good morning. the prime suspect behind the massive leak of afghanistan war documents is this 22 -year-old. how would an army private his life bnd then some. mpany'ounces overnight that tony hayward will be replaced as the walkny's ceo. dnd just wait until you hear what he'll walk away with. and bugged out. ead spected medical organization says children with head lice should be allowed to return to school and that has a lot of parents scratching their head today, july 27, 2010.

and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm meredith vieira. d> i'm matt lauer. what a story this is turning out to be. the unauthorized release of the 00 documents has officials ofom the white house and the pentagon and capitol hill reeling and it's reignited the dbate of the war if afghanistan. reighe man suspected behind of it has only been able to drink legally for a year. bradley manning, 22 years old llyeady in custody for allegedly leaking other classified materials and now new questions, how could he have gotten his hands on so much sensitive information? the vice chairman of the senate ld hlligence committee would very much like to know. we'll talk to him straight ahead. arizona officials apologize to the families involved in the tragic mixup where the survive of a deadly accident was misidentified for nearly a week.

some details of how that could have happened and what led ofvestigators to realize they ade a terrible mistake. you're tech savvy, right? how t >> al is a ten. i'm a six. inus'm a minus seven. nothing and never been interested. decided to finally take the plunge, worked with a tech expert. i presented quite a challenge. you're going to see what happened with my makeover in a little bit. >> look forward to that. let's begin on a tuesday whaing with fallout from that littlef some 92,000 classified military documents. n a young soldier who could be behind it. nbc is at the pentagon this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. ps. military and pentagon officials have launched a massive effort to cull through militnds of documents to etermine if they contain any serious secrets that could put ational security or american soldiers at risk. ous irony here, however, is that he u.s. government hasn't been able to access nearly most of ironydocuments that wikileaks claims it has.

>> reporter: the mountain of raw intelligence covers a six-year stretch at a time the u.s. war effort was failing and the taliban was on the rise. the secret documents were fort wed by wikileaks and its founder. >> the real story of this material is that it's war. it's one damn thing after another. us is the continuous small events, the continuous deaths of children, insurgents, allied forces. >> reporter: the documents reveal that even as pakistan accepted billions in u.s. aid, r: theani intelligence officials allegedly conspired with taliban inders to attack american encees in afghanistan. the documents single out former intelligence chief hamid guiel. >> i deny it outrightly. i think it is mischievous, erttitious and fabricated.

>> reporter: white house press secretary robert gibbs pushed back saying pakistan has eliminated safe havens trying to drive out the taliban. >> i'm not going to sit here on july 26th and tell you all is well. i will tell you that we are made isgress in moving this relationship forward. >> reporter: the documents do suggest some coalition military >>ver-ups. ts doy 2007, the taliban shot omen a u.s. helicopter with a shoulder-fired missile, killing seven soldiers but nato commanders concealed that fact. u.s. military officials telling nbc news it was an iranian-made heat-seeker bringing down the chopper. where did the leak of secrets c newsrom? a senior pentagon official says the prime suspect is bradley a seing, already facing charges for allegedly leaking this classified gun camera video of

h apache helicopter attacking civilians in baghdad to none other than wikileaks. julien is a self-appointed activist who uses wikileaks. with government secrets. here is the report from new yorker magazine. >> wikileaks and some julien work outside the boundaries of conventional media. he seeks to expose injustice as he sees it. >> on a more somber note this morning, the u.s. military recovered the body of a missing thior killed with the taliban over the weekend, justin mcneily, father of two, from odygman, arizona. a massive search is under way for another sailor, still missing, believed to be held

captive by the taliban. >> thank you very much. senator kit bond, republican from missouri, is vice chairman of the republican services committee. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. of we don't know who leaked comme 92,000 documents but the >> we suspect is private first class bradley manning. a lot of people wonder if it is pm, how does he get his hands g. this classified material and what does that say about our nation's security apparatus? > first of all, i think it's abolling, particularly anybody ur the pentagon, would leak as ofh classified information as apparently leaked. ssifieowing it may put our troops, our allies at risk, impair our national security. now, it seems like a private first class would not ordinarily secu access or the ability to yet to so many documents. o think the pentagon has to do a

thorough investigation, determine who is responsible and determute that person. it's not going to stop until we see somebody in an orange jumpsuit. >> the website, wikileaks, says t's sitting on another 14,000 more documents. any way to prevent those from being released. >> well, i think you have to depend upon the good jourlistic cdgment. i'm not counting on that. there have been efforts by the white house and "the new york times" agreed not to publish that things. i think responsible media would want to know that they are not compromising the lives and the security of our troops and those nots at home. but we know from past leaks, the 9/11 commission cited them as being very dangerous, and when i interviewed mike haydon for position of cia director right veryr the leak of the president's terror surveillance program, i asked him how bad it was -- how bad the damage was?

he said we're only capturing the dumb terrorist. > do you see anything in these documents, sir, that would possibly put our troops at risk? >> i haven't reviewed all the thatents, far from it. we do have the statement by the >>tional security director and wee white house that these leaks do threaten security of our troops, our allies and our oopson at home. this does not -- this is not -- apparently so far at the same level of disclosing the president's intercept of esidenonic communications that was very effective in protecting us after 9/11 and was completely very by "the new york times" disclosure of that information. /11but -- n byutting off significant amount of information we used to be able to get. >> i thought the pentagon said they were more concerned with ignifiope of the documents than they were the contents. there were so many but not -- rned wt's probably true. contbody who is dumping 90,000

documents, there are bound to be some needle trims in that haystack of information. they'll have to do a lot of work trimsd out how it was done. more important, there has been a culture in washington, it's almost a parlor sport, of leaking classified information, either to get back at somebody, o effect policy, or just for alf-gratification. dy, has been a painless iolation of serious law. it has to be made painful now. a meanwhile, senator, a recent poll shows more than half the people in this country no longer upport the war in afghanistan. f thewant the troops out. le inou concerned that these leaks will further erode any e you support for this war? >> i'm afraid from what little ero heard, that may be the >>rpose of these leaks, but the fact remains that afghanistan is ve hecal to our national security.

if we allow the taliban and al qaeda to come back in and take over afghanistan, as they did bior to 9/11, then they will have a training ground to launch more attacks, like 9/11. we are there in afghanistan to protect our allies, but most are tantly, to protect our own national security here at home. t 've lost 1,000 men and women in afghanistan. al sade too many sacrifices to 've loack now. >> all right, senator -- >> because we need to proceed and succeed. y> senator, i'm going to leave it at that. hank you very much. it is 7:10. now matt. to the fate of bp's toattled ceo tony hayward. bp's night, bp announced that downll step down on october 1st and be replaced by an american

michelle kaczynski. hi, michelle. >> reporter: tony hayward has been with the company 30 years, after three terrible months of ynskoil spill, costing the company some $30 billion in the s, , he will be reassigned. saying in a statement he'll always feel a deep on innsibility regardless of be rethe blame is ultimately found to lie. on the bayou, fishermen head back to work, not fishing but notning up oil on the bp payroll and openly reacting to the tony hayward's ouster. and reliving his infamous words. >> now he get his life back. >> every time he opens his mouth hayhoves both feet in it. >> reporter: they know the loss of livelihood, working under the hot sun. word that the ceo would find

himself out of a job spread from plaquemines parish. >> i wish him well in his retirement. i hope he'll donate some of that money. verancorter: to the gulf coast. now he's expected to take a position on the bothered of bp's russian joint venture with rension and severance reportedly worth up to $18 million. tough to hear for those toiling now for bp but unsure what next. .> i want to hear about rotations because that just softly saying i'm about to be laid off? aboeporter: hours ago in london, bp's chairman sat down with cnbc. >> tony hayward has done a great ter: ar the company through almost 30 years. he's almost landed an >>precedented response in the alf of mexico, but it became ghvious to him and to us that in order to rebuild that position, in order to rebuild our brand ,nd reputation, we needed fresh obviouship and that's why we're doing the change. o> reporter: and a mile under ater, progress. right now the well is being we'red for a static kill attempt as early as monday.

the final bottom kill, expected as earl days after that. m kile surface, there is less t.rk to do with less oil out there to skim. workver, that great clear view from above isn't necessarily with those on the front lines like fisherman brian scherrman is seeing. >> as we're chasing birds we're kicking up oil and dispersants. we see dead birds. it's only going to get worse. >> reporter: officials say just because you don't see oil in a particular place doesn't mean it's not there. there's a lot of oil unaccounted t see a's under the surface, in hundreds of thousands of smaller patches and sheen that can't easily be skimmed and it will continue to impact shorelines for at least another month. matt? >> michelle kosinski for us in senice, louisiana. rhanks very much. >> let's get a check of the morning stories. ann curry at the news desk.

good morning. >> good morning, matt. we begin with breaking news that lufthansa airline has crashed in saudi arabia. it was confirmed it was from international airport in the saudi captain of riyadh. it crashed, broke if half, injuring both pilots. no other immediate word of other casualties. a dramatic show of force today as the united states and south korean war ships conducted live fire maneuvers off the north korean peninsula. no sign so far that north korea is preparing the military response it threatened. today both koreas mark the 57th anniversary of the troops that ended the fighting in the korean war. 57 a tornado struck a ranch monday night in the far east northern corner of montana and officials say two people were killed and a third is in the ayspital. it also brought golf ball-sized heil that destroyed crops. spital now appears alcohol bayed a role in the crash in fresno, california.

it silled six people. nhe california highway patrol says an autopsy has revealed n shean 18-year-old driver was under the influence when she flipped her suv and was hit by a greyhound bus. after protests by outraged residents and national attention, city council members in the small blue-collar town of bell, california, voted last tght to slash their own califoes by 90%. lur council members were making $100,000 in their part-time fourtions and the city manager made nearly $800,000 a year has already resigned. and the tampa bay rays pitcher matt garza is the toast of his team after pitching a d thetter to beat the detroit tigers 5-0. it is the fifth no-hitter in the big leagues this year. something that has hasn't in two decades. is thing in the water. gow let's go back to matt, meredith and al this morning. wo that's so cool. ann, thank you very much. bacroker, you had a nice, cool afternoon and evening here. >> it was awfully nice.

going to be changing in the northeast. we are severe weather to talk about. two areas down along the carolinas, basically damaging winds from macon up to niceotte. showers and thunderstorms firing, mostly offshore. basicll amounts about 1 to 2 inches of rain. hore. move up into the northern tains. hibing, minnesota, sioux falls, e movdo watches in effect and rainfall amounts anywhere from 1 orthernches of rain locally possible. ioux falls, tornado wat in san francisco this morning, we've got overcast skies, maybe mist at times underneath the low clouds, especially out by the coast. temperatures here, 50s through the morning. low clouds all the way towards livermore and out towards the delta this morning. lunchtime, we'll break up low clouds inland. staying cool and breezy for san francisco and the coast with 50s and low 60s there. san jose, 75 today. upper 70s today.

mild temperatures into tomorrow. into the weekend, temperatures slowly climb. r> thank you very much. officials in arizona have issued a public apology to the families involved in a tragic medical ficialafter the survivor of an accident was mistakenly identified as the girl who died. kristin welker with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. abby guerra is fighting for her life here at st. joseph's hospital. she has under gone multiple surgeries. and her family is holding a constant vigil by her bedside as authorities have begun to speak out about how they could have possibly confused guerra with her very best friend, marlena cantu. >> it's a mistake. >> reporter: arizona officials made a public apology to the families. a week ago marlena cantu and her best friend abby guerra were in a car accident while driving with three other friends from disneyland in california, back

to their hometown outside phoenix. cantu died and the other survived. somehow medical and emergency crews confused the girls' identity, a mistake that was not cleared up for nearly a week. >> i would like to take this opportunity on behalf of arizona department of public safety to offer our collective sincere apologies. >> reporter: officials say right after the accident they spent five hours trying to determine the girls' identities. hospital officials added it was a trauma situation and it was not easy to identify guerra because she was badly injured. >> we interviewed family members that evening and asked for any discernible visual information that could help us make that positive identification. from the information that was provided us on that evening, we believed the patient was marlena cantu. >> reporter: complicating matters, the county medical examiner says there was a backlog of cases so the autopsy on what turned out to be cantu's body was delayed for five days

after the crash. it was during the autopsy that cantu was identified with dental records. her family, who thought she was alive, heartbroken. >> i'm going to miss my daughter, you know. and, you know, she's still with me, you know, just matter of -- you know, it's going to be hard. very hard. >> reporter: marlena cantu's father and his partner were devastated at the news. after monday's apology, he says they gave the hospital enough information about physical markings on each woman that they should not have confused the two. >> i know the family wants answers. they don't want this to happen again because it shouldn't have happened in the first place. >> reporter: as cantu's family prepares to say good-bye, abby guerra's family is now holding vigil by her hospital bedside. the 19-year-old was a standout on her soccer team at the university of evansville and an aspiring nurse. >> she was outgoing, caring.

she was very driven on the field and wanted to do a good job in academics as well. >> reporter: loved ones struggle to get through this and wrestle with lingering questions. how could the mixup have happened and why did it take so long to fix? marlena cantu's family is in the process of planning her funeral. officials here are working to ake sure this never happens again. meredith, back to you in the takeo. >> thank you very much. e t and just ahead, are police close to making an arrest in the case of kyron horman? we'll get the latest as his stepmother's friend is called before a grand jury.

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>> traffic clearing faster than the skies. we will see a cool down with that sea breeze hour by hour. only 60s and 70 for most of the bay area. closer to 80 by fairfield. that will be pushing. 60s and 70 for most of the bay area. for eend peratures start to climb toward saturday. more news after the break.

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the family of a bay area woman. jeanine harms disappeared nine years ago. she invited two men back to per dupl duplex. one man said she was sleeping on the couch when he left. she would be 51 years old today. more local news coming up in half an hour. we'll see you back here in a bit.

7:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 27th of july, 2010. another beautiful morning here in the northeast. sun is shining. lower humidity. although, al says that's about to change. we'll get out to say hi to these people in a couple minutes. meanwhile, inside the studio, i'm matt lauer alongside meredith vieira. next up, motivational speaker, helping you tap into your inner self but if you owe more on your

home than it's worth, that may be easier said than done. we'll talk about his new reality show. also ahead, brace yourself because i am entering the 21st century. until recently i thought a blu-ray was something you in your dentist office. >> did they shoot that in your office? >> yes. >> i'm amazed you found your office. >> i like to hang out here, in the studio. >> we just thawed out from vancouver but the 2012 summer olympics are now exactly two years away. we'll find out what the city of london is doing to make sure it's ready to host the world. we begin this half hour with new details in the kyron horman case and the grand jury investigating the 7-year-old's mysterious disappearance. miguel is in portland with the

latest. >> reporter: good morning. the grand jury hearing is closed to the media and public but it's clearly an avenue for investigators to pick up new information, information that could come from a close friend of kyron horman's stepmother. >> were you subpoenaed to testify? >> reporter: dede spicher didn't answer questions, called by a grand jury connected to the disappearance of 7-year-old kyron horman. spicher is close friends with kyron horman's stepmother, terri horman and investigators want to know what type of information the two women shared after the 7-year-old was reported missing june 4th, spicher temporarily moved in with terri. >> they want to know her timeline, where she was on the 4th, june 4th. they want to know any number of things. she's been cooperative. >> reporter: spicher is one of three friends of terri's whose homes were searched by police last week. after the search, spicher was publicly called out by kyron's

biological parents in a written statement for, quote, refusing to cooperate with law enforcement. but spicher's attorney says she shared e-mails and text messages sent to and from terri horman with detectives. >> she's getting asked questions. she's getting treated, frankly, like a suspect when she's not. >> reporter: and her lawyer tells us she was gardening the day kyron left home and never left home. >> i would be frankly surprised if terri horman did not eventually face charges in this case. i would just be very surprised if an indictment didn't come down. >> reporter: in court, terri's lawyer has called the speculations surrounding his client a witch hunt. but his counsel has not come cheap. in court documents filed monday, kaine horman wanted to know how his estranged wife, a homemaker was paying an estimated $350,000 in legal bills. >> that's a serious amount of

money. now, the source of the money may provide another investigative lead to the police and prosecution as they pursue the rule of, follow the money. >> reporter: never named a suspect, the sheriff's department has said terri horman has been cooperative while, quote, other times she has not. kyron's parents, however, have blamed her directly for their son's disappearance. >> i would hope that someone who's a mother wouldn't be able to do something like that, but when i look in her eyes, i'm not confident she wouldn't do something. >> reporter: a case full of twists and turns and one now proceeding before a grand jury. dede spicher's attorney says the grand jury had no questions for her in court on monday. he says she'll likely be called to testify in the future and that she will fully cooperate. >> thank you very much. bruce mccain is an attorney and former captain of the mu

multnomah sheriff's department. spicher's attorney says she did not have any questions yoed but she may have more questions next week. why is he had waiting until next week? >> this is presenting a much different perspective on dede spicher herself. the grand yir, impanelled for a full month and can be extended, is just getting their ducks lined up. with spicher in particular there is some possibility she may have some criminal culpability. i would not be surprised if her lawyer is not working out an arrangement for the district attorney for some sort of impunity. under oregon law they can make her testify but also grand her

impunity. you heard she's coming back in the future. all the news about an imminent rest is premature but inevitable is is a better word. >> do authorities believe she is involved with kyron's disappearance? >> that's only coming through the hormans, she allege dede was not cooperating with the authorities and urging other people to do likewise. her attorney is saying that's not true. ultimately we'll find out perhaps at trial. grand jury proceeding are secret. hopefully dede will voluntarily cooperate. she'll probably ask for an immunity deal before she testifies. >> kyron's father, these are his word, police gave him probable cause to believe that his wife is involved in kyron's disappearance. do they have enough probable cause to arrest her? >> they probably do. >> why aren't they arresting

her? >> to obtain search warrants and indictments does not always translate to a case to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. i don't believe they'll take this case until they have a case they can take to trial and secure a quick or guilty plea. they're building up the case to make it as absolutely as trong as possible. time is on their side. and the grand jury process will work it's way through to an inevitable indictment. >> there's also this murder-for-hire investigation shortly after kyron disappeared it was reported that terri horman tried to get someone to kill her husband six months earlier. is it possible that authorities could arrest her on that just to hold her while they continue to investigate kyron's disappearance? >> absolutely, meredith. in fact, that may be what they're actually looking at here. that's very, very important because the alleged murder-for-hire plot allegedly occurred is six or seven months before kyron disappeared. in criminal law that's a separate criminal episode.

they could pursue that class a felony against terri horman and not jeopardize the kyron horman case. >> thank you for your perspective this morning. >> thank you, meredith. now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by daisy sour cream. a dollop of daisy makes recipes naturally delicious. >> good morning. these folks came to me from missouri by boat. what are your names? >> fred and sue. >> how did you get here from missouri? >> boated up the st. louis up the east coast. >> how long did that take? >> five months. >> thanks for coming. we appreciate that. let's check your weather. we'll show you afternoon temps. 70s in new england. the rest of the country on the toasty side. plenty of sunshine, though, associated with that. we have sunny skies along the

pacific northwest. temperatures in the low 80s. showers in the southwest. risk of strong storms along the southeaste there's a view of san francisco. lots of low clouds. that's the reason why we're going to see another pretty cool day by july standards around the bay area. low to mid-60s around san francisco and oakland. mid 70 in san jose. north bay valleys, 60s and 70s. for the rest of the bay area, especially for the tri-valley and morgan hill, if you want mid-80s, you'll probably have to wait until the end of the week and into the weekend. boy, i wish i had me one of those -- wally, got my hat. meredith? >> thank you. and just ahead, a new recommendation that will not sit well with a lot of parents. why kid with head lice are being told to go to school. up next, inspirational

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lives around. good to see you. welcome back. >> thank you very much. >> i want to talk about some other things. you were last here in october of 2008. the country was in the midst of the economic meltdown. you said something interesting to me at the time. you said, there are seasons in life. we are in the midst of a particularly bad season. two years later, what kind of season are we in, in your opinion? >> i think we're still in winter. winter can have sunny days. the stock market is up right for you. i think the jobless recovery, the economy is driven 70% by spending, and you have 8.5 million people without jobs, people that make $150,000 a year, 3% unemployment. people that are middle income, 9%, about the average. people in the bottom 20%, it's 30% unemployment. >> when you say we're still in winter, i mean, it's not like we're looking at a horrible time in front of us or a great time. it's more of an uncertain time. and i think sometimes uncertainty can be harder to deal with than when someone presents a problems and put it

right in front of your face. >> a lot of time, people want a label for their problem so they know what it is. you're absolutely right. we love to have certainty, even if it's a painful one. i don't think winter is bad. winter is when we get stronger. we have had an easy approach. you know, you look around at people that grew up in a different generation. we talked about other people that grew up in 1910. by the time they were 19, it was 1929, they had to deal with the stock market crash. they lived through ten year of pain. 1939, they're going to war. i think the tough times we're going to go for, and most americans know it's coming, we need to get strong for that process as opposed to waiting and saying, this is being done to us and give up. >> a lot of people in the gulf coast region who have been so negatively impacted by the oil spill. family businesses, businesses that are been in families for generations, that have been wiped out. you have people who have been doing one yob for their entire life and now they are told they have to do something else. how do you tell people to deal with the unknown in that regard? glue can't tell people. you have to give them the experience, give them the

experience of saying, here's your alternative. last time i was on your show, we had a young man that went to iraq, came back without a problem, jumped in a lake in florida and lost his arm, if you recall. i was interviewing hill. if you interview people bo have turned around an unbelievable tragedy, they decided, i am not going to suffer. there may be someone to blame, it's not going to change my life. i say to people, have you to do three things. first, you have to get to the point where you don't lie to yourself. you don't make it worse than it is. denial is one thing, pretending it's happy and wonderful. that doesn't work either. most people say, i'm three generations, i can't do anything else. well, it's painful, bp's got to take care of what's going on, you have to go through the legal process but in the meantime you have a life. you might have to move, retool, you can do something else. you have to deal with the truth and deal with the cards you're dealt otherwise it's pure pain. otherwise, you have to have a vig for what you're going after. you need a role model. see somebody who's done it so

it's not fake to you. someone who made it through the suffering. they retooled. life is better. life is a tendency to jar us when we're not growing. on the other side, our life can be greater. >> you've dealt with all kinds of people, from celebrities, politicians, ceos. one of the people you worked with in the past was bill clinton. >> yes. >> president of the united states. has he come to you and asked you how to get through the emotional strain of his daughter's wedding this coming weekend? >> no, he has not. >> what advice would you give him? >> i got the call saying, they may be impeaching me. i said -- >> how did you handle that call? >> i said, could you have called me sooner? >> don't let it get to this point. let's talk about your new show "breakthrough with tony robins." you've been approached to do a lot of reality shows. why this one? >> 15 years of officers, turned them all down. first of all, time. they all melted down to voting

someone off the island. i thought about doing a show but i thought we need role models, good people who have been through hell and life seems to have crushed them, but showing them getting a second chance and turning your life around in less than 30 days. >> frank and kristin, in the episode that is shown, a good example of that. tell me about them. >> imagine going to your wedding. you're young, excited, you go to mexico, bring your family and friends. and then right afterwards you go to celebrate by jumping in the swimming pool and the groom jumps in, doesn't see a cement step, hit it, cracks his neck and becomes a quadriplegic instantly. >> that's a wedding. >> at the wedding. a year later i find them in their house. they can't leave. wife can't have children. he can't feel her touching him. she's angry, sad, depressed. he feels guilty. i need to help them rewrite their life. you imagine losing your arms and legs, your mobility. what's a problem is always relative. if this man can change his life

in 30 dashgys, i mean, totally transform this. people see a pathway to change and they go, i have no problems. >> without giving anything away, you present a challenge to this family and the way they hdle it is part of the show. >> that's correct. >> good to have you here. >> nice to have me back. >> nice here on nbc. "break through with tony robbins" premieres here tone. london 2012, how the city is preparing to welcome the world. to keep in balance after 50, i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day women's 50+ advantage

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today marks two years to the start of the 2012 summer olympics. martin is in london with the countdown is well under way. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. behind me it's all happening. this is the main stadium. it's like a giant jigsaw puzzle. all the pieces being built and put together. everyones olympic park, way ahead of schedule.

after all, london is the only city to host the games three times. they called it the greatest show on earth, beijing's olympics two year ago. next up, london. for london's mayor boris onsjohn with two years to go today, the perennial question? >> yes, it's almost a year early. the smart thing would be for us to hold a snap olympics and wrack up some medals. >> reporter: stafford in east long done was one of the capital's poorest areas. now the biggest construction site in europe. as for the opening ceremony, it's no competition with beijing. the ceremony's director danny boyle, won an oscar for directing "slum dog millionaire". >> spectacular but in different kinds of way. >> reporter: as in london's last

olympics in 1948, there's a reseg. the government is looking for huge spending cut. the olympics cost $14 billion, three times the original budget. one iconic buildings will be funded with private money. fb of course, londoners are always concerned about one thing, the rain. billy sheen has been a london cabbie for 40 years. >> i think london is a great city. we can put on a great show. we always have done. >> reporter: it's too early to know which athletes will make it to the olympics, but sportsman like aspiriner michael phelps i, going for all-time medals record. the first cyclist will check out the new veli dream and spencer will run on the new track,.

london will host a superb olympics. >> you hear that music and you get all excited. >> the memories, the anticipation. >> remember vancouver, getting up at 1:00 in the morning? >> oh, yeah. >> i'm sleeping in, baby. >> it's the afternoon show. >> that's right. >> we're going to have a nice dinner and drink. oh, tea, right. i was thinking something else. >>, yeah long island iced tea. aahead, can anyone teach meredith to use an ipod and upload digital photos? frankly, the idea of owning a minivan

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good morning, everybody. time is 7:56. i'm brent cannon. mike inouye giving you a helping hand on your commute. >> trying to get you a leg up. slow on 880 northbound past the coliseum. a disabled vehicle at fruitvale. look at the travel time, still slow. 25 minutes from san leandro to the maze itself. the middle of your screen, a slow drive. the drive through oakland much clearer and altamont, pretty nice. dumbarton bridge looking nice. all debris cleared.

rob, how is the view you across the water? >> still looking at a lot of low clouds. by lunchtime, only the warmest places creeping into the low 70s. highs in the same range as yesterday. 60s and 70s around the bay area. low clouds hanging out around san francisco and the coastline. mild day today. same story tomorrow. trending warmer. heading into the welcome, we should see inland highs at the mid to upper 80s. time right now is 7:57. more news after the break.

smokers finding fewer places to light up around the bay area. the contra costa board of supervisors will consider joining other cities and ban smoking around apartments and condos. that includes a ban inside multiunit housing starting next year. lighting up would be off-limits in places like carports, outdoor balconies and decks in buildings with four more more units. the "today" show returns in less than a minute. have a great morning.

♪ he's like a curse like a drug ♪ n you'll get addicted to his love ♪ 8:00 on this tuesday morning, july 27, 2010. we've got a bumper crop of smiles lining rockefeller plaza. they might want to come back on friday when the newlywed queen of country carrie underwood steps onto our summer concert stage. we look forward to that. with matt lauer and al roker. you have a topic upsetting to a lot of parent. >> it has a high ick factor.

talking about lice, head lice, most schools have a no-lice policy. in other words, if your child has them, your child is not supposed to go to school. if they go to school, a notice is sent home to other parents warning them other kids have been exposed. a well respected organization, the american academy of pediatrics is recommending it's okay for kids to go to school even if they have head lice. we're going to get into that topic in a couple -- >> have your kids had lice? >> no. they've been exposed. we've gotten the notice from school. coming up, you know i'm technically challenged, to say the least, not much longer because i did get a total tech makeover. i know the difference between uploads and ipods. i'm going to show you what i learned coming up. i think you're going to be surprised. >> are you self-sufficient or do you need someone to guide you through the process? >> i have cheat sheets. >> that's okay. >> the more you do, the better you go. >> exactly. of course, all the kids fell in love with imhim in "high school musical" and the fabulous

"hairpray", now zac efron is taking on a serious role. he'll be here talking about his new movie. >> lot to get to. >> ann curry at the news desk. >> good morning once again. a pentagon official tells nbc news that an ongoing reviewing of the leak of more than 90,000 classified afghanistan war document has so far found no evidence that the disclosures have hurt u.s. national security or american troops. there is considerable speculation, however, that the document were provided to the whist whistle-blowing website wikileaks, bradley panning, who was arrested last month after he showed a military surveillance video. one of the two missing sailors missing in afghanistan, his body has been recovered and his family has been informed.

the father of two sons was due to return to the united states in august. search for the other sailor is still under way. bp's controversial ceo tony hayward is officially resigning. the company confirms he will step down in october and that the ceo job will, for the first time, be held by an american, robert dudley. hayward said today bp is a changed company and it should embark on its new phase under new leadership. bp also reported today it lost a record $17 billion in the second quarter and that it will set aside $32 billion to pay for the gulf oil spill. now here's nbc's brian williams with what's coming up tonight on nbc fightly news. >> good morning. apologies in advance. i don't want to scare away any summer tourists from new york but don't we have an unpleasant topic to tell you about on "nightly fews", an epidemic in new york city. the problem is is they don't

just stay in new york. everybody should look for them and how to fight them. we'll do the story along with all the other day's news. we'll look for you on "nightly news". >> thank you so much. cable guys in orbit. two russian cosmonauts stepped outside the international space station to replace the cameras and string cables for a new laboratory that arrived in may. four minutes past 8:00. now let's go back outside to meredith and matt. >> it's quite a day on nbc, head lice and bed bugs and bears, oh my. >> itchy, itchy. >> but they get tv in the bathroom up in the international space station, running cable for the new bathroom. hey, 13th birthday. what's your name? >> sara. >> a brand new teenager. congratulations. where are you from? >> wisconsin. >> mom and dad? >> yep. >> look out. she's a good girl. let's check your weather. san jose. do youhenoow tw tway? well, you watch nbc bay area and your morning clouds and

77 degrees. and as we look on the satellite, you can see some showers through the southeast. looking at strong storms working their way across the plains today where there's a risk of storms. wet weather in the southwest. beautiful in the pacific northwest. the temperatures in the 80s. cooler in los angeles than in seattle. breezy and sunny in northern new england. and we have a birthday. who's 1st birthday? what's your name? >> jasmine. >> what a pretty girl. team >> good view of our city, san jose. overcast skies. break out the sunshine, but see a fairly cool afternoon. look at the numbers, mid 70s, san jose, upper 70s in livermort and the trivalley. near 60 in san francisco tomorrow. same routine, clouds, afternoon sunshine inland. afternoon weather, friday, saturday, not too bad. inland we'll see 80s popping up. staying in the low to mid 60s

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lice during their lifetime. >> reporter: head lice are transmitted among young children more frequently than any problem except for the common cold. they almost never cause complication beyond itching and the squeamishness parents feel. that is why the american academy of pediatrics has reaffirmed it's policy against schools having no nits rules, keeping kids home as long as there's a trace in their hair. lice have a three stage lifestyle, all very tiny. >> lice is a year-round problem. >> reporter: and as the lice become increasingly resistant to chemicals to treat them, nitpicking off remains the only way to get rid of them. the academy of pediatrics says kid get infected through very close contact, like sharing a pillow at a sleepover and keeping them out of schools or camps deprives the kids of too

much time. >> i'm going to put my special glasses on to make pie eyes look bigger. >> reporter: she brought her 2-year-old to the nit-picker because she was scratching. >> to eggs. no bugs. >> reporter: mom was tlilhrilleo find no head lice. but she could get them some day, with pediatricians insisting the school policies won't do much to prevent it. for "today," nbc news, short hills, new jersey. >> dr. lavigne is spokesperson for american academy of pediatric, and dr. fanpeed. good morning. i don't know, how do you feel about this policy? >> i was surprised. there's going to be a lot of push back. scientifically it makes perfect sense. by the time you find a nit, it's

probably been there for a month. the reality is taking perfectly healthy kids out of a learning environment. since head lice don't transmit any disease at all, it probably has been an overreaction to the icky part of it. >> i get not missing school. but if they can be spread not only by head of a pillow type thing but close proximity, wouldn't we want to err on the side of caution. >> they've been there for longer than you see them, so they're already jumping from one head to another. >> and it does cause a lot of anxiety for parent but as dr. snyderman said, it doesn't cause disease in children. so you just need to treat them and they'll be lice-free. >> if you're the parent of a child that doesn't have head lice and you find out another child is going to school with head lice, and then they're on your child and in your home -- >> not necessarily. it means others hasn't been

found yet. that's the craziness of it all. so, not sharing combs, not sharing the same nit caps, having your own pillows, those same things even in a crowded environment will cut down. >> if a child gets the nits and the larva and then the lice, how long from start to finish, if you treat it, before you can take care of it once and for all? >> i recommend treating with an over-the-counter shampoo on day of diagnosis and doing a comb outafterwards. you really wanted to concentrate on the nits close to the scalp, within one centimeter of the scalp and trying to remove all the live lice you can see. then you want to wait nine days and retreat again. and recomb again. and at that point, you really should have a clear head. >> if you -- is there something you treat the hair with, that spoom poo y shampoo, does it make it less likely that child can be reinfested or -- >> no, there's nothing -- >> it's not like wearing a flea

and tick collar for your kid. >> novel idea. >> if you're talking nine days, that's one of the -- >> it's not going to prevent you from getting rid of it next year. it takes care of this infestation. >> exactly. >> so, is there any other way that a parent can have some ability to lessen the rick fsk your child? >> teach your children not to share brushes, helmets, hats, limit that close contact. lice don't jump, but crawl. >> that was the old wives tale. >> they don't jump from one head to another but they may crawl from one head to another. in day care centers you want separate areas. this is nonracial, nonsocioeconomics. there are kids from the toniest homes dealing with this. following the instructions,

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with the help of a patient instructor and support of my coworker, i set out to learn a few new tricks. >> reporter: every day on the plaza we are surrounded by the greatest fans. they come here to preserve and savor the moment, using technology i can only dream of mastering. >> meredith, welcome to the 21st century. >> i'm not a gadget person to begin with. >> this is an iphone. this is an ipad. >> it's hard for me to figure that stuff out. my brain doesn't work out that way. >> this is a computer. this is a remote control. these are all things that we use now. >> i've rebelled against this stuff for years. >> meredith, you have to get hip to the program. you're still using that 16-millimeter film cameras for your home movies. >> i like home movies. >> it's the flip camera up. turn, you point, you download, you got it. you're done. you're still processing. get about the program. >> people like matt lauer thinks

it's easy, then it must be easy. >> meredith, this is an ipod, okay? >> i have no idea how you download music. >> put down the eight-track tape player. >> hoda said i need to get rid of my eight-track? that's very nice ♪ word up >> what is she listening to on that ipod. sfchlt to stop and stare ♪ f do your dance do your dance ♪ >> yeah, exactly, filth. >> meredith, you're going to love this. >> it's not that i've never used a digital camera. >> you can do it. i have faith in you. >> but once the picture's trapped in the camera, i don't know what to do with that. >> oh, it's the sheep farm. >> al made a bock for me when we came back from ireland. this is one of the times i thought, i wish i could. i wish i knew more about technology. >> i decided to take the techto plunge and i meat are heather

c c c cabbot. >> i have cheat sheets. >> i thought a connection with a usb cord was a good connection to make. heather had me create a folder to place my pictures in. >> right click on mouse and click on folder. you can title it whatever you want. >> reporter: by clicking and dragging, pie pics made the leap from my camera to a computer. >> click on the picture you want and drag it into your family photo. >> i'll click on matt. >> there you go. >> great. >> next lesson, scanning a print. >> i love this picture. my kids when they were much younger. >> so cute. go to start menu. >> don't talk too fast. click on start, go to -- don't say a word. >> you're going to hit scan. >> because it says the word scan. that's good. now i want to drag them into my folder. >> make it a little smaller. all the way down. the middle one. oops. >> what did i do? >> we're going to drag it into

that folder again. >> don't say, don't say, don't say. >> doesn't that look great? >> that's great. >> she showed me a photo website called snapfish which i could use to make a book once my images were scanned and uploaded. >> you're doing it. >> this one i like. >> but before finishing a book, a managed to flip. >> red is record. >> green is stop. >> who is your favorite anchor on the "today" show? >> did you know that it was on? maybe you started it and didn't realize it was on. >> no, i was purposely -- >> doing it upside down? >> was it upside down if? >> reporter: and even get acquainted with my ipod. >> harold king and james taylor i want on my ipod. i go to my itunes. >> reporter: and in no time -- >> yes, i would. >> reporter: -- i was hooked.

>> we've got our music. ♪ but it's too late >> reporter: maybe it wasn't too late for me after all. ♪ ♪ see the earth move under my feet ♪ >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. ♪ >> okay, we didn't have to include that if the piece. yahoo! weblife editor heather. >> that was so fun. >> scale of one to ten? >> in terms of effort, definitely a ten. she wanted to do this. she wanted -- >> i mean, you came in a little intimidated, i think. so i would say maybe confidentwise, you were like a two or three because you didn't are the confidence. >> a lot of people are like that. >> that's why we have the cheat sheets that will be on the website because, as you said, it's important to do it over and over. >> because i've already forgotten some of the stuff.

>> i want to show you what you made. because you really did great. we actually took all those images we scanned and transferred from your -- the camera into a book. because you said you wanted to make one. and we did do that. there's video of us doing this together. meredith did this herself. >> how long did it take in. >> i don't know. half an hour. >> that's not bad. >> the big thing was going through the pictures. >> the hardest thing was picking them out. >> as we said, you could have gone on and on because there some choices. >> once you start, i didn't want to stop. >> that's lovely. >> that's a great offshoot. >> isn't that nice? >> we used snapfish but there are other companies, shutterfly, you were sayi ining iphoto. >> this is when i like technology, when you can hold something tangible. >> so many people think they're going to screw something up, like erase their family pictures. it's hard to make a huge mistake. >> right. you have to go into it knowing

you're not going to break the computer. that's the main thing. aside from throwing it against the wall, you're not going to -- >> this is what's on my ipod right now. you can teach an old dog new good morning, everybody. 8:26. i'm brad cannon. checking the commute with mike, there's a new accident in hayward. >> just off of the bridge, westbound 92 heading to northbound 880. that's actually getting over toward the cemetery bridges at hayward city streets. accident there at the interchanges. sounds like you could get by. that's the slowing there. typical slowing, northbound and southbound through the area. keep that in mind. the san mateo bridge itself if you get on there, a nice drive to the peninsula. oakland, 880, slow, northbound. a disabled vehicle at 29th. >> mostly cloudy skies continue around the bay area right now.

10:00 or 11:00, we'll start to see some of the clouds break up inland. look at the temperatures again. 67 and 70 in the warmest places. 65, san jose. 60. san francisco will see the same for tomorrow. headed to the weekend. that's when things warm up. mid to upper 80s to kick off the upcoming weekend. the coast, though, staying in the 60s. time now is 8:26, more news after thk.,

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is hitting the airways hoping a drama will help end violence. a lot of people are too afraid to share information about homicide, so many of them go unsolved. the media center is helping to produce a program called, "make the call." it airs on cable and victims' loved ones share painful emotion about their loss. the hope is that it will inspire people who know what will happen to tell police what information they have. more local news coming for you coming up in half an hour, the "today" show returns in a minute. see you in a bit.

8:30 now on a tuesday morning, 27th day of july, 2010. picture perfect day in the northeast. we have a great cloud on the plaza. they're saying hi to zac efron, former "high school musical"

star, making a new movie "charlie st. loudcloud" and we' talk to him in a little while. matt lauer along with meredith vieira, ann curry and al roker. what do you have coming up? >> a scary fact. 25% of all americans have credit scores below 600. what can you do right now to improve yours? five helpful hint that you can do now. >> also coming up, martha stewart's in the house. we don't always want to bake in the summer, right? in the summer heat. martha will show us some yummy desserts that will not have us in the kitchen. >> 25 years ago, they discovered the wreck of the titanic. now, less than half of that wreck has been mapped and checked out. starting on august 18th, that all changes. a team of of he researchers from all over the world will head back to the titanic using the layest technology, high-definition, 3 -d video,

they'll map the entire wreck site. nbc will be partners, reporting all the major discoveries to come. and we'll report on this program and all other nbc programs to keep you posted. >> we don't go to go down? don't we want to go and look at it? >> we were going to talk to you about that. >> what are you doing next week? >> it would be cool. >> you've been down in a sub, so -- >> yeah, right. it would be cool. i would recommend it. >> you guys should do it. >> let's all do it. >> a "today" show trip, a week on the titanic. >> yeah. >> some would say we've already done that. >> the difference between us and titanic? we have concerts. thank you very much. >> a check of the weather, mr. roker. >> we're here till thursday. let's check it out. we are beautiful weather in the northeast. risk of strong storms in the upper mississippi river valley. rain in the southwest. showers in the gulf coast. for tomorrow, we continue the heat in the western third of the country. risk of strong storms,

mid-mississippi, upper ohio rif valleys. rain in interior golden gate bridge, low clouds. headlights still out there for the southbound drive across the golden gate bridge. san jose, cloud cover, 59, east wind at seven. hour-by-hour, notice the temperatures are having a tough time getting to the upper 70s, maybe close to 80. at best in some of the warmest places inland for the most part, another day in the 60s and 70s. see the temperatures climbing for the inland spots as we approach the weekend. that's your latest weather. when you need to check the weather any time of the day or night, go to the weather channel or cable or the new and improved weather.com online. when we come back, more good information. no baked summer treats courtesy of m

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this morning on "martha on today" no-bake desserts. on a hot summer day, last thing you want to do is turn on the oven, on martha has cool summer desserts sure to cool and can be found in the august issue of "martha stewart living." nobody want to heat up the kitchen in summer. >> i have been doing a baking show for the last three weeks. it's been so hot and humid and horrible. and then we had tornadoes. and these desserts -- >> that's right. did you lose a lot of trees? >> hundred. but these are fabulous desserts. this is the greatest alternative to turning on the oven. you have to do a little cooking on top of the stove, but who cares. >> that's not bad. we'll start with an ice box cake. what's the definition?

>> an ice box cake, everything is done ahead of time. you put it in the ice box instead of the oven. it solidifies. look at this fabulous thing. >> that's what it's going to look like at the end? >> yes. you're going to slice it -- >> all kind of layers. what ingredients do we need. >> you need cream, egg yolks, a pinch of salt. this is heated. >> how long did you cook that? >> until it's thick. you pour that over -- >> why the strainer? >> well, because, look. look at those glops in there. you don't want those glops in your custard. you're making kind of a ganosh. 15 ounces of milk chocolate melts and you're left with this beautiful custardy chocolate which will solidify. we layer that. you put one layer in here, now your bananas and graham

crackers. this way. >> okay. sorry. afterwards, you put it in the refrigerator? >> yes, until it is solid like this. and you have a delectable layered dessert -- >> you have a heart attack, don't you? >> no. >> the kid can get involved with the layering with the graham crackers and bananas. >> mine is the mixed berry grunt. >> this is cooked on top of the stove rather than a brown betty or -- >> it's not a cobbler. >> it's like a sob ler but cookcoo -- cobbler. >> mixture of blueberries, raspberries -- >> a little brown sugar. >> vanilla bean, pinch of salt and cooked down into a nice, thick, beautiful mix like that. then you mix up the dough. >> what's in the dough? >> a little flour, two

tablespoons of brown sugar, half a tea poon of baking soda. a pinch of salt. >> pinch of salt. >> and a grating of nutneglemeg. i love freshly grated nutmeg. >> i never freshly grate -- >> you should. smell that. isn't that gray? then butter. two tablespoons of unsalted butter. use your fingers. >> you can't cook with all this stuff. take that. >> just your fingertips. >> just my fingertips? >> you're going to eat this. nobody else is. >> then what? >> break that in. you're making your biscuits. >> go like this. >> show her. >> then i'm going to pour in the butter milk. >> ah. okay. >> i wanted you to make a mess. no, no, no, mix that all up. now you can scrape off your

fingers and that's your dough. >> oh, like a dough. >> the like a drop biscuit. you take a drop and drop it right in. drops all over the place. >> it never looks the same when you do it. >> but, look, this is what it turns out to be. after 15 minutes that biscuit -- >> that cooks like that on the top of the stove? >> isn't that great. >> and that's a grunt. you take a spoon. you can use your fingers. >> i'm asking questions they might want to know at home. do you want this on your face? >> no. >> you know i'll do it. we wanted to render meredith useless. we did it. don't put that in there. >> i won't. >> don't put that in there. i'm sorry. >> what else have you brought? >> a cherry cheesecake, no-bake cheesecake and the delicious. all the re peas are simple. no-bake fudge brownies.

fabulous chocolate and coconut and crackers that you break up. >> can i just ask a question? is this one of the days with all of these things are going to your show and we can't touch them? >> no, they're all staying here. >> one time you got mad at me and i dug into something and -- >> me? i never got mad at you. >> yes, you did. >> i've gotten mad at meredith but never gotten mad at you. >> i don't know. >> how is that? is that good? >> peach melba. >> you cook a few peaches, make this fant fantastic peach -- >> that is good. >> don't you want to taste what you made? the slump. this is a grunt. try that. >> the trick is, it's the summer, nobody wants the stove on -- or the oven on. >> try that biscuit. >> i can eat that nonstop. >> isn't that good? it tastes good, right?

>> it tastes good. >> it's fantastic. if you could only get us like a no-cook meat loaf, that would be good, too. >> steak tartar. >> martha, thanks very much. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> it's so nice. up next, five ways to improve your cre [ female announcer ] jobs leaving. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't.

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we're back at 8:44 this morning on "today's money," five ways to impact your credit score. it affects all portions of your life, even whether or not you might get a job. more than 43 million americans have credit scores below 600. jean chat zky is editor.

>> only 15% of americans have credit scores in that very low range. now it's about 5%. that's very disturbing. >> is the obvious reason for that the economy? people are going through tough times and falling behind on their bills? >> it's two things. the fact we borrowed so much when credit was so loose, then unemployment spiked up and they can't pay the money back. >> so, clearly, this has a dramatic and direct impact on the individual's life. >> that's right. >> in terms of insurance payments and loans and things like that. what impact does it have in a broader sense on the overall economy if so many people have low credit ratings? >> it's not good. think about it this way, mortgage rates right now are at historic lows, 4.5% on a 30-year mortgage. if everybody could refinance, they'd free up a lot of cash. they'd be able to take that money and spend it. that would help the economy, but so many people can't get at that money because their credit scores are so poor. >> by the way, i was reading in

your note that oftentimes if a recession credit scores lag behind the recession, which means things could actually be worse than we already know. >> that's right. because people have emergency cushions. we tell them that all the time. so, you don't stop paying your bills the minute you lose your job. times it takes a while. >> let's get to the tips on how people can improve their credit scores. first one, common sense, pay your bills on time. >> absolutely. when we look at how credit scores are computed, about 35% of your score is plain and simple, on-time payment of your bills. so automate everything. sign up for online bill payment at your banks, schedule the bills before they're due and then you don't are to worry about this one. >> the next one is limit your credit use. something called credit utilization makes up another 30% of your credit score. >> this is the percent of the credit you have available to you that you're actually using. and it's complicated. you only want to be using 10% to 30% on those credit cards of your total credit lines. not just the total.

on every individual card as well. so, you want to make sure that you're using a mix of cards or that you're keeping that use minimal. >> all right. keep old credit cards open and avoid credit you don't need. >> keep your old card -- >> why? >> well, if you close old credit cards, you lower your credit limit so that takes down that important utilitization. 15% of your car is determined on the eleven of your relationship with creditors. longer is better. you don't want to be shopping for additional credit. every time they offer you a card in the mall, you wanted to say no. in general, being out there shopping is a sign you need money, which is, again, not a good thing. >> the last one, i never thought of. diversify your types of credit. >> they like to see in a credit score a mix, that you have the skills and the wherewithal to pay off a mortgage, to pay off a car loan, to pay your credit cards on time, to pay your student loans, you're not just

good at one thing versus another. >> let's tell people the best way to find their credit score. before they're told it by someone when they need it, when they need money. >> the nice thing about the new consumer legislation, new financial reform, if you're denied credit based on your score, they have to give it to you for free. that will take hold in six months. for now go to credit.com or creditkarma.com. >> we just talked about this category, you don't want to slip below 600. what would the average person really want their credit score to be? >> above 720, where you qualify for the best rates on car loans, mortgages. >> thanks. up next, we'll catch up with >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer

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since "high school musical," zac efron has pred his acting wings. he is in "charlie st. cloud" whose life is turned upside down following the death of his younger brother. >> you're late. i thought we had a deal. >> we do. we do have a deal.

pete here every day at sunset canyons. >> promise? >> i promise. >> zac efron, good morning. you're tearing up seeing that. >> no, no, no, no, sorry. sometimes i laugh because out of context -- >> oh, you're laughing in i thought you were upset. >> no, i'm not upset at all. that scene is where i first see the ghost of my brother. >> exactly. this movie is based on the novel of "life and death of charlie st. cloud" so give us background on charlie. >> charlie, his little brother sort of -- tragically dies in a car accident. he makes his promise to his younger brother to never leave him and always stay by his side, so to keep that promise, he keeps the ghost of his brother alive in his heart. and, you know, sees his ghost

and plays baseball with him every day. they keep their relationship very much alive. >> but the movery is really about letting that go. >> yes, yes, the movie is about the loss of his younger brother and also letting that go. and moving on. he starts to fall in love and is sort of pulled out of this kind of dark place he's been in. >> i know that in real life, you have a brother, dillon, who's a little younger than you. he's 18. >> yeah, he's 18. >> did you think about him when you were making this film? >> a lot, a lot. it's weird, you know, in the past couple years, he's been in high school but i've been sort of all over the place, all the world and kind of traveling around, doing a lot of stuff so i haven't been able to see as much of my little brother recently. when i read this script, all those emotions were just -- just came forward. i realized how much i missed my bro. these are pictures of us. so, i really missed him. that's really when i got to sort of use for this movie. >> in the break i was saying, i

thought you probably could never get away from the "high school musical" and you said, yes, i can. that's the goal. you are wanting to evolve as an actor. maybe that's why you took this role. >> yes. "high school musical" was very fun, innovative, fresh for our generation. it was sort of a genre that wasn't well received at the moment. so bring that back has always been, you know, something i'm very proud of and excited to be a part of. now with this new kind of adventure, i hope everybody, you know, enjoys this few sort of journey. >> i would assume for you the trick is changing who you are as an actor, allowing yourself to be an adult actor while still holding onto your fan base. you were just at pal of america last week, 7,000 people showed up to see you. >> yes. >> for most of us, we'll never have that experience. what is that like? >> i don't know what you could compare it to.

it was -- i mean, i was speechless. i didn't know what to say. i couldn't talk. i couldn't hear what i was saying. that was actually probably the loudest thing i've ever heard in my entire life. i was looking at the security guards, these big, tough cops and they were like this, covering their ears. >> thousand do you maintain your balance with that? >> you know, i look at that for what it is. the reason i ko do this is because i love the work. aas fun as that is and as happy as that makes you feel inside, you have to remember why you're doing it and that is to, you know, make great work. >> you recently said getting all that attention made you realize how little you want the fame. which is surprising. most people would want the fame. >> it's interesting. a lot of people handle it differently. it's not something that i really gravitate toward. i'm much more of a -- you know, a private person, but there's

aspects, you know, that come from fame that allow you to do great work. that's what i really want to do, is make great movies. >> well, you're growing up. zac efron, thank you so much. >> it's always a pleasure. >> thank you. "charlie st. cloud" from our sister company universal opens in theaters friday. back with more on "today."

good morning. time now is 8:56. i'm checking in with mike. the latest accident on your commute. san jose. >> slow down and make sure the maps are going. 880 around coleman. a slowdown north from 280 all the way up past the scene. the rest of the path showing a

nice flow of traffic continuing to clear as they do this time of the morning. it's not clearing. oakland, 880 in the northbound direction past the coliseum. slow. 25 minutes from 238 right off of the san leandres split all the way through downup to. accident, debris. all of the lanes are reported clear, but a slow drive to downtown. we have more ns r teafthis. . having the right real estate agent on your side is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find the experts you need, whether you're trying to sell of hoping to buy.

nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. new this morning, meg whitman is revealing more on her political plan. she tells reporters she has no interest for a future run for the white house. she's focused on helping recession-riddled california climb out of the unemployment

rate. she faces jerry brown in the governor's race in november. another update in a half an hour. in the "today" show, it's about a minute. have a great morning. see you in a bit. almost 40% of our public school's budget is spent on overhead. we need to consolidate management and merge districts to keep more money in the classroom. that's the editorial stand we took last week and you've respor respo responded. one viewer rallies for reform. repeal prop 13 and make everyone pay their fair share. there's joe. think about the districts where you live. less administration and more dependency on people doing their job without so much management oversight. and darlene adds, why not go straight to the source? textbooks are a problem. teachers can be using actual documents from the library of

congress instead of interpretation of facts by textbook companies who have traditionally taken a huge chunk of our education dollar. thanks for your thoughts. iewnd moreusn-line and view more cntme omats om. lnbri.cto we are back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning, 27th day of july, 2010. it's a beautiful morning here in new york. bright, sunny skies. a little bit up there temperaturewise. the humidity is back. didn't you say, though -- >> tomorrow is better. >> we'll take a one-day reprieve. i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales and al roker. a lot to get to this morning, including that horrible story out of arizona where the

officials have publicly apologized to the families of two young girls for confusing their identity after a tragic auto accident. one girl died, one survived. they were friends. coming up, we'll have more on how that could have happened in a little while. >> heart goes out for both those families. also, have you had enough of mel gibson by now? guess what? more of those tapes are surfacing yet again. tape number seven, i believe. allegedly mel gibson, in a bitter custody battle with his daughter with his ex-girlfriend. and celebrity roundup. we'll be talking about lindsay lohan in jail, week number two, some new details on who visited her. aus, she reportedly -- >> chelsea clinton did not visit. >> she did not visit her but chelsea clinton is getting married, as you know, four days away from the nuptials, most talked about nuptials possibly of the decade. >> bill clinton looking very svelte. >> father of the bride. >> he was obviously listening to joy bauer in our diet --

>> do you think he was? >> i think so. >> perfect segue. >> trying to stay on a healthy diet, getting exercise while working the fight shift. the best sources of protein if you're a vegetarian and ways to speed up your metabolism. that's all coming up on joy's diet sos. >> fabulous. >> inside, a check of the headlines from ann curry at the news desk. >> good morning. a pentagon spokesman says the military still doesn't know who leaked the afghanistan war papers, but it aims to find out. there is considerable speculation that the 90,000-plus document provided to the whistle-blowing website wikileaks by a young army private, bradleymanning. nato says the body of a u.s. sailor last seen driving into a

taliban held area has been recovered. he's been identified as 30-year-old justin mcnealy who has ties to southern california. the search continues for another sailor who disappeared with mcnealy last week. now a hospital and police are apologizing to the families of two girls who were misidentified after a car crash recently. the confusion added to the family's heartbreak. we have nbc's kristin welker in phoenix with more on thisser to. >> reporter: good morning, ann. abby guerra is still fighting for her life at st. joseph's hospital. she's undergone a number of surgeries. her family is holding a constant vigil by her bedside as authorities have begun to speak out about how they could have confused guerra with her very best friend, marlena cantu. >> it's a mistake. >> reporter: arizona officials made a public apology to the families who bore the brunt of a heartbreaking medical mixup. more than a week ago 21-year-old marlena cantu and her best friend 19-year-old abby guerra

were in a car accident while driving with three other friend from disneyland to their hometown outside of phoenix. cantu died and guerra survived but somehow medical and emergency crews confused the girls' identities. a mistake that was not cleared up for nearly a week. >> i would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the arizona department of public safety to offer our collective sincere apologies. >> reporter: officials with the department of public safety say right after the accident they spent five hours trying to determine the girls' identities. hospital officials added, it was a trauma situation and it was not he's iscy to identify guerra because she was badly injured. >> we interviewed family member that evening and al qaeda for any discernible visible information that could help us make that positive identification. from the information that was provided us on that evening, we believed the patient was marlena cantu. >> reporter: complicating matters, the county medical examiner says there was a backlog of cases so the autopsy

on what turned out to be cantu's body was delayed for five days after the crash. it was during the autopsy that cantu was identified with dental records. her family, who had thought she was alive, heartbroken. >> i'm going to miss my daughter, you know. and, you know, she's still with me, you know, just a matter of -- it's going to be hard. very hard. >> reporter: marlena cantu's family has begun funeral arrangements. in the meantime, hospital officials say they are taking steps to make sure this never happens again. ann? >> thank you so much. bp confirmed today that embattled ceo tony hayward will step down on october 1st to be replaced by robert dudley, the first american to hold that post with the company. firefighters are battling a raging wildfire that's burned five buildings and forced some evacuations in central california. the fire started monday, just north of kernville, a popular

whitewater rafting destination and burned more than three square piles. two student at bring ham young university invented a motorized couch to get around campus. however, it was promptly banned by school officials. look like fun. five minute past the hour. let's go back outside. >> i give item an a-plus plus great inbegin newty. that's greatiering. >> yes. over to al. >> here's some other college student. i did this against my better judgment. good to see you guys. i'll be moving away now. let's check your weather, see what's going on. we've got severe stormsom along the southeast. risk of severe storms from atlanta, mirlgt beach, showers and thunderstorms are firing up, an inch, inch and a half of rain and back through the plains, sioux falls into duluth,

minnesota, heavy thunderstorms firing up >> in san francisco, mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures of all of the low clouds you're seeing around the lbay ea. 50s and 60s will likely only see highs today, tough time getting to the 70s inland. look at the winds through fairfield, southwest at 24. we should see highs today in the mid 70s. same story around livermore, san jose. seeing sunshine around lunchtime today. mild through tomorrow. but as we head to the weekend, the temperatures are going to climb mid to upper 80s inland by saturday. and that's your latest on weather. natalie? >> all right, thanks so much, al. from another alleged recording of an engaged mel gibson and lindsay lohan's jail sentence and chelsea clinton's lavish nuptials.

. good morning. >> good morning. >> tape number seven, i believe, allegedly of mel gibson. by now, most people have heard the voice and believe it is to be him, but what's different about this one? >> this tape he actually -- again, you know, he throws all sorts of obscenities but this time he throws his rage at timothy dalton, which is oksana's ex. he says, why don't you go back to him? this time he involves another party. >> is this the beginning of the end or a lot more stuff? >> this is one of the last tapes. really the beginning of the end. >> you're reporting in "people" magazine that mel was seen with his 9-month-old daughter over the weekend at his church on his property. there was someone else. who was that? >> a guardian, someone he has hired to look over when he visits with lucia. he has done this because he wants to pre-emt any claims from oksana saying he's a bad dad.

so he hired an observer to watch how he acts, behaves, go he did on his own. >> this is somebody he pays for as well in. >> yes, he'll probably be on his best behavior. >> rulgt. and he signed up for some co-parents class? >> a source tells "people" that as part of their custody agreement they have to enter co-parenting classes. you learn how to interact with each other, how to balance things to make it work. >> lindsay lohan, in week two of her 90-day jail sentence although it appears the time will be reduced significantly, is that right? >> absolutely. >> how much time is she serving? >> we'll look at about two week. yesterday we spoke to the shafb's spokesperson and she's still looking at an august 1st or 2nd release. there's reports she's getting out as early as today. so far, sheriff's telling "people" this weekend. >> is that due to overcrowding? >> due to overcrowding, good behavior and she had a couple

days knocked off for time served. >> but she's not going to be released outright. she'll have to continue to serve as a probational -- >> absolutely. and then afterward she has to go to rehab for 90 days. she won't have much freedom. right to rehab. >> there are questions about whether or not she is getting any special treatment? >> some inmates tell "people" she is getting special treatment. any time lindsay leaves her cell there's a lockdown. safb is telling us, she's not getting any treatment. >> we're seeing the inside, the regional detention facility in lynwood, that's where paris hilton was also held. in terms of the time that she has, i hear she's goetting some junk food. how is she getting? >> there's a separate website in l.a. where you can order gift packs of junk food, candy bars -- >> are you kidding me in.

>> there's a limit of $150, and lindsay went through her balance very quick. she's eating junk food, read, sleeping a lot. >> i've heard she's been crying a lot, is that true? >> her lawyer told "people" during the first day she was crying. an inmate said she could hear her crying. >> let's switch to happier subjects. let's talk about the lavish upcoming nuptials of chelsea clinton with marc mezvinsky. we've told it's going to be held at this private estate 90 miles north of new york. >> there's lots of reports out there saying what the figure is going to be. it's obviously going to be -- could go into the seven figures. it's going to be at that estate, a large mansion north of new york. actually owned and created by the astors and now the home is owned by two clinton donors. we know there will be lot of

brides maids as well. there may be be as many celeb friends friend with clintons because a source tells "people" chelsea and marc wanted more of their friends. >> we heard exactly that, this is chelsea's wedding and they want their friends. if you consider a price tag of $3 million to $5,000, you're talking about 600,000 a head. >> the extra costs are going into things, extra security, which, you know, a different type of wedding wouldn't have. they have air conditioned huge tents which costs thousands of drar dollars. bridal parties and transportation. because guests will be transported from one location to another location for the reception. >> is "people" in on -- any picture? >> i don't have an invite but hope to see the picture later. >> i can't wait to see her in her dress.

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you eat during the day to speed up your metabolism? should you eat a small meal every two hours, like a protein and a vegetable, or more typical schedule like three meals per day and two snacks? >> you'll get a slight rev in metabolism any time you eat anything. that's because your body has to work in order to digest food. now, that being said, as long as you're eating throughout the day, let's say every four to five hours versus not anything all day long and slamming your body with the majority of your calories later at night, it really doesn't matter how often you eat. the research is not definitive. and most studies show it doesn't cause a significant increase in metabolism or help with weight loss with one eating style, three meals, versus six mini meals. i think the bottom line s you just got to choose what is best for your personal lifestyle and for your food preferences and just make sure that at the end

of the day, your total calories are appropriate for whatever your weight management goal is. and there's one word of caution, i will say, if you decide to go the mini meal route, so that would be eating every two to three hours and totals about six to seven meals at the end of the day, be very careful with keeping the mini meals mini because they tend to grow into larger mini meals. you take in a lot of extra calories. the result is going to be weight gain. a good ballpark figure, if you're going the mini meal route, versus three square, is 200 to 250 calories per mini peel. whatever works for you will work for weight management. i hope that helps. >> yes, thank you so much. >> good luck. >> our next question -- our next question is from holly in jacksonville, florida, who's on the telephone. holly, what's your question? >> hi, joy. i've recently become an vegetarian and i wanted to find some great sources in nutrient i

might be missing such as protein or iron. i'm going to be using my university's dining hall this next speser and i was looking for good tips for choices i can make. >> because you're a lacto vegetarian it will be easier for you because you're allowing yourself to have cow's milk, dairy, and eggs. both of those items are high quality protein foods. there are other of high quality protein foods, the soy foods, soy nuts, tofu. quinoa is a great green because it offers up protein. you could also get veggie burgers at the campus dining hall or keep them in your freezer. most items are pretty inexpensive. when it comes to iron, all those protein foods with the exception of cow's milk, dairy, also have

protein. the beans and lentils. and also leafy green like swiss chard, item-fortified grains, cereals, dried fruit like apricots, raisins, figus and th baked potato with the skin, you get a little iron well. but to increase the absorption of that iron in the plant-based food you want to couple iron based food. the beans give you iron, tomatoes give you vitamin "c." if have you an iron-fortified cereal and add sliced strawberries, you get vitamin "c" from the strawberries. it's super simple. go out of your way to eat good and you'll be fine. >> third one, an e-mail from irene. she says, i'm a night shift

worker, how do you incorporate diet and exercise into your routine with all the diets you hear and read about deal with people -- i'm sorry, people that work a traditional shift? >> this question comes up a lot. it is totally doable to lose weight and eat healthfully when you have atypical schedule or hours. the key is to find a balanced plan and then to change the titles of meals. you don't feed to use breakfast lunch and dinner. call it meal one, meal two, meal throw. and then flip them around and eat them according to your hunger and your schedule. for example, meal one, you can have, no matter what it is within that plan, before you leave for work when you get up in the evening or the late afternoon. >> you might want to have dinner first and then end with dessert in. >> exactly. >> or breakfast. >> in the middle of your work shift you'll have meal two. when you come home in the morning, before you go to bed, you have meal three. another key thing is to pack one

or two healthy snacks that you could eat when you're most hungry during your work shift. in terms of exercise, get it in whenever you can. definitely on your days off it should be mandated. then if you can't find a 30-minute chunk of time to walk or do some sort of exercise, break it up into bite-sized pieces. ten minutes before you head off to your job, ten minutes during your shift, and then before you hit the sack at night, another ten minutes and it's done. >> joy bauer, thank you for your tips. still to come, the hottest summer fashion trends for every size and shape. motivational speaker extraordinaire tony robbins. y d! sure, why not? isn't this the yogurt that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. ooh, i think i'll pass. no, no, no! trust me. it is beyond tasty. okay! mmm! wow! i can't believe it, i love it! mmm, this is really good! new best tasting activia ever! taste it, love it,

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the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights were turned off. it hasn't been a problem for the last half-hour. no major delays. 20 minutes down to the east shore freeway. cloudy skies there across the bay bridge. clouds hanging on to san jose. probably another half hour or so. you can see the breaks in the clouds there in campbell. but just a wide swath of low clouds. inland to alt month pass to fairfield. thanks to a healthy sea breeze, staying cool again. near 60 in san francisco. 65 around oakland. tomorrow, another mild day. as we approach the weekend, temperatures try to climb up in the mid to upper 80s inland. 9:27, more news after the break.

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i don't know if you call her country. it's kind of rock -- >> crossover country. coming up, most of us have go in our closet we don't wear anymore like an old sweater, acid wash jeans. >> you have a lot of those? >> i don't. >> i don't have those. >> me either. you, acid wash yeenz? >> they're very in style right now. dig them out of your closet. this morning we're all about trashin', which somebody's trash is somebody else's treasure, so we're going to turn that -- whatever piece of clothing that you have or that fashion item and repurpose it for you. show you how your old wardrobe favorites can be -- >> is that a glue gun? >> yes. >> oh, she has a glue gun and she's not afraid to use it. >> she's inventive. >> creative. >> making bagging out of thing you might want to get rid of. a great way to reuse it new also

coming up in "today's kitchen." there's nothing like fresh lobster. we have ann any here this morning with three affordable lobster recipes. and she's also, you know, also very pleased with them. we're going to learn what we can feed our families and guests with this morning from ann any. . also, carl hisen has a new book. you are a big fan of him. >> love carl. >> it's a book inspired by the celebrity focus culture we're in today. >> yes. >> and it's about paparazzi and meltdowns. the book is called "star island." coming up. but first a check of the weather. >> i do. for today we are looking for strong storms in the upper midwest. also along the southeastern atlantic coast. sunshine in new england. tomorrow we have more showers in

the southwest, which will continue to be a continuation of today. risk of strong storms up in the mississippi and ohio river a look at cloudy skies. san jose, the sun breaking to the west. you can see the clouds breaking up. san francisco, 59 degrees. the los, th low clouds all over the north bay. obviously a chance to see it earlier. san jose, patchy low clouds sometime this morning. we hlouds inland. the clouds break up and stay cool in san francisco. high of 60, 65 in oakland. retrend warmer as we approach the weekend. sweater. >> i love what natalie is and that's your latest weather. >> ral, thank you on much. turning your trash into trend and what to do. ♪

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people around here -- >> you're like the mcgyver of the fashion world. >> i have a hard time throwing stuff out. >> and in this economy -- >> in this economy, upcycling, it's a great way to go green. why not start turning your tank into a tote. >> a $2 tank from the gap. >> $2. >> how did you do this? do you really have to know how to sew? >> you don't. i can't sew, yus so everybody knows that. what you can do, if you want to use a needle and thread, you can baste stitch the bottom. turn it inside/out and then turn it right side out. >> just the bottom, right? >> if you're on vacation, we were just on vacation together. if you have forgotten a tote for the beach. take a tank top like this, turn it inside/out. grab the bottom and secure it with a rubber band. and then turn it right side out and you have the instant temporary tote for the beach. it's not forever but a cute

last-minute idea. and you have a little handbag. >> now, with those denim jeans, you have some cute ideas here. >> every week on wednesday, i try to think of something called rework wednesday and post it on my bobbie.com site. why not repurpose a pocket and you can use hem tape to stick it on any pillow temporarily. >> and it hold pretty well? >> yeah. you can also stitch it on. >> you made a pillow out of a pair of jeans. >> with the scraps. the pockets are great to hang on a door so you don't forget your keys or toss in your bag for electronics. it's really easy. just a way to rethink, reuse, reinvent stuff you think is trash but can be -- >> turned into somebody's treasure. >> the olsen girls put a line out at jcpenney. they had a clutch that was a denim pocket. >> draw inspiration. speaking of inspiration, i mean,

this is sort of like all the rage on the runway, but you've taken old sweaters and made great necklaces. >> it's about turning your old knits into something new. the diners are put this reworked, stretched out yarn. i took the neckline off these old sweaters. it's so easy. i just cut it. the more imperfect -- i took jewelry scraps, a big button box. a scarf can be used. you stretch it out. it looks really being. >> like a kgs piece. >> the pore oldie, ratty, the better. >> exactly. >> here's a great idea with a sweater with a snag. this is a nice tank top with the snag. if you weave ribbon through the holes, you can do something interesting with it and it will just cinch the sweater up. you can still use it with some kind of interesting new -- >> you've seen a lot of t-shirts with the ribbon through it. >> and it has roushing.

>> viewers have been sending you great ideas, right if. >> we put up a call to action. i wanted you to send me your ideas. we had yen fer rjennifer reagan. please, send your ideas to todayshow.com. she showed us a great way of the sort of flower broaches she's applied to either hair accessories or necklaces. the cool tech feek i like is that she takes the fabric, cuts them in circles and cinches the edges like a curl to get the flower. >> burns the edges. >> be very careful. obviously, children should have parental prvgsupervision. layer them and -- >> that's beautiful. look at these -- i'm going to put one in my hair. super easy, right? no time. these are like dresses that were a bridesmaid dress that had some

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this morning on "today's hot summer reads," "star island," the story of cherry pye, a pop starlit lost in substance abuse. it was written by florida's carl hiaasen. good to see you again. >> good to see you, al. >> one of the villains of the book, a not so good paparazzo. >> and there are great ones? >> exactly. >> you know, novelists are drawn to bottom-feeders and low lives. i mean, it's just a great subject. you wonder watching, how do you make a living in the shrubbry outside sandra bullock's house, but people do this. >> exactly. >> i wanted to get in the brain of one of these guys. >> cherry pye, someone who has an art, not unlike a lindsay lohan, shall we say. when you started writing this, and you know, you're going for some comedy here, when you see

what's really happening, is it kind of hard to top reality? >> it's very hard. but you didn't have to be nostradamus to predict these meltdowns. it's sad, but to stay ahead of it, it's very difficult. she goes to court and she has her fingernails painted with a directive to the judge, that you would use for enemies on the freeway, maybe, but these are details i wish i had had when i was working on the novel, you know. but the dilemmanation of these -- and some are not overly talented. they're creations. they're manufactured. you know, you -- it's just the star-maker machine. now it's at a whole different level. >> in the book, some enablers, cherry's parents, her manager. >> shocking. >> what a surprise. >> but the other part of the aspect of this is this

incredible national hunger we have for news about people who are fairly inconsequential. i think now with two wars going on, a recession, the worst part of this book for me was having to read all the tabloids and immerse myself in the entertainment shows to reacquaint -- who is a celebrity and was not a celebrity in i thought the kardashian sisters were a lounge skill in the catskills. i had no idea who they were. they're from miami. who knew? >> what a shock. >> exactly. >> in doing a book like this, you bring -- the one -- what i love, the one constant is stink. why do you have such a thing for our ex-governor of florida. >> he lives in the mangroves, if you've ever been in the political area of south florida. i always wanted to turn him loose on south beach, the epicenter of pretension.

he's the complete anti is shesis of that to set him loose. he leaves a trail wherever he goes and leaves a pretty big trail in this book. that's my vicarious way of dealing with that scene. >> if you were allowed to your own devices, you might do -- >> the book is the socially acceptable outlet for me, but part of me always wants to live through that kind of, you know, rebel. >> speaking of outlets, how's the golf going? >> it's horrible. i haven't touched a club since may. they don't call me to play much often. that was a bad move. >> well, we're glad you got back to writing. and "star island" i great, terrific book, a fun read. >> thanks. >> it's fun to see you, carl. >> good to see you, take care. coming up next in "today's kitchen" easy recipes for úobster lovers.

♪ my fickle friend ♪ the summer wind this morning in "today's kitchen" simple recipes for summer catch of lobster. we have chef annie copps, food editor of "yankee" magazine. >> did you call me a hot chef? >> a hot chef because i love you. >> let's get to it. >> people can't afford lobster, but you say we can make it affordable if we can stretch it. >> stretch it out a little bit. look at this dip. it could feed an army and it's one pound of lobster. it start with cream cheese. i'm going to make you do the work. >> what's next? . >> parmesan cheese. old bay seasoning and dill for a little kick. horseradish for another kick. not too much but the cream

cheese, it needs some help. chocolate sauce -- no, i'm kidding. >> what is that in. >> worcestershir. >> don't mess with my brain. >> i reich to mess with you. >> now, stir it all up. eventually it will get nice and blended. >> creamy. >> butter the pot? >> no, we don't need to butter. put it in here. through the magic of television, we put almonds on at the end. it's absolutely divine and delicious. >> i would pinmind? it's warm, too. >> isn't that delicious? and good for you, sort of. i'm going to race you to the other side. now, another way we can stretch our lobster dollar is to make -- you buy six one-quarter pound lobsters and everybody gets half a lobster each. we start with the tails. you can boil them or steam them yourself or have your fish

monger politic them in half. we start with a dressing of butter, parsley, chooiives? >> smells like garlic? >> yes. >> you mix that all together. >> panko on top to add some crunch. that goes in the oven. at the last minute you broil it for 30 seconds to it get a terrific -- >> it's already been cooked. >> it is cooked. >> now you just crisp the tops. >> that's what you end up with here. >> this is beautiful. you'll put this on top of some -- >> wait. we have another -- right in here, we have some butter and olive oil. we'll add some more chives and parsley. >> annie, they're already -- >> i know. the wolves are howling at the bay. >> come on back! right back here, baby. >> and then end up looking like this. >> come on, baby. come to papa. >> hold on, big daddy. hold on. >> hold on. >> call me big daddy. >> tomatoes and you -- >> mix them together.

that's beautiful. >> and good for you, right? now -- >> who's your daddy, annie? >> a little olive oil and butter. >> you kid are crazy. >> it's not just today. >> you're right, it isn't just today. >> that is beautiful. look at that. >> annie! annie! >> come on. >> i think they need some lobster. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> we have to go, guys. >> annie, we love you. promise me low prices.

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>> 880 -- traffic is still on there. the northbound direction. folks, it's been a rough morning. drive it on the maps. where you can see the slowdown past the coliseum. the maps are showing you, it's fine to 238. then the speed dips down getting worst past the coliseum. another issue at park, though it's cleared now. all lanes are cleared. it's still a 23-minute drive. starting to get a little better. better than a 30-minute drive up to the bane bridge toll plaza where there's no backup here. the golden gate bridge, a little clearing there. >> a little bit. you can go up to santa rosa and napa. a lot of low clouds hanging over the peninsula. to oakland, san jose, mountain view, campbell starting to get sun. sunshine in san jose here. cool temperatures, 60s and 70s inland. near 60 for san francisco. oakland 75 around san jose. the weekend, inland temperatures start to climb as we head to saturday. laura? >> not too bad at all. thank you very much.

the man hunt is over. two people suspected of shooting a virginia man to death in the bay area. we have them behind bars. police arrested 24-year-old george huggins yesterday. a good samaritan held him down until he arrived. saturday, officers arrested huggins' girlfriend at an oakland home. they found piles of stuffed animals, a wall of greeting cards, and several large nines inside. police say the couple is suspected of robbing and killing gene cain who was in town for a job interview at google. neighbors are relieved the two are in custody. >> pretty brave what he did. >> it is. and it's so much also. >> good samaritan, thank you. police believe the two are responsible for another robbery and shooting last month in berkeley. they're being held without bail on suspicion of homicide, robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon. another update for you in a half an hour. "today" show returns in a minute. have a great morning.

from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody. welcome to boost day, july 27th. we're so happy you're here with us. >> show number 601. >> 601. i thought we might not be on the air anymore after the big day yesterday. >> we peak. >> but thanks, everybody, for all your great wishes. we heard from a lot of people on facebook, didn't we, sara? >> yes.

>> don't we have a fan photo or something of someone watching the show? >> i think we do. >> cynthia from connecticut posted this facebook photo of her dog. is that her dog watching our show? >> yep. >> isn't that sweet. >> there's just something for everybody in our show. >> i think the dogs enjoy it. >> then jimmy fallon gave us a nice shout-out last night apparently on his show. >> did he? >> i heard. >> let's hear. >> congratulations to kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb who had their 600th show earlier today. 600. 600. suck on that, a-rod. 600. >> ooh! >> tough words. >> yeah. what does that mean? >> i don't know. a-rod's had his attention diverted this summer. with cameron diaz apparently. >> that's what i've heard. from the papers. >> mm-hmm. okay. if you go on a website, i'm not sure what it's call, maybe laura can tell us. somebody went to a walmart and took tons and tons of pictures

of just the everyday people out -- you know, we can't show them -- >> and we don't want to embarrass the people. >> you know what? it's everywhere. and then we realized it's right here in our own studio as well. >> there was a picture that joanne, one of our producers, saw yesterday of a guy in line at the drugstore with his pants -- you know how guys are wearing their pants dangling? >> yeah. >> she snapped that surreptitiously, and that's his behind sticking out and his pants are around his hips. >> and he was leaning over talking to the pharmacist or something the whole time. yeah, right in the face. >> now, a lot of guys -- what is the story? i mean, i understand there's some prison thing and that's why people wear their pants that way. >> usually they take your belt away from you when you go to prison. >> so your pants drag. >> yeah. but people are wearing them with their belts as well because it's, like, solidarity with -- >> and this guy apparently was in his 30s. this wasn't like a kid. >> i know. so we looked around. and there's oliver. lift your shirt a little bit. >> i don't know if he does.

>> there you go. right there. >> oliver, thank you for that. >> trust me, he just pulled them up. we want you to be our eyes and ears and take pictures today. very elegantly. >> no faces. nobody's face. >> no. >> but if there are things out there that kind of get on your nerves. gosh, i can't believe someone is doing that or wearing that. you can snap a picture. don't show their face, though, because we can't show it on the air. >> there was another sign, too, we should show. a real sign out there that somebody else sent in. i didn't know you had another job. >> yes, i have a skin care line in queens. >> in new jersey. you don't even know where. >> i don't know where it is. >> maybe that's where snooki gets her facials. some stories come and go. and other stories just seem to have no end. and right here at the "today" show we tried to adapt. ♪

and now a moment with mel. >> did you get my last message about me being a bad father and tim being a great dad now? well, you should go and [ bleep ] him, you fickle [ bleep ] because i don't care. you offend me on every [ bleep ] level. i despise you. i don't want you back. the game's over. okay? let the new games begin. now you can get it on with anybody else and your son can watch it, what is it, number 45 he's going to have to look at? so [ bleep ] sorry i had a child with you. you [ bleep ] ruined me! >> and that was "a moment with mel." >> i think it's nice that it's soft on the edges. >> all right. >> that is, by the way, i mean, we still don't know if that's one continuous rant or chopped up or if it happened over a series of days. but that was tape number seven.

and there will probably be "a moment with mel" tomorrow. >> mel was seen recently with lucia this weekend at his church that he built at great expense in malibu. >> yeah. >> and so no word yet on the ongoing custody battle. >> i don't know if people are -- again, this is one of those things that the more i hear it, the less i hear it. do you know what i mean? the more i hear it, the less i'm engaged. >> so how many more times do you think? >> i think there will be plenty more of that. >> i'm proud of our friend meredith. she's further along than i am on the technological thing. >> meredith is one of those people exactly like kathie lee. she doesn't twitter. or you do kind of. >> i say what i'm going to say and someone else twitters for me. >> they both love music but neither of them know how to load an ipod. >> we listen to it, we just don't download on it. >> exactly. and all the other things. so meredith decided to take a little crash course in all that tech stuff. and i was helping her in the

ipod department. >> i bet you were. >> i sure was. >> yeah. >> meredith, this is an ipod, okay? >> i have no idea how you download music. >> put down the eight-track eight player. >> hoda said i need to get rid of my eight-track? >> pick up the ipod. ♪ come on baby tell me what's the word ♪ ♪ word up >> what is she listening to on that ipod? ♪ do your dance do your dance >> yeah, exactly. filth. >> filth. >> i got to say, she did well. >> she did really, really well. >> she did really well. she learned how to take pictures from her camera, print them. she learned how to take a regular photo from her house. scan it. >> like a photo album out of it, the book. i know, i'm very, very proud of her. >> i think it's your turn. >> oh, you can't do that? i said, there's a difference. it's not that i can't do it. i don't want to do it. >> but you don't know -- >> i do not know how to do it.

but it's not like i couldn't learn if i wanted to. >> why don't you want to? you love music. >> oh, just downloading -- okay. all right. >> music. we got you on music. >> will you teach me that, sara? >> we'll challenge meredith and we'll do a tech makeover on you. >> as you know, it's an ongoing thing with us. i'm not crazy about how much has technology has taken our over o lives and the effect it has on people. people you've known for years, you don't know them anymore. it's destroying relationships. >> right, because no one's talking. everyone's sending e-mails. >> and there are other pictures being taken that every citizen should be very concerned about. we are about to get here at the new york area, we're about to get those machines that you walk in and they take a picture of pretty much where the sun don't shine. >> the airport scanners, you walk through and you see your naked image. and people are uncomfortable going through those because i don't know what those tsa people

are doing back there. >> no. >> nobody knows. >> and i don't want to know what they're going to do with the image once they have it. >> and nothing against tsa people, but there was a story how they're advertising for more tsa people on the bottom of pizza boxes. they need more tsa workers. that's how they're advertising. you walk through the scanner. your nakedness is there. and someone's looking at it in another room. >> but there is hope, hoda. there is a hope because there's a company that makes some stickers that are made specifically to thwart the security. >> they're called blind pasties. so you're supposed to put these on your -- >> first, though, you have to wipe the alleged area. >> clean. >> yeah. >> then you -- >> which might be a good thing for some people you see at the airports. >> then you -- that was a bad thing when that's going on. >> you swab. and then you stick. >> then you stick. and they have different things for -- >> and this is for jerry. and this is for oliver.

well, you wouldn't drop your drawers. >> jerry is upset. >> here you go, baby. and you can use them as frisbees when you're finished with them. >> we love you, jer. >> i do love you, jerry. can we get a shot of jerry, please? >> no, jerry does not want a shot. >> i told you it's the perfect size. >> anyway -- that's just terrible. okay. good. thank god for the bar. >> oh, god. >> so we hope that you've eaton your wheaties or your breakfast because what we're going to tell you now is not appetizing but you need to know these things. >> yes. >> a couple of things. first of all, if you go to stadiums and buy food at sports stadiums -- >> that's half the fun of going to the stadium. >> absolutely. you get there, they have found all sorts of major health violations when you buy hot dogs with ketchup -- >> yeah, espn did this study,

right? i think 137 -- 107 north american arenas and stadiums. >> it's amazing. here's what they found. it's gross. some of it, they found out that in the ketchup dispenser, there's tons of bacteria. >> and you know what they mean. >> small insects and other debris floating in frozen drinks. okay? and some other things that are not appetizing. >> you mean mouse poo? >> i don't know if that was here. they said in madison square garden, 15 samples of mouse ex-krement, yes, were found. you might want to be careful. >> you might want to bring your own snacks. you know what scares me? we're starting to breathe alike, say the same things. it's frightening. i've had more of an impact on you than you've had on me. >> it's not good for me. >> no, it's not. >> now, here's another thing. this is kind of a big deal. the american academy of pediatrics has just made a big announcement. it says kids with lice should not be kept home from school. >> yeah. >> should not. they say because lice doesn't

travel by jumping from kid to kid, it crawls. so they say you're more apt to get it at a sleepover. >> with head-to-head. >> that's how you get it. i don't want your business. i don't know. i don't know what's going on over here. >> i swabbed this morning. >> but here's the thing, too. a lot of kids, had they come into school, they wear hoods on their coats. they take care coat off, hang it up in the coat room. all the coats are nearby each other, and lice hops, walks. >> and the only thing that kills lice is to suffocate them. and if you've got a lot, it's hard to put a pillow over them. >> have your kids ever -- >> next. and they won't line up for it, honest honestly. >> have your kids ever had that? >> i'm not going to say. i'm just going to say that there's a terrible stigma attached to it. here's the thing, though. i heard -- doesn't it make you want to scratch your head? i look over and sara's going -- i heard they like clean heads more.

they like -- they are much more attracted to clean heads. so it's not like you're dirty because you have lice. it's actually because you had a very clean head that appealed to them. >> i think that's going to cause issues in schools because i think you don't like the idea that a kid with lice is in school because if kids are sleeping on mats, taking naptime in school, what would prevent the lice from going from kid to kid? >> an even bigger problem, on "nbc nightly news" tonight, they're going to do a whole >> it's an epidemic. >> those things are nasty. bed bugs, they say, they've increased 500% in the last few years. we talk about them in new york, but they're all over the country. in hotels i'm always very careful. don't you ever pull back and you want to see what's going on? >> i really don't. >> you just crawl right in? >> ignorance is bliss. >> you just crawl right in? >> first of all, i try to stay at a nice hotel where hopefully you have clean sheets. >> you never know. >> you don't know what's going

on in our own apartment. and you are telling me you've got holes in your ceilings. you have anthills all over the place. >> wait. i do want to say one thing. i found another ant. after the extermination and the whole thing and i'm always windexing everything. this morning i'm sitting at my computer and i'm, like, is that an ant? and now i know that they're coming back again. so back to the cinnamon and barley. >> and back to looking for a new apartment which i suggested originally. >> hi, sara. >> you guys asked for photos from fans about what annoys them. this was my favorite one. stacy wrote in standing on a scale with the number. and it says "this annoys me." >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> and then another favorite was this one. >> but she has nice feet. >> she does. no faces. this is from amelia. she said i don't know if this girl knows that we can see everything as you're standing behind her. >> i'd take that even further and put yourself in one of the scanning machines. >> beyond that. >> one step beyond that, folks. >> all she needed was a butt pasty. >> i don't like the scale.

the reason i don't like the scale with the number is you can't jiggle it and change it. see what i mean? uh-huh, uh-huh. >> if i stand on my left leg -- >> no, i don't like those scales. >> the best two out of three. just step on and off a couple times. >> please keep taking those pictures all day. we'll try to show some to you tomorrow. up next, how inspirational speaker tony robbins plans to break through to you tonight. >> that's right after this. tomorrow. up next, how inspirational speaker tony robbins plans to break through to you tonight. >> that's right after this. nutritious fiber cereal. lici, i am. well, you don't want that one. new kellogg's fiber plus cereal®. the delicious taste of berries, plus yogurty clusters, plus 40% of your daily fiber... plus wait for it... antioxidants! so, two more wishes. mmmm. maybe later, then. [ female announcer ] new kellogg's fiber plus cereal®. positively delicious.

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inspirational speaker tony robbins has spent most of his life helping people with theirs. selling out stadiums around the world and advising some of the world's most influential leaders. >> now on his new nbc show" break through with tony robbins," tony uses his extraordinary skills to help deserving individuals who have suffered terrible setbacks to turn their lives around. hey, tony. how are you? welcome. >> you guys have had a good time this morning. >> you know, a little bed lice,

it's all in a day's work for us. >> what made you decide to do a reality show? >> after being, i'm sure, offered many years. >> i've had about 15 years of offers. i'm not a big fan of reality shows even though i've done infomercials all these years. i don't like voting people off the island. i want to inspire people. >> you want to get more people on that island. >> at least get people to change their life. most of that stuff is well produced, as you know. it is pretty scripted. i finally found the right partner. i've got the guys that did "biggest loser" and "extreme makeover." >> oh, david bloom? >> not david. he was on it. we got together and they were willing to put something together where i could do specials because i couldn't do a whole series, six specials. they wanted to do something a little wild. take people in the toughest experiences ever. let's give people a second chance in 30 days with total immersion and see what happens. because today so many people have such extreme stress and they think their problem is overwhelming. so when you see someone who's gone through hell on earth and see them turn around and it's really real, it uplifts you and shows you a pathway to change your own life. >> and puts everything in perspective. they're there for the grace of god and that kind of thing.

>> this couple is unique. tale little bit of the story that we are going to see. >> without giving it all away. >> tonight the couple went off to get married in mexico. it was the best day of their life. all their family and friends. and right after the i-dos, in mexico there's a tradition to jump in a swimming pool fully clothed to celebrate. they all jump in celebrating. the husband jumps in, new husband, groom. and he hits a cement step he doesn't see and becomes a quadriplegic instantly. now i come in a year later. they're in their house. he can't feel his wife. she's obviously depressed and angry that her life is gone. she's changing his catheter every three hours. there's no future. and they said they can't leave the home. i'm going to rewrite their story. their story is i went to this beautiful place, took a leap of faith, my life's over. i take them to fiji. i show him how to get through to his wife, not being the one being taken care of. and the first thing he does, he sky dives to give you an idea. the nbc lawyers weren't terribly excited about this, but it's

life changing. >> it's a metaphor how you have to take another leap. >> exactly right. >> a lot of people are going through such a hard time, and there's nothing more uplifting than watching someone like these guys pull up and turn their lives around. >> she's obviously scared. he's got to be unbelievably terrified. or is he less scared because he can't feel certain things? >> no, he was terribly scared. but the beauty was, i wanted to change their relationship. she was the caretaker, never felt like a wife, couldn't count on anything for him. when i said this, she goes, he can't do this. he's too fragile. i said don't worry about him. you're going, too. what happened is he started taking care of her. and it completely changed their relationship. this is just the first thing in a 30-day journey. they end up doing things they weren't doing before the accident. that's the beauty. >> that's great. >> that's unbelievable. hold your hand up next to tony's hand. >> look at his hand. hold on. >> it's like the difference between jerry and oliver. if you know what i mean. okay. >> tony, thanks.

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a clearer view of the san mateo bridge. nice drive, westbound, no problems eastbound either. that moving at the speed limit. and look at that, you can see the hills. >> yeah, starting to clear up a little bit. shot down in san jose. a cool afternoon once again. highs in the mostly 60s and 70s. low 60s around san francisco. mid 60s up to the north bay. chilly. petaluma, hillsburg. 80s by lake port and ukiah. same story tomorrow. for the weekend, warming up. 26retiow is, 0:26, more news after the break.

big decisions in oakland could help to put the police back on the force. taxpayers would pay for them. the 2004 wide partial tax last night. the city must have 739 police officers on the force in order to receive money from that tag. it's important right now because there were fewer than 700 officers. they'll pass a partial tax measure that will charge $360 per house hold per year. it would pay for fire fighting services and help to get the police department to the previous staffing levels. both will appear on the november ballot. smokers are finding fewer places to light up. the contra costa county board of supervisors will consider joining other counties and cities to ban smoking around apartments and condos, including a ban outside of a multiunit

housing starting next year. lighting up would be offlimits in carports, balconies, porches, decks, buildings with four or more units. thanormonext.s.nuesonne. see you bright and early tomorrow morning at 4:30. all right. so we are back with "today's style" and trends for every size and shape. how many times have you looked at a hip new trend and you thought, i could never pull that one off? >> never. well, luciani is style expert and author of "the bra book." yes, she wrote it and she's here with summer fashion tips. good to see you. >> it's great to see you ladies. >> there are times when you see something either in a magazine and you like how it looks on the person but you don't think it will translate. >> you said that's not for me. >> because my body type is such

and such. >> every one of these women came into the fitting and said i can't wear that. and then we proved them wrong. >> she said no, you can wear that. >> i said listen to me. i know. >> first is the romper. for those who don't know. >> i love rompers. >> there's the romper. >> so cute. such a big trend for so many seasons now. we have amanda. >> come on out, amanda. >> come on out. she is in this adorable romper from torrid which makes fashionable clothes for sizes 12 and up. she looks so cute. it's $42. you can't beat it. and to transition the look into fall, because you don't want to shop -- you know, summer's almost over, we gave her this adorable cardigan, $25. and the nude pumps which make her legs look a mile long. >> and look at amanda working it. she's, like, hello. >> i love stuff with pockets. you look adorable. >> thanks. >> it's one of those pieces. all the time. >> the next trend we've heard some about is called the jeging. >> oh, a jegging.

>> so many curvy girls think they can't wear jeggings, something that's slim fitting. actually, baggy clothes will make you look heavier. we have her in a $19 jegging. and she looks so great. it really accentuates her curves in all the right spots. the color up top, the h&m scarf draws the eye up to her pretty face. >> she's got a short jacket with a longer shirt. should you wear something longer with those? >> it really depends on the outfit. but i really like the way the jacket hits her at her narrowest part because it does draw the eye there as well. so you always want to play with proportions. if you're going to do slim on the bottom, do something a little bigger up top. >> and the black on bottom is always nice. >> keeping it monochromatic with the black shoes helps. >> and she had a recent pedicure, i can tell. >> one of the other looks we've seen out is a maxi dress. those look good in magazines and stuff. >> yes. you know, girls that are petite

or short statured always think they can't wear maxi dresses. it's important to not pick a maxi dress with a print. we have her in this persimmon orange kind of beautiful big color for summer and fall. and this is by spiegel. it's $29. >> wow. >> i added the cardigan by new york & company for $40 just to transition the look into fall a little bit and the belt over it to further draw attention to her waist. kathy recently lost a lot of weight. she always complains she feels like she doesn't have a waist. >> oh, she's got one now. i love her hat. >> the hat is adorable. just a little extra touch, shields her from the sun. >> it's got a cute leather strap around it. >> that's spiegel also. >> i love that. that's adorable. >> and the shoes are payless. >> are these appropriate for all different kinds of ages? this, i know, will look good on everybody. >> i want to be a lady and not say her age. she's over 50.

>> she's been around a few blocks, haven't you, sweetie? >> she looks amazing for her age. i mean, please. >> crystal. >> no, i want to see how old again. you need to tell. >> crystal, you tell her. >> how old are you? >> i recently turned 50. >> no line on the face. >> and she's in the jeggings. >> kathy doesn't want to tell us her age. >> horizontal stripes. >> last but not least, julie. and she's had three kids. she tends to carry a little weight around her midsection, and she's a true apple shape, broader on top and really narrow on the bottom. always thought i could never wear more zonhorizontal stripes. this is rock star sushi from $60. i added the blazer just to bring her into fall and nip the waist a little more. and these great white shorts from landsend.com really kind of complete the look. and you can go ahead and wear that white right after labor

day. >> i love the bag she's carrying, too. >> that's old navy. >> every time i say i love something, that's old navy. >> exactly. and that nautical trend is so big. just a little nod to the nautical without going overboard as well. >> the shoes as well. >> the shorts are the right length for her. everything is appropriate proportion. and she has these adorable earrings that are little nautical ship -- i know you can't see them. >> luciani. you would never lie to us. >> no, i wouldn't. >> come on out, guys. >> and tell us who your dress is by. >> april marin, a new york, white plains, designer. >> thank you. no matter your age, you're all gorgeous. next, the beauty treatments worth doing at home and the ones you should definitely leave to the pros. then we're grilling up some shrimp. and did someone say cocktails? and i believe there's a chop ilan your chop in your future, hoda. >> i believe there is. but first, these messages. strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ]

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all right. it's time to treat yourself to home beauty remedies. >> molly has some questions that she would like to ask us so we can play a game. >> and look stupid. okay. >> whoo! >> well, these are five questions that our "women's health" readers wanted to know. we felt it was important to address them and give them honest advice. these are five questions,

whether you should or should not be doing these treatments at home on yourself. >> all right. >> done in a salon. first question. are you ready? >> yes. >> should i do microderm abrasion at home? yes or no? >> i say no. >> upside down. >> i say on. >> well, the answer is yes. these are absolutely fine for you to do at home. creams, handheld machines. >> maybe you should go to skin care by hoda. >> exactly. the creams contain very fine granules so they're safe to exfoliate. there are two important things you need to know. first, don't do it more than twice a week. any more than that. >> you're going to do some damage. >> exactly. secondly, if you're prone to sensitive skin or rosacea, you want to do a patch test for first and make sure. >> or avoid that area that breaks out. >> you really want to be careful with your skin. second question. ready? >> ready. >> should i get a professional hair-straightening treatment? yes or no? >> should i? >> yes. should i? yes. >> you can. there's nothing wrong with them. >> say it again.

on. >> should i get a professional hair-straightening treatment? are they okay to get? >> so go to the pros? the answer is definitely yes. >> ironically, the answer is no. >> we don't believe you. >> it's very surprising to me as well. here's why our experts felt strongly against it. this is a treatment neither fda approved nor regulated. >> big deal. >> it varies. but when you don't know if you're being exposed to a high or low level of formaldehyde. >> they took most of the formaldehyde out. >> it can be dangerous. >> but if there is no formaldehyde -- >> then you could say yes. or you could try over-the-counter products or play it safe. >> louis vaccari. >> should i use a retinoid every day? >> i say yes.

>> hoda, you are correct. the answer is yes. most dermatologists would say no. here's the reason why. it's a derivative of vitamin a. it helps speed up cell turnover, boost collagen production. those are two things that slow as you age. >> fine lines, wrinkles, sun spots. vitamin a working sblu your skin care routine will help your skin look youthful and vibrant. >> it also makes you very sensitive to sun, too. >> use it at night. a pea size at night and you'll be fine. >> tell her she's wrong. >> you're wrong. are you ready? should i cut my cuticles? >> no. >> yes. >> kathie lee, you are correct. no is the answer. and here's why. the cuticle is living tissue that protects the nail plate. if you cut it or rip it, you're exposing yourself to infection. >> what's wrong with you? >> you go to the place, $9.99 for the manicure, they cut the cuticle. >> they're going to want to do it, but you have to say no.

kathie lee, you're right. >> you push them back. >> what if they disinfect everything? >> you're still cutting the tissue. you can get infection. >> what if they swab? >> not going to do it. final question. final question. should i dye buy eyelashes? yes or no? >> i'm going to say no. it's too close to your eyes. >> should i dye my eyelashes? no. why would you? >> on. >> you are both correct. >> no is the answer. you do not want to do this. for the same reason as i was mentioning before, the hair-straightening treatment. >> why would anyone do that? >> if you have blonde lashes, you want to make them darker, but it's dangerous. it contains dye. you don't know how much you're getting. it could cause contact dermatitis and in extreme cases, blindness. you want to put brown mascara on your lashes concentrated at the base and layer black mascara just at the tips.

the combination of the two colors and layering will make them look longer, thicker darker. it's what the women are wanting to get. >> we've never tried that before. let's try it tomorrow, hoda. brown at the tips. >> tell me what you think. e-mail me and tell me if it's wrong. >> thank you, molly. >> thank you very much. and up next -- >> i said nobody cares. >> i won. i just wasn't going to be ungracious about it. >> it wasn't a contest. recipes you won't be able to resist. look what he's doing. that's for hoda woman next. [ cat meows ] [ cat meows ] ♪ [ male announcer ] cats everywhere are using fresh step with carbon because it doesn't just mask odors, it eliminates them. so don't be surprised if your cat needs help finding her litter box. fresh step, the only clay litter with carbon. it's paw-activated, to eliminate odors. so it's almost like not having a litter box.

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it is time for "today's kitchen." we're getting saucy with bar food. small snacks to nosh on while you're trying to beat the summer heat. >> jim is the executive chef at a terrific restaurant called the capital grill. and he's got a little something to whet or whistle. we love it when he comes.

>> thank you. we're going to do some grilling today. these are features off our bar menu that also go really well at home if you want to entertain. >> and who doesn't? >> identify brought a pineapple-infused martini. you've got to have your house specialty specialty martini. >> i like that. >> then we're going to start with some shrimp. >> no, no, we're going to start with these. >> i don't know if you realize how this show works. >> priority. >> i'm sorry. >> thank you very much. continue, please. >> all righty. thank you. so we're going to marinate our shrimp with red chili oil here and toss those together now. we like to marinate them for about 30 minutes. we're going to chill them for that period of time before we put them on the grill. >> do you buy chili oil or did you make that? >> this one we made but you can definitely buy it. there's plenty of good ones out there. while these are marinating, we'd make our vinaigrette. so here i've started with a little bit of dijon, a little

white wine vinegar. here i've got fresh ginger, garl garlic, dill, freshly chopped shallot. we're going to whisk that together. >> what is a shol lot? is it in the onion family if >> yes, it is in the same family. >> thank you. for you, anything. >> we're going to do just a little bit, and that is perfect right there. here we've got a nice vinaigrette. then we go to grill our shrimp. instead of poaching it, you want to center around grilling. >> these little grills are great, aren't they? >> they are. they work perfect in the studio. >> mm-hmm. >> so once the shrimp, we'll pretend like we grilled it. >> grill and chill. >> chilled for a couple hours. we're going to toss them with our vinaigrette. >> with the little tail still on. >> you can take them off if it's easier for you if you're worried about your guests' convenience. >> i don't have to worry about

that. >> the other thing -- >> that's the way we roll. >> we toss it all together. >> that looks really good. >> it wasn't convenient for me to have them over, if you know what i'm saying. >> there you go. they can take the tails off themselves. >> survival of the fittest. >> want me to help you get those out? >> that would be great. just lay these out on the platter that i lined with a variety of nice lettuces. nothing in particular. you can really do anything you like. >> it's pretty. >> it catches your eye. >> they look great. >> they do look great. >> they might not taste great, but they really do look great. we're going to taste them, right, hoda woman? >> you're going to taste them. we've got a plate right here. >> we've got to have time to make the lamb chops. >> one of your favorites, is that true? >> mm-hmm. >> come on back here. >> oh, my gosh, that's great, jim. isn't that good, hoda? >> i haven't tried it. i'm excited. >> here we have a couple other things. >> wait! >> that make for great -- >> thank you.

careful. >> there we go. >> thank you, honey. >> there you are. there you are. >> okay. >> another great thing is filet mignon tenderloin sandwiches with wild mushrooms. we've got an herb cream cheese here. you can easily use new york strip, ribeye, skirt steak, whatever looks good at your butcher to make these. >> my gosh, you put the whole thing on there? >> that first bite is not going to be an easy one. >> that's for you, hoda, since i can't have the bread. how could anybody but that in their mouth? try it, hoda. >> it is good size. and then here we've got, you know, a great way to taste lamb. some single-cut lamb chops we've marinated with garlic and fresh herbs. >> too late now. so you could go to the bar at the capital grill and sit there and have these things? >> yes. it's become very popular.

these are the most popular items in our bar right now. >> and we see why. delicious, jim. he can be found at the capital grill. all this great food. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we'll be back with more of

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