oakland down towards san leandro. 580, by comparison, has an alert still blocking three lanes that will jam you up to about 98th. well, snl week on the today show ahead of the 50th anniversary coming up, we'll have actress ana gasteyer talking about her tenure as a cast member. in the meantime, you can keep watching today in the bay on roku or wherever you stream. at 8:00, we have a special treat with current cast members joining us live. wow. look, it's an snl week weekend and all star weekend. the bay area just got it going on. oh yeah, and lunar new year parade. we have everything. yes. oh my goodness. don't miss the rain. oh, wel have a good one today. show starts next. have a terrific good tuesday morning. punishing winter weather is wrapping up in a big way.

>> it's a double-whammy of a sto storm across the country. it's february 11th. this is "today." this is "today." one-two punch. tens of millions in the path of winter storms. even more snow, ice and freezing rain impacting commutes and air travel from coast to coast, with the next round right on its heels. we have your full forecast. ultimatum. president trump demands all hostages remaining in gaza return within days or the cease-fire ends. >> i would say cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out. >> this morning, the reaction from the region. and new overnight, the president makes it official, imposing new tariffs on steel and aluminum. the impact on consumer prices straight ahead. deadly collision. a private jet owned by motley crue's vince neil, crashes into a parked plane at an arizona airport. his girlfriend among those injured. an investigation is underway, and we are live with the latest.

flu fears. cases surging across the country. a second wave adding to the worst season in 15 years. >> it seems like everybody has the flu. it's because they do. >> what you need to know to keep your family safe. story of survival. two young american tourists attacked by a shark in the bahamas now recovering at the hospital. >> i just put my head in my hands and started crying. it was very scary. >> just ahead, their harrowing deal in their own words. those stories, plus, peanut potential. the surprising treatment emerging for millions of children with certain nut allergies. what all parents need to know. and the eagles have landed. the new super bowl champs arrive home to a flock of happy fans. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> inside that big homecoming in the plans for an even bigger

victory parade, today, tuesday, february 11th, 2025. from nbc news, this is "tay" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a tuesday morning. nice to have you, peter. in for craig, on assignment. >> i learned from craig you could never bet against the eagles. so i brought the green out this week. i know how savannah feels about the eagles these days. >> landing back triumphant and the party is just getting started there. more on that a little bit. we mentioned craig on assignment. this is a good one. boondoggle. it is in milan. tomorrow on "today," he will join us live with the first look at 2026 winter olympics one year out. hard to believe this countdown is already underway. he will show us around this beautiful host city.

mike tirico will introduce us to the team usa hopefuls to watch. speaking of winter, we will begin with back-to-back storms from the midwest to the east coast over the next few days. the first getting underway overnight. here is a live look right now. you can see snow falling as we speak in lexington, kentucky. parts of the south bracing for several inches of snow. >> yeah, right behind that one, a second storm set to arrive tomorrow. in all, more than 70 million people are under winter alerts. dylan is in for al this morning. she has her eye on all of them. >> these are the warnings for storm number one. these are the warnings and watches for storm number two. let's talk about the first one. we have snow falling in lexington, kentucky, charleston, virginia. heavy rain in nashville and extending into eastern arkansas, too. this will spread through the mid atlantic. this is one of those storms, the farther south you go, the more snow you will get.

a ttle snow possible in new rk. philadelphia, southern new jersey, washington, d.c. and then you go farther south and it transitions to ice and eventually rain. this will occur tonight into early tomorrow morning. that will exit. then we get ready for the next storm system. this will be more snow to ice to rain. so for the east coast, it will eventually transition to rain. before it does that, we will see snow across chicago tomorrow evening. buffalo will see some snow. a transition to ice in new york city in time for the thursday morning commute. so here is the snow we will get from the first snow system. not much in new york. 2 to 4 inches in philadelphia. higher amounts the farther south you go in new jersey. washington, d.c. about 4 to 6 inches. back through the appalachians, looking at higher amounts closer to 8 inches in the higher elevations. this is storm number two. chicago could end up with 6 to maybe 8 inches in some areas. central michigan also that 6 to 8-inch range. that will extend it to northern

illinois. this will also be the icemaker that we will see across parts of the northeast. altuna could end up with ice again. this will be very slippery, especially for the appalachians. but for the east, it will ice overnight and it will transition to rain by thursday morning. peter? >> appreciate it very much. we turn to a flurry of new developments from the trump white house. the president demanding the release of all hostas in gaza and making threats if that does not happen. meantime, his push to reshape the federal government is facing new legal setbacks this morning. we have it all covered beginning with nbc's chief national correspondent, keir simmons. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. good to see you in the chair. this cease-fire was always likely to be more fragile over time. now more doubts over the release of hostages including americans as president trump weighs in. this morning, president trump in a standoff with hamas, saying he was to cancel the cease-fire

deal if they don't release all hostages by saturday. >> as far as i'm concerned, if all of the hostages aren't returned by saturday at 12:00, i think it is an appropriate time. i would say cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out. >> reporter: the carefully negotiated cease-fire inching closer to collapse. and this morning, israel says its military is on the highest level of alert after hamas says it would indefinitely delay releases, claiming israel is not reaching its conditions. and three hostages were freed last weekend in emaciated condition. now the president's renewed threat that all hell will break loose. >> if they're not returned, all of them, not in drips and drabs, not two, and three and one and two. >> reporter: the president doubling down calling for

palestinians to leave gaza. >> are they going to return? >> no, they wouldn't because they're going to have much better housing. >> reporter: and ahead of a meeting today with the king of jordan, threatening to potentially withhold funding for jordan and egypt if they don't cooperate by taking millions of refugees. both countries are clear that's a destabilizing prospect they wouldn't accept. potentially another impasse at a critical moment. hamas has told nbc news this morning that the president should stop his threats. he has said the law is open to more hostage releases. president trump was clear, decisions are ultimately israel's. but, peter, this morning there is news of the death of another hostage. peter? >> keir simmons with the latest for us. thank you. here at home, president trump made it official late last night, signing a pair of executive orders that will impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. and this move, being met with criticism with leaders from

around the world. nbc's senior white house correspondent garrett haake with that story. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. look, these new tariffs are keeping with the campaign promise by candidate trump. but they're also likely to raise costs for american consumers and raising fears about retaliation, with canada and the eu already warning they may respond in kind. the president says there is more to come. >> it is a big deal. it's a big deal. >> reporter: with the stroke of his pen monday night, president trump raising tariffs on u.s. allies and adversaries alike, imposing new duties on steel and aluminum imports. >> it is 25% without exemptions. >> reporter: canada is one of america's biggest suppliers of both medals, calling it unacceptable. >> it creates thousands, if not millions of jobs, support families across the united states. >> reporter: trump's move would benefit american producers of steel and aluminum but could

lead to higher prices. those metals are used in everything from soda cans to car manufacture. the president suggesting there may be more to come. >> we will be looking at chips. we will be looking at cars. we will be looking at pharmaceuticals. >> reporter: and in an interview recorded this weekend shrugging off cost concerns. >> you are not worried that any of that is going back to the consumers? >> it might, but it will be more expensive. >> a federal judge admonishing the white house for failing to comply with an order to release thousands of dollars in frozen grant funds and ordering the administration to do so. and the deadline for that buyout offer for federal workers still on hold after another judge extended it. the president reacting to recent judicial roadblocks in a radio interview. >> well, you got some very bad rulings, and it's a shame to see it. >> reporter: and vice president j.d. vance is among the administration officials signaling a showdown with the courts.

writing over the weekend that judges can't control the president's power. trump discusses vance's role in the party in his recent sitdown. >> do you view vice president j.d. vance as your successor? >> no, b but he's ry capable. i mean, i don't think that -- i think you have a lot of very capable people. so far i think he's doing a fantastic job. it's too early. >> reporter: now, today is also a big day for the president at the far end of pennsylvania avenue where the senate is expected to vote later today or possibly overnight on whether to confirm former democrarat tulsi gabbert, the director of national intelligence. after that, they will take up rfk's nomination to be the health secretary later in the week. two big nominations expected to have very, very tight margins for confirmation. >> all right. we'll be watching. thank you. we want to turn to those legal rulings. we have laura jarett here, our legal correspondent. the trump administration may not like these legal rulings. they can certainly fight them in court.

they can't ignore them. what happens if they do? >> if it's an open question, how a judge might enforce a contempt order in that case. the judge in rhode island, basically giving them a warning saying, i meant what i said when i told you to release those federal funds. but the judge didn't mention what would happen if they don't. while the president and vice president are saying the authorities don't have the authority, doj lawyers are not in court saying we didn't do anything like that. they're saying they didn't look at the scope of the order. so there is a little bit of a space there between what's happening in practice and what's happening in action. >> another major headline overnight is the trump's justice department is demanding that federal prosecutors drop their case against new york city's mayor eric adams here. this is clearly a very unusual intervention in a high-profile public corruption case. how are they explaining this move? >> we should mention the mayor pled not guilty. it was on corruption charges,

essentially selling his office. they're explaining it by saying this is a distraion because even though they indicted him last september, he's set to go to trial this coming spring and set to be elected this fall. so they're saying it is a distraction and it's taking away from his efforts on immigration. obviously raising a lot of questions. he went down to mar-a-lago. he met with the president. it will be interesting to see how the judge treats this in court. the judge has to sign off on this. >> even the administration is not saying he looked at the merits saying he's innocent. and we didn't look at it too close to the election. >> explicitly did not look at the merits. saying career prosecutors did not do anything here. there's too many questions, so we're ordering them to drop the case. >> keep us posted. thank you. also this morning, we're learning more about a fatal plane collision. this happened in arizona in scottsdale. it involved two private jets. an investigation is now underway. dana griffin is there for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. one person was killed when that

private jet, owned by motley crue frontman vince neil, veered off a runway, crashing into another plane. his reps say neil was not on that plane. surveillance video capturing a runway disaster in realtime, as a leer jet landing in scottsdale municipal airport veers off the runway, crashing into a business jet parked nearby. >> we just had an emergency. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board already investigating. >> it appears that the left main gear failed upon landing, resulting in the accident. >> reporter: a large piece of that landing gear could be seen lying on the runway. authorities say five people were involved with the crash. one person died. representatives for motley crue front man say the private jet belonged to the singer, but he was not onboard. the band sharing on social media, there were two pilots and two passengers on the plane. in a now deleted post that

neil's girlfriend and a friend both suffered nonlife-threatening injuries and were taken to hospitals. brett michaels saying his thoughts and prayers go to neil's girlfriend and all those injured. adding, i was relieved to learn my friend vince neil, was not onboard. the accident comes amid a string of unrelated aviation incidents. 67 people died in washington, d.c., when an army helicopter slammed into an american airlines regional jet. and ten people were killed this friday in a commuter plane crash in icy, snowy conditions, on approach to nome, alaska. experts say flying in the u.s. is still extremely safe and that these devastating accidents should not be cause for panic. >> it is a combination of a coincidental rash of accidents, coupled with a huge heightened sensitivity on the public. >> reporter: the crash comes weeks before mottly crew is set to begin their las vegas

residency. the band said they will find a way to support the family of the person who died. peter? >> dana griffin this morning in scottsdale, arizona. thank you. much more to get to this morning, including this alarming new wave of flu cases from coast to coast. this latest surge only adding to concerns over what has become the country's most severe flu season in 15 years. maggie vespa joins us from a busy e.r. in chicago. hi, maggie. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yeah. from one of many american hospitals just inundated with families caught off guard with this late season surge of the flu that is sparing no corner of the u.s. this morning, a late-breaking wave of influenza is spiking coast to coast. with doctor visits for the flu nationwide hitting a 15-year high.

>> it seems like everybody has the flu, it's because they do. >> reporter: e.r. doctors say the combination of an unusually nasty flu strain and falling vaccination rates is driving the spread. >> we have seen a lot of sick people in general. seems like they are having more respiratory issues. >> reporter: according to the cdc, 44 states and washington, d.c., are reporting high or very high levels of cases. positive flu tests jumped 30% in one week. the virus spreading easily in close environments like offices and classrooms. cases soaring among children. >> when kids are truly sick they have that look in their eyes and there is no arguing that. >> reporter: sara's 10-year-old daughter came down with the virus. >> i ended up taking them to the pediatrician. we did a slew of tests and influenza b unfortunately came back positive. >> reporter: the surge, leading to shortages at pharmacies.

>> we're having a hard time keeping in over-the-counters. the flu numbers are so high, that it's hard to keep the supply up for people who are being tested positive for it. >> reporter: the cdc estimates there have been 24 million flu cases so far this year with 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths including 57 children. experts fear by the season's end the overall death toll could hit 30,000. they say it's not too late to get a flu shot. they're effective within a week and crucial in protecting you and your loved ones. >> not only will it reduce your chance of getting sick, but if you do get sick, it will reduce the symptoms that you have and decrease the chance of you passing on to a loved one. >> reporter: experts stress all of this, staying home if you are sick. and to that end, they also stress that there are treatments that can help you feel a lot less miserable in the long run if they're taken within the first few days of being diagnosed. savannah?

>> maggie, thank you. back to the forecast. it's that season. flu is moving around. a lot of people will be stuck inside with bad weather coming. >> the cold weather doesn't help. it is really cold in the upper plains. temperatures in the single digits and lower teens. the snow is already starting to move across parts of west virginia into southern ohio into virginia, as well. and really heavy rain with a flood risk farther south, down through tennessee and along the gulf coast, too. that's the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. econds. he's never gonna make it. (♪♪) life's better when you're under our roof... go after 'em, redwing. i'll catch up. because we help protect your dreams. good to see everything's okay in here. i like your shield. i like yours too. hold down the fort little man. bye, cap! american family insurance. and see captain america brave new world.

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including one city poised to crack down on encampments. i'm bob redell outside fremont city hall, where tonight at 7:00, the city council will vote on a new law that critics say criminalizes homelessness. the council will vote on a new ordinance that would not only ban encampments on public property and private property not specifically designed for camping, but would also make it a crime to, quote, aid and abet an illegal encampment. those caught breaking the law could face possible jail time, and a $1,000 fine. leaders in another struggling bay area school district will meet tonight to weigh possible closures. san jose's franklin mckinley district is considering closing five elementary schools, including dahle elementary, named for a nine over 11 hero, jason dahl. the district is grappling with declining enrollment, and opponents plan to rally tonight ahead of that meeting. it is a cold start to our tuesday morning kari it is, and we are just above freezing in san jose now at 33 degrees

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process that situation. they were on vacation. they decided to jump hand in hand from a boat into the water. only minutes later, they encountered one of the scariest moments of their lives, which they told us about from the hospital. on their first day basking in the sun in the bahamas, a dream vacation turned into a nightmare for two young florida women. >> we're just very grateful to be here with all of our limbs. >> typically you don't get off that easy. >> reporter: the definition of easy in this case, surviving an attack from what they believe was a bull shark. just minutes after riley decker and summer layman plunged into the caribbean sea off of a friend's yacht. >> i felt something nudge my leg. i was like, summer, what was that? she was like, don't scare me like that. probably two minutes later, we were right by the ladder. i felt my leg get tugged down and i immediately knew i was bit by a shark. >> reporter: their group of friends and family immediately pulling them to safety, wrapping a tourniquet around riley's left

leg. summer suffering a serious bite, too. >> they yelled to me that the top of my foot was shredded. and i just hadn't realized until i look down. >> reporter: the 24-year-old layman and 20-year-old dker just hours into their vacation friday and confronting their own mortality. >> i just put my head in my hands and started praying that god wouldn't take my life and that i would live. it was very scary. >> reporter: riley was airlifted to a hospital in the bahamas were further treatment. once she was stable, both women were flown back to florida. the bahamas has one of the highest shark attacks in the world, with 34 unprovoked attacks since recordkeeping began. in 2023, a 44-year-old boston woman was killed while paddleboarding. a 10-year-old boy hospitalized

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morning. on "today's consumer," we will help you shop and save. >> that's right. presidents day weekend is a big one for sales. this year a lot of retailers have already launched some of those discounts. >> nbc's business correspondent brian cheung is here with a closer look at the deals and the best ways to score them. good morning. >> good morning. if it is a holiday, that means there will be deals out there. presidents day is no exception. this is a holiday for some reason for kitchen appliances, rugs and mattresses. there will be the big categories that try to score, a milestone for a big holiday sale will be on memorial day a few months from now. i'll walk you through the deals we've been seeing at the business team. 40% off of amazon. 40% off best buy. we have seen good deals at dick's sporting goods. if you need anything for the spring season. and jcpenney is offering 60% off home goods and appliances. some of these deals, as is the case of jcpenney, go as long as february 25th. you can get some of those deals

already early right now. and if you miss it on presidents day, you have a few days afterwards. >> what are some of the big categories to be looking for? >> mattresses are a big one. for example, dream cloud as well as casper. tech is another big category. we saw air pods on sale for $30 off on amazon. these are the regular air pods. not the air pods pros. nonetheless, still a good price there. if you are watching the super bowl and saying this tv isn't doing it for me, you could get a good discount, as well. we saw some samsung tvs, 40% off. a good time to buy an appliance ahead of potentially steel tariffs. >> i heard those chief three-peat t-shirts are cheap. >> yeah, you might have to go to overseas to pick them up. >> what about quick pro tips for people that want to maximize their shopping? >> when it comes to shopping, she says first off you might want to wait until prime day

which comes up in the summer. that's the amazon deal day. we did see those air pods on sale. you can wait, play chicken a little bit. get a better discount later on. wawait untilonday itself for toys. this is really interesting because target, for example, says they will unveil their best deals on toys, 50% off, maybe not until monday. wait until then. check your coupon sites and across major retailers, some suggestions for site comparisons will be camel, camel, camel. as you are looking through the prices, you can check it. i don't know why it's called camel, camel, camel, though. >> it's catchy, though. >> i don't know if camels do price checking. >> when in threes, they do. thank you very much. >> nothing like a brand-new washer-drier. >> or mattress. >> okay. let'get another check of the weather. >> good morning again, guys. we talked about the snow and ice. we also have a rainy side to the systems moving through. you can see heavy rain from

nashville south of little rock. we have cloud-to-ground lightening across eastern texas. so there will be a lot of rain and some areas we could see flooding, especially in poor drainage areas, urban areas where that rain has nowhere to go. it is a widespread area all the way up into northwestern georgia. we could see a slight risk of flash flooding. as much as four inches of rain is possible in some areas, especially across northern louisiana into parts of eastern texas. go over into mississippi. we'll see a lot of that heavy rain, too. we also have a risk of stronger storms tomorrow as that whole system moves to the east. there is a chance we could see wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. isolated tornado is possible. not much of a hail risk. but, still, we are looking at the chance of isolated severe storms, especially in this area fr from baton rouge all the way into parts of alabama. that's a look at a meteorologist, kari hall. look at these temperatures. we are just above freezing in san jose, and it's 36. in palo alto and

walnut creek. it's clear for now, but we will start to see some clouds coming in as we go throughout the day, and rain will be moving quickly through parts of the bay area overnight. cloudy tomorrow and then some heavier rain in the forecast on thursday. it >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. i cannot wait for "popstart." i must have a sneak peek. >> legends in the psst this morning. otherwise known as the -- straight from the plaza yesterday, paul schaffer was here. then, he paid our buddy, jimmy fa fallon, a visit. his band was filling in for the roots. on paul's first night on the show, he was reunited with a special guest. >> david letterman, what are you -- what are you doing here? >> is this the 23rd hour of the "today" show? >> no, this is "the tonight

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see, told ya. [laughter] they're grrreat! good tuesday morning to you. it is 756. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. happening now. nervous north bay residents await the arrival of more rain. i'm ginger conejero saab in the north bay, where concerns are growing over the incoming wet weather. this as people are just getting settled back into their homes in sonoma county after being evacuated because of flooding last week. landslides are also a concern. the salvation army is now working with the county to help people pick up food, share resources and prepare for the incoming rain. let's talk about that rain with meteorologist kari hall. clear. right now it is. and it's also cold as we take a live look outside in san jose. we're at 38 degrees, and throughout the day, we'll start to see clouds coming

in out ahead of some rain. set to move in late tonight. not all of us will see that rain later on during the overnight hours, but then we will get some heavier rain moving in late wednesday into thursday. and that's when we're expecting the big impacts from the heavy rain that could cause some flooding, not only in the north bay, but all across the bay area, as we see that continue into friday and then drying out for the weekend. back to you. all right. thanks, gary. and make sure you watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast, starting in just minutes at 8 a.m. we're chatting live with current snl cast members james austin johnson, as well as andrew dismukes about what's on tap for this weekend's 50th anniversary celebration.ou y

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back-to-back storms set to deliver more snow, ice and freezing rain. we have your full forecast. then, surprising solution. inside the new study revealing the very practical way kids with a mild peanut allergy may be able to overcome it. the details coming up. and saddle up. ♪ this ain't texas ♪ >> beyonce ready to hit the stage again for their highly anticipated tour. the first round of tickets on sale today. and the beyhive is buzzing overcome pewter crash concerned. >> i'm stressed, but i'm not worried. >> the details just ahead. all that, plus cynthia's "wicked" dodge. >> i'm not doing this with, good-bye. >> opening the oscars? >> sabrina goes "vogue." and "snl 50" reveals its iconic lineup as we reveal round two in our best sketch bracket. today, tuesday, february 11th, 2025.

traveling from richmond, virginia. >> before welcoming our first baby. >> shout-out to michigan. >> hi, mom and dad. >> traveled from las vegas. ♪ >> hi to our kids ollie and callen. >> back in york, pennsylvania. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome back to "today," tuesday morning. we have peter alexander with us because craig is on an incredible assignment. >> a little "pink pony club." this is a beautiful assignment. craig is on his way to the one-of-a-kind milan, to kick off the one-year countdown to the 2026 olympics. >> he will show us around the host city and introduce us to the future stars of team usa. mike tirico will be there with him, too. we're looking forward to that tomorrow on "today." >> let's get to your news at

8:00. we begin with the one-two punch of winter weather. a pair of storms bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain to the rockies to the east coast this week. 72 million of us under winter weather alerts. dylan dreyer will break it down. tale of two storms. >> it is the tale of two storms. let's go through the details here. this is storm number one. this is storm number two and the watches and warnings associated with it. let's break down the first one. it is already starting to bring heavier snow through kentucky. charleston, west virginia, bringing some snow. heavy rain on the south side of it. snow will take hold across virginia. then it will move through the mid atlantic. this is not a new york city storm. this is a philadelphia, washington, d.c., type of snowstorm, whehere we cod end up with several inches of snow. you go further south across southern virginia. we're looking at ice and heavy rain and stronger storms associated with that cold front. then that will exit wednesday morning. here is the next storm for wednesday afternoon, wednesday night and early thursday morning.

this is more of a snowstorm for the midwest. it will for the east coast statt as snow, change to ice and end as rain for the thursday morning commute on thursday morning. as for snow with the first storm system, we're looking at a couple of inches possible in philadelphia. higher amounts across southern parts of new jersey. washington, d.c. could end up with four to six inches of snow. more snow in the higher elevations back through the appalachians. here's the second storm system, with most of the snow across areas like northern illinois, into central michigan, where we could end up with six or maybe eight inches of snow. i mentioned that snow to i ice transition. most of the icing will occur across pennsylvania. down again into west virginia, and into virginia, too, especially western virginia, with the higher elevations, where we could see a tenth or more of ice on the ground. that will make things slippery for most areas thursday morning. >> yeah. a good day for a lot of folks to be careful. in a move separate from his

role in the trump administration, elon musk is now leading a group of investors offering to buy the nonprofit behind the popular app chatgpt. this is a company he helped create. it is one that is not for sale. ryan nobles joins us now with those details. good morning. >> reporter: yeah. a lot of intrigue behind this. good morning. there was a time when elon musk and sam altman were business partners. the duo founded open a.i., with the goal of keeping it a nonprofit to possibly explore the future of artificial intelligence. well, now the two are in an open legal and public relations battle with the latest move being this provocative offer by musk to buy openai. it is a proposal that altman appears to have no interest in. it is the app revolutionizing the tech world and beyond. chatgpt is one of the fastest growing apps on the market. its ai assistant helping users solve problems both big and small and leading investors to

dream of the wild and lucrative possibilities of artificial intelligence. >> they're spending tens of billions of dollars every few months in order to make artificial intelligence really happen and become mainstream. >> reporter: but its parent company, openai's rapid growth, the subsequent injection of investor cash from several different sources coupled with sam altman's desire to make the company a for-profit entity led his former partner elon musk to revolt. musk filed a lawsuit to slow or outright block the company's transformation. now he's taking that feud a step further, offering close to $100 billion to take control of the company. a bid altman didn't ask for and immediately rejected. no thank you. but we'll buy twitter with $9.74 billioion. a shot at musk who bought the platform for $44 billion.

musk returned fire. calling altman, scam altman. musk's bid to take control of openai comes at the same time he's enjoyed immense influence over the trump white house. >> i have had great help with elon musk who has been terrific. >> reporter: but trump has not been afraid to keep altman close, hosting him at the white house to announce a $100 billion investment and ai infrastructure across the midwest. >> we wouldn't be able to do this without you, mr. president. >> reporter: a rivalry that trump seems to be willing to encourage. >> these two men, while they're rivals and big competitors and former business partners, they're also fighting for the affections of the president of the united states. >> reporter: in his offer to buy openai, musk's attorney promises the billionaire will return the company back to its core mission with a pledge to make it open source, nonprofit and a, quote, safety focused force for good that it once was. peter? >> for now, a tech titan showdown. ryan nobles with the latest. thank you. good news for kids with mild

peanut allergies. a new study from the national institutes of health demonstrates that children may be able to overcome their allergies by eating increasing amounts of peanut butter at home. nbc medical contributor dr. natalie azar is looking at the details with us. we need a warning. don't you try this at home. explain how this study worked. it was done with the care of a physician. >> it absolutely was. so the researchers were specifically looking if you gradually increase exposure to store bought peanut butter, could you sensitize kids to peanut butter and would that benefit be sustained? the kids were ages 4 to 14. what they did was started with the tiniest amount, a half a teaspoon of peanut butter. this was given in the doctor's office. they took that dose. every eight weeks, the dose was incrementally increased. each time the dose was increased, they did it in the doctor's office, then they were microdosing at home with over-the-counter store-bought peanut butter.

>> so they defined a mild peanut allergy as being able to tolerate half of a peanut. 1% to 2% of adults and children in this country have a peanut allergy. kids with mild, 800,000 of them. could you imagine this? they're hoping to extrapolate this to other foods obviously in the future. the best part about this was that at the end of the study period, these kids were able to tolerate the equivalent of three tablespoons of peanut butter. they did this washout period where they didn't expose them for eight weeks and rechallenged them. and it was sustained in the vast majority. >> this is how it is as a parent. you have to go through the bottom line questions to make sure they arrive and make sure they don't put anything in front of them. in particular, these people with the mild allergies that can benefit fast. >> right now there isn't anything available if you have a mild allergy. if you have a severe allergy, yes, there are prescription medicines, there is oral immuno

therapy. but this is a huge target. it is just enough to trigger tolerance but not trigger an allergic reaction. it is really like the beauty of immunology at work here. >> and the fact they stayed with it as well. >> you could do it at home. again, don't do it without the guidance of your doctor. but so much less expensive and being able to do it at home is just great for families. >> thank you. appreciate that. >> hope for a lot of families there. nba superstar luka doncic mae made his highly anticipated debut last night with the l.a. lakers. suiting up for the first time with the lake show since being traded from dallas to l.a. earlier this month. he has been out since christmas day dealing with a calf injury. he scored 14 points, playing 24 minutes. the lakers easily beat the utah jazz 132-113. the same two teams will face-off again tomorrow night. >> all right. that's the news. carson, you have been cooking up "popstart." what is in your pot this

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>> reporter: as beyonce prepares to get back in the saddle on stage for "cowboy carter" tour. the first round of presale tickets goes on sale today. and the 13-time grammy winner's faithful are ready to pony up. >> it can be nerve wracking, but i cannot wait. i love beyonce. >> reporter: beyonce already giving more fans a chance to secure a seat, adding five additional shows to her nine-city schedule on monday. but there is still plenty of nerves. >> i'm stressed, but i'm not worried. okay? >> reporter: some concert hopefuls weary of a concert meltdown. >> i'm not getting tickets. >> reporter: similar to when unprecedented demand crashed the site during taylor swift's eras tour. it is the superstar's first tour since the blockbuster renaissance run and an important moment for fans. the culmination of her transition into country music

with "cowboy carter" which became her eighth number one album and wracked up accolades over the last year. >> and you can definitely tell there is a lot of passion in this. it is not just about music. >> reporter: including a massive showcase for an nfl halftime performance on netflix where she teased the tour. the final announcement after an incredible night at the grammys earlier this month. >> "cowboy carter". >> reporter: where beyonce won three grammys and became the first black woman to ever win best country album. >> i think sometimes genre is a cold word to keep us in our place as artists. and i just want to encourage people to do what they're passionate about. >> reporter: and the beyhive is passionate to hear "cowboy carter" live. >> oh, my god! aubrey, beyonce is going on tour. >> reporter: as they buzz with anticipation -- >> i feel good i will have good seats and i will get tickets.

>> reporter: they have to wait until april when the tour kicks off in los angeles. >> now, with beyonce, we can never know for sure what she has up her sleeves. she always goes big. >> reporter: guys, set your alarms. the first presale begins at noon eastern today. ticketmaster's advice, sign into your account ahead of time and make sure your billing information is correct to prevent any delays. right now, dates have been released for eight of the nine cities, including new jersey near you guys, atlanta, houston, even paris. the big mystery is las vegas. the poster says she's going there but no dates or venue have been announced yet. >> the sphere would be amazing. >> that takes a lot of work. >> i wonder if they thought of that. >> i'm sure they have. kenny chesney was there and said it was a big undertaking. >> i saw u2 there. it is an experience. it is like art, performance art, really. so is this forecast we're about to get from dylan. >> we have ever color tackled here.

the blue indicating where the snow is kind of falling across northern kentucky. it is going to get heavier as we go through the next several extending down to the east of dallas, too. we could see stronger storms, and we are going to see this is our first storm exit the east coast before the second one makes it way. we have high temperatures, even below zero in some spots. the teens extend down across the central plains. 30s through the midwest. 20s across the northeast, too. 70s and 80s down south, which is just indicating how much moisture that air can hold when it is warmer. that's why we have that flood risk with this heavier rain moving ea it looks nice and sunny out. we are going to expect some rain, though, soon in california where it is mucheeded. that's n a

and don't forget, you can always find us on "today" show radio, siriusxm channel 108. >> dylan, thank you very much. carson, time for a little "pop start." >> we will start with cynthia erivo, hinting the "wicked" star might be performing the opening number at this year's oscars. check this out. she's been dodging that question, literally. check out these swift moves. >> i just read that you and our good sisister -- >> i'm not doing this with you. good-bye. >> opening the oscars? opening the oscars? >> i don't know where you got that from. >> is it a medley? >> i don't know what you're

talking about! i don't know what he's talking about. i'm not going to talk about it. bye. >> literally dodging the question. look at that outfit. >> but i can't tell you anything about it. >> that makes me think it's happening. >> high odds, yeah, i agree. >> the oscars are set for march 2nd. next up, the super bowl numbers are in. it was a big hit for the big game. 126 million viewers across all platforms, making it the second straight year setting an all-time viewing record. this sparked a viewing spike of its own. ♪ ♪ times you pop out and show them ♪ >> did you guys order those jeans? i heard that ladies were loving the jeans. hard to find. >> they're a sensation. so are men. >> spotify reporting that kendrick lamar's music moved up 175%. specific tracks like "not like us" performed there. we know that you and the rest of the eagles nation did your part,

too. "fly eagles fly" had a playing up 13,00000%. >> you know how many times savannah played that? >> that and the "rocky" theme. guess what? it worked. >> "fly like an eagle" opened up our show. >> there you go. >> next up is brad pitt. he made a pre-taped appearance during sound night's broadcast and appeared in a new teaser for a racing movie that was shot during the grand prix weekend. take a look. >> you guys talking about brad

pitt aging like fine wine. "f1" the same directors as "top gun: maverick" in meters in june. >> we're just reporting facts, carson. >> yeah. i have no idea what the movie is about. what we do know is he looks good. next up, sabrina carpenter. a sneak peek on the cover of "vogue" magazine, channels marlin monroe. into her big bombshell year. her throwback aesthetic. all of that is on the full story online now. the 2025 issue is on newsstands nationwide on february 25th. next up "the voice." things are heating up after this 21-year-old performance of a coldplay classic. ♪ look how they shine for you ♪ ♪ look how they shine look at the tars ♪

♪ look how they shine for you ♪ ♪ and all the things you do ♪ >> does he win? does he win? >> jenna asked me, did he win? does he win the whole thing? >> does he win? >> i'm not telling you that. you have to watch. >> that's a four-chair turn, though. >> do we know whose team he goes on? >> yes, adam's team. i think adam ends up winning that one there. okay. yeah, that was britain, by the way. you can catch "the voice" right here on nbc on monday nights, on peacock and nbc of course, as well. finally, "saturday night live" announcing the next lineup, including eddie murphy, molly shannon, even garrett moore. look at the names that are popping on those screens. that's going to be an absolutely epic show. all week long, we are counting down the days to sunday's 50th anniversary special with "snl 50." get off the couch, get on that computer and vote, vote, vote.

these are the greatest sketches of all-time. look at the big board we created for you. yesterday we introduced who is moving on to the elite eight. we will start with the northwest. will farrell, what a great sketch, more cow bell absolutely crushed the californians. it was a landslide victory for mr. robinson's neighborhood. that took over short and lazy sunday. down below, blue's brothers narrowly beat out the superstar mary catherine gallagher. and it is farewell target lady, the church lady evangelized her way into the elite eight. all right. now, let's look across the board in the other bracket. a tight race. chris farley's van down the river took out the gigglers in the beavis and butthead sketch. that happened recently. and two wild and crazy guys, just danced their way to victory. topping keenan's what up with that sketch. i know. it's a hard selection at this

point, guys. moving on, you can fold up the mom jeans, they lost to "wayne's world." sorry. that's the way it rolls in bracketology. debby downer will not be moving on. sean connery, celebrity jeopardy! advances to the elite eight. >> there is a lot of men in this bracket. >> let's go ahead and tell you it will be a very funny final four. head to today.com to cast your vote. there it is. >> we will keep rolling with this theme. we have ana gasteyer here. i will not put you on the spot because these are all your friends. do you have a favorite of all-time? >> of all-time? >> of all-time. >> no. but i will say a lot of these. these are impossible. these are the -- >> these are all the best. >> there are no losers. >> don't you feel mom jeans was robbed, though? >> mom jeans was robbed. and debby downer is pretty funny, too.

mary katherine gallagher. >> and keenan, what's up with that? >> oh, yeah. what up with that? >> what about your sweaty -- >> i can't say that? that's good. >> well, we just did. we roll on with ana gasteyer, but, first, your local news.

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we have stepped outside to get to the folks on the plaza. a little bit of love. if you are not area, be sure to stop by. it warms our hearts. >> we'll leave the light on for you. >> this snl week is fun. we should just do snl here. keep it rolling on. ana gasteyer is here. honestly, if you just want to laugh today and have a good time, go back and watch any ana gasteyer sketch. we will talk about her comedy gold. she and will farrell have done so many sketches together. there is a certain magic there. we will talk that and a lot more coming up. coming up, chassie post is here with editor pick best-sellers including a handy hack when your jeans are feeling too tight. plus, stick around if you are having trouble finding eggs or priced out buying them. we have substitutions you can use instead for your favorite recipes.

also on the 3rd hour of "today," nora dunn will share her favorite memories as we look forward to sunday's spectacular. >> your chat with ana gasteyer is just the beginning. we will have a performance from tucker and we will just laugh. >> dylan dreyer has another check in the forecast. >> it is chilly across the northeast. we will see snow falling overnight tonight. but out west, we have a rainfall and a flash flood risk because of all the burn scar areas. when you have heavier rain, you do see that flash flooding, but we do need this rain in this area. parts of southern california could end up with 2 to 3 inches of rain, especially across the coast and valleys. the mountains could end up with 6 to 10 inches of rain. this is all needed. but too much too soon leads to problems here.

we have a flood risk stretching all the way into eastern texas. some snow is starting to move into western virginia and virginia. that will impact areas like washington, d.c. and philadelphia tonight and tomorrow morning. and it is pretty chilly across the plains. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today it's dry and it's a chilly start, but we're headed for the upper 50s, and we will see more clouds coming in. there will be a chance of rain overnight into early tomorrow. and then staying cloudy throughout the day, with heavier rain moving in early on thursday, continuing off and on through friday. during this time, we could see about 2 to 3in of rainfall across the bay area, raisising the concern and that's your >> and that's your latest forecast. >> okay, dylan. thank you. coming up next, ana gasteyer

on the latest snl journey. it's all your kingdom. but, first, this is "today" on

this portion of "today" is sponsored by capital one. what's in your wallet? we are back with our countdown to "snl 50." and this morning we're joined by another stand-out veteran of that iconic show, ana gasteyer. she kept us laughing for six seasons. she gave us her take on martha stewart. we love the npr radio host and, of course, this middle school music teacher. ♪ ah ah ♪ ♪ insane in the membrane ♪ ♪ insane in the brain ♪ ♪ insane in the membrane ♪ ♪ crazy insane, ain't got no brain ♪ >> i feel like i'd be doing america a favor if we just rolled right now. >> we never showed it because

the rights are too expensive for music. i would be delighted if you did. >> it's so funny. how did you not just look at will and totally lose it? >> it was, by far, the most joyful of all the sketches i worked on snl because we wrote it with paula pell, who is a genius in her own right. we would laugh all night long. we would famously procrastinate for hours and hours. and will was rushing because he was in so many sketches. and that beard and mustache was just gummed on. if you started laughing with him, he couldn't break. so he would go like -- which, of course, would make me laugh harder. >> you are stoic. you have to be one of the ones that never broke. >> i'm pretty good at not breaking. >> did you ever break?

>> once at dress. that was it. i kind of dig deeper if i can because i know i want -- i mean, try to do the -- i try to play through it because i'm sort of the old-school like i want it to be funnier by playing it honest. will wrote "riding my donkey" through the monica lewinsky scandal. it was news commentators sitting on donkeys and debating politics. the donkeys went insane and went to all the wrong cameras. when will breaks, he will just keep going, but he has tears streaming down his face. i can't remember who it was. it was a newscaster from cnn, and the whole impression was just a smile. i kept losing it and having to go back and forth. anyway, that was the only time. but i held it together for air. >> it is incredible because some of these sketches are so iconic. like we have to play here. i have a little clip we will

play it. you know the one, right? >> i do. >> turns out that i had accidentally taken jeff. >> hello. we have balls for every taste. popcorn balls, cheeseballs, you name it. >> wow. my mouth is watering just thinking about those. >> it's been years since i've seen any balls. >> all right. i have seen it a thousand times. i watched the whole thing this morning. it is so ridiculous. your genius is how could anyone -- it is super human you did not start cracking up. >> we almost did on that one. if the audience went so unexpectedly insane. we had done those characters a few times. but the genius of putting them in that situation where they were speaking so -- in such deep

double entandra. >> do you have a favorite sketch? >> it's so gross, but they are like your kids. you become so attached to the joy of the experience of coming up with them. so much of the experience is like the tuesday night on "saturday night live" when you are under so much pressure. you are to anxious. you think, oh, my god, i will never think about another sketch my entire life. >> i don't think a lot of people know how it works. you guys as cast members, you pitch your sketches, don't you? >> we all wrote, at least during my generation, that was very much, especially us that come from the groundlings, a writer performer tradition. most people at "saturday night live" are writing and working. many of the writers are performers as well. tina fey famously ascended through the writer side of things. colin jost and jason sudeikis. lots of people have done that. it's kind of cool. tuesday night is like, we have no show on saturday. and questiwe have to come up wi something. it is all finals week all the time for a class you haven't studied for. >> it feels like they are almost kind of doing that for the snl

50. >> yes, i'm sure they are. >> nobody seems to know them at all. >> well, the tradition of the show is real live television. it is coming together in an immediate and topical way. the show is being written as we speak. every five minutes we're getting phone calls. you might be in this thing or you might not be. it is very organic. >> are you excited for this weekend? >> so excited. >> do you know what you are doing? >> i know bobby and marty are doing something in the concert on friday night at the peacock. i don't know if i'm allowed to say that. >> oh, yay. >> i think it is at radio city. >> there is this massive music concert, which is going to be mind-blowing. forget about me. but it is like the best bands of american culture from 50 years. theye performing. it's mind-blowing. >> the "today" show cast gets to go. they are streaming on peacock and stuff. everybody can see it friday night. >> that's friday night. and then sunday is the live broadcast at 8h.

during primetime. i have heard rumors of a couple things i have been doing, but i don't know. >> i have to say, one of the reasons you are so often singing in these sketches is because you have a phenomenal voice. i don't want to go without mentioning you also played elfeba on broadway. >> i did. i just finished on broadway "once upon a mattress." it was incredibly fun. the original broadway cast recording is coming, so listen for that if you are a broadway fun. it's been the privilege of my life to do these. i have always dreamt of being on broadway and on "saturday night live." now it is nice becauause in th digital world, when i was on snl it was pre-digital. it existed on its own terms. and frankly even when i played elpheba. that's the one good thing about the internet, it does the venn diagram of your life fused together a little bit so people can see you as more than one thing, which is nice. >> and it is just fun to go back and watch. if you need a lift today, go

watch some ana sketches. they're so darn good. >> well, it was the joy of my life. i'm glad it brought joy to other people. >> are you ready for jenna? >> yes. we're going to co-host. we will talk about books and fitness and all the things that matter. >> you guys should be the two -- you should be your own npr co-host thing. >> happily. >> i think she would be good at that. all right. you can catch snl 50 the anniversary special on sunday night at 8:00/7:00 central. peter, over to you. >> we can't wait. we will walk through the best sellers of kitchen gadgets and helpful dishes and much more. how do you say that? this is "today" on n

welcome back. we are here with an editor's pick featuring help fashion hacks, new beauty finds and something special from the

"today" show family. chassie post is a contributor. you can shop along with us as we do this. you can scan that qr code right now to get started. thanks for being here. we appreciate your guide. >> thank you for having me. these are some really great picks from our editor. >> it relates to pants. the seasons change. so do your pants. >> that's right. so this is a little fashn hack so you can make your jeans or pants smaller or larger. let me show you how it works. okay. so it kind of looks like a little earring to make your pants smaller. it is like a little button pin. you can see here you place the pin. let's say i want two inches smaller. and then you just place the back on. it is like a no sew button that looks just like your jean button and then you button your pants. that's if you want to go tighter.

if you want to go looser, then we have this button extender. so it is a little silicone thing you just put around your button, and then, yeah, then you button it. it gives you from an inch to 1.8 inches. this is great maybe if you are pregnant, too, or if you have had a little, you know, extra dinner. >> yeah. >> yeah. so this is great. under $7 for these. i just think they're incredible. >> that's a good idea. this is a common problem, i'm told. my wife complaining the purse has fallen off your shoulder, you can fiit. >> especially in the winter. this is called the purse gummy. it looks like this. it is a peel and stick little silicone strap. >> the purse gummy. >> yeah. and you take it and it comes in lots of different colors. i will do it on this one because this one is black. you put it on the underside, you stick it to the underside of your purse strap and then voila, it doesn't stick. so it is friction. so it's nothing sticky, so it doesn't, you know, bother any of your clothing. >> yeah.

>> and then no slipping of your strap. so it comes in a pack of six. lots of different colors and it is undetectable when you first put it on. you can trim it to fit. that's really good. >> our editors love this brand. this is it cosmetics. this is not only a concealer, but it is also a brightening serum. that's really key when it comes to undereye. >> i know it is a good one when your wife will want this. >> your wife is totally going to want this. yeah, the concealer, our editors tested it. it's great. it covers up your undereye circles, but also it's a medium coverage. it is really light. and for the serum part, it's got caffeine, niacinimide and this great kabuki brush on the other side of it. it blends perfectly. the blending is key. we love this. it's just $24, down from $30. >> exfoliating.

>> okay, tacha. this is a beloved brand. our "shop today" team is obsessed with it. this is their rice polish exfoliator. it comes in a powder. and you just mix with water. you can see in our video, it becomes this beautiful lather. you just put it on your face. it exfoliates. and our editor said it just feels like your face is polished. it is glowing. it is so soft. and tons of reviews. so this is a bit of an investment. it is a luxury skin care line. >> save the money on a fancy peel. >> exactly. but fans say it is worth it. >> okay. we are going to make your cooking prep so much easier. so this is a triple threat. this is a grinder. it's a shredder and it doubles as a mandoline. yeah, i will hold the button. look at that baby go. it will shred a block of cheese

in no time. you can switch out the blade. look at those tiny little wafer thin potatoes in the mandoline. i love it because it's safer, too. that's good cheese, right? i like it because it is safer, too. your fingers never have to get near the blade. we all know somebody who has had a mandoline incident. >> how much was that? >> around $29. >> that's not bad. >> this is really cool. >> all right. to cook. >> i know. last but not least, this is y's really exciting because the "today's" show new cookbook "today loves food" is available for preorder today. this is a really special book because members across the "today" show family contributed recipes from hosts to our incredible food team to celebrity chefs like martha stewart and bobby flay. >> al's spice rack rules. we have savannah's go-to guac.

>> we have the queso to end all queso. you can bring america's kitchen into your own home. so it releases april 29th. but you can pre-order it today. >> thank you very much. to shop our picks, scan that code as we did. head to today.com/shop as well. today makes a commission from purchases made from our links. sav savannah? >> peter, thanks. everybody is talking about the price of eggs, now shortages of eggs. what is a home cook to do? we have creative substitutes that will do the trick if your favorite recipes. but, first, this is "today" on

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hi, vanessa. good morning. these are all very clever. let's go one by one what recipes they may work in. >> you can do a quarter cup of unsweetened apple sauce or half of a medium banana. >> how would this work in a recipe? >> you can use this in quick breads or muffins, for example. a banana will not help anything rise. it will add moisture. but if you do too much of this, you can add a dense texture. you just have to be careful. >> flax and chia seeds, how do work these into it? one tablespoon of flax and one tablespoon of chia. three tablespoons of water. these need to be in water in order to swell and work. it will be like a flax egg. it is high in omegas and fiber. it is plant-based. you can do this with pancakes and waffle. >> would this be an equivalent of one egg? you can do one or the other?

>> one of or the other, not both. >> is there a flavor? >> no flavor. there is a texture piece there. if you put them in overnight oats, for example, it is like denser. so you want to be careful about that if texture is something that bothers you. >> this is a vinegar and baking soda mix. >> this will be a leavening agent. this is one teaspoon of baking soda and one tablespoon of vinegar and the carbon dioxide acts as leavening. >> give an example of you are making chocolate chip cookies. >> i don't know. this is like an experiment. >> you use this, and that's the equivalent of one egg. >> one egg, that's right. that helps with the rising. >> oka great. okay. yogurt. you said that will work as a stand-in. what kind of recipes would those be? >> it is a muffin. cakes. it adds moisture and it binds. but it works well when you have other agents like a baking soda or a baking powder because that will help everything come up to the top.

>> is this just vanilla yogurt, plain yogurt? >> if you add a vanilla, the flavor will change. >> then you start to get that flavor. okay. so you are looking for a plain yogurt. >> speaking of flavors, we have tofu. this is a neutral flavor. you need to pure it. a quarter cup is equal to an egg. what is tofu, right? it is soy mi that's pressed into bricks. the more water we take out of it, the firmert is. it has high water content, so it is soft. so the texture is there. >> this is in pure form. >> that's right. >> it is kind of creamy. >> exactly. it can add moisture. it can bind. it's good. >> last but not least? >> aquafaba. >> i think it was chick peas. >> no. if you cook the liquid that's left over, it is called aquafaba. if you are making something that calls for egg whites, this would be the substitute. >> the aquafaba. it would be a good band name, too.

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