good morning. thanks for starting your weeks with us. new questions after that unidentified flying object was shot down in the sky off the coast of alaska. >> p what was it doing up there? it is february 11th. this is "today." another scare in the sky for the second time in less and a week. the u.s. shoots down a mysterious object. this time flying off the northern coast of alaska. >> it was much smaller than the spy balloon last saturday. >> the unobject identified that made a potential threat for

civilian planes. this morning, the effort to track down who's behind it. miraculous rescue. a mother and child pulled from the rubble in turkey as the search for survivors enters the sixth day. the death toll surpasses 24,000. we are live in turkey. teens charged. less than two weeks after a 14-year-old took her own life after she was attacked, four classmates involved in the assault now face serious charges as the girl's father accuses the school of not doing enough. >> the school failed in every possible way. >> this morning, fellow students want more done to keep them safe. all that plus countdown to kickoff. >> go chiefs. >> eagles. >> one day until super bowl lvii. philadelphia eagles getting ready for the showdown with the kansas city chiefs. two black quarterbacks preparing to make history on the field and rihanna ready to light up the halftime show.

we get you geared up for the big game. today, saturday, february 11th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on saturday morning. the start of super bowl weekend. kristen said it is cute they have a football game around the rihanna convert. >> i'm fired up. i have my green on. the count yount is on. the excitement is building not at just my house, but everything you need to know about the big game. also, we are excited about this. i'll share my conversation with the mom of the moment. donna kelce. her sons are playing against each other. the first time that's ever happened during a super bowl. >> imagine trying to feed those boys in high school. if you are not into football,

there are commercials to enjoy. we will show you a few favorites. that is all ahead this morning. let's begin with the top story. the unidentified object shutdown off the coast of alaska on friday. nbc's allie raffa is at the white house. >> reporter: peter, good morning. the search is under way for the debris of the object. the object shot down at the direction of president biden off the coast of northeast alaska. the object was flying at 40,000 feet. a risk to civilian flights. the president calling this mission a success. there are more questions than answers including the origin and capabilities. the white house highlighting the differences with this and the spy balloon shot down a week ago

today. >> it was much, much smaller than the spy balloon we took down last saturday. the way it was described to me was roughly the size of a small car. >> reporter: this latest object was flying 20,000 feet lower than the chinese spy balloon and was taken down roughly 24 hours after it was discovered. compared to the eight days between the spy balloon discovery and destruction. the wreckage still being reviewed. the significant amount of debris off the coast of south carolina to have the u.s. better understand and prepare for the threats into the future. peter. >> raising questions. allie raffa, thank you. >> joining us is the former chief of staff of the cia and defense department under the obama administration. thank you for being here. >> good morning, guys. >> let's just dive in. two objects shutdown in one week. we don't know what the second

object was. is this a coincidence? what is going on? >> i don't think we know. i think we are trigger happy because we have to take no chances. that first spy balloon was a serious surveillance threat to the united states. this one appears smaller. it may not have carried a payload. we will be up in the air watching carefully. >> one question raised, jeremy, is how these objects are getting close to the u.s. air space. the commander of norad said he described a domain awareness gap exists. we don't see them until they are right up on the shores. how concerning is that and what he are they doing? >> they are trying to create density over the north pole. straightest line with china and united states and north korea is over the north pole. alaska is the front line of defense. >> the question is where did

this latest object come from. the biden administration said they don't know. what are the implications? >> probably russia. most countries with a significant capability are flying these balloons. >> was this a political decision. ? there was a lot of push back for the president who waited for it to cross the country. this time as soon it is it is over alaska, they shot it down. are politics playing a role? >> i hope not, peter, i hope he told the national security team i want to know right away. >> jeremy bash, thank you. we appreciate it. other news to share. the fbi collected one more classified document on friday of former vice president mike pence's home in indiana. the question is if mr. pence will be compelled to talk to the special counsel after the former

vp received a subpoena. we have garrett haake with the latest. >> reporter: fbi sergeants searching the home of vice president mike pence. they removed six additional pages. agents said the attorneys turned over a small number of documents last month. a search mr. pence authorized after material was found at president biden's former private office and delaware home. >> i was not aware the classified documents were in our residence. let me be clear. those classified documents should not have been in my personal residence. mistakes were made. i take full responsibility. >> reporter: friday's fbi search, like the two searches of president biden's delaware homes, happened aftering negotiations and did not require

a warrant. the search coming hours after mr. pence received a subpoena demanding testimony from the special counsel investigating former president trump's handling classified material and january 6. mr. pence has called the former president's conduct on that day reckless. stopped short of saying when he thinks mr. trump broke the law. >> do you think a crime was committed? >> i don't know if it is criminal to listen to bad advice from lawyers. truth is, what the president was repeating is what he was hearing from that gaggle of attorneys around him. >> reporter: mr. pence hasn't said if he will comply with the subpoena, but the testimony could compicate his future. he is widely expected to join the race for the republican nomination against his former boss. peter and kristen. >> garrett, thank you. we want to turn to the

search for survivors in turkey and syria more five days since the earthquakes rocked the region killing more than 24,000 people. amid the despair, rescuers are still pulling survivors out of the rubble. nbc'sreatt bradley was there. matt, what can you tell us? this is remarkable. >> reporter: one moment. okay, guys. we have to be quiet. we have to be quiet because rescue workers told us we can't speak, but i'll speak anyway. we witnessed something i would not have believed unless we have seen it. >> stop. stop. >> reporter: we're being told to stop. >> matt bradley, obviously there in the midst of the developing moment. peter, they are still pulling

people out of the rubble. it is a delicate situation. matt being told to stop. obviously that is the most important thing. >> we witnessed that happening. the effort is to try to find the survivors. we want to respect that. the death toll 24,000. we will have matt keep an eye on that. we want to move to other news. a video released showing a police arrest that turned deadly. a warning, this is disturbing to watch. the raleigh, north carolina police department posted body and dash and security cam video on friday that shows darryl williams fleeing a january 17th drug arrest before police tase him three times. just before the third taser strike, williams can be heard saying he has heart problems. then appears to go unconscious. he stops breathing.

williams would die an hour later at the hospital. raleigh police did not respond to nbc news request for comment. john fetterman is back home this morning after spending two days in the washington, d.c. hospital. the 53-year-old did not suffer another stroke. fetterman was hospitalized on wednesday after feeling lightheaded. he suffered a stroke last year. he has been open about the road to recovery and dealing with speech and hearing. and less than 36 hours, the kansas city chiefs and eagles face off for super bowl lvii at state farm stadium in glendale, arizona. the stakes are as big as they get in american sports. jacob soboroff with more on how the teams are getting ready. jacob, don't wake anybody up. they need their rest before it gets started. >> reporter: peter and kristen, this is crunch time the night before the big game.

both teams preparing aggressively for tomorrow's super bowl. both trying to take home the lombardi trophy. before the game begins, 100 million people are expected to watch to see who dominates in the desert. >> e-a-g-l-e-s. >> reporter: one day to go before the super bowl and the fans of the chiefs and eagles can't wait until the teams take the field. with the birds favored by 1.5 points, all bets are on a close one. both team was practice on friday with the eyes of the world upon them. andrew whitworth won last year with the rams. >> you are saying let's get it over with. >> reporter: this is the first super bowl ever between two black starting quarterbacks. the chiefs patrick mahomes and the eagles jalen hurts. >> big time history.

>> reporter: on the sidelines, chiefs head coach andy reid is set to face the eagles where he coached for 14 years. >> i'm close to those guys. they are great people and real guy players. >> reporter: if you want to attend the game in person, it will cost you. even the nose bleed seats are going for $3,000 according to stubhub. for those interested in the halftime show, rihanna will make her return to the stage. her first performance in seven years and first since becoming a mom. >> something exhilarating about the challm. >> something exhilarating about the challenge of it all and it is important for me to do this, this year. it is important for representation and my son to see that. >> reporter: there is no shortage of star power for the all-star weekend. celebrities in phoenix. the arizona desert heating up on

and off the field. kristen and peter, i'm no math whiz. there are stats that are pretty extraordinary about the match up with the chiefs and eagles. both top in the conference. both with the same record. i want to make sure i get this right. i know my mother will call me. 16-3. they both scored 464 points this season. could you not have a better match up? >> jacob, one name on the field and not playing is the one erica was rooting for. damar hamlin. is there any expectation there is talk we could see him tomorrow. they are good at the tune in

stuff. we have to wait. >> that would be a good coin flip. jacob, we appreciate it. for you and your family, this is special. >> we are cheering for eagles and we laid to rest my grandmother. 97 years old. she met margot before she passed. she was a huge eagles fan. she is looking down and cheering them on. >> advantage for the eagles tomorrow. >> for sure. somara is keeping a close eye on the forecast. >> things are active in the southeast. if you are thinking of, you know, hanging out indoors, tomorrow is going to make for a great game day. that is because we are expecting heavy rain through the southeast from florida to alabama and north carolina. that's this afternoon and then this shifts up i-95 and

mid-atlantic and washington, d.c. and areas like roanoke and charlottesville tomorrow afternoon and evening. we have two threats. the first concern is severe weather. if you live in florida, specifically areas like ocala and tallahassee, you could see a few tornadoes in that zone. we have a more elevated risk there. orlando with the threat for severe weather. then the second component is the flooding in central and southern georgia and charleston, south carolina. we will switch gears and head out west and take you to the super bowl. they are in for great weather. things look great on super bowl sunday in glendale, arizona. kickoff at 6:30. temperature at 70 and sunny and breezy as far as the forecast for points is 23-28. we will see if my forecast >> good morning.

from the bay area, we are taking a live look over the golden gate bridge this morning. we have some slip roads as we are seeing a low pressure system spin around the bay area. also bringing us some rain. let's take you to storm ranger and see heavier pockets, of course, over the north bay, moving into areas such as nevada. heavier pockets moving into american canyon, vallejo and hercules. and that's the look at your forecast. peter and kristen. >> somara, to be clear. you said 23-28. who wins a 23-28 game? >> i hope these numbers are right. i don't know. eagles. kristen, i got you. >> thank you, thank you. thank you for being team eagles. still to come, we have a serious story to get to.

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we are back on saturday morning with the "weekly download." >> we anchor news joe fryer. >> we have the president's address to congress. president biden delivered a state of the union address to the divided congress for the first time.

it got feisty. >> some want medicare and social security to sunset. >> the comments drawing outrage including from marjorie taylor greene. >> it was not a lie. >> the chief operating officer of southwest airlines testified before congress about the meltdown that left customers from coast to coast stranded during the holidays. >> let me be clear. we messed up. i want to sincerely apologize that it changed from the weather event to a crew event unique to us. >> lebron james with the shot at history. lebron stands alone. >> with that step-back jumper, lebron james became the nba's greater scorer of all time. >> i will never, ever in a million years dreamed this being better than tonight. >> i thank god. >> damar hamlin spoke to the

media for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest on the field. he accepted the nfl players association highest honor for community service. >> giving back to my community has been a big part of who i am. >> after his injury, hamlin's chasing ends foundation raised more than $9 million as fans and fellow league members rallied to support youth and education in sports. >> some of the week's most dramatic moments caught on camera. officials setoff a controlled explosion at the site of the ohio train derailment to release toxic gas from one of the cars. >> get out. you don't belong on american property. >> 54-year-old judy klein now faces criminal charges after she was caught on a ring door bell camera. st. louis prosecutors say she harassed a repeatedly and using a hammer to

break in. >> this jeep plunged into the icy lake in iowa. the good samaritans rescued the driver and his dog. everyone is okay. >> finally, hotly anticipated super bowl predictions are in from the animal world. giraffes at the des moines some picks the chiefs and the sea lion in scottsdale, arizona is betting on the philadelphia eagles. >> kristen welker is the biggest sea lion fan. >> my favorite animal clearly the smartest. >> besides eagles. >> i love the troll on the eagles. >> that was fun. joe, i hope the sea lion is right. still to come on "today," we

are going bird-watching to see the owl that escaped from the zoo there. and i will have the conversation with mama kelce. those stories and our own puppy bowl after these messages.

good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, february 11th. i'm kira klapper. we are learning new information about that deadly explosion in san francisco. this morning, a 53-year-old san franciscoan named darren price is in jail and facing charges in connection to the explosion and fire that killed one person and left another badly injured. police say price is to blame for all the destruction after the explosion and subsequent fire at a home on 22nd avenue and noriega in the sunset district. they say price was booked for manslaughter, manufacturing

drugs, and two counts of child endangerment. sources tell our investigative unit firefighters found what appeared to be pressure stoves used in making some form of drugs in the garage. they found canisters used in extracting cannabis oil. all this as some nearby homeowners are trying to assess the damage that spans the spectrum, depending on how close they were to the blast site. >> they're boarding everything up to make it secure. we were told by the policemen there might be looters. >> emergency crews were extra careful with the evidence they removed yesterday. as it all traveled to a secure evidence crime lab, it sparked a hazmat situation in da daley ci for four hours. it is rainy this morning. let's check in with cynthia for the forecast. >> good morning, everyone. it is raining, and we haven't seen much of a rainmaker since the january storms.

it is enough right now to get those roads slick out there over the richmond-san rafael bridge toll plaza. be careful of that. if i show you on satellite and radar, there is a beautiful low pressure system spinning off the coast, bringing us light rain around the bay area. let's show you where it is right now using our storm ranger, mobile doppler radar. pockets in vallejo, hercules and driving over 80. be careful on the roads if you are headed anywhere early on this saturday morning. we have rain along 101, along san mateo and stanford, of course. the mountains seeing heavier pockets, as well as on 680 into dublin and, of course, pushing on into livermore. we'll have more on the rain at 7:00 a.m. >> see you then, cynthia. thanks. also coming up at 7:00 this morning on "today in the bay," a north bay man taking a hotel chain to court, even though he was never a guest.

we'll tell you the connection to last summer's legionnaires' disease outbreak. we'll have that and your other top stories and cynthia's full forecast at 7:00. we hope you join us. right no back to the "today" w,

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the check of the headline also. a shuttle bus collided with an american airlines jet overnight at l.a.x. the plane was being towed to a maintenance area when the bus pulled in front of it. this is the scene after the accident. five people were injured, including three on the bus. two employees on the plane were taken to the hospital and service at l.a.x. was not interrupted. the mayor of canada's largest city resigned after an affair with a former staffer. the mayor stepped down friday night. the affair occurred during the pandemic. he was known as a straight-laced conservative on a part to restore respectability to the mayor's office after the previous mayor's term was marred by drinking and cocaine use. and tiger is back. tiger woods saying friday he is returning to the pga tour next

week. the genesis invitational in los angeles will be woods' first regular tour event since october of 2020. last year, you remember, he competed in three of the four major golf tournaments. woods suffered fractures in his right leg and ankle after crashing his suv in l.a. two years ago at the time recovering from back surgery. this morning, family members are planning to say farewell to a 14-year-old who tragically took her own life days after being attacked at high school. her parents demanding answers and accountability as the other students involved in the attack face criminal charges. nbc's emilie ikeda is in new york with more. >> good morning. the charges are assault and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and harassment. students at the new jersey high school remembered the 14-year-old at the memorial

service last night. >> reporter: this morning, a community remembering a life lost too soon. adrianna loved skateboarding and animals and helping others. seen here helping a girl at the neighbor's pool. the 14-year-old died by suicide days after being beaten by students at central regional high school. >> that's what you get -- >> reporter: an attack caught on video and circulated on social media further tormenting her. according to her father. >> a 14-year-old girl, my daughter, is literally is hit three times in the face and she blacks out and they take her to the school nurse. >> reporter: kuch saying the school did not call an ambulance or file a police report. >> the school failed. >> reporter: the district superintendent explaining friday. >> we always notified the

police, but don't press the charges. it depends on the severity. >> reporter: the four students involved suspended the day of the attack and now facing criminal charges according to the prosecutor's office. the fallout from the incident continues. >> silence is compliant. >> reporter: students staging walkouts over bullying responses. other incidents surfasurfacing. one family is suing over this attack last year. the family lawyer said the student transferred out afterwards. >> it immediately goes on social media to shame and harass and intimidate the victim. in this case, my client. >> in a letter to parents, school officials say crisis teams are available for students and staff in the wake of adrianna's death. suicide has grown prevalent across the country. especially by young people. raising 4% in 2021 and 7%

between 15 and 24 years of age according to the cdc. peter and kristen. >> so hard to see that video. your heartbreaks for her family. emilie, thank you. if you or someone you know needs help, call the suicide and crisis lifeline at 988. we will take a turn and check the forecast. somara. >> we are talking wintry weather. winter alerts going up for parts of north carolina and into kentucky and southern virginia. we have winter storm warning in asheville and winter weather advisories as far as pikeville. we are expecting some snow with this. maybe on the lighter end of the spectrum. we could see higher totals closer to franklin and ashland. 4 to 5 inches. a lot of this is higher elevation snow. this comes in contrast to the warm up happening north and west in the plains with some super

mild weather moving in. omaha coming in 15 degrees above average for this time of year with the high of 50 today. pretty mild in chicago. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. that warmth stretches to the east coast. philly with highs in the upper 40s. boston at 50 degrees. the mild air continues through the top of the week. look at some of the numbers. it is still february. d.c. is 62 on wednes >> from the east coast to the west coast, we have a low pressure system spinning around the bay area and bringing some rain on this saturday morning. let's take it to storm ranger, show you where the rain is right now with our mobile doppler radar. we have heavy pockets moving from nevada to american canyon. rain down in hercules and the south bay, as well, pushing through the peninsula and is over 680 on in

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his brother, travis, for the kansas city chiefs. how does mom donna handle it this. >> she is ready. i asked how she is feeling having her boys play. >> it is surreal. i'm excited i get to share this with my boys. moms and dads are in the background. we don't come out too often. it is just fun that i can share this and understand what they go through on a daily basis. they are brothers throughout the history that have played. it is amazing it hasn't happened before now. i think we are lucky. it is amazing. >> how does it feel different now this is the super bowl? >> oh, i just think it's so different because we never thought they would be playing against each other in the

largest game of the biggest game of their lives. they've always dreamed about it at 10 years old and thought they would play together and be on the same team. never against each other. i think it's both oh, my gosh, it actually happened. then it is, oh, no, it really happened. they know they will send someone home heartbroken. >> i know. as a mom, that must be so tough for you. have you thought about how you will deal with that moment when the game is all over? who will you go up to first? your son who loses or your son who has won the big game? >> it is kind of like logistics. in the nfl, when the team wins, only the families of the people that win are allowed on the field. the first time a winner and loser will be on the field. i will not see my son who has lost the game. i will only see the winner. i will go back to the team hotel

after the game at the post-game and give him a hug and tell him i love him and there's nothing i can say that can help in that moment. it will take time. >> donna, i feel safe in saying your two boys would not be at this point if it weren't for you and weren't for your love and your support and all of the lessons that you taught them throughout theirs lives. you taped this pre-game message. you are partnering with kind. tell me what the message is and why it was so important for you to deliver it. >> play your hardest. leave everything out on the field. embrace the moment and remember kindness always wins. >> i have been telling them to treat everyone with kindness and especially each other. not always does that happen when

you are two boys growing up. i tell them when it comes down to it and mom and dad are here, they will have each other. treat everyone with kindness and kind is so generous. they will be donating $10,000 to youth sports in both kansas city and philadelphia. i'm very, very grateful they are doing that in the kelce name. that's awesome. >> what is the final thing that you will say to jason and travis before they take the field? >> i kind of told them last night as i saw them both and i said, you know, do your best, enjoy the moment and put everything out there on the field. then you will have no regrets. >> what a fantastic and beautiful message. donna kelce, thank you. we are cheering for you on super bowl sunday.

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it has become a tourist attraction. >> our own harry smith spent a lot of time looking up this week. >> reporter: it may come as some surprise that new york central park is a great place to watch birds. what is captured the attention of bird lovers this week is an owl. the likes of which is not found in this hemisphere. >> this is an eurasia eagle owl. >> reporter: andrew is the urban orinithologist. >> we are talking a five-foot wing span. >> this big? >> yeah. >> wow. >> reporter: this real life big bird escaped from the central park some. avian admirers are flocking to get a good look. >> owls have the ability to

capture our attention. you don't often see them. when you do, that is amazing. >> i have never seen a bird like this before. a beauty. >> gorgeous. a lifer for us. >> first time in your life you see the bird. >> reporter: the owl, named flacco, would be at the top of the food chain in the wild. its lived its entire life in the comfort of the zoo. >> what challenges does it face? >> a lot of challenges. understanding what's food and how to get water. >> reporter: what of instincts? dna stretching back millions of years. >> you like to think if it sees a rat or a squirrel that it would know, you know, deep in its biology, that's food. it is unclear if that's the case. >> reporter: every night, the zoo workers have been out with nets and traps trying to capture it. they came close thursday

evening. meanwhile, here are a few glimpses from my phone of flacco in flight. >> wow. good capture. >> reporter: how great is that? >> five-feet wing span. harry, you have a nice perch overlooking his or her spot. >> reporter: right down there in central park. zoo workers have been out every single night trying to bring the bird back. that is the unknown question. how will it do once it is out here? do instincts kick in or will it be in trouble? everybody in new york is cheering for flacco that it gets to come home again. >> no kidding. just walking through the park. there's flacco. >> the picture you captured is incredible. great story, harry. thanks so much. see you soon. still to come, some of our favorite super bowl commercials you will seeomorrow night t

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good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, february 11th. i'm kira klapper. this morning, we have new

information about a deadly car crash involving two hit and runs. a woman was killed yesterday morning in a san jose intersection after she was hit twice. it happened near the park. the woman was pushing an emty wheelchair across the street when she was hit and the van sped off. while on the ground, a u-haul hit her, as well, but it also kept going. call police if you have any information. new developments in an ongoing battle in the city of oakland over the wood street homeless encampment. a court order is back in place to prevent clearing of the encampment. the city has conducted several sweeps, but some 60 people still live there. a restraining order had kept the city from removing those people, but two weeks ago, the city said it had enough shelter beds for the unhoused still there. a judge lifted the restraining

order. a housing shelter opened tuesday, but a report by "can chronicle" found only 30 beds were actually available. so a judge ruled that the restraining order will remain in place, and so, too, will be encampment. let's check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at the micro climate forecast on a rainy morning. >> it is not going to rain all day, which is the good news if you have weekend plans. all that rain and the cloud cover we got that really started yesterday is helping boost up these temperatures. look at the map. here down in the south bay, about 2 to over 10 degrees warmer in the north bay. thank you for all of that cloud cover keeping us blanketed this morning as we wake up on this saturday. we have storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. you can see where the rain is moving into your neighborhood next on your phone. i'll show you right now where it is, moving over vallejo, 80, va

vaneshia and fairfield. look where the yellow and red pockets are right now for the rain. if you are traveling into the trivalley this morning, this is a little bit of a colder system. notice the pink, too. that's some snow over mt. hamilton. coming in my full forecast at 7:00 a.m., we'll help you plan your saturday around the bay with this rain. back to you, kira. >> thanks, cinthia. also at 7:00 on "today in the bay," a late-night arrest in the deadly explosion and fire in a san francisco neighborhood. we'll tell you what the charges reveal about what was going on inside that house. we'll have that plus all your top stories and cinthia's full forecast coming up

good morning. shot down. for the second time in less than a week, the u.s. taking down an unidentified object over alaska on friday saying it posed a threat to civilian flights. what is it and who sent it up there? we'll have the latest. cue the commercials. ♪ somewhere, anywhere ♪♪ ♪ as long as they have child care ♪♪ >> we're just one day away from super bowl lvii with fans excited not just for what's

happening on the field, but between plays as well. those ads costing up to $7 million with hollywood celebrities front and center ♪♪ come on ♪♪ and four-legged football. >> facing off in the red zone. >> if the real game isn't your thing, there is the puppy bowl with more than 100 adorable dogs up for adoption this year. we'll have our own version here in studio. today, saturday, february 11th, 2023. >> hi, i'm kenzi. >> i'm hally. >> we're from alabama and enjoying the weekend with "today." >> we're celebrating teacher appreciation week here at haw creek elementary in cumming, georgia. >> we love the "today" show. ♪♪ >> we love our teachers. good morning. happy teacher appreciation week.

welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. we celebrate the teachers. hopefully they are among the millions kicking up their feet enjoy be football. to warm you up, we bring the puppies out. >> talk about getting warmed up. they are in the hallway and doing their pushups getting ready for the big game in a few minutes. >> watch where you step when you leave the studio. >> we met the players. if we have fur on us, that is why. >> forgive us. exactly. we are looking forward to all of it. we want to get to today's news. that mystery object in the sky over alaska that was shutdown by the u.s. on friday. nbc news's allie raffa is at the white house with more. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. today, the search through ice and snow is under way for any debris from that second flying object in u.s. air space. the object shot down by the f-22 friday afternoon at the direction of president biden while flying off the coast of northeast alaska.

the pentagon said it was flying at 40,000 feet. a risk to civilian flights. the president calling the mission a success. u.s. officials admit they still have more questions than answers. including the unmanned object's origin and abilities and purpose. the white house friday highlighting the differences with this situation and the chinese spy balloon shot down a week ago today. >> it was much, much smaller than the spy balloon that we took down last saturday. the way it was described to me was roughly the size of a small car. >> reporter: this latest object was flying 20,000 feet lower than the chinese spy balloon and taken down roughly 24 hours after it was discovered. compared to the eight days with the spy balloon discovery and destruction. that wreckage still studied this morning. the pentagon announcing the discovery of the debris on the ocean floor off south carolina

that could help the united states prepare for the future. kristen. >> thank you, allie. the around the clock search is continuing six days since the tragic earthquake in turkey. we have matt bradley on the ground. he has been there hours after the earthquake began. >> reporter: thank you for your patience. we are in front of the real live rescue. they believe people may be under the rubble. they stop to try to listen. this may be unbelievable five days after the earthquake that anybody could survive. last night, we saw a live rescue nearly five days after the earthquake of the mother and child. rescue workers are holding out hope and keeping everyone quiet so they can listen. guys. >> remarkable. all right.

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we are back on saturday morning with this morning's "popstart." >> joe? >> no matter who you cheer for, you cheer for the ads. let's start with the online cash back rakuten's campaign. >> i used to be clueless about shopping. when i heard i could save with cash back with rakuten, i said as if. why didn't i do this sooner? you can get cash back at the fashion and favorite beauty stores and pretty much whatever. in conclusion, you have to be crazy to shop without rakuten. whatever. >> aren't you a little old for high school? >> what? >> as if. that was alicia as cher. from the hit movie "clueless".

they both look great and sound like it was back then. >> she hasn't aged a bit. i remember why she was cast. >> exactly. that is not the first cameo. the next commercial for pepsi with the help of ben stiller to help spread the word with the pepsi zero. >> hi, i'm ben stiller. i'm making you believe what you are seeing is real. >> will you? >> oh. >> the pain is real. >> i know. i know. >> the friendship is real. >> the real is real. >> but it's not real. it's just acting. wow. that's like really good. or was that just acting? >> you knew zoolander would have to show up. >> the blue steel. >> the pain is real. >> very dramatic.

>> and finally melissa mccarthy teamed up with booking.com for a little musical number that many you may relate to. >> booking.com. ♪ i'm going to somewhere ♪ ♪ anywhere ♪ ♪ a beach house ♪ ♪ tree house ♪ ♪ i don't care ♪ ♪ hello, humidity ♪ ♪ with a sexy garden ♪ ♪ architect ♪ ♪ somewhere ♪ ♪ anywhere ♪ ♪ as long as they have child care ♪♪ >> you may have spotted a quick cameo from her husband ben falcone as the landscape architect. you have to pay attention. we have more of the commercials on today.com and you can see them and more tomorrow during the game. i like that we see some of them in advance, but you still get more surprises. >> or you can see some of the

game during the commercials. >> it is stiff competition for commercials. joe, thank you so much. somara, let's have fun with the weather, too. >> you know, actually tomorrow will make for the perfect time to stay inside and watch a game. we have rain storms headed into the southeast. this is going to be impacting them not only for saturday evening, but rain from alabama to north carolina and down to florida. driving up to the mid-atlantic by sunday. we are expecting moderate to heavy rainfall and we do have the risk for severe weather. so here is the look at florida where all of the action is from tallahassee to st. augustine. marginal risk in tampa. we could see tornadoes possible. the second half of this is the threat for flooding. we are expecting marginal to slight risk for flooding from tallahassee to charleston. one real quick look as we head

over to arizona for the super bowl forecast. things are looking great. >> she was talking about some flooding concerns in florida. no flooding concerns here at sfo. live picture. looks great out there. the runways a little slick, but we are looking at some light rain over the bay area. really some heavier spots over the north bay right now, around novato, pushing into american canyon and vallejo and the raf well. if we move into livermore, we are seeing rain, and that's the weather in your neighborhood. kristen and peter. >> somara, thank you. stick around. the moment everyone has been the moment everyone has been waiting at denny's, we have the best value all day long. like the everyday value slam for only $5.99.

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well, folks around the country decide whether to root for the eagles or the commander in chief -- or the chiefs, one decision is easy. puppies. >> you can watch 120 puppies play in puppy bowl on animal planet. we have freya and otto with us today. >> freya is about to take my arm off. we are joined by irene. it is harder looking than it is. she is with operation paws. good morning, otto. you just got your dessert. >> irene, talk about puppy bowl. why is it so important? >> puppy bowl is a wonderful opportunity to feature rescue puppies and potential to adopt them. it is fun watching puppies play.

it's fantastic. it may be more interesting than the real super bowl. we have been thrilled to send puppies to puppy bowl. >> for shelters like youryo orca -- or canine rescue. >> i think canine rescue is a fantastic opportunity to reach out to the rescue if you reach out. >> there is a dog at the end of the leash. if you are ready, i think folks are home waiting. >> i have maren. she is comfy. >> we will put the dogs down and initiate the process. ready, set, go. >> go, maren.

>> here is the football. >> let's go. >> i'll take the names. >> i think they are looking for snacks. >> you got it, maren. >> foxy brown. otto takes a snack. i'll call you taleasha. >> otto. >> we have maren. >> otto has a football. otto with the strong score. otto takes it to the house. >> otto is 60 pounds. the rest are 30 pounds. that is an advantage. >> yeah. >> he has been in puppy bowl. he has competed. >> otto is like the jalen hurts of the puppy bowl. >> isn't it true that otto had a brother play? >> exactly. on the opposing team. adopted further south. he wasn't able to come up today. they are both on the show. >> maren is small, but fierce.

maren, get the ball. otto has the ball again. otto has another touchdown. >> otto, otto, this way. >> do we know the score? >> i can't tell. >> that's a safety. tackled in the end zone. >> they are looking for treats. >> the odds are high on maren and otto going into tomorrow. these pups are up for adoption. operation paws for homes. a chance to celebrate dogs and taking them home to give them a better life. >> canine rescue is the adoable litter of puppies as well. >> freya has been taken out of the game. >> leaving the game. >> looking for freya. >> they are going into retirement early. they exhausted themselves.

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saturday "today." we are sad you are leaving, but wishing you all the best. >> thank you. what a way to go. you know? i want to say i wrote this dream on a napkin in college. it is full circle. i'm so happy we get to fortify those relationships in the makeup room. >> we will miss you. somara, we are proud of you. we loved watching you shine. >> we got you four puppies. >> thank you. thank you. >> thanks. that is a nice way to go. have a good one. we miss you already. have a great saturday morning. enjoy the super bowleekend. w

good morning. i'm kira klapper. up next on "today in the bay," a late-night arrest in the deadly explosion and fire in san francisco. we'll tell you what the charges reveal about what was going on inside that house. plus, the dubs have hit a wall in its trade. experts weigh in on the options the warriors have to make that trade final. and a rainy saturday morning as we welcome another weekend on this february day. cinthia pimentel will have a look at your cold microclimate look at your cold microclimate 7:recast coming up at - life is uncertain.

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