>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome to winesday wednesday. we're so happy you're here. it's february 24th. that is bad man by pit bull featuring robin thicke. >> you can't beat that. >> oh, yeah you can. >> wayne brady was singing. >> wayne brady is our triple threat. he's a guy who does everything.

completely fearless. >> he's doing something extremely daring for one night only right here in manhattan. >> nothing else to do but kinky boots and all the other shows he's on. >> we're going to get to you. plus, whether you are a fan of -- from the "scream 4" thriller or "younger" there's a good looking and talented guy named nico tortorella. you know how we know he's good looking? we have a calendar. we were just paging through the months. >> because we had time. >> there was just extra time. and this is just an advertisement for his -- which is your favorite? >> uh -- >> well, it is not this one. it's not october. that scares me. >> let's go to our birth month. >> this is august. this is ours. sweet. >> and jill is here to keep you warm with her fun fashion finds. that's going to be a little drinky for all of us. >> you know what that is.

ready for your words of wisdom. >> close your eyes and zen out. wayne for you, too. i refuse to walk carefully through life only, too rive safely at death. paulo coelho. "i refuse to walk carefully through life only to arrive safely at date death." you know people are so afraid to live. and then it's over. >> you really say, is that all there is? is that all their is >> what did you think, wayne? >> i walk here, and now i feel alive. >> we're going to play our little wine wednesday. we're going to -- we have this thing called a wine bot. one is team klg. one is hoda. twitter.

we find out who has more love for the questions. here's the debate topic. >> this is our third time doing it and one of us has won twice so far, but don't vote out of compassion. it's got to really be what you think. okay? >> "the wall street journal" -- i can't win on this wine bot thing. "the wall street journal" had an article. they were trying to figure out what's the right temperature to fall asleep and to stay asleep. "the wall street journal" agrees with kathie lee who says that the right temperature is between 60 and 65. why do you think 60 and 65? >> because that's the most comfortable for me. i like to sleep without anything on and i like to be very cozy and -- >> you see what she just did? she got her wine bot going again. i like to sleep naked. kathie lee, kathie lee, kathie lee. >> no, i don't like to be hot. especially when you've been through menopause.

one or time again in your life. >> you say 60 to 65. >> is the most comfortable. >> i say i like 65 and warmer. >> hoda, you told us 70 to 72 in the -- >> no, what i said -- >> what i said. let me finish my statement. how can you finish anything here with all kinds of people rooting against you. okay. my ideal temp is 70. i'll tell you why. i like to sleep with pajamas on. and i don't like to be freeze, and i don't like to be burning up. 70 is right in the middle. it's a nice temp to sleep fop 70 is comfortable for those -- >> that's wasn't the question. "the wall street journal" said -- >> for you. i said 70 is right for me. >> what was the other temperature they gave us. >> they didn't give us. >> what did hoda say in the

>> 70 and up. >> she said 70 to 80. >> i didn't say and up. >> what do you like to sleep? do you wear clothes, wayne? >> no. i like to be comfortable, but i'll go with the 60 to 65. >> most men like 60 to 65. >> you know, we're always compromising for our husbands and spouses. they are just like put more sweaters on. it's just more comfortable for me. we always do what they want. i like to do what i want every now and then. please vote for me. don't you do it for your boyfriend or husband? >> so sad. >> for all of you who are upset because -- wait. i'm going to make my case. >> last chance. >> for all of you who are upset because your husband always decides what the temp is and you have to put on a hot and gloves and scarf and mittens and get

good, tweet at team hoda. >> look. yes, see it's working now. now it's working. now it's working. thank you. >> for standing up -- >> it's a mercy bot. >> stand up for yourself. >> it looked a little -- >> that's all i've got, wayne.

we have a tornado warning for 5 more minutes but i wouldn't be surprised if it's extended. it's about to move over i-75 as well. if you know of anybody traveling i-75, whether they're going southbound or north pound from fort myers tell them to pull off the road somewhere safe, wait for this storm to pass. the storm will be through here shortly. any high profile vehicle or any vehicle for that matter is not a safe place to be on i-75 or 41 as the storm continues to track northeast. here's the latest from the velocity. we've shown this. these are winds rotating

picture. this help us determine where the tornado would be located east of englewood in a rural location in southern sarasota county. that's right around -- >> river road. >> right around river road . that's tracking to the northeast and will very shortly pass into a little bit of charlotte county and then it will move into parts of perhaps eastern sarasota county and hopefully stay south of north port. we have a large population in the north port area. north port you want to keep an eye on this storm as well. yeah, leigh, your input here for a second. >> we just got the latest scan. you can see how quick ly this is moving. since bryan stepped off it's passed through englewood. once you're all in one color there, like englewood, that means moves are moving in one direction. they could be strong but they're not rotating.

it's when we spread further east that's where we're still seeing the red and green colors, winds going in one direction around winchester boulevard and in the opposite direction. that's where we're looking at the possibility of seeing this storm system that has held together. i mean, bryan and i watched this for several hours in the gulf of mexico hoping it would weaken before it came on shore. unfortunately we knew that was the pattern it's not a water spout, it's a tornado. that's what we've seen pass over the barrier islands, off of sarasota county and right into the southeastern -- or very southern portion of sarasota. again, as bryan was mentioning, this could track into charlotte county heading towards u.s. 41 in charlotte and may even then go back into sarasota county if it holds together. again, it has a

here's our latest scan, keeping you updated on where this storm is. it's relatively rural right now. the only one that our system is picking up right now is winchester boulevard and it will be already passed winchester. i don't want to leave anybody out. this is where this is heading, into charlotte county south of 41. for another 2 minutes or so we have officially have a tornado warning for this area that's now in polk county and near the baird community in southern polk county. still west of 37. not as much as rotation. again, we'll check in back with the weather service in about a minute and a half to see if they have let that one expire. widen viewpoint, again -- let me just take this off. sorry about that. there we go. so here's what we have going on right now, without any sort of distractions for you so

significant storms are. there are in the duet county, in the northeastern portion of sarasota county and polk county. we also still have this area in southern sarasota which is the most concerning at this point. again, just because of the history of this storm, this cell that bryan and i watched for several hours now. so, again, i don't want to get kind of lost down here in englewood and people up from tampa north wonder what we're talking about or where this is in location to them. if you are north of i-4 you are basically safe. now, we've just been issued a severe thunderstorm warning for charlotte, desoto and sarasota. as we thought the tornado warning has been allowed to expire. we thought we were seeing less and less rotation here. this area here no longer

still could be some strong winds. now, we also have -- >> could we go back to the radar picture real quick? i was looking at some twitter feed a second ago to try to see if we're getting any pictures or reports of tornado. as leigh mentioned, that tornado warning has expired. folks around tampa are concerned. they said it's like a monsoon with heavy rain i just want to let you know at this point it's not severe but it's a storm producing very heavy rain as it moves over south tampa, expect heavy rain. not a good idea to be out driving on i-75. not a severe storm at the the only severe storm we have right now according to the weather service is this