good morning. breaking news. the last american combat troops officially leave iraq more than seven years after "operation iraqi freedom" began. but was the mission truly accomplished? recall expanded. an already massive egg recall linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak grows overnight to now include a whopping 380 million eggs. hundreds sickened in at least four states. with suspected cases in at least six others. and chaos. the star attraction of the bull fight in spain goes on the rampage, leaping over a wall and into the stands. and dozens of spectators are nursing their injuries today, thursday, august 19th, 2010.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, i'm meredith vieira. >> and i'm matt lauer. nearly seven years, five months after the u.s.-led invasion of iraq got under way. the final american combat brigade left that country overnight crossing into kuwait just before dawn. >> historic moment that comes nearly two weeks ahead of president obama's august 31st deadline. 50,000 troops will stay in iraq for at least another year, serving in noncombat roles. we'll have the latest in a live report from kuwait straight ahead. >> also ahead, the latest on that controversial plan to build a mosque near ground zero. new numbers show the majority of americans are against this idea. rudy giuliani was mayor of new york city during 9/11. so, how does he feel about that planned mosque? we're going to talk to him in a live interview in just a little while.

>> plus, a freak accident at a fishing pier. a 10-year-old boy's liver pierced when he was stabbed in the stomach by a stingray barb. he'll share his story in an exclusive live interview coming up. >> let's begin on this thursday morning with the overnight withdrawal of the last u.s. combat brigade in iraq. nbc's richard engel traveled with them. he's at camp virginia in kuwait. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. soldiers from the 4-2 stryker brigade, they call themselves the raiders, have officially crossed into kuwait. that happened overnight. their vehicles are still here behind me. the soldiers are now just waiting to go home. commanders on the ground tell us it was a historical milestone that changed the war as we know it. on a windless morning, already near 100 degrees before sunrise the 30-ton strikers crossed into kuwait.

440 soldiers, in 68 strikers, the last american combat troops leave iraq. >> good job, guys, good job. good job! >> reporter: just two american soldiers greet them as they cross the border. an understated arrival. although the soldiers have been driving all night, some cheer. >> we're going home! >> reporter: or light cigars. >> feels real good. >> reporter: we accompanied the strikers on their journey out of iraq, code named "the last patrol." so this is the vehicle? >> reporter: it began on a base on the edge of baghdad. where the soldiers set off on the 326-mile drive to kuwait. the soldiers have just left camp liberty in baghdad. it's about 2:00 in the morning. they'll be driving for seven hours in the night, then take a break before pushing on to the border. the troops scan the roads, weapons armed. but mostly as a precaution. the threat is considered low. at sunrise we first see the road.

the troops are driving down iraq's main north/south highway. smooth, wide blacktop. what a difference to how american troops entered iraq. in the 2003 invasion, u.s. forces crashed through the desert to surprise iraqi forces. as they exit iraq, the strikers navigate through traffic on a road protected by iraqi troops, trained by american forces. unlike the invasion, too, the helicopters over the convoy aren't providing protection, but carry reporters taking pictures. our own video is broadcast by a satellite truck we affectionial affectionately called the bloom mobile. it can transmit while driving. we will cross over this border within about 15 minutes. the satellite truck was named after nbc news correspondent david bloom. in 2003, bloom used it to do the first-ever live television reports from a moving battlefield. >> but because it's an armored vehicle -- >> reporter: sadly, bloom died of a blood clot before reaching baghdad.

on the convoy to kuwait, lieutenant steven dewitt from san jose, california, knows he's taking part in a turning point for american troops, and the united states. >> it's just sinking in. a war that has defined this generation of military men and women. and today, it's over. >> reporter: in california, dewitt's family watches. and waits for his return. >> it's really great to see him as he heads the way out. >> reporter: but it was back on the kuwaiti border where we saw, perhaps, the most iconic image of this withdrawal. soldiers from the 4-2 striker brigade, unloading their weapons. chucking the ammunition so it can be turned in. 7 1/2 years after the combat mission in iraq began. >> it is the end of "operation iraqi freedom" and it is the end of the war as we

have come to know it as american soldiers, and as america. >> reporter: a withdrawal that for many soldiers, veterans, military families, and just americans, brings closure. an official ceremony will be held in iraq on the 1st of september, to mark the official symbolic transition from the combat mission to that new training mission, which, by the way, is called "new dawn." that officially will begin on the 1st of september. but this, the end of the combat mission as we know it, was the last american combat brigade receiving iraq. and now their vehicles just behind me in kuwait. >> richard engel in kuwait for us this morning. with some welcome images, richard, thank you very much. it's now six minutes after the hour. here's meredith. matt, thank you. now to pakistan where those floodwaters have left millions homeless. not expected to fully recede until the end of the month. ann curry joins us by phone from jap dpur, pakistan this morning where she is traveling with the country's president. ann, good morning to you.

>> reporter: meredith, good morning. this morning in an exclusive interview with nbc news, his first first since the flood catastrophe, pakistan's president nra dari agreed the catastrophe threatens to destabilize his country. he said as long as militants are using it as an opportunity to gain ground, trying to turn pakistan into a nation like afghanistan. this concern has been echoed, as you know, by u.s. officials, and today senator kerry joined president zardari for a helicopter flight over the flood zone this morning. they saw the scope, the water breaching the canals and the main north/south railway. and for the entire 25 minute flight there was no break in the flooding down below. here is the latest on the ground. 22 days after the floods began, water is still everywhere. with millions struggling to escape it. this morning, the government said more than 970,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.

>> water actually was all over this. >> reporter: so many are hurting. there's no medical supplies to treat the sick and dying. this mother is saying, our children have become sick. tell us, where shall we go? some areas are getting help. the u.s. has committed $90 million so far, along with relief supplies, aircraft and military personnel on the ground. the u.s. is the largest single donor, but the state department knows it won't be enough. >> this crisis will get worse before it gets better. this is also a long-term crisis, and it affects the vast majority of pakistan. >> reporter: pakistan army which has rescued more than 600,000 people today continues to drop food and water in remote areas. but anger is boiling over from the millions who haven't gotten help. much of the fury directed at

pakistan's president zardari. on wednesday he was in russia. the second trip out of the country since the crisis began. it threatened to further destabilize pakistan, a key u.s. ally in the region. senator john kerry arrived in islamabad wednesday. >> it's important that pakistan be stable. it's important for all of our security that the insurgents not be able to use this in order to gain ground. >> reporter: a daunting challenge given the scope of this catastrophe. in answer to a question posed by nbc news, president zardari acknowledged the very survival of his country is under threat. adding that if he cannot rebuild his country, as he put it, quote, other forces will win. meredith, back to you. >> ann curry, thank you very much. and we're going to switch gears now, if you're eating eggs for breakfast, listen up. a recall of potentially

salmonella tainted eggs has nearly doubled overnight to include 380 million eggs. hundreds of people have already been sickened in at least four states. nbc's tom costello has the very latest. tom, good morning to you. >> hi, meredith. yeah, this has really grown quickly from 228 million yesterday to 380 million this morning. 32 million cartons of eggs involved. the cdc knows of about 300 people who have already been sickened in four states. but they fear it could become thousands of people who already have become ill or will become ill from eating these eggs. the eggs originated in the massive wright county egg farm in iowa. officials believe the hens themselves have been infected with salmonella. they have passed the disease on to their eggs. the eggs were produced between late may and early august, from iowa. they were sent to grocery stores and distributors in 17 states. from there they went across the entire country. and here's a list of the brands associated with this recall. it's a long one. it includes big names

like@bertsons, louis earn, pacific coast and ralph's just to name a few. you know, we all eat about 248 of these every single year. many of them as ingredients. so this is a very big recall, indeed. >> paying close attention to that list. tom, what are symptoms of salmonella? >> the symptoms generally include a fever, abdominal cramps. it can also include diarrhea. they can show up in the first 8 to 72 hours, though in the very young, and in the elderly, they become far more -- can become far more severe, especially if that disease enters the bloodstream. the list, by the way, the affected lot numbers is rather long, it involves dates, and whatnot, so we have it all on our website. todayshow.com. as well as msnbc.com. but again, there's a list of the companies involved, and the distributors and this could grow bigger as the day proceeds. >> appreciate it, tom. thank you very much. it is 7:11. here's matt. >> thank you. now the debate raging over those plans to build a mosque near ground zero. the current mayor of new york

city, michael bloomberg, has been one of the most vocal proponents of that mosque. but former mayor rudolph giuliani has a different opinion. mr. mayor, good morning. it's nice to see you. >> good morning. >> what's your problem with it? most people say, look, it's legal, it's within the constitution. we protect religious freedom in this country. why don't you think it should be built there? >> i agree with all that. and beyond that it's an act of right project as far as i can tell under new york law. they never even had to go through all the reviews they went through. the question here is a question of sensitivity. people's feelings. and, are you really what you pretend to be? as i understand this cordoba house, the idea of it is to healing, to show that muslims care about the same things that christians and jews do. that we're one people. that we should be one. well, if you're going to so horribly offend the people who are most directly offended by this, most directly affected by this, the families of the september 11th victims, who i happen to know and have got ton know, you know, really well, then how are you healing?

i mean all this is doing is creating more division, more anger, more hatred, and i mean, there are -- >> are you worried about the imam behind this project? in terms of his politics, his religious beliefs, do you find him to be anything but the moderate that he's described as by the current administration? and by the way, the bush administration before that? >> i'm confused by the imam. i see all the things that you're saying. but i also see a man who said that america was an accessory to september 11th. those are the very words that require me to give $10 million back to an arab chic or prince. he gave us $10 million for the 9/11 -- >> let me clarify so people understand what you're saying. shortly after 9/11 on "60 minutes" he said, quote, i wouldn't say the united states deserved what happened, but united states policies were an accessory to the crime that happened on 9/11, because we have been accessory to a lot of innocent lives dying in the world. >> well, that's exactly what e the -- what the arab prince said when he gave me $10 million. that america was an accessory to

september 11th because of its foreign policy. america was not an accessory to september 11th. all you've got to do is read about jihad and -- second thing, the second thing he said was, he refused to condemn hamas, with whom he is alleged to have had some ties. a terrorist group. it's recognized by everyone as a terrorist group. and he said america should apologize. so, okay, that's one part of it. the other part of the it is, he has had a history of appearing to be a hero, appearing to be someone that wants to talk about a moderate islam. >> he's made appearances with condoleezza rice -- >> there are two ways you could interpret the koran. the better way, which is the peaceful way, or the warrior way, which is the way in which you get into trouble with jihad. but those quotes trouble me. but here's what troubles me more. if he's truly about healing, he will not go forward with this project. because this project is not healing. this project is divisive. this project is creating tremendous pain to people who have already paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> there are a lot of issues are divisive, and yet they have to

be tough choices -- >> matt, matt, but not this. that's true. a lot of issues are divisive. but if you want to claim to be the healer, then you're not on the side of the person who is pushing those issues. >> let me play you something you said on our program, "meet the press" back on december 22nd of 2002. so about 14 months after 9/11. >> if you think about the attacks on september 11th, i think everyone will acknowledge that part of the core of that attack was the fact that we have freedom of religion in america. that -- that part of why america was founded. it's part of what we're all about. it's one of the most prominent things about us, that you can be a catholic, a protestant, a jew, a muslim, or no religion at all, and no one's going to interfere with you. >> and no one's going to interfere with you. by saying that these people shouldn't build their mosque where they plan to build it, isn't that interfering? >> no, of course not. first of all, they have freedom of religion. they can build it. they have every right to build it. the question is, should they build it? are they displaying the sensitivity they claim by

building it? for example, the pope asked the nuns to take the convent back from right in front of auschwitz or one of the concentration camps. they had a perfect right to be there. they had the freedom of religion there. the nuns were sensitive enough to the concerns of jews that they pulled it back. now here's a man who is selling sensitivity. he's got $180,000 in the bank, he wants to raise $100 million. ask me how he's going to do it, i don't know. you don't do it by creating this kind of vicious, sort of angry battle that's going on. the people who are speaking about it -- >> some would say he didn't create the vicious, angry battle. that it's the people who decided to weigh in on it who added it to the battle? >> i was the first person on september 11th that stepped forward in the heat of battle, that afternoon, my first press conference and said, no group blamed. do not blame arabs. we have to understand this is a small group, and we have to focus on them. but, the reality is, that right now, if you are a healer, you do

not go forward with this project. >> a couple of real quick -- >> if you're a warrior you do. >> a couple of quick things. do you think union workers in this city, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, will build on that site? >> before i returned to new york last night on an airplane, i was talking to a couple construction workers there. they told me, typical new york accent. we ain't working on that project. let them see if they can go find somebody to work on that project. my answer is, i know new york well enough, you're going to probably find somebody to work on it. i question whether they can raise the money. every indication from the attorney general's report of their charity is they have about $180,000. $100 million project. where is the money coming from? >> in your gut do you think if we sit down a year from right now the project will be under construction at this site? >> i think governor paterson had an approach. nice compromise, find another place, have a beautiful mosque there. don't offend easily 80%, 90% of the families are seriously offended.

i know people who are crying over this who have lost loved ones. you or i might not even agree. we might say, okay, put the mosque there. but maybe we haven't lost that -- that son, that father, person who is watching their child today, and still remember every day that person is gone. it wasn't an attack in the name of islam. it was a perverted kind of islam. but the kind of prevalent view that goes on in a lot of parts of the world. we've got to be sensitive to everybody here. >> rudy giuliani, good to have you here. >> good to see you. >> let's a check of the other top stories from natalie morales who is covering while ann's in pakistan. >> good morning to you, matt. good morning, everyone. today a house panel holds a hearing on the safety of seafood coming from the gulf of mexico. following the big oil spill. 33 shrimping resumed in the gulf earlier this week. parts of tennessee are getting more rain today. one day after more than seven inches fell in some areas. flooding rose in homes, drenching rains swept away one home and trapped some drivers in their vehicles. california governor arnold

schwarzenegger says he expects to deploy the first of more than 200 national guard troops to the u.s./mexico border in two weeks. they will support federal efforts to secure the border. an investigation is under way in denver into the way officers handled a traffic stop and arrest earlier this year. it got violent, as you see, when police say the suspect resisted arrest. mack afee is out with its list of celebrities that you should not search for online and topping the list, cameron diaz, julia roberts and jessica biel. mcafee says there's a name criminals use most often to lure people to malicious websites, and possibly infect their computers. and wednesday in spain, a raging bull jumped from the ring during a bull fight and into the stands, packed with spectators. sending panicked people running for their lives. 40 people were hurt. most of them minor injuries. to say, wow, didn't end well there for the bull, either. it is now 7:19. back over to meredith, matt and al. you think you're safe in the

stands. >> you know -- >> i've never seen an animal do that. >> no, but i mean, he's an animal. you can't predict what he's going to do. i love the end where the guy grabs his tail. wow, i got him now. so -- >> this way. >> oh, geez. fortunately no serious injuries, right, so that -- >> except to the bull. mr. roker. >> well, we've got some rough weather to talk about, especially up through the great lakes. we've also got some strong storms down in louisiana, where the remnants of tropical depression number 5 continue to cause problems. they may pick up another 3 to 8 inches of rain today. also some strong storms, up to 5 inches of rain through central minnesota on into the u.p. of michigan. out west, going to be gorgeous, although we do have some hot weather to talk about in interior parts of california. we'll do that in the next half hour. and we've got beautiful weather here in the northeast.

here we are looking at the golden gate bridge live. there is some cloud cover out there, but not too bad. clearing out as the day goes on. the sun begins to burn it off. today will be a beautiful day. the warmest of the next couple. through the weekend, 80. cooler along the coast in the mid 60s. things will be cooling down starting tomorrow afternoon. go outside and enjoy the day as much as possible. >> and that's your latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you. still ahead, a 10-year-old boy's brush with death after he was stabbed in the stomach by a stingray barb. he will share his story in an exclusive, live interview. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india, affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry, in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy.

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7:30 now on a thursday morning. the 19th of august, 2010. weather here in the northeast, nice and sunny, just perfect for the people outside. if they stick around, if we get lucky, we'll have a crowd tomorrow. a live concert out here on the plaza, 8:30 time morning. meanwhile inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer alongside meredith vieira. just ahead a 10-year-old boy recovering from a freak accident, after being stabbed with a stingray barb. it pierced his liver. this young man nearly died. how did it happen? he's going to tell us all about it coming up in just a couple of minutes.

>> show us the barb, too. also ahead, they are dirty, disgusting, and they are spreading. we are talking about bed bupgs. there's a nationwide invasion under way that now includes public places like office buildings and even movie theaters. just ahead what you can do to keep those pests out of your home. >> and new details on a tragic crash that killed a popular plastic surgeon to the stars. a lot of people asking was he texting and tweeting on his cell phone behind the wheel just moments before he drove off a cliff? we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up. >> but let us begin with that 10-year-old boy who got the shock of his life when he was impaled by the barb of a stingray. in a moment we'll talk to him and his parents exclusively. but first, his story. 10-year-old quentin tokar was fishing with his family earlier this month off a pier on the outer banks of north carolina. nearby another group of fishermen were pulling a stingray out of the water. in the blink of an eye the barb of the stingray came off, flighting at least eight feet in

the air, hitting quentin in the stomach. >> i don't think i have words for what it felt like. i just pretty much started screaming, get it out of me. >> reporter: it pierced his liver. with only a portion of the four-inch barb remaining visible. >> alls i could do i think is if i was going to live or not. and when we were going to get to the hospital. >> reporter: luckily for quentin, a nurse, also on the pier, instructed the family to leave the barb alone. >> had they pulled it out he would have probably bled out right there really quick. >> reporter: approximately 1500 stingray injuries occur in the u.s. every year. and in 2006, there were at least 17 fatalities recorded worldwide. one of the most memorable stingray encounters was the death of steve irwin, the crocodile hunter, who died from blood loss in 2006 after removing a stingray barb from his heart. >> it popped off the stingray, you could hear it. and then you heard me scream. >> reporter: quentin battled some serious infections after

his surgery but miraculously doctors now expect him to make a full recovery. quentin's also kept his sense of humor over the accident, carrying around a stuffed stingray that he affectionately named ray. and quentin tokar and his parents candace and peter are with us exclusively, along with the barb. good morning to all of you. you've got it in your hands. i know, quentin, you're a very brave guy, i really do. i know that you just got out of the hospital on saturday because you had infection caused by that barb. how are you feeling? >> good. >> you feeling almost back to normal? >> yeah. >> getting a little better every day? >> yeah. >> it was a couple weeks ago, you are at, you know, on a pier with your parents on vacation, watching the fisherman. from what i understand they had caught the stingray and they were trying to take the barb off it. did you see that part? >> yeah. >> you saw them doing that. and then, did you see it, when it suddenly flew off it, and you saw it coming towards you? >> no, i didn't see that. but it was -- in our group tried to pull it off.

>> and then it went flying. and you said in the taped piece, you can't even describe how painful it was? >> yeah. >> really awful. >> yeah. >> really awful. peter, i know you weren't standing right with your son. you didn't see it either but you heard him screaming. >> yeah. >> and you ran over to him. you lifted up his shirt. describe what you saw. >> it was about that much of that barb still sticking out of his stomach, and of course my initial reaction was to yank it out. fortunately there was a nurse on the peer and another gentleman was with us, chuck, and they both kind of screamed at me, no, don't pull it out. then we laid him down, and the nurse helped out a lot trying to hold it so it wouldn't go in any further. >> but it went in, didn't it? you were breathing so strongly, his chest was going up and down, stomach was going up and down. >> exactly. it kept inching its way in, until it was all the way under the skin. >> at that point -- >> actually at that point i passed out. >> really? >> yeah. it was -- i thought that was it. >> you thought you were going to lose your boy? >> yep, sure did, right there on

the pier. >> candace, i know you ran down the pier to call 911. >> yes. >> and you were -- you were scared to come back. >> i was. i was kind of stuck in the middle. i was afraid to go back, because i thought that the only reason they weren't bringing him down the pier was because he died. and so i -- i stood there and well i didn't really stand there, i paced back and forth and walked in circles and was on the phone with 911 the whole time. but i just felt like i couldn't go back up, and i couldn't believe because i couldn't leave him. >> and then you did go back up and discovered peter's legs had buckled and he fainted. >> yes. >> but the ambulance did show up. >> the ambulance showed up, that's when i walked back up with them. with the emts to where he was at. >> because then you knew at least there was help. >> yes. >> something good was going to happen. >> yes. >> through all of this i understand quentin you pretty much kept your cool given everything that happened. how would you describe the way

your son handled this? >> he's a trouper, i'll tell you. he was awfully strong. never once lost consciousness. he talked to us the whole time. you know, throughout the whole thing. it was -- it was amazing. terrifying. but he's a strong little boy. >> and thank goodness for that nurse. we've been trying to find her. i understand her first name is sandy. >> we believe it's sandy. >> what do you want to say to her? >> thank you. from everything i have, thank you. >> you've got a stingray which i find pretty incredible. you named it ray. you're not scared of no stinking stingray? >> no. >> your shirt says, just take your best shot. hopefully there won't be another barb coming your way any time soon. let's hope not. you going to save that? what are you going to do with it? >> i guess put it in a drawer. >> take it to school, man. you are the coolest kid now to

everybody in school. >> no doubt. a story to tell. >> all kidding aside, we're so glad you're okay. because the outcome could have been just horrible. thank god for that. so nice to meet you quentin and candace and peter. thanks for smaring your story. now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> thank you very much. a birthday girl here. what's your name? >> emily. >> how old are you? >> 12. >> well happy birthday. one year away from teenagerhood. is this your brother? no. yes. sister. i'm sorry, oh, my gosh. your hair's kind of short. you're a beautiful young lady. oh, that was rough. thank goodness i didn't ask anybody if they were expecting. let's check your weather, see what's going on. we'll show you right now. the heat continues along the -- along the california coast, where it's awfully cool. 56 in monterey, 73, you go inland it's sizzling. hollywood hills, 96 degrees. sizzling in the southwest with temperatures well over 100 degrees. rest of the country, that heat continues around the gulf coast. 80 to 90, 100s in texas. although dallas did not reach

100 yesterday, so they broke their string of days at 18. 70s through the great lakes and also northern new england. and here is a live look at san jose. look at that. the clouds are lifting pretty early today. it will be a nice, sunny afternoon. the warmest day of the next couple. let's look at the seven-day forecast. it is a beauty out there. 83 degrees for our high today in the inland areas. along the coast, mid 60s. over the weekend, things will be cooling off a bit. but the numbers will bounce back up come monday and tuesday. so get outside and enjoy the day. now we have friends of hoda out here from the library of congress. they revoked my library of congress card. don't forget to get your weather any time of the day or night, weather channel on cable, or the new and improved weather.com online. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. now to the tragic death of a

celebrity plastic surgeon, dr. frank ryan. he was killed when his jeep plunged off a cliff on monday. now investigators are looking into whether texting while driving may have played a role in the crash. nbc's george lewis is in malibu with the latest. george, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this is the spot where dr. frank ryan's jeep wrangler plunged off veered off the pacific coast highway and plunged to the rocks below. ryan pronounced dead at the scene. the question now, was he distracted, possibly checking twitter messages while he was driving? what was it that caused the jeep to veer off the road with ryan and his dog on board? a twitter message from ryan and a picture posted 20 minutes before the crash said, border collie jill surveying the view from atop the sand dune. the dog survived the crash, but was badly injured. the california highway patrol says investigators have not yet found evidence that ryan was texting while driving. something california has

outlawed. >> we've got studies now that tell us that texts while driving is more dangerous than drinking while driving. more dangerous than driving under the influence of marijuana. and yet probably 25% to 30% of californians acknowledge that they drive while texting. >> reporter: many of ryan's hollywood friends and clients showed up for a vigil at nearby zuma beach. he was a popular figure who ran charities for children. >> he's known for making people beautiful. he's known for putting a smile on people's face. >> reporter: his major makeover of mtv reality star heidi montag created controversy, when "people" magazine reported that she'd had ten different producers, including a mini brow lift, botox injections, a nose job, fat injections in her face, chin reduction, neck, waist, hip and thigh liposuction, eared pinned back, breasts and buttocks augmentation. ryan defended doing all that work on montag, claiming she was not addicted to plastic surgery. >> most of the times we're doing multiple procedures because these people don't have the time

to divide things up into ten different surgeries. >> dr. frank ryan's list of celebrity clientele was quite extensive. i mean, it was anyone from heidi montag to janice dickinson, to gene simmons and shannon tweed, to adrian curry and vince neil. >> reporter: this morning dr. frank ryan is being remembered as a nice guy who died way too early at age 50. on her twitter account, montag said she was devastated by ryan's death, calling him an angel who, quote, changed my life and the lives of everyone around him. he met. matt? >> all right, george lewis in malibu this morning. george, thanks very much. still to come, the bed bug invasion. it is spreading nationwide. now, they're even showing up in movie theaters. but up next, the bag of chips that is good to the environment, but bad for your ears. [ male announcer ] over a century ago, gottlieb daimler wrote four words that were a promise to himself and to the world. a promise to invent the first automobile...

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prattly enough, complaints have popped up all over the internet. >> if you hold the bag -- >> reporter: there's now even a facebook page called sorry but i can't hear you over this sun chips bag. more than 30,000 people apparently agree. what do you think of this sound? >> too loud. >> yes. >> reporter: so how loud is it really? these bags may be loud, but so are new yorkers, and so are our subways. we put it to the test. right there, about 89, 91 decibels. listen to this. that's 95. but will all that noisy crunching put a crinkle in sales? some fear going green has gone too far. >> i think a lot of green

products have been ridiculed over time, and sometimes rightfully so. the prius, the reusable shopping bags. but then people see the utility and these things become a part of everyday life. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, frito-lay acknowledges hearing from consumers about the bag's noise, and says it is actively working to address it, as they develop the next generation package. that means this generation of chip lovers may have to settle for silencing their stomach. but not the bag. for "today," peter alexander, nbc news -- >> that's like the one he used on me the other day. >> yeah -- >> the sun chips. >> it is loud. >> it is loud. >> but you know what, when you think of all the foil bags out there that can't be biodegradable. >> 0 do something nice and get -- >> i like what frito-lay, they realized that they're there's

been a lot of talk about how loud the bags are. they attach signs to the shelves now that say yes the bag is loud, but that's what change sounds like. >> yeah. there you go. >> that's the sound of change. >> i think they need to sell these in movie theaters. at the refreshment stand. >> there are bed bugs in movie theaters. >> when we were testing this right before, meredith tried to breathe in it. she thought it was a breathalyzer. >> old habits die hard. >> i did not think it was a breathalyzer. >> kathie lee and hoda -- >> on -- >> oh, my god, these are good. >> the sun chips. >> they're sun chips, right? >> all right. >> -- not a lot of fat. >> but the bags are good for the environment now. >> just ahead -- >> just ahead oh, another big

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8:00 now 8:00 on this thursday morning, august 19th, 2010. in midtown manhattan he we have a fantastic crowd in rockefeller plaza. as my shoe falls off. >> oh, my. [ inaudible ] our way of reminding you they will take the concert stage tomorrow on "today" looking forward to that. just ahead, the invasion of the beddybugs. >> not a horror movie. sounds like it but -- this is actually happening going from your bed at home to other

places, public places, recently. largest movie theater in manhattan infested with them. so, i had a bug flying around me right now. what do you do if they end up in your home? we'll talk about that in minutes. >> you move, that's what. also ahead, raising strong girls, pointers from the co-funder of -- that takes teens and teaches them self-confidence and how to stand up to mean girls, bullying. >> that's good. later on, why are so many kids actually being misdiagnosed with adhd? coming up, important information for parents, especially if your child is one of the youngest in his or her class. >> okay. first a check of the morning's top stories. >> good morning. a milehe stone this morning in the iraq war, the last full u.s. combat brigade withdrew from iraq overnight. the obama administration says

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at the new york stock exchange us for. what you are watching today? >> not only the big story but the second biggest offering of new stock in history an ipo, general motors filed 734 pages to get some of taxpayers' money back. keep in mind they bailed out gm with more than $50 billion. at this time, no independent analysis shows gm will ever pay all of that back but gm is highlighting a return to profitability and strength in the world's biggest car market, china, not the u.s. and may be possible for taxpayers to get in on the ipo. gm will be a big big ipo, the big story of the day. back to you. >> all right. thank you. american airlines now charging a new fee for coach travelers who want to be the first this line to board and leave domestic flights, express seats for the bulkhead seats in the first two rows can be reserved for a price ranging from 19 to $39. those passengers also get first shot at the overhead bins. what is left for them to charge

us probably going to the bathroom? back to matt and meredith. >> i was saying people were calling you names. >> let's check with mr. roker, signing autographs. >> thank you very much. wow! where are you all from? >> chicago! >> all right. almost caught me in the nose with that. chicago. good, you've got your bands there, very nice. let's check your weather and see what's happening. albany, georgia, walb. temperatures getting into the 80s and 90s as you take a look at the jet stream is basically way up to the north so nothing to cool things down. and as we head towards thursday, i should say friday and saturday, we can see it dips in the northwest bringing in mild air and mild in new england but the heat continues across the

country with heavy rain in the lower gulf coast and into the mid ohio river valley. nice looking family back here. where are you guys from? >> atlanta, georgia. >> atlanta, georgia, all right. there you go. 11 alive, here's a live look at downtown san francisco. transamerica building and lots of clouds. the clouds will be lively liftings as the day goes on. late morning they'll clear out. we'll reach the high 60ss in san francisco, 70s in san jose, today the nicest in the next four, low to mid-80s, 60s along the coast. go outside and enjoy. we have cooler temperatures coming for the weekend. we've got an official teenager here. what's your name? >> henry. >> enjoy the day. >> i will. >> back to meredith. >> up next, bugbuds come to a

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confirmed invasion at this amc movie theater in new york's times square. officials had to shut it down were when this movie-goer was bitten in her seat. >> i was watching a movie and all of a sudden i got -- my whole arm got itchy and i started scratching and these huge bumps and red welts appeared. >> reporter: gross. >> really gross. >> reporter: bedbugs spotted in the same theater two weeks earlier and in upper manhattan at this theater another invasion this month. in an e-mail to nbc, they said they will continue to vigorously inspect our theaters -- >> if you get to the movie theaters, i guess you can get them anywhere now. >> reporter: not just the big cities n. connecticut beg buds climbed the pole inside a firehouse. in pennsylvania an infestation inside a classroom n. colorado, the bedbugs looked to better themselves in a library, not to mention outbreaks in a new york city victoria's secret store and

abercrombie & fitch, most likely carried in, experts say, by unsuspecting customers. >> many of them hitch a ride so you that deposit them in a department store, you deposit them in a movie theater, they are pretty mobile with you. >> reporter: they are tiny insects that feed off human blood. you can see them if you look closely enough for. a hungry bed bug, nighttime is feeding time. >> over the last ten years, their population has been exploding. and, in fact, there are no effective pesticides that can control them. >> and that's the reason experts say we're seeing them in movie theaters, classrooms and libraries. your bed gets cramped, more bugs means less space on the sheets o they latch on and travel with you -- everywhere. >> ewww! >> doesn't seem anywhere is safe from them these days, office, movie theaters like where next? >> reporter: enjoy the movies

this summer. just make sure you're the only one in your seat. >> i'll probably wait maybe until fall, winter, maybe next year. >> reporter: to see a movie. >> yeah. i can wait. >> reporter: she said she will probably order them into her house more often. there is good news, they don't carry decides seess so a bite isn't necessarily dangerous but scratching it can lead to other infections and an added bonus, it is expensive, too exterminators, matt, often have to come several times to get rid of them. >> check yourselves. thanks very much. missy, good to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> are there more now bed bugs now or are we talking about them now. >> unfortunately, there are more coming to us for a few reasons, one is travel increase in national travel and people are getting out and enjoying the world now, going out and enjoying the movie theater, enjoying town and traveling with people and also really because they're becoming resistance to products we have. >> the ick factor out, the news

you can use, the bed where they get their name. if you are home and want to look, what do you do? >> couple things you should do in your home and also checking into a hotel room looking for three things, for the bug itself, a small apple seed looking bug, signs of white blood droplets on the bed, evidence of feeding on the human or pepper-like flakes their droppings or leave-behinds. pull back the sheets and bed linens. pull back the sheets and look around on the mattress or mattress cover. >> ooh. no, kidding. missy, you got to hang around here more. >> looking around the seam, you'll be looking for the small brown bugs, mattress cover. >> but they are visible. if you look down there and they are there you soo see them. >> the adults, not the babies. >> look around the dust ruffle area particularly underneath where the white fabric may be and have a better chance of seeing them. >> on the nightstand and things?

>> the word "begbud" a misnomer, they could be picture frames, electrical sockets in your frames and clothes. >> we've heard about them invading a movie theater in new york. a problem that comes to mind you walk into a movie theater, this redark. you won't see them short of walking in with night-vision goggles. what are we to do? >> the best advice i can offer other than the night-vision going gels would the items you bring in with you, your pocket book, your man bag, your bag you may be shopping with or even a coat as we lead into the colder time, you are not going to want to put those on the seat next to you. don't safb those seats with those items. keep them in your lap or even if you feel okay with a dirty floor, on the floor. >> if i sit in that seat with a jacket, i'll take them home with me. >> very good advice to check your clothes and yourself when you get home. anything you maybe have worn and concerned about put it in the wash at hot temperature. >> you have a clothes rack we'll walk over here like any you

might find in a home or restaurant or something like that. we have to be careful of these, too. >> you do. we hear more about them popping up in retail locations and suggest as you try clothes on for the first time give them a visual inspection, make sure you don't see any of the signs or blood droplets in there in the dressing room in the retail stores, keep your hanbag off the floor and your shopping bags off the floor and definitely inspect them when you get home. also wash those clothes. i know it is tempting to model them but definitely wash them. >> going back to your home if you find them in the bed, hough does it take to get rid of them in your home? >> the most important thing is jump on it. they can reproduce 400 a month. the om way is a trained and licensed professional. these are tough bugs to eliminate. >> as jeff mentioned they donl really transmit disease but the ick factor -- >> it is really high. >> up next how to teach young girls to be strong, independent

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self-esteem and sense of self is around fourth or fifth grade. >> reporter: but it's not all fun and games. campers learn life lessons like how to communicate, maintain healthy relationships, and how to deal with conflict. mekiah and zori went to this two-week retreat and consider themselves changed as a result. >> the most important lesson i learned at camp was to stop thinking that i had to be like everybody else. >> i didn't have any friends. now i'm more confident. >> now look in the mirror, and i see a leader. >> i was a lot more shy. now i feel a lot -- i have a lot more confidence in myself. and my choices. >> reporter: but some question, can you teach self-confidence in two weeks? >> the goal of the camp is not to teach confidence. it's to teach skills to express themselves, to notify gate conflict, to recognize relationships. i think confidence is a by-product of being part of a community where you are accepted for who you really are.

>> reporter: the co-founder of the girls leadership institute and runs the camp skills workshop. she's also the author of "the curse of the good girl: raising authentic girls with courage and confidence" which is out in paperback on august 31st. nice to see you. why do you think it is the skills you teach at this camp translate into the real world so effectively? >> because when girls know how to communicate with their friends, we're giving them opportunities at this camp to role play. they're coming to camp, they're writing about their past conflicts. they're practicing how to deal with them. just so they can go back to school and try it there. >> so in other words, when they experience those negative things at school, they sort of -- this clicks right in, they know what to do? >> right. because we're teaching skills that they can practice. that they can really feel in their bodies, that they can talk about with their friends. we're not teaching self-esteem. we're teaching skills that you can be effective with in your life. >> kids don't start out with such a lack of self-esteem. what happens to them?

>> when girls hit around middle school, they become very self-conscious. very aware of the pressure to try to be nice to everyone all the time and they often repress their needs in their relationships. they stop telling people what they need and how they feel. >> but the camp only lasts a couple of weeks, right? >> it's true. but it's amazing what you can do in a couple of weeks. we love to be silly with the girls. we play with them and give them permission to just be wild and fun and not care about what other people think of you. >> i guess being with other people, the bonding experience also goes a long way? >> absolutely. i used to think it was only our workshops that did it. but when girls feel confident in their friendships that gives them the resilient and permission to take risks and do incredible things. >> not everybody can attend your camp. so you have an opportunity here to share some of your skills and some of the tips. first you say to be silly. you sort of talked about that before. >> absolutely. be silly. think about this, girls are under so much pressure to act older than they are, to be sexy. just have fun with your daughter. dork out with her. sing in the car, dance in the kitchen, and let her not care

about what other people may think. now she may get embarrassed >> i was going to say. >> if we stopped doing everything because our kids get embarrassed we'd be living in holes. >> you also say use conflict as an opportunity. why is that? >> because girls see conflict often as a catastrophic thing. help your daughter see it's an opportunity to get what you want from someone. and even if it doesn't go your way -- >> use it. >> absolutely. and then if it doesn't go your way, you've actually learned something about your friends. and that can be an important lesson. learning that someone's not a good friend, as getting what you want is. >> you also say, own up when you need to. >> yes. >> directed at moms. what does that mean? >> if we want girls to be confident about who they are, they have to learn to accept their limits. we as adults have to model being okay with our mistakes. if we do that, girls will feel permission to take risks and be okay with who they are. >> you also say, this is for moms again, be a little selfish. >> moms are under crazy pressure to be perfect all the time. if you want to model something really strong for your daughter,

take care of yourself in front of her. once in awhile put yourself first, so that she sees that she has permission to do the same. >> and you say get your daughter to share her feelings. that's not always easy. >> it's not always easy. helping your daughter know and say her emotions. ask her how she's feeling. don't let her say fine, good. ask for an emotion word and model your own emotion words. say i'm feeling anxious today, i'm feeling happy. that will build her emotional vocabulary. >> when you think of girls, they're touchy-feely but often they're not. >> absolutely. it is not only boys who have problems expressing their feelings. girls really need the help, too. >> how do you spot a troubled teen? >> well, if you're a parent -- >> and know that it's really a problem. >> parents need to use their gut. and if your child changes his or her behavior, not eating, not sleeping the same way, saying terrible things about themselves, not texting, not communicating, then you've got a problem. but if your kid comes home and is crying one day or is unhappy, that doesn't mean you pick up the bat phone and start launching an emergency response. you've got to give your kid a

chance to get through it on her own first. >> rachel simmons, thank you so much. it's amazing what it does to kids who have been bullied like that little girl, once you gave her self-confidence. just ahead, something for adults. how to find the right pants for yo nody type.

>> we have an issue p coming out of pittsburg, another accident an bailey road. this is going to cause additional delays in the clearing out of antioch, accident off the bridge, focusing on a street, into bay point. the maze is smooth, but a 25-minute drive is slow in both directions through the caldecott. northbound commute direction is slow, should clear up in 20 minutes. the game tonight, too. >> it should be pretty nice for

the game. clear out there. it's going to be a beautiful afternoon. plenty of sunshine. we're now pretty cool, 54 in san francisco, warming up here in san jose at 60 degrees. as the day goes on, it will be warming bit by bit. it's 68 by noon and for our seven-day forecast, today is the nicest day of the week. down.ol ly for the weekend whero more news after the break.

pretty nice out here as well, a live look at the golden gate bridge in san francisco. there are some clouds out there, but they will be disappearing as the day goes on and the sun comes out. it's actually going to be getting up to about 67 degrees

today in san francisco. meantime, ear going to be at the 80s inland. today is going to be the nicest day of the next couple, then p warming up next week after a cooldown over the weekend. along the coast, cool as always, in the mid to lower 60ss. get outside and enjoy. >> don't forget you can check your weather any time of the day or night, weather channel on cable with the new and improved weather.com. >> thanks, al. >> coming up next, why too many children have been misdiagnosed with adhd. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay,

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dr. nancy synderman is here with details. >> hi, meredith. >> how does that happen? >> it happens for a couple of reasons. one, there's a big push to get kids into school early. so a lot of times the youngest kids in a class don't have the adaptation skills and the social skills, so one of my friends says, if you have a 5-year-old in a class with a bunch of 6-year-olds, that 5-year-old may be okay academically but he's going to be the last one on the bus. that's the child who might not be able to pay attention, be impulsive, and then bing, get that diagnosis. >> research showed that in kindergarten the youngest kids in kindergartners were 60% more likely to be diagnosed than the older kids are. >> and there may be over 1 million children misdiagnosed with this label just because of that. so any time you see a huge increase in something over a short period of time, and now we're talking about maybe a 500% increase in adhd in just a 20-year period, i can't explain that to you that somehow the human brain has changed that dramatically in 20 years. >> right.

>> so obviously the educational system is overcalling it or we're pushing our kids too early. or, frankly, if you roll back how kids used to go to school, they kind of blow off steam. they take these little boys and expect them to sit and behave and conform and they're overscheduled. and recess now has become an extraordinary luxury. >> it's more likely to be diagnosed in a boy than a girl? >> it is more likely. and if you're a teacher and you have 25 or 30 kids in a classroom and you can't afford to have those two or three who are disruptive -- >> you put them on meds. >> it's much easier to say please put them on meds. >> what's the dangerous? obviously to put any child on medication when they don't need it. >> yeah, most medications are safe. they've been studied and they're safe. here's the looming question i think most behavioral pediatricians don't know, for how long? do you stay on this stuff forever if you're diagnosed once, does that mean it follows you through adolescence into young adulthood? and so many parents are hesitant

to take their kids off of medicine, but they seem to be doing somewhat better in school. i think it's that looming question mark, over our medication of children, whether correct, or in some cases incorrect, and how do you challenge the system? it's hard to know. >> i think it's hard for parents exactly what you just said, to challenge authority. if somebody says to you, your child has this, we think they do, and you want the best for your kid, you go, okay, i'll do whatever i can. obviously in some cases kids do have adhd? >> they're basically hyperactivity. the inability to concentrate and conform. and sometimes acting out. over a prolonged period of time. not just for a couple of days or a couple of weeks. but a couple of things that parents can do. if you have a 5-year-old, consider maybe staying another year of preschool. don't rush the kindergarten and first grade. because if your child is having trouble, it is much easier from a social standpoint to hold that child back at that time than to have problems in second, third or fourth grade. and listen to your gut.

i mean, do you have a normal child who is just rambunctious? some children do better with medication. but if you feel that it's a pressure from a teacher, because he or she has to have certain control in the classroom, perhaps try to have either an aide for a day. and some states will pay for this. or ask to have your child moved to another class r5078. there are options. so many times overscheduled kids who just don't have time to blow off steam. >> occasionally the kid is bored in school, not learning enough. >> you look at some of these kids they're the uber bright kids. so find it's too boring to sit in circle time for 45 minutes, their brains are already off to the next thing. >> very quickly, do you expect that people will pay close attention to the study now going forward? >> i think it's going to be huge. but you know what, this is parents, teachers, pediatricians, everyone taking a collective breath saying these are good medications for some kids, but if we have a million children misdiagnosed, that's a number we have to pay attention to. >> all right, dr. nancy

synderman. thank you. >> you bet, meredith. >> up next doggie makeovers to transform dogs from bow to wow. first this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with "from bow to wow" our special series where we take dogs out of the shelter, clean them up and find them loving homes. jill rappaport is here with our latest bunch. good morning. >> hi, natalie. i'm so happy to say after 16 months we still have 100% track record. >> yay! >> so let's keep this going. today we have four more fabulous mutts, but they're in desperate need of a little makeover. it's the dog days of summer, and animal care and control in new york city where we have four more wonderful pooches up for adoption. first, meet this caramel curlicue named rusty.

>> rusty is a 4-year-old poodle. >> cute little guy. there are eyes under there. you see them? the wonderful thing about poodles is they don't shed. >> right. exactly. >> he's so friendly. and he's in good shape. >> in good shape, yes. playful, very active. >> oh, he's active. from a proper pedi to a black and white special. are you a little bored? >> boredom. he's 2 years old. we found him as a stray but he is neutered so that means at one point he was owned. >> i cannot believe a beautiful dog like this just wandering around the streets. >> a little grooming, but otherwise, healthwise, he's in good shape. >> and this is a breed that of course, will be wonderful with children. moving on from a mellow fellow to a canine that can't stop kissing. here's shaggy. this is shaggy.

>> he's a 1-year-old fox terrier, jack russell mix. puppy age. >> he's so affectionate. but terriers are very curious dogs. active. >> very active. you have to keep them busy. lot of exercise. a lot of running around. >> finally, meet the belle of the ball. this is 1 1/2-year-old belle, a collie mix. she is so young -- >> she knows basic commands. she was just too big for the house that she was living in. >> she's not that big. what is she about 40 pounds? >> yeah, she's about 40 pounds. >> and she's in great shape. >> yeah. >> she seems very well trained. you sit, right? okay. four wonderful wagging tails, just waiting for a place to call home. >> how can you go wrong? they're gorgeous. as always joining us is richard

from animal control in new york city. good morning. >> you thank you. >> beautiful dogs. we took care of them. let's bring out meredith first with rusty. meredith is not in need of a makeover but rusty was. >> a dramatic difference. >> you see with rusty. look at him now. the before shot, and he just needs -- >> he's posing. >> he says take me home. >> what's great about him, obviously, he doesn't shed. >> right. >> so hyperallergenic. >> he's got personality. >> i don't know. >> bye-bye. >> bye, meredith. >> all right, gorgeous dog. >> there goes rusty. >> we should point out all these dogs are in foster homes until they get adopted. let's take a look at bella first again and see what bella looked like. now she is a gorgeous collie mix as you see there.

she really didn't need a lot for the makeover. let's bring jeff rossen out with bella now. >> come on, bella. a great dog, great personality, right? >> very playful. she likes to play. will follow you around the house. is very loyal and very concerned. so she'll run around the dog park and come back to you, make sure you're still there. >> so a family that wants loyalty and also good with children i bet. >> and females are so wonderful. they really bond. >> and very smart dogs, too. >> really smart. >> okay. thank you bella. okay, now onto -- >> look at this. >> use some muscle. >> now take a look at benjamin. the cute shih tzu. a little trimming. the mellow fellow of the bunch. >> oh. >> mellowest dog that i've ever met. >> really? >> unbelievable.

>> how old is he? >> he's 3 years old. >> when you put him in your lap literally he just falls asleep. he's a true couch potato. >> wake up in the morning, he'll put his paws on the bed and walk around until you wake up. >> he's good for somebody who wants a quieter dog. >> maybe not as active. >> he'd also be great with kids. >> he's falling asleep in your arms. >> i know he doesn't want to go anywhere. >> he's wearing the yellow bandanna. >> all right, thank you, jean. >> okay, last but not least is shaggy. you see there. looking a little shaggy. shaggy d.a., but he's an absolutely adorable dog. courtney our nbc page is going to bring him out now. shaggy is -- >> a terrier, right? >> yes, very active dog. will jump with his paws straight up in the air. >> i think we have a home maybe for shaggy.

>> all right. >> oh. >> kisses. >> on command. >> what do you think? going home with you? >> maybe a little house training. but otherwise, he's great. >> a little house training. you got the house training, okay? >> all right. >> the importance of going to your local shelter. look at the incredible, beautiful dogs you can find. >> i know. one more time. everybody come on out with the dogs. good job, everybody. loving homes. >> all right. >> okay. >> okay now. >> whoa! >> to find out how you can adopt these dogs head to our website todayshow.com and find out more. up next, how to pick the right pants to flatter your body type. first this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today's style," pants that mr. flatter every figure. we recently tagged along with glamour magazine's photo shot. suze yalof schwartz helped a roomful of women find their perfect pants. >> we're here in the studios seeing the october issue of "glamour" magazine.

is it really hard to find the perfect pants for your body? we're going to solve that issue right here and right now. this is augustinea who is plus size. you want to stay away from any pleats, stay away from any tight pants that hug the thighs and you don't want anything too big because it's going to blow off the proportion. we're going to show you what works. this is lauren who wants to create curves because she feels she's too boxy at the waist. you want to wear something that's higher waisted and really suck it in with a belt. and then it goes a little bit wider and that will create a curve. so you don't want to wear a low-waisted trouser because that will make you look boxy. when you have long legs like india, there's two routes. one you can go with the skinny pant and roll it up. always does the trick. this is lauren and she's a pear plus which means she's smaller on top and bigger on the bottom. what you want to do is find something that fits the waist

but goes over the thighs. what you don't want to do is go with anything too skinny which draws attention to the thighs or something too large on the waist. big no-no. and suze yalof schwartz is here to show us the outfits she chose. >> good morning, meredith. >> everybody says it's hard to find jeans, but pants are the same. >> it's true. you're going to have to navigate because this is the season of the pant. >> let's start with augustinea, she was a plus-size model. let's take a look at her body size. >> a real girl we grabbed off the street, which is pretty amazing. >> that's her before. >> now let's take a look at her afterwards. today she is a model for us. >> that is true. >> she looks fantastic. >> my trick is you want to go with a darker colored pant. i like the idea of slouchy pants but you don't want to be too slouchy because that's going to make you look bigger. this is a perfect one, long enough and i 35ir it with a

cropped cardigan. a longer one will make you look bigger. >> people probably want to wear it longer to hide a little bit. >> you do not want to do that. what's great about these is they're $70. come to size 26. no pleats. >> you look gorgeous. thank you very much. >> i love her old navy sweater top. >> our next, give me curves when you have a boy shape and you want a little bit of curve there. take a look at lauren, and her body type. there she is. you put her in a great yut fit. >> okay, here is the trick. when you want to have curves you wear a blousier top and bigger pants and cinch it at the waist to create an hourglass-like figure. right now the high-waisted pant is really in, as is the crop. she is wearing a pleated pant because that makes her look a little bit fuller around the hips. >> and you also have the tapered bottoms, right, rolled up? >> that is the fall look right now.

you're going to be seeing a lot of that. makes everything look 2010. and these are by a company called asos. they're $60. >> thank you very much, lauren. our next model india. she has long legs. you wouldn't think about it being a problem. >> long legs is not a problem at all. in fact i would love to have long legs. but the trick is a lot of women have problems finding pants that felt and are long enough. and you can definitely find them at the gap and j. crew. but now, to roll up the pants, and no one could get away with it more than people with really long legs. because it does make your leg look a little bit shorter. these are by american eagle and they're the pants that everybody is clamoring for. they're $45. you've seen them on gwyneth paltrow on the streets, hot right now. >> and they look absolutely gorgeous. >> and michael antonio shoes. you want to wear it with a high heel. >> even if you're tall you still want to add more height? >> why not?

>> thank you so much. and our last model lauren is a pear shape. let's take a look at her body type before you do your magic with her. >> the trick is to create the illusion of the perfect proportion. as you can see on lauren she's much smaller on top and bigger in the thighs. >> how do you do it? >> so i have to talk about these pants. okay. these are skinny pants. i own them, they're called shape ups and they have built-in body slimmers and they're totally comfortable for $50. >> that's fantastic. >> aren't those amazing pants? >> it sucks in all throughout the thigh. they're built-in body slimmers and they loosely graze the thigh. >> they're comfortable? >> and you want to go for a boot cut. and i like the top, too. >> it's beautiful. >> come on out, ladies. >> you should plan if you're going out shopping for pants, spend some time to get the right pair. >> or check out, you know, "glamour" magazine. we have the special edition

good morning. almost 9:00, and big trouble on the dunbarton bridge. major injury accident. >> reports of a cement truck that ran over a pedestrian just past the toll plaza. we have a sig alert, the far left lane is closed because of this major accident. i don't know why there was a

pedestrian on the roadway at that point. we're following that in the newsroom. that does have an impact on the traffic heading in the westbound direction, slow. on the southbound direction of 880 out of hayward millipepitas northbound also. we h this.righavafter this.

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and we are back now with more of "today" on this thursday morning. the 19th day of august, 2010. looks like it's going to be a nice one this afternoon. if you just hang around and wait for our concert tomorrow when daughtry takes the stage. live. i'm al roker along with natalie morales. matt had to leave a little bit early this morning. coming up in this first half hour, stomach. >> everyone suffers from stomach ailments now and then. if you are feeling sick you could be suffering from a more

serious condition such as castro intestinal problems or maybe sill yak disease. we've brought in dr. nancy synderman to answer some of your questions. >> as our kids head back to school, not only do they need new books and new clothes, schools also require a physical, as well. so we're going to have advice for parents on what you should be asking your doctor to check out at every age group so your kids get a healthy start before heading back to class. just did that a couple of weeks ago with the kids. >> me, too. also ladies if you're engaged and shopping around for our wedding dress, maybe one that looks a little bit like chelsea clinton's glamorous vera wang gown, that one cost as much as $20,000, is this year's "it" dress. our jill martin has found it for a lot less. she's going to give you a similar style at a fraction of the price, under $500. you, too, can have that gown. >> all right. first, ann is in pakistan. so natalie's got the check of the headlines. >> in the news this morning, there's a big egg recall. almost doubled in size now. it involves 380 million eggs, and the threat of salmonella.

the eggs are from a farm in iowa. they've been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in california, colorado, minnesota and possibly some other states as well. for more on this go to our website at todayshow.com. today, a house panel holds a hearing on the safety of seafood from the gulf of mexico following the big oil spill. shrimping resumed there earlier this week. and this morning the government's point man on the spill response said bp should begin permanently sealing the ruptured well the week after labor day. a milestone for the u.s. military. the last full american combat brigade in iraq has crossed over the border into kuwait. that's well ahead of president obama's august 31st deadline for ending u.s. combat operations in iraq. some 50,000 u.s. noncombat troops will remain there another year. pakistan now says flooding in that country has left more than 4 million people homeless, and that is double the earlier estimate. today flood victims waited hours

for food at relief camps. the u.s. is increasing its aid to $150 million. the u.s. holds a meeting on the pakistan flood crisis today. california governor arounol schwarzenegger says he expects to employ the first of u.s. national guard troops to the u.s./mexico border this week. they will support federal efforts to secure the border. >> new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nine months. it's a sign employers are still cutting jobs despite hopes of an economic recovery. and when a woman in australia takes her pets for a walk, no one gets in her way. this is why. the woman has two fresh water crocodiles and a salt water one that is eight feet long and still growing. she calls them beautiful. by the way, her husband said either the crocodiles go, or he will. well, they stayed. he went. yikes. >> man. >> that's harsh. >> it's now four minutes past the hour. you've got another check of the

weather. that takes care of your problems if you're having a little tiff with your spouse. >> she actually had five but he's gotten a new pair of shoes. >> oh. >> just kidding. let's see what's going on, we'll sh you today, we've got some clouds and showersunrohe ashd t gulf coast. they may pick up anoth 5 t 5o 8 inches of rain. the remnants of tropical depression number 5. also look at wet weather, strong storms possible stretching from the dakotas back into minnesota and on into wisconsin. we're also seeing lots of sunshine up and down the west coast. it's going to be a little chilly. i think when natalie was making her way upstairs -- we've got some wet weather, and the southeast atlantic states, as well. here is is a live look at san jose. you can see city hall there. will along with some clouds, but those will be clearing out as the day goes on and the sun comes out. it will be warming up by about 1:00 or so, getting to almost 80

in san jose, 80s in the inland, on the coast in the 60s. warmer today and tomorrow versus this weekend. things will really be cooling down but warming up monday and tuesday once again. sm

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with the natural fiber found in fruits and vegetables and 33% more fiber per serving than benefiber. go to fiberchoice.com to get savings and rewards. good morning, everyone. time is 9:26. i'm garvin thomas. mike normally takes us to bridges this time of morning but not usually the dunbarton. >> not usually. we had a sig alert our last report that had the fast track blocked because of an injury accident to a pedestrian run over by a cement truck. the pedestrian has been taken from the scene. all lanes are now open. the south bay shows a slowdown northbound 101 and 280 as well. the bay bridge is very light. this is the bridge i usually take you to, and this is the bridge i usually leave you with. >> thank you very much.

there's clouds out there and in san jose. the sun will be coming out, today is the night nicest day including the weekend. highs inland in the 80s, 60s at the coast. we're going down a couple of degrees saturday and sunday, back up monday and tuesday. more newk..r eabrk.

a walnut radio host is in jail charged with defrauding people. investigators say the 62-year-old targeted spanish-speaking communities around the bay area operating what he called an investment and advisory business in san jose, concord, fairfield. he hosted a live radio broadcast in spanish. police say he used his notoriety to lure people in to invest. he's accused of defrauding 35 people of over $2.2 million. furlough fridays are back. the california supreme court

says it it will review a lower court's ruling that banned a new round of mandatory days off. so starting tomorrow state workers will be forced to take three unpaid days off per month, estimated the days off will save the state $150 million per month. the furloughs will be in effect until the courts issues a ruling or until lawmakers approve the overdue state budget. it's official. give alcohol to a minor and you could face a civil lawsuit. the act was signed yesterday, allowing adults to be sued if they served alcohol to a minor if that person is killed or injured because they were intoxicated. we're back with more local news in half an hour. "today" show returns in less than a minute.

♪ ♪ but you're the only one it's not over ♪ >> daughtry and their video for "it's not over." the single off their very first album. in case you didn't know by now, tomorrow on today, chris daughtry and his band will be here live rocking the plaza. so come on down, great weather, beautiful sunshine. come down for a fantastic concert. >> yay. perfect. all right, meanwhile still to come in this half hour, this little bag, right here -- this

little dog making a lot of noise, stirring up a lot of racket. in its effort to go green, it's the new sun chips bag from frito-lay. after touting the new biodegradable bag, the company is facing thousands of consumer complaints that it's just too noisy. we're going to have more on that and what the company is thinking to do about it. >> people walk around manhandling their bag all day? >> you know what? the thing about this, though, you can't stop at one because it's like making a global announcement. i'm going for another chip. you don't care about the noise. >> there could be explosions, we're still going in. does luke use a pacifier? >> never he never did. he's almost two now. >> how about your husband joe? >> he uses the thumb. forget the pacifier. >> once your infant drops that pacifier you don't want to use it anymore, guess what, jill martin has found every parent's dream, a fast pier that closes midair when it's dropped. >> wow. >> actually every parent's dream is a baby that is already toilet

trained. that's every parent's dream. it's a great gadget and she's going to show us some great stuff coming up. >> and a knockoff of chelsea clinton's dress for under $500. also later, it's chicken on a stick. two different ways. >> what was that? >> i don't know. i don't know. and you can -- oh, there it is. kenny gilbert is here. he's going to show us a couple different ways to make it. >> so -- >> i don't know. >> chicken on a stick? >> everything on a stick. you've got a check of a weather for us? >> let's show you what's happening as far as your weekend is concerned. beautiful weather up and down the eastern seaboard. western two thirds of the country going to be nice and mild. on sunday we've got more wet weather, interior new england, down into the gulf coast, and again the heat and the sunshine continue from the mississippi river on west.

and look at what's happening outside. the clouds are beginning to clear, and this live look at downtown san francisco, the transamerica building. the clouds are picking up and will clear out as the afternoon goes on. today is the best day out of the next couple and the nicest of the weekend. we're in the low to mid-80s inland, 60s on the coast. a bit cooler as it always is. saturday and sunday things will be dipping down a bit, but the numbers will pick back unmonday and tuesday. so go outside and enjoy. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you. coming up next, why it isn't easy being green.

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i'm barely touching it. >> reporter: since the bags debuted on ert day, appropriately enough, complaints have popped up all over the internet. >> if you hold the bag -- >> reporter: there's now even a facebook page called sorry but i can't hear you over this sun chips bag. more than 30,000 people apparently agree. what do you think of this sound? >> too loud. >> yes. >> reporter: so how loud is it really? these bags may be loud, but so are new yorkers, and so are our subways. we put it to the test. right there, about 89, 91 decibels. listen to this. that's 95. but will all that noisy crunching put a crinkle in sales?

some fear going green has gone too far. >> i think a lot of green products have been ridiculed over time, and sometimes rightfully so. the prius, the reusable shopping bags. but then people see the utility and these things become a part of everyday life. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, frito-lay acknowledges hearing from consumers about the bag's noise, and says it is actively working to address it, as they develop the next generation package. that means this generation of chip lovers may have to settle for silencing their stomach. but not the bag. for "today," peter alexander, nbc news -- guys, please, seriously -- new york. >> it's hard to talk here it's so loud. >> a lot of noise. >> that's right. >> a lot of noise. >> louder because it's compostable. good for the environment, at

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first half of this segment you're not interested in at all. >> i think america is interested in a lot of these. we'll start with the chelsea clinton wedding dress by vera wang it was estimated between $15,000 and $20,000. david's bridal has a similar one under $500, $499. it's similar. she has the gem belt and this is obviously not real, a little cheaper, but the same kind of look if you're getting married and you want to look like it's a royal wedding. >> there you go. once you're married and you're ready to start cooking, well, you've got the egg molds. >> for some reason i don't think chelsea made this the next day, but these are great to wake up to. heart eggs $9. great for breakfast. >> and for the "star wars" beak in your life. >> for the "star wars" geek, start with the pancakes. >> i can't believe the dark side of the pancakes! >> i can probably even make

these. one more? you want to do one more? that's it. these are sandwiches and cookies and this is great to start school. >> these are not the pancakes you're looking for. >> are we done? >> yes. >> now we're officially done. >> all right. >> moving on. >> these pacifiers. >> radbaby.com i baby sit a lot so i can relate to this one. i get $10 an hour for this. this, you give your child for this, in motion, you drop it and it closes. >> that's great. >> found these and i love it. 25 park.com starting at $25 and look at all of these fun finds. >> my son has about ten of these shirts. this is his look upon the tie shirt. >> i love that he wears a tie like that. >> my son's 18.

but he's only 8. >> you said 8, not 18. >> designing your own sneakers. >> i love this. converse.com starting at $45, what a great way to kick off, kickoff, the school year. put your name on them and you pick the laces and the tongue and the soles, everything on converse. that's a great way. >> now on to your section. >> thank you! >> this is hammicker.com, this is a case and we've been in those situations where we lose power and lose battery. you charge it for four hours and you get four hours of extra battery in the case. $69 and that will save you. i know you moved on to the ipad, but ed actually uses a kindle. >> right. >> this charges everything at once. $49. it's an all-in one shopping. ipad, we're both really into the ipad. this i like from quirky.com because it gives you three ways that you can type and you can use it as a frame and use it it to read so it gives you all of

the different levels. $55. >> that's pretty neat. for a lot of women you don't want to carry the bulky handbag, but where do you keep your credit card. >> i love this. these are bracelets and i have a credit card in here. you can fit money and you can fit a credit card and lipstick. >> our director joel michaels has that. >> it is so funny, i saw him this morning and he was wearing one. $12 to $150 and joel also likes these very much, he told me because this is delight.com. this is a coffee cup that you can keep your money and keys in, and if you go running around are after you can wear it around your wrist. >> that's amazing. >> jill, thank you so much. >> any "star wars?" >> no, that's all i've got. jill martin, thank you so much. >> coming up, tasty chicken kebabs, three different ways in today's kitchen, but first this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay,

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this morning in "today's kitchen" we're firing up the grill, chicken kebabs two different ways. hot chef kenny gilbert is a former contestant on top chef d.c. and chef and partner of culinary adventures capital. you've been a busy guy. >> i am. >> also you're opening a restaurant in d.c., i hear. >> actually going to be opening in jacksonville, florida. >> okay, wonderful. what's the theme of the restaurant? >> perfect island retreat. a lot of caribbean flavors. using a lot of local ingredients. jicama, mango, papaya. >> kind of what we're going to be talking about today. you're making two different kinds of skewered chicken recipes. the first one is a classic chicken sate. >> we're starting with coconut milk. >> a marinade? >> yeah, a marinade. a little bit of fish sauce. this is a thai style marinade. cilantro. sugar.

little curry powder. >> a little sweetness to the sugar in there. >> a nice balance. a little bit of salt. and a little bit of fresh pepper. >> and it's so easy to do. >> very easy. >> this is an appetizer at a restaurant all the time. but so easy to make at home. >> exactly. you can marinate this. will take about 10, 15 minutes. you also can marinate it overnight, as well. >> and you just slice the chicken really, really super thin there, right? >> exactly. about a quarter of an inch thickness on the strips. so, the unique thing about this is that when you skewer these up, you want to weave the skewer through it. >> through it, yeah. now people a lot of time when they make kebabs they put the vegetables sometimes with it, too. that can be a little bit of a -- it can be hard to cook the meat and the chicken at the same time? >> exactly. but you know, this is very common. so we already have some started over here. >> oh, it looks great. >> what you're seeing is nice caramelization on the chicken

from the combination of the sugar, the coconut milk, the cilantro. >> smells so good, too. >> over here we put together a beautiful mango coconut salad. so fresh lime juice, mango. >> the mangoes. >> red bell pepper. >> that looks amazing. >> this is a habanero. one of the hottest peppers in the world. >> that's going to have a kick. >> we remove the seeds. >> and you just cut it. >> chop it really fine. more fish sauce, coconut milk and fresh cilantro. >> and that makes that delicious salad. which you like to serve it with. just a tiny little bit more time. >> let's go over to the other cumin chicken that you're going to make here for us, too. you really love, i mean, these island spices that you know, cumin always sort of has that great distinctive flavor. >> it does. and this is actually marinated with cumin, honey, a little bit of parsley and salt. it's great with orange juice. you can put this with a beautiful babagnoush, or

tabbouleh, another version. more mediterranean influence. >> and then here you keep the cuts a little bit thicker. any reason why? >> it's just, again, classic kebabs. >> kebab style. >> use thick pieces and you can also make the vegetables here. whether you're zucchini or onions, tomatoes. >> this is what it looks like all plated up. i think these are getting done here. almost. >> they look good. >> almost. very nice. good. i'm going to give it a go. al, you want to try? >> don't even need a fork. >> i'm going to go for the salad. you've got my favorite -- between coconut and mango, hmm. that's amazing. >> chicken lollipop. >> it is a lollipop. >> did you see yoda out there? >> no. >> kenny albert, thanks so much. "top chef d.c." airs 10:00, 9:00 central on bravo. >> coming up.

>> hoda lee and kathie lee. actor kyle mclachlan stops by. >> and a live performance by trace atkins. all that after your local news and weather. kins. all that after your local news and weather. dkins. all that after your local news and weather.

good morning, everyone. time is 9:56. i'm garvin thomas. hope you're having a good morning. mike is here to make sure it

stays good. >> we'll keep our eye on the bay bridge. made my day, the metering lights are off. for the last half hour, no problems. 18-minute drive over the freeway. san mateo bridge, no problems there. little slowing on the peninsula slide through san mateo, usually one of the last spots to show the clearing as well as spats through palo alto. northbound direction through the south bay, 101 sticking around, 87 coming off of 85 still slow and 280 -- 85 just off the 280 slow. we had an earlier accident at the interchange but no problems through kuperstein aside from heavier traffic. we have clouds but they'll be clearing out. a live look at san jose. now in the mid-50s, warming up slowly today, san francisco at 54, san jose at 60, sunnyvale at 71. lunchtime, things warming up significantly. most spots into the mid-70s or

so. 4:00, some spots will will be in the 80s. let's look at the seven-day forecast. today is going to be the warmest of the next week or so. cooling down over the weekend. bay area drivers looking for fast track customer service are being connected to a service of a completely different kind. thousands of drivers have transponders that pay their bridge tolls electronically. they have a toll free number for customer service printed on them. drivers with older transponders find the number isn't what they expect. the number puts them on the fast track to sex talk. a glitch many say is comical but could cause problems. >> especially if it was like on speaker phone in my office or something. all of a sudden i'm calling a live chat line. >> the metropolitan transportation commission is aware of the problem while staff looks into it, they suggest calling 511 and asking for fast track customer service. we have more local news for you in half on hour. the "today" show returns in just about a minute.

>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's thursday, august 19th. happy you joined us today. >> i spent a little time on "the joy beyar show." we did a panel on cancer. there are a lot of people diagnosed with cancer publicly. michael douglas. just a nice panel. they were talking about being in

the public eye and talking about an illness like that and how you deal with it. a great panel. we talked a little bit about michael and life. it was uplifting. sometimes those discussions can make you feel bad. renee steered the discussion in a great way. >> that's what i love about you. you never let an illness define you. a lot of people do. they want to play the victim and you don't let that happen. >> it shapes you but doesn't define you. most things shape you but probably shouldn't define you. it's part of me but not all of me. >> it's a gone part. >> good-bye. >> we have lots to talk about. do you know that you might live in one of "forbes" most stressful cities? >> they put all kind of factors. unemployment. commute time. crime. health. all kinds of stuff. the number three most stressful city in the entire nation is houston, texas.

>> number two is los angeles where i'm headed off to today. >> the number one stressful city is las vegas. >> part of the reason is because it gets so hot there that people can't exercise. if you exercise for 30 minutes your stress levels go down. >> there's a lot of air conditioning. that's an excuse. you can go to a gym that's cooled off and do your half hour. >> we need excuses for not going. that's what happens. >> okay. we're the last people on television to play with these bags. >> we had these bags yesterday. careful. all right. now -- hold on. hold on. hold on. one second. this is -- hold on. this is a sun chips biodegradable bag. it's great because it goes into

the heap and disengrates. the one problem is that it is loud. okay. let's figure out how loud it is. >> it says it is 90 decibels. >> let's see. keeps track of sound. okay. let's see. you hold it up. i'll do it. watch the red thing. one, two, go. see what happened? went way up there. >> don't eat these at rock concerts. >> or at the movies. >> or if you're trying to sneak food which a lot of us do on occasion. you don't want to have this bag. >> all alone in the privacy of your own house. >> they are working on the technology and hopefully next time they'll have that worked out. >> peter alexander took this noise maker to the subway and it was 90 and this thing was 95. >> don't eat it on the subway.

kids' hearing is dissipating. kids are having much more trouble with their hearing than my generation and yours. >> they are plugging in with those headphones. >> do you at a lot. >> i have to tell you this. this is what i do in the morning. most people don't like it. i come into work with a song and i make people listen to it. i force feed them my music in the makeup room. some people love it. some don't. i was going to tell you this is the song that got stuck in my head and it's by michael frantee called "say hey." don't focus on her during the segment at all. i don't want any scowling. nothing. stop. stop. >> not you. her. ♪ >> feel it. feel it. don't focus on her.

>> i love the lyrics. ♪ ♪ i love you ♪ i love you >> keep it going. you got it. ♪ >> it's so good. you want to dance. "say hey." that's it. >> i wish him the best in the world. >> you kind of like it.

>> don't. you know what was more than fine, last night on pbs, they did a live telecast from lincoln center of south pacific. okay. thank you. now, did you hear that snooki has a new charge attached to her previous charge for annoying people. what took them so long? >> she got charged with disorderly conduct, creating a public nuisance and being annoying is involved in these charges. >> it just happens to be the fact that they also are taping their newest season. i think it's all to get ratings. >> she keeps getting -- what's the snooki appeal? what do you think? >> sorry. none. >> just look at the whole thing. the situation. >> again, i wish snooki all the

best but i don't want to see a bunch of little snookis running around the world. i don't want a generalatition o little snookis. >> i like how your bangs are growing out. >> thank you. >> this is the good phase. >> thank you. >> we're going through the good phase right now. >> i thought we were going to talk today about the parents who came home -- they were home. parents were home. is that for later? >> it's for later. >> i love this story. we'll talk about it tomorrow. today we'll talk about okay or not okay. >> the question is it okay for a celebrity to run for office. kathie lee says everyone should follow their passion. if that leads to you politics, god bless you and god help us. >> hoda said yes, especially if they are good looking.

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>> okay. our beloved and esteemed director dropped the ball. that's all we can say. >> i have a question. can we disengreat that picture? >> it's only fair that we have equal time and keep putting up the picture of me without makeup. that's the only fair thing in this world. >> i like when you are mid sneeze. that's how i like you. let's say hi to the ladies from the library of congress. a big quick hey. hi, sarah. >> hoda, everyone loved your song. lauren wrote in it's one of my favorite songs. ♪ pamela said i listen to that song every morning. it makes me so happy. >> happy for everybody.

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welcome today. >> thank you so much. >> great to see you. >> good to be here. >> the movie takes place in the world of dance. the world of ballet but it has so many other themes. >> it's about a young man who triumphs against impossible odds coming from a rural village in china where never heard of the valley let alone seen one. he emergeses to the pinnacle of his sport. >> it's a cultural thing too. >> exactly right. he's the first chinese citizen allowed to come to america. the houston ballet. he's only supposed to be here three months. >> finding this actor must have been difficult. it's a true story. he's a fabulous dancer. amazing how they found him. >> he was recommended by the guy who wrote the autobiography whose story this is about.

he's from the same dance academy in beijing. this is the man who is playing the role in the movie. >> it's also a love story. >> it's a beautiful love story. >> it's the love story, cultural thing, i like how it portrays the cultural revolution in china. >> they shot there. they went to shoot and were there for six or seven weeks in china, in rural china. conditions were abysmal. horrible poverty. >> i don't know if you would say this but it's pro-american. when he came to this country he realized there was nowhere else he would rather because because he was told in china the sun doesn't shine there and he arrives and sees -- >> it's not as it was. and freedoms that he experienced in america and his chance to do his art. >> learning to soar. learning to fly. tell us where your character

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>> time for our guys tell all panel to solve your relationship dilemmas. and in some instances your racial ones too. we should note they are single. >> and married father of one and also the star of comedy album and we have chuck who can be seen on "world's dumbest." and finally last but not least is andrew.

andrew is married with a little boy. okay. we're going to talk to sarah. >> i'm here with kristen from new york. she has a question about who plans the date. >> i've been asked out on a few first dates recently and the men have inquired on what i would like to do opposed to just planning the date. i was wondering why do men do this. >> maybe because we are, what do we call it, considerate? how about that? what we want to plan is this. we're going the jets game and by jets game i mean my family room where my mother will make us snacks and we'll watch a football game. >> see what i meant about andrew? >> i think that's considerate that he's asking what you want to do. it's not like he's asking you to plan the whole date. he's not expecting you to come up with all of the ideas. he just wants some ideas of what you like. >> we always like to -- i don't

know about him but i always like to at least have, you know, most of the date planned but i need to know dislikes like allergies such as sushi. you show up at a sushi restaurant and you hate it. >> she may have been thinking about the guys who can never make a plan and everyone knows who those guys. what do you want? what do you want? >> i think it is laziness. it's not always being considerate. sometimes it's just guys -- >> he understands. >> those are guys i date. >> we're talking about first dates. early on. >> hoda has lots of first dates. >> stop it. question two is an e-mail. why when a man looks at another woman in front of a significant other it seems to be okay to him but when the woman looks at another man, he gets upset. >> good question. >> this reminds me of something i always say. people say, hey, man, you're

married and look at women. i'm married not buried. as guys we're always looking. we don't mean harm. we're not smooth with it. women are smooth with it. if we catch you looking, that means your foot is probably already halfway out the door. >> men have to worry about paternity issues they are more sensitive and overreact where women can be more easy going about it. >> you guys worry about paternity issues? >> when you get caught, just point out different things that are wrong with the girl. you would never do that. you would never have your thing hanging out like that. you look great. >> it doesn't bother me at all. if i can look, you can look and as a matter of fact look at each

other all day long. i don't care. as long as there's no touching involved. if she sees a good looking man and he's gorgeous, i say, yeah, and he's also gay. >> you girls are the worst. girls check out girls in a restaurant. they'll look at them like just to even talk something to say what is she wearing. this, that and the other thing. it's kind of -- >> none of you have answers for that question. >> we're going to take a break and come back and discuss more with our new guy panel. >> and trace atkins is going to perform for us. >> you guys are terrific. guys remember, we're a solar system. mars is down...and... um, it's only 10am. who hasn't had their jimmy dean breakfast this morning?

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people who will become u.s. citizens this morning. they'll take the oath and allegiance in oakland 10:00 a.m. it includes fifth grade essay winners who wrote on the topic "why i am glad america is a nation of immigrants". in oakland, you can get baseball with politics. the registrar of voters will be at tonight's game, passing out p pamphlets and answering questions. the registrar's office want to make sure people know how to vote properly using the new ranked choice ballot. they'll be outside the coliseum from 4 ooflt 30 to 7:30. plans to change the water front along the embarcadero could be put on hold. several groups have filed suit to delay the study between the ferry building and fisherman's wharf. it claims the study is being done without the proper environmental review. neighbors worry the development could create taller buildings and mar their view of the bay. the project would place as much as 170 high-end condominiums on

the current site of a tennis club and parking lot. there are also proposals for a hotel. thanks for joining us this morning. "today" show continues 5: n us c bay area news. ♪ >> we're back as we continue with our guys tell us conversation. >> they're all here. >> they're all here. let's start with a question we have on tape. let's take a listen. >> hi. i'm from new york. my question for the guys panel is after you broke up with someone are booty calls still okay? >> for a guy they are. >> booty calls are only okay if you're all on the same page. something to worse than a guy who gets back with a woman on a booty call thinking the

relationship is back on and now he's crying because he thought they were back together. >> what about her? she may be doing the same thing. >> have it in writing that both parties know what's going on. >> if you want to do booty call it means you have to resolve the issue. do you want to be with that person or find someone new? if you're in that in between stage -- >> it happens when neither party has moved on. >> it's not a sign that the relationship is not done it's a sign that you're horny and drunk. that's what it comes down to. >> you have to love him on some level. >> tells it like it is. >> let's talk to sarah. >> jordan from florida has a question about guys and body odor. >> okay. hi, guys. you are on your first date and you're very excited to meet him and all of a sudden he opens his mouth and it's not smelling so good. what do you do? >> you leave.

>> if it's regular body owed dod stuff you can entice him into a shower. >> what if he had to drive four hours to come visit you and didn't have time to get a toothbrush and brush his teeth. >> another ten minutes to the store. >> what if she's challenged orally. >> how fine is she? >> it doesn't matter. >> if she's short enough where all her breath is hitting right here, then with he can maybe make it happen. i'm not going to get into what happens when we get back to the crib. >> that's a sign of problems with health so that's why people are turned off by it. >> they're turned off by it because it stinks. >> especially on the first date. >> that's the problem. it's the first date.

that's when you're supposed to put on your best. if this is your best, if stink is your best, come on. people with stinky breath don't know it. it's hard to tell somebody that their breath stinks until you're 40 and your breath is still stinking. >> shouldn't someone have told them the truth along the way? >> tell people the truth. >> i'm sensitive. >> all right. let's go to our next question on tape. >> hi. i'm caroline from california. i have a question for the guys panel. why do you expect women to always be perfectly groomed from head to toe. question for you is, have you ever heard of manscaping. >> do you guys expect women to be perfectly groomed from head to toe? >> she used words like us a. that sounds like she has

experience. i want you to be who you are and i don't like you to be over manicured any way. >> i don't want you to be who you are. you're hairy. what you can't help is removing that hair. i would appreciate that. >> hairy women do not -- >> women assume that men want them much more groomed than they do. she probably can let her grooming fly a bit. if she wants a guy to manscape she needs to go to a place like new york. >> if you are upset if a gal doesn't shave her legs in a day or two? >> a couple days stubble is understandable. if you are like sheena from the jungle --

>> if you can braid it, it's too long. >> if it's a construction worker and, sorry, miss -- >> okay. okay. okay. we got it. let's go talk to sarah. >> laura from florida has a question about passing gas. >> i need to know. you're on your first date. he takes you to a nice restaurant. the dinner doesn't agree with you and you pass a little gas. do you fess up or do you just pretend nothing happened? >> this is what do you. you keep talking and you don't miss a beat. if you miss a beat, i know it's you. or if you look at me like i did it. now it's time to have a conversation over there.

>> it's not going to make a difference if you keep talking or not. we know it was you. we know it was you. what you should really do is excuse yourself from the table, catch a cab and never call me again. that's the end of it. >> you pretend it's not you and it is, who did that? do you smell that? >> you just go and possess it and say didn't see that coming. she's funny. don't do that no more but i can hang with you. >> you didn't say anything about it and you just wound up on twitter. >> if it's in the car and -- just tuck and roll. i'll unlock the door for you in neutral. just get out. >> i need fresh air.

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>> this is all about last dates and not first dates. >> no fart jokes. >> i'm leaving. everything is inexpensive $15 or less except for this which is a knife. 150 bucks. it is east meets west. it's a japanese knife that's a thin blade for slicing versus the western knife which is heavy, blunt instrument for chopping. this is a rounded edge. very thin. it has a wider edge and pittsburgh handle. >> that's a perfect gift. >> you can get this online. look at that. >> paper thin. >> it's a combination of thin slicing but you can chop with it. very sharp. >> no small children. >> this is smart if you are trying to lose weight. >> this is microwave popcorn popper. you put in half a cup of popcorn in. throw it in the microwave. two to three minutes. no oil. >> how does it taste?

>> it needs salt. >> no burning. healthy. three to five minutes. and you got real popcorn. >> that's good. >> we tried in the test kitchen to smoke foods in the kitchen. stove top. doesn't work. these are smoker bags. you put the food in. 475 for 15 minutes. reduce the oven to 375 to finish. this is salmon. takes 20 minutes. it is double walled and has wood chips and a little sugar so it gives you that great flavor. it really works. if it didn't work, i wouldn't be here. >> look what chris brought us. >> i bet he did. >> you know what it is. >> don't believe this. >> it's a dough whisk. you put in the chips and you mix

it up and it's very hard to do with a spatula. it goes right through. it works much better than a spatula. there you go. 15 bucks. works great. >> all right. so now grill gauge. you want to know how much propane is here. you lift it up like this. hold onto it. >> okay. >> she's empty. lift it up like that. you read the gauge. this is empty of course. that will tell you. >> there's no other way of telling. you have to remember the last time you used it and for how long. >> this is the fifth one you like finally. man. i got one out of five. weber chimney starter. has a lot of holes here. upside down. put more newspaper in.

left side down. add charcoal to here. fill it up. it's a chimney starter. instead of using lighter fluid or electric starter outside on the grill it starts your charcoal. you light newspaper underneath. come back in 20 minutes and charcoal is lit. do you put it on the grill? >> i don't get it. put it on the grill and light it like you normally do. >> it concentrates the heat and starts charcoal without lighter fluid. >> just throw coals on the grill and light them. >> see. >> you use a gas grill, right? >> no. she goes to my house for dinner. >> this has been around a while. it cost $13. if you want to get a box grater there you go. you can use it on ginger,

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♪ >> we got a cowboy in the studio with us today. >> we do. country star trace atkins riding through town fresh off his release of his ninth studio album named "cowboys back in town." >> yeah. >> you've been on the road all night coming to see. thanks for bringing the guys. >> they weren't doing anything. >> you have a new label, right? >> yeah.

i moved over to show dog universal after 15 years. >> how's that. >> it's good. >> first album on that label. >> is it different? can we expect something brand new out of trace atkins? >> i always thought with everyone that i grow a little and get a little better at what i do. i always think the latest one is the best one. they got the best one so far. >> has life changed you? you're a granddaddy. >> i like that. >> i'm tactile. >> we should have had you up there. >> they don't know answers to any of those questions. they're boys. >> we should have brought the real man up. >> what are you going to sing for us? >> this ain't no love song. which means this is not a love song. >> trace atkins.

♪ my heart didn't skip a beat when i saw you standing there looking like some kind of angel ♪ ♪ like you were walking on air and the earth didn't move when you first said my name ♪ ♪ i didn't feel a thing no not me my heart didn't skip a beat ♪ this ain't no love song ♪ this ain't no love song ♪

♪ ♪ this ain't no love song i just felt getting my guitar on and singing a tune ♪ ♪ won't be hear it on the radio but then you never know

♪ note baby if you want you can sing along but this ain't no love song ♪ ♪ love song ♪ love song ♪ sing it to you baby all night long ♪ ♪ all night long ♪ yeah half this stuff i'm making up well you probably won't be hearing it on the radio ♪ ♪ all night long ♪ baby if you want you can sing along ♪ ♪ but this ain't no love song ♪ love song ♪ love song

♪ this ain't no love song >> great job. >> you're on the road with toby keith? say hi to him. >> thank you for being here. >> we'll be back with more "today" on nbc.

>> it is time for miss sarah. >> a lot of potty chatter about the man panel. love the man panel. so funny. jennifer said it's the best segment. i sit here and lmao. can't say say that. >> all right. have a good one. see you tomorrow.