good morning. the main events. >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. >> no-show donald trump in the cross hairs at the republican presidential debate. >> i'm a maniac. and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. and, ben, you're a terrible surgeon. >> the republican front runner own. >> when you're treated badly, rights. >> this morning, what trump was asking fox to do to show up. the confrontation. the fbi releases video of that deadly shooting of an

were the officers actions justified? the accomplice. >> investigators made significant arrests in relation to the investigation. >> a female teacher accused of helping the inmates escape from a maximum security jail. a twist similar to the new york prison break. making a splash. michael phelps shows up at a college basketball game to try and distract a free throw shooter. did the speedo do the trick? today, friday, january 29th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm savannah guthrie alongside willie geist, in for matt this

my last button on the tv was used a lot last night. >> we'll see if this paid off for donald trump. >> donald trump going through on his promise to skip last night's presidential debate, but his presence was felt early and often. at his own to vent event, trump admitted he wasn't sure how it would play over with voters. we have peter alexander. good morning. >> good morning. i think you hit it on the head right there. it was compelling counterpro counter-programming. it was also a big risk for donald trump. on stage, he said he didn't want to be at his own event, that he likes debates. but without him, the republican debate took on a decidedly different tone. think of me >> reporter: as fox put it, he was the elephant not in the room. trump boycotting the fox news debate. >> when you're treated badly,

and we have to stick up for our country when we're being mistreated. remember that. >> reporter: defying critics who called his move a mistake. invite ing two underdog candidates to speak. comparing his fundraiser to the academy awards. touting $6 million raised. across town, trump's absence gave opponents an opening to deliver their best one-liners. >> i'm a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. and, ben, you're a terrible surgeon surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. to me. >> reporter: the debate offered a glimpse into what the campaign may have looked like without the unpredictable front runner. ted cruz, number two on the polls, became number one target on the stage. >> you've been willing to say

>> everybody he knows is not as perfect as him. >> the last four questions have been, rand, attack ted. marco, attack ted. chris, attack ted. jeb, attack ted. gosh, if you ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. >> reporter: after jeb bush announced he won't even be in iowa for caucus night. >> couldn't run because it wasn't popular. >> reporter: he explained spars with marco rubio over immigration. >> you changed your position on immigration immigration. you used to support a path to citizenship. >> so did you. >> well -- >> so did you, marco. >> reporter: while chris christie lashed out at the senators on stage. >> i feel like i need a washington to english dictionary converter. stop the bull. >> reporter: ben carson highlighted his unique credentials. >> i've had more 2:00 a.m. phone calls than everybody here put together, making life and death decisions. >> reporter: even as the

trump was already on his way back to new hampshire. not before suggesting his pregnant daughter could be his secret weapon. >> it would be so great if you had your baby in iowa. i'd definitely win. stand up, honey. say hello. >> how will it play for caucus goers, will they be offended or stick with trump? they have the final say monday night. willie and er alexander, thank you. let's bring in chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> normally at this time in the morning, i would ask who won the today, i'll say, who won the night? did trump's big gamble pay off? >> you know, i think it did. the reason i think it paid off,y on that debate stage was able to take advantage of the moment. i was surprised at how little

that was an opportunity for a couple of the front runners to come out and go at trump. he wasn't there to respond. they chose not to do it. stuff at the top, it was a light touch. if you're trump, you're sitting here going, well, this was great. ted cruz and marco rubio, the two guys chasing me, endedg each other up, and were the targets of everybody else. one thing i noticed is without trump there, three people who trump has just obliterated over months in attacks, ben carson, jeb bush and rand paul, all three of them had their best debate. >> chuck, people thought ted cruz specifically, becausenning close with trump in back. how did he handle the pressure last night? >> i think he struggled with it incoming. i think you could tell he liked sharing that with doout trump there. i thought he looked a little testy at times. his jokes fell a little flat.

moderators didn't seem to go over well.hink he's still the guy that is the number two guy here, but he didn't do anything, i think, to go and grab trump. maybe even come out on top.ng, rubio may be nipping at his heels a bit. this may be a closer three-way race than we thought. >> chuck todd, we'll be you'll have more from iowa this sunday on "meez t the press," including a conversation with ted cruz. sanders are making their final pushes ahead of iowa's caucuses. andrea mitchell is also in des moines for us this morning. good d morning, willie. the democratic side is also heating up. bernie sanders goes after hillary clinton for her fundraising and what he calls her ties to >> reporter: bernie sanders is on the attack. speaking to another roaring crowd in iowa thursday night.

>> reporter: he's targeting wall street? a new ad. >> how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees.r: ads seen as an attack on hillary clinton. >> wall street spends huge amounts on campaign >> is she bought by wall street? >> i'm not suggesting anything. >> reporter: clinton is trying to close the deal, winning over a former trump >> you have my vote. >> i cannot tell you what that means to me. >> reporter: connecting with one voter who is having trouble paying her got to do more to help people. it's just not right. >> reporter: in iowa, one new poll shows she has a five point en and older voters throwing their support behind her. sanders is hoping young people and a growing organization will help him win on monday. >> we have s state that have volunteered at least one shift a day. >> reporter: clinton's people

>> we've seen strong support across the >> reporter: at 74, sanders would be the oldest elected president if he wins. on thursday, he released a medical report, asserting he is health. >> you know what i'm thinking to do? >> not with me. >> do i get involved in senior boxing, light heavyweightship, or run for president? i decided to run for president. >> the one thing our new poll shows is that hillary clinton has one advantage. her supporters tend to be moreperienced caucus goers and more committed. bernie sanders has to hope that these first-time voters do show up at the polls. only three daysvannah and willie? >> senator sanders has to watch out if he's going to box you. >> she has the hands up. nice technique, nk you, willie. >> thanks so much. as we mentioned, we are taking the show to iowa on

we will be live in des important caucuses. >> donald trump's newest ally, sarah palin, will be joining us during that special edition of "today." moving on to the ongoing a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. the fbi has just released video of this week's fatal shootings spokesperson. joe fryer son this is on this story. good morning. >> good morning. the occupation is still not overmain at the refuge. the fbi already releasing video from tuesday's deadly confrontation with the occupation's leaders, saying it wants to lay out an view of what happened. >> reporter: when authorities decided to pull over and arrest members of the occupation as they drove two vehicles down ay, an fbi plane was up above, recording it all. the video shows a white truck driven by lavoy finicum sitting idle for nearly fourduring that time, the fbi says agent and state troopers were telling the occupants to

instead, the truck drove on. one minute later, it to avoid a roadblock, nearly hitting an agent. finicum exited, hands in the air at ys on at least two occasions, he reached his right hand toward a jacket pocket. that's when finicum was shot and killed. authorities say he had a loaded tic handgun in the pocket. >> as the video shows, it was a reckless action that resulted in the reporter: finicum's supporters think he was not reaching for his gun. three weeks earlier, the arizona rancher said he'd rather die than go toe no intention of send spending any of my days in a concrete box. >> reporter: during the five occupiers wereclude ing the

>> the message has been made. >> reporter: the armed occupation is dwindling with four militants left. in videos posted sitting next to a fire, even dancing, saying they'll only leave if they're not arrested. >> tells us, it's afe to leave, but it's not. >> roadblocks have moved closer to the refuge. the fbi says negotiators are working around the clock to try to a peaceful resolution. >> joe fryer, thank you. now to a major development overnight in the man hunt for three fugitives who escaped from a maximumin california. a woman who worked as a teacher at the facility arrested and accused of helping them. here's miguel inmates cut through steel, and repelled off the roof using bed sheets as rope.

now, this twist. >> this woman has been arrested. it's believed she provided tools that aided in their preparation for the escape. >> reporter: the sheriff's department said the english teacherith nayer, nayeri. providing him with google maps that may have shown him the roof. a case similar to the new york prison break. >> i did wrong. i deserve to be punished. >> reporter: where prison employee joyce mitchell admitted to having a, quote,th two murderers before helping them bust out of prison. >> we know there was a relationship that developed. how far it went, whether it was physical or not, we're trying to >> reporter: gone a week ago today, according to the sheriff, duong was last spotted driving this van before speeding away. investigators believed duong,

>> we don't believe they're outside of the tri-county area. >> reporter: with ten arrested, include ing gang members,ators say they are one step closer to arresting the three inmates. men wanted for murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and ave pulled off a jailbreak few could have imagined. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, santa ana, there are new fears here in the u.s. and around the world over the zika virus. health officials predicting up to 4 million people could be infected inr alone alone. as we told you on thursday, the world health organization plans to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the spread. tom costello has been experts about it. it's scary. good morning. >> good morning. the meeting is all about deciding whether to declare this outbreak a global emergency but on the ground, that ishey're already dealing with.

experts call it a rapidly f the u.s. border, and a tiny mosquito carrying the zika virus is thought to be responsible. 4,200 babies born in brazil withmicrocephaly, abnormally small head and brains. we were with a mom as she took her two month old to the doctor. >> the level of concern is's a level of uncertainty. >> reporter: the travel advisories in effect, the uncertainty extends to the u.s. experts believe the risk of a e outbreak here is low. largely because very few americans live in the kind of mosquito breeding grounds we see in brazil. surrounded water. >> people typically have air-conditioning and good screens that limit their exposure. >> reporter: so far, the cdc is aware of 31 cases of zikaion in the u.s., and 19 in

all victims contracted the virus while aboard. we don't know how many involve women. health departments across the country are under order to report any cases to the are urged to avoid traveling to zika hot zones. >> it was going to be our last hoorah before we had the baby in >> reporter: gina and her husband had their tickets to mexico last month. now, they've cancelled. >> we probably couldn't livef somebody thing did happen. >> here in the u.s., the mosquitos that can carry zika are most common in gulf states. they're not carrying it way. they're only active in daylight hours. we have another layer of protection in this country. the seasonal cold that keeps check. back to you. >> tom costello with the latest, thank you. a stretch of oregon highway closed this morning after a massive sink hole opened up look at this video.

the costal town. it swallowed the north and southbound nobody was hurt. transportation officials sets s s set up a detour that will be in place until at least next week. next to the video we showed you. 18-time olympic gold medalist,chael phelps. at an arizona sun devils game. the infamous curtain of distraction. the idea is to distract players on theg free throws. well, he sported a swim cab p, bow ties, medals and e player missed both foul shots. he has been training for the olympics in rio. by the way, the sun devils wone by 18 points. >> that's a running gag at arizona state. there's been a study done. it's good for 1.7 points of an advantage at that arena.

probably goes up. >> the speedo factor might increase it a little bit. >> you're at the line, is that michael phelps? >> how many medals does he have? >> that's what they're looking at. al, what's going on in the weather? >> i would have been looking at thewe're watching a groundhog day storm that's already out west. closely. we've got a lot of showers and pacific northwest. the second storm out here, we're going to be looking at a strong piece of energy pushing in the moisture. it'll be enhance bid d by the jet sunday, rain for southern california. a wintry mix across the southwest. then monday, it makes a beeline plains. heavy snow from colorado across the plains. iowa may start to see some snow monday night, before the caucuses are ing the day on tuesday, heavy snow stretching from

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we're back now at 7:30. it's friday, january 29th, 2016. that's a happy crowd out say it's a happy crowd at this table. friday is good. here's a look at the headlines. an english teacher working at a county jail is arrested for helping inmates escape. the 44-year-old woman is believed to have giventer having been involved with one of the men. >> it was a student-teacher relationship initially and developed into a closer relationship, where she began providation.

loose. investigators believe they may be living out >> reporter:. the nhl suspended this player indefinitely for a cross check of an official. the length of the suspension will be released after heth league officials. donald trump's absence dominated last night's republican presidential debate. his rivals mocking the front runner for not talking partdebate. >> i kind of miss trump. he was a teddy bear the to o me. we always had a loving relationship in the debates. >> debate is a policy issue, you guys say -- if one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage.s that played out, trump was holding a rally for veterans a few miles away. he told the crowd he skipped the debate because he was, quote, and had to stick up for his rights.

good thing, a bad thing, will it get more votes, less votes? nobody hell knows. it's for our vets and you're going to like it because we raised over $5 million in one day. over $5 million. >> reminding show will be in iowa for the caucuses monday morning. special edition of "today." now to the hype surrounding the star-studded mini to retell the 1995 trial of o.j. simpson. natalie has more. >> o.j. simpson was anthe football field but was charged in the murder of his players are speaking out as they prepare for the emotional journey back in time. >> your ex-wife, nicolehas been killed. i'm so sorry, mr. simpson. >> reporter: the

o.j. simpson," revisiting the century. from the slow-speed bronco chase to the glove that didn't fit. >> if it doesn't fit, you must ac and the verdict that divided a nation. >> we the jury in the involved entitled action find the defendant o.j. simpson not guilty of the crime of murder, a goldman, a human being. >> reporter: the case had the makings of a hollywood drama. more than two decades la its way to the screen with a cast set to recreate history. >> we had the best intentions to bring our artistry to the light in the events surrounding trial and personalities. >> reporter: however, along with the buzz comes criticism from those closest to the crime. >> who knows how much is factn. we have all the history, the facts, we have all of the documentaries. why are we doing this? >> reporter: exclusive first look as family members of nicole

series takes attention away from the victims. adding the film makers never contacted them. >> we have a whole newon who never saw this take place and is now going to see this series and assume that everything in this series is and that's very troubling to me. >> reporter: another player in the real-life drama, nicole's best friend, kris jenner. the kardashian family opening up to "people" magazine about watching her late ex-husband, robert, serve on o.j.'s defense team. she deserves the trial as a very. telling the magazine, i couldn't wrap my head around the fact that she'd been killed in such a horrific, violent way. adding that she's neverhe loss of nicole. >> situation is very worrisome. >> reporter: despite the concern, audiences are once again expected to tune in to watch o.j. man itself. >> i don't know exactly how he feels about it or whether he

or want to but he shrugs it off and shakes his head when people talk >> the renowned doctor who discovered the brain disease in nfl players says he believes simpson is suffering from the during his 2008 trial for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, simpson considered using the defense, that concussions led him to committing the crimes. he's serving a sentence in nebraska currently. you can hear from the family monday on "dr. phil." it'll be interesting to see air. >> interesting about the claim he's suffering from cte. >> one of the stories where you is to know about the o.j. story, and it draws you back? >> sure does, always. >> natalie, thank you.

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unlocks some surprising secrets about how our minds really work. january 29th, 2016. keep your eyes on me >> hello from santa fe. >> from on "today." >> we're getting married! >> bigeconds of fame for my 30th birthday. this woman is my deshut up and dance with me welcome back to "today." it's 8:00, the 29th of january, 2016. what a great crowd out on our i have to say, they are just extra cute today. everybody is looking so adorable. >> i know. >> look at al signing as we go down the line.

>> this nice lady bought this book. d to be here. >> thank you. >> we got a lot of carolina panthers fans getting ready for you know what they want to do, right? there it is. there's our panthers g up this half hour, the four js will wrap up your start today campaign.g trouble with the resolutions, fit, organized or get your financial page in order, send us your question onk page. >> remember the game battleship? >> it's like they're playing it. >> i sunk your battleship. >> let's go to top stories of the morning. >> good morning. donald trump made good on his threat to skip the republican debate thursday night in iowa because of his feud with fox

attracting hundreds of people. trump said there were so many cameras there, he said it was like the academy own at the debate, the other candidates joked about trump's absence. with the front runner t rival, ted cruz, became the main target. >> you've been willing to say and do anything in order to get votes. >> it's an authenticity problem. everybody he knows isn't ashim. >> if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. >> trump boasted that his rallylion for veterans. the fbi has released graphic video of tuesday's deadly confrontation with the oregonders. authorities decided to pull over and arrest the protesters who were driving in two cars. the men were told to surrender but a white truck driven byinicum took off. nearly hitting an agent at a roadblock. finicum eventually got out with his hands up.

jacket pocket at least twice. that is when finicum was shot and killed. they say he had a loaded tic handgun in that pocket. now to texas where the so-called affluenza teen appears in the court today after a deportation thursday from the question, will 18-year-old ethan couch will treated as a jew nil juvenile or adult? gabe gutierrez has more. >> at a detention hearing later today, a judge is expected to decide whether ethan couch will remain behind bars and, if so, stay at the juvenile detention facility or be moved to an adult jail. the 18-year-old was brought back to the u.s. on thursday, weeks after sparkingan hunt, whisked away from an immigration facility in mexico city and brought back here to ft. worth. now, he and his motherured ed d ed d in a resort town last month. they had been on the run after he skipped a probation meeting.

international attention after he was given no jail time for four people during a drunk driving crash in 2013. his lawyers argued he had affluenza. essentially, he was too rich andw right from wrong. while his mother is out on bail and faces a felony charge for allegedly helping him run from ould face a few months in jail. his lawyers say that they don't expect any more problems and they're optimistic there will be no further probation issues.ase is moved to an adult court, and there is another probation violation, prosecutors could put him behind bars for up to 40 years, >> gabe gutierrez in ft. worth for us. thanks. a would-be bank robber left empty handed after losing a door tug of war. he asked the manager of the pnc branch in north carolina that just opened for business, and a gunman shows up and lungs for

the manager held it shut and the gunman ran away. the manager wins. a programming note, the documentary "making a murderer" may have everyoneon netflix, but "dateline" covered the story in 2005. tonight, a brand-new story. the state of wisconsin versus steven a. >> right where he is. >> do you believe that there's no way he committed this crime? >> from evidence i looked at, iinnocent. i think he certainly was not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. under the evidence that was presented. >> the full report tonight on "dateline" at eastern, 9:00 central. crews getting levi stadium ready for super bowl corrected what would have been anmistake. they accidentally painted the broncos logo in the wrong end zone. it was supposed to be the and logo.

for a while, both end zones had the broncos logo. they painted it over with the panthers colors. >> trying to make it a home game for the broncos. >> yeah, i think somebody washe broncos. amy chua in 2011 was known as the tiger mom, when sheict parenting methods. >> five years later, her kids are speaking out. >> you remember criticsr, saying the tactic tactics would be damaging to her daughters. as time went on and they grew up, things have gone, by their mom's standards, according to >> reporter: the tiger mom's cubs are all grown up and speaking out. >> it's a memoir. >> reporter: five years since the release of amy chua's

is a graduate from harvard and second lieutenant in the army. getting her law degree at yale. youngest, lulu, is anory major at harvard. the parenting style was a question phenomenon when their chinese mother and yale law professored it in 2011. >> maybe we can learn a littlesome little something, too. little more on building the early on. not being afraid our kids are going to crack if we're a little hard on them. >> reporter: in an interview, the daughters are star tiger mom, saying they wouldn't raise their own children any other way. 23-year-old sophia says everyone talks aboutatening to throw my toys on the fire, but the funny thing is, that was not a major memory. i remember my childhood as happy, she says. i'm not scared of mynever has been. it was my dad who i was much more afraid of disappointing.

expectations but because confidence i will do amazing things. 20-year-old lulu, described as a fire ball by her mother, admits it was a tough childhood but i was playing up to six hours of violin a day and it was too much. when i rebelled because it was putting too much on a strain on me, my mom couldgiven up on me. adding that she pushed me when i needed it. while amy chua admits she made mistakes, she told nbc news she of lessons and says, i still deeply believe in high expectations combined with unconditional love. it's a great formula. >> what's a days? lulu told the "telegraph" her mom feels she's done, quote, her job and now doesn't have toy life the way my friends' parents do. she said her mom set the groundwork early instead of being one of the so-called college parents, where universities are banning some parents because they can't

their young adults. >> different things work for different families. turned out two good girls. >> two hard working girls. >> unconditional love is the key ingredient. >> yeah. >> tamron, thank you. coming up, the perfect to select the ideal wine to go with your girl scout cookie. good news for jamie-lynn sigler. days after opening about her ms on today. how do they function? the town in the u.s. where all moms know their family's mouths often need a helping hand. after brushing, total care helps prevent cavities, strengthens teeth and restores tooth enamel. way to give listerine total care to the total family. listerine total care. one bottle, six benefits.uth . and for kids starting at listerine smart rinse delivers extra cavity protection after

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8:14, time for trending. let's share some wine. girl scout cookie season is upon us and, apparently, there is will show you how to pair your wines with your cookies. >> love it. >> why not? >> you say why, and i say why not, al.y wine with more wine. >> exactly. peanut amorone. we decided to do pairing here. >> please do. >> can you dunk the -- >> no, al! >> i would think so. >> >> oh, disgusting. >> this is supposed to -- what do you do first? sip and then taste, or taste and>> what's the difference, whether you dip it or not then? >> we're being classy, al. >> i'm out.

it goes together.yeah. too sweet for me. >> too sweet. >> next, do you know what goes well with the raisin? a >> rah rah raisin, never heard of it before. >> sip it, swirl it. >> i like the rah rah raisin. >> it'se to drink on the set. >> early friday drinking. >> this is a winner. >> i like the cookie the best of the three so far. >> give the dunk >> willie, come on. >> does it work? >> this is great. there. finally, savannah smiles is the cookie. >> this is yours. >> it does make me smile. >> it's like they made thend wine pairing for you. >> seriously. >> i like this, savannah. >> i love them.

for my thin e they? >> it's not here. >> where are the thin mints? >> that's the after mozzarella sticks. mcdonald's brought back their version, you may have heard. they're getting criticism. people are criticizing mozzarella sticks.haring photos of their mozzarella sticks that have no cheese in them. >> that's egregious. >> one tweeted, i came in withy low expectations for mcdonald's mozzarella sticks,l disappointed. >> mcdonald's said what? >> we believe the cheese melted out during the baking process in the kitchen and shouldn't have been served. any customers affected. we're working to fix it in the restaurants. they say it was isolated incidents.

>> if you're lactose intolerant, that's good. look at this adorable noteer wrote to her grandchild. haden, you are special to me. i love you and your personality.. i talk about you all of the time. i love you with all of my heart. grandma. >> so sweet. >> really nice. >> show you what grandpa here, grandpa. >> yes! >> that is my man. >> gotta love that guy. >> what she >> you can picture what he must look like. sitting on thee y boy. big news for jamie-lynn sigler.

happy news about jamie-lynn sigler viewed her on wednesday about revealing her battle with ms. the actress said she hoped to continue working and that the disease would not affect her career. well, csi cyber has offered role on the show. she will play a director of content for social media company. her episode, by the way, will air in march on to be watching in support of you, jamie lynn. leo dicaprio met pope and greeted him in italian. another thing to love about him. they discussed a concern they share, the environment. leo gave. it contained paintings by a favorite artist of leo. he also gave the pope a checkn charities close to his heart. coldplay will release their

they will be performing in seven cities across theave not toured, by the way, since 2012. the tour actually begins overseas after the super bowl appearance. they'll kick off the u.s. leg at july. use the tips that jeff rossen taught us, hopefully about getting tickets. >> was the tip, know >> find a vip. >> there you have it. >> tamron, thank you so much.

latest weather. willie? >> al, thank you very much. now to our today's digital divide. this week, we looked at how we're impacted by constantly being connected. >> the one place in the country where people have no choice but to 's nbc's kerry sanders.en bank, west virginia, population, 143. known as the quietest town in america. cell phones and wirelesse banned. the town is located in the national radio quiet zone, a 13,000 square mile area that limits radio that's because green bank is home to the national radio atros astronomy observatory, with thetelescope. >> this is the study of the

bodies in space. >> reporter: the telescope weighs almost 17 milliono big, a college football stadium would fit inside the dish. >> how slight of a signal can this picksitivity of this telescope is equivalent to the energy given off by a single snowflakeound. >> that slight? >> a billionth of a millionth of a watt. it can pick it up from 13 million light years away. tv stations s towers or cell phone towers in the can't i use? >> cell phone, ipad, remote control toy, remote control

headphones, s -- phones, microwave oven, the list is long. >> they all send out a signal that that's right. they would all completely wipe out the astronomical signal. >> when we broadcast, we use a wireless use the signal from this with interfere with this technology, we're having to do it old school. with a boom microphone and a camera. >> reporter: there's even a surveillance truck to monitor radio frequencies. >> like the >> exactly. >> reporter: residents here have landlines, and they do have internet with dial up for ethernet cable. but day to day life is missing devices and lifestyles we're accustomed to. >> you don't have instant access to the social media. >> right. >> your friends can't text >> are you deprived? >> no. because i could just -- at

yeah, you can talk to them. >> when you want to make plans with a friend, how do you get ahold of them and say, meet me here at this see them. >> what's that? >> you go see them. >> you don't make a phone call, >> yup. >> if they're not home. >> go around until you find it's not that big a town. >> reporter: folks are happy with life as it is. quiet. >> i'll pose a question to you,er tasted ice cream, would you miss it? >> i thought my cell phone was saving me time. >> i'm glad you think that know what? your cell phone isn't looking at a person eye to eye, or you know, going to their house and speaking and shaking their ng them a hug and saying, how are you today? >> well, thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, green bank, west ld you live there? could you visit there for a couple hours? >> maybe for a minute or two. >> drive through.

>> i like the idea of theinteraction, communication, it fosters that. >> absolutely. >> they're richer than most of us, probably. >> definitely true. we have tips from our mitr that we interviewed yesterday. she said, you don't have to immediately respond to messages. if you have to apologize, do it in person. >> yeah. text doesn't work. you can start doing eating meals cell phone free. don't put it on the table. >> that's a good one. last night, i had the debate on, a book and i was answering e-mails. 6-year-old son said, dad, can you stop texting and watching the tv? i went, oh, my gosh. s remind you. >> true. >> throw it to the side.

8:30 now, the 29 january, 2016.

not too cold, but we might get a showers tonight, huh? >> this afternoon, we'll see a few quick showers, a clipper moving across. >> also coming up, one last four js before we say good-bye to january. head to "today's" facebook page and get in your questions. could you escape this ng to catch up with the guys behind grain end nd brain games to reveal the inner workings of your ost for days. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> for your weekend, starting off with tomorrow, big snow area out west. we're looking at the rockies, n region, cascades, wet along the pacific northwest. east two thirds of the country, prettynday, sunshine along the east coast. storm system coming to california. it'll mean a lot of snow for the plains to the midwest. by monday and tuesday,

showers around the g >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. now to our special series, start today 2016 off to a great start, thanks to our experts who have been offeringnth long and want you to keep it up. the four js, all here answering

quick tips for people this year? >> first tip, you can always save more than you think you can. look at your smallt, then the medium ones, then the large ones. just trim it. second, when it comes to the market, a lot of people are in a panic now because it's been so. stick to your plan. stick to your plan for the long-term and you'll be fine. >> we'll let you get back to the joy? >> plan your meals ahead of time because you're giving yourself a road map. when it comes to dinner, give each day during the week a special category. example, monday is mondays. taco tuesdays. whatever wednesdays. pasta thursdays. then you have an organization and you can fill it in with a yummy, healthy and fun second thing, make weekly mini goals. while the long-term goals are amazing. for example, i want to lose 40 pounds. it's the weekly, s that helps us give ourselves a pat on the back.

keep going so you get to the finish line. >> cool, i love a good by the way. >> what do you have, jenna? >> the first is get winter, you can bundle up. it burns more calories and improves your mood. like joy, schedule it out. make it a meeting. schedule your workouts. i write them in my nerdy mom gives me each year. write it down and stick to it like it's a meeting. award yourself if you do it. sometimes i'll give myself a frozen yogurt or glass ofep to it. consistency is key, they say. i'm not the expert, but so they say. >> you've been working hard. jill, what can you tell us? >> i think it's really about chance in fashion and organization. we painted one wall in savannah's guest room and it made a difference. if you're if i want -- just go for it. if you want to get the blazer you haven't worn that you want, go for it.

organization starts off your day well. we did steals and deals this week and the style have one lady -- we asked you to send in the oldest thing in your closet and hash tag it, start today wins gets these deals. the jeans, necklace, bag. who is the winner? oldest thing in your right here. she won a local fashion faux pas she's not sure why it's still around. we reward you. you can upgrade this look with our steals and deals style makeover and thank you, everyone, for hanging with us. we're going to keep it going. >> repurposing an old quilt, too. resourceful. with an extra material, making an accessory. >> exactly. ladies, thank you so much. this was to fun.

everything from financial, head to "today's ees"today's" facebook page. let's keep up the good work through 2016. savannah? >> willie, thank you so much.p dealing with uncomfortable situations. every parent has been there. somebody asks you an inappropriate question, right in front of your kid. it off, use it as a teachable moment? a family physician, mother of four, has some thoughts on that. dr. g., goodood morning. >> do you know what to do when we get weird questions? i know what i want to say and i know it's better to be. the >> the first one, i hear it all the time, are you pregnant? >> which is really lovely, except when you're not. >> one of our parenting team members had a response. >> my faf rit vorite question to be asked is, are you pregnant? i say, this is a food

shower, i'm registered at >> i like her. >> brilliant. >> what do you do? you pregnant? >> when the baby is crowning. if you can handle it with humor and let the person know it wasn't a great question without making them feel ashamed andsed, that's lovely. you can be honest and say, i'm not. but you can also be sweet and say, you know, we're hoping in the next couple of years. >> resist the urge toat's belly fat. >> usually, resist the urge for snark. if you can, be like, mom, is that you? >> another one peopleu're a perfect example, you have four boys, oh, do you wish you have a girl? are you trying for the girl? we have a viewer who this. let's see what she says. >> when someone says to me, oh, you have a boy and a girl. good for you. you can be done having kids.

weighing in on your family, gender gender. >> abcious answer is, of course, we're so glad they're healthy. we're really blessed. whatever makes sense to you to say. it is okay, i think, i sometimes give the honest answer, which idn't get the recipe for girls. i think you have to add more flower. -- flour. >> it's awkward if your other kids are there. are you going to have another baby? >> my younger son had been asked if be a girl. >> a lot of us say to the kids, belly. how do you talk to kids about >> it's better to say, will have a baby or is having a baby, instead of, having a baby in their belly. i had a kid ask me, did you eat the baby, which is terrifyingem. i said, no. >> leave it at that. >> i left it at that. >> is that always the tip with kids, give the bare minimum?

if they have a follow-up questions, they'll come to you. >> if you have a friend who has a baby, the baby has a e people don't know what to say. it's simple, right? >> i want you to say the same thing you'd say to someone who had a new baby.tions. how can i help? >> if it's a close friend, is it okay to say, how do you feel about that? how are you handling that? >> or how are you feeling? that gives them the opening butsity of bearing their soul. >> what if you have a non-traditional family. a lot of times in the store -- >> i'm not sure there is a ily anymore. >> you'll hear the cashier saying, is your mommy and daddy around? how do you handle that, if you have a different family? >> i think the answer is, just what, our family looks a little different than that, but thank you for asking. >> dr. g., thank you so much. we have a lot more tips tohe awkward parenting questions on our peb website.

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we're back at 8:42. the new season of geographic"'s show "brain games" will test your mind in a cool way. >> they're taking it on the road. joe fryer caught up with them in london and put his own brainpower >> reporter: what better place to unlock the labyrinth of the brain than inside a maze, especially this classic one tucked in the shadows ofish castle? >> what's going on, guys? welcome to "brain games." >> reporter: jason is meeting the latest contestants "brain games." >> illusion and reality. >> reporter: a popular tv show that airs on nat gio. >> we're trying to

>> reporter: this 100-year-old maze offers a great setting for a game me against the child champion. >> child look on the world with wonder and inquisitiveness. her, man. sorry. >> you think you'll beat me? >> yeah. >> pretty confident. >> reporter: first, we're guided through this life sizedhown the locations of five flags. >> so far, i'm already lost. >> reporter: in a few minutes, we'll each have to do it again without making a don't you go first, superstar? >> reporter: cool, calm and collected, she takes off. it's tough to see amid the 8 foot hedges. she emerges in minutes, a run. >> superstar! >> look at you. >> reporter: clearly, this is amazing ing mazy's maze. >> she was perfect.

>> reporter: i remember the long walk, turns, finally. remember where it all ends. successful run, throw my competitor was>> what should i take away from it? >> mindfulness. the importance of paying attention. the importance of engaging with to be like a child. vel to london along the river for a new brain game. >> action. >> reporter: jason asks folks to stand up when they hear a hornn he waves a flag. i give it a shot. horn. flag. yes, there is a point to thetest. >> when do you think you reacted faster? when i made sound or when i moved a flag? >> i would sound. >> you are actually correct. typically, our auditory cortex which processes information will be faster than our visual >> light travels faster than sound.

is using games to unlock the secrets insides the 3 pound heads. minds. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, london. >> joe did well there. >> we'd all be yeah. out. >> we all had the same thought, the maze. the new season of "brain games"s sunday, february 14th on the "national geographic" channel. a live performance from pop superstar charlie puth coming first, this is "today oots

>> announcer: the citi concertn "today" is presented to you by citi. >> it is a big day for grammy nominated singer, song writer and producer, >> his debut album is officially

good morning and welcome back. good morning and welcome back. congrats on the new record. >> thank you. >> i like the title, nine track do you have nine things going on at any time? >> probably than nine things. i have like a thousand musical thoughts going constantly in my head. >> ours would be half track nothing focused. >> doesn't ring as nicely. >> exactly. >> you've had a big year in 2015. a lot of people would say, wait, this is his debut album?ning to him for a year now. how excited are you on this day? >> i was nominated with wiz for three grammys before myt. i don't know if it's supposed to work like that, but i produced all this album with a couple great friends of mine. not in thedroom and hotel rooms, car ride and airplanes. it's >> you're going on tour in march, right? >> yeah, and it sold out quickly. >> this has been a crazy journey for you. not more than a year ago or t home in new jersey.

>> now, you have your own album. you're going to be on stage at the grammys. >> yeah. >> can you process it all? >> i'm excited about allt i get to go home to new jersey tomorrow for a second. two hours. then i get to go back on tour and everything like that. >> what are you going to sing for us now? >> my new single "one call for you. >> charlie puth, take it away. >> thanks.nly one call away, i'll be there to save the day superman got nothing on me, i'm only one call away call me, baby, if you friend

come on, come on, reaching out to you, so take a chance no matter where you go, you know you're not alone i'm only one call be there to save the day superman got nothing on me, i'm only one call away come along with me and don't be scare i just wanna set you free, come on, come on, come on you and me can makehere for now, we can stay here for a while cause you know, i just want to see

know you're not alone i'm only one call away, i'll be there to save superman got nothing on me, i'm only one call away and when you're weak, i'll be strong i'm gonna keep holding onon't you worry, it won't be long darling, and when you feel gone, just run into my arms i'm only one call away, i'll

superman got nothing on me, one i'm only one call away here to save the day superman got nothing on me,m only one call away i'm only one call away [ applause ] >> charlie puth, his album, out today, "nine track mind." >> congrats again, man. so appy for you. you'll come back our next hour and chat? >> that's right. >> do that again, i like that. >> that's right. >> okay. we're back inoday" on nbc.

g up on the next hour, we have a shepherd's pie. al, we're making shepherd's pie. >> one of my's a perfect day for it. >> and it's lamb shepherd pie, right? >> that's right. >> charlie puth and >> and pie. >> you're showing us something new with facebook.

be for everybody. used to be for certain e cool, doing live stuff. we're going to show it off on our facebook page. facebook.com/today's take. >> what does it do? facebook live?ope. it's the facebook version. >> okay. also, we know who is going to be in the board room during "celebrity apprentice." teasing next hour. >> we have a lot. >> the whole show is good.

this morning on "tote's day's take," trump holds a rally during the he real winner? we span the world in sports. one of the biggest stars in music, charlie puth, is in the buildi and more is coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to day morning, january 29th, 2016. that's all the important data so far. great crowd outside.

you, my friend, have chosen our jam this morning. >> i have. eminem "lose yourself." >> >> workout song. i got my son hooked on it before one shot, one opportunity. >> not too much pressure. >> i was wondering. >> mom of the year. >> tiger mom. >> i'm like picturing yourting eminem. mom's on his shirt already >> little eminem. >> also made me think of the debate with the song. one >> i see, spinning yourself out of that one. sure. >> passing the baton. >> donald trump, as expected, did not show up at last night's fox news republican debate iniowa. still, he was the story.

then talk about his event last night. the debate opened with a question for megyn kelly aboutnald. >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. donald trump has chosen not to attend this evening's presidential debate. you think that sends to the voters of iowa? >> let me say, i'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is fat and ugly. ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way -- [ applause ] -- i want to thank everyone here for showing the men and women of iowa the respect to show up and make the case to the people of the people of the country, why each of us believe we would make the best commander in chief. [ applause ] >> without trump there and cruz running pretty close,behind donald trump in iowa, cruz became the number one target on the stage.

cruz of doing and saying anything to get votes. senator rand an authenticity problem. just up the road, trump holding a competing event, said he raised about $6 million for militarycontinued to mock fox and talked about using his daughter ivanka as a secret weapon on thel. >> fox has been extremely nice the last couple of hours, actually. they've wanted me there and said, how about now? they called a few minutes't it already started? ivanka, it would be so great if you had your baby in iowa. i'd >> at the end of the night though, who wins? >> donald trump. donald trump wins. >> what's the measure? >> google maps showed country who was the most talked

night, and trump was -- it was bright red all across the s the traffic. it doesn't mean that people were all praising him. >> no, no, no. >> what's the measure of who >> for him, it's what he measures. >> the attention. >> one of the great moments in the debate was when they pulled out the competing video, both rude owe and bio and cruz on immigration, the stances. >> that was an important moment, actually, and it could be pivotal, not in iowa but later on in what's interesting, a lot of the pundits on "morning joe" had an array of guests, and experts as well, who said this was the most substantivee early ratings are in. won't be the most watched. early numbers say it's the secondest lowest rated.is like, what, the seventh or eighth debate that they've had their shot.

believe it was actually won, where the candidates, whilemaybe, were able to answer the questions. >> i think they all came alive a little more. jeb bush, i think, had the best night he had, you know, ofes we've seen. he came to life. marco rubio and ted cruz, they were debating real, substantive >> i was expecting more from chris chris christie. >> we won't have to longer. people go to vote in iowa on monday. we can't wait. >> the "today" show will be there. >> yeah. >> with trump out of the board room -- talking about aparen dis apprentice," the chairman of the board schwartz schwarzenegger.

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they upped the ante this time around. they added a special guest to the distraction or curtain of michael phelps. take a look. >> oh, wow! >> that's a distraction. >> it gets better. they up it even more. take the wide shot. >> wait for it. >> where is the other picture? >> where's the good part? >> that's not the good part. >> it's got to be coming. >> there it is. waiting for? there! it was originally, he had the black pants on, and i kept thinking about chris farrelly >> chip and dale. >> swaz yze swayze. >> it's the same tly, phelps is training for the 2016 olympics because he's going to coach later in life. he wants to retire and coach in nevertheless, what was the record? there was a record -- hold on. you said it earlier, willie. >> the points?

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he had just been hit. was distracted with the liceman the time. >> the league didn't believe it. >> when your arms go like this -- >> with a stick in it. >> trying to help him out. what about this >> with the helmet on. >> helped the guy up. >> anyway, i love this. facebook now, you have an iphone, this for android users, but it is a cool thing called facebook live. you go to your status, you put then you go live. it's like periscope. >> you're live streaming. >> we're going to check this out. >> you're on now? >> yeah. >> is this on our new page? >> it's from the phone. >> exciting. >> you can walk over. let's go over -- >> this is on our facebll, it's on the phone right now, right?

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the video has moreviews on youtube. charlie is kicki a north american tour in march, but stopping by to hang out with us on album release day. good morning again, mr. what's going on? >> i have cold hands. >> he pete beat boxed on our facebook >> go ahead. >> he's good. >> go ahead. >> michael jackson. >> oh, cool. totally cool. >> on fire this morning. >> wow. >> where you talked about sitting in your room, working stuff out on computers. you're like a one-man operation it feels like. >> i don't know. i started weird noises when i was a youngin. i still am but -- >> how old were you?

, i was doing all this stuff. running around on basketball courts, not playing the sport.ould be like, charlie, stop making noises. it was like music in my head. that's why i called my album mind." i've always had music in my head. >> you wrote tracks? >> yeah, and now vocal >> i don't want to delete this. >> no, no. keep that there. >> not only have you had this amazing year and all this success, but the other thing is, all these amazing people want to collaborate with you. >> amazing. >> that's the mark, when your peers want to work with you. >> when -- all these artists grew up listening to, like fergie and so many people,

to go in the studio with them. i used to listen to --ed to one direction like on spotify, and now i'm writing for them. it's absolutely insane. >> >> ' yeah. >> selena gomez. >> i don't look at them as famous people. they're in my work force. we go onhe same stuff. why not make music together? >> who do you want to add to the work force? >> bruno mars. >> you two would be great >> spectacular. >> that'd be cool. we're label pilk up ck up the phone and >> i'd love that. ariana grande. >> that'd be hot. >> this has been a crazy year for st moment, craziest person who came up to you and said, i'm

>> i was at the american music trailer. i walked out and i heard a -- i'll do a bad british accent -- "helloit was horrible. sorry. it was harry styles. he was like, you produced "slow you, and i was like, number one, how do you know that? it was an r&b song. i was like, wow, yeah, i did. song? he was like, good work. nice to meet you. i'm like, cool. >> maybe a one directionation. >> that could be kind of cool. but they've broken up though. >> just lost one guy. >> down a man. >> fill it in. >> there you >> i think you'll have more people knocking on your door. >> i'd love that. >> album is "nine track mind." catch him on tour soon, as well. one more man in the next hour.

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on shore will bring a lot of wet weather to southern california, into the southwest. icy mix through the southwest.ts way to the midsection of the country. rain around the great lakes. sunny skies and warmer conditions. above normal temperatures for new england to the gulftral plains. >> that's your latest weathhould mention if you go to facebook.com/today's take,

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

those in. all right? throw that in. can of -- >> this is easy, al. >> it crushed tomatoes and saute that. while this is cooking down, you're going to make your -- kind of a gravy. take a nice, dark beer, like a, and throw it in. then you're going to take a cube of bouillon. put that in. in the meantime, take a littlenstarch and make a slurry, to thicken this up. all right? then you're going to mix, of course, the bouillon,ch will be dissolved. put it all together. eventually, that'll cook down. you put it into a casserole, anyerole. then you're going to take your mashed potatoes. you're going to spoon them on top. >> so good. >> so delicious.

>> and add the cheese, right? >> cheese on top. everything is already cooked. >> right. >> you don't worry about too much. , i put a little smoked paprika on there. >> cool. >> i put it on everything. >> little spice. >> spread on more cheese.old our kitchen folk i'd like a lot more cheese. >> kitchen folk. >> they're like the woodland creatures. our kitchen folk. take this, put it in the oven, brown it up. for the last minute, you're going to put it on the broiler, just to brown it up a bit. there you have it perfect winter food. >> it is. >> right? >> comfort food at best. >> cheese, potatoes, protein, all the food groups in is like, you should be at home with this. we should pack it up and go home. >> there you go. >> leftovers are good, too. >> patron state of food. >> thank you very much.

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