good morning. terror alert. the state department tells americans traveling to europe to be on guard because of growing concerns about terrorist attacks by al qaeda that could be in the works. did he go too far? a florida father faces up to 120 years behind bars for confronting his daughter's alleged bullies on a school bus. would you have done the same thing? "today" that man and his daughter speak out. and new images of those 33 trapped miners in chile, reveals the remarkable way they spend their time waiting for rescue the remarkable way they spend their time waiting for rescue "today," october 4, 2010.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. >> when the state department issues a travel alert, it's not typically to places like the united kingdom and france and that's what makes this new advisory rare. >> but it is short on specifics. it was just issued days after intelligence reports indicated a credible threat of potential terror attacks in western europe. we're going to get the latest on the develops story just ahead. also a day of fun on their jet skis when tragedy struck, a 911 call made by a woman moments before her husband was shot by pirates. and news you can really news, how long would it take your family to get to a safe place if your home suddenly

caught fire? how much longer would you need if that fire occurred in the dead of night. we'll put one family to the test and they will help us all learn an important lesson about how crucial it is to have an escape plan in place. and more on that alert for americans traveling in europe. jim maceda is here with the latest. >> reporter: it's been five years since the last major attack here but american travelers are finding out that terrorism in europe is not history. for americans traveling abroad, europe has suddenly gotten more dangerous. >> i'll just keep my eyes open and hopefully things will work out. >> we're just going to be a little bit cautious now getting on the train. >> reporter: they're worried about the rare travel advisory issued on sunday that americans be on their guard. as european intelligence in recent weeks suggest that terrorists could be preparing a coordinated attack in germany,

the uk and elsewhere. but the warning references no specific threat. >> i think the draw to come and see beautiful, ancient history is more important than the worry of terrorist threats. >> reporter: still much of europe has heightened its terrorist threat level after a convergence of troubling reports. here in great britain, rumor of a so-called mumbai style plot that killed 170 three years ago. in france, rumors that a north african al qaeda affiliate has smuggled a female in. and officials are still assessing the credibility of an afghan man captured by u.s. soldiers in kabul and talk to

u.s. agents. this man says that bin laden himself helped finance a terrorism plot against major u.s. cities. >> it's very nonspecific, but it's trying to raise awareness of international terrorism that threatens parts of the u.s. as well as western europe. >> reporter: for now american europes are staying vij jept. and today police arrested a man at a train center the paris. so far there's no days that he's part of a larger terrorist plot. >> tom coughlin is a terrorism expe

expert. we have got a terror alert issued by the state department which falls short of a terror warning which would have warned americans not to travel to certain countries. based on what you're hearing there and what you know, does that go far enough. >> i think it does for the moment, the threat level here in britain is severe. the protection to the royal family has been stepped up. the protection for all senior politicians has also been increaseded. basically the intelligence services here in london and elsewhere in europe have picked up indications that al qaeda is trying to carry out these mumbai style attacks throughout europe. the intelligence they picked up shows that people in pakistan are traveling around europe trying to get people going. >> but tom, let me go book, because based on what you just said, i want to go back to my first question, if in britain the threat level has been raised from general to high and the british government is warning british citizens to avoid places like france or germany or be

careful there, does it make any sense that considering that britain and the u.s. share intelligence so much, that the u.s. wouldn't do something similar? >> quite. and i think that the americans have given advise to the hundreds of thousands of americans traveling around europe. but it's so much impossible to prevent these attacks if you've got these low intensity terror cells that just want to pick up a gun and start shooting people. so it's a very difficult one to thwart. >> if you look at the mumbai style attack on 2008. on the one hand you would think it might be easier to attack because you've got a lot more people who have to go out and act in a coordinated fashion. >> the problem is when they have tried to do something

sophisticated by the heathrow terror plot of 2006, the plot has been exposed and the perpetrators jailed. but the challenge of the security service and intelligence services in europe is if they just want to do these low intensity attacks, it becomes far more harder to stop them. if they want to cook up a bomb in their kitchen orpik up a gun and shoot one, that's far more difficult to stop. >> this chatter that officials seem to be detecting, do you think that's directly connected with what we're hearing of increased reports of inkresed activity of u.s. drones on the border of pakistan and afghanistan? >> they're all linked. my intelligence tells me that the reason this threat's been raised is that the british and the americans have picked up telephone communications between terror cells suggesting that they want to carry out these sort of attacks.

the americans are responsible for putting the drones in. part of the reason this hasn't happened is because of a success fll drone strike which killed quite a few of the terrorists involved in this plot. >> if you were advisinging americans in particular about travel to europe, what would your advice be. >> i just think you need to be very careful. if you're in a public place and somebody's acting suspiciously, i would report it. but we can't let the terrorists dictate our lives and people need to get on with their plans and just be a lot more vigilant. >> thank you so much for your time, i appreciate it. it's 7:08, now here's amy. >> now to politics and mounting pressure on both parties with just four weeks to go until the crucial november elections. >> well, if we're less than a

month until election day, we're at that point in the campaign where every day feels like a week to the actual candidate, the white house isn't just focused on trying to save its own democratic candidate, they're actually preparing for election day. >> reporter: president obama returned to washington from camp david late sunday after a weekend when the campaigning heated up coast to coast. >> it's time to stand together, fight together and we will win together. >> key democratic groups tried to rally their weekend march on the national mall. in california, the campaign for governor had taken a nasty turn and republican meg whitman faced candidate jerry brown. bro whitman has on the defense about when her housekeeper was in this country illegally. whitman fired here in 2009, claiming that sh's when she found out. diaz claimed she knew long before then.

whitman and her his says they did nothing wrong. >> you and your surrogates put her deportation at risk, you put her out there and you should be ashamed for sacrificing nicky diaz for your political ambitions. >> don't run for governor if you can't stand up on your two feet and say, hey, i made a mistake, i'm sorry, let's go on in here. >> you blame her, blame me, blame the unions, but you don't tech responsibility. >> whitman has boosted advertising an radio ads in just the last couple of days. the first high profile tea party winner of 2010, republican rand paul -- paul played down his insurgent reputation saying he supported fellow kentuckian mitch mcconnell.

>> i think mitch mcconnell will be the majority leader again. for his part conway tried to distance himself from his own party's leader. >> i'm a democrat, i'm certainly not going to be to the left of barack obama, i'm going to put kentucky first. >> reporter: as for the white house, the president isn't done shaking up his team. rahm emanuel is already campaigning in chicago. robert gibbs is trying to figure out what he's going to do next and there's some speculation he might take over the democratic national committee as he would be the spokesperson there during the startup of the presidential campaign. >> amount of movement. let us go over to the news desk right now, ann's on assignment and we have got nbc's willie geist over there at the news desk. willie, nice having you here. the supreme court begins a

new term with a new woman the bench. >> one of the most prominent cases actually comes this week involving highly controversial protests at military funerals. it's one of two that tests the protections of the first amendment. the court has ask to decide if it's protected speech when protesters show up at the funerals of u.s. service members killed in the line of duty. >> i'm preaching to this godless nation that you have departed from the lord. and god is going to punish you severely. and that's what's going on over there in iraq. >> reporter: when they turned up at the funeral of mathieu schneider, a marine who died in iraq, they carried signs saying "god hates you" and "thank god for dead soldiers." his father says that's no place

to stage a protest. >> it's a funeral. that's what people seem to be forgetting about this whole thing, it's a funeral for god's sake. >> reporter: another challenges california's law that restricts the sale of violent video games. the makers say the games are protected free expression like movies or comic books with parents already in control. >> they're aware of what games their kids are playing and they have a perfect right to make those decisions, the state should stay out of it. >> reporter: as for elena kagan she'll be sitting out on about a third of the cases presented because she worked on those cases. this morning for the third day in a row, tankers carrying fuel to u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan were attacked in pakistan. at rutgers university, a

vigil for tyler clementi, an 18-year-old freshman who committed suicide after a sexual encounter with another man was streamed on line by his roommates. verizon is being fined $90 million forrism proper web access. most customer also get credits on their october or november bills. play resumes "today" in the ryder cup with the u.s. trailing europe. heavy rain over the weekend. perhaps the most amazing shot over the weekend was made not by a golfer, but by a photographer. look at this. mark payne was in the line of fire of one tiger woods. he snapped this incredible shot just before a ball hit by tiger hit the photographer's camera. that's the white blob in the middle of your screen. it bounced off the photographer's chest and came to

rest at his feet. tiger had to play from right there. matt, as you know, tiger has a strained relationship with photographers at golf tournaments. >> who decides you're going to stand right there when that -- it seems like the wrong place to be for a shot like that. >> thank you. >> he ask the photographer to actually put it in his mouth. let's get a check of the weather now from al. what does it look like out there? >> well, we have got this big ridge of high pressure in the midsection of the country. low pressure on both sides of the coast, so we have got some cooler temperatures out west with wet weather and cooler temperatures in the east. state college, about 12 degrees below normal, charleston 12 degrees below normal. 49 in binghamton, but then you move out west into that big beneficial area of high pressure, temperatures are way above normal throughout the rockies on into montana, casper,

wyoming, we'll see a high of 85 degrees, 81 in billings, denver seeing a high of 84, looking for no record highs around here. cloudy start to the day and breezy and at times drizzle and light rain. should see partly cloudy conditions later and upper 60s to near 70. 53 in san francisco. upper 60 no, sir oakland. north bay seegs highs in the 70s. a couple of places to watch. the hills of the north day and diablo range south. may see showers thanks to the cool and unsettled weather and we warm up for the weekend. and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thanks so much. authorities in texas are renewing warnings about pirates terrorizing boaters on the u.s./mexico border. that have an american was shot and killed when he and his wife were ambushed while riding jet skis there. nbc's janet shamlian is on falcon reservoir in south texas

with details on this. janet, it's an incredible story. good morning. >> reporter: yes, it is, matt. good morning to you. i'm standing at the edge of falcon lake, which straddles the u.s. and mexico border. and which recently has turned into something of a war zone. recently, deputies took nbc news out on to these waters and predicted the attacks that have been happening here could soon turn deadly, which it now appears they have. it was a perfect day on falcon lake, or so thought tiffany and david hartley. one moment, zipping along on jet skis. the next, they were around attack by a barrage of bullets. as tiffany described in this frantic call to 911. >> are you sure that your husband got shot? >> yes! in his head. >> okay, was he thrown out of the jet ski, that he's in the water? >> he was thrown off the jet and see and i couldn't pick him up to get him on mine. >> tiffany hartley was forced to leave her husband's body behind, she said, as gunmen on three

boats now targeted her. >> bullets came real close to hitting her, landing on the water. she was seeing them landing on the water, but she was not hit. >> reporter: the falcon lake reservoir is a unique body of water. tiffany admits they were on the violence-plagued mexico side. >> the lake is divided by these markers. that's what signifies to sportsman that they're on the u.s. side or the mexico side. >> reporter: wardens took nbc news out on falcon lake recently following a surge in attacks by mexican pirates linked to the drug cartel. including the attempted robbery of a san antonio doctor, richard drake, out for a day of fishing. >> two of the people stood up and started waving machine guns at me. you know, kind of pointing them at me, going hey, hey, pull over! pull over! >> reporter: drake escaped bulb the sheriff predicted it was only a matter of time before someone didn't.

>> just getting worse and worse and worse. we used to have people running away from us, now they're shooting at us. >> reporter: a vortex of violence with a husband and wife caught in the cross fire as the border wars wash closer to home. authorities still haven't been able to recover david hartley's body because it is on the mexico side of the water, where they have no jurisdiction. meanwhile, his wife, tiffany, called a news conference to talk about what happened to her husband, and then abruptly canceled it. family members say because she feared for her own safety. matt, back to you. >> janet shamlian in texas for us this morning. janet, thank you very much. we appreciate it. it's now 19 after the hour. once again, here's amy. there is new hope this morning that those 33 workers trapped for almost two months in a chilean mine could be freed in the coming weeks. nbc's kerry sanders is in chile. good morning, kerry. >> reporter: well, good morning, amy. today marks day 60 that these men have been trapped underground. meantime on the surface, the engineering teams are making progress. they have three sites and the

chileans are working with three different countries. americans from canada and from south africa. the south africans are the closest. 396 feet away from the men. the bad news is that their drill bit is so dull it's not making any progress. they've had to pull it out and they won't be able to resume drilling until wednesday. which means the american team is most likely to get to them first, perhaps as early as late this week. if you imagine a living hell in a sealed tomb more than 2,000 feet underground, the video reveals something quite different. the 33 trapped miners have developed a close-knit society. they're clean shaven, working rotating eight-hour shifts, mostly clearing debris with heavy machinery. on the surface, veteran miner alfonzo avalos says his anxiety for his two children trapped down below is tempered by the anticipation of a rescue any day now. to better understand what miners here face every day, alfonzo and

his brother invited me to join them deep in another hole, here in the desert. this gold mine shut down a year ago. what's it like for you coming in here? [ speaking foreign language ] yeah, it's difficult, because your children are trapped. we carefully descend a 30-degree slope, hiking past dripping sta l lag hits, down a tunnel cut from some of the hardest rock in the world. we walk a mile when alfonzo tells me for the first time in mi his mining career, he feels nervous in here. will you let your children go back in the mine after this? he says, i don't think so. it goes without saying, when you're this deep in a mine, the only light you have is the light you bring. we're about 600 feet there, and i think the surprise is how warm it is. it's about 80 degrees. the trapped miners are not only in slightly warmer conditions, but the humidity is at about

80%. the most frustrating part of this, says alfonzo, not being able to help dig. every day the trapped miners are removing about 20 tons of rock. debris that's collapsing in and around them as the drill bits get that much closer. with one of three escape pods now ready to go, there's a growing sense a happy ending is near. so this is the size of the hole that they're drilling down to them. those escape pods, the capsules will suck the men up one by one through here. one of the engineering questions that has yet to be answered is will they put a sleeve down the hole of pipe after pipe, greasing the inside, so it will make it easier for that escape pod or capsule to come up, or will they forego this and just drop it down and bring them up. they haven't answered that question. they'll probably figure it out with some tests. amy? >> kerry sanders, thanks so much. still ahead, what would you have done? a father storms on to a school bus and confronts his daughter's

alleged bully. just ahead, we will talk to that dad and hear from his daughter for the first time. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

coming up a state trooper who hit and killed two girls while on duty has received workers comp.. plus would your children know what to do if a fire broke out in your home in the middle of the night? an important lesson for your entire family. forty-six. alright, yeah ok. here you go. you don't understand, slick. we're here for the party. whoo! yeah, that's cute! [ laughing ] put your hand down.

>> 7:26 tight now. the government is warping americans traveling to europe to be on the look out for potential terror attacks. christie smith is live at the airport with how people are reacting to the alert. >> a mixed bag as people are learning about the alert. those who are very worried about it as they get on the planes and others are taking it in stride, saying there is not a lot they can do except be careful when they get around tourist destinations and travel hubs. oakland's international flights leave to mexico overnight.

a manager told us other flights head back east with connectors. no notes or warnings posted in the terminals sop short of saying don't go. they're watching the alerts closely in case they do change. live in oakland international airport, today in the bay. >> thank you very much, christie. we will check the commute coming up.

mike has a look at the morning commute. >> we have an accident southbound 880. lanes off to the shoulder, but enough to cause the slowing. we already see the slow downs. watch for that additional slowing into union city and southbound through sunol. not that bad considering the previous weeks and out of the pass. there is an accident and debris reported and otherwise just typical slowing over towards the dublin interchange. >> more local news in a half hour. [ female announcer ] jerry brown and oakland's schools. what were the facts? fact: march 7, 2000. brown asks voters for new mayoral power to appoint school board members. he gets it, and promises better schools. but the drop out rate increases...50%. the school budget goes into a 100 million dollar deficit. the schools become so bad...the state has to take them over. it was "largely a bust," he admitted.

jerry brown. failure as governor. failure as mayor. failure we can't afford now. it's monday morning, the 4th of august, 2010. it was a pretty nice weekend, some spots had sun, some spots had rain, but we have got a great crowd outside on the plaza. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer longside amy robach. and just ahead the father who stormed on to that school bus and confronted the students he believed were harassing his daughter. a lot of people have seen this tape and ask themselves would i have done the same thing?

we're going to talk to that father and hear from his daughter for the first time when they speak out in a live interview. should a former state trooper who was on duty chatting on the phone moments before he killed two young sisters in a head-on collision receive workers compensation? he thinks so. and that has the mother of his victims upset. also ahead a warning to homeowners about the recent increase in mortgage fraud cases. details on that coming up. obviously a lot of people taking advantage of bad situations. but let's begin with that florida father who lashed out at his daughter's alleged bullies on a school bus. we'll talk to the family in a moment. but first how their story unfolded. >> reporter: on a school bus in suburban orlando, a father's fury caught on a security camera. >> my daughter has to get on this [ bleep ] bus. >> james jones, a 43-year-old private first class in the army was arrested and charged with

disorderly conduct and disturbing a school function. >> tell me which one. tell me which one. >> jones admitted his temper got the best of his when he unleashed a tirade on some boys he claims were bullying his 12-year-old daughter who has cerebral palsy. a father's temper used to protect the daughter he loves. >> i was very much -- out of character for me. but my daughter, i still love her and i support her. >> jones alleges boys on the bus smacked his daughter on the back of the head, twisted her ear and shouted ruds comments. school officials say he never complained to them that his daughter was being harassed.

the national center for education statistics say 25% of all students are bullied. but among kids with disabilities say 85% are targeted. >> whether it's getting mad or getting scared or getting angry, they're providing a response that makes the person bullying feel in power and in control. >> james says he's not going to let his daughter become a target. we are joined exclusively now by shatari jones and james jones. james you have said, look, i apologize, i stepped over a line on that bus, i shouldn't have done what i did. when you see the tape, though, and it takes you back to that moment, what goes through your mind? >> a lot of hurt and stuff go through my mind, but that's my daughter and at that time i was

going to do that, no matter what? >> did you weigh out the risk-reward? did you say okay i may stop the bullying "toda ining today if it bus, but i may actually cause shatari problems down the road? did you think about that? >> no, when i got into that situation, my daughter finally tells me what's going on on this bus, i'm thinking i'm going to talk to the bus driver, that's my initial attempt. i'm seeing this bus coming 20 minutes late, people are just yelling and arguing and hanging out the window. >> this was chaos on the bus. you could see there was a problem with control on the bus as soon as the bus pulled up? >> no control. and i'm like how i am going to put my daughter standing here crying on the bus. >> it was the day before that you told your mom for the first time that you didn't want to go on the bus. did you see a change in

attitude? >> she was disinterested in everything because shatari likes to dabble in cooking and she didn't want to do those things, and she didn't want to go to school and we were just in the erm part of school. >> if this had been happening, did you stop and think about should i tell my parents? will i be seen as a tattle teal? how long did you worry about this. >> a week before it started. >> and what made you finally decide it was right to tell your mom? >> because if i don't tell her now, it will happen. >> because it was getting worse. >> were you afraid it was just going to get worse and worse? >> yes.

>> what kinds of things were they doing on the bus. >> they would call me names. . >> we would all as parents love to wrap our children in a big bubble and protect them from everything. but we can't do it. and at some point you have to see. i love my daughter, i love my kids. i love my family. we're going to stop this bully we're just drying to help other

kids, because other kid will see my kid suffering and they don't even know the pain we're going through. this has turned my whole world upside down. >> after this happened, it wasn't over on that bus, you got back to the house and then the news crews showed up and the police showed up. and shatari, i know you were very upset about all of this, and actually you decided to hospitalize? >> i was at work and my wife notified me that shatari had seen the tapes and she told her mom she needed to go somewhere and my wife notified me and we put her in the hospital under stress and now she's out and we're hopeful and stuff again. >> shatari, you haven't been back to school. do you hope to go back soon? do you want to go back? is it more difficult now? >> i don't want to go back. >> would you get on that bus again? do you think it would be different? >> yeah. but i would like to get on the

bus again. >> natalee, how here's are the charges that james is facing? >> james is facing second-degree misdemeanor charges, that's the lowest charge we have in florida. he could spend some jail time and for a family that is living paycheck to paycheck, this will devastate the family. >> i think i want to talk to deborah and joiames, the good ns is that she eventually told you. there are other situations with bullying and unfortunately we have covered far too many of them on the show where a child says nothing and suffers in silence and then we read a terrible headline. >> but there's another thing about this, some kids out there that are going to school, can't tell their parents at all, their parents are single parents, me and my wife love each other that we were sticking by her. there's some parent who is don't even see their kids from the

time they go to work until the time they come home and the kids don't even get a chance to tell them. there's where we need to step up and say, this is my kid and i'm going to find out what's going on. even if they're on up there in age. >> you can't wrap your children in bubbles, but how do you protect her from now on? >> i'm going to ask any questions, you know, get involved, you know, and we can sit down and have dinner and stuff like that, definitely. >> james and shatari and deborah and natalee. thanks very much. a little on the raw side out here, got some drizzle, cool temperatures and chilly winds, and as we take a look at the week ahead, it's going to be hanging around, below normal temperatures as well wet

weather, unfortunately the heavy rain also hangs around the northeast. we have got thundershowers out west and less than the latter part of the week, we have got more rain out west, those above normal temperatures stay hanging tough in the midwest on into the plains. here's a view of san francisco where gabrielle coleman is pointinging out the giants flag flying over the city. clearing skies and cool and breezy around the bay area. if you are heading to the sierra, quite a bit of thunder and lightning near yosemite where we have snow towards the sierra. low 70s inland and 60s and you see the temperatures staying mild and a slight risk of hill top showers off and on through wednesday and warm up and dry out through the weekend. >> and don't forget you can check your -- up next, the startling rise in mortgage fraud cases, how to

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geographic location and any personal information you have that's been made public. >> most personal information is already public, including just a late foreclosure notice and many of these scam artists purchase whole lists of neighborhoods where everybody is behind on their pavements. that's exactly who they targeted. >> and you have a list of top mortgage fraud states. we mentioned geographic location can be a part of it. you have been saying that florida has been particularly hard hit. >> florida is one of the highest states in the nation to have foreclosures, so that's a nice, juicy target for those scam artists but there are many states throughout the whole country that are being hit hard by scam artists. >> the first thing to be aware of is the rent-to-buy setup. what's problematic about that? >> this one is the most clever one, it's the most common one that you hear about. in this scenario someone approaches you and offers to give you a bailout on the house, but you have to sign over the deed to them. here is the sales pitch.

they say to you, i'm going to rent the house to you and you can buy it back at a cheap price, the same cheap price i bought it for. what happens is they raise the rent, the rent is too high, you can't afford it back and you get evicted as a tennant. >> you also try to protect yourself by people saying we'll save your credit, consult a lawyer, and don't sign a sales contract where you're farm ali released from your mortgage. >> a lot of people will sign over the deed to their house and not think about what about the mortgage? you need a piece of paper in the bank that says your mortgage has been forgiven. >> the next one you say is a bait and switch tactic, it involves refinancing and then misleading title transfers. >> this one is so simple it's amazing people approach it. someone approaches you and says i'll get you a great deal on refinancing, sign here, but what the paper really is a transfer of title. >> and you say don't sign anything with blank spaces, what

else should you be looking for when you're looking to sign something? >> you should really consult an attorney, a lot of people think i don't have the money for it. but many advocates provide legal advice, just have an attorney look over the documents. >> phantom help or upfront fees. we said this many times on the show before. people here, the red flag is the high up front fees. what do people need to know when you pay up front first? >> they should know that they the only thing that's legal is an appraisal fee for the house. but when someone approaches you like an angel in the night and suggests that they're going to settle all your problems. and don't pay attention to the notices from the banks, those are red flags you have a scam on your hands. >> and next is misleading fixed rates, this is another area where people need to be careful. i would think fixed rates means people need to be careful. >> when you look at the detailed print, two years out they refix to a higher rate. you really have to read what you're signing. >> barbara corcoran, always great advice. and you'll be back we should mention later on this morning to answer viewer e-mails about mortgage fraud. so if you have a question, you can go to our website and send it in. coming up, wild and wacky

reasons why some people dial 911, right after this.

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choosey moms, choose jif. as parents, we teach your children to dial 911 in times of as parents, we teach your children to dial 911 in times of trouble. but apparently not all grown-ups seem to understand what constitutes an emergency. nbc's michelle kosinski is in ft. lauderdale, florida, to explain this. good morning to you.

>> reporter: there might be some lessons to be learned here, and here's broward county florida, their 911 center gets 2.5 million calls every year. by some estimates half of those are not emergencies at all and then there's the percentage of those that simply defy explanation. like you just never know when an emergency will strike. >> i ordered chicken nuggets. they don't have chicken nuggets. >> everyone's definition of an emergency is different. >> i need a ride. to the liquor store. >> cops did come give him a ride to jail. can i get a police escort to lil wayne. or do you have a helicopter? you can't get a police escort to

go see a rapper in miami. >> are you positive? >> i'm positive, sir. >> 911 is if you're dieing. do you understand that. >> this man called police to report the theft of his marijuana staff. >> my toilet is overflowing. what do i do? >> april mcgill has fielded calls you can't even imagine here in broward county for 14 years. >> i was like, um. >> seven years of which are some degree of this. >> she's screaming in my year. i wanted the sausage. >> he's trying to force me to eat something off the menu that i don't want >> and this is what happened. >> what are some definite no, nos, like if it involves your toilet? >> your toilet, your turkey. >> i know you didn't seriously think that the police need to come to make sure you get your food?

>> i wanted two sandwiches. >> you didn't get the right sandwich. that's not an emergency. even if your lunch break is only 30 minutes, that is not an emergency. i am so sorry. >> thanks for telling us. will people ever learn? >> i believe they will. i have hope. >> yes. >> nationwide, there are 240 million calls placed to 911 every year and there's no real data on how many of those are not emergencies or nonsense calls. but of course the problem is that while you're calling in about your toe stuck in a jar or a menacing rabbit in your yard, some people are calling in with an emergency kind of emergency. >> michelle, thank you very much. good lesson to learn, we're back right after this. . stery to me. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves.

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>> 7 time i'm 56 right now. the bay area still a buzz this morning after a seven-year draught. the giants are headed to the playoffs. chris sanchez is live where fans are especially proud. >> it is a good day to be a fan of the black and orange as the giants head into the playoffs for the first time since 2003. inside the clubhouse after that win, that 3-0 win, they doused themselves and the locker room with champagne. giants fans cell britted there too as well and local businesses are hoping for a repeat not only of the win, but fan behavior. they hope a win will translate to business for them. today in the bay.

>> a lot of fun. mike as a look at the commute. >> we have a lot of slowing. >> 280 hit from the 8060 interchange through cupertino. when you get off the split up past the airport and hitting a burst again. southbound right on schedule and looka that. slowing coming in through the hills. we will key our eyes on things. southbound 80 seeing the slowing from an earlier accident. south ofay h ywawardayward yout slowing. moews after this. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today.

we are seeing clearing, but get ready for a breezy and cool finish. highs near 70 and 60 in san francisco and oakland. may see an isolated shower the next couple of afternoons. temperatures are cool and back into the 80s inland for the weekend. >> another local news update in about a half hour. the "today" show returns in a empty.

we're back now, it's 8:00 on a monday morning, it's the 4th day of october, 2010. it's not the nicest day here in new york city. kind of chilly temperatures, 53 degrees, a little rain in the air, a little wind going on as well. good news is, if you like this kind of weather, you're going to love the first part of this week. >> that's right. >> right until wednesday. >> that's right. >> owl on the plaza, i'm matt lauer, along with amy robach, nice enough to join us while meredith takes the day off. good to have you. and mr. al roker here as well. this is something that families have to think about, what would

happen in the terrible event you had a fire in your home. how long would it take your family to get out to safety? what would happen if the fire took place in the middle of the night? we're going to have important information for you that can really help save you in the event of a fire. and coming up, an illinois state trooper who has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide after killing two young sisters in high-speed accident filed for workers compensation. we'll talk to the victims' outraged mother. and we love it when whoopi goldberg stops by. she's got a book out and it's just about the things that just annoy whoopi. things that just burn whoopi. things that just get under -- really annoy. >> things that fly up -- >> yeah, yeah. all that stuff. we'll talk to her later. ann is on assignment and we're happy to have willie geist joining us with all the headlines. today japan joined the united states and britain warning citizens to take extra

precaution while traveling or living in europe. security officials fear al qaeda or others may be planning terror attacks at tourist sites or at transit centers. militants in pakistan have intensified their attacks on nato fuel convoys bound for afghanistan. police say five people were killed overnight by gunmen who set fire to about 20 fuel trucks. smaller attacks took place this morning, that's the fourth since friday. a candlelight vigil was held last night at rutgers university to remember freshman tyler clemente who committed suicide after an intimate encounter with a man in his dorm room was shown on the internet. the president called it a chance to reaffirm the commitment to passion and respect. a 5-year-old boy with down's syndrome was found safe in a field. hundreds of volunteers took part in the successful search.

four people were killed sunday, 13 injured when a church van rolled over in southern georgia. state police said the driver may have lost control when the van blew a tire. a big week ahead on wall street. cnbc's melissa francis was at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> willie, it's all about the economic data this week. that's the focus. we're looking at retail sales, pending home sales, factory orders and the biggest number of them all, the jobless number. the monthly jobless report is out on friday. we'll be watching for that. also, bank of america has suspended making foreclosures in 23 states. say they want to review the procedures, make sure they're doing them properly. jp morgan and gmac have done the same. it's predicted that 1.2 million homes will go into foreclosure this year, and unfortunately, that's a record. willie, back to you. the "social network" had lots of friends at the box office over the weekend. the film about the founding of facebook took in $23 million. "legend of the guardians" was

second. and "wall street: money never sleeps" was third. let's gets another check on the weather from al. willie, thanks so much. it's your first anniversary, what's your names? >> will and megan graham. >> happy anniversary. >> thank you. >> these folks over here, what's your name? >> your 30th? you have some advice. what's the secret? >> they talk, you listen. >> let's check your weather to see what's happening. pick city of the day, eau claire, wisconsin, 61 degrees, sunny, cool. on the sateite radar, you can see the showers moving through ahe northeast. also t an upper-level low pressure system out west bringing showers out there as well. cooler conditions, but midsections of the country will be gorgeous, from the dakotas and minnesota all the way down to texas. wet weather in the northeast with windy conditions. sunny skies through the southeast. that's wha

here's a view of the airport now. we have clearing out there. breeze dwli morning with some drizzle in a few spots.so let's show you the radar. if you go to yosemite or lake tahoe, they're getting peppered by intense thundershowers. you can see snow above 8,000 fig feet this morning. partly cloudy skies, gusty and cool. 60s and 70s for highs. staying cool through the middle part of the week. and that's your latest weather. matt? thank you very much. coming up next, would you want the man who killed your daughters in a high-speed accident to receive workers compensation for his injuries? one mother shares her painful story, right after these messages. us save big. add some insulation here. a little weather stripping there. maybe an energy star-rated appliance, or two.

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accident now wants workers compensation for injuries he sustained in that crash. this after he admitted to talk on the phone and sending e-mails while driving 100 miles an hour just moments earlier. we'll talk to the mother of the two girls killed in that accident. but first here's nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: an indescribable tragedy. just hours earlier sisters jessica and kelly yule posted for this family picture. they were worried when they were laid coming home. >> a traffic accident never crossed my mind that a few hours later the illinois state troopers would be on my doorstep with the coroner and a clergyman. >> jessica 18 and kelly 13 were killed instantly, shocking details of the crash in southern illinois only compounded the grief. the vehicle that hit them was driven by an illinois state policeman. >> it just seemed to be one blow

after another. >> reporter: officer matt mitchell said he was traveling at speeds of 106 miles an hour responding to an emergency, but he also admitted that at the same time he was talking to his girlfriend on his personal cell phone and e-mailing on his police computer moments before impact. >> he's dishonored the uniform, he's dishonored law enforcement and he's undermined people's respect for the law. >> my daughters were killed by somebody who was sworn to protect and serve them. >> reporter: when the case went to criminal court, he pled guilty to reckless homicide, his license suspended, his badge taken away, but no jail time. justice two days after that guilty plea, mitchell refused to admit guilt in a civil case. >> he came and he testified and he said i'm not responsible for this accident, i only pled guilty because i couldn't get a fair trial. and it was at that moment that i thought to myself, you know good

rotten son of a -- >> now the officer has filed a worker's compensation claim for injuries he suffered in the crash. in a statement, a spokesperson for mitchell says it's a pending claim and the state of illinois has a process and we want to let that process play out without any outside influences. since the accident, jessica and kelly's mom has worked tirelessly to change police pursuit policies and to beef up laws designed to prevent distracted driving. a mother's grief from agony to action. for "today," kevin tibbles, cbs news, anything. >> jessica and kelly's mother is with us along with their stepsister. i know we're here to talk about mr. mitchell, but i want to start off talking about your daughters because's been nearly three months, we're coming up on the anniversary -- three years

since their death. tell me what you mismos most abt your daughters? >> the noise. it's so quiet around our house right now, they always had their friends over, their running up and down the stairs, they were arguing with madeleine, it's just -- it's a void. >> and yet you have to continue to relive what happened. you always will privately, but publicly because of what's going on now with mr. mitchell, he's trying to as we just mentioned in the piece, file a workers compensation claim based on the accident that killed your daughter and according to most, he is likely to receive that money, it's going to be paid by the taxpayers because he was an employee of the state of illinois. >> right. >> does this rub salt in the wound? i can only imagine it does. >> it's just one more policy that's been pointed out to us that we might want to look at changing. >> and we also mentioned that although he pleaded guilty in the criminal charges, when it came to the civil suit, he refused to admit any wrong

doing. >> right. >> has he ever expressed remorse to you for your loss. >> no. >> any communication with him through your attorneys, anything? >> no. >> how does that make you feel? would it make you feel better if he did? >> so much time has passed and the case has been covered so much that i think it would ring hollow. >> and i know you have been able to turn your pain into advocacy, you have certain done a lot in your daughters' name and in their honor. you've been very active in getting policies changes. tell me about that. >> one year to the day after they were kill, at the time the director of the illinois state police larry trent issued sweeping policy changes and they were basically a four-tiered response to the -- they were required to use hands free business phones and i believe

that personal cell phone use was going to be banned while on duty in the car. >> and that has to make you feel good that at least you're preventing this perhaps from happening to any other family. madeleine, you were just 8 when you lost your sisters, but you've also done a lot, i'm sure, to keep their memory alive. tell me about that. >> we have done fund-raisers and scholarships and blood drives. >> what do you miss most about your sisters? >> fighting. >> that's kirved of a funny response. that's what sisters do, though? >> yes. >> i know. i see it every day. you have recently been speaking, kim, to new classes of police officer recruits, what are you telling them? >> i tell them the story of jessica and kelly and what happened that last day. and i show them the last photographs of them that was taken just mere hours before they were killed. and i ask them to remember their faces while they're driving and

while they're doing their jobs to make sure that no other family has to go through what their father and i have gone through. someone said they turned my anguish into advocacy and i try to channel all of the anger and emotion that otherwise could be wasted into doing good in their name to keep their memories out there and to make sure that no one else has to go through this. >> kim and madeleine, thank you so much for your strength. coming up next, how to survive a house fire at night. important information for your entire family. right after this. [ male announcer ] they say breakfast helps kids be their best. we think it probably helps teachers be their best too. quaker instant oatmeal. now some of your favorites have 25% less sugar than before and delicious all natural flavors. so you can be amazing.

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nighttime, everyone is fast asleep. what would happen if a fire broke out, would you be able to get to safety? this family is typical in that they have never discussed an escape plan. do you have a set plan? especially if you can't see? >> with their permission, we decided to put their fire safety awareness to the test with a series of fire drills. >> we're going to put you to bed, we're going to wake you up, the lights are going to be out, and you have to get out, we're going to time you. okay? are you willing to give it a try? >> yes. >> go to bed. >> with several infrared cameras and a camera rolling, a smoke detector sounded in the dead of night. the family got out in a quick 22 seconds and dad made a detour to

rescue their dog. >> how did it go? >> i think it went pretty quick. >> you feel confident? >> yes. >> for the second drill, we send the family back to bed and under the supervision of the fire department, we filled the house with theatrical smoke, similar to what might happen in a real emergency. watch and listen, as our special heat sensored cameras pick up their emotions and movements. again, dad makes a dash for the dog. >> i got do get nico. this time it took a minute and four seconds for the family to get out. how does that feel? >> that was different, definitely different. >> it was coming into my room

and i was like -- >> i couldn't see the railing, and i couldn't see you, but i had you. >> the fire training expert debriefs the family. what did they do wrong. >> first thing is when you wake up and you hear a smoke detector going off, you want to stay low. there was a little confusion upstairs, of where everybody was. so having a designated meeting point outside will help. >> so they couldn't wait for each other. >> shouldn't wait for each other? >> you should do everything you can to get out of the house as quickly as possible. you need to know as a parent, that the kids know a primary way out, they know a secondary way out and where to meet outside. that way you can focus on getting yourself out. so you came down the stairs, made some good time, but then you went back into the house, deeper into the house,

potentially towards the fire to let the dog out. there may have been an easier way, maybe you could have opened the garage door from the outside. >> after teaching the family how to crawl in those conditions we -- two exits were blocked with simulated fire. this time they crawled out safely and dad opened the garage door from the outside to rescue the dog. >> nico, come on. >> their time, 58 seconds. >> tell me how it feels this timearound. >> good. >> much more confident. >> safer. >> what did you learn? >> getting low is good. >> having a plan of action is good. >> the family certainly learned their lesson, they were petrified even though they knew it was just a drill. so today is the day you need to discuss a pran with the family.

>> edit, exit strategies in the home. >> you do not stop to find your blackberry, your wallet or anything. >> they did this instinctively. which is good. but a lot of families that's where they get caught. >> why is it good to close doors while you're sleeping? >> it would keep out the fire, when the smoke envelopes the house it just knocks you unconscious so that's just one layer of protection. >> when you're coming up with your family plan, draw a floor plan of the home, plan two ways to escape. inspect the windows and doors and this is the one i think of this whole story is most important, get that designated meeting place. >> because so many times people run back into a home and they're caught in the fire. that is the fire department's job to rescue anyone that might be left. bugging whoopie goldberg after your local news.

you see the peninsula where we have an accident. in the southbound direction, again slowing out of the park and into palo alto. the earlier issue on 280, you see the slowing there. we had an accident at sand hill road that happened just before the last report. both of the freeways, southbound along the pen lans. east shore freeway, they just have so many cars. but a significant alert for the north bay, westbound 80 at the truck scales. reports of an accident inland. we also have some low clouds and cooling out there, too. >> yeah, out towards fairfield.

winds close to 20 miles an hour. 73 degrees. 75 santa rosa. close to 70 in san jose. 60s around san francisco and oakland today. mild and breezy for most of the week, at least through about wednesday and thursday. for the weekend, high pressure will build in. we should see some warming. saturday and sunday. time right now is 8:27.

police are looking for suspects after a pair of stabbings near an elementary school. people beat and stabbed a 28-year-old man last night. officers say the victim's friends came and stabbed one of the suspects. both groups took off. one of the get away vans hit a car. both stabbing victims are in the hospital. police think the attacks are gang related. i'll have another local news update in a half hour. [ male announcer ] sacramento and silicon valley are only one hundred thirty miles apart. they may as well be on different planets. sacramento, mismanaged, ineffective. silicon valley gave us apple, intel, ebay. here meg whitman started with 30 people. led them. managed them. executed the plan that grew this main street company to fifteen thousand employees

and made small business dreams come true. to change california let's send meg whitman up the road... about a hundred and thirty miles. we're back now, it is 8:30 on monday morning, the fourth day of october, 2010. we have got bows and tiaras and all kinds of strange people out on the plaza this morning and they're putting up with the weather. putting up with chilly temperatures, a little rain in the air. they don't seem to mind.

i'm here with amy robach and al roker. >> question for the group. >> yes. >> are you tired of rude people? >> yes. >> are you tired of people who talk on their cell phones when they shouldn't be talking on their cell phones? >> yes. >> you know who's is tired? whoopie goldberg. is it just me, or is it nuts of us there? in kathy families out there? >> the comic strip. >> it is a popular comic strip and it's ending it's 34-year run on sunday. how to keep the cold out and the heat in as winter approaches. just some timely tips to winter rise your home. >> what do your dreams say about you? what do they mean?

it is about to get decidedly more handsome around here, we are joined now by one of the stars of the new nbc show "the event." >> good to see you. >> actually it's mr. president. you play the president, how cool is that? >> i think i've gotten spoiled, i'm going to keep the service with me wherever i go. >> how many people do you think have watched the promos for this show and seen the first couple of episodes and they walk around going, what is the event? how much do you know? >> i know a little bit. i'm privileged, i know some. the way it's kind of structured, there's the preevent, there's the event, and there's the aftermath over the whole five years. >> it's planned out that far in advance? >> yes, they have really strategy jiszed the whole thing. which is kind of rare for a tv

show to really think it through like that. >> a lot of people comparing to it lost in some way, in that there's this life force out there, we don't quite know what it is. how does that compare? >> stylistically, it's like 24 meets lost. 24 the high octane political conspiracy act pekt of it and about 5% of the whole lost. >> we laugh a lot. if you have seen the show, you have seen every commercial break, every show is a cliffhanger. don't miss the last hefive minus of tonight's episode. >> can you tell us what the event is? >> i can't tell you what it is. >> is it real? >> no, it really is, this is the ravrp up. >> don't watch, don't miss the last five minutes.

>> the event, tonight on next, with the president. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> or how about i not do the weather? how about i completely skip the whole thing? let's take a look at show you what's happening, for "todatoda have got some wet weather in the northeast. and out west, wet weather, but in the middle it's nask. we have got rain out west through the rockies, also some wet weather continuing here in the northeast. here's a look at oakland. we have patchy clouds, clearing, breezy and cool. take a look at the winds we're seeing. we have winds around sfo this morning up into the upper 30 mile per hour range. west of 14 right now. west of 22. through oakland, with those winds, going to feel cool today. highs in the 70s inland. low 60s to mid 60s from san francisco to oakland. we'll still have low to mid 70s

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we're back now at 8:37 with what's bugging whoopie goldberg, the actress won an oscar, a tony and an emmy. is it just me or is it nuts out there? the two are not mutually exclusive. >> apparently not. it could be both. >> before we talk about the book, i got to talk about the cover. you are on the cover.

on the commode. are you that much of a multitasker? what's going on there? >> this is one of the things that bugs me is people see other folks and they say i'm never going to get another opportunity to talk to them again. and this whats happened to me -- >> people come up to me and put their hands under and say can you give me an autograph? >> no, not really? >> on my grandchildren. >> and for a long time, i thought, well, that's part of the gig, but i think it really has spread in a very strange way. it's happening, odd things like this are happeni ining all over place. >> not really odd things, but rude things. you're upset that there seems to be a loss of civility in the world. >> a loss of civility, i don't understand why i have to sit next to you on the phone trying to eat -- when i'm trying to eat. i don't want to know your business. i don't want to know.

i don't want to -- i don't want you to come up and touch me in an intimate way unless you know me. >> but you're not like me in a jeremy wgerm germy way, it's so familiarity. >> yes, it is. >> do you think that's uniquely american. >> no, it's worldwide. before i wrote this, i talked to a lot of my friends and said what's really aggravating you and a lot of this has to do with what people responded to. you know, i have friends who have kids who are sports kids and they get freaked out when grown people are screaming at coaches or referees but also screaming at their children. >> you write something in your book that i think is a little bit controversial about language. i'm going to read it to you, but i'm going to have to read it carefully. you say the words that go up by rear are study and dummy. i would love to teach every word to say the f-word because to me this is a word that doesn't have

any effect, but stupid and dummy, they are harsh, ugly words. >> i believe that and i have always believed that. if someone comes up and says, man, you're stupid, it gets you in a way that nothing else can hit you. >> and if you hear it over and over again. >> it's horrible and you grow up to think, that but grow up feeling that, but with the word they mentioned in the book, it doesn't have that effect. >> you almost discount the person using it because you think they probably are not all that intelligent. >> i don't know. >> what did you make of that flight attendant? i'm just curious, you remember the guy that got tired of dealing -- >> i totally understand that. >> even though he got on the loud speaker and used an expletive? >> it's not like they're identified, but i understand, if you're in service work, like i talk a lot about the tsa folks. to me, going to the airport with

an attitude is already a problem. because those guys, a, they're trying to watch everything, trying to accommodate what you want, trying not to be crappy to you, trying to keep a good -- and here we come, we got containers this big, knowing -- we know, we go to the airport knowing the containers too big. so take it out of the damned suitcase. >> make it easier for the rest of us. >> make it easy for everybody. it's common sense stuff. >> the other thing you write in the book, since we both do live television, we have to deal with this all the time. you don't just say everything that comes to your mind? >> no. >> i think the way you describe in the book is think it, but don't necessarily say it. >> yeah. >> do you find it difficult to actually live by that rule? >> no. i mean, what hangs over my head is a real issue. which is if you drop that ball on television, it's $350,000 per place you're being broadcast. so that's a pretty clear --

>> does that stay in the back of your mind? >> absolutely, who can afford that? so you would never make that kind of mistake. >> i have come close. >> come close, but you knew, you didn't do it. >> can we get better at all this? or are we too far down this road of a lack of civility? >> of course we can get better. you know, i have to work it every day. i have to make sure that i'm not doing certain things that make me crazy, like if you go to the bar, don't get in the car, just don't get in the car. if you are driving to work, put your lipstick or comb your hair before you leave. get up earlier. >> you said in the book, if somebody gets caught texting or using their cell phone while they're driving, the car should disappear forever? >> no, no, that's if you drink and drive. >> i thought that was texting and drive. >> if you drink and drive. >> you should go away for a lot longer than a month. >> a lot longer than a month. but to me, there are no consequences.

if we look at these folks who have had five and six and seven drinking and driving incidents and they're still driving, duh! >> that's our fault. we have to say, okay, the first time you do it, we have to make a consequence, and that consequence is you don't get to drive. to me, these things like driving or walking down the street freely, these are things that we -- we're lucky to be able to do. so to me if you drink and drive, you should not have a car. because there's no -- a lot of smoking commercials show your bad lungs and stuff. no drinking and driving commercials show you what can happen. >> you also have a children's book, right. >> i do. look at my girl. >> you're multitasking here. >> i'm working on everybody at once. >> the book is it me or are there nuts out there?

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at the age of 32, walter mondale became the youngest attorney general in minnesota history beginning a life of public service. he went on to service in the u.s. senate and as vice president under president jimmy carter and he is opening up about it all. i have to ask as you sat down to write your memoirs, what lessons from your political career did you deliberately put into the book as it relates to today's environment? because there are some very eerily similar things that are going on today that were going on in your vice presidency? >> there are very many events that i have been involved, how many of them maybe with some

difference apply "todatoday? i have got a chapter about the rules fight to try to make the senate operable so they can get things done. and in my closing chapter, i talk about the incivility and paralysis that we had. we didn't have as much of it in those days, but we dealt with it. >> and a lot has been compared to president jimmy carter's presidency, to president obama's and in fact in a recent interview, you said when faced with a bad economy and bad poll numbers, that president carter should have gone out in front of the people, in front of the public more, and you told the new yorker you see a similar problem with obama. you said i think he needs to get rid of those teleprompters and connect. >> that's the way it came out, what i said was i think carter should have gotten out earlier. we have the hostage crisis with

our people being taken hostage in iran and the president was working in the white house and at some point, i said mr. president, you've got to get out, across america, making your point. it's a little bit different issue in terms of my suggestions for obama. but those idiot boards that they read are distracting, i believe, and he is really good, smart as he can be, he needs to talk right into that camera and talk to people, because people are hurting. >> and the elections are coming up. >> that is true. >> in fact your own run against ronald reagan back in 1984, you wrote reagan was selling morning america, i was selling a route canal. what did you mean by that and do you think that president obama and democrats are facing a similar situation come november? >> you know, i'm the old grain, i was talking about the problems we had and how we had to find

answers. and reagan was up there talking about morning in america and how nice it was to be in that town and so on. that's right. you know, i don't think a president -- i think president obama, as he is, has got to talk about real problems. that's not what i meant to say. but i think he's got to find a way of having people feel him and knowing that he cares, he can do that, but he has to do that. >> tell me about how you and jimmy carter changed the role of president that had lasting effects? >> until jimmy carter and i were in the white house, the vice president was really stand by equipment, really just waiting there unless the president died or something. you go to funerals, that was the big thing. but we did what we call executivized the vice presidency and i went into the west wing, i worked with the president around the clock for four solid years.

that's a new pattern that i think has really been good. every later vice president has done it. joe biden is doing a great job of it now. >> the book is "the good fight" walter mondale, thank you for joining us. instrumental music ] [ instrumental music ] greed. the wealthiest corporations. billions in profits and bonuses. and the sacramento politicians just gave these same corporations

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34 years filled with laughs, diet issues and boyfriend problems. the comic strip kathy came to an end on sunday. george lewis caught up with it's creator. >> it started illustrating the worst moments of my day. i would send the drawings home with notes to mom and dad telling them i was doing okay. >> she sent those angst written doodles to a comic strip syndicate for and launched her career as a cartoonist. in 1978, with her strich and a handful of papers after two years she appeared on the "today" show. >> the women's movement has put a lot of us in a position of suddenly floundering between two different ideals. on one side we have the traditional values of home and motherhood and on the other side there's a whole new set of values for a whole new set of women.

>> i remember being paralyzed with fear and i was, i could barely speak. >> reporter: battling to fit into a bikini, waiting for her boyfriend to call or coping with advice from mom. the real kathy's relationship with her mother was something they talked about in a 1986 interview. >> like so many mothers and daughters, our relationship is founded on me begging her for advice and then screaming at her when she gives it to me. >> when i see it in the newspaper, i say isn't that nice. i'm not concern about what she put in the paper. >> some of the best mail i have ever gotten has been from mother daughter teams who write to tell me that relationship between kathy and her mom is just like them. >> some feminists have criticized kathy as playing into stereotypes of women. do you think that criticism is unfair? >> i feel that women who bound

out of bed in the morning and go do their 45 minutes of exercise and have the low fat breakfast and go off to their great jobs, they don't need to read kathy in the morning. i write the comic strips for the woman who spends that extra 20 minutes in bed trying to remember what she ate before she went to bed and what impact that will have on the dress for success outfit she's going to try to get in "today." >> chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, aaak! >> one of the proudest things about my career is knowing how many refrigerators have kathy's -- have had kathy's comic strips posted on them. i don't think there's any greater honor. these books have every strip that ever ran in them. >> reporter: but finally with more than 10,000 daily strips, kathy decided she needed more time with her own daughter and her real parents. >> what was it like sending out

the last strip? >> the experience of drawing the last strip and sending it off was-i'm going to start weeping. it was very emotional. the panic of almost missing the last deadline, you know, overcame the emotional mess of the moment a little bit because that would be even worse to be so upset about sending the last one in and have it be late. >> reporter: long time fans of the strip can sum up its disappearance in one kathiesque word, aaak. >> it's the end of an era. >> at least. still ahead, what your dreams really mean. >> but first your local news and weather. [ female announcer ] jerry brown and oakland's schools.

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we're back now with more of "today" on a monday morning, the fourth day of october, 2010. we mentioned before, not the nicest day here in the northeast, but a very nice crowd of people gathered out on the plaza. it's really blustery, kind of windout here. i'm matt lauer along with amy robach. mr. roker joins us as well. coming up in this half hour, if you're planning on traveling to europe in the near future, we should tell you the state department has issued a travel alert for americans. there is no specific date or threat or country involved in that alert. but they want americans to be

particularly cautious when heading to major european cities, we'll tell you what you need to know. also these ads on tv and radio about companies that will help you lower your mortgage payments, if you're one of those 7 million homeowners who are behind on their mortgages and need some advice, barbara corcoran has stuck around this morning to answer some of your questions. i have a question, do you all usually remember your dreams? >> no, not so well. >> i remember mine, but have you ever had a dream that you're falling? one that your teeth all fell out? if you go outside without your clothes on. >> only in the fall. >> i agree that al is falling. >> all right, well, apparently dreams are just a normal part of the sleep process. do they mean something? if so, what do they mean? we're going to interpret other

people's dreams because apparently these two don't have them. >> i had a dream that i ate a giant marshmallow once. i woke up and my pillow was gone. >> let's go inside, willie geist filling in for ann at the news desk. we have got the headlines. willie. as we hbe as we've been reporting, the travel alert for americans in europe. the state department telling them to be vigilant and use common sense. an increase in threat of terror attacks. >> reporter: it's been more than five years now since the last major attack here, but american travelers are finding out that terrorism in europe is not history. for americans traveling abroad, europe has suddenly gotten more dangerous. >> i'll just keep my eyes open and hopefully things will work out. >> we're just going to be a

little bit more cautious getting on the train. >> reporter: a travel advisory issued on sunday that americans be on their barred as terrorists could be preparing a coordinated attack in france, germany, the uk and elsewhere. but the alert mentions no specific threat and does not warn americans to avoid traveling here, many were shrugging it off. >> i think that the draw to come and see beautiful ancient history is more important than the worry of terrorist threats. >> still, much of europe is heightened it's terrorist threat level after a convergence of troubling reports. here in great britian, word of the so-called mumbai style plot which killed 170 two years ago. the plot has included mostly western jihadists attacking european cities with bombs and guns, it was apparently foiled in its early stages. a north african al qaeda affiliate has smuggled a female

suicide bomber into paris to target the eiffel tower or the subway. and in germany, officials are still assessing the credibility of a 36-year-old germany afghan man captured by u.s. soldiers in kabul and talking to american agents there. this source has reportedly claimed that osama bin laden himself has planned and financed a spontaneous terror plot against several european cities. the latest u.s. travel alert has not been made lightly. >> it's very nonspecific, but nevertheless, it's trying to raise awareness of an international threat posed to the u.s. as well as western europe. >> and now where americans spend much of their time soaking up the sights and hopefully staying vigilant. >> there's no sign offism innocent threat against germany, meanwhile we're learning that police have arrested a man suspected of a series of bomb threats in paris, including a

very busy train station there, there's so far no indication that this is part of a larger terrorist plot. >> the taliban is vowing more attacks on nato convoys in pakistan. this morning for the third day in a row, tankers carrying fuel to u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan were attacked in pakistan. today marks four months since the vis appearance of oregon second grader kyron horman. search teams returned to a small island in portland in a renewed search for clues. police say they have no fresh leads but they're trying to be thorough and eliminate some possibilities. verizon wireless is refunding as much as $90 million for improperly charges for web access or data usage in the last few years. most customers will get credit in their october or november bills. the man who pioneered invote to fertilization has been awarded the nobel prize.

it has led to the births of an estimated four million babies over the last three decades. and the supreme court begins a new term on this first monday in october with three women on the bench including new justice elena kagan. it's six past the hour, now let's get another check on the weather from al. >> thanks a lot, willie and as we take a look, we have got a lot of wet weather here in the east and also along the west coast, a big ridge of high pressure in the midsection of the country, that's allowing for warmer temperatures there, but here in the northeast, we have got temperatures from five to almost 20 degrees below normal, bristol getting up to 56 degrees today, but out west, sheridan 21 degrees above normal. billings will get up to 81, denver, 84 degrees here's the view from san

francisco. you see the giant flag blowing around. you can see the winds we have around the bay area this morning. anywhere from 15 to 25 miles per hour. today's highs will be running a little bit on the cool side. numbers mostly in the 60s to low 70s inland. 62 san francisco. near 70 in san jose. next few days, breezy and cool. and now to protecting yourself from mortgage scams. it's at least a $4 billion business in this country. today real estate contributor barbara corcoran is here to answer your questions. a lot of people in trouble. first of all we want to talk about the fact that if somebody comes to you and says i can help you with my history, my credit history, you say that's a bad one? >> it's a bad one, people really need help with their credit and that's why they're so

vulnerable. when someone says to you, i'm going to use my credit history it's always accompanied by and sign the deed over me. that is losing the house and you get nothing for it. >> ivan writes if the government is supposed to be helping all homeowners why are some banks not participating or following the rules? >> here's the rub, the truth of the matter is that they don't have to follow the rules because there are no rules. whether the banks want to play the game with the government or not is entirely up to them, although there are incentives for them to play, it's totally optional. and a lot of people don't know that and they really don't have to play. >> so it's up to your individual bank? >> ter reza writes i'm in the process of foreclosure and i have been told that my situation is a slam dunk fraud case. i i do not have the income to pay for attorney to fight my

case, i have no place to go and the foreclosure has destroyed my credit. >> so many people are usually taken advantage in the contract signing and whether thereereshea case or not, it's a question of she signed this. but if she didn't get what she signed up for, she can go to the fbi, it's called fraud and they're happy to help her. >> donna says i applied for a federal home affordable modification loan six months ago, i have yet to receive a decision even though they said they would let me know in 30 days. i called a private company for help last week and they want to deposit of $500. usually it's a $500 fee to investigate the situation. so you're best off keeping the money right there in your pocket. >> anything she might be able to do?

>> you can go to a consumer sight and register you client. >> i'm in foreclosure, i have attempted to apply for a mortgage modification four times, each time the bank has told me i'm missing the same documentation. i have sent in enough money to reinstate the law and the bank holds it and sends it back. i think the banks are scamming people just as much as the scammers. >> there's a lot of people that might agree with that statement that the banks are scamming just as much as the scammers. the banks are overwhelmed with refinancing applications, particularly now that rates are close to 4% so they just can't handle the case load. what you should be doing is every single step along the way, you should be putting it in writing and sending a con official mags by certified mail because by law a lending institution can't ignore certified mail. >> you've got to document everything. >> she'll still stand in line,

but she'll get to the front of the line and that's what certified mail does for you. >> we received a letter from our mortgage company stating that because of our good credit, they could lower our rate and monthly payment without absolutely no closing costs. but when all was said and done, our fixed rate droppeded far less than that what i prompts promised. where do we go wrong. >> by not reading the fine print and just signing up, you don't know what you really get until the bill actually comes. there's probably not a thing she can do if that's what the document reflects. bad news, right. >> because people are in such desperate shape. >> we have one more e-mail, this one is from irene and irenys i'm trying to help my brother-in-law who says someone from his neighborhood called him wanting to come to his house and discuss giving him a reverse mortgage. >> reverse mortgages themselves

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from what i've been told by people who are close to lindsay, she's taking it seriously, this isn't something she's doing just to do because she has to go through the motions. remember this time she went on her own, this is not court ordered, she doesn't have to be back in court until october 22. she's here in california, her family has disclose nad to me, but they're not naming the rehab center. the lohan family is beginning to re1e78able the michael jackson family, you've got parents fighting, you've got siblings who are in the mix and quite honestly, lindsay is their sole source of income. it's hard to play tough love when you need her to go book to work. >> nothing changed the previous times, is there any reason to believe she's more serious now

than she has been? >> benefit of the doubt, maybe? it's a little bit hard to think that -- i think everybody loves a come back story, everybody wants to see her do well. at the end of the day, she's a fantastic, fantastic actress, i have spoke on to so many directors who have worked with her on film and they say this girl has chops, she's talented, she could be a huge, huge star. she's made the fatal flaw of letting the fame bug biter her really hard. so the whole family can get together and say, okay, we want her to get better, it's not going to happen. i think the proof will be if she can come out of rehab, stop going to clubs, even if you're just drinking red bulls. it's ridiculous that she's going out like she is. she needs to get back to work and do good work. this may all be behind her, look at robert downey jr.

i think everyone says the exgirlfriend is looking for more money, but just call it what it is. she got a 300% raise just last week in her child support. she was receiving $5,000, that was up to $20,000. next step here we're going to see ox san'a speak publicly. i think that sooner rather than later, maybe mel gibson needs to come out and say his side of the story. in so many ways he's been the model client from a pr standpoint because his publicity team has just basically said, you know what? we'll let court documents speak for themselves, we'll let all this dust settle. we're not going to say a single word. and i can tell you for a celebrity to keep their mouth shut when so much is being accused of them. that's a huge, huge thing and

mel gibson has been able to do it up until now u but i think his side of the story should come out. >> i guess he's hoping it will all kind of die down. but he's on tape. how do you recover from those tapes that we have all heard? >> the other thing that's interesting here is that o oksana -- it's completely out of control. it's got to be hard to take all that back. but just like with the lindsay lohan story, everybody loves a come back. and with these actors and these celebrities in hollywood, they have got this platform to pretend they're somebody else and be likable in that milieu. and so if you can get back on screen and do good work that people like and people buy tickets, suddenly you're fine again. >> before i let you go, i have got to ask you about the facebook movie, everybody's talking about. in the last few weeks it's

brought mark zuckerberg the founder out of his shell. why all this buzz about this particular movie? >> don't you love that? i don't think that's such a coincidence that finally mark zuckerberg is coming out that his movie that mapt paints him as an unlikable fellow has made millions at the box office. the rest of the country didn't seem to care so much about a story that some are coining as being a little bit too techie or inside baseball and ironically a lot of people thought it might be too young at the end of the day, but there was a west coast screening for the academy members here in l.a. just the other day and it was a packed house and really good feedback, so we might be seeing some oscar love for the facebook movie. >> he said himself i only wish my life was as glamorous as it's portrayed in the movie. >> there's still time.

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highs upper 60s. look at those temperatures around the bay area today. 63 san francisco. mid 60s around oakland. low 7 o's across the north bay valley. and we'll see a chance of maybe an isolated shower around the hill tops the next couple of days. unsettled through midweek. then we warm up some for the weekend.

governor schwarzenegger is trying to send state workers home without pay. the ruling is set for 10:00 this morning. that faekdz more than 200,000 state workers forced to take unpaid days off since february of last year. that saved the state $3 billion. but furloughs were briefly halted last year but then they were reinstated back in august when lawmakers could not reach a budget deal. thousands of san jose students begin a week of fall break this

morning. just a month after their summer break ended. today, two schools are closing the schools as teachers go on furlough. district officials voted to accept a one week without pay in order to save the district $5 million and avoid layoffs. starting to day, your commute through the south bay could be a little faster. the valley transportation authority is launching a new peak hour express light rail service between south san jose and downtown. the line runs along highway 87 and going shave about five minutes off the total commute from now on. the first express train left the station at 7:16 this morning.

i thought it was very strange that it was there. this is the event for the most fabulous ladies in atlanta like me and dre and kim. what i have seen i ain't never seen that. i see plain jane. >> just a little peek at the drama unfolding in hotlanta this season on the real housewives of atlanta. i hope that wasn't one of them. we're going to meet the feisty women from the beach state tomorrow. meanwhile coming up on this half hour, understanding your dreams. >> it's a fascinating subject. everyone usually wants to know

why they dreamt what they dreamt. they were falling off a bridge, they were flying, maybe running out of time on a test. unable to read the prompter in the morning. well this morning, we're going to go over the five most common dreams and what they're telling you about yourself. >> there's a chill in the air. >> yeah. >> so it's time to start thinking about keeping your home warm for the window, from sealing your windows and doors to simply programming your thermostat, there's some inexpensive things that you can do to save yourself hundreds of dollar this is winter, we'll show you seven ways to winter proof your home. and then maximum flavor with minimum fuss. we're going to show you how to simplify your life with dishes that use just five ingredients. but first another check of the weather.

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you look in the mirror and you realize your teeth are falling out, panic sets in and you wake up and realize it's just a dream. teeth dreams are the most common along with flying and being undressed in public. what do they all need? "today's" contributor is here with the answer. are dreams random or do they really mean something typically? >> neuroscientists for a while had argued they were random where psychologists would say they had very deep meaning. when they look at the brain, deep structures that are about emotion, really emotional content wake up while you're dreaming. dreams do express some emotional

content and are probably driven by that. so, yes, they mean something to you. back in the days of where people actually thought you could dream the future. and people still think i dreamed that and now it happened. >> exactly. what's going on there? >> you can't predict the future. but what you do is pick up subconsciously little clues about something going on that's never registered in our conscious mind, but it is thought somewhere deep inside that you're not aware of and that can pop-up in a dream and then it seems to you, ah-ha, i must have predicted the future. >> you wake up and you think, i didn't have any dreams and sometimes you feel like you had a million dreams. are there certain times that you dream more often than others? you have to be a little tired, or a long night's sfleep. >> actually you dream every night. you tend to dream like four to seven times a night. you tend to dream during the

deepest part of sleep. but you can dream at any time. but the thing is you tend not to remember your dreams unless you woke up right after them and even sometimes ten minutes later people can't remember their dreams. you may think that you're not dreaming, but you probably are. >> and some dreams can be disturbing, people die in your dream or you're about to die in your dream. but some dreams are repetitive. >> dreams are the mind's way of working things out. if you're impacted about what's going on during the day, you might drem about something that's -- but at the end of the day, sleep is supposed to protect you to some degree from being anxious, it's restorative, that you can work out these anxiety producing things by having dreams and still being protected by sleep. >> let's go over some of these common dreams. teeth dreams, usually it's your teeth falling out.

it's a really common dream, it might be your teeth are loose, you're missing your teeth, they're crumbling. it's often a concern about aging or in a younger person, freud would say, because freud said many things are about your sexual parts, concerned for women about maybe their femininity, for men maybe about their masculinity. we tend to think about overall body integrity. we think something may be going on with your body. >> what about dreams of nakedness. >> this is again, very common, you're exposed, you feel vulnerable, it might be something coming up in your mind that you're concerned about being vulnerable in or something that's ongoing and you're afraid of being revealed in some way. >> what about flying? >> flying is usually a very pleasant dream. usually it's not something terrible, you're not usually out of control. you usually feel in control. it's sort of a triumphant, a

joyous kind of feeling, i'm sorrying, i'm ambitious and i'm going to make it. >> what about falling, you wake up and you almost jump up. what is that? >> that is really kind of the opposite, it's your mind's expression of i'm worried about not making it, i feel like i'm going to fail. it may even be an expression of guilt about something that's actual going on, like i'm a fallen person. >> test dreams, people have these dreams that they're running out on a test. i have had dreams that i'm on a stage and i don't know what play i'm in and i don't know my lines, or you show up for your exam and you haven't taken any of the classes. >> this is probably the most common type of dream. it all represents am i going to make it? i'm anxious about something that's going on, am i going to be able to make it through. but we often dream about something that happened already in the past, but now we're suddenly there and it's not

working out. this may be your mind's way of reassuring yourself about something that's coming up, well, i did that already and i did make it through. for instance if it's a high school test dream, but i took that test and i passed that test. so i'm going to be okay. the important thing about dreams is that things can symbolize other things, so why is there a hat in my dream? why is there a cigar in my dream? it might not be what it appears to be. you have to think back, what does it mean to me? what does that object or does the moment mean to me which can be quite individual. so overall, you want to remember that dreams are an expression of wishes or an expression of fear. some sort of fear going on. you have to think what is the wish that i have going on in my life? what is the concern that i have going on? >> very interesting stuff. we appreciate it. coming u next, it's that time of year that you need to winter proof your home to save lots of money or your heating bills. that afor 25,000 miles? but when you call...

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this morning on "today's" home, winter proofing your house, as the cold weather a approaches, there's some things you can do now to keep your home in good shape from the inside out and it could save you lots of money. it's all in the current issue of woman's day magazine. elizabeth, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's only october, but you say it's not too early to start and begin outside, you say? >> begin outside, and this is really about saving money. bottom line these might be things you know already to do. but think of it as your winter checklist, see as you're going in, you don't want to forget these things. outdoor furniture can be quite expensive. so you want to cover anything heavy, like teke can stay out, but your -- you want to get a breathe kl vortex cover. you want to put it over, tightly secure it. make sure that no water pools

because that will freeze. >> there's certain woods that need a little more than a cover perhaps? >> actually this, you could do that, but this is actually for your chimney. if you have a leak in your chimney, that can be a really costly leak. what you can do is you can put a weather sealant on it, a water sealant. and you can do it yourself, believe it or not, you probably don't even need a ladder to do it. it's about $75 an hour to have a professional do it. you just want it on the wood as you would paint a wall. >> we have candles here not just to set the mood, but for a reason. >> candles are to see if you have a draft. a really good trick is to light a candle. take it over to your window or door and if it thickers that means you have a draft. in order to deal with a draft, let's go over to our window. what you're going to want to do is caulk along the edges.

this is just an acrylic latex caulk and you can even still open your window, come springtime if you want to take it out, you can just take a razor blade and take it out. if your windows are like mine, a breeze is constantly coming in. you can save a lot of money on your heating just by doing that. >> a lot of people are intimidated by the gun. >> it's easy, just just go along the edge. if the gun scares you, you can also do weather stripping, it's not pretty, but it's prettier when you see it reflected in your heating bill. >> easy enough even for me to do it. i want to skip ahead, because this is really interesting. it's an interesting way to save a couple of bucks. >> you definitely want to insulate, if you have forced air heat like i do in my house, you death want to go and get some precut insulation and pop it in,

pop it over those vents because you want to keep the hot air in, same thing with water pipes, if you're going to heat your water, you want to it stay as warm as possible in the pipes so the water heater has to do less work, in order to find your water heater pipes, you go to your water heater, you follow your pipes that are coming out if you feel any heat, that's a water pipe. you can get insulation that just pops right over it. you want to have a blanket that covers your water heater. thi we're talking about 10% to 20% in savings by just doing this kind of stuff. >> and thermostats, you want to have one that can help you save money as well. >> you want your house to stay at one continuous temperature. people think that by turning it up and down, that's efficient. 68 degrees is kind of optimal. the difference when 68 and 72 degrees is like a 20% savings. so if you keep it at 68, if you get a little cold, you can also

program it so it kicks in when you're home. if you out at work all day, there's no reason to be keeping it super, superhot. >> this is another thing, appliances can be faulty, again this happened to me with my refrigerator, they can use a lot more energy than they need to. in order to check it, you can do a couple of things, you can check through three years worth of bills and see if there's been any major fluctuations, that way you know you might have a faulty appliance. you can buy something like this, you plug it into your outlet, it tells you what that output is and compare that output to the manual of your appliances. >> some good advice. i'm going to get up on my chimney today, you can find more tips in the current edition of woman's day magazine.

this morning on "today's" kitchen, dinner with minimal fuss and just a few ingredients. a new cookbook, five ingredient chef recipes based on a food network show of the same name. as we hut these recipes up. you have kept them pretty simple. salt, pepper and water are free ingredients. >> salt, pepper and water are three ingredients that don't count. oil does count. >> so we're making a nice nut encrusted chicken breast. >> yes, it's pecan, butter milk, chicken and oil. so supereasy. pound away. and this is just so it cooks nice and even, the big, fat part of the breast there, make it nice and even.

so this is kind of like making fried chicken, but not like totally deep frying it and giving it breading. the hardest part is basically working the processor. and give that a buzz and it will look like this. nice crumbs. and this has been marinating for about an hour. that butter milk makes it really good. and what's great, butter milk, southern roots. kind of why i chose it. but this turned it really, really juicy. just shake off the excess and right on in. it's easy, easy cooking. and it's so good. >> we're cooking it on both sides, a few minutes because there's nuts. it's pretty fast and easy. flip it. >> so you don't want the nuts to burn? >> it gives me a little bit of extra flavor. that's why the fat counts in my ingredients. >> these fries are relatively

healthy? >> they're not. >> i add parmesan cheese. so i love to make it look like fries, and you can get the kids in the kitchen helping, you can cut these in any shapes you want. you can make them cute. awesome. some hot aisle. >> there you go. >> the great thing is you can make it ahead of time. >> exactly. two ingredients, right on in, and just cook it until it's nice and golden brown on beth sides. everybody want to get a bite? thz five ingredients, supereasy. make it from scratch. >> beautiful. >> and then we have got the chicken. the . >> are they edible?

>> they're edible. >> have you ever seen this show? have you ever seen us actually eat stuff? >> they're delicious. >> she wants to pop me. >> they're good, amy. >> they're delicious. >> of course the recipes are on our website at todayshow.com. and still ahead, we have got a lot more coming up with hoda and kathy lee. lot more coming up with hoda and kathy lee. >>

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we'll look over here. we go southbound 880, difficult drive. the last to show that, sticking around and getting across that bridge, no problems as far as the traffic. while that camera is trembling a little bit, it is settling down a little. >> we had white caps due to the windy conditions. the clouds are banking up, ringing out occasionally a little bit of light rain and drizzle around the south bay this morning. this afternoon, cool. highs mainly 70s inland. 60s elsewhere. warming up as we move towards the weekend. brent? >> thanks. oakland, hydrouponic superstar that helps people grow medical

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>> she's in day care for the first time today, right? >> she's still asleep when i go to work. i brought you guys a couple pictures, too. >> we're going to go through them in detail. >> she is adorable. congratulations, sandy. welcome back to a different kind of zoo. >> i'm excited for this one. >> welcome. welcome back. >> and thanks for kristen who did a great job while you were gone. >> yes, she did. >> we always do favorite thing on mondays. today i'm going to talk about favorite things. i'm going to continue my love affair of western michigan. our difference, oh friends are from southern holland. and these shoes were sent to you. this is the biggest size they come in. they have your name on the side. they make darling planters.

you are moving to a new -- >> apartment. >> thank you. >> this is for my landlord, anyway. holland is such a beautiful little city. >> is it? >> it's a city, but doesn't feel like a city. it's almost like disney world. it's so clean, you can eat off -- little museums everywhere, art everywhere. >> what did you do when you went? >> i'll get to that in a second. first thing, we got off the plane and went right to grand rapids. we have a few days to do this. it's called art child. it's the brain child of the founder's brand son, rick. it's unbelievable. faced on the concept of, build it and they will come. they opened up the entire city of artists of any kind of medium to come in and show their wares. 1700 people did it this year.

it's all over the city. >> that's the one i went to. that is done -- that's 28 feet wide by 8 feet call called calvary. the guy that painted it with a number 2 pencil. he didn't paint it. he drew it. i got to talk with imh. people are lined up. you have to understand, times are hard. he found this picture in an antique store and was inspired literally to draw it. literally took 800 hours to do it. you hear so much about grand rapids and hear how the inner cities were depressed. you could not get through the streets. >> you're kidding me. no, bars are filled, people looking at babies, looking at art. it's such a brilliant thing. everybody should do it in their cities. >> it's sponsored mostly by the

amway family. that night, i wanted to stay, because there's so much good stuff. dear friend emily from holland, the prince family. some families make everything happen. 25 years ago. my friend emily and her dad built something called evergreen commons, which was a center for not the elderly, but people over 50. not the elderly, but seniors. this place is like disney world for adults. >> what can you do? >> you can do anything. you can learn to paint, you can learn to sew. you can do your taxes, learn to swim. hot meals. 4,000 people they take care of there. with 700 volunteers to make it work. never had government funding. always been from the private sector. frank and i went to help them raise money. we raised $650,000, and most of it came from auctioning you off. you are so big in holland.

i hope you don't mind, but i auctioned you. >> some people are coming to visit the "today" show. and we're going to take them to lunch. we went for almost $135,000, baby. >> yes, yes. >> oh! >> we better dress up. >> yes, we look forward to that. here's the thing, there's so much bad new, then go to a place like that. a lot of good news and a lot of work being done by amazing people. and frank had to go immediately to meadowlands. it was honored again. the ring of honor. we're exhausted. tonight i'll be at christopher and dana reed foundation for broadway. then i'm collapsing. >> i watched "the blind side" twice on the couch. anyway, it was on hbo. 6:45. we could watch that movie a thousand times and i packed boxes. that was my weekend. there is -- there was a story

that happened today, and we heard about it today, and it was so moving to all of us. we were in the makeup room. coming up -- >> i walked in what the interview was on. so i got caught up in it. there was a father whose daughter is 12 years old and she has cerebral palsy, she's getting on a school bus. she's getting hit on the back of the head. calling her terrible names, they were throwing condoms at her. he walked on the bus. and listen. >> this is my daughter. >> okay. now, he admits that he lost his mind and shouldn't have gotten that crazy. after his daughter came home in tears day after day. he had just enough. he came on the "today" show, sat on the couch with his daughter. i have to tell you, it was heartbreaking to watch, because this young girl who they nurture and cared for. she's been through so much. >> she used to be protected on

the bus by her older sister. his older sister graduated. >> it's cruel. listen to what the little girl had to say. >> i didn't want to go back. >> would you get on that bus again if it could be different? . yeah. but i don't like to get on the bus again. >> so it's heartbreaking to watch that. and this is for -- the good news is, she told her dad -- a lot of kids get bullied and don't say anything. >> and taking their own lives as a result. >> that's a hard thing. when i was a kid. i was in 7th grade. i sat on the bus because i was the weird one. >> you said that, because your hair was so big. >> people didn't know what i was, my background. they harass you. i'm holding them. the bus is pulling up and this bully, i guess you call him. came up and took my books and threw them in the woods.

i'm standing there with nothing. i'm getting on the bus. the bus driver said, what are you waiting for? go get your books. i remember the humiliation of picking them up and getting on the bus. and you feel like that. a lot of kids go through it. and i think this little girl will be stronger. >> here's the thing, there's misdemeanor charges brought up against the father. i don't think there's a parent alive that doesn't understand exact what he's doing. when somebody takes on your kid, i hope that these kids learned a lesson. and i hope the parents of the kids of the kids doing the bullying learns a lesson. let's bring up misdemeanor charges against children allowed to bully like that. >> let me bring a couple things up. this is breast cancer awareness month. this is the forward ring i wear every day. this is -- jennifer mitter is my

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every show is a cliff hanger. >> we talked to laura about the fact that many actors in the show do not know what the event is. how much of that do you know? >> i know a lot. she knows more, because she's the leader of these others -- these not even people. >> that's been established. >> but i don't want to know too much. i like to be in control. we talked about that before. this is one of the few times, i'm sitting back -- let me know what i need to know. >> it might be helping you in your portrayal. >> i'm thinking. i'm going to go with that. >> playing the president, how did you figure out how to work that character. did you watch barack obama, did you watch other presidents? >> you've met him several times. >> i have. but even more so. sit and watching somebody you would vote for or anyone that has been in office. what is most important is to trust that person. believe that person is going to lead you. as long as you show confidence and empathy towards other, you're on the right track.

>> how would you describe the event? a lot of people are still covering it. a lot of people say it's lost and "24" mixed together. it's a hybrid. it's political thriller. conspiracy thriller. five or six of it, the lost aspect. >> you said the others are not human. but almost. they're missing a little teeny thing. >> in the second episode last week, their dna is 2% different than ours. >> no, 1%. the president said, wait a minute, so they're people. one of the other characters, blake, said no, really chimpanzees are only 2% different than our dna. that's the question. >> here's the question i might have. since you discovered something new every week. can people pick it up now or go back to see it online? what do you suggest? because you get hooked. >> you get hooked. i'm glad you asked that.

every episode has a roundup, when the show starts, this is what happened last week. so you under it. my kids tell me all of the time. i'm old school. i have to get the tape. dad, hulu.com. >> how old are your kids? 9, 11 and 13. >> you've been married 18, 16 years now? . 16 years. >> we're talking about raising kids with all of this technology. do you let them facebook, twitter? >> it's the vein of my existence. i twitter a lot. you're opening your kids up to a whole other world. this is so more advanced to where we were, or where we are now. >> they don't have any healthy fear either. you know, fear is a healthy thing in some ways. >> you have to teach them right from wrong. you can't circumvent the technology, they bypass it. >> right from wrong. >> that's what i'm saying.

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birth hoard. if you are the first born. which none of us -- you are. >> we were both middle. we're both jan brady. what does it tell you about the first born? >> research shows that the first born spends more time with the parents. average of 3,000 hours more time than any other siblings, so they tend to be sort of attention grabber, kind of perfectionists. bossy. >> that's about right. >> my brother is none of those things. my sister is all of those things. >> the important thing is. it's not an exact science. it's no guarantee. not like your child's fate is written in stone. >> middle child, somewhere in the middle. >> in other words they sometimes feel left out. tend to be a little less bonded with the family and as a result maybe more likely to form friendships and bonds outside of the family. might be the first child to

sleep over at a friend's house, for example, so not a bad thing. >> you also feel like your older sibling got a lot of attention and you're sort of lost in the middle. >> exactly. that's why it's good to have a middle child to put that child in the spotlight. say the middle child will choose where you go for dinner. >> get me out of it. >> what about the baby? >> well, they are often rule-brokers. when they are growing up, the rules don't apply to them as strictly as the siblings, you want to keep the rules to all of the kids in your household. >> or apply more so. they feel they never get a chance to spread their wings a little bit. >> that's my younger brother, adam. >> my younger brother is a rule-follower. he's a bit shy. >> most of those don't fit. you're saying that's the norm in most families? >> that is. there are definitely patterns. one thing researchers showed

older children are more likely to person over 100 thousand than the middle or younger. >> how about potential success of oldest child? >> thing thing he are more comfortable with adults which is great. one thing adults respond well to they look at them in the eye or speak to them. on the other hand, you might find that the only child might have trouble forming bonds. you put your only child out there in the world or classes or teams, give lots of opportunities for interaction. >> teach all of them like blair was saying, right from wrong. why do you have to be told this? >> exactly. >> the oldest child. my sister had all of the rules put on her. i think our parents got looser. they came from cairo. >> i think when you raise a kid, you're strict and the second one

you let a few things go. >> in our family, the first one was a boy and second ones boy. >> you tend to protect girls more than boys. >> we have to think this through. >> i think she has. >> what conclusion did you come to? you want to look at opportunities to counterbalance. older children are perfectionists. let the child see you fail so the child won't be afraid. follow that along no matter what theage of the child. counterbalance those tendencies. >> all right. still to come. our boy, andy cohen is back with the buzz. this time he's part of it. >> 145 pounds down. we'll meet our newest joy fit e's got quite the story to tell after your local news. lways lovd the scent of gain laundry detergent. and the moment she set eyes on gain fabric softener... she found herself overwhelmed with desire. ♪

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last night was a good night. this morning is the morning hour. this morning's hangover from the champagne celebration never felt so good. the third time is a charm. the giants beat the padres in the third and final game of the weekend series. they go on to the playoffs for the first time in seven years. the end of the regular season means the beginning of the playoffs. it all started on the field. bottom of the third, aubrey huff with an rbi double here. and it's the giants taking on the padres and hoping to avoid having to go to a play-off. bottom of the eighth, a solo home run. that just about sealed it. the giants beat the padres. final score, 3-0. here's a look at what's next. game one is now against the atlanta braves. it is set for thursday. it's at at&t park. game two, also in san francisco on friday. and then the giants go on the road for game three on sunday in atlanta. and our coverage continues

online, nbcbayarea.com has a moment by moment look at the final game of the season in pictures and raw video as well after the game. thanks for joining us this morning. we'll see you back here again tomorrow. we're back on this monday with the spuds and scoop we can dish. facebook network has fans buzzing. watch what happens live on bravo has all of the 411. >> i'm great. i can't believe hoda watched "the blind side" twice this weekend. >> we do. it was on saturday and sunday. at 6:45. >> i i understand that. >> on the couch with "the lined side." you need to think about that. >> she misses me on the weekends.

i look so much like sandra bullock in that movie, she misses me. it's very, very psychotic, basically. >> "the social network" -- >> i saw it again. >> you saw it twice? >> friday night. >> best reviewed movie in a very long time, about 100% great review, number one at the box office. interesting thing is. how many older people went to see it. and they thought it was going to be such a young movie. everyone and their dog is on facebook right now. everyone is interested in this movie. the interesting -- great piece in "the new york times" today about the difference between the older audiences and younger audiences, and what their perception of mark zuckerberg is. older audiences think he was ruthless, and stabbed all of his friends in the back to get ahead. that was a bad thing. young audiences say that's what you have to do to get ahead. >> doesn't it tell you about the

future of our nation? >> doesn't it concern you, kathie lee? >> they took major creative liberties. the story -- >> we like to know the truth, andy cohen with the 411. >> so, you know, there is -- >> you're going to take an actor's word? >> no, access to what had access to. >> he wants to believe the guy gave $100 million because she's a sweetheart. >> there's disputes about the integrity of this story. >> there's a dispute about your housewife every single day. they wouldn't have a career if you weren't. >> every day. >> kanye west. he gave it on "saturday night live," saturday, actually. we're now forgetting his terrible perform an on the mtv

awards. i am. "snl" is really making a huge -- 38 years in "snl." performances, last two shows have been amazing, katy perry and kanye look like mtv award perform 's. >> in the box. >> yes, they are. >> there's the very sad story about the rutgers student that killed themselves. there's a better twist callied the "it gets better" campaign. >> there have been so many suicides in the last couple weeks alone. this is the campaign i took part of. a lot of gay celebrities if you want to call them people, and just gay people everywhere, posting videos on youtube, talking about their experiences growing up gay. and the message is, it gets

better. and the hope is everyone who is being bullied. jewel did one. everybody can do it. 9 out of 10 gay kids report getting bullied in school, bullying is a huge problem. we talked about it earlier. so hopefully, people will listen and hear that it does get better when you grow up. i did, it's on youtube. >> you mean they really worked? >> i've been trying to protect you all of this time. >> thank you. >> trying to protect you -- you've been bullying me. >> yes. >> equal opportunity -- >> lindsay lh lohan back in reh. >> she is. i asked if she had been in contact with lohan. she hasn't spoken with her. she, and everyone else

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it's time to look at the joy fit club and induction of the newest member. she was a 48-year-old coordinator from the home health agency from wellington, new jersey. she lost 145 pounds. >> before we meet renee stafford, let's take a look at her story. >> hi. my name is renee. i'm a married 48-year-old mother of two. i spent more than half my lifetime overweight. my weight gain started when i was 15.

back then iate ate whatever i wanted. after i got married my weight soared. i started suffering from health issues. i was on ten medications. i needed injections just to be able to walk. at 4'11" my weight reached 275 pounds. i was in complete misery. everything i did was difficult from walking to climbing stairs, even sitting. family vacations were hardest. i could barley take my kids on a music ride. it was heartbreaking. one day i was watching the show. at the end of the show there was an announcement about the biggest loser diet plan. i decided to give it a try. i also went to the gym. 3 1/2 years later, i made it to my goal weight, 130 pounds and i maintained that weight for a year and a half. today i'm healthy, happy, i feel like a completely different person. >> all right. before we ask renee to come out,

we're hear with today's contributing nutritionist and leader of the joy fit club. joy bauer. >> she's a tiny little thing. she shorter than me. she's 4'11", can you imagine, on that small frame losing 145 pounds. it's quite a transformation. >> all of the health problems. >> what was her food? >> fast food. she was a fast food junkie, in order to make this work she had to come up with alternatives. to satisfy her cravings, chinese take out. white rice and pepper steak. now she saw taste the onions in oil spray. lean steak and portion control half a cup of brown rice which has more fiber. and more filling. half the calorie, instead of the

classic, loaded cheeseburger with oversized fries she now throws in the microwave a veggie burger, low fat cheese on some 100 calorie breads out there. they are great. and she makes oven roasted sweet potato fries. i put that on our website. everyone who wants that recipe, they can make it as well. >> even if you make a potato. >> could be white. the sweet potato adds a dose of beta-carote beta-carotene. >> we can't wait. >> this is renee's before picture. come out and join the joy fit club. ♪ >> wow! wow! wow, wow, wow. >> look at you. just look at you. wow. >> thank you. >> you're an adorable munchkin. how long did it take for the

weight to come off? >> 3 1/2 years. i know we all lose a lot and then sort of plateau. how did you make it through those -- >> my plateau, i had already lost 89 pounds. that just kept me going. i knew that eventually, if i keep doing what i'm doing, i'm going to break it. i upped my exercise, then i started to break it. i kept doing it but doing a little more. >> that's crazy. >> that's so important. >> my husband, my family. a great group of girls on smartpeople.com. we talked every day with our issues -- >> you helped each other. >> weight loss. >> yeah, yeah. now you look at what you used to eat, what do you think? >> i can't believe i ate that much food. just the thought of it. >> you still eat it but you prepare it differently. >> and i enjoy it more. >> and your health problems, what happened to those? >> they disappeared. >> that's the thing that's the

most important part. >> renee, we're so happy for you. >> if you or someone you know should be considered on a spot on the joy fit club you know where to go. we want you to be part of the joy fit club. you can also read renee's story and get helpful nutritional tips. >> and other fashion emergencies courtesy of jill martin. we'll be right back. dancing there? flying there? how about eating soup to get there? delicious campbell's soups fill you with good nutrition, energy, farm-grown ingredients, and can help you keep a healthy weight. helping you get to a happier place. have a nice trip. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. so fisher-price created the stride-to-ride dino. he'll help her little feet take those big first steps.

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troller, and it holds all of your bags. i just saw one yesterday in the airport. this is like your purse. >> oh, my god, it is. >> babies ar us. >> and this, not for me again. it's for the kitchen, and i don don't cook. put the apron on, and flip it up. and you see -- how long you should boil an egg. >> how long -- runny yoke, 4 minutes. >> how great is that. you don't have to reach for anything and get it dirty. >> very cute, very cute. >> okay. this, i love. because i'm always cold in movie theaters, and running around. this is a bag with a wrap in it. that doubles as a scarf. all different sizes. starting at $30, chilly

willy.com. it doesn't wrinkle. look, this is a big one. if you're going to a park. it's inexpensive. if you're having a picnic you wrap it around. >> look at that. it's cute. kind of chilly right now. >> thank you. >> i love them. >> this, i love. these are these little kids. i once showed but they've since upgraded. this is be my guest kit. this is one of them. and they come -- you love to write cards. come was a card. toothbrush, wash cloth, shampoo. they have on the go, grooms men, bridesmaids. everything in there. tylenol. wipe and go. actually use nail files. they doesn't break. >> isn't that handy? >> i'm looking at thing, gee, this is fantastic. >> dental floss. >> this is the one i use. you know. >> anyway. okay. >> commando -- >> commando panty, i love these,

there are no lines, on your dresses and pants. now they've made tights in all different kinds. do you see panties or underwear? >> i say underwear. >> anyway, so they double as both. and then this is actually a no line -- you know how it digs into your waist? no, no, it does, it holds up. >> they have a new texture to them. >> and then you don't see it una dress. >> these are going to go underneath -- >> stop taking everything. >> okay. that's $30 to $34. good investment. fall to winter. these are patent leather fold-up -- >> this is another two for one, they go right in here. they're running from heels, want to put them on. it turns into a tote, this little thing. so it's another two for one. you put your heels in this. >> you're running everywhere. in fact it's --

>> it's genius. for a one-eyed woman, you are really -- >> i know. okay. this is great. you take all of the different makeup that you like to use. they come with little magnets and you put it in this one thing. >> a ton of stuff you don't use, >> more mercy, let's say, putting your blush on thea"%< magnet. >> 29.50. delight.com. i love a lot. do you drive a lot? >> i do at connecticut, everybody lots at me but i do it. >> you're not a good driver? >> i'm an excellent driver, they're just not used to it. >> you put this on the back of the heels. i know a lot of people e-mail with problem, put this on the back of your heel, shoe angels.com. you can see it on the back.

>> you see there's plastic on the heels. >> when you're driving. randomly the case poses as a business card holder. that's off topic. and the needs everyone is talking about. lease aring leggings with the built-in control tops. these are great. bare necessities.com. and it's built in. >> feel how soft they are. >> comes in all different. boot cut, skinny. >> where do you wear them? >> to work out -- >> she is thinking of everything. >> you live in them. >> 20 seconds, this -- >> okay. if you're a side sleeper or back sleeper, feel this. >> this is from brookstone. but it's for a side sleeper, because it gives the support for your neck. >> good night. good night. thank you very much. ♪

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this is when we usually go to miss sarah haines. but we want to welcome you back -- >> there's not enough tammy. welcome back, cake. tammy was gone, as you know, for several months -- >> six months. she had a cute baby, ashlyn. crazy gorgeous. hello. and you got through the first show, no problems. >> if flew by. you make the time fly. >> that's what we do for america. >> lisa rinna will stop by. >> plus the real housewives of atlanta. how many are there? atlanta. how many are there? >> have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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