>> that is what is happening for "today in the bay." we're back in half an hour. >> it is valentine's day, make sure you tell someone you love that you love it. >> we need to do this end the show. love ya. >> so cheesy. i think it's time to stop the tweeting. >> good morning. pushing back. attorney general william barr takes a shot at president trump for sticking his nose in high-profile justice department cases. >> i'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody. >> the attorney general saying the president is making it impossib to do his job. this morning, the surprising response from the white house. bitter blast. nearly 200 million americans from coast-to-coast, waking up to brutally cold temperatures this morning. just ahead, al tells us how long this dangerous arctic chill is expected to last. crackdown.

overnight, china expands the mass roundup of anyone suspected of being sick with the coronavirus. and back at home, we go to the cdc's war room in atlanta as another american turns up sick. those stories, plus, swing and a miss. >> i'm really sorry about the choices that were made. >> houston astros players finally address the team's cheating scandal, but is sorry enough? "today" exclusive. craig with four nba legends on the loss of kobe bryant. >> i started crying when i got the news. >> their fascinating conversation, just ahead. and love is in the air. we go big on valentine's day. a surprise proposal live on the rock center rink. how romantic. today, friday, february 14th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

hi, everybody. welcome to "today." and it is so nice to have you with us on a friday morning, valentine's day. we love you. i love you. >> i love you. and by the way, this proposal on the rink is going to be epic. we got ice skaters practicing. we know she, whoever she is, is not watching in this moment. it's going to be an epic surprise for her. >> what a wonderful backdrop for that. we're going to start with the news. and president trump not feeling the love from his attorney general who is one of his closest allies. in his first interview since the roger stone sentencing scandal, attorney general william barr says he was never asked to intervene in that case. and the president's tweets congratulating him for intervening in that case are making the attorney general's job, quote, impossible. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has the latest now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president attacked the prosecutors, the judge, even the lead juror in the case that

ended with his friend, roger stone's, conviction. leading the attorney general to tell the president to knock it off. this morning, president trump appears unphased, on twitter, insisting though he hasn't done so so far, he has the legal right to push william barr however he likes in criminal cases. attorney general william barr delivering a rare rebuke of his boss, president trump. >> statements and tweets made about the department, about cases pending in the department, and about judges for whom we have cases, make it impossible for me to do my job. >> reporter: barr, in an interview with abc news, blasting the president's twitter attacks on the justice department's prosecution of roger stone, a long-time friend of the president's, convicted of witness tampering and lying to congress. >> i think it's time to stop the tweeting about department of justice criminal cases. >> reporter: the senate's top republican backing up barr. >> the attorney general says it is getting in the way of doing his job. maybe the president should listen to the attorney general.

>> reporter: the white house saying in a statement, the president was not bothered by the comments at all, saying that the president has full faith and confidence in attorney general barr to do his job and uphold the law. democrats unimpressed. speaker nancy pelosi is blasting the administration. >> the president is trying to manipulate federal law enforcement to serve his political interest. he thinks he's above the law. a.g. barr has damaged the rule of law by withdrawing the doj's sentencing recommendation. this must be investigated. >> reporter: stone was facing a stiff prison sentence. career prosecutors recommending seven to nine years, until barr overruled them to push for a lighter sentence. the attorney general insists he never discussed stone's sentencing with the president. >> i will make those decisions based on what i think is the right thing to do. and i'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody. >> reporter: and says he made his decision before the president's tweet, attacking the original sentencing recommendation, as horrible and very unfair.

>> i cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me. >> reporter: still, barr has not explained why he intervened in the case involving the president's personal friend in the first place. >> peter, the white house response, when they say the president wasn't bothered by these comments at all, i mean, that is not the normal reaction to criticism from the white house or the president. did you get a sense that this was coordinated, or barr had given a heads-up to the white house that he's going to go out there and say these things? >> reporter: yeah, savannah, you're right. remember when his former chief of staff, john kelly, attacked the president? he attacked back right away in 24 hours ago. different story this time. aides say they knew that barr was doing this interview. they insist the president did not know it would come with a reprimand. democrats are unconvinced. they say, don't look at what barr says but what he does and has done, they say. repeatedly protecting the president. one of the democratic

impeachment prosecutors saying, she would not be surprised if the president and the attorney general were in cahoots on barr's public statement. and remember here, perhaps most importantly, the president already got what he wanted with the justice department. the attorney general pushing for a lesser sentence for stone. >> yeah. and, peter, while i've got you, the white house has another headline. new staff changes and a familiar face coming back. someone very close to the president. >> reporter: you're right. the president is bringing back one of miss favorites, one of his most trusted former aides, hope hicks, who was by his side throughout the last campaign. this time, we're told that hicks will be a senior adviser, expected to work alongside jared kushner as the white house gears up for the 2020 election this fall. >> peter alexander, busy day there, as always. thank you very much. the other major story of the morning, the plunging temperatures. taking aim at nearly 200 million americans. al is here with a first look at the forecast. hey, al, good morning. >> 190 million of us will be

below freezing. but even colder, 28 million folks are going to be below zero. in fact, right now, the dangerous cold is centered up into the plains. 26 million people under windchill advisory. wind chill warning. look at the wind chills right now. 24 below in minneapolis. feels like 12 bhe lelow in indianapolis. as we drill down, the windchills in fargo, minneapolis and green bay, you could see frostbite on exposed skin in less than 30 minutes. that's very cold and very dangerous. tomorrow morning, that cold air moves into the northeast, with wind chills in binghamton, zero. 9 in new york city. minus 9 in bangor. but short-lived. sunday, philadelphia, is 48. charleston, 50. up to 62 on tuesday. and nashville, you're 55 on sunday, and warming up to 66 by tuesday. hoda? >> al, thank you. craig joins the table now. new concerns about the coronavirus.

>> good morning. boom -- good morning to you, as well. with cases still mounting in china, officials are expanding the roundup of people who might be sick. meanwhile, another american evacuee has been diagnosed. dr. john torres will take us inside the cdc's war room. first, janis mackey frayer has the very latest on the outbreak. janis, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. authorities here in japan are scrambling to contain the outbreak, as the company -- country confirms its first death from the virus. the main quarantine area is here. people were allowed to come off "the diamond princess." they will finish their quarantine on shore. for everyone else on that cruise ship, they are slogging through isolation and feeling the pressure. this morning, passengers are still trapped on "the diamond princess." >> i'm taking my temperature as

the captain ordered. >> reporter: paul and cheryl molesky posting videos to youtube about what it is like for them on board. sharing their predictable routine of waiting for meals. doing chores. >> i love a man who scrubs the toilet. >> reporter: and days spent wondering about one of them getting sick. >> we get separated. >> we get separated. which may be good, would be a good thing. >> reporter: more than 200 passengers and crew have tested positive for the virus so far. for hundreds more, it's a matter of managing boredom. social media providing a glimpse of what passengers eat. how they stay entertained. ♪ today, they were given special phones to order medicine. matthew smith from california says he's come to terms with the imposed isolation. >> it's not malicious. they're not doing this to hurt us. i can't do anything about it. i need to make the best of it. >> reporter: the ship is the largest cluster of infections

outside of china. 1,500 miles from the epicenter in hubei province, where there is a widening dragnet to find more people infected. some areas of hubei enacting wartime measures, while in beau ha wuhan, a degree to round up anyone suspected of being sick. an update on the other cruise ship, the one that was rejected by five countries over fears of the coronavirus, the westerdam. it's finally docked in cambodia. it stayed out at sea for a full two weeks. today, more than 1,500 passengers were allowed to disembark. and they appeared happy to see land again. back to you. >> i'll bet they were. janis mackey frayer, thank you. yokohama, japan. dr. john torres is here. he just got back from atlanta you visited the cdc's war room. what is it looking like there. they're rounding up in china and cracking down. what are u.s. officials doing and worried about? >> the biggest concern is to make sure it's contained on the u.s. mainland.

right now, we're at 15 cases. they're doing a great job of keeping it contained, but they know it can slip through the net easily. that's why they set up the war room. it is similar to what i did when we were in the military. that allows the people in charge to communicate quickly, across desks or aisles, instead of e-mails or going to different offices. get these things contained. if i find out something is happening, if you look in the war room, there's maps across the war room walls, big maps, and shows them exactly what's happening across the country. if they find something going on, they can jump on it quickly. >> symptoms include a sore throat. i'm sure a lot of people have that. and we saw the couple in the piece wearing the masks. there's conflicting info if the masks are worth it. some people wonder if they should be protecting themselves. >> the masks are a little helpful is probably the best word behind this. they protect you. if somebody coughs and sneezes and they don't cover up, it mask does the job for them. the original idea behind the masks was for a surgeon. if the surgeon coughs, it

doesn't get on the patient. that was the original idea behind the mask. if you're around somebody doing that, it can help a little bit, but the virus can still get through the mask. hand washing is still the biggest thing you can do. >> the director of the cdc said, the coronavirus may spread asymptomatically. meaning you can spread it and exhibit no symptoms. how surprising was that? how concerning is that to you? >> that's not surprising at all. if you look at the flu, similar virus, it can spread a day before symptoms start. that's common with these viruses. the concern is, now that we think it can spread asymptomatically before people get symptoms, more people can catch it before they quarantine somebody. once they start symptoms, that's what they do. it makes it a little more and harder to contain. >> do we know how serious it is? how virulent it is? >> we don't. >> is it a sore throat or is it deadly? >> we're learning so much about this. that's one of the reasons they set up the eoc. >> dr. john, thanks. >> you bet. we want to turn back to politics. hours before the president was called out by the attorney

general for his tweets, we showed you that, he was locked in a twitter feud. and his target, michael bloomberg, the former new york city mayor who is quickly rising in the polls in the democratic presidential race and is ready to spend billions. nbc's senior washington correspondent andrea mitchell has that part of the story. andrea, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. mike bloomberg's rising poll numbers and his unlimited spending on advertising has gotten president trump's attention, to the delight of the bloomberg campaign, which seems to revel in getting under the president's skin. on air and online, michael bloomberg and president trump, trading barbs in the battle of the billionaires. the former new york mayor saying he won't be bullied, brushing off the president's tweets referring to him as mini mike. >> i come from new york, just like him. i'm not afraid of donald trump, and he knows it. where i come from, you measure your height from the neck-up. >> reporter: bloomberg giving the president a label, in a tweet, calling him a carnival

barking clown that squandered a fortune with stupid deals. he was given a nine-point advantage in a hypothetical matchup with the president. >> i beat trump by a bigger margin than anyone else. and i've only been in the race for 11 weeks. just imagine what the polls will look like in 11 months from now. >> reporter: the president, hoping to seize on recent criticism of bloomberg's past policies, going after bloomberg's use of stop and frisk, a practice mr. trump himself previously praised. >> what bloomberg did to the black community is a disgrace. >> reporter: overnight, bloomberg rallying in another super tuesday state, deep red but delegate-rich texas. with back-to-back rallies in houston. >> i'm going to take the fight to donald trump all over america, including right here in texas. >> reporter: meanwhile, joe biden is looking to regain ground, after disappointing finishes in iowa and new hampshire. the former v.p. chuckling when asked about bloomberg, saying he

looks forward to debating him. bloomberg likely to be on the debate stage for the first time as soon as next week, if he qualifies, as is expected, for the nbc debate in las vegas. >> i don't think you can buy an election. i've been the only guy through this process so far that has been totally vetted. >> reporter: biden banking on victory in south carolina, where he hopes a more diverse electorate will give his campaign a boost. but now biden has unlikely competition for the african-american vote in south carolina, from billionaire tom steyer, who has been courting minority voters there. now, the state's most powerful democrat, james clyburn, tells me if biden does not win south carolina, his candidacy will be, quote, in a very precarious position. >> tom steyer poured tens of millions into the airwaves there in south carolina. andrea, thank you very much. we have a lot more to get to this morning, including major league baseball's cheating scandal. the owner of the houston astros has issued a new apology. and for the first time, we're

hearing from some of the players who were involved. nbc's kerry sanders is at the team's training camp in west palm. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the houston astros won the world series in 2017. but they cheated. they got caught cheating. and now, here in the locker room at spring training, they're apologizing on camera. it's up to fans to determine whether they believe what they hear is sincere or if the players are simply going through the motions. this morning, spring training is under way in florida. but before the scandal-tarnished houston astros' pitchers and catchers began their workout -- what is the message to the kids? -- apologies from some of the star players who cheated. >> we're human beings. i know a lot of kids look up to us. we're here today to say we feel -- we feel really bad. >> reporter: in your heart, are you embarrassed? >> yes.

>> reporter: and how do you say to the fans and to the other teams that your embarrassment is enough? >> i think i've learned from this. i hope to regain their trust. and this team is going to work extremely hard this year to do that. >> reporter: the remorse -- >> the houston astros are world champions. >> reporter: -- in sharp contrast to the 2017 celebration after the astros won the world series. a major league baseball investigation found in 2017-'18, the astros used an elaborate sign-stealing scheme, giving them a competitive advantage. it used cameras and a crude trash can morse code to let the batters know if a fast ball, slider, or curve ball was about to be thrown. team owner, jim crane. is this cheating? >> we broke the rules. you can phrase that any way you want. >> reporter: the scandal cost

the team's manager and gm their jobs. it's up to new manager, dusty baker, to ensure the astros play by the rules. is baseball stained? >> baseball has been stained a couple of times. but baseball has always risen to the top. and i think baseball will rise above this, too. >> reporter: as fans gathered for autographs thursday, sometimes it takes a kid to remind adults life has rules. >> just think that baseball is a really good sport. and i think that, like, they shouldn't be cheating. >> reporter: the players here say they are embarrassed. they haven't faced real consequences. they continue to play. one lawsuit filed says they should at least give up their world series bonuses, which collectively would be tens of millions of dollars. hoda? guys? >> thank you, kerry. you wonder how that's received by fans. any indication? >> you listen to sports radio or watch the sports channels, not well. that's why they continue to apologize.

it's hard to get your head around the fact that there's so many people involved in a cheating scandal. >> and when you win the world series. >> yeah. >> right. >> give the bonuses to charity. >> that's a good idea. >> they're like -- you know who don't like me now. the astros players. sorry. al, check of the weather. get me out of this. >> too late. >> i love houston. >> oh, sorry. sorry. oh. >> you know what? too much coffee on the table. don't you worry, babe. >> happy valentine's day. >> hey, now. >> audio. >> they're so ready with that sound. >> i like it. let's look at our maps. sorry about that. >> you spilled a whole mug. >> wow. i thought there was a cap on it. we're looking at quiet weather patterns throughout much of the weekend. that's good, once the cold air gets out of here. mountain snows in the western plains. sunshine through the western third of the country. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening -- your local forecast

in the next 30 seconds. > happy . it is a cloudy start but we'll get some sunshine as we go into late morning into the afternoon. and temperatures very seasonable reaching the low 60s for the south bay. parts of the inland east bay. up to 62 in napa. oakland and san francisco reaching 59. we'll enjoy sunshine tomorrow as well with high temperatures reaching 70 degrees. a few more clouds on sunday with gusty winds but back to the sunshine and warm weather going

into the beginning to middle of next week. >> and that's your latest weather. craig? >> thank you, al just ahead here, a "today" exclusive. nba legends get together to honor kobe bryant. >> i just started crying when i got the news i felt like i had lost a member of my family >> it was very hard. i've never seen anything like this before. >> our interview with shaq, charles barkley and the rest of that beloved "inside the nba" crew, ahead of this weekend's all-star game. >> really good conversation just ahead. also, have you heard of dabbing? and it's not the dance move. i thought it was the dance move. actually, no it's a dangerous, new way kids are getting high in a hurry. and every parent needs to see this

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safety of cluustomers and employees is our highest priority and plan to work with local authorities. and right now a look at the forecast on valentine's day. kari hall has the love forecast. >> we're going to love this afternoon. even though we start out with clouds we won't see it today. in fact it will clear and it we're heading into the low 60s and san francisco and oakland will reach up owe to about 57 degrees. through the next essential days our inland temperatures warm up to 70 degrees tomorrow and some upper 60s on sunday. also a lot of 70s into the start of next week. let's check in with mike to see how the commute is moving. well better now over dixon handing road the crash on the shoulder and all lanes clears after the traffic break out of fremont into milpitas for the nimitz. recovery had we crash on the shoulder around whipple and that is still a distraction. the bay bridge toll plaza a distraction and the hov lanes are slowing. cash and afast track are clear.

remember we're pre-holiday friday making things light here but not in oakland. another update for you in the next half hour.

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it is valentine's day this friday morning web of t one of the most romantic spots here is the rock center rink we have a special surprise proposal coming up i was eating at a restaurant and someone was proposing at that rink. it's such an iconic spot >> extremely romantic. we are in the mood for love this morning. first, we're in the mood for headlines. here they are. 7:30 now one of president trump's closest allies issued a rare criticism of the boss yesterday.

he was talking about the prosecution of his friend, roger stone. barr told abc news that the tweets from the president, quote, make it impossible for me to do my job those comments come just days after the department of justice and barr overruled the federal line prosecutors and reduced stone's sentence in his criminal case or asked for a reduction in sentence barr said he and his staff had decided to lower the sentence before trump tweeted but that the president's criticism and his tweet put them in a tough spot that looked bad. the body of a missing 6-year-old girl was found in her south carolina neighborhood on thursday her body was found near the remains of an unidentified man police say they are now treating the death as a homicide. the first grader was last seen playing in the front yard of her south carolina home after school on monday. authorities were seen searching a nearby wooded area after the announcement no arrests have been in the case but police believe there's no danger to the community.

an asteroid big enough to cause planet-wide devastation is heading relatively close to earth tomorrow don't worry. scientists say this gigantic rock will likely miss earth -- >> likely? >> -- by more than, well, 3.5 million miles. that's 15-times the distance between our planet and the moon. >> okay. >> they called this a near-miss. it gave twitter a valentine's day distraction. comments like, celebrate valentine's day. it may be your last. guys, you have to deal with valentine's day. in fact, you really need to use this to your advantage >> go out with an epic bang. >> yeah. all right. also this morning, festivities for the -- wow, i just got that. it took a minute for me. you know my brain is not there. but yours is >> i've been up all night. >> you have been for a really good reason nba's all-star weekend the festivities are getting under way in chicago you flew there got home after midnight. good morning >> good morning. the guys on this iconic show on tnt "inside the nba.

it's marking its 30th birthday there's the cast charles barkley, kenny smith, ernie johnson, shaquille o'neil. guys that don't watch basketball tune in to these guys every week we talked about the unique bond and the loss of kobe bryant and the current state of the game they love. if you had to pick a champ right now, who do you pick >> i have to go with milwaukee >> reporter: few gauge the pulse of basketball, as much as "the inside the nba" crew hall of famer shaquille o'neil >> o'neal once again. >> charles barkley >> likes to take it coast-to-coast >> reporter: and former nba champion, kenny smith. >> kenny smith from long range >> wow >> reporter: and emmy-winning anchor, ernie johnson. but on january 26th, something happened off the court that devastated the basketball world. kobe bryant's helicopter went down near calabasas, california, killing the 41-year-old legend and his daughter, gianna, as well as seven others onboard

>> this is "tnt nba tipoff." >> reporter: "inside the nba" put together a moving special in honor of the laker great i caught the tribute you did from the staples center. it was undeniably the most moving show you've ever done how hard was that? >> it was very hard. i've never seen anything like this before. i was at the house the day it happened and my son brought me the thing. you know, it was the internet. stop playing with me get out of my face right now just stop. and i got the calls. a guy who helped me become as big as i am, and we will always be forever linked. >> it's a relatable tragedy. we all jump in a minivan we all do that with our kids he was doing in a helicopter i looked at it more as not a great player but a dad was lost and a coach was lost >> and for me, me and kobe were not close. but i started crying when i got the news i felt like i had lost a member of my family >> reporter: in the wake of his

death, there was this back and forth. at times, a heated back and forth, about whether it was even appropriate to bring up allegations from his past. as broadcasters, as journalists, what did you think about that? >> we're all imperfect people. but what made kobe a magnet to masses around the world, forget l.a., around the world what we're great at, he was the greatest at times at that's what people saw and that's what people call the mamba mentality. he challenges people do i think it is appropriate or inappropriate? i think we all are imperfect but i think what he has done, and challenged the world to be, we all saw it. >> kobe bryant is one of the greatest basketball players ever and he had a flaw that we all know about you have to tell the picture in totality we're not making kobe out to be no hero. we're celebrating his basketball excellence

we understand what happened in colorado that's fair. but two things can be true >> reporter: another great laker wrote something this morning, kareem abdul-jabbar. he wrote, in part, that kobe was more exceptional because he learned from his mistakes and devoted himself to being a better person. is that your experience, knowing him from, you know, a teenage phenom to a doting father of four >> the only experience that made sense to me, is that we challenge each other to make history. a lot of people thought we had problems it wasn't real-life problems it was just -- you know, same problems that me and charles have, same problems that me and kenny have when we're at work. but the key thing we have for each other is respect. i tell people, after we won our first championship, who is the little guy that jumped in my arms roll the tape. >> nba champions >> so once we figured it out, that's all that mattered to me

>> reporter: "inside the nba" is in its 30th season with a devoted fan following. what is it about "inside the nba" that you think has helped it last three decades? >> unpredictability. spontaneity. unscripted nature of it. we'll do a show and we'll start it off with a tight shot of shaq's tie because he spilled some dinner on it. other places, it's like, somebody fix his tie he spilled something otherwise, for us, we come on -- >> we don't say anything don't let him know he got something on his tie. >> reporter: shaq and barkley's friendly rivalry on-set, a continuation of what started on the court. >> to take that shot, that's fair >> uh-oh oh, there's a swing by o'neal. and they got a brouhaha. >> me and charles had an incident in houston where we had a fight. as soon as i get to the locker room, there's a phone. somebody want to talk to you it's charles' mother on a

three-way with my mother stop fighting. his mom and my mom were on the phone. i met him in the hallway, my bad, bro, love you couple months later, this is the first time i saw my mom and his mom interact and they do the same thing we do you don't know how to play no cards. >> no plans to break up this band anytime soon, i gather. >> i hope not. >> i love my job >> reporter: i've seen what you do it's a stretch to call what you do work. >> they pay you. that's how you call it a job i realistically -- craig, i'm being honest i want to do it at least four more years because i don't want to work past 60. >> reporter: you do the prep work >> the prep work >> craig, i played in the nba for 16 years there's nothing going to happen on a basketball court, nothing going to happen on a basketball court, where i'm going to say, oh, my god, i don't know what to say on tv. >> yeah. good point >> it went on for a while. we put the whole thing online. at one point when he was talking

about retiring at 60, kenny leans in and says, charles, you work one day a week. >> retire from what? >> a few months out of the year. and you don't even work -- these guys >> you feel it >> yeah. you do we enjoy coming to work. we love the people that we work with but their love and affection for each other >> so cute i love that story about the moms calling after their fight on the court. you guys knock it off. i love it. >> by the way, the league plans to honor kobe, as well as late commissioner david stern, throughout all-star weekend. the former commissioner, died on new year's day more of the conversation coming up on the third hour >> you're the perfect person you could be the fifth we're never going to let you go. >> you can hang with them. >> they watch the show >> they do >> barkley said, tell savannah and hoka -- hoki -- how do you pronounce -- oh, yeah. >> amazing we love you. >> we do all right. we're going to switch gears

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popular among teenagers. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more on this one >> this has been around for years. but more and more teens are doing it and a dab is concentrated thc, the chemical in pot that gets you high it is heated up and smoked or vaped. but the levels can be up to four-times more than what someone would get from smoking the plant. a new survey suggests this is a method that many teenagers are aware of, where their parents are likely in the dark >> reporter: if you're a parent who hasn't heard of dabbing, a potentially dangerous way of inhaling a concentrated dose of marijuana, you're not alone. >> i thought dabbing was a dance. >> reporter: but chances are, your kids know what it is. and that's where the threat lies >> it's just like extract from pot. it's just stronger more potent. >> reporter: a dab, also known as wax or glass, is a highly concentrated form of thc, the chemical in marijuana that gets you high it appears as a waxy substance that can be inhaled through traditional pipe smoking, or through dab pens, similar to

vaping according to a new survey, half of the 18-year-olds to 24-year-olds, have done it or know someone who has that number fell to 32%, in 25-year-olds to 34-year-olds and continued to decline as respondents got older. dabbing is much more powerful than traditional marijuana while a typical joint has 25% thc, a dab can have up to 90%. >> this is one gram. >> reporter: kevin grossman is a 26-year-old dabber in los angeles, where it is legal above the age of 21, to consume and possess up to 8 grams. >> you're be able to get the feeling you want faster if you're a heavy smoker. if you're a light smoker, dabbing is going to kind of take you to another planet. >> reporter: proponents say thc concentrates like dabbing and oils can offer a mor controlled dosage and fewer toxins than actually smoking the marijuana plant. but younger people, and

inexperienced users, may be unaware of the higher thc levels, inhaling a dangerously high dose. what's the most dangerous part of this? >> the most dangerous part about dabbing is a short-term danger, which means it causes heart palpitations and anxiety we see people in the emergency room >> reporter: in september, a high school student passed out and was taken to the hospital after taking a hit from a friend's dab pen at choir practice the student was treated and released >> long-term, it can cause addiction or dependence problems but it causes other issues, especially with testing or thinking or math-type problems, which can be lifelong issues >> dr. john just mentioned there, gabe, obviously, it is more potent, this dabbing. does that mean it's more dangerous than regular marijuana? >> actually, academic research is mixed on that issue one study says it is no more dangerous. but another study led by usc, is

sayi ining the most danger is t this type of marijuana experimentation could lead to more heavy use of other drugs later down the line. >> makes sense gabe, thank you very much. should we get another check on the weather on this valentine's day friday mr. roker? he has his valentine's day glasses. >> i do, indeed. unfortunately, we're talking about how hot it's getting and climate change this is from noaa. this is the hottest january, the hottest january on earth in keeping 141 years of records. january warmer than average for the last 44 years. and the four warmest januaries have occurred since 2016 awfully hot stuff. but we talk about valentine's day. it will be 13 degrees in sweetheart city, wisconsin lovely, pennsylvania, will see snowshowers and 25 romeo, colorado. sunny skies, 45. valentine, texas, sunshine and 65 sweet idaho, 46 degrees and partly-cloudy. that's what's going on a> good

meteorologist kari hall. as we start out we're seeing a lot of clouds over san francisco and much of the bay area. all of that will clear out for a sunny day and seasonable temperatures as we reach into the upper 50s and low 60s. we're up to 61 degrees in livermore and in morgan hill. as we check out our seven-day forecast, a little bit warmer tomorrow with a mostly sunny sky. we'll see more clouds moving in on sunday with some breezy winds in the next week and we're still in the low 70s in the valleys. san francisco are will reach into the upper 50s and as we head into the weekend and my 60s by monday. hello, carson. >> morning, everybody. >> happy valentine's day >> here's a question do you know these guys take a listen. ♪ there you have it. those are our friends from bts and we have a very special announcement from the music superstars you don't want to miss that. but first, these messages. ne dot work.

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and ask your doctor if biktarvy is right for you. happy valentine's day. now at 7:56, a cloudy start and we'll get sunshine. walnut creek with teams in the upper 40s. by 11:00, 12:00, we see temperatures in the low 60s. up to 61 in livermore. 62 in san jose. and 57 degrees are will be the high in oakland while napa today reaches 62 degrees. our inland temperatures will warm up by tomorrow reaching 70 with more sunshine. but we'll see more clouds moving in on sunday with some breezy winds. and then back to the clear sky and much warmer than normal temperatures going into the start of next week. san francisco if the upper 50s for the weekend. but expect a high of about 65 degrees on presidents' day as well as on tuesday. we'll talk about the forecast but now as we head over to mike, we're seeing a pretty smooth

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, pushing back. >> i think it's time to stop the tweeting about department of justice criminal cases. >> attorney general william barr blasting the president, saying he makes it impossible to do his job. this morning, the surprising way the white house is responding. plus, from mild to mind-numbing. nearly 200 million people waking up to below-freezing temperatures today. windchill advisories in effect. what does it mean for the holiday weekend. al's got the forecast. and a love story for the ages. ♪ l. is for the way you look at me ♪ >> could you ever have dreamed that 80-plus years later, we'd

be sitting here? >> never. never. >> never. >> jenna sits down with the world's oldest married couple, as we celebrate valentine's day with a little bit of romance right here on the rockefeller rink. today, february 14th, 2020. ♪ bring me a higher love >> married to my love for 38 years. >> 18 years. >> seven years. >> and seven days. >> to our sweethearts. >> in virginia. >> and south carolina. >> i fell in love with this cutie-pie ten years ago. >> happy valentine's day. >> we love you right back. look at that cute crowd. thank you for being with us. it's friday. it's valentine's day. >> i was going to say, yeah. i think it's time. this is time for a big reveal. signs up. >> oh, yeah. >> we got a sign right here. >> look at this shirt. >> this only comes out every now

and then. >> every now and then. today is the day for it. yeah. by the way, guys, get excited. two weeks from today, you know what is going to happen? road trip. our "today" destination getaway for the first time. >> who is driving? >> not roker. for the first time, taking all four hours on the road. a little vacation. universal orlando resort. going to be a fun morning. lots of surprises. we pulled this from the archives. you remember this little picture? you and al roker. >> oh, yes. remember, al? >> i do. we had fun. >> didn't we? when was that, al? it was before i had kids. >> five years ago. >> i could fit in that outfit. >> five or six years ago. >> pitbull was there. >> we're going together. >> we have big surprises. it's going to be good. let's get to the news at 8:00. we'll start with this controversy surrounding the president's recent tweets, even as he was in a new war of words with one of his potential rivals on the democratic side, one of the president's closest allies, the attorney general, was criticizing his boss' twitter

habit. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this was a rare reprimand. the attorney general, william barr, telling the president to knock it off with his tweets about the justice department. but democrats, this morning, not buying barr's brush back attorney general william barr delivering a rare rebuke of his boss, president trump. >> public statements and tweets made about the department, about cases pending in the department, and about judges before whom we have cases, make it impossible for me to do my job. >> reporter: barr, in an interview with abc news, blasting the president's twitter attacks on the justice department's prosecution of roger stone, a long-time friend of the president's, convicted of witness tampering and lying to congress >> i think it's time to stop the tweeting about department of justice criminal cases >> reporter: the white house saying in a statement, the president was not bothered by the comments at all. adding that the president has

full faith and confidence in attorney general barr, to do his job and uphold the law stone was facing a stiff prison sentence career prosecutors recommending seven to nine years, until barr overruled them to push for a lighter sentence the attorney general insists he never discussed stone's sentencing with the president. >> i will make those decisions based on what i think is the right thing to do. and i'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody >> reporter: meanwhile, on-air and online, democratic candidate, mike bloomberg, and president trump, were trading insults in a battle of the billionaires the former new york city mayor saying, he will not be bullied brushing off the president's tweets, referring to him as mini mike >> i come from new york just like him and i'm not afraid of donald trump, and he knows it where i come from, we measure your height from the neck-up >> reporter: bloomberg giving the president his own label, in a tweet, calling him a carnival barking clown. that squandered a fortune with stupid deals and incompetence.

the president, hoping to seize on recent criticism of bloomberg's past policies, going after bloomberg's use of stop and frisk, a practice mr. trump, himself, has praised >> what bloomberg did to the black community was a disgrace >> reporter: on that barr interview, democrats are unconvinced. one of the democratic impeachment prosecutors saying, she would not be surprised if the president and the attorney general were, in her words, in cahoots, on the public statement. >> thank you, peter. now, to the bitter blast of arctic air that sent temperatures plunging across the country this morning al has the details this morning. hey, al. >> 190 million below freezing. 28 million people are below zero and the cold air is really settling in, especially into the plains, where we have windchill warnings and advisories for 26 million people air temperatures, as you can see, the windchills, minus 35 from grand forks minus 4, st. louis minus 4 in detroit

and tomorrow morning, we'll see that finally really bottom out here in the northeast. then temperatures start to perk up as we get into the early part of next week hoda >> all right we got the news. should we go to the "boost." >> friday "boost." >> yesterday, we showed you christina koch's reaction to being back on earth. remember she was up in space for 328 days on the international space station. she said it was really fun and exciting to interact with people again. now, we have the incredible reaction from the astronaut's dog. they approached the front door and the dog was pawing at the window with excitement and then, look what happens when the door opened. yep. >> hi. hi >> oh, my gosh >> her furry friend, little brown dog, lbd >> that's cute >> writing, i'm glad she remembers me after a year. >> does she! that's love. that is love right there

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signs that harry and meghan's move across the pond may be permanent, amid reports the royal couple is closing their office in buckingham palace and laying off their 15-member staff. it comes as the royal couple is on the move. a palace source tells "today" the couple quietly slipped into the campus of stanford university, in palo alto, california arriving tuesday on, yes, a commercial flight, connecting through seattle. apparently, without causing a commotion. greeted by the university's president, we're told the couple met with professors and academics for several hours to brainstorm ideas for a charitable entity they plan to build this year. it's not known what its focus will be but education has been a priority for meghan. >> everyone should be afforded the opportunity to receive ec k education that they want but, more importantly, that they have the right to receive >> reporter: the duke and duchess of sussex is trying to create something different >> we will continue to lead a life of service. >> reporter: last month, harry

addressed his choice to lead a life away from royal duties. >> the decision i have made for my wife and i to step back is not one i made lightly as far as this goes, there really was no other option >> reporter: with the support of the queen, prince harry, meghan, and their son, archie, moved to canada in january, to start their new life the couple traveled to miami last week to attend an investment summit held by jpmorgan and nbc news learned from two sources familiar with the conversations that prince harry is in talks with investment bank goldman sachs about participating in an interview series for employees broadcast on youtube >> i left the fashion stuff to you professionals. >> reporter: and we're getting a look at meghan's stint as the first guest editor in british "vogue." >> i don't know if anyone has done it before. >> in the history of "vogue,"

you're the first >> reporter: the september 2019 issue focused on a diverse group of women all working towards change >> anyone should be able to see themselves in it and that's what i feel proud that we've accomplished. >> reporter: just what the duke and duchess of sussex will take on next is anyone's guest. but you might want to keep an eye on them for your next flight >> harry and meghan still do have to perform some royal duties the queen has requested they attend the commonwealth day service next month and complete what is described as a final round of duties across the pond. but they're living their life in a different way. >> you tweeted yesterday, a good point. how are there no pictures? >> i don't understand. they reportedly flew alaska air. had a layover in seattle they're royals they're not like us unless they stopped at cinnabon. >> how did nobody notice >> there has to be more to it. >> in cog kndisguise >> do you have time for "pop start" >> i do.

is that meghan and harry over there at cinnabon >> impossible. >> first up, billie eilish she justgrammys. now her james bond theme song, "no time to die" has arrived the track is about betrayal and was released with new footage of the film have fallen here's a look. ♪ i have fallen for a lie ♪ you were never on my side >> i like it >> very small tease there for you. it's really good once that movie hits, you will hear that song, and it will be featured in the opening secret credit sequence that's always so great. she did a great job with it. that hits theaters on april 10th next up, gwyneth paltrow stopped by "ellen" and talked to john legend, who was filling in for ellen. the two of them got talking about their kids gwyneth revealing that her daughter, apple, gets unbelievably embarrassed by her mom. >> is it possible that you,

being one of the coolest women on earth, could possibly embarrass your kids? >> i mean, my daughter finds me mortifying if i do anything in public, past just not talking and standing still, she's, like, oh, my god, stop like if i -- >> how old is she now? >> she's almost 16 she'll be 16 in may. if i dance, she -- it's like she turns red. >> gosh. as a father of three daughters, that freaks me out >> josh is 16 and is deathly embarrassed. >> i'll be in my room. i'll be in my room international music sensation, bts, if you're not familiar with the k-pop band, known for big music videos and crazy choreography, here is a taste. ♪ ♪ oh, my, my, my ♪ had my head so fast

>> if you were counting, there's seven of them. next friday, bts is out with their highly-anticipated new album called "map of the soul. it's pre-sold. >> what? >> 4 million copies? >> yeah. it will be huge. this morning, they have a special announcement listen up. >> we are bts. >> we'll be at the "today" show on february 21st, the day our album drops. join us on the plaza we can't wait to see you there >> look outside the plaza. people are already lining up just heard the announcement. they're already out there in sleeping bags. >> i may have to come back for that one >> that will be no joke. we'll have a special interview with the guys. the album comes out friday if you're in the area, come on down go to today.com to sign up for fan passes to get you extra goodies there. >> february 21st >> that's friday al, you have a check of the weather? >> let's take a look

valentine's day, looking nice. turning colder here in the northeast. a quiet weather pattern, midsections of the country and the southern tie good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. starting with some breaks in the clouds. all clear sky in the afternoon. seeing a high of 62 in concord and napa. san francisco in the 50s. inland temperatures warm up by tomorrow with more sunshine. there will be more clouds sunday with gusty winds, back to sunshine and spring-like weather next week. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> al, thank you it's valentine's day so, so happy when jenna joins the table. she's going to share the love today. >> that's right. you traveled back home to texas and you met cool sweethearts >> i did happy valentine's day, y'all meet john and charlotte

henderson with a combined age of 212. guinness world records has them named the oldest married couple. after nearly a century together, they truly are an inspiration and example. ♪ >> it doesn't seem like it's been that long really, it doesn't seem that long >> reporter: when you're having fun, time flies? >> yeah. time does fly. >> reporter: it was in 1934, in the middle of the great depression, in a zoology class at the university of texas, when charlotte curtis stole john henderson's heart. do you remember what you each thought of each other the first time you saw each other? >> i know we were seated alphabetical i sat right behind her and looked down over her shoulder. >> reporter: and you didn't mind he was looking over your shoulder >> no. >> when i just saw her and got to talking to her, i don't think

i ever had another date after that one day in class. >> reporter: what did you think? >> i'll tell you, he was just the nicest man you ever met. >> reporter: did you think she was beautiful? >> oh, sure. >> reporter: five years later, they were married, with just two wedding guests present >> the two witnesses and the minster and charlotte and i were the only ones in attendance. >> reporter: could you ever have dreamed that 80-plus years later, we'd be sitting here? >> never never. >> never >> reporter: today is their 85th valentine's day together 80 of them, as a married couple. do y'all still celebrate valentine's day? >> i make a homemade valentine for her every year >> reporter: you make a homemade valentine for her every year >> i don't buy one i make one for her >> reporter: and do you write a little letter? >> well, yes >> always a little love note on it

yes. >> reporter: a little love poem. he is a romantic >> he's pretty romantic when you get down to it >> reporter: charlotte is pretty romantic, too. she penned this poem for john in 1961 for their wedding anniversary. because you are so sweet, you still sweep me off my feet i do believe i'll stick with you. and try another 22 that was a beautiful poem. by the way, you did a lot more than 22. in their nearly nine decades ago, john and charlotte never had children but they found great companionship in each other. traveling the world and recently settling in a retirement home, in a city where their love story began. john exercises every day and they enjoy a glass of wine together most nights what is the secret to your love? >> never go to bed at night with a chip on your shoulder. and be glad you're with each

other. >> reporter: can you ever imagine if you weren't seated next to each other in that zoology class? can you ever imagine your life without miss charlotte >> i don't know. i never tried it >> and he better not >> isn't that so sweet >> i'm in love >> like all couples that really test the time, they say, don't go to bed mad. and they say, enjoy each other they still laugh constantly, as you can tell and just to put in perspective, how long they've been together, they started dating as prohibition ended. >> wow. >> he said, remember when i took you out to get those beers that weren't legal? and i thought he was talking to me the honeymoon hotel cost $7 a night. and they have been retired since watergate. >> that's crazy. they look incredible >> he's 107 and she's 105 years old.

>> amazing >> that shows you love is good for you. >> and they live in a little retirement community in austin, texas. and they are celebrities there >> should be >> we're going to keep our romance alive in the next half hour hey, carson. >> hey, guys they are adorable. we have a special valentine's day surprise i don't know how much of a surprise it is we've been talking a lot about it you don't want to miss it. first, a quick look at your local news and weather it's a good one. don't go far

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hey, everybody welcome. it is 8:30 in the morning. it is valentine's day. >> this is a good crowd. >> there is love on our plaza, you guys >> so cute >> carson, by the way, happens to be over at the rockefeller center rink right this minute. >> yes carson >> love is not only in the air love is on the ice i'm going to try to keep this down but somebody on the ice right now is about to get engaged, live on our show they don't know it yet but it will happen in a few minutes. we'll come back in a second. >> oh, my gosh i'm excited about that a little something different. from your fridge to your furniture.

if it's time for an upgrade, you're in luck the presidents' day sales are starting early there she is, chassie post she shops so you don't have to she will tell you where the bargains are in honor of valentine's day, we're celebrating extra special love stories we're calling them the lov boosties we started the boostie awards. and now, we'll do them during valentine's day. al, look at your crowd they're out here for you >> that's a good valentine's day, crowd >> yes >> perhaps you can give them a nice valentine's day forecast. we're going to give that to them right now. first, let's look as far as your valentine's day weather. roseville, california, sunshine. flowersville, florida, 61. lovely, p.a., 25 and in the beautiful city of sweetheart city, wisconsin, it's 13 your weekend outlook, frigid start tomorrow in the northeast. pacific storms come in the pacific northwest. and sunshine around the rest of

the country. warming up in the northeast and great lakes. mountain snows on sunday, sunday and more wet weather and snowy weather in the pacific northwest. th good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. starting out with clouds. we will get some sunshine today. heading into the low 60s for many inland areas. it is going to feel comfortable for the afternoon. cooling down tonight. we will be slightly warmer tomorrow, reaching 70 degrees. few more clouds sunday, we reach the upper 60s, still dry weather in the forecast going into next week, highs in the low 70s. san francisco reaching the upper 50s for the weekend, it will warm up for the start of next week. >> and that's your valentine's day, weather savannah >> all right we've been teasing a big valentine's day surprise all morning. we're so excited carson, can you hear us? >> i can, yeah >> almost show time. >> i'm so nervous for these folks. i hope this goes down, as planned.

i'm in front of the rockefeller ice skating rink we're by the zamboni entrance. behind me, there's a bunch of skaters on the ice if you take a look, if we can get a shot, there's a young gentleman in a gray jacket you push in there, you can see his sweaty palms from here his name is anthony. it could be happening right now. they've been going together for six years. they're high school sweethearts from pennsylvania. let's watch this go down >> what are you doing? >> stop. i'm going to fall. >> no, you're not. you're fine. got to stay right here >> why >> because i love you. >> stop. >> and the past six years have been absolutely amazing. and i just want to make sure that - >> stop. >> -- they're the first six of many more. >> stop, anthony oh, my god >> so, haley -- woo. i have to get on one knee. will you marry me?

>> oh, my god. >> yes oh, my god, anthony. stop you're the worst stop >> hey, anthony. haley, come on over. >> oh, my god. >> i know, right >> come on over, guys. congratulations. >> okay. you're live on the "today" show. >> oh, god >> congratulations come over here haley, how are you what was that like you were freaking out. >> yeah. he took me in the center i thought i was going to fall. >> what are you doing, anthony show the ring to everybody in america. they want to see it. >> here it is. >> you have been high school sweethearts. you've been together for a while now. what does this moment mean to you on valentine's day >> it's really special i honestly wasn't expecting it i always said, don't ask on a holiday.

it's cheesy. but i like it. >> he did it on live tv. >> yes, oh, my gosh. >> and you've been in on this. how much better do you feel that it's now over? >> words can't express how excited i am, and that it's over >> anything you want to say to your families? >> mom, dad, my brother in ft. benning, georgia love you guys. grandma. >> love you, mom richard, grandma >> surprise, mom and dad >> yeah. >> finally, it's going down. here, this is for you. >> thank you so much congratulations. your second time in new york city, right? >> yeah. and i haven't skated since the last time we were here >> we can tell >> i'm about to fall >> anthony had you there you have a lot to celebrate. we wanted to let you in on a couple things. our friends at teluride ski resort in teluride, colorado, is giving you your first engagement gift giving you a trip to their resort you're both athletes you can hit the mountain and relax in the lodge do whatever you want we want to thank our friends at teluride ski resorts there's one more thing we're

going to confess the ladies behind you weren't just new yorkers skating they're very good. they're part of the synchronized skating team here in new york city and they have a surprise performance for you. haley, anthony, congratulations. happy valentine's day. god bless you both >> thank you so much ♪ we're looking for something dumb to do ♪ ♪ hey, baby, i think i want to marry you ♪ >> guys, back to you >> oh. >> wow >> that is an engagement he was so sweet. he looked so nervous right before >> i would be. >> i loved how she was like, what are we doing? why are we out here? what's happening i'm going to fall. >> beautiful >> you guys are adorable >> congrats, guys. coming up next, you need a new tv, a laptop, a dishwasher >> there's a transition. >> airpods it's time to shop now. the stores and sites where you can score deep discounts

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this morning on "today's consumer" -- look at our newly engaged -- the sweetest couple of all >> just skating around first, it's engagement and then, buying washing machines that brings us to our next segment. >> "today's consumer" and some bargains >> it's presidents' day on monday stores and sites are starting the celebration earlier. where to shop and save, contributing editor chassie post good morning >> good morning. >> we have good sales, right >> you might say some un-presidented discounts >> whoa. well done. >> good job. >> our first category is home sales. >> okay. >> we're going to spin this around how adorable is this >> right >> a teeny, tiny couch

let's start with rugs. houzz.com has rugs up to 76% off. we found an 8x10'rug originally $379. on sale for $90. and you can return it. there's a 30-day return policy and free shipping. a great time to shop for big pieces of furniture, like sofas. you're not going to believe this discount wayfair.com, a beautiful chesterfield sofa, $4,800 originally, we found it for $1,000 >> wow >> that's really exciting. >> how about that cute lamp? >> isn't that a cute lamp? lighting, you're going to find great discounts, hoda. at overstock.com up to 63% off this lamp is $144. >> i love it >> let's go to the next category >> i'm into the spinning thing >> isn't it awesome? we have appliances so, there's some real awesome

sales out there. at lows.com, 40% off of a large appliance, like a gorgeous fridge stainless steel, french door thing. we found it for $900 off, at $1,299 dishwashers on sale at best buy, 200 bucks off. >> is that a roomba right there? >> the cat that rides it is not included >> oh. >> we found a great sale at walmart. that's $85 off we found it for $244 >> okay. now, for the couch potato. >> right we have electronics. and everyone gets so excited when there's discounts on electronics. so, if you want the giant, new tv, 4k, ultrahd, amazon has a great deal 50-inch, $100 off. $259 down from $350. laptops, apple mac book pros,

original price, $1800 for $1100. >> i didn't think those ever went on sale >> at walmart. >> ear buds, too, which i never thought went on sale. >> good news about the airpods a lot of different stores are running the same price you want to price match, down from $199. we found them for $169 at best buy. other retailers have great deals in electronics shop around. >> bring us home >> okay, guys. last but not least, we have style. there's megadeals out there. jackets for men and women. and not just heavy winter coat but stuff for spring banana republic has this sale, 40% off the entire site. sunday and monday, at an extra 10%. there's a cute moto jacket there. original price, $179 we found it for $96. saksoff5th

>> go to the website on first. and you can go in-store. new balance little jacket for men, $35, down from $149 inspired by mr. roker, glasses.com. >> yes >> 40% off of all site you can find them as low as $11. >> i can't believe you have those numbers in your head i'm impressed. >> i'm so excited. >> thank you so much happy presidents' day. you want to take advantage of the savings, go to today.com/shop and you'll find it coming up next, unusual love stories that moved us so much that we decided to share them on valentine's day. the first edition of the love boosties first, this is "today" on nbc.

exciting >> back at 8:45 on this valentine's day morning. we have a very special edition

of "hoda's morning boost." we're calling it "the love boostie awards." >> get your tissues ready. >> this is a celebration of videos about love that grabbed us maybe we will need tissues you think of your boyfriends, girlfriends and husbands and wives on this day. but we realize that love comes in all shapes and sizes. and the videos reflect that. so, we're going to start with the love of your parents george wanted to honor his step dad who didn't have anyone else to carry on his family name. remember this one? his stepdad raised him since second grade he went to court he had his last name legally changed. fixed it on the back of his football jersey. then he surprised his stepdad. >> you know how much i love you, right? >> yeah. >> and how i treasure the time i have with you. you're my world. i got my last name changed russo look at my jersey.

[ crying ] look at my jersey. love you so much, dad. >> that's big-time, right there. >> told his stepdad he's grateful he gets to carry on hi name he said, i hope i treat it well. >> that's incredible >> you can stop right there. it's so good >> carries on that man's legacy from that moment on. taking that name >> honors how he raised him. >> you understand. >> 100%. >> i do. >> we can agree. there's no love like a love for your child so, this texas police officer was about to get an honor, a swearing-in for a ceremony erica benning. she was set for her husband to pin on her new badge that is until her military son, she hasn't seen for two years, stepped out from behind that closed door.

>> you know when y take a look. >> you know when you can't stand up >> weak in the knees >> a u.s. army sergeant based in germany. he eventually did the honors and pinned on that badge >> oh. >> beautiful >> your husband is terrific. and out he comes ready for another surprise this is another one. this made our heart grow three sizes. a pensacola catholic high school football team took the field for their last big game of the year. one player had something to do first. junior frank cauldron wore pink socks, climbed up into the stands with a bouquet after flowers, and handed them to his grandmother who is battling cancer >> love you, grandma >> how about just loving seeing the youth of today honor their grandparents we don't see it enough it's so special. >> yeah. by the way, his team went tonon win that game. but that moment will stand out

>> so sweet. >> you ready for more? just a couple more today is also a day to celebrate the love we have for our friends. a soldier named a.j., was supposed to be the best man at his best friend's wedding, at steven's wedding then, he was told he had to report to base and be sent overseas somehow, just before the ceremony, things worked out. and he gave his friend a big surprise check it out >> congratulations >> no! >> he cried more when he saw you than when he saw me. >> i love it >> come on >> you hear the bride. i thought he was emotional when he saw me. it turned out that a.j.'s deployment was delayed he was given permission to leave the base to be part of steven's big day. >> two grown men hug like that, it just gets you >> that's right. >> thankful for his service,

too. >> a light one to end off with we talk about love for our siblings they are the longest relationship we have in life and here's a video that proves that love is there from the very start. here's what happens when a 3-year-old, molly, goes to meet her baby sister, cora, for the very first time. >> why did we come here? >> i won't drop you. i won't let you go anywhere. >> can you stand it? >> that's where it starts. >> a lot of people maybe don't have a love in their life today. a husband or a wife or a boyfriend or girlfriend. there's lots of love and if you're feeling lonely today, do something for someone. just reach out and you'll be surprised. >> i'm glad you said that, too i think a lot of us have known a valentine's day when we're down in the dumps and it feels like everyone's in on it but you. but there is love everywhere >> you can turn that love inward and give yourself a little credit try to feel the love loving you >> if there's someone out there, this is one of the holidays, if you've lost someone.

>> for sure. >> reach out to that person. >> that's great. that should be a show. i want to watch that >> "the boosties." >> feels good. >> thanks for that >> can you get on that, carson >> the cox streaming service endless loop >> tom steyer: listen, every democrat running for president 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

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we want to wrap up this hour with a "daly click." a special moment that happened yesterday. >> it was special to me, for sure tiger woods playing in the genesis invitational out in los angeles. his first tournament this year this is a home golf course for him. he hasn't won there. this is a shot he hit on the 8th hole at riviera country club, which they designated for ckobe bryant they had the lakers colors number 8 tiger knocks it in from just about a foot and kicks it in for a birdie in honor of his good friend, kobe

as soon as he takes the ball out of the hole, he honors kobe with a little moment here a nice thing there tiger on his first hole in l.a., playing in honor of kobe a par 5, he hits a drive knocks it on the green he makes a putt for eagle, which is incredible. they did the math. they showed it on screen the putt he made for eagle, was exactly 24 feet, 8 inches. >> no! >> that's kobe bryant's two numbers, as you know those numbers have been celebrated in sports the 24-second clock. the 8-second clock they told tiger that after the round. that's pretty special. >> big kobe celebrations coming up this weekend for the all-star game they tweaked the rules to pay tribute to kobe. the next hour, you'll have more of your conversation with the basketball greats. looking forward to that. tomorrow on "today," how to find the best spring break travel deals just ahead on hoda and jenna and friends, the exciting finale for romance and a surprise happens on our show >> all right

>> catching us off-guard on the third hour, we have a chat with comedy legend, julia louis dreyfus. she will be live talking about her new movie with will ferrell, "downhill. >> happy valentine's, guys >> you, too. >> anthony and haley, engaged couple today >> yes >> have a great day, everybody we're sending you the love and the local news, right now. >> and weather

good morning. it is 8:56. i am marcus washington. a live look at sfo. we learned a plane that took off from there arrived in london, then was held on the tarmac due to coronavirus fears. sky news reports that the passenger became ill on the flight. passengers say the captain told everyone to stay in their seats

after landing. less than an hour later, everyone but the ill passenger was let off the plane. the team is providing assistance. the safety of customers is our highest priority, we will work with local authorities. we are reaching out to united to learn about the passenger that became ill. we'll have the latest midday. check updates on twitter. also at midday, state attorney general is in union city, joining law enforcement leaders to update a case that stunned the bay area. the shooting that killed two boys, ages 11 and 14, back in november. we'll have a live update. and democratic hopeful pete buttigieg is visiting the bay area. he will attend a fund-raiser in palo alto. i am marcus washington. see you at midday. coronavirus cs

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." good friday morning you. i'm al, along with sheinelle, craig, jill martin, spending valentine's day with us. >> happy valentine's day, guys. >> it's friday. we'll be checking in with dylan and baby ollie, live via facetime. and we're so excited, comedy legend, julia louis-dreyfus is here. and we'll talk about her movie "downhill" with will ferrell. and today's valentine's