good morning. iowa votes. after months of controversy and clashes. >> the truth is, ted, you've been willing to do anything to get votes. >> surprises and surges. >> at least pick a winner this time, okay? i'm going to win. i'm going to win. >> the first contest of this election is finally here. the candidates barn storming the state with their final pitches. >> stick with the experience. stick with the ideas that will actually work for our country. >> this incredible journey of the past hasn't been dull. it's been many things, but it ain't dull. >> and it's anyone's race. the polls, tight. the stakes, high.

choices, we've come to the center of the political universe today, monday, february 1st, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," iowa votes, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from des moines, iowa. and good morning, everyone. we thought this day would never come, but it's finally arrived. welcome to a special edition of "today" on a monday morning. we are, yes, in des moines, iowa, joined by a lot of enthusiastic residents of this state on a very pivotal day in the presidential election. >> this is so exciting. it's an early morning for you and will be a late night for the folks if they're planning to caucus. it happens every four years. finally time to vote. it's caucus day. in a few hours from now, iowa will be the first state to officially vote for who they

the candidates have been crisscrossing the state for months. 60,000 television ads have aired here. countless doors have been knocked on. after it all, the republicans and the democratic races are neck and neck. definitely up for grabs. >> want to give you a sense of where we are. the west end architectural salvage here. nice store with nice people. everything is for sale, except the people behind us. >> they also serve coffee. >> they do early in the morning. even the desk here, if you like it, call and make a bid. it's for sale. >> we can do it on steals and deals later. busy morning ahead. donald trump, marco rubio and sarah palin will be here. >> you will see what happened when matt and i spent time on the trail over the weekend. it was fun to get out and glad hand a little bit.

>> get the lay of the land. let's begin with the last-minute push of support for the men and women running for president. we have it covered. let's begin with nbc national correspondent peter alexander and the gop. good to see you. >> welcome to iowa. this state doesn't pick the next president but they whittle down the field. you've felt the energy. even ted cruz can see a trump win tonight could make the billionaire unstoppable. >> reporter: in little more than 12 hours, we'll know. will it be donald trump? >> you haven't had a winner in iowa in sf 16 years. we're going to have a believer, you better believe it. you're going to have a winner this time. >> reporter: or ted cruz? >> we need to take power out of washington and back to we the people. that is what this campaign is all about. >> reporter: or can marco rubio turn his late surge into tomorrow's surprise story? >> we are going to win this state in the general election. we are going to turn america around.

trump with a five-point lead over his rivals, a controversy over a mailer sent by a cruz campaign. labeled, voting violation, claims to be an official record with a grade of how often residents caucused. the secretary of state blasted the cruz campaign, saying it misrepresents iowa election law. trump teed off. >> people in new york are bad. the politicians are the worst liars. wow. it's a ter: cruz remains defiant. >> i will not aimgsz pologize for using every tool we can to encourage voters to r: with trump's wife by his side. >> he will be unbelievable. the best deal maker. >> reporter: this weekend, the cruz into stuck in mud, hoping it won't shadow

>> ted cruz would have visited all 99 countries by the end the day. an overall turnout is going to help trump. evangelical turnout will help cruz. i was told the size of thebetween trump and cruz, and marco, because they want the message to be that this is a two-man race. >> peter, good to have you in downtown thank you very much. >> as we said, the race on the democratic side is just as he ry hillary clinton and bernie sanders, deadlocked. andrea mitchell is covering these final pushes until the caucus >> a tight race heading into tonight's caucuses. hilary hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in a statistical tie. on the democratic side, the

>> reporter: with hours to go, hillary clinton and bernie sanders were working into the night, making their closing iowa voters. >> this is a campaign of the people, by the people andle. >> reporter: sanders speaking to thousands of supporters in des moines. just six miles away, it was a clinton family affair. >> senator, and the next president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton. >> reporter: drawing her biggest iowa crowd yet. >> i am a better candidate ks to you, i will be a better president. >> reporter: clinton's final pitch, experience. >> when you caucus tonight night, you're not only selecting a president, you are selecting achief. >> reporter: sanders is change, rallying young people who have never caucused in the political revolution. thank you all very much. >> reporter: at a student rally saturday, sanders sang with the band, "vampire this land is your land

on older women, in the past, her most loyalty supporters. this time, even women have clinton>> ultimately, it's not just being the first woman but it's being the right president at the right time. ps are relying on armies of paid staff and volunteers to turn out the vote. and the clinton team has gone high tech, with an app toincts where they can take delegates from sanders by steering voters to martin o'malley. >> the final poll has points ahead within the margin of error. both candidates have plenty of money. sanders from millions of small donors. it could be a longbattle ahead, especially if he wins an upset tonight. >> thank you so much. let's turn back to the republalking to a number of candidates throughout the morning. first up, donald trump is on the phone with us. good morning. >> good morning.

we find out, do donald trumprs actually turn up and vote? you're not one to be modest. are you predicting a win tonight? >> no, i can't do that. i mean, we've had the, bigger than anybody. bigger than bernie, who is second, i will say. but the crowds have been incredible. i think so. the enthusiasm, savannah, is incredible, and it looks like we're going to miss the snowstorm, which is good news. but it's going to come later.l you, it's been an amazing journey. there's a lot of love in those rooms. i would think that they would i hope so. >> mr. trump, there's been a lot of headlines over the last several months in iowa about you and ted cruz. ye days, you're starting to hear more and more about marco rubio. his campaign is saying he has marcomento marcomentum and seems to be surging. is he a threat?

is a threat. you don't know what's going to happen. it's politics. he's a capable guy, and he's in there running and we'll have to see what happens. he came in third in the poll, the latest poll, the last poll, and we'll have to see what happens after tonight. :00 tonight, we'll know the results. >> right here, right now, cruz competition. you have really laid the hammer down on dropped in the polls, but he's still in there. you're still neck and neck. why has he been so hard for you to shake? >> well, i think that, you professional politician. he's a talented guy. you know, we're all talented people. i said he was born inis true. a lot of people have a question as to whether or not he's president. it's come out loud and strong. i tell you, some lawyers just over the weekend

not allowed to be president. that's a big cloud over his i said he should remove the cloud by asking for declaratory judgment from the courts. you have numerous lawyers, including one from harvard, untested law. numerous lawyers have come out saying he's not allowed to run. he's not allowed to serve as that's a tough thing. i think that's affected him quite a bit by a lot of people, frankly. >> donald, you based a large part of your campaign on being a a successful guy who knows how to close the deal. if you don't win tonight in iowa, how much does it damage your political well, i'd like to win. i'm doing incredibly well with the evangelicals. as you know, you probably saw the numbers. up through the sky. nationwide, leading with evangelicals.

we had an amazing two days together. sarah palin, who will be on your show later, she's a terrific person, terrific woman, andoing to be -- she endorsed me, as you know. sheriff joe endorsed me. willie robertson endorsed me. i'm getting endorsements from so many people are going to be announcing endorsements over the next short period of time because they see what's happening. it's a movement. people want to take our country they want to -- look, my theme is make america great again, and that's what they want to do, matt. they want to make america great again and it's what we're going to not going to make deals like the iran deal. it's a foolish deal and could have been better, if it was made at all. so many other deals. and trade with china, eating our lunch. japan is eating our lunch. i mean, all of them. we want to bring it back. we want to take our country >> well, donald trump, this is your first election day, so we'll be watching it with you,

thank you for your time this morning, sir. we >> thank you very much. appreciate it. let's bring in nicolle wallace. good morning to you. the question about anight for donald trump and how it damages his political brand, what do you think? >> listen, i think that he said what i was going to say, this is a series of known-unknowns. i thought it was actually a sober interview from donald trump this morning with you guys. no one knows if his described it -- bernie sanders describes it as a revolution on the democratic side -- f people are going to show up. is their model going to bear out the right number of r is donald trump's movement going to upend the republicans? >> a little uncertainty even from donald trump himself, who isf confidence.

>> the fact he's doing so well with evangelical voters, is that one of the more confounding they can be dispositive of what ultimately happens. he's winning them, donald trump. >> i sat down with my two evangelical who know the block the best, and said, what's going on with trump? they said, it's a misnomer. evangelicals, obviously, we have a set of values but we win, too. their attraction to donald trump isn't dissimilar from the attraction from the rest of trump's support. they want someone who can win and see him as someone who. >> we're going to switch to the democrats in a second and talk to secretary clinton. let me stick with the republicans for a second. we've been hearing so much and you've been here, that there is a surge going on with marco rubio. you had a chance to get out there over the last day or so. is it real? >> i think it's real but it h do with what we're going to talk about tomorrow morning, new hampshire. it has more to do with setting

him as their hampshire. >> what about ted cruz? he has staked it all on iowa. he has money. he has organization.he envy of a lot iowa. if he doesn't pull out a win tonight, then what? >> i agree. iowa is must-win for ted cruz.are so calm and confident. i think they're seeing something on the ground, not just in their turnout model, but in their direct line ofwith voters that gives them a lot of confidence about their chances tonight. >> nicolle wallace, thank you very much. we appreciate it. check of the early weather from mr. roker. we talked about a snowstorm moves into iowa. timing, an affect on the caucuses? >> it might. especially for folks a little nervous about a blizzard coming in. they've pretreated the streets. take a look at flag a. in fact, listen. boom.

that's right. this storm is making its way to the east. it's already dumped a bunch throughout california, arizona, and it is headed this way. here's what we're looking at for today. alre through the rockies. now, this system will push to the east. as it does, we look for some fairly good snow falling through the rockies today. heavy snow for southern-cenies. moves to the plains later this evening. tomorrow, we have a blizzard likely for iowa. snow falling at rates of 2 inches an hour. heavywest. out west, flag staff, denver, 8 to 24 inches of snow. the timing for iowa looks like this. rt this afternoon with clouds. then by around 8:00, moves into the western part of the state. pushes in later in the evening by the time we get into tuesday, it's a full-blown blizzard. snowfall amounts, the way we're

to 8 inches of're expecting to see upwards of 18 inches of snow. hastings, nebraska, 12 to 18.

>> guys, how cool is this? the table my monitor is resting on is the hood of a studebaker 1963w. >> you had that car when it was new. >> this is my car. >> al, thank you very get back to politics here. what does caucus day have in store for hillary clinton? the former secretary of state is with us now. secretary clinton, good morning >> good morning. >> you have been campaigning for about 300 days now, and today is the day that iowans get to tellow they're feeling. did you wake up this morning excited, nervous, anxious, what? >> i woke up very excited.

couple of weeks leading up to the caucus tonight. we've got such a great campaign we've got thousands of volunteers. we knocked on 125,000 doors this past weekend. there's just so much excitement, and it's infectious.oing to keep working as hard as we can until the caucuses are finally over this evening. we hope that, even though it's a tight race, a lot of there committed to caucusing for me will be there. standing up for me. i will do the same for them in the campaign and in thecy. >> it is a tight race here. some of your democratic allies, democratic leaders, have said point-blank that bernie sanders, a democratic socialist as he himself, cannot win a general election, that republicans cannot wait to have an ad that has the hammer and the sickle. you have kind of tiptoed around but this is crunch time. if you believe it, why not come right out and say it?

him, iowa voters, but he cannoal election. >> well, i know, savannah, that is exactly what a lot of democrats are sa elected democrats, people who want to take back the senate in the 2016 election. want to add to the numbers ofthe house. maybe make some progress in governors and -- >> are you saying -- >> -- state think it's fair to say he has to run his campaign and present his views. we have differences, and i've been pointing out those differences. i think that it's important for me to tell to achieve and how i will go about doing that. because i want them to hold me accountable. then it's going to be up to caucus goers tonight,voters next in new hampshire, to decide who they think offers the best path forward to keep the progress that we've made going.k about differences, secretary clinton. seems like one of the

president obama's legacy. i was at an event forsanders last night, and he said, i'm a supporter of president obama, but i find the last eight years to have been disappointing. why is he well, look, i've had a lot of experience in looking and learning about what it takes t done in washington. as a first lady, as a senator for eight years, as a secretary of state. and i thinkdent obama inherited, an economy that was in the ditch, he doesn't get the credit for pulling it out. he doesn't get the credit he deserves for the affordable caree've been trying to do -- that i tried to do -- to get us on the path of universal coverage. i think it's a difference between making progress -- i'm ae who likes to get things done. not just talk about it but deliver results for people. that's how i judge myself. have i done something that got 8

like i did when i was first lady. or national guard members health care. that's what you're supposed to do as a leader. i think i have the record, thehe know-how to get it done. i think president obama has made a great effort that has resulted in lots of positive changes for our>> secretary clinton, i know it's a busy day for you and your team, so we thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank yok to you. hope everybody comes out to caucus tonight. >> all right. thank you very much. coming up, we're behind the scenes on the campaign trail sanders. i just mentioned that. what he says needs to happen for him to pull out a win tonight. and then sarah palin joins us for an exclusive live this is her first since throwing her support behind donald trump. first, on a monday morning, caucus day, this is "today" on

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we're back at 7:30. it's monday morning, the 1st of february, s day here in iowa. voters are getting set to take part in the first contest of the. turnout is key. you hear that sentence over and over again. guess what? turnout is great here in the west end a marketplace in des moines. happy to have these folks with us, getting up early. a lot will be caucusing tonight. 1600 precincts across we'll talk to marco rubio in a second. >> raise your hand if you'll go to a caucus location tonight.

pretty good. first, other stories making y. a powerful storm blasting southern california with heavy rain and high winds. the storm is moving east. in san diego, one woman washen her car was hit by a falling tree. thousands of homes are without power this morning. the weather is also a concern here in rm is moving in a little later tonight. also in the news this morning, a student at the college of william in marion, s recovering after contracting the zika virus. it happened when the student was traveling in central america over winters don't believe there is a health risk to anyone else on campus. the denver broncos and carolina panthers arrived in california last night. they're preparations for super bowl 50. broncos quarterback peyton

cam newton and the zebra striped pants. >> do you have those pants? >> i do. >> good of you to lend it to >> supposed to be a secret. now the biggest story of the day, politics and the iowa caucus hoping for a strong showing to compel his campaign into the next state, new hampshire. good morning, sir. nice to see you. >> nice to see you, hought about wearing those pants. >> trying to get votes. >> didn't poll well. >> people are talking abouttum. you've got moe mentum omentum, you're surging. that's the good news. the bad news, if you don't have a strong finish with all the talk, it'll seem like a how are you managing things? >> we're not the front runner. ted cruz had 12,000 volunteers,nd money here. he's the front runner. but we feel like about our we're fighting and working hard and growing in the support we have.

we've had a great time campaigning's been fantastic. it's been a blessing to be a part of the process. >> you mentioned ted cruz. you said he's been disingenuous in his attacks. he's distorted he's the kind of guy, you say, who will say and do anything to get elected. in your mind, is that politics as usual, or is tedmething above and beyond what's the normal course of campaigning? >> well, the politics as usual, and that's the problem. he literally took a video of me cap and trade and cut it off before i finished my statement to make it look like i supported it. it's e going to fight through it. we feel good about it. i think people know the truth. the great thing about iowa voters, they've been through this so many times, they know until the last minute to attack someone on something, it's usually not true. it's why they waited until the last minute. >> what would be a better outcome for you. trump handily defeats

the top tier, or if ted crurump and shows invincible? >> honestly, i've spent zero time thinking about that? >> how? united states. i spend my time with thinking and communicating with voters about what i'm going to do when i'm president. this country is greater than any onmain that way if we don't make changes in this cycle, this election. that's what i think about. i have people that work for me that. i'm focused on being the support. if you're watching tonight and you're in iowa, go caucus for >> i was at a trump rally yesterday, and it struck me, the people that say they support trump, not only do they like the fact he's plain spoken, he can do the things he says he wants to do. they believe he can build a wall and have mexico pay forthe crap out of isis, to paraphrase what he

goods? >> the guy is an funny. >> it's not what he's billing himself as. >> here's the thing about iowa and the country, i think this country understands that if you're running to be president of the united states, you can'tple what you're going to do. you have to explain how you're going to do it. the presidency is the most significant political job on the planet.ree world, commander in chief of the most important military and most powerful military in human history. people deserve to know exae going to do on these issues. i'm proud that my campaign outlined detailed public policy ideas on everything from student, which i care about because i had one three years ago that i thought i'd never pay off, to be honest with you, alllding to you are military to take on isis. boko haram is an affiliate of isis and these are the people we're in warfare with. or we win.

>> senator rubio, important day for you here in iowa. nice of you for with us. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. we spent time with the voters and candidates on the campaign trail over the weekend. i caught up with senator bernie fought for every last vote. >> you were asking people of revolution. [ applause ] >> what have you heard in iowa over the last couple of days that assures yougoing to set you on that course? >> well, there is no assurance for anything. if we have a large voter turnout, if thousands of ny of whom have given up on the political process, many young people who have never participated in the political process, if they come out, we're going to r: with an estimated alone -- >> hi there. we're volunteers with the bernie sanders orter: sanders supporters are crisscrossing the state and

>> hi, carl. this is kim from the bernie sanderseporter: all part of a final argument. after months of campaigning here, plenty of potentialll up for grabs. many coming to hear sanders one last time. >> are you decided? >> i think i'm you say, i think i'm decided. >> yeah. >> why? >> i was supporting clinton, but as more revelatioout her honesty and her ability to lead the country, i feel like the commander in chiefne who is able to promote the american values. >> in the last few days, we found ourselves on the fence. we don't go hillary or bernie. >> reporter: in this tight race, sanders gained recent momentum but will it be enough. >> do you need to win to carry showing in new hampshire? >> obviously, we're going to try to win.

end. >> reporter: those in iowa who don't seem to be having as much time deciding -- >> i've been with him all the >> reporter: young people who are ready to caucus. >> are you motivated to that degree? >> absolutely. young people have the energy. i think young people will>> reporter: sanders is counting on it. >> are you coming out tomorrow night? [ applause ] >> you'll sure they'll get out of the dorm rooms at rrow night? >> i think tomorrow night, you're going to see not just young people, you're going to see working class people. you're going to see peops state who say, enough is enough. and, yes, they are going to come out for caucus. >> kind of an interesting senator sanders questions and every time i'd ask him a question, he'd turn and ask the question to the crowd. >> like this? >> exactly right.

said even at the late hour, that they still had some wiggle room. >> you know in the democratic caucus, there'sgoes on. people will definitely have a chance to change their minds. >> no question. let's get a check of the weather from mr. studebaker, albody worried about the weather going out to caucus tonight? no? all right. there you go. you have to worry if you have friends and neighbors whoroughout the mid plains and into the gulf coast. we have a risk of strong weather. enhanced risk from jackson to nashville for tornadoes, lots of downpours. 30 million folks are at risk for damaging wind gusts and possible tornadoes. this will be pushing through. this is ahead of the sameoing to cause the blizzard here. it's going to bring very, very rough weather. tulsa, little rock, houston. the warm air surges ahead of theem, look for the strong storms s s developing during the day tomorrow and continuing at night.

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welcomeal edition of "today," iowa votes. they're too young to vote but lots of people will be caucusing tonight. after years of planning and months of vote of the presidential race is hours away. >> chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." political analyste is with us again. good morning, guys. you've fanned out and been around the state over and over again. what are you hearing? what are you seeing that's going to dramatically impact the that we're not talking about? >> well, i think we heard it from donald trump himself at the beginning of the show. it is a, like i said before, own, who is going to show up tonight. historically, it's remarkable the people in other states, vote. the caucuses has fewer peoplerticipate.

par participate. it'll upend everything if his supporters show up. >> chuck? >> people said if trump went wouldn't participate. i also heard people who haven't voted in 20 years are going to show up. the other thing you don't he idea there's going to be a huge surge on the democratic or republican side. there's no evidence. it tells you maybe this ends up being clinton and cruz. >> there's an irony here. democratic side and trump on the right need that very thing. they need this flush of new voters. if they don't get it, is that >> it would be decisive. both ted cruz and hillary clinton have put together normal, traditional iowa caucuses. they're very, very structural, going very precision wise, all those ll feel with trump and sanders. they need the surge. we don't see the evidence of it. >> regardless of outcome --

time -- regardless of does everybody move forward to new hampshire or might somebody be out? >> i think cruz is limping into new hampshire if he doesn't. i don't think it's decisive in picking a republican nominee. i think republicans have done terribly in this state and bounded back in new hampshire and south carolina. obviously, republicans want to do well mportant state. but you can survive a loss here. cruz is in a different category because he staked everything on this state. he's badly wounded if he doesn't >> ditto with sanders. >> who wants to do predictions? glad you raised your hand. >> i hate ion. if i had to put someone slightly over the edge, i'd say trump could pull off something historic. >> democratic side? >> i don't want to bet againsts history. i think when she's up against the ropes, she sometimes pulls out her best performances. >> i can't tell you how confident the cruz people are. it's sort of nerving how

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hawkeye state. today, monday, february 1st, >> welcome to iowa, "today." >> happy caucus day. hi, mom. >> welcome to>> hello to everybody in chicago. >> hi to my family in california and here in des moines, iowa, we're excited to have the welcome to iowa, "today."y morning, caucus day here in iowa, 2016. special edition of our show from west end salvage in downtown we want to thank you guys for getting up early. we really do. but there's a reason they're up early. it's not just to talk about >> no, no. >> it's because, look what we have. >> oh, my gosh. >> a plate of fried dough, la

>> handing it out. >> oh, my goodness. fried oreos, fried hot dogs, friedything is fried and it's awesome. >> we want to welcome willie geist to des moines on this monday morning. also, we wantrnor sarah palin. endorsing donald trump. we'll talk to governor palin in a couple ofrst, natalie is holding down the fort back in studio 1a in new york and has a check of the top stories of the morning. good morning. >> good morning to you.h organization is holding an urgent meeting in geneva today to decide if the declared a global economy. the virus carried by reached two dozen countries. the u.n. health agency says it is spreading explois sively in the there are confirmed cases in the u.s. among people who traveled to other countries, but no infected mosquitos have been found in the u.s.

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>> i'm not. bleep ] . [ bleep ]! >> oh, my god! >> frightening moments as the friends were in a shed near the they'd just made the wise decision not to take their boat out because they could feel static electricity in the air, signals of strikes. one of nashville's longest running acts had a different close call. the don kelly band wash its version of "ghost riders in the sky." the drummer got so into it, he flipped backward throughass window. stan is okay and now owns a story that will be told over and over again in music city. let's send it back to matt and savannah in des moines,wa. back to you. >> natalie, thank you very much. up next from iowa, we're sitting down with sarah palin for an exclusive live er first interview since

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welcome back, everyone, to des moines, iowa, as we count down to tonight's caucuses. the first contest of the 2016 race. >> and in a moment, as promised, we'll talk exclusively to donald trump's highest profiler endorser. sarah palin is here. first, over the ught up with voters at one of trump's final rally ies here in iowa. >> reporter: in council bluff, the line started fivefore the rally did. many here, newcomers to the political process. >> i've never been to any rallies. >> have you caucused before? >> l for trump this time? >> i will. >> why? >> because he speaks like we do. >> reporter: a theme rally goers echoed over and over. things that i think americans have been thinking for the last seven years. he brought it to the forefront.

states is feeling. >> he's just saying what the common person is thinking. attendees, still on the fence. >> are you guys trump supporters, just checking it out? >> we're going to check it out today and see. we're getting close to making up, yeah. >> going with people who have experience in government. i would not hire a dogcatcher to do my teeth. i'm not going to hire somebod know how to govern. >> you're not a trump supporter. why is it important to see him in the flesh? what it is that he says. how would he make his decisions? what would he base it on? >> reporter: plenty of other minds already made ver consider any other candidate or was it trump all the way? >> trump all the way, i think. that's my only choice. i don't see anything elsey're offering me that will make a difference. >> what i like about him most is he has nothing to lose. a lot of the other people are

shopping? >> no, i'm trump. yay, r: with a possible snowstorm late tonight, will many of these first-time caucus goers actually show up? yeah. >> are you super committed? >> super committed. >> rainstorm or snowstorm, you're there? >> super committed. i have 4 by 4s and 6 by 6ive people rides and we'll be there. absolutely. >> iowans are not afraid of a little snow. >> not at all. former alaska governor sarahn mccain's running mate during the 2008 presidential race. she's here in iowa supporting good to see you. how are you? >> great, did you hit yourself to the right candidate? is donald trump going to win iowa? >> i believe he will win iowa. iowa voters are ready forn of constitutional government again. donald trump can do this.

and ted cruz at the top of the republican field is a nice problem to >> is it a win-win for you? if donald trump wins tonight, do you win? if ted cruz wins tonight, you've supported him in the past, do >> in a sense, yes. keeping in mind, this is just a very first step in this long, arduous process. then getting into the have ten more months before we actually know who will be our next president. tonight, whatever the outcome, i republican party, again, is in a fortunate position in having that good problem. good candidates at the top. >> this was probably a tough call for you, between tedd donald trump. >> it wasn't tough. >> really? >> no. i supported for senate there out of texas. when i endorsed him, he was barely a blip on the radar screen, in terms ofd what people were perceiving.

there and kind of, hopefully, helped add momentum to his. being there in the senate, to be a fighter for the american people, for our will, i want to keep him in the you have credibility with evangelical voters. it's one of the reasons this endorsement meant so much to donald trump. do you think that he is the godly looking for? >> i hope voters aren't trying to find the most christiany,date out there. who are we to judge one other's level of faith? our christian quotient, if you will. hopefully, people are looking for he whod of success that proves he can get the job done for us, finally. >> is he a true admitted in the past, he's donated to democratic candidates, republican candidates. he's donated to hillary clinton. how do you square that?

like ronald reagan who, at oneint, had -- he was a registered democrat and saw the light. i think, wonderful. i'm glad donald trump is on our side when it comes to thel spectrum. understanding that free markets and capitalism and restoration of our freedom is the way fore restored. good. we should celebrate that he has come over on the right side. >> i want to ask you about something you mentioned on thel, which is the arrest of your son. you talked about it and mentioned ptsd. you said that president obama may be to blame for some of the there. >> i never said that. >> let's take it piece by piece. what did you mean? >> let's start piece by piece. me here to talk about iowa politics and the caucus tonight, not to talk about my kids. that was a promise. as things go in the world of don't always keep

i never blamed president obama. what i have blamed president obama in doing though is this level of united states military that has made manifest in cutting budgets, in not trying to beef it up and let our military job they're trained to do. and in specific issues we're talking about that are so hot today specifically, let'snd utterly destroy isis. as we know, our united states yet, we have a commander in chief who seems to kind of allow the enemy to be poking at us. that's unacceptable to most certainly to me. >> do you regret the comment one endorsement? >> what did i say that is offensive? >> that you seem to lay it at the feet of the president. >> i don't regret any comment that i made because i didn't lay ptsd at the foot of the president.

is -- and suggested ed ed adamantly that our president needs to let the military do their job. if you have a allows the media to be credible if you would tell me what you're talking about. >> in terms of credibility, there were no specific promi content of the interview. only this would be your first interview since you endorsed donald trump. >> well, i was told that this interview is about the caucus tonight in iowa, who will it be to put america back on the right track and restore constitutional government that we're lacking so need. i said, right on. i'll talk about that, sure. >> we talked about that quite a bit. governor palin, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> us turn to a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> hey, guys. so this is very exciting. i've been to the iowa state fair, and i've seen the giant

butter cow, brought our own "today" show butter cow. you. >> thank you, al. >> how much butter is this cow? >> about 40 pounds of butter. just a little less. cow at the iowa state fair is almost 600 pounds. >> how long did it take to do this? >> this was about two days of ds of mine helped me create the amateur. underneath? >> right.uld collapse. two days to do the butter. >> what happens when you're done with the butter? >> we melt it and take it off. here and i already had softening issues here. >> everybody get a bagel! let's get englishre right now! sarah pratt, thank you very much for bringing that for us. let's show you what we have going on as far as your weather two big stories today. first off, we have a blizzard

the mid plains. we're looking for heavierte tonight on into tomorrow. the caucuses will get done without any problems. we should see a little light snow. look at the snowfall amounts. they've denver. 450 flights. green bay, we'll see 6 to 10 inches. lincoln, nebraska, as well. des moines, 10 inches.tem, we have got a lot of warm air and instability. we'll be looking at severe weather developing later on tomorrow as you get into the mid gulf coast, all the way the mississippi river valley. enhanced risk of strong storms from jackson, all the way up to central kentucky.

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welcome back to iowa, hosting the first contest in the presidential race is a source of pride for the voters here. >> nbc's tom brokaw is here with a closer look at the decades old of iowa first. good morning. >> good morning. in iowa and especially in the political arena, there is a real question about whether iowa should be the first one, by it is a caucus system. traditionally, the turnout is low. the state is rural.versify ied. nonetheless, iowans don't want to give up on it. the media plays a role in keeping iowa first. we love the small towns, therms and the food. i took a look at the debates here in iowa, whether it should be first. >> reporter: by tomorrow, one of these candidates will be a big

life support. des moines newspaper columnist thinks it's iowa. >> me main problem with it is there's not enough democratic representation in this state. >> reporter: iowa is white, older and rural. but is that a disqualifier for the leadoff position? rachel is professor and chair of the iowa caucus project. >> this is a process and begins in iowa but then moves to other if iowa always picked the president, then we could just have an entire election in iowa and forget about everything >> reporter: there is also the iowa record. it's not a king maker. only three winners who were not incumbents made it from thee white house. the other iowa winners went from

turnout is low, but populardio host van says this year is anything but traditional. >> i guarantee we'll blow the roof off the numbers for the caucuses. , the national media helped make iowa the big opening act. from the locals, the hardy cities alike. and iowa evangelicals are expected to be a big part of the surge. pastor dan berry at family church. >> here to share with you this morning, children of god, sons and daughters, we have a responsibility to be involved in the >> reporter: this woman gets it all. she's lived here 25 years and loves it. when she was critical of iowa's first in the nation status, did she have to change number or name? >> no. people call me at home often. that's one of the beautiful things about iowa. >> when it's hope people take away from iowa

among average, everyday voters, just normal people who live normal lives, there isrtunity for politics to be about them. they can meet presidential candidates. they can ask hard questions. answers. there's something just truly special and unique about what happens here. >> i've been coming here since i must say, the atmosphere has never been as electrifying as it is this year. nonetheless, i think in the future, why not have iowa, and south carolina on the same day? southeast, northeast and the midwest. it saves a lot of money and consolidates everything. >> how would you feel about that?boo! >> i was going to say, you're a brave man, brokaw. >> i knew it. in the next two days, i'll be under an assumed ay to walk right into that one, tom.

willie geist is here,s an issue that comes up in politics all the time. iowa and new hampshire has this outside influence. should it? >> i love you have national treasure tom brokaw booed in but we've all covered these caucuses. it's a unique experience. especially on the democratic side, you get in the room and everybody stands in a group in one econd vote comes through, you stand with a different group if your candidate hasn't made it through. it's nothing else like it in politics. >> like the clicky makeup of the "today" show before we start. just ahead, the tasty side of iowa.

we're back from iowa on this monday morning. it's the 1st of february, 2016. that sounds good. little bluegrass music from the g group, lori king and junction 63.

everyone who has gotten up early to join us at west end salvage. we hadnd the people outside were threatening to rush the joint. we decided to give them camera time. thanks so much for standing out the cold. >> coming up, the hard working people behind the scenes who keep the candidates running and the campaigns going all across iowa and all across the >> you want wild and crazy fruit creations? come to iowa. bacon-wrapped corn dogs, check. it doesn't stop there.il you see what i sunk my teeth into. a 4 pound tower of meat. >> tell them about the twinkie, >> and a fried twinkie. >> we have a little fried chickengate here. >> cheat nd we're playing the

be honest, cornhole. love it? first, mr. roker, ho you -- weather? >> as we've been saying, we have a big storm coming out of the rockies, moving into the mid plains.r in the pacific northwest and showers in the mid-atlantic coast for the early part of the week. as we get to the mid part of the week, strong storms along the later in the week, things calm down. temperature wise, it'll get mild in the eastern part of the as we work to the midweek period, the warmer air stays in the northeast, mid-atlantic states then things normal out.arm in the plains and great lakes.

>> that is your latest weather.nnah? to the final push for support of ahead tonight's caucuses in iowa. >>tic races are tight. the candidates are barnstorming this state. peter alexander has been busy, keeping tabs on the campaigns. good >> nice to see you. for every top-tier candidate, there are countless staffers and volunteers who put their lives on hold to throw thee political campaigns. strategizing, knocking on doors, producing every stop and photo op.

we take you inside the campaign.eporter: the frenetic final hours. more than a dozen candidates, hundreds of staffers and volunteers, one prize.anager danny diaz is jeb bush's bulldog. >> we're making phone calls,oors and talking to voters. >> reporter: fueled by chinese food and adrenaline. >> i hope to see you out at the every vote counts. >> my professors, all of them, were okay with it. some said they were jealous and it would be an excused absence if i brought back pictures. >> reporter: marco rubio's press secretary hasn't been home in weeks. >> you don't have constantly going and always something to do. >> reporter: then-senator barack obama's body man in 2008.hinking to myself, i kind of wanted to

there's all this anxiety. know what the outcome is going to be. >> reporter: arkansas native hale works for the task, to change this into a campaign stop. >> is it exhausting? punishing? >> it's a combination of exhaustion and exhilaration, i'd say. i didn't sleep well last night. invited behind the curtain where he choreographs the arrival. >> say hi. >> reporter: secretary clinton is running an hour he pink arrows on the ground to make sure she comes out the right way. >> even if the world is falling apart here, remain calm back we want to create an environment that's good to go. >> reporter: of course, there's one critical thing. >> you always want gum. know. oh, i don't want them to get too

>> reporter: one final huddle. >> you make the remarks. >> >> thank you all very much. >> do you finally breathe out now? >> breathe out and start again he pace as you saw for the guys is exhausting. sometimes making up to ten stops in a day. you've heard greg say that gum is critical also on the list. the sharpie you need for signing. of course, the sanitizer. too much hands along the trail. this one, matt, is for you. >> little cliche. also comfortable>> no doubt. >> lot of walking in the state. >> thank you very much. a taste of iowa. al is going to sink his teeth into the deeply creatively fried concoctions you'll find in the hawkeye state.

we've got great music to go along with, wow, what a fried buffet. al, you had a plum fried one, to taste the best of iowa. >> the hawkeye state, you cannot run for president in iowa without a stop at the state fair to sample the state's unique i couldn't come here without indulging in a little myself. >> reporter: the hawkeye state, up politics along with iconic fare worthy of a vote. i visited three s. all with high marks. everybody says, you're in des moines and you have to take home a smitty'st's find out why they wear the

what makes you guys the king? on of the breading and also the pork that we use. smith said his family lived high on the hog more than 50 years, more than 1,200 tenderloin sandwiches a week. adding 500 during the caucuses. >> why is it so big? than the bun. >> that's really the tradition, is to have the big tenderloin hang over the bun. must be good to be the king. >> it is. thank you. >> reporter: next stop on the campaign trail, jethro's home of all things smoked. if that's not enough toyour carnivorous cravings, behold, jethro's food challenge,

tower of meat. >> from what i understand, if you can eat this sandwich in 15 minutes, you get it for free? >> interesting, they serve thousands of these. >> yeah. >> only a dozen people have ever finished it in time? >> all of fame and a wall of shame. the wall of shame is significantly bigger. >> this is the best i can do. >> spicy pickle? i don't blame you.special, too. after a pound, it gets to be a lot. >> that's good eating. >> reporter: theeat iowa food as dd schenn krur venture takes us to zombie >> what was the best seller? >> monte christi. he's not number one in the polls, this monster burger is number one.

>> a lot going on in ter: even though they say never discuss politics at the dinner table, one thing is for sure, iowa satisfies political taste. >> al, you definitely had the most fun of all of us. here to give usiowa state fair is its ceo and manager, gary slater. >> welcome to iowa. >> you have an array of fried foods here. let's start with the corn n dogs are probably the most popular food item at the iowa state fair. we probably sell 10,000 a day to all our folks.ble bacon. >> right here. >> anything with bacon is wonderful, that's for sure. the big thing about corn dogs, folks, are you a mustard personup person? >> mustard. >> tell us about the fried dough. >> the fried dough is cookie fried. deep fried oreos at the top. funnel cakes.

state fair without mini they are just to die for. >> we have the huge butter cow here. savannah just asked an etiquette question. o tough the butter cow? >> sure, go ahead. enjoy it. >> wow. it's butter, made of butter. i can confirm. >> how many things on a stick do iowa state fair? >> we have over 70 things on a stick. about 175 different food stands. pork chops on a great at the iowa state fair, as well. >> how many days until the iowa state fair? >> 191 days. come back august 11th through the 21st. >> we're there. these are from iowa city. >> i have to trythe hamburg inn no. 2. this is kentucky bourbon chocolate. >> so good.

our this? >> rind up the pie? >> grind up the pie and they put it in with a scoop of ice cream. also, the r and diner. yesterday -- >> i called cory and also nate, who is a famous place the hawkeyes. you have to cry the try the chicken, boys and girls. >> why not? >> one more. >> oh, my gosh. >> that, my friends. >>s is a cheat month right here. >> can we come back for the state fair? >> we're doing the show from the stateng back. thank you so much. appreciate it. tradition. we're going head to head in aof cornhole.

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[ applause ] welcome back. we've just tasted slicious foods of iowa. now it is time for good old fashioned iowa fun. >> cornhole is a huge hit at tailgates all across the state.on of a bean bag toss and horseshoes. here to teach us how to play. first from the university of iowa hawkeyes, running back travis perry.plause ] and from the iowa state cyclones, their quarterback, joelause ] linebacker? that was wrong. you're a linebacker. you keep tackling this guy. >> yeah. >> he's a linebackasics here? >> you know, you have your teach and split up each side. so --

>> travis? >> savannah, i think. >> you go there.tay with me. >> savannah has never played. >> we'll be the judges. >> hold the bean bags. >> you start. i don't know what we're supposed to do. >> all the bean bags start on one side. >> all right. we got them. different colors. take your o confusing. >> joel, we go first? >> i guess. >> alternating or -- >> alternate, yeah. >> savannah, i'll go first and then you. >> okay. oh! >> seriously? >> matt lauer. >> he's been practicing nce 2:00 a.m. >> football. >> natural.

gutter ball. [ applause ] >> get air under it, my last one. you guys try. >> i have one more to lose. >> travis and joel, you return the favorve the big guns. come on, joel. >> travis!

[ applause ]willie, come on. >> football. >> that was very close. get in.>> get in. >> one more. >> he blocked you. >> [ applause ] >> joel and travis, guys, thank you so much. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. a gift. >> i'll have to come back for the state fair.

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>> is anything left unfried at this point, al? >> we're going to fry the governor. just a joke. >> thanks for that. that was like talking to her. lot more ahead from iowa with these nice people. first, your local news and

his morning on "today's take," christian slater is here, mixing it up as our guest co-host.day. we're live in iowa with sarah cast. shop till you drop. for february. all that and more coming up >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, liveio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this monday morning, february 1st, we've been counting down to this

here in studio 1a, we have a golden globe winner in the flesh, christian >> yes, good to be here. >> obviously, tamron hall and natalie morales. willie and al are in iowa. we'll check in with them nice jam. you cannot go wrong with this song. you have to do the dance though. >> that's -- yeah, that's later. stay tuned. >> we have a you if you do it. >> okay, good. >> but you have the real deal. when you won the golden globe, you came on our show and talked about this new showing on. you said, it's perfect timing for it because we're talking about cyber security. fast forward, the a praise and the awards come. >> you never know how a show is going to be received, but it's been a great experience. the whole -- yeah, >> there you are. >> you won supporting actor. the show won as best tv drama. how has life changed for you?

pretty quiet. >> that's it? >> yeah, that was it. >> the phone isn't ringing off the hook? >> went >> no way! >> yeah, that's how it goes. >> did you keep the golden globe on the side of the sink? >> no, no. my son had made me like two christmas, he carved this thing. it was really nice. it said, out of difficulties grow miracles. it was in this piece of >> i had it up there. he said to me before the show, dad, if you happen to get the spot for it. i went, all right. we'll see what happens. yes, that is now its location. >> i love that. >> it's like he built the mantle that one. i liked that. >> you're on break. >> yeah. >> you resume taping in march out? >> we're hanging out in the city right now. we went to the "star wars" consume exhibit yesterday, the

good time. >> you told us about you liked the movie. someone told you key parts of it, spoiler alert. what happened? >> before i'd seen it, i was out with people and they threw out some of the things that happened in the movie. come on! i mean, who does that? >> can't do that. >> it's frustrating. >> spoiler alert. >> i went, no way doesppen. that's crazy. then i see the movie and, of course, my heart was broken. i couldn't believe it. >> with "mr. robot," us things? >> of course. i'll tell you everything. no, i can't. i wouldn't want to do that to anybody. there's definitely going twists and turns. it's going to be a good ride. >> did you see this coming, this huge success? i mean, people are addicted. they love it. >> look, you know, first of all, rami malik is great. the effort and put into the show, the way it's shot, the subject matter, it's

i'm proud to be a part of it. >> and if people haven't seenilable on demand right now. >> correct. >> they can watch the first season and then the next season returns this or july. >> usa network. >> haven't been given the date. usa in june or july. >> get into it now so you canhe summer. >> it's a good ride. >> addiction. >> so timely. >> speaking of timely, i didn't realize the super bowl is already this weekend. >> when my team isn't in it -- and it's been a long time for the cowboys -- but you have the broncos and the panthers. we're getting sneak peeks of theads. i don't know why my brain went to cam newton's pants. we'll talk about that in a second. hopefully we'll get a picture.s year paying $5 million per 30-secondfrom $4.4 million last year.

>> "mr. robot" will have those. >> two notable newcomers. paypal. amazon has something with alec baldwin. take a look. >> is this the best you can doe footballs, pierre? >> i think. it was too soft. >> order 60 wheels, please. >> adding 60 . >> there will be no soft footballs this year, not on my watch. it's a joke, right? because the whole deflated i get it.ing up to this super bowl party. >> i like it. >> the first ad last week, dan marino and the things they needed to create the moment. >> very exciting. >> cheese football. if you don't have cheese r house, we have a golden pizza.

this over. pizza hut created a goldenpizza. comes in a golden box and gold flakes. >> they're edible, right? >> they're making 50 after you. >> come on, christian. >> they're garnished in 24 karat, edible gold. you can buy it now. here's the catch, order garlic knots -- >> not nuts. >> sure, why not?! >> there's going to be 50, limited. >> i can't get through it. >> if you order, you don't know if you'll get the garlic knots or pizza. >> are you supposed the vacuum

>> okay. >> good pizza. tasty. >> it is, yup. >> shall we go back to iowa? let's check in with willie and al. >> yeah, let's do that. you're missing out on the golden pizza. >> he needs to elaborate on what he means there. >> don't put me on the spot, >> inquiring minds. >> use your imagination.

gold pizza. we have pork chops on a stick. we'll take it all alk about why we're here. we have the caucuses in both parties tonight. new poll, the "des moines register"/bloo the golden standard of polls in iowa, donald trump at 28% and ted cruz at 23%. marco rubio at 15%. ben carson at 10%. we've got a race, it looks like,he top between trump and cruz. at this point, nobody knows how it'll turn out. that's why they vote, it turns out, al roker. on the democratic side,n and bernie sanders. she has a slight edge. coin toss at this point. >> four decades, three ent candidates who secured the oval office. obama in 2008. president bush in 2000. jimmy carter in of interesting, depending on which side you're on, how the caucuses work. >> they're different whether

with republicans is ey show up at a location, like a school, and listen to representatives for each candidate. they give a speech, cast a go home. democrats have more work to do. publicly declaring support for a candidate by gathering in groups around the room. they physically get into groups for example, all the sanders supporters gather on the left side, let's say. and hillary supporters on the right. if you're not sure, you can gather in an all of this is happening in public so your friends, neighbors, relatives all know exactly who you're voting for. ballot. >> ri public. if the group doesn't have 15% of the caucus attendees in it, that group is now doesn't sound good. if your group is unviable, you have to join a group that is. the fun part is, groups will fight for your sudden, you become much >> yup.

nice things about you. they're it's fantastic. good for me. after everyone is settled, people are counted, the results are then veryone goes home. >> to put it simply, the republican winner is the one who the room. sometimes they scratch them on a piece of that way. the democrats use a mathematical formula to award delegates to candidates proportional to the votes they received in the across the state. the candidate with the most delegates awarded -- still with >> yeah. >> most delegates awarded is the unds complicated. here's what you do, if you're at home, watch nbc or msnbc and they'll tell you whollent. >> it's a fun process. you all cover politics like we do. this is a great way to start off the presidential >> i have to go do the weather now.

so we've got this storm that's coming in. affect the caucus goer. it's coming out of the rockies. already caused a lot of heavy rain in california. now it's bringing snow into the it's going to dump a decent amount of snow for the southern and central rockies. moves to the plains later this evenine looking at more snow. blizzard likely late tonight into tomorrow for iowa. some places, 2 inches of snow per hour. heavy snow for the plainsdwest. the snowfall amounts. back through the rockies, we're talking about anywhere from 8 to 24 inches of snow. iowa, we'll start to see the snow sometime edges. i don't think it'll affect the. you might see about 10:00, some of the western areas getting it. by the time we get into early tomorrow morning, we've got a blizzard going on. look at some of the snowfall

midwest. parts of nebraska, looking up to 18 inches of snow. des moines, probably see about 8 to 10we're looking at 2 to 5 inches in minneapolis. hastings, nebraska, 12 to 18 inches of snow. that's what's going on around >> that is your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. governor sarah palin is in iowa for d hear more from her about

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we're back now with our "today" exclusive, sarah palin, former governor of esident candidate in 2008, fresh off her endorsement on donald trump. welcome back. good to see stoo too. >> you were in the spotlight in 2008 and now here you are again, back on stage with donald trump. what does it feel like? >> i'm thankful for the position i have now. it's veryno shackles. i can do and say whatever i want to. >> you've never had stack ls though shackles though, have you? >> they tried eight years ago and it was part of the problem, why things didn't go so well. no, a person is wired to beble to say what they want to say, go where they want to go.

>> a lot of people havethe press about what a sarah palin endorsement of trump means for his campaign. is it a good thing or a bad do you think it's good for donald trump? what do you bring to the campaign and his supporters? >> i'm very, very conservative. very much a proudly clinging to my god, my guns and my constitution. i think i speak for a lot of americans who have those same so to be able to lend that to the campaign, i think, has been helpful for mr. trump. but really, i don't thinkdorsements mean nearly as much as maybe those who are really on the inside baseball politico type discussions every day. i don't think endorsements to the rest of us normal people. >> i think a year ago, if we were sitting here saying, donald trump will be the front republican party and, by

neck and neck with hillary clinton, nobody would have believed you. what is happening in this country, as cause td d the rise of those candidates? >> i think people are craving honesty and candidness.outside of that permanent political class that have been part of the problem and, certainly, on the republican side of the fence,e're getting in donald trump's candidacy. someone who is promising to restore constitutional government, which is what we've wanted and expected. really, really hard to send the congress a gop majority to do just that. to return us to constitutional yet, they disappointed. they didn't do what they said they were going to do. >> i had a thought as i was preparing to talk to you aboutclinton. i know you're not a fan and you support trump. but if she were elected president, would there be a part of you that would be proud that >> sure. >> yeah.

other women to be president of the united states, but sure, you it's not going to happen though. it's a hypothetical. >> do you think the donald trump doesn't win, she'd be a good president? >> not if she is -- the same agenda that barack obama has, that has racked up trillions and trillions of dollars in debt. that our children and grandchildren are never going to be able to pay off. military is gutted. all those things that really have fundamentally transformed america into something it is becoming, if she continued that agenda, which i believe she would, no, i can't say she would be. >> a couple weeks ago after you made the b -- had the eventld trump and made the speech on his behalf, tina fey came back to "snl" and broke out her sarah palin impersonation. you appeared on thetv, i'm a good sport about it. >> does that get old for you? what do you think?

get a little old, but she's really and lauren michaels knows what he's doing, in bringing in an audience by someone. i'm helping with her job security at "snl." >> does she do a good sarah palin? >> my kids say she hing like you. >> what, she's not as mean as i am? but i think she's very talented, yeah. the way that they make her up,he looks like me. >> she had the shirt and the whole thing going on. now, do you, as you look at the next chapter in your life and ext for you professionally? i know you take care of your family first and foremost, but what do you see yourself doing would you be in politics again? >> i appreciate, as i said earlier, what i'm doing now. that is helping to find candidates who are in it for theons.

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and little things that matter to its customers. let's get a check of the weather right now from mr. roker, who is in iowa. >> they're serving waffles. you can't go wrong with that. let's look at your week's precipitation. the have a blizzard out of the rockies to the midwest. rain in the pacific northwest. as you get into the midweek period, heavy rain along thentic coast to the southeast with severe weather. a real wintry mix out in the pacific northwest. nice in the midsection of the u.s. latter part of the week, things snow around the western great lakes. rain in the pacific northwest. temperatures, we're going to stay warm. eastern half of the u.s., much above normalutheast and northeast. much below in the rockies. midweek, the warm weather continues in the east. stays cold out west. air expands. the latter part of the week,

move up to the your latest weather. natalie, we're at the west end salvage, coffee shop and antique the table my monitor is on, this is the trunk of a 1963 studebaker daytona. >> i love t one of everything. >> there's a lot of stuff here. >> thanks, al. get home safely. now to a friendly competition. we have a game of clean bout to find out how

keeping our homes tidy and germ free. >> elizabeth is here to put us we have a clean slate because we have christian slater. >> hi. >> and you're writing your answers on a slate. >> yes. >> all i want you to do write, t, for true, f for false, the letters. the first question, true or false, you should always put the lid down when you flushet. >> you better do it, christian. >> true. >> absolutely. you all got it right. of course, it spreads germs down. also, clean your toilet once a week and do a deep clean once a month. >> you're saying the whole it spreads. >> good thing we have a golden >> question two, what should you

plastic bag and rubber band? a, cooking utensils. b, c, pots and pans. d, shower head. >> shower head. >> tamron, wow. you guys are >>hygienic. >> there's a lot of germs that build up there. attach the bag with vinegar to the head and sit it run hot water through it and it'll be clean. >> the water will run better. >> once a month, clean your a, hair brush. b, tweezer. c, nail d, makeup brush. >> hair brush. >> i'm going to go tweezers. i don't know what number -- >> tweezers is no, no, yes. >> that's right. >> ladies, clean your makeup brushes. >> once a month? >> once a month is o it once a week.

i have a special case for it. >> really? >> case, yeah. >> shampoo, run it under warm water. dry it with a hair when you have oily skin, you have to do it more. i'm not doubting your expertise, but kind of. >> you guys can do it. christian and i are in the sameing here. doing a load of whites in hot water once a month will keep your washing machine free of germs. >> false. >> true. >> it's false. your washing machine has a lot of your whites in hot water. once a month, take vinegar and take it through the hottest cycle. leave the door over if you have a front loading machine sooesn't build up. question five, to keep shower

free, because your hair gets in it, pour half a cup of bakingn the drain, followed by a half cup of, a, vodka. b, vinegar. c, bleach. d, >> vinegar. >> you're right. there is a chemical reaction. put the baking soda down. chase it down with vinegar. put a damp cloth over it and over it. the hair will go away. vin fwar egar is the best cleaning product. baking soda and lemon and go. >> time for more one. >> true or false, plastic shower curtains should be run through a washing machine. >> what? >> true. >> >> you're -- tamron is right. basically, plastic shower curtains have the mildew buildup.ashing machines with old towels and detergent and it'll scrub it clean.

>> just what i needed. >> could have been a tie. >> no, no, no. you'll need that. >> too much! >> elizabeth, thank you. next, we are really going to get our game on with a bowl snack that will win soup and sandwich and somewhere to go, and clean and real and nowhere to be, and warmthd looking good, and sandwich and soup and inside jokes, and dan is back!rs well with anything. the clean pairings menu. 500 calories or less.

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of course, it's also about the food. our kitchen team is tackling menu. >> elizabeth, the depp butante farmer, is here withs. good morning. >> how are you? >> very well. >> we have a chipotle flank steak that's out of this world. it'll be in a flour torre tilla and. super bowl is like a snow day. it's all about the food. >> that's right. don't go have the grid here. >> flank steak, chipotle, sugar, poor man's meat. i eat it at my house all the time. brown sugar. balsamic. we'll also put in peppers. >> don't cut them up or anything. >> exactly. >> once we zip this top, would you add a little bit of that to

it'll be spicy, right? >> not too much. >> do you o that. i'm going to work on the flank steak. >> okay. >> this pan has got to be hot. it needs to be as hot as you were in the '90s, >> he's still hot. >> i know, but that's when i fell in love. anyway, we're going to get it add it. we want to make sure we brush off a lot of the marinade. otherwise, we're not going to get the gorgeous -- >> i'm since the '90ave skills. >> let's talk about the jam now. this is a recipe we made. >> >> this is a recipe we make a lot on the farm in the summer. we'll make it in the winter so use canned tomatoes, which is fine. we have our garlic, onions. sauteed and caramelized, right? >> exactly.

of ginger. we have hot sauce. we have some little bit of salt and pepper. >> stand back, everybody. great recipe. >> this is phenomenal. honey of a biscuit with buttermble bacon on top. it's so good, it'll make you want to slap yourer had anything so fine. >> amazing. now we'll assemble, right? >> what we do, and you follow my lead. >> so good. how long did you cook the steak >> it's about five minutes per side. do it to the temperature you love. don't let anybody else dictate we have a little chipotle mayonnaise. who knows how to say that. is it chipotle, >> chipotle. just say, the hot sauce. >> go that way, which is a different way.

we'll go up and up. kind of like you're sewing. isn't that fun? we also have caramelized bacon bites, or pig candy as we it. wrap your bacon bites in the breadstick and roll it in brown sugar. it is phenomenal. tamron was stealing them a minute good? >> you have to eat something, christian. >> okay. here we go. >> it doesn't matter that the carolina>> oh, baby, that's good. >> doesn't matter the panthers are going to get their assesoh, can i say that? i can't believe i said that on the tv. you'll be a winner.nto the panthers? >> no. honey, no. >> thank you. >> take care. >> all the recipes on y.com/food.

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if being cooped up all winter gives you the urge to shop, february is one of the best months to findres are clearing out the last of their holiday and winter inver inventory with deep e have a research analyst here with us this morning. >> goo you. >> the first coinciding with thehis sunday, tvs. >> tvs are interesting. no one thinks you would want to buy a tv during february. they're actually ondiscounts. back in january, there was a consumer electronics show where they debuted the new models. the older models, the retailers

the retailers,to get discounts. walmart has rollbacks on the 2015 models. i saw a good >> a few budget-friendly items will make their way down the conveyer belt. starting with valentine's day chocolates and flowers. 1st of the month but you say the sooner we purchase, the better. >> chocolate flowers, jewelry, everyone wants these. who doesn't want a bouquet of es? >> right. >> stores like 1-08 800 flowers are having discounts two weeks before valentine's day. in your order early, 30% to 50% off. as we get closer to valentine's, it goes up. jewelry, blue nile has a discount of 60% to

godiva chocolate doesn't really go on sale, but it's >> something on sale with taxes? >> i'm doing my taxes right now, with the help of my accountant. some of us don't have help accountant so you want software. turbo tax are putting their tax software on sale early. 30% to 50% off. on groupon, you can a coupon. get it 50% off. >> obviously, it's been a cold winter. where do we get good winter >> it's been a warm winter. >> oh, my goodness. look at that. >> the reason why. >> cruise along with it here. i look like in it. >> you're the model extraordinary. look how good that looks on you. >> i like it. >> a lot of the retailers are trying to get merchandise.

>> 30 seconds. >> we couldn't fit a mattress on the conveyer belt. >> they go on sale, like furniture. go to major retailers, sears,, up to 50% off. >> home goods, too? >> home goods, general goods purchase this time of year. >> online, you'll find the best there and might find free shipping. >> got your shopping done in your head? >> all set. valentine's day is coming. get ready. a moment. this is "today "on nbc.

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