natalie morales.s, he's back -- [ laughter ] -- with more exotic animals. [ light laughter ] he's made his way back to our show. he came, and we let him in. [ light laughter ] and he got past security, and he somehow convinced people that he should be here. animal expert, jeff musial, is dropping in with his animals. [ cheers and applause ] and we have unbelievable music. boy, is she talented. wow, oh wow, i love her. kacey musgraves is here. [ cheers and applause ] she's going to blow your pants off. it's good. hey, you guys, as many of you know here, we do the show from the historic studio 6b here in 30 rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] you can feel how much history is in this place. i mean, over the years, the studio has been used for tons of different shows -- everything from "the texaco star theater" to the news, but we recently found out that our studio used to be home to a video dating service from the 1980s called "cupid's arrow." well, we found one of the old tapes, and since tomorro

natalie morales will be here. i cannot wait to talk to her. >> they are pumped up at the inner harbor. everybody down there thinks the ravens are going to win. will turn to jimmy fallon. >> take a look. >> here we go. c'mon. go for it. any one of the bolws. tehre you go -- bowls. there you go. you can do it. oh, my -- the ravens! my goodness! we have a super bowl winner. >> i guess it is official. we have much more coverage on our website. jennifer franciotti takes a tour of new orleans. >> ed reed grew up just outside the big easy. lowell melser talks with his mom and teachers. >> just click on ravens on our website. 5:50. 30 degrees at the airport. >> good morning. things are not looking too terrible. we have closures in a couple of spots. 648 at nursery road because of high water. looking good on 95 towards the beltway. along the j.f.x., we are looking good. 54 on the j.f.x. at northern parkway. the harrisburg expressway is looking good. this is 70 and 29. you should not find any problems. >> good morning. we h

i will be talking to natalie morales. i will teacher what it means to be a ravens fan. that means learning the chant and learning the squirrel dance. i believe she is coming up. hello, natalie. good morning. >> this is crazy. this is great. i'm so excited to be here. >> can you believe people have been here since 4:00 a.m.? >> i expected nothing less. >> al roker is in san francisco. >> what are you going to teach us? >> the squirrel dance. we will talk to the mayors. they will tell us what their wager is. >> there are a lot of fans here. thank you. star of the chance -- start the chant. people are excited at the rally. we'll go back to john. >> the winter weather has come our way. we do not need any more of the cold stuff. there are a few flurries falling on t. most of the snow has been to the south. that is some pretty good snow shower activity. there's another band still at last, carroll county. that will move it across the area, too. temperature-wise, we're right around freezing. 30 at the airport. 32 at martin airport. there is some rain down on the lower eastern sh

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i'm willie geist with natalie morales and al roker. joining us for the morning, food network superstar sonny anderson. >> good morning. happy to be here again. >> is that on your business card, superstar? >> i'm not a business so i don't have business cards. >> we're going to call you a superstar. >> we'll take it. >> you have the bangs -- no, not anymore. you lost bangs. >> i could make bangs happen. >> you are kind of an authority because you had bangs. >> i've had them, yeah, a little while ago. >> first lady's bangs. she was talking to rachel ray yesterday and explained why she got the bangs. >> this is my mid life crisis, the bangs. i couldn't get a sports car. they won't let me bungee jump so instead i cut my bangs. >> so you went for the bangs? >> you remember the first lady, 49th birthday, showed these off and she said it was better than the other things i could have done for my midlife crisis. >> i would have loved to have bungee jumped with the first lady. >> let's make it a segment. what was your incident for the bangs? >> i

between peaches and cream is the great natalie morales, who had a great rin her life.riathlons, marathons. >> this is one of the best i've done, running up an iconic building with amazing company. i conquered the empire state building run up step by step. it towers over manhattan at 1,450 feet tall. >> whoa, what was i thinking? 1,576 steps, but here i go to the top of the world. every step is for a good cause, to raise money for the multiple myeloma research foundation. >> going to be fun. >> sally, the multiple myeloma patient and she's running up with me. >> i did it last year. wow, it was tough. i said i would never, ever do it again, and here i am. >> we'll run this together, all right? >> before we started the 86-story climb, i needed a few tips. >> a few steps at a time. >> a few steps at a time. generally you're going to use your hands. i see you've got something going on but use your upper body when you can and pace yourself. >> meet you at the top. >> go. >> hardest thing i've ever done. >> that's what i'm talking about, willie and al, next year, you guys up

ava marie showed natalie morales what it takes to be a ravens fan. she is part of a super bowl that with al rocher. if the ravens win, i'll will dress up as the ravens mascot. >> morales agreed to dress up as a minor if the ravens -- if the niners win. fans were showing the entire country that ravens spirit is alive and well. rex it is impressive, especially with the snow. >> it takes more to keep ravens fans homes -- home. >> it is great third -- great. >> the fans are super fans. they are not just ordinary fans. >> super fans, ready for a championship. >> that was so fun to watch. baltimore city mayor stephanie rawlings-blake made her wager with the mayor of san francisco , and they agreed they would take the other mayor to town to take part in a day of service, and the losing their will visit the local crab market. the mayor, of course, must where the winning teams jersey. our coverage begins online. wbal-tv.com, where you will find exclusive videos. click on ravens at the top of the homepage. you saw the snow, and it did a number on the roads. cr

inside studio 1a, i'm willie geist alongside natalie morales, al roker and tiffani thiessen. more importantly and more current, she co-stars in the hit show "white collar" on usa network. new episode tonight on usa at 10:00, 9:00 central. great to have you here. we'll keep you busy. we've got wild animals. >> love that. >> we'll go upstairs and cook. >> love that. >> and trivia game for you. >> an opportunity to be killed and also you get to eat. >> we're reliving the '90s so this should be right up your alley. >> and there's a 12-foot python over there. >> i want that right here. i do. >> what's it like being on "white collar"? >> it's great. it seems to get more and more exciting every season. and i say this all the time. i truly am blessed to work with the nicest people in the business. and we get to work in your city. >> so how dreamy is matt? >> natalie was saying she gets lost in his eyes. >> so do you, willie. >> it's impossible. >> watch the promos. >> throw up your hands and give up. >> it used to be all about my blue eyes. now it's his. whatever. >> need gps just to

some of the olympic hopefuls, looking like natalie morales on skis. you're a big skier. >> that will be happening. >> we'll try it a little later. >> you, too. are you going to take the jump or not? >> i'll take the jump. you first. >> all right. >> jenna elfman is with us this morning, one of the stars of the nbc show "1600 penn." there's a new episode tomorrow night, 9:30, 8:30 central. and we broadcast live. >> i'm so ready. >> this is your ski attire? >> well, yeah. that's how i roll. >> she skis that way, too. >> i have to be careful or i will be skiing on these pumps, jimmy choos, aka, skis. >> i didn't know they made skis. 1600 penn. >> you're a regular on our show. >> i did make a cameo appearance, proud moment for me. it's really cool because one of the creators and executive producers comes from the white house, john levitt was a speech writer for the president. >> our executive producer of the white house and our other executive producer who is from "everybody loves raymond." the amazing thing about our show, it's about the family, the firs

the today show was in town and natalie morale is that a first town looked at the purple passion. >> r-a-v-e-n-s! >> there was a big crowd for a big rally. poe was there as well as the ravens cheerleaders. you can follow every step of the ravens ride on wbaltv.com. you can find our comprehensive team coverage of super bowl xlvii as well as preview of sunday's big game and sideshows -- slide shows. >> it has been a big day here in baltimore. coming upon allow the news, a presidential visit is just around the corner. -- coming up on 11 news, a presidential visit is just around the corner. >> we will have reaction and details on the transfer of power in anne arundel county. >> a cold weekend ahead. a little bit of snow. the temperature dropped to 20 at >> the sudden transfer of power in anne arundel county is under way. john lÉopold resigned today after his guilty verdict on his -- on misconduct charges this week. we have been following developments from annapolis. >> next week, the county council will begin reviewing resumes of candidates who want to replace john lÉopold. he left office today half

and the inner harbor, "today" was in town with natalie morales to kick off purple friday. she even tried the scroll downs with abram marine -- squirrell dance with ava marie. >> they were sharing their support for the team. >> we are headquartered here in baltimore. we love our ravens. >> down at the state house, the elected officials were showing their purple pride. >> what time is it? back again time. >> what time is it? >> game time. >> >> it young or old, everyone loves the ravens. give me an r give me an a give me a v give me an e give me an n >> ravens! >> a big crowd for a big rally. along with some of the cheerleaders, everyone is behind their team. >> i am so excited. we're going to go all the way. there is no doubt this is our year. >> they're going to pull off. ray lewis is motivated. this is let go's year. >> i cannot wait. i wish i was there. everybody does. >> 35-14, ravens. >> for ravens great michael mccrery from the 2000 super bowl team is confident the ravens will do the job on sunday. >> talk about a team that has kept something going and have the heart

natalie morales got a look at the purple passion.natalie even tried to squirrel dance with our own ava marie. there we go. at the jewish community center even the youngest fans know how to get ready for sunday. 11 news jennifer franciotto has more from the big easy. >> here in new orleans it is purple friday. kicked off first thing this morning with 98 rock and bacon and beer in the french quarter. >> friday before the super bowl. we are here. (cheers) >> the avens anthem in louisiana. that's a beautiful thing. some fans drove all night just to be here. everyone is fired up for super bowl sunday. >> it is incredible. >> the only word we can use to describe it is epic. >> i went to tampa and that was great. i just had to do it again. >> i just can't wait. ray lewis an the last game, our team in the super bowl. it's fantastic. >> this is awesome. once in a lifetime deal. >> oh, yeah, ravens fans are every where in new orleans where purple pride dominates. the big easy easily looking a lot like baltimore. >> there's a lot of purple down

i'm savannah guthrie, alongside david gregory, who is in for ma matt, al roker and natalie morales. overnight developments in the oscar pistorius case. and in the wake of country singer mindy mccready's test, that show "celebrity rehab," does it help or does it hurt? >> we'll hear from the professi professionals on that. >>> then boot camp for expectant dads. jenna bush hager signed up her husband with baby number one on the way. she is here to show us how that turned out. i'm looking forward to discussing this with jenna, what to expect when you're expecting as a dad. been there, done that. >> maybe a little advice for henry. >> that's right, because we dads are kind of dummies. >>> plus i want to teach you guys something that -- not so much what i learned from my dad but i feel like i inherited it from him. and i'm going to show you. it's something i still do every day. >> cool. we look forward to that. >> before we get to the news we want to give a warm welcome back to our colleague at abc, robin roberts, back on the air at gma. she is looking and feeling great. i know we are all

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and special coost steve harvey, inside. >> inside. >> it's really fun, steve. >> this is amazing. you should try this more often. >> no kidding. especially in february. >> it's like 5 outside. how cold is it out with the wind? >> it's 18. >> 18. >> a couple of degrees. >> but the windchill, it feels like -- >> that's what i meant. >> there you go. >> including the windchill. you should know that about me by now. steve, before we get into our take three, we're just talking about what you're doing right now, how busy you are. your talk show is great. you're doing family feud. >> every morning. >> do you eat, sleep, bathe? >> no, none of that. just get a lot of cologne and make it work. >> you smell great, by the way, too. >> thank you. i care about every minute of the day. people ask me how do you do all of this? i care about every single minute of the day. you can get a lot done if you just keep it on track and work it right. "family feud" is great. it's probably the best thing that happened to me to propel me into mainstream america,

inside studio 1a i'm willie geist alongside al roker and natalie morales. >> i love this song. i love this song. >> go ahead. don't stop now. >> no. pink sings this song, not me. >> sing it, girl! >> you can for a little bit. food network's superstar sunny anderson. >> superstar? >> superstar. >> she's already won us over because there's bacon. and you brought us some bacon. >> yeah. we're going to get to that. >> special oatmeal. >> you got to like pig. >> is it true that bacon at this point can go with anything? >> sure. bacon and chocolate cake. why not? >> what doesn't go with bacon? >> bacon and omelettes, why not? >> bacon and chocolate. >> we'll have a little bacon breakfast. >> i'm all for that. >> take three with our state of the union last night. up on capitol hill, congress talked about jobs, immigration, he talked about gun control. >> he gave out bacon. >> he should have given out bacon. he gives the address. getting beyond the substance and policy is the response from senator marco rubio from florida. a ten-minute address talking about high taxes, spending, speaki

inside studio 1a here in new york, i'm willie geist along with natalie morales. our resident oscar party animals, al roker anderedith vieira are still going in l.a. just now recovering from their stupors. >> ouch! >> how are you hold iing up? >> they call me stupor man. >> you've seen this clip, we know. we want to show some of our viewers. jennifer lawrence who won best actress last night, before the show on the red carpet with all the stars that were there said there's only one person she really wanted to see. >> i want to see al roker. i used to watch him like every day before school. >> of all the people you could possibly see, al roker? >> it means something to me personally. >> what does he mean to you other than what's happening in your neck of the woods? >> actors are great but i love al roker. i want to see him. >> every morning he's happy. >> i can be al roker. >> here comes the weather. >> hey, jennifer, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> hey! >> piers morgan is trying to get her to change her answer. she will not back down. she want

in studio 1a i'm willie geist, natalie morales. al roker.hat's a treat to sit here and get a little concert by jason aldean. >> now we know why he's selling places out. >> welcome inside studio 1a. we have a lot planned for you this hour. i thought it was important we show you one piece of video. it has to do with air travel. this is in china. this is a government official in china, who was unhappy because he missed not one, but two flights. >> uh-huh. >> watch the tantrum that ensued. this is at the check-in counter. rips out the computers. >> what do you mean i can't get on the plane, he says? >> upset that he wasn't let on. >> i like that he takes through the sign. >> if i crash through the door. >> one wonders what it takes to get security to intervene. >> well, because he outranks them, they were afraid of him. there are three guards, you can see them, standing behind the ticker tape thing there. >> they were just waiting for him to tire himself out. >> exactly, like when your kid has a tantrum. >> let him play it out eventually -- >> s

you can be part of a big purple friday rally tomorrow morning with natalie morales, the today show, at the inner harbor amphitheater. live on national tv from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.. gonna the lot of fun. live coverage begins tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m.. >> now your 11 insta weather plus forecast. >> they may be out there cheering on the ravens in snow. this morning, it was rain. 3-6 inches. from harford county to damascus, over 6 inches of rain. causing the patuxent river to plug -- to flood. a gust of 53 in cumberland. bwi, a gust of 48 mph. after the rain and the wind, now it is the cold. temperatures have been steadily falling. last night, temperatures were in the 60's. current temperature is 29. teens at oakland. with the wind, have built one of of zero in garrett county -- it feels like one above zero in garrett county. snow showers into charleston, west virginia. that the pressure cuts across the middle atlantic tomorrow during the friday morning rush hour. likely to produce light snow. it will be going pretty quickly. it will not linger into the afternoon. more gusty winds to

i'm savannah guthrie, alongside willie geist in for matt lauer, al roker and natalie morales. i could get used to this. >> i could definitely get used to this. >> sunny, warm, 75, seven miles of beaches on miami beach. we don't know if a lot of people are here early or up late from last night. >> little of both. >> feels like a mix, doesn't it? >> the party will continue. flo rida will perform a live concert here. pitbull will show us around his town, mr. 305, mr. miami. >>> different start to the day in cities like chicago, kansas city, tulsa, where drivers are dealing with a ton of snow this morning. we'll have more on that, coming up. and an impending possible nor'easter for our friends in new england. >> we'll keep an eye on that. >>> scary scene caught on tape at a ski resort in new mexico, a tonager falling from 45 feet from a ski lift. thankfully, he survived. how he's doing this morning. >> wow! >> lots to get to this morning. >>> we want to start with the breaking news of the oscar pistorius case. decision on bail is expected at any moment. in south africa for us this

we've got natalie's folks, mario and penelope morales. >> they taught me a very important lesson earlyalue of a dollar and how to make sure you don't pay retail, that you should always look for bargains and i think it came from, really, my dad was in the air force. he retired about ten years ago in his mid 50s and really saved and you did really well throughout your life that you were able to retire at such a young age and then we never lacked for everything. we went on great trips everywhere around the world and had a good upbringing. so, clearly saving money. >> for folks with kids or their children have children, what do you say to them? what's one of the first things you do with your children to teach them about being thrifty? >> providing the right example. we used to do a lot of things that we loved to do, but we didn't stay at the fancy hotels. we didn't eat at the best restaurants. we would stay at three-star hotels and we didn't take the first-class train. whenever we were traveling throughout europe, we were fortunate to have lived in so many places around the world and we we

natalie morales, applause. applause for zara. >> good job. oh, you did it, girl. you did it. do in her first commercial appearance? let's take a look. >> live with a human for a while and you get to know a few things. like i know she's actually not a morning person. i know she does strange tricks for no treats. i know that water makes her howl like crazy. i even know how the floors stay so clean. she's quick. but one thing i will never, for the life of me know, how she gets so tiny and inside of that box. natalie, how do you get so tiny? >> that's cute. >> very cute. >> she's good. she's the star. >> amazing. such a great dog. >> she's a scene stealer. >> she is. she has made such a huge impact on our lives. she's a great girl. can you guess the celebrity voice? >> jenna elf? >> good one. good job, al. 1600 penn, yeah. >> wow! >> that would have taken days for me. that's really good. >> al, you're more than just a dancer. you're some kind of psychic. >> i was inspired by natalie. we adopted a rescue pet. >> that's right. i hope more and more people -- >> made such a differenc

for msnbc, i'm natalie morales, thanks for watching. >>> are you high on marijuana? >> no. >> when was the last time you smoked? >> i don't know. >> what do you mean you don't know? i've got to try to do better. not just for me, but for my family. i don't want them to see me like this anymore. >> criminal recklessness, assault with a deadly weapon. i ain't got no permit. >> how did you end up doing the armed robbery? >> i told her she has a certain amounts of seconds to open the cash register or i'm going to shoot her. >> this is the hardest 30 days i've ever did. i don't know why but it's just it's been driving me nuts. >> well because you used to have a little bit more freedom. >> i think when i went to the adult thing and came back here. i feel like i'm being strangled. i don't know what it is, but it's like time after a while, you get used to it. >> hey, who is that? hey. >> >> 18-year-old ricky pizzano is a regular in the justice system. he's spent a total of 266 days here in lake county juvenile. and more recently another 16 months at a residential placement fa

he and natalie morales bet each other that whoever's team lost, the other would dress up the other team's al roker paying right now. ravens casual this morning. >> yes. >> this is the best we could do. coe is a little busy right now, with parades and everything to get ready for. >> i have to say, i thought it would be more embarrassing, but you look good. >> thank you, yes. have you actually seen me? >> i guess maybe my expectations were low. >> the ray lewis dance? >> i knew the rockies dance. >> were you prepared to wear the full miner's outfit? >> i guess they were prepared in wardrobe. pretty close there. >> natalie was trash talking you on twitter last night. >> i'm feeling confident. >> then i got down there and pulled that plug, but -- >> coming up, we'll talk to the ravens coach, john harbaugh. i like that you have your glasses. >> i know. it's not helping. >> the winning coach, absolutely. we look forward to that. >> highest rated miniseries of all time here for a very special reunion. al will sit down and talk with them in a moment. >> are you going to wear this outfit? >> i don

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker and natalie morales.y all about? >> jenna bush hager went to the playgrounds and other places to get a child's perspective. that should be interesting. we will find out what kids think about love, coming up with jenna is just a little while. >> if you ask a lot of people, they will say food is love. in our kitchen, we have great ideas for a romantic last minute meal for those folks who didn't get a reservation or made plans, coming up. >>> plus, a very special valentine's edition of bow the wow. >> and what we love about each other. >> and mr. roker, do we love this forecast in boston tomorrow? >> absolutely. it will be gorgeous. temperatures in the upper 40s, plenty of sunshine. let's show you what we have around the rest of the country tomorrow. arctic express in the plains and cool in the pacific northwest. windy in southern california. sunshine in northern florida. rain and snow showers in the plains, and snow in northern new england. sunday-sunday looking for snow showers around the great lakes. wind

. >>> natalie morales is over at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah and matt. good morning, everyone. nbc's peter alexander is there with the very latest. good morning. >> natalie, good morning to you. the president will largely focus his attention on immigration reform and deficit reduction exactly one week ahead of his state of the union address. president obama is juggling a full plate of proposals on guns and immigration. janet napolitano. >> we are committed to making sure this sector and the entire southwest border remains secure. >> reporter: immigration reform would allow estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s. to earn citizenship. on monday he took his push for tougher gun laws to minneapolis, the city known as murderapolis in the mid '90s. >> weapons of war have no place on our streets or in our schools or threaten iing our law enforcement officers. >> reporter: against the backdrop of those officers, president obama urged supporters to call on congress to act. >> we don't

. >>> natalie morales has the other top stories. good morning. >> good morning, everyone, we begin with the megamerger just announced to create the world's largest airline as american airlines and us airways join forces. nbc tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> this is an $11 billion and it helps american emerge from chapter 11. as you said the world's biggest airline, 94,000 employees, 6,700 daily flights. what does it mean for travelers? previous mergers have often led to higher ticket prices. watch for that. these two carriers expected to operate separately at least a year, maybe longer. existing tickets, of course, will be honored. frequent flier programs for now will remain separate and it will require justice department approval, it will take time. >> thank you. >>> the president has declared a state of disaster in south mississippi after a powerful tornado ripped through hattiesburg earlier this week. officials estimate that it could take tens of millions of dollars to repair the destruction left in the twist

i'm willie geist alongside natalie morales, al roker and special guest steve harvey.y? >> i have a tough time. >> most of the people are shorter than the sneeze guard. >> excellent point. what else is coming up this half hour? >>> last week was all about love for valentine's day. when the love isn't there anymore, when do you say enough is enough? >> ouch. >> we kill it quick, huh? >> there you go. >>> easy and inexpensive meals if you can't afford it because you're divorced mapped out for the week from sonny anderson. >>> the newest toys you'll be hearing about in the months ahead. >> before all that, let's get a quick check of the weather from al. >> we are looking at sunny skies here. it will be chilly and windy. wet weather from the central gulf up into the mid mississippi river valley with snow into the northern plains. wet weather in the pacific northwest. tomorrow we're looking for that wet weather to make its way to the east. frigid conditions back to the plains. look for snow in the pacific northwest and expecting rain along the western coast. and that wet we

. >>> natalie morales is here now with a look at all the headlines. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt and savannah. good morning, everyone. >>> chicago police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of teen hadiya pendleton days after first lady michelle obama attended the girl's funeral. kevin tibbles has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. two men will appear in court in chicago this morning for the murder of hadiya pendleton, whose death so tragically highlight highlights the problem of guns and gangs in this city. chicago police say they have charged two men, 18-year-old michael ward and kenneth williams, 20, with hadiya pendleton's murder. >> sadly hadiya's life was cut far too short by the unksconscis actions of two criminals who have been charged this evening. >> reporter: 15-year-old pendleton was shot to death not far from president obama's chicago home two weeks ago. an innocent, police say, murdered by gang members seeking retaliation, adding that michael ward has confessed to pulling the trigg

. >>> natalie morales is over at the news desk with a look at our other stories this morning.ood morning. >>> good morning. pope benedict's successor, anne thompson is there with more. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the conclave to elect pope benedict's successor is scheduled to begin between march 15th and march 20g9, but there is talk it could be moved up because the karmds who will elect the new pope are coming here to rome to say good-bye to pope benedict february 28th. we should hear some word perhaps this week. asked who will succeed pope benedict the pope himself yesterday set off a flurry of speculation at his weekly blessing when he addressed the crowd in spanish, he asked them to pay praise for himself and the future pope. some wondered was he sending a secret signal that he would prefer to see a pope from latin america? i spoke to a vatican spokesman who said there was no secret signal, just the pope offering a prayer. >> anne thompson, thank you. >> nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker is in port st. lucie, traveling with the pres

natalie morales is here with that. >> good morning, matt and savannah. good morning, everyone. defense secretary nominee chuck hagel after republicans stalled his nomination, the former gop senator is now back on track to win confirmation and succeed leon panetta. >>> violence in civil war this morning as a massive explosion rocks syria, hours after president bashar al assad's regime said it was prepared to hold talks with the rebels. they are unlikely to talk to the government they accuse of mass atrocities. according to human rights watch, the syrian military fired several ballistic missiles into residential areas of aleppo, killing more than 140 people, including 70 children. >>> today marks 20 years since the first attack on the world trade center here in new york city. the car bombing back in 1993 killed six people and left more than 1,000 others injured. the names of those victims are now inscribed at the september 11th memorial and a ceremony will be held there today. >>> a desperate race against time near monterey bay in california after the coast guard received a serie

natalie morales is here. >> good morning, everyone. u.s. security firm is pointing the finger directly at the chinese army in 141 cases of computer hacking. american computer securities firm says it has traced the hacking of american and foreign companies plus government agencies to one specific chinese military building on the outskirts of shanghai. china says the charge is groundle groundless. >>> u.s. coast guard says a leak in a fuel oil line was the cause of the fire that left that carnival cruise ship powerless and adrift in the gulf of mexico last week. officials say they do not suspect the leak aboard the triumph to have been caused intentionally. >>> sad new details of country singer mindy mccready's final days. bil she was allowed to leave rehab after 17 hours. her body found shot dead, next to the body of her dog. mcknight said the country singer had threatened suicide after losing custody of one of her sons earlier this month. >>> disappointing news on the employment front for veterans. young americans who served in the military

i'm savannah guthrie, alongside david gregory, who is in for ma matt, al roker and natalie morales.in the wake of country singer mindy mccready's test, that show "celebrity rehab," does it help or does it hurt? >> we'll hear from the professi professionals on that. >>> then boot camp for expectant dads. jenna bush hager signed up her husband with baby number one on the way. she is here to show us how that turned out. i'm looking forward to discussing this with jenna, what to expect when you're expecting as a dad. been there, done that. >> maybe a little advice for henry. >> that's right, because we dads are kind of dummies. >>> plus i want to teach you guys something that -- not so much what i learned from my dad but i feel like i inherited it from him. and i'm going to show you. it's something i still do every day. >> cool. we look forward to that. >> before we get to the news we want to give a warm welcome back to our colleague at abc, robin roberts, back on the air at gma. she is looking and feeling great. i know we are all really happy for her. >> she looks radiant this morning.

inside the studio, i'm matt lauer, along with al roker and natalie morales. tomorrow morning. coming up in this next half hour, get ready for some real fireworks in the board room. "celebrity a pre "celebrity apprentice" is back. gary bussey is all you need to say. donald and ivanka trump are here in studio to give us a preview. >> it will be explosive, i'm sure. >>> giada de laurentiis is in our kitchen. >>> when is it okay to block -- we'll answer your questions when it comes to digital etiquette. >>> let's say hi to dule hill back for a seventh season on the network's longest-running show "psych." you've been picked up for an eighth season. that takes all the pressure off. >> it does. >> why do you think this show has resonated with viewers so much? it's the longest running show on usa. >> right now, yeah, unless white collar comes -- we don't take ourselves too seriously, grown men acting a fool. and who can't relate to that? childhood dreams and all that. >> i understand season seven there's a musical episode. >> there is. >> you didn't do much rehearsal

inside studio 1a, i'm willie geist with al roker and natalie morales and tv host, a model, christie. >> thank you for having me. >> can i apologize for shattering your dream and what we're staring at here. we will get to that in a second. men's man cans with things on there i'm not -- >> mantihose. >> al wanted me to ask you, apparently you were in some magazine last week. we have a photograph, "sports illustrated," is that what you were telling me? >> i had been thinking "field and stream." this one was good, too. >> in the waders. >> don't act like this is your first time seeing it, al. >> that was easter island? >> easter island, yes. i never dreamed of going there. you have footage, too. >> we have it all. >> oh, my. it's crazy. i shot with david burton, amazing and so crazy and comfortable. >> how uncomfortable? >> razor blades on your bum bum. it was very painful. >> that's a rap song. >> it was a great wrap name. >> it's your fourth "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue. do you ever feel more comfortable in your own skin? >> every single year it gets easier. every single year it

i'm savannah guthrie along with matt lauer and natalie morales.eira are out in los angeles this morning. good morning again to you guys. >> good morning. coming up from here, we'll take you inside some of the hottest post oscar parties. >> and i spent some time with the adorable quvenzhane wallis as the 9-year-old got ready for her big night. matt? >> meredith, we look forward to that. you're not the only ones mingling with superstars. shuffle with me over here. take a look at this, michael phelps, the most decorate d olympian of all time. michael, good to see you. >> thank you. >> how is retirement going? >> living out of a suitcase, using a golf club a lot and traveling alone. >> explain that a little bit. you're now part of the golf channel's hank haney golf project, legendary has taken you on for the show. >> it's the most humbling thing i've ever done in my life. it's brutal. it's fun. you get to see some amazing golf courses. i get the privilege to work with hank. throughout the show you see a lot of frustration. no pros yet. >> out in arizo

i'm willie geist alongside al roker and natalie morales. >>> fighting a cold with natural remedies, vitamin of those may work and may not work. >>> how to bring a little romance and passion back into your day, especially with valentine's day coming up. >>> we'll meet a woman who wanted carrie bradshaw's "sex and the city" life and ended up living with a rabbi. >> there's a story there. >> a woman and a rabbi walk into a bar. >> explain that one. >>> let's check the weather. >> european model bringing a storm system through the southeast later today and then offshore by some time wednesday night into early thursday morning. now, this model brings it off mostly some lighter snow and no problems. the american models keep it closer and colder and actually suggesting a little bit stronger of a storm. we'll have to wait and see what happens. right now we know we have icing conditions in parts of southern new england. snow in northern new england. wet weather up and down the east coast, down into the gulf coast. look for snow in the central rockies. beautiful day in the pacific northwest underly p

i'm willie geist alongside natalie morales and al roker. >>> after swimming her way to the bronze in012 olympics, leah neale is on a list celebrating african-americans. we'll look at who else is on that list. >>> plenty of time to make a special gift for your loved ones. they're more personal and may save you some money perhaps. >>> top children's hospitals in the country. we'll reveal the just released list. >> we'll check that out shortly. how about a quick check of the weather? >> let's look ahead, see what we've got for you, starting with the afternoon temperatures way below normal up to the north and west, especially the northern plains. we're looking at warmer than usual temperatures with a jet stream up to the north out in the western part of the country. and as far as our afternoon highs and current conditions, we are looking at snow making its way to the upper great lakes, northeast. lot of rain in the gulf coast into the midatlantic states. more sunshine, cooler than usual temperatures in the southwest on into southern california. that'sfo >> chile but quiet start. we expec

i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales in studio 1a. we have a very special guest with us for the hour as larry king would say, jessica, her next cookbook, "the can't" cookbook. you're looking festive in red today. >> i'm not a valentine's person. i thought, i will wear a red dress. snow what does valentine's day look like in the sign felt household? romantic? what does jerry do? >> yes. well, my daughter made us a -- our daughter made us a candle and wrote a beautiful handwritten note. i have done nothing yet. we will go to that sewage plant you mentioned yesterday. i signed us up for the tour, thought that would be a nice family way to spend it. >> you use your weight to get on that tour. here it is. the views, we're told, from the top of the sewage treatment plant, majestic. the fumes are noxious but the views are majestic. >> the perfect thing for us to be doing on valentine's. >> wouldn't it be romantic to i don't know donate to great cause that takes care of children? >> i think that would be amazing. >> that's right. >> how roman

i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer, willie geist and natalie morales.>> what was your favorite video of the week? we have some lined up for you on "today's" top clicks. >> i love that one. >>> are you thinking about selling your home but aren't sure what repairs to make? we'll tell you the five things you can do to give you the biggest bang for your buck. >>> first, we want to check in with al up in boston. good morning. what are you seeing? >> right now, we've got a few flakes falling, but nothing too horrible. but by 11:00 or so, we should see the snow coming down a little more regularly. and by 3:00, we will really be into this. and a full-blown blizzard here in boston by 7:00 tonight. things will get going in new york a little bit earlier. already seeing activity. let's show you what we're looking for as far as the weekend is concerned. starting off with tomorrow. again, blizzard conditions along the new england coast. today, we are looking at snow developing along the northeast coast into inland sections as well. look for wet weather, windy conditi

. >> any way, what's happening tonight on "rock center "natalie morales is doing a whole deal on allf this stuff with relationships and things. and in one of her interviews they say there is something that can spice up your love life. let's listen. >> friday night, people going to bed soon. there are two things they can do to put a spark back in their marriage. what would you say? >> sleep nude. if you're sleeping nude, it makes it a little bit easier to have sex more often. and touch each other. back rubs and massages. just that level of intimacy feels really nice. >> you know what, she's -- good for her. i'm just telling you this, you guys. having lived a long time, and there is no normal. every couple is different and unique. but if you can learn something from someone else, god bless you. >> yes. >> i mean, i don't have any idea how many times jerry and his beautiful wife hang from the ceilings. i don't want to know. >> it does make you compare even though you don't want to. you can't kind of help it. i don't think that's healthy. here's another question. what do couples fight th