. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." friday morning, february 26th, 2016. feeling a little more like winter today than it has this week. i'm willie along with natalie. dylan dreyer with us. tamron is covering the presidential campaign. al is in miami for the south beach wine and food festival. we'll talk to al. he'll get cooking with giada in a few minutes. dylan, new chose the jam. >> "queen of the night," little whitney houston. >> gets you fired up on a friday. >> throwback. >> i love it. >> where does it come from? it's a great song but -- >> you get it in your head. >> you'll be queen of the night tonight. gets me fired up at 6:00 p.m. show. >> we were equally, like 13." >> he's so cool. he's in a play with his wife. little bit. we have to talk about the republican debate last night in houston. so many people have been calling on marco rubio and ted cruz to go after donald trump. they said, is it too late? what are you waiting for? well, m

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today." it's tuesday morning, february 23rd, 2016. i'm willie along with natalie and al. my morning jam takes you back to middle school, "the symphony" by marley marl and the juice crew. video. fantastic. >> i remember that. >> great bass line. >> terrific. story. it keeps getting more interesting. a new twist, the fight between the fbi and apple over unlocking an iphone used by one of the attackers in the san bernardino mass shooting. microsoft founder bill gates weighed in, siding with, surprisingly some people, the fbi fbi. saying tech companies should be forced to cooperate with law enforcement in terror investigations. >> i do think people want the government to act on their behalf if they feel like the safeguards are there. historically, the government has gone to phone companies and banks and lots of companies to gather information. people feel like the government not being blind and being able to try and st

dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab you u dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab you u lous producing team. my mom. i love you, mom. you believed in me from the beginning. this is "today" on lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, >>> dylan, what's coming up this weekend? >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for in-in-out bug rger. i handed off a guitar live that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> they gave you flowers. >> i know. they're on my desk now. thank you in advance. i haven't seen them yet. >>> full oscar round upp breezy nw winds 10 to 15 mph. .tonight...clear. lows in the lower 40s. light wind with orlando. .saturday...sunny. highs in the mid 60s. nw winds 5 -10 mph.

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. >> welcome to "today" on a friday morning. february the 12th, 2016. they need it out there. it is cold here in new york city. really in large parts of the country. get on the couch. >> this reminds me of my parents wouldn't let me sit on the sofa. >> the only difference it's not coated in plastic. no plastic slip cover. >> you can't go in there. >> i don't know why, i woke up thinking about this. hung out with some cool girls yesterday. >> looking red hot. we need it, because this weekend we have temperatures predicted to be sub-zero from the mid wrest, to the -- midwest to the east coast. 14 in new york, 8 in boston. it will get colder sunday morning. i mean, it's going to be brutal. take a look at the images, this is from scranton, pennsylvania. 12 inch water main breaks spraying water 20 feet into the signs, power lines with a thick sheet of ice. i mean, like out of a movie. it's crazy. they finally were able to chip away, but look at that. >> wow. >> yeah. that is unbelievable. >

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today". it's monday morning, leap day, february 29th, 2016. boy, we're excited about leap day here in new york city. willie along with tamron, who is back after a long time away. glad to have you back in the chair. >> feel like i only saw you on tv for two weeks. >> busy chasing the republican and democratic candidates all over the country. the minute you get here, al and natalie go to los angeles. >> and they get a glamour gig. >> go hollywood on us. >> i like that. >> literally. >> because it's leap day, does that mean we actually get a whole day back of sleep? >> no. >> that'd be nice. >> not like a time zone. >> i was hoping for 29 hours of sleep or something. >> it is the weird extra day we get every four years. "new york times" reports 200,000 people celebrating their first real birthday. something to do with the 28th, i think, on the off years. some do march 1st. let's be honest, you're living in a black

now here's willy geist with a look at what's coming up next on the today >>> good morning. three-peat. >> we're winning, winning, winning. >> donald trump cruises to victory in nevada, his third straight win in the republican presidential race. super tuesday is a week away and state. does he think the nomination is his to lose? we'll talk to him live. >>> tornado outbreak. >> it's crossing the road. look at that! >> a string of twisters across the south, entire neighborhoods wiped out. the damage stretching from louisiana to florida. at least three people killed, more than 30 others injured. there's more dangerous weather today. >>> new cases, new fear. 14 more women potentially infected with zika by their male partners here in the united states.

congressman clyburn, it's willie geist. be in your state here this weekend. >> yes, sir. >> i want to ask you about bernie sanders and some things your colleagues have said when congressman john lewis came out and endorsed hillary clinton with the congressional black caucus. he said he never saw bernie sanders out there on the front lines of the civil rights movement. perhaps bernie has exaggerated his role in the civil rights movement. you just talked about your experience in snik. do you believe that bernie sanders throughout the course of his life has been committed to civil rights? >> yes, i do. let me tell you something. i grew up in a parsonage. my father was a fundamentalist minister. when we were out there on the streets, a lot of people when i would go to church on sunday would say, son, we're praying for you. and those prayers meant something. that support meant something. we never saw them out on the front lines. but what they did, they showed the kind of support we needed. people who put up the bail money to get

willie geist, take the next. >> a lot of fire is being trained on new hampshire based on what he did in iowa. new jersey governor chris christie who staked his campaign on new hampshire left iowa early for new hampshire before caucusing even began. he finished in 10th place in iowa, getting fewer than 4,000 votes. on the trail yesterday, governor christie trained his sights on marco rubio, pummelling him in front of the press. >> i'm going to work, love you guys, follow me around all you want. you know me, unlike these other campaigns, i'm not boy in the bubble. we know who the boy in the bubble is, who never answers your questions, who's constantly scripted and controlled because he can't answer your questions. so when senator rubio gets here, when the boy in the bubble gets here, i hope you ask him some questions. because it's time for him to start answering questions. he wants to say this race is over and it's all him? seems to me he should have to sit across from you and answer your questions the way i do. and you, and you, and you. and he hasn't. so now it's time for him to man

here is willie geist. >> adam grant is teaching some of the youngest business ninds to be productive. the first step to a original idea, he says, is to poke a hole in the status quo. >> it starts with looking at the world around you and seeing something that the rest of the world did not see. >> saying i'm going to take initiative and make a reality. >> in 2010, four of his professor did just that. they wondered why a pair of eyeglasses should cost hundreds of dollars. that question cave birth to warby parker. >> they said we would like you to invest in this company to which you said -- >> no, i'm not interested in investing. >> they are now worth over a billion dollars, so now my wife handles our investments. >> it was an inspiration for grant's book. >> i thought that all original people were daredevils, but most successful entrepreneurs, most of the people don't like taking risks. they like playing it safe. >>> another finding? that so-called experts don't always know best. we all know seinfeld as one of the most successful tv shows of all time, but executives and test audiences we

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. >> we want to welcome willie geist to des moines on this monday morning. also, we wantrnor sarah palin. endorsing donald trump. we'll talk to governor palin in a couple ofrst, natalie is holding down the fort back in studio 1a in new york and has a check of the top stories of the morning. good morning. >> good morning to you.h organization is holding an urgent meeting in geneva today to decide if the declared a global economy. the virus carried by reached two dozen countries. the u.n. health agency says it is spreading explois sively in the there are confirmed cases in the u.s. among people who traveled to other countries, but no infected mosquitos have been found in the u.s. death of a 13-year-old girl whose remains were found along a north carolina highway on saturdold natalie keepers was charged sunday with helping to dispose of the body. freshman david eisenhauer was charged earlier with kidnapping and murder. both are engineering maryland. police say eisenhauer knew the victim, nicole lovell. she was reported missing from her virginia home onout the m

dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab you u dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab you u lous producing team. my mom. i love you, mom. you believed in me from the beginning. this is "today" on nbc. >>> dylan, what's coming up this weekend? >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for in-in-out bug rger. i handed off a guitar live during a concert. that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> they gave you flowers. >> i know. they're on my desk now. thank you in advance. i haven't seen them yet.

dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab youu dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab youulous producici team. my mom. i love you, mom. you believed in me from the beginning. >> i told you lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, >>> dylan, what's coming up this weekend? >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for in-in-out bugrger. i handed off a guitar live during a concert. that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> they gave you flowers. >> i know. they're on my desk now. thank you in advance. i haven't seen them yet. >>> fulul >>> good friday morning. i'm sheli muniz. >> and i'm eric harryman. 9:56 and into the newsroom, about an hour ago the men responsible for that workplace shooting we've been covering in kansas was served a protection from abuse order just an hour and a half beforethat shoo

trump, it's willie geist. let's take up that question of you have said as one of the pillars of your foreign policy credentials that you had the wisdom to know it would be a bad idea to invade iraq. that it would be a disaster. you said you said that in 2003 and 2004. last night, buzzfeed unearthed a clip of you talking to howard stern september 11th, 2002, where you were asked, should we go into iraq and you said, yeah, i guess so. i guess my question to you, mr. trump, is, are you exaggerating how strong you were against the war? i know you've said things down the road that put you out there as someone who was against the war, but are you exaggerator how hard you were against it? >> no. that was long before the war started. by the time the war started and you have documentation of this, by the time the war started, i was against it. you see articles in 2003 -- don't forget, i wasn't a politician. nobody cared about my opinion. that was just a question asked of me. i was a civilian. i was an entrepreneur. was

dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab youu dylan, willie geist, a.j. i love you, mom. this is "today" on nbc. >>> dylan, what's coming up this weekend? >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for in-in-out bugrger. i handed off a guitar live during a concert. that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> they gave you flowers. >> i know. they're on my desk now. thank you in advance. i haven't seen them yet. >>> full oscar round upa quick update on a couple of bills we've been following in the iowa legislature. a bicycle safety bill passes the state senate. it would require drivers to "i bike more than i drive these too close to you, it definitely sends some chills down your back.' the rule does not apply when there is the bill now goes to the house. and a bill which would allow student athletes -- who are victims of bullying -- to transfer schools and play sports passes the house. right now, the law calls for students who transfe

i'm savannah alongside willie geist. matt will be back on monday. >> we talked earlier about how remarkable it is we had george w. bush, president obama and the race. enter the pope. >> don't mix religion and politics, not applying to this race. it is a big story this morning. the presidential candidates are making their final pitches ahead of tomorrow's democratic caucus in nevada, and the republican primary in south carolina. as willie mentioned, this election has taken another strange twist, with this back and forth between donald trump and the pope. we will talk to mr. trump live in a moment. we want to begin our decision 2016 coverage this morning with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. south carolina, of course, debate. the fighting has gone from surprising to surreal. here's where things stand on the you can see the race is tightening. donald trump, according to the new nbc news/wall street journal poll out this morning, up five points over ted cruz. down to

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coming up now. >> announcer: fm nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today". it's friday morning, february 19th, 2016. i'm willie along with natalie and dylan in for al this morning. he's on assignment, as is tamron, down in south carolina getting ready for tomorrow's primary. dylan has our morning jam. >> it's in honor of al. he got stuck in the airport in montreal. i get the call at 9:00 last night that al isn't going to make it back in time and that's why i'm here. in honor of al, "on the road again." >> he made it home. he instagramed a picture. >> montreal is a great town. >> nice place to hang out overnight. >> good restaurants. >> shall we talk a little politics? >> yes. >> the republican primary in south carolina, as i mentioned, is tomorrow. ahead of that, donald trump has taken this to an entirely new place, squaring off with the pope. he walked back comments a little bit that he made yesterday. on the flight home from mexico yesterday, the pope was asked about trump a

dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab youu dylan, willie geist, a.j. my mom. i love you, mom. you believed in me from the beginning. >> i told you hi dad. uh huh. yeah...sorry about that. think about it there must be higher love down in the heart what do you think? and in the stars above hi ted, glad you could join us, we think you're going to like these numbers. bring me a higher love i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms . no growth-promoting antibiotics, >>> dylan, what's coming up this weekend? >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for in-in-out bugrger. i handed off a guitar live during a concert. that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> they gave you flowers. >> i know. they're

dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab youu dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab youulous producing team. my mom. i love you, mom. you believed in me from the beginning. >> i told you >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for in-in-out bugrger. i handed off a guitar live during a concert. that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> they gave you flowers. >> i know. they're on my desk now. thank you in advance. i haven't seen them yet. >>> full oscar rarea high schoolers are stepping in to put a stop to a controversial courtside cheer... this video of dallas center grimes students chanting donald trump's name over and over went viral earlier this week after a sub-state game against perry high school. the chant was meant to intimidate perry's latino players... but it's also set off a state-wide controversy. now it appears the fans themselves are ready to put it all to rest. students from both schools met yesterday to discuss what happened and how

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dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab you u dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab you u lous producing team. my mom. i love you, mom. you believed in me from the beginning. >> i told you that >>> dylan, what's coming up this weekend? >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for rger. i handed off a guitar live during a concert. that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> i know. they're on my desk now. i haven't seen them yet. >> great intern. al and i will be there monday inwe're coming up on 10 o'clock.. time to check the forecast. meteorologist randi rico good morning. flurries still and chilly. but good things a day away. morning. the light snow will be over by lunchtime. temperatures will stay in the low to mid 30s much of the day. clouds clear tonight so it will we'll hit 50 with

here's nsbc's willie geist. >> adam grant is teaching some of the youngest business ninds to be productive. >> some of you are having way too much fun with this. >> the first step to a original idea, he says, is to poke a hole in the status quo. >> originality starts with looking at the world around you and seeing something that nobody else saw. it's taking the leap. not only to have the idea but making it a reality. >> in 2010, four of his professor did just that. they wondered why a pair of eyeglasses should cost hundreds of dollars. that question and the answer the guys found gave birth to the popular eyewear company warby parker. >> they said we would like you to invest in this company to which you said -- >> no, i'm not interested in investing. >> that hurts right now, doesn't it? >> they were just valued at over a billion dollars. now my wife handles all of our investments. >> 1.2 billion to be exact. the warby moment was an inspiration for grant's book. he set out to investigate what he had missed about his students and their idea. >> i thought that all original people were daredevi

. >>> from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1 a in >> welcome to "today." warm day today. al, your morning jam. >> "cheeseburger in paradise." i'm going to be cooking at the burger bash. >> do i have to recuse myself? i'm judging. >> i'm looking for all fixes i can get. >> yours is going to be a good burger sblmpt dei go r burger. >> i go down tomorrow. >> then we cook on the beach. >> then we are going to l.a. for the oscars. >> we are a married couple this weekend. >> we are. >> okay. >> more on that coming up. let's talk about the oscars sunday night. >> you guys are going to be there. a lot of story lines to talk a lot of people want to know is leo dicaprio going to win best actor? best picture category, different kinds of movies. the big short, bridges of spies, more of a spot lighty movie or big with revenant? >> split on where the awards are landing. it will be interesting. >> a fun night. one thing hanging over is diversity of hollywood question. chris rock is hosting. a lot of people can't wait to see the opening ten m

dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab youu dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab youulous producing team. my mom. i love you, mom. you believed in me from the beginning. >> i told you >>> dylan, what's coming up this weekend? >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for in-in-out bugrger. i handed off a guitar live during a concert. that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> they gave you flowers. >> i know. they're on my desk now. thank you in advance. i haven't seen them yet. >> great intern. >>> full oscar round up on monday. al and i will be there monday in hey, guys! if weekly grocery shopping at other stores just look at these savings at your local walmart. charlotte the total amount saved at walmart vs bi-lo was $27.02 on this week's groceries - that's 20%. why shop anywhere else? try shopping at walmart. walmart's every day low prices make shopping quick and easy because you'll find low prices on great products every day. start shopping wi

dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab you u dylan, willie geist, a.j. my fab you u lous producing team. mom. i love you, mom. you believed in me from the beginning. this is "today" on nbc. >>> dylan, what's coming up this weekend? >> we've been doing the up for the job internship. sheinelle and i got the chance to be interns for rascal flatts. they were up for anything. gave us ridiculous orders for in-in-out bug rger. i handed off a guitar live during a concert. that was very exciting. i get handsy when i get excited. >> they gave you flowers. >> i know. they're on mytdesk now. thank you in advance. i haven't seen them yet. >> great intern. monday. >>> live over the long island expressway, 9:57 on this friday, february 26th. good morning, i'm michael gargiulo. happening now, police are investigating bomb threats made against several schools in new jersey. police are responding to threats at bergenfield high school, tea neck, and waldwick high school and middle school. so far no word of anything suspicious found at any of these schools. comes a month af

here is willie geist. >> good morning. in just a moment president obama will make a statement from the roosevelt room at the white house. we expect him to put forth a plan for closing the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. this is something the president has vowed to do since he first ran for the job as a united states senator. we have already heard clear opposition from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and it will stir up debate on the campaign trail. let's bring in jim mik la she have skier in there were as many as 1,800 detainees at guantanamo bay. that number down to 91. as many as 35 could be released to other country and it could cost the u.s. $460 million to build detention facilities for 30 to 60 of those detainees who would be brought to the u.s. and inncarcerated many most likely for life. >>> we have republican majorities in both chambers of congress. let's go to the president right now. >>> good morning, everybody. in our fight against terrorists like al qaeda and isil we are using every element of our natio

. >>> from nbc news this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> it is thursday morning, some folks out on the plaza this morning. tamron on assignment in new hampshire. natalie, what do we have? >> brand new by ben rector. he was on our show. i just love this song. i love him. it's "brand new". it's a brand new day. >> i have to download it. >>> let's talk politics because now. >> donald trump and ted cruz back at it right now after trump finished second in iowa. you remember he gave a pretty gracious speech, thanked the people of iowa and congratulated ted cruz. it all changed yesterday in a series of tweets when donald trump accused of ted cruz of fraud in iowa echoing ben carson's complaint that some cruz staffers spread the word that carson headed home to florida suggesting he was getting out of the race so why vote for a guy getting out of last night donald trump spoke on fox news about this issue. >> i think it was a disgrace that he did it. i don't think it should be allowed. i think those vote

stars. today's take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. >> welcome to "today" on thursday, february 18, 2016. i'm willie along side natalie, al and tamron out on assignment. ryan eggold filling in. >> al-ron. >> this is your jam. >> this is if you need a little pick me up and need to dance in your underwear in the morning this is the song. >> is that what you do to get ready? >> inside scoop on how you prepare for a morning like today. >> underwear dancing. >> i love it. >> you're a strange man. that is why we love you. remember the big pot $1.58 billion. three groups won. now we have another group in florida, a couple who won one-third of the giant powerball jackpot. maureen smith and david took the $327 million lump sum and kept the big win a secret from their family and friends. >> i lost like ten pounds. a lot of pacing at night. >> i'm afraid it will make me less because i will be worried. >> everyone was saying you are from beach do you know who won? no. >> really don't know yet. i want to get a massage. >> that's a good start. >> every day of their life

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today." monday morning, presidents' day, february 15th, 2016. 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 the year, maybe taylor swift. >> it'll be kendrick lamar. >> really? it. it. it seems like the songs have been around longer than -- >> i know. i've listened to them over and over again. >> when you

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from >>> welcome to "today" on a snow city. it's february the 5th, 2016. two days before the super bowl. great crowd outside in this weather. i'm willie inside with natalie and al. tamron is on assignment again this morning in new hampshire. our morning jam is "september" by earth, wind and fire. we're playing it in memory of maurice white, who died wednesday at his home in los angeles at the age of 74. one of the founding members of this great band. >> he suffered from parkinson's the last two decades. they are our they were our first plaza performance in 1995. they played a number of times. this is them in 2001. >> they were like our house band here for a long time. i remember every time they came in, they'd play "september" and the crowd would always go crazy. >> terrific. >> what a great legacy. as you listen to the song, you'll probably never go to another wedding where they don't play this. he had parken inson's and stopped performing in 1994. but he was behind

. >>> from nbc news this is natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. >> welcome to "today," thursday morning, february 11, 2016. >> you forgot our names. >> i'm so distracted because foreigner is here. you are listening to "hot blooded". they are going to do one of their songs. couldn't be more excited. >> i had no idea how many songs are key to the weather. "hot blooded", "cold as ice." >> you inspire them. >> this brings back so many high school dance memories. >> like almost the original house band for miami vice. >> believe it or not they are back out on the road and a new album out. a live performance from foreigner. we are so pumped. >>> let's talk about special guest. >> what is wrong with us? >> this might give you a hint. it is the hit from drake. >> who won the big ring? denver broncos. >> the mvp of the super bowl, von miller. >> big ring. >> we haven't gotten it yet. >> they have to make them. i have never con a super bowl. von had six tackles and made cam newton undab. the two sacks and the big fumble that we saw both ended up with broncos' touchdowns. you are with us. t

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