michael: we'll see you this morning on "tote's day's take," trump holds a rally during the debate. who is the real winner? we span the world in sports. one of the biggest stars in music, charlie puth, is in the building. all that and more is coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." it's friday morning, january

that's all the important data so far. great crowd outside. i'm willie inside with tamron, al and natalie. you, my friend, have chosen our jam this morning. >> i have. eminem "lose yourself." >> favorite. >> workout song. i got my son hooked on it before games. one shot, one opport not too much pressure. >> the clean version, i should say. >> i was wondering. >> mom of the year. >> i'm like picturing your child spitting eminem. mom's spaghetti on his shirt already >> little eminem. >> also made me think of the debate with the song. one opportunity. >> i see, spinning yourself out of that one. sure. >> passing the baton.

did not show up at last night's fox news republican debate in still, he was the story. we'll start with the debate and night. the debate opened with a question for megyn kelly about the donald. >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. donald trump has chosen not to attend this evening's presidential debate. what message do you think that sends to the voters of iowa? >> let me say, i'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way -- [ applause ] -- i want to thank everyone here for showing the men and women of iowa the respect to show up and make the case to the people of this state and the people of the country, why each of us believe we would make the best commander in chief. [ applause ]

running pretty close, though behind donald trump in iowa, cruz became the number one target on the stage. senator marco rubio accusing cruz of doing and saying anything to get votes. senator rand paul said cruz had an authenticity problem. just up the road, trump holding a competing event, said he raised about $6 million for military veterans. continued to mock fox and talked about using his daughter ivanka as a secret weapon on the campaign trail. >> fox has been extremely nice the last couple of hours, actually. they've wanted me there and said, how about now? they called a few minutes ago. hasn't it already started? ivanka, it would be so great if you had your baby in iowa. i'd definitely win. >> at the end of the night though, who wins? >> donald trump. donald trump wins.

>> google maps showed across the country who was the most talked about of the debate or the night, and trump was -- it was bright red all across the map. >> that was the traffic. it doesn't mean that people were all praising him. >> no, no, no. >> what's the measure of who won? >> for him, it's what he measures. >> the attention. >> one of the great moments in the debate was when they pulled out the competing video, showing both rude owe and bio and cruz on immigration, the stances. >> that was an important moment, actually, and it could be pivotal, not in iowa but later on in new hampshire. what's interesting, a lot of the pundits on "morning joe" had an array of guests, and experts as well, who said this was the most substantive debate. the early ratings are in. won't be the most watched.

secondest lowest rated. but this is like, what, the seventh or eighth debate that they've had their shot. nevertheless, there are some who believe it was actually won, where the candidates, while boring maybe, were able to answer the questions. >> i think they all came alive a little more. jeb bush, i think, had the best night he had, you know, of all the debates we've seen. he came to life. marco rubio and ted cruz, they were debating real, substantive issues. >> i was expecting more from chris chris christie. >> we won't have to speculate much longer. people go to vote in iowa on monday. we can't wait. >> the "today" show will be there. >> yeah. >> with trump out of the board room -- talking about "celebrity aparen dis apprentice," the chairman of the board room will be arnold

snooki will be there, carly wilson. warren buffet will be an adviser. jessica alba, fantastic entrepreneur. tyra banks, as well, very great business people in the board room. it's going to be very interesting. >> a lot of star power. schwarzenegger, buffet. >> warren buffet? >> yeah. >> wow. >> they're doing the show this time in the area outside of los angeles, which is sill icon beach. it's about technology and innovation. >> snooki is going to invent an app that will be great. >> silicon beach, seven blocks from our home. it's why we picked it. so this is the image of the day. i'm going to vote for it as the image of the day. there is a running gag at arnold state university. i didn't know this until you

they try to fluster the opponent at the foul line. it's called the curtain of distraction. the opponent goes up, gets ready and you distract. they upped the ante this time around. they added a special guest to the distraction or curtain of distraction. michael phelps. take a look. >> oh, wow! >> that's a distraction. >> it gets better. they up it even more. take the wide shot. let's see. >> wait for it. >> where is the other picture? >> where's the good part? >> that's not the good part. >> it's got to be coming. >> there it is. >> what are we waiting for? there! it was originally, he had the black pants on, and i kept thinking about chris farrelly and -- >> chip and dale. >> swaz yze swayze. >> it's the same look. >> currently, phelps is training for the 2016 olympics because he's going to coach later in life.

nevertheless, what was the record? there was a record -- hold on. you said it earlier, willie. >> the points? >> yeah. >> arizona state does this. even when he's not there. it's a 1.7 point difference in their games for free throw shooting. >> the distraction. >> it works. >> with phelps there, it's ten points. >> thaw won ey won the game, which is on my notes. 86-68. >> complete distraction. >> we talked about the hockey body check. we showed you wideman bumping into a linesman during a team's home loss, and into the referee, as you'll see in a couple seconds. here for the check. right? we were talking about this yesterday. like what did it look like? >> i'm glad i was right about this one. >> i said it was intentional. >> we try to give people the benefit of the doubt. >> when it's on tape -- >> it's more than a shove. that was a check.

him indefinitely, pending a hearing next week. wideman did say after the game that he said he was distracted. he had just been hit. i guess he was distracted with t t time. >> the league didn't believe it. >> when your arms go like this -- >> with a stick in it. >> trying to help him out. what about this part? >> with the helmet on. >> helped the guy up. >> anyway, i love this. facebook now, you have an iphone, this will be available for android users, but it is a cool thing called facebook live. you go to your status, you put live, and then you go live. it's like periscope. >> y streaming. >> we're going to check this out. >> you're on now? >> yeah. >> is this on our new page? hey! >> it's from the phone. >> exciting. >> you can walk over.

>> this is on our facebook page. >> well, it's on the phone right now, right? >> you can watch it on a desktop. >> speaking of which, let's find out right now how many folks we've got on our facebook page. 77,000. go to facebook.com/today's take. help us get the numbers up. let's get over 100,000 today. let's do 100,000. facebook.com. let's hit it again to see. boom. come on, folks. we can do it. we're going to check it at the end of weather. i want to see it over 80,000. >> tell people about the prizes. >> they didn't tell me that. we have 25 days -- now a few less -- how many more days? >> 22. >> 23 days. a prize a day. go to facebook.com/today's take.

fabulous. you have a chance to win those so it'll be fantastic. groundhog's day storm coming in. low pressure making its way toward us. what happens is, it causes rain in los angeles. icy, snowy mix across the southwest sunday. on monday, it stretches, snow from the rockies all the way south of iowa. heavy showers and thunderstorms. then on tuesday, groundhog's day, we have the risk of severe weather from indiana yap lis polis to -- they said to cut the live stream. oh, don't cut it. if you are in iowa, still on tuesday, willie, you aren't going anywhere. >> where is he going? >> i'm spending the week in iowa. >> fab you lois u >> time in iowa. let's check the numbers one more time, still live. so close! that's what's going on around

amy: the reign of the last two days is gone and sunshine returns for friday. we are going to >> facebook, fan x s, let's see what you did for us. boo-yah boo- i le it. over 80,000. we're breaking 100,000 before the show ends. >> amazing. >> mention the prizes. that will get people there. >> lots of stuff. >> go to the facebook page. >> not hand-me-down stuff, it's good stuff. >> good stuff. >> like the guests we have on this show. nothing but the best. like -- >> charlie puth. >> boom.

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khalifa, featured in "furious 7." he co-wrote that song. the video has more than a billion views on youtube a north american tour in march, but stopping by to hang out with us on album release day. good morning again, mr. puth. >> what's going on? >> i have cold hands. >> he pete beat boxed on our facebook page. >> go ahead. >> he's good. >> go ahead. >> michael jackson. >> oh, cool. totally cool. >> wow. >> where does that come from? you talked about sitting in your computers. you're like a one-man operation it feels like. >> i don't know.

weird noises when i was a youngin. i still am but -- >> how old were you? >> i was 8. in my own mind, i was doing all this stuff. running around on basketball courts, not playing the sport. teachers would be like, charlie, stop making noises. it was like music in my head. that's why i called my album "nine track mind." i've always had music in my head. >> you wrote tracks? >> yeah, and now vocal tracks. >> i don't want to delete this. >> no, no. keep that there. >> not only have you had this amazing year and all this success, but the other thing is, people want all these amazing people want to collaborate with you. >> amazing. >> that's the mark, when your peers want to work with you.

that i grew up listening to, like fergie and so many people, they're like, now you're going to go in the studio with them. i used to listen to -- i listened to one direction like on spotify, and now i'm writing for them. it's absolutely insane. >> meghan trainor. >> ' yeah. >> selena gomez. >> i don't look at them as famous people. they're in my work force. we go on tour, and we all do the same stuff. why not make music together? >> who do you want to add to the work force? >> bruno mars. >> you two would be great together. >> spectacular. >> that'd be cool. we're label mates. >> bruno, pilk up d gi him a call. >> i'd love that. people with powerful voices. ariana grande. >> that'd be hot. >> this has been a crazy year

craziest moment, craziest person who camep to you and said, i'm a huge fan, that blew your mind? >> i was at the american music awards in my trailer. i walked out and i heard a -- i'll do a bad british accent -- "hello there." it was horrible. sorry. it was harry styles. he was like, you produced "slow motion," didn't you, and i was like, number one, how do you know that? it was an r&b song. i was like, wow, yeah, i did. you like that song? he was like, good work. nice to meet you. i'm like, cool. >> maybe a one direction collaboration. >> that could be kind of cool. but they've broken up though. >> just lost one guy. >> down a man. >> fill it in. >> there you go. >> i think you'll have more people knocking on your door.

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way into the inner mountain region. we have showers in central california. sunday, sunday, big storm coming on shore will bring a lot of wet weather to southern california, into the southwest. icy mix through the southwest. eventually making its way to the midsection of the country. rain around the great lakes. sunny skies and warmer conditions. above normal temperatures for new england to the gulf coast and central plains.ai amy: the reign of the last two days is gone and sunshine returns for friday.

>> that's your latest weather. willie, i should mention if you go to facebook.com/today's take, go to the sweepstakes page. our prize for today, a $500 kmart gift card. >> great. >> go to facebook.com/today's take. >> like us. >> register to win. >> i'm going to like us right now for $500 at kmart, al. final installment in our series, chill out. today, we have gadgets to keep you warm. >> there's something for your dog. we have the host of a podcast, here with your favorites. let's start off with this awesome scarf. >> which is in the microwave. go ahead and pull it out. heated it up for a minute. >> it's great for relaxation, tension. >> feels good.

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>> three-in-one. inexpensive option. what's nice, it's a flashlight, hand warmer and a phone charger. turn the dial and there it is. under $21. >> fantastic. >> this is actually going to fit in your glove box. this is a nice option for anybody in their vehicle. this will charge your battery. takes a little time, but nice to have and conveniently located in your car. also, power to go from home depot. with your smartphone or tablet, as well. >> i'm not taking this off. you're not getting it back. >> rest of the great ideas are on today.com. let's send it off to al. something is cooking. >> nothing says comfort food like this meat and potatoes dish. shepherd's pie. show you how to make it from scratch. super easy and, oh, cheesy,

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all week on today food, we have been showing you casseroles and comfort food. today, i'll show you shepherd's pie. the great thing about it, it's very versatile because you can use a lot of different things in it. you'll be fine you can do ground turkey or chicken or beef, whatever you'd like. you have potatoes, sharp cheese. here's the grid. eggs. so you basically make your mashed potatoes. whatever you do to make your favorite potatoes, that's great. i'll take some cheese. the bill geist mashed potatoes is my go-to. >> four sticks of butter. >> yeah. >> pound of cream. >> quart of heavy cream. cream cheese, egg yolk, chives, salt and pepper. you're going to mash it all up. you make it and, boom, it'll be done. great. now you're going to brown up

going to be. you do that. frozen vegetables. whatever you've got, you'll put those in. all right? throw that in. can of -- >> this is easy, al. >> it is. can of crushed tomatoes and saute that. while this is cooking down, you're going to make your -- kind of a gravy. take a nice, dark beer, like a guinness, and throw it in. then you're going to take a cube of bouillon. put that in. in the meantime, take a little water and cornstarch and make a slurry, to thicken this up. all right? then you're going to mix, of course, the bouillon, which will be dissolved. put it all together. eventually, that'll cook down. you put it into a casserole, any casserole.

mashed potatoes. top. >> so good. >> so delicious. >> i could scoop it out like that. >> and add the cheese, right? >> cheese on top. everything is already cooked. >> right. >> you don't worry about too much. what you're going to do, i put a little smoked paprika on there. >> cool. >> i put it on everything. >> little spice. >> spread on more cheese. i told our kitchen folk i'd like a lot more cheese. >> kitchen folk. >> they're like the woodland creatures. our kitchen folk. you're going to take this, put it in the oven, brown it up. for the last minute, you're going to put it on the broiler, there you have it. >> this is the perfect winter food. >> it is. >> right? >> comfort food at best. >> cheese, potatoes, protein, all the food groups in there. >> this is like, you should be at home with this. we should pack it up and go home. >> there you go.

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title in college football. but what were definitely the highlights of the last couple months? we'll go spanning the world. >> let's do it. >> let's do it. >> unbelievable. >> al, pay attention and stop throwing popcorn. >> how about mike tyson? on your hoverboard, and down goes tyson. play ball, but who is this guy? i don't have a scorecard. i have to play against him. i'll check the name on his back. who are you? that's who you are. college football, who gets it? you can always count on the cop to make the pass. >> good grab. >> two warriors tying their shoes at the same time. get it to another guy, three on five. scores anyway. oops of the month. here's a pass from out of bounds. crowder of boston. doesn't count.

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