budget, we have to face reality. make do with what we have. and no taxes without voter approval. jerry brown, knowledge and know-how we can trust. good morning. rising hopes. a drill reaches the 33 trapped miners in chile, but after two months underground, the most dangerous part of the ordeal may be bringing them to the surface. speaking out. the wife of the american killed by pirates on the mexican border tells us what happened as authorities go on the hunt for two suspects wanted for his murder. and champing at the bit. the shot is perfect, but it's the guy with the cigar getting all of the attention. we'll reveal the identity of cigar guy. today, sunday, october 10, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

good sunday morning, everyone. welcome to today. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. if you recall, rescuers thought it would take until christmas to rescue the 33 trapped miners. >> imagine what it's like. they opened up the hole this is a very critical period to bring them up safely. 2,300 feet is a long way to travel up. we were live yesterday when word reached the miners. we saw the bell ringing, signaling the break through. what's it like for the men underground. we'll talk to an american miner whose dramatic rescue you might recall. he'll tell you about his extraordinary experience and what these men can expect, coming up. a shocking suspect coming up. was a teenager tortured for

being gay? several suspects linked to a notorious gang are in custody. >> we'll talk about the phenomenon of 10-10-10. if you know someone getting married, you're not alone. they picked sunday because of the very unique date. does the number ten carry special meaning? we'll have that story too. and then we'll share some laughs with the queen of just that. betty white. she is having the time of her life and we are all the better for it. i was lucky enough to spend a day trying to keep up with the golden girl. and at 88, she hasn't slowed a bit. betty white on life, laughter and twitter, coming up. first to chile and the tears of joy from the families of those 33 trapped miners. their prayers answered when a drill pierced the surface 2,300 feet below the earth.

reaching thumb ining them is o. getting them out is quite another. kerry holt is live. >> the families today get a chance to do what they do once a week. they get to meet via video conference with their loved one down below for about eight minutes. they hope the next time they see the miners is up here on the surface. the drill turned 622 meters into the earth and that was it. it punched through to the trapped miners. and on the surface, the celebrations began. engineers, as if they had just won the playoffs. a rush of emotion, as some wives and daughters pushed past bliss to thank the team who never gave up. >> we could see the video feed of the miners going crazy. we were going crazy, and just the fact that we did it, because, we knew we could do it.

>> reporter: at the controls, when the drill finally made it through, american jeff hart who had only three hours of sleep in the last three days. >> this is the most difficult, most stressful well we ever drilled. 33 lives at stake. you put an unbelievable amount of pressure on yourself. >> jeff and matt stappo were in afghanistan drilling wells for american soldiers when they heard about these trapped miners. >> how many men are down there? >> 33. >> how many days have you been here? >> 33. >> an omen? >> i tell you, can't be much of a coincidence. >> three drills tried to get down to the men. the one that got there was paraded like the most valuable player it is. the next days will be that much more difficult. engineers have decided to reinforce the shaft with a steel sleeve. a pipe that will go down 315

feet. the idea is ton case the hole to prevent rocks at the top falling down as the capsule comes up. officials have determined an order of who will come up first. who will come up last. the first will be the most experienced miners, those who have proven to be calm under pressure, and who can help solve a problem if one develops as they head up. the last one, the least experienced, likely 19-year-old jimmy loges who entered his first mine only four months ago. >> their mental stability, anxiety has been an issue these past days and they are so excited to go through this, and to get up to the surface, and our most concerns are in the younger -- younger miners down there. >> everybody wants to know, when are they coming up? officials here is a they are

following advice given to them by nasa, our space agency, which consulted them on all of this. move at a pace, and don't set a schedule. you'll know the time is right when it's right. i think it could be perhaps in two, three days, but anxious moments here as everybody is waiting to see those miners make it to the surface, lester. >> the impatience is understandable. everyone wants it done safely. kerry sanders, thank you. we can only imagine what those men are going through, our next guest has actually experienced it. thomas foye, one of nine miners rescued from pennsylvania's quecreek mine in 2002. thank you for joining us. >> well, thank you. >> can you give me a sense -- do you recall what you were experiencing, what you were feeling when you knew rescue was imminent?

>> when i heard they broke through yesterday morning about 8:00, that was a really good feeling. i know what i felt like. >> explain what you felt like. >> well, like i said, it's the best feeling you ever had, because you know you will probably make it now, because our situation was, we just -- it was rough. it was cold, it was wet. and we heard the drill drilling and then we heard it stop and then we heard it kick back up about 18 hours later, and it was a good feeling when you see that coming through the mine there. best feeling i ever had. >> and if folks don't remember, you guys were in a lot more imjent peril. you were up to your necks in water. the water was gushing in. was there concern about making the actual ascent in the very narrow rescue capsule? explain what that was like? >> well, like i say, you're down there for that many hours, you

just want to -- it don't matter what it takes to get into the capsule. we had a couple of big boys, 250-some pounds or whatever. we helped them get in. he was a little sick. we finally got everybody in, and that was the best way to explain anything -- whatever it took to get the guys in there, we had to kick them in the you know what to get them going, and they got going and up they went. >> a lot of years since your experience. tell me what these men will likely go through, based on what you and your colleagues have gone through emotionally? >> emotionally, once you get out, that's your big emotion, knowing you made it. that's number one. now we got to put up with seeing what kind of medical condition, how the guys will handle being trapped for -- down there for 66 or 67 days. i mean, that's -- it's hard to tell what kind of -- what's

going to turn out to them guys. some of them might be fine, but some of them maybe going to have some problems. going to have to wait and see. i can't speak for them as far as how -- how it went down underneath there, but their situation was -- i mean, they had a place to move around and they was dry and stuff like that, but -- >> right. but there's a celebrity attached to being in an ordeal like this, or a curiosity. everyone wants a piece of you coming up. what was it like to adjust to a normal life? what was that like? >> well, for the first few months, it was a little hectic. we went here and there and talked about it. all we wanted to really do the thank everybody for all of their prayers and stuff. it really got us out, that's what i'm saying. just celebrity, i don't feel i'm a celebrity or nothing like that i just want to show people in the united states or around the world what the united states can

do and how they feel about their people and stuff like that. i mean, celebrity, that's out. i don't want to be no celebrity. >> we certainly hope the rescue in chile is as successful as the one that brought you and your colleagues up. thomas foy, thank you for talking to us this morning. we do appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and now here is jenna. >> lester, thanks. it's called one of the most vicious hate crimes in recent memory. members of a notorious gang tortured and brutalized a teen for being gay. michelle franzen reports. >> reporter: new york city police say the brutal hate crimes took place at this vacant bronx apartment. the first of three attacks occurred after members of a gang called the latin king goonies beat and tortured a 17-year-old recruit they believed was involved with a 30-year-old man. >> he was thrown into the wall, made to strip naked, cut with a box cutter, and sodomized with a wooden handle of the plunger.

>> reporter: throughout the night, the gang attacked another teen and dragged the 30-year-old man to the building. >> they engaged in wolfpack tactics of 9-1. >> reporter: police released this photo of the ninth suspect, still at large. 22-year-old rudy vargas perez. state leaders condemn the crime. >> we will not tolerate it in the city of new york. >> reporter: the city has seen a rash of anti gay violence and bullying cases. three men reported being attacked. including one at the legendary gay bar stonewall. and rutgers university student tyler clementi jumped off a bridge to his death after his sexual encounter was streamed over the internet. >> we've seen far too many examples of how hate gets twisted into a weapon that can destroy young people and even

cut short their promising lives. >> reporter: the latest attacks show they must work harder to send a message that hate, any form, won't be tolerated. for today, michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. coming up on 12 minutes past the hour time for a check of other headlines. let's go to carl quintanilla. >> we begin in north korea. kim jong-il appeared with his successor, his son. itn's angus walker is there. >> reporter: we've been brought here to see what's described as the largest ever military parade in this country's history and that's saying something, because practically everyone here? this country is in the military. and what matters here in this country is who the armed forces support. as long as the ruling party has the support of the military, then they can keep control of

this country, who has been described as a cross between hitler's germany and stalin's russia. the mass rank of north korea's army will be soon ruled by kim jong-un. that means a man in his 20s with little experience in global negotiations will have his finger on the nuclear button. no wonder the west is worried. back to you, carl. >> angus walker of itn, thank you very much. chris kristi won the first ever richmond tea party central poll. christie edged out sarah palin. and the republican nominee for congress in ohio is wearing a uniform depicting hitler. he means no disrespect for the

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good morning. >> quite chilly in the northeast. we had a back door cold front coming from the north and that brings a lot of chilly air. temperatures in the 30s and here in new york city in the 40s a good sunday. hope you're having a great weekend. 50s out there this morning. another day with more sunshine. perfect for fleet week viewing. just about anything you have going on around the bay. 71 today in san francisco, some 70s around the rim of the bay and low and mid 80s for highs this afternoon. sunrise 7:13. sun set at 6:39. there is your seven-day forecast. we continue with the warm trend right into monday and tuesday and even into wednesday. have a great sunday. columbus, 83 in jacksonville. and 89 in los angeles. that's your weather. >> all right. thanks, much. up next who is that guy?

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how one man wearing aing my and mustache silently, single handedly stole the spotlight from tiger woods during the ryder cup in wales last week and until now had no idea. the image was gripping, a legend fro frozen in time. not that, over more. >> what really grabbed you about that picture? >> this guy smoking the cigar. >> what about the ball? even golfers only have eyes for him. he obviously wanted some attention. some speculate his interesting getup was a tribute to spanish golfer miguel jiminez. now cigar guy has fans and tributes. who needs an incredible sports photos?

cigar guy could be ruining titles, guarding our freedom, watching history. these new viral to it yourself images have a name. memes. they are immediately accessible by millions. who is that wigged man? he's been everywhere, where will he turn up next? could be anywhere, right? >> hopefully not. no. >> london's "daily mail" tracked him down. he's a 30-year-old investment analyst. he is embarrassed and overwhelmed by all this. jenna. thanks. >> that guy was going to brung a beer and brought a cigar and the whole thing blew up. >> we heard about all of the sightings. we were going through footage from yestery's broadcast. put it on the screen. >> cigar guy. >> there he is. >> and yst had no idea.

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and in her last year at ebay, whitman paid herself $120 million right before the company laid off 10% of it's workers. we're choosing a governor, shouldn't character matter? good sunday morning to you. looking live at the bay bridge, traffic moving along smoothly and folks still wowed after the blue angels took over the skies yesterday over san francisco. gorgeous day. i don't know what was better, the blue angels or the weather. >> you can't get any better than that, right? >> absolutely. >> gorgeous weather today and visibility issues at all. in fact as we go through monday and tuesday a little warmer. some more in the forecast, by the time we get into tuesday and wednesday. right now some 50s a low 50s for the north end of the bay, patchy fog. here is the satellite and that storm track is still moving into the pacific northwest.

nice little storms moving there but the rain stays there. the ridge of high pressure keeping all of the rain and all of the fog out of the area. gets a little stronger each day. today more sunshine, a little breezy at times especially along the coast. we'll manage upper 60s there. near 80s around the rim of the bay. a couple mid 80s in some of the warmer spots. 73 in san francisco, nice afternoon, mid 80s for the north end of the bay, for sotomayor and napa, petaluma, and concord, livermore, san jose at about 81. once into log gats toes mid 80s. sunrise 7:13. seven-day forecast, look at tuesday and wednesday, chris, lots of people at the beaches, 70s in the warmer spots inland, upper 80s to near 90 rather. >> oh, my goodness. it is october. why not. >> sure, why not. >> thank you. this morning crews will begin cleanup after a fire destroyed a radio station and briefly threatened the famed eggo factory. fire fighters got it out just before 1:30 this morning but it started around 5:00 yesterday afternoon near highway 101 and

mckee road in san jose. it started as a car fire which spread to the brush along the highway and eventually to the asian language radio station ksjx. people inside the kellogg's eggo factory had to evacuate because of the intense smoke and wind. the factory did reopen last night. no deaths or injuries are reported. the cause is still under investigation. giants fever will take over once again this afternoon. game three against the braves starts around 1:30. the giants had a light workout in atlanta yesterday. they got there in the morning after friday's loss. now the series is tied at one game apiece and the giants say they're ready to bounce back. >> i think we [ inaudible ] to come out, ready to rock, you know. they're competitive. we knew they were going to fight us. they got us yesterday and now we're in their park tomorrow. we'll see where it takes us. >> my fellow sanchez will try to get the job done for the giants

and face tim hudson. the game starts just after 1:30 in atlanta. find more giants coverage on nbcbayarea.com. go there and click on the giants fever tab at the top of the page for the behind-the-scenes coverage you can get only from this station, the broadcast home of your san francisco giants. the raiders take on the chargers today. the game starts at 1:15 at the coliseum. raiders will try to end a losing streak, a long one, against san diego. they have lost 14 straight games to the chargers dating back to september of 2003. raiders get it done. we'll be back with you coming up at 7:00 this morning. ow

we're back on this sunday morning, october 10, 2010. another picture perfect fall day here in new york. we thank everybody who came out to the plaza to enjoy it. alongside lester holt i'm jenna wolfe. it is chilly. i went open toed shoes. i see you didn't. it's chilly. coming up in this half hour we'll talk about the latest on the alleged pirate attack that claimed the life of an american tourist. there are reports that mexican authorities have identified two suspects in that case. we are going to speak with the victims live coming up. >> then we'll talk about when medical fears take over your life.

you read something about a disease and think you have the symptoms. it welcomes hypochondria. there are treatments for this. >> and betty white. i adore her. she's done the whole media blitz. she's gettinging f infunnier wi. i spent time with her and i'm excited about it. she has 88 years worth of advice to pass along. >> i love the fact that to you she's a golden girl and to me she's sue ann anivens. >> i don't know about that. >> yeah, you don't even know. now for weather with janice. >> chilly on the plaza. we have friends to say hi to. jack and sarah from mississippi. hi, regina. then hi to the girl scout ohs who are here from maine. what do you have? >> cookies!

>> yeah. i think i will get some cookies. thank you very much. let's check the weather and go on with the weather and cookies. it will be a hot day across the southeast, all the way to the southwest. temperatures in the 80s and 90s. air quality alerts for new orleans and tampa. cool on the north side of the front. temperatures in the 30s and 40s later all right. good morning to you. a little chilly this morning. 50s out there. another gorgeous day. we finish the weekend with more sunshine. 70s close to the rim of the bay, mid 60s at the beaches and 80s, mid 80s in some of the warm inland valley. fleet week and so does the sunshine, 70s across san francisco, nice along the water front and overnight lows into the 50s. we continue with the warm front into the week ahead. warmer days are tuesday and wednesday. have a great sunday. time to talk football because tonight it's sunday night football night in america

right here on nbc. we have a pretty good game going tonight in san francisco. the philadelphia eagles are visiting the san francisco 49ers. temperatures will be mild, in the 60s and skies mostly clear. later today in the 70s. all right. we'll go back to lester. >> thank you. authorities identified two suspects wanted in connection with the alleged pirate attack that left an american man dead. david hartley was shot to death while he and his wife tiffany were jet skiing near the mexican border. u.s. authorities say mexican authorities aren't doing enough. tiffany agrees and joins us live this morning. thanks for being with us. >> you're welcome. >> have you been formally contacted about the report that two suspects have been identified? >> we have gotten the word that they have been identified.

as far as we know, nobody is in custody or anything. hopefully it will be a good lead and they can lead us to where david is. right now we just don't know. >> it would be an important break in the case. at the same time, this would tend to offer more credence to your story. you have been questioned. have you thought about that? >> yeah and no. you know, hopefully these people will be able to help us find where david's at and we can start to move on. >> have you been in face-to-face contact with mexican authorities and had some idea of where they are in this investigation? >> we did meet with them last week. i guess this week. and talked to them. they encouraged us that they are going to do what they can to find david. since we are not really visually able to see what they're doing, but we are encouraged that they're doing whatever they can.

>> we watched the local sheriff in a fairly extraordinary plea the other day to the cartel to turn over your husband's body. he made the point that this is a mexican crime, one he couldn't prosecute. what do you think of the plea and do you think it might be successful? >> i hope it is. we just want david back. that's all we want. obviously, we can't prosecute over here in the united states which is fine. i think in due time they will get what they deserve. but all we want is david. i don't see why that is being -- that is such a hard question, you know. it's not that hard to get him back, in my opinion. >> tiffany, it must be hard enough to be in a situation to watch your husband murdered and try to rescue him, but to come back and have people question your story, how are you holding up through all of this? >> it's hard. just having the doubt from

people that think i might have had something to do with this. if they knew david and i, if they knew our relationship and, you know, knew us personally, they wouldn't doubt us one bit. you know, i can't tell people to not doubt me pause they are going to. i just have to ignore it. >> lastly, we should note he had on a life vest when you last saw him. does that give you confidence that his body will be and can be found? >> i have a hard time because i think as soon as i left and they chased me out of mexican waters, i do believe they probably removed the jet ski and david from the water. >> okay. tiffany, we appreciate you spending time with us. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we're back after this. ♪

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there is something special about this sunday and it has couples by the thousands rushing to the altar. what's so unusual is the date. 10/10/10, a perfect number for many and a lucky number as well. can you imagine a world without numbers? they're everywhere. but do numbers have a hidden meaning? >> i think some people are drawn to numbers, drawn to numerology because numbers are mystical. they have many different meanings. a lot of people think that numbers will be able to predict what will happen in their lives. >> reporter: predicting what will happen on today's date -- 10/10/10 -- has garnered a lot of attention. >> there's been a lot of hype. we reduce the one from ten and then 2010.

it's a five day which is about love, self-expression. the date 10/10/10 this year is a great date for big events. >> reporter: like weddings? >> we picked it because it was a unique number. >> it's just a memorable date. >> reporter: melissa and andy are one of more than 32,000 couples getting married today. >> it's a hugely popular wedding date. in fact, there are 500% more brides getting married this sunday than last year on the same sunday. >> reporter: for those born on 10/10, the date holds symbolic meaning. kerry's sons are turning 2 today. >> 10/10/10 won't happen ever again. our guys are identical triplets. the odds are 1 in 100 million. you think about numbers and the role and the significance of it all.

>> and joining us now with more insight is a numerologist and author of "love by the numbers: how to find great love through the power of numerology." glynis, good morning. >> good morning. >> let's start with today. 10/10/10, to me, is neat on the calendar but it has significance to you. >> people don't realize you don't break it down that way. take 10/10/2010. you add it up, it's one plus one plus 2 plus one and that's a five. that's celebration. do you see why that would be good for people getting married? >> i understand. >> by the way, the united kingdom, i hear there are 31,000 people gettinging married there as well. that's a big deal. it's all over the place. >> you say there is something special you should do on this day? >> this is why it matters. if you look at the numbers you have three ones in the chart.

one is ambition. it makes you feel motivated. you should make a note of what you want to accomplish and the three zeroes represent divine intuition. go with your gut and you won't be sorry. i suggest people light a white candle and meditate on what you want to achieve this year. what are your goals? that's the day it is. it's a very powerful thing for yous. >> it's a big day. if it's a birthday, anniversary, is that significant? >> yes. because the numbers repeat themselves, if i were born today you would i would know, okay, this is my year. it's the new beginning for me to achieve what i want and be successful. yes. happy birthday to those who are today, but also getting married it's powerful. >> you say every month has a number and holds its owning significance. what is october? >> october is a message to everyone. we are all in october. october is a 10 also. did you feel this year went

fast? >> it did! it's october already! >> i know. so i suggest people sit down today with the little candle and write down what you are trying to achieve for the year. it's still possible. that's what they need to understand. they can still make things happen in the month of october. it's a good month for moving forward. >> all in all, 10/10/10, a good day today. >> good day for relationships. also working on your personal self. what are your goals. do you want to work on your physical body, your mind? maybe there is a class you can take. there are a lot of celebrities born today. >> i imagine there are. >> they are all famous. dale earnhardt. >> yes. he was born on 10/10. >> david lee roth, i believe. anyone famous born here isn't an accident. their numbers are two which makes us fall in love. when you have a two in the chart people fall in love with you. one makes you ambitious to be the best. >> it's a lot to take in. you want to sit and look at it

in front of you. thank you so much. we appreciate your insight. >> you're welcome. >> here's lester. >> this morning on today's health,ing high anxiety. for americans, worrying about a possible illness can make them sick. it can be debilitatindebilitati. >> i read and i did cut out a lot of different articles. i was so consumed with a bad, bad illness that i kept going to the doctor. i said it had to be something serious. maybe a brain tumor or a stroke. >> i would get very anxious beforehand. are they going to tell me that i'm dying? >> reporter: it's an exaggerated fear of physical illness and it can affect up to 20% of the population and leave up to 20% in unnecessary procedures. >> it's something that could lurk unknown without much in the way of symptoms and then jump up

and kill you. >> reporter: dr. frederick newman is a specialist at health anxieties and wrote the book "worried sick." >> it's present value dent and gets worse on the news. >> now to a common killer in america, melanoma. >> you have skin cancer in the summer, breast cancer all the time. >> new continue server over the breast cancer screening guidelines. >> that was what i was concerned about. >> they tend to misinterpret things. >> like if their heart skips a beat it must be heart disease, or a headache equals brain tumor. >> i took it too far like it was major. >> i knew i was over the top with my concerns. i knew i was taking things too far. i just didn't know how to stop. >> michael mckeon is a psychologist and carla cantor suffered health anxiety for years before getting help through therapy and medication. good morning.

>> good morning. >> doctor, let me start with you. it's easy to say it is all in their heads but sometimes they are real stims. >> the symptoms can persist and how do you help people cope, increase functioning, get on with life in spite of having a symptom that may persist. >> let's look at the signs for a hypochondria diagnosis. persistence belief in a system. >> often people do better in life, feel better but still believe that they may have an illness. >> and lack of reassurance is interesting. you go to the physician. he says you're fine. people don't take that at face value. >> or the reassurance is there but fleeting. on the way home they are beginning to think, did i ask the questions i need to ask, did he tell me everything?

is he working hard enough? the end result is people question their doctor. >> and the third one, intense worrying. this is something taking over people's lives? >> yes. it's excessive. there can be periods of intense anxiety every day or long bouts of it for hours a day or over days. >> i want to bring carla into the discussion. for years you suffered health anxiety. i understand it wasn't always a part of your life. for you it was triggered by a traumatic event. explain it to me. >> well, when i first started having fears about my health, it followed a car accident i had as a teenager when i was a senior in high school. i was driving to the ski slopes with a friend and we got into an accident. my friend died and i survived, obviously. >> you were concerned about the notion of dying and i think in your head you had the symptoms of lupus?

how did that come about? >> when i went to college i started feeling that if i had a headache it might be a brain tumor. a bruise would be leukemia. i just want to point out that, you know, it's not everybody who has experienced trauma like that who it will happen to. as a journalist i wrote a book called "phantom illness" and i was able to hook up with a national study where people with heightened illness fears, as they called it at the time, were part of the study. >> right. >> and i found that i talked to so many people and it was not always related to trauma like that. >> doctor, what is the treatment? >> the treatment oftentimes, as i say, is increasing functional capacity for people. helping them to cope with the symptoms that they have. a lot of times that has to do with the direction of attention. if your heart is skipping a beat

or you have a funny sensation in the back of your head use distraction techniques or just get engaged with life, with work, with other people. treatment also because stress mimics a lot of symptoms like fast heart rate, dizziness or perspiration, you would want to educate people that if they are stressed out, they're going to have physical symptoms which they then misidentify. >> it's comforting for folks to know there is help. carla and michael, thank you for beinging part of the discussion. we appreciate having you on. >> my pleasure. >> just ahead, betty white, funny as ever. first, these messagefi

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so who called prop 13 a "fraud" and a "rip off?" jerry brown. who raised the gas tax as governor, and pushed for higher sales taxes? jerry brown. who tried five times to raise property taxes in oakland? jerry brown. who supported higher statewide income taxes? jerry brown. and who says, if elected, he'll ask voters for even more new taxes? jerry brown. governor jerry brown, again? hide your wallet. [ninstrumental music ]]

she is the ultimate golden girl. at 88, betty white is in the prime of her life. she's smart, funny and, as i found out, she's hard to keep up with. ♪ thank you for being a friend >> reporter: i met up with the golden girl at her home away from home, the l.a. zoo, where betty white is chairman of the board of trustees. betty, do you think the diker knows that betty white is feeding her? >> i don't think he gives a darn who it is as long as i don't let go of the milk. >> reporter: this is the betty white most of us never get a chance to see -- an animal lover doing what she calls her real work. that's how i feel at my first morning cup of coffee. same way. >> same way. does anybody feed it to you? >> reporter: no, generally not. when not serving meals at the

zoo, betty white is stealing scenes in movies. >> what's your phone number? >> somebody changed it. >> 555-0172. i'm also in facebook and the twitter. >> reporter: do you tweet? do you know what twitter is? >> nope. i'm a technological spaz. >> reporter: she is a pro when it comes to delivering one-liners on the tv land sit com "hot in cleveland". >> i had to wait until i was 88 to find out i have game. >> reporter: you don't consider it a resurgence of your career. you think you never stopped working? >> i never went away. everybody says, oh, it's so nice to see you come back. i have been working steady for 63 years. >> reporter: betty's so hot these day that is pepsi turned to her to get amateur producers to create their own super bowl commercials. it was a facebook campaign that convinced the producers of "snl" to have betty white host the show. >> i didn't know what facebook

was. [ laughter ] >> now that i do know what it is, i have to say it sounds like a huge waste of time. >> reporter: "snl" last year, you looked like you had a blast. >> when i got this offer, i thanked them very much and told my agent to say thank you, but no thank you. >> reporter: why didn't you want to do it? were you nervous? >> of course! >> reporter: you didn't want to do is the "snl" because you were nervous? >> didn't you see my knees shaking? >> what is your last name, ma'am? >>. [ mumbling ] >> can you spell that for me? >> reporter: but you made it and you did a good job. >> oh, blanche, you're not a terrible person. you're just horny all the time. >> reporter: i do miss the golden girls. i think that brought every

generation into the big betty white fan club. >> several spectators were caught dipping oreo cookies in the winter swim trunk. >> who would have thought of putting four old ladies together in a sit com? i have gotten lucky. ♪ >> reporter: the theme song has been stuck in my head for 18 years now. is it stuck in yours? >> oh -- ♪ thank you for being a friend. traveled down the road and back again ♪ ♪ your heart is true your a pal and a confident ♪ ♪ and if you threw a party ♪ invited everyone you knew ♪ you would see ♪ the biggest gift would be from me ♪ ♪ and the card attached would say ♪ ♪ thank you for being a friend >> reporter: oh, my gosh! you're wonderful. >> we know what we'll be singing the rest of the day. >> exactly. one of the best times i have had.

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meg whitman's nose is growing again. this time she's lying about jerry brown on taxes. but as governor jerry brown cut $4 billion in taxes and says no tealprr .ov meg whitman -- her nose just keeps on growing and growing. [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness cos in 25 decious flavors. explore them all. yoplait. it is so good. now the yoplait you love in a new four pack.

try it today. meg whitman is lying about jerry brown again...on taxes again. newspapers have called many of her ads untrue. fact: jerry brown cut taxes by $4 billion and says no new taxes without voter approval. but meg whitman's nose just keeps growing by the millions. let's check in with david gregory to see what's coming up on "meet the press". >> good morning. coming up this morning we kick off our election year debate series with the two men vying for the illinois seat once held by president obama. we have alexi giannoulias and mark kirk joining us. >> that will do it for us. thank you so much. coming up next week -- true confessions of a las vegas showgirl. >> and condoleezza rice. i'm see you for "nbc nightly news." i'm see you for "nbc nightly news." thanks for being here.

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