Hes disgusted with both sides and may jump into the race. The cdc, for the fourth time in history, activates the highest alert. We need to scale. The white house turning to congress for help, to the tune of 2 billion. Bad choice . Angry Cruise Ship Passengers criticize their captains decision to head right into a powerful powerful storm. Theres a question of, why were we in this to begin with . The ship slammed by Hurricane Force winds and 30 foot waves as new video emerges, showing how bad it got, today, tuesday, february 9th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today, New Hampshire votes, with matt lauer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, and savannah guthrie, live from manchester, New Hampshire. Good morning, everybody. Edition of today on this tuesday morning. Its primary day here in New Hampshire. Matt is back in studio 1a. People are out voting early already. Yeah, youve got a couple savannah. One in the weather and the other thats a political storm. As you mentioned, they dont waste any time up there. As i eluded to, Hillary Clinton is already out at a polling place this morning here in manchester. She cant vote here but shes trying to get her supporters out in force. We have early results, matt. What has become tradition, voters in three small towns cast the first ballot at midnight on the dot. On the republican side, nine votes each for ted cruz, john kasich and donald trump. Bernie sanders leads Hillary Clinton, 179. The voting is just getting started. A lot is going to happen before the polls close tonight. Coming up, well talk to the candidates and also look at how the results may change this race. Coverage with Peter Alexander, who is with me here. Theyre expecting a record turnout across the state. Consider this, a campaign that only six months ago, few people took seriously, is on the verge of making New Hampshire history. Donald trump sounding increasingly confident in recent days. The man who has never been politically correct, repeating language that some people may find offensive. Reporter after dominating 75 straight polls here since june, donald trump is offering New Hampshire voters one last embrace. This is our final love fest. You have to get out and you have to vote, no matter what. Reporter the front runner feeling good and speaking out, making headlines overnight after pretending to scold a crowd member who yelled a vulgar term about ted cruz. Then repeating it into the microphone. She said id never expect to hear you say that again she said, hes a [ bleep ]. Terrible. Terrible. Reporter later, taking a im watching marco sweating like a dog on my right. After the fifth time, im like, what is going on over here . Reporter rubio trying to turn it into a rallying cry. Ill keep saying it over and over again. Reporter while turning heads for another repetitive episode. Were taking the struggle to families raising their children in the 21st century. We know how hard its become to instill our values in our kids. In the 21st century, its become harder than ever to instill in your children the values they teach in homes. Reporter the race for second, wipe open. John kasich braving a snowstorm, celebration. Its the phone calls, the volunteers, the knocking on [ applause ] its not going to stop. Reporter Chris Christie urging voters to give him a tail wind to the next primary state. Morning. I intend to take it. Reporter jeb bush, blasting trump on twitter as a loser, a liar and a whiner. The former governor now reenergized. I think were going to beat expectations. Its a low bar, so to pitchbich obituaryies were written a day ago. Reporter so much undecided. We want somebody who has a chance to win in the general. History shows 20 of New Hampshire voters dont make up their mind until today. Until primary day. Remember, independents can decide which party to vote for at the last minute. One New Hampshire voter dont john kasich monday, i think five times the person said, im deciding between you and Bernie Sanders. Got to love New Hampshire. Some people decide the minute the curtain closes behind them in the booth. Matt, up to you. In the democratic race, narrow the gap that twists between herself and Bernie Sanders. Were also hearing from former new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg about his chances of jumping in. Andrea mitchell is in manchester with more on all of that. Good morning to you. Good morning, matt. At the polling place this morning, Hillary Clinton told voters shes going to continue working until the last vote is counted. If the polls are correct, with New Hampshire, which has been good to president s in the past, today. A new surveymonkey poll shows she holds a substantial lead over sanders nationally. Reporter in the middle of a snowstorm, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton making their final pitch to the voters. I think being a progressive progress. You tell em, bernie. I am. Reporter the challenge for clinton, how to attract young women voters flocking to sanders. And can add a lot to the country, i dont trust her. Reporter bill clinton has been leading the attacks on sanders. Something hes called disturbing. Has he been unfair to her . Unaccurate. Reporter the former president chasing at the chance to keep things on message. Sometimes when im on a stage like this, i wish i could say what i really think. Reporter trailing by double digits, the clinton camp is reportedly considering a shakeup after New Hampshire. Were going to take stock, campaign that ive got. Reporter Hillary Clinton addressing the reports with msnbcs rachel maddow. Were moving into a different phase of the campaign. Itd be malpractice not to say, what can we do better . Reporter nbc news confirmed Michael Bloomberg, doubting considering jumping in as a third party candidate. Speaking to the financial times, bloomberg says, voters deserve better and he is, quote, looking at all the options. Although clinton has trailed Bernie Sanders for months, New Hampshire voters are famously late deciders. More than 40 say theyre independent. Classic swing voters who have produced surprising upsets in the past. Thats what Hillary Clinton is hoping for this time around. Savannah . Andrea, a lot of candidates hoping for that this morning. As we mentioned earlier, heading into today, marco rubio has been at the center of the discussion in the republican race. Lester holt caught up with him on the trail yesterday. Good morning. Great to see you. Rubio came under fire during saturdays debate, with opponents like governor Chris Christie taking aim for rubios repeated use of the exact same attack lines against president obama. Rubio defended his comments, as we talked over a cup of coffee lets dispel the fiction, that barack obama doesnt know what hes doing. You repeated the same thing four times. Ill say it again. Barack obama is trying to change america and is doing damage to the country. By repeating it, it played to the notion that you are a bit contrived, rehearsed. Thats silly. Understand, people when theyre running for office will say whatever they need to say. Called marco robot. A headline that said, you choked, it didnt bother you . It cant affect you. On our website, we raised more money on the first hour of that debate than all the other debates. Chris christie said, lets not make the mistake we made eight years ago, of electing a firstterm senator. Making the comparison between you and president obama. What do you and president obama have in common, in terms of what you represent . I have different experiences than he had. State in the country for four years. We had real achievements in florida. In the senate, i had achievements. Is your youth an advantage or disadvantage . I embrace it. Its who i am. I havent lived as long as some people running for president but ive done more than most of them. Your third place showing in iowa, strong third place, has put a lot of expectations on you, in terms of Going Forward here. What does that mean in terms of what happens in New Hampshire . This is a very unusual election. I think itd be a mistake to judge this election by any of the metrics of past elections. Weve never had six or seven wellfunded, credible candidates running for president on the republican side at the same time. I think the nomination is going to take a little longer and be a different process than in the past. Were going to do well here. But he is looking a bit past the primaries. Rubio says he would beat the democratic nominee, whether it be Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton. Savannah, he is owning the repetition of the attack lines against president obama. Lester, thanks so much. Latest twists and turns on nightly tonight from New Hampshire. Lets bring in chuck todd and mark, manager of bloomberg politics. First, donald trump repeated a vulgar term used by a supporter at a rally last night. Shocked . Any other candidate who did that, the staff would say, we can lose the primary over this. Trump and his team loved it. The crowd loved it. This symbolizes the trump campaign. Different and not politically correct. Donald trump said something offensive to somebody. For him, it doesnt impact anything. Lets talk about the race. I wont move to who places second right away. Lets not miss who may place first. Donald trump. If i told you that six month ago, what would you have said . We talk about the upsets in the history of the New Hampshire primary. When the country is aangry, the first place to tell us is New Hampshire. Theyll hand Us Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. The establishment of both parties are frightened of. The more they express their fear, the more some voters want to rally around them. This is a huge, symbolic message thats being sent. The people of the establishment say, they can win New Hampshire but theyll never win the nominee. Theyve been underestimated the whole cycle. Assume they win big tonight, theyll speak to the biggest autd audiences they ever have in the context of becoming the president ial candidate. Whoever is second, third and fourth for republican, Hillary Clinton has to make a case, heres why the other states shouldnt follow suit. For anyone hoping New Hampshire would provide clarity as to the trump alternative in the race, no longer going to happen. Is it all because of what marco rubio and the debate . It is all because of that. Rubio doing the face plant at the debate, it was an opportunity. He had the opportunity to seize the nomination. He had an opportunity there were people ready to rally around his campaign. You would have seen a flood of endorsements. A flood of money. A flood of and probably a whittling of the field. None of the other candidates think, hey, rubio has a glass jaw. They all say theyre going to South Carolina. Every last one. They have no reason not to. Saturday night, another debate. If youre Chris Christie or youre marco rubio, why not go . Get on the debate stage and try again. Marco rubio went from having, as chuck said, the nomination, or at least the establishment wing part of the nomination in his hands, to now potentially having his nomination in mortal danger. He could finish second tonight and turn it around again. Lets talk about Hillary Clinton. She expects to lose here. The only issue for everyone, it what will these next days be like for her if she does, in fact, lose here . If the polls are right, and its double digits, it is going to be stories about joe biden, Michael Bloomberg. Bernie sanders is already outraising her and will with more money. Nevada will suddenly look like its in play. The National Polls will show clinton. This is going to be the most painful three weeks before the South Carolina primary for her since shes had in february 2008. Thank you so much. Well have more from here in New Hampshire coming up, including live interviews with jeb bush and Chris Christie. For now, matt, up to you in new york. Well be back with you in a couple minutes. We want to turn to the fight against the zika virus. The Obama Administration now asking congress for 1. 8 billion in emergency funding. Health experts are once again warning americans considering trips to latin america and the tom costello is covering this outbreak for us. We have 51 cases of zika in the United States according to the cdc. People who returned to the country, theyve contracted zika abroad. We know of 16 in florida alone. While we dont yet have any known cases of mosquito transmitted zika in the u. S. , thousands of americans travel south of the u. S. Border every day. Reporter with spring break weeks away, the cdcs warning for anyone traveling to the caribbean or latin america is suddenly taking on added urgency. Millions of people in the region are expected to contract zika this year. Already in brazil, 4,000 babies diagnosed with abnormally small heads and brains. Were not cancelling spring break. Were telling people who are pregnant, you know, you may not want to go. Reporter with 30 countries and territories now included on the cdcs list of zika areas to avoid, the cdcs Emergency Operation center has gone to the highest level of response. Now with the Olympic GamesSix Committee is reiterating the guidance for pregnant women or women who could become pregnant, to avoid the zika hot zones. Also, the cdc would not and will not prevent athletes from competing for their country should they qualify. The white house is asking congress for nearly 2 billion in the fight against zika. Including the expedited development of a zika vaccine. A widespread vaccine rollout could be years away. We have the capability to get a vaccine candidate into phase one Clinical Trial to determine if its safe. Reporter on the grounds in florida, the state is wrapping up Mosquito Control efforts. Residents told to get rid of standing water. It can be a breeding ground for mosquitos. Researchers say theres a lot about zika they dont understand. Transmitted through saliva and urine, and which trimester of baby might be most at risk. The mosquito likes to bite during the day rather than at dusk. If you travel to the areas and youre not pregnant but concerned, wear repellant and try to cover your arms and legs. You mention td olympics. The International Pressure is mounting every single day on the brazilians to get this under control before the games start in august. This morning, we heard from the kenyans who say, if the brazilians dont get it under control, the kenyans may not send their own team to the olympics. The kenyans are supposed to do very well. Tom, thank you very much. Weve got breaking news in germany overnight. At least nine people killed. More than 100 injured after two trains crashed head on. Several hundred rescue workers were called to the scene. Injured passengers were carried the rail line is used mainly by ly bily by commuters going to munich for work. At home, a new storm is moving into the east this morning, making for a very slippery commute. Mr. Rocker is here with that. We have more to talk about. Were going to show you the system. We have a Double Barrel low. Upper level low in the great lakes and pressure off the carolina coast. The two combining to bring storms. We have 41 Million People under some sort of Winter Weather advisory this morning. Early today, snow in the midatlantic. Snow will build into the appalachians. Today and into tonight, periods of snow from new york city, washington, d. C. , baltimore. We look for heavy lakeeffect snow to cover and develop into tonight and tomorrow. New york city, maybe 1 to 2 inches of snowfall, at best. Erie, pennsylvania, 8 to 12. Thats your latest weather. Matt . Al, thank you very much. Coming up, new questions about the cruise ship nightmare off the coast of north carolina. Why did that ship sail right into a huge storm . Savannah . Plus, from here in New Hampshire, were behind the scenes with the candidates as they make their final pushes. Why it could be good to come in second place here. Theres precedence for that. Chris christie will join us live. First on a tuesday morning, nbc. Coming up, why didnt he look too excited . What eli manning is saying about that expression he had on his face as his brother peyton was winning the super bowl. Two of the biggest names in hollywood will be here. 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