and tune in to find out more about the weather and news. we have much more ahead. it is wednesday. enjoy this hump day and the weather is going to be nice. >> we leave you this morning with a live look outside. what a great start to a bay area morning. good morning. on a tear. the house speaker rips up the president's state of the union speech, a dramatic end to a deeply partisan address to the nation. the president making his case on the eve of an impeachment vote, with his approval ratings on the rise. >> like so many who came before me, i keep my promises. we did our job. >> we're live in washington with the very latest. in the lead. iowa democrats release more numbers overnight. pete buttigieg, number one with bernie sanders closing in. the votes still not all counted and democrats scrambling to

explain. >> as chair of the party, i apologize deeply for this. breaking overnight, heading home. two more emergency flights carrying americans from the center of the coronavirus outbreak to the u.s. an infant being tested after suddenly developing a fever. outpouring of support. fans rallying behind shannen doherty, after she reveals her breast cancer has returned. >> i don't want it to be twisted. >> this morning, her emotional vow to keep fighting. travel nightmare. tens of millions in the path of a nasty winter storm today. watches and warnings from texas to maine. and it's time to party. >> it took us 50 years to get here. let's go. let's go. >> kansas city is set for one of the biggest parades in history. fans are primed to celebrate in the snow, after the chiefs big super bowl win, today,

wednesday, february 5th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, 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 don't look like someone who left d.c. at 11:00, hopped in a car, drove back to new york. >> well, i parked right there on the plaza. i hope they don't give me a ticket. it was a fascinating night in washington. that's where we'll begin. the president using his third state of the union address, to make his case for re-election. but the bitterness and division in washington was on full display, as well. the night began with what appeared to be the president snubbing the house speaker's offer of a handshake. then, not to be outdone, nancy pelosi, dramatically tearing up her copy of the speech as it ended last night.

>> to add to the tension, the address was delivered on the eve of the impeachment trial's conclusion. that's 20 days after the trial began. and we have the mess still being sorted out in iowa. yes, the votes are still being counted there. mayor pete buttigieg and bernie sanders have the early lead. we start with the state of the union. kristen welker is on-duty. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah and hoda. good morning to both of you. president trump is expected to be acquitted later today in the senate impeachment trial. he didn't mention the word impeachment in his speech, but it loomed over the entire chamber, setting up a dramatic backdrop for a night that had plenty of surprises, made-for-tv moments and partisan tensions like we have never seen before. president trump, delivering a state of the union address, to a bitterly divided congress and nation. >> the state of our union is stronger than ever before. >> reporter: but overshadowing the night, the president's own

impeachment trial and the palpable tensions between him and house speaker nancy pelosi. even before the speech began, the president appearing to snub pelosi's extended hand. pelosi then, omitting the customary words, high privilege and distinct honor, words used by the speaker to introduce the president. instead saying -- >> members of congress, the president of the united states. >> reporter: after the nearly 90-minute speech, pelosi stunned onlookers in the chamber and around the country by tearing up the president's remarks behind his back. when asked why she tore up the president's speech, she was defiant, calling it a manifesto of mistruths. >> it was disgusting. i was sitting 50 feet away from her, and it made me angry. >> reporter: the white house, accusing pelosi of overshadowing the president's invited guests. tweeting, that's her legacy. the president's speech, at times, sounding like a campaign

rally. >> four more years. >> reporter: as republicans cheered, democrats mostly sitting stone faced. with an eye toward his re-election, the president listing what he sees as his accomplishments. at the top of the list, the booming economy. >> i am thrilled to report to you tonight that our economy is the best it has ever been. >> reporter: making this promise on health care -- >> we will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions. >> reporter: using the address to deliver dramatic moments. highlighting the killing of abubakar al baghdadi. and recognizing the parents of american aide worker kayla mueller, who was captured and killed by isis. >> carl and marsha, america's warriors never forgot kayla, and neither will we. thank you. >> reporter: he also honored conservative radio host rush limbaugh, who is battling

advanced lung cancer, with the presidential medal of freedom. the first lady awarding it to him in the gallery, an unprecedented move. >> you will be receiving our country's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> reporter: and reunited a ft. bragg soldier serving in afghanistan with his wife and children. that poignant moment bringing the entire chamber to its feet. it was a remarkable night. now, that all-important senate vote set to take place in a few hours. and again, the president is all but certain to be acquitted. white house officials say the icing on the cake would be if they can hold every republican vote and peel off a few democrats. now, based on conversations with a number of white house officials, they're looking to likely hold an event later today, that would give president trump a chance to thank those who stood by him to try to turn the page and capitalize on this all-but certain political victory, as he heads out on to the campaign trial. >> kristen welker starting us off. thank you.

we're joined by claire mccaskill, and rich lowry, editor of "the national review." was this the most acrimonious setting for a state of the union that y'all can remember on both sides? >> by far. i believe in grace notes. i think the president should have shook her hand. but ripping up the speech, is a petty gesture and speaks to a deep frustration. but she should have known when she started impeaching him, that this day would come. he would be acquitted or on the verge of acquittal, and he would be making a case for himself. >> did you like the display of ripping up the speech? >> not my favorite. but it was a speech full of lies. i am stunned that we have an american president that has no respect for honesty whatsoever. so, that was hard to listen to. and we've never had a president

that goes out of his way to divide us, to throw gasoline on the culture wars in this country, instead of trying to find a way to unite everyone. that's what state of the unions have always been in america. but not under donald trump. >> there was a lot for the base in this speech. i guess that's his re-election strategy. >> i think it was mixed. and people with a deep distaste for donald trump would miss it. there were the cultural issues for his base, abortion, immigration, guns. but a lot of the speech -- >> rush limbaugh. >> i love rush. but only conservatives are going to love that gesture. but there's a lot in the speech that was meant to take the edge off his image. touting feel-good stories from the gallery. and touting initiatives that most people would think are completely reasonable. planting trees. going to mars. it's my belief that if all he did was give speeches like this, he'd be above 50% approval and a clear favorite for re-election.

>> his approval rating in the g gallop poll went up to 49%. but that's the highest of his presidency in this particular poll. i mean, democrats, you feel like they're facing an uphill battle? >> it's a 50/50 country right now. a lot of it will depend on voter enthusiasm, who shows up. there's just as many people that can't stand donald trump as those who think he's great. who is going to decide this election? all the people who voted for barack obama and then donald trump. those are the voters that are going to make the difference in november. >> claire, rich, hang on. you're not done yet. we want your take on the caucus situation in iowa. new numbers released overnight. it shows that pete buttigieg and bernie sanders are leading the field. guess what? but the votes still aren't all counted yet. peter alexander is in des moines. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to

you. much of the attention has been focused on the democrats' debacle and for good reason. but as the dust begins to settle, it's clear that pete buttigieg, the 38-year-old former mayor of south bend, indiana, that a year agee had no name recognition, had a strong performance here. and it's putting pressure on all of the democratic candidates to deliver next week in new hampshire. with the democratic candidates crisscrossing new hampshire, is final tally of iowa is up in the air. the uncertainty and confusion preventing any of the candidates from claiming an all-important victory. pete buttigieg and bernie sanders, neck and neck for first place, are touting the results. >> a campaign that some said should have no business even making this attempt, has taken its place at the front of this race. >> we received more votes on the first and second round than any

other candidate. >> reporter: after technical issues with a new mobile app derailed reporting the final figures from the caucuses monday night, the head of iowa's democratic party acknowledging the system breakdown was unacceptable. >> as chair of the party, i apologize deeply. >> reporter: while vouching for the accuracy of the results. >> the one thing i will say is that the underlying data, the raw data, is secure. >> reporter: the chaos re-igniting questions about iowa's outsized influence in the presidential process. elizabeth warren challenging the decision to release partial results. >> they ought to get it together and release all of the data. >> reporter: joe biden, appearing to shrug off an apparent fourth place finish in iowa, looking for a boost in new hampshire. >> i would like you to rocket me out of here to make sure this thing works, okay? if i come out of here well, you will set the tone for the whole, whole rest of the race. >> reporter: the murky mess, offering an opening for mike

bloomberg. the former new york city mayor, aides tell nbc news, will double his advertising in other key states. with eyes on super tuesday, less than a month away. and a surprising editorial from "the boston globe," that has a lot of readers in neighboring new hampshire. kill the tradition. new hampshire and iowa should not vote first. they describe it as an antiquated system that gives outside influence to choosing presidents on two states that resemble 19th century america than the america of today. a conversation a lot of folks are having today. >> a lot of fuel for it on that conversation, in light of what happened in iowa. peter, thank you. we're joined by claire mccaskill and rich lowry again. claire, what are democrats saying about this debacle in iowa? >> i think most democrats are coming to realize that caucuses are terrible for participation. our party is the one that wants

to expand voter participation. the republican party is the one that is trying to shrink it. why do we have a caucus when we have a limited ability to participate. you're seeing the death of caucuses for the democratic party. >> it seems like a gift to republicans for this disarray to be unfolding in iowa, and they're certainly seeming to make the most of it. >> well, republicans have been mocking it i've mocked it myself. you get down to it, this is terrible for democracy and the idea that all of the blood and the sweat and the tears of candidates, all their supporters, to go for not because of this idiotic debacle is really a disgrace >> the president was saying the other day, i think he tweeted, he's all for iowa and going first and he's all-in for iowa going first. do you think that on the republican side, the caucus should go by the wayside >> i have had mixed feelings about iowa it's amazing piece of democracy. people gathering in these gyms but anytime the race is close, you've been reminded of the

fact, we don't know how many votes until this time -- this is the first time we knew who people voted for in iowa maybe iowa should keep going first, but do a primary. >> let's see where the race stands right now looks like sanders and buttigieg are at the top with some percentage of the vote in iowa where does this go from here biden underperformed he looks like he's going to be in fourth place. he is counting on south carolina to pull him through february how do you see it playing out? >> buttigieg really unfortunately missed the opportunity because of the screw-up in iowa - >> you think he was robbed >> yeah. this is remarkable that he is even contesting for the lead in iowa this is somebody that nobody heard of less than a year ago. and he's done a remarkable job of organizing the campaign and getting the message out. so, the question is, can he replicate that in these primaries that are now going to come fast and furious over the next three or four weeks we'll see. >> does mayor bloomberg have a

path he's spending money. he doubled his money in ads, in light of the chaos in iowa >> he's making a powerful case across the country what's not being reported is how much he is investing in field staff in states like mine, where no presidential candidates typically show up. >> claire, rich, great to have you. extra credit to you both today a quick programming note, nbc news will bring you live coverage of the impeachment vote as it happens on the nbc stations craig joins the table. you have the latest on the coronavirus? >> indeed. cases are on the rise worldwide now. more than 20,000 cases and americans in the center of the outbreak in china are being brought home to military bases in california. live look here nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the very latest good morning >> reporter: good morning. the two planes carrying hundreds of american evacuees from wuhan are landing at travis air force

base outside of sacramento with one plane continuing to miramar near san diego but the overnight flights are just the beginning of a long road ahead for them. this morning, two flights carrying american evacuees from china, landing at two u.s. military bases, where the passengers will spend 14 days in isolation, quarantined in rooms similar to this one, while health officials monitor their conditions and test them for the dangerous coronavirus. the illness, killing hundreds in china and affecting hundreds of people here in the u.s., including a california man, visiting this hospital, testing positive in order to self-isolate at home the hospital employees he came into contact with, now also quarantined >> because this is a new disease that we don't know everything about yet, we're being cautious and aggressive in terms of close contacts >> reporter: the latest evacuees boarding a chartered flight. >> this is going to be our

flight for the next ten hours on the way to california. we'll see where we arrive. >> reporter: passengers wearing face masks and separated from the flight crew, making a desperate escape, almost a week after these 195 americans landed in california. one of those passengers, an infant, is now in the hospital, after developing a fever officials say they're testing the baby for the virus, out of an abundance of caution. on this cruise ship in japan, health officials are confirming, ten people, including one american, have been diagnosed with coronavirus and with more persons returning to the u.s., from the epicenter of the outbreak, there's fears the numbers of infected people in this country will rise. in addition to the serious health worries, there's also financial ones a number of major u.s. companies are closing thousands of stores across china, including apple and mcdonald's but the white house says the overall economic impact should

be minor craig? >> miguel, thank you we move to the powerful winter storm making its way across the country it's a dangerous mix of snow and ice and rain and it's already creating a travel nightmare mr. roker, how are we looking? >> this is a crazy storm it has a winter side and a severe side. look at the winter side. this is texas. leonard, texas and it's a real mess i-40 for a while was closed. look now on the maps, to give you an idea. we're talking 67 million people at risk for winter weather 24 million people at risk right now for flash flooding, as you push down into parts of the southeast. we go over to the effects today. we have snow, ice, rain, and we've got a risk of severe weather down 12 million people through the lower gulf coast damaging winds, tornadoes possible, up to one to two inches of rain possible for the plains we're looking at a quarter of an inch to half an inch of ice. and snowfall amounts, anywhere from 2 to 6 inches, from texas to ohio.

airport delays, st. louis, new orleans, nashville for tomorrow, it moves to the east ice in the northeast in and new england. heavy rain on the coast. severe weather, 29 million people tornadoes very possible as you get into the southeast looking at 3 inches of rain making its way through the mid-atlantic states. up to a quarter of an inch of ice. and snowfall amounts, 1 to 6 inches as you get to upstate new york and interior new england. friday, a mess in the northeast with ice, snow, and rain we're looking at upwards of a quarter of an inch of ice. and as far as snowfall is concerned, look at ohio to new england, 2 to 6 inches of snow airport delays will be concentrated in the northeast from cleveland, boston, and down to baltimore >> thank you, al more than 1 million people are expected to line the streets of kansas city this morning for the chiefs championship parade final prep under way this morning.

officials are telli ining folkso expect large crowds, tight delays, and tight security the players will go along a two-mile route, celebrating the team's first championship in five decades >> schools are closed. businesses are closed. let's go, man. let's enjoy it it took us 50 years to get here. let's go let's go have a good time keep the city in tact. let's not ruin what we got but let's enjoy the heck out of it >> andy reid is a funny one. kansas city is expecting, by the way, a couple of inches of snow, too, and freezing temps. you know what i say to my kids in that situation, we're making memories you're cold. you're freezing. it is exciting >> i like that saying, let's go. >> that's it. >> should be a little bumper sticker. let's go. >> let's go. show you what we have around the country today. we're looking at heavy rain and snow in the pacific northwest. morning chilly conditions in the southwest. severe storms developing through the southeast. sunshine through the northern plains we're going to get through your local forecast in the next 30

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sunday looking good and mild weather for the start of next week. >> al, thank you so much >> coming up, a key accuser returni ining to the stand of t harvey weinstein trial the emotional testimony for jurors during that questioning and the app that was behind the epic breakdown at the iowa caucuses what we've now learned about the company behind the app what went wrong, and the red flags that were raised

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>> at least we have a clear start. we're seeing that now in san jose. it is very chilly. even freezing in the south county as well as some of our inland north bay valleys. into the rest of the day, we're heading into the low 60s. it is going to go turn out to be a nice afternoon and warming up toward the end of the week, by friday we get our warmer temperature, up to 68 degrees and then cooling off by the end of the weekend into the start of next week. san francisco will be in the upper 50s today. then heading up to 61 on friday. mike, how are the roads moving. not badly. the south bay did simmer down now your typical slowing around 85 and 87 approaching capitol expressway we focus the biggest build. and dumbarton and san mateo bridges slowing across the span. the crash around orinda still a distraction but not a major issue. this is major out of petaluma

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7:30, now, this wednesday morning. it's february 5th, 2020. you're looking at snow falling in oklahoma city that's that winter storm al's been talking about it's moving across the country al says it's going to cause some big problems over a 1,500-mile stretch. >> it's like a one-two punch let's start with the 7:30 headlines. the president delivered his third state of the union address to a divided congress and nation last night and the tension between the president and house speaker nancy pelosi was palpable. before the address, the

president seemed to snub the speaker's extended hand. and then, she stunned onlookers by tearing up the president's speech behind his back it came as the president prepared for his all but certain acquittal in today's impeachment vote in the senate big news for one of the nation's largest retailers macy's announced plans on tuesday to close 125 stores. that's about one-fifth of its total. the department store chain plans to slash about 2,000 corporate jobs over the next three years here's the new plan. they want to move away from malls and build smaller stores called market by macy's. they will not only sell apparel but also food and drinks and they said they're not going out of business, just changing the scale. some heart-stopping moments in ohio. a school bus with more than a dozen kids onboard flipped o its side a security camera caught the incident you can see it on its scene. a substitute driver drove over

on a narrow road and overcorrected. two students suffered some injuries 11 kids were released to their parents at the scene a day after breaking down on the stand, one of harvey weinstein's accusers was back in court yesterday and adamantly told the jury, he is my rapist but the defense is painting a very different picture nbc's stephanie gosk is here with details on where this case goes next. >> good morning, hoda. jessicaman ste mann steadied hel for a third day of grueling testimony and another round of tough questions from harvey weinstein's attorneys. as the defense pushed her on every detail of the relationship she had with the media mogul, she insisted he raped her. >> reporter: jessica mann back on the stand the 34-year-old rushing out of court following a third day of emotional testimony. mann alleges harvey weinstein raped her at a new york hotel in 2013, one of the alleged incidents cited in the charges against the former movie mogul weinstein's defense attorneys arguing his relationship with mann lasted for years after the alleged rape, and included

multiple consensual sexual encounters defense attorney donna rattuno, pressing mann about a meeting with weinstein at a hotel in los angeles. pointing to a message she sent him hours after. you went up to the room, correct? yes. and four hours later you send him a message that says, i feel so fabulous and beautiful, thank you for everything yes. mann also testifying she asked weinstein for invitations for hollywood award ceremonies and for help getting a member eshipa an exclusive social club you want the ladies and gentlemen of this jury to believe the person you wanted to sponsor you to this exclusive was your rapist? mann answering back, i do want the jury to note he is my rapist

the defense pointing to messages mann sent to weinstein after her breakup. a forensic psychologist said victims often continue relationships with their alleged attackers. you hear that all the time, that they go back thinking, i can just bring this back to baseline i can just pretend this whole thing never happened telling the court, behavior alone is no indication that a crime took place >> that's the expert that testified in the bill cosby trial. in the weinstein trial, what happens now? who are we expecting to take the stand next >> the prosecution is wrapping up their case quickly. remaining is this woman, lauren young. she says she was assaulted by weinstein in 2012, in a hotel in los angeles. she's one of three women that have been brought in to set up a pattern of behavior, so-called prior bad acts witnesses

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at precisely what went wrong in iowa's democratic caucuses >> this new app that was supposed to simplify the reporting of results -- well, that didn't happen it complicated things. investigative reporter cynthia mcfadden has been looking into this one all week. what did you find? >> good morning, team. with questions mounted about how democrats conducted the caucuses, all eyes are on the app used to collect the data and the company that made it this as iowa democratic party published partial results with the majority of the results expected by 5:00 p.m. today. >> thank you, concord. >> reporter: this morning, as democratic candidates stump in new hampshire, questions swirling about what went wrong during iowa's democratic caucus. >> we have worked with cyber security experts, nationally-renowned cyber security experts to test this app. we found an irregularity as the results came in. >> reporter: the irregularity linked to this app made by shadow inc., a for-profit

development company based in washington, d.c., describing its itself as creating a permanent advantage for progressive campaigns and causes through technology shadow now issuing an apology saying they sincerely regret the delay in the reporting of the results of last night's iowa caucuses the company, which was founded by former hillary clinton staffers, was paid $60,000 to improve the reporting of caucus results. it was launched last year by a democratic nonprofit called acronym. its ceo was married to a senior adviser of pete buttigieg, which the campaign has acknowledged. there's been no suggestion of any wrongdoing or evidence that the app was hacked precinct chairs were supposed to record and send results to the iowa democratic party via the app. but many had trouble downloading and using it the bigger question now, when did officials know the app had problems

an e-mail chain provided to nbc news, showed that precinct captains and caucus organizers in the iowa city area knew o problems with the app as early as monday morning. 9:13 a.m., a precinct chair writes, i gave up on the app a few minutes later at 9:29, another jokes, just don't submit your results by 10:00 p.m., some precinct chairs had abandoned the app altogether and resorted to a hot line to call in results. but there were problems. some callers were being put on hold for hours >> i couldn't get through. i tried a number of times. >> i have no idea what's going on >> reporter: others were asked to text photos of the results. >> they wanted us to take -- wanted me to take a picture of my calculation sheet and how i arrived at the figures that we had and send it to the iowa democratic party >> reporter: security experts tell nbc news, they're alarmed that the party had refused to reveal who made the app in the lead-up to the caucus.

even worse, that the party told the chairs to download it to their unsecured personal phones. chad wolf, the director of homeland security, had this to say. >> our cyber security and our security agency has offered to test that app from a hacking perspective. they declined. >> reporter: the iowa democratic chairman, troy price, appearing to deny that >> i have no knowledge of the department of homeland security making that offer to us. >> 15 more for warren. >> reporter: now, the iowa democratic party left to pick up the pieces of what was supposed to be the state's biggest night. >> okay. looking ahead, nevada has a caucus, too, and evidently had contracted with the same firm but is not going to use that >> nevada paid its money to the shadow company and they announced yesterday they weren't going to be using the app or the company and are evaluating those options

those caucuses on february 22nd. finally, i want to say again, a shoutout to good, old-fashioned paper. because all caucus attendees had to write down who their candidate was and sign it with their own name and that's what they're counting, the paper. we can believe the results at the end of the day, but woo-hoo. >> it's hard to believe they didn't do a dry run, like stress test the app >> they had four years >> yeah. and one job. all right. >> okay. >> viva paper. >> viva paper. long live paper. >> cynthia, thank you. over to mr. roker with a look at the weather. >> the company's first name was shady. but they went with shadow. who knew record warmth in 2020. since january 1st, we've had over 3,700 warm records. only 299 that's a 12-1 ratio of warm

records outnumbering cold. that's crazy to start off the year cold temperatures, though, right now, from denver, albuquerque, el paso, dallas, little rock, all below average. ahead of the front, record -- not record warmth, but warm temperatures 62 in d.c. 75, charleston 11 degrees above average at 66 in atlanta we look for the temperatures, though, start to fall, as the front moves through. temperatures dropping below freezing in chicago. buffalo, in the upper 20s. by saturday, philly, only 41 degrees. that's what's goin good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with a lot of 30s across the bay area. and we're going to have a cold start but a nice warm afternoon reaching into the low 60s. a lot of our inland valleys seeing the sunshine today and we're going to continue to warm up over the next few days. reaching the upper 60s by friday. saturday also looking pretty good. we'll be cooling off slightly on sunday with gusty winds. we continue on with above normal

temperatures into the start of them. week. >> that's the latest weather craig? >> all right, mr. roker. we had a lot of news this morning. carson is here to brighten things up. >> that's what i do around here, guys coming up, a very special reason to celebrate you, mr. al roker >> you >> me? >> it's all about you. we will tell you why this is a special day for america's favorite weatherman. >> it is >> yes, it is. we'll tell you why after this. >> be ready, uncle al. >> yes, al in 1950, king's hawaiian was born from an irresistibly delicious idea.

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you know how we're always thanking al roker when the weather is real nice, right? well -- >> been a little mean. you know, it is going to be beautiful in about six hours >> how long? >> once the sun comes up >> i have a 9:40 tee time, al. >> where were you in january of 1996 that is where mr. al roker was that's a little throwback video. and we told you, we were going to celebrate you, mr. roker. come on, al. that's because -- you know what today is today is national weather persons day. >> hey >> he's been here for how many years, al? >> i don't know. >> 42. we know. 42 and 24 of those with the "today" show >> well, thank you actually, celebrating real meteorologists you know, we do your forecasting and do all that stuff. we have a great group of forecasters at the "today" show. >> look at him giving it away. >> mr. humble pie. >> we have -- we have a little something. >> hey, now.

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let's head over to mike now watching the roads. and crisp here at the bay area toll plaza and the back-up easing for the cash lanes, getting slower here. in oakland northbound 880 the crash in this area around 98 that has cleared from the roadway. the arrow at the bottom blends in with the yellow route for international boulevard but a slower drive from the route there for the freeway through oakland. peninsula south 280 around truesdale, crash bogging down out of daly city and into redwood city and northbound through san jose holding steady. back to you. happening now, hundreds of americans at travis air force base where where two planes landed this morning from wuhan, china. the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. most passengers will remain quarantined at the base for the next two weeks. one of the two planes is scheduled to take off any time now and that plane will fly 100 passengers to miramar in san diego where those people will be quarantined for two weeks.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, state of the union. president trump touting his accomplishments during last night's address. >> america's future is blazing bright >> but it's these two moments highlights the division in washington while in iowa, new numbers this morning after that chaotic caucus we're live with the latest plus, sharing her secret after shannen doherty reveals her new battle with stage 4 breast cancer. >> my cancer came back >> just ahead, why she is speaking out now and her promise to keep fighting and breaking barriers. we'll meet an inspiring medical student who is determined to

become a doctor and an olympic athlete. >> which do you enjoy more fencing or the medicine? >> it's not the same they both light up a different kind of fire for me, you know? >> how she is working to make her dreams come true today, wednesday, february 5th, 2020 ♪ i do my hair toss >> shoutout to my co-workers watching in marion, indiana. >> hi to my family at the lake of the ozarks. >> and my parents in new bedford. ♪ hair toss, check my nails >> cheers for the day, from maui, celebrating my 50th birthday >> just married, from iowa >> oh. >> hi, everybody good morning welcome back to wednesday and "today." good to have you with us lots to celebrate out there. i see a queen out there on our plaza. >> a bunch of queens, too. how about the shoutout from hawaii keep the shoutouts coming. post your videos on twitter or insta.

use #mytodayplaza. maybe, just maybe, you'll see yourself on the tube in the morning. >> there's nothing hotter than tiktok right now you probably heard us talk about it a few times guess what we decided to join the fun we got a tutorial from one of tiktok's biggest stars and, yes, we tried to take part in a viral dance challenge so, how did we do? >> you can guess >> i think you know how we did nonetheless, we'll show you tomorrow how bad it was. >> tiktok ends tomorrow. >> what we did to the vine >> exactly let's get to the news at 8:00 the senate votes today on removing president trump from office on the heels of a state of the union address last night that magnified the deep divides in washington. kristen welker with three things to watch today kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. good morning to you. the first big thing, we are watching the fallout after president trump's third state of the union address where the

partisan tensions you mentioned were at a fever pitch. you we see it from the beginning, even before the speech began the president appearing to snub the extended hand of nancy pelosi and after the speech, pelosi stunned onlookers by tearing up the president's remarks. the president used his speech to make a case for re-election, touting the strong economy and recent trade deal. >> our spirit is still young the sun is still rising. god's grace is still shining and my fellow americans, the best is yet to come. >> reporter: and the next thing we're watching, impeachment. the president didn't mention the word impeachment but it loomed over the entire chamber. in just hours, the senate will vote on whether to remove the president from office. he is all but certain to b acquitted by the republican-led senate the third thing we're watching, they're still counting votes in iowa, after that debacle on caucus night that delayed the results. here's what we know so far

mayor pete buttigieg holds a slim lead over bernie sanders with elizabeth warren and joe biden trailing all of the candidates have made their way to the next state to vote, new hampshire. >> kristen, thank you. programming note, nbc news will bring you live coverage of today's impeachment vote this afternoon. now, for the latest on the coronavirus. two planes carrying hundreds of americans from wuhan, china, have landed at a military base in california overnight. the passengers will spend two weeks in isolation being monitored for symptoms an infant on a flight last week came down with a fever and is being monitored. the coronavirus has sickened many people and 490 are dead in that area. health officials in japan said ten people on a cruise ship, including one person, had been diagnosed with the coronavirus

emergency teams have been digging through the snow, after an avalanche buried rescue workers were buried. a team was going up and a second wall of snow roared down the mountainside officials say the overall death toll from the twin disasters has reached at least 28. 30 rescuers are being treated in hospitals. now, to "your health" at 8:00 first time in half a century, the food and drug administration will consider testing baby powder and cosmetics made with talc for asbestos. carcinogens have been found in some products. the two minerals are often found together in the ground an fda hearing held consumer advocates. despite hearings in 1971, the agency has never required talc manufacturers to test for asbestos we have the news covered want a little boost? >> yes >> the youngest fans get the biggest thrills when they meet their sports heros usually watch this little guy, getting

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♪ we're back it's 8:11, with the outpouring support for shannen doherty after she went public with the devastating setback in her battle with breast cancer. >> this broke a lot of people's hearts kate snow has more on this story. >> good morning, guys. nearly five years after shannen doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer, the actress says the disease has come back and has progressed to stage 4. >> reporter: overnight, shannen doherty revealing how she discovered she was no longer in remission, in an interview on abc's "nightline." >> i started feeling very odd aches. i called my oncologist >> reporter: were you shocked? >> yes and no. i think in the back of your head, you are always suspecting that this is going to happen but i had definitely, also in another way, convinced myself, i had beaten it. i was the true warrior, the true survivor >> reporter: doherty shot to stardom in the '90s on the

original "beverly hills 90210. nearly three decades later, now saying she knew her cancer was back when the cast shot a reboot of "90210. >> it's going to come out in a matter of days, weeks, that i'm a stage 4. so, my cancer came back. and that's why i'm here. >> reporter: overnight, describing stage 4 cancer as devastating. >> this is a much more difficult one to deal with i'm grappling. i haven't found my path and my peace. >> reporter: doherty says she's speaking out now because of a lawsuit against insurance company state farm, with court documents describing her medical condition. >> i would rather people hear it from me. i don't want it to be twisted. i don't want it to be a court document i want it to be real and authentic. and i want to control the narrative. >> reporter: doherty's home was damaged in the woolsey fire. and she says state farm

disregarded her medical condition when calculating what she is owed. state farm issued a statement in which the company expressed empathy with doherty's health issues adding, we strongly believe we have upheld our commitment to our customer and paid what we owe on this claim. we are prepared to defend our position in court. doherty's lawyers firing back in part, we have to believe that higher-level executives would not have rushed to the same unreasonable, unreasoned, and callous positions that have cost shannen dearly in time, energy, and emotional well-being, all while suffering a terminal illness. like a good neighbor she was first diagnosed in 2015. she opened up about it o "entertainment tonight." >> some of the cancer cells might have gone out of the lymph nodes. >> reporter: doherty, sharing her treatment on social media. now, she vows to continue fighting posting this cartoon to instagram. we only die once

we live every day. >> our life doesn't end the minute we get the diagnosis. we still have living to do >> guys, she wants to keep working and show other cancer survivors that you can keep going. she wants to make a difference she is standing up in the lawsuit to show that a little guy can take on a big behemoth corporation so, she says she's she's got a lot of reasons to keep on living >> she's so young. 48, i think. kate, thank you. here to better understand shannen doherty's diagnosis, dr. natalie azar it seems like shannen was at this point, the five-year mark, when most breast cancer survivors are celebrating. and to get the devastating news that it had advanced to stage 4, how unusual is that diagnosis? >> i know. stage 4 is considered the most advanced stage and it does mean that the cancer has spread or recured outside of the breast and the regional lymph nodes to other parts of the body, particularly the bone,

liver, and the lung. five-year survival for stage four, on average, is roughly 27%. it is worth noting it varies greatly with people. and modern treatments, they are able to improve longevity these days >> she had dealt with this cancer before. presumably was being screened and having the regular screenings can a cappser be so aggressive and quick-moving that it can basically come up in between screenings like that >> you know what generally, savannah, the risk of recurrence is related to a couple of things it's related to the original stage of the tumor it's related to how the tumor was treated. probably, or most importantly, it is related to the biology of the tumor. we talk about the hormone status of the tumor, if it's estrogen or projester positive or negative certain types are more aggressive early on, like triple negative they're more than likely to recur in the first five years or the three years. >> it went to her bone

that's breast cancer it can go there. detecting that, is that easy to detect cancer that spread to the bone >> there's two different ways it can recur. it can recur in the breast again. there, we'd look, again, for changes like a new lump or skin changes, inflammation in the lymph nodes. because we know it can go to distant areas, things like bone pain or cough or shortness of breath, or headache. >> she mentioned headaches >> she did >> and those complaints would guide, you know, the imaging and workup you would report those to your oncologist, and they would be vigilant in looking for that >> dr. azar. >> i know. >> we appreciate it. >> thank you for the information and kate for bringing us that story. thank you. let's go over to al. i believe he's standing by >> all right, guys we're looking now. 67 million people at risk for winter weather advisories from the pacific northwest, texas, to the northeast. flood watches down into the southeast, you can already see

we're seeing snow from texas, all the way up to oklahoma and parts of kansas. we're looking, today, at a real mess of snow, ice, rain. upwards of a couple of inches down to the south. 12 million people at risk for severe weather today rainfall totals 1 to 2 inches. ice will be an issue, as will snow 2 to 6 inches in the northeast tomorrow, more of the same heavy rain and thunderstorms severe risk down through the southeast for 29 million people. an enhanced risk we're going to watch that very closely tornados are a possibility heavy rain, ice and snow, as you move to the north. that will continue right on into friday, where we're going to be looking at more rain and heavier ice conditions good morning, i'm meteorologist carrie hall, it's cool and breezy out there. we're going to have temperatures starting in the upper 30s, but then warming up into the low

60s, especially for the inland areas. up to 64 degrees in napa today, san jose will reach 60 degrees. inland temperatures up to the low 60s today, mid 60s tomorrow and then the upper 60s by the end of the week. we will cool off by sunday as the winds pick up and then early next week we're feeling highs in the mid 60s as our dry weather continues. >> that's your latest weather. best start of the day. right now. >> that time of the morning. "pop start." >> andy samberg, after chatting with us yesterday in the studio. he stopped by seth meyers. and we were talking to somebody that has a deep and bizarre hatred and there's only one word for it, and that's hatred for a dog. more specifically, it is seth's beloved pupally, frisbee >> what? >> you love people >> love people.y, frisbee. >> what? >> you love people >> love people.py, frisbee >> what? >> you love people >> love people >> you're a great friend to me and everyone in our family, but one member of our family the nonperson. >> right >> frisbee, the dog.

>> frisbee, the piece of [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> you sent back the christmas card because frisbee was on the christmas card this is what was on the christmas card. >> you might as christmas card >> you might as well have sent me anthrax [ laughter ] look at this piece of [ bleep ]. i actually like dogs that's the weird part. >> it's not anti-dog >> no. it's frisbee specifically. like, look, name, smell, vibe. >> wow >> why >> i don't know the backstory. >> that's funny. >> i think the dog threw up at andy's house there's history. there's a real deep disdain for frisbee, the dog, that was funny. next up, "saturday night live," a lot of the cast joined andy on seth's shows, where they talked about the highs and lows work on "snl." and according to colin jost, and seth, there's no critic

harder than lorne michaels >> i was watching a sketch i had written. it was not going great and he turned to me under the bleachers and said, do you think we can take emmys away >> ran "update when i was there, and now the head writer of this show i did something new on "update." i tried a new thing. i looked through a magnifying glass at some point. i was doing a bit with a british accent lorne told baz, when it was over, he said, burn the tapes. >> imagine somewhere, there's got to be a vault of "snl" sketches and ideas that never made it past rehearsals. fun to see next, andy cohen, it's hard to go through instagram without seeing him and his son, ben. we loved following andy's journey of fatherhood the last year it's been a year since bennie's birth. he wrote this on instagram one year ago tonight, i sat my newborn son, pondering his and our future i didn't know how his smile

would brighten my day. happy birthday to ben. >> and a big shoutout to the surrogate who gave birth to that little baby. congrats to andy we've been teasing all morning -- harrison ford there's a fifth indiana jones movie in the works if you thought harrison ford would be sitting this one out, you would be sorely mistaken lucasfilm president kathleen kennedy gave an update on the long-awaited movie saying it's not a reboot it's a continuation and ford can't wait to reprise his role 77 years young some may say ford's indiana jones belongs in a museum. but as he told you, craig, the last year, the only person taking up that whip any time soon is him. >> who would you like to see as indiana jones? >> nobody. nobody is going to be indiana jones. don't you get it >> ever. >> i'm indiana jones >> so, when you're gone, it's gone >> when i'm gone, he's gone. it's easy.

>> looks like more from "the fugitive." >> that's right. >> dr. richard kimball >> two days in a row, a "fugitive" reference >> chris pine -- >> chris pratt >> chris pratt was thought to be the next indiana jones >> chris pine could be, too. >> only one indiana. we have time for a click >> we do >> we have kitesurfing for you today as "the daly click." somewhere off the coast of australia. you pull hard and fly right over it disaster averted we'll show you again oh, gosh what do i do does this work >> wow >> my word >> good thing he was going into the wind >> yeah. >> it worked out for him >> thank you, sir. just ahead, we're going to kick off our "break through" series for black history month we're going to do it with a remarkable young woman who is chasing her dreams of becoming an olympian and a doctor at the same time. we're going to help you get ready for valentine's day.

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good morning to you. 8:26 i'm marcus washington. the long awaited trial dealing with a deadly stabbing is set to get under way this morning. this was in july of 2018. investigators say the attack was unprovo unprovoked. the case has faced long delays in most cases against kyle's competency. but the judge ruled he can face trial. we're looking at a smooth drive. the south bay evened out and

slow towarded silicone valley. southbound 280, still slow but my be some recovery. a car went up on the embankment and blocked a couple lanes. we have san mateo, 101 typical slowing there. 880 shows more slowing by the coliseum. northbound around 98 we had an earlier crash. no more reports around high street. it may be a volume thing, may be an incident. i'll track that. getting towards the bay bridge toll plaza we hold steady. back to you. >> we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes.

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♪ ♪ back, now. 8:30 on this wednesday morning it's the fifth day of february, 2020 get outside and mingle and say hey to our friends on the plaza. it's a little drizzly, but we're all together >> they say it's spitting. >> spitting. >> i'm going to introduce you to someone. you're going to love this one. there's a little girl over here. are you isabel >> yeah. >> i see your sign here. do you know who this lady is what is her name >> hoda. >> what is it again? >> hoda. >> hoda. >> do it again >> oh, my god. >> hoda was her fourth word.

>> what? what's your name >> isabel. >> isabel. >> oh, my god. little isabel. thank you for doing that what were your first three words? >> savannah. >> savannah, al, carson and craig. >> where are you guys from >> new york city >> from new york >> that's the sweetest thing in the world. >> she watches you every day >> one more time who is this lady >> hoda. >> yes >> she's good. >> i could melt. i could melt >> this is my mom's name love it. >> so sweet. >> isabel watches a lot of the "today" show coming up, guys, we're launching a new series in honor of black history month. we're going to do it with a special, young athlete she's breaking barriers in the world of fencing and inspiring others to do the same, as she sets her sights on tokyo this

summer and by the way, she's going to medical school, as well. can't wait to share her story. >> very cool valentine's day falls over a weekend this year. >> talking to us, huh? >> and the best gift could be a last-minute getaway. we have wrapped up tempting travel deals >> or if you stay home, we have that covered, as well. from puzzled to personalized gifts. elizabeth is here and going to show you creative gift ideas under 50 bucks first, mr. roker, a check of the weather. let's show you what we have going on for your weekend outlook. starting on friday, snow, wind, in the northeast cooler in the southeast. sunny and mild out west. on saturday, a cold blast of air through the northeast and new england. snowshowers across the western plains wet weather in the southeast sunday, sunday, up and down the east coast we have plenty of sunshine, occasional snow, through the upper mississippi and ohio river valleys. a few showers in texas and sunny skies in the pacific northwest and southw good morning, i'm

meteorologist kari hall. still a cold morning, even freezing in san martine, we're at 31 there. 40 in oakland and 35 in santa rosa. but it's going to warm up today. we'll reach into the low to mid 60s with san jose reaching 60 degrees and our inland temperatures in the low 60s today. mid 60s tomorrow, and then some upper 60s on friday. it's going to be nice but still no rain here. we'll cool down slightly by the end of the weekend. >> that is your latest weather craig? >> mr. roker, thank you, sir up next, we'll introduce you to that remarkable woman that is breaking barriers and training hard to compete in the olympics this summer, while juggling life as a medical student at the same me that's right atift

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our special month-long series called "breaking through." it's in honor of black history month. >> first up is an inspiring woman taking the worlds of medicine and fencing by storm. >> she is a medical student with big dreams of competing in tokyo this summer. she is taking on both challenges with fierce competitiveness. when we went to her training center, the peter westbrook foundation, here in new york city >> i am a team usa fencer. a 2020 olympic hopeful >> reporter: at 28 years old, thompson is making her mark in the field of fencing and studying to be an orthopedic surgeon. you were fencing and in med school simultaneously? >> yes i started fencing internationally in medical school, which is nuts. >> reporter: which do you enjoy more fencing or medicine?

>> they are not the same they both light up a different fire for me. you know >> reporter: thompson grew up in teaneck, new jersey. as a child, she was passionate about dance, until one day a chance encounter changed her life >> i was walking with my mom to the dance room and we passed the cafeteria. it had a fencing demonstration going on my high school coach convinced my mom that fencing was a great way to get a college scholarship. that was it. >> reporter: that was it >> that was it. >> reporter: way to go mom thompson signed up for fencing classes a few months later and in 2008, she was recruited to fence for temple university fencing in college that wasn't enough you decided, oh, i'd like to be a doctor >> yeah. i had always wanted to be a doctor since i was 3 or 4 years old. >> reporter: after graduating with honors in 2012, thompson went on to rutgers medical school she never gave up fencing competitively, becoming a u.s.

national champion. her teammates gave her a special nickname >> a lot of my teammates call me the doctor now >> reporter: cool nickname. >> it is pretty cool >> reporter: if someone gets hurt, you can jump down there and stitch 'em back up >> i could >> reporter: in her second year of medical school, thompson started training for the 2016 olympics but just missed qualifying this time around, she's taken a year off from medical school to focus on training. she's working as a research fellow, in orthopedic surgery, at nyu, as she pursues her dream of the summer games in tokyo someone told me you're number three in the country >> a little birdie told you that >> reporter: little birdie told me you were three. >> that's the highest i've been ranked amazing. >> reporter: what does it mean to be here as an olympic -- i won't even say hopeful but probable >> i like that it feels good. we're going to put everything out there. we're going to train as much as possible we'll do what is necessary to be on the olympic team and see how

it goes. >> reporter: thompson trains six hours a day, six days a week, in new york where i met her to test my beginner skills. >> we'll teach you how to move >> reporter: i know how to move. >> first things first, an on guard position. step up. and bring your back leg. yep. less stomping. i'm going to give you a footwork combination. yep. >> reporter: i go like this. how should it fit? >> exactly uh-huh yep. you got him. >> i got him >> yeah. >> reporter: there's not a lot of folks that look like us in fencing. >> there's not but it's growing any sport that costs money is hard but what i found through just my journey, when you're serious and passionate about something, doors will open up and you'll find ways to get the resources

you need >> reporter: come on, now. look at that look at that you might be ready for tokyo >> yeah? >> reporter: kids watching this story, what do you want them to take away from what you've done so far >> try new things. don't stick to what everyone else is doing. do something different the places you can go. i've been to 22 different countries, mostly that i wouldn't have gone to on my own accord when you step outside of your comfort zone, your box, you have so many opportunities. try something new. >> she has three more competitions left before she finds out if she makes the 2020 olympic team her younger brother, also an olympic hopeful. >> what a family >> she is set to graduate from med school in 2021 she is number three in the world. her brother, number four >> amazing >> they can spar how did you like being suited up

>> it's harder than it looks a lot harder >> but you rocked the socks. >> thank you >> impressive. >> that was awesome. >> a reminder, the networks of nbc are your home for the olympics >> uh-huh. >> if she goes, she looks like a star in the making >> big-time. coming up next, want to impress your valentine this year we'll show you how to score deals on romantic getaways

we're back with "today's travel." valentine's day is almost here when you want to step up the romance, how about this? how does a romantic getaway sound? >> sounds good mark fris here, rounding up the best travel deals. >> valentine's >> it's his birthday today >> thank you very much >> why is this valentine's day such a good time to plan a trip? >> because valentine's day is over a weekend and with

presidents day you basically have holiday, holiday. you can have a long weekend. >> some think it's too late to book a flight. if i didn't book something, i waited too long. >> nope. not at all there will be great deals. if you leave on thursday, for example, come back on sunday, you probably have a better chance of getting a cheaper deal than the friday morning to monday night >> four trips, new york city where should we be booking a room >> down the road from us, basically. we're saying the moxy times square has a do not disturb valentine's -- you want me to tell you what it is? >> i don't know what the moxy times square is. >> the moxy times square is a millennial hotels. smaller rooms but king-sized beds power showers. great social scene this is a greatest hits for valentine's day. a little sexy package in your room oysters and prosecco rose pedals on the bed what do you reckon >> i think you're hitting a home run.

>> stay-cation with that >> go upstate with that. >> miami, next up. >> this is about wellness. i think everyone thinks of miami as a party town. what i would say, sure you can have great fun at the freehand that's a cool hotel at miami beach. great bar. why not go for a his and hers, his and his, hers and hers, detox get away do some saturday morning yoga, go for a run on the beach at dawn no >> i like the morning to do that stuff, then you have all day -- >> zbget it out of the way. i'm more in the middle >> okay. >> this is my favorite >> beach, some sort? >> new orleans >> every time new orleans comes up, why is new orleans amazing hoda >> new orleans has something for everybody. the best of everything my favorite time of year is the end of april, beginning of may, jazzfest those two weekends, top. also go for valentine's day. >> it's a win-win, when you go to new orleans the pontchartrain is a historic

hotel. tennessee williams worked there. this is a special occasion package. you get champagne and pralines little extras. $60 on top >> this price can't be right $150 a night >> it starts at $150 these are starting rates but things are flexible with hotel rates. you have to move fast. >> the pontchartrain hotel are almost walking distance from the french quarter you don't need a car >> thank goodness you are here i forgot to say that thank you for that >> you're welcome. >> what's last >> bring us home, babe >> this is the gourmet get away, at the delano. sweet hotel on the strip alansa cast, is a fabulous chef. if there is a michelin star for something, probably has three of them if you want to eat his food, do it on valentine's day on the rooftop restaurant, the delano. you have the strip and the weather in vegas in february can be in the low 60s you're really getting -- for

new yorkers, that's hot. >> and there's a lot to do there. people think vegas and gambling. you can do shows >> that's what makes vegas vegas. there's so much stuff. >> you can go to the beatles love >> deals to be had happy birthday what are you doing tonight >> i'm just going out for dinner pre-valentine's. >> thank you, mark >> appreciate it you can find the travel deals and more, at today.com/shop. let's go over to savannah. >> we're keeping the valentine's theme going. elizabeth mayhew has cute gift ideas. we'll tell you about them. they're all under 50 bucks all under 50 bucks first, this is "today" on c. nb

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all right. we're back 8:49 as promised, today's consumer and more ideas for valentine's day. >> cool and unique ideas all under 50 bucks valentine's day is knocking on the door and elizabeth mayhew is here with creative ideas. hey, girl. >> a lot of these are personalized so you want to

order them now >> could order them now? >> the cutoff date for a lot of them to get is by february 10th. with that, you will pay extra shipping order now. starting off, jigsaw puzzles, the new coloring book. new way to spend times these are cute they're $14. they're from personalization mall.com you send a picture these are all made up for you guys >> oh, look. >> and the pieces fit perfectly together >> that's so cute. i am shopping right now. >> this is really cool they have a template from minted.com put 30 photos in these are color photos they will take them and make them black and white do a blush background. they do all sorts of different $42. order this now really order this now. >> okay. >> this is a cool personalization. this is from one light year from etsy you give them the time, and the

date >> what is - >> this is -- this is the time and date and location of where savannah and roger played their tennis match >> no. >> here's what the stars aligned. >> i'm a dork. >> and you put the title, love, set, match, savannah and roger here's where you got engaged that's what the stars looked like when you got engaged. >> that's cute >> brilliant >> these are sent to you as digital downloads. you can take them to kinko's >> you have to print them yourself >> you don't have to to make the time, you'll want to do that. it is so easy. >> we're moving. >> put the seat belt on. >> we're walking >> the next one, it's two women. and they started this as a hobby. it's a big thing now >> we have to move it's called fancy your fanny.com. and so, they're boxers you put your face on them. >> stop it >> they do all of the work for you. >> my gosh >> my gosh >> these are for mike. not roger. just checking.

>> wait. my god >> this is -- sorry. >> siri on your boxers >> they do all of the work for you. place it super easy $28.99 >> we're trading over here >> these are for your best friend, your daughter. this sweatshirt and the little pants set. >> i love that >> this includes a monogram. there's your monogram. >> cute. >> conversation hearts >> is this for feldy >> i don't know. >> has an "m" on it. >> that's from united monograms. are we moving? >> we're moving. hold on. walk and move? >> my gosh, the boxers are disappearing already >> they all want them. >> i hope they put them on that'd be really funny >> maybe not for tv. >> this is a cool idea this woman in atlanta, her brother owns a craft brewery she couldn't figure out how to gift beers she came out with these things

called beer greetings. little cards six ways i love you. you can fill it with beers or candy, anything you want it's $4.95 you buy the card >> you buy the card and fill it with whatever you want >> like with boxers. for example. with your face on it >> beergreetings.com okay >> my gosh >> you don't want to know what's happening over there >> i don't see that. >> the jewels. this is cool this is from leila.com this is a morse code necklace. give them the message you want, and the colored beads are the dashes and the gold or silver are the dots they say xoxo or be mine i like these i'm wearing them they're an updated hoop. but they're a heart. >> how much are these guys >> those are $52 >> stirling silver >> beautiful >> very light, too i'm very comfortable in them >> now, we're talking. >> this is another mom and pop business, where they make these giant fortune cookies.

>> oh. this is the best >> brilliant >> it's called the fantastic fortune cookie they're enormous and you can customize your coating and designs. >> i love it >> you can customize your fortune. >> really? >> write whatever you want >> this is what's inside these >> the guys will wear those boxers on live television. i hope that doesn't come true. >> how is that for a wow >> you have mine on? no >> i got bingo's on. >> deborah's never looked better >> okay. >> and lastly, the uptake on a bouquet. there's a doughnut bouquet from harry & david. it comes in tissue, with a ribbon and everything. and this is the jerky bouquet. >> carson. >> i love it >> this is carson's. >> manlymanco. you can get a beer mug

>> everything under $50 or around $50 >> just a little bit >> these deals, those travel bargains at today.com/shop >> way to go >> guys? >> you can buy boxers with savannah's face on them? >> yeah. >> even dressed like this, i have to tell you about -- >> need a close-up >> no, not really. >> if you're a new parent, disregard what is happening here >> too late. >> if you're a new parent, the thing you're doing right now, if your kid is crying, you're up all night, is you're on the internet searching for information. what is the cough? don't do that. you'll drive yourself crazy. we'll help you with those answers and a lot more we have a digital series called "are you awake, too. check out the videos and join the conversation it'll save you a lot of -- >> you launched a digital series wearing deborah roberts' face? >> the least i could do. >> impressive. >> i want to apologize to mrs. roker immediately for my behavior today

coming up, paris and nicki hilton savannah, you're all over. >> wow wow. >> a full moon tonight >> got a wedgie. >> bingo check it out >> we're going to find out about the newest - >> what's happening in your neck of the woods >> oh, no. oh, no >> that's where it went wrong. first, your local news and weather. >> this is a great picture of guthrie. >> my gosh good morning. 8:56 i'm marcus washington. hundreds of americans now at travis air force base. where they arrived early this morning from wuhan, china. the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. two planes landed before 4:00 this morning, one plane then took off to myanmar base in san

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because there is nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people. live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> and a good humpday morning to you. third hour of "today" here. craig melvin, al roker, sheinelle jones. dylan hanging out with cal and ollie. >> i spoke to her yesterday. she was like, come over. >> i was supposed to go over yesterday but i didn't. >> that means he had to go somewhere. >> i was going to go. >> i was like, no. >> no. dylan, i'm coming back. we've got a really interesting