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chinese imports. china already retaliating with its own taxes on american goods, including u.s.-made cars, machinery and fuel. but president trump now delaying those tariffs on canada and mexico after both countries agreed to boost border security. so what does it all mean for the economy and your wallet? we'll have the very latest. growing scrutiny. elon musk facing new questions over his major role in the white house and his push to downsize the federal government. now given a new title and top secret security clearance. american foreign aid at a standstill with musk at the center of that showdown. what critics are saying this morning. air safety in the spotlight. new clues emerging in those deadly crashes in washington and philadelphia. >> it's tragic and everything imaginable that you can think of. >> straight ahead, the investigations and the recovery

operations moving forward on both sites and the questions that still need to be answered. courtroom chaos. a shocking scene caught on camera in new mexico. a murder suspect attacked by the victim's family. a court officer hurt in the melee. details just ahead. wild weather. parts of the pacific northwest buried by a major snowstorm. but farther south, record high temperatures stretching from coast to coast. we will have your full forecast. all that plus one-on-one. the world knows bill gates' is co-founder of microsoft. and one of the richest people on the planet. he's here live opening up like never before on the start of his journey to the top and why it almost didn't happen. ♪ fly like an eagle ♪ and philly fanatic. >> fly, eagles, fly. thank you. >> the young eagles fan surprised by playoff tickets and winning millions of hearts with his own kindness.

>> everything is free. >> that's so nice. >> joining us live in studio 1a. his inspiring story as we count down to super bowl lix, today, tuesday, february 4th, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and a very good morning to you. welcome to "today." glad you are with us on this tuesday morning. >> it is going to be a special one. little declan. a lot of people remember him. he was surprised with a trip to the nfc championship game. a big eagles fan. well, he will be right here. and we may have something up our sleeves for him. >> what i love about his story is his generosity. $1,000 he gave away. we'll talk about declan in just a moment. first, though, our top story. the trade wars taking shape here in the united states and what it emeans for your bottom line.

>> got big developments to tell you about. president trump's tariffs against china went into effect at the stroke of midnight. and just a short time later, beijing announced retaliatory tariffs against the united equipment an states. up to 15% on select imports, including coal, crude oil, farm equipment and certain cars. that is set to go into effect next monday. >> this is all coming ahead of a temporary truce with canada and mexico after a day-long standoff over president trump's planned tariffs on those countries. we have it all covered for you this morning, including what happens next and what it means for your wallet. nbc's senior business correspondent christine romans starts us off. christine, good morning. >> good tuesday morning to you. it was a chaotic 24 hours with trade threats and u-turns and all of it matters for the price you pay. >> reporter: this morning, the trade war heating up. china retaliating after the first of president trump's tariffs kicked in at midnight. the u.s. imposing a 10% tax on all chinese goods aiming, the

white house says, to stop the trade of narcotics in the u.s. >> they are sending massive amounts of fentanyl. >> reporter: that price hike coming on top of pre-existing tariffs could raise the cost of medications, with ingredients made in china including cancer drugs, antibiotics and blood thinners. and affect a whole range of chinese goods that americans use, from groceries to computers and video games to popular brands like shein and temu. china quickly hitting back over night saying it's worked on controlling fentanyl and china imposing its own tariffs on u.s. coal and natural gas, vehicles and farm equipment. beijing targeting major american companies, opening an investigation into google, restricting the company that owns fashion brands like calvin klein and tommy hilfiger and adding controls materials the tech industry depends on. trump saying he'll continue the negotiation. >> that was just an opening salvo. >> reporter: while yesterday pulling back from the brink of tariffs with canada and mexico.

canada's prime minister justin trudeau announcing proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together and moving ahead with a plan to beef up security on the northern border. tariffs against mexico also on hold after mexican president claudia scheinbaum agreed to deploy 10,000 troops to the u.s. border to address drug trafficking and migration. wrrnlts we're going to have a big negotiation with mexico. >> reporter: now pressure is with both countries in the next month. some members of congress, which technically has tariff power but usually hands it other to the president, raising concerns about the trade war with two u.s. allies. >> it will hurt american consumers long term. >> so christine, a lot happening very fast it would seem. what do we know about the next steps? >> wknow there are these tariffs in effect for china tonight. that happened already and will have retaliatory tariffs on u.s. goods on monday. so there's this window maybe for

negotiation between the u.s. and china. the pause button has been hit on tariffs for mexico and canada. still, march 2nd, we're right back where we started here with basically president trump holds the key here to whether there will be these import taxes that go into effect on so many more goods that are imported in the u.s. and that, of course, raises prices for american consumers. >> so when people are out there shopping, what's the first thing they're going to see in terms of higher prices? >> there's a big concern people who watch prescription drug and especially, especially drugs antibiotics and a lot of the stuff that comes from china. that could be the first fuel that you see on this higher price fire right now. but, the question that economists look at is not whether prices will rise because of tariffs in a trade war but when and how much. so that's the next question. when consumers start to see higher prices for the things that they need because that's what trade wars do. they add import taxes. a tariff is a price paid on something as it comes to the u.s. border.

customs collects that tariff right away, whether the importer has budgeted for it or not, so that means boom. whoever brought that good and can higher fewer people or can have fewer hours on the assembly line or pass along to the consumer. >> thank you, christine. >> nice to see you. >> thank you. also this morning the president's new cost-cutting department of efficiency led by elon musk is coming under new fire and facing a new lawsuit. it is not, however, slowing the push to dramatically scale back parts of the federal government. nbc's white house correspondent garrett haake with more on that. good morning. >> yeah. musk and his team are facing a new lawsuit from a coalition of federal workers union over their access to sensitive government data at the treasury department. but it's musk's targeting for u.s. agency for international development that's drawing the most attention today. the agency's funding frozen, its workers locked out of their d.c. headquarters. and now secretary of state marco rubio says he's the acting director for the agency. >> reporter: the battle over who

controls government spending now centered on the agency for international development. president trump's ally, elon musk, placing the agency and its more than $40 billion budget in the crosshairs of the newly corrected department of government efficiency, doge. >> it's beyond repair. we're shutting it down. >> reporter: usaid, a humanitarian organization created by congress in 1961 as a tool of american diplomacy spends much of its money on vaccinations, medicine and food. the trump administration saying some of the money goes to dei programs abroad. >> as an american taxpayer, i don't want my dollars going towards this crap. >> reporter: marco rubio saying usaid now reports to him. >> now we have rank and subordination, so we had no choice to take dramatic steps to bring this thing under control. >> reporter: with agency workers and lawmakers locked out of their headquarters and many relief programs frozen and under review. >> the immediate impact in the field is that people will die. >> reporter: democrats blasting

musk's moves at usaid and his doge team being granted access to the treasury department's payment systems. confirmed by the president monday. >> doge is not a real government agency. it has no authority to make spending decisions. >> reporter: all as nbc news learned yesterday that musk is officially part of the federal government, serving as a, quote, special government employee in the administration with top secret security clearance. president trump defending musk's actions. >> elon can't do and won't do anything without our approval. >> reporter: the president also targeting the department of education for possible closure, according to reporting overnight in "the washington post" and "wall street journal" citing sources familiar with the discussions. the move, a frequent campaign promise from mr. trump. >> i will close the department of education and move education back to the states. >> reporter: but closing the cabinet department would require an act of congress, all but impossible with narrow republican majorities in both chambers. >> meanwhile, garrett, on the

immigration front, there is a new offer to jail convicted criminals from the u.s. tell us more about that. >> reporter: yeah, savannah. an incredibly unusual offer made yesterday by the president of el salvador to secretary rubio who was visiting that country. the salvador president offering to accept not just migrants from el salvador but any other country, but to house american citizens convicted of crimes in exchange for a fee paid by the u.s. now, it is entirely how unclear the trump administration is in the last part of that deal. but any plan to ship american convicts abroad would certainly end up with significant legal challenges. savannah? >> garrett, thank you very much. meanwhile, aviation safety is in the spotlight this morning. in the wake of the deadly plane crashes in washington and philadelphia. as both investigations move forward, the army corps of engineers is now leading the effort to pull what's left of that american airlines jet from the potomac river. senior correspondent tom costello joins us from reagan

national airport. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the d.c. fire chief says they continue to recover remains and hand them over to the medical examiner. they may have a channel challenging day today. we're expecting windy conditions out on the water right passed the runway behind me there, but the focus remains the same, recovering many of the victims. at least 12 are still in the water, we think. and also trying to recover the plane's cockpit. against the backdrop of reagan national airport this morning, salvage crews are back to work, battling gusty winds and pulling the wreckage of american airlines 5342 from the potomac river. emerging from the water on monday, the plane's right engine, fuselage and right wing. divers also recovered additional remains of victims who died in last week's mid-air collision with that army helicopter.

>> it is tragic and everything imaginable that you can think of. >> reporter: newly released ntsb drone video shows boats surrounding a significant chunk of the jet liner. the chopper's wreckage resting in the water nearby. the investigation focused on how the collision happened and roughly 325 feet according to the plane's black box, well above the 200 feet maximum allowed for helicopters. >> it is important for us to not speculate because there are all kinds of reasons that you could deviate from an altitude. >> reporter: for now the air space near the airport remains closed to all helicopters except police and medivac choppers. captain jason ambrose is the president of the airline pilot's union. >> everything adds risk to aviation. taking a layer of risk out of it, taking the helicopters away is a step in the right direction because it mitigates that risk. >> reporter: earlier in the day,

the nation's new transportation secretary, sean u duffy, visited the site of another deadly plane crash in northern philadelphia where a medical transport jet plunged to the ground shortly after takeoff, killing all six people aboard and one in a car on the ground. at least 24 were injured, including two in critical condition. >> if you look at the impact and how deep that crater is, it was a very steep angle at which that aircraft came down. >> reporter: yeah. the ntsb has brought now the black box, the cockpit voice recorder from philadelphia to the ntsb lab in washington for a review. back here to this crash site in washington, the ntsb today expected to release the details of the helicopter's black box. that should give a real accurate reading on its precise altitude just before the crash. investigators have already interviewed all of the controllers who were in the control tower at the time. craig? >> tom costello for us there at reagan national. tom, thank you. we turn now to a chaotic scene. it was caught on camera in a new

mexico courtroom. it happened at a hearing for an accused murderer. you can see, a relative of the victim leapt over a partition and rushed the suspect, sparking a fight that happened right there under the judge's bench. nbc's liz kreutz has the story this morning. liz, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning. this video is shocking, but it is not the first time we have seen safety compromised in a courtroom. this frightening incident happened friday morning during a hearing and it lasted for nearly a minute and a half. what started as a routine hearing friday morning in albuquerque, quickly erupting into chaos when a man got up from his seat in a courtroom, jumped a partition and tackled the defendant right in front of the judge. the brazen attack caught by courtroom cameras. the defendant, ortiz is accused of fatally shooting his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend last january and has pleaded not guilty. the men who attacked him in court, now identified as

authorities as the victim's uncle and her stepfather, who also joined the brawl. the two men can be seen throwing punches in the pile-up that includes the defendant and his father who also joined the fight from the gallery. a court officer who tried to break it up was battered during the brawl. the incident finally ending when a corrections officers pulled out his taser and armed deputies rushed in to detain the attackers. both arrested and charged with assault on a jail and battery of a peace officer. >> how common is it to have attacks or threats like this in a courtroom. >> attacks like this, these emotional impromptu acts of violent occur probably daily in courtrooms across the country. >> reporter: last january, a terrifying incident in a vegas courtroom during sentencing. a convicted man launching himself over a nevada judge's bench attacking her before being subdued by a law clerk and

court-martials. the judge escaping with minor injuries. the violent scene leaving a court-martial with a head injury. last april, this brawl in a maine courtroom caught on camera. it started moments after a convicted murderer was being sentenced and the brother of the victim leapt across the courtroom in a rage. these shocking attacks in the halls of justice raising questions about courthouse security. >> and one of the men involved in this latest courtroom brawl in new mexico saying after the incident he killed my niece like a coward. it was worth every moment. court officials say they see these displays of violence regularly and do highlight the need for more courtroom security with emotions clearly running very high in these instances. savannah? >> liz, thank you. parts of the pacific northwest are recovering from a huge winter storm that hit the region over the last couple days. western washington took the brunt of it. this is some video from the bellingham area just north of seattle. heavy snow, wind there made driving quite treacherous as you can see here. tow trucks and emergency crews were busy all day into the night

helping drivers who slid off the roads. the area is getting some relief today and most of the schools are set to reopen. all right. that sets us up for a check of the weather. ms. dylan in for al. >> good morning, guys. nice to see you. we do have this atmospheric moisture pumping all this moisture into the west coast. now it is focused on california where we have flood watches in effect because the rain will just continue through san francisco, through sacramento, central and northern california will see the majority of this rain over the course of the next 24 hours. perhaps up to one to even as high as five inches of rain, that could lead to flooding. so we do have flood concern. then we go into southern california and thursday and friday we could see a half an inch to an inch of rain. much needed rain in that part as well. we have a bigger system developing back through the midwest. this is the transition from the cold air to the north and warm air to the south. in between we get the ice. wednesday night into early thursday morning we could have

an icing situation from the ohio river valley. also into the mid-atlantic, too, where it doesn't take much to make the roads slippery. we could see a quarter of an inch in some spots. especially across this appalachians. that's a look at the weather across the country. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. ♪ and have ♪ ♪ have a little fun ♪ moving across the bay area, you can see the widespread rain with some pockets of heavy downpours, and that's expected to continue throughout today. and we are expecting the possibility of thunderstorms going into this

afternoon, along with some pockets of heavy rain increasing the threat of flooding. it's dry tomorrow, but then a colder and that's your latest forecast. forecast. >> thank you, dylan. coming up, bill gates will be here in studio. of course he's one of the most influential and wealthiest tech leaders in the world why he is pulling back the curtain of parts of his journey you probably haven't heard about from his struggles in school and people who shaped him. he'll be here in a few. all right. super bowl lix now just five days away. and the party already well underway down in new orleans. and this morning, nbc's kaylee hartung has joined the fun. hey, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, guys. you know i wouldn't miss this. who are we kidding? the party never really stops in new orleans for a record-tieing 11th time, the big easy is host to the big game. coming up, we'll go inside the superdome for super bowl's opening night celebration where the players got to have a little fun before getting down to business, guys. >> all right, kaylee.

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>> reporter: the chiefs are looking to become the first time in nfl history to win three straight super bowls. >> feeling that brotherhood and staff and front office and players all just working together for one goal. >> reporter: led by superstar quarterback patrick mahomes. >> we continue to work and don't make it bigger than what it is. just play our best at the best moments. >> reporter: and his top target, tight end travis kelce who was asked about his girlfriend's taylor swift's unmatched work ethic. >> i better hold up my end of the bargain, right? >> reporter: standing in the way the philadelphia eagles. >> there's been a rot of work put in to have these opportunities and we just want to take advantage of it. >> reporter: the birds came up short against kc two years ago. they're coming off a blow-out win in the nfc championship and are now led by a superstar of their own, who is playing in his first super bowl, running back saquon barkley. >> all we want to do is win games. >> we just got to go out there and execute and go make plays on sunday. >> reporter: before the teams met the media in new orleans,

nfl commissioner roger goodell discussing a wide range of topics during his annual state of the league press conference, including the nfl's desire to expand globally. >> some day we will have an international franchise. and if we do, i think it would not surprise me at all if the super bowl follows as played there. >> reporter: new orleans is hosting the super bowl for a record tying 11th time. and this town is an expert at throwing a party. while giving a dash of louisiana flavor to football's biggest game. >> it is the two teams left in the national football league. it is great for the nfl. it's great for these fans. >> reporter: as folks figure out their plans for watching sunday's game, a record number of americans have already decided they are calling into work sick on monday. over 22 million people have already made that determination. don't worry, guys. i will not be one of them. i'm here all week long covering all the action, all the fun.

it's going to be a good time. as we like to say down here, let the good times roll. >> i don't know what that means. >> i thought it was french for, i won't be coming into work on monday. >> me, too. >> i know who you like. who do you like? >> i like the snacks and the puppy bowl. let's go. >> what team? >> i love saquon barkley. it will be his birthday. it's a great story. but a three peat would be incredible to watch, too. tomorrow we will help you throw that ultimate super bowl party and be mindful of your budget as well. bill gates sharing a different side of his journey. in a new book about the beginnings of his journey. bill, eagles or chiefs? three, two, , eagles or chiefs? three, two, one. okay. we're back right after this. wow!

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we just described at the age of 19. now 28, what are your annual revenues at microsoft? >> we're expecting to do just over $100 million this year. >> at what age did you yourself become a millionaire? >> well -- >> well, the rest is history. you know that guy? of course, bill gates here, the co-founder of microsoft, a big reason why we all have computers on our desks in our homes. now he's showing a whole new side of himself in his new book called "source code." it recounts the early days of his career and the personal relationships that laid the foundation for his success. bill, good morning. it's good to see you. >> great to see you. >> the book is called "source code." good title. very you. it is your origin story. i have to say, i have known you a little bit over the years. you don't seem like a let's get on the couch and unpack my childhood kind of guy. what was this like for you? painful? exhilarating? fun? scary?

>> i was surprised. i don't look back much. there is so much innovation going forward. but this year i turn 70. microsoft turns 50. so i thought, okay, i should share, you know, what luck i had. i had amazing parents. you know, the way they let me go out and hike and try out new things. the time i was born. you know, i was just unbelievably lucky and, you know, that's why microsoft ended up being so successful. >> it is fun to read these stories. you were kind of a free-range kid. if you looked up precocious in the dictionary, there would be a picture of you. you got yourself a gig programming for the west coast power grid at 17. oh, and at 19 co-founded microsoft. i was smoking cigarettes at this time. behind it all, though, you reveal in this book there was what you call a persistent need to prove yourself.

a deep insecurity. why? who did you want to prove yourself to? >> well, probably my mom most of all. you know, i had a wonderful childhood, you know, other than one close friend passing away. you know, my parents were around. we were well off. they took us on trips. any books i wanted, they provided. so there was tension where my mom was kind of pushing me. i always had to decide, do i disagree with her or do i try to succeed so much that she'll say, okay, you win. >> you were a difficult child. and you write a lot about that. you were also what you say, not exactly close to normal. i have to bring up a funny story from the book where you actually in fourth grade brought a literal cow lung to show and tell. other people were bringing presumably stuffed animals and this is what you brought. okay. that's probably enough of that video. you were different. you save this revelation towards the end.

you say you think if you had been born today, you probably would have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. have you been diagnosed? why do you think that? >> there's no formal diagnosis. but my social skills were very slow to develop. even as an adult i rock when i'm thinking about things. i don't even know i'm doing it. >> even now? >> in school, there were teachers who said i should be pushed ahead. and there were teachers who said i should be pushed back. so that was kind of confusing both for me and my parents. and i have a lot of energy and i wasn't sure what -- what to do with it. you know, even though we didn't have a diagnosis, my parents sent me to a therapist, which helped. they sent me to a private school. what they ended up doing was fantastic. >> you have been in the news a lot lately doing a lot of interviews. you recently sat down before inauguration with president

trump three hours at mar-a-lago. you've had youups and downs with donald trump. what was that like? what were you impressions? >> well, the gate foundation works on saving lives, and the u.s. government has been an incredible partner, you know, buying hiv medicine to keep tens of millions of people alive. and there is so much innovation that can be done, you know, vaccine for v. so i went to see president trump to say, look, you know, we both believe in saving lives. what can we do to accelerate innovation? with the covid vaccine, he did accelerate the availability of that. >> you said he seemed receptive in the meeting but then fast forward three weeks later he signs an executive order withdrawing the u.s. from the whorld health organization, elon

musk shutting down usaid, freezing foreign aid? so do yofeel like he was sort of placating you or do you still feel hopeful? >> no, i'm still hopeful. you know, i think all americans can agree that keeping people alive, you know, for very little money, you know, you should be proud of that. it started back with president bush. there is some disruption going on now, and i want to, you know, engage positively to get things back on track. >> what do you think about elon musk? you have history, too. as the kids would say, you have beef. you had your ups and downs as well. you recently said some of the stuff he's doing with far right politics overseas is insane stuff [ bleep ]. knowing elon as you do, are you comfortable with the amount of power he's wielding inside the u.s. government right now? >> i admire the private side stuff he's done. spacex, tesla, both amazing companies. i think in the case of usaid he doesn't appreciate the phenomenal work that goes on. it is not partisan work.

it is nutrition. >> he said it's beyond repair. >> well, you know, i give billions of dollars to the same thing that usaid does. i go out in the field and study these things. i hire scientists. and so, you know i think if he really knew the work there, he wouldn't be telling 10,000 people not to come and do that work. >> let's talk about you, your personal life. this is a very personal book. last time i think you were here was e end of the pandemic. you had just been through a difficult time. we talked at length about your separation and divorce from melinda, your wife of 27 years. you recently said that, that was the biggest regret of your life. what did you mean by that? >> well, my business career, although there h been some ups and downs, has been incredibly phenomenal. my kids are phenomenal. so it is hard for me to say or complain about things. you know, i'm -- i moved passed

the divorce and melinda is doing well. i got a lot of work that i love to do, so you know, i'm not really complaining about anything. >> no. when you say regret, like if you could wave a magic wand, it wouldn't have happened. >> no, i wouldn't go that far. i even to spite the fact that the divorce wasn't great, having those three kids, the work we were able to do together, i -- even if i knew that it wouldn't last forever, i would still do it again. >> and you have lots of good things in your life. you have two new little granddaughters. again, your red carpet official, there's a woman in your life, named paula herd. >> that's right. i'm lucky enough to have a serious girlfriend named paula. we're having fun going to the olympics and lots of great things. >> what about those grand kids? i know they're little.

but you precocious, possible coders, do you think? do you any hints of genius there? >> you don't want to push kids to do the same thing that you did. >> especially when they're ten months old. >> yeah. the oldest is turning two next week. and so i got some nice fluffy dolls. i'll try and be a good grandfather, read some books like my grandparents did. >> well, there is some great stories about your grandma in particular in the book. bill, thank you so much. it is great to have you here. the book is called "source code" and it is out today. dylan, over to you. >> great conversation. we have wet weather out in california. flooding concerns are an issue because we could see several inches of rain across central and northern california before that transitions to southern california thursday and friday. record high temperatures still possible down through the southwest, down through texas. we've got morning fog along the gulf coast, too. windy and cooler along the northeast and chilly across the northern plains.

now moving from san francisco into the east bay as well as the north bay. you can see the bright red there on storm ranger, and you can also track the storm at home with our nbc bay area app. we'll be watching out for the possibility of thunderstorms today. we are dry tomorrow, but temperatures will be dropping in. a colder storm system will arrive on thursday, bu forecast. >> great conversation. you smoked cigarettes at denny's when you were 19? that's my biggest take away. that's what i took out of it. >> that's why my voice is like this. i too -- >> some were ditching school and others were coding for the west coast power grid. bill gates, he's not like us. >> no. coming up, we have a new

batch of super bowl commercials. some exclusives we're excited to show you. plus, jenna has a morning boost. is it video of savannah smoking? >> no, i didn't video that. no cameras were around, thank goodness. >> it was the '80s. >> we'll have your boost coming up right after this. [gunshot] ♪ levi: they chose us because we're special. oh, my, my, my. drasa: the gorge is the mother of all secrets. ♪ the gorge. rated pg-13. streaming soon on apple tv+. do your dry eyes still feel gritty, rough, or tired? with miebo, eyes can feel ♪ miebo ohh yeah ♪ miebo is the only prescription dry eye

>> hey, declan the weather with dylan. you can do both. we'll hold swoop. come on, buddy. >> i was going to say, imagine if you chose weather what you would have missed out on. come on over. so we have the whole weather map here, right? >> yeah. >> but i think you know this place, right? >> philadelphia. >> did you know there was another one down south, too? >> no. >> i didn't know that either. we also got just really cool places. we've had eagle -- >> here we go. do you want to touch the map. look f you touch it, it moves. look at that. it's like magic, right? touch it again. >> i know you want to toicht too. it's like a really huge ipad. it's awesome. we have numbers and colors that pop up. and look, if you press it one more time, there we go. look. all these towns are back. we have green valley, eagle lake. and you just keep going, right? >> just keeps going.

>> what a cool job. it's like i don't even work. >> how is the super bowl weather looking? >> super bowl weather looks okay. might still be pretty hot, though. yeah, which is great. guys, thank you so much for helping me out. now let's turn around. so i'm going to say that's a okay. >> what's going on here?

what have you done to the set? >> we decorated it for d. >> this looks likes savannah's dorm room after that friday night smoking cigarettes. >> i know. i know. >> this is your saturday morning dorm room. >> epic rager last night. >> what a sweetheart is bradley cooper to come. i don't want to make it about me. just did it to be kind. >> amazing. there's 100 paparazzi out the window and he's in here with declan. we'll start with "the voice." the singing show on the nenk last night season 27 kicked off with an incredible performance by grace miller moody. she rocked maroon 5's "classic sunday morning." og coach adam levine did his best to snag her, but the voice vet found trouble without his buddy blake shelton. kelsea ballerini helped reunite. >> i know it's mine. i know you have great taste in music. all that is fantastic. >> adam is a big baby. >> is that blake's voice? >> i had it for when i really needed some backup and i got it.

>> adam won't shut up. >> adam, you say a lot of stupid stuff. >> i rest my case. >> adam was so annoyed. i love it. it's like blake was there. he was so annoyed. reminder catch the next episode of "the voice" if you feel so inclined on monday. next up the fantastic four, hot off the press. marvel dropping the latest reboot. we have a great cast for you here. let's look at that sneak peek. >> we went up the first time, you couldn't turn invisible. wasn't a rock. >> the best pilot in the world right here. >> yeah, best looking, he means. >> you caught fire. >> johnny is johnny.hi! >> hi!

>> and i am right here. whatever life throws at us, we face it together. >> fantastic 4 hits theaters in july. let's get to our super bowl commercial kickoff. we have two spots to reveal today. our first one, a lineup of listeners for uber eats. it is led by matthew mcconaughey, announcing a super bowl conspiracy theory. have a look. >> look, from the very beginning, football has been a conspiracy to make us hungry. now let me tell you where it all started. and we'll call this a pig skin. make people crave bacon. >> everybody loves bacon. >> i love bacon. >> bacon. >> ever ask yourself how buffalo got a team? >> these wings deserve a team. >> name a good team for buffalo, bill. >> they would do anything to sell food. >> do i have to be called refrigerator? >> yes. even peyton was in on it. >> omaha! >> steak. >> omaha! >> steak. >> this year we have a halftime show presented by apple.

>> and named after a salad. >> yeah. >> so you want me to make a movie about a football conspiracy? >> come on, greta. bacon is in. >> everybody loves bacon. >> no one believes that football was invented to sell -- >> food! when football makes you hungry, order uber eats. and this ad features david beckham and his long lost twin. take a look. >> mum, dad? >> we have something to tell you. >> you have a twin brother we never told you about. >> what's his name? >> other david. >> if there's two davids, one has to be other david. >> where is he? >> left him in america. >> are you -- >> beckham, dave beckham. >> no way. >> what did you say your name was? >> david. >> try one of these. those are the best buffalo wipgs in the country. >> no way. you eat buffalo? >> just chicken.

>> it was invented in buffalo the city. >> so it's not buffalo? >> you all right, man? >> still got it. >> come on, guys. sorry. it's a thing i do. >> you drink stella? >> i have taste, david. >> there is something i have to tell you. >> my brother is a famous soccer player? >> yes. >> how famous are you? matt damon famous? >> maybe. ben affleck famous. >> that's a shame. [ laughter ]. >> that's a good one. >> that's so cute. >> thank you for those, carson. just ahead, the stars of "the gorge" both here after your local news, weather anthese messages.d

♪♪ we are back! we are back at ♪ but we are also back. it is 8:30, by the way. back at 8:30. we have two special guests on the plaza. mcdonald's iconic mascot, viral sensation. savannah, grimace is here. >> here's what he brought. >> and his joyful relative, jean rouse green, irish relative, uncle grimace. >> he was a fan favorite in the '70s. haven't seen him for a while. he's here. it's been decades since he graced us with his pleasure. he's back and for a great cause, as the beloved shamrock shake is returning from february 10th to march 23rd. this year 25 cents of each shamrock shake sold will support local ronald mcdonald charity families.

how about a special first sip? cheers for a great cause. >> and it's eagle's green. just saying. >> oh, that's true. >> by the way, ronald mcdonald house -- god's kwork. they've been doing god's work for a long time. >> it's awesome. cheers to do you. jenna, you're here. is the the author of the book. >> savannah started here today. the book is in stores today, y'all. scan that qr code or you can pick it up at your local store. coming up in a few minutes, two of hollywood's most sought after stars are teaming up in this film called "the gorge." it's like this action-packed thrill ride. right now they're getting cozy with some of our other guests as well. this is called a double tease. >> the worlds collide. >> those adorable puppies will help us preview sunday's big game. not the super bowl, the puppy bowl. >> puppy bowl, baby!

>> there's our referee. get ready for the dog puns. also ahead, after these shakes, we will get things cooking can chef j.j. johnson his special menu for a feast celebrating black history. and then we have more good eats in the 3rd hour. carson, siri daly is stopping by. >> fantastic. it's her birthday. happy birthday! >> we have some fun recipes for sunday's big game. >> she's 50 today. >> no, stop. >> 44. 44. >> have you ever had her footballs in a blanket. >> delicious. very good. >> can't wait to try them. >> ego nwodim is back, my co-host and an icon of the stage and screen. is joining us the one and only, debby allen. love that. >> me, too. >> have a shake. you're missing out. it's a lost opportunity. dylan, what you got? >> uncle grimacy, what you got? >> welcome back to america. >> it's about time.

>> it is a little hard holding the shake in the cold. no, i'm good. it's delicious. let's take a look. yes? oh, hi. hi. he's just randomly tapping me on the shoulder. i love it. we've got some really cold temperatures across the northern part of the country. temps only in the single digit. wind chills down around 30 to 40 degrees below zero. you go farther south and record high temperatures topping out in the 70s and 80s, 10 to 20 degrees above average. we're also going to see some of the warmer temperatures move east ward tomorrow. wichita falls 77 degrees. corpus christi 79 degrees but fargo only 19.toward good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are under a microclimate weather

alert as we get heavy rain moving in right now from the peninsula into the north bay and also extending into the east bay. so as we go into the afternoon, more of those waves of heavy rain will continue and the potential of flooding will even be watching out for the possibility of thunderstorms later today. we are going to take a break from the rain tomorrow with a colder forecast. >> thank you. i'm so happy that uncle grimacy is back. >> i honesty forgot he existed. don't be mad. it's ban long time. guys, coming up next, long-time friends now starring in their first movie together. here to tell us all about their new movie "the gorge." but, first, this is "today" on nbc. but,

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>> i love that. before we get into the film, miles i have to ask you, you spoke at the l.a. fire fundraiser last week. >> yeah. >> you were one of the many folks out there who lost their house. how are you doing? how is your family? >> yeah. we're doing -- we're doing all right. it's my wife and i right now. we were, you know, in the process of moving my grandma out to california with me. so she was in the house. everyone is safe. but like that concert showed, there is so many people, and each story is different. and, yeah, it's just sad. that whole area, that zip code is pretty much gone. there is really nothing left. so it's, yeah, truly it is day by day for us. >> i'm glad you are okay, though. >> yeah, y yeah. >> let's talk about "the gorge." we don't want to give away too much, but it is like an action thriller love story. >> yes. i think we're going for genre bending. >> genre bending. >> genre bending. >> it is a love story under tension. >> okay.

>> you know, that was kind of the -- that's what we were going off of. >> one of the fascinating things about the film is you spend a fair amount of time in the film communicating with eh other with signs. like you are holding up posters. >> yeah. >> how difficult was that in terms of acting? >> we started off having the best of intentions. we really wanted to be there for each other. i'll be there regardless of the coverage. but the first day it was miles' coverage and they put me on a hydraulic lift far, far away. with my pens, with my signs, did not work. eababsolute nightmare. >> i couldn't see her. she was like 100 feet away. she was actually distracting. >> i was like hi! yeah. we ended up going in every day and watching each other's coverage until we got to meet. >> what i love about the two of you is apparently you have been friends for a long time. >> yeah. >> how did the friendship start? >> i think it was pretty natural at first. more socially. we have the same agent. we shared a lot of mutual friends. and anya talked about this, but

it's true. she was just always somebody for me i was always fascinated by. and i would ask my agent, so how is anya? what is she like? how is she doing? then we got to know each other. since then, her and my wife have become really good friends. i don't even exist anymore. >> i'm friends with both of you. >> it's like this show, she gets this dog. >> not true. not true. >> so "the gorge" is out now. i have to ask you about "dune 3." you said you'll be in "dune 3." have you seen the script? what can you tell us? >> i can tell you nothing. i'm so grateful to be a part of that world. i think denny is the coolest. i'm excited. >> that's a safe answer. >> thank you. thank you. >> yes. and the studio will be just one answer. are you doing the super bowl again this year? >> i will be there for sure. come on, man. >> last year you were in taylor's suite.

you were pulling for the chiefs. >> i was pulling for a lot of the players on that team, sure. i was not wearing chiefs' red. >> and this year? >> i'm die hard philadelphia. poseidon is a die hard philadelphia fan. he says it will be a close one. but he thinks it's 37-21 birds. >> i love that. i love that you stop by. i also love that you adopted a puppy as well. thank you. >> thank you. >> you can catch with "the gorge" on apple tv+ starting on february 14th. oh, savannah? look at their faces. they'rso cute. the puppy bowl live in studio 1a. we are about to get that going. this is sunday's other big game. but first this is "t. od

all right. we're gearing up for the super bowl. we're counting down to another huge event this weekend, the puppy bowl.

look at these guys. it is the longest running cause for adoption televised event. it ask returning for the 21st year. once again team fluff will go against team rough. head to head for the coveted lombarky trophy. we have the four adorable puppies. all of them are up for adoption. look at these faces. >> i feel like mine will fall asleep. i'm at a disadvantage here. >> he does look very sleepy. he'll get the zoomies right before. tell us about this game. >> it is huge. we can finally order a drink with dinner. we need one after puppy bowl. it is our biggest adoption event before. 142 rescue dogs representing 80 shelters across 40 states in america. >> by the way, you have done this for 14 years. >> how do you get ready for the big game? >> i'll carb load. i'll stretch. >> you are the referee. >> i need it. i'm the one human among this. >> is there a recruitment process? how do you big?

young, adorable and adoptable. that's it. if you tune in an hour before, we'll show your first-ever puppy skills contest. we'll see what goes through drafting this players. if they can go five minutes without a potty break or nap they're in. >> i heard saquon barkey is the one to watch. >> his name sake josh allen is not in the game, but paws allen is in this game. >> should we get to the competition. >> are they going to perform right now? >> we only have 30 seconds. we will put them on this side of the field, and we will have our ball. >> okay. >> and we will see if one of them can score a touchdown. if they don't, we will measure the yardage. here we go. >> this is all you, bud. go! go! >> there goes zeus! >> there is a dog pile, referee. >> yeah. we got a pile-up here. so we can throw a flag down. feel free to -- there we go, guys. all right.

we'll encourage them. invasive sniffing over here. oh, there we go. >> let's go! >> he's actually got one. >> he can go to either end zone. >> go! go! >> oh, there is a tussle. athena's got it! wrestled it away from zeus. >> let's go, dog pile. >> unsportsman like conduct. >> ten seconds on the clock. >> come on, hercules. >> all right. there is a scramble for the ball. loose ball. >> athena, get in there. this is yours. >> illegal loafing for this one over here. >> zeus is done. >> is that our time? >> well, i think that's it, guys. >> based on yardage, not on points, i'm going to give it to zeus. >> yeah, zeus! >> reminder, you can catch the puppy bowl this sunday on animal planet. it is also streaming on max at

2:00 eastern. if you adopt a puppy right here, they're all available. more information on today.com. up a special feast from chef j.j. all right. when we come back, we will cook up a special feast from chef j.j. johnson. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today food," a celebration of black history. chef and restaurant eur j.j. johnson is a leader in black culinary culture. and this guy has a busy schedule this month, starting with a huge event at the blue llama jazz club in ann arbor, michigan. welcome back. >> good to see you. >> let's start with this benefit at the blue llama. >> it is one of the greatest jazz clubs in the country. you can catch my food there all the time.

we'll be celebrating black history on wednesday chshs is tomorrow. we will be doing some really amazing food. lemon pepper prawns, plantanes. we will be celebrating black history in michigan which is significant part of american culture. think about michigan, you think about detroit and jazz, the great migration. we will be bringing a lot of food on the table there at blue llama jazz club. >> i love that. you're the perfect guy to do it. what are we making this morning, sir? >> we're doing some lemon pepper shrimp. i like to marinade my shrimp with blended oil. >> explain this. the blended oil. >> i like to blend my own oil. i do a little avocado oil and a little bit of -- i can't even think now. >> olive oil. >> you got it. this oil debate right now is really crazy. >> so why do you blend yours? why not just use all of one. >> i like to get some of that avocado flavor. i also want some of that nutritional fat. >> got it. >> and the olive oil gives me a lot of smoke point. >> so you have oil in there. what else isn there?

>> a little oil, bird's eye chili. and some parsely. i like to marinade my shrimp. you can let this sit in the fridge or do a quick marinade. >> let it sit in the fridge like that for one day. you can let it sit for one hour. this is the trick to get crispy shrimp. egg whes. >> egg whites? >> egg whites, that's the secret? >> potato starch. because when the egg white and the potato starch connect, they get super crispy. >> yeah. that's a pro tip right there. it's gluten free. >> amazing! >> who knew you could fry shrimp and be gluten free. >> do you cut the tails off? >> i take the tails off my shrimp. i want to just pop them in my mouth and eat them right away. >> what about the delicious meat you left in the tail? >> you push it out. >> push it out. >> so you throw it in there. kind of drop it in. if you can't get potato starch, you can use corn starch. you can use rice flour.

>> that's the secret. >> that's the secret, yes. >> you got your oil in there. >> and then i do a shallow fry. >> why? >> you don't need a small house. smoke out your house, right? >> you do not. >> drop that in there. shallow fry. as long as you cover half of it, flip it out. fancy at home, got one of those fancy fryer, live the country side, you might have one in your backyard. >> u how long roughly, chef, on each side? >> shrimp, three minutes it takes to cook shrimp. >> it's easy to overcook. >> literally, 90 seconds. 90 seconds. >> what do we have here? >> lemon pepper sauce. >> of course you make your own. >> i know you thinink of chien wings, atlanta, that's significant -- atlanta owns lemon pepper. i am giving it to you my way. so, here butter. >> a lot of butter. >> raw garlic for spice. >> raw garlic. >> a lot of lemon zest. >> dumping of honey.

>> i got you. >> lemon juice. >> and then whatever your favorite hot sauce is. mine is louisiana hot. >> of course it is. of course it is. >> go ahead. sit that there. then you just mix that up. >> how long roughly? >> three, three minute. you just want it to emulsify, come together? >> sg, carson, dylan, what's the word? >> amazing. crazy the amount of flavor. >> comes out like this and drizzle right on top. >> can i just taste the sauce? thank you. >> is this a tempura or shallol y. >> it's just a shallow fry. that's what the egg white and the potato starch do, really brings it together. >> makes it lighter? >> makes it lighter. you feel good when you're eating it. >> i do feel great. >> i feel wonderful. >> can i do that trick on my chicken wings, help the crisp? >> yeah. bring this to super bowl. >> i am. >> this sauce is amazing. >> shut it down. >> now plantains. >> i mispronounce a lot of things.

>> you got to call them plantain. take out the other a. you have to. >> never knew. >> and this is what i want you to know. when you're buying them in the supermarket, you want them to look like this for sweetness. >> oh. >> okay? >> i would think just first glance, i would think -- >> no. some people take the skin to be really black. what i like to do is slice it on the bias. and then that blended oil or that avocado oil, you just drop it right in here. really thin. that's it. >> what is it about the plantain that you enjoy so much. >> sweetness. >> listen, in america, on the black history month table, the plantain is very significant to black certain type of black people have come here, right? that are migrants, are coming from barbados, jamaica, latino countries, they're coming here. and that's why i wanted you to see it. this is the american south. this represents -- >> i see what you did there.

>> certain type of person. d then you throw it in your salad. pickled red onions. asian pear. and i brought this beautiful feta cheese from ann arbor from zingerman's from their creamery to put right on top. >> chef, well done. >> definitely. >> you nailed it, j.j. >> thank you very much. >> chef j.j., thank you. recipes today.com/good. next hour, third star, ralph machio. >> karate kid. >> we'll be back after your locanews and quick messages.

good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall with a microclimate weather alert that continues as this atmospheric river brings in lots of rain across the bay area. and there will be more as we go throughout the morning and then into the early afternoon. at times the rain gets heavy, and we're seeing that in san francisco, parts of the east bay, as well as up into the north bay around vallejo. we are going to see the heavier rain picking up and even the possibility of thunderstorms and flash flooding will also be a possibility going into today, as we get several more hours of this rain continuing into the evening. and then notice how later on tonight, the rain starts to taper off. we're going to catch a break, but there will be some colder air coming in and maybe some lingering showers tomorrow before the next storm system arrives on thursday to bring us rain off and on throughout the day on thursday,

with high temperatures only in the low 50s going into the weekend, we will see a prolonged period of some dry weather and also looking at some cooler temperatures with highs in the mid to upper 50s and lows in the

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city's commitment to protect the rights and safety of immigrants who are scared of president trump's threats of mass deportation. this comes on the heels of new legislation being sent to governor gavin newsom's desk in sacramento. $50 million in two separate bills to protect the state's progressive policies against challenges from the trump administration. one bill would allocate that money to fight the trump administration in court. the other one for legal groups to defend immigrants facing possible deportation. we are in a microclimate weather alert this morning. kari has been keeping track of the forecast. yeah, we have had some heavy rain moving through. we can see the low visibility and the clouds along with the wet weather. a storm ranger that's on san bruno mountain tracks. this storm. this is what it's picking up on. that heaviest rain now shifting into the north bay. and some light to moderate rain elsewhere across the bay area. but where we are seeing that heavy rain expected to continue into the

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people's brains. coming up, why the levels are rising so fast and what it means for your health. then, flying high. >> what's your dream? >> probably going to an eagles game. >> meet the 8-year-old eagles fan who got the surprise of a lifetime while capturing the hearts of millions. >> everything is free. >> this morning, he's here live. and the surprises are just beginning. all that, plus blake is back. >> is that blake's voice? >> we're shaking things up. >> grimace! >> hello, boys. i'm back. and where is beyonce kicking off her new tour? ♪ this ain't texas ♪ >> nope. we have all the details in "popstart" today, february 4th, 2025. ♪ >> mother-daughter trip. >> from wisconsin to the plaza!

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it came minutes after a u.s. tariff on chinese goods went into effect. nbc's senior business correspondent christine romans here to break it all down for us. help us make sense of it, christine. >> let's remind people what tariffs are, they are a tax paid at the border. if you have something coming in from china, it now has a 10% tax on it. that's what we're looking at here. 10% on everything coming across the border. the already were some targeted tariffs. trump put in his first administration. and the biden administration kept those tariffs and added some new ones. this tension with china has been going on for some years now. but then overnight, the new news is that china turns around with retaliatory tariffs on things 10 to 15%, like farm equipment, liquefied natural gas, coal, really important american exports. those again are taxes that have to be paid at the border. this is now the center of this trade war fight. is now the u.s. and china. >> so if you put a tariff on china, china is not paying it, the american importer is and then passing it on to the

american consumer. okay. big splash yesterday when trump was threatening to put these big tariffs on our allies. canada and mexico. a bit of a reprieve, a 30-day pause. now what? >> i can't tell you how chaotic the last 24 hours was. all of these different industries lobbying to not have these tariffs go on. so it is a reprieve. it is not a deal with canada and mexico. they said they will beef up their security at the border. president trump is adamant this is about fentanyl and drugs. he wants the drug trade to stop coming into the u.s. it kills too many americans. he's using tariffs as that tool. now march 2nd is the new deadline that these countries have to satisfy president trump or there will be tariffs. again, those are paid mostly by american consumers. >> of course all eyes on the markets that open here in 90 minutes. christine, thank you. secretary of state marco rubio said el salvador offered do accept deportees from the u.s. of any nationality, including violent american criminals convict and imprisoned

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this 8-year-old eagles fan had a choice to make, take $1,000 cash or pick a mystery eagles mascot to see what came with it. what happened next touched hearts across the country and across the world. it was a simple choice that revealed an extraordinary heart. when popular influencer and motivator posted he was looking for a deserving eagles fan to surprise, declan's family knew their passionate 8-year-old was the perfect choice. jillian lebaron was instructed to bring her son to a local dollar tree store in philadelphia. >> how old are you? >> i'm 8. >> what is your dream? >> probably going to an eagles game. >> you never been to a football game? >> no. >> the young fan was given an unexpected choice, $1,000 cash or a mystery eagles mascot. >> close your eyes and on the count of three say fly, eagles, fly.

>> fly, eagles, fly. >> thank you. >> here's your tickets. you are going to the game, man. >> love you. >> not just any game, the nfc championship. and he was also given $1,000. but what declan did next was the biggest surprise to everyone. >> everything is free. >> declan started handing out the money to fellow shoppers. >> thank you! >> love you. >> a big gesture from someone who has faced more challenges in eight years than most face in a lifetime, battling a rare form of juvenile arthritis. >> it's like when your knees and back hurt. >> and you have been in the hospital? >> 17 times. >> 17 hospitalizations, countless treatments. through it all, his dream remained the same, to some day see his eagles play. >> eagles! >> and at the nfc championship, that dream came true.

two magical hours on the field before kickoff, game gloves from isaiah rogers, meeting his heroes one by one, a blown kiss by bradley cooper. and finally, watching his team score from seats he thought he would never see. >> we're going to the super bowl! >> for a boy who spent so much time in hospital rooms, it was, as he told his mom, the best day of his life. and a reminder that sometimes the best choice isn't about what you get, but what you can give. >> wow! >> i mean, all the good feelings. we just love declan. we just had to bring him here. we have his brothers and sister here, too. mom and dad. hi, guys, good morning. >> good morning. >> declan, can you believe, that has gone all over the country, so many people have seen that video. how does that make you feel inside? >> good. >> yeah? were you surprised? >> yeah. >> what was the best part about being at the game?

>> probably their big win. >> yeah. >> 55 points. >> scored the big win. made the commanders look silly out there. let me ask you something, buddy. when they gave you the thousand dollars and you decided to give it away to all those strangers. why? >> my teacher was just teaching about paying it forward, and it also makes me feel good. >> you know, as a mom of these three precious kids, i know it probably hasn't been easy. what was it like to see your little boy up there living his dream, having one perfect day? >> so for that whole day, we were able to forget about everything he goes through. he's in pain a lot, and he has to go to the doctors all the time. we were able to live in the moment and enjoy his fairy tale and dream come true. >> did you have any idea he was going to say, i think i will give that money away? i had no idea. he'sust a kind person through and through. >> i thought it was pretty cool how they did that choice. what if i told you i have a mystery bird here? okay.

you know this guy swoop? >> yeah. >> okay. here's the choice. you can go over there and do the weather with ms. dylan dreyer. or you can choose the mystery bird. >> mystery bird. >> mystery bird all the way. hold him tight. close your eyes and say, fly, eagles, fly. >> fly, eagles, fly. okay. i think you can open them now. i think we have a little ttle surprise for you. ♪ fly, eagles, fly ♪ ♪ on the road to victory ♪ ♪ fly, eagles, fly ♪ watch eagles fly ♪ fly, eagles fly ♪♪♪ on the road to victory ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ fly eagles fly on our road to victory ♪

e-a-g-l-e-s. eagles! >> come on! you're going to the super bowl, baby! super bowl, let's go! >> you're going to the super bowl. >> come on! >> how are you doing? >> good. >> hi, bradley. hi. >> you're going to the super bowl. i'll see you there. >> hello. >> from one eagle super fan to another, bradley cooper wanted to be here. >> can i have one, too? >> do you want the other one? this is mine. >> bradley -- >> thank you. this is awesome. >> declan is a pretty incredible boy. >> yeah, whole family, clearly. well done. >> thank you. >> declan may be good luck. >> we need him there. >> he just gave his egotoll his little sister piper. you're a great brother. >> thanks. >> are you excited to go to super bowl? >> oh, yeah. >> yeah! >> yes! >> declan, you want to give us a

score prediction for sunday? >> o no. no. e let's just take it easy. >> we're very superstitious, right? we're going to win. you'll be there, too. >> i will be, yeah. very excited. >> thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you! >> we're so excited. >> okay. will you send us some pictures and let us know how it goes. >> by the way, we want to give a huge shoutout to the nfl for generously providing five tickets to super bowl 59 right turn for the lebaron family and big sponsor new orleans and company for providing the flights and hotel accommodations. >> thank you. >>. >> cooper vine wine, that sounds like our kind of place. >> let's go! >> oh my gosh. and bradley, thank you for making this extra special. you're a doll. >> fly, eagles, fly labarons. fly to new orleans.