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everybody, welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. it is primary day in new hampshire. savannah is there. i know there are a lot of folks hoping and hoping that new hampshire is nothing like iowa when it comes to counting votes. >> they're hoping they will count the votes in new hampshire. the polls already opened this morning and, in fact, we can count some votes that's a live look at a polling place in nashua, new hampshire and yes, we have early results three small towns kept up their position and vote right at midnight the results so far, amy klobuchar leading with eight votes but look at this, michael bloomberg, who is not on the ballot here at all, actually received the most votes in a little town of dicksville notch. he got three write-ins according to a quinnipiac poll, michael bloomberg moved into third in the democratic race and bernie sanders has overtaken joe biden for the first time at the top in this national poll. sanders also leads in the final polls here in new hampshire with amy klobuchar mounting perhaps a late surge and moves designed to, in his words, shake up the democrats, the president held a rally right here in manchester and got 12,000 in attendance we have complete coverage. we will have our one on one with mayor buttigieg in a moment. we caught up with him last night. but we start with nbc's kristen welker a lot to talk about this morning. >> a lot to talk about this morning 6789 bu morning. busy day here, with millions of dollars already spent. candidates out in force making their closing arguments overnight and this morning greeting voters at the polls, including pete buttigieg right here in manchester telling reporters he feels great about his chances today for some of the candidates, new hampshire could be make or break overnight, in new hampshire, the first votes were cast in the granite state. as they've done for decades, the tiny town of dixville notch went to the polls at midnight of the five votes cast, mike bloomberg took home three, all write-ins, because he's not even on the ballot. >> that's a big surprise there >> reporter: in two other voting towns, amy klobuchar came out on top, with a total of eight votes in two towns klobuchar, who has been inching up in the polls, is trying to capitalize on a strong debate performance. >> we're on the cusp of something really great >> reporter: bernie sanders who has a narrow lead in some of the polls, makes the case he's the best to beat president trump >> there's three-times more people here tonight than in any other democratic rally in new hampshire. >> reporter: sanders fighting off a surging pete buttigieg, who is trying to build momentum after his first-place finish in iowa buttigieg sharpening his attacks on the democrats' main target, the president. >> there will be accountability for all of the broken promises if the senate was the jury last week, we're the jury this year we will have the final verdict on the president of the united states >> reporter: elizabeth warren from massachusetts struggled to gain ground here but overnight making the case that she's the right choice >> if you believe that america is worth fighting for, then i'm asking you, get in this fight. vote for me tomorrow >> reporter: joe biden, also reassuring supporters his fourth place finish in iowa is not an indication of things to come >> stick with me 24 more hours and i promise you we're going to do just fine heading south and across the country we're going to win in nomination >> reporter: laying out what he sees as his road to victory during an interview with nbc news can you survive a fourth place finish here in new hampshire >> sure i could. sure i do. >> reporter: what's the path >> the path issi south carolina and going into nevada and super tuesday. >> reporter: in an attempt to counterrally, president trump rallying in the heart of manchester saying republican voters could try to influence the outcome of the democratic primary. >> i hear a lot of republicans tomorrow will vote for the weakest candidates tomorrow of the democrats. does that make sense you people wouldn't do that. my only problem is i'm trying to figure out who is their weakest candidate? i think they're all weak >> so that's the lay of the land here in new hampshire. you obviously spoke to the former vice president yesterday. i think their campaign knew he would win iowa and new hampshire. i don't think they were contemplating perhaps a fourth or fifth place finish, which might happen today. >> it could, savannah. to take a step back, biden's entire argument was electability i'm the toughest candidate to beat president trump he had the fourth place finish in iowa and now there's reporting and concerns he could finish fifth here in new hampshire. that could be devastating. look, we've seen a real shift in strategy from the former vice president. he did not want to go on the attack against his rivals. he told you in that interview you did with him last week he didn't want to do that, he didn't want to go there. he changed his strategy. he's been on the attack of pete buttigieg and bernie sanders i asked him is that the right course and he defended that strategy. he said look, i have taken more incoming than any other candidate. but the question is how will voters respond to that i have been out talking about a number of them and they said look, we just want to hear about the issues. >> kristen, we will see how it all plays out. and as mentioned, buttigieg hopes to build on his showing in iowa, even something he called shocking so we met up with him in the granite state to talk about the votes he still needs to win over and rivals' recent attacks what does a win in new hampshire mean to you? is it life or death? >> it's certainly for us to do well, just like iowa was although this is a very different state in many ways. >> you've been talking about improving your numbers with the black electorate but so far it hasn't paid in dividends. can you show or demonstrate any progress in that regard? >> yes, absolutely the big thing has happening now is voters of color who are laser focused on defeating this president more than anything else want to know you can actually win the process of proving that has only been under way in a few number of days after a year of campaigning, proposing, talking, and that will give us the look we need as we travel directly to states like nevada, south carolina and super tuesday states where we have a lot of racial diversity and can make that case eye to eye >> our last national poll showed your support from african-americans dropping it was 3% a while back now it's 0%. >> some polls show the reverse i will not get caught up in poll. >> let me give you one other, there's a quinnipiac poll out showing michael bloomberg getting 22% of the african-american vote. and he's relatively new. you got 4% to your argument black voters want to see someone who's a winner, how come it's not showing up for you in this effort >> i don't have billions of dollars to put on the airwaves we have to go to every state and show. >> but you have been successful with the democratic fund-raising so you do have money to spend. >> yes, but we have to make sure we proceed in first iowa, new hampshire and then south carolina. >> let's go to vice president was a little snarky comparing your record as mayor to the vice president. >> in threat under joe biden, helped iran. and in fear of missing pets, buttigieg put licenses on pet chip scanners. >> to be blunt about it, he's saying you don't have relative experience >> if you're out for the most years spent in the washington establishment. i will not be your candidate i think what americans are looking for is a different perspective, to change what's going on in washington before it's too late. >> senator klobuchar said we don't need a political newcomer. the argument you're making was one of donald trump. he was new to politics and an outsider to washington >> the problem with donald trump is not that he's a newcomer. the problem with donald trump is that he's donald trump i'm not a stranger to uniform or office i'm not a stranger to government >> when you look at someone like bernie sanders, who has a history of identifying himself as a democratic socialist, is this somebody who could win? >> i think it would be very difficult, and not just because of the labels, but the approach. what he's proposing in terms of the budget, how he's proposing how to pay for them, there's a $25 trillion hole to pay for everything he's put forward. >> what do you say to bernie sanders when he says you're in the pocket of billionaires >> that's just wrong at the end of the day we have to make sure we're inviting everybody we can to help doe feet donald trump. >> i noticed you talked about the deficit the other day in one of your rallies. even though the progressives on the left talking about the deficit, they think that's not in fashion they said the republicans co-opted these policies. you really stuck your neck out there. that something you plan to do is deficit? is the deficit something of major concern to you >> yes, i think we have to take that back. truth is if you look lieu my lifetime, it's only been democratic presidents who have done something about the deficit. but my party has been allergic to talking about it or focusing on it. here you have donald trump creating a trillion dollar deficit and doing it mostly to finance tax cuts for corporations in the wealthy. the bigger that gets, the harder it will be to fund the programs we believe in. >> the president thinks he can say one thing and do the opposite. >> while the former mayor has taken aim at the president on the campaign trail, he's escaped any counterattack. biden likes to say the president attacks me because he's afraid of me. he's the opponent i fear most. he hasn't really gone after you. >> i don't think he can figure out what to do with me and that's fine by me. i don't care about the president's approach he will find a vulnerability, and if he can't, he will make one up we have to focus not on me, but on voters. >> so mayor pete buttigieg yesterday poised for perhaps a good showing here in new hampshire. very hopeful that will propel him on and just ahead, guys, why election officials here in new hampshire say they're confident they will not have a meltdown like the one we saw in iowa last week of course, nbc news will have live coverage of the primary results throughout the day, results later tonight with lester holt. so we will be back with you in a couple minutes and talk more about the race and how tight it is here in new hampshire. >> we look forward to that, savannah, thanks craig joins the table with breaking news on the coronavirus front. >> yes, in fact an american evacuated from wuhan last week tested positive for the virus and kept under isolation in san diego. meanwhile, the death toll in china has risen to more than 1,000 now. and we're hearing from the americans who are quarantined on that cruise ship in japan. nbc's molly hunter is in japan for us molly, good morning to you >> craig, good morning to you. we're in yokohama where "the diamond princess" headed out to sea to produce fresh water and perform necessary mechanical procedures it will be right back here tomorrow morning the big question on this trip was all of these new cases, were they from before the quarantine started or are they appearing during the quarantine? this morning on day seven of 14 days of quarantine halfway through "the diamond princess" headed back out to sea, as it does every few days. of the 3,700 people on board there are now 135 total confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 25 americans, now all in isolation in japanese hospitals. at the port a constant stream of ambulances coming and going. >> you can see over here they're getting ready to back in another ambulance. they take them out one at a time there's probably 25, 30 blnss on standby. >> we spoke with jerry jurgensen from utah on day three of her quarantine now a few days later sporting new masks. >> so yesterday they gave us higher quality of mask this is what we see the crew wearing when they bring us our meals. >> good morning. >> that's our captain. would you like to listen to what he says? >> another day that will probably bring us more challenges on our way, but we're as always ready to face these, remaining strong and united. the rest of the day, please continue to check your texts regularly. >> her and her husband mark right next door to her best friend. >> i will open the door and say hi to them this is mark and jerry from utah. >> and seven more days seems doable. >> we're taking our temperatures and reporting it three more days we will be ten days clear of everybody. so we think that we will be clear of even getting it i'm not stressed, not sick and we're making the best of it. >> molly, she is certainly making the best of it indeed back to that american who tested positive in california, as new cases come up in these quarantines, do we know how that could impact the isolation periods? >> that's a big question, craig. in short, we don't know. scientists originally thought the incubation period was 14 days, which was why the quarantine was set at two weeks. but then people started showing symptoms from five to six days to after 14. now scientists are wondering if actually the quarantine period is up to 24 days right now the w.h.o. is meeting to ask the world scientific community to come together right now and find out these answers craig? >> molly hunter in yokohama, japan. thank you. now to the emotional memorial for three family members killed in the helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. john, carrie and alyssa altobelli were remembered as vanessa bryant shared a heartfelt message. >> good morning. the at belltobelli family loved basketball he's not far from the stadium where hundreds gathered monday to remember his family a tribute for a family that loved baseball but not nearly as much as they loved each other. 14-year-old alyssa was gianna bryant's teammate who shared his father's competitive spirit and like her mother, led by example. >> the legacy they lift will continue to live on through all of us. >> reporter: survived by son j.j. and daughter lexi, carrie altobelli was the heart of the family a doting mother and loving wife, she stood by john's side as he coached 28 seasons of baseball at orange coast college. >> i know they knew they were everything for me. i'm so grateful to spend my time -- >> reporter: not as famous as his friend kobe bryant, john alt belly was legendary. he won four championships and players that love him feel many of the seats. >> great friend, father, coach he touched so many people. the whole family is going to be missed >> reporter: two weeks after the fatal helicopter crash, all nine of the victims are deeply missed over the weekend a private memorial held for payton chester, alyssa and gianna's team, and payton's mother sarah, who also passed away >> every damn night. >> kobe bryant's wife vanessa sharing her heartbreak on instagram, writing -- my brain refuses to accept that both kobe and gigi are gone. i can't process both at the same time posting a video of her husband and daughter, she says, "i realize i need to be strong and be here for my three daughters mad i'm not with kobe and gigi, but thankful i'm here with natalia, bianca and capri. god, i wish they were here and this nightmare would be over." tributes for the lives lost but not forgotten. with kobe and gianna bryant's public memorial to be held later this month, more than $350,000 has been raised for the at beth altobelli children alone this city very much healing from the heartbreak. >> so many people focusing on kobe and gigi but the rest of the families, heartbreaking. >> so much tragedy let's take a turn and get our first check of the weather from mr. roker you are tracking dangerous storms, is that right? >> yes, in fact we're looking at 17 million under flood watches and warnings stretching from texas into the appalachians. we have snow to the north side of the system as well. then for tomorrow we have severe weather to talk about. 12 million people at risk in the lower mississippi valley and gulf coast it's a southeast soaker today as the first system moves through, heavy rain on saturated soil, heavy rain, snow starts expanding from missouri into western pennsylvania, along the great lakes as well. and thursday it continues from the great lakes on into new england. look at the rainfall totals. some places will be picking up to three inches of rain. snowfall scratching about one to six inches as you get into the northeast and interior sections of new england and airport delays from dallas up the i-95 corridor we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. hop in. good lookin' 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(howling wind) (howling wind) a very good morning. it is 7:26, i'm laura garciap and underage boys in custody. police say he drove drunk and slammed his car into a parked car and injured a woman standing nearby. it happens late last night after a show ended at the el toro nightclub in the portola neighborhood. police credit quick think thinking by a nearby bus driver for kweeeping it from being wor. he used his bus to block the car there hitting the woman again and dialed 911. arriving officers arrested the driver and the victim is now in the hospital but is expected to be survive. let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. 70-degree temperatures again. >> we could set new records again today. as we head into some unusually warm weather. we're starting out with sunshine and temperatures anywhere from 55 in san jose to 63 in half moon bay to 36 in san martin. where we have the stronger winds, temperatures are warmer and we will still have some breezy winds throughout the day as we head into the upper 60s and even some mid-70s as we go through the rest of the week it gradually cools off but still a lot of sunshine. no rain through the next seven days. mike, how is the roads moving now. better. the arrow shows you with the crashes was at 101 north toward capital expressway and flowing after the earlier crash cleared. 87 saw traffic, via capital on north 85 and that are will happen, ripple effect. but the rest of the south bay is a smooth drive as you expect. the dumbarton bridge slowing than the san mateo bridge and the earlier route shows the slowing and slow across the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much. i'll be back with another local news update with you in half an hour. hope to see you then. obama: he's been a leader throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. 7:30, now. it's tuesday morning, february 11th, 2020 and it is primary day here in new hampshire. that's a live look at a polling place here in manchester voters up early. supporters up early. a lot of candidates up early, visiting voting sites. and the voting is under way. there are a few towns that started at midnight, at the stroke of midnight and it's going to go until 8:00 tonight here in new hampshire. so we'll get results later tonight hopefully, and not days later. we saw what happened in iowa and democrats are really hoping they don't get a repeat performance for that. >> our democracy in action. >> yes, indeed. >> savannah, we will be back to you in a few moments let's start the morning with a check of the 7:30 headlines. president trump and vice president pence were both at dover air force base in delaware late monday night to salute two fallen american soldiers javier gutierrez and sergeant first claes antonio rodriguez were returned to the united states in a dignified transfer ceremony both men were killed in afghanistan on saturday. the pentagon said the men were on a joint operation with afghan forces when an attacker wearing an afghan military uniform opened fire. six other americans were hurt. the u.s. has charged four chinese military hackers with one of the largest data breaches in history more than 145 million americans had their personal information stolen when the credit rating company equifax was hacked in 2017 the data included names, birth dates, credit card info, even social security numbers. equifax failed to pass a security flaw that the government had warned about. the company has already agreed to pay $650 million in a settlement take a look at this unusual weather scene. time lapse video captured a blizzard rolling over the black sea and hitting the coast of turkey this weekend. the doctor who shot that video said he set up the camera expecting to record beauty shots, and then the storm seemed to come out of nowhere he said it was a little scary but at the same time a wonder of nature. >> indeed. what do you say we head back to savannah in new hampshire hey. >> hey, guys there's a lot of pressure here, not only on the candidates but also as mentioned a time or two this morning, the pressure is on the election officials running today's primary. nobody wants to see the chaotic technical meltdown that happened in the iowa caulks officials here say they're confident that's not going to happen because they rely on traditional methods to get votes, record the volts. nbc's morgan radford now with that part of the story >> reporter: it's a caucus hangover by waiting for nearly a weet for the iowa caucuses to come in, pete buttigieg has a narrow lead but calls for recanvassing by the former mayor and bernie sanders. >> let's win this thing! let's transform america! >> reporter: and with iowa's first in the nation status now in question, primary voters in new hampshire say their process will be the calm after the storm. so you think new hampshire is ready? >> i know new hampshire is ready. >> reporter: you're not worried? >> i'm not worried at all about it new hampshire has a reputation of doing it right. >> reporter: it's the nation's first primary, 100 years old three of the last seven presidents won the primary among these voters. >> i have admired how seriously you take the responsibility. >> we're going to, as usual, new hampshire, surprise the country. >> reporter: and after the caucus confusion in iowa, election officials here say this is a process that can be trusted. everything here is done by hand. you get an official ballot and you mark your vote by hand on paper. when you walk inside the booth, no app, no electronics then you take your ballot to be counted. so every single ballot is then counted in this box? >> correct >> reporter: is it connected to the internet >> no, it's not. >> reporter: so nothing in this room is connected? >> no, nothing in the room is connected to the internet. >> reporter: everything by pen, paper, that's it >> that's it >> reporter: the secretary of elections say paper is safer. >> we can't hack a pencil. >> reporter: which is why voters say they're confident in the process, even if many were unsure about the candidates. >> if iowa came out with a clear winner, i would feel more compelled to lean that way. >> people are really undecided they're all over the place >> reporter: morgan radford, nbc news, nashua, new hampshire. we turn to claire mchaskell of missouri and andrea mitchell. good morning to both of you. paper ballots seem to be all the rage. >> paper everywhere. >> it will be exciting to see the results tonight. who has the momentum this is a race that feels in a way locked for bernie sanders but the rest wide open at the moment. >> the interesting thing to remember is bernie sanders got 60% of the vote here four years ago. 60%. he's not going to come anywhere near 60%. >> it's his neighborhood. >> it's his neighborhood and he's campaigned here and hajj following here but what we have seen in this race issing it more wide open than we've seen in a long time it will not be over tonight. a lot of voters have to weigh in if the candidates that are not for free college and medicare for all begin to coalesce, then i think you will see close calls down the line. >> there seems to be a progressive lane and then the rest mondayern and centrists, the not sanders and warren lane. let's talk about joe biden they always said they didn't expect to win in those states. they expect wins in south carolina but did they expect for this finish in iowa and what's shaping up to be here not a great finish in new hampshire? >> not at all. they can place fifth or fourth the fact is they're beginning to have a feeling of the loser. when you saw that quinnipiac poll that shows he lost 22 points in african-american support, he talked about south carolina being the firewall, that is no longer the case mike bloomberg has moved into position having lost so much of the african-american support, joe biden is almost on heels really. it's a problem for the campaign. >> they say they're going to super tuesday win, lose or draw. that's the question, can they go the distance >> that's what you have to watch. everyone who does well will raise money over the next few days and these come at breakneck speed now. next week nevada, following week south carolina and four days later the big, big, big super tuesday with lots of delegates so money matters here. and whether those low donations come in enthusiastically after tonight, that's what both candidates will be looking at. >> andrea, you referenced that quinnipiac poll, national poll out that's getting a lot of attention. suddenly here comes michael bloomberg. he's spent hundreds of billions dollars advertising. and it's showing up in the polls. i can't remember if he's number two or three in the national poll let me put it up on the screen so you can see it. so bloomberg's really making a run for it here. >> he'sic maing a run for it but the fact is he's not a great retail politician to fight 12 years of new york city mayor he's got some problems the stop and frisk issue with minority communities he has to prove himself as well. but that ad which made it appear that barack obama was endorsing him, that was a very powerful ad his advertising strategy has been brilliant he's got to prove himself still as well. the problem is going to be that the other candidates, the moderate, let's say moderate candidates, are going to coalesce eventually, going to come out of new hampshire with way too many candidates but eventually going to be bernie versus the others. then the bernie people will be passionate they are passionate. huge crowd here last night then you will have a divided democratic party and recipe for disaster against donald trump. we've brokered convention or bernie having a plurality and not the number of delegates he needs. >> meanwhile, to put a fine point on it, you had president trump here last night with 11,000, 12,000 people packing a stadium which is a reality check for what democrats are facing. >> keep in mind four years ago there were about 250,000 people that voted in new hampshire. so you look at those rallies and you wonder how many of those folks are actually from new hampshire. so we will see and that's the other thing we have to watch for tonight, savannah, turnout. what will the turnout be on the democratic side? and will you see mischief making by republicans who call themselves independents. >> crossing over the primary. >> yes, crossing over and voting for someone they think trump can beat >> there may be surprises. 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"making it in the bay," tonight only on nbc bay area. it's 8:00 on "today." it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, decision day. all eyes on new hampshire where voting is already under way. candidates there making their final push >> get in this fight vote for me. >> we're going to win this nomination >> will we see a major upset and will the process run smoothly savannah is live from new hampshire. plus, hitting the right notes. ♪ to the place i belong >> carson introduces us to an inspiring nurse, who believes the power of music is helping to heal her patients. >> nursing isn't just giving medications. you're catering to a person, mind, body and spirit. >> you feel like that music takes their mind, and transports them to a happier time or place. >> right and like a rock. how dwayne johnson's oldest daughter is following in his footsteps. and what the proud father has to say about it today, tuesday, february 11th, 2020 >> today is mom's 60th birthday. >> shoutout to western reserve academy in hudson, ohio. >> good morning to my mom watching in raleigh, north carolina ♪ >> hi, "today" show. we're the cougars from illinois high school and we're celebratin cheerleading state finals. >> collin's turning 11 >> i'm celebrating on tv ♪ >> 11 looks good on you, honey welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning. let's look for one moment at our crowd, man we have the best crowds in television they come out whether it's raining or sleeting or snowing and here they are. some have been out since 5:00 this morning, waiting for this moment on television we're happy y'all are here welcome in >> when they show up without a rain jacket or umbrella, we give them a nice "today" show poncho. >> yes, a nice keep sake. >> don't be deterred by the rain in town. you can also record a quick message and use the hash tag at the bottom of the screen there, #mytodayplaza and we'll put it on tv. if you're nostalgic for the '90s, you're going to like what we have for you. the flip phone is back we're getting our first look, brand-new motorola razr foldable version. >> i'm very excited about this. >> i am too. >> i asked if we could show it today, and they said no, you have to wait until tomorrow. >> and i think they only have two or three because they're so expensive. we'll will have that for you tomorrow but let's get to new hampshire for today's critical primary, first in the nation primary. >> yes, here we are, center of the political universe in new hampshire. polling is under way voters headed to the polls early. here's the scene in nashua, new hampshire. we're getting results from overnight voting kristen welker is here with me again. good morning again. >> good morning. as you say the stage is set for a dramatic day in new hampshire. democrats hoping the results will help provide clarity after the caucus chaos in iowa it's a race that could be make or break for some of candidates. overnight in new hampshire, the first votes were cast in the granite state. as they've done for decades, the tiny town of dixville notch, went to the polls at midnight. mike bloomberg took home three all write-ins because he's not even on the ballot in two other voting counts, amy klobuchar came out on top with a total of eight votes in the two towns. >> we're on the cusp of something really great >> reporter: bernie sanders, who has a narrow lead in some new hampshire polls, making the case he's the best candidate to beat president trump. >> there are three times more people here tonight than in any other democratic rally in new hampshire. >> reporter: sanders fighting off a surging pete buttigieg, who is trying to build momentum after his first place finish in iowa buttigieg sharpening his attacks against the democrats' main target, the president. >> the president thinks he can say one thing and do the opposite >> reporter: speaking to savannah in manchester monday. >> here you have donald trump creating a trillion dollar deficit and doing it mostly to finance tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy >> reporter: elizabeth warren from massachusetts struggled to gain ground here but overnight making the case she's the right choice. >> if you believe that america is worth fighting for, then i'm asking you to get in this fight. >> reporter: joe biden also ensuring supporters his fourth place finish in eye roy is niown indication of things to come. >> is stick with me another 24 hours and i promise you we will do just fine heading south across the country we're going to win this nomination >> reporter: in an attempt at counterreporting, president trump rallying his supporters in the heart of manchester, appearing to suggest republican voters could try to influence the outcome of the democratic primary. >> i hear a lot of republicans tomorrow will vote for the weakest candidate possible of the democrats. does that make sense you people wouldn't do that. my only problem is i'm trying to figure out who is their weakest candidate? i think they're all weak >> so, kristen, new hampshire is always kind of exciting because it's an open primary explain that dynamic. >> it means we have our eyes on undeclared voters. these are voters, savannah, who and pick their ballots at the polling place, either democrat or republican. they make up more than 40% of the of the electorate here the largest voting block could be make or break for the candidates i have spoken to a number of them, out talking to voters. a lot say they're undecided and will make their decision when they walk in the polls. >> a lot of undecided. it's always an interesting night. and, of course, nbc news will have the latest throughout the day and well into the night. back to you. >> kristen and savannah, thank you, thank you also this morning here a new case of coronavirus has been confirmed here in the united states a woman who is being treated at a hospital in san diego. that brings the total here to 13 now. the patient was evacuated on a flight from wuhan, china last week and had been under quarantine at a san diego air base the woman is doing well, has minimal symptoms meanwhile, all 135 people with confirmed cases on that cruise ship in japan are now in isolation in japanese hospitals, including 25 americans the virus has claimed more than a thousand lives so far, almost all of them in china it may be a good time for a boost. what do you think? 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>> coffee has been back and forth over decades studies are now saying it's good in moderation, two to four cups a day. it has a lot of an ox dants. it can help people who have to do things quickly, mood enhancer and increase alertness if you have not had much sleep. it helps with cardiovascular health and chance of reducing diabetes and insulin resistance. so there are things in moderation. >> when you say two to four cups, you're saying eight ounces. >> eight ounces. >> what is the first thing you want to do >> don't go cold turkey. if you know anybody who has, you know they're not nice to be around and have all sorts of issues and if you don't want the symptoms of withdrawing, it could take nine days long. you want to wean yourself from it the best way to do that is slowly cut down on cups a week or two if you like the taste of coffee, switch to decaf. >> just get back in the comfort zone if you don't want to stall all together >> yes, get back in the comfort zone or some people have issues getting to sleep, things like that. >> the junk on top, coffee mate, half and half. >> two to four cups, there's a lot of calories if you're using a lot of different additives. >> all right mr. roker, take us to the weather. >> let's do it i have a little game for you i know how much you love a game. this season, who's snowier, el paso or philadelphia who do you think >> el paso. >> philadelphia. >> philadelphia. well, here you go, the answer is el paso! look at philadelphia only .3 of an inch 13 inches below average. okay, lubbock, texas or washington, d.c. who do you think >> lubbock >> washington, d.c. >> no, lubbock, 1.6. one last deal, who's snowier, oklahoma city or nyc >> oklahoma city >> oklahoma city, wrong! new york city. look at that there you go then we're also looking at strong storms today through the southeast. heavy snow coming out through the southwest. good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall, looking over san francisco, a beautiful day. we could set new records. it will be very warm, especially in the north bay with highs reaching up to 76 in santa rosa and napa. san jose reaching 70 degrees today, 72 in livermore. we will gradually cool off a few degrees by end of the week with a lot of sunshine. still no rain in the seven day forecast. >> okay. yesterday, everybody was going nuts online on yesterday everybody's going nuts online, twitter, the #broom on twitter nasa said you can balance a broom, gravitational pull, blah, blah the short brooms i can't do it here live. >> why not >> i did it earlier but i can't do it here but you can put the broom in -- >> it's not like yesterday >> basically you use the short bristles basically to act like a tripod anybody can do it any day. there we go. >> i thought it was a real thing. i dreamt about it. >> you need better dreams! drink more coffee. >> thanks, al roker. we appreciate it we're going to move on to a series we've been talking about and looking forward to it's if our pal carson daly on the power of music. >> i believe it was plato who once said music is an heart to power the depths of our soul or maybe it was weird al but there's science behind this. health care professionals are using music to help patients with anything from recovery to treating anxiety and depression. recently we met kathleen sarns, a nurse on staten island, who saw the power firsthand. >> let's check out your dancing. >> reporter: katherine sarns is not a typical nurse. go into somebody's home. it's not just about meds and bandages music is a big part of your care why? >> music is something that thinks to me as a person and i kind of pass that along to my patients what kind of songs do you like >> "blue moon. >> reporter: kathleen has been a nurse for over a decade and the last few years a hospice nurse for the visiting nurse service of new york. >> am i supposed to be morass? am i supposed to be sad? i found just being be was the way to go. ♪ without a love of my own >> reporter: you might say it's in her genes her grandmother was blessed with a beautiful voice. >> i always thanked my grandma for teaching me singing a song someone knows can really help them she looked at me and said i want you to remember one thing, the people you're taking care of, they weren't always sick they were just like you. >> reporter: words she now lives by ♪ in the jungle, the mighty jungle ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight >> reporter: what is the reaction you get when you sing to your patients >> a smile is the biggest one for me >> reporter: for nine months kathleen's been the hospice note for billy caputo, a wwe referee. one of his favorites, john d denver ♪ to the place i long, west virginia ♪ >> nursing isn't just giving medication you're catering to a person's mind, body and spirit. >> you feel like that music takes their mind, transports them back to a happier time and place. >> right the stress lines leave their forehead and they're there ♪ you're hitting the high notes there. >> i'm trying. >> reporter: billy's daughter kate believes music is a big part of keeping her dad going. you didn't know if you would have your dad around for christmas? >> we didn't think we would have him around the summer. >> reporter: do you think music is extending his life? >> without question. >> reporter: who put the bombp in the bombp, bombp, bombp ♪ >> physiologically, it can be helpful in building the heart race and blood pressure. it helps build rapport with people and if you have that rapport, it helps in the plan you give them. >> reporter: they say in hospice care, music curbs pain and anxiety and now exploring music's impact on neurological diseases kathleen is hitting all of the right notes with her patients. ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪ >> this is just something that has worked for me. >> reporter: her range amazes me ♪ mr. clean cleans up dirt and grime ♪ >> reporter: like a human jukebox, even as we drive around staten island. >>. ♪ hello dolly it's so good to have you back where you belong ♪ >> wow when you say, it's unbelievable. it's so earnest and oar begunic and honest and all of those wonderful things, that it's contagious >> reporter: music is not just for kathleen's patients. it's also for what she said feeds her soul. >> you and i both have a wonderful anxiety situation and music changed my life. how has it helped you? >> music's been the one thing that's always been there for me. being 3-year-old and singing billy joel into my little cassette recorder. you have these thoughts that are racing and racing and racing, and music just slows the whole world down when you're feeling anxious, it can just calm everything >> reporter: what calms her down is not what you would expect ♪ how does listening to heavy metal or metallica help you? >> music that somebody might off to never, never think raises anxiety can actually quell anxiety ♪ take my hand to never ever land ♪ >> sometimes it's hard to get up in the morning and see patients and everything you're nervous, scream out metal lyrics, you know whatever it takes. for them you want to be at peace. ♪ so long, farewell adieu, adieu, to you and you and you ♪ >> reporter: you're so lucky to have a nurse like kathleen. >> blessed we got kathleen for a reason and i truly believe that he wouldn't be here if it wasn't for us, definitely when their face goes from like this and then all of a sudden you get a big smile, how could you not want to do that for them >> by the way, billy recently celebrated his 32nd birthday and whether thr sitting with kathleen or music, they see a big difference in his blood pressure and we're starting to see a lot of this. the national institutes of health, nih, is earmarking $25 million over the next 5 years to create the relationship between music therapy and neuroscience to see if they can get symptom relief from ptsd, parkinson's. >> i love what kathleen's grandmother, they weren't always sick that's beautiful carson, this is so you the whole series was great what's coming up next? >> we found an orchestra that's incredible 60-seat orchestra made up with people with mental struggles and started by a famed conductor, who has a special person in his life they're creating stigma-free zones for people to go in, share their art and it's contagious. it's growing. >> that's tomorrow >> that's tomorrow. >> thanks, brother more ahead, including good morning toy. 8:26. i am laura garcia. starting tonight, a project that may impact your morning commute over the next year. caltran kicking off construction on the 22 milex press lanes all the way to interstate 380 in south san francisco. closures start at 9:00 every night. if possible on some mornings, they could last until 5:30 or even 6:00 a.m. closures will happen sunday through thursday nights every week. the entire project is supposed to be ready to roll sometime in the year 2022. keep you posted on that. and a look at the morning commute. >> the 101, farther south than you talked about, traffic is jamming up towards university avenue. no incidents reported there, i saw an incident south of 92 into the area, might have been a burst of traffic that continues down. northbound, slow through mountain view, heading into the area, bogging down, may be one more crash, 101 around 92. the third of the morning through that stretch that's typically slow. 580 and 13, a crash here. another local update in a half hour. david: "life is complicated. choosing a health care provider doesn't have to be." molly: "that's why i choose a nurse practitioner for my family's primary care." david: "my np is accessible and takes the time to listen. i love my np." molly: "our np orders tests, makes the correct diagnoses and prescribes the medications we need." david: "my name is david and i choose an np." molly: "my name is molly and we choose nps." np: "consider an np. visit we choose nps.org to learn more." when mike first became mayor, there were places where black and brown children hadn't received an education for 30 years. mike said, "those are the kids i want to give an opportunity". he increased teacher's salaries. he increased the graduation rates by 40%. he made schools safer all over this country. children aren't getting a quality education. mike is going to fight for all the children. i saw him do it in the largest school system in america. he's going to do the same thing in this country. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. it is 8:30 on this tuesday morning, february 11, 2020 not necessarily the ideal way to start the day in terms of the weather here in manhattan. so gold stars to the crowd that have braved the elements although the rain has stopped by and large. a light drizzle. >> what a nice group of people outside. where's carson >> i'm just talking to my friend collin here and mom ashley they're from florida i can't help notice a sign here. collin, you want to read this? >> it says aubrey, will you be my valentine >> who's aubrey? >> that is my girlfriend. >> sounds like you already got a valentine. >> yes, sir. >> all right you guys are down here and wanted to give a shoutout to aubrey where's aubrey, live oak also? >> yes, sir. >> stop calling me sir. >> how are you >> good, how are you. >> well, happy valentine's day sounds like you're off to a good start. >> very impressed. >> the power of national television, calling on aubrey. >> making love connections coming up -- magician dan white is here with a new trick up his sleeve. he always outperforms himself. we will see what he has in store for us today and our pal martha stewart has a few tricks up her sleeve when it comes to valentine's day. no need to buy chocolate martha has recipes for fantastic homemade treats. plus, look who else is here! jane fry she's starring in "zoey's extraordinary playlist" and will join us later and tell us all about it thank you. before we get to all of this, how about a check of the weather? >> all right first, today's weather is brought to you by capital one. what's in your wallet? >> let's look at your days ahead starting with wet weather from texas to the mid-atlantic states heavy snow to the southwest. as we move into tomorrow, those storms progress. we look for a clip of rain and snow showers across the plains of the heavier snow as we get our way into the mississippi and ohio river valleys severe storms through the mississippi, ohio and gulf coast. look for sunshine down through florida. good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. a lot of sunshine and well above normal temperatures. we're heading up to 70 today in san jose, 73 in palo alto. santa rosa reaching 76 degrees. going into the rest of the forecast, we gradually cool off after some near record high temperatures to start out this week. then we'll see some upper 60s for part of the weekend. it will be breezy this sunday, and still nice and sunny heading into early next week. and that's your latest weather. carson >> uncle al, thanks so much. coming up next on "pop start," dwayne and the rock's daughter moving but not like you may expect growing up in a family that struggled economically powerfully influenced my values. bernie sanders he's fighting to raise wages. and guarantee health care for all. now, our country is at a turning point. hard working people, betrayed by trump, struggling to survive. in this moment, we need a fighter. bernie sanders. we know he'll fight for us as president because he always has. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. uh, "fifteen minutes could save you 15%ain? 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>> first up, dwayne rock johnson. some may not know this about the rock but he's a third generation wrestler his father was a wrestler and grandfather inducted into the wrestling hall of fame in 2008 now that tradition will continue with johnson's daughter simone she will be the first-ever fourth generation wwe wrestler simone making the announcement on instagram saying to the little girl who fell in love with wrestling and said this will be my life one day. this is for you. i'm humble, grateful and ready to work. let's do this. dwayne johnson writing on instagram, carry our family name proudly but your road will be yours to own and posted video of training with instructors and coaches saying she is hungry to learn. >> i wonder what her ring name's going to be? >> i don't know. >> can she be a rockett? probably not. >> not in the wwe. next up -- how about tuesday this tuesday morning two unlikely artists getting together blake shelton and pit bull. >> what? >> yes, here's blake shelton and pit bull, couldn't be further across the spectrum. but they have a song called "get ready," country and dance. here we go ♪ ♪ put your hands up get ready 'bama land ♪ get ready 'bama land ♪ get ready tonight ♪ get ready to 'bama land ♪ get ready to ride ♪ >> wow fired up next up, john krasinski topped by ellen. of course, you can't escape before playing a game and he did just that. he was there for a round of questions and improved he's a new englander at heart. >> who was the last celebrity you freaked out about meeting? >> oh, that's a good question. i met tom brady once i met him and i realized there's a computer chip put in you, even though he wasn't playing it. they put a computer chip in you that when you meet tom brady, your computer shuts off. he was like hey, how are you doing? i was like pretty good and that's all i remember about meeting him. >> say something sexy but do it in a boston accent. >> barbecue! >> sexy. >> is barbecue not sexy? >> no. >> naked barbecue. finally janet jackson, pop star with big news for fans she's working on a new album and will be embarking on a world tour this year the album tour called "black diamond" will be her 12th studio album. and janet announcement features a special performance of the hit song look forward to that. >> looks like she will be by the plaza. >> yes. >> you can do a duet. >> oh, yes last night on "jeopardy!" there was a category all about cousins. any "today" show fan will definitely get this one right. >> in 2011 this weatherman told "today" show viewers he and lenny kravitz are cousins. natalie? >> al roker. >> yep >> there you go. folks, that's not the first time you've been a "jeopardy!" answer. >> no, but -- >> nice, very nice >> what's the connection again his grandfather, my and grad father were brothers. >> that's so crazy >> forrest gump you are. just ahead -- magician dan white is here in the house the master mamind between one o the hottest shows in the city now. he's about to blow us away with one his tricks live. of fighting climate change isn't just about polar bears. we're fighting for our lives, we're fighting for clean air and clean water. that's why i wrote the law to send billions from polluters to communities suffering the most. and only one candidate for president was with us back then, tom steyer. and he's still fighting for us, pledging to make clean air and clean water a right for everyone, regardless of your zip code. that's the truth. that's tom steyer. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. welcome back we have a way to liven up your tuesday morning with magic and illusion. >> that's what dan white has in store for us the last time he was here, he left us speechless dan, let's see if you can do that again you have a show -- it's been five years now >> five years almost. >> everybody raves about it. remind people about it. >> it's an intimate show, small room with about 80 people and we do large illusions on an intimate scale everybody feels like they're part of it and taking place. >> what are we going to do today? >> right now i'm going to try something that's not in the show i kind of just designed for you guys something i have actually never done before. we will give it a shot here. before we do anything, you will notice there's an envelope attached to the window that's a prediction of what i'm going to try to influence you all to do. let me show you. i have a deck of cards in this box. all of the cards are different i will show the camera, every single card different, different. carson, what i would like to do, give you a split you have two halves there. >> yes, sir. >> i want you to think about this in your mind i want you to mentally eliminate one of those piles in your mind. >> just take it away >> yes. >> i have one in mind i want to eliminate. >> throw those cards in here, the ones you do not want. >> there you go. >> i can't believe you actually did that, carson. >> that's what you wanted? >> yes, that was perfect you do the same thing. split this in two halves as well in your mind eliminate one of those piles. whatever one you want to eliminate, throw it in the air finally, craig, we have a few cards here i will go and throw them and say stop whenever you want i will go one -- before i'm done only a couple left. >> you got to say stop before it gets to the end! come on, dude! >> stop! >> you're happy there? >> yes. >> we just got rid of all of these cards. you ended up on this card. hold your hand out flat. put your other hand on top of that card. if you would have gone one more, you would have gotten these. you have all of these on the floor and ended up with that card right there in the beginning remember i had a prediction stuck to the window. >> there's no way. >> no way. >> think about this -- >> i could have thrown either half. >> there's no way. no way >> see, here's the thing, i was so sure that we were going to end up here that that card is not in that envelope, it's actually on the window it's not on the window, it's on the outside of the window. carson, can you feel that? >> yes, it's on the outside. >> all 52 cards, craig, if you don't mind. >> no, i can't -- >> look at the camera. >> wait, that's not it. >> that's not it, dude >> uh-oh >> i knew that if i waited -- >> you messed him up the man said say stop. >> i said stop i don't want to go too early. >> here's the thing. we can actually kind of fix this. >> that's on the outside of that window. >> there's nothing you can fix. >> watch this. >> that is on the outside for people at home i swear to you, i was just there. >> uh-huh. >> okay. this hasn't been cleaned in years, by the way. >> six a six of clubs man. >> oh, way >> jack of hearts. >> is that card of the window for sure >> yeah. >> that's on the outside. >> daly, were you in on that >> no, i swear. >> check the envelope. >> that was crazy. what just happened. >> that's amazing! >> the vegas shows are great because they're huge but when you get to see the intimate, that up close is why you go. >> can you tell us on the break, please >> i went like this. there's nothing there. >> there was nothing there you're right. >> what happened to the six of clubs? >> just like that, poof. >> thank you we should mention dan's show, the magician at the nomed hotel here in new york city. if you're uptown, check it out up next, another person who amazes us, martha stewart, her recipes for troops on valentine's day. tv just keeps getting better. how you watch it does too. this is xfinity x1. featuring the emmy award-winning voice remote. streaming services without changing passwords and input. live sports - with real-time stats and scores. access to the most 4k content. and your movies and shows to go. the best tv experience is the best tv value. xfinity x1. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. welcome back, everybody. there are only three days welcome back everybody. there are three days left until valentine's day. if you're scrambling for a way to show that special someone how much you care, we have ideas martha stewart is here for dyi sweet treats, all from the latest issue of "martha stewart living." martha, before we get to the cooking. your weekend you were at the oscars how was it >> it was so fun. >> you look amazing. >> thank you >> how was the process of getting all dolled up? >> it took a little while. i'm not a movie star. >> you look like one there. >> it's nice i wore a short dress which got attention because everybody else was in long dresses. >> why did you go for the short? >> i just like short dresses. >> go for the horse back ride and show off the gams. >> what are gams >> legs. >> nice. >> your gams look good you're going to make sweet treats for us. >> we have so many delicious things most delicious no bake chocolate peanut butter cup bar. people love it melt bittersweet chocolate with four tablespoons of butter, six ounce u.s. of bittersweet chocolate. get that all melted. in another bowl mix 1 1/3 of peanut butter and another stick -- >> separate bowl >> yes mix those together it should be room temperature so it mixes nicely. and then add powdered sugar. i like to sift the powdered sugar two cups that's the base. that's the peanut butter part. >> work it all in. >> we have a smoothed a parchment line square, like a brownie pad. when you make brownies, you use this kind of pan. >> was this put in the refrigerator >> yes, chill that and add just beautiful bittersweet chocolate mixed with butter right on top. that makes it smooth, beautiful top. let that cool a little bit because it's still warm. you can just tilt the pan and get it all evenly layered. >> who was your date at the oscars, by the way >> i had a great date. douglas friedman. >> who is that >> he's a handsome, handsome photographer i like. >> was he your valentine >> no, i wish. too bad. >> there he is look at that picture, that's fantastic. >> isn't that pretty >> that looks like a bourbon ad. >> that was another elevator picture. then you dollop on top a little peanut butter, quarter cup of peanut butter, mixed again with room temperature butter. dollop that on top -- >> why the dollops >> this makes the pretty mark. you can make these dollops and with a skewer pull it like this -- >> do you think douglas was checking out your gams >> oh, of course we had a great time. he was fun but all of the movie stars were hanging out. >> you know all of those people anyway. >> huh >> were you shocked when "parasit "parasite" won best picture? >> it was weird. that's not my favorite movie but i can see why it won. >> shocker though. >> shocker. >> what's next >> chocolate caramel truffles. >> delicious. >> everybody loves chocolate candies so the chocolate truffles are easy to make. four tablespoons of butter, can of condensed milk and heavy cream. dump in this again. >> unsweetened chocolate >> three ounces of that. >> three tablespoons of cocoa powder and then whisk that together and then let it chill. >> take it off the heat once it's mixed. >> yes, once it's auld mixll mid use an ice cream scoop like this >> that's a ga nash. >> yes, you know what you're talking about. >> and roll them with your hands into little balls like this. >> nice balls of chocolate delicious. >> getting a little sticky i will roll them up and sprinkles. you can buy all of these different colors of sprinkles now at the cake decorating store. >> i got a little confection sugar on my fingers. maybe that will act as a little -- >> it might help but it's not round. but it's nice. roll it around you'll get it done look at that >> what's next hot chocolate? >> hot chocolate everybody loves hot chocolate. but what makes this hot chocolate, which is milk and cocoa powder, a little sugar and salt. >> salt? >> i love it. >> add a little chocolate? >> add, again, bittersweet chocolate. and then i made my own home made marshmallows cut these marshmallows out. >> did you just buy fluff or something if you wanted to do it quick? >> you can but look how gorgeous that is. that says i love you in the nicest possible way. >> they hold up. >> they do into your hot, delicious chocolate. see look how pretty. >> are these adults? >> well, anybody can have these. >> that's delicious. >> delicious and then we show you how in the magazine, how to make the templates for the beautiful bows and beautiful boxes. my grandson loves liverpool soccer team, all of the swag from liverpool, he's getting that box. >> you can put some chocolate in there. >> long hair, she never cuts gets hair ornaments. >> lick rich >> kevin loves licorice. >> my daughter >> beautiful, beautiful. >> valentine's day doesn't have to be stressful. it can be full of love and happiness. >> i love the no bake part of it more crafty that way. >> it is. >> martha, thank you for more on these recipes go to today.com/martha but first a look at your news and weather. a very good morning to you. 8:56. an underage boy in custody accused of driving drunk, slamming his car into a parked car which then injured a woman nearby. it happened late last night after a show at the el toro nightclub. police credit quick thinking by a nearby bus driver from keeping it from being worse. officers say he used his bus to block the car from striking the woman again and called 911. officers later arrested the driver. the victim is in the hospital but will survive. happening now, monitoring testimony in the b.a.r.t. stabbing trial in oakland. the defendant is accused of killing me a wilson on the macarthur platform in 2018. from our home page, learn about why they made a declaration on coronavirus and how long it will be in effect. the primary is under way. new poll giving bernie sanders an eight point lead over his closest competitor, joe biden. check the home page for updates. another local update in an hour. obama: he's been a leader throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. live, from studio 1a in live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good tuesday morning. bone b breakfast? >> i saw you with a >> who drinks bone broth for breakfast? >> i saw you wh a bag of bone broth. heating it up. you want to try a sip? >> i will try a sip. >> it's from my friends in five mary's farm in california. >> that's like soup. >> it's a beef broth >> not at all. long-term health benefits? >> supposedly it's good for you. >> bones for breakfast