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Criticism over his decision not to attend tomorrows funeral. Moment of impact. A sightseeing helicopter crashes near pearl harbor. Why the pilots actions saved lives. An alarming surge. The dramatic increase in flu cases around the country. What you can do to ward off the virus. Today, friday, february 19th, 2016. Announcer from nbc brks krrksbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Its friday morning. Im savannah alongside willie geist. We talked earlier about how remarkable it is we had george w bush, president obama and president clinton entering in on the race. Enter the pope. Dont miss religion and politics, not applying to this race. The president ial candidates are making their final pitches ahead of tomorrows 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. Good morning to you. South carolina, of course, famous for a Good Spirited debate. The fighting has gone from surprising to surreal. Heres where things stand on the republican side. 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 a 16point advantage he had one month ago. Marco rubio and jeb bush in a statistical tie for third. Reporter donald trump now diffusing what began as a holy war of words. I dont Like Fighting with i think hes doing a very good job. The pope is a wonderful guy. Reporter the donald versus the pope started hours earlier. For a religious leader to question a persons faith is disgraceful. Reporter pope francis after praying on the mexican side of the u. S. Border responded by challenging the republican front runners proposal to build a wall. A person who thinks only about building walls and not bridges, he told reporters, is not christian. Trump arguing the pope would be blessed to have him in the white house. If and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows, is isis ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope will have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. Reporter a top trump aide tweeting this picture, showing walls. Vatican. Reporter trump is also howard stern interview, in which he said he supported the war in iraq, despite the recent claims that he opposed it. Are you for invading iraq . Yeah, i guess so. Um, you know, i wish it was i wish the first time, it was dont correctly. Reporter he tried to clarify his remarks. Probably the first time anybody asked me that question. By the time the war started, i was against the war. Reporter for all the Campaign Seasons nastiness, emotional moments, too. I would hope in the lord and in my friends, and now i found it in my president ial candidate that i support. Id really appreciate one of those hugs youve been talking about. [ applause ] reporter like john kasich, comforting a supporter struggling with hardship and depression. A powerful and moving moment there. 24 hours ago. No room for error for these candidates. Stops, including jeb bush, whose mom, barbara bush, 90 years old, will be back on the trail today. Back to you. Peter, thank you so much. Donald trump is with us now on the phone. Mr. Trump, good morning. Good morning. Lets see if we can clear something up that has become an issue in South Carolina. The question is whether or not you said that the Bush Administration lied to get us into the war in iraq. Here is exactly what you said at the debate on saturday night. We will roll the tape. They lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were none. Heres what you said last night at a cnn town hall when asked by a voter, who didnt like the sentiment, whether youd be willing to reconsider. Well roll that tape. Would you be willing to rethink that . A lot of people agree with what i said. Im not talking about lying. Im not talking about not lying. Which is it, mr. Trump . It seemed like you backed off night. Are you still saying that the im not saying anything one way or the other. You did. Savannah, im saying that as far as im concerned, the decision to go into iraq was probably one of the worst decisions ever made in the history of our country. It led to the total de destabilization of the middle east and everything now. Im sorry to interrupt but to this specific issue, there are voters in South Carolina that are seizing on this. Whether or not you accused the Bush Administration of lying. I think youre aseizing on it. I dont think the voters are seizing on it. I dont know if he lied or not. He could have. Maybe he did and maybe he didnt. I guess youd have to ask him. Whatever, the decision to go into the middle east, iraq, was one of the worst decisions in the history of our country. We lost thousands of lives and we have wounded ware your eded warriors who i love all over the place. Iran is taking over iraq. We lost and have been humiliated there. If you go in, you go in to win. But the war in iraq was one of the worst decisions. Why he made it, there were no weapons of mass destruction. He said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were no weapons of mass destruction. Its been a horrible decision. Maybe the worst decision ever made by the United States. Mr. Trump, its willie geist. Lets take up that question of iraq. 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. 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 war . The road that put you out there as someone who was against the road, but are you exaggerating 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 dont forget, i wasnt a politician. Nobody cared about my opinion. That was just a question asked of me. I was a civilian. I was an entrepreneur. At the time, did you think it was a good idea . To go into the war . In 2002. It was a disaster. Because the question was asked in 2002, long before the war started. By the time the war started, i was against it and immediately after it started and for many years, identifyve been against it. I said itll destabilize the middle east and iran will take over the middle east. Thats what happened. Lets talk about the dust up with pope francis. We heard about what you had to maybe pope francis didnt Say Something as initially harsh as you were told. You said yesterday no leader, especially a religious leader, should have a right to question another mans religious and faith. I was struck by that. Over this last week, and even on friday, a week ago, you tweeted about ted cruz. How can ted cruz be an evangelical christian when he lies so much and is so dishonest. You have been questioning another persons faith. No, im not. Ted cruz told many lies. He got caught. Youll be reporting on one in a while, what he did with marco rubio, with a false ad he put out. What he did to ben carson in iowa. You questioned his faith, whether or not the fact you say hes a liar makes him less of a christian. No, i didnt. How can he be an evangelical christian when he lies so much and is dishonest. Im not questioning his faith. I say that ted cruz holds up the bible and then lies. Which is a fraud. He did so many things so bad. Ive never seen anything like it. Marco rubio called him an absolute liar. It. Ted cruz lies. Everybody knows he lies. Its disgraceful and, yet, he says hes an evangelical christian. Thats his im not im just saying he says it. Mr. Trump, thank you so much. I think we cut it out the cell phone signal cut out but i think we got it. Thank you so much. Thank you, mr. Trump. Things are getting tighter on the democratic side. Look at our new poll. Hillary clinton leads Bernie Sanders nationally. 53 42 . A month ago, secretary clinton was up 25 points. Andrea mitchell is following that race. Good morning. Good morning to you, willie. Wb within hours of Bernie Sanders calling bill Clintons Clinton came out swinging against her rival at the msnbc town hall. I dont know where all this comes from because maybe its that senator sanders wasnt really a democrat until he decided to run for president. Reporter it was the first time Hillary Clinton so fiercely attacked Bernie Sanders for not being a real democrat. He doesnt even know what the did. Its true. Reporter firing back at sanders for saying in 2011 that president obama should face a primary challenger. The idea that there can be a primary with different ideas get floated and debated, its not terrible. Reporter and for criticizing bill clinton. I happen to think bill president. Lets be clear, i happen to think our trade agreements from nafta, from tpp, have been a disaster. Reporter many questions focusing on Immigration Reform. Including one woman, a u. S. Deported. Clearly, those are not the policies that i want to see, and i will change those pollicypolicies. How long would it take to change the policies . Ive been waiting six years. I cant we will use our executive office and power as much as we can. Reporter later, unprompted, clinton reached out to her. I will end the three and tenyear bar provision, so you dont have to face that ever again. Reporter both were asked if theyd tackle Immigration Reform in their first 100 days. Not a dictator here. It has to do with cooperation from the congress. Its at the top of this list. Reporter clinton came under fire for not releasing transcripts of her paid speeches. I am happy to release anything i have, when everybody else does the same. Reporter with exit polls showing young women voting for sanders, he embraced his feminine side. I consider myself a strong in fact, gloria steinem, Everybody Knows shes one of the leading feminists of america, made me an honorary woman many, many years ago. On thursday night, both candidates showed up at a union picket line with labor a key factor in the vote for the caucuses tomorrow. They have one day left before the caucuses. It is a critical test of Hillary Clintons campaign. She was once far ahead and now its neck and neck. Senator sanders playing to the honorary woman vote in nevada. Andrea, thank you. Lets bring in chuck mod,todd, moderator of meet the press and moderator of last nights town hall. Lets talk about the town hall and whats happening in the state of nevada. The polling there, i know you said before, polling is unreliable. We dont get a lot of it. It looks tight based on what we know. What was your sense of things in the room with secretary clinton and senator sanders last night . Well, what was fascinating both of them got booed at different points. It was a ruckus room a little bit. I think it tells you something about whats going on in the ground in nevada. The time i spent there, its clear to me that both campaigns agree that sanders has the momentum and the question is whether clintons lead, which she had a week ago here, is big enough to hold for a surge that theres an expectation that sanders supporters are going to flood at the last minute, reregister and get there. Lets talk about South Carolina. February 27th for the democrats to vote there. We have a poll out of South Carolina on both sides. Where does that shake out . Look, i think a lot depends on nevada. A sanders win, and id argue its a mustwin for sanders, but a sanders win in nevada then allows him to say, see, i can win in a place with a diverse elekctorate electorate. Negative headlines for clinton and it can close the gap in South Carolina. A win in nevada would allow him to make it a single digit race in South Carolina. Thats why saturday is so important for both candidates. Chuck todd on his way home, thank you so much. Thanks, chuck. It is an emotional day at the Supreme Court where the body of Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose. A public viewing ahead of funeral ralservices tomorrow. Pete williams is at the court for us this morning. Good morning. Good morning. This will be Justice Scalias final return to the Supreme Court. A building where he was among the longest serving justices in u. S. History. Todays ceremony is one he knew well. Reporter inside the Supreme Courts magnificent great hall, Justice Scalias casket will lie in repose, an honor last given to former chief Justice Rehnquist in 2005. Back then, Justice Scalia escorted president and mrs. George w. Bush as they paid their respects. Today, president and mrs. Obama same for Justice Scalia. Stephen breyer, in the first public appearance of a justice since scalias death, said friends were sad. He was a life force of the court and itll be a grayer place without him. Decent man who has made an enormous impression. Reporter tomorrow, the funeral at the basilica of the National Shrine of the i Immaculate Conception, where his son will celebrate mass. Vice President Biden will attend the funeral but president obama will not, prompting ted cruz to describe mr. Obama this way. Lawless and faithless president. Who is eager to travel to cuba but unwilling to show up at the funeral of Justice Scalia. Reporter with republicans saying the next president should appoint scalias successor, biden told Rachel Maddow the Senate Must Act promptly on get the court back to nine justice is. If we dont nominate someone in the next month or so, start the hearing process, they say nothing is going to happen until the next election, it wont be until next june or july before you have a Supreme Court justice. After a private ceremony this morning with a prayer and a reading, the Supreme Court will be open to the public for those who want to say their final goodbyes. Pete williams outside the Supreme Court, thanks. Pope francis back and forth with donald trump is not the only reason the pope is making news this morning. On his flight back to the vatican, he indicated that contraceptives could be used to prevent the spread of zika, despite the churchs longstanding ban. Ann thampe thompson is at vatican city with more. Good morning. As weve seen with his comments on Donald Trumps border wall, pope francis can be blunt. Even his closest observers were surprised by the exception he opposition to artificial Birth Control. Reporter in pope francis native latin america, the zika virus carried by mosquitos, is being linked to babies born with abnormally small heads. Women are urged to avoid getting pregnant in the region of the world that is enormously catholic. The pope said contraception to prevent zika is the lesser of two evils compared to abortion. He said abortion is a crime, absolute evil, and likened it to what the mafia does. His decision is not the first in church history. In the 60s, the pope allowed nuns in danger of rape to use Birth Control. In that case as in the zika epidemic now, francis said it was a clear exception. That exception has some people in latin america hailing francis as a modern pope who finds solutions. But experts insist this is not a this is not a blanket statement to apply to all forms of contraception at any moment, but this is dealing with a disease thats wreaking havoc in peoples lives. Now, pope francis also talked about the latest gossip here at the vatican concerning a close friendship st. John paul ii had with a female american philosopher. Pope francis said friendship with a woman is not a sin. Popes can have holy and healthy friendships with women, and popes need their input. Without it, he said, men are missing something. Quite the newsy trip back to the vatican. Appreciate it. Lets get a first check of the weather from dylan in for al. Not a week ago, we were talking about record cold. Now, were talking about record warm temperatures across almost the entire country. Look at this ridge in the jet stream thats allowing temperatures to warm up. We saw several record highs midwest yesterday. 20ed today, well see highs across the areas, as well. Especially through the midwest, where temperatures will be running 15 to 25 degrees above average. Look through the weekend. Wichita, 72 today and 74 on saturday. The 60s on sunday. Jackson, mississippi, mid to upper 70s. Memphis, tennessee, top up in the mid to upper 60s. This will start to spread to the east. Temperatures up and down the average. Were looking at highs in washington, d. C. And richmond, virginia, to top out in the mid 60s for the start of the weekend. Even into monday, temperatures well above average. Thats a all year long you worked hard to take care of business and take care of the people who matter most. So when your tax refund arrives, make it go a little further at walmart. From electronics, to home decor, even tires, get low prices on everything you need walmart. Highs in the mid 50s. Saturday. Partl y cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Sunday. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Monday. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 60. Tuesday. Rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday. Rain likely. Highs around 50. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Thats your latest forecast. Thank you. Coming up, startling video of a sightseeing helicopter carrying a family of four as it crashes near pearl harbor. One person is in Critical Condition this morning. One of the witnesses who sprang into action is speaking out this morning. With flu cases on the rise across the country, what can you we have good ideas. First, this is today on nbc. Before contemplating the many choices on steak n shakes 4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. Focus. Reflect. The taco salad meal. 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War planes carrying out air strikes on an isis Training Camp in western libya. As many as 40 people were killed. The u. S. Was reportedly operative linked to two militant attacks in tunisia last year. That operative was likely killed in the strike. Our new National Poll shows Bernie Sanders cutting into Hillary Clintons leads. 53 of voters supporting secretary clinton. 42 supporting sanders. Both candidates taking part in a town hall last night, and they clashed over president obama. Hes called him weak and disappointing, tried to get someone to run against him in the 2012 election, the primary. I just dont know where all this comes from. There is one of the two Democratic Candidates here who actually ran against barack obama. It wasnt me. The nevada caucus is tomorrow, while the republicans compete tomorrow in a primary in South Carolina. And Justice Antonin Scalias body lies in repose today in the great hall of the Supreme Court building. The public is invited to pay their respects one day before also this morning, were learning more about a terrifying crash caught on camera in hawaii. A helicopter carrying a family of four, plunging into pearl harbor. Nbc National Correspondent Miguel Almaguer has more on this one. Good morning. The National Transportation safety board, ntsb, will be on site later today to start their investigation. They already have what could be a critical piece of evidence. Video of the last moments the chopper was airborne. Reporter the sightseeing helicopter was losing altitude quickly. Witnesses say smoke was coming from the tail as it closed in on a crowd gathered along the shore. Then it happened. Slamming into the water with five people aboard. The chopper began to sink immediately. Scott witnessed the crash and sprang into action to help the victims. It was sputtering and came down. He put it right off the shore, as soon as people saw what was happening, they started running. Reporter as quickly as the helicopter went down, many plunged into the water. I swam in to the aircraft and the kid in the backseat was entangled in the seat belt. Reporter some passengers able to swim ashore, but a everyone rushed to the hospital. I pray the kid is okay. I guess hes still in Critical Condition. Reporter the navy says the chopper is owned by genesis aviation, registered to jeffrey. This photo taken from his Facebook Page. The Sightseeing Company tours pearl harbor, offering stunning views of the u. S. S. Arizona memorial, where the aircraft went down 20 feet offshore, directly next to a visitors center. Seen the helicopter sputter about 500 feet. The pilot did what i would say was an amazing job. Reporter the investigation begun. Camera that everyone was lucky to survive. Siting privacy concerns, we know one person was listed in Critical Condition. The other injuries are believed to be minor, considering the force of this crash. We did reach out to the owner of the helicopter company. Our calls have not yet been returned. That video takes your breath away. Thanks so much. There are new develops in apples fight against the federal government on an order to hack into the phone of a San Bernardino shooter. Its something the tech giant has done in the past. Reporter federal agents thursday taking evidence from the home of a relative of San Bernardino shooter syed farook. Can i talk to you real quick about the raid this morning . Excuse me, can i talk to you . Reporter what the feds really want is access inside farooks iphone, sparking a the government. More tech giants are backing apple, including facebook and twitter. For his leadership. The judge is ordering the company to create new software to unlock farooks phone. To deny government access under court order, that creates safe havens for all different kinds of bad guys. Reporter Major Tech Companies get thousands of requests from Law Enforcement data. In many cases, faced with valid subpoenas or search warrants, the companies comply. In a court case last year in new york, prosecutors noted apple has repeatedly assisted Law Enforcement officers in federal criminal cases by extracting data from passcodelocked iphones. Saying apple complied with at least 70 court orders since 2008. For apple, the San Bernardino case is very different. Apple can extract data from phones with older operating systems. Ios 7 and earlier. Farooks phone is running on ios extract data from those devices because theyre encrypted. The company would have to build a socalled back door to get inside. Steve wozniak says back doors are a bad idea. Recognition and value and profits is largely based on an item called trust and trust means you believe somebody. You believe youre buying a phone with encryption. We shouldnt have hidden back doors. Reporter apple has another week to respond to the court order in this battle over impressive si privacy and security. Joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. Lets turn back to dylan who is in for al. We have cool video. Fire nato in missouri. The definition is a spinning vortex of flame. It didnt cause any damage, but it was part of a wildfire. Sometimes these wildfires are so huge, they create their own wind. Its windy in the area anyway, and it helped to spread the fire. Its more a brush that caught fire. We are still looking at conditions today that could lead to the spread of wildfires. Its very dry. Humidity is around 15 . Its also very windy. Look at all these high Wind Warnings and advisories. 55 Million People could see very gusty winds today, perhaps in excess of 65 miles per hour. Especially across the northern plains. As we go through the day today, well see the winds start to spread into the midwest. Well see justs s gusts as high as 35 to 45 with isolated higher erer gusts. It creates the conditions for fires to spread. Its ahead of the cold front and behind it, we are looking at gusty conditions. Up and down the east coast, not a lot going on. Temperatures should be toppi. Saturday. Partl in the mid 60s. Sunday. Mostly the upper 60s with a chance of around. Tuesday. Rain likely. Highs in chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday. Rain around 50. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday. Sunny. Highs in the nbc charlotte, well take you back to the scene of that thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Coming up, what questions do you have for us today . On trend, it is the return of the friday fishbowl. The late season surge in flu cases nationwide. So my kids dont have to forage, got two jobs to pay a mortgage, and ive also got a brain. Lifes short, talk is cheap. Ill be working while you sleep. Still dont think ive got a brain . You think a resumes enough . Wholl step up when things get tough . Dont you want that kind of brain . A degree is a degree. Youre gonna want someone like me. 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Nbc medical contributor dr. Natalie azar is here on what you need to know when it comes to protecting your family. Good to see you. Morning. Lets take a look at cdcs latest map. Were seeing the flu is starting to pick up. Yeah. How do you account for this . Its a little late in the season, generally speaking, but not too late. We always say that the flu season is going to start in the fall and go through may. One thing i want to point out about the map though is that it is last weeks map. The cdc comes out with their weekly surveillance toward the late morning. In a couple hours well have a new map. Importantly, when we reached out to doctors and hospitals across the country, they have valueidated that we are seeing an uptick in in some places, twice as many cases. There are different indicators the cdc uses to try to determine the severity of the season. While they have some, they dont have all of the indicators. Again, the people we reached out to have said theyve seen, and the cdc is confirming, were seeing a range of severity, from mild to severe. Importantly, there have been cases, again in the young adults we generally think are the not so vulnerable group, who have gotten severe illness that has required intensive care. I always want to point that out. We know that the most vulnerable groups are the people over the age of 65 and kids under the age of 2, as well as people with chronic illnesses. If youre not vaccinated and otherwise a healthy, middleaged adult, you could still get a severe illness if you get the flu. Does that map and the late surge tell us something about this years flu vaccine . Effective. The major trainstrain h1n1 is covered by this years vaccine. A lot of people last year were saying, why should i bother getting vaccinated . Is it too late to get vaccinated now . Absolutely not. We see flu season go well into early may. It takes about two weeks to develop antibodies after you get vaccinated. Really, now that were seeing were in the early stages of this surge of cases. It is not too late. We recommend vaccinations for everybody over the age of six months. A lot of antiviral treatment, as well, if youre a candidate for it. Speak to your Health Care Provider if you think youre infected. Good information. Dr. Azar, thank you so much. I got my flu shot from you and feel terrific. Great. It went so well. Just ahead on pop start, adele teams up with ellen to pull off the ultimate hidden camera prank. And photoshop fail. The battle over this image are you powered by protein . Milk has 8 grams to help give you energy to unleash your potential. Start every day with make delicious recipes that are lighter in calories and added sugar when you use splenda no calorie sweetener. Think sugar, use splenda earning unlimited cash back on purchases. Thats a win. But imagine earning it twice. 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Chance of rain percent. Thursday. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Coming up on c chart, have a crew t y, right w, to the site ateadly plane crash in union county. Well be back here with another news and weather update in thirty minutes. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise its 8 00 on today. Coming up, when faith and families collide. You have no idea, the nightmare that we have been going through. Meet the parents who say they lost their daughter to a secretive religion. Everybody get golden everybody get goldie. Im an actress. The legendary actress opens up about fame, family and the Surprising New work that may be her most amazing accomplishment yet. Its the most important thing ive done . Id have to say probably. Hello, jamba juice. Chug. 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Reporter the audience also fired up, one person again asking clinton to release transcripts of her golden sacks speeches. Ill release it when reporter sanders pressed on his filmeminism. Gloria steinem made me a honorary woman. Reporter fighting to get im Immigration Reform done. Its a priority. You said youll address it within the first 100 days. We will, jose. Reporter donald trump exchanging words with the pope. The pope is a nice guy. Reporter the pope said a guy who talks about building a wall is not a christian. Buzzfeed unearthed a 2002 interview, where trump showed support for the iraq war, which he said hes been opposed. Are you for the iraq war . I guess so. Reporter trump trying to clarify. By the time the war started, i was against the war. An endorsement from top South Carolina democrat. The primary is a week away. Clinton leads sanders there by 28 points. Kristen, thank you. Today, the president and first lady and the public pay their final respects to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Throughout the day, thousands of people will file by his casket as his body lies in repose in the great hall of the Supreme Court. Where scalia served for almost three decades. His funeral takes place tomorrow at the basilica at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in washington. An update on a story we told you about last month. An Apartment Building on the edge of a crumbling cliff was torn down thursday in pacifica, california. It had been condemned years ago because of the costal erosion. It was perched precariously, in danger of falling. Another Apartment Building right well. Member of the harlem globe shot. This may be the best yet. Take a look. The Staples Center balcony in los angeles. He heaved the ball 100 feet into the basket below. No way nothing but net. The globetrotters are per forpingforp ing performing at the staples amazing. 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From electronics, to home decor, even tires, get low prices on everything you need to get more fun out of your tax refund. Were back now. Its 8 10. Time for whats trending today. Have you convinced yourself to buy fancy sneakers, thinking it or workout gear . Or a cool dress, thinking ill do better in my presentation . If i look the part, ill be the part. I try to convince my husband all the time to buy something new. Youre right and its backed up by, wait for it, natalie, science. They did a study and found wearing designer names can boost your performance. Ahha. It resolves around the pla see placebo effect. It allows us to relax and perform better. I think have you ever not wanted to go to the gym but youre like, i want to wear the new sports bra, whatever. I had the same wear of sports from when carson was hosting trl. The cutoff shirt . Youll feel better about yourself. When you look cute working out, you work out harder. Thats what youre going for, cute. Going for when i work out. An image went viral online. A korean war vet taken in the 1950s. The man in the picture, he wants to keep his identity private. The mans grandson posted his picture on reddit and the internet declared him, the hot grandpa. Nice smile. Easy, easy. We shared this story on our Facebook Page and it went wild. A lot of you submitted your own hot grandpa photos. We have to share some. Lets see. Its the uniforms. That helps. Also the era. Look at him. Lets go back to the oh, hes cute. When reached for comment, Natalie Morales said, hubba, hubba. Oh, my. Its like hollywood. Watch out. Its friday. We thought wed get out the old fishbowl. I start . Pass it around. Random questions. We dont know what they are. If you dont like the question, throw it back. Is that true . New rule. Whats your biggest turn off . Untidiness. I thought youd say nail polish. Cleaning up my stuff. Would you rather feel hungover for a month or be forced to wear stilettos all day, every day, for a month . Stilettos. Hungover is never fun. Hungover suggests maybe i had a fun night the day before. Good for you. Would you rather eat your favorite meal every meal for the rest of your life, or never eat your favorite meal again . Id rather eat my favorite meal every day. Than never eat it . Yeah. Absolutely. Here we go. If you could read one persons mind, who would it be . Thats a tough one. My dog. I was going to say, i have a running dialogue of what my dog i love you, i love you, all day long. What scares you the most and why . I hate my stomach dropping, like on roller coasters, all that stuff. I dont know if thats the most, but its one of my fears. The fire tornado thing doesnt scare you that you showed us earlier . Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day . My wife. From nataliegnat if you could be any rock star, who would you be . Good question. I dont know. Madonna. Okay. Were done. That was fun. Madonna . Now for the prank adele and ellen pulled off. Danica patrick goes undercover for a joke, as well. Thursday, adele was on the Ellen Degeneres show. The grammys and how disappointed she was afterward. It didnt stop adele from having fun with ellen. She walked into a jamba juice with hidden cameras, wearing an ear piece with ellens voice, and the singer had to do what ellen told her. Things got funny. Take a look. Am i seeing wheat grass there . Yeah. Take out scissors from your purse. In your purse are scissors. I would like and start chopping some. Can i chop some up . Anything you want. Put it in your mouth. Chew on it. Theres a brush in your purse. Ask her to brush your hair. Can you brush my hair . It was gold. Awesome. It was really funny. I love that series. Another singer whose grammy performance didnt go as actually, didnt go at all. Rihanna, at the last minute, she backed out due to bronchitis. Now her world tour will be delayed two weeks due to production delays. Itll be the first solo for rihanna since 2013. Finally, danica patrick, youre used to seeing her in a car but not as your driver. The nascar racer went undercover, picking up unsuspecting passengers. See what happens next. Buckle up for safety. You might need it. My boyfriend thinks im a horrible driver. Why . I dont follow the rules. I drive too fast. I ride too close. Gosh, come on, light. I hate waiting. Thats what we want. Come on. No way. This is crazy. There you go. In the end, danica revealed who she was and the passengers got a selfie out of the experience. That is your pop start for friday. A lot of hidden camera stuff. Very good. Popular right now. Dylan, how is the weather . Sunday. Mostly cloudy. Highs in. Monday. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 60. Tuesday. Rain likely. Highs in chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday. Rain around 50. 70 percent. Thursday. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Thats your latest forecast. Savannah . Dylan, thank you so much. Undercovered. You pick the stories you think need more attention. Investigative correspondent ronan farrow has been digging around and uncovered one about faith and family. Good morning. Good to see you. A little background, experts say unorthodox religious groups across the u. S. And europe. Some, people say, are dangerous,. What happens when a family thinks their daughter has been drawn into a dangerous cult . She says her parents arent accepting her beliefs. Sugar decuir suggested this undercovered topic. Theres two beckys. The cult becky belongs to the group and we cant get her away. Voicemail box of reporter its rebeccas birthday. Those are her parents. Theyre calling but they know they wont hear back. We wish you were with us. We miss you. Reporter they say their daughters mind has been hijacked. You have no idea the nightmare weve been going through. Reporter the family says it came out of nowhere. Rebeccas childhood seemed perfect. She was in the National Honors society, on the track team, in the school band. She wanted to grow up to the a teacher. I was close with my sister. She was really happy. Reporter about nine years ago, an acquaintance invited rebecca to join a bible study group. Her family said she started slipping away. She didnt come home for christmas. She didnt show up to my wedding. Reporter then they say things got really weird. Suddenly, rebecca was married to another member of the church. They arranged a marriage. What makes you think it was arranged . It was so sudden. The fellow was from korea, spoke little english. Were glad each and every one of you joined us today. Reporter the group is called the World Mission Society Church its a religious movement that believes god has been reborn as this woman, currently living in south korea. The group says it has 2 million members in 175 countries. Branches are across the United States. Its a taxexempt charity and does community service. Over the course of more than five months of reporting, nbc news heard from specialists, reporters and former members who told a different story. Including five former members who all used one word. I consider them a cult. Reporter thats former member michelle. She claims the group is brainwashing people, convincing them to hand over their savings because the world is about to end. People are separating themselves from their families. Theyre quitting school. Emptying out their pensions to donate the money to the church because what do you need a pension and a 401 k for if the world is going to end soon . You think it could happen to anyone . But i didnt know, you know, what was going to happen. Now. Reporter charles and candy are afraid for their daughter. They want her to get out like rachelle did. They set out from the family home in michigan to the last address they have for rebecca, an office in new jersey. We wont give up until we have her back. Reporter they think going public, exposing the group, may be their last chance at helping their daughter. Theyre wearing hidden cameras. When they find rebecca, shes furious. We came all this way. Bucket. You didnt drive that far. The earth is small compared to the grand universe god created. God is here in the flesh now on the earth. No. Heavenly mother is here. Do you think im ashamed that god came in the flesh . No. He came 2,000 years ago. And again in 1948. Does that mean you cant have a relationship with us . I tried. It doesnt work. Its over. Relationship with you. Thats my decision. Becky. Open it. Thats it. Open it for a second. I am not going to hug you and kiss you. I need one. No, you dont. I need one. You dont. I need one. That was the cult becky. No matter what she tells us, we love her. We havent given up. Rewe want we wanted to hear from the group so we headed to the church where michelle and rebecca worshipped. What is a cult and what is not a cult . Nobody can determine that. Reporter thats missionary john power. The World Mission Society Church of god has always been an organization, a church, that wanted to share the love of god with mankind. Reporter he disputes every we dont brainwash anyone. We dont teach a date about the end of the world. Reporter he says no one is forced to give to the church. If anybody emptied out their saving account to do that, it wasnt because the church asked them to. It was something they felt they wanted to do. Reporter the church said they brought a member to talk to us, as well. It was just before we sat down that they reveal its rebecca. I grew up as a normal kid. I had loving parents, and they raised me up well. Reporter she says her parents arent respecting her choice of faith. It feels very much like an ultimatum. Choose your faith in god the mother, or choose us as your parents. One of the things your parents claim is that you were placed into what they call an arranged marriage. Absolutely wrong. It was not a forced marriage by any means at all. Reporter rebecca said her families actions are forcing her into speaking out publicly. I am not in a cult. I am not brainwashed. I hope that you wake up, mom, and realize that i love you. I wish you would stop listening to other people and start listening to me and believe what i say. Trust me. Theres becky. Reporter her parents are convinced theyre doing the right thing in trying to bring her home. When she does wake up, i hope she doesnt say to us, why didnt you try more . Or try harder. Try harder to get me out. I really wanted to get out, but i just couldnt. Experts told me this groups activities do raise red flags. It has a reputation for dividing families, retaliating against critical members. The group sued that former she counter sued and it was dismissed. The group says this is america and theyre exercising their right to freedom of religion. Its heartbreaking to see how its torn the family hiapart. It was fascinating about the cult. But as a parent, you feel your child slipping away and they feel like they might be able to pull her back. Its in the eyes of the viewer, whether this is a group you want a loved one to be a part of. There are a lot of families in this situation. And the parents heard her say, she loves her mom. Hopefully there is comfort there. Theyre in contact again. Well see. Your next undercovered story . People picked good ones. First up, the crisis in flint, michigan. Its been a huge spotlight on water safety. Is the answer to have private businesses taking over americas water. Is it a recipe for more horror . College for convicts. Policies involved there. Finally, treating life and death illnesses. Are they phony doctors and can they be dangerous . Head to the today shows twitter page and pick what we thompson. Right now, the faa is investigating a deadly plane crash in union county. Officials say the pilot, 68year old james cook, was on his way home from daytona when his plane night. He died at the scene. On the plane. We have a crew on the way to the siteworking to find out why the plane went down. Well bring you that update in our noon newscast. And brooke, tuckaseegee at little rock in west charlotte, still a mess right now. Crash i85 nb near china grove. Today. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Saturday. Partl. Sunday. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Monday. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 60. Tuesday. Rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday. Rain likely. Highs around 50. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Coming up later on bccharlotte, fire crews, who 8 30 now on friday, february 19th, 2016. Pretty day out on our plaza. Gang is all here. Matt comes back next week, after having this week off. 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Up next, goldie hawn opens up about what she says was the first, this is today on nbc. scal good day, mlady i am sircanalot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. Wake up those eggs with glorious spam we are back at 8 39. Most of us know goldie hawn for her legendary career in hollywood. It spans 50 years and includes an oscar win, too. She invited Nbcs Joe Fryer into her home in los angeles to discuss what she calls her greatest accomplishment. I want to go out to lunch. Reporter comedy is the vehicle that drove goldie hawn to success. You think just because im a movie star, i dont have feelings. Youre wrong. I do have feelings. Im an actress. I have all of them. Making people laugh and feel is the greatest gift i could ever have. Reporter for 12 years now, the oscarwinning actress has been following a much more serious script that focuses on children. In many ways, right now, is this the most important thing ive ever done . Id have to say, probably, yes. One, two, three. Reporter she create add program called mind up, working with neuroscientists, psychologists and educators. They developed an interactive way to teach school kids how their brains work and how to become more mindful. What does mindfulness mean . Mindfulness is being in the moment. I think its wonderful to be able to bring yourself back to center and actually have the sense of now. Its all we have. We dont have yesterday. Its gone. Tomorrow hasnt happened. The beautiful thing is to live right now. How hard is that . The only thing thats hard about it is finding the time to sit down. Reporter a few times each day, the kids pause. After a few quiet moments, their eyes open and heart rates drop. Thats telling our bodies that were calm and we can think clearly. Were ready to take a test. Or ready to calm down. Reporter it can also tame aggression. If youre angry at your friend, should you hit them . No. No. Thats why we pause, take deep breaths, in and out. I dont do nearly as much conflictresolution with students. Theyre better able to manage their conflicts with themselves. Reporter goldie believes in meditation. Close your eyes. Comfortable, hands in your lap. Reporter she gave me a quick lesson. Thoughts come into your mind. Float away. Reporter she started practicing in her 20s to calm anxiety during her rapid rise to fame. Do you think kids today have it harder than when you were young . Most definitely. I think the world has changed, it changed after 9 11. We live in a lot of fear. Reporter she hopes mind up gives kids the tools they need to be happy, optimistic and compassionate. 650,000 children, kindergarten through eighth grade, are doing the program. When youre calm, does it help you with your school work . When im calmed down at home and i do my yoga, i feel like i can do my homework more and i can focus. When you hear the chime, how does it make you feel . Good. Why is that . Because it cools you down. Have you heard some Success Stories that have yeah. Moved you . One was these kids that came back and said, if it wasnt for this class, i never would have gotten through college. When you hear stories like that, how do you respond . I cry. Because our children have to have every chance to survive. Healthy, happy world. Reporter for this comedy legend, its a dramatic turn, giving children something good to think about. For today, joe fryer, nbc news, california. I love goldie hawn. I know. Blanket love. Close my eyes and hear her voice. Meditate. Therapeutic. Its a great program. We saw Kate Middleton earlier this week doing the same idea, of teaching kids to really be mind. Really important. Actually, right . Absolutely. Coming up next, former white house chef sam kass shows you how to set up your kitchen to live longer and better. Nbc. Todays food is brought to you by lala yogurt smoothies. Practice it on the go. Kitchen fixing that can lead to life. Former white house chef, sam kass, says it all starts with how your space is arranged. Good to see you, my friend. Will you take everything i love out of the pantry and fridge . No, but were going to rearrange a lot of it. Where do we begin . Nutrition and diet is the number one cause of preventable disease in our country by a lot. A lot of it starts with how we set our kitchens up. Were trying to eat healthier, doing everything we can, but were doing battle in our kitchens. We come home and put out our favorite treats on the counter. We end up eating more of this. A good friend of mine has done research that shows if a woman has chips or crackers, theyre likely to weigh nine pounds more than average. Cereal, 20 pounds more than average. Soda, 30 pounds more. Its just out for us to eat. We dont have to get rid of it all together, you want to conceal it a little bit . I would try to get rid of some of it. Were going to put them up here on the top shelf, where we cant see them. That means what ends up happening is youre only going to eat them when you really want it. Work to get it. Not when you see it. Thats step one. You eat what you see. By the way, this where everybody leaves them. When i get home from work, i go to the chips and cookies. Thats step one. You have to get it out of sight. The things you want to eat, we want to put in sight. First thing, take fruit and put it on the counter. The average person who had this on their counter, seven pounds less. Really . Yeah. The other thing you can do, put out dry fruits and nuts. Healthy snacks that you enjoy. Your kids will enjoy. You make it so theyll running through the kitchen, instead of seeing the cookie that was just there, theyre going to grab raisins, whatever it is. Youre still having the cookies and chips, just less youll eat them still. Fine, cookies are great. You just want to only have them occasionally. Its a great way to do it. Lets move to the fridge, sam. What am i doing wrong in here . The fridge is the same issue. We have most of our vegetables and fruits in the bottom. Then they go bads and we waste the food. Forget theyre there. Bring it out of the shadows. Lets put it where we can see it. Actually, the evidence shows that youre three times more likely to eat something if its in eye line. Okay. The staples are easily cut up, fruits and vegetables here. You have avocadoes, which are also a great snack. Eggs are important for health. Plenty of fruit. Herbs are also something that will make any dishes. I like nonfat greek yogurt, too. Put your own fruit in it. Its rich and creamy but has no fat. The other great thing to have is water pitches increases how much water we drink. What do i have to take out of the fridge . The things i look for to take out are things are sugar. One of the top couple ingredients. Or lots of words you dont understand. If you dont know what that is, you probably dont want to be eating it. Sam, real quick, show us a good snack to make as we go to break here so people can make this weekend. Itll be good for them. All your vegetables you need something to do with it. Hummus is one of the best things to do. Olive oil, lemon, garlic. Right in with the chick peas. A quick blend and youre good to go. You use the vegetables you have in your eye line in the fridge and dip them . Exactly right. Sam kass, great to see you, my friend. Ayeah. A little bit of a buzz kill on my cookies but ill work through it. Put them on the today. This is today on nbc. We are back. Its 8 51. Time for todays special birthday wishes. With al on assignment, dylan gets the honors. I feel like aimim walking on hallowed ground. In honor of our living longer, living better series, we have secrets to a long life. Happy 103rd birthday to catherine in pennsylvania. Sense of humor and smile at everyone. She looks beautiful. Mr. Al starr is 100 years old. Hes from illinois. Says eating two pieces of dark chocolate every day is his secret. Thats my secret. Love al. Happy 100 birthday to Margaret Armstrong of maryland. She said having a dream and a passion for a cause can help you. Francesco. Love it. Have to have the glass of whiskey every day. And the dark chocolate. All good advice. Almeda of canfield, ohio, turned 100 years old, as well. She says to eat graham crackers for breakfast. I like it. Last but not least, a happy 100th birthday to Benjamin Yehuda of new york. Two cups of warm water every morning and walk a mile every day. Nice. Someones milestone birthday or anniversary, head to today. Com celebrate. Dont forget to include a photo. Nice job, dylan. Under a lot of pressure. He got stuck on a flight. Longevity, theres always a little chocolate, chardonnay. Enjoying the little moments in life. Live life. Love it. We have something really special next week. Its up for the job. We are interning in careers wed like to try. Heres a preview. Reporter from serving up the Weather Forecast in studio 1a wow. Amazing. Reporter to serving breakfast to the king of the jungle. What, give usp show business . Reporter al does his internship at the san diego zoo. Hi, who are you . Im natalie. Reporter natalie sees if the first off, tea. Little bit of milk. Reporter she interns at koz cosmopolitan cosmopolitan magazine. Carson will be at a different runway. Seeing what it takes to be a ramp agent, helping to get travelers bags where they need to be. Meanwhile, matt will be learning the ropes as an air traffic controller. Its nonstop laughs as willie interns at saturday night live. You can tell his heart was really into it. Can we get a picture . Reporter im going to follow around comedian amy schumer, as her assistant, while tamron shadows movie director ava duvernay. Me. Reporter itll be dog days for kathie lee and hoda, as they intern at a pet groomers. Finally, sheinelle and dylan are the women behind the band rascal flatts. Amazing internships. I know. For the men and women of Delta Airlines and youre doing that i know. Is Bradley Cooper in your phone . How was your Devil Wears Prada internship . It was awesome. They opened the doors in a way they usually dont do. Who was hosting . Melissa mccarthy and kanye. Wow. You got a good one. Youre a rock star. With rascal flastts. Stage. This was a good series. I had a really good time. By the way, its called up for the job. Its all next week, starting with monday, al has his internship at the san diego zoo. Up next . We have a busy hour. Out with us. Right now, the cause of a house fire is under investigation in gaston county. It broke out just before three this morning on no one in the home was hurt. Were working to find out the extent of the damage. Today. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Saturday. Partl y cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Sunday. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Monday. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 60. Tuesday. Rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 perctednesday. Raiky. Highs oun5ance of rain pcent. Hursday. Sny highs in the wer 50s. Ming up ler nbcarlte,firerews, who sponded toatrh on tucseegee this mng, w aling whbreakins back eir stationswell have that story for you at noon, and were back here with more news and weather in thirty minutes. The time is 9 26. This morning on todays take, donald trump versus the pope. What the president ial candidate is saying and not saying that might surprise you. Then, the ultimate geography fail, and its hilarious. A mind bending performance by a meant list. All that and more coming up now. Announcer from nbc news, this is todays take with al roker, Natalie Morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Its friday morning, february 19th, 2016. Im willie along with natalie and dylan in for al this morning. Hes on assignment, as is tamron, down in South Carolina dylan has our morning jam. We all know what it is and love it. Its in honor of al. He got stuck in the airport in montreal. I get the call at 9 00 last night that al isnt going to make it back in time and thats why im 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 and he challenged his proposal to build a wall to keep out illegal immigrants. He said, a person who thinks building bridge it is not a christian. Thats the pope responding to trumps proposition for a wall. Donald trump arguing the pope would be blessed to have donald trump as president. For a religious leader to question a persons faith is disgraceful. If and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows, is isis ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. A top trump aide tweeted a picture showing the vatican city surrounded by walls. Saying the pope benefits from having walls around where he lives. Why shouldnt america . Donald trump said he was at a town hall last night on cnn and other appearances where he said, i dont want to get into this. This is the media, after he heard the comments, saying the media put this on the pope. I like him. The pope. I dont know that you want to take on the pope. If anybody would, he could. I feel there are bigger powers that come into play when youre on the popes bad side. Its amazing when you think about this election, you think it cant escalate anymore or go to a different place nothing is too sacred. The pope. Its unbelievable. When i heard the comments yesterday, i was like, youve got to be kidding me. Its what we say every day. I know. We get some votes tomorrow in South Carolina. Itll be a huge day in the campaign. Well see if any of this affected donald trump. Probably not. Not at all. Some incredible video, and kind of a sad story around this. This is a helicopter that crash landed. It was all caught on camera. The helicopter had just taken off outside of pearl harbor in honolulu, near the u. S. S. Arizona memorial. It sputtered out of control. It had gotten about 500 feet up into the air or so. The pilot and a family of four on board. A person is said to be in Critical Condition. Unclear why the helicopter what happened on board that it started sputtering. The National Transportation safety board is going to be on site today to start the investigation. You can imagine, the family going off to do sightseeing, see beautiful hawaii, and then this happens. So tragic. We hope and pray for the person who is in Critical Condition, that they come out of it. Have you done those in hawaii . Theyll hover above a waterfall. Stunning. Best way to take in the scenery. Ive never done it but i hope to someday. Were thinking about that family today. Also the pilot being credited for bringing it down into water, off land, where there were people. Nearby enough that witnesses and people could get to them and try to help them. Rescue as quick as possible. On a lighter note, we saw this earlier today. Adele and ellen have joined forces. They pulled off this amazing adele is wearing an ear piece and ellen is feeding her lines. Its hilarious. Am i seeing wheat grass there . Yeah, wheat grass. Take out scissors from your purse. In your purse is scissors. I would like and start chopping some. Can i chop some up . Thank you. Dump out the purse. Where is my money . I need to pay for this, right . Dump it out on the counter, all of this. Lets see what i have here. Lets see what i have here. You have knives and twizzlers. What else do i have . Symone, youre supposed to carry those. How do i pay for this . Do i pay or not . Im a celebrity. Do i have to pay . The accent makes it more funny. Im surprised the people behind the counter i would have been like, dont pay. Fst its yours. Take it. She was gnawing on the wheat grass and when they gave up the gig, she was like, this is awful. Another funny clip during wheel of fortune. Sometimes the hardest part is solving the puzzle. They solved it no problem. Its what happens after. It was a pat sajak following up question. Read it. Gondola ride through venice. Yeah. [ applause ] lets check your geography knowledge. What country do you think were paris. France. Do we still get it . You get the trip but also an atlas. Thats hard though. Granted, venice is probably not the hardest one. I mean, if you are put on the spot like that youre so caught up in the moment. Al said when he was on wheel of fortune, he was like the epic fail. He was with his mom, the pressure. Sayhe was throwing curve balls. They got the trip. Venice, france, is where hell be visiting. Or paris. We have something we want to try here achlt. Apparent think apparently, a scientist created coffee flour. Its made of coffee beans. You add it to your recipes, not to be used as a subty tystitute for flour, of course. Just a little bit. Apparently, it gives you a little caffeine kick. I dont think so. Well find out. Doesnt smell like coffee. Ill try it. Im always the first to dig . Go for it. Thank you. My experience, caffeine makes things bitter tasting. Well see. Ill do it without the sir upyrup. Each serving of pancakes has 6 grams. Dont try it with the syrup. Not bad. I dont really taste the coffee, to be honest with you. I taste bitterness. Theres a little when you breathe out, you can taste each serving has 145 milligrams of calf fee,caffeine, the equivalent of one cup of coffee. Youre not a coffee drinker so this could be a substitute if you needed a kick or boost in the morning. Gives you a little pick me up. There are people who like to add a Little Something to give them the extra boost. Its not commercially available yet. We should point out. Its something still in lets see how we feel by the end of the show. I dont like maple syrup. I like the aunt jamima. My husband is like, its not good for you. Neither are the pancakes. They say dont use this like regular flour. Just add a small amount to the regular flour in the recipe. Dont substitute for regular flour. Could be dangerous. That could be a lot, yeah. It is a little bitter. Im into it. Its good. Got a kick. I got a kick. Do you want to do the weather or no . You poured maple syrup on it and ruined it. We have warm temperatures to talk about. All weekend long, especially through the middle of the country with a ridge in the jet stream, high temperatures will be above average, by 15 to 35 degrees above average in some areas. We broke a lot of records yesterday. Well see a smattering of dallas should hit the 70s through the weekend. St. Louis, 70s today and tomorrow. Itll spread east into tomorrow. We are going to see temperatures well above average from basically new england down into the southeast. Shar let sharcharlotte, 70s. We have this cold front that will trigger gusty winds, especially through the northern and midwest. We could see 65mileperhour winds. Wintry mix through the Higher Elevations and upstate new york anin the mid 60s. Sunday. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Monday. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 60. Tuesday. Rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday. Rain likely. Highs around 50. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday. Sunny. Highs in the thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you very much. Coming up, when actions speak louder than words. Our pal helps us read the body language of president ial candidates. Thats after this. Its always worth remembering. That icing the Cinnamon Rolls unleash the power of dough. Give it a pop. We invited women to a spa to test a new body wash. Hi. Welcome. Dish soap . You may not feel it but some body washes can contain cleansers found in dish soap. Oh. On my skin . Thats really scary. Dove body wash is different. Oh yeah. It has only the gentlest cleansers. Plus the unique care of nutrium moisture. Its so soft. Just made me feel good. This is different. This is caring. This is dove. There are 16 freshpicked oranges squeezed into each bottle of tropicana pure premium. Added sugar, water, or preservatives. Tropicana. We put the good in morning. I get out of work and i go to the store, and somebodys, smellin around, mmm i smell cookies. I say, oh no, you just smell me. 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Shes here to help you read the body language of four of the candidates. Jeanine, good morning. We dissect their words so much, but youre going to clue us into their body language. There are some tells there, as well, as to what kind of leader theyd be, right . Absolutely. We actually will look at body language more often than words. Im a keynote speaker for big corporations. Ill say, theyll all have to hold hands. The hula hoops are in the middle of their hands. Go in a circle, the hula hoops have to make their way. I do this with my body. What do you think the executives do . They climb through the hula hoops. Theyre in the three inch high heels. Its because of the gesture. Theyll Pay Attention more to the gesture than the words. Lets start with Hillary Clinton. Play the sound. Ive always been somebody who believed and raised in my family and faith, and i with my blessings, had an opportunity and obligation to help others. President. You might not have seen it. Its a shoulder shrug. It indicates uncertainty. Family and my faith. Watch here. One shrug already. Two shrugs here. A third. There we go. The hat trick of shoulder shrugs. Its uncertainty. When youre saying a addydee fi difinitive answer, it cancels out your certainty. We dont know what the catalyst is here for hillary, but itll hurt her message. You think voters pick up on the cues subconsciously. They do. This i say Peanut Butter and jelly on my socks, please, your brain says, i dont understand that. Sign of humility maybe . No, its always uncertainty. In the United States of america, what do you want for lunch . I dont know. Shes imploding here. Lets look at donald trump. Of course, again, we heard a lot you read the body language. People are buying it. You know its happening. Watch his hands. Rewind it. Uses the hands a lot. He does this move a bit. Lets rewind and watch Donald Trumps hands. Turned out to be a disaster. You know whats happening. I always think of the monkey with the tambourine there, the cymbals. Im not saying it to disrespect donald trump. This move here that he does constantly, remember you wind up the toy and the monkey is like ding, ding . He does the banging of his hands in the air. What does it tell you . Its connected with people who think outside of the box. Creative thinking. Thats why you get someone that is from the Real Estate Industry running for president. Hell be on the front lines talking to the people coming into our border. Border patrol. Hes going to think outside the box. Creative thinking. If you want someone that has that strategy with creativity. Hes a chopper. Lets go back to the democrats and look at Bernie Sanders. You say to keep an eye on his finger. When i talk about democratic socialism, im not looking at venezuela or cuba. Im looking at denmark and sweden. You know what goes on in those countries . See the wagging of the finger . Lets rewind the clip again. He wags his finger a lot. Im looking at cuba, denmark and sweden. You know what goes on . Wagging the finger, judgment lingers. When we wave our finger, its judgment wavering. Police do thrks onis, on the ground you may feel judged by him. But is he saying something he has judgment to . Someone could be like, is he the right person for president . Or reprimanding what hes talking about. We dont know what the catalyst is. Or a big bang. Have you come to a class at the Body Institute . Speaker. Weve had you here enough. Lets look at marco rubio. Facial expression. I do. You have to clear it up. If you dont, people say, it must be true. He didnt refute it. We saw what he did to dr. Carson in iowa, which was wrong. Here it comes. Trey gowdy came up with a statement, saying he was no longer endorsing me. Watch his face. Its disgust. His upper lip coming up, eyes and nose wrinkles. We saw what he did to dr. Carson. Hes disgusting. Look at the brow. Its like hes dropping a nonverbal f bomb. We dont know what the catalyst is. We can assume, and most people rumor thats not true that we can verify within minutes . We see this disgust. For the photoshoped photo. We talked about hillary early. She were doing a shrug. Hes congruent. I dont like that it happened and we see concongruency. I met joe biden one time and i say, lets throw him back in the mix. Hes the guy that keeps it real. The way this race is going, he might be in the mix in a couple weeks. Always good to see you. Thank you so much. Coming up, from americas got talent to our studio. Oz pearlman baseball on tv in background with Heart Failure, danger is always on the rise. Symptoms worsen because your heart isnt pumping well. water filling room within 5 years of getting diagnosed. But theres something you can do. Talk to your doctor about Heart Failure treatment options. Because the more you know, the more likely you are. dog whimpering to keep it pumping. We won here. And here. And here. Here. And here. Uh, here. 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Throughout the day, thousands of people will file by his casket, as his body lies in repose in the great hall of the Supreme Court. Where scalia served for almost three decades. His funeral takes place tomorrow in washington. Pope francis said he is willing to relax the churchs opposition to artificial Birth Control to control the spread of the zika virus. On his flight home from mexico, the pope said that avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil. The explosion of zika in latin america has led some governments the virus has been linked to birth defects. Hospitals are reporting an alarming jump in the number of flu cases around the u. S. Officials say the predominant strain hitting people is a good match for the current flu vaccine and theyre urging a flu shot for anyone who has yet to get one. The biggest risk is people over 65 or those under the age of 2, or those also with chronic illnesses. Experts are recommending a flu shot for everyone six months of age and older. A big arts and crafts store is recalling hundreds of thousands of products that may have been exposed to mold. The recall involves more than 250,000 poinsettia flowers and holiday paper boxes. They were sold at Michaels Stores last year. There may be mold on the products, posing a risk to people with allergies to mold. Consumers should return them to michaels for a full refund. And for those of you who love chicken and waffles, mcdonalds is testing what could be the next big thing. Sounds amazing. Sandwich called the chicken mcgriddle. They use syrupfilled pancakes for the bun. Just being tested now in ohio. It could be offered elsewhere if it takes off. Im into that. Lets get a check of the weather. Dil dylan, what about you . I was hoping for a sample. We are looking at the weather for the weekend. Itll be nice. Spotty thunderstorms back through the midwest, but up and down the east coast, 50s and through the midwest and the names, 40s, 50s and 60s. Average. On sunday, well see a better chance of showers and storms from the great lakes to texas. Temperatures dropping to the 40s and 50s behind the cold front. Hanging above averagein the mid 60s. Sunday. Mostly the upper 60s. Monday. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 60. Tuesday. Rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday. Rain likely. Highs around 50. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Thats your latest forecast. My mind is already bent. Were ready. Throw it in the air, whatever it is. I dont know whats happening. If you watched americas got talent last season, you recognize oz pearlman. He wowed the judges and the audience with his magic of the mind. Now, hell try to get into our heads with amazing tricks. Oz, good morning. Good morning. Thanks for having me. We dont know what to expect. A notable game here on the today show, two truths and a lie. Yes. Well play it in a fun way because its against a mentalist. Always the best. We have, courtesy of the today show, two truths. And a lie. Big lie. I dont decide who lies. You decide. Lets keep it as random as possible. Willie, take the cards and mix them up. Theres no way you know which is which, what is what, who is who. You cant see them, can you . No. Hand one to dylan. Hold it close to you. Anyone any one you want. This is for you only. Look down and see whether it says lie or truth. Hold it close to your body. Well do a throwback. Theres no way we could have heard about this on the show. Lets go way back in time. Puppy love. Your first boyfriend. Your first girlfriend. First crush. Are we saying this on tv . Well see. Okay. Now, heres the game, each of you thought of the person for yourself. Did you think of the person . Sure. Sure. Popular in middle school. I like it. Whoever had a card that said truth is going to tell me the truth. Tell me the real persons first name. I dont want to just the first name. If your card says lie, make up a fake name. Whoever is going to tell me the lie, think of the fake name now so you dont stumble on air. I like how willie was nervous. Hes nervous about telling the truth. No, no, going back yeah. Truth or lie. Going through the catalog. The catalog of girls . You just got yourself in trouble. Sorry. Wasnt me. You did it on your own. Two of you will tell the truth and one tells a lie. Lets do it. Your first crush . Okay. Here we go. What was the name of your first crush . Laura. Interesting. I like the way you said it, full eye contact. What was the name of your first love . Tommy. She hesitated a hair. Natalie, your first crush . Rafi. Good name, by the way. Solid choice. That was definitely the truth. I dont think you would have made up quite a fake name. How did i do it . Did you tell the truth . Mmhmm. Willie, you were nervous. You told the truth, as well. You said tommy, which was a lie. You probably have not thought of the first crush in years, is that right . Right. I see you and him and go back to when this was. Think about when see how you did that . That was good. This has something to do with school. What are you picking up . Oh, my gosh. When did you meet him . Hintkindergarten. Hold on. Something about it is really funny that you remember about him. Could i have found this on it was the two of you and it was a funny story. One time, close your eyes for me, dylan. Natalie, look. Willie. What was so funny about you and the young man . We kind of got engaged and married. You were going to get married in kindergarten. Look at me in the eye. It sounded people dont lie big. If she said tommy, it sounds like the real name, bobby, which was his name, wasnt it . It was. Wait, did you talk before . I did not talk to him at all. Had you met him before . On break. I stalked her for months. We have to bring bobby out. Im kidding. I dont think bobby remembers me. This is way back. Lets Say Something notable. Amazing. Willie is thinking about it. Youre at work. You have the greatest job in the yeah. You walked in earlier and mentioned, im working hard. Something about a trip. A trip, a vacation. Right. I want you to think of something notable from your past. Right away, i can tell, you wouldnt have done the obvious. Nothing in the last year or two, correct . Right. Looking back in time. How many years ago are we talking . Three, i think. That would have been roughly 2013 . 13, yeah. Give or take. Is that right . Might have been 14. Youre there with someone. I see you smiling. I dont think you did the obvious choice. Somewhere in the u. S. , is that correct . Yeah. I feel like you didnt want to go over the top, bragging. I saw the segment with venice and paris. This has your name on it in a weird way. Twist is and turn. Envelope with your name on it. I wanted you to rip it open for willie. Do i get a trip . You hold on to this, natalie. Willie, three years ago, where did you go that was notable . The grand canyon. Okay. Have you mentioned it on air ever . Maybe. A long time ago. How many trips have you been in your whole life . Hundreds. Youre thinking of a female person, right, not your wife . No, because you said not my wife. Good. He said, dont get me in trouble. Just to be clear, it was his rule. Rip it open. Theres a note inside. Okay. Who was it, not your wife, whats her name . Natalie morales. Read that out loud. Seeing it clearly, this had to be three years ago. Louder. Natalie went on a trip to the grand canyon and had the best trip ever with willie. We did a show at the grand canyon. Walking the grand canyon. How did you do that . You have to give me something. Not that good if i tell you. Amazing. Incredible. Oh, my gosh. Oz pearlman, unbelievable. Amazing. Wow. Incredible. Where is bobby now is what we want to know. Lets find bobby. Coming up, it took a few seconds for her life to change forever. 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There was a time when i was alone nowhere to go and no place to call home my only friend was the man in the moon and even sometimes he would go away, too then one night, as i closed my eyes, i saw a shadow flying high he came to me with the sweetest smile told me he wanted to talk for a while he said, peter pan, thats what they call me i promise that youll never be lonely i am a lost boy from neverland usually hanging out with peter pan and when were bored we play in the woods always on the run from captain hook run, run, lost boy, they say to me away from all of reality neverland is home to lost boys like me and lost boys like me are free he sprinkled me in pixie dust and told me to believe believe in him and believe in me together we will fly away in a cloud of green to your beautiful destiny as we soared above the town that never loved me i realized i finally had a family soon enough we reached peacefully my feet hit the sand and ever since that day i am a lost boy from neverland usually hanging out with peter pan and when were bored we play in the woods always on the run from captain hook run, run, lost boy, they say to me away from all of reality neverland is home to lost boys like me and lost boys like me are free peter pan, tinker bell, wendy darling, even captain hook you are my perfect storybook neverland, i love you so forever a lost boy at last and for always i will say i am a lost boy from neverland, usually hanging out with peter pan and when were bored, we play in the woods always on the run from captain hook run, run, lost boy, they say to me away from all of reality neverland is home to lost boys like me and lost boys like me are free neverland is home to lost boys like me and lost boys like me are free [ applause ] wow. Stunning. Voice. Youre going to be hearing a lot more from ruth b. Thank you so much. Were back in a moment. This is today on nbc. [ applause ] vocal lessons here with sheinelle. I do all these things now. For your voice. Because you lost your voice a whatever works. How are you on this fine friday . Great. Story on friday. Were going to introduce you to this up and coming designer. Hes 27 years old from queensqueens. He just wrapped up a show at new york fashion week. It was packed. Everybody and anyone was in there. Kim kardashian, beyonce. People love him. Designs. Love it. Nice. I hope you got to keep them. Well talk about it. Cat walk, right . Kathie lee and were following breaking news this morning. Health officials are now confirming the first zika case in north carolina. To be clear the patient traveled to a country fighting the misquito borne virus. Were told that person is cleared of any symptoms and Officials Say that travel related cases like this one dont present a Public Health threat to north carolina. This morning, Election Officials in South Carolina are predicting a record breaking turnout for the herald in rock hill says 38thousand people have already submitted absentee ballots as of thursday. That breaks the record from 2008. Election Officials Say there are more registered voters this year than ever before. Nbc charlotte will be in the palmetto state, bringing you election updates all day long. Well have crews with each of the top candidates. You can monitor the race on our newscasts and online. Today. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Saturday. Partl y cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Sunday. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Monday. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 60. Tuesday. Rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday. Rain day, rthrona statesenators will te a proposal that could affect when you cast your vote in the congressional primary. Last night lawmakers advanced a bill that would split the primary into two dates. If the proposal passes the primary for president and governor will still be on march 15th. But voters will have to go back to the polls on june 7th to cast their ballots for congress. This is all happening as the General Assembly works on new congressional maps after a federal court ruled the current ones are unconstitutiona l. These changes would cost taxpayers nine pointfive Million Dollars statewide. Coming up on n bc charlotte, the new safety app youll need if you ride the rails in the queen city. But first, well send it back to the time is 10 27 announcer from nbc news, this is today. With Kathie Lee Gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody. Congratulations. You made it to try day friday, february 19. Thats one of my jams. Cake by the ocean by dnce. La, la, la. Its cake by the ocean go, lori. Really good with the hands. Who invited Lori Laughlin . You both have the musical taste