local update. good morni good morning. new storm, new problems. yet another round of ice and snow falling right now from the midwest to the northeast. frightening flight. five people injured, one critically as the united jet encounters severe turbulence. this morning passengers share their harrowing story. here's jimmy. jimmy fallon makes his long awaited "tonight show" debut. >> i'm jimmy fallon, and i'll be your host for now. >> returning to new york city with a slew of stars inside the new studio and high atop 30 rock. ♪ i am not invincible and surprise on the slopes. an american grabs bronze in the

snowboarding finals. while the duo of davis and white makes history in sochi. >> meryl davis and charlie white are the first olympic gold medalist ice dancers ever from the united states. >> and we're celebrating right along with them in olympic park today, tuesday, february 18th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today at the olympic winter games" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from olympic park in sochi, russia. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" and a rainy sochi on this tuesday morning. >> i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. take the camera off of us and put it over there. we got meryl davis and charlie

white. first ever olympic ice dancing gold medalists for the united states. and we're thrilled to have them in our studio. we're thick with medal winners this morning. we've got the two stevens in the studio, as well. >> lots to celebrate. lots to get to this morning. we want to start with today's top story. >> and that is that weather again. another winter storm creating a mess for the commute. leading to a new round of flight cancellations. nbc's dylan dreyer is in oakland, new jersey, that's about 30 miles to the northwest of manhattan. dylan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. i think this house pretty much sums up how we're all feeling around here right now. we are in the middle of another round of poorly timed snow. it's a quick mover, but it dumps a decent amount of snow in a short period of time. and that time is right during rush hour. >> chicago got slammed just in time for monday's evening rush hour. >> anybody that says they're used to this because they live in chicago is a liar. i've lived here my whole life. it's horrific every time. >> reporter: well over 1,000

flights cancelled at chicago airports. thundersnow at the university of illinois. on interstate 94 in western michigan, a 4-mile multicar truck pileup in whiteout conditions. >> started out with a semi jackknife, another semi hitting that semi. >> 3 inches plus as the storm moves east towards philadelphia. already, cities in the eastern united states have seen huge increases in snowfall this winter. toledo, ohio, over 42 inches more than normal. newark, new jersey, over 41 inches more than normal. new york city's central park has received over 40 inches more than normal. bridgeport, connecticut, over 36 inches more than usual. and in allentown, pennsylvania, over 44 inches above normal. people in agreement everywhere, enough already. >> reporter: now, we are going to get another couple inches of snow around here.

but as this storm moves up into new england, massachusetts could end up with another 6 inches of snow. but there is still a warm-up in the forecast this week, and i'm really hoping al agrees with me on that one. >> he better. pressure's on now. >> dylan, thank you very much. >> so? >> it's good news. but we have to get through this first. and we've got blizzard watches up later this week in the midwest. so we're not out of this quite yet. let's show you what we've got. you can see the mess has transferred itself to the eastern seaboard. jersey city, new jersey, looking at snow, it will end by later this afternoon. this system, though, we do have winter storm watches and warnings on up as you get into new england along new jersey, up into new england. storm system, it's a quick-mover as dylan mentioned, it does push up pretty quickly, the snow is going to intensify in new england on into boston. snowfall rates 1 to 2 inches per hour. here's what we've got as far as

snowfall accumulations starting in the northeast, about 1 to 4 inches of snow as you get into connecticut. but as you move up into the northeast in new england, we're talking some areas, portland, to 9 inches before this is all over. so, guys, we still have to put up with this a little bit longer. then we do get that warm-up. that's good news. >> thanks very much. let's talk about the drama and injuries caused by severe turbulence on a flight from denver, colorado, to billings, montana. tom costello covers aviation for us and he's joining us now from washington. tom, good morning. >> hi, matt, good morning. this was united flight 1676 making a midday run from denver to billings. one flight attendant remains in critical condition, one of several people injured when that plane hit violent turbulence. >> the plane turned very sharply to the right and then started plunging and just everything flew out of everybody's hands.

>> the united airlines 737 was beginning its descent when it dropped violently causing one woman to hit her head on the ceiling so hard the panel itself cracked. >> bleeding pretty badly and can't get it to stop so requesting medical attention at the gate. >> reporter: other parents say an infant was thrown from its parents' landing safely two rows away. >> i could hear her yelling my baby, my baby. >> a full maintenance inspection was ordered. the flight was carrying 114 passengers along with five crew members at the time of the incident. five people were treated at area hospitals. this morning one remains in critical condition. very scary flight. three crew members and a number of passengers are injured. our focus is assisting employees

and passengers who were injured. our flight staft -- safety team will review what happened. >> thanks very much. that's scary. >> absolutely. meantime, a breaking story here in sochi. >> that's right. do you remember the two members of a punk band released in december after two years in a russian prison have just been detained here in sochi today. police say the women, vocal critics of vladimir putin were questioned about a theft at the hotel where they were staying. as for the olympic action. monday's fog led to a packed lineup of events today and more medals for team usa. >> after a dramatic and foggy final first-time olympian schnabel took home the bronze. also making her debut, mikaela shiffrin, narrowly missed out on the podium today finishing fifth in the women's giant slalom.

♪ a golden performance from american ice dancers meryl davis and charlie white. they settled for silver in vancouver. this time, they wouldn't be denied. the first gold ever for an american pair in ice dancing. >> davis and white lit up the ice. >> reporter: they beat out the reigning gold medal champ, tessa virtue and scott moir. >> highest score ever recorded! >> americans madison chock and evan bates danced their way to an eighth place finish. and the brother/sister pair took ninth. the medal drought is over for americans in the two-man bobsled. steven holcomb and steve lankton slid their way into bronze. >> medals for the united states, 62 years of waiting! it's finally over!

>> it's the second 62-year drought holcomb has ended. he piloted the team in vancouver and will look to repeat this weekend. >> score! >> in women's ice hockey, another gold medal showdown is set between the u.s. and canada. canada got past switzerland monday, and the u.s. american goalie tweeting huge team win tonight. so excited to play for gold on thursday with this group. and new video of scary moments on the bobsled track during a women's training run sunday. a brazilian pair hit the turn hard, flipping over. at least one competitor hit her head. neither was seriously hurt. their sled needed some repairs. >> hard to watch that video there. but you can catch the finals of the men's ski halfpipe, the women's giant slalom and bobsled all tonight on nbc prime time, guys. >> look forward to that. that was a scary accident. let's take a look at the medal

count right now. u.s. and russia are tied for the overall lead with 19 each. norway with 18 and then the netherlands with 17. >> all right. natalie, other headlines of the morning? >> it was a frightening scene on monday where ten people were killed, many others were trapped after a building collapse. it happened at a resort where about 560 students were scheduled to attend a two-day college freshman orientation. south korean media reporting that heavy snowfall caused the collapse and more than 100 people were injured. in bangkok today, one person died, and dozens of others were injured during violent clashes between demonstrators and police. demonstrateers have been trying to block government offices in major intersections in a bid to oust thailand's prime minister. we have some incredible video to show you from inside a city bus as it crashed into a building in boise, idaho, last

month. the bus was carrying eight passengers when it veered on to the sidewalk through several trees and light poles across two parking lots and then through a wooden barrier. now, it finally came to a stop when it smashed into a building. investigators say evidence shows the driver was drowsy and appeared to have his eyes closed. he was charged with negligent driving. and a woman in south carolina has more than late fees she spent a night in jail for failing to return a vhs tape she rented nine years ago. she allegedly rented the movie "monster in-law." >> at least she picked a good one. >> i was going to say, wow. she's really suffering for that. well, she came to the sheriff's office to file an unrelated report when her name was flagged for an outstanding arrest warrant. the sheriff's office said it had no choice. she was released after she appeared before the judge. and a good reminder to all of you to be kind and rewind. >> i'm going underground right now. >> come on.

>> i may have a couple. >> natalie, thank you. mr. roker, what do you have? >> what we've got is your local forecast coming up. in the next 30 seconds. instead of paying too much for an ipad, i got the surface 2. first of all, it comes with office and outlook. then, with free skype calls to phones in over 60 countries, i can talk to my cousins any time. and then, i got 200 gigs of cloud storage -- free -- so i can get my photos and stuff almost anywhere. others charge for that. surface is such a great deal. i feel like i should tell somebody. hey! ♪ honestly ♪ i want to see you be brave ♪ good tuesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperature this is morning are pretty chilly, pull out the coat, leave your umbrella home to the south of the golden gate bridge. in the north bay you want to make sure you have that umbrella ready to go with showers moving later on.

showers light impacting areas mostly in sonoma county. we're going to see a nice day to the south of that. increasing clouds as the storm system gains a little organization. we're looking at temperatures around 61 in san francisco. oakland 62. >> and that's your lates3 c3 ahora más sobre la medalla savannah? >> thank you so much. and now more on the historic ice dancing medal. for americans meryl davis and charlie white. they capped off a flawless competition posting yet another world record in last night's free skate on the way to the top of the podium. and meryl and charlie with us congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> we've got to get spontaneous applause here. [ cheers and applause ] you came in as gold medal favorites, you are leaving as gold medal winners. do you feel like, we came, we saw, we conquered. >> the ice dance field was so deep and we knew we had stiff competition, but we feel great. we feel like we came and it was

a team event and the individual event we feel like we had skates we wanted to have. >> you know, there are a lot of athletes that come into the olympic games as gold medal favorites, they don't always leave with the medal because the jitters get to them, the moment of the olympics get to them. were there moments where you were worried? where the nerves did get to you? >> we can't help but be nervous. this is the biggest stage, what we've dreamed about, the moment we want to be able to take home and be so proud of. and heading into that, of course you're nervous. but our coach prepared us physically and mentally to make the most out of these olympics. and we were able to come through on the ice and make it count. >> i guess the flip side of that was, was there any moment last night you were in the final skate where it was just fun and you're thinking we got this? >> i wouldn't say we got this. skating is a slippery sport and you never know what's going to happen. we were confident and prepared. >> there was a deep field, as

you said. you have these great competitors in tessa and scott of canada. you have the same coach. you had to be watching all the competitors before you. they turned in great performances, too. were you thinking we've got to bring our a-a-a-a game? >> we didn't watch anyone who skated before us. we knew we needed to focus on ourselves. we planned on bringing our "a game". >> this is the first ice dancing gold for the united states. what do you hope it does for the sport? >> i hope it encouraging people to keep working and keep going for it. the u.s. has been building over the last several olympic cycles. it is a great time to be an american ice dancer for sure. >> you guys have been together since you were little kids. we have home video of you skating together. when you look at those images

and see those kids on the ice do you think they could have even imagined or dared to dream that you would grow up and be gold medalists? >> we have always lived in the moment. as little kids we had no idea what we were getting into. it wasn't until 2006 until we dreamed at sgeting a chance at olympic gold medal. we have always taken it year by year. i think that is what made it count. >> would you say anything to each other as you stepped on or off the ice last night thinking about the journey that you had together? >> we have been on this journey side by side for 17 years. we are so grateful and thankful for what we have. >> i don't know if you remember this but when we first met a few months ago i said if you win a gold medal will you play a violin for me? do you remember that? >> vaguely. >> what if i told you that

producers are scrambling looksing for a violin right now? >> i believe it. >> we'll see if we can turn one up. >> we got it! >> yes. we'll give you a little warmup because we don't want to just spring it on you. we will see you with a little bit of music coming up. and we'll see you back at 30 rock next week. 3 c3 ha comenzado una nueva era jimm3 fallon comenzó a ser el

>> llamaron su nombre jimmy >> they called his name, jimmy fallon! >> the curtain opened. >> i'm jimmy fallon and i'll be your host for now. >> and jimmy fallon brought it home. >> my parents are here tonight, here to see me. mom and dad. >> a barrage of star power. >> to my buddy who said i would never be the host of the tonight show and you know who you are, you owe me $100. >> 14 special guests showed up. de niro, fey, namath, giuliani, carey, morgan, rivers,

kardashian, lohan, parker, tyson, gaga. >> welcome to 11:30! only the sixth host in the show's history fallon knows he has big shoes to fill. >> it is becoming real like i can see everything now. this is actually going to happen. >> reporter: and monday night when it did will smith was there to offer a big confidence. >> the tonight show is big but people are coming because of your heart, you know. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it was a show to make history as u 2 not only performed on stage but also on the top of 30 rock itself, the empire state building and one world trade glittering behind them. ♪ i am not invincible >> no better way to welcome the

tonight show home. >> reporter: and it's getting kind of crowded around here. i'm told there was a small surprise for you when you come back from sochi, just a small one. they have taken your office and converted it into a green room for big star guests coming here now. >> it's okay. that's all right. >> with u 2 hanging out in the green room. >> good. thank you very much. that was an amazing show. probably waking up you mean we have to do it again tonight? >> matt and al you guys specifically spandex mentioned in the monologue. >> happy to be part of it. >> willie, everyone is talking about this online. >> last night eight out of the ten trending topics on twitter were about jimmy fallon. everybody is talking about it includinging his main competition, jimmy kimmel. i look forward to doing this

side by side until our suits look funny and our hair turns white, fall pals. let's go to the college of saint rose where jimmy attended for a while. 300 students gathering for the big premiere there. kim kardashian back stage instagramming scenes. we saw tyson, low han, parker, gagaand seth roguen. this is a baby enjoying one last drink from the late night with with jimmy fallon mug before it becomes collector items. big night in social media for jimmy. thank you very much. coming up the men who ended america's 62-year medal drought. can they reach the podium again in the four man competition?

we don't let them rest on their laurels around here. forget. the tonya harding, nancy ice skating scandal. 20 years later we hear from both women. this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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selling drugs could enter a plea in court today. mario questas was arrested for reportedly abusing a boy and selling methamphetamine to children he met online. he has worked for the fire department for 20 years, now on unpaid leave pending investigation. i want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, good morning to you. 7:27 is the time. and yeah, a lot of people headed back to work. we're tracking our next storm system though it's not going to bring much moisture. just light showers off the coast of sonoma county. we're going to climb out of the 40s and 50s where we are into the 60s. a good looking day shaping up. you'll notice the clouds increasing all throughout the day today. as the storm system gets closer and closer so increasing clouds this afternoon, highs comfortable. 61 in san francisco, 62 oakland and 66 degrees here in san jose. mike's back, how are we looking? >> we're looking well, 101

northbound here, 680, we expect to see this, it's a tuesday, a heavier volume. as we look at the map we remind folks a lot of these school districts are off so we thought we might see a break. we do have 101 slow but it's because of the crash north of there, 101 at 880. another crash, that is jamming things up for 101. 87, 85 and 280 holding over the last 20 minutes. south 880 slows from an earlier crash through hayward and union city. >> i'll back in a half hour.

♪ back now at 7:30 on a tuesday morning, it's the 18th day of february, 2014. we sound like a broken record, it's deja vu all over again. the expression more snow in new york city this morning. that's the scene in rockefeller plaza. meanwhile, after gloating about sunny, 65-degree weather here in sochi, the rain has hit olympic park. it's windy but still pretty to be here. and we still have a crowd gathered outside despite the inclement weather. and we thank them very much. getting a chance to say hi to medal winners today on the set. >> just umbrellas and things like that. >> hot coffee. coming up, a young woman who could be america's breakout star here in sochi.

>> that's right paulina edmonds. tomorrow, she'll fulfill a dream to compete in the olympics. why she says despite her age, don't count her out. >> all right. plus 20 years ago, has it been 20 years since the olympic figure skating competition was overshadowed by the nancy kerrigan/tonya harding controversy. well, this morning, both women look back at the event that will connect them for good or bad forever. >> yeah, mary carillo will bring us that story. meantime, here's what's making headlines back home. as we said, snow falling yet again from chicago up into new england. the latest storm has led to the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights. >> five people were injured on a united airlines flight when the plane encountered severe turbulence. one passenger said the woman hit the ceiling so hard, the ceiling cracked. and president obama heads to maryland today where he will direct federal agencies to direct higher fuel standards for

medium-sized heavy trucks. we will begin this morning with a thrilling moment for the u.s. bobsled team. ended america's 62-year medal drought in the two-man race when they won the bronze on monday. this is the second medal of holcomb's olympic career. and both gentlemen, the stevens as we like to call them are with us. good morning and congratulations. what is it about the number 62? four years ago in vancouver, you broke the gold medal drought for the u.s. in the four-man. 62 years later, you break it here in the two-man. >> 62's our number. and this weekend we're going for the four man, 62 years since we defended the gold medal. we've got a great -- >> you buy a lottery ticket with 62. >> right. put everything on 62. >> steve, during the run, you knew you were going fast. you crossed the finish line. i saw a lot of fist pumping going on, you knew it instantly. >> not the second we crossed the finish line. takes five or six seconds.

and once you saw the dozens of number ones in the air and the tidal wave coming over, we knew we had done it. >> and steve holcomb, i understand you injured your calf muscle. >> i did, first day of the second run during the push i strained my calf. and i got out of the sled at the bottom, we grabbed our doctor and went and told him, look, i strained my calf. we had to think if we were going to continue. >> how much were you depending on him? >> a lot. we worked till the wee hours of the morning to try to rehab it as best as we could. i've got the best pusher in the world, i had to hang out, push as hard as i could, hop in try to drive the best i could. turned out well. >> you said that driving the two-man is like driving a ferrari. but the four-man is like a greyhound bus. are you ready to get on the bus? >> i am, actually. we try to take the lines we

learned in the two-man and apply it to the four-man. in the two-man, the four-man you have to be careful, you have to know what you're doing. we're starting to get a hang of this track. and i think we can do well this weekend. >> you're getting the hang of it. congratulations. >> so proud of you guys. >> good luck this weekend. >> all right. now, al, you have a little more on this winter misery back home. >> not only the knees dealing with it, but the pacific northwest is getting hammered again. take a look, we'll show you. we are looking for more wet weather coming into the pacific northwest, seattle getting dumped again, lots of rain and it's going to also in the cascades talk about a lot of snow, as well. future cast shows it all pushing in. we're going to look as you can see winter storm warnings, avalanche warnings to talk about, big problems, here comes the front bringing the heavy rain. cools off. a ton of snow. snowfall amounts up to 2 feet in the cascades.

rainfall from seattle, portland and down into northern california. up to 2 to 3 inches of we might just get 2-3/100. i think closer to a quarter in the north bay. that front is going to fall apart before it brings rain south of the golden gate bridge. we'll see increasing clouds throughout the day. that's going to keep temperatures limited in san francisco. about 61 degrees, closer to 70 with a lot of sunshine coming into the tri-valley. east bay region. in the south bay 66 degrees. we'll time out that system to your doorstep coming up. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thanks very much. as you said a second ago, seems hard to believe, but it's been 20 years since that attack on nancy kerrigan after a practice session for the 1994 women's u.s. figure skating championship. the master mind behind it, the ex-husband of tonya harding.

nbc's olympics correspondent mary carillo sat down with both women for a documentary that will air during the prime time coverage. >> this was the start of reality television. and then as the details emerged, it became fargo on ice. in this clip, you'll see i began by taking both women back to that january day in 1994 that rocked the figure skating world. >> just describe for me your day on january 6th, 1994. >> which day is that? >> that's the day it happened with nancy kerrigan. >> the day? let's see. i had a session in the afternoon training and went back and i was sleeping when my choreographer came to the door and woke me up and told me what had happened. >> in detroit today, someone attacked -- >> the u.s. women's figure

skating champion nancy kerrigan was attacked today. >> let's go to the podium and hear from miss kerrigan. >> the general public looked at women's figure skaters as princesses. when that baton came down, it changed forever the image of figure skating. >> i don't know if anyone could figure out why someone could do something so vicious. >> that was my chance to defend my title. i could have been a two-time national champion to hurt anyone -- for whatever. i don't know. yeah. i was mad. >> though she'd miss nationals, it appeared kerrigan would have a chance to recover in time for the olympics. three days after the incident, she sat next to harding for a team photo on the detroit ice. >> it just felt strange, always looking for somebody to run out and do what they did to nancy to other people, including myself. >> i had people asking me, do

you think she had anything to do with it, you know? and my reaction to that was that's ridiculous. to me, this had to have been some random act. >> harding would win the u.s. title qualifying her for the olympics. and she returned to a hero's welcome in portland. >> i'm confident coming in here because it's my hometown and everything. even though we have had problems here in portland. but shawn is my body guard, he set up security. >> but questions about the kerrigan attack continued to dominate the conversation. >> i don't know anything. i don't know for sure anything about what's going on at all. and of course i'm going to cooperate. i don't have anything to hide and i want the person to be caught as much as anyone else does. >> welcome home, nancy, how do you feel? >> fine, thank you. >> over the next few weeks, the investigation into the assault continued to dominate the news. but the public's reaction to kerrigan's emotional response at

the scene soon evolved from horrified concern to sarcastic mockery. >> some people said it was whiney, oh, the ice princess is whining. whining? i wasn't whining i had just been hit with a metal baton by a big, strong person. if you've never been attacked, you have no idea what you would do. >> nancy kerrigan does not like talking about that day or the time right afterwards. you get a sense after being with her of how it impacted her life? >> that's why she's never talked about it until now, matt. because she didn't want to be one-half of that story. she was a national champion, a bronze medalist and a silver medalist, and yet she's tied to this thing. i'm glad she finally talked. >> and her feelings today about tonya harding. >> uh -- tonya maintains she's apologized. nancy claims there's never been

an apology. and to this day tonya has a resistance to admitting anything like that. >> it's fascinating. >> it is. it is. >> thank you very much. just a reminder, you can check out mary's full story on nbc prime time olympic coverage. and coming up on "trending," why jimmy fallon brought up the "today" show in his first "tonight show" monologue. and charlie white vowed to play the violin for us if he won a gold medal. well, unfortunately, he won a gold medal. will he live up to the promise? we'll find out. but first, these messages. [ kelly ] my days start early. and so do mouth germs. but now i have the protection of colgate total® mouthwash. it works just as hard and just as long as i do. [ man ] rolling in 5! [ male announcer ] colgate total® mouthwash. it kills germs on contact and has a germ-killing shield

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champion. you know when it's time to drop in, this guy's going to bring it. >> such a difficult trick, and oh, my. >> reporter: soaring, getting big air and connecting big tricks. halfpipe skiing may be less established in the snowboarding counterpart but just as exciting. david white started out as a promising ski racer, but once he got a taste of flying like this, freestyle became his passion even though at the time it seemed like a huge sacrifice. >> when you gave up downhill skiing, in some ways at the time, you were also giving up a chance to go to the olympics, right? >> yeah. when i really started free skiing and doing slopestyle and halfpipe, it was definitely, you know, deciding i like this and not to go to the olympics. so to see it come full circle and getting into the olympics has been an amazing thing. >> another pretty amazing thing, david says, is that becoming a

father has made him a better skier. >> it really kind of takes the pressure off for me because win, lose or fall, i have my family there. and they're always going to love me, support me. i can just go out and enjoy it. and when i am enjoying it and when i am, you know, skiing with that mentality, i ski better anyways. >> david married his wife alexandra in 2011. for an action sports star, being married seems so unusual that at first they kept it a secret from the other skiers. >> it's out of the ordinary to be married and have a little girl. it's kind of a selfish sport where you just ski all the time and do things and go to the parties and you just live that, you know, young money lifestyle. >> by contrast, david's lifestyle off the slopes is a balance between being a hands on dad and a focused professional athlete. his training not only physical, david prepared by visualizing

his different runs over and over even at home in his basement. the ski trip is captured by tv, constant travel is part of the game. whenever he's on the road, he tries to bring something special back to his sweetheart. >> every time david's gone, he loves looking for these little heart-shaped rocks. it's symbolic, i think, it's a really good mental picture of what our relationship consists of and that even though we might be miles away from each other, that we're always on each other's minds and hearts. >> maybe one of those rocks will turn up in sochi. but if he lands the kind of runs he's hoping for, david might be going home with something that shines even brighter. >> david won't tell us exactly what tricks he's going to pull out, but one of the few in the world that can do the double flip backwards kaleidoscope.

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>> good morning. 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. officers are looking for two men who led them on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on the golden gate bridge. it started around 8:00 last night when a park service ranger saw a man trying to break into a car. he jumped into a black mercedes, the bad guy, took off hitting two park rangers and their cars, hitting the cars rather, on the way out. then while trying to cross the golden gate bridge the drive er rear-ended another car. >> skyline high school will be closed to repair a gas line. oakland school district employees say the work should be done by tonight. the school will open tomorrow. let's check our weather with christina. >> maybe you have the kids home with you today. you want to get them outdoors, we do have spotty shower

activity. nothing heavy. i don't think you need your umbrella in the north bay. the only measurable precipitation. but as we head throughout the day as the strong system gets closer to the bay area you'll notice the clouds increasing. 50 in san francisco now, we're on the way to the low 60s today here. 61, 68 in the east bay. 66 in san jose. mike is tracking your drive. is it lighter than usual? >> you know, it is showing up a little lighter. we'll show you the map. i want to show you fremont. there are low clouds around the area but not a problem. just our visibility for our cameras cannot see. the drive you're okay. the maps in the south bay, we're steady for most of the northbound routes, that's good news for this traffic tuesday. we're looking at north 101 that is slow from capital up to 880 where there is a crash. maybe san tomas. and clears from the road. northbound route okay for the east bay, it's the southbound slow from 238 past 92 down to union city. and there is a drive to the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you much.

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"today," tuesday, february 18th, 2014. ♪ >> hi to all our friends in cincinnati. go team usa! >> shout out to everyone in d.c.! >> warm and sunny chicago. >> may be raining here in sochi, but beats the snow back in new york city. >> usa rocks. >> thank you for believing in us. >> hi at home. >> thank you for your support. we couldn't have done it without you. >> and welcome back to "today," i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer, natalie morales, and willie geist. sports illustrated legend shoot. how did you get that one? >> i asked a lot of tough questions. >> wouldn't it be a good time to wish your wife happy birthday. >> christina, i love you more

than anything on this earth, even more than kate upton. >> touching. they need a greeting card like that. yeah. let's get to the olympic action here in sochi. team usa already picking up another medal this morning. and keir simmons has all the details. >> reporter: a bunch of us managed to get tickets for meryl davis and charlie white last night. the tension was incredible. but they helped ensure team usa won a medal for every day of these games. >> reporter: the women's giant slalom got underway in rosa khutor this morning under foggy and rainy conditions. american mikaela shiffrin's hopes for the medal will have to wait for now as she finished fifth in her debut event in sochi. julia mancuso struggled, as well. failing to finish her final race of these games. the men's snowboard cross competition taking place this morning after heavy fog forced officials to reschedule the event, originally set to take place monday.

usa alex schnabel takes bronze. meryl davis and charlie white, stars on ice, a difficult performance flawlessly and effortlessly executed. >> they make it look easy. >> meryl davis and charlie white are olympic champions! >> reporter: they leave sochi with a gold medal in the ice dance, a first for team usa with the highest score ever recorded. the ice dancing duo stopped by earlier to talk to savannah about making history on ice. >> this is the biggest stage. what we've dreamed about, the moment that we want to be able to take home and be so proud of. and heading into that, of course you're nervous, but our coach prepared us physically and mentally to make the most out of these olympics and we were able to come through on the ice and make it count. >> also making history and adding to the american medal count, steven holcomb and steve lankton taking the bronze in the

two-man bobsled, ending a 62-year medal drought in that event. >> holcomb medals for the united states! 62 years of waiting is finally over! >> and team usa's win in hockey. a swift victory over sweden advances them to the finals. they'll take on canada on thursday playing for gold. >> reporter: and let's reflect on the pressure the team usa competitors are under. our producer jen long took this video last night while the russian skaters had just finished. look at how the russian spectators go absolutely crazy. look at the flowers on the ice. they had to hear this, then compose themselves, get themselves together for that and skate, guys. >> keir, thank you so much. >> let's get a check of the rest of the top stories from natalie. in the news this morning, a flight attendant was critically

injured and several others were hurt when severe turbulence jolted a flight on monday. the plane was beginning its descent when it dropped violently. passengers said one woman hit the ceiling so hard the ceiling panel actually cracked. others said a baby was thrown from its parents' arms but landed safely two rows away. a new storm is bringing new problems to the winter weary parts of the country. dylan dreyer joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the snow's still coming down and we're kind of on icicle watch right now as the relentless winter continues. take a look at some of the icicles on this home behind me. i'm about 5'4" and i'm easily the height of some of these icicles here. this one is probably about the width of some of the potholes we're seeing on the road because of this awful winter. but still not enough to measure how much snow. if you keep pressing this down, you are barely going to reach the grass below as this snow just continues to pile up. as this moves up into new

england, areas of massachusetts could end up with 6 inches of snow. natalie? >> all right, dylan dreyer in oakland, new jersey. thank you. a frightening collision between a freight train and a car was caught on camera monday in downtown des plaines, illinois. caused the car to spin and hit a sign post. amazingly, though, the driver was not injured, thank god. well, jimmy fallon earning rave reviews for his new gig as the host of the "tonight show." >> i'm jimmy fallon, and i'll be your host for now. >> jimmy called in the heavyweights, inaugural guest will smith and u2. robert de niro led a parade of celebrity drop-ins that included joe namath and lady gaga. also marked the "tonight show's" return to new york from los angeles. spectacular seeing u2 on the top of the rock there. let's get a check of the weather

right now, al. it's a good thing it was a nice night for that. >> they couldn't have asked for a better night. the good news is, a lot of the snow on its way up to new england. let's show you what we've got, you can see. let's check in on hartford, connecticut. they've got a little light snow falling. not a bad day. that pushes through. we will start to see a break in the weather in the not too distant future. there's that low moving up the coast. it will bring some afternoon commuter delays, especially as you get into upper new england. snowfall falling at the rate of 8:07 on a tuesday morning. good morning i'm christina loren. yeah, you can see we have low clouds in san jose right now. but they are going to increase as we head throughout the day today. we're pretty much done with our sunny sky. that's going to keep your temperatures limited in san

francisco. we'll see more sunshine in the south bay. not much, but nuch to get us to about 66 later today. the storm system doesn't move in until we hit this evening mostly up in the north bay. >> and that's your latest weather. of course, you've set your clock, called the neighbors, waked the dog because it's time, once again, for al's russian class. >> that's right. that's when we butcher a classic language that's been around for more than 1,000 years. meryl davis and charlie white. charlie, i have a question for you, and it's based on a sacred vow you made to us. it is -- [ speaking russian ] >> what? >> do you know what i asked you? >> no. >> it's do you have a violin. and you say -- in russian. >> da. >> very good. so, charlie -- [ speaking russian ]

do you know what that means? take it away, charlie. ♪ ♪ ♪ chms chms [ cheers and applause ] >> wow! yeah! wow! >> yeah. i -- i think i maybe was more nervous for that than -- >> how did he do, meryl? >> "a" plus. >> it's been about three years since i've played the violin. so i'm honored it could be for you guys. >> nailed it. >> thank you. >> i think you've learned never

to make a promise to us. >> i know better now. >> meryl, charlie, thank you. >> and that's al's russian class. "today's medal count" is brought to you by mcdonald's, i'm loving it. >> very good. >> all right. let's take a look at this morning's medal count. the u.s. and russia are tied for overall lead. they've got 19 each. norway is in third with 18 followed by the netherlands with 17. >> all right. coming up next on "trending," matt and al make jimmy fallon's very first "tonight show" monologue. and then some high school to sochi, meredith catches up with 15-year-old american phenom, a 15-year-old american phenom who could thrill and surprise the figure skating competition. and as you mentioned, a tough assignment, somebody had to do it, my golden ticket inside the sports illustrated swimsuit issues legends party. the best of the best.

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♪ we are back in sochi with "what is trending today." and we are happy to have our friend meredith on this. her last full day in sochi. and not coincidentally, also the day the hotel bar ran out of vodka. >> sometimes those things just happen. it's a sign. >> you've been here since the opening ceremony. you two hosted it together. of course, it was beautiful. but we do remember that teeny tiny little glitch when that fifth olympic ring would not open. >> of course, the russian people don't remember that. >> no. >> it was one of the most talked about events on social media. now organizers want another shot at getting that right. >> promising during sunday's

closing ceremony, the fifth ring will, in fact, cooperate. >> it will definitely. we have to take a quick pause to talk about this. it's a question that's nagged us since the '70s and '80s. why, oh, why were abba's costumes so outrageous? remember all those sequin cat suits, the platform heels, the neon hot pants they wore so well. well, after 40 years, the band's now finally spilling their wardrobe secrets in a new book called "abba: the official photo book." >> turns out it was all about money, money, money. >> under swedish law, costumes were tax deductible, but the costume had to be so loud and flashy they couldn't possibly be worn in everyday life. so they figured the flashier the better. they've renamed that the johnny weir law. >> it was for tax purposes. >> that takes the fun out of it.

>> it's a good look for them. >> not rock 'n' roll. jimmy fallon made his debut last night as the new host of the "tonight show." the show open was directed by spike lee there in new york city. j jimmy saying he was proud to have his show start every night with a spike lee joint. we are proud that in his first monologue, jimmy made room for a little "today" show classic. >> matt lauer and al roker tried doubles luging together. >> i think that went well. >> you can't unsee that. yeah. actually, that screaming came from the sled. >> okay. maybe that was the only joke. didn't go so well. >> the rest of the show was great. >> the show was spectacular. but we're proud to be part of history. the first show. >> it's big. >> and that's what's trending today. "today's olympic moment" is brought to you by coca-cola.

open a coke and enjoy the games. >> and now two olympic moments for today, the bright future of american ice dancing. >> all eyes may be on meryl and charlie this morning, but two other american teams lit up the iceberg in monday's free skate. >> very attractive, innovative lifts. >> madison and evan with sweeping lifts. >> look at them. >> while the brother and sister team danced to michael jackson hits. even navigating a sequin on sequin wardrobe malfunction that left mya's tights torn. they've had as much fun off the ice as on it posting their videos on their own youtube channel. from peeks behind the scenes to elaborate music videos. ♪

♪ loving every second >> to goofy sketches. all sprinkled with cameos from fellow team usa skaters. and while they finished eighth and ninth respectively, both pairs head home with plenty of joyful memories as alex tweeted before the competition, the games are a chance to let loose, be free and be happy. >> you know, we mentioned that for a second in the opening ceremony that a lot of the competitors here are not going to medal and they know that coming in. and for them, it's all about the olympic experience and they get to mingle with other athletes and have some time and get to see another country. good for them. >> yeah. great experience. another story about an athlete to watch here in sochi. an american phenom about to get her moment in the spotlight with tomorrow's start of the ladies figure skating competition and meredith has her story.

>> at 15 years old polina edmunds is just old enough to be at these games. it's a name you won't forget after tomorrow. ♪ >> they showed me and it just said congratulations you've been nominated to the 2014 olympic team. >> 15-year-old polina edmunds shocked the world by securing the third spot on the olympic figure skating team. >> one of the largest ovations of the night. >> it was nice to come in as kind of the underdog and having nothing to lose. >> it was her first ever senior event. >> when i got to nationals, i knew that i was just as strong as everybody else. and i just put it out there on the ice and i'm glad that the judges recognized that. >> polina. >> polina first stepped on to the ice at 2 years old. her balance so impressive that her mom, nina, decided to start training her. >> for two years, my mom just tried to teach me a little bit,

like wiggles and stuff on the ice. >> by 11, polina was competing, the olympic rings always a glimmer in the distance. >> whenever i was little, she would always tell me i could be a great skater. and we always had the dream together to go to the olympics. >> with each year, polina's skating got stronger. her glides more grateful and her skills more difficult. >> triple toe. >> pure technique. >> today, the reigning junior champion has mastered some of the most technical combinations. >> i think the triple triple combinations make me stand out as a skater because they're difficult to do. and only the top ladies in the world are doing them. >> 9x. >> age is also not a concern for this high school sophomore. >> i always just think back to some of my inspirations like tera lipinski because she was 15 years old when she went to the olympics and sara hughes. gaby douglas, the gymnast was

also 16 and she won the gold medal and i know that anything is truly possible. >> tomorrow night, she will take the olympic ice ready to make her impression on the world. >> and this is a homecoming of sorts for polina and her family. her mom nina is from russia. >> so you are leaving tomorrow, right? >> yes. i'm leaving, i'm leaving. >> you've been here 2 1/2 weeks, we came on the same day. give me your thoughts. >> you carried my bags very well. you know, it's so funny because prior to coming here, i don't know if you all were anxious, but i had a lot of reservations. and i'm so glad now in ret retrospect we had a chance to experience this. obviously the games are exciting and we were all together for the usa/russia hockey game, that match on saturday. i don't know if you can ever top that. that was great. but for me, a lot of it -- i did get outside this ring and got to meet a lot of people in sochi and up in the mountains and the

people there were fabulous, they really are. and you take the politics away. and people are people. and i just -- that for me was the best part of this whole experience. >> they've done a great job. it's actually worth giving a shoutout because this whole area has so far pulled off a wonderful game. >> they sure have. they sure have. >> you mentioned usa/russia hockey game. during one of the most tense times in the game, 2-2, third period, anything could happen. you left your seat to go chase down the polar bear outside. >> yes. because i thought, i bet that's where bob costas has been hiding. >> oh, wow. >> sure enough, it wasn't him. well, al also took the picture with the polar bear. admit. >> once you started -- once you open the door, we all walked through. >> what are you taking home as a souvenir? >> that polar bear, actually. >> exactly. >> yeah. >> opening ceremony, though, that was fun. and i have to say, we sat through a couple of rehearsals together.

it was cold up there. but by the time the actual night came around, we kind of just were mesmerized by what we were seeing until that one moment where you forgot to flip the switch on the fifth ring, everything else was great. >> i didn't know it was my responsibility. >> well, safe travels. >> you're doing a fabulous job. >> tara lipinski and johnny weir break down the outfits from last night's finale. more stunning photos from the games.

good morning to you. it is 8:26, i'm laura garcia-cannon. investigators are searching the home of a suspect that was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies overnight. it started as a medical call last night. investigators say the man in the home became combative with the emt. the suspect struck a deputy on the arm with a baseball bat. that's when at least two deputies fired and killed the man. let's twitch gears and look at that morning commute. >> we're okay. different today. the 101 to palo alto. we have a slower drive that was

starting to clear up, a lighter volume of traffic overall because we see recovery that typically doesn't happen until later in the community. look at that, after they clear, starting to recove through the south way. the school districts are off this week. a little slow, and earlier they have cleared from the roadway and we see a smoother drive developing to the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. thank you, back with another loccal news update in half an hour.

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> all right. we're back now 8:30 on a tuesday morning, the 18th of february, 2014 with remarkable dancing

you're about to see. and this is a dance called the travamoya -- >> which means twerking in russian. >> i think this is just getting warmed up, actually. >> you don't have to do it, it's raining, and they wanted to. pretty cool. coming up, willie's rather unique experience with legends. >> we're harping on this one, aren't we? not olympians, talking about supermodels. what happened when i crashed "sports illustrated's" legend shoot as they celebrated 50 years of the issue. but first, we show you the first ever nbc anchor olympics monday. this morning, we can finally reveal the results. let's bring in our lesser representatives of team sporting, tara lipinski, johnny weir and apolo ono.

>> it ended in a tie, but the viewers have spoken. more than 10,000 of them voted, and i have the envelope here, and the coveted golden microphone prize. >> why are you holding it with two hands? >> because it's about to fall apart. >> are you ready? >> yep. >> the law firm of roker and lauer have kept this under lock and key so we know it's safe. the winner with 10,000 votes, wow, an upset. team newsies win. >> oh! >> yes! >> that's disappointing. >> it wasn't that close. 57% voted for the newsies and 43%. >> rematch. >> savannah, be careful. >> i will. >> i think you guys deserve that. >> you know what -- >> look at the devastation. >> we're going to donate it to you. >> we don't take donations. >> but it's so cool. >> you're going to come back strong in rio. >> oh, yeah.

we'll settle it on the tennis court. >> oh. >> all right, thanks for participating in our little game. >> let's get a check of the weather. award-winning weather caster. >> let's see what we've got for you. and it has been snowing like crazy in chicago. seasonal snowfall so far this year, they have picked up 68 inches of snow. normally this time they'd have about 26 1/2 inches of snow. and now this year's snowfall so far falls within a top five snowiest winters. and we've got more winter to go. so we're not quite done yet. rest of the country today, we are looking at some snow and snow showers in the northeast. portland, maine, may pick up another 9 inches of snow. heavy rain, wind and snow in the pacific northwest. tomorrow, cold through the plains. more stormy weather in the pacific northwest. nice and warm from florida, gulf coast, texas on into the southwest. and leftover snow into the northeast and new england. that's what's g

8:33 on a tuesday morning. good morning i'm christina loren. taking a live look at a cloudy sky over san jose. we have a storm system just to the north. it might bring light showers to the north bay by about 3:00 p.m. we will see cloudy conditions today and teams will be cool. 66 in the south bay and 65 along the peninsula. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right. still licking their wounds. johnny and tara have made their way over to the orange room. look at this. this is utter devastation. you all right? >> i'm really, really upset. but this is the sign of character is how well we can pull it together. >> okay. >> bring it back right now. >> we're going to test here. ice dancing was last night. besides the action on the ice, a lot of people looking at the fashion on the ice.

who better than tara and johnny to talk about that. we asked you at today.com, your favorite for the wackiest outfit and you went with danielle o'brien. >> i see it. well, i feel they were going for the color blocking, maybe overuse of that. >> color block is a little bit over. and also -- >> yeah. >> they brought the circus to sochi. >> okay. good. let's talk about the bronze medalist. i know you liked this one, the russian pair. take a look at this outfit. >> loved it. >> perfection, the tutu the headpiece. very natalie portman. i felt it. >> like black swan. >> i felt mila kunis there. it was so good. she was the tutu, the tiara. >> and he looked good, too. a lot of times it's just the

girl. >> this is your look of the night? >> we're going to be wearing this tomorrow. >> you kid, but i fully expect you will. our last one is from a german pair. we're calling this geek chic. >> i said it once, and i'll say it again, i do not feature a sweater vest. >> we kind of disagreed about this. i thought it was fun. he was playing the nerd and her coach told her she needed to be paris hilton. >> that's what was funny. she said she needed to play a very fancy lady and they chose paris hilton as who they wanted to be as the model. >> words to live by from johnny weir. do not feature the sweater vest. >> thank you so much. coming up next, lindsey vonn pays it forward with aspiring olympic skiers. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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welcome back to sochi where the olympic torch is still burning. most athletes began their road to the olympics when they were just kids, and that is certainly true for "today" olympic correspondent lindsey vonn. she decided to pay it forward by spending time with the next generation of skiers in a place she knows well, vail. >> these young skiers are part of a ski and snowboard club vail. it's the same club that lindsey vonn was part of growing up. >> my family moved here when i was 11 years old, to vail, colorado, from minnesota. they essentially moved out here entirely for my career. they sold our dream home and gave up a lot to come out here. >> how are you? >> good. >> reporter: on this day, it was time for the next generation of u.s. skiers to meet up with the hometown olympic gold medalist. and they came prepared, questions in hand. >> do you think being an olympic champion was an impossible

achievement when you were younger? >> lindsey vonn! >> i set my goals to make the olympics when i was 17, the 2002 olympics in salt lake >> what has been your most difficult setback? and how did you overcome it? >> this knee right here has been my most difficult setback. >> for me, it's helped to have goals. this time i'm fighting hard to get back to world champ. >> vonn also talked about the importance of teamwork, especially in skiing, which to some may seem more like an individual sport. >> when you're in the starting gate, it's all up to you. you have to have that self-confidence to beat on your own. but supporting each other off the slopes will help all of you get better on the slopes. >> what's the hardest thing about being a professional athlete? >> the gym. it's just every day. it's relentless. because if you're not working hard, someone else is going to work harder. >> what do you want to be remembered for? >> i want to inspire you guys do whatever you dream of doing and start a foundation here in vail and get empowerment programs

going. at the same time, you know, i want to be known as a great ski racer. i was the same as you. believing why i wanted to be an olympian. if i can give that experience back to any of you guys, then i've done my job. >> lindsey vonn with the next generation of lindsey vonns or whoever. coming up next, we'll give you an inside look at the real life work of russian spies. what was once called the kgb. plus, willie rubs elbows with the supermodels who have graced the covers of "sports illustrated swimsuit" issue in the past. swimsuit" issue in the past.

8:43. we welcome you back to sochi, russia. and for decades, the russian movies and novels centered on the cold war and spies. we sent keir simmons to the heart of the russian intelligence agency. what did you find there? >> that's right, matt. this is about spying, but also about russian-american rivalry. you've seen it here in the medal count. but it's a rivalry that goes way back. when the u.s. and russia faced off in a cold war that was often fought through spying and in fiction, a certain british spy got involved, too. >> reporter: the name, simmons, keir simmons. a city of spies and secrets. at least that's how we thought of moscow a few years ago. >> get in, mr. simmons. >> reporter: giving me the tour, security expert andre --

>> this building, the central one is the main headquarters of the kgb. the kremlin is also a fortress. >> reporter: in the bond movies, there's always a man in the kremlin on the end of a phone. >> yes, of course, we'll send our best agent in immediately. >> reporter: real russian agents like allegedly ana chapman have even been discovered in the heart of america. but the year that inspired a thousand spy thrillers was a frightening time. there was the threat of nuclear destruction. russia and america locked in a cold war divided by a so-called iron curtain. and for westerner russia, the soviet union was full of mysterious places. you know, you can really imagine spies meeting here. >> kgb decided what interest kgb.

>> reporter: a country controlled by the kgb and the russians made their own spy movie, best-selling thriller writer knows all about the trade craft of spying. he experienced firsthand the chilly atmosphere of cold war moscow. >> you can see the guys in the gray coats coming out behind you. you will follow it all the way. the hotel room was bugged. you knew this thing the size of a bumblebee was in the telephone. >> yes. the gadgets used by both sides. >> something hidden inside a shoe there. >> it's a weapon. >> a weapon like a lipstick. >> it was discovered by the kgb, by the national security agency. >> only a few years back, the russians accused the british of hiding listening devices in a plastic rock. and last year, an alleged cia agent was caught in the city disguised in a wig. technology is more advanced. look at the nsa. but --

>> how much really has changed? >> not a lot. not a lot. >> russian and america are still spying on each other. >> yep. >> there are still code names, midnight rendezvouses and glamorous agents prepared to use anything, even love. or secrets. >> reporter: and that report is very likely putting me at the top of the russian intelligence agency's list of targets. so they're probably going through my e-mails as we speak. thank you very much for that assignment, matt. >> when you walk by the mini bar in your room, speak loudly, all right. you'll be fine. thank you very much. we appreciate it. up next, the chance of a lifetime. willie gets to hang out with the legendary women of the "sports illustrated swimsuit" issue on this, his wife's birthday. but first, this is "today" on nbc. this, his wife's birthday. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ snow still falling at 30 rock. welcome back to sochi as we enjoy the olympic winter games. the folks at "sports illustrated" want you to think about summer, specifically the 50th anniversary of the swimsuit issue out today. and willie's got more on that. >> that said. >> the magazine "sports

illustrated" just to name a few. to celebrate, the magazine reunited some of those legendary cover models. and for some reason, they invited me. excuse me, sir, i've got the golden ticket. what's going on here? a secret? ♪ once inside model mecca, my mission was to join the club and take a close-up with 22 of the biggest names in swimsuit history. >> who is your favorite "sports illustrated" swimsuit model? >> i'm standing with her right now. >> was i ready? did i have what it takes? if only there were a few dozen experts around to give some advice. >> more rouge, you think? >> yeah. >> more color? >> more sexiness?

this isn't working for you yet? >> it's working. it's working. >> first things first. learning the walk from petra nemkova. >> so you're going to glide. like you mean it. >> yeah. not that. >> every supermodel needs a signature pose. so kate upton shared her secrets with me. >> i always have a go-to pose. like the hand on the hip and up by my face. >> yeah, right. >> little push. >> what is the hand? what does that add? >> i don't know. it's me. >> it's just -- >> for you, you could do a throwback like this. like you're pushing your hair back. >> okay. with the hand on the waist? >> yeah, always. yes! boom. killed it. >> got it.

geist/upton out. >> what. >> but before we took the picture, i needed to understand what it meant to be a legend. >> a legend is -- >> someone who goes off the beaten path and makes their own way. >> aspirational, stood the test of time. >> game-changer. >> somebody who pushes in the mind and body. >> someone who has left an indelible, lasting impression. >> a person whose accomplishments are so amazing, the path would stand on its own. >> despite meeting absolutely none of those criteria, i was ready for the big moment. even with the great photographer on the camera, i opted for a selfie. maybe it's best to leave it to the professionals.

>> obviously my selfies don't do any of those ladies justice. here's a look at the actual photograph. how about this for an all-star lineup of the all-time cover models over 50 years of "sports illustrated" magazine. really cool. >> wake up, willie, it was all just a dream. >> wake up with her next to you. >> yeah. >> so did you learn anything? what is your one take-away moment of all of that? >> i should not have been there. i had no business being in that room. i should have been home with my wife and children. >> you learned a good pose, though, can you do that again? >> that cat thing? no, i don't think that's it. >> what was that? >> that's the cat look. >> that's not good. hairball. >> what do you have coming up next hour? >> what do we got? we're talking lolo jones. >> interview with lolo jones and the results from today, as well. >> charlie and meryl joining us

with their parents. >> and i also had a snowboarding lesson over the weekend with davis. before your local news, members of team usa reveal their superstitions. superstitions -- >> superstition -- i'm not superstitious. tongue twister. >> i love having bubble gum just seeing how many pieces of double bubble i can chew. if you want to come to the rink early and watch me do that, i'll have huge cheeks. >> i have a shirt i normally wear when i race. my girlfriend gave it to me and says it's a lucky shirt. i'm going to trust her. >> very against superstitions. >> my bad habit is being against superstition. >> i guess my superstition is to be as balanced as possible and not freak out. >> i'll knock on wood. if someone says something that i don't like. >> what if a black cat walks in front of you. >> run the other way. >> for probably three years, i

listened to shakira. >> i love to start off with michael jackson's "speed demon." >> all right, this is stupid superstition and i'm sick of this song. >> it's just like speed demon headed down the highway, speed demon.

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[ engine revs ] 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. >> welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning, it's february 18th, 2014, i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales live from olympic park in sochi, russia, where it is raining outside. >> it's a dreary day. >> there was some snow up in the mountains for the skiing. made for a good look up there, not so good down here. you know where the look was good? >> new york. >> yeah. back at 30 rock last night. jimmy fallon first night on the job, the new host of the

"tonight show" returning to new york city after 42 years in l.a. here's some of the highlights including the a-list cameos. >> i want to say thank you to steve allen, jack parr, johnny carson, jay leno, conan o'brien and jay leno. it was very, very nice. to my buddy who said i'd never been the host of the "tonight show" -- and you know who you are, you owe me 100 bucks, buddy. >> thanks for bringing it back to new york. [ cheers and applause ]

>> colbert. >> colbert doing 100 bucks in pennies, selfie and insult on the way out. incredible. de niro and lady gaga. he came out huge. will smith was his lead guest, u2 performed, as well. but will smith and jimmy did the evolution of hip hop dancing. remember the evolution of mom dancing with michelle obama. here's hiphop dancing with will smith. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> you watch that, you realize, he's so super talented. he can even dance when he's making fun of the evolution of dance. >> yeah, if you're doing the evolution of hiphop, you have to do the overall with the one down. >> 30 rock is the mecca now for late night television. >> it really is. "saturday night live," seth meyers. >> and we'll never get an elevator going up. >> it's all about us. >> when i worked -- >> never able to get to my office. >> when i did weather at wnbc, my office was on the 7th floor. and it was actually in the newsroom, the wnbc newsroom, my office was where johnny carson's bathroom was. >> really? >> so i did weather where the king of comedy sat on the throne. >> greatness sat here. that's good. and also, the concert from u2 on

the top of the rock. >> incredible. >> beautifully done right as the sun set. >> you can see the freedom tower, it's just phenomenal. >> love letters to new york city on the first night of the "tonight show." heck of a start, jimmy. >> now you have to do it for the rest of your life. >> and we'll see seth start next monday, as well. olympic news here in sochi to tell you about. in a few minutes, we'll talk to gold medal winning ice dancers meryl davis and charlie white. he's already played the fiddle. what else can the man do? he's given us everything on the show this morning. >> talk about super talented. they were perfection last night. >> they were. >> they didn't just win gold, they killed it, killed gold. they were amazing. >> what did they do? >> they crushed it. >> they set a world record. their 4-minute routine won by nearly five points. their score was 195.92. what an incredible night on the ice for them.

and by the way, their parents, in just a couple of minutes. meanwhile, an unexpected bronze in the men's snowboard cross. a great story, a guy four years ago was the technician for the olympic snowboard team. he was, you know -- now he wins a medal here four years later. and he will join us tomorrow. can't wait. >> i was watching that race this morning, it is so frightening to see them in action. they're flying down the mountain. they're knocking each other out. it's almost like snowboard racing. it's like, you know, car racing, at the same time, boxing matches are knocking people down. >> kind of like roller derby. >> and they lose a few people on the way down. >> they certainly do. if you get caught behind one. >> they get up. >> yeah. we do something like that on our show. >> we would lose. >> seems like we would've led with that. meanwhile, alpine ski racer mikaela shiffrin, the

18-year-old made her debut at the olympics today, finished fifth in the women's giant slalom. not too bad considering that's not necessarily her event. >> the slalom is where her strength is. >> how about the steves? >> got the bronze in two-man bobsledding. the united states' first two-man medal since 1952. >> wow. >> breaking that 62-year drought in that event there. now the medal count, get this, guys, the u.s. and russia tied, 19 medals each. talk about a cold war there, right? and norway 18, netherlands 17 medals. >> i love it -- you've got two of the biggest countries and then two of the smallest all bunched together like that. this is the olympics. >> norway finding their way at these winter olympics. obviously now a lot of you have heard by now, 20 years since 1994, the ice skating scandal that made headlines around the world on january 6th, 1994 before the olympics.

nancy kerrigan was hit in the lower leg by a baton-wielding attacker, later revealed the attackerhired by the ex-husband of her rival tonya harding. there's a big documentary coming on sunday night about nancy and tonya. and i got a chance to sit down with her for a few minutes yesterday. >> you sound like somebody who has moved on and moved on a long time ago from this. would you say you've forgiven her? >> i don't know. i mean i don't think about it really. i mean, when i read transcripts with the fbi, they planned to kill me at one point. that was one of the options to kill me over a sporting event. what. it's crazy. and there were all these other brutal options they were thinking about doing to me. so i don't -- i mean -- i don't

know if -- like you said, i've moved on. i don't know if i think forgiveness. i hope she's happy. i understand she has a child of her own and husband, and i hope she can be happy and be able to move on. >> i have to say, she was incredibly gracious. you can tell she's still not comfortable talking about it. but she has moved on. nancy kerrigan is married, three kids of her own. she says, i'm trying to get kids to gymnastics and dinner done, not sitting around thinking about tonya harding. but she is talking about it now. that full piece 7:00 p.m. sunday night on nbc before the closing ceremony. don't want to miss that. now to an extraordinary performance for a pair of skaters who have been together nearly 17 years. >> meryl davis and charlie white did something the americans have never done in any winter olympics. they've won the first ever gold medal for team usa in ice dancing. >> they did. meryl and charlie are here with us. come on in, guys. >> hey, guys.

>> along with paul davis, charlie's mother jackie white. hello, congratulations. >> so exciting to have you all here. we all know how much the parents have a lot to do with your success, as well. but as i was watching the competition last night, i just kept thinking to myself, as each of the pairs went out and scores kept getting better and better and better. and then when the russians skated and the crowd went wild. the pressure you all must have felt. what was that moment like for you? what were you feeling as you got out there? . >> certainly there's a lot of pressure, but charlie and i wanted to go out and see the programs we've been training at home. and the energy of the crowd, while they certainly were supporting their russian skaters was really positive energy. i think that olympic spirit was really in the building. >> and i want to talk to the parents for a minute. you have watched these two since they were 8 and 9 years old. they were little kids. i'm thinking, i have a 6-year-old, it's like watching

your daughter do something at this age and now on the biggest stage in the world, being the best in the world. what has this journey been like for you? >> emotional. >> yeah. >> an emotional journey. it didn't seem quite as emotional until more recently. pretty intensely emotional lately. yeah. i think it's been a wonderful journey. >> paul, same for you? >> it's been a privilege to be part of, honestly. jackie and i were at their first lesson together. we had no idea what it was going to turn into. then we watched over time their talent grow and be nurtured by their coaches. and we just had to stick with it and see where it went. we had no idea we would end up here until the kids were about 14 or 15. and we said, are you sure you want to do this? i tried to talk meryl into becoming a skier. and she said too late, dad. >> good call, by the way.

>> yeah. worked out pretty well. >> charlie, do you -- when you're out there and you're in the midst of this routine, is there a point where you kind of forget about the competition and you're just enjoying yourself? because it looked like you were having fun. >> absolutely. and, you know, part of that is being well-trained. you know, and we have our parents to thank but also our coach who, you know, prepared us for this moment, who prepared us to be able to go out on olympic ice and not just skate to the best of our ability but also to be able to enjoy the olympic moment. and finishing the program and feeling the pride was such an amazing feeling for both of us to share that together. >> i know you guys are in the now for right now. are you already thinking ahead? future and four years from now? >> no. we haven't even processed yesterday. >> to me it is still yesterday. >> it was 12 hours ago. >> we want more.

we want more of them. >> we only slept two hours, we're not ready to talk four years. >> by the way. we heard your talent earlier where you played the violin. i have to tell everybody, before you came out and did that you said i think all i can remember is a, b, c. and then the light goes on and -- >> concerto violinist. >> does meryl have a secret talent we don't know about? >> she speaks russian, right? >> italian. her italian is -- >> bene? >> i wouldn't say bene. >> good enough for us. well, it was such a thrill to watch you. congratulations and congratulations to you, as well. it's such a joy. >> thank you very much. >> so proud of you all. proud of you. >> and by the way, we'll see you back in new york next week. i understand you're going to skate for us on rockefeller plaza. >> we'll make sure the rink is ready for you. >> you'll be playing with the

new york philharmonic. >> thanks, guys. >> thank you. >> how about some weather? >> let's show you what we've got going on. and boy, another storm system. right now pushing its way into new england. boston, we'll be looking at snow later this evening. the good news is, it's going to be a quick-moving system. we do have winter storm watches, winter storm warnings up mostly in new england. some in western pennsylvania. but as this low pressure makes its way up the coast, it is going to intensify. afternoon commute going to be rough for our friends in new england. snowfall rates 1 to 2 inches per hour. the good news is, that's all we're going to get. although some folks up into northern new england like portland, they could see 9 inches, boston, though about 4. 9:13 now on a tuesday morning. the clouds are thickenning up. we have low pressure slated to

bring a low pressure. we will see limited sunshine as clouds filter in. 51 right now in the peninsula b with temperatures going to climb nicely. we're headed towards a warm up. we're talking about a return of the 07s. so if you beach weather it will be back by therz. anks. coming up next, the world famous summer olympian goes for gold here in sochi. i caught up with team usa bobsledder lolo jones. you'll hear it right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] we all deserve a good night's sleep. thankfully, there's zzzquil. it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. ♪ because sleep is a beautiful thing™. ♪

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[ beeping ] ♪ may you never be stuck behind a stinky truck. [ beeping ] ♪ may things always go your way. but it's good to be prepared... just in case they don't. toyota. let's go places, safely. two-time summer olympian lolo jones hits the track today but not running hurdles. >> no, this time she's going after gold as the bobsled team. >> all eyes on lolo and that team. no stranger to the olympic spotlight and no stranger to controversy.

>> reporter: this is lolo jones in summer. this is lolo jones in winter. jones is one in a group of world class track and field stars hoping to push the united states to a gold medal in bobsled. >> how did you come from the track to the icy track? >> i actually was being recruited at the time. and she was like, i think you'd make a good bobsledder. and i was like, no. i laughed at her, actually. because, you know, obviously i was training for summer olympics at that time. and it was just like the seed she planted. >> there has been a bit of controversy about jones' selection to the team. with some, including american bobsledders saying lolo landed her spot because of fame and not skill. her teammates reject that.

>> do you think she deserves to be on the team? >> without a doubt. i think one of the things people don't realize is lolo's first cup race, she got a silver medal. she's dedicated everything she has to this. it's a testament to how hard she's worked and how great an athlete she is. >> after some very high profile disappointment at summer games past, jones is happy to give up the lonely life of a sprinter to become a team player. >> you said joining this team was like a fresh start for you. what did you mean when you said that? >> for track and field you can become very -- like just everything's about you. in some ways, you are vain at times, you have to do that in track. if you don't, that could jeopardize you and you could be last. but in bobsled, it's a unit, putting myself last and pushing the drivers up. my job is to humble myself and lift them up. >> and you can just see, guys,

watching lolo jones with her teammates, she loves being in a team sport because track, so much of the controversy was looking at her, she felt like a lightning rod. here she can be with her friends and chill out a little bit. she's doing great. the women's bobsled action starts today in sochi. coming up next, we'll get you caught up on the news you need before you leave the house. and later, two college students warming up the lives of kids with cancer one life at a time. be our guest! be our guest! let our magic do the rest just think of all the fun, cherie your time will be the best meet a princess, what a treat you've booked ahead, so here's a seat. get on rides in less time, makes every memory divine! stay at select walt disney world resort hotels and enjoy new fastpass+ during our test. be our guest! be our guest! be our guest! ♪

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due to lack of inspection. so far, there aren't any reports of anyone getting sick. are you looking to start booking some vacations? well, get a paper and pen ready because here are the four cheapest days to fly. april 24th is the least expensive day to hop a plane to the caribbean. if you want to go to europe, may 16th is your day. and for coast-to-coast flights, you may want to target june 7th. finally, if you're headed to europe late this summer, the day to fly is august 23rd. british researchers have taken an important step toward a screening test for depression in teenage boys and found that a combination of mental health symptoms along with high levels of the stress hormone cortisol were accurate predictors of major depressions among boys. these findings could help pinpoint boys most at risk so they can get early treatment. do you have more credit card debt than emergency savings? well, you're not alone. only about half of americans, 51% say they have more savings than credit card debt.

that's according to bankrate.com, the website points to stagnant incomes and long-term unemployment. a minnesota man turning heads in the neighborhood for his stunning tribute to four famous faces. just in time for presidents' day, a giant mound of snow turned into an amazing replica of mt. rushmore. he said it was challenging because the snow was too dry to work with. still did an incredible job there. well, coming up, i tried to shred the slopes with danny davis. but first, a look at your local news and weather. tonight in prime time, it's the high-flying debut of a new olympic event as freestyle skiers compete for gold on the sochi halfpipe. and also eyeing the first

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9:28, welcome back. temperatures struggling to break out of the 40s in some cities. lots of clouds to go around, and area of low pressure just to our north that will bring fairly light showers. we're seeing wind pick up as that storm system moves in, a little unstable out there. 58 in the east bay. 64 for the north bay and 66 in the south bay. we see a warming trend on the bottom of your screen throughout the broadcast. here is mike and your drive. >> looking at the fremont drive.

you have a slower drive just kicking in now. south bay schools are on break for the postpart this week. there is so many businesses back here that is definitely affecting the commute and the volume of traffic. we have a crash on the interchange, it is on the shoulder but still a distraction. look at how quickly it cleared up. starting to slow up just past the coliseum. >> have a good morning. ♪ [ man ] wow! noelle pikus-pace does it again! ♪ ♪ ♪ slide! yay!

[ male announcer ] td ameritrade. helping you reach your long-term goals one small step at a time. ♪ they look good. welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning, february 18th, 2014. as you look at the jamaican bobsled team making their way down the track, up in the mountains here. i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales in olympic park here in sochi. and look who we have here, the jamaican bobsled team. of course, became known around the world at the 1988 olympics and then in the film "cool runnings." 12 years after the last winter olympics, they return to action in sochi on sunday. and we're joined by the two-man jamaican bobsled team. good morning. >> good morning to you, thanks for having us here. >> you've already been here spreading the jamaican language of love, which i like.

a lot heart, energy, smiles. >> natalie goes to shake your hand. no, no, i can't shake your hand and you go in for the hug. >> exactly. >> well played. >> all directed at natalie, i noticed. >> how did you notice that? >> i'm okay with that. i don't have a problem with that. >> we jamaicans are very warm people, so we have to -- this warmness that we carry with us all the time. >> you do a good job of it. how much fun did you have up on the track? >> i always have fun. they said we come to this olympics as serious contenders. and, you know, you still have to have fun. it doesn't make sense you're going to be here in sochi. >> you came in 29th out of 30. are you disappointed in that finish? >> i wouldn't say it's disappointing. we've been through so much obstacles and it's been a rocky road for us starting the season.

and we've been through a lot. we approached this olympics as -- with an open mind. and whatever comes, we just have to accept it. >> so marvin, is winston now your spokesperson? >> no, he likes to speak, you know. >> this is your first olympics, right? >> we'll see you in south korea, right, guys? you'll be back. >> i'll be back. >> you'll be back. >> oh -- >> you see. i'll tell you what, i'm not going to give up right now because i'm still a young man. and what i'm going to do. i'm going to pass the legacy on to younger people. i've got my chances already. i've been to four olympics. and i think it's time to pass it on. i'm still going to start in next season. >> marvin, it's only half an hour we've got here. >> exactly. >> winston, marvin, thanks so much for stopping by. we love watching you, we love

your story. we'll see you back in four years. >> thanks for having us here. >> we love it. >> hang out for a while. >> he's not letting go. >> did he know the polar bear? 9:33, we have a good day shaping up. it will be a little cloudy, less sunshine than you might like, but we'll get showers in the north bay. of course i'm going to give you the optimistic look. 65 along the peninsula. clouds increasing throughout the day but i don't think we will see much shower action. taking you into the next couple days, temperatures will stay nice and steady even with this rain coming in tomorrow, the whole thing is out of here before we hit the morning drive. your latest weather. >> all right. i'm good. are you good? >> i'm good. >> let's get to our series hope

to it. >> what began as a class project turned into a nonprofit organization called love your melon. >> it's a great organization that donates colorful hats to heads and hearts of kids with cancer. >> reporter: every superhero needs a helmet. >> i love your melon, so does he. >> they have made it their mission to give one to every sick child they meet. >> love your melon, like your head. >> the college students founded a nonprofit hat company called love your melon. >> love your melon means embracing everything you have, whether it's a bald head or full head of hair, it means loving what you've got and embracing everybody around you. >> for every hat sold, another hat is given to a child with cancer. >> it's almost like the hat is an icebreaker for us.

and the hat provides a chance for us to actually get to know the kids. >> bringing a colorful, bright hat into the hospital room, it lights up the room. it does that physical aspect of warming up their head. when you're in a chilly room, it covers them with warmth and it surrounds them with love. >> 12-year-old ritchie when he was finishing up chemotherapy last year. although he was fighting for his life, he was worried about what was on his head. >> when i first saw my hair falling out, i thought that my friends wouldn't like me being bald, but that hat -- >> if you're different or anything sets you apart, that sets you up, i think, to be bullied. and i was afraid he would be teased at school. and that would just break my heart. >> made me feel warm during the winter and made sure i don't get teased at school.

>> the company started less than two years ago at the university of st. thomas in st. paul, minnesota. after the duo teamed up on a project for their entrepreneurship class. >> i had a couple people close to me pass away because of cancer. >> it's hard to justify why a 7-year-old has cancer and why they have to go through what they're going through. and so we wanted to be able to reach out and do anything we could for these kids. >> the love your melon mission has expanded to include helicopter cloud ride to give kids a break from the hospital. they recently took an 18-city bus tour to lighten the spirits of sick kids. and inspired healthy college students like themselves that there's still work to be done. >> we want to inspire communities to make this their own and be able to continue it forever so that it's not just the story of me and brian, that it's the story of everybody who

came in and made love your melon what it is. >> that's great. >> love your melon's buy one, give one donation model is inspired in part by the one for one charitable program. so far, they've given away more than 4,000 hats to kids across the country. >> seen a lot of that in business now. buy one, give one. a lot of different companies. very cool. we're back with more from sochi very cool. we're back with more from sochi right after this. transferd money from his before larry instantly bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season". and before he quit his friend's leaf-raking business for "not offering a 401k." larry knew the importance of preparing for retirement. that's why when the time came he counted on merrill edge to streamline his investing and help him plan for the road ahead. that's the power of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america.

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welcome back to a rainy sochi. you know, al and i have been working our fingers to the bone over here. >> unbelievable. >> morning, noon and night al and i have been working. al and i have been working. natalie is out snowboarding -- >> hugging with jamaican bobsledders. >> you've got to have some fun when in sochi, right? i got a one-on-one snowboard lesson with one of the most colorful characters at these games. x games champ danny davis was kind enough to take me on as a student, got me off my skis on to a board for better or for worse. >> hey. you need a lesson? >> i do. >> in snowboarding? >> who has the better hair? >> i think i didn't get my blowout this morning. i think you're looking a little better. >> at least i win in the hair department. >> you do for sure. >> let's hit it. this is spectacular, beautiful. >> and scary. >> remind me, i'm looking at -- if i go over this edge, i'm

dead. >> we won't send you over the edge. >> you'll grab me before i go over. >> it's nice and mellow right here. how are you feeling? >> like i'm close to the edge. >> one thing that's good is get the feel of like heels and toe. >> okay. >> if you can lean back a little bit. yeah, that's good. go toes, go heels, heels, heels. yeah. how does that feel? >> feels fast. >> let's go! >> am i scaring you? >> yes, slightly. >> i've never taught anyone to snowboard. this is interesting. >> now you tell me? >> when i go like this, i go toes, okay. >> okay. you almost wiped out on the bunny slope. >> i almost wiped out. >> my heart is pounding. >> yes, yes. oh, no! i failed! i failed!

>> where were you? >> i failed you. >> hi, nice to meet you. >> you going downhill, you want this? >> the front edge. >> whether you're going this way or this way, you want an edge up. you're good, you're good. go toes, nice. now go to heels. yeah, now toes, yeah! we're going to stop here and you're going to do this on your own. >> i've graduated? >> fly, bird. fly away. yes! yes! yes! sideways, no, no, no! >> ta-dah. >> no offense, i need to get bayiba back on my feet. >> no, you're a snowboarder now. >> cheers. >> cheers, sister. >> it was a hard lesson. i have to say, it's really difficult. >> i love the fact that you ran into somebody. >> she ran into me, i would like

to make the point. she took me down, not the other way. >> he's a cool guy, isn't he? >> so great. so much fun. what a character. danny, thanks a lot for the lesson. i promise i'll try to stick to snowboarding. >> that did look like fun. but you know who knows how to have fun? the russians. check out the high rollers parties after dark.

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and the action here at olympic park and up on the slopes. >> but when the sun goes down, russia's night life heats up. >> our man, keir simmons once again got nbc to subsidize his social life. what have you done this time? >> hey, listen, given this assignment. they said, go out, go to the bars. go to the clubs, the restaurants. and i thought i got the golden ticket and i'm sitting here this morning, and they say willie geist gets to go to the "sports illustrated" -- >> yeah. >> all the same, i do get to go and find out what it's like to go out on the town in russia. >> reporter: you are taking me to the coolest place? >> i am taking you to the coolest place. >> okay. >> reporter: russians know how to have fun. and man about town edmund has more fun than most. >> people want to party.

>> reporter: he owns a hip moscow bar and he's a rock star here. ♪ let the music set you free >> reporter: who better to ask for advice? the impression for some russians is look cool but also look pretty -- don't smile. >> i think it comes from the communist era where everything was gray. >> reporter: that's all changed now. >> moscow became a happening city just like london or new york, miami. >> reporter: for a really big night out, you can start with cocktails at sunset in the mercedes bar. >> that's good. >> reporter: what a view. then perhaps dinner. >> they call this asian fusion, steak and fish.

>> reporter: and end the night -- >> this looks like fun. >> reporter: -- at soho room, one of moscow's hippest clubs. and it's not just the russian capital. this is how they roll in st. petersburg. across the country, karaoke is all the rage. >> just to be clear, you have to be able to dance, you have to be able to sing, and you have to be rich to make it in the russian nightclub? >> you don't have to be able to do anything else. >> i had planned to give you a list of the places to go to, the trouble is i can't actually remember. >> nice ride, by the way. in a rolls? >> it was a lot of fun. >> looks like you had friends with you, which was nice. >> yes. >> the friends look very nice. >> they were very helpful in showing me around. >> we'll see you tomorrow. and by the way, here

tomorrow to perform for us. coming up next, another taste of russian life, naustia liukin takes me on a food tour around the olympic park. this is "today" on nbc.

well, if you know one thing about us, you know we love to eat. >> makes us happy. here in sochi, you can find some great food if you know where to go. >> that's right, 2008's gold medal gymnast knows her way around russian food. after all, she was born here, she took me on a culinary tour of the olympic park. >> at the olympics, the only other athlete from around the world, but also food from around the world. today, willie geist and i are going to be eating our way around the olympic park. >> let's do it. >> let's go.

>> this is melt of cheese. it's got potato. >> i guess the potato is just like the iconic goes with everything. good, really good. >> yeah. >> and next -- >> we're combining both of the swiss dishes right now, breaking all the swiss rules. switzerland, we're impressed. >> very impressed. >> all right. what's next now? >> so next we're going to do the russian style crepes. and you can either get a dessert kind filled with chocolate or jam or they have something with caviar or ham and cheese. they're kind of like pancakes, but thin pancakes kind of like the french crepes, my grandma makes the best ones. >> i'm impressed.

>> thanks. >> i have no idea what you just ordered, but i'm impressed. >> i just got the plain chocolate. >> just straight up pancake full of chocolate. >> are you ready to try tease? >> these? >> i am. >> it's like an envelope. >> good? >> really good. how does that compare to your grandma's? >> not as good, but still pretty good. definitely a lot thinner than an american pancake. >> oh, my gosh, yeah. >> we traveled halfway around the world to try pizza. >> this place is normally very traditional russian restaurant, but for the spirit of the games, they've kind of transformed into it an italian place. >> going international. >> i think we're going to order pepperoni and cheese. okay. five minutes. perfect. great. cool.

looks like that's ours. thank you. >> beautiful. thank you very much. >> looks good. >> that is good russian pizza. >> i thought to finish our day of all this food tasting, we should end up at a place which is typical russian cuisine. >> this is actually one of my favorite russian foods. i'm excited to try it out here. it's a very traditional and typical russian food. >> good. >> it is good. well, thank you so much for joining me on our international food adventure. >> i loved it. a good assignment. >> i think it's good being on traditional russian cuisine. did you like it? >> i did. i never had most of this stuff. it was really good. >> well, i guess we end with this. >> homemade vodka.

yeah. >> like a true russian. >> that was some strong homemade vodka. brought with me, this is very, very local, good russian food. herring under the fur coat. >> that doesn't sound right. >> herring salad, pickled beef and vegetables. pickled apples right here. >> apple? >> it keeps longer. try that. this is pork gelitan. and over here, it's pickled pork belly. >> they're really into the -- >> then pickled mushrooms. >> the pickled mushrooms. all right. >> and in honor of kathie and hoda. >> 55% proof, by the way. >> never touched the stuff but hoda does on a daily basis. >> hey, don't out me here.

good morning, everyone. it is 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. officers are looking for two meant that took them on a chase

that ended at the golden gate bridge. the man jumped into a black mercedes, took off, hit two cars on his way out, and tried to cross the kbolden gate bridge when he area ended another car at the toll plaza. crews hope to have a broken gas line fixed in time for students to go back to a bay area high school tomorrow. the employees say the work should be done by tonight. let's get a check of the weather with christina. >> good morning, scott. we have a little shower activity tonight. the temperatures right now in the 50s. we have mostly cloudy conditions right now. we'll have highs in the mid to upper 60s. your sunset is about 6:00 p.m. temperatures will continue to creep up. this is in the tri-valley, up to

73 degrees on friday. looking here toward fremont. a live shot as well as our map sensors show you a smooth drive toward mission boulevard. they show you 680 still recovering. the rest of the south bay starting to recover excement for south 880, it doesn't look so great. slow approaching 237 and toward that interchange with the northbound route, that is the major commute that is a little lighter. we're looking toward the bay bridge toll plaza where we have back up for the cash lanes. metering lights are still on.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> all right. >> hello, everybody. what is it today, hoda? >> it is booze day, tuesday. it is better than booze day, tuesday. today is very special. >> isn't it national drink wine day or something like that? >> bigger than that! it is my niece hannah's 7th birthday. >> there's nothing bigger than that. >> i'm so happy for hannah. >> hello, hannah. >> we love hannah. i'm happy she's enjoying herself. happy 7 years. there she is.

we have a great show in honor of hannah's birthday. >> debra messing. >> and elaine stritch and -- >> elvis is here. you'll love this one. >> swedish group. >> no, no, no. >> no, no, no. >> they're supposed to be amazing. >> really great. >> what was amazing was jimmy, his debut last night on "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon, a little bit of a monologue, funny, but also touching. ♪ >> i'm jimmy fallon and i'll be your host for now. for those of you who watch me for first time, which is very possible, i'm 39 years old. i live in new york city with my beautiful wife nancy and my daughter winnie who is 6 months old and she's the best thing to ever happen to me. i'm lucky to say my parents are still here with us. they're here tonight. they're here to see me.

mom and dad. love you, guys. i wish i could have gotten you better seats, but it is very -- very hot show, dad. very hot show. >> so great. >> i think that's nice. just so human, you know? everybody comes from somewhere and doesn't seem to be a smidge of arrogance about it. like, can you believe me? i'm here. >> will smith said the reason -- a whole bunch of celebs came out, but will smith the reason everyone came is because of how much they love jimmy. so jimmy invited all of his friends on who didn't believe he would ever host "the tonight show." so each person gave him 100 bucks. robert de niro, 100. tina fey. mariah had to dig. >> mariah had to dig, oh, lord. and took her time. >> yes, she did. >> lindsay lohan. >> gaga. uh-huh. oh, stephen colbert. >> he did it in change. >> he should. >> and then -- >> and then his -- and joan

rivers came out. this -- people may not know, this is a historic moment. she's been basically barred from "the tonight show" for almost 30 years since she had a row with johnny years and years back. for whatever reason, that was continued. that's nice. that bodes well. it is a new era. and nobody is funnier on the planet than joan. so i hope she comes back. >> joan told reporters she's been sitting outside in the taxi with the meter running since 1997, waiting to get in. just shows jimmy's personality. like no grudges, no nothing. one of the coolest things about last night was that u2 performed and they didn't just perform in the studio, which they did late, they performed on the top of the rock. look at this. an incredible view. and it was the only beautiful night we had in about a month. >> look at that sunset. >> gorgeous. >> i mean, what a night. a lot of love. a lot of good music.

by the way, you know -- >> and nice reviews. great reviews. >> a lot of love for u2. did you know that? >> no. >> a lot of love from an old university that you once attended. >> did they finally give me a shoutout? >> just wanted kathie lee to know she is loved. >> hey, kathie lee! >> your alma mater orel roberts university wanted to give you a shoutout all the way from tulsa, oklahoma. >> well, that is nice. there is a prayer tower. thanks, you guys. god bless each one of you. >> big cutouts of you. where did they get those? >> i have great memories of having gone to that school. i didn't graduate, i am one of those -- i did leave a semester shy of graduating college, but i did later go on to get a ph.d. from marymount university which

i didn't earn at all. >> did you get one of those free ones? >> all the work i did in battling labor abuses, so in a way i did earn that one, yeah, yeah. but thank you, that's very nice. >> it is olympic time. you guys, the united states is tied for first with russia. >> uh-oh. >> okay. we actually have, i think we have more bronze. they have more silver, so technically maybe they're a smidge ahead of us. >> us about as of yesterd >> but as of yesterday we have another gold. >> of the 19 shots, five of them are vodka and the rest are water. that means roughly, and i'll round off, one in four chance of picking the prize. who is going to do it this time? >> should we wait and talk about the olympics a little bit or do it now? >> i think we need to do it. >> okay. >> how can we check to see which one i cannot have a redo of yesterday for personal reasons. i'm afraid. >> get one that doesn't have a

whole lot in it. >> i know. they all look like -- >> jerry, he's generous. >> i wouldn't do that one. >> you wouldn't? >> no. >> none of them look good. >> jerry, one, two, three. >> are they all -- are they all vodka? >> no! no. jerry -- no, they're not. >> are they? >> no. >> then you try one? >> no. >> you take one. >> no. >> are they all -- >> that one's not. >> jerry -- >> that one -- >> someone get a shot of jerry. >> they're all -- are they all? >> this game is not fair. okay. i'm not -- >> i hope we win more gold today. last night was an awesome night. ice dancing, first time ever, right, the americans have won

it. >> meryl davis and charlie white, you guys, they have been dancing together since they were children. they won by an extraordinary margin, five points. their score was a new world record, by the way. 195.52. that is, again, a new world record, so -- >> you know what, the coach, which is interesting, there, that coach also is the coach of the canadian team, they all trained side by side. and they came in, won the silver. so i wonder if down deep in her heart of hearts she can be completely and totally unbiased. what do you think, hoda? >> i think it would be hard. she said she has no favorites and in vancouver, the canadians. we came in second. >> after all those years with one another, hopefully there is a nice camaraderie. but an incredible -- like with us. love each other so much, but a bit of a rivalry. >> i have a question, are those seriously all vodka? jerry?

are they? are they? you try one. please. >> i smelled it. >> are they all -- >> are you serious? >> that's vodka. >> so is that. either we picked the five that are vodka -- all right, so anyway, after 62 years, more good news for the americans. two men bobsled finally won. they won a bronze. steven holcomb and steven langston. >> these are big guys. nfl sized chunky guys. if you're wondering, i know you were, about the jamaican bobsled team who everyone fell in love with -- >> back in calgary in '88. >> remember "cool runnings," 29th out of 30. >> really? >> serbia came in last. they were disqualified. they didn't even finish. >> so the bobsled team did come in last. >> yes. >> i can't believe you booby trapped me like that. i'm upset. i'm going on record saying i'm

upset. >> i know we called this nbc news, but's be h let's be hones >> here is good news if you're a dog owner. if you own a dog, it makes you more sociable. because this is what the university of chicago study found. number one, you stop and talk to people. >> i just did my 100 happy days thing. we were going to show it yesterday. i don't know if we still have it. i was out walking in the snow, look for something that makes you happy. and it has been hard to find, lately. and then you either post it somewhere, 100 days and called #100happy days. went out on a walk with some friends and there was -- do we have it? we don't. it was -- there. it was a bulldog named rosie. i thought it was -- it -- found out it was rosie. i said molly, but it was rosie so i made a friend. i would have never -- >> there is something, when you

see a dog owner walking their dog, it just -- there is something warm and fuzzy that comes over me now that didn't used to. >> you're discovering what it is like to actually be a mother. >> yes, i am. >> 30 eve4:30 every morning, yo out there. >> oh, look at us. >> all righty. >> they did this thing, cats, lizards and hamsters had no effect on socialability. >> duh, hello. >> let's do our -- the top candy bars. >> top candy bars. we have to do the -- >> so you're wondering what the number one candy bar on the planet is, according to whoever. >> i don't know. >> time. >> not time magazine. time.com. >> okay. it is toberlone. >> that's three. that's third. we're going down. it is toberlone, hershey's milk chocolate. they were the first ones to put

failing in it. then this one. and the biggest one is kit kat. first marketed because you can share it. >> want to share? >> yeah. >> turns chocolate into a social snack. >> i don't know why ricees rees aren't in there. >> they came in 13th. >> amen. >> debra messing, okay, thank you, debra. debra is on broadway. debra is on broadway. i like kit kates. okay. time to tell you about our pop the question video contest. if you and your partner got engaged valentine's weekend or in the past six months, we want to see your video. if you enter, you'll have a chance to enter a romantic three-day, four-night get away to the beautiful scrub island resort. that's a gorgeous, gorgeous place. you know what? you can save a lot of money on your honeymoon if you use that trip. >> i know. >> that would be awesome. >> we'll get a lot of them today. >> what does the prize include, hoda? >> we have to go back.

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carries a torch for her neighbor and is ready to take a chance on love. take a look. >> don't pretent you don't know you're beautiful. >> this is the first i've heard about beauty. >> well, you denounce me now for bringing it up? >> what do you do, put me in the shop window like one of those -- >> what are you talking about? amsterd amsterdam. >> amsterdam, you know when i'm talking about, naked women in the windows in amsterdam. >> we're talking about my cousin. he's never even been to amsterdam, i don't think. >> i see sexual tension there. how about you guys? great to see you. >> great to see you. >> that accent is awesome. >> thank you. >> did it come easily or did you have to work at it? >> i had to work really hard with a wonderful steven gavis, the dialect coach, a good month before we started. >> dialects come easily to some and they're just a bear for

other people. and this gentleman you're working with, what is his name? >> bruno. he was born in ireland and he literally was born and raised ten minutes from where we live. he was very supportive and helpful, yes. >> a lot of makeup, very simple, no heels. >> you look great. >> just a braid and wellington rain boots and i was in heaven. >> do you like it like that? >> no spanx. >> jeans and a t-shirt and it was fantastic, liberating, liberating to not feel like my looks had anything to do with the telling of the story. >> a beautiful love story, isn't it? between you and this neighbor you've been hot for a while? >> it is so beautiful and quirky and laugh out loud funny. and in a way that only john patrick shanley can be funny and brilliant. and it is incredibly moving. i think that's the thing that surprises people. when people leave the theater, they have been stopping to buy

another set of tickets to come back. >> they better hurry, it is a limited run, right? >> one more month. for all of us. >> really? >> what are you doing next, debra? >> oh, my goodness. well, i haven't committed to anything yet. i'm reading scripts for television. >> of course you are. >> it is the season, isn't it? >> it is. but it is manhattan theater club. so they do limited runs. >> great, great work. >> would you like to play a game with us? >> absolutely. >> spin the bottle, but not the kind that you would expect. not the kind you expect from hoda. >> hey. i've been drinking, you know. >> you ready, debra? here it is. who is your celebrity crush? >> there is a lot of them. >> the one you're dating. >> um, i would say -- edit,

facilit filter, edit, filter. >> gandhi? >> gandhi? >> ben kingsley, yes. >> that's an unusual anser. >> i'm not awake. i haven't had coffee yet. >> what is your go-to comfort food? >> reese's peanut buttercups. >> we agree. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> is that it? >> that's it. that's all the time we have. all the best on broadway. >> come and see us. >> we would love to. we're trying to get back into the broadway. you're invited to a party. but your plus one wasn't. is it okay to ask the host. >> good question. >> and jenna bush hager has the olympic action from sochi right after this. ♪ make a change for a better day ♪ [ female announcer ] this nation of go-getters seems to be in the middle of a human energy crisis. ♪ take a chance... [ male announcer ] power up with the good energy of quaker real medleys. ♪

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time for a look at "today's" olympic action and all the hot news from sochi. >> our hot girl in sochi, jenna bush hager, hey, girl. >> hi, guys, how are you? >> we're good. but you're better. >> we're all talking about the ice dancers. what a moment in russia, huh? >> weren't they incredible? i hope you watched. they were so incredible and they skated so gracefully. i saw them this morning and charlie said he was nervous, waiting to skate, though obviously the nerves did not show on the ice. >> they were last, right? >> they beat tessa virtue -- yeah, they went last.

they had to wait and watch everybody else skate. and skate so well. including the russians, who got this huge standing ovation, because they were so terrific. but they really looked wonderful out there. and charlie was here this morning. i'm not sure if you saw, but he has this special talent. >> yeah, a violinist. >> did you see this? >> yeah. >> this shows you -- by the way, let's listen. ♪ and this tells you, by the way, if you ever say anything on the "today" show, it will be followed through with. he told sa vvannah he would pla and he did. be careful what you wish for. and he was perfect. >> you spent a little time with a guy from mexico, you call him one of the most interesting guys at the olympics. who is this guy? >> you know that -- an older man, but a very handsome man, his name is humberto van holer, the most interesting man here in sochi.

he's 55 years old, although he doesn't look it, does he? he's the only -- i know. smoke show. he's the only athlete for the mexican team, a downhill skier. and this is his sixth olympic game. that's his uniform. the reason why we call him the most interesting man here in sochi, he's royalty, he has a rock band, he's a photographer, and he looks like that. i asked him if he was going to medal, which he's not. he said, no, but i want to medal in style. >> he's a model, not a medal. >> he looks great. >> do you like the mariachi look? >> not my fave. >> he looks good in anything. look at him. >> that's quite the pose. >> we shared a margarita and toasted to you guys, of course. >> thank you, jenna. >> bye, jenna. how to cut that invite list.

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slow down. earlier cashes causing slow downs for 238. >> thank you. more local news at 11:00. we're back with more of "today" on this booze day, tuesday. time to meet elvis duran's artist of the month. >> a pop trio from sweden called no, no, no. their single may sound familiar because the songs have been featured in tv commercials and tv shows. >> and elvis duran is here to introduce us to the band members. >> you always have us here on cocktail dale. >> every day is cocktail day. >> here is the thing, no, no, no. export from sweden, we're loving. everyone is buzzing about you guys. don't know if you know how much the buzz is taking over here in america. they're on their way. >> when you get picked for a

commercial, catchy tunes, you hear the song everywhere, don't you, elvis? >> everywhere. some of the commercials, sparkling ice. >> i forgot about that one. >> the song you're about to hear on "american idol" and "dancing with the stars". >> you didn't want to -- well, tell us how you speak better english than my swedish. >> just what the name is about. yeah. it is just sort of a name we came up with when we say no to projects we didn't want to do, we wanted to do music we really wanted to do. >> your artist soul. >> yeah, and then you can say no, like need the space. >> most artists don't think like that. this is my shot. >> that's what i like about sara bareilles song. it is hard for some people. >> you want to say yes and be pleasing and make an effort and say no. >> have you said no to anything?

>> she says no all the time. >> all the time. it took a long time for me. >> what is your name? >> michele. >> vina. >> and tobias. >> is it abba or abba? >> abba. >> from now on it is abba. >> take it way for us. >> you're going to love nonono. listen to this. >> careful. ♪ ♪ on the road again

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>> okay. unique sound. >> so, that's "pumping blood," by the way. nonono, on the verge here in the united states. i'm glad i could bring them up to see you guys. >> he's never wrong. >> never wrong. >> thank you for coming to see us. >> thank you, elvis. how to have the talk with your kids about everything, drugs, alcohol, you know. >> and from kids parties to weddings, how to trim down the invite list. activia tummies, happy people when you feel good inside. you live life with a smile. but when you feel bloated, with discomfort, gas, not to mention the rumbling... you feel totally knocked out. eat activia. twice a day for four weeks. it could help you get back to feeling like yourself again. activia may reduce the frequency of minor digestive issues like bloating, gas, discomfort and rumbling.

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navigating the teen years is a challenge. one of the most difficult might be knowing the right way to talk to your kids about the tough stuff. >> here with advice are logan lefkoff and dr. jennifer wider, authors of the new book "got teens," the guide to sexuality, social media and other adolescent realities. >> hello, you two. >> hi there. >> you've been through this yourselves personally? >> we're in the process of it. we have five kids between the two us. and i think we're realists. there is certain inevitables. they're going to go through puberty, they're going to want independence and they'll want to experiment. it is our job to teach them how to minimize the risks that come with that. >> here is a question from one person. my daughter thinks it is okay to borrow medication if a family member or a friend has a

prescription for it because it's not an illegal drug. why is, you know, you want to explain why? >> absolutely. we put this in the book because it is a real issue. it is an increase among middle school students, among high school students of looking in the medicine cabinet and taking out what's there. the issue is a lot of kids don't think that it is a problem because it is illegal. so it is accessible, in the medicine cabinet and parents are using it also. so, you know, it comes with a lot of risk, prescription drugs. >> what if your kids say to you, mom, did you drink in high school or when did you have your first drink? >> it is a really good question. it may not be the same as you would answer about sex or other issues. i think it has been important to be honest, and find out why they're asking. are they looking to justify their own behavior, do they have questions? it is always in our best interest to model healthy drinking for them. if your kid sees you blacked out, not a great thing. if you're teaching them how to enjoy a glass of wine at a meal, it is part of an overall

culinary culture, that's a much better method. >> we have a big issue today with marijuana being legalized in several states. so how would you say to a teenager, if they should or should not try marijuana? >> i think marijuana is a tricky subject. it is, you know, in the news, seeing it all the time. we can't guard our kids from the headlines. >> we hear about medicinal marijuana. what do you say to the kids? >> you sayed me dism ed me dime helps with certain things. an adolescent brain is not developed the way an adult's is. it is a different discussion for you as a young person than it is for an adult. an important one to have and a great cultural one. >> and if your daughter's friend is talking about it, pretend she says, look, i heard marijuana is less toxic than cigarettes, and your daughter is not participating but she's around it, should you address the subject then too? >> i think the issue is if you look at stuff like your child is playing with a lighter or with

matches, those are dangerous. you wouldn't want them to play with either. so you have to teach your kids responsible behavior around alcohol, marijuana, sex. doesn't matter what the issue is. >> a lot of people say they're learning all of that in school. they get sex education, all that -- isn't it the parent's responsibility? >> it is as a sexuality educator myself, it is certainly a parent's responsibility to teach values and to talk to your kid about what your boundaries are. at the end of the day, kids are going to push the envelope. you want that key moment to think, what did my parents tell me again what would they be okay with. >> when do you start having conversations, at what age? >> every kid is different, right? you got to know your child before you know what they're ready for? >> absolutely. we talk about refraining the sex talk in our book. we want it to be a continuum. it is something that can start really early. you have to know your kids. the more education you give them, the more you empower them, the better off they make a decision. >> i found putting -- giving

them baths when they're little, they're in prison. i would sit there with them and they couldn't get out. they have to talk. >> i think the key to this is -- i think the key to this is always -- we keep the door open and we're not judgmental. kids come to us. >> got to model it. that's where i've gone wrong. >> thanks, ladies. need to cut down the party list, we called in a pro to help you do it with grace. and elaine stritch is here. she's unbelievable. fa ♪ when he first joined the army, i was very nervous. ♪ we didn't know what they would have him doing. ♪ but, bobby always had a plan. ♪

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whether you're putting together your child's birthday party, planning for a shindig for retirement -- >> a scene from the father of the bride, very memorable. >> what about harry kirby. we haven't seen him in ages. >> i don't know. >> didn't harry kirby die last year? >> yes. good. oh, sorry. >> all right. >> feels that way. >> hallelujah. >> thank goodness for anna post, the co-author of "emily post's wedding etiquette" here to tell you how to slim down that list but do it gracefully. >> is it possible to do it gracefully? >> it is. absolutely. first off, don't raise expectations. when you're first engaged, you're so excited, you want to tell everybody. of course we're going to do it here, of course she'll come. just hold back on that. once it is out there, you can't take it. >> can't take it back.

>> yeah. >> that's hard. >> let's do some questions from some people who have written -- >> let's do it, hodi. >> melanie wants to know what is the ratio for invites sent and rsvps? how many you to think will decline? >> my research came up with different numbers, 10 to 20%. for a general party it comes out about the same, the bigger it gets can kind of change it a little bit or the more people people are expecting it. >> you have a good idea about sending out the a-listers, so the ones you really want, ahead of time to give you time to see who says no, so you can then invite some others that might be on the maybe list. >> sure. some couples just, you know, they can't get everybody on the first list, but, hey, if somebody rsvps no, let's get everybody we love there. count back a little further so your a-list goes out, they can rsvp, if you have a b-list, they have time to get the invite and get the rsvp in without knowing.

>> what if your guest brings a plus one without telling you or calls up and says, hey, would you mind my so and so is in town, can i bring them along? >> i'm a big fan of being inclusive. if it is day of, say hello, nice to see you, and get that off your plate. this is your big day. >> but, you remember that, i don't usually invite someone a second time. it is just rude. >> you can chat with them about it later. don't try to have it out with them explaining how rude it is that day. you don't want to get into that. >> let me ask you this. what was it? shoot, let me think about it. >> while you're thinking about it. smaller events are often even stickier because maybe you have eight people around a table and somebody gets left out. >> right. so if it is a family event, you know, or even a small party, think about cutting by groups, you know, maybe the second cousins, the distant cousins, the neighbors, cutting by groups can sometimes -- your work colleagues. that can help keep it from

feeling personal to anybody within any one of those -- it is not you. all the work people. >> i remember, when people are asked to rsvp, and you say, by a certain date, if you haven't heard from that person, is it okay to call them and say, listen, we need to know, it is a sit down thing, i'm sorry to put you -- but we need to know, can you let me know? >> absolutely. if it is for a wedding or any event, if you know you are have to do your shopping, set your rsvp date a week out from that so you have your week of buffer time to get on the phone and call people and say, i need a final number by friday, hope you can make it, thanks. >> that's why people get wedding planners and things. it is an incredible amount of work. thank you very, very much. good to see you. a woman who needs no invitation, she can come by any time and visit -- >> elaine stritch, she has a funny take on her years in the spotlight. >> amazing documentary. this is "today" on nbc.

♪ definitely not a lady who lunches. you would be hard pressed to find a woman in hollywood who had the kind of successful career elaine stritch has had. the actress and singer has been working for 70 years. >> most recently on "30 rock" where elaine won her third emmy award playing jack dennehy's mother, a force to be reckoned with. >> she's out with a new documentary about her life called "elaine stritch: shoot me". >> hi. >> elaine, we're so happy to see you. >> so happy. put them both up. i'm a footstool for you, lady. i'm your footstool. >> in lifting my leg, try not to break it, okay? >> these legs are among the most famous legs of all time. >> yes, they are. >> yes. >> i love when you don't wear

pants in the documentary. >> what? >> you just have your -- >> listen, let me -- how old are you? >> 49. >> 49. that's a familiar -- has a familiar ring to it. >> what were you doing when you were 49? >> none of your business. none of your business. >> elaine, you are so beloved, but as much for your work, of course, but for your mouth. you know, you say whatever you want to say. when did that all -- >> thank god it hasn't been not passed on television. if you just say things naturally, it's fine. they just think and -- >> oh, dear. we bleeped it, oh, good. >> no, i'm at a serious point about that. you hear it so flamboyantly on other channels. >> that's right. >> right. >> all you hear is that and -- >> when you heard they wanted to make a documentary about you,

what is the first thing you thought? >> i thought i got to go through that again. >> yeah. not first time, is it? >> no, i -- i talked pretty openly, and i don't care. i think talking and telling the truth is a lot of fun. >> and it's important, too? if you don't, it stays inside you and festers and you never live to the ripe old age of 89. >> that's right. and you get -- the clock goes -- [ beeping ] >> can't stop it. >> can't stop it. and i just -- i say turn the clock down so i can tell the truth. >> there is a very honest -- you talk about your diabetes in this. you talk about your battle with alcoholism in this. you broke my heart talking about her -- the love of your life, john, when he died and how you cried. you talk about how you sobbed and then you said, i'm not crying anymore. i got to see what's next. tell us about that time. >> well, the greatest thrill is

going into rehearsal with -- who's that -- the best director in the world, what's his name? >> halperin? >> was that -- >> it makes it very difficult to talk to you, kathie lee, because you bring up hal prince and i got to compare him with -- >> sorry. trying to help. >> sorry is not enough. but what i want to tell you, i forget who i was talking about now. >> some director. woody allen? >> i think we ought to segue into the -- >> into what? >> the documentary. >> another one-way street. >> okay. but in the documentary, there are lots of alec baldwins in it. you have a lot of fun people who pop up in this documentary. >> jones. >> hal prince is in it. >> oh, yes. >> a fun group of you. this is one of the great documentaries, elaine. we're so glad you came to see us. >> not just for show business people. this is a human story and a

pleasure to see you, elaine. >> let me tell you one line -- >> okay. >> -- that i tried to end the documentary. >> okay. >> with this line. >> and the guy is doing the publicity and all that jazz said, trust me, elaine, you'll get a chance to say that line on television. >> okay. >> and -- >> should we bleep it? >> it is a good line. >> people who do comedy, it is like food and drink to them. if they think of a funny line, and it just came right off the top of their head. >> okay, all right. >> can you say it, because. >> thank you, jesus. >> thank you, jesus. >> that's how i end every day. >> but wait a minute. >> we have ten seconds, elaine. >> you're not getting the last line in this morning's show. >> and good-bye. >> i did. >> when i was asked how i enjoy doing the --

nbc bay area news starts now. >> good morning, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker. we begin with a story new at 11:00, detectives in the south bay are looking for more victims after arresting a man for sexually assaulting very young children. bob redell has more. >> reporter: extremely young. sunny vale police have identified five children between the ages of eight and three years of age at the time. and it is not clear how this man right here that you're tacking a