good morning. tragedy in alaska. a first look at the plane that crashed killing five people, including former republican senator ted stevens. four others survived. this morning, the first government responders on the scene open up about just how hard it was to get those survivors out. why did he snap? the jetblue flight attendant who made that dramatic exit down a plane's emergency chute after an altercation with a passenger out of jail and speaking out for the first time about his newfound fame. and overdose. former "american idol" winner fantasia barrino rushed to the hospital in an apparent suicide attempt. her manager says she was heart broken over an ex-boyfriend who

was married to another woman and she's trying to put her life back together today, wednesday, august 11th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today." it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on this wednesday morning. >> good morning, everybody. that first image from the crash site in dillingham -- near dillingham, alaska, is really remarkable. take a look at that. up there on the middle -- right there exactly it shows you that the plane is pretty much in one piece despite an exact so severe the trees were all uprooted on the slope. >> five people died, including former alaska senator ted stevens. among the four survivors, former nasa administrator sean o'keefe and his teenage-son. the investigation into the cause of the crash gets under way.

also ahead this morning there are new details in the case of kyron horman. the police are now circulating flyers hoping to find someone who may have seen his stepmother terri horman and one of her friends together on the day kyron disappeared. plus the gluten-free craze. chelsea clinton opted for a wedding cake without gluten but there are important things to think about before you decide to cut wheat out of your diet altogether. we'll weigh the risks and rewards coming up. we'll begin with the tragic plane crash in alaska and what may have caused it. miguel almaguera is in alaska for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. with all of the survivors brought to a local hospital here in anchorage, the focus of this investigation has shifted to what caused that plane to go down. investigators say it could take several days for them to reach the remote wrecking site. shrouded in fog, the de havilland otter plane that killed nine people slammed into the ground so hard a 300-foot gash was left in the side of the mountain.

miraculously the aircraft sits mostly intact. five passengers, including former senator ted stevens, are among the dead. the four survivors include stevens' close friend, former nasa chief sean o'keefe and his teen-age soon, kevin. >> this accident we did have survivors. we had four of the nine passengers on board this aircraft survived. so we want to understand what happened. >> reporter: the wreckage was first spotted by a pilot looking for the overdue plane monday night. the national transportation safety board says it's still unclear if a mayday call was ever radioed in. weather, poor visibility, may have played a role in the crash. the conditions still too hazardous for investigators to reach the scene. >> pieces of the wreckage tell us the tale of what happened in this accident. they can give us information about the direction of travel, they can give us information about whether or not power was operating at the time of the accident. we've got to really take a look at the systems and the structures and the power plants and see what we can find from

them. >> reporter: it was monday afternoon, close to 3:00 p.m., when the single engine float plane departed a lodge in southwest alaska bound for a fishing expedition 300 miles away. but just 20 miles outside of dillingham, the plane went down. discovered roughly four hours later, a small rescue team, which included one physician and two emts, reached the wreckage. but when weather prevented a larger search team from getting to the crash site, rescuers and survivors waited on the mountain with the dead overnight for 12 hours. >> senator ted stevens, republican of alaska, was injured. >> reporter: in a rare twist of fate, monday's plane crash was the second for ted stevens. in 1978, he survived another that claimed the life of his first wife. the longest serving republican senator will be remembered in alaska for bringing the state billions in federal funds. also criticized for pork barrel spending. in 2008 stevens was convicted of

ethics violations. the case later dismissed, but only after costing him re-election. >> i thought he had a bum deal. the judge felt so also. and so i'm glad that he was cleared before he died. i think alaska will remember him as the father of statehood. >> reporter: airlifted to anchorage, the survivors, whose ages range from 13 to 54, were taken to local hospitals. sean o'keefe, who also served as secretary of t navy, was in critical condition tuesday night. one pilot says it's a miracle anyone survived the crash. despite the impact of the crash, investigators say nobody was ejected from the plane. we should note here that the de havilland is a work horse here in alaska and has a very good flying record. meredith. >> miguel almaguera, thank you so much. early this morning we spoke with jonathan davis and technical sergeant christopher able, the first national

guardsmen on the scene. i asked them what they saw when they arrived. >> the fuselage was surprisingly intact. most people were inside but one had crawled out and was under the wing. >> and were they conscious, gentlemen? >> yes, they were. >> did the survivors say anything to the emts and the doctor that arrived before you about what happened in those last minutes or moments before the plane hit, i guess, the hill? >> no, you know, our primary job was to go in there and get the folks out of the airplane, so we didn't do too much talking about the incident or things like that. >> how hard was it to get the survivors out? >> it was actually pretty labor intensive because of the angle of the slope and the inside of the aircraft was quite slippery. we had to cut a large hole in the side of it in order to get the people on litters out, but without the help of the volunteers who spent the night there, it would have been a lot harder. >> were their injuries

life-threatening? can you give us any sense of the condition that they are in at this point? do you know? >> we don't know the condition that they're in right now. >> people said they were serious and then one in critical, but everybody that we saw, that we delivered to the anchorage fire department was stable. >> mitch rose worked for former senator ted stevens for nine years serving as both his press secretary and chief of staff. we talked to him as well earlier this morning and i asked how the stevens family was doing. >> they're doing all right. it's a devastating loss for them and for the state, but they have been really warmed by the outflowing of support. president obama reached out to katherine yesterday. they have really been overwhelmed by the support and they want to thank the first responders and the good samaritans who did a yeoman's work to rescue and recover the folks in the crash. >> i understand the senator was bound for a fishing expedition with his good friend, former nasa administrator sean o'keefe.

was that something that the senator loved to do? >> oh, yes. i've been on that trip with him many times. he was never happier than having a rod and reel in his hand. he loved that part of alaska. he loved all of alaska and the outdoors. it was what he -- brought him the most joy, so we take some solace in that he was doing what he loved. >> he was also no stranger to small planes, which is one of the only ways to get around parts of alaska. as miguel mentioned, he survived a plane crash in 1978 that claimed the life of his first wife. it was reported that he feared that one day he would lose his life in a plane crash. was that something he ever discussed with you? >> you know, we talked a little bit about it but it's kind of the reality of alaska. those planes are buses and taxis. more than 75% of communities in alaska are only accessible by air. so he didn't dwell on it. he wasn't a brooder, he was a positive, can-do kind of guy but certainly it was in the back of all of our minds when we traveled throughout the state. senator stevens was committed to traveling to all far-flung corners of the state. >> he was also a force to be

reckoned with in the senate, the longest serving republican in senate history, 40 years in congress. for nine of those years you worked with him. tell me about the man that you got to know, the man and the politician, and what legacy he leaves behind. >> well, i think the legacy he leaves behind is the 49th star on the american flag. he was there at the beginning all the way through statehood to bring the young state into the maturity that it is now. he was just a wonderful, warm human being. a great husband, father and grandfather. we miss him terribly. >> that was mitch rose earlier this morning. it is 7:09 and now here's ann. >> meredith, thanks. now to politics and the results of tuesday's primaries in colorado, minnesota and connecticut as well as a runoff election in georgia. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in denver this morning with a complete wrap-up. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the idea that frustrated voters want to throw every incumbent out certainly didn't hold here, and the senate democratic primary had a lot of extra

attention because barack obama and bill clinton were on opposing sides. the president and his choice, michael bennet, both won. colorado senator michael bennet finally knows what winning a race feels like. >> tonight is your victory, and i thank you. >> reporter: appointed to the senate but never elected to any office, bennet had appeared to be in trouble, but beat back an aggressive rival. >> washington needs a lot less finger pointing and name calling, and a lot more problem solving. >> reporter: defeated challenger andrew romanoff said now it's all about november. >> it is the time for us to heal. it is the time for us to be united. it is the time for us to advance the cause that we share. >> reporter: winning on the republican side, career prosecutor ken buck. who had said this on the trail. >> why should you vote for me? because i do not wear high heels.

>> reporter: former lieutenant governor jane norton was the establishment choice, but the tea party picked buck. >> do you think of yourself as a tea party candidate? >> i think of myself as a grassroots candidate and the tea party is certainly part of that grassroots effort. >> reporter: in connecticut, the primary round goes to republican linda mcmahon. the super wealthy wrestling boss poured her own millions into a senate campaign. >> the support of the voters of connecticut isn't bestowed by the establishment or the pundits or the media. it isn't a birthright. it can't be bought. it needs to be earned. >> reporter: and mcmahon will face establishment democrat richard blumenthal, connecticut's attorney general. and then in minnesota's race for governor, democrats chose former senator mark dayton. and in georgia, the republican runoff for governor is still too close to call.

sarah palin's choice, karen handel, and the former congress man, nathan deal, are so tight in this race, they may be headed to a recount. ann? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. former world wrestling entertainment ceo linda mcmahon is a newly minted republican nominee for connecticut's u.s. senate seat. mrs. mcmahon, good morning and congratulations. >> good morning, ann, and thank you very much. >> still in the glow of your victory i've got to ask you about something you said last night. you said you didn't buy your victory, you earned it. but you did spend $22 million more than seven times than your opponent spent on this campaign. and you have said that you're willing to spend up to $50 million now to win the general election. so if you don't need to spend money to get this nomination, and you can earn it, then why are you spending so much money? >> well, i certainly started out way behind in terms of public recognition, name recognition. i've not been part of the

political scene ever before. opponents have had a long head start, so it was important for me to get good name recognition in the state. certainly that money includes, you know, infrastructure, it includes everything. so i put together a good team. we're running a good campaign. but what's really winning this race is being out talking with the people of connecticut, meeting with them. i've done over 630 events since i announced halftime september. i've done walking town tours. i've had one-on-one meetings and that's what is really winning this race. my message is resonating with the people of connecticut. >> as a result of that the gloves are already off. last night robert menendez, the chairman of the democratic senate campaign committee said in this statement, connecticut republicans today nominated a corporate ceo of wwe who under her watch violence was peddled to kids, steroid abuse was rampant and yet she made millions. that's on top of criticism you've already heard, linda, about your business promoting

violent behavior, bullying and being degrading to women. so are you ready now for more intense scrutiny of your business? >> wwe has had an evolutionary process of going from tv-14 to tv-pg. over the last 20 years it has really made -- it's definitely changing in its content. what i am prepared to continue to talk about are the issues that are on the minds of the people of connecticut. >> but you know that people are going -- but you know that people are going to, especially your opponents, make a lot of hay about your business. and already your husband and partner, vince mcmahon, has chafed under what he has said is unfair criticism. i mean i guess i'm wondering if you're steeled for this kind of fight that you have ahead of you? >> i am prepared and ready to go out and talk to the people of connecticut about what's on their minds, which is exactly what i've been doing. and the more my opponents have talked about soap opera content on wwe and i have focused on the

issues, the people of connecticut have responded. i have been successful in the republican convention. last night i was successful in the primary. and if the democrats want to continue to focus on content of a television program that has evolved to pg and i continue to talk about the issues, i'm going to win again in november. >> all right, we'll make that the last word this morning. i'm sure it's not the last we'll hear. we'll look forward to talking again and thank you for this morning. >> thank you, ann. washington has been keeping an especially close eye on the primary results in colorado. as we mentioned, democratic senator michael bennet, who had the backing of president obama, won his party's primary setting up a november showdown with tea party backed republican ken buck. we've got senator bennet joining us this morning. hello, senator, good morning and congratulations. >> good morning. well, thank you. thanks for having me today. >> you know, your race fueled this idea that president obama might not be such an asset on the campaign trail as he was two

years ago. now this morning after your victory, and it looks like you won pretty handily looking at the numbers with 100% of precincts reporting, you won more than 54% of the vote, what do you want to say about president obama as his -- in terms of his being an asset on the campaign trail? >> you know, i'm very pleased to have had his support, but i don't think it made the difference in the primary, it won't make the difference in the general. the content of what i hear in my town hall meetings has never been farther away from what we're hearing on our television sets than it is today. people are focused on how we get out of the most savaged economy since the great depression, and i think, you know, the politics in washington and the political conversation we're hearing on tv these days is not particularly responsive to that and we have spoken to that, and i think that's why we were successful in the primary and will be in the general. >> so if you're saying that it wasn't necessarily what put you over the top, would you have considered it a hindrance?

how would you describe the usefulness of president obama being with you on the campaign trail in some part to your campaign? >> i certainly wouldn't describe it as a hindrance and i also don't think it made the difference. i don't think it was material to most primary voters. >> in your victory speech to the point you were making earlier last night, you said, quote, washington has a lot to learn from colorado. exactly what do you mean by that, senator? >> look, even before we were in the worst recession since the great depression, if you look at the last period of economic growth, it's the first time in our history that our economy grew and middle class income fell. that's never happened before. so families in colorado are earning $1,000 less at the end of the decade than they were at the beginning. the cost of health insurance has gone up by 97%, their cost of higher education has gone up by over 50%. people are struggling to figure out how to make sure that we're not the first generation of americans to leave less opportunity, not more, to our

kids and our grandkids. that's what the peep el in colorado are focused on. >> i think we'll have to leave that as the last word. there will bow a lot of questions to come as you face the general election. senator michael bennet, thank you so much this morning. >> thank you. thanks for not asking me any wrestling questions. >> you bet. you can count on that. all right. now let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories with natalie morales over at the news desk. natalie, good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. crews in the gulf of mexico have temporarily stopped drilling the relief well intended to permanently plug bp's broken well because of an approaching storm in the gulf. crews have about 30 to 50 feet left to drill there. security has been stepped up along montana's border with canada as police search the area near glacier national park for escaped inmate john mccluskey and his alleged accomplice. officials think the two may have dyed their hair or otherwise tried to change their appearance to elude capture.

hopes are fading in china in the search for hundreds of people missing in flooding and mudslides that have killed more than 1100 people so far. three people were rescued people in alaska two days after their sightseeing plane crashed on glacier. supplies for the group were dropped off on tuesday. the department of education today convenes a first-ever summit on school bullying following the recent instances of bullying leading to suicides. the goal is to create a national strategy to reduce and end bullying. and an urgent repair mission today for two american astronauts from the international space station. they stepped outside hoping to remove a broken cooling system pump that is the size of a bathtub. it is now 7:19 pacific time. you're up to date with your news right now. let's head back over to meredith and ann. >> the size of a bathtub? >> they're just lucky they had the parts. >> exactly. where are they going to get them up there? >> how are we going to repair if

we don't have the parts. let's take a look and see what's happening as far as your weather is concerned. we've got tropical depression number five. it's weakening, winds 30 miles an hour. it's moving northwest at 12 miles per hour. tropical storm warnings from intercoastal city to destin, florida. if it becomes a storm, it would be danielle, making landfall sometime around tomorrow morning, about 2:00 to 3:00 in the morning and then it makes its way inland dropping a lot of rain. this is not going to be a wind event but we are talking about a lot of rain, anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain stretching from galveston all the way to destin and as far north as parts of southern arkansas. again, 3 to 5 inches of rain, we could be looking at some flooding through the area. that's what's g and closer to home, we won't be seeing rain like that in the bay area, but you might see mist underneath some of those low clouds right now. blanket low clouds right now in san jose. and we will veem see

temperatures as we hard towards lunchtime breaking out into the low 70s inland. we'll see late morning to midday clearing inland. little to zero clearing on the coast, where highs will be in the 50s to low 60s there. mid- to upper 70s in san jose. the weekend, though, we're going to start to see temperatures climb as the low clouds just stay on the coast with 80s and low 90s inland starting saturday. and that's your latest weather. meredith? >> and just ahead, steven slater, the jetblue flight attendant who flew away on the chute, we will hear from him. of

just ahead, we have a very sad story. fantasia barrino overdoses in an alleged suicide attempt. former president george w. bush tours earthquake savaged haiti. this time he brought along his daughten

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7:30 now on this wednesday morning, august 11th, 2010. you are looking at all of our friends assembled in rockefeller plaza and gathered outside our window on the world. inside studio 1-a i'm meredith vieira alongside ann curry who is in for matt. steven slater out of jail and talking about his new fame following his meltdown on a jetblue plane. we will hear from him in a moment. >> that story has people just fascinated. also this morning, we're talking about president george w. bush because he's traveled to haiti to get a close-up look at the relief effort following january's catastrophic earthquake and daughter jenna bush hager is there as well. we're going to get a live report from her from port-au-prince

just ahead. everyone from pop stars to concerned moms are choosing to eliminate wheat from their diets. is going gluten free something you should consider? we will talk about the risks. details on what may have cause add jetblue flight attendant to snap, heading home after an altercation with a passenger. nbc's jeff rossen is here with the very latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: you're a girl scout but the rest of us have had moments at work when you scream of dreaming and doing something stupid. when this flight attendant actually did it, well, he got thrown in jail but he also got folk hero status. this morning he's out of jail and talking but not apologizing. with a gash on his head and a smirk on his face, late last night steven slater bailed out of jail. >> can you tell us why -- >> what happened on the plane, steven? >> reporter: a nameless flight attendant just days ago now so famous he has his own facebook

fan page. 81,000 strong and growing by the minute. you are my new hero, one person wrote. yay for you, steven, writes another. out in a blaze of glory. you the man. >> something here is resonating with the people. >> are you going to lose your job? >> more than likely. >> reporter: here is what happened. steven was working jetblue flight 1052. he says a passenger bumped his head with a piece of luggage. they got into an argument and that passenger cursed at him. that's when slater, a veteran flight attendant, unleashed. according to the police report, he screamed into the p.a. system to the expletive expletive that told me to expletive off, it's been a good 28 years. then slade slater deployed the plane's emergency chute, grabbed a beer, slid down and left the airport. police later arrested him at home and after all that, he's still diplomatic. tell me about rude passengers --

talk about that for a second. >> there's a lot of wonderful people. >> reporter: his mother seems almost proud. >> nobody should be abusing anybody, and i can understand why he snapped. i would have snapped, too. in fact, i probably would have snapped more. >> reporter: prosecutors say this is no joke, that emergency chute could have hurt someone on the ground. slater now faces felony charges and a possible seven years in prison. >> i think he just had a very small meltdown and i think he deserves to be able to have that meltdown. you saw the gash on his head where he got smacked. >> reporter: this morning new information about slater's stressful life, the pain behind his smiling photos, his mother is fight iing cancer and there' more on slater's myspace page he writes, beating alcoholism and substance abuse one day at a time. can't wait to see where i go next. safe to say a perp walk wasn't part of the plan.

he did seem strangely happy, though. sounds like a lot of you can relate. people are raising money for his defense. >> he's my hero. >> reporter: why? >> this is a dream. anybody who has had a bad day has wanted to do this. there's a lunatic who finally did. >> reporter: you were customer service for jetblue. what do you think de? >> i think it was crazy. >> reporter: crazy? maybe. he seems okay with it. >> i have to go, thank you. >> reporter: hope he got that bath. jetblue says passengers were never at risk here. still, slater has been suspended from the airline pending a full investigation. he has pled not guilty to the charges against him and this morning we're told he's spending time here with friends in new york city on the upper east side. meredith, my guess is probably searching the want ads, too. >> maybe not just yet. dan abrams is nbc's chief legal

analyst. nicole williams is a career manager here in new york city. good morning to you both. dan, if i can start with you, slater faces some serious charges here, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, he could face up to seven years in prison. how likely is it he would serve any prison time? >> i think it's unlikely. i think it's almost certain they'll reach a deal here. they are saying it is a serious legal matter. it is serious. there's also no way they want this case to go to trial. >> because of all the public support he's got? >> the public support. can you imagine the jury selection on this case? have you ever been on an airplane where you've been frustrated and angry? have you ever wanted to punch your boss? you can imagine what would happen -- >> not a jury that would convict him. >> that's the point. the law becomes almost secondary on a story like this. i think this is going to be a plea. >> from a legal standpoint, what happened prior to that chute being deployed in the moments leading up to that, does that

have any bearing at all? >> not really. we're hearing a lot from his lawyer, it's a tough life. it's absolutely fascinating but as a legal matter this is not a murder case or a death penalty case where you're going to look at the totality of the circumstances and what else was happening in his life, et cetera. this is a case where a guy put out a chute on a tarmac. what exactly happened leading up to it is not a defense to doing it in and of itself. >> meanwhile, nicole, he has become a folk hero, close to 50,000 fans on facebook. >> 80,000 this morning. >> some people are trying to create a legal defense fund for him. why has he resonated so much? is it because we all can somewhat relate? >> yes, yes, meredith, he especially in an economy like this when you have high unemployment. people are afraid to leave the job that they hate and there is this sense of anger, frustration, a feeling like people aren't respecting you. and then it culminates in this one big moment, you flip your lid and you do something like

this. >> what he did was rash and dangerous. i can see the expression i'm going to pull a slater. >> absolutely. >> what about someone who may be thinking that this morning? >> this is not a career -- a strategic career move for the majority of us. this is very public and i'm sure he's going to leverage this to his best advantage. for the majority of us, there are better ways of dealing with this kind of anger and frustration in the work place. talk about it, work out, like find something good about the job that you're doing because inevitably you do have to pay the mortgage and you're probably working a job that, you know, on a lot of days frustrates you. >> if an angry passenger had done this, people would be looking very differently. imagine a passenger getting frustrated and, you know what, i'm tired of this. they put the chute out. we're all talking about how dangerous that was. what the heck was this passenger doing? but this guy had the combination of the fact that he's working in an environment which is tough. we've all been on planes and been frustrated. we've all seen people mistreat flight attendants.

>> very quickly we want to go to the woman who was involved in this altercation has come under fire. does she face any legal trouble? >> theoretically, they questioned her. if she had threatened him in some way, she absolutely could have. it sounds like based on what we know now that it was a case where she was rude to him. that's not a crime. >> what's snex. >> writing a book. no, are you kidding me? i'm very curious to see what's going to happen. as a career manager, i'd like to take him on. he has some opportunity here. in the right kind of way, he is galvanizing people around, the level of frustration that is rampant. >> as a former network executive, i'd like to take him on. >> i think you have a job. dan abrams, thank you very much. just make sure you don't have a chute anywhere. now a check of the weather with al. thanks a lot, meredith. is this from the hotel?

uh-oh. good idea. you got on tv. i like it. look at that. let's get your weather, see what's going on. we have a lot of rain to talk about. they have been getting hammered rainfall wise in the midwest. iowa has gotten four inches of rain, in des moines, the last four days. the rainfall amounts anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain and of course the heat the big st y story. another 18 states under heat advisories or heat warnings. the heat today 96 in omaha. 95 savannah. you put in the feels like temperature with the humidity. it's going to feel like 112 in little rock. 106 in louisville. 102 in washington, d.c. here's a look at the san mateo bridge, where you're seeing a few sunny breaksut there as you approach the midspan. otherwise, cloudy skies, and you notice, hour by hour, temperatures not going to be warming ua whole lot today because of the good, strong sea breeze which is great for air quality, not so great if you

want to find summer-like temperatures inland which we will not be seeing today. the weekend, that's where things start to change. we'll see the low clouds. not much change for san francisco or the coast. that's your latest weather. don't forget you can check the weather anytime of the day or night by going on the weather channel on cable or the new and improved weather.com online. ann? >> all right, al, thank you. now to that sad story involving former "american idol" winner fantasia barrino. she was rushed to the hospital following an overdose. we have nbc's "today" national correspondent amy robach with the details. >> reporter: police reports say they are investigating a suicide attempt. they were called to fantasia's home late monday night and found the "idol" star in distress. ♪ overcome obstacles snoet. >> reporter: six years ago fantasia barrino captivated viewers and won the third season of "american idol." >> the winner of "american idol"

2004 is fantasia barrino. >> reporter: but life for the 26-year-old singer took a dark turn monday as she overdosed on a combination of aspirin and sleeping aids. it happened days after a divorce court filing which alleged the singer was having an affair with a married man, antwaun cook, that paperwork filed by cook's wife. >> those around her including her manager and her father are saying it was exhaustion driven by this whole situation and exacerbated by taking aspirin and sleeping pills. >> reporter: north carolina police called fantasia's home are investigating a possible suicide attempt. fantasia's manager brian dickens said fantasia and mr. cook dated on and off for about 11 months. she believed him when he told her he and mrs. cook separated in the late summer of 2009. fantasia is heartbroken. she feels betrayed. she is also sorry for the pain she has caused. but the pain could get worse.

there are reports of a fantasia sex tape. >> she didn't know it would be alleged there would be a sex tape about her. if there is that sex tape, she didn't know that it would be made public and that everyone would thus know about it. it's really exploded into a disaster and a public relations nightmare. ♪ he's got to be strong and he's got to be fast ♪ ♪ and he's got to be larger than life ♪ >> reporter: fantasia has endured success as well as difficult times. she had a child as a teenager but then turned her life around winning big on "american idol." >> she was heralded as simon cowell's favorite "idol" contestant ever but her albums and her work have not lived up to the hype. >> reporter: in 2008 fantasia faced legal troubles that nearly forced her to lose her home and then came reality tv and vh-1 "fantasia for real." on "today" she said her show gave people a front row seat to her roller coaster life. what are you hoping people who watch this show are going to take away from it? >> well, i want them to know that regardless of what i go

through i'm always going to be a fighter. >> reporter: words echoed by her manager tuesday who said fantasia will be just fine. he writes, this is not the hardest thing fantasia has endured. fantasia will be stronger, smarter, and better for it. ♪ i believe in the impossible >> reporter: fantasia is due to release her third album august 24th. she was supposed to hit the road to promote it starting this week. no word yet if those plans will now be put on hold. ann? >> all right, amy robach, thank you so much this morning. and coming up next, jenna bush hager and her dad, the former president, visit haiti seven months after it was rocked by a massive earthquake. we'll be checking in with her live. [ woman ] i don't want to feel depressed. [ woman #2 ] i'd like to enjoy things again. [ woman #3 ] i feel these aches and pains. [ woman #4 ] the guilt. [ man ] my sleep just isn't right. [ woman #5 ] i'm so anxious. [ man #2 ] i need to focus.

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back now at 7:46 with the long road to recovery in haiti following january's devastating earthquake. former president george w. bush traveled there on tuesday to visit with organizations being supported by the clinton/bush haiti fund and his daughter "today" contributing correspondent jenna bush hager, is joining us this morning from port-au-prince. hey, jenna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. it's hard to believe it's been seven months since the earthquake hit haiti. rubble still covers much of the street. my father came here yesterday and this time he asked me to tag along. as months have worn on, haiti

has slowly faded from the world's view but has not been forgotten. how has haiti changed? >> the problems in haiti before the earthquake were obviously much tougher now. the key is that we don't forget haiti. a lot of americans have to know that it's in our interests that haiti be a hopeful society and one of which people can make a living. that's what we are trying to do. >> reporter: the fund has raised nearly $50 million toward the relief effort. but money alone won't fix the problem. the haitian people are an integral part of the process. our first stop was a mango warehouse, the second largest export. >> a mango, when you look at a mango, it really means food on the table and the idea is to spur growth in the private sector. and a good way to start is with mango farming. mangos are the second largest export. >> reporter: next, the garment

factory where workers are busy sewing chi ining children's uni the upcoming school year. this man was working as a buyer for macy's but has moved back to create jobs to the people in his devastated country. >> it is tremendous because that allows us to cut the goods here and distribute the work throughout the country. >> reporter: 80% of the haitian workforce, why is it important to make sure this economy becomes stable in terms of legit business like this? >> an ideal society is when people don't have to be informed, that they are part of their society as productive citizens. nothing more productive than women, for example, who are capable of putting together products that people want to buy. >> reporter: finally, we visited a tent city for displaced victims including thousands of children. >> what we want to do is create

the village that will be also used as a model village for people to see how we can make people live in the best possible way. >> reporter: anyone who visits haiti sees there's still a long way to go. despite these obstacles, my father believes the haitian people's spirit will carry them through. >> i'm also here to make sure people don't forget the people of haiti. >> reporter: it's clear that there's a strength and a resilience here in its people, and i think the key is haitians helping haitians. ann? >> that's a very important point, resilience is the key. general a bu jenna bush hager, thank you for joining us. new details in the kyron horman case. a family friend featured for the first time. people are shocked to find out i'm a mom.

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good morning once again, everybody. time now, 7:56. i'm brent cannon checking in with felipe. he says 880, not the place to be. >> 880 is a mess, as well as 101 northbound. we'll start you there and take a look at northbound at marsh. slow all the way to san antonio. there was a cig alert, it has been canceled, but things are slow all the way up and down from san antonio even southbound, it's congested. if you look outside to 880, we're going through oakland right now. that's backed up. there's an accident in hayward southbound 880 just north of industrial parkway and also there's a ladder in the left lanes headed northbound. also, you've got the circus coming into town later today. not the circus, though, rob, talking about weather. >> might be a nice place to hang out today. you can see temperatures in the 70s inland. could see 90s on this map.

not today. 76, san jose. if you're a fan of summer weather. you'll like the weekend forecast. 80s and low 90s inland, but not much change on the coast for the low clouds going to be sticking around. time is 7:57. more news after the break. [ female announcer ] jobs leaving.

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association say that minaret is a symbol of islam. expansion is already under way for an addition to a center and the next step is to add the 64-if the tower. the tower would be symbolic. it would not be used to call muslims to prayer. some opponents say it's going to make the building an architectural curiosity and set a bad precedent for new buildings, but muslims we spoke with say it's also important that the message that america is open to all religions is sent. santa clara has one of the largest muslim populations in america. more local news coming up in half an hour and the "today" show returns in less than a minute. have a great morning.

♪ 8:00 now on this wednesday morning, the 11th of august, 2010. a great morning to be hanging out here on rockefeller plaza. this place will really be rocking friday morning when ke$ha performs some of her infectious hits live in concert. i'm meredith vieira alongside ann curry and al roker. matt is off today. can you imagine life without a car, furniture and, i don't know, a television. >> we could go without a car for a long time because we live in

the city. there's a couple actually in portland, oregon, that got rid of just about everything. down to 100 items. got rid of their car, changed jobs, they basically downsized, gave their things away to charity and "the new york times" reporter wrote about this story and basically raising the question does money really buy you happiness? and you'll see it's really fascinating what people have to say. >> that's the face of happiness. that is a face. >> and, you know, a lot of folks are making a switch to a gluten free diet. my son nick, we've done it. and so a lot of people are making the switch. is it healthy? are there things you need to know? chelsea clinton's wedding cake was gluten free. there are some factors you need to consider before eliminating gluten from your diet. natalie morales is in for ann at the news desk. good morning, everyone. survivors of that small plane crash that killed former alaska senator ted stevens and four

others are being treated as an anchorage hospital. two of the rescuers are speaking out about what they saw when they first reached the wreckage of the plane. >> everyone was inside of the airplane except for one of the survivors and he was underneath one of the wings staying dry. >> it was pretty labor intensive because of the angle of the slope and the inside of the aircraft was quite slippery. we had to cut a large hole in the side of it in order to get the people out. >> meantime, reporter jason lamb of our nbc stays ktau is in dillingham, alaska, not far from where the crash happened. jason, what are investigators focusing on there today? >> reporter: natalie, good morning. investigators will be out here again today at the site of the plane crash 17 miles north of dillingham, one of the things investigators will be focusing on is exactly how much flying experience terry smith, the pilot of this de havilland

otter, had. he had 29,000 hours of flying time but much of that was in commercial jets, obviously not the same kind of plane that crashed on monday. meanwhile, in what is said to be a very somber day here in alaska, folks no doubt will be mourning the loss of the five people who died in the plane crash including former u.s. senator ted stevens. a larger than life character who se served 40 years in the senate. his huge fan base here in alaska affectionately giving him the nickname uncle ted. natalie? >> jason lamb of ktau reporting for us from dillingham. thank you so much. new developments this morning in the search for kyron horman. the 7-year-old oregon boy has been missing since june 4th. mara, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, natalie.

later this morning the sheriff's department is holding a press conference where they're expected to ask the public's help in tracking down potentially important new leads in the disappearance of the little boy. >> the last known person to have seen kyron before he disappeared. >> reporter: for the past ten weeks this exhaustive investigation has focused on kyron's stepmother, terry horman. now police are circulating new flyers that include photos of dede speicher. it's the first time she has been featured. this one asks residents if they noticed her, terri horman or horman's white pickup truck between 9:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on june 4th, the day kyron disappeared. that same day speicher had had been unreachable by cell phone for about three hours. >> we don't know why dede was missing. the information they're trying to glean will probably eliminate any question as to whether or

not it was a coincidence or she had any involvement with terri horman during that same time period. >> reporter: neither have been named as suspects but on sunday investigators again combed through three areas connected to speicher near the location she claims to have been gardening that day. portland nbc station kgw reports that at least two witnesses have told police that they saw a second person in terri's truck while it was parked outside kyron's school the day he disappeared. >> it is not necessarily a si single person episode. however, kyron disappeared, it would not be uncommon at all there's more than one individual involved in the process. >> reporter: now this is the flyer investigators have been distributing asking residents for any information about the white truck terri horman or dede speicher hope could lead them to kyron. >> thank you. and tuesday's primaries, michael bennet who welcomed

campaign help from president obama captured a bitter democratic race. and in connecticut former pro wrestling executive linda mcmahon won the republican nomination for senate. it is now 8:05. let's get another check of the weather from al. all right. thanks a lot. got a couple of birthdays here. from ohio, what's your name? >> erica. >> erica and? >> brianne. >> you are now double digits. you want to thank grandma and grandpa? >> thank you. >> what do you call them? >> grandma. >> wow. that was a tough one. i really should have known that. let's check your weather. pick city, toledo. holy toledo. nbc 24, isolated thunderstorms and 86 degrees. home of jaimy farr. some showers down there in florida. the gulf coast, tropical depression number five. avy rain moving this way through the great lakes onto illinois. we have wet weather back through the plains. sunshine up and down the west coast. a sunny day in the northeast but warm and humid.

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there has been a shift in the nation's spending habits. tammy stroebl and her husband from portland, oregon, decided to give up most of their worldly possessions, limiting themselves to just 100 personal items. >> this is our great room. this is our couch and bed. we have essentially downsized our lives and are having a lot of fun while getting rid of stuff. >> it has taken tammy and logan about three years to downsize. >> my wardrobe is pretty minimal. one of the first things that i donated a lot of my clothes and just paired down and kept what i really wore. >> they gave up their two-bedroom apartment, car and now live in a 400-square-foot apartment. >> we have a minimal kitchen, boxes of stuff. sure there are times when i'm like, oh, it would be really great to have a car right now. we could go to the coast or go to mt. hood but i'd also be stuck with a car payment and car insurance and gas. >> and downsizing has helped

their pocketbooks. >> we graduated with zero debt. >> we could take a lesson from this that you really can do with probably less and enjoy life more. >> and that's exactly what tammy and logan are doing. >> we're not trying to be elitist in any way. we're just showing that living a simple life and concentrating on things that make us happy, people and experiences and travel is really priorities instead of fancy cars and lots of furniture. >> stephanie rosen blum wrote about them for "the new york times" business section and jeff gardere is a psychiatrist who joins us this morning. fascinating. it's a really fascinating article. when you think about it, it does turn on its head what we think makes us happy in american culture. >> sure. >> what did you learn? you talked to a lot of researchers. >> the main thing is some of us have habits we were forced into

during the recession. in the long run may make us happier and that means putting value on an experience as opposed to an object, it means thinking about something hard and long before he decide to buy it. >> and this is a lesson you learned from tammy and logan because that's what they're doing? >> that's what they're doing but there's a number of psychologists in the country who have been studying the relationship between consumption and money and really spending. how do you get the most happiness for your buck? >> are you one of the experts who would agree with this idea? >> absolutely and these experts are saying, listen, don't put your money into objects, don't put them into cars or clothes. instead, invest in the experience. europe not getting everything all at one time. it lasts you a very long time and even if you, for example, buy a stay-cation or a vacation, then you have those memories to last you longer and longer and that's where you're getting the most bang for the buck. >> i'm hearing a lot of my

girlfriends and perhaps others right now saying, wait a minute. i really get happy when i buy, for example, that new pair of shoes. >> sure. >> so there is that kind of reality. people do get happy buying things. >> well, that's true except if you're just collecting shoes, that's not so great. but if you buy the shoes so that you can have an experience with those shoes, going out and looking good and feeling good about yourself and not spending a ton of money, and this is what the researchers are also saying, try to minimize your spending, try to lower the debt. just not having those issues really helps you as far as your happiness. >> that seems to be what you found that tammy and logan loved not having and that's made them happy. >> it's allowed them to give money to nieces and nephews to their college fund, to travel more. when one family comes to visit, they can put them up in a hotel room, something they couldn't do when they were in debt like that. >> they seem to love one another. they're not worried so much about all of the possessions. they have more time to deal with one another and that's a lesson we can all learn.

>> tammy said give away some of your stuff. see how it feels. so it wasn't just -- you were mexing giving away, limiting each one of themselves to 100 e items. >> yes. >> which is shocking. >> which is a lot of stuff to get rid of. but giving back to charity, giving it to people who may need it, that in itself made them happy. >> made them feel better. >> were you inspired? >> i was. i've gotten rid of six pairs of shoes. >> there you go. and even so you're saying this is a process and i think what we've learned here is being with their families, spending time with people we love and having those experiences. >> living for others and not so much for yourself, not keeping up with the joneses but being happy. minimal. >> thank you so much. thank you so much for filing the story. really fascinating stuff. and coming up next, a hot new celebrity diet -- is it time for thu to be gluten free? thpros and the. c .

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we are back at 8:20. this morning on "eat smart today" gluten-free diet. people like ann hathaway and again e gwyneth paltrow are eliminating it from their diet. >> cutting out gluten does seem to be gaining in popularity. even chelsea clinton opted for a gluten-free wedding cake. it took a month to perfect chelsea's wheatless wedding cake. >> this was a project but also flourless, a gluten-free cake, makes it more delicate. >> a mix i use instead of white flour. >> erin mckenya wasn't surprised by the choice. >> she comes in and always gets gluten free.

>> mckenna has clientele for gluten-free goodies. >> the first celebrity was jason schwarzman, made a big spectacle of how delicious things were. more celebrities are going gluten free because their nutritionists are learning that removing gluten from your diet actually is a key to weight loss. >> among those said to be wheat whackers paltrow, actress ann hathaway. and mary louise parker whose art imitates her life. with so many in show business going gluten free these top l.a. chefs catering a swanky emmy party had to make adjustments. >> the day after party and we know from our experience because all of our restaurants have

celebrity clientele. they're going to want something without gluten. >> we know that's the kind of menu we need to design. >> nutrition experts say it's fine to take a cue from the stars. >> people have unstructured eating, they start to eliminate refined carbohydrates, you're naturally going to lose weight. a celebrity endorsement, all the better. >> for many people going gluten free is not just a fad. around 3 million suffer from a serious gluten intolerance called celiac disease. >> dr. roshini raj, author of the new book "what the yuck." dr. raj, good morning to you. watching your face as you're looking at that piece, when they started talking about gluten free diets being good if you want to lose weight, you made a face there. >> i know they're skeptical of that. people hear diet and think it

refers to weight loss. people with celiac disease, that's a true allergy to gluten, they actually gained weight. and gluten free doesn't mean it's a low caloric food. many of the foods that are gluten free they put more sugars and fats in them to make it more flavorful. so if you want to go gluten free because you have celiac disease or a sensitivity to gluten, meaning you just don't feel well when you have wheat, that makes sense. for weight loss, it doesn't make sense. >> what is fueling the trend? people just assume it's low fat or low carb diet? >> celiac disease is a very, very common disorder in the u.s., so many people know people on gluten-free diets and when they hear the word diet, oh, maybe i should try that. everyone is looking for that villain in their diet they can cut out. if you do cut out a lot of carbs, you will lose weight. >> i cut out gluten and i have to say i felt a lot better when i did it. so there must be some health benefits even if you don't have an intolerance to gluten. >> you may be feeling better because you have gluten sensitivity.

some people get bloated or fatigued, they have problem with their bowel movements and do feel better. a normal person shouldn't feel different whether they have gluten or not. >> a gluten-free diet is restrictive. >> extremely. >> all of these fruits have gluten. i assume pasta, bread, but it extends to other products. >> including things like soy. it can even be in lipstick. gluten in minute amounts can cause problems for people who have a true sensitivity. >> it can be very expensive to be on a gluten free diet. that's why people shouldn't just go on it for the sake of maybe losing weight and if you think you may have an intolerance it's important to not put yourself on the diet but get tested with your doctor because the test is not accurate if you've cut out gluten. >> are there any real risks, though, once again? >> many foods that have wheat are fortified with vitamins, they have fiber. if you're really restricting gl

gluten you may miss out on the important nutrients. you should really do it with a nutritionist to make sure you're getting all the nutrients you need. >> these are the gluten free products. sometimes there's additional sugar and fat in them. >> other than that, they're pretty healthy. once people are look at their diet, thinking about what they're eating, they're going to lose weight because they're just more aware of what they're putting in their body. >> do you get the sense it is a fad that will go away with the general public? >> i kind of do because, first of all, it's very difficult to stick to. it may sound great for the first couple of months but you have to worry about when you go to a restaurant, how they're cooking the food, even if you're cooking at home there's a lot of hidden sources of gluten so i don't think. >> thank you very much. just ahead, give your teenager's room a makeover.

good morning, everybody. time now is 8:26. felipe is in for mike this morning. how's the morning commute. >> 101, still cleaning up an accident. southbound in your 5s. as we take a look outside. san jose, a couple of accidents. southbound, 280 to northbound meridian avenue, offramp, there's an accident slowing from hellier to montague expressway. that's your traffic. here's weather. >> we're seeing slowing in terms of clearing around the bay area again this morning.

lots of low clouds inland and a relatively mild afternoon. nothing but 50s and 60s around the peninsula and coast. around pleasanton today approaching 80. not much change until thursday or friday, but as high pressure builds into the weekend, that should boost our inland spots to the s, eve 90s. more news after the break. 9

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the new trans bay terminal this morning, it's going to serve 11 services including the high-speed rail system that's bland for california a high-tech look at the plans for. that speaker of the house nancy pelosi will be at this morning's ceremony in san francisco. governor schwarzenegger will be there as well, it's going to be a nice looking place but it take a few years. they are ready to go for today's ceremony, more local news in half an hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute.

♪ 8:30 now on this wednesday morning, august 11th, 2010. we have a packed house on the plaza. on friday they can catch ke$ha singing live on our summer concert stage. that should be fan ttastic.

i'm meredith vieira along with ann curry, al roker and natalie morales. matt has the morning off, the little devil. how to turn your teenager's room from drab. >> a room that's really important, more important to become a teenager. it's a sanctuary in the house. we have george sharing some ideas and one of them is how to add some color to your child's room, your teenager's room, and that may be something that both the young person and the parent might agree on. >> and we are going to head into the kitchen. mr. mark bittman is there. it's the time of the year we love. it's fresh corn. oh, man. and he's going to show us about the corn, tasty recipe that is call for the sweet treat off the cobb. >> sweet this time of the year. >> love it. >> it's sweet. >> very sweet. >> okay, we'll get to the bottom of this. the flight attendant arrested after he lost his cool and pulled the chute, as you know,

and left by the plane's exit flight think of his newfound plane? we'll hear from him and his mother coming up. >> all right. first let's say hello to michael who plays the title role, fights for the girl he loves, ramona. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> michael, i'm going to start with you. how would you describe this? >> the world? >> not this world but the world in the movie. >> you want me to describe that in a few minutes? >> it's in his mind. he's sort of the star of of his own world. he has no complaints about himself as a person, which i can relate to. you would love this movie. we would all love this movie. >> how do you describe these people? >> it's a romance. it's a comedy. it's a superhero, action/thriller. >> it's terrifying. it's a foreign film because we shot it in canada.

you know, edgar was the director trying to ensure that we're in every section of blockbuster when it comes out. i think we'll cover a lot of the bases from there. >> and, mary, you play the object. >> the object. >> it's sort of almost -- the part is almost as a japanese character. >> edgar really wanted to have these big animate eyes. always trying to follow her. she is always slipping away. >> and you did your own action scenes, right? >> a lot of it, yeah. >> is that a lot of training or prep work? >> oh, yeah. this is kind of more what i'm used to, standing, possibly sitting and having a conversation. >> not actually moving. >> break an arm if you move too

fast. >> you could kick some serious butt. >> there's a lot going on and a lot of very complicated -- >> and you do all your own stunts? >> we do most of them like the high kick, the first place i was never going to do it. we brought in a professional. >> this is really a comic book series, a huge following. so it intimidating stepping into a role knowing that you have to live up to expectations? >> a little bit. but i have total faith in the director. he's been thinking about this movie for five years, working on the script, bringing them together. he knew exactly what movie he was making. >> michael, i love what the producer said about you. he said that you are so talented that, quote, your seemingly casual approach appeared as though you're doing so little is genius. very precise. >> he's a great guy. always very honest. >> we congratulate you on the movie.

fantastic. from our sister company universal, opens on friday. thanks, guys. a strange world, the world you live in is a little. let's check your weather, the weather world, see what's happening there. for the weekend we have a lot of heat out west, mild to the northeast, rain makes its way up the east coast in the ohio river valley and then sunday we're looking at some showers and thunderstorms in northern new england. wet weather through the mid-atlantic states, into the southwest, sunny and hot up and down the west coast. try to do things by sunday. we're going to be warming up inland. but a lot of clouds and mist over san francisco. healthy sea breeze. 60 san francisco over to the east bay and oakland. castro valley and hayward, low

70s to inland today. that's about it as far as the warm temperatures if you want to call them that. by the weekend, san jose approachings mid 80s, which means places like livermore should be making a run at the 90s as we wrap up the upcoming weekend. and don't forget you can check your weather any time of the day or night. the fabulously new and improved weather.com on line. coming up, we'll be talking about a special camp for kids who could really use a place to just be a kid.

back now at 8:38 with "today's family. "camp is all about swimming, canoeing and sports. sometimes the republics for going runs much deeper. >> comfort zone camp is the largest camp of its kind

designed for grieving children. i recently got the chance to visit and see why kids keep coming back year after year. like the first day of school, kids arrive with mom or dad, nervous and unsure. a lone parent looking for comfort, takes the long and lonely walk for healing. >> one out of every seven kids will lose a parent or sibling before the age of 20, and yet nobody talks about it and they grieve in isolation. >> according to lynn hughes who lost both parents by the age of 13, it is designed to catch kids at the beginning of their grief journey. >> you got a lot of that a girl, putting on that happy face. and so combining that resource, comfort zone camp was born. >> a nonprofit weekend bereavement camp held in five states and serving 2,500 children a year with ages ranging from 7 to 17.

this camp is not what you would expect, though. >> after dinner we're going to have games. >> and here they get assigned a one-on-one friend that they go everywhere together whose job is to put a smile on the face. >> the anchors are called buddies and the bonding happens quickly. the buddies have also lost a parent or loved one like krista who lost her father to cancer. >> i go to my dad's side of the bed and it just looks like he's sleeping and i grab his hand and i give him a squeeze a little, and he takes his last breath and he passes away. >> saturday morning brings the sun and waking up and knowing that you are not alone. >> are you ready? >> we're ready. ready to fall. >> designed specifically to

create trust. >> got three days to get these kids to open up. how do you set the tone that gets them so far so fast? >> turbo bonding. kids are not going to sit for a long time. it's not how they grieve so an hour and a half of talking time, backed up with fun. >> the talking is called healing circles where kids can tell their story and know that everyone in the room will understand. [ inaudible ]. >> makes me so happy. >> these four siblings lost both of their parents and they shared with me their family photos and their memories. are there moments where you just get really, really sad about it? >> yes. he can have a vehicle. when i see cars like that coming

down the road and stuff, it just makes me feel sad. >> saturday night brings smores, karaoke and a place for a child to say good-bye with a message into a campfire. 58 kids reflect about the weekend. >> one more day with her dad, she would take him to a basketball game. >> and a place that offers a friend who you can talk to or not say anything at all. and a final thought or a message released to the skies. >> every time you heal somebody else's story you heal. i get to see these kids change in front of my eyes and to make even one child's grief easier than mine makes it all worthwhile and i see that temple. >> and comfort zone also has an

amazing website with tons of resources for families that have gone through a loss like this. >> what a wonderful place. that's really great. >> it's magical. >> thank you, sarah. we'll be right back after this.

this morning on "today's home" making over your teenager's room. "today" contributor george ol l oliphant surprised one 15-year-old teenager from drab to fab. take a look. >> hey. come on in. how's it going? i'm george "open house to the rescue." your mom said you need your bedroom made over.

what do you think? >> i love it. i really do. it's amazing. >> you like it? >> she's a wonderful girl and actually she rescues people every day. she goes into like the habitat for humanity camp. i figured i should come to her rescue. >> she didn't know it was her room at first. some of the ideas you have in that piece you actually brought to us today and a lot of it we noticed involves color, george. >> exactly. kids love color. go into a teen's room and allow them to add some color, spice it up. it's like a four-year fix. they're coming out of junior high, getting ready to go into high school, and they're going to be going away to college. so you want to think of things you can do that are easy and fun but will last three to four years. >> maybe you don't want that big, bold, orange paint job -- >> forever. >> you say you can do that with a sticker.

>> this is not wallpaper. it's a giant decal and all of them are custom made. you can make whatever you want. if you just want a lot of pictures of yourself or your kids, you can do that. and you apply them like you do with a big sticker or decal. use an applicator which is a hard edge and you squeegee out the bubbles and it stays up and it is much easier to put on and much easier to take off than wallpaper. >> another easy way to involve color in your teenager's room is to choose really bright sheets. >> exactly. get them a nice new comforter, bright sheets, pillows, a great way to add color, accent to the room. >> i like the choice of your lamp. >> you like my lamp? >> that's an interesting mix. i would have never put it together. it's kind of mod and fab. >> you're not going to go out and buy all new furniture. you have to work with what you have. that's why color is the most important thing, adding pillows and wallpaper, even flooring. what we have here, these are just basically carpet squares

and you can put these in and pull them out if you get a stain or, okay, you know what, teen is off to college, let's get rid of these. >> they did come together right there. >> they come together just like that. >> you use that here in this sort of teen hangout area. >> so you want your kids to be able to enjoy being in the room, maybe just for studying or as a hangout, so what we have here is this is a modular couch from love sack. what you can do, configure these couches however you want. so right now we have your standard couch with a love seat or with -- i guess a little love seat but you could put it together to make it into an "l," a three-seater. >> the idea is flexibility. i'm sorry i didn't help you out here. here is something kind of interesting, little places for people because you know the young people are going to have

something to drink. >> you can do the whole room with this or accent walls. >> and if your teenager doesn't want your help? >> well then, you let them do it themselves. >> call george. >> call me and i will come to their rescue. >> thanks so much. and, again, george's new show "open house" premieres on saturday, september 25th, on select nbc stations. how george can come to your rescue. log on to our website at todayshow.com. up next, we'll sample some delicious corn-inspired dishes from mark bittman. with high-speed internet from at&t,

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nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. back at 8:51, how to cook everything today, corn off the cob. mark bittman, author of "how to cook everything" is here with some great recipes to take advantage of the seasonal treat. mark, good morning. >> good morning, meredith. >> tis the season for corn on the cob. the best way to find a good ear, i pull the husk down to take a look. >> you want tightly packed kernels and juiciness. there should be liquid in there. >> and how do you get it off? >> the easiest thing is to stand it up in a bowl so the kernels won't go flying and use a small knife and shave right down the cob. >> so that is raw? >> that is raw. >> you don't cook it first?

>> you can. we just did this actually. here's a grilled piece of corn and you can strip this the same way and that's actually what i did here, grilled the corn first, stripped the kernels. now you have grilled corn in a bowl which is sort of still raw, not to be crunchy but a nice edge of char on it and we're going to -- >> what are you making here now? >> corn salsa and chopped chillies. >> is that hot? >> cilantro. they're a little hot. scallion. this is a very, very flavorful and delicious salsa. >> okay. and then you mix that all together? >> you have a terrific salsa. the other great thing is to mix it -- >> i never heard of that. >> i know and i hate to say this but i think i might have invented it. >> just by mistake?

>> it just seemed like a good idea. roasted corn. this is beautiful. >> it looks very good. >> roasted corn. well, we have towels. roasted corn and put in guacamole and have crunchy guacamole. >> a corn and bean, white bean, salad. >> you can use black beans. white beans. this is raw corn. >> it is raw. >> just stripped from the cob, chopped tomatoes. >> specifically raw? never cooked? >> corn is very flexible, tastes good in all forms and even in the off-season frozen corn is terrific. but here we are, it's august. it should be good enough to eat raw. >> that is very good. >> it is. >> mix that up together? >> a little vinaigrette. as i said, you could use black means here if you want, some basil. again, some chopped garlic. salt and pepper.

>> and there you have a bean salad, corn/beans. >> to me it looks like it needs more olive oil. >> would you mix that all together? >> yep. it looks very lovely like that. >> we'll move on to corn chowder which i don't think of as a summer soup. >> well this -- maybe not but now we've been stripping the cobs of their kernels, with a do we do with the cobs? make corn stock and that is basically water and corn cobs have a huge amount of flavor. they're just hard to eat. you boil water with the cobs and then you get this. it's cold now so you can just stick your finger in there. >> oh, that's delicious, very sweet. it's very good. >> we take that, we have some butter and scallions simmering here and a tiny bit of sugar. >> why? >> just in case our corn isn't quite sweet enough which sometimes happens. >> and flour. >> flour.

mix that up so it's smooth. >> we've come to help make it. >> of course. >> nothing could be sweeter. >> what do you do with that? >> now you add your corn stock and all of your corn. >> okay. >> and what's great about this, it's corn -- then we're going to add a lot of milk. you could use half and half if you want. and now if you adhere obviously this beautiful corn chowder which you're welcome to taste, you could make clam chowder with this, corn/clam, corn/potato, anything you want at that point. >> and then add a little corn bread. >> you can use a bacon garnish. >> knock yourself out. >> very, very nice, mark. mark bittman, thank you so much. >> that is amazing.

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into the 70s inland today. the weekend, we do start to warm up. mid 80s, even low 90s through the weekend. back to you, brent. >> workers can take advantage of a job fair starts at 9:30. goes until 4:00 this afternoon. sponsors say there will be

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back now with more on "today" on this wednesday morning, the 11th day of august, 2010. you're looking at a sea of happy faces in the heart of midtown manhattan soaking up some rays but also a cool breeze. it's actually not so hot this morning on this august summer day. with al roker -- matt, by the way, has the morning off. we want to talk about this morning the story that's really taken the country by storm, the story about this flight attendant from jetblue who just got upset at one of the passengers who cursed at him.

he grabbed a beer and hit the emergency chute and left. as you can see he's now actually spoken for the first time. >> he's out on bail. >> we'll hear what he has to say this morning. >> there's a website dedicated to raising money for his defense fund. >> okay. we're going to hear more about that. i'd be interested in finding out what the passenger had to say. we'll find out about that maybe another time. >> our "money 911" experts will be along to help you. what do you do if your credit card numbers get stolen? we have helpful advice on "today's money 911." and no matter how nutty you think your morning routine is is, it's probably nothing compared to the mache family. imagine having six 3-year-olds running around. they're in our greenroom and they have taken over. we'll find out how they're doing in just a little bit. >> we talked to them before and their kids have really grown. they're beautiful children.

let's take a look at the top news headlines this morning and standing in for me is natalie morales. good morning, al and ann. investigators in alaska are trying to find out what caused the plane crash that killed former senator ted stevens and four others. four people survived including nasa chief sean o'keefe and his son. officials are looking at weather conditions and the pilot's level of experience of flying at the time of the crash. hopes are fading in china in the search for people in mudslides. the jetblue flight attendant who launched an onboard tirade then fled the plane down an emergency chute is out of jail but not out of trouble this morning in new york. nbc's jeff rossen has more. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: when that flight attendant got out of jail he didn't go home to queens new york. he's spending time with friends in this new york city apartment building on manhattan's upper

east side and now he's talking for the first time since the incident but he's not apologizing. late last night steven slater bailed out of jail. >> can you tell us why -- >> what happened on the plane, steven? >> reporter: a nameless flight attendant just days ago now so famous he has his own facebook fan page. 81,000 strong and growing by the minute. you are my new hero, one person wrote. yay for you, steven, writes another. out in a blaze of glory. you the man. >> something here is resonating with the people. >> are you going to lose your job? >> more than likely. >> reporter: here is what happened. steven was working jetblue flight 1052. he says a passenger bumped his head with a piece of luggage. they got into an argument and

that passenger cursed at him. that's when slater, a veteran flight attendant, unleashed. according to the police report, he screamed into the p.a. system to the expletive expletive that told me to expletive off, it's been a good 28 years. then slater deployed the plane's emergency chute, grabbed a beer, slid down and left the airport. police later arrested him at home and after all that, he's still diplomatic. tell me about rude passengers -- talk about that for a second. >> there's a lot of wonderful people. >> reporter: his mother seems almost proud. >> nobody should be abusing anybody, and i can understand why he snapped. i would have snapped, too. in fact, i probably would have snapped more. >> reporter: prosecutors say this is no joke, that emergency chute could have hurt someone on the ground. slater now faces felony charges and a possible seven years in prison. >> i think he just had a very small meltdown and i think he deserves to be able to have that meltdown.

you saw the gash on his head where he got smacked. >> reporter: this morning new information about slater's stressful life, the pain behind his smiling photos, his mother is fighting cancer and there's more on slater's myspace page he writes, beating alcoholism and substance abuse one day at a time. can't wait to see where i go next. safe to say a perp walk wasn't part of the plan. he did seem strangely happy, though. ♪ we're not going to take it anymore ♪ >> reporter: turns out a lot of you can relate. the internet is lighting up with support. there are free steven t-shirts and websites raising money for his defense. we should mention jetblue in an official statement says that passengers onboard that flight or the ground crew were never at risk. however, that flight attendant, steven slater, is now suspended pending a full investigation and, natalie, i think we can all learn a lesson. before we pull the emergency chute at our word.

>> it cost him $25,000 to deploy that chute, i understand. it's a big expense. jeff rossen on the upper side of manhattan, thank you very much. it's now six minutes past the hour. another check of the weather from mr. roker. thanks a lot, natalie. let's check it out, show you what's going on. this is the latest on tropical depression number five downgraded a bit down to 30-mile-per-hour winds, 235 miles southeast of the mouth of the mississippi, movement at 12 miles an hour. we have some tropical storm warnings from intracoastal city to destin, florida. and if it becomes a storm it would be danielle making landfall sometime early thursday morning, but it may slow down. but with the biggest part is going to be the rain. we're looking not so much at wind but rainfall anywhere from 3 to 7 inches from galveston to destin. there's nothing tropical about our weather here in the bay area. that's a lot of low clouds over san francisco. we're seeing sunshine in san

jose, you can see our temperatures as we approach sunshine. low 60s around the peninsula and upper 50s at the coast today. not much change until probably friday, we're going to start to see the marine layer start to get squished down as inland temperatures climb heading into the weekends, more 60s and low clouds hanging out on the coast. 911. are you ready? >> time now for "today's money 911" where our experts take on your financial emergencies from credit card theft to estate planning. the team this morning carmen wong ulrich, sharon epperson from cnbc, and melissa lee. she is not personal but she is the host -- yes, she is. >> i can be. >> very personable. the host of cnbc's "fast money" and "options action." >> good to be here. >> let's get started. we have jessica from kansas on skype.

jessica, good morning, and what's your question? >> good morning. i'm 24 and i have worked hard to get my credit score near perfect. my husband and i have been looking forward to purchasing a house within the next year. i recently found out that my credit card information was compromised and someone made a few very large purchases. how will this affect my credit score and will it permanently show as fraud on my report? >> okay, carmen? >> did you already call the credit card company? >> yes. >> and you've informed them about this before the billing cycle was over, right, within the 21 days? >> correct. >> okay. it's fine. here's what happens. it falls into dispute so until the credit card company decides, okay, yes, this was fraud, then if they decide it's fraud, your credit score is going to be fine. if, however, they decide it's not fraud because some people abuse this dispute and use it it to raise their score for a while and take bad things off, then your score goes down again. if they decide it was not fraud, then you would be in trouble, then it would show up on your

credit report. you need to look at your credit report, make sure you do it -- do 0 it next month so it has time to show up. go to annualcreditreport.com, that's the only place you can go for free to get your report once a year. all three reports. and make sure you scour over them and see what's there. that's the thing with identity theft. it can b the sooner you get on it, the less likely it will affect your credit. >> get to work, jennifer. you know what to do. a caller on the phone. paul is in dover, delaware, and he has a question for the panel. hey, paul. >> caller: good morning. >> morning. >> caller: my wife and i are middle-class retired senior citizens and during our working years we tried to plan for our retirement. we both receive pensions. we have health insurance although that cost is rising. our house is paid for and we have no debt. we also have investments but our portfolio is nowhere near what

it was even three or four years ago and we have an estate plan. we are concerned about spiraling living expenses, taxes, bailouts, deficits, things that we do not control but affect our estate. someone eventually is going to have to pay for all of this and we're concerned that a lot of that money is going to come from senior citizens. my question is what can senior citizens do to protect their assets so that they can pass something on to their children? >> all right, sharon? >> well, paul is dealing with something a lot of seniors are dealing with and one is to make sure you can retire comfortably and that seems like he has that covered. now he wants to protect his assets. one of the things he can start to do now he wants to make sure he has enough money to pass on to his children is start giving them the money now. you can give $13,000 a year, each of you, you and your spouse, to as many as you want to and that's one way to whittle down your estate. the other thing you said you've already done through estate

planning, make sure you have life insurance policies and have named your children as the beneficiaries. that's one way to reduce your estate. the other thing is to look into irrevocable trusts and if you have an estate planning attorney, you may have already done that. if you want to just double-check another opinion, go to the estate planning society, the american association, and find one there in your area. just double-check what you've been told already, get a second opinion. it looks like you're doing the right thing. >> all right, paul. good luck. and now back to skype. tiffany from nevada. tiffany, good morning. >> good morning. >> and your question? >> my question is my husband and i are going to short sell our home and we were wondering if we should stop making payments, put the money aside into savings, and by doing this will our credit be hurt even more with the short sell and doing that? >> interesting question. carmen? >> tiffany, first of all, is being in default a requirement of your short sale? >> i'm not sure about that.

>> you have to check with your lender because a lot of lenders actually require you to be in default. let's say you get the clearance and your short sale is approved, if you actually stop paying your mortgage, that will, in fact, affect your credit score and you may think i'm not in the market for a mortgage loan anytime soon but it will affect things as simple as renting a new home so if you're looking to rent a home, your landlord will run your credit score and that impact, that short-term impact can hurt you getting that apartment. the other thing to keep in mind short sales take a while. so if you stop paying your mortgage, you could end up in default so you have to plan that out. >> okay, tiffany. and now to an e-mail. this is from sandy in san antonio, texas. my divorce was final in may 2010. i left the house for my husband. my ex lost his job, is behind on his payments, now it's showing up on my credit. what can i do so my credit will not be ruined and to avoid a foreclosure in my name? that's a problem. >> this is a problem not just

for women but men as well. when you divide what you've got, you've got to make sure you do it officially. sounds like she did not. she just let her husband have the house, meaning, here are the keys. you don't just want to do that. >> she's still on the deed, the mortgage. >> she's on the title, the mortgage. if she is still on the mortgage, it is her responsibility -- sandy, it's your responsibility to make sure you monitor this mortgage. now if she can cannot help with this and if he's really falling under, consider a couple of things, consider moving back into the house and switching, make him rent and you take on the mortgage if you want to keep it. if you don't, then you have to short sell probably or sell, go to making home affordable for help. you are responsible for this home just as much. >> the lender doesn't know you divided. they don't care who's living there. >> it's still on the credit score if it goes into foreclosure, that's 200 points potentially after her credit score. >> yikes. thank you so much.

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get nervous because they think south beach, intense party scene. there's another altern tetch the standard miami for under $200 a night you can go there with your girlfriends on biscayne bay, get a lot of relaxation, great spa treatments, sunset yoga, mud wraps. you're definitely going to feel renewed and have some quality time with your girls which is what you're looking for. >> perfect. sign me up for that one. next is the gold coast shopping weekend in chicago for those who want a shopping experience. >> honestly i think "sex in the ci city" ruined all of us. under $200 -- all of our deals are under $200. they welcome you with a bottle of bubbly for each of you. that loosens you up. >> that's a lot of bubbly. >> a gift certificate from bloomingdale's, a makeover. you can get a spa treatment whether it's a facial or a massage and even a workout in there. so it's kind of the perfect and

dangerous weekend. credit cards, beware. >> they should be paying you, right? next is the girlfriend spa therapy special. that sounds right up my alwill he in wisconsin. >> this is an unusual d destination for a spa resort, the sandara. usually we think of california as a place to go for a spa. in the middle of the country, why not wisconsin? this is, again, another gorgeous property on 26 acres. you're going to get a really relaxing, serene environment. a main bathhouse where you can go into a hot plunge pool and choose between a reflexology massage or getting a peppermint scrub and what's great about the girlfriend package which is, again, under $200, they will reserve a chaise lounge. >> i'm all of these. i'm so booked. ah. i just feel so good talking about them. okay, the city of lights, las vegas. okay, the city of lights, las vegas. a great place for bachelorette

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good morning to you, is 9:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a look at our morning commute. >> lots of trouble up and down wouldn 101 this morning. slowing from whipple to marsh. here's your speeds, north 101, slowing south 101 because earlier accidents, there were there's a lot of trouble there. take a look at the maze as you head into that area. caldecott tunnel coming out, a little bit of slowing. we take a look outside with rob with the weather. >> the bay bridge still fogged in. sunny breaks around san

francisco but you can see from san francisco to oakland, we've got clouds but san jose looks pretty nice. we're starting to clear out. 59 right now. east wind at 9. when he see mainly 70s inland today. 50s and 60s from the coast to inland. that's when temperatures look more like august. more 60s on the coast. time right now is 9:27. we'll have mor rigfter break.

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medi-cal raising concerns there would be enough services to account for them all. the airport a$80 million upgrade will give controllers a better view of the runway and a more comfortable working space. i'll have another local news update in half an hour or so. "today" show returns in less than a minute. we'll have also have a look at your full forecast and a look at your morning commute helping you get out the door if that's where you are you're headed this morning. see you in a bit.

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>> meanwhile, coming up in this half hour, here's a question for you, what goes through eight gallons of milk and 20 loads of laundry each week? >> not in my household but it is the masche family. if you can't imagine life with 3-year-olds in our greenroom, join the club, bryan and jenny take it all very well. >> they're just texting everybody. >> they are. a lot of life changes and made a big move across the country. they're down in florida. we'll see how the mom and dad and sextuplets are doing. >> you've been invited to spend the weekend with friends, don't bring all your kids but bring a little something for the host to say thank you, we have a unique gift idea that goes beyond a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine. what are you looking at there, richie? wow. >> okay. or maybe you can just offer to cook dinner one night, that

might help, right? it doesn't have to be an elaborate meal. chef brown is here in our kitchen. the simple fix dish, potato chip crusted cod. everyone is sure to love it. kids included in that as well. a check of our weather. do you need one of those giant telescopes? >> i know. that was kind of frightening. anyway, richie is starting to look more and more like popeye. okay, let's take a look and show you the weekend, sunshine here, some rain in the southeast left over remnants from danielle where it could be tropical storm danielle, sunny and hot out west. then sunday, sunday we've got more rain throught the mid-atlantic states, southeast, gulf coast, the western third of the country is going to be sunny and hot with some showers in the southwest. and i think we have some sextuplets -- >> mini friends over there. >> there you go. >> i'm glad they wore letters on

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they're fighting over who is going to sit with me. on "today's update" the masche sextuplets get busy. we met bryan and jenny masche three years ago. since then, as you can see -- uh-oh, a little fighting going on -- they've moved across the country, changed jobs, provide their own reality show. i feel like i'm in my own reality show right now. >> you didn't know you were the new cast member? >> i'm the new cast member, yay. >> don't hit her. gosh. >> this is what you go through every day. we have been waiting almost an hour and a half. they're losing it. >> and they've probably been eating the greenroom food, up on sugar. >> we'll let them do their own thing. >> want to sit in my lap, sweetheart? >> this is life for you. >> there are moments a lot more

calm. >> are you guys getting any sleep? >> i'm sorry, what is that? >> it's overrated, i'll tell you that. >> we'll get a lot of that when we're dead. >> how is it now? you've had such major changes. does anybody have a calculator in house? >> it's good. the move has been good for us. >> you moved from arizona to florida, new job for you. >> both of us new jobs. we have such an amazing support system at home. her family and my family and friends. we have good relationships. >> do they all get along? >> yes. >> can we take turns? who wants to share the calculator? oh, thank you so much. blackberries, we'll take

anything, right? you all talked about how much you needed this for you two as a life change, a new start, right? >> well, just to prove we could do it on our own. >> every day probably is its own add vventure for you all. >> absolutely. >> i have some amazing -- when i think about what you must go through every day, eight gallons of milk, 20 loads of laundry in a week. i mean the finances alone are staggering, right? >> i wish that we could have a farm and live on like ten acres and have our own cows. >> you had date night -- >> we went on a double date actually about a week ago with some friends of ours. it's been a little while. >> it's been a while since life has been somewhat normal for you. >> it's amazing now just within the last few weeks now we finally got to the point where we can come up for air and surface a little bit because the kids are 3 years and 2 months

and we tried to have kids for two years, so that's a little over five years. and we've only been married for six years. 6 1/2 years. our whole marriage has been about building a family. >> building a family. and now it's like instant family. and you deal with this -- >> on the plane on the way to new york, and so they've been every day they've been sick and not sleeping. it's been a bit of a trial. it's part of life. >> i know you've had your challenges. are you enjoying the reality show thing? this is your last season doing it, right? >> yeah. it's been fun. we've had a lot of fun with it. >> thursday night. >> 8:00. >> well, it's always great catching up with you. are you kidding me? they're adorable. this makes me feel good about mine, too. i'll take my two. >> you can take two more if you want. >> they're beautiful children.

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it's all good. >> now portable charcoal grill. this is terrific. >> exactly. you always have to have food, right? 13 1/2 inches wide. silicone handle so you don't get burned and little latches on the side that kind of lock the lid on top so you can easily carry it around. >> look at that. >> there you go. no problem. >> shouldn't carry it around while the char coles -- >> a hot potato kind of moment. >> you go from hot to cold. >> exactly. >> ice cream maker from cuisi r cuisinart. >> pure indulgence is nice. in about 25 minutes you can make two quarts of ice cream. >> that's pretty cool. >> whatever flavor you want. whatever your imagination can cook up to take the edge off. >> that's very good. what is this? >> this is a xxx rum that comes

from nepal. it's in this fine bottle that's handmade glass, representation of the dagger used by the soldiers in nepal. >> now i like pickles. >> it's slightly similar with a little harder edge to it. >> you want to be a peeping tom -- >> this is the astro master. the great thing about this is it's super stable, pretty inexpensive at $130. you can see everything out as far as jupiter's moon, saturn's rings. >> jupiter's moons. >> jupiter's moons. >> all righty. and finally if you want to just lay around when your get to your host's house, this is a great hammock. >> no better gift than relaxation. this is a stoweaway hammock. the spreader bars collapse and they fit right in the bag so you can move it back in the shade.

>> thank you so much. appreciate it. up next, a gourmet fish dish that packs quite the crunch.

this morning in "today's kitchen" potato chip crusted cod, sure to be a family favorite. ed brown of ed's chowder house here in new york city is here to show us a simple recipe that can really be used for any whitefish. chef brown, good morning. good to have you here. >> always a pleasure. >> this is a family favorite. you have potato chips as the crust. how can you go wrong? >> summer and cape cod, great cod fish from cape cod, cape cod potato chips, makes it a little bit kid friendly and it's tasty and really simple to do. >> and inexpensive. >> the cod is the only investment and the rest is simple. i have a nice filet of cod and i cut it on the angle so that i

get a nice thick surface area to put our topping. if you could help me with the topping, a little crunchy. >> what do we do? i should have had had the sextuplets help me with this. they would have been good at that. >> i have fresh taragon, fresh parsley. >> it's all about the fresh herbs this time of year, too. >> a little cayenne pepper. >> good. you want it to be sort of like a bread crumb? >> perfect right there. don't want to be too fine. and then we take some mayonnaise. now the mayonnaise -- >> so it sticks, right? >> it holds it and mayonnaise is just eggs and oil so it really acts as a good -- it bakes it on there, makes it thick, and it actually tastes good. a little bit of salt. >> salt, pepper -- >> i like a lot of black pepper. this is a signature dish at chowder house. >> can't wait to try it. >> take the crust -- >> just kind of throw it on top there. >> keep putting it on and i have

a little stock, some stock or water. >> is that chicken stock? >> fish stock. could be chicken stock. >> or vegetable stock. >> i have my sauce cooking here. i have shallots, white wine reduced, a pinch of cream and i finished it with butter. >> all right. >> i'm going to strain that. >> and this is the sauce that will go on top after it's baked? >> this is going to go on top after it's baked. i will season it with a licorice smelling alcohol. >> oh, yeah. >> dijon mustard. just stir that up. >> so the sauce is probably the most complex part of this whole thing, right? >> but, again, just a few ingredients, it's still simple. if you could take the fish, we'll go to the oven. >> here we go. how long are you going to put this in the oven tore? >> it's going to take a good ten minutes. >> and you have it at 400. so you want a pretty high heat. >> right. >> beautiful. look how it looks when it comes out. just gorgeous.

>> you have that nice look. >> how do you know when it's done? it's been in there for ten minutes. >> the chips will get nice and golden, the fish will start to be flakey. i've got some spinach here. >> perfect complement, right? >> going to put a little bit of the fish right on top of the spinach. >> this is it? really? that's it? it's that easy? >> we did this in real time. >> see, start to finish. that's amazing. >> and then being it's still summer, some of the other signature things at chowder house, corn chowder, lobster rolls, i've got corn steaks, i've got biscuits and slaw and some great summer lemonade. >> love the lobster roll. >> looks great. >> if you're lucky you get taffy on the end. >> salt water taffy, very nice. >> wonderful. >> the chowder, can you do that hot or cold? could you leave it a little -- >> i like it to be hot. it's a little bit starchy cold.

but dig in. the chowder is vegetarian. >> it looks like it doesn't have a cream base. >> we do three choweders all the time at chowder house, a white chowder with clams, with crab, and we always have a vegetarian chowder. now is the season of corn. we do corn in the summer. we do squash in the fall. >> every day here is the season for corn. >> i saw that. >> ed brown, thank you so much. you've gom got to come to the chowder house if you get a chance.

good morning to you, it's 9:56 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. something going on in the south bay. >> actually northbound 85 at

camden avenue is blocking a couple of lane, also some debris spread out because of this accident. you can see the slowing it's causing. also 880, you can see slowing there as well. things are starting to open up, later on, if you can look closely, you can sigh a parade of elephant, guys juggling fire. there's a circus in town. your commute later on in oakland. >> the weather right now, actually kind of cloudy around the east bay, oakland to san francisco, but a bit earlier today than yesterday. we got the sun to break through the santa clara valley, still slow clouds hanging on in gilroy. near 80 in the warmest places, but overall, 60s and 70s, but toward the weekend, temperatures start to climb. >> thanks so much, rob. a warning for women in the east bay, contra costa county believes a serial rapist struck

again at an apartment complex where two other attacks happened. it's in an unincorporated area near 680, the suspect went into the wom woman's apartment while she was asleep. he threat and her but she was able to break free. her door was locked so it's not clear exactly how he got n here's some of the latest sketches of the suspects. take a look, a black main, 6'2", 200 pounds, this is the third attack at this walnut creek complex sincedown 30th. the sheriff's department reminds people to lock your doorts and window, not open your doors for strangers. if you see anything suspicious, call the walnut creek police department. i'll have another local news update in half an hour. the "today" show returns in about a minute. [ female announcer ] jobs leaving.

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hey, everybody, it's wines-day, august 11, we're happy you're here with us today. not ing off to a matinee today. >> we're very, very busy with other work-related -- >> we had lots of fun yesterday at your final, final celebration for your birthday. >> this is the longest birthday celebration we've ever -- >> you're very deeply loved. >> had lunch at fresco yesterday, after i molested the chef. >> yes, you did. >> amy roseblum and rosann

rosanna scotto, there's a story there, we had a lot of fun. it was a really nice group of people. >> roseanna scotto. >> tammy is here. >> she had her little baby, she'll be back in early october. >> and anne got one of the little baubles that came. >> jennifer miller. >> hello. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm thinking that maybe i'm so -- phlegm filled because of all the dairy. >> you started today? >> i started today. and i'm cranky. >> what duff instead of yogurt. >> i had black coffee. an i had eggs. there are a lot of starving people in the world, so i'm not

complaining, i'm just very aware. it's probably grating on your nerves at home listening to me. so we'll give this a try. >> we have an update on steven slater, you guys know him. he was the jetblue flight attendant who made the grand escape after this apparently expletive-laden deal he said on the plane. >> he said it wasn't expletive-laden. which was interesting. why don't you read his statement, since i can't speak. >> where is it? right here. >> he's basically saying -- he's very appreciative of everybody's support. he says it seems to have hit a nerve. he says this -- he said i lost patience after a female passenger had an argument with another passenger and then opened the bin door, hitting me on the head without apologizing, he said i got to the microphone and said, quote, to those of you who have shown dignity and respect these last 20 years, thanks for a great ride. i accessed the porthole, pulled the door handle and slid out. >> he left out the beer in that. and he also left out, it was --

why say that's his statement when there are many, many witnesses who are on the plane who think he said something completely different. which makes us question his integrity now even more. >> here's the thing -- this guy has struck a nerve. anyone who has ever worked in a customer-based industry, service-based industry, i used to work at pond rosa, when people send their steak back 17 times, it's like -- >> were you a waitress? >> yes, i was a waitress, it drives you insane. and there's a point where you can't believe people are treating you that way. now this hit a nerve because people were on our facebook page, commenting on this, until 7:00 p.m. last night. like all day long. because you hit a nerve. i think people are sick of people being rude. and thinking -- look, i know what the passenger might have been thinking, i paid a gazillion dollars for my ticket and i want to put my bag up on whatever. >> jetblue. >> but a jetblue ticket, it can cost a lot.

and i'm putting my bag up there. and they get, people think that they're owed something. i mean, but this guy, i mean he didn't do it the right way, let's be, let's be real about it. >> we can all understand the feeling and the frustration of it. but we don't all act out on it the way he did. so that makes you wonder what else is going on in his life. >> right. >> and it turns out his mother is battling cancer. he's got a lot on his table. >> there's no excuse. >> he says he's a recovering alcoholic, he grabbed the two beers and went right down the chute. >> that's why they call it a recovering. >> dan abrams was on earlier. >> of course he was. >> he said he doesn't think the guy is going to get charged criminally. he think it will be tough to pick a jury. you go through the jury pool questions about have you ever wanted to say something, have you ever been frustrated -- >> i would sit on the jury, because i would say yes to all of those questions. but i would also say what he did was wrong. there's a lot of people out there who feel the same way. i get it, buddy, but you handled

it improperly. >> we had a woman who wrote in on our facebook page who actually knew the guy. >> that he was fabulous, yeah. >> said he was fabulous. this is a guy who we should point out, he called himself the bag nazi. i don't know if you guys have ever gotten on a plane, sometimes there are flight attendants who willing tell you, it can't fit. it might fit, i can take a few things out, and i bet you, i could make it fit. some of them say no, and others will help you. >> he came from the place of, it's too big, whatever. >> that's also another story we heard. was that he had had an argument with her before they took off about a bag and had made her check one because it was too big. that means she's trying to get on with two. and you're only allowed one. >> you can have two, but one has to be like a purse, though. >> you can have two bags and you get on -- yes, you can have one rolling. >> one personal and -- okay. >> when somebody helped me check my bag --

>> you know it's going to get lost. something's going to happen to it. i'd rather know it's up there. and people scowl at you when you walk in with a bag, looking at your bag, the size of it. >> because there are rules and they followed them and you're not. >> a lot of people had fun with the whole thing. jimmy fallon sang a little diddy about this guy the other night. let's take a listen. ♪ when you burn your eggs in a frying pan ♪ ♪ you got to get two beers and jump ♪ ♪ when you got to chug two beers and jump ♪ ♪ ♪ if you get two beers and jump ♪ ♪ when people have ugly feet and wear flip flops you got to get two beers and jump ♪ >> oh -- >> andy cohen, except he doesn't have ugly feet. if you were watching "america's got talent" last night, you were

in for a real treat. they brought on a lot of their contestants based on a youtube contest. if you had a great youtube moment or whatever, you were brought on the show. there was a 10-year-old opera singer -- 10. named jackie evancho. and she stole the show. >> what did she sing? >> she sang a famous aria "oh, my daddy." >> this is what happened when she opened her mouth. ♪ ♪ >> and i can't even talk. >> oh, my god, wow. i can't believe that kid. >> such a mature voice. it's almost like she's lip-syncing, you're looking

around for susan boyle somewhere, you know? >> that's astonishing and to be singing an aria like that, as opposed to -- >> "hit me baby one more time." >> i wonder if she'll win the whole thing. >> piers said i know what's going to happen, we'll wake up tomorrow and america will be going crazy for a little girl. he was right. what are we going to do about your pop tarts? >> first of all, i love pop tarts, i don't care. i don't care if they're bad for you. i go to the vending machine, if they're in the vending machine, which they are a lot, i get the blueberry. well pop tarts has decided to open a place in times square, right? >> yeah, because we need all that we're all in such great shape in america, we need more of that. anyway, they created a pop tarts sushi. >> i think they should have the m&ms thing across the street. >> this is a pop tart filling

and a sugary -- fruit roll i think it is. let's see if it's like a real pop tart. it's good, i'm telling you, it's good. >> $2.25 for just four of those? >> uh-huh. >> and worth every cent? >> uh-huh. >> here's the trouble. the trouble is that you get up in the morning and you run, like crazy and you're in phenomenal shape. and you can enjoy a pop tart or two. but most people have trouble walking into the star and this is my point. this is not helping with our obesity problem. i've become such an old, cranky woman. >> why? >> because i didn't have my coffee mate today. >> you'll have to have two coffee mates. >> chemicals.

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fiction." >> now vingh raines is in a movie called "anaconda." those pirhanas look messy. >> they didn't have their coffee the way they like. that's what you turn into. now vhing is here with us. this is a horror film. tell us? >> i think we've created a new genre of films, it's scary fun, it's a drama, it's 3-d and it's comedy. we just have everything. it's almost, i think you're going to see more films made after this one in a similar genre. >> what did you like about this role that you're playing? >> what's not to like? >> how does a black man get a motor saw and kill a couple of things and i don't die in the first two minutes of the movie. so hollywood has grown. thank you, hollywood.

>> what else you want to say about this? why weren't you in "dinner for schmucks"? i mean, come on. >> first of all, thank juilliard, it's very classical, versatile training. but i think this film was a lot of fun. the director, he allowed us to do our own thing and he put in the effects afterwards. he would say pirhanas are under you, around you, beside you. i would do my thing. so this is the first time i'm seeing the take. >> richard dreyfuss makes a cameo in the film? >> yes, no offense, richard, but this film is a bit better than "jaws." the technology has grown. >> more of a classic? >> i think so. >> i remember you, you have this really tough guy image. but i remember when you presentpresent ed the golden globe award to jack lemon. what made you do that? >> when i hear the voice of god, i try to listen and god laid

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ragweed season begins in augment and that's the worst. we did a lot of testing in the "good housekeeping" research institute to look at products specifically designed to help allergy and asthma sufferers. so you can get this stuff out of your house. >> it's going to always be in your house to some degree. the three biggies are mold, dust mites and pet hair. that's what triggers a lot of asthma and allergies. it's never going to totally go away. but the best tool to fight it to begin with is a hepa vacuum. we tested 38 of these vacuums. this where a test where a very high-end vacuum did the best, it's a mele, $899. so if you have a whole family of allergy sufferers, you may want to invest. but this eureka, $160, it did almost as well. what these hepa vacuums do, unlike regular vacuums, they hold the allergens that you

can't be being released out of the back vent, they keep them in the vacuum. >> did you test the rainbow? >> we tested 38. we tested -- >> i'll talk to you about that later. >> mold is a big one, right? >> mold is a big one. this is a dehumidifier. the frigidaire, $170, it works really well to remove moisture from the air. if you're worried about mold, it's smart to get one of these. there are things that you can do. obviously your bathroom is the most prone place for mold. because it stays the dampest. so you know, whenever you shower, always turn the fan on. open the window, if you are, even a crack, just to let the moisture out and if you're worried about it, get one of those little squeegie down the walls after you shower and that will get rid of a huge amount of moisture from your bathroom. >> the trouble is, that's quite big. >> all ones that work well have a large capacity and they're

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commute across the bay bridge. as far as the weather, economic in with rob. >> misty skies, 4 soif degrees, look at the low clouds socked in at the east bay. 62 degrees already, northwest wind. even if the sunny skies, not warming up a whole lot, looking at mostly 70s today. the weekend, things will start to warmup, all getting started around saturday. there you see the coast not changing much with highs in the 60s. time right now i 10:27. more news right after this short break.

good news for b.a.r.t. riders, it now looks like b.a.r.t. may approve a 3% fare cut. b.a.r.t. is already using the supervisor plus to replace cars and deep clean seats and the agency would use the remaining money to cut fares on october 1st that would last for months. a reprieve for drivers heading to the city for the weekend, a plan hass has been shelved to run parking meters on sunday, it would have brought in $3 million for the city, but n owners and businesses didn't like the idea. oracle arena becomes the big top tonight. the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus celebrates the 200th anniversary

of the founder. the circus features 130 performers. quite a show. thank you for joining us this morning. the "today" show continues next. have a great afternoon. and we're back on this wines-day with more of "today" with more of our episode of "who knew" trivia game. kathie lee is across the street, at dean and deluca with $100 for people who get the answers right and if they don't, they get the lovely cd. >> we have the spokesman for the guinness book of world records, ready to give us the inside scoop on world-class winners. stewart's british. are you ready? >> let's do it. >> these beautiful ladies are from maryland, this beautiful lady teaches at my ex-former high school. buoy high school, so i want you

guys to win my record. how much does the world's heaviest commercially-available hamburger weigh? a hamburger. >> we'll go with b. [ buzzer ] >> that's good, you win my record. see? >> congratulations. so the -- the heaviest hamburger is 185 pounds? >> indeed. and you can get it at a mally's sports bar and grill in michigan. you have to order it 72 hours in advance. there you have it. and if you eat it under one hour, you get to take it for free. so all the -- >> has anyone ever done that? >> it's quite a challenge, i don't know. >> back across to kathie lee. >> what's the height of the world's tallest living man. 7'7", 8'1", 8 '6", or nine feet?

>> 8'6"? [ buzzer ] >> it's a good day for me. >> but close, though. the tallest living man is 8'1". >> amazing. sultan kosen. who hails from turkey. was here last year on the "today show." is the first time we've ever documented anyone over eight feet tall in over 20 years. it's quite amazing, but still he's just, ten inches short of the tallest man ever. who was the american robert wardler, who stood at an impressive 8'11", very impressive. >> this man is visiting from canada. clocking in as the fastest animal on earth in a diving maneuver, which of the following birds can reach speeds of up to 168 miles per hour?

>> a. >> yes! [ cheers and applause ] >> she knew. >> she knew, the falcon. that goes that fast. >> impressive. now normally they don't surpass around 62 miles per hour. but when they dive at an angle of about 30 to 45 degrees, they reach an amazing 168 miles per hour and they actually become the fastest animal on earth. this was evidenced by a series of german experiments a few years ago. which was remarkable. because it's very difficult to track the speed of birds in flight. >> i like when you talk. back across to kathie lee. >> two ladies from uk and this gentleman from australia. as we note that the typical volume of a bottle of wine is 750 milliliters. however, the world's largest bottle contains how many milliliters of wine? >> after deliberating, we think -- >> c. [ buzzer ]

>> i cath wait until they fight over this one. there you go. >> so the correct answer is 480,000 milliliters. >> i know, that's about 127 gallons. and this was unveiled in switzerland, in 2007. and the actual bottle stands at around 7'10", and is the equivalent of over 600 regular bottles of wine. so you can have quite a party with that i'd say. >> it would last me and kathie lee about a week. >> this couple is visiting from buffalo. the longest fingernails. for a female measured a combined how many feet? >> let's go with b. >> you'd be right! [ cheers and applause ] >> normally, you think about those fingernails, you say 28 feet is the right answer, you picture them like this curly. these aren't? >> yes. this is lee redmond from just

outside salt lake city. she hadn't cut her fingernails since 1979. and there's one of the stars of our annual guinness records book. we wish her all the best. so we'll see what what happens next with that record. >> i wonder how she washes her hair? >> she does pretty much everything. >> okay. back across to kathie. >> that one i'm so freaked out over. ohio ladies, the most expensive website domain name was sold for an estimated $12 million. what was the website's address? you women would know this. >> b, sex. >> yeah. >> if you answer sex you're going to be right. so sex.com, wow. >> i don't know if that's surprising or not surprising. a few years ago, entrepreneur gary crayman is actually the founder of match.com and sold it

to another company. sold it for the reported figure. it was an advertising-heavy site. apparently got about 25 million hits a day. and earned around between $50,000 and $500,000 a month. so hence the big price tag. >> unbelievable. thank you so much, you were such a terrific guest. coming up next, the woman who makes meredith vieira camera-ready. kathie lee is running back over. right after this. your mcdonald's happy meal.he where? it's really good. do you see it? it's called hope. hope? yeah. hope. i don't see any hope. i don't see any hope in here. you can't see it there, but you can see it here... 'cause every time you get a happy meal or a mighty kids meal some of the money goes to ronald mcdonald house charities. to help lots of kids and families. hope's good! happy meals. the simple joy of helping. ♪

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time for today's beauty. and the lesson to keep the makeup from sliding off your face in the summertime heat. >> who too teach us than our own emmy award-winning makeup artist, eve pearl. who helps meredith vieira put on her most beautiful face every single day. good to see you again, eve. >> good to be here. >> this is in the nick of time. it's tough to keep it all together. >> it certainly has. >> there's no needs to be greasy, no need to be messy. no need to be layering on the powder. we have options. >> look at julie, one of our great producers with us. >> julie is beautiful and she's got naturally -- >> oily. >> you can say it. >> shiny, glowy. >> we have options, there's an ingredient called anti-shine. it comes in different variations. a lighter color for light to medium skin and a darker color for tan to darker skin.

you take a little bit, lighter one for julie. we'll go here on her forehead. and you see it sort of drys up. >> it's like a matte little finish shine. >> it's like an antiperspirant for your face. it gets rid of all the shine. there's nothing on it there's no makeup or anything like that. it's great for men and, if you're going to the beach. >> you could put makeup over that. >> yes. >> do keep it from sliding. >> or if you want to use the tinted moisturizer, do that first and then put on the anti-shine over the top. we've got blotting paper. rice paper. not to be confused with any other kind of paper. you can keep and put it on your face or anywhere else. and basically, when you take it off -- >> wow. julie! >> look at that. it will not take off your makeup. it takes off the little shine. and just something else. many people panic. they think, oh, my makeup is going to melt off if i sweat or go in the water. let's say if i put a little

water, it's a real thing on the "today show." so les say if she was out there, perspiring or sweating, whatever foundation you might have on, you can just take it -- >> take the hd foundation and just rework it all in. it's water -- try to find water-friendly products, because there are many out there. >> so don't fight the moisture. >> don't fight it. go with it. go with the moisture and just continue looking natural. it looks good. >> great job. thank you. >> your time is coming. hold on. >> here's the melty. >> that's happened. what do we like to do, we like to take our favorite products with us to the beach. in the car with us. we forget that you know, it's hot, it's like 100-degree weather in many places and i sacrifice my lip stik to show you. this is what's going to happen if you take your makeup to the beach with you and leave it in the car. anything that's a cream, a lipstick, a foundation, a concealer, it's going to melt.

when this happens, do not panic. all you do is take a little scooper and basically scoop it up and put it into these little disposable containers. there like, you know -- >> and put it on with a brush. and then you have your little to-go kit. anything from your kit, if this happens to your foundation or concealer, it is not ruined. many people think, it's melted, i cannot use it any more. you can certainly use it, it doesn't look very nice. put it in a container you can find in any drug store. this little metal thing. can you find this at any kind of a stripping store and it will keep your products cool. >> you can keep your products in the fridge. if you're going to go out somewhere hot, put it inside of here and it will keep it like a cooler. and sarah has been waiting patiently, knowing she looks devastatingly beautiful. >> sarah is going to go to a wedding. >> you can't take your entire makeup suitcase with you when you're going to go. all of your makeup should fit in

a tiny little makeup bag. what i like to find are multifunctional products. for instance, there's no need to have a gazillion different things. if you have one little blush that has a bunch of different colors, peach, pink and bronzer, you cannot only do your cheeks with it, it also acts as a powder and you can do your eyes with it. that's one product that will take care of everything on your skin. let's say you want something -- she's wearing red. i'm going to put red lips on her, but i don't want to overdo her eyes. find one point to emphasize, you can use the same one product on her lips. if you want to add the shine and shimmer. you can take the same thing, put it on your cheeks and give yourself the great little cheek shine. this is not going to melt, because anything that closes completely and is dry or something that has a container -- >> be sure to do her other cheek. >> we do the one side for free, the other side we have to charge

for. but if you are going to be showing it and you want a little more coverage. a great trick that many people don't know about. if you take your little powder brush and some water and you spray the tip of your powder brush, you can go on to your pressed powder, you can take this with the tip of the top of your brush and actually this ends up being great coverage with the water. so if you're already perspiring, take a little bit of your brush and you'll have great coverage. >> thank you, eve. coming up next, watch out, the foods that will get you in the mood for love, right after this. r system. mars is down...and... um, it's only 10am. who hasn't had their jimmy dean breakfast this morning? mmmm! now lets orbit i feel awesome. you're all awesome. jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches,

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time for today's kitchen and we're getting saucy in the kitchen and the bedroom. >> there's nothing like food to get you in the mood for love. >> i could think of a few other things. >> tantalizing recipes to boost your sexual ep tight is amy riley, co-author of "the love

diet." there was a co-author on your book, juan carlos cruz, who is accused in a murder for hire plot with his wife. there's a plea bargain today with his wife. what's going on? >> i know there's a hearing in a couple of hours and supposedly there's going to be a plea bargain. that's all i know. juan carlos and i have been communicating by letter. he can't talk with me about his case. basically all i know is that this is man who is very, very passionate about cooking for better health and sharing it with other people. and that's why we did "the love diet." together. >> but you're friends and you're wishing him the best. >> i promised myself i wouldn't cry today. >> what are we making? >> we're making a black truffle lovers lasagna. emphasis on lovers. so we start out simply with some mushrooms and garlic that's been sauteing in black truffle oil.

>> is that a porto bella mushroom? >> yes. if you have people who don't like mushrooms, chop them up finely and they'll never know they're there. now the eggplant has been salted and sitting for about 20 minutes, it draws out any bitterness. we throw that in. and we're keeping the skin on. the whole object is to eat for a better sex life. eat for better overall health and energy. we want to retain as much nutrition as we can. zucchini as well. skin on, two small zucchini. and we throw in a little bit, a pinch of black truffle salt. >> there is such a thing. >> the thing about our recipes is we try not only to make great healthy, tasty recipes, but every recipe has an aphrodisiac element, which is the black

truffle salt. it has a scent very similar to a male pheremone. >> it does smell good. >> this would saute normally for about ten minutes. and we throw in the spinach. just until it wilts, then remove from the heat. then what you do is stir in a little bit of part-skim ricotta, i promise you, you won't miss the extra fat. and basil. and we make our lasagna. so you layer it with these absolutely genius things, this he are no-cook noodles. >> what? >> this takes out a bunch of the prep time. all you have to do is layer it just like this. >> why is it a no-cook noodle. >> they're super-thin, you don't have to precook them. and they're a lot less carbs. but you still have lasagna. >> all right. >> fantastic. layer it like this. >> and cook it for how long? >> very important, very important, top it with the

cheese. because the cheese seals the deal. you get this beautiful crunchy top. you're going to cook it for about 20 minutes and broil it to get a crunchy cheese and then you'll get this. >> on our diet, there are cocktails. >> of course. >> so we have a summertime lemon chalice sizzler. it's an inexpensive way to enjoy a truffle and get your aphrodisiacs in. >> uh-huh, good. >> so we muddle a little bit of fresh mint to release the oils. >> people love to muddle. >> and you get out your aggression, try it. >> we thank you very much, chelsea. >> we'll be back with more of "today" on nbc.

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