good morning. desperate measures, hard times force a rortd numbecord number americans to dip into their retirement savings. a gruesome discovery in an unlikely place. the mumfied remains of two infants and a possible link to the man who wrote the story "peter pan." and fantastic. a foul ball catch becomes a major hit for a man that made it look as easy as a walk in the park. how about that? we'll talk to him live on

saturday, august 21, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. nice to you have back from vacation. do you think you could do that with one hand? >> i don't know. should he maybe have signed up for third base or the outfield or as a waiter? >> i like how coolly and calmly he walks and says, yep, i did it. does doesn't spill the drink. doesn't lose anything off his tray. an amazing, amazing catch. just happened to be in the right place at the right time. anyway, we'll find out more. we'll hear from him later on. also coming up, making ends meet. it used to be your 401(k) was sacred and never touch it until you retire. >> but now a growing number of people are returning to

retirement savings to get by making what they're calling hardship withdrawals. we'll tell you what that could cost you now and later. if you've been traveling this summer, you may know about the fees that the airlines are charging not only to just check your bags but for certain coach seats and leg room and the chance to get ahead of the pack when boarding. in a few minutes we'll look at how travellers are responding to this. >> i'm guessing not so well. plus, the "today" show, then the daily show and now the rob blagojevich show. coming up, we're going to hear more from him and what's behind this new high visibility campaign. plus, a sign of the times in the new movie "the switch." jennifer aniston's character decides to become a single mom and have a child without being in a relationship. >> the movie certainly has people talking. we'll take a look at why more women are making a similar choice. but first, more troubling signs in this tough economy.

nbc's john yang has our story. >> reporter: vicki hasn't had a full time job in nearly three years. after burning through her savings, she took the steps she hoped to avoid. she raided her 401(k) retirement account to pay the taxes on her house. >> it was that day when i had to make that decision that it had to come out that i cried. and then i could cry right now thinking about it. >> reporter: a painful step more americans are taking. according to fidelity, the number of people dipping into their 401(k)s is on the rise. the top reasons, avoiding eviction or foreclosure, paying for college and buying a home. even more troubling, 45% of those who made hardship withdrawals last year made another one this year. one more sign that the recovery is struggling and that the effects of the great recession could be felt long after it's over. this is a former fed governor. >> as more people are facing difficulties with employment, as people are not earning as much

as they had hoped, it's going to be more difficult for them to pay themselves back. >> reporter: the difficulties are compounded by the tax implications. when you make a hardship withdraw, you pay both income taxes and a 10% penalty on that money. even loans from 401(k)s carry a cost. touching your retirement savings should be a last resort after cutting spending to the bone, perhaps even selling your house. raiding a 401(k), they say, is literally mortgaging the future. >> people are spending future dollars that may never come again. you take this money now, today, think about what's going to happen in 0 years. >> reporter: but for vicki who says she has to scrape to come up with grocery money, the worries are more immediate. >> just go that one minute at a time and you can make it through that minute. and then that's how i get through the day. >> reporter: the future, she says, will have to take care of itself. for "today," john yang, nbc

news, chicago. here with more on the hardship with draws, the anchor of krn's "worldwide change." one of the more troubling aspects of the people making the with draws, the demographics, what age-group are we talking about? >> we saw terrible jobs numbers this week. not only are the statistics where people withdrawing from the 401(k) troubling but more staggering is that the people doing so are 35 to 55 years old. why is that so troubling? because those, as you know, are peak earning years. >> so they're taking your retirement money in the time that they're going to be he massing a lot of money. what do you have to do for a hardship withdraw? certainly obvious qualifications. >> you have to demonstrate this to the government. it can be personal or based to your primary residence. if it's personal,s is education expenseors tuition expenses. huge medical xpengss or a funeral or burial cost. or if it's related to the primary residence, it's preventing foreclosure, preventing eviction, or a

significant repair or damage to your home where you're not talking about putting a deck in here. >> you also have to go through the employer and each employer has a set of specific rules, don't they? >> not only do you have to go through the government, you have another layer going through your employer. there are two ways to do that. provide your financial documents. if you do that, can you contribute back into your 401(k) almost immediately. you self certify you don't have to provide a lot of documents. you have to sit on the bench. you can't contribute to your 401(k) for six months. >> is there language that allows you to make the withdrawals penalty free? >> there are. you have to meet very specific specifications. if you permanently disabled recently, if medical expenses exceeds 7.5% of your gross adjusted income, or if you are beholden to alimony payments or child support payments or if you were recently laid off or fired and you are 55 years or older. >> but for everybody else, you pay the 10%.

so if you take out -- if i take out $10,000, i may only see, what? >> let's do the math. $10,000, skim off 10% off the top. that is $1,000. you're in the 28% tax bracket, you skim off $2800. so you're left with $6200. >> so there is a real, real pinch here. thank you for coming on this morning. and now here's amy. thank you. it was the first weekend of a ten-day vacation for the first family with serious business not too far from the president's mind. mike i have kara is on martha's vineyard with us this morning traveling with the president. good morning. >> reporter: they say you can take the president out of the white house but the job really never leaves him. he can never leave it behind. and though the president is here on martha's vineyard, he's getting his dalin' tell jens briefings and economic briefings. the first family vacation is now in full swing. martha's vineyar visiting a local bookstore with his daughters and thrilling a young tourist by signing a copy of his book.

>> it was really -- i was nervous, but excited, too. >> reporter: the president also had good foreign policy news on his first full day here as israeli prime minister net yahoi can't netanyahu agreed to sit down for their first talk in almost two years. advisers traveling with the president hailed the agreement. >> there is a feeling within this administration that the parties have a strong commitment to forging peace. >> reporter: and a day after aides were compelled to state that the president is indeed a christian, there were more questions about the president's faith, including how and how often he worships. >> he prays every day. he talks to a wide range of pastors and religious leaders periodically. he's in contact with his religious scissorser every

single day. >> reporter: this is the second year in a row the obama family has vacationed on martha's vineyard. again this year staying on a rented 28.5 acre property. aides insist the sprd really never off the clock and that an island locale is no optical to dealing with an emergency. >> communications systems are robust. we can get to him very easily here. >> reporter: while here, mr. obama is getting his regular intelligence and economic briefing. but the president is on vacation and according to aides, will spend his ten days here trying to recharge his battery. with so much on the president's plate, the white house says the criticism that the president and the first family are spending here on martha's vineyard have not without merit, but they believe that people will understand that even a president deserves a vacation every now and then. >> mike, thank you. and for more, we're joined by mark halperin. good morning. let's first talk about

yesterday's announcement that the israelis and palestinians will engage in peace talks september 2nd in washington. we hear hillary clinton saying helps for a comprehensive peace agreement in one year's time. a pretty tall order. what impact will the success or failure have on the obama administration then? >> we've waited a long time, a year in, the scheme of middle east conflict isn't a long period of time. you know the old joke about chicken soup, it couldn't hurt. this is a good step, but it doesn't mean there's a settlement. there's still a lot of problems. scheduling the talks is progress, but all the underlying problems, all of that needs to be worked out. getting the talks started, though, is good for the president. it's a bit of a risk, but -- >> given that year's time, given it a specific time frame to make this all happen, is that politically risky? >> they tried to say it wasn't a specific deadline.

i think you have to set some sort of time frame. but they suggested if things are still going on, if it's not settled, it can go longer than a year. they need to get momentum and i think a year is meant to kick start that as a goal. >> we heard mike mention that the president's religion has been front and center this week. this is something they battled during the election, as well. staffers coming out he is a christian. why is this h so important to make this decision, is z. it have a place in the larger story that's been going on about this mosque being built so close to the former site of the world trade towers. >> the president needs to be a national leader on this issue. when about a quarter of americans and many more republicans think he's a muslim, it's a problem. there's a seinfeld think about not that there's anything wrong with it. the fact is, for a lot of americans, there is. our polls show a lot of people don't think there should be muslims on the supreme court or they don't have faith or trust in muslim americans or. >> mike: him -- or the islam religion. so the president unfortunately needs to come out and clarify this. it's a strange spectacle, but he

does he z. need to be an honest broker on this issue. that requires facts all around, including about his own faith. >> all right, let's talk about former illinois governor -- i usually say embattled, but rod blagojevich who was acquit order 23 counts. he's made a media blitz. he was on the "today" show yesterday. daily show. is he a genius or a hazardous been? >> he's good comic relief. i think he needs to go out and make some money. he's broke. the federal taxpayers will have to pay for his defense. he was convicted on one count. as much as he's on his victory tour, does he have that conviction hanging over him. he'll appeal that. meanwhile the -- >> a felony conviction, too. >> that's right. meanwhile the governor will try to recharge on at least some of the counts. i think he's feeling it, he's feel going, he'd like to get another reality show and show what he has. but also some people suspect he's out there trying to talk to future jurors to try to drive

that message that the government has gone after him in a vindictive way and maybe get acquited on that one remaining count. >> mark halperin, thanks so much. now let's head over to the news desk with peter alexander. good morning. good morning to you at home today. we begin with that nationwide egg recall. it has now grown dramatically. a second company, hillendale farms of iowa is recalling more than 170 million eggs. the company says tests confirm salmonella illnesses linked to their products and this is a similar strain to the one that caused another company to recall 380 million eggs. more than 1,000 people have been sickened so far. if you want more details on the specifics of this recall, just go to todayshow.com. in iran, engineers are now loading fuel into that country's first nuclear power plant. this is a significant milestone as iran moves forward with an atomic program despite united

nations sanctions. iran says the plant will produce power, not a nuclear bomb. russia helped build the site and says it will make sure that nuclear fuel is not redirected to a possible weapons ram. the embattled security firm formerly known as blackwater will reportedly have to pay 42 mltd in fines nos illegally exporting weapons to afghanistan among other alleged violations. the "new york times" reports the company also offered unauthorized military and police training in other countries, including sudan. the state department would not comment on the settlement. news from sweden, an arrest washt has been issued for the founder of that wikileakss on suspicion of rape and molestation. he's currently not in custody, but he did respond on wikileaks twitter page saying the charges are without basis. he angered the obama administration by publishing thousands of leaked documents

about the wars in both rafrk and afghanistan. a utah highway patrol trooper is recovering this morning after a head-on crash with a wrong way driver on the highway. watch this police dash cam video. it shows as white toyota camry going past the officer's patrol car in the wrong direction. then with his lights flashing, the officer makes two u turns to try to stop the car when all of a sudden it comes right at him and they crash. amazingly nobody was hurt here. police say the wrong way driver's blood alcohol level in that case was more than twice the legal limit. finally, a huge operation. this is in new zealand. to get 11 beached whales back home. these are some big guys. they were among 58 pilot whales that beached themselves thursday night. hundreds of volunteers came there prepping them, using cranes and some big trucks to try to help safely return them to sea. this is not an easy task obviously. rescuers are keeping their fingers crossed. their goal is that they do not come back. sadly not all of them will

survive, but the good news is they hope to get as many as they can back in the water safely. >> peter, thanks so much. and bill karins is here with our first check of the weather. >> our summer weekends are ticking off here. we're getting there. labor day weekend right around the corner. let's first deal with today. and the big story has been the heat wave and it continues. to the northern rockies all the way into the northern plain, record highs, salt lake city, casper, wyoming and look at the temperatures in texas. dallas 103 today. and tomorrow could be 105. just incredible heat good saturday morning to you, craig herrera here. we have fog and clouds. it's thicker than it was in days past. we go through the weekend, today and tomorrow will be cooler than yesterday. but as we go into monday it's going to warm up. 75 in san jose. a couple of low 80s in the warmer spots, livermore, morgan hill. here is your seven-day forecast. cool for a few days. next weewarmer.

rapid city could have a chance at record highs. that's your weekend forecast. lester in. with the final stretch of the summer vacation season in high gear, a lot of people are having reactions to all kinds of extra fees now being charged by the airlines. tom costello reports on what travelers face and how they're responding. >> reporter: this is the trip that this family has been waiting for all summer. they're headed to orlando for three days at disney world and the water parks. but rather than pay to go check their luggage, they've stuffed everything into just four carry-ons. >> we took what we need, not what we want. >> reporter: for three days? >> yes. we fit it in. >> reporter: if they checked six bag, they'd be out 150 bucks each way.

across the country americans are lightening up to avoid paying up. baggage fees can run $15 to $25 per bag except on jet blue and southwest where bags fly free. if you fly spirit air, your carry-on can cost up to $45. then the fees to book your flight by phone, to board early, fees for leg room, an aisle seat and food, big fees to change a reservation. >> we want cheap airfares without the extra fees. and that's just not the reality of where we are right now. >> reporter: the airlines insist if you look at strict lit base fares, airline tickets today are cheaper than ten year ago. of course ten years ago go the airlines weren't charge to go check luggage. last year the airlines earned nearly $8 billion on fees after a decade of losses, they're starting to turn a profit. >> it is extremely important, it is a revenue stream that's a necessity, it's one that i absolutely believe is here to stay. >> reporter: but in atlanta, ken schaffer refused to pay extra to check his oversized suitcase.

>> i could have paid $65 and not thrown anything away, but i wasn't willing to pay $65 when the ticket cost $160 to begin with. it's ridiculous. so this suit skas gone. >> reporter: he threw everything in the trash before fly to go omaha. as for this family, that $300 they saved on luggage will instead be going to school supplies. for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. it's now 19 past the hour. here's amy. >> all this week peter a alexander has been following a very special group of people honored by the new york yankeess. they call it hope week with the yankees helping other folks feel like stars. peter, what a great story. >> this is a great week each season for the players and the people they host. every sports team gets flooded with requests for tour, for ticket, certainly for autographs. and whenever they can, they oblige, but again this year the yankees took it a step farther. five special visits in five days to create a movement of good will both on and off the field.

♪ >> reporter: a backyard pool party is about as all american as, well, baseball. throw in a surprise visit from the world champion new york yankees -- noets. >> reporter: and for this 13-year-old, this was one unforgettable afternoon. >> we came here to see all the obstacles that he's had to overcome in his life. for as cool as it might be for him to meet us, it's way cooler for us to meet him. >> reporter: when he was an infant, he had both arms and lelgs amputated to combat a terrible infection. if you think his disability has held him back, just watch. it's all part of what the yankees call hope week. now in its second year. and by hope they mean helping others persevere and accept. among the honorees, these

special needs kids from a group called beautiful people taking over the mike, 16-year-old daniel fighting an immune deficiency disorder had an audience of 40,000 fans. >> now batting derek jeter. >> reporter: after the game a parade of players and a little role reversal with the big leaders doing the cheerg and the beautiful people taking the field. >> when you give back, it's not a one way street. and it's amazing how the kids and adults make you feel right at home. >> we come here and we're playing a game, obviously we're trying to win. but we realize there are a lot bigger things in the world. >> reporter: die hard oig fan jane who has been blind since birth got an unexpected escort to the ballpark. >> hi, i'm tee nknow martinez. >> reporter: it's two hour trip

on public transportation, usually just jane and her guide dog. this time the yankees were with her every step of the way. >> hai, guy, what do you think? i was so surprised. robby, oh, ro robby. >> reporter: from the stands jane has only heard the action. on this day, she got to feel it, too. what was your day like? >> 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 sure i'd wake up. i loved every minute of it. ♪ >> reporter: and capping each game this week, the boys of summer added a few extra names to theirs roster. giving each honor rooe lasting memories and a new reason for hope. >> i love that jane, she told me she only wanted three things in life, a home, a loving husband and legal thi children. she has them all, so i said that

must make this experience frosting on the cake. she said i love frosting. >> what a great experience to be able to share that with all of us. >> the first time she ever felt home nature, she had always thought it was a square and finally when she got there, she got to physically touch it herself and see that wasn't the case. >> thanks, appreciate aboit. and we're back, but first this is "today" on nbc. b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably.

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winds 25 miles per hour. highs in the 70s and somef the warmer spots in the 80s at the beaches and 60s and a lot of fog, by the way, since 7:54. 75 through san jose and some low 70s to the north end of the bay. a couple of the 80s for concord, livermore, morgan hill, almaden valley. the seven-day forecast, we move through the weekend, a little mild during the afternoon. take time to get the sunshine. monday and tuesday, 80s and 90s finally. >> in the 90s. >> exactly. we might get a couple of them on monday. >> thank you. this morning a man hunt is under way for a gunman who shot a gas station clerk three times. it happened last night at a station surrounded by homes in pacifica on hickey boulevard and gateway drive. two men wearing ski masks and one 18 halloween mask stormed the shop armed with at least one semi-automatic gun. they took cash and shot the clerk.

this is the third armed robbery at this very intersection this week. >> with the downturn in the economy we've had we get quite few more of these. >> it's shocking. why would you shoot him after you rob him. >> got to watch out getting shot three times that's brutal. no one should have that happen to them. >> the clerk is expected to survive. the officers say the suspects took off in a light blue honda or toyota sedan. nine duies and still driving. a man is behind bars after being arrested for his tenth dui. cops arrested 52-year-old james for drunk driving after he struck two cars. despite the fact he had just been given an alcohol monitoring bracelet the day before he made bail and was driving again. the cops figured this out and the serial drunken driver had nine dui es and this time bail

is $75,000. there could be numerous cases being thrown out barring firefighters from drawing blood. the police have enlisted help. at least one case is in jeopardy of being thrown out so far. we're back in 7:00 this morning for the bay area at saturday. we'll see you then. e

>> > we're back on this saturday morning, the 21st day of august. and we're back on this saturday morning, the 21st day of august, 2010. our thanks to everyone that came out to spend time with us. we're going to head outside to say hi to them in just a bit. first, back inside the studio, i'm amy robach along with lester holt. coming up, "the peter pan" mystery. >> two babies found wrapped in newspaper in the basement of a los angeles apartment building left detectives trying to assemble a puzzle that is over 70 years old. >> clues include an old photograph, postcards, ticket stubs from the 1932 olympics,

and a possible link to the book "peter pan." what all of these clues mean and can this case be solved? we'll find out. >> very odd. then rob blagojevich sat down with meredith viera on friday since being found guilty of lying to federal agents. we'll have more from that interview and find out why you'll be seeing a lot more of the former illinois governor. plus, it's called "the switch," jennifer aniston's new movie on film and in real life. a lot of single 40 somethings are abandoning their search for mr. right and choosing to raise a child on their own. from some of the hottest celebrity moms to women all across the country, why many feel they don't need a man to raise a family is a hot topic. first, a forest ranger is being hailed a hero, a true hero for spotting a pair of fugitives and making sure they were captured without a shootout. john mccluskey and casslyn welch who call themselves a modern day bonnie and clyde were arrested at an arizona campsite after a three-week manhunt. nbc's george lewis has the

story. >> reporter: the end of the line for mccluskey and welch. they referred to themselves as a latter day bonnie and clyde. >> they're dangerous. they take what they want when they want. we're glad to get them off the street. >> reporter: it all began july 30th when mccluskey and two other men escaped from this arizona prison. marshals say welch helped them by tossing wire cutters over the prison fence. two days later one of the escapees was captured in colorado after a shootout with police. on august 4th in new mexico, the bodies of gary and linda hos were found inside a burned out travel trailer. police said forensic evidence linked mccluskey and welch to the killings. august 9th, another escapee was arrested in wyoming. then thursday night at a campground in arizona, an alert park ranger spotted an oddly parked vehicle and called in the

license plate number. >> he is a true hero. he made that contact. he was out there doing his job. >> reporter: as swat officers surrounded the couple, welch grabbed a pistol hidden in the small of her back but then put it down. as she surrendered, mccluskey made a possibly incriminating statement. >> when she threw her gun down the sergeant said don't mess with that. that could be the murder weapon. he said, nope. the murder weapon is over in the can. >> reporter: mccluskey said he would have shot it out with officers if he could have gotten to that gun. for "today," george lewis, los angeles. time to get another check of the weather from bill karins. >> you're not going to believe this one. this is not a planned animal segment. we found this out here at the plaza. he just flew away. good catch, buddy.

again, not a planned animal segment. the he goes. the bird is going to eat him. someone rescue him! all right. let's talk about the weather forecast out there today. we are going to continue to see nice weather out there for the most part. we're going to see warm temperatures and watch out for the rain heading through. we'll see temperatures are going to be warm in the midwest. as far as what we're going to deal with in the ohio valley, watch out for sever looking at the film. good morning. happy saturday. 50s and more fog this morning. it's going to take a while to get the sunshine going. 70s around the bay area, not only the bayside communities but inland. at the beaches we'll manage low and mid-60s. tomorrow we warm up a couple of degrees but the real warming is going to happen monday and tuesday and at that point we actually get some places closer to the 90s through wednesday.

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choosing to raise a child on their own. >> she's going to do the deed with this big baster. >> shouldn't that be cleaned or something? why is it up here? >> i'm messing with you! >> and the spring jennifer lopez had a backup plan. >> you're one of my best friends. don't you want to help me? we don't have to have sex. just will you be my baby daddy? >> we're seeing a lot more entertainments, movies, television shows centered around women who are making the choice to become single moms. >> the single mom has become the star both on the big screen and off. >> oftentimes we see the single moms like halle berry and reese witherspoon notice magazines. >> and sandra bullock made headlines when she introduced her new baby louie. the adoption is finalized and she plans to raise him on her own. >> after everything she's been through, to see her with her son, everybody couldn't help but root for her because she was taking a step forward and moving on to a new phase of her life. >> and hollywood hopes it's a

story that real women will pay to see. >> i'm going to do this. i want to have a kid. >> well is this a new trend in raising children? louise sloan is a single mom by choice and author of "knock yourself up." and we have a psychologist and babycenter.com expert. why do you think we're starting to see hollywood and enterta entertainment venues take on this topic, showing women to make the choice to become single moms? >> they're looking for a fresh twist on a romantic comedy. these are not single moms, really. they're movies about women who just happen to meet the guy of their dreams at the moment they least expected it. it's also because it's something that women now when they hit 30 they're much more aware of the biological clock. if they're single, they're starting to joke about it over cocktails with friends. it's something really on the minds of the 30-something women. >> isn't it a concern -- i heard you say a couple things, it's a

romantic comedy. women are joking about it. but there is nothing easy about being a single mom? >> there is nothing easy about parenting, that's for sure. i'm going home to two kids from here and it will be a long journey. we have a phenomenon happening in this country where there are more single women than there are single men. you have plenty of women who are graduating from college, pursuing careers, pursuing jobs and relationships and they hit, you know, they start to approach 40 and really the pressure of the biological clock really kicks in and they want to have children. and they're great women and they'll make great moms. >> no doubt about that. but is there a concern that hollywood is glamourizing it? >> i think hollywood glamourizes everything. so what do you expect? of course they are glam rising it. >> it's interesting. i work with a lot of single women who are facing this very situation. i talk to them. i'm actually a big fan of going it on your own. i think hollywood is glamourizing it. a lot of the women i talk to who

are 38, 39, even into their 40s are still looking for mr. right and still hoping to do it in a more traditional way. >> and also, they're realizing that they don't want to pick mr. wrong just because it's a certain time in their life. i think, you know, they have seen families where that happened where it was a bad marriage and they don't want to raise a child in that destructive environment. >> it's a decision and lifestyle we should point out that is not always accepted. you mention traditional and nontraditional. it's not accepted by all americans. bill o'reilly sharply criticized jennifer aniston and said "she's throwing a message out to 12-year-olds and 13-year-olds that, hey, you don't need a guy. you don't need a dad. that's destructive to our society." how do you respond to that criticism? >> well, of course men -- you know, men are wonderful and dads are wonderful and most of the women that do this love men and value fatherhood. but they, again, don't want to pick the wrong guy and create a destructive family situation. he's also talking about the statistics about single mothers

which looks at women who are single mothers out of death or divorce, abandonment. and those statistics look really bad. i put up on my website the studies on women who did this when they're in their 30s, they're finally independent. and the kids come out really great. >> what about from a man's perspective? >> there are a lot of single dads today, too. not necessarily getting artificially inseminated because that is not a possibility. but there are a lot of single fathers. i think it has a lot to do with the internet age. i know a lot of single dads able to work from home, they have very understanding work environments. we're seeing an uptick in single parents. look, i was the product of a single mom. all it takes is one person to really love you. >> i think anybody that really wants to have a kid and can support a kid, you know, that kid is going to be lucky. >> louise and ann, thank you so much. we appreciate it. good discussion. coming up next, the

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his parents' advice? >> never give up. practice every day. >> reporter: he doesn't take art classes or attend special school. his favorite movie, fantastic mr. poll beings. he loves soccer and bedtime is 7:30. an ordinary kid, it's just that sees things differently. not just at church, but -- >> flasheses of light and rays came down and right in the middle of the church. >> reporter: yours for $30,000. his parents don't want to rush him trying to keep his love for painting alive rather than bury him with pressure. his future seems mapped out, nope after all, dad's an art dealer. for today, martin fletcher, nbc news, london. >> we can say we knew him when. >> i think maybe he only sold a painting for $10,000, not $30,000, right? >> wait for a year from now and we'll see where he's at. we're back in a moment, but first this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay,

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good saturday morning. time is 5:56. live pictures downtown san jose this morning, if you're getting tired of this cool weather, not good for the weekend but stick around and craig herrera says next week. >> 90s are back in the forecast. >> late august. >> exactly. better late than never for some. good morning to you. those of you who like the mild conditions we have them going today. quite a bit of fog this morning. it will take time to burn it off. if you want outdoor chores done i say you have until 11:00 a.m. before the sun starts to peek

through. notice the center of the screen. there are two systems, one is going over us today, the other behind it could give us a thick fog bank overnight and into the early morning hours. as we go through sunday we lose those storms and the warm weather is going to start to come. we have 90s back by tuesday, wednesday and possibly into thursday. today, 62 san francisco, 81 livermore, 72 sonoma, 75 in san jose. there is the seven-day forecast. garvin, summer heat begins monday. tuesday and probably through at least wednesday. >> craig, thank you. before you sit down to breakfast double-check those eggs. more than half a billion eggs are on the recall list. all linked to salmonella, the most common form of food poisoning. the latest were distributed under hillandale farms, sunny meadow, wholesome farms and west creek. the recall applied to eggs sold

between april and august. the outbreak made 2,000 people sick including several hundred in the bay area. this morning there is more fallout from the hijacking hoax of sfo. the council on american islamic relations wants to know why they restrained a pakistani couple. all passengers were bussed back to the terminal to be rescreened but police first walked a man and woman off the plane in handcuffs. >> handcuffs. >> we do know that they were of pakistani origin and they were singled out among all of the other passengers and detained for questioning. >> nbc bay area learned that the crew was concerned about the couple because of their behavior. they will monitor the investigation to see if the rights were violated. police are offering $7500 to anyone who can help nab a suspect who sexually assaulted a

woman. she was walking to her car in a city garage when a man followed her and attacked her in daylight. police describe the subject as a black man, 30, 5'9", 200 pounds, missing a front tooth. we'll be back with more in a half hour. coming up on the bay area saturday, planning on picking up gift cards? you might want to wait until sunday. we'll explain.

we're back on a gorgeous saturday morning. it's august 21st, 2010. we say thanks to the crowd for spending their weekend with us in person. >> it's starting to feel a little bit like fall, isn't it? a cool breeze. >> that's good news and bad news. >> back to school, good news. >> you're still in those years. anyway, coming up in this half hour, they're calling it the "peter pan" mystery. a gruesome discovery. the mummified remains of two babies found in week in an old trunk in what used to it be an elegant old apartment building in los angeles. it all goes back more than 70

years. >> and they also found letters, postcards and possible links to the author of pet"peter pan." and we'll talk about rod blagojevich. the government is planning a retrial. the former illinois governor playing defense. he has a very aggressive media campaign now making the rounds proclaiming his innocence. we'll discuss his strategy coming up. and i don't know if this guy had strategy at the pillies game, but he certainly had a good arm. we've been watching this video over and over again. no need to put down the snacks, he caught it with one hand. we'll talk with him live this half hour. and he deserves that big smile on his face. >> doesn't even stop. just catches the ball. >> so cool. i'm going to keep walking. >> the soda remains and can't wait to hear his story.

in the meantime, peter alexander standing by. >> that guy is still smiling this morning. we'll begin right now with what is now among the nation's largest egg recalls ever and it is growing. a second company, hillendale farms of iowa is recalling more than 170 million eggs. the company says tests confirm salmonella illnesses linked to its products and it's a similar strain it to the one that caused another company to recall 380 million eggs. more than 1,000 people have been sickened so far. if you want more details on specifics of the recall, go to todayshow.com. the obama family is enjoying the first weekend of its ten day summer vacation and mike viqueira is live at martha's vineyard with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. and this vacation for the president and his it people began with some good news on the foreign policy front when it was announced by secretary of state hillary clinton back in washington that president netanyahu of israel and the leader of the palestinian

authority would be meeting in washington for the first direct talks between those two entities in almost two years. . and the president himself is going to be hosting that meeting on september 2nd back in washington.nd the president him going to be hosting that meeting on september 2nd back in washington.going to be hosting g on september 2nd back in washington. and the presidential vacation is now in full swing. yesterday was their first full day here in martha's vineyard, the second consecutive year they've been here and the secretary of defense year they've stayed at the blue herring farm. the president visited a bookstore emerging with his two daughters after getting a free copy of the new novel "freedom." afterwards there was ice cream with the first lady and daughters and then the president got in a understand round of golf that is sure to be the first of many.round of golf that is sure to be the first of many. >> mike, thanks. the obama administration has asked that the lockerbie bomber

be returned to a scottish prison. friday marked the one year anniversary of his release and it was criticized what was called the unfortunate and appropriate and wrong decision to release him. an arrest warrant has been issued for the founder of the controversial website wiki leaks. he's wanted by swedish authorities on suspicion of rape and molestation. he's currently not in custody, but he did respond to the charges on wikileaks twitter page saying the charges are without basis. assange has angered the obama administration by published thousands of leaked military documents about the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and finally, did you see that rookie right-hander pitching last night at pen way park in boston? there she is. that's meredith vieira. she threw out the ceremonial first pitch alongside former e.r. star and breast cancer survivor. it was all part of an effort to

promote the jimmy fund. that's the news. now tossing it back to lester outside. we practiced yesterday for a while. we were thinking split finger or curveball. she went with the fastball. >> we're proud of her. and i just picked up somebody's sign -- whose sign was this? happy birthday, mom. a great way to get it on tv, just sho drdrop it. we want to go to weather. bill karins is standing in. >> you get the crowd going, they're all excited. we want to celebrate special occasions out here and these two ladieses are celebrating a very special occasion. >> our 25th wedding anniversa anniversari anniversaries. >> and your husbands are -- >> in bed. in bed at the hotel. hopefully they're planning a really nice shopping trip this afternoon. let's discuss what's fwg on weather-wise. temperatures very warm. 100s day down into dallas.

very hot in the northern plains. even areas of montana will be near 100 degrees today. good morning. happy saturday to you. yes, that fog is back. mist and drizzle. and through the hills and the city into the north end of the bay. you are driving, windshield wiper probably needed once or twice. highs 60s and 70s. not much in the way of 80s. a few of them. it's not until tomorrow we get a few more of the 80s, and then notice what happens as we look at the seven-day forecast. monday, tuesday, wednesday, upper 80s to lower 90s. east coast will have a chance for some of that wet weather. that's a look at your weekend forecast. amy? it began with an old trunk abandoned for over 70 years found in the basement of a los angeles apartment building. this week the trunk was finally opened, revealing a gruesome mystery with a possible link to the author of "peter pan." the story from nbc's lee cowen. >> reporter: in the 1920s, it

was an elegant place. home to doctors, lawyers, writers, and silent film stars. but the building also housed something not so elegant. a secret perhaps. maybe even a crime. >> the area there is quite extensive. now they're trying to clean out the old furniture and stuff and they came across the trunk. >> reporter: a steamer trunk. it and its dog eared instruction pamphlets have been down in that basement a very long time. forgotten until these two women pried it open. inside? >> a lot of personal belongings, pictures and lerpostcards. >> reporter: even tickets to the 1932 olympic games. relics of happy days. but there were nightmares in that trunk, too. >> we found a body in this part. the first one was like a miscarriage or abortion. >> reporter: wrapped in yellowed

newspaper, stuffed in two locked doctors bags for what appeared to be two mummified fetuseses. >> it's very soft, so at first i feel it maybe it's fabric or something inside. but then when i opened it, it looked more like a body. >> reporter: the newspapers dated 1932 and 1935 are just a start for investigators. >> we're working backwards 75 to 80 years and at some point we have to realize we may not be able to solve what happened here. >> reporter: the initials jmb were inscribed on the trunk. inside, a signature, ms. jean m berry. there was a jean m. berry who was a performer in the 30s. she was related to the author of "peter pan." a copy of peter pan oig was found in the trunk along with a membership to the once exclusive

fighter man woodland club. is she the one? maybe, maybe not. turns out there was another jean berry who worked here in the 30s tate as a nurse prompting speculate that programs she was performing back alley abortions at a time when they were illegal. et q either way, the babies within packed away with someone's prize possessions and then left behind like an erie time capsule. for today, lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. coming up next, the rod blagojevich media blitz right after these messages. ure. 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 keeping you informed. you may have heard that oil is no longer flowing into the gulf, but our spotter planes and helicopters will keep searching for any oil. we use satellite images, infrared and thermal photography

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than benefiber. go to fiberchoice.com to get savings and rewards. almost immediately after a jury found him guilty of just one of 24 charges, rod blagojevich resumed something he clearly loves to do. going on television and talking about himself. his first sitdown interview was on friday with meredith vieira and it certainly won't be his last. >> reporter: his trial is over, rod brag now a convicted felon. but for the former illinois governor, the media blitz is just beginning. >> i did absolutely nothing wrong. >> reporter: for his first interview after the verdict, he appeared with meredith vieira to discuss the trial. >> they threw everything but the kitchen sink at me. the power of the government failed to convict me of any corruption charges. >> why didn't you take the

stand? >> our legal team determined that after the government put its case on that they didn't prove any corruption and as a result of that made a determination to give no credence to their case. >> reporter: jurors said they were overwhelmed by the complexity of the prosecution's case and though they deliberated for 14 days, the jury could only agree to convict blagojevich on one count. lying to the fbi. out of the 24 charges against him. >> it's a false statement they allege i made five years ago. i did not lie to the fbi. we'll appeal that. >> reporter: the charge that garnered the most attention, that blagojevich tried to sell president obama's vacated senate seat, was deadlocked. >> i got this thing and if i [ bleep ] golden. and i'm just not giving it up for [ bleep ] nothing. >> reporter: but it was only one jury away from a guilty verdict. >> plolitical discussions are still legal and political horse trading and discussing those sorts of things are still legal. it happens even today. >> reporter: prosecutors say

they'll retry the case. blagojevich is looking for vindication. >> under any circumstances will you accept a plea deal? >> absolutely not. we are going to win -- we already won the first round. we'll win this one. >> reporter: but blagojevich is reportedly out of money. >> here's what they do to you the government when they want to get you. they squeeze you financially. >> reporter: and did not rule out the possibility of a future appearance on another reality show. >> joining us now with more insight is wendy murphy, a former federal prosecutor and contributor to the daily beast oig. and howard brag man, chairman of 15 minutes, a media and.r agency. thanks so much for coming on. >> good morning, lester. >> wendy, it was 11-1. if you're the prosecutor, you're alonging is it a no-brainer that you retry it? >> absolutely. if i'm the odds maker in vegas,

it vael a no-brainer. if it were 11-1 for acquittal, i'd a a no brainner the other direction. but what it indicates when there's only one holdout, that's not a comment on the strength of the case. that's an indication that there was one oddball. so, again, absolutely strong indication retrial and h >> but you heard blagojevich. he's basically saying what he's being accused of happens all the time. there is horse trading, we all know that politics is hardball. does that begin to carry some weight when you listen to the crux of his argument? >> what he's really saying is i committed a crime, it just shouldn't be one because everybody's doing it. i guess on that theory, there's lots of drunk drivers out there, why enforce those laws. no, i think in fact that's a very strong argument in favor of retrying him because the public shares that rather cynical view of politics, we need to be sending a very different message. there should be no such tolerance for corruption. shame on him for suggesting otherwise. >> and, howard, just one juror stood between him and being

convicted. of trying to sell this senate seat. and yet here he's out talking to the media, this big media blitz. is that a good idea for him? >> absolutely it's a good idea for him. he hasn't run his public life since these accusations came down in a textbook pr manner, but he's run it in a way that's truly authentic for him and it seems to be working. as for the fact that it was 11-1, it doesn't matter. he won, they lost. this was the country's best prosecutor. >> we had a political guest on earlier in the broadcast who suggested maybe he's talking to the next group of jurors. is that the strength of going out? i think he's going to be on "the daily show" on monday. is that the strength of him talking right now? >> absolutely. and i think the public is starting to listen to what he said. we're spending millions of dollars prosecuting this guy and he's calling attention to it. and what's so unusual about

this, most people when they get indicted, they get what we say in the business, they get small. they disappear, they don't say anything, their lawyers speak for them. the governor has taken a very different tact, one that's authentic to him and one that seems to be working for him since obviously he came out the winner in this first trial. and i think he wants to sort of temper the jury pool and make people aware what the government's intentions are against him. >> wendy, both sides learn a lot now as they look at how this jury deliberated. the prosecution gets to figure out what evidence they need to emphasize more. what about the defense, what do they learn from this and how might this help blagojevich? >> one thing they'll do is focus on that sole holdout. because whatever she said about why she thought the case was not strong enough, they have to find more jurors just like that. that's going to be their focus. i don't think they'll change their tactic, i don't think the evidence will change for either side. that lone holdout really

holds the key to a possible acquittal in the future. >> howard, i think we have to assume that his political career may be dead or at least on life support. obviously, he's done the reality show. he wants to do more. how does he rehabilitate his image, assuming he doesn't go to jail? >> the first thing he has to do is get through these criminal charges. he has to hope the government doesn't reprosecute him and i think he can possibly look to eliot spitzer as a model. there are second acts in american life. and we kind of like outrageousness. that's what cable tv is built on. he's a man with an opinion, a point of view, and agree or disagree, the guy is pretty good television and pretty entertaining to watch. >> and he has good hair. wendy, howard, thanks much. up next, the catch of the day. we'll meet the phillies fan who made an unbelievable catch without a single bobble or error. but first, this is "today" on nbc. single bobble or error. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

no doubt about it, it will go down as one of the great catches of all times at least by a fan. it happened thursday evening at a philadelphia phillies game, and a veterinarian made it look so easy. he joins us this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so you were on your way back from the concession stand. you had a handful of drinks. did you even hear the crack of the bat? did you know a foul ball could be headed your way? >> yes. >> you did? so was it just -- it looked as though you just reacted and you're just so calm and so cool. are you used to catching balls like that? >> i've been lucky enough to catch a few foul balls before, or a couple i should say, but all that calm demeanor that you saw was nothing what was going on in my brain. >> did you have time to think or react to the ball? >> yes. it only took a couple seconds, but it felt like forever to me.

in my head was all the things that could go wrong. so that's -- i'm lucky you didn't see that on there. >> so we know the drink stayed intact. did you even spill anything? it looked so steady. >> my dad would have killed me. those were his fries on there. >> so you're a big phillies fan i understand and it wasn't until the catch was shown on the stadium's jumbotron that the audience reacted. they gave you a standing ovation. what was it like to receive all that attention? >> it was neat because right after the catch, i got a lot of applause and everything. but you're never quite sure how good or bad you look, so i was kind of holding my breath until i saw it on the fan vision in between innings. and then i kind of -- then i let out a sigh of relief. >> but the real test of how you look is what your wife thought about it. she's a big phillies fan, karen, right, and she wasn't at thursday's game. she wasn't watching it on tv. but what did she think when she finally did see the video? >> she thought it was great. i got surprise her with it because she watches most of the

games. and she didn't get an opportunity that night to see it. so when i came home, i let her know, oh, you got to check out the highlights. and, you know she was sitting there. we won? we won? no, we didn't win, but there's some cool stuff on there. i didn't tell her. so when the highlight came on, she said that's you. and i kind of nonchalantly took the ball out of my pocket, tossed it over to her. she thought that was really cool. >> and i hear she's a big jayson werth fan. he's the one who actually hit the ball your way. so who has the ball now, you or does she have the ball? >> my wife has the ball. i'm sure -- i wouldn't be surprised if she brings it with her tomorrow to the game. >> some people are saying if any fan makes a smooth catch like you did, i don't know if they'll be able to do it quite like you did, they're going to call it the ian dribben. >> that sounds kinld of cool, but i don't know if my friends would be calling it a dribben. >> thanks for sharing your

story. that was a spectacular catch. thanks so much for joining us. i don't think many people could pull that off. >> i love it. i love the hand up and not missing a stride. good for him. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. well, max, first day... moh-ohm. -do you have your lunch? -yes. and you know where your classroom is? uh huh. mom, i can walk from here. what about your... mom, i got it. ♪

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good morning everyone. 6:26 is the time. it is saturday morning, the fog is hanging heavy over the city of san francisco. cool weekend ahead but warmer days after that. craig herrera has more information on that. >> next week looks great for those waiting for the heat. this weekend we still -- >> never what you want to hear. next week looks great. >> you head back to work and school it's going to be great. today and into tomorrow a little cool. we do have 50s all over the bay area, the fog is about 2,000 feet deep. it has blown over the coastal range as well inland.

a few systems passing to the north not bringing us rain but the fog and the sea breeze during the afternoon. so we continue with mild conditions. highs mostly in the 70s. even in the warmer spots, but next week as those two systems pass, the warm air down to the south starts to expand and we have 90s back in the forecast for you. we haven't had many of them at all. average for this time of year is about 70 san francisco, 84 in san jose and 82 santa rosa. cooler than average, 5 to 10 degrees cooler. 81 in livermore, 77 in napa and 75 in san jose. we do jump up quite a bit, a good 10 to 15 degrees as we go into monday and tuesday. when we get back to the 90s. that will stay with us at least through wednesday. >> thank you. a san francisco cab driver gives a big tip instead of getting one. police honored him yesterday. the driver followed a suspicious car that fled the scene of a

deadly shooting t. cab driver who does not want to be identified says he knew something was wrong. >> picked up my phone and called dispatch, pure instinct. started describing what i had seen, what was going on. all of a sudden you know, 20, 30 cops or whatever came all around the corner and surrounded the vehicle. >> hotels, restaurants and merchants came together to honor the driver. officials with the california high speed rail authority are defending their ridership projections for bullet train service in a revised study. the latest study comes a day after a sacramento judge ruled he will not reopen a 2008 lawsuit by the cities that seek to block bullet trains from speeding through the peninsula. opponents of high speed rail say the authority has presented

inflated numbers. the judge will issue a final decision next week. on display, a 300-pound shark caught in the bay this week. the 7-gill shark is on display at the aquarium at pier 39, the largest on display at the aquarium. it will probably remain for a year before it's released back into the bay. coming up at 7:00, airplanes go up, fees are not coming down. how passengers are fighting back. all of today's top stories coming up at 7:00. g

and we're back on this saturday morning with a great crowd out on the plaza. and believe it or not, the summer season is winding down. so our thanks to everyone for joining us. still on come this half hour, keeping the faith. >> we're talking about mixed faith families. in 1988, only about 15% of u.s. households were mixed faith. today that number is 31%. the landscape is changing and coming up, we'll meet some married couples of different faiths and feebd out their secrets to marriage success in this ever changing world. and with labor day just around the corner, 30 million

americans will head out on that final vacation of the summer. if you're looking for an easy and affordable escape plus a great travel day to hit the road, we'll have ideas you'll love. and then it's the road trip to college for million of young people. they'll be in the car but may not know how to change the tire or oil in their car. coming up, we've got the car tips they need to know before they head to college. >> but before we get to all of that, let's get another check of the weather with bill karins who is out on the plaza with us. beautiful day out here. and all of these lovely ladies, they represent the last two states i lived in. we have florida people here and also maine. and you're celebrating what? >> our aunt's 50th. >> i'm 50 today. >> and this is a nice the contingency you heard. only two biboys. good luck to them. we'll watch storms rolling through areas of the ohio valley here. from columbus all the way down

south of st. louis, men physical, little rock and much of the state of kentucky. by sunday, all of those storms will roll to the east coast. so sunday that's when we get some of that bad weather. all right. good morning to you. layers, again every morning we had that fog. it's thick this morning, 50s for most. a bit of a breeze and windy especially as you get closer to the tri-valley and across the delta. highs 70s and a few low 80s. today and tomorrow are still unseasonably cool so about 10 degrees cooler than average for most locations. notice what happens next week. monday, tuesday, wednesday, upper 80s and some mid 90s. and we're headed to this time of year. football time. we like football time out here. rumor has it some by named brett has returned to the vikings. yeah, he's back.

mike singletary trying to lead the 49ers to afternoon improved season. no problem whatever sorry with the woman. have you ever heard of some h guy named brett favre? he's back, i guess. >> all right, bill, thank you. last month's wedding between chelsea clinton who is a christian and marc mezvinsky, a conservative jew, reflects the growing trend of interfaith marriages. one in three u.s. couples is now a relinl quus idge yusly mixed marriage. >> i'm a christian. >> i'm a muslim. >> our wedding day, it was a beautiful day. we had two ceremonies celebrating both faiths. >> my name is howard and i was raised orthodox jew. >> my name is sally and i was raised catholic. >> my religion is important to me more from a traditional

standpoint than a dogmatic standpoint. >> my name is dara and i'm jewish. >> my name is chad and i am agnost agnostic. i was raised in a strongly evangelical household. after i went to college, i ended up as my parents might say stepping away from the faith. >> it was odd at first, you know, you're looking at yourself in the mirror with your head covered and it was a different look for me. larry loved it, of course. >> yeah, i loved it. good first ceremony was a muslim ceremony and the imam came to the house. >> second ceremony was a christian ceremony. we can changed our wedding wow, we had all of our family and friends there. >> my parents' reaction was a little bit of a shock. >> my mother was a very opini opinionated person. her first comment was, well, i don't think i like you marying a jewish man. and my comment to her was being

30 something i don't remember asking you. >> the deal breaker after he decided he wasn't going to convert was i still wanted to raise my children jewish. >> in terms of deal breakers with dara, there really were none. i saw it more as just having to wear her down in certain ways. >> i'm not going to lie that i do sometimes wonder if once chad raises his children jewish he might change his mind. >> and you can keep wondering. that will be the mystery of our marriage. >> the senior pastor of the first baptist church of lincoln gardens and former editor at the "wall street journal" working on a book about interfaith marriages. good morning to both of you. pastor, let me begin with you. obviously with more and more couples getting into interfaith marriages, lots of issues a rise from baptisms to burials. these can be major points in a marriage that maybe one isn't thinking about especially when it comes to raising children. how do you counsel couples of

different faiths? >> what's wonderful about the interfaith cup sell that they've come to the counseling session recognizing that there are differences. unfortunately we often take so much for granted when we're dealing internally that we miss some conversations that we should have. and so i think the interfaith couples have a more genuine process of pre-marital counseling and they confront issues that are real issues that otherwise they may not confront. >> and yet there are some pastors, rabbi, pre-s, who won't marry couples of different faiths because they think it's too difficult of a struggle. you don't have a concern with that. >> no, not at all. >> and you've been researching the topic for a while now and there are interesting states. this 1988, 15% of u.s. households were mixed faith. that number road is now 37%. why is this on the rise? >> first, we're a very he can

uhe men cal country now. there is a lot more contact among faiths. second, higher education rates often lead to interfaith marriages. people meet each other during college. but also the hate alater age of marriage. in your 20s and 30s, people tend to identify themselves with less religion. so they're often more open to meeting people of other faiths and marrying them. >> and marrying outside of your religion has been an issue of jew, catholic, muslims. but now you found evangelical are also becoming more concerned. >> there is a bubbly cal idea that one should not be unequally yoked. and one interpretations that been that a christian being married to a monday christian can be a very difficult relationship. and i agree with the pastor here that people who have these conversations ahead of time are often going in with their eyes open, but it turns out there my research that more than half of couples don't have these conversations before they're married about how they're going to raise their children.

>> and that is a big issue before pastor, it's interesting because we know that marriage is about compromise. and yet why is compromising about religion so difficult? >> because of ignorance. the reality is two baptists may not be identical even though they're baptists. so i think a thorough process on the front end that anticipates communications challenges, financial issues, sex and nonsex, i think are the key things. people get divorced over pizza because they can't communicate. and so i think the interfaith issue is not as big as many people would suggest because the truth of the matter is there are interfaith people in the same faith. not only catholics agree on everything. >> but interfaith marriages do have a higher divorce rate nap eat bottom line. and it's snag people should be

aware of and they're not. i think it's very tab would you to talk about earlier in a relationship from what i can tell talking to counselors and pastors and couples themselves. people don't want to bring it up early on. >> but it has to be discussed clearly. >> and i also point to the fact when you talk about counselors about what people get divorced over it does tend to be the day to day things, but religion can influence the day to day things. not pizza perhaps. but how you spend your time, how you spend your money and how you raise your children, those are three things that are very big sources of conflicts in marriage. >> thanks so much for joining uus us us. we appreet. >>ming upnext, what your college-bound kids need to know about their car. this is diane. diane, who has diabetes and a daughter who could use a little perspective.

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sending a son or daughter off to college will fill any parent with anxiety, but sending them off with a car, that's a whole 'nother level. so what should you teach your college-bound student when he drives off with a ton of steel? christy hyde is here with answers. great to see you. there's a lot to know before we even think about getting under hood. let's talk about some basics that teenagers may have missed before they make that drive to college. >> frequently when they're in high school, we sort of take care of them too much. they don't know basic things like where is the spare tire located, how do i put air in the tire. or how do i even pump gas. make sure you teach them all the basics before you send them off.

>> basic preventive maintenance. you have to check the oil. >> checking the oil especially important in an older car which a lot of teens might have. look for the stick, pull it out, and make sure that it's between the marks. you have two little notches here and you want the oil level to be in between them. if it's low on oil, dhee have a lot of car problems. >> and the color tells us whether it's time to change. >> if the oil looks dirty, take it in. >> let's it talk about the warning lights that go off in our car sometimes.talk about th warning lights that go off in our car sometimes.alk about theg lights that go off in our car sometimes.talk about the warnin lights that go off in our car sometimes. you get the check begin light. tell me about that. >> there are so many lights under the car and we don't know what they are sometimes. and a lot of people just ignore them, which is the worst thing you can do. if the light comes on, for example, the oil light, that doesn't mean it's time to change the oil, that means pull over immediately. another important one would be the battery light. that one you have a little bit more time, but you need to get somewhere safe because you won't

be able to restart it. there's overheating lights as well, another one you need to pull over immediately for. and the engine light. if it's a solid light, start making plans to see your repair specialist. but if items flashinif it's fla immediately. >> what should you do to try to cool the car down? >> don't touch it. don't add water. just let the engine cool before do you anything to it. >> you mentioned in a lot of cases dad has taken care of the car. what do they do about finding a reputable repair shop? >> you don't need to wait until you need one to find one. find a repair shop, let them go over there, introduce them to the manager. if you're not sure how to find a shop that you can trust with your teenager, aaa is there to help. we inspect shops, we check their background, survey their customers. so flook one that has aaa

approval. >> all their lives growing up we talk about the unexpected emergencies. >> they can't call mom and dad if they're away at school to come hope, so you want to make sure they have a good well stocked emergency repair kit. most important thing in an emergency kit is a membership into a motor club. if they need towing, someone like aaa can come out and help. but make sure they have things such as flashlights with extra battery, jumper cables, first aid kit, basic tools. and also water and granola in case they get stuck. and in the wintertime, make sure this is updated to help with snow. >> a fuse can blow. >> just look and see what's not working. the radio is not working, it sells you what size fuse, pop it out, pop it in and your car is all ready. >> and here you want to talk about -- >> if you blow a light bulb, it could get them a ticket. you can repair that with buying

a new light bulb and getting a screw diver. the o driver. >> all important information. and keep your seatbelts on, kids. >> absolutely. put the phone away. tell them to stay safe, keep the focus on driving. >> thanks so much. great to have you here. we'll be back with more after this. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay,

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this morning on today's travel, the holiday is just around the corner and for a lot of people the weekend represents the last that are a of ha-rah of summer. people think about traveling friday to monday, influence are better days to travel. >> fwra riday to monday is peak

travel days, so squeeze a day later. saturday morning you have more elbow rooms. tuesday come back instead of monday, could you save 20 force 40% on your airfare. >> we've mentioned about airfare and how the prices keep ticking up, so road trips are becoming extremely popular. what are some great destinations for hitting the road? >> this is great for families or large groups. car is the best way to go. pack it up and head to a big city. if you don't live in one, you're near one. and big cities because of slower business travel are really offering great deals for families. hotels are reducing rates dramatically. >> and if you're looking for more exotic vacation for labor day, you supgt the caribbean or mexico. >> anything that has a nice white sandy beach this the ritz-carlton in jamaica has been

offering a $189 rate. so you're getting fantastic deals out of the caribbean. some of the islands offering good deals where you don't need a passport. that r hawaii is huge value into the fall, as well. >> fall is the season for many european cities for destinations. >> there are a couple countries offering great incentives and the push for fall and winter travel started early this year. mid summer we were looking at really great packages for fall and winter. places like iceland, ireland, spain, even italy offering great package deals. if you want to travel november through march, you can get packages out of new york city for under 700 per person. september under 600 per person

in the winter months. so less crowds on the streets and the value is huge. >> and now is when cruise lines start to battle it out meaning deals should be abound. what are some of the hot spots for cruises? >> again we go back to places like the caribbean and mexico. even though it is hurricane season through november, one of the favorite places to be is the cruise ship. you have to be flexible. you may not hit every spot on your itinerary, but the values are huge. four days cruise out of miami for $199 per person on the n norwegian sky taking off on labor day monday. so between $50 and $100 a day. the cruise action with really neat ports of call. >> and family friendly destinations. >> this is the walt disney resort, the dolphin there in orlando.

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