>> we want ed totake this opportunity to show you a situation on the bay bridge. this is a full stop to the westbound traffic. you see the flashing lights and chp stopped the traffic towards san francisco. reports are suspicious activity and one vehicle is stop and isolated from the rest of traffic. that's all we know for right now. the details and the upper deck is stopped at treasure island. we may find more developments. we will keep you updated coming up. matt. al, thanks very much. to a graphic new campaign to get smokers to quit the habit. the food & drug administration is posing new warning labels for cigarettes that show categorically smoking kills. nbc tom costello has details on this. good morning to you. >> reporter: these are incredibly jarring images meant to get your attention. a mask on a face and cancer

rouse lung and body with a toe tag. cigarette warning labels haven't changed in 25 years. the fda is hoping this labels will make smoker think twice. >> the issue here isn't why should people smoke -- >> reporter: it's an a big reason why "madman has such an authentic touch, all that cigarette smoke. for a long time, smoking wag associated with cool, even healthy. >> what cigarette do you smoke, doctor? the brand named most was camel. >> reporter: by 1962, 40% of americans smoked. today, despite warning labels on the side of cigarette packs, 21% of americans still smoked, 19% of high schoolers. now, the fda is rolling out the most graphic warnings yet covering half the cigarette pack, cancer close-ups, tombstones, dead bodies and children surrounded by smoke. the fda's goal to cut in half the smoking rate within ten

years. >> with this new graphic warning label approach, 50% of the cigarette pack is going to be a warning label with a message and a graphic picture. >> reporter: smoking remains the leading cause of preventable deaths with 443,000 americans dying from smoking related illness every year and costing $100 billion. the fda is using the warnings to target smokers who want to quit and teens who are tempted to start. but will they work? >> it's frightening stuff. >> reporter: jerry has spent 35 years in advertising. he's skeptical. >> i don't think it will work. i don't think it will work because they make one mistake that. they don't realize they're dealing with addicts. >> reporter: 1,000 teens get hooked everyday and many feel they're invincible. we showed 19-year-old jay lee the warning and he started smoking when he was 15. >> i feel it could happen to me and may or may not. that's the thing. so once i actually start

coughing and spitting blood out or something, then i will definitely stop. >> if i were considering smoking, i wouldn't do it anymore. but if i already were smoking, i don't think i would stop. >> i've been smoking for like eight years now. it hasn't hurt me yet, so -- >> reporter: president obama himself has struggled to quit smoking. reynolds tobacco says it's challenging this law that gives the fda the authority to require bigger more graphic labels. philip geronimo says it's been working with the fda and will continue to do so and if approved, it could be on packs in the next two years. >> now, here's meredith. >> now, for a book listed on amazon's website, offering advice to pedophiles opening a firestorm of controversy. natalie has details. good morning. >> good morning to you. a self published, he book titled "the pedophile's guide to love

and pleasure," a defense of pedophilia. the online voices against it are growing louder. amazon.com has all kinds of e books on their kindl e-book store site but one is causing controversy, "the bed file's guide to love and pleasure." offering a description of his self published, he book. this is my attempt to make pedophile situations safer for those juveniles who that find themselves involved in them by establishing certain rules for these adults to follow. he goes on to say i hope to achieve this by appearing to the better nature of ped do sexuals with hope that they're doing so will result in less hatred and perhaps lighter sentences should they be caught. >> it's offensive and on kindle. out there to the mass. i'm very upset about it. >> reporter: the e-book online

since later october caused thousands of answers, horrible, lost my business, are some of countless reviews 0 of the book. and anger exploded online. a flurry of tweeters expressing outrage and dedicated to boycotting amazon just as holiday shopping gets under full swing. >> they're feel to free what they want to think. >> reporter: the author himself said he is not a pedophile defended himself outside his colorado home. >> every time you see them on television, they're either rapists or kidnappers. that's not an accurate representation of that particular sexuality. >> reporter: amazon.com responded saying it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable and support the right of others to make their own purchasing decisions. >> perhaps it's free speech but shouldn't be so widely marketed as it is. >> by wednesday night, fewer than 100 books had reportedly

been sold online. overnight, that link to buy the e-book is no longer available. no word if amazon reversed their decision. >> thank you very much. coming up, kanye west responds to former president george w. bush, who called west outburst during the katrina telethon the worst moment of his presidency. diabetes testing? it's all the same. nothing changes.

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trucks behind the scene. the gap between the cars where they were completely stopped by the chp and the line of traffic that is backed up. i want to check the commute with mike. this is the upper deck and going to cause a big back up. the lower deck is running. >> moving smoothly without interruption, but you may want to avoid both. you see the cars stacked up out of treasure island. if you are on the bridge between the toll plaza and the scene,ure stuck there. bart will take you under the water or use the san mateo or richmond bridge. you have to avoid the east bay to the city on the bridge. more after this break. make your christmas story unforgettable!

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mackynzie. 7:30 now on this veterans day, thursday morning, november 11th, 2010. we have a big crowd on the plaza this morning, a lot of these people no doubtedly heading to the veteran's day parade a little later on, one of the most important days of the year. i'm matt lauer, along with meredith vieira. pat tillman put his militfol

career on hold to join the military and killed by friendly fire in april of 2004. and his wife speaks out about his remarkable life and his legg g legacy. gene shalit is leaving his critic's corner, the indelible mark he has left not only on this show but a whole culture. and the duggar family and an announcement they have to make in an live interview. former president george w. bush describes the moment when kanye west said he didn't care about black people as the worst moment of his presidency. this morning, kanye west will respond and we'll show you a moment in that interview that caused him to fire off some angry tweets. we'll have that straight ahead. a tragic story, a 14-year-old michigan girl takes her own life weeks after raising

sexual assault allegations against another teenager. nbc has the story. >> reporter: an emotional outburst outside a courtroom from a mother who just lost her only daughter. >> i cannot live knowing that my daughter is not getting any justice. >> reporter: june's 14-year-old daughter, samantha kelly was found dead after an apparent suicide monday night weeks after she told a fox reporter in new york she had been sexually assaulted by a neighbor. >> i told him, you're hurting me, hurting me and i want to leave. >> reporter: samantha reported the alleged rape and police charged the 18-year-old. she w he was a senior and she was a freshman and charged with criminal conduct and statutory rape after investigators determined the two had had consensual sex. samantha's family said she attended school only

sporadically after the attack and said she was taunted and bullied by classmates. >> she's an slut and whore and this and that. >> reporter: he took to tweeting after the charges, saying you said i [ bleep ]. your life up but you're the one who lies saying you're scared to get in trouble. you threw this on me. on wednesday, the prosecutor dismissed charges against him saying the only eyewitness was samantha and she was now dead, there was now not enough evidence to take the case to trial. late wednesday, he broke his silence, saying he was sorry about samantha's death. >> i'm having my charges dropped. i wish there was another way that happened so somebody's life could be here today because it didn't have to end that way. >> reporter: samantha's mother directed her anger at tarnopolski and the justice system that set her free. >> where is the right to my daughter? >> reporter: a makeshift

memorial of stuffed animals stands out side samantha's home as her name joins a growing list of teen, who, like samantha, committed suicide, after their families say they were bullied to death. >> that was john yang reporting. >> thanks. as we look at some temperatures out there, we have a tale of two countries, a cold front, and ahead of it, temperatures anywhere from 10 to 25 degrees above normal. st. louis will be 10-20 degrees above normal an denver, 15 degrees above normal and getting snow today and we have more rain moving to the pacific northwest and mountain snows and flurries in the central and northern plains and sunshine and breezy conditions along we continue to follow breaking news on the bay bridge

where the deck is closed. chp is on the scene. a car is surrounded and a man is inside, talking on the phone. he got out moments ago and appeared to have surrendered, but still on the bridge. chp has not approached him. had leads to a huge back up as the toll plaza leads to the upper deck. we continue to follow this bricking news. check your weather any time of the day, go to to check your weather any time of the day go to the weather channel on-line. matt. >> al, thank you very much. now to kanye west, he is not a strangetory controversy, and he is back in the headlines this week for his comments about former president george w. bush. we're going to hear from him in a moment, but, first, as we had mentioned, president bush opens up in his new memoir about that famous moment when west said "george bush doesn't care about black people." it's something i asked president bush about when we sat down recently in texas. >> i didn't appreciate it then. i don't appreciate it now.

it's one thing to say, you know, i don't appreciate the way he is handling his business. it's another thing to say this man is a racist. i resent it. it's not true. it's one of the most disgusting moments of my presidency. >> as a two-term president who ran the country during wars in iraq and afghanistan and katrina and the financial meltdown, and is he pointing the finger at kanye west, and that incident as the worst moment in his presidency. i asked kanye west to respond to president bush's remarks. >> as far as it being the worst moment of his presidency, you know, i can't really speak to that, you know, but his take, his explanation i completely agree with. i empathize with totally, and i felt like that the entire time that, you know, i was being, you know, hailed as a hero and everyone saying, i'm so happy he said that, and i didn't like you before, but now i like you because you said this, and you sit there and you know in your

heart as a person that to an emotion -- in a moment of emotion to peg someone or to call a name or peg someone as a racist is not -- it's -- it's just not right. >> there was great frustration with the response to hurricane katrina, and there we were standing there. it was just a few days, less than a week, afterward, but while most people expressed frustration, you did take it across the line, and you said -- you made it a little more sinister, that the federal response to katrina was because of race, so do you regret having said that now? >> i don't want to speak on the word regret, and i think a lot of things that happen in america, period, are because of race, just the way this country was built and the struggles we've had to get into positions, you know, through media, through social positions, through -- like so many -- it's a way

bigger conversation than that, but what i wanted to speak to with bush was just to say that i empathize with the idea of being pegged as a racist. >> just play the tape. don't even listen this time. i just want you to look at his face when he is commenting about you, and just look at him. this is the most emotional he got during my entire three and a half hour interview with him. what would you say to him if he would meet with you face-to-face? i'm not sure he would, but if he would. >> you know, i didn't need you guys to show me the tape to prompt my emotions or whatever to say -- >> i'm just asking you, when you look at his face, what would you say to him? >> i mean, i came up here because i wanted to say something to him right after the fact. you know? i would say, you know, i don't have to do the tv stuff with me. this is reality. this is the realç thing going . this is -- you know what i'm saying? i don't need all the jazz.

i would say to -- you want to be quiet for a second? i would tell george bush in my moment of frustration that i didn't have the grounds to call him a racist. >> and you're sorry? >> yeah, i'm sorry for sdmroosh i think i get the point. >> i want to give it the exact perfect wording because everything that i say gets taken drawn into headlines. i'm here to man up to different mistakes that i made and speak to the -- you know, the moment when i pegged george bush as a

racist. i came here to say that i made mistakes and that i have grown as a person, and that it's not as easy as boxing someone into a villain role or into a race role. i did not have the information, enough information, in that situation to call him a racist. but me being a rationale, well thought out, empathetic human being and thinking about it after the fact, i would have chosen different words. even in these times where i was considered to have done something so wrong, my motivation was from a good place. maybe mistimed, maybe not the right wording, not using or realizing the power of my words and the way they would stop the internet, but, nonetheless, that -- it's very pure and from a good place. >> it sounds to me -- and not to over simplify it -- what you are saying, we're human well, make mistakes, but we have to learn

from our mistakes. >> yeah. >> now, during the interview kanye west also told me he empathized with president bush because he too, talking about khanning khan yea here, was called a racist when he interrupted taylor swift when he interrupted at the mtv music awards. we roll video of that during our interview. he fired off several tweets. i really wonder if matt lauer thought that blank was cool to play the mtv clip while i was speaking about bush? here's the moment kanye is talking about. >> we're alluding to when you walked on to the vmas and grabbed the mike from taylor swift, and some people said this wasn't a guy expressing his musical preference. this was a guy who was making a statement about race. that beyonce was better than taylor swift, and you got accused of racism. >> yeah. exactly. and i just -- it was so funny to me that it could be a race thing

because what i was expressing was my frustration from years and years ofç seeing, you know- how am i supposed to talk if you are going to run this thing in the middle of why i'm talking? >> it's under -- >> i'm hearing it while i'm trying to talk. >> can you take the sound out? just pick up. it wasn't a race thing. >> please don't let that happen. it's ridiculous. >> you know, it was -- it's something we do every day when a guest is talking about an incident or a location. we run video of that location or that incident. there was nothing improper about it whatsoever, and we should mention that president bush was here on wenks. he said he appreciated west's apology, so that's what all the hub bub is about. >> okay. >> we look forward to kanye's return for a special live concert on the plaza friday, november 26th. that is the day after

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2004, when he was killed by friendly fire. while tillman's parents and siblings have spoken out about his life and death, his wife, marie, has mostly stayed out of the public spotlight. this morning, she is with us for the first live television interview. thanks for joining us. >> thanks. >> you have done a lot behind the scenes for the pat tillman foundation and granted a couple interviews and some public appearances. this is your first live television interview. why now? >> the purpose for me being here today is to talk about the work of the foundation and efforts we're making to help create the next generation of leaders through our tillman military scholars program. >> i know you worked closely with veterans and those actively deployed with their families, has that helped you in your struggle the past six years? >> it has in a lot of ways, to be able to put my effort into something that is sort of forward-looking and about the future of these veterans we're helping has been a great experience for me. >> i want to go back to 2001.

pat is playing football for the arkansas -- i'm sorry, arizona cardinals, you're engaged to be married, then september 11th happened. what kind of impact did that have on him? >> it had a huge impact on him. you know, similar to a lot of people in this country at that time, it made him sort of think about his life and what he wanted to do with it. that was really what prompted him to join the army. >> there were so many people shocked by his decision, surprised because he was leaving a very lucrative career in football and putting himself in harm's way. what didn't they understand about pat tillman? >> i think for the people who knew him and had known him for a while, it really wasn't a huge shock. but i think his actions sort of speak for him. you know, you can see through the choices that he made, that he had a real love of, you know, this country and wanted to serve. >> yet he was torn when he went

to serve because of his love for you. he kept a diary and of it was about you and the decision he had made. at one point he writes in the i do are, sometimes, i'm overwhelmed with intense sorrow that is difficult to control, intense need to be close to marie, surrounded by her touch, smell, beauty and ease. it's as though one week of pain is condensed into 5-7 minutes. what have i done? when you hear those words now, what do they mean to you? >> it's difficult to hear, of course. i think that that entry is probably indicative how a lot of families feel when they have someone overseas. it's emotional for them, they have a job they're trying to focus on but have a lot of concern about the people they leave behind. >> did he ever express those concerns to you or any fears he might have had? >> not necessarily fears, but, you know, it was hard for him to go overseas as it is for all the soldiers who fight and to leave

their families behind and know -- it's a very stressful situation. >> it took a long time for the army to admit your husband had been killed by friendly fire and your mother-in-law doggedly pursued this year after year, very frustrated by the military and very angry. you did not do that. why did you not do it? y >> you know, i was involved behind the scenes. it was a very sort of private thing for me when pat was killed that was played out publicly. for me, and for what i needed in order to start my healing process, i just really needed to maintain my privacy. >> i know so much of your husband's life was about finding passion, something to care about. have you found that with the foundation? >> definitely. i mean, i think everyday the men and women we work with and we're able to help and to see the impact it has in their lives is really what keeps me going and keeps me doing the work that i do. >> it's a pleasure to have you here.

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>> we ton follow breaking news as the upper deck of the bay bridge is completely closed. chp on the scene have a car completely surrounded. a man was in the car reportedly talking on the phone. he has gotten out and it looked as if he had surrendered. now he is standing on the opposite railing of the bay bridge this morning. we have a chase from the chp on the phone. what can you tell us? >> just like earlier this morning about 7:00, traveling westbound west of treasure island came to a stop from the island and one of the passengers or the driver got out and ran from the vehicle. we made contact with her and she

informed us her father threatened to blow up the vehicle and he had a gun. we stopped traffic and called for assistance. the san francisco police department brought the bomb squad out and we are in new yorks with the gentlemen who is over the rail and hopefully have a successful conclusion. >> do you believe he has bombs in the car? >> obviously we have the bomb squad standing by in case something does happen. we saw traffic westbound and at this point we are in negotiations for a successful conclusion. the gentlemen is not hurt and none of us are hurt. >> you are letting the lower deck continue to travel? >> at this point we are. we will see if we have units in place we can close it within a minute or two. if it becomes necessary accident we will close as rapidly as we

can. >> we will have more after this break.

breaking news continues on the bay bridge where there is a standoff amount of man is pulled off to the side of the bridge. it is completely stopped traffic on the upper deck as the plaza has been closed. they are negotiating with the man as we follow the breaking news story.

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love you, and we always have, and we always will. >> 8:00 now on this thursday morning, november 11th, 2010, and, of course, that was ilm director steven speilberg. not him. here's our own gene shalit. he is putting away the popcorn officially after 41 years at "today." >> not only is gene a treasure for us here on ""the today show", he is an american icon. he has and a look that is instantly recognizable, and coming up we will pay tribute to our good buddy, gene, with some of the people whose lives he has touched along the way. >> a lot of people. >> a lot of folks. >> yeah. >> also ahead, the duggar clan. michelle and jim bob have gathered up the 19 kids, one daughter-in-law, and their granddaughter, and they have a big announcement they're going to make right here on "today." we're going to talk to them exclusively. can't wait. >> i wonder. i wonder what it's going to be. >> hmm.

>> new dog? >> they probably need a new dog. >> don't forget, we have a big concert tomorrow. bon jovi will be here live on the plaza. the voting ends today at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. hurry up. >> i always think about you when i think of bon jovi. >> you do? >> you give love a bad name. >> inside now -- >> boom. >> ann curry standing by at the news desk. >> all right. all right. give her a hug now, okay, matt? thanks a lot. good morning, once again. in the news that cruise ship crippled since monday with 4,500 people on board finally reaches port today in southern california. the carnival splendor has had no air condition, hot food, or hot water since the engine fire knocked out power there. the president's bipartisan panel on cutting the federal budget deficit has come up with some controversial ideas. they include raising the retirement age for social security to 69 and eliminating the mortgage interest tax reduction.

home foreclosures, meantime, dropped 9% last month, the sharpest decline this year, but the reason it happened is because many lenders temporarily halted foreclosures while investigating accusations of sloppy paperwork and improper shortcuts. disappointment today for president obama at the world economic summit. he failed to reach an agreement with his south korean host that would have opened their country to exports of u.s. beef and automobiles. while the president works with the world's economic leaders in seoul, wall street is keeping an eye on the dollar. we've got cnbc's amanda drury with more on this. hey, amanda. >> hey, ann. not only will president obama have to defend the actions of the fed, which has devalued the dollar at the g20 in kree yashg but the recent gains on the dollar are the renewed debt concerns in the euro zone may drag down stocks today along with the disappointing revenue outlook that we got from cisco. that could be bad for tech. yesterday cisco's stock dropped by 13%.

back to you. >> amanda, thanks. a spectacle of nature is now underway as millions of monarch butterflies make their winter migration from the u.s. and canada to the forests of central mexico. they will hybernate and reproduce until a new generation makes the return flight in march. and spectators ran for their lives on wednesday when a smokestack fell in the wrong direction as it was demolished, knocking down utility polls and power lines. look at this. amadingly, no one was hurt, but thousands of people did lose electricity. they're investigating why that happened. it is now 8:04. another check of the weather from al. and our pick city today, our first one is new york, new york,

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we continue to follow breaking news on the bay bridge, where the upper deck has been closed. our chopper pilots on the scene have just confirmed that the man has been taken into custody. he was stopped, reportedly, with a gun and some sort of explosives in his car, saying he was going to blow up his car. he got out and was on the side of the bridge. chp officers successfully now have taken that man into custody. traffic remains stopped pe pep upper deck of the bay bridge. that's your latest weather. meredith. thank you so much. a look back at gene shalit's ndpr rtsnd present, right h after this. so we earned an la getaway twice as fast. we get double miles every time we use our card. [ whistling ] no matter what we're buying. and since double miles add up quick... romans! get em! [ garth ] ...we can bring the whole gang.

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we're back now at 8:09 with a special tribute to a beloved member of the "today" show family. >> that's right. after 41 years, 41 years, gene shalit is leaving the today show. he started out as book reviewer in 1969 and became a regular in 1973. >> this morning, we're looking back at his legendary and lengthy career. ♪ ♪ >> what's most interesting about gene, he predates all of us on the "today" show. he welcomed us in one way or another to the air here over the years. >> it's hard to imagine not having him here. he is the "today" show.

>> i'm barbara walters here at the nbc news center in new york with gene shalit. good morning. >> good morning. >> enjoying the company of mr. gene shalit. >> gene shalit is in the critic's corner this morning. >> gene was not just, let's go to the critic's corner. gene was an ongoing presence in the program. >> why do you point to him when you say -- they're such a good looking group. >> that's very perceptive, miss walters. >> it was always magical to me to see gene on-screen. >> everything you saw on the screen, that was the real gene shalit. >> you know what you're looking at now, folks, is a moving picture. literally, i'm moving, too. >> that's not good enough. >> it was freestyle. television freestyle. >> you didn't quite know what to expect. >> who's the guy with the

moustache. >> he made working here fun. >> when we were all working here together in the studio, we really did have a good time. >> look out, gene! >> an ageless quality to the man. >> he's like bugs bunny. how old is he really? >> what's up, doc? >> good going. >> that's great. a little like bugs bunny. >> see gene brush his moustache. >> somebody had the idea, take a lock of my hair and put it under my nose and it was click click click, the guy was done. >> any member of the "today" show family, who would be most instantly recognizable? gene. >> many people just yell at me, hey, baby, what's the weather? >> gene was always the most recognizable person. >> this proves what i have long suspect

suspected, i am a dead ringer for al roker and willard scott. >> look! >> he's a natural for a muppet. >> this man has one of the greatest looks of all time. it's never going to be due up kated. >> imitation is the highest form of flattery. gene was flattered over and over again. >> those bears were unbearable! >> since this critic wanted to make like a banana and peel out! ♪ ♪ >> that's all, folks! >> i think gene was a master at doing celebrity interviews. >> steven spielberg before he was really well-known, steve and

gene were bonded. >> he interviewed sophia loren. you could tell he was completely mesmerized by her. >> he probably has her phone number right now. >> well, i can't help it. >> i can't either. >> impossible. >> gene was always kind of the life of the party. quite frankly, once he got that laugh going, everything was out of control. >> if something cracked him up -- >> he fell apart. >> he was easily tickled and he was never tickled more than -- >> carol channing, a huge broadway star came on. >> he had a long accent. >> she describes how the englishman told her she must eat some cherries. >> it was as big as a golf ball, the cherry and couldn't understand what she was saying.

>> the cherry is as big as a golf ball. >> the single funniest moment i have ever had in my 46 years on television. >> how do you know what you just said? >> go, don't forego, fargo. >> ♪ how deep is the ocean? >> this movie is awful ♪ >> two wards, it's tarred. people always say it in the newspapers, if gene likes it, i'll like it. >> gene is a rel etomologist. >> what a writer. >> the silence of the lampsla s lamps -- lambs may be all wool and but is a terrific yarn. it is definitely a see it again movie. >> if you're covering a movie, and you're about to interview the star of that movie -- >> x-men should not be taken

seriously. in fact, it should be taken with t two acids. >> it doesn't matter, he will not pull any punches. that's what's great about him. >> i used to walk down the hallway, he'd yell, gumbo! i'd go green salad, which is my name for gene and always has been. >> 41 years, that is such a testament to his enduring talent. >> he ought to be on mt. rushmore. >> that would be very funny, don't you think? >> you have been such a saint to me here on the "today" show, since my first day walking through these doors, to your notes along the way. all the best, i love you. >> my movie review of you, sometimes corny, always irresistible. >> he does impart a love of film. gene, you're a class act. >> i love you dearly and i will

certainly miss you. >> gene shalit, you were more than a friend, you really were part of the brokaw family. >> i can't tell you how fortunate and honored i am to have been part of your wonderful career for part of two decades. >> like picasso needed a palace, that's the way a show today needs gene shalit ♪ >> more than memories of movies you reviewed, a man we love, we give a shove to gene-o, we love you ♪ >> thanks for the memories, gene, this is one critic who always have and will give you four stars. i love you, gene. >> gene, thank you for the best 21 professional and personal years of my life. >> green salad, i love you!

♪ thank you so much >> ah. >> i saw guy ludwig in that piece. he has been gene's long time producer. good morning. >> good morning. everyone, thanks for having me. >> let's just mention gene is not here today because gene is also, in addition to being one of the most talented and beloved guys, one of the most humble guys and he didn't want us to make a big fuss about him. so gene is watching at home. >> so you have just really had an incredible run with gene as well. >> well, it was like -- it was like coming in everyday and working with mark twain except the hair was a different color. it really was -- he is a remarkable character in every way. his appearance, his ability to gavelnize sentences to put octane in words and power in sentences, and to illuminate, for the rest of us, ordinary

things in an extraordinary way. >> those words could be used to describe you as well, by the way, because you are moving on and you have been a revered and dear member of our family as well. >> well, my assignment is over because gene is leaving, so i'm retiring with him. i found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility without the help and support of the woman i love. >> guy is one of those guys who has a style of his own. walking around with a boater in his china cup. >> yep. >> we will miss you. >> it's a pleasure to be with all of you and congratulations to continuing to do the greatest show on tv. >> we will miss you. >> we love you, gene-o. >> and after this, a big .goes onafnt from the duggars the sh goes on.

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>> i bet you are. when is the baby due? >> the baby is due june 19th. >> i understand that you -- >> two days before anna's birthday. >> two days before anna's birthday. i understand you found out about it on another person's birthday? >> yes. we found out we were expecting on mackenzie's first birthday. >> which is a wonderful surprise and nice present for the whole family. >> jim bob and michelle, how excited are you about having another grandchild? >> this doubles our grandchildren and excited about our new grandchild. >> all the kids, josh, your brothers and sisters, what's their reaction been? >> you guys all excited? >> they're kind of stunned, or maybe they're used to it at this point. this was a special blessing for you because, anna, you had a miscarriage after mackenzie was born and you decided to go public after that. why? >> you know, i think a lot of ladies can relate. 30 to 40% of pregnanciy ies end

a miscarriage but most of the time it happens so early on, you don't realize you're pregnant. it was very hard to go through the excitement of finding out we were expecting a little one, and then losing it, but one thing that really helped was thanking god, thanking him in the good times and thanking him when things don't go the way we expected them to. so wanting to be able to say that with others and for others that have been through hard things, if you thank god, it really really releases you and helps you to be able to go on with life. >> we're very happy. >> we're very blessed. >> we're very happy for you, josh and anna and all the duggars as well. thank you so much. congratulations. a special edition of their series, "19 kids and counting" on tlc. we'll be back after your local news.

and we continue to follow developing news on the bay bridge this morning. the upper deck is now back open, is what it says on our screen. no, actually, what i believe is happening is that the traffic that is moving across the deck right now, this is all the traffic that was backed up because of that suv right there. there was a man that was pulled over. he said he had a gun and bombs in his car. he has now been taken into chp custody. this is what happened earlier this morning, just moments ago.

he was taken into custody. the upper deck remains closed of the bay bridge, as it has been since about 7:05 this morning. the traffic you briefly saw there going across is all the backed up traffic because of this standoff that was taking place. now, our own christie smith is at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning, where very frustrated drivers remain. christ christie? >> reporter: at this point, there are really no drivers at all, because they've basically cleared out within the last five minutes or so, cleared out all the people who have been waiting here for quite some time. and i have to tell you, the signs at the toll plaza, all of them, still say closed at this point. and no other cars are pulling up right now. i did just speak with sam morgan of the chp, and he tells me what they need to do is exactly what you say. they need to clear out the upper deck, also get the suv off the upper deck, and then they can get traffic moving again. i asked when the best estimate was, they said, soon.

the upper deck of the bay bridge remains closed this morning after a chp standoff. that man is now in custody. we'll continue to follow this developing news story.

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♪ ♪ 8:30 now on a thursday morning. the 11th day of september, 2010. you're looking at and looking to the u.s. army brass quintet. as we mark veterans day here in new york and across the country. we salute the men and women who have served in our armed services. thank you, gentlemen. that was fantastic! out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira and al roker and ann curry. we have a lot to get to in this half hour. >> what do you think of young

girls and body image, sadly, often their own worst critics. an astonishing 81% of 10 year-olds think they are fat. >> no kidding. >> coming up, we will hear from teens about this important weight obsession and advice for parents how to talk to their kids about it. >> on a much lighter note, tomorrow, guess who arrives? >> who? >> bon jovi. >> bigger than bon jovi, the rock rock rockefeller christmas tree shows up and the touching story behind this tree. >> they're so good and careful how they pick those trees. also on a lighter note, you want to go for a tour of the wine country in italy? we have one coming up. before we get to all of that, could we please say good morning to jeff?

>> i want a bear hug. >> whoa! >> it is morning tv. >> i understand, i understand. >> you're a network executive in this movie. you're the kind of executive i want to work for. you would be fun. >> thank you very much. >> did you like it? >> in this movie, i'm a network executive in a bad morning show, a terrible rated show and everybody keeps talking in the movie, i wish we were the "today" show. if only we were the "today" show. i talked to phil griffin. he was here and very generous, spent two, three hours with me, you know, and told me all manner of things, including news sources of entertainment and things -- competition and the cutthroat -- you know, the first competition in the show. have producers ever asked you to do things you were uncomfortable with for ratings? >> no, never! >> not in the last 10 minutes! >> never happens. >> i want to hear all those stories. >> we'll see you about that

later. >> did you really enjoy working with rachel mcadams? >> she is spectacular and charming and diane keaton and harrison ford, come on. remember diane keaton in her movie? and on the dvd, frances co-pella tells you why he was a fantastic actor and always is. >> sounds like you're trying out for gene shalit's job. >> we have an opening. >> i love that gene shalit. >> you were just in a play in london? >> yes miami. i w -- yes ma'am. i was in a prisoner on second avenue with mercedes rule. >> do you like movie better or theater? >> i like them both. >> he's a happy man. >> look at you. >> you have a satisfying life. >> i'm happy being here.

>> come run the network. >> i'd be happy to. >> "morning glory" is in theaters right developing news. the upper deck of the bay bridge remains closed this morning. the toll plaza is like a ghost yard as cars have been moved off, off the bridge, after a man surrendered to the chp. he was reportedly had a gun and bombs inside his suv. that suv remains on the upper span of the bay bridge this morning, as the chp has now brought in bomb-sniffing dogs to assess the situation. no word on when that upper deck may reopen. coming back, we talk with teens on body image. first, this isnb on c.nbn c.

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this morning on "today"'s family, weight and self esteem. a new program called body rocks started by a high school teacher is to help promote a more healthful body image. some of the girls in the group opened up to us. >> i've gotten a lot more confident in my body compared to years before. sometimes i will look at myself and be like, wow. >> i look at myself in the mirror and saying to myself i am totally am that and can't get a date. >> i look in the mirror and think i do need to lose weight and wish my body looked like that and sometimes i don't do anything about it. >> not like i say, i look fat today, i can put on a couple more pounds because this doesn't fit me as good as it could. >> you look in magazines and

like, man, i wish i had that body, the perfect body. you have to think everyone around you doesn't look like that. >> some people think they're fat and some people aren't fat but they say they are, just because there's another girl skinnier than her. >> no one stops each other when they're like, oh, i look so fat, they just go along with it. >> parents have a lot of influence in their children. parents always complement you and stuff. it really matters. it really does change your life. >> one reason i joined is i could help others like feel confident. others say, i look so ugly and my mom is always there, saying chelsea, no, you look beautiful. >> we try to influence our school and make people proud of themselves. and say, i love my arms or body and love my smell. >> you hear your friends saying they're fat, correct them, no, you're not. you need to know. >> it just reminds you to love

yourself for who you are. >> even though you may have some insecurities, you will always be okay to somebody, maybe not everybody. somebody will be like, oh, you're perfect, you're beautiful! >> robin silverman is the author of "good girls don't get fat." how weight obsession is messing up our girls, how kikkan help them thrive despite it. i think that program is so important because it's clear body image plays such a big part in the lives of girls. >> that's right. it's in everything they do and think and say. they get up in the morning, they're thinking about it, get dressed, they're thinking about it, go to school, have relationships with girls and boys thinking about it. go home and see images, they're thinking about it. >> is that the problem, the images are everywhere now? >> they are, everywhere we look and in every way, in the internet and on tv and the radio we listen to. and everywhere we look, we see them. >> there seems to be such a disconnect, between what a girl

looks like and what she thinks she looks like. >> that's right. when we look in the mirror, we start to see our flaws. we have this standard we look at and think we're supposed to look at that and we have this perfect standard we're supposed to be going towards. when we do that, when we look in the mirror, all we see are those flaws and imagine that's the way other people are seeing us. >> you talk about the body bully within. in many way, these young girls are their worst critics. >> that's right. everybody has that body bully within, that self critical voice that says, you're not good enough, you're not thin enough, not perfect enough to achieve your goals to be worthwhile. it seems that it's always there. sometimes the voices are loud, sometimes they're quiet. but for most girls, they tend to be there. >> you saw that girl tearing up, talking about how important it was her mom dealing with her and her body image and what your mom says really can affect you. yet, i am a mom. sometimes you feel you're walking on eggshells, you may say the wrong thing. what advice do you have for

parents when it comes to dealing with this? >> we want our mothers to remember what they do and say are important. those direct comments about your daughter's weight, they will have major impact. even the comments you say about your own weight will have an impact about the neighbor's legs, about what this other woman is wearing, these all play a role. somebody had said to me during the interviews for this book, that when they look at their mom and their mom is criticizing what they look like, that they think maybe i should be criticizing myself, too, because maybe i'm bigger than her or people say i look like her. >> what questions should a mom ask herself before she addresses anything with her chooiild? >> right, is a good idea to do that. is my daughter healthy and happy and successful and more important, is my daughter's weight a problem for me or problem for her? >> thank you so much. the book is "good girls don't get fat," robin silverman. coming up, we sample the

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8:44, we're back on "today's kitchen." and the finest wines and no one has a love for it than our next guest, and his new book has an opinionated tour of italy's 89 finest wines. good to see you, welcome back. >> how are you? >> fine. this love of italian wine started in queens, new york. >> genes where i grew up in the restaurant world and experiencing going back to italy with my parents. wine was always part of my life. >> people talk about french wines, california wines, is it possible to answer the question what makes italian wines different from others? >> yes. italy is the only wine in the

world wine is made everywhere and every town has their own wine and different food. just the diversity. 700 indigenous varieties and cou counting. wine is part of italy. >> the book is your story and experiences with wines. for our purposes and the book's purposes you divide italy in four regions. >> we start in the south and go to central and northeast and northwest. >> in the south, we're talking about the area around rome. >> the area around rome. >> this is ababby -- abileno, where the great migration came from 100 years ago, when italians left the misery of italy from the war, came to america from the south and brought with them the great culture of italian american food and wine. >> what distinguishes the wine from pure taste? >> it is a white crisp line and you would have it with maybe coastal seafood. >> or linguine clam sauce.

or early today. >> and go to this area. >> tuscany, in italy. the thing that's important about central italy. wine has been made here since 3,000 years ago. even before the romance, tuscans were making wine and made from the grape but the wine is named after the place. >> not the grape. >> not the grape. >> that is important to understand about italian wines. very geographic pacific. it gives birth the flavor of the wine. >> you would serve that with? >> steak, porterhouse steak, medium rare. >> something hearty. >> to match the full body of the wine. >> grilled meat. >> we're going to venice, in the northeastern part of italy. >> where i'm from, white wine, eastern italy is interesting,

kind of where spice trade happens, port cities, white wine brings us more eastern sensibility, where italy looks to central europe. wines like this is a wine named after a town. soave and it kind of speaks to the immediate food culture of this area and flavor of the benito. venice is a city that comes outside verona. >> this is delicious. >> now moving to the northwestern part of the country. we were there not long ago for the olympics. >> we cooked a steak. >> and milan is in that region, too. >> we're in piedmont, borollo, the king of italian wines. interesting, close to france, the wine of kings, a very regal food culture. barolo, being italy's most famous wine, the king of italian wines.

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christmas tree arrives on "today." and the family that nurtured it see their tree as a thank you gift to the people of new york. >> reporter: it all revolved around a simple truth, easily understood but often difficult to live by. >> we're only here for a short time, mike. let's make the best of it. >> reporter: amid the floating, swirling, stumming reminders of life moving on, seasons changing and days and weeks speeding by, there is a yard where a massive tree once stood, a yard dedicated to the kind of simple unstructured outdoor fun that seems to have all but vanished from the american landscape. a dozen years have passed since peter and stephanie moved into this small house in a rural section of new york state, 40 miles north of peter's place of work in the city. as their children grew, so did that huge norway spruce. its giant branches inching closer and closer to the walls and windows of their home.

>> i said to peter, we need to do something about that. the tree is coming in the house. he said, yeah, you're probably right, we should do something about that. i think that's kind of funny. and then a year later, there's a knock on the door. >> reporter: it was a search party from rockefeller center, doing what they do every year, scouring the northeast for a natural wonder to light up the season. a tree that size is near the end of its life which could prove problematic for thoseeing in its shadow. for the promise of replacement landscaping, they agreed to let it go, but not without some misgivings. >> i don't want it to go and i want it to go, sort of. >> reporter: all those years standing tall yet never attracting more than a passing glance, all that time serving as a quiet backstage presence and suddenly, the bright light of fame pokes through a break in the curtain, a somewhat unsettling degree of attention this normal american family has

come to know. peter is a fireman based in the bronx. despite zhang rouse wor-- danges work has been appreciated and somewhat overlooked until 9/11 when it put every firefighter in the glare of the global spotlight. >> we are more renowned. i liked it before hand, just a firefighter putting out fires. that's what we did. >> we just want to do our job, the main thing, protect life and protect property. >> reporter: for now, from his property comes a gift, honoring those he works with an those he works for. >> i lost a lot of friends down there, and to give something back because the people of the city are amazing. it's -- when we would go down to the world trade center to go

search for remains and people, there were regular people that would stay on an island on the west side highway, and they'd be cheering for you and they'd hold signs. you'd see them 4:00 in the morning. you know, they just made -- they made it so much better. i don't even know if they knew how much better they were making it. but they had to do something. to me, that's the spirit of people. this tree, maybe it's a thank you a little bit, too, to those people that stayed out there on the island and wished us well. >> reporter: fort today, mike leonard, nbc news, new york. >> the tree arrives here tomorrow. you will be on the plaza. >> it's a terrific story. >> wonderful stories always told by mike leonard. a nice moment in mike's family's life last night. his dad, jack, was honored

during a veterans ceremony during the chicago black hawks game. >> 94 years old, former commander in the navy. spent the entire career in the atlantic hunting german subs and escorting convoys. >> mike says he and his mom got married in 1943, during the war. the wedding was on a thursday. he shipped out the following sunday and it was five months before they saw each other again. >> what a great couple they are. we met them a number of times. >> he said that ceremony for his dad was one of the highlights of hisfeli. . 94 years young. >> congratulations.

we continue to follow developing news. look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. it is still closed. no one on it at all, all because of a standoff that just ended on the upper deck of the bay bridge

we've been following this morning. mike inouye here to tell us about the traffic mess it has caused. >> it is causing one. folks are having to find alternate routes. the east shore freeway is jammed up from 580 and the racetrack all the way down to the berkeley curve because folks can't get over there. there's a chopper shot. heading over to the bridge, completely closed, so folks are forced down south 880 and the rest of oakland. you'll the to use the richmond bridge to the north or the san mateo bridge to the south or b.a.r.t. will take you across the water as well. there's a holiday schedule, but parking holiday as well. looks like the tape's getting rewound there. there's our maps. note for that b.a.r.t. system, although there is free parking because of that holiday, it is a normal schedule, but that holiday traffic may be what daved us, because there was a yo r flow today, and that's why we didn't have this tremendous impact around the bay.

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"today" on a thursday morning, veterans day, 2010. the u.s. army brass quintet, helping to salute the men and women who serve in the armed forces and serve every day, not only in the united states but all around the world. we thank these guys for sharing this important holiday for us. >> and out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer, along with al roker. >> you just want to march. >> i'm here with natalie morales. you do. march right on out of here. nice to have you all with us. ♪ ♪ >> let them finish it out, what the heck? >> one more time. here it comes, big finish. ♪ >> yeah! >> well done! >> that's not easy when it's this cold.

their lips -- >> some of them can't get their instruments away from them. >> gets stuck, yeah. >> coming up in this half hour, we talk about staying safe in the holidays, nancy snyderman will be along to talk about important information on what you need to do to stay healthy and also some of the vaccines you will need if you are going to some exotic locations. we all get stressed out, money, jobs, family, work. it all can cause stress, but that stress can be stressing out your kids. how can you recognize something is wrong with them and make a mid-course correction before it is too late. >> very important. and we've been talking about your interviews with president bush this week and one of the discussions, a lot of headlines that came out is what the president said about kanye west and what kanye west said about him. so this morning he's responding to that, kanye west is. >> and what kanye west said about me. >> exactly, on the twitter. >> standing by, ann at the newsdesk. ann. >> thanks. good morning. in the news, despite intense

efforts, the united states and south korea have failed a reach a long sought trade deal at the g-20 global economic summit in seoul. it is a setback for president obama who is seeking greater access of the right region's market for american goods including u.s. automobiles and beef, hoping it would create more jobs at home. meantime, the president observed veterans day by visiting with servicemen and women in south korea. this veterans day marks the 92nd anniversary of the end of world war i. the war claimed 15 million lives in europe, including thousands of americans. a pentagon survey finds the majority of u.s. troops feel allowing gays to openly serve in the military poses little or no threat to the war effort, according to the "washington post." a key report in the implications of repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" law is expected to be delivered to defense secretary robert gates last month. the carnival cruise ship dead in the water with thousands of passengers on board finally reaches port today in southern

california, three days after an engine fire disabled the mega liner 150 miles off the california coast. the splendor was on a seven-day trip to the mexican riviera. the cholera outbreak is spreading across haiti's port-au-prince. the water-born sickness has now claimed 643 lives and sickened nearly 10,000 people countrywide. this is the first time by the way that cholera has been confirmed in the caribbean nation. nearly 1 in 10 children has attention hyper deficit activity disorder. that number has skyrocketed by 22% since 2003. it is a big mountain for a very little guy. this 9-year-old is on track to become the youngest person to ever climb mt. everest. that's right. he is 9. his dad says the ascent will teach him to deal bravely with life's challenges. she may seem a little stiff

but this robot is the star of a new play in japan. don't expect to see the name any time soon because her human co star says she's no fun to work with. here's brian williams with what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news". >> thanks. good morning. coming up tonight on "nightly news." it started with one vietnam vet finding peace by playing the guitar. now, a few others who could use the same sort of healing are getting the help they need. it's making a difference, six strings at a time. more on that for you on "nightly news." back to you. thank you. sad news to report, oscar winning italian producer, dino de laurentiis has died. he was 91 years old. he brought nearly 500 films to the big screen, including "conan the barbarian." he is the grandfather of our chef and friend, giada de

laurentiis. we express our sincere condolences to her. now, to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> thank you, matt. our thoughts and prayers are with the de laurentiis family. here's what we have concerned the forecast. we have the pesky low moving off the east coast and pacific midwest and frontal system with low pressure and can't move east because of high pressure along the east coast. snow showers in the rockies, wet weather in the pacific midwest and flurries in the central plains. sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard, but with the flow and your latest update for the bay bridge situation, chp, looks like they've opened the toll plaza just minutes ago. we see traffic now starting to flow gently into this area. a big backup going down the east shore freeway, so expect huge delays westbound coming out of richmond and into berkeley and emeryville. there's the upper deck taking over from treasure island,

heading into san francisco. you can see cars continuing over, but they have to unleash the rest of the traffic coming down the east shore freeway. so watch for more delays. the map says it's closed, but they just seconds ago reopened the toll plaza heading over from oakland. daily dose, answer to your questions on travel health to the holiday season just around the corner, millions of you on family vacation to visit family and friends. dr. nancy snyderman has tips to prevent an illness and what to do in case you catch a bug along the way. as you just did, had pneumonia last week. >> i had pneumonia and battling the remnants of it. >> the doctor said to take care. >> exactly. >> you will help take care for millions traveling on the road. what are your basic tips? >> one, you can get on without the homeland security stuff,

basics. i like hand wipes better than the gel. as you know, after a while, the gel, even though it's alcohol, it smears stuff around. the wipes wipe off the grime. little things like tweezers and scissors are absolutely okay and can get through security. i never go through the screening without socks on. i think the floor is loaded with bacteria and junk. a pair of travel socks or throw away stuff you can roll up inside and stick in a favorite place. some are even disposable. band-aids. for a lot of people who don't anti-diarrheals and something to help you with constipation, the minimum basics. i never go anywhere without extra socks and something to wipe my hands.

>> and someone in oshkosh, wisconsin asking how do i survive a flight with coughing sick individuals next to me. never fails, i catch a cold on vacation or when i get back. i am convinced it is that person with a cold next to me. >> as i stood in the security line the other day, a man said to me, let me guess, are you the person i don't want to sit next to? it was pretty funny. here's the thing. don't share common space. take one of those hand wipes, pull down your tray table, and wipe it. it's sort of a myth to think that the person who's coughing is going to infect you. if you touch a contaminated surface and your hand goes up to your mouth, so wipe your hands, wipe your kids' hands, wipe the spaces on the airplane, throw it away. at that point, it's the best thing you probably have ever done. >> what about taking medications, cold medicines? >> the funny thing is a virus is a virus. a cold treated lasts seven weeks

and untreated -- untreated cold lasts a week and a treated one lasts seven days. once you have the virus, you have the virus. the best thing to do to prevent the virus from getting to you, most over-the-counter cold medicines won't do much unless you taken an anti-decongestant like afrin nose spray, my favorite one, squirt up your nose before you take off, keeps the eustachian tubes open before you land and keeps you from getting a terrible ear ache. >> to the phones, karen from hawaii. >> hi, karen, how are you? >> caller: great, thank you. how are you? >> great. what's your question for dr. nancy? >> caller: i travel for business weekly, sometimes on the road three or four days a week. i find i'm eating most of my meals on the run, grabbing fast-food in a restaurant or ordering room service when i check in at 10:00 or 11:00 at night and don't have much time

for exercise. do you have advice for staying healthy but healthier choices for road warriors like me. >> the easiest thing to do when traveling is you lose track of what you're munching on. i have an app on my iphone called lose it to document everything you eat. so i have a record. and if i have a chance before hand i pre-package my almonds, dried fruit, cheerios, whatever i know i want to eat. the biggest bugaboo is room service, i just want salmon and spinach, it comes swimming in butter. i say grilled, minimal if anything and vegetables steamed. it's easy to munch your way through the day. and if you want a hamburger, just get the children's burger and ask not for the happy whatever goes with it. just the burger, eat it with some non-fat milk or water. sustain yourself that way. but, boy, i tell you, you have to write it down. >> you have to sort of pre-think

everything. >> pre-think. >> and plan. >> absolutely. good luck, karen. some questions on international travel, e-mail from venus in new york. i have a question about inoculations, how long does it take for protection to take effect. i know people who get their shots days before they travel. are they protected and another follow-up, vaccines you need? >> go to the cdc website and you will find out and the world health organization has an extraordinary list. get the immunizations a couple weeks ahead of time. that allows you to have the best protection. a little bit is better than nothing. even if you have 48 hours, you have some protection in your bloodstream. you want the anti-bodies up, natalie. a few weeks planning is the smartest thing. hepatitis, a and c. basic immunizations like tetanus. know about polio, know about

diphtheria, basic things you should have anyway. >> quickly, wendy on the phone with us. go ahead with your question. >> caller: good morning, nancy. i wanted to know where to get the yellow immunization booklet from. >> the little yellow immunization booklet. i will hold it up to the camera. mine comes from the u.s. department of health and human services and get it from the world health organization and in it has my blood type and my complete list of every immunization i've been on. i also do something in addition to this. you can get it from any travel medical center or from the government. i also carry a second form of id in addition to my passport. in my case, i carry my doctor credentials with me. if there's an emergency on an airplane or if i have to show i am -- who i say i am, i have a separate photo id. i never go any place without both. in today's world, you should carry one more piece of id than just your passport.

everyday, these two things are on me everywhere i go. not to sound too paranoid. i believe in passport protectors. it's really easy to look at people in security lines and figure out what nationality, like that. i like not having people know where i'm from. >> that's great. >> smart international travel. >> dr. nancy snyderman. thank you all for the great questions. appreciate it. coming up next, secret ways to keep the warm glow on your face all winter long. next, how your stress is stressing out your kids and what you can do to stop it, right after this. how'd you do that? do what? it tastes too good to be fiber. you made it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. do it again. turn it into something tasty. this guy's doing magic. there's chocolate chips in here now. how'd you do that? right! tasty fiber, that's a good one! ok, umm...read her mind.

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they knew. >> so we as parents have to realize we are transmitting this information, whether it's consciously or subconsciously to our kids. >> that's right. >> the reason parents don't, is because they're thinking about wanting to protect their children. so they feel like, even though they're worrying, they're covering it up and don't want to worry the kids and being really good parents. what they don't realize is, as the study shows, kids have great radar and they really do know. parents are exhibiting stress in a ways they often don't realize, they're yelling more, have a shorter fuse, eating things, unable to consecrated and be real engaged and kids pick up on that. >> some of the way to help parents deal with this and help their kids cope, we need to own up to our own stress. >> correct. it's very common for adults to not realize how stressed they are, yelling at people and eating or whatever and not sleeping and not realize it's because of stress. if you acknowledge that in this

first place and own up to how it's playing out in your home. >> you say we need to recognize the empact on our kids? we have to realize physical and emotional symptoms here. >> 39% of kids said their parents stress made them worried and 39% said it made them sad. a quarter of them said they were annoyed by their parents' stress. but it really does, you know, go through to the kids. so parents need to think about what they're doing and what they're saying to them. >> what are some of the symptoms you look at? >> i think gail would -- >> actually, i think what this study showed is kids are overeating often and it's cyclical and worry about their own obesity and gets worth. they have trouble sleeping. kids often redress when they're stressed and go back to some developmental period like i thought you already accomplished that and may retreat. they may retreat all together when they're stressed, pull away from friends and grades may

drop. >> you have to find ways to help them cope with this stress. >> this is hugely important. the way you help a child to cope is keep yourself. you are the model yourself. you cannot tell them things you are not doing because they will do what you do. finding your own coping mechanism and teaching them specific coping mechanism. what are other ways they can blow off stress, exercising, doing something active, talking to friends, talking to you, talking to a school psychologist, if need be. basically, you want to teach them other ways to cope with stress and not do negative things because as they grow up, there will be other things that stress them. >> you need a plan as a family, to deal with this and avoid it in the future. >> the big thing about the plan is you have to communicate with your child. you think you're protecting them by not telling them about money worries. when they see you worried, they think not only money worries, it might be something even worse, maybe you're getting a divorce. you need to sit down and say,

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jamming up just south of the coliseum down to the san mateo bridge which is moving slower because of the heavy volume of traffic. the bay bridge has reopened after all that police activity and brent will have the wrap-up on that incident and the details coming up after this break. tonight at 11:00, how do you fight the banks after foreclosures? there are lawyers and banks offering help, from moving back in or suing the lender, are they saviors or scam artists? many bay area owners say they have learned the hard way. one local homeowner out of cash and out of his house explains his experience with a noem foreclosure helper. tonight at 11:00 after "the apprentice" on nbc bay area news.

twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. welcome back, everybody. a live look, once again, at the bay bridge toll plaza, which is nice and clear, as mike mentioned. the bridge opened less that be an hour ago, so people are getting across there pretty nicely. it is veterans day, which is good, because overrule, there was a light commute this morning. this is what happened earlier, about 7:00. there was a standoff with this man. this is the moment when he actually got out of his suv. a spokesperson for the chp, trent cross, tells us that he had stopped that suv on the upper deck, then called 911, saying that he was going to blow up the bridge. as they negotiated with him, he got out of the car. his 16-year-old daughter had been in the car with him and she ran away from the suv. he claimed that he had explosives and weapons. now, the man eventually

surrendered around 8:00 this morning and the san francisco bomb squad was working with the chp. they came in and searched the suv. they said they did not find any explosives. the man is in custody right now and his daughter is also being interviewed by the chp, but, mike, once again, things back to normal again. luckily, nothing big what happened in that situation, and again, because of the overall light day with veterans day, it cleared out pretty quickly. >> that's right. so there's the bay bridge toll plaza, still a light volume, but still very slow off the east shore freeway, as they reopen the berkeley curve, coming down through berkeley and emeryville. the richmond and san mateo bridge are slow because of those are your two alternates. >> thanks a lot, mike. another news update coming up in about a half an hour. and the "today" show returns in less than a minute. have a great morning.

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president bush said it was the worst moment of his presidency. he sat down with matt lauer about his comments. >> this is a two-term president who ran the country during katrina, 9/11 and wars in iraq and afghanistan and the financial meltdown and he's pointing the finger at kanye west and that incident as the worst moment in his presidency. >> as far as it being the worst moment of his presidency, i can't really speak to that. you know, but as his take, his explanation, i completely agree with it. i empathize totally. i felt like that the entire time that, you know, i was being, you know, held as a hero and everyone saying, i'm so happy you said that and i didn't like you before but now i like you because you said this and you sit there and you know,

in your heart as a person, that to -- in a moment of emotion, to peg someone or call a name or peg someone as a racist is not -- it's just not right. >> there was great frustration with the response to hurricane katrina. there, we were standing there, it was just a few days, less than a week afterward. while most people expressed frustration, you did take it across the line and said, you made it a little more sinister, that the federal response to katrina was because of race. do you regret having said that now? >> i don't want to speak on the word "regret," and i think a lot of things that happened in america period are because of race, just the way this country was built in the struggle we had to get into, you know, position, you know, through media, through social position, through

gingivacation, so many -- a way bigger conversation than that. but what i wanted to speak to with bush was just to say that i empathize with the idea of being pegged as a racist. >> tell me why you can empathize with it? >> it's the obvious reasons with the situation with the -- i'm not even saying the katrina disaster even compares to an award show but it compares to the idea of the characters we have, these characters in life that are on this side of the tv that mean so much to the people, whether it's they connect it with music or because they're a president. >> let me make sure i let people understand you're aloluding to when you walked onto the stage with taylor swift and people said this wasn't a guy expressing his musical preference, a guy saying beyonce was better than taylor swift and you got accused of racism. >> it was so funny to me it

could be a race thing, i was expressing my frustration from years and years of seeing -- you know -- how am i supposed to talk if you're going to run this thing in the middle of while i'm talking? >> it's under. you won't be hearing it. >> i'm hearing it while i try to talk. >> could you take the sound out of the overheads, please? just pick up. >> please don't let that happen again. it's ridiculous. >> you said it wasn't a race things and you had been frustrated for years and years. >> it's so many things where i'm asking the awards to be a little bit more sensitive to the amount of work we put into it and don't have things that you know just logically didn't make sense. it didn't logically. and for me to be pegged as a racist for just stating something logical was just so

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or breaking out, maybe this is a better option than something rich or thick? >> right. exactly. >> i love this idea. obviously, when you're out skiing or something, you have to really hydrate your skin a lot. this is a new product i never heard of. gloves in a bottle. how does this work? >> this is an interesting product. it really is exactly what it says. like a transparent barrier you put on your skin after you moisturize. you can feel it's pretty light. it creates an oh cluesive barrier so the winds can't get at you, great for skiing or something like that and the winds can't get at you. >> on top of the moisturizer and it won't be clogging your pores? >> yes. very lightweight. >> when you're putting on all this stuff, you want to exfoliate and get rid of dead skin cells. you have this great system. >> right. when it's really dry, your skin needs extra exfoliation. you can go to a dermatologist

burt a microderma abrasion treatment can be $150. it seems expensive, $95. >> a full system. >> use it twice a week. it ends up being a lot less expensive and just as effective as getting a microderma abrasion treatment. you get the same crystals in a doctor's office, super effective, one of the only products i have tried where you can see an immediate glow. >> and choosing the right color tone for your skin is important. you have two different color tones. if you take a look at pictures, jessica alba is more the sunset color, right? >> the idea behind this is people are either warm or cool. people with warmer skin tones generally look best in the sunset colors, orange, red. and people who have cooler skin tones look better -- rene zellweger in a cool blue. >> i'm definitely a warmer tone.

over here, we have traveling humidifier, pretty cool. >> what's great about this. a lot of people realize you should put a humidifier in their bedroom but don't realize how much time they spend in their office and how dry it is. put it on at work and it will release a mist all day long. and affect how dry your skin is. >> we have illuminators on the market and they give you the e due -- dewy look. >> look for creamy moisturizing foundations, add a little bit of moisturizer to your foundation. it will make it go on more easily. seep into your skin better and same for blurbs. >> rather than powder blurb, go for gel blurb. >> exactly, much more hydrating. >> the ill eliminators -- ill lu min it aers give you extra pop? >> yes. put it on the same way as with

bronzer and reflect the light and give you an amazing glow. >> thank you for introducing us to new products. thank you. >> thank you. coming up next, how to create a sweet chocolate souffle. next on nbc.

♪ >> i like that song. >> this morning in "today"'s kitchen, whipping up a chocolate souffle to die for, we are told. >> that's right. johnny is the executive pastry chef at a restaurant in new york and on the 13th annual chocolate show. how are you? >> the trick to a souffle is take your time when you whip egg whites. don't turn it on too high. go slow. this is the last of the sugar. >> do you add a lot of egg in there? >> no, six egg whites. all the recipes are on the

website. we add whipped egg yolks and cornstarch, bring it to a boil. al, you want to give me a hand? blend the cornstarch in. >> this is a fast souffle. >> next, you will give me the egg yolk, right inside. same thing. fold that in. the key to the souffle to really make sure -- everybody's so afraid to make a souffle at home. you will see how fast it is. kind of like a mud here. the trick is the meringue is nice and supple. you don't want to overwhip your meringue, you want it soft and supple like this is. the key now is to sacrifice a third of it, quarter of it. you're actually going to knock it down. you want to be really careful when you work with egg whites. i will just kind of whisk it in,

break it down. what you're doing is lightning the dense matter. lightening the gnosh part of it. you want to throw the raspberries in the pan? all the pan is equal parts of sugar and water. we want to spew those raspberries and one lime zest and one lime zest. >> got it. >> with actual lime in there. >> yes. i will fold these two together. stir that a little bit. >> you want to develop a syrupy texture? >> this is how you fold, center up the sides. it's easier to incorporate the light. you lightened the heavy gnost and end up with a really light souffle. >> how did you prepare -- we have this. >> all they are is butter and sugar. keep folding this. move over. >> right. we get the idea. usually blend it a little better

than that. >> that's okay. >> raspberries are nice. you don't want to mix this too much because you will break your egg whites apart. >> you don't want it to be a completely smooth mixture. >> if you make it too smooth, it all breaks apart, you're knocking all the air out. >> how long does it cook for? >> 400 degrees in a convection oven at 375 or -- >> we have it in the oven? >> yes. get a head start on it. >> look at that! >> beautiful! >> when you open the oven, is it true it will

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time now is 9:56. i'm brent cannon. want to get you started with a check of the forecast with rob. >> brent, forecast looking good all around the bay area, mainly 60s outside. a little breezy around the hilltops. 63 around san francisco. you can see santa cruz and morgan hill also in the mid-60s and low 60s across the north bay. now, tonight, it's going to be chilly. we're going to have some 30s and 40s for morning temperatures, but the next few afternoons will continue to be warmer. in fact, by the end of the week, a few spots climbing into the 70s. dry weather straight through this upcoming weekend and likely will last at least through wednesday of next week. so the dry weather just continues on and on. brent, back to you. >> thanks, rob. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning which opened about 9:00. police closed it around 7:00 this morning because of a standoff. traffic is still being affected, though, around the east bay. a man stopped his suv on the upper deck, then called 911,

threatening to blow up the bridge. his 16-year-old daughter was with him and she ran from the suv. he claimed to have those explosives. this is as he got out and then, as you see here, police arrested him about 8:00 this morning. the san francisco police bomb squad also helping to search that suv, and they didn't find any explosives. the man is in custody right now and his daughter is being interviewed by the chp. now, we have another developing story to tell you about this morning. another live look, but this time at a cruise ship docked in san diego right now. 4,500 passengers are slowly getting off of that ship. they've been stranded at sea since monday after a fire in the engine room knocked out power and the vessel was just stuck out there. six tug boats eventually pulled it back to the dock. it got back this morning and port officials say it's going to take about four hours to get everybody off, but their odyssey and ordeal is finally over. more local news coming up in half an hour and the today show returns in about a minute.

have a great morning and we'll see you back here in a bit.

he everybody, that's right, we're going to be doing a show. it's thursday. it's november 11th and also veterans day. we wish all of our veterans out there watching us a great day. thank you for your service to our country. >> absolutely. >> my daddy was a veteran of the

world war ii and passed away eight years ago this month and so i get teary eyed on veterans day. it's not just the people in the armed services, themselves, but fair families sacrifice so much. god bless you all. >> there's a nice parade, tribute on fifth avenue, if you're standing there watching that parade go by, you really, really feel to watch the vets walking down fifth avenue is wonderful. >> every one of them can tell you stories that move you to tears. okay. we're going to have fun today. >> yes, we are. >> we are the happy hour of the today show. >> i'm going to tell you something fun that happened yesterday. >> besides being with me? >> different from that. >> i went to norwalk, connecticut, for a luncheon and gave a speech for the leukemia a society. met terrific people who put this thing on. we have pictures of those. great kids and wonderful people

who were there. and you know, every now and then you are reminded what a small world it is. that's the entire group who put on the luncheon. here's what i learned. these people walked up to me and said, do you remember us? >> i hate that. >> how do you remember? she said, when you were 2 and 3 in oklahoma, we baby sat you and then she showed up with pictures of my mom and dad. wait a second. from when they were young. and oh my gosh. she said, please tell your mom we said hello. we live her now. i used to play with you when you were a kid. >> the pictures. >> i can't believe it. isn't that weird? look at my mom's hair. >> how do you feel when you see a picture of your dad? >> i have to say, you almost -- like i'm older than he is now. he passed away in 1985. >> at what age? >> he was 55. so when i look at him there i just -- i always wonder what he

would think of all of us now. >> he'd be very, very proud sweetie. >> it's nice to walk down memory lane. we're not sad. by the way, my cable people are coming tomorrow. >> you got quite the reaction. too bad everybody doesn't have a talk show. >> time warner cable said they're on it. here's this guy. i love this guy, stanley sanders. >> stanley sanders from best buy. >> i took a picture with him when i was there and he said that he will come and fix it. okay? and he works with time warner somehow and best buy. >> you know what, see the guy's face. he's the man. he can fix it. >> he's going to fix it and tomorrow they say the situation will be resolved. hopefully i will have the cable, the phone is now on. >> if you need to watch tv or anything, sweetie, or use the phone come on down to my apartment. >> i have a question. you are about 15 stories above mine. why is your cable working and your phone? what's happening? see, here's the thing. i have to be everywhere -- i have to be in the place waiting or else no one will let anybody

in. if i'm not physically in my apartment the cable guy will leave. i have to be sitting there. >> i don't know. it's just -- all that clean living i do. it comes back to you. after i saw the way you live, i'm not surprised. your life is in shambles, hoda. i lived your life one day. i'm going to prove to tomorrow when we show our trading spaces spot. how the heck do you live like that? it's amazing the schedule you keep and the people you keep it with. >> all right. so it was a big day the other day here. kanye west came to our studio. you guys saw the george bush interview with president bush matt did. in the interview matt was talking to president bush about his tenure as president. >> and some of the low points. >> he said, and i think he underscored it as one of the lowest points was when kanye west said george bush doesn't like black people. kanye west came on and talked to

matt later about it and he said that he is -- he's kind of evolved in his thinking and -- >> didn't have his facts straight at the time. >> that was the stuff that was shown we showed on tv. there was other stuff. kanye was upset after the interview with matt. he tweeted some things. in the tweet that he had, he said this. "yo, i really wonder if matt lauer thought that blank was cool to play the mtv clip while i was speaking about bush?" >> actually he wasn't. he was responding to the question about taylor swift. >> yeah. i think we have the clip. you watch for yourself and see what you think about what happened. >> and we're alluding to when you walked on to the bmas and grabbed the mike from taylor swift. some people said this isn't the guy expressing his musical preference, a guy making a statement about race, that beyonce was better than taylor swift and you got accused of

racism. >> yeah, exactly. it was funny to be that it could be a race thing. what i was expressing was my frustration from years and years of seeing, you know -- >> i'm going to let you finish -- >> how am i supposed to talk if you're going to run the thing when i'm talking? >> it's under. >> i'm hearing it. >> can you take the sound out of the over heads, please? pick up. you say it wasn't a race thing. >> please don't let that happen again. that's ridiculous. >> it was tense around here. but just so you understand, there are different levels here at the today show. hoda and i were doing our live show one story higher than this. and matt and kanye were over there. but we had to be down here to do a segment. >> right. >> a very silly segment. and it was really, really weird. if you see the movie "morning glory" that's how it is. >> we had 40 seconds until our live segment.

they were sit there. do we go in here? do we go in here? do we talk about anything else? that's not usually what we do. we're usually very structured. >> we follow the rules there. >> yeah, exactly. >> anyway, it was really tense. sometimes he sat there and didn't speak at all for a minute or two. matt just let him sit. >> sit there. >> it was very tense. >> awkward. >> awkward. matt was right when he explained today that kanye was not treated any differently than any other guest. when we start talking to somebody about something that happened we show video of the event while they continue to speak. that was not an ambush of any kind at all. we hope he keeps his commitment to come and put on a she. >> in a couple weeks, right? >> the friday after thanksgiving. >> we hope that happens. >> because i think he is trying to evolve and learn and grow. we have to give each other a little room to do that. >> a chance to breathe. all right. so if you like the game show channel, do you like that channel? >> is there a game show channel? >> i think so.

>> am i on it? >> i'm showure you are. if you like "family feud" this is one of those "family feud" contestant moments that make you just want to crack up. all right? so they had the guests -- i think it's on one tape. they made a guess for something a burglar would not want when he breaks into a house. >> would not want to see. >> let's listen to the clip. >> a burglar would no want to see when he breaks into the house? rob? >> grandma. >> i wouldn't want to see that either. >> i know you're right. no one wants to see a naked grandma. breaking into a house and running into your grandma naked? looking for a naked grandma in the house, outside in the woods

on the blanket. >> whoo! >> that was ridiculous. that was -- >> so funny. we played that, our family played that when al roker was hosting the celebrity -- we won it. i'm telling you, it is so tense. you have no idea what's going to come out of your mouth. you're so crazed at the moment. >> naked grandma. >> here's kathie lee's favorite part of the show. you ready? you're going to like this. before we get to it, this is a song that will take you back. it's the very first rap song ever written. maybe i'm wrong. don't write if i am. it's by the sugar hill gang. i know you know it. >> i'm not going to like it. >> it's called rapper delight. let's hit it. my boys are going to help me out. come on, boys. >> oh, no. ♪ >> loud, louder. not yet, not yet.

♪ listen to the beat and me the groove and my friends are going to try to move your feet ♪ >> louder, please. ♪ i am wonder mike and i like to say hello ♪ ♪ i'll jump the boogie to the bang bang ♪ ♪ so far you've heard my voice and i've brought two friends along ♪ ♪ next on the mike is my man hank ♪ ♪ sing that song ♪ there's a reason i'll tell you why ♪ ♪ i'm six foot one ♪ i got more clothes than muhammad ali ♪ ♪ after school i take a dip in

the pool ♪ >> how do you know this song? >> she's not even looking and she knows it. ♪ let's play basketball >> that's what i like. that's what i like. >> when does the song start? when does the melody and the lyric make love? when does that happen? >> it's happening. >> oh my -- ♪ >> i'm sorry, it's just me. >> all righty, apparently you're seeing a lot of these around. >> we have to do -- >> i'm going to. >> what do you have going on? >> is this how it's supposed to work? >> yes, go. go on. >> okay. is it okay to cry when kicked off a reality show? i said -- >> kathie lee says why not? >> hoda said of course it's okay to cry. don't worry the 15 minutes of fame isn't all it is cracked up to be.

>> what do you have around your neck? >> i don't know. i just work here. >> it's a necklace. >> went to see a funny play yesterday. he's coming on our show tomorrow. brendan frazier will be here. i have no idea what it's about. it's about these two guys who are released from an insane asylum. in my estimation, it's too soon to be released from the insane asylum. it's his debut. he's terrific in it. everybody is terrific in it. jennifer coolidge is in it as well. we have to get jennifer on it, too. there's not enough of her in it. >> today's tammy's day. >> tammy's birthday. >> tammy filler's birthday. ♪ today is your birthday who cares. bring it out. bring it out. >> thank you, thank you. very nice. thank you very much. >> take a minute, take a minute. happy birthday, tammy. we love tammy. still ahead, the truth about sex, salaries and what you really want to know about other

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>> the answer is yes. we're about to find out. jill martin is, as you know her, she's here with us at "today" and "us weekly" contributor. and -- >> come on, hoda. monica taylor is a ceo of moms made easy. >> i can't get over it. >> nice to see all of you. we're starting off talking about sex. okay? some people feel like they should share a lot. some people feel like you shouldn't share much. what's the consensus? jill will go first. she's the expert on sex. >> i knew this was going -- i think with my married friends a lot think i'm the mascot, i'm the single one and they want to hear everything that's going on because they think my sex life is more exciting. a lot of friends, i'm in my 30s now, are having their sex child and feel like they're not having sex a lot. i don't hear from them a lot and i don't want to push it because i know that's the story. i think when you're single there's two things. either you're dating someone and kiss them and that's it and you're dating and if you're with

them you're sleeping with them. there's two extremes. no one fools around at this point. >> i think so. >> if you go back to someone's apartment after a date -- >> i know people who do not have sex until they get married, still, jill. there are those people in the world. >> i'm not saying you sleep with someone on the first date. if you go back to someone's apartment at a point in a relationship that person expects you to sleep with them i think. >> they probably do. >> is there a difference between obviously the single women and married women when it comes to talking about sex? i think it's a weird thing to talk about i'll be completely honest. i mean, i think -- i do. i think it's a little weird to discuss, personally. >> i think it's weird -- >> i don't think it's weeshd at all. i think it's okay. >> they can tell you because you're a psychiatrist. >> i tell my friends who are not psychiatrists. >> about your sex life. >> absolutely. >> it's important to know what you can and can't talk about. >> where do you draw the line? >> draw the line when it's the other person. for example, if i'm having an issue about myself or with my

partner, in conjunction, that's okay to talk about. if i'm discussing something about the other person, that could be hurtful. >> this could diminish -- does it diminish your sex life when you talk about it? it seems like it makes it less. >> no, i don't think so. i think if you're married you have to be careful if you're going to explore different sexual avenues because it may make a friend uncomfortable. >> not jill. >> especially if you double date it could make them uncomfortable and you may not get the reaction you're looking for if you or your husband or partner -- >> when you're with your close friends i think people talk about it. again, when they're not having sex a lot of men are embarrassed. >> i think some things are so intimate and sacred. that i don't -- some things are off the table. for me. >> we're going to have to fly through the next couple topics. >> money, money, money. that's a weird one. people don't know when they should or should not talk about it. what do you guys think?

>> salary is a no. >> what if someone asks you how much do you make? >> that is a rude question, isn't it? >> it is. sometimes you need to ask. i find that -- >> why? >> you want advice and don't want to go to a financial adviser. something simple, you're getting a raise and want to ask someone about it. it's okay. you have to be very safe about it. you can preempt the question by saying is it okay if i ask you about money? if that person is uncomfortable they may say to you -- >> they would probably say yes if they were uncomfortable. >> close friends who have seen you grow and when you get a promotion say, what is that promotion? that's a handful of people in your life. >> what about kids, when it comes to kids? monica, you're the mom. >> i believe a lot of moms use children as an extension of themselves. if your child has a behavior problem or isn't doing well in school, you just don't want to say. you act like everything's fine. you feel like it must mean i don't pay attention to them, it must mean i'm not smart enough. that's not true.

our children are not an extension of ourselves. >> that's the fantasy. that's the fantasy our children have to be perfect because they are like our extensions. >> nobody's perfect. we all know that. >> that's why it's a fantasy. >> moms want to be supportive of each other and be honest. >> i wish we had more time, guys. >> we spent it on tammy's birthday. we're going to -- still to come -- >> thank, ladies. what's up, "morning glory?" it's a movie about a morning show and one of my favorite actors jeff goldbloom is going to talk to us about his part in it right after this. i'm home.

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we're kicking off a new series called "sara on the streets". >> we receive so many strange looking items in our office, like that thingamajig that sara went and searched for the answer. >> when we opened it up, we were wondering, what the heck is it? i hit the streets to find out. >> it has velcro. >> hitting the streets to find out. >> what do you think this is? >> i have no clue. >> look at it. >> it is for the shower. >> no, that actually is good, like a bath caddie. maybe you watch football with

it, like. what could you put in that? >> sunglasses. >> a drink? or sunglasses. >> what if you're trying to cut back it a diet or beer holder. >> if you're trying to cut back, i don't think you should be drinking beer at all. >> a coat hanger. >> a coat hanger? how would you hang a coat on that? >> i'm thinking something like this. >> you could have your musical moment, jamming with that mike in your face? >> could be convenient if you're playing a guitar or something. >> kids toys, brain teaser, hang something, utensil. >> keep your neck warm. >> you're going chiropractic. you think it is a neck aligner? >> perhaps. >> what -- >> not too many people drink small beer.

>> no? >> the bigger the better. >> so size matters? >> size probably does matter. >> what do you think it is? >> i thought it was something that holds things to read. >> it has velcro. what would you possibly -- i don't know. will you tell us? >> you actually connect your phone to this, and it is a hands free -- so when you're talking to your mom cleaning and you yap in there. >> i'm sorry. that is a great idea. that's part of my neck problem. >> we found a cult of othouple creative ways to use it. >> our interns, come on out. look at that. >> you carry your brush like that. >> of course. >> look at devin. >> when i'm reading one of my favorite books, i can take a sip of water. >> get your mouth down there and try to actually -- >> do it. >> hold on. let's get the last one. >> this is the newest winter accessory when you want to carry it on the go. >> jeff goldblum is in the studio.

good morning, everybody. time now is 10:26. i'm brent cannon. we want to check the forecast with rob. >> forecast looks pretty nice for this veterans day. we're seeing temperatures mostly in the mid-60s as early as noon today, finishing off the day with upper 60s around santa rosa. 65 ander san jose. 62 in san francisco. 64 in santa cruz. tonight, chilly with these dry conditions. tomorrow, a few high clouds and this weekend a warm-up with some 70s inland by sunday. time right now is 10:26.

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common side effects include runny nose or nasal congestion, sore throat, and fever. talk to your doctor to find out if flumist is right for your family. and visit flumist.com. sure is nice to have a choice. traffic is flowing again on the upper deck of the bay bridge after a man is in police custody, they had a standoff at the bridge. chp tells us that he stopped his suv on tupper deck, then called 911, threatening to blow the bridge up. this all happened about 7:00 this morning. his daughter ran from the suv.

he was draught over personal issues and his job. he surrendered at about 8:00 this morning and the san francisco police bomb squad went on to search that suv and they did not find any explosives. the chp is also interviewing the daughter this morning. people in san jose will honor veterans with a parade this morning. the 92nd annual veterans day parade will kick off in just a little bit, coming up at 11:00 with an opening ceremony at cesar's chavez plaza. the parade begins at west santa clara street and dellums avenue at noon. people in the peninsula also have an opportunity to honor san mateo county veterans today. the college of san mateo will celebrate by raising a u.s. flag that was flown in iraq by active duty american service members. again, that's all going to happen at 11:00 this morning. a vietnam war veteran and a congresswoman, jackie speier, are going to be there as well. nbc bay area is teaming up with the city of walnut creek tonight, getting people into the spirit of the holiday season. walnut creek on ice will open to the public starting at 5:30 this evening.

the annual outdoor rink will be open through january and nbc bay area is sponsoring the kickoff celebration with a little free skating between 5:30 and 6:30 tonight and our own diane dwyer and jeff ranieri will be out there a little bit early starting at 5:00. thanks for joining us this morning. the "today" show continues coming up next. have a great morning. see you back here tomorrow. ever wonder what it takes to put on a live broadcast each day? honestly, sometimes, so do we. >> today it isn't working. >> a new film called "morning glory" goes behind the scenes of wacky morning tv. >> jeff goldblum plays a network boss. as he explains to his new hire, rachel mcadams, she may have her work cut out for her. >> the actors of the show are difficult. and semi-talented. >> i think colleen peck is a pro. >> heinous. >> paul is a fine reporter.

this is one of the most legendary news divisions in the entire history of television. "day break" needs someone who believes in it, who understands that a national platform is an invaluable resource, that no story is too high or too low to reach for. >> are you going to sing? >> jeff is with us. so many people don't like to watch themselves. diane keaton was here the other day cringing, going, stop, i hate this. you couldn't get enough of yourself. >> get out of there. i wouldn't say that. i was trying to pay attention, not to me, but to rachel mcadams. >> she shines in this movie. >> doesn't she? you had her in here. >> we love her. >> i love her too. >> how did you learn to play your role, you actually came to nbc and you got a 101 from somebody. >> phil griffin. >> he's a legend. >> deservedly so. he was not only wise and intelligent and revealing. >> our phil? what? >> he spent a few hours with me in his office and went over the

script, this is what you're talking about here and here. but also told me all manner of funny backstage stories about -- >> the stuff that goes on is unbelievable. >> you can tell me, i bet. what goes on, like, in this movie, you know, depicts a few things, but what do you do for -- for instance, the argument of news versus entertainment. >> the later in the day, the sillier it gets. that explains us. >> but you're fun, but you're naturally fun. you don't do things you don't want to do right? >> sometimes. >> like what? >> we did the sumo wrestling outfits like diane keaton did. remember that? >> we did that. that's fun. sometimes -- i don't know. what have we -- we had to go looking for big foot once. >> yes. >> i wasn't thrilled about that. >> yes. >> where did you have to go? >> sasquatch. >> we went to pennsylvania, the mountains of pennsylvania. >> did you find him? >> no. it got rated high, so that's -- >> you have a great cast in this movie. >> you don't have any scenes

with harrison or diane. >> i wish, no, but diane keaton, when a wonderful -- >> she's so good. >> isn't she? >> i love seeing her and harrison having fun. they play not having fun so well. >> i love the bickering between them in the show. they were great. >> fantastic. and harrison ford, i went and saw the conversation again, remember that, a couple of months ago and francis coppola tells you on the dvd commentary, what he did, a young harrison ford and how he was terrific then and made something great out of his part then and why he's such a good actor. >> what are you working on next? >> i just came back from london. >> london, yeah. >> i did this play on west end with mercedes rule. >> she is a brilliant actress. >> sweet, sweet. we worked very closely together for four months. we did eight shows a week. "prisoner of second avenue." my friend kevin spacey produced it. >> that sounds like it might be broadway bound with that cast and pedigree. >> we had a good time and well received. >> good luck with the movie. >> thank you so much. thank you.

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part of diving. >> it is just like free floating, you feel just free, as a bird. >> reporter: dan was on the bomb squad in iraq. he performed the job featured in the oscar-winning movie "the hurt locker," disabling hundreds of ieds and saving countless lives until a hidden bomb caught him by surprise. >> never thought it would happen to me, but you do it so much, it is kind of bound to happen. luck runs out somewhere. bad luck, didn't do anything wrong, just happened. >> reporter: the ied went off. dan got third degree burns to his leg, shrapnel to his chest, his left arm had to be amputated. how did you explain it to your kids? how did they handle that? >> that was pretty rough because they don't really understand what is going on. it is actually now that sofia is 5 years old, now is the time when we're really doing the explanation to her, trying to let her know what happened. for her, it is no different, she knows me as the person i am now. >> reporter: after months of

rehab and recovery, he heard about suds, a group where he wouldn't need both arms to learn how to dive. john thompson started the program four years ago at walter reed army medical center. as a diving instructor, and former soldier, he wanted to use his talents to certify wounded warriors. >> they led active lives before they got hit, very athletic people, and now they suffered a tremendous injury. so when we can introduce something that is challenging as scuba diving, it can really help physically and emotionally. >> have a good dive. >> thank you. >> reporter: through volunteer instructors and generous donations, the nonprofit trained more than 200 divers. many get certified with the goal of applying the confidence they experienced underwater to their lives on land. you've lost part of your arm. >> mm-hmm. left below elbow and it comes down to about right here. >> reporter: okay. >> and left above knee. >> reporter: shane is a dive master in training.

he hopes to eventually become a dive instructor. the men in this special alumni group are spending several days in the island nation of curacao, diving with dolphins. there they are. and becoming a band of brothers. >> the fact that we all really enjoy diving is definitely a good connecting factor. but the fact that we all share injuries, we have all been in similar situations, i think, brings us closer in a way that most people probably never experience or understand. >> these guys are used to hearing big booms go off in their head over in iraq and afghanistan. underwater, it is peaceful and tranquil, all you're hearing is the bubbles coming from your regulator and maybe the coral reef crackling. >> it is all relaxed and the pain just kind of goes away. >> reporter: no worries, just the chance to dive in. >> my gosh, that was awful. >> reporter: and have fun. >> come on.

>> suds is a nonprofit so they have to rely on grants and donations to operate. their diving trip was sponsored by the curacao tourism board. for more information, go to our website, klgandhoda.com. >> how sweet is that? >> terrific. >> i know. just to be able to be so free. >> yeah. >> and the silence was what they talked about a lot. water is an equalizing element. >> it is very moving. good job. >, allhtig ge othtom s heroes with us right here in the studio. we're going to meet them right after this. ♪ whoa... ♪ turn the tub around ♪ talking about nutrition [ female announcer ] "i can't believe it's not butter" has 70% less saturated fat than butter and no hydrogenated oils, so there's no trans fat. "i can't believe it's not butter," butter taste, better health. or 100 calories?

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it is so important to remember all of our armed service members who served and are currently serving abroad and at heome. we have four veterans who are very cute. >> niko, greg, joe and chris. they went from servicemen to calendar boys featured in a calendar called america's heroes and all the proceeds from sales of the calendar will help those injured in the line of duty. so, boys, how --

>> gentlemen. >> yes, how did you go from being servicemen to calendar guys? >> pinup boys. >> how did you get selected? >> i think we all have totally different stories of how we ended up here. but we just felt like we needed to help out our fellow service members that are still fighting and getting injured in any way we could. >> sure. >> how much do we undress in these? >> oh, i'm sorry. >> you just had to do that. >> oh, yes. >> did you have to work out to buff up or were you already as buff as you are in these pictures? >> definitely. >> you had to do a little more working out? >> i had an injury -- >> i'm sorry, oh, hello there. >> were you getting razzed by your fellow guys and ladies or is everybody in the spirit of things? >> everybody is in the spirit. you get teased a little bit because you're supposed to be a bunch of tough military guys. >> what do your mothers -- >> that's a good question. >> she's proud. >> i'm sure she is. how about girlfriends and wives? >> they're prouder.

>> they're proud. i'm sure. i'm sure they are. we're so glad you're here with us. we have a little -- you're going to run us through a obstacle course? >> what is the point of this? >> i'm too old to serve. >> i dropped my headboard on my foot. so i'll be going solo through it. >> tell us what we're going to do, guys. >> show us. help us. i'm going slow through this. i'm letting you know. >> what do we have to do? >> tell us what to do. this is the agility drill. so i want you to be very, very, very careful but fast and agile as we do this. >> we had champagne already. this is dangerous. >> don't even get it. >> another handicap. >> excuses. >> safely moving through -- >> through these, under and over. >> crawling on your hands and knees. >> crawling. >> crawling on your hands and knees as fast as you can. >> i need a hand. >> i do too. >> we'll help you. >> ready and go. >> fast as you can. >> go, go, go, go!

>> there she is. >> what happened? is it over? how did we do? how did it look? >> very good. you looked amazing. >> are you sure? >> you looked amazing. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you for your service to our country, god bless you. >> you're terrific. thanks so much. the calendar is terrific and all the money, of course, goes to help other injured soldiers, thank you, guys. >> freedomisnotfree.com. >> thank you. coming up, a singing group that is an internet sensation. om

called mindless behavior has been tearing at the internet, social media sites and mtv, has a great new song. >> these four 13-year-olds are

playing to thousands of adorg fans in their first headline tour which emphasizes education. >> before they perform, we want to remind you that friday you're doing to see what happens when we swap our lives. >> it is going to be good. it is going to be good, for you. >> it is always good. >> here to perform their first single "my girl" is ray ray, princeton prodigy and rock royal, better known as mindless behavior. enjoy, everybody. have a great thursday. ♪ my girl, my girl she loves me ♪ ♪ all the time we text each other a lot ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl she loves me she loves me ♪ ♪ texts me all the time ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl she loves me she loves me ♪ ♪ she texts me all the time ♪ ♪ what's up i be like, baby

do you miss me ♪ ♪ you say, yes i say ditto ♪ ♪ that's how you feel that's what's up ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl she loves me she loves me ♪ ♪ i know i'm on her mind ♪ ♪ even when we don't speak ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl she loves me she loves me ♪ ♪ breaking off the hook hook like yeah ♪ ♪ she hit me all the time breaking off the hook hook like yeah ♪ ♪ she hit me all the time all the time ♪ ♪ i'm just playing

with you ♪ ♪ i try to see how you feel for me ♪ ♪ that's how you feel that's what's up ♪ ♪ 140 characters is hardly enough ♪ ♪ny girl, my girl she loves me she loves me ♪ ♪ i know i'm on her mind even when we don't speak ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl she loves me she loves me ♪ ♪ she hits me all the time breaking the hook like she hits me all the time ♪ ♪ she's breaking off the hook hook like yeah ♪ ♪ she hits me all the time breaking off the hook ♪ ♪

♪ text me after school my girl's in love ♪ ♪ i'm in love ♪ me and my girlfriend together every weekend ♪ ♪ we're two love bird i tell her all my secrets ♪ ♪ she tells me all of hers ♪ ♪ when we get off the phone i am so in love ♪ ♪ it's my girl calling the girl loves me ♪ ♪ she loves me she loves me ♪ ♪ i know i'm on her mind ♪ ♪ even when we don't speak ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl she loves me she loves me ♪ ♪ she hits me all the time breaking off the hook like off the hook like ♪ ♪ she hits me all the time

my phone be ringing off the hook ♪ ♪ text me, girl go.re we go. "today" show ♪ quarter.eginning of the 3rd

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