good morning. breaking overnight the white house expected to announce today that president obama will head to cuba next month, the first american president to go there in nearly 90 years. a historic trip being met with praise and criticism. game change? ted cruz just ahead of donald trump in our new national poll. >> the sounds you're hearing is the sound of screams coming from washington, d.c. >> this morning why trump says he is not buying those results. slippery slope? the tech world lining up behind apple as a government tries to get the company to hack into the iphone of this san bernardino shooter. the epic battle over principle, privacy and protecting america. and speaking out. why the sister of nicole brown simpson is furious about the new o.j. simpson mini series and one star in particular. today is thursday, february 18,

>> from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today." i'm savannah guthrie. we have willie in for matt this week. a lot of people are talking about the new poll. and if it holds up it is a real shift in the race. >> a lot of eyebrows raised. >> 28% for ted cruz moving into first place over donald trump. this is a different story than what is told by many other national polls where trump had a big lead. >> we have a new poll for south carolina to talk about. our top story, president obama plans to travel to cuba next month. ron allen is on white house duty this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: the white house is expected to announce the president's trip to cuba

it has been just over a year since mr. obama said he would begin normalizing relations. many critics are saying it is much too soon to reward the castro regime. a senior administration official telling nbc news that president obama will visit cuba in march marking the first time in 88 years a sitting president will visit cuba. >> these 50 years have shown isolation has not worked. it is time for a new approach. >> reporter: warming relations began after face-to-face meetings. the pair announcing in late 2014 that they would begin normalizing ties. >> over time it is possible for us to turn the page and develop a new relationship between our countries. >> reporter: last august the

john kerry travelled to the island and this week signed a deal to resume air traffic. still there are hurdles. tourists cannot visit the island and trade cannot resume until an embargo is lifted. ted cruz and marco rubio were quick to pounce on the announcement. rubio saying he would not go if he were president. >> the problem is they are not just communist dictatorship but anti-american. >> i am saddened to hear i wasn't surprised. >> reporter: mr. obama said he wouldn't go to cuba unless there was progress on human rights. unclear whether that will happen but the number of dissidents arrested in jail by the cuban regime is increasing. >> thank you. you heard some republican

our new poll shows ted cruz leading nationally. we have the complete coverage of that race beginning with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. >> reporter: donald trump is holding on to a commanding lead here in north carolina. nationally the race reached a new turning point. the wall street journal poll shows ted cruz leading donald trump. here in south carolina ted cruz is favoring. >> the sounds you are hearing is the sound of screams coming from washington, d.c. >> reporter: with the gop lineup shrinking after the new hampshire primary the wall street journal poll shows dramatic shift from last month. trump dropping seven.

street journal doesn't like me. >> and yet he tells fibs, lies. >> reporter: the trump/cruz feud escalating. >> i am pro choice. we cannot trust donald trump with these serious decisions. >> reporter: trump's lawyers call it defamatory insisting he opposes abortion. >> i have had great success in business, great success with lawsuits, great success in things we do. i don't know if we will have a lawsuit but we want to keep somebody honest. >> reporter: trump still dominates with cruz behind. marco rubio is picking up speed and another critical endorsement from governor nikki haley. >> we say that every day is a

great day in south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, if we elect marco rubio every day will be a great day in america. >> reporter: not a great day for jeb bush who 24 hours earlier told nbc news haley's endorsement would be the most powerful in the state. >> it's all been decided apparently. the pundits have made it all decided. we don't have to vote it is all finished. i should stop campaigning maybe. it's all done. that's not how democracy works. >> reporter: here is something you don't see every day. jeb bush chest bumping his brother back stage after w.'s endorsement part of a new campaign video. jeb heard saying thanks, i love you. >> i don't think the president was ready for that chest bump. hillary clinton and bernie

court minority voters ahead of saturday's nevada caucus. tonight they face-off in las vegas at a town hall event. andrea mitchell is already in position. good morning. >> reporter: with reports that clinton's top donors have complained about a grass roots effort hillary clinton and bernie sanders facing off in nevada, a state she needs to win after losing to sanders in new hampshire. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be appealing to nevada voters during a democratic town hall on msnbc. with just two days before the caucuses clinton's lead has disappeared. a new poll has her just one point over sanders. nationally things could be getting worse. once holding a commanding lead among women clinton's favorability is shrinking just

double digit lead a couple weeks ago. both candidates are reaching out to african-american and latino voters. clinton on the south side of chicago focussing on racial barriers and the problem of police violence against minorities. she also accused sanders of wavering support for president obama in 2012. >> even tried to have someone run against him. >> reporter: sanders looking ahead to south carolina. >> we have a real good shot in nevada and i believe we are going to do a lot, lot better in south carolina. >> reporter: hoping to pull off an upset and show he can win in states with more minorities than predominantly white new hampshire. >> i think on election day people will be surprised about how well we do. >> reporter: with the race heading to the south and west clinton is releasing a new ad

voters taking on the issue of deportation. and just a few hours ago clinton stopped along the strip to greet workers on the overnight shift at her hotel. whoever wins saturday in nevada will have a lot of momentum going forward in south carolina and beyond to super tuesday, what is clearly a prolonged primary battle. >> andrea mitchell in las vegas. let's turn to mark halpern. let's talk polls. here is what we see, 36% donald trump far and away the leader and this tight race for second or third. is south carolina poised to be the state that winnowathize

>> donald trump is way ahead in our poll and other poll. the real match between marco rubio and jeb bush. the former protege. the two of them before i thought maybe both make it out. whoever is ahead here in south carolina on saturday is probably going to get to go on into the finals. whoever is behind can get out quite quickly. >> we have the new nbc wall street journal poll showing donald trump not leading two points behind ted cruz with marco rubio at 17. we talk about difference that showed trump with a lead from 15 to 20 points. what do you read into the number in terms of ted cruz at least? >> reporter: the nbc wall street journal poll is a good poll normally but it can be off. it doesn't reflect the fact that trump does have the lead. ted cruz being hit by donald

he has consolidated a lot of support in the conservative wing of the party. i think no doubt ted cruz while still behind trump probably. >> let's talk about the democrats saturday a caucus in nevada. we have seen polling suggesting it is a dead heat there. how do you think hillary clinton has changed her message in the wake of what happened in new hampshire? >> she has honed in on the message that andrea talked about that bernie sanders is not practical. he didn't support president obama and people shouldn't vote for him because his idea can't be made into law and reality. that is a very practical message. does it appeal to people's hopes and dreams? that is still an open question. andrea is quite right that saturday's caucuses are very important for momentum into

see a very long protracted clintb sanersclint clinton clinton/sanders battle. >> thank you. now to a desperate hunt for dangerous radioactive material missing in iraq. officials fearing it could be used as a weapon by terrorists. >> reporter: iraqi security forces have been searching day and night for months for this case the size of a laptop holding potentially deadly radioactive material. exposure can cause death in a matter of hours. the iraqis are worried it could fall into the wrong hands. it's a nightmare scenario, making a so-called dirty bomb.

confirms a highly dangerous radioactive material was stolen from a storage facility linked to weatherford oil company in november. weatherford oil said we do not own, operate or control sources or the bunker and that a different company held the material. nbc has not been able to reach them for comment. >> we have not seen indication of material been acquired by any terrorist groups in the region. obviously, we continue to take these reports very seriously. >> reporter: the state department said there was no evidence that isis pulled off the theft. at this point the iraqis don't know who did.

looked like an inside job. >> apple is getting support in its industry in a fight against a court order to hack into a phone used by a san bernardino shooter, a request that apple opposes and is fighting. miguel almaguer has the latest. >> an iphone like this one that locks after a set period of time and requires a four digit code to open it. this is what the fbi can't get past. apple says if it helps investigators do that it could create a dangerous precedent for everyone who owns one of these. two months after the terror attack that left 14 dead in bernankeburnsan bernardino the iphone is setting off a debate over privacy and security.

you can see apple's point of view. >> reporter: with fbi investigators unable to unlock the federal judge ordered apple to create new software to unlock the iphone so it can be scoured for evidence. >> justice has to be served. people's lives were lost y. feel that is the moral thing to do. >> reporter: apple says they have been assisting the fbi with plans to fight the judge's order. in an open letter tim cook says creating a back door to by pass encryption is something he says they donot have and something we consider too dangerous to create. privacy advocates say building the master key to by pass security will be exploited and puts your privacy at risk. google ceo also weighed in on the issue wednesday tweeting we

database on valid legal orders but that is different from enabling hacking to devices and data. the fbi believes they will lose the phone data permanently after ten failed attempts to open it. for family members of the victims there is no debate. >> when you are dealing with national security that should come first. people's lives matter. >> while the debate rages on and apple prepares for appeal in court legislators say law can be produced to prevent phone companies from protecting data in cases like this. >> we want to know what viewers think. should apple help fbi unlock the shooter's iphone? >> a big debate on that. a strange story out of los

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7:30. thursday morning, february 18, 2016. that is the view from the top of the rock. ted cruz has inched ahead of donald trump nationally in our new nbc news wall street journal poll. cruz first choice of 28%. >> many candidates took part in town halls in south carolina last night ahead of saturday's primary. one topic of discussion, apple's fight against court order by fbi to help unlock the iphone. >> i think security first. >> anytime you are dealing with issues of security and civil liberties you have to balance

i think we can walk and chew gum at the same time, protect ourselves from terrorists. >> apple's argument is that the order sets dangerous precedent. another sign of the foreign relations between u.s. and cuba. president obama plans to travel there next month. this will be the first visit to the island by sitting president since 1928. fresh controversy tied to "the people versus o.j. simpson" as a member of the brown family speaks out about the show. >> the sister of nicole brown simpson is furious about the o.j. mini series and wishathize producers and cast would have reached out to her family before putting the show together and she is directing some comments at one star in particular. the people versus o.j. simpson is drawing huge ratings and

is a fan. tonya brown is upset with david schwimmer who plays robert kardashian. >> being a good person and a loyal friend is more important than being famous. it means nothing at all without a virtuous heart. >> reporter: schwimmer reportedly consulted with kris jenner saying i will say people should have included family members, not just friends. country. both fx and schwimmer had no comment.

>> i'm looking at it with anticipation. >> reporter: carl dougilous is one of simpson's attorneys and had lunch with the actor playing him. >> he told me with rare exception they were directed to not have any direct contact with the people who they were portraying until after the filming. >> reporter: according to new york magazine filming wound down after sarah polson reached out to marsha clark. saying she delivered feelings so beautifully with so much nuance you get the feeling of futillity in the courtroom. >> tonya brown tells us she is not watching any of it.

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you may not know the fda opened an investigation into castle and they found grated parmesan cheese included filler which could be derived from wood pulp. what is in our food despite what is on the label? america has long had a love affair with cheese. this case smells rotten. the fda spelled it out, your parmesan cheese products do not contain any parmesan cheese. market pantry 100% parmesan cheese included cheddar cheese and cellulose. >> they are looking to cheat somehow. they are trying to deceive us and trying to do things that we don't notice. to cut corners so they can make money. >> reporter: the fda does allow fillers like cellulose in cheese but can only make up 4% of total

he says hard cheese is on the list of foods with documented mislabelling issues. also on the list certain brands of extra version olive oil. some more expensive seafood like lobster or scallops and some orange juices. we reached out to the involved food industries. they say they are committed to complying with food standards and mislabelling is unacceptable. food contributor says he thinks people can find mislabelled products. >> most people aren't focussed on it so they go to a great italian restaurant and say

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the next political show downs are two days away in nevada. south carolina for the republicans for both parties the races are tight. peter alexander has more now from columbia, south carolina. >> reporter: good morning to you. here donald trump is still dominating but our new national poll numbers show what might be a changing race nationwide. a dramatic flip. our latest wall street journal poll shows ted cruz leading donald trump nationally by a hair. >> the sounds you are hearing is the sound of screams coming from washington, d.c. >> reporter: cruz challenges trump to sue him. >> even this takes the cake. >> reporter: the fight over the

past support of abortion rights. >> cannot trust donald trump making serious decisions. >> reporter: trump's lawyers arguing trump is now anti-abortion and backing down a bit. >> i don't know that we will have a lawsuit but we want to keep somebody honest. >> reporter: marco rubio with a big assist from nikki haley. >> if we elect marco rubio every day will be a great day in america. >> reporter: haley's endorsement a burn to jeb bush. >> she is a great person. >> reporter: for the democrats the battle is equally fierce. >> i will build on the progress that president obama has made. >> reporter: hillary clinton returning to her hometown of chicago appealing for african-american votes. >> we need to face the reality of systemic racism. if we are going to be able to

economy, our society and our political system. >> reporter: two days until nevada's caucuses bernie sanders is looking ahead to the next stop in south carolina, as well. >> if there is a large voter turnout i think we have a shot to win this. >> reporter: the democrats will square off later tonight in las vegas, nevada. moderated by our friends. natalie, back to you. >> thanks so much. 15 students are safe this morning in mobile, alabama after a frightening trip home from school. on wednesday their school bus burst into flames after students and driver smelled smoke. no one was hurt. one of the stars of mob

angela raiola died this morning after stage four cancer. she thought she was cancer free. she found out months later the disease spread to her brain and lungs. she was 55 years old. people in southeast australia are dealing with a huge mess. one town down under is buried under a massive amount of tumble weed. hot dry conditions sent tumble weed into yards. one complained she spent all day to clean it up to find her home buried again. >> i will never complain about a snow storm again. >> you are following this wild story in florida. >> such an incredible story. a teenager accused of pretending to be a doctor.

a new interview about his arrest. >> it's a living nightmare. >> reporter: the teenager accused of posing as a doctor does not feel he lied to the community splmpt dw i think everything was overplayed. >> reporter: he is out on bail after under cover sting tuesday. he is facing charges of grand theft larsagy, check forgery and practicing without a license. prosecutors say the practice was run out of this medical office building. the practice billed him a doctor and with a phd. the teenager says he wasn't trying to be a medical doctor. >> as far as md board exam i'm not trying to be one so no cht. >> reporter: but he insists he has listed valid credentials. >> i have gone to the steps to

some people may say those steps were not the traditional route y. have never been a traditional >> reporter: an investigation was launched in january after an elderly patient claims he stole checks from her later forging them for cash. the teenager would not comment on the accusation in detail. insists the business was never officially open and the people who came to see him were not technically patients. >> it is pretty much like a friend to friend conversation. there really is no treatment involved. >> reporter: he insists he was simply trying to help his community. >> the goal of the business was to operate as a normal business. it's just to include alternative medicine. >> reporter: his grand father spoke with nbc affiliate asking that same community for support. >> he has slipped and did something wrong y. just ask that

>> the teen accused of posing as a doctor last year, as well, wandering the halls of a nearby hospital. he was never charged back then with a crime. he says he has hired attorneys now but they are not ready to announce how they proceed with these charges against him. >> they are not really attorneys. [ laughter ] >> they didn't follow a traditional path. >> taking medical school. >> he had a history of doing this. hospital. and he was caught then. he was at this hospital for an entire month before they were like how old is this kid? so he had a history. the fact he was able to set up a whole office. >> allegedly. >> he did study by watching

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the "new york times" has a column focussed specifically on young women. why teenage girls roll their eyes. it makes the case that kids aren't always able to express themselves maturely. the paper suggests parents take a more understanding approach saying teenage eye rolling we can take the behavior personally or try to see from their perspective. >> eye roll standoff. >> i have a teenage daughter. i would rather see the eyes roll than try to see her articulate frustration. >> a lot of times teens don't feel they can communicate so they give you the roll. >> i had one and i have one right now. you want to go stop it, but you kind of let it go. >> being the recipient of an eye roll makes you crazy.

daughter i get this and then the walk away. >> i have boys so i get a lot of sarcasm. there is a hot new toy allowing kids to enjoy the thrill of the mail. remember snail mail. they call it turtle mail. you use a web app. parents send notes to the toy but the turtle mailbox prints out the messages. they hope it creates a fun alternative to screens kids have in front of them right now. >> i like that. >> you get it instantly. >> little love notes. >> they make those with voice on your phone and leave a message and it goes to the living room.

you get the lumber and you get to put it together. we know it can be a tough place for couples. comedians dressing up as a couple's therapist and walking around giving out advice whether people want to hear it or not. >> 4,000 people break up. and then that happens. >> it is like a relationship. >> that is new york comedian tyler fisher dispensing that couple's wisdom. >> now to adele opening up about the grammy performance.

since performance at grammy's plagued by audio issues. adele claims a microphone fell on to the piano. today she says she knew there was a problem immediately. >> i knew where the mic was and i froze. i felt like it went well i'm always a bit picky. it's emotion. i'm embarrassed. we still love you. don't worry. i cried pretty much all day yesterday. >> you cry to your own song. >> i would have cried if it went really well, as well. i always cry. >> so funny. >> i love her. >> next time she will just stop and start all over again.

oprah and how can you own a piece of her wardrobe? oprah is selling designer fashions on ebay with over 250 gently used items. dresses, shoes, jewelry, coats. bidding starts at 99 cents. are proceeds will benefit the oprah leadership academy. the items come from her studio in chicago which is closing after 25 years. kanye west. from the premiere of his new album and fashion line, reportedly melting down back stage at "snl" and getting burned by taylor swift. no one is sure what kanye meant in a swing of tweets. a wise man should be humble enough to admit when he is wrong

enemy has been my ego. there is only one throne and that's god's. >> looks like reflection. >> for now. >> he was talking about being the throne as claiming to be the king of rap. >> jennifer lopez joined jimmy fallon and in a sketch called ew. >> my talent is i can dance.

>> let's put some music on >> oh, my gosh. >> she really can dance. >> little twerking skills going on there. >> that was good. >> i was done. >> al, you still watching it? >> i don't have to do the weather. we can keep running it. >> work, work, work. >> let's look at what is going on out west, heavy rain and snow making its way into the pacific northwest, northern california. we will watch this system move on shore today inland with showers. you can get about 12 inches of snow which would be great for them. tomorrow another storm into the northwest pushing rain into the coast. rainfall amounts especially in the pacific northwest one to

saturday. snowfall again. looking anywhere are you too loyal when it comes to your credit card? a new survey finds 25 million americans have not changed their go-to card in at least ten years. 20 million have never changed

is that loyalty good or does it hurt you? guilty as charged, so to speak. i never change my credit card. is that a mistake? >> there are a lot of rewards. you are only able to capitalize on them if you change your card. loyalty is a small portion of your credit score. you probably don't want to get rid of the card you had the longest. >> how many should you have? >> there's no magic number but you want to have enough so that you are not using more than 30% of your credit limit on any of them at any one time. so for most people that is about four. if you have a problem with credit no more than two. >> according to the survey 44% of people didn't want to sign up for new credit cards because they thought it would hurt credit card. >> signing up and closing an old one can take the score down a little bit. if you do it like every six months and not before you apply

will be fine. >> a lot of different offers. you can get miles, rewards, cash back, 0% interest. what is good? >> you have to look at how you use the credit card? what rewards are you able to earn based on your spending pattern? and that will give you the guideline. >> what about travel miles? there has been a change in policy. >> if you are not a frequent traveler, if you are a regular joe kind of traveler it is harder to earn the free airline seats you are better off just going for cash back. >> a lot of them do offer real cash back. >> so you want to look at an actual cash back card. for that infrequent traveler our pick is the citi double cash card.

it and when you buy. no annual fee and no cap on rewards you can earn. that is flat 2% back on spending. >> what if you don't have great credit can you get offers like these? >> this is new. you used to not be able to capitalize on the rewards at all. now we are starting to see secure cards roll out for people with not great credit from discover. capital one has the cash rewards card. >> how did you remember that? >> that one i practiced. 1.5% back on everything you spend. $39 annual fee. 0% interest rate through november. this is not a card where you want to carry a balance because the interest rate of november is 24%. >> if you have a debt or balance to pay should you be looking for 0% interest rate cards. >> rewards are not for you if you carry a balance.

transferring balance to 0% card. the one we like is the chase slate card and it offers 0% interest for the first 15 months. no balance transfer fee. most have 3% balance transfer fee. you have to transfer the balance within the first two months to capitalize on that. don't wait until you had the card for six months. >> you keep all those numbers and names in your head. >> what is your name again? >> thank you so much. if you want more credit card tips go to today.com. just ahead we get together with togetherness star amanda pete who is here and not moving.

6 . bright clear day out on our plaza. bright shiny faces on the plaza. a little chill in the air. >> there's wrangler. >> things to do to live a longer, healthier life. >> with that in mind you have to protect your finances, what you can do to help your parents better handle their money. >> multi talented amanda pete is here talking about her hbo series, her family and much more. let's get a check of the weather. you are right next to me. >> i'm like that shaken up a little bit.

>> is it okay? >> here we go. looking at you. >> we need love music. >> and we go for the sniff right away. >> that worked out well. >> hey, now. okay. nobody got hurt. everything is all right. >> let's show you what is going on around the country right now. look at the weekend outlook friday snow in northern new england. wet weather in the pacific northwest. then on saturday windy conditions in texas and in the plains. icy mix in northern new england.

continuing in the pacific northwest. lots of sunshine. look for wet weather for the great lakes into texas. >> and that's your latest weather. now to living longer, living better today. one of the world's leading physicians and a pioneer in bio

treated high profile patients. this morning he is revealing things you can do today to live longer in his new book. good morning. good to see you. >> let's start with the title. >> it's now. remarkable technology where things are happening every week and we often benefit from them. >> you have five tips for us. you say take the two week challenge. >> i want you to get to know yourself. when you list a bunch of things whether checking blood pressure every day if you sit on the floor and you can get up with no hand or one hand it puts you in the top 20% of strength and means you will live longer. >> i have heard that so i tried it. what does it mean if you can't do it? >> work on your core. >> your next tip is you say get moving. it means different things for

>> a body was designed to move. if you go to hours at the gym and work out and sit for hours in the day is equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarette. every hour get up and walk for five minutes. the richer you are you don't have to walk to go to the bathroom. go for long walks. >> is there a magic number for you in terms of movement every day? 20 minutes? 30 minutes? >> if you can do 30 minute walk every day you live longer. that adds years at the end of life. put five minutes in there to walk around and move. don't be sedentary for long periods of time. >> take advantage of wonder drugs which are sex, sleep and touch.

gets better half the time. we were designed to be touched whether it be touched, having sex or things like sleep is not optional but mandatory. that is how we get optimal output. >> i heard this before. take a baby aspirin every day. what does that do for an adult? >> 2,000 years ago, an aspirin a day heart disease by 22% and stroke by 17%. it's not for everybody. it can upset the stomach but in the long run the benefits are dramatic. talk to your doctor about it. >> reduces hard disease and stroke, as well? >> and cancer. those are three biggies for taking a pill a day that doesn't cost very much. >> and do the research. >> we are in charge of ourselves. in today's world you can find everything. the key is go to well vetted sites.

watch other news shows. look at newspapers. get good information and write down everything about yourself. you are in charge of you. the old doctor they drew your blood and called you up two days later. the new doctor you go in with your own data. in today's world you are in charge. >> i will take a baby aspirin and work on that cross legged stand up thing. thanks so much. the book is the lucky years. coming up next we are catching

first this is "today" on nbc. back at 8:38. amanda peet has it all together in real life but in hbo's togetherness that is a different story. >> what do you do in. >> it's just a bunch of stuff. it's so complicated.

>> just some entrepreneurial stuff. >> that's cool. >> hard to explain. >> i love that you are so in it at your age. that is awesome. >> yes, i am. >> at your age. you should have punched her in the nose in that scene. >> well, i don't behave well after that. >> your character is in the wholesale bouncy house business. that is something. did you love that? >> i love pd it so much. no better metaphor. >> it's not as prestigious as it sounds perhaps? >> tell us those who aren't familiar with the show it is about to have season two. catch us up. what is the situation? >> my -- that character is played by -- you have a very interesting sort of when harry met sally relationship. and he gets a girlfriend.

when he gets a little bit of success and also has a girlfriend. it's about my abysmal behavior. >> i kind of love your character. she seems like a hot mess but someone i would want to be friends with. >> i started watching it and was like she is cool. >> she is nuts. >> you guys are all under one roof, living with your sister, your sister's husband and this other character who you may or may not have feelings for. >> we needed a place to stay so our more together friend and sibling -- >> you are living on the sister's couch. >> and all hell breaks loose. >> tell me if you think this describes your character. >> free spirit? >> yes. >> big mouth. >> yes. >> yes. >> fashion icon?

>> she has real interesting get ups. you get to be creatively involved in that process? >> it is like i have an alter ego where i wear really tight white jeans and cleavage showing. >> tell me about things at home. you are married to the creator of "game of thrones" are people like asking what is going to hap snn. >> i hope i stay married to him after the season begins. if i don't see john snow living, breathing and talking -- >> people are not happy. >> i'm not either. >> you have three kids, 8, 5 and 1. is that right in. >> yes. >> look at those cutis. are they impressed with mom and dad? do they know what you do for work? >> they are not impressed. it's kind of sad. they don't really care.

there was a huge togetherness poster last year when my show came out and molly was like mommy, is that you? i said yes like trying to be confident because you never know how to act about being an actress. she was like i'd be so embarrassed if that were me. >> perspective. >> the alternative is really scary. it's better that they are not impressed. >> can i go to the opening or whatever. i don't know what it would be but it wouldn't be good. >> i really enjoy the show. i want to be friends with your character even though she is a diz, short for disaster. >> it's just valley girl talk. >> i love it. >> thank you so much for being here. you can catch togetherness sunday night on hbo. back in business why the delorean is about to make a

first this is "today" on nbc. with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider

blast from the past on the verge of a mamger comeback. >> the delorean is going back into production. gabe gutierrez went to the one of a kind factory that is reviving it. >> reporter: it was ahead of its time. >> are you telling me you built a time machine? out of a delorean. >> reporter: when marty mcfly asked the timeless question in back to the future the delorean was immortalized. >> delorean is not only a thing of the past but a thing of the present and a thing of the future.

unfolding in humble, texas. >> when do you expect to be back in production in. >> this time next year. >> reporter: the ceo and says for the first time in three decades the company will build about 300 new deloreans under a manufacturing bill approved by the federal government. what is most unique? >> everything. >> reporter: the doors, the feel, the history. >> everybody has a delorean story. >> reporter: that began in the mid '70s. in 1992 the original manufacturer went bankrupt. refurbishing old deloreans ever since. >> can i help you? >> reporter: demand is hotter than 1.21 jigga watts. the new replicas are expected to cost close to 10$100,000. >> now it is time for the

>> the only car that i know that is like a hapness machine. >> reporter: he is a writer in austin who has driven his classic across the country. >> one of the first times i took it out for a drive i pulled up to a stop light and a guy crossing and he turned and started bowing to the car which has never happened in my prius. >> reporter: a time machine that already had a wild ride. >> that was fun. >> reporter: a blast from the past. >> it's a dream come true. >> reporter: going back to the future. for "today," gabe gutierrez, nbc, humble, texas. >> all about the doors. >> love it. >> whyi was in one. >> how did it feel? >> tight but awesome to be in one. >> we can work around it. >> it's so cool.

>> that's right. coming up next, is it time to have the money talk with your parents? what you should be doing to make sure mom and dad's finances are in order.

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as we heard all week slief spans are longer than ever. senior personal finance correspondent. this is a tough conversation to have for any parent with a child. >> it is a very tough conversation because a lot of seniors are embarrassed. they don't want to admit that they may need help. you need to have this conversation because statistics show when there is fraud involved it could mean up to $30,000 out of pocket. >> let's start to have the conversation. it starts with just having the money talk. >> having the money talk is very important. open communication is very important in terms of preventing fraud. you want to ask them solutions to help them to review their finances with them. sometimes it is difficult to have this talk. you need a third party to step in maybe talk to a financial adviser. >> some ways that is toughest.

set them up for safety. >> you need to know where the documents are. where do they keep financial documents and tax returns. know people involved in handling documents. i love online bill pay as much as that they can do for themselves. you want to get rid of junk mail. contact direct marketing. get rid of catalogs and things. get on the do not call registry. >> simplify it a little bit. watch out for signs of trouble. >> there are a lot of signs of trouble. if you see piles of mail, credit notices that could be a sign that something is going on with them and also that they are being bombarded by things, changes in their will that may be a sign that memory is lapsing. also, look for suspicious financial activity.

withdrawals you know that your mother has been actually bedridden that is not possible. find out if that is happening. unpaid bills and unusual purchases. you know they wouldn't buy these things. the next one is really important. watch out for scams. the aarp bulletin did a huge bulletin about seniors being targeted. >> all of them say medicare is one of the top ones to watch out for. your medicare number needs to be protected. you want to make sure it doesn't fault into the wrong hands. you want to make sure payments you may have to make are yours. telemarketing another very important one. we get telemarketing calls. you want to make sure the business is legitimate before you buy anything or respond in any way. >> is there a website or something in. >> just go to the better business bureau and make sure it is a legitimate business.

one that the aarp found. if they are asking you to download a particular website that could be a virus or something for them to get access to your personal information on your computer. the biggest one is irs scam. that is a voice mail or call saying you owe back taxes, asking to pay for that. irs never calls you. the irs only contacts through u.s. postal service. you should know that so you can be aware of scams. when all else fails you might have to step in for your parents splmpt dw that's a big step for a lot of people to take. offer to take over and have the conversation before you do it. you can handle a lot of things remotely and then consult with someone if you need to and see if you can hire someone to help. >> great points. thank you so much. >> thanks. look who joined our couch. star of nbc's comedy.

>> big season finale. >> we are funny and we get out. >> has she grown? learned any spanish? >> no. zero for her. >> we have had so much fun. the season finale is a cliff hanger. there will be a huge cliff hanger so everybody gets to watch monday. >> she seems so put together but she is clumsy and goofy. >> art imitating life splmpt dw exactdw --. >> exactly. >> we won't know for a while. it's really great. it's fun. we had a great time with being

america. we are happy about our comedies. we hope to get picked up. >> lots of talk about it. >> i can't breathe in this dress. >> you look lovely. >> you can breathe next hour. >> i will do this standing up. >> monday night 8:30 eastern here on nbc. we are back with more after your

>> standing up good morning. the hottest ticket in town. hamilton and we have one of the stars. stars. from nbc news this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. >> welcome to "today" on thursday, february 18, 2016. i'm willie along side natalie, al and tamron out on assignment. ryan eggold filling in. >> al-ron. >> this is your jam.

pick me up and need to dance in your underwear in the morning this is the song. >> is that what you do to get ready? >> inside scoop on how you prepare for a morning like today. >> underwear dancing. >> i love it. >> you're a strange man. that is why we love you. >> let's talk a little powerball. remember the big pot $1.58 billion. three groups won. now we have another group in florida, a couple who won one-third of the giant powerball jackpot. maureen smith and david took the $327 million lump sum and kept the big win a secret from their family and friends. >> i lost like ten pounds. a lot of pacing at night.

less because i will be worried. >> everyone was saying you are from beach do you know who won? no. >> when i arrived late for work. >> really don't know yet. i want to get a massage. >> that's a good start. >> every day of their life sdprmpt. >> she is a homemaker who sells avon. she says she very rarely playathizeplays the lottery. >> keeping that secret all these weeks. your family, your friends they

i wouldn't be able to sit on that. i would be bursting at the scenes. >> i would just be screaming. >> no sleep. he lost ten pounds. >> that's a good diet. get all that money, lose ten pounds. >> all it takes. we know the two winners. there is one more in california that has not come forward. >> chino hills, california. >> we need new friends. the first thing i saw when ryan walked in was this stylish jacket. it's vintage from san francisco? >> so this is a good topic for you. the wall street journal has an article today. the question is should a man's shoes and belt always match? as a lady we sort of -- i don't

do i think i tend to match them to my shoes. >> i don't think you have to. do whatever you want. do what feels good. i usually do. in my civilian life i don't really care. >> you don't wear pants. >> i never wear belts. >> are belts outdated? >> i think so. a lot of costume designers -- >> why are you looking at my belt? >> pants are very slim and really fits you. >> that's the thing. >> it's not like you have the big shirt. >> you will see that a lot of red carpets and stuff you see guys with a good fitted pant and not a belt.

nudity as a society. >> to answer the question the wall street journal people polled say 70% say you should match your shoes to belt. 30% say no. fashion experts say as long as they are in the same family tone wise as well as same sensibility. you wouldn't wear a western belt necessarily with tennis shoes. >> i'm on your plan. throw the pants away. >> wow. >> this is really spiraling out of control. let's launch our hashtag battle. we are going deep on the topic. for yes tweet us with #matchymatchy. >> perfectly matched like the belt to the shoes. sharp. very nice. i approve.

>> for no #rulebreaker. i do have matching belt and shoes. i don't think it is a requirement. live your life. you have major drama tonight. what episode are we in? >> i want to say 16. >> just made that up. >> pulled that one out of thin air. >> so tom's life apparently hanging in the balance for tonight's episode. take a look. >> white male, approximately 30 years old. >> what did he do? >> you know this guy? >> not really. >> your friend's friend is in a lot of trouble.

>> i missed that. >> that's hard to do. i was in bed all day. it was terrific. >> with a bag over your face. couldn't tell what i was doing. >> can you give context to that? >> trying to be a father and wants to get married but unskilled in the ways of being a man and human being. so it falls back on his sort of past, what he does best to get money together to try thoowork it out and it doesn't really work out well for him. >> gets shot. >> his heart is in the right place but he has a lot to learn. >> keeps escalating. >> cliff hanger? >> it's a lot. it's great.

>> black list airs tonight 9:00/8:00 central. pick your time zone. >> 15th episode. you were really close. >> want to watch your episode? >> sometimes. some i do and some i don't. when you are so closely involved in the production it is usually like hard to stay objective. >> we are going to talk more with eva longoria. >> good to be here. we are tracking major warm weather across much of the country. records are in jeopardy of falling later on. temperatures about 30 degrees above average. you can see warm weather extends from canadian to mexican border. so many enjoying the warmup. here are records for this day. 74 in wichita. today's predicted high temperature 79 degrees. as you head into texas 80s in

these are records in amarillo. 86 your forecast high temperature in amarillo. 87 degrees in roswell. the heat expanding throughout the rest of the week. getting into it on the east coast. these are the next three days. dallas 81 tomorrow 78 as we head into the weekend. going to take longer for atlanta. you see temperatures in the 60s today. near 70 by saturday and head into the northeast we need this after the coldest february day

last weekend, this wee and that is your thursday forecast. earlier this week we asked you to share some of your wildest first concert looks. i showed everybody a picture of me. this is 14 went to my first concert, spandal ballet. this is a reminder that we want viewers to send in a picture. you can win a chance to be flown here to new york city for head to toe makeover courtesy of j.c. penney. post a photo to our facebook page. tell us why we should help you rock your style. first concert? >> i am embarrassed i can't remember. i grew up in new jersey so i'm going to guess bon jovi.

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>> i don't remember. i woke up on your kitchen counter, got dressed and went to the gym. >> how are you not hungover? >> i'm very young. i'm going down. catch me. >> did you catch me? >> good morning. >> one thing i love about the show beyond the fact -- i love that you seem to be willing to do anything. >> always. i love physical comedy. every time i did it in house wives which was a small amount of time the fans loved it. this is the first time i get to spread my wings and do it. every week i would go home with like a tweaked shoulder, bruise on my knee. i was committed. >> you guys came along and did it right.

"telenovela" i love the wind machine and stairs and camera movements. i was always a big fan. i was on the young and the restless. so we were like what a great comedy. it would be funny even if we were in a dentist office. the fact that we are trying to make it within this show is probably what is really unique and special about it. >> i remember seeing the first promos for the show. you talk about the wind machine. this show is going to be good. >> when i was murdering somebody on young and the restless there was a wind machine on me. >> i don't know if you know this but i was in a telenovela

i went to columbia. i got a little clip because it is all about -- i want you to judge my acting talents. >> here we go. that's how it is done. >> the slap and the whole thing and hair pulling. the young lady who taught me that. >> i like the cut away of the

>> she taught me how to soap opera fight. >> i was amazed. you know this they work like 14 hour days. >> you work long days here in hollywood. they do an episode a day. we take like five days. >> you think you would have me on? >> yes. >> we talked about the lip sync. >> look at this. i was so sore after learning this. my love letter to nicki minaj. i loved it. >> wait. it gets better. >> you didn't show when i was

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>> when you play a ball game but not this one. >> we do all of these sill a games minute to win it games. and no talent needed. >> you ready? >> i'm so ready. >> well -- >> you guys -- >> no hands. no hands. no cheating. >> all right. >> on your mark, get set, go. >> she's good. >> drop it. go, willie, go!

make up for that. >> you guys suck. >> this is bogus. >> don't make me laugh. >> delicate. delicate. >> i'm exhausted already. >> i got this. i got this. >> that was my bad. >> there we go. >> be gentle. >> are we done? yes! >> you get a lot of practice at home. >> did you hear some of the comments?

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had explained through hip hop in your high school history class? that is what they are doing in "hamilton". since the next available tickets are sometime in the next millennium we brought out a star today. >> went on to start the first private orphanage here in new york city. so incredible. i was reading about you and to learn that this is your broadway debut. you basically graduated in 2012 and next thing you know you are in the best show that is most impossible to get into. >> it is insane y. would have never dreamed this. it is quite the dream. >> talk about the character. we know about hamilton and jefferson. she had a remarkable life after he died. >> she lived to be 97 years old and established the first

city which is an ongoing foundation social service program. they do a lot of good. >> extraordinary woman. how do i get tickets? i'll get you a ticket. >> what is the most fun part about doing this show? >> it varys. i have been with it for almost two years now. you try to find new ways in every night. i think for me it is like those little back stage moments where you just have a little fun back stage before you have to rush on. it is a great spot. >> speaking of back stage moments you guys just had a back stage moment at the grammy's. getting the award. what was that like for you to be a part of that? you guys did your performance live here from new york while it is being broadcast on the grammy's. >> it was nice that we were in

our hometown version of the grammy's. it was great because we had a live audience there of friends and family. and they would radio in what was happening in l.a. we couldn't see what was happening. we could hear what was going on. right before they announced that we won we were like doing the set and jamming back stage. it was great. >> are you guys aware? you are working so hard, are you aware of what is happening with the show outside of the theater in terms of how excited people are, the phenomenon happening? >> yes. it's crazy. i think i don't see a lot of it because i'm in the theater for so many days a week. but just thinking about people's kids getting so into it. amgs like 5 to 10. they are totally into it. the album willie's kids are king along.

they have hamilton and jefferson rapping about state's rights. >> by the time they are 12 they are more well versed in history than i was by 19. >> asking questions about the guys and going online and talking about history. it's amazing. sglits rr really encouraged people to take a look back and learn the facts in history that we may have forgotten sblmpt. >> we remember these people are real people. they are not status. they are not painting, people with feelings and made choices and made mistakes and had success. >> it's a pilot program right now but it's teaching artist program where cast are acting as teaching artists. we are working with some of the kids in the community. so the master classes creating their own work.

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the idea of wood up on the walls has become trendier and more popular. a lot of people want reclaimed or barn door which can be expensive, bulky and full of bugs. a lot of people don't think about that. there are bugs in my house. >> pretty much. >> you have a rodent problem. >> thanks a lot. we have been doing this for a few years now. there are many different options. what you are looking at is a vinyl tile. this is a vinyl strip, peel and stick. super inexpensive. you peel off the backing and fix these on the wall. it looks like real wood. you can have this wall done in 35 minutes. >> we have much more. we will put the tips on our website. thank you so much.

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longer and longer? >> could be that you are burning out but there are ways to deal with it and use it to your advantage as jerry magire did. >> this moment will be the moment of something real and fun and inspiring in a god forsaken business and we will do it together. who is coming with me? who's coming with me besides flipper here? >> one person. not everybody can say flipper and move on without issue. the author of "decide". great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> we know why you are an expert on these topics. how do you define this? >> burnout is a word we seem to use when we get the feeling that

for the things we have to do in life and are not spending time with things we want to do in life. when i say have to my definition is you don't do the activity it will find you. it will be brought to your attention like paying the bills. you don't have to pay your bills but if you didn't it would find you. taking out the trash, doing laundry. too much time with those things creates the feeling that we seem to call burnout. then we have the want tos in life. that is different for everybody things like learning a new language, getting a master's degree or degree or going for a run, going to a movie, things we want to do in life. these things would make our lives better. too much time with those things we have to do and not time with things we want to do creates burnout. >> how do we straesz a good work life balance where we are not handling things we need to handle in our real lives but

little bit and conquer the things that are on our bucket list. >> the bucket list is there to dream. when you have been working so hard and you say i just don't feel like anything is getting any better, it has been years since i feel like things have moved. and this can inspire some great feelings. you don't think burnout has benefits to it. when you think about what it has inspired in us it is body and mind's way of saying it is time for you to acquire new skills, gain new experience, set a goal and achieve it. time for progress and movement and advancement. time for momentum. if you don't do anything about it you can end up in a rut, depressed. if you act on it it can be a great point of opportunity for us to make a great decision. >> you said you want to mark your calendar with improvement tasks. that is time for things that you are dreaming about doing. >> the have tos can fill your day.

to spend time. we put them on the calendar. when they are on the calendar that brings structure to the way we make decisions. then we defend it because you know the want tos. and now you accomplish it and achieve it. now you can go back to have tos with a sense of i see them for what they contribute. >> so much to talk about. we are just getting started. we will have you back for more.

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