good morning. making waves. national public radio under fire for canning news analyst juan williams after he said this to bill o'reilly. >> when i get on a plane, i got to say, if i say people who are in muslim garb and i think they're identifying themselves first and foremost as muslims, i get worried, i get nervous. >> he says he was fired for telling the truth. did npr overreact? this morning, we'll hear from both sides. life and loss. for the first time, one of the survivors of the deadly plane crash that killed five people, including former alaska senator ted stevens, speaks out. sean o'keefe, the former head of nasa, shares his dramatic story

in a live interview. and freaky friday. lindsay lohan heads back to court after she violated probation by failing a drug test. and her no-nonsense judge could very well be sending her back to jail today, friday, october 22nd, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm natalie morales in for ann this morning. juan williams is not backing down from those controversial comments he made earlier this week. >> that's right. he said he was talking about his feelings and his fears to set up the case for not making rash judgments about people of any faith, and that npr fired him for telling the truth. a lot of high-profile people from sarah palin to whoopi goldberg are now coming to his defense and it's npr that's

feeling the heat this morning. did the network make a bad call? we'll get straight into that in a couple of minutes. also ahead, the chilling confession of canada's so-called killer colonel. the former air force officer was sentenced to the life in prison thursday for a disturbing series of crimes, incoming two murders. we'll have the very latest and hear part of his confession, coming up. on a much, much lighter note, hard to make the turn from that story, but we'll talk to the rolling stones guitarist, keith richards. he's coming out with a new memoir. and one headline that's been picked up is his description of mick jagger as unbearable. so what is the real state of their relationship? we'll hear from the one and only keith richards in just a little bit. >> that had to be an interesting interview. could you understand anything he said? >> absolutely. a cool guy. i like him. let's get a check of this morning's top stories. tamron hall is in for ann at the news desk. >> we begin with a dire prediction from the ccd. up to one third of u.s. adults

could have diabetes by 2050. calling the numbers alarming, the cdc says americans need to eat less and exercise more. a desperate search is under way for possible survivors after a passenger ferry capsized following a collision with a cargo ship. it happened in the netherlands. the ferry is floating upside down in the water. it is not clear how many people may have been on board. a massive rock slide hit a tourist bus thursday in taiwan. 16 people inside escaped serious injury, but about 400 other people are trapped on a coastal highway. a california man is in custody after police say he barricaded himself inside a shopping mall and started a fire. a s.w.a.t. team moved in and the man was arrested. part of the mall was destroyed. overseas markets are mostly lower this morning. cnbc's trish regan is at the new york stock exchange. trish, good morning. what's the focus there today? >> well, tamron, yet again, earnings. we are in the midst of earnings season and investors are watching this very, very carefully. now, thus far, we've actually

seen some pretty good reports from a lot of these companies. overall, they are making their numbers. many are beating their numbers, but one of the big issues that keeps getting raised over and over again is just exactly how much are they seeing in terms of sales, in terms of revenue. yes, they are making profits, but a lot of that is coming from cost cutting, which doesn't necessarily bode well for the future. so that's the issue, keep an eye on it. >> will do. thanks, trish. tonight, game six of the american league championship series with the rangers leading the yankees three games to two. last night the phillies beat the giants 4-2. giants lead that national league series three games to two with game six tomorrow. police in california are looking for at least six people who robbed a jewelry store thursday. when they realized robbers were unarmed, store employees threw chairs and whatever else they could find to chase them away. it is 7:04. back to, matt, natalie and al. crime does not pay.

>> thank you, tamron. >> mr. roker is here looking at the weekend. >> that's right. boy, i they will you they got hammered in hail yesterday with ta a lot of rain and this is hail and rain flooding streets in lubbock, texas. a real mess. look at that. that's hail hitting the water. we have more of that today. let's show you what's doing as far asweevr ere heatfrom garden city on up to oklahoma city, possibility of tornadoes. strong storms from lubbock to oklahoma city. they'll continue to get bigger as the day rolls on. we have the threat of heavy rain and strong winds throughout the day from central texas on into kansas. that's what' around the bay area this

morning, san jose we have cloudy skies and the radar shows scattered showers in some spots around the santa cruz mountains and san bruno as well. we will watch more clouds spilling in for the afternoon and more rain soon. temperatures mostly in the mid 60s for tomorrow and rain at times. a cool day on saturday with highs in the 50s and low 60s. sunday expect a windy and wet finish and clearing as we head into monday morning. that's your latest weather. and now the fallout of national public radio's decision to fire news analyst juan williams over what he said on another network. norah o'donnell is here with the latest. >> reporter: npr is under fire after what he said about muslims on bill o'reilly.

newt gingrich wants congress to investigate. >> juan williams fired by npr. >> they have to cast him out in a particularly, i think, vulgar and pitiful way. >> on cable tv tuesday night, an angry -- >> he was simply stating what he felt. >> reporter: williams a long-time fixture on cable and radio was fired for these comments he made about muslims on monday. >> the kind of books i have written about the civil rights movement in this country, but if i get on a plane and i see people who are in muslim garb, and they're identifying themselves first and foremost as muslims, i get nervous. here i am engaging you, bill o'reilly and we're having an

honest discussion. >> reporter: a leaked internal memo, npr says they fired williams because news analysts may not take personal public positions on controversial issues. >> it is not compatible with the news analyst. >> reporter: scliler later apologized for her comments. the right has long accused npr for liberal bias. there was also support from the left. whoop who whoopi agrees with him. >> it was a total mistake and it sends the wrong message.

>> williams is just the latest personality dumped for comments on race and religion. >> any time there is this public intersection of debate about the role of muslims and terrorism, it is a real fear in our society right now. >> reporter: now williams is no worse off after his firing from npr, in fact, fox has announced it is expanding his role and giving him a fat raise, a three-year contract for nearly $2 million. >> lou dobbs is a nationally syndicated radio host, are you? >> you left cnn about a year ago after being outspoken on a lot of issues including immigration problems in this country. you heard what juan williams said, not on npr, but on fox, but the firing justified? >> the firinging is not only not justified, it should call into question the entire board of npr

and what their ceo is doing. last year i was saying nothing last year that national main stream media has not begun to say now. they're actually applying critical judgment to the policies of this administration. what we are watching is the authoritarian left trying not to win an argument, they're trying to stifle and shut down dissenting voices in this country. and alarm bells should be going off across the country. >> here's what npr had so say, we offer views of all kinds on our air every day, but those views are expressed by the people we interview, not our reporters and analysts. is perhaps the problem here that juan was occupying two very different roles simultaneously? >> you could make that argument, but i think the real problem was that he was expressing an

opinion and vivian hiller, the ceo of npr didn't like it. instead of standing behind expression of free speech in the public arena, which npr should stand for, for crying out loud, not be stifling, they fired this young man. i thi i. >> let me give you a different example. i'm the host of the "today" show, m my job is to sit here and interview people in an unbiassed way, if i leave this job and i have another job and i go over there and i give my opinion on those same opinions as heard here, does nbc have the

right to say hey, pick one or the other? >> they have already acceded to that arrangement and only a fool in management would act as viv jan shiller did. in each one of those cliffs, you did not hear juan go on and be sympathetic to any of those muslims. >> he says actually, i was pointing out these fears simply to make the case that nobody should make rash judgments about people of any faith. it's not the comments, those i think are being taken out of context. it's really this idea is he allowed to state one thing on one net work and occupy another role on another network? >> the question is why did vivian shiller become -- we need -- we have npr for crying

out loud acting like state media, it's time for diversity of voice in the public arena. >> it's 12 minutes after the hour, here's natalee. now to the countdown to the midterm elections, with just 11 days to go, races are tightening across the country. david gregory the moderator of "meet the press." >> these are traditionally democratic leaning scenes, what is the president's closing argument now and what is really the major hurdle for the democrats and republicans going forward? >> if you look where the president's going, he's going to states that he won in 2008 and hi's also frying to protect those senate seats. while they may have a fighting

chance, at least that's their spin for the house, they do talk about holding on to democratic majority in the senate. he's trying to help barbara boxer in california and harry reid in nevada. he's got to turn out the traditional base of the democratic party. closing arguments very simply, be afraid of change, don't buy into the republican argument, they want to take away some of the things we have accomplished. that's going to be a very impressive argument. he ties it to all the outside money coming in and saying they just want to go backwards. >> focus in specifically, pennsylvania, a new quinnipiac shows joe sestak closing in on pat toomey there. what has helped sestak just in the last few weeks? >> i have talked to democrats and republicans not only in

philadelphia but around the country. you have democrats that are coming home in those blue states, in those democratic states, more democrats getting interested in the race, they're getting fired up, there's more intensity. and also what's going on in delaware, christine o'donnell getting so many headlines, she's not really in that race, she's way behind, but a lot of independent voters are looking a at what she's saying, i'm not sure i trust the republican brand from the tea party right now. it's actually helping sestak in his race. >> and with the christine o'donnell an the tea party effect, is she helping our hurting? >> the reality is that that's only going to work so far, because the fae party movement is a legitimate movement, it is energizing voters around the

country. but as democrats cast this as a freak show going on on the right around the country and they're going to use that and in some cases it will work and in some cases not. sharon angle makes some controversial statements about latinos, that could hurt in a state where you've got high latino voters. >> really quickly, david in california, the gubernatorial race, and most polls democratic jerry brown now leading meg whitman. what is going to be the factor in that race. >> undecided voters, there's some disaffected democrats who don't like jerry brown. remember undecided voters could throw up their hands and not vote in a midterm election cycle where they don't have quite as much energy in turning out.

>> and what do you have ahead on meet the press this weekend? >> we have michael steele, chairman of the rnc. >> david gregory, thank you. >> it is now 7:17, once again here's mat. he was given two life sentences thursday for a series of crimes including two brutal murders this after his confession was played in court. >> reporter: the chilling confession of a cold-blooded murder. >> i put tape on her mouth. and tape on her nose. >> reporter: canadian commander russell williams dubbed the killer kernel sat with

investigators for ten hours, and he's be thursday the decorated pilot received two life sentences for a laundry list of crimes including the savage murders of two women. >> he won't see the light of day. >> i don't care what stipulation he has on him. >> an air base commander, he flew with dignitaries, including the queen of england, williams, who's married, kept a meticulous journal of his double life, his gruesome crimes. williams broke into homes and stole underwear from women and little girls, photographing his keepsakes and posing for pictures in lingerie while still in their rooms. >> this is somebody who had a problem that got progressively worse as time went on.

>> reporter: williams confessed to the rapes and murderers of two women, videotaping the brutal attacks and the desperate pleas of his victim. >> what this demonstrated is that the justice system could deal with even the most horrific of crimes in a dignified ways. >> saying he deeply regret what is he did. once a decorated commander of canada's military brass is now responsible for a dark chapter in the country's history. . >> it is 7:19, once again here's natalee. there's an undefeated college football team in new york, and these players have a special reason to act sell. the coach is being deployed to afghanistan.

>> reporter: in football, reaction time is critical. those best prepared to handle developments on the field usually walk away with a win. through seven games this season, maritime college in the bronx is undefeated. guided by clayton kendrick, the privateers have experience in dealing with one of life's most difficult developments. >> i was sitting at my desk in july and i received a phone call from the navy and they said that i was being called to active service and i will be heading to afghanistan for probably about a year's time. >> reporter: as a navy reservist, kendrick holmes answered the call without reservation, but still leaving his family behind. >> what is your reaction? >> a bad feeling in my stomach, kind of the worse scenario.

>> reporter: kendrick holmes' story is a familiar one, answering the call of duty is not without sacrifice, for family, work and convenience. hon a recent saturday, kendrick holmes is up before dawn, not going over the day's game plan, but preparing for war. >> all present and accounted for, sir. >> reporter: what do you worry about? >> i worry more about my family's safety and than i do for mine. i'm going off with people who have a lot of experience in what they do. >> how long will you be gone? >> one year. >> reporter: kendrick homes will deploy in november, just after the football season. just a few miles by water from 9/11's ground zero kendrick

holmes built maritime football into a championship contender. the foundation for a team's success rests squarely on the shoulders of their players. >> accountability is the best kind of ability. you have to be able to count on the guy next to you, when everything is going good or bad, you need to count on them. >> reporter: as the victories pile up, time is winding down. kendrick holmes family and team has counted on him. now his country does. for "today," peter alexander, nbc news, new york. >> and we wish him all the best there in afghanistan. and just ahead, one of the survivors of the deadly plane crash that killed five people including senator ted stevens

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>> good morning. it is 7:26. this is mike and good news on a big problem. hopefully clearing. >> it will start. when last we spoke, a couple of lanes were blocked by a five-car accident and slow off of the maze and the lower deck. things should start to improve. the northbound side as i marked as an alternate, past the colise coliseum, sleing heading up towards the street. a typical pattern and made worse on the opposite side.

rob also with misty and wet conditions throughout the bay area. >> in fact around oakland, we had light showers pass by on san bruno and the westbound side of the mountains. that should shut down towards the afternoon, but clouds coming in this evening and that sets up more rain and some of it heavy at times. plan on rain at times with a wetter system to follow and wind to wrap up and skies approach in approaching monday. 7:27 and more news after the break.

it is a home stretch in the race for the november elections. the candidates are calling in heavy weights to drum up support. meg whitman will be in cupertino visiting jazzle, a website for customized products. michael bloomberg will westbound us. whitman and bloomberg hold first and second place records respectively for personal campaign spending. another local news update in a half hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute.

7:30 now on a friday morning, the 22nd day of october 2010. it's about 47, 48 degrees, it's going to warm up a little bit "today." we're going to get outside and say hi to those people many just a couple of minutes. meanwhile, inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer alongside natalee more or less. a deadly plane crashed killed five people including alaska north ted stevens.

also ahead, troubled actress lindsay lohan is set to appear before a judge this morning and she could be sent to jail for failing a court ordered drug test. plus fathers who are bonding with their daughters in the most unexpected arena, we're talking about the beauty pageant. they do it all, they sew the n costumes and help them with their routines. shaean o'keefe is speaking t about how he survived that plane crash that killed his friend former senator ted stevens. >> reporter: in alaska there's nothing unusual about taking a plane to go fishing. but on august 9, a fishing trip

turned into a story of searing loss and gritty survival. this an experienced pilot in the cockpit, and seven friends and fishing guests took off into cloudy skies. among the eight passengers was former nasa chief sean o'keefe, a long time friends of senator stevens and his son kevin. >> reporter: 15 minute into the flight, the cabin was quiet. >> and then? >> with no notice, so evasive n maneuv maneuvers, no log. >> the plane crashed into a mountain.

>> reporter: o'keefe blacked out coming to in a state of hazy confusion. >> i was spitting out shards of teeth. >> reporter: he was bewildered. so you're looking where you think your son is and he's not there? >> that's right. >> reporter: sean started shouting his name. with a severely broken ankle, broken ribs, a dislocated hip, deep cuts to his head, sean could feel himself giving in. then the magnitude of the disaster set in. senator stevens was sitting next to me, i felt for his pulse, i realized that my friend had passed away. >> reporter: and sean himself had to hold on, had to know if his son was still alive.

>> i couldn't imagine surviving through this experience if he were not here. >> sean o'keefe, we always say to our guests it's good to have you here, but it takes on a different meaning, it's good to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> there was a light hearted exchange. she looked at you and said, make sure you bring him back in one piece. referring to my son kevin. >> after that plane hit the mountain side, you went in and out of consciousness, you talked about how the plane didn't look anything like it looked before the crash and you're desperate to find your son, and you're yelling for kevin. and you realize, based on the fact that this plane has been jumbled, he's right in front of you. what condition was he in?

>> he was in the seat right next to the pilot. so he was behind the bulkhead or the cockpit of the aircraft. and apparently the seat he was in moved to the left. and the harnesses were extended from the roof of the aircraft, he moved to the left. so it was a surreal look of him there. >> still in the harness? >> yes. >> and not moving? >> he was unconscious and he came to a few moments later. >> can you describe what you felt when you heard him for the first time? >> relief. i can't imagine how difficult this would have been to persevere through had he not been able to respond. >> how injured is he? >> he dislocated his right hip, broke his jaw, so he was in the wires and all that for the last couple of months. had a few lacerations here and

there. but by and large, he came through it without major injuries. >> i'm trying to imagine the situation there's some of you in that plane who have survived and you are amidst those who are not. you ended up right next to stevens, you talked to about ann feeling for his pulse and you didn't find one. you had known him for over 30 years. >> the degree of separation between survival and not was a fraction of what you would ever imagine. it could have been anybody. the randomness of this whole experience, that any doubt you have about divine intervention goes away. that's the only thing that separated it. >> a guy named bill phillips was on the plane with his 13-year-old son willie. willie survived and he began yelling for his father, where's

my dad? where's my dad? you were able to know that his dad did not survive. and you had to be the one in this wreckage to tell this boy that his father had passed away. >> he's an incredibly courageous young man, he matured in an instant, there's no question about that. >> what do you mean. >> he recognized the severity of what was going on, he came to realize, our wives of those of us who had survived it were really hanging in the balance. he was the only one of the four of us who was mobile, could actually walk around. he moved outside the airplane, tried to look for some means of communications, he was an incredibly, incredibly mature kid. >> you talk about the moments after the crash, you're not out of the woods just because you have survived the impact. you talk about it being

completely quiet, except for the rain that was falling and in some cases coming through the fuselage, and you started to think we could have survived the crash but die of exposure? >> it's a common circumstance, given the huge expanse of the state of alaska and the wilderness there that many of the collisions, accidents, crashes that occur, and maybe survives, but they may not return because it just takes so long to recover and see where that accident may have occurred. in this particular case, we were 15 or 20 minutes away from the lodge we were staying at on our way to a comp that was the same pattern we had flown day in and day out. >> you knew there would be some flyovers and with willie able to move around outside that wreckage, when they did fly over, they knew there were survives which made it more sure negligent for them to get down

to you. describe your rescue? >> it was several hours, because weather would not permit the search and rescue helicopters to come in until early this next morning. and seeing the recovery basket come through the haze and the clouds, you could hear the helicopters overhead, but you couldn't see it was nothing short of miraculous to know we're about to get out of here. but there was several hours before we realized that anybody was going to spot us. the courage that willie demonstrated out there trying to findi find if there was any way to communicate. >> you referred to it a couple of minutes ago, sean, to inches. but you can't go through something like this and not ask yourself why you lived and why others didn't live. how do you go about answering

the question? >> it's a question i have ask so many times and i suspect i probably will never reach an answer. the randomness of this is so unbelievable. senator stephens was just right next to me and by the time the impact occurred, he had moved the full length of the aircraft to the left side of me. i moved forward and managed to avoid whatever the impact was that he encountered, just by sheer circumstance. so it's -- and bill phillips, he was in the very back of the aircraft, it was one of those cases where you wonder and i'll continue to wonder i think until my last breath, i'm sure, he said if i was closer, it have fought death, too. >> how is bill? >> the injuries he did sustain, he reported to school on the first day of the fall semester

at syracuse university, ready to go to class and he's in great shape. and the great advantage he has, he's 19 years old. you can bounce back from anything when you're 19. >> and you went back to work on monday, that had to be an awfully great event for you. sean o'keefe, we're happy to have you with us. >> thank you very much. >> and you can see the sean's story on tonight's "dateline" right here on nbc. we have another named storm out there, we have tropical storm richard, 235 miles south/southeast of grand cayman islands, it's not moving right now, but the pattern of storm brings it out to the gulf sometime early wednesday morning, so we will continue to track this, so, again, we cannot rule any hostile strike. we're looking at rain up and down the west coast. sprinkles through the great

lakes, risks of strong storms from northern texas into missouri, then on sunday, we have got the risk of more strong storms from eastern texas, heavy rain in the pacific northwest, northern california with strong winds, rain throughout the eastern great lakes, here's a view over san francisco. mostly cloudy and still a few isolated showers around the biarea. santa e santa cruz mountains off to the west, you will run into a few sprinkles and over san browno heading towards downtown san francisco. today we will see the showers back off and tonight the rain fills in again. moderate rain off and on and sunday will be the day we see the heavy rain and gusty wins to wrap up the weekend. >> and of course we need to tell you about sunday night, football night in america. new music, but it's the same big

battle. we have got brett favre and the vikings, heading to lambeau field, his old team. this is going to be one for the ages, cloudy, cool, 50% chance of showers, and temperatures in the low to mid 50s, on sunday, football in america. matt? all right, al, thank you very much, stay in focus, pal. coming up, keith richards comes clean about his life of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll and also his relationship with mick jagger. and will lindsay lohan be sent back to jail "today"? the latest on the court hearing right after this.

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morales. we're going to talk to? >> who? >> keith richards, one of my rock and roll icons, the guitarist for the rolling stones and he has written a memoir and opens up about life and mick jagger and everything. we're going to talk to keith and a guy who loves natalie in just a minute. >> how old is keith? >> in his 60s. >> you heard of stage moms, now there are beauty pageant dads, they do everything from crimping hair to making costumes. we're going to meet them and ask them why they do it, what the appeal is coming up. they say they are really involved in their little girl's lives. >> we've got halloween up, matt getting an early start. >> keeping my bald head from the cold. >> we have our halloween bash

next friday, we're going to be handing out prizes for the best and most creative costumes in the crowd. we want you to get dressed up and come on down next friday right here for an annual costume contest on the plaza today. >> that's always fun. >> that's disturbing. that's very disturbing. let's go inside, tamron hall has all of the headlines of the morning. >> hi there, good morning, everyone. with two more weekends of campaigning before midterm elections president obama stumped for senators in close races in nevada. he appeared in seattle with patty murray facing a strong challenge from rossi. npr is coming out with criticism for firing juan williams.

this week he said airline passengers in muslim garb make him feel nervous. more clashes today in france as the country's senate prepares to pass the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62. today police used force to clear protesters. a cholera outbreak has become the deadliest problem since the devastating earthquake. cholera cliaimed 135 lives. it is spread through contaminated water. a warning from health officials who say up to one in three u.s. adults could have diabetes by 2050 if they continue to gain weight and avoid exercise. the current level is one in ten. here's brian williams with what's coming up tonight on "nightly news". >> coming up tonight on "nightly

news." those who are paying attention know about teen violence in chicago. hundreds of kids shot in the past year alone. now there's a new program trying to identify potential victims before it's too late. we've named it as part of our making a difference series. we'll have that for you tonight. tamron for now, back to you. an unusual exhibit at the chicago museum, a minnesota woman won a contest to be ton display. she will spend a month at the museum. it is 8:04. let's get another check of the weather from al. >> thank you, tamron. look how far down this crowd stretches, all the way down to 48th street. let's check your weather and see what's going on. our pick city of the day indianapolis, indiana, channel 13. 67 degrees, fall foliage past peak in the ohio valley up to the great lakes, some color in

the pacific northwest. for today we have windy conditions and snow showers up in northern new england and wet weather in the pacific northwest and strong storms possible texas into central kansas. we're looking at showers, windy conditions in the northwest with plenty of sunshine in the mid-atlantic states and n a slippery commute across the golden gate bridge, we have light rain falling. an san francisco, moderate rain pushing into oakland. this is going to be the story of the morning, hit and miss showers easing off in terms of the showers by lunchtime. more rain will come soon, by tonight into tomorrow, you see today's highs, mostly low 60s around the bay area. periods of rain for saturday and heavy rain and gusty winds on sunday. >> that's your latest weather. now let's head down to the other

end of the plaza and mr. lauer. >> all right, al, thank you very much. when we come back, fathers and daughters who bond over beauty s we're going to talk to pageant dads right after this. to some pageant dads right after this.

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crowns? pageant dads are armed with needless and threads, bobby wins and choreographed routines. >> if you need to fix a tire, you go to her. if y >> they have that certain connection that i don't have. >> these pageant dads appear on the tlc show "pageants and ti a tiaras". >> what happens this is a positive thing where kids can enjoy a relationship with their dads. >> it's the bonding. >> my biggest supporter is my

dad because he's always there. >> you look like a girl. >> and with us now, pageant dads david perez and his 4-year-old daughter ava. good morning to all of us. good to have you here. ron, you have become very involved with the pageant world, you actually design your daughter's costumes, you even help with her beautiful hair, she's absolutely stunning. what made you want to get involved. >> just to togetherness, it's like any sport, i guess and just watching her grow through the things, basically learning more and more in the whole pageant industry and making the clothes and outfit, it's a fun thing to do with your daughters. >> you have compared it to a sport. i would imagine most of you get some comments from your male friends saying this is far from beyond the world of sports.

>> it's just a competition, they go there to compete. and it's the same thing as i guess any other dad that would be into what their daughters do. but we just get more involved. >> how has it brought you and your father closer together? >> when i'm on stage, he always shouts for me and i know he's always there to watch me and support me on stage. >> so he's there by your side coaching you. do you like it? >> yeah, i like it. >> you're also involved in ava's pageantry, what do you like to do her? >> it's brought us really close, we're almost inseparable, i have another daughter right now that she's quite the opposite of ava, so i spend time with both of them in different ways. but i'm also have close to my sons. >> what got you started, though, what was it that made you start

to get into this? did she want to get into this? >> she was actually a baby and we were walking through the mall and saw a mall pageant. and we said, well, every little girl does this, i guess. it started off from there and he enjoyed it. >> ava, do you like wearing pretty dresses? >> yes. >> and when we talk about the pageant world and we have all seen tiaras and toddlers, and there's some ideas about that show. you say that you came away from this whole piece that you worked on with a completely different viewpoint, what was that. >> i was really impressed by just the family nature of the whole thing and the bonding experience that these guys go through with their daughters and it was really a lot of fun. i spent a weekend at a pageant with lan and halea and the kids were really enjoying it. >> was it odd for you to see

yumpk girls wearing makeup and dressed up like this? how do you explain to people what that's all about. >> they consider it playing dressup. maybe it's more extreme than what some kids have in their closets at home. >> and to people who question and say you're exploiting your daughter by doing this, what is your answer? >> i think this is what they want to do, we're not pressuring them, we're not forcing them, this is what they enjoy doing, and as soon as they don't prooesh appreciate it and they don't want to do it, but as long as they're happy, we'll continue and let them think what they want. >> and david, what do you think of that question as well. >> i don't think i'm exploiting her. i think i'm giving her outlets for her to see what she enjoys doing. right now it could be a beauty pageant, later on it could be softball.

a child grows every single day and so do their ideals and it's my job not to push her into pageants or push her into gymnastics, but i feel like i'm shaping her future. >> and halea, how far do you want to take this, this is your idea, right? >> yes. >> and how far do you want to go? >> until i'm a teenager because i don't want to be a model or an actor. >> you think this is good practice for what you hope becomes a career? >> yes. >> you guys are forcing us all to open our eyes. there are a lot of people who say, hmm, i'm not so sure about that. but it seems like it as brought you together. >> all right, and ava, you want to sing a little something for us? we have got a little commercial break. "over the rainbow"?

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carriage with mick, and i see two albums that he's clutching under his arm. and i try to get a glimpse but i don't want to be obvious. i finally get a glimpse and i'm like, american memories, can i have a look? >> other than common ground, was there a chemistry? >> there is, there still is. there always has been, a certain coming together of energy and a semishared vision of what could be. >> a vision that quickly became a reality. by the mid 1960s, the rolling stones began to stake their

claim on a domain once dominated by the beatles. selling out shows and topping the charts. >> the power of teenaged females of 13, 14, 15 when they're in a gang has never left me, they nearly killed me, i was never more in fear for my life than i was from teenaged girls. >> they're frightening creatures. >> are you in trouble? >> the frenzy that can be generated. you only have to taste it en masse to realize it. it's something you can't fight. i'm running away. >> you tell a wild story in your life when you walk about "satisfaction" it's my favorite song. you wake up one day, you've got your tape recorder bid your bed, you plus play and there's the song.

>> and there it is from the night before. i wish all songs came that easy. >> but you don't remember sitting up slaving over it? >> i think i was probably in half sleep. i certainly don't remember doing it, and the only thing to remind me was this tape machine, i played it back and there was the first shadow. i can't get no satisfaction. ♪ i can't get no satisfaction >> did you know as soon as you heard it? >> when i heard it back, when i played the tape back, i realized that there was 30 seconds of satisfaction and 45 minutes of me snoring. >> keith is candid about the role drugs played in his past. the 1975 tour, he says, was fueled by cocaine, doing lines

on stage between songs. >> did you ever get the sense that drugs were ruining the music or hampering the performance. >> if i had any sense of na tha we wouldn't have done it in the first place, and taking drugs to make you a better musician is cracked. >> you're number one on the list of rock stars that people expected to die. >> this is other people's perception. if one lives off of other people's perception, you might as well not live in the first place. >> that perception stuck for a long time. >> oh, yeah, and i was quite proud of it. >> is it a badge of honor? >> yes, because i knew different, and i'm here to prove it. >> you called it a ball and chain, you say people think i'm still a god damned junky for 30 years.

>> an image is like a ball and chain, it doesn't leave you, it's like a very long shadow. >> you say some very flattering things about mick. >> no, i really don't. >> you also do mention the friction. from the times i have sat down with you in the past, i have an armchair type theory. mick's a control freak. and i don't mean that as a bad thing, at of successful people are. and i look at you and i think nobody's going to control keith richards. >> you put your finger on it. i'm ve mick is much interested in controlling things and i'm very much interested in being uncontrollable. >> and ythe '80s were -- >> it was a rough time.

he was letting the band down, let alone me, he was shucking the band. i say it in the book and i say it now. but the only thing thing is do we get back together again? we're fighting for the stones in our own way, and that's what brings a band together. you don't do it on milk abhoney. >> you say, quote, give mick jagger a stage the size of a table and he can work it better than anybody. as a writer you say, it's unbelievable how prolific he was, brilliant. >> we have this baby called the rolling stones. and we may have different ideas at certain times about how to bring baby up, but it's a damned good baby.

>> i love the stones, i love keith richards, by the way his life of many, many years just went through a battle with cancer, and by all reports she is doing well. >> just ea wd,ahvee ha i don't know how you follow keith richards. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> looking at 101 it's jammed up. of the we have an accident that cheered to the shoulder at julian. slick roadways, allow the extra time. we would hope to see for safety sake, slowing here as well as the peninsula. the presidential motorcade likely between 9:00 and 10:00 as

well. slowing to the bay bridge which is wet and soupy still, rob, over the water. >> here's a view in the south bay. lat hour's worth of radar return showing the rain. up to marin county, oakland still seeing showers. you can see it there across the bay bridge. mid 60s and more rain due soon. the showers should shut down for the afternoon.ndah wagy and windy finish to the weekend. more news after the break.

mgts bay area parents will get help making halloween safety. they can pick up ghoe necklaces in the south bay this afternoon. working partnerships will hand out 40 necklaces nationwide. they can pick them up about 4:00 and 7:00 in san san jose. another local news update in a half hour. "today" show returns in less than a minute. have a great friday morning. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. he worked his whole life, served his country defending our freedoms, and depends on social security. so, who would want to privatize it? corporate lawyer david harmer. harmer's social security privatization plan would cut guaranteed benefits and gamble with social security on wall street. while we worry,

harmer's wall street friends would make billions in profits from privatization. david harmer. a social security privatization plan we can't afford. stuck like glue you and me baby we're stuck like glue. 8:30 a.m. on october 22, 2010. we're in a party atmosphere with a big crowd and we're going to only add that atmosphere in a couple of minutes, some country

style music from the great duo sugar land. they're going to be performing inside our studio in this half hour. outside the studio, here on the platform. we have natalee morales and tamron hall and al roker. >> next week we have got the highly anticipated concert, taylor swift is going to be here on tuesday, her new . so you'll want to be here for that one. okay, also coming up in this hour, the hottest fall fashions out there, of course you can afford to buy it. natalee, will you please stop laughing? who can afford to buy an entire new wardrobe?

>> that's fall fashion, al. stacy will show us some accessories instead of buying a whole new ensemble to look fresh for fall. >> don draper, baby. >> turn sideways. turn the other way. slightly. oh, nice. >> you have a ton of hats. we love hats. >> we do, and we love jeans. i wear those mom jeans. if you want to look good in those jeans, whether they're lowriders or mom jeans, we have got the exercises for you. >> let's get a check of the weather, mr. roker. >> let's check it out for you, as far as the weekend is concerned, we're looking at some sprinkles in the northeast,

rain, great lakes, heavy rain, slight risk of strong storms, texas into the mississippi river, and sunday, sunday, more strong storms in the lower mississippi river valley. out west, mountain snows, heavy rain, strong winds, sunny skies up and here's a cloudy view of downtown san francisco. you can see why. a little shower or two right around downtownig towards at&t park and south of oakland. and more showers, a little bit of moderate rain moving into fremont. these widely scattered showers for the morning. we should catch a break early afternoon. but tonight into tomorrow more rain is due in. look at the temperatures for the weekend. we'll be cool and windy and wet to wrap things up for the afternoon. >> and don't forget, you can check your weather any time of the day or night, the weather

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this morning on "today's" style, translating trends. how is the average person supposed to pull them off. the co-host of tlc's "whatnot to wear." >> i love to look at the trends, but i for one, oh, way am i going to wear that. >> you can do that with accessories, right? >> accessories are a way to update looks that you already have in our closet. and some of the clothing trends are just too hard for us regular people. and we're going to get to that right now. i put accessories into

categories, a way that you can sort of interpret them for different periods and styles in your life. let's take a look at the first category, we're talking about texture and so you saw a lot of that faux fur and knit on the run ways. it looks gorgeous on them. >> it looks gorgeous, but when you're talking about jackets or coats, it can be very expensive. this is a much more affordable take on it and it's not as bulky, so take a look at our model, she's wearing a fur bo i bootie. know the bag, this also looks modern, you don't want to do too much of any accessory. just little bit bits and bobs of

an accessory. >> but you also have some knit wear that she can swap out. >> on the table, you'll see a couple of things. first it's very rustic for the weekend. knit wear itself is actually an accessory this season. you'll see in the arm warmers and the haths. but also note the part that we have put on the table there, that is a fur bootie warmer, you don't need to buy new boots, you can buy a pair of these. no further head to toe. a bag is a great thing to throw in the mix. >> i see a lot of confused dogs. >> furry booties. >> the next thing we're going to

talk about is prints. >> animal and plaid. >> and if you wear it from head to toe, it can look a little much. so i think it's very important, again, to do little bits and bobs. as we see on karen, the scarf, the bag, obviously the leopard print or the animal print. you don't want to do a shoe that's an animal print. but what's great about the animal print is this works for work, you can take your favorite work dress and dress it up. as i have said on this show, it's very big for this pink waist mad man affect. some people like leopards a lot. plaid was another big trend that we saw. what i always recommend with something like plaid, which is a little bit more conservative. buy one bold plaid accessory

like a scarf. platforms still big for the season. and we could swap out everything on that table with what karen's wearing and it would still work. >> and it seems like these patterns, we see them year after year, so they're pretty much here to say. so you're not making a huge investment by just having them as an accessory. >> there are certain things we so see over and ever again. >> looks good on you, karen, thank you. now let's talk about tell bellishment. and we have two embellishment. >> there's a lot of weather on the run ways this season. and a lot of people think that's a great trend, not just for evening. you start getting leather with fringes and studding and chains and zippers, which we saw a lot

of. not only does that get expensive. it also really doesn't fit for any portion of your life. if you add these hard edged accessories, like earrings, and bright silver. dark rhinestones like black or brown, things like that. you can do that tough edge, but still wear that leather jacket for work. you get double duty, much more user friendly clothing. we did a ring with the spiking, we did a black metal bracelet. wearing studded shoes is a lot easier than wearing an outfit that's studded. >> real quickly on the table, you've got some other accessories. >> you can still wear this for evening, but the ruffles on the shoe, a leather ruffle or a clear bag. >> let's bring out all the models, one last look here. thank you very much stacy,

wearing our friends very nicely. >> access rising. >> sugar land is live in concert, but first this is nbc.

there's that music again, the vikings and green bay packers battle it out on the football field. >> his name is medu williams. he spends a lot of his time and money helping children in his native sierra leon in africa. medu williams has come home. we traveled with him to his

native sierra leone, a desperately poor nation, still struggling with civil rule. there's a group called healing hands to a school he built. and a friend and fellow football player is handing out basically school supplies, most classes often don't have books, most students never finish grade school. for most kids, their first visit. williams called sierra leone home since he was 9. now he's a star football player, but never far from his roots. >> that's not much. >> reporter: he says he learned come ppassion from his mother, nurse. who died at just 45. >> i see a lot of myself in

these children and giving them an opportunity. >> you don't want to be defined by football. >> it doesn't last long. the acronym nfl never for long. >> reporter: he hopes to build a lasting legacy with $2 million from his own pocket given to the university of maryland, his alma mater. >> it's priceless, the a lot of lives that are going to be affected. for a lifetime. >> reporter: williams also teams up with doctors like this plastic surgeon, examining a 13-year-old disfigured by a tooth infection, abandoned by her family. almost 40% of the children here in sierra leone never see age 5.

>> for williams and his team, this is really just a reconnaissance mission identifying needs that will become goals for next year. >> reporter: before they leave, back at the hospital. dr. flores uses a routine procedure to give dina some relief. >> i'm going to make it my personal business when i get back to see to it that girl has an education. >> some people would just be discouraged by all the poverty around. >> i don't allow that to deter me, i try to find solutions around to just quit. >> to come and give the children a better chance.

>> one of his next goals is to expand the school. right now it's just four classrooms and four grades, but he wants to create a place where hundreds of students can go all the way through high school. >> that's a nice way to end the week with a story like that, ron, we appreciate it so much. >> and up next, we're going to have a live performance from the [ female announcer ] the independence to fix our schools?

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we are back with more of "today" on a friday morning, 22nd day of october, 2010. we're going to enjoy that holiday dressed up. we always have a good time. out on the plaza. along with natalee morales and al roker and it's the time to get a great deal on houses. >> we have got barbara corcoran

here, she's going to show us how much your money will buy for $200,000. then we're talking about halloween. a lot of kids it's all about scaring people. and we're going to show you how to get your kids over the fright of halloween night. >> and then some beauty pageant competitions, getting a little bit of unexpected help, because now they're helping out. they're doing everything from the primping and the pampering. they're going to be here to answer some of your questions coming up. if you have more questions send them to todayshow.com. tamron hall is standing by at the news desk.

she's got the headlines. >> good day, everyone. republicans and democrats have intensified their drive to win the high stakes u.s. senate race in nevada. president obama campaigns tonight in las vegas with senate majority leader harry reid. the desperate search is underway for possible survivors after a passenger ferry capsized following a collision with a passenger ship. the ferry is upside down in the water, it's not clear how many people may have been on board. a california man is in custody after police say he barricaded himself inside a shopping mall and started a fire. the s.w.a.t. team moved in and the man was arrested. part of the mall was destroyed. three people were killed after a -- the cause of that crash is now under investigation. the former commander of

canada's biggest air force base has been sentenced to two life terms in a high profile murder case, here's the story. >> reporter: the chilling confession of a cold-blooded murder. >> i put tape on her mouth and then i put tape on her nose. she couldn't breathe. >> reporter: dubbed the killer colonel. thursday the decorated pilot receiveded two life sentences for a laundry list of crimes including the savage murders of two women. >> you don't see the light of day. i don't care what stipulations there is on him, as long as he dies in jail, i'm happy. >> reporter: an air base commander, he flew with

dignitaries including the queen of england. williams, who's married, kept a meticulous journal of his double life, his gruesome crimes. convicted of 82 burglaries, williams broke into homes, stole underwear from women and little girls, and photographing himself in lingerie while still in their rooms. >> this is a problem that got progressively worse as time went on. >> reporter: petty theft turned to rapes and homicide. he videotaped his brutal attacks and the desperate pleas of his victims. >> what this case demonstrated was that the justice system could deal with even the most horrific of crimes in a dignified and respectful way. >> reporter: at sentencing, williams apologized for what he

called despicable crimes. once decorated as canada's military brass. and britain says there is no danger at what's being called the world's most advanced nuclear powered submarine ran aground off the coast of the scotland. no one was hurt, it's not clear how it ended up on the rocks. >> as we see what's happening for today, we have tropical storm richard south of grand cayman, 40-mile-per-hour winds, stationary right now, but the path of that brings it out into the gulf sometime early wednesday morning, so texas and parts of the gulf coast may have a problem later on next week. and we have also got for today a risk of strong storms from texas into canada and nebraska, rain and windy conditions, with some snow showers in northern new england. the mid-atlantic states into the gulf coast.

here's a view of oakland airport. overcast skies and a few showers passing by early. we're taking you to union city and fremont to the south. you can see rain around 680 towards sunol. around lunchtime we'll probably start to see the clouds break up at least temporary lixt the break not lasting long. for clouds filling in that will lead to more rain. moderate to heavy at times and windy as well. the skies clear again on monday. >> now on "today's" real estate, and what you can get across the country for $200,000. great to see you, barbara. in arlington, tennessee, this is a home for 159,900.

>> it's a family neighborhood and when you see this house, you can tell from the outside it's immaculate, it backs up to the neighborhood screen space. the house has a really open floor plan with high ceiling. there's the dining room, triple windows in the dining room, nice molding. >> what about the dark wall color. >> here we get away with it, because the windows are so bright. but you should paint walls lighter because that's what everybody wants. a large kitchen but totally functional and in great shape. a sunny breakfast nook. you have a little bit less space, i think that's a room that everybody would enjoy having their breakfast in. the fenced backyard, has a big green lawn, i think that little patio is far too small.

at least put a little bit of fencing around it. doesn't look like a comfortable place to sit. but the entire backyard is surrounded by a nice privacy fence. >> let's head to ogden, utah. this is a big house, five bedrooms at $166,900. >> this is a huge house, you're going to love it. ogden, by the way, they should paint that bright red. anyway, ogden is a great family town, there used to be a place where there were murders and prostitution in the center of town until the 1950s with a great mayor who cleaned the place up. this is the living room right there, the house is ten years old. and it has a big picture window as you can see there, high ceilings, there's an open dining area, adjacent to that living room, that also has plenty of light, you can actually see back out there, that's your little terrace in the back.

i like how it's totally open to the kitchen. there is a breakfast bar in the kitchen, as you saw, really nice blond counters. there's also a pretty backyard with a deck, a rock pond, multiple seating areas and that little square thing off to the right, i had a hard time figuring it out. i thought it was a coffin, but it's actually a barbecue. it's unusual, but there you have it. take it easy. >> all right, let's go to lawrenceville, georgia. outside of atlanta. it's 177,000 which is great for atlanta. >> this is named for the navel captain, dan lawrence who said don't give up the ship. but also for people who don't know, that guy is actually from new jersey. it's a clean white house with a

front porch and a large lawn. even underneath that carpeting, you just saw, there's the kitchen, cheerful as can be, when that works, it really works. a double window above that sink, with that shot you can see that beautiful dining room off on the center which has double doors and goes right into the backyard. the family room has nice molding, and it makes you want to sit there and enjoy yourself right through the winter. it all comes, remember, for $177,000. that's a cheap price. >> that's amazing, especially just outside of atlanta. let's go to killing, alabama. there we have got a town that's in the northern part of the state. it's near the tennessee border. a three bedroom home, $182,500. >> how clever was this owner to photograph the house in the daytime with all the lights on.

never saw it done. people ought to be doing it. it just says welcome home. it's got great curb appeal. don't know if you notice that lawn was perfectly edged. there's the living room, they kept the colors really light. they kept the archways throughout. everything's open, you got a peek at the dining room in the back there. there's those beautiful wood floors and that's a full wood burning fireplace. meticulously staged. i don't think you could move into that place and do a things to the house. the kitchen in that house is very fresh and bright. there's a second laundry room you can't quite see from this shot. but it's off the kitchen, separate from the kitchen. the bedrooms are on opposite sides of the house, people love it because it gives you great quiet and great privacy. >> put the kids on the other side of the house. >> there's the backyard there,'s a small covered porch in the

backyard, again the lawn is maintained. it's a great starter house, it's only 182,000 with that big backyard. >> let's finish up in austin, texas, a 3 bedroom home, $199,900. this is a compact. this is just minutes from the hopping downtown. it's got those itchy bushes on the backyard. they should be ripped out and a big fat bush put in the right corner, that would make a big difference. that's actually your entrance as you walk in, you can see the dining room that's connected to the living room. once you have a peek at that living room, you can see that there are three big windows and there are red sofas, in austin, texas, you want to be cool. you don't want that color in austin, texas, in my opinion. b there's a spic and span kitchen

there, they're easy if we can find it here. very easy to run back and forth to make up your meal. i don't mind that kitchen at all. the master bedroom has an interesting ceiling, large windows with the morning light. and there's a small back porch surrounded by a nice additional green lawn. nice house. $199,000. >> and the history lesson thrown in for free. >> i'm not going to do that if you're going to make fun. >> i'm not making fun. barbara corcoran, have a great weekend. it can be a scary might for some kids, how to handle your children's halloween fears. how to look good in your favorite pair of jeans. we'll show you the exercises that really make a difference. t,fibu these msas.ge

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sort of manage things. and that's what makes a resilient adult. >> but how do you know if it's fear or it's something more serious and it's a full-on phobia at that point. >> fears are something, this makes me a little scared, but if it's important, i'll manage, i'll do it anyway, i'll go to school, i'll go to camp, i'll go visit this aunt who has this dog that i'm afraid of. >> go into a dark room. >> exactly, because it's important, and i can sleep through the night. but a phobia is, you really avoid thing. you start just avoiding important things in life that really changes your life function. and you really feel the kind of fear that's just sort of overwhelming. >> and maybe in children, you see anxiety and other signs. >> you know, a quarter of all children will have an anxiety disorder at some point. it's eminently treatable, but it's important for parents to know when it is a time to bring a child in for treatment. >> let's take a look at some comments, fear of the dark, how do you deal with that? >> this is so common. but the point is not to belittle your child's fear.

you don't want to say, yes, there are terrible things in the dark, but you don't want to say, come on, that's just ridiculous. you want to be empathetic. what can we do to make you more comfortable? nightlights are helpful. you don't need to make your children sleep in the dark, particularly when they're very little. usually they grow out of this by early adolescence. if they don't and they won't go on sleepovers or camp because of this kind of fear, you might want to check in with somebody about it. but usually that's not the case. >> what about the fear of make-believe monsters? >> at this time of year, this is just torture for some children. it makes them miserable. do not force your child to engage with these kind of things if this is really scary for them. you want to be a little sympathetic and talk to them about the difference between real and make-believe. because all these things are make-believe, but --

>> it can be really scary. that mask from the movie "scream," every time i see someone in that, it scares me, and i'm not a kid. >> i understand. and if you had a child, they'd be scared too, because they tend to run in families. so be sympathetic, but let them talk about their fears. that helps them. >> what about loud noises? a lot of decorations you see on lawns right now, when you walk by, they make a sound. >> and little children are more likely to be afraid of loud sounds, vacuums, ambulances. but these things that make crazy noises. >> fear of dogs and cats? most children seem to love -- >> hugely common. especially if they've had a negative experience. don't force them to pet the dog or be with the dog. introduce them little by little, start with pictures. then find someone who has a small, very calm, very friendly dog, and ask your child if they could pet it. >> real quick, fear of death. that's a big one. >> this is huge. and you know, unfortunately, death is ultimately undeniable.

so if your child is particularly preoccupied with the idea of death, which is really about separation at this time, don't push big separations. don't take them to every halloween sight that has graveyards and so on. but you can let your child talk about, you know, what are their concerns about death? and these can be, you know, heavy conversations, but very healing and important for your child. what's your concept of afterlife and these kind of things can be reassuring to a child. >> thank you very much, dr. gail saltz. to learn more about childhood fears and watch an ivillage slide show by gail, log on to todayshow.com. and coming up, two unsuspecting women get glammed up with our makeover. we'll see the results. but first, these messages.

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we have showers rolling off the top of the santa cruz mountains. that will spill towards the airport and speaking of rain there's plenty of it coming for the weekend. that will make a big impact on the forecast. late tomorrow looks like saturday evening through midday sunday, heavy rain at times, gusty winds to wrap up the weekend. >> and of course on friday, we have to let you know, we're getting rid of the kung fu music, we're bringing in sunday night, football night in america. brett favre brings it on to lambeau field, his former teammates the packers. cloudy, cool, 50% showers, 51 to 55 degrees on send night, football night in america.

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michigan, if the girls decide they have had enough and want to stop, will you let them? >> i would death. -- i would definitely. it's a big part of her life right now, she's a 4-year-old. she woke up one day and said this is it for me, that's what it would be. >> what about you, lon? >> as long as she's happy doing it, but if she wants to stop today, then we stop. >> it's her call. >> it's her deal, so we just let her pick and choose. >> and just so we understand, what exactly are they competing in when they are competing in pageants? >> there's certain divisions, the age divisions and they're competing for the grand supreme, the ultimate supreme. which is the highest title you can win. >> there's dress to bathing suit competitions. >> from beauty, it just depends on what category, there's always

different categories, there's western wear and talent. >> it's very much like what we would see in a miss america or miss usa type pageant? >> yes. >> from watching toddlers and tiaras, i have seen a lot of the pageant contestants have meltdowns. sometimes i am disappointed by the mother's response. do you think as fathers you handle these inevitable moments differently? what do you do to keep them from happening? >> i have had quite a few meltdowns, she's like any child, they get tired, like right now, she's asleep. but as a parent, i think it's different to see a father out, you know, out there in the pageants of course. but where she sees me as kind of

like the main disciplinarian as the family. she pretty much knows if she sees me, she cools down a little bit. >> you wrote the article in "people" magazine out this week, did you see a difference between stage moms and pageant dads? >> i think we're used to seeing moms and daughters together, when you see the dads, they definitely have a different kind of relationship with their daughter. pageant directors have said that these dads are more laid back than the moms and the dads are having fun with the girls, and the dads are so cool with their daughters and the girls really like it. >> and i know you handle a lot of ava's make up and costumes. gina asks where did you learn to make these dresses and what inspired you to get involved with your daughter's pageant instead of other activities? >> my mom was a seamstress,

basically it's the economy for me. i would not be able to dish out $6,000 for a dress. and i can cut prices and enter her in other themes and she's involved in dance and the modeling and all these other things, so i have to make cuts everywhere. so it's basically by necessity, i just learned how to do it. >> she looks beautiful. thank you so much for sticking around for us this morning. good luck with your future competitions and let us know how you do. >> and thank you for bringing this to our attention. coming up next in "today's" kitchen, two quick friday night dinner ideas after this. skimming kraft mac and cheese off the top again. mmm. that's like taking candy from a baby.

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night dinners in a flash. robin miller is host of the food network's quick fix meals. and it's not going to break the bank. we're starting off with skirt steak, which is an economical piece of meet. >> i want to cook once and i want to get a second meal out of it. i have this resting, you want to start with room temperature meat, so the outside doesn't burn while the inside stays rare. i'm going to season with salt and pepper. >> and this cooks pretty quickly because it's such a thin cut of meet. >> maybe four minutes per side. i'm going to get that on there. and i'll do the other side. of course i already have some resting. >> sure, we'll get to that other batch, but here's what you want to do to make it fancy.

you have got to use flank steak and london broil. we're going to do some black pepper butter. a little bit of butter in a tiny sauce pan, and you put in a little bit of black pepper. you want to infuse the black pepper into the butter. this is carry over cooking, so you want to make sure that you rest it. so it stays nice and moist and beautiful. cross the grain, that way you don't get what feels like a big piece of bubble gum in your mouth. so you cut across the grain so it's beautiful. get it right to the plate. and you can serve it with some steamed vegetables. >> very simple. >> very simple. and we're going to pour over the black pepper butter. here's the trick, i make an

extra sauce over it. >> that's beautiful. >> here's the trick, you put it in a zip lock bag so you have it for the next day. this will keep in the refrigerator for two or thee days. here's another trick. i know you made fun of me. >> i love making fun of the big cheese. >> but you can save a lot of money by using a block of cheddar. you can freeze it and it grates better. we have got the shredded cheese. some salsa, some sour cream. this can be reduced fat sour cream and reduced fat cheddar and some chili poureder. now we're transforming the steak with black pepper butter, we have got corn tortillas, laid flat. >> you put those on top?

>> and you put this in the oven for how long? >> 375, 15 to 20 minutes. this is a fun, family meal. supereasy, superaffordable. >> a little b and while we're working up our meals, we're going to show you some perfect exercises for looking good in your jeans, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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but what is it about our bodies that, i don't know, when you put on your great pair of jeans you instantly know if you have gained. >> you really want to start with the muffin top and the obliques, you don't want anything hanging over the side, over the top, you don't want your butt down too low. >> let's start with the muffin top. why is it a problem area in the first place? >> as you get older, too much diet, drinking, too much dairy, sweets. >> you' roll on the ball and moe forward. >> all right, what do you do? >> right here, abs are nice and

tight and the knees are in to your chest. you can feel your abs really getting tightened and toned. >> how many reps? >> 10 to 15 reps. >> and this will target the muffin top area? >> is there a difference between muffin top and love handles? >> absolutely. >> what's the difference. >> front and sides. right here. and bring it right up. >> and so it's like a thigh crunch. >> you're really focusing on the obliques and the love handles. >> does that give you more of a challenge? >> ten to 15 reps. >> and you obviously switch sides. >> both sides there. and now let's work our way to the junk in the trunk. you want a little junk, but you don't want too much?

>> absolutely. my favorite exercise. rock back on the ball. and you're going to roll right up. >> does this focus on the lower or bottom part of your bottom? >> from the bottom right up. round, tight and high. >> and how many of these? >> 15 to 20 repetitions. amazing. >> what about the inner thinks. >> this is a great move. get in position nice and low, hands are tight right behind your head. it looks funny but it's good. all on the inner thinks. do this five times back and forth. >> and that will work it out? >> and one more exercise for us? >> my favorite, the sumo lunge. take it up, nice and high, take it out to the side and down working the outer think, the outer butt. >> do you have anything i can do

in a dress maybe at the office? >> all right, right here.

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and new closures. >> complete closure of the posey tube, to get onto the water under the bay and heading towards oakland. it is closed because of a multivehicle accident in the tunnel itself. you can use the parker high street bridges. exercise caution because it is wet out there. 880 moving smoothly thousand oakland. 580 better than it was a half hour ago. all lanes are cleared and still a slow drive in both directions. we're seeing late slowing on southbound 101. >> the red and orange on your map may correspond to the green on mine. you can see scattered showers lifting to the north and east. we're starting to see breaks in the clouds which means midday sunshine. you can see a lot of moisture off the pacific. that will spill more rain our way as we head into tomorrow. some of that rain starting tomorrow morning into sunday,

will be high at times. >> no charges will be filed against a san jose police officer who pretended to arrest a teenage boy who had sex with his stepdaughter. the arrest was caught on cell phone video. >> prosecutors say that the officer was within his rights to investigate since it involved potentially unlawful sex between mine ors but the officer is on administrative leave while they investigate whether he violated protocol. a b.a.r.t. police officer shot and killed passenger grant who was unarmed on new year's day of 2009 at the fruit veil bart station. today's rally is part of the protest to stop pbrutality. the "today" show returns in

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while we worry, harmer's wall street friends would make billions in profits from privatization. david harmer. a social security privatization plan we can't afford. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody, it is friday, we call it try day around here, october 22nd. hoda will try to get through the show because she's got something that prevention magazine calls -- it is called burnout alert. you're fast approaching your burnout, right? >> i went on a little trip yesterday, atlantic city, for the atlantic breast care speech,

it is was a lot of fun. the scary part was trying to make it back for the andy cohen show. he does a show at 11:00 at nighttime. >> live? >> live. when people are sleeping. >> a lot of people -- >> watch it, i guess. >> yeah, a lot of people. >> well, who knew. i'm going there and it is nighttime and there is andy and this little den and they have a lot of -- a lot of booze there. it is a weird setting. >> weird? you're used to that. do we have any film of that? any tape? >> i think we do. this was a setup thing. >> hoda, are you ready to play hoda-la-hi-ho. >> this person has a great beach body, up on current events, the downfall is this person has shown up to work in drag on a couple of occasions. >> i would definitely date him. >> you would date him. >> let's reveal. >> oh, it is matt lauer. he happens to be married. >> you have to fight me. >> i have to fight you and half the country. >> i love it.

i'm mad i didn't think of it. >> andy cohen thought of that saying and then try to think of a game that worked. >> it is funny. we should steal it. >> yes, and we will. we had fun with andy cohen last night and then before i knew it, it was morning. >> got in around 1:00 but still at the gym. >> i was. >> you're crazy stupid. and tomorrow you have to go to chicago. >> a prevention magazine event called take charge saturday at millennium part, open to the public. dara torres will be there and lots of fun and festivities happening about health. >> so are you still on "dateline"? >> i don't know. >> i need more. oh, my gosh. >> you're going to -- you'll be seen many times on "dateline." you're on a book tour. they have to understand. >> you've been busy yourself, haven't you? >> it's been exciting. can't talk about it right now. >> we'll reveal something later thrilling and exciting, called a tease in television. >> might be a long tease, too.

>> no, i don't think it will be that long. >> speaking of not so long tease, maybe we should talk about my funny fridays. because there is something going on here in the city that i think you need to know about so that your children can be warned. warned. there is a -- there is a piece of art in the city by a guy named botero who does the large bigger than life fabulous sculptures. well, if you visit time warner center -- >> like a mall. >> it is hard to miss. it is called adam. >> we have to -- >> we don't have it? >> we can't show it because it is adam. >> here is adam. he's apparently a real handful is what "the post" says. >> and people pose by this statue. >> people pose by adam. you'll know why in a second. >> it is a 12-not bronze statue. >> yes. >> cover it. >> cover that? know that i'm guilty of -- i'm guilty of the same thing. >> anyway -- >> drop it for a second, hoda.

come on. >> anyway, it has been fondled so much. it is not frank gifford. it is not frank gifford. stop it. >> that's bobbi chiming in. >> back off, bobbi. >> so many people have been touching it. >> the whole petina has changed. >> that is not far from where we're going to be living and so if you go there, all the tourists stand by that statue, the front or the back. the back is also -- >> equally as fascinating. >> it is equally as fascinating. >> you've given away our big news. hoda and i love each other so much we're practically moving in together. >> yes, we are. >> we won't tell you where because it is -- >> somewhere near that statue. it is within a ten-mile radius of that statue. >> we're going to be roomies with david friedman. >> we're living in the same building. i don't know how that happened. how did that happen? >> i don't know. i miss you too much. that's the problem. >> i know. >> there is a little continuing

excitement on the "glee" front. >> we told you how the kids on "glee" in their 20s went on to "gq" magazine and posed in provocative positions as you'll see. one of the young ladies, not her, the other one -- >> the blonde. deanna -- diana argan. >> yeah, she sort of apologized. >> it is a semiapology. >> this is one of those apolo apologies that doesn't feel like one. she wrote, gq photos do not represent who i am. in per ppetuating the type of images that invoke these, she shu suggests children shouldn't be reaching gq in the first place. >> i would like to know what her intention was. ifs that with a n s thathat was i would love to know what it was. >> the parent tv council said to gq this was bordering on pedophilia, which i think was a little bit of a stretch. >> a little stretch.

but we have a huge problem in our world and it is called child abuse. i work with child help a lot and every ten seconds a child is abused in our nation. and four children die a day from child abuse or neglect. so, you know, it is nothing to laugh about, and pedophilia is -- >> these kids are 20, 27, one is 24. >> they're not committing the crimes but it is perpetuating stereotypes of the male fantasy, the young girl and it is dangerous. don't act on it. they're acting on it is the problem. >> this is a good question. now, a lot of people, especially -- i found this in new york apartments and other places too, they ask you to take your shoes off before you enter their home. there is a woman who -- she wants to know can she put on an invitation, please take off your stilettos before you come into our house for a party? is that -- >> or don't wear stilettos. please don't wear them.

she's having -- they just moved into this new place, they're throwing a house warming and, you know, you want to keep your home as lovely as it can be for as long as possible. >> her husband thinks it is embarrassing to put on the -- here, look, i've been looking for apartment and every time i walk in, they tell you to take off your shoes and put on weird booties and walk around an apartment. i find it a little bit weird, right? >> they don't know how beautiful your feet are, hoda. honestly. >> does everyone want to take their shoes off before they -- >> i'm used to doing that. on boats, that's what you do. we go on a lot of boats, friends' boats and you take your shoes off and put them in a basket until you're ready. whatever you have on your feet is carried into -- on to the boat. and so -- i understand stilettos, we go to -- we're going to massachusetts this weekend to see our friends, they have a beautiful indoor tennis court, but they throw parties on the indoor tennis court too. they ask us not to wear stilettos to the parties. there is other things to wear. wear a different kind of heel.

i ask people not to drink red wine on a white sofa. >> right. i guess there are certain things -- i feel weird when i go to a party and they ask you to take your shoes off. i think it is a little weird. >> some people have a foot bath to clean them too before you walk around. i think you need new friends before you go that far. >> i do too. >> remember that columbia thing that happened at columbia business school, these kids need to be warned. a letter went out to people at columbia business school -- >> going out for job interviews. >> reminding them, brush your teeth. >> and shower. because they were stinky. >> and wear deodorant, they were stinky going on job interviews. hard enough to get a job. take a shower. >> or cut your toenails too, while you're at it. >> that grosses me out. ew. here is a good picture, this will be a fun picture to take away with you, the world's longest scatt, st. his name is stewy. he's 4 feet long. >> that's disturbing. he's like a slinky with fur.

>> 48 1/2 inches from the tip of his nose to the tail of his tail. >> speaking of -- >> careful. >> bring in bobbie. >> hello, ladies. >> this dress is adorable. >> this is an old shirt and a skirt. >> you're adorable. we like what's going on here. >> thank you so much. >> viewers want to know about the best blow dry tips. i brought some tools that are cool. conair's new opti collection. there is a blue strip. when it gets to the optimum heat, it turns pink. you don't want to overheat it or not have enough heat to get the curl, so this will turn pink. another thing that stylists use are gator clips. that is stuck down. these are really great because they'll hold your sections. >> without making marks. >> well, this is actually meant to hold wet hair so you can blow dry section by section and these are important because other things slip or fall out or

break. last but not least, this is really great for anyone like yourself who wants to get a really straight style. this gets right to the root. it is a straightening comb that is a clip. i don't know if you can see it. >> do you blow dry while you use it? >> yes. it is hard to get to the roots, but this helps you get to the root and it is a straightening comb. >> let me see your nails. >> this is coco gold, it is a gold leaf. >> there is a lady in her 80s in maryland named ro bower and she asked me, she asked my sister, started to cry, would you please find out what lip gloss kathie lee wears on the show. chanel number 207. >> 207. >> thank you, bobbie. we love our bobbie. all of her. >> yes, we do. this is what you've been waiting for. remember we told you about the "today" show choir showdown? 115,000 votes, okay. we're going to show you our four finalists and talk to them right

now. finalist number one, butler headliners from butler community college in eldorado, kansas. where is monica? hey, monica. hey, monica? monica? nobody cares. whatever. hey, monica, monica, what would it mean if you were to win this thing? >> well, good luck. next we have -- we'll try to get them back. dimensional harmony from boyetten beach high school in boyetten beach, florida. same question. >> i think i see alasia. what would it mean to you guys if you were to win this one? >> oh, my gosh, we have been working for so long. that would be the world. >> the world. >> that's pretty big. all the best to you guys. we're going to announce the winner in a moment. >> next is ball state from

muncie. let's roll back. one second. >> yes, ball state. >> all right, ball state. >> ball state university singers from muncie, indiana. okay. warren is there. >> look how cute they look. hi, you guys! >> hey! >> this is problematic this morning. >> i like it. so what would this mean to you guys if you were to win this, lauren? >> obviously it would mean a lot to the ball state university singers and to the ball state university and the state of indiana. we want to get our name out there so we're very excited. >> i vote for her for miss america. >> yes. and cure world poverty. love you guys. finalist number four, celebration show choir from mars hill bible school in florence, alabama. >> hey, kids. how are you? >> hey, austin. >> hey. >> how are you guys? have you ever been to new york before, any of you?

>> no, we have never been to new york. most of us haven't. we're so excited. the first thing we're going to do is come buy your book and make sure you sign it for us. >> oh. >> i hope they win. >> you should have that before people voted. >> so now remember we had 115,000 votes in one day, you guys. and now we're going to reveal the winner and this winner is going to come to new york and sing for us -- >> in november. >> here comes jerry. jerry. all right. >> dress it up, jerry. >> you open, babe. >> okay. and the winner is -- >> my god, it is so exciting. >> it is dimensional harmony from boiy boynton beach high sc. >> oh, my gosh! >> i am so happy.

okay. >> somebody is praising the lord. >> oh, please, thank you, god. >> that is so funny. oh, my god. >> okay, congratulations to all the choirs. they're awesome. >> so i've never seen anything like this. this is like oprah giving away something. >> it looks like one of your book signings. >> all right, so what's going to happen is this wonderful choir from boynton beach will come to new york city and perform. we want to thank all the choirs. >> you were all terrific. america has spoken, so we'll see you here. up next, a real super man. >> dean cain will tell us about finding the way home. [ female announcer ] imagine the possibilities with stelara® for adults. stelara® helps control moderate or severe plaque psoriasis with 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. in a medical study, 7 out of 10 stelara® patients saw at least 75% clearer skin at 12 weeks. and 6 out of 10 patients had their plaque psoriasis rated as cleared or minimal at 12 weeks.

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dean cain once played superman in "lois and clark". >> you turn your head for a split second and your toddler has taken off. most of the time he's within your sight. but that wasn't the case for dean's character in the gmc movie "the way home". >> it is a true story of how one man's life changes forever when his son disappears from his driveway. >> it is a nightmare. >> it is. >> it is so nice to see you. >> wonderful to see you. >> based on a true story. >> this isn't just based on a true story. this literally is the true story. we shot the film at the home where it took place. in front of the family, lived basically in their house.

they went on with their lives, we were shooting in their house in all locations and they were watching us film. >> we should point out this is a story of a little boy who disappears, but it ends up with a happy ending. >> gave up the ending -- >> it is okay. >> as a parent, it happened to me, i'm sure it happened to you, you have a 10-year-old, it is the most unbelievable feeling of panic that -- it is excruciating. it happens to this man because he's got his priorities all screwed up, doesn't he? >> yeah, randy simkins is a great guy. i was able to speak with him at length and learn about what went on in his head. he was involved with his business, loved his family but took them for granted. and he just basically neglected his child for a moment. >> just for a moment. went in to check an e-mail. >> split second. >> he was on the set while you were shooting this. was that intimidating for you? >> little boy was? >> both were. little boy is not so little anymore, but, yeah, randy was there. we knew we had a scene right and did a good job with it when you

look behind the camera and randy was bawling his eyes out. you're full of those moments all the time. it was really tough. i have, of course, turned my head and looked for my son for a second and your heart stops. you think did someone take them, did they get hurt, did something happen? you don't know. and this family had the same issue and they started looking around, no big deal, we'll find him, probably just wandered off. >> he's a toddler, they do that. >> but, then, you know, time goes on. >> after something like that happens, you wonder if people end up changing their behavior really. sometimes you change for a little while. but you still are -- >> a fundamentally changing. >> randy fundamentally changed his world, his whole life. he put his family first. he became extremely involved in his community. he became a councilman, he's at every -- i went to football games with his kids. he's there, he's involved in everything. that's the first thing he talks about. it really shifted his priorities. where they should be in my opinion. >> the story of how a community comes together, right?

it does take a village in that sense. >> it is great to have friends and especially when you're riding high and everything is great. but when you need them and truly need them, it is like in a wonderful life, james stewart, where they all come together and he doesn't expect it and he's so vulnerable. that's exactly what happened to these guys. and that's the thing that always chokes me up so much is that everybody is, like, well little joseph simkins is missing, okay, i'm done with work for the day, let's go. hundreds of people, the news media, firemen, embarrassing for them, but at the same time, it is what they needed. >> you have a couple of other projects cooking. >> always. >> i've got a lot happening. "pure country 2," the gift my father and i wrote that is out now in select cities. and it is a very, very beautiful film. a lot of fun. it is not really a sequel to "pure country," but a beautiful film and hopefully people get out and see that. i have "five days of august" coming out soon, a big time feature directed by renny

harlan, he took this seer uriou because this dealt with the five-day war between russia and the republic of georgia. i play the american press agent and, you know, we shot that in the republic of georgia right there it was intense. >> sounds good. >> in the meantime, my -- "the way home" premieres sunday night and monday night on gmc and find it right here in my hot little hand on dvd. coming up "ambush makeovers" and a special performance from sugarland. love them. i'm the mommy. we're the twins. ... to let their imaginations roam free. ( giggling ) breakfast ! there's a grand staircase, coming ! a nursery big enough for twins... ( giggling ) can we stay up ? ... and a very special way ( giggles ) for everyone to get tucked in at night. the loving family grand dollhouse. only from fisher-price. good night. play. laugh. grow. ( cooing ) sold out online in 17 minutes. beauty editors are raving.

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and that, of course, was the best reaction of our choir showdown winners. they're going to be fun. they're called dimensional harmony from boynton beach high school. hopefully they peeled themselves off the floor now and they'll be here in november. >> i could watch that video all day long. hi, sara, let's check in with sara. >> the fans are talking about the woman sending out the invite and asking people not stilettos. christie said i think it is respectful, it is her wishes. and oth and carrie says hysterical. >> she won't be on the guest list. next up, "ambush makeovers." . over half a million have shared the freshness already so just go to getfreshwithafriend.com. ♪

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good morning, the time is 10:26, checking in with mike and there are some delays on the peninsula. >> i was watching a feed of air force one. i think the president did leave sfo, the motorcade may have been one of the reasons for the slowing that spread down towards san mateo where we typically see it to end. now good news for the other side of the water. the posey tube has reopened over the last 25 minutes. traffic reinstated under the water fromm alameda to oakland.

the bay bridge toll plaza, slight volume of traffic. the clouds are still there but i don't see active rain at the site. >> to the south we have the stubborn showers across san jose moving off to the north and east. should be out of san jose in the next 15 to 20 minutes. highway 17 as well seeing rain too. this is the last wave of showers getting out of the bay area this morning. we'll see a brief break but you see clouds to the west and that's your saturday forecast. more rain by tomorrow evening into sunday. by monday skies clear again after a wet and windy weekthe e time is 10:27 more news after the break. ? just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life. and taxpayers are on the hook for one hundred billion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities. no wonder those unions are 100% behind jerry brown.

he'll just spend, and spend, and spend. she's against banning assault weapons... and that's reckless and dangerous. she's for risky new oil drilling that could threaten our jobs. fiorina's plan would mean slashing social security and medicare, which would devastate seniors. and she'd make abortion a crime. no wonder fiorina is endorsed by sarah palin. carly fiorina. just too extreme for california.

[ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. jts a. the exotic erotic ball will be at the crane way pavilion tomorrow and the san francisco bell is being brought in for extra space. 7500 people are expected to attend. faculty and staff homes will be google's latest guinea pig. they'll install an ultrahigh speed internet in 20 homes, 100 times fastder than the current home connection. google says the location is a few miles from the high tech giant and makes it easier for engineers to monitor the progress. bay area parents will get help making sure halloween is safer. families can pick up glow

necklaces nor trick or treaters in the south bay this afternoon of the working partnerships will hand out 40,000 necklaces. pasre canan can pick them up ben 4:00 and 7:00. have a great weekend. see you on monday. welcome back to "today" on this try day. time for our plaza "ambush makeovers" with two extraordinary women who become even more fabulous with a head to toe new look. >> working their magic, stylist to the stars louis licari and "us weekly" contributor and "today" show contributor and author jill martin. >> next to the best-selling author. >> too. >> thank you. >> how was it today on the plaza? >> it was great. first of all, the weather was chilly, i was surprised. but it was jam packed full. we had so many people that were

so interested to be madeover. >> it was chilly this morning. >> you feel winter coming around the bend. >> i had my winter coat on. >> poor baby. >> louis. >> let's get busy here. judy smith, 60 years old from gilbert, arizona. she's got three kids, four grandkids, she is an avid watcher of the "today" show. and she's the one who ambushed our team on the plaza begging for a makeover. let's take a listen. >> i know you experienced such an unbelievable loss three and a half years ago, and you tell me you just really want a new start. tell me about why you want this new chapter in your life to begin. >> i lost my husband after 29 years of marriage, three and a half years ago. so i came here from arizona to see, to get a new start. >> we're so happy that we can give this to you. and i know you say you really want this for judy. >> i do. she works so hard and her life is her children and watching the "today" show and she needs --

she needs to get out more often. >> well, we're going to make you laugh and we're going to make you look hot. are you ready to go? >> i'm ready, thank you very much. >> her children and the "today" show. not necessarily in that order. >> she can get out, but after the fourth hour is over. >> we have her friends theresa and annette with their blindfolds on. keep them on until i tell you to take them off, please. here is judy before. judy, let's see the new you. >> oh, my gosh! >> are you ready, theresa and annette? take off your blindfolds. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. >> are you ready? spin around. >> oh, my. >> wow. >> they cannot believe it is really you. >> you look awesome. >> amazing. >> let's see. >> tell us about the hair. >> jennifer lawrence doing her best. judy had fine hair.

the trick to making fine hair fuller is to use a mousse. if you have too much hair, you use a gel. hair color adds, by the way, to the plumpness of the hair, adds body. that's what we did here. the hair color, the warm hair chloracne sents the blue eye color again. and then, of course, if you're over 40, use a cream foundation. tip number one, works for everyone. >> are you over 40? >> i don't think so. >> 40 and three months. >> you're 60? >> what did you say? >> they didn't say that before? >> it does say 60. >> you don't look it at all. >> she looks like a different person. i mean, not that she didn't look good before, we always thought she was beautiful. >> she said to me last week you used riding pants and you haven't used a little black dress in a while so maybe we'll do that. such an avid watcher. >> i watch you guys every night for dinner. >> thank you, judy. thank you. >> this is white house, black

market, the dress. we have to find something to accentuate your waist. and jewelry is by kohl's, simply vera, vera wang, under $30. >> big round of applause for judy. join your friends over there. >> our second lady is vanette bell from edmond, oklahoma, married to mike for 29 year and they have three kids and three grandchildren. her mom passed away a few months ago so she was thrilled with the opportunity for a fresh start. let's listen to her story. >> all right, i notice the sweatshirt with the leopard scarf and i knew this was our girl. is this how she always dresses? >> yes, she works out of her house and never takes time for herself. she usually wears sweats or jeans, something like that all the time. >> you're a grandma. >> uh-huh. >> are you ready for a sex in the city hot new york look, hottest grandma in town? >> that's right. that's me. >> all right, she's here with her twin sister valerie. let's take one last look at her before and let's bring out the new vanette.

>> oh, wow! wow, wow, wow. >> valerie, take a look, hon. >> wow. we don't look like twins anymore. >> we should have done a two-fer. >> right? >> ready to see yourself, honey? >> want to turn around and see? >> whoa. >> you look awesome. i love it. >> you like? >> yeah, i do. i never had hair like this before. >> it is bouncing and behaving hair. tell us what you did, louis. >> okay, now the big problem here is vanette used to use a curling iron almost every day. curling irons, especially without thermal styling treatments or styling products, are very harsh on her hair. so her hair was long and fried, if you notice in the before. so, again, jennifer lawrence gave her this bobbed haircut. and then i made the color deeper. she was at the point -- do you highlight or just -- do you have to start to cover the gray, it is time to start covering the

gray. this is the semipermanent color. it won't require any more maintenance. >> you're busting over there. i can't take it. what do you think? >> i'm thrilled. i'm thrilled. >> i love this outfit. jill, tell us about it. >> a little leather and lace never hurts. this is from talbot's and the jewelry is lois hill. look at this great cuff, just to really make the outfit pop. >> pretty. judy, come on up, join us. >> congratulations, ladies. beautiful job, guys. thank you. up next, we're pretty in precinct for breast canc pretty in pink for breast cancer. we'll show you some new products after this. re your progressive direct rate to other top companies', so you can save money! look! we saved a lot! and quick, too. and no more holding her purse! it's a european should bag. it was a gift. mm-hmm. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. call or click cday.

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hundreds of your favorite products will go toward finding a cure. lifestyle expert robin moreno is here to show us some pink picks. we have these at the top of the show, these are called tiki breast cancer sandals, cosmetics for your feet. >> and $44 at singer22.com. >> and 15% of the sales go to breast cancer research. >> very cute. >> so cute. >> what else do we have cooking over here? >> fun stuff. everyone loves a good vintage t-shirt. there is a company called 46 nyc.com started by three good looking guys from north carolina, moved to new york and decided they want to give back. they have friends suffering from breast cancer right now. so $6 out of the $28 this t-shirt costs goes straight to breast cancer research. >> this is just during october? >> how does it look on me? >> looks amazing. it is fitted too. it is a t-shirt you'll wear and not just put in your drawer. >> i like that soft material too. like a thick t-shirt. >> moving up here. >> we have these fun shoes, toning shoes are really popular.

these are called no gym required. >> do they work, those toning shoes? >> they kind of do. you put weights in and it adds about three pounds. washing dishes -- >> after a while. >> the neat thing about this company is, well, not the neat thing, but both founders, their mothers have breast cancer, one of their mothers is having a relapse, getting a mastectomy right now so these -- it is important to this company. these shoes cost $160. they're giving $30 to -- $15 to america and $15 to a research center in canada where the mother is undergoing that mastectomy. the foundation of any good exercise is proper alignment, good arch support, good feet has been really into arch support so they're giving 10% of their gift cards to breast cancer research. >> these have changed my knees. >> really? >> it is amazing. >> i put these supports in, my knees don't hurt. >> my knees have been bugging me. >> they're great. >> at my age, everything is bugging me. >> to electronics, dell partnered with the susan g.

komen foundation, they created this dell mini they designed. they come into 15 different designs to pick from. they're really cute. and $10 from every computer goes to the komen for the cure foundation. >> okay. >> that's nice. >> blackberry cases? >> i drop my phone all the time. >> me too. >> so annoying. these are cute ones from auto box, $30, 15% goes to the avon breast cancer crusade. if you don't have a blackberry, i have an iphone, you can go to mygearstore.com and they'll give a percentage as well. >> this is adding up nicely. >> now to pampering gifts and this is a gorgeous bra from afinitas. it is $28. they're giving 20% of the proceeds of this to breast cancer research. this is cute. you can even, you know, have it peeking out from underneath a cardigan. >> adorable. >> great stuff. >> pink for breast cancer. >> pink for breast cancer research. there is a variety of things from sort of fashionable to functional. >> guilt free shopping.

>> beautiful. >> this is from her red rose collection, a candle and bath oils and she's giving a flat $20,000 to breast cancer research. a huge supporter. >> and i think -- i could be wrong, is she also -- she suffered with breast cancer. >> there must be a reason she's really -- >> i think so. i hope she's doing well. >> unfortunately, we all too often know someone with breast cancer, so these are very soothing and calming and they're just lovely, lovely products. >> darling. >> these are gorgeous, these are from pandora.net. this is $35, cute charm bracelet. this one is more, $3,000. >> really? >> 10% goes to breast cancer research. and also this company has -- they said, you know what, no matter what we sell, we'll give half a million dollars. >> wow. >> so they're really putting their money -- >> you can manage your dreams very quickly and have them get this for you in honor of your best-selling book. >> sweet. >> for organization, we have these boxes from the macbeth collection. they are $68 for all five and they're really cute, they're

giving 10% to breast cancer research. >> what is going on with this chair? >> this chair is actually amazing. this is the wish bone chair, one of the most iconic chairs -- >> we had evelyn lauder on. >> of the 20th century, really iconic. a company has reintroduced them called sweet ny. they did this fun thing, this chair costs about a thousand dollars, but they got 20 of the top female interior decorators to make these cushions. isn't it amazing? they're actually auctioning this off at a website called charitybuys.com and get this chair for $250. >> thank you. >> my friend drew's favorite colors in the world together, pink and green. sugarland has a terrific song called "settling." you'll love it. after this. hey, you guys. want to try activia's great new taste? isn't this the yogurt that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. ooh, i think i'll pass. no, no, no! trust me. it is beyond tasty. mmm! wow!

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he worked his whole life, served his country defending our freedoms, and depends on social security. so, who would want to privatize it? corporate lawyer david harmer. harmer's social security privatization plan would cut guaranteed benefits and gamble with social security on wall street. while we worry, harmer's wall street friends would make billions in profits from privatization. david harmer. a social security privatization plan we can't afford.

our kids can't afford another four years of crippling cuts to public schools. class sizes are too big, and all the standardized testing just isn't working. so classroom teachers looked closely at the plans of both candidates for governor. and we're supporting jerry brown. brown's plan focuses on a well-rounded education... with history, science, and the arts as well as english and math. schools where teachers and parents work together. and that's why we urge you to vote for jerry brown, a leader we can trust to make our public schools a priority again. the toyota concert series on

"today" brought to you by toyota. >> sugarland sold more than 8 million albums since debuting six years ago and this week they're out with their fourth album. >> called "the incredible machine." here now, two-time grammy winners jennifer nettles and kristian bush performing "settlin'." take it away, guys. ♪ ♪ 15 minutes left to throw me together ♪ ♪ for mr. right now not mr. forever ♪ ♪ don't know why i even try when i know how it ends ♪ ♪ lookin like another maybe we can be friends ♪ ♪ i've been leaving it up to fate ♪

♪ it's my life so it's mine to make ♪ ♪ i ain't settlin' just for getting by ♪ ♪ i've had enough so-so ♪ for the rest of my life tired of shooting too low ♪ ♪ so raise the bar high just enough ain't enough this time ♪ ♪ i ain't settlin' for anything less than everything ♪ ♪ with some good red wine and my brand-new shoes ♪ ♪ i dance a blue streak around my living room ♪ ♪ take a chance on love and try how it feels ♪ ♪ with my heart wide open yeah, you know i will ♪ ♪ find what it means to be the girl ♪ ♪ who changed her mind and changed the world ♪

♪ i ain't settlin' for just getting by ♪ ♪ i've had enough so-so for the rest of my life ♪ ♪ tired of shooting too low so raise the bar high ♪ ♪ just enough ain't enough this time ♪ ♪ i ain't settlin' for anything less than everything ♪ yeah, baby ♪ ♪ i ain't settlin' for just betting by ♪ ♪ i've had enough so-so for the rest of my life ♪ ♪ tired of shooting too low so raise the bar high ♪ ♪ just enough ain't enough this time ♪ ♪ i ain't settlin' for just getting by ♪ ♪ i've had enough so-so for the rest of my life ♪ ♪ tired of shooting too low

so raise the bar high ♪ ♪ i ain't settlin' no, no, no, no, no, no no, no, no ♪ ♪ so raise the bar high >> all right. sugarland! we'll be right back with more of "today." i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp.

i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. [ cheri ] fiorina laid off 30,000 people. and she shipped our jobs to china. and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. [ farrell ] one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not then and not now. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message.

so we have a whole bunch coming up next week, two olympic athletes, speet skater apolo ohno and shaun white. >> and denise richards and -- >> naughty little thing she's in right now. >> she's something. and we'll talk about your last minute halloween costumes. a lot of stuff.

>> that's coming up next week. here's a look back at the week that was. hopefully you were part of it all week long. we love you all. have a great weekend. >> bye-bye. >> not just booze day today. no, no, no. >> what is it? >> it is boo-s day for halloween. ♪ santa baby hurry down the chimney tonight ♪ >> and a lady goes take off that coat. you look so much bigger. then i thought, thanks! >> oh, my god, that's you. you're a hell of a lot fatter on tv. >> great to see you. so happy, olivia newton john. >> twisted sister to broadway, dee snider is the rock of ages. >> entourage is on fire this season. look who's here. they know a thing or two about having a hit record. darn. >> what are we doing? seriously. >> that's funny. >> that's the cigar guy. >> very funny.

>> oh, my. oh, my gosh! >> oh! wow! od>> >> hoda is a new york times best-seller. >> look what you made. >> yes, she is. >> this is the best party ever. cheers. >> cheers. and congratulations. [ female announcer ] the independence to fix our schools?

meg whitman. cut administrative overhead. put more money in the classroom. more charter schools. jerry brown? his union backers want to make it nearly impossible to fire a bad teacher. they oppose reform. oppose charter schools. oppose change. jerry brown: no changes in education. meg whitman: more money in the classroom. more charter schools. a chance for change.

he worked his whole life, served his country defending our freedoms, and depends on social security. so, who would want to privatize it? corporate lawyer david harmer. harmer's social security privatization plan would cut guaranteed benefits and gamble with social security on wall street. while we worry, harmer's wall street friends would make billions in profits from privatization. david harmer. a social security privatization plan we can't afford. she's against banning assault weapons... and that's reckless and dangerous. she's for risky new oil drilling that could threaten our jobs. fiorina's plan would mean slashing social security and medicare, which would devastate seniors. and she'd make abortion a crime. no wonder fiorina is endorsed by sarah palin.