good mornin good morning. breaking overnight, fiery finish -- >> crash into the wall, into the air! >> a scary end to the daytona 500, as ryan newman, the driver leading the pack, crashes in the final moment. his fellow drivers shaken. newman luc to be alive. this morning we're live with the latest on his condition. new fears. officials reveal hundreds of passengers on that cruise ship that docked in cambodia may have been exposed to the coronavirus before they scattered back around the world. this morning the desperate scramble to find them and contain the threat as the

hospital director at the epicenter of the outbreak in china dies from the virus. he's in. michael bloomberg makes the cut to join his democratic rivals in wednesday's night debate. the new poll out this morning that has the former new york city mayor ahead of joe biden. and front-runner bernie sanders surging. those stories plus chapter 11, the boy scouts of america file for bankruptcy overnight amid a wave of sexual abuse lawsuits from coast to coast. >> i want my childhood back. i want my adulthood back. >> could this mark the beginning of the end for an american institution? hanging in the balance, harvey weinstein's fate in the hands of a jury as they get the case against the disgraced movie mogul today. and the leaning tower of dallas. a demolition gone wrong in texas has residents saying who needs

to go to pisa? >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome everybody to "today." thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. that crash on the daytona 500 was terrifying. you see rayiyan newman, he was first and now lucky to be alive. we will get to that and his latest condition in a few moments. but we start with the breaking news on the coronavirus. there are new fears surrounding hundreds of passengers who disembarked from the cruise ship in cambodia, but many have possibly been exposed to the virus.

meanwhile the man at the head of the wuhan epicenter died. miguel is live for us here at travis air force base. 346 good morning. more than 100 people have begun quarantined at travis air force base but there's growing concern about americans overseas. this morning, reports that the director at the center of the coronavirus epidemic has died after contracting the disease. the 51-year-old neurosurgeon passing away overnight. the hospital releasing a statement, saying in part, without regard to his personal safe, he led the medical staff at the wuhan hospital. it comes amid confusion in come cambodia, after a woman tested positive for the coronavirus, two days after she and hundreds of passengers were allowed to disembark and cleared for

travel. and are trank travelers going home, infecting anybody else? 92 americans on the ship and under quarantine until wednesday. another 260 remain in hotels. >> you have to self-quarantine. >> reporter: he made the trip overnight. clearing several checkpoints along the way. >> it was the most extensive questioning. have you been to mainland china. have you been to wuhan province? >> reporter: this comes when 338 americans who were quarantined on a different ship off the coast of japan, arrived at u.s. military bases monday morning to begin a two-week quarantine. 14 of those passengers who tested positive for the virus, were given a police escort and rushed to facilities. >> it was a nightmare.

>> reporter: the malsekies were on their way home from "the diamond princess." >> there were people that were in a plastic tent, that were sitting behind us. they say they felt vulnerable and exposed on the flight. >> we had to walk by them. even though they were enclosed, there was nothing on top. nothing filtering the air. >> reporter: with the cases in china above 70,000, and the death toll above 2,000, this deadly virus has a global reach. as fear spreads faster than the illness itself. this morning there's also concern in hawaii, where two japanese tourists tested positive for the virus after returning to japan. today officials say they spent time in busy tourist areas and also stayed at a popular hotel in oahu. so officials are trying to track all of their travel to make sure no one there is sick. so far good news, no one has been sick. meantime at travis air force

base and in san diego in miramar, hundreds will get released today. they have to clear a final health screening on base before they're allowed to return back home. many are taking flights back to the home states. a long journey finally coming to an end as they begin to get the good news later today they're okay to go home. savannah, back to you. >> absolutely, miguel, thank you very much. now to the terrifying crash at the daytona 500. driver ryan newman going from first place to the brink of disaster in a split second it happened during the final lap. he's waking up at this florida hospital and he's lucky to be alive. nbc's kerry sanders is in daytona for us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. doctors say ryan newman's injuries are serious but thank not not life-threatening it's all rather miraculous when you see how this horrific scene played out ryan newman and the cars traveling towards the finish line at 190 miles per hour when

that accident unfolded. >> to the inside, newman to the front. >> reporter: in the final lap of monday's daytona 500, ryan newman had just taken the lead, when he was clipped by a car from behind, forcing his car to spin wildly out of control. >> crash into the wall, into the air! newman's car, flipped upside down, when another car slammed into him newman's car, skidding to a stop and bursting into flames >> in a shower of sparks ryan newman comes across the line >> reporter: the crew rushed quickly to the track we don't know the nature of newman's injuries. but nascar says -- >> he's in serious condition but doctors indicated his injuries are nonlife-threatening. >> reporter: this is not the first serious crash for newman his car flipped repeatedly landing on its root in daytona

in 2003. but it was this crash at daytona in 2001 that ended the life of the sport's biggest star, dale earnhardt sr., who died on the final lap of the race. after that crash nascar beefed up its safety regulations, mandating heck and neck constraints and improving car designs. in an incredible coincidence, a young driver spoke to me about those ten years ago. ruian newman. >> i feel 50% to 70% safer than i did last year. >> reporter: this morning, newman's fellow drivers sharing their thoughts on social media cory lajoie, who slammed into newman dang, i hope newman is okay. a spectacular crash at one of racing's most historic venues, with a well-known driver who is lucky to be alive. >> kerry, do you expect information on what happened to newman and how he's doing? >> we expect the doctors at some point will release information beyond the fact that he has

sustained serious injuries but they are indeed not life threatening. it's also curious it's 19 years to the day dale earnhardt sr. died after the accident here, and it was a year later that i sat and talked to ryan newman about the safety equipment that was included, and he was extremely confident about the new equipment that may have saved his life here, not only as a driver but an engineer who graduated from purdue university. >> a lot of nascar fans, family and just those who have all seen this are praying for good news later today, hopefully. >> absolutely. it is extraordinary to see that interview from the archives you did with him so many years ago, kerry, thank you craig joins the table now. got the latest on the 2020 presidential election. >> good morning. we have breaking news this morning as former new york city mayor michael bloomberg has officially qualified to join the democratic candidates at tomorrow night's debate in las vegas.

it's an 11th hour shake-up that has his rivals stepping up their attacks, as a new poll has bernie sanders surging and michael bloomberg zooming ahead of joe biden nbc's senior washington correspondent andrea mitchell has the latest for us this morning. >> good morning, craig this morning's npr/mar is poll does qualify mike bloomberg for the debate tomorrow night right here on nbc, proving the hundreds of millions of dollars he spent on ads paid off in the new poll bernie sanders opened up a double-digit lead, cementing his position as the front-runner now the first real test for bloomberg comes tomorrow night, when he faces off for the first time against his democratic opponents at our debate. ready for his debate debut, this morning, a new poll making it official

mike bloomberg has qualified for wednesday's nbc, msnbc, nevada debate jumping ahead of joe biden and second only to bernie sanders in a new poll it is the first time he will appear on stage with fellow democratic candidates. despite already spending $24 million in 14 states for super tuesday alone. and having yet to appear on any 2020 ballot. his campaign calling it the latest sign that the ability to defeat donald trump, is resonating with more and more americans. >> we may not have billions of dollars to throw around. his toughest critic, bernie sanders. so confident about this week's nevada caucuses, he's campaigning in washington state, which doesn't vote for three weeks. but bloomberg hitting back, going after sanders online supporters known as bernie bros, in a new digital ad, featuring what they consider to be the most aggressive and derogatory

tweets [ bell tolling ] >> it is vitally important for those of us who hold different views to be able to engage in a civil discourse. >> reporter: meantime, in contrast to sanders' big crowds, joe biden has been on smaller stages, needing a good showing after losing in iowa and new hampshire. >> bill clinton lost 12 primaries before he won one, became the nominee for president. >> reporter: and pete buttigieg, campaigning monday night in socially conservative utah, a super tuesday state. >> this is what it looks like to prove there is no such thing as a permanently red state. >> reporter: and more breaking news in virginia, a super tuesday state, a monmouth university poll just out this morning has sanders and bloomberg tied for first place with 22% each and biden at 18% the other contenders trailing behind the race is heating up between sanders and bloomberg now across

the country, with a showdown sure to come on our debate stage tomorrow night. >> indeed. andrea, while we have you, meanwhile, former national security adviser john bolton also raising some eyebrows this morning over comments he made related to his upcoming book what did he say? >> exactly right john bolton, the ousted national security adviser, is making some big news in his first public comments after not testifying, of course, during impeachment, now hinting at big revelations to come about ukraine, the big controversy, in his unpublished book while complaining the white house is suppressing the book, trying to keep sections classified they're still in dispute over that what they did say last night is significant. they described the president's two foreign policy initiatives, iran and north korea, as total failures more to come >> andrea, thank you and oh, boy the way, nbc news and msnbc will broadcast

the third democratic presidential primary debate live from las vegas tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern now to more breaking news overnight. the boy scouts of america have filed for bankruptcy protection, as the organization struggles to deal with a wave of sexual abuse lawsuits nbc's dave gutierrez joins us on that good morning. >> hey, guys, good morning it's a day of reckoning for the iconic american institution. millions of children have grown up as boy scouts but now the scope of its massive sexual abuse scandal is drawing comparisons to the catholic church this morning, the boy scouts of america has filed for bankruptcy protection after an onslaught of lawsuits about abuse of children for decades. many of the roughly 300 lawsuit 1920s. claimed the organization knew it had a problem as early as the 1920s. >> it was damaging to their image and the brand. so, they conspired to keep it

secret >> reporter: only the national group is filing bankruptcy jeff williams is a former boy scout from cincinnati, who says a scout leader molested him when he was 9 years old >> the thing that bothered me most is they could have stopped it the boy scouts do so much for so many kids. it was not a bad organization. it was run poorly. >> reporter: williams not is not part of any lawsuit because of the statute of limitations, but lawmakers in 40 states and washington, d.c., have introduced bills to extend the time survivors for child sexual abuse. the boy scouts bankruptcy filing mirrors what the church has done they have pursued chapter 11 protection some 20 diocese and religious groups have caught protection when they settle thousands of abuse survivors. what can you say >> i want my childhood back. i want my adulthood back >> reporter: it changed your life

>> it changed my life. >> reporter: overnight, the national chair of the boy scouts released an open letter and apology, writing in part i am devastated. we failed the children we were supposed to protect. the predators harmed innocent children in scouting programs. and for this, i am deeply sorry. the organization had said it never allowed a sexual predator to work with its young members and puts new rules in place that makes scouting safer now than ever before. the boy scouts organization says they're using the chapter 11 process to create a victim compensation trust to establish payments to survivors. the national organization says scouting programs will continue throughout the chapter 11 process. local councils or chapters are not filing for bankruptcy, as they are legally separate groups but, guys, this is a dark chapter in the scouts' 110-year history >> certainly is.

gabe, thank you. we turn to the flooding across the south there's more than a dozen states and more rain is on the way. let's go to nbc's blayne alexander. she's in jackson, mississippi, for us good morning >> reporter: good morning. 500,000 people in mississippi are making up under a flash flood watch. and the fear is, with more rain on the way, all of this could possibly get worse in parts of jackson, mississippi, there is water everywhere >> you feel helpless and you want to throw in the towel >> reporter: with the worst flooding in decades, affecting thousands across central mississippi, this morning they are bracing for more rain, with another two inches expected over the next few days. across parts of jackson, the swollen pearl river, relentless, flowing through bridges. the state will feel the impact

of this for years. >> the fact of whether it's 6 inches or 6 feet, it doesn't matter when you have this kind of water in your home, it can disrupt your lives >> reporter: it's something patrick cruz knows firsthand >> the bottom level is out and this is one of many homes. just the sheer force of, you know, millions of gallons of water. there's nothing you can do if it wants in, it's coming in >> reporter: a few streets away, for this young family -- >> i'm about to put them on my back, get my wife and 8-week-old don't let go >> don't let go. >> reporter: there's only one way to get to their home across the south, 10 million people are under flood warnings across 15 states, including minnesota, where wide stretches are submerged. back in jackson, this anxious father knows it's only time until the water creeps in. but the one silver lining -- an outpouring of love >> it's really overwhelming.

i get broken up over it. it's a good feeling to have so many friends and family that are helping out. >> reporter: it could be days before the water starts to recede even then, the governor is stressing, people should not go back home until authorities say it's safe. the governor says he has spoken with president trump who called to express his support >> blayne alexander, thank you in hard-hit jackson, mississippi. we're talking about the weather. time to say good morning to dave price, who is in for al again this morning good morning. >> good morning, folks let's check and see what's happening. more rain is in the picture, as we head through the mid-atlantic, through the laurel valley and the tennessee river valley, as well. and it's snow from the upper peninsula of michigan, all the way to upstate new york, and interior sections of new england. so, showers along the 95

corridor, watch for slick roads as you head up north of boston into maine as far as delays this morning, you could see atlanta and another round into the evening, as well. everywhere else, minor delays but nothing significant. that's a look at the national maps your local weather in just about 30 seconds >> that's a look at your his gre is just beginning. (vo) welcome to the most adventurous outback ever. the all-new subaru outback. go where love takes you. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. here is a live look outside. and no fog to start out. as we go into the rest of the day. we'll see sunshine and warming temperatures. we'll see some of our inland areas reaching into the low 70s today and some 60s for the coast and bay. as we check out the rest of the

seven-day forecast, just a slight cooldown but still above no normal. saturday mostly sunny and 70 degrees and mid-60s early next week. >> that's a look at your weather, folks >> a little tea and lemon. >> yeah. >> dave, thank you coming up, harvey weinstein's fate in the hands of a jury, starting today, after weeks of testimony did prosecutors make the case against the disgraced movie mogul. we will break it all down. and coronavirus and consumers. how the worldwide outbreak is impacting everything from iphones, cars and clothes. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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overturned big rig blocking the four left lanes of traffic. this happened around 4:45 this morning. that big rig collided with a white honda -- or a honda sedan and as a result there was a tipover. fortunately no injuries but the wreckers are out there and they are trying to get that big rig right back up. live in berkeley, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, bob. as a result of that rig, they got the rig over to the shoulder then they have to right this. bob is talking about the trailer and that will have to clear. but right now jammed up the east shore freeway for that stretch. about five miles, a slow drive and over an hour to get there. we also have forge iss-- and di station closed because of a bomb threat investigation going on so kari, no one stopping. you could use the santa clara station to the north. and we start out with a clear sky across the bay area. live look outside in san jose. dry weather continues in the

forecast. temperatures today reach 70 degrees and some upper 60s going into the end of the week. we're going to continue on with some sun as we go into next week. just a slight cooldown and san francisco in the low 60s. have a great day. >> life in the bay area will look and feel very different than it does today. >> all this will be under water. >> if you do not adapt, then you're going to go be in trouble. >> tonight at 11:00, we investigate all of the new construction in places experts say will soon be flooded. >> are there enough local officials who are paying attention to this? >> today, no. >> it is incumbent on all of us to work on this issue together. >> tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. we investigate. obama: he's been a leader throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action.

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good morning, everybody. a lot to cheer about on this tuesday morning, the 18th of february, 2020 a lot of folks having a long holiday weekend. these folks are extending theirs a bit. and we like you with us at home. and we're happy to see them. as we say, good morning. >> is we will head outside in a bit. >> yes, we will. let's get a check of the headlines. nascar driver ryan newma is recovering in the hospital this morning, after a terrifying crash. it happened after monday's daytona 500.

he was bumped by lajoie's car. newman was leading the pack. his car was sent spinning into the wall, flips and goes airborne moments later, it was hit by another car. the 42-year-old is said to be in serious conditions but authorities say it's nonlife-threatening. police in massachusetts are trying to figure out who vandalized one of the most famous landmarks plymouth rock was covered in red spray paint monday, commemorating the arrival of the first english pilgrims the crew was brought in to clean the rock as they are planning the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims' arrival. a dallas high-rise is an unlikely tourist investigation thanks to an implosion gone terribly wrong that 11-story building was imploded to make way for this development. part of the building, the middle core of the tower you see there, it remains standing.

the tilted structure, similar to the most famous leaning architecture of all. the leaning tower of pisa. so, now, tourists are calling it the leaning tower of dallas. won't last wrong though. the wrecking ball is on the way. >> we'll be taking that down harvey weinstein is due back in trial this morning. closing arguments are done now harvey weinstein is due back in court this morning for his sexual assault trial closing arguments are done now it's up to the jury that will receive the instructions from the judge and begin its deliberations. an thompson is at the courthouse with more. good morning >> reporter: good morning, savannah harvey weinstein's life will litter be in the hands of a jury and it will be up to the panel to decide who to believe the six women who claim that harvey weinstein sexually assaulted them or the defense attorneys who insist all of the encounters were consensual the jury never heard from harvey weinstein over the course of the

four-week trial. he chose not to testify. but they listen to plenty from the women who say the one-time hollywood mogul is a sexual predator this morning, seven men and five women will receive instructions from the judge, and then begin deliberating weinstein's fate. on five felony counts of rape, criminal sexual act and predatory sexual assault >> he held me down on the bed. i tried to get away. >> reporter: the case centers on the allegations of two women, mimi haley, who testified he forced oral sex on her in 2006 at his apartment and jessica mann, who told the jury that weinstein raped her in 2013 their testimony was bolstered by four other women, in emotional, vivid detail, told about their alleged assaults by weinstein, including "sopranos" actress an bella shoria

she says weinstein raped her in 1993 her accusation is outside of the statute of limitation, but used for the charges of predator sexual assault to find weinstein guilty of those crimes, the jury must believe he attacked two women. presenting e-mails to the jury, showing haley and mann kept in contact with weinstein, after the alleged assaults they presented emails to the jury showing haley and mann kept in contact with weinstein after the alleged sexual assaults and they kept in contact with weinstein after the alleged attacks. >> if you look at the evidence, the evidence shows consensual relationships. >> reporter: but the prosecution argued the e-mails presented were evidence of weinstein's power and control over the women's careers. as one of hollywood's most successful and feared producers. >> this is a win regardless of verdict. >> reporter: lauren soiban, one

of over 100 women accusing weinstein of sexual misconduct, saying no matter what the jury decides, the silence breakers, as they call themselves, have succeeded. >> we got to see him in court, instead of being applauded by hollywood. >> reporter: now, if weinstein is convicted on all five counts, he could go to prison for the rest of his life but even if he is acquitted, this will not be the last time he sees the inside of a criminal courtroom. he is facing four felony charges that are spending in los angeles. savannah >> anne thompson, thank you so much let's turn to "the new york times" reporter that broke this story, megan twohey and lisa green. good to have you both here now all of the facts are in. the jury will receive the instructions from the justice and then it's up to the jury now that we know all of the strengths and weaknesses, how would you describe the strength

of the case? >> i would say this case turned out to be more complicated than anybody could have predicted that's because the two women at the center of the criminal charges, not just engaged in friendly communication with weinstein after they were victimized, they acknowledged having consensual sex with him and it's rare to bring charges in those circumstances on the other hand, prosecutors were able to call these four so-called victim witnesses, who had very eerily similar stories of sexual assault and rape, ones that could never be charged but help paint this bigger picture of an alleged predator >> if the prosecution gets a conviction, it may be because they brought in other accusers to establish a pattern but if you're a defense attorney, lisa, these facts are extremely favorable to weinstein, if all you have to do is have one juror who says, i'm not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt >> they tried to front load an expert who explain that contemporary understanding of what it means to be a rape victim is different an what we

used to think. it would be normal for a victim to maintain a relationship with an aggressor whether the jurors believe that, remains to be seen >> especially when you have documentary evidence, emails, texts, that kind of thing. i used to be a court tv reporter all we did was look at the jurors all day long for any sign of what's going on with them what do we know about this jury? >> we know there's seven men and five women some people have said that is evidence that the defense won a victory from the get-go because a lot of these jurors, at least from first glance, look like harvey weinstein other people would dispute that, that men aren't necessarily going to be more sympathetic towards him. we know that one of the jurors is an author who has written a book about the issue of consent, a novel yet to be published. a novel about consent. it will be interesting to see what perspective she brings to this >> and really quickly, we have weinstein, whatever happens in new york, there's another case

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but the deadly coronavirus outbreak is causing a huge supply chain stutter >> china is driving one-fifth of global economic growth the fact that we're seeing factories shut down, consumers staying at home and not able to spend money, that all means that we can expect to see the global economy also take a hit. >> reporter: despite an ongoing trade car, china is still the united states' largest trading partner. but american businesses and consumers are starting to see t majo the coronavirus ripple effect. on monday, apple became the first major u.s. company to announce it won't meet its revenue projections for this financial quarter. china makes 80% of the world's smartphones and tablets and eye eye iphones have fallen victim to the outbreak amazon sellers who depend on

factory workers in china for their small business marketplaces, are facing inventory shortages, as well and apparel companies are bracing for financial hit and delays under armour ceo, telling cnbc, he is expecting a $60 million loss for the start of the year cars are not doing any better. many chinese auto plants, including factories by tessa, ford and nissan, have shut down. and as goods bound for the u.s. remain in chinese docks, shoppers might see items missing from big box store shelves as early as april the coronavirus is spread through respiratory droplets and has poor survivability on surfaces there's more to learn. >> you have to be three to six feet of an actively affected coughing, sneezing person to catch the infection. >> reporter: but the chinese government is telling banks to disinfect cash before giving it

to the public. industries like travel and tourism are bracing for impact nearly 3 million chinese tourists visit the u.s. every year, adding $35 billion to the u.s. economy california, which has a high volume of chinese tourists every year, could lose a billion dollars in revenue alone and images of quarantined cruise ships and flights make many second-guess traveling anywhere this spring. >> definitely not now with the risk of the coronavirus. >> reporter: cruise and airline prices plummeting and responding to the demand. but a bright spot of intrepid travelers, unafraid to venture out. just underscoring the economic impact here, the pilots' unions for fedex and u.p.s. have reached agreements to decline trips to china if those pilots are concerned about being exposed to the virus the longer this lasts the greater the economic impact worldwide. and we don't have a handle on it yet.

>> yikes and at my chinese food place told me that business is down because people are afraid to come in and eat. >> i'm surprised to hear that. that's strange no evidence there would be a connection there, of course. tom, thank you what do you think we turn to mr. dave price and check the weather. >> come on over. let's walk over to the weather wall right now more rain for the lower mississippi valley, where we've already had flooding concerns. watches up for parts of alabama and mississippi today. heavy rain on top of already saturated ground that's problematic good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. live look outside in san francisco. we're enjoying sunshine and temperatures today are will once again be above average.

reaching into the low 60s near the coast and some low 70s for the inland areas. going into the rest of the forecast, still no rain here. there will be a few disturbances moving in, bringing us more clouds and some breezy winds but still not a lot of rain here. as we head into next week, we'll cool down a few more degrees. >> that' >> that's >> that's a look at your weather, folks >> all right, dave, thank you. coming up, jeff bezos' $10 billion pledge why the world's richest man just made one of the biggest-ever charitable donations after this. s that it almost didn't happen. if target didn't take the chance on us, we wouldn't be in all the retailers that we're in today. but what's really dope, is they helped us with the product line, the packaging... they really, like, changed my life. the reason why it's so important for honey pot to do well is so the next black girl

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good morning to you. 7:56, i'm marcus washington. we're following two breaking stories. one of them is over. a live look at the diridon station in downtown san jose which just reopened. it was closed since before 6:00 a.m. this is due to a bomb threat. and that other story is a traffic nightmare on interstate 80. this is near the maze. after a big rig crashed in westbound lanes. here is a live look at traffic near the ashby exit on the left you could see the lanes still down to one lane and traffic creeping along. now we just saw the crews turn that big rig upright. mike inouye is following this crash throughout the morning for us and, mike, that back-up is going to be around for sometime now. >> the arrow pointing now where they're working. the two tow trucks lifting it on

the wheels and they'll take a medium rig tow truck and then stop traffic and get cleared from the roadway. so we only have one lane. that hasn't changed but we do see progress. it is jammed out of richmond to past ashby. that ties things up and keeping the bay bridge lighter but the metering lights turned on later. look at that san pablo avenue jammed up, waze guides you toward arlington and the same thing for san pablo dam road. the note as marcus said, diridon station is reopened and all of the agencies go through the station so they'll likely have delays. the traffic flows smoothly and a great day out there. we have a lot of sunshine. temperatures inland reaching up to 70 degrees. upper 60s through the rest of the week. so we'll continue onnine into the weekend. with nice springlike weather. san francisco today reaching 62. upper 50s by thursday but then still looking at warm weather for this time of the year.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, frightening finale. >> crash into the wall, into the air goes newman! >> a fiery crash at the daytona 500. first place driver ryan "rocket man" newman clipped in the fiept moments before spinning out of control. the driver lucky to be alive rear live in daytona with the latest on his condition. early to bed, the alarming new study of parents of young children linking obesity to later bedtime. what time should your kids go to bed? and it's a gorilla.

>> amazing. >> meet the newest member of the l.a. zoo's family, a rare baby gorilla with a very fitting name we will reveal for the first time today tuesday, february 18th, rs 2020 ♪ >> what's up >> albuquerque, new mexico ♪ >> shoutout to south middle school >> hey, everybody, watching back in buffalo >> celebrating emma's 10th birthday ♪ >> hey, everybody. welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning. all of the birthday folks and mardi gras folks there's a party on our plaza >> it's almost mardi gras. >> yeah, it's happening. we love seeing you out there we wish you would come, make a trip, plan it. get online but if you cannot, there's

always #mytodayplaza use the tag and find that on instagram or twitter and we see your faces on our air. >> keep it up. we have a busy morning a lot going on nascar driver ryan newman in the hospital this morning, after frightening crash in the final lap of the daytona 500 nbc' kerry sanders is at the track, in florida, with the latest. hey, kerry, good morning >> reporter: good morning, hoda this morning doctors say 42-year-old ryan newman suffered serious injuries and this is hard to believe when you see the video, but he did not suffer life-threatening injuries >> to the inside, newman to the front. >> reporter: in the final lap of monday's daytona 500, ryan newman had taken the lead, when he was clipped from a car from behind, forcing his car to spin wildly out of control. >> crash, into the wall, into

the air. >> reporter: newman's car flipped upside-down, when another car unable to steer clear, flipped into him, sending him and borne. newman's car skidding to a stop and bursting to flames emergency crews rushed to the track, working quickly to pull the 42-year-old driver, known as rocket man, from his seat. we don't know the nature of his injuries but nascar says -- >> he's in serious condition but doctors have indicated his injuries are nonlife-threatening. >> reporter: newman's car flipped repeatedly and landed on its roof in 2003 but it was this crash in 2001, that ended the life of the sport's biggest star, dale earnhardt sr., who died on the final lap of the race. after that fatal crash, nascar beefed up its safety regulations, mandating head and neck restraints and improving car designs. in an incredible coincidence a young driver spoke to me about the safety regulations nearly two decades ago, ryan newman >> i feel about 50% to 70% safer than last year >> reporter: a spectacular crash at one of racing's most historic venues with a driver that's d fn

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is going to spend a staggering $10 billion to fund efforts to fight climate change here's nbc's joe fryer >> think about this -- big things start small >> reporter: jeff bezos, out with his next big idea, announcing a multibillion dollar effort for climate change, calling it the bezos earth fund. this global initiative will fund scientists, activists, ngos, any effort that offers a possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world. we can save earth. bezos says he will commit an initial $10 billion and will start issuing financial grants this summer. >> we have to work together to meet these goals it has to be done that way >> reporter: late last year, bezos co-founded the climate pledge for businesses, committing amazon to net zero

carbon by 2040 and renewable by 2030, ordering 100,000 fully electric delivery vehicles >> we won't be silenced. >> we won't be silenced. >> reporter: that pledge came one day before thousands of amazon employees walked off the job, as part of a global climate strike the group has criticized amazon's tech contracts with oil and gas companies and allege retaliation against workers who voice concerns about the company's environmental impact amazon employees for climate justice reacted to the bezos earth fund in a statement, writing, we applaud jeff bezos' philanthropy but one hand cannot give what the other is taking away for "today" joe fryer, nbc news. >> bezos is worth $100 billion this is one-tenth of his worth but $10 billion. >> that's what amazon does it will have a huge impact let's get a "boost." >> you got it, girl. it was a birthday celebration one woman will never forget, after a surprise guest showed up at her party

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dr. john torres is here with what every parent needs to hear. we fight the battles every night. the ages in this study and what did this study find? >> a small study 107 children in sweden they studied them from 2 to 6 years old. that's an parent time period that's when you lay down the foundations for adulthood and childhood. regardless how much they slept, regardless how well they slept, the important factor was what time they went to bed. if they went to bed after 9:00, they were more likely to be obese. >> what is happening if you keep your kid up until 9:00, are they eating for those two hours? about the food consuming at that time >> this is a small study they're not sure why this is happening. they looked at the bedtime, they looked at how much they slept and as we get older, that affects our appetite

for 2-year-olds to 6-year-olds, they eat what their parents give them but part of the brain that affects sleep and affects what time to go to bed, is the same part of the brain that affects appetite when they sit down to eat, they eat more than they normally would. at night, they tend to make worse food choices and the more overweight the parents were, the more likely the children would be obese. the 9:00 hour, it was the miracle hour right there >> sold. i love putting my kids down at 7:00 you 6:00 >> i'm 6:30, 7:00. >> this is the 2 to 6-year-old range. it's important to get them to bed early. you know they need to have good

sleep patterns getting to bed early sets the foundation >> if you worry about your 6-year-old's weight, if you put them to bed at 8:30 or 9:00, if you put them to bed at 6:00, will they lose that? >> earlier, they don't have an issue with weight as much. this is a small study. >> we're not talking about baby fat. we're talking obesity. >> they had bigger waist circumferences and higher bmis it will follow them in childhood and adulthood. >> were swedish meatballs part of the study we'll turn to weather, and mr. dave price in for al >> a flood threat continues through the lower mississippi valley rain will roll on in towards the eastern seaboard soggy from the 95 corridor, stretching from new york down to washington, d.c. snow rolls into sections of northern new england beautiful weather for the west good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. here's the beautiful weather we are seeing. sunshine, starting with sunshine

today, we'll see more of it in the forecast. we've also been above normal in terms of temperatures. we are going to continue on with spring-like weather. it will only cool down just slightly in the next few days. by the weekend, we're back up to 70 degrees. early next week, a few more clouds, inland in the mid-60s. >> and that's a quick look at your weather, folks. >> all right. thank you so much. time for >> and that's a quick look at your weather, folks. >> all right thank you so much. time for - >> kids are arguing over here. >> he stretched my glasses >> i said they have free hinges. >> they don't. carson, you weren't here for "pop start" yesterday. but you had a celebrity guest filling in take a look real quick >> you know what, carson i don't know if this chair is ever going to be able to fit you again. >> throw down that gauntlet, harry. >> you get comfortable in these. >> you look real comfortable >> wow

harry smith is the yoda to my skywalker. he is the skipper to my gilligan he can do no wrong in my eyes. the chair is his i'll do my best, though. and we're going to start with kelly clarkson it's been 16 years, if you remember the music video "from behind these hazel eyes" that debuted. we're hearing what went down behind the video shoot after this scene, where she burst through the church doors at the end of the video, there was a staircase there that she flew off of it miraculously wasn't injured. what did that look like for the actors inside the church sitting down on her show this week, was dan levy, who was an extra in that video. saw the whole thing happen >> the direction for the people at the wedding was, kelly's going to run by you.

you're shocked you're stunned there's drama. and watch her as she runs through. we were watching you we watched the doors fling open. and we watched you freefall forward, down a set of stairs. and then, there was an odd calm that hit the room. >> you can hear everybody go -- is she dead? >> is she still alive? what happened to her and i remember -- it was like 15 seconds of deafening silence and we hear from down the stairs -- i'm good >> glad she's okay if you wonder, by the way, there's a freeze frame there you can see the eyebrows are giving it away there next up, chris stapleton and tyler perry. you may be wondering what those two are doing together perry has been on the road with his madea character.

in nashville, a special guest stood up in the audience and gave madea a little tennessee whisky serenade. ♪ >> wow >> why is this happening we have no idea. but we love it it's an amazing moment tyler perry at madea and chris stapleton serenading what is happening there? it's genius in a bottle. tyler is a fan of stapleton. today's best in show we're going to be joined by our six furry finalists in our nationwide search for top dog. and this morning, we're unveiling who the lucky pups are, with a weight spanning from 4 pounds to 150 pounds here they are. vinny, the yorkshire terrier next up, dixie, the pug. we have the shepherd max

our fourth finalist, lola, the english bulldog from florida and daisy, the goldendoodle. and the biggest of them all, bear, the alaskan malamute we will meet the finalists live and choose our "today's best in show." >> how are we choosing the winner >> i have no idea. >> find out tomorrow >> okay. we will. >> thank you, carson this morning, we have baby news out of l.a. birth of a tiny gorilla. it's cause for a huge celebration. >> big celebration just a few weeks old, she could play a big part in helping a critically endangered species, bouncing back from the brink gadi schwartz is one of the first to meet this newborn, as we understand. what's the word?

how adorable is she? >> reporter: she is so cute. after spending the first few weeks outside of the public eye, the baby gorilla is waiting to meet her fans. she finally has a name we're going to tell you that here and besides being the most adorable addition to the animal kingdom, this is a huge deal because her kind is one of the most endangered animals on earth. with this new birth comes a glimmer of hope for the future of an entire species just a few miles into the hollywood sign, a little star is born >> very alert, very bright, very curious. she's only a few weeks old >> reporter: in january, the silverbacks welcomed a little girl to the animal kingdom her name is secret until now this is the moment we've been waiting for. what is this sweet little baby gorilla's name >> her name is angela. >> angela. >> reporter: and little angela's arrival is being celebrated far beyond l.a her birth represents hope. experts statement the population is less than 100 in the wild

because of poaching, diseases like ebola, and mining operations what does this mean for the species? >> it's a huge deal. they're critically endangered. any birth, any addition, is a huge celebration just one more, you know, beautiful life that we have on this planet. >> reporter: beautiful it's hard not to get attached to that face, right >> yes it's very hard >> reporter: almost as if they can hear us talking about them, they made a grand entrance up there - >> here we are and the baby >> they're so cute >> yep >> reporter: did you do this >> they do this themselves >> reporter: just coming out they heard us talking about them and decided to come out. >> yes adorable

>> wow oh, man. >> isn't that amazing? >> reporter: that is really remarkable for the first several months of baby angela's life, she will stay safely in the arms of her mother females only give birth every six to seven years >> she has taken to motherhood extremely well she is adorable. she will gaze at her and gaze into each other's eyes >> seems like they have the nurturing instincts as humans. >> it's been amazing to watch gray apes with their babies and humans and there's so many correlations >> reporter: behind 400 pounds of protective muscle as kelly keeps a wary eye >> he has had tender moments when he reaches down or smells the baby or puts his lips on the baby it's amazing to watch. >> reporter: angela's aunties also keeping watch have you seen an uptick in visitors to the zoo? >> we see kids with stuffed gorillas waiting for the baby to come out to see it. >> reporter: a baby destined for life in the spotlight. >> it turned out as good as if we scripted it >> reporter: if you want to help protect little angela and western lowland gorillas, the l.a. zoo says the best thing you can do is recycle your old cell

phone. there's a mineral that's used in electronics that's mined in their habitat. keeping your phones a little longer and making sure they're recycled can usually help save some of angela's cousins out in the wild >> wow >> i didn't see that coming. wow. >> thank you >> thanks, gadi. great photos straight ahead, this is a turn can bacteria on your pillow make you sick we sent some swabs from my pillow and hoda kotb's pillow, to test what might be growing on those pillows. also, valerie bertinelli is here to share two recipes she made for our weeknight meal plan but first, your local news

very good morning to you. it is 8:26, i am laura garcia. interstate 80, traffic has been at a standstill. finally able to clear it. traffic is slow moving after a big rig crash on westbound lanes. live look near ashby avenue exit where folks are moving around as lanes reopen. this is what it looked like earlier the crash happened a little before 5:00 a.m., you see towards the bottom left of the screen. all three lanes were blocked. mike inouye looking at the ongoing impact on traffic now. slow moving but going. >> you said it.

the lanes are clear, but traffic is not. all of the activity here on the shoulder, even though it isn't blocking anything, folks are getting by going that's the problem. now it is clear. a lot of folks headed to bay bridge toll plaza which has been clear all morning. expect traffic in the next 30 to 40 minutes, we'll see more out of the maze. the recovery rate out of richmond, starting to move better. in the back, another crash hit and cleared. another crash out of walnut creek, that's it. back to you. >> we'll be back in a half hour with another update. growing up in la, bad air forced us indoors.

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might be well, with the help of consumer correspondent, vicki nguyen, we sent swabs from my pillow and hoda's pillow. we sent them off for testing and we can't wait for the results. >> not the pillowcase? the pillow itself? >> the pillow itself i learned a lot about pillows. she's wearing plastic gloves >> it must be bad. i'm going to burn my pillow when i get home valerie bertinelli is back in our studio. it was four weeks since she began her wellness journey with all of us. she's going to cook up a veggie pasta that's healthy and delicious and easy for a weeknight. first, members of our nbc family are here. give it up for the hosts of "american ninja warrior. there's a large event happening this spring at universal studios in hollywood, california, where favorites of our parent company, nbc universal, coming together, from the "today" show, "the

voice," the olympics it's called "peacock live. tell me more about it. >> it will be the biggest collection of all of the nbc stuff. "this is us. "the voice" is going to be there. we'll be there with the live course >> we're going to have an inflatable course and a close to full-sized ninja warrior course for everyone there that's march 28th and march 29th, on universal studios' back lot in hollywood >> speaking of nbc fans. this is sally. hi, sally. >> hey >> hi. >> good morning. >> hey, sally. >> you know, sally, how are you? okay >> i'm good. >> this morning, you seemed sad because al roker is not here >> yes >> you're a big fan of al. >> a huge fan of al. >> al is not here. but he will be at your big event. wouldn't it be great if we could get sally there.

would you like to go >> i'd love that >> all right here you go. >> you're going to hollywood nbc universal providing sally with hotel accommodations and the passes to attend in march. it's too bad we couldn't find anybody more excited >> oh. >> she was this excited to hang out with us not al roker >> oh, sally, thank you for watching and being here. and we look forward to have you here >> don't cry don't cry. don't cry. >> it will be great. all right, guys. let's send it over to dave dave, you want to help us out? >> oh, man now, i'm crying. that's so much fun you're going to have a great time howdy, everybody time to take a check of the weather. saying hello to everyone in buffalo. buffalo holds a special place in my heart go, bills. let's look at the weather and see what's happening all around the country, as we head through

today. look at cold air coming back through the northern plains states and watching rain through the gulf beautiful weather in the southwest. could break some records in florida, temperature-wise. moving into sections of interior new england. arctic cold air sinks down from good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. temperatures today reach up to 70 and 71 degrees. and some inland valleys in oakland reach 66. as we go into the next few days, it is nice and dry, spring-like temperatures as we reach into the upper 60s. saturday is perfect. 70 and sunny. we'll see more clouds moving in sunday and slightly cooler early next week. san francisco reads 62 degrees for this afternoon. >> i love al.

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we're back consumer." we all know you're supposed to wash your bedding every few weeks. but did you know, that that actually included washing your actual pillow? craig didn't know. i didn't know. and it turns out we could be

sleeping on bacteria that's living in our pillows. >> to find out if that actually was the case, hoda and i swabbed our pillows. we sent them off to a lab for testing to see what might be growing on our pillows >> gross >> vicki nguyen is here to reveal the results and show us the proper way that we should be washing our pillows. >> nobody knows about the washing of the pillows >> and save your judgment. >> this is a judgment-free zone. what good sports you are to do this i was supposed to swab my pillow and it gave me anxiety >> you wouldn't do it? >> this is hard-hitting stuff. we wanted to know what was going on >> you came to my house. and we swabbed it. what were the results of that pillow >> here's the key. we used the same test kits we sent your swabs to the same lab. we did not get the same results.

>> oh, no. >> hoda, these are your petri dishes they were clean as a whistle zero bacteria. nothing. >> you gave her a brand-new pillow >> i do have to confess, this pillow, i did get it six months ago. >> oh. >> still >> you've been sleeping on it. >> i've been sleeping on it for six months >> what about craig? >> what about craig? what about craig >> i'm sorry to inform you, we did find a little more on your petri dish some bacteria and some yeast >> yeast >> these are naturally occurring things that come off of our body >> look at the side-by-side. >> no viruses. no fecal matter. it's okay. that's probably on a lot of our pillows. >> talk to us. what did he have >> bacteria and yeast. nothing serious. >> yeast sounds serious. >> let's talk about getting the stuff off of your pillows. read the label that tells you how to care for the pillow if you care for your pillows, they can last you a long time. you want to clean your pillows every six months or so, four

months if you have allergies toss your pillow into a hot dryer. that will kill the dust mites. those are the things that live off of your dead skin cells. >> you can wash your pillow in the washing machine? >> yes >> i would have thought that craig's nighttime bourbon breath would have killed any bacteria on the pillow. >> it requires more cleansing. here's what you're going to do hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and bleach you don't want to use regular detergent. >> all of these things >> and it's a tablespoon of each it doesn't matter what brand >> buy a new pillow. >> this is about some sustainability for the people that invest in their pillows, you know -- >> i give the pillows to my kids >> you give the dirty pillows to the kids >> it's good for them. >> one tablespoon each >> don't use tide. >> no detergent of any kind. if you have the fancy pillows,

the feather or the foam pillows like this, you're going to want to hand wash these this is important. thanks, savannah. >> you're welcome. >> after nice volunteering >> that's a nice pillow. >> are you supposed to use one of these >> you can use a bathtub if you don't, you have one of these tubs this is where we get our washboard abs, savannah. get it in there and get it wet and gently agitate it. >> like that palmolive >> if you're using a washing machine, use the hot water >> why am i doing this >> you're doing this to show america how we can wash a pillow >> okay. >> once you're done, squeeze out the excess water >> squeeze it out. wet. and gently agitate >> it's really hard. >> i gave you the foam pillow. that's harder. >> look how heavy that is. >> is this what people should be doing? or are people washing their

pillows en masse >> if you don't want to throw out your pillow. >> i wring it out. >> good luck >> oh. >> this thing is, like, 50 pounds >> i'm glad you have this one. oh, my gosh. we're going to head over here. this is the dryer. >> this is crazy >> the cotton or synthetic pillows, you can put these in the dryer. these are the dryer balls. they cut down on static cling. >> never heard of dryer balls. >> they can replace your dryer sheets >> are they reusable >> really? >> yes, use them all the time. >> don't use tennis balls. >> don't

>> they will get the chemicals of the tennis balls. you want these >> how many are you going to put in there >> two or three. and if your dryer is big enough, throw two pillows or one at a time that's the thing when your pillows are damp, use medium heat. >> okay. >> this is for the fancy pillows. when you have a feather pillow or a foam pillow, you want to find a supersunny spot and let the sun help you dry the pillows. >> outside >> is this a pillowcase? let the sun help you dry the >> yes no this is hoda's secret weapon >> this is hoda's secret weapon. >> oh, a pillow cover? y'all don't have that? >> a pillowcase? >> you have a case for your case >> who doesn't have a pillowcase, raise your hand. >> this is a pillow cover. it's an extra layer. hoda has her pillow inside these guys have a pillowcase, raise your hand. >> this is a pillow cover. it's an extra layer. hoda has her pillow inside these guys.

>> it came like that. >> it came like that? >> that blows my mind. >> you have this extra cover. and she had the case on top. this might have helped contribute to your clean pillow. >> get two pillowcases and not have to do all this. >> you could get two pillow covers, wash your pillowcases and that would save you from having to wash the pillows. >> for info on how to clean your bedding, head to today.com. coming up next, valerie bertinelli is right over there. we're excited she's there. she's going to talk about progress she made four weeks into her wellness journey. and she's whipping up a healthy twist on a traditional pasta dish. i love when valerie's here. we're going to eat. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> just a few

we're back, now, with "start

todayertinelli. we began this journey with a visit to valerie's home and then our studio where she shared her goals for her wellness journey check it out. >> i know there's so many women and men out there that feel like i do, that are stuck i feel like i'm at the very beginning of making little progresses the goal is just to be able to eat and enjoy and love me for who i am right now in this body. >> valerie, we're so hope that you're here. >> i'm happy to be here. >> when you spoke on the "today" show, you touched so many people you touched them in their soul there was something about what you said and now we're several weeks out. how do you feel? how are you different today than you were four weeks ago? >> i have found that i am actually being kinder to myself. my brain, my negative brain is not as loud. it's really starting to calm down i've had a few episodes where i've like really melted down with like a day of shame and i was able to really come out of it a lot easier than i've ever

been able to do in the past. >> you have a great life coach who you guys have been communicating with and people online have been able to get some tips from her, too. >> she's put a lot of free content on her website for anybody that wants to look into it. >> what's the one thing that you've taken away from this portion in your journey? >> the big thing that i've taken away is that my brain and my emotional health, my motions and emotions is very different and my brain is always trying to poke my emotional self and i can now see that, like if a feeling comes up, i'm like what is being poked right now. so i can logically walk through it and talk myself through it. my brain is feeling a little scared because it thinks that it's losing control and i've found that i'm ableto talk myself through it a little easier. >> you're on this wellness journey and that has to do with great recipes. will you cook a little bit for us >> i would love to. >> i love it when you cook. >> we do so you start with a little

zucchini. >> we're going to make zucchini rollatini and this is a comforting, classic dish the carbs are really low zucchini has and i can see that, a feeling comes up, ooh, what's being poked right now. i can logically walk through it and talk myself through it my brain is feeling a little scared because it thinks it is losing control i've found i've been able to talk myself through it and 45 seconds and then some lemon zest

i like that really nice tang. >> have you changed your diet, valerie? what are you eating now that was different a month or so ago? >> i have definitely been more aware of pulling sugar out of my diet i can feel my body is different when i have sugar. >> i'm aware of pulling sugar out of my diet i can feel differently i have taken a lot of the sugar out. i have a cookie recipe i'm going to do for your show at 10:00 >> what? >> sorry, guys >> so sad. >> we're going to put the parmesan cheese in here. a scrambled egg. but that was mozzarella. i'm losing my italian part, again. >> a little egg in there >> a little egg. honestly, just a tablespoon, but you can throw the whole thing in >> it's delicious. >> do you like it? basil and oregano. and that gets all done up. if you don't have a scooper, get a big spoon. and try to smoosh it just a little bit

to the end >> this is great for the kids, too. >> this is a lot of fun to make. you just roll it up. >> i like zucchini better than eggplant >> it's gentler on the stomach a little more subtle on flavor and you just lay them in marinara sauce add more mozzarella. >> throw it into the oven? >> throw it in the oven. >> is this your portion, what you would recommend? can i have two of these? >> you can have two, carson, because you're special like that >> i love you. >> the little ramekin is so cute >> it is cute. we have a little more. you can have this one, carson. >> i'll try this one >> what we're going to have up on the website is seven new dinners, brand-new dinners, three new sides and the cookies i have come up with. now, you want to get nice, wilted -- >> is this a salad >> a wilted brussels sprout salad. if you don't have a mandolin, you can cut them nice and thin as thin as you can, because what you want to do -

>> shave them. as thin as you possibly can. >> shave them, yeah. get them nice and thin get some pancetta in here. and it's going to add a lot of flavor but it's not so much that it will add that much sodium. you have all of this pancetta oil in here. and now, you're going to wilt these guys this guy can be really firm. it's a cabbage it's a little hard on the tummy if you don't wilt it, for me you get this all nice, wilted in here and then, after a few minutes, it's going to look like this it will get this beautiful, bright green >> as simple as that >> yeah. >> that's it >> boom. >> you don't need that much salt here's the kicker.

get red wine vinegar you're going to add that tang. your mouth will be having a lot of fun in there. the fat, the texture, the creaminess and then, that little tang of the -- let me get this that's it. that's two of them >> a little vino >> this isn't terrible for me, right? >> you can make any food terrible for you >> it's good for you. >> but this is - this is my journey to not make food the enemy anymore and controlling the portions and how well it is for my body >> you read people you can eat it this way. but take out everything that's good about it and eat it this way and it tastes terrible you're perfect >> that's fun. >> we're happy you're here you're going to be sharing more of this journey in the fourth hour you're going to make cookies for us >> yes >> that's a promise. you want to keep following valerie, go to today.com/starttoday we're back in a moment first, this is "today" on nbc. >> thanks, valerie vo: four years ago, donald trump beat the democratic establishment. and then he outlasted democratic

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thanks again for valerie can't wait for the cookie recipe >> that's coming >> coming up, on the third hour of "today," sheinelle goes one-on-one with nba star kevin durant's mom she talks about being a single mother and pushing her son to be great. and why she think you can be misunderstood. and later, hoda and jenny, valerie will join us have a good one, everybody welcome back, folks. the bay bridge toll plaza has a backup, the biggest one all morning. the reason i'm kind of excited about this, that means traffic is flowing, past the crash on the shoulder. we have a lot of recovery to go on. the earlier crash did clear 40 minutes ago, we have recovery

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live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> a good tuesday. welcome to the third hour of "today." craig, with sheinelle and look who is here. by the way, we should point out, al roker is off because it's the day after a holiday. >> when you're al roker, the day after a holiday -- >> he wasn't work any holidays. >> and the day after. >> dylan, home with baby ollie. we have two special guests hanging with us this morning, hosts of "american ninja warrior" -- do we use the music? >> that's not the theme