell rings ] donuts? ♪

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who knows? >> that's impossible to count. >> no, it is not. because the good folks at the center for public and media affairs counted. their answer, nearly 44,000 jokes told. and get this. who do you think was the top target? mr. bill clinton. they did political and then they did celebrity targets of jokes. bill clinton. the center said more than 10% of his cracks were about current events aimed at the former president. look who's in second place. >> a man of my heart. i will say most of his were probably about his speech, though. he has a way with words. he has a way with words. >> you should see how many jokes your dad has told about jay leno. right? >> right. >> rounding out the top four, al gore and barack obama. >> i think all girls like to imagine who their dream man is going to be like but two sisters from massachusetts took the time to actually write out their wishes. meet 6-year-old blair and 9-year-old brook.

they're just adorable. they came up with this list of 30 boyfriend rules. i think they apply to husbands eventually as well. number one, he must have nice handwriting. other rules, he should like his parents but shouldn't live with them. definitely on the list. and nose picking a deal breaker. >> i agree with all of those. >> absolutely. >> nobody likes a nose picker. >> absolutely not. the fwirls also say that a boyfriend should respect you, not have a weird last name, and make you laugh. he should also like your job, which at 9 years old, i don't know what your job is. most important of all, he better not be a tattletale. >> well said! >> these girls are on to something. >> wise little ladies. >> they are. meanwhile, matt, what's trending in sochi? >> you can combine a couple of those. he should not tattle on you if you pick your nose. which would be even more important. >> definitely. >> we don't pick our nose. >> that's a dream man. >> i know. hey, i can't wait, are you

actually coming? >> yes. >> you've been talking about it for days. it would be nice if you got here. >> we have a lot to do. tomorrow. >> before you get here, let me tell you what our fellow journalists have been tweeting about some of the issues in sochi. there have been problems especially with hotels. greg wisniewski tweeted a sign that said "please do not flush toilet paper down the toilet." i'm not exactly sure what you're supposed to do with it. probably the most retweeted tweet goes to stacy st. claire. she wrote, "my hotel has no water. if restored, the front desk says do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous." sure enough, when the water came back on, it looked a little bit funny. stacy added "on the bright side, i now know what dangerous face water looks like. and finally, and our producer added something called "the shower of sensation." i know.

by the way, we haven't been able to get her out of that thing in about three days. >> savannah can't wait to get there for this. >> i want to try it. >> i saw your complaint that your lavender hand soap wasn't lav ter enough. i hope they worked that out enough. >> can i say we've got our situation that's just fine. no complaints. >> especially that shower of sensation. got to get me some of that. >> we're going to bring wipes. taking note. >> anybody that has the internet knows that it's throwback thursday. and we've been looking at our favorite olympic-themed movie which there actually are quite a lot. i told you mine is that classic, "cool runnings." what are yours? let's start with miss savannah. >> i couldn't think of that many savannah?vies. >> i couldn't think of that many

olympic movies. it's a little cheesy "cutting edge." >> i love this movie. it's such a romantic classic. natalie? >> i'm going back old school 80s, 1981 to be exact, dylan did not know about this movie. i'll be happy to tell her. cue the music. can we all do it, please. it's such a beautiful film, dylan. it won the academy award that year, from the 1924 olympics. >> even though you were born in the 80s, there were movies before our birth. what about yours? >> speaking of the 1980s, my favorite was "miracle," especially at the end when they dub in the actual announcer from the games in lake placid. oh, my god, i just lost it. i got chills. >> i might have to watch in a one again. it's so good. >> that will get us in the

spirit. >> that's is if the shower of sensation didn't do it for you. that's what's "trending today," matt, back to you. >> the glamour sport of the olympic games gets under way today. this year there is a team event. nice to see you. set the team thing up for me, kristi, what do we expect? >> there are ten countries and each country has a man, a lady and a pair team competing. tonight we start of a with the man short program. after the program, the results are added up together and the country with the highest score obviously gets gold, silver -- >> do you like this concept? >> i think it's a great way for our viewers at home and audiences worldwide to get behind their team and have a little bit of national pride in a sport that's usually so individual and especially for the u.s. because we have a strong chance.

>> we've had members of the u.s. skating team on the show. they seem calm to me at this stage of the game. you've been to some practices. how are they on the ice? >> a lot of newcomers. marissa and simon, our pair team are newcomers. the team will be anchored by our ice team, meryl davis and charlie white. our men are looking good. they have stiff competition from the other nine countries but they're looking really good. >> you've both been at the olympics on the day the competition is about to begin. what are the nerves like at this stage? >> i think it's more excitement because you've waited your entire career for that moment. and i think these athletes are prepared, they're ready to go compete. it's like let the gates open, let me out there!

>> get it over with. >> yeah. you're really excited, you just want to get out there. >> we're going to spend a lot of time with you over the next couple of weeks. thank you very much. back to you, savannah. >> what is it like to be under such an intense spotlight? here's someone who knows, "today" olympic correspondent lindsey vonn. >> good morning. >> i can't imagine how you feel as you're about to embark on one of your runs, something you've worked for your entire life. how do you calm your nerves? >> that's one of the hardest things about being an olympian. up know the pressure, the world is watching and you have one moment to show the world what you're made of. to me that helped me in vancouver was sticking to my routine and doing the same thing i had done my entire career. you just accept it, everyone is expecting something of you. it's up to you to make a good run.

>> there are always athletes who are identified as a front-runner or favorite. you have often been that athlete. is that good? or does it add to the stress and pressure? >> it definitely adds to the pressure. i would rather be the underdog, you have more space. when you're in the spotlight, the cameras follow you everywhere. they want to get in the gondola with you, you have no personal time. it makes things harder. >> you're in a new country, strange food, strange time. that has to add to it, too. >> russia is a totally different story than vancouver. vancouver, you're in north america, you feel comfortable. >> speaks english. in russia you can't even read the signs. the security, too, is crazy. i was. >> going to ask you about that. unfortunately we've seen the security and that's got to weigh on people as well. >> it's insane. you have to really get used to it. you have to wake up and allow an extra hour to be able to get to

the start. you have to put your skis through a metal detectors. it's things like very good wet and rainy thursday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. prosecutors expect the man accused of setting more than a dozen fires in san jose to enter a plea today. investigators say patrick brennan set 13 fires between jan 8th and 10th that caused $6 million in damage. it was a warehouse and six houses with people inside. he was already considered a serial arsonist. he was accused of setting 16 fires in 1999 and setting debris on fire at the grand canyon in 1985. let's check the roadways now. we know it's a rainy day and making for a tough commute.

>> yes, a generic warning around the bay, watch your speeds and the conditions. both directions of interstate 80 have two lanes blocked as you're approaching because of a jackknifed semi that went over the center divide. 880 has both directions jammed up. it continues slow into the south. back to you. >> be safe out there, back in half an hour. nbc universal's coverage of the 2012 london games

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show. don't miss jay's final 8:30 on this thursday morning. what a shot. that's rosa khutor, the mountain we'll all be focused on as the first olympic games in sochi, russia get under way. coming up, we'll talk to one of sochi's most famous natives, maria sharapova. she'll tell us what she loves about her hometown. >> and look who made it to new york. she was surprised with a ticket

to see motown the musical. she didn't have a way to get to broadway but she has made it here thanks to our generous viewers. we'll catch up with her and her daughters. >> the road to broadwa stops through the "today" show. >> and tomorrow on "today," we'll all be wearing red to raise awareness about dangers of heart disease in women. if you're going to be on the plaza, be sure to wear your red as well. >> matt, that goes for you, too. don't forget to wear your red tomorrow. >> i might have to round up a little red in a hurry. meanwhile, one of the great events to watch in any games is the free style skiing. it's a blast. we have four members of team usa. we have maggie, julia, gus and josh. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. nice to see you all. >> thank you. >> this is something that you're making history here, right? have you even had time to think about that or does that just not even matter to you guys at this stage?

it's a big deal, right? >> yeah, it's pretty cool. we get to showcase our sport for the first time so it's cool and we can make sure the sport is seen the way we want it to be seen. >> i can't remember an olympic interview where i have felt older. 15 years old, 16 years old. people always ask, maggie, when you're an elite athlete at such a young age, do you have a chance to live any normal existence? >> oh, yeah. i go home in the summers and i get to spend time with all my friends. i don't feel like a professional athlete. i still look at myself like a normal 15-year-old. >> but a lot of sacrifices. you left montana to live with a host family in park city, right? >> i did. >> and you're roommates now? >> we are. >> if you weren't here and you were home, what would you be doing? >> i'd be home, eating breakfast and packing up my backpack to go to school with my classmates.

>> a lot of talk about free style skiing as something that people are going to be wowed by. what do they need to know? give me a viewers' guide to the sport. what's the most important thing to remember? >> the most important thing to remember is we're having fun out there, going crazy, flipping, spinning. i don't know if there's one thing that's the key thing to watch for but it should be fun. >> will you get a chance, josh, to do other things other than compete here? are there events you'd like to see? >> yeah, we want to see the gold medal hockey match. >> usa versus who? >> exactly. >> you're a big hockey fan? >> yeah, i think it would be an amazing time to check that out. >> such a young sport. you guys are great. congratulations. good luck and have fun. i really appreciate it. let's go back to dylan in new york. >> thanks, matt. good morning, everyone. a quick hi and bye to mom. >> hi, mom!

>> she's from new jersey. we finally got her on the show to say hello to her mom. chilly temperatures across most of the country. we are below average in most areas except southern florida. wind chills will feel below zero in the plains, upper plains and midwest. a couple snow showers through oklahoma. finally, some rain out in california, much-needed rain finally. that's a look at the weather across the across the country and now this is a weather advisory from nbc bay area news. >> pretty impressive totals. right now we're up to an inch of rain in the south bay. a lot of that shower activity is moving out of the area. please travel cautiously. it's looking nasty out there. as we head through the rest of the day the showers will continue to clear out. this is what we're expecting. by about 4:00, mostly dry

conditions. >> all right, dylan, thank you very much. tennis star maria sharapova is taking on kind of a different role here at the winter olympic games, obviously not competing, but she's got a role for nbc sports and she's on the welcoming committee here in sochi. by the way, she is a sochi native. she joins us from the international broadcast center in sochi. maria, good morning. nice to see you. >> how are you, matt? nice to see you as well. >> i'm doing great. when was the last time you were in sochi before coming back for the winter games? >> i was here about a year ago just visiting my relatives. i still have grandparents here and some cousins. i remember coming here and thinking i cannot believe that we're going to have the winter olympic games here just in one year to come because everything was still one big construction site. most of the tunnels were closed, the stadiums were not close to being finished. but i landed a few days ago and i simply couldn't believe the changes that were made.

>> i know you've been taking some time to show our own mary carillo around your town of sochi. what are your go-to spots, maria? >> i spent about five, six years of my childhood here. a lot was the city center where i started my tennis career. i took her to the park where i hit my first tennis ball. we went to the seaport, gave her a taste of the cuisine here and went to the circus where i went as a little girl. it's been nice to share that with her. >> you mentioned a park. i was in rivera park and there is a tennis court there and a huge picture of you is there on one of the walls. is that where you got your start? >> that picture wasn't there when i started. but it is where i hit my first ball. there i played leisurely.

i picked up a racket, i didn't know what i was doing. i thought it could be fun because i don't like to sit around. so many years later i come back and see that image of me on that wall. it's pretty special to see. >> and there's also something i called lover's bench. is it too personal to ask if you've spent any time on lover's bench? >> i missed that one growing up. i think that's a contemporary look for rivera park. i think they added that for the olympics. maybe i'll get a chance to visit. >> you got to check it out. maria sharapova, it's nice to talk to you and nice to be in your hometown of sochi. thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you for coming. >> let's go back to savannah. >> coming up, we're going to answer your money questions when it comes to retirement. but first this is "today" on nbc. retirement.

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and this morning on "today's money," women and retirement. did you know there's actually a gender gap when it comes to retirement savings? studies show men are in better shape when it comes to their financial planning. so for help on how to better meet your retirement goals, sharon epperson is here. >> good morning, good to be here. >> so women are saving less than men? >> considerably less than men. women saved on average about $34,000 compared to $70,000 for men. so making less money, working part time, these things are holding women back in saving. and there are a number of other factors as well. >> i wondered about those factors. if you're making less, obviously you're going to save less. are there other things that explain why women would be

saving less? >> one of the things we looked at is the percentage of pay women are putting into their 401 ks, for instance, is less than men. the amount of trying to get full matching contributions from their employer is also less than men. but they're still being offered the same plans as men and are contributing but just not as much. >> i read that women are likely to underestimate how much they'll need for retirement. >> women more than men think they'll need less than $250,000 for retirement and that's according to the employee benefits research institute. what's interesting is we know women are going to live longer, health care costs will be greater and yet we think we need less money for retirement. >> it was thought provoking. we put the thought out. jenna, what are people asking? >> theresa wants to know what is a good percent for me to put away from each pay check?

i'm 22 and i have a while until retirement. >> 20% of your gross pay is a good place to start. start by putting that into your workplace plan up to the company's matching contribution to get those free dollars and then put that money into a roth i.r.a. you'll be able to take it out tax free at retirement. >> 20% is a lot if you're struggling to pay rent and that sort of thing. >> it is but you need a goal, certainly to drive for. so you look at that number and think how can i get to that number? start small and try to work your way to that goal. >> jen, what do we have? >> bad boy says at what point do you recommend people getting out of the stock market and get into cash? >> a lot of people have that question. >> with what's happened this year, they're thinking they might want to do that. cnbc did a survey of financial

advisers and the majority said their top% is still the stock market and even retirees should have 50% in the stock market. that's something you really want to consider. you don't want to get out of the market and go into cash. you also don't want to take a loan or withdraw money from your 401(k) because that's another thing that we found when reporting on cnbc that sets you back on your financial future. >> thank you. you're going to stick around and answer more questions? >> absolutely. >> if you have a question, just tweet us at

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looking forward to that. back at 8:45, the relationship between a daughter and mother is like no other. in her memoir "glitter and glue" beth examines her relationship with her daughter. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> i thought it might be about crafts. >> i said this is going to be in the wrong section of the book stores. it's actually an expression from my mom "your father's the glitter, but i'm the glue." >> describe your mom first. >> my mom is old school, pragmatist, stoic. she takes her role as a mother very seriously, it's a job to be done with serious repercussions, whereas my dad is camp coach guy. and she's fierce live ly devote.

i don't think there's anybody on earth that cares about me and my family and my work and my marriage like she does. she carries me. >> but even when you were young in your 20s, you didn't necessarily appreciate that about your mom. >> i call her constantly and say i'm so sorry, i'm so sorry. >> it's really about that transformation about your mom. you went to australia seeking adventure. >> i got a little bit of that. turns out adventure is quite expensive. i needed a job. >> i got a job as a nanny and got fired by the first family and then took a job with a guy who just lost his wife. >> what did that experience teach you? >> you know, it was so interesting because my mother, who i was really trying to get away from and live a different life from and be this odyssey, thrill seeker was on my mind constantly. the kids were super interested in her and she would write letters and they were dying to see what would a mother write to

a child in a letter. they wand to see her picture, talk about her. for that reason and also because my life looked like hers had and that was really for the first time, she was constantly on my mind and was totally relying on all of her old tricks and her all standby lines that were rotating through my head like they do. >> one thing that was so interesting about the book is suddenly through that experience, you saw some of the things that had happened through this new perspective. there was something you write about in the book where you had a shoplifting experience when you were a young teen-ager. >> i think my kids are watching this. >> that was in the book. >> your mom did something pretty remarkable in the moment. >> she did. i got caught shoplifting at sears instead of going to field hockey practice. she she said, i don't think i can

tell your father, i don't think he can handle it. and she did a lot to keep that relationship really clean. that allowed him to be the glitter. if she's going to be the glue, that frees him up entirely. >> what does mom think about the book? >> she thinks it's the best one yet. >> a good subject for sure. >> kelly, thank you so much. again, the book is called "glitter and glue", appreciate it. >> kelly wrote a special essay for us. it on today.com. >> coming up, the wishing well family. >> coming up, the wishing well family. that's c safeway presents real big deals of the week. >> coming up, the wishing well familyor how to get great that'sdeals the easy way.

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we are back with today's wishing well. this is a special series where you, our viewers, have helped pay it forward to really deserving people. on monday we introduced you to a great, hard working single mom who was so touched by her daughter's christmas gift that she cried like that for hours. she received one ticket to a broadway show that she had been dying to see, "motown" the musical. that's when our viewers stepped in and arranged a trip. good morning, ladies.

can you believe you are here in new york? >> no! >> what's it been like so far? you're going to go see the musical tonight, right? >> correct. >> how do you feel? >> i feel overwhelmed, overjoyed! >> the past 24 hours has been crazy. it's all different from what we have at home. >> what about you? >> i'm just so grateful to just be here and have this experience and have people just really be so nice to us. >> were you genuinely surprised? >> i was just overwhelmed more than anything. it was so much information coming to me at one time. i was just like whoo! oh, my lord. >> the reason you got the ticket to motown is you love this music. this is just a legendary production. this is something that people have been talking about and they really want to see -- ♪ you broke my heart, you didn't

even want me around ♪ and now i'm back to let you know i can really shake 'em down ♪ do you love me, do you love e me, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ now that i can dance, oh, watch me now ♪ work it all, baby, they're driving me crazy ♪ just a little bit of soul now, work, work ♪ i can mash potato, i can do the twist, yeah ♪ do you like it like this, do you like it like this ♪ oh, tell me, oh, tell me baby, do you love me ♪ do you love me, oh, do you

love me ♪ now that i can dance, dance dance ♪ watch me now [ cheers and applause ] >> yay! >> we gave you a little bit of what's coming. you guys are going to go together. do you have a date for tonight? is there anybody to escort you? i just ran into somebody over here. mr. barry gordy, the founder of motown. barry heard your story. >> i'm so pleased to meet you.

oh, my god! >> you heard their story, what did you think? >> well, i thought it was so wonderful. i was so touched by you because actually it's people like you that made motown what it is today. i am thrilled. >> quite memorable. oh, god. >> and of course at the show tonight, you all are going to be my personal guests. >> oh, all right! all right. >> it's going to be great. >> you guys, it's just gratitude. motown is all about love. >> all about love. and what you did for her was so much in our tradition, so we just had to do something. and we're thrilled that we could. >> yes. >> i'm grateful to you. >> well, i don't know how it could possibly get much better.

>> beautiful flowers. >> well, guys, have fun tonight. we should have put a ribbon around barry gordy. this might be the best gift of all. good morning, everyone. 8:56. the big story today is the rain. let's hand this over to christina loren. >> a good story, right? good morning to you. we have known for quite awhile that we needed this rain, we have a lot of it on the rain. it's not the only storm that we're tracking. we have five consecutive days of rain to get through. the bulk of the moisture is

moving from monterey. the pebble beach pro am is set to start later, and look at what will happen this weekend, this is 1:00 a.m. on sunday. the toe sales toward the bay area, a lot of rain over the court of three to four days.

from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist live from studio a 1 on rockefeller plaza. welcome, thursday, february 6th, 2014. i'm natalie with jenna bush. he's getting ready for sochi, getting his teeth checked. he had a little bit of a dental emergency. good thing it happened here. willie is in sochi. been there all week. the olympic competition getting underway. we're going to check in with willie in just a moment. hi. >> hi. >> what is that animal? >> that is the mascot.

>> reporter: i can't for you to get here. i have my friend the leopard, the hare and the polar bear. they are the mascots for the sochi olympics. we are primed and ready for you. we are in the mountain area. the coastal cluster is where a lot of the action takes place, the opening ceremonies. but up here in the mountains, the action is underway. we had the slopestyle snowboardi snowboarding. men's and women's qualifying. that's where shaun white dropped out of the event yesterday. he got a tweet from a canadian rider who said shaun white dropped out because he knew he couldn't win, he was scared. controversy on the slopestyle. >> shaun white would be scared of snowboarding? >> clearly -- his name was max of canada. he heard from people, and he

apologized. shaun white east t's the best. and the figure skating team event. that's new. and the women's moguls. hannah kearney from vermont got qualifying underway as well. and the games have begun. the opening ceremonies are tomorrow. but the games are underway. yeah? >> i'm just happy to hear that the jamaican bobsledders are okay. they got everything? all their equipment? >> reporter: yes. that's where i was going next, guys. the jamaican bobsled team, the two-man team, the movie "cool runnings" came several olympics ago. they got here, but the lag gauge didn't get here. they missed a connection in moscow, and all hell broke loose. the equipment is here. they tweeted out, have no fear, our gear is safe. they're able to practice and

they'll be ready coming up next week for their event. remember, they were trying to wraz money to get here. they needed 80,000 bucks. in the space of two days they made 120,000. so we're glad they're here and all in one piece. and the u.s. flag bearer is todd l lodwick from the nordic combined. he's the first american to compete in six olympic winter games. he started in lillehammer when he was 17 years old. he will walk the flag tomorrow night into the arena. >> well-deserved honors for todd. and he was so upset, he was so humbled to be able to carry the american flag. it's an honor. because the athletes chose him. >> that's amazing. two young kids watching from home. i know we got teared up a little bit. but that moment where you carry the flag out is just such an honor. so fun to watch. >> none of us got our usa today

picks right. because i had picked the bobs d bobsledder, you picked snowboarder shaun white, al picked gracie gold. we lost again, but that's okay. >> reporter: we were all wrong. but i have to say, it's a great choice. a guy makes six winter olympics. 37 years old, i hope he gets the medal. >> you have some food. what can we expect to eat? >> reporter: well, okay. how do you feel about crab? >> yeah. >> we like a good crab dish. >> reporter: yeah, who doesn't like a good crab. >> what is this? >> reporter: i'm going to come out and say it, these are lay's cl crab-flavored potato chips. you won't find these at home. how do you know it's crab? there's a big crab. >> it's like a nacho? >>. >> reporter: i saw the color of the bag, maybe barbecue, and man

alive, if it isn't crab when you bite into it. that's good crab. >> you went back for seconds. >> reporter: and it does taste like crab. >> sounds delicious. >> need a vodka to wash that down. >> is that a russian nacho. >> reporter: no question. >> i'm asking you a question. is that a russian nacho? >> reporter: it basically is, a russian nacho in a bag. >> will you save me one? and natalie too? will you eat that? >> reporter: i will save you all of them. you can have them. >> i'm bringing lots of granola bar -- >> and -- >> and lots of prunes. she's worried about the roughage. >> reporter: you're going to be happy and pleasantly surprised. i'd rather not talk about your gi problems on tv. >> how is the vodka?

>> reporter: i haven't had any yet. they heard the two of you are coming. >> that is so not true. >> how do you say liar in russian? >> reporter: you know that. >> okay. >> reporter: until you get here. >> you do have a phrase of the day for us, right? >> yeah. and i'm viewing the cheat sheet. this is appropriate for the two of you. [ russian ] i got a nod from the russian judges. see you soon. high five. >> high fives. >> the leopard and the bear, everything's great. >> you look small next to your friends the mascot if that's possible. >> reporter: they're huge. >> giant. >> reporter: about seven-feet tall. >> i guess we're not going to see you tomorrow, but have a great time checking out the competitions and we can't wait to join you there. >> save us a crab chip. >> safe travels. >> all right. did i say that right?

okay. big story here. you know, we had, we were talking about the biggest loser yesterday, rachel fredericksson. incredible transformation. she went from 260 pounds to 105 pounds. i mean, look at her. it's unbelievable. >> yeah, she won the grand prize, $250,000. she was on yesterday and talked about how it's a whole life change for her. it's an opportunity to start over again. but a lot of people -- i mean, that's what caught a lot of people by surprise. and, of course, the weight loss. you saw bob harper and jillian michaels, the looks on their face. they were shocked. >> they couldn't believe it. >> they couldn't believe the amount of weight she lost. they lose that over time. but seven months to lose 155 pounds. a lot of people on the twitter-verse and on social media were commenting that maybe

it went too far. >> got worried about her health. >> and you know what -- >> i heard dr. oz say this, or read it, it's hard. they go home and don't have the support system they had on the ranch or with the trainers. and to keep off that much weight, it's hard. >> i think a lot of people are also concerned. did she go too far and become addicted to perhaps the weight loss part of it? because that happens. you can understand when people lose weight, and it's the issue of if you have control over your life. and you can get addicted to that feel. jillian and bob commented on their facebook page. they released the same statement, we're to the comfortable commenting on her journey because we weren't her trainers and didn't work with her at any point. the trainer did talk, but i think right after the show, and he said basically, he tried not to look at one slice of the journey and come to a broad conclusion.

her journey to good health has not yet ended. a lot of people are weighing in and saying you have to be careful. sometimes with the weight loss, you can be too extreme. >> she looks great, but has she gone too far. >> she talked about it yesterday. i saw her on access live. and she did say that she feels like she is healthy now. this is the person she was always meant to be. >> i have never weighed 105 pounds. i went from third grade, 55, straight to 135. >> the last time i weighed 105 pounds was college. >> never quite hit that number on the scale. but that's okay. >> it's very thin for -- i'm 5'5", i'm average, healthy. >> you look good. so -- >> makes you think. i think she looks great. she is very thin. >> she is. >> seeing that when the reveal when she's standing up on that podium on that stage, she looks thin. >> she does. >> today's kind of a sad day

here at nbc. well, it is. because al's not here. >> al's not here, but we have -- >> that's okay. we love you. big smile on her face. >> 1981 forever. >> forever, we got that. i love it. >> we are looking at very, very cold temperatures across most of the country. look at the wind chill warnings from north dakota to texas. temperatures today will be well below average. by almost about 15 to up to 40 degrees. we do have the dip in the jet stream. never a good thing if you want warm temperatures. extends to texas and moves to the northeast. so even in the northeast, we are in the teens and 20s, which is also below average for this time of year. 22 in seattle. 14 below in idaho falls. move east, and we still have temperatures below zero. ten below in minneapolis. and it was like 22 degrees below zero. later on this average, 34 in

seattle, 26 in portland, oregon, 23 degrees below normal. and the cold area continues through denver, colorado, . good morning to you. the time now is 9:11 and you can see for the most part the showers are exiting the bay area, the heavier moisture. in the next couple hours though, still count on a very slick commute. take it easy out there. we will get an inch of rain even in san jose. lingering impact from this storm system, and another one is on it's heels as we get into this weekend. we could get up to five inches of rainfall in the north baby the end of the weekend. latest . and that is your latest from forecast. i did all right. >> never a sad day with you. you have the best smile in the world. coming up next. want to get in shape like an

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trampoline. we're going to see how many jumps you can do. >> this takes all kinds of fearlessness. whoa. that would have been a disaster. >> before you even catch your breath, we're moving on to hockey. we'll give you a little breather and move to strength. >> she can do 100 pounds of goblet squats. she can do 125. just try to give that a lift. are you kidding me? that's not going anywhere. >> we're going to deep a squat. >> it's like you're sitting on a chair, a low chair. this is like a slip and slide here. i like this workout. >> now we're going to transfer from hockey to a different type of explosive power on ice, which

is bobsled. a lot of people don't realize how explosive these athletes are. they're pushing bobsleds that are hundreds and hundreds of pounds. one of the key things they do is this push. >> everything's tight. >> through the finish, through the finish, through the finish! >> we're going to transition to a more graceful side of the olympics, figure skating. they're all about those smaller movements. the control is really huge. >> i'm not sure if you're doing this exactly right. >> takes a real pro to show us how to do it. >> you go on your tippy toes and you pleais down and now lift. >> am i graceful yet? >> you're getting better.

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880 south very slow right now. fist mist, drizzle, and wet roadways in the area. it is jammed from 880 southbound coming off of 92 and really slows past the dumbarton bring. 101 still jammed from capital express way to the san jose airport. better news in the east bay. slow out of rodeo. another local news update coming up in half an hour. hope you have a chance to stay dry.

great song choice. >> we got some good music up in here. >> welcome back. we're still dancing. al is out today, willie already in sochi. tonight is also a night where we're all saying good-bye. hard to believe end of an era for jay leno. >> we keep talking like he's passed but he is a great man. he will be missed every night on nbc. >> his last guest will be billy crystal, which was his first guest. he aired some memorable moments

this week. let's take a look back with you. >> let me start with question number one. what the hell were you thinking? >> please welcome lindsey lohan. you're only four years away from driving. >> yeah. i drive on the lawn sometimes. >> will you let me know when you're on the highway? >> what are you going to do? >> i'm going to run for governor of the state of california. >> the easiest one and the most dramatic, "top gun"? >> i feel the need, the need for speed. >> yes, yes! >> so many great moments. >> and what a fun show. >> the hugh grant moment, then it was news breaking, to lindsay lohan, who was a little girl back then. a lot to look forward to

tonight's show. i'm sure they've got a lot planned for him. >> and jimmy fallon will be taking his place. he's a great guy, too. it lwill be a lot of fun. >> let's take a look at the weather with dylan dreyer. >> we finally, finally have rain coming in california. it's been a long time coming. we are so behind in rainfall for california. we have this weather center moving forward, heavier rain through monterey. here is the next system already waiting in the wings to move in. it's coming in and bringing in moisture from the south, the pineapple express because it kind of originates near hawaii. it will bring a plume of moisture over to california. we could end up with 3 inches of rain in california. up to three feet of snow

possible in the r ranges this is a weather advisory for nbc bay area news. the most rain we have seen in some time moving across the bay area right now. you see our radar is really lit up. a lot of this activity is outside of our viewing region, so towards fresno and monterey. we're looking at drizzle here at home. fog throughout the rest of the day. high temperatures cool and topping out in the mid to upper 50s. >> and that is your latest forecast. now back over to natalie and jenna. >> for the past few years, millions of americans have found it hard to get a job. so a lot of people have resorted to resumé gimmicks to get noticed. >> but do the gimmicks really

get you the gig? we have the author of "go getter guide." >> first up we have this bill board. brandon stewart took this out for his wife, holly stewart. just straight out, does this work, guys? "please hire my wife." >> i think i might hire brandon, showing initiative. >> bill boards are high risk/high reward. it's not very focused with the actual employer but it does get a lot of attention. >> we have another bill board that adam -- >> not me. >> but adam in the u.k. put up that said "hire adam" and he made a web site employadam.com. >> i don't know. i hope he's not trying to be a financial planner. that seems like a bad spend there. >> he did end up getting a job with a digital marketing company

in social media. i guess something like this on the side of the road people can pay attention to it, right? >> and news stations cover it. what i think in this situation, it's cheeky and he wanted to be in advertising, marketing, media. those things, it's applicable to do things very outside the box. >> i like how you said cheeky. you got the lingo down. >> next we have a girl who made a skirt, a colorful skirt -- or -- oh, sorry, we have josh butler, who wanted to sell himself on ebay. >> but not in that way. >> he put himself up for auction. >> this is a teen-ager, too, which makes me a little concerned as a parent. what do you think about this idea? >> i think it was a little bit weird. it's kind of a little bit desperate but with all of these kinds of things, people are so concerned that it's just about who you know and everything's

online. i don't want to skquelch the inner go-getter. >> especially teenagers. that always raises my red flags. >> and here is the skirt. >> we should explain. this is alana's resumé wrapped up around that skirt. sheep said she was applying to work at a magazine so she actually did get a job doing that. that's her resumé as a skirt. what do you guys think? >> so many of the resumé gimmicks have nothing to do with the work you're actually going to do there. what is she applying for at the magazine? is she going to be making dresses there? >> we're talking fashion. >> it shows creativity, a little elle wood with the pink resumé. i worry when people get overly ku cutesie.

it's not actually showing the skill set she's going to apply for. >> if you have a stack of plain resumés on your desk and that one shows up, you're at least going to take a look at that one. >> it's also a big percentage of your office space dominated by the resumé. >> one thing i loved is the bedazzled resumé. this is jacqueline's resumé. what do you guys think? >> beautiful. >> i don't know where it ended up. you know what i mean? it's kind of like a throw away sort of. >> sounds like gimmicks don't always work is what you're saying. >> no. >> and adam, you say it's really important to focus on a cover letter. >> yeah, that's my thing. when we have a job open, i pretty much don't get to the resumé if there's not a thoughtful resumé on top. it's about seeing if the candidate can connect their skills and it's that kind of

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home chef talented viewers. we picked the three finalist. unfortunately the first woman wasn't feeling very well but she's here. melissa king from dallas, she made frozen chocolate banana almond cup. it's a healthy rendition -- she took semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted it at the layer at the bottom of sill i cone cupcake liners, almonds, a second layer of chocolates. it's 15 calories. my kids gobbled this down and begged me to make it again this weekend. >> i don't let any chocolate go to waste. >> this is sue walter. i'm so sorry, they switched

everything. this is amanda and these are her black bean gluten free brownies. these are unbelievable. she's from north carolina. >> a lot of people say black beans and brownies. but you got me at brownie. it's going to be delicious. >> and you can't taste the black beans. >> she throws everything in a food processor. but along with the cocoa powder and black beans, a little bit of espresso powder, which heightens the chocolatey flavor. 140 calories per brownie and 2.5 grams of fiber. >> how many times did you make this before you got it just right? >> just a couple of times. i mean, i love the fact that you can switch it up and soak the beans longer and then they end up like fluffier. >> i'm from texas and i love beans. >> i can eat this whole thing in one sitting. >> again, brownies with a

mission. >> okay. >> this is sue walter. she's from new jersey and she has mastered the impossible because she has conquered a low calorie delicious black bottom cupcake. >> that's hard to do. >> what's the healthy stuff here? >> there's two different dimensions. the inside she uses creamy reduced fat cream cheese with dark chocolate chips. the outside cupcake, i wasn't you both to take a bite. there's a secret ingredient along with the chocolate and the flour. >> apple sauce? >> no. >> you're like me. you sneak whenever you can. >> reveal what it is. >> it's greek yogurt and prunes. >> i love prunes! >> she loves a good prune. >> the bruprune increases the sweetness without having to add a lot of sugar. entire cupcake, how about, this 140 calories.

who is going to be the chocolate champion? >> we're split. joy, you weigh in. >> don't look at me. i love all three. >> it can be a tie. >> you like -- >> i say number one. >> the reese's peanutbutter banana. >> i love prunes. >> all recipes are on the web site. people go to today.com and they can get all the great recipes. >> you guys can split it. melissa when she feels a little better, we'll give her some of this as well. >> great job, ladies. these are all great. >> up next, we have music. and we try to got inside your teenager's brain to find out what's really going on after this. improving your health isn't always easy, but you can do it. stay active... get outdoors...

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guy and girl. douglas booth. >> it's at year of doug lath boot. you may have know him from "romeo & juliet." he's reteamed with emma watson in the film "noah" and he'll star in "jupiter ascending." rumors about him and taylor swift, not sure if that's true but he's a great looking boy. >> let's move on to the girl who is starring with him in "romeo & ju juliet." >> shaline -- >> we're not cool enough to know that. >> pretty much everybody has

read these books. it's a big breakout year for shaline. >> she was a scene stealer. she was crying in the pool -- >> with george clooney. >> next, "vampire academy." this is going to be huge! >> anything like "twilight"? >> it's more vampires, of course. it's a slightly complicated story. it opens february 14th. >> we should go. >> my own teen-ager is really excited about it. they're highlands and it has a great cast. very popular books. divergent stars -- >> what about music? i actually do love lorde. you love her, too? >> i love lorde. look out for lorde. she's an incredible artist. she won two grammys last week. she writes her own songs. she has a great voice and has

wide appeal. >> she's just 17. >> she was in that sense he has some similarity to other teen stars. he's very wholesome, this is a great video, great song. he has an album coming out this spring, highly anticipated and he was opening act for taylor swift. he's going to be big. >> what about tv? teens like to watch their television shows. "dawson creek" not on anymore? >> it's not on anymore. >> i loved that show. >> "rain." it's with mary queen of scotts

arriving in france. it's a good mix of history and modern. >> and here we have nicole, both coming out wearing overalls in baby pink. >> i'm not saying moms should wear this but for teen daughters, it's great. it doesn't say let's go paint the house, it's in fashion. and pink, the color of the year for 2014 is radiant orchid. >> she looks great. thank you, we're ♪

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good morning to you, i'm scott mcgrew. police are looking for whoever stabbed a man to death in downtown san jose. the man was found with at least one stab wound on south market

street. he was taken to the hospital and he died a short time later. the name will not be released until they not if i his family. this is the city's fifth homicide this year. an 18 member traffic force will meet at san jose state university to talk about new policies designed to prevent hatecrimes. it was created after four students were charged with a hate crime accused of bullying a black student for weeks. allegedly putting a bike lock around his neck. showers continue to fall off of the area. we're getting a few returns, but you notice a lot of the heavy stuff, red and orange, is out of the area. that means that we're done with the hef rain for tavy rain for

being. we're looking at fog and drizzle and that will be the case for the next couple days. >> have you use your brakes as well, anthony, a slow drive here in fremont. folks are coming down out of the east bay and funneling down to m milpitas. we havele slow south 680 to concord. weather played with a big factor in this. eastbound 80, two lanes still blocked and westbound all lanes are cleared from that big rig crash. and it is still soupy through san rafael. [ wind howling ]

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to thirsty thursday. as only hoda and kathie lee can do it. >> february 6th here in new york and probably where you are as well. >> "park and recreation" is a fun show. chris pratt, he is starring in this lego movie that looks hysterical for children and funny for grown-ups. like i'm looking forward to it. >> smash hit, do that. make the kids crazy and the jokes the parents get. and we have a terrific duet today for everyone has a story

and our "ambush makeovers." >> today is the day. today is jay leno's very last night on the air after all those years. >> comes to an end. >> it seems funny. ending on a thursday, because olympic coverage starts tomorrow. but 22 years on, and he's been doing little look back here and there. and did a look back at some of the greatest musical moments. >> he personally had. >> that he's personally had, with a twist. let's watch. >> of course. >> well, here's some of the musical highlights we have gone over over the years. take a look. ♪ ♪ gangnam style

>> oh, that's always -- what did they do before they had the ability with the -- >> the head on top. >> so we also have been on the show a few times with him and we had a little bit of fun. him with us and us with him. >> every day they do that happy hour on the "today" show. i don't think they're really joking. nobody can drink that much. >> go kathie lee, go kathie lee, go kathie lee, go kathie lee, go kathie lee. >> that's good. >> i'm only here so she can sit next to blake. that's why we got on the plane. >> that was -- >> a lot of truth in both of those. we want to wish him absolutely a great rest of the ride, wherever that ride takes him. he's a good guy and it is always has been a joy to be with him. i said hold your chin up high, no matter what he does. and our best wishes to our friend jimmy, right across the street, going to be the new youngest host maybe.

>> yes, 39 and he'll start on february 17th. sort of -- after the olympics gets going he'll be on. just a funny picture of you and "in touch" because that's what happens. >> it wasn't a funny picture. is that the picture of the -- >> it is the turkey on the head. >> as i recall, you had the turkey on your head too. and i don't like being singled out. >> you look especially execucuth that. >> "us weekly" had a little fun with us. we did a picture with the girl from "modern family" who we like so much. >> sarah hyland. >> such a sweet girl. >> we thank you all for that very, very much. >> and what else? >> the olympics are starting today, which seems weird because opening ceremony isn't until tomorrow. but they do some preliminary stuff today. >> got a lot to do, hoda. in two weeks. >> i'm -- you know what's funny, as the olympics get cooking, you see profiles and people and i've been watching some.

it gets to the point when the first day starts and the first event starts, you're wearing your red, white and blue. everybody is leaving but us. >> it is going to be -- maybe one fan out here because, you know, if for the next two weeks hoda and i are the only ones here -- >> we're the only ones here. they wouldn't let us go. we can do whatever we want. >> al singing in the halls and we'll miss warming matt's hands but that's another story. and a good one. now, there is a controversy raging. we want to be fair. this is about a huge show on our same network, "the biggest loser." apparently the young lady who won it, 24-year-old rachel frederickson, there is a lot of talk going on. >> this is her big reveal. we have b roll of it during tuesday night's finale. she stunned the fans and a couple of the coaches when she walked out. >> that was her at the beginning on the left and that's her --

wow. >> it is pretty -- >> you can tell -- you can see jillian is thinking -- >> i guess the point is it is kind of -- kind of complicated because first she's getting criticized because people say she's too thin. >> she's dangerously thin. she's now 105 pounds at 5'5". but she's lost more than 60% of her body weight. and i guess about six months, right? >> seven months. >> seven months. don't want to lose that kind of weight too fast. anything under her body mass index now is 17.5 and anything under 18.5 is considered underweight by the national institutes of health. but is it dangerously underweight? >> i think the thing is, she was a swimmer and an athlete before. she gained all this weight. >> she was the best swimmer in her state, three years in a row. she's a real athlete. >> so now she's on 1600 calories and she's working out a lot.

and, you know, you're not sure if -- you know how sometimes the pendulum swings and you lose all that weight and then you start to realize, wait, let me regroup. she's 5'5". at first glance it seems thin. that's what i thought when i first looked. i thought, my gosh, you're just so struck. but who knows how much working out she's doing. she's embraced -- we hope -- she said she's in great shape because she's very athletic. >> dr. jamie pratt says if she lost it and she's not malnourished there is nothing wrong with it. you can lose weight safely. but it is a full time job, which is what the biggest loser is. you know what? the truth is, if you put my head on her body, we have done the exact opposite things. i weigh 104 pounds and i'm 5'5", and i nearly drank 28 years ago and now i've gained what she lost. it is true. hormones --

>> think of how everybody criticizes. you see something and now you're -- people are angry because they're saying, you know, the show should be taking care of her health. >> how can people know. they're just assuming. we just told them when a doctor at a very fine statement -- >> there was a statement from the biggest loser. we support rachel and all the biggest loser contestants. we remain committed to help contestants and inspiring viewers. >> they said we're not comfortable commenting on rachel's journey because we weren't her trainers and weren't given an opportunity to work with her at any point. any questions about the contestants should be directed to the show's producer. >> her trainer, who we had on before, nice guy, said, please try not to look at one slice of rachel's youjourney and come to broad conclusions. rachel's health has always been my main concern. >> he's a sweetheart. she won $250,000, the grand

prize. i think it is so easy to criticize when you're sitting at home watching something and don't have all the facts. you know? and we wish the young lady -- >> stop judging everybody. >> we do that. but you can't. >> it is not good for you. okay. >> mothers have figured out that if you put it all together, in 24 hours in a day, mothers get just 17 minutes of me time during the day. >> they did one of those surveys and found out that during those 17 minutes, most of the moms go -- catch up on tv for 17 minutes. >> if you're watching us, you have ten minutes left. >> go to facebook. read a book or paint their nails. >> while watching us. >> right. exactly. >> over half of the moms surveyed said they can go weeks without a single opportunity to do something they want to do. i'm sure they want to feed their children and want to take care of their -- >> right. >> something just for you. >> right. >> there is another cute little thing we saw floating around. it is -- it is young girls that -- they're looking for the

right mate, okay? and they're like 7 or 8 years old and trying to -- >> yeah, yeah. one is 6 and one is 9. >> so they wrote down their 31 rules to finding the right guy. little kid, looking for a boyfriend. here is what they wrote. got to have nice handwriting. have to not be living with your parents. >> yeah. >> have good manners. >> dress well and like kids. you cannot pick your nose. >> under any circumstances. >> never. >> have to marry someone who respects you. have to always be happy. >> that's a tough one. >> and have to have a last one that is not weird. >> that can be changed. >> and can't be a tattle tale. >> shows lack of character. i like this. brushes his teeth and flosses regularly. >> adorable. >> i'll play a little song for you that you'll like. >> oh, no. >> you'll like it. no, you're going to like it. i'll tell you -- okay.

kesha and pit bull, come together. they make magic. it is called "timber." ♪ going down one more round another round ♪ ♪ it's going down i'm yelling timber ♪ ♪ you better move you better dance ♪ ♪ let's make a night you won't remember ♪ ♪ i'll be the one you won't forget ♪ ♪ it's going down i'm yelling timber ♪ ♪ you better move you better dance ♪ ♪ let's mack a night you won't remember ♪ ♪ i'll be the one you won't forget ♪ >> go, come on. chris has got it. ♪ do the whoas. >> i wonder if they think about the lyrics like that. >> yesterday, hoda and i went to a luncheon for a friend of mine,

gary has been my friend for ten years. i don't see him very often because this man is out to literally save the world. just briefly, new book out called "the locust effect," probably the most important book for 2014, if we're ever going to get serious about alleviating poverty worldwide. he works for our state department. he was sent as our representative to rwanda after the horrible genocide to make sense, make some sort of sense out of the horrific genocide that happened there. he came to certain conclusions about that, small, short story, he got out of that business, he left the state department, started something called international justice mission, with one lawyer. it now has over 700 employees and 20 different places around the world. they get 5-year-old little cambodian girls out of brothels. they save african ladies, the land that has been stolen from them when their husband dies of aids. what they have done, which is

brilliant, we're never going to alleviate poverty by giving people food and homes and schools and clean water. if the environment they live in is not safe, and the violence that is always part of poverty has got to be eradicated. and if you want some real solutions, as we know what the problems are, real solutions, i cannot highly recommend this more. okay? >> great book. >> all right. parents who turn their devastating loss into a way to help others. >> they're our "everyone has a story" winner. >> we have norm lewis to sing. >> and two ladies from our crowd are ready to show off their "ambush makeovers." >> and from "parks and recreation," chris pratt gets more animated than ever. >> he has nice moves. would look like john stamos. wow! wow! and in a perfect world, what's delicious would be healthy too.

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emmet whose life is turned up side down when he's mistaken for the savior of the world. >> relax, everybody. i'm here. >> batman! >> batman! emmet, this is my boyfriend, batman. >> i'm batman. >> that's your boyfriend? >> hey, babe. let's hold hands. >> so, hey, guys, i think we're about to crash into the sun. >> yeah, but it is going to look really cool. >> i see what you mean about the humor. >> so clever. you are adorable. >> go on. be more specific. >> the premise of this movie, does look like it is for kids at the outset, but you start watching it, you realize it is totally for grown-ups too, the humor. >> there is a lot of stuff that will go over a kid's head and it is nice for parents who have to take their kids to these movies to actually be able to enjoy.

>> you're newly married, right? four years ago. >> four years ago. >> no children yet. >> a little boy named jack. >> oh, good. >> is he interested in legos at all? >> we got him some duplos which are essentially the lego for young kids, like big enough for them to -- >> will you take him to this movie, or a little too young? >> a little young now. >> by the time it is out on dvd -- >> dvd, we'll do some baby-sitting for him. >> when i heard there was a lego movie, i thought what are they going to do with that? >> i felt the same way, you're going to make the rubiks cube movie next and it has reach, so you want to get an audience. but, yeah -- >> look at that. >> they made an amazing world, really good story. great characters and super funny. >> what a great cast, by the way. >> yeah. did you ever get to work with any of them? because usually in the studio all by yourself. >> that's the truth. we did. we got to work in the same room together. and that was -- i guess that's

pretty unusual for animation. >> who are some of the other ones? >> elizabeth banks, liam neeson. >> fun. >> a big cast. >> he's in every movie. >> he is every single movie. >> not always identifiable but in every single movie. he and brian dennehy. >> the first actor since brian dennehy to be in every movie, yes. >> john goodman. he's always in a lot of movies. >> what about "parks and recreation". how is that going? >> going really well. we got picked up for a seventh season and we're working away. we have done over 100 episodes and still, you know -- like you guys, we still have fun at work. it is kind of great. we're lucky. >> starting to get awards too. >> yes. we got invited to the golden globes. >> that's nice. and amy won. >> amy won a golden globe. we lost it. it was so amazing. but it felt good. >> let's play a little quiz, shall we? we have some clips of animated character and we would like you to guess who voiced them. first up, the incredibles.

take a listen. >> honey? >> what? >> where is my super suit. >> what? >> where is my super suit? >> is that sampuel l. jackson, ja dame judi dench. >> dame judi dench. >> close. that's funny. >> next, toy story 3. >> no one takes my wife's mouth except me. give it back you furry air freshener. >> gilbert gottfried, jerry seinfeld or don rickles. >> jerry seinfeld. >> don rickles. >> i don't know don rickles is. >> oh, my god. >> oh. bring him out here. i'll fight him. >> how old are you? >> i'm 34. >> oh. >> i know who don rickles is. it is a big joke.

>> you are so -- >> i know who mr. potato head is though. >> one last one. >> do we have time? >> all right, let's go. cloudy with a chance of meatballs. >> anna ferris. >> i'm not myself today. my whole career was ruined by some crazy jerk riding a homemade rocket. wait a minute. >> who is it? >> that's my darling wife anna. >> of course it is. >> she's so good. she has the best voice. >> she does. >> you're adorable. >> you are so sweet. >> thanks for coming on to see us. >> we understand what all the hoopla is about. we're happy for you, for the new movie, congrats. and new little baby. >> i've been watching for a long time. i'm so happy to be a guest. >> the lego movie opens tomorrow at a theater near you. >> one of the most unforgettable mother and son wedding dances you're ever going to see. >> and it is webtastic. >> and hot "ambush makeovers." >> wait until you see them. but first, the messages. you're going to have to

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met an undercover detective. officers don't think he has had other inappropriate contact with minors, but they're publicizing this arrest to see if other victims come forward. most recently he worked at the kma of arts and sciences in diamond heights. we'll look at weather and traffic after the break. ok, it's time to set the record straight. covered california is how californians can take advantage of the affordable care act. we can help you get quality health insurance right now.

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this morning. you can see the totals really impressive. more than half an inch in places like livermore. and this is just the appetizer of what's to come. we're talking about more showers in the forecast. today, a lot of that is winding down. as we head throughout the weekend, we could be talking about three to five inches of rain when all is said and down. mike, how are the roads? late in the commute, but we have about 30 reports of accidents. we're looking at the conditions. slick, roadways, and limited visibilities in some spots. the orange now highlighted. we have a slower drive recovering greatly. both directions now open for all lanes. out of concord down to walnut

creek. >> more news in half an hour. welcome back to this "today" on thirsty thursday. time to do what we always do about right now. >> "ambush makeovers." two women were plucked off the plaza and surprised with brand-new looks and doing the plucking as always, "today" contributor, stylist to the stars, louis licari. >> thank you, ladies. >> and "today" contributor and contributing editor for "people style watch" and author jill martin. >> hello. >> most beautiful girl. >> she is. >> better with age all the time, like a fine wine, baby. she's fermenting. okeydokey. what did you find out there? >> not a lot to choose from. >> the weather finally got the best of us. but we found two ladies from the south who were ready to update their looks.

and they were -- they wanted to add glamour to their appearance. >> oh, my gosh. first up is jennifer rogers, 37 years old, from aken, south carolina. jennifer is a stay at home mom and raises three young sons. she only wears makeup on social occasions. and she's been wearing that same hairstyle forever. she lost 50 pounds within the last few years and is excited for her glam new look. let's listen to her story. >> i loved your reaction because you said this never happens to me. >> no, it does not. i see it on tv and i wish something like that would happen, and when it did, i'm just, like, in shock. >> i know, you're flipping out. i know you want this for her? >> yes. if anyone deserve deserve s it, stay at home mom to three boys, she's the most deserving person. >> we're going to take good care of you. >> thank you. i'm, like, still in shock. >> oh, my god. she looks like so much fun. >> fabulous.

you can see, she's a beautiful woman. she needs a few tools. >> no one in the studio at this point has reacted to her. she'll come out by herself and then her friend later. here is jennifer rogers' before picture. let's see the new you. ♪ i got the eye of the tiger ♪ >> oh, my goodness. >> wow. >> oh, yeah. >> jennifer. are you ready? >> i think so. >> all right, spin around, look at the mirror. >> oh, my goodness. >> you're beautiful! >> oh, my gosh. you look awesome. do you need someone to hold your hand? >> jennifer was a beautiful woman before, even more beautiful after. what we wanted to do is give her -- update her look, give her an option to wear her -- her hair is naturally curlily and very soft, tends to be very frizzy. she just loved the opportunity

to have straight hair. of course, she could wear it curly or straight. and this is all done by carson. >> tell us about the hot leather jacket. >> this is an emotional day even getting ready because she lost all this weight. so it was fun being able to put her in red, for go red day, which is tomorrow. and this is from london times and the jacket is andrew marks. >> are you all right? okay. come over here. >> come stand next to jill. just face the wall so your friend can't see you and you can't see her. >> your friend is heather willis, 37 from cave spring, georgia. she's a s she's a sixth grade schoolteacher. she tried different flooy eied e past but nothing has stuck. she hopes this makeover is what she's been looking for. we hope so too. let's hear her story. >> now it is your surprise. >> i can't believe, from georgia, the weather is freezing

me and now finding out i'm going to be made over. i'm just flipping. >> when you found out we were doing your friend, you flipped out again. >> yes. because, i mean, to experience this with her, in this trip, and just everything that we're getting to do, i mean, it is just -- it is awesome. i can't believe it. >> well, hooray. >> yea, thank you. >> excited? >> bring it on. bring it on. >> bring it on! >> the right attitude. >> so excited. >> jennifer is waiting for her. let's take one last look at heather before. >> don't turn around, jennifer. >> and let's see the new jennifer willis. >> heather. >> heather willis. come on out, heather. >> oh, my gosh. >> goodness gracious me. >> all right. >> oh, my god. she already knows she looks great. jennifer, turn around and see heather and you can see each other. here we go. >> my gosh. >> so beautiful. >> and heather, you want to take a look at you.

you're going to like it. you're going it like it a lot. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> you look amazing. >> why don't you come see your friend? come over. >> with heather, again, this is all about updating. she had highlights, overly highlighted hair. overly highlighted hair is ladies, hear me, out of style. highlights are in. but not -- when you try to make -- >> shouldn't look like highlights. >> should look natural and blended and soft. >> so what we did is we blended them together and added this slight pinch of warmth. not a red head. >> beautiful. >> it is beautiful. >> strawberry blonde. >> like a honey, yes. whatever. >> that dress is -- >> adorable. >> i did not pick it because we had to hide them from each other as we're getting dressed, we're in the same room. a little room. she said i want something with sparkle. and we showed off her beautiful legs, this is by laundry. >> congratulations.

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about cardiomyopathy. >> lisa and her husband eddie suffered unspeakable loss. first, here's their story. >> as newlyweds, my husband eddie and i were overjoyed when we found out we were expecting our first child. our son brian seemed healthy at first but was harboring a deadly heart disease. pediatric cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease where the heart muscle becomes abnormally enlarged, thickened or stiffened, affecting the heart's ability to pump blood through the body. sadly we lost brian in 1999 to sudden cardiac arrest when he was only 11 months old. in 2000, we were happy to have another child kevin, but learned shortly after birth he also had early onset cardiomyopathy. in our efforts to save him from the same fate as his brother, we met with many brilliant doctors, but soon realized there was

limited information on cardiomyopathy in children. we lost kevin at 9 months as he waited for a heart transplant. after losing two children to this disease, we knew we had to help other families find answers and hope for the future. we established the children's cardiomyopathy foundation in 2002 to address the void in research, education, awareness and advocacy. fortunately, eddie and i were blessed to have more children. we now have four heart healthy children, ranging in ages from 13 to 5 years old. the children's cardiomyopathy foundation is an integral part of our life, with our two oldest now becoming more active with the foundation. i'm proud of them for their efforts in supporting the foundation's mission in honor of their two brothers. >> and lisa and eddie, you are here with your beautiful children, michelle, audrey, lauren and brandon. >> such a gorgeous family, by the way. wow.

>> when i read your letter, what i was most moved about, of course, the tremendous loss that you as a couple experienced, but this was a love letter actually, wasn't it, about your husband, about how supportive and how he took care of you and how loving and -- i thought this would be the perfect, perfect one for love endures. through all of this, love endures. and people -- the wrong idea of what love is these days, right? tell us about that, lisa. >> right, well, i think, you know, any family that goes through this very difficult phase in their life, you really have to rely on the support of your, you know, your loved ones, your family, your friends, and i think, you know, to have, you know, i think this is a great opportunity for us to share our story with others and we hope that by sharing this story, no matter what difficulties people face in life, you know, whatever unexpected challenges and difficulties that they face that they can get through it.

and -- >> more than get through. i think what is so great about what you do is you literally are helping people. i think the tendency would be to curl up under the covers and think, we just -- you know, we have terrible things that happen to us, let's just make it through. you really turned this into a big fund-raising effort, didn't you? >> almost more than $2 million, right? >> yes, exactly. we have a lot of friends and companies in the tristate area that lend a hand and they heard our story and now they have taken it upon themselves to help the cause. >> how difficult was it to make the decision to try again for children knowing that potentially it would be the same outcome? >> there is a 50/50 chance with cardiomyopathy it could happen again. it was a leap of faith for us. and -- >> i can't imagine. >> well, you know, i do have to say, michelle and brandon, they

are adopted. and audrey and lauren are biological. but we still, you know, we're a happy family. and i think that -- i think for me i didn't want to give up, and i think when people ask me, well, how did you get through this difficult time, for me it was finding a goal, and a purpose that was meaningful for me, and that was the foundation and not giving up on raising a family. >> you are such an -- >> you are. you have me in awe. >> we have a special performance for all of you right after this. can you wait? brandon, can you wait? ♪ we have two incredibly talented people. there they are. norm

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has a story and the yu family. now it is time to hear the song that david friedman and i wrote just for you. >> it is called "love endures," please welcome norm lewis and capathia jenkins. ♪ ♪ we started out so many years ago ♪ ♪ determined to face everything together ♪ ♪ we knew that we'd have good times knew that we'd have bad ♪ ♪ and we would see sunny days and stormy weather ♪ ♪ our lives went on we counted ourselves blessed ♪ ♪ year after year we helped our love grow deeper ♪ ♪ we celebrated good times ♪ ♪ and we survived

the rest ♪ ♪ and even though at times the road grew steeper ♪ ♪ here we are still standing hand and hand ♪ ♪ still determined that our love will see us through ♪ ♪ because through it all there's one thing we have come to understand ♪ ♪ and we believe that deep inside we always knew ♪ ♪ love endures it takes years of devotion ♪ ♪ to know that love is real ♪ ♪ love endures love's not just a motion ♪ ♪ it's more than what you feel ♪ ♪ love is what you do when every single day ♪ ♪ i thank god it was you ♪ ♪ who loved me in that way ♪ ♪ after all that we've been through ♪ ♪ we can truly say love endures ♪

♪ as we keep on walking toward the future ♪ ♪ not knowing what the road ahead may bring ♪ ♪ no matter what we find there we'll have peace of mind there ♪ ♪ knowing love can conquer anything ♪ ♪ anything ♪ love endures it takes years of devotion ♪ ♪ to know that love is real ♪ ♪ love endures love's not just a motion ♪ ♪ it's more than what you feel ♪ ♪ love is what you do with every single day ♪ ♪ i thank god that it was you who loved me in that way ♪ ♪ after all that we've been through ♪ ♪ we can truly say

love endures ♪ ♪ love endures love endures ♪ >> norm lewis and capathia jenkins. we'll be right back. this is "today" on nbc.

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. we're honoring a very special family today. norm lewis and capathia jenkins,

just performed "love endures." capathia is tony nominated for "porgy and bess." . >> did you enjoy the song? >> a beautiful song, thank you. >> we know how important your cause is to you. you really want to drive people to your website, right? >> right. >> tell us about your -- just your website quickly. >> the children's cardiomyopathy foundation is childrenscardiomyopathy.org. we offer a lot of information about the disease. and we offer a range of patient support services and resources for families that are diagnosed. >> you can go on our website and click and your website will be there. we'll make it easy for everyone. did you enjoy the song, kids? was it all right? >> what did you think? >> yeah. >> that's right.

>> all right. now we always like to give away a little something special. >> a little something. we thought we would invite the family to go to the resort in the poconos. they heard about your amazing story. donated a three-day getaway for the family,sledding and skiing together. >> love endures. david, go on his website, he's ridiculously busy. and norm, in a wonderful new movie called "winter tale". i saw it last night, whoo. and capathia, what are you doing? >> in april, i'll be in carnegie hall. with the new york pops, we're celebrating mark shaman and scott whitman. i'm very excited. >> okay. all right, see, everyone has a story. >> lindsey vonn,

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