and temperatures warming up into the 70s for the weekend and traffic still hung up over in contra costa county and through pleasant hill. the crash south 680 just past tree boulevard, may have a couple of lanes, about maybe 5 or 6 vehicles involved. that is the slow drive unexpectedly slow through contra costa county. all right. thank you very much, mike. kari is forecast. looks like spring this morning. sunrise looks gorgeous from dublin as well. yeah. let's take a look out there. live for you. look at that. so beautiful. stick around. we've got more for you. when the today show starts. in just moments. >> buen martes por la mañana. we are learning more about that toronto -- plane crash in >> -- as investigators search for answers. it is february 18th. this is "today." chaos on the runway. new images of a terrifying crash landing in toronto.

the passenger jet flipping upside down. 18 passengers injured, but remarkably everyone onboard survives. >> drop it! come on. >> this morning, the passenger who captured the frantic evacuation joins us live. his harrowing ordeal and the search for answers behind the latest airline scare. wicked weather. yet another major winter storm onhe move. snow already piling up in the midwest and more to come as parts of the flood-ravaged south are in its path. tens of millions also dealing with the return of brutal cold set to shatter records. al has everything you need to know. pushing back. protests erupting nationwide over president trump's overhaul of the federal government. inside the newest round of layoffs, and the growing showdown over social security. >> they suspect that there are tens of millions of deceased people who are receiving fraud

lent social security payments. >> just ahead, the controversial request from elon musk's team that has led a top official to resign. breaking overnight, face-to-face. senior u.s. and russian officials meeting to discuss the possible end of the nearly three-yearlong war in ukraine while ukraine's president pushes for a seat at the table. we're there live with the very latest. all that, plus a historic surge. millions of new flu cases coast to coast as the most intense season in more than a decade gets even worse. just ahead, the best ways to protect yourself. and lost and found. >> hello! >> an adorable baby seal discovered wandering the streets of connecticutut, miles om the ocean. the mystery over how he got there and the mission to get him back home, today, tuesday, february 18th, 2025. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie

and craig melvin. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good tuesday morning and welcome to "today." thank you for joining us. i'm willie geist alongside laura jarett. savannah and craig are enjoying the day off. good to be with you. we want to begin with that frightening plane crash. a delta flight from minneapolis flipping upside down while landing in toronto. >> video posted to social media shows the unbelievable scene as passengers evacuated the overturned aircraft. now, 18 people were injured, but as we say, incredibly everyone made it off that plane alive. >> that scene only adding to growing concerns surrounding aviation safety, including that recent midair crash in washington and the decision to let go of hundreds of faa employees. we have it all covered, including a live interview with one of the passengers in just a minute. but first, nbc's stephanie gosk

is in toronto with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. you can see the fuselage is still on the tarmac. you have two runways that are completely closed down. nbc news verified that startling new video that apparently was taken from the inside of someone's car. it shows the moment of impact, the plane actually skidding, bursting into flames and then flipping over. inside that plane, passengers suspended upside down in their seat belts, having to scramble to safety with the plane still on fire. an unimaginable scene at toronto's international airport. >> oh! oh [ bleep ]! oh, no, no, no! >> we just landed. our plane crashed. it's upside down. >> video obtained by tmz shows the moment delta airlines flight

4819 crashed into the runway and overturned. >> the aircraft there is upside down and burning. >> reporter: video posted on social media shows passengers evacuating a plane, operated by a regional jet company, endeavor air. >> drop it. come on. >> reporter: one passenger filming the moment he jumped out of the emergency exit onto a tarmac covered in patches of snow. >> yo, i was on this [ bleep ] plane! >> reporter: all members are accounted for. paramedics services saying at least 18 were injured, including a child. two people were airlifted to a nearby trauma center. >> there was no loss of life. and this is in due part to our heroic and trained professionals. >> reporter: bystanders filming smoke as first responders quickly covered the plane in foam to prevent flames from spreading. officials say it is too early to speculate the cause of the crash, but the weather conditions are coming into sharp focus. wind gusts reached close t to 4

miles an hour, amid blowing snow and negative two degree windchills. it comes amid the presence of cross winds, which can impact plane landings. the toronto fire chief saying the runway was dry and there were no cross wind conditions at the time, but according to the flightradar24, weather advisories indicated a gusting cross wind. monday's accident involved a crj 900 plane, popular for short haul flights. >> the next thing i saw was a plane, the crj plane, basically flip off the runway. >> reporter: the regional jet is a bigger version of the same model involved in the deadly collision in washington, d.c. between a military helicopter and flight 20 days ago. that crash the deadliest in nearly 25 years, killed 65 people. before this accident took place, the airport here in toronto was already trying to play catchup with the backlog of flights after two successive strong winter storms.

now with the two runways shut down, you can expect more chaos at this airport for travelers, guys. >> see you back in a little bit. thank you. >> let's bring in tom costello. he covers aviation. it's winter, we think about ice, wind, snow in toronto. where are investigators looking this morning? >> reporter: i've got to say, i think this video that we've now got that you showed at the top of the show will be the critical piece of evidence, because it now suggests that this plane may have come down and hit the runway very hard. when that happened, it lost its landing gear and then you saw, in fact, the plane started to burst into flames. the landing gear collapsed. you saw the wing came down, hit hard. and then you had the fire from the jet fuel catching fire. so this video is critical now. this is what the ntsb in canada will be focused on. they will want to see the black boxes. they want to see exactly what

was the wind the plane was dealing where at -- with at that very minute, and how did it bank or roll, as you will, and affect the landing. >> how rare is it to see something like this? you just mentioned the video there. you can kind of in tu -- intuite what's happening. >> no. it's very, very rare. i think what's astonishing is thank goodness, thank god everybody got out alive because we hope, it seems, that everybody was strapped in, wearing their seat belts. obviously, once you are upside down in the plane, when you unbuckle yourself, you will one to two to three feet but they were. an amazing job by the flight attendants, saying cool under pressure. and you heard them order passengers, don't grab a bag or purse, leave it all behind, get out. that's been a problem in some recent emergencies. by the way, firefighters were

there very fast, hitting the plane with foam, smothering the fuel fire. all in all, really an incredible response to this emergency and everybody is alive, guys. back to you. >> tom, thanks. we'll talk to you again in just a bit. we appreciate it. >> we're joined by the passenger who recorded that harrowing video of the runway evacuation itself. pete, good morning to you. we're so glad that you are okay. we're glad that you are able to talk to us this morning. if we can show that video we just got in of showing the descent. and it shows how fast. how you can see the flames. you can see it's happening all just seconds. take me back to the final moments of the descent and what is going through your head. how fast did you realize something was going wrong? >> yeah. good morning. it's been an interesting last 24 hours, for sure. right when -- to be honest, i didn't really notice anything wrong until the moment we hit the ground.

other people were saying they might have. i'm not really sure what. but for me, it was just kind of like the wheels touchehed down a then all of a sudden i was in the window seat on the looker's left side. and then all of a sudden, we're just -- i just remember being fully sideways, and i was looking down and just seeing like sparks and flames and whatever was grinding against the ground. and then, yeah, it happened pretty dang quick and we were just upside down hanging from our seat belts. >> we are so glad you are okay this morning. you described it as bats hanging from a roof of a cave. you were all dangling, effectively, upside down in your seat belts. can you describe what was going through your mind in that moment and how quickly and how you were able to get yourself out of the plane? >> yeah. so, obviously, we ended up upside down, and everyone was wearing their seat belts as they should have been, including

myself. and you kind of just -- we just got to a stop. and, yeah, i remember just hanging there and me and the lady next to me, we got out pretty quick and were kind of able to just, like, unclip like you would and then just kind of lower ourselves to be on the -- on the ground, which was the roof, i guess. and then i was at the window, but she -- we were told -- we did it really quickly, like within like stopping, we both immediately kind of got our bearings, unclipped and then got down. and they announced not to get out of their seats, so people were hanging there for -- i'm not -- i can't remember how long, but just about a minute. and then they were like, okay, get down. and at that point, people were feeling pretty frantic but were able -- everyone was obviously able to get down. most people needed help, i think, from someone who had already got down, and then we kind of just slowly moved off the plane.

it was pretty -- seemed pretty organized. didn't seem like too -- everyone like got off in a pretty orderly fashion. it didn't seem too insane once like the plane had stopped and everyone realized, for the most part, they were okay, because no one was seriously injured. >> well, pete, again, we're so glad that you are okay and just a huge thanks to that crew, i'm sure, also that had the presence of mind doing what they've been trained for. pete, we appreciate your time. thank you again. >> thanks, pete. >> yeah. we will have more in our next half hour, including a closer look at the state of air safety in the wake of several recent crashes. also, there is fall-out in the midsdst of therump administration's push to reshape the federal government. the long holiday weekend brought more layoffs against a number of agencies. the top official at the social security administration has resigned after a clash with elon

musk's team over access to sensitive personal records. garrett haake joins us now from the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. yeah, we have seen these layoffs and terminations have spread across the federal government to cut costs, although civilian salaries are a small part of the bottom line, to align with donald trump's priorities. but now staffers affiliated with the department known as doge are beginning to access sensitive systems inside the government which hold americans' personal tax and financial informs generating a whole new wave of backlash. donald trump and elon musk's wrecking ball style of the federal government which already eliminated thousands of jobs, added an agency head this weekend when the acting commissioner of the social security administration resigned. michelle king stepping down after a clash with staffers from elon musk's department of government efficiency over access to sensitive government records. >> they suspect that there are tens of millions of deceased people who are receiving fraudulent social security

payments. >> reporter: the resignation comes as a fallout continues from a doge affiliated irs staffer with access to those computer systems containing taxpayers' personal information. the white house defending that move on monday. >> we are restoring security controls at the irs. >> reporter: presidents' day became a day of protests. >> i think the person who currently occupies the white house has no business being there and is making a chaotic mess of our country. >> reporter: nbc news learning the administration is preparing to fire hundreds of high-level homeland security employees this week who are deemed not to be in line with the administration's goals. and the faa's layoffs this weekend drawing protests from the workers' union. >> these are the folks that make everything happen, so the rest of us that are engaged in aviation safety can make sure that all of that is happening. >> reporter: the agency says it continues to hire and onboard air traffic controllers and has

retained employees who perform critical safety functions. kate sandlin moved from alabama to maryland in january to take a job as an education outreach specialist at the national institutes of health. on saturday she was one of the employees to be fired. >> i have no idea how i will recover from this. >> reporter: in a court filing overnight, despite all the recent focus on elon musk and his own promotion of himself as donald trump's cost-cutter, the billionaire ceo is not in charge of doge. in fact, they say he has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself and is merely a senior adviser to the president. the president remains in florida today where he's expected to sign a new batch of executive orders this afternoon. >> garrett, thanks so much. another major story breaking overnight, the push to end the war in ukraine. senior officials from the u.s. and russia sitting down in saudi arabia at the most extensive talks between the two since the invasion began nearly three

years ago. noib's -- nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons is in riyadh with the very latest for us. >> reporter: laura, good morning to you. that meeting took four and a half hours and there are two big headlines. there does not appear to be in the coming weeks the prospect of a summit between president trump and president putin. on the other hand, a seismic shift in relations with the two sides looking to cooperate on things like geopolitics and economics. not for three years has the world witnessed this, the first formal, if hastily organized u.s./russian talks. the trump administration unlocking russia's isolation from the west in a saudi arabian palace, without ukraine or europe at the table, less than a week after president trump's phone call with putin. >> the goal of today's meeting

was to follow up on the phone call the president had a week ago and begin to establish those lines of communication. >> reporter: president trump's secretary of state, national security adviser and enjoy opposite their kremlin counterparts in a meeting described as constructive. >> i came away today convinced that they are willing to begin to engage in a serious process. >> reporter: national security adviser mike waltz giving a preview of what will be under consideration to end the war. >> there's going to be some discussion of territory and there will be a discussion of security guarantees. >> reporter: russian foreign minister lavrov coming out optimistic, saying those sides have agreed on next steps and adding that the u.s. has begun to better listen to russia's position. for now, president zelenskyy on the periphery, insisting last night, we cannot recognize any agreements about us made without us.

but the fast-moving events have left european leaders in disarray. in paris yesterday, unable to agree on sending troops to help secure ukraine. almost three years of war has seen hundreds of thousands of casualties, western officials say, a delegation of u.s. senators in kyiv trying to calm ukrainian nerves that their country without be carved up without them. >> of course they have to be at the table. there are thousands of people who have given their lives to defend this country. >> reporter: and new this morning, president zelenskyy has canceled a planned trip. he was going to come here and he will no longer do that. so things slowing down. still, the russians looking pleased. severe winter weather, temperatures plunging across the country, and the next storm already on the move, taking aim at millions in the midwest. in it's path, areas of the south still recovering from devastating and deadly flooding over the weekend. we will get to al's forecast in

just a moment. first, nbc's adrienne broaddus joins us from a brutally cold chicago. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. here in chicago, this is the type of cold that hurts. and our thermometer is helping us tell the story. right now the temperature is negative 1, but when you add in the windchill, it feels like negative 20. but chicago isn't alone in this deep freeze. this morning, freezing temperatures and heavy snow sweeping the nation. overnight communities throughout the midwest and beyond facing another blast of wintery weather. and waking up to dangerous, slick roads. in pennsylvania, intense lake effect snow causing headaches for motorists. this tractor-trailer overturning onto its side. icy conditions on interstates from new york to colorado, causing dozens of vehicles to spin out of control, creating two massive pile-ups monday.

over 80 million people under extreme cold warnings, with an arctic blast spanning from central texas to the canadian border and wind chills as low as 50 degrees below zero, blasting states like montana and minnesota. the national weather service warning of life-threatening cold in north dakota. in texas, officials there are warning this could be the coldest weather event of the year. a reminder of 2021's power grid catastrophe that ended lives. nearly 250. governor abbott expressing confidence a crisis like that will not happen again. >> the power grid has never been stronger than it is now. >> reporter: across kentucky, thousands remain without power and safe drinking water after a weekend of deadly flash flooding that killed at least 14 people across three states and prompted more than a thousand rescues that are still ongoing.

and with temperatures like this, they aren't just uncomfortable, they are dangerous. the frozen harbor behind me is proof of how quickly things can change. if you have to step out to walk the dog or depend on public transportation, bundle up and layer up. exposed skin is subject to frostbite within minutes. >> with that in mind, let's get you inside this morning. thanks so much for your reporting. we appreciate it. now let's check in with al. good morning to you. we are looking at 21 continuous states with winter storm warnin, watches for 60 million people. winter weather advisories as well. you can already see the snow starting to fire up. springfield and st. louis as this low pressure system develops over the plains. some gusty storms down near the gulf coast and a double barrel low pressure system makes its way to the east. snow and ice most likely for much of virginia and the carolina coastlines. then it

moves off the coast. more lake effect snow comes blowing in. that means we are looking at 8 to 12 inches of snow in springfield, missouri, nashville, about 2 to 4. about 7 to 11 inches of snow along the virginia coastline. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. . (jack) [laughing] looks like we're switching to blue! (vo) switch to blue. and feed your dog like family. have lots of sunshine in the forecast and a really pleasant day ahead. despite the cool start, it's going to be a comfortable afternoon headed for

the mid 60s in the inland areas. tomorrow more clouds come in and there will be a quick round of rain moving from the north bay into the south bay by early afternoon into the noon hour, and then looking ahead to the rest of the forecast, we are going to see temperatures warming up and weather.that's your latest guys? >> al, thank you very much. still to come, harrowing images of that overturned plane in toronto, amid a string of crashes and close calls, putting safety concerns into the spotlight. we'll have the story and what is being done to reassure passengers. plus, the worst flu season in 15 s getting worse, guyyes.

coming up, hollywood icon halle berry. >> she will be here in studio 1a after your local news. .

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a large concord police presence here investigating what we are trying to confirm might have been a confrontation. a fight between a father and son. we are also trying to confirm whether both men were taken to the hospital with injuries. we did ask. a police officer on the scene. was an ambulance called out? was the call out? was a district attorney called out? his response was he couldn't say. he referred us to police headquarters. we are still waiting. official response from concord police. all right. let's look at traffic along the bay bridge. tough part of the morning. but even tougher news this morning after u.s. census data was aggregated by the chronicle and showed that the bay area has some of the worst commute times in the nation. brentwood is the absolute worst, where drivers have to spend an average of 46 minutes a day one way, most more than any other u.s. driver. a city nearly 1 in 4 out of ten drivers there have a one way comte of more than one hour. other bay area averages that are high are pittsburg and antioch, with slightly shorter times. san

francisco. 31 minutes. palo alto has the shortest average bay area commute at 20. meteorologist kari hall is here with the forecast, and it looks nice for that long drive this morning. and we're going to see temperatures in the mid 60s. watch out for rain tomorrow, but then clearing out and warming up for the weekend chris. all right. thank you kari. don't forget to watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8:00 this morning. you can watch on roku, amazon fire tv, a lot of other places where you stream. and we'll see you bac here for ourk

♪ back now at 7:30 on a lovely day for folks in deerfield beach, florida. 73 degrees there right now. must be nice! the rest of us dealing with the brutal cold and a parade of winter storms. it is a nice reminder that warmer weather is just around the corner.

>> i wonder what that one guy is thinking of, contemplating life. >> he's happy he's not up here or in chicago where we just saw it is negative 20. carson, as you can see, has joined us in studio 1a. first up, mounting concerns over afr yagz safety. >> the harrowing plane crash in toronto just the latest in a string of high-profile accidents and close calls that have passengers on edge. >> nbc's tom costello joins us once again. what else can you tell us? >> reporter: listen, we need to underscore that none of these incidents appear to have anything in common. it had been 16 years since the last fatal commercial plane crash in this country. this recent crash of crashes appears to be coincidental and, still, flying is very safe. the terrifying landing for delta flight 4819 -- >> our plane crashed. it's upside down. >> reporter: -- comes after a string of fatal aviation crashes

over the past three weeks. >> we have transferred debris from the water to the fbi here on the eastern shore. >> reporter: january 29th, an army black hawk helicopter slammed into a regional american jet over the potomac river. 67 people killed. the deadliest in a quarter century. the ntsb said they may not have heard instructions to pass behind the jet and may have had bad altitude data. january 31st, a leer jet crashed in northeast philadelphia. seven dead. the ntsb recovered the cockpit voice recorder and is still investigation. february, a bering plane crashed into the sea of ice off of alaska. ten people dead. then monday's crash in toronto. >> it happened so fast that i just remember like kind of pulling myself in and trying not to hit my head against anything. and luckily, our flight attendants and everything were helpful for us. >> drop it.

come on! >> reporter: the quick action of the delta flight attendants is being credited with saving lives in toronto. >> in an emergency, the priority for flight attendants is to make a hole in the airplane and to get people out safely, give them the proper commands to protect themselves and then get out of the plane and not impede others. >> reporter: though with spring break coming up around the corner, many flyers are on edge after a series of unrelated crashes. >> i really didn't feel safe at all today because there's so much stuff going on. >> in recent weeks we've had a string of unfortunate accidents. there is no common link that we could draw between any of these. >> reporter: meanwhile, the country is still short some 3,000 to 4,000 air traffic controllers, with many working mandatory overtime. the faa has struggled for years to keep up with retirements and attrition. the trump administration says it has fired nearly 400 probationary faa staffers. though, not in critical safety

positions or air traffic control. instead, promising to staff up air traffic control faster. >> we're going to remake our air space, and we are going to do it quickly. and we have the support of the congress. >> reporter: back to toronto, air traffic control is, of course, under the jurisdiction of transport canada, civil aviation. the canadian transportation safety board will be analyzing the plane's black box to get a good read on how the plane was coming in for a landing, how fast, how hard, and how it handled the winds, which we are hearing there were gusts of winds up to 40 miles an hour. where that had any impact at all will be what the investigators focused on. back to you. >> we will learn more as this goes on. thank you so much. obviously, flying is the safest way to travel as tom underlines, but these are some scary incidents. >> a few in a row as well. coming up, the new season of "white lotus" just arrived. there is already a big debate over a major twist. i think i've said too much already. no spoilers. we'll have a full "white lotus"

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increased pressure this morning in the face of outbreaks of the covid, the flu, rsv and norovirus, which we're calling a quademic. so we did the smart thing and packed every entertain over 60 in a tight space. >> back now, a little snl humor. great show, great weekend. more highlights coming up. colin highlighting a serious topic, the winter illnesses. >> cases of the flu continue to surge nationwide. the cdc reporting nearly 30 million americans have encountered the virus so far this season, and flu-linked hospitalizations are at the highest levels in 15 years. >> here to break down the latest

numbers and give us tips for staying healthy is medical correspondent dr. natalie azar. nice to see you. why is the flu so bad this season? you see the numbers. >> i know. the numbers kind of tell the whole story. the explanation is basically two different things. one is that during covid lockdowns, masks, all the mitigation measures that helped control covid also reduced flu levels and really disrupted the transmission of flu, if you were. so we're seeing numbers we were more accustomed to seeing pre-pandemic. vaccinations tell the other part of the story. historically, adults in this country hover around 50% or less than 50%. if you look at the pediatric flu vaccination rates, that's really kind of a point i would like to hit home. this year we're about 46% compared to almost 60% in 2020. we've had 68 pediatric deaths total so far this year. experts think that will beat last year's record of 200. we had 11 just in the last week. so my psa out there, please get

your kids vaccinated. most of the pediatric deaths are in unvaccinated children. >> how do i know if i've got the flu, a bad cold or something like norovirus? >> here is what i always tell people. the flu hits you like a truck. you go from one day to the next with those severe muscle aches and extreme fatigue, fever, sore throat. the cold, you can take over-the-counter medicine and still go to work. that's mostly upper respiratory symptoms. norovirus, this is the most common cause of gi illness, foodborne illness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. really knocks you out, but mostly gi. >> doc, how do we stay healthy? stay home? >> just don't go out, carson. these hold true for all respiratory viruses, and especially for flu. by the way, if you haven't had your flu shot yet, please get your flu shot. it's not too late. we're seeing mostly flu a.

we see a peak of influenza b toward the end of the season. hand sanitizer does work for flu, but wash hands frequently. stay home if you are sick. certainly wear a mask. and ask your provider about tamiflu if someone in your household tests positive for flu, especially if that individual, the person exposed is at risk for high or severe illness, you can take tamiflu prophylactically to prevent getting it. >> thank you. >> nice to see you. all right. time now for another check of the weather with al. hey, al. >> all right, guys. it's being cold. we're talking about 81 million people across 27 states. cold advisories, watches and warnings from the plains all the way down into texas. extreme cold from greenland and a northern canadian province coming all the way down. bitterly cold arctic air mass making its way as far south as texas and the gulf coast. we're looking at these temperatures. arctic express. look at these temperatures for the highs today. it will be 39 degrees below normal for omaha. birmingham, 55.

dallas 15 degrees colder than average at 48 degrees. tomorrow new york city only 30. that's 13 degrees colder. dallas 34 degrees colder at 29 degrees. rapid city at 2. but then temperatures start to mild up. rochester, minnesota, thursday, 12. by saturday, you are in the upper 20s. new york city, upper 30. and atlanta, tomorrow. a little bit of rain moving through late morning, first starting in the north bay and then some spotty activity elsewhere. and then looking at the rest of the forecast, expected to get warmer going into the weekend. it will feel like spring on saturday and sunday with highs in the low 70s, and we're looking at 60 across the board in san francisco with a and that's your latest weather. you are in for a treat there,

willie. >> i'm very excited. a little "popstart" sneak peek. >> that's right. the numbers are in. the star-studded special just set a new network record. >> i believe that the heart and soul of this show is the celebrity hosts. many of whom are in this room tonight. you know, as i look around, i see some of the most difficult people i have ever met in my entire life. each week, a new celebrity host comes in with their own dynamic, and they throw everything off. but not you, steve, because you have no dynamic. >> hilarious. well, the three-plus hour snl 50th anniversary special is nbc's most watched entertainment simulcast ever on peacock. nearly 15 million viewers across the network. if you missed it, you could check it out any time on

peacock. meanwhile, sunday night also saw the season premier for another big name in comedy. mr. john oliver with "last week tonight." he was quick to joke about the hot weekend time slot. >> was it your idea to launch the show against the largest cast of stars to ever assemble at the most popular sketch show of all time? >> it wasn't my idea. but i do find the idea very funny. which do you want to see as a human being, a celebration of half a century of "saturday night live," a joyous celebration of that, or one man squawking about government eating itself from within? you know, reasonable people could disagree. i'm not here to yuck anybody's yum. >> a lot of highlights. i would say the adam sandler song "50 years," that was a real standup moment. >> always funny but also touching. >> yes. >> he does that so well. more "popstart" on the way. plus, we have your boost. jenna is lined up and ready to roll with jenna's morning boost coming up after this.

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controllers and critical safety personnel were let go. the firings are said to include mechanics, information specialists and aviation safety assistants. the cuts within the faa follow a string of unrelated plane crashes in the first two months of the year. let's go look at that forecast for us right now. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect. and we're already seeing the sky clear across the bay area. it's going to be a nice and sunny day. by tomorrow we see rain quickly making its way through and then warming ahead for the weekend. and we're looking at temperatures in the 60s and 70. the north bay will have the best chance of getting that wet weather. we'll see that around 7 to 8:00 and then falling apart as it moves through. so it becomes a lot more scattered. and then throughout the rest of the forecast, sunshine and warmer temperatures. kari, thank you. and make sure you watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast, starting in just minutes at 8 a.m, we address the future for financial aid in the wake of recent federal budget cuts and the potential impact for college students. watch on roku, pluto, and other streaming

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the details just ahead. also we are live with the latest. also ahead, halle berry live. from hollywood to capitol hill, inside the oscar winner's important work for women's health, and her special announcement you don't want to miss. all that, plus matt damon's epic new pick. "the white lotus" gets a new theme. >> it's such a banger. >> and kelly clarkson redeems herself. ♪ >> it's all ahead on "pop start," today, tuesday, february 18th, 2025. >> celebrating our golden anniversary. >> hi to our friends from leominster, massachusetts. >> from new orleans.

>> from texas. >> alabama. >> massachusetts. >> and buffalo, new york. >> across the country from seattle for my first trip to new york. >> from tennessee. >> love you, grandma and grandpa. >> visiting today on our mother-daughter trip. >> from richmond, virginia, here to celebrate rashida. >> today i'm 50! great crowd. braving the bitter cold out here in new york city. welcome back to "today." thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. savannah and craig have the morning off. >> nice to be with you. >> great to be with you. >> toasty in here, thank goodness. >> we will get out there pretty soon. by the way, savannah will be back tomorrow with a fantastic conversation with tom hanks.

he's lending his talents to the americas, a remarkable nature doc coming this weekend. they will talk about that tomorrow on "today". >> we look forward to that. but right now, we want to get to your news at 8:00. we begin with new details on that frightening plane crash in toronto. the delta airlines jet flipping upside down moments after landing. amazingly, everyone survived. let's get the very latest from nbc's stephanie gosk, including some stunning new video. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, that video is incredibly stunning. as we are standing here, we are hearing planes taking off and landing at this airport while the fuselage of that delta plane is still on the runway. right now the investigation is being led by the transportation board of canada, along with the ntsb. among the things they will focus very closely on is that video that we are seeing this morning. it shows an up-close view apparently taken out of the cockpit of a plane, that video of the plane coming in, hitting hard, bursting into flames and then flipping over.

what we know now from passenger accounts is that they were suspended upside down in their seat belts while they had to escape the plane, which was still on fire. another thing that they will be looking at in this investigation is the weather. officials here at this airport say that the wind was not an issue and that the runway was dry. but other weather reports indicate that after a large winter storm had come through, there were very large gusts of wind, including up to 40 miles an hour, that could have played a role. they also will have to recover the black boxes. you know, this investigation is really just getting underway. >> amazing looking at those images, everyone survived. thank goodness for that. stef, thank you so much. we are learning this morning that pope francis will not take part in this weekend's holy events due to an ongoing illness. the 88-year-old pontiff has been

suffering from a respiratory infection and has been in the hospital since friday. molly hunter has the latest for us. >> good morning to you. pope francis has canceled even more public-facing events through the weekend. but the vatican said this morning he has a peaceful fifth night in the hospital and ate breakfast. that is a key detail, doctors say, because it means he is well enough to stomach food. this morning another update from the vatican on the pope's serious case of bronchitis. a new statement says the holy father continues to be without fever, adding his clinical condition is stable. >> we came to pray for our pope. he's not feeling fine. so we came to pray for him. >> reporter: on monday, the vatican offering a new detail. pope francis is fighting a polymicrobial infection, which led to a further modification of the therapy, adding test results indicate a complex clinical picture that will require an appropriate hospital stay. but how long exactly? the vatican didn't say. >> the pope is hospitalized with

a pretty serious infection. it's so-called a polly microbial infection because it's possibly two or more bacteria causing this degree of an infection. >> reporter: complicating his treatment, his age and numerous health challenges over the years. bronchitis multiple times recently, a severe case of pneumonia a few years ago, multiple surgeries for an abdominal hernia, as well as his colon. when he was a young man, part of his lung was removed. fran is has also struggled with mobility issues in recent years, lingering knee and back pain means he often uses a wheelchair at public events, sometimes a cane or a walker. but the spiritual leader of the world's 1 billion catholics rarely slows down. >> he's exposed to so many people who are sick with flu, rsv, covid-and-number of other viruses around the world.

>> while francis is heeding his doctor's advice, he also has downplayed his health issues. in "hope" out last month, he writes, i am well. the reality is, quite simply, that i am old. also in his book talking about lingering physical ailments, the pope writes, the church is governed using the head and the heart, not the legs. at this point, no word yet on when he could be discharged from the hospital. >> molly, thank you. this morning tens of millions of americans are facing another blast of severe winter weather. communities from the rockies to the east coast are waking up to dangerous slick roads. in pennsylvania, intense lake effect snow is causing major headaches for motorists, including this tractor-trailer which flipped onto its side. meanwhile, windchills as much as 50 below zero are blasting states like montana and minnesota. let's check back with al for a look at those trouble spots. >> guys, we're looking at a 1,500 mile swath of winter weather advisories for 60 million of us. we're talking about advisories,

winter storm watches and warnings. you can see on the radar from kansas city, st. louis, on into louisville, kentucky, we're looking at snow developing. when all is said and done, about 8 to 12 inches in springfield, 2 to 4 in nashville. the big number, 7 to 11 inches of snow around norfolk and the virginia coastline. we're also looking at icy conditions along the carolinas, back along the lower plains and heavy rain down along the gulf coast. isolated fla flooding threat, we're looking at big problems there. and, again, this large area, this extends 21 states long. so we've got a lot of folks who will be dealing with this weather, guys. >> mr. roker, thank you. so it's not unusual to find a lost dog or a stray cat on occasion. it is not every day you find a seal wandering the city streets. that's exactly what happened this weekend in new haven, connecticut. the seal, thought to be five or

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we are back now at 8:14 with hollywood royalty. oscar winner halle berry has dazzled us on the big tleen throughout her career in films like "monster's ball" in ball, "die another day" and the x-men franchise. she's also taking a stand on capitol hill where she's been fighting to boost menopause care, research and funding. she joins us with an exclusive announcement. good morning. so happy that you are here in from l.a. >> yes. >> you have a really exciting new venture, a new company you co founded. tell us about it. >> yes. it is my favorite subject. it is my second act that i'm so passionate about. and we are launching a company that is powered by community, backed by science, all for the convenience of women in midlife.

what that means is we found community is science-based. women have access to a robust community of like-minded women, they automatically start to do better. our community is powered by rock star scientists and doctors from around the world so our women get the best up-to-date care. and it is also a place where we get content. you know, we learn about what it is to be in this stage of our life. we learn how we can be our best selves at this time. we don't have to fall off into obscurity when we hit 40. but we have half of our life to still live. how do we do that in the best health? >> with data. >> with data. >> it feels ridiculous to say menopause is having a moment, but it feels like it is having a moment. it feels like there's more conversation, there are more books, data. people are saying the word instead of just talking about "the change". >> exactly. >> right? but you still had people when you said you wanted to take this on as your passion project, you still have people saying, well, your career is going to end. >> i did. sadly, people would say, are you

sure you want to talk about that? do you want to align yourself with menopause? do you worry about your career? i said no. that's exactly why i should be talking about because there is nothing wrong with being in our midlife. there is nothing wrong with being 58. you have to stop telling me there is something wrong with me. i'm going to prove it's not. women, we have to work together to destigmatize this time of life and change culture. and that's what our goal has been, to support women from this time of life throughout. it is a longevity brand. >> and i think reframing the conversation is a big piece of it. what is the single biggest piece of advice that you have for women that are either going through menopause or not sure what's going on. they're not getting clear direction. one, come to our health, and take one step, lean into your health and understanding what's happening with your body. what i find when women find, when they start educating

themselves, they can make decisions from a place of power. and then they feel empowered and don't feel so helpless. do you know one in six women drop out of the workforce during this time? we don't have to do that. we don't have to do that. we raised our kids, many of us have gotten to the top of our career. it is not time to sit down. it is time to reinvent. it is time to have a beautiful, glorious second act. we just need to know how. >> you talk about second acts and really not seeing it as just the next stage of elastic waistbands. it doesn't have to be that way. >> no, we can still be our fabulous selves. but we have to learn how. we have to learn about diet, exercise. even if you don't want to take hrt, we have to figure out, what do we do? how do we manage the second half? because once we lose our estrogen, everything about our body changes, right? but that's not to be feared. we just need education to help us understand how to navigate that. >> i think it is an important

conversation you are having. while you're here, i've got to ask you. o oscars coming up. everyone remembers your oscar moment so well. what are you looking forward to the most with the oscars coming up? >> i just love it. you know, i love hanging out with my friends, seeing people that sometimes i don't get to see them until an awards show. so it is nice to be in that space again and applaud my friends and all the good work that gets done year after year. >> and everyone needs a little lightness after so much heaviness right now, and obviously the wildfires you've done so much for. congratulations on the new adventure. halle berry, thank you. she is back in our fourth hour, but right now al has a check of the weather. >> indeed, we do. let's show you what we have looking ahead. we have this snowstorm that will be making its way to the east. dangerously cold temperatures, up through the plains. plenty of sunshine out west. heavy rain to the south of this system and sunshine. lake effect snows and in between syracuse and utica, new york. that's what's going

forget to check us out at siriusxm channel 108. off the rails live with guest host laura jarrett today at 1:00. but in the meantime, best time of the morning, "popstart". >> thank you, uncle al. we will start, first off, with "the voice." how did that get in here? the blind auditions continued last night with the coaches pulling out all the stops, to win new artists for their teams, including a celebrity guest appearance from one

canadian to another. >> let's make some noise for canada's finest. that's right. our baby is back. >> what? >> buble. i thought it was going to be ann murray. [ cheers and applause ] >> could ryan reynolds help sway this four-chair turn to team buble? ♪ you got to know ♪ ♪ never looked so good ♪ >> so fun, man. just one button and it changes their whole life forever. that young man is talented. he's from virginia. got all four chains to turn last night. although kelsey blocked adam and

in the end he went to team john. new episodes of "the voice" on mondays. next up, kelly clarkson, you might remember a couple years back on this talk show, she missed this song in a game she was playing against anne hathaway. can you play a song i know? >> jason, play a song she'll love. ♪ since you've been gone ♪ ♪ i can breathe for the first time ♪ >> years later, kelly had a chance to redeem herself. she played that same game against john legend. let's see how it turned out this time. ♪ since you've been gone ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the melody in which i sang my own song because i was so excited was so bad. >> well, she finally got it, though. good for you, kelly. next up, matt damon. we are getting a first look at

the oscar winner leading the cast in the "the odyssey." part of the star-studded lineup. the collab comes hot off the success of his mega hit, something called "oppenheimer." you can catch it from universal pictes in theatres next july, 2026. make a note on that one. "white lotus" returned this weekend. fans have some new thoughts on the theme song.♪ ♪ ♪ >> well, that is a big change from the certified banger that was the song for season 2. fans blowing up social media with their concerns over the new theme song, crying for last year's boppy club beat to come back. you know who was crying happy tears? our buddy maria shriver. patrick just made his "white lotus" debut. he shared this video of him telling his family when he

booked it. >> i'll be going to thailand. >> you got it! >> i'm so happy for you! >> oh, my god! >> you're going to make me cry. >> oh, my god! >> that's sweet. >> that is great. >> i love maria so much. >> maria is crying because he's going. >> she's so proud. how sweet is that? >> love that moment. finally, guys, "scrubs." we have news that will have fans feeling like this. >> dude! stay right there. >> that's riright, a root is officially in the works. creator bill lawrence revealing a status update to "variety" saying we're in the process of a cool thing, putting the writers together. we are just starting to build it out right now, and i expect it to make an appearance very soon. so will this be the return of

besties turk and j.d.? we will have to see how the cas back. shakes out. kristin miller said she would come back. so they're on the way to getting all the original cast members back. >> they have been together a lot in those t-mobile commercials, so america is ready for them to come back. >> yes. >> we will be watching. thanks, carson. still ahead, ready to take your weeknight dinner routine to a tasty new level? then don't miss the family-favorite recipe we're about to share. but, first, your local news. .

[ cheers ] back now at 8:30 on a tuesday morning, the 18th of february. it is very cold out here. we can report it's very, very cold. but this crowd is not cold. they're fired up.

they're happy. >> some hearty souls out here this half hour. exploring the booming business of breakups, apparently. it's become a multimillion dollar industry complete with boot camps to teach singles the tools to move on. morgan radford will give us a closer look. plus, we always love to learn how to make our favorite takeout dishes at home and we've got a great one from a great chef with a recipe for the ultimate butter chicken this morning. >> that looks good. on the 3rd hour of "today," we have zachary levi and patricia eaton. talking about a new film here in. >> and justin sylvester is my cohost on "jenna & friends." he will bring us the scoop from hollywood. as y'all mentioned earlier, halle berry will be back with us, which will be so much fun. >> it will be awesome. but, al, you have something fun to share? >> absolutely. the 3rd hour of "today" is heading to the big easy to host our first ever taste of new orleans "today" food event. we will be talking to and

cooking with four of our local favorite chefs. plus, duke and zoey chase will be whipping up three course mardi gras-inspired meals and you are invited. the event is being held at the gnocci, new orleans culinary and hospitality institute. it is also sponsored by new orleans and company. it is going to be such a great time tickets limited. so they're going fast. scan the qr code on your screen. and we hope to see you there. >> can non-3rd hour hosts join? asking for a friend. >> if you buy a ticket. you need to buy a ticket. >> hey, before we get to the weather, i have to send a special birthday wish to my beautiful wife, christina. >> oh, yeah! >> happy birthday! >> happy birthday! >> i hope that's a live shot. >> she's frozen, literally. >> a milestone birthday.

i've been lucky enough to know her for 39 of her birthdays. since we were 11 years old. i love you. happy birthday. >> nice. all right, uncle al, you're up. >> let's take a look and show you what christine's birthday weekend is looking like. widespread cold across the great lakes, but sunshine, record lows down through the gulf. sunny skies out west. saturday the cold continues, lots of sunshine in the plains. afternoon rain moves into the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday, sunny and cold again, great lakes, northeast, mid-atlantic states. a little bit milder as you get into texas. we're looking at another west coast storm making its way as you go into parts of the cascades. that's what's goin the east. and tuesday morning i'm meteorologist kari hall. today it's clearing up and it's been a cool morning. but it will be warming up as well with some rain developing tomorrow and some milder temperatures heading into the weekend with 60 and 70. we're in the mid 60s for today.

it's going to be a really pleasant afternoon, but we are going to see the rain moving in to the north bay first tomorrow morning, and then it becomes a lot more scattered as it rolls through the and that is your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you very and that is your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. up next, february is american heart month. and dr. azar is back with a simple game plan to keep your blood pressure in check. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. .

we are back with heart health today. about 48% of adults in this country have high blood pressure or hypertension. if left untreated, it can lead to a number of serious health concerns. here with five ways to keep your blood pressure in check, dr.

natalie azar. nbc news medical contributor. good morning again. so why should we care, first and foremost, about high blood pressure? >> willie, we often talk about high blood pressure as the silent killer, which sounds a little bit strong. but a lot of people, a majority of people don't know they have high blood pressure. very often it's asymptomatic. but look at the complications that it can lead to, stroke, aneurysms, kidney disease. knowing your blood pressure number and keeping it in check is so, so important. >> you have tips on how to monitor and take care of that. >> first of all, what's normal? >> normal is 120 over 80 or below. as you start moving those numbers up, the systolic and diastolic, we get into stage one, two and on up. measuring blood pressure at home is something you can do. you are going to get a blood pressure monitor that will go f backresting agains across the arm over here. you want be to -- to be sitting

at a table, feet flat on the floor, and back resting against a chair, and you want to have the arm at heart level. this is incredibly important. you want to measure it around the same time every day. no smoking, alcohol or exercise 30 minutes before. you want to get two readings at least one minute apart. i alys tell people, if you can, maybe you want to try to correlate it with what you are getting at the doctor's office, that your blood pressure monitor is accurate. if you do it in the morning, do it before you take your blood pressure medications. >> that number is good, too, because i never remember what's good and what's bad. 120 over 80 is the target. let's talk salt. >> what is the big culprit? it's table salt, sodium chloride. how can you reduce the amount of sodium chloride you take in? you can use a salt substitute. what they do is substitute instead of sodium, they put in potassium. this is good for most people unless you have chronic kidney disease or certain medications. on certain medications. talk to your doc before you start using it. and salt gives everything flavor.

use othethings, garlic, black pepper, spices, vinegar. i almost said your medicine binet. what is it called? >> your pantry. >> it is our yois -- oyster because you can really spice up food without referring to salt. >> diet and nutrition, what are we looking at here? >> in addition to salt, a teaspoon of salt is too much. i just realized yesterday that i probably had ten teaspoons of salt today. a teaspoon is already a little bit too much. so what the health experts advocate for is something called the dash diet. that stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension. in addition to lowering salt, we're talking about eating vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low fat dairy, fish, poultry, beans and nuts. they contain calcium, protein and fiber, which helps to lower blood pressure. >> with everything we want to maintain a healthy lifestyle as well. >> people have heard this and nothing is new, but it always merits reinforcement. regular physical activity,

managing your stress, avoiding smoking and keeping a healthy weight all will help to keep your blood pressure in check and keep you healthy. >> good advice for whatever ails you. >> exactly. >> that's a good checklist. thank you so much. we appreciate it. coming up next, looking for a fresh start when it comes to your relationships and maybe getting over your ex? maybe it is time to attend breakup boot camp. morgan radford shas an inside look at a growing siness aimedbu

we are back at 8:41 with a new trend in relationships, really the end of relationships. >> yeah, when it comes to breakups, the traditional game plan has been to hibernate in bed or watch a bunch of sappy vies. >> you can still do that, but an entire industry is popping up, offering to help you through your breakup for a small fee. nbc's morgan radford is here with more on the story. >> this was a really interesting

one because it's quickly become a multimillion dollar industry with everything from apps to counseling, even heartbreak nutritionists. so we decided to take a close look at the new and very big business of breakups. the familiar scene that usually follows a breakup. [ crying ] >> now it has a whole new look. a new wave of post breakup services is turning broken hearts into a booming industry. >> i hear you call yourself the chief heart hacker. >> i am. >> what does that mean? >> i help people create healthier relationship patterns. >> amy chan is a self-help author and founder of the bootcamp, hosting a series of retreats around the country, aimed at helping people move on. >> take me through what a typical day at your breakup boot camp looks like. >> okay. so everyone is in programming from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. one session will be with a therapist. one will be with a trauma

psychologist. and some will be breath work. some will be body movements to move anger and emotions through the body. >> so much has changed in the dating landscape. do you think it's changed so much that it almost necessitates something like this? >> i think that people are really struggling with relational tools. and i have seen an increase in ghosting as a way to deal with the uncomfortable emotions. people really want to connect, but a lot of the times they don't know how. >> and it sounds like they also don't know how to disconnect? >> correct. >> which is why amy holds her boot camp in places like this, at the hemlock hotel and spa, two hours north of manhattan. >> this is where we have breath work classes. we also have a traumatic therapist that helps with movement exercises to move anger through the body. >> so you are releasing all the bad energy. >> we're releasing all the stored emotions in the body. >> there's been a seismic ship in relationships.

national statistics show there are more than 600,000 divorces in the u.s. each year. and, of course, that doesn't even capture the number of breakups, especially since the number of unmarried couples living together has more than doubled in the last three decades, leading to separations not as formal as divorces, but sometimes just as devastating and costly. the boot camp runs between $2,000 and $4,000 for four days. and online, there is everything from self-described breakup coaches. >> you deserve to be over your ex. you can be over your ex. >> reporter: to dieticians who help replace common comfort foods. >> and there's online coaching. >> i will literally have clients come in, and i will be like, all right, let's see it. i want to see their whole text conversation. >> you will read a client's text messages and help them decide what to write back? >> yes. but we'll make sure it's in their own wording.

>> for chelsea, who attended in 2019, the journey to self-discovery was life-changing. >> before breakup boot camp, i had ended engagement and was just feeling really lost in life. and now, five years later, i am living the life of my dreams. >> now she says she's in a happy and healthy relationship. >> things do get better, especially when you have the ability to put in the work. >> so, of course, this is all such a good reminder of, frankly, how serious and life changing a breakup can be. in fact, in some countries like germany, you can actually get paid time off, yes, for a breakup. and a few companies in japan and the philippines offer the same. this is such a fascinating subject, frankly. we have more on today.com, including tips from a psychology professor and more stories from people who have actually used these different types of services. >> look, if it helps you get

through it and you can afford it, then okay. >> to the tune of thousands of dollars. but it is a nice way to just sort of decompress. what they all say to a person is that it helps them think about themselves. not so much, it's you, not me. >> it is more wellness. >> it is wellness. it is sort of reflective, a look at how you can be better in the future. >> i like it. or as carson said, get netflix and a tub of ice cream and chill alone. alone. >> chill alone. >> morgan, thank you. up next, looking to spice up that weeknight chicken dinner? we have a chef in the house to help you out with a fan family favorite recipe. it is coming up. but, firstthis is "today" on ,

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welcome back. has already eaten his entire meal.

british indian chef and food writer, romy gill, based in southwest england, known for her innovative approach to indian cuisine and out with a brand new cookbook loaded a family recipes, flavors inspired by her childhood. chef, i love indian food. absolutely love it. >> thanks, carson. >> when you did the cookbook and went into your childhood, what was that process like? what came to mind? >> i think it is really emotional when you go back to where you were born. it gives you goose bumps to see after 25 years where i was born and to go back and meet the people. you know, it was just fascinating and magical at the same time. >> what were some of the foods you remember from your childhood? >> street food. it is such a huge part of my growing up. deep fried, something comforting. i wanted to make something very special for you. >> okay. well, good. what are you making for us?

>> murgh makhani, which most people know as buttered chicken. the first thing we will do is marinade it. >> is it like tiki marsala. >> please. different. >> how dare i ask? gosh. i almost got a right hook. >> we have yogurt that tenderizes the meat. it catches all the spices really well. so we have ginger and garlic here. >> okay. >> a nice amount of ginger and garlic to go in and spices, all the different spices here. masala, pepper, cumin, coriander. that mixes really well. and then we will add some lemon juice. if you don't have lemon juice, you can add some lime and oil in there. mix it up. >> is this something you want to do the night before with the chicken to let it marinade? >> yes. keep it in the fridge. cover it and keep it in the fridge for a few hours. so it gives you a beautiful, beautiful combined together. and that's how it's marinaded here, wonderfully. >> that's pretty easy. >> easy.

>> i always think when we go to an indian restaurant that you can't create those bold flavors at home. people are intimidated. >> here for the buttered chicken, we have butter here melted. again, some nice ginger, garlic. >> small amount of tomato paste. >> yeah, you call it tomato paste here. >> what do you call it? >> tomato pure. >> let's call the whole thing off. >> sounds better. >> so this tomatoes are actually blanched. seeds out. it gives you a better texture and taste to it. >> is this like a brown butter? you let that butter go a little bit? >> yes. and also you can use ghee. that's something we use a lot in india. and what's next is that's done. and we have this. and here we're going to add some spices. spices are really important. and also a little bit of sugar to balance that flavor. >> is this the same spice

profile we did in the chicken but you added the sugar? >> yes. it's a balance of flavors. sweetness. and the tomatoes can vary. in different countries, you get different tomatoes. the ones we used in india are sweeter. the balance of the tomato, whatever you are using, it gives you that balance of flavor. so it is important to have that. and seasoning is very important. the salt is very, very important. so we have cashew nuts which are ground in a blender to make it look like a flour. make sure that it is not -- >> it's cashews? >> it's cashews. put that in there. >> uh-huh. ground. >> and then that's ground. that's cardamon. that we will add later. >> got it, got it, chef. i got it. guys, how does it taste? >> so good. >> wonderful. >> we're building a lot of depths of flavor here. >> we're going to mix that together.

>> i thought it was tikki masala in a good way. >> i think they're similar. >> very similar. >> but i got you. >> no, no, no. it is not similar. please. >> i take it back. >> yep, all right. so add some cream to it. >> okay. >> and some water. water is all dependent how consistency you would like. would you like it runny? >> what did you have in your childhood? >> we had it kind of balanced. we don't want it to quartery. it's in the middle. >> okay. so somewhere between a chili and a watery soup? >> yeah. thick soup. thick soup. like a nice, thick soup, but not too watery either. you can let that sizzle. >> and then is it just rice? >> it's bass -- basmati rice and

some naan here for you. >> what do you stuff the naan with? >> it's got garlic. this is the magic. so we can use seeds. we can use ground whatever you want. but this is dried greek leaves. and you have to -- if i give it to you, crush it like this and do this. >> yeah. the guys want to mention the cookokbook aga. romy gill's india and you can find that and more recipes at today.com. thank yoso much. that's the right touch right there. beautiful. we are back with our 3rd and 4th hours after your local news and weather. it's not chicken tiki marsala. it's buttered chicken. we have learned something today. chef, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> a quick check of your local news, weather and these messages first. .

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