apple. inside. >> you should take this weather very, very seriously. >> how long will it last? dylan is tracking it all. southern discomfort. the republican candidates gearing up for another debate tonight. the field getting smaller as the stakes grow larger. will donald trump follow through on his suit to sue ted cruz? can marco rubio comeback? can john kasich keep the new hampshire momentum going? jumping into action. incredible rescue caught on camera. a car with a woman and her baby inside plunges in the water. and more bad blood? another kanye west/taylor swift feud this morning over racy music. she says she gave her blessing. her team says not true.

ready to shake it off. today, saturday, february 13th, 2016. because we got bad blood we used to be mad love from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." i'm erica hill. >> and i'm craig melvin. >> this is a record. not a person on the plaza. >> we have a bunch of hand warmers ready to hand out. >> and a bunch of airplanes. >> he needs to get somewhere quickly. >> we do have folks over here. we will see them in a bit. look at the temperatures around the country. minneapolis, 6 below zero right now.

that is not how it feels outside. it is understandably chilly here. dylan checked the temperature in new york. it's what? >> it's 21 with the windchill of 11. that is it. it will not warm up. it will get colder. >> we got our fire pit here. i'll hunt some rascaly rabbits here in a bit. >> this bitter air affecting 65 million people. sheinelle has more on that. >> it is the middle of winter and it is supposed to be cold, these temperatures are out of the ordinary. they are not just inconvenience, they are dangerous. officials are warning people to take every precaution to stay safe. >> reporter: it's a dangerous freezing, wind driven, record mashing, sub zero cold. tens of millions of americans

from the plains to new england and down to the southeast today. >> you should take this weather very, very seriously. >> reporter: the national weather service calls it life threatening. dangerous driving in tennessee and north carolina on friday. conditions worse in michigan. i-94 shutdown all afternoon friday after two crashes involving ten big trucks and 17 cars. four people were injured. sub freezing temperatures led to a pair of water main breaks in pennsylvania as the water shot up, it turned to ice. the windchill in upstate new york may fall to a mind numbing 50 below zero this weekend. >> i have half my wardrobe on right now. >> reporter: the thermometer is expected to dip below zero. and on a window in maine, a frosty heart just in time for valentine's weekend. snuggle up by the fire. >> valentine's day weekend. this cold weather should not

>> thank you. we will focus on that. thank you, sheinelle. >> dylan, what are we looking at this weekend? >> sheinelle said it will not last long. it is the polar vortex. we will see the coldest temperatures we have seen all season. temperatures today will not warm up in the northeast. in fact, we are most likely hitting our high temperature right now. you go to the midwest, minneapolis at 6 below. this afternoon, temperatures will sink into the single digits and teens. that is running 20 to 25 degrees below average. tomorrow morning is the coldest we'll feel. we are looking for boston to start off in the morning at 4 below. the record is 3 below. that was set back in 1954. we are looking at perhaps record-breaking temperatures sunday morning. as we go into sunday afternoon, temperatures will be in the teens. it is still about 20 to almost

this time of year. we will see temperatures warming up on monday. weekend. as we go into tuesday, we will see temperatures above average. it is just the weekend. it is valentine's day. we should snuggle up anyway. >> good reason to stay inside. dylan, thank you. turning to politics where fireworks are expected on the south carolina stage. that is the site of the next republican debate. with the attacks getting more heated on the campaign trail, anything can happen. we have coverage for you with nbc's hallie jackson covering the republicans. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning, the candidates are getting ready for the debate. the stage is the smallest with six people left in the race. south carolina has a reputation of being a rough and tumble state. don't expect tonight to be different with republicans already looking ready to rumble. >> reporter: in front of a rowdy crowd, donald trump taking aim

>> he has a vicious streak. >> reporter: online, a different target as trump warns ted cruz on twitter, if he doesn't quote clean up his act, stop cheating and doing negative ads, trump will sue him for not being a natural born citizen. >> there is more than a little irony than donald calling somebody nasty with the insults and vulgarities. >> reporter: cruz and trump battling for evangelicals in south carolina. and on the air waves, ad wars intensify. this one from trump on illegal immigration immigration. >> his killer, an illegal immigrant. >> reporter: and this from cruz hit not a republican rival, but hillary clinton. the ad spoofs the movie "office space" but a different kind of

why he yanked this off the air. >> vote for a pretty face next time. >> it happened with one of the actresses who was there had a more colorful film history than we were aware. >> reporter: the actress the star of adult movies who says she has no hard feelings. >> i have no ill will against ted cruz. he has a job to do. i'm a middle class working girl. >> reporter: the job tonight for marco rubio, prove he can bounce back from new hampshire. rubio says he is ready. >> we have to have perspective here. i had one answer i would have done differently. >> reporter: rubio campaign aide tells me he is eager for tonight and ready to take on attacks directly rather than pivot to president obama. watch for jeb bush to try to

south carolina hoping it's the comeback state for bush. look for john kasich keeping up momentum after the second place finish in new hampshire. his tactic is different, guys. he is looking to stay positive and stay above the fray. >> we'll see if that works. hallie jackson, thank you. >> elise jordan is a political adviser. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> there are six candidates left. what advice would you give the candidates? >> given this is the ninth debate, we know the patterns with each and how they project themselves. people haven't done well trying to attack. you look at what chris christie did with marco rubio. it was a very effective attack and really harmed rubio, but christie is out. he was a suicide bomber on stage and took rubio out.

candidates have to navigate between being too nasty and showing a positive vision and keeping in the race. >> you mentioned marco rubio. there will be an extra focus on him tonight. >> yes. he really needs to have a really strong performance. he needs to show he can go off script and not a robot candidate. there is a focus on that emphasizing that part of his political background. he needs to show he can be more off the cuff and intelligent. >> donald trump in south carolina at last check, he was up around 16 points, i believe. primary voters in that state are not just evangelical. nearly 70% of the voters are evangelical. donald trump did well with evangelical voters in iowa. how is a guy like donald trump doing well with the so-called god voters. >> it is interesting he is navigating that balance so well so far. i think part of what cruz knows

did the new york values attack, that was not sailing in the wind. he knew that was effective. what i'm looking for tonight is trump's use of the foul language. this is the bible belt and polite culture. that language in front of children is not going to go well. >> a lot to watch. elise jordan, thank you. turning to the democrats where president obama is a major talking behind for hillary clinton and bernie sanders after thursday's debate. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more on that. >> reporter: good morning. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will spend part of the day in nevada hoping to get out the vote for the nevada caucuses next weekend. both spent the night and they

party to raise money for the humphrey/mondale dinner. it was a record turnout. bernie sanders spoke first. his campaign sees minnesota with a history of electing more liberal candidates as a place where he could challenge clinton. but both spoke differently when they referred to president obama. >> we have got to be honest and to acknowledge we still have a very, very long way to go to create the nation that i know all of us believe we can create. >> better off because of his presidency. so i, yes, will build on the progress he's made because i am a progressive who actually likes to make progress. >> reporter: more and more hillary clinton trying to wrap herself in the legacy of

and nevada is that next big showdown and clinton has changed her schedule to spend more time there. so on monday, she will be in nevada and former president bill clinton will take over for her at three fund-raisers already scheduled for florida. back to you. >> kelly, thank you. pope francis is spending his first full day in mexico today arriving last evening to fanfare. today, the pope travels to areas plagued by drug cartel violence. later, a special mass. nbc's anne thompson is in mexico city. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. this city is buzzing from the rousing welcome given to pope francis last night. he arrived in darkness, but greeted with light as thousands held up the portable light sticks and chanted his name. children rushed the pontiff on the tarmac reaching out to

while dancers in traditional dress performed for the pontiff. there was a mariachi band as well. one offered his sombrero and he put it on for a moment. earlier in the day on the flight from rome, this sombrero was offered to him. on the flight, he said he was excited to come to mexico. i had a chance to ask him about whether he is concerned about the zika virus that is so prevalent here in latin america. the pope told me no. earlier, he stopped over in havana for what turned out to be an historic meeting with the patriarch of the russian orthodox church. the first time the two leaders of those churches met. pope francis described it as a conversation between two brothers. these institutions had been separated for centuries. today is official business for the pope.

and give a speech to the diplomatic corps. then we are expecting the highlight of the visit when he holds mass at the patron saint of guadalajara. craig. thank you. >> an announced cease-fire will really take hold in the country torn apart by civil war. nbc's keir simmons is in today damascus this morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. a peace deal is set to come into place. a cessation of hostilities next week. already it is coming apart. secretary kerry criticizing the russians for the bombardment around aleppo. president assad of syria saying he intends to keep fighting

this morning, syrian forces backed by the russians and iranians are continuing to advance around aleppo taking new villages. the rebels, telling news organizations saying they don't plan to end the bloodshed. isis and al qaeda al nusra still trying to hold the country. people in damascus say why should we stop fighting when they don't plan to stop. all of the distrust. the u.n. trying to get aid into the communities where people are starving to death. secretary kerry when he was ambitious. he is turning out to be very, very right about that. erica. >> keir, thank you. authorities still trying to figure out what led a

his way through an ohio restaurant on thursday night. mohammed berry became known to the fbi four years ago for his radical islamic views. at this point, it is not clear if those views prompted thursday's attack. police say the tragic death of two teens in an arizona high school were actually a murder/suicide. the shooting of two 15-year-old girls sparked a school lockdown after gunfire reported near the cafeteria where the bodies were discovered. eight shots with one bullet. a suicide note has been found. detectives say the teens appear to have been in a relationship. bone-chilling cold here. dylan is back with a check of the forecast. >> 90 million people under a windchill advisory or warning this morning. this is the arctic front that is dropping temperatures.

it is triggering the lake-effect snow. we could see 1 foot of snow off lake erie. temperatures dropping today. highs in the teens and 20s. that is the w and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >> we have more on the rescue we showed you at the top of the show. a woman and her baby in the car when the car is out of control and plunging into the canal below. nbc's kelly cobiella is in london with the video for us.

>> reporter: good morning, erica. such a scary moment. this woman trying to park her car with a toddler strapped in the backseat when the car carcar rolls over the edge into the water with both trapped inside. with the cell phone camera rolling, witnesses called amsterdam's 911. four brave people did not wait. car. inside, a mother and toddler running out of time. you can see one man struggling with the car door. it opens, but the car shifts. more water floods in. air pockets disappear. then the splashes. another man trying to shatter the window with the stone, but it's not working. the car is going under fast. ruben abraham saw it from his office. he says he ran to his tool box and grabbed a hammer.

at first, even that didn't work, he said. it was very scary. finally they break through the back window. pulling the child free and then the mother. just as the rear bumper sinks below the water line. police told us we were in the water for two minutes, he says. it felt more like ten. in just a matter of minutes, four bystanders becoming local heroes. and those men told local media that they just did what anyone else would have done in that situation. really instinct kicked in. mother and child were taken to the hospital and said to be in good condition. gosh, erica and craig, incredible what force it took to break those windows. scary. thankfully a good ending. coast. the maverick surf competition

surfing down a five--story some are risking their lives for a shot at glory. we spoke with some of the daredevils about why they do it. >> reporter: half a mile offshore, 50-foot waves. mavericks is called the most treacherous surf competition in the world. >> anything can happen anytime. >> reporter: these are the all stars. 24 big wave surfers. more women are expected next year. >> we are making our voice heard we want an opportunity at mavericks around the world. >> reporter: and prove they are fearless. >> why do you do this? >> you just risk death. you get as close to it, but escape it. >> reporter: what makes mavericks different are the rocks and reeves under the water. they cause the waves to pick up massive speed, height and force. >> so powerful. >> reporter: made more intense

these mavericks surfers are still feeling effects of el nio which causes super charged waves in waters that are already deadly. >> how big are these waves? >> a four-story building coming right at you. >> massive wave. >> reporter: the waves are so big, spectators are banned from the shore. he says his job is just like yours. >> feeds me and my family. that's what i do. this is what i do. there's a lot of risk, but the reward is great and the other thing is, it's that or go get a person. that? that. i've never done it. the deal is i do what i was put on this earth to do. >> reporter: which is ride the tide. >> a life long -- >> it gives you chicken skin talking about it. >> reporter: awesome or as they

>> you say it is so intense they had to cancel it? >> at one point the waves were too big. to see what they postponed it for makes you wonder. still to come, we're going to get you caught up on the week's big stories, including the must-see valentine's day treat from fabio. and also if you just aren't in the mood for love this weekend, how you can celebrate

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president obama on this valentine's day weekend. coming up, what the president had to say to her and how it involves the situation room. outside our studios here at 1a, a very small crowd, although, before we came on at the top of the hour, no one was there. now we have a few folks who are layered up. layered up out there. we will head out. oh, a big bear out there. >> a big teddy bear. >> we will get out in a bit. this bone-chilling cold is making headlines today. the coldest air we have seen. in the northeast, we have actually hit our highs today. it is only expected to get colder throughout the day. for the first time since that deadly shooting in columbine high school 17 years ago, dylan klebold's mom is speaking out. sue says she thinks of the

you will hear from her in our next half hour. and it is a lifetime ban for mets reliever jenry mejia. the third time he failed the drug substantial rules. and we have sheinelle with the recap of the week's biggest headlines. >> from the war of words in politics to the zika virus. here are the stories that caught our attention. frontrunner donald trump won big in new hampshire. the republican race heating up ahead of the debate tonight in south carolina. >> we don't need a president that thinks it's a victory to go bankrupt. >> i don't need to start the fight. if someone starts one in the future, we have to bring out the differences. >> the cruz campaign doing damage control yanking the attack ad against marco rubio.

more than a pretty face. >> after reports that woman appeared in adult films. and bernie sanders trounced hillary clinton in the granite state. >> the people want real change. >> the former secretary of state facing a big challenge embracing president obama and turning on senator sanders at their thursday night debate. >> the criticism we heard from senator sanders about our president i expect from republicans, i do not expect from someone running for the democratic nomination. >> madame secretary, that is a low blow. >> my price tag is about $100 billion a year and again, paid for. >> secretary clinton, you're not in the white house yet. come out with your hands up. >> no, we're not. >> after negotiations, a peaceful surrender after a 41-day standoff on the wildlife refuge. >> armed occupation of the

not a peaceful protest. zika virus concerns are growing with the summer olympics six months away. >> if i had to decide today, i would not go. >> it's a race against time. wiping out zika carrying mosquitoes that pose a threat to pregnant women. researchers believe they can use knowledge of a similar virus to begin a zika vaccine trial as soon as the summer. passengers called it a cruise from hell after the royal caribbean ship sailed right into a powerful atlantic storm. miles an hour. it. >> the scariest day of my life. >> royal caribbean is promising future cruise. >> 50% off is not enough to get me back on a ship.

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all fluffy and whatnot. >> the guy who gets vaped so grilled. >> no, no. this is probably a good time to check the weather. >> okay. moving on. let's talk about california. that is where the hot temperatures are. spring-like warmth. rainy and below average out west that we are finally going to see temperatures above average. san francisco, 65. los angeles should get into the 80s today. normal high is about 13 degrees below that. we will stay above that. san francisco will stay in the mid-70s. san diego stays in low 80s. phoenix will most likely get close to 90 degrees on tuesday. if they hit 90, this is the earliest they hid 90 in the year. the early was february 24th. we have to see if that happens. conditions are ripe for temperatures to warm up with lots of sunshine.

the 2/3 of the country is all about the cold. arctic air settling in. windchills down around zero and below. in the northeast, we sink in the mid to upper and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >> still to come, forget valentine's day tomorrow. why you should grab your best girlfriend today. and also is the friendship

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i was actually his tour guide. ashamed. i remember it was a visitation day. day at northwestern. his dad was driving around and they were lost. he pulled me over and said we're turned around and they were looking for a dorm. i said oh, you're so cute. he's fine. you can leave him. then we started dating. >> and three kids later. so, yeah, who knew when he was 17 we would have three children. >> you met him when he was 17? >> is that legal? >> wow! >> i was 18. >> you met your husband at work, too? >> i would say wait a minute. >> we met our husbands at work. david was the stage manager at the station we worked. good old tech tv years ago. now we have been together 15 years. married for ten.

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good morning. life threatening cold. a bitter blast hitting 65 million people thanks to the polar vortex. the furious windchills. temperatures in some areas could feel as cold as 40 below.

people are being warned to stay inside inside. dylan dreyer is tracking it all. breaking her silence. the mother of one of the columbine shooters speaks out since her son, dylan klebold and his friend killed in 1999. more from the conversation and what she remembers most clearly from that horrific day. and what with one of her victims says about the attack. and a league of their own. four women ready to launch into space with a possible mission one day to mars. they're all part of the elite group of astronauts. we'll talk to them today, saturday, february 13th, 2016. really really really like you and want you to want me to i really, really, really

you want me to >> and a good saturday morning to you. welcome back to "today." you said it is 21 degrees? >> 21 degrees, but now the windchill is 7. >> it got windier. >> it does feel colder. that has not stopped these fine folks from joining us on the plaza. >> i think we have a fire, but they can't feel the fire. we have hand warmers. >> we never give away anything on the plaza. you know it is cold. hand warmers for all of you. there you go. don't put these on e-bay, young lady. easy. hand warmers. >> thank you for coming. thank you. thank you. we have more. >> i should have grabbed more. >> we will keep passing those down the line. we have more to get to. we want to check in with sheinelle who has more on the top story.

>> thank you, erica. officials from the nation's mid section to the northeast are warning of the light threatening cold. high winds are expected to drop windchills to below zero. mayors are urging residents to take precautions. we will have more when dylan dreyer looks at the weather. the remaining republican presidential hopefuls face-off in south carolina tonight. nbc's hallie jackson has a preview from greenville, south >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. the candidates are getting ready for the debate. the stage is the smallest it has been for one of these with just six people left in the race. at the center of the stage, donald trump and ted cruz. both of them looking ready to rumble. trump calling cruz a liar now threatening to sue him for being born in canada. cruz dismissing that is what he calls a torrent insults coming from trump's mouth. marco rubio is looking to bounce

debate performance in new hampshire last week. a campaign aide says he is eager for tonight and ready to pivot to attacks if he is facing incoming fire from republican rivals. watch for jeb bush to try to land some punches. he is looking for a comeback. and john kasich is looking for momentum after his second place new hampshire finish. he is hoping to stay positive and stay above the fray. back to you. >> thank you, hallie. exciting. the pope is in mexico city this morning. he is greeted by wildly cheering crowds. pope francis travelled from the airport in the open air popemobile. he will visit areas plagued by drug violence and hold services in the five-day trip. it follows the stop in cuba where he immediate with the russian orthodox patriarch. here at home, a major investigation is opened into an

the government is beginning a probe of potential health risks from a type of turf known as crumb rubber. made of ground tires and on sports fields across the country. athletes and coaches are reporting illnesses including cancer. manufacturers claim the product is safe, but the government now says more study is needed. and in idaho, a scary ski run for a father and son. winstone was skiing with his son, ethan and ethan disappeared. >> head's up. it's okay. it's okay. here we go. here we go. i got you. >> turns out ethan fallen into a tree well which can form when heavy snow piles up around the trunk of the tree. authorities say it is important to watch your child ski ahead of you and be alert. and finally, exhibit of

see them. twisted wrecks are part of the national corvette museum in kentucky. you may remember security cameras caught a sinkhole under the museum swallowing eight of the cars. two were restored after they were pulled out. they took the rest of the cars crushed in the disaster and turned them into a display. >> great idea. >> i guess if life gives you lemons. >> my heart is beating after that ski accident. dylan dreyer is back now with another check of the forecast. >> and we are watching the next storm system, maybe, that could make its way. despite how cold it is, it is going to turn into a warmer storm as we go into monday and tuesday. in the meantime, we have the huge area across canada that will drag down and bring that cold air into the northeast. we are already feeling it back through minneapolis where temperatures are well below

a piece of the polar vortex that sits up north. then the bursts of cold air starts to settle in. it feels like 5 below in minneapolis. that is the air temperature. the wind kicking in across the northeast makes it feel we are in the single digits. high temperatures today will be dropping across the northeast. 18 this afternoon in new york city. detroit at 18. milwaukee at 10. that is 21 degrees below average. tomorrow morning is really when we bottom out across the northeast. burlington, vermont, it will feel like 27 below tomorrow morning. in west virginia, 3 degrees above zero. highs sunday in the teens and low 20s. syracuse only hitting the high of 5 degrees. finally into monday, we get back into the 30s and 40s. temperatures above freezing. we continue to warm up which sets the stage monday and

event for the and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. now to a very raw, emotional interview as the mother of one of the columbine shooters speaks out for the first time about her son, his rage and that terrible day 17 years ago. nbc's steve paterson has more. >> all these kids. and the teacher. >> reporter: for the first time,

infamous killers in history sat down for an interview. >> i'm sorry for what my son did. >> reporter: sue klebold speaking out on abc talking about one of the teens responsible for the massacre at columbine high school. >> it is hard to live with the fact that someone you loved and raised as brutally killed people. >> bunch coming outs. >> reporter: on april 20th, 1999, klebold's son dylan and his friend eric harris killed 13 people at the school and wounding more before both committing suicide. sue realized it was her son and the sinking feeling. >> i remember if this is true and dylan is really hurting people, he has to be stopped and at that moment, i prayed that he would die. >> reporter: klebold said she spent much of the last 17 years agonizing over how she missed the warning signs from her troubled son. >> i thought i was a good mom

anything. part of the shock of this was that learning that what i believed and how i lived and how i parented was an invention in my mind. >> reporter: many of the survivors have grown up with grief. shooting victim anne marie was paralyzed from the waist down. despite everything, she forgives. >> it is one thing to lose a son or daughter, but it is another thing to have your last name forever linked with a tragedy. i don't have any ill will toward her. i forgive her. >> reporter: klebold wants to raise awareness about mental illness. >> i don't know what else i can do. i felt i had to do everything i could do. >> reporter: one parent speaking out hoping to prevent another tragedy. steve paterson, nbc news, los angeles. erica. >> craig, thanks. for the first time in history, nasa's latest class of astronauts split.

four women and four men. all chosen for an upcoming mission to mars. we recently caught up with them at johnson space center. the astronauts of 2016 have come a long way. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> 25 seconds. >> reporter: and not just because they're sights are now set far beyond the moon, they also look different. >> you are a class of astronauts is the first one to be equally split on gender lines. is that something you noticed? >> it is something we don't notice day-to-day which is great. the traits we bring to the table which is what is important. >> reporter: in 2013, eight astronaut candidates were selected. including these four women from

>> the first grade teacher asked us to draw a picture of what we wanted to be when we grew up. i drew a picture of an astronaut on the moon with a flag. >> you have been thinking about it. >> reporter: the astronaut candidates go through an intense physically demanding two-year training program. >> you remember the first time you put one of these suits on what that moment was like? >> you look in the mirror and think i'm an astronaut. >> reporter: learning to fly. >> space dancing. >> reporter: to work in space suits. >> houston, we are ready to initiate the dragon capture. >> reporter: and to work the robotic arm of the international space station. >> if the toilet breaks, we cannot call a plumber. >> reporter: jessica meir, a biologist with a ph.d. in marine

seals and penguins and himalayan geese. christina hammock koch holds a masters degree in electrical engineering. >> i'm a caretaker of the group. >> reporter: west point grad anne mcclain, earned her masters in aerospace engineering and animal relations. >> animals. that comes from my rugby days. >> reporter: and major nicole mann holds a masters in mechanical engineering and mom to 3-year-old boy. >> my call sign is duke. >> reporter: their future missions will take these astronauts away from their families for months or years at a time. >> i think for a mom or dad, it is really hard to think about it. you understand it is an important mission and part of something bigger than yourself or family. >> if you think about the first

and seeing earth from another planet planetary body for the first time. it will give us perspective about our place in the solar system and universe is incredibly important. >> we are all impressed with the women. they were gracious and down to earth. they don't know when they will go to space. they are waiting for their missions. there is a good chance one of them could go to mars. there is a chance that you have the right stuff. there is still time to apply. recruiting and accepting applications for the new class of astronauts. you log on to usajobs.gov. search for astronaut candidate. you still have a few days. good luck. >> if you get accepted, will you let us know? >> a couple have been through this before. jessica in 2009, she said she made it to the second or third round.

made it to a couple rounds. >> what makes a good astronaut? >> she said interestingly, they get this question all the time. it is a bit of everything. you do need to be open to new things and you have to be able to learn really well. also, everybody has to speak russian. they spend hours with private russian tutors. >> that's right. they have to interact with the cosmonauts. >> i did apply to nasa school at one point. i didn't get accepted. >> clearly. >> and you're brilliant. seriously. >> i can do a little math. that doesn't make me astronaut quality. >> you got your chance. >> you call dylan brilliant and they are like, wrap. up next, is now the time to buy some of those big ticket items on sale this presidents' day weekend or should you wait?

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back now on a saturday morning. have you noticed a lot of commercials this week telling you about a super sale of some sort in honor of presidents' day weekend? should you wait to buy it or get it now? we have jeanette with us. >> happy to be here. >> we see the commercials. let's start with furniture. >> when it comes to furniture, you want to know this is the time to buy. >> buy now. >> buy now. go to town on that. the new designs came in for 2016. they are getting rid of old designs. >> from furniture now, the question is do we buy now or wait later for? >> for jewely. >> jewelry. you think? >> i would say wait later. >> brilliant.

i will tell you, wait until the holidays. that's the time to buy those diamonds. >> all right. the game continues here. buy now or wait later. now we are in home appliances. i would say buy now. >> brilliant. >> i have a 50/50 shot. >> home appliances, expect to see at least 35% off. do package deal was more than one appliance. go for energy star because you can get rebates possibly depending on where you live. love that. >> buy now or wait for later. this is a fun game. >> because you're winning. >> that's true. digital cameras, smartphones. i would say wait. >> you almost had it. >> why do we have to wait? >> good deals now because it is last month. they are getting rid of 2015 designs. you get great deals. look online, too. >> okay. buy now for digital cameras and smartphone

cars. i always heard you wait until the end of the model year to buy a car. >> good looks and brilliance. >> wait for later? >> yes. absolutely wait. september, october, you will get great deals. if you cannot wait, buy toward wait. >> why? >> because they have to make their sales quotas. if it is busy on the lot, they won't negotiate. >> buy now or wait with mattresses. i feel i see more mattresses commercials more than anything. buy now? >> no. here's the thing. i'll spin it in your direction. you could get good deals this weekend. historically, it is memorial day weekend that you get go prices.

>> you can haggle over your mattress? >> i just bought one because i had to. otherwise i would wait. >> we always learn something. thank you for being with us. still ahead, the boys are back in town.

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we are back on a saturday morning. february 13th, 2016. seems like a nice day to sit by the fire. >> an awful day to sit outside. >> don't worry.

dylan, good call on the blankets. dylan, do you remember when we went to the ice hotel? >> these are the blankets there. >> it is a little chilly here in new york and across the country. tens of millions of people are going to be affected by this. in all seriousness, a rough cold day. we have fun stuff coming up. derek zoolander is back. coming up. our conversation with ben stiller and owen wilson about "zoolander 2." and the perfect question for people this valentine's day weekend. how do you really know if you are really in love? how do you know, erica hill? >> you know how i knew? my mom said when you know, you know. cheryl, you were right. >> we will answer that question. also ahead, if you are looking to make a yummy valentine's day breakfast for