as his brother gets set to hit the campaigig trail today. after a weekend of record settinglows, the weather conditions will affect 90 million from the deep south to the north today. torrow, things heat up in a big way. new scandal for spitzer? elliott spitzer has been accused of choking a woman inside a new york city hotel room. he says there is no truth to the allegation. police are investigating. and trapped! dozens of people, including a baby, stuck in a train car for hours in sub zero temperatures. the riders finally lowered to safety by rope and glad to be back on solid ground today, monday, february5th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "tjday" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie,live from

good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's presidents' day, monday morning. carson dayly is in for matt. we have a lot to talk about. >> we do. >> so much has changed with the death of justice scalia. thth flag outside the supreme court at half-staff this morning ter this weekend's sudden and unexpected death of justice sant antonin scalia. replacing him, of course, will tilt the balance of the supreme court. that has ignited a new election year battle, and an epic one. we have two reports for you this morning. we'll also talk about all of this with republican presidential hopeful jeb bush live in a moment. let's begin with pete williams, who is at the court this morning. good morning to you. >>savannah, good morning. it's been more than 50 years since the suprere court was in this position, facing the busiest part of the term w whout all nine justices. that cast a big shadow of

prepares to take up some of the most controversial cases. >> reporter: draped in an american flag, the body of antonin scalia arrived in virginia late sunday night. the death from an apparent heart attack was a month shy of his 80th birthday at this west texas guest ranch. he was in the company of friends before dying in his sleep in his room. >> found himself in a very congenial group. he was sururunded by admirerers of him and his work. >> reporter: the other reagan appointee said scalia will be remembered for his brilliance. the supreme court split, five conservatives and four liberals. with eight justices, it raises the possibility of a 4-4 tie. a tie leaves the lower court ruling in tact, a victory for whoever won in the lower court. ong the big cases this term, a tie would maintain tough new texas restrictions on abortion.

states to pass similar laws. a 4-4 vote would leave the legal hold in place on president obama's plan to let 5 million undocumented migrants stay it. it would head off an effort to weaken unions representing public employees, including teachers. if president obama put scalia's successor on the court, it would mean a liberal majority. >> it's never been so clear that the balance of power ied ideologically is affected. >> reporter: two on the washington, d.c. cot, and a judge in california. >> we'll soon know the funeral arrangements for justice scalia. if the family wishes, he could lie in repose in the great hall of the supreme court building, just inside the bronze doors at

an honor last given to william nquist. justice scalia's death has set off a political battle. peter alexander has that part of the story. good morning. >> goo morning to you. the court vacancy is reframing tht 2016 campaign. this is now the rarest of presidential elections. one where control of the white house, congress and now the supreme court are all in play. >> in a moment of silence for justice scalia. >> reporter: the moment of silence for justice scalia lasted a moment before the political pile-on began. >> we ought to make the 2016 election a referendum on the supreme court. >> i think the real pn for it would be somebody just like justice scalia. >> reporter: the now empty seat upping the ante@ in an already fierce battle for the white house. >> there is no way the senate should confirm someone that barack obama tries to appoint in his last year in office. >> reporter: senate majority

it should not be filled until we have a new president. with 11 months left in his term, president obama insists he will nominana a new justice and expects the senate to consider his choice fair. >> these are responsibilities i take seriously, as should everyone. they're bigger than any one party. they are about our democracy. >> reporter: if the president sees the third justice,hat could give the court its first liberal majority in 40 years. ted cruz who once was a law clerk vowed to block any obama nominee. >> we're addviseingeing a lame duck couldn't tip the court. >> reporter: this ad highlights what's at stake. >> marriage, civil liberty, we're one supreme court justice away from losing them all. >> reporter: fiery feuds in the republican field. >> they lie. >> liar, liar, liar. >> reporter: saturday night's debate, the most combative so far. highlighted in this exchange

bush. >> obviously, the war in iraq was a big, fat mistake. it took jeb bush, if you remember, at the beginning of his announcement, when he announced for president, took him five days, he went back. it wasn't a mistake. sn't a mistake. took him five days before his people told him what to say. >> on this presidents' day, former president george w. bush will campaign alongside his brother here for the first time. after that dispute with donald trump this weekend, jeb bush invited. in fact, the two men didn't even savann? much. republican presidential hopeful governor jeb bush is good to see you. >> good morning, savannah. >> i want to make sure i understand your position on this. senator mcconnell of the republican leadership suggests a nominee put forward by president obama would not get a vote.

some of your rivals, namely, ted cruz and marco rubio, seem to support that approach. where do you come down on it? do you think a nominee of the president should come for an up or down vote in the senate this year? the senate. i'm not a senate and not running for the united states senate. if he's going to take that path, i respect that. what shouldn't happen is in an election year, a president in a very divisive kind of time, should nominate someone and have it be passed. there shouldn't be deference to the executive, is my point. >> is that a cope out, saying it's up to senator mcconnell? shouldn't you take a position? >> i am taking a position. if there is an up or down vote, it should be rejected based on the history of how president obama selects judges. if there is no vote, it's fine, too. what i'm saying is there shouldn't be an obama -- justice shouldn't be appointnt in an

the election process. there's a lot riding on this. the second amendment, religious freedom and other causes important for this country will be determined by this pick. >> for those saying that there shouldn't be an up or down vote, and i understand you're not necessarily one of them, are they on weak constititional ground? in other words, you said the other night, you're an article ii guy. it makes clear the president nominates, is senate advices and consents. it doesn't say, except in an election year. >> the president has the right to nominate. that was my point in the debate. the senate hashe right to carry out the rules. my point is, irrespective of that, there should not be an appointment based on the record of president obama's selection of judges. they're way out of the mainstream. this should be an important point that we have in the election. i'm more than happy to litigate that. even though i'm not a lawyer, i'm happy to litigate the constitutionality of this case. >> let me talk about your

president bush, george w. bush, will be on the trail with you this morning. he's made a point to stay out of the political race since he stepped out of office. was it a hard decision to make? >> this will be the first time he's gotten involved, and i respect the fact that he has been out of the political fray. it's a good tradition. like president clinton, i guess, supporting his spouse, and, you know, he wants to help his brother. i don't have a problem with that at all. i'm proud of his service. i'm proud of my family's service. i'm running for president based on my own merits but the fact he's supporting me will add to the primary in south carolina, for sure. >> you say you're your own man, but donald trump said it was yourrother who, according to trump, lied about weapons of mass destruction. he said 9/11 happened on your brother's watch, so didn't keep us safe. and he added there was an economic collapse at the end of

the election of barack k obama. i guess the question is, by having your brother out on the trail, does this kind of invite that relit-litigation of the past? >> it's interesting that donald trump praises putin and attacks my brother. i thinkin a south carolina primary, that's probably the wrong place to be. >> did your brother give you any advice for dealing with someone like donald trump? >> i don't think my brother ever had any experience with dealing with a person like donond trump. he's a bully and you have to stand up. i'm the only guy standing up against him. he's hijacking the conservative cause by running as a republican. there's nothing in his past that would suggest he is a republican. i think it's important to stand up to him. do it respectfully,o it with civility, but you cannot allow a bully to take over this party. >> governor jeb bush, we'll be watching today. thank you for your time this morning. appreciate it. >> you bet. on the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie

the right and responsibility to nominate a new justice. thth as the battle between them tightens in nevada. kristen welker, good morning. >> carson, good morning to you. secretary clinton was initially planning to campaign in florida today, but now she's added an extra day of campaigning here in nevada. feeling t t pressure from a surging bernie sanders. she knows in order to win these larger, more diverse states, she needs latinos and african-americans to turn out in big numbers. >> reporter: today, with the democratic race tightening, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are turning their attention to nevada. >> people come out in large mbers on caucus day, we're going to win here in nevada. >> reporter: both candidates reaching out to african-americans and latinos, two key votini blocks. with clinton meeting with a group of dreamers in las vegas, and touching on the country's

>> discrimination and bigotry. we have work to do to try to tear the barriers down, too. >> reporter: sanders is t ting to rally minority voters to his message of income inequality. >> together, we are going to create a government that works for all of us. not just the 1%. >> reporter: for clinton, the silver state is crucial to regaining her momentum, after a bruising defeat in new hampshire. sanders is closing in, blanketing the airwaves with more than $2.5 million in ads, compared to clinton's nearly $1.5 million. >> she's no bernie. >> reporter: it was perhaps "saturday night live" that delivered the sharpest blow, spoofing clinton's supporters who are now giving sanders a serious look. i can't make you love me if you don't >> secretary clinton is getting a boost today, an endorsement from a group of ministers in

highlighted the water crisis there. it is an resonates with african-americans. >> kristen welker in reno, thank you. it was a weekend of record-shattering cold across the eastern half of the country. way to show it up, snow and ice. >> unfortunately, this is what we may see repeated again. this is i-65 in indiana, 30 miles northwest of indianapolis. this thing was closed for four hours, about 60ehicles involved. dozens of people injured. snow came down. it started to coat the roads, and what a mess. look what we have coming into brutally cold air, although not as cold as it was. 17 below in bangor. 4 below in albany. now we have a storm system pushing north and east. the blue line is the freezing line.

but you go north, we've got snow and freezing rain developing. this is what we're looking for. today and tonight, snow will spread into the northeast. temperatures start to rise. we start as snow in new york and turn to rain. icy conditions from georgia to new england. 100 million people in some sort of winter weather advisory. upwards of 12 inches of snow up to the north and west. icy mix as you get from atlanta, north of atlanta, all the way up into new england. we're also going to be looking at heavy rain with this, on into tomorrow. up upwards of 3 inches of rain from parts of georgia to the northeast. we could see flooding, as well. >> wow. >> temperatures rising up in the mid 50s. >> i was going to say, warmup coming. it's like a roller coaster. >> keeping you busy, al. thanks. this morning, the fbi is trying to figure out who attached an explosive device to a rental car.

a mechanical found the device during an inspection. the building was evacuated. travelers were diverted to another lot to wait for vehicles but the airport remained open and no flights were affected. pope francis will celebrate mass today in mexico's least catholic state. on sunday, the pope held an outdoor mass for more than 300,000 people in a crime-ridden suburb of mexico city. the pope condemns the drug tradad telling worshippers there can be, quote, no dialogue with the devil. pope francis is halfway through his five-day trip to mexico. hours long ordeal for people at a new hampshire ski resort. natalie is here with the story. >> good morning to you. two tram cars malfunctioned, leaving dozens, including an 8 nth old baby, trapped in the biting cold for hours. their dramatic rescue is caught on camera. >> reporter: a day on the slopes in new hampshire turned into a

cars suddenly stopped, leaving dozens stranded 40 feet in the air for almost three hours in sub zero temperatures. after what passengers described as a severe jolt, one tram came to a rest near the 4,000 foot summit. the other near the base of the mountain. among the 48 people trapped, an 8 month old baby. with the mercury around negative 4 degrees, blankets were sent to the top car to help guests stay warm until help arrived. one by one, ski patrol and firefighters repelled each person down through a trapped door in the tram. thankfully, no one was injured and no reports of frostbite. cannon mountain officials say a mechanical issue, not the cold, caused the brakes to get stuck, making for an unexpected downhill situation for tho on board. >> as of late night, crews were still worng to fix the issue with the tram. the guests who were trapped were offered vouchers to go back to

>> wow. can you imagine, especially with a baby. >> have you been on a tram and see the trapdoor and think, wow, i hope i never have to use that. >> natalie, thank you. al, we meet again. >> that's right. we'll get to your local forecast (man) hmm. what do you think? (stranger) good mornin'! (store p.a.) attention shoppers, there's a lost couple in the men's department. (vo) there's a great big un-khaki world out there. explore it in a subaru crosstrek. love.

presidents' day. finding much warmer readings across the area, upper 60s to 70s like we had in pompano and opa locka. warmer day, mostly cloudy and last your latest weather. >> al, thanks. i feel like we have to address this. we haven't mentioned it yet, but savannah, underneath the table, is wearing a boot on her left leg. >> that's right. >> please explain. >> well, i tripped on friday, right after -- we were going to al's weather at 8:30. i was rushing back in to the inside. and i tripped. as matt would say, i could trip on a cordless phone, but i did just trip. i really sprained my ankle. >> it's not broken? >> it's not broken, but it's probably as close to being broken without being broken as it could be. it's a very bad sprain. >> how long will you be in the boot? >> three or four weeks.

like in high school? >> you showed pictures. it was nasty. >> it was purple. >> my leg was bruceised. i sent ghastly pictures to these guys over the weekend. this was the offensing boot. >> wine therapy? >> a lot of wine therapy. when you wear three inch heels, they kill. i was running and it twisted it. that's why i'll be wearing this attractive boot. >> it's fashion week already. >> it needs to be bedazzled. >> okay. let's get martha stewart here and do a diy boot project. >> we should do that. coming up, former new york governor elliott spitzer accused of choking a woman inside a hotel room. what we're learning about the investigation this morning. how would you react if you saw a parent pressuring their kid to shoplift?

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>> we'll see you then. we're back at 7:30, monday morning, february 15th, 2016. it's esidents' day. we have a great crowd braving the chilly weather on rockefeller plaza. in a couple days, it'll get warm. >> it'll be wet and warm. >> we're back iide studio 1a. here are the headlines this morning. the body of supreme court justice antonin scalia arrives back in the d.c area.

trail, with republicans insisting president obamama hold off and the next president name a successor. >> there is no way the senate should confirm anyone that barack obama tries to appoint in his last year in office. >> we ought to make the 2016 election a referendum on the supreme court. >> we have a president. he was elected. he has the right to nominate another supreme court justice. >> the white house says president obama will nominate a successor to justice scalia once the senate returns from a week-long recess. michigan's governor is promising more assistance for residents in flint to deal with the lead-contaminated water. the state is asking the federal government to expand medicaid coverage for 15,000 people. the u.s. general will arrive tomorrow. a woman is connected to robberies in south carolina. the 27-year-old is accused of

employees and stealing aost $1 million in jewels. she also face chajges in florida and georgia. elliott spitzer investigated for an alleged result at a hotel in new york city. kristen dahlgren has more on this. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. hewas once governor of the state and now he's facing another potentially embarrassing scandal after the alleged incident at one of new york's swankiestyiest hotels. >> reporter: the former new york governor who resigned after being caught paying for sex with a high-end escort is now under investigation for assault. sources familiar with that investigation tell nbc news that on saturday night, spitzer and a woman in her mid 20s entered new york's iconic plaza hotel and headed up to one of the rooms. inside, spitzer is being accused of choking the woman.

assault, but not for sexual assault. a source familiar with the investigation says after the alleged incident, the woman slit her wrists, but the wounds were not life threatening. no charges have been filil and a spokesperson says there is no truth to the allegation. in 2008, a prostitution scandal forced spitzer to resign as governor, just 14 months after being sworn in. >> i've acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family. >> reporter: but he was never charged with a crime. spitzer attempted a career in television. >> the politicians are sprinting. >> reporter: hosting short-lived shows on n and current tv. >> we have a right to respond on the other side. >> reporter: before a failed return to politics. losing to his opponent in the democratic primary for controller of new york city in 2013. following that loss, spitzer divorced his wife, and later started dating the spokesperson for his failed caaign. >> sources tell nbc that

home to russia. still a lot of questions in this case. there is no question though, it's getting a lot of attention, within hours of the story breaking, guys, spitzer was a trending topic on twitter. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by capital one. switch to the venture card from capital one and earn unlimited double miles you can use on any airline, any time. >> the bigger part of this storm system is stretchingbout 1,250 miles worth of winter weather advisories from georgia to mae. 100 million people at risk. we have a severe side to the system. thunderstorms stretching from louisiana and also arkansas, onn up into tennessee. we've got a risk for strong storms from central louisiana all the way into the florida panhandle. can't rule out possible

rain with the system. showers and storms intntsified from new orleans to montgomery, alabama. tomorrow, they're goi to move eastward, from atlanta all the way down into florida and south central florida, as well. rainfall amounts, 3 to 5 inches of rain in central tennessee on into kentucky. that's what's going on a . it's a mostly cloudy morning across south florida and a breezy one at that. unfortunately clouds win over sunshine, as the ocean breeze kicks in one or two showers possible. won't ab washout of a presidents' day. on guard a few showers, much warmer readings across the area, upper 60s to 70 like we had in pompano beach and opa locka. a warmer day, mostly cloudy and breezy. some >> that is your latest weather. carson? al, thanks so much.

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we' back at 7:40 this morning. on rossen reports, we're kicking off a series, step in or step off? >> it's social experiments to test how you'd respond to ethical dilemmas. jeff rossen is here with his hidden cameras. good morning. >> i brought the cameras with me. we try to teach our kids the difference between right and wrong. the key word, try. that includes the lesson that stealing is bad. what if you ran into a mother without morals? a woman telling her daughter to steal right in front of you, would you stand up to the mother, stop the kid before she did it, or let them pull off the crime together? befo you answer, you think you know what you'd do? check out what we found on hidden camera. >> reporter: who hasn't been there? >> can i have chocolate? >> no. >> reporter: your child is begging for a treat. >> i really want it. >> reporter: but this mom isn't about to pay. >> if you want it, you have to steal it. >> reporter: we pulled this scenario from the headlines.

caught on surveillance camera coaching her young daughter to steal an expensive bottle of tequila. when the mom walks away, watch the girl hide the battle behind her back and walk out. how would you react if you saw it happening? our hidden cameras are rolling at grassroots natal market in new jersey. our actors are wired up. >> move the mom and daughter into place. >> reporter: we are watching everything from a secret control room downstairs. >> mom, can i have this box of chocolates? >> first up, this real-life mother and daughter, checking out right next to the actors. when the cashier steps away -- >> no, sweetie. too expensive. >> please. >> reporter: the girl islready watching. now time for the twist. >> if you really want it, you know what you have to do, okay? >> what? >> you have to steal it, just like last time, okay? >> you want to make me s sal it? >> put it under your jacket, okay?

>> i'll go to the car and see you in two minutes. put it under your jacket. you'll be fine. nobody is going to arrest a kid. see you in two minutes. >> mom! >> reporter: our mom walks out and the kid actor is now alone, about to steal the chocolates. it's now or never for the girl to do something. >> i wouldn't. you could just put it back over there. you can just save up your money and wait to buy it. >> that's right. she just stopped her. kid to kid. >> that's the right thing to do. >> let's go, come on. >> reporter: time to meet this crime stopper. >> jeff rossen from nbc news. how are you doing? you said stop. why? >> because it's not right to steal. >> mom taught you right over here, huh? >> very proud of her. >> reporter: if it's that easy for a kid to speak up, grown-ups will definitely jump in, right? >> if you want it, you have to steal it. >> while a few people privately told the store -- >> i think the mother is trying to get her daughter to steal a

>> reporter: most said nothing and did nothing. this man nervously tapping on the counter. this woman doing her best to look away. >> did you think about confronting the mom and saying, what are you doing? >> i feel like that's not my place to do it. you never know what kind of reaction you're going to get. >> it's not my life, you know. >> not your life. you didn't want confrontation? >> right. >> reporter: but will all the adults stay silent? this woman is about to knock our socks off. >> if you want the chocolate, do what i told you. >> reporter: she's watching like a hawk. >> put it under your jacket. i'll meet you outside. two minutes. >> reporter: she's clearly torn about what to do. staring, silent, for almost a minute, before this. >> how much is the chocolates? >> it's $20. >> does she realiy want you to take that? >> yeah. >> you know what? i'll buy it for you. i don't want you to take it. >> why? >> it's not the right thing to do

she actually bought the chocolate for our little girl. can't wait to meet her. jeff rossen from nbc news. you did a beautiful thing, bought her the chocolate. why? >> felt it was the right thing to do at t t moment. >> take care of the little girl. >> i didn't want her to feel bad ababt her mother, but i didn't want her to have to steal the candy. >> thank you for being so great and helping her out. >> you're welcome. >> thank you. >> we love happy endings. now we want to know how you would react. you wouldn't say a word, probably, but i'm -- >> wow. >> i know you. >> we have a live facebook chat coming up on my facebook change. facebook.com/rossen rererts. i'll answer your questions live. ask us anything. >> i'd like to ask why you think we wouldn't do anything. >> we'll talk about that offline. >> what do you have tomorrow? >> another ethical dilemma. we're talking about another hot topic, entitled kids. when i was a kid, you got a trophy only for winning. today, kids get them for

how would you react if you saw a dad upset that his boys got the game? kids? again. teams. >> how will we react to that one tomorrow? dad. >> jeff, thanks so much. coming up, kye west's surprising confession and who he is helping with a $1 billion up vestment.

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we're back at 7:49. record-shattering weekend for "deadpool." >> it became the highest grossing february release of all time. >> this is a different kind of superhero story. >> reporter: this weekend, a blood bath. the box office burned records, and most notably, expectations for a movie like this, account down. no doubt, the movie "deadpool" making a killing. >> biggeststr-rated opening ever. biggest february opening er. >> reporter: the comic book flick starring ryan reynolds, expected to pull down an estimated $150 million fororhe four-day weekend. >> nobody is getting hurt. >> reporter: all by bucking conventional wisdom with its outlandish, violent style, heavy dose of adult comedy. hollywood insiders crediting the

marketing campaign, that saturated and subverted traditional advertising. >> see you this friday, america. >> reporter: and to ryan reynolds. >> from the opening credits to the tippy top after the credits, it's as unusual as it gets. >> reporter: it's not so risky to get risque with an r rating. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >> we loved it. >> we all saw it. >> spectacular,r,yeah. >> so great. it's not for kids. >> be prepared for the r rating. >> tamron, what are people saying about "deadpool" online? >> leave your kids far from the theater but grab your friends d go. the success didn't stop at the box office. fans are talking on social media. the reaction might be as funny as the movie. jared wrote, i have no idea how "deadpool" got madeut i'm so glad it did. this is the most entertaining marvel film i've seen in several years. michael wrote, "deadpool" was vulgar, inappropriate and extremely gory.

and this takes it to another level. >> oh, boy. >> how cute is that? >> the thing is, this shoululbe a cat contest, what is the cat thinking? the star, ryan reynolds, has been active on social media promoting the film. he said he's walking on sunshine thanks to the "deadpool" fans who carried him the whole way. "deadpool" in your life, head to e movie's facebook page where multiple characters take each other on. we know the value of social media. ryan reynolds is stepping up the "deadpool." >> very cool. it's working. just ahead, the models breaking boundaries on the cover

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i'm sheli munoz. >> i'm eric harryman. the time on presidents' day, 7:56. one month fro today holding presidential primary union. the university holding on campus voter registration from 9:30 to 2:00 in the afternoon. to ensure you can vote you've got to register by tomorrow. early voting runs from the 5th of march to the 12th. this morning police in hollywood are invnvtigating half a million dollar jewelry heist. the armed robber ordered the employees at os jewelers into the bathroom. police say one of them was even pistol whipped. no one was seriously hurt.

so the kids are out of school. hopefully a nice day t get them out and about. we are seeing sunshine this morning but unfortunately clouds taking over. if you've been out this morning, you notice how warm it is. also a healthy breeze. readings in the 8:00 a.m., 71 pembroke pines, opa locka and ft. lauderdale. the onshore breeze will lead to passing showers today but also a high risk for rip currents on beaches. be careful with that isolated shower or two. followed by afternoon sun and sunny dry pattern the rest of the workweek. we have a broken down bus right in the middle southwest northwest 25th street. you can see cars getting by to the left and to the right but it's going to cause a little bit of a slowdown in this area. let's take you on over to our maps. if you're still headed out the door, palmetto expressway southbound, no issues around northwest 122nd street. back to you guys. >> kelly, thanks. back with another south florida update.

weather app in the meantime. were them girls at it's 8:00 on "t"tay." coming up -- where them girls at >> the new wave of swimsuit models. we'll introduce you to the women breaking boundaries on the cover of this year's "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue. small wonders. >> only one person with this syndrome has died from cancer. >> yes. >> it's extraordinary. >> what if we told you there is a place where no one suffers from cancer, diabetes, even high blood pressure? how is it possible and is there

we'll explain the genetic mutation that shows small things s -- big things come in small packages. "friends." >> we experienced friendship, heartbreak, babies, everything together. >> we have a sneak peek at the highly anticipatedeunion over a decade in the making. today, monday, february 15th, 2016. troublemaker, girl >> we're on the "today" show! >> from little rock, arkansas. >> celebrating my 18th birthday. >> hello, louisiana. >> good morning, alabama.

>> happy presidents'ay weekend. good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." we have a boisterous holiday crowd out here on our plaza. good morning to them. it's chilly but,man, are they fired up. >> there's a lot of them. >> i know. they're crazy. look at this crazy fan behind us. >> theroncos won and they're still fired up about that. >> great to have everybody on this holiday monday. the cover models for the "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue are making total waves thisyear. we'll meet two of the ground makers coming up. first, let's get a check of the morning's top stories. natalie? >> good morning. flags today at federal buildings are flying at half-staff on this presidents' day. two days after the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. his death leaves a key vacancy on the supreme court. pete williams is at the supreme cocot this morning.

>> natalie, good morning to you. the body of justice scalia arrived overnight, draped in an american flag. it came from texas, where he died over the weekend of ann apparent heart attack. we don't yet know the funeral arrangements, b b if the family wishes, he could lie in repose court building. for now, president obama says he will nominate a successor, but the republicans say that decisisi should be made by the next president. mid-winter break. the justices return to the bench in a week. for the first time in 50 years, they'll face the busiest part of the term without all nine justices. that raises the prospect that some of the most controversial cases could be decided by a 4-4 tie, which would be the same as no decision at all. this is a time of uncertainty, both politically and for the court. natalie? >> pete williams at the supreme court for us. thank you, pete. the death of justice scalia

so republicans including cruz and rubio want the next esident to be the one to pick the next justice. earlier on "today," former florida governor jeb bush weighed in when he spoke to savannah. >> if there is an up or down vote, it should be rejected based on thth history of how president obama selects judges. if there's no vote, that's fine, too. what i'm saying is there shouldn't be an obama -- justice should not be apointpointed in an election year. there's a lot riding on this. >> governor bush's brother, former president george w. bush, will join h on the campaign trail today. democrat hillary clinton says it's outrageous some of the campaign trail are talking about blocking any supreme court nominee named by president obama. she says the president has a responsibility to nominate a new justice and the senate has a responsibility to vote. her challenger, bernie sanders, agrees that president obama should name the successor, saying in his words, let's get

a virgin atlantic flight from london to new york was fofoed to turn back sunday after a dangerous incident in midair. it happened when someone on the ground aimed a laser into e cockpit, leaving the co-pilot feeling unwell. we have a medical issue with one of the pilots after a laser incident after take off. we're going to return. >> officials are looking for whomever aimed the laser. there was an incredible sight over the weekendnd off the coast of florida. professor from florida atlantic universityhot this video. you see there, it shows tens of thousands of sharks off palm beach. all those dots you see down there, those are sharks migrating to warmerwaters. this shark is relatively harmless, so they say. the professor hopes to tag some of them to learn more about the way they migrate. hopefully they migrate off the coast, away from swimmers. back to savannah and carson. >> natalie, thanks so much. "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition is out today and it's ground breaking.

>> oh, yes. >> it features t tee cover models, putting body image back in the spotlight in a whole new way. >> reporter: reaching more than 70 mlion people, the "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition always makes a splash. this year, it's alsls making history, wit not one but three cover models, with very different body types. for the first time ever, there's a plus size model, size 16 ashley graham, who calls the magazine's move beyond epic. rhondaonda rousey, known as the world's most dangerous woman, also graces the cover, wearing nothing but body paint. and hailey, who has been modeling since she was a teen, is the third and more traditioiol model, who says every girl has somebody to relate to in the issue. three models with three looks

tradition and defy body image stereotypes. we have two of the cover ladies with us. >> good morning. >> we can't wait to hear about your reaction. you just found out. but i have to say, is this the first time you've done three different covers? >> it is, in 52 years. >> why did it take so long? this is a genius idea. >> i've only been in charge for four years. >> why was it important to you to highlight the three different women? >> i think it's a very, veryy timely moment that we're having right now. people are very aware of all the beauty in the world. "sports illustrated" is certainly one of the publications. traveling to every country in the world, practically every contmnent, i see beauty in all shapes, sizes, forms, everything. it was time to highlight that and bring it to the world. >> how did you find out? >> literally on tnt, on the show. they said, you got the cover. i thought we were presenting an

>> i thought it was three finalists. >> boom, three covers. oh, my gosh. >> this is amazing, to even be in the issue is one thing. >> yeah. >> but to be on the ver, i mean, that's got to be a huge feeling. >> i thought we were like, you know, being ground-breaking, revolutionizing by putting me, a size 16 girl, in the actual pages. then for me to be on the cover, i mean, don't even get me started because i might start crying. you'd love that. but it'sstill like, i'm shaking just thinking about the fact that i'm on the cover of "sports illustrated." >> m.j., go down ronda, too, who isn't here. >> each can stand alone as a cover. it was obvious. when i saw the beautiful pictures of ashley, the beautiful pictures of hailey and ronda, it wasn't, are we going to do this? it was, this is happening.

beautiful photos and women who represent all things to all people. it was undeniable, we had to do it. >> i read an interesting fact. 70 million people read this issue. 16 million of them are women. it's really cool. women be? >> i mean, this is so special because they all haveomebody to relate to in this issue. thing. everybody has an amazing body. you have to own yourself. >> you had a new discussion of beauty is and what it is, and the dialogue that can take place. i mean, for me, 16-year-old me, i had these up on my wall. now you have three beautiful ter posters. >> now a s@ze 16 girl. >> you have a readership with 70 million people and not everybody likes the same thing. it's thrilling to offer diversity. >> so greatato have you here. you have beauty, charm and personality.

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quickly have a more creative brain. this comes from a study in 1899. the image you saw recently has reemerged on the web. >> it's been trending since 1899. >> right. >> first i struggled to see rabbit, but then i saw rabbit. >> i saw rabbit. when you said duck, i see duck. >> i iee all beak. >> i saw rabbit first. >> i see rabbit season. i see duck season. >> man. u see bugs bunny? >> yeah. >> you might be happily in love but has your health declined since you met your match? >> yeah. >> your match is actually a great cook. >> that's the problem. >> relationship weight gain is real, people. researchers from florida state university determined that we are all more likely to make unhealthy diet andxercise choices around the ones we love. the theory is, obviously, you kind of care less about your comfortable with each other and settle down. >> absolutely. >> l l yourself go a little bit.

>> it's comfortable. >> no, deborah is always a health freak. i felt worse always myself until i got healthy. >> interesting. you stepped up youou game because of her. >> you lose the motivation to exercise because it may not be there if you've found a match. >> unless your spouse is competitive. my husband is at the gym every day. >> we're competitive about who can eat the most ice cream. i can do the whole pintn >> i walk by her mixer. if i see butter in the mixer, she's left it cookies are coming. => also, when you break-up with someone, it's great for your diet. >> divorce diet. >> break-up diet. >> yeah. >> you go from one side to the other. the nba slam dunk contest was saturday night.

the battle for the best dunker came down to zach lavine and gordon. gordon had the ball scooped from the mascot and slammed it down. zach lavine makes dunking look easy. gordon got a perfect score with the jump over the mascot's head. >> best ever. >> amazing. >> under the legs. >> zach lavine took the title. second year in a row. >> they're saying that's better than any jordan dunk. >> they weren't as exciting as they were back in the day. with jordan and dominique. >> incredible. >> great to be the mascot, right over the head. now to kanye revealing he's in debt and a much-talked about reunion. >> interesting. >> carson, your turn. >> sounds like pop start is about to start. >> yeah. >> start with kanye west. it's fascinating.

night, "saturday night live," he sang songs from his new album "the life of pablo." moments before his performance, he revealed shocking news and tweeted this. i write this to you, my brothers, while still $53 millio in personal debt. pray we overcome. this is my true heart. if that wasn't bizarre enough, last night, kanye reached out to facebook ceo mark zuckerberg for help. saying, i know it's your birthday but can you call me by tomorrow? one of the coolest things you could ever do is to help me in my time of need. kanye revealed in an interview last year that with the launch of his yeezy fashion line, it left him $16 million in debt. a side note to the story, it is not mark zuckerberg's birthday. just putting that out there. >> okay. i'm so confused. >> he invested his own money. usually when you start a clothing line, you have investors. that's his argument there. i have downloaded the album.

this current now. you have a great trend of his, and he wrote a lot of songs and id that he needs some help. >> he also -- who trusts what kanye writes? it could be nothing. he could -- >> why would you say that though? >> i don't know. the things that come out -- >> why would you tweet that out? there are a lot of nations that are bankrupt and need money. >> i don't understand it. >> i don't understand, is it a legitimate and sincere cry for help? >> i think it's a cry for help one way or another. >> it is. >> the family, they have to have it. >> the kardashians have a lot of -- >> he said personal debt. >> we're going to keep more to come on the kye story. back in january, almost the entire cast of "friends reunited for a tribute honoring director james borrow. everybody was there except matthew perry. thth group sat down with andy cohen to discuss the reunion and reveal how one of the episodes came to be.

>> you play a lot of poker? >> heave us husband dressis dressing room because it was big. >> yeah. >> that's fine. but because we really wanted to connect. i mean, i think it was sort of unspoken, butut we instinctively felt like we need to be friends. we nd to get along. we need to connect. so we started playing poker, and jimmy gave us his room so we could have a bigger hangout room for us. >> and they wrote an episode about it, actually. the one with the poker. >> that's right. they are referring to that episode. the one with the poker. that episode aired in season one. the full tribute airs on nbc on february 21st that's your pop start. >> carson, thanks. let's get a check of the weather. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by milk life.

protein and milk life sshg. >> president's day and we are into the 8:00 hour. we've got partly sunny skies in place. breeze picking up. that breeze will bring in a shower or two from time to time today. the clouds will catch up with us and we'll turn mostly cloudy. 70 in miami,i,71 ft. lauderdale. high riyk for rip >> savannah? >> al, t tnk you so much. now to a special series we're calling living longer, living better. we're rheeevealing what people across the country and around the world are doing to live better. cynthia will help us get started. >> good morning. on thehe cutting edge of science, we journeyed tecuador to meet from unique people. less than 4 feet ta, scientists believe their dna may

one day, benefit all of us. meet the big-hearted little people protected from cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. >> reporter: high in the mountains, ecuador is almost 10,000 feet above sea level. looming large over the city, the virgin statue. the wonders of this place c c come in small packages, too. meet the tiny ecuadoriansns with a special gift. a rare condition that protects them from cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes. maybe even alzheimer's. >> only one person with this syndrome have died from cancer. it's extraordinary. >> it is. >> reporter: they can grow no taller than a small child because they have a unique form

it blocks them from receiveing growth hon moanrmones. he just turned 18. and this 50-year-old, about the same height but heavie >> she's gained more weight. i always recommend her to things but she never listens. >> but she doesn't have diabetes? >> she doesn't. >> reporter: no diabetes, no high blood pressure. >> 100/60, excellent. >> reporter: he worries her weight might one day catch up with her. >> does she take seriously your warning that she's pushing her luck? you don't think it's a consequence, why bother, right? >> exactly. >> reporter: they are 2 of only about 300 people with this syndrome in the entire world. 100 live in the villages of

they're being studied by leading researchers on aging from the university of california. in the kitchen, confirmation of how fattening her dietis. >> plenty of carcarbohydrates. >> reporter: doesn't seem to matter because, so far, she's just as healthy as someone going to the gym every day. >> we see them defying almost the time of diet they have. okay, i can have a big plate of fries and there's nothing this can do to me. >> reporter: they warn her that being protected doesn't guarantee there will never be any consequences. still, when the team gave lab rats the disease, the results were astonishastonishing. >> they lived 50% longer and developed less diseases. this is the direction we want to go in.

but decreasese cancer, diabetes, alzheimemes and high blood pressure? >> reporter: he said it could be a magic pill that wouldn't make us shorter but would protect us from disease. >> how far away? >> maybe 20 years. >> still impressive. >> reporter: also impressive, how the doctor's work has brought his patients out of the shadows. >> she didn't want anybody to see her. she was secluded in her home. >> has he changed your life? >> you have given them something, a sense of community, sense of importance. >> i make them aweare of how beautiful they are because they're spectacular. >> reporter: like yonic, about to enter college, he dedicates time to help the researchers better understand his disorder. >> lends me blood, all types of exams, some of them painful.

says, for his 5-year-old brother, also diagnosed witthe condition. >> bruno. >> reporte a gift that could someday help all of us, too. >> okay. amazing people and amazing story. it was a privilege to be ableo report. >> what a great doctor, too. >> dedicate 30 good monday morning. the time is 8:26. one month from today florida will hold its presidential primary election march 15th. today florida international university is holding an on campus voter registration from 9:30 to 2:00 in the afternoon. to vote, regist by tomorrow. that's the deadline. early voting runs from the 5th of march till the 12th. >> hialeah, police looking for a

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>> coming up, captain kirk himself, william shatner, will open up abobt the 50th anniversary of star trek and his relationshipith leonard nimoy. plus, are you tied to your phone 24/7? can't look at your overflowing inbox without freaking out? we'll show you steps to take right now to declutter your digital life. >> declare e-mail bankruptcy. one of the hottest chefs is here for a recipe of a stew that is a perfect combination of salty and sweet, like carson daly. don't forget about our love of cooking sweepstakes. plenty of prizes. including a vip trip to our set and a cooking class. $2,000 worth of cookware items. to enter and fd details, today.com/food club. >> sounds good. tamron is inside with another amazing opportunity for

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and northernplains. wet weather in california and pacific northwest. late week, we have some messy weather around theorthern mississippi river valley. wet weather in the pacific northwest. it'll be below normal in the east. western 2/3 of thth country above normal. warms up in the northeast, stays warm, midsection of the country. that heat continues from the plains all@ the way down into the gulf. that's wha president's day. we are in the 8:00 hour. go out now. we have partly sunny skies in place. a breeze will pick up and bring in a shower or two from time to time. clouds will catch up and we'll turn mostly cloudy this afternoon. 70 miami. 71 in marathon with a strong onshore breeze. high risk for rip currents.

>> that is your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you. to star trtr fans, william shatner and leonard nimoy will be captain kirk and spock. willm shatner wrote, "leonard." william is here this morning. >> glad to be here. >> this book is a love letter to leonard nimoy, isn't it? >t is. i loved leonard. we were like brothers. on the general term friendship, how do you make friends, what are friends worth, what is the definition of a friend, and how difficult it seems to me for men to make friends. so how cherished a singular male friend should be. women, for some reason and it

more easily than men, it seems to eme. >> you write in the book that you didn't initialal hit it off as pernal friends. >> well, there's -- life is never perfect. no, we had soke disagreements to begin with. and in the end. but in betwewe was a brotherhood. ioved it. >> i thought there was an irony. you write thatt first, the star trek conventions, all that that happened after the show, you both were kind of like not sure you wanted to be a part of all that. but it was through doing those appearances that you really bonded. not as much during the show, but after, that you became close.e. >> that's exactly right. so many shows, i notice for example, you had "friends" on earlier earlier, that's extraordinary, for people to remain friends after the show has been -- is over. usually, you're the best friends

whatever the show is, and then when the show is over, stste, film, series, you say, i'll see you tomorrow, and you don't because life takes you apart. in many ses, you never see each other again. in this case, fate threw us together with all these appearances. and the films we did. we became very close. >> you were very different, weren't you? >> well, they say your cells change every seven years, so on. >> you were honest in the book because toward the end of his life, you write that you two had a fallingout. you're very honest about it. you say in a certain sense,e, you're still not really sure what that was all about. >> that's true. i have nodea why. i sought to find out why and couldn't. so he -- i thought whatever it was would blow over and he'd

i would try to make amends or find common ground. happen. >> what do you think he'd think of this book? >> well, this is about how i cherished my relationship with him and how i miss him. there's no substitute. and there's another thing, and that is when you lose someone you care for, and you've had experiences together, those experiences that you had together no longer have validation. because thehether person is saying, remember when, and you haven't anybody to say that with. the experiences themselves disappear. that's really the reason for the book. >> you miss him? >> yes. >> 50 years since star trek, can you believe it? >> incredible. >> this is the anniversary. will it be hard to go through the year and people remembering without your friend? >> yes. how beautiful it would have

we had the best time on stage with each other. communicated more on stage, at times, than we did in person. >> william shatner, good to have you here. thank you so much. >> glad to be here. >> the book is called "leonard." up next, is your e eail inbox out of control? the guide to cleaning up your digital clutter.

nbc. we're back at 8:40. how many unread e-mails do you have? i don't want to say. >> there seems to be t distinct groups here. people who have too many e-mails to count or the ones who keep the number at zero. either way, you could probably use a digitit de-clutterer. here's more from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: like a goodup of java, our e-mail inboxes are

>> i have 2,254 unread e-mails. >> reporter: just ask anyone sitting in a coffee shop. >> 3,158 unread e-mails. it looks a lot worse. >> reportete all that clutter used to pile up on our desks. now, it's clogging up phos and computers, wasting our time. >> e-mail has the ability to suck our will to live. >> repopter: professional organizer beth knows that well. >> when people come to you with their overflowing e-mail boxes, i mean, do they feel a sense of hopelessness? >> people come to me very overwhelmed and frustrated. they don't know what to do butut they want a way out of it. >> reporter: her company, bneato bar, offers services on digital clutter, including naked inbox. >> what is this e-mail? >> reporter: she tells clients to first take a sample of their e-mail. >> just like going through our physical stuff, we're going to start at the top and work our way down.

she suggests using an app called unroll.me, which unsubscribes from messages you don't want and combines your favorite subscriptions into one e-mail delivered daily. from there, it's easy to focus on incoming e-mails. ifou can respond to a message in less than two minutes, go ahead. if you can't, put it in a special to-do folderer >> these are the things you're going to tackle today. we want to get the e-mail outf the inbox. >> reporter: once you' dealt with an e-mail, delete it or archive it. >> is the goal to have a zero e-mail maiox? >> maybe for a split second. we're always going to get more. >> reporter: here comes the hard part. she says to try to check your e-mail less often. no more than five times a day. it can take 16 minutes to refocus after dealing with an e-mail. that stat showed 28% of our work week is spent reading and writing e-mails. >> if we are constantly in our e-mail inbox, we are never@

>> reporter: photos are another rm of digital clutter, sucking up all the storage in our phones. she recommends using google photos or dropbox to store and organize pics in the cloud. you can alsoo dump some of the phone apps. resesech says we only use 27 apps a month, but have far more on our devices. >> i think i actually have three or four to-do lists, organizin apps on my phone, none of which i use. >> let those go, absolutely. >> reporter: this might sound daunting. >> you wish it was zero but who has the time? >> reporter: she says it's not hopeless. take baby steps. >> this is going to be your new life. why rush it and burn out? let's take our time. >> reporter: consider it a home ec lesson, sweeping away the digital clutter in your life. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> i just erased six apps during that. you did? >> i was inspired. >> oh, my gosh.

>> it's a start,t, carson. >> i'm good without the apps. >> we're terrible. we need help. >> how many do you have? >> 77,000 and -- >> i have 11,000. you make me feel better. >> work on that, ladies. this might help. up next, we have a delicious, spicy stew you're going to love. >> bone in stew. >> yes. >> we're going to enjoy that

first, this s "today" on nbc. we're back at 8:46. all this week on today food, we're focusing on healthy recipe recipes to help you live nger. here to help us kick things off, we have the executive chef at the incredible restauran everyone is talking about in new york city. also the co-author on a new cookbook. i'll start off, you're like 26

you've already graduated from the culinary institute of america. you've worked under some of the greatest chefs in new york city and you're an executive chef now yourself, of course. you made the "forbes" 30 under 30 list, and you have one of the hottest restaurants in new york city and your first cookbook. >> it's a lot. >> not a bad year, my friend. >> wasn't bad. we're excited to bring korea town, the cookbook, to you. it is theh first cookbook written in the perspective of korea town. >> new york, l.a. and everywhere in between. >> matt and i, the co-author, we traveled for two years writing the book. >> you're so young and have done great things in the culinary world. let's start with the meal. walk me through the ingredients. >> today, we'll make spicy chicken stew. my mom's recipe. the first recipe i ever cooked. it's a spicy chicken stew. some honey powder. koreans aren't crazy about using

substitute it in any way. and soy sauce is the basic marinate. we have vegetables. >> are these ingredients touou to find? >> usually, it's available in asian marts. you can even get it at amazon now, so it's great. >> okay >> carson, you're going to have to do the marinateeinade for me. >> okay. >> the chili paste and honey powder. >> everything in a bowl. this recipe is simple. >> it's a sugar substitute. mix it up. >> you start the chicken browning process first? >> i'll have it in one pot. i'll put it all in, including the vegetables. >> is this a dish you did at culinary school and they loved it? >>eah, and now it's part of the curriculum. >> that's crazy. >> it's all super simple, too. i mean, i did it when i was -- the first me, literally, the

or 11. >> wow. >> one of my mom's recipes. >> by the way, we have the tasters downstairs. >> oh milliony gosh, we're in love. >> my head issweating. >> it has a kick but we love it. >> really good. >> really good reviews down there. this looxks like a one pot deal, which is easy. >> exactly. i'll have a little bit of the chicken stock. honestly, this is it. >> put the chickendown, made the marinade, you have -- >> you cover wit a lid, medium to low heat and it's done in 20 minutes. >> perfect. >> this is our end product. you get aot of the juice from the chicken that creates a nice broth, along with the chicken stock. you get a perfectly cooked -- >> this is easy. >> kean food, that's the point. >> people are intimidated, they don't think they can pull it off. >> exactly. korea town, the book, has over 100 recipes. the next recipe is going to be a

>> is it pickled cabbage? >> traditionally it's a dish. in the book, we focus on it as a verb. you'll see vegetables and fruit. we say, yes, it's a staple dish of korea, but also pineapple, cucumber. we'll make the marinade. usually, it takes two t t three months. we have some that's two years old. this is a quick version, less than 20 minutes. korean chili powder. the paste form, and this is the powder form. garlic, ginger. >> are you eating this, as well? >> oh, my gosh, the pineapple. >> spicy. >> perfect foror 9:00 in the morning. >> we love it. >> mix this up and let it marinate? >> then it comes to this. >> whenever you want this? >> exactly. we chose pineapple. matt a i, when we were doing

pineapple. in the book, we have over 100 recipes. 20 are like guess recipes. >> flavorful. >> every recipe, every vegetable you do gives off a nice kick. >> you can jar it up? >> jar it up, leave it in the fridge, eat it whenever you want to eat it. >> congratulations on the recipes. >> all the stuff in the restaurant, too? >> it's in the cookbook. >> get the cookbook. you're the man. thank you so much. come back and see us. for e recipes, go to today.com/food. eat up down there, and we'll be right back in a moment. >> well done! this is "today" on nbc.

>> great job. we're back at 8:52. time for special birthday wishes. >> we are so happy to be taking over the smucker duty from my good friend, willard scott. amazing folks to introduce you to. let's get started. happy 107th birthday to ms. vera calhoun russell from illinois. a loving mom and enjoying doing word search puzzles. have to join her on words with friends. happy 100th birthday to lily davis of new york. you don't want to play her in bridge. she plays five days a week and

susan georgantas is 100 years old from massachusetts. you have to like this, her secret to longevity, a gss of scotch every night. >> incredible. >> there you go >> go, susan, go! >> woodrow wilson felty from pennsylvania, 100 years old. retired from the air force. we salute you for your service. thank you. mary corbett from virginia. 100 years old. 22 grandkids. 24 great grandchildren. 12 great great grandchildren. >> wow! >> that's what keeps her young. >> she k kws all their names. tony olicerie is 100 years old from arizona. didn'tetire until 87. happy birthday. fantastic. >> amazing. >> if you know of somebody any age celebrating a leap year birtxday this month, we want to

head to today.com/celebrate and send in your photos for a chance to be featured. >> i like that. >> got to celebrate the leap year birthdays. what's coming up next hour? we have a president joining us. president we're going to do a l ltle presidential tribute. >> nice. >> we have kitchen hacks and some of the hot toys. >> the kid at heart. >> i love it. all that coming up in a few minutes.

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on-campus voter registration from 9:00 this morning until 2:00 this afternoon. one month from today florida is holding its presidentia primary election. to vote, i've got to register officially by tomorrow. a fantastic weekend weatherwise.@ what's on deck today? >> we have extra clouds running around outside on the east and southeast coming off the atlantic. mostly cloudy periods. west we have sunshine. up now to 74 in hialeah. 72 in miami. winds problematic. a day with high rip current danger on the beaches. partly sunny and 79. >> good news for those who have totogo to work. we have a couple of accidents and those cleared up. chopper 6 over okeechobee road where two lanes were completely blocked off. a-2southbound, a center lane

southbound blocking the center lane at northwest 25th street. that cleared up. >> we'll be back in 25 minuts.

weather app. this morning on "today's take," scandal star tony goldwin is here. makes history with a presidents' day pop quiz. the big winner at the box office and who will win big at tonight's grammy's. thehe hottest games and toys every kid is going to want, coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, liviv from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

monday morning, presidents' day, february 15th, 2016. it's why we have a huge crowd out there. i'm al along with natalie and tamron. willie is off. natalie's jam, "blank space" by taylor swift, who will probably be one of the big winners at tonight's grammys. >> she's nominated for seven. kendrick lamar for 11 grammys are tonight. it'll be a good one. record of the year nominees, really love, deangelo. uptown funk, of course. mark ronson featuring bruno mars. thinking out loud, ed sheeran. blank space, taylor swift. can't feel my face, the weekend. kendrick lamar, 11 nominations. record of the year rewards the song performance. what do you think? it's a tough one. >> i like "uptown funk." >> i think it'll possibly win for record, but i think album of

>> it'll be kendrick lamar. >> really? >> it's the social commentary. it. it seems like the songs have been around longer than -- >> i know. i've listened to them over and over again. >> when you look at the list of songs, it's like such an imprint in our minds. you probably know every lyric. it'll be a good night. >> adele is not there -- >> because of the calendar year. >> the album didn't come out in time for the nomination. >> it'll be a hot night. >> aot of people talking about the feud with kanye and taylor swift, kind of rekindled a little bit, right? >> so kanye has a new song out. he p@rformed some of it on "snl." "snl." taylor swift. absolute, horrible y.

her. he told her about the song. >> i find that hard to believe. >> i don't believe it. >> you don't have to because taylor says it's not true. she says she never gave permission. her girl squad, ruby rose, gigi hadid, they've all gone after kanye west for the lyric. kanye says he's $53 million in debt. he tweeted it out after his "snl" performance. he said he invested his money for the personal debt. he's reached out to mark zuckerberg -- >> on his "birthbirthday. >> which is not his birthdhd. >> squgasking for money. >> might want to put the touch on ryan reynolds. >> go down rich guys and ask for money. that is something else. >> i don't feel bad for kanye. >> "deadadol" killing at the box

the film starring ryan reynolds expected to earn $150 million. >> incrededle. >> four-day weekend. biggest r-rated opening ever. biggest february opening. beating lastyear's 50 shades of gray by more than 40 million. biggest opening for first-time director, beating out our pal to lizbeth ban-- elizabeth banks. week. they're spectacular and deserve the success they're having. in the movie, he j kes about, could this be a franchise? i think yes. >> i think so, but i also think it'll be interesting to see what marvel now does with this. you know, the superho genre is usually for families and kids. this shows you, there i an audience that wants to see it taken up a notch. >> i took ryan reynolds 11 years to get this made. he wanted to be true to the source, comic book material. "deadpool" is this wisecracking,

>> what's the super power? i saw t tads. >> he can heal himself. he's got enhanced athletic abilities. >> you have to see it. it's hilarious. >> i want to see it, definitely. apparently, everybody else saw it. >> get right to the theater. >> last night, the baftas, the british film awards made history. leo dicaprio, a big winner for "the revenant." but they had a kiss cam set up. the host was steven fry. apparently, he took a moment to thank america for the many gifts we've given the world. foam fingers, leaf blowers and the kiss cam. >> who do we have here? oh, yes! it's maggie s sth and leonardo dicaprio.

that's a marriage made in heaven if there one were. julianne moore and bryan cranston. whoa! >> they need to bring a kiss cam to the oscars. >> they need to bring a kiss cam here. >> whoa! this is a workplace. >> come on. >> hr! >> today, of course, presidents' day, waiting patiently in the wings. we have a celebrity guest with us, a television president. hail to the chief. mr. president, good morning. >> nice to see you. >> how are you? >> good to see you. >> president fitzgerald from skand "scandal." >> there's a chair, wow. full service. >> this is the best we've got. >> season five, yeah. >> you've been on the serieie

now, you have a scandal you're dealing with currently. let's take a look. >> i have a problem. >> what do they have? >> project mercury. >> the biuy project. >> the "post" could run with it. united states will be alone in the world. that is a very dark street to walk every night. >> you've had to deal with so much in your presidency. >> that's right. this is minor. nsa leak, a hack. >> affairs and everything else, your wife leaving you. >> exactly. >> shonda rhimes created these worlds, and the people are immersed in them. really take ownership. i mean, they love this show. >> our fansre incredible. they're really, really passionate.

beginning. weave a lot of loyal fans. we still live tweet with them every single broadcast. the whole cast gets on twitter and we talk to them every week. it's great, yeah. >> is it true, because we've been digging up all kinds of things on you, because, you know, scandal, is it true you fall asleep at the drop of a dime? what's the cliche? >> drop of the hat. >> drop of the dime, too. it's true. it's the way i kind of --ith all the crazeyiness that goes on on a set, i stay in the zone when i have to work. i find a chair, couch, just sitting there, take a power nap. >> you're resting -- >> it's something i've always done. i do it when i work in the theater backckage. i'll drop off for five minutes. >> al does that all the time. >> i do that. >> on camera, right?

>> you have to get up early in the morning. >> that's right. by the way, i hope you can help us with something, mr. president. we're trying to get to a million likes on our facebook page. >> i'm in. >> we need help. make people like us. >> this is day 14 of our 15 days of prizes give away. have you ever had the pleasure of trying garrett's popcorn? >> i have not. >> oh, my gosh. this is a chicago tradition. >> really? >> the cheese corn, the caramel corn and then there's the chicago mix. >> chicago mix. >> we want people to go to our facebook.com/today's take page. the winner gets a big prize package of garrett's pop corn. uld you like to try it? >> i would. i'll take a nibble and tell you what i think. wow. that is really good. >> i't that great? >> a lot of cheese. >> let's take this with us. >> t caramel is really good, too.

we'll see how many people we have. >> okay. >> 240,000 likes. we want you to go to facebook.com/today's take. mr. president, help me do the weather? >> i'd be honored. >> as you note outside, we have a little snow coming. >> we do. where do you want ? >> stand right there. right now, we have 19 degrees, 9 in boston, 2 in concord. snow coming up in washingto d.c. as you know, as the president, it shuts down. >> that's right. >> as soon as there is snow. >> hard for me to get to work. >> even with the motorcade. >> that's right. >> more wet weather is comeing. atlanta is in 35. washington, 23. big, big stuff coming. do you guys ever shoot in washington? >> we don't, actually. >> you don't? >> it's all computer magic. >> well, this is all coming into the northeast. we have freezing rain after this changes over to snow in the northeast.

flying back to shington. you'd be delayed. >> good thing i'm going to l.a. >> little more garrett's? >> sure. thanks. >> of course, snow amounts, light, inch in newework city. philly, 1 to 3. buffalo, 6 to 12. we're worried about icing, including in washington. it could shut the city down, but whooould know? back to the west, heavier, about 1/4 inch of ice. thth's what's going on around the country. . 's day into the 8:00 hour. a lot of you off looking to get outside. we've got partly sunny skies in place. breeze picking up. that will bring in a shower or two from time to time today. clouds will catch up with us and we'll turn mostly cloudy this afternoon. 70 in miami. 71 ft. lauderdale. 71 in marathon with a strong

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>> let's welcome o o first nickerck, william. >> four scores and seven year ago. how much time does that amount to? >> 87. >> very good. >> nice. >> the score is 20 years. it comes from old english and used to count large numbers of things like sheep. >> nice. >> next cadet, abbie. what's your question? >> who was the first president to appear on television? >> gerald ford. >> nope. fdr. >> very good, al. >> i was thinking "snl." >> 1939. >> world's fair. >> cadet alexander. >> hey. >> what question do you have? >> what were george washington's

>> wood. >> no. >> that was my guess. >> it was ivory, fabric, some other stuff, but a bunch of things. >> al is right. ivory ivory and wood. wait, i made that up. it's what al said. >> what's your question? >> which former president was a del for the cover of "cosmopolitan" magazine? >> gerald ford. >> yes. >> very good. >> contemporary history. >> keep answering ford. fdr would be my answer for everything. >> cadet aiden. >> what is the name of the president on the tv show "scandal"? >> president fitzgerald. >> yes.

>> good morning, cadet. >> who was the -- >> grant. >> bathtub, right? >> howard. >> ate a lot of garrett's popcn. >> this is cadet colonel. what is your question? >> question seven, which early 19th century presint had two pet bears? >> dfrfdr. >> jefferson. >> bears roamed around the white house lawn. jefferson. >> i read a biography. >> cadet james is back with another question. >> which president studied nuclear physics? >> jimmy carter.. >> wow! >> engineering student. >> al knew the questions before.

>> oh, my gosh! [ applause ] >> nice scarf on top. >> i want you to eat more garrett's popcorn and go to today's take -- facebook.com/today's take and like us. >> excellent. >> ce on out, everybody. come around with us. >> tonyenytony, thank you. >> hang out with al. how to keep a pot of boiling water from overflowing and other

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oil on top.% take some ice and a paper towel. >> this could be a nightmare, skimming off the top. >> it's a hastsle. there's a few trips. i like this one. gets it cold. what you do is put that on toto >> wow. >> lookt that. it chills the fat. here. >> great idea. >> also gives you the opportunity to scoop off the excess. >> love that. what is this, yogurt? >> yogurt with granola. we'll teach you how to keep the honey from sticking to your measuring cup or spoon. i'll give this to you. you'll do the hot water test. dip it in and get it hot. i'll use this non-stick spray. then you're going t scoop your honey. the idea is, watch this, look at that.

>> right off the s son. >> doesn't affect the taste or anything? >> no. >> why am i holding a spoon? >> you'll try it with this. we'll see which works better. see that? >> yours is much better. >> it's the trick. non-stick spray. we have pasta. about to boil over. what are you going to ? take a wooden spoon and put it on top. what that does is as t e air bubbles hit the spoon, they'll break up. it's not the water boiling over, it's the steam. it's the foam. >> this is life changing. >> do you know how many times i fled my kitchen because the water is spilling into the burner? >> there you go. next thing, wooden spoon to the rescue, right? >> i'm blown away. >> i love this tip. the reason i love it is because i have one coffee grinder that i use for two things. grinding coffee and grinding spices.

take day old bread, like this, throw it inh and zip it up. >> what does the bread do? >> it absorbs all the flavor, all the smell. >> great tip. >> cleans it ou >> quickly, we have seconds. >> what you do is take this -- >> well, out of time. we'll put it online. before i had the shooting, burning, pins-and-needles of diabetic nerve pain, these feet were the first in my family to graduate from college, raised active twin girls, and trained as a nurse. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. nerve damage from diabetes causes diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is fda approved to treat this pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depressn, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness,

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let's head over to meteorologist adam berg. >> not too bad out there. t's show you future tracker. a couple of showers are going to stream in throug the day. going to take its sweet time. here i i 10:00 a.m. noon time on the dry side. maybe a few showers inland. deeper moisture starts working our way. late afternoon into the early evening hours, with temps well into the upper 70s. mild out there. >> good morning, south florida. right now palmetto looking great. all the earlier accidents have cleared up. let's take you over to our maps.

a ten-mimute drive. takingg look at the headlines. flags at federal buildings are flying at half-staff two days after the death of justice antonin scalia. late sunday, his bod was flown from texas to the international airport outsid of the capital. he leaves a vacancy on the supreme court and a battle over filling it. president obama will nominate a successor once the senate returns from a week-long recess. however, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the next president should nomomate someone and not president obama. a new study suggesting that

enough sleep may be at risk of getting type 2 diabetes. researchers at penn state looked at the sleep patterns of 700 people. following them from childhood to adolescence. they found boys who got less slow wave or deep sleep are more likely to develop insulin resistance, which increasedhe risk of type 2 diabetes. there was no similar finding in girls. a start-up company is offering couples extra money for their wedding. with a catch. swan love will payp to $10,000 toward a wedding, but if the couple laterets divorced, they'll have to pay the money back with interest. apaprently, lots of people are interested. demand has been so high, the company's server overloaded. swan love is trying to get its site back up. as we told you at the top of the show, "deadpool" took over the top spot at the box office over the weekend. the ryan reynolds's film taking in more than $13 million according to early estimates.

movie in the u.s. "kung fu panda 3" was secon and "how to be single" was third. in new zealand, a photographer used a drone to capture these hundreds of sheep being herded. they make their way from one field to the next through an open gate. the video has gone viral. in two days, it had over 2 incredible to watch. let's get a check of the weather from al. nothing like counting sheep, al. >> i got tired while i was watching this. >> i was yawning. >> let's she you what's happening as far as your week's precipitation. early part of the week, icy, snowy mess in the east. thunderstorms through the gulf and wetetnd snowy in the plains. midweek, sunshine is supreme between coasas. we have light snow around the appalachians and great lakes. the latter part o othe week, looking at a rain and snow event for northern california and the pacific northwest.

the plains. warmer weather rules from the midsection of the country. as we get to the midweek, we're looking at much above normal temperatures in the plains and central plains. it stays right in the middle of the good morning. east breeze and rip currents are ing to be a problem out there. west of us. certainly a rainy, stormy day across the mississippi valley. for us breezy, warmer, temps in the upper 70s. above average. the seven-day forecast continues to warm us into tuesday. weak co >> that's your latest weather. a lot of us probably started doing our taxes already. every year, thousands of folks

the irs trying to steal our money and more. >> today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is here with a warning of two of the biggest scams and what we need to know to protect yourselves. good morning. >> how are you? >> two key areas, what are they? >> e-mail. a lot of people, including people on our staffff here, so it's happeni to a lot of people and i'm getting e-mails on facebook, as well, that people are getting these e-mails, supposedly from the irs, saying they owe moneynd the police could come after them. that's o&e of them. here's another e-mail going around. this one promises a tax rerund. you'll get an official looking e-mail like this. look at the bold section. you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $63.80 to access the form, click here. you click on that e-mail and, again, $63.80, seems possibly legitimate. not like we owe you $10,000. it's enough where a lot of americans will fill it out and try to get the $63. you click on it and put in your

wire you can money. the scammers join your account. >> what's your red flag? >> the irs will never, ever ask you for personal information or financial information over an e-mail. the only time they're ever going to-mail you is if you already have an ongoing case. the irs will always contact u the first time through regular mail. you'll only get e-mails if you're alrea involved with them. >> they will not initiate via e-mail. >> no. >> via text or anything else? >> ifou hear from the irs over social media, it is a scam. they'll never contact you over social media or text. >> what about phones? we understand that is a phone call scam going on. aggressive. this is where they really pound you on the fact that you owe money. they're going to stick the police after you. actually, one of our senior producers at the "today" show, her daughter got a call.

>> this is officer from internal refvenue services. we have been trying to reach you. this call is an official final notice call from internal revenue services. the reason that the calll has come in for you that we have filed a lawsuit against you. for moree information, call immediately o o department. >> call immediately our department. what is that, yoda? oh, money, you do. >> you probably panic when you hear lawsuits. you don't hear what's after that. >> people say, i'd never fall for it, but thousands of victims every year. $26.5 million a year scammed from people that way. >> does the irs initiate calls like that? >> the irs will call you, again, if you're already involved with one of their agents on an ongoing case. you'd know you're dealing with the irs andthey ever never ask for personal information. if you get a call, go on our website on today.com. we have all the phone numbers to report this back to the irs or the federal trade commission. .

get one of these? don't delete it or anything. >> hang up immediately and never give information, but report it so they canan go after the people. >> you also say we should note the irs i i in the process of implementing legislation that will allow federal officials to make calls for back taxes. >> maybe in the future, they may be able to send the robocalls out. they're not sure theye want to do it. this season, if you get a call, it's fake and a scam. >> great information. >> this is not the irs agent you're looking for. >> you owe me $63. up next, the toy fair is in town and we have our hands on this year's hottest products. grab the kids. they should be off school today, right? >> right. >> put them in front of the tv. we want them to see the fun and

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it's like christmas in new york city. the annual toy fair is underway. >> hundreds of thohoands of toys and games are on display. toy insider mom l li is here with a sneak peek at the ones your kids will be begging for this year. good morning. >> good morning. this is a sneak peek. none of the toys are ouou they're coming out in the spring and most will be out for christmas. >> perfect. >> we'll start with selfie stick ans karaoke. >> love it. >> this is our selfie mic. we put a phone in. any one will do because this will expand. we download our star maker app. now, we can pick filters and all kinds of things. >> we're going to record a video at the same time? >> a video. >> ready? >> if you want to feel -- >> we need the music. because we're happy >> you can do the singing. >> that's spectacular. >> really goo singers in the family, it's great.

sharing it with all our friends on social media. >> it'll be a huge hit. >> huge. >> price point at $24. >> for the kids who like to cook? >> you don't wait for the campfire. this is our s'mores maker. kids make the graham cracker, chocolate and marshmalw. put mix with water, a mold, microwave, no heat, we can pretend to be cooking in the oven, very cute. >> pop it out. >> the treats are delicious. >> cool. >> what does this do? >> what kid doesn't nt to take home a pet dragon? >> of course. >> this is torch my blazin dragon. he can toast his marshmallow. >> so cute. >> s'moror for him. >> he has 50 different sounds and movements.s. he's going to keep the kids happy. >> cute. >> the fun doesn't end with the

this is zoomer chimp. he's an interactive chimp. watch him. watch his face. he's going to pay attention to commands i give him. he'll know gestures from my voice. zoomer, dance. there you go. he's going to do a little dance. he's got lots of monkey tricks. >> so cute. >> amazing. >> everyone is going to love this guy. >> let's move over here. creative toys for kids. >> this is a pet you can actually build. this is our -- >> oh, my gosh. >> -- robot. kids actually build this. there's a section in here that allows him to walk two legs at a time up the wa. kids learn about physics. sensors around the front. when he gets to the top and feels the feeling, he'll come

>> i love that kids build that, too. >> 3d maker stuff is hot. >> this is our 3d magic imagipen. there's no heat. i can build up and out. everything you see here has been built with this pen. >> really cool. >> it's so creative. >> beautiful. look at that. >> pretty cool. >> it's just using this. >> big bubbles. >> this is lots of different bubbles. how about this how about a nice big bubble around isaac here. >> kids will have a lot of fun. >> one more time, isaac. we had one natalie a litite while ago. >> very closos >> now the dirt comes home. this is from play visiononnd

it comes in a 2 pound bag and is antibacterial. it won't ever dry out and comes withtoys. we bring the dirt in the house. >> i love that. like the magic sand stuff. >> ready for the royal tea party? >> how cute. >> adorable. show us how to play. >> this is the belle tea party musical cart. when we roll this, she usually -- this is prototype. >> mrs. potts. >> listen to the music. she turns. as the kids are playing, we have our favorite song and mrs. potts and chip. >> excellent. >> finally, don't think that classic play has gone out of style. this is you are city scape set. we have new york, hollywood. these are wooden boxes that are eco-friendly. it keeps kids busy for hours. >> great. i have to go to the toy fair. i'll spend hours there. thank you. coming up next, put away the valentine's kok latchocolates and get back on track. a delicious meal that could help you live longer.

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>> salmon and wheat berries. we have the whole wheat berries, delicious. >> isn't that like barley sort of? >> it's wheat, yeah. it's the actual seed. if you mill it, you have wheat flour. we have vegetable stock, like so. little bit of olive oil. >> right. >> some salt. >> how long do you cook it? >> two hours, until it's chewy. then we have some that's already cooked. add olive oil, season it back up. vinegar, like so. >> any kind? >> red wine vigar. then we have pickles, cucumbers here, red onions. >> nice. >> raw red onions and avocado. it's all about healthiness here. >>ery good.

cilantro. and parsley. >> little lemon zest? >> lime zest. great technique, al, like you've >>nce or twice. mix this up a little bit? >> fresh peppe here. >> what's -- >> then we have the salmon here. >> which will cook quickly. >> very quick. cook salmon medium rare. nice and meltingly tender in the center. nice, hot pan is very, very important so your fish doesn't stick. again, fresh pepper on bh sides. our pan is smoking, like so. >> any salt? >> yeah, go ahead. you missed that one, . come on, man. >> still missed it. >> bam. >> there you go. >> skin side down. you see the pan is nice and hot. the salmon won't stick. little more olive oil. >> yummy. >>ou want the sizzle right away.

>> you're going to do this how long on each side? >> about two minutes on each side for this thickness. golden brown. and you have the finished product. that was easy, huh? >> tasty and healthy. really good. >> thank you, george. >> thank you. for this recipe and more, go to today.com/food and click on the healthy tab. not t unhealthy tab. we're going to be back in a moment. check out how we're doing on our

this is "today" on nbc. time to check facebook.com/today's take. >> let's do it. >> press the button. >> ni. >> close to 250,000. >> if we hit a million, i'm coming tosomebody's house and doing the weather. we're going to pick it from all the people who liked us. we'll do that. go to facebook.com/today's take. >> i've said you can come in my closet and pick out -- did i say one or two dresses?

today's prize, register for good monday morning to you. >> the time is 9:56. this morning police in hollywood investigating a $500,000 jewelry heist. an armed robber ordered employees into the bathroom there. process. no one was seriously hurt. in hialeah police searching for a group of robbers behind a smash-and-grab. the robberies took place four different locations blocks from each other. they got away with merchandise and a cash register. >> adam berg with a quick look at that monday holiday forecast. >> so far, so good. nothing on live first alert doppler.

up to 74 now. winds will be the only issue. 15 gusting 20 plus miles per hour. p currents will be an issue. this is how it looks play by play. warmer 79. >> good mondayo you. if you're making your way out of the door, maybe you have date off. 395 west. no major issues westbound. riht now we have an accident blocking center lanes on the turnpike northbound.

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(elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. we're excited. it's sunday monday. it's februy 15th. happy presidents' day. we hope you're enjoying your long holiday weekend. >> we're actually live. >> because we have to help this guy sell book.

>> yeye they're having more fun than if you were at home. thth're at home actually, aren't you? >> yeah, we're at home. how are you? >> so well, oh, my god. >> really, why? >> all right, we're going to talk to you and your friend leonard nimoy in just a little bit, okay? >> i'm looking forward to it. >> great food today. all the guys home today will want to listen up, we've got two gorgeous "sports illustrated" models. making history with three different covers. we have access to their sexy photos. plus, you know who's here, we just said it, emmy and golden globe winning actor william shatner. >> yes, he's in the house. yep, yep. >> he's got this book we're going to talk about. and we'll got the hollywood buzz. >> with our friend brian. >> and our friend gina torres. >> very excited about that. >> she is so adorable.