11:00. >> we'll keep you updated with a local news update at 7:25. thank you so much for joining us. have a great morning. the "today" show coming up next. feliz miércoles. coast to coast. a huge winter storm and it is taking aim at tens of millions today. it is february 22nd. this is "today." here it comes. warnings and watches now stretching from california to new england. an emergency declared in minnesota for what could be one of that state's biggest storms ever. more than a thousand flights already canceled or delayed nationwide. while in the south, record heat is the story. summer-like temperatures in february. a wild weather map, and al is tracking it all.

war of words. presidents biden and putin talking tough and exchanging new threats over ukraine.nt putin'st for land and power will fail. >> the president wrapping up his high stakes trip to the region this morning as word surfaces this morning of a russian intercontinental ballistic missile test. truth and consequences. the federal government demands accountability and action from the train operator behind that toxic derailment in ohio. >> we are making it very clear that norfolk southern will clean up the soil, will clean up the water. >> but residents still looking for answers about their health and safety. we're live with the latest. family matters. alex murdaugh's surviving son taking the stand in his father's defense. >> his demeanor to me was destroyed. he was heart broken. >> what he witnessed after

learning of the murders of his mother and brother and the key question as the defense looks to wrap its case, will alex murdaugh himself testify? those stories, plus, say cheese. inside the surprising comeback of digital cameras. >> this is the era before everyone started using their phone. >> who's driving the point and click trend, just ahead. and rock royalty. the rolling stones and the beatles set to make music together nearly 60 years after first meeting giving fans some major satisfaction. today, wednesday, february 22nd, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie, and hoda kotb, from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. it's wednesday, welcome to "today". sheinelle is in for hoda.

>> good morning. let it be true. >> call it a collab. rolling stones and beatles collab. "variety" saying it is in the works. >> pretty huge. we've got to talk about this weather. it is wild a monster winter storm is now on the move, it is targeting the rockies and look at this, going all the way up to the northeast. >> it's a different story down south where some areas are experiencing an all-time high for the month of february, and adding to the chaos a rare winter tornado in one region. >> this is going to be a mess. we have it covered with al's forecast. let's start with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: the first wave of snow ended with seven inches overnight, and we are just getting started.

nearly 1,000 flight cancelations already today and hundreds more delays, and minneapolis bracing for the biggest snowfall in more than a decade. already pummelling minnesota. with what could have been two feet of snow. the governor here issuing emergency executive orders to prepare the national guard. >> we don't overreact, but we also understand that weather can be dangerous. >> reporter: the winter blast marching across the country. from washington state, to idaho, to north dakota where icy roads snarled semis. in colorado and wyoming, whiteout conditions. at least 27 states under winter weather alerts. even in the twin cities, a region used to the winter weather, this snowfall could be among the top five largest ever. >> we are preparing for what will likely be an historic snow

event. >> it all comes during a wild week of weather extremes. overnight, hundreds of thousands without power in california. heavy wind gusts topping 60 miles an hour, caused significant damage. a 1-year-old critically injured in santa cruz after being pinned down by a redwood tree inside the family's home. >> it was a big team effort and everyone did the best they could. >> reporter: meanwhile a new jersey neighborhood is cleaning up debris this morning after a possible tornado. now as airports coast to coast prepare for widespread delays and cancellations, the upper midwest is bracing for a blizzard. again, we are expecting that second wave of snow here later today. the national weather service is warning of impossible travel throughout much of minnesota tonight and into tomorrow. savannah. >> impossible travel. you do not hear that every day. all right, gabe, thank you. while tens of millions deal with that snow and ice, heat is the big story in the south. record highs are set to fall

across the region. nbc's sam brock joins us from already-warm miami beach. sam, good morning. >> reporter: yes, sheinelle, good morning. i feel kind of bad, seeing gabe, wrapped up in a parka, so much of the country right now is in a deep freeze, and in florida, it's february, and it feels like summer. now it's 70 degrees at the moment in miami beach, expected to reach the mid-80s later today. in orlando, sheinelle, 90 degrees today, in february. so heck, why not, just take a little stroll into the ocean, the sea temperatures, i'm sorry for folks who are watching in minneapolis and chicago, i know, this is not nice, people are taking a nice jog in the morning, the sea temperature is 77 degrees right now, three or four degrees warmer than normal. as we go bigger picture, let's look at the map from texas and louisiana, stretching all the way through tennessee, and the carolinas, virginia and washington, d.c., all of those places expected to meet or potentially break records for february. into louisiana, mardi gras right

now, revelers are out, costumes, eating crawfish and it's 80 something degrees during the afternoon, 15 degrees above normal. as we look at records, let's start with orlando as we mentioned, if it reaches 90 degrees, the last time that happened in february, 1962. as for washington, d.c., if it hits 80 today, it has only happened three times in recorded history. the last few times in the 1930s and '40s. come down to florida, and as a tribute to a good friend here, you might be able to tell, i'm wearing wet shorts at the moment. this is for you, kerry, wherever you may be watching, the tradition lives on. back to you guys. >> kerry sanders is proud somewhere. probably sitting on a beach somewhere. sam feels so guilty for gabe. you know what helps with the guilt? >> what? >> sand between your toes, sunshine and the waves. you'll get through it sam. >> i don't feel that guilty, i'll be honest. >> save a dolphin while you're at it. >> exactly. >> save a turtle.

winter weather alerts, 69 million people stretching from new england all the way to california, and we've got 72 million people under wind alerts from new orleans to cincinnati, out to the coast between san francisco and los angeles. take a look at this. we've got wind gusts as strong as 85 miles per hour, san francisco yesterday, saw a wind gust at the golden gate bridge, 76 miles an hour. the wind warnings extend from indianapolis all the way down to new orleans. now, take a look at this. we've got winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories, ice storm warnings, stretching from wisconsin on into, i should say michigan, wisconsin, into iowa, blizzard warnings right now for much of minnesota, the dakotas, into wyoming. and look at jason, come on into here, this is something we don't see very often. ten miles north of los angeles, we've got a blizzard warning for late tonight on into tomorrow. that's crazy stuff right now. and we've got 8 million people at risk for severe weather, into the evening, from st. louis,

port smith, oklahoma city, back on into little rock. we will be watching that very closely. rainfall amounts, the heaviest will be up into northern illinois, indiana, parts of ohio, northeast, southeastern ohio, and then we've got ice conditions to worry about. stretching from new england, across syracuse, buffalo, look at this, upwards of a half of an inch of ice, we could see power outages, trees down, treacherous travel, and then the heaviest snow, we're talking about minneapolis, looking at 14 to 22 inches, burlington, 8-12, buffalo, 2-4. if they get upwards of 17 inches of snow for minneapolis, that would get it into the top five. the last time they had more than 17 inches, 2010. that was the dome buster. the metrodome. the snow collapsed the roof. so this could be devastating over the next 24 hours. guys? >> al, we'll get back to you soon. we want to turn now to the escalating tensions between the u.s. and russia. president biden wrapping up his overseas trip today meeting with

key eastern european allies, and high on the agenda, vladimir putin's vow to press on in ukraine and his disturbing suspension of russia's participation in a key nuclear weapons treaty. nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker joins us from warsaw, poland, with the latest on all of it. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the president's meeting with the critical nato allies in the region, the president has cast this moment as an inflexion moment in the fight for democracy, and this morning responding for the first time to putin's announcement he plans to suspend russia's participation in the new start treaty. one day after high stakes split screen speeches between presidents biden and putin, tensions between the u.s. and russia escalating, two u.s. officials tell nbc news moscow notified the united states it was going to launch an

intercontinental ballistic missile test before president biden's trip to ukraine. one of the officials said the test, which is thought to have failed, was routine, and was not a threat to the u.s. but this morning, stark rhetoric from russia. top putin ally and security officials dmitry medvedev, if the u.s. wants to defeat russia, we have the right to defend ourselves with any weapon including of the nuclear kind. it comes as putin announced a major surprise in his speech yesterday, that russia will suspend its participation in the new start treaty, its last remaining nuclear arms control agreement with the u.s. president biden making new comments this morning taking aim at putin's move. we pressed the white house, what does the move mean for america's safety and security? >> we see no indication that mr. putin plans to use nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction of any kind. >> reporter: meanwhile in poland

this morning, president biden meeting with key nato allies bordering russia. on tuesday, the president delivering a searing indictment of vladimir putin before a crowd of thousands, praising ukraine's resolve in the face of putin's brutal onslaught. >> kyiv stands strong. and most importantly, it stands free. >> reporter: mr. biden's speech in warsaw coming just hours after russian president vladimir putin addressed the russian people in moscow. announcing an escalation of the war while falsely accusing the west of triggering the invasion, a charge president biden blasted head-on. >> president putin chose this war. every day the war continues is his choice. >> reporter: with russia's latest offensive in eastern ukraine picking up speed, the president warned the war could be far from over.

vowing the u.s. and its nato allies will have ukraine's back for as long as it takes. now the white house is responding to russia's latest threat of using nuclear weapons. one official saying, quote, russian rhetoric around the potential use of nuclear weapons remains as unwarranted as it is irresponsible. this official adding the president's focus remains on helping ukraine defend itself. now, as you can imagine the white house is viewing such a president with skepticism particularly after the secretary of state said china is considering sending lethal aid to russia, something that would be a major escalation. savannah. >> thank you. the epa ordering the transoperator to pay for the

cleanup while health officials try to reassure residents fearful of the short and long-term impacts of the disaster. nbc's jesse kirsch has the details. >> reporter: the potential legal battle here intensifying. and now the epa is vowing it will literally make norfolk southern pay for the damage it's done. >> norfolk southern will be held accountable. >> reporter: the epa's new legally-binding order also requiring norfolk southern to reimburse epa for cleaning homes and businesses. >> we are making it very clear that norfolk southern will clean up the soil, will clean up the water. >> reporter: in a rare interview, tuesday, with cnbc, norfolk southern's ceo promising his company is working with government officials, and will

clean up the area. >> we have made a lot of progress so far. we have moved about 450 cubic yards of contaminated soil. we're going to continue our financial assistance to the residents of this community. >> reporter: the company says it has reimbursed or committed $6.5 million so far. the ramped-up enforcement comes nearly three weeks after the derailment, which sent toxic material into this small community about 50 miles from pittsburgh. >> it is my view that norfolk southern wasn't going to do this out of the goodness of their own heart. there is not a lot of goodness in there. they needed to be compelled to act. >> reporter: meanwhile, the department of transportation calling for freight rail reform, including increased staffing requirements, higher maximum fines, and safety inspections on routes with high hazard flammable trains. president biden speaking with officials on the ground while in europe saying he reaffirmed his commitment to making sure they have everything they need and calling the devastation, years of opposition to safety measures, coming home to roost. as a new medical clinic opens,

some are skeptical they will be responsible. >> if it is up to the politicians, no. they're going to buy their way out of it. >> reporter: even as state and federal officials drank from the tap to stress the water is safe. >> we're in this for the long run. it is our commitment. >> reporter: officials say private well water is still being tested. recommending residents drink bottled water, while they wait for those results. meanwhile, former president donald trump is expected to visit this community later today. sheinelle? >> all right, jesse, thank you. it was an emotional night in east lansing, michigan, the michigan state men's basketball team played their first home game since that mass shooting last week. before the tipoff, there was a moment of silence.

fans, players, coaches and others wore t-shirts that said spartan strong and tom izzo was visually emotional and said he hopes the two hours will help during this time. they pulled ahead of 17-ranked indiana, 80-65. let's check in with al, who is one busy man today. >> yes, we are. our weather team is working hard today. as sam brock had mentioned earlier, we have record highs in the south. we are going to take a look at the disparity between the southeast and gulf coast and what is going on out west. you can see on the map, blizzard conditions. single digit temperatures. windy in the south, in southern california. severe storms in the midsection of the country, a lot to be watching out for later on today. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

to your top eligible spend category, up to $500 spent each billing cycle with the citi custom cash℠ card. i love it... [voice vibrating] i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're still under a microclimate weather alert as gusty winds continue for the next couple of hours, especially near the coastline. but then we'll see some spotty rain and snow on the hills, and we'll see waves of this coming in through the next couple of days, with much more rain and snow for tomorrow afternoon, into early friday. a brief break on saturday, but then some much heavier rain in the forecast next week. weather. guys >> al, thank you. still ahead this morning, key testimony at the alex murdaugh trial, his surviving son on the stand, defending his father what he said about murdaugh's

behavior on the night of the murders and the potential impact on jurors, in a live report from the courthouse. plus, a rather surprising new social media craze why younger generations are suddenly discovering the low-def joy of the old school digital cameras. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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life-threatening burns. he lived here with four other people and the other four people, two caregivers and two other elderly people, they did get out okay. when the fire department arrived the elderly man was inside in the back of the house. they had to go in with infrared cameras, they found him in a bathroom. it appears he might have been trying to find shelter or trying to get out of the house, but he was unconscious and taken to the hospital. they are trying to determine the cause. the chief says on the surface it does not appear to be suspicious. reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. we are getting gusty winds, especially for the peninsula, but elsewhere winds are calming down. we will have gusty winds for the coastline and hills. our temperatures much cooler. we do have off and on rain in the forecast starting to move in today. we are already starting to see snow on mount hamilton and also some of the upper elevations

will see this activity. we'll be watching a lot of changes in the next few days. >> thank you very much, kari. thank you for joining us. i'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. have a good morning.

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>> that's incredible. >> where's hoda right now? she would love that one. all right, a lot more to get to in this half hour, including new developments this morning at the trial of alex murdaugh. >> he's accused in that double murder in the deaths of his wife and son, and yesterday one of the defenses most anticipated witnesses took the stand, murdaugh's eldest son. >> nbc's catie beck is at the courthouse in walterboro, south carolina for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this is the first time buster murdaugh has spoken publicly about the death of his mother and younger brother. he remained mostly stoic on the stand yesterday, as he described how his father once coached his sports teams growing up, and how heart broken and devastated he was after the murders. for nearly a month, buster murdaugh has been sitting silently in court behind his father

hearing dozens of witnesses share painful details about the murder of his mother maggie and younger brother paul on tuesday, it was his turn on the stand. >> i was in shock. >> what kind of condition was he in what was his demeanor? >> his demeanor, he was destroyed, heart broken, i walked through the door and saw him and gave him a hug he was broken down. >> the defense hoping buster's testimony could poke holes in the state's evidence including video showing alex wearing different clothing in the hours just before and after maggie and paul's murders. >> how frequently did your dad take a shower or bath? >> he could take them a lot. working out there, he goes outside and sweats a lot. >> buster also disagreeing with investigators who say they heard his father say in an interview, quote, i did him so bad. referring to paul. >> i did him so bad. i did him so bad >> what did your dad say >> he said they did him so bad. >> the jury hearing from a forensic engineer hired by the

defense, who discussed the trajectory of bullets used in paul and maggie's murders, using 3d computer scanning technology, depicting a shooter with a gun at their hip and telling the court they would have been between 5'2" and 5'4", a foot shorter than alex murdaugh. >> in my opinion, it is very unlikely that he fired that shot. >> prosecutors taking direct aim at the witness's credibility. >> no pathology, no firearms, no shotgun specific training, other than anecdotal shooting a shotgun, none of that, no formal training, is that correct? >> i would disagree. >> even using a tape measure and the engineer's own trajectories to question the assessment of the shooter's height suggesting the person could have been crouching or standing further away >> yes. >> right there >> i'm glad we could demonstrate those heights to the jury. thank you. >> buster murdaugh also testified that he was aware of his father's opioid addiction, and that alex murdaugh actually

checked into a detox facility in 2018 to try and get clean. the defense expected to have more expert witnesses today, they say they hope to wrap their case by the end of the week. savannah >> thank you. we want to turn to today's legal expert, lisa, good morning. interesting to have the surviving son testify on his father's behalf, partly what he said and what he testifies to and part of it is that the fact that he is there and supporting his father >> yesterday was a hearts and minds day for this jury. and we can talk about the minds later. that's the expert witness. but on the heart side, we're all children, and to see this young man in court, he's very young, supporting his father every day, taking the stand, in a way clearing up some of the discrepancies in the testimony, i know a lot of people think he wasn't that emotional, i think for the jury, that's going to matter much less than the fact that this son has lost his mother, his only brother, supports his father, who is, you know, accused of murder in this case. >> let's talk about the investigator that the defense put on, an expert, and the key

testimony is that someone as tall as alex murdaugh, according to this expert, could not have fired the shots that killed the victims in this case did they make any headway there? >> i mean i think they made some, but as many people have pointed out, we all have knees, right? so everybody can crouch and murdaugh himself could have crouched and fired these shots but savannah, what these defense experts are trying to do is chip away and create reasonable doubt in the mind of one juror so the standard isn't for the defense to create its own bullet-proof, if you will, narrative. it's simply to give the jurors food for thought so when they're in the jury room, if one juror says i know they chipped away at the defense's expert but it seems plausible to me, the prosecution has a real problem. >> it only takes one has the prosecution been able to pull some of these strands together, in terms of the time line, in terms of the voice on the tape that was at the kennels when alex murdaugh says he was nowhere near that, at the very moment, moments before the killings occurred.

>> i think that technology time line is very powerful. and we all know that we're followed around by our phones, and pings, and yet, you know, here we are, with really solid evidence that would suggest, it would be very difficult for alex murdaugh's, you know, alibi to stand. that said, the prosecution has really, i think, not done a great job in providing a motive. that's not their obligation. but as you listen to all of the testimony, a question that could be in juror's minds is why do it >> well, they have claimed it is because of the financial problems, we'll see if the jury considers that to be sufficient. all right, lisa, thank you very much. still ahead this morning, "today's" five things, a teacher and a chef and a mechanic will be here telling us what they would never do based on their years of experience. but first, stephanie gosk exploring the new craze over old digital cameras. digital is old now >> digital is old now, savannah. this takes a super sharp focused photo.

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and a cell phone back in the late '90s and earl 2000s, mega pixels were a thing and everyone had an az card reader, those are the days gen z longs for and the old digital point and shoot is suddenly a must-have accessory. now that smart phones have been engineered to take perfect photos, gen z has other ideas. >> i take all my pictures on it. >> blurry, grainy snaps are all the rage it's no longer cool to be in focus. these digital point and shoot cameras are just the kind of low tech influencers are looking for. >> to my surprise, it actually works and i just took this photo that looks kind of sickening, that i need to post on instagram. >> hash tag, digital camera is exploding. the trend setters buying them now had their baby pictures taken with them two decades ago. >> this is an era, isn't it? >> this represents an era. >> this is the era before everyone started using their phone. >> at k & m camera in manhattan,

they can't keep digital cameras on the shelf >> do you have people coming in here, kids coming in here looking for these. >> i mean this is what everyone wants. i mean, we buy, seriously, probably 100 of these a week and sell almost all of them. >> really? >> 24-year-old kerry sackamoto says her grandmother gave her an old camera. >> why do you use it >> it is kind to have a different choice and instead of filters and everything just comes like that, you don't know how it is going to turn out. >> you like that it feels kind of old. >> yes, it's nice, but it is also a step away from being on your phone all the time. >> we tried one out in the neighborhood comparing it to photos take with an iphone 13. as you can see, a much softer feel and it's not just old digital either film is making a comeback as well at the camera store in long beach the owner says film sales have recently tripled with demand for vintage cameras skyrocketing during the pandemic and for those who can't afford to get a new old camera, there's a hack

retrofitting the iphone to take the new old-looking photos gen z lass done these this kind of thing before, with low rise jeans and track suits. >> this is iconic. >> wireless headphones have been ditched for wires. just don't tell them that making everything old new again is actually nothing new there are some photographers who have gone back to the digital cameras as well, adding them to collections of old film cameras, it's kinds of this turn of the century look that you can't get using anything else, a turn of this century >> in some ways i get it, the look of it it's just fun. it's just new. >> there are filters on the iphone, i'm so confused, they can't find the right filter to get the vintage look >> and saran wrap on your iphone and a little vaseline. >> it kind of fuzzes over everything. >> what she likes about it, when she takes it out, she's not on her phone and it feels like it separates her from the device. you need a device to separate from the device.

>> did you match your outfit to your phone >> yes, of course. >> as you do >> of course, i did. >> thank you, stephanie. >> you're welcome. all right, al, let's get a check of the weather >> all right i'll's give you snapshot of what's going on, as far as your weather is concerned. okay, so depending where you are, in the country, you got nearly record february warmth or an arctic blast if you're out west let's start in the eastern half of the country highs up to 30 degrees above average. memphis, tomorrow, you're going to be 78, that's 21 degrees above average. orlando tomorrow, 90 degrees 14 degrees warmer than average austin, texas, today, 88, 80 tomorrow, and washington, d.c., 50 today, and 81 degrees tomorrow and by saturday, we could see 117 cities with record or near record highs and you head out west, we're talking lows up to 40 degrees below average. wichita, tomorrow, 19 degrees. friday, 14 minneapolis, 14. by friday, you're at minus 6

and even out west, los angeles 41, tomorrow, 43 on friday san francisco, by friday, you're at 39 degrees. 40 record or near record lows through saturday out in the west and look at the snowfall of course, the sierra, always getting a lot of snow, but we could be looking at fair amounts of snow between san francisco and los angeles, snow levels dropping below 500 feet, and as we talked about earlier, los angeles, just to the north, a blizzard warning, for friday into saturday. crazy stuff. that's what's going on around go we're getting ready for rain, snow, as well as all kinds of a mixed bag of weather over these next few days. look at how cold it's going to be. mornings starting out in the 30s, highs only reach into the upper 40s and low 50s. we're going to continue to see this cold and also wet weather into the beginning of next week. we'll see several storms moving in and this is going to have big impacts to travel, especially

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. happening now, our microclimate weather alert. >> reporter: pete suratos in san francisco. taking a look back at some of the damage produced from last night's winds. here is video from sonoma county, you can see the large redwood splitting that home and the living room area. thankfully, no one was hurt. the folks inside got out safely. over at the bay bridge, a tree getting knocked down at the entrance of the tunnel yesterday. it has since been cleared but definitely creating quite the backup. so we'll continue to monitor conditions around the region and provide updates as they come in. >> an update right now, kari, you just told me there's snow on mount hamilton. >> yeah, you may be able to see it in the distance.

at some point in the next few days you'll see snow capping all of our bay area hills. we'll see spotty activity today, but definitely much more action going into tomorrow, especially during the afternoon. once we get more waves of rain, and also snow as you go up above 1,500 feet. really heavy snow potentially going into thursday night into friday morning. off and on rain, snow, and even some wintery mix below 500 feet. we'll see our temperatures only reaching into the 40s over the next couple of days. >> wow, it's going to be cold. share any pictures you have with us. another local news update in half an hour. joining us more midday news at :00. i'll s11ee

it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, wild weather. an historic winter storm on the move this morning. tens of millions across the country on alert >> we're expecting somewhere between 15 and 21 inches of snow >> while down south, record-breaking high temperatures >> it's february and it feels like summer. >> al has the full forecast ands where that storm is headed nexty á then, give me five we brought you the experts for another edition of today's fivep things, this morning, the five things that a teacher, a chef and a mechanic say they would never do

the helpful tips you can apply to your every day life. plus, on your mark mark wahlberg is live in studio 1-a this morning, the superstar set to talk about faith, family and a new challenge he is taking on. and start me up. a new report says two iconic bands, the beatles and the rolling stones, are teaming up, what's behind the collaboration, more than 60 years in the making today, wednesday, february 22nd, 2023 >> lexington, kentucky. >> from connecticut, celebrating 30 years of friendship >> visiting from detroit >> rochester, new york >> marietta, georgia >> checking off the biggest item on our bucket list, from new jersey >> hi to my mom who watches "today" every day. >> we love you, nanny. >> university of south carolina. >> we're here to meet al roker [ cheering

♪ >> good morning, everybody. happy everything it's wednesday morning nice to have you starting your day with us. happy to have sheinelle and tom here as hoda has some time off we have a lot of folks outside a rolling spring break season. we'll get out there in just a moment. a can't miss story for you tomorrow on "today," on a couple who went from, imagine this, a family of two, to a family of six, in less than two years. after welcoming back-to-back sets of identical twins. >> whoa. >> whoo. >> our resident twin jenna will help share their remark al story and the whole family live. >> a lot of coffee and not enough sleep. a winter storm that could be one for the record books is makes its way across the country. blizzard warnings are up in the mountains, the plains, parts of the midwest, too al's got the full forecast

but let's get started with gabe gutierrez, he joins us from minneapolis this morning, which is really going to get it. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. good morning brutal conditions here we've got that first wave of snow overnight, and now, we're expecting a much more intense wave of snow later on today. the governor here in minnesota has issued emergency executive orders to prepare the national guard. now, travel has already been treacherous in parts of the pacific northwest as well as well as north dakota, at least 27 states are under winter weather alerts, and we're seeing wild weather across much of the country. overnight, high winds, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people in california but here in the twin cities, of course, savannah, this is an area very used to wicked weather, they're expecting that this could be one of the top five snowstorms ever travel is expected to get worse throughout the day

and into tomorrow. and the national weather service saying that parts of minnesota, there could be impossible travel conditions later on today, savannah. >> gabe gutierrez in minneapolis, thank you. a rough couple of days in a lot of places. where are the biggest concerns >> we've got concerns for the winter weather wind alerts, 72 million people from the ohio river valley out west and in fact, you can see, we've got high wind warnings, for parts of the southwest, with wind gusts up to 85 miles per hour and look at these winter storm warnings winter weather advisories. ice storm warnings, stretching from michigan, into wisconsin, parts of illinois, iowa, out into the dakotas, and minnesota, and we've got blizzard warnings, and even a blizzard warning to the north of los angeles, about 10 miles north of los angeles, for friday, into saturday, so we're going to be watching that very closely, plus the risk of severe weather, from st. louis, springfield, fort smith, wichita fall, wind gusts of 60 miles an hour, tornadoes can't be ruled out. the heaviest rain in northern illinois, indiana, into parts of northwestern ohio.

i should say northwestern ohio where we're also looking at a lot of ice i mean big problems of ice stretching from new england, right across parts of lower and central michigan upwards of a half of an inch that can be crippling. power lines down and a lot of big problems as far as travel. and then the snow, that stretches from the northeast, burlington, 8-12 inches. buffalo, maybe 2-4 alpena, 6-12 as gabe mentioned, minneapolis could see totals of 22 inches of snow before this is all over guys >> all right, so much going on with the weather this week al, thanks for that. to georgia now, the forewoman of a grand jury investigating the 2020 presidential election tampering is speaking out. she says the panel has recommended indicting more than a dozen people the names remain sealed by a judge. but forewoman emily cores told nbc news you're not going to be shocked about who is on that list. >> it's not a short list >> we're talking about more than a dozen people >> i would say that, yes.

>> are these recognizable names. names that people would know? >> they are certainly names that you would recognize, yes >> she would not say whether that includes the former president. it is now up to the district attorney in fulton county which includes the city of atlanta to decide which charges to pursue. at least two people are dead, three others injured after a massive explosion and fire yesterday, it happened at a welding business near miami. a doorbell camera captured the moment when that fireball erupted from the scene several buildings were destroyed, along with a fuel truck and other vehicles in the parking lot. firefighters had to deal with downed power lines, while they battled those flames and searched for victims the cause of the fire is under investigation. also this morning, the results are in after the world's largest experiment with the four-day workweek, and no surprise, people liked it. thousands of employees at dozens of companies in the u.k. took

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their no-nos, based on years of expertise. first up, melissa is an award-winning educator with nearly 15 years of teaching experience currently the music director at wing's academy in the bronx. she is teaching high schoolers mrs. salgarro, nice to meet you, nice to have you here. let's start with the nerves. never punish a child for bad grades why not? >> well, let's face it grades are not an accurate measurement of a student's worth. and when we attach a grade and then put a punishment to it, it can actually discourage them so what i suggest to parents is instead of asking why did you fail this class, ask how you can support them find different ways to incorporate, you know, these subjects into your home, read to your kids every night. >> would you reward for good grades >> well, you could, sure but we want to make sure that we

encourage so that the students develop their own intrinsic motivation >> next, never miss a child's school performance we try not to, but explain why this matters so much. >> hear me out, right. as a music teacher, and as a musician, myself, growing up, it's so important for parents to show up to these events, and you know, while it's totally okay, you know, don't get me wrong, but it is so important for them to see somebody show up for them because when do you, that you make meaningful connections, not only with your child, but also with your teachers, and it's really a great way to connect. >> let's get through the rest of this never participate in a school fundraiser yes, please. but why not? >> okay, all right, i am someone who fully believes that school should be funded properly. and part of that is, well, let's face it, today we have a lot of fundraisers, parents supplementing, and the message that we're sending is actually, if you can't cover the music program, we're going to take care of it, but actually it is a negative thing, because we're showing them that we can do it without them, when they should

be providing the funds for all of these programs. >> let's go quickly, never prevent a child from making a mistake. >> listen, you're not going to like this. but let them forget their permission slips, let them forget their lunch, help them creative problem solve on their own. >> this is my favorite never give a mug to a teacher. why? you have too many? >> i have so many mugs, but you know, the most meaningful gifts to me from my students are the ones that students take the time and actually write a meaningful note or a thank you, and those are priceless. >> starbucks cards not bad, either. >> true. >> thank you so much appreciate it. sheinelle, over to you. >> sounds great. i am here with calvin, and the restaurant industry, for ten years, he is the chef, owner of bonnie's in brooklyn, and he has five tips on what he would never do while cooking at home so let's begin first, you say, start cooking with a full dishwasher, i'm guilty. >> yes, so i always love to clean as i go, and the first thing i do i start prepping or

cooking censure my dish wash ser scleen and ready to, go when i'm working, i can work directly into the wish washer >> put everything in there as you go. >> exactly dirty pots, plan, plates, utensils, you name it, and when i'm done cooking my dishes are also done. all i have to do is pop in the dish pod and hit start and we're good. >> not a messy cook. >> never let your knives go dull. >> a dull knife is much more dangerous than a sharp knife and it needs more force to slice and dice and it is easier to slip and that's how accidents happen. you want them to do the work. >> the next one is interesting you never start cooking without a garbage station. what do you mean >> so i always like to have a garbage bowl in my work station so that way i can peel right into it, i have scraps going right into it. you don't want to be bending over into the trash can constantly, that's bad for your back and you don't want to risk dropping what you're working on into the trash, so it is always nice to be able to work right on the counter. >> it is like a neat thing while you cook here. the next one is forget to take care of your cutting board >> this is as dangerous as your dull knife you don't want the cutting board

slipping and sliding all over the counter so you want to stabilize and secure it, and so you put a damp paper towel under it and it will help secure it while you're working. >> a damp paper towel. >> last but not least, label your food before freezing it. >> i always label and date everything because i live by fifo, first in, first out and by doing that, you know exactly what you have in the freezer and in the fridge at all times and nothing goes bad because you're able to use the oldest product first. >> and you're not pulling something out of the freezer and you have no idea what it is. >> what is this frozen, and obviously there are times you can't tell what it is anymore. >> calvin, thank you. >> thank you. >> the third and final expert. >> thanks for that we have audra, the founder of the nonprofit women ought to know, she is a fourth generation auto shop owner of great bear auto repair in flushing, new york and she is sharing the five things she would never do to her own car. good morning, thanks for being on "today. my first question, i do this all the time, i don't know why, if i

were a mechanic, shy never kick the tires. >> of course kicking the tires. when tires first came on to the cars, they were weak rubber and if you kicked the tires, you could see the quality of that tire today, the tires are like the shoes on your feet, they are your car's first line of defense on the road. so i would never neglect to do a tire rotation because it is so easy to do, and it will maximize the lifespan of the tire with that, i would also take a look at the side wall and the tread of the tire. the tread is what rides on the ground that's what grips the ground and the side wall is the weakest part of the tire where all of that information is, if you see any bulges, tears or cracks, i would never neglect that, because that is a potential blowout waiting to happen >> so smart. so never drive with bad wiper blades talk to me about this one. >> visibility, you need to see when you're driving and if your visibility is obstructed in any way, well, that affects the way you're driving that's how accidents happen.

wiper blades are easy to replace, they're inexpensive, and an important safety factor that i would never skip. >> okay, the next one is putting fluids in the wrong place and i always sort of have a heart attack every time i go to a gas station making sure i don't put diesel into my car how do you make sure due put the wrong fluid, oil, water, anything else? >> take a look at the dashboard lights there are fluid icons on the dashboard. and make sure that you never make this mistake, use your owner's manual as a reference, and then you'll see that on the dashboard, that icon has a matching reservoir underneath the hood different manufacturers have different icons, so again, using your manual, and then keeping in mind, there is a construction saying that says, measure twice, cut once, in our case, it is check the fluids twice before pouring it in. >> and this is one that i learned about from you, you never ignore the red or yellow lights on the dashboard, and the lights actually, the colors signify something. >> of course just like the stoplight that is on the road, there is red, yellow, and green, for example,

that red brake light, it is letting you know that there is a potential breakdown or mechanical failure that will happen with your car i would never ignore those red lights the yellow lights are triggered by maintenance and something you're not in immediate danger for, but the red lights don't have to be a mechanical problem, it could be something like the seatbelt, letting you know, driver, be aware, something potentially dangerous could happen. >> and this is surprising. people try to save money and buy their own parts and go to the mechanic, but as a real mechanic, you say never bring in your own parts >> there are a few reasons never to bring in your own parts one is that you actually lose the guarantee for the parts that you're putting into that car, so you're putting the liability on yourself and the seconds thing is oftentimes people are like self diagnosing their car, going to the store, buying the parts themselves, only to final out that it was misdiagnosed in the first place, by yourself and then you wasted your time and you wasted your money. i would never neglect that i would always bring my car to a

shop to be checked out. >> great tip a big thanks to you and calvin and melissa as well. al, we are going to kick it over to you, and, al, don't kick the tires. >> i never kick the tires. i always make sure the windshield wiper fluid is in there. keep that reservoir full as you're driving around and cars are spraying stuff on you. snow in the ruck rockies, we weather in the west coast, and snow to the great lakes. icy conditions from the interior northeast all the way into iowa. severe storms down through the mid mississippi river valley record highs down through the southeast. blizzard conditions in the plains rain and snow along the west coast. that's what's going on around good wednesday morning. i'm kari hall. we are under a micro climate weather alert as we are still dealing with gusty winds and damage as well as power outage. we'll start with some snow on some bay area hills and much

more activity tomorrow. high temperatures into the upper 40s and mornings starting out in the 30s. we are going to continue to see cold weather into the weekend as well as early next week. no warm up in sight. >> that's your latest weather. best of the morning. >> "popstart"! >> shall we do it? >> yes. >> ladies and gentlemen, here sur "popstart. first up, the beatles and the romming stones, the artists between the two rock and roll institutions might come together on a new project, variety reporting from multiple sources paul mccartney has recorded a bass for the upcoming album. ringo is expected to join the project. this is crazy. the album says these recording sessions took place in recent weeks, although there is no official comment from the artists on any collaboration, the stones have been teasing new music for quite a while. i mean are you serious >> i cannot wait

>> oh, my gosh >> wow >> unbelievable. i would have liked to be in that room. coming up next, guys, drew barrymore, the hollywood a-lister's 48th birthday, and to kick off the celebration, her daytime talk show crew surprised drew by putting her right in the middle of one of her favorite tv shows, watch this. [ cheering ] >> you're not supposed to do that. >> you might recognize that famous glass box from netflix and the very handsome ken badgely who plays the beloved serial killer joe goldberg definitely a unique birthday gift happy birthday. >> i don't watch "u". >> is that - >> why are you looking at me >> she enjoyed it so much, too >> that's funny. >> if drew is happy, i'm happy. >> we're happy happy birthday. >> next up this was the best thing on the internet yesterday bernie sanders truly, truly, you never know who you are going to run into on the streets of new york city

and then in a new video that has gone viral, tiktoker taylor champ learned that lesson when she got a surprise cameo from the vermont senator. look at this ♪ ♪ >> i thought he was going to join her >> i'm walking here. what are you doing i don't understand this. i want to get some soup. get out of here. get out of my way. >> you can probably tell by her reaction, that taylor did not realize that bernie was the guy interrupting her during the video. in the dance until after they finished recording. >> next time, join her for a little bit. >> you you kids should try the charleston, it is a great dance. >> mr. roker, well done. "planes, trains and automobiles," steve martin and john candy watch. >> why are you holding my hand >> where's your other hand

>> between the two pillows. >> those aren't pillows. >> oh, my gosh >> check this out. new dynamic duo on the way kevin hart and will smith are working on a remake of the 1987 classic comedy, kevin hart first revealed the plans for the project back in 2020, in a recent interview, they are working hard on the script and he is very excited to team up with his fellow philly native and i know you will be keeping an eye out for that one. >> maybe not an eye. >> thank you very much >> maybe not an eye. and finally, another dynamic duo for you, we are talking about "toy story." >> bugs, you're flying >> this isn't flying this is falling. with style >> every word. you can always hear, al knows every word of every movie. >> he is an encyclopedia,

falling in style disney is planning a fifth installment of the franchise the new sequel is going back to the toy box after lightyear's spinoff, and the next sequel will be, quote, surprising, featuring some cool stuff audiences have not seen before earlier this month, you might remember tim allen tweeted about the return to the role adding that tom hanks may be back as the plastic pal woody. bob iger, the disney ceo, recently revealed a third "frozen" in the works. huge news. >> oh, my gosh >> that's "popstart." >> thank you so much, guys. guess who is here, right over there in our studio do we have a shot of mark wahlberg here? >> there he is it's ash wednesday he's here for a special reason, it has to do with the lenten season, the challenge for all of us, we're looking forward to talking to mark. but first, your local news andlo weather.

strong winds in one case have left a toddler fighting for his life. it happened when a tree fell on to the home last night in santa cruz mountains. six people including the 1-year-old boy were trapped. as the child was transported to the hospital, he was conscious and breathing on his own. he is now in a trauma care facility. kari hall has a look at what we can expect with the weather. >> still pretty breezy, but

we're about to have some hit or miss showers. we're going to see the transition to snow up above 1500 feet so we're going to see snow even some hail in the forecast for tomorrow going into the evening as well as early on friday before this round of wet weather wraps up, we'll see more. but there is no warm up in sight. our temperatures only reaching into the upper 40s and low 50s for highs. we'll start out in the 30s and once again, a mixed bag of weather in the forecast. >> thanks, kari. another local update in 30 minutes. see you then.

>> good morning, we're back at 8:30 on a wednesday morning, february 22nd, 2023. it's winter break week for a lot of schools in this area. and as you can see, we have a lot of families spending the morning with us. >> it's so fun we have some al roker super fans over there >> i love it >> i love it. >> it's ash wednesday today. it's the start of lent and that's one reason mark wahlberg is with us this morning.

he is going to tell us what he's doing, what he's giving up, what he is inspiring others to do, in their own journeys with faith, coming up in just a few. also ahead, a list that a lot of people will be interested in we will check out some of the winners from harper's bazaar annual hair awards including a frizz fighter, a game-changing dry shampoo, and so much more. all right, plus we're heading into the kitchen >> sign me up. >> this looks delicious of course we're heading to the kitchen with elena besser, making a mac and cheese with secret ingredients to give it a grown-up twist. >> carb-free >> i wish. and coming up in the "third hour of today," we continue with food, and sylvia's restaurant, famous for more than just food, we will tell you more about the role in the civil rights movement and meet the family keeping that tradition going. one of the all-time great new york city restaurants. >> yes. check this out tomorrow on today, one of our favorites mariska hargitay live in studio 1-a talking "law & order svu" and what is next.

>> can i say something that has just happened on this plaza that has not happened in the 12 years i've been here and i would like to know if it ever happened to you. you ever step in gum right here? like you know, why is my shoe sticky. >> oh, wow. >> chewing green gum >> did they bring enough for the whole class? >> does anybody have goo-gone? >> who has the gum >> it feels like i stepped in gum. it is new york city, you can step in a lot worse. >> al, a check of the weather. >> new york city, it could have been a lot worse. >> that's what i'm saying. let's show you what we've got going on as far as your weekend ahead. friday, bitter cold, great lakes, into the northeast, and record highs in the southeast, big pacific storm moving onshore, on saturday, that storm continues, light snow, in new england, maybe some snow in the mid atlantic, milder highs through the plains sunday, sunday, some light snow, through the northeast in new

england, showers in the mid mississippi river valley and a lot of snow, with a new storm coming onshore out west. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. that storm coming in will bring us starting out with some spotty showers but we're already feeling the colder temperatures. we only make it into the low 50s for today. upper 40s the next couple of days as we get more widespread showers and even snow on a lot of our bay area hills. elevations above 1500 feet. and the spotty showers will be in the forecast through the weekend and more heavy >> that is your latest weather and coming up, we've got a visit with our good friend mark wahlberg. >> we have a lot to catch up with him, including what is keeping him busy these days, as well as grounded but first, this is "today" on nbc. with reliable covid-19 results in just 15 minutes, everyone is making room

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welcome back, everybody, today is ash wednesday, marking the beginning of lent for many christians around the world, and it is the reason that mark wahlberg is with us this morning. in addition to being an actor, a producer, and an entrepreneur, he is also a guest narrator and spokesperson for the catholic prayer app called "hall ow" and this lenten season he is leading listeners on the prayers of fasting. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i love when you're here and we can talk about this side of you because it is one that people may not know about. talk to me about what you are doing with this fasting because people think of fasting and they think not eating go. >> yes. >> giving up not eating. and fasting can be a spiritual

practice tell me about it. >> there are plane different elements to fasting and there are important things to understand, and first of all, if you have issues with food, there are many other things, god knows what you need to detach from, and there are things that make us feel guilty, don't make us feel as good as we should and detach from those things and focus on good habits as opposed to bad habits so there are challenges for fasting, today, i won't have any meat, one meal today and i will do that every friday throughout week and good friday, but just challenging people to be better versions of themselves. >> and it is interesting, i was telling you before, i grew up in a faith background but not catholic so i have never given up something for lent. this year, i did now, because i'm not a good catholic, i thought it was last week, so i actually started last wednesday. >> sow got a head start then. >> overachieving >> amazing. >> i gave up instagram, just because i thought, you know what, i would like to use the time i might be just scrolling to be doing something else more reflective and thoughtful, and i found lent to be interesting, because it doesn't have to mean deprivation, it can just mean choosing something else that serves you and connects to you your faith and your community better. >> yes, and ultimately, i just

think it gives me, discipline has always been important for me in life, once i started getting in movies and transitioned from music, i realized i needed a lot of discipline in my life and that discipline has afforded me so many other things and i have been aawarded for is so much and shire with other people, fasting, detaching from other things, and just spending more time with god in prayer or thoughtful reflections, and those things are important >> your faith means so much to you. have you always talked about it? or did you - >> i have. >> or did you get to a point like okay, i have a platform here, and i just want to share this part of my life with you. >> i have. it is a balance. i don't want to jam it down anybody's faith but i do not deny my faith. that's a bigger sin. it is not popular in my try but i cannot deny my faith, it is important to share that with people but i have friends from all walks of life and all different types of faith and regions and it is important to respect and honor them as well. >> what does it mean to you, your faith >> it's everything it really has. it has afforded me so many

things, obviously, you know, god didn't come here to save the saints, he came to save the sinners and we all have issues in our lives and we want to be better versions of ourselves and through focusing my faith, it has allowed me to do that and i know a lot of people have been challenged for covid and everything else and i was away from people and church and community and connection for a long time, but you know, with people wearing masks and stay away from each other, we want to bring people together. >> community is a big part of the faith practice. >> huge. >> absolutely. >> and the world affords a lot of comfort, and we're not made for comfort, we're made for greatness and we have to be in the fight to get the rewards >> i checked out the app it is a great way to jump start your own reflection. here you are on the morning show, most of our guests who come on, i apologize, same i'm sorry about these hours but you wake up -- do you still wake up at 2:30 in the morning >> so again -- today i woke up at 4:30, today is not a workout day for me and i came from, not the west coast but the midwest,

and so you know, really depends. i definitely have to get eight hours. and you know, like in the morning, getting up early, all of these things can be challenges that you can put for yourself, and those again, between you and god. so you know, challenges yourself to get up a little earlier, have some reflection time, and get after it if you got a head start, like you said, you started a week early. >> yes >> you are so far ahead. >> well, i have to do my best. the only reason i even announced that i am quitting instagram so i would be accountable to it. >> yes, absolutely. >> so when i get back on, everybody is going to know and waiting for me. >> and same thing, i can't wait to get into a health kick and i'm known for being outward, i'm looking forward to reconnecting to people, going back to mass regularly, it is exciting, i woke up today like i feel the same enthusiasm for christmas when i was a kid. >> it feels good when you're walking on the path. the path you are meant to. and by the way, you moved to nevada. >> yes. >> tell me about that. the whole fam? everybody? >> yes the kids pursuing their

interests, you know. my daughter and her equestrian life my son as hopefully a future professional golfer. my other son is a junior my daughter is in college. >> you have four teenagers. >> that is scary what is happening with the four teens? how do you, do you talk to them about faith? how do you - >> i do. i do, gut, again, i don't force it on them like everybody's got to be in catholic school, we got to go to mass every sunday, that can also, you know, create some resentment i want them to gravitate to it in a natural way i want them to understand that dad has to start by getting on his hands and knees and no matter where i am, the priority is to go to church and to do those things and see them, hopefully they will say there's got to be something there and let them do it on their own. >> absolutely. i always say, i will introduce and then let god do the rest. >> my parents made us go to church and they didn't even go with us, they said you guys got to go, we would walk down and get on the subway, and go to the park and go to the train and go somewhere else and then come home. >> yes, there is a better way. >> yes. >> mark, thank you so much >> thank you. >> nice to have you here

and we should mention, the pray 40 lent challenge is on the hallow app, it is available now, if you want to check it out. sheinelle, over to you >> a great conversation. thanks you, savannah. >> coming up next, if your hair has seen better days, this one is for you we're going to walk you through some of this year's winners from harper's bazaar's hair awards. but first this is "today" on

all right, we are back, 8:44, with today's styles, a quest for a good hair day can be an expensive game of trial and error, but luckily, the folks at harper's bazaar have done the leg work, putting together a list of tried and true products for the ability hair awards. here to walk us through some of the winners. beauty director jenna rosenstein good morning. >> good morning. >> i was reading about this morning. you really do your homework. hundreds of products for this. 19 winners

>> yes we test everything and these products are the award winners, because they feature skin care ingredients, ingredients from skin care, to make your hair the healthiest it has ever been. >> listen up men and women, we start with problem solving, first dryness, frizziness, all of that stuff. what do we have? >> dryness and frizziness common when we get into warmer months, this is a pattern treatment mask these are incredible products. it has rice water in it, really healthy and so much more powerful than anything you can diy at home. >> and rinse it out after? >> rinse it out. it makes your hair smooth and shiny and great for curls. >> this is from jonathan van ness from clear eye. it has a 99% reduction in frizz when you use it. you're doing at home blowouts. this is all you need get rid of the creams and oils you only need one product. >> no matter where you are in the country, there is weather to turn it into frizz. >> yes >> this is important if you're struggling with thinning hair. >> yes. >> you're trying to find drops and all sorts of stuff what have you found? >> i am struggling with thinning

hair. >> after the baby. >> yes and anything from diet to illness to post-partum, my son likes to rip my hair out from the roots, these are the products i really love. >> look, there he is >> he is really cute >> look at him >> but yes, if you're going to switch your shampoo, you have to switch to this this is kerastase, helping with shedding in the shower and breakage and incredible and totally worth it >> healthy hair starts with the scalp but i think it starts in the shower with the shampoo. >> easy enough. >> this is a thickening hair spray. most hair sprays make your hair look thicker, this makes your hair thicker, it has biotin, every time you spray, it makes your hair stronger and more resilient. >> that's a good point if you're going to use stuff, you might as well help your hair. >> exactly. >> what's the next category? >> this is damage. this is incredible first of all, these products are made to work so fast so this is amika's, the kure

mask, do it as a leave-in or as? >> what do you find when you're finish requested? a mask and it works in just 60 seconds. >> really? >> what do you find when you're finished >> your hair is totally rejuvenated, soft and so much healthier and shiny, and this is one product you need when you're dealing with damage, especially if you're a busy mom, this is the one product. >> interesting, color, if your color gets dull. >> have you ever used the gloss before >> they're like a baby version of hair dye, it doesn't totally cover the grays, but it will add vye brans and radiance, and you can leave it in there for two minutes, a few minutes. >> and your hair is vibrant? >> i used a gloss. >> beyonce, you are watching >> and last but not least, what is this category >> 24 this is for scalp irritation it is something so many people deal with and so annoying to have a dry, itchy flaky scalp and dry shampoos can exacerbate the problem. this is different. this is shaz and kiks rice and chai refresh spray, rice water,

organic chai, and a ingredient borrowed from skin care called glycolic acid so it helps with product buildup on your scalp and breaks it up and shiny and your hair can grow. >> these products are so reasonably priced, too. >> thank you so much. >> for all of your work, it was so worth it. >> thank you. you can find more with all of these products on our website today.com/shop >> what product do you want? >> all of it. all of it. but you are going to want to be staying tuned in for this! this is what you want. a cozy noodle dish with our pal elena besser miso mac and cheese. kids at heart will love this but rst, it's "today" on nfibc

all right, let's look at what we have with digital cameras out here >> this family from rockland, california jacob met jean and lori from florida, they're celebrating their 30th anniversary

look at that and mr. roker bringing a little sunshine to this family on a winter break cute >> i saw them when i was walking in this morning. they were here nice and early. very nice meeting those folks. let's go to our "today" table series, this morning an elevated twist on a classic childhood dish it is the recipe that has a surprise ingredient that kids and kids at heart are going to love joining us, chef elena besser. good to see you, elena. >> always good to be here. >> scan the qr code below and get the ingredients you need with one click good morning. >> good morning. this is not your average mac and cheese a lot of different stuff. >> there are some fun ingredients and we're actually throwing it back to my first segment, where i made three dishes with sweet potatoes and we're using sweet potatoes here today to make a sweet potato mac and cheese with a little bit of miso paste. that's a secret ingredient and i'm a fan of the microwave

sometimes you have to use it if you're in a pinch and you got to turn on the oven and you don't have an hour to bake your sweet potato take a damp paper towel and roll it up and then cook it in the microwave. >> if you peel it, it peels easily it is a great little snack. >> pro tip baby. >> when i was in college, i used to eat sweet potatoes as a snack all the time it's a wonder i ended up in the food world how did we know? >> we will chop them up. a nice rough chop and end up in our sauce later on we got to build the foundation of our sauce a good mac and cheese typically starts with a roux and instead of flour, we will use miso paste. >> it is a fermented soybean paste and it gives you all of

that bold edamame taste. >> it is my favorite way to add depth to whatever you're making. this is butter, a little brown sugar and you will add that miso paste, add milk. that is our flavor booster and our thickening agent you will keep whisking that around whisk, whisk, whisk. use an immersion blender or high speed blender. we have the sweet potato we will use that as well. >> and then we will do that. >> all right all blended up. >> we've got some more butter here, more butter. my favorite, the bread crumbs. >> the panko style bread crumbs. >> white sesame seeds. add that in there, for a little nuttiness. >> who doesn't like a little nuttiness. >> we love that. >> and it is going to get nice

and golden and give us a little extra texture in the mac and cheese. >> yum >> a little crunch. >> and take our shells, these are already cooked, we're popping them into the sauce, we will give them a good old-fashioned stir and then you know my favorite ingredient, al, pasta water. >> a little pasta water. >> we add in some of the pasta water and that has all of the starches from the pasta which is going to make sure that the sauce sticks to the noodles. >> okay. and you let it cook down. >> you let it cook down a little let it thicken up. here we go we've got our miso sweet potato mac and cheese. >> top it with bread crumbs. >> top it with bread crumbs. >> a little bit of cheese. >> wait, so it doesn't have as much cheese in it. there is a little bit of cheese in it mixed in but it is nice, because the sweet potato is making you feel like you're enjoying all of that cheese. >> and it is a sweet potato. >> there is an uprising going on here. >> how does it taste >> delicious >> delicious >> i'm so happy.

>> really good. >> will your kids eat this >> i don't know, i mean yes. >> suddenly we lost you. >> well, tater tots, you know. >> yes >> nice little sweetness, the brown sugar, it brings out all of the different flavors >> elevated mac and cheese. >> thanks so much. >> we appreciate it. >> don't forget, you can buy all of the ingredients for this recipe by scanning that qr code, or you can just head to today.com/whattocookthisweek also, we have to mention today earns a commission from purchases. we'd like you to stick around, because elena will be coming back in the third hour with another quick and easy pasta dish first, your local news and all-important weather all coming up don't go away.

good morning. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. firefighters are still trying to determine what sparked an early morning fire at a care home in redwood city. it happened near cyprus street and carlos avenue. first responders say four of the

five people inside managed to make it out safely. one man was sent to the hospital. he was rescued but firefighters say he suffered serious injuries. it's not clear how the fire started, but investigators believe it was an accident. bob is getting more information from neighbors and will have a live report at mid day. also at midday, the latest on the weather and

this morning, on the "third hour of today," winter's wrath. an historic storm on the move, blizzard warnings, stretching across much of the country. wind, ice, and up to two feet of snow, while the south is dealing with record february heat. and we're going to track all of it. plus, in our series, family style" i'm going to visit a harlem staple that has been around for generations. >> every day when i walk in, i get to feel like my grandmother is still with me. >> meet the family carrying on a fantastically delicious tradition and the special place this restaurant holds in our nation's