though. gorgeous start to your wednesday morning. we sure hope that you're off to a good start. >> better take your shades as you head out the door. thanks for joining us. have a fantastic day. the head of the fda putting it bluntly. >> most people are going to get covid. >> this morning, living with this new reality, and the cdc considering changing its own guidance to recommend all americans wear higher quality masks. we've got everything you need to know. call to action. the president puts the battle over voting rights front and

center and calls out lawmakers. >> i've been having these quiet conversations with members of congress for the last two months. i'm tired of being quiet. >> his challenge and stern warning to both parties, but does he have the votes to back it up? our report, straight ahead. bundle up. millions across the east waking up to another morning of frigid temperatures. >> this is brutal out here. >> just ahead, what people are doing to cope, and al already tracking the next blast of arctic air and a major cross-country winter storm. unanswered questions. the search for what caused beloved actor bob saget's sudden death. this morning what he recently revealed about his own health, and a first look at his final standup performance just hours before his passing.ed errors. novak djokovic admits knowing he had covid while attending a high-profile interview and blames his agent for misleading australian officials ahead of his arrival. will that to get him back on the court? and a league of her own. the yankees name the first

female manager in minor league history. inside the ground-breaking move that's changing the face of the national pastime, today, wednesday, january 12th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, there is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1b in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it's wednesday morning. we're so glad to have you along with us. i'm working from home again. hoda is holding it down in the studio. >> i've got your chair waiting right here for you, s.g., when you get back. we do have a lot to get to and we're starting with major headlines in the pandemic. new numbers show just how fast this has spread across the country. it's easily become the dominant strain of covid. it happened in a number of weeks. >> absolutely. that rapid surge leading to new confusion once again over masks and the possibility now of new and upgraded guidelines about

masks from the cdc. meantime on the testing front, the white house announcing just hours ago new efforts to keep kids in school by sending out millions of rapid and pcr tests. >> all of this coming amid a tense showdown on capitol hill where things got personal between lawmakers and dr. anthony fauci. nbc's tom costello has it all covered for us, tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of scrutiny with the white house and the cdc over tests and messaging. this morning word that the administration is starting to ship test kits to schools nationwide and the cdc expected to urge all americans to upgrade our masks as omicron is spreading unchecked across the country. overnight new data showing the highly contagious omicron

variant now makes up almost all new covid cases in the u.s. a staggering 98%. it happened at lightning speed too, spreading in just over one month. with covid cases surging and hospitalizations hitting all-time highs, the cdc is now considering whether to update its own mask guidance, potentially recommending americans choose higher quality options like n-95s or the chinese-made kn-95. >> they are really, really tight fitting and help filter out very small airborne droplets of covid. >> reporter: the typical surgical mask provides decent protection but doesn't seal tightly around the nose and mouth. the biden administration also taking a big step to keep kids in school, announcing this morning it will hand out 5 million rapid covid tests and another 5 million lab-based pcr tests to schools nationwide every month for free. meanwhile the nation's top health officials faced a grilling on capitol hill. tuesday's testimony punctuated by this very concerning message. >> most people are going to get covid. >> reporter: the experts were

blasted over their mixed messaging and criticized for their confusing changes in guidelines. >> the american people are right to be confused. it seems like you all don't talk amongst yourself. >> reporter: lawmakers demanded answers over the critical test shortage. >> our frustrated constituents cannot find rapid tests. >> reporter: a contentious hearing that turned personal at times. >> you are totally incorrect. >> reporter: dr. fauci clashing with republican senator roger marshall and later heard on a hot mic. >> what a moron. jesus christ. >> reporter: senator rand paul and fauci also sparring again. >> you're not an objective scientist. you've lost that long ago. >> reporter: fauci accused the kentucky republican of putting him, fauci, in danger, citing a case last month of an man arrested with a hit list. >> the police asked him where he was going, and he was going to washington, d.c., to kill dr. fauci. >> tom, let's go back to this

mask and potentially new guidance from the cdc on better masks. there are also concerns about fake ones appearing online. how do you make sure you're not getting a bad one? >> you've got to do your homework. the cdc is warning in fact that about 60% of the kn-95s, those are the masks that are made in china, that they, 60% are are counterfeit. so when buying an n-95, that's the american made, look for the stamp that says niosh. that certifies from the government there's also a nonprofit project called project n-95.org, a great website, which links to certified and vetted masks but it can be confusing. listen, you've got an n-95, this is also an n-95. this is called a kn-95 there's also something called the kf-95 in korea you have to do your homework to make sure you get something vetted and certified. >> just adding to the confusion there, tom

thank you very much for trying to clear it up, appreciate it. meanwhile the battle over voting rights is intensifying in the wake of a major speech from president biden. the president declaring he is tired of being quiet on the issue, throwing his full support behind changing senate rules if that's what it takes to pass new legislation. kelly o'donnell has more on all of this. hey, kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. the president is going big on this issue, but he can only persuade he has no direct power to change voting rights laws or the rules of the senate. now, these bills would guard against states enacting discriminatory practices and would nationalize rules for things like early voting and mail-in ballots. the president says protecting the country's democracy is his job. >> let's go get this done. >> reporter: this morning, president biing a stark choice for senators, as pressure builds to expand voting rights. >> do you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace?

this is the moment to decide, to defend our elections, to defend our democracy. >> reporter: as early as today, senate democrats are expected to again try to pass voting rights protections. but their slim majority is short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a republican senate filibuster republican mitt romney called the president's message divisive >> he charged that voting against his bill allies us with bull connor, george wallace and jefferson davis. so much for unifying the country. >> reporter: the president, who for decades backed the longstanding filibuster rule says he supports a limited change and has been urging lawmakers to act. >> i've been having these quiet conversations with members of congress for the last two

months i'm tired of being quiet >> reporter: the president focused his argument through the lens of history, visiting the seat of the civil rights movement in atlanta with the vice president, placing a wreath at the burial place of dr. martin luther king jr., while some civil rights advocates have grown impatient with mr. biden. >> the reality is we still have no plan to get to 60 votes or 50 votes with the filibuster carve-out. >> reporter: georgia's stacey abrams did not attend, citing scheduling the naacp's national president reacted. it's time for this administration to match their words with actions asked if he has the votes when he stopped at dr. king's ebenezer baptist church, the president said -- >> so president biden does want to change that senate rule to get the voting rights passed but there's the question, does he have the support >> reporter: it doesn't look like it right now. senate democrats say what they have to do is up the pressure by

forcing votes to show where senators stand names we've heard often, joe manchin and kyrsten sinema oppose changing senate rules and there may be other democrats who do too and all republicans are against it when we're talking about the filibuster that was meant to encourage consensus by going beyond a simple majority, but critics say it has been abused so the next few days will be critical expect this debate to be intense. >> you'll have your eye on that one, kelly o thank you so much. craig will be sitting down exclusively with vice president harris we will have their wide-ranging conversation for you tomorrow on "today." let's turn now to the bitter cold that millions of us are feeling this morning folks all across the northeast waking up to another morning of unusually frigid temperatures and downright dangerous windchills the next blast of arctic air and a new round of snow could be on the way. al's got the answers in just a moment

but first stephanie gosk is freezing again for us this morning. she's in chilly bryant park in midtown manhattan. hi, steph. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, savannah according to a meteorologist in massachusetts, this cold has come from the, quote, far regions of the planet, which sounds a little dramatic, but honestly if you've had to do anything outside the last couple of days, it has sort of felt that way later on in the day, the temperatures will rebound a little bit, but for now that arctic air has a firm grasp. across the northeast an arctic blast for the record books. >> it's cold, cold. >> this is brutal out here. >> reporter: the coldest air in years gripping the region, bringing bone-chilling temperatures and subzero windchills tuesday. >> coming out here and it's single digits even in the middle of the day crazy. >> reporter: enough to suspend a fork full of spaghetti in midair on top of mount washington and create this ice disk in a river in maine even in portland, a city known for its brutal winters, this cold felt particularly chilly.

>> it's got that next level cold feeling actually. >> reporter: throughout new england, folks bundling up to brave the bitter cold. >> we are in layers, right how often do i get to wear my double lined -- >> reporter: in massachusetts snow and wind created a wintry mess on cape cod and dangerous travel conditions on the roads in cambridge students were forced to evacuate in single-digit temperatures after a small fire broke out police and fire crews rushing in to quickly put out the flames. meantime in new york city, the air cold enough to freeze this fountain new yorkers powered through the day amid freezing temperatures, the coldest daytime high the city has seen in nearly three years. masks during a pandemic pulling double duty. >> this week i started wearing the n-95 if you wear the cloth one over

it i feel like i'm protecting and my face is warm. >> reporter: as i mentioned, those temperatures are going to go up but it's going to be a painfully short reprieve because then they're going to dive again and then the snow comes and it just keeps circling all around savannah, back to you. >> and you're always in the middle of it, stephanie, thank you very much. appreciate it. >> i love that optimistic woman who said look, i get to wear two pairs of my warm mittens, i love that it's a perfect time to say good morning to mr. roker this sounds like it's going to be a long haul. >> yeah, it is, but it's winter and we're going to get through it together so here's how we start off. right now windchill of 23 buffalo, 29 cincinnati, minus 29 caribou, feels like 2 above in boston rising new york city today will get to 41, 46 in d.c., indianapolis 43, ames, iowa, up to 46 degrees that's 17 degrees above average. then we drop back down again 20 in new york city. cleveland you'll be at 21. 23 in chicago on saturday. now, this next storm that we're tracking comes out of canada and

it pushes down friday, bringing snow to the plains into the midwest. we're talking from the dakotas all the way down into iowa about 6, maybe even 8 inches of snow saturday dives into the gulf, picks up moisture, picks up over the appalachians and then brings heavy snow potentially from knoxville, roanoke, charleston, then makes its way up the coast bringing snow inland if it's right along the coast, heaviest snow is in the inland cities, roanoke, pittsburgh, albany, new york, up into boston if it's offshore that snow moves east and all along the i-95 corridor so, guys, we'll continue to track this but it's going to be an interesting next several days. >> you'll have your eye on that, mr. roker. it is 7:14 good time to say hello to craig. you have an incredible story of survival. >> yeah, hoda, good morning. good morning to you as well.

a medical helicopter carrying an infant and three others crashed in a busy residential neighborhood but here's the thing, everyone onboard made it out alive. a remarkable story this morning. nbc's national correspondent gabe gutierrez joins us with it. gabe, good morning to you. >> hey, craig, good morning. just about everyone who saw this happen is calling it a miracle, crediting the pilot with a heroic landing this morning the ntsb is investigating why this medical helicopter crashed tuesday in a residential neighborhood just west of philadelphia but what's truly remarkable is that everyone onboard, including a 2-month-old baby girl, survived >> it was absolutely insane. i've never seen anything like this. >> i literally see the chopper in the sky like right there. and so i'm stopped but then there's a moment where i realize this is going to hit the ground so that's when i pulled into reverse. >> reporter: this man was driving his family and says he barely missed the aircraft.

>> this is absolutely a miracle from the lord. >> reporter: a miracle, witnesses say, right next to a church. >> it's an absolute miracle here what you see behind you. there's no debris, no wires down, no trees. >> reporter: the chopper had been flyinspital of philadelphia carrying two crew members, a nurse and the infant. >> everyone is out of the helicopter. arrived, but witnesses say they could see the chopper was in trouble moments before the >> we heard the loud noise we looked up and we saw how low the helicopter was. >> reporter: according to flight aware the chopper first took off from maryland around 10:30 tuesday morning. minutes later it landed with no apparent problems about 20 miles away in central pennsylvania before taking off again. it was about 40 minutes into that next flight when tracking data shows the aircraft dropping altitude that's when authorities believe the pilot noticed a problem. >> what the pilot was able to do was amazing. our reports indicate that he first started to experience some trouble on route 1 and was

looking for somewhere to land. >> reporter: tense moments in the sky for more than a mile before the pilot finally brought the chopper down a spectacular landing that saved lives. >> can't wait to meet this gentleman, shake his hand for getting this helicopter down the way he did. >> reporter: no word on what caused the crash, but ntsb investigators will be arriving this morning we're told the baby is in stable condition and the hero pilot upgraded to fair condition just amazing all around, craig. >> goodness, a miracle indeed. gabe gutierrez, thank you for that one. i think it's time to check back with mr. roker. we need more, al. >> i'll give you more weather. we've got more precipitation in the pacific northwest, flooding possible, sunshine through the southwest. another weak clipper coming out of canada will cause very little problems we are looking at plenty of sunshine through the gulf, milder temperatures in the east and northeast today. forecast is.

good morning. it is 7:18 right now. a live look in san francisco. we do have temperatures right now in the 30s and 40s. your forecast highs for this afternoon will be pleasant, partly sunny. 60s for san jose. 63 in santa rosa. over the next seven days, dry weather will remain. expect sunny skies through the weekend. temperatures in the upper 50s heading into friday, saturday and sunday. nice weather for inland areas. >> and that is your latest weather. guys. >> all right, al, thank you.

coming up, guys, in search of answers surrounding the sudden death of bob saget. what the star had just recently revealed about his health and the touching new tributes from people who were at the comedian's final standup show. and then, it was one of the worst cruise line disasters ever the costa concordia running aground with thousands onboard ten years later survivors are sharing new stories of what they experienced and the human error that added to the chaos. that added to the chaos. firs this is "today" on nbt,c.

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ahead as central banks try to control the spike in prices. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson in petaluma. there are new occupancy limits for folks gathering indoors and outdoors here in sonoma county. so that includes anything with more than 50 people indoors, more than 100 people outdoors. gatherings are not allowed to include more than 12 people at higher risk and that order does not apply to school classrooms or outdoor activities. and we are going to be enjoying a lovely day. 7:27 right now. a live look in san francisco. we have the pink hues in the sky, highs in the mid-60s. san jose, 65. san francisco, 61. partly sunny and we are expecting for this dry weather to remain today. this will lead us off into the seven-day forecast of sunshine with mild temperatures in the 50s. kris?

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i'm delighted to i'm delighted to have this chance through dave garroway to emphasize our great national interest in developing our hospitals, developing research. >> to be with the president was a very great honor for us in the program and we are deeply appreciative of it. >> back 7:30 with a milestone on "today." that happened back in 1961 the nation's brand new president, john f. kennedy, sitting down with dave garroway. >> well, that was the very first time the sitting u.s. president was interviewed on a regularly scheduled television program now every president has come by since then it's been moments like that that we're going to be celebrating on friday that's the day that this show turns 70 years old. >> wow.

>> look forward to that. wow. let's get a check of your headlines. 7:30 now an investigation under way this morning into the shooting death of a north carolina man by an off-duty sheriff's deputy. the shooting has sparked days of protests in fayetteville on saturday police say 37-year-old jason walker ran into traffic, jumped onto the deputy's truck and broke his shot walker and then called 911. the deputy has been igation. a passenger was arrested yesterday after reportedly entered the cockpit of an american airlines plane and damaged the aircraft it happened while passengers were boarding. it was a flight from honduras to miami. the cockpit door was open when the man stormed in i think you can see him right there.

there he is out the plane's window crew members intervened and ultimately the suspect was taken into custody the flight was delayed for several hours so they could find another plane to be flown and complete the trip. a colorado woman is being called a hero after rescuing three children from an icy pond. dusty talivera was looking out her apartment window when she saw the kids fall in she ran out and pulled two of the children from the water. as she tried to grab the 6-year-old girl, the ice gave way and she fell in too. thankfully that girl's cousin came out, threw her a rope and helped pull them both to safety. >> i just kind of put some shoes on and ran out i just knew that nobody was really outside so i mean i was going to -- it was me, you know i just knew it was me that had to do it. >> what she did was amazing. we were back at the fire station talking about how brave she was, how great the officers did, and,

gosh, i hope if this happened to one of mine that somebody like her was close by >> amen to that. deputies and paramedics wereng k home with her family. >> let's say her name one more >> what an incredible young woman.t more to get to this morning, including the unanswered questions that surround the sudden death of bob saget. his friends and fellow stars are sharing tributes to the beloved comedian. >> we're also hearing from people who attended his show just hours before his death. nbc news anchor joe fryer has more on this. >> good morning. authorities have not released any more details about bob saget's death. the result of an autopsy which was done on monday won't be done for some time. results could take up to 12 weeks. this morning we are learning more about his final performance

as tributes continue to pour in. this morning, fans are searching for answers after the tragic death of beloved tv dad bob saget. just days before he died, saget joked about previously having covid on a podcast with hosts tom and dan. >> it does not feel good i had it i don't know if i had delta or -- i might have had a combo maybe at one point they were working together. >> reporter: saget did not say when he had covid or discuss his symptoms, but experts say that information along with his medical history will be looked at by the medical examiner. >> there is a slight increase in risk of cardiovascular events like a heart attack or stroke after covid infection. i don't know the rest of his medical history but that in and of itself could increase his risk. an orlando hotel room according to the incident report, hotel se authorities say they found no signs of foul play or drug use his death came just hours after

the seemingly healthy 65-year-old had been onstage. >> you guys are awesome. >> reporter: his final show with a two-hour plus performance was full of joy and energy according to those who witnessed it. >> very high energy, very happy. he kept saying over and over i'm just so happy to be here. >> reporter: this morning his heartbroken friends and co-stars are sharing their grief and shuck at his passing "full house" co-star candace cameron bere called saget the glue of their tv family. you weren't just like a father but one of my closest friends in life one of his closest friends is remembering how bob used to say good-bye touring partner mike young told savannah how bob would finish every conversation. >> he always ended it with i love you he was an i love you guy he was just full of love he loved his job and he loved the crowds and he loved touring and he loved what he did. >> joe, you talked about bob saget's last show and said it was full of joy and energy but some people who were there

also felt like it was emotional. >> yeah, that's right. those who were at saget's final show said he spent time telling stories and did get emotional speaking to a man in the audience who was there with his three daughters. saget had three daughters. he spent his last night on stage hoda. >> joe, thank you. when we come back on this wednesday morning, an inside look at the costa concordia disaster ten years later >> this morning, survivors are sharing harrowing new stories from that deadly cruise line accident and what they want the world to know one decade later, right after this

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ten years after the costa concordia ran aground off the italian coast survivors are sharing new details. >> kelly cobiella joins us this morning with their stories kelly, good morning. >> reporter: guys, good morning to you hard to believe it's been ten years since that disaster, but it's still very much fresh in the minds of the people who suffered through it, those lucky passengers who managed to get off the ship alive it was supposed to be a dream cruise, sailing around the mediterranean sea for a week in mid-january. but ten years ago this week, it turned into a nightmare for the over 4,000 passengers and crew onboard. the liner crashing into the rocks after dark, sea water rushing in janice and ian donoff were on their honeymoon.

>> do you still think about that day ten years ago? >> i think it's the feeling of panic. this is what's carried through over the ten years, and it's just as strong now. >> reporter: the captain had been performing a sail past salute of italy's giglio islanda and went too close the ship lost all power and tilted on its side its terrified passengers, disoriented and struggling to escape in complete darkness. >> people were shoving and pushing. >> feeling of helplessness >> when i was on a ladder trying to get out, a big man literally pushed in front of me and trod on my foot i literally fell off the ladder. >> reporter: eventually, they made it out, but because the

ship was tilted, the life boats wouldn't drop down they and hundreds of others were stranded, perched on the side of the ship for hours in the cold, while passengers clamored down a rope ladder, the equivalent of 11 stories eerie video taken by divers inside the ship revealing the damage the captain left the liner before all of the passengers were off the italian coast guard screaming at him to get back onboard and help with the rescue nate and carrie lukes from alaska were onboard with their four daughters trying desperately to keep the family together. >> when everybody was rushing for the life boats, i felt like they were going to get trampled. putting my arms around them and letting the sea of people go by us. >> reporter: the rush to get to the life boats was chaotic >> it was really a melee there the best way to describe it, it's very similar to the movie "titanic." people were jumping onto the top of the life boats and pushing down women and children to try to get to them. >> reporter: the accident forced changes in the industry, like carrying more life jackets and holding emergency drills before leaving port after a 16-month salvage operation, the stricken ship was refloated and towed away to be

scrapped today survivors like ian and janice still grateful to be alive. >> i said but, you know, if we survive this -- >> yeah. >> -- then our marriage will have to survive forever. >> reporter: the captain was eventually found guilty of manslaughter and is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence in italy. costa cruises did offer compensation to all of the passengers craig, the survivors we spoke to say they haven't been on a cruise since craig. >> that doesn't surprise me at all. kelly cobiella for us there. 7:44 mr. roker, you have a check of the weather. >> yes, we do. we have all this climate information that just came in from 2021. yes, it was a bad one. december 2021 the warmest december ever recorded in the u.s. and in fact we had 193 confirmed tornados that is a record never happened before. and 2021, the fourth warmest year on record and that continues this whole trend with our climate change. 20 events that were a billion

dollars or more from eastern severe weather, the texas and oklahoma severe weather, the western wildfires. in fact the total cost, $145 billion. hurricane ida alone, $75 billion, costliest storm ever. costliest winter storm on record, the texas winter outbreak, $24 billion. milder high temperatures today in the northeast mid-atlantic down to the gulf plenty of sunshine, a weak clipper coming across the plains no big problems. but more rain for the good morning. it is 7:45. and we are seeing some areas of fog mainly up through the north bay, but by the afternoon we're expecting a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures in the 60s today. dry weather remains for the next seven days even leading into the weekend for friday, saturday and sunday. overnight lows down into the 30s and 40s yet again tonight into the early morning hours. expect to see foggy conditions especially in through the

interior. saturday, 61. sunday, 60. >> and that is your latest weather. guys. >> are we not going to acknowledge -- >> oh, wait, you're right. first of all, there's a purple s.eme. g. has it on and al has on an ensemble. >> al and i talked. >> that is, wow. >> we called each other. >> super cute. >> beautiful. >> i tried to get craig to wear his purple tie. >> he said no? >> a little too matchy coming up next, guys, the saga continues novak djokovic speaks out amid the controversy that surrounds his attempt to take the court at the australian open. >> what he is now admitting about breaking covid protocols while positive, and the potential impact on his push to play we are live in melbourne right after this crunching tons of polygons here! what's going on? where's regina? hi, i'm ladonna. i invest in invesco qqq, a fund that gives me access to the nasdaq-100 innovations,

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>> he's waiting a decision to see whether he's going to be allowed to play in this year's grand slam he's admitting to mistakes after he tested positive for covid last month sara james is in melbourne with the latest hi, sara, good morning. >> reporter: hi there, savannah. novak djokovic came to australia hoping to become the first player in the world ever to win 21 grand slams but as questions swirl around his entry into the country and that positive covid test, some down under ask if the star player double faulted before he ever played a matc novak djokovic is on court training in melbourne but there's more off-court drama for the world number one as questions swirl around his movements after testing positive for covid last month the tennis star now admitting to breaking isolation rules and attending an interview after finding he tested positive for covid-19 in a long statement on instagram, the tennis star writing that following a

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aren't too sympathetic the #djokovicout now trending on twitter. fellow tennis player andy murray saying -- >> we do want the best players there but there are still a few questions to be answered. >> reporter: though djokovic has attempted to clear up the confusion before the tennis begins next week, the decision to allow him to stay and compete could still be overturned. the australian immigration minister is continuing to review the matter and the draw is tomorrow back to all of you >> all right, sara, thank you very much. >> it's getting confusing at this point >> can't keep up. >> it is hard to keep up savannah, thank you. coming up on popstart, dave grohl and foo fighters like you've never seen him before the band is in a haunted house and people are talking about it. plus lindsey vonn, padma lakshmi and bob harper joining us but first, your local news

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here is a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: good morning, i'm cierra johnson in petaluma. starting today there are some new occupancy limits for folks gathering both indoors and outdoors here in sonoma county. so that includes anything with more than 50 people indoors. more than 100 people outdoors. gatherings are not allowed that include more than 12 people at higher risk from covid and that order does not apply to school classrooms or recess activities. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. inflation, unfortunately, is getting worse not better. the latest numbers from the labor department show the prices rising 7% when you compare the past december to december of a

year ago. that's up from 6.8% in november. the worst hike in inflation since 1982. the head of the fed, jay powell, says interest rate hikes are ahead as the central bank tries to control the spike in prices. all right. i don't think we're going to get a big spike in temperatures but let's check in with vianey arana. it's going to be really comfortable today. take a look at this shot of san francisco. a beautiful morning view. we did see some fog in the north bay. still seeing some in the santa rosa and napa area. 42 degrees and a closer look at your daytime highs. your forecast for today low to mid-60s, even some upper 60s down to the south bay. morgan hill 67 degrees. oakland, 61. napa, 62. around san francisco, 61 degrees. it is going to be dry weather not just for today but the next several days. as far as the air quality goes, north bay to the south bay moderate air quality out in the

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, shatterin it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, shattering records. omicron at lightning speed now making up over 98% of the nation's cases, while the cdc considers changing mask guidelines once again, as tensions come to a head on capitol hill >> you're not an objective scientist. you've lost that long ago. >> the american people are right to be confused it seems like you all don't talk amongst yourself. >> we're live with the latest. then, meet the millers. >> oh, my god! >> bode and morgan miller join us live to talk about their arrival, a baby girl

why they say their family is now complete, and the signs they see of their late daughter, emmy plus do they have a name yet they'll tell us all. also ahead, star-studded morning. we'll catch up with bob harper, padma lakshmi and lindsey vonn all the advice, recipes and projects they're going to share with us live. and we're almost there just two days until our big 70th anniversary bash a look back at some of our favorite show memories through the years. >> are you ready i love you i love you >> the big plans we have in store that you don't want to miss, today, wednesday, january 12th, 2022 we're from tucson, arizona. >> celebrating our 35th anniversary with the "today" show >> hi, "today" show. this is samantha from dallas, texas. we're celebrating my 29th birthday. >> happy birthday, samantha!

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variant. it's spreading fast across the country. hospitalizations hitting all-time highs, including pediatric hospitalizations kids under 5, of course, not yet vaccine eligible the head of the fda says the reality is we are all likely to contract omicron most of those who are vaxxed and boosted should weather that infection well those who are not vaccinated face a high risk of ending up in an icu and even dying. also this morning the white house says it's taking steps to keep kids in school, shipping 5 million rapid covid tests to schools nationwide, another 5 million lab-based pcr tests every month for free but that won't be nearly enough. there are 50 million k through 12 students nationwide and the cdc considering updating its mask guidelines and urging all of us to upgrade our masks and start using the government-approved n-95 or the chinese equivalent, the kn-95. they provide a much-better seal around the nose and the mouth than the typical medical mask that many of us have been wearing. experts say the cloth mask really is not effective unless

you wear that with a medical mask underneath the cloth mask savannah, back to you. >> all right, tom, thank you very much. president biden visited the atlanta burial site of the reverend martin luther king yesterday to launch a renewed push for stalled voting right bills. senate democrats do not have the needed 60 votes to overcome a republican filibuster, so the president called for a change in senate rules to bring the two voter protection bills up for a vote. >> i've been having these quiet conversations with members of congress for the last two months i'm tired of being quiet >> republican opponents say the bills are intended not to protect access to voting but to give democrats numerical advantage in elections. professional baseball will soon have its first woman manager. the new york yankees announcing that rachel balkovec will manage a team in their minor league

system blayne alexander has her story. >> reporter: it's a historic step the new york yankees announcing rachel balkovec as the new manager of a team in their minor league system. the job makes her the first full-time female manager in the history of affiliated baseball for balkovec it's not her first time being the first she's made a career of breaking barriers, working in strength and conditioning for the st. louis cardinals and the houston astros in 2019 she joined the yankees as the minor league's first female hitting coach but her success did not come without her share of struggles despite extensive experience and multiple master's degrees, at times she couldn't even get a job interview. >> i applied for a bunch of jobs and just got like crickets nothing back. >> reporter: at one point she

shortened the name on her resume from rachel to ray. >> it's an advantage that i was discriminated against because i had to work harder. >> reporter: in recent years more women have taken on powerful positions within professional baseball. >> what's got me to where i am -- >> reporter: king ang is the first general manager hired by the miami marlins in 2020. bianca smith was the first black woman to coach professional baseball when she was hired by the red sox organization last year small steps toward a more inclusive playing field. >> my end goal really is to impact and empower as many people as possible >> tha >> how about shortening your name to ray and then getting a job interview. good for her, though. six minutes after the hour let's have a little boost. board games like scrabble can be a very relaxing way to spend some time with your family, maybe catch up on the latest news like finding out one letter

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had grown yet again, as they welcomed a new baby girl we're going to catch up with the millers live in just a moment. but first, the journey to what they say has now completed their family it's been just five weeks since bode and morgan miller welcomed a little girl to their family. her arrival at home on november 26th an early christmas gift and a blessing they have been dreaming of. baby girl makes eight, joining big sister dace and big brothers, nate, nash, easton, twins asher and axle and of course their sister emmy, who died in a tragic drowning accident three and a half years ago. she would now be 5 years old. >> there's this undercurrent of loss that's never going to go away. >> through their tears the millers have made it their mission to educate parents about the importance of water safety training for kids, so no other family goes through what they have. >> if your child is crawling, they should be floating. if your child is walking, they should be swimming. >> helping them heal now, a new baby girl, a wish come true as they told us in 2019 after their

twin boys were born. >> do you all have a christmas wish >> an unrealistic one, another little girl. >> baby girl miller still doesn't have a name. mom and dad say they have been waiting to see how her tiny personality develops, something of a miller family tradition they have been calling her ocho, spanish for number eight though morgan writes they have been toying with the idea of incorporating some part of emmy's name. the millers say the latest addition to the family will be the last their family is now complete from the heartbreak to the joy, we have been along for the journey. >> i am so nervous bode and i have no idea. >> we were there last may when they learned the gender of the newest baby, the moment bittersweet. >> oh, my god! >> at the time, morgan writing i've dreamt of this moment for a long time and have longed to be able to hold a little girl again. my heart feels overwhelmingly full for the first time in a

long time and i have no doubt that my angel in heaven has her hands in this. to my ocho, we have all been waiting for you. >> have we ever. and joining us now from their very full house in montana, we've got bode, morgan and baby girl miller. good morning, miller family! >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm crying too because after all these years that we've been together, all the ups and downs and you guys have just been so sweet to share your hearts now this little heart in your hands, baby girl what's she like? tell us about her. >> yeah. she's so -- she's so similar to the way emmy was, but really unique as well really relaxed her whole birth was -- obviously we've done them at home. this one, both of us afterwards were like, wait, did that just

happen it was like, okay, i think the baby is coming and then she was late so we were all kind of like really excited to meet her. then it just went along. and then she came out and we were like, oh, there's a baby here it was so strange and surreal for me because i'd obviously dealt with the twins the last time, which was mind blowing and she's been that way since. she just fits right in all the boys fawn over her all the time they're super gentle and everyone has been really excited. i don't know, it's hard because her personality is different and i think we're all trying to get used to it but she's stumped us on names so far. we have a lot that we like, but she hasn't like smiled or high fived or anything when we say them we say them to her all the time. she seems to just kind of do that. >> i know. morgan -- >> she's really, really sweet. >> i was like teasing you guys during the commercial because,

you know, when you give birth at home, you don't have to name the baby right away. if you give birth in the hospital, you've got to do that birth certificate or they don't let you leave. so now it's been seven weeks i actually think it's wonderful and i love that you guys want to get to know her and see like who's she going to be. but, you know, the clock is ticking at some point. this was supposed to be the deadline today. >> yeah, we've been feeling it but it is, as you know, right, i honestly, i've known you, savannah, for 20 years, maybe more and i can't imagine you as anybody else and i think i feel the same way about my name. i feel the same way about morgan, so it really is an important thing that i feel like, yeah, almost she has to have input your daughter came up with an exceptional suggestion. >> she did my little daughter just said baby lavender, which i think is actually quite cute. >> it's very cute. >> what are some other front-runners? >> so we've definitely narrowed

it down. our three front-runners are skyler, scarlet or olivia and calling her liv all have a special meaning to it. so we may have to reach out to our social media followers and ask for some assistance because she has not really been giving us many answers. >> and it's been cool to be up here in big sky, montana, because the feel is different than all the other ones we've been in california and i'm sort of hoping that something very montana, very big sky comes to us that fits her. but i'm a huge fan of liv, olivia it's a little bit frustrating that it's one of the most popular names this year because most names of our children aren't terribly popular. but we're not going to let that stand in the way, obviously. >> no, no. when she lets you know, she'll let you know and she will of

course be so precious and unique morgan, after all these years of us talking, i just know how much a little girl meant to you i remember being in emmy's room with you. >> yeah. >> and if you can put into words what it's like to hold that little girl again and have that little girl magic in your life >> you're going to make me cry i mean complete. it's so full and so complete >> you know, we have a lot of boys and emmy was such a great balance because she was such a powerhouse and then when she passed, it was -- it was shocking because you really felt this energetic shift in the house obviously we were all suffering and everything too, but there was just this gap there for all the boys and now they have this little girl to kind of like -- it just makes them gentle. you'd be blown away. they always -- they know like,

okay, we have a video from yesterday maybe we'll send you that they were just wanting to hold her now, is it my turn is it my turn? then they hold her and you can see they're trying to be as gentle as they can with each other they just rough house and are relentless so it really is. that's a great example right there. it's like, you know, the one holding her is like oh, boy, oh, boy. everyone else is like wwf. so it feels -- i think maybe i was more excited even than morgan, although maybe not it's impossible to sort of surpass her excitement, but we both, i think, maybe underestimated the importance of this for everyone else as well, both -- all of our parents and our surrounding group of friends. >> my dad. >> everybody really, really was impacted by both the loss of emmy and the joining of this little one >> oh, man we needed her light, didn't we bode and morgan, it's so good to

catch up with you. love seeing you so happy you know, i guess keep us posted send me a text, let me know. i love playing baby naming games. lavender is available and quite unusual. >> i know. that actually really does sound nice we will. we will absolutely let you know. thank you. >> all right, all right, sweetie. i know you're working on your skiing academy, bode, so let's catch up on that another time. i've got to get to al on the weather, it's so cold here, but it's great to see you both. >> you too. >> okay, all right, bye-bye. al, let's get a check of the weather. we are looking at our satellites more wet weather in the pacific northwest, clipper bringing light snow, some freezing precip to the upper plains. and sunshine along the eastern seaboard for today, afternoon highs really chilly as you get on up into the northern plains, although not as cold as it is in parts of northern alaska with temperatures in teens and 20s. 80s down through miami -- i

should say hawaii. look for 30s and 50s in the mid-atlantic temperatures actually getting closer to normal along the eastern third of the country that weak clipper going to bring a little precipitation through the plains sunshine through the southwest, gulf coast and things looking pretty darn good good morning, i'm meteorologist vianey arana, a nice start today, dry weather through the west of your wednesday. partly sunny temperatures in the low to mid-60s in san jose, 65 degrees, san francisco 61. we have that high pressure dominating our forecast. expect moderate air quality from the north bay down to the south bay. here's a closer look at your seven-day forecast. lots of sunshine, temperatures in the upper 50s for thursday, friday, into the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. best part of the morning right now, baby. pop that popstart. >> come on, need a little hype there.

>> it's going to be big! >> we're going to start with this year's big news on the academy awards on tuesday. the president of abc entertainment announcing this year's oscars will be returning with a host for the first time in three years that hollywood's biggest night will include a master of ceremonies jimmy kimmel was the last man to hold that position back in 2018. there's no word on who will get the gig but judd apatow writing on twitter i would like to suggest steve martin and martin short host steve has hosted the oscars and has never been afraid to poke fun at the whole thing. >> the proceeds from tonight's oscar telecast and i think this is so great will be divvied up among huge corporations. >> so simple, so funny everything is funny right now the way the world is spinning. whoever hosts that show will

crush. the academy awards march 27th. up next, the barefoot contessa is keeping it real in the latest post on instagram she shared four healthy habits she's working on they include drinking a big giant glass of water in the morning, trying to get outside, read more, maybe 90 minutes a day, to bed earlier, maybe before 10:00 as great as all of that sounds, ina thought maybe those weren't so realistic so she responded with her own list of perhaps easier habits. one, drink a large -- more large cosmos, say up late watching addicting streaming series stay in bed playing sudoku and four, spend more time safely with the people that you love. >> that's why we love ina. >> the comment section blew up with support for ina instagram leaning more towards

the chef's recipe for happiness. foo fighters, the band is heading to the big screen. there's a new horror comedy out. on tuesday the first trailer dropped for "studio 666. in the movie they go for it. the band heads to a creepy mansion in encino, california, to work on their next album when things start taking a bit of a supernatural turn. >> the sound of this house is the sound of -- >> how are you feeling everything okay? >> ever since we moved into this house, my mind is flooded. >> we all have writer's block. >> this is not just a creeky rock 'n' roll house. >> it allows spiritual entities to cross into our world. >> oh, my god! >> it looks crazy. it looks funny. >> that's nut. >> there's a funny scene dave is working on a new song and starts the beginning of one of their famous songs

the band is like, dave, that's everlong, we made that 20 years ago. he's what's wrong with me? it stars whitney cummings. it hits theaters on february 25th. lucille ball and desi arnaz after the stars just took three of the biggest awards at the golden globes. they are at the center of a new project heading to streaming prime video has a new series being directed by none other than today's queen of comedy, our friend amy poehler it will feature an all-star lineup of bette midler, carol burnett, charo, norman lear to name a few. if you like stars, we've got stars. >> yeah, we do how's this for a lineup? skiing legend lindsey vonn,

padma lakshmi, bob harper, coming up after your local news. look at that good morning, it's 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia, a new $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest in the death of a teenager from butte county, 19-year-old tatiana dugger left her home in january of last year headed for oakland with a man her family did not know. she was last seen in an east oakland hotel. then last march a hiker discovered her body. investigators believe she may have been the victim of human trafficking. let's switch gears right now, get a look at that forecast. we are in winter, but these

afternoons have been pretty glorious. they have, you know, we've seen dry weather the past couple of days. that's going to stick around for the next several days. a live look right now in san francisco. we did wake up to morning fog through the north bay. tonight we're going to see partly cloudy -- or sunny, partly sunny, a good day. 65 degrees in san jose, 61 for san francisco, and that dry weather is going to remain for the next several days. we've got high pressure that's going to keep us sunny during the day, not only through friday but also for saturday and sunday. look at the temperatures for inland areas also in the 60s. laura. >> looks good. thank you for joining us, another local news update is coming up in half an hour. join us for midday at 11:00.

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celebration this friday on the show if you are one of those folks who has been watching the "today" show all of these years, you're going to love it. a lot of memories, a lot of fun. straight ahead, the most decorated female skier of all time lindsey vonn, she's opening up like never before on her biggest successes and struggles. this morning she is with us live. >> looking forward to that. after lindsey, bob harper also up early this morning he will share five game-changing products to help you hit your fitness goals this year. >> and padma lakshmi is with us making a comfort food recipe perfect for these colder winter months >> oh, kale, still having its moment and trust us, you want to stick around for our third hour. we've got a very special guest host craig's wife, lindsay, for the next three mornings on the -- >> she's here? >> she's prepped and ready to go

>> doing her research now. i'm very nervous >> she does her homework >> oh, yeah. >> we've already got a little controversy about something that lindsay and i agree on that mr. melvin does not. >> what's that >> well, you'll have to tune in. >> it was a tease. >> all to be revealed. and tomorrow on "today," another all-star chef will join us, bobby flay, making perfect winter pasta it's a great dish to warm you up. >> remember the last time bobby was here >> yeah, we talked about his new girlfriend. >> carson and i got deep into that we went all "meet the press" on that situation. >> it was a deep dive. >> we want bobby to come. >> what have you got weather-wise, al >> out west our friends are dealing with more heavy rain these atmospheric rivers keep setting up and bringing pacific moisture in there. we may see a little flooding coming on in heavy rain, a break in the afternoon and river flood warnings for washington for another 3 to 4 inches of rain unfortunately coming into that area

they do not need it at this point. the rest of the country we are looking at a pretty nice day throughout much of the u.s milder highs out west -- out east, i should say, a weak clipper coming through the plains causing a little problems, no big deal. and you heard al talking about that system just to our north in the pacific. now, we're not going to see any rain out of that system. it's far enough to the north where we'll keep the dry conditions in the bay area. we'll get a mix of sun and clouds, some early morning fog in the north bay and notice the temperatures are mild and comfortable. in the 50s throughout the rest of the week. no rain in the forecast. inland areas, mid-50s today, it sort of stays in those 50s. overnight lows dipping down into the 40s. >> and that's your latest weather. guys. >> al, thank you. coming up, we're capping up with one of our very favorites, skiing legends lindsey vonn.

decorated female skier of all time lindsey vonn, she's won 82 world cup wins, 20 world cup titles. she's got three olympic medals to her name. and now, guys, she's peeling back the curtain on her remarkable life and career it's a new memoir called "rise, my story." what a beautiful title, lindsey, it's so good to see you. as i'm looking at you, i'm thinking about america looking at lindsey vonn and saying wow, talk about someone who's had it all, who's had a charmed life, who seems without care or worry. when you page through the pages of "rise" you learn all of the vulnerabilities, the depression you battled. i was just thinking was it cathartic to finally say, hey, this is finally me

>> like to your point, everyone thinks that life is great, i have success, everything is perfect. but, first of all, no one is perfect and i definitely am not. i've had my struggles. obviously i have crashed many times in my career i've come back from many, many injuries but i've also had personal struggles. most of which i talk about some things i don't, like my relationships, but, you know, for me, my story, it was really important for me to get out my story after retiring from my skiing career and really being able to close that chapter, so to speak, of my life and move forward. >> let's talk about battling depression it happened when you were a teenager it kind of hit you when your parents split up and i think when people think of depression, they don't know how bad it can get if you were to try to put your finger on how bad it got, what would that be? >> i mean i definitely struggled and when i was a teenager i had a very hard time and then i got through it. you know, i got medication and

saw a therapist and things like that it really reared its head most of the time when i was injured, especially after my second acl surgery and i was missing the sochi olympics you know, i was very isolated and just very depressed. but i had a great support system and that's really what got me through it, being able to lean on other people and also being able to talk openly about it in 2012 i actually talked openly about it and i felt like that really opened the door for me. it was a huge weight off my shoulders. and again now, writing this book, it feels like an even bigger weight has been taken off my shoulders. >> i picture you at the top of the hill, you know, and a lot of people are battling nerves and expectations you're battling depression and other things as well but there you were with all those titles we just read, with all of this excellence so it just struck me that you were able to maintain excellence despite all of these sort of monkeys that you had on your

back. >> i mean skiing was the one thing that i really -- that could make me happy, and that was my escape, my emotional escape, my physical escape, everything that i -- all of the emotions that i was going through i really put into my skiing and i used that in so many ways as my therapy and also as a crutch. and i think that's why retiring was so hard for me because i no longer had that crutch to lean on you know, i really was stuck with my own emotions and my own thoughts and sometimes being alone can be a very scary place. so, again, it was good for me to reflect and process all of that and be able to now have the skills to cope with everything that ideal with, without using skiing in that way. >> a lot of women will be able to relate to this. you have confidence at work. on the slopes you're like i got this a lot of women have confidence at work. but when it comes to personal relationships, it's like the

confidence just evaporates we don't know where it goes. and that same thing happened with you >> yeah, definitely. i feel like i was so much in control of my skiing career, but when it came to my personal life i was very much a passenger. i think i chose to shy away from conflict you know, i don't -- i don't like getting in arguments, so i tend to be very passive and not stand up for what i want and what i need. i think also too because i was so focused on skiing i didn't know exactly what i wanted and what i needed. so it's been a good maturing process for me, these few years since retiring, and now i feel like i finally am really happy because i know who i am without skiing i know what i want and i can stand up for that. >> well, we just read your titles, i'll say them again. 82 world cup wins, 20 world cup titles, 7 world champion medals. people would have asked you lindsey vonn who are you, and you probably would have said skier. so today if i were to ask the question, lindsey vonn, who are

you, what would your answer be >> i'm just a minnesota girl that loves to work hard and, yeah, i'm a happy-go-lucky person i'm not a skier anymore, but i definitely am very motivated and hard-working person. that's it. >> well, eyes don't lie. eyes don't lie lindsey, it's a great book a lot of people should read it it's not really about skiing, it's about overcoming. i think it's something all of us can use. lindsey vonn, thank you. we're going to see you again in the fourth hour, so you're not going far. we'll see you in an hour or so again, the book is called "rise" and you can find it at today.com/shop. the winter olympics start february 3rd on the networks of nbc, streaming on peacock. coming up next, we've got celebrity trainer bob harper revealing five game-changing products to help you reach your fitness goals in 2022. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back with start today. pay attention if your new year's resolution involves getting healthier. celebrity trainer bob harper joins us with five game-changing products and they're all aimed at helping you reach your goals. you can shop along with us, scan the qr code. hi, bob, good morning. happy new year. >> hi, savannah. happy new year to you. >> i love getting a gadget because sometimes, you know, like a new workout outfit or new gadget can really motivate you at least a few days. the first one has to do with hydration. what do you have there >> okay. well, i love that reese witherspoon wants to be drinking more water, so we need to send her one of these i think that having a water bottle like this with a straw for some reason gets you to drink more water, and we need to drink more water because i have a mantra for everyone. i'm not hungry, i'm thirsty. if you start to feel that you might be having hunger pangs,

drink a glass of water i guarantee you you'll start to feel a little more full. >> why do you like that one? you think the straw helps? is that the right amount of water we're supposed to have every day? >> here's what i think, it's all about the straw, savannah. for some reason, and i've talked to many other people in the fitness industry, they love having a bottle with a straw you don't have an open container around your house and it can like, i don't know, tip over or something. i carry this around with me everywhere in my apartment >> all right i love it. okay, the next product, and you say this is the most important tool for weight management a scale. but not the scale we're thinking about, the food scale. >> it's a food scale and i think coming out of the holidays where, you know, maybe we indulged a little too much, we've lost what a proper portion size looks like.

so i tell people get yourself a food scale measure out portions so you can start to train your eye back to seeing what a proper portion looks like don't eyeball it unless you really know it >> okay. is there a handy-dandy place you can find out how much the things you're eating should weigh >> you always have that thing like if it c should be the size of your fist. you know, it's like i try to work in that 5 ounces of protein, a cup of carbs, a tablespoon of fat, things like that but you really don't know unless you actually measure it out. you've got to see what 5 ounces of steak looks like, savannah. >> yeah, i know. i have a feeling it's not what i usually help myself to anyway, the cooldown is really important. your next gadget has to do with cooling down, stretching, that kind of thing? >> yeah. it's these thera-guns. this is a motor operated so it vibrates so it really helps with

circulation. it helps with inflammation get one of these things, turn it on, get on the ground, start rolling out before and after you work out and i guarantee your muscles will feel a lot better with this little thing. >> i know, i always skip the stretch. so that's a good one >> it's the fountain of youth. the fountain of youth, savannah. >> i know, i know. >> and you're 50 now. >> that's right. 50 you've got to start stretching stretching the ole legs. okay, your next one -- your next gadget has me like a little bit scratching my head it's kind of like a human hot pocket a hot suit why do we need that? >> savannah, i know obsessed with sweating. i got into these hot suits right at the beginning of the pandemic because i love going to hot yoga

i feel so much better when i can t that i wanted and it just -- i just feel better overall when i can get a good sweat like thatkay. and then finally real quick we have the fitbit luxe. what is that, it's made of diamonds >> well, i put it on with my bracelets because i like keeping track. it keeps your mind in the game during the day when you can loo down at something and go, okay, well, i've taken this many steps, i've burned this many calories, but i don't like those big, awkward -- you know, these huge things that people wear on their wrist. this one is a little bit more streamlined. >> it's sleek. okay, bob, thank you so much happy new year thanks for reminding me that i'm 50 now

i forgot because i got the aarp thing in the mail. anyway, if you want to find out more about the products just scan the qr code you can go to today.com/shop the products are there too. just ahead, padma lakshmi will help do her part to keep us healthy, sharing recipes for flavorful salads, soups and stews. first, this is "today" on nbc. flavorful lads,sa

we are back, 8:51 now with today food and this morning best-selling author and chef padma lakshmi. >> her latest cookbook is called "tomatoes for nila." >> and she has great ideas for healthy winter dishes. padma, first of all, it's great to see you the ingredient we're starting with and focusing on is kale one of those superfoods. >> yes, that's right, it is kale i love kale. i try to throw it in every dish i have because it's a great hearty, healthy green. what i love about kale is it's

great raw, it's great wilted, with dressing the next day it's also wonderful cooked it has a ton of vitamins it has vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin b, vitamin k, a ton of antioxidants calcium, potassium, you and a quarter it you can use this hearty, hearty winter green so i have two kinds of kale hereamiliar withen i have this,s called dragon kale this is the kale that i like the best you just want to take the center stem and strip that off and then just chop it what i like to do is buy the kale whole, wash it, dry it on kitchen towels take that center stem off and

chop it up and then put it in a bag and leave it in my crisper so it's always ready for me to throw into all my soups and salads you know, sometimes those lettuces are great if you don't finish your salad, you have to throw out the salad. whereas if you have a salad made with kale, instead of those lettuces which are mostly water and don't have the same nutrients, you can have that salad for two or three days. >> padma, i hear some people massage the kale do you do that >> i don't massage the kale. i just chop it real fine >> so what are we making >> we're going to bounce around with some recipes just because i'm cooking here so i have sauted some just plain yellow onion with some oil and two red chilies, you see that? those are sauteing and to that i'm ginger and some minced garlic and that is going

into this lentils which we'll make in a minute but i just want to get that going so it browns and cooks nicely to that i'm adding a little bit of ground turmeric i feel like i'm doing one of those beauty instagram things. i'm going to saute this and let that go. while that's going, i'm going to show you this salad. look at this beautiful salad. >> mozzarella? >> chickpeas >> i made this a while back on another holiday season it's simple. pomegranate, pearl mozzarella, mint, it's dressed so basically with just olive oil, balsalmic and lime juice i'm going to take that salad and i'm going to add a bunch of chopped kale to it this salad then becomes more hearty and it lasts much longer than any other salad would and it's filling frankly, this would make a great

lunch to take to the office or to school the next day my daughter takes this salad when she's got a field trip and she's the envy of all her teachers. >> what's the dressing on that >> yeah, and the dressing will wilt the kale so that it will be beautiful the next day all the juices from the mozzarella and the pomegranate season that kale with the dressing look how beautiful that is >> don't you love the kale because even wilted or even chopped up like that, it holds up against the dressings and sauces it stays robust and doesn't wilt away >> exactly now, you can see how these onions and ginger and garlic are frying and breaking down. >> we've got ten or 15 seconds, padma. >> so i'm just going to add some tomato to that and i have some yellow lentils i'm adding kale to that. >> i want this i want this for breakfast. >> me too. >> a stew, which is basic -- you

can do chicken or beef and i'm adding kale to that. >> thank you, padma. >> we've got to run. >> yummy, we've got to run but all of these dishes will be on our website. it looks real good today.com/food thank you, padma. >> we are back with our third and fourth hours oh, look, there's vale. >> oh, hi, sweet girl. >> gosh, she's gotten big. >> hi. >> we'll all be back, including vale after your local news an weather. good morning, it's 8:56. i'm kris sanchez. we have a live look at san jose, which is now the first california city to have a covid booster manmandate. city council members voted unanimously to approve the mayor's proposal. so anyone attending city owned

facilities with events of more than 50 people will now have to show that they got a booster shot or a recent negative covid test. it's a little different than the vaccine mandate, and includes the fap center, the convention center and all the property. city workers also will be required to get a booster. the rules take effect immediately, but vendors have until february 4th to comply. the south bay not the only place taking measures to beat covid. sonoma county now taking new action to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. that includes new gathering rules that could force some people to change their plans. our sierra johnson will have the latest in a live report in the midday news. and prices are skyrocketing to levels we haven't seen in decades. the consumer price index for december surged 7% year-over-year, which is the highest climb since 1982. more on that in our midday news at 11:00. happening now is brought to

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