matt yocum. >> matt: catching up with roush fenway teammates starting first with matt kenseth.ssues earlier. everything good to go now? >> i hope so. something in the water system was stuck and kept pumping wore out until i about ran it out of water and had to pit and petty and elliott about fixed. our best buy ford is pretty fast. greg probably has the strongest car here tonight. our car is fast. it will get crazy at the end. i don't know if it matters who has the fastest car. hopefully we can keep it in position. >> matt: what impresses you most about the response from your car? >> harder than it looks to come from the back to the front. have to have guys push you and get the right runs. a little difficult. kind of like what i thought it would be on thursday. important to be up in the front and have some friends that want to work with you at least until you get off turn four. >> you had a major issue. telling your team you were hoping for frosted flakes or cheez-its. >> i can't believe you didn't have something to eat for all of us. >> matt ordered food but nascar didn't brin

matt yocum. >> matt: catching up with roush fenway teammates starting first with matt kenseth.ssues earlier. everything good to go now? >> i hope so. something in the water system was stuck and kept pumping wore out until i about ran it out of water and had to pit and petty and elliott about fixed. our best buy ford is pretty fast. greg probably has the strongest car here tonight. our car is fast. it will get crazy at the end. i don't know if it matters who has the fastest car. hopefully we can keep it in position. >> matt: what impresses you most about the response from your car? >> harder than it looks to come from the back to the front. have to have guys push you and get the right runs. a little difficult. kind of like what i thought it would be on thursday. important to be up in the front and have some friends that want to work with you at least until you get off turn four. >> you had a major issue. telling your team you were hoping for frosted flakes or cheez-its. >> i can't believe you didn't have something to eat for all of us. >> matt ordered food but nascar didn't brin

matt yocum? >> matt: joey meyers, brad kezelowski's pilot and spotter and he has been telling brad what is taking place with the accident. so for the first time probably in daytona 500 history brad who has his iphone inside his race car. a lot of drivers had special compartments built. he had his phone inside the car. tweeted a picture. first time ever, prime time daytona 500. first time picture tweeted during the race. >> darrell: mike, back to tommy baldwin. you talked about dave blaney and he in the 36 car having to race their way into the daytona 500. the whole operation, what a feel good story. tommy baldwin elected to become an owner back in 2009. and fought and clawed but would not give up. missed races and even did a lot of the start and park routines but it paid off. he got a sponsorship last year and now he did that aiation with stewart haas and danica patrick. here he is leading the daytona 500. knowing he has to do another pitstop if he goes back racing. >> mike: began on the tough bu

matt yocum? >> matt: joey meyers, brad kezelowski's pilot and spotter and he has been telling brad what is taking place with the accident. so for the first time probably in daytona 500 history brad who has his iphone inside his race car. a lot of drivers had special compartments built. he had his phone inside the car. tweeted a picture. first time ever, prime time daytona 500. first time picture tweeted during the race. >> darrell: mike, back to tommy baldwin. you talked about dave blaney and he in the 36 car having to race their way into the daytona 500. the whole operation, what a feel good story. tommy baldwin elected to become an owner back in 2009. and fought and clawed but would not give up. missed races and even did a lot of the start and park routines but it paid off. he got a sponsorship last year and now he did that aiation with stewart haas and danica patrick. here he is leading the daytona 500. knowing he has to do another pitstop if he goes back racing. >> mike: began on the tough bu

today matt uses and feels his new thumb as if the old one never went away.espite his bloody battle with the giant eel, matt still dives and leads expeditions to what he calls the most beautiful place on earth. but now he's just a little more careful about feeding the animals. >> i think if i felt anything, i just feel silly that i've let this happen to me. i was just careless. >> looking back at the entire odd mishap, matt is grateful for one thing. >> i like diving without a wet suit because it makes me feel more streamlined in the water. one of my concerns after the accident, i wasn't wearing a wet suit and i was only wearing a pair of shorts, i was concerned it could have been a lot worse if she'd swum under the legs of my shorts. >> now that would hurt. >>> coming up -- >> it actually stuck to my mask and my mask was coming off. >> a giant pacific octopus tries to crush a diver. >> i thought it was coming straight for him. >> a 600-pound marlin spears a young fisherman. >> oh, my, god. oh, my god. >> this shark four meters ten grabbed me. >> a surfer bat

matt kenseth hoists the trophy. matt and katie celebrate. what a wonderful moment. fox technical crew it has already been a 19 hour day. thank you so much for all your efforts. it has been worth it. what a wild, wild 500 miles of excitement. >> michael: i have never seen anything like this. never rained out. rained out. going run it monday and then start at noon and then start at 7:00 and we thought it wasn't going to make it all the way because it might rain again and then montoya crashes into one of the jet dryers and the huge fire and is the track going to be a okay. able to fix it and get back racing? and then to have the great finish we had. the two fords have been fast the whole time down here and matt kenseth pulled it off in car number 17. i kind of like that. >> larry: i think we saw shortly after we arrived at speed weeks if you were going to win the 500 you probably had to beat one of the roush fenway drivers. led 93 laps almost half of race. as i said at the top of the show we truly didn't know until they came off turn four and had the drag race back to

matt? >> matt: still debate on what to do for kyle busch.r fuel only or tires. they went tires. >> dick: joey logano also told not to slide his tires. new voices in his ear. new crew chief and new spotter are and has run very well in this race so far. >> mike: the race off pit road won by greg biffle and marcos ambrose and martin truex drops two spots. there is pole sitter carl edwards. uh oh. should we be letting him p-l-a-y with our t-a-b-l-e-t? [ mom ] i think it's fine. it's the new element from at&t so it's w-a-t-e-r proof. cool. what else does it d-o? it's fast. it's 4g lte. 4-g-l-t-e? mhhmm. i think it's time to stop spelling? ok. a-y. [ male announcer ] introducing the waterproof pantech element. buy one for $249.99 and get a 4g burst smartphone free. only from at&t. [ male announcer ] what happened when ford and dodge owners compared their trucks to a chevy silverado hd? i kind of feel like i'm cheating. with all the new features, it's nice. i really like it. it really is no comparison. this is a superior vehicle to what i have. i w

matt is at the white house. hey, matt, good morning to you. >> i feel like i didn't get my invite out there to lucas oil stadium. you guys look great on the field there. the big game just hours away. i'm here in washington, because as part of the pregame show today leading up to super bowl xlvi i'll sit down for an exclusive live interview with president barack obama. as you know, he's facing a tough re-election year. last night his main gop rival, mitt romney, rolled to another victory, this one in the nevada caucuses. it's his second straight triumph, pushing romney another step closer to the nomination. but, if you think newt gingrich is ready to step aside, think again. he's brushed aside any thoughts about quitting. so in a moment we'll talk about the results with david gregory, and we'll do that in just a second. guys, back to you in indianapolis. >> all right, matt, thanks so much. of course here at lucas oil stadium, and all across the country, really, all eyes are going to be on the big game and more th

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i'm waiting for matt to go on stage.'t wait, he's so funny, but dieting is no laughing matter. how you all dong tonight? at close to 400 pounds, matt mccloskey's a big comedian. jokes come easily to matt but his humor is at his own expense. any single ladies tonight? you guys want more than having fun? when the laughter stops and the audience goes home, matt's alone with just himself and the food. i've been over weight all my life. honestly i don't know why i was over it because my brother he ws skinny his whole life. but also, he lived with my mother i lived with my father. my mother pushed me to my father and i was a wild kid. i was angry, mean, she couldn't control me so she pushed me away. my biggest role model is my brother, i look up to him a lot. he loves me but he picks on me. he calls me tubby tubby, mister two-ton. he picks on me but i think he does it out of love. in a weird way, he's trying to make me lose weight. but deep down inside, honestly it's killing me. there's time where i cry, where i wish i didn't

i'm matt lauer inside studio 1a. ann is in indianapolis, a town with a serious case of super bowl fever. good morning. >> and how, matt. i thought i'd come to see what all the fuss is about. indianapolis is known locally as nap town because it was a sleepy little city, but as you can see it's wide awake this morning. we are just surrounded with hoosier hospitality. we are in pan am plaza named for the 1987 games. this week it is super bowl village, a fun zone for fans near the stadium as the city gears up for the big game. coming up, we'll hear from madonna on her halftime show and also show you her little salsa at her news conference on thursday. we're also going to have -- there you go -- some first looks at the super bowl ads that are so highly anticipated. if that wasn't enough, we actually have a live convert coming up from here. gym class heroes and maroon 5's adam levine will be performing. the crowd likes the idea but maybe the real star from here is mr. al roker. he's joining us also this morning. [ cheers a

matt pressey has been dairy queened. >> verne: matt pressey fouled out. fouls really quickly and robinson is at the line where he's been perfect today, seven of seven. >> clark: verne, how about the performance college basketball fans have seen today on cbs. anthony davis, 28, 11, and i think six blocks. thomas robinson, a big-time 20-plus double-double for him, and his first free throw miss but terrific performances by the two leading candidates for player of the year today. >> verne: from the corner, english. back outside. dixon. guarded by tyshawn taylor. this for the lead. yes. denmon. the three-pointer from denmon, who shot daggers at the heart of this k.u. team in the first game -- and he comes up huge with 40 seconds to go in this one. well, when you own a durango, you'll have tons of power, enough to tow up to 7,400 pounds. so owning a durango means you now have the responsibility to go dirt biking, a.t.v.-ing, motorcycling, boating, jet skiing and show a ford explorer a thing or two about what it means to have best-in-class towing. the s.u.v. is

matt?> that made me feel good to see the opening montage and his song in the beginning. i love having him back. probably two or three people should host on a rotating basis and he clearly is one of the men. >> very funny guy made an interesting joke about watching during the recession all the rich people, people all dressed up for the oscars. he was a delight. you're right. it was very comforting. we'll have much more on the oscars coming up including the hottest fashion and hair friends on the red carpet. back to you for more serious news from new york. >> absolutely. now to afghanistan and the rise in violence sparked by the burning of korans by american troops there. there was a fresh attack outside an airport on the heels of the murders of two military adviser inside an afghan government compound. attiya abawi is in kabul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a car bomb killed nine afghans today. there are also possible reports of a poisoning at a u.s. base. the military said they a

matt pressey has been dairy queened. >> verne: matt pressey fouled out. fouls really quickly and robinson is at the line where he's been perfect today, seven of seven. >> clark: verne, how about the performance college basketball fans have seen today on cbs. anthony davis, 28, 11, and i think six blocks. thomas robinson, a big-time 20-plus double-double for him, and his first free throw miss but terrific performances by the two leading candidates for player of the year today. >> verne: from the corner, english. back outside. dixon. guarded by tyshawn taylor. this for the lead. yes. denmon. the three-pointer from denmon, who shot daggers at the heart of this k.u. team in the first game -- and he comes up huge with 40 seconds to go in this one. well, when you own a durango, you'll have tons of power, enough to tow up to 7,400 pounds. so owning a durango means you now have the responsibility to go dirt biking, a.t.v.-ing, motorcycling, boating, jet skiing and show a ford explorer a thing or two about what it means to have best-in-class towing. the s.u.v. is

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here's savannah. >> thanks, matt. may be enjoying the mild winter but for millions of people it's not all good news. the warmer weather is triggering the early arrival of allergy season. nbc's chief environmental correspondent anne thompson is in atlanta with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. i'm at the atlanta botanical garden and there is a price to pay for this unexpectedly warm winter. today in atlanta it will top 60 degrees but you will pay the price if you have allergies. across the country, spring has come early. daffodils and tulips are up. trees are flowering and they are putting pollen in the air creating to, what some people, feels like a year round allergy season. >> we have had no reprieve this year from symptoms. >> reporter: in january the average temperature was almost six degrees higher than normal leading to triple digit pollen counts this month. >> right after groundhog day we started seeing patients with symptoms of springtime allergies which is unusual. usually we don't see

matt? >> matt: the car coughed a couple of times. they will hit pit road and take the penalty and now have a bigger issue on the 31 machine. >> darrell: with the electronic fuel injection they have two pumps in the tank and a pump in the center. so when you are out of fuel, you are out of fuel. >> mike: first time for electronic engine management including electronic fuel injection in nascar and for many of the cars the first time with electric fuel pumps and if you are wondering about the safety risk of those, there are parameters in the computer that can sense lie oil pressure, security the engine down so that an electric fuel pump like a conventional one might keep pumping if a car had crashed our engine had blown. not any more. it won't happen. >> darrell: one of the best things we done going to fuel injection and all that goes with it.

matt? >> thank you.uch of the country is enjoying unseasonably warm weather and it has people asking what happened to winter? nbc chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson is in central park. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it will feel more like may 1 than february 1 as the thermometer pushes 60 in new york today. this after a january in which record highs outpaced record lows by a ratio of 18 to 1. in upstate new york where lake george is only partly frozen they are trucking in ice to build the winter carnival castle. thin ice in patterson, iowa took the lives of two friends out fishing. >> you look at it and it's just you slip in judgment and it catches you. >> reporter: across the country, this is the most unusual winter. 2,890 daily records tied or broken this january. more than four times as many as last january. february will get off to a warm start. chicago and st. louis predicted to be 14 degrees above average today. new york city, 20 degrees and minot, north

matt? >>> now to the gop presidential race, where rick santorum is trying to capitalize on momentum he picked up from his clean sweep if tuesday's contest. nbc's kelly o'donnell is traveling with his campaign and she's in oklahoma city this morning. hi, kelly. >> hi, good morning, matt. well trying to keep that excitement going, rick santorum is the only republican candidate holding rallies today. he's got two of them here in oklahoma. and he's trying to draw in new donors. santorum tells us he raised about $1 million in the 24 hours after the surprising wins. and that's of course bringing new expectations and drawing new criticism from his chief rival. >> give him a texas welcome! >> riding the clean sweep momentum into a tea party gathering in texas. >> i can't think of a better place to be, to celebrate the victory for conservatives that we had in minnesota and in missouri and in the state of colorado. >> notching four-state wins with his scrappy, no-frills campaign, santorum rails again

back over to matt. everybody's going to be doing the salsa on monday. >> he's started something, hasn't he. thank you very much. >>> let's go back to indy. al has the rest of his forecast. al? >> hey, matt, we've got a huge crowd here. a lady even brought brownies. thank you. that's awfully nice. we'll be sharing these with the crowd. let's show you what's going on around the rest of the country. we told you about that big storm in the rockies and down south. we've also got a gorgeous day up and down the eastern seaboard. air stagnation advisories in the pacific northwest. beautiful day in los angeles. sunny and 70 degrees. the heavy snow continues in denver. showers making their way up into the mid-mississippi valley. gorgeous in the southeast. perfect in miami, sunshine and 81. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happen >> good morning to you. much nicer here than in indianapolis. we are going to see plenty of 70s today and the mid to upper 60s in most inland cities. 68 degrees in

matt?thank you very much. just ahead, much more on the deadly fire police believe was set by josh powell that killed him and his two young sons. reaction from powell's brother-in-law in a live interview. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> still to come this morning, we have real housewives taylor armstrong in studio opening up about her estranged husband's suicide and the relationship. we'll talk to her coming up. >>> and on a different note did the super bowl ads live up to expectations? we'll take a look at the best of the bunch after your local news. but you go in pieces. [ female announcer ] you can't pass mom's inspection with lots of pieces left behind. that's why there's charmin ultra strong. its diamondweave texture is soft and more durable so it holds up better. fewer pieces left behind. charmin ultra strong. we gotta time this just right. okay. ready... mm-hmm. happy valentine's day. [ female announcer ] save on select diamond fashion jewelry at kay -- the number one jewelry s

matt reports. >> reporter: on the side of the road, evidence of a terrible accident family members tells the vehicle ended up here, where there are now balloons. the spot where 19-year-old keisha williams the mother of a 2-year-old son died. >> i don't understand it. >> reporter: tammy is her mom, she said there were four people inside the vehicle at the time of the accident, but her daughter was the only one seriously hurt. she has been told the car was on top of her. >> what makes this even more difficult to take for her family once the car flipped over and she was ejected the driver then ran away immediately. >> i think it is horrible, heartless. you know no matter what the situation, you got to be melt accountable for your actions my baby girl was there and you just left her. >> reporter: be through were neighbors nearby and other drivers that rushed in and helped lift the car off tyesha but it was too late. tammy holland said she met one of the neighbors who told her this intersection is dangerous this is not the first accident here. >> she came out to tell us you know multiple acc

back to ann, matt and al. jimmy's having fun. >> we need to get him a trainer. >> let's show you what's going on as far as your weather's concerned. we have a quick moving clipper zipping along. it will bring snow to southern ohio, pennsylvania and south of new york. the system moves through rapidly by 11:00 tonight. it's offshore. because it's moving quickly it won't dump a lot of snow. one to three inches generally and some areas not going to see that much. >> good morning. we will see a mix of rain and snow develop. it will change over to light snow by the evening commute >>> that's your latest weather. matt? >> for years we have been told to lower the amount of salt in our diets. according to the centers for disease control nine out of ten adults are still consuming far too much. in some cases double the recommended daily amount. tom costello has more on that. >> reporter: salt or sodium leads to high blood pressure. this is what we're talking about for a daily maximum. i'm eyeballing it, but that may be t

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. you're right.motionin is were running high the grammy awards with the show just a day after houston's death. >> l.l. cool j started by talking about a death in the family and then led a prayer. >> houston was found dead on saturday in her hotel room. an autopsy has been performed. the latest straight ahead. >> her life was marked by personal struggle. she went to rehab three times, but one of her close family friends believes she was on the verge of a comeback. we'll talk to her, darlene love, about houston's highs and lows coming up. >> let us begin with the investigation into houston's death. jeff rosen is in los angeles with the latest. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here at the coroner's office in los angeles. we have news about the autopsy. it is now complete on whitney houston's body, but they will not release the official cause of death yet. they are waiting for toxicology reports to come back which could take weeks. it all comes down to that. did houston have krdrugs in her

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i'm matt lauer at the white house.natalie, savannah and al are at i prime location right on the field, right here the giants end zone. and guys, for the past couple years the obamas have hosted big super bowl parties here at the white house. this year, though, we understand they're going to keep things a little lower key. they're going to watch the game together as a family. and of course, the president will take a little time out of that celebration and talk to us during a special live exclusive interview during the pregame show. then after the pregame we'll sit down and talk more with the president. you'll be seeing that tomorrow morning right here on "today," folks. >> yeah, that -- that's -- that's terrific. we're really looking forward to that, matt. we real wish you were here. when you mentioned the end zone, we were laughing a little bit, earlier, as you know the amount i know about football you could put into one paragraph and i actually called this area where we're standing on the field, i actually called it t

. >> reporter: matt lived in north ft.yers for three years and for that length of time he knows there is about 30 families on his street. how many he knows personally? >> one, my next door neighbor. >> reporter: until he stumbled on nextdoor.com. >> it ended up being successful. >> reporter: it is a new social network site trying to go big by aiming small allowing neighbors to connect with one another and helping find lost pets and recommending real estate agents, and offering services like baby-sitting and home repairs. >> it is largely because it is filling a key, something that people have really wanted for a long time. >> as more and more people got on the site, they found that people were able to interact in ways that just walking down the street was impossible to do. >> reporter: like finding out about a good gym, something matt was on the hunt for and now nextdoor.com neighbor recommended this gym. >> and i am a member and come three or four times a week. >> reporter: the site also saved him cash. >> myself and abou

. >> and i'm matt lauer. donald trump has a talent for popping up in politics and a good knack for self-promotion. >> insiders are saying that trump will throw his support behind newt gingrich in the gop race. on the heels of his sound defeat in florida, would a trump endorsement be a coup for the former house speaker, heading into saturday's caucuses in nevada. >> and also ahead, listen to this, and unusual legal maneuver that experts say could be a first. a wealthy florida man is facing a very costly wrongful death lawsuit tied to a drunk driving accident. well, apparently to protect his fortune, he's now legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend, that set off a firestorm in the legal community. we're going to have more on that coming up. >>> also this morning, some bad news for women who have a love affair with high heels. in one of the first studies of its kind, high-heeled shoes have now been found to permanently change the way we walk, even if you're not wearing them. so we're going to explain even whe

matt? >> john, you mentioned this happened in the cafeteria, but if we report this happened at 7:30 in the morning, so this is before classes would have begun. a lot of these students sitting there probably having breakfast before the day at school. do we have any indication whether this was the result of an altercation or more of a plot? >> there's no word yet. there's no indication yet of the motives behind this. they have the suspect in custody. they are clearly talking to him now. it doesn't appear to have been some sort of plot because officials are stressing that they believe the shooter acted alone, that there was no sort of organization to this. there were no other students involved in this. not the sorts of things -- the sort of thing, rather, that might remember think about from columbine high school. it was two students who had gotten together. they say that the shooter did act alone, and they are talking to him now at the sheriff's headquarters. matt. >> john yang covering this

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. >> i'm matt lauer. president obama is facing increased pressure this morning to reverse the controversial new health insurance policy that's drawing criticism from catholics. >> the backlash could threaten the president's support among a voting block that was critical in 2008. we'll tell you about the controversy this morning. >>> voters in three states are casting ballots today in the gop presidential race. the latest on that ahead. >>> and new developments on the tourette's-like symptoms in a town in upstate new york. a doctor who has treated one of the girls says social media could be fuelling the outbreak. we'll hear from him. >> that's interesting. >>> when you think of france you think wine, fashion and art. the author of a new book raising a family there wants you to add parenting to the list. why she believes the french have unlocked the secrets to raising better kids. we'll see about that. >> let us begin on tuesday morning with a check of the top stories of natalie at the news desk. good morni

i appreciate it. >> thanks, matt. >>> here's ann. >> matt, the death toll from monday's tragic shooting at a high school in ohio stands now at three. this as police release the 911 calls made moments after the alleged gunman opened fire. we'll talk to farnts of one of the victims in a moment. first kevin tibbles has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the 911 tapes convey the panic of the moment when the gunman opened fire. they also reveal how quickly and efficiently students and teachers moved to save lives. >> 911. >> chardon high school. we got shots fired. gunshots. multiple gunshots. >> reporter: the frantic sound of 911 callers on tapes released by police. >> we need help. we need help badly. >> reporter: by the time the alleged shooter was in custody, this town of 5,000 people had been changed forever. five of chardon's children had been shot. three are now dead. denny parmotur, 16 is. russell king, jr., 17. demetrius hulan, 16. t.j. lane was brought to the courthouse wearing a bullet proof vest. where the judge ordered him to remain in custody for his safe

i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry. authorities have now updated the death toll to four across the midwest. take a look at harveyville, kansas, where a tornado has damaged 40% of one town, matt. just one of those twisters has had emergency crews scrambling this morning. >> we are seeing widespread damage in missouri, as well. this, coming up, is a picture from branson, where a tornado uprooted signs and toppled power lines around that city's famous theater district. there you're seeing branson, missouri, right there. >> that's right. so we want to get right to al roker, who's joining us with the latest. good morning. >> well, guys, these could not have hit at a worse time. it was overnight, people were sleeping and were awakened by tornado sirens. as we look, this is overhead from harveyville, kansas. widespread damage. 40% of the town had been destroyed. live in branson, missouri, a lot of damage along historic route 76, where a lot of those historic theaters are located. and this was a fast-moving system. storms movin

back to you. >> we need an explanation, though, matt. thank you for trying to get it. >>> the virginia state senate would require a bill that would require a woman to und go an ultrasound before she -- undergo an ultrasound before she undergoes an abortion. the senator is expected to sign the new version. now virginia would become the 8th state to require women have ultrasounds before abortions and be offered descriptions of the fetus. >>> new tonight, police have released the 911 tapes surrounding the deadly school shooting that happened in ohio. >> 911, where is your emergency. >> we just had -- we just had a shooting at our school. we need to get out of here. everyone is running away. >> where is the student with the gun? >> i don't know. he was in the cafeteria and everyone just started running. >> do you see the shooter? >> no. >> 17-year-old tj lane admitted to opening fire inside the school yesterday morning killing three students, injuring two others. danielle parmentor was one of them killed. tonight his parents speak about the

on the opposite end of the spectrum is matt who is coming off his best season.lks about living up to the hype in our spring report. >> it's definitely a good year permly to be able to make the first all star game and win a first. 2011 aover and -- is over. >> a career high for matt, orioles first full squad workout is sarasota tomorrow. officials with the u.s. doping agency are angry tonight. braunitessed positive for testosterone -- synthetic testosterone in november. it was overturned because of the irregularity of how it was shipped to the lab. he is the first player to win an appeal on a performance enhancing drug suspension. >>> lebron james and the heat. the heat was on in south florida. jeremy lin loses the ball and james will finish with a slam dunk and the heat beats the knicks. carmelo scored 19 points in defeat. two qualifying races at daytona today. final lap of the first run, danica patrick pushed into the infield. she will slam into the retaining wall and walk away unhurt. she will now use a back up car for the 500. tony stewart and matt kenseth wo

good morning. >> hi, matt.f her successful speak now tour. last name she was billboard's woman of the year. sunday she added two more grammys to her collection. but now here comes a whole new role for the talented performer. this is the taylor swift we know, the young sweet voice singing of love and loss. >> you want to see something cool? >> this is also taylor swift. >> they used to grow all around here. >> reporter: she plays audrey in "the lorax" by an author who is a childhood inspiration. >> what i want more than anything in the whole world is to see a real living tree. >> reporter: so when you were little, your parents read dr. suess's books? >> dr. suess books were a huge, huge part of my childhood. and it really made me fall in love with the way can you make words bounce off a page. if you get them in the right order and with the right rhymes at the end. and then that later became poetry and that became songwriting. i think i was very inspired by what dr. suess was able to do with words. >> i think it'

that's matt with president obama this sunday.ring the super bowl pregame show. meanwhile, i'm natalie morales along with savannah guthrie and lester holt and amy robach. they will tell us what's coming up on weekend "today" in a moment. al is in indy already for the big game. al, what's going on there, buddy? >> we are having a great time. we're ready for you guys to get down here. we have a great crowd. we have one more song coming from gym class heroes. we're looking forward to that. >> all right, al. if you can't make it to the game you can party at home. we have great ideas coming up. operative words, chic by cheap. from home decor to what to serve. already setting it up. >> cheap chic. we like it. lester and amy are here to preview what's coming up tomorrow on "today." >> we'll keep the super bowl party going. jenna will be in indianapolis for us to -- >> give a preview. >> thank you. give a -- >> it's cold. >> anyway, give us a preview of the game. we have that and the nevada caucuses. can mitt romney keep up the momentum?