below good morning. sad news overnight. shirley temple, america's little darling, has died at the age of 85. ♪ on the good ship lollipop -- >> a look back at a remarkable life. bracing for another one. the south in the throws of a sec dangerous round of snow and ice. schools already canceled in atlanta. is the city ready this time? heating up in sochi, rising temperatures almost delay this morning's halfpipe competition and the course has those like shaun white worried. >> i just had a frustrating practice. yeah. i'm hoping they do whatever they can. while the first ever slope ski style event is silver for

freestyle r devean logan. >> and good morning, everyone. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a tuesday mornin morning, day six already. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer along with al roker and nataly morales. it is 55 degrees in sochi. there are two sides to this. we like sitting in light sweaters, great for spectators but these warm temperatures are wreaking havoc with some events. >> a lot of athletes are worried about the conditions with ski slopes and for some a boost. julie mancuso likes the soft snow and we'll talk to her in a

bit. >> all part of the warmest temperatures in history for an event city. let's get to the top story that shirley temple has died in san francisco. as a child, she became one of the most famous beloved stars of all time and later went on to become a u.s. diplomat. ♪ on the good ship lollipop >> reporter: shirtly temple was a mere 6 years old when this became her signature song. shirley was born to perform on april 23rd, 1928 in santa monica, california. dancing almost as soon as she could walk, she made her onscreen debut at 4. >> i cannot go on. i'm so tired of it all. >> reporter: she was in more than 40 films, most before she was a teenager.

her favorite co-star was billy robinson at a time when segregation was the shameful norm. but as with many child stars, shirley's career waned as she grew. >> i'm 16. >> that's all right. i'm 17. >> she married charles black and lasted 55 years until his death. in 1967, she shifted careers to politics >> i will campaign for the congressional seat. >> reporter: a republican suppo supporting the vietnam war she lost a congressional race. >> i am dedicating my life and my energies to public service. >> reporter: in 1969, president nixon pointed temple-black as a delegate to the united nations. >> very relieved, very grateful. >> reporter: in 1972, at the age of 44, temple-black stunned the nation bravely revealing her

breast cancer as well as her mastectomy. temple-black has remained largely out of the limelight since the 1990s. >> reporter: from dimple darling to u.s. diplomat, shirley black was an original. >> i have been blessed with two wonderful careers. i have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the lifetime achievement award. start early! ♪ have you heard have you heard snoerts. >> reporter: for today, nbc news los angeles. >> there's probably an entire generation of people living in the country who don't know much about shirley temple, suffice to it say she lived an extraordinary life. >> we had a couple of young people on our staff saying, of course we know who shirley temple is when i asked them. >> she lit up the screen like no one else. >> she will be missed. another story we're

following back home the nasty storm and in atlanta they don't want a repeat of what we had. >> we go to the maps and show you what we've got. we're looking at 58 million people affected by winter storm watches and advisories and you can see the storm system along the stationary front. below it we have gulf air coming in below it and cold air funneling behind the high pressure and right there we have a battle zone. we're looking at ice starting late tonight and into tomorrow, we're looking at up to a quarter to half an inch of ice from monroe, texas all the way to jackson, mississippi. look as you get to the south, we're looking near atlanta up to half-inch to inch of ice, major airport delays, travel not represented, power outages expected. irk i-75 in northern georgia closed.

and let's go to sam, live in atlanta. i know they're already prepping for this. what have you heard? >> getting ready, al, they're getting ready. 18 states, 50-60 million people involved in what will be winter storm packs in this area. who knew when i came to work for the weather channel i'd be in the middle of almost every winter storm. look at this, i-75, i showed it to you, this city was shut down for about two, 2 1/2 days when it was covered in ice. this is what they're trying to avoid. there you are seeing pictures of trucks and cars everywhere. there is mixture of what they're spreading down on the road surface, rock and salt and sand here and the idea is to give you traction on the road. today is a wet day. tuesday is wet. tuesday night into wednesday morning, these temperatures will drop to freezing right around 2:00 a.m. that means we will get some

snow, we will get some ice, and that's going to last until thursday. just about everybody is already getting ready for it. we have a lot of schools shut down in the atlanta area and around it for tuesday and wednesday. the expectation here, as this storm pulls up into the mid-atlantic and thursday, there will be snow here and there. we will have a lot to talk about not only in atlanta but all the way up the east coast. >> that's right, we will be watching it as it unfoils on the weather channel. we other big story is the weather here. we have current temperatures for you up in the mountains and mountain valley areas. the current weather, they have had descendacent temperatures b for skiing. 39 in the resort base. 41 in the valley. look what happens tomorrow? we will see temperatures warming up. 51 in the valley. the mountains 36, up into the

higher elevations. then, thursday, this is not good news. 37 on thursday, 55 in the valley. we are looking at these temperatures hanging in there. we don't really see a big cooldown coming going into the weekend. >> and 60s by the olympic park. thanks very much. >> those risie ining temperatur have already forced delays in training sessions and competitions. the headliner today, shaun white going for his third consecutive gold medal in the halfpipe and team usa has already picked up another medal and nataly has the highlights. >> i do. this morning it was the skiers turn and over the weekend they had to deal with warm conditions as well. >> team usa added another piece of hardware to their collection this morning. after a dramatic time on the

340u mountain, 21-year-old devin logan won and other contestants including sobata had to be carried off. and the halfpipe just got under way as shaun white looks for a three-peat. >> look how rough and bouncy it is. tough conditions not affecting alex bilodeau monday night, becomes the first to win back to back golds in the moguls. his final run his best ever. >> alex bilodeau has made olympic history. >> his brother, frederick born with cerebral palsy. >> i wake up it's raining outside, i don't want to go train and ski. and i look at my brother and see he would go. >> julia mancuso raced to the winner's podium monday. >> mon quso over the line and she gets the bronze. >> mancuso winning bronze in the super combined.

posting a picture with fellow bronze medalist from the u.s. figure skating team. on the ice, the women of the u.s. hockey team showing swiss no mercy racking up a 9-0 victory. let's hope they save something for canada tomorrow. bitter rivals, drop the gloves. >> there they are. >> sibling rivalry on the speed skating track. michael took the gold and his twin, ronald, took the bronze. his parents the real winners. >> johnny quinn finds himself trapped again days after the american bobsledder smashed his way out of a locked bathroom, he got stuck in an elevator. no prying his way out of this one. >> he did make it out. he's okay. he will be ready when he has to go. what you have to look forward to tonight. the halfpipe, we have women's ski jumping the first time at

the olympics and looking forward to the ice skating. a lot going on in primetime >> the medal count, canada in second place with nine and following norway moved into first place with ten medals. the netherlands in third place with seven medals. team usa has six total medals, two of those are gold, one silver and three bronze. >> a lot of people are focused on a big event taking place at the white house tonight. you have the story about that as well. president obama and the first lady are hosting a state dinner at the white house tonight in honor of the french president after all the scandal in france who he might bring as a date, he's going alone. peter alexander is at the white house with a preview for us. good morning. >> good morning to you. president obama's first state dinner is unforgettable after that couple that crashed the party and the drama has a lot to do with who is initially invited and not going to attend and the white house had to reprint the

invitations after the break up with his original first lady because of an affair. the white house hasn't decided who wouldn get that coveted spo next to the presidentically reserved for the visiting spouse. tonight, hosted on the south lawn. caviar from illinois, a rib-eye beef from colorado and salad to honor the first lady's white house garden. marry jay blige performing as well, natalie. >> you just made me very hungry. another hiccup on the obama care front. another delay in requirement for businesses to provide health care coverage to workers this time specifically for companies with 59-99 employees. the mandate supposed to take effect last month already delayed once before and now those employers do not have to

comply until 2016. congressional republicans criticized the move saying it is an attempt to sidestep the law for political gain. some dramatic video has surfaced showing moments the u.s. took an al qaeda terror suspect into custody. this video is in october as he returned to his family's home in libya. you can see the white van pulling up behind his car. at least three men jump out with guns drawn and another car blocks the suspect's escape. after a brief struggle, he's pulled into the van before he pulls away. al libi is charged with the 1998 bombs in east africa that resulted in more than 200 deaths. a heads-up moment from the world of soccer from an amateur match in italy. after the goal, you can see the player make a beeline for his team's dugout and dodges all the high-fives and hugs from teammates. instead, he goes and slams his head through the plexiglas wall of the dugout. the player got a red card for

his unusually spirited celebration. probably has a little bit of a bruise to go along with that. >> that was on purpose. >> that was on purpose. >> okay. >> i don't know why. >> macho, i guess. >> or just forgot how to use the door. >> thank you. >> all right, al. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ?yep. ♪ i want two. okay, two for you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ew! ew! [ female announcer ] come together this valentine's day with a hallmark card. >> good tuesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. count on some thick fog for your morning drive. that's the weather story of the day. reduced visibility over san

francisco, limited sunshine off the bat. means you only hit a high around 59 degrees in the city for today. we should see clearing by about 11:00 a.m. temperatures right now mostly in the 40s and 50s, we're headed to a comfortable afternoon. mid-60s on the way to places like san jose. 65 degrees here. 63 along the peninsula. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. a little more now on the warm weathe3 c3 poco más del clima calido aquí anne thompson, good morning to you at rosa khutor. >> good morning. designers of the halfpipe design it so they can catch a lot of air but designers are catching a lot of grief saying it is not up to olympic quality. >> overnight organizers reworked the halfpipe after the design

and some boarders blasted it as garbage and lame. >> i take it back. >> including american shaun white geography his third gold medal later today. >> how's the halfpipe? >> it's not best. i don't want to bag on it but it's very disappointing. >> the riders say the bottom part of the pipe is bumpy and that creates trouble as they transition from high flying tricks on the 22 foot wall. >> it's just because it's so sloppy in there. the snow quality is sloppy. once they can firm it up, it will be better. >> unlike complaints last week over the slopestyle course some riders labeled as dangerous, the concern at the halfpipe is quality. >> you want it to be a 10 for competition. i would say it's like a solid 5 1/2, 6 right now. >> riders say the current conditions don't hurt or benefit any particular snowboarder, just their ability to perform at their very best. >> we're all riding the same halfpipe.

it's a shame it's not perfect. >> along with white and davis, taylor and gregg are in the same halfpipe and hopefully conditions will be colder. matt. >> thank you so much. we will hear from shane white coming up in our next half hour. >> now to julia mancuso already added to her record as the most decorated olympic skier in history. she took bronze in the super combined, an electric start to her competition in sochi. she's with us. good morning to you. congratulations. >> hi. thank you. >> well, you really did it. you lived up to your reputation of coming up with a big win in a big moment. do you kind of just thrive on the pressure? does that help you perform at your best? >> i mean, it definitely is surprising for me yesterday. i want ed ed to have a really g

race, putting myself in this position after the down hill to be able to ski a solid slalom run was something also questionable for me was really cool. yeah. amazing. the pressure i thrive off the atmosphere and the love for my hometown and my family. it's just been awesome. >> i want to ask you about that slalom. for the first part, this is a two element race. for the down hill, you crushed it, you blew away the competition. then you are facing the slalom, not your event. i read you hadn't even completed a full slalom in practice in a year. what's going through your mind at that point? >> i mean, it was a really tough hill up there. the snow conditions, it was getting warmer and i knew that i just had to make it to the finish and just keep fighting the whole way down. that's basically what was going through my mind. i didn't know that so many skiers skied out but i knew for my run and to cross the finish

line, just to be proud of my race, i needed to finish that run. honestly i didn't think i would be that fast and that's why i was so excited when i crossed the finish line and saw there was a 3 next to my name and meant i was on the olympic podium again which means i get this medal. >> it's all the more wonderful because i know you dedicated this race to your grandfather who passed away a year ago. it sounds like he meant a lot to you in your skiing career. >> yeah. he's been an incredible inspiration for me and been a really big part of my family and one of the reasons why my parents got me so into skiing was because of my grandfather. after i won that first down hill it was just him in my ear saying how proud of me he was that i even finished that first round in first so i knew i had to go out and ski with my heart and do my best for him so thanks, grandpa. >> ah. did you do it, really.

your grandmother was there watching as well, i understand. before i let you go, julia, what do you think about these warm temperatures up on the mountain. are they helping you out? >> it's tough. i definitely like the snow a little softer. it's been good for me and there's definitely a fine line and hopefully it stays just cold enough to have good races. >> julia mancuso, we're so proud of you, too, congratulations and we look forward to your races coming up. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> she's cool. i like her. >> amazing. >> jenna bush hager is with us now. what is the conversation that's going on online right now? >> natalie touched on this amazingly heart-warming story earlier. you guys may remember it from the vancouver olympics when canadian skier alex bilodeau dedicated his gold medal to his brother, frederick with cerebral palsy and we saw it again monday when alex won gold in the

moguls. after winning he rushed to embrace frederick and called frederick his greatest inspiration. the touching moment has everybody talking online. andrew tweeted the love between alex bilodeau and his brother is the most beautiful thing i've seen this olympics. nothing brings you more to tears than alex bilodeau and his brother. that's what family is all about. brothers by blood and #best friends by choice. this got us thinking for your greatest inspiration, let us know using the #sochi today and we'll hear more from alex, matt, i think you will talk with him later on. >> that's right. >> it is an amazing story. >> and the hug. >> what is your greatest inspiration? >> we have to think about that. >> let us know. >> pop quiz from jenna this morning. >> that's a big question. answer it. >> jenna, thank you. >> also ahead, shaun white on his quest for an historic repeat

and his rock band and why he cut off that trademark hair of his. and ted ligety struck gold in torino. can he do it again in sochi? next live. this is "today" on nbc.

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>> a very good morning to you. it's 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. people across the bay area and the country are mourning the loss of a hollywood icon. shirley temple black passed away overnight at her home on the peninsula. a statement from her agent says the iconic child star died of natural causes in her woodside home surrounded by loved ones. temple found fame as a child star in numerous films like bright eyes and curly top. shirley temple black was 85 years old. the plant at the center of a beef recall is halting operations. nearly nine million pounds of

beef have been recalled. the western span of the bridge will be changed. the legislature voted to rename it after the former mayor and assembly speaker last year. i want to check the forecast talking about how foggy it is. >> it's really thick out there. good tuesday morning to you. temperatures are chilly as well. make sure you pull out the coat. i want to show you san francisco at 49 degrees. clouds should be clearing about 11:00. now i'll take you to san jose. we're going to clear, we'll see a warmer day here in san jose. about 65 degrees headed our way. 64 along the peninsula. low clouds lingering over san francisco. the temperature down to about with 58. an 6 degree in the north bay. we still have areas of puddles up in the north bay. after we accumulated a whopping foot of rainfall. mike, over to you. >> that's not on the road now.

that's good. a foot of water. as christina's shots showed you, the low clouds just above the driving level. just above there so the cars are moving. be careful as you drive up the hills it's going to be a foggy situation for you. the orange does indicate that likelihood in the south bay, slower for 101, 280 and 85 continue as the tuesday commute is kicking in. fog through the tri-valley. tough to see into the sunol grade or out of it depending on which is direction you travel. >> thank you for joining us as well.

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week. meanwhile, you know the name well, ted >> you know the name well, ted ligety. skied his way to gold in torino. and a he skied his way into gold in f in torino and he is now looking to get back on top of the podium in sochi. we will catch up with him coming up. >> really? who needs medals? matt and i are about looking the part and we got a fashion lesson from the most colorful team in sochi, the norweigian curlers. >> no, that doesn't make your butt look bigger. >> because you're looking away. >> we have a look at what's making headlines back home. schools are closed in atlanta today ahead of a storm expected to dump snow and ice on the south. officials are hoping to avoid a repeat of the massive traffic jam that paralyzed the region last month. former child star shirley temple died at the age of 85. at just 7 years of age, she became the nation's top box office draw in 1935.

temple retired from films when she was 21 and became ambassador to czechoslovakia later in her life. the big story in washington this morning, president obama and the first lady will host a state dinner tonight for french alone following the long pu president francois holland long-time girlfriend. let's begin with shaun white. si attending it alone after the mp publicized affair with a girlfriend..at stake tonight, ad and at stake tonight, a an in the history books. third straight gold medal and a place in the history books for . here we go. >> shaun white. a >> my goodness. what, 22 feet up on the wall o >> you make a living what 22 i. feet up on the wall of the halfpipe?we're about 1,75 >> i do.0 0 than that. >> the we're about 1700 feet higher sn than that. as 7 >> the last time i saw shaun 00 miles ago back in new york city. white was seven months and 5,000 miles ago, back in new york city. goodness. >> my goodness. took him to >> i took him to a place fittin fitting for a gu for a guy who's used to y extrem extremes.es trade

one world trade center. center. >> >> you're not one of these y o people that gets up on tall gen buildings and says, what would happen if? buildings, what would >> no, not me. h no, not me. >> it's no >> it's no secret shaun's been a daredevil dare devil since childhood when mom waited mom waited tables and dad was a city worker.ty worker. >> do you consi >> do you consider yourself a d blue collar kind of guy?oh, for >> for sure.sure. that's what's been that's what's been in stilled i me since me since i was a kid, being kid. being a around my parents.roparents. they work hard. work hard. >> from those humble >> from those humble roots he's become someone who leaves his mark wherever he goes.mes someo mark wherever he goes. >> i'm part of the building. >> i'm part of the building. wow. thank you, guys.>> wow, thank y. >> no >> shaun lighting it up. >> no longer the 19-year-old t flying tomato that flying tomato that took the world by storm eight world by storm eight years ago, this shaun white is a a businessman, businessman, philanthropist and now literally a rock star. now literally a rock star. his band bad things just released a his band, "bad things" just n w brothers. >> it's been released an album with warner brothers. because it's the only >> it's been such an amazing thing. o my life that's the only thing i do in my life e that's collaborative.n kind of that's been fun for me, kind off

my, you know, need for perfection. letting go of my need for perfection. >> he's also let go of his of h trademar trademark hair, donating it to locks of love.k it to love.think i almost did it in >> i think i did it because people said i couldn't. the sense because people said i couldn't.>> but with >> it's your look. keep your image. do, shaun brings a new and unfamiliar >> with the new do, shaun bring. how old are you? an unfamiliar label to sochi. old time 'm reading articles >> how old are you? >> 27. and you know what they're all starting >> i'm reading articles about say. you, shaun, you know what >> they're all starting to say. hee he is the gris selled veteran, the sport. the elder statesman of the sport. i don't know how you get your old. arms around that at 27 years heg old. >> i think the only thing that just train smarter do now that's different, i just. train smarter. now saying that now saying that with a black eye. with >> and banged up ankle and black eye. >> yeah, yeah.a banged up ankle black eye. what would training dumber look like? >> it's been a >> what wouldingi dumber look like.>> oh! >> it's been a different road than usual back to sochi. uncharacteristic, shaun getti >> uncharacteristic, shaun getting stuck.ngng leading up t the >> in the weeks leading up to

the games, a tweaked ankle, black black eye and last week the wee jammed wrist that forced him tom pull out of slopestyle. >> i'm fighting it out. le. >> i'm fighting it out. look at this eye.ok at this eye. i'm in this brunt of it. have ao >> you have a chance to become the first the first american man to meric 3-pete, winning a gold metal ine three consecutive games in the . same event..ou you thinking about it a lot? tha >> you can't not think about itt one of those things where on th. over, last ver, last night trying to sleep.p. to sleep. i'm running my head through the i mean, i'm just running my head through the runs and what it's n going to look like..stand on th. you really being on the podium, you really visualize everything. that looks good. >> back in >> back in vancouver, shaun hadd everyone talking when he hen he unleashed the unleashed the double mctwist 1260 1260 at the very end of his final run. a a >> and there it is. >> and there it is! >> so with the >> so with a potential third o gold on the line here in sochi,p what does he have up his sleeve? >> that >> that triple cork 1440.1440, flips.

that's three flips. and one hit.hit, that's the hail that has the hail mary one..one. when the clock's the clock's counting down and d. you send it. >> he swears to me >> he swears to me he has not decided whether he's going to take that take that trick out of his back pocket. pocket. he says you wait he says, you wait and see. see. if you need if he needs it, he may go to it. >> hopefully the conditi >> hopefully the conditions are right for that trick. >> that's right. think of the pressure this think of the pressure this guy has handled. has handled. he's been doing it s he's been doing it since he was. 13 years old.e do it again? you can can he do it again? s go for hi you can see shaun go for his th prime time starting 8:00/7 historic 3-peat in primetime on nbc.:0oes he tell you when he decides? >> probably at the >> did he tell you when he would decide to do it? t >> really? >> yeah. >> amazing. let's get a >> probably at the top of the halfpipe.weather from mr. roker. right, guys. nice cro let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. what's >> we have a nice crowd down here.name what's your name?? sara. >> whe >> sara byrd.re from? >> where are you from?husetts. >> and you're h >> from concord, massachusetts.? >> jill roker. >> who is going >> you are here to cheer on?

>> yes. coming up >> jill roker!i'm excited! >> a >> who is coming up soon.llds ie >> our friends in the underneatt too excited about this snow not too excited about this snow that's coming.inter weather more winter weather than we havn up in here in sochi.look at look at this. we've got ice we have ice storm warnings, , winter weather watches, winter weather winter weather watches, winter m weather advisories from the nast carolinas, alabama, all the waye up into new england. up to new england. way. this is low pressure makes its wt's going way -- this is the same system that will cause icing in the on southeast tonight to tomorrow o friday, it continues up the coast. depending on where the depending on where the cold airs sets up, we're looking at et several different models.severa to the down to the southeast, 14 inche of snow.sncity, 5 in new york city 5 inches.ch look the then you look at the next u.s. i model, only an inch in new york roanoke, an inch in city, 9 inches in roanoke and al inch in boston. shows again very low another u.s. model shows very n low amounts. tird u.s. model. check this out, it shows then this third u.s. model, 7 in check this out, it shows 7 new. inches of snow in new york citys d.c. gets 13 inches, charlotte, 6, we're 6, roanoke, 14 inches. g wait we have to wait to see where th up and how l cold air sets up and how long i

before we can give you a sets up before we can give you snow. we're e definitive idea how much snow.xp we're expecting snow, just how much are we going to get from the mid-atlan much are we going to get from t the northeast and new 7:38 on a tuesday morning. it is really foggy out there. make sure you give yourself ample time. this is san francisco, three miles visibility. clearing here by about 11:00 a.m. you can see temperatures today are going to be much cooler in san francisco than what we're expecting in places like san jose. we'll hit about 65 degrees. 64 along the peninsula. 66 in the east bay. >> and that's your latest >> that's your latest weather. guys. all right, al. thank you. coming up next, they call him fed shred. ted ligety, conditions at rosa khutor and his looming showdown

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♪ >> there you go. all right. >> some of the live entertainment here in sochi. and back now with "today's athlete to watch." who can forget ted ligety's stunning performance in the 2006 winter olympic games in torino. won a gold medal in the combined and enters sochi with a lot of momentum. ligety just arrived here and with us from rosa khutor. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> i know you just got here. you were hoping this morning to get a little practice run on the slopes. have you been able to check out the course? and if so, what do you think?

>> yeah. got a training run today and it was pretty good. conditions were really good in spite of being really warm. and now i'm looking forward to getting more and more dialed in over the next couple of days and racing on friday. >> we've heard a lot of your fellow skiers being a bit concerned about the conditions. the fact it's warm and getting warmer. is that something that will be on your mind? >> i can't control the conditions. so it's going to be what it is. i'd rather see harder, icier conditions, which is what our racers like. and right now, it's like that. but if it stays warm, who knows what it's going to be like. >> i heard you actually have some experience in this venue because you've done some training with the russian team. that's got to be an advantage. >> yeah. we trained here for a week after world championships, and i was mostly training, i'm one of the only guys in the world that's

actually seen full length. that gives me a little bit of an advantage, more of the sense i won't have the anxiety of having to run this the first time in the olympics. but it was nice to be able to train here with the russians the last couple of years. >> meantime, you have just been on a tare, your 2012/2013 season is one for the record books. is something like that a confidence boost as you go into the olympics or kind of add to the pressure because you know everybody's looking at you? >> the olympics there's always pressure. there's no really way around that. having the season i had last year and having the season i'm having this year, you know, adds pressure a little bit in a sense. but that's kind of what you want it to be. you want to be having a season where you have the pressure on you. that means you're skiing well and doing the right thing. i'm embracing that and looking forward to the opportunity to put down good races here. >> and speaking of pressure, i have seen these games referred to as the, quote, can't miss

sochi showdown between you and bode miller. do you see, is there a healthy rivalry there? and is it motivating? >> bode was one of my heroes growing up. it was fun to be on the ski team my first couple of years on the ski team. and now going back and forth with him. he has me for sure in the speed events and i have him in the second events. and combined is where our two skillsets converge. it's always a fight in between those events. we're always rooting for each other. we're pretty good friends, super competitive in training and doing other sports. but we're always rooting for each other and hoping each other do really well. and so, it's going to be fun here. hopefully we both get some medals. >> well, we'll be rooting for both of you, as well. ted ligety, thanks so much and best of luck. >> thanks. coming up on "trending," nervous? who's nervous? we'll meet the u.s. athlete with the best moves in sochi.

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world's best wing man? or was this a bit embarrassing? >> yeah, a little bit of both. that's the nature of every parent to embarrass their child and he took the cake on this one this year, i think. >> you got some marriage proposals. >> yeah, of course. let's get to some of your facebook tweets. jocey tweeted, my mom told me to tweet tucker because he's really cute and obviously looking for a girlfriend, #okaymom #teamtucker do you think all the moms love you? >> sounds like the mom's more interested there. >> we also have erin who says my sister will be 18 and probably needs a prom date may 9th. she's super cute, hope you're available #teamtucker. >> are you? >> i think i have to go to school, but maybe i can find some time. >> should he find some time? >> all right. can you believe what you've done to your son? >> i'm just so proud of him. every parent's so proud of their children when they succeed at something.

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>> good morning. 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. a bay area man accused of building bombs in pennsylvania could be let out of jail and be back in california within days. he will stand trial for reportedly possessing a weapon of mass destruction. yesterday in court prosecutors showed pictures of what they call bomb-making material they found in the former carlmont high school student's pennsylvania apartment. he will remain in custody for at least a day until a judge decides on a bail amount. by the end of the week he could be headed back to the bay area with his parents until the trial begins. let's check our foggy weather. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you, scott. it is really thick out there. look at this, napa now at a half mile. a quarter mile in santa rosa, in concord as well. down to a mile and a quarter and that's it in fairfield.

travel cautiously though i can tell you now that the sun is out the fog clearings from the top down. so we're going to see improvement by about 10:00 a.m. just about everywhere. the exclusion is san francisco and as a result your temperature is going to reach 58 degrees versus 66 in the east bay and 65 degrees on the way to the south bay. speaking of which before you head out the front door here is mike inouye. he knows your slow spots. >> we have many because it's traffic tuesday and the fog, the low clouds drifting around, lower the speeds for safety sake. we're looking at fremont. the fog just above the deck. so low clouds through the area. watch it as you travel 880. the map shows you you have a slow drive on a lot of company, the san mateo bridge to the area we showed you. 84 across to the left and to the peninsula westbound dumbarton bridge extra slow there. the orange highlights the area where it might be tougher to see from 101 up to the airport, 280 as well past 880. back to you. >> thank you much.

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tv and internet together like never before. ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, things are heating up in sochi literally as american skier davin logan brings home the silver and shaun white looks for a threepeat. plus, the viral warmup routine that takes the olympics and internet by storm. who are you wearing? matt and al learn to dress like an olympian from the help of the most fashionable team in sochi, "today," february 11, 2014. hi, everyone. >> shout out to colorado from sochi. >> how's it going? >> i need to go around and do

some writing. >> hi to all my friends and family back in dallas, texas. >> go usa! >> go usa! >> and good morning, nice too have you with us on a tuesday morning. welcome back to sochi's olympic park. i'm savannah guthrie with matt lauer, matt lauer, and natalie morales, jenna bush hager. no, we do not coordinate our clothes. >> the original team usa. >> lela and i have matching sweaters. she has a sweater like i do. >> she likes that? >> no. she doesn't. >> meanwhile, a lot to get to. starting with this story that's making the rounds here, it's everywhere. look at how everybody is dressed. it's warm here in sochi. >> which is good news for us.

main not for some of the athletes. let's get to the latest. >> good morning. you're right, things are heating up in the mountains hiere, not just the weather but the competition, and that hasn't stopped shaun white. he's locked in his place in the final, he doesn't have to compete in the semifinal. and the team usa locks up more medals. 20-year-old devin logan adding to team usa's medal counts. taking home silver in the first ever women's ski slope style event. as for team usa's neighbors to the north -- making history for the second time. >> first to repeat as gold medal winner. >> four years ago he won the

first gold medal at a home olympic. cheering him on is older brother cedric. >> he's my inspiration. >> meanwhile, a close race, china's mania the tight quarters, and it was a casualty. women's hockey, team usa blows out switzerland with a score of 9-0. the quickest three goal sequence in just 55 seconds. a warm-up for the big game against canada wednesday. but on the slopes, warm temperatures. >> i brought this snow down, and you can see it's a little slushy. >> leaving moguls skiers struggling as a scary crash finished a free skier during the qualifying run. he eventually gets up and slides to the bottom of the course. >> come on! >> even in tough conditions, american skier mancuso got the bronze medal. her fourth medal.

was she happy about it. making her the most decorated female alpine skier of all time. >> honestly, i really didn't think i'd be that fast. that's why i was even more excited when i crossed the finish line and saw that there was a three next to my name which meant i was on the olympics podium again which means i get this medal. >> and mancuso will compete in the downhill tomorrow. but the conditions are so difficult, they have had to cancel the final training session for that up here. meanwhile, we'll have the women's ski jumping. we haven't talked very much about curling but later today, great britain will take on the usa. so it's a little more sentiment, absolutely clear, go usa. >> yes. a little editorial comment there from keir. >> i like that. pretty cool. >> stirring emotion back here.

we have natalie with first check of the headlines. >> we're talking about the weather here and back home. two weeks after that ice storm paralyzed atlanta and other parts of the south, they're bracing again for a new winter blast. nbc's mark potter is in atlanta for us. mark? >> reporter: good morning to you, natalie. behind me is one of the highways leading into atlanta that was so clogged up with cars and trucks, frozen there for hours and hours during the storm two weeks ago, that patieralyzed atlanta. but this time, officials will be more prepared. overnight, salt trucks were loaded up, they'll be preparing the roads when the conditions are ripe for that. it's only raining and the temperatures are well above freezing, but tonight and tomorrow we are expecting freezing rain and snow in this area. as ice on the roads, power outages, people are being urged to stay off the roads until the storm passes. natalie? >> all right, mark potter, thanks so much. well, president obama and

the first lady are hosting french president tonight. he is newly single after a reported affair and breakup and long time girlfriend. he'll get a grand reception reserved for the closest allies. both sides in the syria civil war resume their peace talks. some of the cities have seen some of the worst fighting. nbc's bill neely reports. >> reporter: daily life. daily deaths in syria's besieged suburb. the regime pounding rebel controlled areas. so this was a moment of hope amid war. a triumph of humanity. hundreds of civilians escaping the siege in homs that lasted for two years. ushered it by the u.n. and the red cross after a deal by the two warring sides. but they had to run the

gauntlet. crossing 500 yards of no-man's-land. a terrifying final break for freedom. gun fire breaking the shaky cease-fire agreement. >> that agreement was violated. >> reporter: more than a thousand people have escaped. many are men of military age. the question -- will the regime arrest and jail them or worse? hundreds more want to escape homs. the cease-fire gives them two more days to get out and then there are fears that the army will regard anyone left as a legitimate target. everyone knows this is just a pause in a war that has been relentless. bill neely nbc news. a daring rescue in florida. a scaffolding trapped one worker under debris and left three

dangling for hours. rescuers used a bucket truck to reach two of the men, but the others had to be brought down by a special team using ropes. thanks to them he made it down well. an update now on a story that we told you on monday. well, four days after it appeared out of nowhere, the coffee shop called dumb starbucks is now closed. on monday, the store's owner revealed himself as a comedy central host nathan shielder and he explained the store as a parody shop for the show. soon after the l.a. county health department closed the place down because it didn't have a valid public health permit. so the place is closed. probably a good thing for all the starbucks around. well, dumb starbucks will be missed. >> fun while it lasted. >> here to check the weather. >> again, we are talking about this strong storm that's going to be causing problems. look right here in sochi the big problem of course, we are

looking at rosa khutor, base 39, valley 41, and as we look ahead the weekend -- or to the middle of the week, temperatures will stay well above where they should be for this time of the year. upper 30s to the low to mid 50s. the way it's shaping up right now. for today, wet weather. icy conditions in texas on into northern georgia and parts of south carolina. more wet and windy weather continuing into the pacific northwest. all right, time now for al's russian class. we'll team you some fun russian words and phrases. >> that's right. >> okay. so our expression today good luck. how do you say good luck in russia? >> good luck in russia. >> no! it's -- >> it literally translates -- what is it? >> i don't know. >> then you -- then pipe down! so it translates to no fur, no

feathers. >> what? >> there you go. >> and then cochorti. i hope that is appropriate. good morning to you. the time now 8:10. thick fog out there for your morning drive. five yourself ample time. we're locating the thickest fog inland and at the immediate coast in san francisco. flight delays at this point up to an hour because of low ceilings. overall we will climb out of the 40s and 50s to the 60s by the end of the day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right. al, thank you. coming up next on "trending" can you bust a move like this? >> no. >> check out the american luger who has become a hit online because of her prerace dance routine.

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believe it or not, these dance moves all part of what she says is her warm-up routine. what is she listening to you're asking? what makes her jam out like this? beyonce apparently. >> oh. >> she says it helps give her mojo before she gets going. do you have any pregame dance routines? >> if so, i would not show it. i'll the you that. >> do you have a song? >> for you it's tom jones. >> yeah. >> okay. >> what about you, savannah? >> i got nothing. >> oh. >> it changes every day. actually, we listen to a lot of '70s. >> marvin gaye, things like that. >> nothing wrong with that. >> that's all good. >> here's a question for the team. is this the most photogenic man in sochi? >> where is he? >> coming. >> oh. >> that's what the "wall street journal" and others are saying about slovakia's team captain.

he's hard to miss. >> very tall. >> 6'9". >> wow. >> hockey fans back home also know he's a defenseman for the boston bruins. >> 6'9", by the way, without skates on. can you imagine how big he is when he straps on the skates? >> here in sochi, fellow olympians have been lining up to get a picture with him. ashley wagner posted this one saying this man is a beast. >> in a good way. >> yeah. a good beast. but take a look at this picture of canada's justine dufour-lapointe. it was snapped as she was accepting the gold medal in the woman's mogul. some say it's the perfect picture for the perfect moment. of course, she's beautiful. but also, please check out that tear poised perfectly on her right cheek. can you see it? >> wow. >> looks like a hollywood movie. >> the dufour-lapointe sisters. >> i knew you were going to correct it. >> gorgeous. >> this is our language person. >> do it again?

>> dufour-lapointe. >> you said -- >> yeah. it's very good. >> do you want to know what they're feeding them? i want whatever they're having. they're drop dead. it's amazing. >> wow. another trending item going on right now has to do with our friend bob costas and what a good sport he is. so many warm wishes going out to him on social media because of the eye infection he's been battling during these games. we saw it on the first day, he was wearing glasses and he said my left eye is really bothering me and seems like it's getting worse. >> started in the left eye appears to have spread to the right eye. but last night, bob tried to make the most of a bad situation. >> i'm not really that much of a vodka guy. >> okay. >> i'm looking at it this way, though. my eyes can't get any redder no matter what i do.

here we go. down the hatch. >> really? wow. >> yeah. bob later joked he would soon be lying on a curb in mint. we saw him at breakfast this morning. you've got to feel for the guy. it really -- he is a trooper. and as a matter of fact, he's such a trooper, he had someone else dial the phone for him and he's joining us right now. bob, how you doing, bud? >> well, even worse than when you saw me this morning sochi time. reluctantly, i was trying to throw a complete game here. but i think we're going to have to go to the bullpen. and i don't know if you're aware of this, or not, but you're mario rivera at least tonight. >> so i'm going to step in for you tonight? the master at olympic prime time? >> i believe that's it.

and let's hope it's only tonight. because right now i'm walking around -- i might as well be playing marco polo. i have no idea where i am. >> bob, do you have any trivia, olympic trivia you want to quiz matt with to make sure he's prepared to take your place this morning? >> just remember, tatyana and maksim, there's your russian dancing pair. after that, you're on your own. >> all right. >> that's perfect. and remember, by the way, i'll be doing the shots of vodka starting in about 15 minutes. bob, most importantly, feel better. >> i know you're in a little pain now, bob. we were talking this morning. and just feel better, please. >> thanks, al. thanks, matt. thank you, savannah. >> all right. see ya. >> take care. >> see ya. >> and that's "what's trending today." >> today's olympic moment is

brought to you by coca-cola. open a coke and enjoy the game. and this morning on "today's" olympic moment, a dutch win that will have you seeing double. it's not unusual to see the netherlands go one, two, three in a speedskating event. what was unusual the one and three. twin brothers ronald and michel mulder took to the ice in a thrilling 500 meter event. >> fastest time of the day. is he going to take a big jump toup the podium? >> up next, a nearly identical performance from his twin brother michele. >> there ahead of the lead! will come across! the leader! his brother is second. >> he edges his brother out after two distances by .08 of a second.

>> the brothers are one-two. >> he followed and looked like the winner. >> comes across and he is the winner! gold medal, and the dutch sweep the podium. >> he skated 34:72. >> problem is, you don't win by minutes or seconds, but .01 of a second. >> they've corrected the time. there's been a time correction. and michel mulder has won the gold. >> oh, my goodness. mulder taking the top spot. his twin brother by his side. >> i love that. >> you know how i feel about twins. >> we do. you're partial. what olympic moment will be made today? you can see full coverage of the women's ski jumping, the figure skating pair competition and much more tonight on prime time with matt lauer. and now to one of the most emotional scenes of the sochi games so far.

alex bilodeau repeated as the men's mogul champion becoming the first two-time gold medalist in freestyle skiing. and as always, his brother frederick with cerebral palsy was by his side. alex is with us now. good morning and congratulations. >> good morning. thank you very much. >> i want to talk about this run that secured the gold medal for you. some are calling it a perfect run. i think you told some it was the finest run of your career. and when you consider it may have come at the biggest moment of your career, how did you come up with that run? >> i think it's pretty well said, i did the best run i could have done on that course. and everything i've been working on for the last four years fell in place at the right moment. i have the right team around me to make sure that happened and it did work out. >> we've seen some of the

celebration afterward. you and frederick and the great embrace. what did your brother say to you after the run? >> same thing he said to me in torino and vancouver. he loves me. he says i love you. and that's the first thing he tells me. and he's so proud. he lives his dream through my eyes. and for me, it's priceless to see that. to see his eyes so big and so proud. and he's worked hard. he's encouraged me. always been with me through those four years working hard. and he's a big part of that. >> you know, he's become famous in his own right. are you worried the day is going to come where people are going to talk about you and describe you as the guy who accompanied frederick bilodeau to the olympic games? >> definitely. i wish they would come. and something for me that i don't need the spotlight.

i have all the resources to work and have it. but he doesn't have it and we need to give it to him. >> well, you made history, alex, and for that i say congratulations and thanks for sharing what has become a wonderful story for all of us to cover. way to go. >> thank you very much. >> he's a nice young man. really is. >> great story. one of my favorites. >> by the way, can you hear what's happening? the music crescendo is part of this dancing fountain, actually live at the bellagio in vegas right now. >> and the rest of the time, it's just rihanna and beyonce on a loop. >> sometimes liberace. >> exactly. coming up, we're going to learn the fine art of how to dress like an olympian. >> but first, take a look at some of these images from the olympics. olympics. ♪

very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. people across the area and country are mourning the loss of a hollywood icon. shirley temple black passed away last night of natural causes in her woodside home surrounded by loved ones. she found fame in films like "bright eyes" and "stand up and cheer." we want to check the morning commute now with mike. a tough drive? >> it has been, fog and low clouds. i want to tell you about a car

fire northbound 280. just reported that. there is smoke in the area that will blend in with the low clouds so that might be less of a distraction, but a volume of traffic coming northbound, and we see that paints orange across much of the south there. much of shoes, the fog, and 85, 87, starting to move better for that south bay. north 880, slow there as well. look at the tri-valley still tough to see there. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update in half an hour.

♪ ♪ it's february 11th, 2014. performing some traditional russian folklore music for us here at olympic park in sochi. check them out. they're fantastic. ♪ >> they sound great.

>> they've got great outfits. but coming up, we're going to see what matt and al put on. they are learning how to dress like an olympian. and wait until we tell you what they're going to do for an encore tomorrow. my eyes. also, we're going to check out the amazing technology that gives members of team usa that extra edge to grab the gold. >> but as we work to bring you all the excitement here in sochi, we also want to have some fun. >> we decided to celebrate our first show here on monday. we all went out for a little group dinner. check it out. >> cheesy bread. >> cheesy bread! >> pizza. >> cheesy bread. thank you, russia, for your gift to the world. >> i've had seven pieces, but so far, just one. >> you're not allowed to pour

your own alcohol. the most reliable and respected person. >> oh! >> matt is not the one. >> one down, nine to go. >> yeah! >> cheesy bread! cheesy bread! >> that is so smooth. >> oh. still burning. >> i could use that cheesy bread right now. >> you only saw the one down. >> exactly. >> matt was a little chatty on the ride home. put it that way. >> all right. al, how about a check of the weather? >> wow, kind of busted. >> you were fine. you were fine. >> these were these cute little dogs. >> let's check your weather and see what's happening right now. shall we? our friends out in the pacific northwest looking at more wet weather. also some snow in the mountains. check it out, that western storm coming on in.

it's going to be bringing more rain, more showers, more storms. but they need it. so that's good news. they're finally picking it up. look at this, rainfall amounts up to 4 inches along the coast and the mountain snows, we're talking about another foot to a foot and a half before it's all hey, thanks, al. temperatures are still chilly and we still have that fog across the bay area. so give yourself extra time if you can. temperatures today will creep up to about 66 degrees along the east shore, and 63 in the east bay. you want to still travel cautiously. we accumulated over a foot of rainfall in napa. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right. as we've announced on monday, al and i are trying to make a triumphant return, we

hope, to the doubles luge. >> not like the original was so great. >> exactly. >> well, we began by learning how to party like an olympian. >> and today we are focusing on our wardrobe. and we want to find that el loo elusive olympic swagger. >> we've done about everything in the leadup to these games. >> spandex, sparkles, been in a pool in swimsuits. >> i think what we're missing is some kind of swagger, some kind of bold statement. >> norwegian curlers. if anybody's got swagger with their costumes, it's you guys, your uniforms. what's with the colors? >> you need to stick out in the crowd. you need to stick out. >> you know, we've seen some of the past outfits, can you give us a hint as to what you'll be sporting this time?

>> oh, you need to be looking crazy colorful. that's the only way to do. >> do you think that we could pull off wearing your olympic outfits? >> definitely. >> yeah? >> are you ready for this? >> i am ready. >> no, are you ready? >> yeah, we curl. >> no fear of just blending in. >> no. you like the outfits? you like this? who wants a piece of this? >> what do you think? too much swagger? >> nah. >> there you go. >> you're right. >> we brought you presents. >> these are -- as if our outfits couldn't get worse. >> people's eyes will bleed. >> exactly. now, tomorrow -- >> yeah. >> uh-oh. >> -- you ladies are going to

have to control yourselves. >> cover your eyes. >> we're going to go to a bania, it's half way to the mountains here in sochi. >> here's matt getting spanked. >> is it a bathhouse? oh, wow. >> there's al getting spanked. >> are you going to subject us to this, really? >> you'll see some of this video tomorrow. >> part of your training routine? >> training. up next, okay, one of sochi's biggest stars, an underdog, speedskater shani davis and his quest for that perfect race. but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we're back with a shot of olympic park. and shani davis has four career

olympic medals and looking to add to that legacy here in sochi. lester holt spent some time with the ground-breaking speed skater. good to see you. >> good to see you, as well. the fact that shani davis placed 24th in the 500 meter sprint event was hardly a surprise. short distances are not his strength and the race was viewed as a little more than a warm-up for his sweet spot. that is the 1,000 meter which he's managed to cash in for gold at the past two olympics. if he does it again, davis will be skating in rarefied air. >> just waiting to hear the gun blow to send you on your way for your race. >> shani davis describes the perfect race. >> hit your first few strides really good, feel good, you're not getting tired and you can skate. you're not worrying about technique. >> twice in his career, he says, he skated the perfect race, but never at the olympics. >> going for an olympic gold medal. >> it's not stopped him, however, from winning gold in the 1,000 meter in torino and

vancouver. >> and he's got another gold medal! >> and if the experts are right, he's likely to do it again in sochi. >> you want to have more of the underdog approach. because those are just words, you know. the biggest thing for me is to go out there and not let those titles or names or whatever to distract me from doing what it is i have to do. >> at 31, davis has raced past lots of critics and drama as someone who once distanced himself from his team while carving out his solo career. today, along with his speed and form, he brings something else to sochi nearly as valuable, maturity. >> it was really hard to overcome some of those things. adversity to controversy, things like that. but i'm really thankful for those things at the same time because it made me a strong person. >> his career journey is one of those great but improbable olympic stories. the only child of a single mom. >> it doesn't make sense to me because i grew up on the south

side of chicago, went to an all black grammar school. there's no rinks in the area. the closest one is probably 35, 40 minutes away drive and the ice only available on tuesdays and thursdays. >> you're a natural. look at that. >> shani davis is loose, playful -- >> good technique. >> love it, man. every day i wake up. >> his constant smile belies the fierce competitor inside of him. >> you can see the look on his face grimacing. >> davis with the silver. >> definitely keeps me hungry because it stops me from being the complete middle distance skater. i have a half of it, i'm looking for the other half now. >> still sticks in, doesn't it? >> i can't help it. >> he'll get his shot again to become the most decorated u.s.

male long track speed skater in olympic history. along with more chances for perfection. >> everything falls into place and the race is over a lot sooner than you thought it would be. that's the perfect race. >> at 31, shani admitted he's beginning to feel his age, aren't we all, but asked whether this will be his olympic swan song. he was noncommittal. right now he's working on cementing his title as king of the 1,000. >> and we'll see him in the 1,000 meter tomorrow. great story. and coming up next, from skis to skating skins, the new technology that could give team usa the winning edge. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ man ] wow! noelle pikus-pace does it again! ♪ ♪

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we're back in sochi, at the olympics. the difference between a gold medal, silver medal or no medal at all can be hundredths of a second. >> that's why so many of our athletes invest in new technology to give them the extra edge they need. >> here to show us the latest in gear on display in sochi is clint carter. good to see you. >> yeah. >> it's a pleasure. this is high-tech stuff. some of the stuff will never trickle down to the average person. >> the average consumer, civilians like us can't get. this is just for the athletes. >> for example, long track speed skaters, they've teamed up underarmour with lockheed martin. >> yeah. they put a lot of energy. two years, top secret development to come up with this suit. and there's a lot of really fancy technology in this. >> it doesn't work when you see it on a table. let's check out mitch whitmore from team usa. how you doing?

>> doing okay. >> what does it feel like to have on? >> it's not the most comfortable thing standing up, but in the skating position, it's not too bad. >> you competed yesterday in the 500 meter. what was that like wearing this? going out there, giving it your all? >> it's awesome. to be in the olympics is really exciting, all the fans there cheering me on. it was awesome. >> that's awfully cool. and there's mitch on the ice and here they are here. show me one more time. how do you get the webs to come out like that? that's cool. thank you very much. congratulations. >> thank you. >> what else do you have? >> next we have the hockey skate, right? a lot of guys on team usa will be wearing this. how do you make it faster and you design it more like a speed skate. they've raised the heel to put the pressure in the toe, changed the lacing. and they've got this tendon guard back here pushes the foot

forward, and one side is slightly lower than the other to encourage you to push your foot outward. they tested this skate and found it made their skaters 13% faster. that's a huge advantage. >> that's great. >> and is this technology available for people? >> that is an expensive skate, though, about $700. >> that's a lot of pucks. >> talk to me about the goggles. >> so ted ligety started this brand to address what he thought were vision problems out skiing. so he's done a few things here to make vision more clear. and so you can get a bigger range. he's made the goggles bigger. that's your peripheral. he's addressed what is pressure build-up between the layers of lenses which can create distortion. he's put an air vent in each lens. and of course he's made it so you can pop it out easy so you can have a different tint or color as you need it. >> and those are also available to the average skier? >> yep. you can get those, as well.

>> and these helmets. falling is part of the sport. >> that's the fun part, i think. no, snowboarders are using these. what she likes about them, though, is the fact you've got this really thick impact resistant foam in here. so it takes multiple impacts. if you take a spill, get back up and keep going. because the pressure goes into the foam, you can have a flexible shell that's more comfortable. also, you can pop your ear buds into the ear flaps. >> they love that. >> you always see that. >> cross-country skis right here. why are these so high-tech? >> well, the great thing about the special ski. it's a cross-country ski, the "c" stands for core. it's designed for core snow. so the bottom is really, really hard and absorbs more wax. it's a very specialized ski that the average consumer cannot even buy. >> wow. >> so the average skier -- >> incredibly light. >> incredibly light. >> if you're going to have 8 to

20 different skis to carry with them. >> and if you want something for your driveway going downhill with the kids. >> right. >> it's a bmw that goes faster than i ever drive on the road, so like 90 miles an hour. team usa hasn't been doing so great the past few years. the two-man bobsled team, but they've teamed up with bmw to create an entirely new bobsled. it's lower, more narrow, more aerodynamic. and spend a lot of time in the wind tunnel with this thing to get it that way. they have a weight requirement. should they put weights in the bottom in strategic places to make it more faster down the track? >> thank you so much. clint carter. and coming up next, what is the best way to end a day of skiing? natalie gets a lesson from an expert lindsey vonn. but first, this is "today" on nbc. almond.

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♪ welcome back to sochi. with us now, seven young athletes who have been on an incredible ride supported by td ameritrade. they were surprised by their favorite olympians by a trip to sochi. good morning. nice to see you. this is fantastic. katrina, you're almost down there at the end, but what's the experience been like so far? >> it has been crazy. i loved it here so far. we've gone to a whole bunch of different events.

did an awesome job of making sure we're all comfortable where we're staying and which events we wanted to go to. right now, i'm having a great time. >> and gracie, who did you get paired up with? who was your olympian? and you got to hang out with her? >> not since i've been here. she's been in the athlete village preparing, ready to win gold. >> oh, wow. and jacob, not every day you get to meet an athlete who really has inspired you. what is it about tim burke that inspires you? >> everything. he's an awesome guy and awesome athlete. and i'm so lucky to have this opportunity not just to be here but to see him and see what it's like on the next level. anything i get to see and experience helps add up to what i'm going to be able to do in the future. >> that's great, guys. we're so happy to have you here. and thanks for joining us here in our home away from home. we've enjoyed having you. >> thank you. >> have fun in sochi. well, of course, as we all know, for the athletes to the

event and the competition, but for the rest of us who hit the slopes, it's about something else, isn't it, natalie? >> well, intensity and all that, as well. we're not talking about skiing, but after the hard day at skiing, it's about drinking, socializing, something we love to do. even with knee injuries preventing lindsey vonn from joining the competition, that didn't stop us back in new york. >> reporter: you can ski for fun, you can ski for olympic gold, or you can opre ski. >> this is the closest thing we could find to mountains and skiing in the center of midtown manhattan. >> we recently headed to new york city's aspen social club for a little apres ski. >> you've been doing it for quite a while now. you've been skiing your whole life. >> yeah, big tradition over in europe, they love the apres ski.

when we're done with races, everyone wants us to come over to tents where everyone's drinking and want to celebrate. and never can usually take part in it because i always have a race the next day. but at the same time, it's something fun and cool to see the fans get excited. >> there's a little something in there. little surprise if you're okay with that. >> you're ahead of me here. >> yeah. i'm glad you got here when you did. jump in there. help yourself. >> hard to resist. >> the first time eating on television. >> you do it so daintily. you're perfect at it already. >> oh, that's good. good. mm-hmm. >> you know how to work that marshmallow. >> what's in this exactly? >> i don't know. apres with tiger at all now? or is he not able to do the ski thing? >> well, we're both competing all the time. i love these marshmallows. >> what does your spring look

like then? >> i'm doing a lot of rehab. it's a lot of walking. you don't realize. it's like five hours of walking. last year at the masters, that was my first tournament and it was a lot. so we'll see. >> getting back out there real soon, right? >> when i get better, i'll give you a ski lesson. >> really? promise? >> i promise. yeah. >> i got that on tape, right? i am signing up for a ski lesson with lindsey vonn. don't expect any olympians here taking part in apres ski. they're all about the competition, but when the competition is over, different story. >> question of the day, do you apres with tiger? >> she gives her a drink and starts going for the relationship. well done, natalie. well done. >> i try. coming up, we're going to take a rare look inside one of russia's most famous landmarks talking about the kremlin. >> but first on a tuesday morning, a check of the local news and weather and we'll be

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from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today's take." with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from the olympic winter games in sochi, russia. >> very cool. that opening shot. >> love that shot. >> that sky cam going across. >> yeah. >> literally runs about 1/2 mile the entire length of this olympic park. >> absolutely beautiful. another pretty day here. welcome "today" on a tuesday morning, february 11th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales. we are at olympic park in sochi, russia. again today, a little bit mild.

>> to start. >> now it's gone gray. >> gets colder for us as the sun starts to go down behind the stadiums. but they're having problems up in the mountains, as well. yeah? >> i'm not sure. i don't know. >> today's -- >> a couple of numbers. >> what's the deal? >> i guess we all have to talk into it. >> the temperature's near 60 degrees again today. >> it has dropped down. however, up in the mountains, it is way too warm so the halfpipe practice was postponed. in fact, a lot of qualifying canceled for today. and they're going to push things back to tonight when now temperatures, sun goes down, temperatures start to drop. but this is going to be a problem going right on into thursday. >> no question about it. shaun white competing today, going for his third gold in the halfpipe. did very well. but he did say earlier in the week, this is a very difficult halfpipe. the conditions are not good. he tried to put a smile on it. but he was not the only one. many of these competitors in the

halfpipe saying this is a really tough course. a little messy. the snow's not what you want it to be. it's more difficult to pull off some of the tricks. >> on the slopestyle, the skiers today, their inaugural event here making that debut here. and there were a couple of falls, as well. one of the canadian skiers had to be taken off the mountain in, you know, was injured a little. >> you don't want to see. yes, it does kind of make it equal for everybody, everybody has problems. but when you have athletes of this caliber getting injured. i think people have to sit up and take notice. >> when you're talking about some of the moves that guys like shaun white are going to do, they need every inch of height they can get. >> the twist or whatever he's doing. >> i had a twist the other day. >> how was that? >> it was tasty. >> oreo? >> yeah, and they put the butterscotch. >> just delightful. hey, good news, the u.s. did earn another medal today. devin logan earning a silver medal in freestyle skiing.

the u.s. has six medals, two of them gold, one silver and three bronze. norway has ten total. canada has nine and russia the home country has seven medals right now. now, what are we going to do with our good buddy johnny quinn? the bobsledder. he escaped from a locked hotel bathroom famously on saturday by punching a hole in the door. everybody's seen this photograph by now. a photo of his misadventure with the #sochijailbreak. well, monday, johnny quinn trapped again. he and nick cunningham stuck this time in an elevator. and he once again tweeted out the photograph. >> there's no punching that elevator door. >> no. he thought better of it. >> he got out eventually. >> my gosh, i hope he makes it to his event. >> just don't travel with him. >> that's right. get in the car with johnny -- >> no. >> it's going to be rough.

>> you don't want to travel with johnny quinn. >> i noticed you and matt in the norwegian pants and coat. >> and matching jacket. the curling team making fashion news. they have busted it out. the assortment of colorful pants. their uniform looks kind of like a paint splatter, which is cool. >> wow. >> look at these pants monday in the match against the u.s. it's kind of like -- >> yeah. i actually was over at the venue at the curling. i watched norway against the united states, talked to them afterwards and they said it's norwegian tetrus. you can go lego, but they prefer tetrus. >> do they have pants for every match? >> matt and i had these on. >> these are the vancouver edition. now you have the tetrus from last night. and they say, they have enough to wear a different pair for every match. if someone gets lucky, they may keep wearing those. >> i wonder if this is going to start catching on worldwide. not just for curling. we're talking worldwide.

>> i don't think so. >> golf course. >> well, golf has been there. >> not quite this loud. but look at this -- that pair you saw. that was pretty loud. >> the russians kind of caught wind of this. >> i saw them wearing pants, as well. i think it's a curling thing? >> yeah. and how great, we spent time with this norwegian curling team. >> they're the best. >> they're great guys. >> there's been some talk going forward. >> that's what you and matt do. >> wow. i just got a visual i'll never get out. >> sorry. >> well, you know, you use stones. >> oh. let's not go any further. >> what? >> good luck sleeping tonight, folks. >> nobody wants that visual. >> no. they are great guys. >> so far, my favorite story of the games. >> oh, this is great. >> the canadian mogul skier alex

bilodeau, dedicating his gold medal to his brother frederick who has cerebral palsy. here's what alex said about the inspiration he gets from his brother. >> i wake up in the morning and it's raining outside, i want to go train, i don't want to go out ski. i look at my brother and i see if he had that chance, he would go. >> now, alex won the gold in vancouver, won in his home country. >> he always says his brother is his big inspiration, frederick. he's such an incredible young man. and hearing him earlier with matt talk about how he doesn't test test spotlight, that he wishes his brother could h . . .av . . a little bit of a . . . .

. . . . hollywood star in the 1930s as a child achieving worldwide fame for singing and dancing on "the good ship lollipop" was her most famous song. "baby take a bow." >> yeah, she was the number one box office draw of the year 1935. >> that's right. >> really amazing. >> youngest academy award winner, right? yeah. she's incredible. what talent at the age of 2 or 3 to be able to tap dance and sing the way she did. just amazing. >> and became sort of an activist after 21. >> ambassador. >> what a life. by the way, at the height of her fame, photographed more often than the president of the united states, fdr. >> he wasn't happy about that. >> no, he took that up with his publicist. she lived a very full life. did so many different things, decided to get out of acting at the age of 21 and got into -- >> yeah. what a great life she had.

as you said, full life but really made such a mark in history. >> my two young children go out to a restaurant, what do they order? >> shirley temple. >> they love the shirley temple. we're remembering her and missing her at the age of 85. shirley temple has died. on a happier note, we're getting news now about the band leader for seth. seth meyers. jimmy fallon, of course has questlove and the roots, now the lat "late show" announcing the new musician, his old snl buddy fred armison. >> really? >> isn't that great? >> i had no idea that he -- i guess he plays the bass there? >> yeah. he is a very talented musician. >> plays drums. >> yeah. he plays, he sings, he's a guitarist, played in a punk band in the 1980s. played background drums for the

blue man group in the mid-1990s. >> he can do everything. >> you know, it's amazing. they do that great -- that great spoof. >> yeah. >> he played drums in that. he's good. >> i think it's great for them. that's going to be fantastic. >> and the chemistry, they're old comedy buds. >> they've got that. >> why don't we continue the "late night" plugs. "tonight show" has announced the guest lineups for jimmy fallon's first week. lady gaga, justin timberlake, no surprise there. jerry seinfeld! basically doing everybody he can imitate. and kristen wiig. >> it's a high bar. >> they're announcing they have youtube.

will smith will be there, jimmy's first guest, on the 17th premiere episode on monday. will smith and u2 on there. >> very strong. throwing down the gauntlet. >> it is. >> he's putting just warning shots across the bow of every other "late night" show. >> completely -- >> shot the whole thing and then it does. >> can you come in quickly? >> all right, al. let's take a look at the weather. >> do you know i hold the record for the most appearances on conan o'brien? >> is that true? >> sad but true. let's show you what we've got as far as your weather. this storm system that's going to be coming through the southeast. again, big problems. weather channel's called it packed. low pressure developed along that stationary front. gulf moisture comes out of the gulf. rain to start, but then cold air comes out of the north. and the battle zone is where

this icing is going to happen starting late tonight on into tomorrow. delta airlines already canceling 500 flights, schools closed from louisiana all the way into the southeast. we could be looking at up to an inch and a half of ice just to the east of atlanta into parts of the carolinas. and then, the system makes its way up the coast. we're going to be watching that develop as it does. we look for maybe some snow, heavy snow along the mid-atlantic coast into the northeast. that's what's going 9:11 now and we're still tracking that thick fog for your morning drive. we're in the heart of rush hour, but it is clearing. santa rosa it's thick, you'll stay in it until almost noon today. you can only see about three quarters of a mile.

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welcome back to sochi, speed skating is always one of the most exciting events. >> members of team usa, already a few races under their belts but they've got a lot more to look forward to. >> two skaters getting ready for competition ahead. good morning, gang. >> good morning. >> emery, let me start with you, just 17 years old. so young. you're still in high school. what is this like being here competing in sochi? >> it's pretty crazy. a lot of fun and having a lot of fun out here and it's a lot -- pretty cool to have a lot of people to look up to and be on the bottom and look up and that's enough. >> you're getting started. what are your classmates back home saying? >> a lot of them watching. lot of friend requests on facebook. and i think they're really excited for me. >> and jill, this isn't your first time at the rodeo. you were in vancouver. does that take a little bit of the pressure off? or do you keep the pressure on yourself? >> yeah. it takes a little bit of

pressure off. the first time i was so overwhelmed and the arena seemed so big and now it seemed a little smaller, been there, done that. i'm able to focus a lot more now and have a lot more fun. it's kind of crazy. i'm having a good time here this time around. >> you're the senior member of the team. so are you giving a lot of advice to the younger up and comers? >> no, i'm just kicking his butt. >> good. >> remind him who's boss, right? >> right. >> emery, i was over there watching the 5,000 meter a couple days ago, when you see it in person, it's amazing how exhausting it looks. talk about the training, getting yourself ready for an event. people don't realize how tough it is. >> yeah. it's pretty crazy. hours over the summer, just 6 hours a day, up to six hours a day. in my basement on my slide board and swimming, all the stuff that goes into it. people don't realize, you know, it's just skating. all you've got to do is get out there and skate.

it's a lot more. all sorts of cross training, and it's really tough. >> you're from illinois. same area as shani davis. what's that like? has he been an inspiration to you? >> yeah. it's always cool to have chicago on the team. but he's definitely been a role model. i'm sure not just to me but to everyone. he's a really nice guy and really -- always giving me compliments and motivating. >> giving you advice? >> at times. >> not too much, though? >> yeah. not too much. he tells me to stay away from the 1,500. >> that's good advice. >> your race is next week, right? >> yes, it's next sunday. >> so what do you do between now -- that's a long time for you to kind of gear up and wait. >> yeah. i know. well, i'm actually attending a couple of events in between times. but i also got to, you know, get over to the rink and keep the training in. just to stay sharp and everything. >> you have a cool back story.

your parents own two roller rinks? >> yeah. two in michigan. >> so you started roller skating. and is that an easy transition into speed skating? is there anything we can take away from it? >> oh, my goodness. i was hanging on to the wall for the first two weeks i was on ice, i could not skate at all. but i wanted to give it a shot. >> you got your balance at a young age, at least, at the roller rink. >> yeah. i have a pair of skates i used to wear. i was 11 months old when i first started skating. and now my little niece, all my little nieces now wear them. kept the same pair of roller skates. >> no brakes on your skates you have now, though? >> no. >> different kind of skates. best of luck to you. >> thank you. coming up next, all the news you need before you leave the house this morning. and later on, shrouded in history and mystery, at home to russia's most beautiful palaces, cathedrals and jewelry. >> we'll go behin

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welcome back now, the time is 9:28 on a tuesday morning. we're starting to see a little break in that thick deck of low clouds, but likely won't see clearing for an hour and a half. we want to show you what's coming our way as we head throughout tomorrow, expecting our first showers in the north bay through tomorrow morning. and this looks pretty promising for areas to the north of the golden gate bridge and san francisco included. a little rain, that chance ramps up thursday and friday, and everybody expecting showers at the beginning of the weekend. you can see that at the bottom of your screen in the seven-day

forecast. fog was an issue earlier and now we have gray skies through the area and a patch or two through the oakland hills, but starting to move better. the bay bridge toll plaza, everyone has to stop for fast track or cash. no problem for visibility down the shore. a new issue coming southbound 10. a slow drive into the area, and fremont for 880 slow to the south bay, laura. thank you, mike. another local news update in half an hour. enjoy your tuesday morning.

♪ welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning, february 11th, 2014. >> the sun is just hitting that. >> you've got to see this. look at this over here. over at -- this is just beautiful right over here. take a look at that. how gorgeous is that? >> coming off the olympic stadium. that's beautiful. >> and is this hockey over here? >> yeah. >> take a look. john, show the hockey over there. look at that. >> walking tour of olympic park. >> what's great is everything's so close to each other. you can go from one venue to the next. with six different venues. >> i did this on purpose. i wanted to start over here. >> you did. that was a veteran move. >> nice move. >> we have to go sit back down. oh, well.

whatever. >> back in new york, they can't make us do it. what are they going to do? >> it is gorgeous. look at that shot. unbelievable. well, i'm willie along with natalie and al. welcome back to olympic park in sochi, russia. we've got a question for you. >> valentine's day coming up. >> don't forget that. who should pay for the date? before you say, i'm going to let you know what america thinks. "usa today" said 51% say the man should pay, 2% say the woman should pay, 30% say whoever asks for the date should pay for the date, 12% say split the bill, what say you, natalie morales? >> i say whoever asks. i think -- it seems right. if the woman makes the move, i think she's got to also offer to pay. now, whether or not the man accepts is the question. >> it's hard. >> is it hard? >> it's hard. >> i still would pay, you know. >> what about drinks? if you say, hey, i'll get the

drinks this time around and next time we'll go out for dinner. >> still hard for me. >> come on. >> maybe if it's like a movie. you pay for the tickets and let her get the popcorn. >> yeah. concession stand. >> rack up the concession stuff. can i have the nachos? >> yeah. >> while you're at it. >> very nice. >> can i have a churro? >> what movie theaters are going to. >> honestly, the food is getting better. >> you can order a whole meal. >> gelado at my theater. >> go to the weather. it's chilly, everybody -- you know what, i would like to get everybody in the northeast a nice warm churro because it's going to be rough coming up. look at this, another winter storm. once it gets done with the southeast, it's going to make its way to the northeast, as well. bringing with it, heavy rain, snow, ice as it tracks up. this becomes a classic

nor'easter. here's the rub. you notice that blue line, the 32-degree line. depending on where that sets up, we could see in new york 8 inches of snow, 14 inches back through the southeast, 5 inches in boston, or an inch in new york city, 4 inches in roanoke, 10 inches as you make your way into atlanta. but then, another area only an inch, and then finally the last model, new york city, could be 7 inches of snow, 13 inches of snow down near d.c. so it's really going to be very critical where that 32-degree line sets up. anybody tells you they know what's going to happen, they're lying. they're whistling through their hat. that's what's going on around the co 9:33. good morning. we have thick fog this morning. it is clearing up in san francisco and the immediate coast. the wind is picking up. only three miles of visibility

available to you. a little blue trying to breakthrough. the sunshine warms up the top layer of the cloud deck. temperatures today will be comfortable later on, 66 degrees on the way to the east bay, 66 in san francisco, clouds lingering all day long, 63 in the north bay for today. >> well, here in sochi, on the beautiful coast of the black sea. about 1,000 miles north, i'm told it's that way, lies the russian capital of moscow and the heart of the city is the kremlin. >> in america, the iconic fortress inspired spy novels among other things, but there's much more to it. stephanie gosk got a unique look inside. great to see you. >> good to see you, too. the kremlin is the seat of the russian government, but it is also home to some of the most beautiful palaces, cathedrals and museums in the world. i got the once unheard of chance to go behind those walls and take a look inside.

>> russia's fortress as recognizable as it is formidable. the red walls of the kremlin has stood on this hill in the center of moscow for more than five centuries. >> really wasn't that long ago it was unheard of to find an american just strolling around here. today, it's a little bit more common. but for someone like myself who grew up in the final throes of the cold war, this is still pretty cool. >> reporter: the kremlin remains the russian seat of government where president putin lives and works, but it's much more. museums, palaces and cathedrals. the glittering domes are a rare bright spot in a city that can often feel dark and gritty. this is where the czars were kor nat. >> it's so important and so

special it was for katherine the great, the russian empress. >> her most impressive collection is still kept here, including the great imperial crown, diamonds lined with pearls and topped one of the most precious stones in the world. from every angle of the kremlin, an era of russian history comes to life. and above it all, a clock that has beautifully marked the passage of time. 226 steps up a winding staircase to the top. >> historians say there's been a clock in this tower in the kremlin since the 16th century. a number of them burned down, one was even actually mortared in 1917. peter the great had his own clock here, he brought it all the way from amsterdam. none of that exists. but some of these pieces are still incredibly old, dating back to the early 1800s. it has to be maintained every

single day. >> reporter: at noon, the national anthem rings out across red square. the bells are like a daily reminder. the kremlin is where russia's history began, a symbol of power filled with centuries of mystique. >> reporter: walking on the kremlin, you get a sense of the breadth of russian history. also one of those rare opportunities where you can live like a bond girl. >> at least for a day, right? >> wow. that's cool. >> great report. guys, we've got to get up there. we've got to get to moscow. >> it's fantastic. >> the ring of steel. >> we'll sneak out. thanks so much. coming up next, valentine's day is this friday. what's the number one mistake that men make year after year? and what does it have to do with the kremlin? no, kidding. we'll tell you after this. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today?

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and just a reminder, valentine's day this friday. and if your girlfriend ovr spoue says she doesn't want anything, she does. >> here to help us steer away from romantic pitfalls clint carter. >> and a woman who knows a thing or two about love, e! correspondent, clint, ally, good to see you guys. before we get into specific issues, even though a lot of folks say, oh, it's just a holiday that the greeting card companies make. >> make a lot of money off of. >> this is a big deal. >> it is. i think it is. it depends what stage you are in your relationship. if you're early on in your relationship, it's a huge deal. if you don't do something for valentine's day, the relationship's basically over. but if you're longer in your relationship, doesn't matter that much. >> it's a big opportunity for failure. if you get it right, you keep things moving along. but if you screw it up --

>> moving forward. >> why go any further, right? >> so let's look at some of these. quinn, i'll start with you. one mistake women tend to make, focusing only on themselves. >> assuming the holiday is all about her. you know, it's not a birthday. romance is a two-way street. so i think guys expect something. we don't need flowers. but we need to see an effort. >> tell me what you want. >> you need to give me feedback. where should we go to dinner? guys have feelings, too. >> well, what do you think? >> i think that's a good point. i think it's about both men and women. but for me, i think one of the biggest mistakes that guys make -- and this is, again, it depends what stage in your relationship. early on in your leadership, giving yellow flowers. that sends a signal this is a friend, not a romantic relationship. if you really are serious about this girl, just go for the red roses. >> what if she likes yellow? >> they're going to analyze

everything. >> the color of the rose. >> what about pink or white? is there nothing but red? >> just avoid and go with the red. >> white is like, you know, white flowers. >> again, you don't want to screw it up. >> here in russia, if you give an even number of flowers, like a dozen roses, it means you want that person to die. >> really? >> it's like a weird thing in russia. i asked russian people earlier. >> the darkest valentine's day present ever. >> even is bad here in russia. >> okay. wow. >> so -- >> now, for women, i was going to say, for women, a lot of us like to say, don't get me anything. please, don't worry about it. especially if you've been with somebody for a long time if you're in a relationship. that's a mistake for the guys to believe we're actually saying don't get us anything, right? >> yes. doing nothing is a big mistake. even if we say, oh, i don't want anything. you want something. even if you've been married for 15, 20 years, he wants a little thing. doesn't mean to go to buy some cheesy gift.

means do something thoughtful, even if it's making me toast in the morning. little things count. >> but i think when women say they don't care about it and they actually do, that can be hard to read. guys aren't mind readers. we need to know that, yeah, we'd like to do something. >> you want specifics? >> maybe not specifics. elements of surprise, but not like, oh, i don't care about white table cloths and romance and then, you know, you wind up at chili's drinking margaritas. >> which goes to the next thing, it shouldn' appear at the minim you put effort into this. >> yes, i think a little bit of effort. another mistake people can make is waiting until the last minute. guys go to the drugstore and grab that cheesy gift. put in a tiny bit of effort, whether it's getting a picture of the two of you framed and giving it to your significant other. just the little things count, though. thoughtful effort. >> fair enough.

>> fair enough. good idea. thanks so much. >> great. and coming up, history's about to be made in sochi. the events you'll want to watch with your family tonight right after these messages. ♪ see what's new at projectluna.com

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it's also al -- >> dance party. >> and also tonight, you're going to see history made here at the olympics. >> not only will the women's ski jump be an olympic event for the first time, shaun white may become the first american male to win the gold medal in three consecutive winter games. >> and here's a preview, alan abrahamson. welcome. let's talk ski jumping first. i'm exciting for this event. i know how hard these women have worked to get this event here. >> for sure. >> tell me about what went into that. >> four years ago, the ioc did not let these ladies jump. they said, no, the event is really just not yet an olympic sport. tonight, we're going to make history. see the ladies fly off the hill just like the guys do. >> incredible. >> let's talk about the american competitors. how are we feeling about medals here? >> probably not. if you'd asked me a year ago or even as recently as last summer, i would say sara henderson would be a favorite, but she blew out her knee in the training jump. >> she's recovering now. >> yeah.

>> so she's had trouble in training. maybe she can come through tonight. you never know, things happen at the olympics. >> what about the men's halfpipe? any surprises there? >> no, no surprises. the surprise only is that shaun white, mr. three-peat went half speed and still leads the qualifying with a 95. honestly, the front five double cork 1440. >> what exactly is that? >> i'm going to explain it. >> there's math involved. >> two somersaults. >> yeah. >> four twists. >> okay. >> 720, 720, 1440. >> and he's one of the only guys that can do this. >> two guys in the world can do it. he and a russian-born swiss guy. in snowboarding he goes by the nickname ipod, thankfully. >> i like that.

>> at the olympics, there's a big premium placed on new tricks. if you can land it, if shaun lands a trick, gold. >> how big of a deal are the conditions up there? we heard shaun and others saying it's not in great shape. >> it's not in great shape. and the weather, we're sitting here basically in a sweatshirt. the weather has not been kind. and you really need hard, icy snow. and the weather is not conditioned for hard, icy snow. it's not been great. the weather is definitely a factor. it might be a little slushy. but you know what, as we get it toward night, the finals are not until 9:30 tonight. it's going to harden up. >> next is pairs short program tonight. so who's favored here? >> well, for sure the russians. let's be realistic. nobody's saying there's collusion, conspiracy. but for one, the russians are the world champions from last year. number two, we're in russia. that's just the way stuff happens. >> home team advantage? >> home team advantage for sure. and they've skated brilliantly

in the team event the other night. you've got to say that tatyana and maksim, they have the advantage. for sure they do. >> they've been skating together forever, too. they've got their routine. >> a lot of people talking about renaissance in figure skating, gracie gold, ashley wagner another. what is the present and the future of american skating? >> to be gentle about it, the present, not so much. i think there's a very good chance to take a deep breath and say this gently. there's a good chance that outside of ice dancing, in which meryl and charlie might very well walk away with the gold, aside from that, men's and ladies' singles, the americans might leave here without a gold for the first time since 1936. >> hope we can prove you wrong somehow. >> women's cross-country airing tonight? >> yeah. airing tonight. we thought there might be a very, very good chance the united states might win a medal in this event for the first time since 1936. didn't happen. >> 1976, right?

>> 1976, excuse me. 1976. thank you. >> alan. always great to catch up with you. >> you can catch the olympic action tonight at 8:00/7:00 central here on nbc. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

♪ how do we miss kathie lee and hoda? >> we miss them so much. >> we miss you guys. >> we'll bring you back some vodka. >> who do you got coming up? >> henry winkler. >> how about that?

well good morning, 9:56 i'm scott mcgrew. a bay area man could be let out of jail and back in california win jails. he will stand trial for

reportedly possessing a weapon of mass destruction. yesterday in court, prosecutors showed pictures of what they call bomb making materials found in in the former carlman high school's student's apartment. by the end of the week, he could be headed back to the bay area to live with his parents until the trial begins. let's check weather with christina. we're clearing out nicely, scott. good morning to you. taking a look at all of the micro climates. we have lingering low clouds and it's overcast and merky out there. high pressure built in were fun day compresses all of that weather available, and we'll start to pick up wind as that next storm system comes through. showers as of 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. a better chance for showers

across the bay area getting into this upcoming weekend. >> i caught this on one of our cameras, let's take you to the north bay where traffic flow is nice here, but at the very top of the screen, clouds just hanging out. we still have those, but getting breaks. slow in the south bay, late there, late slowing but we expect this heading down through fr fremont. this is the same stretch on our maps, the orange on the right side is where it is colored in. coming out of the santa cruz mountains or the area. back to you. mike, thank you. we'll have more local news for you in half an hour.

♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> yes. the two loneliest woman at nbc. welcome to booze day tuesday, february 11th. we've got all of rockefeller plaza to ourselves. it's so weird padding around here and no one is here. except for our seven fans. and they keep saying "today" show is not here. >> we're here! >> we've got the biggest stars.

they've got the sports stars in sochi. we've got colin farrell. and henry winkler. >> i think we should challenge our viewers to come to the plaza. okay. let's count, one, two, three, four, five -- about 22. if we can beat 22 tomorrow. let's try. >> it doesn't take much to make hoda happy. >> you know what used to make me happier than anything in the whole world? >> a shirley temple movie. i've seen all of the ones when she was little. i was just saying to hoda this morning, she passed away, she say from natural causes. 85 years old. and she was only 6. >> look how beautiful. even the dimples. >> here's the song -- i think so many generations remember this song. it's "on the good ship lollipop." ♪ on the good ship lollipop it's a sweet ship a candy shop where

bonbons play on the sunny beach of peppermint bay ♪ ♪ >> oh, my favorite. when she says ♪ crackers in my soup >> but if you haven't seen the movie "heidi," i mean, she should have been an academy award nominated for that. it was such an incredible performance from such a young, young little actress. i really think, hoda, you want to make your little nieces so happy. >> yeah. >> they have them colorized now. and get them the entire set of all of her films and sit there with your nieces because you've never seen them, really. >> i think i've seen one. >> oh, magic. >> it's so amazing to know that she did all of her movies before the age of 22. >> and retired. >> mostly before a teenager. more popular than clark gable. the biggest star in the world. >> in the world.

and then went into politiciaauo '77. >> she has two daughters and a son. and great granddaughters. >> there's not a movie that you're not sobbing and laughing and singing along. such a talent. a brilliant, brill woman. >> again, the olympics are there. >> then go to russia and leave us alone. >> bob costas and mary carillo did something what we enjoy doing. and i think we came up. let's take a listen. >> this is real stuff, guaranteed. okay it. okay. this is not some sort of water or something. >> this the hoda and kathie lee portion? >> yeah. i'm not a vodka guy. my eyes can't get any redder no matter what i do. >> you know what, i'll drink to that. >> here we go, down the hatch.

>> really. >> wow. >> whatever it is. >> ah! >> ah! >> well, to you guys, too. >> your favorite novelist. >> here we go. >> yeah. >> i thought you said that was water! [ laughter ] >> hoda's goi in ing to do a sh from now on for every medal we win. by the end of the olympics, it's going to get crazy. >> i'm looking for a chaser and there's nothing. >> that will teach ya. >> that was not nice, jerry. >> vodka. we do have six here. the reason we have six, so far the united states has won six medals. >> we're in fourth place tied with russia. >> we're going to line our desk with a vodka shot for each medal, that's a great way to acknowledge. >> yeah. >> i don't know if you guys saw it, bob costas eye is getting

worse. >> i still can't see it. >> here's a close-up. come on. well, here is what happened. it's so bad. he's actually in a lot of pain. now matt is take over his nighttime olympic duties. >> but matt didn't know it. >> he asked him. take a look. >> bob, how are you doing, bud? >> well even worse when you saw me this morning, sochi time. so reluctantly i was trying to throw a complete game here. but i think we'll have to go to the bull pen. and i don't know if you're aware of this or not you're mariano rivera, at least tonight. >> oh, so i'm going to step in for you tonight. the master at olympic prime time. >> i believe that's it. let's hope it's only tonight. >> he's got some very serious eye infection. not going to the other eye. i can't believe he's not on massive antibiotics.

remember when i had gloria. >> she had a sty. >> i named her because of gloria steinem. you got to have fun with these things. it was bigger than delaware. i put a steye. >> and then you got it lanced. >> i can't believe those are real. >> myself. it was so sexy. >> anyway, if there is an olympic moment that's so touching and warm, there are the bilodeau brothers. there's a young man and his brother has cerebral palsy. their relationship is an incredible one. after the brother won the gold, he hugged his other brother. take a look. >> whoo!

>> another wonderful moment for the brothers bilodeau. alexander and frederick. >> arms around your brother frederick, and you've got to have that same moment again tonight. >> you can watch it all day. >> yeah. >> he kept saying i love you, i love you. that's just precious. >> he actually spoke about it. he talked about how his brother was his inspiration every single day and it's just so touching. >> i have a very good friend from canada who is a twitter follower of mine. i adore her. she told me yesterday that yesterday was canada's family day. >> great. >> so how lovely that on family day, we are that moment, you know? >> yeah. >> well, alex, you understand how much he loved his brother when he spoke to matt. take a look. >> worried the day's going to come that people are going to talk about you as the guy who accompanied frederick bilodeau to the olympic games. >> definitely, i wish that game

would come. it's something for me, i don't need the spotlight. i think have all the resources to work and have it. but he doesn't have it and we need to get it. >> that's brotherly love. philadelphia love. >> apolo ohno is going to be here later. and talk about the highlights. but there's another interview -- >> yes. >> do we really learn about people in these magazines? or how much is done for effect? i don't know. how don't know how authentic people are. >> christen lee did one and talked about her affair with her married director. when she was dating -- >> she basically tox about her biggest regret. he said i own basically all my mistakes, so go ahead and judge. which at 23 i guess is wisdom. but then she says the only regret she truly has in all of

this is she never went to college. she's 23. she can go to college. you can go to college online. you can sign up for fall classes. go this summer. >> right. >> you know -- >> that shouldn't be a regret yet. seems like she has plenty of time to make up for that yet. >> i haven't graduated yet and i don't regret it at all. >> do you know what's going on over there? >> what? >> colin farrell. >> and eva marie st. -- >> oh, yes. >> hoda has one of her things. we'll just take a moment to let you have it. >> thank you. all right. so there's a mom who created this facebook page for her son. he's a 10-year-old turning 11. and she says that her son doesn't have a lot of friends for a birthday party. and she says he has issues with social skills and things like that. >> he didn't want a party

because he said he didn't have any friends that would come. >> she decided to make a facebook page for him. and she invited people to become his friend online. she writes i thought if i could create a page where people could send encouraging thoughts and words that would be better than any party. please join me in making my very original son feel very special this day. it's received 24,000 likes and comments from people all over the world. something tells me he's going to have a nice birthday. >> if you want to go to that page, go to our facebook page and see how to wish him a happy birthday. >> what could be your random act of kindness. you know what we didn't get a chance to do yesterday? >> what, favorite things. >> stop looking at colin farrell. >> i can't help it. >> good morning. >> hey. >> hey. >> oh -- >> okay. okay. >> well, you're up. >> okay.

>> so, this urban making a great lip gloss. he repackaged -- >> talk like you're talking to colin. >> no. >> anyway, this is $20. it's by urban. >> put emphasis on d.k. >> he's not looking. >> oh, show us. [ laughter ] >> show him how it's done, hoda. [ laughter ] >> give him a wet one now, come on -- >> i'm done! >> i'm going to show you how it's done.

i have here a thick piece, travel bag. it's a travel bag or jewelry and accessories by our friend jill. oh, my gosh, they're just unbelievable. they're perfect -- >> colin? colin? he's not listening. >> $39 at qvc. eva's trying to hone in on our guy. it's by our own jill martin. we adore her. >> great travel bags. >> so cute. she's doing really well down there. we don't want you to miss any of the olympic action. we don't want you to miss any of the olympic action. our studios with colin and are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot.

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roads. it was a first time directial experience. >> yes, it won as oscar. i've known him for about 12 years. he wrote a sentimental sweet script that had no edge. >> you have a love at first sight thing that happens. >> sitting to my left. >> hello. >> hello. >> by the way, she's no saint, all right? >> i've been watching your shenanigans. >> you two, there's something going on here. >> something going on. >> we know each other. >> yeah. >> did a friendship develop on the set with you guys? >> well, more than that. >> i've been married to 63 years for the same guy. >> yeah, but it's not going well. it's been rocky for 47. >> and he adores him. >> we had a great -- well, i had

a great, amazing time working with eve marie saint. i'm so spoiled. >> it's a cameo, i do a cameo. let's get that straight. but you and jessica who was in downton abbey. >> just lovely. >> when i first met her, i said, around you going to miss your sisters in the stories. she goes, no, they just live right down the street. >> what did you think of the script when you were reading it and it took all of these kind of crazy turns? >> i was caught up in the epic scope of it from the get-go. >> yeah. >> i loved the period it was set in. the early pat of the 20th century in new york city. then going forward about 100 year, later. yeah, i loved it. not too confusing. >> and a lot of horse back riding. >> i love that. they never do it -- i never do

it offset. >> it's sexy. >> it's very sexy, i find. throwing my leg over a beast. >> oh. >> i didn't say that -- >> and bareback. >> and bareback, with the wind in your hair. >> yeah. >> no, no, no -- >> what's with the hair? >> i knew that was a segue -- moving on. your hair looks great. >> thank you. >> you know why i love being here. i used to be a guidette at nbc. >> did you? is. >> yes. and i took tours around. >> we're not going to ask what years? >> i'm 90 now. >> that is amazing. >> i just told him that -- >> can you say what you said? >> yeah. >> he said, well, i've never

been with a woman older than 80. >> just joking. >> watch what you say around us. >> i know you two are crazy. my husband here he sold me on the subway downstairs from the back. never met. but then we met on nbc. and a few years later we were married. >> what a great story. >> he liked the way i walked. >> i like the way you walk. >> okay. we're going to get these kids a room. >> yeah. >> but it's a beautiful film. >> it's a beautiful film. and i love it's not -- you sit there and it is a valentine you sit there and then you have a few hours of at least thinking of life in a different way. >> it's lovely. thank you both. >> "winter's tale" opening this friday. don't miss it. we've got henry winklewinkl. and he's got something your kids

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apolo ohno. nice to see you. >> apolo, one question, who do you have your uninfected eye on right now? >> oh, okay. there's quite a few here in russia, let me tell you. i'll decline to answer in full sentences, but perhaps i'll send you a text message later. >> no, i mean of the athletes. >> which athletes do you think are going to hot? >> in all honesty, the energy. there's been a lot of interesting reports back and forth via media, but my experience personally has been nothing but spectacular. this is my first winter games i'm not competing from an athlete perspective. i'm having a blast. there's tons of stories. i'm sure you guys have seen quinn breaking out of the bathroom that was interesting. that was seemingly pretty viral

right away. overall, here in russia, in sochi, it's been awesome. >> what do think of shaun white. a lot of people have their eye on him. i think he may have just wrapped up his qualifying round? >> i mean, shaun, looks very strong. obviously, the first heat qualifier, advanced as being number one right now. from my perspective, shaun white is one of those people, a true visionary of the sport. the guy has revolutionized going into the sport. he's obviously going to be a favorite tonight on nbc looking at his third consecutive medal in the halfpipe. somebody who i've enjoyed watching perform. >> he puts on a show. >> you know who else puts on a show. >> she's dancing to beyonce. i like her move. >> everybody has their own ways to prepare for racing. this way is a little unorthodox, but i love it.

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the fog is starting to clear, south through fremont and mission. back to you, scott. thank you, another local news update at 11:00. see you then. we are back with more "today" on this tuesday. if you grew up in the '70s and '80s you were probably a huge fan of "happy days." set in the 1950s you might have had a huge crush on him. >> supercool, wearing the jacket, better known and beloved as the fonz. >> 40 years after that debut henry stars in "parks & recreation." and best-selling author to 26 children books pat of the new series that he has "here's hank." and here's henry. >> hey. >> you have two new babies? >> i do. and i share them with my

incredible from heaven she fell my partner, lynn. >> yeah, you have a great collaboration, don't you? >> we do. we really do. we are -- we make each other laugh. if we don't laugh, it doesn't go in the book. >> yes. >> and we've decided that we've written 18 novels for fourth and fifth and sixth grades. so we would go back and do a prequel. and now, he's in the second grade before he was ever diagnosed. >> but it had to write itself, is that right? >> we have so much fun. >> when you were younger, you had difficulty reading. >> to this day. you never get over your delu dyslexia, you learn to negotiate it. >> was it difficult to go into your profession knowing you had that? >> it was humiliating, i could never read around the table with the producer us and directors and other actors. i stumbled, i would cover it, of course, with humor. >> what about the audition process? >> i made it up. >> did you?

>> i would memorize it as quickly as i could. when i forgot what it was, i made it up. >> made it up. >> the director would say you're not reading this written. i said, i'm giving you the essence of the character. >> what happened to the words on the page your eye? >> for me, my eyes get very tired. i will fall asleep. >> yes. >> sometimes, i miss words, replace words, the words float. in our -- this book "here's hank," we got a new type from the first time ever in america from a dad in holland for his dyslexic children. the words are weighted differently on the page. >> they're easier for kids to read. >> they're easier for anybody to read. they don't float. >> yeah. >> for a beginning reader, it's much easier to track the words. >> you're having so much fun. >> you are. >> to this day, i even like the commercials do you for the mortgages. i like them. there's my friend henry.

>> i meet people who are helped by it and it makes me feel good. >> you can believe it's been so much years since "happy days." >> 40. >> that's shocking. >> where's my walker. >> we don't have your walker. this is true thing, of course, fonzy, his jacket is in the smithsonian in washington. tell everybody what you do when you go to washington? >> i go to visit it. i cannot believe that that -- that i delivered it with my face to the smithsonian, and people come and go -- oh, can we take a picture. that's how i get pictures of my jacket. and other people send them to me. >> i remember when you and stacy got married -- >> yes. >> -- a lot of broken hearts in this world. >> yeah. >> and she's the sweetest woman but she had to go through tough times. people hated her. >> of course, they did. >> she took fonz off the market. >> but they've learned to really like her. >> of course.

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heart disease is the number one cause of death of women in this country. it's also one of the most preventible. >> six women with medical condition from obesity to high blood pressure decided to get stronger. >> in collaboration with "woman's day" magazine and nutritionist. >> hey. excited about this. i teamed up with "woman's day" last summer, we did a nationwide search and picked six different women if around the country who had significant heart issues from having a heart attack to dangerously high blood pressure. i gauge him a meal plan. a pedometer, 10,000 steps they have had to walk.

they're going to blow your minds. they have luost 320 pounds. i want to reveal them at the red dress award. >> by the way, guess who is going to win. >> hoda! >> i'm giving one out. >> shall we reveal? >> we're going to count to three and reveal all of them at one time. >> all right. >> all: one, two, three! >> whoo! >> unbelievable. >> whoo! >> 320 pounds down. >> wow, ladies. >> and more importantly, on top of all that, they're healthier. >> for the first time they're comfortable in their skin. they're doing planks, zumba classes. they're tucking in their shirts. >> and they're enjoying it, around you ladies. >> cassandra, 36 from arizona. she dropped 121 pounds. she's off of all of her blood pressure medication. and she's been recently caught

jumping on a trampoline. just saying. >> i feel amazing. a million dollars. awesome. >> you look beautiful. >> awesome. >> who's next? >> makita is 37, she's from kansas. a mom of three beautiful kid. she's dropped 55 pounds. >> cool. >> she runs 5k races. >> did you feel with your blood pressure being back to where it should be like a different person? >> a totally different person. more energy, i don't have to sleep as much. and can run around after the kids. >> oh, definitely. >> lay with thplay with them. >> next, crystal, from new jersey, she's lost 21 pounds. lowered every possible risk factor. volunteering at the church, taking care of her family. here's the coolest part. she took on a plank challenge

and she can hold a plank for three minutes. >> i used to play basketball in high school. i can hold it for 45 seconds. >> plank queen. >> middleton, idaho, she dropped 50 pounds. she's got two kids. her husband is an air force vet van. here's the coolest part about her. she can tuck her shirts in her jeans and show off her blingy belts. >> and deb is 52, from the bronx. this is cool. deb has been a nurse educator. she's been talking the talk but she hasn't been walking the walk. because she was overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure. guess what, now, she's walking 10,000 steps every single day. she's down 30 pounds and spreading a wealth of health to patients, her family. anyone who will let them. >> i see antoinette!

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♪ all right, valentine's day is just three days away. if you haven't raided your local drugstore for last minute cards or candy, we've got something easier but not much. lighten up in the heart for valentine's day people and make your own crafts and gifts with things you have around the house. that always makes me nervous. lifestyle expert and olympian dancy. >> danny, i know you love

kathryn but -- >> i love her but this is for you. >> you got to get behind colin farrell today, baby. >> what do we have here? >> old crayons. make faux crayon chocolates. you put them in 350 degrees. when they come out, you get crayons and fill an old chocolate box. >> then what do you do? color? >> draw with them. >> adults i know but children would adore them. >> come on, good fun. >> thank you, danny. >> who is more romantic than you, baby? >> nobody. >> so, great after you eat the grapes. what you want to do this is a great glitter arrangement. the secret is to take a bag. spray adhesive on the inside.

you dump the glitter inside. instead of trying to put it on, you shake, shake, share look what you got. >> that would be a sparkle as a garny around something. >> yeah. >> you punch out paper hearts. it's a simple little project. >> execute. >> it's one minute you can do it. >> okay. >> we're going to craft together. >> i'm getting nervous. >> you have puff paint and decoration. we're making -- this is what we're going to make. hearts filled with candies. >> okay. >> we're using a grocery store bag. puff paint. it gives it texture. write like "i heart danny." it's one grocery bag with a hole punch and decorate it. you see this? >> adorable. >> the idea is if you have a broken heart, you tear it open

and -- ahh. >> lovely. >> how romantic. that was like my peak of craft. >> okay. >> that's gorgeous. >> yes, i know. i know. so, i'm busy -- oh, hoda, that's darling. >> keep on, we're happy. >> i think when everyone gets back from sochi, they'll finally be dry. >> okay. what else? >> okay. this is so easy because it's fun and practical and really using all the trash around the house to use this. this is literally using trash. plastic bottles and plastic spray paint. using stickers, it spells love. l-o-v-e. you peel it off and you get see-through hearts. >> do you see that? >> where does that come from? >> the mad mind where you live. the plastic bags.

do you see this back here, a heart wreath? >> yes. >> this is all plastic bags. the way to make them fluffy, you take a bunch of bags and you twist it and you twist it like that. you tack a piece of tape. go all the way around the middle. >> this is fun. >> really good. >> all the way around, you cut it and buff it and you're done. >> i was already done. >> come on, come on. >> danny -- you never cease to amaze me. danny, thank you. >> all right. >> you did it again. you did it again. >> thank you. >> happy valentine's day. >> happy valentine's day. >> all right. now, that you're in the festive mood, get you guys really in the move if you know what i mean,

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kitchen where we're going make this valentine's day one to remember with a little sugar, spice and everything nice. >> we've got just the recipes to do the trick. chef ryan scott from the food network is serving up a night filled with romance. >> how are you? >> here you are. >> oh, that will get you started. >> you got to start off valentine's day -- three days away, right? >> yeah. >> we need to start thinking about it. when you think aphrodisia, what's the first thing you think? oyster, chocolate? did you know lobster, chocolate, chili bean, watermelon, cucumber, all of it is an aphrodisiac. >> so if you had just that -- >> you'll not even be in this room. >> okay, good. >> every dish with all of these components. not the lobster and chocolates. i have cucumber, and take it

over to a martini glass to my favorite, which is kind of romantic. you strain that guy over there. if you want the pieces inside, do what kathie lee does and turn it upside down. top it off with champagne, bubbly. and you have anything you want to do. >> my kind of cucumber/basil gymlet. >> it reminds me of kir royale. >> i took chocolate. we're actually going to make a chocolate vinaigrette, right? >> okay. >> we're going to have dijon

mustard. and honey. and a little bit of vanilla. a little bit of balsamic. >> okay, that's weird. >> try it. >> i will. i can't wait. >> chili spice here. a little oil. take this guy. don't get it on your beautiful dress. >> this is wild. >> trust me, you'll like it. i wanted to put every aphrodisiac in there. >> you went crazy, buddy. >> we'll see. come over here, ladies. when you're looking at home and making something for your loved one, have it ready. do it together. you do not like that vinaigrette at all. >> no, i want to try it. >> lobster on top -- >> no, on top of this? >> no, no, on top. it's so cute. put the lobster on top. take melon balls put those on top. take pumpkin seeds which are an aphrodisia. if this doesn't help, i don't know what's going on.

this is the love plate. >> hit it with chocolate. >> do it with avocado, with the melon, the pumpkin seed, lobster, if you don't like, kathie lee, admit it. >> i'm sorry -- >> cook with your loved one. >> i'm trying. >> hoda, suck it up. >> remember, you're my friend. it's really fun. chocolate is different. chocolate. pumpkin seeds. >> very good. >> last but not least, a fun, simple, sexy dessert. ginger is an aphrodisiac. done with whipped cream. you can take that anywhere you want to go. this is salt you that finish on top. you have a simple, delicious tort that is done for valentine's day just like that. >> thank you. >> did you know the man's getting married. >> thank you. >> that's exciting. we're also going to be doing valentine's day cookinging on

thirsty thursday. if you want to cook, go to our website and get the ingreed yepts. >> and jolie richardson is with us.

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