good morning. breaking news. two armed and dangerous fugitives are behind bars this morning after a dramatic raid at an arizona camp ground. an alert forest ranger is being credited with bringing the nationwide manhunt to an end. today exclusive. former illinois goverr rod blagojevich sits down for an exclusive interview, his first since being convicted of just one of the 24 counts he faced. prosecutors are preparing for a retrial. is he preparing to cop a plea deal? and miracle in colombia. one of the american survivors of that passenger jet that crashed and broke into pieces while landing speaks out live for the

first time about what it was like to be on that plane today, friday, august 20th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this friday morning. i'm meredith vieira. >> i'm carl quint ania in for matt. paul mcclusky and alleged accomplice casslyn welch had beenn escape since they escaped july 30th. late thursday night a forest ranger spotted their car at a camp ground in eastern arizona. when they approached welch pulled a gun before the two of them surrendered. the latest details on the arrest straight ahead. also ahead new details on the tragic death of yeardley

love, allegedly murdered by her ex-boyfriend, a player on the men's team. the violent altercation they had just days before that brutal crime. the son of former vice president dan quayle follows his father into politics with a run for congress. he's already making waves with two controversial ads and the racy blog in his past. we'll meet him just ahead. the end of that nationwide manhunt for two fugitives in arizona. george lewis has details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, carl. mcclufky and welch told people they considered themselves sort of a latter-day bonnie and clyde but unlike that couple their story did not end in a hail of bullets but rather with their surrender in arizona, the place where it all began. >> reporter: mcclusky and welch had been on the lam since july 30th. u.s. marshals say she's suspected of helping him and two other inmates break out of a medium security prison in arizona. they were arrested at a camp

ground near the arizona/new mexico border when a park ranger noticed a car backed into the trees as though someone were trying to hide it. >> the scene has been sealed off for investigators to look for evidentiary items. not only for crimes in arizona but for crimes in other states. >> reporter: one crime in particular, the murder of an oklahoma couple whose charred bodies were found inside their burned-out travel trailer in new mexico. the marshals say there's evidence tying mcclusky to the murder scene. investigators believe that mcclusky and two other men broke out of prison after welch threw a pair of wire cutters to them over the perimeter fence. the other two men are in custody, daniel renwick arrested august 1st in rifle, colorado, after a shoot-out with police, and terry province taken into custody in meeteetse august 9th after showing up for worship services at a small church near yellow stone national park.

the two men are convicted murderers. mcclusky was serving time for the attempted murder of a police officer. welch, his cousin and fiancee, almost ended this whole thing violently. >> now, at the time of the arrest, cassie welch had a firearm in the back of her small of her back. she attempted to go for the firearm but as she pulled it out the s.w.a.t. officers obviously had her -- had their guns trained on her and she dropped the weapon. >> reporter: mcclusky was in a nearby sleeping bag and did not resist arrest. mcclusky later told officers that if he'd had a chance to go for his gun in a nearby tenth he would have shot it out with them but that didn't happen. so now mcclusky and welch are locked up while the investigation continues. meredith and carl, back to you. >> george, what a dramatic end to three weeks of drama. george louis in los angeles, thanks. let's get a check of the other top story from natalie morales. good morning, everyone.

the u.n. says more international aid is being promised for pakistan amid growing desperation there following weeks of flooding. pakistan says the floods have left more than 20 million people needing food, shelter and clean water. one family in pakistan was stranded when floodwaters surrounded their farm, leaving them alone on an island and waiting for help. floodwaters in china washed out part of a railroad bridge thursday leaving train cars dangling. officials managed to get all the passengers out before the cars fell into the water. elsewhere in china, dramatic rescue of a man who had been clinging to a bull zozer in the middle of a raging flood. unbelievable pictures there. health officials fear the salmonella outbreak that led to the recall of hundreds of millions of eggs will likely grow. the egg producers already facing at least two lawsuits stemming from the recall. officials are trying to find out who made a phone call thursday threatening an american airlines flight from san francisco to new york. passengers were taken off the

plane. the fbi later determined the threat was not credible. in texas, a carjacking suspect is in custody after leading police on a chase through a fence and onto a taxiway at love field in dallas. officials are now reviewing security at the airport. and roger clemens was indicted by a federal grand jury thursday for allegedly lying to congress when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs. if convicted instead of potentially going into the hall of fame, he could go to prison. clemens maintains he's innocent. he wrote on twitter last night, i am happy to finally have my day in court. have to see how that goes. it's now 7:06. let's turn it back over to meredith, carl and the birthday boy. >> how old are you? >> 35? >> not quite. 56. >> all right! >> wow. still got you beat. every year you get better. >> well, any year you're above ground is better.

>> hopeoube yave a great birthday. >> thank you very much. let's see how great our weather looks. unfortunately for our friends in the upper midwest risk of strong storms from marquette in the a u.p. down to missouri. possibility of tornadoes from northern wisconsin into the p. of michigan. looking at showers and thunderstorms firing up along this frontal system. rainfall amounts, some areas may pick up to five inches of rain in the u.p. of michigan all the way down to missouri where we may see up to five inches. rest of the country, beautiful weather out west. 108 in phoenix. showers to the southeast. remnants of tropical depression number 5 still continue. showers also in northern new england. and here's a live look at san francisco's golden gate bridge. some low-lyingintigckloro a w be sticking around longer than they did yesterday before they clear out late afternoon around 2:00 to 3:00. today's highs not quite as high as yesterday, we'll be in the 80s in some areas before cooling

down over the weekend. along the coast where it's always cooler, mid 60s. things will be bumping back up on monday until we get back up to the high 80s. and of course you know what it means. it's coming up on sunday. it's time for "sunday night football night in america." the vikings travel to candlestick park. the elusive brett favre, he's back again, ready to retire. but first to play some more football. cloudy, patchy fog. temperatures in the 50s. on sunday night, football night in america! meredith. >> he is back. al, thank you very much. now to former illinois governor rod blagojevich. in a moment he will speak out in an exclusive live interview, his first since being found guilty of just a single count at his corruption trial. first nbc's john yang is in chicago with the latest. john, good morning to you.

>> reporter: good morning, meredith. this morning federal prosecutors are reviewing their case against rod blagojevich preparing for a retrial. the judge said he'll set the date for the retrial next week. this morning, more new details about just what went on inside that jury room during the 14 days of deliberation. jurors said they were overwhelmed by the sheer complexity of the prosecution's case. after hearing seven weeks of testimony and tames of secret fbi wiretaps, the judge gave them 136 pages of complicated instructions. jury forearm james mats mote yoe spoke with meredith. >> we had to learn the law and how to apply it to the evidence. >> i personally had to keep going back to them to understand things like the difference between extortion and bribery. >> reporter: jurors said they were divided from the beginning 7-5 to acquit on charges he tried to extort highway contractors, 7-5 to convict on charges he tried to get money

from a horse racing executive. but on the headline-grabbing charges that he tried to sell president obama's old senate seat, the vote was 11-1 guilty. jurors said that's where the prosecution case was strongest because there was so much wiretap evidence. >> i've got this thing, and it's [ bleep ] golden and i'm just not giving it up for [ bleep ] nothing. >> there wasn't a question about it but not everyone felt that way. >> reporter: in one wiretap blagojevich suggested he'd give obama friend valerie jarrett the seat if the president's contributors could bank roll a new project. >> that was the attempted extortion for me. that was guilty. >> reporter: but not for the lone holdout. >> she saw it as no crime was being committed, it was just talk, political talk. >> reporter: former assistant u.s. attorney joel levin said prosecutors should keep that in mind as they plan a new trial. >> i think part of the challenge of the prosecution is to try to

define the other transactions in as simple terms as they defined the senate seat. >> reporter: two big challenges for rod blagojevich and a retrial. number one, how is he going to pay for it? he's out of cash. number two, there's signs some of his lawyers want out. >> thank you very much. former governor rod blagojevich is here for an exclusive interview. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about where things stand today. you were once one of the most powerful politicians in this country. at one point you had ambitions to become president. as of today you're out of a job. your political future looks dead and you're now a convicted felon. do you take any responsibility with what's become of you? >> meredith, let me point out when the government targets you and prosecutors want to get you and they spent six years spending tens of mlts of taxpayer's money and so many have asked how much did he spend of the taxpayers 'money and he failed to get any corruption

charges. there is a false statement they allege i made. but that's not true. >> you were convicted. >> we're going to appeal that. and as you point out we didn't put a defense on. my lawyers were very certain the government failed to prove any corruption -- >> you don't take any responsibility for anything that happened to you? >> i would say that looking back, if i could change some things -- >> what would you change? >> certain people i put faith in and trust and advisers and different people. but you have to understand, less than 2% of the tapes were played in court. the government put their best case on and failed to prove any corruption. "the wall street journal" just came out in an editorial suggesting the prosecutor should be fired or resign because it's been an abuse of his power. "the washington post" -- >> right after the trial you said this was a persecution and not a prosecution and also said the jury agreed with you that the government did not prove its case. but the foreman of the jury was with us the next day and said that was not true and said the only reason you were not convicted of trying to sell that

senate seat was because of one lone juror and in fact he voted to convict you on all counts. another juror said she's glad there's going to be a retry. a third juror said if they do retry him they might be in trouble. he was lucky. given that, do you want to gamble on another trial or would you like to make some sort of a plea deal? >> no. i'm absolutely very determined to seek full vinld case. >> you will not seek a plea deal? >> i have done nothing wrong. this is by a prosecutor who for six years targeted me and spent tens of millions of dollars trying to get me. the questions people should be asking and you should ask in the media what happened the day before when they came to my house at 6:00 and arrested me a sitting governor. i want to challenge this prosecutor. let me challenge this prosecutor -- the prosecutor to release all the evidence and every tape, every transcript that happened the day before i was arrested, two days before i was arrested, a week before i was arrested, ten days before i was arrested. this trial we put no defense on

and they failed to prove any corruption charges. >> the main charge that you tried to sell that u.s. senate seat 11-1 in favor of convicting you that has got to be sobering to you. >> the fact of the matter is we didn't challenge it. there was no case that explained that conversations -- let me point that out. the very thing they're trying to convict me of, political horse trading and in this case it's really disgusting, possibility with political advisers. remember sent to me by the president himself political horse trading. this is what they're now trying to criminalize. these prosecutors who by -- who act in a way where they're making deals with convicted felons and in exchange for their testimony these felons come in and say what the prosecutors want them to say the very thing they're charging me with they ought to charge themselves with and add an additional count of hypocrisy. >> it sounds like you're saying this thing is so bleep gold i'm not going to give it away.

>> there's a new federal judge today because reportedly a congressman voted for president obama's health care plan and in exchange the congressman's brother became a fellow judge. that sort of politics is how our country operates. >> so that's business as usual in chicago, i'll scratch your back, you scratch mine. >> there is a u.s. congressman who voted for president obama's health care plan whose brother is now a federal judge. political horse trading. they're trying to do selective prosecuting and criminalize what is political behavior but in this particular case there was no behavior. there was strictly discussion and ideas floated openly with lawyers and advisers -- >> before the trial, during the trial you said repeatedly, i want to take that stand. i want to clear my name. you said it so many times. just watch. we put together a few of the comments. >> i expect to be fully vindicated and clear my name. i can't wait to take the stand and testify and get the truth out. every day gets by i get close to taking that stand myself.

i will prove my innocence and i will testify. >> there have been reports since then your defense team did a mock trial to put you on the stand. that you did not do well and they figured you would be clobbered by the prosecution and that's why you did not take the stand. you're saying that is not true at all? >> they threw everything but the kitchen sink at me. the power of the federal government with millions and millions of dollars they can spend with taxpayer money. they failed to convict me of corruption charges without putting on any defense. >> why didn't you take the stand? >> our legal team determined after the government put its case on that they didn't prove any corruption and as a result made a determination there was no credence to their trial. >> if there is a retrial will you commit that you take the stand since it meant so much to you to take the stand? >> i wanted to take the stand the first time around and i would be fully prepared to take it the second time around if there is one. the big question is why are they wasting taxpayer money? in chicago, your network program

"dateline" they showed police are gunned down and children are shot in front of their homes. instead they should use that money in my view to be able to address the real crime problems in places like chicago -- >> i think some people would agree with you that having a retrial is going to cost a lot of money. in fact you're out of money as john yang said. you spend $3 million of your defense money. can you afford another trial? >> you fight against all odds. the fact of the matter is i'm up against a giant goliath and take solace in the biblical story of david. i don't have a slingshot but i have truth on my side. the government failed to convict me of any corruption charges. let me remind you that this prosecutor had me arrested a sitting governor. he said he was stopping a crime spree before it happened. december the 9th, 2008. i challenge him -- >> some would argue this is not failure by the prosecution. this was matter of poor jury

selection and if there is a retrial because of that 11-1 vote on the most significant charge against you, you're going to be in trouble. >> no. the fact is when the government has all the advantages that they have and all the money that they have and in cases like this if you talk to the experts, they never, ever fail to get the guy they're trying to get. well, they didn't in this particular case. again, every charge related to corruption, 23 of them, none of them were guilty. >> let's put the criminal charges aside. no matter how you slice it it did not paint a pretty picture of you. came across as vulgar, interested in public office. even your defense referred to you as a dim bulb did basically what politicians do. that's got to hurt. those are the guys on your side. >> well, what i was about to do on december the 9th and 10th and december the 8th it was pretty much set up and the president's chief of staff rahm emanuel was

part of the deal. that was to do things for people. again in america you're supposed to have the freedom to be able to talk freely on the telephone and in my case lawyers and advisers -- if there was any intent to break any law, i wouldn't be speaking so freely thinking out loud and brainstorming. there was a tape played before that jury that says it has to be done legally and obviously. >> this has got to have been very difficult for you and your family. going forward could -- i just wonder about how you can handle this mentally and physically. >> well, again, it's an upside down story. again, i want to challenge the prosecutor because i agree we'll release all the evidence to the public. there are 2,000 conversations with me. they refuse to play all of them. they ought to play the tapes on december the 8th, december 7th, two days and the day before i was arrested. they stopped jobs and health

care and protecting taxpayers from higher taxes. >> under any circumstances, will you accept a plea deal? >> absolutely not. we are going to win. we've already won the first round. we're going to win this one. i will appeal that false statement from five years ago that they trumped up. >> even though you do not have a job you did a really good job in "celebrity apprentice." will we see you in another show? will you be with snooki? >> that verdict doesn't trump made in the board room firing me was the right one. this one where the government failed to prove a case was -- >> i tease you. could i see you doing something like that again? is that in the cards. >> >> which one? >> doing reality television again. >> here's what the government does when they want to get you. they squeeze you financially so they force you to be in a position -- >> are you going to do another reality show? >> if the opportunities are there i will certainly take a look at it of course. >> thank you. anything you want to say? to that lone juror quickly? >> i would always say i have

always had a deep abiding faith in god and it confirms praise god. thank her for her and her good judgment. the reality is if we had put a defense on i would have probably been acquitted. >> you think you should have been on the stand? >> it's easy to second guess. >> are you going to dump these lawyers that called you a dim bulb? >> my lawyers are great and they did something no one does. they slandered me across the world when they said i was selling a senate seat for money, the world. political judgments in my world are still legal and horse trading and discussing those things are still legal and has even today when the congress votes. >> thank you very much. really appreciate it. rod blagojevich. just ahead, new details on the troubled relationship between two lacrosse players at the university of virginia that ended in the tragic

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good morning. the time is 7:26. time to check the commute with mike in livermore. something will happen. >> forecasting a slowdown around vasco road, in the westbound direction there's tire debris that popped up in the middle lanes. chp has a traffic break that will happen over the next few minutes. that westbound drive will slow down, right now it's smoothed out. 16 minutes out of the altamont pass. watch near vasco. near the dublin interchange, no problems there. a disabled vehicle earlier across the bridge, but the

backup starting to form again at the toll plaza. ria, a lot of folks heading into the city this weekend for activities. >> it will be cloudy in the morning and evening, a little cool. 53 in san francisco. 63 in san jose. mid 70s by the end of the day, 65 in san francisco. 78 in san jose. a look at your seven-day forecast, it will be nice out there. things will be cooling off over the rweekend. more news after the break.

an fbi search is on for the person whose fake phone threat grounded an americans airline flight at sfo for hours. federal agents say the front desk clerk at the hampton inn and suites in alameda got a call yesterday morning from a screaming man. he could make out a few words like hijack, american airlines, and flight 24. the police got in touch with the fbi and the flight sat

♪ 7:30 now on this friday morning, 20th of august, 2010. the crowd getting ready to rock today. he'll be here in the 8:30 half hour. inside studio 1-a i'm meredith vieira alongside carl quintanilla in for matt. new details in university of virginia lacrosse player yeardley love allegedly murdered at the hands of her ex-boyfriend who played for the men's team. the latest straight ahead.

we'll talk to one of the american survivors of that frightening plane crash in colombia in which just 1 of the 131 people on board survived when he joins us for an exclusive live interview. the cubs of that grizzly bear that mauled three campers. the latest on the murder of university of virginia lacrosse player yooerdly love. we have details this morning. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you. from the very beginning of this case police said this was a clear-cut case of domestic violence, a boyfriend killing his girlfriend yeardley love over a bad break-up they had gone through. these new papers released by court officials seem to give us an inside peek how passionate and violent their relationship had been. days before the murder it had gotten so bad according to the paper she ended up hitting him over the head with a purse and

then he started sending her threatening e-mails. the murder of yooerdly love rocked this campus to its core. how could such violence hit the campus of uva known for class and charm. but hurt most the young woman they lost and young man accused of doing it both in the uva family. both star players on the lacrosse steam and on a stormy relationship together that police say spiraled into brutality. >> yaeardley's death isson belief. >> reporter: it shows her on again/off again boyfriend had been fighting with her for days. a few days before the murder police say he hit yeardley. all of her stuff flew out of her purse. scared to go herself her sent her back to hughley's apartment to look for the camera and cell phone.

she could find the camera but not the cell phone. evidence a troubled relationship that experts say may be used by huguely's defense. >> not that it forgives the crime of murder but they might say he wasn't in his right mind, he was angry, she was violent. he was swept up in the emotion and rage of the relationship. >> reporter: police say huguely confessed to the crime saying the night of the murder he kicked his foot through the door that leads to yeardley's bedroom. he said he was involved in an altercation with love, he shook love and her head repeatedly hit the wall. officers found her face down on a pillow in a pool of blood, bruises on her face, her right eye swollen shut, the victim of blunt force trauma. >> in domestic abuse where it gets to where they can kill the partner they have fantasized this quite a number of time. they were in dang they are that relationship at any point in time. >> reporter: days before the murder love told friends huguely

was sending threatening e-mails. police say the day after he killed her he stole her computer and tossed it in a dumpster. when investigators later found the computer they found the threatening e-mails. prosecutors will likely use it all as evidence of premeditation. >> you believe this is first degree murder? >> absolutely. >> that he intended and planned to go and kill her? >> that's our belief. >> reporter: today, months after the murder, uva students are back starting another school year, still haunted by the death of their rising star. >> i do view it as an isolated incident but at the same time it's not something you forget. >> reporter: no comment this morning from either side. we should mention something else interesting from these court papers. it was one of yeardley love's own sorority sisters that witnessed this violent outburst, the fight days before the murder but according to university officials she never filed a report, no one filed a report. the university president said with school starting again, it's a teachable moment that you should always report domestic violence. >> tough story to listen to

jeff. thank you for that. jeff rossen in charlotte, north carolinaville. by the way when we mentioned the plane crash in colombia a couple of minutes ago we meant to say all but one of the 131 people lived. basically one person was killed. which is one of the amazing things about this flight. >> one died from a heart attack. >> they determined that was actually from injuries suffered in the crash. that's what actually caused the heart attack, i think. you want to talk about weather? >> i think he should. just because he's the birthday boy, doesn't mean he's off the hook! >> neither am i. >> it's okay. >> let's see what's happening. we do have some heat to talk about. the heat expands again from texas all the way to tennessee. we are talking about heat watches, heat advisories. also have heat advisories along the carolina coastline as well. temperatures six degrees above normal in san antonio, nine degrees above normal in tulsa where it will hit a hundred. the rest of the country pretty nice weather along the eastern seaboard. showers working through the gulf coast.

going to continue to have the remnants of tropical depression number 5 causing problems there. risk of strong storms from missouri all the way to the u.p. of michigan. t what is happening here are plenty of clouds. a live look at san mateo bridge. those clouds will be clearing out a bit later today than yesterday. probably late afternoon around 2:00 or so. let's take a look at seven-day forecast. it's a good one. similar to yesterday for today, but then things cooling down tomorrow. a couple of agrees. sunday will still be a bit cooler before we begin to warm up on monday and tuesday. look at those numbers, close to 90 in the inland areas. to weather channel on cable, or the new and improved weather.com online. thank you very much. now to new details on last month's deadly rampage by a grizzly bear at camp site near yellowstone. one was killed, two injured.

the bear was captured and euthanized and now her cubs are starting a new life. mara schiavocampo is in billings, montana with more. good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. we're at zoo montana here in billings, the new home for these three cubs. they're being kept at this enclosure here behind me to adjust to their new life in captivity after an ordeal that started less than a month ago. >> reporter: though the story of three little bears, this is no fairy tale. these 18-month-old grizzly cubs have spent the last three weeks in a zoo enclosure they now call home, snuggling close to one another for comfort, at times crying out repeatedly for their mother, a mother who is no longer around to hear them. >> it's got to break your heart. >> it does. especially being a mom myself. >> new details on that deadly bear rampage. >> reporter: last month, the cubs' mother with her brood in

tow, went on a murderous rampage in gallatin national forest attacking three campers as they slept. >> i couldn't believe the strength of this animal and i could just feel everything crushing. >> reporter: while two of the victims suffered relatively minor injuries, the third was not so lucky. 48-year-old kevin kammer, a husband and father of four, was mauled to death. within 48 hours, the bear and her three cubs had been captured. >> this is the trap we caught the female in. >> reporter: and after dna testing proved she was the killer, the mother was put down. >> it wasn't safe to leave that bear out in the wild in the population. >> reporter: investigators believe the cubs witnessed the attack, possibly teaching them how to hunt humans. so they decided to permanently relocate them here to zoo montana where they can live out the rest of their lives together and teach the public about bears. >> these three cubs have the potential to be ambassadors to the world. these bears can educate

generations of youth about how unique and precious bears are. >> reporter: they are at times shy, at times irritable. >> trying to scrap for everybody. >> reporter: and almost always confused about this new place. but caretakers hope as they grow it will start to feel like home. they'll have access to the outdoor enclosure, treats like frozen watermelon and people who care about them. >> i'll be their surrogate mom and take over and try to make them understand that life is going to be okay and they'll go on. >> reporter: grizzlies can live their normal life-span or longer up to 30 years in captivity and there are already two adult grizzlies at this zoo. letting these cubs start over with a new family in a new home, three cubs who, after an awful tragedy, are at the beginning of their happily ever after. now, investigators still don't know why the mother went on the attack. they say she was thin, physically taxed from nursing

and had parasites, but none of those things alone would explain those unprovoked attacks. as for the cubs, they were underweight when they arrived but have been steadily gaining weight. and otherwise healthy. meredith? >> nbc's mara schiavocampo, thank you very much. up next the group on craze and what is it? how did it become the fastest growing company in the history of the internet? we'll meet the young man behind it right after this. suffering from nasal allergy symptoms like congestion. but nasonex relief may i say... bee-utiful! prescription nasonex is proven to help relieve indoor and outdoor nasal allergy symptoms like congestion, runny and itchy nose and sneezing. (announcer) side effects were generally mild and included headache. viral infection, sore throat, nosebleeds and coughing. ask your doctor about symptom relief with nasonex. and save up to $15 off your refills. go to nasonex.com for details, terms and conditions.

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to try. and for local businesses, never before has there been such a remarkably effective way to get new customers in the door. in one day we're able to get thousands of new customers for small businesses that might see thousands of customers over a period of several years historically. >> you talk about, i think, 97% of the businesses featured on group on would do it again but there's been some anecdotal complaints that these mom and pop businesses are so overwhelmed, right, by the sudden flood of demand that they sometimes collapse under the weight of the demand and some have said you're asking them to run before they can walk. how do you respond to that? >> it's true we've kind of invented an entirely new problem for small businesses which is what happens when you have too many customers instead of not enough. we always work with the business to help them do capacity planning. we've actually had to invent formulas to figure this out because nobody had this kind of problem before. we work with businesses. the vast majority of them make it through. everybody makes it through just fine. some of them have a little bit

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fray running for congress in arizona and he's already facing some criticism. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in scottsdale with details. kelly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. tuesday is the republican primary here in arizona and ben quayle says growing up with all those pressures in politics and being a small business owner today has prepared him. it sure helps to have a thick skin because he's already taking some knocks and drawing attention. >> barack obama is the worst president in history. >> reporter: it is brash. and with that, the quayle name is back in national politics. >> somebody has to go to washington and knock the hell out of the place. i have great respect for the office of the president and i didn't take this statement lightly. >> reporter: ben quayle was just a kid when his father dan served as vice president under george h.w. bush. now 3 p 3 and newly married, ben is a lawyer and has a small investment firm with about 20 employees.

running for an open seat in congress in phoenix and scottsdale, where his parents dan and marilyn and siblings now live. >> i saw the bad side of politics. i saw what they did to my father and what my family had to go through and i didn't know if i wanted to put my own family through that. >> reporter: dan quayle's stumbles made him a punch line marked with no mercy when he misspelled potato adding an "e" and that stinging jab at the vice presidential debate. >> i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: do you expect your father might take a few hits with you as a candidate? >> as a quayle, you tend to know you have a target on your back. we're used to that. doesn't make it any easier. >> reporter: now dan gets the late night treatment. jay leno and quayle's republican opponents took jabs at this mailer. >> the trouble is he doesn't have any kids.

they're rented for the brochure. >> reporter: in fact, those little girls are quayle's nieces. but for a family values candidate, another controversy has caused quite a stir. quayle admits he wrote racy blog posts for a website called the dirty scottsdale a few years ago. that site says quayle wrote under the name brock landers, a porn star character from the movie "boogie nights." but he denies that. >> i am not brock landers. >> reporter: do you regret being involved at all? >> the only downfall of this whole thing is a terrible website has gotten a lot of attention and free publicity. >> reporter: do you regret your own contribution? >> i can't look back and think about regrets. i'm looking forward to the future. that's what the american people want. >> reporter: well, ben quayle certainly has the name recognition here, but he is in a crowded field, one of ten republicans trying to get the nomination. he also has the most money. he's raised more than a million

dollars and former president bush, george h.w. bush, even held a fund-raiser for him at his home. meredith. >> all right, kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. and still ahead on our friday with the back-to-school kit that will give your kids an edge in the classroom. plus dal. there's oil out there we've got to capture. my job is to hunt it down. i'm fred lemond, and i'm in charge of bp's efforts to remove oil from these waters. bp has taken full responsibility for the cleanup and that includes

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a sex assault in a parking garage in the east bay is prompting warnings this morning. police say the attack happened in broad daylight in downtown oakland last thursday. the victim was randomly targeted as she walked to her car in a parking garage at 1414 clay street. police put out a community alert this week, but women who park their cars in the area want to know why they weren't warned sooner. the suspect is a described as an african-american man in his 30s with a short afro and missing a front tooth. we will have more local news for you in a half an hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute.

♪ 8:00 now on this friday morning august 20, 2010. these folks have come to rockefeller plaza. the weather is perfect. i'm meredith vieira with carl quintanilla. matt has the morning off. ♪ the most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> the kids are going back to

school. in our "friday whip" we have the gear and gadgets you need to get your kids ready to hit the classroom once again. we'll also talk about what it was like to be on this flight they call the miracle of colombia where only one person miraculously died, 131 on board. we'll talk to one of the americans on board with an exclusive interview. it's a harrowing story. first a look at today's top stories. we know ann is on assignment. natalie is at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. police are searching an arizona camp site today for evidence linking two captured fugitives to other crimes including a double murder while they were on the run. john mccluskey and his fiance yee casslyn welch were the targets of a nationwide manhunt since mccluskey he is skapd from prison last month. president obama is on vacation in martha's vineyard

and the white house meantime is reacting to a new poll that shows a large number of americans mistakenly believe he is muslim. nbc's white house correspondent savannah guthrie has more. good morning to you, savannah. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. this poll is troubling to the white house because it shows so many americans don't know the president is in fact a christian. keep in mind this survey was done before the president's controversial comments about that proposed islamic center and mosque near ground zero. as the president touched down on the exclusive island of martha's vineyard for a ten-day vacation, his staff was contending with a new poll which sheds light on how americans view his faith. the nonpartisan pugh research center found 18% of americans think obama is muslim, up from 11% more than a year ago. just 34% know the president is in fact a christian, down from 48% who said so last year. and 43% said they doesn't know what his religion is at all. >> something that hasn't

happened here, there hasn't been a lot of information from the white house about the president's personal expressions of faith. >> reporter: in a statement thursday, the white house said president obama is a committed christian whose strong christian faith guides him, but he doesn't wear it on his sleeve. >> let's talk about faith a little bit. >> reporter: the president told matt in march he receives a daily devotion on his blackberry but chose not to pick a permanent place of worship in washington. >> what we've decided for now is not to join a single church. and the reason is because michelle and i have realized we are very disruptive to services. >> reporter: the president has said he loves the chapel at camp david and senior aides say he prays every day. natalie? >> savannah guthrie at the white house for us. thank you, savannah. the iowa egg producer linked to a massive recall is facing at least two lawsuits this morning. one is by somebody who claimed to be ill after eating eggs possibly tainted by salmonella. the other was filed by a food distributor.

federal health officials say the recall covering 300 million eggs is likely to grow. it is 8:03 p right now. back outside once again to meredith, carl and al. >> thank you very much. we mentioned before he is 56 years young today. join us in wishing al roker a happy birthday. everybody sing. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday dear al ♪ happy birthday to you >> a couple of days ago my daughter said, mommy, why is daddy so old? thank you, sweetie. let's check your weather for everybody's birthday out there. connie chung's birthday today. that's right an albuquerque, new

mexico, sunny, hot, 91 at nbc 4 in qubualerque. we've got showers and thunderstorms especially upper minnesota on into the u.p. of michigan. strong storms. risk of strong storms from missouri on up to eastern minnesota. meredith was blocking the monitor. hey, is your middle name corning? then get out of the way. we have showers into the southeast. here's a live look of san jose. you can see city hall under the clouds. there are clouds out and they will continue to stick around to mid afternoon today when they'll be burning off. today's high a little bit cooler than yesterday but not as cool as tomorrow. things begin to rebound temperaturewise. by monday it will be a cool one and along the coast we'll be in the 60s as always but the sunshine will be out so get

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while landing on monday. in a moment we'll talk exclusively to one of the americans who was on that flight but first here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: of the 125 passengers who survived the crash of flight 8250, four were american, good friends david and catalina bellino and donald and kathy henderson. but their vacation to celebrate kathy's retirement ended before it started. seated nine rows apart from one another, the couples say the flight from bogota was uneventful until moments before landing. with heavy rain and lightning flashes, the boeing 737 slammed into the ground 300 feet shy of the runway, breaking into three pieces. recovering in the hospital, i spoke to david and carolina hours after the crash. >> it just hit like a rock. the hardest hit i ever had. i just remember a huge bang. >> reporter: in the black of

night, david helped his wife escape out the emergency exit on to the wing of the broken plane, but he was badly injured. his wife now trying to help him. >> she was trying to drag me and i said this is as far as i can go because i'm hurting and my legs won't work. it just felt like heavy weights. >> reporter: their friends donald and kathy ultimately found them on the tarmac and all were rushed to local hospitals. battered, bruised, but grateful to be alive. and for the bellinos another life to rejoice. kacarolina is seven weeks pregnant. >> i love my baby, but they did the ultrasound and the doctor said it's like nothing happened to it. you're fine. your baby's fine. it's really a miracle. >> reporter: david and carolina remain in a bogota hospital. both need surgery though doctors say the baby will be fine. their friends, the hendersons, are back in georgia surrounded by family who could not be happier to have them home.

for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >> and donald henderson is with us exclusively along with his daughter erin. donald, erin, good morning to you both. this really is a miracle story. i'm wondering donald, you returned home to georgia on thursday, some bruises and scrapes but overall, how are you doing? >> sore. but real thankful to be at home. >> you actually had to get back on a plane. you had a couple of nights -- a night at a hospital, a night in bogota, then you had to come back to georgia via air. how hard was it to get back on an airplane? >> the flight back from bogota was not as hard as getting on that military transport on the island and going to bogota. that was the first flight we made after the crash, and not many amenities on a military plane. so that was quite an experience. >> yeah. a little bit of a bumpier ride.

take me back to the flight in colombia. you had said the weather really wasn't that exceptional until the last few minutes. can you describe what happened as that plane came in for a landing? >> basically, an uneventful flight. we had a little bit of turbulence. we can see a little lightning as we traveled. when we got to the island, i pointed out to my wife that -- to look out the window and we could see the lights of the island. so the island wasn't obscured by clouds at that point. we flew around the island and did a final approach. and when they turned on the landing lights, i could see that it had started raining really, really hard. and then -- but i never saw any lightning flashes or anything like that afterward. >> erin, you're a flight attendant and you were actually working when the accident occurred. how did you find out about this and what was your reaction right after you found out?

>> yes, i am a flight attendant. so i turned my phone off. we're not allowed to have our phones on in between -- during flights. so in between the flight, i had the opportunity to turn my phone on and had two messages. one, the first message was from a lady that i assume was on the island to confirm that dad and kathy were both aboard the flight. i immediately went to the next message, which was kathy, telling me that i know you've heard about this -- which i hadn't at that time -- we're alive. baby, we're alive. your dad pulled me out. your dad rescued me and we're alive. >> must have been an incredible emotional homecoming when he finally came back to georgia. donald, how is kathy? how is your wife? >> bruised.

she has cracked ribs and we have -- both of us -- some teeth missing and we're awfully sore. so a lot of bruises and contusions. that sort of thing. but we feel surprisingly well to have gone through such an horrific crash. >> this trip was -- this was to celebrate her retirement from teaching and you were going to start seeing the world. is that plan still in effect? >> we're going to put that on hold for just a little bit as we try to regroup. >> we are so glad that you are back home safe and our thoughts are with you and kathy and your entire family. donald henderson, erin henderson, thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you. when we come back within on "the friday whip" from gadgets to gear to games, everything of ayo s t s nta of a new school year right after this. ible. so, we set out to discover the science in some of nature's best ingredients. we created purina one with smartblend.

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back now at 8:18 with today's "friday whip." it is back to school time and this morning four experts are here with everything your kid needs to start the new school year off on the right foot. >> educational games, elizabeth warner is a toy expert and todayshow.com contributor. when it comes to educational games, no kid is too young. little ones like games just like the big ones. this from fisher price. >> this is a six in one smart device so they get an mp3 player, digital reader, notepad, game player, so much more. they're going to be able to learn counting and sequencing and even reading comprehension. >> geared to what age? >> between 3 to 7 p. >> this one to help kids learn to read. it makes reading fun. >> the leapfrog pad is a

wonderful learning system and been working with books for the last few years. this year they're actually coming out with a tagged map. this is a map of the united states. they're going to learn locations, weather, music, food, lots of fun facts and they'll be coming out with a world map as well. >> my kids had this. what kid didn't want to learn about boogers and -- >> they can create and make their own fake snot and learn to make smelly intestines. >> card games. you can learn with these. >> right. you get learning research. this is called linkology. what we're going to do is actually link pictures or images with words. here's the brain and the nervous system. we're going to learn about the human body, the solar system and animals. it's a very fast-paced fun game for the whole family. >> finally, there's nothing better than that. you get the lava view sent to

you that turns into a butterfly. >> this is a reusable cage for the butterfly. once they get into the cocoons they turn into boughter fly and you see it and then you have unzip them and release them. >> digital lifestyle expert mario armstrong has a few things to show us. first of all, head phones. >> got to be stylish, adorable and sound great. these do. the biggest thing about head phones that break are usually the cords and connectors. notice that sony made these. these are called the geek head phones only 49 bucks but this is linguini style, not spaghetti style so more endurable. great for the college student that loves to beat them up. >> i love this note taking idea. >> a new pen called the echo that records and writes everything you write and hear. you are in class, you might miss something. you come back and touch the

piece of paper and you'll be able to play a little bit of what was actually in the class. we took it a step further and did a little happy birthday thing for you. ♪ happy birthday to al >> so you can do all kinds of fun things with this. >> smart paper and all that. >> included with it. $129, to $199. new laptop big. this is the souped-up sony vaio. it's only $719. but when you look at other things only 5.95 pounds, blu-ray player in it. we want cool accessories to personalize it and make it our own. all of that can be done on the cheap. netbooks are very popular. this is different because this is for the gamer. the m-11x. play all the games and still get home work done. 4.4 pounds. hp 720 resolution. >> and making sure no one walks

away with your laptop. >> you have to lock them up with a cable opinion six foot steel cable from kensington. i like the combo locks because they don't have keys. you can shut it down. if you forget the code go to your online registration and reveal the code from there. >> thank you so much. >> appreciate geeking out with you. >> thank you. now to carl. >> stores are brimming with really good school spliupplies. julie wilson has our back-to-school gear guide. lugging stuff around what dow want to look for? >> look for a roomy bag, something with durable straps and something that will stand out because of all those backpacks you want something that will stand out. >> something that makes it unique. >> this is the super "g" color me backpack from gym sport. you can color it with permanent markers. so your kid can go crazy, go to town on it. >> organizing all the stuff on their desk -- crayons and papers. >> this is from kangaroo and this is a workstation.

your you will mat like home workstation. they can carry it from room to room or bring it from home to school. >> we're a long way from brown bagging it. >> i'm obsessed with these. these are itsy ritzy and reusable durable lunch bags. you can throw them in the wash. there's leopard print. >> speaking of lunch, lunch boxes are maybe the one choice that kids have that make them unique. >> these ones are really great. they're from target so you can get this from dora explorer. it's an inexpensive way to show off their personality. >> and vineyard vine. classic little whales. >> definitely. these $10 from each bag goes to support to end hunger in america. they're so cute. look at the wlals. >> julie wilson, thank you. last but not least here's

natalie. >> thank you, carl. nutritious breakfast and lunch can help your student sail to the head of the class. good morning. getting our kids breakfast most important meal of the day. let's get started. you have a variation on the brushetta. >> grill tomorrow, olive oil, parmesan, extra calcium on a whole wheat english muffin and it's delicious. >> perfect start to the day along with eggs. >> protein. >> a mexican omelet. and if you throw some peppers and avocados good fat and vitamins and fiber. >> let's talk lunch. how can we make our traditional turkey sandwich pack a little more protein and healthy benefits? >> first of all, of course, always use whole grain rather than white bread. but you can also sneak leafy greens in like baby spinach or even arugula for a little extra crunch. and if you substitute guacamole instead of mayo you cut half the fat and calories. >> pbj you added other than the regular jelly. >> instead use real fruit,

bananas or grapes and almonds for extra calcium. >> thank you so much. still ahead, the chart topping band daughtry live in good morning, everyone, the time is 8:26, time to check on the commute with mike inn u. reports of an accident there. mike said there is some slowing, and folks are moved over a couple blocks in the southbound direction. that's why we see slowing on marsh. we'll watch that to clear over the next 20 minutes or so. oakland, we'll have cars in

town, slowing pass the coliseum. it's a little cold outside, about 53 in san francisco, 60 and sunnyvale as well as san jose. let's look at 4:00 today. we'll be warmer than we are right now in the 70s and 80s. looking at our seven-day forecast things will cool down before they warm up and things willnce bac up come monday. we'll have more news after the break.

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to do in millbrae. police say a drunk driver caused this all. this happened before 12:30 last night. a man driving a pickup truck took out a row of hedges and hit three parked cars and eventually hit a house. they arrested the man for drunk driving. the accident comes as law enforcement is holding the avoid 13 campaign against drunk driving. we'll have more local news in half an hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute.

♪ 8:30 now on this friday morning. 20th of august, 2010. nice weather. tgif morning. the band daughtry graces our concert stage in a bit. what a great concert series. we love daughtry.

>> gaga, katie perry to daughtry today. >> exactly. >> another baseball team. we're going to talk about the new york yankees for a little bit. about some of the good work they've been doing. but obviously people are looking at you and this is not a yankees outfit. you're throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at fenway park tonight. >> yes, i am. i love the red sox. >> playing the toronto blue jays. >> this is a charity. raising money to fight cancer. i think close to $600 million he's raised so i'm very proud to be part of it. we'll be part of a radio telethon as well. but i've been practicing. >> we have some tips from a few players who know what they're talking about. >> this is big poppy david ortiz. better not throw it down the

mile. >> this is tim wakefield. the key to a knuckleball is no rotation. hold it like this and let it go. good luck on friday and whatever you do, don't bounce it. >> i thought he would say whatever you do don't hit me. >> in fact, i have thrown out the first pitch at fenway park. >> really? >> you want altitude. >> altitude? >> look at these guns. speed. >> i know you're not necessarily a red sox fan. >> it's a gad cause. let's see how you do. hold on. hold on. >> i've been practicing yesterday. >> come on, baby. come on. >> oh, no. oh, throwing the high heat. by golly, that was amazing. >> is that the same distance? >> it's actually farther.

>> that was really good. >> are you okay? natalie went down. >> i fell into the leg stand. >> i got a little behind. >> tonight at fenway. >> here we go. natalie goes down. natalie goes down. >> get away, stand back. >> let's see that form one more time. that's meredith's form. >> can you throw a lefty? >> no. >> whatever. >> you'll be great. >> thank you. let's catch the weather, see what's happening for our weekend ahead. here's what we've got for you. mild in the pacific northwest. sunny and hot in the southwest. a lot of rain gulf coast and the mls/ohio river valley. sunday, sunday the rain moves into the eastern seaboard. the western two-thirds of the country hot and sizzling. a few showers in the pacific northwest.

here's a live look at san jose. you can see city hall there underneath the clouds. the clouds will be lifting probably not until early afternoon. about 1:00 or 2:00 when they begin to clear out. we'll hit a high of 80 degrees and 67 in san francisco. looking ahead to the seven-day forecast, 80s inland then dropping to the 70s over the weekend the along the coast we'll be in the 60s but things will be warming back up by monday. get outside and enjoy. >> that was beautiful. >> natalie, are you okay? >> i'm okay. it's fine. thank you for your concern. >> oops, there she goes. >> oh, man. >> trying to give the lady a little room there. >> exactly. a lot of confidence in her. whoa. anyway. still ahead. >> a live concert on the plaza from the band daughtry. first this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay,

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today's good news is brought to you by folgers, the best part of waking up. and that's "today's" good news. members of the new york yankees stopped by the plaza on monday. why, carl? >> i think it was part of their yankees home week. >> yes, it was. we have the details. >> nice to see you. we have to switch from the bo sox to the yankees. every team gets flooded for tickets, tours and autographs. as often as possible they try to oblige. again this year the yankees took it a step further. five special visits in five days to create what they like to think of as a movement of goodwill on and off the field. a backyard pool party is about as all-american as, well, baseball. a surprise visit from the world champion new york yankees thrown

in. and for 13-year-old jorge this was one unforgettable afternoon. >> to be able to come here and meet jorge and see all the obstacles that he's had to overcome in his life and for as cool as it might be for him to meet us, it's way cooler for us to meet him. >> reporter: when jorge was just an infant in panama he had both arms and legs amputated to combat a terrible infection. if you think jorge's disability has held him back, just watch. >> thank you, jorge. >> reporter: it's all part of what the yankees call hope week now in its second year. by hope they mean helping others persevere and excel. >> we don't want people to say that's a nice thing the yankees did. i want them to say that was a nice thing the yankees did, let me do something. >> reporter: among the honorees, these special needs kids from a group called beautiful people. taking over the mike, 16-year-old daniel prado

fighting an immune deficiency disorder had an audience of 48,000 fans. >> batter number 2, derek jeter. >>. >> reporter: after the game a parade of players and a little role reversal with the big leaguers doing the cheering and the beautiful people taking the field. >> yeah! >> i'm done. >> when you give back, it's not a one-way street. and it's amazing how the kids or the adults make you feel right at home. >> reporter: 17-year-old mohammed kamara left his home and family in war-torn sierra leone when he was just a kid. this week mohammed toured the new york stock exchange, for the soon-to-be college freshman who hopes to be a businessman to provide for his loved ones still in africa. later at city hall he met more yankee greats including future

hall-of-famer derek jeter before ending the day at the stadium's lights. >> puts things in perspective. we come here and we're playing a game. obviously, we're trying to win. we realize there's a lot bigger things in the world. >> reporter: diehard fan jay ling who has been blind since birth got an unexpected escort to the ballpark. >> i'm tino martinez. >> reporter: it's a two hour trip on public transportation usually jane and her guide dog clifford. this time the yankees were with her every step of the way. >> hey, guys, what do you think? i was so surprised. >> you want to say hi to robby cano. >> oh, robby. >> reporter: from the stands, she only heard the action. on this day she got to feel it too. >> what was your day like? >> it was a miracle. it took me until halfway through the game to realize that i

wasn't sleeping. i was afraid to pinch myself because i thought for sure i'd wake up. >> you thought it was a dream? >> i loved every minute of it. >> reporter: and capping each game this week, the boys of summer added a few extra names to their roster. giving each honor yee lasting memories and a new reason for hope. >> i got to tell you i love that jane lang. she said she only wanted three things in life -- a home, loving husband and happy children. she has all three. i said what does that mean the yankees mean to you? she said it's frosting. and i said you like frosting. >> watching her touch home plate which just being there must have been very emotional. >> the whole week was fantastic. the players got as much as the guests. >> we often hear about players behaving wildly but the yankees and red sox with the jimmy fund there are so many things they do that should be recognized. that was fantastic.

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once again a soldout head lining tour while celebrating the huge success of their album. robin diaz on bass. bryan travis also on guitar and of course chris daughtry. good morning to all you guys. nice to see you. it's great to see you. you know what they say about the sophomore album, it can make or break a group. you already sold 500. are you shocked at the success or know when you were making it? >> we did a million of this record. obviously thanks to everybody here and everybody at home that bought the record. our fans want us to succeed. we're grateful for that. >> it's about leaving your hometown in north carolina.

>> it kind of just encompasses our childhood in general. i think it's something that so many people can relate to whether they come from a small town or not. as a child there's so many things that are way more simple and summer is like a big thing. it's just -- i think it's just the overall feeling of growing up and moving on. >> and hopefully -- i mean, you never lose the feeling of those roots and the things that matter which all you guys have family. you are about to have teens. are you ready for that? >> i don't know if we're ready. but we don't have a choice. we're very excited and it's an experience. >> sure. >> we're a little nervous, but it's going to be awesome. >> it will be awesome. you guys are awesome. you're going to perform september right now.

snolt ♪ ♪ ♪ all the things i still remember ♪ ♪ summers never looked the same ♪ ♪ years go by and time just seems to fly ♪ ♪ but the memories remain ♪ in the middle of september we still play out in the rain ♪ ♪ nothing to lose but everything to gain ♪ reflecting now how things could

have been it was worth it in the end ♪ ♪ now it all seems so clear there's nothing left to fear ♪ ♪ so we made our way by finding what was real ♪ ♪ now the days are so long that summer's moving on ♪ ♪ reach for something that's already gone ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ all the things i still remember summers never looked the same ♪ ♪ years go by and time just seems to fly but the memories remain ♪ ♪ in the middle of september we still play out in the rain ♪ ♪ nothing to lose but everything

to gain ♪ ♪ reflecting now howe things could have been ♪ ♪ it was worth it in the end ♪ oh, yeah we knew we had to lose this time ♪ ♪ but we never knew when and we never knew how ♪ ♪ we would end up where we are now ♪ ♪ yeah we knew we had to leave this town ♪ ♪ but we never knew when and we never knew how ♪ ♪ never knew anything ♪ all the things i still remember ♪ ♪ summers never looked the same ♪ ♪ years go by and time just seems to fly ♪ ♪ but the memories remain ♪ in the middle of september

♪ we still play out in the rain ♪ ♪ nothing to lose but everything to gain ♪ ♪ reflecting now how things could have been ♪ ♪ it was worth it in the end >> thank you. "wicked awesome." more news in a bit but first your local news and some weather. thank you very much, guys.

good morning. the time is 8:56. mike has a another chopper in the long growing series, how accidents breed accidents. let's take you back to the area southbound 101, you see the

slowdown happening further back there. you'll see this rippling thought the area because of a second accident that happened in the backup from the first accident at marsh road. no major injuries reported but this is the only real slowdown for the peninsula side. the san mateo bridge, you may be slow through the peninsula but north is looking just fine.

a former oakland high school student convicted will be in court this morning.

it happened during an attempted robbery and tran will be in court in oakland at 9:30. chris will give you another local news update in 30 minutes. right now, let's head back to the "today" show.

♪ ♪ the loving look that's left your eyes ♪ ♪ but i know in time we'll find this was no surprise ♪ ♪ oh, back now with more of "today" on a friday morning, the 20th day of august 2010. the crowd is revved up getting

a all saddled up with daughtry. the fun continues. daughtry will be back with one more song coming up later in this hour. this guy's voice is south of control. >> absolutely. i think vin diesel is going to play him in the movie. i'm al roker along with cnbc's carl quintanilla filling in for matt. coming up in this half hour of friday, our resident real estate guru barbara parkman will be along. our resident brickhouse. she's got some great homes all across the country for just within shouting distance of $300,000. are you in the market? you might want to check these out. you and i don't have to worry about this but we're going to talk about pregnancy. if we do have to worry we have a problem. we'll talk about those nine months and how it may predict a woman's future risk of things like diabetes. later, is your house making you fat? from an oversized dinner plate

to the color of your kitchen walls. we'll show you seven eating triggers that may be in your home on how to get your home to be more diet friendly. >> i'm not saying he's big but when he sits around the house he sits around the house. ann curry on assignment in pakistan so we go inside to natalie morales who has the latest news headlines. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. the manhunt is efr for an escaped arizona inmate and his alleged accomplice. john mccluskey who escaped three weeks ago was caught last night after a forest ranger spotted him at an arizona camp ground. also arrested casslyn welch. the u.n. says more international aid is promised for pakistan following weeks of flooding. pakistan sales the flood has left more than 20 million people needing food, shelter and clean water. floodwaters in china washed out part of a railroad bridge thursday leaving train cars dangling. officials managed to get all of the passengers out just moments

before the cars fell into the water. elsewhere in china a dramatic rescue of a man who had been clinging to a bulldozer in the middle of a raging flood. recent floods left 1400 dead and hundreds more missing. former illinois governor rod blagojevich is speaking out today three days after he was convicted of one count of lying to federal agents. that same jury deadlocked on 23 other charges against him. before the trial he vowed he would testify on the stand, but he did not. earlier today blagojevich told meredith he did nothing wrong and is determined to clear his name. >> they threw everything but the kitchen sink at me. the power of the federal government with millions and millions of dollars they can spend of taxpayer money, they failed to convict me of any corruption charges without putting on any defense. >> why didn't you take the stand? >> our legal term determined after the government put its case on that they didn't prove any corruption. and as a result of that, made the determination to give no credence to their case and to rest. >> in the retrial will you have

committed to that you will take the stand this time since it meant so much to you last time to take the stand? >> i wanted to take the stand the first time around and i have certainly would be fully prepared to take it the second time around if there is one. the big question is why are they wasting taxpayer money? >> that was blagojevich earlier on "today." also he said if put on trial again he would in his words absolutely not accept a plea deal. officials are trying to find out who made a phone call thursday threatening an american airlines flight from san francisco to new york. passengers were taken off the plane. the fbi later determined the threat was not credible. in texas, a carjacking suspect is in custody after leading police on a chase through a fence and onto a taxiway at love field in dallas. officials are now reviewing security at the airport. it is now 4 minutes past the hour. let's get another check of the weather from mr. roker. right there. >> pretty scary stuff. thanks, nat. let's check your weather, see what's happening. first of all a risk of strong storms from marquette, michigan,

all the way to springfield, illinois. the storms firing up along a cold front that's going to bring halve rain, showers and thunderstorms. rainfall amounts up to five inches of rain in the u.p. of michigan and five inches in central parts of missouri as well. beautiful weather out west. fog in northern california. we've got the risk of those strong storms. wet weather the remnants of tropical depression number 5. mid-mississippi valley and the southeast. cloudy skies throughout much of and what's happening in san francisco, clouds. take a look at our live picture of downtown san francisco, the trans america building, you can see barely see the top through the clouds. they will be burning off in the afternoon between 2:00 and 3:00. today's numbers similar to yesterday, a couple of degrees cooler. tomorrow is the big dip by four or five degrees, then things begin to bounce up sunday into monday. we'll be cooler on the coast in the 60s.

go outside and enjoy. time now for today's real estate. what you can get for $300,000 or less. whether looking for a big backyard with a pool and large ranch home on a quiet cul-de-sac. real estate editor barbara corcoran. >> happy birthday, al. >> thank you. it's a brick. it's a brick. barbara is a brickhouse. >> you forgot to say it. >> they didn't play the music. >> open the card. you'll hear the music. ♪ it's a brickhouse >> there you have it. all right. barbara, thank you so much. now i can make a brick grilled chicken now. iowa city, iowa, four bedroom home around $300,000. $274,900. it's home to the hawkeyes, the world famous writers workshop and university of iowa.

there's the house there. it's a four bedroom ranch home tucked on a quiet cul-de-sac street. what i like about this is the clean crisp design throughout the entire house. it has extra high trey ceilings, wood floors and white trim and wood blind window treatments throughout. there's a dining room that opens into the backyard and lovely deck outside as well. the living room has a fireplace, extra long windows. the dining room has the glass doors we just saw. there's another view. i love the archways. i think it adds style to it. >> what about the colors? >> normally this is not a good idea but it's so pleasant i think it works. i wouldn't change a thing. i would move right on in with my toothbrush. >> you travel light. next up three bedroom home in grand rapids, michigan, for $280,000. >> this area has recently gone through a total renaissance. it's actually brought home prices up 7% in the last year

while most prices are still tum wling down. there's a big class, classic colonial, 100 years old but everything is redone. it ms could with the great details we like in old homes like high ceilings, french molding, leaded glass windows. plenty of light. rich wood floors. french doors lead to the dining room. there's that nice fireplace there. plenty of windows. nice crisp kitchen. you couldn't tell it's a 100-year-old house looking at that kitchen. totally modern and a breakfast nook built in there. i think that wallpaper has to go. that would be the only critique of the entire house. out back brick patio, lovely garden pond and very pretty extensive backyard with total privacy. a good value i think for $280,000. why not spend your money there. >> let's move to cairo, georgia, five bedroom home still under $300,000. $299,000. >> 30 miles from tallahassee. here a lot of house for your money. what's interesting about the

area is 20 minutes away from mule day festival. it's a big deal in this part of the world. it has mules that win prizes, 18 in total. ugliest, stubbornest and even the best pantyhose mule. >> let's move off from the mules. >> big enough for a nice big piano. sits on 1 1/2 acres, perfectly land skapd. i think the colors are totally off in this house. if you could picture lighter pastel colors you could picture howe bright it is. crown molding, the big country kitchen you just saw. breakfast bar and a big deck outside. a little more furniture. >> is that around the pool? >> that's their own backyard that leads to the pool, that long winding parkway. this is $299,000. this is a lot of house for a little bit of money about. >> that's pretty nice. riverton, new jersey. there's a nice cute little home two bedroom at $299,900.

>> and a cute community. people there love to walk. gas lamps most streets and on the banks of the delaware river. so it's a lovely area where you practically don't even need a car. here's the inside of the house. i think you just saw the outside. what's cool about this house, you not only get a house. you get a separate year-round pool house of your own. remember it's under $300,000. it has the vaulted ceilings. that's a tiny deck out back. >> looks like it's fenced or windowed in. >> actually you know what you're right about that. i stand corrected. that's a little screened-in porch that they recently screened in. this a separate pool house. year round heated by solar panels. it's maintenance free. how could you go find a house with $299,000 with your own separate pool house. not bad. >> let's head to seattle, washington. everybody loves seattle. another two bedroom home. $325,000 which in this area that's a steal. >> yes.

seattle is not an inexpensive area but if you shop well you see what you get. don't judge it from the outside. looks little. there's nothing little about it. an old cape cod built in 1940. it looks like a house that's easy to maintain. every part of it is like you kind of hang out, you don't have to worry about cleaning anything, fixing anything up. here's a good shot of that wide living room that connects to the dining room that connects to the kitchen. got those skylights above. that dining room is perfect and you can put a full size dining table there. it's not small by any stretch of the imagination. the kitchen is fresh and bright. it's got that central aisle. the deck outside which you'll see -- let me stay with the kitchen longer. all the appliances totally new. there's the deck outside. the only thing wrong with the deck is it needs a few showers. that's cheap to buy. why not? this house only $325,000. >> mortgage rates seem like they just keep falling. >> if you asked me two weeks ago i would say it couldn't get

lower and it got lower and i would have been wrong. who the heck knows for sure. it's staying low. >> thank you so much. thank you for the brick. i appreciate it. still to come on "today" while we're talking about homes, is your house making you fat? we'll show you what you can do to turn it into a weight loss friendly zone. up next, what your pregnancy may be saying about your future health. [ girl ] bye mom! bye sweetie! you'll do great. [ laughs ] this is it! [ all ] 10...9...8... a new school year has so much potential! any resolutions? my resolution is the same as always; keep her full and focused with my fiber. [ all ] 3...2...1... happy school year! [ female announcer ] this school year, make a resolution to give your kid kellogg's frosted mini-wheats cereal. an excellent source of fiber from 100% whole grain. that helps keep them full so they can focus on the day ahead. keeps 'em full... keeps 'em focused.

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raj is here. even if you have carried a baby several years ago there are actual things if you had complications can be predictors of long term health. for example if you had gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia or premature labor or baby with a low birth weight you may be at risk for diabetes, heart disease and stroke and these risks are magnified if you carry just one baby? >> we have to point out if you have twins or triplets you have increased risk anyway things like preterm labor pre-eclampsia. if you had one single pregnancy and had these it could be a hashinger of things to come. >> gestational diabetes explain what that is. >> it's diabetes that starts or occurs during your pregnancy. for many women it's just during the pregnancy about about 50% will go on to develop regular diabetes in the next ten years

and they're certainly at increased risk as opposed to someone who never had gestational diabetes. >> so it is a big indicator perhaps of possible future risk. >> exactly. >> if you're someone who is at risk for type two diabetes or had gestational diabetes what are some things you can do? >> number one is once you deliver the baby within about 6 to 12 weeks is you need to get your glucose checked to see if it's gone away or you still have diabetes. if you don't you need to be vigilant the next couple of years about diet, exercise and talk to the doctor about frequent glucose checks. >> the next complication is pre-eclampsia. >> this is a condition that occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy where you get -- the main thing is high blood pressure. you can also get swelling of fluid in your body and protein in your urine which your doctor will check for. it can lead to a very serious condition called pre-eclampsia. sometimes you do knead to deliver the baby. >> if you're in this category what ways to stay healthy?

>> this puts you at risk for high blood pressure and heart attack and stroke. talk to your doctor about checking other risk faktors like cholesterol. frequent blood pressure and cholesterol checks are important and frequent exercise. anything to reduce your overall heart risk you need to do now. >> monitoring diet and all of that. the next complications if you delivered your baby early. how early? >> the preterm labor or premature labor is technically anything before 3 week7 weeks. if you deliver before 37 that's considered premature. that and we're not sure why seems to put you at increased risk of heart disease later in life. >> if you are somebody who delivered early before the 37 weeks things to take care of? >> talk to your doctor about the increased risk. they want to treat you for heart disease earlier with tests earlier like stress test. >> another complication if you had a small baby.

small here we're saying under 5 1/2 pounds. >> exactly. under 5 1/2 pounds is considered a low birth baby. you have to take into account a little bit your body type et cetera. >> because you had a 5 1/2 pound and you're fine. >> i'm okay. you have to take that into account but it can put you at risk for heart disease. again, we're not exactly sure why but studies show you're at increased risk. talk to your doctor again about blood pressure, cholesterol checks, diet and exercise. >> also this news, research says the same complications during your mother's pregnancy can be an indicator for you as you get older as well. >> exactly. it's important to talk to your mother about what her pregnancy was like. so if you as a baby were premature or low birth weight you as an individual are increased risk for heart disease later on. if your mother had gestational diabetes you're at increased risk for diabetes. >> really important to have almost a family tree of medical issues? >> absolutely.

pregnancy is sort of a window to your overall health. >> dr. raj, thank you very much. great information as always. read more about pregnancy and your health in the september issue of "health" magazine. still to come, a mother of two herself, actress melissa joan hart is going to stop by. also one more rocking song from the grammy-nominated band daughtry. first these messages. to be a vegetable! there's a full serving of vegetables in every manwich.

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still to come on "today," from lighting to the wall color, is your house actually making you fat? believe it or not, some of these things could actually be some common eating triggers and they may well be in your home. plus they have been rocking our summer concert stage. we've got one more song from daughtry. >> that's all coming up, but first your local news and weather right after these messages. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's new line of angus snack wraps. although more maneuverable than its burger predecessor,

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good morning, it's 9:26. we've been going out to the peninsula back and forth, now for good reason. >> it is clear. the last two times they showed it slowing approaching marsh over the last 15 minutes, i've seen a considerable improvement. 60 and that's close to the speed limit. up and down the peninsula looking really nice. there is still that slowing heading into san francisco. an earlier chunk of debris off the roadway. northbound 280 past the ballpark

and across the lower deck of the bay bridge and across the golden gate and east bay, mining slowing through emeryville. it has been friday light and we're looking at the forecast for today and the weekend. >> we got a call for someone saying there was mist and rain drops, a little bit of drizzle on the windshield. 53 in san francisco right now. 60 in san jose. things are going to be warming up as the day goes on. not quite as warm as yesterday. what we look at the seven-day forecast. things will be cooling off more than they are today. we'll be dipping down by 4 degrees tomorrow then warming up come monday. more news after the break.

today a heart broken mother is calling for the maximum sentence for two men charged with killing her daughter during an illegal street race. she'll speak at the sentencing hearing. they says her 19-year-old

daughter allison snow was driving down brandon lane to get milk and cookies when the men's cars hit her over 100 miles per hour. she hopes the sentence will serve as a warning to other reckless drivers. >> i think maximum is justifiable, they get to live their life and see their families and hug their mom and dad and give them a kiss again. i don't g i don't get allison back in five years or ten years. i don't ever get allison back. >> they have set the entire afternoon aside for friends and family to speak in court. the "today" show returns in less than a minute.

♪ ♪ oh, oh, >> show stopping songwriter katy perry and snoop. oh, man. hello. >> just like the unforgettable girl she sings live next friday to wrap up our summer concert series. >> i can't believe it's over already. it's going to be over. the last one. going out with a bang. today isn't over yet. we have one more song from daughtry. he's been rocking the plaza all morning long. you want to stick around for

that as well. also ahead, forget all that dieting because you know it could be your house that may be making you fat from dim lighting to oversize s. cups and plates. these are weight trams and could be lurking in every corner of your home. we'll tell what you they are and the small changes you can make to perhaps keep the pounds off. meantime wk amy robach and jenna wolf are here. tell us what's coming up this weekend. >> coming up this weekend we're going to talk about the undivorced. they're part of a growing trend of couples who enjoy the benefits of being married -- tax breaks, parenting and health care but can't live together. we'll find out why they won't legally divorce. then the mini monette. one of the most talked about young artists fetching more than $30,000 for one painting and he's only 8. we're going to meet him this weekend. also this weekend, the switch. it's the new jennifer aniston movie that has single 40-somethings abandoning their

search for mr. right. we're going to look at that. three disabled veterans from three different wars climbed one of the world's highest peaks mount kilimanjaro. we're going to find out why this weekend on "today." i can give you nothing. please watch. thank you so much. howe about a check of the weather? >> first i'm going to give my 8-year-old some crayons. color now. come on, nicky. >> good investment about. >> let's check your weather and see what's happening for your weekend. mild weather. partly cloudy skies in the pacific northwest. hot throughout much of the rest of the west. showers on the mississippi river valley. then sunday sunday, that rain moves to the east from the gulf coast up into new england. sizzling weather for much of the two-thirds of the western part of the u.s. where you have hit or miss showers in the n what a difference an hour makes. let's look at the golden gate bridge, the clouds are beginning

to clear out and lift up and it will clear by late afternoon today. let's look at the seven-day forecast ahead. today will be very similar to yesterday, sunny and nice this afternoon but things will be cooling down tomorrow and on sunday. the numbers will be bouncing back up come monday into tuesday and along the coast we are in the 60s. go outside and enjoy the day. and of course it's coming up, time for sunday night football night in america. but we don't have the music. it's so much better. ah, there it is! yeah. the vikings come into candlestick park to take on the 49ers. brett favre gets off the retirement porch. he comes back. he has put away the walker. he's ready to take them on. mostly cloudy, patchy fog. temperatures low 50s to mid 50s. that's sunday night, football night in america!

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>> what happens is we all know that music, smells, color, even an organized versus a cluttered space can affect our mood. it's not just about having the proper food at home but really learning to control the environment because the environment of our home can play a really important role in terms of weight loss and weight maintenance. >> so one quick little thing you can do is first color your kitchen blue. who knew? why blue and what is the impact with blue and the -- i guess what it -- how it affects your appetite. >> well, if you are at home right now and you're in a red or yellow kitchen, you may want to paint your walls blue because blue can act as an appetite suppressant. red and yellow colors can make you salivate. think of all the fast food restaurants out there. they've known this for decades. one study showed that diners that ate in a blue dining room versus a yellow dining room consumed 33% less calories. it's an appetite suppressant. >> because it makes the food less appealing?

>> exactly, makes it less appealing. if you don't want to paint it blue or that's too much work or you don't like the color blue, even blue tablecloth or blue plates or blue centerpiece can do the trick. >> the next to brighten kitchen or dining room area. to really light it up so you see what you're eating, right? >> exactly. candle lit dinners and music are great for romance but only the music is good for weight loss. when you dine in a dark room you're more likely to binge eat, so you really want to turn up the lights. but keep the ipod around with your favorite tunes. music will help calm you, make you feel more relaxed and you'll be more likely to -- less likely to eat from emotional reasons. >> all right. so keep it well lit. now, next thing you do is you say -- this is one that you hear all the time, to stop using your kitchen and your lounging area, hangout area, when you have a dinner party everyone congregates to the kitchen. but move everyone to the family room. >> i grew up in the kitchen. all of us do it here.

>> you can't help but pick and snack. >> you mindlessly eat. just like you should keep the bedroom, no work in the bedroom, it should be for sleep and for sex. the kitchen should be for cooking and eating. don't talk on the phone or watch tv in the kitchen. >> same thing if you do your work in there as well if that's your office? move out of there. >> make your office your office. >> next you have say it's a downsize your dish ware. what size plates? >> dine on plates more like seven to nine inches versus the oversized 10 to 11 plates. salad plates. studies show when you have eat off a big plate you'll eat what's on the big plate and usually you serve yourself and fill the plate with more food. eat off of smaller plates. also, it goes for liquid calories as well. when pouring juice or alcohol or wine, you're going to pour more into the oversized glasses. they may look pretty all of those new types of glasses for

decor but -- >> you say keep workout equipment around the house. is that going to get me to lift the weights in. >> it does make a little difference. i ask my clients all the time what type of equipment do you have access to? they say i have dumbbells in the attic. collecting cobwebs will do no good. keep them around and accessible. even in a little blanket with a blanket over it if they're thot pretty do biceps curls. if you walk the stairs 15 minutes a day will burn 1 u.n. calories. if you're waiting for someone to call you back run up and down the stairs. >> get rid of fat clothes. a lot of people have that wardrobe they hope to never get back into. >> but it's a safety net. especially women. we keep a wide variety of sizes. on vacation or indulging on the weekend we say i'll wear the fat clothes on the weekend. but if that are not there you're more motivated to stay on the straight and narrow. >> all this great information.

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shines a light on a new kind of crime and one very dark corner of the internet. it was march 2008. a freshman at carlton university in ottawa, canada was missing. her mother debra got a phone call. >> the message was from security at carlton wanting to know if she was home with us because she hadn't been seen at school. >> reporter: so where was nadia? the first frightening clue came when their parents learned her behavior at school had become alarming. >> they believed she was suicidal. >> reporter: in fact she had been keeping a video diry describing how depressed she was. >> i can't even go to class and going to lose a semester. >> reporter: with her still missing police learned she had been visiting suicide websites on her laptop. on one of the sites she met someone who claimed to be a female nurse calling herself cammy d.

she also said she was depressed and suicidal. on line she appeared to be encouraging nadia to hang herself. >> what sort of rope, et cetera, will i need? >> get yellow nylon rope about eight feet or 3.5 meters and about half an inch thick or about 3 centimeters. that is all you need. and look around your apartment for somewhere to hang from. >> reporter: it turns out nadia had killed herself not by hanging but by jumping into the frigid river adjacent to her college campus. and as devastating as nadia's death was for her family, so was what they were about to learn about cami d., the online friend who had supposedly assisted in her suicide because the person who said she was a depressed young female nurse would in fact turn out to be a middle-aged man who had encouraged many others to commit suicide. and he was unmasked not by the

police but by an amateur detective thousands of miles away in england. his name, william melchard dink l. according to police he had pretended to be a female nurse and used various screen names including cami d. to encourage people to kill themselves. police say he estimated at least five had succeeded in ending their lives. we caught up with him near his home in minnesota. mr. dinkle, i'm bob mckeown. like to talk to you about nadia, the young woman you encouraged to kill herself which she did. can you tell me why you did that, sir? >> no comment. >> reporter: you have daughters yourself. howe on earth would you feel if someone online such as you pretending to be a young woman encouraged them at a moment of weakness to commit suicide? can you explain what was going through your mind? >> what? >> reporter: he declined to

comment further. will melcharred dinkle has been charged under minnesota's assisted suicide law. to the best of our knowledge he may be the first person anywhere in the world prosecuted for encouraging someone to commit suicide over the internet. >> it's a chilling piece. i guess that's one reason it's taken the police time to act. >> it's unprecedented. it takes place in england and canada and minnesota so it's a complex situation. >> thank you very much. you can catch the hour long report on "dateline" tonight at 9:00, 8:00 central here on nbc. back in a moment but first this is "today" on nbc.

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. coming up, makeover. >> actress melissa joan hart but first one more song from daughtry performing "no surprise."

♪ i've practiced this for hours gone round and round ♪ ♪ and now i think that i've got it all down ♪ ♪ and as i say it louder, i love how it sounds ♪ ♪ cause i'm not taking the easy way out ♪ ♪ not wrapping this in ribbons ♪ shouldn't have to give a reason why ♪ ♪ it's no surprise i won't be here tomorrow ♪ ♪ i can't believe that i stayed till today ♪ ♪ yeah, you and i will be a tough act to follow ♪ ♪ but i know in time we'll find this was no surprise ♪ ♪ it came out like a river once i let it out ♪ ♪ when i thought that i wouldn't know how ♪ ♪ held on to it forever just

pushing it down ♪ ♪ felt so good to let go of it now ♪ ♪ not wrapping this in ribbons ♪ shouldn't have to give a reason why ♪ ♪ come on it's no surprise i won't be here tomorrow ♪ ♪ i can't believe that i stayed till today ♪ ♪ there's nothing here in this heart left to borrow ♪ ♪ there's nothing here in this soul left to say ♪ ♪ don't be surprised when we hate this tomorrow ♪ ♪ god knows we tried to find an easier way ♪ ♪ yeah, you and i will be a tough act to follow ♪ ♪ but i know in time we'll find this was no surprise ♪

♪ our favorite place we used to go ♪ ♪ the warm embrace that no one knows ♪ ♪ the loving look that left your eyes ♪ ♪ that's why this comes as no, as no surprise ♪ ♪ if i could see the future and how this plays out ♪ ♪ i bet it's better than where we are now ♪ ♪ but after going through this ♪ it's easier to see the reason why ♪ ♪ it's no surprise i won't be here tomorrow ♪ ♪ i can't believe that i stayed till today ♪ ♪ yeah, you and i will be a tough act to follow ♪ ♪ but i know in time we'll find this was no surprise ♪

♪ our favorite place we used to go ♪ ♪ the warm embrace that no one knows ♪ ♪ the loving look that's left your eyes ♪ ♪ but i know in time we'll find this was no surprise ♪

good morning, it's a couple minutes before 10:00.

in stereo. >> there's some debris on the road at san pablo avenue. there maybe a traffic break. they should be able to cleaned up from the sounds of the report. we have a little slowing in both directions around interstate 80. 880 slows slowing northbound past the coliseum of the things are bunching up a bit past the coliseum. maybe the sweepers are in place there under the gray skies. >> those gray skies are going to be clearing. temperatures are showily but surely going up. 58 in oakland. 62 down here in san jose. as the day goes on, we'll be hitting the mid-70s and high 80s along the coast in the 60s. san francisco at 65 today. let's take a look at the seven-day forecast. things will be cooling off then warming up by monday. back to chris. >> the pat tillman story touches

people in the bay area. moviegoers will see his story in a documentary that accuses the military of a high level cover-up. >> committed herself to trying to figure out exactly what happened to our son. >> people start asking questions then all of a sudden the story changes. >> tillman's family accuses of military as using his death as propaganda. she was a football star before he played for the nfl. he famously walked away from millions of dollars in a football contract to fight for his country in afghanistan where he was ultimately killed by friendly fire. the tillman story opens in theaters today. people that live in the bay area are launching relief efforts for those impacted by floods in pakistan. they are now collecting donations and the group says they have a 40 -foot container already loaded with clothing and ba

blan kets and medical supply. united states is boosting aid. 20 million people have been affected by the flooding. more local news in a half hour.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi everybody. we're delighted to welcome you to our program. it's pride day, august 20th. we're getting ready for the big weekend. >> i'm going to spend time with a bunch of girlfriends on a little trip. >> you'll tell us about it on monday. >> yes. how about this? >> i'm going off on a

mother/daughter jaunt with cass in california. >> is it relaxing out there? >> very. she's probably going to drag me to some yoga thing. what the heck. she is a maniac. >> people get hooked on the hot yoga and burn off calories. >> the body is so tight and limber. it's a beautiful body. i don't have that. maybe when i come back i will, hoda. >> i get bored in yogayoga. i'm always clock watching. >> there's a new kind that's fluid. we'll let you know. you're not a parent, but i'm sure you were parented quite well. your parents were sticklers. >> they were very, very super strict. >> that's why you turned out like you did, hoda. except for a if you things. i'm a big stickler for tough love and equal love and equal share of discipline. so tell us the story about what happened to this girl in texas.

>> she was a 16-year-old girl, and she snuck out of her house past her curfew. her parents were trying to figure out how to punish this young girl. they came up with a creative way. they put an ad in the paper and said 30 free hours of baby-sitting and it explained what she did. i'm in big trouble for missing curfew and i have to provide 30 hours of free baby-sitting for my punishment. my pain and your gain. >> her parent said sometimes as parents we sound like charlie brown's teacher. they just tune us out and stop listening, and if nothing else highway patrol th i hope this got her attention. >> she said it did, i probably wouldn't do it again. >> really, he said probably? no, woii won't. >> if your kids were out past the time they were supposed to be out, what happened? >> it didn't happen very often. it happened one time with cody.

he didn't stay out late. i always wanted the kids to be at our house, so i would know what was going on. this one time i had to work in the morning, so i go to bed. i heard noise downstairs. i told him when everyone had to clear out. >> what time was this? after midnight? >> it was late. i did the thing that i thought would make the biggest impression. i said fine, i'm going to drive the girls home, and they got a mouthful from me on the whole way home. cody was devastated. i don't think the girls -- they are cross-eyed for about six weeks. >> what did you say? >> i told them how young lady rps supposed to act. it was a long trip. >> they were being too loose, that type of thing? >> yeah. they knew who they were. >> did you that? >> i did do that, because i just thought that will teach them and cody. he was mortified and they got an earful. >> we had the earliest curfew of any kids. when everyone else had to be

home at 11:00, we had to be home at 10:00. we were an hour or two before normal kids, and we had to be in on the button. >> is that because they were afraid of the american culture because it's looser? >> when they made a rule. what are you doing after 11:00? >> couple of times something nice happened to me after that. when you're young you don't know. >> it is good to have it. >> they give you rules for a reason. it's because they love you. the biggest part of our culture being in the toilet now the way it is is because parent vs given up parenting, and they've allowed the culture to parent our children. it's a disaster. >> i think when the kids are in the house and i was watching a dr. phil or something and the teenagers were running the house. the parents were like we want them to do well, but they were harming them. they were trying to help them, and they were harming them. they're going to have such trouble. >> they can't see it.

>> let's talk about happy things. >> the happiest person in the world according to this should be in theory a married born again christian orth done tis who lived in costa rica. dated that guy and let him get way. >> the happiest people are the older people according to this survey. >> frank gifford. so happy. >> 18% happier than young people because seniors know who they are, they're not trying to be anybody, they're not trying to change anything. they don't care. >> they have less than they expect in life. they've been around the block so many times, they're grateful for any more sell of joy they can get. >> working moms and stat at home moms are both happy. >> except stay at homes are very snaep. >> very happy. >> married people are 19% happier than unmarried people. >> other than the 50% that are

really miserable and get divorced. >> 43% of married people describe themselves as very happy compared to 24% of single. >> how would you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 100. >> i wake up happy. >> 1 to 10, where are you on the happiness scale? >> how happy? i wake up a 7 or 8 every day, just about every day. >> you do? you have a great, great attitude, hoda. >> do you wake up happy? >> i do. i do that thing every morning where i take my pulse. >> to see if you're alive? >> kind of. at my age. >> why are you taking my pulse? >> years ago you'd know this story if you read my book. >> that's right. >> i was at a fund-raiser, and i didn't want to be there. it was for the westport country playhouse and it was a sunday night and i didn't want to be here and said i'd go. all of a sudden i hear this clamor. there's paul newman and he has a ton of people around him.

i said i love paul. he doesn't need more hangers. i'll go in another room. i went in another room. about half an hour later i feel this on the back, a pat. i turn around, and it's paul newman. he gets down on one knee, picks both of my hands in here, kisses it and looks up at me with those eyes. i go, okay, now i can die. >> take me to the chair. it doesn't matter. >> he was about 80 at the time. i said paul i haven't seen you in the longest time. how are you? he goes, i have a pulse. at my age that's a bad thing. we had a nice chat, and after that he started to go downhill a little bit with his health. but i remember leaving that day, hoda. it touched me forever, because it was like, you know what? what a great thing to remember? if we wake up every morning and sort of take our -- we still have a purpose. that man was still using his celebrity, his presence, his gifts to make the world a better

place, even for a dilapidated theater somewhere. he could have been running after young women on the south of france. he was using his tlaenalents foe better good of our world. that's why i take my pulse. it reminds me i have a purpose. which is to sit with you and talk about crap. >> that's what we do. >> it's one of our favorite times, we love our bobbie's buzz. >> she is every schoolboy's dream? >> i was inspired by the theme. i am proud of this shirt, a vintage find for 50 cents, a tuxedo shirt. >> 50 cents? >> great buys for guys. have you ever wondered if he was a medium or a marge? love this idea. marine layer has in between sizes for sizes, and they have a fit finder on the website and you put in information and based

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sitcom veteran melissa joan hart is best known for sabrina teenage witch. >> now in her 30s she finally gets to play a grown-up starring in "melissa and joey." >> it's fun. a lot of people compare it to "who's the boss" but we're doing

a nostalgic throw-back to old sitcoms with new material. >> joey is playing a character who is like taking the fall from wall street. he's an ex-wall street guy totally become -- >> he has to work a job beneath him. >> totally. funny enough my character is completely domestically challenged and self-centered and silly. he is the one bringing in the reigns and helping me raise teenagers but neither know what to do. they're my sister's kids. my sister is incarcerated. it makes it funny. it's a comedy. so my sister is incarcerated and my brother-in-law is on the run because of a ponzi scheme and he sees i need help. he moves in. >> you have great chemistry. >> you do. >> and it debuted to huge ratings? >> it did.

tuesday we had huge ratings and we hope to do that for a few more years. >> people want some of that nostalgia, don't you think? >> they not only want -- they want the feel-good show and want to laugh. i think the sitcom is lacking whether reality kind of moved in. sitcom moved out. so i think a lot of people kind of want that, especially with the recession. shirley temple was the biggest thing. >> what's it like playing a grown-up now? >> i played a kid for so long that had -- they were all sort of adult-like. now i'm playing an adult that's child-like. >> you live long enough it comes full circle. >> it really does. >> a lot of child stars don't end up like you. we've talked to many of them that never got a handle on it. we can't talk to them because they're in rehab. >> there's a few in rehab, there's a few that are doing well out there that went on to have families and live good

lives. it starts with your family and about the difference between work and a hobby. acting was always a hobby when we were kids. it was school, it was girl scouts and all these things and then acts. we don't mix life and work. joey and i both like to go to work, have fun and get home to families. that's what it's about. >> that is so key, because the worst thing is to get stuck on a set with people with no place to go, no life to go to. >> you get in trouble. you're trying to keep your life busy. go i got a little bit of that doing sabrina and found myself single and having fun in hollywood. i'm glad to be on the east coast. i'm living in connecticut. i moved back to the east coast last year. >> you can borrow a cup of sugar from me. >> i would love to. >> give joey our love and congratulations on the success of it. >> thank you. >> "melissa & joey" is on abc

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if you think it's futile to figure out the opposite sex, you're right. we brought in experts to put us to the test. >> and psychiatrist i. major is author of "ligttle white lies." we have no idea what this is about. >> this is a contest of sorts. >> we're ready, i think. >> the answer to each of these questions will be men or women. >> got it. >> question number one. who is more apt to blow up in a fight? >> a man. >> absolutely. the reason why is because he doesn't -- >> they're jerks. >> he doesn't have a peaceful hormone which testosterone lowers. >> they blow.

>> is that what you would have said? >> generally. >> on a daily basis who uses their whole brain more? >> women. >> exactly, women. the part of the brain na connects the two sides is thicker on us, so there's more talk between both sides, the whole brain. >> we're smarter. >> i've already said both of those things. >> number three, whose body chemistry changes more rapidly? >> thank god i got this wrong. i'm getting it right. what's the rest of the question? >> a woman, of course. >> a man. >> in response as soon as a man baby, testosterone drops. >> okay. sleep deprivation makes for more problems in -- >> women. >> exactly, in women.

the studky done at the university of warwick found women that sleep five hours or less are more likely to have hypertension than men. >> that's me. explains everything. >> okay. >> what's the score? >> it's 3-1. >> 2-1. good. >> once divorced, who remarries faster? >> men. >> absolutely. >> do those come off? >> yes, they do. a lot of baby booming women may not remarry at all but a lot of guys -- >> it's been five seconds. can't be alone for two seconds. >> i got that one. mine was ringing. >> on your mark. who has better peripheral vision? >> men. >> you have to stop calling your numbers. >> over here it's not blinking. i'm sorry. >> it's actually women. we have better peripheral vision. >> see, i would have missed it.

is it. >> let's do it. >> who gets over a breakup faster, men or women? >> men. >> women. >> kathie lee, women. >> are you kidding me? >> men are not in touch with the limbic system, so it takes them a while to process it. >> they just bounce to the next one. >> they do. >> they look like they do. >> they seem like they do. >> when it comes to talking feisty in the bedroom, who is more chatty? >> women. >> exactly. >> that's too easy. women. men will get more -- >> you know my reputation, baby. >> there you go. that's the answer. >> who gives shorter responses? >> men. >> absolutely. the reason why? men are only thinking language with half the brain. >> we know what they're using with the other half. >> okay. who has a bigger brain? >> women. >> of course. >> the answer is actually men.

they have bigger brain, but whether adjusted for size they're actually equal and it has nothing to do with intelligence. >> it was a trick question. am i right? >> kind of. >> one for me. three. >> okay. someone asks what are you thinking and the person says nothing. who gives that answer? >> man. >> it takes guys a while to put words to the feelings and women can spit it right out. >> thank you so much. we're out of time. i think it was 5-3, but who's counting. you were great. you were really good. >> okay. ambush makeovers are next. hi, mom. how was school today? [ girls ] good. ♪ ♪ thank you! ♪

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randomly selected competitors. we thank you for joining us all this week. the "today" show continues now. hope you have a great weekend. we'll see you next week. we're back on this dry day with more of "today" on your plaza ambush makeovers. >> putting their skills to work "today" kribcontributor and sty to the stars louis vicari and jill martin. people are referring to you as louis lacarri and i'm getting e-mails on the street. >> occasionally, but i had -- it is my phone ring now. >> we like that. >> how was it outside today? >> it was great. the ladies were so excited.

jill and i had to sort of go, make a beeline and we found two ladies. >> let's start with megan o'connor. she's 26 years old, birthday is in two weeks turning 27 from providence, rhode island. she has a son, brendan, and she's a psychology student that works at a bakery. her motto is wash and go. her life consists of school, work and her child. listen to her story. >> it's your first vacation without your son. are you in total panic mode? >> a little bit, but this kind of adds to it. >> cool, we're going to make you over for the day, three hours of pampering. i know you say she deserves it? >> she totally deserves it, single mom, school, work. this is perfect for her. >> are you ready for a hot, new look? >> yes, definitely. >> megan is joined by her friend emily with her blindfold on. keep it on until i take it off, okay? >> okay.

>> let's see the new you, megan. >> oh, my god. >> wow. >> you look so cute. are you ready, emily? >> yes. >> take off the blindfold. >> oh, god! >> that's a friend. >> that is a good friend. >> do you want to take a look at yourself? >> yeah. oh, my god! >> wow. >> see what's been waiting there? >> turn around so we can see you. >> tell us about the hair. >> first of all, she gave it a good haircut and loosened it up. she gave her the banks and layers around the face. you look gorgeous. she was made to be a redhead. i do a lot of redheads. this is nature went awry, so we made it right. >> what do you think of it? >> iove it. >> you look so good. >> the makeup you were going to say. >> she was -- of course, she's very pale so we gave her this

peachy tone to warm up her skin color. it works so well. >> we wanted to give her items she could use and incorporate into her wardrobe. this is sahari available at macy's and it's great to mix and match. if you layer ruffles, make sure they're small ruffles on each item. >> adorable. >> all righty. our second laid dy is sarah, 62 from virginia and married to charles for 38 years, has four kids 12 grand kids and one on the way. has had the same look since sixth grade. she's joined by her husband who can vouch for all of that. in the meantime, listen to her story. >> i want you to tell everyone what you just said to me. >> i'm going to be the cake, and you're going to be the decorator. >> we love that from a makeoveree. it's so great. your dream is to be on the "today" show? >> absolutely. i got up early to do this. >> you say she deserves this

makeover sdm. >> certainly. she raised four kids and has 13 grandkids and needs a makeover. >> are you ready for three hours of pampering? >> absolutely. i'm the cake and you're the makeover thank you so much. >> she's adorable, and her husband charles is waiting to see her. take one last look at sarah, and bring out the new sarah tabor. >> wow. >> wow. >> all right. hold on. you ready. take it off, baby. >> here i am. >> what did you do with my wife? that is -- >> do you want to look at yourself? >> no. >> turn around. >> it's the time. >> oh, oh! oh, my god! when i go back to work, i need a

new picture. >> you look gorgeous. >> can you pull yourself away from yourself? you're perfect. >> all right. >> this is just a great one. i'm so happy your husband reacted so positively, because she said he doesn't react so quickly. you look fantastic. of course, it's a great haircut, took away the gray, washed away years, added a few highlights to brighten it up. you look -- >> perfect. >> beautiful, beautiful. >> we made more to it for her face. >> i love how you pose sarah. you're so into the uber model thing. it's so adorable. her cloths are so cute. >> look how great these skinny jeans are on her. you can mix and match. >> charles, what do you got to say? >> where's my wife?

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his, donny deutsch. hey, donny. >> hello. >> you have an opinion or two. >> carol wants to know, whether you're having sex with your mate and his eyes are closed does that mean he's thinking of swunlts or doing something else right. >> you hit the nail on the head. don't shoot the messenger, and a lot of you understand what i'm talking about. whether you're with somebody for a lot of years, there's nothing wrong when your eyes are closed to be fantasizing. it doesn't mean you're there. that's what people do. >> if eyes are closed, does that mean that? >> there's guide chance like a woman does. that's healthy and normal after a lot of years together. >> everything is normal to you. >> you've been with your guy for 26 years, you're telling sometimes when you're together, maybe you're not somewhere else? >> that's every guy. >> that's what -- that's what you think about.

>> she just told us her special fantasy. >> megan, wants to know i have filing my husband is cheating on me. are there any telltale signs? >> all of a sudden he gets in crazy shape. that's not a definite one. number two, you notice something in the bedroom and he's got a new move. where did that come from? those are two things. also, he becomes less intimate. you used to have sex twice a weiss and now it's once every two weeks. >> what if he says he's tired. >> that's a telltale signs. when he's not reachable, there's out of touch, there's never a reason. >> should she ask him or confront him? >> obviously, ask him and he's not going to tell. if you have a doubt, hire a detective. if you want to know, that's what people do. it's reality. >> first get your own bank account and hire a detective. >> okay. >> monica says i'm raising my daughter on her own.

she's 16 and as seen a boy for a year thinking about having sex and shared that with her. she doesn't have a husband. how would you handle this and what should i say to her? i'm freaking out. >> it's interesting as a dad. to me, that's as good as it gets. if you have a 16-year-old and they've been with a boy that cares with them for a year and they're open enough to talk with them about it, first you talk about safe sex and protected sex, but that's healthy as opposed to the first time with someone that doesn't love them. my daughters, their first experience as a dad, at an appropriate age, if it's with a boy they care about, that's as good as it gets. >> should a parent say you're too young? >> my opinion as dade when a girl is 11th and 12th grade and if it's a boy she's been with a while and she's open enough to talk about it, she's going to try it at some point. so her first experience is a positive one. >> you're assuming she's going

to. lots of young women abstain from sex until they get married. >> aim talking about a young woman who says my boyfriend and i are ready to do it. >> maybe she wants her mother to say no? >> you talk about are you ready for it? could you love this boy? does this boy love you? at some point they're going to have a first experience. i want it to be with a young man that cares about them, respects them. that's as good as it gets. >> not a guy that you like and respect? >> if i had a sense this is a bad guy, you jump in, obviously. i'm talking about a sweet boy, and i'm going through with a lot of friends' kids. i have twolg little wins and a 23-year-old. in the teenage years, that's as good as it gets. they're going to do it at some point in life. you want them to be emotionally ready, but i want the first experience is with a boy that cares about them. that's as good as it getting. >> so sweet. >> i thought you would get me on the closing of eyes thinking

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welcome back to "today's kitchen." we're getting saucy with eric. he's helping us chill on these lazy days of summer. how was my french? >> he's going to show us how to make three delicious cold soups. you need a blender and basic ingredients. >> you don't have to cook anything. we want to do cold, refreshing seasonal soups. we have here some avocados, which are in season now. i have some heirloom tomatoes

and you have some -- watermelon. >> we're making three soups. >> we have to put this in the blender. i have the tomatoes. >> okay. >> i'm making just watermelon soup? >> you're making watermelon soup. >> i have water in there already? yes, because avocados stick. it would be difficult. >> you're not finished. >> lemongrass. a little lime or lemon. ginger. >> so what's she making? >> california avocado soup. >> this is lime. a little bit of mint. the mint and ginger and lime inside. >> this whole thing? >> so we go like that. >> just a pinch. >> just a pinch of salt. >> i love how we're doing this

simultaneously, what we've done in one minute. what's in here? >> it's not finished. >> lime juice. a little bit of this and a little bit of that. >> yes. >> make sure that's anchored really well. >> yeah, baby. >> i love this. >> sounds like nascar. >> remove the blender and put it on the back. >> on the back. >> and we are -- what we have happening in three minutes, it's going to look like that. you have to strain it. >> so strain it. >> mine, because i'm doing tomato, i put it in the cheesecloth. >> don't we want the avocado nice and thick like this? >> yes. you can make it lighter with more milk and water. >> the tomatoes will sit tomorrow night and drip, and

tomorrow i will add the tomato consu me. >> this is the juice? >> what do you use that for? >> you have the auf cade doe -- >> that's the soup? >> that's the soup. >> that's it. i want that. >> it becomes very dry. >> i don't care. i like that. >> you have that on a piece of bread, and then you have that -- >> is this mine? >> yes. so you have avocado soup and radishes, tomato consume and -- >> we need a little drink. >> you have a choice, tequila, vodka or -- >> what are you talking? >> the avocado tequila.

>> i'll take tequila. >> this is tequila. >> okay. fine. i was going for the vodka. >> you just pour it in? are we drinking it? >> yeah, pour it in there, hoda. >> shots? are you kidding? this is beyond what we do. >> thank you. we have to taste the soup yet. i like that tomato, because it doesn't look like tomato soup. >> you'll be very surprised. >> try this. >> get out of town and never come back. that's amazing. >> i like that. >> get involved. >> thank you. >> it's delicious. >> woe, that's strong and delicious. >> thank you. we'll be back with more of "today" on nbc. >> you were right. >> that's great, the watermelon. you're going to love it.

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