our olympic coverage continues online at nbcbayarea.com. >> the "today" show coming up next. experts saying the system has everything but the kitchen sink. al's got your full forecast. buildup at the border, the u.s. now saying russia is sending more troops to the edge of ukraine despite russia claiming it's pulling back. with tensions running high,

ukraine accusing russian-backed rebels of shelling a village overnight. richard engel is live from the front lines. fighting back, fed up by the alarming and ongoing rise in unruly passengers during the pandemic, delta now calling for a no fly list for people caught behaving badly. so would that make air travel safer? and why some republican senators are against that idea. growing mystery, inside the new questions surrounding bob saget's death after his family is granted a temporary order blocking the release of sensitive information. we'll have the very latest. those stories, plus tiger talks. golf superstar tiger woods getting candid about his road to recovery one year after the crash that derailed his career. >> i'm getting better, yes, but as i said not at the speed and rate i would like, and you add in the age factor too, and you just don't quite heal as fast,

and it's frustrating. >> just ahead why even he's not sure when he'll play competitively again. all that, plus rivalry renewed. >> cross ice shot, score! >> the u.s. women's hockey team stages a furious comeback against canada but comes up just short in the gold medal game. while on the slopes another stunner for mikaela shiffrin crashing in her final individual event. >> good speed, oh -- oh, my gosh. >> unbelievable. it's happened again. >> and this morning all eyes back on figure skating as the women wrapping up a competition filled with controversy and drama, today, thursday, february 17th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, welcome to "today." so happy that you are starting

your thursday morning with us. >> yeah, it felt a little warm out there this morning, but it is about to get real different. that powerful and potent cross country storm is on the move packing a lot of dangerous weather, snow, ice, rain, even tornados possible. the midwest is getting it right now, but it's coming east. >> another concern of course those strong winds. it's going to make flying tough. look at this airline traffic model. we're already seeing a number of cancellations and delays. there are problems on the roads too. this is a live look at the falling snow in kansas city that's making for a real messy commute. >> we've also seen lightning and heavy rain hit parts of texas and illinois, and to top it off parts of the northeast could see record high temps today. >> it's got it all. al's tracking this. hey, al. >> we are looking at 43 million of us from albuquerque, new mexico, to burlington, vermont,

wind alerts from amarillo on another boston all the way down to lufkin, texas, and because of heavy rain, melting snow, 33 million people look, and on up into burlington, vermont. add to that the enhanced risk of severe weather. we're talking strong tornados, possibly from memphis, nashville down to jacksonville, wind gusts of 60 miles per hour, and isolated hail. already we're starting to see very heavy snow starting to fall. thundersnow in kansas city indicates snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. what we're going to be watching is a system moving east. so today rain, ice, and snow causing trouble for the midwest. severe storms down through the south, knoxville into heavy thunderstorms, and then for tomorrow it pushes to the east. the rain will clear new england by 9:00 a.m., but we're talking wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour. heavy rain 1 to 3 inches stretching from southern missouri all the way into upstate new york and parts of new england. icing from tupper lake through cleveland, champagne, illinois, and down through springfield, up

to a quarter of an inch of ice, and snowfall amounts, wichita 4 to 8, kansas city, 5 to 9 inches. 1 to 4 in chicago, detroit could be looking at anywhere from 5 to 9 inches of snow. we're going to be watching a very volatile situation over the next 24 hours, guys. >> all right, al, we'll stay with you on that one. there are new questions surrounding the ukraine crisis. the white house saying over the last day russia has actually added thousands of troops at the border while it continues to claim it's actually pulling back on its military presence there. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel in ukraine again for us, richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, attempts to resolve this crisis diplomatically appear to be getting more difficult as now you have the

united states and other nations directly accusing russia of lying, with one u.s. official saying as late as yesterday russia was still moving troops into position near ukraine's borders. as russia claims it is pulling back troops from ukraine's border releasing videos of forces leaving the crimean peninsula on a bridge back to russia and being loaded onto trucks. a senior biden administration official accuses russia of lying and of moving troops around while adding 7,000 to the some 150,000 troops already near ukraine's borders. ukrainian and estonian intelligence and nato officials have said they can't confirm any russian pullback. >> we have not seen any sign of withdrawal or deescalation. >> reporter: new satellite images show russian troops remain ready for attack as britain's military intelligence chief in a rare statement said there have been sightings of additional armored vehicles, helicopters, and a field hospital moving toward ukraine's borders. as ukrainians took to the

streets for unity day yesterday to show they're not afraid of a russian invasion, there are now questions this morning about why russia would claim to deescalate while apparently not doing it. propaganda, a play to create confusion, or delibe sdirection to hide an ck. on the front line, tensions are heating up between ukrainian troops and russian-backed separatists. russia has accused ukraine of carrying out a genocide against the separatists who have said they may call on president putin to protect them. the ukrainian military says the russian-backed separatists launched multiple attacks overnight in several different locations firing dozens of artillery shells, including on that kindergarten. they say that no children were in the room that was hit at the time, but that a few teachers were injured along with one ukrainian soldier moderately wounded. the concern is that violence in this separatist area or along the border could be a trip wire for a larger conflict. >> yeah, it's a tinderbox for sure, richard, thank you very much.

also this morning, there are encouraging signs in the pandemic. nationwide covid cases down 40% since last week reaching their lowest level since september. hospitalizations down 28%, deaths have fallen 9%, but still at a distressingly high average. that's more than 2,200 people a day. >> so the question is is it time to take off those masks? with more states letting mandates expire, the rules across the country are, to put it nicely a confusing patchwork, and the cdc is promising revised guidance soon. >> with us now to talk about all of it is dr. ashish jha. good morning, good to see you. the numbers are down, everyone is sort of cheering, pulling out the pompoms saying wow, it looks like it's time. do you think it's time to do away with masks altogether? >> i do think that over the next few weeks, i think it's going to be reasonable to lift mask mandates. infections are dropping precipitously, deaths are going to get much better in the next few weeks. i think it's a reasonable time

to pull off the mask mandates. >> what about in schools? that's the one -- here in new york, they lifted some of the mandates schools still in effect, for a lot of us with little kids, we're wondering when can they take them off? >> all school aged kids can now get vaccinated. that's good news and infections in places like new york are down what 90, 95% from their peak, so pretty reasonable to do it in schools as well. >> some people say that once you do away with the mask mandate people are going to just say, well, those are gone forever, and as you report a lot, these things come and go. there could be another surge coming. do you think it would be tough to say, okay, guys, now we're

going back to masks all over again. >> i think communication here is key. when we lift mask mandates, we should make it clear if there is another surge, if there is another variant we're going to ask people to put their masks back on for a short period. if you telegraph that quickly and carefully and clearly, i think people will be reasonably. >> there are some places i think i might wear a mask forever now, such as the subway. i was on a crowded subway the other day, i was happy to have my mask on. what if i'm wearing it and nobody is it, is it still providing any protection? >> it is. if you're wearing a high quality mask it provides a very high degree of protection. especially when you couple that with somebody who is vaccinated and boosted. you can really protect yourself. >> i think everyone knows somebody who refuses to get vaccinated, there's even a guy who wouldn't get a heart transplant because he didn't want to get the vaccine. for that sect of the country, if they choose not to get vaccinated, is there a way to beat this thing down the road? >> it's going to be very hard if you have a chunk of americans who do not get vaccinated.

we're going to see more surges. we're going to see more hospitals filling up. that will continue to be a problem. that's why i believe that vaccine mandates make a lot of sense. also just engaging with people and over time working with them to figure out how to make them more comfortable getting vaccinated. >> we obviously saw the omicron variant just explosively contagious but seemingly less virulent, is that the path we can expect future variants to take or is it just a who knows? >> we don't know. we all want to believe that every future variant will be less and less severe. not necessarily the case. we'll have to see what mother nature throws at us. >> it's so nice to have you at our table. now to a story making big waves in washington, it's what amounts to unproven claims that hillary clinton's campaign paid to spy on donald trump. today clinton's responding. hallie jackson has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're talking about a story that has ripped through conservative media, something donald trump calls bigger than watergate, but

what's in this actual court filing we're talking about does not back up some of the allegations being made. it would be explosive if it were true, the allegation a political opponent spied on a sitting president, and that's exactly what former president donald trump and his allies were claiming. >> it was worse than we thought because they were spying on the sitting president of the united states. >> hillary clinton's campaign paid to spy on donald trump. >> i liken it to watergate. >> but hillary clinton slamming the whole thing as a fake scandal to distract are from mr. trump's real ones, so it a day that ends in why, she tweeted. what's the reality check? it started last week when special counsel john durham dropped a new court filing. the filing involves a case against a cyber security lawyer with ties to the democratic party, michael sussman. it says a tech executive gave sussman data about communications between computer servers at the white house, two trump owned buildings in new york and an unnamed health care provider. the filing describing the executive as exploiting his access to white house data to search for derogatory

information on mr. trump. sussman, the filing says, claimed the data showed trump associates were using russian-made cell phones near the white house, an allegation the special counsel found no evidence of and said sussman turned that info over to the cia rvives seizing on all of this as proof someone spied on then president trump, blasting what they see as a lack of attention to it. >> the silence by most of the media is very revealing. >> reporter: but here's the thing, that computer data only showed that different servers were communicating, not what they were communicating about according to experts.

>> in other words, emails couldn't have been read, text messages couldn't have been read. they couldn't have even seen the content that was on the screens. >> reporter: the court filing doesn't say when the data collection ended, and that's important because sussman's attorneys say the special counsel knows it didn't happen during the trump administration, but instead when then president obama was in office. also keep in mind, the court filing does not allege a crime related to hacking. it also does not say that anybody was illegally spied on. >> just so i understand, so it actually happened during the obama administration?yeah. >> okay. all right. thank you very much. let us turn now to the winter olympics. craig is there with everything we need to know. hey, craig, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, savannah, good morning to you from the capital indoor stadium. as we speak behind me right now, alysa liu and mariah bell both

on the ice warming up. we've got the women's figure skating finals underway right now, and here's of course the biggest story right now, kamila valieva, the 15-year-old, she is in first place, which means tonight she'll be skating last, the gold medal favorite from the one of her national teammates gold medal. but all three turned in solid performances. >> this morning, a shocking end to the troubled olympic run of

valieva, the 15-year-old, she is in first place, which means tonight she'll be skating last, the gold medal favorite from the usa speed skating star brittany bowe powering to bronze in the women's 1,000 meter. a meaningful olympic journey for bowe after she selflessly gave up her spot in the 500 meter to friend and teammate erin jackson when jackson stumbled in the qualifiers. jackson later went on to win speed skating gold becoming the first black woman in history to do so at the winter olympics. and overnight, a surprising silver medal for team usa in the epic women's hockey gold medal showdown. this is actually the largest crowd we've seen at an event so far. not a surprise, though, considering this has become one of sport's greatest rivalries. despite scoring a goal with just moments left in the game. >> cross ice, shot, score! with 12 5/10 seconds remaining.

>> canada defeating the u.s., its long-time arch rival, 3-2. >> canada wins their fifth gold medal. >> reporter: on the slopes a third heartbreaking wipeout for mikaela shiffrin in the women's super combined competition. >> oh my god. >> it's happened again. >> after mikaela shiffrin received kind gesture from a competitor. lending mikaela shiffrin heskeys along with an encouraging message. >> i don't understand it, but there was so much positive that's happened in the last couple of weeks despite how much -- how much it really stinks. >> i saw it, and i almost started crying because it was just like, you know, you can fly on these skis. >> reporter: the olympic spirit endures. all right, so again, three americans skating tonight. there was no ceremony for the team event.

the u.s. took silver. the americans have met with the international olympic committee, the ioc, to talk about getting those medals. more to come on that today. all of the action tonight in prime time here on nbc as we continue to watch and listen to rehearsals for that gala on sunday. but for now, back to you guys. >> okay. >> all right, craig. >> we're getting used to it. >> we should mention the members of that silver medal winning u.s. hockey's team will join us live later this morning. we want to turn back to al, big day for you. >> let's show you what's going on at least out west we're looking at some beautiful weather, plenty of sunshine, moderate temperatures they could use the rain, however. a little light snow making its way through the southern rockies. snow and ice through the mid-plains, midwest as well. severe storms down through the southeast. record highs, we're going to look at those coming up in the next half hour, but we're going to get to your local forecast in

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good morning. it's 7:26. i'm marcus washington. here's today owes top stories including governor newsom's plan to turn the page on the covid pandemic >> i'm bob redell. this afternoon in southern california governor gavin newsom will outline his plan for california to move forward with the coronavirus as it becomes endemic, something that we have to deal with on a regular basis. the plan will include mass testing despite new surges and virus variants. it will include a continued emphasis on vaccinations and booster shots as well as a plan for public schools. >> i'm kris sanchez at stanford university where former vice

president mike pence will speak today. he is here as part of a visit tiedled how to save america from the woke left. this is a visit organized by campus republicans, and it's the former vice president's third campus tour stop across the country. our political analyst larry gersten thinks pence could be laying the groundwork for a 2020 presidential run trying to establish himself as a true conservative republican candidate. >> time to get a look at that forecast for you today. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. kari? >> take a look at this beautiful start that we have in san francisco this morning. it is clear and temperatures are also milder. we're headed for a very comfortable afternoon as our temperatures here reach the mid-60s. we'll see some upper 60s and low 70s for some of our inland areas, and we'll see more weather like this at least through saturday, but then sunday is when we get the gusty winds and temperatures start to drop. president's day highs in the low 60s and look how much cooler it

will be. highs in the upper 50s and san francisco will also see temperatures in the mid-50s. >> thanks, kari. another news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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we're back, 7:30, some of the sights and sounds from yesterday's big super bowl parade and party celebrating the rams championship, yes, party is the word. >> oh, man, i wish we could have been there some of the players had a very good time. they did catch the attention of tom brady, and you might remember what happened with brady. do you remember? he enjoyed himself a lot during the bucs parade last year. there was a lombardi trophy that went flying.

carson's going to have more of that. florida's house of representatives have passed a bill to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. the bill passed mostly along party lines. it's a measure several republican-led states are pushing as the u.s. supreme court is weighing the legality of such limits the measure moves to the state senate where it is expected to pass governor ron desantis has previously signaled his support for that bill. the u.s. coast guard is searching for a woman who went overboard off a cruise ship in the gulf of mexico officials say the carnival valor was about 150 miles off the coast of louisiana when the 32-year-old woman jumped from her balcony. the ship is returning to new orleans this morning after a five-day cruise to mexico. now to a frightening crash, and it was all caught on a police dash cam. you can see a driver being pulled over by a colorado state trooper. just seconds after the officer walks back from the car to his motorcycle, a van slams into the vehicle. now, folks in both vehicles did suffer injuries, but they're nonlife-threatening. the driver of the van was cited

for careless driving >> let's move now to new developments in the wake of bob saget's sudden death. >> a judge has temporarily blocked the release of certain records. nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez is here with the details. >> good morning, the medical examiner said bob saget likely fell backwards and accidentally hit his head the details of that are still under investigation. did he trip on something, did he fall and hit his head, it is still a mystery, one his family wants to keep private. after bob saget's family sued to keep further details of his death private, a florida judge has temporarily blocked the release of more messages writing that the court finds that plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm in the form of anguish and emotional distress if the requested temporary injunction is not granted. one of saget's former co-stars on "full house" wanting to remember the comedian as a kind and loving person. >> it's been difficult these

past couple of weeks because of more things that have come out and there's a lot of questions. >> reporter: investigators have photos and surveillance video in their custody but saget's wife and three daughters are trying to block them from public video. his widow wants people to focus on something else as she told hoda last month. >> he was just so kind and so wonderful, and everybody that was in his life knew it. and even anybody that would just casually meet him was like, wow, this is a special guy. >> reporter: in response to the lawsuit, the orange county sheriff's office says while we are sensitive to the family's concerns about the right to privacy, that must be balanced with our commitment to transparency >> we have an unresponsive guest in the room. >> reporter: saget was found dead last month in an orlando area hotel room. hours earlier he posted on

social media about his comedy tour the florida medical examiner confirmed saget died of accidental head trauma the publicly released autopsy concluded the 65-year-old likely fell backwards suffering traumatic injuries to the back of his head causing bleeding in different parts of the brain and multiple fractures on his head and around his eyes. but there are still questions about how he got hurt so badly >> how likely is it that saget would have intentionally ignored his injuries >> very unlikely it's very unlikely given how severe his injuries were. >> that experts say means he likely was injured inside his room and not earlier. >> he would have been confused immediately. he would have been not able to walk, not able to talk and not really able to think much in a logical process. >> so this is a temporary injunction, so does that mean the judge might revisit it at some point >> that's the question the final verdict in this is not settled. the temporary injunction was granted in part to give the court more time to litigate the case as you know, in florida historically public records related to death investigations were subject to release.

the state law passed in 2001, hoda, granted some exemptions to photo and video records. so that will likely play a large role in the case moving forward. >> all right, we'll keep an eye on it, gabe, thank you very much. coming up next, new signs that the problems of unruly airline passengers is far from over, and the growing battle over the best way to crack down, tom costello has that for us coming up right after this re's . ♪ things are getting clearer ♪ ♪ yeah i feel free ♪ ♪ to bare my skin, yeah that's all me. ♪ ♪ nothing and me go hand in hand ♪ ♪ nothing on my skin that's my new plan. ♪ ♪ nothing is everything. ♪ woman: keep your skin clearer with skyrizi. most who achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months had lasting clearance through 1 year. in another study, most people had 90% clearer skin at 3 years. and skyrizi is 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. ♪ it's my moment so i just gotta say ♪ ♪ nothing is everything. ♪ skyrizi may increase your risk of infections

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physically attacked flight crews, and now a push from one of the biggest airlines to establish an industry wide no fly list is actually getting pushback from some republican lawmakers. >> despite threats of stiff fines and jail time, cases involving passengers becoming disruptive sometimes physically violent with flight crews and fellow travelers are still happening. >> you're going to jail. >> as of tuesday, the faa has referred 80 cases involving unruly passengers to the fbi for criminal review. that's out of more than 6,000 reports since the start of 2021, many incidents related to the in flight mask requirements already this year, nearly 500 reports of disorderly flyers just this past sunday crew airlines flight from d.c. to los angeles to divert mid-flight

>> find it interesting that nothing has changed yet. we're still seeing these combative events on board. there's a ton of disrespect. this is not something that we can accept as a new normal >> reporter: while individual airlines have banned certain flyers, delta airlines wants the federal government to create a comprehensive no fly list barring unruly passengers convicted of an onboard disruption from traveling on any u.s. airline but a group of eight republican senators who say they oppose bad behavior are against the no fly list arguing in a letter to the attorney general it would seemingly equate those passengers to terrorists but the nation's largest flight attendant's union says it would make air travel safer for everyone >> we need to be very clear with people what the rules are, why they're in place, and what the consequences are if you violate them >> reporter: one of those rules, the new mask mandate, faces a new legal challenge this morning with a texas attorney general suing the biden administration

to overturn it it comes as the cdc is already considering revisions to its recommendations. >> we are looking at an overview of much of our guidance and masking in all settings will be a part of that >> so tom, is there any indication that's coming from the cdc that maybe masks will not be required on flights? >> so the current mask requirement at airports on planes, all public transportation is set to expire in the middle of next month, march 18th that mandate, though, as you know, has already been extended a few times since it was implemented last year. some industry experts believe it could be extended again because of course children under 5 are not fully vaccinated, are not vaccinated at all, they're still at risk. however, i've talked to airline execs who say given the current

political climate and the rollback of masks, they're doubtful that the mask mandate will be extended again on board public transportation. but we'll see. >> yeah, all right, tom costello for us tom, thank you. let's go to al and get another check of the weather. >> we're looking at some warmer weather. if you've been outside here in the northeast, boy is it toasty. take a look at the potential records today, syracuse, new york, scranton, p.a., hartford, boston, all will be flirting with breaking their records. highs today are going to be 20 to 30 degrees above average, depends on which side of this front you're on. of the front degrees abovead age with 59 des, atlanta degrees, but look behthe t. kansas cwhere itnowing right now, 20 degrcolderthan us. minneapolis yo at 10 degrees. that's a 20-degree difference. temperatures drop in buffalo, cincinnati tomorrow, st. louis down to jackson. norfolk you're going to be warmer than average, boston 55 temperatures drop then again over the next day or so, but then they start to rise into the weekend. by monday next week, we'll be at 53 in new york city, lexington, 62

chicago getting up to 46 on sunday, and next week looking pretty good if you're in the eastern third of the country, warmer than ever how you feel about that? you like that, don't you >> bring it. >> if you're in the western two-thirds of the country not quite so good. colder than average temperatures, they need the rain out west, they're not going to get it good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures are warming up again today. we're talking about dry weather and warmer than normal temperatures, but then we'll see our temperatures dropping on presidents day and to the middle of next week. by then our highs will each into the upper 50s and we'll have freezing temperatures in the valleys. for san francisco expect highs in the mid-60s and we'll be cooling down here. gusty winds to start out early next week. weather, guys. >> thanks, al. >> al, thank you

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which can lead to dehydration and may worsen kidney problems. ask your doctor about once-weekly trulicity. we're back, carson's here, got news on tiger woods. >> i thought that was video for a second, he's going to make that putt. good morning, everybody. returning to the genesis invitational one year after his devastating car crash. tiger woods getting candid about where things stand miguel almaguer has more on what tiger is saying. >> hey, carson, good morning, after that accident many thought the golfing legend would never play again after months of rehab we saw tiger back on the course and hitting the ball he still has a long way to go in his recovery, something he's now making very clear. >> the return to glory >> reporter: while many fans have been hoping tiger woods might make a comeback at the

masters in april, woods now admitting his return to pro golf may still be a long way off. >> i wish i could tell you what i'm playing in i want to know, but i don't. my golf activity has been very limited. >> reporter: adding that playing full-time on the tour is just not in the cards >> i can play certain events here and there, but on a full-time level, no, that will never happen again. >> reporter: the golfing great still recovering nearly a year after a devastating crash outside l.a., his suv colliding with a tree at nearly 75 miles per hour >> we have a rollover with someone trapped. >> reporter: the accident leaving his right leg so badly damaged woods feared at one point it might have to be amputated. >> i'm lucky to be alive but also still have the limb >> reporter: tiger using his recovery to spend more time with family partnering with his son charlie in december at a pro am event. the 46-year-old admitting he still struggles just getting around. >> still working on the walking part my foot was a little messed up

there about a year ago, i'm getting better, yes, but as i said, not at the speed and rate that i would like. and you add in the age factor, too, and you just can't quite heal as fast it's frustrating. >> reporter: woods saying he wishes he could spend more time practicing. >> i can chip and putt really well and hit short irons really well, but i haven't done any of the long stuff seriously so i'm still working >> reporter: the 15-time major winner dodging a question about practicing in the par 3 exhibition contest at the masters. >> i can walk that now. >> you can >> but you're talking about -- i'm talking about playing golf that's a practice round, that's a pro am, it's a practice round day. it's four rounds it's the competitive nature, how much that takes out of you mentally, physically,

emotionally. >> woods is going to continue taking his rehab day by day setting his own goals. remember, this is someone who couldn't stand for several weeks. in the meantime, he is still enjoying more time with his family guys, back to you. >> all right think he's telling everybody -- thanks, miguel -- like reality check. >> i think in the sports world this is a big story. tiger hosts his tournament in the l.a., otherwise he doesn't talk he played better than we thought, hitting a 7 iron. tiger looks pretty good. everything in tiger's world is about the masters. they thought when they had him in l.a. he would say i'm going to come back for the masters but that's not going to happen. who's doing wordle a lot of people are saying wordle since it was bought by "the new york times" is getting harder i think cynic was the word that was the one "the new york times" is saying, hey, don't blame us. that is not true, but we'll break it down after a quick check of your local news but my body was telling a different story.

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most common side effects are nausea, constipation, and tiredness. learn how abbvie can help you save on qulipta. good morning. 7:56 for you. i'm marcus washington, and here's what is happening now. >> good morning. i'm cierra johnson in atherton. atherton police department holding a virtual session later this evening, 6:00 p.m., for residents of this community. that's because there have been several burglaries in the only last month but last year connected to a chilean gang that's been burglarizing wealthier neighborhoods up and down the california coast. they believe this gang is out of the l.a. area, so, again, 6:00 p.m. atherton holding a community brempingt you can find that information on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> good morning. everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. the department of education says it will forgive student debt for some people who went to devry,

the technical college. the feds say devry didn't live up to what it promised students. we've seen situations where the department of education has forgiven loans for for-profit schools that closed down. this is the first instance of refunds offered for a school that's still in business. >> time to get a look at that forecast for you this morning. meteorologist kari hall tracking the temperatures across the bay area. kari, how is it looking out there? >> yeah. we're starting out nice and cool. as we take a live look outside at walnut creek, it's a clear start to our morning, and it's going to be a very nice day. still dry here as our temperatures go above normal, reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll see a high of 71 today in antioch and also in santa rosa. as we go through the forecast, we're looking at more temperatures like this, but there will be a big change by the end of the weekend. by sunday into monday, we'll start to see those temperatures taking a dip, and we'll only reach into the upper 50s by next tuesday and wednesday, and we may have freezing temperatures in the valleys.

marcus? >> all right. thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

it's 8:00 it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, wicked weather, a massive cross country storm bringing heavy rain, snow, and ice from the southern plains to new england. major concerns about strong winds with some flights already delayed or canceled. al is tracking all of it. then war of words, the white house says russia is lying about pulling troops back from the edge of ukraine while tensions on the front lines heat up overnight, the live report from ukraine just ahead. plus, ice, ice baby. >> shot, score! with 12.5 seconds remaining. >> team usa takes silver in a thrilling match against canada

in women's hockey. we'll talk to some of the players live just hours after the big game. then speed skating gold medalist erin jackson, she's on our plaza to talk about her historic win. plus, craig laces up the skates for a figure skating lesson. >> i gave it my best. my goal was not to fall. i stayed on my feet. and what in the wordle? >> it's a letdown if it's a little bit too easy. >> fans of the wildly popular word puzzle take to social media after it was bought by "the new york times" saying it's become too difficult and literally leaving them at a loss for words. today, thursday, february 17th, 2022. ♪♪ sending love to my grandma. >> in new york. >> hi, we're the delaneys, and we're cheering on team usa, from

new jersey, to the plaza to beijing and beyond, go team usa. >> good morning to my son watching in sterling heights, michigan. >> from california, go team usa! whoo! >> here from louisville, kentucky. >> celebrating becky's 65th birthday. >> hey, "today" show, we're starting our day with you in our red, white, and blue! whoo! ♪♪ >> i love that. >> how good does red, white, and blue look this morning. it's great to see you. it's a thursday morning, and we are so happy you're here with us. we've got a lot to get to. we're going to begin with that huge winter storm. it is rolling across the country. it could bring everything from

heavy snow to record high temperatures, even tornados. thunderstorms lit up the sky in parts of texas and illinois overnight, and powerful winds are already disrupting air traffic. al's got the latest on what we can expect. hey, al, this is a real mixed bag. >> it really is, guys. we've got 43 million of us from albuquerque to burlington looking at winter weather alerts. high wind warnings from amarillo down to jackson over to boston and new york city and flood alerts for melting snow and heavy rain stretching from springfield, missouri, all the way up into new england. and as you mentioned, we've got severe weather to talk about. 20 million people at risk, tornados possibly, especially in this enhanced area from nashville, memphis, down to birmingham and jacksonville, and a little further to the north and south as well. we're looking at these showers and thunderstorms already firing up, and then you can see the heavy snow now making its way into kansas into parts of missouri, down into northern oklahoma. we are looking for this rain to be really heavy at times, some places picking up 1 to 3 inches, especially from southern missouri on into central ohio. icing conditions along the front from tupper lake all the way

down to springfield and quincy illinois, we're going to be watching that closely, and again, a band of heavier snow, wichita 4 to 8 inches of snow, chicago 1 to 4, detroit 5 to 9 inches. buffalo about 3 to 5 inches, guys. all right, al, thank you. this morning the u.s. is disputing russia's claims that it has withdrawn some troops from ukraine's borders. the pentagon says russia has actually increased its manpower. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in ukraine with the latest. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, president biden said the us are being of an invasion is very high after moscow expelled the second highest ranking dip low mass in the embassy from moscow. u.s. officials are accuse directly now rush yaf lying. for the last several days russia has said that it's been pulling back troops, moving them further away from ukraine's borders as russian troops complete their military exercises, but u.s.

officials overnight said they see no evidence of that and say up until yesterday, russia was reinforcing the troops that it has on ukraine's borders adding about 7,000 troops to the roughly 150,000 troops that are flanking ukraine on three sides. then overnight, a very dangerous development. russian back separatisted fired dozens of military rounds inside ukraine. the ukrainian government is accusing the separatist of trying to provoke a conflict, of trying to get the ukrainian military to respond, therefore, giving russia an excuse to launch an invasion. >> richard, thank you very much. >> let's move to beijing where women's figure skating resumed this morning. among those competing, the controversial russian skater who started the day in first place.

craig has the very latest on that. he's also got an update from the action at the winter games. are you using your indoor voice, craig? >> reporter: actually, hoda, i am unfortunately. the women's free skate is now in the books. we have an upset to tell you about this morning. it was russia's anna shervakova taking home a gold in yesterday's singles. she performed a near flawless flee skate behind me a short time ago. her teammate kamila valieva was favored to one it here in beijing. she stumbled during the free skate. she actually fell at one point during her performance. the 15-year-old, of course, testing positive for that banned substance back in the team competition. she ends up not medaling at all in beijing. she fell to fourth place.

as for the americans, alisa liu finishing in seventh place. karen chen coming in 16th here. all of this coming after a day of excitement near beijing including speed skating, one of our favorites. brittany bowe, she just powering through to take bronze in the women's 100 meter. also overnight, a silver medal for team usa in women's hockey, canada defeating the united states in the gold medal match 3-2. the united states almost coming back, falling just short in the third period. team canada winning their fifth gold medal since women's hockey was added to the olympics back in 1998. and on the slopes, it was a third heartbreaking wipeout for mikaela shiffrin, this time it was in the women's super combined competition. mikaela shiffrin will cap off her winter games this weekend here in beijing by joining the u.s. squad in the team slalom competition.

again, the breaking news here, the russian skater not even reaching the medal podium in beijing. that's it for now. back to you. >> that's going to be fun one to watch tonight on nbc. you got the boost? >> i got the boost. one of the most heartwarming displays of good sportsmanship took place this week, not on the world stage but in lake hamilton arkansas. the high school basketball team had a surprise for its manager, andy colson who's got special needs. he was given his own jersey, a spot in the starting lineup. andy nailed a trio of three pointers and brought this team to victory. check it out. >> chills chills, hats off to the opposing players from el dorado high school. chills, right? what a moment. >> that is so sweet. >> that is so sweet.

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we are back with another we are back with another remarkable chapter in the women's olympic hockey rivalry between the u.s. and canada. >> it's quite the rivalry. overnight in the gold medal game, team usa fell behind early but fought back, almost pulled it off team canada took the gold, silver for our girls team usa. joining us are for of the stars, kendall coyne schofield, hilary knight, abbey roque, and lee stecklein. you were amazing, that comeback, i could feel that momentum tell us what it's like to go head to head in canada. >> it's the most beautiful rivalry in sports. obviously it means a lot to represent the united states on a world stage, and it's so much fun. so it's just one of those experiences where it's just magical, and you rise to the occasion, and everyone's so special, and we really wanted to

bring home the gold for you guys, but silver's okay too. >> yeah, it is. >> oh, yeah. >> it is certainly is. you guys have done it before, you were gold in pyeongchang the main thing is just this rivalry. like you said, hilary, it's one of the best ones in sports kendall, what did it mean to you to get there, to get to that gold medal game and have that rematch? >> yeah, that's a great question i think for a lot of the athletes that you've probably spoken to during these games getting here was a challenge of itself, and this group has been resilient over the last three years, especially the last two years with the pandemic and leading into these games, everything it took, the sacrifice, not seeing our families for the last six months you know, just everything it took to get here is what makes this group so special. and we have a lot to be proud of. >> abby, you're a first timer, first time at the olympics we're so proud of you for being there. you did really well yesterday. what was it like to get an olympic medal for the first time >> obviously it's an incredible honor to just be at the olympics

and to be selected to be on this team and to be able to play with these girls. so i mean, just to be here as an olympian is one of the biggest honors you can get, obviously yeah, we wanted a gold medal but getting any medal at the olympics is a huge accomplishment and we have to be proud of that. >> you almost decided to retire after pyeongchang, glad you changed your mind and hung in here >> me too. >> yes, very glad i changed my mind i didn't stay away for too long, luckily. i couldn't stay away from this group, but very, grateful to be here, grateful to be here with these women, it's a really special group, very proud of what we went through to be here and get here and just very, again, grateful to have this experience >> ladies, i don't know what's in your future, but if you find yourself in new york, my struggling new york islanders greatly need all of you. please feel free to just -- you can stay with me and siri and the kids you're all welcome you know, kendall, you're captain of the team. i can sense a slight bit of disappointment even though it's silver because of this rivalry and you guys had it last time in

pyeongchang, but what do you say to the players and the team? >> well, i mean, there's four captains on this team, but this is a team filled with leaders. you know, this entire team has led the way not only, again, through this olympic year but the last few years, the ups and the downs. you know, like we said, we have so much to be proud of, the way we handled ourselves through this tournament, the adversity we faced you have to remember we lost one of our best players ten minute into this tournament, and her decision to stay here was incredible we've been through a lot, and there was so much to be proud of, even though we didn't get the result we came here to get, we're still a very proud group and we love each other >> raise your hand if you're ready for a matchup in 2026? >> yes with authority. >> we run the table. >> that's awesome. >> go back and look at that tape and see whose hand shot up and whose hand kind of wormed its way up guess what, you're all going to

be there we'll see you then. >> thank you, guys, thank you so much >> a great olympics. >> thank you. >> we hope to see you there in person, too. >> yes, so do we go usa we have an extended interview with kendall at 1:30 eastern on "today" all day. while you're there, you can also watch "today" anytime on our streaming channel. let's get a check of the weather. >> let's show you what we've got starting with today. we are looking at record highs in parts of the northeast, severe storms down through the gulf, lower mississippi river valley, snow and ice to the north of that, frigid in the plains, plenty of sunshine out west. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we do have plenty of sunshine and we need the rain, but we're going to continue with some dry weather. and temperatures well above normal with our inland valleys reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s. big cooldown coming our way next

week. it looks like we'll have gusty winds, temperatures in the upper 50s and maybe even freezing temperatures by next wednesday morning. for san francisco, we're in the low to mid-60s today. we'll see this weather continue until sunday when it starts to cool down. >> heading out the door, take us with you, sirius xm channel 108. >> what time is it >> i think -- oh, my gosh. it's time for "pop start." >> here we go, first up the popular online game that everybody seems to be talking about and certainly playing is wordle some players puzzled -- puzzled. >> get it? get it >> taking a victory lap there wondering if the game's maybe getting harder after it was recently purchased by "the new york times." nbc news now anchor joe fryer went searching of answers. >> reporter: in the world of word play, some fear they've hit a wordle hurdle, that the game is too tough no, harsh, how about cruel yeah, cruel. lately players say wordle has a

different vibe, that the words got ten times harder after "the new york times" bought it. these words are just so randomly random says actress yvette nicole brown. >> it's a letdown if it's a little bit too easy. i appreciate the fact that the words maybe harder now. >> reporter: to recap, wordle is the game that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word, something jimmy fallon actually tried to do in realtime on "the tonight show." recent winning words include ulcer, ultra, and words that repeat letters like cynic and aroma. "the new york times" says those words were planned long before the newspaper even bought wordle >> here's the question so many people are asking, did "the new york times" make wordle harder >> no, we did not make wordle harder, categorically i'm happy

i'm here to say that. >> reporter: if anything, the times argues it's making the game easier by removing obscure words like agora. >> one example i can give you of a word that removed that felt a little bit obscure for us. wordle was created during the pandemic by josh wardle, its growth was rapid, no, swift. how about quick? it went from 90 players on november 1st to 300,000 nearly two months later and millions today inspiring copycat games, filling social media with green and yellow brings and memes that say just about anything. wardle then sold wordle last month for an undisclosed price in the low seven fes" promisingt for now that it will stay free, even if it does cost frustrated players some valuable time for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> thank you, joe. some players have complained as wordle migrates to the time their precious hard earned win streaks have vanished, and i told joe that the transition has presented a few challenges, most

players had their streaks carried over if that didn't happen, the times apologizes let's discuss for a second is it harder now since "the new york times" purchased it >> i just started playing this weekend at your house, i'd never played it, so i don't know what do you guys think >> i think it has. >> i really do. >> my opening word is r-o-a-t-e. i would always get at least two green tiles, a couple yellow it was a great setup ever since "the new york times" bought it, roate does me nothing. >> are they running out of five-letter words that don't have -- you know, that don't have repeat? >> i don't know. >> how many are there? >> when they hit cynic. >> cynic was the tipping it's really hard, but it's not a word we don't know it's not agora. >> double c, come on >> i was frustrated but i wasn't like make it easier. >> you're a lawyer for those of us who aren't, you're smart

>> yeah. >> no, i'm not you and i were completely -- >> i was it's a game. >> it should be challenging. >> i knew we were doing the story on "pop start," "today" it's like the times saw that we were doing this, much easier today. >> although it is and it is isn't because it took me six times. >> it took me five. >> because it was -- >> there were multiple options. >> do not confuse us stop giving it away. >> a good rehearsal. next up, larry david is the subject of a new two-part documentary headed to hbo max and revealing the creator behind "seinfeld" is nothing like his "curb your enthusiasm" >> never thought of myself ashe first trailer. >> never thought of myself as being funny. anything i was associated with that could be successful was a shock. 25 years old, i didn't know what

i wanted to do what do you do when you're talking and people are laughing? you do comedy. so i thought why not me? >> that's a big thought. >> maybe i didn't put that exactly the right way. why not me my mother would call me up and go, larry, did they like you did they tell you you're doing a good job country. yeah, but did they tell you? do they think you're doing well? >> both parts of the larry david story hit hbo max tuesday march 1st. and next up, madonna calling all material girls, auditions are on for the pop icon's biopic sharing a peek from behind the scenes from casting on instagram rocking out to her 1983 hit "burning up. of course the million dollar question who's going to play the queen of pop the answer is we don't know yet, but there are apparently a few front runners. in the fall madonna confirmed florence pugh made a short list of contenders and more recently in an episode of watch what

happens live where i feel like all secrets come out, julia garner gave a cheeky response hinting that she may already have been tapped for the role. we don't know, no word on production yet that's going to be good. tom brady and matthew stafford i think you guys did this story earlier. one super bowl champ to another, brady sharing some sage wisdom with the l.a. rams quarterback you might recall tom brady threw down last year after the bucs took the title, had a couple, and gave us this beautiful moment. >> that could have be moment >> that could have been so -- >> so bad. >> what was funny in his tweet on wednesday tom brady commented on footage of the rams super stafford, trust me from one qb to another

>> that was cute >> carson, thank you. coming up, she made history with her speed skating gold medal, and this morning we are honored to welcome erin jackson to our plaza but first, your local news

good morning. 8:26. i'm wash were. despite the extended try spell, some hopeful signs for the north bay water shortage. lifting the ban on outdoor irrigation allowing to use sprinklers two times in the week in the evenings and early morning hours. the agassi says the rain helped build some of the reservoirs. other restrictions remain in place like a ban on filling swimming pools and at-home car washing, also a ban on landscape installation for new customers. the ban went into effect december 1st.

a look at forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> yeah, we're waking up to some cooler temperatures in some spots but also clear skies across the bay area. it will be a warm afternoon as our temperatures head for the upper 60s and low 70s. take a look at our highs across many of our microclimates that are once again above normal and our seven-day forecast still shows warm weather at least through the start of the weekend. we will have a cooldown by sunday and especially by the middle of next week. we could once again start to have freezing temperatures in our mornings by next wednesday as this once again dry weather continues, marcus. >> thanks, kari. another local news update in 30 minutes. see you back here then.

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welcome back, 8:30 thursday morning, as we hit the plaza to greet our beautiful, enthusiastic crowd. >> they came on the right day, didn't they? perfect day. >> it's so warm. it's beautiful hi we're doing all the things out here. >> yeah, coming up, we've been watching the olympics, and if you'd like to get that gold medal glow, we're here to help out, at least when it comes to your skin. adrianna brach is here, and she's got products that will have us shining from head to toe. then we have a story i think we all have been waiting for,

craig melvin, mr. south carolina lacing up the skates for a lesson from two-time olympian jason brown. we cannot wait to see how that turns out. couldn't have been too bad because you're still standing. >> very grateful >> we'll see about that. plus, coming up, our friend ching is back, the host city has offered some great food for us this week, and ching is back with another delicious inspired dish you can make for dinner tonight. and a quick note about tomorrow, harry smith is taking us to an ice rink upstate where the prize most people are after is time together, maybe some fresh air. nobody expected it to bring the community together the way it has. it has a really special story and who could tell it better than harry smith that is tomorrow on "today." >> speaking of skating, we've waited long enough look who is here with us, team usa star speed skater, gold in the 500 meters everybody look, everybody touch. everybody. >> congratulations. >> does your neck hurt

>> a little bit. >> erin you've had a chance to sit with us, you've flown back from beijing, you have your medal. as you reflect, what does it feel like? >> it's so hard to put it into words and imagine that it actually happened. it's so wild, yeah, really happy. >> the turn of events for you to get there, we carried the story before, you had a little wobble at the trials. your dear friend brittany bowe said take my place i think you showed the whole wide world why that was a great decision on her part pause you won gold, and brittany got bronze. >> she did, yeah, it was awesome. i woke up early to watch her from my room. >> when you were getting ready to take off, you were in the starting gate and it was time to go, what goes through you? what are you thinking about just before that moment >> it just goes kind of blank, you know, because at that point there's nothing i can change there's nothing i can do differently. it's all about all the work i've

put in up to that point, so i just turn everything off and go automatic. >> and erin, how's life changed in this period of time since you won that gold? how has it been? >> it's a little busier, you know, but yeah, life is great. it's been amazing to see like all the support i've been getting and all the people who are, you know, happy to see it and it's just really cool. >> can you guys imagine the young girls who watch? i was just thinking all the young girls watching the tv screen when you got gold have you heard from any of the kids who say, wow, if she can do it i can do it. >> i have. i feel like that's the most rewarding part of it all, seeing those messages from the kids or the parenting telling me like oh, my kid told me about you it's so cool. >> and that video in 2017, your first time on skates it's a video that's incredible on ice skates and then ten minutes later you had it also part of this story is never give up. it's never too late. anybody can achieve their goals. >> right, yeah, for sure it's never too late to start and to like try something new. i'm really glad i took that step to try ice skating. >> you were in inline skating

and you switched over to ice skating. can you explain how ocala, florida, has become the speed skating capital of the world brittany's from there, you're from there, you've got quite the team out there. >> three of us actually, joey mantia is from ocala, and he got a bronze medal a couple of days ago. there's definitely something in the water over in ocala, it's awesome. >> we want to say congratulations, we're so proud of you you made the country proud. >> thank you >> erin's going to be sticking around because brittany's going to be joining us live. >> don't walk away >> she's going to be live for the third hour so we're excited about that. >> oh, good, you guys can chat over the satellite, brittany and erin let's get a check of the weather. >> let's look at our weekend outlook, show you what we've got happening. for friday, storm will move out, a lot of winds behind it warm down in florida, plenty of sunshine out west. some snow around the great lakes. on saturday more snow showers, wn into the gulf the northeast, rain and snow in the pacific

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cheering on team usa from afar. >> that's right. and apparently our good buddy craig after watching all this action you decided you wanted to find out if you've got what it takes to get up on the ice. >> go, craig, go. >> you know what here's the thing, guys, as a kid from south carolina, ice rinks not a big part of my childhood but after being here for a while, seeing the power, the speed, the grace of team usa's figure skaters like the ones on the ice behind me, i did i got the urge to try it for myself >> he will be one of figure skating's greatest artists. >> every time two-time olympian you know you are jason brown arrives on the ice, you know you are in for a spectacular show and at these games, the former bronze medalist has hit his stride. >> i managed to catch you a few nights ago you put on quite the show, sir >> well, thank you i mean, we're at the olympics, so when they call your name, i wanted to do just that.

>> and two of your personal best scores. >> yeah. >> how long does it take to get good at figure skating >> i mean, i've been at it now for over, you know, 22 years, so i mean, i think it's one of those sports where you definitely start young, you know a lot of skaters start between the ages of like 3 and 6. >> what about 42 >> it's never too late it's never too late. >> i have been on the ice probably four times in my life. >> so let's make that five >> let's make it five, baby. >> let's do it >> make it five. what could go wrong? everything as al roker would say. first, we needed to lace up. >> you put the right on first. it's awesome every skater has like what skate they put on first always it's like a ritual. >> all right nice, you not one. >> there we go small victory. >> yes, exactly. >> if this were an olympic sport, i might have a shot. >> oh, 100%. >> then it was time to take the ice.

>> try to lean forward. >> lean forward. >> yeah. so people always get on the ice and they want to like stay upright. >> so lean forward like that >> try to like maybe pick up your foot. >> why do we want to pick up our feet >> that's how you got to skate. >> forward start skating. forward is always better dun dun dun dun dun. >> look at that speed. >> this is actually kind of fun, james. >> right >> you know. >> i think we need a moment. you have to skate over the rings. >> oh, my god, can i >> this is like every skater's dream. >> can i skate over the olympic ring >> skate over the olympic ring. >> craig >> yes >> craig >> empowered by my new title. >> i want to try to do one of those jumps. >> and you're going to swing your right foot forward. >> on the left foot, swing the right foot forward

hop to it. >> yeah. try to land on one foot. >> okay. you're on the left >> on the left don't let it touch the ground. >> okay. this is how my journey to italy begins >> you know what it's a start it's a start >> i gave it my best my goal was not to fall. i stayed on my feet. jason, why don't you show me how an olympian does it. >> well, i obviously can't compete with that, but i think i have found my true calling on the ice. >> way to go, craig. >> i don't know. that was one heck of a jump. >> you did good. >> i love a zamboni. >> who doesn't. >> looking for a zamboni guy during the lesson i tried to get the inside scoop from jason on whether this is going to be his

last olympics. no answer on that. i told him, i said if he wants to be a coach in the future, he's clearly quite patient working with this guy. >> craig, you were -- >> you started off good. >> jump and upright. >> impressive. >> way to go, craig. >> you didn't have to go 6,000 miles for an ice skating rink. we have one 50 yards behind us. >> that's true. >> all right >> looking good, bud. >> okay, buddy >> persuasive here >> we'll see you coming up on the third hour, buddy. coming up next, ching he huang is back to take us on a huang is back to take us on a tasty tour of china's popular

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and we are back with another special olympic edition of today food we're rounding up china's most popular foods with a nice little tour through in particular three key cities. >> a culinary tour, and our guide back with us again this

morning is our dear friend ching he huang she is a beloved international chef a best selling author. i could not think of anyone better to go on this tour with. >> thank you. >> you're starting with an absolute classic from beijing, the peking duck. >> it's very hard to get you need a wood fired oven, apple smoked wood. i'm doing a roast style duck, okay so that you can do it easily at home >> okay. you know, i tried. >> how do they get it that crispy >> you get basically any oven 400 degrees, okay, for about 45 minutes depending on the size of your duck. this has been marinated with some honey with some hoisin, with some dark soy, and some five spice the flavors really infused into the meat >> okay. >> and i'm going to just carve some up so we've got some breast here. >> how long do you marinate it for? >> you marinate it for a good few hours. the whole process takes about ten hours, but the traditional peking duck could take up to 72 hours. it's a real, you know, beloved

dish once you've got the meat, i'm going to show you how to build >> okay. >> so you just get yourself a wheat flour tortilla these are super generous you can just add your hoisin sauce, a good amount like that, and then add in your spring onion. i'm just going to use a little bit of cucumber, scallions, and then that delicious -- >> the traditional way you'd eat it >> yes, absolutely. >> so good. >> you can make them as big or as small as you want to. you can do this at the table you could roll it into a cigar shape or into one of these like an envelope. >> the flavors are incredible. >> so good >> all right let's move on, what's our next stop on the culinary store >> from beijing we're going south. and to the east. we're going to shanghai.

there you've got lots of braised dishes we've got here some pork meatballs. they resemble the shape of the lion's head. >> but it's pork to be clear >> exactly we have some chinese napa cabbage, which we curl around each of the meatballs and that resembles really the mane lions. >> what's in your pork meatballs? >> sauce. >> it's nice and bouncy and juicy, a little soy, sesame oil. >> what are these little leaves doing? >> these leaves, what we do, we've made a sauce here, a really delicious veggie stock. you could use pork stock you could even use actually beef meatballs if you like that and yeah, it's super flavorful, some ginger as well in there we're also going to put in some chinese mushrooms and what you do is you just bring this to temperature, bring this so it slowly boils and that the flavors of the mushrooms become sweeter and cooked down. >> so you prepare the meatballs and then soak them.

>> you make the meatballs, fry them until they're nice and brown. then you place them into the broth and then wrapped with the napa cabbage and the mushrooms and then you cook down so they're nice and bouncy and juicy. >> al, hoda. >> hey, what about the dumplings? >> moving on >> i like that. >> going south to guangdong, we're going to make -- you get a wheat flour wrapper like this. >> one of the hot ones >> get hoda one. >> the main thing is -- >> make sure those are done. make sure they're cooked. >> that's not as hard as i thought it might be. >> you do it >> put it in the middle. >> okay. >> and then with your thumb and second finger, you get that

natural shape. >> like that >> oh, perfect >> that's beautiful. yeah, that's so pretty >> okay. >> and then you really nip it at the waist, like a pinch, and you pat it on the bottom. >> mine's falling out. >> take a spoon and you really squish it down so it's got a flat top, and nipped in nicely. >> look at that. exactly. >> okay. and then you pop it into the steamer. >> i was making sure that everything was staying like -- >> if you don't have a steamer like this, could you use any kind of steamer? good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. a bipg vote today on the proposed $12 million ballpark for the oakland a's. counselors will on receiver the environment impact report. it's planned for near jack

london square. last year they voted unanimously to approve it. the 35,000 seat stadium will include housing, office evers and retail space. even if members approve the report, they could later vote down the development. that meeting takes place this afternoon. when the vote comes down, it will be on our twitter feed. stanford university's former vice president speaks today for stanford republicans. protests are expected. more details on our home page including why experts believe this might be the start of a pence presidential push for the 2024 election. president biden believes russia is closer than ever to invade ukraine and it could happen in a matter of days. he spoke this morning before boarding marrone one. efforts are still under way to bring an end to the crisis diplomatically before things boil over.

this morning on the third hour of "today," ice, ice, baby. the u.s. women's hockey battling rival canada in a thriller going down to the wire. we've got four of the silver medal winners joining us live. then another star on skates, speed skater brittany bowe live. 're going to talk to her about her medal win and sportsmanship that captured the olympic spirit. plus, the opposite of speed h an olympic figure skater. all that and actor and director

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