we're extending our special "today in the bay" newscast for anr half hour we're also oadcasting onlinet nbcbayarea.com. you can also watch us live right now on roku, amazon fire and apple tv. >> that's right. let's take a look at the olympic flame burning bright in beijing. what an opening ceremony. it was on pretty early this morning. coming up at 7:45, janelle wang will have a look at some of this morning's highlights. >> moving you forward on the pandemic front and new changes when it comes to both where you go and what you wear. we have live team coverage this morning for you. >> kris sanchez following the new booster rule that's taking effect in the south bay. let's start out with "today in the bay's" cierra johnson breaking down the change in mandates when it comes to wearing masks. there's some encouraging new data behind all of this. >> reporter: yes, good morning, laura. we've been navigating this pandemic for nearly two years now, but the data recently released shows a little bit of good news in terms of the cases

here in the golden state. so to start with, this recent data shows the benefits of receiving that booster shot. now, according to the state health department, californians who have had the booster shot contract coronavirus at a rate less than half of those who are, quote, unquote, fully vaccinated. when we say fully vaccinated, we mean the folks that have the one-dose or two-dose regimen. take a look at the stats. the rate of covid for those with boosters was about 96 cases per 100,000, compared to about 230 kpass per 100,000. covid rates for the unvaccinated californians are about 700 cases per 100,000. and these numbers come as the major cities in our state grapple with how to handle the existing mask mandate set to expire in the middle of this

health officials have outlined metrics that have to be met and that include the county's numbers of covid hospitalizations that fall below 2,500 and it needs to stay that way for seven consecutive days. as of thursday, there were 3,300 covid positive cases in county hospitals, meaning it's unlikely the threshold will be met for several weeks. earlier this week, hopefully in los angeles, they say they need to re-evaluate the mask mandates, especially with the images coming out of the rams/49ers game. the governor and some of the city leaders photographed without wearing masks, so they're taking a closer look at that. it's important to note that the middle of this month is when the statewide mask mandate is expected to expire, so we will of course continue to keep an eye on where each of those cities stand in terms of loosening or possibly not loosening mask mandates. we're live in marin county, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you so much. we're moving you forward on

new booster shot requirements in the south bay. it may impact you the next time you go to a sharks game, or take your kids to a museum. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live with a look at what we need to know. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. this could change your plans if you're hoping to go to the shark tank this weekend or bring the kids to disney on ice or see the sharks game the week after that, because the booster mandate is san jose is now in effect. now, this is like the vaccine mandate, however unlike the vaccine mandate, now people can present a negative covid test instead of proof of booster. if it's an antigen test, results have to be within a day, pcr, two days. at-home tests will not be accepted unless they're overseen by a health profession. only children under 5 who can not be vaccinated are exempt in the city of san jose. this applies to events at all city-owned properties from the

sap center, the california theatre, the convention center, to the tech interactive and childrens' discovery museum. mayor sam liccardo told me the city's workforce really stepped up and is 97% vaccinated and he thinks the community is going to step up, too. >> i feel fortunate to serve in a community that has the highest vaccination rate of any major city in the country. what it tells us is this community really gets it. they understand that we have to follow the science. this is how we protect ourselves, our families and each other. >> reporter: now, the city owns libraries and community centers, but the booster mandate only applies if they are hosting an event with 50 or more people. you won't need to show proof of vaccination if you're picking up a book, for example. if you're flying out of san jose international airport, the booster update won't apply to you. because while there may be more than 50 people, they're not congregated in a confined space. presenting a fake vaccination

card is a crime and in some cases it is a felony. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. 7:04 this morning. and you've been hearing about the worker shortage. this is where millions of people are deciding not to return to their old jobs during the pandemic. >> what are they doing and how are they getting by? candace nguyen joins us with a first look at her report tonight answering some questions. good morning, candace. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, we are seeing a lot of people are not returning to their old jobs, at least not in the traditional sense. our investigation starts with a conversation with michelle mack from san francisco. she was a tech worker and had a commute a lot of us can relate to. she was wasting an hour of her day commuting to the office and back. during the pandemic she became a new mom and when she returned from maternity leave she was laid off with all these other people. you can imagine all the questions swirling in her head. luckily, she has a husband

that's supporting her, giving her space. she created the product you just saw, created a product that she's selling online. she admits, though, she's making a fraction of what she made at her old job, but with everything going on, her child unvaccinated, and she says if she were to be asked back to work, she would say no, thank you. and we're hearing this is a growing story from a lot of people throughout the bay area. >> you know, i would imagine not everyone has those resources. talk to us about what other people are doing to get by. >> reporter: well, some people are relying on savings. a lot of people aren't buying as much during the pandemic. they're staying in. a lot of people are leaning on another job that they were working alongside the one they're not returning to. but what we're learning is that a lot of people are leaning on state and federal programs that were created to help them during these emergencies, helping with income, with childcare, with housing. but the big concern we're

learning now is what's going to happen to all these people when these programs end. >> right, exactly. and there seems to be that work/life balance culture going on right now. i'm sure you're hearing that as well. >> my goodness, so much. wee spoke to michelle mack and she said so many people are hearing her story, reaching out, how can they pivot during the pandemic and make passive income, even though it's not as much as the job they left. when you go online, especially on tiktok, the great resignation worker shortage, people are sharing their personal stories very publicly. and i think what we're seeing here is a lot less maybe shame than several years ago of people taking time to figure out what is important in life, you know, aside from income, if they have the lucksy to do so. we know that's not for everyone. the pandemic has allowed people the space and time and we're also learning, marcus and laura, that it's also putting pressure, possibly, on employers to improve pay and improve working conditions if they want to get

workers back. >> i can imagine. the work/life balance is so important. you've got one life to live and time, you don't get it back. >> a lot of recruiters are saying it's hard to find employees. this is allowing people or somewhat forcing them to follow their passions, too. >> that's it. it's forcing them to take that space and figure out what they want and that's the new thing here. >> thank you so much for getting up early with us. she's going to be up late tonight. you want to tune in at 11:00, she's got the full investigative report that's coming up, "pivoting during the pandemic" tonight at 11:00 right here on nbc bay area. it's 7:08, as we take a live look out. you can see the city this morning a little foggy out there as we get started with the day. but i'm seeing a clear picture to the weekend. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the weekend forecast for us. and how is it shaping up for us? >> yeah, we're going to have a great weekend across the bay area.

there's so much going on. let's start it off with your road trip to tahoe this weekend, and we're starting out with temperatures in the teens. but then we're also going to see it heading up to the upper 30s. and we do have a lot more sunshine in the forecast for the weekend. we're also going to see a lot of lifts and runs open at palisades tahoe. something a lot more laid back, how about checking out santana row this weekend? tonight our own mike inouye will be there for the lunar new year celebration from 4:00 to 6:00. we have temperatures that will be in the mid-60s, so i think that's just perfect. we also have a lunar new year celebration happening in mill bury and we'll see temperatures in the mid-60s. the pebble beach pro am is going on with great weather for the celebrities there in town, and they're also going to get more sunshine as those temperatures reach into the mid-60s. and a lot more laid back, let's chill out in sonoma valley this weekend. it's going to be in the upper 60s for highs.

sunshine continues. those mornings, though, will be fairly chilly, dipping down into the mid-30s. if your weekend plans take you have very high santa ana winds and those temperatures reaching into the upper 60s. it's going to be sunny as the dry weather conditions there as well. and heading out the door for work this morning, mike, you have a note for the north bay? >> that's right. that's looking a little ahead, as we talk about the weekend as well. let's look at the map. i'm talking about the richmond bridge. there's a bike, ped path that will be closed from sunday night into monday morning. they're doing monthly maintenance. right now this will make you a little later, westbound 80 at mcdonald we have a crash blocking one lane, but it's a critical portion of the east shore freeway. it's friday and lighter volume overall. we see only the circled area with unusual slowing. everything else is pretty standard for highway 4, lighter

for highway 37. a little slowing on the nimitz, north 101, the slowing we had is breaking up between 680 and 101. just a bit of slowing through san martin. >> thank you. 7:10, still ahead on our special "today in the bay" broadcast, checks and balances with washington they're considering a covid committee that would look into what we did right and what we did wrong during the pandemic. let's take you out to new york city and the big board. the dow mildly higher. plus -- >> reporter: i'm janelle wang at the winter games in beijing. the open ceremony just wrapped up. i'll have all the action for you coming up in a live report.

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good friday morning. right now it's 7:14. you're heading out the door to a very chilly start around the bay area. it's 33 degrees in morgan hill and 34 in dublin and in concord, after this chilly start a nice warm-up this afternoon. we'll take a look at our weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. you heard kari. go back and grab your jacket as you're heading out the door. things are moving nicely on the san mateo bridge. you're at the speed limit and that's pretty standard for a friday. we'll show you where things are bogging down just a bit coming

up. >> thank you very much. it is 6:14 right now. the mother of a man who died in police custody in alameda has reportedly filed a wrongful death lawsuit. last april mario gonzalez died when officers tried to restrain him. medical examiners cited several factors for his death, including the restraining measures and alcoholism and obesity. >> the new lawsuit reported by the chronicle is the second wrongful death suit filed in connection with the case. a quarter after 7:00 right now, president biden will likely address the unexpected news about jobs just released from the labor department this morning. >> scott mcgrew, economists were expecting bad news but got quite the opposite. >> quite the opposite. the calculations in early data markets suggested hundreds of thousands of people would have stayed away from jobs because of

illness last month, meaning we would see no growth or even negative growth in this jobs report just released this morning. in fact, the economy grew by more than 467,000 jobs in january, and that's not all. it's not at all what we were expecting. cnbc calling for the negative job growth, and economists revised november and december's jobs upwards. this morning out of thin air, we've learned, all told, america added 1.2 million more jobs than previously reported. on capitol hill, two senators, one republican, one democrat, have suggested the united states create a select committee to investigate how we handled and sometimes didn't handle coronavirus, much like there were commissions to investigate what went wrong at pearl harbor and 9/11. much like the select committee investigating the response into the attack on the capitol, which is modelled on the 9/11

investigation. the january 6th committee, of course, has gotten very political, but hopes are a covid committee could perhaps be more bipartisan. now, the latest nbc news tally says a total of 900,000 americans are dead from covid. that's about twice the number of americans who were killed in the second world war, roughly one out of ten americans who died lived in california. that's about proportional to our population. california accounts for about 12% of the american population. president biden met with new york city police officers and other city officials yesterday. violent crime way up in new york. the president promised more federal funding, including more money to hire more officers. >> the answer is not to abandon our streets. that's not the answer. the answer is to come together, police in communities building trust and making us all safer. the answer is not to defund the police, it's to give you the tools, the training, the funding

to be partners, to be protecters, and the community needs you. >> now, biden has not supported this idea of defunding police the way some on his left have. in fact, one of his biggest problems during the campaign was many democrats saw him as too far on the right on crime and policing. he was a major part of the 1994 crime bill. you may recall one of his biggest critics was senator kamala harris. and i'll leave you with this. this is president putin in beijing for the olympics, and met with president xi. the u.s., of course, conducting a diplomatic boycott. so president biden will not be there. while we're talking about everything on social media, particularly the odd jobs number, you can reach me on social media and twitter @scott

mcgrew. quite the thing on nbc bay area this morning. the winter olympic opening ceremony wrapping up less than an hour ago. >> that's right. they went a little extended, which is why we're extended to you this morning as well. well, it was pretty epic, though. it was amazing to see. politics not far away from the world stage as well, though. here is "today in the bay's" janelle wang. she's got a look at the highlights. >> reporter: marcus and laura, it is friday night, just after 11:00 p.m. here in beijing. the opening ceremony wrapped up just about 30 minutes ago there at the bird's nest, that iconic structure. it was a beautiful ceremony. china is sending a message of unity in their opening ceremony saying the games are about bridging differences. let's show you some of the highlights. the oscar nominated director of the show also did the opening ceremony of the summer games in beijing in 2008. this show was shorter than it was 14 years ago because of the cold weather and the pandemic, and fewer performers because of

covid. as you saw, technology played a huge role in these festivities. this was quite the show. laser lights, special effects, fireworks several times in tonight's opening ceremony. the white house did not send any political dignitaries. as you know, it is diplomatically boycotting the games because of china human rights abuses, but speakers were there, including russian president vladimir putin, and, of course, china's president xi jinping. where we work at the international broadcasting center, people were watching the ceremony on the jumbotron on the lobby level. journalists from all over the world are here in the ibc, including us, covering the olympic games and all of our athletes. volunteers from china enjoying the opening ceremonies and everyone went outside to check out the fireworks throughout the evening. it is a wonderful night. let the games begin. lots of competition. it's ramping up. team usa has over 200 athletes

here, 30 from california, including our own jamie anderson. she's from south lake tahoe. she's going to be performing in prime time tonight competing in slopestyle snowboarding. she's already won two back-to-back golds. she's hoping for a third in these winter games. reporting from beijing, i'm janelle wang. marcus and laura, back to you. >> we will be rooting her on. if you didn't manage to catch this morning's opening ceremony, don't worry. nbc bay area certainly has you covered. we are re-airing the entire thing start to finish at 5:00 and 8:00 tonight. >> quite the show there. very beautiful to watch. >> very cool. 7:21 this morning, and it's time to get a look at the forecast before you head out. mike is going to look at the commute coming up in just a bit. kari, let's talk about the weather today, starting out nice and cool this morning. >> yeah, that's a nice way to put it, nice and cool, because in some spots it's been freezing this morning, and we're waking up to a clear sky, just a hazy

view as we look across the bay into san francisco. let's head out the door to martinez with our temperatures in the upper 30s. we go into the 40s in the next couple of hours and see temperatures trending more upper 50s, low 60s for today. that's what we've seen these past few days, where it starts out really cool and then not so bad for the afternoon. we will get more sunshine today compared to yesterday. at san jose we'll reach up to about 66 degrees in the afternoon and 61 in antioch, we'll see some low 60s in much of the north bay. and then we'll go back to some cold temperatures again for tonight. and then as we go into the rest of the forecast, we'll keep an eye on what's happening elsewhere across the country, because there's been a big plunge of very cold air and they've been dealing with a big snowstorm as well as ice and that is continuing to progress off toward the east. look at how cold it is for our friends out east. here it's been warm and dry. we see the spin of the clouds just south of l.a.

that's going to cause winds to really whip up today. they're dealing with some santa ana winds, as high pressure dominates across the region. that's also going to increase the fire danger there. high pressure continues at least through the next week and that means not a drop of rain in the seven-day forecast. and as it stays dry, our temperatures will be heading up. let's check out brentwood in this ten-day forecast. we see temperatures in the low 60s for today. the weekend a little bit warmer. but then much warmer for next week as we reach into the low 70s. it's going to feel more like spring in a lot of spots as the 70s come into the forecast starting on tuesday and continue through at least thursday. for san francisco and around the coastline, we'll see highs reaching into the low to mid-60s. and, mike, you were tracking a crash in the east bay. >> yeah, one on the upper east shore freeway does slow down westbound 80 at around mcdonald. that's just shy of the merge off the richmond bridge.

it's starting to move back, so i think the ripple does indicate they should have cleared all lanes and there should be less distraction. there's a slower drive toward the richmond bridge toll plaza and the backup is bigger than at the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on, but very mild slowing there. highway 4 builds out of pittsburg. the rest of the bay moves sniesly. back to you. >> thank you very much. 7:24 and happening now, organizers are planning another rally to save oakland schools, citing a ballooning budget deficit. the district is considering closing up to eight schools and merging a handful of others. teachers say parents and students will join them later outside one of the schools now on the chopping block. >> and next a quick look at the top stories, including that breaking news this morning of an arrest in the beating of a 49ers fan down at sofi stadium. we're going to tell you new details from overnight about the suspect as the victim remains in a coma. we'll be right back in just two minutes.

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♪ i didn't become a snowboarder until after i became an amputee. we all win when everyone can get to their starting line. ♪ 7:27. welcome back. here's a look at the top stories on "today in the bay." >> that breaking news from overnight, the arrest in connection with the beating of a 49er fan who remains in a medically induced coma. police say the 49ers fan, daniel luna, was punched in the parking lot outside of sofi stadium

during sunday's nfc championship game. inglewood police spoke with the suspect on the phone and then arrested him last night in montebello, east of los angeles. news of the attack only emerged on wednesday, and then yesterday the mayor of inglewood indicated that surveillance video shows the victim interacting with someone in a car. police were eventually able to identify the car. >> happening today a pretrial hearing for balwani, facing criminal fraud charges. last month jurors convicted his former girlfriend, elizabeth holmes. balwani is facing similar fraud charges. today's hearing will focus on the admission of possible evidence. >> moving forward on a new booster shot requirement in the south bay. a new mandate takes effect today in san jose, meaning that you will have to show proof to enter city-owned properties like the sap center. but unlike the city's old vaccine mandate, those who are not vaccinated can now present a negative covid test taken within

one or two days, depending on the test you take. most at-home tests will not be accepted and only children under 5 are exempt. let's get a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. it's a cool start to our morning. >> yes, but it will be a warm day. we're looking forward to these warmer temperatures. the sunshine continues. going into the weekend we'll see valley temperatures reaching into the upper 60s, low 70s next week, while san francisco will continue to see morning starts in the 40s, but then head for the low 60s for the next several afternoons. and, mike, you've been watching the roads. how is it going out there? >> it's friday, friday light and bright here in san jose. easy drive for 2880. no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. despite metering lights. one more sought, i'm at santana row tonight, so come out and help celebrate lunar new year. we're celebrating there, as well as on the web at 4:00 p.m. >> we look forward to it. what a nice event.

thanks for joining us for our extended edition of "today in the bay" this morning. >> that's right, we're back at 7:55 with a local news update for you, and, of course, join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. we leave you with a live book at beijing. stay with nbc bay area for all the olympics, news and headlines. . good morning let the games begin. this morning's opening ceremony kicking off the 2022 winter olympics into high gear. the show, a stunning blend of old world artcircumistry and mon day technology with an sensation nathan chen. twist >> yes >> the excitement of the competition made a games like no other being held against the

backdrop of the pandemic and the controversy facing the host nation we'll put it all into perspective as we celebrate the world's best athletes on the world's biggest stage. today, friday, february 4th, 2022 >> from nbc news, this is a special editionf "today." the winter olympics, with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. hey, guy welcome this is a special edition of today just after the opening ceremony for the 24th olympic winter games willie is all decked out in his red, whiete and blue. can you feel it? can you feel the olympics?

>> i'm ready to cheer on the american athletes. beijing is hosting the world it seems a bit different these games putting an intense spotlight on the athletes and the host nation. >> indeed. it all started this morning wit all eyes on the birds nest you probably remember that from the 2008 olympic games stephanie is right there good morning to you. >> good morning. the beijing winter olympics have official begun the opening ceremony just wrapping up. it ended with a moment likely to fuel controversy a cross country skiing from the uighur minority was selected to light the torch. china has been under fire for treatment of the muslim group including accusations of detaining uighurs. the government has denied any mistreatment of the uighur minority it was a jarring political moment after a show that focused

mostly on the athletes and the games. an opening ceremony for the winter olympics beginning with an unexpected ode to spring. then a tribute to the history of the olympic games. on hand chinese president and russian president vladmir putin. it was no representative from the u.s. after president biden announced a diplomatic boycott of the games sending support from afar to team usa which made its way to the largest delegation of the games. they are already making their presence felt. figure skaters took to the ice for the team competition this is where all the figure skating will take place. if you look across the ice, you can see there's spectators here. they said there would be no spectators then they changed mare mind. they're not selling tickets but

distributing them. team usa lighting it upstarting with nay than chen. >> what is it like for you to come out here, four years after korea and skate as well as you just did in this event >> it's wonderful to be here i'm so excited to be here. means the world i have this opportunity and happy i was able to skate the way i did >> reporter: his teammates were not to be outdone getting their best score as well so good, they both looked shocked. the u.s. team now leads the competition. outside on the slopes, five american skiers advanced straight to this weekend's final round during the opening free style competition. they don't have to do a second qualifying round

the excitement isn't just here in beijing this week of competition we can look forward to lots of figure skating. sean white will compete in his record fifth olympics. back to you. >> things look promising to team usa. let's welcome in one of the co-hosts and also my co-host here on nbc. talk to us about the opening ceremony >> good morning. i love your outfits. you're practically olympians with that look i love it. we had a fascinate and stunning opening ceremony tonight it was stunning on multiple levelswe i want to bring in my co-host for the morning who was up late

in beijing it's cold there, mike. you were there you know what it felt like inside that stadium. we remember the 2008 opening ceremonies >> the number of people in 2008. the technology reall a hocy dom this show. the director of that 80 ceremony was the director of this ceremony i guess it's kind of like hollywood. if you got a blockbuster, any time you do a sequel, it's not as good. you can't follow the same story line i think they went different. it was a show of how china represents itself to the world and as we know, opening ceremonies are for messaging and throughout this, it was compete

with messaging of where china is on the world stage and what we talked about happening at the end of the ceremony. >> there was some unmistakable messages sent. let's talk about the situation the world finds itself in with the global pandemic. we said the tokyo olympics will be difficult this tops it beijing is trying to keep up with its covid zero policy but has yet welcomed the world what has it been like for you, a colleague, the most important for the athletes to navigate the situation? >> it's been a challenge it's been a smaller footprint for our smaller nbc sports olympic team because of some of those restrictions many of us who made our way, we had chance twice before coming over to china and a lot of us sacrificed that week or so to make sure we could get in with a lot of folks around our home before traveling here. every day you estimate you go down and get a throat swab from

one of folks who is doing the medical volunteers either at the international pbroadcast center or at your hotel if you test positive, you go into a quarantine or isolation if not, you go about your business they have devoted. all the time they've tra the throat swab every day is lurking in the back of their mind i hope i test negative so i can get my two minutes, three minutes of an opportunity of a lifetime it's added pressure for the athletes those we observe competing and the ones we saw walking in here tonight look like they are trying to enjoy the moment maybe appreciate even more given how tough the circumstances have been this time around. >> exactly making it to the olympics was hard enough. we do not need to add a degree of difficulty. that's what has happened as mentioned, mike, for the

competition we have seen so far, team usa has done really well. i want to talk about briefly some of the sports and the things we're looking forward to. you know how much i'm rooting for nathan chen who didn't have the result he wanted but came roaring back last night. >> the team event was last night. he crushed it. maybe his best short program ever this point. as that will play out the rest of the week. mikaela shiffrin, we'll see her start her prog her program could be as many as five races that she runs beginning. if anyone has plans for saturday night. if the weather we have watched the training it looks terrifying. it's breathtaking, exciting.

we'll really set the tone for these game >> you're my plans for saturday night. go inside, get warm. we'll be seeing you throughout the games. really appreciate it it was fun being with you tonight. >> tonight, this morning, we're on two different time zones. we want to bring now kier simmons into this conversation because i'm sure like the rest of the world, the western world it was really a stunning decision the president of china, of course, knowledgeable about the allegations of genocide within his borders maybe this stunning choice to have a member of the uighur minority population, who is an olympian be one of the torch barriers who lit the caldron tonight. what's your take on that decision >> they had a member of the mainly muslim minority light the

olympic cal ddron he might have lit a piece of international dynamite more than a million have been put in internment camps. the chinese say they are reeducation centers. i've been to those camps i've seen uighurs in desks being quote reeducated you do when you go see uighurs performing, for example, dancing. you never know what's real because they are always under the watchful eye of the chinese authorities. just to read you a little more from the state department says, the uighurs are subjected to forced disappearance, political indoctrination, fortorture, physical and psychological abuse. the list goes on the theme of the games may be coming together but while china rejects the claims, america calls it genocide. i think it will be hard to conceal the divisions in the world right now.

>> it's incredibly disturbing to contemplate those things and then this awkward juxtaposition where we witnessed this beautiful opening ceremony any opening ceremony is what the host country wants the say about itself the message it wants convey. he into a heart at the end. how does that compare with th how does that compare with the china we're seeing on the world stage exerting its muscle around the world? >> i think you have to take all the days events in context i think it will be many in the west who will see today's events as a brazen challenge to america's view of the world. president xi, president putin summit came with 5,300 word statement. it said russia and china stand

against forces to undermine security and stability in their common adjacent reasons. it clearly refers to ukraine and taiwan it clearly connects the two. critics will say it's russia and china destabilizing those places in recent years, chinese dip emp lomats have become more strident on the world stage i think we're seeing than o n th olympic stage. >> you were wise to mention none other than vladmir putin was in that audience. a moment for the world to watch troops poised at three sides of the border lots to unpack from this opening ceremony thanks so much to kier there's a lot to talk about. we covered the politics, the opening ceremony

you have the fun job you get to talk to the athletes and they are the heart of this i'll send it back to you i want to remind everybody if you missed the opening ceremony this morning, you can see it tonight in primetime >> thanks so much. >> you and mike did a great job with the opening ceremony. they are great to watch. just ahead, we're talking live with two of the stars, the athletes of carrying the american flag. leading team usa into the bird's next coming up right after this ♪ ♪ alright, i trust you. ♪ ♪ no, no, no. have some more ♪ ♪ i love you, too. ♪ ♪

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ask your doctor about once-daily trelegy. and save at trelegy.com. we're back on this special edition of "today" after the opening ceremony of the winter olympic games. >> always a big moment when team usa just walks into that stadium. this time our athletes were led by amazing flag bearers, john shuster, a five-time olympic and two time medallist in curling. and speed skater, brittany bowe. so excited to have them with us. john, you are walking in, holding that flag. give us a quick sense of what that feeling was like. >> just incredible to get a chance to lead the entire delegation. our amazing delegation into the stadium. and every time you walk in to

that opening ceremony stadium, it's just a feeling of almost floating. it was incredible. >> you might have been high, but you know who higher than you, your entire family. i think we got'em there. jackie and tom, logan and luke. sarah. hey guy, sarah, maybe you want to take this. but, you know, when you were probably prouder of him than this moment. >> we were all proud of him. but nobody was prouder. we were all just amazed at the whole thing. >> incredible. >> it is amazing, and brittany bowe we were so excited to see you get the call to be the flag bearer the other day. now you have lived it, walked into the stadium. what was the feeling. >> it is a dream come true. i am -- my heart is so full. so much pride. i'm speechless. to be able to lead team usa

alongside john on behalf of elana and her family is the honor of a lifetime. i can't think of a more powerful >> elana who tested positive for covid and called you and said please take my place we've got your mom with us debby, what was it like for mom? >> amazing hi brittany. it was amazing, just simply beautiful. and coach renee was here with me and just beyond proud. beyond proud and tonight we're having a huge ceremony party to watch. >> well, we're going to be cheering you on because if people missed the opening ceremony, you can watch it all again. we can't wait to watch you guys this evening we're so proud of you guys thank you so much. brittany, thank you so much. john we really appreciate you and your families. and of course a big thanks to your whole hometowns, cheering you on as well. >> congratulations guys.

coming up we'll take you inside team usa's spectacular start in figure skating, led by a personal best of nathan chen, showing off the grace and power. >> he nailed it. and we'll do wit the dynamic duo. duo. this is "today" on nbc

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announced that surveillance video of the fight showed the suspect interacting with someone in a vehicle which police were able to identify. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in san jose where the booster mandate goes into effect today. unlike the vaccine mandate, now people can present a negative covid test instead. if it's an antigen test results have to be within a day, pcr, two days. at-home tests will not be accepted and only children under 5 who can not be vaccinated are exempt. this applies to all city-oe, tech interactive and childrens' forecast. start the day. >> yes, cold out there this morning. around the bay area, some temperatures just above freezing in the inland valleys and we're headed for the mid-60s today and slightly warmer tomorrow. it will be breezy throughout tomorrow into sunday, and next week the warm-up really gets under way. we'll see midweek temperatures

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we are back. it is friday morning -- friday night in beijing after the opening ceremony of the winter games. and we've added a few friends. >> usa, usa. >> we're decked out. >> we all went shopping upstairs on the rack. >> so fun. >> i think we have to give it back unfortunately. of course the competition already under way led by the glamour sport t marquee event of any winter games, figure skating. >> we're off to a very impressive start.

america that is. first place in the opening night of the team event. nathan chen wasting zero time to put the world on notice. >> by the way his best score ever. we're going to talk about that with johnny weir and tara lipinski in a moment. but first meet the skaters eager to shine for team usa. day one of figure skating belonged to the quad king, nathan chen. >> the quad is the most difficult quad anyone has ever completed. >> the 22 year old grabbing first place in the men's short program, with his highest score ever. >> what a way to start off his olympics. >> the two-time olympian and one of the best in the sport is hoping to earn the u.s. its first gold medal in singles skating in more than a decade. >> i'm just here to have fun and i was able to do that, so i'm really happy. >> looking for redeposition in

redemption after placing fifth the last olympic games.mption i redemption after placing fifth the last olympic games. chen faces stiff competition. 21 year old vincent joe is the only american to ever beat chen in competition the last four years. on the women's side. 22 year old karen chen returning for her second winter games. and two first timers, 16 year old phenom alyssa lu and 25 year old mariah bell, making history as the oldest u.s. figure skater to compete in nearly a century. >> if you have a dream and are dedicated and working towards it, there doesn't have to be an expiration date. >> they will take the ice for the first time and face a very tough uphill battle against the

favorites in russia. in pairs and ice dancing, some seasoned vempbts and an historic first. evan bates and madison chalk are the reigning ice dancing champions and returning for their third olympic appearance. finishing right behind them madison hubbell and zach donahue. they were ranked number 2 in the world last year. >> does it get any more precise than that? perfect unison. >> the two already starting the olympics off strong, coming in first in rhythm dance. >> they shown so brightly in this performance. >> both have a real shot at leaving beijing with a medal. an american pair to watch. timothy le duke, and ashley. deluke the first non binary olympian ever. >> we have room to go grow at

the olympics. >> all the athletes ready to show the world what they have got, as they set their skates and sights on gold. >> joins us, nbc olympic figure skating analyst. tara lipinski, 1998 gold medallist and two time champion johnny weir. >> hey guys. >> we want to have a nathan chen love fest if we may hesm killed it last night. tell us. >> he was so good. i don't think i've ever seen him skate a short program as good as he skated last night. he was flawless. two beautiful quads. s the like he had magnets on the bottom of his blades. >> he's been the gold standard since the last olympic games. pretty much undefeated aside from one competition, and he brought that to the short program in the team competition. >> and you can see the hunger. four years ago he came so close if for the last four years, you can tell that's all he's been thinking about. he has every title, every medal but the olympic gold. >> i was going to ask you about that. he was so disappointed.

the pressure had to build up. what's that feel like. >> what pressure? immaterial's just the olympics. your entire life on the line. everything you have ever tried to accomplish is on the line at the olympics. every athlete, whether you are a medal threat or not feels the pressure. and that is what makes the competition so compelling and exciting. but nathan chen delivered in every single way that he was supposed to in that competition. >> nathan's a star but hee not by himself. vincent joe is a star himself. he's actually beat nathan chen in competitions. >> first time in three and a half years. >> tell us about his chances. >> he has a ton of quads in his arsenal. and sometimes he's in nathan's shadow but he's a world bronze medalist. and only one place behind him in the past lmpls and i think he will get on the podium. if he skates well, bronze. >> he's going to be attempting a

quadruple axle. >> up him time for team usa because of this group of ruggs skaters. >> because of the russians. i think it is a sweep, one, two e, three, russia. four years ago the olympics in the women's event was won on a triple triple. and now these women are doing multiple quads. one skater is doing possibly four or five quads in her free skate. >> and they are teenagers, right? >> yes. >> the favorite is 15, joined by two 17 year olds. reigning world champion. and sasha is the most able with the quads but the other puts it all together. beautiful choreography, and style. amazing like huge jumps. >> what for names to watch for the u.s. women. >> mariah bell.

alyssa lu does have a triple action. she can get close. but mariah bell, i'm going to be so excited to watch her skate. and cara chen definitely has the experience being a two-time olympian. >> what is the degree of difficult change here from the time you guys were skating? how much has the sport changed. >> my second olympics was 2010. and no quad. now we're seeing possibly seven quad jumps across the competition for the men. the women it is unheard of the level. especially the russian women have taken the sport to with their multiple quads. >> there are some skaters try quints in practice. >> five? >> five. >> i can't wait to watch you guys call these again. we'll check with the two of you throughout the olympics. >> thanks guys. up next we'll talk to some of those team usa figure skates,

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start if figure skating. >> jason browne, and mariah bell. welcome. >> hey guys. >> it's your first olympic games. you're 25 years old. and i love this. you are the oldest woman to make the olympic women's figure skating team in 125. just tell us what it was like to step out with your team in the opening ceremony. >> oh my -- yeah. it was absolutely so surreal. it is a moment that i'm going to remember forever. and i was just like screaming and jumping up and down. and it was so awesome. >> same for you jason? >> 100%. and to go there with my teammates. this was just one of the most incredible moments to share with them. >> mariah, i know the figure

skating team event is already under way yosmt gout to cheer them on already. i have to ask. when you are in the arena and feel the cold from the ice, does it get you just excited or make you a little nervous going into the olympic games? >> oh my gosh. no, it is so exciting to watch some of my teammates skate today was so cool. and definitely gets me excited for my opportunity. but there is a certain smell and feel to competition ice. so you get here, it is so exciting to feel it. it is just like everything is coming to that peak moment. >> guys, we were talking about nathan chen who set the tone last night. your teammates obviously. but also very close friends. what was it like to watch him not only set the tone but also get a new personal best? >> i mean, nathan chen is absolutely unbelievable. there are no words to describe him and what he does. he bests himself every single

time. he just keeps getting better. he's in a class of his own and we are just so proud that he's, you know, from the team usa. yeah. he's our teammate. so we're so proud of him. >> wow. its been so fun watching you guys. you know, only a few people know what it is like to be in china right now as olympians, what you go through, how you go about your day. so just give us a quick thumbnail, mariah about what it is like for you on a typical day there? >> yeah, so it depends on when practice is. but we're really lucky our venue allows us to practice everyday. and so, you know, you have to get a covid test, a quick throat swab. and at any point during the day. but then it is just working around your training schedule. there is a great dining hall. and then after that, we're lucky we get to come back to the team usa house. it is pretty awesome. and yeah we get to just rest and do it all over again the next day.

>> well guys, we are cheering you on. i hope you feel the love coming from this side from the united states for y'all. so it was fun watching this morning. and we cannot wait to batch you guys compete. good luck, okay? >> thank you so much. still ahead the one and only shaun white, the snowboarding icon with us live, as he gets set to make history at his fifth and final olympic games in and final olympic games in everyone celebrates the finish line, but what about the starting line? i went through 12 treatments of chemotherapy. ♪ i am african american and i am surrounded by people who aren't.

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afternoon. a lot of sunshine in this forecast. we will continue to warm up. shaun white takes gold in pyeongchang in the most emphatic fashion. the last run of the day. >> do you remember? >> yes i do. >> we remember. we are back with an unforgettable moment, shaun white realizing he just won gold at the 2018 winter games. >> and it was the third gold of his legendary career. now the icon is back ready to go for number four, as he takes his final olympic bow. and shaun white is joining us now. but not just joining us. >> hey. >> joining us live from the train. traveling from the opening ceremony back to the village. who you got with you, shaun. >> oh we got a bunch of friends here from the opening ceremony. say hi.

>> shaun you got to relive that opening for us for a second. we saw you and we were screaming oh my god there's shaun, there's shaun. and you posted a beautiful quick video. let's talk to you as this thing have rolling. >> right on. >> yeah. you have been there a bunch of times. how does this one compare? >> you know, it is amazing. every single time i go it is special. and to be going my fifth time here, it is pretty spectacular. i wasn't really planning on attending this olympics, and to be here walking into they rene was just incredible. >> so shaun, are we fully sure that this is your last olympic games? because there are a lot of people like to see you go on forever. >> i know, i know it's tough to say goodbye. but i -- i think it's my last. you know, the more i talk to people, they keep trying to inspire me to keep going but i've had an amazing run and i'm so thankful for everything i've

achieved and ready to pass the torch on to the next generation. >> let's go back to 2006. that was your debut at the olympics. and here we are in 2022. i imagine things changed. tricks become, you know, more complicated. so how has it all changed since you debuted? >> well it's wild. i mean t half pipes keep getting bigger. the trickings are getting more intimidating every single time. and it is great. you see this young generation really pushing the limits of what's possible. and it is funny because my friends are giving me a hard time because they are like, well, you kind of started it. so, they are just taking it from where you began a lot of these tricks. but, no, it's nice to see and it is pushing me to do things that i never thought possible. and it is great. >> shaun, its been an interesting road more recently to get to beijing. testing positive for covid-19 in

december. you had to withdraw one of the qualifying matches last month. how are you feeling right now? how is the timing working out? >> no, i'm feeling great. honestly, it was a bumpy road getting to the olympics, like you mentioned. i had to pull out of a competition and covid over the holidays. a lot of unexpected turbulence. but, you know, looking at the other side of it, i'm so thankful that, you know, covid didn't affect me like its affected so many. and i'm honestly just so thankful to be here, feeling healthy. body is feeling great and i'm ready to put on a performance. >> yeah. >> ready to see it. >> you know, shaun, this olympics is different than some in the past. obviously your family can't be there. your friends can't be there. your beautiful girlfriend nina can't be. >> i know. >> are are you totally bumming? tell us. >> yeah, i mean i wish she could have been here. she was trying her hardest to sneak in somehow.

but, you know, she's been so supportive and so wonderful. really just in my corner every step of the way. and, hi nina. thank you for everything. really. she really has done some amazing things for me. and my sendoff to china was just so beautiful. she made this incredible video of all my friends and family. yeah really incredible. >> that's really sweet. i'm. >> reporter:. >> shaun it is amazing to listen to these young snowboarders talk about you. it is actually not unlike young nfl players talk about tom brady and his last season. do you stop and think at all about legacy and the way you have changed winter sports? >> you know, here and there it is pretty wild. i started looking around, and i noticed that a lot of the coaches and, you know, judges, some people, a lot of them used

to compete with me. you know. and still there going at it. and you know some of the members even on the u.s. team here, i'm 13 olders than them. so, you know, it is cool to look back and remember and be thankful that i'm still considered one of the best and have a real shot at this olympics. but yeah i remember pulling up to the first competition and i thought the competitors might be you know, standoffish. and they weren't. they were like i used to play your video game. i love you. >> i love that. >> hey can i get a photo? >> shaun, i just want to ask logistics. we see you aren on a train. where are things in relation to where you are staying and where you are competing? >> yeah, well we're -- i'm not going to try to pronounce the name of where we're saying because i don't want to butcher

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and earn kohl's cash! kohl's. (ziploc tab zip opening) ♪ (cheerful music) ♪ ziploc is designed to store fresh dumplings so you can unloc long distance traditions ziploc, unloc life sc johnson good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a covid tracking measure already being used here in the bay area is now going national. the cdc this morning unveiling its new national wastewater surveillance system. this is to track the presence of covid in sewage samples. scientists first started here monitoring the wastewater at sfo. a sewage surveillance can provide an early warning of covid spread, but experts say it has limitations including an inability to track low levels of infection. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari

hall standing by. >> marcus, a lot of people had to head out the door early to warm up the car, scrape frost off the windshield. we've had a chilly start to our friday morning but it will be mild we are some of our inland areas headed into the low to mid-60s, dublin reaching 60 degrees, 64 for morgan hill as well as in santa rosa this afternoon. so a nice warm-up ahead. we'll see more of the same tomorrow. our winds will pick up, so we're look at milder overnight temperatures. look how warm it gets by the middle of next week. our valley temperatures head for the low to mid-70s. marcus? >> thanks, kari. local news update in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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>> we're excited to watch team usa. >> go for gold! >> good morning from the schneider family. from virginia. >> and we're excited to watch the winter olympics on nbc. go team usa! >> today's the day. >> let the games begin! ♪♪ >> we are back. this is a special edition of "today." it is a rainy friday morning, but we don't care. because it is opening ceremony day at the winter olympics. this is our olympic set. these, by the way, are our olympic band. >> umbrella holder. >> they have been out there, y'all, since. >> usa! usa! >> rain or shine. carson can't sit down because he's so pumped. willie's been talking nothing but olympics. >> we are pumped up. one name you are going hear a lot about is mikaela shiffrin. three time olympic medallist and one of the most detected alpine

skiers in history. >> we're going to talk about her with the legendary lindsey vonn in a minute. first why all eyes ron mikaela. >> mikaela shiffrin dominates the slopes and is one of team usa's biggest stars heading into beijing. >> wins gold for the u.s.! >> the 26 year old alpine ski racer is a three-time olympic medallist with two golds and one silver to her name and a six-time world champion. she first made headlines in sochi in 2014. >> the youngest american to win alpine olympic gold. >> where at 18 years old, she became the olympics youngest ever slalom champion. now all eyes on shiffrin as she gets set to compete in her third olympics where she has the chance to make history yet again. mikaela could become not just

the most decorated american ski racer but potentially the most successful female ski racer in the world. and just one more gold medal win will give her the most of any american skier, male or female, in olympic history. but with great success comes even greater expectations. and pressure. she sat down with lester hotel. >> you are expected to win.lt. >> you are expected to win. it's highly unlikely that i'm going to feel great at the olympics because it is the highest pressure situation. the it is highest stress. the it is most challenging largestly. for me, i think that's probably going to keep me on the oechblg my seat a bit. >> we're all be on the edge of our sheets too as mikaela takes on her goal of competing in all five olympic ski racing events, a challenge well worth it if for sport she loves. >> when i ski well, i make really good turns. that is not a feeling you get doing anything else in life. it is like flying without a plane. and it feels like you are just,

i don't know, dancing or flying or something. it just makes you feel so good, that everything else is worth it. >> and you can see more of lester's interview tonight. joining us the greatest female skier of all time. also a member of the nbc olympics family. our friend lindsey vonn. good to see you. very few people know exactly what mikaela is feeling and thinking in those moments. you know exactly what that is like. where do you think she is in her head this morning? >> i definitely know she's nervous. she's talked about it as she did with lester in the interview. she's a contender in all five events. i think whatever event she competes in she will probably get a medal. and obviously she's been in this position before. she's come into olympics as the favorite. but, you know, as i can attest to, it is very difficult to perform with that much pressure. you know, every time we're in the starting gate, you know

exactly that the world is watching you ander expect i don't go tow win. >> i was going to ask about that. how do you get through that moment? you haven won more world cup race than anyone who put on a pair of skis. you won at the olympics but you do know there is something different about the winter olympic games. how do you work through that as a skier? >> i think what changed for me was embracing the pressure and using it to my advantage. taking the emotion i felt and harnessing it and putting everything out on the mountain. i think sometimes when we try to fight it or control it, it tends to get the best of you, at least in my case anyways. so i always just use it as fuel. >> what is going through anyone's mine when they are at the top and someone like mikaela who has all these records that could be broken. is she actually thinking of that brfr the run? what goes through your mind as an olympic skier before you actually go down the hill? >> i don't know what she's exactly thinking but for me i tend to focus on things that motivate me. and that was, you know, how i

didn't get a medal in the games before and how much i wanted to win and my family being there. there were so many reasons why i wanted to give everything i could. and i know she's going to be nervous, but again, she's been in these positions before and i have no doubt she'll come through in the end. >> lindsay, mikaela's first run is sunday night. with your trained eye, what would you look for early on in that first run? and what will it tell you. >> i think the first run is going to be really telling. and show us how her nerves are and how loose she's there are always two runs inchc tight in the first run. this is i think her biggest chance of gold medal because petra is going to be a huge component of hers in slalom. >> everyone knows mikaela, mic mikaela, mikaela. who else is out there. >> paula moldson has been

showing incredible speed in slalom. from buckhill, minnesota, same place as i am. she has the potential to really pull something out of the hat there. rcs, ryan cochran siegel, he broke his neck last year in kitzbuehel. but he also has a chance here to win a medal. there are a wide liszt of americans that have potential to get in there. not just mikaela. >> what are you hearing about this course? they are all a little bit different. what does it sound like to you talk together skiers. >> it is interesting. it is not particularly challenging, only thing that's hard watching the training runs are the jumps. getting the right direction because it is a hill that no one's been on before. it is definitely tricky finding the rightttttttttttttttttttttttt is chalky snow, very similar to colorado, which bodes well for our americans that have been training on similar conditions inst past. >> how do you like commentating? are you enjoying it? you are doing really well? >> i -- thank you.

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al so the winter olympics may be happening halfway around the world, but you can watch every single minute of the action no matter where you are. >> join us for the viewers guide to the games. nbc's vicki nguyen. >> good morning. >> where do we begin, vicki? >> this is big. for the first time ever, nbc universal will provide all day coverage of the opening ceremony. if you are a hard core fan you have already been up to watch it live but if you missed it. noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on nbc and peacock. you can also catch the highlights and a look ahead to the biggest storylines of beijing. and tonight from 8:00 to 11:00 eastern, the same platforms will show an enhanced primetime celebration of the opening ceremony hosted by mike tirico and our very own savannah guthrie. >> let's talk about the events. last night nathan chen was

skating. everyone is like where? and how can we find things? >> get ready. nbc universal will prevent more than 2800 hours of coverage. it is going to be everywhere. nbc, peacock, usa network. cnbc getting in on this. nbc olympics.com and the nbc sports app. and the nbc broadcast and tv. 18 nights in primetime starting last night. the olympic show is going to air live across all time zones. that begins each night at 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. on sundays. this is a big year for peacock. fans with livestream every single event of the winter olympics. including all those on broadcast and cable. full replays of competition, medal ceremonies exclusive shows and highlight clips. yes carson? >> i have to see the jamaican bobsled team. like what if there is an event you want to watch. >> you can go online and personalize it. make your own schedule.

nbc.com/olympics schedule. and put what you want. it's done. >> what about peacocktv.com. >> you have to sign up. you can only get winter olympics through peacock premium and plus. $3.99 and 4.99 a month. and plus is no ads. and you can also watch the bobsledders in 4k and play an extra 20 bucks a month. hey f you haven't signed up before you can get a free trial the next two weeks. and the olympic channel, hulu plus live tv. >> o too many ways to watch. >> yeah. >> we're too advanced. >> yeah. >> okay. but wait. what about the super bowl? >> super bowl, olympic -- >> -- one channel. nbc. >> we've got everything. okay? so right before sunday february 13th, olympics will be on before and after nbc sports coverage of the super bowl. nbc, and peacock.

just remember those two places. >> okay. >> programming from beijing begins a 8:00 a.m. eastern through the super bowl pregame. that coverage starts at noon and then right after back to the olympics. >> -- third quarter on peacock. fourth quarter on hulu. and then on youtube. and i'll even splurge for the 4k. how about that? >> thank you. all right. >> -- how you memorized all that. >> just ahead we're getting a lesson on a few chinese tea lesson on a few chinese tea traditions and learning h toow

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sunshine in the forecast. also a breezy saturday especially in the hills as our temperatures reach the upper 60s. and then we'll see a warm-up for much of our inland areas reaching into the mid-70s next week. welcome back. all morning we have been celebrating the kickoff to the 2022 winter olympics. what better way to end our special show than with a lesson in chinese tea. >> founder and ceo of tea drunk. what a great name. a tea house here in new york, destination for exceptional tea. she's hear to share her expertise. great to see you. >> become. >> thank you. >> i'm going to be your umbrella man. >> so kind. >> what do we have here? >> so right here this is a green tea. it is actually the only green tea china that use only the leaves. it is very buttery. and kind of grassy.

would you like to try some. >> like a little tiny -- >> slurping is okay? oh that's nice. >> can i have some in here? tell us about, people love green tea for lot of reasons. but it is also good for you too right? >> yes it is very good for you. so tea is can alert your mind with caffeine. and also amino acids that can calm your body and makes you happy. >> would you say tea and chinese tea is like wine? >> yes, for sure. so i will say tea is definitely the wine of china. it is very location forward. price you pay for very expensive tea you basically play for the locations. and depends where the tea comes

from. for example, this comes from a thousand year old region. and it has very unique flavor profile than similar tea that gets produced elsewhere. >> and in addition to the green tea you have another? >> yes. i definitely want to share this one. this is an ulon called a -- >> ulon. what do you think carson? >> very good. >> very good meanings are for right now which we are still in lunar new year. >> i love how you make it. look at that. >> and doesn't have to sit in that very long, huh? >> exactly. this is a unique style. i'm using a vessel called gaiwan. a lidded bowl. and the essence is we use large amount of tea and very little water. and flash brew the tea and don't drink the first brew. we give it to the tea tett. this is the tea pet.

a drinking buddy. >> offering? >> -- pour around -- >> oh, around. >> and the tea pet is made of a special play and can be can become a collectible item. >> can you don't drink that? >> we don't drink that. . we are able to drink this one. >> how did you come up with the name tea drunk? >> lot of people ask are you worried about having the idea of negative connotation of the name? but actually the word "drunk" has a very romantic meaning in chinese. >> what's that? >> it means one extreme indulgence or passion into something. so, for example -- >> good news for us, carson. >> yes. tell your wife. >> you're interrupting my art.

yes. cheers. >> -- is the national flower of china and has this regal beauty and which can be reflecting. >> ooh. delicious. >> that is lovely. nice. so different. >> gambai. >> gambai. >> technically means bottom up. so you have to use the word very carefully. you do not want to overpromise what you are going to do. >> wow. this is delicious. you are an artist. >> and having some -- >> did you enjoy the opening ceremony by the way? did you get to watch some? >> i didn't get to watch some of it. >> it's on tonight. >> where is vicki with the -- nbc and peacock. 8:00 to 11:00. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> tea traditions, head the our website today.com/food. >> that's going to do its for u.s. been a special edition of "today." catch all the olympic action.

opening ceremony tonight at primetime. and sights and sounds. have a good one guys. >> usa! usa usa. >>

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rocking wifi speeds faster than a gig. can your internet do that? learn more about gig-speed wifi, or get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months. click, call, or visit a store today. beijing, china's sprawling capital, has been an integral part of the region's history for centuries, with 21 million residents, it is the world's most populous capital city. and with the opening of the 2022 olympic games, beijing now becomes the first city to host both the summer and winter games. hello, everyone, i'm rebecca lowe and i'm thrilled to be here in our stamford, connecticut, studio as we embark on our coverage of the 24th olympic winter games. for the next two and a half weeks we'll be bringing you

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