greatest things about getting up early. the "today" show is coming up next. we'll be back in half an hour with a local news update. good morning. good morning it's brady's night >> here's brady's pass it's gronkowski back again >> tom brady and the tampa bay buccaneers dominate kansas city to win super bowl lv >> there's the pass, and there's the catch for the touchdown! >> the unprecedented seventh title of brady's career. >> how about that? >> just ahead, the touching postgame moment with his family, as fans spill into the streets to celebrate the first ever hometown super bowl win. >> all the highs and lows from

the big game in a live report from tampa supply and demand. the new plan from vaccine makers to boost production and get more shots in arms. mounting concern this morning that a dangerous strain of the coronavirus is spreading even faster, now doubling every ten days and the major, new push this morning from the white house to get kids back in the classroom. > we want to get the schools, k-8, open in the next 100 days, all of them. hard sell? president biden urges congress to get behind his nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan >> here's the deal, middle class folks need help. >> republicans saying it's too costly the democrats' left flank ready wageattle for a higher minimum and washington braces for the start of former president trump's second impeachment trial this week. we're live on capitol hill with the very latest. polar plunge tens of millions waking up this morning to a deep freeze the coldest temperatures of winter parts of the midwest well below zero this morning, while the northeast cleans up from yet

another snowstorm, with more on the way. al's got your forecast. those stories, and spot on ♪ wayne's world ♪ >> the super bowl commercials that hit the mark. ♪ >> the weeknd's energetic halftime show. note when you're gone ♪ ♪ i say ♪ >> and that magic bond between super bowl heros tom brady and rob gronkowski. >> we're going to disney world >> today, monday, february 8th,f 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza good morning welcome to "today" on this monday morning after the super bowl you know, just congratulations on waking up it was a late night, so you're

up and at 'em. what a night? >> it was a night for brady. i kept waiting for the chiefs to come back. i was watching, like, maybe this is the moment. maybe this is the moment but it wasn't to be, was it? >> no, the legend of tom brady really grows this morning. >> it is hard to overstate what brady achieved last night. so he was the oldest player ever in the super bowl, and he shined the brightest, winning both the title and the game's mvp honors. >> and celebrating with the family, of course, right after the game let's get right to nbc's sam brock is in tampa for more i guess they can call it champa bay now. >> it is rightfully earned, savannah, hoda good morning i'm with hoda. you thought the chiefs would make a charge at some point. that was ined curveball. this is the first year tampa bay and the buccaneers played together, no preseason it was a demolition last night to illustration how illustrious tom brady's career has been, this was super bowl number

seven. compare that to th patriots have six with brady steelers have six. the cowboys have five. the niners have five some of the most storied franchises in the nfl cannot compete with tom brady brady is running out of fingers for his rings, capturing his record seventh super bowl at 43. >> i think we knew this wa going to happen tonight, didn't we we ended up playing our best game of the year. >> reporter: the bucs didn't just win, they trampled last year's champs, the chiefs, 31-9. >> again running for his life. >> reporter: the bucs "d" harassing superstar quarterback patrick mahomes all night, preventing the supercharged chiefs from scoring a single touchdown. >> they were just better than us today. i don't know what else to say. >> reporter: after the game, a show of mutual respect. >> you're a legend, man. >> congrats, man you're awesome amazing. >> keep in touch >> tampa >> reporter: tampa fans celebrating the victory in their home stadium. >> this is history this means the world to tampa

bay. >> reporter: the game kicked off with a dazzling duet of the national anthem, performed by eric church and jazmine sullivan ♪ star spangled ♪ >> reporter: fans also wowed by warren snipe, who did a moving sign language version of h.e.r.'s "america the beautiful. ♪ the weeknd also electrifying on stage, singing some of his biggest hits in the halftime show using masked dancers to keep things covid friendly. and in the stands for it all, 7,500 health care workers on the covid front lines. >> you put yourself at risk to keep the rest of us safe. >> reporter: the bucs bruce arians became the oldest coach to win a super bowl at 68. >> we started believing early in the season, and we knew we'd be a tough out. all we had to do was get in the playoffs. >> reporter: a cloud hanging

over chiefs' coach andy reid days before the game, his son brit a linebackers coach involved in a serious crash, leaving a 5-year-old in serious accident, in particular, the family with the little girl who is fighting for her lifeorr: bu the night, undoubtedly, tom brady. the game's mvp with three touchdown passes, two of them to his old pal gronk. lebron james tweeting, if you know, you know g.o.a.t. talk. even brady's former team, the pats, effusive, too. congratulations to the greatest of all time. brady celebrating post game with his three kids and supermodel wife, giselle bundchen >> congratulations. >> i'm trying to stop the little clock right now. >> reporter: the legen adding to his already

unprecedented legacy. >> we believed in us're going ut team tonight and got the job done. and for good reason. some are bringing up coronavirus concerns because there were lot of celebrations that included not a lot of social distancing and masks is that a worry? >> look, savannah, we saw some images of that in our story. i spoke with tampa bay's mayor yesterday. she told me they had donated 200,000 masks to the community here but it's not clear how many were in use last night from downtown tampa to the entertainment district, we saw crowds of people, many cases, packed together, had to be dispersed in some cases, and not a ton of masks as far as concerns that the stadium looks like it was crowded, the nfl pointed out there were 30,000 cutouts and 25,000 fans and all those fans were separated with friends and family might clear up the confusion on

that point a good day for tampa we hope this doesn't lead to a covid spike. savannah and hoda? >> absolutel hope it is continued celebration safely thank you, sam we'll have a lot more throughout the morning, including a closer look at that bond between tom brady and gronk, those two yes, we'll look at the commercials, as well. >> look forward to that. now, more on the issue that hung over the super bowl celebrations across the country. we're talking about the coronavirus. while cases in the u.s. are dropping and vaccinations are increasing, this morning, there are new concerns over last night's gatherings and the dangerous strains of the virus nbc's tom costello joins us now with the latest. tom, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. quick note, i'm about 12 feet away from my photographer, but you're absolutely right, cases down 61% from their peak in january. hospitalizations also down here is the concern, a lot of people are struggling to get the second dose of their vaccine and that's happening just as greater and greater concern. and the fear is we're going to

start to slip backwards. >> tampa tampa! >> reporter: the immediate health concern this morning, whether super bowl celebration will turn into superspreader events maskless fans in the stands at tampa's raymond james stadium, and a weekend of crowded celebrity appearances captured by tmz it comes as infection and hospitalization rates have dropped in recent weeks. infectious disease experts warn scenes like these could cause a serious setback. >> i'm worried about people partying in bars, or people at home at crowded events. >> reporter: meanwhile, the nfl is looking to help tackle the vaccine rollout, offering all 30 stadiums as mass vaccination sites, each expected to inoculate thousands of people each day the country's vaccine supply may soon get a boost, as well. pfizer expected to cut its vaccine production time almost in half, from 110 days to about 60

time >> i feel that people getting the second shot, i need my second shot. >> reporter: the bottleneck has some health experts calling for a delay of second doses, instead, prioritizing getting single shots into as many arms as possible. dr. anthony fauci is warning again that. >> you can do both you can get as many people in their first dose at the same time as adhering, within reason, to the timetable of the second dose. >> reporter: upping the vaccine urgency, one study, which has yet to be peer reviewed, finds the uk strain appears to be spreading fast, doubling in the u.s. every ten days, with more than 600 americans already infected the variant is expected to become the dominate strain by march. but the virus has already taken so much. 9-year-old mckenzie gongora died just three days after testing positive >> she loved everybody, and she was like everybody's best friend. >> reporter: her family's sudden

loss, a reminder of the pandemic's pain and its unrelenting toll >> on the astrazeneca front, its effectiveness against the south african strain, what do you know >> reporter: yeah, this is a real concern they have now determined that the astrazeneca vaccine is really providing very minimal protection against even the mild forms of the south african strain in fact, in south africa, they're not even using the astrazeneca vaccine because of that concern now, astrazeneca's vaccine is not right now approved in the united states. the talk is that it could be eventually, but if it has no efficacy against the south african strain that is mutating, that could become a growing concern, as well hoda >> tom costello for us, thank you. the debate over the next round of covid relief is intensifying at the start of a key week in washington in interviews before the super bowl, president biden made the case for his plan and for the reopening of schools

this as former president trump's historic second impeachment trial is set to open tomorrow. let's get right to nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker she's on capitol hill for us this morning hi, kristen. good morning >> hi, savannah. good morning to you. president biden is aiming to counterprogram this week's impeachment trial of his predecessor, putting the focus, instead, on his push for a covid relief bill and the economy. all as washington gears up for the second impeachment trial of former president trump this week, president biden aiming to intensify his push for a $1.9 trillion covid relief package. in an interview that aired sunday, highlighting the urgency. the president was asked, is it a national emergency that nearly 20 million children have not been in the classroom for about a year >> it is a national emergency. i thinit ik time for schools to reopen safely, safely you have to have fewer people in the classroom. >> reporter: and with republicans and some democrats

urgi $1,400 direct payments he's proposing more targeted based on income, biden was pressed. >> is it someone who makes up to $50,000, or someone who makes up to $75,000 >> i'm prepared to negotiate on that here's the deal, middle-class folks need help. >> reporter: but some progressives pushing back, including senator bernie sanders. >> it is absurd to be telling working-class people, somebody who has a decent union job, making $55,000, $60,000, sorry, you're not eligible for the program. makes no sense to me at all, nor do i think it makes sense to the american people. >> reporter: buthe biden agenda will compete this week with the second impeachment trial of former president trump. on sunday, republican conference chair liz cheney defended herself after wyoming state party censured her for backing impeachment. >> the oath i took to the constitution compelled me to vote for impeachment, and it doesn't bend to partisanship. >> reporter: the trial set to

get under way tuesday, with democrats accusing the former president of inciting the attack against the u.s. capitol 17 republicans would have to join democrats for a conviction, a high hurdle. >> the outcome is really not in doubt. that doesn't mean what happened on january the 6th was okay. it means this impeachment in the eyes of most republicans is an unconstitutional exercise. >> reporter: now, the former president's first impeachment trial was 21 days, the shortest at the time. both sides are signaling this trial could be even shorter. it's not clear if witnesses will be called, but democrats say they'll likely show videos of the attack against the capitol they have asked mr. trump to testify, but his lawyers say he's not going to appear the trump defense team still planning to argue it is unconstitutional to try to convict and remove a president who is no longer in office savannah >> kristen, another item from the president's super bowl interview, he was asked about whether president trump, former receive intelligence briefings,

something former presidents get as a matter of courtesy. what did he say about that >> reporter: that's right. that is making headlines this morning. president biden telling cbs news he does not think former president trump should get those intelligence briefings because of what he called his, quote, erratic behavior the white house later clarifying that no decision has yet been made in that regard and, ultimately, intelligence officials will determine whether mr. trump gets the briefings. savannah >> kristen welker at the start of a big week, thank you very much. craig joins us now another big headline coming out of the nation's capitol. >> good morning. tributes are pouring in for a towering figure in american politics, former secretary of state george shultz. he served under three presidents he played a pivotal role in ending the cold war. he died over the weekend nbc's chief washington correspondent andrea mitchel has more on his life good morning.

>> good morning, craig george shultz, who had just turned 100 years old in december, helped bring an end to the cold war under president reagan, as the longest serving secretary of state since world war ii remarkably, he remained an influential figure against nuclear weapons and the fight against climate change until the last days of his extraordinary life >> reporter: he served in four cabinet posts under four -- two presidents. >> i, george shultz, solemnly swear. >> reporter: he viewed six years as ronald reagan's top diploma as his best government job he changed history by fostering breakthrough summits with russian leader mikhail gorbachev, halting the mad dash toward nuclear dominance then threatening the world. speaking to tom brokaw when reagan went to moscow. >> characterize for us briefly the tenor of the room when president reagan and mikhail gorbachev sit down together. >> it's a business-like kind of tenor, and i think people have

gotten to the point where they feel comfortable talking to each other, talking rather frankly. >> mr. president, are you happy with the deal? >> reporter: there were disagreements. shultz was cut out of the loop when reagan secretly sold arms to iran to try to win the freedom of american hostages telling a congressional inquiry he was deceived by the white house and cia director. >> there was a kind of guerrilla warfare going on. >> reporter: proud of his service as a marine during world war ii, shultz was shaken by the bombing of the marine bar rackss in beirut in '83, killing 241, and dedicated himself to reshaping u.s. policy so palestinians could seek self-determination after leaving government, he taught at stanford, working on arms control and becoming an ardant and climate activist. >> and people don't realize how easy it is to do something about the climate. >> reporter: in december, shultz, along with his wife, charlotte, were saluted at a virtual tribute for his 100th birthday >> i realize in listening to

people how much i've benefited by being part of a team. >> reporter: shultz was a proud princeton man. so much so, he famously had the princeton mascot, a tiger, tattooed in a place most people would never see. more than anything else, he was a great statesman. his father wrote him on his 12th birthday, his dad prayed his son would have lofty ideals and great achievements, a destiny he surely fulfilled craig? >> quite a nugget about the tattoo, as well. andrea, thank you. >> all right we have got 18 minutes past the hour mr. roker, we had a snowy day here yesterday. >> yes. >> is more on the way? >> yes, there is well, there is, but not a lot. look what they got in buffalo. you could barely see anything going on there some places picking up upwards of a foot of snow. and then as we take a look as we move into new york city, well, we got another bit of snow, too, as well, about 4 inches of snow.

now what we've got is a lot of cold air coming in wind chill advisories and warnings in the plains for wind chills as cold as 55 below right now, it feels like 26 below in minneapolis 8 in st. louis 2 in cleveland 7 in new york. 17 in d.c. this afternoon, high temperatures, these are ai temperatures, 8 in green bay minus 3 in fargo 20, detroit. 30 in new york city. tomorrow morning, more bitterly cold air with wind chills for minot, minus 40. 26 in washington 14 in boston and then as we move into wednesday morning, the cold air stays banked in there. next several days, we have really cold air hanging in there. teens in wichita 40s in dallas. only in the 50s in houston 40s in jacksonville. del rio, texas, temperatures even in the low 60s. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ness has been real good to me. but now i got this jimmys john's showing up on my turf.

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forecasts, not so easy, is it? >> oh, roker >> by the way -- >> oh, it is going to be a close game >> by the way, al, we're going to have a lot more on the super bowl coming up, in case you were wondering, including an inside look at the dynamic duo who keep rewriting history. of course, we're talking about brady and gronkowski, their special bond, both on and off the field. plus, new turmoil and lawsuits over false claims about rigged voting machines, as fox news drops one of its highest profile stars. first, this is "todalatest y"

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stadium. santa clara county will vaccinate up to 5,000 people a day, this is video of the nurses who prepped the stadium for the big day. you have to live or work in the county, be 65 years or older and sign up at secfreevax.org. the oakland coliseum will open up next week. national guard soldiers could help because it's a federal effort and cvs will start vaccinating thursday. we had a beautiful weekend. i wonder what the rest of the week is like. meteorologist kari hall is here to give us that preview. good morning, kari. >> good morning. we're starting out with some more clouds. we'll see clouds linger today in some spots, some patchy, dense fog but today we're looking at temperatures remaining mild, reaching into the low 60s and these are the temperatures we'll feel through the week even though we'll get more sunshine on wednesday. by thursday, we have some rain that will be heading our way and we'll take a break from the

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we need the middle we just have to remember the very soil we stand on is common ground >> back now, 7:30. that was one of the super bowl ads that caught a lot of eyes last night a rare commercial appearance by the legendary bruce springsteen. talks about, we don't need to be on the right or the left, we need to be in the middle that was a craig melvin favorite. >> it was wonderful. two-minute ad. the boss doesn't do super bowl commercials, never done one. he scored the entire commercial. we'll look at that and a lot of the other ones, as well. >> yeah, ads had a little something for everybody. we'll see what the experts

thought. let's get a check of your headlines at 7:30. iran's supreme leader says the u.s. must lift all sanctions before tehran will return to compliance under that 2015 nuclear deal, but president biden is rejecting that idea in an interview with cbs news, the president left no room for doubt on that matter. >> will the u.s. lift sanctions first in order to get iran back to the negotiating table >> no. >> they have to stop enriching uranium first? >> former president donald trump withdrew the u.s. from the iran nuclear deal in 2018 president biden said he will seek to revive the deal, but insisted that iran must first reverse its nuclear progress. researchers in northern india are searching for more than 165 missing people after part of a glacier broke away yesterday, sending a wall of rock and water and debris down a mountain valley.

the disaster left at least 18 people dead, but rescuers have pulled some survivors from the mud. officials say the focus today is saving 37 workers who are trapped inside of a tunnel after weeks of tense negotiations, chicago public schools and the teachers union have reached a tentative agreement to get kids back in the classroom. under the proposal, children in kindergarten through eighth grade who opted for in-person learning will go back to school early next month the plan calls for 1,500 teachers and staffers to be vaccinated every week. a full vote on the agreement could come as early as tonight. all right. now, more on the super bowl and that familiar duo. it's no stranger to success on football's biggest stage, kind of like batman and robin, right? >> yes even more successful probably. we're talking, of course, abou tom brady and rob gronkowski shined as members of the buccaneers last night after doing it for years for the patriots. >> one of our big patriot fans, nbc's stephanie gosk, joins us with more on that incredible bond hey, steph morning.

>> hey, hoda good morning savannah, you said batman and robin. i was thinking more, like, sonny and cher, captain and tenille. the classic duo who are timeless they proved again they have undeniable magic, no matter what uniform they wear. >> reporter: two football legends and long-time teammates adding another incredible chapter to their hall of fame careers. tom brady and rob gronkowski teaming up to out-duel the chiefs, helping to lead the tampa bay bucs to super bowl glory. >> to be down here, experience this with this group of guys, every year is amazing. >> we work together as a team and we are here. we're super bowl lv champs, baby. >> reporter: the dynamic dua champs, after winning three titles together with the new england patriots making his record tenth appearance in the big game,

brady was dialed in early. >> here's brady's pass it's gronkowski! >> reporter: the 43-year-old finding his favorite target to put the bucs ahead. >> the old patriots teammates reunite in the super bowl. >> reporter: later, the pair adding to tampa's lead with another touchdown. >> end zone. caught, gronkowski again >> reporter: brady's wife, model gisele bundchen, took to twitter to shout out the players and co-starring on and off the field. appearing in this ad for t-mobile. >> my goal is to win one more and grang's coming with me >> i'm retired from retiring mom, where are my football pants? >> reporter: last offseason, with gronk retired and brady mulling his next move, a reunion started gaining steam. >> i would definitely love to reconnect, and that's where the conversation started a little bit. and he was all fired up and juiced up about it. >> reporter: they both signed with tampa bay and put their friendship on display. >> you know me so well it is like you come to work with

me every day. >> it is like i've seen and known you for ten years. >> reporter: in the build-up to sunday's game, the two opened up about what makes the other so special. >> he's so positive. i think everybody wishes in their next life they come back as rob >> he brings a lot of experience, a lot of coaching, a lot of knowledge >> reporter: numbers 12 and 87 are back on familiar ground, celebrating yet another super bowl victory together. >> robbie g., congrats, baby. >> reporter: this time, with an added bonus. >> we're going to disney world whoo >> reporter: you know, for those who may be wondering, i'm not a turn coat patriots fan that's going to jump on the bandwagon because her guys went to another team and won them the super bowl my somewhat recent decision to move the whole family to tampa, i promise you, is based on the

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well-known fox business host is putting new attention on some multi-billion dollar lawsuits filed by voting machine companies. those businesses say it is linked to the spread of misinformation about the election claims that even top trump administration officials said at the time just weren't true even so, many of the rioters on january 6th seized on that misinformation, fueling the insurrection at the capitol that donald trump has been impeached for inciting >> the worst in this country's history, bar none. >> reporter: one of the most prominent personalities on the fox business network -- >> it is infuriating to everyone. >> reporter: -- now off the air, with lou dobbs' show suddenly canceled fox says it was part of planned changes, but the timing coincides with the filing of a massive lawsuit against dobbs and others at fox by smartmatic, a voting machine company. >> we don't even know who the hell really owns these companies. >> reporter: smartmatic's $2.7 billion suit alleges a disinformation campaign, arguing

fox has damaged democracy worldwide by letting its hosts run with election conspiracy theories it comes just days after lawsuits filed by dominion voting systems against two attorneys with ties to former president donald trump, sidney powell and rudy giuliani, saying the company has to stand up for the electoral process after claims like this >> we have a machine, the dominion machine, that is as filled with holes as swiss cheese and was developed to steal elections and is being used in the states that are involved. >> reporter: that's just not true, according to the country's top cybersecurity expert, who said in a statement after the election, there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised powell's attorney called the suit against her political lawfare on behalf of the radical left, preventing a victory for them a fox spokesperson said th

news network is committed to providing the full context of every story with in-depth reporting and clear opinion. adding they will vigorously defend this meritless lawsuit in court. giuliani said this is another golden opportunity for discovery, saying the dominion case is an act of intimidation, intended to scensor him it's even more urgent now after the siege on the capitol january 6th. >> i don't think those people would have believed there was a way to overturn the result if it hadn't have been for the poisonous lies beginning on election night. >> reporter: why take the step to actually go through and fil these lawsuits right now >> action should have consequences, and the truth matters. we think the american people deserve to know that the 2020 presidential election was free and fair, and the results were accurate >> reporter: several media outlets threatened with defamation letters seem to be trying to course correct fox aired a fact-checking segment in december multiple times on some of the shows mentioned in the smartmatic lawsuit.

>> no, i'm not aware of any evidence that smartmatic is sending u.s. votes to be tabulated in foreign countries. >> reporter: still, some fear the damage has been done harder to correct the record rather than spreading a lie. now the impeachment trial against president trump just one day away beyond the impeachment itself, there could be other consequences for donald trump. dominion tells me they are not ruling out suing the former president if they feel they need to experts say the lawsuits filed already show a bigger message, basically putting on notic the networks who spread these false claims lou dobbs had people sending him support after his show's cancellation, including thanking the former president himself, who says dobbs has a large and loyal following who will be watching his next move >> hallie, thank you very much. 7:44 mr. roker, you got a check of the weather? >> how about some more snow? >> no!

>> anyway, a light, quick hit in the midwest, moving through quickly. today, it is a quick mover light mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain. especially as you get down south. tomorrow, another low along the coast. a quick hit of snow in the northeast, mid-atlantic, then it moves off. generally, 2 to 4 inches of snow wait, there's more wednesday, icy travel from oklahoma into virginia, as another system develops. then on thursday, a widespread threat for snow and rain southern rain down south we are looking for snow from chicago all the way into the mid-atlantic by thursday still too early to give you any accumulations, but there's more coming that's what's going on around the country. darn that groundhog, here' >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside in walnut creek. we've seen the low clouds and fog rolling by. this is the way we're starting the day and we'll see a lot of clouds in through the afternoon. temperatures reaching near 60 degrees, all across the bay

area. we've seen more of the same tomorrow. we'll get more sunshine on wednesday. on thursday, that's when we will have a chance of rain coming in, some scattered showers and then a break from the rain on friday. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> al, thank you. coming up next, did you spot serena williams in the super bowl commercial? >> mm-hmm. >> as it was airing, she was actually right there, down under, beginning play at the australian open. >> how that tournament in australia is giving hope to one day being able to host some big events like that here in the u.s. again that's right after this.

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probably didn't -- another major event in sports. >> oh, yeah, i mean, i've been waiting all year for this. overnight, the australian open tennis tournament got under way, with covid precautions in place for players and fans while the crowd, of course, was smaller than usual, it definitely gives hope for other big events here in the u.s nbc's kelly cobiella is keeping an eye on things from london kelly, good morning. >> hi, good morning, savannah. yeah, 400,000 fans will be in those stands at the australian open over the next couple of weeks. the biggest international sporting event since the pandemic began >> reporter: the sweet sound of hope this morning in melbourne, thousands cheering in the stands at the australian open >> it definitely does feel like a celebration. >> we're back open i think we're the envy of the world in many respects. >> yeah, i'm really happy to see people in the stands it's been a bit lonely in new york so, yeah, thank you, guys. >> reporter: the crowds are smaller, just half the pre-pandemic capacity.

new covid rules are in place masks required when you can't socially distance. >> this will be one of the safest places to be in melbourne when it comes to the next two weeks. >> reporter: australia closed its borders almost a year ago when the pandemic started. strict quarantines and brutal lockdowns kept the virus in check. just under 30,000 cases and fewer than 1,000 deaths. compared to over 27 million cases and more than 460,000 deaths in the u.s. how confident are you that this australian open is going to go off without a hitch? >> 9.5 out of 10 it is possible to hold events and do it safely it is, again, people need to be willing to comply and sacrifice a bit. >> reporter: players and their coaches from 100 countries had to quarantine for two weeks before the open. serena williams sporting a

one-legged cat suit in a nod to track legend florence griffith joyner, snatching out a win in less than an hour. >> this mic is really high it's definitely good i'm pretty good at pacing myself at a grand slam. >> reporter: vintage serena. but probably not the word to use with big sister venus who's 40 >> your age, but is that front of mind for you on the court >> would it be front of mind for you if you were playing in a professional tennis match? >> not necessarily >> there you go. >> reporter: there you go. venus is 40 and still fabulous, still winning. both williams sisters advanced to the next round today. guys >> kelly cobiella, there you go. >> i'm excited. >> yeah. >> the only thing is the time difference. >> yeah. >> you have to commit to waking up in the middle of the night. >> is your boy playing >> no, roger is not in this australia open, but hopefully he'll be back. coming up -- >> oh, sorry, we're out of time. >> -- we have commercials, the

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but if the state drops into the orange tier, students can return regardless of the availability of the vaccine. that agreement is expected to go for a ratification by the board of education on february 16th. and looks like we had a little break from the rain over the weekend but i know we're well below rainfall totals. meteorologist kari hall are we expecting more rain this week? >> yes, it is going to come in on thursday, but this morning, we're dealing with some low clouds and dense fog. visibility in napa down to zero and it's at a quarter-mile in san jose. so maybe floating through some of the areas that you're not used to seeing the fog. as we go into today mostly cloudy skies. temperatures reaching into the low 60s. that rain gets here on thursday. it's not a lot of rain. this is not going to be a strong storm but it's something and we'll see another chance of rain in the forecast on saturday, we'll be watching that as we go

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, my fair brady. tom brady and the buccaneers take down the kansas city chiefs to win the super bowl. brady making history with his seventh championship ring. >> i think we knew this was going to happen tonight, didn't we? >> this morning, we'll have a full recap of the big game and the commercials that have everybody talking. >> gwen? >> blake? plus, mountain rescue. how four skiers managed to dig their way out of a deadly avalanche. >> if the one person who was partially buried was not able to

get out on his own, we would have had a worse situation than we have today. >> we'll hear from one of the rescuers at the scene straight ahead. then, man on a mission. al makes a long distance call to astronaut victor glover. how he is making his mark in history. >> yeah, i think it is important that america's space program represent the best of america, and so for little ki to be able to sesomeone thatooks l like them, that is super important to me.eld.ore romcom, from the moments that pulled at your heartstrings to the ones that made you cry. >> because you can't lose something you never had. >> it's the bracket showdown that will have you feeling all the feels today, monday, february 8th, 2021. ♪♪ ♪ i said ♪ >> our son is out of the single digits. >> and into the doubles.

>> it's my birthday! >> from our neck of the woods in oakland, california. >> to america's favorite weatherman. >> we love you, al! ♪ in the night ♪ >> waking up super bowl champs. way to go, bucs! ♪♪ >> welcome back to "today," everybody. just a busy, noisy day in our studio. good morning. i was filling out my romcom bracket. >> it's a big one. >> tight with "love actually" and "pretty woman." i don't know what's going to happen, guys. >> "pretty woman"? >> you think so? >> i've only seen three of the movies. >> "love actually," i'm pulling for it. >> you have the super bowl. we have the romcom bracket. let's get to the news at 8:00. super bowl is exactly where we start. record-breaking win for brady and the tampa bay buccaneers. brady just adding to the legend, picking up his seventh title. nbc's sam brock is in tampa where the celebrations are still going this morning. hi, sam. good morning. >> no doubt they are, savannah. good morning. the tom brady go talk has been

so common place. if you go on twitter and put #brady, you see an icon of a goat. ten super bowl appearances, seven rings, and maybe more to come. >> how about that? >> reporter: this morning, tom brady is running out of fingers for his rings, capturing his record seventh super bowl at age 43. >> i think we knew this was going to happen tonight, didn't we? we ended up playing our best game of the year. >> reporter: the bucs didn't just win, they trampled last year's champs, the kansas city chiefs, 31-9. >> again running for his life. >> reporter: the bucs "d" harassing superstar quarterback patrick mahomes all night, preventing the supercharged chiefs from scoring a single touchdown. >> they were better than us today. i don't know what else to say. >> reporter: after the game, a show of mutual respect. >> you're a legend, man. congrats, you're awesome. amazing, man. >> keep in touch. >> tampa! >> reporter: tampa fans celebrating the victory in their home stadium.

>> this is history. this means the world to tampa bay. >> reporter: the game kicked off with a dazzling duet of the national anthem, performed by eric church and jazmine sullivan. ♪ say does the star spangled ♪ >> reporter: fans also wowed by warren snipe, who did a moving sign language version of h.e.r.'s "america the beautiful." ♪ america ♪ the weeknd also electrifying on stage, singing some of his biggest hits in a slickly produced halftime show. using masked dancers to keep things covid friendly. in the stands for it all, 7,500 health care workers on the covid front lines. >> here's brady's pass. of the night, undoubtedly, tom brady. the game's mvp with three touchdown passes, two of them to his old pal, gronk. brady celebrating postgame with his three kids and supermodel

wife, giselle bundchen, adding to his already unprecedented legacy. >> happy we got the job done. >> reporter: in another first for the big game, sarah thomas just became the first female to ever officiate a super bowl. savannah, back to you. >> it was a fun night, sam. thank you. moving to a tragic story out of utah. four people were killed in an avalanche outside salt lake city, but, incredibly, four others survived the massive slide. meagan fitzgerald joins us now with the very latest. meagan, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. saturday's back country incident in utah was the deadliest avalanche in the u.s. in nearly seven years. to make matters worse, last week was the worst seven-day period since 1910, with 15 avalanche-related fatalities. >> reporter: a group of experienced skiers were in the wrong place at the wrong time. th challenging back country of fast-moving avalanche swept them

down a mountainside and buried them alive. jill mogamonaughter, sarah, is one of four skiers who didn't make it. >> she's really lived her life to the fullest and was doing what she loved to do. >> reporter: sarah's boyfriend and others jumped in to try to save them. >> when he got to her, he told us that he dug her out but he couldn't bring her back. >> reporter: it happened saturday morning. >> request at least two hoists, up to three hoists. >> reporter: another group of skiers were trapped in the same slide. wayne basham was one of dozens of rescuers that rushed to the scene. >> they were very well trained as back country skiers. >> repor had to chopper in. they had shovels and beacons

rescuers to find the bodies of the four skiers that died. >> if the one person who was partially buried was not able to get out on his own and find those other three people that were still alive, we would have had a worse situation than we have today. >> reporter: it was the third deadly avalanche last week in the u.s. three skiers died in colorado's back country on wednesday, on the same day three hikers were found dead at the scene of an avalanche in southern alaska. now, experts in utah are warning that the thin, early snow pack, more slides could be ahead. >> we are essentially pulling the rug out from underneath the snow pack, and the entire roof, the entire house, is collapsing on top of us. how dangerous uta are, saturday's slide was the sixth deadly avalanche the state has seen just this year. hoda?

>> meagan, thank you so much. sounds like we have the news covered. feels like a good time for a boost, as well. >> yeah, let's turn the beat around here. we all know restaurant workers have been struggling a lot this year, but diners in cincinnati are giving servers their big boost. they're starting a tip war between alumni and fans of two local universities. it all started a month ago, when a xavier university alum left his server, a fellow alum, a $1,000 tip on a $54 bill. he asked the s he asked the server to share it with coworkers the news spread on social media. two university of cincinnati fans decided to one up the xavier tipper, leaving $1,001 tip on another restaurant. writing, let's see how long we can keep this going. guess what that tipping war is still going a month later. so far, raised $34,000 for cincinnati restaurant workers. that story came from our very own katie ryan, who happens to be a xavier alum good for them. >> yeah. >> keep it going i thought it was super cool. >> keep us posted on that one.

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what adam heard. >> i'm sick of l.a. guys i want someone completely country, uncultured and threatened by a strong, confident woman. >> it's not wings or nachos, it's wings and tnachos hey, send my onion rings down here. >> i have your guy >> gwen? >> blake >> um, oh, my god, hilarious, right? i mean, no >> what do you mean? >> yes is what she meant sally, tell us why that was a home run >> it's ridiculous it's fantastic how this spot taps the perfect moment of pop culture, to take a story we know with a back story. social media loved this spot because there were so many aspects to it, with gwen and blake and adam it's storytelling but with a lot going on to make it fascinating. >> now, mike, you were a fan of the dolly parton and square space. you can talk about it. we'll roll it in the background.

why did you like this one? why did this one hit >> yeah, i really liked it, the ad for square space. i thought it was very well done. i mean, to invert the classic dolly parton "9 to 5" tune to "5 to 9," when so many of us spent the last year working from home. i love how it started out, with the pre-pandemic cubicle scene, with employees with their heads down, kind of doing their job, and then the whole notion of uplifting them as they focused in this techni-colored dream scape, focusing on their side hustle i thought it was very, very well done obviously, dolly meant a lot to us during the entire pandemic. >> there was one commercial that i felt like was so moving and, sally, it's your favorite, and it happens to be mine, too i didn't remember it was a to s was born with a rare condition. her legs will need to be amputated.

i know this is difficult to hear her life, it won't be easy ♪♪ ♪ mrs. long? >> it might not be easy, but it'll be amazing i can't wait to meet her >> we believe there is hope and strength in all of us. toyota, proud partner. >> how did i miss that did i go to bed? that is beautiful. >> and she cried during that one, too. >> better than the game. >> sally, tell us. >> boy, man, the feels that was profoundly inspirational, especially right now. so many of us have struggled over the last year there's been a lot of pain, a lot of crisis, and this spot demonstrates that all of us have the power to be able to triumph in situations. the spot wasn't just emotional, it was the fact that it showed

us victory emotion is an incredibly powerful hook, and in the super bowl, the game is not just to sell a product it is to embed the story with the viewers. boy, i loved this spot >> yeah. another car company kind of gave you the feels last night, too. that jeep commercial, and al was a fan of this, as well the jeep commercial, mike, bruce springsteen doesn't do super bowl commercials he did it last night here is a snippet of it. we'll talk about it, mike, on the other side. >> we need the middle. we just have to remember the very soil we stand on is common ground so we can get there. we can make it to the mountaintop, through the desert, and we will cross this divide. our life has always -- >> here is springsteen calling for reunity. it was so effective. what made it work?

>> you know, the thing that worked for me is, it is really consistent with the jeep brand positioning, as this global, iconic, american brand obviously, when you bring the boss in, bruce springsteen, kind of born in the usa, there's probably no more powerful storyteller that could have delivered that message last but not least, you couldn't tell that story in a 30-second spot. >> nope. >> the fact that jeep bought two minutes to tell that story, to travel to the middle of the country within the last few weeks, i just thought it was well executed and a very powerful message coming from the boss >> i'm not an expert, but i think they either have to make you cry or they have to make you laugh. sally, i loved will farrell's commercial we have to play a little of that, having to do with electric cars. >> norway. well, i won't stand for it.

>> will ferrell is just the greatest we have to just note that i'll buy anything he is selling you like this one? >> i love this spot. it is ridiculous super bowl ad, different is better than better this ad was different. it broke every convention of the super bowl ad, as only will ferrell could. so big hats off to the brand for taking a risk. humor is always a risk, and in this case, they definitely won the game. >> yeah. all right. sally, mike, we want to say thanks to you guys so much we'll see you next year. >> great >> thank you al, how is the weather looking? >> well, it is awfully nippy, especially around the midsection of the plains. we're looking at temperatures that are only going to be in the teens, with wind chills that are well below zero. as you get up into the northern plains rather toasty in texas and florida. as far as the sky conditions, light snow coming across the upper midwest. snow also in the western plains. mild down in texas sunshine along the eastern seaboard, but chillier than

usual. that's what's going on around the country. . good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, take a look at our seven-day forecast, we are dry today, even with all of the fog and the clouds that we're seeing right now, and we'll see those clouds linger through the afternoon, tomorrow, more of the same with highs in the low 60s, we should see some more sunshine on wednesday, and we are getting ready for some rain, we'll see those chances moving up by thursday. a break from the showers on friday, and then another chance of some more widespread rain heading into saturday. >> and that's your latest >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> al, thank you time for "pop start. we have sheinelle doing carson duty this morning. good morning. >> good morning. how are you guys this morning? ready for "pop start"? >> always. >> guess what we're going to start with. >> super bowl. >> the weeknd, of course not that weekend, the weeknd that was good, wasn't it he had big shoes to fill after j.lo's super bowl performance, but he brought style and

creativity to this year's halftime show, singing a medley trademark red jacket one of the performances, in particular, had people talking you probably remember, when he entered a hall of mirrors. ♪ ♪ and i know she'll be the deat of me ♪ ♪ at least we'll both be numb ♪ ♪ never be alone ♪ ♪ i can't feel my face when i'm with you but i love it i love it ♪ >> you're singing along. predictably, the moment getting the meme treatment on twitter. one user writing, 4-year-old me in the grocery store, looking for my mom another person tweeted, me looking for my friends when the bar is closed at 2:00 a.m. here's one many can relate to, my camera roll when i take back my ipad from a toddler >> yes. >> despite the jokes, it's the weeknd who is having the last laugh.

his songs have taken over the itunes chart with his hit single "blinding light" at the number one spot for everyone wondering why his dancers were bandaged up, it is a nod to his character from his latest album the weeknd saying it is, quote, absurd hollywood culture and people manipulating themselves for superficial reasons to please and be validated. there you go >> they were already masked. >> that's what i thought at first. i thought it was because the had to have their masks on. >> i love the strings. i enjoyed the strings. >> yeah. >> i was surprised we knew every single song. >> yeah. >> it's one of those things where you know them all. we had a lot of fun with our super bowl snack-et bracket, with nachos coming out on top. we thought, why not do another one? this time of year, valentine's day, just in time. we're excited to announce the "today" romcom bracket showdown. here we go everyone will have an opinion on this one contenders are, "when harry met sally" versus "bridget jones' diary.

this is a tough one. "love actually" versus "pretty woman. >> that is not a tough one. >> really? >> that's a layup. >> "pretty woman," right >> no! >> "love actually. >> what? >> "crazy rich asians" and "sleepless in seattle. "how stella got her groove back" and "my big fat greek wedding. "something has to give" versus "think like a man. "say anything" goes head-to-head with "how to lose a guy in 10 days." my favorite, "notting hill" versus "overboard. and one more "forgetting sarah marshall" versus "you've got mail. >> sounds like i know who you have chosen. >> craig's eyes are glazing over, and al you seen any of these? >> four or five. >> about six of them. >> okay, all right. >> haven't heard of a couple of them. >> really? >> i've seen them all, like, ten times each. >> who do you have any final >> should we get it away >> should we tell? >> america is voting all the way. all the way to the finish. >> are you >> i'm torn between "bridget jones" and "say anything." i don't know where i'm going to end up. >> who is in "say anything"?

>> john cusack with the boom box. it is iconic. >> here's the thing. "my best friend's wedding. >> was that in there >> no. >> some say we overdue brackets, and they're right. we do. good morning, it's 8:26, i'm cierra johnson. traffic right now being rerouted to san jose's willow glen on meridian avenue between minnesota and glen drive. police are dealing with someone barricaded inside of a home, that's all the information they're giving us right now. in contra costa county,d se near bethel island after a late night boat fire. the owner of a 30 foot cabin cruiser lives on board and is not accounted for. we're going to take a look at the weather. beautiful weekend but we're not sure what's up this week. good morning, kari.

>> good morning, we are starting out with a lot of fog, and some unusual spots, like san jose, and parts of the peninsula but we're going to see that fog lifting, but staying with us today with some clouds. and temperatures reaching into the low 60s. we'll see more clouds in the forecast tomorrow but at least we will have the mild weather. a little bit more sunshine on wednesday. we're getting ready, also, for some rain, that will be moving in on thursday. scattered showers in the forecast but moving out on friday and we could see more widespread rain. neither one of these storm systems will be strong but something we'll be watching throughout the week. >> i'll have another local news update for you in a half an hour.

last week, jimmy got fancy this week is dwayne johnson and priyanka and ♪ i can't feel my face when i'm with you ♪ back at 8:30, monday morning, february 8th, 2021. >> al, you have a cool conversation coming up, as we honor black history month. >> i'm excited about this. they beamed me all the way up to the international space station. not really but i did get to talk with victor glover. he's the first black astronaut on a long-term stay. he's going to talk about why it

is so important for the next generation of explorers. >> cool. also ahead, ready or not, it is time to talk taxes. stephanie ruhle will be along with what we need to know about new changes in the tax rules and filing during the pandemic we're also going to get you ready for valentine's day with wine pairing advice for the real world. expert tips on what to drink with your special someone, whether you've got steak, sushi, pasta, even chocolate on the menu, perhaps. on the third hour, a remarkable doctor who dedicated his life to understanding prostate cancer and its impact on african-american men. he is not only a res coming up tomorrow on "today," craig, you are chatting with a person i love, a gospel singing legend. >> i'm a huge fan, have been for years. kirk franklin, 16-time grammy winner he's trying something new now to lift our spirits and inform us

at the same time we'll have that for you tomorrow he also let me sing with him. >> what? >> oh! >> wait, what? >> yeah. i don't want to give away too much. >> we've heard you you're pretty good this will be fun. >> you're a kind liar. >> we heard you saying, "i can't feel my face when i'm with you." >> you're musical. you have the french horn. >> the violin. might as well be the same. >> both funny. mr. roker, a check of the weather? >> all righty. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by sleep number discover the sleep number 360 smart bed for proven quality sleep at a sleep number store near you >> let's look at your weather for the week ahead we start off with some snow in the midwest. sunshine along the east coast. pleasant down in texas some snow in the western plains. as we get to the mid-week period, a lot more snow coming into the midwest, the mid-atlantic freezing cold in the plains. mild from southwest into the southern part of the gulf.

and then as we get into friday, another snow threat for the northeast. wet weather in the south look for bitter blast of cold air with snow through the central plains, into the western plains and pacific northwest that's what's going on around the country. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing dense fog in parts of the south bay where visibility is down to about a tenth of a mile. dense fog going up to the peninsula and napa that has zero visibility because of dense fog. watch out for that heading out the door. mostly cloudy day, and temperatures reaching into the low 60s. we'll see more 60s in the forecast but then also a chance of showers for thursday, but also more rain for the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather, craig also played bassoon. played the bassoon. >> why is that so funny? al, you have our next story. introducing us to a history-making astronaut aboard

the international space station. >> station, this is al roker with nbc news. it is great to hear your voice i have you loud anht there, movg mr. roker has a conversation with this pioneer, setting a powerful example here on earth and in space

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enter the golden state with real california dairy. series "changemakers" in honor of black history month you have a great one this morning. >> i was excited to get this assignment astronaut victor glover is up on the international space station right now, the first african-american to board it for an extended mission. i was thrilled to get the chance to catch up with him from his new home away from home. >> nbc news, this is mission control houston. >> station, this is al roker with nbc news. how do you hear me >> mr. roker, brother roker, al, it is great to hear your voice

i have you loud and clear. >> reporter: astronaut victor glover is on a six-month mission on the international space of ue station. for those of us who are more firmly planted on earth, what is it like being at the international space station? >> it is an amazing place to be. it is an outreach facility, a manufacturing facility, laboratory i try to emphasize the fact that it is also our home. i mean, this is where we live, and the seven of us up here are like a family. >> the crew one astronauts beginning their journey to the launch pad. >> reporter: last november, glover, along with three crew mates, left earth on dragon capsule resilience. >> ignition, liftoff >> reporter: your first space walk, what was that like >> i have to be honest, i'm still processing it. it was amazing >> this view from the international space station of nasa astronaut victor glover. >> the first moment going out of the hatch, seeing the earth 260 or so miles beneath us, it woke me up, let's say. i had time to take a deep breath

and consciously look around and take in the scenery. watching the size and set from outside the space station is truly phenomenal it was an amazing view. >> reporter: glover is making a big milestone in space >> hello, everyone of. >> reporter: he is the first african-american crew member on an extended mission on the international space station. >> i think it is important that america's space program represent the best of america, and so, for little kids to be able to see someone that looks like them, that is super important to me. >> reporter: glover following in the footsteps of the first black astronaut, guion bluford, and the first black female astronaut, dr. mae jemison >> when i was a kid, i saw a shuttle launch on television i thought to myself, i would love to drive that >> reporter: glover grew up in california his dad a policeman. his parents instilling in him a desire to do well in school, studying engineering. >> i owe an immense debt of gratitude to my mother and my father they are the primary influences

in my life they helped to get me to this point alive and saneand i think that's saying something. >> reporter: he served in the u.s. navy, completing advanced flight training in 2001. in 2013, glover was selected as one of eight members of the 21st nasa astronaut class >> looking at the earth without the lines drawn on typical maps, to just appreciate the beauty of nature it is ettyprlear where man has been and continues to expand, but there are spaces we haven't been it is just absolutely phenomenal trying to manage that balance going forward is something that all of us are going to be challenged to do but we have to do it because it's about our existence >> reporter: now serving as flight engineer for expedition 64 on the international space station. anybody you want to say hi back to here on earth >> my family, my wife, dionna, and my kids have been with me on this adventure for 22 years. i just want to tell them i love

them and thank you for being along on this ride. >> reporter: glover's ride making history on the international space station, making history itself, now celebrating 20 years >> it is such a powerful testament to what we are c when we actually take those collective differences and we work together on something great, that's in support of all people, this is just one of the things that we're capable of >> besides his family, glover also says hi to his high school calculus and ap biology teacher. and one thing we share in common, besides a hairline, is we're both sigmas. >> oh! >> that's right. >> okay. >> wonderful story >> that was great. >> awesome and that connection was incredible it's better than most zoom calls. >> true. >> hi! >> it is technology. >> awesome. just ahead, guys, after a year like no other, a lot of you

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all right. we're back with our series called "the price you pay. the pandemic has impacted the economy in so many ways, big and small. >> that's right. this morning, we're going to focus on the unprecedented year's impact on your taxes and what you need to know before filing in the coming weeks and months stephanie ruhle is our senior business correspondent stephanie, i think i promoted you. i know your social media inbox has been flooded with questions. we tried to pick out a few of the hot topics here's one from care rhee. she's been working home because of the pandemic. i'm a teacher, and i set up my office to be used solely for my classroom since march. >> i hate to tell you this, but

the answer is most likely no for those of us who have full-time jobs, we should check with our hr department maybe our employer offered us some sort of stipend for our home office gear if you get a w-2, if you have a full-time job, most likely, you cannot file any sort of deductions for your home office. now, if you're self-employed, if you're a consultant, if you run your own busin different story. >> a lot of folks, steph, have moved during this time they packed up, some have left cities, gone to other states even how does that affect how you file >> this is a super complicated one. work from home, we thought, that can be work from anywhere. college grads moved home with their parents to save money, maybe pay off debt many of us left cities, moved to the country. when we did that, we forgot to say, i might need to be filing my taxes differently i might need to tell that state. for some people, you might owe in two states.

now, certain states have relationships with one another for example, new york and new jersey, you get a credit for the other state. if there was ever a year wherer, this might be the year for this very reason. because right now, you could be in a situation where you've got to pay two states. >> okay. does the early bird catch the worm can you file taxes now if you're really on your game? >> early bird is always a good move you can't file until this friday, but you can definitely get your paperwork together. you've got a shorter window this year, so between now and actual deadline you want to get it done sooner remember, the sooner you file your taxes, the sooner you get that refund. tax experts always tell us, if you do direct deposit, do it online, you'll get the check sooner. >> steph, a lot of people lost their jobs during this time. they've been collecting unemployment and may be confused over, what am i supposed to do now? how do they file >> you have to file your taxes either way, but here's what's really important for people who lost their jobs or who maybe ended up in a different financial situation this year. remember the first stimulus payments were based on what you

made the previous year it's based on your taxes if suddenly in 2020 you were making a whole lot less, and you're eligible to get a stimulus check, you need to file your taxes asap. when they realize you are eligible from last year, you'll get the money you were owed. >> here's another question frank duffy with a question of taking out money from your 401(k) during the pandemic a lot of folks doing that. he says, what is up with 401(k)s? my wife and i cashed in portions to keep afloat at times in 2020. do you foresee any tax rules to help out those taxed for doing so >> this year, yes. normally, if you take money out from the 401(k) or retirement account before you're 60, you do have to pay a penalty plus taxes. not this year because of covid if you were sick or your spouse, you lost work, or you couldn't get child care, the c.a.r.e.s. act, which they passed early on during covid, gives you some relief you can take out up to $100,000 from your 401(k) and not pay a penalty. you've got three years to pay

and if you decide to put that money back in, you'll get those taxes back >> steph, lastly, a lot of people sometimes want to file an extension. they just want to kind of kick the can down the road because they don't want to deal with it. is that a good idea or bad idea? >> filing an extension is not a bad idea, but you need to do it. doesn't mean ignoring your taxes and paying them later, especially if you owe money. you want to get yourself on a payment plan, let the government know, i owe this money, i might not have it yet, and they can put you on a program, rather than just ignoring it and sticking it all in a shoebox in the back of your closet. then, you'll owe your taxes plus penalties plus interest. file now and tell the government about your situation >> all right stephanie, thank you very much >> steph, thanks. coming up, we are helping with your celebrations for valentine's day. we have lessons on picking the budget-friendly wines that go with the perfect meal or dessert. all of that.

okay we're back with "today food. we're getting ready for valentine's day, big day a menu to surely impress your date. >> tasting menu at your house this year? >> definitely. winery in the south before following her passion to new yo what pairs with wings? >> sommelier vanessa price caught the wine bug while working at a small winery in the south before following her passion to new york city. >> now, she's uncorking the secrets to pairing a glass of wine with your favorite foods. her book is called "big macs and burgundy." you pair some crazy things together you have chocolate chip pancakes with some wine leftover thanksgiving day sandwich that goes with a wine how did you put these all together >> well, you know, it actually started as a column for "new york" magazine a couple years back and sort of snowballed into what became the books. >> do you feel like there is no food on earth that can't be

paired with a good wine? is there a challenge we could throw at you like bean dip or something? >> i like a good challenge i think wine belongs in the everyday space of course, we love doing the fancy meals, the tasting menus, all those sorts of things. you know, we want to enjoy a glass of wine on a tuesday night with whatever we're having, even if it is bean dip. you know >> before we continue, and we want to in a second, where are you? is that a real background? >> is that heaven? >> it is a real background i'm at a restaurant project that i'm developing in the hamptons, out in montauk called maverick's montauk. >> before you dig in there, tell us about this matt damon chance encounter you write about in the book, and how that really sort of shaped all of it moving forward. >> well, you know, when you're a young gal from a conservative state, conservative family, and you go to, you know, experience the night life in miami, and you meet a famous person like matt

damon, and he happens to tell a story about how he dropped out of harvard to write "goodwill hunting," follow your dreams, i thought that meant i should, too. i dropped out of school and moved to new york to go to a conservatory. >> it worked out for you here you are you have a book, it's awesome. >> yeah, it did. >> let's talk about a few pairings for us. what's the first one >> i do. the very first one is a spicy tuna roll. sushi is one of the things we love to splurge on, especially for a valentine's day or galentine's day meal it is a good one my recommendation with that would be to do a sparkling rose. if you're looking for something to give you a good bang for your buck, a rose in spanish. would be an excellent option if you want to splurge and if you want to go for champagne, i'd recommend one that is super dry. >> how about a lasagna

what'd you pair with that? >> with the lasagna, i would love if everyone would step out of the box if you had a syrah, you know the good ones can be expensive if you can step off the beaten path a little bit and go to place you might not have guessed, say, anywhere like morocco, you can get a phenomenal syrah from one of the best winemakers doing it in the game today for a fraction of the price, around 20 bucks >> vanessa, can i ask a question can you get a good -- to pair with whatever, a good box wine >> you actually can. it's one of those things, i'm actually a big advocate of it. if it is a young wine, fresh wine, something meant to be drank relatively quick from coming to the market, it is actually more environmentally friendly to ship that way. it is not going to, you know, hurt the quality of the wine at all. i wouldn't age my bordeauxes in a box, but a fresh, everyday

drinking wine, yeah. >> do you have another pairing i can't really make it out that almost looks like a donut >> well, it's a steak but -- >> oh, okay. my eyesight isn't that great. >> so much lighting on me, maybe it's kind of brightening it out a bit. it is actually a steak with this one, i would definitely go with the classic, which is a napa valley cabernet. i have two recommendations, both from the same property one coming from the young vine called carpe diem. the second, which is a bit more of the splurge option, napa nook very famous estate in napa >> we're ending with something sweet at the endhocolate what do you pair with that >> with that, i actually pair a sherry it is one of those thing people don't think about sherries, i don't know, because we think it is sweet or it is going to be kind of not good there's so many options. from dry to sweet. a lera reserva was right in

between. ox ox dative not super sweet, so it'll work with the bitter chocolate. >> the alarm went off. we're out of time. what would you pair with a donut, now that i think about it >> in the book, i do krispy kreme donuts with a sparkling -- >> i was going to guess that, yes. okay >> vanessa, thank you. >> only when the "hot now" sign is on. >> you can find more of vanessa's pairings at our website, today.com/food. >> fun. >> i'm looking forward to the boxed wine you bring in, mr. roker, for valentine's day. >> you bet. coming up, "3rd hour of today. if you need help dealing with and overcoming the stress in your life, we're going to get pointers from a retired navy s.e.a.l. who knows a little about handling stressful situations we'll have that in a few minutes. first, your local news

good morning, it's 8:56, i'm cierra johnson, teams in santa clara are getting levi stadium to be the first masked covid vaccination center. it's supposed to open tomorrow and it's hoping to vaccinate 5,000 people a day, available for people who live or work in

santa clara county, and only those who qualify. right now you have to be over the age of 65 and sign up at secfree vacc website. happening now, one of several developments in that vaccine rollout, oakland coliseum is still on pace to open next week for alameda county, and some bay area cvs stores will start vaccinations as soon as thursday. kris sanchez and following it all with a live report in our midday newscast. also at midday, san francisco moves a small step closer to reopening schools for in-class learning, teachers and unions have an agreement -- critics say the argument falls short, and san mateo's tom brady, a man without equals when it comes to nfl greatness, super bowl lv only adding to his legendary status.

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