good morning. breaking news. manhunt over. charred remains found in a burned-out california cabin overnight following a violent standoff between police and a suspected killer. sources telling nbc news the body belongs to christopher dorn er, the former police officer wanted for a string of deadly shootings. this morning, a live interview with a man who came face to face with him. emotional speech, president obama uses his state of the union address to urge lawmakers to take up his plan to curb gun violence. >> gabby giffords deserves a

vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> as house speaker john boehner explains in an exclusive interview why he feels the president doesn't have the guts to stand up to his own party. and rough landing. a small plane carrying a family, including a 7-month-old baby, crash lands in a field of snow and it's caught on camera. and, incredibly, everyone escaped without serious injury, "today," wednesday, february 13th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to a special edition of "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie in washington, d.c. we will, of course, matt, have complete coverage of the

president's state of the union address and the republican response in a moment. but first i know that scene in big bear lake, california, remains very active this morning, matt. >> yeah. it's been very busy there. investigators spent the night at what's leftative cabin, 90 miles east of los angeles where that massive manhunt for christopher dorner came to an end. the drama unfolding way into the night. miguel almaguer is in big bear, following those developments. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. sheriff's deputies say they've not yet positively identified the body. multiple sources do tell nbc news it belongs to their suspect christopher dorner. his murder spree, they say, began more than a week ago today. they say it came to an end here in a cabin that went up in flames. gunfire in the mountains two hours east of los angeles. the statewide manhunt for fugitive christopher dorner took its dramatic, final turn on big bear mountain. >> we have the suspect holed up

in a cabin. >> reporter: cornered inside a burning cabin, san bernardino sheriff says this is where they believe the former l.a. police officer and cop killer came to his end. >> we believe he is still inside the cabin, yes. >> reporter: there has been no sign of dorner since his burnt-out truck had been found six days ago. incredibly, just across the street from the sheriff's command post, sites of multiple media briefings. two women who arrived to clean the vacation rental stumbled on to dorner. he tied them up, then stole their car. >> the first was a purple nissan, which he ultimately appeared to have been driving too fast, lost control of the vehicle, crashed it, carjacked the second white pickup. >> reporter: police say he carjacked a truck from rick heltabrig. >> this guy jumped in and out

front of me, pointed a rifle at me. i put my hands up and stopped. he said, i don't want to hurt you. just get out and start walking. >> reporter: officers pursued dorner. >> he held a pistol out the window and fired multiple shots. >> reporter: dorner now ditched the truck. on foot, in the woods, he reached a second cabin with two deputies in pursuit, another gunfight. this time, both officers were hit. one is killed. >> law enforcement is a very close-knit family. all law enforcement agencies is a brotherhood. so, this is a very difficult day. >> reporter: in the middle of it all, a cbs reporter found himself 200 feet from the firefight. still engaged in the gun battle, a tactical unit launched tear gas into the cabin. >> burners deployed and we have

a fire. >> reporter: the cabin erupted in flames. a single gun shot was heard from inside the home. overnight, still no positive identification. now after a deadly crime spree that captivated the nation, police believe dorner's reign of terror is finally over. investigators say they hope to positively identify christopher dorner's body over the next several hours. they say he murdered four during his killing spree. later on today, the funeral for the sheriff's deputy that he murdered will be held in just a few hours. savannah? >> miguel almaguer, thank you. rick heltibrick is the man who came face to face with christopher dorner when his car was hijacked. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> good. i guess the question is, how are you? what happened? did you recognize christopher dorner the moment you saw him? >> yes, i did. i was coming up camp road, side

road off the highway, basically just out driving around, checking out my property, which is a pretty good sized boy scout camp that i run here. and i seen some law enforcement personnel in units in the area and it was kind of based on recent activity up here, kind of seemed like something was in the works. and i had gone down this road to check on my camp. i was heading back up the road, which is half a mile from the highway 38. christopher dorner came out of the snow -- out of the trees. i saw him right away. i saw a vehicle crashed behind him in the snow. he came up to me with his gun pointed at me and i stopped my truck, put it in park, raised my hands and he said, i don't want to hurt you. just get out and start walking up the road and take your dog, which is what i did. >> what was his demeanor?

did he seem calm, panicked, angry? >> he was very calm. i stayed calm. it was a pretty serious situation based on recent events around here. wasn't a lot of panic. basically he told me what he wanted me to do, and i did it. >> did you see any other weaponry on him? obviously you said he was pointing the gun right at you. did he seem to have anything else on him? >> i couldn't tell if he had a sidearm or anything. i did see he was dressed all in camouflage. he had on a vest, some kind of ballistics vest with a lot of pockets in it, with like magazines for his rifle. i heard later that he was throwing smoke bombs so it could have been something like that in there, but they were full. there was a lot of stuff in there. he was dressed for action. >> what a harrowing ordeal for you. i assume you feel very lucky to have escaped unharmed. >> i was happy that he let me go and had me take my dog. and i've got to tell you, not

more than ten seconds that have, i was walking up the road. that's when i heard a volley of gunfire. at that point, i bailed into the snow and hid behind a tree and called the local deputy up here on his personnel cell phone and told him what was going on. that's when everything started happening. i found out later what was happening with those gun shots. >> rick heltebrake, thank you for being here. we're so glad you're safe. thanks for sharing your story. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to turn to clint van zandt, former fbi profiler. as we understand it, christopher dorner was hiding out in a home across the street basically from the police command post. how can ta happen? >> many times you do a search you search the area closest to the command post first. you put a mark on the house and say we already searched it. that could have taken place and dorner could have circled around, perhaps at night, come

back inside that house and realized he then had a perfect view of law enforcement and the media as to what's going on. he didn't need a tv. he was able to look out the window and see the activity around him. >> you've called him one of the most dangerous individuals law enforcement has had to deal with in a very long time. thank you for your perspective. appreciate it. >> sure. passionate plea from president obama about gun control, among many other things, during his state of the union address. this as he hits the road today to rally support for his proposal. let's get to chuck todd. >> good morning, savannah. the speech was really a tale of two speeches. there was the traditional state of the union part of it. a speech that was filled, dominated by the economy and other familiar-sounding domestic proposals, but then it was an unusual, emotional ending to the speech. and it's that that will probably leave the lasting impression. >> they deserve a vote. >> reporter: an emotional refrain to end president obama's

state of the union address, as the president invoked victims of gun violence in america. >> it is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-base. >> reporter: the economy, invoking a phrase he used a lot in 2012, the middle class. >> a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs, that must be the north star that guides our efforts. >> reporter: and taking a page from the last democratic president, bill clinton, by offering a laundry list of poll tested ideas. >> i'm announcing a launch of three more of these manufacturing house, and raise the minimum wage to $9. make high-quality preschool available to every single child in america. a new college score card that parents and students can use.

i propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an energy security crisis. >> reporter: mr. obama adopted a tough tone throughout his address. >> let's set party interests aside and work to pass a budget that replaces reckless cuts with smart savings and wise investments in our future. let's do it without the brinkmanship that scares off investors and stresses consumers. >> reporter: the night's emotional moment, the president's call for congress to at least vote on serious gun control, invoking the memory of gun victims like hadiya pendleton, a 15-year-old girl who performed at the president's inauguration and one week later was shot and killed in chicago. >> hadiya's parents, nate and cleo, are here tonight, along with two dozen families whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence.

they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of tucson and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> not your typical ending there to a state of the union. republican response given by florida senator marco rubio gave the impression about how hard it's going to be to pass. combative speech, filled with a personal story, but somewhat combative. >> and both sides laying claim to being advocates for the middle class. subseque substance aside, there is a moment in rubio's speech where he reaches for a swig of water.

>> it was a jar iring moment. we were taken aback, watching. but it was somewhat jarring. he, himself, sort of made fun of moment. he has tweeted out the fact that he maybe -- someone joked he may be giving up poland spring water for lent. >> he tweeted a picture of the offending water bottle and twitter quick to dub it watergate. >> what else do you call it? >> thank you, chuck. i spoke to republican speaker of the house john boehner at a place called pete's diner, his favorite breakfast spot steps away from the capitol. i asked him about tough comments he made on tuesday, saying he didn't believe the president had the guts to stand up to his own party in an effort to tackle the nation's toughest problems. >> what i is suggested during the debt talks is that the president didn't have the courage to take on members of his own party. the president knows we have a

serious spending problem, a structural debt problem that needs to be resolved but there were issues we had agreed upon in the summer of 2011 that once we got to december of 2012 weren't even on the table anymore. >> but when you say he doesn't have the guts to stand up to his own party, mr. speaker, couldn't you face that same accusation from democrats? >> listen, i've had my troubles with my own party, there's no question about it. but it was never about the courage to step up and do the right thing for the country. >> and by calling the president of the united states out in such harsh terms today, on the day of the state of the union address, and questioning his guts and questioning his courage, and he's going to walk into that chamber tonight, hand you a copy of his speech and he's going to stand in front of you and people are going to be watching your face throughout that entire speech. a lot of people are going to say, here we go. same old division. same old animosity. don't they have a right to say that? >> no. listen, the president and i get along fine. we do. we have a very good

relationship. we come from very different -- >> is this all politics, the questions you raise today? >> we come from very different worlds. he has a liberal ideology. i come from the more conservative side. having said that, american people on election day gave us a mandate, republican congress and democratic president and the mandate was to find a way to work together, find common ground. >> if there seems to be an area where there's a glimmer of hope of cooperation, it's on immigrati immigration. we had eight senators, four from each side of the aisle, come up with a plan. neither side really gets what they want in this. isn't that the way american people want it? >> yes. that's why i've had four or five republicans sit with four or five democrats for years, working on issues of immigration. what i've been trying to do is foster this bipartisan conversation on immigration reform, both legal and illegal immigration. i would hope that the senate players could continue to work in a bipartisan fashion.

that's the only way we're going to be able to address the big issues that face our country. >> sharing this idea of not everybody getting what they want and taking it down the road. will you bring a bill to the floor of the house even if you don't think you'll get a support of the majority of people in your party, but if you do think that, working with democrats, you'll get it accomplished? will you do that? >> i've done it before. >> will you do that on immigrati immigration? >> i've done it twice. we'll have to see what the bill is. we have to work through this in a bipartisan way. we can't get the cart before the horse and begin to try to resolve this. >> if it meant accepting, on your part, a pathway to citizenship to get it done, would you pursue it? >> let's not assume the outcome. let's allow this conversation to occur, get members working together, expand their group and hopefully we'll have a bi d bipartisan solution to what's a very difficult problem. >> there seems to be enormous support for a way to curb gun violence in this country. people talk about better mental

health screenings. they talk about getting violence out of our culture, pop culture, movies, tv, videos that kids are playing and a lot of people think that you've also got to go and put limits and further restrictions on gun ownership and guns in this country. are restrictions like that part of any comprehensive effort to curb gun violence? >> all our hearts go out to the victims of these tragedies around our country. i would hope that we would take a broader look at this. the violence in our society. where does it come from? if you look at each of these mass shootings, each of the shooters all had mental health issues. how can we do a better job there of controlling their access to weapons? what do we do about school safety? there are a lot of things we need to look at. >> how do you feel about putting

armed guards in schools? >> there are a lot of ideas out there. the question is, what will truly help bring down the violence in our society? i think taking this easy approach and trying to put more rules on lawful gun owners -- remember, they're lawful gun owners. the people who own guns illegally, they don't pay attention anyway. >> we'll have more of our interview with the speaker a little later in the show. right now we want to go to vatican city in rome where nbc's anne thompson has more on the first appearance from pope benedict xvi since his announce thamt he ment that he's stepping down at the end of the month. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this is ash wednesday. it's usually a somber day in the catholic church. there's a celebratory air here in vatican city as the pope begins what some are calling his farewell tour.

this morning, the public getting its first chance to express their appreciation for pope benedict since announcing his abdica abdication. with the end of his papacy days away. a church famous for its rituals, vatican officials are working without a script as benedict moves into retirement. what are you going to call pope benedict once he steps down? >> i don't think he will be the pope emeritus. one of his other titles is the bishop of rome. he will probably be the americas bishop of rome sfw. >> reporter: showed a flare for fashion, earning the nickname the prada pope. this monastery is being renovated for pope benedict. it will have a library for the scholarly man and his cat also accompany him. no word yet on whether there will be a piano as well. he is expected to distance

himself from the politics of the church. >> he is somebody very far away from the intrigue, okay? he hasn't dwelled on that. if he did, i imagine he would still want to be pope and wielding power and making decision decisions. >> reporter: this morning, pope benedict will preside over ash wednesday mass. it was moved to st. peter's basilica to accommodate the thousands who are expected to attend what could be the last public mass of his papacy. the vatican has announced the conclave to choose his successor will begin the week after march 15th. matt? >> anne thompson in vatican city for us this morning. thank you so much. mr. roker is here now with a check of the weather. good morning, al. >> hey, we've got a little unsettled weather in the east. down south, we've got a risk of strong storms in the southeast. a few winter weather advisories from west virginia through long island. we've got frozen precip up

through ohio. we're looking for half an inch to an inch of rain in the midatlantic on into the southeast. and later this afternoon we expect one to three inches of snow east of long island could see about four inches. we'll have a check of your local forecast right after this message. ♪ "love" a collection by prabal gurung, exclusively at target. for a limited time.

>> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. this morning we're getting a first look at the passengers strand on that cruise ship in the gulf of mexico. and the best in show from the westminster dog show. we'll meet banana joe. he's a cutie.

still ahead natalie will get help from her best friend, zara, fo her public service announcement. sweeping the nation and studio 1a this morning. but first a check of your local

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with sarah caldwell. >> it has been a rough start this wednesday morning. dealing with an accident backing up traffic on westbound 100. it is a multi vehicle crash. looking at delays out of the white marsh area. north side not too bad. 21 miles per hour on average from reisterstown road to edmondson. southbound 795 out of the white -- rather, out of the owings mills area, those delays in place to the west side. in live pictures shows that this is really heavy. 83 from mount carmel, 46 miles per hour there. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> at least the weather is

cooperating now. it will stay dry for lunch time at least. we're watching the storm, and us out of the ohio valley. producing white snow out of southern indiana and illinois the clouds will thicken up as we go through the day today. light rain and snow go through the afternoon. lower end of the 40's, minor snow accumulations possible overnight tonight. then it will be dry for

tonight's best in show winner for the 137th westminster kennel club dog show, the affenpinscher. >> banana joe is his name. a black dog with a sweet face. he made history last night, become i becoming the first affenpinscher to win best in show. and he is celebrating the big win, where else? with us this morning in studio 1a. 7:30 now on a wednesday morning, the 13th of february, 2013. i'm savannah guthrie in washington. matt lauer back in new york. matt, you were the first to tell me, keep my eye on the affenpinscher. he's going to run away with it. >> because the affenpinschers rarely get the respect they

deserve, as you know. >> agreed. >> banana joe is very cute, sitting across the studio from us right now. we'll check him out a little later on. by the way, also ahead, natalie's public service announcement that banana joe and his friends, canine friends will really like, savannah. all right. and i know how you love to dance, matt. first there was "call me maybe." then we had "gangnam style." now everybody seems to be doing the "harlem shake." team "today" is going to give it a try this morning. high degree of difficulty there. >> exactly. savannah, let's begin this half hour with mounting frustration for passengers on a stricken cruise ship now in the gulf of mexico. the head of carnival cruise lines this morning is apologizing. janet shamlian is in mobile, alabama, where the ship is expected to arrive some time tomorrow. janet, good morning. >> reporter: hey, matt, good morning to you. an apology from the president of the cruise line. now the ntsb and coast guard say they are launching an

investigation into the fire that caused the power outage on that massive ship. as you said, it's heading here very slowly to the port of mobile. and as it does, we have new pictures of the ship and also of the passengers who can't get here soon enough. this morning, we have our first look at some of the thousands of passengers on the crippled cruise ship, lined up on the deck of triumph, they cheered as another kacarnival ship deliver food. what they want most, to get off this ship, is still many hours away. pat tester's daughter is on board and sent her mom this anxious message. >> this is honestly the worst experience ever. i'm not sure i can take two more days at sea with no food, water or power. >> reporter: then there is the sewage problem, fewer than two dozen working public toilets. a foul odor has seeped into every corner, sickening some as desperate people take drastic

measures. donna guntsman describes it. >> the worst part is the bathrooms. there's no water. you can't flush. everyone is putting it in little plastic baggies and putting it outside their rooms. >> reporter: carnival called the conditions challenging and for the first time since sunday's fire, carnival's president came out and apologized. >> i think it's very important that i apologize to our guests and to their families that have been affected by this very difficult situation. >> reporter: carnival says it's been keeping families updated but lindsay peterson, whose parents are on the ship, is hearing one story from them and another from carnival. >> carnival is telling me all the passengers are safe, the boat has 40% power, they have one dining room working with hot food and hot coffee, that the sleeping conditions are fine. everything that carnival has told me thus far has not matched up with what my mom said. >> reporter: a.j. jones also has a family member on board, his

wife, tammy, who is hanging in there for the moment. >> a couple of girls in her group were -- not necessarily p panicking, but starting to be a little uneasy, which is understandable. the longer it goes on, the worse it will get. >> reporter: the ship will be here some time tomorrow. carnival now says it's making plans to get people home as quickly as possible. they booked 1,500 hotel rooms between here and new orleans for thursday night and then 20 charter flights out of both of those cities friday. matt, for people who want to get home quicker, which is probably a lot of people, they've got charter buses going out thursday night. >> sounds like a horrible situation. janet shamlian, our hearts go out to those people on board and their families. let's get a check of the weather right now from al. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. good morning, everybody. nice morning here. lots of sunshine, blue skies. folks enjoying themselves.

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san mateo, hi. you guys dancing a lot? >> yeah. >> but you're standing still here? they're going to do the harlem shake. can't wait to see that. let's head back to matt. >> thank you very much. coming up next, how did a man sent to a psychiatric hospital for murdering his mother get released and end up building an arsenal of dangerous guns? we'll tell you that story right after this. ourse. this is the leo diamond. [ woman ] wow. [ man ] it's the first diamond ever independently certified to be visibly brighter. it's perfect. it even fits. that's because... ♪ ...i already had it sized. will you marry me? [ female announcer ] the visibly brighter leo diamond, hand-crafted by the master diamond artisans at leo schachter. at kay, the number-one jewelry store in america. yes. ♪ every kiss begins with kay

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back now at 7:40 with nbc news special flashpoint guns in america coverage, and a case that raises troubling questions. how did a man who killed his mother and declared mentally ill and dangerous later find a way to get his hands on a shocking number of firearms? nbc's kevin tibbles has details on this story. good morning. >> many am minnesota are asking how could this slip through the cracks, a young man who already killed his mother, now found with an arsenal along with something as equally disturbing. >> this is a desert eagle, semi

automatic. >> reporter: stockpile of guns with immense fire power all seized in january from home of 32-year-old christian philip overender, minneapolis. >> pretty concerned and i think everyone was quite scared, to be honest with you. >> reporter: why were neighbors scared? back in 1995, just then 14, he killed his mother, mary, in the same house with a gun. >> it certainly rang a bell with me from that. >> reporter: sheriff jim olsen was a young detective back then and when he heard that oberender posted guns on facebook, his memory told him to be concerned. >> he should not have guns on facebook and he should -- he should just not have guns. >> reporter: deemed mentally ill and dangerous by the courts and committed to a state psychiatric hospital for his mother's murder. he was released as an adult more thn than a decade ago.

police discovered a 15-weapon arsenal that included assault rifles and ammunition. not only did you find the guns but a note he wrote to his dead mother. >> a note that was chilling in its content. >> reporter: oberender wrote i think about killing all the t e time. the monster want out. it went on. the monster want to hurt people. >> in the polarized world we're in right now, it seems as if you're either for, quote, unquote, gun control or for addressing the mental health issues. when the reality is that we need to reduce gun violence by doing both. >> reporter: investigators are still trying to determine how oberender got the guns. it appears he obtained a legitimate firearms permit by transposing his first and middle names on the application. background check in this case wouldn't have worked anyway. the bureau of criminal apprehension had no record of his murdering his mother. that issue is also being

investigated. >> this certainly could have turned out a different way for us, for carver county, the state of minnesota. >> and for america. >> yeah, and for america. >> reporter: the chief now shutters to think what might have happened, had his memory failed him. more than 80 people in minnesota previously committed by a judge have been found with weapons. oberender will be sentenced next month on these new charges. his attorney has not returned our calls. >> you can see this and other stories on flashpoint. banana joe, we will meet this year's best in show right after this. [ girl ] when i started playing soccer, i wasn't so good.

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this is fun for us every year. we're back now, 7:47, with the dog crowned best in show last night at the westminster kennel club dog show. we'll meet banana joe in a moment. first, nbc's katy tur has all the backstage action. good morning. >> good morning, matt. westminster dog show is all about the cute and sometimes quirky. and sometimes these pooches get artificial enhancement and that will get the first line.

>> good boy. >> reporter: from shiny sheen to diamond duds and talented tricks, the westminster dog show is a show all right, and even more so behind the scenes. there are the slobberers. >> he's wearing a bib to keep him from getting dirty with all of his slobber. >> reporter: the lovers. oh, you are so loveable. and even the elizabeth taylors from cleopatra. but what there aren't are cheaters. according to kennel club rules no peds or performance-enhanced dogs, no tattoos for black noses, no braces for straighter teeth and no cosmetic surgery for basset hound's droopy eyes. so this is that competitive? >> yep. >> reporter: in total, there are 2,721 dogs competing this year, but only seven get to compete for the big prize, best in show.

but it's not just about the dog. >> i got to pull? >> reporter: it's also about the handler. come on, run. come on. i think i'm a natural. jewel, who loves milkshakes, won it for the hounds. bichon frise named honor won the nonsporting group. banana joe, the affenpinscher, for the toy group, swagger, the old english sheep dog, had just enough swagger. matisse. oakley for the sporting. >> best in show winner -- >> reporter: but again only one is top dog. banana joe. now banana joe is no newbie. he is a veteran. his owner says this was his last show. on the other hand, runner-up, swagger, is nearly brand new, has only been in four shows in

his short 21-month life. if i were to hand out the award for the best hug, it would definitely be that big, fluffy white samoyed you saw a moment ago. >> katy, thank you. >> congrats, ernesto, to you. banana joe has won several prizes during his career but this one was the big daddy of them all. how did it feel? >> the best in show really to win in the world. most prestigious show to win and he finally got t it's wonderful. >> what's his history, his background? how did he come to be this champion show dog? >> well, he was bred in the netherlands from a great pedigree line, started being shown there. and he surprised everybody by winning all the biggest shows out there, broke all the records for his breed for any

affenpinscher ever in europe. and his father eimmigrated ther. >> got on a boat. got a ticket. >> it doesn't roll off people's tongues. tell me about the breed. >> they originated in germany, a farm dog. they were a little bigger then. as a ratter around the farm. they bred them down a little bit. they're now like a mouser around the house. they retained this cute look, the monkey dog, that face. >> the atmosphere at this show gets more and more electric every year. new york crowds are not subtle. they scream from the stands at madison square garden. how has the show evolved over the years? >> in addition to being the greatest competition for dogs, it also is a celebration of the dogs in our lives. i think people come there who love dogs and want to see dogs and all the competition and want to see 187 breeds and varieties but also want to root for their

own dog. i call it the alma mater factor. >> we heard the rules have changed because there's been some enhancement for dogs. no plastic surgery. >> the american kennel club has a pretty strict set of rules, judging is all well trained. >> no tattooing the noses to make them darker. >> this is his last show, so what's ahead for banana joe? >> just enjoy life. >> there you go. >> take a cruise. >> calm down a little bit. >> and the ladies probably as well. >> oh, yeah. >> congratulations. the harlem shake after your local news. tell me you love me. tell me i'm beautiful. tell me we'll grow old together. in sickness and in health. tell me that i'm still the one. that you need me. that i'm your super hero! tell me you'll never let me go.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is sarah caldwell. >> a few new accidents to add to the list. marriottsville at i-70. the latest crash, and it does involve a bus. traffic is flowing ok here prior to the eastbound and-70. but delays from 29 towards marriottsville. 23 minutes to get you through that stretch. live picture of how heavy things are on the outer loop.

tapping the brakes towards route 10. all-ago cras mall -- d-vehicle crash with a tractor-trailer involved. not too bad it old pimlico road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are off to a pretty good start. clouds thickening up over the last couple of hours, and that trend will continue. we are watching this little storm system on the ohio valley. this will start out with a mixture of light rain and snow. we expect a little bit of accumulation after that. a chance for a little light rain and snow in the afternoon. after sunset, it will change to pure snow.

it should be dry on valentine's day. it will be chilly over the weekend. high temperatures in the low 30's and maybe some snow showers on saturday and sunday.

♪ ♪ >> we have seen just about enough of that. that is the world premiere of the harlem shake "today" show edition, recorded with obviously no concern for embarrassment a

short time ago. and we'll tell you more about that dance craze that apparently is sweeping the nation. at least that's what they tell us. >> but we just put the brakes on it. >> exactly. >> back now at 8:00 on a wednesday morning, the 13th day of february, 2013. i'm matt lauer, with al roker here in new york. check out who is in the nation's capital. savannah, you are part of that. how do you feel? >> exactly. i feel humiliated, mortified. >> join the club. >> i enjoyed the slow mo because we could really analyze your dance moves, matt and al, and they are empe they are impeccable. >> right. we'll have more later on that. natalie's turn for her psa. she brought along zara, her favorite member of the family, coming up next.

we have steve harvey, author. with great advice on this valenti valentine's day. my mother. my mother. >> hi, son. >> that's even more disturbing than the harlem shake. >> we'll talk to steven a couple of minutes. this coming friday, it is a friday field trip. savannah and i will head to boston, massachusetts, for a field trip. we will be broadcasting live, everything from quincy market to lobster market and everything in betwe between if you're in the area, come check us out. keep tweeting us your photos of boston using the #todayinboston. we'll see you at the end of the week. >> very cool. >> right now, let's head inside. natalie has a check of all the headlines. natalie? >> good morning, matt and al. good morning, everyone. sources tell nbc news the body found overnight in a

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weather forecast for valentine's day in washington state. >> on the weekend so far so good, should be dry, but in the 40s. it was slow and sleddy. sleddy? steady. >> we knew what you meant. >> better than the usual cold front, right? let's go back outside to al. we've been known for our little slip-ups. >> i've been doing it wrong all this time. friends waving, getting ready for valentine's day. pick city of the day, atlantic city, wmjm, where local weather comes first. making their way through northern florida, southern georgia. some of these could be severe at times, looking for up to an inch to two inches between gainesville and tallahassee. light snow making its way through the northeast later this evening. snow back through the plains. beautiful day down in l.a. sunny skies, 69 degrees. 51 in denver. look for a gorgeous day in

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call them maybe ♪ so call me maybe then it was all about their gangnam style. now it's time for the harlem shake. it's the latest musical movement sweeping the web. how does it work? for the first 15 seconds it begins with one person usually wearing a helmet or mask dancing crazy to this catchy beat while everyone around them minds their own business. then, seemingly out of nowhere, a massive dance party breaks out. everyone doing the harlem shake. >> it's definitely getting the momentum of the youtube superstars, which are the "call me maybe" parodies and "gangnam style" parody. it's not a parody trend necessarily as much as it is a bunch of people making their own versions of this video.

>> in the last few days, harlem shake videos posted by families. soldiers, our friends, ryan seacrest and jimmy fallon with his late-night crew and even snoopy and the peanuts gang. just the latest craze in a culture of videos gone viral. so raise your hand if you had heard about this before yesterday when they -- >> no. >> no. >> when they dragged us all -- no, savannah? >> we did it in trend iing. nobody listens. we did it like monday in trending. >> savannah, have you browsed the internet a little bit and seen the versions out there? >> i have done a lot of extensive internet research just to prepare for this segment and to think about what i wanted to bring to the harlem shake. yeah, i love it. it's great. it's very catchy. >> it is catchy. really, the most important -- there's the peanuts version. >> my favorite one right there.

>> the most important role that can be played is that of the instigator. >> yes. >> that's where we caught you at, mr. geist. >> also gets to wear identity-concealing head gear, which is why i volunteered. >> we just thought you were creepy. >> 7'3" guy dancing. >> why did you take your jacket off? >> why did a take my jacket off? >> look at savannah, even though she's miles away, not too bad. >> look at roker. this is the best part. wait. watch. right here. right here. you do the real shake. >> every time a bell rings, i put them on. >> meanwhile, there's one version of the harlem shake that i think is the best one out there. ready to see that one? this one is called the last harlem shake. ♪

>> i was waiting for it. >> there's always some guy who senses when -- >> it's over. we ended it. >> we almost did that to you. >> i wish you had. >> nice. savannah, we'll check with you in a couple of minutes. meanwhile, up next, natalie goes to the dogs for her psa. we'll see that right after this.

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the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. wae are back now at 8:18. >> we teamed up with the ad council who have been bringing us psas for 70 years. natalie brings us her ad today. >> what was my cause? you're look iing at my reason. i was so attached, i brought zara home with me.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hi, guys.

>> hi. >> nice to meet you all. not the mad men-esque room i was picturing. where's the alcohol? the first step is to zero in on a memorable concept. >> we want to re-create that moment the two of you met on the show. best friends know about each other that the regular world does not know, dog day. >> the psa will star the two of us called i know. it's about all the embarrassing dirt zara has on me as a member of my inner circle. >> i know her real hair color. >> i know she abides by the five-second rule. >> maybe she knows you snore. >> i don't snore. >> that's what we have. >> let's go for it. i love it. >> we're rolling. >> shhh, shhh. this is all about you, zara. it's your day today, girl. >> roll camera. action.

>> today, we put zara to the test, the poor thing. i think i'm more nervous for zara than i would be having my own kids do something like this. with kids at least you can reason, you can bribe them. with a dog, the food only goes so far. >> the fact that zara doesn't have an acting background could make some people nervous but then we like to think she's also playing the role of a dog. >> and action, natalie. >> to her mama, zara's perfect, but hollywood's a whole different beat. >> oh, no. let's cut. >> we'll restart. >> a ten-hour commercial shoot usually requires doggy stunt doubles. to help, the animal trainer keeps a few tricks and meatballs up his sleeve. >> leave it. >> i guess there are just some things you can't teach an old dog.

and, dare i say, we're noticing a touch of zara's inner doggy diva. >> she's actually kind of rude. she takes the whole treat and walks away. >> i've never heard a thank you or much of an acknowledgement. >> asking me to cut the fat off the prosciutto, a little much. i mean, come on. good girl. in the end, it's as if zara has been ready for her close-up her whole life. she truly is my best friend, my buddy, my little shadow. i hope after people watch this they're inspired like i was to find a new love, a new member of their family in their life. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for a great day. that's a wrap. natalie morales, applause. applause for zara. >> good job. oh, you did it, girl. you did it. so proud of you. so how did my little zara do in her first commercial appearance? let's take a look.

>> live with a human for a while and you get to know a few things. like i know she's actually not a morning person. i know she does strange tricks for no treats. i know that water makes her howl like crazy. i even know how the floors stay so clean. she's quick. but one thing i will never, for the life of me know, how she gets so tiny and inside of that box. natalie, how do you get so tiny? >> that's cute. >> very cute. >> she's good. she's the star. >> amazing. such a great dog. >> she's a scene stealer. >> she is. she has made such a huge impact on our lives. she's a great girl. can you guess the celebrity voice? >> jenna elf? >> good one. good job, al. 1600 penn, yeah. >> wow! >> that would have taken days for me. that's really good. >> al, you're more than just a dancer. you're some kind of psychic. >> i was inspired by natalie.

we adopted a rescue pet. >> that's right. i hope more and more people -- >> made such a difference. >> how long ago did you get zara? >> i think a year and a half ago now. she is a member of the family, for sure. >> and you say that she's your best friend. i imagine the kids go crazy with her. >> oh, my gosh, she plays hide and seek with them. it's play time in our house every night. >> natalie, i remember the day that zara came on our hour and you were besoted. you were like calling your husband, i'm bringing her home. >> i had to have her. i just had to. and now you know why. because we are wee all love her so much. >> the idea behind it, great thing to do, go out and adopt a pet. natalie, thank you so much. >> sure thing. and we're back right after your local news.

>> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> i-70 in the westbound direction, all lanes closed at the patapsco river bridge due to an accident. another one still clearing involving a bus at marriottsville road and i-70. 31 miles per hour on the north side. 29 minutes on the outer loop. these delays and a place on the beltway towards 28th street.

westbound 100, this accident off to the side. a little bit of improvement there. watch for defective traffic lights in the cockeysville region. >> so far so good. this trend will continue as we go through the afternoon. we don't expect precipitation this morning. 34 degrees in chestertown. this is a pretty weak one but it has rain and snow. it will attract with us this afternoon, and we will start with a mixture of light rain and snow. after sunset, cold enough to change a light snow. we expect minor accumulation tonight, but during the day that will not be the case. everything will taper off right after midnight. one to two inches of the

commission is all we expected dry weather for valentine's day. >> back with another update at 8:56.

we're back now 8:30 on a wednesday morning, 13th day of february, 2013. bright, sunny day at the moment here in new york city. but mr. roker tells us a storm may be brewing. >> not a big storm. little storm. >> little something. >> little something something. >> little something something. >> all right. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with al roker and natalie morales. coming up, we've got more of

our exclusive interview with speaker of the house of representatives, speaker john boehner. in this interview i think you'll see a side of him that you don't often get to see as he tries to share a sense of inspiration and hope with some young children. all right. and then steve harvey is here. we just love him. he is here with perfect timing because of valentine's day tomorrow. he will answer some questions from our crowd on romance and how to keep things alive. all right. "the biggest loser" trainer, jillian michaels, is here. she has a new book out. and she is going to share what she wants you to do to help you lose your weight, to crush those pitfalls and the traps that you might fall into. >> crush. >> crush. >> she can crush. >> oh, yeah. >> nobody does it like jillian. >> snap my neck like a bug. >> before we get to that, whoa all want to see that, let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. starting off with today, a little wet weather making its way through the midatlantic states, risk of strong storms,

northern florida, southern georgia. wet weather along the northwest coast. then for tomorrow, we have some more snow showers moving across the great lakes, frigid conditions. we'll be looking at cold air moving through the east over the weekend. more showers hanging around the pacific northw >> that's your latest weather. let's check in with uncle willie scott down in fla. >> beautiful southwest florida, that's where we are, south seas island resort, one of the great

spots. tough job, but somebody had to do it. they sent me. here we are. nicholas chase, take a look. happy birthday to you. 100 years old today. he loves to play the piano. friends come over and sing songs like "nobody can love me like my old tomato can." remember that song? inez, you're beautiful, giles, st. louis, missouri. 104 years old today and a fancy dresser. when she walks down the street, everybody turns her head because she is nothing but gorgeous. take a look. this happens about twice a year on my show. cleo & clifford, we are so happy. twins and they are celebrating their 100th birthday. hawthorne boys they call them. cleo says a glafs milk every day will keep you healthy and happy. and clifford still farms. can't beat that. minnie siegel.

there's a beautiful woman. loves playing canasta with her friends and has a good time in her life. alfred wright, cincinnati, ohio. one of the great towns in america. 103. he is known as bud. everybody calls him bud because he's everybody's buddy. you can't beat that. ina cook, clemmons, north carolina. they have cookies that are delicious. 108 years old today. loves western movies. watches them all. take a look at pauline fromkin, long branch, new jersey. cocktail every night keeps you happy. let's go back to happiville, new york, with the gang. >> willard, thank you very much. when we come back, jillian michaels on how you can be slim for life. first this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: "today's" health is brought to you by aleve. two pills, all day strong, all day long. back now at 8:37 with "today's" health. biggest loser fitness expert jillian michaels has spent more than 20 years helping people reach their target weight. she started when she was 5. she's at it again with her new book, sl"slim for life: my secrs to" what do you want people to come away with? >> it's no nonsense, cut to the chase. lose the weight and keep it off. >> the book is interactive. at the end of each chapter you have a points system? >> the idea is that nothi everything is going to work for

everybody mentally and physically. there's all these different strategies. you check the ones that you feel you can apply in your life and then i'll say, look, this one has more impact than that one. you kind of add it up. at the end i tell you where you're at and what you can do to make improvements or accelerate your results. >> so you can tailor it to yourself? >> exactly. >> the chapter titled "evading pitfalls" how to evade hunger. you have four tips in each section. let's start off. think it through. >> right. so, think it through. now, when you're going to eat something bad for you, stop and go from an impulsive state of i want this now, i need the comfort to how am i going to feel after i've eaten it? how am i going to feel when i get on the scale next monday? how am i going to feel a month from now when i'm five pounds up? it shifts you to a place of logic and better understanding. >> cravings, so difficult. you say play a zero sum game. what do you mean by that? >> again, stop and think these fries are 500 calories.

that's an hour on the treadmill. my favorite cravings trick, have three bites. go do something to make yourself busy, if it doesn't pass in 15 minutes, have another three bites. >> after the first three it plateaus. >> you get mindless about it. walk away. tell yourself if i want more, i'll have more. engage in something else. it usually will pass. >> get busy. >> occupy yourself. put the kids to bed, get ready for work the next day and ultimately you'll forget about it. it will pass. >> managing stress, probably one of the most underrated aspects of weight loss, which is a little hard for us doing this business, this show, is getting enough sleep. >> sleep is so critical from a biochemical perspective, with regard to your metabolism. sleep is the number one thing you can do that is not fitness or diet related for weight

management. >> what foods help you manage stress? >> foods with a lot of b vitamins. that's going to be fantastic. you're thinking chicken breast, some grass-fed steak or take a b supplement, b complex that's going to help you stay mellow. >> get horizontal. >> okay. i hate talking about this publicly, but get busy with your significant other. >> ahh. >> and it's great for your state of mind and your biochemistry. >> your biochemistry? >> yeah, and an average effort. >> i don't think i've ever seen you -- >> i hate talking about it. >> this is great. >> i hate talking about this. but it's really good. >> are you having -- >> get your groove on. it's valentine's day. average effort burns a couple hundred calories. >> why did you look at me when you say average effort? >> no! you're an animal!

i'm dying. get me out of this, please. >> parents. you know, the kids -- look, they're everything to you. but you say one of the ways to make your workouts work is to fit in working out with your kids. >> exactly. if you have little ones, put them in a bike seat and go for a bike ride. put them in a carrier, go for a hi hike. walk the dogs with your kids f they're older, shoot hoops with them. take skiing lessons with them. play with them. get active. >> which helps them. >> tremendously, showing them that fitness is fun. >> mommy's a little sleepy right now. >> mommy woke up at 5:00. so mommy as you know raveling a little. thanks for pointing that out. >> i know you got a little

proclemt there. >> thanks, al. speaker

back now at 8:44 and mover our exclusive interview with speaker john boehner. he can invite anyone he wants to, to watch the state of the union address. he reserves the seats for inner city students. fourth graders lacy joseph and zuri franklin from st. anthony's catholic school. i asked speaker boehner what he wanted those kids to take away from the experience. >> i want them to believe that they can live the american dream and grow up and be anything they want to be. my involvement with these 800 kids at four little schools that i support is to try to expose them to the fact that they can grow up and be anything they want to be. matt, you and i, we both live

the american dream. i'm here to make sure that dream is available for my kids and your kids. >> they're your guests. could you blame them, though, if they're not a little mesmerized by barack obama tonight? >> oh, i'm sure they will be. >> the nation's first african-american president? >> i'm sure they will be. >> is he, in your mind, the most inspirational african-american living right now? >> i think so. >> is that how you think these kids will feel when they watch? >> i would think so. >> while they'll see the nation's first african-american president, they may see a smaller number of faces of color than they might expect. two in the senate, two in the house. one on the supreme court. if they were to turn to you and ask you, mr. speaker, why -- although they won't be sitting with you, but if they were to ask you, why so many white faces, why not more african-americans, how would you answer that question? >> i would go back over the 22

years i've been here and guess the number of other faces in the congress has more than doubled. our society is making progress. our society will continue to make progress. >> they're also going to sit in some moments tonight -- the president is going to say something, they're going to look down and half the room is going to clap and half the room is going to sit silent. and it might bring the question up, if they turn to you and say, mr. speaker, what is the difference between republicans and democrats? how would you answer that question? >> my democrat colleagues, god bless them, have all this faith and confidence in government. i have more faith and confidence in people w, and want to do mor to empower people to help themselves and be whatever they want to be. >> do you think speaker boehner and the president are friends? >> yes. >> you do? >> yes, but they have a difference because president barack obama is a democrat and speaker boehner is a republican. >> so tonight you're going to be sitting there, the most important people in the country

will be in that room. the president, members of congress, the house, the senate, the supreme court justices are all going to be there and so will be lacy and zuri. i'm looking at you smile. do you think that's something you'll end up telling your kids about? >> probably because i've been hearing that children aren't allowed to go to the state of the union and i will -- i will tell my children because it's a special movement moment. i got invited by speaker boehner. >> might this be that pivotal moment for these two students? i think back to that picture of a young bill clinton shaking the hand of john kennedy, and it changed his life. >> right. >> could a moment like tonight or an hour like tonight change the lives of these young students? >> you never know, but if you give them an opportunity, they might get a big idea. they might follow their dream.

>> speak er of the house, john boehner. up next, steve harvey helps spice up your relationship. that comes just in time for valentine's day. we'll talk to steve in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc.

val entine's day is tomorro. if you need a little help in the romance department, we've got the guy for the job.

celebrating love all week on his talk show and sharing very personal details. when i'm with my wife and it gets real sexy, i apply -- i apply the baby oil with my lips. whoo! everybody say baby oil. >> where is the line, huh? where is the line? steve harvey. >> pretty safe for daytime. >> that's not too bad, right is this. >> i'm making the adjustments for daytime tv. i always thought i was going to be a nighttime guy. >> you have a knack for this. by the way, apologies. we were going to be with you last week in chicago and the weather kind of kept us here. >> that's okay. >> but i watch you and i love the fact there's this great combination, a lot of humor on the show. >> yeah. >> every once in a while you share something deeply personal. is it hard? >> well, i mean, not really. you know, people think that

comedians are these guys that are on 24/7. and that's not true. i'm on when i'm on. but when i'm off, i'm a guy like everybody else. i have a wife. i have a family that comes with some drama and i've got to go home and deal with it. and i can't laugh at everything. >> when you deal with it and when you share experiences from your own life, i think you and your wife combined, seven kids, is that right? >> yeah. >> do you ever go home and do they ever say dad or your wife ever say, steve, take it on the other side of the line, maybe don't share so much? >> the kids say that all the time. but then i remind kids that they go to the mall and they shop and since you're not going to write any jokes you're going to have to at least be one of the jokes. >> how do they usually take that news? >> i don't care how they take that. they're eating and they have a roof over their head so you have to help dad out a little bit. >> there was a moment on the show, i think it was your birthday, actually, and you were surprised on the show by some special guests. you're rolling your eyes, but

this is real steve harvey. just set it up for me, okay? >> well, it was my birthday. they surprised me. there was a guy that helped me out when i was really, really down and out. man, i had nothing. this guy took me up in cleveland at a furniture store. >> i called you to wish you happy birthday and called to ask you one question. do you still love me baby? >> and you really got broken up by this. >> yeah. >> just took you back? took you back to a different place or was it just this emotional connection with that guy? >> you know, it was -- it was this guy, you know, who i remember -- who i have been looking for for a long time. >> you tried to get in touch with him? >> the last time i saw him, he had black hair. when he first came on the screen, i almost didn't recognize him. and he was -- him and his wife helped me out so much. i mean, you know, man, look. people give me free dinners now, walk in a restaurant, i get the

best table. but, i mean, man, when -- i don't need that. when i needed it, no one helped me, but this guy right here. >> it was such a real moment and that is, i think, what is the formula for success especially on a daytime afternoon talk show, with someone who can be real like that. i thought it was great. let's do this. it's love week, as we mentioned, on your show and everywhere. >> all week long. >> valentine's day tomorrow. some people out on the plaza, steve, and since you are the master of love, they would like some advice. debbie from queens, do you have a question for steve? >> yes, i do. steve, i wanted to know on valentine's day the focus is usually on being the sweetheart being the woman. what do you think the best gift would be for a man? >> the best gift for a man? >> yeah. >> and the best way to spend valentine's day. >> well, there's one sure gift that we all like. >> careful. careful. >> as long as you're willing to participate in that, we're

pretty much happy. but it's a woman's day. enjoy being, you know, indulged and taken care of and caressed. it's a woman's day. all you've got to do at the end of the day is just be there. and we pretty much take it from there. >> sounds great. >> debbie, thanks for your question. steve, we've got derek from portland, new york, i believe, actually. what's your question for steve? >> steve, my question is, i'm in a new relationship. started dating around christmas and i'm wondering what i can do to keep the relationship strong and healthy. >> you just started dating at christmas? >> yeah. >> you already need to keep it strong and healthy? >> well, i would like to. >> probably should be at its absolute hottest right now. >> it is. >> it's probably smoking right now. just hold it steady right there. just hold it steady right there. any more and you'll lose your mind. trust me when i tell you this.

go and drop off a little bit, that's when you call me. right now, two months in, doing real good. real good. >> awesome. thank you. >> derek, thank you. thank you very much. >> next -- >> how to keep it hot for two months. what? >> two-month relationship. now pam and scott, 27 years of marriage under their belt and they've got a question for you. go ahead, guys. >> hi. we want to know how we can keep our second 20 years strong or even my parents have been married 65 years. how do they keep going strong? >> well, i say this to all guys. just remember there's an old song out there. the same thing it took to get your baby hooked, it's going to take the same thing to keep 'em. if you survived 20 years, you're approaching a record for most marriages. so just do whatever you've been doing and stay fresh. just keep it sexy. see that little hat you got on

right there? work it into the nighttime festivities. yeah. >> thank you for your question. let's stop right there, steve. check your local listings. he is going to co-host our 8:00 and 9:00 hours on monday. we look forward to that. we're back after your local news.