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and it is slowing saz -- slowin result of the crash. >> we'll be back with an update in half an hour. >> and we'll see you tor the midday show at 11:00. make it a great week. good morning. breaking overnight, desperate measures. quarantine squads in china, rounding up suspected patients, as the coronavirus death toll soars, now surpassing the deadly sars outbreak. the first american death reported. 11 more american cases on that cruise ship in japan. we're live with the very latest. down to the wire. a new poll shows a tight race in new hampshire. pete buttigieg, gaining ground on bernie sanders. >> this is, i think, what winning feels like. >> and joe biden struggling in fourth.
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>> lost my son to cancer. but i'll be damned if i'm going to stand by and lose my country. >> and with new hampshire polls about to open, the votes are finally all counted in iowa. who won by the tiniest margin? "parasite." >> history at the oscars. "parasite" is the first foreign language film to win best picture. and brad pitt's fairly tale ending. >> to stand here, "once upon a time in hollywood" i think that's true. >> the biggest moments from the red carpet and backstage. those stories, plus, ambushed. >> this wasn't an attempt to attack police officers. >> two shocking attacks on new york city police officers. the suspect in custody this morning. hidden dangers. the new warnings and research on smartphones, social media and their impact on your child's mental health. and stateside. harry and meghan show up in miami this weekend, in a rare
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post-royal appearance. today, monday, february 10th, 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" on a monday morning. nice to have you with us. you were up late watching the oscars. who needs a host? you had janelle monae, chris rock, steve martin. >> janelle monae did so well. i think so many people are saying, i have to see "parasite." that ended up doing so well last night. >> i think it'll get a bounce from the oscars. no question. we'll have more on that night in a bit. let's get to the top story. the extreme efforts being taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. >> overnight, the world health organization sent a team of experts to china, where the death toll has soared. and more americans have tested positive on a quarantined cruise ship. >> nbc's molly hunter joins us now from hong kong.
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she's got the latest on all of this. 3408 molly, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. that's right. china had its single deadliest day so far over the weekend. and that cruise ship, off the coast of tokyo, has more coronavirus cases than any single country outside of china. overnight on "the diamond princess," the number of positive coronavirus cases doubling. >> we're not safe on this ship. we need to be evacuated while some of us are still healthy. >> reporter: there's now 135 total confirmed cases onboard, including at least 24 americans. still, not everyone onboard has been tested. >> the only test we've received has been one thermometer check a week ago for 30 seconds. >> reporter: the 75-year-old passenger says passengers are asked to their take own temperature three to four times a day. but rebecca frazier in the
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hospital for her third day. she said she never showed symptoms before testing positive. >> they checked my vitals throughout the day. i had a little bit of a temperature when i got here. but that's gone. >> reporter: 1,500 miles away at the epicenter in wuhan, desperation. this woman yells that her husband can't breathe, and no hospital has a bed to take them. across china, disturbing videos like this are being posted on social media. they appear to show so-called quarantine quads, rounding up people suspects of having the coronavirus. this man taken down stairs. this couple stuffed in a box on a pickup truck. the first american death, a 60-year-old in wuhan. a huge test in china's biggest cities, deserted for the last few weeks, with million heading back to work after the extended lunar new year. in hong kong, a mandatory quarantine for all travelers from the mainland. jail time threatened for those
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who evade it. gayle carter, aboard the "diamond princess," says the government isn't stepping up. >> we all need to be tested. our government needs to step up. it's time to come for us now. >> molly, the number of deaths in the cases is increasing every day. do officials expect that trajectory to continue? >> that's right. deaths in china have already topped 900. w.h.o. says not to pay too much attention to this death count. it may peter out and may spike again. we may not have seen the peak of this. guys? >> molly hunter in hong kong. thank you. new hampshire is at the center of the political world this morning. the democratic candidates barnstorming that state because the primary is tomorrow. and polls show a very tight race. bernie sanders and pete buttigieg both building on that momentum from iowa. we have two reports. let's start with kristen welker, in position in manchester this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the stakes could not be higher
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here in new hampshire. consider this, in modern history, no candidate has gone on to win the democratic nomination without placing at least first or second in iowa or new hampshire. so, with ten candidates left in this race, the final sprint is on candidates are making their final frantic pitch to voters today. each making their case at multiple events across the granite state. >> to dream big, fight hard and win. >> reporter: overnight, the iowa democratic party release updated caucus results, showing former mayor pete buttigieg in the lead 14 delegates senator bernie sanders with 12 while the results are not yet official, buttigieg is trying to capitalize >> this is, i think, what winning feels like >> reporter: but buttigieg's strong showing in iowa is opening him up to increased attacks by his rivals. senator sanders again accusing him of being too cozy with wall street
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>> pete has raised campaign contributions from over 40 billionaires >> reporter: buttigieg responding that democrats cannot exclude anyone if they want to win the white house. former vice president joe biden releasing this ad. mocking buttigieg. >> joe biden helped lead the passage of the affordable care act, giving health care to 20 million people when pete buttigieg was called on, he installed decorative lights under bridges, giving citizens of south bend colorfully illuminated rivers. >> this guy isn't a barack obama. >> that's right, i'm not neither is he. >> reporter: biden, fourth in iowa and trailing in new hampshire polls getting emotional, talking about his late son beau and the fight ahead. >> i lost my son to cancer but i'll be damned if i stand by and lose my country. it will not happen >> reporter: amy klobuchar is gaining momentum after a strong
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debate performance >> do you need to come in th top three in new hampshire to stay in this race, senator >> i have no numbers where i want to be, except that i want to do well and defy expectations i have done that every step of the way. >> all right, kristen. everyone is looking at the polls this morning what are you seeing? >> reporter: this is a new poll from "the boston globe," savannah it does show a competitive race, with sanders and buttigieg vying for the top spot take a look. bernie sanders is first with 27% of the vote. pete buttigieg second with 19% amy klobuchar is in third place, up eight points. and it comes after a performance that a lot of people thought was strong in friday's debate. now, battling for fourth place, you have biden and warren, who are tied at 12%. a poor showing here in new hampshire could be really
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damaging for warren and biden. so, watching those numbers very closely, savannah. >> kristen welker, save my seat. i'm headed up to new hampshire, as well. we'll be there live as the voting gets under way tomorrow morning. we'll talk to candidates and voters it all gets under way. >> yep time to say good morning to craig. >> good morning. good morning to you, as well president trump also traveling to new hampshire today he will be holding a campaign rally of his own nbc white house correspondent, peter alexander, has more on the president's trip peter, good morning to you >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning nice to see you. tonight, the president does head to new hampshire early this morning, tweeting he wants to, quote, shake up the dems a little bit, to steal their thunder. the president is emboldened of late he made a similar trip to iowa out of the caucuses there. here in washington, they're bracing for aftershocks, anticipating further shakeups within the national security ranks after the president's abrupt ousting of two key witnesses who testified in the
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house impeachment hearings adviser telling me this weekend it is just the beginning the removal of ambassador gordon sondland, reportedly against the advice of several republican senators "new york times" reporting that susan collins and three others tried to stop president trump from firing sondland, concerned it would make the president look bad president trump also tweeting, drain the swamp. >> even though sondland, the hotel owner who gave $1 million to the trump's inaugural committee, was a trump hire. after forcing vindman out of his prestigious national securikure council post, president trump describing him as lieutenant colonel vindman, but putting his rank in quotes allies are saying that vindman could no longer be effective at his job. >> peter alexander at the white house. thank you. the pentagon has identified two u.s. soldiers in eastern afghanistan who were killed this weekend. officials say an attacker wearing an afghan military
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uniform opened fire on the americans with a machine gun first class sergeant javier gutierrez from san antonio, texas, was killed, along wit antonio rodriguez from las cruces, new mexico both were 28 years old at least six other americans were bounded it happened in a region where american special forces are helping afghan commandos clear out militants. historic rocket launch for nasa the solar or bbiter is headed to the sun. it'll take photos of the sun's north and south poles. it should take the craft two years to reach orbit a large, titanium shield will protect the ship from the sun's heat the $1.5 billion orbiter is a joint effort between nasa and the european space agency. a lot more to get to on this monday morning, including the history that was made at the 92nd academy awards. "parasite" pulling off a major upset, winning best picture.
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the first foreign language film to take home that top prize. the top acting awards went to four heavy hitters in hollywood. natalie morales on the red carpet where she usually is. good morning >> reporter: good morning. like any good movie, this one went mostly according to the script there were a few major surprises thrown in, from unexpected musical performances to that stunner, as you mentioned, for best picture >> and the oscar goes to -- "parasite. >> reporter: as far as hollywood entrances go, the south korean thriller, "parasite" made a huge splash, becoming the first foreign language film to get best picture the film picked up three other statues for best director, best original screenplay, and best international feature. during the acceptance speech for best picture, this amazing moment, when the lights went down on the winner
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the star-studded crowd led by tom hanks, demanded they be allowed to have their moment the surprising victory capping a night that was centered on inclusion, despite criticism that the academy awards lacked diversity among nominees >> cynthia did such a great job in "harriet" hiding black people, that the academy got her to hide all of the black nominees >> reporter: several of the winners made a point of celebrating unity, including second-time oscar winner renee zellweger, who won for lead actress for her portrayal of judy garland >> heros unite us. now, the best among us who inspire us to find the best in ourselves. you know, that matters >> reporter: joaquin phoenix, who won best actor for his controversial role as the joker, honored his late brother, river phoenix. >> when he was 17, my brother wrote this lyric he said, run to the rescue with love and peace will follow >> reporter: first-time winner
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laura dern recognized her family when picking up the best supporting actress award for the netflix film "marriage story." >> some say, never meet your heroes but if you're really blessed, you get them as your parents i share this with my acting heros, my legends, diane lad and bruce stern. you got game i love you >> leo, i'll ride on your coat tails any day, man >> reporter: brad pitt closed out an award season sweep with an oscar for his supporting role in "once upon a time in hollywood," his first for acting >> i'm a gobsmack. "once upon a time in hollywood," that's true. >> reporter: there was no oscar host for the second time in a row. >> we have both hosted the oscars before. this is such an incredible demotion >> reporter: but there were
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plenty of singing star powers. ♪ trouble seems so far away ♪ stand up, take my people with me ♪ >> reporter: and a surprise performance from rapper eminem ♪ opportunity comes once in a lifetime ♪ ♪ you better lose yourself in the music ♪ >> reporter: show-stopping performance by eminem, getting a standing ovation notably absent, "the irishman," ten nominations but zero wins. kobe bryant, oscar winner himself, was honored throughout the night. the creators of "hair love," that won for best animated short, dedicated their award to him. and spike lee wore number 24 on a purple and gold coat the lakers' colors he was one of the first honored as part of the in memoriam section of the show, as well lots of love for kobe again, guys >> didn't miss the host last night. the director of "parasite" tied
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walt disney last night four statuettes in one night >> i love how he shouted out the other directors. there was a lot of that, wasn't there? people were getting awards brad shouted out leo he shouted out i thought it was cool. >> i liked that. you said, people are racing to see "parasite. i haven't seen it. >> neither have i. >> i have to get in there. >> we'll have much more on the oscars throughout the morning, including the biggest winners when it came to those red carpet looks. let's say hello to al for a first check of the weather good morning, sunshine >> going on a limb, i miss the host, after seeing steve martin and chris rock 17 million people under flood watches from texas to kentucky snow in the northeast and new england. we'll watch the system pushing to the east. a cold front, it will hang out and that will bring rounds of showers and storms along this system today then, for tomorrow, the storm moves off the coast, late tomorrow night a stalled front will bring more heavy rain a second system will be developing we have a severe storm threat. it's unusual for them to put it
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out this far in advance for wednesday. 14 million people at risk. tornadoes possible an inch of hail or better. we're talking heavy rain look at this risk of flooding from louisiana all the way into the carolinas. talking rainfall amounts 3 to 4 inches, but there could be isolated amounts of 7 to 10 inches and airport delays that will stretch from texas all the way to new england and tomorrow, those will expand. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.
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good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a beautiful sunrise, a clear sky. and at least in some of the valleys the winds will calm down today but for the hills the wind advisory continues. all of the areas shaded in yellow are included in a wind advisory as gusts could reap up to 60 miles per hour. still breezy as temperatures head up into the 60s and it will gradually cool off a few degrees heading into the weekend as the dry weather continues up until sunday. >> that's your latest weather. craig? >> mr. roker, thank you. still ahead, two ambush attacks on police officers here in new york city a gunman opening fire on a patrol car and actually inside a busy precinct, as well this morning, the latest on a search for a motive. plus, the dangerou combination of smartphones and social media and your kids a new report how it's affecting their mental health. huge tax breaks for the rich,
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into today the wind will pick up once again looking live from san francisco at the bay bridge. a little bit breezy to start and once again turning windy for some of the hills. and then as we go into this afternoon, guts pay top 40 to 50 miles per hour, even up to 60 in the higher elevations and then winds coming down later on tonight. we're still going to feel apov normal temperatures, reaching the upper 60s, today and tomorrow and wednesday and cooler by the end of the week. a sloit chance of rain between saturday night and early sunday. mike, how are the roads. right now 87 is jammed up because of this light rail crash. a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. the investigation continues in the middle of 87 where the tracks are. look at the happen. the lanes are blocked southbound. there is a short segment for slowing but the northbound distraction is a huge problem for the commute which is jamming up from 85. 101 and 85 taking up the ripple effect and 85 at winchester that
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crash a distraction adding to the slowdown. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we'll have another local news update coming up. >> nbc bay area presents "making it in the bay." in every newscast we break down the housing crisis. tonight at 11:00, the rent is rising and you are reaching your breaking point. >> either i pay the rent or i eat. >> what if you just stopped paying? they did. meet the bay area tenants on strike for months. how this fight gives new hope to renters all across the bay area. tonight at 11:00, "making it in the bay," only on nbc bay area news. growing up in la, bad air forced us indoors.
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>> and a sweep for him, too. the baftas >> he deserved every bit of it >> great night for him >> and we have to talk fashions. >> we do let's get to the headlines at 7:30. the coronavirus outbreak has reached a grim new milestone this morning the number of deaths in mainlands china has surged to 900 people and that surpasses the number killed by the sars outbreak in 2003 across china, disturbing videos are posted online, showing quarantine squads rounding up people suspected of carrying the virus. and 66 people aboard a cruise ship in japan have tested positive for the virus double the previous figure and 11 americans are among the new patients officials in thailand ar looking for a motive in the mall shooting rampage that left 29 people dead. the gunman was identified as a
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thai soldier, who killed two people at a military barracks before heading to a nearby shopping center. he posted images and threats on social media at the same time. the gunman was eventually shot and killed by security forces. thailand's prime minister said the suspect may have been having money problems and mental health issues air travelers had some frightening moments while landing at british airports on sunday the strongest storm in years had wind gusts more than 90 miles an hour one plane was coming in sideways as it battled winds above the runway at birmingham airport. and london's heathrow, it was touch and go plane rocked from side to side, then touched dun a moment before the crew had to pull it up again. it landed safely on the second try. hundreds of other flights were canceled or delayed by that storm. >> fasten your seat belts to that one to the terrifying attacks on police officers here in new york
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two officers shot within hours and what authorities say were targeted assassination attempts by the same suspect. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest for us. he has been following this hey, gabe. >> reporter: hey, guys good morning both of those new york city police officers are recovering from serious injuries afte back-to-back shootings a gunman was firing at officers inside a patrol van. just 12 hours later, authorities believe that same suspect walked into a police station and opened fire this morning, a gunman is in custody, following two, separate targeted attacks in the bronx. >> shots fired >> reporter: surveillance video shows the chilling moment the suspect opened fire inside the 41st precinct headquarters, shooting directly at officers in uniform, striking one lieutenant in his arm >> this was an attempt to assassinate police officers. we need to use that word it was a premeditated effort to kill
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>> reporter: officers arrested the gunman after he ran out of bullets. officials identified the suspect as 45-year-old robert williams, described as a career criminal, with several previous arrests, including a 2002 conviction for attempted murder he's charged with attempted murder criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest authorities believe williams was behind another shooting just hours earlier and only a few blocks away. >> for the second time in less than 12 hours, members of the new york city police department have been targeted specifically and shot >> reporter: video captures the moment the suspect opened fire on two officers sitting inside a police van, hitting the officer behind the wheel in the chin and neck as the van drives off the wounded officer identified paul straffolino, leaving the hospital with his colleagues cheering him on. the suspect's grandmother telling nbc new york she is shocked. >> he didn't have no problem with no police lately. i would tell him to get his life
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straight and don't do things like that. because i love him and god love him. >> reporter: in a tweet, president trump blamed the attacks, in part, on weak leadership declaring our wonderful nyc police are under assault mayor de blasio shot back, our city is hurting right now. this is no time for division the mayor is promising justice >> we will fight back with everything we have because we have to protect, not only new yorkers, but everything that we believe in this city. >> gabe, the mayor, bill de blasio, was criticized not just by the president but by others >> the police sergeant union blasted de blasio. in a tweet, saying they were declaring war on the mayor, saying, we do not respect you. we should point out, it is not clear exactly why this gunman, the police have not released an official motive. he is due in court later today to be arraigned. >> then, long standing history between the sergeant's union and the mayor.
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>> this isn't the first time they've come out against him that tweet, so soon after the shootings, declaring war, pretty strong language. >> absolutely. gabe, thank you very much. coming up next, a new warning out on the dangers o smartphones and social media when it comes to your kids' mental health. but first, these messages. ok everyone!
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smartphone and social media use can be contributing to mental health issues in teens nbc news medical correspondent john torres is here. when we saw this, we thought, of course >> well, duh it's actually what we said >> you see that all the time what the study is showing is a couple of things this increased in 2011 to 2013, when the smartphones became ubiquito ubiquitous >> what? >> we're talking sleep deprivation is something that teenagers have having a lot of impact on academic performance and testing. academic performance is going down but more concerning, is self-harm, the teens have increased their self-harm and have been hospitalized because of self-harm and suicide deaths have gone up, as well. they think there's a correlation between the two. they can't say one causes the other, but they think there's a connection as the smartphones have increased in use, so have the reports and hospitalizations
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>> you were saying that the theory was that it was getting normalized, the self-harm on social media and what we mean by that >> more people are talking about it more people talk about it, hey, i did this, nothing happened i'm fine it made me feel better it normalizes that other people are thinking, maybe that's what i should do if i'm feeling depressed or sad it becomes the norm for that age group. as parents, it's one of the things we have to fight. the main thing to understand is for teenagers, it is easy to say, take the phones away. don't use their phones this is their life this is what they're going to do as parptparents, we have to recz that but work around it. >> we're talking social media here we're not taking gaming. kids spend a lot of time gaming, as well. correct? >> social media is the big culprit behind all this. just being on the cell phone one thing they pulled out of this was gambling. they said it wasn't appropriate to the study anything they do on screens, screen time, social media probably being the biggest
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contributor because of the conversations they have with other people sometimes the cyberbullying and things like that >> we have an interesting theory you have young kids, wondering when they are going to get the phone. i like your theory >> i wish i could get all of the kindergarten moms and dads together and say, can we all just agree to not get the phones, or hold off until it's all the same time? >> yeah. >> try to delay it as much as possible i mean, i just am terrified for my kids to have social media >> everyone at school says, my friend has it. if none of the friends have it - >> it starts off with an emergency phone. then it turns into a phone they can use. and there are things parents can do number one is setting screen times and screen zones no screen at dinner time you can't have the phone in your room at all. studies have known, if it is in the room, it'll disturb the sleep because they think about it minimize phone distractions. there's a word called fubbing. that means you're paying attention to the phone instead of the person you're talking to. uh-huh, uh-huh that's another one use the media together you see what they're doing and
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you can explain what they're seeing and hearing on social media in particular. and the biggest one, be a role model. if you're sitting there talking to your children with your phone in your hand - >> you're fubbing. >> you're fubbing and they're going to see that and do the same thing, follow you >> get off the phone >> you know what we can do, what al does. he locks it in a safe. >> every night >> we do. >> it works. >> nick gets it. it ended a lot of arguments. >> yeah. >> lock it up. mr. roker, when you're there, how about a check of the forecast >> what the fub? >> al. >> he said fub >> he did. >> i said fub. anyway, march is the new february washington, d.c., philly, new york february is the snowiest month on average boston, it's january look at what happened in the last several years most snow in march for d.c., last two of three years. four out of five in philly three out of five in new york. and most snow in march in boston the last two years right now, we're not seeing more snow coming this way but we see a cooling trend into
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the midwest. right now, through march 6th, we're talking warmer weather in the eastern half of the country. above average temperatures for today. stretching from new england all the way down to the south. we look toward the end of the week, chicago by friday, you're 23 22 in cleveland. 33 in charleston, after a high wednesday, of 51 48 in norfolk and new york city, after wednesday's high of 46 we're down to 33 on valentine's day. that's what's going on around good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. look at this beautiful view of the golden gate bridge. as the sun shines this morning and still breezy and the winds pick up today especially for the hills in the east bay and the north bay. high temperatures reaching mostly the upper 60s. and more weather like this through the week with sunshine and a calmer wind and well above normal temperatures and then slightly cooling down for the weekend. chance of rain between saturday night and sunday morning.
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weather. craig? >> all right mr. roker, thank you, sir. coming up, the first post-royal appearance from harry and meghan what they were doing in miami over the weekend that's right after this. and guide you to the customized solution that's right for you. sweet snacks, most days. it takes into consideration my lifestyle. ugh, love me some eggs. i found a plan that makes losing weight easier and i feel incredible. the new program from ww. weight watchers reimagined. join today with the ww triple play! hurry, offer ends february 10th. you have fast-acting power over pain, so the whole world looks different. the unbeatable strength and speed of advil liqui-gels. what pain?
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we are back, now, at 7:48. carson joins the table >> indeed. >> morning >> prince harry and meghan markle had quite the weekend in south beach. >> sheinelle is joining us, too. >> good morning to you guys. it sounds like a good time the new life away from buckingham palace won't be official until this spring but with this appearance, we're seeing what could be the new normal for harry and meghan. >> reporter: prince harry and megahan markle stepping back int the spotlight. trading the pomp and circumstance of royal life, for an event in miami. no photos or videos emerged of the couple from thursday's investment summit, held by jpmorgan but a palace source confirms harry spoke, reportedly discussing his mental health after losing his mother, diana, and seeing a therapist the past few years. it isn't clear whether they were
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paid for their appearance, but public speaking ining events co a part of their lucrative future, as they work to become financially independent from the royals the sussexes split from the royals in january. a difficult decision harry defended days later. >> i know i haven't always gotten it right. but as far as this goes, there was no other option. >> reporter: the couple has settled down in canada meghan spending her time visiting women's groups in vancouver and hiking with baby archie but canada may not be the their only new home in north america outlets are reporting harry and meghan are eyei ining meghan's city of los angeles for a summer getaway. a return to a normal life as they look ahead to their new future >> while we may be getting a glimpse of their future, it appears their royal responsibilities aren't a thing of the past. queen has reportedly requested harry, meghan and archie, return to london for the commonwealth service at westminster abbey they'll still be, obviously, part of the family >> i'm not sure it's not clear
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they weren't paid for the event in florida >> until we get it confirmed >> they owe the queen $3 million for that cottage >> that's it >> and how about los angeles i know so many people from l.a. that want to get back to l.a maybe she had the itch >> the new fresh prince of bel air. >> all right >> random laughter >> you had a good one back there. >> thank you, anthony. >> he was just reading the internet just ahead, who wore it best natalie, of course she takes us inside the glitz and glamour of the oscars red carpet also coming up, three words, hoda and oprah tell you what they were up to over the weekend first, your local news and weather. >> you're besties now.
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good monday morning. right now at 7:56 and a live look outside in dublin where we have a breezy wind today but the hills will still have the high wind gusts today. and we could still see some of the gusts reaching 60 miles per hour but then look at the temperatures. upper 60s for many of the bay area microclimates. our wind withes calming down throughout the day tomorrow and temperatures still staying up in the upper 60s through wednesday and then gradually cools off by the end of the week into the weekend. we'll be watching out for a slight chance of rain between saturday night and sunday morning, in san francisco mid-60s for a high today and tomorrow, 62 the high on wednesday. and then upper 50s by triand more breezy winds this weekend. as we head over to mike. how is it looking on the roads? a typical monday pattern but
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the south bay did get hit jammed up past curtner near the station for light rail where the deadly crash happened affecting southbound lanes and distracting northbound. the ripple effect. 680 at bulger canyon a crash blocking one lane and it is a wood trimmer and tree trimming truck and slowing through bankruptcy for the east shore freeway down toward the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are still on. back to you. >> thank you. happening now alameda county deputies are revealing details about with a shooting last night in hayward at about 10:30 at a home on medford avenue where investigators say two men got into an argument and one pulled a gun and both were shot in the struggle. neither injury is hiefg. we'll have more details on home page. and "parasite" taking home
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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, breaking overnight. no end in sight. 11 americans among the more than 100 cruise ship passengers testing positive for the coronavirus. >> we need to be evacuated while some of us are still healthy >> the death toll from the virus now surpassing the sars outbreak we're live with the three things you need to know plus, tight thing race as the candidates make their way across new hampshire, new numbers out this morning, show just how close the race is ahead of tomorrow's primary. a live report just ahead and dress to impress from the glitz and glamour to
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the style statements we'll break down the hottest looks from hollywood's biggest night. today, monday, february 10th, 2020 >> it's mckenzie's 14th birthday >> here with mom >> from houston, texas >> today, i'm turning 18 >> and i'm turning 70. ♪ >> hi to my nbc family - >> at detroit. >> i've been watching "today" for decades. >> and mom's finally here. >> good morning, everybody nice to have you with us on a monday morning, whether out there on that drizzly plaza or at home, we're happy to see your smiling faces this morning >> we want you to keep on sending us your shoutouts. how much fun is it to be having your cheerios and be like, oh, my word. there i am a short message. you put it on twitter or
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instagram, #todayshowplaza >> book, there you are on the "today" show tomorrow, we're kicking off a new series that we're excited about. there's our guy, carson daly carson is working on this series on the power of music and music's ability to help people heal, both mentally and physically, as well. no one knows music like carson daly this series is going to kick off tomorrow >> i'm excited for that. >> a perfect series for carson can't wait >> yeah. >> look forward to that. that's tomorrow on "today. let's get to the news at 8:00 more than 40,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in china. and officials are taking extreme measures to keep it from spreading. molly hunter joins us from hong kong with three things to watch. molly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the first thing we're watching is the infections on the cruise ship off of the coast of tokyo, "the diamond princess. they've doubled overnight. they've gone from 70 to 135 and at least 24 americans.
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that means there's more people sick with the coronavirus on that cruise ship than any other single country outside of china. the second thing we're watching this morning are the social media videos coming out across china, showing so-called quarantine squads. we're dogging public security and police, hunting down and dragging whole families out of their apartments, into mandatory quarantine and the third thing we're watching, the world health organization, has sent a team to china. the w.h.o. says, they're not worried about the daily numbers. they may spike some days and peter out some days. we may see the peak coming over the weekend. china had its deadliest day. you guys, the death toll right now in china tops 900. back to you. >> molly hunter in hong kong thank you. back here the democratic candidates for president are making their final pitch to voters in new hampshire, ahead of tomorrow's critical primary there. kristen welker joins us from manchester, new hampshire, with the three things to watch there today.
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kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, craig good morning to you. the first big thing we're watching, a new snapshot of the democratic primary race, ahead of tomorrow's all-important primary. and it shows senator bernie sanders out on top here in new hampshire, with 27%. pete buttigieg with 19%. take a look at this. amy klobuchar in third place with 14% she has surged in the wake of a strong debate performance friday night. biden and warren are fighting it out for fourth place it all comes as we're getting new numbers out of iowa, after last week's caucuses there these are updated figures and were released overnight by the state democratic party, showing that pete buttigieg is in first place with 14 delegates. sanders in second with 12. while the results are not official, buttigieg is aiming to build momentum in the wake of this he is going to be out in force today, along with the nine other candidates, as they make their final pitch and closing
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arguments on the eve of tomorrow's primary vote. finally, president trump watching it all very closely and not surprisingly, wants to get in on the action he heads to new hampshire. he will have a big rally here later on tonight tweeting he wants to, quote, shake up the dems a little bit the president emboldened after being acquitted in the senate impeachment trial. it's worth noting he made a similar trip on the eve of the iowa caucuses. should be very interesting here today in new hampshire craig? >> should be, indeed kristen welker in new hampshire. thank you. a reminder, savannah guthrie also heading to new hampshire. she'll have live reports on the primary tomorrow, right here on "today." some good news at the pump this morning gas prices are falling the average price of regular gasoline dropped 7 cents over the past two weeks the new national average is now $2.53 a gallon analysts say the drop is due to
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falling crude oil costs. it may be a trend. the current supply of gas is greater than the demand. history was made at the academy awards last night when "parasite" was the first foreign language film to win for best picture. it cleaned up and won best director and two other categories last night. "joker" star, joaquin phoenix took home best actor renee zellweger won best actress. it was for her portrayal of judy garland. and brad pitt won for best supporting role for "once upon a time in hollywood. laura dern got best supporting actress for her role as a defense attorney in "marriage story. the unfeel-good movie of the year how about a "boost"? >> this little girl may be on a path to her own oscar. little madelyn lives in texas. her mom said she waited a long time for snow because she wanted
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to act out the favorite scenes from her movie "frozen." ♪ ♪ let it go, let it go >> all right madeline singing her heart out she said no to a coat because she didn't want to cover up her costume. >> what a cool mom she is to let her go out there you don't need a coat. >> don't ruin the outfit >> my daughter has the exact same dress >> so does mine. >> exact same. >> really? ahead here on a monday morning, the fashion highlights from hollywood's biggest night of the year. natalie morales had a front-row seat to the stars on oscar's red carpet what happened here, hoda you have to tell us everything she's moving and shaking with her new bestie, oprah. she'll tell us what happened there after this ian lightfoot: dear ian and barley, long ago, the world was full of magic. over time, magic faded away.
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>> the red carpet is always filled with glamour. last night was no exception. natalie morales was staked out at her usual post. she was talking to the stars hey, natalie >> hey, ladies by hollywood standards, oscar night was pretty chilly. it was 54 at showtime. but the style was red-hot. and not even nonstop rain could put a damper on this fashion parade at the 92nd academy awards, hollywood's a-list was dressed to impress >> dreams come true here at the oscars and in hollywood, right >> indeed. >> reporter: red carpet royalty shimmered in silver and gold while leading ladies like laura dern, brie larson, and regina king, looked pretty in pink. >> you're as gorgeous as ever. >> you're being honest >> reporter: with the temperatures outside dipping, these ladies kept things white-hot.
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car less theron, kathy bates, and remy proved there is nothing like black out-of-the box fashions took center stage romance and renaissance ruled the night. >> tell me about your look your dress >> this is alberta coretti >> reporter: kate looking stylish and staying warm natalie portman's cape was embroidered with the names of all the female directors who weren't nominated. >> i wanted to recognize their -- the women who were not recognized in a subtle way >> reporter: these little women made bold statements with their fashion. >> dripping with diamonds. >> reporter: and the guys cleaned up nicely for the occasion, too. >> you're bedazzled. >> bedazzled i said, first oscars why not? >> to be here is kind of a miracle. i'm just in a celebration mood >> reporter: the young stars of "jojo rabbit" making their red carpet debut >> so many celebrities >> you're one of them. >> reporter: spike lee paid tribute to kobe bryant with his
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red carpet look. eye-catching accessories and show-stopping jewels turned heads. >> girls and their diamonds. best friends >> they go back at midnight. >> you're like a princess. as you should be today >> you look like sunshine. we need you on a day like this >> that's what i was thinking. >> reporter: as the biggest stars in tinseltown pulled out all of the stops for the awards show season finale all right, guys. >> it's hard to pick a favorite. if i had to, the leading ladies certainly grabbing their oscar moment for the best actress category cynthia erivo from "harriet," it was stunned in the stigown it was sparkly.e zellweger, stug in a simple and stunning white column and charlize theron was stunning in that black off-the-shoulder gown
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>> you think they're having pancakes this morning? french toast, bacon, huevos rancheros. that's what i would do natalie, thank you >> i would >> absolutely. >> let's bring in our e news style correspondent zanna roberts. >> how are you >> fresh from the redeye >> i don't know about the fresh. but definitely from the redeye >> we're keeping our distance. no what did you think of the fashion overall? good night >> i thought it was a great night. it was awash of beautiful people in exquisite clothes it was appropriate for the oscars >> your number one, renee zellweger. favorite all time. what was it about her dress that you loved? >> so simple and so striking her stylist is petra flannery. and she focuses on tailoring like you wouldn't believe. the asymmetrical and the single sleeve this beautiful embellishment throughout it took 12 fittings, 3 tailors, on many continents to get this right. >> look how good and toned her one arm is >> the other one is just the same >> and the natural hair and makeup
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>> she looks beautiful classic hollywood. how about scarlett johansson >> love. >> yeah. >> she didn't win an oscar but she won on the carpet. this was an oscar de la renta dress. i love the strapless it had this great bodice on it up close, it was like a silver thread that was almost unraveling the extended train neutral colors very beautiful >> how about margot robbie looked beautiful >> she's effortless and so chic. >> this is a chanel vintage number from '95. i asked why she chose a vintage. and she said, it's about sustainability there's something about bringing an old-school gown to such a memorable occasion >> i like whatever is in the middle >> gothic butte. >> i loved it. laura dern won >> yes >> she also won in your book >> a very simple silhouette. i love the tassels the beaded tassels on the top. a nod to a vintage dress
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>> that looks vintage to me. >> but it is a new one >> charlize theron >> angels sang >> always. >> yes >> statuesque. she's the face of dior she has been for 16 years. always brings it she did the angelina right leg moment there >> she did >> she's been with the house so long, they have a mannequin of her to fit all of the dresses on her. >> obviously >> penelope cruz, another beauty >> this is another chanel number the pearl waist. the high-low train >> i love that >> and pockets >> that's a darling dress. >> the holy grail of a red carpet dress, pockets. >> and cynthia erivo >> she wowed, didn't she >> this is the dress she was talking about. beautiful white versace. it cascades around and twirled around her body. she was icy on the hair, the jewelry, the nails >> that's your earring game. >> she really went for it. >> yeah.
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>> jason baldwin is her stylist. incredible job throughout award season >> i thought that regina king was a knockout is it a pale pink? peach? >> like a ballet pink. another versace number her stylist have a saying, never waste a waist. versace, again i love the architecture structure of the top, the gown, stunning >> can we talk about the lady that opened the show, janelle monae. come on. i loved her whole look >> right >> this is awesome >> she almost levitated on to the carpet she floated on because you couldn't see her shoes >> this is ralph lauren. >> it must have bun heavy to wear >> super heavy but the hood and she is all about the drama it's about bringing it and shutting down that carpet. >> look at the back. >> so stunning and i love the triangle shape of it it's structured. >> must have been pretty in person >> gorgeous. >> speaking of pretty in person, brad pitt.
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>> he looked great he wasn't wearing tom ford for a change he had a beautiful velvet tux on >> it was black velvet but the pant, as well, was not velvet >> what about the long hair? >> i was wishing for stubble on my face. -- the face. oscar-appropriate, maybe shouldn't have been. >> he looks great. >> he did. >> zanna, thank you so much. for staying up all night for us. >> welcome >> you can catch more of her coverage on "e pop of the morning" today no rest for you. let's head over to the man who always looks good, mr. al roker. >> we had three welders working on this, all night, over six countries. unbelievable 7 million people stretching from texas all the way to kentucky, under flood watches and warnings we can see right now, we have heavy rain, making its way to the mississippi river valley snow in interior new england by wednesday, 14 million people at risk for severe weather really rough stuff going to be developing
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in fact, over the next 24 hours, we have a flood risk stretching from louisiana all the way into the carolinas and parts of kentucky rainfall amounts through thursday night, anywhere 1 to 4 inches but we could look at 7 to 10 inches of rain possible. this is going to be a very dangerous situation, as we get towards the end of the week. that's wha good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we are enjoying sunshine and calmer winds in parts of the bay area. still gusty in the hills. temperatures head to the upper 60s today. it will be nice and sunny. watch out for high wind gusts. winds start to calm down tomorrow. it will still be warm, reaching the upper 60s. by wednesday, up to 67 degrees. it will cool off going through the weekend. there will be a slight chance of rain late saturday night. >> and that's your latest >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> thank you how about more fashion, carson >> let's do it >> yes
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>> we were talking about cynthia erivo, was nominated for "harriet." harriet tubman in "harriet." she performed the original song. incredible talent. now, we're getting her first look as her as aretha franklin the trailer aired last night during the oscars. >> want to take it from the top? ♪ ♪ >> what kind of music do you really want to make, miss franklin >> i want to make hits, mr. wexler >> that's the 101 on how you make a trailer, right there. that's how you do it isn't that amazing >> who doesn't want to see that? >> egot winner, too. >> and she sings
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>> matter of time. >> we know "genius" will air in may. one person not among the nominees at the oscars is adam sandler. his performance in "uncut gems" had lot of people saying it was his best work. it's why he was considered a snug when he wasn't nominated for the oscar. sandler addressing that poin directly when he took home the trophy for the best male lead at the independent spirit awards. >> a few weeks back, when i was quote/unquote snubbed by the academy, it reminded me when i briefly attended high school and was overlooked for the coveted yearbook superlative category best looking as i look around this room, i realize the independent spirit awards are the best personality awards of hollywood. all those [ bleep ] get their oscars tomorrow night. their handsome good looks will fade in time what our independent personalities will shine on forever.
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>> really funny. he went on it was long. >> wow >> one of the longest bleeps i've ever heard. >> yeah. >> for sure. up next, chloe fineman you may not know her but she's one of the newest characters on "saturday night live." she showed us how funny she is she did impressions from the oscar-nominated films including the cast of "little women. >> for example, saoirse ronan. women have hearts and minds. i'm so sick of being told otherwise. and then, timothee chalamet is, like, wait, i've waited my whole life and meryl streep is watching the whole thing like, oh, well oh, well you know these young actors are just utterly delicious. >> she is so funny >> that's good. >> cute.
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>> she wasn't done right there she tackled "weekend update" anchor colin jost's fiance >> "marriage story" taught me about teacup acting. like when scar jo is like, so i saw charlie in this play and he was this big bear do you feel like you're at home? >> we don't have to do this. we don't have to thanks thanks >> spot on >> wow >> good sport about it >> made a splash >> chloe, very, very funny oprah and you, hoda, what a pair oprah joining hoda and jenna during our fourth hour got the audience there that was a lot of hype you guys must have clicked according to your instagram story, you joined her for the 2020 vision tour over the weekend. how was it >> it was incredible craig's wife went. sheinelle was there, too it was six or seven hours. and it lifted you up
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she was walking down the aisles talking to people. >> i saved a couple workbooks for my mom i sent you a text. sheinelle, stop talking to me. isn't this amazing >> i have never seen hoda attend any event, honestly, more than 20 minutes >> it's true >> six hours >> you stayed for eight hours. >> the whole time. >> that's incredible >> it was worth every second oprah gets on stage and talks about her life you feel lifted up they bring on different speakers you fill out a workbook. they had a gospel singer sing a song the whole place was in tears best friend gayle was there. >> everybody >> it was just crazy i don't know the energy lifted everyone up. >> my wife came home and said they cried, they laughed >> yeah. >> they danced >> we danced >> she was like, repeat after me i can. >> i can >> i will. >> i will. >> watch me. >> watch me. >> wow >> i like that >> right >> you come out like - >> were there guys there >> a few after everybody stood up, i want
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the ladies to sit down look at y'all. she goes, y'all can do anything you want for the next eight weeks. you just say, i went to oprah. and she said, forever. you'll be taken care after >> i missed an opportunity >> exactly >> did you pull the thing you do at our christmas party i w i have to go to the bathroom, and you leave? >> can you believe i stayed? i stayed >> that's right. you don't stay at anything >> hoda is the best at that. >> what do you call it >> when you left dylan's baby shower and craig busted you. >> i was walking out the door. >> where are you doing, hoda >> bye >> dylly understood time for a click >> i'm sorry, carson >> hoda pulls up and tells the valet, just keep her here. >> don't close the door. >> go around the block >> keep the engine running, baby >> i love it straight ahead, guys books and bites. romantic reads and menus to match to make this valentine's special. how about it
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curl up with a book and food on friday night first, a check of your local news and weather >> sounds messy. good morning. 8:26. i am marcus washington. one person dead, another injured after an early morning fire that heavily damaged two homes in oakland. the homeowner of the second home that caught fire credited neighbors for helping them get out safely. they're looking into whether it started on a gas leak, some say they smelled before flames broke out. the exact cause of that is still under investigation. let's get a look at the commute. mike, how is it looking? >> big problem south bay because of a crash early morning here on the light rail track, southbound
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87, two lanes are still blocked. one southbound at krueger, and that's a big problem, has been a big problem for the northbound side. you see the investigation that continues in the middle of highway 87 where the tracks are. things are easing up for 85. 101 jammed at capital, possibly folks shifting over, the ripple effect of traffic. fou problems in the north bay. 101, a crash blocking the lane, very slow. back to you. another local news update coming up in the next half hour. tom steyer: listen, every democrat running for president
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is better than the criminal in the white house. we all have progressive plans to address the big challenges facing our country. what makes me different, is i've been working for ten years outside of washington, to end the corporate takeover of our democracy, and to return power to the american people. i started need to impeach to hold this lawless president accountable. i'm proposing big reforms like term limits... ...a national referendum... ...and ending corporate money in politics. as president, i'll declare climate change an emergency on day 1.
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and, use those powers to finally address the climate crisis. and, i've spent 30 years building a successful international business. so, i can take on donald trump on the economy - and beat him. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message - because there is nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people.
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♪ we are back now. 8:30 on a monday morning, february 10th, 2020. giving a little extra camera time to the crowd this morning because folks have been standing out in the drizzle for a few hours. we want to make sure all of them get on tv. savannah, by the way, had to dip out a little early because she is on her way to new hampshire, for live coverage of the primary there tomorrow s.g. left a little early to make the flight >> we have a couple quick crowd moments. i want to point out some birthdays. >> this one is turning 14. >> mckenzie. >> this one, is emma 50 right here. >> happy birthday.
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>> there's a couple here two people have been planning for five years a guy named pop pop said, honey, when you're 18, we'll go to the "today" show you'll be 18 and i'll be 70. that day is -- >> today >> hey >> yeah. >> how long have you been planning this? >> five years. >> have you? >> he made a promise what was the promise to you? >> that we would be on the "today" show on our birthdays >> what are you going to do to celebrate? >> we're doing it right now. >> with you guys >> you're doing it right now we love you for coming happy birthday to madison and pop pop. >> happy birthday. >> nobody keeps a promise like a pop pop. >> that's right. >> promise made, promise kept. >> pop pops don't lie. >> no, they don't. >> like corn pop >> for sure. we have a special series dedicated to honoring our military this morning, we're going to introduce you to a navy vet that gave everything for not only her country but her family, as well.
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she gets a heartwarming surprise this is one of the stories you want to grab a box of tissues. it will move you, coming up. also, if your book club is also big on the snacks, you're going to love this idea. with valentine's day later in the week, we pick some great love stories and we also pick some tasty menus to go along with those love stories >> good pairing. >> jbh is going to join me for that >> that's going to be cool by the way, new orleans is in the house, as they always are. >> they have a king cake for you. >> they have a king cake, which i got. thank you. and can i say one other quick thing? >> sure. >> but this is my sorority sister, faith, who came all the way to say hey i love you, faith. she was my pledge trainer. >> i bet she has stories >> oh, boy >> she remembers those days fondly love you, faith. mr. roker, a check of the weather? >> the good thing is, she remembers, though. let's show you what we got for the week ahead start off with today soggy in the northeast severe storms in the mississippi river valley
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heavy snow in the southwest. mid-week period. heavy rain moves into the ohio mississippi river valley western third of the country looking good snow developing in the ohio and upper mississippi river valleys. turning sharply colder in the eastern half of the country. unsettled in the pacific northwest. and looking at sunshine through the gulf and the mid-atlantic states, as well. good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. it has been so windy the past 24 hours. it will still be breezy in the hills. the valleys get a calmer wind, and we're looking at a lot of sunshine. highs mostly in the upper 60s. we'll see more of the same tomorrow as sunshine continues this week. we are staying dry through friday, slightly cooler air for the weekend. looking at a slight chance of rain late saturday night into sunday. san francisco will start out warm and cool down by end of the week. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you coming up, health and healing. a very personal look at new hope
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growing up in a family that struggled economically powerfully influenced my values. bernie sanders he's fighting to raise wages. and guarantee health care for all. now, our country is at a turning point. hard working people, betrayed by trump, struggling to survive. in this moment, we need a fighter. bernie sanders. we know he'll fight for us as president because he always has. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message.
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welcome back this week, we're taking a close look at something millions of couples face, pregnancy loss >> across our website, you'll is find new reporting and women reporting in their own voices. one of them, our very own kate snow >> good morning, guys. this is personal for me. i had two miscarriages and i share my story along with a lot of other women at today.com. think about the word, miscarriage. it implies that the woman made a mistake, right the pregnancy was miscarried many of us blame ourselves and wonder if we did something wrong. but finally, there's new technology that may give couples more answers sooner. >> i can remember taking a pregnancy test and feeling so overwhelmed and excited. >> it was exhilarating
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like, yes. >> we felt like we were the luckiest people on earth >> reporter: like many women, jennifer was overjoyed when she first got pregnant at 12 weeks, she went in for a routine ultrasound >> i was going to hear the heartbeat and get a cute ultrasound picture >> reporter: when the technician abruptly left the room, she sensed something was wrong >> i remember laying there thinking, i don't think this is how that's supposed to go. a couple minutes later my doctor came in and took my hand and said, jennifer, i'm so sorry, but the baby has no heartbeat. >> reporter: jennifer immediately started asking herself why. >> silly things that you kno really don't cause a miscarriage, but you question everything >> reporter: it's more common than you might think up to one in four clinically recognized pregnancies ends in miscarriage. but often women agonize over the mystery of what caused it. a groundbreaking study in the uk could one in six wome
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experiences long-term posttraumatic stress after a loss >> for many, it feels like the loss of a child. when you blame yourself for it, that creates such guilt and pain that can linger for so long in a woman's life >> reporter: dr. williams leads the columbia university fertility center, seeing couples like the riveras, who had multiple miscarriages. they've had five in five years >> it's not good enough to be told that this is a string of bad luck >> there was frustration, and anger. sadness, obviously and a sense of emptiness what is really going on? >> reporter: dr. zev, as everyone's called him, thinks he has found a new way to unravel the mystery and help couples get answers. >> there is a reason why the loss happened. we may not yet know why that is, but something is underlying it >> reporter: half of miscarriages happen because of genetic abnormalities in the fetus. right now, after a pregnancy
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loss, most women are not offered a genetic test how many women do genetic testing? >> after a first or second loss, most -- the vast majority do not. >> reporter: do not? >> do not. >> reporter: traditional testing isn't usually offered until a third loss, which can cost thousands of dollars and results don't come back from a lab for several weeks. dr. zev says he's created a better way >> you needed the huge multimillion-dollar centers to do the testing now, we're able to do it about 60,000 times faster. >> reporter: after a miscarriage, doctors can use a hand-held device to test a tiny piece of the woman's placenta. >> take the genetic material, prepare it, and place it on to this device. you close it there's a little usb that connects straight to a computer. and in real-time, you start analyzing the genetic material >> reporter: 15 minutes later, you know the genetics of that material >> 15 minutes later, the sequencing is done, and you analyze it quickly on the
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commuter and say, here's where there is an extra missing chromosome i hope what will be the future is we can use this technology, so when a woman has a pregnancy loss, the same day, she's given an answer. >> reporter: she wonders what would have happened if she had a test like that >> i heard about this new potential. and i get emotional every time that it's mentioned because if i had that, my first miscarriage, i don't think i would have been at number five >> reporter: women can now choose to find out right away whether a loss is related to genetic issues or not. and if not, look for other causes >> allow yourself to feel sad. allow yourself to feel angry let go of the guilt because it's never something you did. >> dr. zev and his team compared the results from this new tool, the handheld device, to the way
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it used to be done, with the big room full of equipment testing material they found this system was cheaper and faster and also more accurate so, this really is offering some new help they're still in the approval phase. this isn't available yet but they hope within a year, they will have that handheld device in doctors offices. >> why does it take until the third miscarriage? >> that's the way things are done now a lot of is insurance. insurance doesn't cover the expensive tests. >> wow >> this could be a game-changer. >> it really could >> just help people feel better about it it's such a sad thing. if that is spitting out a genetic code of the fetus and might show mutation where the doctor can point to and say, this has nothing to do with you. this is in the dna >> exactly >> when you go through this, you feel like you did, as all the women said, you did something wrong. did i exercise too much? silly things go through your head >> you point to something, and it wasn't you. >> wasn't your fault
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>> there's a lot more online there's a lot more online. people will want to read about this, including the personal stories of hope and healing being shared by other women at today.com. thank you, kate. up next, we're shining a light on an inspirational navy veteran. and we're also saying thanks for the well-deserved surprise for that veteran that's coming up next.
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tom: my mom always told me actions speak louder than words. she was a school teacher. my dad joined the navy and helped prosecute the nazis in nuremberg. their values are why i walked away from my business, took the giving pledge to give my money to good causes, and why i spent the last ten years fighting corporate insiders who put profits over people. i'm tom steyer, and i approve this message. because, right now, america needs more than words. we need action.
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honoring our military is created by "today" with our sponsor, progressive keys to progress program, celebrating 7 years and 700 cars donated to veterans >> we're back now at 8:44 with our special series honoring our military today >> to help us do that, we're joined once again by natalie morales. hey, nat >> hi, guys. many veterans face a rough transition after leaving the military and they can always use a
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helping hand and that is true for nitisha king, navy veteran, who has been dealing with more than one tough challenges in her life but with help of our sponsor, progressive, i was able to make her day a little brighter. when she hit a roadblock, she found a way to overcome it for this navy vet, giving back and a sense of service, has been her life's mission tell me about your military service and what the navy meant to you >> gave me discipline. honor, courage, commitment, i truly stand by that. >> reporter: today, she is an intern at the hampton v.a. medical center, helping vets with marriage counseling and other services >> getting to connect with my brothers and sisters in arms who understand the struggle. you see them through their journey, to get better my veterans deserve that >> reporter: her journey started with a dream denied. during high school, she always wanted to be a journalist.
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but college wasn't in the cards. too expensive. following her cousin's lead into the navy, she says, was one of the best decisions she has ever made >> i grew up as an only child. to really connect with others meant a lot to me. >> reporter: she served eight years as a culinary specialist, met her husband and had children in 2006, she left the military that transition was not smooth >> at first, i was a little depressed. it was so much i didn't have a job for the first time since i was 18 years old. >> reporter: divorced and struggling to make ends meet, she found herself homeless, finding some nights sleeping in her car. >> to look at my sons and fell like i had failed them as a mom, i had my youngest son was 1, still in diapers. having to go to the bathroom at mcdonald's to change him being afraid that someone was going to hurt us because we were by ourselves >> reporter: she would get back on her feet, starting a
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movement, she says, to empower a women. she wrote a book about relationships. she would remarry. then, a lupus diagnosis and other health problems would force her to quit her job. she lost 65 pounds >> i was in bed for weeks. sometimes for a month. i'd get up, take a shower, put clothes on, and get back in bed. >> reporter: with no money for rent, her family, once again, spent nights sleeping in these cars >> go to mcdonald's to charge the phones do their homework. i have the best children they never complain. >> reporter: once again, she picked herself up, never losin her spirit, dedicating her life to serving others, starting her own marketing firm, the gift opener helping to get business owners and others attention thankfully, she doesn't have to worry about living in her car anymore. but king, as she calls it, is starting to show his age >> king, take a licking and keep on ticking i'll tell you. >> reporter: has she taken a lickin' recently
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>> yeah. she needs some work done >> reporter: she doesn't know it but we have a little surprise for her. >> oh, my god. >> come on over here come on, everybody >> reporter: this is not your surprise come take a look at what we brought you here progressive wants you to know how valuable you are you are an amazing woman you've done so much for everybody else but as part of their keys to progress program, they wanted to give you this beautiful car. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: because you're a veteran and you give so much to serve your country and so many others i'm getting emotional just talking about it here you go. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: can you show her her brand-new car? >> oh, my god. >> reporter: are you stunned
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>> i am. >> reporter: i think that's the look that says it all. >> thank you so much thank you, progressive >> just loved surprising her like that. when she texted our producers this week, she said she cried the first time she drove her new car. and she is excited that she finally has a working radio. we're going to do car karaoke the next time i'm in hampton roads, virginia. >> that was beautiful, natalie that moment. wow. >> well-deserved >> no kidding. >> for sure. >> thanks, nat coming up, jenna bush hager is here. and we have two experts to spice up your valentine's day. their picks for the best love stories and the menus to match those love stories
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obama: he's been a leader throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. "read more today." love to read around here
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you especially we also happen to love really good food. >> what goes with books better than a cheeseball? this morning, we're marrying the two. >> cheeseball. >> "books and food" author, he has a new book out and they have three of their favorite love stories. and they designed menus to match. hi, guys >> how are you doing >> two of my favorite things, reading and eating >> i love to read. i love to eat. let me jump into this. "the gravity of us" is an incredible and unique love story about two 17-year-old boys living in houston, texas they had to move there because of their parents' jobs normal so far. their parents' jobs are applying to be astronauts in a new nasa program, and it is going to mars there's a reality television program because it's taking place in the modern era. so, they're this incredible commentary on media and the modern era
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but the place they're living is super retro. the love story is incredible and there's a lot of nuance in this book, about relationships between friends and family i absolutely adore this. >> this is a y.a. book, correct? >> good for all readers. >> what'd you pair with this >> '60s astronaut party. it's a reality show. and they want to bring back the camaraderie of the 1960s launches where all of the astronauts lived together. champagne parties. we have avocado deviled eggs, ambrosia salad, some bacon-wrapped dates. craig, you were asking about the cheeseball >> what kind of cheeseball >> a mars cheeseball and plenty of champagne. in the book, there's champagne all the time kids stealing the bottles. there's tons of champagne. and i have these turntables because every house had turntables and records >> this reminds me of "mermaids. her cher >> yeah, yeah. >> absolutely.
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>> also, there's some great makeouts in that book. but let's get to the hot and steamy stuff i absolutely adore this book >> this is steamy. >> chloe brown opens with near-death experience. her whole life is flashing in front of her eyes. she realizes she doesn't have one. she's a little bhujy but - >> she is a little bhujy >> and she has to get a life move out of her folks' apartment. needs to fall in love. >> does she fall in love >> let me tell you she meets a handyman in a new apartment building they have a meet hate, is what i call it. they don't like each other at first. he is covered in tattoos he rides a motorcycle. and slowly, they start - >> the romance was very steamy and sexy >> a s'mores bar >> they go on an overnight camping trip and he makes her s'mores. the book takes place in the u.k.
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s'mores was an american thing they had heard of. it wasn't like we know s'mores here we're going all-out. we have different marshmallows big ones, little ones, small ones, toasted ones this is an indoor s'mores maker. it's fun it's cold. you don't have fires out there >> 45 seconds left >> here we go. >> yes >> you love this book. >> i love this book. >> i heard that jenna read this book in spanish. >> i did >> when i studied in latin america. this is one of the first books i read in spanish. >> rightfully so this is a classic book if you have read it before, read it again if you haven't read it, read it now. it's such an incredible book about love and it's a kaleidoscope way of looking at all of the forms a relationship can take. this book is overspilling with riches, how we hurt each other but always love each other
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>> if you're a man and you want to make your wife really love you on this valentine's, that's the book >> really quickly. >> we have eggplant, big theme in the book. we have eggplant we have some colombian south coconut rice parfaits rum. elegant, tropical luncheon it's romantic. >> incredible. >> everybody gets a love letter. >> craig >> go to today.com/shop. >> books make a great valentine's day gift >> yeah, they do good morning, it is 8:56. marcus washington. students at berkeley high school plan to walk out of class in the wake of allegations of a new lawsuit filed by a former student, saying administrators didn't take action that she reported seriously after she said a male classmate tried to
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rape her. a list in the bathroom of boys to watch out for. school staff later had it removed. happening now, a walkout may happen in the next hour. we have all of the developments. we'll have a live report during the midday newscast and you can keep up on twitter. al made a detailing a shooting. investigators say two men got in an argument, one pulled a gun, both were shot in the struggle. neither injury is life-threatening. more details on the home page. the oscars made history last night with the south korean film "parasite" taking best picture honors. on the website, there are highlights from the red carpet. tom steyer: listen, every democrat running for president
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is better than the criminal in the white house. we all have progressive plans to address the big challenges facing our country. what makes me different, is i've been working for ten years outside of washington, to end the corporate takeover of our democracy, and to return power to the american people. i started need to impeach to hold this lawless president accountable. i'm proposing big reforms like term limits... ...a national referendum... ...and ending corporate money in politics. as president, i'll declare climate change an emergency on day 1. and, use those powers to finally address the climate crisis. and, i've spent 30 years building a successful international business. so, i can take on donald trump on the economy - and beat him. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message -
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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." >> good morning. it is monday. welcome to the third hour of "today." i'm sheinelle with al and craig. >> would you like a piece of cookie? >> is that from the last segment? it's a good cookie. >> just tell me. if it's some people go, no, no. you want to try this. >> right. >> it's not a no, no, no. >> dylan is home. >> it's interesting because, you know, we talked to her on friday. we do friday check-ins. >> she was honest. >> we were reading some of the
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