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good morning. high stakes. new hampshire votes today. trump and sanders, way ahead in the polls. will the state voters have a surprise up their sleeves tonight? with passions high at a rally, a trump supporter uses a vulgar term to describe ted cruz, and trump repeats it into the microphone. >> terrible. meanwhile, bill clinton taking the gloves off with bernie sanders and sounding like he wishes he could go at it harder. >> when i'm on a stage like this, i wish i could say what i
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>> former new york mayor says he's disgusted with both sides and may jump into the race. the cdc, for the fourth time in history, activates the highest alert. >> we need to scale. >> the white house turning to congress for help, to the tune of $2 billion. bad choice? angry cruise ship passengers criticize their captain's decision to head right into a powerful powerful storm. >> there's a question of, why were we in this to begin with? >> the ship slammed by hurricane force winds and 30 foot waves as new video emerges, showing how bad it got, today, tuesday, february 9th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," new hampshire votes, with matt lauer, live from
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manchester, new hampshire. good morning, everybody. welcome to a special split edition of "today" on this tuesday morning. hampshire. matt is back in studio 1a. people are out voting early already. >> yeah, you've got a couple savannah. one in the weather and the other that's a political storm. as you mentioned, they don't waste any time up there. >> as i eluded to, hillary clinton is already out at a polling place this morning here in manchester. she can't vote here but she's trying to get her supporters out in force. we have early results, matt. what has become tradition, voters in three small towns cast the first ballot at midnight on the dot. on the republican side, nine votes each for ted cruz, john kasich and donald trump. bernie sanders leads hillary clinton, 17-9. the voting is just getting started. a lot is going to happen before the polls close tonight. coming up, we'll talk to the
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the results may change this race. let's begin our in-depth coverage with peter alexander, who is with me here. >> they're expecting a record turnout across the state. consider this, a campaign that only six months ago, few people took seriously, is on the verge of making new hampshire history. donald trump sounding increasingly confident in recent days. the man who has never been politically correct, repeating language that some people may find offensive. >> reporter: after dominating 75 straight polls here since june, donald trump is offering new hampshire voters one last embrace. >> this is our final love fest. you have to get out and you have to vote, no matter what. >> reporter: the front runner feeling good and speaking out, making headlines overnight after pretending to scold a crowd member who yelled a vulgar term about ted cruz. then repeating it into the microphone. she said -- i'd never expect to hear you say that again -- she said, he's a [ bleep ].
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terrible. >> reporter: later, taking a swipe at rubio's debate debacle. >> i'm watching marco sweating like a dog on my right. after the fifth time, i'm like, what is going on over here? >> reporter: rubio trying to turn it into a rallying cry. >> i'll keep saying it over and over again. >> reporter: while turning heads for another repetitive episode. >> we're taking the struggle to families raising their children in the 21st century. we know how hard it's become to instill our values in our kids. in the 21st century, it's become harder than ever to instill in your children the values they teach in homes. >> reporter: the race for second, wipe open. john kasich braving a snowstorm, promising a granite state celebration. >> it's the phone calls, the doors. [ applause ] it's not going to stop.
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urging voters to give him a tail wind to the next primary state. >> i have a flight scheduled for south carolina on wednesday morning. i intend to take it. >> reporter: jeb bush, blasting trump on twitter as a loser, a liar and a whiner. the former governor now reenergized. >> i think we're going to beat expectations. it's a low bar, so to pitch bich obituary ies were written a day ago. >> reporter: so much undecided. >> we want somebody who has a chance to win in the general. >> history shows 20% of new hampshire voters don't make up their mind until today. until primary day. remember, independents can decide which party to vote for at the last minute. one new hampshire voter don't john kasich monday, i think five times the person said, i'm sanders. >> got to love new hampshire. some people decide the minute
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in the booth. matt, up to you. in the democratic race, hillary clinton is hoping to narrow the gap that twists between herself and bernie sanders. we're also hearing from former new york city mayor michael bloomberg about his chances of jumping in. andrea mitchell is in manchester with more on all of that. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. at the polling place this morning, hillary clinton told voters she's going to continue working until the last vote is if the polls are correct, with new hampshire, which has been good to presidents in the past, may deliver a setback to clinton a new surveymonkey poll shows she holds a substantial lead over sanders nationally. >> reporter: in the middle of a snowstorm, bernie sanders andn making their final pitch to the voters. >> i think being a progressive means you want to make real progress. >> you tell em,>> i am.
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clinton, how to attract young women voters flocking to sanders. >> and can add a lot to the country, i don't trust her. >> reporter: bill clinton has been leading the attacks on something he's called disturbing. >> has he been unfair to her? >> unaccurate. >> reporter: theent chasing at the chance to keep things on message. >> sometimes when i'm like this, i wish i could say what i really think. >> reporter: trailing by double digits, the clinton camp is reportedly considering a ew hampshire. >> we're going to take stock, campaign that i've got. >> reporter: hillary clinton addressing the reports with msnbc's rachel>> we're moving into a different phase of the campaign. it'd be malpractice not to say,
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>> reporter: nbc news confirmedbloomberg, doubting clinton or sanders' chances to win in the fall, is seriously considering jumping in as a third party candidate. financial times, bloomberg says, voters deserve better and he is, quote, looking at all the options. >> although clinton has trailed for months, new hampshire voters are famously late deciders. independent. the past. that's what hillary clinton is hoping for this time around. savannah? >> andrea, a lot of candidatest this morning. as we mentioned earlier, heading into today, marco rubio has been at the center of the discussion in the republican race. lester holt caught up with himyesterday. good morning. >> great to see you. rubio came under fire during saturday's debate, with opponents like governor taking aim for rubio's repeated use of the exact same attack lines against president obama.
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we talked over a cup of coffee at a local >> let's dispel the fiction, that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. >> you repeated the same thing four times. >> i'll say it again. trying to change america and is doing damage to the country. >> by repeating it, it played to the notion that you are a bitd, rehearsed. >> that's silly. understand, people when they're running for office will say whatever they need to say. >> called marco headline that said, you choked, it didn't bother you? >> it can't affect you. on our website, wemoney on the first hour of that debate than all the other debates. >> chris christie said, let's not make the mistake we made eight years ago, of electing arm senator. making the comparison between you and president obama. what do you and president obama have in common, in terms of what
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than he had. i served in the third largest state in the country for four years. we had real achievements in in the senate, i had achievements. >> is your youth an advantage or disadvantage? >> i embrace it. it's who i am. i haven't lived as long as some for president but i've done more than most of them. >> your third place showing in iowa, strong third place, has put a lot of expectations on you, in terms of going forward what does that mean in terms of what happens in new hampshire? >> this is a very unusual election. i think it'd be a mistake to judge this election by any of past elections. we've never had six or seven well-funded, credible candidates running for president on the republican side at the same i think the nomination is going to take a little longer and be a different process than in the past. we're going to do well here. >> but he is looking a primaries. rubio says he would beat the democratic nominee, whether it be bernie sanders or hillary
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repetition of the attack lines against president obama. >> lester, thanks so much. i know you'll have more on the latest twists and turns on tonight from new hampshire. let's bring in chuck todd and mark, manager of "bloomberg politics." first, donald trump repeated a vulgar term used by a supporter at a rally last night. shocked? >> any other candidate who did would say, we can lose the primary over this. trump and his team loved it. the crowd loved it. this symbolizes the trump different and not politically correct. >> donald trump said something offensive to somebody. >> for him, it doesn't impact. >> let's talk about the race. i won't move to who places second right away. let's not miss who may place first. donald trump.
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ago, what would you have said? >> the combination of trump and sanders. we talk about the upsets in the history of the new hampshire primary. is aangry, the first place to tell us is new hampshire. they'll hand us donald trump and bernie sanders. the establishment of bothrties are frightened of. the more they express their fear, the more some voters want to rally around them. this is a that's being sent. >> the people of the establishment say, they can win new hampshire but they'll never win the nominee. they've been whole cycle. assume they win big tonight, they'll speak to the biggest audiences they ever have in the context of becoming the presidential candidate. whoever is second, third and fourth for republican, hillary clinton has to make a case, here's why the othern't follow suit. >> for anyone hoping new hampshire would provide clarity
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the race, no longer going to is it all because of what happened on saturday night with marco rubio and the debate? >> it is all because of that. rubio doing the face plantte, it was an opportunity. he had the opportunity to seize the nomination. he had an opportunity -- there were people ready to rally around his campaign. you would have seen a flood of a flood of money. a flood of -- and probably a whittling of the field.er candidates think, hey, rubio has a glass jaw. >> they all say they're going to south carolina. every last ve no reason not to. saturday night, another debate. if you're chris christie or you're marco rubio, why not go? get on the debate stage and try marco rubio went from having, as chuck said, the nomination, or at least the establishment wing part of the nomination in his hands, to now his nomination in mortal danger. he could finish second tonight and turn it around again.
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she expects to lose issue for everyone, it seems, is by how much. what will these next days be like for her if she does, in fact, lose here? are right, and it's double digits, it is going to be stories about joe biden, michael bloomberg. bernie sanders is already nd will with more money. nevada will suddenly look like it's in play. the national polls will show bernie sanders ahead of hinton. this is going to be the most painful three weeks before the south carolina primary for her since she's had in february >> thank you so much. we'll have more from here in new hampshire coming up, including live interviews with jeb bush and chris christie. for now, matt, up to you in >> we'll be back with you in a couple minutes. we want to turn to the fight against the zika virus. the obama administration now asking congress for $1.8 emergency funding.
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warning americans considering trips to latin america and the tom costello is covering this outbreak for us. >> we have 51 cases of zika in the united states according to the cdc. people who returned to the contracted zika abroad. we know of 16 in florida alone. while we don't yet have any known cases of mosquitoika in the u.s., thousands of americans travel south of the u.s. border every day. >> reporter: with spring break weeks away, the cdc's warning for anyone traveling to then or latin america is suddenly taking on added urgency. millions of people in the region are expected to contract zika this year. already in brazil, 4,000 babiesagnosed with abnormally small heads and brains. break. we're telling people who are pregnant, you know, you may not want to go.h 30 countries and territories now included on the cdc's list of zika areas to
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operation center has gone to thef response. now with the olympic games six months away, the u.s. olympic committee is reiterating the guidance for pregnant women orho could become pregnant, to avoid the zika hot zones. also, the cdc would not and will not prevent athletes fromor their country should they qualify. the white house is asking congress for nearly $2 billion in the fight against zika. including thelopment of a zika vaccine. a widespread vaccine rollout could be years we have the capability to get a vaccine candidate into phase one clinical trial to determine if it's safe. >> reporter: on the grounds in florida, the state is mosquito control efforts. residents told to get rid of standing water.
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>> researchers say there's a lot about zika they don't understand. whether the virus can be transmitted through saliva and urine, and which trimester ofht be most at risk. the mosquito likes to bite during the day rather than at dusk. if you travel to the areas andgnant but concerned, wear repellant and try to cover your arms and legs. >> you mention td olympics. the international pressure is single day on the brazilians to get this under control before the games start in august. >> this morning, we heard from the kenyans who say, if the't get it under control, the kenyans may not send their own team to the olympics. the kenyans are supposed to do very well. >> tom, thank you very much.t breaking news in germany overnight. at least nine people killed. more than 100 injured after two trains crashed head on. several hundred rescuewere called to the scene. injured passengers were carried
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the rail line is used mainly ly bi ly by commuters going to munich for work. at home, a new storm is moving into the east this morning, making for a very commute. mr. rocker is here with that. >> we have more to talk about. we're going to show you the system. we have a doubler level low in the great lakes and pressure off the carolina coast. the two combining to bring storms. we have 41 million people under some sort of winter weather morning. early today, snow in the mid-atlantic. snow will build into the appalachians. today and into tonight, periods of snow from new york city,c., baltimore. we look for heavy lake-effect snow to cover and develop and tomorrow. new york city, maybe 1 to 2 inches of snowfall, at best.
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>> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. coming up, new about the cruise ship nightmare off the coast of north carolina. why did that ship sail right into a huge storm? plus, from here in new hampshire, we're behind the scenes with the candidates as they make their final pushes. why it could be good to come in second place recedence for that. chris christie will join us live. first on a tuesday morning, election day, this is "today" on
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it's 7:30 now, tuesday morning, 9th of february, 2016. open here in new hampshire. voters are casting their ballots already in the first in the nation primary of the 2016 presidential race. live look at a polling manchester. coming up, we're going to look at why second place is sometimes the coveted prize in the granite state. first, let's go back to studio 1a. let's take a look at the other stories making headlines on americans are under winter weather advisories this morning as the second storm in as many days rolls east.
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england later tonight. new steps are being taken to control the spread of the zika virus here in the united states. the cdc's emergency operation center now moving to itsvel for the fourth time ever. president obama is asking congress to free up more than $1.8 billion to fund the virus and mosquito-control programs. scientists say 2015 was a record-setting year for shark attacks. 98 reported the majority, 59, were in the united states, including 30 in the state of florida alone. the previous record was 88 back in the year let's go back to savannah in new hampshire. >> matt, thanks. we're going to begin this half hour with the new hampshire primary, as you'd expect. with nine republicans still in the race, the fight for voters ide open. we're going to talk to republican hopeful chris christie in a moment. he's here live. first, a look behind the scenes
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out here revolution >> reporter: with donald trump's poll numbers looking like he's a lock for first place tonight. >> it's been incredible. no matter where we go. real race to watch in new hampshire is the scramble for second. >> there we go. >> reporter: with seven candidates hoping a silver medal to separate them from the pack, just as the primary starts to ramp up. >> i hope i can earn your vote and support. >> i don't want to leave any doubt in new hampshire s, i'm asking for your vote. were. i did what was right. that's the leadership we need in washington, d.c. >> the media are not going tolican nominee or the next president of the united states. >> reporter: the politicians are making their final pitches to voters.mega-don knorr ors as an donald trump. >> the polls suggest you may be peaking at the right spend their money being negative. i haven't done that.
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we're rising. we'll see if there may be actually a new day in do you reconcile that feeling and that experience you're having in new hampshire with the rhetoric you're seeing in this primary, and the seem to be going far -- >> wait a minute. first of all, i'm rising more than anybody.there's more enthusiasm enthusiasm. >> what have you learned through this process, running for president? >> i've learned we need to slow down and care about people. there are too many people today who feel they feel like nobody cares about them. >> reporter: a second place finish in new hampshire does have some precedence for >> how is it going, new hampshire? >> reporter: then-senator obama played runner up to hillary clinton in 2008. george w. bush lost out to johncain in 2000. >> second chance.
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his second place in the granite state to gain national traction. place finish may be beneficial in new hampshire. a state where 44% of voters are independent or undeclared. in many cases, undecided last minute. >> i'm down to two now. >> i'm close to making a final decision, and i'll make it tonight. >> we're joined now bydidates vying for a strong showing here in new hampshire. new jersey governor chris christie. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> is it do or die toni think it's do or die. i think saturday night changed everything. it shook this race up in a significant . we want to do well, but i don't think anything is do or die after the performance we had at the debate saturday night. >> do you think donald trumpg to win like the polls suggest? >> he's been ahead in 73, 74 straight polls. if he doesn't win, it'll be the
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it's who is competing behind any of us could come from second to sixth. i can't have a prediction. i don't know. only the people of new hampshire know and they're making it happen now. >> what message will you ve poured yourself into this state. i think you've been here more than anybody else. you spent all your time. all your eggs are kind of in the new hampshire basket. if you don't get a new hampshire voters saying, hey, we like you, what are you going to do? >> i think i will. there's plenty of time to prepare for the we're prepared for whatever happens tonight. i feel good where we are. i think the momentum from saturday will be good for n i ran for governor, i got outspent 3:1 in a democrat state. nobody thought i was going to win and i no question that you shellacked marco rubio in the debate.
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did it help think it did. when i've seen the turnouts at our events and people want to say, the debate made up my hink it makes a big difference. 13.5 million people watched. it makes a difference. >> i was joking with you earlier. i said, you have your lawyer on. you seemr we remembered. did you enjoy that? >> i'm ready to be president and senator rubio is not. i'm ready to beatn and he is not. >> he says he has the most foreign policy experience of anyone in the race. >> well -- >> is that a fair ? >> he's never had to make a decision about anything. >> he has more foreign policy experience than you. >> listen, i've read justgs as marco rubio. that's his experience. reading briefings prepared by senate staffers. i'm making decisions on the ground every day. i spent last few years learning the foreign policy business and talking to some of the smartest people in the world to advise
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difference. ntil you get in the chair. then you get real difference. >> trump is number one in all the polls. looking at what you did to marco rubio saturday night, some might wonder, why didn't youur fire on trump? he's the one poised to win the race. >> i think senator the a a a anointed one. >> second can be better than first in a lot of ways in new hampshire to pick presidents. i talked about the thought i needed to talk object to people. we can't have another first-terms the nominee. alive. she won't eat me alive. >> jeb bush will join us in a matt, back to you. weather.
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weather gear yet. >> considering it is february, >> it's been mild. we have a real change coming, at least here in the east. big, big bunch of cold air coming on down.omorrow morning in minneapolis. 11 in chicago. 24 in charlotte. orlando, 34. by wednesday afternoon, it's only 42 in charlotte.ndo. 44 in memphis. tomorrow morning, frost and freeze warnings go into northern florida. thursday morning, you can see the temperatures stay cold. by comparison, you wantttle warmer, head out west. by friday, it's 60 in denver. 85 in phoenix.
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we're back now. 7:43. we have an update to a story we told you about on monday. one of the world's largest cruise ships and the thousands of passengers on board a massive storm at sea. this morning, as that ship turns around and heads back to port, we're hearing from some of the passengers. natalie has more onr than continuing south, the captain decided the passengers had endured enough. when you see the new images of the damage, you'll u why. >> reporter: flying furniture, ceilings collapsing, shattered glass. waves high as 30 feet and hurricane-force winds more than 150 miles an hour, all part of the harrowing journey more than 6,000 passengers and crew won't forget any time soon. the captain telling passenger passengers --ned out to be, probably one of my worst days i've seen. >> reporter: passengers aren't arguing with that. >> seeing what we were seeing
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30-foot waves, you we're at a 30 degree tilt. it was insane. >> you'd roll out of bed if you didn't hang on. >> i realize it wasserious at the point when i was sitting at the chair on the bar and the four legs came up and i was on two. i fell off the chair, >> reporter: despite their fear, most passengers say they felt the captain did a great job of keeping them informed and are happy to be alive. >> happiest day of my life right you know, it was terrifying last night. truly terrifying. >> i'm really happy that everyone is safe and thejuries. you know, thankfully, no casuals. >> reporter: others, angry they were put in danger at all, since a storm had been forecast. >> they're angry because they should have known. >> they think there's the question of, why were we in this to begin with? >> reporter: royal caribbean's response, the weather thewas greater than forecasted. while the weather was
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seaworthy at all time. the cruise line promises to give full refund and 50% off any future cruise. though some may never take advantage of that deal. >> whether or not we ever go on a cruise again, that, i'm not sure the ship expected to arrive in new jersey tomorrow morning. al, we were talking about this during the story. this was a storm that was well forecasted ahead of him. >> royal caribbean's was not predicted is bull feathers, basically. the national weather service forecast, this was put out on thursday. it was for 23 to 31 foot fact, if you look, the buoy out there had 30-foot waves. look here, the forecast, this was out on sunday night, northwesterly winds, 40 to 50 knots. to 56 or
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it's 8:00 on "today." new hampshire voters head to the polls.w takes a look at the state's historic role in picking the nation's president. >> it changes the political picture for show heart today. we give back to one of the country's bravest. >> i think he'll feel overwhelmed with gratitude. >> a deserving veteranspecial surprise. >> hi. >> your wife put together a little surprise. double star power in studio
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screen. >> now! >> with a "zoolander" sequel 15 making. he's still really, really, really, ridiculously good looking. then katie holmes on making herial debut. today, tuesday, february 9th, 2016. >> morning, >> celebrating my birthday in new york city. >> hey, y'all, in north carolina. >> good morning, canada. ou ain't seen nothing yet >> good morning, new orleans. happy mardi gras. >> it's tuesday, mardi good morning. "today." we're live in new hampshire, today's battleground in therace.
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holding down the fort. >> we have wind and snow in the air. it's chilly weather, >> we definitely had weather to talk about here. unclear if it will affect the polls. there's so much at stake today. voters are already the polling sites across the state. the candidates getting in last-minute jabs at one another.jeb bush in a moment. first, peter alexander sets the stage. he's with me again. good morning to you. >> good morning. being cast across the state. bernie sanders dominated the last 40 polls in new hampshire. donald trump, the last 75.hold, new hampshire can send a message tonight, that americans are angry and want dramatic change. >> reporter: the political novice donald trump looking to his first win in an unpredictable race. even leaning on his pregnant daughter for help.
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hampshire, it guarantees victoryrrow. please, ivanka, have a baby tonight. >> reporter: blasting rivals, including cruz. a description was yelledcrowd. >> she just said a terrible thing. shout it out. i don't want to -- she said, he's a [ bleep ]. it's terribleending off attacks from his opponents, marco rubio hoping to rebound. here with lester holt. voters. >> reporter: rubio's challenges see an opening. three governors hoping to capitalize tonight. >> people are looking not only what's in your head, but they also want to know what's in your heart. if all you are is scripted, i'm not sure people respond to that. >> reporter: among democrats, berniee the granite state as the the momentum.
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stand up and be loud and clear saying, our government belongs to all of us, not just the 1%. thank you. >> reporter: meanwhile,n is aiming to slow sanders in a state he's expected >> we can't quit. we can't get an't give up. we can't let the bad guys win. we have to be on a path that will take us where we know we can go >> reporter: her husband also trying to help rally supporters with his own, unique pitch. >> sometimes when i'm on a stage like this, i wish we weren't think. way. >> voters are famously late can't tell you how many people told me they'll make up their mind today as they head to the polls, it explains the this morning, john kasich criticizing our next guest, jeb bush. insisting he's taken a low road,
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in the land. >> peter, thank you very much. the segue. jeb bush is here. governor kasich saying you took a low 's talking about negative advertising. what's your response? >> i don't know what it is, to be honest with you. >> your super pac spent money on negative ads against i didn't even know it, to be honest with you. comparing and contrasting the part of this. wait until the general election when hillary clinton, if she's the nominee, will try tooff the bark. this isn't the most difficult campaign in american history. it's tough. we're running for the presidency of the united states. i have a provencord that matches up really well against governor kasich's. particularly well against senators that have never done much because they've basicallythe gridlock in washington. >> i'll stick with the advertising a minute. i know in any official way, your campaign is not talking to your super pac. >> one presumes they
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you're not saying, don't do that. don't run the negative ads. you have spent more money on negative ads candidate. >> i'm being attacked by the other candidates, as well. it's how politics works. the reason we're doing better here is people want someone with a proven record. my record is what i the stump. it seems to be resonating. we'll see. there's a lot of undecided voters, as you all know. at the last moment, they make uped on a lot of different things than what the pundits say. >> people think you have your groove. you had your best debate ont, you're hitting your stride now. do you feel that way and why is it happening now? >> frankly, because in new hampshire, they challenge you and test you. you get better as you go did. 100 different meetings where i'm questions. i got better. >> are you nervous about >> i'm anxious, not nervous. i've been around the track a few times. south carolina tomorrow. today is a new hampshire day.
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tonight, you're headed to south carolina? >> hilton head, you're welcome to come. >> some say if this goes on, if the nt politicians are still in this glut, and then you have donald trump, the clear front runner, at some point, these guys have to unify around one person. do you ever think in thoserms? like if there comes a point for the good of the party, maybe i ought to step aside? >> i would like to see the support of all the other candidates supporting me, we're now in the second primary out of probably, what, 53 to go, counting the territories. there's a long, long process ahead of us. it the end. >> donald trump and you seem to have a little relationship on twitter. he seems to get under your skin and, perhaps, vice erday, you tweeted he's a loser loser, a liar and whiner, which that could be out of trump's vocabulary book. >> giving him a taste of what he that's what bullies need from
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he has gone bankrupt four times. he whines when it doesn't go perfectly for him. he insults his way to theon. it's not going to work. i don't think people believe that. >> if he wins tonight, as polls suggest he might,hampshire voters saying? >> people are angry with washington, d.c. my job is to say, i agree. let's fix rey on people's fears. give them a solid agenda on how to fix it. it's what i did when i was governor of the state of florida. >> your mom said maybe you were too polite in the campaign. do you >> after that last tweet i did, she probably doesn't necessarily we'll see. appreciate it very much. coming up, tom brokaw the importance of the new hampshire primary and how it shapes the presidential race. first, natalie has a check of the other top stories. all survivors have been removed from the
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canopy at a california gas station collapsed. nce workers were on the roof and noticed cracks. one didn't get down in time. it landed on a pair of cars. fortunately, the drivers were inside the gas station at the federal marshalls caught up with a man wanted for assault with an alligator. 23-year-old joshua james pulled up to a drive-through window at a in october and tossed a small alligator inside. the gator was captured and released. james is charged with assault and illegal transportation of an his mother says it was a harmless prank. hours after speaking with us live on "today," peyton manning carried on his super bowlion monday at disney land. manning and his family were the guests of honor at a parade. for his rumored retirement, evenldn't get a peep out of him.
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mickey, you know, he keeps at >> it was great. up next, an update to one of monday's trending topics. what was up with eli manning in that expression during his super bowl victory? we'll have the answer. >> something he ate? and the story behind salma l outfit during a trip to the er. also a surprise for a deserving veteran. jenna has a heartwarming story. [engine revving] magnetic.
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>> completely>> when did that happen? >> 12:01. >> a week or two in, you lose it. >> today, tuesday, february 9th, is supposedly the give up on their fitness resolutions. that is the conclusion from the nation's largest gym chains. it's even called the ness clip. after today, gym check-ins will drop off sharply and won't reach the same levels for the rest of the year.osted tips to keep you on track, including using the buddy system. writing down your goals and embracing technology. wait. >> that's right. >> today is a good day. app, of course. question is, is it draining your phone's the "guardian" claims
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that's significant. facebook faced similar accusations in the past. you can access facebook through the safari browser.t's much more effective and won't drain the battery. facebook hasn't responded. a spokesperson told "the guardian" it is looking into the >> our in-house tech expert says? >> i looked at my battery usage and facebook was 2%. of it and i have background activity cut off on it. it's not constantly updating. >> everybody i know has a portable battery they bring with methods to recharge phones. >> my phone is drained by the end of the day every day. >> let's get to the super bowlon now. it didn't exactly feel like the thrill of victory. we talked about this on monday. the look on eli manning's face, the brother of the winning ton manning. we talked to him live yesterday. the game is not officially over,
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everyone except watching? one tweet says he was trying to process the puppy monkey baby eli is explaining himself. he was focusing on the next play. probably not wanting to celebrate prematurely. as a quarterback -- >> he e knows anything could still happen. >> i thought maybe he was intense. >> you were on it. >> i said that. you're his brother. you're thinking, we're almost not there yet. >> i think they were going to go for the two-point conversion. >> exactly. >> we all need a little help from mom every now and again. prepare yourselvescutest video you're going to see all day. baby pandas getting help from mom. this is bei bei trying to a tree at the smithsonian national zoo. mom is there with the assist. instantly coming to the rescue. she gives him a little judge nudge up that tree.
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>> giving him a verbal lashing the entire time. i told you not to go up the >> yeah. >> big change to this year's oscar ceremony and the inappropriate shirt selma hayeker. >> the oscars will look and sound different this year. producers are planning to blow up the traditional acceptance speech. this year, all nominees will of people they'd like to thank. during the speeches, that list will scroll at the bottom of the screen so they don't have to worry about forgetting producers hope it will allow winners to give more entertaining speeches instead of just listingike that. >> i think we all get tired of hearing name after name. i think it's going to be weird. >> i think they'll thank the people they should, like their >> probably. >> we shall see. that's one of the changes announced at the oscar nominees luncheon on monday.
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155 nominees class photo. you'll spot jennifer lawrence, brie larson and mark ruffalo, as well as lady gaga, leonardo prio dicaprio. but the star was jacob tremblay. he posed with jennifer lawrence and delivered a knockout punch to in the new issue of "rolling stone," chris martin says beyonce wasn't always keen on collaborating. he sent her a song called "hook up," and beyonce calld ed him down, quote, in the sweetest way. i like you but this is awful. david bowie once gave similar feedback on a different salma hayek on the inappropriate shirt she wore to the er. yes, she is wearing a shirt. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's designed took topless.
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wearing while filming a movie in new york. she explained she was rushed to and didn't bother changing. she's fine and the doctors looked happy, too. >> i bet. rushed to the hospital. take a couple of the doctor. >> maybe after. much. let's get a latest weather. the smucker's birthdays are coming back in the next half hour.
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of the torch. been a great tradition. back to savannah in >> guys, thank you. as the host of the first primary in the nation, new hampshire relishes its role when it comes to picking the nation'sident. tom brokaw has more on that. you know this state well. >> i do. as you indicated, new hampshire reputation as a fiercely independent state that plays by its own rules. over the years, it has developed a reputation for surprises. often, big >> reporter: new hampshire is a battleground of unpredictable successes and huge disappointments. >> boy, did up with a surprising finish. >> because of new hampshire independents, there may be more characters per capita in new hampshire than other places. you get unexpected questions or confrontations. >> it changes the political picture in america for 1968.
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strong second in 1968.nt crusade against vietnam was enough to drive president johnson from a second term. >> i will not accept theon of my party for another term as your president. >> reporter: jimmy carter, a little-known southern won hon new hampshire hearts in 1976. by 1980, it was reagan's state, after a showdown with41, who had beaten reagan in iowa. bush got his turn in '88, defeating an angry bobo had beaten him in iowa. >> voted for tax increase 600 times in your career. can you defend that? >> back in your senator dole, anything you'd like to say to the vice president?
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clinton lost new hampshire amidf womanizing. just enough hope. >> new hampshire, tonight has made bill clinton the comeback >> reporter: by '96, pat, with almost no money but a populous touch, called his campaign, peasants with pitch forks.he gop establishment later. in 2000, another bush, 43, brimmed with confidence and the state to mccain. the straight talk express couldn't keep his momentum going. eight years ago,rolled into new hampshire after beating hillary clinton in iowa. >> i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likable enough, hillary. >> thank you.
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until she beat obama handily. enough to keep her campaign enough to get to the white house. >> please, come out. >> reporter: eight years later, navigating new hampshire is just as mcquaid publishes the manchester union leader newspaper. >> i'm proud of voters whoelevision and make up their own minds. >> reporter: new hampshire voters know their own mind but they don't like to tip their >> savannah, don't ask me who is going to win tonight. i've been coming here since 1972 and i've been surprised almost every cycle. that'sew hampshire, obviously. >> it's the graveyard of pollsters here in new hampshire. imagine if the polls are correct, new hampshire would bee message if it donald trump. >> right. then the question is, which of the polls are correct? place.
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i think a big part of the issue, what will happen today, is who survives? not just who wins. and who has to get outrace. it's the kasich race, also the bush race, also the christie race. it's the jeb bush race. those people other hopes beyond new hampshire. new hampshire, take it seriously. >> we'll see how tickets out of here there are tonight. tom brokaw, thank you so to be here. >> back to matt. >> you going to catch a plane, savannah, and we'll see you here tomorrow. nice job and thank you very much. coming up, ben stillers time to bring derek zoolander back to the big screen. much more ahead.
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8:30 now on a tuesday 9th day of february, 2016. we've got a chilly crowd out on the plaza. bundled up with a little snow in the air. you know what? we're happy to be outside and say hello. >> we had some original nspired art. >> really well done. >> we'll have to hang it up in the orange room. >> you want stars? we've got them. inside the studio right now, we have ben rek zoolander himself is here to talk about -- there it is -- >> he broke it out already. >> didn't even wait. talk about bringing the after 15 years.
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>> that was intense. katie holmes also tackling an role in her new movie. what one magazine is calling her ultimate second act. >> looks good. chocolate and chipotle. opposites do attract. first, mr. roker, how about the weather? >> for today, we're across the great lakes and into the mid-atlantic states. gorgeous day in the pacific northwest. toasty in los angeles. high of 88. windy and chilly through tomorrow, we have freeze warnings in northern florida. rain in the pacific northwest. snow through the northeast and new england with snow around the great lakes.emperatures moving in, as well. that's what's going on around the country.
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more of our series, show heart today, where we share acts of love and kindnesseading up to valentine's day. jenna bush hager is back. what do you have today? >> this tale took me back to my in texas. an army of people ready to give back to one of the country's bravest. >> reporter: marrying a military man was never the plan. with jay, outgoing, witty,ndsome, she couldn't help but fall in love. >> am i ready to jump off the deep end and be in the military with him? i'm glad i did.ew months after their wedding, jay was deployed to afghanistan for the first time. sierra, more than 8,000 miles away, was pregnant with theirild. in august of 2006, on their one-year anniversary, sierra got a call from jay's mom she'd never forget. >> she said, i need you to hearwords. jay is alive. i was like, oh, this is it.
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want to get. >> reporter: jay's vehicle hit an ied.is body, burned. tlie three of his fellow soldiers, killed. six days later, sierra gaveo their daughter. >> not the way you want your husband to meet your child but it was better than nothing. that's for sure. ade a steady recovery. in the sweltering texas heat, his burns still keep him from fully enjoying his passion, the >> from the fingertips to the shoulder on his left side, it's completely burned. when you get the new skin, you don't sweat out of that so it's easy to get >> reporter: jay's story caught the attention of the organization that's helped more than 15,000 veterans. they teamed up with the surprise jay with a backyard he and his family could enjoy.
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>> what do you think his reaction is going to be? >> i think he's going to feel overwhelmed with gratitude. i think he'll be like, i people are doing this for me. >> it makes you want to get teary eyed. >> ye soldiers fight for. it's for these amazing people to do things for others. >> reporter: with more than two days of work down, word arrives landed at the airport. >> less than an hour to wrap this up. let's get moving. >> reporter: there was one thing left to do. >> hi. i'm from the "today" show. >> and your wife has put together a little surprise. here we go. [ applause ] >> wow. >> what do you think?
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i mean, this is amazing. >> there's misters here. all the way around so you'll can play football at night. >> reporter: and a hot tub to help jay with his joint pain. >> a whole new fence. >> new patio furniture, newg fan. >> horseshoes, cornhole. something special to remember the ones that didn't make it out. a memorial garden. >> that's pretty cool. that is really cool. >> one more thing. >> no way. >> one more ew garage. >> no way. >> come on! >> everything you need out herever it is you want to build. [ applause ] >> is this like a dream? >> yeah. i had to pinch myself a couple maybe i'm asleep on the airplane right now. you know? it's pretty special, to have that memorial they put in there.
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with, they're the real heros. i really appreciate you coming out and doing this for me and my family. from the bottom of my heart, i want to say [ applause ] >> thank you. i appreciate it. thanks a lot. >> sierra was the main person in charge of the surprise. she told me jay is theone of their family. of course, he said the same thing about her. it's a great love story, but also one with the generosity of some of them drove from three hours away to make it happen. you know what jay said? he said, i'm here. i'm working. you know who really is the the guys getting off the airplanes. he thanks them when flying around for work. he thanks the guys coming home. he was a true hero and it was so >> touching story. >> great story. >> jenna, thank you very much for giving us. up next, we'll catch up with mr. ben stiller on a tuesday mornins is "today" on
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8:39. ben stiller's 2001 comedy "zoolander" became a cult it introduced us all to the really, really, ridiculously good looking model, derek zoolander. >> what is your trademark, if you have one? >> the look i'm best is blue steel. >> what's that look like? >> then there's ferrari. and there's a softer one, more of a catalog look. i use it for footwear >> can it see that? >> 15 years later, derek is back in "zoolander 2." can his famous looks still stop flying >> flash me that beautiful look, give me the incredible magnum. >> no. >> think fast, magnum.
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>> magnum, on. you've got this. you have to focus. come on! >> stop! >> you've got this. >> maybe we can try a >> tequila. >> no! it's not working. >> does it make sense when i say sometimes i feel guilty i'm >> no, no, no. >> you understand that? >> of course. >> welcome back. good to see you. >> good to see you, matt. >> did you slip right back into this character after 15 years, or was it a littlet than that? >> it took a little bit of time, just because it had been a while. once we started doing it, started to feel more normal.ng with owen and we were in the dynamic, it felt familiar. >> i know you wouldn't have brought derek back to the screen unless he hadconsiderably. >> yes. it was hard to get derek agree to do the movie. he thought the first one didn't on him, thought it was a documentary. trying to make a deal with him on this one, you know, he's a
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>> you asked a lot of famous people to do cameos in the >> yeah. >> i just learned something three minutes ago. you asked jenna's mom, barbara bush, the former first lady. >> la her mom? i thought it was her grandma. you asked her mom laura to be in the movie? >> yes. she was smart to politely say did you have in mind for her? >> there is a group of people that ask her to be a part of. she we declined and i was glad io ask her to be a part of. >> laura bush or orgy scene in "zoolander 2." >> that is correct. you come with the hard-hitting questions, matt lauer. >> what were you thinking?
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it came out of my mouth. >> you kindly asked me to be in the movie. >> yeah. >> what surprised me is you came yourself. i thought you'd or something. i really did. >> to work with you, matt? >> i didn't believe you'd come here and do the directing. >> you were nice enough to do it twice because we had to come >> did i mess it up the first time? >> no. you were wonderful. we had a line that changed and i wanted you for the opening sequence. you morphed into xciting shot, when you become -- one good looking guy turns into another incredibly good looking guy. >> is it a relief to that this remooer is here premiere is here, and then you're off on your own? >> once it comes out, it's done. you're working on it until the very en we were showing it, we had our first screenings in australia last week. we were dropping shots in. you keep going until they pull it out of your years from now, will you
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>> yes, with a walker, probably. >> it's great to see you, process. congratulations. >> thanks, man. >> thanks for bringing derek back. "zoolander 2" opens on friday. tomorrow, we'll talk co-star, be pe cruz. time the taco...came out of its shell. ough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering...cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough.
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we are back now at 8:46 with katie holmes. she stars in the new movie fire," playing a poet struggling with bipolar disorder. take a look. >> trying to figure out who i am. you know, because i don'telf anymore. even when i go off the medication, i don't feel like myself. >> okay. you know what, honey? i think we need to get dad. >> i'm sorry.e yelled. i won't yell again. >> you're right. sit down. i have a really good plan. you're going to spend the night
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first thing, we'll go to theet your file. you can ask anything. we'll figure all this out. >> i hate it when you look at me like that. >> how am i looking at you? >> like i'm katie, welcome back. nice to see you. >> thank you. nice to see you. >> intense. i watched it yesterday. it's an intense carla, who suffers from these massive swings of emotion. incredible highs and incredible lows. i would imagine, it's a tough line to walk as an actress, not to makester em seem stereotypical. >> it is. it's a huge challenge, and one i felt pressure to create anaracter. so many people do suffer, and i wanted to bring a realisticthe role. >> you can't just read about something like that. have you had people close to you, family, friends, who have had this condition?
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people with this. but when i met with paul, our director, he told me this was story. and shed more light on what he's gone through and why we were making this movie. and how important it was to him. you know, this movie, the cast,ew, everybody was inspired by him, that there was this energy on set to create something very authentic and very real. e really big questions. for example, it talks about all the brilliant and creative people throughout history. like hemingway and van gogh,liott and f. scott fitzgerald, who suffered from bipolar disorder. it asks, was it a curse for them or the source of their i thought it was fascinating. >> i thought it was fascinating, as well. paul, our director, you know, he talked about how it was so hard
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to then being just an illness. he found such comfort in these great artists who also had this.s raise that question. however, he is very, you know -- he's gone through a lotent. >> it also asks the question, is it beneficial to treat these people with drugs. >> right. >> you and i both remember a heated discussion i got into on that subject here in this how do you think the movie comes down on that? where do you think it leads the viewer? >> i think that what i think our director did a wonderful jobhis movie kind of just shows, this is it. these are the two characters in a love story, which he's saying is kind of its own fall in love. really, he puts the question out there for the audience to make that decision. >> they can live their lives when they're on the t they don't feel like they are living full lives. >> right. >> on the medication.
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>> it's a >> right. >> i was reading a magazine article about you last night, and it talks about you living the ultimate second act right now. is that how you feel? >> i think that was, you at the lovely interviewer kind of gathered on her own. i feel very lucky that i've had wonderful, creative experiences ntly. doing this movie was, as an actor, really liberating because our director allowed us to have the freedom to find thesery day and to improvise. you know, it was challenging because there were the highs and the lows of these performances. really trying to get it right. he allowed us to don't often get that, especially with a small movie on a budget. but we had time. >> as i mentioned, it's intense. it's "touched with fire." >> thank you, matt. >> good to have you. it opens in new york and los angeles on friday and nationwide on february 19th.
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>> besides being in spanish and co, how else is "top chef mexico" different? >> people can see a different side of mexico. positive, friendly, course. it's a level that's above and beyond -- >> you're making a special treat for us. this is brownies but with a kick, right? >> with ar kick. >> we have our grid here with the ingredients. >> yes. we have the chipotle powder, dark chocolate, butter, cinnamon. we'll start by melting the chocolate and mixing it. >> with dark chocolate, right? >> yes, dark chocolate. i love that.e melted butter. you can never go wrong with butter, right? >> double boiler so that way, it doesn't burn the while you help me with this -- >> explain what you have going on there. >> we're going to be -- we're going to put eggs here and pick
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>> rithat's the mix going in there now. >> yeah. with the melted butter in. >> we don't have much time but we'll show you to speed up the flour. >> flour here. then we mix it. we have it all ready. >> cinnamon and nutmeg. >> you can put almonds, you can put walnuts, >> chipotle powder is the key ingredient, right? >> of course. it'll give it a kick to it. >> put it in the oven how long? >> 35 minutes. put it in foil so itstick. >> these are nice and hot. amazing. >> they just came out. >> perfect for valentine's day. spice up your valentine's day. >> chipotle powder on perfect. gracias and thank you very much. "top chef mexico" nbc. >> we have them down here.
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natalie, thank you very much. willard scott retired in december.d, he's passed the smucker's birthday baton on to mr. roker. we could not be happier about that. >> thanks so much. i am so honored to be taking over from willard. as we tip our special folks from all over, we want to make you proud, willard. jace pugh turned 100 this week. loves to ride lawn mewers. slaughter is 100 years old. here's declerck from new jersey. didn't get her first cavity until 99 years old, happy 100 birthday. seymour seymour's secret to longevity, eat one piece of dark chocolate a day. millie is 100. she loves spending time with
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this morning on "today's oolander 2, the biggest name in fashion is back and we've got one of the stars. nightmare at sea. cruise passengers speaking oing into a storm. and treats for the sweet. delicious desserts for valentine's day. all that and more coming up right now.cer: from n news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geistve from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. it is fat tuesday, february 9th, last day to feast before the
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millions of christians observe for 40 . patrick's cathedral there. it ends on easter sunday. >> today is the day, we feast. >> then we have ash wednesday. i'm al roker along with natalie. tamron and willie on assignment in new hampshire. we're going to talk to them in a minute. but this is your morning jam. >> of course. >> i had to pick "formation." new song. appropriately released the day before the super bowl. >> right. >> she performed it live. i was on the field live as she was performing this. to say, when you pick third-degree song pick this song, you have to do the " formation." >> no one wants to see that. i have thehe head bob. >> it sounds awesome, right, to be on the field? >> yeah. >> when you're 5'4" and in the back, you can't see anything.aw maybe some people in the distance. not sure if it was beyonce or not. >> jumping up and down. >> yeah.
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at home.nk so. it was such a performance. >> i missed the whole thing. >> screens all around though, right? >> the screens weren't working during the performance. a couple super bowls. while it's a great thing to go to, the fact is, to watch it all, it's so much better at home. you see better angles and get the >> i know. >> i heard there was the monkey -- >> puppy monkey baby. >> all the rage. >> you didn't see the baby phe doritos commercial? >> i saw that. we were in a media works space and i caught that one. i was on the field. >> could have been worse. caribbean cruise. >> we told you yesterday about the royal caribbean cruise ship. rough waters after leaving its new jersey port on saturday. it was on a seven-day cruise to the bahamas. as it was making its way there, this huge storm hit it off
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we're hearing from the passengers and seeing some incredible images. some of the damage on board, as well. anthem of the seas had about sengers and crew on board. al, they reported waves as high as 30 feet. hurricane-force winds. >> yeah. miles per hour. all of this was forecast though. >> it was. i know royal caribbean issued a h was -- >> while the weather was unpleasant the ship remained seaworthy at all times. >> they claimed it wasn't st for forecasted but it was. as of thursday, there were reports the forecast for the seas, 30 feet, winds minimum at0 knots, about 57 miles per hour. that was thursday night. the forecast got worseday or two. they had plenty of warning. they made a decision, i don't
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what -- >> they thought they'd beat the storm. of place, it costs them money. >> right. >> the fact is, they should have never done it. the forecast -- >> look at the flying furniture. the damage you see on board. and we have some passengers it all went down. >> i'm sure there's going to be some sort of investigation. >> 30 foot waves, you it's like a 30 degree tilt. it was insane. >> i was hanging on because you would roll out of bed if you didn't hang on. >> i realize it was really serious. i was sitting at ing ting on the chair at the bar. four legs came up and i fell out essentially. >> i love it, while the weather was unpleasant, the ship remained seaworthy. that's like saying, godzilla was a little bit of a lizard.e on. >> one of the passengers said
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degree angle, with the wavesly felt like it. >> would you go on another cruise if you experienced something like that? >> i would have hard pressed to go back. but they are -- royal caribbean is offering passengers a full r this trip. also, 50% off of a future cruise, if they so dare or choose. i think there is going to certainly be an investigation. no doubt. >> i'm going to try one of al's famous transitions. cruz in new hampshire. hampshire. >> maybe you can. >> there's a port there. >> oh. >> i think it's why it was namedh. >> anyway, we have willie and tamron in new hampshire. it's primary day.h they're watching it all for us. >> you can catch a ride on a
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>> scottish -- >> high lander beef have a couple co-hosts with us. >> a child is riding one. >> they got the day off from school. it's snowy. >> hi, kids are outside and parents are inside voting. >> let's size up this race a little bit. let's go to the poll and see where we stand.e polls right now. donald trump, 34% in the state. ted kroousz, cruz and marco rubio, 13%. and john kasich, 10%. there's a bunch of people who come in second. >> donald trump's quote, no oneond place. it won't hold true. the second place is a headline coming out on the gop and . bernie sanders has a significant lead. 56% over hillary clinton's 40%. she closed the gap slightly.
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out a victory here. in the democratic race, you have the talk of hillary clinton. how does she recover?h carolina her fire wall? who comes in second? a three-way tie in the gop. that would be a long night, number one. you'd have to see who can take their ground game to the next step and whether or not they'll eventually take on trump. >> if you get the pack of second place among republicans, i anyone getting out. unless they run out of money. a lot of people can make the case to move on. last night, donald trumptreet at the hockey arena. 5,000 people were there. what's getting attention is what he repeated from a woman in the crowd right in front of him.t and repeated it. talking about ted cruz. >> she just said a terrible thing. you know what she said? because i don't
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you're not allowed to say, and i to hear that from you again. she said, i never expect to hear that from you again. she said, he's a [ bleep ].le. terrible. >> even by donald trump standards, that was a word we had not seen him use in public that way before. >>l candidate ever used that? >> i'm going to say no. meanwhile, bill and hin llargning last night. the former president introducing secretary clinton with maybe a little too much honesty. >> sometimes when i'm on a stage like this, i wish we weren'trried. think. and i don't mean that in a negative way. >> that waso, to see bill clinton on the campaign trail with his wife. this is the second day -- yesterday was the second day in
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the world of politics, going after bernie sanders in this very aggressive way. you heard him there say, i'm hope holding back, really,ant to say some other things. among the things he did actually say, the bernie sanders campaign is being sexist and accused the of being hypocrites regarding the ideas sanders posed. willie and i have been out on the streets talking to different people in new hampshire. the live free or die something they take so seriously. about 44% of the voters here are undeclared. between 4% to 5% of the people, f you want to get a person from new hampshire riled up, say what is undeclared? no one owns me. you won't know my vote until i walk in and cast the vote.hey'll decide. >> there's a famous line new hampshire voters use. i've got my top three. i won't tell you who it is yet. three becomes the top one for most people.
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returns are in from three small new hampshire towns. they get things going atnight. trump, kasich and cruz are tied with nine votes. >> nine votes. >> senator sanders leading secretary clinton, 16-7.l place to come witness democracy. you go to the little halls or big rallies like donald trump had, and see the answers and make their decision today. we've been leading up to iowa and new hampshire for more than a year. here we are. >> absolutely.e honest and serious note, the only thing i care about, as mr. democracy the bestughnut rs in doe doughnut doe donuts are in new hampshire. >> we don't feel any. we're left out. >> you go on the road and never bring us food.
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>> tamron, you've been there so long now, you can start voting as a new hampshire resident. >> i've been here so long, iget on the scale anymore. i'll tell you, between the beef chili and the doughnuts, it's been a good time for democracy. >> america. >> thanks, guys. you guys will have all the results for us, as well, on >> boom. here we go. how are we on facebook? >> we have our today's take facebook page. >> yes. >> it's day 10 of 25 days of this is a good one. especially if you are athletic. or know somebody who is. the prize for today is a pair ofunning shoes. they're fantastic. valued at almost $200. you go to facebook.com/today we're trying to get to 1 million. so far, we're at 188,000.
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>> facebook.com/today's take.uys are liking us a lot. guys? >> we like it. thank you, al. coming up, are the foods in your fridge safe to eat? rossen is sell by dates to keep you healthy and wasting hey, remember the game when i set the rookie passing record? i mean, you only mentioned what, 50 times... three events in one night? well, i' ve been working on my new superhero move all day! we' re non stop, we' ve gotta have our extra protein. o greek non fat yogurt has 15 grams of protein. zero added sugar, zero artificial
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look at it and throw it out that date.t in your fridge and taste delicious and be safe for three to five weeks after you bought them. >> okay. >> three to five weeks,ith the eggs. what you should do with eggs -- you'll put it in the basket, al? taking it away? >> that's right. >> things are tough for al at >> there are times it goes past the date. how can you tell if it's fresh or not? >> this is a really cool trick. get a bowl of water.the eggs and drop it into the water. if it drops to the bottom. that means, and this did -- if it sinks, >> probably needed a bigger bowl. >> sink is good. floating to the top is bad. >> what about cereals ands? >> good for 9 to 12 months opened r un or unopened.
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>> give me a big bowl of that. >> you're shopping at the nothing to do with food safety. it's about peak freshness. >> containers are so big. i feel like i always throw >> especially mayonnaise. the target thing in our head, we'll get sick from it. these are good a year and a half unopened. if you open them, mayonnaise to get this right, it'll last two to three months, even if it's opened. >> okay. >> do yacht not throw it out based on the date. >> longer? >> 8 to 12 months. crust. >> you can open this now and have it for your summer barbecuemmer. >> this is the one thing you date. >> the use by date on baby regulates. there's a lot on the line with. this is only good on that day. it's good until that day.
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baby sick but it loses nutritional value. you think your baby is getting nutrients but the nutritional value falls after that date. >> the flavor is never there to >> you have baby formula? >> this has nothing to do with leftovers in the fridge. yours is an archaeological dig. >> my husband will not eat anything >> deborah is like you. there are things walking in our refrigerator. >> just in case. once it walks, i'll throw it out. >> you have leftovers eat them. >> exactly. >> jeff, good advice. up next, we have sweet treats with a lot of heart. we have easy goodies to this is a body of proof. p proof of less joint pain. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis with humira. huing and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to
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just in time for valentine's day. aving me back. >> you have great tips for us, always. first, if you want to make this beautiful heart cake for your love, you don't need a rm to do this, right? >> you don't. it's easier than you think. all you'll do is bake two cakes. a square and a round. we did 8 do 6 or 9-inch. you cut your round cake in half, just like this. >> like a puzzle you get as a kid.e a square and circle and make it into a heart? >> pop it on top. frost it. you're good to go. >> done. let's talk chicken noodle soup with a little extra love in it. >> a little extra love. valentine's day. i'll let you do the honors. we've cooked lasagna cut out hearts, just like that. >> love that. >> add it right to your favorite
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>> my kids would love this, too. >> great task for them, to do the cutouts. you have your chicken and hearts. >> flourless chocolate cake is a way to everyone's heart. >> super easy. we have melted chocolate with butter. microwave at 20-second intervals. i like semi-sweet chocolate. mix it with eggs, sugar, nstarch. spoon the batter into muffin pans. all you do is invert it.-- >> loosen it first. grease it up first. >> take a little section of >> don't mind if i do. you'll show us how to do a beautiful design on top of the hot chocolate or coffee. >> you take some whipped cream. i like a >> mm-hmm.
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taking a look at the headlines. for the fourth time, the centersase control mobile liezed to the highest level because of a zika virus outbreak. officials are concerned mosquitos will gain a foothold d of the u.s. the 50 cases confirmed here so far involve people who have traveled to latin america, south america, the caribbean ora. the previous level one alerts were more katrina, the h 1 n 1 virus in 2009 and the ebola president obama is taking new steps to fight cyber crime.
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position to coordinatecurity across agencies and to work with military counterparts. it includes a $19 billion increase in cyber security funding across all government that's up more than 35% from last year. some important news about depression and young people. a panel of government-backed experts is children ages 12 to 18 be routinely screened for major forms of depression. best defined as feeling down,e interest in normal activities for more than two weeks. with adequate treatment, young people whose depression was identified in primary care symptoms and daily functioning. just in time for valentine's day. a special treat for your loved one from starbucks. the coffee chain is serving up chocolate beverages this week. customers can order the molten chocolate latte, the it'll be available through this sunday.
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of the super bowl mystery. it was the look on eli manning's face in the final secondse that his brother peyton was about to win. while most of the family is cheering, eli looks deadly serious.explaining himself. he was focusing on the next probably didn't want to celebrate too early. we buy that explanation. mr. roker? >> thanks so much, natalie. right now, what's going on in new hampshire for the vote, they're going to snow showers. temperatures will be hanging out in the 20s. wind chills chillier. weather should not be a problem. the rest of the country, we are showers making their way through the pacific northwest. i should say sunshine in the pacific northwest. gorgeous temperatures in the 60s. little low clipper will bringt snow behind it. windy and warm throughout the gulf coast.
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the last three years on "saturday night live" and online with his awkwardly hilarious man on the street videos that have since gone viral. >> now kyle mooney is the laughs to the big screen in the sequel "zoolander 2." he plays the hottest new designer on the fashion scene, who has his own unique a look. >> let me introduce these guys. i hate them. tush. he's a genius. the tattoos are so stupid. he did my colonel sanders. it sucks. i don't like this. why would i do this? i wouldn't want it on me. i love it, dude.y grandfather died. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> doing great. you're doing pretty good. "zoolander" comes out and you were a teenager. you'd be part of this group, mixing it up with hans --
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>> no, it was super when i was in college, we had the dvd. there was an outtake with will ferrell, where he's dressed up with a baby girl, large lollipop. we'd watch it over and over again. it was the funniest thing i'd seen. >> how do you play your character across from will intense and in your face. >> right. well, i try not to cry. i try to be as composed as it's incredibly intimidating. they're all so rad and, like, such great people, that it's super easy. >> hearing the dialogue a little bit, or is it, stick to the world? >> the script was already super funny. ben was really cool abouts zblarnd around. >> you got that awkward sense of humor there. >> why do people say that?
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>> of i'm always keeping my cool. incredibly confident. >> i am the epitome of embrace awkward around here. >> it's what we built our program around. >> i think you guys are doing great. actually, you're some of my biggest >> that's high praise. >> especially al, the king of awkward. >> i am. last weekend, larry david. this week, you have melissa mccarthy, kanye . >> what is that like? do you get star struck? >> i do. i mean, everybody is cool. you know what i y is usually easy to work with. there hasn't been anybody that's been tough or difficult. this week is exciting kanye on, i'm a big fan. i really wanted to get a photo with him at the 40th anniversary but to ask. >> will you try this week? >> i want to free style battle him, i think.
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>> free style battle, wow.y gutsy. >> it is. >> good luck. >> can i ask you a quick question? is it true you have 800 vhs ? >> i have a lot of videos at my house. >> why? >> look how nice they look an the rack. >> i took that photo i think the composition is pretty good. >> do you have a vcr? >> no. that's the thing, i can't play i do have a vcr, yes. i watch the videos a lot. >> good. >> "zoolander 2" is in theaters up next, you know him from "sons of anarchy." he's now producing and st lots of aisle. fancy labels, slick designs; this one's got flowers on it, it's pretty. after the stomach flu ravages my home, am i supposed to believe that w it away? no. please. i know what clean smells like, bleach.
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>> not only is he a proud new dad, telling us stories during the break, but he's starring in and co-producing in "bad ke a look. >> new in town? >> that obvious, huh? >> ig by it. just kind of a forgotten place. >> it's what i'm >> thee yo ros o rossi, good morning. >> thank you for having me. >> you haven't been here since "sons of anarchy," the series >> yeah. >> does that follow you everywhere you go? are you happy to take a new turn? >> as "sons" has the great estefan base, so the juice, it'll never go away. you know, it's afforded me the right to come and do these other things, which i'm excited about, that are coming up. >> "bad hurt" is at of yours.
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you see yourself doing more of that? >> um, you know, i'm really excited for this to come out out to the world. two years ago, almost this week, we'd just started filming in the second worst snowstorm in new york history in staten hometown i grew up in. i recently moved back to. yeah, it's amazing. producing and acting.ade me a million times better actor in every way. >> how come? >> actors, they're a pain sknow, they are. >> you're less demanding now as an actor? >> i don't need anything on set. you want coffee?t shoot. >> i don't need a trailer. >> your new role as son, cain alexander, what a great name. >> thank you very much.
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the reason why i was alive. it's like, you know, the second he came in, my whole life was in like a clear -- it was a fuzzynd then everything became clear. i knew exactly -- >> hearts just melted across america. >> i mean, i've never lived aife without a dog. i have three huge dogs now, over 70 pounds, and he fit right into the pack. he crawls around the house, dogs. >> you cuddling the dog and cain. >> my dogs howl at fire hydrants when we go by, starting to do it. >> here's a parenting tip, don't let him stick his head out the window. >> thank you. water bowl, too, it. >> what's the differences between living in l.a. andd? >> staten island --
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>> listen, i grew up in staten island and left when i was it's changed a ton since i've been back. we bought the house three years ago and really moved back after "sons" ended last year.s the most unique place i've been in my life. the big difference is, you know, in l.a., ideas are like conceived in l.a. in new york, we execute them. >> 's kind of the way it is. >> well said. >> being back here, it was like that hustle and that going. i love it. >> >> raised new yorker proud. thanks so much, theo rossi. the movie is getting great re h acidity was in my diet. i was so focused on making good food choices, i had no idea that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth., i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said that pronamel can make my teeth stronger, that it was important, thati could do each day to help protect
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when it's kids, the s, the tubes, the scariness of it. one teen came up with an idea to make the experience a little >> reporter: in the 30 years that jim taught wood shop, he's never seen a project turn out quite like this. >> something that started out as a small little able to expand like this is just terrific. >> reporter: his students at auburn riverside high school are sawing their way through the e they know their task is more than academic. it's a legacy. >> nick's concern last winter was the fact he hadn't made an act. >> reporter: nick is 17-year-old nick. he likes working on cars and getting his irty in shop. he wanted to help younger kids. >> i thought it was a great plan. it would make a lot of kids happy. it is hard to have cancer when kid. >> reporter: nick faced health challenges his entire life.
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when he was 4. then growing up with leukemia. his parents, vince and a, remember the years spent in and out of the hospital, at the timered tethered to an iv pole. ed to the pole 24/7. if you have to get up to do anything, the pole goes with you. >> reporter: sitting was uncomfortable. it wasn't until nick saw aaving a hard time that he had his ah-ha moment. >> there was a little girl trying to walk, and she got tired. she'd tried to ride on her polet working. >> reporter: the hospital had one so-called lily pad. think of it like a skateboard that makes getting around so nick told his folks he'd make new ones in wood shop, enough for every kid in the hospital. nick died before he could finish the job.ht with cancer last february. >> no matter what he was doing, he always had a smile on his face.
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even when it was the hardest time for him and other people could tell, he'd always make time for other people. >> reporter: to honor the spirit, nick's came together to finish his lily pad project. a dozen kids up early on a saturday morning. the art design class joined in, each lily pad by hand. finally, delivering them to the place where nick spent too much time. >> the simple thing means theients and families. that's what nick was really passionate about. >> reporter: passionate aboutike this 3-year-old, who is battling leukemia. >> right now, she can't walk and can barely stand to support herself. the lily pad is her only way each day, we basically make laps and laps around the corridors. she loves it. >> reporter: that was nick's kids even when he couldn't be helped. >> i think it's fun.
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that's what he would have have wanted to see all the kids, you know, out of bed, walking or riding the lily pad. >> it makes me so proud of nicrter: a teenager with a lasting legacy. no longer left to wonder about his impact. >> i kind of laugh. i want to go, nick, you were you made a big impact. but he's watching. he knows. >> absolutely. we're going to be back in a
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