through. enjoy your bay area morning. the "today" show is coming up next. and of course join us for our midday news at 11:00. good morning positive signs u.s. cases of the coronavirus dropping to their lowest levels in months. vaccination rates on the rise with more mass vaccination sites opening from coast to coast. >> we are on track to meet the president's goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. >> health officials keep a close watch on the new highly contagious strains of the virus. the battle over masks flairs up once again this morning, we'll take you inside a grocery store in one florida town where the divisions are never more clear gop family feud. overnight house republicans refusing to take action against conspiracy-embracing

congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, setting up a vote today on removing her from her key post in congress while liz cheney who voted to impeach former president trump receives overwhelming support to keep her leadership role in the house the latest in the fight over the direction of the party straight ahead. stand down the secretary of defense orders every branch of the military to pause over the next 60 days to investigate and address the threat of homegrown extremism within its ranks why he says it's a conversation that must take place under fire one of country music's biggest young stars caught on camera using a racial slur. >> hey, take care of this [ bleep ]. >> the outrage immediate morgan wallens record deal now suspended. his songs pulled from radio and streaming services this morning what he's saying about the ugly incident. all that, plus super bowl

fever. excitement building for the big game with strict safety measures in place across the host city of tampa. and this morning, potential trouble for kansas city. the hairy situation they're now facing after a barber tested positive for the coronavirus today, thursday february 4th, 2021 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to "today. happy you're joining us on this thursday morning friday, saturday, sunday, three more days >> i know. right? happening right now just three days to go and all eyes are starting to focus on the super bowl officials have outlined the precautions being taken to keep everybody safe we'll get details and a live report from kerry sanders this morning live

we have good news when it comes to the coronavirus, things we don't say every day take a look. 114,000 cases were diagnose in the u.s. yesterday that's 100,000 fewer compared to one month ago and the lowest daily total since november 4th officials hope it's a trend that will continue as new steps are taken to accelerate the vaccine rollout. we have two lreports for you. we start with tom costello good morning >> good morning. there is encouraging movement here that is the administration still believes it's on track to vaccinate 100 million people by about early may or so within the first 100 days of the administration and to get there, it's now opening up 100 mass vaccination sites nationwide in collaboration with the states. >> reporter: it's happening across the country a national push for mass vaccinations stadiums like the oakland coliseum being transformed into

a large scale vaccine site signaling a new phase in the federal government's response to covid-19 >> you'll see big centers and stadiums sites in school gyms and community centers. mobile units in rural areas. >> reporter: first two centers slated for hard-hit california where the vaccine rollout has been slow. >> i think you'll see those numbers, those vaccination numbers, continue to increase. we have to get more support and supply >> reporter: the inoculation campaign ramping up as national numbers are starting to trend down for new infections and hospitalizations >> we now appear to be in a consistent downward trajectory for both of these important outcomes covid-19 cases have declined steadily since hitting a peak on january 8th. >> reporter: but the spread of new more contagious mutations is threatatening to u undermine the gains.

with increased genomic testing, virologists expect to discover even more variants, but they say there's no need to worry about every one, and current vaccines should help. >> while some vaccines have been shown to be less efficacious, for example, against the south african variant, the severity of illness of those individuals that were infected was very low. they had very mild disease >> reporter: meanwhile, a new study from oxford university has found astrazeneca's vaccine not only protects people from getting sick 76% effective after one dose, but may also prevent them from spreading the virus. it could soon be approved in the u.s. becoming the third vaccine in the arsenal against covid >> in addition to all of that, there's news on the debate over reopening schools. what can you tell us >> reporter: well, the cdc director weighed in and said she does not believe that schools need to wait until teachers are vaccinated to reopen as you know, the cdc is advocating the schools reopen. by the way, they're also suggesting the science says that

if you do rapid testing of high schoolers and also middle schoolers and elementary school kids, you can cut the infection rate assuming someone is positive, you can cut that rat by 50% in high schools and a third in lower schools once somebody tests positive, you keep them home they're suggesting there's more evidence out there to reopen schools. >> yeah. that may be a path forward all right, tom thank you. by the way, just ahead we'll have a live report from yankee stadium set to be a mass vaccination site, and we'll investigate the problems people are running into with their second vaccine dose. new video to show you that's sparking outrage as the country tries to fight the coronavirus take a look. shoppers and employees of all ages inside a busy supermarket in florida openly rejecting th rules for mask wearing nbc's sam brock witnessed it firsthand and joins us with the details. good morning, sam.

what's going on? >> the video tells a very particular story the city of naples in this county have rules requirin masks inside of businesses when i walked into that supermarket, i was looking for a sandwich i came out with a story. that video has been viewed already more than 1 million times. >> reporter: the scene inside oaks farm seed to table market taken less than 24 hours ago shows employees and customers young and old almost entirely without masks. the sign out front outlines if you have a medical condition that prevents you from wearing a mask, you are exempt, and we cannot legally ask you about your medical condition though the owner made it clear this is about much more than that you don't think masks work and the virus is not a real thing? >> i know that masks don't work and i know the virus has not killed 400,000 people in this country. that's hogwash >> reporter: in fact, the u.s. covid death toll has now exceeded 450,000 and health

experts have been adamant that wearing masks would save countless lives. >> probably the most important thing is mask use is up over 85%. that's been a critical part of getting the numbers down >> reporter: but inside this supermarket, lines of uncovered faces prompting mostly heavy criticism. i can't stop watching this my jaw is literally on my desk this should be a crime people across the country are dying because of behavior like this and from a woman mourning her father's death from covid, this makes my stomach turn and my heart sink the horse can't be led to water, even though a tsunami is heading its way. oaks is well known for his controversial viewpoints and rejects the data around a deadly pandemic >> why don't we shut the world down because of heart attacks? why don't we lock down cities because of heart attacks >> reporter: seed to table market is in collier county that narrowly passed a mask map date. the commissioner proposed the measure. >> it's disappointing and concerning

the biggest fear is our numbers start to increase very rapidly, and our hospitals get overwhelmed. >> reporter: a concern shared by people watching across the country, looking at a stunning representation of covid neglect. and mr. oaks has faced backlash in the community before, not just for his position on covid and masks but also how he views the social justice movement, as well savannah >> right we don't want to paint with a broad brush but what about the community? what's the sentiment there >> that is an excellent question this is unquestionably an outlier. the vast majority of supermarkets and stores you would go into, you wouldn't see anything like that i am told the businesses in naples lobbied the city to implement a mask mandate because they didn't want to be the bad guy. this is an extremely conservative neighborhood. we have seen people following the rules. this is a dire situation in

terms of how people are viewing what's going on in the country right now. collier county has 28,000 cases of covid-19. that's since the start of the pandemic it puts it in the upper quarter of the state of florida. >> perhaps that's one reason why. sam, thank you turning to the growing divisions within the republican party. centered around two different lawmakers. controversial qanon supporting congresswoman marjorie taylo greene, and liz cheney, a top house republican who voted to impeach former president trump we have complete coverage from washington we'll start with nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander. good morning >> good morning to you today house democrats are poised to take an unprecedented step against a member of the opposite party holding a vote to strip that controversial freshman republican, marjorie taylor greene, of her committee assignments after house republicans hosted a marathon meeting overnight. nearly five hours taking a path on penalizing greene and later voting to keep their party

leadership intact. >> reporter: overnight house republicans huddling behind closed doors for hour grapplin over what to do about marjorie taylor greene. she implied 9/11 was a hoax and the deadly school shootings were staged in that meeting nbc news learned greene apologized for some of her past comments receiving applause from some of her colleagues the top house republican kevin mccarthy declining to take action against greene. speaking out late wednesday. >> i denounce all those comments that were brought up she came inside our conference and denounced them, as well. she said she was wrong >> reporter: but greene has not publicly denounced the statements, instead raisin money off the controversy as democrats condemn her conduct. >> marjorie taylor greene is totally out of control as a qanon caucus leader, sympathizer.

>> reporter: greene defiantl tweeting at her critics, we owe them no apologies. we will never back down. mccarthy saying we have a responsibility to hold ourselves to a higher standard than how she presented herself as a private citizen. while accusing democrats of a partisan power gra for today's vote to remove greene for her committee assignments. >> the voters decided she could come and serve >> reporter: the house gop also eyeing the future of their inrty voting to keep liz chene blicant as the third rankingre cheney under fire for supporting the impeachment of former president trump. one of only ten republicans to do so. in a secret ballot vote by a 145 to 61 margin her colleagues had her back fending off calls from trump loyalists. for her removal. >> we're not going to be divided and we're not going to be in a situation where people can pick off any member of leadership >> reporter: still republicans do remain divided even as they try to map out the direction of their party. one of the big takeaways fro last night, the republicans may have more issues with former

president trump than you might think. to hammer home that point, only ten of them were willing to go on the record in public and vote to impeach donald trump. privately, when there weren't any repercussions for their vote on the secret ballot, 145 republicans defended liz cheney for doing just that. hoda and savannah? >> peter alexander at the white house. thank you. another big battle on capitol hill has to do with the new round of covid relief. president biden is pushing his nearly $2 trillion plan while many republicans are saying the price tag is too steep00 days. the debate is taking center stage in the new administration's first 100 days. hallie jackson on this story hallie, good morning >> good morning. democrats after a budget vote are now one step closer this morning to passing the president's covid relief plan potentially with no republican support. and that's triggering criticism from conservatives who point to the pledge of unity, then candidate biden made on the

campaign trail confidence on covid relief from president biden this morning predicting bipartisan support for his plan >> i think we'll get some recovery >> reporter: but right now democrats are signaling if need be, they're ready to go it alone and go big >> we want to do it bipartisan, but we must be strong. >> reporter: there's still daylight between the president's relief proposal and the one from republicans, like on the stimulus checks. president biden wants $1,400 to go to many americans republicans suggesting $1,000 to fewer people making less money the president's calling for $170 billion to reopen schools. the gop plan $20 billion. and on unemployment insurance, the white house is proposing $350 billion versus the republican's $132 billion. top gop lawmakers questioning whether the president really wants the unity he promised on the campaign trail >> we're off to a totally partisan start >> reporter: president biden so

far has avoided incremental moves in favor of much broader ones and not just on the economic recovery. his push on climate includes some of the most sweeping actions by any president on this issue. >> it's not time for small measures >> reporter: on racial equity, what the white house described as an unprecedented push to root out systemic racism. and on immigration an across the board review of government practices and a reversal of hard line policies of donald trump. while some advocates want more change more quickly, overall most progressives have held their fire conservatives arguing the president is giving in to his left flank >> he ran has a unifying candidate. you have his close ally in bernie sanders on television for the past ten days saying it's time to push aside the republicans. >> reporter: former congressma cedric richmond is one of the president's senior advisers. >> this country is in a crisis and we all know it the one thing that president biden is doing is he's doing exactly what he said he was

going to do on the campaign. >> reporter: some say while president biden may be going further than other democratic presidents, big crises call for big action >> he's responding in the moment as a 2021 democrat and not a 1994 democrat. >> reporter: as for democrats, watch for a plan to be rolled out today. led mostly by progressives asking president biden to forgive up to $50,000 in student loan debt which may become a sticking point in that party moving forward something to watch back to you. >> hallie, thank you craig joins us another major story out of d.c hey, craig >> good morning. the new secretary of defense general lloyd austin taking some strong action to tackle extremism in the ranks of the military nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker has details on that for us this morning. good morning >> hi, craig good morning to you. this is a really remarkable development. defense secretary lloyd austin

announcing a military-wide stand down order over the next 60 days to allow each branch of the military time to discuss white supremacy and the threat of extremism throughout their ranks. this is a direct response to the attack on january 6th against the capitol when rioters including some current and former members of the military stormed the capitol. the pentagon press secretary called that deadly incident a wake-up call craig? >> the stand down order, how will this work what will it look like? >> well, look, this is essentially a pause that gives service members a break in their regular activity so each command and unit can have at least a day to have discussions about this serious problem. now, just for context here, the military has previously announced other stand downs to address other issues plaguing the military, including sexual assault and racism during his confirmation hearing austin, who is the first black defense secretary, pledged to fight against racism and extremism inside the military's ranks. take a listen.

>> the job of the department of defense is to keep america safe from our enemies but we can't do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks. >> the pentagon has studied the issue of extremism over the years. but so far hasn't released a data outlining the scale of the problem. craig? >> all right kristen welker for us there. thank you. all right. meantime, that nasty winter storm is in the rear-view mirror al is looking forward to a new storm that is coming mr. roker, what you got? >> you're making me sound almost evil i can't wait well, we do have some chilly weather in florida 10 million folks under frost advisories freeze warnings. feels like 37 in orlando 50 in miami. another big storm plaguing the upper midwest with winter storm watches, warnings and blizzard warnings we've got this system pushing to the east it's going to be moving fairly rapidly. so for today, heavy snow for the

upper midwest. rain showers will make their way into the tennessee and ohio river valleys, pushing east on friday with snow in the interior sections of new england and also rain for the east coast. we're talking the heaviest accumulations will be in parts of michigan, the u.p. there, anywhere from 6 to 12 inches we're also watching this system saturday it's a slow-moving front right over florida so a lot of rain saturday into sunday but it clears tampa by sunday evening. so by the time the game starts, things should be clear but maybe not. muwahaha just kidding we'll geget to your local forect in the next 30 seconds ife a lit. cvs carepass... it's my savings secret. love. carepass m members get 20% off cvs health brand products. whoaa! did d you use alall the bandn? members also get free 1-2 day shipping... oh cool. plusus, a $10 monthly promo reward to spend on anything...

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what we're going to experience today? >> absolutely. it's going to be a really nice day. take a look at our view in san francisco as we are waking up to a really nice sunrise, but it's also very chilly. in some spots we're below freezing. we're seeing that in parts of the north bay. as we go into the afternoon, a nice warmup ahead as temperatures reach near 60 degrees. it continues to warm up going into the weekend with highs in the upper 60s for our inland valleys but we'll have some cool mornings ahead. it will be slightly cooler next week. by monday we're seeing just a few more clouds while san francisco will go from temperatures in the upper 50s to the low 60s in the next couple of days. we'll drop it back to the upper 50s which is about normal for this time of year. but we will be dry going into at least the middle of next week. we'll be watching that with more updates all throughout the morning. laura. >> sounds good, thanks so much, kari. thank you for joining us as well. we'll have another local news update in half an hour.

in the meantime we'll take a peek outside. it's such a gorgeous start to our thursday morning. cool start, but that sun is certainly shining. have a great morning.

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adam coy has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of a 47-year-old, andre hill. three days before christmas, he was responding to a call that someone was in a vehicle with the engine running in the middle of the night. coy said he thought he saw a gun in hill's hands but no weapon was found. he'll go before a judge for a bond hearing. canada has formally labeled the proud boys as a terrorist enty. the designation means the government can seize property and other belongings connected to the group. it's a far right extremist organization and a key player in the white supremacist movement. officials say the group played a pivotal role on the u.s. attack on capitol. two launches in two days. spacex's latest mission is off to a good start. three, two, one, zero. ignition. and liftoff. >> early this morning, the company's falcon 9 rocket lift

ed off carrying approximately 60 star link satellites with it. a second rocket carrying even more satellites is scheduled to blast off early tomorrow morning. today's launch brings a number of satellites in orbit. 1,000. i did not know that. >> no. what a sight to see. now to the new controversy that's erupted around one of the hottest names in country music. >> morgan wallen is a country star. in fact, right now he has the number one album in all of music. but this morning he's been suspended indefinitely by his record label and his songs are being pulled from radio stations and playlists all over the country after wallen was caught on camera using a racial slur. nbc's morgan chesky joins us with more on this story. morgan, good morning. >> yeah. good morning to you. and what a turn of events for morgan wallen. just 48 hours ago he was booking concerts, breaking streaming records all behind that number one album. but today, music insiders say his career couldn't be in bigger

jeopardy. ♪ i'm going to need some whiskey glasses ♪ >> reporter: they're the country songs morgan wallen turned into mainstream hits. but this morning the 27-year-old is taking hits. and under fire after being caught on video using a racial slur. >> take care of this [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the video obtained by tmz shows wallen coming out home after a night out in nashville. he tells someone in his group to watch over one of the others before calling them a series of expletives. >> hey, jersey, take care of this [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the backlash severe. wallen's own record label suspending him indefinitely. the academy of country music awards says the star is no longer eligible. and iheart radio will no longer play his music joining a list of others including bobby bones.

>> this i don't like one bit. >> reporter: fellow artists speaking out. one of country's newest stars tweeting, the hate runs deep. jason isbell calling his behavior disgusting and horrifying. >> it shows the label understands the gravity of these social issues. >> reporter: in a statement wallen said i'm embarrassed and sorry. i used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that i wish i could take back. i want to apologize for using the word. i promise to do better. wallen's behavior has come under fire before. nashville police arrested him for drunk and disorderly conduct last year. the charges were later dropped. >> to no consequences! >> reporter: and last fall, saturday night live postponed the singer's debut after video showed him after a party breaking covid protocols. wallen said he was sorry, even playing himself in a sketch. ♪ i thank you in advance ♪ >> reporter: this morning nobody is laughing as his career is on

the line. and this morning more fallout from the video which was shot over the weekend continues. we learned that sirius xm radio and streaming service pandora along with sirius xm will no longer play his media. and others are making sure his music doesn't make air. craig? >> all right. morgan, thank you. up next, another unexpected hurdle. the coronavirus vaccine rollout. folks having an even harder time getting their second shot than the first. >> why there's so much confusion and what experts are saying you need to o know aboutut the procs but t first, thehese messageges. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ sfx: [soununds of fededex plas and vehihicles engines] ♪♪

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even more confusing. >> let's clear it up nbc's gabe gutierrez is at yankees stadium where another mass vaccination site is set to open tomorrow. gabe, good morning >> good morning. the bronx is the highest positivity rate in all of new york city. 15,000 vaccine appointments will be made available next week. but nationwide, some seniors say the hunt for the second dose is even harder than the first >> reporter: from coast to coast, for many seniors getting a shot in the arm has been a shot in the dark did you think it was easy to make an appointment? >> no. the program was really difficult and forget the telephone >> reporter: the problem not just the first dose but now the second in california, 76-year-old marjorie cline got her first moderna vaccine dose at dodgers stadium 11 days ago but sinc then she's spent hours trying to sign up for another one. how confusing is the whole process?

>> it's very confusing it's first of all, it's confusing from the beginning to the end. it's kind of like you have to create your own roadmap. >> reporter: in texas, about 6,000 people are overdue for their second doses the cdc says for the vaccine to be most effective, people should get their second shot 21 days after getting the first pfizer dose or 28 days after the first moderna dose in florida, beth conley of sarasota says it's been a nightmare. >> it's literally like "the hunger games." like you have to go through every hoop, or you're going to not get your appointment >> reporter: addie and allen miller say they just got their second dose but only after first being turned away from a mass vaccination site days ago. >> we had friends that went through to get their second shot and it took five or six hours to get through the line i mean, i just don't understand that i can't understand how you can make seniors sit that long in a car for five or six hours to get a shot >> reporter: the federal government says it's ramping up the amount of vaccine it's

sending to states to make sure second doses are covered is this rollout going as well as you'd like >> well, i mean, look, it would be easy for me to spend time on what was done not so well in the past, what could be improved in the past, but we're dealt the cars we're dealt >> reporter: andy slavitt is a senior coronavirus adviser to the white house. >> there's confusion out there of all types and we're doing our best to straighten it out by providing clarity and more vaccines out to the public >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci says while the uk in some cases is prolonging that second dose to four to six weeks, he says that is not ideal. the u.s. is going by its data and the idea the pfizer second dose be taken 21 days after the first one, 28 days the second dose after the first one for moderna.

>> gabe gutierrez for us in the bronx. thank you. >> a lot of people are having trouble. you have an appointment for your second dose? >> i know a number of people who got their first dose we got an email a week later that said here's your date go on a website and pick your time so did that and so i'm going february 9th >> my parents yesterday, actually, managed to sign up they're going on monday for their first dose when they signed up for their first dose, they signed up for the second dose as well at the same time. >> that's organized. >> that makes sense. >> they've got it figured out. >> all right well, let's keep going in the right direction. thank you, al. you got a check of the weather. >> here's your second dose of weather and our first shot of bitterly cold air. from the poles, north pole arctic temperatures, 50 degrees below zero the wind patterns are shifting and bringing that cold air to the south. this is the coldest air mass of the season dangerous cold numbing windchills in fact, look at saturday morning. it's going to feel like 28 below in bismarck. 23 in wichita. minus 9 in chicago

5 in pittsburgh. we move to sunday morning and that cold air shifts east. a windchill sunday morning boston 16. 7 in pittsburgh. minus 2 in st. louis duluth, minnesota, minus 36. as we go to the beginning of next week, teens in chicago. single digits minneapolis. upper teens in buffalo 20s in boston. even low 40s down into knoxville. that's what's going on a good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our high temperatures for today, it's going to be slightly warmer in the north bay and a lot of sunshine. temperatures here reaching into the low 60s. but mostly upper 50s and near 60 degrees elsewhere across the bay area. we are going to be in a pattern some of dry weather going into the weekend, but it also will be warming up. we're taking a look at our temperatures reaching into the upper 60s in the inland valleys and early next week we have low 60s as a few more clouds move in on monday. >> and that is your latest weather. craig? >> mr. roker, thank you. coming up next, a super bowl

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he is down there at raymond james stadium. kerry, good morning. >> good morning. i hope it warms up for craig it's so chilly this morning. there's frost on the grass, on the security front the fbi says that yes, there is no specific threat, but they still have the security levels as high as possible. and this year there is a new wrinkle that's brought about by the biological threat of the coronavirus. >> reporter: behind the scenes of all the excitement is a major coordination of law enforcement here in tampa. >> the super bowl is an attractive target for terrorists and criminals. we never take our eye off the ball >> reporter: local and state agencies converging. and while officials are stressing there is no credible threat, there are unique security concerns this year. >> at this time one particular area of concern is domestic violent extremism. >> reporter: that's because the

recent attack on the capitol is fresh on everyone's mind add into the mix a public health crisis, and it's the first time the super bowl is being played by a team on its home turf which may trigger more hometown celebrations >> after having the virus, i can tell you that it is serious and people need to take it serious we're relying on people being good citizens. >> reporter: community ambassadors will be on site to make sure fans follow safety protocols. >> i am the line manager social distancer. >> reporter: at the stadium masks are mandatory and tailgating is banned tickets are all digital and only sold in pods >> i'm impressed with everything they've done with the wash stations, hand sanitizer, markings all over the ground and minimizing the crowd >> reporter: officials stressing the public is key to pulling off a safe event for everyone. >> if you see something, say something. >> reporter: and maybe even helping take home a trophy >> so the hope is come monday

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benefits last week. it's a big number, but it's much smaller than we were expecting frankly. tomorrow we get the really big labor number, the unemployment rate and the number of jobs gained or lost. let's get a look at that forecast right now with meteorologist kari hall. nice day ahead? >> yes. and we are starting out cool, but a lot of sunshine and we're actually going to see those high temperatures reach to where we should be this time of year but warming up going into the weekend with highs near 70 in the inland valleys ahead. as we look at our seven-day forecast, expect a warming trend with some dry weather that continues into at least the middle of next week. laura? >> all right, thank you very much. and thank you for joining us as well. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. and of course you can always join us for our midday newscast at 11:00. taking a live look outside as kari mentioned a cool start to our day but we should have a very nice finish.

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>> i say all the time, he saved my life. >> we'll hear from the whole family straight ahead. ♪ it's the final countdown ♪ and food feud. we'll reveal our finalists for our super bowl snack-it bracket challenge including a breakdown from steve kornacki. what are the chances your favorite made the cut? today, february 4th, 2021. ♪ i said oh ♪ >> sending our love to my beautiful daughter. happy 20th, gabby! >> we're the van esz family. >> from the pumpkin capital of the world. ♪♪ >> from texas. >> today is my 16th birthday. ♪♪ >> oh, 16 looks good on you. sweet 16. welcome back to "today." it's thursday morning. thank you for starting your day with us, hanging out with us, having coffee with us. >> i know. we love having you along with us

keeping us company. a lot of super bowl fun coming your way in this hour, even more tomorrow, because this guy is headed south. >> i drew the short straw. i'm heading down to tampa. looking forward to it. we'll be there with more on the historic matchup between tom brady and patrick mahomes. and we're going to see how the enjoy the showdown from home, still have fun but how to do it safely, as well. >> are you excited to go? >> stoked. >> i know you are. >> i'm going to bring you something back. >> you are? >> yeah. a surprise. >> looking forward to that. >> not covid. don't bring that back. >> no, not covid. all right. after a frustrating, bumpy start, efforts to get more americans vaccinated against covid picking up speed. tom costello has more. good morning. >> good morning.

discouraging news and good news. discouraging news, more than 450,000 deaths as a result of covid. the good news, the pace to put more vaccines into arms is accelerating. the administration now says about 1.3 million shots every single day is what we're at right now. on track to provide 100 million vaccine doses by early may. with the help of 100 new supersites being set up around the country in partnership with the states. stadiums like the oakland coliseum being transformed into large-scale vaccine sites. covid task force promising they'll use arenas, school gyms, mobile units, especially in rural areas. the i inoculation campaign ramping up as national numbers are trending down for new infections and hospitalizations. listen to this. after hitting a peak on january 8th, new infections down, 13.4%. but the spread of new, more contagious mutations is really threatening to undermine the gains. with increased genomic testing, experts say they expect to discover more variants but they

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when a new zealand and american clipped feet, fell and helped each other to the finish this morning, new rules set to rewrite this summer's olympic story. for athletes like nathan adrian. >> no hugging. no high fives. no cheering. no singing >> no clapping >> you're allowed to clap. >> if that's what we need to do to get a live audience in there, let's get ready to hear it >> reporter: olympic organizer say every athlete will be tested on arrival in tokyo and then again every four days. movements will be severely restricted for the first 14 days face masks must be worn at all times aside from eating, sleeping, or outside when at least six feet apart and athletes won't be able to attend events as spectators. >> it's going to be kind of a rite of passage where if you see an athlete with a medal with tokyo on it, it's like good on

you. >> reporter: without the roar of the crowd, athletes say a big part of the games will be missing. >> there's nothing like it i'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it. >> reporter: but all determined not to miss out. and there's a storm over comments by the head of the tokyo olympics saying women talk too much in meetings that has caused controversy. people calling for his resignation. he this morning has had to apolize, hopefully not overadowinthe g traordinary commitment you see there for the members of team usa truly inspirational. >> all right keir, thank you very much. >> you have nothing to say >> keep my commes brntf. okay >> i'll keep mine even briefer how about a boost? >> boost o clock, kiddos here we go the nfl is honoring 7,500 health

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christmas cards when they noticed their 17-month-old didn't look right. his skin suddenly appeared yellow >> we noted his eyes were pretty yellow, as well. got him right into the pediatrician that morning, and everything snowballed from there. >> reporter: their local doctor had them transported to the cleveland clinic fearing brooks may need a liver transplant. >> that's a big deal, a liver transplant >> huge. >> reporter: how worried were you, matt? >> once they mentioned transplant, it's -- you know, you -- i can't imagine being anymore worried than we were at that point >> reporter: the team of specialists at cleveland clinic children's confirmed an a rare and dire diagnosis acute liver failure. >> it's a very important to find a window to save his life. usually acute liver failure gives us only just a few days to make a decision and then do a treatment. >> reporter: what would the prognosis be >> if he would not have received a transplant, he would have

died as we've gone through it and come home, and you learn the severity of it, it's pretty hard to process >> reporter: i understand. as a mom, i can only imagine that feeling family members quickly flew to the cleveland clinic to support them, including andrea's younger brother, grant >> i just had this gut feeling that i needed to come with them. >> reporter: brooks' dad, matt, was hoping to donate his liver to his son, but a rare blood issue ruled out his entire side of the family. that's when grant volunteered. >> all the sudden this wave of emotion came over me like, oh, my gosh, like, that's probably the reason i was feeling like i was supposed to be here. >> reporter: and there's more you ed tneknow grant was outwardly successful but recently moved away from his family, ended a relationship and had a new business fail all leading to a severe depression

>> i just felt worthless as a man. felt alone, unloved because wasn't talking to anybody about this i just went into isolation, and then end of january i started having suicide thoughts and thought about taking my own life and i'm so grateful that i didn't because ten months later little brooks needed me to be a there. if i hadn't been there, i don't know if he would have made it. >> reporter: grant was a perfect match, in surgery within hours i can't imagine all the emotions that come with that. >> i mean, talk about something you never expect to happen not only do you never expect your child to go into organ failure, but you never expect your lite tlother to be the hero you know come in and save his life. >> reporter: but grant says it was rely baloks who saved him. >> matt and i were sitting in the waiting room one night, and he said -- gue i you found your purpose and it's so true ever since then, i've felt just immense purpose because of what i was able to do >> reporter: you literally saved

a life >> i say all the time, he saved my life. >> reporter: brooks and his uncle g now share a unique bond and matching scars while the pandemic keeps most of their bonding to facetime and zoom catchups for now, they united in november to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the life-saving surgery. do you ever talk about it? have you said to grant how you feel >> for their first anniversary, i wrote grant a letter because i feel like it's hard sometimes for me to fully try to express our gratitude to him >> that letter meant a ton, and i cried a lot. i still cry when i read it >> reporter: i'm trying to picture what my life would be like if it would change our relationship it must change your relationship in some way. >> yeah. you'd have to buy him the best christmas gift every year.

>> trust me. every birthday and holiday now i'm like, boy, it's pretty hard to figure out what to do for this guy >> reporter: brooks is now a happy, healthy 2-year-old and a big brother. >> and we really sit down every night and talk about it. how full of energy and full of life he is and full of personality. >> we laugh so hard every da while watching them and we can't wait to see them grow together >> who needs a kleenex grant is not just special uncle g, guys. actually, she was pregnant with their second child when all this happened, when the surgery happened so they actually name their second child after uncle g as well in honor of him. >> i can't take anymore, kate. >> i know. >> there was so much healing in that one story it was incredible. >> it is, and it just keeps going. he's invested in this little boy now, and that's a purpose right there. it's beautiful >> we needed that. thank you, kate. >> thank you, kate >> beautiful >> personification of love right

there. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> let's see what we have for you today. we're looking at a storm system making its way through the upper midwest. we'll probably dump about 6 to 9 inches before it's said and done cold air starting to make its way into the plains. single digits and plains 70s in southern florida. sunshine returns to the eastern seaboard with snow and wind through the upper midwest and upper mississippi and ohio river valleys. rain and mountain snow into the pacific northwest sunshine to texa . good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside in san francisco. we're waking up to a clear sky all across the bay area and it's also fairly chilly but we will warm up reaching into the low 60s for the north bay but mostly upper 50s and near 60 degrees

for the east bay, south bay as well as the peninsula. a warm-up is headed our way as this dry weather continues into the weekend as well as early next week. we are not seeing anymore rain chances, at least for the next seven days. >> don't forget, as you head out the door "today show" radio >> 8:20. your favorite time of the morning. >> yes >> mr. daly, the jersey. that's a nice step >> what's that about >> look at that. well, guys we got another exclusive look at one of the big super bowl commercials. you're going to see it on sunday this one features a football legend that's why i'm wearing this old notre dame jersey. joe montana teaming up with guinness for this morning's ad take a look. >> what does it mean to be the greatest of all-time sure, you can try to measure it in yards gained, games won, records set. but it's about more than the numbers. it's about how you come back from a bad play or the hardest year ever.

one voice tells you to stay down and take it easy another one says, get up, show your teammates and your neighbors, hey, we got this. it's about celebrating each other and being responsible. you want to be great make everybody around you better look down the field and find a way to keep moving the ball. the greats take it as an article of faith that the best is yet to come so here's to the greatest player we don't know yet. the greatest play we haven't seen the greatest beer you maybe haven't tried. and the greatest year that's still ahead of us. >> that gives you chills, too. >> ladies and gentlemen, the joe montana, nfl hall-of-famer nfl hall-of-fame joe montana. joe, good morning. >> good morning. how is everybody >> great >> better for seeing you >> we're doing great we're so glad to have you here i have my old 1979 notre dame

jersey on in your honor. >> appreciate that. >> let me ask you, joe that spot is fun guinness, this was a big deal for them as you can see, it's definitel the most hopeful commercial or at least for a beer we've seen what made you want to do the ad? >> well, there was a lot of things that happened that kind of came together many, many years ago, first of all, my daughters were jumping horses and my wife, jennifer they were -- our trainer talked us into going to ireland to look at horses. you can buy really nice horses and send them back even then they cost less than what they cost here in the u.s and you could sell a couple and keep the ones you want and pay for the trip well, her partner charlie kept saying when we're done, let's go get a pint i was like okay. you heard him say beer, best beer you maybe never tried i was always afraid to try it because it looked dark and heavy but in reality it's ligh and kind of smooth i had no idea.

he's like let's get a pint we went into the pub in dublin comes back out he doesn't have the beer i'm like, charlie, i thought we were having a pint he said, you have to wait. it takes a little bit of time to get the pour right and all that. and then after the first taste every day i was, charlie, i think it's time to go get a pint >> when in ireland >> a combination -- yeah then teaming up with notre dame alumni and fans, like, it all seemed to make sense, and they have done some pretty -- the two spots we've done have been pretty responsible oriented. different than most beer commercials that you see and this one here is really about trying to find the greatness in all of us it's been a tough year as we all know and we're just trying to get people to reach inside themselves and say, hey, i got something here i can do that can help people around me and make people around me better. and it resonates with everyone at this time, i think. and i'm just proud to be a part

of it. and i'm looking forward to the future with them >> joe -- >> it's a great commercial and i think -- i'm sorry, craig. i think you nailed it. just quickly, what it features in the commercial, and maybe you were going to ask this, craig, the '79 cotton bowl was called the chicken soup game. there was rumors you felt like crap and had the flu and drank chicken soup during halftime what do you remember about the game >> it was the coldest game ever. when we got there, they were chipping ice off the turf. they had a big storm i think there were more people in their cars watching the game than there were in the stadium and i never go from the field to the heaters at all but this game was so cold. okay, fourth down, i sprinted to the heater i think that hot cold, hot cold just did something to my body temperature, and it became very low. and i had the shakes i couldn't stop shaking at halftime they wouldn't let me come back

out until -- i had a choice. coffee or chicken soup, and so, i took the chicken soup to heat up your core >> no guinness available >> yeah. >> exactly >> hey, joe, really quickly, i mean, i would imagine your opinion is probably a little bias since you played for kansas city for a couple seasons, but who do you like on sunday and why? >> well, i think -- i think this is going to be a fun game to watch. you have two great, great quarterbacks playing against each other, and neither one of them minds being behind. and how far behind, they don't care either. you know, if you look at the bucs, they're playing probably at the top of their game right now. earlier in the year they struggled a little bit the chiefs struggled a little bit partway through the season now i think both teams are back on a roll, and it's really hard to bet against this guy you're showing, brady it's hard to bet against him, but i was a chief, so i got to go with the chiefs >> yeah. that's -- so joe's going with the chiefs joe, thank you so much we appreciate it

follow up on your super bowl snack-it bracket we're going to do also. thank you for joining us four super bowls, 3mvps. you're the g.o.a.t we'll see what happens this weekend. >> thank you for having us on. appreciate it. >> thank you good morning, it's 8:26, i'm cierra johnson. later this morning lawmakers plan to bring in new details about the billions of dollars handed out for bogus jobless claims. new director rita sainz appeared before lawmakers promising the same mistakes will not be made again. let's check the weather with kari. chilly temperatures this morning, taking a look at walnut creek we are all clear and 40 degrees. but we are in for a warm-up as we go into today. lots of sunshine, and we're

going to see more sun in the forecast into the weekend, and actually trending a little bit warmer than normal, especially for a saturday and sunday. early next week, a weak cold front is coming through but unfortunately it doesn't bring us any rain. we are still going to continue with dry weather over the next several days in san francisco, going from the mid-50s today to the low 60s for the weekend. >> i'll have another local news update for you in a half hour.

off. it's a great show tonight. ♪ ain't my fault ♪ once in a while they play our jam, hoda. blame it on our juice. it's thursday morning, 8:30. 4th of february, 2021. carson loves this song carson giving shoulder action. coming up, if you've been trying to work out at home but not feeling motivated, we're right there with you >> i don't know if jenna roped

me into it or i roped her into it but we went to a popula fitness class that moved outside during the pandemic in the dead of winter. we got great tips for working up a sweat no matter the temp we'll talk about that. burpees or not >> look at you planking. >> no. >> look at you planking. >> no. >> that must have been cold. >> and the indoor types, jill martin has a new "steals & deals" to keep you nice and cozy all things soft, fuzzy, warm, for riding out the rest of winter carson guys, get ready for even more friendly disagreements. we're about to reveal the finalists in our super bowl snack-it bracket challenge, and check this out who better to break it down, all the numbers behind the final showdown, than the master of the big board himself, steve tacky super bowl snacky kornacki >> excellent >> we like that. and speaking of super bowl food. tomorrow on "today," two chefs going head to head one representing kansas city one for tampa bay. together you're going to get a

killer game-day menu no matter who you're rooting for. >> we're rooting for calories. hoda, you have fun news, as well what's this about? >> get this. i got to help universal orlando celebrate mardi gras with the sandwich of my dreams, beef po boy. dressed. that's with mayo, tomatoes, pickles. when you bite into it, hopefully the juice runs down your arm that when you know you've got a good one it will be on the menu starting saturday if you can't wait, you can make it at home we have the recipe for you at today.com. it's crunchy it's a new orleans - >> at the today cafe >> at the today cafe come on. >> mr. roker, a final check of the weather. >> let's check it out for the weekend. we start off with tomorrow, friday, snow showers in new england and arctic blasts in the plains snow in the inner mountain regions into the rockies saturday lake-effect snow snow kicks in bitter cold in the plains.

heavy rain in florida. sunshine from the mid-atlantic all the way out west sunday, lake-effect snow continues. sunday, frigid conditions in the plains down in florida, wet weather during the morning but by the afternoon, for tampa, kickoff sunday night at 6:30 i don't know that it's on tv because it's not on nbc. partly cloudy and a temperature of 70 degrees there. that's what's going on around good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a look at our seven-day forecast. we're in the inland valleys, still cool today but you're going to see a lot of sunshine. slightly warmer tomorrow and that warming trend continues into the start of the weekend, early next week a cold front moves in and drops our temperatures a few degrees, but still doesn't bring us any rain. so we'll just see a few more clouds moving in for the first part of next week. taking a look at san francisco, upper 50s today. we'll see some low 60s for tomorrow and saturday. then back to the upper 50s next

week. and that's your latest weather. savannah >> thank you, al up next, hoda and jenna hopping on the newest fitness trend. >> i've been in my own apartment trying to do exercises and i got no juice, man. so we came to you, jo. >> what drove them to try exercising outside in the dead of winter? we're going to find out. ♪ ♪ we have ththe power toto harns californrnia's ababundant sololar and winind e,

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>> okay. so you guys, everybody's new year's resolution is always to get back to the gym and then now because the pandemic most fitness studios have been forced to get creative. many opting to bring classes outside. >> yeah. in fact, outdoor exercise happens to be one of the biggest trends of 2021 so jenna and i ditched our heavy winter coats, piled on a few layers for a chilly rooftop workout that ended up being a breath of fresh air. ♪ warming up for a workout we desperately need >> we've been sitting down, sedentary for months >> i've been eating for the last ten months >> but warming up is easier said than done in this winter weather. >> oh. >> roker >> hi, al! >> roker we're working out, babe, we're outside. we're on the roof. >> wow it's not going to get any warmer it's below freezing. >> we layered up ready to brave the cold under an open sky

gyms from coast to coast have been bringing their classes outside to stay safe and stay afloat >> lift the weights up to the sky. >> here in new york barry's moved their strength training class to the top of the moxy hotel trading their crowded red room for the open rooftop. >> it's getting hot in here. feel free to start taking off the shirts >> we signed up for a class with joe allen. we can't believe you do classes out here it's freezing. are you surprised by the popularity of the outdoor classes? >> honestly, i'm not surprised >> let's work it they love the sense of community and they love the sense of having the instructor there to feed off their own energy. >> let's go. right, left. >> that the coldest day you've had so far on this rooftop >> it started flurrying. i said, listen, if you get to do burpees, i promise they'll melt off their skin they did, and we finished our

classes with snow flurries >> i want you punching that dumbbell right to the clouds >> for anybody else watching from home that feels like that's us, but we need to get back out there, and they want to work out outside, what are the tips >> dress warm. you don't want to be too heavy but maybe not too light. maybe double up with some thermals hydrate now that you're outdoors room temperature water would be great. it will keep your chest warm and get active recovery. maybe jumping jacks or even jogging in place to keep yourself warm. >> i've been in my own apartment trying to do exercises and i got no juice, man. so we came to you, joe >> we have the roof opened up. you can see a view of the freedom tower. you're on top of the world just like, listen. i'm here and working out and we're going to have a good time. >> we're going to have a good time ♪ >> the music was pumping in our silent disco >> we're going to walk it out into a high plank. bring our right leg forward and twist it out >> jenna and i not so silent

>> my core hurts >> ow! >> in 15 seconds we'll finis out the warmup >> warmup? >> that's right. we were just getting started >> keep warm >> joe gave us a full body workout. >> we're working the biceps and core and legs. >> from squats and shoulder taps to planks and pushups. >> look at those pushups oh my goodness >> perfect form. leg raises and lunges. >> is my core tight? i can't feel it. >> we quickly realized what we missed most about in-person classes. >> go hoda go jenna go hoda. go jenna >> the constant motivation >> don't stop. this is what we're here for. we're on top of the world. >> it wasn't long before we forgot we were even outside. >> remember when we were cold? >> i can't believe it. >> i'm sweaty. >> me too. >> it's like work. working out at the beach >> my hands were numb before we started. >> me too. >> finally a much-needed

stretch. >> that was a workout. >> you ladies did not come to play >> still feeling the burn, even in the cold. >> here's to working out in the winter time. >> we did it yes. >> wow >> by the way, full disclosure, savannah was supposed to join us >> she bailed. >> she pulled the rip cord >> they were like why aren't you coming i was like because it sounds awful. >> we loved joe allen. he was a great guy the average american spends 90% of their time inside according to harvard health, outdoor exercise doesn't just support your physical health but mental health. it boosts your mood. it makes you feel better like if you have ever run outside -- >> even a fast walk. >> and by the way, even though it was hard and it doesn't look pretty, let's be honest, we felt better after nobody feels worse >> did you feel better because of the alpaca you were wearing? >> that was a sweatshirt and tie dye is in. >> i thought that was a naked alpaca somewhere going, where's my

shirt? >> if you want to try to that workout, head to our instagram page we posted joe's at-home verse of the class just for you >> he's just a great guy he's hanging out with us in the third hour >> it was fun. i would enjoy doing it at a better temperature but don't call me. i'll call you, joe >> okay. speaking of cold, up next, a special "steals & deals" to warm things up a bit. >> no alpaca today, but she does have cashmere and silk soft and cozy. >> it was tie dye. it was a sweatshirt. >> first, this is "today" on

we're back. we're back it is 8:44 with steals and deals. a lot of snow this week. it's been cold we're looking for ways to stay cozy

>> that's right. and today's lifestyle contributor jill martin is always prepared. she joins us with some of the best bargains to keep us warm. is a llama joining us today? >> yes i have it right here we'll get to the alpaca in a minute, but baby, it is cold outside, and today i want to bring you comfy and cozy i want to bring some happy into your home hopefully. first up, this is a private joke which became a little public with savannah. the adams al pa ka wrap. retail is $285 i want to show the size. it is definitely substantial and can be worn a lot of different ways and you always love this luxurious alpaca and silk blend wrap is made from alpaca, one of the world's most sustainable, luxurious, soft and sought after fibers these are super soft and lightweight. yet durable. you can wear it so many ways a scarf or around a shoulder as a wrap it comes in 21 colors. you can even throw it over a couch.

perfect for chilling or as an everyday day wrap $285 retail. the deal is $49. 83% off. your favorite color, savannah? >> alpaca. in the drinking game like carson did, you're wasted right now >> alpaca. next up the plush apparel tights and socks retail $30 to $37. we have several styles and these are great if you're working from home especially. the fleece lined or full foot or footless tights perfect to wear under skirts and dresses but thick enough to wear as a legging. the two-pack of low rolled fleece socks which are super cozy but they're thin enough to wear with sneakers or loafers. the combo pack of socks are great for boots. choose from several colors and patterns including solid, stripe, metallic and the heart print. retail $30 to $37. the deal is $14. up to 68% off.

these are really awesome the italian napa leather gloves with 100% cashmere lining. so much fun. retail $135 to $150. hoda, i could see you sporting these with your jacket you could choose from two lengths. >> i need multiple pair. i lose all my gloves i was thinking a bunch in the same color >> i know you do that's why the two lengths. the classic gloves or shorter nine-inch style with two buttons. super versatile or the feminine 11 inches long with four buttons. glamorous and great for a formal look they're just fun these luxurious gloves come in lots of colors. check today.com. retail $135. the deal $45 they are up to 70% off moving on, this is a new one the beauty scent duo, retail $60. give american beauty's mission celebrate the rich history of the land spanning from central america to mexico showcases the

voices and scents of the region. the duo is two calming wellness products the vegetable script candle and a beautiful container and a protect nourish and renew hand cream. in the brand's signature fragrance. it comes in several scents today.com for the options. the retail is $60. the deal for the set $24 that's 60% off all right. this is always popular really awesome the stove and france round cucot. the retail $429. the four quarter round cocette from oven to table is great for all those cozy meals slow cooking or simmering hearty stews and soups made of durable cast iron. al, this is up your alley. the hot heats evenly for moist and flavorful dishes it's a distinctive enamel finish it comes in lots of fun colors there's something for every personality.

head to our site to see all the options. retail $429. the deal $99 that's 77% off and what's great about this is you could use it on the oven and then serve it right on the table. and it's in a beautiful dish no muss, no fuss last up, i sleep with this this is great. the lela sleep weighted blanket. $129 to $179 i can't even lift it a lot of these are so heavy so check out the pounds if you have never tried a weighted blanket and have trouble falling asleep or in my case, staying asleep, this could be your go-to. deep touch pressure technology the blanket gives a gentle pressure that may release serotonin, encouraging calming effect relieves anxiety and helps restless sleepers stay asleep. the brand says made of 300 thread count cotton it's machine washable. comes in twin, queen and king sizes.

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guys, we are back. it is the moment we have all been waiting for maybe not all of us. the moment that i have been waiting for. the final round of our super bowl snack-it bracket. it's been a very long road, but we are finally here. we know now how america has voted to bring us this head to head matchup, that is, nachos versus guacamole that's right the headline there is nachos somehow took down chicken wings, craig, if you can believe that 58% of the vote. >> wow >> talk about an upset >> that's a stunner. >> that's like a 116 upset >> the polling was all off on this i never saw this coming. >> i'll tell you what. for some analysis of what to expect in this huge match, we had to bring in the best, that is this gentleman, steve kornacki steve, how did we get here and how is it looking for nachos against guac

>> it feels like everyone is still talking about the upset, nachos knocking off chicken wings. by the way, nachos beating chicken wings double digits there. the difference between the outcome in that one and what the point spread ahead of time that was a huge win for nachos. but really, it shouldn't have been a surprise. look at this path of destruction nachos has been on throughout the tournament. massive victories. on the other side of the bracket, nachos faces guacamole. remember, guacamole handled pi pizza rolls in the first round and really, artichoke spinach dip, a lot of people think guacamole didn't prove much. beating artichoke. >> i agree >> they're both green. >> very true >> i understand. steve, you have also laid ou nachos and guac, strengths and weaknesses what do you have there >> we have reached the title game so let's look at this

matchup and go deeper. let's look at nachos what do they bring to the table? well, versatility. what can't you put on nachos >> exactly >> that's hard to beat the weakness, we all know this one, the poor topping distribution you get outside the middle and the top of the pile, it can be tough to get the cheesy chips. guacamole, meanwhile, what do you have easy to make everybody has their favorite guac recipe. you can go out and make it the weakness this is a big one to some people it's green >> but then it turns brown >> that's a factor that's a factor. i also think this is -- i think this is just like the game on sunday i mean, i think you look at guac, it's tom brady, it's blue chip, been there, tried and true done this six other times. nachos, spicey like patrick mahomes, a little runny. he has to run around the pocket looking down field i think the snack-it bracket is reflective of the way america is feeling of the big game. >> do you think -- i want to put

it out there do you think that artichoke dip should have even been in contention >> that's the thing. they pulled the upset in the earlier round. they earned their way in the final four, but i think the burden is on guac to prove it can beat a nongreen snack food >> the burden's on guac. >> i love it when we use steve's powers >> third hour he's coming back to preview the super bowl. >> nachos! >> that's tomorrow >> good. >> good. we're ba

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live from studio 1a, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning, and welcome to the third hour of "today." it is thursday, february 4th which reminds me, it's my brother-in-law scott's birthday. you don't notice it until you say the date. you're like yes, today is something. >> and today is my sband's birthday. >> your husband's? >> happy birthday. >> i want to say quickly, this is going to be nice. i genuinely am so -- i'm so thankful for the three of you. i mean that sincerely. you guys are like my siblings. we rag on each other sometimes, but about a week ago i mentioned it was my husband's birthday and these guys were like what did you get him? he's a g h