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>> it's dangerous work in the traffic. >> it is. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us for "nbc bay area news" at 11:00. have a good morning. thanks for joining us. good morning, mixed messages. the president in his delayed state of the union talks up bipartisanship but doubles down on his wall and sends a shot across the bow to robert mueller and democrats in congress. >> if there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. >> just ahead, reaction from both sides of the aisle. >> usa! usa! >> and what prompted this moment inside the halls of congress? stunning admission, pope francis admits publicly for the first time that catholic priests and bishops abused nuns saying some were forced into sexual
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slavery. this morning why the pope believes it is still happening today. bizarre new twist, troubling questions surrounding the pilot of that plane that broke apart over a california neighborhood, why was he carrying fake police credentials and a stolen badge? all that, plus murder mystery, a young woman's body found in a suitcase along a road in one of the nation's wealthiest communities, a desperate search now underway to figure out who she was and who killed her. cancel the red carpet for liam neeson's new movie, called off over growing uproar. oprah's night of stars, inside the big event featuring oscar hopeful. >> the best advice to me about singing is just try not to sing. >> and political ones. >> have you given yourself a deadline? i'm serious about that. >> today, wednesday, february 6th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news,
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this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today," nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. >> you may have set a record yesterday. i think you did this show. i think you did nightly. i think you did coverage and i think you did fallon. i don't know that that has been done. all four shows yesterday. >> wait a minute, doesn't carson have a late night show on nbc? >> carson's got one too. a big moment in our country, the state of the union address, lots to talk about. the president sending mixed messages to a deeply divided congress last night. on one hand saying let's work together but also signaling that the fight over his board you will -- border wall is far from over. >> clocking in at 82 minutes, it was the third longest state of the union in history. >> and one of the highlights wasn't heard but seen, a record number of women serving in
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congress, we're going to break everything down with our team of white house correspondents. we'll start with peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, for all the talk from the president's aides that this speech would be unifying and optimistic in the end it was vintage donald trump. more like a campaign speech really than a state of the union. a full throttle defense of his agenda, especially on immigration, and likely a preview of the themes we will see heading into 2020. >> madame speaker, the president of the united states! >> in his second state of the union address, president trump coming face-to-face with washington's new reality, a divided government. >> members of congress issue the state of our union is strong. >> his democratic rival, house speaker nancy pelosi clearly shaking her head no during his delivery. his calls for unity met with skepticism from democrats. >> we must reject the politics
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of revenge, resistance, and retribution. >> pelosi appearing to literally clap back at his attempt to find common ground, anchoring the president's address a renewed call for that border wall. >> in the past, most of the people in this room voted for a wall, but the proper wall never got built. i will get it built. >> mr. trump also taking aim at the mueller investigation without mentioning it by name. >> an economic miracle is taking place in the united states, and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan investigations. >> blasting the inquiries facing him in his administration as ridiculous, seeming to pause for an applause line that never came. >> if there is going to be peace in legislation, there cannot be
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war and investigation. it just doesn't work that way. >> delivering the democratic rebuttal, stacey abrams following her narrow defeat in georgia's governor's race. >> i am very disappointed by the president's approach to our problems. i still don't want him to fail, but we need him to tell the truth and to respect his duties. >> on foreign policy, the president announcing a second summit with north korean dictator kim jong-un to take place later this month in vietnam, even as his intelligence chiefs warn the regime remains committed to developing a long-range nuclear missile. >> if i had not been elected president of the united states, we would right now in my opinion, be in a major war with north korea. >> perhaps the night's most memorable moment, female democratic lawmakers dressed in white paying tribute to the women suffrage movement
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celebrating their record ranks. >> we also have more women serving in congress than at any time before. >> usa! usa! >> president trump also touting bipartisan success on criminal justice reform acknowledging convicted drug trafficker alice johnson whose cause was championed by kim kardashian. >> when i saw alice's beautiful family greet her at the prison gates hugging and kissing and crying and laughing, i knew i did something right. >> divisions again disappearing for a seemingly unheard sound. the entire chamber serenading judah samet, a holocaust survivor who also survived last year's pittsburgh shooting. >> thank you! >> they wouldn't do that for me,
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judah. >> reporter: that was definitely a powerful moment there. the president's speech was peppered with items americans could agree on, pledging to eliminate the hiv epidemic in the u.s. within the decade. recommitting to the fight against childhood cancer. at its core it was trump the campaigner checking off key rallying cries for his base. a ban on late term abortion among them and attacks on his political opponents as socialists. >> a lot of folks during that speech were listening, of course, but also looking at the dynamic between nancy pelosi and the president, kind of reading the tea leaves. what is the status of their relationship right now? >> reporter: you're exactly right. last night was about the woman behind him, these two rivals fresh off their shutdown showdown sharing the screen for nearly an hour and a half. at moments when there was booing pelosi seemed to shush her colleagues. other times she appeared to roll her eyes at the president's claims. following the speech, notably pelosi told reporters that it
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was quote, weird that president trump brought up the record number of women in congress since more than 90 of them are on the democratic side, but she said she loved the way that the women rose to the occasion. savannah and hoda. >> thank you. let's focus some more on what the president had to say about the border wall battle including a rather unexpected remark on immigration.migration. hallie jackson has that part of the story. hey, hallie, good morning. >> good morning. it's partly what the president did not say that's important here. he did not declare a national emergency that would let him basically go around congress and pay for the border wall he wants. but the president still said plenty about an issue that has motivated his base and divided congress. it took president trump 25 minutes to hit on immigration, but once he did, he hit it hard. >> as we speak large organized caravans are on the march to the united states. >> at the first mention of a
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migrant caravan, audible groans from democrats. the house speaker signaling settle down to her colleagues. >> walls work and walls save lives. >> when the president pushed for the wall he wants, he again argued it's to stop drugs and criminals from crossing the southern border, but most illegal drugs and foreigners with criminal records including non-violent crimes enter through legal ports of entry and then this off script ad lib. >> i want people to come into our country in the largest numbers ever but they have to come in legally. >> that contradicts the policies his administration has pushed for, reducing the number of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants family members allowed into the u.s. in nine days, congress hits another deadline to avoid a second shutdown this year. is there room for compromise on immigration? >> we're certainly ready to find common ground on border security
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and i hope this group of members will be able to do that. >> it could come down to semantics. what you call a wall, democratic leaders are open to fencing and less than a week after the president said let's just call them walls from now on and stop playing political games, he's acknowledging a barrier would be just fine too. >> this is a smart, strategic, see through steel barrier, not just a simple concrete wall. >> okay. so where does this whole border wall fight go next? lawmakers are meeting right now on capitol hill but if they can't get to a deal on it by february 15th, something the president will sign, then the government will shutdown yet again unless the president does declare that national emergency and that is an option that he has kept on the table. >> all right, hallie jackson at the white house. thank you. >> senator elizabeth warren is apologizing for listing her race as american indian on a 1986
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registration card for the state bar of texas. this marks the latest twist in the controversy that has surrounded her and her claims to native american ancestry. last year warren sparked backlash after publicly releasing test results that showed trace amounts of native american dna. >> breaking news out of philadelphia this morning where a patient is being tested for ebola. it's happening at the hospital at the university of p pennsylvania. in an abundance of caution a patient that met screening criteria for ebola testing is being evaluated. however pen medicine said preliminary tests indicate it's something else. >> for the first time, pope francis acknowledging that members of the catholic clergy abused nuns. this adds a new layer to the church's sex abuse scandal.
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what do we know? >> good morning. finally the pope is acknowledging the mistreatment of women in the catholic church and this is going to be painful for many of the faithful because some of the allegations are so disturbing and because the pope says it's still continuing. >> on the heels of his trip to the majority muslim nation, the united arab emirates, a stunning acknowledgment from pope francis admitting sexual abuse against nuns at the hands of predator priests and other clergy. it's true, he says, it's a problem. the pope admitting the scandal goes back years speaking about one french order, investigated by his predecessor pope benedict, he says some of the nuns were subject to sexual slavery. pope benedict had the courage to dissolve a -- slavery even to the point of sexual slavery on
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the part of the clerics or the founder. the founder of that congregation died before any action could be taken against him. in another shocking accusation last week, the vatican magazine women in church world claiming that some nuns impregnated by priests were forced to have abortions, a major sin in the catholic church. this is the first time pope francis has publicly addressed the issue. the allegations are hardly new echoing the #metoo movement, the #nunstoo has gained traction. >> not very much has been done about it. certainly not on a public stage. so the fact that nuns are speaking out about it means there's been media coverage of it and now finally the pope himself has addressed it. >> this comes at a critical moment for the catholic church. in two weeks, pope francis will convene a summit of bishops from around the world to address the crisis of sexual abuse in the
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church. the vatican is also soon expected to decide the fate of the former archbishop of washington, d.c., the former cardinal is accused of sexually abusing minors and harassing his fellow priests, charges he denies. this era of reckoning for the catholic church showing no sign of slowing down. >> this morning a spokesman for the pope is pushing back a little bit saying when the pope talked about sexual slavery, what he meant was manipulation, a form of abuse of power which is also reflected this sexual abuse. that's a language correction that i guess needs to be made. in that very moment you see the catholic church again struggling to really face what is being alleged here. >> again, it would appear as if one of the major allegations here is not just the crimes itself but the cover-up. >> right. exactly right. >> keir simmons, thank you. >> thank you, keir. now to a disturbing murder mystery, the body of a young woman discovered inside a suitcase on the side of a road in connecticut.
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stephanie gosk is following this investigation. good morning. >> good morning, guys. the residents in wealthy greenwich, connecticut, are rattled this morning. it didn't take long for detectives to officially declare this a homicide investigation, and now police are asking for help identifying the young woman and looking for any information that may lead to her killer. >> reporter: the gruesome discovery shut down this busy road in one of the wealthiest communities in the nation. highway workers finding the body of a young woman fully clothed, stuffed in a suitcase. her hands and feet bound. >> our focus right now is obtaining that identification of the victim, so that a proper notification can be done to the next of kin. >> reporter: police believe the victim is between 18 and 30 years old. >> we have received some leads on some i would say possible identifications of the victim, but at this point nothing is confirmed. >> reporter: greenwich is home to many rich and famous residents, a beautiful area of connecticut dubbed the gold coast. for some, news of a young woman
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found dead trigger memories of another high profile crime more than 40 years, martha moxley was killed in 1975. she was last seen with robert f. kennedy's nephew, michael skakel, he would eventually be convicted of the crime nearly three decades later. he always maintained his innocence and the connecticut supreme court eventually vacated that conviction leaving the case unresolved. now residents are faced with another murder, and so far very little to go on. police say they don't know how this young woman died or where. they do not believe she was killed on the side of the road. >> this is going to be a long, methodical process. we want to make sure we do things correctly, and have verified information be ever we put anything out. >> reporter: police already canvassing the area for video including at a nearby gas station. >> it's unnerving. it's a little scary.
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but the police department is great, they'll do their job and get everything handled the right way. the medical examiner was brought to the scene to help determine the cause of death. one of the difficulties is establishing when she was killed. the cold temperatures like we've had last week will make that task especially difficult. >> all right. steph, thank you. al is joining us now. we've got a check of the weather, and it's a lot colder today here. >> we've got a lot of snow to talk about too. winter storm warnings from the rockies. winter weather advisories and winter storm watches from the plains all the way into new england, and we've got severe weather possible today from dallas to paducah. evening storms, 7 million people at risk, damaging winds and tornados possible. one system pushing through the northeast, the great lakes later today. heavy rain moves into the east, an icy mix for parts of new england. second storm comes out tomorrow bringing rain and snow and icy conditions on the back side more snow, in fact, heavy snow into the plains, and then friday it makes its way through the
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northeast. we're looking at the rainfall forecast through thursday. we're talking anywhere from one inch to four inches from little rock all the way up to binghamton, new york. icing conditions from cedar rapids into northern new england and heavy snow from the plains into the upper midwest, anywhere from four to eight inches of from four to eight inches of snow through the u.p. (clapping) every day, visionaries are creating the future. ( ♪ ) so, every day, we put our latest technology and vast expertise to work. ( ♪ ) the united states postal service makes more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, affordably and on-time. (ringing) ( ♪ ) the future only happens with people who really know how to deliver it. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a sunny start to the day. here say live look outside in
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san jose, as you get ready to head out but it's very cold with temperatures in the mid-30s in the south bay, as well as parts of the peninsula and the imer bay, east bay, oakland 36, but you head inland and the temperatures are below freezing. watch out for some icy roads. our high temperatures only reach into the low 50s today. it will be freezing again tonight with a high of 54 and the rain is back for the weekend, off and on showers through sunday. your latest weather. thank you. coming up, the red carpet event for liam neeson's new movie abruptly canceled in the wake of his recent controversy. and what happened at the big event with oprah overnight. lots of folks there. but first this is "today" on nbc.
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kari hall. >> yes, it's so nice and sunny, but it feels so chilly outside, as you get ready to head out the door. this is the look at palo alto as the sun rises over the peninsula. we are going to see those temperatures only in the low 40s, as you get ready to head out the door and reach into the low 50s today, as we get more clear skies. we're back to freezing tonight in the inland valleys and highs reaching into the mid-50s. by friday, the rain will be back for the bayier. we'll see scattered showers all throughout the weekend and it will be cool and wet but it moves out in time for early next week. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. >> we're looking at more traffic across the san mateo bridge because all lanes of west 92 have been reopened in the last seven minutes. we got that word from hayward chp. look at that, no more backup between hesperian and industrial. those lanes cleared from the overnight repair work, actually since yesterday afternoon. the pothole formed and continued to get worse. the clearing happened 7:20ish
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and a slower drive across the dumbarton bridge as folks try to avoid 92. both bridges move smoothly. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news uptate in half an hour. see you then. date in half an hour. see you then.
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of a divided congress. the president renewed his call, as well, for a border wall and took aim at the mueller investigation and congressional investigations. >> an economic miracle is taking place in the united states. and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan investigations. >> and the democrats' response, stacey abrams said, quote, i am very disappointed by the president's approach to our problems. a suspect accused of shooting a school bus driver in minneapolis is in custody this morning. police say the shooting happened during an apparent case of road rage. the bus driver is spiktded to be okay. one student was on board at the time but wasn't hurt. police say they have recovered a handgun they believe to be in connection with that incident. some bad news this morning for smokers in the state of hawaii. lawmakers are considering a measure that would effectively ban cigarettes in five years.
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they're considering some legislation that would raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes to 30 years old in the year 2020. and get this, by the year 2024, the age requirement would be 100 years old. >> wow. >> that legislation is expected to face several legal hurdles. >> but we begin this half hour with the fallout from actor liam neeson. in the wake of his comments about considering a racially motivated revenge attack, the red carpet for his new movie was suddenly canceled. natalie, good morning. >> good morning, yeah. we've all been to these event wes, journalists getting a chance to rubble bows with the stars and ask them questions. last night, though, organizers pulled the plug on neeson's latest move "the pursuit" put on ice. the glitzy red carpet rollout canceled at the last minute with
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no explanation. it comes a day after the action star revealed in an interview with the online british paper "the independent," he personally understood his character's thirst for revenge after an incident near 40 years ago when a close friend total him she had been brutally raped. >> my immediate reaction was i asked, did she know who he was? no. what color were they? she said it was a black person. >> neeson described walking the streets with a billy club. >> and i did it for maybe a week hoping some black [ bleep ] would come out of a public and have a go at me about something, you know? so that i could kill him. the 66-year-old actor telling abc news on tuesday that he's not a racist. >> if she had said an irish or a
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scott or a lithuanian, it would have been the same effect. there were some nights i went out deliberately into black areas in the city looking to be set upon so i could unleash physical violence. >> a sentiment he now says he's ashamed of. >> and it really shocked me, this primal urge i had. it shocked me and it hurt me. >> one of neeson's "cold pursuit" stars telling nbc news he applauds neeson's honesty. >> unless we talk about it, we're never going to conquer it. >> on live with "kelly and ryan" -- >> but what i have are a very particular set of skills. >> says the incident taught him a valuable lesson. >> the need for dialogue, genuine, genuine dialogue between here and here and between here and here and here
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and here and here. >> there's a lot to unpack with that story, natalie. some people are wondering how this controversy may effect the opening of the movie. >> you know, that remains to be seen. as of right now, though, the movie has rated 85% on rotten tomatoes. despite liam neeson doing a full day of press yesterday, no word back from the studio that produced "cold pursuit" why they canceled last night's red carpet event. also this morning, new questions are being raised about that deadly plane crash in a residential neighborhood in california. why was the pilot found with a fake police badge and credentials according to authorities there? there is more in this new twist to the investigation. good morning. >> savannah, good morning. this is a twist that stretches from this neighborhood all the way to chicago. investigators have spent days scouring this area recovering every piece of that plane. now the attention is turning to the man behind the controls and
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just exactly who he is. it's the deadly plummet caught on camera, a plane breaking apart in midair killing four people inside. in a backyard, crews found the plane's cabin and the body of the pilot, 75-year-old antonio pestini. this morning, new questions are being raised about pis tv ini's past after finding police credentials, a coroner identified him as a retired police officer. but the chicago pd telling nbc news, they have no record of anyone by either name ever being a police officer in chicago. and upon further review, the critical appears to be fictitiously created. and a badge he was carrying was reported stolen in 1978. >> my father was and always will be everything to me. >> pestini's daughter described him as a caring father and experienced pilot, saying he would fly from his nevada home to visit often. when asked about his past -- >> did he work under a different
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name because there was confusion about that. >> i'd prefer to decline answering that question. >> prior to sunday's crash, the faa reports pistini had a clean flight record. in november, he joined angel flight giving free flights to anyone with serious medical issues. the group says pestini recorded one flight in january. the ntsb is now trying to determine what caused the catastrophe. >> the airplane climbed to about 7,800 feet before it started rapidly descending to the ground. we're dealing with an inflight break-up. >> the alternator broke free and shot through this window and went through that wall into the bathroom. >> ntsb officials say pestini didn't file a flight plan, even though weather conditions would have likely required one. for a debris field hitting nearly a dozen homes, the frightening aftermath now realized. >> this could have turned into a
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huge disaster for the entire neighborhood. >> this morning, we're also learning from pestini's daughter that he was born under an entirely different name, jordan i i isaacson. meanwhile, a vigil is being held this thursday for those killed in the home. mr. rockier joiniker is joih a look at the weather. >> the heat is on at least for another 48 hours. today, we're looking at five forecast records expecting to be bro broken, 27 coming within three degrees of a record warmth. tomorrow, we expect about 31 records to be broken from the southeast into the northeast and 21 cities may see temperatures within three degrees of that record. that spring feel conditiontinue there is a cold blast coming. rapid city today, 2. cleveland, 51. charlotte 75. new orleans, 12 degrees above normal at 75 degrees and
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tomorrow, burlington, 41. richmond, 75. mobile 77. but that cold air makes its way to the east. friday, chicago, you're at 14. you're at 39 in branson on sunday. 50 in charlotte. new york city, saturday, 36 degrees. but that's close to seasonal, so it's our temperature swings are not that wild, but it is cold this morning, as you get ready to head out. here is a live look outside in san francisco at the golden gate bridge, and we are going to see those temperatures there in the low 40s, but it near or below freezing for any of our inland valleys as you drive to work this morning and we're only seeing highs in the low 50s today. we're back below freezing for the valleys tonight. 54 degrees and then we'll see some rain moving in on friday. it's another soggy and chilly weekend. and that's your latest weather. coming up, what it's like to be a young man right now growing
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like bradley cooper and michael b. jordan, it's her conversation with rising political star beto o'rourke that's generating all this buzz. >> this morning oprah winfrey doing what she does best, getting people to open up from politics. >> there was something that was new and maybe even dangerous or different about the way that we ran this campaign. >> to passion projects. >> her best advice to me about singing was just try not to sing. >> the media mogul sitting down with beto o'rourke tuesday night for her super soul conversations from times square event. >> we don't need walls. >> asking the democratic star about his political ambitions, amid speculation he might run for president in 2020. >> if i can play some role in helping the country to do that, by god, i'm going to do it. >> by god, when are you going to know the answer? when are you going to know -- have you given yourself a deadline? i'm serious about that. have you given yourself a -- >> and the serious answer is
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really soon. is really soon, before the end of this month. someone's asking for right now, but. >> you all are the answer. >> reporter: o'rourke made national headlines when he nearly unseated republican senator ted cruz in a contentious 2018 midterm race in deep red texas. his record breaking fund-raising and grass roots support leading some to call him the new obama. it was, of course, with the old obama that oprah first wielded her own political power endorsing the former president during his 2008 campaign. since then, oprah has repeatedly shut down any speculation that she would run for office in 2020. o'rourke turning the tables on tuesday. >> i'm sure many people would like to know the answer from you. is this something you have considered doing? would you consider serving?
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>> but the reason i respect your process is because i do firmly believe it's something you've got to feel inside of yourself. >> absolutely. >> and you've got to come to a knowing inside yourself. >> reporter: from political campaigns to oscar campaigns, oprah talking to bradley cooper about his best director snub. >> and the first thing i felt was embarrassment, actually. >> oh. >> well, think about it. i felt embarrassed that i didn't do my part. i'll work on that. >> yeah. >> that was the first -- >> well, i'm glad you said that. >> that makes sense, think about it. >> my thing is, i'm at least glad you said that because if i were you, i would be feeling some kind of way about it. >> right. embarrassment, i went, oh, gosh, i didn't do my job. >> but you know you did. >> i do. >> reporter: and after michael b. jordan about the push to include more diversity in front of the cameras and behind the scenes. >> you're constantly reminding
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people of the pool of talent that are underrepresented, like women, people of color, people from the lgbt communities. >> which means you've got to work harder. >> 1,000 %. >> you know what's interesting. you saw bradley cooper talk about feeling ashamed. if you've ever watched these super soul sundays she gets these stars and public figures to speak in a way that's unusually authentic and vulnerable and unscripted and then she puts these on her podcast and this particular one is going to air on february 16th on her own network. >> going back to beto o'rourke, here's a guy -- i mean, he lost the race in texas. >> okay, now, craig. >> he lost. but did he say anything last night about what he might have learned from that experience that would help him if he decides to run for president? >> he did, and he did lose, but what was interesting is he talked about how that same authenticity we were just describing really helped him. that's something that we confirmed. we were on the trail following these politicians during the midterms, almost everyone we spoke to on both sides of the aisle said, look, we want a
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good wednesday morning. right now at 7:56, as you get ready to head out the door, you may want to head back in and grab a heavier coat. a live look in fremont as we start out with the chilly temperatures. we're in the upper 30s now. we'll stay there through 9:00 and see our temperatures getting milder for the afternoon with highs only reaching the low 50s today. we'll be back below freedsfreez the valleys tonight, 54 tomorrow and rain in time for the weekend, off and on showers from friday through sunday and clearing out by early next week. san francisco looking at some low 50s over the next few days as well, and we will at times see some heavy rain especially on friday, and then possibly again early on sunday. we'll continue to monitor that for you, and by early next week, we could see more of the temperatures like what we were seeing today. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. >> we just learned in the last
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few minutes where the arrow is west 24, chp has closed the right two lanes because of a crash. they were all open for the last 20 minutes as they've been addressing a crash. the rest of the bay showed a standard flow and recovery for the san mateo bridge after all lanes cleared that emergency pothole repair work. silicon valley shows traditional build but north 17 and 101 show traditional slowing headed off into the rest of the bay area proper. and west highway 152 reports of icy conditions through pacheco pass. back to you. happening now, san francisco police plan to provide new details in a long cold serial killer case. the killer called the doodler struck more than a dozen times in the 1970s. an update is planned for 2:00 this afternoon. we'll post information on our twitter feed as soon as we get it. on our home page you can link to the back story. lots to digest from last night's state of the union address. on both sides of the political aisle leaders are responding to president trump's call for
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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, unity and the union. the president calling for common ground in the state of the union, but doubling down on his border wall. >> i will get it built. >> another shutdown coming. and what led to this rousing moment inside the house chamber. >> usa! usa! usa! >> we're live with the latest. plus, the beat goes on, this morning we're devoting an entire half hour to help you learn how to protect your help from the exercises you can do at home to the tests you should be getting. we'll break it down and even get our own hearts checked on air. and there's something about
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megh meghan, the duchess's best friends break their silence. what they're revealing about the royal wedding, her life with prince harry and the letter megan wrote to her dad, today wednesday, february 6th, 2019 ♪ celebrating my fabulous 50th. >> happy birthday to my favorite brother-in-law eric, have a great day. >> hello from new orleans, and who dat to hoda. ♪ >> hi to everyone back in o'fallon, illinois. >> i love savannah and hoda. >> sisters' trip from kansas. hi mom and dad! aw, they look fun, don't they? a great crowd out there. lots of red. it's got to be for heart month, right? >> it's got to be. i kind of like that our local affiliate did a shoutout. that'd be fun.
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>> just use #mytodayplaza. that's the way to do it. >> instagram and twitter. >> even facebook, we'll find them there too. let's get right to the news at 8:00. despite calls for unity, there were more hints for confrontation than compromise during the president's state of the union address. nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander joins us to break down some of the key moments. >> reporter: good morning to you. it was the third longest in history at times the president calling for common good, but not backing down from his divisive political strategy showing no willingness to compromise on his demand for a border wall, and again casting the country as a nation face ago wave of violence and taking aim at looming investigations. >> madam speaker, the president of the united states! >> in his second state of the union address, president trump coming face-to-face with washington's new reality, a divided government. >> members of congress, the
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state of our union is strong. >> his democratic rival, house speaker nancy pelosi clearly shaking her head no during his delivery. his calls for unity met with skepticism from democrats. >> we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution. ack at his attempt to finding to common ground. anchoring the president's address of renewed call for that border wall. >> in the past, most of the people in this room voted for a wall. but the proper wall never got built. i will get it built. >> mr. trump also taking aim at the mueller investigation without mentioning it by name. >> an mceconomic miracle is taking place in the united states. and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan
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investigations. >> blasting the inquiries facing him and his administration as ridiculous, seeming to pause for an applause line that never came. >> if there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. it just doesn't work that way. >> delivering the democratic rebuttal, stacey abrams following her narrow defeat in georgia's governor's race. >> i am very disappointed by the president's approach to our problems. i still don't want him to fail. but we need him to tell the truth. and to respect his duties. >> on foreign policy, the president announcing a second summit with north korean dictator kim jong-un to take place later this month in vietnam, even as his intelligence chiefs warn the regime remains committed to developing a long range nuclear missile.
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>> if i had not been elected president of the united states, we would, right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with north korea. >> perhaps the night's most memorable moment, female democratic lawmakers dressed in white, paying tribute to the women suffrage movement celebrating their record ranks. >> we also have more women serving in congress than at any time before. >> usa. usa. >> that was certainly one of the highlights from the evening. the president's speech was peppered with items that all americans could agree on, pledging to eliminate the hiv epidemic within the decade, recommitting to the fight against childhood cancer. but fundamentally, it was trump the campaigner checking off several key rallying cries for his base, a ban on late term abortion among them as well as attacks on his political opponents as socialists. savannah. >> peter alexander at the white
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house, thank you. for the first time, pope francis is acknowledging the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops. in one case, he says nuns were subjected to sexual slavery. the pope's comments were in response to a reporter's question about a vatican magazine article published last week. that story reportedly claim that's some nuns impregnated by priests were forced to have abortions or gave birth to children fathered by priests. police didn't know if they had a medical emergency or a crime on their hands when they were called to a fast food restaurant near toronto on sunday. so a guy was passed out in the drive through lane with his engine running. they knocked on the window a few times and tried to waken him. when that didn't work, an officer smashed in the glass so he could open the door, shuts off the engine to see if the man was okay. they say the man smelled of alcohol and that a breathalyzer
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test put him four times over the legal limit. >> all right. i've got your morning boost for you. are you all ready? here we go. a girl scout's creative remix of the kardi b. song "money" has attracted the attention of the rapper herself. the scout calls herself kikib and here is her version of this video. ♪ selling them cookie sess my thing ♪ ♪ open up at your door >> the video, 2 million hits already on the girl scouts twitter page. but kardi "b" retweeted it adding, i want all the cookies. >> awesome. >> yeah. still ahead, members of meghan markle's inner circle breaking their silence. why they say it is time to set the record straight. but first, raising boys in the "me too" era. maria shriver is here with some
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put sexual misconduct in the spotlight. >> what do we want? justice! >> and it's changing how the sexes interact, and caught in the middle of this cultural shift, young men who want to do the right thing but often are left with more questions than answers. >> do you all feel like you know what is expected of you when it comes to women, whether it comes to relationships? >> it's something that as a society we don't talk about. >> reporter: we sat down with this group of male college students in southern california to hear how #metoo is impacting them. >> i feel like there's a certain pressure with men who will make objectifying comments that you feel like if you don't participate then you're like kind of not a strong, like male. you're not a strong man. >> reporter: others say that's changing, even in the male-dominated culture of college frats. >> we've created a new position now within our fraternity whose job is to educate the rest of the other members on consent, on
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being respectful. >> if one of my friends did make an objectifying joke or comment, i probably would say something. >> guys will call out other guys. guys will stop, and that's totally new. >> i would say yeah, that's something new. >> it's often an older generation that's saying oh, it's so hard for me to say this, to figure this out. the younger generation found it's easier to change. >> these students say #metoo is forcing them to rethink how they engage with the opposite sex. >> i've definitely had friends, you know, kind of re-evaluate how they approach women and you know, in discussing, you know, #metoo with a friend the other day, he mentioned like, yeah, i've been re-evaluating ways i talk to girls at parties. >> some of the statistics show that about 70% of guys your age are watching porn and that that has really changed the way they approach relationships, the way they think of women. >> i feel like a lot of the detriment that comes from
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pornography is establishing unrealistic expectations of the physical body of your partner, we internalize that as men and that's something a lot of people don't talk about. >> boys are feeling that they're not sure where the boundaries are. >> ruth white is a professor of social change at usc. she recommends parents start talking to their sons about #metoo as early as middle school. >> these words that parents should talk to their kids about, respect, consent, what does the conversation look like when you say to your boy you should ask for consent? i think sometimes we think of permission as only being verbal. that to say can i kiss you, can i touch you here, that's not the only way permission is granted. if somebody takes your hand and put it is away when you're on the dooance floor, that means n. >> reporter: these men say what they want and welcome is #metoo's changing definition of
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masculinity from tough and emotionless to expressive and vulnerable. >> there's a lot less pressure for me to be, you know, ultra masculine. i think men have the ability now to be sensitive. >> we're faced with the challenge of in front of everyone exploring emotions that are more common to a feminine spectrum. through that we're getting to know parts of ourselves that have always existed but have otherwise been suppressed. >> these guys revealed a lot. i was thinking given the fact there were cameras and they knew they were going to be on tv. >> you never know. >> what surprised you about this conversation? >> how hopeful they were and how much they were embracing this expanded definition of masculinity. they were like i'm open to being vulnerable, to expressing my feelings. i'm open to calling out another guy if he's misbehaving. i thought that was new. i'm the mother of two boys, and so i thought that was something that i was excited about. >> at what age do you start having these conversations?
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>> she was saying middle school is a good time to start, and i think that's something that she was saying is super important, and all of the boys said their sisters, if they had sisters, had been very helpful to them in talking about this sort of thing. i think talking to kids when they're in middle school, high school, so by the time they get it college, the issue of consent is something that they've spoken about, respect, dignity, how to treat a woman, binge drinking, that's a big issue, obviously, on college campuses and the fact that you can't actually get consent if a woman is drinking and the legalities of that. so i think frats are trying to kind of step in and say look, we need to have these conversations. you need to know that the environment is changing and you need to know what the law is. so that's all different. >> nice to hear from them because, yeah, we haven't heard from them before. >> thanks maria. >> let's turn to al and get a check of our weather. we've got a system making its way through the northeast and midwest causing some problems. we're also going to be watching this jet stream that's very
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active. a lot of gulf moisture coming in. we've got this area of heavy rain making its way through the mid-ohio and mississippi river valleys. flash flood possibilities from springfield, charleston into columbus. heavy rain today through thursday from little rock all the way up into binghamton, new york. we've got icing conditions from the upper midwest into the northeast, and heavy snow making its way through the plains into the upper. good morning. i'met kari hall. here's a look outside. skies are clear but temperatures are very cold. we've had some freezing numbers for inland valleys. we'll head from the 30s to the 50s today with mostly sunny skies. we'll be back below freezing again tonight in the valleys and highs reaching the up to 54 degrees. then for the weekend, the rain will be back. we'll see it throughout the weekend. >> and that's your latest
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weather, guys. all right, al, look who's here. dilly. >> wow. >> look who else, pop start keir simmons is here. >> hey. >> are we doing a royal story? >> we must be. >> you knew it. >> meghan markle, the duchess of sussex has endured critical headlines and nasty trolling lately. now her friends are fighting back on her behalf in the latest edition of "people" magazine. pop start correspondent keir simmons you've got more on this. >> i don't think i've ever heard friends of a member of the royal family speaking up for her like this in this kind of way. they spoke exclusively to "people." this week's cover story about the woman they know and love to set the record straight. five women from her inner circle, a long-time friend, a former co-star. a friend from l.a., a long-time colleague and a close confidant speaking up for the first time. >> reporter: the truth about
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meghan, five friends speaking out against what they call global bullying. >> meghan's friends have seen her depicted in the u.k. press negatively, labeled as duchess difficult. they're worried about her, and they're worried about the baby, and it's time for them to speak out on her behalf. >> meghan's dad has claimed she won't answer his messages, but before the wedding, one long-time friend says he wouldn't take her calls. after the wedding, meghan wrote a letter the friend remembers saying, dad, i'm so heartbroken. i love you. i have one father. please stop victimizing me through the media so we can repair our relationship. the friend says thomas markle replied to his daughter with a long note that ended by asking for a media photo op. he knows how to get in touch with her, the friend says. he's never called, never texted. she's devastated but at the same time she has a lot of sympathy for him. the friends also fighting back against anonymous reports about
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the wedding itself. she didn't throw a fit about a tiara or ask for a fragrance to be sprayed one says. another describing how spiritual she is, how serious and respectful she takes her relationship with god adding she'd never ask for something like that. claims that meghan is hard to work with are also unfair the friends say. she's incredibly grateful for everything her team at kensington palace does for her. >> meghan sort of sits back and silently endures a lot of these lies and mistruths. >> and the friends offer a rare insight into harry and meghan's surprisingly simple life. meghan cooks for herself and harry every single day. there's no chef or butler. apparently she even styles herself. >> one of the things one of her friends told us is that when she hears folks say that meghan is acting or this is her biggest acting role to date, that it couldn't be further from the truth. >> and guys, i just do not believe that these friends would
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have spoken out without the permission of meghan and of harry. harry privately has been wanting to defend her against these criticisms and these accusations that have been playing out for months. good for them for standing up for her. it's a testament to her that her friends are prepared to do this. >> it definitely felt like an orchestrated kind of thing, which is fine. is it really -- is the criticism that bad? i don't feel like we hear it or see it as much here. it must be at a point where she feels like she has to speak up. >> she has gone through a wave of criticism. >> why? >> in the media. i guess in a way, we've talked about it, it's the kind of thing that every new member of the royal family suffers from, but at the same time when you think about harry's history with his mom and things, you can imagine why he is so determined to defend his wife. >> and her father's not doing her any favors either. >> there's that. >> unfortunate she's about to have a baby. that's the last thing she needs to be thinking about.
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>> to read the rest of the story pick up this week's issue of "people". yesterday pink 1e6d received a star on the hollywood walk of fame. she was joined by her husband and two children as well as ellen degeneres who spoke in her honor. take a look. >> when i was asked to speak about pink, i was very excited because it's one of my favorite colors. i got more excited when it was pink because, i mean, the world knows pink as pink, but i know -- is it alyssa? allison? [ laughter ] >> alicia? >> alicia. >> i know alicia. >> pink also stepped up to the podium to tlideliver a speech o her own. >> i feel like a lot of people probably only ever thought i'd make it to the walk of shame, but here i am. two little letters make such a big difference. it has been a trip lately thinking back over the course of this career that i have somehow managed to have. i signed my first record deal 23
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years ago, and i'm only 23 1/2, so that's crazy. >> pink also took the time to thank her family and friends. after the awards ceremony, she sat down with ellen on her talk show and revealed she has new music in the works, the first single is expected to drop in two weeks with the album to follow later this spring. we're looking forward to that. and wedding bells are ringing because jennifer lawrence is engaged. her reps have confirmed to nbc news that the actress is engaged to cooke maroney, an art gallery director. the pair have been dating since last spring. no announcement has been made in regards to when the couple will wed, but our congratulations go out to them. up next, we have a new episode of hoda's digital series. it's out today. this week's guest, someone who only leaves you in a good mood, ellie kemper, and the two discuss what it's like raising toddlers. take a look. >> speaking of kids, you have an adorable one. >> yes. >> so when you're dying to like, let your kid know what's right and what's not. >> if something doesn't go the
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way he planned it, like if i pour cereal instead of him pouri pouri pouring cereal he goes crazy. i'm sorry that it didn't work out that way. first of all we have to remain calm. >> that's hard. >> oh, very hard. you're tired, you're dealing with someone who maybe isn't rationale. >> dylan, do you feel that? >> savannah do you feel that? >> they want to hold the box. >> i want to peel the banana. >> it's like you can't. fine, try. >> to hear what quote keeps her on track as a mom, head to today.com. starting tomorrow, we will have an exclusive look at entertainment weekly's romantic comic themed issue, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out who they are. >> my favorite rom coms? >> you've got mail is my favorite. >> sleepless in seattle. >> i go back to pretty in pink. >> my best friend's wedding. >> diehard. >> christmas movie.
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>> can't be everything. >> yeah, it can. speaking of the heart, we're literally going to be talking about hearts. dr. oz, our big push to improve heart health. we're doing a whole half hour o later today -- we )re expecting what may be a big announcement on a long cold serial killer good morning. 8:26. later today we're expecting a big announcement on the long cold steer killer case. here's a sketch of the man you saw moments ago. san francisco police call him the goodeller. accused of killing gay men in 1974 and '75. the bodies were found across the city. police nicknamed him the doodler because he would sketch them before their encounters. today's announcement may have to do with new dna evidence but we don't know what police will say. the announcement is set to happen today at 2:00. let's get a look at your morning
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commute. mike know standing by. >> the north 280 off of highway 17 moving toward kuper tin noeld. earlier crashes look like they've been cleared. there may be more activity. in general, northbound is the push through silicon valley. right now 8:7. we should see another 45 minutes. this is still very slow west 24 toward the crash and the closure of a couple lanes after a crash just around fish ranch. another crash south 680 heading in toward alamo, as well. the rest of the bay standard. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we'll have more local news in 30 minutes.
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right there, 8:30 now, it is wednesday morning. it's the 6th of february, 2019. did hoda leave us? where is she? >> she's inside. >> i don't know where she is. guys, it's red out here because we are marking heart month, and we're going to do something really important. in this next half hour, it's all about the heart. >> i thought everyone just dressed the same this morning.
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>> exercises to improve your heart health, why it's important to know your numbers, things like your blood sugar, your cholesterol. >> we have been getting tested throughout the morning. hoda's in there right now inside with dr. oz. she's getting her blood pressure checked. just ahead, we're going to talk about our numbers and we're going to learn some ways to improve those numbers. crowd moment? >> a little crowd moment for you, big one. it's the couple that traveled the farthest to get here. where is renee and jason? there you guys are. you're all the way from? >> australia. >> do you actually get to see us down there? >> you guys come on before our morning show. you're really early for us. >> is it weird to watch us all bundled up since it's summertime there? >> it's complete opposite in weather at the moment. >> who do you want to say hi to? >> let's say hi to mom because she doesn't know we're here. they're going to wake up and put the "today" show on and yeah. >> that's so fun. hi, mum. have fun. >> mum.
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>> down under. >> mum. >> thank you for coming. all right. just ahead on the third hour of "today," we've got a wild ride. i'm going to take a spin with rising nascar star mr. bubba wallace. the trick is getting in the car. >> i was going to say, there's no door? >> there's no doors. >> why can't they just have doors. >> in a race, there's an accident, cars come out. >> aerodynamics. >> did it dukes of hazzard style. >> good tease. a check of the weather, please. here we go. today's weather is brought to you by kay jewelers, for all the moments, for love, forever. as we look at the nation and see what's going on in your weather, it looks like this. icy conditions through the mid-mississippi river valley into the upstate new york and the u.p. of michigan. frigid in the plains, heavy snow through the northern rockies, clear along the west coast. bitter cold comes into the plains. look for some icy conditions through wisconsin, on into
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michigan. record warmth stretching into the southeast. that will be changing as that cold front pushes further to the good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's still cold outside with some valleys still below freezing as you get ready to head out the door. 32 right now in livermore. 31 in napa. after this cold start, we will have a fairly mild day especially considering our start. reaching up to 52 degrees and back to freezing tomorrow. 54 for the high. and then the rain arrives on friday. we'll see off and on showers throughout the weekend. it looks to move out by the start of next week. >> no place like home, everybody here from russell, kansas? what are you doing here? >> we're sisters. >> sister trip. >> our parents sent us here on a trip. >> that's awfully nice. >> thanks mom and dad. >> thanks, mom and dad. >> doing nice things for their kids, that's very lovely. all right, back to you ladies. >> thank you so much.
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february is american heart month, so this morning we are watching a special series we're calling it heart smart today. >> throughout the month we're going to highlight stories that bring awareness to heart disease because it impacts so many lives, including a lot of us close to home here at "today." that is why we are joining in the fight against a disease that is the number one killer of americans both men and women. >> heart disease takes the life of one american every minute, so this month we're getting to the heart of the matter. in 2019, 3/4 of a million people here in the united states will have a heart attack or die from coronary heart disease caused by the buildup and thickening of plaque in artery walls. the statistics paint a frightening picture, suggesting heart disease is responsible for more deaths among african-american, hispanic, caucasian, and asian males and black and white females than all types of cancer combined. high blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking among the key risk factors along with diabetes,
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obesity, and excessive alcohol use. but indicators such as chest pain and tightness, shortness of breath, nausea and weakness or coldness in legs and arms can creep up quickly and without warning, especially for women who are more likely than men to have symptoms unrelated to chest pain. in fact, according to the american heart association, every year more than 350,000 people will have cardiac arrest outside a hospital, suggesting many with heart disease don't act early enough on the warning signs. >> all right, there are a lot of tests. we should all get to take control of our heart health, and here with this is dr. oz, the host of the dr. oz show and cardio thoracic surgeon. you are the man for this. let's start with blood pressure. so many of us are used to getting this done. what does this tell you? >> how much pressure is being exerted by the heart in the arteries. now we just hit a button. there are these devices, they're very inexpensive, freely offered
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at many places. it is a silent killer. you don't know if your blood pressure is high or low unless you check it. it presents itself with acute stroke at some times. it's like a fire hose blasting the lining of the arteries. you have to repair it, you scar it, that leads to heart disease, strokes. it causes wrinkles and impote e impotence. >> now you've got my attention. is she gets a test right now? >> while you were outside playing, i checked it, it's 110 over 70. >> that's great, isn't it? >> optimally 120 over 80 is the most you want to be. if you're getting lightheaded, then it's a little too low. do you ever have that problem? >> i have that. >> every now and then i have that. what do you do for that? >> take a little extra salt in your diet. for most people it's not an issue. high five on you. that's the number one thing. >> boom. >> if you don't know it, you have to assume it's high. >> an a in blood pressure. >> thank you. >> here's craig. >> i put on my t-shirt earlier. >> i don't normally do that to patients, but i'm glad you did. >> he had to fast last night and
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you did his cholesterol test. i did two tests. we did cholesterol and blood sugar. the cholesterol, everyone knows their total cholesterol. you want to know how your cholesterol is carried in the body. ideally you want to have a lot of the good hdl, healthy cholesterol. you want that number to be more than 50, right? and yours was 60. >> this is us taking his blood earli earlier. >> that's dr. from my medical unit. >> i didn't know he was a doctor. >> he's a doctor, he runs our medical unit. >> are you sure he's a doctor? i would have treated you with more respect. [ laughter ] i'm just kidding. >> actually, your hdl was 90, which is super high. that's the good kind. the ldl, the lousy cholesterol you want that to be less than 100, and yours is 60. it is unbelievely good to have those numbers. that's the good news. i still practice, so we figure this out over time. we're literally practicing. in your case your blood sugar which is supposed to be under 100 when you're fasting.
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>> yours is 105. >> that's not good. i don't want to panic over one number. if you have a family history of diabetes. >> which i do. >> you want to be careful. almost 10% of the population is diabetic, but one-third of us, one in three of us is prediabet prediabetic. >> you want to do a few small things to double check it's not normally there. usually diet can address this and usually diet can address blood pressure. >> if he cheated on his fast hypothetically, would that affect the blood pressure? >> if hypothetical craig cheated on his fast, yes it would be a concern. i'm not worried about 105. i just want to make sure -- you're healthy enough it should be less than 100. >> okay. >> good job. >> the last test we did was with al, and if you join al on the other side. >> i thought we were going to lay down together. that was exciting. >> after the show. [ laughter ] >> so al, you had a cardiogram done. we take this little probe. >> did it hurt? >> not at all. it's a very simple test.
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there's no radiation, super simple which is why we like to use it. if people have shortness of breath, chest pain, chest tightness, if they're lightheaded, you put it directly over the heart, and it's a radar doppler of your heart. instead of the other tests that give us an idea if you're going to have a problem, this literally looks a tat your hear. the top right corner is al's heart. it's a beautiful heart. that little thing flapping back and forth is the micro valve. i invented a device to repair that without doing a surgery. there's another image if you don't mind showing, this is like a colored doppler. there's the images. that's the color going back and forth through your aortic valve. >> that's al's heart? >> that's al's heart. that color tells me if the blood is going in the right direction or leaking the wrong way. nothing to do but i like to see it. if people are worried about their hearts, one of the things doctors will recommend is an echo, take a look and then we'll exercise you and see from the exercise if your heart's able to keep up. if the heart constricts concentrically it means the
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arteries aren't narrowed which means you're in good shape. i understand you haven't had this before? >> no, i never had that. usually when you have operations people will screen you after a certain age, but it's the kand of test that's easy, innocuous and we do it a lot for that reason. >> he did well. >> superbly well. we always knew he had a big heart. what do you do if these numbers aren't perfect? besides diet, exercise is funtd menta -- fundamental. one of the best things you can do is play sports. it's fun. you're not doing homework. this is a commemorative nba all star ball because they're announcing right this second, the all star list. i get to play in this year's celebrity nba all star game. >> what? oh! >> they're having me back after a ten-year hiatus. >> who knew you were a bawler. >> -- baller. >> hoda has this ability. this is unbelievable. >> i have one skill. you just saw it. >> i can't do that.
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>> sports is the best way of getting your blood pressure down, it's the best way of making the echo look good and make sure your blood numbers are good. >> what position? >> probably bench. [ laughter ] >> i'll be the mvp, the most valuable doctor. >> you invented that device and now you're going to be in the all star game. dr. oz, thank you. he's going to be back with an important lesson on cpr. first we're going to learn some important and easy exercises to strengthen your heart. you heard it from the doctor, so important. first this is "today" on nbc.
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we are back and continuing our heart smart today half hour with simple exercises to stre s strengthen your heart. some of our nbc pages are helping us and our awesome
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anchors are helping us. good morning. cardio seems like the obvious one. >> you want to think of your heart like any muscle. you've got a biceps here, and we're working out the biceps, we need to really work the heart out as well. we want to get the heart to efficiently pump blood throughout the entire body. >> give us a couple of cardio exercises that we can do. >> the first one, i like to call this elated aerobics. lift one knee up with the arms and then switch. >> old school. >> oh, man. >> i have this on vhs tapes. >> right, i know. this is very beneficial for the heart. not only are we doing cardio with the lower body but also the upper bodies. >> and keeping your arms above your head. >> exactly. this is going to get your heart rate up. the next move is kick boxing. we're going to punch and punch, the legs are moving with the arms. you can step it up even more with a little hop. >> you all did great. all right. we know cardio's great for the heart. let's move onto something that i didn't realize was good for the heart, and it is stretching.
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>> yes, so whereas the cardio gets your target heart rate up, which we want to do, 220 minus your age, you want to be between 50% and 85% if you're taking your -- tracking your heart rate with a monitor or taking your pulse. but for stretching -- >> stretching is interesting. i didn't know that was helpful for the heart. >> so we want to increase the elasticity of the arteries. that's going to help us reduce blood pressure, that's going to help us calm the nervous system. the first stretch is a heart stretch opener here. we're going to clasp the hands behind your back. i'm going to have you two turn to the side so we can show you're lifting your chest, breathing here. this is a great stretch throughout the day. >> how does that feel? >> you can feel that. >> head up. >> there we go. open up that heart. we're literally stretching the heart muscle and the organs and the muscles in the chest. >> okay. >> now the next exercise is the heart opening power pose. we're going to open the arms up, lift your chest, have a nice firm stance here. >> what is that doing, same thing?
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>> same thing, but it's actually more powerful. you're going to feel more confident when you do this. >> good job, you all. excellent stretching. tell your moms you're on tv. let's go to your last one. >> you're still working sheinelle, don't stop. sheinelle, continue. >> how long are we supposed to hold this? >> forever. >> for 60 more seconds. >> you're fine. >> we've got strength training which is important. >> strength training is so important. this is helping the blood flow to the limbs and also helping to increase your metabolic rate so you can burn more if the even while you're resting. this is the sit and stand when you can. if you're sitting at work, great, we're going to stand up and sit back down. >> i didn't get you a chair. >> that's okay. i like watching. this is the simple one first. now, the second one is a side lu lunge. we're going to step to the side and then we're going to step, bend with the knee that's closest to the chair, getting the glut down and then come back to center. >> like side lunge. working out the lower body,
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we're actually getting the biggest muscle groups, the quads. >> this is perfect. all right, you guys. thank you. sheinelle jones, thank you. >> can i stop now, hoda? >> yes, you may. up next, what would you do in case of a heart emergency? dr. oz is going to show us something that may end up saving a life. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> i like the sitting part. >> and go, ♪ no hormones! ♪ i found a birth control ♪ with no hormones! ♪ paragard's 100% hormone free ♪ and over 99% effective, ♪ that's key! ♪ no hormones! ♪ not an ounce, ♪ with an ingredient ♪ i can pronounce. paragard is a hormone-free iud that's over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. if you experience pain, pelvic infection, or miss a period, call your healthcare provider. pregnancy is rare but serious
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♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. welcome back. when you talk about heart health, it's also important to know what to do in case of an emergency. dr. oz is back with some information that could literally save a life. >> save a life today. literally. >> this could be one of those segments where people watch this and say i remembered seeing this on the "today" show. when we're talking about doing cpr, you did some breathing in the mouth and compressions. that's over. >> this is the last test, you passed it already. that's the first thing to remember. people weren't doing the breathing so people were dying.
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by getting rid of breathing we save more lives. first thing you do, are you awake? they don't respond. you right there point to someone, you call 911. >> call them out. >> make sure they know it's their job. you start compressions. fingers between the nipples, hands over each other like this. >> how far down do you go? >> stay between the nipples. >> right here. >> you want to hit the sternum pretty hard. the rate you go at, remember that song staying alive by the bee gees? put it on, baby, 100 times a minute. ♪ >> so you're compressing on the beat. >> that's like reggae, no 100 times a minute. >> there we are. >> it's the ah ah ah part. >> you go deep enough you might break the ribs. if they break the ribs that means they live. >> you go until someone relieves you. it's my turn, i've got him covered. >> even if you don't see them doing anything, you just keep it going? >> you keep going until someone
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comes. what's usually going to happen because someone went to get 911, she's tired, what they're going to do is find aid. >> what's that? >> defibrillator. there's one right outside that door. everyone please today find the closest defibrillator. this will tell you exactly what to do. take the package out. >> get one of the white pads completely from blue plastic. >> there's a little picture there. it shows you where to put it. take off the other pad. it tells you where to put it, beneath the nipple and then you just listen and wait. it's going to tell you, step away. . it tells you to step away, and then it's going to shock the patient. you cannot harm the person. don't be afraid of doing this, and ideally, while this is going on you'll still be doing chest compressions, but while it's there, it will light up, hit the button and it shocks them, and you're done. >> do not touch the patient. >> they're about to shock the
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patient. the light lights up. hit the light. >> now? >> do it now. >> press the red flashing button. shock delivered. >> and you saved their life. >> now let me ask you, should you have seen something when it did the shock? >> no, no. >> because i was like did it work? >> this is a tester. >> and by this point the ambulance is here, the paramedics is here. >> in new york city is doesn't come in three minutes, which is what we've been doing. if you do cpr for five, ten, 15 minutes, bob harper he's alive because when he collapsed and dropped dead, it took 20 minutes for the ambulance to get back the person next to him was a medical student and he did cpr for 15 minutes. >> it will keep analyzing. while it's talking you're going it keep doing cpr, and it's going to say step away from the patient. it will shock, the patient will go like this as you shock the patients and then you go back and you keep doing it again. if you don't do cpr they'll be brain dead if you do save their heart.
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you've got to save the whole person. >> jump in. >> we have that power in our hands. it's a great app, teaches you how to do it, and identifies the aeds closest to you. find that out today. that's your homework. >> what about with kids or something like that? >> there are smaller patches. you can use these on most sized kids. cpr, whether it's with your fingers or gently, do cpr, it's their best hope. >> good luck at the all star game, too. >> you can catch this man week days on the dr. oz show. check your local listings to find out where. first this i "today" ons
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welcome back, do not forget you'll find more stories you will love at today.com/allday. just ahead on the third hour, we're going to be talking about dan gaz bee, the husband
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of b smith, we're going to talk with dan's daughter dana who also helped take care of b. there's a lot of controversy, a lot of people, a lot of backlash online about their living arrangement. we talk with them exclusively in their home. >> it's a complex story. >> looking forward to that. >> all right, al, thank you. >> hoda thei )m - -... breaking news: nbc bay area skyranger right now .. flying over the scene 8:56. i'm marcus washington. we have breaking news. nbc bay area sky ranger as you see right now flying over the scene of a fatal accident at pacheco on brown and aspen drive just west of interstate 680. it's only about two blocks north of sun valley mall in concord. right now all we know for sure is that a car struck a
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pedestrian a little before 8:00 this morning, about hour ago. from everything we've heard the driver stayed at the scene. a short time from now, oakland police school district leaders are supposed to give an update on the financial crisis bringing contract negotiations to a standstill. last year board members suggested more closures may be coming. the district previously talked about being in the red as it battles declining enrollment. bob riddell is talking to both sides. remember this week, teachers authorized to strike. san francisco police plan to provide new details on a long cold serial case that killer called the doodler struck more than a dozen times in the 1970s. an update at 2:00 in the press conference. [ music playing ] ♪ here comes the sun
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from nbc news this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome. i'm sheinelle here with al, craig, and dylan. we have a lot to talk about this morning. we have busy mornings every morning, but there are mornings in particular sometimes where i feel like we sit down and we say woo, we have a big show this morning. we're kicking it off with something everybody's talking about this morning. leave it to oprah to score these big interviews. she held one of her super soul conversations, an event here in new york city, she had it in times square, and she talked with bradley cooper, michael b. jordan, rising political star beto o'

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