morning. we will have more on our midday newscast at 11:00. it's a cold start but a nice almost 70-like finish. spring keeping in a little bit. thank you for starting your day with us. the "today" show is coming good thursday morning. rescuers racing against the clock to find people still trapped in the quake zone. >> and against all odds, we are seeing new miracles this morning. it's february 9th. this is "today." ♪♪ signs of hope.(g more survivors being pulled from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings overnight. but the death toll still climbing. more than 16,000. those rescue operations reaching a critical point, three full days after that historic earthquake. just ahead, one of the americans working on the front lines will join us live.

breaking overnight, severe weather, damaging tornadoes and flooding rains sweep across the south. tens of millions now on alert from missouri to maine for even more powerful storms. al's got your full forecast. road show. president biden taking his post state of the union tour to florida today, a key battleground in 2024. while republicans take aim at the president's message. >> the president was saying is something that he knew was not true. >> a live report from washington just ahead. in the hot seat, officials from southwest called before congress to answer for that holiday travel meltdown. more than 16,000 flights canceled, 2 million passengers stranded. this morning, the mistakes the airline is admitting and what's being done to ensure the chaos does not happen again. and super bowl surprise. the bills damar hamlin honored in arizona with one of the nfl's

most prestigious awards. >> i just thank god for being here. >> as the excitement for sunday's showdown between the eagles and the chiefs reaches a fever pitch. today, thursday, february 9th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning! good to see you. welcome in. it's a thursday morning. so happy you're with us. all the super bowl news has been amazing, and then here comes damar hamlin, right? >> a sight for sore eyes. it's great to hear how his recovery is going. we'll have a lot more about that, coming up. meantime, guys, we've got everything you need to know about that severe weather outbreak overnight. at least two tornadoes reported in the south and those storms are on the move this morning. we're live in that region. and of course, al will have all of our forecast details. but we begin this morning

with the desperate search for survivors in turkey and syria, even as the death toll climbs past 17,000 people. >> but there are signs of hope. some rescues still taking place more than 72 hours after those devastating earthquakes. in a moment, we will talk to an american helping in those efforts. but first, nbc's kelly cobiella joins us from hard-hit turkey. hey, kelly, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning to you, hoda. you can see the impact of the quake around me. there are about a dozen buildings all around me here that just pancaked when it hit. and despite the power of that quake, rescuers are still morning.just a couple of hours finding survivors this morning. just a couple of hours ago, a 60-year-old woman was pulled alive from the rubble in turkey. but experts say once we move beyond that crucial 72 hours, which we have now done, the chance of finding people alive is fading.

overnight, using bulldozers and buckets, working in freezing conditions, rescuers in syria pulling more survivors from the rubble. while in turkey, this little girl lifted through the ceiling of a collapsed building by israeli rescuers. the crowd cheering as she's freed after being trapped for more than 60 hours. this dog, its back legs trapped, freed by rescuers. every life worth saving. but tragically, for many, waiting for loved ones ends like this, in grief and tears. this father holding his dead daughter's hand, too distraught to leave her, as recovery teams try to remove her trapped body. more than 19,000 killed so far with the death toll expected to continue rising. this morning, the state department confirming three americans are among the thousands killed in turkey, not identifying them, saying we offer our sincerest condolences. american rescue teams are now on

the ground with search dogs and heavy equipment, helping to dig through the rubble in turkey. across the disaster zoeb, countless buildings and homes are too dangerous to stay in. forcing hundreds of thousands to stay in shelters or out in the open with temperatures into the 20s overnight. >> we are not safe because some apartments are cracking. >> reporter: this beautiful mosque almost completely destroyed. only a few outer walls remaining. >> oh, oh, i'm so sorry. >> reporter: this woman devastated. she's staying in the hospital with her 6-year-old granddaughter, rescued just hours after the quake, but two other grandchildren died, she said, and her home is destroyed. i have nothing, she told me. the turkish president touring the disaster zone wednesday, vowing to rebuild, as many here are saying their good-byes and

trying to survive. international aid is arriving here in turkey this morning. and the u.n. says aid trucks are finally moving across the border from turkey into northwestern syria, into that rebel-held area this morning. the u.n. special envoy for syria saying they urgently need everything. hoda? >> yeah, kelly, seeing that grandmother in your arms was heartbreaking. thank you so much for that report. >> it's a desperate situation there. one of the americans working in the quake zone joins us now, john morrison, a search and rescue team member for usaid. sir, i know you just arrived. what's the plan here? hopes do fade after a certain time, but i know your team is hopeful that you will be able to make some rescues? >> good morning and thank you for having me on. we certainly are optimistic that if there is people trapped in the rubble here where we are right now, we will find them. currently, we have several recon teams out right now, looking through collapsed buildings, as

you can see from the video, trying to locate survivors with both technical search elements, such as cameras and listening devices, as well as our search k-9s. >> you can understand how people have survived, like concrete slabs could fall a certain way and there are air pockets. how do you physically go about it? do you have the equipment and everything you need? >> we brought actually about 170,000 pounds of equipment between all of the rescuers here, as part of the disaster assistance response team for usaid. that is there not only to set up the base camp that you see us finalizing behind me, but also medical equipment, heavy breaching and breaking for concrete, and logistics equipment. anything we can possibly need to be "a," self-sufficient, and "b," help the people we come upon. if we do find people trapped in the rubble, no matter how long it takes, we'll certainly work as hard as we can to get those people out. >> i know it was a long journey to get there. you took a 12-hour bus ride across the countryside. can you put into words what

you've seen? we've seen the pictures. it's certainly horrendous, but can you put into words what you've seen firsthand? >> it's definitely widespread destruction. the people are very appreciative, but this is what we train for. on behalf of the residents here. we've been to disasters around the world, and this is what we train for, and we're ready to handle the situation. >> good luck with your work. it's so important. thank you to your team and for you for being with us this morning. >> thanks, john. breaking overnight, here at home, powerful storms spawning tornadoes across the south. al's tracking a new threat of severe weather. we'll have his forecast in just a moment. but first, we have nbc's sam brock. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. it is an active season. 168 reported tornadoes in january that is the highest figure, in modern history for that month. and now the south has been struck again. i'm here in louisiana, this is one of about 15 buildings that

has been damaged. you can see the carport is collapsed. the roof sheared right off. there is debris littered everywhere, on trees. you're seeing mobile homes just crumpled. in one of them, an infant and a toddler had to be rescued as a likely tornado ripped right through here. overnight, severe weather slamming the south. >> from our bedroom window, you could see the chairs blow this way. >> reporter: a possible tornado, tearing through southeast louisiana, taking aim at tanghippeau parish and leaving at least three people injured. homes and businesses in the area sustaining major damage. >> just from looking in this area, it looks like about six or seven homes that are completely flipped over and completely destroyed. >> reporter: a massive police presence helping clear streets and provide assistance. crews springing into action, sawing through tree limbs to clear roadways. part of this gas station collapsing. workers huddling for safety inside, as the structure came

crashing down, falling on to a car and landing just feet from fuel pumps. out on the road, motorists maneuvering to avoid splintered tree limbs as ominous storm clouds blanketed the skies above. in neighboring mississippi, multiple apparent tornadoes downing trees and damaging this pickup. and in arkansas, significant flooding in some areas after hours of rain. the state dealing with heavy downpours wednesday, with more than 4 inches of rain reported in some spots. >> there was pretty much water all around the entire house, about an inch away from the door. >> reporter: one good samaritan coming to the aid of a fellow delivery, after he spotted her car submerged in a flooded ditch. >> noticed someone was inside the car and knew that my truck had the potential of pulling her out. >> reporter: the threat of tornadoes this morning has diminished, but the same storm system is still moving east now with the florida panhandle directly in its path. there is no power here this morning, and officials are warning people that live in the area that some of these power lines could still be active.

back to you. >> sam, thank you. we have al here. he has a check of the storms, where they're headed. hey, al. >> it's a two-pronged system in that we have winter weather to the north with winter weather advisories into kansas. to the south, we have that frontal system. we have the risk of severe weather up into the ohio river valley and also down into lower gulf, isolated tornadoes, damaging winds and hail. tomorrow, that moves to the southeast, as sam mentioned, the florida panhandle, parts of southern georgia as well for isolated hail. a low tornado risk, thank goodness. but the other thing we're worried about around this system, very, very strong winds. 49 million people under high wind warnings and high wind advisories all the way down into the south and on up into western new york. look at some of these wind gusts. columbus could see wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. st. louis 43. buffalo, 60-mile-per-hour winds. at that point, you can see trees coming down, power lines, as well. we'll be watching that. rainfall amounts down through the gulf and on into the southeast.

some places could be picking up 3 to 4 more inches of rain already over saturated ground. and then to the north, as far as the snow around the u.p. of michigan, 2 to 5 inches of snow. also as you get into parts of northern maine and parts of northern new england and interior parts of new york state, guys. >> al, thank you very much. president biden is back on the road today, taking his post-state of the union blitz to a key battleground in the next presidential race. nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest for us. hi, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning to you. president biden is hitting the road again today, heading to the key swing state of florida, which is of course home to two of his potential 2024 gop rivals, former president trump and the state's governor, ron desantis, all as the president is still clashing with republicans and grappling with the fallout over the classified documents controversy. one day after addressing the nation, president biden was out on the road in the midwest, testing his message.

>> the backbone of this nation is strong. and i've said so many times, often told to democrats and to republicans, we can actually work together. >> reporter: but the president doubling down on his accusation that some republicans want to cut medicare and social security. a claim which prompted a backlash during his state of the union address. >> i'm not saying it's a majority of you. >> reporter: with conservative marjorie taylor greene calling him a liar. in wisconsin, mr. biden firing back. >> marjorie taylor greene and others stood up and said, liar, liar, reminds me of liar, liar, house on fire. >> reporter: in an interview with pbs overnight, the president asked about those interruptions during his speech. >> did you expect that kind of reaction? >> from the folks who did it, i was. the vast majority of republicans weren't that way. but the -- there was -- there is still a significant element of what i call the maga republicans. >> reporter: he also noted that

republican senator rick scott had proposed cutting medicare and social security last year. >> he says, all federal legislation sunsets every five years. if a law is worth keeping, congress can pass it again. social security and medicare. >> reporter: most republicans, including gop leaders, oppose cuts to those programs. scott calling the attacks a dishonest move from a very confused president. house speaker kevin mccarthy also lashing out. >> he tries to use that for a political ploy. >> reporter: meanwhile, the president also speaking out about the classified documents controversy in that overnight interview. >> the kind of things they picked up are things that from 1974, stray papers. there may be something else i don't know. >> reporter: mr. biden aiming to shift blame to those who packed up his office from his time as vice president. >> as they packed up my offices to move them, they didn't do the kind of job that should have

been done. >> reporter: now, one more headline to tell you about from that interview or not, the president was asked if his age gives him any concern about running for re-election. he would be 82 years old on election day. his response was, quote, watch me. but he also added he would be honest with the american people if any health issues arise. so, savannah, all signs pointing to another run for office. savannah? >> including the geography of this trip this week. kristen, thank you very much. to the battlegrounds he goes. >> there he goes. all right. 7:15. we have a story about the airlines. >> hoda, savannah, welcome back, by the way. and good morning to you, as well. southwest airlines meltdown during the busy holiday rush, that's going to be front and center on capitol hill today. a top executive facing tough questions about the more than 16,000 flights that were canceled in the build-up to christmas. you'll remember this. a lot of angry travelers. nbc's capitol hill correspondent, ryan nobles joins us now with more from washington. so, ryan, good morning to you.

what should we expect to hear? >> craig, good morning to you, as well. nbc news has obtained the prepared opening statements of the southwest ceo, andrew waterson, where he's expected to tell lawmakers very plainly, quote, we messed up. waterson also expected to say that the company is working hard to learn from the mistakes they made that led to thousands of customers being stranded in airports across the country with little guidance from the airline as to when their flights would be rescheduled. waterson will lay much of the blame on a cascading group of factors that began with an unpredictable weather pattern that turned out to be much worse than they expected. he'll also tell lawmakers, while it never went down, this debacle revealed issues with their software that schedules and reassigns pilots, flight attendants, and other crew members. he's also going to admit when the storm disrupted the traffic out of their two most critical bases of denver and chicago midway, that they, quote, did not have enough resiliency in our operation for the severe effect that this winter event had on us.

the airline will also promise in the hearing to make right by their customers by issuing refunds as soon as possible and getting customers back their lost baggage. we expect the members of this committee to use real-world examples from their constituents to show how the company's failures impacted so many people across the country. craig? >> we would expect quite the grilling there. ryan, nbc -- ryan nobles, thank you so much. let's go back to al and get more of that forecast. >> we could see a few showers and strong storms down through the gulf. that could lead to some airport delays. also, some light snow making its way across the upper midwest, on into new england. for today, a rockies chill and some snow, sunshine. warm conditions down through texas and the western third of the country looking spectacular. we're going get to your local forecast coming up in the next u 30 seconds. . forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds he nutrition that gil needs, but at the same i don't want him to get bored. it's been tricky to find the balance.

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>> call your next witness. >> reporter: just moments after prosecutors called their 38th witness for the high-profile murdoch murder trial, yet another spectacle. >> ladies and gentlemen, we have to evacuate the building >> reporter: a courthouse evacuation ordered by judge clifton newman spurred by an anonymous bomb threat. the crowd rushed out and across the street as bomb-sniffing dogs moved in >> that was really, really scary. >> reporter: about two hours later, the threat cleared and trial resumed, as prosecutors continued to build their case that murdaugh killed his wif and adult son in 2021 to divert attention away from his suspected financial crimes murdaugh's former paralegal, annette griswald, testified that she grew suspicious over a missing check, totaling nearly $800,000 >> in the back of my mind, you know, there's this huge red flag >> reporter: when confronted by the firm's cfo, murdaugh

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appearance of the week as super bowl buzz grows louder in arizona, a surprise appearance by buffalo bills safety, damar hamlin, just five weeks after he collapsed on the field. >> i just thank god for being here >> reporter: hamlin speaking to the media for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest, accepting the nfl players' association highest honor for service. >> giving back to my community has always been a big part of who i am >> reporter: after his injury, hamlin's chasing ms foundation raised more than $9 million as fans and fellow league members rallied behind his efforts to support youth in education and sports >> i plan to never take this position for granted and always have an urgent approach to making a difference in the community where i come from and communities across the world >> reporter: during roger goodell's annual state of the league address, the commissioner reflected on the league's response to hamlin's medical emergency. >> we always look to see what we can learn from any experience.

we have the best of the best on the field, including expertise that were critical in that moment it did contribute to saving a young man's life and i'm incredibly proud of that >> reporter: the wide-ranging discussion, covering topics including con suggestions, up 18% this year. goodell saying, in part, due to more evaluation. >> we don't want concussions to occur. we want to prevent them and treat them, but we're not afraid of having them be diagnosed. >> reporter: as well as the league's commitment to diversity. >> year over year at this event, you were asked about the lack of diversity, particularly among head coaches have you seen any meaningful progress in this past year >> i do, but i still feel like there's better work and more work ahead of us we all want short-term results, but it's important to have it be sustainable for the future and we believe diversity makes us stronger. >> reporter: with about 80 hours until kickoff, fans fled the desert where a seat inside state farm arena will set you back at least $3,600

the most expensive ticket on stubhub, $32,000 but if you would rather put your money where your mouth is, you can join the $50 million americans expected to bet an estimated $16 billion on the big game but ball fanatics everywhere are blitzing to get in on the action >> kaylee, that was a good conversation with the commissioner two big events for the league later today, we understand what more can you tell us about those? what can we expect >> reporter: yeah, craig tonight is one of the most fun nights on the football calendar. the biggest stars will turn out for nfl honors and before patrick mahomes has a chance to win that lombardi trophy on sunday, a lot of people think he will be taking home his second mvp title of his young career hey, if you are someone who is more interested in the halftime show than the football being played on sunday, well, rihanna has entered the chat she will be in this building later this day and everyone is hoping she will drop a few hints about what she has coming.

>> kaylee hartung there in arizona. i still think the best halftime show press conference, prince, back in the day. has this press conference. and instead of answering questions, he performs for like 20 minutes. >> can you imagine >> that's a good precedent right there. cool >> so maybe rihanna -- >> i still wrote his halftime show, and it's raining, and he's doing "purple rain," it's epic and it's weather related hey, unseasonable warmth coming here we could be looking at record highs across much of the eastern third of the country st. louis today, 50 degrees! that's 9 degrees above average charlotte, you're going to be 71 here in new york city, we're going at 55 degrees. that's 15 degrees above average. you move into tomorrow, new york city, coming close to 60 we could hit a record. 57 in boston that's 21 degrees above average. beckley, west virginia, 9 degrees above average of 50. and it stays fairly mild right on into early next week.

by monday, cleveland, you're going to be up to 48 degrees 62 in nashville. st. louis, 57 degrees. philadelphia, you'll be at 50. will you be celebrating? and boston -- i don't know >> was that a rhetorical question >> it was a rhetorical question. >> al? >> that's what's going on around the -- >> you're a chiefs fan, aren't you? >> he's a new york fan definitely not an eagles fan >> it's true that's what's going on around g good thursday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. our temperatures will be warming up significantly today for our inland areas. it will be in the upper 60s and then we are back down to 40s for tonight. tomorrow it will be cooler as our high only reached 60 degrees, and it will be breezy. a slight chance of rain tomorrow other than that mostly dry conditions in the forecast and a cooldown for saturday. a little milder for sunday.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, hope amid heartbreak. days after that devastating earthquake, a look at the youngest survivors still being pulled from the rubble emotions running high as rescuers work around the clock we're live in the region then, severe storms, tornadoes slamming the south overnight. residents picking up the pieces. more extreme weather on the way. more extreme weather on the al has your forecast

plus, new concerns a new study looking at the long-term effects of covid and heart health doctors and researchers taking note of one surprising aspect of how younger americans are being affected in new ways >> it's not just the elderly that are being affected. it's also people like ourselves, who were previously healthy. >> the details just ahead. and they call it puppy love. we're counting down to the big event, the puppy bowl, of course team fluff and team ruff, facing off for the coveted lombarky trophy but first, we are throwing you a bone hosting our very own show down in studio 1a on this thursday, february 9th, 2023 hi to our families watching in minnesota >> and fargo, north dakota >> visiting from anniston, alabama. >> wishing my daughter laurel happy birthday in nashville, tennessee. >> i love ya ♪

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72 hours after the quake nbc's kelly cobiella is there with the very latest hi, kelly. good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning. today, yet again, another incredible rescue. a 2-year-old boy was pulled from the rubble in turkey his rescuers from kosovo, kissing him on the forehead as they passed him along. he was alert, he was conscious, and he had survived three nights in the freezing cold this morning, hope amid the heartbreak the youngest survivors of the massive quake in turkey and syria continue to be pulled from the rubble, days after thousands of buildings and homes collapsed. each one, a small victory, cause for celebration. these people praising god as a child is whisked to safety rescuers have been racing against the clock. surrounded by so much death,

they persevere, working to save as many lives as possible. 3-year-old mohammad was saved alongside his mother the innocent toddler waving to the cameras. the youngest survivors, only days old in turkey, a newborn pulled to safety along with other children in neighboring syria, this newborn girl, whose mother appears to have given birth in the aftermath of the quake, rescued with her umbilical cord still attached a doctor says the baby, the only survivor in her family, is battered and bruised, but thankfully, alive. this morning, 16 newborns being flown to nearby ankara in a presidential jet for treatment at one of the biggest hospitals in southeastern turkey, they've treated 600 children moving them into this room because they feel safer close to the exits, one of the hospital's chief physicians told me how are the children doing he told me they're in shock and traumatized, especially those

who have lost parents. the most seriously injured, he said, in the icu but improving >> they must be very strong. to survive that long >> yes, yes. they are very resilient. >> reporter: with doctors and rescuers working around the clock, it's moments like this that keep hope alive the doctor told us the kids they see no longer know if the world is a safe place. he says his team tells them, we're here with you, it's normal to be scared hoda >> kelly cobiella for us there in turkey. what an incredible images. thank you. >> those rescuers are so heroic. back here at home, a lot of folks are talking about the severe weather that hit the south overnight. reports of two apparent tornadoes in mississippi and another possible tornado tearing through southeast louisiana, damaged homes and businesses there and thousands are still without power this morning al is here with more on where that storm is headed >> the north side of this storm

will bring snow from new england into the midwest we have winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories, and down to the south, the stronger part of this system is going to be generating the possibility of severe weather wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour isolated tornadoes possible. and that shifts to the east for tomorrow the good news is, the tornado risk low, but hail and damaging winds. and look, we've got 49 million people under high wind warnings and wind advisories stretching from western new york down into the south. tree limbs could be coming down, power lines, as well we'll be watching that these wind gusts, really strong. buffalo, 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts. lexington, 50. you could see 43-mile-per-hour wind gusts in nashville. the heaviest rain down along the lower gulf into the southeast. locally, 3 to 4 inches of rain possible and then to the north. we're talking about 2 to 6 inches of snow from the u.p. of michigan on into northern parts of maine and new england guys >> al, we'll come back to you in

just a few minutes meanwhile, thankfully, residents near a small ohio town are back in their homes this morning. that's because the smoke in the area has finally cleared from a massive fire over the weekend, sparked from a derailment of a train that was carrying toxic chemicals. about 2,500 people were evacuated from eastern ohio and western pennsylvania friday night, until the air and water were deemed safe yesterday officials monitored a controlled burn of the chemicals over several days after the crash >> all right 8:07, guys i love this morning's boost. i love this morning's boost! so recently, a virginia dad took his kids to mcdonald's for breakfast. one of the workers remembered his daughter, harper, from a prior visit, and she said she loved her outfit and her smile the next day, the 10-year-old asked to go back to that mcdonald's with a special surprise from miss sharon. harper and her little brother, lincoln, each gave miss sharon a bouquet of flowers for her

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the most surprising part, younger americans are being affected in new ways and doctors want to know why >> reporter: for emergency crews like this one, responding to heart problems is a matter of life and death we've just been called out to a report of a cardiac arrest at a convalescence hospital since the covid-19 pandemic began, l.a. county paramedics say they've been busier than ever with calls like this one, transporting a cardiac arrest patient. county health officials have tracked notable increases in cardiac arrests and heart attacks since the pandemic began. and experts say it's part of a broader trend. a national study from cedars-sinai hospital shows the deaths related to heart attacks increased across every age group since the spring of 2020, but the group that saw the biggest increase isn't who you might think. >> young people aren't supposed

to die of heart attacks. >> reporter: but the relative increase in heart attack-associated deaths among 25 to 34-year-olds was a staggering 30%, more than the increase in middle and older age groups, which ranged between 15 and 20%. paramedic romeo robles noticed an uptick with each covid surge in the south l.a. community that he serves. >> surprisingly, people my age, we would find them in cardiac arrest >> reporter: so why the spike in heart problems along with each pandemic wave? dr. susan chang, a co-author of the cedars-sinai study, is concerned about the covid connection >> there are a lot of things that covid can do to the cardiovascular system. it appears to be able to increase the likelihood of blood clot formation, stir up inflammation in the blood vessels, and seems to cause in some people, an overwhelming stress that can cause a spike in blood pressure >> reporter: experts are still working to figure out why young

people are so impacted, but dr. chang says it may be related to higher viral load exposure or an excess immune response in stronger immune systems. studies show covid-19 is also linked to a rare condition called myocarditis, the inflammation of the heart muscle itself it can strike even young, healthy st

>> the risk of heart injury from the vaccine is so much lower than the risk from the covid itself >> reporter: researchers only beginning to chart the long-term impacts the pandemic has on the heart, while paramedics continue racing to treat the damage >> it's not just the elderly that are being affected. it's people like ourselves that were previously healthy. >> doctors like susan chang say they hope to make new strides to understanding what exactly the link is between covid and heart disease. and they're optimistic they'll learn more with time they're starting to think that a covid infection or reinfections could be considered a risk factor for heart disease in and of itself, though she says they have more work to do before knowing for sure >> erin mclaughlin, thank you. joining us with more is nbc's senior medical correspondent, dr. john torres. i think we should start off with something that a lot of people think and i think need to be cleared up there are a lot of people who

believe it is the covid vaccine that causes heart issues, no covid itself >> covid itself, there's such a high risk of getting a heart issue from covid, especially myocarditis. when you look at the statistics, you're 11 times more likely to get it from covid itself than you are from the vaccine when it comes to heart attacks, there's been no direct connection between the vaccine and heart attacks. there have been some reports, but those reports are usually someone who had a heart attack the day after getting the vaccine, which means the vaccine hadn't even had time to do anything in the body >> it is so interesting to see that covid has an impact on heart health, that's regardless of age, but more pronounced in this younger group can you explain that >> in the elderly, you have more heart attacks overall, but the rate is increasing in this younger age group and years ago, when the pandemic first started, three years ago, we started it as a respiratory virus, then we realized, it could be a vascular virus. we know it affects the blood vessel linings themselves.

we talk about the inflammation and stress that goes behind this it is not a cold it is a bad virus. >> interesting, there was that young athlete who said she had mild covid systems symptoms not even like she had devastating covid symptoms does it matter if you have long covid versus mild symptoms >> that's one of the other things, it doesn't seem to matter at all. part of it is your immune response, which can keep covid under control, but at the same time, it could be overwhelming the system and causing these heart-type issues. the other thing we don't know how long you are at risk for this as she mentioned in her piece, it could be something 10 to 20, 30 years from now, do you smoke, have high cholesterol, covid those are your risk factors for a heart attack >> it's not like you have covid, you recover, and the next day these heart events happen. there can be the passage of time >> there can be the passage of time and with long covid being a bigger and bigger issue, we don't know the more you have covid, it puts you at a higher risk, especially in those young adult ages at getting something like you want to make sure, even if you're vaccinated, you still protect yourself from getting covid, which means, the things we know that can help us

>> is there anything you can do? if you've had covid and you're young or curious, is there anything you can do? >> know your risk factors, keep an eye on yourself especially if you have a family history of heart disease or heart attacks. keep an eye on yourself. if you notice of the symptoms we talk about, any of those things, go ahead and get checked out on top of that, make sure you're vaccinated and you're boosted because that can protect you, the most we have protection right now, from if you do get covid right now, keeping it mild cases and under control. and mask up. we know we don't like masks. it's been three years of this. but at the same time, it's still out there and still causing some problems throughout the day. >> still have a lot to learn >> we sure do. >> dr. john, thank you very much al, we'll send it to you >> all right, guys we've got some strong storms down through the gulf. that's going to be developing. light snow stretching from new england into the great lakes a rockies chill with some light snow showers there western third of tthird of the good thursday morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. today reaching into the upper 60s and another cold start for your friday morning. as we go into the weekend, spotty light showers will be moving through between friday night and saturday morning. then as we go into next week, temperatures warming up a little bit from sunday to monday and cooling back down once again. notice there's not any rain in the forecast. san francisco will be windy >> don't forget! if you're heading out the door, sirius xm channel 108, "today" show confidential, they will give you all that you need that's it! >> all of our secrets. it's like you bugged the "today" show it's like behind the scenes. not fair unbelievable >> best time of the morning. first up, billboard music released the rankings of the 50

greatest rappers of all time the list counts down since we're crunched for time, let's take a look at the top five starting with slim shady this arguably could have been even higher. 15 grammys, eminem at number four, the late great po, actor, activist, rapper, tupac. >> maybe should be higher. >> in third, the one and only nas, three generations second place, more contemporary, kendrick lamar an interesting point he took home three grammys, best rap performance song and album for this year. great rapper of all time >> jay-z or biggy. >> chart-topping artist, 140 million records sold back in 2014 became the first rapper conducted into the songwriter's hall of fame i think people might have an issue with biggie not being in the top five >> no question >> that's surprising >> kendrick is great, but is he in front of nas right now? >> he will be. >> dmx, by the way, not in the top ten. you should argue should be in

the top ten. >> jada, where's jada? >> grand master flash last week, he inducted -- jay-z inducted grand master flash into the hall of fame. grand master flash said jay-z is the best of all time >> could be. next up, savannah, pay attention. duran duran is in "popstart" this morning the rock 'n' roll hall of famer has been hitting the road. very confusing shows kick off in the spring out west they run through september and hours after they announced the tour, the website crashed from overwhelming traffic we think we know somebody who might have contributed to that crash. the user name, sg arizona babe was caught being the culprit >> could be! >> trying to buy tickets >> crashing, refresh, refresh. >> so you -- >> i've never actually seen that video. >> that was you on the plaza >> i've never seen them live in my heyday, we didn't go to concert. >> we have a surprise for you, you're going >> what? >> no.

>> tease oh, my god, i was really excited. >> and here's some backstage passes >> you've never seen them live >> no, never >> you've got to go. >> have you ever seen the x-rated -- >> vhs >> no. i've seen the mtv version. >> well, i was a 13-year-old girl not a 13-year-old boy >> parents went to sleep, left me with the vcr. >> look out! >> pre-sale for the duran dura show goes on sale february 13th. not a lie. next up, our super bowl commercial kickoff we got a first look, some of the great ads for the big game we'll start with the key at telluride, it features a dad going to great lengths to make his baby happy >> you remembered her favorite binky, right >> binky >> you forgot the binky? >> i forgot the binky.

>> tragic. #binkydad.ma omg,a. guys, he forgot the binky >> hey, it's binky gate. >> our top story, a father has forgotten the binky, but he isok capturing hearts ♪ >> checking in >> we've all been there. >> that sums it up the news gets out pretty quick this next spot we debuted earlier in the week, but we liked it so much, it's aboutx i netflix's partnership withs. general motors and it stars the great will farrell take a look. >> general motors is goingesri electric and netflix is joining in by including more evs in thei¿r movies and shows swarmed by zombieí ouch ev tainsh kidnapped? ev here wrong era.rd not here, either >> you're ruining show, you idiot. >> i said not here, erica! >> later, loser!¿ha >> anywhere else that makes ct sense, why not make more of lme those cars electric?

it's the least they could do you kill me. i mean, you literally did kill me >> cute. >> the "squid games" one >> clever. >> he was going through some of the biggest shows from netflix part of the streamer and gm' program to normalize evs by dropping them into programs that we all know and love and finally, if we have time do we have time? is this a slow news day or what? we have a bracket. a sweetest bracket we've asked viewers to help us out in the past, super bowl snacks this time, we're going to do in honor of valentine's day, we want to know the best flavor in a -- thank you very much in a classic valentine's day heart-shaped candy bar >> russell stovers >> caramel going up against coconut. this ought to be a landslide or something is wrong with america. >> you're not putting caramel and coconut -- >> caramel over coconut! >> oh, caramel versus coconut. i thought these were flavor combinations

>> and old chocolate turtle takes on peanut cluster. toffee or nougat and raspberry cream against dark chocolate fudge. >> dark chocolate fudge. good morning. i'm marcus washington. the man police say terrified worshippers at a san francisco synagogue and firing several rounds of blanks is scheduled to be arraigned today. surveillance cameras captured the incident. the officers arrested that suspect friday night. prosecutors are calling the incident a felony hate crime based on statements the man made as he entered the synagogue. prosecutors plan to ask that he be held without bail. meteorologist kari hall has a look at some nice weather

today. >> it's starting out cold, but it will be a pleasant afternoon. we won't see temperatures this warm in quite a while. it's going to hit the upper 60s inland today and back down to 40 for tonight. tomorrow more clouds and a high of 60 degrees. we'll see temperatures take a dip on saturday with some breezy winds. it does warm up a little bit for sunday into monday. then it dips again for the middle of next week. we'll have another update in 30 minutes.

good morning, everybody! 8:30, great morning out here go, birds! friends out here on the plaza. a lot of super bowl fans i do see a lot of eagles green out here >> there are and look what we've got over

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all up for adoption. not the people holding the dogs, the puppy themselves and she's a social media sensation known as the chef's wife she's here with la chef, we've got a valentine's day menu to bring a taste of france. little romance >> looks like french onion soup. a little bit later on the third hour, guys, our exclusive reveal of two more super bowl ads. we're going to show you also how to step up their party game for the big game, including how to make your very own vince lombardi trophy centerpiece. >> that's cool tomorrow, we're going to go real big, real, real big on the super bowl with the ultimate game day menu, repping the eagles and the chiefs. carson, you are going to curate the best beer to go with everything >> oh my >> that's your wheelhouse. >> everyone, go to your strengths. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather, babe >> let's show you what we've got going on looking ahead to the weekend, friday, strong storms down through the southeast, getting chilly down in texas a mixed bag of precipitation, northern california, the pacific northwest. on saturday, much cooler in the northeast.

sunshine great lakes milder through the central and southern plains. a little snow in the cascades and the sierra and sunday, super sunday, sunshine in the northeast, a little wet weather making its way along the mid-atlantic, mild and dry in the southwest snow showers in the northern plains that's what's going t's going oa good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today is starting out hazy and sunny. it's going to warm up quite a bit and be a nice afternoon. tonight is cold once again, dipping down to 40 degrees inland and for tomorrow cooler as more clouds move in, even a chance of spotty showers friday night and early saturday. our temperatures still going up and down. you'll >> that is your latest weather somebody's got a double milestone. what's your name >> bea parker. >> 2006, i came down with breast

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♪ welcome back, guys as we gear up for sunday's super bowl, we're counting down to the big event this weekend you know what we're talking about. it's puppy bowl xix on animal planet >> we've got team fluff and team ruff going head-to-head again when they are unleashed in a battle for the covet lombarki trophy >> it's so clever. referee dan shackner is here along with five adorable puppies from the paws crossed animal rescue all of them, by the way, up for adoption this is ajava. i hope my kids aren't watching right now. >> they're all sisters from the same litter. >> aren't they the cutest little sweethearts? >> look. >> this is the 12th year you've been rufferee. >> yes >> what keeps you coming back? >> in dog years, that's an eternity >> what keeps you coming back? >> biggest show ever 122 adoptable dogs playing their football hearts out. you tell me.

apparently we've started a trend. there's a human football game version of puppy bowl. happening on sunday? >> we heard a rumor. you've got to tell us your responsibilities as a ref. it's a big deal. >> it is a big deal. i'm the only human in a world of puppies. we've got to keep a clean game, i mean that literally, look out for penalties. we have to keep score. it is not easy. >> some of the calls you have to make >> same as regular football, excessive cuteness, false bark, and intentional growling the same stuff >> do you have snoop dogg at halftime show every year >> almost every year >> how do people watching adopt one of these cute puppies? >> the info is right there on your screen. >> tell us about the players on today's rosters. >> by the way, you all look great with dogs. they are from crossed paws rescue these are all adoptable sisters, and they're all the a-names of love your is aomori ami, the greek word for love, and ajava, the hebrew name for

love valentine's day is around the corner so you know >> these are sweet little baby girls right here so you're going to do some ruffereeing for us right now >> we'll do a little training camp race. >> what do we do >> we'll start off on this side of the end zone and bring -- you can all start on this side it's a treat to have humans on the field. normally just puppies who don't listen you can all start over there and i'll go, three, two, one, you'll release your hounds and basically whoever wins is our little winner of the day >> okay. >> sound good? >> just trying to race >> oh, my goodness >> on your marks, get ready, go! >> go, go, go! >> oh, oh! >> ami is in there for the lead. oh >> my doggy won! >> who's was that? >> that's mine amore.

>> we want to review that. >> come here, my sweet baby! >> there was a holding we're bringing it back >> we'll review the tape >> this is so cool this is a lot of fun you can catch puppy bowl this sunday on the animal planet. >> i love her. >> don't forget, these beautiful sweet puppies all up for adoption at paws crossed animal rescue >> i love her so much. coming up, recipes for a french take on valentine's day dinner and dessert that's going to make somebody special in your life say, ooh la la. >> i'm falling in love >> maybe

♪ back with our special "today" food series for the love of cooking leading up to valentine's day. we're highlighting couples that make the perfect pair in the kitchen and out of the kitchen he met anina bell at his

restaurant in france and now they share the french cooking secrets as the chef's wife guys, good morning i love the meal you're going to make today is actually a part of your love story. >> absolutely. sebastian used to be a chef and he learned this recipe, which is the best french onion soup ever. >> it is. >> it really is. >> good eating over there, our testers. >> we use chicken stock instead of beef stock and have three types of onions. and sear the onions, make sure they have a nice little sear to them and the trick is using a little bit of butter >> you can do the whole thing in french, if you would like. i learned french living -- >> the puppies went wee wee. >> exactly i learned french living in the south of france with him for eight years. >> did you go to his restaurant? >> i was literally emily in paris when i was 22 years old and met in his restaurant and he proposed to me a month and a

half later he did not want me to go back home and 18 years later, we have two beautiful children >> what a great love story >> thank you >> what onions again >> so we use yellow onions, white onions, and red onions and add a little bit of butter there we go. >> so french >> and once those have carmelized, you'll let them caramelize for about 20 minutes. swap over. >> why the chicken stock over the beef stock is there anything to that? >> more fragrance and light and you taste the onions and thyme and savory we'll ask a little bit of whiskey instead of wine. we suggest a half cup of whiskey, but you could do more we'll add a little bit more. >> 8:51 is the new most stressful time of the day. >> there you go! >> and very important to remember the thyme and the bay leaf >> you two, awesome. >> french onion soup, we love using the french soup crocks and you want to fill it up, let it simmer for half an hour, fill

it up three quarters of a way, and use day-old baguettes to place right on the top and a generous amount of cheese. if you don't mind i'll put all of this cheese on the same >> which cheese? >> we suggest using gruyere. >> it's very easy. how does it taste? >> fantastic >> it's delicious! >> and you don't have to go to a fancy french restaurant. to eat really good french food at home. date night could be any night with a french onion soup like that and let it broil for a few minutes. and then we'll go in -- >> do you want to dig in >> i'm good with my whiskey. >> the most important thing with the french onion soup is the cheese pull. and getting that really nice -- it is all coming there >> so much cheese. >> we know >> it's all about the cheese >> so yummy. this is the dessert pairing for the valentine's day. >> two recipes today this is the recipe we fell in

love over. he served me this on the first dinner that we had together. and then he brought a tray to the hotel room where i was waiting for him. >> you sly devil, you. >> the french onion soup and close the deal with this sucker. >> this is literally the cake that made me fall in love. and it's really nice to use a double boiler to melt the chocolate so you're not burning it and you whip in the butter and the eggs, as well. because you want it really nice and airy but the most important thing is also the cooking time. sifting in the flour and then we use these ramekins, instead of -- these pastry rings. instead of putting it in a ramekin, it allows you to lift the pastry ring off and get this wonderful shape. >> did sebastian teach you to cook >> he did. >> sebastian, are you proud of her? >> yes >> sebtian got a word in >> a sebasan just became an

american citizen >> congratulations >> thank you so much >> sebastian has led five-star kitchens around the world, including in the united states and i'm fortunate to be able to learn cooking from him every night. >> la chef's wife is a great idea, because all of the french cooking seems so intimidating, but it's really not, it's attainable for people at home. >> the point of it is breaking it down and making the recipe simple and not using overcomplicated language, and you can -- because we have a small kitchen at home. >> do you think felldy is watching right now, writing this recipe down for your valentine's day dinner >> i hope so i think he might be at work right now. but i'll go on today.com and find the recipe. >> al, how's that chocolate taste? >> it's so yummy >> i'm still on the soup >> the soup is fantastic >> i love the soup >> so the key is to use a dark chocolate and a few simple ingredients and very little sugar, actually. and it makes for an incredible dessert. >> this has love written all over it. your love story is amazing

>> happy valentine's day >> sebastian and nina, thank you. i'll say it in english for our friends at home. for the full recipes, you can check out today.com/food we're back with the third and fourth hours of "today." but first, a quick check of your local news and weather he

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